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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11
DEMOCRATIC DROPS.

The moro the private pension
bills are examined, the worse they
look.-Provitlemce Journal (Rep.).
The Blaine organs are still try.
ing to stick knives into General Logan.
Such are the sweet phases of Republic
can harmony.-Cin Cincinnati Enquirer.
The rage and foolish threats Of
the discounted raiders on the treasury
will be of little avail against the Pres
ident. He has the people with him.
albany argus. 72', a2
The failure of General Logan to
stem the tide which turned sometime
ago in favor of General Fitz John Por-
ter marks another stage in the down
ward course of the ''bloody shirt" In
another campaign it will be valueless
as political factor.-New Havea Reg.
lister. t&H ga
Senator Dawes, of Massaehu-
sets, is the par excellence champion
of the red man. But when the Presi-
dent by veto undertakes to preserve
the red mans land from being gobbled
by railroad corporation, Dawes Sem
atorial worship of corporations and his
partisan dislike of the President are toe
much for him and he sacrifices his In
dian proteges without . scruple. DE.
troit Free Press. .,
1t is quite plain that WoodpulT
Miller, the so-called Senator from New
York, will have very hard work in Sc
curing pledges from candidates for the
assembly the coming fall. The New
York Tribune is opposed to his re-
election and says: ale is the champion
Of great swindle in the Senate, whicl
is not for the benefit of New York O
any interest of New. York" But NJ
man who is entitled to an opinion i
disappointed with the figure Miller ha
cut in national politics. The poor fel
low might have done well in the As
sembly. but when he went to tn
United States Senate he was over hi
head
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11
THE AUTOGRAPH RAGE.
How the President Bends, Philosophical
ly, to the Unceasing Demand In This
f.inc.

How the President Bends, Philosophtca1s
", to the Unceasing Demand In This
Line.
The small boy with the autograph
album is prominent and busy figure
about the capitol now. The rage for
autographs, it seems, will never cease.
Great people from the President down
through the various grades of public
life are constantly pestered for their
autographs. Every day the visitor to
the White House may see pile of let
tiers upon the desk of one Of the pri-
vate secretaries with the abreviation
:'auto" written upon each envel-
ope. It means that they contain
requests for autographs. The num-
Der of these letters received at the
White House in year may be counted
by thousands. Those that como now,
contain not only request for the Pres
ident's autograph, but some OF them
ask for that of his bride. These latter
requests are seldom complied with. for
whila the President has thought 1t prop
ct to Yield to the demand for accurate
portraits OF Mrs. Cleveland, and has
consented to their sale under certain
restrictions, it has not been thought
advisable to encourage the public in a
miscellaneous demand for autographs.
The President continues however, to
give d few minutes occasionally to graf
living the Requests OF the many appli-
cants for this class Of fasers. The Pres
idert is good deal of a philosopher,
and after Offering the White House
decided that he could do more to
grant persona, pleasure to large
number IT people iii a brief space
of time by reteiving tu2se who
called to pay their respects, and wit
ing his autograph for those dssjr-
ing them, than in any other manner;
and while he does not particularly en-
JOY this sort OF thing he submits grace
fully. So the hand-shaker and auto
graph fiends are generally successful
| in their raids upon the President. Not
that anybody can march up to him at
any time and successfully demand his
autograph, but that the reasonable re-
qiests received by mail are generally
responded to. Usually these letters
are laid away until pretty good lot
| of them accumulates, and until the
President has time to attend to them.
Charley Letter. the Presidents usher,
is the autograph iunter's friend. The
| letters are turned over to him, and
when he can catch the President with
s. moment of time to spare he lays
a bundle Of cards before him, and he
writes ''Grover Cleveland, Grover
Cleyeland'' until his arm gets tired Oh
his other and more important duties
take his attention. Then Charley takes
the precious autographs and distributes
them by mail to the applicants. Often
there are personal applications by the
owners OF autograph albums and they
are generally directed to leave them
with Charley, who presents them. a
the same time he does the cards for the
Presidents sine manual Cincinnati
| Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11
A TIMELY RIDE.
The Part Played by Lame Boy In the
Revolutionary Struggle.

The Part Played by Lame Boy in the
Revolutionary Struggle.
It may seem at first that the boy men,
toned in this incident, which is given
bv Edward Everett Hale in his boy
Heroes" did nothing either heroic or
remarkable, but IT is q good illustration
of the value of doing ones very best
under all circumstances.
There was a boy whom Twill name
Luke Varnum. He was fifteen years
old, and he was lame of his left foot.
So, when every other boy in Number
Five, and every man, old and young,
shouldcred his tirelock and marched of
to ioin General Stark, and 60 and fight
the Hessians at Bennington. Luke was
left at home. He limped out and held
the stirrup for Lieutenant Chittenden to
mount, uad then he had to stay at home
with the babies and the women. The
men had been gone an hour and half
| when three men galloped up on horse
back. And Luke went down to the
rails to see who they were.
SIS there nobody here?' SAID one O
them.d ~ .
EYES," said Luke, Il am here. !"
81 see that, said the first man laugh
ing. "What I mean is, is there nobody
here can set a shoe?'' :
| II think / can" said Luke. 81 often
tend fire for Jonas. car blow the
bellows, and. can hold horses foot
| Anyway, will start up the fire. " /
] Luke went into the forge and took
down the Undertook and struck light.
! He built the fire, and hunted up half-a-
dozen nails which Jonas had left unin-
tentionally, and he had even made two
more, when fourth horseman came
slowly down on walk. .What luck"
said he, ito find a forge with the fire
"We found one," said Marvin, with
boy who knew how to light it. ;"
The other speaker flung himself off
the horse meanwhile. And Luke pared
the hoof of the dainty creature, and
measured the shoe, which was too big
for her. He heated it white, and bent
it closer, to the proper size. ma.
at is poor fit, " he said, "but it will
do"
1T will do very well, said her rider.
"But she Is very tender-footed. and ]
do not dare trust her five miles unshod.' y
For pride's, sake. the first two nails
Luke drove were those he had made
himself. And when the shoe was fast,
he said; "Tell Jonas that l het up thu
! forge-and put on the shoe"
1--WE will tell him." said the Colonel
laughing, and he rode On.
, But one of the other horsemen tarriet
minute, and said; hoy, no ten mer
who left you to-day have served you
country as you have. 1t is Colone
Warner"
When l read in history how Colone
Warner led up his regiment just in tim
: to save the day at Bennington, | am ap
to think of Luke Varnum. When
Y read that that day decided the battle G
: Saratoga, and determined that Amerlc
{, should be independent, think of LUX
II Varnum. When go to see monument
i erected in memory Of Colonel Warne
Q and General Stark, and even poor Of
IS Burgoyne, think Of Luke Varnum an
Is Others like him. And then sometimes
T. wonder whether every man and boy I
$ us who bravely and truly does the ver
10 best thing he knows how to do, does nj
- have the future Of the world resting 9
him.-XoWtk's Companion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11
That was sweet reply of the little

girl found busying at the ironing-table,
smoothing the towels and stockings.
''Isn't that hard work for the little
arms?' was asked. A look like sun
shine came into her face as she glanced
toward her mother, who was rocking
the baby. at isn't hard work when I
do it for mamma she said softly
N. 7. Times
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11
The Presid snth has given eviden,

The Presid ent has given evidence
that he is not practiced in donble-deal-
ing or deceit, and that he means what
he says. If he shall succeed in effect
ing an actual and final divorce between
the offices and machine politics, he
will be entitled to the appellation of a
real reformer.- Chicago Journal ( Rep.).
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-08-11

-Extravagance Blair's attempt to
act as the whole Senate Committee on
Pensions is one more illustration of his
unrivaled genius for disqualification.
-.Bnfak0 Times.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
HcwY PersiRemF.

EDITOR TOMBSTONE Mir. Dunbar must surely have had fit of school boy madness, so angry that he could neither hear nor see, has found vent in his unjustiiable attack on the Re- publican Central Committee of Co., chise County formed by gentlemen chosen from throughout the county who have the natural antipathy to Chinese sTperceding our white labor CTS which every man should have; as matter of fact Mir. Nash and Mir. Thomas, two gentlemen out of sixteen which form the ommittee are inter- ested i'll the Anti-Chinese movement. on the basis of two, Mir. Dunbar labels us the Anti-Chinese Commit tee "so fur no truth" Mir. Dunbar knows as do twenty other gentlemen present at the meeting, that instead of the committee dictuting 10 the Epitaph, MT. Dunbar dictated 10 the committee in refusing to allow them to place in his paper the regular Re publican ticket with NIT. c. c. Bcan at the head where he belongs, he be- longs there by the right of his nomi- nation which every Republican should respect, he took his chances in the convention with Lis opponents and won fairly, would it be well for the Central Committee to allow ticket to go through the medium of news paper to the people without a head, if Mir. Dunbar is so small that his na- ture cannot stand defeat, Is it the fault of the Central Committee; ii M:. Duubar's idea of the Republican party is so fighty that he cannot hold on to the standard because the winds do not blow to suit him, is it the fault of the Central Committee, and is it the fault of the Central Committee that Mr, Dunbar is d;ctatej to by G. G. Berry in such q way Chat his (Berry's) hope was to obtain as much money from the Republican party through running I will of-the -wisp newspaper, and having protended Republican editor; a standard bearer in successes, skulker in reverses, one who needs prodding by his officers to keep him in the ranks at all; for the sake of real men forming the Re publican party, let this mua drop cut oI the ranks rather have no support Mir. Candidates than place faith, and when the time comes, you rest rather heavy on the Gne you have trusted tc find the support crawl from under you. DON.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
Diseuscd Ekeat.

Special to TIE DAILY ToMBsroNEl.
 CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Chicago is greatly concerned over Cattle disease prevaili g in Suburbs. It is proposed to kill all exposed to the diseuse, holl d post mortem examination on each carbass and sell those exhibiting ne signs If the disease for b1ef. This is declared objectionable as rumor would soen be cast abroad that diseas ed meat was offered fol sale in Chica- go. l. was finally decided that all cattle now qnarrAnlined in the Pine nix and ShefelLt distilleries number ing 201J head should be slaugte~- ed.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25

Another band of Mexican merch- ants arrived from Sonora to-aay, in order to purchase goods.
 The Sierra Madres is the Fl Dorado toward which number of Tombstone prospectors are turning their thoughts.
 Quite number of our young folks went out to Cochise Stronghold on d picnicEing excursion this morning.
 E. C. Norton, of Bisbee, the Repub- lican candidate for Assessor, arrived m this city lasi evening.
 Jue Ljppert will join the army Of benedicts on next "Wednesday eveu- ing
 Judge s. c. Perrin, the terror of evil doers and law breakers in Bisbee, is visiting this city.
 MT. Harris, one of the leatlimg ranvhers on the Babacomari, arrived
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25

NIT. George Cheypey is expected home from Philadelphia very shortly
 There will be services in the vari- ous churches tomorrow.
 The different Sunday schools will meet us usual to morrow.
 The Board of Supervisors will meet on the first Monday in October.
 IL is rumored that Dunbar will re- turn 10 his old trade of currying horses in the near future.
 The different candidates will start out oh visit to the various towns in the county, some time next week.
 G. II. Brooks still fingers in town in attendance on the Republican Central Committee.
 Abbott, the confidence man, will have his examination on Monday next.
 Owing to his early departure for California, MT. $ C. Bagg offers for sale his residence, corner Bruce and Elghth streets, consisting of one house of five looms and one house of two rooms; lot 60xi20, grape vines Snd fruit trees btafing, 5 varieties Of roses; vines and shrubs in profusion Also one Bradbury Square Grand Piano; rarlor, dining room, bed room and kitchen furniture. Will be sold in whole or in pat at great sucrl- Lee. 92A-2w
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
EsMEt:E,ore'.: B z tse5,-.

Sunday and Monday list were the anniversaries of the battle Of the Nolt th Point and bombardment of Fort Me Henry. It was formerly great day in Baltimore with the gall,nt. band of mon Uho Tn 1872 so ably defended the city from the British. Now but four of the Old Defenders Association survive. George Boss the oldest was g last month. He is very feeble, but still delights in sitting beneath a lux uriant box-tree in his garden that his grandfather planted way back when Baltimore was a colony. His wife, a sprightly old lady of 6t year. James c. Morford. another of the old defenders is 9I years of age. He is a stronger man new thln he was q year ago. John Pstt;cord third of surviy- ors, is also q, and lives at the Aged
 Mems Home. On the anniversary 'ast year he was totally blind but he has regained his sight and now reads his Tesliment. Nathaniel Watts who completes the quartet is, teo early 91 years old. He has his second sight and laughs at his children, all Of whom have to wear glasses to read These are all that are left of over l. 000 men who formed the Old Dnfen- ders' Association of BaltinIore.-Bal- timore Special.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
EHas,y.

\ Burlington man complained at a restaurant because he found button in his soup. Ii it was one of the kind that you have to peep over to see the girl who wears it, that the cook had used for pot cover, we don't blame the fellow.-Yonkers Statesman.
 Sir John Lubbock has tanned a wasp so that he strokes his back and allows it to sit down on his hand One of these days it will sit down hard, and Sir John will wish that he had spent his time in some more use full sort of employment.-Burliugto Free Press.
 Are their relations cordial7" asked one friend of another, respecting q couple of politicians.
 "Blamed if I could tell. You see l was over in the corner when they came up to the bar, and could only see the neck of the bottle, but it looked more like whisky."-Washing- ton Critic.
 "There's something inexplicable about the mental makeup of a wo- man." replied Fogg to female ac- quaintance. "There's that Ms. Smith for example. She's utterly unable to handle horse and yet she drives her husband around as though he were a baby" "Ah, but you forget" replied the lady; "the horse, you know, is very intelligent animal" - Boston Transcript.
 Brown-Did you go for vacation this summer, Smith?
 Smi;h-Oh. yes.
 Brown-How did you manage your business aEflirs?
 Smith-I took my advertisement out of the paper until l returned, sU there wasn't any business to mnnage. Great scheme, ch?-uarrer's D6zAr.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
Gorilla.
HE DAILY TOMpsToNE.l

Special to TIE DAILY ToMBsToNE.l
 PARIS, Sept. 25.-Zorilla, leader of the Spanish revolutionists, in an in= teryiew published in the Figaro says that the uprising in Spain last Sum- day was premature, and declares that in the revolt which will take place at the proper time many of the Generals in the Spanish army will support the revoiutionists.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25

s. ". Wood, superintendent oi the Grand Ceairal n.l, Was in towa to- day.
 For sale Cheap--Cdl: rife, 4 cal ibre, peep and 1lubs sights, Apply at telegraph uaioe. 9-25-lw
 Mir. Loqis Anderson and family took their departure yesterday morn ing fer Carli=lc, New Mexico, where he goes to build a mll,
 The Republican County Central Committee will meet this evening at Headquarters, at ' 80 o'clock, and :ull attendance is desired.
 All the Republican papers published in the Territory can be found on hie ;.5 the headquarters of the Republican, County Central Committee on Fourth street.
 The Supervisors will prnbaoly de- signate the various puliing places throughout the county, and designate the inspectors and judges, at their next regular meeting.
 For sale chrap-Two carpets, beds room set, wardrobe, cooking stove, etc. Apply 10 N. c. Prescott, Fourth street, between Fremont and Stafford, Republicans who desire to vote st the coming election should not fail to register at once, as in very shoEt time it will be too late, and they will loose their vote. ~i Mir. Chisholm, one of the solid ranchers of the Lower San Pedro, ar rived in this city yesterday, accom- panied by his wife who is very sick, and came here for medical treatment,
 Don't fail to attend the meeting at the City Hall next Monday evening i for the purpose of making arrange ments for a suitable entertainment i9 honor of General Miles.
 The Arcade restaurant will be re- opened next Tuesday morning. The l finest table in town will be set, and all o d patrons as well as new are re- quested to give it trial. The dining room has been renovated and IS now one of the pleasaptest in the city. St All persons who feel an interest in getting up grand enteltainment in honor of General Mil $, Capt. Layton and Lieat. Gatewoud, ase requested to meet at the C.;y Hall oil next Monday evening, at ' 50 o'clock and express their views and appoint cont5 iIiittees for the successful carrying ont of the entertainment. Let every cit- izen in town and vicinity attend and take part in the arrangements.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25

PARIS. Sept 25.-spain has de manded uf France the expulsion of Ruiz Gorilla from French territory. The French cabinet teddy discussed the demand and separated without being able to agree to proper an swer to make to Spain. It Was re solved 10 submit the matter to Presi- Geat Groyy.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
'z'0 Be Settled.
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Special to THE DAILY TOMBSTONE. 1

Special to THE DAILY ToMBs TONE.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The Worlds Ottawa dispatch says: The diiiicul ties which have s2 long pending be- tween the United States and Canada in reference to reciprocity trade rela=- tions and latterly those wh oh have arisen out of fishery dispute are now in d fair Way to be settled to sdtisfac- ton of both countries, A treaty which is to bring about this state af- fairs has been drawn up between Uni ted States and imperial government and submitted to the Canadian gov eInment for approval before going in to effect.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
Nevasaa Convention,

Special to HE DAILY IoM1sToNEl.
 CARSON, Sept. 25.-Ihe Republican State Convention Was called to order at 1:2O p. m. by C. c. Stevenson, Chairman of the State Central Com mittee. P. A. Doyle, was chosen tenn porary Chairman and ". H. Doane temporary Secretary. Committees on Credentials, permanent organiza- ton and order of business and plat form were appointed, when the con vention adjourned until 30 p. m. There are five candidates for Gov ernor, T. B. Pickey, c. c. Stevenson, J. II. Kiukead, Andrew Nichols and II. c. Davis.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
ssOs4on's GsoEe=oSI:y A 31s3.e
 cEufSsE.
I)OS.

Previous to the War of the rebellion the South had 10 particular love for Boston, on account of its abolition procliviiies. Since the War number of events, military and civic, have transpired to draw Boston and the South closely together. For instance, 2 recent number of the Boston Rec ord said: "Let the earthquake have the effect to rattle the New England pocket-books perceptibly, and shake out the dollars for the relief of tie homeless people of Charleston"
 In answer tosfhis the States, pub lished at New Orleans, makes the following comment:
 "This is just like Boston. Tn 1874 the old town heaped up it's money and sent it tC Louisiana for the bene- fit of those unfortunate people who had been made homeless by the over flow. and now it is ready and willing to help Charleston. Boston is always Boston, and New Orleans, and, in fact, the whole South, knows her Iy that name. Good old Boston. God bless her"
 Now, have we not here good eyi- dence of sectional reconciliation?
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-25
CzNQEEyAELE, .ygGGAE..
An EXPera ia Siei&snt-Of-sEand Describes a Few Of
 EsES Tricks

HG A V " SA
 EzIs Tricks
 "Unless I am developing new trick I seldom practice now. l am a iuggler. I invent my own business That is one of my difficulties, New tricks are copied. When I find that 1 have an inlitator 1 invent some thing else. For instance, thought came to me this marning, trick with cigar and a cigar-holder. l throw the cigar up and catch 1t in every po- sition in the tube of the holder. l shall practice it d month, perhaps for an hour or two d day. never give a trick without being 50 sure of it that I would bet large sum against fail ure. Simple juggling, such as one does with balls, one could do Llind- folded, so certain has the hand be- come. The hand follows the eye, but the hand is the more important of the two. Suppose l have half dozen knives in the air, propel one so as to give it half turn, another a turn, q third a turn and half, fourth two turns, calculating the revolutions of each one as 1t falls through the air Suppose one of them IS falling hori- zontally, instead of vertically, then one gets out of the Way and lets it fall to the ground.
 Gin teaching beginner one sets him to work with one ball and one hand-the left. IL Is like teaching a child to read. He begins with A B c, then forms d word. So it Is with the juggler's playthings. The left hand must be as facile and as sure as tle right. II ycu let your pupil be- gin ai;h li:e r.ghG hand 1t doubles the diiGca}y ivr the left hand, l make t a ru!v Lo u.c for my tricks thc ordinary ar:iyl $ of everyday life. I.i is more Interesting t5 the public than elaborate apparatus. They can go home and ;fy it themselves. ! take a candle aDl a taniiystick, or two candles anl two csndles;icEs, CT put an umbrella and stick through d number Of aerial cvUlu.i0ns. 1 even use washing tub. IL Is often galling to the performer to know that the public do not understand the niceties and often the extreme difficulties of ] trick. To give them a lesson one sometimes purposely breaks down once or twice just at the critical mo- nient. Then the third time the ap- ! plause Is t.emeu Ions. As matter of fact, onc Is cei,ain to slip now and thec. It is very different thing peI."rHins in focm by daylight and before the fiery glare of footlights.
 Perhaps my most difficult feat is the one am doing every night just now with kuife and fork and raw potato. Simplicity, again, you see With the knife I cut the potato ir two after keeping it up for some time then catch the two lives, one on the knife, the other on the fork. That now, Was suggested to he one night al a supper where I was a guest. Give us somethlng,' the host said you car jug9le with anything A knife anc fork were on my plate, and a cnoked potato, I WAS successful. It is the professionals most difficult task tt find novelties. It is so with all of u, in the show business. The eye and the hand are delicate organs. Pal Mall Gazette Interview