Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-30

frlcnd Cari, tne J0Fl3l proprietor o
the Capital Saloon, wishes his friends t.
| know that customers of his do not suffer
from the present changeable weather
and run no risk Of catching the dengue
He serves all drinks in mastery style
and cocktails are speciality. Thes'
latter he shakes in a way that woult
make your head swim; in fact, too much
of any thing in the house will cause
| the same effect. Give him call.
Nr. Henry Young, the urbane super
lntendent OF the Western Union Tele
graph company, and operator located
at this place, informs Us that it will bt
necessary to raise the sum Of $500, II
order to obtain the press dispatches rel
alive to Tuesdays election. 1t is very
important that we receive this interest.
ing information, and it is to be hoped
all will subscribe literally to this object.
The want Of these dispatches will be
sensibly felt OH that day, if we fail to
procure them.
Business at the District Court has
been conducted with promptness and
dispatch, and many important cases
have been finally settled. The few I'm
important cases prosecuted by our Dis
trict Attorney have been conducted in a
manner that shows his intention to in
sure justice according to the letter Of
the law. The greatest care and atten-
ton are bestowed on every case, and
earnestness and zeal are characteristics
Of the attorney, all Of which goes to
show that in future, violators of the law
will receive their just reward.
TIE HE GouRD OF TIKI SrArE.-Mr.
Joshua Alexander is the name of the
gentleman who brought to the CApIro-
LIAM the longest handle yourd that was
ever produced by Dame Nature. The
head, which is round, measures 2 feet in
circumference, and the handle, 4 feet in
length, measures S inches, all the way
from the head to the tip of the handle.
The gourd is "the thing" when one
wants to reach for water in a spring
deep sunk in the earth. We challenge
all the gonrd heads with handles at
tached, throughout the length and
breath Of Louisiana, to beat that ar
gourd, which we dub "the champion"
Remember, that next Tuesday is cleo
tlon day, and it is the duty Of every
good citizen to go to the polls and cast
his vote for the support Of the right
men. lnaction in this parish is certainly
incxcusable, and if by any combination
of circumstances East Baton Rouge
should 90 wrong, it would be lasting
stigma Of disgrace to the Democratic
party. We trust that on this day all
will do their duty and see to it that we
are represented in the next Congress by
a representative man Of the people. And
then, too, it is important that a full
vote be cast for the Democratic Presi-
Dental Elector for this district. Re-
member, that the vote polled at this
election will form the basis of our repre-
scntation in the next State Convention.
1t therefore behooves us to Use every
honorable means to secure the largest
possible Democratic vote throughout
the parish, and over-confdence should
not be INDUCED in.
The prospect in East and West Fell
ciana is probably more encouraging than
any other section in the State. Excel
lent crops are universal. and a boom il
given to every branch of commerce. In
many instances parties who have been
weighed down Ivy large debts, will be
able to eXtrcate themselves and have n
margin to work on for another year.
This tide of prosperity is felt more or
less throughout the State, but the great
misfortune of Southern people is that
they become so elated over prosperity
they forget that adversely ever visits
them, and unlike their Northern neigh
bors, they cannot be taught, even by
experience, to prepare for year of
scarcity. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof" is their motto. and
thus prosperity units them for a year
of droUth, or flood, or destruction by
worms, etc. The great danger is that
twelve months from to-day may find
them with no crop to gather and the
stern realities Of starvation almost star
ing them i'll the face, and having con-
Quoted things on so grand scale by
calculating from this years success, the
effect must be serious. Again, this state
of affairs will be greatly magniticd in
case We are so fortunate a. to elect Han |
cock President. The land is not going |