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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
AN ARAB DANCE.
Marvellous Grace and Agility of the Chill
dren of the Desert.

Marvellous Grace and Agility of tho Chill
dren of the Desert.
The Arab quarter at Port Said con-
sists at present of booths and wooden
huts, and the bazars possess for expe-
rlenced travellers little interest or pict-
uresqueness. In one of them, how
ever, we found native cafe, where
the Ghawazki girls were languidly
dancing before the usual audience of
low-class Arabs and negro connois-
seurs One clad in scarlet was no
vice of no skill; the other-graceful and
clever, with a handsome face of the old
Egyptian type, worn hard and marked
by life of dissipation-was prettily
dressed in wide trousers of purple and
gold, spangled jacket and head-dress
of coins and beads, with a jingling
girdle of silver amulets.
Asked if she could perform for US
the "balance Dance" she consented to
exhibit that well-known Egyptian pas
for the modest consideration of two
francs and bottle of English beer.
The cork of this contribution being
drawn, a lighted candle was fixed in
the neck of the bottle, which was then
placed upon the crown Of her black
and glossy little head. A carpet was
next spread upon the sand, and extend
ing her hands, armed with castanets,
and singing in high but not unpleas-
ant voice, to the accompaniment of a
darabouka and rabab, she swayed her
1.-THE body in slow rhythmical motions
to the words of her song and the meas
ured beat of the musicians. 81 am
black, but it is the sun of thy love
which has scorched me! Send me some
rain of help from thy pity. | am thirst
ing for thee The Ghawazki began
with Arabic words of this tenor, keeping
exact time to her strain with foot and
hand and the tremors of hel thrilling
slender frame; now slowly turning
round, now softly advancing and re-
ceding, now clasping her hands across
her bosom or pressing them to her
forehead-but perpetually keeping the
bottle and lighted candle in perfect
equilibrium upon the top Of her head.
Suddenly she sunk, with the change Of
the musical accompaniment, to the
ground, and-while not only maintain
ing the completest harmony of her
movement, but even making this
strange posture one of grace and
| charm-she contrived in some dex-
ferrous manner without touching it, to
shift the bottle from the top of her head
to her forehead, and thus reclined on
the mat, her extended fingers softly
slappling the castanet, her light, girlish
frame palpitating from crown to feet,
| always in the dreamy passionate meas
sure of the ancient love song.-Cor.
| Rochester Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
FOUND HIS DOLLAR.
How q Bucolic Stranger Got Even With q
smart Detroit Detective.

How a Bucolic Stranger Got Even With
smart Detroit Detective.
Detective John Webb was passing the
Bates street end of the vegetable market
three or four days ago when stranger
accosted him with:
"Say, came in town the other day
to git my boots fixed, and was looking
around this place little and lost sill.
yer dollar out of hole in my pocket
"But you didn't come back to look
for it, did you?"
Eyes, did. l think l lost it right
over there, where I lodged a wagon.
Have you heard of any one picking up a
dollarp'
mo, sir.
"seen any advertisement in the pa.
pers?''
"No. You'd better save your time"
"Why?''
"Why, man, you aren't green enough
to expect to get that dollar back, are
your
"Of course l am! Wasn't it mine?
Didn't lose itp''
SWELL! Well! Some one ought to
sand paper your headr'
'They lad, eh?" queried the man, as
he searched around in the street. II
lost it Just about here, while I was
jumping out of the way of a wagon. If
any body tries to rub any sand-paper on
my head Pip
He made dive into the dirt and
fished up silver dollar, and as he held
it between his thumb and finger and
danced around he cried:
''Here she is this is the very one! I
know it by the nick I cut on the edge!
Ought to have my head sand papered,
had l? Well, you just bet know my
gait, and I'm a dollar ahead! It's lucky
for me, though, that you didn't find it.
You look just like a man who'd have
chucked it into his pocket and let me go
to ruin. Sand-paper! How would you
like to bite file!'
And the abashed detective couldn t
say word in his own defense.-Detroa
Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
A MANLY EXPLANATION.
Postmaster-General Villas Replies to the
Contemplate Slurs and Charges Of the
Republican Press.


Postmaster-General Villas Replies to the
Contemplate Slurs and Charges of the
Republican Press.
The Worlds Washington special
gives the following explanation from
Postmaster-G General Villas regarding
his speech at Madison: ut is true"
said General Villas, ''that I did make
speech at my home in Madison. The
report sent out to the press that l had
participated in the contest and assisted
in the manipulation of the canvass is
wholly false and without the least pos
sible semblance of truth. I did not
reach Madison until Sunday night
previous to the election. On Monday
| spent an hour and half of the fore
noon conversing with friends / hap
pened to meet on the sidewalk and
called at the Democrat Office for fifteen
minutes. 1t was natural should call
upon my old friends. After I had in
dulged in brief call l returned to my
residence and there remained until
evening. / was asked to address the
people in connection with other gen.
tlemen, some of them prominent and
well known throughout the State.
''By their courtesy more time was
accorded me than either of the other
gentleman occupied. 1t has been the
custom, l think, for the last twenty
years, in the city of Madison, to close
the campaign with political meeting
either on Saturday or Monday evening
preceding the election on Tuesday. I
do not suppose there has been a half
dozen of these meetings when / was
absent and did not have something to
say to my friends and neighbors upon
the political situation. i had gone
home to vote, and was willing to travel
1000 miles to enjoy the privilege and
attest my sincerity to an honest and
fair administration of public affairs In
the course of my remarks l spoke
commendatorily and specifically upon
the Presidents order issued to Federal
office-holders regarding participation
in political conventions. pointed out
the evils which had grown up during the
lifetime of the Republican party when
party nominations were controlled by
the office-holding element. l unquali-
tiedly declared my cordial approval of
the Presidents course and policy in re-
spect to the official dictation and in
termeddling of office-holders in direct
ing nominations and manipulating
conventions, and the declaration re-
ceived an outburst of applause indica-
tive of the most hearty approval OF
the wise and judicious policy of the
President.
Il was among my friends, comrades
and neighbors, and looked upon it as
duty to address them when they had
been kind enough to extend to me an
invitation. There is a wide difference
between addressing an audience al
home in single speech and abandon
ing the duties of an Office for long
period of campaigning; there must be
distinction allowed between officers
charged with different duties in con.
nection with the service of the Gov
eminent. There was nothing in thu
business requiring my attention buttht
false reports transmitted for partisan
! ends"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
plTH AND POINT.

IA handsome woman is dangerous,
says an exchange. Perhaps this is the
reason why so many men court danger.
-Ney Have,, NetOs.
I'm England they call it assurance.
We call it Insurance over here, but the
American agent usually has the other
thing. ,Somervilie journal.
"A man advertises Garments with
out buttons as a novelty. Nonsense;
we've had 'em for ten years, and so has
every other bachelor.-Prairie Farmer.
The subject for debate this evening
will be: Which has most benefited the
American people-Italian opera or
corned beef and cabbagep-M Y Jour-
nal.
"A new English dictionary is coming
out vita 100000 words. People who
are ever bent on having the last word
should subscribe at once.-M \. Iele-
gram.
Why should one naturally expect to
receive civilitv from parish clerk.
Why, because, don't you see? he is sure
to be we'll versed in the amenities OF
ife.-Jasdu.
An indulgent mother boosted that
her spoiled and unruly little son had
great strength of mind; at which an an
moved bachelor brother snarled out: 81
should call it great strength Of don't
mind"
Jack displaying his feet)-What
do you think Of those shoes; only five
dollars. Did you ever hear Of any
thing so cheap? Mrs. Jack-Never.
How can they sell so much leather for
SO little money?-Lys.
1t was very late and they were re.
newing for the Gath time Their vows
you'll be true to me-" she cooed,
''you will never tell me a base false
hood?" '.Never, my darling" he muir
INJURED. Then the bell tolled one
Lo,oeN Citizen.
Business Man-Been off again. eh?
Dime Museum Man-Yes; I am nearly
driven to death trying to get attrac.
tons; never saw such a scarcity OF
freaks Well, heard the other day OF
man in Dakota who walked seventy
five miles to pay bill. Omaha World.
Papa: mo. my dear, I would not
wear tan-colored gloves, they do not
match your dress" His heiress: "Dear
me, neither they do (brightening), but
then, you know, papa, l can get dress
and wrap and a bonnet and parasol
to match the gloves. IN. y Graphic.
| Wife: "What do you think of the
idea of my taking German lessons, my
dear?'' Husband II would advise
you to do as you think best, of course,
but my opinion is that you get along so
famously in English that to take up a
second language seems wildly supertlu.
GUS. "-Ha1per's Bazar.
Elbow can I get head?" walls an
unhappy mortal. Buy barrel and
you'll get two.-Bimohanaton Repmb-
lican If he were to buy cabbage patch
he would pet more than a hundred,
either one Of which-judging from his
''wail" would be an improvement on
the one he now ears.-Norrtstoon
Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
PENNsYLvANlA's nv,cToRYi'

Tho Man from Maine and His Followers
Accept tho s'Hoaor'' Of Having Carried
tho Keystone State ~ Champions of tho
Great Coal Combination. Which DEM
ocratic Governor Was Fighting.
1.-THE course of the Governor Of Pennsyl-
vania in interfering with the monopolistic
schemes of the coal combinations in that State
has quite naturally greatly tncenscd them. -
Omaha Bee Rep.)
james G. Blaine's triumphsl procession
necessary, but the result is Republican ma
jority Of something like $4,000 or $4,000, and q
Democratic Governor tcQl step do,Dn and OUT
Republican Buren, Paragraph.
1t may not have been necessary for
Mr.. Blaine to have made triumphal
march through Pennsylvania in the in
terest of the coal combinations, which
a Democratic Governor had greatly in
cencensed, but the combinations re-
ferred to were very much afraid that
it was. The Democratic Governor who
will now step down and out put the
issue against the combinations so
forcibly and so plainly that it was
feared the people Of the State could not
fail to see it, and seeing it could not
fail to indorse the issue as a Democrat
ic movement that promised them re-
lief. So Blaine, with his magnetism,
was called to aid and assist the COM
binations in the choice of a political
Governor who will permit the move
ment inaugurated by Democratic
Governor to 60 by the board-go the
way that all reforms 90 which are
manipulated by the Republicans.
The fight of the coal combinations in
Pennsylvania was not really a local
one. 1t was one of National import
ance and National interest. 1t will be
hard to find Republican newspaper,
or a member of the Republican party,
outside of the State of Pennsylvania
that will indorse the "coal combina.
ton" that Democratic Governor is
fighting, and it will be equally hard to
find one that did not indorse the action Of
the combination in fighting the Demo.
cratic ticket in that State. Pennsylva.
MIA Democrats were defeated while
fighting in good cause-a cause that
the Republican party can not take issue
with. If the incense of the combina
tions-combinations which have beer
decried by men and newspapers of al
faith and political complexion, Eas
and West-has been so great that .
Democratic Governor of Pennsylvani;
must give way to Republican, we fai
to see wherein James G. Blaine and hi
followers can take pride in the fort,
thousand majority the combination
have secured against the Democrats
And yet the combinations that spen
thousands of dollars to beat the Demo
cratic ticket are quite willing to accor'
the honor of the victory to Blaine AM
his followers. And Blaine and his fol
lowers are quite willing to accept tn
honor thus conferred-now that tn
bat.le has been fought and won.-De
Moi7aes Leader.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
CAN HE REACH THEM7

Some Remarks Regarding tho Plumed
knight from Maine and tho Indepen-
dent Voters Who Do Not Believe in
Him.
1t was recently announced through
the New York papers that Mr.. Blaine
was in the city to effect reconcilia-
ton between himself and the Mug.
wump Times, the naughty Conkling
and ex-President Arthur. That the
reconciliation failed may be inferred
from the prompt denial by the ubqui-
tous eliminate friend" on Sunday that
it was contemplated. But the
observant public is used to de.
mails of the reported purposes of
the Maine aspirant to the Presi-
dency. These reports are sent out like
so many antenne to feel the public.
ThatMr. Blaine and his little privy coun-
Gil have considered the feasibility of re-
covering the anti-Blaine Republicans of
1884 does not admit of question. In
reply to the question. will Mr.. Blaine
be candidate in 1888? Congressman
William Walter Phelps, who is one of
Mr.. Blaine's closest contidants, just be-
fore the latter started on his tour
through the States, said: 81 don't
know, and l don't suppose he does.
It's two years yet, You see. You may
be sure he won't be unless the minor
ity of the party-those who opposed
his nomination last time-ask for it in
1888. They will have to bring him into
the field. This utterance indicated
which way Mr.. Blaine was looking for
a pretext to come before the Republic
an National convention in 1888. If he
could show that the disaffected ele-
ments of 1884-the Mugwumps, the
stalwarts and the Arthurites were
greedily clamoring for him, his old
s'tirst, last and all the time" partisans
would have an excuse to nominate him
with a whoop.
Unfortunately for Mr.. Blaine, the
Mugwump element is an intangible
thing. 1t has no representative leader
or organization with whom he can
negotiate. 1t is constituted of indie
pendent voters who seeded from the
Republican party in 1884 because
they individually did not believe MIR.
Blaine was fit man to be President of
the United States. They thought that
his nomination marked distinct de-
cadence in the moral tone and purpose
of the Republican party. They voted
for Cleveland to rebuke what they
considered a downward step in the
conduct Of political affairs. They
acted from principle, and the only way
the Republican party can recover
them is by recognizing their con-
scientious objection to Mr.. Blaine.
To talk Of their reconciliation to him
is silly. It is possible for him to estab.
lish friendly relations with Roscoe
Conkling and ex-President Arthur, al.
though there are many lions in the
path. But Mr.. Blaine can never b.
any more acceptable to the Mug
wumps than he was in 1884. Chicag.
News.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
a N GIT RIDE BY RAIL

Deep into the night we flew, through the great
plains broadening far
To the south of hills and north of seas, low
under moon and star.
And we scared with a midnight Shrek tba
sumberng haunts OF men
Owed into tho gloom of forests, whirled out
by river and fen;
On and away, and ever away, through the
night like moving flame,
Till the folks have different speech and the
lands have another name!
We had left the cloud in our wake, the sky had
been overcast,
But here was the moon stood still and the
world went wilderlng past;
And there grew such a sense of space, like
prisoner suddenly freed
In that slumberous rest of motion, safe borne
on the wings Of speed;
And the silvery grays of midnight, the shad
owy land. the stream,
Grew part with the phantom pictures 'tWixt
sleep and waking dream.
So the night went by and q wave of light
gained over us while we sped,
The stars went down in the rosy wave and the
westering shadows fled;
wide opalescent water lay blanched in the
dawn-mists dim,
And the blaze of the advent day grew flame
on the eastward rim.
The work of the world began for team and
harrow and hind.
The smoke cured up from the farm house
roof and mixed with the morning wind:
Then we came to world of meadows, a pas
tora land of kline,
The meads were grayed with the early dew,
the poplars waved in a line;
The grazing cattle looked up to stare as over
the plains we flew
Their bells rang crisp in the morning chill.
you could see their tracks in the dew.
Then the hills began, and the covert side, and
the pear and the apple tree,
And here and there was a village spire, with
life we shall never see.
We staid by n town stream-girded with gar.
dens green to the marge
And aboring men unloading red tiles from
resting barge;
With bleaching linen. the white and brown
that tapped on the line in the breeze,
And carts laid up IN the central street. and
avenue rows of trees.
1t was easy to see it was market day, the folk
were in market blouse;
There were boots and stalls and clatter of life
and chatter of hOmey news.
-RenneU Rotid, in the Athendsum.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01
To the Democracy Of the conn

To the Democracy Of the coun-
try the Star offers its hearty congratu.
lations that the citadel of their strength
has not been wrested from them eithe r
by their ancient enemy or by this sud-
den and fierce attack in the rear. New
York City is solid for Democracy, and
the longing eyes that Mr.. Blaine has
turned upon the city will find MOTH
ing in the returns of the election to af-
ford his ambitious spirit comfort IN
7. Star.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01

Every ship of war that floats costs
more than a well-endowed college;
every sloop-of-war costs more than the
largest public library in our country
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-12-01

Deep into the night we flew, through the great
plains broadening far
To the south of hills and north of seas, low
under moon and star.
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PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST
SPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE nrcoRD-vS,c

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''' -e'AI Earn ~ i''h i'A''fD- oNioN'J }
PRoMoNroRY tutah), March 2d.-The
following overland passengers passed here
to-day 10 arrive IN Sacramento March
4th: }. Azendo and wife, Boston w.
Bennett, Kansas City; q. Bata, Italy; G.
II, Behu and wife, San francisco; L. A.
Bliss, Red Cloud; X. c. Bradsley and
family, San francisco Mrs. II. Bruen, C.
L. Bonnman, }. b. Blake, Denver; X.
Beckman, Sheldon. Neb.; w. II. Crook,
Chicago j. Coffee, Venice; Mrs. NJ. Ca
resa, NJ. Creginido, Italy X. Camp, Den
Yer; I. W. Dennis W. Akeney, Kan
sas; H. Y. Dickey. st. Louis; f.
Dominica, Pueblo; A. J. Doniels, Platts-
mouth; 5. |" Doleson. San Francisco; !;
G; Z. Eddy, Kansas ]. Feros, Pueblo; ].
". Falconer, San Francisco A. Gutarno,
u. Gill, - Gill. Mrs. 9. Guzeppe, F. Ger
DANA, l.. Gurbenito, r. Gorbono and wife,
I. Georame, Italy n. Gill, Kansas
A. Hayman, A. Hayman and wife, New
York J.. {. Howe, Kansas City w. Hurd-
man, 81. Lours; e. Haven, San Fran
CISCO; Il. Heime, Milwaukee; II. Habran,
Omaha; Mrs. q. Haas, Cincinnati; Mrs. n.
3. ingalls,, Oakland; J. G. Jones, D. a.
Johnson; New York; A Johnson. Platts-
mouth; l.. James, Chicago w Il. Johnson,
(alaradr- Mrs Tnhpe,,,
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It is situate eight miles from the
city, on jackson Road. This is The
best road, Winter and Summer, that
leads from the city.
A Postofice, School and Store are
located upon one corner Of this tract.
The Land is deep and free from hog
wallows, and is admitted to be the
best ard prettiest located tract within
an equal radius of this city.
Some 200 Acres of the Land is free
from bedrock, and is drained by a
creek, in which living water stands
in places the year round.
Hg- Our Teams and Buggies are
ready to carry any purchaser to look
at the Land.
These terms have never before been
offered il this county or Country
Lands.
For Prices and Additional Particulars,
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For ALL LUNG TROUBLES, as well as Com
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torant is certainly palliative and often a
curative, az the testimony of thousands
and its worthwhile reputation attests. For
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1Oand
TRACTS!
And offer il on terms that is in the reach
Of any who wish to purchase.

sG- TERMS OF SALE: One
quarter Cash; deferred pay
mentS to draw interest at 8
per cent. per annum-pur-
chaser paying taxes on land.
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TEE /" HOME SEEKER, /"

The Immigration Association of North.
ern California is now preparing to issue
the February number of the "HOME
SEEKER" 1t is to be enlarged, and
fully illustrated with lithOgraphic views
of Northern California. twill contain
practical information of the resources
and advantages Of the Northern Coun.
ties. All the proceeds of this publication
will be devoted to the carrying on OF
immigration work. We appeal to the
business men of the Northern part oft
State to give it their advertising sup.
port. BY so doing, the work of bring.
ing an increase of population to the
State will be carried ON. At Ogden a
copy will be put in the hands Of each
incoming passenger. In addition to this,
several thousand copies will be dis.
tributed on the trains leaving Chicago,
in order to attract the settler intending
to settle in other States and Territories.
Give the "H0ME SEEKER" your sup.
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No EXTERNAL remedy has the pain
relieving qualities Of st. Jacobs Oil
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Nogales A. r., is 10 have its fourth
newspaper started in few days.
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pARGAISS-IN ASH BEDROOM SETS. WITH
ID Toilet Glass on Washstand, for sale at
GHAS. M. CAMPBELLS, 4e9 X street Also. 2
Ranges and Carpets, all cheap for cash. We
buy, sell or exchange. Repairing and Uphol-
stering ia22-lm
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ITO LET IN THE CoUNTRY-A FUR -

NOR SALE-STOCK, FIXTURES AND GOOD
IL will OF a Retail Grocery Store favorably
situated. Inquire OF HALL, LUHRS & Co,
9l2, 9l4 and 9l6 Second street Sacramento mi If
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1.-TWO PLEASANT ROOMS FOR RENT-FUR-
4 nished for housekeeping, viii be let reason
apIe 10 man and wife without children. Call at
once, 4O9 street, between Fourth and Fifth
mr2-3t