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LoUISIANA I DEMOCRAT. THE WORLD IS GOVERNED TOO MUCH. \TOL. 40. ALEXANDRIA, LA., JUNE 6, 1885. NO. 97. , OL- --0 - TIHE ]DEMOCRAT. TERMS: The Democrat is published Semi. wee/dy- ednesdays and S'atur d~nt's--at Two Dollars and Fitf. tq C(eids per annuml; One )ollar itnd Fifty Cents for six manths. tPayaJle in advance. derrtisecments inserted at the rate oy One Dollar per square for the first i:nertion and Fiftl Cents for each stirneqiuent one. `Ten lines or less ,f'brerier type constitute a square. J'cromal Cards, when admissable, will be charged double the usual atd errtising rates. 1RI\TI1NG PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED at THIS OFFICE. kre Tonic. A Pure Family Medicine That 1 Never Intoxicates. If you are wasting away from age, dissipation or any disease or i weakness and require a stimulant ( take Parker's Tonic at once; it will c invigorate and build you up from t the first dose but will never intoxi cate. It has saved hundteds of i lives, it rnmy save yours. r Ir you are a lawyer, minister or u business man exhausted by mental F srain or anxious cares do not take n intoxicating stimulants, but use l Parker's Tonic. If you are a mechanic or farmer, I worn out with overwork, or a molter d run down by family or household duties try Parker's Tonic,. a If you have Dyspepsia, Rhenma tinr, Kidney or Urinary Complaints, ar if you are troubled with any dis arder of the lungs, bowels, blood or serves you can be cured by Par. SWes Tonic. S IlISCOX & CO., No.168 William Street, New York b 1? 50 cents and $1 sizes, at all dealers in medicines. Great sav ing in buying the dollar sizes. u IMARIAE GIIIBE Robt.P . Hunter. A":ORNEY . AT - LAW, Alexandria, Louisiana. L Will practice in the Courts of pides and adjoining parishes, and oa 5 the Supreme Court of Louisiana. ° FREEI AUBDLE SELF-CURE a prfsV epgron or one of tbi :' 4fbrtbhe Isc al atsintheL I P F ARO & CO. & oss Me bi .A.TENTS - EROIylD. Send for Pamphlet Seward A. Hasel ' Seltitor of American and For atelut8 and Attorney in Pa De Assoniate at Washing- P SC. S pringfeld, Missouri. SPRINTTNG OP EVERY C a aatly executed at 0 Sheriff's Sale. 1?. T. B am:,'r vs. Darkis Johnson u,4d L.),enzo Smith, Administra tors Succession Ihos. Johnson. No. 3164. ar In the 12th Judicial District Court, is. Parish of Rapides, Lou isiana. oq Br virtue of a writ of seizure and st sale issued and to me directed in h the above entitled and numbered ss suit, I have seized and will offer for e. sale, at public auction, in front of e, the Cour( House door, in the Town -. of Alexandria, La., between the hours prescribed by law, on Safurday, the 20th day qf June, A. D. 1885,,. G the following described property, specially ordered to be seizedl and Ssold, to-wit: A certain tract, piece or parcel of land situated on the right descend ing bank of Red River in Rapides Parish, State of Louisiana, and be r ing the upper portion of what is known as the short tract, having a t front of about 2100 (twenty-one hundred) feet on Red River, boun ded above by lands of Estate of n Magruder, below by lands of this r vendor, and in the rear by lands of t Cruikshank, and containing the I quantity of three hundred and twen ty-three one half (3231) acres, to - gether with all the buildings and f improvements thereon, and all rights; ways and privileges there unto belonging, being the same property acquired by the said .Tho mas Johnsoufrom R. H. Short, as per act passed before Louis V. Marye, a Notary Public, in and for Rapides Parish, La., on the 27th dpy of December, 1881. Terms of Sale-Cash, subject to appraisement. D. C. PAUL, May 16-tds. Sheriff. W. O. DAMMON, Sole ggt for Whit rous Monuments Head and Foot Markers, Horizon tal Tablets, Etc. I' Also all kinds of Marble Mon uments, Head and Foot Stones, Slabs, and every description of Cemetery work. No extra charge for Inscriptions; Freight prepaid. ALEXANDRIA, LA. WANTED LADIES AND gentlemen to take light, pleasant employment at c their o*n homes (distance no ob- I ection;) work sent by mail; $2 to $6 per day can be quietly made; I no canvassing. Please address at t once GLOBE MPo. Co., Boston, ( Mass., Box 5344. M. C. MOSELEY, Attorney - at - "Lam Alexandria, La. Practices in all classes of cases in i all the Courts of the Parishes of Rapides, Grant, Natehitoohes, Sa bine, St. Landry and Avoyelles. April 15-1y. Dr.ThoS.W.Compton PHYSICIAN AND SURGEQN, Corner Morray and Third Streets, Alexandria, La. a 18051 October 4 ct son. I ri s w t i art, ied tersion f of PHILIP SCHAFF, PReSIDE T OF THEn les COMMITTEE. of d with British in preparing a re of tures, with a view tRe T OF Transla the end ofrom the original languagesrtakn ;o- into English, as accurate as W possi d ble. Work ad been beguidby the ill British C R mmittee as early as June e- 22, 1870. The Bible as revised n Siby the aid of the latest helps, is as now in the hands of the English l V. reading public on both sides of the so or Atlantic. Its publication and dis Stribution are the event of the day, Snd naturally bring the learned divine who has been President oft ff. the american Revision Committee from the begining, into interesting te prominence. Like many useful citizens he is bri s an alien by birth, a native of oire, ies Switzerlandg He was born onf New de Year's Day, 1819. His educationd was begun in Coire and continued ma a in Stuttgart, Tubingen, Halle and for i, Berlin. After he had graduated oto of B. D. and passed is examinatione e for a professorship at Berlin, in Rt d 1841, Dr. Schaff traveled exten- wh ively in the capl acity of tutor.he co When he returned to the Prussian o capital b btegan a series of lere po Stres on Church History and Exe- tan a gesis, before the University of that eitl it city. This engagement lasted from fap 1842 to 1844. At its close Dr.o a Scbaff sailed for this continenat, this SI having acceptep a Professorship in tra at the Thological Seminary of the ano rt German Itefortled Chorch of the of United States, at Mereersburg, Penn. In 1863 h removed to iof New York. Eron 1864 to 1669 he in a was Secretary of the New York bor 7 Sabbath School Committee, reliev- st ing his duties by a trip to Europe 1 n in 1865. By 1870 his lectures on bl 'f Church History, delivered in seats dan of theological learning at Andover, doi Hartford and New York, had given g him the reputation which led to hiscan - appointment, in that year, as Pro fessor of Sacred Literature in the wal 1 Union Theological Seminary, of New York, which he retains. Dr. low Schaff was one of the founders and the first Secretary of the Americaj ry, Branch of the Evangelical Allib Iaece. In 1871 he was the A)i br aece Delegate to intercede withe tsuo Czar of Russia in behalf of relig. ions freedom in the Baltic Provin ces. When the Ahlerican Bible Revision Committee was organized, " in 1871, Dr. Schaff was made its fi President. His titles include those to of D.D and LL.D., etc. His most celebrated book is the "History of je the Christian Church." tl FASHION NOTES. o0] Drab white is the newest shade of tc this color. Red remains the dominant color tl of this color. 'Wraps are as varied in their er forms as costumes. , Jacket corsages in every imagi- th nable shape are in vogue. tic i Plum color and pale rose is a ia fashionable English color combi- pl nation. te The high collars of the newest ne jackets and frocks are stiffened with re Swigan. see S Why not wear the blue cloth an Cowes cap at the seaside here as Hi l well as in England. B a- B Gold gauze ribbon galloons are wE quite new with chess board de - signs formed of bronze beads. on 1C Watered ribbons, watered silks, the and watered stuffs of all kinds are to revived in Paris. tec h Long sashes are worn with all sorts of dresses, and looped ad iibi- pa turn, according to fancy. nei s The struggle between French the and English styles of dress goes on sua quietly, but surely for all that. mil Transparent bonnets of embroid- Re 'e ered gauze, or gold net work, are g the feature of the summer season. bol There are many ways now of for is brightening black dresses, the eas e, iest being a vest front in colors un W der lace, gathered or beaded. are n The same latitude prevails in the of d matter of the choice of materials d for a bride's dress that is given in me d other fashions at present. p The "Little Duchess" milliner at doi n Ridley's is creating some ravishing po - white, red and blue seaside and he - country and -boating hats. He n Pinkish fawn is a lovely and i4 popular color for tailor made cos.- o '* tames, and may be braided with ma t either gold or silver and a darker the n fawn or tan braid. , He r. When dress reformers make some- obe t, thing to wear pretty rich, And ex- we n travagant, as well as comfortable the e and healthy, they will find plenty e of women to wear it. she , The prettiest dress bonnets are bet o of cream lace, with fleur de lys in adc e shaded nasturtlaiu velvet, and rib- ol k bon of striped gauze and satin for strings, or Alsatian bow. e A new style of ornamentation for Boi , black fans eonsists of small etched of] a landscapes, with a moon shining down into limpid water and reflect ing the trees in its depths. sist The handsome white dresses of up camprio and embroidery are made rec principally with round, gathered tak waist and band, the embroidery is fatl Uit on as a deep flounce across the wif lower front, apron or panier drape. No ry, upon the sleeves and front of and the bodice. A Spanish jacket of no bId gold, old blue, 'or ruby velvet, pa braided with gold cord, worn with" ssucbhadrepby s a veri eb ig- . Public School Books. vin ibl At a recent meeting of the State red, -School Board at Baton Rouge, the its following important business was ose transacted : ost The Secretary stated that the oh of ject of the meeting was to receive the Attorney General's opinion in' regard to the adoption of more thot, olie series of readers. He said an opening had been given in, answer rf to a request of nperintendent as-. ton, which in substance, holds that lor there could not be two series adop ted without assigning a place to eir each in order to carry out his views. The Attorney General moved that gi- the action of the Board in the adop tion of two series of readers at itj a last meeting without assigning a bi- place to each be considered. Adop ted. On the motion of the Attor 'st ney General, MoGuffey's series of th readers was adopted as the regular series for use in the public sclhool.. th and D. Applhton & Co's Natural as History series of readers and A, t. Barnes & Co's Academic Reader rce were adopted for supplemental read e- ing in the public schools through out the State, and it was also agreed. s, that the local boards he instructed ' re to introduce the new books adop ted by the State Board iuto, the 11 public 'schools in their respective '- parishes as soon as changes become necessary by the adiancement of hb the pupil, according to the plan, 'n suggested in the proposition sub- - mitted by the agent of McGufeys .. - Readers. r On motion of Mr. Arroy the. n" board agreed to substitgte Colliefs of for Johnson & Brown's literature. u --OCHRCI people "down east" are very exercised over the arrest 10 of Rev. A. J. Gordon for preaim-n. s ing to attempt to hold an open air meeting on Sunday in that esacred plaee,,Boston Comrpon. Dr. Go'. it don's action was unanimourly sup g ported by his congregation, to.which d he explained the cireumstanees..- He said that out of about 380,000 I inhabitants, Boston has only 50, 000 church-goers, many- of the re 'h mainder being kept. away because r they, are toe poor to dress decently. He believed, therefore, that be was " obeying both the spirit and the " word of the Bible in preaching to te them. He cited cases, covering' Sone hundred and forty five years, to show that such preaching had never - e been molested by the police, and ° added that be had no idea that the " police would interfere in his own r case. Is cultured and religipus :" rr Boston retrograding in the matter,.:i, d of liberality?-[N. . States, : g -TEa mother of a family con- . sisting of the parents and two grown ,f up daughters,; living in Goffstgi, " ,e recently died, and when th9 unider d tSaker came to perform his daties the , father was asked the name of lis e wife. His reply was "Mothoir...::. " SNo other name could he reanb] : and he daughters were equrtly iu .lnorat, having unever 1know:: ~ i.: I~"@ t," Lanid aaijt t g~io ~tzar+'f'·