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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-01-06
SUCCESSION SALE.
State of Lonisiana-Parish of Rapides-
Tenth Judicial District
Court.

SUCCESSION OF INA FOG
JOHN II. PORTER.
DURsUANT TO A COMMISSION AND
L order of sale issued from the Honor
able the Tenth Judicial District Conrt
and to me directed as Sheriff and ex-otti-
clio Auctioneer of the Parish of Rapides,
Louisiana, commanding and authorizing
me to sell for the payment of debts, for
cash, after due advertisement and in. ac-
cordance with law, the hereinafter dcs-
cribed property, belonging to the Sue
cession of John H. Porter, deceased, |
will offer for sale at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the; front
door of the Court House, in the Town of
Alexandria, La, between the hours pre-
scribed by law. on
SATURDAY, Both JANUARY, A. D. 1897,
the following described property, tc-
wit:
A certain piece, parcel or lot of ground
situated in the lower suburbs of the City
of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La, front
ing forty-tive feet on an unknown alley
way and running back between parallel
lines depth Of siXty-two feet, bounded
above by property of Harry Davis, below
by property of Jacob Irving and in rear
by property of W. w. Wilmington or
Mrs. NJ A. Zimmerman, together with
all the buildings aud improvements
thereon or thereto appertaining.
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement OH file in said record.
ID. L. STAFFORD. +
Sheriff and ex-cfficio Auctioneer, Parish
of Rapides, La.
Dec. 90, 1896.
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the following described property, to-
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NATCHlTocHEs, La,
December 10, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice OF his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before Clerk District Court, a
Alexandria La, on January Y, 1897,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 1855, John
Price, for the N. w. IA, Section 81, I. 3
N, K. ) w. Louisiana meridian. He
names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and culti-
walton of said land. viz: J. L. Blackwell.
of Hneston P. O., La; A. A. Smith, Il. NJ.
White, VIM. II Smith, of Asher T. o.,
La. EDW ARD PHlLLlfo,
Fee. 16, 1896. Register.
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" Twas long ago, VT ever will
The carrier corner fill
Within my heart. Today, of course,
Our lads provided with a horse,
But doubtless he is poor. and you
And | tonight can something do
To make his Christmas bright. Upon
The papers here let every one
Leave what he can. The little lad
Deserves it, and twill make us glad
10 do it. Then We'll write for him,
A merry Christmas, little Tint"
They all arose, and willingly
They emptied pockets till pile
OF money, lying loose and free,
Was there, and such happy smile
Was ON the face of each, and then
Out filed the big, soft hearted men
And left the place in darkness-no,
Not quite in darkness for the Goals
Still Redeemed, and the cheerful glow
| Yet played, as il the wholesome souls
Had left WITHIN the Place ray
Or love to greet the Christmas day.
| PHILIP NERRlLL MIGHELS.
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HOMESTEAD NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, la, !
November u. 1856,

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, Ia,
November n, 1856
Notice hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his in
tention to make final proof in support of
his claim and that said proof will be
made before John w. Rhorer, U. 5. Com
missioner, at Glenmora, La, on January
l3, 1897, viz. Gideon johnson, who
made homestead entry No. 13439, for the
S w / of w 4,E4 offs W I, SW t of
Sc 1, Sec. 6 7. l s. H., 3 w.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz: Solomon
Strother Henry Perkins, Lazine john
son, Rob't Perkins. All OF Gum, T. o.,
La. Il. MCD. BRUMBY,
Register.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Rapides Tenth Judicial
District Court.

SUCCESSION or SIMON CULLEN
FOR NO. OlI.
ADMINISTRATION &c.
WHEREAS, MRS. ANNIE j. Gull
w LEN, Administrators of tho Sue
crssion Of Simon Cullen. deceased. has
this day filed in the above numbered and
entitled record, Final Account of her
administration, praying that the same he
approved and homoIpgated and that sue
be discharged as administrative and her
bond cancelled.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it
doth or may concern that the said Final
Account will be approved and honiolo-
gated and made the Judgment of the
Court and the said Administrative be
discharged and her bond cancelled unless
opposition is filed thereto within the de-
lays prescribed by law.
By order OF the Court.
{ ~ Witness my official signature
SEAL Iand seal at Alexandria, La,
~ }this the 26th day OF December
A. y. 1896.
C.. L. RANSDELL,
Clerk
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Till In admiration stood
Amazed at all her hardihood,
For with me she had risen, too,
And said, 'I'n go along with you,
Because the route ought to know
In case of accident and 80
She followed me; but, bless you, she
Came home little YEARLY.
"It came along to Christmas week,
But none of US would scarcely speak
A word of it, for we were poor,
AS poor could be, and rarely sure
OF bare nece ,sities l guess
I caught cold-as if distress
We're not enough-but on l went
With working, silently intent
On keeping up But Christmas eve
| felt determination leave,
For weak and sick l fell in bed,
A little off within my head.
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ooh, such storm arose that night
With wind and snow, u sorry plight
The streets were In. The drifts were high
And piling higher, and the sky
Was fierce with specks as fine rs wheat
And sharp as ice and nearly fleet
AS bullets rs they drove before
The wind. Beneath our rafting door
The searching bits came drifting In,
And all. our clothes were far too thin
To keep the cold without or keep
Us warm enough to let us sleep.
"It seems my plucky sister Kate
Next morn resolved at any rate
To take my paper route alone
In air that chilled one to the bone.
But this she bravely minded naught,
And out into the morning, fraught
With blizzard terrors, bravely set,
Nor minded what was to be met.
Let him who will try to deride
The pluck, the courage, bona tide,
OF women, but in case of need
Where men would fail they oft succeed.
"She struggled CT until at length
Her girlish form lost all Its strength
Although 'twould conquer sterner mold
And, palsied by the bitter cold,
Into the snow she PROSTATE sank, =.
With scarce a moan, her mind blank,
While from her frock went scurrying
The papers But this was the thing
That saved her life, for at the feet
Of one then battling up the street
A rended sheet was spread, and he
Came then upon her suddenly.
"And, 10! the editor it was,
! And not at home abed because
He'd gone to try to catch me at
The office, just to tell me that
I'd better not attempt to go
| Upon the route until the snow
| And storm nbated. But he'd found
The papers gone and turned around
For home again when accident
Threw rescue in his way. He bent
Down over little Kate, and then
He was the most surprised of men.
"Near by he lived Oh, fortunate
The circumstance, for nearly fate
Had ended all with Kate. But soon
He had her housed, and from the swoon
OF cutting wind and chilling snow
Kind hands soon brought the ruddy glow
OF coursing blood in cheek and vein,
And soon she was herself again,
Right grateful for the timely aid
And for the new found friends she'd made
How often in life's crooked course
Help comes from unexpected source!
"To them 1t was Joy to think
They'd snatched her from the very brink
or death, and oh, the things they did
For all of us until, amid
New comforts we were placed. The day
Was marvelously sweet ana gay,
A Christmas worth the having, though
A fellow was too i'll to know
Quite all the goodness of it. Yes,
And that was not quite all, for, bless
Their hearts, they never let US sec
Again the ghosts Of poverty.
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City Officers.
coUNClLMEN.
ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICE DlREC.
TORY.
Post Master

Ionas Rosenthal Post Master
VIM Maddox. Asst {" /"
Office hours from o'clock m to p IN.
Money order business closes at p m.
Registered Letters close at 5o'clock pm.
DISTRICT MAILS.
Hineston, six times a week. Leaves
Alexandria at 1880 Il IN; arrives at pm.
Piueyille, fourteen times a week
Leaves Alexandria at 1l.30 nj and 6 p m.
Arrives at Alexandria 10 q m ard 4 p M.
Poland, three times a week. Leaves
Alexandria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat-
urdays at 6 III: returns same days 7 m.
Iatt, once week. Leaves Alexandra
on Fridays at 6 IN and returns same
day at $3.50 pm.
Kansas City, Watkins e. Gulf Railway
to Lake Charles and intermediate post
Offices, daily aud return same day
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Representatives in Congress.
State Officers.

StHIt UNCtTSs
Murphy J Foster... Governor
Robt H Snyder. ......... Lieut-Governor
John T Michel. ...... Secretary Of State
Milton ] Cunningham. 500. Atty-General
A V Fournet.. State Treasurer
w w Heard. Auditor Public Accounts
j V Calhoun. !. .Supt Public Education
j G Lee. Commissioner immigration
(" Commissioner Agriculture
j S Lanier. ;. Register State Land Office
Allen Jumel. ......... Adjntant General
J G Ryan. Senator 18th Scna'tl District
Baton Rouge Advocate State Printer
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CANDY /:

To enlarge our Trade, we will
send a limit of sample boxes OF all
Fine and Fancy Candies, and sam
samples of all Cream, Chocolate
and Fruit Candies, we carry to
any address on receipt of one dol.
lar, two cent stamps taken) and
Express Charges Prepaid, These
Candies are sold from 20cts. to
sl.O0 "a pound. In ordering state
name of Express Co., aud please
show candies to friends and neigh.
bors. Address:
THE CRESCENT CANDY GO.
6O5 CarondeleJ Street, New Or
leans, La.
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[ContiDuel from page IL

Nv likeness we'll enough. was caught
And so we'd rest awhile. l knew
1t couldn't always last, but do
Wbateer would / felt the loss
When 10 more could step across
The threshold of his studio
And watch his fine creations grow
"To papers back went, nor saw
The artist more. The days grew raw
Az fall came on and passed and low
HING wintry clouds. December's snow
Came much too soon that year and made
Me cold and blue. But Christmas trads
Was lively, though, and you can guess
what crowds were on the streets. bless
That time for doing more for me
Than holiday festiyity
az long years since has done. The day
rFore Christmas twas, and this the way:
@nITpon a corner where the crowd
Was surging thick called aloud
NV last edition. Suddenly
Around the corner, running free
@Of reins or driver, came pair
OF tearing horses, and the air
Was full of screams, and from the street,
In widest pnnic Of retreat,
The fleeing people rushed, nor cared
A single one how others Jared
I If only they were safely out
! OF dangers way A fearful shout
"Rang loud above the screams, for there
tiny child as soft and fair
As down. had fallen, and she lay,
All helpless, fairly in the way
tuLo fri pht Hind horsoc h0d To 90
A man whose every struggling throe
Grew wilder sought in vain, alack,
To mako the frightened crowd keep back
That he might save the little child.
sBns while he ragged in accents wild
4 snatched her forth and felt the brush
of horse against me In the rush.
ZpThis but an instant hardly took,
lind then, with flushed and frightened
look,
fine eager crowd around me closed
With praises as may be supposed.
But soon there came quick rushing through
The throng man. and just as true
6,Hm alive it proved to be
Nv artist friend His child was she
held. and, oh, how pale his face
Until he Rugged her safel The place
We left at once, for had won
His heart, with just so little done.
I'll ne'er forget the scene nor place,
he look upon the father face,
ss1.ile tears yelled from his eyes. Bless
90! 10Y he said. IN meier repay
fou half for what you've done today,
Int as proof of gratitude
n give you clothes and room and food
Ehat you may have chance, with pluck,
70 make useful man. Thus luck
anne unexpected like the light
a@fL,-, ,ws daily the dark night
- have to close my story. Well,
e's little left of it to tell.
ut to school and studied, too,
slife took on meaning new.
. day the chance came that | sought.
N / was fitted, as l thought,
artist got me on The News,
A there | had chance to use
3oyhood training, and at last
1T with scribbling men was cast,
christmas keep till the end
u, my long departed friend. :"
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Notice, Confederate Veterans.

The members of Jeff Davis
Camp, No. 6, United Confederate
Veterans, are requested to meet at
the court house, in Alexandria, on
Saturday, January 9th, 1897. Bus
mess of Importance to he transact
ed and full attendance is espec-
tally desirable.
BY order of FRED SEIP,
Commander.
w. w. WHITTINGTON.
Adjutant.
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old reporter wistfully
rl;ed out upon the night. 1t seemed
his mellow eyes could see
past again, rs if he dreamed
yhood days The men around
.tove were still Not any sound
made, nor for moment spoke.
not for long this silent mood
ued, for merry joke
I pressman cracked Mt last and wooed
laughter back, then said, Prepare
Var the editorial share"
d friends" then said the editor,
cannot stay much longer, for
iour is late. But, looking out
the snow that flies about
hit, l thought of long ago,
sch storm Of wind and snow
2shs Oh one night and hore
this city. Well, fear
8, sles not new of how | grew
re and worked my progress through
ice till l came to hold
esent place, when ! was old.
aone Of you, l think, has heard
lapter one, for not a word
We told for years. Twas fall
~ ne to town, my father tall
lenter--and sister Kate
But soon the hand of fate
hs heavily was laid,
This work my father made
step on scaffold high
d o fall. We thought he'd die
him long from work, and we
unged in sudden poverty.
again the fearful dread
with winter come, for bread
at nor fire we had At last,
opo, 1t seemed, was nearly past,
q took me in and made
and then, arrayed
d mittens, 'gainst the cold,
on steiner mold,
wind or snow appall,
served my papers all.
ugh very small indeed,
home with many need.
&c. Id those mornings were!
.hty hard it was to stir,
/ lg before the morning light,
/ l, the frost air to fight,
Neneath struggling lond
opped along the road.
S.eryed my daily route,
layream of knowledge mute
IA and food for thought.
old time has wrought
\ ~ = years ago,
1T with the papers now,
ing back the years now fled
,Jut burn to look aheads
nat possessed my sister Kate
L, but it may be fate
| N bright active, cheerful, smart,
J ing gave NE quite Il start
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DOCTOR 3. T. MOSELEY

Can be found at his Office, Alherts Store,
fup stairs) during the day. At night, at
his residence, igreen house) corner Fifth
and Casson Streets.
~ Responds promptly to calls, day OF
night.
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TERMS OF COURT FOR RArlDEs PARISH:
Civil Terms-First Mondays in Janu-
airy and May.
Jury Terms-First Mondays in April
and November.
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LODGE MEETINGS.

+ Md S.-Phenix Lodge. No
~ IS, I. 0. O. +. meets every Tues
day night at o'clock. All brethren are
crodially invited to attend.
JOHN SHEvNIN, N. G.
L. P. WHITTlSGToN, Rec. Sec.
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~ NIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Alexan !
u dria Ledge, No. 50, meets the First
and Third Thursdays at 8p. IN. Visiting
brethren cordially invited.
E. &. HUNTER, &C.
A. HILTON, X. Of r. Il S.
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Supreme Court.
Francis L Nichols. 1888. Chief Justice
New Orleans.
! ASSOCIATES.
Parish officers.
Representatives.

JUDGES COURT OF APPEALs-3RD CIRCUIT
w + Blackman. land. ......A Monton
Terms of Court-Sccond Mondays in
February and July.
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COPIES SENT FREE
ADDRESS
LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT,
Alexandria, La.
TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Rapides-Tenth Judicial
District Court.

SUCCESSION OF No. III.
Mrs. M. F. PEAncE. Probate Docket.
DURsUANTT TO AN ORDER OF SALE
issued by the aforesaid Court i'll the
above entitled and numbered Succession,
commanding me to sell for the payment
of debts, all the real estate of the said
Succession, | will offer for sale and sell
at public anction, at the late residence OF
the deceased, Mrs. Martha +. Pearce,
near the town of Cheneyville, Rapides
Parish, La, between the hours prescrib-
ed by law, on
SATURDAY, the 9th day of JANUARY,
A. D 1897,
the following described property, to-
witt
A certain piece. parcel or tract of land,
situated, lying aud being i'll the Parish
of Rapides, State of Louisiana, contain
ing fifty acres and described as follows:
bounded in front by public road or Bayou
Boeuf, east by land of Mrs. NJ. c. Ro-
bert, west by land of Mock aud south by
woodland of w. P. Ford, together with
all buildings and improvements thereon,
being same property acquired from w.
p. Ford on February LIST. 1892, duly re-
corded in Conveyance Book 2, PIP 359
aud 800.
Terms of Sale-Cash, snhiect to ap-
praisement or file in said record.
RALPH FITZPATRICK,
Testamentary Executor,
| Dec 8, 1896.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
IT q Senators.

U. s. Senator's.
C Blanchard term expiring on the
4th of March, 1897.
Don Gallery, term expiring on she
4th of March, 1901.
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SURRENDER.
State of Lonisiana-Parish of Rapides-
Tenth Judicial District
Court.
GISsBurc & MARRus} 700
vs.. No. 1922.
THEIR CREDITORS. Surrender.

GISsBUEG & MARRus
THEIR CREpITORs. Surrender
IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN Ginsburg & Marrus, IL Commercial
firm dnmiciled and doing business in the
City of Alexandria, La, have made
voluntary surrender for the benefit OF
their Creditors, which surrender has been
accepted by the Hon. Edwin G. Hunter,
Judge of the 10th Judicial District Court
for this Parish and State and all proceed
ings against the persons or property OF
said firm or against the persons or prop
erty of the individual members thereof
have been stayed. That meeting of
said Creditors is called to be held before
l.. V. Marye, a Notary Public, on the 9th
day of January, A. D.. 1897 at his office
in this City to prove mp their respective
claims against said firm, to elect Syn
die to administer the property surrender
ed and to vote npon any other matters
that may properly come before said meet
ing.
{ ~ Witness the Hon. Edwin G.
L. S. }Hunter and f. N. Cullom,
(~ SJudges of said Court and given
under my hand and Seal at Alexandria.
La, on this 9th day of Nov'r. A. D.,
1896.
G.. NJ. FITZPATRICK,
f.. Deputy Clerk.
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no remission BY that blood you and l
will be saved or never saved at all. Glory
be to God that the hill back of Jerusalem
was the battlefield on which Christ
achieved our liberty
WATEDLOO.
The most exciting and overpowering day
of one summer was the day | spent on
the battlefield Of Waterford. Starting out
with the morning train from Brussels.
we arrived in about an hour on that ia
nous spot. A son of one who was in the
battle, and who had heard from his father
a thousand times the whole scene recited.
accompanied us over the field. There
stood the old Hougonont chateau, the
walls denied and scratched and broken
and shattered by grapeshot and cannon
and dead were pitched. There is the
chapel, with the head of the infant Christ
shot Off There are the gates at which
for many hours English and French
armies wrestled. Yonder were the 160
guns OF the English and the go guns of
the French. Yonder the Hanoverian hus-
sars fled for the woods. Yonder was the
ravine OF Chain, where the French caval-
ry, not knowing there was a hollow in the
ground, rolled over and down, troop after
troop, tumbling into one awful mass of
suffering, hoof Of kicking horses against
brow and breast Of captains and colonies
and private soldiers, the human and the
beastly groan kept up until, the day after
all was shoveled under because Of the
malodor arising in that hot month Of
June.
There" said our guide. "the highland
regiments lay down ON their faces wait
ing Tor the moment to spring upon the
foe. In that orchard $500 men were cut
to pieces. Here stood Wellington, with
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THE PRIZE FIGHT DEATHS.
Frank Connolly Discharged-Samuel s
Perry Held for Grand jury.

Philadelphia, March 22.-Deputy Cor
oner Dugan today held inquests in the
cases of Christian Kielnecker. who died
on Saturday, after engaging in a box
ing bCu with Frank Connolly. and OF
Edward Gibbons, who died the same
day from the effects of a heart blow
delivered by Samuel s. Perry on Friday
night during a bout at the Tenth Ward
Democratic Club.
1t was testified that Kielnecker STUN
bled, and in falling struck his head
on a spike, which projected from the
floor. The autopsy showed that the fall
broke an abscess which had formed on
the mans brain. and hat death re-
suited therefrom. Connolly was dis
charged.
In the Gibbons case, Peter Gillespie,
the referee; James O'Neill. the second
for Gibson; William Orr. the second
for Perry, and several Others stated
that it was not q brutal contest. DR..
Cattell, the c%orOner's physician, de-
clared that death was caused by hem
orrhage of the neck, nose, pharynx
and brain, due to traumatic injuries"
The jury held Perry responsible and
the deputy coroner committed him to
the county prison without bail to await
the action of the grand jury.
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arm and all his sorrows under his other
arm and said: Il will atone for these
under my right arm and will heal all
those under my left arm. Strike me with
all thy glittering shafts, o eternal jus
tice! Roll over me with all thy surges, We
oceans of sorrow,' And the thunderboltS
struck him from above, and the seas OF
after hurricane. and cyclone after cyclone,
and then and there in presence of heaven
and earth and hell-yea. all worlds wit
nessing-the price, the bitter price, the
tr~anscendent price, the awful price, the
glorious price, the infinite price, the
eternal price, was paid that sets us free.
THAI is what Paul means, that is what
l mean, that is what all those who have
ever had their heart changed mean by
Blood l glory in this religion of blood.
/ am thrilled as ! see the suggestive color
in sacramental cup. whether it be of bur-
nished silver set on cloth i~mmacuulately
White or rough hewn from wood set on
table in log hut meeting house of the will
derness. Now / am thrilled as I see the
affairs of ancient Sacrafice crimson with
the blood Of the slain amb, and Leviticus
as the New. Now 1 see why the destroy
ing angel, passing over Egypt in the
night, spared all those houses that had
| blood sprinkled on their doorsteps. Now
I know what Isaiah means when he
speaks of lone in red apparel coming with
| lived from Bosrah." and whom
the Apocalypse means when it describes a
heavenly chieftain whose "vesture was
dipped in blood" and what Peter. the
APOSTLE. means when he speaks of the
precious blood that ~cleanseth from all
sin" and what the old, worn out, decrepit
| missionary Paul means when, in my text,
he cries, without shedding Of blood is