The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-11
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summarized as follows:
/. "Alice Lorraine" Part VIII
II. :s'The abode of SnoW. Part n
|-Simla and its Celebrities" Simle
is the point from which the Him,
layan traveller is to start on his trim
through the mountains; as it is Tho
place to which the Governor-Ge General
retires to escape the intense heat 81
Calcutta, many notable people are to
meet with there in the hot season, a.
though the climate seems to be Il,
from attractive, The preparation.
for the journey are described at some
length, and we expect to be fairly 0,
the road to the abode of snow in Ii.
next number.
III. "Sir Banastre Tarleton-" IA,
unyarnished sketch of the most bril-
liant and, we must add, ruthless cav.
airy soldier, who fought for the Kin,
in the Revolutionary War;
". international Vanities, No.
VIL-Alien Laws We had sup
posed this subject to be entirely ex.
hausted, and are not only surprised
at finding ourselves mistaken, but
startled at the new aspect in which
vanity is here presented to us. tHere
it suddenly becomes all wrath and
murder" Need we add, that as it
becomes more sensational, it is more
interesting?
V. "Army Control" This article
is not one of great interest to the gen.
esal American reader. We recon-
mend it more particularly to soldiers
and Britons.
= VI. "The Story of Valentine and
his Brother" Part TX.
VII. School Board Religion"
VIII. "Horatian Lyrics.' A free
version Of three well-known odes, re-
spectively entitled by the translator,
''The Golden Mean," "a Christmas
Carol" and ITO Mildred" What
those unacquainted with Latin think
ofthem in this English dress may be
best learned from the following lively
comments by shrewd female cor
respondent: Il don't know any thing
about Horatian Lyrics. / suppose
they are sermons on texts taken from
Horace. IfH. is the man l take him
to be, he died eight years B. C. What
did he know about Christmas carols?
about reels2 about ladies' gloyesS
What is a golden mean?' -And /
think that some fellow asserts too
much about Milly.''
*, s'The Founders of Modern Lib
eralism." The criticism and review
Of a recent public atio on entitled,
Wilkes, Sheridan, and Fox; the Op-
position under George III. By W.
F. Rae" A very entertaining article
~ The New Orleans Republi.
can is some on figures, and just at
this time is doing some steep cleo
ton counting ahead of the Counting
Board, and we suppose as a hint to
that concern. 1t actually elects Du-
buclet by a majority of 1888. But
to accomplish this the Conservative
Parishes of Avoyelles, Calcasieu, RAJ
pides, Grant, St. Landry and st.
Tammany are transferred into the
Radical column. Then by real steal
ing ofgotes from JUS in West Baton
Rouge, Carroll, East and West Felic.
lana, Jefferson, Morehouse, Pointe
Coppee, Red River and St. John, the
Republican does the job. BY a char.
liable allowance .. for this figuring,
to 5000 votes the Repub-
lican is near enough right.
q ~We have not laidCEeyes on
the Radical leaders hereabouts since
the recent storm. What is out?
Where are their hiding plla ces2
Come out and breathe the pure,
fresh airof our newborn salvation,
you poor 'phools," and let itnot be
said "a you are following in the foot
steps Of the cold chambermaid."
There's no harm in store for you!
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TIE GoosE.-All is at last lovely
and the Goose hangs high.-but we
have that Goose in reach and will
have him on hand at the Jubilee on
Saturday-and he will be more than
glad to meet and greet his friends
Come and see the Goose!
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