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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-21
Dixie Oil Go,
(oF SAVANNAH, CAD

Savannah, Ga, Sept. 10, 1S97.-Ws
beg to announce to the trade ana
the public that we now have on
hand here and are prepared to de-
liver promptly a full stock of re-
fined burning oils, gasoline, napb-
tina, lubricating oils and greases
We are manufacturers of and deal
ers in petroleum and all it's products.
1t will be our aim to supply the
trade with oils of the very highest
quality and to make the lowest
possible prices consistent with first
class goods. On that basis we earn
estly solicit at least a portion of
your patronage.
We have in our employ the most
experienced oil men that the coun-
try affords, and with a large plant
and ample storage, our facilities
are second 10 none for filling all
orders promptly.
WE BEG THAT YOU WILL
GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SUBMIT OUR SAMPLES AND
PRICES BEFORE PLACING ANY
ORDERS OR MAKING ANY con-
TRACTS.
Our tank wagon drivers are not
permitted to sell or deliver oils to
consumers.
DIXIE OIL COMPANY,
PatrOnize Home Industry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-21
No Distress Now.

"After a long sickness was left very
weak and my stomach was in such con-
dition> that l could not retain food | de-
cided to try Hoods Sarsaparilla and I
found 1t gave me relief. / was soon so
much better that l could eat and drink
anything l wished, and l gained rapidly
in flesh" Mrs. J. B. Stokes, North De-
catur Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-21
New Fail Millinery.

Hoods Pills are the favorite family ca
thartic. Easy to take. eaaY in effect.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

yet old enough or saint enough to refuse
to dine on turkey or fried chicken or quail
on toast. Goldsmith's hermit was dread
fully heartbroken when he said:
No fiocks that roam the valley free
To slaughter l condemn;
Taught by that power that pities me,
! learn to pity them"
That was all right until he found his
Angelina, and then l reckon he killed a
chicken for breakfast. But it is fact
that most kind rted people will con-
fess. that if they had to kill their own
sheep and bullocks and chickens for food
they would do without flesh for a long
time. 1t takes a hard heart and strong
man tn butcher lamb, and yet it has to
be done. don't mean hardened heart.
but ah cart that will not faint at sight
OF pain or blood. My mother would not
kill a chicken, but She would dress it and
cook it without objection. | have wrung
their heads off, but / wouldn't do it now
for my own sake. AS we grow older we
grow kinder and have more respect for
the life that God gave to all His crea-.
lures. That is, except snakes. / never
hesitate about killing snakes Uncle Sam
killed n little one in the lower corner of
the garden last week and my wife hasn't
been in those parts since, for she still In
sists that where there is one there are
two.
But ] don't blame woman for her
antint thy to snakes. They gave old
mother Eve a great trouble. and it has
survived to all her daughters. ]'In sor-
row thou shalt bring forth children and
thy desire shall be to thy husband and
he shall rule over thee" What an awful
curse! especially the last.
1t was very. very hard on Eve for the
command not to eat of the tree of knowl-
edge was not given to her, but to Adam
before Eve was created. Maybe Adam
did not tell her in an impressive manner.
Nevertheless the curse is upon her and
will remain so until she joins the angels,
| reckon. BILL ARP.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16
ABLAZE WITH ERYsIPELAs.
COVERED WITH SORES.
MANUFACTURER OF

Mr. H. L. Myers 100 Mulberry Street, Newark NJ j. writes
FOR two years body covered with itching sores
caused by impure blood which gave pain was
gwen various treatment but steadily the physicians
oeing unable to relieve few bottles of S. cured me
completely and am it has equal remedy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

eHuFely hacking IN the Stuck-up element
The worst OF it all is, that, give laun-
dress a pretty lawn and lace matinee to
do up, charge her not to let it see even
the outside of a starch box and you can
bet nine to one that it will come back
with the savings OF years, in the way of
starch, layished upon it, and when you
put it on you will feel like sandwich
man. Really there ought to be an anti
starch society. Think Of all the dear lit
tie babies that suffer from the sticky
stuff during the hot summer! Even the
word itself is disagreeable! Who likes
starchy people? Who likes women who
SIT up as if they were starched? If Mr..
Mckinley has the heart that credit him
with, he will make bill limiting the use
OF starch to the winter months.
us ratner funny, but that clevereSt Of
men, Mr.. Labouchere, credits the moral
lly OF our grandmOthers to the stiffness of
the chalrs In which they used to sit. I'll
you VIII take the trouble to look I'D the |
pictures OF some old-fashioned chairs. |
you Will ind yourself wondering why |
they didn't drive women to immortality
rather than to the other extreme For
instance-take the Egyptian chair-the
average parlOr car chair. with it's awful
back and hot plush cushions. becomes
beside that in which Cleonat
IA and her girl friends used to have af
terno6n tea. Granted. however that tbe
original statement is true, what became
of our grandmOthers when they stood nm
and lost the moral influence of the chair?
There is no doubt about it, however, let
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr..
Jno. A. Oates, the talented young editor
of the North Carolina Baptist, to Mrs.
Emma Estelle Dodd, sister Of Rev. IL.
A. Brown, Of Winston. The happy event
will be solemnized at Winston May Goth,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oates will be at home
in Fayetteville after June LIST.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16
J0hnSOn'S Chill and Fe.
yer Tonic is q ONE.DAY
Cure. II cures the most
stubborn case Of Fever in
~ Hours.

Mr.. Walter Page, editor OF Atlantic
Monthly, OF Boston, is here on visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Page
Mr.. Page is one Of the young men OF
North Carolina who has made "a national
reputation in the literary feld-Aber-
deem Telegram
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16
Why take JOhns0n'S
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
of fever i'm ONEDAY.

The Smithfeld Herald is moving for
the establishment of a bank. Two citi-
zens will take stock in the sum of ST.
600.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

The revival must begin in the end
Of the church that contains the pulpit
Rams Horn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-16

Swift's Specific is the only purely vegetable
blood remedy,-guaranteed to contain not
a particle of mercury, potash, arsenic, or
other harmful mineral ingredient. 1t cures
every blood disease. There is Nothing Half as
Good.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17

Should you chance to come across
children with their little faces pulled
out and spotted, do not flee from them
while laboring under the impression
that they are victims of measles, scar
let fever or scarlatina. It's an odds
on chance, as horsemen say, that
they've only been out to one OF the
many local parks enjoying themselves
aud that they had come into contact
with ivy poison. Notwithstanding
the fact that park gardeners and labor
ers are always on the qui vive for this
detestable vine and destroy it when
ever met with, it is constantly spring
ing up in unexpected places, and is
disagreeable, though not dangerous,
in it's effects.
:, While many persons are impervious
to the effects of poison ivy, and many
handle it freely, it is a we'll known fact
among scientists that others are
affected by it even though they do not
touch it, aud are blotched and swollen,
even if only the wind from the direc-
ton of It's lair blows upon exposed
parts of their body. The poison is
exceedingly painful, but it is quickly
cured by the application of another
poison-a deadly one-sugar Of lead
| dissolved in water. New York Com
| mercial Advertiser.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
A "Salted" Gold Mine y bonanza.

Now that the discovery Of gold in
the Klondike region has attracted uni
versal attention, the story Of the "salt-
ing' of gold mine in the Transvaal
some years ago is q interest. Three
men were concerned in the swindle,
and they made Klerksdorp, some two
hundred miles north Of Kimberley,
the scene of the ''salting.''
By Sailing" is meant that the per-
petrators load shotgun with gold dust
and blow the charge into the rock.
Specimens are then submitted to the
prospective victims, and as they seem
to be filed with gold, he buys.
The would-be swindlers in South
Africa discovered bit Of veldt near
Klerksdorp. OF gold there was abso.
lutely no trace They blew the rock
full of gold and then sold the property
to a LAY for $4,000. The "jay'
foated company for four times thai
much money and the company sank
shafts in all directions.
In the last five years the compan.
has taken nearly million dollars
worth of gold out Of the "salted" min
and the would-be swindlers are cha
grined, to say the least. The onl,
moral that can be drawn from thi
story is that it does not always pay t.
be dishonest.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
THE BUTTERFLIES.

o butterflies abt.'e the meadow grasses,
Above the daisies with their golden eyes,
The shadow Of q cloud that lonely passes;
walk with you, 0 wandering butterflies
The freckled wings that haunt and fall so
gently,
That cross before me dappling to the skies,
The wings with fairy jewels marked SO
quantity
Arc you my childhood's happy butterflies?
Dear butterflies that rest uron the clover,
And Joyous then in winged lightness rise,
You know one pathway would fam dis
cover,
Ah lead me home, free wandering but
tertlies!
Show me what way you passed from my old
summers,
NY lidhood-summers, undcr far-ofr
Familiar wings, you pilgrims, you light
corners.
Home to old meadows, happy butterflies.
On one green hill with grassy chamber hol-
low,
The old, old home, the long-lost garden
lies;
Fit not SO high too spent an I to follow;
Yet soon Ill come, my laughing butter
flies.
And Earth will place her ancient palm SC
tender
Alittle while upon these Garkened eyes
Then soft I'll wake, the early morning splen
dor
To climb with you, my old. sweet butter
flies!
Irene Putnam. in the Independent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1897

But she was just as satisfied with See
the Conquering Hero Comes,' so it
doesn't matter
Male admirer, suddenly becoming
serious and drawing his chair nearer:
"This has been a delightful evening,
for me at least" drops his voice.. II
won't allow myself to think of to-mor-
row."
pretty A. g. "Do you have to de-
sert our party so soon?" turns her
profile to him, and watches the colored
lanterns twinkling into being about
the grounds.) He studies the profile
moment before, answering.
"Have to? YES. That's the worst
of business 6ablegram, and I had
hoped" he stops. People rise from
tables next to them and go away
ITO try and make you like me little
better"
pretty A. g. "Why, we are not
strangers, you know -" (hesitates.,
81 hope we are very good friends -
MALE admirer.) "Friends! Is tina
ali, Kate? I can't be satisfied witt
! that" (Silence) and they watch thu
er-shifting scene before them
The tables are gradually de
serted and the throng thins out
The band plays last selection
from Parsifal. A young moon show
in the sky.
(He, under his breath.) "Kate
don't torture mo this way, I've stoo'
it so long. Must I tell you again tina
I love you, that I can't live withou
you" (She, rising hastily.) "No
you mustn't. Not now. There com
Tom and Lucy to look for u.s."
(He, desperately "But I leave OF
the early express. You must give M
On answer now, (passionately,) onl
one word, darling, one little word, ye
or no."
(She, with catch in her voice, an
sweeping him forward with al impul
sive gesture.) "Well, if you insist
no! I mean yes! No, I don't. Or
dear! What am I saying. Yes, yes
I've loved you-all the time" (Fint
flourish of band. The terrace IS d.
serted. THE Iroquois Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17

The schooners that have been out
after sea offers have struck q second
klondike. The season is only half
over, but according to reports from
Captain Smalries of the schooner
Theresa four schooners have Melted
about $63, 00Oin the aggregate for three
months work. Sea-otter skins are
worth in the English market about
$1,000 each. According to private ad-
vices, on July 8 the Herman had
eighteen skins, the Rather twenty, the
Eppinger seven and the Kate and Ann
eighteen. Every hunter on each of
these vessels will have as much money
coming to him when his schooner
reaches port as though he had made a
successful trip to the Klonaike. San
Francisco Call.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
Old Railroad.

The Oldest railroad west of the ALE.
ghany Mountains is that running be.
tween Lexington and Louisville, Ky,
known as the Lexington Division OF
the Louisville and Nashville system.
The Legislature Of Kentucky granted
it's charter January 27, 1880, under
the name of the Lexington and Ohio
Railroad Company, and the most
prominent men of the Blue Grass State,
including Henry Clay, were among its
incorporators. In a few months $780,.
900 of stock was subscribed, and the
directors engaged Professor Matthews
at So a day to survey the line. Mat
thews was granted an assistant at 81 a
day and an attendant at So month.
The route was from Lexington to
Portland, village on the Ohio River,
now a part of Louisville. The roads
first President was Elisha I. Winter
who was sent to England to study the
building Of the Great Western Rail
road, then in process of construction
On his return his salary was nAed a.
$4,000 a year, and an engineer was EN-
p]oyed Mt $3.50 4 day. With this
economical staff construction was
commenced.
The cornerstone was laid at the cor
ner OF Upper and Water streets, Lex
ington, with elaborate ceremonies, a
which Governor Metcalfe presided, OF
October %, 1881.
The road was built on stone foun
dalton, on which stone stills were laid
70 these were spiked the rails, which
were straps of iron. On August IA
1892, it was formally opened for abou
two miles. It was at first operated
with horses, the first locomotive bein!
unsuccessful. In 1851 the entire lin
was completed. In 1881 the Louis
Vile and Nashville purchased it,
New York World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
East Bound:

TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
East Bound:
No. 50 Arrives. ....... 1910 a. m.
No. 81 Arrives .............9:4 9 a. m Z.
No, 50 Departs .......... 1920 a. in.
No. 81 Departs... ....... .9:49 a. m.
West Bound:
No. 81 Arrives ....s.......3:48 q. m.
No. SO Arrives ...... ....4 40 p. m.
No. 81 Departs 1893 O. m.
No. 81 Departs. ..........4 :4O p. M .
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA & TEXAS:
Leaves Alexandria. ........8 800 a. m {.
Arrives at Alexandria .... 7:35 p. m.
Beg First class fare from Alexandria
to New Orleans by either CT above
named roads costs S. 80.
ST. T.. I. M. & S-H. G. A. & N.
No. 221 Arrives ......... 1915 a. m.
No. 222 Departs. ...., 4:3O a. m.
KANSAS CITY, WATKINS & GULF:
No. Arrives. .11:15 a. m.
No. 2 Departs. .......... 1915 p. m.
G. F. CROCKETT,
Ticket Agent.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17

TERMS OF COURT FOR RAPIDEs PARISH.
Civil Terms-First Mondays in January
and May
Jury Terms First Mondays in April and
Nnyanhar
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
LODGE MEETINGS.
MASONIC.

SUMMIT COUNCIL. NO. 12.-Meets
on the third Monday Of each month at 1880
o'clock p. m. Iilustrious companions are
cordially invited to attend.
j. NJ. BARRETT, T. l. NJ.
HERMAN C. DUNCAN, Recorder.
KEYSTONE CHAPTER, NO. d.
Meets on the second Monday OF each month
at 1880 o'clock p. m. Visiting companions
are invited to attend.
E.. PENDLET0N. H. P.
HERMAN C. DUNCAN, Secretary.
OLIVER LODGE, NO. 81, F. & A.
M.-Meets on the first and third Wednes-
DAYS of each month.
49, VI ~ JULIUS LEVIN, VIM.
A. HILTON, Secretary.
ODD FELLOWS.-Phoe Lodge, No.
1871. o. O. F., meets every Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock. All brethren are cordially in
vited to attend. W. C. HARRIS, N. G.
LIP. WH1TT1NaToN, Rec. Sec.
KNIGHTS OF .-Alexan-
dria Lodge, No. SO, meets the first and third
THURSDAYS at p. m. Visiting brethren cor
0'"''' VIVA G. G. sWAYZE, G. c.
4. HILTON, K. Of R. S.
KNIGHTS OF Notwithstanding
Lodge, No. $40, meets on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month at P IN.
Visiting brethren are invited to attend:
NJ. BLOOM, D.
q. Fl. MoBLEY, Rep.
wOODMEN OF THE WORLD.-Ra,
pides Camp, No. II, meets the first and third
Mondays OF each month at p. m. visiting
Sovereigns are cordially invited to attend:
J. T. ARIA1L, G. G.
J. A. SIMPSON, Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17

An immense block of granite, hay
ing given weight Of notices. than 1917
tons, was recently put in place at st.
Petersburg asRthe pedestal for the new
statue of Peth the Great, the block
having been transported four miles by
land over I'd lNay and thirteen miles
in a caisson Sg water. The railway
consisted of W lines Of timber fur
nished with iard m.xtal grooves, be;
tween which grooMs were placed
spheres of h4Ff,brass about six inches
in diameter IN these spheres the
frame with ~itS load was easily moved
by force Of 4zty men woAsing at the
capstans with treble-purthase blocks
Another larsfAbloek, measuring thirty
five Dy sixtfH by fourteen feft~ is re-
ported TIC hj Ne been taken ont few
months sine from the Craigneth quar-
lies, near galDeattie, Scotland, tn!
Sun. + ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CON-
STABLES.


Alexandria Ward
Justices Peace-W W Wilmington and A B
Rachal.
Constables-M " Baillio and W Gilmore.
Cotile Ward
Justices Peace-F D Henderson, Thos W
sorelle, NJ Trmble. VIM WEIGH.
Constables-J E Thomas, Eli Cleveland, E
G Henderson. Sam Hoyt.
Calcasieu Ward
Justices Peace-E NJ Lambright, G W
Strother.
Constables Henry Perkins and Frank Per-
kins.
Lamourie Ward
Justices Peace-Robert Martin and Nick
Mareshal.
Constables-G A Wise, Ed Dunn.
Cheneyville Ward
Justices Peace Moore. r II Jackson.
Constables-W Roberts, N L Stewart.
Rapides Ward
Justice Peace-L Sanford.
Constable-R H Murphy.
Rigolette Ward
Justices Peace-Joe Simmons, G NJ Pettis.
Constables-Geo L Anthony, Griffin Nu-
gent.
| Spring Hill Ward
Justices Peace W May and + Galligan.
Constables-Geo J Patrick, J d Dunn.
| Hineston Ward
Justices Peace L Rougeou, Daniel Ho-
gan.
Observation-Disclosures Melder, J II Rougeou.
rineville Ward
Justices Peace-Andrew David, T B Dan.
els.
Constables- H Holt, s A Ryder
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17

TORY.
Tomas Rosenthal ....fost Master
VIM Maddox. .........: ASST
Once hours from 8 O'Clock a m to z p m.
Money Order business closes at p m.
Registered Letters close at o'clock m.
DISTRICT MAILS.
uineston. six times a week. Leaves Alex
,ndria at II 80 a m: arrives at 6 p n.
Pineville, fourteen times week Leaves Leaves
Alexandria at II 80 m and 6 p NJ Arrives
At Alexandria 10 a m and m: ,
Poland, three times week. Leaves Alex x.
andria Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays
at s q M returns same days P m
FRIDAYS at 6 a m and returns same day at e3o
Kansas City, Watkins Gulf Hallway g; 10
Lake Charles and intermediate post Offices
daily and return same day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
WHILE THE BAND
WAS PLAYING.
Observation-Disclosures
ny FRANCES A. WALKER.

on the terrace
at German bath. Band
playing. Rows of little
tables on either side.
Groups Of students
strutting about showing
off their scars. Sprink-
ling of officers in COR
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-17
Parish Officers.

JUDGES COURT OF APpEALs-3RD CIRCUIT.
W F Blackman ...... and ........A Mouton
Terms OF Court-Second Mondays in Feb
ruary and July.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-01
IyTPROVE dNES RIVER.
Joint Committee Goes to Washington for
This End.

The joint committee OF two each,of the
members OF the Chamber of Commerce.
and the City Council went to Washington
yesterday on the 70 o'clock train. TO confer
with Senators Daniel and Martin, and
Representative John Lamb on matters
relating 10 the Improvement OF James
river.
Messrs. Warner Moore, and John A.
Curtis represented the Chamber OF Com
merce, and the representatives of the
City Council were Messrs Edgar II. Fer
guson, and James Il. Vaughan.
Mr. Curtis. speaking for the committee
said at the Byrd Street Station this MORN
Ing that the purpose OF the committee
visit was TO call on the Secretary or war
This official will be presented with such
facts and figures as will induce him 10
continue the act of appropriation or Gov
eminent funds for the James River Inn
provement, so as TO begin the work OF
Improvement, at the head OF navigation
and continue II down the river.
OF course this will include the removal
OF all rocks and distractions In the har-
Dor OF Richmond.
Should an additional appropriation for
this purpose be necessary the necessity
for il, and its being included in the gem
eral deficiency appropriation bill will be
urged by the committee, while In wash
ington.