The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-13
Enough fit.
HOW JACKSON GREEN DECEIVED HIS POOR
! - OLD GRANDFATHER. u 81

day., while reading dime,,novel. his
grandfather came in with the paper,
and asked him to read the Presidents
Message. 1t irritatel jackson to break
off his story just where the trappcr
was going to be scalped, SO he made up
his mind to have, revenge on his grand
father. lie took up the paper and star
ted off as follows:
shows a steady Increase. Since 1896
over 155, 900 patents have been issued.
{, Officer Deck, of the station house, wants
it distinctly understood that he is not
ting Deck tG;pntiped there ~ few days
since as a lHnatic. ,,# IfG &
,"What!a exclaimed the oAll1n an,l"i is
that in the message?"
''Right here, every word of it," re-
piled Jackson. And he continued:
Tue business Of the Agriculture Bpreau
is rapidly growing, and the department
grounds are being enlarged, and the high
est prize in q: Chinese lottery is twenty
nine cents, and the man who draws it has
his Ilame;in the paper, and is looked upon
as a heap of fellow.
"What what is that ?" roarcd the old
man. Il never heard Of such message
as that !" st.r .e
/ II can't help it," replied Jackson ...'you
askeds1ne to read the ;hesident's message
and IhIreading it.ss Aud he went 6rs Z I.
During the year, 5,75S news ups ieaeii0tAlifss
for army invalid pensions were allowed at
an aggregate annual rate Of S39, 332; aMl
kerosene oil is the best furniture oil; It
cleanses, adds apolish, land preserves from
the ravages of insects.,i4iq> F., t,D.s-,,as,i
''Lor save me but.4 never heard of tho
like before p exc claimed the old man. GIVE
read every Presidents message since Jack
f99s t time but neV sE saw ay fhng NE
swell, rdidn't wtite tho :1iiessate "s'fte5.
piled Jackson, and he continhed:T i'H"a'
DaIng tbeyear, g; 264,sr4 .aores Of the
public domaiuwere certified ito RAILROADS,
against over six million acres the prece-
asMg ysaf,and you will save p, n monty w
Paying your Christmas presents in the
BRICK bldek, fine toys of>everyl description
at reduced prices.a1
,E"Jackson Green,edees tAst message nsA.
that way p asked tho pl9Hsni
.YSu don't suppose Td liz to 10y, do
y0Hp inqniret jackson. putting Oh AnE HI
jurei loek. s,Tjlf ,1ssaG1l HsiisG tlfa:
"Walsih seems sihg,A s,YY4fmssea Ahp old
man uSa u, hs iffFsnt was
Jackson went oir::iiJ N5sI
| There are II 500 survivors of the war of
s}s ss Isl Ps 49, se E s st8{e
feG' e.s Rs S d SSts Thy gRkg
"Hoitl on. Craftsmanship right thsre!"
said the old man, as he. rose up. iAYou
needn't read .anutherI wottl of, tlfatnmes:
sage If Generall Grant .tlliaks,hsj caAs m,
sulethe American pedplehEithr Finfphaisy
lie will find himself nIistaksp. . You ,tnay
throw the .paperih the stowe. Jasksoht Hand
let thisibe!anaWfal example ,to'yba itbuet
to- taste Intoxicating. drinks.".. swsiYsH
jackson tbBsed thafpapsr hwaydaniFi 70,
sunieil his dime novel, while the, old sEdnt
leaned back and pondeged On thaIdetda
Htionof men. in high. places. II DetroitvBroe
/ frsssh iaqosI ID Iiiw asntaod CIT 'Tl
9il Ii! -Jr7E7t. 1ss-sl.ss.5 zE5,:EIi.IBq ell
iP0LITIcs OF THB ANER1dAaa INDI LisasI..
Soh,r asI'the WesteriiQtt4bes .aseli onu
cerned, government inthis'oouMtry has
always been Democratic. Oldvoyagers
Itell of Kings and Queens, and there are
occasional evidences of some noted oh ikf
who ruled with more than ordinary
power because of especial personal. fit
ness or' government. But .inRno case,
does this eminenoe appear to have been
continued in This descentFants; ana If
semeredc Bonaparte or Hhpsbafg has
ever attshsptedthe sabjugatioN of igha
boring tribes and the aggfatttA cement
Of his house, ithe Relations fofs tho tsiBes
so far as they,are known show.ne TRACE
ofthe effort. ,IgMith a uniformity. that is
remarkable, considering the extsntnQ of
territory inhabited, it's yarietp7of CHI
mate and physical eonditionsy and. the
decided differences in ocohpa tom tand
strength of the tribes, itIle government
consisted of a; chief or chiefs, whose; au-
thority was.very limitedvifl peace, and
usually Observation-Disclosures. No trace of
kingly power, as The. modern! man iura-
derstands that phrase, is discerable.. -
Wars were fought, and tribal subjuga-
ton esfenowed, but ambition
inc the prehistoric Indian appears, to
have been confined to disconnected pre-
II JrrCI,n r,1 r.,