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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-12-25

AT the, farewell banquet given at Del
monico'&, New York, ON the 18th, by Mr.
Henry s. Welcome to Henry M. Stanley,
who was about to sail for Europe, in re-
Spouse to King Leopold's summons, Mr..
Stanley said he had asked one OF his
friends to bid goodbye for him to the
thousands of Americans for whose kind
ness he desired to make due acknowledge
ment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-12-25

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, although still
suffering from rheumatic pains, resumed
his official routine on the 18th. He received
an unusually large number of congress
sional visitors during the forenoon. Gen
erals Sherman and Sheridan were among
the callers, and met Gabriel 4. Paul Post,
G. A. R., of New Jersey, who were pres
ent to pay their respects to the President.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
Strangling a Subsidy.

Judging from the vote ON the Sub
sidy amendment in the House Commit
tee on Post-ot1iccs recently one party
of lobbyists at least appears to be los
ing its hold on Congress. All the
Democratic members and all but two
of the Republicans agreed to recon-
mend non-cOncurrence, and it is evil
dent that even with the assistance of
several absentees who are said to favor
the bill it has not sufficient support to
secure favorable report to the House.
According to the statement of Mr..
Blount, Of Georgia, the chairman, the
committee will permit the bill to fail
rather than give its assent to the pro-
posed 100000 subsidy, The feeling
manifested in the committee is most
encouraging. Evidently Congress has
winked at this piece of special legisla-
ton about long enough, and that it is
time to make decisive fight. If our
infant ocean shipping industry requires
such vast amount of coddling and so
generous an allowance of pap to keep
It on its legs it is evident that it has no
business to exist. 1t would be better
for the country if it were permitted to
die natural death, instead Of being
trotted out every year in a more des-
perately moribund condition accord
ing to the representation of the subsidy
grabbers) to afflict the public with its
woes and grievances.-M Y. Graphic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
PrrH AND POINT.

AT some of the afternoon "teas"
no tea is served at all. Again we ask,
"What's in a name?"-LoveN Citizen.
I'VE were both the victims of a too
heavy load" as the burst gun said to
the drunken sportsman.-St. PauI Her.
aid. IF lg.a A =.
1t may be supposed that the man
/ who has been sent to the House OF Cor
reetfon twenty-three times is not
ashamed Of his convictions. Chicago
Journal.
-"Courtships are often carried on in
poetry" according to an English writer.
And in this relation we may remark
there is great deal of bad poetry.-N
Y Graphic. I
in China the fee for medical attend
ance is from five to ten cents a visit.
The Chinese are an intelligent people.
They always pay exactly what thing
is worth. o. Picayu'se.
Father Ito spendthrift sonl-Yes,
my dear boy; nothing would give ms
greater pleasure than to pay off your
debts for you. The only question Is
who's going to pay mine? i
"A good deal is being said lately
about the ability of young wives to
cook. The ability of young husbands
to provide them with something to cook
ought not to be entirely left out OF the
question. --PASlal1elphia CALL
The editor of the Deseret Ne,cs.
Salt Lake, is in Jail for supporting four
wives. We will guarantee the payment
of his fine if he will give it away. just
let the profession know how he sup
ports four on one paper.-Sa'' fran
cisco Alt0.
1t IS question for the mathema-
ticians to solve how much time two
women save who risk their lives rum
ming across the street in front of horse
car and then have to stand and wait for
the other woman. who was afraid to
run. SonerUille Journal.
There was man, once on time,
who thought him wondrous wise. lilo
swore by all the tabled gods he'd never
advertise. But the goods were adver-
tised ere long, and thereby hangs a tale:
The ad was set IN nonpariel, and headed
Sheriff Sale. '"--PecE'S Sun. i
-tsay, Mr.. Gogglescope. what do
you come to our house SO often forP'
Gogglescope Extraordinarily: '.Now,
Tommy, you must ask your sister Clara
that, when she comes into the parlor-
just ask herr "Wcll, I did. and she
said she'd be blest if she knew. '-Er,;
change.
Berthe, aged nine, is great adj
mirer of athletic sports. His cousin
Lizzie, being about to enter the matri-
monial estate, a family council was held
upon the bridal toilet. Everything had
been satisfactorily settled except the
gloves, upon which quite q. discussion
arose. BERTHE finally being appealed to
rather astonished the meeting by his
prompt and emphatic response: "Get
boxing gloves?'-Patsburgh Chronicle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
Use Your Ashes.

Ever farmer has more of less ashes
every year. Many.just allow them to be
thrown out without making any effort
to use them to the best advantage. Old
bones, hats and shoes are allowed to go
to waste, while if they were gathered
up, the bones broken up and all dis
solved, it would make an extra good
fertilizer for special crops. Very few
farmers make any special effort to save
poultry manure or to utilize house
waste, when they are the very best fer
tilizers we can possibly secure, and
could be saved and used to the very best
advantage. One of the principal items
in good farming is, as much as possible,
to increase the fertility of the SOIL. and
this can only be secured by turning
every thing Of value as fertilizer to
the best advantage, Chemical Fertil
wv
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
FOREVER DISQUALIFIED.
Why George Frisbie Hoar Can Never b,
Elected President of tho United States.

Why George Frisbie Hoar Can Never Be
Elected President of tho United States.
Hon. George Frisbie Hoar is occa-
sionally patted on the back by too par
tial friends who have faith to believe
that a Republican nomination for Pres
ident is waiting for him. The presi-
dency of the American Antiquarian
Society is much more congenial place
for this choleric old pre-Adamite, but
since he has boom, although wee
and rudimentary one, lett be recorded
and encouraged. Brother Blaine has
had considerable fun with him at one
time and another, but in 1884 Uncle
George, allured, perhaps, by the pros
pcct Of being made Secretary of State,
worked for his former prosecutor with
characteristic petulance of speech and
piety of demeanor. We suppose that
the paleozoic man of Worcester has
never understood how candidate
| whom. he went moral bail for could
possibly be beaten.
But beaten Brother Blaine was, and
beaten would Uncle George Hoar be if
by some tremendous convulsion of a
National convention he should ever get
the chance. The woman suffragists
might rally around his venerable relics.
and the civil war be fought over under
his command, but all would be in vain.
And yet he is man of talent and of
experience in public life. antique Of
aspect and vehement of speech, has
that sublimity of standardization which
goes far to impose upon the world,
and his private character is high. 1t
is impossible to say that man from
Massachusetts may not be nominated
for President, improbable as the con-
tingency now seems; and Mr.. Hoar
may be the man. But there is one ir-
refragable objection.
Like his cousin, Mr.. Evarts, and like
Mr. Edmunds, he is virtually disabled
and disqualified by his participation in
the detestable conspiracy and fraud by
which Hayes was dumped into the
White House. Fraud yitiates all il
touches, and Frishie Hoar, member Of
the infamous eight of the commission
to promote fraud, will not escape pun.
ishment if he ever goes before the
American people. He appears ven
cradle, pious and sanctimonious, bu
no semblance or reality of subsequent
good conduct can induce forgiveness!
Of his great offence. He is perpetual,
disqualified for the Presidency.-M Y
! SIN, ss1Stsi .'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
CORK IN THE ARTS.
Its Application in the Manufacture of
Overcoats and Underclothing.

Overcoats and Undertaking.
The peculiar properties of cork which
have led to its application to many
familiar uses are probably still very inn
perfectly understood by the majority Of
the reading public. A careful EXPOSE
ton of its nature by Mr.. William An
derson at the Royal Institution comes
therefore in good time, and opens up
prospect of wider and more important
adaptations OF this singular substance
in the arts: The essential character
of cork consists in its retentive porosity
with regard to air. In other words, it
is substance composed of fine closed
cells whose wall permit the gradual en-
trance and storage of air while they re-
sist its ready egress, or the entrance Of
denser fluids. 1t IS therefore not only
gas-holdlng but a gas-retaining sub
stance, and as such possesses in
greater degree than any other
solid the power of allowing cub
ical condensation from pressure
applied in all directions. 1t is pro-
posed in various ways to carry out in
practice this explanation of the nature
of cork. 1t may be employed, for ex-
ample, in hydraulic apparatus where
the air-laden cork will take the place
OF air itself, and Mr.. Anderson was able
to show that in some cases, at all
events, it was competent to discharge
this function. A suggestion was made
fhof tho ror0citv Of cOrk rnn1nrnH II
a fit substance for the construction of
overcoats, and greatly preferable to
india-rubber in this respect. The lat
ter part of this suggestion we have no
difficulty in conceding, and we hope
that experience will prove that it is
wholly justitiable. Cork Undertaking
has been advocated by some on similar
grounds; but this proposal does not in
our opinion guarantee the wearer the
comfort and sanitary advantages which
are conferred by the use of wooL-Lon-
don Lancet.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
A MOST WRETcHED BOOK.
A Libel upon America and Disgrace to
Citizen Who Has Been Highly
HonOred.

A Libel upon America and Disgrace to-
a Citizen Who Has Been Highly
Honored.
Every true American, every patriotic
citizen, and every friend OF General
Logan will be panied and chagrined at
the wretched mixture of falls ehood,
bigotry and ignorance which that
gentleman has issued over his own
name in a book entitled "The Great
Conspiracy 1t is inconceivable how
a sane man, one who passed through
the war of the rebellion, saw the doc
trine of secession torn out root and
branch, and witnessed the gradual re-
turn of friendly relations between the
sections SO long at war over ideas and
so desperately engaged in armed strife
| for four years, can write as he does,
not only of the origin of the difficulty
but of its conclusion.
If General Logan is correct the war
for the Union was a failure, the Repub-
lican party has been the most stupen-
dous fraud of history, and all the lives
and treasure sacrificed for the perpet-
uation of this Government have been
worse than wasted. His absurd "con-
spiracy" is still in existence, as he
claims, and yet when traced down it is
| found to be at this time nothing more
formidable than a conspiracy" by a
political party-composed, as the last
election returns showed, of more
than one half of the American people
Ito keep itself in power. We are all
familiar with that kind of conspiracies,
and, under the same definition, Mr..
Logan himself, was an drch-conspirator
not long ago when he endeavored to
"seize'' the Vice-Presidency.
Outside of and above all the conflict
ing claims of partyism the production
of book like this is supremely shame
full. 1t is libel on America by one
who has enjoyed honors lnnumerable
from her people. 1t is a falsehood, the
product'o of insane partyism which can
not but belittle the Republic in the
eyes of the world. 1t reveals a fren-
zied bigotry and an ignorance so dense
on the part of the author as to make
his elevation to the United States Sem
ate reproach to every citizen of ILL
nois. 1t is degrading, brutal and
causeless attack on the craftsmanship
of his own party, on the memories of
the dead, and on the best aspirations
of a united people for a peaceful, con-
tented and prosperous future. In every
way and from every point of view the
silly argument which this envenomed
party chieftain has sought to establish,
belittles the American people, scandal
ICES the State which he represents and
disgraces himself. 1t will fall into con-
tempt as it deserves to fall, and the
author, who has shown more of the
weakness of his nature than even his
enemies ever suspected him of, will be
lucky if he does not fall with it.-Chi-
cago Herald. +.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
A Hebrew University.

1t is sad that incipient steps have
been taken to founding in the city of
New York university with special
reference to the wants of the Jews in
this country who are seeking for
higher forms of education. Not long
since large meeting of delegates from
different sections Of the United States
was held in the vestry of the Nineteenth
Street Synagogue to take the matter
into consideration and determine upon
the feasibility of the proposed plan. 1t
is understood that the institution is to
be based on Judaic law, is to be faithful
to the ancestral spirit, and means to set
itself against the rationalistic tenden-
cies which have shown themselves in
our times, to cut loose from the old
Hebrew moorings. Well ithas been re-
marked that las the seat of Hebrew
and Oriental learning" the proposed
university evil be an important addi-
ton to our collegiate institutions. ~
Morning Star.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
CHANGE OF WORK.
A Very Satisfactory and Beneficent Forr
Of Recreation.

Of Recreation.
Change Of work IS one form Of recre.
alton, because, it may be presumed, the
new employment occupies different
portion of the brain, and the one that
has worked obtains rest. Monotony Of
occupation is always irksome, no doubt
because certain portions of the brain are
exclusively occupied. A 'hard-worked
man should think no form of recreation
beneath his notice; he is fortunate if he
has really satisfactory hobby or two.
Talleyrand' $ prognostication of the kind
of old age that awaited the man who did
not know whist, is full of truth, if it be
applied to amusements and hobbies in
general. Perhaps its author would
scarcely have recommended whist for an
old man had he been able to foresee the
bewildering notifications which have
been made in the way of playing the
game. In this, as in other things, the
tendency is to turn play into work.
Let us hope, however, that some of our
simpler forms of recreation may
be permitted to survive at least
for our time. Books remain,
and we may be thankful for the
stock we already possess. Reading offers
the most available means of recreation.
Dean Hooks practice in this respect also
is worthy of adoption. Hetells us HIM
self that he always had a novel in hand.
1t lasted him long time, ''but when a
man has much to do a little time thus
spent does the mind good. Books,
however, should be suited to the occa-
sion. AS Bulwer tells us, ''when taken
indiscriminately they are no cure for the
diseases and Affections of the mind.
There is a world of science necessary in
the taking of them. I have known some
people in great sorrow fly to novel or
the last III ht book in fashion. One
might as we'll take a rose-draught for
the plague. Light reading does not do
when the heart is really heavy" BY all
means let the recreation be conformable
to the tastes of the individual and adapt
ed to his condition. When man over
sixty, who has led sedentary life, sud-
denly and vehcmently takes to tricycling
he may feel pretty sure that he has
failed to catch the meaning of the term
recreation" and that very different
process will certainly develop ITSELF
F'Ortniqhtky ReUieW.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
Republican Oath Breakers,

An esteemed local contemporary
charges rascality upon the Dem
ocratic Senators Of Ohio, because they
absented themselves from their seats
and thereby broke the quorum. It i,
not easy to discover how old parlia-
mentary device can be called rascal.
ly eApedient. If the Republican post
masters would vacate their seats, there
would be no charge of rascality
brought against them. Unfortunately,
however, Republican office-holders are
not built that way. They hold on to
their seats as if they were glued to
them. TIE Democrats of the Ohio
Senate did precisely what they ought
to have done. They broke the quorum
of the body and prevented the outrage
which the Republicans contemplated,
until every Republican Senator broke
the oath he had taken to support the
constitution of the State.-The Weekly
(h.l Patriot,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
APPLE ISLANDS MYSTERY.
The Settlers Disappeared And the Island
af Is Following Very Fast.

The Settlers Disappeared And the Island
Af Is Following Very Fast.
Apple Island, in Boston Harbor. is
familiar to every man who has had oc-
casion to go in or out Of the port OF
Boston. Not many years ago it was a
large island, and what is now flats, COW
cred at high water to depth of several
feet, was part of the island several
feet out of water.
In 1872, during the war between En-
gland and the United States, there came
man and his wife to dwell on the
island. Where they came from or who
they were was not known, nor could it
be ascertained. The jewellers in VIM
throp, East Boston and South Boston
saw smoke curling up from the island
every day, and on going to see the
cause, discovered this man and his wife
and three children. They would hold
no intercourse with these visitors. From
time to time the man visited Boston
with small boat to purchase necessary
supplies, and in these trips he was al
ways accompanied by negro servant,
who was not visible at other times. To
the inquiries of those with whom he
traded, for he always seemingly
had plenty of ready cash, the
man said that his name was
Marsh, but would enter into no CONVEX
sation in regard to his antecedents or
his former place of habitation. The
suspicious of the good people of Boston
became excited, and one morning de-
tachment of marines from an American
man-of-war paid Mr.. Marsh visit and
arrested him as an English spy. For
many months he languished in Jail, but
as nothing could be proved against him
he was released and went back to his
island home. For years Marsh and his
wife continued to live there, and twelve
children were born to them. In 1886.
one night, bright fire was seen on the
island, and in the morning the build
ings were found raised to the ground.
Marsh, his wife and the younger chill
dren had gone, andswere never seen
more. A number of the older children
had meanwhile married, and some
of the sons had entered into business
here and the West. Whatever became
of the old man and his wife was never
ascertained. The spot where they lived
is now washed away. One daughter is
married aud living in Winthrop, one
son is in Cincinnati and one in St.
Louis. The rest are scattered all over
the United States. Boston Globe.
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shipwreck on the African coast, had
been captured and sold into slavery.
and after such suferings as killed all
his companions, he had escaped. and at
last reached home again.
The brief period Of welded life which
these two enjoyed was happy. They
were bound up in each other, so much
SO that | have fears that their religious
duties were not always performed with
becoming zeal. Did not my humility
prevent l might also suggest that the
marital fondness, which frequently ex-
cluded any attention to another person,
although that person was vigilant
everywhere in her household, was a re-
markedly selfish passion. More than
five times Ito be precise) during the first
year of their welded life did Faith Con-
verse assure her husband that they
were nevermore to be parted.
81 could not live without you now,
dear Earl she would say, land think
you would be lonely without me. But
be of good cheer; we shall never be
parted; within the same hour we shall
seek higher happiness in better
world. know it. l have seen it in
sleep. When or where or how it will be
| can not tell, but that we two shall die
together is as certain as that we shall
die"
What visions are given her to see now
Imay know some day, but that in the flesh
she saw the future as we can not see it
is proven by what have written and
have yet to write On the night of Au-
gust Z, 1859, furious storm came. in
from the sea and ragged all night over
the town. You can be shown to-day
the great trees that were splintered and
Scared with the lightning bolts; strong
men who were children then remember
how they covered and shuddered as they
heard His terrible voice in the storm
and the thunder. Until daylight l was
upon my knees. At the dawn I tapped
upon their door. They answered not.
| softly Enclosed it,. They were asleep,
but they had already awakened to a
fairer morning than this. Neither
Scared nor distigured by the swift mes
senger. they lay as if in peaceful SUM
Der. He had called them and they had
gone home together. Philadelphia
Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
TORNADO PREDICTIONS.
A Channel in Which the Signal Service
Could Make Itself Useful.

A Channel in Which the Signal Service
Could Make Itself Useful.
There seems to be ground for the de-
sire so generally expressed that the Sig
nal Service should give some warning
of the probable occurrence of tornadoes,
at least in such way that the inhai-
tants of towns in the exposed districts
may be on the lookout for the approach
of the dreaded funnel cloud. The re-
ports state that in the open country
there was little loss of life, as the storms
came by day, and persons generally saw
them in time to take refuge in the tor
nado cellars with which nearly every
farm in that region is provided.
But in the towns, where per-
sons remain more indoors, and
where clouds near the horizon are
not easily seen, tornadoes too
commonly arrive unperceived till the
roar of their winds tells that there
is no time for escape, and here some
early intimation Of the impending
danger should be given. The warnings
based on the conditions shown in the
morning weather map might be an
nounced as experimental for a season,
so that public trial Of their value could
be made. Towns at least could be
reached by telegraph and telephone in
all parts of the Mississippi Valley by
noon on the days of danger, and the
saving of lives in some places would
compensate for good.deal of needless
anxiety caused by warning towns that
escape destruction. There seems to be
no way whatever of saving property
that lies upol the path of the Storm
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-09
Congress can not probably avoid

Congress can not probably avoid
the payment Of an enormous price for
the site of National Library. Even
if the courts are resorted to for con-
domination of the site the price will I'M
doubtedly be very large. But while
there is no escape in this instance Con-
gress can get part of its money back in
the way of profit on experience. In a
few years there will be site wanted
for something else, and the price of
land will be Still higher than it is now.
Let Congress decide how much more
land it will take in the district to meet
the demands of the Government for all
time to come and buy it before there is
any further rise. Detroit Free Press.