The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-02-10
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Scott Publishing Co., IS now ready.
The following is the table of con-
tents:
+. ssGiannetto.'
II. 'Idas: an Extravaganza"
III. "Alice Lorraine" Part X.
". "The Abode of Snow"
V 1.-The Story Of Valentine and his
Brother" Part XIII.
VI. "The Life of the Prince Con-
Sort
VII. "The Great Problem: Can it
be solved?'
The new story which begins the
first volume of the new year is told
in very quiet style by an English
man, who spent a winter at Nice with
an invalid daughter, during which
time he met with Giannetto, an Ital-
ian fisherman. The interest S
aroused and kept active by the mys-
terry attached to this man, who sud
denly received the power Of speech
and song when over twenty years of
age, although he was born dumb
The story is to be continued.
''Idas: an Extravaganza" is an at
tempt to exhibit the tendencies of
materialistic theories in their ex-
IRENE issues.
at is the deprivation of social and
political morals consequent upon the
materialistic theory, thus developed
far beyond the contemplation of it's
modern sponsors-the widest ex-
cesses springing generically from the
confounding of things essentially dis
tinct, which that theory is grounded
upon-that we have to deal with in
the ensuing pages
"The Abode of Snow begins with
an account of the '.jhula," or bridges
made Of ropes of twisted birch twigs,
which are neither safe nor pleasant
to cross, but the greater part Of the
article is devoted to description of
the customs Of the Thibetans, and
especially the workings Of polyandry.
A very entertaining article is the
review Of the first volume of Mr..
Martins "Life Of the Prince Con-
sort" "a book which ''cannot fail to
increase the admiration and reve-
renee of the nation for the great and
dutiful soul who lived q life obscured
by its very greatness, in the midst of
us, and who only now can be fully
known"
G. R. Gleig-Chaplain- General
gives his views on the subject of re-
ligious belief in the paper entitled,
"The Great Problem: Can it be
Solved?" which the author says is
written Exclusively for those in
whom, unfortunately for themselves,
the principle of faith has been
shaken"
1t is clear and comprehensive ar
ticle, that cannot fail to interest any
thoughtful reader.
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The President seems to have a
very singular idea of constitutional
obligation, if, indeed, he has any idea
about it ALL Several days before the
Louisiana Returning Board made it's
frauds public, he promised to protect
them with the army. Why was this
promise made in advance? Had
there been an honest count and no
intention to defraud, the Board would
not have needed armed soldiers to
protect them. It was the determine
ton to cheat the people that called
for military support. The President
understood this, and Kellogg was told
that he could have the support of
the troops. Sheridan was ordered to
60 to New Orleans, and there can be
no doubt that he was told to support
Kellogg and his usurpation. The
forces were placed at Kellogg's dis
posa', not to suppress domestic vio-
lence, for there was none; but to up
hold one Of the most corrupt acts and
most brazen frauds that even dis
graced a party. That fraud the
President still upholds and will con-
tinue to uphold at every hazard [St.
Louis Times.
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"A COUNTRY Editor, living on short
rations at home, who has been dragged
to New Orleans two weeks in success
sion to have his swear before the Con-
gressional Committee, and then, with
many others in the same fix, was not
called to testify, and worse than all
was not paid a cent, certainly on his
return to his Sanctum can't be in much
plight to illuminate the thunders of his
Vatican against the common enemy or
avon much f,r roo6 Tnr III, tro,1o,.