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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
DEMOCRATIC ITEMS.

Over four thousand bills have
been introduced into the present Con-
gress. The anxious public which the
manship propose to despoil have no
control in the matter, but on the other
hand they have the consolation of
knowing that hale and hearty man at
the other end of the avenue stands with
his veto axe poised in the air ready to
strike effective blows where blows are
necessary. Chicago Times.
- Secretary Lamar is an example
Of the fact that a poetic temperament
is not inconsistent with judicial mind.
4 man may WOO the muses. without af-
fecting his tide to the possession of
these mental traits which are common
ly supposed to distinguish great judges
and lawyers. We have not had the
pleasure Of reading any of Mr.. Lamar
poetry, but if it is as good in it, way rs
his letter in the Bell telephone case it
is poetry well worth reading. --Brcok-
!3hn Engle
President Cleveland's work o.
reform is so comprehensive that it at
tacks all abuses, even those sanctioned
by long usage It has been considered
by members Of Congress OF the same
political creed as the Executive as an
inalienablc right to take pp his time
with applications for office Tor their
henchm4n and supporters. So far has
this practice been carried that the
heads Of dep3rtments found the most
annoying circumstances connected with
their positions to be the build0a,ng
process to which they We're daily sab
iected BY Senators and Representatives..
The President proposes TO put It sop
to this crying evil and to insist upon
the isolation OF the executive from the
Legislative branch Of the Government
in all matters not contemplated by tho
Constitution -AlbanY A1g2&
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
UNCLE Essex.
Words of Wisdom and Philosophy Clothed
'-.@ IN a Homcly Garb.

Words of Wisdom and Philosophy Clothed
in Homely Garb.
If we expect to be happy we must be
busy; it is better to hunt up hornets
nest and fight that, than to be out Of a
job; no idle man ever was happy, and
but few idle men are innocent long,
Mirth is short-lived; cheerfulncss never
tires. #
It never was intended that man should
be perfect on earth; the great thing is
not never to miss the bulls eye-but to
get little nearer to it every time we
shoot.
Those who mold and move most the
minds and actions of men are seldom
seen. They never head the procession.
Rheumatism, like many other things,
is easy enough to cure in some one else;
but when we undertake to cure our own,
then business begins.
My dear youth, if you must talk
about yourself, pray don't mention your
good luck; the world doesn't care TO
listen to such things.
You may put the world down as Il
mob of fools, but don t forget thist il
takes smart man to beat them.
No man ever did a polite thing yet
without feeling little prouder for it.
There are plenty OF people on earth,
who are going TO be very indignant
when they reach the other world, and
find there are no reserved seats.
Justice ought TO be as cheap as the
dew, but half the time it costs more to
get it than it is worth = Century,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

been carried may be inferred from the
report of Special Agent Webster Eaton,
in regard to a portion of the Duluth
and St. Cloud land districts. He states
that four thousand and three hundred
final homestead entries have been in
district in which he finds less than one
hundred actual settlers of all kinds,
who are making or trying to make a
living by farming. It is shame that
this wholesale robbery of the public
lands has been allowed to exist until
nearly all the lands available for settle
ment have been gobbled up: But be-
cause wrong has been done in the past
is no reason why it should be allowed
to continue. What lands are left should
be reserved for actual settlers and the
large bodies now held fraudulently
should be restored TO the public do
main. Commissioner Sparks will have
the countenance and support of every
honest man in the country in his effort
to withstand the rapacity of the land
grabbers. -Philadell3hio Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
SUPERSTITION.
Some of the Vague PreMonitiOns of Inn
pending Danger Harbored BY Unreason-
ing People.

Some of the Vague Premonitions of Inn
pending Danger Harbored BY Unreason-
ing People.
After curiosity, the most deplorable
attribute of human nature is blind, I'M
reasoning superstition, and yet we see
people every day who are ignorantly
superstitious. .- .s. .
Many man who is old enough to
know better will shiver with supersti-
tious dread when the stove pipe falls
and hits him on the head, and again
there great many who regard it an
evil omen when they see creditor over
the left shoulder. a
l once had very dear friend, whose
only weakness was superstition; such
trities as visit from his wife's mother
would depress him for days, and once,
when he fell out of a third-story window,
he said that he regarded the incident us
an evil omen.
In his arduous duties as driver of a
street-car, one would think that he would
have had but little time to indulge in
such vagaries of the imagination, but he
always had the greatest faith in omens.
On one occasion, when the company put
a sorrel mule on his car, he expressed a
vague premonition of impending dan
ger, and was gloomy and taciturn all
day.
In the evening passenger who was
standing on the back platform of the car
was surprised and annoyed by being hit
on the equator with the remains of the
driver, part of which also. hung over
the bell rope, and protruded from the
fare box His presentiment had
been verified and the mule was
still robust. Aftcrward, seven
drivers were hurled into space by
this animal, all of whom expressed a
presentiment of evil as soon as they
boarded the car.
have only had one presentiment in
my life, but it was a large silver-plated
presentimcnt with silver tip; was try
ing to enter neighbours house at mid
night by the back window, to secure a
few articles of silver as souvenirs, when
] encountered the family bulldog. I'M
mediatcly was seized with peculiar
dread, and when the seance was over,
and gcntlenanly policeman pried my
neck out Of the dogs mouth. the pecu-
liar dread was still there, = FFaR Mason,
in The Whip.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
PlTH AND POINT.

kingston On. W dudes have de-
oided not to kiss girls who chew gum.
Let the good work go on. We mean
the gum-chewing. Fail River Adcance.
Bishop Horne promised to "spare
no labor to learn the art of it, if any
one would tell him chow truth may be
spoken without offending some. N
Tribune.
This was q rare philosophy in the
three-year-old boy who asked what night
is for, and not content with the reply
''For rest and Sleep" added, "No, papa,
night is for tomorrow"
"A Virginia Colonel blew into gun
the other day and found it was loaded.
1t isn't safe for men who don't know
anything about firearms to bother with
them. Rochester Post Express.
.-"Kiss the baby while you can," ad-
monishes poet. q, 'We can kiss her just
as we'll eighteen or twenty years from
now-if she that kind of a baby" eau
tiously remarks the Buffalo Erpress.
A modern wit defines the difference
between men and women: Canaan gives
forty cents for twenty-five-cent thing
he wants, and woman gives twenty
five cents for a forty-cent thing she does
| not want" w5a
I'm New York bank: Texas Wis
itor-'I reckon, stranger, you do a
right smart business?" Banker, prompt
ly-'''My dear, sir, you have no idea
how extended our business relations
are. At the present time we have three
cashiers in Canada.--N. Y Sam.s
| "A little four-year-old girl was put
to bed in the third story Of her home
and left, as usual, in the dark. A ter
rible thunderstorm came up, and the
mother, thinking that the child would
be frightened at the lightning, went to
her. On entering, the child called out
with delight: "Mamna, the wind blew
the sun up just now; did you see ite"
Fears had no entrance there. - Toledo
Blade.
The athleticism of these times isnot
always conducive to the smooth running
of the household. II must hurry
home," said Mrs. De Peyster to Mrs. Dc
Joghns the other morning s'Reginald
has been riding; his bicycle again. y "In-
deed, and did he break his record?'
20, no; but he broke his other leg. He
has only one whole limb now, and that
is the middle finger of his left hand. ~
Hartford Post. &{ faH
--"Yes, sir" said Jones to- Smith,
''as men, grow in age and experience
they advance in knowledge" az don't
think SO, !" replied Smith. Don't think
so? That's rather singular. The opin-
ion hold on the subject is the universal
. opinion" ''It may be, butt have my
own opinion, nevertheless, and tits that
the younger we are the more we know.
> When l was youth ] knew twice rs
much as my father. Now Lam aged,
and don't know half as much as my
son" Boston Gazette.
80, Henry! you must send for the
, doctor at once. / believe l am getting
the dropsy. Now don't delay mo-
ment.' Mr.. De Blank why, what
put that in your head?' "Dear me!
Will you never be satisfied that what
:. say is truep I got weighed to-day, and
0, it's awful. weighed three hundred
pounds" lawful! Where did you get
weighed" '.Around at your coal
yard "Calm yourself, my dear. Your
weight is exactly one hundred and fifty
pounds. Montreal Witness.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

went to Indian Harbor, twenty-five
years ago, he attempted to purchase
the island. The ancient books
with Unframed hide covers in the
town clerks office were carefully
searched, but no title was found in any
one of them. Three years afterward,
on August 80, 1868, the club, amid
great hilarity, and after careful prepar-
alton, seized the island in behalf of
thier chief and beloved upon it his
name. That occasion was one of the
many grand festive days at Indian Har-
Dor. Quincy, the photographer, was on
hand, and Tweed's Island was taken a
second time. The instrument was placed
on point of rocks now covered by the
south piazza of the Indian Harbor Hotel
Tweed sat behind surrounded by many
political stars, then bright and shining
lights in the city government, but now
forgotten. To add to the attractiveness
of the island, Tweed built the cottage
mentioned, still standing, and placed
over it tall flag staff
After Tweed's escape in 1874 the cot
tage was said to be his hiding place, and
for several days oystermen We're en-
ployed in boating detectives and report
ers to this place in search of clews.
From that time till 1877 the island was
the resort of oyster thieves by night and
an occasional picnic party by day. The
cottage lost its coat of paint and was
gradually falling into decay, when a
poor oysterman, James NJ. Morrell,
took possession of it, and went to work
to restore the place to its former attract
iveness. Last winter, in the Rocky-Neck
store, Morrell boosted that lie would
soon own the island by adverse posses
sion and doubtless he would, had he
talked less upon the subject. The mat
ter was brought to the attention Of the
owners of the Indian Harbor Hotel
They wanted it, and State Treasurer AL
fred l.. Goodrich declared the land to be
an escheat, and petitioned the Probate
Court for an order of sale for the benefit
of the State.
During the progress of the proceeding
William F. S. Mclaughlin, of Plain
field, N. j., appeared as q witness, and
he astonished every one by producing a
warrantee deed, executed in 1888, and
conveying Ahe island, for $35, to his
father, John G. Mclaughlin, Of Jersey
City. Mclaughlin testified that his
father had purchased the island suppos
ing that it abounded in potter's clay
Finding that he was mistaken, he con
sidered it of no value; he died twenty
years ago. The deed was found ON rec
ord, but had been omitted in the index
The escheat proceedings then ended, ant
the Mclaughlin heirs agreed to sell thu
island to the hotel.---N T. Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
TWAS EVER THUS.

fTwas While nj "the Pier' last summer,
ThatI fell without much ado,
into the net of a siren,
beauty from Kalamazoo.
She spoke with Western accent
That was really shock to me,
and called her stout mother "Mommer."
And always said supper" for "tea."
And knew at the very outset
That OF course it would not be right
For one of the great Van Duzers
To marry KaIamaZite.
And so left for the city,
Where Pm wretched and ill and blue,
l know that IN slowly dying,
And-Pm off for kaiamaZoo!
>
"How are you, Mr. Van Duzer!
And welcome to Kalamazoo!
Heard of my wedding to morrow,
So came: That's just lovely Of you'll
Roland King, liz Rambler.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
RASCALS CRY OUT.

The Abuse hurled ut Commissioners
Sparks Not Coming from Honest Home
steadcrs.
The outcry that has lately been made
against Commissioner Sparks. of the
Land Office, would naturally lead the
public to believe that Mr.. Sparks is an
odious tyrant. whose order suspending
the issuing Of patents until the claims
to the lands in question could be exam
med was blow ut the poor but honest
settler seeking humble home on the
prairies of the great West. There has
been Clam0r enough over the matter TO
deafeu ears Of brass 4 little inyesti-
CATION only is necessary TO show that
the clamor is not made by bona-iidc
settlers, who are fulfilling the require
ments of the Homestead law. The man
who has settled on his homestead and
is improving it knows he has nothing
to fear, even if he is compelled to wait
a little for his patent until the rascaIity
of somebody else is exposed
In point Of fact, the howl is raised by
land SPECTATORS and cattle kings, who
want the earth. and want it for moth
ing. They have fenced in millions Of
acres to which ther have no legal title.
but they hope to obtain legal title By
the perjury of cowboys and other ire
sponsible agents, who will swear to a
lie for very small consideration The
order Of Commissioner Sparks blocks
this rascally game, as an investigation
is sure to reveal the perjury. Hence
the cutlery.
The extent to which the false entry
of lands under the Homestead act has
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10
q Powerful Torpedo.Boa3.

The Fake, torpedo-boat, just built in
England for the Austrian Government,
made her official trial recently, when
the mean speed OF her six runs over
the measured mile, made in fighting
trim, reached the surprising figure of
% 263 knots per hour. the vessel hav-
inc actually covered % IA knots within
the hour. The Fake is 135 feet long,
Il feet in extreme width, and 8 feet
deep. Her draught forward III fighting
trim is , feet inches, and aft ) feet s
inches, her displacement being IS tons.
She is built throughout of galvanized
steel, her skin varying in thickness
from one-eighth to one-quarter of an
inch, the greatest thickness being at
her bows, TO strengthen her for ram
ming purposes. Her machinery is of
the compound surface condensing type,
having three cylinders. One of thu
most important peculiarities Of the
boat is that she is fitted with a loco
motive boiler which generates steam
sufficient to indicate l, 400-horse power
~ I. Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-02-10

Sir John Lubbock declares that the
mind of ants differs from that of men
only n degree.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

ately firm despite the freer sales for
export. Late takiDgs by Italy of
about 200,000 bushels are significant.
as our grain shipments thither have
heretofore been chiefly Indian corn.
BrddStreet'S reports of the visible sup.
ply of wheat East of the Rocky noun.
tains March 9th, show a decline of
6.257 900 bushels since January 1,
against 1867 900 bushels decline re.
ported by the New York Produce
Exchange. The visibles stocks of
flour amount to 1880 barrels or
10000 barrels more than on January
l. There are no authentic reports of
damage to winter wheat yet. Not
much spring wheat planting has been
done.
TOLEDO, o.. April 2.-During the
past three days G. A. King & Co.,
have received seventeen hundred re-
ports coyeringevery important wheat
county in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois,
Michigan, Kansas and Missouri.
They say the present prospects of
the growing crop are very favorable
in Indiana, Missouri, Illinois and
Ohio, fair to good in Michigan and
poor in Kansas. All show an im-
pOrtant improvement since the re-
cent rains. The crops average even
better than two years ago. The area
sown is larger than the amout har-
vested on the last crop. Reserves Of
old wheat are moderate, but Michi-
gan has over one-fourth of the last
crop remaining. Hulfof the farmers
are disposed to sell. Country roads
are bad.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

A large congregation attended
church near Smyrna, Kentucky, on
Sunday, in which the Rev. D0wney
Blair, Of the Cumberland Preshyteri-
an Church, was preaching. A few
days ago the telegraph bore de-
spatch from some point in Kansas to-
the newspapers over the country con-
tanning an account of the slaughter Of
his family by one John Blair, and
the subsequent hanging of Blair by
the Infatuated citizens. The particu-
lars of the tragedy were briefly told
at the time, hot, as the Rev. Mr..
Blair lives in secluded quarter, he
never saw a paper or heard of the oc-
currence. 1t appears that he bad a
son John in Kansas, who he suppos-
ed was living qietly with his family
and prospering .fnely. While engage
ed on his sermon messenger boy ar
rived at the church and rushing
wildly up to the pulpit attracted the
minister's attention by waving a
sealed envelope at him, The minis
ter stopped short in his discourse.
opened and read the message, and
then swoOning, fell to the floor as if
he had been shot. This caused the
widest excitement in the congrega-
ton. Members rushed forward, and
finally succeeded in carrying the
PROSTATE minister to fresh air. When
he was revived it was learned that
the missive contained news that the
Blair mentioned in the dispatches al
luded to from Kansas was the Rev,
Mr.. BIair's son.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10

which attends cholera, dysentery, di-,
arrhea and some other forms of din
ease in fact, drinking cold water
seems to increase the thirst and in
dUce other disagSeeabls sensations;
but this thirst will be perfectly and
pleasantly subduea by eating COM
paratively small amount Of ice. swal-
lowing it in as large pieces as practi-
cable and as much rs is wanted.
Is. Inflammations are more safely
and far more agreeably subdued by
the application of warm water than
of cold.
IA. Very excessive effort In %
short space of time, as In running or
juml,ing rope, etc., has repeatedly
caused instant death by apOplexy of
the longs, the exercise sending the
blood there faster than it can be for
warded to the heart and faster than.
it can be purified by the more infre-
quent breathing on such occasions.
10. No disease ever comes without
a cause or without warning hence
endeayOr to think back for the cause,
with a view to avoid it in the future,
and on the instant Of any unpleasant
bodily sensation cease eating until it
has disappeared, at least for twenty
four hours ifstill remaining, consult
a physician.
IS. The more clothes man wears
the more bed clothing he uses, the
closer he keeps his chamber, the
closer he confines himself to the
house, the more readily will he take
cold, as the more "A thriftIess youth
Is helped the less able does he become
to help himself.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-10
An Elegant Car.

Cumberland News
The passenger car department of
Mt. Clare has just completed one of
the handsomest private cars eyer
built. II is the late John w. Gar
rett's private ear "Msryland"-"0ld
A." as the car was known along the
line. After President CARROTS death
the car was bought ny Mrs. T. Har--
rison Garrett. and il has been entire
~ rested in accord nee with designs.
original with her. The car has.
been divided into psrlor, a sitting
room, dining roam and a kitchen.
The general character Of all the or
naments, the lamps, the brackets,
etc., is Of antique brass. The entire
woodwork Of the car, originally black
walnut, has been stained to initiate
mahogany. The ceiling consists of
original japanese designs executed in
brass nail work on a canvas ground.
The windows are of plate glass, with
the upper potion osstained glass, the
co!Ors radiatisg from central star
and vasiOns paier shades. The pam
els are of neutral leather, colored to
match the woodwork, ana arnanen-
'ed with designs to suit III. ceiling.
The main apartment is carpeted in
fine olive and old gold Wilton. while
the curtains and portieres are en-
broiderea blue Tikum cloth. The
CARPET in Mrs. CARROTS roam is of IL
deep pink tint, with small figure of
conventional design, while the hang
ings are Of a handsome coiored silk.
The furniture is covered in antique
blue plush. The dining room con-
tains two sets of berths and the
kitchen is fitted up to meet any and
all demands.
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State Of Trade.
motion.

New YORK, April Especial tel
egrams to Bradstreet'S report less
satisfactory condition ofgeneral trade
than last week. due in a large part to
the continuation of the strikes at
various industrial centres, as we'll as
to interruption 10 railway traffic in
the Southwest. Floods in the Cen
trail, Southern and Western States
have helped to depress trade through
destruction of bridges and overflow
ing country roads.
At the large eastern cities the VOL
ume of merchandise moving is of only
moderate proportions. At Western
centres the demandsar quite as much
for nearby wants as they were week
ago. -
In general it may be stated that
the progress made thus far during
1886 has been disappointing, though
at Chicago and some other cities the
total sales of staple goods for the first
quarter of 1886 are said to fully equal
those of the first quarter in 1885. Bad
roads are very generally reported
throughout the country and cnllec-
tons from interior traders are slow.
In Kansas and Missouri collections
are not expected to improve until the
new crops are gathered and sold.
Money is in only fair demand at
most points. Improvement 10 gen.
eral is mentioned at st. Louis and
Kansas City, due to the resumption
of traffic there.
The iron industry continues de
pressed by the check to industrial en-.
terprisos. caused by strikes. as well as
through the enhanced cost of fuel for
furnaces.
The industrial situation is better in
spite of the prolongation of the flght
by the railroads against the knights
of Labor at the West. The knitting
mill strikes at CohOes and New
Britain, Connecticut, the boot and
shoe strike at Beverly, Massachusetts,
and that among the suit makers at
New York, have largely disappeared
putting 10000 operatives at work and
cutting down the total striking IRON
$1,000 to $4,000 within a week. There
is, however, a possibility Of another
outbreak at COhoes.
Light consumptive demand contin-
ues to depress sugar prices, but mild
cOfIees are higher. Only fair sales of
dry goods are reported. the move.
ment being smaller. Stocks in first.
hands are small and prices with a
few exceptions are frm. Prints are
off Lie.
The wheat market is only moder-