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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
OTer In Mexico.

Among the evidences Of increasing
prosperity in free silver Mexico the
Mexican international railroad is some.
times mentioned.
Recently good deal Of fuss was made
in certain quarters over the statement
that the company increased its business
last year and had an excess of income
over expenses Of more than 81, 900, 900.
The facts are these:
The nominal net earnings Of the rail
road were 81, 057, 439, in Mexican dol
lars The interest on the company
bonds, however, was $500, 900, aud 1t
had to be paid in gold. As Mexican
dollar is worth only 81. So cents in gold,
its net earnings converted into our cur
rency, which is as good as gold, would
pay only $54S, 070, thus leaving the rail
road actually with deficit. We think
our free silver friends will soon learn
that it does not pay to go to Mexico for
arguments. Atlanta Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Re- Union United confederate Vet
Grams.
RICHMOND, VA. JUNE 3OTH 4,
JULY 2ND.

For this occasion the Texas &
Pacific Railway Company will sci
tickets from all stations in Texas
and Louisiana at about ONE CENT
PER MILE EACH WAY FOR Thu
ROUND TRIP on June Goth and
9th, final limit for return to b,
twenty days from date of sale.
This will be one Of the greatest
asSemblages of the old veterans in
he history of the organization,
and an exceedingly interesting
programme has i'ecn prepared.
For tickets, sleeping car accom-
mutations, OF any further infor
nation, call on or address neares.
fexas y Pacific Railway Agent
or CASTOR MEsLIER,
g. p. & Il. A. Dallas, Tex.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
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The Summer Normal.
OFFICE OF SCHOOL BOARD. J
Rapides Parish, La, :
,)nun 1Sf 1900

CFfiCh OF SCHOOL BOARD, J
Rapides Parish, La, I
June LIST, 1896.
To the Public School Teachers OF
the Parish of l;apides and Con
tiguous Parishes:
There will he u public Normal
Institute for the benefit of the pub.
lie school teachers, held in the City
Of Alexandria, beginning on Mon.
day, the both ofJune, Qhis monthly,
and will continue for four weeks,
under the superintendent of Prof.
3. q. Caldwell and Il corps Of able
teachers for both white and color.
rd. The white school will be held!
at white public school building,
and cOlov-.l school at culnred Hiyl.
school building. These Institutes
are held, for the purpose of in
structing the public teachers in
he simplest and best ways Of
reaching. and While they benefit
the teacher mostly, they bcneti;
the public through the teacher, SO
both tue teacher and the public
are vitality interested therein. They
are not held III any particular To-
calisy for the ben, fit of that local..
~ alone, but are held for the ben.
eff of the entire State, and at
which all teachers and the public
are cordially welcome and are es.
pecially Invited to attend. Ar
engagements will be made for the
cheapest board obtainable, and
nothing left undone to make the
teachers and the public's stay with
us during the Institute both prof.
table aud enjoyable. All teachers
Of Rapides parish are required to
attend. The teachers Of contigu.
GUS parishes are earnestly request
ed to attend.
The different papers in the al.
joining parishes are requested to
publish, and give circulation to
the holding of this Institute, which
affects tue public generally.
Respectfully,
G. A. SCHNACK,
GEO. 0. WATTS, President.
Superintendent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
The "Stricken- Silver Dollar,

Mr.. Crisp told his audience at Albany
that the net of 1878 had "stricken
down" one-half of the money Of final
payment in this country. Does anybody
know Of any kind Of dollar Of United
States money that hasn't the purchasing
power of 100 cents? Mr.. Crisp means
that silver money has been Stricken
down." Has anybody tried to pay q
debt with silver dollars or silver certifl-
Gates and failed? If silver dollars were
Stricken down, "demonetized, and
all of those other terrible things, what
is the governments present silver circu-
lation based upon? What are silver dol
lars redeenatle in?-Sayannah News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
'ccial to the Times.Democrat.

Special to the Times Democrat.
WASHINGTON, May 81. The
Senate amendments in the genera
deficiency bill providing for tn,
pay mrnt Of the French spoilatio,,
claims and The Southern Wal
claims arising under the Bowman
act, were to day concurretl in by
the House. The spoilation claims
are 600 in number and aggregate
Sl,027,O0O A number Of the re-.
representatives. Of the claimants are
from the South The war claims
are 325 in number, and will aggre.
gate the sum of S54S.OOO. The
Louisiana claimants are: James Nj
Bowling, administrator of Mary 7.
Anderson, st. Landry parish, $40,
6lO; Mamie A. Bailey, admins.
tratrix Of Henry Bailey, Baton
Rouge, $3442;; Lucille younolr, adj
ministratrix of Armand Decuir,
Pointe Coupee parish, 1910; AL
phonse Meuillon, administrators OF
Antoine Donate Menillon, st. Lam
dry parish, $3490; AbIam A. Har.
pey. guardian of the children Of
Abrar, A. Harvey, Washington
parish, $1,000; Benjamin Il. Kea.
ton, Washington parish, $3.50;
Luke Madden, administrator OF
Patrick Madden, Madison parish,
$845; ]. A. Oubre, administrator
of Eugene Oubre, deceased, Pointe
Coupee parish, $G6S3; John A.
porche, of Pointe Coupee parish,
$3.50; Joseph Saint Armand, admin
is,rator Of AlphOnse Saint Armand,
Pointe Coupee parish, $6l2; Fan
ny B. Randolph and Dora L. Stark,
Avoyelles parish, $4,000.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Odd Feliows and Free Silver.

The Souvenir, paper claiming to be
tho official organ Of the great fraternal
order Of Odd Fellows, published in re-
cent issue plea for the free coinage Of
silver at 18 to i. The principal reason
given for attempting to commit nom
partisan organization to the 80 cent dol
lar swindle was that large number Of
members Of the order had been sus-
pended by reason Of their inability to
pay their dues, and that it was there
fore impossible to continue the payment
Of relief funds on the present scale Of
So, 500, 900 per year. This would mean
that aged and infirm Odd Fellows, or
the widows and orphans Of deceased
members, would receive smaller bene-
fits, and to prevent this condition of af-
fairs The Souvenir claims that it is nee.
essary to coin more silver dollars so that
members i'll arrears can get cheap money
with which to pay up their dues
If the editor Of The Souvenir had stop
ped to think before rushing into print,
he would have seen that his own state
ment Of the poverty and suffering which
would follow reduction in the benefits
paid by the order was the very best Of
reasons why this country should not
adopt free coinage. For nothing is more
certain than that free silver would cut
the purchasing power of the dollar in
two, SO that the sick Odd Fellow, or the
widow or orphan who now gets benefits
Of. say, Sc per week would, under the
silver standard, get only the equivalent
Of So per week. The amounts to be paid
in benefits in each particular case are
fixed by tho rules Of the order. Does it
require any argument to show that if
those benefits IRE paid in cheap dollars
the people who get them will lose one
half Of their income?
The order of Odd Fellows has de-
servcdly high reputation as great or
ganization working in the interests Of
benevolcnce and fraternity. 1t can hard
~ be possible that it is ready to indorse
a scheme which means the reputation
Of fraternal obligations and the robbery
Of the widows and orphans intrusted to
its care,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

MIR. James Perdue, an old sol.
dier residing at Monroe, Mich,
was severely afflicted with rheu.
matism but received prompt relief
from pain by using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. He says: Sat tunes
my back would ache so badly that
| could hardly raise up. If [ had
not gotten relief l would not be
here to write these few lines.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm has done
me 4 great deal of good and | feel
very thankful for it," For sale at
the Phoenix Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
ALEXANDRIA La. WEDNESDAY JUNE ~ 1896

way, Oscar Il, is in the sixty.sev
rnth Year of his age and has WELD
ell the scrptre since the year 1872
! The Emperor of Austria, Fran
els Joseph ], will be sc years old
in August next, and he has sat on
his throne for 4S years.
The King of the Belgians, Leo.
pold III, is in the sixty second year
ct his age and in the thirty first
year Of his reign.
The King of Saxony is in his
Sixty.ninth year.
The King of Italy, uumbprt l. is
III the tifty-third year of his life
and in the seventeenth year of his
reign.
The King of the Hellenes,
George !, is 81 years old and has
ruled Greece fun 80 years.
The Sultan Of Turkey, Abdul
Hamid Ii, is 81 years old and has
been the ruler Of the Turkish En-
pire for 20 years.
The King of Roumani., Charles
|, is III the tifty.tighth Year Of his
age.
These are the more elderly OF
the imperial or royal sovereigns OF
Europe.
Among the younger European
s"vewigns are the Emperor of Ger
many, 81; the King of Portugal,
80; the Gar Of Russia, %; thu
King OF Servia, 20 the Queen Of
the Netherlands, II; the King OF
Spain, 10. In the Netherlands
there is IA Queen regent, and also
in Spain.
Pope Leo XIII, who is not l.
temporal ruler, is in the eighty.
seventh year of his age, born March
ID, lSlO.-[N. Y. Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

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Marriage and obituary notices, not ex.
ceedng ten lines, will he published free ;
exceeding ten lines, will he charged at
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Personal cards, double regular rates.
Communications solicited, hut we dis
claim any responsibility for the views o,
correspondents. All communications
must he sent in by Saturday, otherwise
they Will have to lie over for next Issue.
Correspondents mist invariably send
It's their real as well rs assumed names.
failure to comply with this rule will
consign all such communications to the
waste basket.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
The Colorado Senators Disagree.

Senator Teller Of Colorado has de.
clared his intention Of leaving the Re.
publican party If the st. Louis conven.
tion adopts platform favorable to the
maintenance Of the gold standard. In
his opinion it will be better for all who
believe In the sacred 10 to l to join the
Populists or form silverite party than
to try to secure free coinage as Repub.
licans or Democrats.
Senator Wolcott Of the same state
does not agree with his colleague. He
has announced that while he desires the
free coinage Of silver he will abide by
the decision of the national convention,
and warns the people of Colorado
against an alliance with the Populists
1.-The Populist party" be says. "favors
free coinage. but only as a stepping
stone to unlimited paper money, and it
unites with its free coinage advocacy
socialistic and paternalistjc doctrines
which arc dangerous in their tendency,
and which would be, il adopted, de-
structive Of free institutions.
While the course Of Senator Wolcott
in pointing out the dangers Of Popu-
lism is to be praised, it must be ad-
mitted that Senator Teller's attitude is
more consistent with the silver theories
which both senator's hold. If the Repub-
lican party. declares against free coin.
age, the Republicans in the senate
should be believers in an honest dollar.
Advocates Of free coinage should unite
with the free silver party, SO that there
would be no question as to where they
stand. Senator Teller is very much mis-
taken in supposing that if the silverites
of both parties join the Populists they
can get majority Of the people to vote
for their candidates. But he will do
less harm as al announced opponent of
Republicanism than if he remained in
his party while fighting against its
principles.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17

ton and pain in the heart, terrible pain in
my right side just under the ribs, terrible
headaches all the time bearing down
sensation a distressed feeling in my stom.
ach all the time could hardly eat anything
and it looked as if would starve. All the
time would take such weak trembling
spells, and it seemed as if l could not stand
It: There were six doctors treating me
when conn. enced taking your medicine.
l had lost all hope and gone to my fathers
to die. ! commenced taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and his Fa.
vorite Prescription together, and I took
them regularly until felt as if life was
worth living again"
II weigh more than have weighed for
ten years. My friends say that look better
than they ever saw inc. The first two bot.
ties did me more good than all the medicine
I had taken. Ny stomach has never hurt
me since. lean eat anything want and as
much as Iwant. If you want to use this in
favor of your medicine, am living wit
ness to testify to It, and will, to anybody
who wants to know further of my case"
>eM ~ %o-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Sunday, May oath, was til

Sunday, May Oath, was the
seventy seventh anniversary of tie
birth Of Queen Victoria, the old.
est female sovereign who ever sat
on the throne Of England. The
Queen is afflicted with rheumatism
or govt, but her doctors take the
best Of care of her health, so that
she may yet have years of life.
The oldest King in Europe is
Christian TX, of Denmark, who
last month entered upon the seven.
ty-ninth year of his age. He has
worn the crown for tbirty-three
years.
The King of Sweden and Nor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Conkling on Monetary Legislation.

I do not believe that you can legis-
late up the value # anything any more
than believe that you can make gen.
erals heroes BY legislation. The CONT
mental congress tried legislating values
up even by resorts to penalties, but the
memorable laws Of trade, as independent
as the law Of gravitation, kept them
down. I do believe you can legislate a
value down, and that you can do it by
attempting to legislate it up. Roscoe
Conkling, Feb. 4, 1869.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Mich Cow,
Bucklell's Arnicsa Salve.

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For sale by the Eagle Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
A Dangerous Germ.

The silver fever is dangerous germ
disease, and the only remedy is the gold
cure, which if taken in time will save
the patient from the terrible mental con-
dition Of Tillman, Altgeld and several
others nearer home. Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
THE oi'AR OF HOPE.

\ had lost oil
hope aud gone to
my fathers to die"
said Mrs. MoLrE
EVANS, Of hound,
lo,yeN Co., Texas.
II gave birth to a
baby a year ago, the
sth Of June last,
8 h e adds, land
seemed to do very
we'll for 8 or 3 days,
and then I began to
feel very bad, my
feet began to swell,
my stomach was all
wrong and I seemed
to suffer with every
thing that could be
borne. I was in bed
S months and there
was not a day that it
seemed I could live.
We had the best
doctors that our
country afforded. I
was a skeleton.
Every one that saw
me thought that I
would never get
we'll had Da1Difa-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-17
Democratic Danger.

If the Democrats don't watch out,
the Prpulists will get control Of the
Chicago convention. st, Louis Globe
Democrat,
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CAAS. P. TRUSLOW, President.
CHAS. ". DROWN, Traffic Manager,
New Orleans, In.
LEROY A. STAFFORD, Agent, Alex
andria, La.
This Line is composed of tho following
first-class steamboats,:
Imperial, capacity 5000 bales of cotton.
Valley Queen, $500 g"
Hallette I" 1000 (" Z"
W. I. Scovell 1901 Z"
Anna B. Adams 1000 F"
Rosa Bland 500 /" &C"
And Fleet offs Barges, capacity 500
bales of cotton each.
Boats leave New Orleans Wednesdays
and Saturdays and leave shreveport
Tuesdays and Fridays.
The new steamer w. T. Scovell, built
expressly for this trade, will make week.
~ trips between Alexandria and Shreve-
port during the coming season.
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Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
Notice of Special Election.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL,


 PHOENIX, ARIZONA, APRIL 30, 1896. { Notice is hereby given that special election by the legal voters of the City of Phoenix, 4 T., has been called by the common council ot the city of Phenlx and will be held ln the va rious wards of said city on the End day of June 1896, between the Iurs of a. m. ani D. m of said day, ss follows:
 For the election of one mayor of said city to fill unexpired term of R. L. Rosson, resigned, and of one councilman in the Second ward thereof to fill the unexDired term Of R. Allyn Lewis, resigned.
 Also to vote upon the pro position of issuing S10000 in the bonds of said city to pay the present bonded indebtedness thereof repre- sented by Fire Department bonds for si0,000 issued October 30, 1886, and maturing October 30, 1896.
 Also to vote upon the proposition to take up and fund the average floating o: warrant in debtedness of said city outstanding April 30, 1896, amounting to $39. 800, CO., by the issuance of S39 5C0 % ill the bonds of sad city: the terms and conditions of which said bonds for s10,000, and for S39 300 are more fully set forth in the resolution of the Common Council of the City of Phoenix, A. T., passed April 30, 1896, and herewith published at length as part of this notice:
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
Notice of Hearing Petition.

In the Probate Court of the County of Mari copa, Territory of Arizona
 In the matter of the estate of Henry Garfas, deceased. Notice of hearing petition. Notice is hereby given that J. L. Redon- do has filed in this court hls petition praying for the proof ahd probate of the will of said deceased and he issuance thereon Of Letters of Administration with the will an- nexed and that the same will be heard on Saturday. the sixth day of May, A. D., 1896, at 10 O'clocG in the forenoon of said day at the courtroom of said court, in Phoenix, County of Maricopa Territory of Arizona, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted. Dated May 26, 1896.
 C. W. GROUSE,
 Clerk. [Date of first publication May P. lS961
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
FOR THE WISE HUSBAND AND
 WIFE IN PHOENIX.

The loose cash which many persons thow away uselessly and worse, could often form basis of fortune and in dependence for life. These people are their own worst enemies, though gen erally found amongst the ranks of those who complain at the injustice of %'the world" But if man will not be his own friend, how can he expect that others will? Golden opportunities are being offered today to hundreds of men and women in Phoenix-a city in which thousands of people in the United States intend to invest money within the coming year. Do not let your present opportunity pass, even were you to commence with a ten dol lar investment. Read Kilroy's New Palestine ad in this and other Phoenix dailies and tell your friends about it.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02

TT s. Govern-neut lands and informa ton i'll U. detail governing the same. Gnldsn rp- portunities to secure 320 acres or less of the finest lands in the world two crors each year) at a cost not to exceed sl5 per acres with p'r- petual water rights. This can last but I fFw months at most when prices will aC vance over those at the present time asked by canal com panies which is s2O per acre.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
He Wants Others to Know,

DEAR EDITOR: Kindly allow me space to tell your readers that one who suffered from both sem inal weakness and Syphilis will inform any one who may desire to know of the means by which he was cured of these two loathsome diseases and fullyrestoredt to vigorous manhood. He has nothing whatever to sell and would not make one cent of the unfortunate having for years paid all his hard earnings to doctors and for patent medicines only to experience failure and disappointment in re- CTS of a plan by which they can be certainly and permanently cured. Write, describing case and enclosing stamp, to Lock Box IoI, Villa Park Postofice, Colorado.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
RESOLUTION.

Concerning the issuing of Bonds of the City ofPhoenix.
 Good cause appearing. it is deemed advisable by the Common Council of the City of Phoenix to issue bonds of said city for the following purposes, towit:
 First-For the purpose of paying the present bonded indebtedness of said City (heing Fire Department bonds for slO.000). issued on the 30th day of October, 1886, and to become due in
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02

O00CIrY LOTS. 5Ox1S71a feet, five minutes COU walk from court house, no street car required. First-class streets and avenues. Every lot elegantly situated and perfect, no ravines or broken lands. and each covered with luxuriant growth of alfalfa, (meadow) are now in our hands at prices that simply defy competition and can never be duplicated in Phoenix, viz: At. from s60 to s100 each on the installment plan, monthly payments of sl0 each. We address ourselves particularly to people paying rent, exhorbitant rents, for poor accommodations both in houses and rooms every dollar of which is that of practical waste when paid by the permanent settler. This offer cannot last long. Hence, to the renter of houses and rooms we say-COME AND SEE US, you are now wasting from SIP to s2O per month in rent, buy family tent and live on your own property until you decide later on to build or sell your lot at a big ad- vance, thus saving not only money. but owning & lovely home for what, otherwise wolld go to a landlord This information isan angels visit" to the saving wife ana pointer to the indns- trious young man and lady working for a monthly wage Send this paper to your east ern friends. It's good thinr.
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
FAT TAKEN OFF!

Dr. Edison's Obesity Pills and Fruit Salt Reduce Fat FasU-His Obesity Bands Reduce Fat and Give Comfort and Sup port-His Pills and alt Are a Harmless Miperal Treatment, and They Cure.
 Selina Hummiston Harlan, Author of Americas Queens, writes thus from her suburban home near Chicago: "For many years I had stomach and liver derangement and gained flesh till I weighed 2O7. My weight for
Arizona republican., 1896-06-02
MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY.

WILL sell from Fl Paso to Mexico City and return April IA to F, P to 24, June ito Ii, 26 to IS, tickets at rate of s25, good thirty days from date, stop over privileges, side rides ito all the principal points at equally low rates. For full particulars address the under signed J. F. Donohoe. Fl Paso. Texas.