The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-12-22
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16, 1869.


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16, 1869.
Friend Democrat - Every new
enterprise tending to increase the
wealth and develop the resources
of our State, is deserving of en-
enlargement, no matter how small
the commencement, for from these
little efforts great results will flow
in time. l was pleased to learn
that a new broom factory. with all
the machines, and appliances, and
expert hands from st. Louis, had
been started at No. 1O5 Tchoupi-
toulas street. In company with
Col. Tucker, agent OF the Illinois
Central Rail Road, one OF the orig
inators of this enterprise, ia gentle.
man of energy and extended bus
mess information, I visited the new
factory. The workman takes the
handle and notches the end aud
fastens on the wire which comes
from q wheel and is drawn very
tight. He then puts in the corn
and binds it down with wire, rel
volving the handle and putting on
more corn until the required quan-
tity is bound OH, he then fastens
the wire around a tack, drives the
tack in and breaks the wire off,
The broom is then shaped and
stitched by second man, and a
third paints the handle. A broom
is Il small item in a house but when
it is considered that every family
uses, in the course of a year, from
six to fifteen of them, the business
does not look so small. Broom
corn is easily cultivated-yields
a good crop and will probably sell
next season at from $175 to 1928
per ton. Our planters will do well
to plant some of it, if only a few
acres as an experiment.
CHRISTMAS is COMING"
Keep up the holidays in the home
circle, remember that childhood is
the happiest season Of life and that
the cares and strifes of the world
,, dim the glory and cool the enthn-
siasm of the heart, but too soon
even in the most fortunate lives. -
Let the children have their fun,
call Santa Claus to Your aid, let the
stockings be "hung by the chimney
, with care'' and then the morning
q comes, that over eighteen hundred
t years ago Brought glad tidings to
1 all nations, let the influence of tho
: day dim all GOODNESS from youl
hearts, join the little ones in theil
. joyous shouts, that the day may
be indeed an oasis in lifc's patti
= around which bright memories vii
cling through all coming years. :
G Santa Claus has visited Glynn &
: Wintz, No. 8 Camp street and lief
d such a stock Of boots and shoes
@ Little colored shoes for the baby
G elegant bronze shoes for sister, aDs
d splendid red top boots for the boys
% Fla! ha what nice time the goO'
: boys and girls will have in thei
= new CATERS and boots. Glynn I
Wintz will send on application
= their new self-measuring cards, b,
5. which parties at a distance ca
= take their own measure, and b
e sure OF receiving comfortable fiji
is ting shoes and boots, madca as care
g fully as if they had visited the cit
u, to get them.
GOSSIP.
An entire change in the machiner
of our city government is talked of, d.
- ing away with the common council
~ and creating Bureaus instead. Whit
; er this will have any good results ca
hardly be judged yet it looks reason,
g bic to say that we can only have |:
a. economical and efficient governmel
Mt by clecting capable, honest and enc
i. getic officers. The form of Cover
pr ment will make little difference, unle
j. we can change the character of o,
rulers, and until the people en- mas
D.. take some interest in caucuses, wal
" meetings and nominations, this chan.
at will not be likely to be made. II
50 growth of the Homeopathic school
at medicine is evidenced by the esta1
lishment of Pharmacies of that schot
es DR.. Angel has opened a HomGopath
o Pharmacy at No l52 Julia street, fro
G.. which he is prepared to furnish med
cines and directions for their use,
id parties i'll the country. DR.. Angel
at one Of the oldest and most respect,
physicians Of our city and was for nea
v. ly twenty years an Alopathic physics,