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The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Registration Notice.

Pursuant TO Act No, 100 Of 1893
the registration books will be open
in the Parish of West lIFcliciana,
daily Sundays and legal holidays
texcepted) between the hours of s
4. m. and l p. m. and from 2 p. m,
to 6p. IN. for the registration of all
legal voters of said parish, as fol-
lows:
From Saturday Feb II to Sat-
urday Feb "a 1900, at Court House
in st Francisville.
Monday Feb 2G Daniels store.
End ward.
Tuesday Feb 81, Frier's store,
-3rd ward.
Wednesday Feb 9S, Argues
store, 4th ward.
Thursday March /, Grange Hall
9th ward.
Friday March 2, Lopez's store,
10th ward,
Saturday March 9, Bennett i,
Barrow's store, 9Th ward.
Monday March 5, Tunica 7th waud.
Tuesday March 6, at the polls,
6 ward.
Wednesday March Z, at the
polls, Bayou Sara.
Thursday March s to Saturday
March II, Gnclusiyo) at the Court
House in st. Francisville.
Attention is hereby called to the
fact that it will not be necessary for
those who registered In the fall of
1899 to agi.ia register during the
present registration, in order to
vote at the general State election
this year. John Z. Bethany,
Clerk of Registration.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Jud ea1t.
State of I.uisiana, Parish of West Fell.
ciana, 18th Jud Dist Court.
Christine ). B quot wife
Arthur Bnanoi husband.

Arthur Buqnoi husband.
This cause was regularly taken up pur-
snant to assignment, and the law and the
law and the evidence being in fawr of
plaintiff and,against defendant, it is by
reason thereof ordered, a.ljn,lgesl and de-
creed that the community of acquets and
gains heretofore existing between Chris
tine $. BnIuoi and her said husband An
thor Buquoi be and the same is hereby
dissolved aud she folever separated il,
property from her sai,l husband with full
authority and fnlly i'm swerel to resume
the administration and control of her
own sepcrate estate and to manage her
own affairs. jos. {. .Golsan
flied ! Feb. Sth, 1900. Judge.
d :, trne copy ~. Converse,
Z. +. Ceaserse, Clerk.
Glefk.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
E stray Notice.

State of Louisiana Parish of West Fell
ciana 10th Justice Court No. 336
Taken mp by Tom Ratcliff on the plan
tation OF Aaron Schlesinger's. and estray-
ed before mo tho undersigned justice in
AIidffer t9se parish of West Eeiiciana, One
Sorrel Mare, stranded 2, H lhands high,
10years old and valrcd at$l2 in cash by
two sworn appraisers, .TAeWton Eby and
Sam Ratciif.
This4l Signed and read this the 9Th
day ofsFsbruarp, A. d. 1900.
j. D, Smith, ,.l.iP.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
The short Cotton Crop of
f890-10OO.

There continue to be some crlmi.
natiDn and rrurimnatiOn among
the liSputantS rs to the estimates
f0r the c0tton crop Of 1899 1900. 1t
is now generally conceded that the
crop Will bu less than nine millions
0t bales, whereas the actual crop
Of '03 90 was eleven and one fourth
million bales, and the cXtra":di-
nary advance that has occurred in
this staple is chiefly based npon
this shortage Ot American cotton,
q mounting to about 'twoaud one
fourth millions of bales. We must,
however, remember that there WAS
IA shortage III the Egyptian and In
dian cotton crop, equal to about
SO0,O00 American bales, and the
increased cotton consumption dur
ing 1S90.l90O over The previous:
year, based largely upon orders
long since given AID on II lower
level dfvalues, is estimated 600, 900
bales. This will give altogether
an actual deficit aud increased con.
sumption qtaching nearly three
and three,qnarterS millions of bales
resulting in the large increase in
prices that has been u surprise TO
most persons, although material
increase was expected.
We believe that the lesson that
these high prices for cotton should
Teach our cotton planters is fiIHt
they should reduce their cotton
acreage, not necessarily to limit
the supply of cottom but to in.
crease their own independence ; to
prevent getting in debt an to en.
nble them to hold on to TO their cot.
ton, selling it only as their current
wants of other things may suggest
the propriety of such sales. When
the whole cotton crop of the. South
has to he sold to pay debts already
made, it is manifest that prices
must rule low, AZ ten millions oil
bales OF cotton, worth say tTo
hundred aud fifty millions of dol
lars, cannot well reach consumers
in advance o: their wants, except
ing serious financial loss to the
producer to cover these forced
sales. lfihe cotton planters were
out of debt and would so diversity I
their agriculture as to he able to
go along in their business, provid-
ing at home most Of the articles
neelleIl for home consumption,
their independent position in re.
gard to the sale Of their cotton
crop would have u very beneficial!
Effect upon prices.
We believe that there cannot
veil he any concerted action in re
gard to the diminntion ssof the cot
ON crop, or the restriction of the
lcreage to be planted to cotton, eX-
epting the financial necessities Of
he planters forcing them into the
ome production of their needed r
upplieS, or by the development i
mong the cotton planters Of an
Intelligent comprehension OF the
act that tlIe safety Otthe cotton
Ianting industry is seriously en-
erilIed by the pro'luctioHIon credit
{ these immense crops, to he lrnr,
iedly sold, and that smaller crops
Iadually sold, will actually bring
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Esfray Notice.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of West Fell
ciana, 10th Justice Court. No. 337
1'aken up by Thornton Eby on the plan
tation of arm Schlesingor and cstraycd
before me the undersigned Justice in and
for the parish OF West Felsciana One
Grey Mare, branded w, Is hands high,
IL years old and valued at $12 in cash BY
two sworn appraisers, Tom Rateliff aud
Thornton Ely.
This done. read and signed this tho 9TH
day Of Feb. A. D. 1900.
j. D, smith,J. P.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
$4,000 Cash Prize Contest.

TIE Atlanta Constitutions Great
Offer of l9OO-The COtto Re
ccipts at New Orleans from
September to April-Full
Statistics Given for Your
Guldante-AnUnparallell-
ed Offer for Our
Readers.
The Atlanta Constitution offers 5000
cash prize contest for January; February
and March, 1909, as follows:
10 the person sending yearly sub-
scription to the Weekly Consultation, TO-
getber with the correct estimate on the
cotton receipts ut New Orleans during
the first seven months of the present
cotton year (Septcmber ], 1893 to April
!, 1900
$1,000 if estimate is received during
January.
$1,000 il estimate liz received during
February.
500 if cstimate is received during,
March.
The above are tor tlerxHct estimates
there are bcsidps:tltose six prizes, ranging
along, $500, $3.50, S25u, $3.50, $l25 and $75,
amounting ITO $500, that will be paid
M -s,,rn f.,rtfJo. ..;;,y ,,a,ro.t o.t;,,,t., 80
the New'Orlcans vofton receipts at any
time during The three months of the cont
test. Int yon hit it exactly during jan
nary and secure the full $500 prize
check.
The Constitution believes somebody
will hit the figures exactly and expects to
pay ont the full ,,amoumt of tho prizes
offcred-$3,000 in ALI II - Constitution
contest npoa tho Same subject in 1876
Nh, r. T.Peole, of Capels Mills, N. C.
'iIitthe exact figure and received check
for 81 900 as his prize. Mr.. Poole did
not try to swell himself up 1T once, but
very generously paid off u mortgage on
his fathers nome place and with tho hal
nnce he very wisely educatcdi himself at
Trinity college, Durham, N. C.. lie is
now doing well in business in North
Carolina and lives stillnear his old home
1t is needless to say he is u warm friend
of The Constitution.
As a gni!e in making estimates upon
the New Orleans port Ieceipts, The Con.
stltntion gives the following figures, com.
piled from statistics OF tho past four
years.
N. o. rects. N. O. rects. Total Il. s.
Season. Sept. l, whole year Icsop for
Mch. 1, Sep. Lang, 81. season.
1Sa5-96 1,e2O97l 1.8i2167 7,157,sI6
lS96-97 l,93d,387 2,lO2,470 8,7.,7 yS4
lS97-9S 2,432,3l5 2,576. l6I 11.h9a, ,.9l
1S9S-M 1851 ,153 2,l30,2a6 1924 $40
The Constitutions market page will
give W o for the
cotton season from which yon can always
see the New Orleans port receipts from
September !, 1s99, up to through the
Friday Immediately preceding the pub
lication. This will keep you posted to
within two or three days Of the time You
send in your estimate.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Don C"ffery Jr, heads the Re.
pubIican.PopuliSt fusion ticket.

Two Democrats, three Republi.
cans and twoPopuksis are the mix
tnre to ran against the Democratic
ttick6t.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
State Nominations.
William Wright Heard,
of Union.

For Lieutenant GOvernor-Al,
bert Estopinal, Of st. Bernard.
For Secretary of Statc-John T,
Michel, Of Orleans.
For Attorney Gcneral-WaIter
Guion, of Assumption.
For Superintendent of Education
Joseph V. Calhoun, of Orleans.
For Treasurer-Letloux Z Smith,
of Rapides.
.t'ar huditor-Will s. Frazee, of
st. Landry.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

If you suffer from rheumatic
pains, lumbago, gout, or pains of
this character, try Relief Liniment.
The best Iiniment in4he world. 1t
will do you good. For sale by Vii
leret & Allan Bayou Sara Kill
bourne & Forester st, Francisyille.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
CONSTABLE SALE.

GOrWIABLE AALE.
State of Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana, 10th Justice Court.
IL q Lopez vs.. Henry Ruth.
by virtue of Il writ of Hi Hi to
me directed from the eoart and
parish aforesaidiin the above enti-
tied eaEse | haye,scized and will
offerffor~sile tosthe highest bidder
at the alagistmte's office OH
Saturday, Feb. "a, 1900.
atrthe hour of IL u III. the follow
ing described property To wit: One
Horse, One Buggy.
Terms OF sale cash with thesbene,
fit Gppraise,nent.
Ii. B. Lavcrgne, Goa table
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Judgment.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish Of
Wes: Feliciana, State of Louisiana
Mrs. Regina J.. Moses, Wife
Edward r. Moses. husband.

w.
Edward r. MoRps, husband.
This ca SO WAS regularly tfken np and
tried pursuant to assignment and the law
and the evidence being in favor of the
Plaintiff and against tho Defendant. 1t
is by reason thereof ordcrel adindged and
decreed that the community of ac1uete
and gains heretofore existing between
Regina l.. Moses and her sIsid hasband
Edward r. Moses. be ana the same il
hereby dissolved and she forever st.parat-
ed in property from her said husband
with full .alfthority and fully empowered
to resume the administration and eoptral
ot her own sep'HEt,, estate and to manage
her own Affairs. This done, read and
signed in open court this lst day .f Feb
ruary, 1890. Jos. l., Gs1san,
Filed, Fe'. !, 1900. Jnlgc.
+. +. Converse, A true copy,
Clerk. +. +. dDnversr,
Clerk.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

How will the PopuIsts take. to
Don Oafry Jr., a Buckner.Palmer
DsmOCrat?
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
judicial NsticeS.
judgment.
18th ,Eulicial District Court, rarisli of
Vest ;Faliciana, State of Louisiana.
Charlotte s. Stirling, wife


Voltaire Stirling, husband.
This caaso was regularly taken IN and
tried pursuant to assignment, and the
law and the evidence being in favor of
rltff. aud against Deit. 1t is by reason
thereof ordered, adjndge.l and decrertl
that the community OF acqacts and gains
heretofore existing between Charlotte =.
Stirling and her sail husband, Yoltaire
he and the same is hereby dis
soHetl and She forever separated in prop
erty from her said husband with fnil am-
tliority and fully empowered to resume
the administration and control of her own
estate and t., manage her own
affairs. This done, read and signed in
open court this first day of Feb. 1sOO
Jog. l.. Gnlsan,
Filed, Erh. ], 1909. Judge.
+. +. Converse,
Clerk. "a trnc copy,
I. +. Converse,
Clerk,
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

Statepsf Louisiana, Earish of West :Feli-
eiaala, 18th ,Iu,l. Rist. corrt.
Succession of John Z. Towles. No. 4Al
Notice is hereby given that l.. w.
BEandon has applied for letters Of all
ministrator hip of tbs nbve styled and
numbered snccessionsnEl the same will DO
granted unless legally opposed.
F..F. Converse.
Fep. Z, l5oo Clerk.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Jas. r. Bawman.
NOWGE,

The pnblic is hereby warned against
buying Wood, Timber or Stock from ten
'rts on Okley, Ogden and Downs pi' ata-
tions or driving therefroin any stock
without special permission.
Miss T.. l.. Matthews.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

The Republican.Populist fusion
ticket had to hunt hard to find IL
man 10 head it.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
. Your Watch

Doesn't work tho way it ought to, bring
Fit toss- We will tell yon whatails it in
short order. If you leave it.with ms for
'iepaips you can rest assured that it will
'rcceive the same careful treatment that
rwe would give to our 0wn,watch.
1fyon want 8. pew ysgatch of any kind,
find it here. sIfiks good time at motler-
site cost we'have it. If;ts good time in
e'aborately ornamental, caacs of reliable
quality in gold and silver, it is here. To
be brief, if it's tkess,ost watch worth for
tho least mOney,sit,Mill pay,yan to talk
watch with rs.
I. PRICE,
Jeweler and EnsraEer
slS NailrSt,
BATea ROUGE, LA.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
Sheriff Sale.
State ofLouisian,. Parish of West Fclici
ana, 18th Jul Dist Court.
Norris Rurgas

Henry Pierce
BY virtne OF u writ Of ii Fa to me .Hi-
re'ted from the court ard parish aiore-
said in the above entitled and numbered
canse, | have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction, to the highest bid
der at the'si0nt alnm Of tho Court II, lss
in the town of st. Fr,ncisville, on
Saturday, Feb. 24th, 1900
at the h"nr of II o'clock ii. M. tho fol-
lowing tlercribed property to wit:
Hwp Mules.
Terms of sale caellywsth tho lAen,Ab of
appraisement. J. II. Clack,
Sheriff.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
'tEE NC EMTs.
FOR MARSHAL.

Please announce me as candidate
for Marshal Of tho town Of st.
Francisville.
r.. w. Town.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
District Nominations.

District Nominations.
For State SenatOr-R, E. Thomp
son..
For District Judge-Clas. Kill
bourne.
For District Attorney-R. c.
WicIlIiffe.
For Delegate at Large, Dist Ex.
COM. +. Maryman.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24
FOR RENT

The two story building, known
as Acme Saloon, near J. Fpyh....
" Co.'S. For particulars, apply at
this office.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

Lost. Strayed or Stolen.
One marc mule, scar OH thigh, l53
hands. Suitable reward will be paid for
return of same to
Cain Gilbert,
In care of L. w, Brandon,
Como, La.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

can give speoia
periodicals and
j. BARROW,
Erancisyillo, La
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

loving re,l,4
EO''et died /
9harl TO brea
*tsA love l,a!
IAar'l, ", bar,
3smas. fore,
1 lis asked II,
Il ssl'auld sa,
with stream
kefd We loy,
Pvs he lived,
sllie was AZ
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

1haIiug chi
Ekly. aud p'
eyBrools'
cure ln, pa
ft& auiai:
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

cotton season from which yon can always
see the New Orleans port receipts from
September !, 1s99, up to through the
Friday Immediately preceding the pub
lication. This will keep YOU posted to
within two or three days Of the time yon
send in your estimate.
The true Democrat., 1900-02-24

ps N. 4.
B e.pelli
ass Of bile
Y 1assimalat
Iblooa,ton,
Illss Man,
R'diilg the !
q. There
SAlrH. Wnl
Pugh the q
Efprxtelld.
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F's,aard II.
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That Tl,r,
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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
No Right to ugIiness.

The woman who is loyIy in face, form
and temper will always have friends,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health, If she is weak, sick
ly and all run down she will be nerv-
Gus and irritable. II she has consti-
patton or kidney trnnhie. her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches,
skin eruptionS aud Il wrctched COM
plexion. Electric Bi'ierS is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver aud kidneys and to
purify the blood II gives strong
nerves. bright eyes smooth, yelyety
skin, rich complexion. 1t will make
a good-lookinp, charming woman Of a
rundown inyanl. Only so cents at
Peoples drug >torJ ard A. W. Fore
mans.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
AFFECTS THE ROCK ISLAND.
Part of the Right OF Way Taken From
Chickasaws by the New Route.

Chickasha, /. T., April 1.-THE
controversy over the west bound
airy line Of the Chickasaw nation
is said to include the Chicago,
Rock Island q Pacific railroad
company, which is dissatisfied
with the results of the last survey,
as it shifts part of the roads right
of-way from the southern part of
the Chickasaw nation into the
Kiowa and Comanche reservations.
The Chickasaws always claimed
that the west boundary line, the
inety- eighth meridian, should
give them a strip of land two
miles wide which was included in
the Kiowa and Comanche reserva-
tions. When new survey of the
ninety eighth meridian was made
last year by the federal authori-
ties there was only slight change
made in the location of tie line
at its intersection with Red river,
but from that point the new sur
vey bore off to the northwest, and
its northern terminus was about
two miles west of the original
point, which gave the Chickasaws
a triangular territory over which
they formerly had no control. The
deviation at the starting point on
Red river was to the east instead
of to the west, the new meridian
line crossing the Rock Island
right.oi-way about six miles north
of Red river.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
HER FORTUNE IN HORNS.
Ten Thousand Pairs from the Heads
of Buffalo, She Thinks, should
Make Her Rich.

The business enterprise many years
ago Of an eastern man now a resident
of Minnesota, and his kindness and af-
lection for his sister III this city, have
resulted in placing her in position OF
probable future affluence. She has be
come the proprietor of probably the
most singular collection of wealth in
the United States, nearly 10000 pairs Of
buffalo horns, which once adorned the
heads of herds Of bison which occupied
the plains Of the west. Her fortune IS
made, for she is a trust, not a combina-
ton OF capitalists, but complete trust
in herself without fear Of any compe-
tition, for she has monopoly Of the
product and there is no fear of compe-
tition from any source.
Nearly 20 years ago, when the plains
of the west were covered with the re-
naming herds of buffalo, the woman's
brother was engaged in purchasing the
rights of way for the Great Northern
railroad, and during his travels saw
immense quantities of bones, skulls
and horns Of buffalo being collected for
shipment east to be ground into fer
tilizers for New England farms. Two
hundred carloads had been collected
and were being packed, when this sa-
gacious man reflected that the siaugh-
ter of buffalo would extinguish the
species and. buffalo gone, there would
be no more buffalo horns, which he
had seen converted into various articles
Of usefulness and decoration. With
him, to reflect was to act, and he soon
decided TO purchase all he could buy.
Setting Indians at work he soon made
arrangements Tor them to separate
the horns from the skulls, which had
lain bleaching on the plains Of Mon
tana for many years. Horns were a
drug on the market then and were
worth about a cent a pound off the
hoof. When he had got his horny col
lection together, there we're about
10000 pairs of buffalo horns stored way
up in a corner of the state, and he had
cornered the market.
Other enterprises commanded his at
tention, enc little diversion being the
purchase Of town sites along the line
of the road which alone was sufficient
to make him immensely rich, and in
course Of time he almost forgot his col
lection OF horns. Meantime. his sister
in this city. a woman who has displayed
considerable inventive genius in
small way. had heard Of her brothers
collection and wondered if she could
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18
FORGED A CHECK FOR $50
RatcIiff Bros. the Victims Of
CentraIia'S Penman

e. G. Brant of Centralia succeed
ed last night in cashing a bogus
check at Ratcliff Bros. wholesale
grocery in this city. He claimed
to be in the grocery business at
Centralia and purchased about $40
worth OF goods, and after the
banks were closed presented a
check for $50 on a Coffeyville
bank. The check bore the sigma
ture of HI. M. Adams, and was en-
dorsed by e. G. Brant in differ
ent handwriting from the body OF
the check. The balance Of $40
was paid him, and the bank at
Coffeyville Immediately telephon-
cd and the information received
that the maker of the check had
no money on deposit there.
Then Brant was found at Chas.
Newman's billiard hall and went
g. his boarding house, restaurant
south of the Cobb hotel, to get
the money 10 redeem the check;
but on entering the room be slip
ped out the back window and es-
capped. He ordered team from
Raines' livery stable to take him
back to Centralia, but did not re-
turn for it.
Brant was editor of a newspaper
at Centralia last year, and got into
scrape 81 nilar to the present es-
capade at Cotfeyvllle last fall and
was landed in Jail, but subsequent
ly got out OF il by refunding the
money and laying the blame on a
confederate. Brant is about forty
years of age, prematHrely gray, OF
slight build, about 5 feet 10 inches
In height, weight about 140
pounds. had short black mus
tache, and wore a brown crush
hat. He had been about the streets
here since Monday, apparently
laying his plans for the job he
finally put up.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-18

make a market for the horns. Samples
OF horns were sent on to her and she
has now found that there is a demand
for the goods. Her brother has made
her a gift of the entire bunch, nearly
10000 pairs, and she has made an ar
rangement to place them on the mar
ket in several forms.
The buffalo horn is susceptible of the
highest polish After an outside GOV
.ering has been removed, the horn in the
rough is as black as ebony all through.
This takes a brilliant polish, the meth
cd of obtaining which was at one time
a secret possessed by the Indians. The
Hartford woman, in arranging to mar
ket her strange collection, spent some
time in Leominster, Mass, where there
are % bone factories, and studied the
subject Of bones and bone manipula-
tion and soon learned the way to polish
buffalo horns to her complete satisfac-
ton and qualification. proposition
has been made to her to design many
effects in which the horns may be
used, and she has now under contem-
plation an offer to sell the entire lot
Of horns, which on storage occupies
1000 cubic feet of space, but she will
probably make other arrangements
Hartford Comm Courant.
The CONSUMPTION Of cotton per head
has more than doubled in Germany
since 1875.
The valley Of the Amazon still re-
mains almost unexplored. What has
been done has been accomplished, in
great measure, by Europeans.
Queensland is beng converted into
large orange orchard. The Austria
Ian orange ripens at a time when
Spain, Italy and California cannot pro
vide the fruit,
The oldest note in the possession of
the Bank of England is dated Decem-
ber 10, 1899, for 555. In the bank IL
brary is n note for e25 which wat
not presented for III years.
Storms Of great severity are com
mon on the Caspian sea, owing to its
great size and the fact that its
coasts are peculiarly favorable TO sud
den and violent atmospheric changes.
Malta is one of the most importan.
coaling ports in the Mediterranean,
and consequently there are many
firms there dealing in coal, of which
there Is at all times a large stock on
hand.
Germany's expectation Of ready
made clothing is falling of. In 1895
it amounted to s2i1. SAP 900. which was
$4,000. 900 less than in 1896. and sse.-
100000 less than in 1ssD- The reduce
ton is mainly in shipments 70 Eng
land. Holland and Switzerland.