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all times be 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 an administration of the
civil service laws as will afford
equal opportunities to all citizens
of ascertained fitness.
We declare it to be the unwritten
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
he eligible for a third term for the
presidential office.
The federal government should
care for and improve the Misslss.
ippi river and other great water
ways of the republic, so as to Sc
cure for the interior states easy
cheap transportation totide water.
When any waterway of the repub.
lie is Of sufficient Importance to de.
mand aid from the government,
such aid should he extended upon
a definite plan of continuous work
until permanent impro7e cement is
secured.
Con6ling i'll 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 considerate
| Judgment of the American people.
We invite the support of all citi'
zpns who approve them and who
desire to have them. made effective
through legislation for the relief
Of the people and the restoration
of the country's prosperity.
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ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICE DIlsEC.
TORY.

Jonas Rosenthal. ........... Post Master
Vim Maddox. .......--.Asst +"
Office hours from = o'clock m to p m.
Money order business closes at 4 y M.
Registered Letters close at O'Clock pm.
DISTRICT MAILS.
Hineston, six times week. Leaves
Alexandria at l1::,O a m; arrives at y M
Pineville, fourteen times o week.
Leaves Alexandria at l1.30 m and 6 p m.
Arrives at Alexandria 10 y M and 4 p IN
Poland, three times a week. Leaves
Alexandria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat-
urdays at 6 m: returns same days p IN.
Iatt, once week. Leaves Alexandra
on Fridays at 6 IN and returns same
day at $3.50 pm.
Kansas City, Watkins 4 Gulf Railway
to Lake Charles and intermediate post
offices, daily aud return same day
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-30

When the stomach and bowels are wrong
what seems a mere striHe, blocks the
whole system. Every part of the body
feels the effects Of little constipation.
The head aches, the mouth tastes bad;
the stomach Is distressed, the liver is con-
gested and torpid; you feel sluggish and
miserable and down-hearted the energies
are completely paralyzed-all for want of
little help to regulate the stomach and
bowels. What you want Is Dr.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. They will make you
regular and you keep so; they act in a
comfortable natural way, not violently but
surely. They give the intestines power
to move naturally; and also tone the
stomach and liver. You don't become a
slave to their use, they cure you SO you
stay cured. If druggist makes more
money on some violent purging pill he
may try to sell it to you. Don't'let him.
You will be helped to thorough understand.
ing of your own body In every stage Of health
and disease by DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser. This Is a great 1908 page book. In
plain English and replete with illustrations.
The hrst edition Of $50. 1000 copies was sold for
$3.50 each. The profits were devoted to publish.
ing the present edition of halfa-million free cop
les, 10 be sent ABSOLUTELY gratis to everyone wha
sends AZ onc.cent stamps to cover cost of mailing
only Address Worlds Dispensary Medical As
soSiation. No, Coz Msin Street, Buffalo N. Y.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

We, the democrats of the United
States, Ill national convention as
sembled, do reafflrm 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 Jeffersol's time to
our own-freedom of speech, free
dom of The press-frecdom of con-
science, the preservation of per.
sonal rights, the equality of all
citizens before the law, and the
!. faithful observances of constitu.
n 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.
ment established by the founders
of this republic of republics. I'm,
der its guidance and teachings the
great principle of local self.gov
eminent has found its best expires.
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
reaf1irms its devotion to those fun
damental principles of the con.
vention.
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 1878,
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 peo-
pie, q 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
monometallism, which has locked
fast the prosperity of an industrial
people in the paralysis of hard
times. Gold monometallism is a
British policy and its adoption has
brought other nations into finan.
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
sliding of that spirit ara love of
liberty which proclaimed our pc.
litical independence in l776, 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 l6 to
/, without waiting for the aid or
consent Of ANY other nation.
We demand that the standard
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eau be found at his Office, Albert's Store,
(up stairs) during the day. At night, 81
his residence, igreen house, corner Fifth
and Casson Streets.
~ Responds promptly to calls, day or
night.
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Representatives in Congress.

Representatives in Congress.
First District. .s...... Gen Adolph Meyer
Second District. .Chas + Buck
Third District. Andrew Price
Fourth District .......... H. W. Ogdcl
Fifth District. .............C b0atner
Sixth District. Mskobertson
State Officers.
Murphy J Foster. Governor
Robt H Snyder. ........ Lient-Governor
John T Michel. ecretary Of State
Milton J Cunningham. 80. Atty General
A v Fournet. State Treasurer
W w Heard :. :. Auditor Public Accounts
Nv Calhoun. /. .Supt Public Education
JG Lee. Commissioned immigration
Z" Commissioner Agriculture
J s Lanier. Register State Land Office
Allen Jumcl. ......... Adjntant General
] C Ryan. Senator 18th Sena'tl District
Baton Rouge Advocate ....Stato Printer
Supreme Court.
Francis T Nichols. ...... Chief Justice
New Orleans.
ASSOCIATES. :
n 4 nGrln
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LODGE MEETINGS.

nDD FELLOWs.-Phenix Lodge. No
" SO, I. O. o. +. meets every Tues
day night at 8 o'clock. All brethren are
crOdially invited to attend.
JOHN SHEvNIN, N. G.
: L. P. WHITTINGTON, Rec. Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-Alexan.
IL dria Lodge, No. 80, meets the First
and Third Thursdays at 8 p. NJ. Visiting
brethren cordially invited.
E. G. HUNTER, C. G.
A. HILTON, X. of r.. & s.
" NIGHTS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IL Lodge, No. $40, meets on the
Second and Fourth Wednesdays Of each
month at 8p. nj. Visiting brethren are
invited to attend.
j. A. JOHNSTON, d.
j. T. KNlGuTEN, Rep.
DUBLIC NOTICE rs HEl EBY A
1 given that the regular meet 9E1A1
ings of Oliver Lodge No. 81, +. NX
g. A. NJ. have been changed from Z \
the lst and Sd Saturdays of each
month, to the LIST and 81 Wednesdays OF
''' ' H. w. s. LusD, W. NJ.
VIyOODMEN OF Rap
w i,les Camp No. II, meets tho LIST
and 3rd Mondays Of each month at Sp.
m. Visiting Sovereigns are cordially
invited to attend.
]. +. ARIAlL, C. G.
j. A. SIMPSON. Clerk.
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Parish Officers.
REPRESENTATIVES..

JUDGES COURT or APPEALs-3RD CIRCUIT
W + Blacknlan. and. ......A Mouton
forms Of Court-Secoud Mondays in
February and July.
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POIlCE JURY.
VIM Hill, E J Sullivan. Alexandria
TIC WheadOn .................L amourle
J j Swami. President. 49,. .Cheneyville
John ID Phillps. Spring h'ii
r n White .Csicasieu
j N Nixon ....................H Iheston
w u james. ..........''.. .Opt'io
PJ Sleet. .Lamothe's, + y
C Price. Observation-Disclosures. Pmevlllc
JOS Lawrence. .................R igolette
Mrs Jennie Burnett. Clerk
Wiley Deem. Officer of tho Police Jury
SCHOOL BOARD.
C A Schnack, Alexandria. -. President
G o Watts Alexandria .Supt and Secty
r w Bringhurst. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
+ j Hardtner. .................f lhe'ii!e
Samuel Blum. ............. .Cheneyvlll"
u h Pickles. ..................La mONrle
w w Brasheur. .Plneviile
J K Collins. ........ HcmphliI I -
J Il Smith. HlnestOn
Samuel Nallette. ......... .Bubb's Bridge
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CON.
STABLES:
Alexandria Ward
Justices Peace--W w Wilmington aud
A b RACIAL.
Constables-M W Baillio aud w J
Gilmore.
COtile Ward
Justices Peace-F d Henderson, Thos
w Sorelle, III s Trimble, VIM Welch.
Const,.bles-J E Thomas, Eli Cleve-
land 4 6 Henderson, Sam Hoyt.
Calcasieu Ward
Justices Peace-E n Lambrisht, G W
Strother.
Constables--Hcnry Perkins and Frank
Perkins.
Lamourie Ward
Justices Peace - Robert Martin and
Nick Mareshal.
Coustables-G A Wise Ed Dunn.
Cheneyvillo Ward
Justices Peace X Moore, r II Jack
BON.
Constables-W S Roberts and N L
Stewart.
Rapides Ward
Justice PoaCe-LC Sanford
Constable-R II Murphy.
Rigoletto Ward
Justices Peace-Joe Simmons and {
N Pettis.
Constables-George L Anthony and
Griffin Nngent.
Spring Hill Ward
Justices Pesce-J W May and E I
GalligaD.
Constablcs B p Phillips, J D Dnnu
Hineston Ward
Justices Peace l. Rougeou, ant
Daniel Hogan.
ConstableS-James Meldsr, H Ron
geou.
Pinevillc Ward
Justices Peace-Andrew David L !
Daniels.
Constables-f II Holt, S "A Ryder.
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TERMS OF COURT FOR RAPlDEs PARISH ::
Civil Terms-First Mondays i'll Janu.
AIRY and May.
Jury Turms-First Mondays in April
and November.
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A big factory wa,

A big factory wal
brought to a stand
still the other day
for want of a com.
mon shingle : nail.
The trouble was a
lrl y at ry at first.
Even the boss ME.
chanic could mt tel!
what was the mat.
ter. They sent 70,
a high priced ex.
pert who charged
ten dollars an hour.
All he said was
{" Gimme a nail"
He drove it in the
right place and in
two M inutes the
whole factory was
going again.
That's the way
with the machinery
of the human hpdy
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

U. s. Senators.
N c Blanchard term expiring on the
4th of March, 1897.
Don Caffery, term expiring on the
:: 4th Of March, 1901.
The herald., 1896-05-10
IN MEMORlAM
Members Of st. Faiths Guild on the Loss of
Dear Friend

On the death Of Miss Algae Kelsey, the
members of st. Faiths guild of st. Jonh' s
church gave expression to the following:
We the members of st. Faiths guild
of st. Johns church, at our meeting,
saturday, May 9th, desire to express our
deep feeling at the loss of our dear friend
and o-wor1er, Algae Kelsey
One of the first members of the guild,
she always worked most faithfully
among us, endearing herself not only
to those who knew her closely, but to
those who We're only thrown with her
in the work of the guild. shedding the
influence of her happy nature and
thoughtfulness for Others everywhere,
doing the little kindnesses which 50
many leave unqOne, or despise.
1t were selfish for us to wish her back
from the happiness of Paradise, and it
is our earnest prayer that the in
fluence of her short life may never be
forgotten by us, but that it may be a
lasting inspiration to better things
throughout our lives.
We tender our deepest and most heart
felt sympathy to her parents In their
home of anguish-"Weep not; she Is not
dead. but sleepeth."
She is not dead--the child of our affection
Rut gone unto that school
Where she no longer needs our poor pro-
lection.
And Christ himself doth rule.
In that great cloister's stiffness and Sc
clusion
By guardian angels led,
Safe from temptation, safe from sins pol
luton
She lives whom we call dead.
The herald., 1896-05-10

manifestations of emotions and feel
ings.
Sixth-Gestures which do not answe
to rational conceptions and are there,
| fore external but not oral manifesta
tions of the ''verbum mental"
To this list Romanes adds all kind(
of written signs as seventh class.
In general it may be said that what,
ever affects man, either from his owl
being or from his environment, affects
changes mobiles his language.
Walter a. Edwards of Pasadena spoke
ON Imitation. He said in part: "Ther1
is a conscious and an unconscious imi.
tatton. In ethics it is the first principle
that holds us to the faith of Christ. Ha
advocated imitation, His disciples ad.
Nocated imitation. In the moral devel.
opment of a child we note n great un,
conscious imitation. In art and in other
material intellectual DEVELOPMENTS we
note the aptitude to initiate, to repro
ducc that which is beautiful and to ba
admired. In this the imitator loses na
Individuality
Originality, in great degree, is guess
Ing; spirit of 1t is mine. though lily
favored Thus we see in daily life, in
the press. in politics, rabid. unfounded
individual assertion on topics that tina
speaker knows but little about.
The imitation of anything proves the
lnferiority of the imitator to the thing
sought to be initiated, and his ardent
desire to develop and to surpass his
predecessor
An interesting paper on drawing was
read by Miss Ada NJ. Laughlin of the
state normal school. She said in part:
we must bring into the mind the
spirit of beauty. There is some hidden
genius in every child. Let us unfold the
powers of the child. Ask what the
child best loves. If art is beautiful it
belongs to all. We as a nation cannot
have art until art is taught in our public
schools. Let us have pictures, statuary
models and quotations on our school
walls; let the child see things that are
beautiful; this is the practical method
and there is too little of it. Our plan is:
Teach early simple FORMS then broaden
into the use of the brush and water COL
ors. Free and imaginative work should
be encouraged. Let pupils study nature
from nature. There must be creative ex-
preston if you desire the best results.
Miss Matte A. Reed of Pomona read
q paper on the relation of thought to
language.
Prof. John Dickinson spoke briefly on
language and thought.
Some unusually excellent music added
tC the enjoyment of the mornings pro-
gram. Miss Slack sang A Winter Lul-
laDy and Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Parsons
sang a Venetian boat song.
The next session of the association Will
he held at the normal school on the sec
ond Saturday of October at which time
Professor Dresslor will speak on psychol
ogy, and officers for the next year will
be elected.
The herald., 1896-05-10
That of Los Angeles County in
Session Yesterday
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
An Elaborate Paper Read by Or. HOose
of Pasadena
Walter A. Edwards Address on Imitation and
Hiss Laughiln's Discourse on Draw
ing-An Interesting Meeting

The Los Angeles County Educational
association met at the High school at
/ 10 a. m. yesterday. Superintendent
James ID. Graham of Pasadena occupied
the chair. The minutes of the previous
! meeting We're read and approved.
! The Cecilian quartet sang The Blue
| Bell in such delightful manner that an
| enthusiastic encore was the result.
Dr. James II. Hoose of Pasadena read
! a very thoughtful and elaborate paper
on the order of the language develop
ment of the race, and how far this order
should influence the presentation of the
| subject of language to the child. He
| gave description of the various races
| and classes of men and compared the
/ languages that are most strikingly va
RANT.
The doctor claimed that as there is
| little in common among the great Ian
guages of the world, there is nothing
that can be called race development of
language. The only kind of language
that is universal is the sign language,
and it is the most highly developed
among the Indians of the northwest.
Speech. gesture, dactylology and writ
ing are so many kinds of language
! There is, then, general faculty of Ian
guage which presides over all these
modes of expression and whicLanay be
defined as the faculty of establishing
a constant relation between an idea and
a sign, be this sound. a gesture, a fig
ure or a drawing of any kind.
Mivart gives the following as the six
different classes of languages
First-SoundS which are neither artic-
ulate nor rational. such as cries of pain
or the murmur of a mother to her in
fant.
Second-Sounds which are articulate
but not rational, such as the talks of
parrots or of certain idiots who, repeat
what they hear without comprehend
ing it.
Third-Sounds which are rational but
not articulate. CALCULATIONS by which we
sometimes express assent to- or dissent
from, given propositions.
F'ourth-Sounds which are both ra-
tional and articulate. constituting true
speech.
F'ifth-Gestures which do not answer
to rational conceptions. but are merely
The herald., 1896-05-10

mendations to be submitted to the coun-
Gil at the meeting Monday, among
which are the folloying:
That John ID. Young and others be al
lowed to "road-up' up Thirty-sixth
street and Wesley avenue.
That all proposals to sidewalk Main
street be rejected, and that properly
owners be permitted to do the work by
private contract
That the protest against the grading
of the alley between Seventh street,
Cambria street. Union avenue and Ver-
non street be denied
That the proposals to improve Sixth
street be rejected and the city clerk be
directed to readvertise for bids.
In the matter of the proposed UNDER
ground system of the Sunset company
on First street, recommend the approval
of the same.
In the matter of petition No. 404, rec.
ommend that the hydrant be repaired,
and that the hole be filed
In the matter of petition No 1896, in
the matter of the laying of tracks on
Macy street, referred to street superin-
tendent to have the street placed in
proper condition.
In the matter of petition No s. rec
ommend that the petition be denied, as
1t does not represent q majority of the
frontage on Seventh and Cambria
streets.
In the matter of petition No. 4O5, rec
ommend that the same be referred to
the street superintendent to require
compliance with the franchise.
Recommend that the street superin-
tendent be instructed to repair the pave
ment on. the east side of Spring street
at Seventh street.
In the matter of petition No. 326. in
the matter of furnishing macadam with
material, referred to the city enpineer
nrpGant fo
this material
In the matter of petition No 331 in the
matter of the establishment of the grade
on Grand View avenue, referred to engi-
neer, and If majority of frontage is rep
resented upon petition, to present ordi-
nance
In the matter of petition No. 39S. in the
matter of the grade of Pavilion avenue,
referred to engineer and IL a majority of
frontage is represented, to present ordi-
nance.
In the matter of petition No. 399, in re-
gard to the removal of posts of Terminal
railroad, referred to street superintend-
ent to comply with former instructions.
In the matter of petition No. 400, in re-
gard to the improvement of Thirty-sixth
street, referred to street superinten-
dent, with recommendation that he al
lew petitioners to road up the street.
In the matter of petition No. 800, rec
ommend that the city engineer present
description to the city attorney to pre-
sent ordinance and district of assess
ment between Fourth street and Brad
bury block, provided, the parties owning
the private alley place in escrow the
decided right of way. if the property
owners open an alleyway through the
other park of the block
In the matter of proposals to improve
Ceres avenue, recommend that the bid
of Thomas A. Grant be accepted.
In the matter of proposals for the i'm
rrovement of Ruth avenue, recommend
that the bid of VIM. l.. Riley be accepted
In the matter of the improvement of
Cummings street. recommend that the
bid of l.. c. Palmer be accepted.
The herald., 1896-05-10
THE FINANCES OF lAE CITY
Recommendations iade by the
COMMITTEE
SOME TRANSFERS ORDERED
The Regular Week Report Of the City
CIek Filed
Status Of the vapus Street Improvements
Ordered--Weeiy Meeting Of the Board
ofi1biic Works

The financ committee of the city
council metFesterday and transacted
the usual rotine business. In addition
to the apprval of the usual demands
the commtee recommended that the
city audite and the city treasurer be
instructedp D make the following trans
fers to til street lighting fund: From
the cash md, 5000; from the new water
fund. $1Si; from the tax fund, 4-95,
$4,000.
In the natter of the petition of J. L.
Randisi skiing a rebate to him of $31 80
on accent of overpaid taxes of 1894 -95
the comittee recommend that the petit
ton be ranted.
ITY CLERKS REPORT
The lty clerk yesterday filed the fol-
lowin, report for submission to the
counc Monday:
In te matter of the sewering of Belle
vue Senue from Pearl street to lot H.
blocl7, of the Park tract notice of
sire, work was published February
18TH Time fer protest expired Fcbru-
arySth. On February 21st the protest
of x. A. Stratton was filed, which pro-
tes was denied and objections over
rud by your honorable body on the 18th
ofApril. Upon the denial of said pro-
tG and the Overruling of said objec-
TIPS your honorable body acquired ju-
fniCtioii W oIueT tile WOTK. IL Will now
hin order for your honorable body, If
w so see fit, to pass the ordinance or
cling the work, which said ordinance
Herewith submitted
IN the matter of the improvement Of
Ourteenth street from Stanford avenue
tCentral avenue. notice of street work
vas published April 10th Time for pro-
Ht expired April 9th. No protests
i've been received Proof by affidavit
the posting and publishing of all or
fnance and notices required being on
lie, council acquired jurisdiction May
Ith. to pass the final ordinance 1t will
now be in order for your honorable body.
II you so see fit. to pass the ordinance
ordering the work. which said ordi-
nance is herewith submitted
In the matter of the improvement of
Stewart street from Eighth to Ninth
streets. notice of street work was pub
lished April 10th. Time for protest ex-