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all timas l,o maintained,

all times he maintained.
We extend our sympathy to the
people of Cuba in their heroic
struggle for liberty and independ'
ence.
We are opposed to life tenure in
the public service.
We favor appointment based
upon merit, fixing terms of office,
and such All administration of the
civil service laws as will afford
equal opportunities to all citizens
of ascertained fitness.
We declare it to be the unwrltten
law of this republic, established by
custom and usage of 100 years,
sanctioned by the examples of the
greatest and wisest Of those who
founded and have maintained our
government, that no man should
be eligible for third term for the
presidential office.
The federal government should
care for and improve the Mississ.
ippi river aud other great water.
ways of the republic, 80 as to SO.
cure for the interior states easy
cheap transportation to tide water.
When any waterway Of the repnb.
lie is of sufficient Importance to de-
mand aid from the government,
such aid should be extended upon
definite plan of continuous work
until permanent impro cement is
secured.
Conti,ling in the Justice of our
cause and the necessity OF its
success at the polls, we submit the
foregoing declaration Of principles
and purposes to the considerable
Judgment of the American people.
We invite the support Of all citi-
zens who approve them and who
desire to have them made effective
through legislation for the reliet
Of the people and the restoration
of the conntry's prosperity.
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Succession Sale.
The State of Louisiana-Parish of Rap
idcs-Tenth Judicial Dis
trict Court.

SUCCESSION OF ~. 80
Christopher BERGMAN. NO. 40.
DURSUANT TO A COMMISSION AND
i order of sale issued from the Honor
able the Tenth Judicial District Court
aud to me directed as Sheriff and ex-
oficio auctioneer Of the Parish of Rap
i.les, La, commanding and authorizing
me to sell for the payment of debts, for
cash. after due advertisement and in ac-
cordance with law, the hereinafter des
cribed property, belonging to the above
entitled and numbered Succession, will
offer for sale, at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the premises
lately occupied by the late Christopher
Bergman, in the Town of Alexandria,
La, between the hours prescribed by
law, on
TUESDAY, the 22l day of SEPTEMBER,
A. d. 1896,
the following described property, to-wit I:
One lot household furniture, etc.
One lot hardware, stoves, etc.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement ON file in said record.
d. T. STAFFORD,
Sheriff and ex-otllcio Auctioneer, Parish
of Rapides, La.
Sept. 8, 1896.
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State of Louisiana - Parish of
Rapides.

DEFORE ME THE UNDERSIGNED
- authority, personally appeared John
7. Churnley, who being by me duly
sworn, deposed and said, that desiring to
avail himself of the provisions of Act 100
of the General Assembly of Louisiana,
for the year 1896, he hereby declares the
following to be description of the
name, mark or device used by him on
bottles, syphons, syphon cases and bot
tie cases in the manufacture and sale of
settler and mineral waters at his place
of business in the City Of Alexandria,
La. viz: "Bottle cases and bottles, sy-
phon cases and sypons marked "Alex.
Bottling Works" and "AIexandlia Bot
Ting Works." and. this description is
hereby filed in the Office of the Clerk of
Court of this Parish in compliance with
the provisions of said Act.
j. L. CHARNLEY.
{ MI Sworn to and subscribed
: l.. S. ; before me this August 18th,
~ A. d. 1896, at Alexandria, La.
C. NJ. KILPATRICK,
Aug. 19-5t. Deputy Clerk.
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Parish Officers.
Representatives..

JUDGES COURT OF ApPEALs-3RD CIRCUIT
w F. Blackman. land. ......A Mouton
Terms of Court-Sccond Mondays III
February and July.
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ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICE DIREC.
TORY.

Jonas Rosenthal. ........... Post Master
VIM Maddox, Asst :" Z"
Office hours from i o'clock IN to p m.
Money order business closes at y M.
Registered Letters close at o'clock pm.
DISTRICT MAILS.
Hineston, six times a week. Leaves
Alexandria at 1880 m /; arrives at D M.
Pineville, fourteen times a week.
Leaves Alexandria at 100 m and IN.
Arrives at Alexandria 10 m and 4 m.
Poland, three times a week. Leaves
Alexandria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat,
urdays at m: returns same days m.
Iatt, once week. Leaves Alexandria
on Fridays at 6 IN and returns same
day at $50 pm.
Kansas City, Watkins e. Gulf Railway
to Lake Charles, and intermediate pcs.
Offices, daily and return eane day
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TERMS OF COURT FOR RAr1DEs PARISH:
Civil Terms-First Mondays i'll Janu-
airy and May.
Jury Terms-First Mondays in April
and November.
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LODGE MEETINGS.

NDD FELLOWS.-Phenix Lodge. No
~ SO, I. O. 0. f. meets every Tnes-
day night at 8 o'clock. All brethren are
crodially invited to attend.
JOHN SHEvNIN, N. G.
Up. WHITTINGToN, Rec. Sec.
II NIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Alexan.
IL dria Lodge, No. 80, meets the First
and Third Thursdays at P. IN. Visiting
brethren cordially invited.
f. G. HUNTER, C. C.
A. HILTON, X. of r. & S.
" NIGHTS OF HONOR.-Alcxandria
n Lodge, No. $40, meets OH the
Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each
month at 8 p. IN. Visiting brethren are
invited to attend.
j. A. JOHNSTON, D.
Ut. KN1GurEN, Rep.
DUBLIc NOTICE IS HEY EBY A
given that the regular meet-NA1
Jugs of Oliver Lodge No. "a, +. WX
g. A. M. have been changed from Z \
the LIST and Sd Saturdays of each
month, to the LIST and Sd Wednesdays OF
each month.
II. w. S. LUND, w. NJ.
vXTOODMEN OF THE WORLD.-Ra
w ides Camp No. II, msets the LIST
and 3rd Mondays Of each month ut 8p.
m. Visiting Sovereigns are cordially
invited to attend.
j. +. ARIAIL, G.. c..
j. A. SIMPSON. Clerk.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

We, the democrats of the United
States, III national convention as
sembled, do reaffirm our allegi.
ance to the essential principles Of
justice and liberty upon which our
institutions are founded, and
which the democratic party has
advocated from Jefferson's time to
our own-freedom of speech, free
dom of the press-freedom of con.
science, the preservation of per-
sonal rights, the equality of all
citizens before the law, and the
faithful Observarces of constitu.
tional limitations. During all
these years the democratic party
has resisted the tendency of sci
fish interests to the Capitalization
of government power and stead.
lastly maintained the integrity Of
the dual scheme of the govern.
meht established by the founders
of this republic of republics. I'm
der it's guidance and teachings the
great principle of local self.gov.
eminent has found its best express
sion in the maintenance of rights
of the States, and in its assertion
Of the necessity of combining the
general government to the exer.
else of the powers granted BY
the Constitution Of the United
States.
The constitution of the United
States guarantees to every citizen
the right of civil and religious lib.
erty. The democratic party has
always been the exponent of polit.
ical liberty and religious freedom,
and it renews its obligation and
reaffirms it's devotion to those fun.
damental principles of the con.
yentiOn.
Recognizing that the money
question is paramount to all others
at this time, We invite the atten
ton to the fact that the federal
constitution names silver and gold
together as the money metals of
the United States, and that the
first coinage law passed by con-
gress under the constitution made
the silver dollar the monetary unit
and admitted gold to free coinage
at the rate based upon the silver
dollar unit.
We declare that the act of 1873,
demonetizing silver without the
knowledge or approval of the
American people, has resulted in
the appreciation of gold and a cor.
responding fall in the prices of
commodities produced by the PEG.
pie, a heavy increase in the burden
of taxation and of all debts, pub.
lie and private, the enrichment of
the money lending class at home
and abroad, the prostration of in.
dustry and impoverishment of the
people.
We are unalterably opposed to
recommendation, which has locked
fast the prosperity of an. industrial
people in the paralysis of hard
times. Gold recommendation il a
British policy and its adoption has
brought other nations into fnan.
cial servitude to London. 1t is
not only un.American, but anti.
American, and it can be fastened
on the United States only by the
sitting of that spirit and love OF
liberty which proclaimed our DO.
litical independence in 1916, and
won in the war of the revolution.
We demand the free and unlim
tied coinage of both silver and
gold at the present ratio of 10 to
!, without waiting for the aid. or
consent of any other nation.
I've dsnand that the standard
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anu Az ~ a,>,,o. ,,,nv
w. nh, ri Sullivan Alexandria
re- Whsa,lon. .............. Lamouric
J J Swami, President. $500. CheneyT ,,:H
John - th'l'ipS' p rais.s;an
X N Whlte G I,:.'s.o"
) n Nixon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'n rst;,a
W James, .,,,.i.,;s pH
r > oiee1'' "ano'u pn.,,,,.
y ff1ce. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n:'',....
Jos Lawrence. n's" '',a",s
MRS 'e,'',o i'"'. ns;.o.'t +h. pn,;.. Iur,
Wiley ) Deem. 'omcer OF '''o I o'''o '"is
SCHOOL BOARD.
"a sohnack Alexandria. President
e y Watts Alexandria Stunt and Sccty
X W Rrinrburst. .Alexandris
+ ! Hardfner. .pineville
Samuel Blum. ............. .Chcneyville
I Y Pickles. .Lanluure
w w Brashear. Pineville
JE Collins. .Hemphill p y
J + Smith. Hinest on
Samnel Mallette. ......... Bahb's Bridge
,..n,,,, ~, n,,r prAcr AMI roN
JUSTICES VI CIV: LIE e, ii.hoD AM WV
olADAHo'
Alexandria Ward
.Jnst;ces Peace-W w Wilmington ant!
p..h,1
n - i>'o""'' =, -, :u. nv
ConstaDlcs-M Da'l''o anu
Gilmore.
Cotile Ward
Justices Psace-r d Henderson. rhos
W Snrelle. N s Trimhl.. VIM Welch,
ConstaL,.s-.J + Thomas. Eli Cleye-
land . {; Henderson. Sam Hoyt.
Calcasieu Ward.
Jnstices Peace-E NJ Lambriyht, G. w
Strother
Constablas--Henry Perkins and Frank
Perkins.
Lamourie Ward
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REPRESENTATIVES in Congress.

State Officers.
Murphy Foster. Governor
Roht n SNYDER. Lieut. Governor
John T Michel. ...... Secretary OF State
Milton j Cunningham. .Atty-General
A V FOurnet. ........... State treasurer
w W Heard. Auditor Public Accounts
w Calhoun. j. .Supt Public Education
JG Lee. Commissioners immigration
:" Commissioners Agriculture
j S Lanier. .. Register State Land Office
Allen Jumel. ........ Adjntant General
&c RYAN. Senator 18th scna'tl District
Baton Rouge Advocate Estate Printer
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IN
i ~S When Q little one IL
| 0e1pected in the family how
'~ar~ lovingly the parents plan
t,,.tSsy for ia fI,tr,ye we'll.


fare. They sometimes even forecast its
education aud career. Does this seem
too early 10 anticipate while the child Is
vet unborn 1t isn't. The childs des-
tiny has already been partly mapped out
by Nature according to the disposition
and habits Of the parents. The best plan
a mother can make for the future happi.
ness of her unborn child 10 to maintain
her own cheefulness and health while
her child's undeveloped being Is still
nart of hers. Her health at this critical
period is Of tremendous consequence to
the little ones whole future existence.
Every prospective mother will find direct
nousishment, comfort and sustaining
strength, In DR.. Perce's Pavor1te Pre-
scription. 1t will maintain her vitality
botf bodily and mental; shorten the pen:
Cd Of confinement and make labor easy and
almost painless. 1t imparts strength and
elasticity to the organs concerned In par
turition, invests the mother with recupsr.
alive energy against any after period OF
weakness and depression, and aids in the
secretion of healthy nourishment for the
child. It Is the unfailing cure of all :" fe-
male weaknesses.
Deay Do<toy-Your Favorite Prescription" q
the best medicine TO take before eonhnement
that can be found. proved 90 with ne j.!
never suffered 30 little with any Of my children
as did With my last and she IS The as n M
stand on my feet long enosgh to wash my dfsns s
without suffering almost death now DO all my
homework, washing, cooking, sewing, ana every
thing for my family.
tMas)L0 II NJ {.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
II. s. Senators.

U. $. Senators.
N C Blanchard term expiring on the
4th of March, 1897.
Don Gallery, term expiring on che
4th Of March, 1901.
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Supreme Court.

Supreme COurt'
Francis T Nichols. Chief Justice
New. Orleans.
ASSOCIATES.
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DOCTOR b. T. MOSELEY

Can be found at his Office, Albert's Store,
(up stairs) during the day. At night, at
his residence, igreen house) corner Fifth
and Casson Streets.
" Responds promptly to calls, day or
night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22

a mistake that, 20 the rich man. Is
ludlcrous. Rich mems sons are born ia
luxury. They have luxury enough, money
enough They want some one TO take
the cares Of their superfiuous money on
their hands Here IS the chance or the
ambitious young man. With the wealthy
fellow as hacker. he can make a Tor
tune for both.
"rhe rich mans son has a better chance
Of success than the poor mans son. do
not say that Cornelius Vanderbiit's son
has not a better start than the cobbler
son. but In the long run the cobDler
son can make very great strides
THE cobbler's son is not Handicapped
in life. unless Handicapped by lack OF
brains. Here and here alone birth tells.
The son Of a country doctor, the son OF
a country clergyman, the son Of a book
loving mother, the son of a man VINO
reads literature while he cObbles shoes,
has the same chance Of ultimate success
as the capitalists son. The latter. II ne
has no brains. will spend his money; but
the former. having brains. will accumu-
late It, As one loses the other gains.
Brains and money go hand in hand.
"Iuck2 DO / believe in luck2 NO.
There IS no luck, except that brought
around by cfeverness and work and max
ing friends other luck Is so ileeting
that il is not luck, merely chance
thrown away.
Long chances are bad things for
young men. You can't afford to toke
them Good steady work, economy, "A
little money In the bank. re-investment
and an honest, steady purpose Will land
you where you want TO be. Above all be
honest There Is no other plan or policy
worth considering Leave an honest,
friendly road behind you. and you Will
find its clear reflection cast upon the
path ahead.
LET well enough alone. You are doing
well Save your money and keep on,
Your employer isn't as well of as you
are. Make yourself his honest friend and
helper IL sou are In o little business 81
your own. enlarge your stock slowly, pay
as you go-and watch sour hank account
roll up.
Young men. n they have ffulf in
seeking riches are not ant t) want 60
work boy. a helper. some one less in
terested I'm the business IS trusted with
important details, to tho loss Of the man
who should have guided the difficult helm
himself.
This great country IS rich enough 70
allow every man 10 be a millionaire. You
can be one. And even should YOU no
have the good health or the frmness
and seif-deuiai 70 aspire TO riches this
advice, II followed. will place you In that
state OF comfort desired by King Solo
incn- Of neither too much nor too little"
JAMES BARTON.
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Duct ~. head He shuck his head, an

shuck his head. He shuck his head. an
turn roun' an boiler TO oil Marster:
"Jedge, once 'pcpa upie hear you say
you want to- buy dis Niger. Wbatu you
gimme fer i'm des ez he Is?
% Twelve hundred dollars. OF Marster
holler'd back lie talk short an sharp.
like he taikin' TO a fief han.
"Ol Mr. Gossett holier back, 'Done'
"Den or Marster. bidout movin In his
tracks, tuck long book out er his side
pocket, an pulled out five bills an sont
UNI TO Mr.. Gosseu by one er de niggers.
He say, OATS hundred fer ter make
de trade bindin' Meet me In town ter
morrer an I'll pay you de rest
"Ol' Mr.. Gossett say. But, Jedge, spoz-
en- de niger is dead now?'
"Or Marster snap Jim short of: a
trades a trade. You stan by yone an
I'll stan by mine
MIR. Gossett say. oh. I'll stan by
mine. ledge De Niger is yone. live er
dead
1T look like ter me-" continued Free
Polly. shifting her position and talking
tn less solemn tone. dat A'on must "a
been playin' possum. Kaze time he hear
oil Mr. Gossett say dat. he open his eyes
an riz up fun whar he wuz layin' at.
lie walk sorter weak, but he want hurt
Cd much. He got up an went whar dey
had de Little Marster, an FUN dat time
on de two stuck mighty close b. one
anudder. Whar you'd see one, you re
mighty apt TO sec dc udder. 10 wa
a way all de time, fun Monday morn
twell Sat'day night.
de Little Marster gun ter git well an
strong. Some say he crowd an got fat
ter / can't tell you bout dat. He alters
look mighty pale an puny ter me, but
IL.
his crutches mo- soopler. He wuz ez
nimbe on dem crutches ez a game rooster
IS on his legs.
" 'Twant long after dat 10 de niggers
on de place WIZ all fear'd er A'on. Dey
seed all de creeturs a-follerin' i'm bout,
an dey got IL spread 'roun' dat he wuz
a oonjer-man, one er deze yer hoodoo
folks what puts spells on you. Den dey
got II spread 'roun' dat he want no mig
ger. kaze be don't do like nggers. |
didn't blame 'em much fer bein' skeer'd
kaze one day. des after shutdown, I hap
pen to see Aon lookin' up i'm dc big pine
out dar i'm de lot. hear squinch owl
holler. an den / hear A'on say sumpn.
Time he DO dat see de squinch owl drap
FUN de top err de pine an light right on
Aon's ham De bird sot dar, he did, an
pop his bin like a Vaughn whip, an den
he up an new'd away. He come right by
my head, an It's Lords trufe, he amt
make no mo- fuss dan a feather fioatin'
on de win.
Il WIZ sorter skeer'd. but 7 walk right
up 70 A'on, an say, Man, who is you an
what is your
"He turns 'roun' an say. DE Son of
Ben All
q say. 'Thanky know mos ez much
now 81 7 did befO''
"Den he say. lie me show YOU Wild
dat he holler. an de Black Hoss answer
him. lie holler again an de Gray Mar.
whicker. lie holler once mo- an de Pony
come a-runnin an a-whnnyin'
'T say, Man ie' me 90 way FUN here.
7 done hear talk er Ben Ali long 20 l
seed you"
(To be continued)
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done burnted mos down. Bimeby de
Little Marster say. Polly ANNIE can
me Polly Ann fer short Holy Anu
smell smoke. What does you smehf
II say. 1 smells smoke, too. speck
somebody burnin off new groun
HE say. Polly Ann, dis amt de time
er de year when dey burns on ue he"
groun. ,...,.
Il say nebbe somebody possum hunun
orapt der torch an sot fire to de woods.
He say. Polly Ann, dis am dc 'iiiio
er de year when dey hunts possumS-
Il say. L dunner how come H. den
He say. All de same, Polly Ann, 1
smells smoke -.
Il say. Dat what Brer Fox say. when
Brer Rabbit put fire TO dc hay what ne
totin on his back
"De Little Marster say Polly Ann
maybe somebody done put fire to de hay
what we got on our backs.
81 say, L amt skeerd or dat
dis make him laugh. lie say, Pony
Ann, folks don't halter be skeerd TO git
burnted up
At this point Free Polly suddenly be
came very solemn. a heavy frown ap-
reared on her face. Her voice fell TO a
tragic whisper She placed one hanl
lightly on Sweetest Susan's shoulder ana
held the other to gesture OF warming
looking all around the room as II eN-
Meeting 10 discover the beginning or the
ending of some horrible catastrophe.
Right dar and den" she said, hot
only smell de smoke. l seed II. SEED IL
wild nv own eyes. Yes. honey A little
streak un IL not much bigger dan n
pipestem come curtin up by de candle an
went dancin' UP 10 dc celin'. Den' way
off wander. I hear somebody holler. Den
somebody holler'd TQo' closer. Den 0e
cows gun ter ow. an de bosses TO
whicker.
Il saw ter myself. Niger oman, you
better keep yo' eye peeled, kase sum
n'er gwine on an faint so mighty iur
FUN here. needer' Den ! hear somebody
holler right out de lot dar.
DE Little Marster say Polly Ann,
tell Won 1 smells smoke. HTS right OIL Il
de fire
Il say. 4 b1ieve you. honey
"Bv dis time. dc fuss outside wuz siitin
wuss an wuss. an / could hear somep u
cracklin' like somebody walkin thoo a
match er ragweed in dc winter tine. H.
look like de little candle got mo paier, an
den II seem like / could see shadders
dancin on dc wall Den 1 happen TO look
up at dc window an, man, sun, dc Whole
place wuz lit up
Il say. Hey ef he sun done riz up IN
de night, she shinin' mighty req. Do
smoke keep on curlln' up an cuiiIh up
m cum tboo de crack or de floor.
"De Little Marster say, De smoke
smell so bad, got ter put my head un
de cover .u
81 saw to myself. Look a-here' Niger
oman. YOU better be up an gwine kaze
when YOU see de smoke comm up moo
Do floor YOU better watch out
I'D "a gone down dem s-airsteps las-
tern / come up" exclaimed Drusilla.
EFF YOU had ." said Free Polly, scorn-
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of their attention rs II ought to have At
frst In order to build up that fortune
we are talking about.
And then there are people VINO DO no.
have a0ibitions for wealth. They cam
appreciate the telling OF having money
and bonds, real-estate and projectors ii.'
terests. There are always enough or
these contented spirits 10 leave the feid
clear and open for the strong. ambitious
ones. who want TO be directors OF Capi'
tai.
III were asked TO name the businesses
at which man can get rich | would
say at railroads. mining, forwarding
agents. commission, importing, and manu-
featuring and At any Of the other Nndsr-
current industries that are the BONE
slnew and vitals OF a great county M
dustry Being hidden. they 10 aot ieippt
as other fields do. and there IS ar I'M
menss resource OF wealth here. The pre-
LESSONS are all mines Of wealth
THE rules would lay dow1 arc TO
know all about n beforehlnt. Second.
never speculate. Or Speculate .or.y with
your time. If you see a good thinF neg
lected. offer the capitalist who owns
nire- tenths Of IT, II be win lct YOU roeo
the other tenth for developing Vt. That
his RAILROADS through Impossible paris o.
the country. Find flaws I'm his present
way of doing things. do them better for
him and. finally, work all ,he time tax
ing little recreation and plusing 'lls Ter
health's sake. Eat and sleep, Tut never
take time TO idle. II Is your time that
counts In young business.
RICH MEMS SONS.
"The claim is made that the sons OF
rich men have all the chances and the
sons Of poor men none at all. This IL