The true Democrat. [volume], July 24, 1897, Image 4

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THE TRUE DEMOCRA T.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF.TEPARISI.
W. W. LEAKE, JR., Proprietor.
8aibscription, per aunum - $1.50.
ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY.
Enterel at the Post Office at St. Francis.
rille, La., as second class matter.
'SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1897.
" Bw Coub IYwpR Tastes ood. UI
1 Sims. Sold by di Ists.
Things Said Pro and eon.
Tile interest in the waterworks
`question is still keen, ilndifference
not having succeeded as so eftenl
happens when action' is delayed and
the deed does not quickly follow
the thought. It is well. No public
'question is more worthy the best
•attention of all citizens. "The hor.
rers-of fire we. know, the plague of
dust we know, anwd too many alas
of our people know the scarcity of
water for the ordinary purposes of
'domestic economy. To secure a
'plentiful supply of the lite-giving
and lile-protecting fluid is worthy
- of the most determined effort.
But in the eagernmess to secure
waterworks which is nitural under
'the rcirumsttaices, it is important
that the people beware of entertain
ing any plan of putting in ant in
,terior plant, one that would not be
fully adequate to the needs of the
town and that would niot meet in.
l surance requirements.
This lesson was taught by former
'defeat. Reduced imnsurance is a po
tent argument arrayed on the side of,
*a id not against, the neres a trytaxof
five mills. What is the good of
having something that will not
reduce insurance premiums ?
On the other hand,ttheeenthusiastic
'may say that they would rather
'have waterworks without insurance
than insurance without waterworks.
Well, that depends. Unless the
'waterworks come up to the stamnd
lard, which insuramnce, people have
:fould justifies them to give a lower
rate, the wolks will not equal insu
ralce by a good deal. And-if. the
works do come ump to the standam'rd
the low rate of insurance in such a
'4ise will bean additiomal sa fe.guard
within the reach of every property
holder and amoumnting to almost
perfeet immunity from fire. There
fore it strikes tilhe conservative
that a superior plant and a low
rate .is the thinlg.
Apropos of the floating of bonds,
Sit is objected that it is absurd for
a small town like this to contems
plate such a project. Such objectors
should read the XAaniffacturer's
Record. Any number ta!ken at
random will report some town doing
that very thing to get waterworks.
The thriving conmditioni of this town
and its prospects for the future will
make it possible to dispose of such
-bonds at par. "'Other towns can dis.
Iose of them, so can we,
Some of the journalst are loudly '
•crying, anentl -the constitutioual
conventionm: '"Keelp the politicians (
enm'm" :Why, bless, you, that usjnst
what yOU walnt to,do. Webster de:
lines a politihian as ohie versed in
.lthle seience of governmenet, and
these are thie very kilnd of men we
vwant to build ip a good, p'actical
eolastitution. e~ li tte ringste'll ad
Ytrickpter out, .poi.t.l or· vbhat not,
but when you ftimUa!i hhoniet, comn
petentt rma ir the he'plice, politician
or not, semid hitm Alng; ihe is the
kind of man needed.--Bienville
Bell.
Ilonesty an4 capability are cer
tainly what are wited i 'thie con
stitutional convertionm, bu't wihen it
is remem'nberet!,tltht in spite ot the
c'y, ihowever earnest, to keep out
She ringsters amid tricksters, that
numbers of thie latter will creelp im
nevertheless, it is highly important 1
that while the above mentioned
necessary qualities are not over
looked, tlhat capability should also e
include sufficient shrewdness to
discern the ways that are dark and
to circctmvert the tricks and rendor y
them vain. A delegate should not
'be carelessly chosen. . ot only the a
best men but the wisestlren should I
$o,
£0. A]
The Itemu has i llt jol.i r*v gooil
tithority that a 8strol ,g m, ve, will
nl, he made by the oppoinetts of Col.
S. M. lolbertson to nomlil inte Judge
S. AleC. Lawirason, of West Felici
or. maiu, foi' Congress from this district.
Judge Lawranson is an able tmat, a
4 square-toed democrn t and is all
right on the finance question. The
Item is neutral in this matter, but
is free to say that Judge Lawrason
would bmake an excellent congress
The above tidbit of political gos.
sip we clip fiom the B. R. Item. In
refereite thereto, Judge Lawrason
informs us that he is not taltli
date for the position, anld moreover
thinks that it is the part of wisdom
for this district to conitinue to have
Col. Robertson represent it in Con
gress. That, in fact, he has woln
too high a place on the conniittees
ini Washington to be withldrawn,
and to lose him firom the Mississippi
-ks Comnmission would be a loss to the
ice entire state.
If you wish to get rid of noxious
Sand hurtful weeds cut them down,
(W or pull them up, :before they go to
i seed. One reason why cockle
burs are so dlifficult to obliterate on
r a farm is because they are allowed
to mature seed, these are ploughed
as under in different depths, and the
of conlsequece is, as the land is being
of cultivated, some of theim are coming
a up all the time, even altter the
ig last ploughing or Ihoeingot the crop.
If lpossible let no weeds or grass go
to seed on your fritm.
Ire _ _ _
er Congressman Stephens; of Texas
mt has introduced a rather intteresting
in. bill in the House. It is a joint res
n. olution providing for an amend.
be ment to the Constitution, by a vote
be of the several states which will
in. empower said states to levy an in
heritance and income tax, whose
er cash value shall exceed $50,000.
)0- This bill is one of considerable in.
ot, terest, and will unquestionably
of attract the attention of the country
of when it properly gets before the
ot House.
ic Appointment Confirmed.
er On Tuesday, the 21st, the Senate
ce in executive session conlidrmed the1
s. appointmient of Elwyn J. Barrow to
lie the office of postmaster at St. Frain
d. cisville. The confirmation so long
ye withheld was thus consummated.
er The nomitnatio|n was opposed by
a. the regular Republicans and Sela
le tor Caffery, and was supported by
id Senator MlcEnery. Duson was in
a strumnutal in securitig the appoint
r mont.
y The post-olffice will be ]ocoted in the
store of S. A. Frier, one half the space be- t
ing devoted to that purpose. Mr. Frier
will be Mr. Barrow'd . sistant. The new
e regime awaits the anrval of the commiss
W ion, the fitting of the office and the for
la dities of bond.
"The Britons proudly boast that i
1 the sun never sets on thlte Queen's
Sdlominiolnsb , as if they were special
i- asubjects of solar favoritisn," writes
is W. G. Jordan, in the Ladies Home n
SJourntal. "But it is equally true
that thoe is always sunshine on
some of Uncle Sam's great possess
Sions. When it is 5 p.m. on Attoo's
" Island, Alaskal, it is 8:36 a, m. of h
1 the following day at Eastport,
Mh liaine.t
v
We are in receipt of the 11th an. i
13' nual atnouncement of the East fi
SFeliciana Agricultural Fair Ass'tn.
os (ilton, La. which will commenece
t Oct. 21, 1897 and continue three
Sdays.
te The town of 3ummit, M[iss., Wpre
I poses to put in a first-class water
works plaut, which they estimate b
Swill cost 815,000. ,
Liver Ills
Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti
pation, sour stomach, indigestion are promptly
cured by Hood's'Pills. They do their work
Hood's
easily and thoroughly.
Best after dinner pills. -
15 cents. All druggists. PUM.
Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
The only Pill to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Don't forget to meet your friends at the
Grand Picnic, Wednesday, July 28th, at
Alexander's creek, upper Jackson ford.
Prdparations are going forward to make
it a perfect success. Don't fail to come
and bring a basket. Everybody in this
parish and the next is cordially invited.
A number of the merchants will close
their stores in the after4osn, so Ih lt they
and their clerkacani enjoy bte day.
More
Kedicinal value in a bottle of Hood's Sarsse
parilla than in any other preparation.
More skill is required, more care taken, more
expense incurred in Its manufacture.
It costs the proprietor and the dealer
More but it costs the consumer lea, as he
gets more doses for his mpney,
More curative power is secured by its peculiar
combination, proportion and process.
which make It peculiar to itself.
More people are employed and more space oo
cupied in its Laboratory than any other.
More wonderful cures effected and more tes.
timonials received than by any other.
More sales and more increase year by year
are reporteo by druggists.
More people ar taking Hood's Sarsaparills
today than any other, and more are
taking today than ever before.
More and STILL MOR reasons might be
given why you should take
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
The One True Blood Purifier. 1t per bottle.
cure all Liver Ills and
HOod's Pills Sick Headache.a Icents.
• I IIIl l ml I I iIfim rl
A Jockey Club or Fair?
In interviews with Messrs. J. F. Irvine
Jr. and Jos. Stern, those gentlemen very
courteously gave us their ideas with regard
to the reopening of the old fair grounds.
The former says that Mr. Stern, Mr. V.
M. Jackson and others interested in fine
stock look favorably upon the planu, as
the grounds could be put in order and
other necessary arrangements made at
comparatively slight expense, while the
several features of horse and bicycle races,
ball and other athletic games would
afford attractions sufficient to draw laitge
crowds from the surrounding country.
Mr. Jos. Stern the popular livery stable
man, is perhaps the person most enthusias
tic on the subject. He wants to call the pro
posed organization theJockey Clnb,which
is undoubtedly the best name for it if there
are to be no agricultural and other indus
trial exhibits.
There is no reason in the world, that
West Feliciana should not have a fair, as
good as any in this section, and no ob
stacle lies in the way that could not be
removed or surmounted by perseverance
and determination; at the same time it
might be well to begin with a jockey club
and gradually extend its purposes and
aims until it is made to include all the
attractions of the typical country fair..
The True Democrat extends good wishes
to the enterprise, and stands ready to
help to advance its interests, in any way
that is possible for a public print to do.
There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseqes put
together, and until the last few years was
sulpposed to be incurable. For a great
mnly years doctors prone uneed it a loea
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven caturrh to be a cinsti
tutional disease, and therefore reqnires
constitutional treatment. Ha!l's Catarrlh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constita
tional cure on the market. It is taken in
ternally, in doses from 10 drops to a teao
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous srtfiices of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any ease it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes
timonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Drnggists, 75c.
IHall's Family Pills are the best.
Died.
At his home in Tunica on Friday morn
ing, July 16, 1897, G. I-Herndon Reily.
Mr. Reily had been sick for some time
but no one felt but that he would recover
until Thursday, his sickness assumed a
sarions nature, and before day Friday
morning he breathed his last.
The community in which he lived has
met with a very serious loss. He was one
whom all turned to when in trouble,and he
never failed to respond. He was quiet
and gentle in his nature but was always
in front when danger was expected.
Mr. Reily always took a prominent in
terest in public affairs, and willingly lent
his energies and means to further ad
vancement of any measure that was to the
interest of the community. Noone, either
friend or foe, ever called on him in trouble
but he willingly assisted regardless of
who they were.
His body was taken to Centerville,
Miss., and buried in the family graveyard,
attended by ninny friends and with appro
priate services conducted by the Rev.J.N.
Tucker.
Another great improvement will soon
be noticeable on Front $t. Bayou Sara.
Mr. J. F. Irvine, the owner of the build
ing occupied by Mr. Max Mann will have
another story added to the building, in
order to give Mr. Mr. Mann more space for
his store on the first floor. The work
thereon will be started Monday next.
Messrs. W. W. Hayden, chief engineer,
B. Bertwood, asst. engineer and B. E.
Mosher roadmaster, officials of the Y. &
M. V. railroad, arrived Wednesday to
survey the track and take the levels with
a view of raising the road bed one foot
above the high water mark of '97.
Notice.
Notice id hereby given that at the an
nual meeting of the Stockholders of West
Feliciana Building and Loan Association
on the first Tuesday in August, 1897, to be
held at the Court-house at 4:30 p. m. Mo
tion will be made to amend Article VI of
the Constitution, parAgraph 3, making
the minium d iscount 20 per cent on loans.
At the same meeting election of officers
will.take place, and the 8th annual divi
dend will bedeclared.
-R. M. LEAKE.
Secretary.
EXCURSION
Cheap excuIrsion on the Illinois Cen
tral railroatd to St. Louis and Chicago.
To St. Louil and return $10
''o Chicago and return $12
Tickets sold on July 31st, good returning
on regular- trains till Aug. 12.
W. A. KELLOND),
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Passenger .,
Mail Coach
-BETWEEN
Bayou Sara, St. Franeisrille
-AND
__.Sl1aughter._ '
EVERY SUNDAY
Leaves Batyou Sara at 7 A. M.
Returning from Slaughter, arrives at
4:0O P. 1M.
Meets all Sunday trains at Slaughter.
Fare each way... $1 00
Constable Sale.
State of Lonisinna, Parish of West Felici
ana, Fitth Justice Court. R. R . Austin
vs Zach Richardson. No. 78.
By virtue of a writ of Ficri Facias is
sncd by the honorable court aforesaid and
to me directed in the abovo styled and
numbered suit I have seized and will pro.
ceed to offer for sale at the residence of
Zach Rlichardson in tOhe 5th ward on
Saturday the 31st day of July 1897, within
the hours prescribed by law the following
described property to wit: (1) one light
bay horse manle. Terms of sale cash with
the benefit of appraisenlent.
A. D. THOMS,
5th ward Constable.
Stanton College
For Young Ladies.
- NATCIIEZ, MISS.
Great care has been taken to select
teachers of experience and of a high order
of scholarship. Boarding pupils will be
directly under the care of the principal,
Miss Prince. Opens September 20; 1897.
For catalogue, address
A. G. CAMPBELL, President.
ROBT. SEMPLE,
Attorney at Lay,
Will practice in the coqrtseof the 13th
and 14th Judicial Districts. During va
cation, will meet clients at the Burton
House in Bayou Sara whenever requested.
Address,
POLITE COLPEE P. 0., LA.
W. R. PERCY,
Attorney at La*
and Notary Public.
Office in Bank Bdg.,
.... ..ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA.......
Will practice in 13th Judicial and Fed
eral Coorts.
Shingles! Shinglea!
Best Cypress
Heart Shingles
---FOR SALE
- Terms, Cash.
Apply to
MORRIS BURGAS.
MONTHLY
SUFFERINO.
fTbousads' of
women are
troubled at
monthly inter
vals with pains
in the head,
back breasts,
shoulders,sides
hipeand,limbs.
But they need
not suffer.
These paineare symptoms of
dangerous derangements that
can be corrected. The men
strual function should operate
painlealy.
W16* McE REE'
makes menstruation painless,
and regular. 'It puts the deli
cate menstrual organs in condi
tion to do their work properly,
And that stops all this pain.
t Why vill any woman suffer
month after month when Wine
of Ca 'il will relieve her? It
costs $r.oo at the drug store.
hy don't you get a bottle
Por advice, in cases equiring
special directions, address,
Ing symptoms, "The Lsades'
Advisory Department," The
f Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mrs. NO2E llA WI
ofo e1v*nN, Texas, says
"I was troubfd at month$ Intervals
with tertble pals Ila my head and back,
but have abee untirly rlves by Wins
al Cnlul."
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
-OF TIlE
BANK OF WEST FELICIANA,
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA.
At Close of Business, lJune 30, '97.
(Began -business, .Jn. 2, 1805.)
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts........ ....75,777.74
Furniture and Fixtures......... 2,200.00
Expenses-Charged off.
Sight Exchange 32,099.95
Cash On hand ....... 8,050.18
(Demand paper.. 7,512.46 47,662.59
$125,640.33
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock (paid in) ..... ...25,000.00
Surplus...................... 1,000.00
Undivided profits............. 1,005.97
Dividend No. 4.............. 1,000.00
Deposits j Individual $86,503.36
SCertificates 10,231.00 98,734.36
$125,640.4
State of.Louisia'na,
Parish of West Feliciana.
I, S. McC. Lawraseri, Prest. of the BaAik
of West Feliciana, of Wt. Francisville, La.,
do solemnulysnear tha4tthe above statenidit
is true to the best ot my knowledge anid
belief.
S. 1McC. Lawrason, Prest.
Sworn to and subscribed before mle at
the town of St. Francisville, La.i this 1st
day of July, 1897.
ROBT. MiONlOMERY, '
Notary Publie.
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C. B. Hamilton.
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Call and a e sat
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Pole Bern Seed, '
Strawberry Plls, (
ered in the full.) °
For prices and parties
Residence on ...I
about one mile fro,
ville, La.
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Can have their mc
on my place the
season as follows :
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With Return'
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SADDLE ST
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place, Ser i
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