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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
cngcd Like n wiId ncnst

Captain Drcyfus is the man who was
condemned hy Franco To exile on the penal
island Cayenne, OFF the coast OF French
Guiana, for revealing French army secrets
to the enemy.
Whom Dreyfus was first placed on the
island a hut was erected almost Ia Tho cen
ter and placed at his disposal. Near by
three other huts were erected, one for the
officer in charge, the second for six sol
Giers dong guard duty and the third for
two couvicts who acted Ms sery1n.l,
Now great iron cage has been built
around the hut occupied by DreyTus. II
was begun six months age, and has Just
been completed. IL cost G0.00N francs 70
build IT and is as elaborate as II Intended
&c hold a small regiment of Wild beasts.
The French government feels that u has
Dreyfus safe at last.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
A NEW IOCKHART HAP

Lockhart. Texas Dear Haphammer:
Reading the Haps' letters has boon q
source Of pleasure to me FOR quite a
while, and at last I have decided to put
Forth my feeble efforts TO aid in making
the boys and girls page interesting.
some of the essays on Autumn" which
appeared in the last TWO papers, were
excellent. and show that the writer's have
learned to appreciate the beauties OF ma
this c,b arr, s,n,os u , We nysaIT tread.
ing the "iowcry path Of knowledge"
am In the ninth grade.
Just think. Haps. this IS the month of
December Soon the wear 1877 with all It's
Joys and all its sorrows will be numbered
with the past
Wen, as this is my first visit to your
pleasant club, will make It brief. am.
new Hap, MARVEL
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Willie stroud.
BIRD CONTEST INTERESTED HIM

Houston TeXas.-Dear Haphammer: If
you will allow me to join your happy
hammer happiness for a while. and VIII
also try to make my letters more interest
ing, as we become better known to each
other. | was very much Interested IL The
bird contest ana made a lis " about
seVenty-iive birds and thought mat was a
good sized list. hut WIS more than sur
pr!sed when l learned ulilt El lie Norris
had sent in such large list. ] was els
appointed that the entire list OF his was
not printed, so that we couil see and
know more about the birds of our state.
| viii have to congratulate Eddie Morris
and give him credit for being better verscd
about birds than am. though ] was born
and raised In the State My address Is
Happyhdmmer,
q16 Con p-rnss strpot ITpuStOu. 'Tnxaa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
Trick. ior the Tongue.

Try TO read the following sentences
aloud and quickly. repeating the shorter
ones half a dozen times In succession:
Six ,heck thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried Aging fish.
The sea ceaseih. but II sufGceth us.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig whip.
Two tosis, totally tired, tried 10 trot
10 Tedlplry.
Street, strong stephen Stringer SHARED
six sackly sfiky snakes
She stood at the door OF Mrs. Smiths
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nlns IN tue bird contest I would like to
correspond with you and pollie stroud
INIT Is, II you and Doliic are Wiling.
Pearl, | VIII correspond with YOU, al
though am not much OF a musician, but
l am taking music lessons and | am
striving 10 win the name, as | am very
iond OF music. 4 true Hap.
AiEenta 4. EeldlnE.
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byhammers are the young
head the Youths Department
Ston Post. There are no fees
! any kind connected with the
Ind girls who read The Post
billed as active members by
|e, age and address.
Meet of all Happyhammers to
lppiness when and wherever
knce the club name and motto.
Her Is the violet. the club tree
land the club pet is the mock
being chosen by the members
The faVorite dog of the Hap
lis the Scotch collie, or shep-
blors are rose and gray. These
Intended TO be worn with or
|club button or pin. They are
| badge hy pinning or sewing
b pieces Of narrow ribbon, one
and the other of light gray.
htton is made of celluloid. The
hite, with the words Houston
Club painted in violet color.
liver is engraved in the center
Net color. The letter H" is in
bn each side of the violet. 1t
lefty little badge and will be
Happyhammer upon the re-
tents. I'm ordering n button.
|r letters TO the Haphammer.
Ist, Houston, Texas.
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Call. Texas.--Dear llaphanner; This
f. tho third dav of December, ami INC
rain 10 falling in torrents II has hecn
raining all night, and the water Is every,
who're NV. my, How WE want II 10 stop
Mr. Hap. Me are Indeed glad TO have you
back again, although w cnioyei Mistf,ss
primroses visit very much, ana nope she
(SumseN waryt to tell the haps some
thing Of my life. AZ 7 am a new Han
nronablv n would interest YOU some.
An n lille girl IA years of age; have blue
eyes fair skin and dark, curly halr
was born In Ohio: lived there for several
years. and my father moved TO Omaha.
Neb. There we lived untl was y years
OH. when we came Scnth, to Texas ! am
iAtle Northern girl, and I glory in tho
Nov. Sunrise ony chum>, was born ana
raised in Texas. but she Is a httlc North
ern girl for she holds strongly to all the
Northern IDEAS.
such tines as We do have at school,
sirGing AS We GO Marchng Ihr0ugn
bcnntifu song We think It is
"Antumn m Texas" We don't really
know whether our composition will be &C
certed on this subject or not, but there IL
moth nc like trying, and VIC can try.
Tbr autumn months are September Oc-
tobar and November. In September the
leaves hcp1h to turn brown and fall the
utie gray squirrel hops out to lay aside
hii store of nuts for winter: the little
,s,le mt on their aprons; the boys get
their baskets. and away they go after
mis- such merry happy crowd,
'rhc little viclsds droop their little heads.
c'ose Their heavy lttlc eyes and lie down
TO- the brave oh oak to send tho leaves
down TO shelter them from the chilling
biaets Of winter. The harvest IS gath
cred tho meadow is brown ard bare, the
fic,de OF waving grain have all been gath
srrI and nothing remains hut the bare
tract OF land. The birds have flown, tne
nou.crs are del1 The wind s'ghs so
mournful.y through the forests. NOW
winter - nearly here. for the snowbird
fits about In the branches OF the tree 10
tell rs Of the approaching sn0wstorms.
with love to all, your little friends.
Sunrise and Sunset
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DYSPEPSIA

Troubles quickly relieved and cured by
sainpie bottle irte by
rail o. Druggists. Every drop Is worth
.ts weight IN gold when yoai need Il. Ad-
dress Franklin Hart. Dept. p. New York.
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Russell Sage denies the report that he
IL to retire from Wall street ''Why?" he
said. aghast at the rumor. 81 have added
largely TO my holdings this fall" An Of
Mr.. sage's early associates in business are
either dead or bankrupt
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you a little fairy.
HAP TELkS

bpyh1mecs: Many of You are
Prning the art of writing short
|here were several that We're
|lent this week. With a little
Ru VIII he able to discuss nearly
\ In fiflcen or twenty lines, and
|ld 10 necessary TO write tLree
pcs TO cypress your thoughts.
Of Nicholas Belden furnishes
fmple of what can be done by
PR at condensation, Two weeks
pre- an article about the charac-
puS Caesar, which would have
Pearly u column on this page.
D be published on account of its
p this week he discussed the
FEY IN twenty or thirty lines.
FH learn to brief your letters in
me membership Is constantly
and over 100 letters are now
Ach week.
Tvs that the tomato Is vege-
grace says that the tomato IL
low which is right? Harry and
? submitted the question to The
'aln girls for an answer. HARRY
az lhN grocers and seelsmen
! ~ Ne gardeners call the tomato
Il, pant 1t like a vegetable and
Nm IN vegetable. But Grace IN.
y, Nv tomato IS Just as much the
- tomato plant as the straw
.le strawberry plant. straw
own N the garden. she said,
- WIN the tomatoes. they ale
/, Srocers in the same way. anu
!, eaS On why the tomato isn't n
WI as the strawberry.
You think about itY
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
[oFFIoIAL
Proceedings Of Police Jury of
Rapides Parish.
ALEXANDRIA, La, Feb /, 1897.

ALEXANDRIA, La, Feb /, 1897.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present Messrs. Hill, James,
Lawrence, Nixon, Price, PHILIPPE, Sulli-
van, Sleet, Wheadon and White.
The President being absent, Mr. James
Yves called to the chair, and on motion OF
Mr.. Hill, duly seconded, Mr.. James was
elected president pro tem.
The minutes OF the last day of the last
meeting were read and approved.
On motion-Tne petition OF the property
owners 10 Alexandra and Rapides wards
was not considered for the reason that the
CONTRACTS system had been adopted for 1897,
and bids for the sale of the Road outfit
and the letting out of the roads in said
Wards had been advertised for; and, on
motion, the bids received were ordered
opened and considered and Mr. III. n.
James bid for the purchase OF tour mules
for S475, and the road machine for 500,
with the privilege to collect $1.25 from
each person subject to. o duty 10
Alexandria, Rapides and Gothic Wards, be
accepted. The said NJ. N. James, sgrees
further to furnish all necessary lumber,
nails, etc, and put in all culVerts in said
road system free OF any cost to the Par
ish.
On motion of Mr. Hill, duly seconded,
Mr.. ]. n. RutIeige was awarded the con
tract to WORK the public roads, IL roa
district No. Q, according to the published
spec. lcations, for the year 1897, at 95cts
per capita, without expense to the Parish.
On motion Of DIR. Sleet:
Resolved, That the report OF commits
sioners for building Middle Bayou DAM
be accepted aad the bill of the contractor,
Jno. Mccarthy, be approved for 1896.
Ga motion OF MIR. Hill, the Jury ad-
jonrled untii 9 o'cl3cz TOMORROW mora
Ing.
Attest:
JENNIE BARRETT,
Clark Police Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
War "Reminiscences.

On the first page Of this issue of
the LOUISIANA DEMoCRATappeafs
some interesting "a reminiscenc-
es written for the Times Democrat
by Col. David F. Boyd, These
"reminiscences of our civil war were
concluded in Sundays Times Demo
crat and will be finally reproduced
in the LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT next
week.
These sketches should be read
with avidity by all persona who re-
yere The sacred cause, upon which
the Southern people stsked aud
lost their all. The author il well
knowa 10 and must ba kindly re.
membered by the generation upon
the stage OF life, when these thrill
ing episodes were enacted. The
references to parties, now deceased,
who played u prominent part rs
we'll IS some still Snrgiviug, IN the
grand drama Of the bloodiesJ ana
most colossal war in tie history oi
the world, ought to make it doub
~ interesting to the people Of Rap
ides parish,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
THURSDAY, FEB 41H.

District Court convened pnrsu-
ant to adioarnmeut, His Honor.
Judge Hanter, presiding.
Dennis Mem .nas vs A. "A. Good.
win. Case argued, Submitted and
taken under Amusement.
Sherman Cook for Natnraliza
ton. Naturalization as prayed
fer.
Ransey s. sikenan VS. Mayor
and Council of Alexandria. Jadg-
meut rendered in favor OF plain.
tits for s6ls.o2, wifi 5 per cent
interest thereon from July Both,
1895, and costs. Appeal granted
to the Court ofAppeals, to be held
i'll Raiiides on the first Tuesday in
July, 1897.
Court then adjourned until Fri.
day at 10 a. N.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
Threw Away His Canes.

rL
Mr.. D. Wiley, sx.posimaster.
Black Creek, N. Y, was so badly
afflicted with rheumatism that he
was only able TO hohble around
with canes, aud even then it caus-
Ell him great pain. After using
Chamberlaia's Pain Balm he was
SO much improved that he threw
away his canes. He says this lin,
iinent did him more good than all
other medicines and treatment put
together. For sale at SO cents per
hottie AZ tile Phoenix Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
DISTRICT COURT PROCEED
ENGS.
MONDAY. FEB. 1.

District Court convened pursn
ant to adjournment His Honor,
Judge Hunter, presiding.
John [. Adams s. Co. vs Geo. w.
Compton. Judgment in favor OF
plaintiff for the sum of Sl03.9O
with 5 per cent. interest from
April q, 1895.
Succession of 0. e. NJ. Ryland.
Gu final account. Judgment in IA
yor of administration, %decreeing
that the Final Account herein filed
be approved, homoIogated add
made the judgment of the Court;
that Moab l.. hyland, admiuistFs.
tor, be discharged and bis bond
cancelled aud his securities releas-
ed from any further liability in the
premises. Further ordered. that
the administrator turn over and
deliver to Moab L. Rylaud, Tutor
of the Minors, the real estate as
lnventoried and at its value, and
the funds in his han.ts as admins,
traitor.
Succession OF Christopher Berg
man. Judgment sustaining the
opposition of Dir. S. a. Rushing,
Further ordered, that in other re.
spects the Provisional Account be
approved and homologated, ard
the administrator authorized t.
pay cut funds in accordance there
With.
Succession Of james Lucas. ri
ual Account approved, homologat.
ed and made the Judgment Of tho
Court. Administration discharged
and bis bond cancelled.
julius T. Afiail vs HeufssSt.
Johu. Motion for new trial filed
by defendant saa sustained. Case
taken w and Judgment rendered
reversing the Judgment OF the low.
er court o the question OF pre-.
scription. Plea of prescription
sustained and case remanded t.
lower court TO Dc tried on its
merits.
David Anderson VI. Texas &
Pacific Il. Il. Co. Dismissed ai
plaintiffs cost.
Emma $. Hamilton, wife, VS., j
W. Hamilton, husband. Set fol
Bad.
Court then adjourned unit
Thursday, Feb. 4tii.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
MEETING TO BE HELD AT BoYCE
FEB. 10 AND 20, 1897.

/. School Houses, Furniture and
Apparatus, ID. Roberts.
2. SchooiEHygiene,. Fl. B. Lam
dis.
B. How to Orgahizs the School,
/. j. Vaughan.
4. Duties OF Teacher and Pupils,
Mas Cora Ware.
5. Duties Of Patrons, Miss L..
Collins.
S. Qualifications Of Teachers, G.
.. Beery.
Z. Value Of Music for Primary
Pupils, Hiss Edna Brian.
8. Language, Miss Florence Bra
shear and A. g. Flowers.
8. Geography, Miss Anna Whit
tington and Miss Ella Sorelle.
10. History, Miss Bouhis Wood
and w. G. Cuaa.
The first session will be held on
Friday night at 1880. Sessions
will be held on Saturday morning,
evening and night.
AsfuI! attendance of teaahers is
desired, as it maybe the last meet,
ing for this year.
Executive Committee
w. J. CALv1r,
President Association.
Miss BESSIE IRWIN,
/, j. VAUGHAN,
S. a.. MYERS, !.
Chairman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
HaautiiiI SEA Shells.

Every one adnIires them. Since
coming south | have received nu-
merous inquiries from northern
people for sea shells, and now |
am prepared 70 answer yes, | can
send you shells, for / have made
quite a collection of lovely shells,
both from Our OWN coast, The coral
reefs aud some lovely ONES from
the West India islauas. / will
mail y dozen OF mere different
kinds, 30 two alike, to any one
who sSnds a stamp for pos
tage. Yours,
Mrs. +. a. WARNER,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10

The "Jinsoes" III the United
States Senate under the leadership
of Mills, Morgan Il Co., appear To
be deter mined to prevent ratitioa.
ton of The arbitration treaty, By
stacking or" amendments ga
Objectionable to each of the
high contracting parties rs
to encompass its defeat, for 10 OH
er reason, except that it was .rgo-
tiated by President Cleveland anG
will rebound immensnrahly to tbs
a, dill ii his mIlaiHis.i., .itu
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10

-"General" Coxey is reported
to be organizing another army OF
unemployed and diseontented ad-
herents to march on Washington
city. But it is safe to assume
from bis past experience, that he.
will "keep off the grass this time
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10

The bill introduced in the
United States S,ntte last week,
to increase the pensions of the
twelve Survivors of the war OF
1872, from sl2 TO $50 per month,
WAS reported %favorabiy by the
committee on pensions and will
probably pass when called up for
final action.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
FRIDAY. FEB. 9TH.

District Cunrt convened pnrsu.
ant 10 adjournment, His Honor,
Judge Hunter, presiding.
Emma S. Hamilton, wife, VS.
JOHN w. Hamilton, husband
Judgment rendered in favor OF
plsin.iff for see, and the further
sum Of $50 and costs. Further
ordered That there be 4 separation
of property aud that plaintiff have
control OF her separate affairs.
[. G. Barron 81 Son VS. G. L.
Ganlier. Intervention Of Peter
Fink dismissed at plaintiffs cost,
and the property attached claimed
by him released from seizure.
Ida Hardy vsJ G. Brewer. Dis,
missed at plaintiffs costs,
Allen a. Goodain vs alexandria
Cooperags Go. Case argued. sub
lnitted and taken under advise
nient.
The Wagner Electric Manutsc.
tvling Go. So fiie Mayer and Coan-
eli Of Alexandria. Judgment rem
dered ia favor of plaintiff for
1910 so, wilb 5 yer ceGt interest
iroia August ed, 1898, and costs.
Appeal granted TO Girenit Court
OF Appeals 10 De holden in Rap.
ides on lpSt Tuesday iii July, 1897.
Coart then s~djourned untli Sat
mday ut 10 a. IN,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
Barrels Meal

Also Isaiah We'll, / barrel pork; Hawk
eye Rice Mill, by A. Jarreau, 800 lbs rice,
The above contributions were
shipped to j. T. Durham, George
town, La, to be distributed to the
sufferers in VIM phrish.
In addition to above the following
amount was received in cash
from various persons, as per list
in hands of Treasurer ..........$246 Is
From citizens of Morrow, La,
through Messrs Scott E Scott So so
From citizens of Poland, La,
through B. T. Lewis........... % co
From Ladies' Auxiliary Relief
Committee Of Alexandria, La. 245 90
Totol cash received ,...........s57a %
Paid out of above
For 10 barrels meal, balance on
car load meal shipped to George
town, Tl6 UG
For 5057 lbs bacon seut to George
town, LIZ III 81
For three sacks of coffee sent to
Georgetown, La ............... AZ "a
The above for Vim Parish suf.
ferers.
Paid for one ear load Of meal sent
to HUSTON, La, for Jackson Pa
IRISH sufferers. 202 %
Balance Oh hand.........---- IS 20
1875 Is
Above supplies yer shipped to
j. T. Durham, Georgetown, Ia,
fog VIM Parish, and to W. Il,
Carroll, Ruston, La, az instructed
by individuals from those parishes
who solicited same.
In behalf of the sufferers in the
parishes Of VIM and Jackson, the
committee tenders thanks to the
liberal hearted citizens Of Aiexan-
dfia and vicinity for their contri,
buttons, and especially to the Ia,
dies for their noble efforts III be-
half of suffering humanity, who, ia
addition to cash raised, procured u
large quantity Of clothing, which
was forwarded to Georgetown,
La, for Winn Parish. There was
also forwarded at Same time a
package of clothing from Mrs,
Charles s. Trimble, Franklin, La.
G.. W. BoLToN,
GEO. o. WATTS,
J. G.. WHITE,
G.. f. CROCKETT,
Il. w. BRINGHURsT,
4. N. MILES,
JONAS RosENTHAL.
Committee.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10
WILL NOT REPEAT THE
FOLLY.

Thos. G. Platt, the boss Of the
New York Republican machine,
has been chosen by the legislature
of that State to fiji the seat in the
United States Senate, now oecu.
pied by David Bennett Hill, Dem
ocrat, when his term of Office ex
pires. Roscoe Conkliug, now de
ceased, and Thos. q. Platt repre-.
scented New York in the United
States Senate, sixteen years ago,
when JAS. a.. Garfield, subsequently,
stricken down by the hand of The
assassin, Guiteau, was President
of the United States.
Because of their inability to cen
troll the President in the matter Of
Federal appointments for the State
of New York, these gentlemen be-
came angered thereat AMI resigned
their seats in the Senate, thinking
that the legislature would proceed
to administer a scathing rebuke to
the President by their immediate
reelection. They "reckoned gith-
out their host,0 however, az Mr.
Garfield was much more iDfuen-
tial with the legislature OF their
State than they had imagined, as
was demonstrated by the election
of other parties to fill the yacan-
cies caused by their ill-considered
designations.
Not many moons had "waxed
and wanedn over tie head OF the
naughty Conkling, till no had Gan.
swered the final roll call" and had
over the river, to join the
ent majority" There are many
people yet living, e~onversant with
Z the political history of that per
i0d, who are u%ucharitable enough
to believe, as well as to assert,
that his death was FASTENED by in
ability to accept the humiliation
of defeat in his contest with the
President. His overthrow did not
weigh upon the callous natureof Mr..
Platt, who yet survives TO achieve
victory after the lapse of sixteen
years. He did not support the in
coming President i'll the st, Louis
Convention, but if he fails to col.
troll the patronage of his State, it
is not probable that he will repeat
the folly of sixteen years ago, by
rendering his resignation, in the
expectation that he will be Ell
dorsed by a re election. After TO,
naming in the seclusion Of private
life for that length of time, prn.
dence Will dictate that he should
neither offer any factious opposi
tion to the Mckinley admiuistla.
ton, nor to use a h0mely, but ex.
pressive phrase, "bito off his nose
to spite his face" even if lie is IN
able to capture the ~"loaves and
fishes" of Federal patronage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-10

80 Not having had time to go
over the stock aud mark it down,
We will quote no prices, feeling
that It is Only necessary to make
this announcement to convince
any one that this is a genuine
bona fisle clearing sale. Dent wait
till the stock is picked, hut come
while every department is com.
plete. The prices will be SO low
there will be no trouble in selling
the goods.