The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-16
A Visitation from the "Divine
Healer.'

August Schraeder, fellow
claiming to be the "Divine healer"
and who has hada large amount
Of gratnitous advertising, arrived
in Alexandria last week, and took
quarters at the Stonewall Hotel,
but subsequently, transferred his
"divinityship" to the Ellington
House, where he WAS besieged
by a constant flood Of visitors all
day.
Indeed, some negroes roasted
on the steps Of the Ellington house
during the night, in order to antic-
ipate the arrival of others in the
morning and be the first to secure
the ministrations of the "healer."
Schroeder claims to I've able by
''the laying on of hands" and "the
blessing of handkerchiefs," to make
the sick we'll, to cause the lame to
walk without crutches, the deaf to
hear, the dumb to talk and the
blind to see.
This is not an age of miracles.
No man can perform the miracu.
lOus cures which he claims to have
done, unless he be gifted with su.
pernatural power, Il gift which is
not accorded to any human being.
Like all such frauds, however,
Schraeder is sharp enough to keep
himself out of the clutches Of the
law, by receiving money from his
credulous victims under the guise
of donations voluntarily and freely
given, instead Of pecuniary exac-
tons for fraudulent services ren-
dered, az in reality, they are.
Schraeder has none of the at
tributes of divinity, neither can
he heal the sick, restore lost sight,
nor cause the lame to walk, Ivy
''the laying on of hands" and ''the
blessing of handkerchiefs." He is
simply IA chariatan, imposing upon
the credulity of the public, against
whom "the move on" ordinance
should he enforced by the people
of ever town and city upon whom
he iuticts his fraudulent presence.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The following transfers of real es-
tate have been-registered in the
Recorders Office during the past
week:
Chas. e. Hadnot to Edward J..
Barrett. $50 acres land in Sections
80 and 80, T. 3 n, R.2W. Price,
S545.25.
Mrs. L. Jarreau to 3. NJ. Raxs-
dale, lot 6 OF square IL, in Wes,
Alexandria. Price, So.
Albert Pettinglll to James R..
Howard, lot of ground OH Monroe
street and Could Avenue i'll West
Alexandria. Price, $50.
Mrs. PAMELA o.. Clapp to AL.
bert Pettinsill, lot 8 Of square a
Clapp Addition to Alexandria.
Price, 5000.
JOS. ii. Mepker to Samuel
Stokes, 40 acres land in Sec Is, L.
l N, Il. w. Price, $40.
JOS. II. Meeker to Thomas A.
Stokes, 40 acres land in Sec. Is, T.
l n, r. L w. Price, $40
JOS. FL. Meeker to Jonathan Mus
selwhite. 40 acres land lin Sec. Is.
TIN, K. l w. Price, $40.
Isom Snowlen to John w.
Woods, two acles land with i'm.
provements thereon, in Section IA,
L. 9 N, Il. l w. Price, S53.
Alexandria Land and Improve
ment Company to Fl. FL. White,
10 and '33-lOO acres of land on
Bayou Robert road, near Judge
Tholnton's property. Price, $l253,
Is.
II. II. White to J. II. Edwards,
q acres on Bayou Robert road.
Price, S347.75.
II. II. White to 7. G. Edwards,
"a acres of land on Bayou Robert
road. Price, s347.75.
Mrs. Lydia st. John to T. F.
Treadway, lots 3 and 4, of square
Is, fronting on Lee street and run.
ming back to Washington street
on Tenth street. Price $500.
Mrs. E. Schmallnski to L. NJ
} Patterson, 80 acres of land on Will
sons Bayou. Price $3.50.
Mrs. Il. Schmalinski to Chas. L
Jones, 40 acres of land on Boating
Bayou. Price $l2O.
Widow Of Raymond Riu to Chas
9. Brown, POSI- acres of land il,
Sections 81, %, 20 and 80, 7. 3N
Il. 2 E. Price $4,000.
When wear begins to exceed
repair in your body you are going
E to fall sick. The signs of it are
loss of flesh, paleneSs, weakness
nervousness, etc. Tho repair need
ed is food. You think you eat
enough, and yet you feel that yor
wear out more tissue, energy
nerve.force, than your food makes
for you. The difficulty Is that yor
, do not digest enough. And this il
so serious it is worth sitting dow
seriously to think about. If 20,
can't DIGEST what Won eat. take ;