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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
"Our hearts arc FULL" he said at: last,

"Our hearts arc full, he said at: last, :,
land have heard In every voice
The yelling tears that came so fast
That none could speak. But we rejoice
To find you all; and, God be praised,
1 To find the. clouds Of darkness raised. :,
These friends, who now for many years
Have been companion-yes, and more
Have told you brokenly the fears
That made our lonesome hearts SO sore
I'll have to cease My eyes arc dim.
God bless you botha and Little Jim!''
And then at length he bad dream
Which made the place enchanted seem-
-Ho'thought that linz banquet hall
. We're loaded tables bright and gay;
Thnt mother. sister, he and all
The Office force were there to stay,
And that private crowd they made y
Tho honored Of allthere arfsyed.
And then such things to see and eat,
Such glorious heaps, brought stcaming
;in,.. =,
OF turkeys plump and pudding sweeti
=, And such % hearty noise and din
OF rafting cups and forks and knives
They'd never heard in all their lives.
And later on It seemed that each
OF those who from the Office came
Got up to make brilliant speech,
And all began them Just the same.
They started, "My dear madam, you'-
And SO until they all were through
Turned always, plainly to address
Il, >S~s.,
Upon their words they laid such stress
!, That he. could hardly understand
The meaning Of it oil, but still
He felt his loving heartstrings thrill.
The first to speak, the foreman gray,
Said, "Well-ahem-I feel that this
That this-I don't know what to say
Except that In this hour Of bliss
I'm happy for the triling part
That can take" He gave a start.
You see-what was that sentenceS oh,
Yes. Don't you see on such day
We old ones don't know where to go,
And feel so--feel-well, anyway,
There's no such spot az this In town"
And thereupon he sat him down.
Then that reporter, oldest, best
OF all the staff, arose. Said he:
"We feel today that we are blessed;
That you--that Is to say, that we
Are here, and on the other hand"-
And here he tried to firmly stand
The fact is, madam, every one
OF us is wrapped up in the lad s.
And feels ashamed that we have done
No better in,thc time we've had. :.
We know--we-weIl, I'll have to quit,
can't make speeches worth Bit"
IL DONE see what he means by that"
Thought Little jim, but then arose
The pressman, and he held his hat
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
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For several days, and then "See here"
Said he TO- all..I want TO know Z
Why no one In the shop here gives -
Me notice where our Jimmie lives.
The men looked stupidity around
And scanned each others faces blank, ::
But no one made an answering sound. .
While each ones heart within him sank
Twas plain that anxious, willing, they {.
Had never known and could not say
Where home for Little Jim might be,
And when they found the breath sc
speak ~, u -. " =.
They wondered how it wns that he
Had never let them know. wen seek
Him out at once the chief then said,
And wondering how he scratched bis head.
The best reporter With "a nose H., =, F. =.
For news --sagacious, too, was he---
The editor then quickly chose ~ :
To hunt ths.lad up:spsedly. L
"Just drop yauro1her work today
Said he, land do this right away."
The scribbler issued forth, and glad :.
OF this assignment did he feel, go
For In hissheart lie liked tho Ind . :I.'''.
And wished he might promote his veal:
But though he searched with patient skill
The homs was undiscovered still.
Ashamed no felt. He'd "falieh down"
With all his splendid effort made. !,
Too we'll ne knew. ths threat ming frown
Which no excuse had Ger delayed.
But, strange enough, the chief we'll knew
Hold, failed despite what skill could do,
And only saia,. "Il try again
And keep on trying I'LL we'ro beat"
Next day another of his men
With patient tramp through muddy
street
And alley searched and then came back
90 s'.V still were of the track.
FLO say
,.began'sbont the place ..
Ana sse strange s,slleuce queesf il" =.
AIRY WAS In each faoe, 49,
A IL were hunting far and near,
Iwsrs striving on the sly
Alhe first to get an eye -.
Title Jim. The foreman gray, 81: ::
po1ters, and tbs pressman, too,
sending part Of every day :;
y sorde'seheme or theory Dow,
1t a one would Ger admit 80 =
lily made fuka Of IL. =, q,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
NJ. c. M0SELEY,
ATTORNEY : AT JAW
ALEXANDRIA, LA,
. ALEXANDRIA, La,

~ Practices in all classes of cases in
Il the Coa:ts of the parishes of kapides,
pant, Natrhitoches. Ayeyellea SABINE,
.antlry. i'll the Supreme Court of the
{ and in thcfedcral Courts.
C up MairS over \ Abel 5 store
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
ASSOCIATES,
Parish Officers.
Representatives,

JUDGES COURT OF rPkA LS-3RD CIRCUIT:
w + Blaekman. land. Robert s Perry
Terms Of Court-Second Mondays in
February and July.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
,edffnr frst HE tho rcst

editor, Just like the resi-, =r.
las soft at heart on Jim, and 30
length upon this hopeless quest
He felt strange desire to 60.
porter instinct, long forgot,
" 1t latent in his brain, grew hot.
, best his men was one desire :, :, -
To find bis boy stronger one,
md thus with all his youthful fire
He searched, although twas little fur
20 walk around through snow or rain
And always find hts labor vain.
Now. every one the house had passed
Where Jimmie Lay, but no one thought
The place inhabited nor cast
A look within this horel fraught
With dismal things and always quite
As dark and silent as the night.
The day before bright Christmas came
The people woke to look on SHOW.
The editor that morn the same
AS ever plodded forth to go
In search Of Jim. "Great Scott, though,
he,
"What will his Christmas season be!"
And thinking sadly as he went
He neared unconsciously the spot
He sought, and as his head he bent
He saw within the snow, which not
Before disturbed had been, the track
OF one who'd come but not gone back,
And what was odd was that the feet
Had been directed to the door
OF that worst shanty on the street,
Which he had never thought before
Contained living soul. He stood,
And something In these tracks seemed
good.
A moment later opened Wide
The weather beaten door, and there
A little woman stood inside
With sad, sweet face and marked with
cure - e.. -,
A man, who seemed doctor kind, .,
Was leaving, and his worried mind
Was easier. ;"He's safe ut last"
He smiling said and came away.
The editor, whose heart beat fast,
Just muttered, Heaven bless the dayt'
He knew, though short the glance Of Joy,
He'd found the mother and the boy.
Half wondering he stood, then stole
With guilty tread around until
He found q little crack. p hole
Which, near the sagging window sill,
Permitted just narrow view,
And there'he stuck his eye like glue.
"a little sister, / declare"
He whispered, and adown his cheek
a tear was flowing. "Giad that there
Was any chance TO know, and, weak
From very happiness, he braced
Himself and toward the office raced.
Within the little house that morn
Was thankfuiness before unknown.
And hope at last had been reborn,
And dark despair at length bad flown.
The fever's fearful course had turned,
And Jimm!e's brow no longer burned.
As peaceful as babe he lay
And softly slept His face, though white
And thin, now smiled the lovely way
1t had before, and gay and bright
A sunbeam foil across the floor
And seemed to whisper. Weep no more "
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
His voice indeed was choked. His face

His voice indeed WAS choked His face
No longer hid his feelings strong,
And when he finished gone the place,
And gone the tables and the tbrong,
And Jimmies eyes now pierced the gloon,
Within his own dark, lowly room.
He Knew that he had dreamed, but now
He saw with waking eyes that they
Who spoke were In his home, and how
They found the house he could not ssy
But there they were, and bundles big
We're piled around on every rig.
Yes, bundles, boxes, baskets. bags a.. j.
For all these men were big tn soul,'
And theirs were hearts to bleed when rags
We're clothes and people froze for coal.
That foreman gray had known year
When want and misery were near.
A newsboy once, barefooted, he
With brother younger strove to make
A living, and, though tenderly
He tried to watch, death came to take
The little fellow. Thus he had
A heart to love this Jimmie lad.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08
Representatives. in Congress-
State Officers.

HtHtt VWC0fY.
Murphy Foster. ............. Governor
,---------. ....... .Lieut-Governo
Thos Adams. ........Secretary Of State
Miltou-J Cunning CHAN. -. ..Atty-G General
John Pickett ........: State Treasurer
WV Heard. Auditor Public Accounts
A D Lafargue. ..Supt Public Education
j G Hawks. Commissioner immigration
II c Newsom.. Commissioners Agric ulture
J S Lanier.. Register State Land Office
" G Bnrt............, Adjutapt General
+ ssip, Senator 18th Senatorial District
Baton Rouge Advocate ....sta,e Printer
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-08

small tracts,
sold before tn
and included
four 25-1O0 a,
ThOs. Cleve)a
Book ~" PIP.
Ten acres u
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Force Down Coffee Prices.

New York, Dec. 23-The competition
between the American Sugar Refining
company. generally known as the sugar
trust. and the firm of Arbuckle Bros.
coffee merchants, is on in earnest. An
other reduction of " cent a pound in
the wholesale price of roasted coffee
was made Monday, the second reduc-
ton thus far. and there is a margin yet
of 4 or cents. it is said. before rock
bottom prices can be reached; that Is,
prices at which only a bare margin
Of profit. II any at all, can be made by
the roasters
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
!. CoIIansc of a Bridge.

Wheeling, w. ", Dec. 23.--At Little
ton, Wetzel county, a wire suspension
bridge over a creek broke down while
crowded with people returning from
church entertainment and about forty
people were precipitated into the bed of
the stream. One young man was killed.
two others probably fatally injured and
eight or ten others hurt, from seriously
to slightly The victims are: Killed
Wilde T. Hammond, aged IS. Danger
ously injured-Miss Artie Brown and
Harry Anderson. Less badly hurt
Miss Cora Murphy, Simmons Fox, WILL
lam Mays and son, and Newton Car
man.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
TRAGEDY AT CINCINNATI,
Farmer Shoots His Wife, His stepson and
Then Himself.

Then Himself.
Cincinnati, Dec. 23.-James Preston,
aged 40, shot his wife, Amanda, aged
81, and the latter's son, William, Bry-
ant, aged 10, in the residence of Mrs
Preston and her son, 439 East Pearl
street, Tuesday morning. Preston is a
farmer near New Richmond, o. His
wife left him some time ago and came
to this city, taking quarters with her
son and making a living dressmaking.
Preston followed his wife and tried to
effect a reconciliation. He called at
the house Tuesday and a quarrel fol-
lowed, during which he began firing.
When the neighbors came in they
found the three on the floor wounded
and bleeding. Preston had evidently
first shot his wife, then his stepson,
and then himself.
The hospital physicians say that
Preston and his wife will die. The step
son has wound in his left elbow. 1t
Is evident that Preston was actuated
by motives of jealousy. as he had in his
possession a letter written to his wife
by another man.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
All the Miners Escaped.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. pa canvass
of the homes of miners employed in the
Baltimore mine, where the explosion
occurred Monday night, shows that all
the men escaped. 1t was at first sup
posed that four or five had been caught
in that portion of the mine where the
explosion occurred, but now all have
been accounted for. The men who were
taken out Monday night are getting
along nicely. The hospital physicians
report that all their patients are doing
well. There is a small fire burning In
the mine, but the officials hope to have
1t under control before long. Every
body is rejoicing over the gallant work
of the rescuers
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23

the president, and took the precaution
TO say that 1t was his own views he
was expressing.
He had frequently discussed with the
president the question as TO the right of
the legislative branch of the govern
ment to control the action of the presi-
dent in foreign affairs. and was there
fore thoroughly familiar with the views
of his chief. He consequently had not
misgivings as TO how the president
would regard his action. He had con-
sultation with the president Tuesday,
and the statement that Mr.. Cleveland
approved the action Of the secretary of
state was made when the consultation
was ended.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Hotel Tragedy In Boston.

Boston, Dec. 23-The employees Of the
Hampton House detected strong smell
of gas in the corridor early Tuesday
morning and on investigation found
that IL came from a room which had
been assigned to a couple who regis
tered as Donald Donovan and wife"
Entrance was gained by the fire-escape
and they were found lying in bed. the
woman dead and the man unconscious.
Gas was escaping from an open burner.
The mans case is pronounced critical.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
SHIPPED THE WRONG BODY.
Negligence of Attendants at the Waupacn,
Wis.,, Veterans Home.


Stevens Point, Wis, Dec. 22.-Enos
Stoddard was one of the two veterans
who died at the Waupaca Veterans
home Saturday, His relatives live near
this city Sunday morning Mr.. Stod-
dard, a son of the dead man, met the
body at the depot here and requested
the attendant who came with it to
open the coffin at the depot 10 be sure
of the body's identity. The attendant
said il was unnecessary, as the ship
ping tag read all right and the son de-
parted with the body. When he ar
rived home and opened the coffin he
was surprised to have the form of
strange man appear to view. 1t seems
the hospital attendants at the home
were careless in handling the bodies
and got them mixed. The body was re-
shipped and the right one was sent
UP. Stoddard served In Company d,
Fifth Wisconsin regiment. He died Of
paralysis of the heart, aged 63.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23

San Francisco, Dec. 23.-The remains
of Miss Kate Field arrived Tuesday
from Honolulu on the steamer Belgic.
The casket was inclosed in a wooden
covering and placed aboard the steamer
at Honolulu without any display. AS
soon as the steamer docks here the re-
mains will be taken to the crematory.
Arrangements are now being made for
memorial services to be held in Trinity
Episcopal church. The ashes will be
sent for final interment to Mount Au-
btirp
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Found Guilty of Bank wrecking.

Denver Dec. 23.-The federal jury
returned the verdict of guilty against
c. II. Dow, president Of the defunct
Commercial National bank; Sidney @.
McClurken, receiving teller, and o. E.
Miller, president of the Miller Hernia
Treatment company. on charges of mis-
appropriation OF funds making false
entries and aiding and abetting the
same. There were thirteen counts In
all. Miller, through the alleged crook
edness of Dow and McClurken. secured
loans from the bank during 1912 to the
amount Of about s25,000.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
p,urree Ailege. Bribery.

Dertoit, Dec PA temporary In
function was granted by the circuit
court Tuesday on application of Mayor
plneree restraining the county super
visors from confirming a proposed con-
tract for the erection of a county build
ing. The mayor alleges bribery against
eleven of the supervisors, but their
names are not mentioned. The boarc
was to have confirmed the contract
Tuesday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Adams Ont OF the Race.

Chicago. Ills. Dec. 2S.-Ex-Congress-
man George +. Adams. prominent
candidate for the United States senate
from Illinois. has announced that he
hos withdrawn from the race. and his
headquarters at the Great Northern
have been closed. He gave as reason
for his withdrawal that he had decided
n devote his whole time to his busineai
for some time TO come.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
De Lesseps Kills His Man.

Paris. Dec. 23.-Ferdinand de Les
seps, one of the younger sons OF the
creator Of the Suez canal. and who Is
serving as a subaltern officer In the
Thirteenth chasseurs, has just fought
a duel with fellow officer of his regi-
ment at Beziers, which resulted in his
running his saber through the lungs
Of his adversary, who succumbed a few
hours later. 1t Is understood that the
encounter originated in a sighting re-
mark passed by the dead man upon
the father OF young De Lesseps.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23

Subject Is Debated by the House Commit
tee on Judiciary.

tee on Judiciary,
Washington, Dec. 2S.-The issue which
was known in the last presidential
campaign as government by injunc-
ton" was the subject of debate by the
house committee on judiciary Tuesday.
The committee has before II a substi-
tute for the bill which passed the SEN
ate last June dividing contempts of
court into direct and indirect classes
and permitting trials by jury in the
latter cases. This substitute is not so
sweeping in character as the senate
bill and the sentiment of the committee
seemed to restrict still further the
scope. There was general expression.
however, to the effect that he United
States courts showed a tendency to
strain their jurisdiction on the ground
of contempt to the point of infringe
ment on the right of trial by jury and a
bill probably will be reported.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
BlcycIes for Soldier

Washington, Dec. 23.-Wsth the ap-
proval of congress, 1000 soldiers will
be equipped with bicycle outfits before
the close of the year. A bill has been
prepared for presentation to congress
authorizing the purchase OF sufii-
cient number of bicycles to provide
each fort and military-station with ten
machines. The soldie.c who show the
best skill in the use Of the wheel will
be drilled upon the machines and as
signed to duties requiring rapid trans
pOrtatiOn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
LII En- Route to Washington.

El Paso, Tex. Dec. 23.-Ex- Queen
Liliuokaiani of Hawaii passed through
Ell Paso Tuesday. on the Sunset limited
en- route to Washington. She is accom-
panied by her maid, very digniied
and stately matron. The ex-queen re-
fused to be interviewed, but appeared
to enjoy being the center OF attraction
of the crowd of curious people who as
sembled at the Southern Pacific depot
to see how she looked.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Lumber Company I'm Trouble.

Cleveland, Dec. 23.--Three attach
ment suits were begun Monday against
the +. B. Newton Lumber company,
which made an assignment last week
with liabilities of 100000. The suits
were begun by the Cranberry Lumber
company, the Holland and Emery COM
pany and G. s. Murray Co., Michigan
concerns, on claims aggregating $4,000.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
WISCONSIN Man stricken i'm China.

Lacrosse, Wis.,, Dec. "a letter has
been received from Mrs. Charles Sey-
mour, wife of the consul at Canton,
China, who was formerly editor OF the
Lacrosse Republican and Leader, say
ing that Mr.. Seymour has suffered COM
plete paralysis OF the right side and
martial loss of memory. He had just
completed arrangements to sail for
America when the attack Frustrated
Il I'm
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Two St. Paul Banks Close.

ST. Paul. Dec. 23.-State Bank Exam
iner Kenyon Tuesday took possession
of the Bank Of Minnesota, and as re-
suit of the closing of this bank, the
Union Stock Yards bank also closed.
The Bank Of Minnesota's capital Is 81
600 900. and it was considered one OF
the strongest banks In the west. The
Rank of Minnesota was the Oldest bank
in st. Paul. 1t was established by
To avson a. Co in 1859.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
spoTord VIII Remain.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Ainsworth r.
Spofford, the veteran librarian of con-
gress, will continue in office, friends in
congress having defeated the PROPOSE
tion to replace him. The salary, how
ever. was cut from $4,000 to $1,000 a
wear
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
Pinrree Oners Prizes.

Detroit. Dec. 23.-Governor-elect Pin
gree believes that the law students in
the University of Michigan should
keep in touch with state affairs and ad-
wise legislation. He has offered prize
of sos to the student who will find the
most unenforced laws. He has select
ed a non-partisan board of judges. and
will recommend the expunging of all
such laws from the statutes.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23

Gaiesburg. Ills. Dec. 2s.-Claus Thu
rine. an employe of the Chicago. Bur-
hngton and quincy road, was rum over
IN the switch yards and cut in two by
an engine. He had worked for the
company twenty years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23

a statement as to where he stands re-
garding the conflicting schools OF
thought in the United States, which are
causing trouble in the Catholic hier-
archy. II leave the people to judge me
by my past record" he says. I'm re-
lgion 1 am a Catholic; in politics an
A
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
power. Nav ofrer Their Services.

Paris, Dec. 23.-It .s suggested that
Great Britain, France and Italy. the
three powers most interested. offer their
services in the Cuban question in order
to prevent conflict between Spain and
the United States erd TO terminate the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-23
CONATY WILL EXPLAIN.
He VIII Tell How He Stands I'm the Cath.
Ollie Hiercharcy Trouble.

Montreal. Dec. 23.-Dr. Conaty OF the
Washington university. who lectured
here Monday night. says that on the
day of his Inauguration he will make