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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

CARDINAL DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
Under this heading the Cos hen
Democrat discourses as follows:
Free Trade, Hard Money and Home
Rnle are cardinal Democratic prin
eiples.
What is meant by Free Trade is a
tariff so adjusted as to bring about the
greatest revenue to the Government
without any regard to Protection
build up one interest at the expense Of
another. 1t is emphatically putting all
commercial interests of the country on
a Democratic equality.
What is meant by Hard Money is
recognition once more that coin and
coin only is to be made legal tender
and that all contracts and all values as
formerly are to be based upon it; that
our paper currency is to be redeemable
at all times in coin at the option Of the
holder.
What is meant by Home Rnle is a
reassertion of the rights of the peop.e
of all the States to choose their own
rulers without any outside influence
fir m the Federal Government; to
make the legislative, executive, and
judiciary departments of our States in
dependent and sovereign within their
Jurisdiction.
These are not only the cardinal prin-
eiples of the party in opposition to the
present administration, but they form
the true basis of democratic govern
ment. The corruptions of the present
party in power have grown ont of the
abnse and abDegation Of these princi-
pies, and they must be restored before
the Government can ever be brought
back to its ancient land marks and
purity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

II A party of Fifty Master Masons,
underthe auspices of the Royal Solo
mon Mother Lodge, in the City of Je-
ruselem, will leave New York Septem
Der 18th, 1874, and visit the Lands of
the East, where the mystic rites are
supposed to have had their origin.
These gentlemen will be absent about
five months, and arrangements are per-
feeted by which the most extra0rdina-
ry advantages will be secured them, at
a comparatively moderate cost.
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| ANOTHER LETTER FROM GENERAL
GORDON. General J. B. Gordon, OF
Georgia, has written another letter mp
on the "t,ird term" question, from
which We MAZE the following extract:
lift veTa passible for ME to advocate
a third ann for any man, that advo-
cacy, certainly could not be given to
one whose success wonld continue in
power fot four years longer the party
whose pidless measures have brought
sorrow and ruin to our people and IRE :
parable damage to our free Institutions
Aud If, while endeavoriHg to do no
act, and utter no word, which would
needlessly provoke hostility, nor to
furnish any excuse for longer with
holding from our people all the rights
and privileges guaranteed by the Con-
stitusial, / shonld, as a representative
of Georgia, fail to impress the represen-
tatives other sections witI4 the con
viction that the South is unaIterably
devoted to the great principles of gov
ernme6t advocated bv the Democratic
party, and that she is welded to the
belief.bhat.liberty can be preserved on
ly by the re-establisement of those
principles as the policy of the Govern
ment-then shall esteem pyself as
being unworthy of the high compli
ment you pay me, and utterly failing
to meet the obligations of the sacred
trust committed to me. Tt is possible
that | may exaggerate the danger Of
breaking a precedent which the exam
pie Of Washington has clothed with the
sanetity of law; but if a third term
were proposed for Democratic Presi.
dent, whom l regard as pure as Cato,
and as self sacrificing as Dora, still l
should feel that devotion to a Demo:
cratic leader had betrayed us into a
step which would tend to the fual sub
version of our Democratic institutions.
In conclusion permit me to say that,
with union and discretion in our ranks
indeed, without some egregious
blunder-we have the best grounds tor
the most sanguine hopes Of success in
the next Presidential election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12


" Sam. Bard, the pious postmaster
at Atlanta, in orderto improve on the
warmness ftie weather, has common
ced a three months stamping tour
through Georgia. Speaking of one of
his old friends, with whom he is little
off color just now, few days since.
Samuel vehemently remarked: "Why,
my dear fellow, if you were to throw
an emetic into hell you couldn't bring
forth a blacker villian!" That his
platform talk will be even more pep.
perry than his conversation may be in
ferred, because he says, IF anybody
interrupts me, I'll call him up in the
presence 'ofall. the people, will write
liar upon his forehead, and burn it in
with the red hot iron of eternal truth"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12


- From Governor Hendricks re-
cent speech we get the following elo-
quent words:
Organizations may be broken and
pass away, but Democracy cannot die.
1t is endowed with the Immortality of
truth and right. Wherever in all
lands men aspire to higher, freer bet
ter governmel is and pnrer liberty;
wherever there is the sentiment that
government is made for man and not
man for government, there is the spirit
of Democracy that will endure and yet
achieve mans enfrauchisement and ell
ovation.
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Eyes.


No branch Of science hasllieeu more
thoroughly mastered than optics. The
principle Of sisien must be.essentially
the samein all eyes, but they differ re-
Invariably according to the habits oteiie
animal. Birds of lofty flight, as the
condors, eagles, vultures and carbon
seeking providers Of the feathered race,
have telescope visions, and thus they
are enabled to look down and discover
their unsuspccting victims. As they
approach noiselessly from above, the
axis Of vision changes shortening, so
that they can see rs distinctly within
one foot of the grouBd.as when at an
elevation of one mile in the air.
This fact explains the balancing Of
the tish-hawk on its pinions, half a mile
above a still pond watching for fish.
When one is selected down the savage
hunter plunges, the focal axis varying
always to the square view of his Intend
ed prey. AS they ascend, the axis is
elongated by curious muscular ar
so as to see far off again.
Snails have their keen eyes at the ex-
tremity of flexible horns, which they
3. a 80. 4. III = =
can protrhde or draw in at pleasure
By winding the instrument around the
edge of leaf or stalk, they can see
how matters stand on the opposite
side.
The hammer-headed shark has it's
wickrd-lnoking eyes nearly two feet
apart. By will or effort they can bend
the thin edges of the head, on which
the organs are located, so as to exam
inc the sides of an object the size of a
full sized Goldfish.
Flies have immovable eyes. They
stand out from the head like half an
apple, exceedingly prominent. In
stead of smooth hemispheres, they have
an immense number of facets, resem-
bling old-fashioned glass watch seals,
each one directing the light directly
to til e optic retina. That explains
why they cannot be approached in any
direction without seeing what is COM
ing.-[Exchanse. an 4
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4 LECTURE ON THE NATURE,

LEI OhE " N III MA JhiI,
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The world renbwned author, in this
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and without dangerous surgical opera
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cordials; pointing out mode of cnre
at once certain and ehrctual, by which
every sufferer, no matter what his con-
dition may be, may cnre himself cheap
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II This Lecture will prove a boon
to thousands and thousands.
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Address the Publishers,
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

T& Henry c. Myers and Dave
Boult, colored, District and Parish
Judges of Natchitoches, have accept
ed the invitation of the Committee
of Citizens and resigned their offices.
Old Natchitoches now commences
with new deal and we hope a good
one.
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III The election in Tenn

ENF I ne eIeCtlOn III Iehnessee
for Judge, Justices and Municipal
officers are over, and has resulted in
the complete overthrow of the Radi-
Gals, and the success Of the regular
Democratic. ticket. Another kick
from the corpse!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

gM Two letters from our New
Orleans correspondent this issue
The one intended for last week, was
in the II all that did not reach here
Monday week; hence the delay. -.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

gag~ The Coaches, with the mails,
all on sharp time last week, and the
reading public highly delighted, and
none more so than this writer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

EaE~ \ fine, sociable crowd of our
people, in search of cool bowers and
fine fishing, left for the Sulphur
Springs, yesterday morning. Ween.
wall such excursionists. aa
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75CENTS
TICKETS,

emitting the holder Fair chance the lRANps
OI FER1 In larger Twenty Tickets will $Dt
FitsyIckets 4asE s.7Fs -
Persons holding numbered
in the those
Die TO OBTAIN from the ordinary methods of Hing sufficient t6
place solid
Will enable them to increase its sphere usefulness
public
ngnhmnt of debts which rhss
erection suitable buildings for the Mechanical
hfbed
which them the
funds In proposing this scheme
difficulties which
their
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only build develop
is
coming Fair, and at the time
stimulate the sale its tickets
adequate its issue
OO ckets
with attached bearing NUMBER thesd eag oef
one the the being retained
viii be ed wheel prizes anohs When the Grand
Drawing VIII place the following
tgenlemen-H "SR f'N~'~
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90. Two bottles of genuine Leo
vile, and plenty Of ice to cool the
French water, were our portion last
Sabbath dinner, and it's our own
business who did the nice thing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

u Sunday school teacher-"Anna,
what must one do in order to be for
given 7" Anna-"He must SIM"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

t. Goldsmith Maids best time at
Last Saginaw was 2:16 - the fastest
rotting time on record.
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||Slaverysand ARti-SlaVefy Lea ders.a

tt
! In recalling the great giants of the
slavery and anti-sIasefy quarrel who
prepared and put on The Stage tie war
drama i,i~wlicli that quarrel ended.
one'cannots ia ! to be struck switlls tie
difference in their fates. Join fBrown
was hanged on the sol of9tie State
where ne Struck the first blow for<.frte
dom. Mr.. Lincoln, the first an ii slave,
ry President, died By a n assassins
bullet which, yet. scarcely mere
| pitiless than the biography that, after.
wards tore bis good name to tatters.-
Preston King tits said committed sui
eide Gerritt Smith is said to have
lost his reason. Jim Lane died by his
own hand the victim of a remorse
which even his fierce, iron nature could
not endure. Horace Greeley died i'll
defeat and lelirinm, amidst The exc
crations Of the party which he had
builded. Mr.. B>echer still lives, but
only to look upon the CHASTITY irag-
ments of a reputation which was the
greatest of all--torn to pieces By his
own friend, whom, in turn, he has
ground into dust Under his heavy heel
Mr.. Sumner died under the condemna-
ton oftis party, having lived the last
tw" years of his life under the conlem-
nation of his own State. Fremont
lives under the ban of out|awry Of u
French court before which he refuses
to appear to answer charges of framl.
So mpe!. fer the tragic fate OF the anti
slavery Headers.
Turning to the South to look after
their great antagonists on the other
side, we find that Mason. Siidelt, Sonle,
Brooks, Wigfall and keitt have died
peacefully onstheir beds =; Stephens has
lived to return to Congress aud Hun
ten, ToOmbs, Wise and Davis live to
see tue wreck and ruin of so many of
their old antagonists. Slavery came
out of the contest defeated, and anti
slavery came out of it triumphant; yet
the smitten South contains few or no
graves Of self slain or d,shonored lea
ders, while It he victorious North is
marked with many dark spot where
an anti-slavery champion has fallen.
-[St. Louis Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

Ey Professional base ballists earn
their salt By. battery. |
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-12

u Bret Harte's last poem has to be
read nineteen times before its pathos
can be appreciated. r.
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The Fair '

Though there may not be full uni
ty and harmony in some things here
abouts, we know We are within range
of the trn h when We confidently as
sert, that no such cap Ats the Direc-
tors Of oas Agricultural Fair Associ-
atiols Not at all, for the very re.
verse is tie fact, all is union, all en-
ergy and indomritable pluck. The
pamphlet with full particulars of
the procee lings as they will occur,
are in the hands of the Directors and
are being sent off far and wide, the
Lottery Tickets are all issued and
ready for sale, and here let us again
urge every one to purchase as many
as possible. This is the feature
which helps the Fiscal Agency Of
the Fair, must benefit many of the
lucky drawers ten fold, and we are
sure both old and Young viii venture
on many Tickets just for luck
Again, in a few weeks our planters
will have cotton money, and they
must remember their Association,
lay aside some Of this money for
the special purpose ofpaying up their
installment;. Remember the Asso-
citation are n debt, but have plenty
due tham to settle up, they can on
ly collect fifty cents on the dollar.
Certainly, under such circumstances
and with SO much good ahead, no
one will hesitate to heed our warning
and do the needful thing.
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NEW THIS DAY.

~ Tie feature of the day-the Fair.
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twenty zes One Hundred Dollars Bond each secured by first
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cent per snnum interest," payable enannua the office
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Ten Prizes Fifty Dollars Bond above)
Fifty Prizes, Two Shares Ranes
Fair Association
One Prize Grand make Zoo 0O
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One Prize, Ladies Gold Watch
Howe's Sewing -. Al tx 90
Singer Co. Sewing Machine
Charter Cooking 40
Bucks Brilliant Cooking Stove go 90
fre rive Dollars each
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Lecture. lie to Young Men,
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TEMPERATURE

AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON & scHNAcK
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
A Curious Lake.

One of our New England exchanges
relates the following: "a body of
water, said to cover an area of two
acres or more, has just been discovered
on the top Of one OF the mountains in
Glatenbury. Some Of the oldest inhab-
itants say that many years ago it was
known to be there and was called the
Lost Pond, and that one day Stephen
Pratt, then of Bennington, vt, and two
other gentlemen we're roaming about in
the then seemingly interminsble forests,
trapping. Happening to have hooks
and lines in their pockets they, deter
mined to see if there wasn't some trout
in the small brook which they came
across. After getting everything in
readiness they threw their hooks into
the little brook, and to their amazement,
as they afterwards expressed it them
selves, it was filed with trout , They
fished along up the stream few rods,
and to their utter astonishment, came
to the pond above mentioned. There
they said the trout took hold too fast
for sport ! They caught more than
they could bring home through the
woods, and were consequently obliged
to leave some, but with determination
that they would visit the pond the next
day. After a long march they finally
reached the road to town, where they
had left theirt team, but greatly fatigued.
They travelled all the next day, but
could not find the pond, and it has not
been discovered until now.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
A Strange Visitor.

At Washington, as a police officer was
passing the Presidents house, he saw q
man on horseback in the portico trying
to ride into the front door. The officer
took the adventurous horseman into
custody. He gave his name - Joseph
g. 6ypher. On his person was found .
loaded pistol, and after being searched
he was locked up and kept until morn
ing. when he was conveyed to the Po.
lice Court, aud charged with carrying
concealed weapons. After hearing the
case, the court imposed fine of thirty
dollars. It is stated that Sypher is from
Cincinnati, and has been lounging
about the Executive Mansion for some
time, and has latterly been denied ad-
mission there. He determined to take
q tour of the house. on horseback. He
had no excuse to offer. II is thought
he il slightly. .deranged.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
Seven Persons Burned to Death.

At three O'Clock in the morning fire
was seen issuing from the grocery of
Chris. Mehr, Evansville, Ind, and in a
few moments the building was en-
veloped in flames. The inmates of the
house were Mehr, his wife, six children,
his father-in.law, and a barkeeper
named George. OF these only the
father-in-law and two children escaped
from the flames. When the press re-
porter reached the ground Mr. Mehr's
father-in.law said he was awakened by
smoke, and heard Chris. calling the
barkeeper, who could not be awakened:
Mrs. Mehr, he said, had rushed out OF
the house with two children, whom she
dropped and returned to the house, but
never came forth again. As soon as
possible search was made for the
bodies, and all the missing ones were
found. Mehr, when found, had the
youngest child clasped tightly in his
arms. The remains of both were char
red, as were the others. Chris. Wun-
derlich, detective of the city, was in
the second story of the building at the
time. He called to Mehr to come };
Mehr answered, eyes," but not sp.
pear1ng, he was again called, witnou'
receiving q response.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
Assets.

The customary talk is about every.
body's assets" But the mercantile
acceptation of the word does not in
clude many things, the value of which
is all the greater, because they cannot
be seized for debt; nor can they be
counted among the effects of men who
are unhappily forced into the declara.
tion Of bankruptcy. These |" "assets, !"
available to the debtor after he has sur
rendered everything else, and available
to the solvent man ss vel, include sunary
valuables not quoted in the market
such as health, industry, and temper
ance. The theme OF this article is
one which seldom has its due accorded
to it. II is the wealth Of leisure in the
long winter evenings. e.''
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
Civilized Indians.

The Indians in Maine are allowed to
send delegate to the State Legisla-
ture. This year the delegate is appar-
emily competent, Judging from this
story which Belfast paper tells:
"Ron. Samuel D. Leavitt, who rep
resents Eastport in the Legislature, en-
joys the friendship and confidence Of
the stalwart aborigine that the Passa-
maquoddy Indians send to the capital.
They are neighbors at home, and Sam
has hunted and fshed under the guild
ance Of the Representative Big Injun.
'Leberet,' said he, accosting his white
brother with that twist of the tongue
which ignores certain letters in the al
phabet. 'Leberet, what you do'um for
us here p well, I don't know, my
friend, they are pretty snug with their
money Yes, but we must have 'um
money, must shingle 'um school-house,
must fix 'um up chapel. S'pose you
can't get 'um straight, you must steal
'um."
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
New York POtter's Field.

The burial pits in the New York Pot
ter's field are deep excavations (the
average depth is about ten feet), as may
be inferred, and extend almost below
low-water mark on Hart's Island. When
the Fidelity brings a load of bodies
from the city, they are taken to the
ground and laid side by side in the pit.
There is no indecency about the treat
ment of the bodies, and the handling is
careful and orderly. A coffin may burst
open now and then, and its frightful
contents--for death is frightful at all
times, and under such circumstances
doubly so-tumble out, but the mishap
is soon rectified, and the burial proceeds
as if nothing had happened. As boat
load of coffins is placed in the pit they
are covered with earth, not six feet in
depth, but in winter, six inches. In
summer, for protection, however, the
covering is put on much thicker. 1t is
never very heavy, as economy OF space
is the rule at all seasons. The superin-
tendent of those pits has marked every
coffin put in them since HartIs Island
has been used as Potter's Field. He
is German, and appears to be perfect
ly at home in the lOathsome business,
for it certainly is loathsome in summer,
if not at all times. In these pits the
burials are promiscuous-white and
black, men, women and children are
laid side by side. t.i el riu '.'.T
h For the benefit of the poor who desire
it, single graves can be purchased for
the moderate price Of three dollars.
These graves are numbered and the
sum named covers all expenses. Some
times bodies which are expected to be
reclaimed are given sepal ate interment,
but if the reclamation is not made
within q reasonable period they are
removed to the general place Of sepul-
kura
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
Aspiration.

II could send to distant seas, ..u
With spreading sails and kindly breeze,
The ships my fancy builds at case
II ! could rear without tho strain ~
Aud sweat that comes Of loss and gain,
Tho castles I would have In SPAIN .,
II could lay al sin aside, -
And take the Savior ss my guide,
And have no other rule beside d..
II I could win deAthless name,
And catch baubIe mon cal. fame,
And mover know the sting Of blame
II oruui Hatn vssuo not ny stUsisii,
Across the current Of my health,
To taint tho life blood's precious wealth
II could claim tho good and great,
Whose fellowship is rich estate,
And feel their friendly correlate-
Then life would pay It's simple cost,
And hope and fame would not be lost.
Upon Times ocean tempest-tossed.
But man hath cares and toll hath stings,
And riches take upon them wings,
And labor only honor brings.
Alas my ships lie OH the strand,
My castles in the Spanish land,
Are built Of rainbows ON the sand.