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gpetry.
THE iRISHM iNsS ADVICE TO HIS
SON.

Ye're tellin ye father ard mother good bye
To travel your fertahe to make;
Wild holes in yer pockets an hope in yer
A foine lot nv baggage to take.
Well, Micky, me son, its bit nv advice
I'll give yer to bear on the way:
Remember, the music may be very noice,
But, son, if ye dance ye must pay.
We've thried to be good to ye, Norah an I,
rho it's little we've had for to give;
Yer stomach is not ruined by pound cake
and pie.
Yere accustomed to live as We five,
But keep it in mind, when yer fortune is
made,
And the dollars so grahdfy Sc spind,
There's only a span between pliDty and
naatf,
It's the looking glass shows ye yer
frind.
It's all very we'll to wear broadcloth and
SIGH.
Wild gould watch as big as plate =
1t does very we'll for Che sons nv the rich.
When they travel in srIendor an state.
But, son, rickalict when ye're going SO
fast,
And putting on slathers nv style,
YEN get to the ind nv yer journey at last,
It's the hate that makes iv'ry pot bile.
Ye're a good-natured lad, and me SOD,
don't ye mind,
| 1t may chance whin ye're out in the
! world,
That some day jewel galore ye may find
In the shape NV nate lookin' CURL. :,
Och! Mickey, me boy, kaap yer head livil
thin,
It's the divll himself ye must fight;
Ould Adam would nivir have foOpd wild
the sin
IfAve had behaved herself right.
But the wurst NV thin all-it's as true al
tho whrfd,
Aud no matter what c6imesj ye kaal
clear,
Nv that divil's own favorite, au iIl-omen
| cd burd-
4 wildly wild nothing year.
All! talk nv the blarney, and chatin' ant
lies.
And calling ye honey and dear,
Sure the huzzy will fool ye right out Nv
! yer eyes
Wild bit NV sigh and tear.
Yer tast for Ticker is sphlindid. my son
Ye resimble yer father in that;
Ye can tip yer glass nately to iv'ry wan
And kaap cool he'd in yer hat.
So sthick to the principals taught yer m
| lad,
And call for it sthraight-do ye hear
Most any sthrang' game will desaVe
man bad
Kaap rway from the Tuch aud thei
| beer.
There's one matter more, then me doot..
Is dun
I have saved it, me soon, till the last
BECAUSE ye want stop till yer race ha
been run,
Then We may give a Thought to the past
If liver We find ye have made u mistake
In wanting to go and be fraa,
Remember the road to the shanty to take
Ifye have to walk over the saa.
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LiacolB's Inn Dinners.

or these dinners a volume might
be written, nay, two-one of COM
plants and one of praises. At Lin
coins Inn, the hinge hall is traversed
If the north end by a table, at which
dine the Bencliers in August state,
separated from the vulgar crowd of
barristers and students by an array
of side boards. Then, also running
from east TO west, are two tables
dedicated to the apprenticii, or bar
risters aforesaid; and lastly, running
from north to south, are several ia
bles for students. Dinner is at 5:40
on week days and at 5 on Sundays;
and at 10 minutes before dinner-time
the hall begins to fill.
As the student or barrister enters
by the south door, he is received in
the lobby by servant, who relieves
him of his stick and coat, and by an
other, who robes him in a gown, the
property of the Inn. In the hall he
probably finds friend or two, with
whom he artahges to SNAKE mess"
that is to say iodine, or as others
phrase it, "to make a table" -and
with them he stands talking with his
hat on, until, as the clock strikes,
the head butler solemnly marches to
the west end Of the long side boards,
and by three blows of d hammer, ex-
horts to comparative silence. "Ma.
king a table" consists in four men
agreeing to dine together and taking
possession of two places on each side
of one Of the long "boards," the four
sets Of knives and forks thus forming
a square. At the students tables,
he who sits at the northwest corner
lis Captain Of the mess, and in him
is the right of deciding what wine
shall be drunk by himself and his
friends, unless some one chooses tc
ask for port, in which case port must
be brought. Otherwise, on ordinary
occasions, the choice lies between two
bottles of vim northumberland very
ordinaire it is-or one bottle Of gooC
claret, or one bottle Of sherry be
tween the four, beer ad libitum being
forthcoming as we'll.
| Dinner is seldom quite punctual
but in due course the head butle
goes again to the side-board, ant
with great empressment announces
"Benchers, gentlemen!' whereupol
every one in the hall respectful,
rises. The dons enter, in Indian file
unless guests are present, by tn
north door, bowling as they come
and then all remain standing for
minute until the head butler one
more raises bis voice and cries: Isl
lence, gentlemen, if you please"
This is the signal for the Chaplain
tip ask a blessing. Forthwith ever,
knife and fork begins operations, un
less, of course, there be soup, i
4 which case the man sitting on til
i left Of the Captain Of the mess help
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= ALEXANDRIA La, WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER I, 1879.

himself first, and then passes the Ia
die to the right. The same plan is
pursued with fish. But for the Cap
tain himself is reserved the privilege
of first cutting the joint which fol
lows, and of then passing it on, al
ways to the right.
A butler has meanwhile placed the
wine on the table; and he who sits
on the Captains right is the first to
taste it, as also he is the first to par
take Of the dish-generally fruit
|tart-which succeeds the Joint. The
method in which the wine should be
passed is somewhat complex, and
there are, we imagine, but few stu
dents who clearly understand how it
should be done. One rule, however,
it is advisable to remember. AS a
man hands the dccanter to his neigh
Dor for the first time, che begs.to be
allowed the honor of taking wine
with him." and the omission Of this
custom is the infallible sign Of a
Freshman. But all the Inns--and
Lincoln's Inn especially-are nests
of venerable customs, the propriety
and the antiquity Of which may not
be disputed; and though fines fol
non observance Of them are no long
er the fashion, they still exist, ano
will doubtless continue to flourish
I--TChanber's Journal.
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DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH
TERMS:

THE DEMOCRAT tiis' published Weekly
at Two DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS per
annum --ONE DOLLAR and FIFTY CENTS
for lsx months - PAYABLE IN AID
VANCE.
ADVERTISEMENT at'the rate
of One DOLLAR per square for the first
insertion and FIFTY CENTS for each
subsequent one. Ten lines or less
(brevier type) constitute @ square.
OBITUARY NOTICES, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, ETC., to be
paid as advertisements
PERSONAL CAROS-whena admissible
charged double the usual advertising
rates.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01

The PRICE OF VoTEs IN NAME
The great advantage that is claimed
for the constitutional amendment
proposed in Maine, making the leg
islatiye elections biennial, is that it
will relieve the politicians from the
necessity Of buying votes, and the
free and independent citizens from
the necessity of selling their " ,os
oftener than once in two year ~. rvs :
fact is that the price of yotas h W
risen so in Maine, IA. gipe tIis r aas !.
from $40 to $2o, and IN close dis lis.
trlets as higs as s45, that something
.naa 10 ee done. It will be lust like
your honest down Easter, however.
when deprived of one half Of his on.
portunitles for sale TO do, h!a his
price, and so get even With u.
men after s...--fIoh ~ es,atoa
.4a.:saefp,aia Tines.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01
A Growing and an Alarming Evil,

oeVerat or our exchanges nave call
ed attention to what may be justly
characterized a growing and an alar-
ming evil, namely, the increase of
gambling on a small scale in connec-
ton with professional bali playing,
walking matches and other athletic
sports, and in the Coordination pool'
schemes which are found in connec-
ton with many saloons in cities and
large towns. 1t is true that the sell
ing of pools is prohibited in connec
tion with the t,ottiug of horses and
the results Of elections, but such pro-
hibitions apply TO but small part
Of the mischief incident to the ex-
tensive mania Of betting, particularly
among boys and young men. There
is, indeed, reason to believe that the
older and conservative portion of SO
ciety does not realize the extent TO
which this mania has peryaded large
communities. In some localities it
is almost epidemic. tits stated that
in q Cincinnati clothing house re-
Gently six customers were waiting
for some one to attend to them, when
it was discovered that every one Of
the clerks had gone over to the spool
room.' The firm Immediately gave
notice that the frequenting Of such
places would be regarded as causes
for Immediate discharge. 1t is fair
to presume that the evil was stopped
in that particular house, and if firms
are prudent elsewhere they will adopt
similar rules when they find their
young men frequenting such resorts.
As a rule, boys and young men are
not so dishonest as to take the mon
ey Of the employers without greater
temptation than is to be found in
the regular routine Of duty. The
exceptions to the rule are rare in.
deed. Such crimes as till robbing
are generally committed under some
greater excitement than mere temp.
tation to appropriate the property Of
employers. Could the numerous and
possibly increasing cases Of The pee
ulations of young men who are
clerks be investigated, and the real
cause of the preparation of the crime
be ascertained, it would be found
that those who have finally become
involved and ruined never had it in
view to rob employers. They had
seen an opportunity to make money,
as they thought, and have taken, OF
as they considered it, "borrowed,"
small sums to engage in speculation
Nineteen of every twenty fail, and
discovery and ruin is almost inevi
table, whether the money is taker
for risk in saloon "pool;'' for /
favorite in a horse or boat race, fol
California mining stocks, or for Wal
street ventures.
! There is reason to fear that thi.
small gambling by one and anothe
method is SO rapidly spreading as t,
render it necessary that steps shoult
!. be taken to check it. There ar
those who believe that legislature
cannot provide a remedy. Doubt
less something can be done by th
enactment and enforcement of laws
but experience teaches that sucl
evils cannot be edectually checke,
10 that way. The most effectiy
weapons are in the hands Of ever
employer. He can explain the mat
ter to those he employs and exac
from them promise that they wi
not arnaue in uamas re nbonoa al,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01
A Remarkable Story.

About eighteen years ago q con-
vict named Brady, who had nearly
completed term of imprisonment
for small burglary, attempted with
several others to escape from Dame.
mora Prison in this State; one of the
party killed Keeper Wright; all of
the men were captured, tried, and,
although Sewell, the man who struck
the fatal blow, manfully admitted
and insisted that lie alone killed
Wright, two beside himself were con-
demned to death on the evidence Of
three conyicts, afterwards pardoned,
who had attempted to escape with
the others. but lost heart and re-
NAMED behind. The prisoners were
even denied the right Of challenging
the jurors before whom they were
tried.
Incredible es it may seem the law
at the time was so worried that Bra
dy for ten years suffered the cruel
agony of anticipating daily a deatl,
warrant, which the Governor alone
could sign. Besides this torture, q
thousand times worse than death,
the wretched man wore for five years
a ball and chain, which famed him
for life, and has served seventeen
years at hard labor since convicted.
No one appears to believe Brady
guilty; the warden, the principal
keeper, the physician and the chap
lain all believe he should be par
doned. Hundreds of the best citi-
zens Of Plattsburg, the largest town
in the vicinity of the prison, and
daturallo the last place to give csca-
pina convicts encouragement, hayo
tsigned a petition for his pardon. If
his own statement to a Herald rep.
reseutative is correct, as it seems to
be to all who know of the case, he is
richly deserving Of release. Even
if lie were constructiyely guilty,
which is the worst that is charged
against him, his punishment has al
ready been greater than New York
generally imposes for murder except
in first degree. Still more, his char
acter and disposition, tested by near-
| ~ twenty years Of prison experience,
shows him to be a man whose pro
| per place is outside of prison walls;
unless vengeance instead of reform
is the object to be gained by impris.
onment:- N. Y. Herald. y asa
4
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CALL FOR A SENATORIAL CONvEN-
TON.
Rooms OF DRMocRATIc-C CONSERVATIVE !
LNNrcfrrI1rl, GnMMIrTIE

Rooms OF DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
ALEXANDRIA, La,
.ge. - Sept. 6, 1879 }
THE Delegates of the Senatorial Con.
vention, composed. of the Parishes of
Rapides and Vernon, will assemble in
the Town Hall, in the Town OF Alex
andria, La, at 1 O'Clock p. NJ, on
TUESDAY, the Dist of OCTOBER,
1870,
for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for SENATOR for that Senatorial
District Da! t..,
In this Convention Rapides will be
entitled to delegates aud Vernon .
delegates.
BEN. TURN Err,
II. M, ROGERS. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01

TNHE LEADING DEPARTMENTS
of the HOME JOURNAL comprise
Editorials ON Topics of fresh interest ;
Brilliant Romanccs and Portraitures ct
American Life, Editorial Reviews OF
new events IN the world OF Bellies
I4ettres, Painting, Sculpture, Science,
Music, and the Drama; Original Els
Says; Ample Excerpts from the best
European Writers; Spicy Letters FROM
Correspondents in all the areat Capt.
tails of the World The First L"ok at
New Books and racy accounts OF say,
ings. htppeuin -. and d"ings in the
Beau Monde; embracing the 'er,
freshest matters of interest IN this
country aud IN Europe the whole
completely mirroring the wit a"d "'S
dom, the hum"r and patlt"s, the trw'
aad sparkling gossip of the times
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-01
NEW THB DAY.
Symptoms Of aDiseased1iver.,

DAM in the right side, under the
l edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top Of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss Of appe:
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally considerable loss of men,
ory, accompanied with painful SEM
sation of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a pickly sensa-
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer'
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. C. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
simple purgatlve, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF LIMITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the lid
with the impression DR.. McLANE's Liver
| PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER Pills bea,
the signatures OF c. MCLANE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. C.
McLANE's Liver Pitts, prepared by Elem
ing Bros, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full Of limitations of the name McL0ne,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

1915, N e. ZgASs. 1879.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08
EDITED BY w. a.. HAWKINS.

a State Superintendent of note SAYS:
THE time has come when the kinder
garteD should be engrafted into the pub
lie school system of the State. Where
il has been fairly tested i'm this country,
il has given eminent satisfaction. The
few schools under hissystem established
i'm some localities three years ago. have
more than quadrupled since"
In less than ten years a kindergarten
should he connected with every school
having more than three departments in
the State. Ii will increase the expense
of conducting our school at the begin
ming, but il will lessen them i'm the end
The time i'm which a child will acquire.
am average education will he shortened
two wears. less attention will need 10
be given 10 the studies now taught To
the primary pupils. An impulse will be
supplied 10 enlarge and perfect home in
struction; and 50 less early training will
need To he impaired hv the schools sup
ported by public means. Wichita Edqic.
The purpose of the publishers of this
paper in founding this column, is not
merely To have the space filed by eN-
tracts ON the subject of education from
foreign papers, but also TO have the
thoughts of some of our workers i'm the
cause, brought before the people. Ii is
earnestly desired that the friends of ed
ucation throughout the country, will
lend their assistance i'm making This de-
partment of the paper both interesting
and instructive 10y sending in short,
original articles; choice extracts which
may come under their notice: questions
upon the theory and practice of teach
ing; mathematical problems; questions
in history, and anything bearing direct
~ upon this subject which will he of in
ter,-St. The ditorofthis department doe,
not profess tone able To answer all the
questions presented, so will submit them
Ia the teachers of the county AZ large
for answers and solutions. Communi-
cations To this department must he re-
ceivcd under the same restrictions ~
are placed upon other contributions to
the newspapers. Correspondents must
always sign their own name mot neces-
sarily for usel. Those sending articles
taken from some other paper, will please
give the name of the paper from which
taken, 80 that proper credit may he
given. Exchange.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08
How the Republicans Carried Maine.

The New York Herdld gives "A full
description of the manner in which the
recent canvass i'm Maine was conducted,
from which we make the following ex-
tract;
1.-THE political campaign in Maine,
which closed with the election on yes
terday, has been one of the most hot,
bitter and exciting contests that the
State has experienced in a long time.
Mr.. Blaine, who has carried the State
i'm the hollow of his hand for the past
score of wears and is candidate for the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES nomination next
year, felt that his chances before the
nominating convention would he slim,
indeed, and effort utterly useless if his
own State stood on the record rs having
repudiated him and his party, other
States To come over and help him, and
they responded 10y score and fifties; L.
States Senators, cabinet officers, MEM
bers of the House of Representatives,
government officials poured into the
State 10y squads and platoons. Every
town and hamlet in the State WAS Wis
tied by this army of speakers reinforced
10y members of the home guard, and
iiie dlilouil Oh lollllctl lltOIlllliioil anu
awakening which the people received
has been never exceeded in the history
of the State. During each secular af-
ternoon and evening of the last few
weeks of the campaign the citizens of
AT least 100 of the 100 towns in the State
were addressedupon their political rights
and duties 10y these stump orators, and
on the Sabbath such of them who
were clergymen or had becn-hcld forth
in the pulpits of the churches, not omit
ting in sermon or prayer to remind their
hearers of the responsibility devolving
upon them and their duty always vote
right. The Methodist camp meeting at
East Livermorc was wound up, after an
early prayer meeting in the morning,
by Republican rally at ten O'Clock,
which was continued in the afternoon
and addressed 10y Senator Blaine, poll
ticians and brass band playing Pima
fore" taking the PLACE of the minis
tiers and the choir with their hymns.
The disciples of Wesley fingered and
applauded the Entrances of the speakers
without any apparent shock at the
transformation of the scene.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08

THE Moffit Bell Punch law which
goes into operation i'm Texas ON the LIST
of October, requires the payment for the
benefit of the State exchequer of two
cents and half on each drink of whisky
or other spirituous liquors sold, and one
cent on each drink of malt liquors.
Any person taking "A drink before hear
ing the click of the punch, which indi-
Gates that it has been registered, subjects
himself to a heavy penalty, of which
the informant gets half. If this law is
rigidly enforced, as it will most likely
be, with the heavy penalties for its vio-
lation imposed both buyer and seller, it
will be a great source of revenue to the
State.-Erchdnge.
As Kentucky is behind just now, that
is, her expenses greater than her income
from taxes, suppose our Legislative
solons try the "Moffit Bell Punch" law
as a means of raising revenue.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08
me Use on MONEY.

Beyond the arguments on the stump,
distribution of political liturature, bull
doing of employees and United States
pensioners, the Republicans employed
"a lever which was more powerful and
effective than all the Others combined
MONEY. They evidently had large
fund and they expended it judiciously
and To the best advantage. 1t was
raised at home and the National COM
mittee gave permission To the State
committee 10 draw upon il for as large
"A sum as might be necessary TO BUY
the Static. All the Republican State
and National officials We're ASSESSED
five per cent. on their salaries, while all
the candidates We're mercilessly bled 10
raise AN IMMENSE CORRUPTION
FUND. One of the mail route agents
on the train from Bangor TO Portland
was assessed $40 80 on his salary of
So5O, and L suppose he paid il for he is
still running on the train, and that
would not be possible had he refused.
n country postmaster in this district,
with salary of SIS, was FORCED to
dlsgorge - - as his share of the fund.
Voters Were BOUGHT in this city like
sheep in the shambles, and the same
was true in the other cities and many
of the larger towns in the State. The
price paid for votes varied. | am told
that s., Sl0, SIS and so were paid, and
in some instances $25 and $50 and as
high as S45 Were paid for SINGLE
vote in close districts. The buying was
carried on To some extent on both sides,
but the Republicans had fund FIFTY
times as large as their opponents and
easily out-stripped them in this race.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08

Mr.. DovEY informed a Courier
Journal reporter that the Muhlenberg
Echo was mistaken in saying that he
had sunk several thousand dollars in his
Muhlenberg coal mine and had ADAM
doned it as bad investment. Hesays:
We have sunk nothing in the Mullen
berg mine, save the money extended in
improvements,no nor have we ever thought
of giving up its working as bad invest
dizziness, and will be renewed the first
of October. The mine will prove pay
ing one.