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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
A HARSH LAW.
A Pointed Decision on American Divorce
by an English Court.

A Pointed Decision on American Divorce
by an English Court.
A book has just been published in
Boston on comparative Jurisprudence
and the conflict of laws as they affect
citizens OF different European nations
and Americans of the different States of
the Union in cases where foreign law
are concerned. A case has just been
decided in England which, in matters
of divorce deserves to be known in the
United States The case is this: An
English officer named Elmhirst married
in England Miss Kenhard. They sep
arated, and Elmhirt came over to this
country and went into the cattle business
in Montana. While in Montana he got
a divorce, and subsequently married a
Miss Livingston, an American lady. A
short time afterward he returned to
England with her. His first wife then
sued for a divorce before Mr.. Justice
Butt, who declared the Montana divorce
invalid. The first wife, thereupon
gained her case. and the principle
stands that American divorces are not to
be recognized as valid in England whe re
they affect British subjects. Accord
ing to this decision, an Englishman may
be divorced and free to marry again in
the United States who in the eyes of the
English courts would be bigamist and
presumably subject to the penalties for
bigamy. The condition in which the
second wife is left by this decision is q
deplorable one, and it is only one of
many instances in which the laws be-
tween Governments conflict to the in
jury or harassment of innocent parties.
Marriages between persons of different
nationalities in. France involve great
deal of risk, they being invalid unless
all the formalities with which marriage
is hedged about in that country are OBJ
served. Mr.. Merrill, the author of the
book in question, expresses the hope
that future discussions Of these con.
flicts of law as to the nationality, domi-
Gle, civil and commercial contracts,
marriage and property rights, con-
Quoted in candid and liberal spirit,
will lead to an adjustment Of many
existing Emergencies on an equitable
basis. 1t is not to be expected that al
the difficulties arising from conflicting
laws can be removed, but something
might be done by diplomacy to relieve
such laws of their harsher features
Baltimore Sun.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
A FREAkY KING.
The Reckless Whims Of the Ruler Of the
Bavarfan Kingdom.

Ae..-0>.N'---'
King Louis is, to all intents and pur.
poses, a bankrupt, both mentally and
financially. But he was clever enough
to apply to his Minister Of Finance
lately for 2o,ooo,oo0 or sc, ZOO, 600 marks
to enable him to continue his fantastic
building operations. On the Minister
Directing that the country could not
bear such an enormous outlay, and sug.
costing that his majesty should retire
from the building business, he flew into
passion and dismissed his adviser with
the curt remark: II let no man NEEDLE
with nv private concerns" Soon after
he sent Councillor Klug TO Germany to
try and raise loan, but the bankers to
whom he applied at Berlin, Frankfort
and Hamburg laughed in the ENJOYS
face. On learning this, far from stop
ping his building freaks, the King
wanted money for erecting more
palaces. For months past the King has
had no personal intercourse with his
courtiers or body servant. He COM
municates his orders in writing to one
Of his courtiers, who does double duty
as secretary and valet, while even this
| privileged person is not permitted tt
enjoy the Iii ht Of the royal countenance
but is obliged to lie fiat on the floor
face downward. while the King dictate
his pleasures. The Bavarian Landtag
court and people are sick of panderin!
to the Kings caprices and would rejoic
at his overthrow.-Munich, Cor. N /
Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
P,7H AND POINT.

in matters of generosity woman
acts first and reasons afterward; man 3
reasons first and-generally forgets to
act Chicago Nea0s. $500
"A woman will face frowning
world, and cling to the man she loves
through the most bitter adversely; but
she wouldn't wear bonnet that was
out of fashion to save the Government.
N. Y. Telegram. f q -e ra
3 -''I see the scoundrel in your face,
exclaimed the judge to the prisoner,
II reckon, jedge,''. was the response,
.'that that 'ere's q personal reflection;
amt itp''-Y Y. Independent. p
We met man the other day who
said he knew nothing whatever about
running newspaper. II barnu n,
wants the gentleman's address we Will
furnish tn y Sun. @
The Emperor William says he feels
no older than he did forty years ago.
However, when he is called upon to put
up clothes line, or to chop up an
arrnful of wood, he feels the heeting
years.
Ell say, waiter!' shouted the inn
patient gentleman. do you know that
you remind one of the millennium,
YOU'RE such a long time coming" 81
beg your pardon, sir, - replied the polite
attendant "but you also remind me OF
something-to-wit: the American eagle
such distance between tips, you
know" The matter was straightway
settled by arbitration. Il Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Heavipurse Ito his daughter y
Eyes, Carrie, we shall hereafter spend
our summers at the North, and when
the winter approaches we shall 60 South,
and thus escape the cold weather. Car
rie-sBut, father, reflect. can not do
it. Just think of the consequences. !" MIR.
H.-''Consequences? What conse-
quencesP'' Carrie-''Why, you see
if am to have two summers a year.
by the time am twenty-five shall be a
woman of fifty summers. Really, ! can
not consent to grow oldas fast asthat. :"
Boston TRANSCRIPT. s S.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
THRILLING ADVENTURE.
How a Fierce Flood Saved the Scalps of
an Excursion Party.

How Fierce Flood Saved the Scalps of
an Excursion Party.
SIN the fall of 1874" said Major
Cooke of the army, 1--WE made up a
hunting party at Fort Laramie and pro-
ceeded up the Laramie river valley
about fifty miles. There were twenty
one of u.s.. including three or four citi-
zens. We had been out for about a
week, and had seen no signs of red
skins, when one morning we awoke to
find that we were in for disagreeable
day. The clouds hung low, a fine
drizzle was falling, and we knew that
it was useless to look for any change
for the better before midnight
GA gentleman named David Mills,
attached to some Eastern college as
tayidermist, and who was also an en-
thusiast on the subject of mineralogy,
was member of the party and great
fayorite When breakfast had been dis
patched he donned his waterproof and
expressed his intention of scouting up
the valley short distance after speci.
mems I offered to accompany him,
and after canvassing the project for a
few moments we concluded to take our
horses and inspect canyon which we
had passed two OF three days before
about six miles up the valley. He took
a double barreled shotgun and | my
Winchester and haversack with a
lunch strapped to my saddle.
'.We got off about nine o'clock, with
the rain coming down in steady driz.
zle, and we reached the canon without
incident worthy of record. 1t wa;
known to the camp that we expected tc
be gone all day. The entrance to the
canon was sort of basin, perhaps hall
an acre in circumference, with enough
grass to keep our horses eating for two
or three hours. We unsaddled and hob.
bled them, tucked the saddles under an
overhanging rock, and then started ii
to explore the canon. At the back enc
of the basin, and just before the rea
split in the mountain began, was tire
mendous rock which had fallen dowr
from above. Its crest was at leas
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
TEA DYSPEPTlCS.
The Effects of Tea and Coffee on the Diges-
tive Organs.

The Effects OF Tea ana COHee Oh tHe DAkeS-
tive Organs.
It has occurred also to the writer to
make many observations as to the cir
cumstances under which tea and coffee
are found to agree or disagree with diff
ferent persons; in the first place, as Sir
w. Roberts has pointed out, tea, it
taken at the same time as farinaceous
food. is much more likely to retard its
digestion and cause dyspepsia than if
taken little time after eating; and the
custom adopted by many persons at
breakfast, for instance, of eating first
and drinking their tea or coffee after
ward is sensible one; SO also it is bet
ter to take ones .five-o'clock tea with
out the customary Observation-Disclosures or
cake than with it. y
Indeed, while there is little that can
be said against a cup Of hot tea as q
stimulant and restorative, when taken
about midway between lunch and dim
ner, and qUithout solid food, it may, on
the other hand, be fruitful cause Of
dyspepsia when accompanied at that
time Nth solid food. 1t is also curious
fact that many persons with whom tea,
under ordinary circumstances, willagree
exceedingly well, will become the sub
jects of q tea dyspepsia if they drink
this beverage at time when they may
be suffering from mental worry or emo,
tional disturbance. ;.
Moreover, it is well,recognized fact
that persons who are prone to nervous
excitement of the circulation and palpi-
tations of the heart have these symp-
toms greatly aggravated if they persist
in the Use Of tea or coffee as beverage.
The excessive consumption Of tea
among the women of the poorer classes
| is the cause of much of the so-called
"heartcomplaints' among them; the
food of those poor women consists
| largely of starchy substances (bread and
butter chiefy), together with tea, ]. e.,
| food accessory which is one OF the
greatest of all retarders Of the diges-
ton of starchy food.
The effect Of coffee as retarder Of
stomach digestion would probably be
| more felt than it is were it not so con-
stantly the practice to take it only in a
small quantity after a very large meal;
it is then mixed with an immense bulk
of food, and its relative percentage pro-
portion rendered insignificant; and to
the strong and vigorous the slightly re:
tarding effect on digestion it would
then have may be, as Sir w. Roberts
suggests, not altogether disadvantage
but after spare meal and in persons
Of feeble digestive power the cup OF
black coffee would probably exercise 8
retarding effect on digestion which
might prove harmful. DR.. j. Burne,
Ye0, in Popular Science Monthly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
AN OFFENSIVE PARTISAN.

How tho Clerk Of New York Federal
Court Undertook to Facilitate the Manu-
facture of Republican yoterss
The account given in another coli
umn of facts brought to light by an ex-
animation instituted by the Department
of Justice into the affairs of the Office
of Mr.. Samuel W. Lyman, clerk of the
United States Court for the Southern
district of New York, throws strange
light upon the relations Of Federal Off
cialism and Republican campaign man
agement Among several charges
brought against Mr.. Lyniati, there is
one which this very serviceable official
can neither explain away nor excuse.
His letters and statements are so ex-
plicit that they not only place his guilt
beyond doubt, but they show in the
clearest light the completely Of the Re-
publican managers in the last cam.
paign.
This interesting custodian of the
records Of a United States Court
agreed with the Republican Executive
Committee to furnish papers to all
their foreign voters at something less
than half the regular fees, and after
the election rendered bill to the com.
mittee for the whole lump. Not only
is this collusive arrangement suggest.
i've of voting urgency and various pos
sibilities of haste and zeal, but it il
clearly contrary to the express provis
ions Of the revised statutes. But, il
view of the continuance of the old re
gime, this probably seemed small
matter to the Republican manager
and the Republican clerk of court
Mr.. Lyman's case is now undergoin!
investigation in the Treasury Depart
ment. 1t may possibly be found that
in his zeal for his party, be has in
Cured the penalty OF violated law
but in any case it would seem that hi
official head should be in immediat
danger, if the phrase offensive part
| sanship,'' with all that it implies, ha
not fallen into ''innocuous desuetude.
l. WASHINGTON Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
TIRED MOTHERS.

,Twas night; in dark and curtained room,
TOO tired and worn to feel the gloom,
Tbe creeping shadows round me made,
Myself beside my child l laid
felt dissatisfied with life,
7 snhed each day with work was rife;
Var more ought than / could do,
Each eve saw tasks but half way through.
The moments calm, my sleeping child,
snothed ruffied soul, and care beguiied.
Ashamed of my complaint t appease
Nv heart, l wrote such lines as these:
so mothers tired, perplexed, in fear,
, nreater work you're doing here
Than YOU vet know. IT'S not in vain
the patient word, the aching brain.
nTbe act seems small oft times to you,
And cpaSeless, too, the work you do;
Vet wears from now some child will say:
INV mother taught me this good way
aThe hidden life, the constant toll,
Contains the seed for this fresh soil.
Ry planting It, the fruit will grow
For YOU who now unSeifsh SOW.
aThe wreath sometimes may crown the
brow
That's faded, pale and care. worn now;
What ii perchance it comes but late,
When you have passed the Heavenly
gate"
Good Housekeeping.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

-Lucern. Switzerland, has an ancient
wall with eight towers. The builders
must have worked under the eight tower
law. Merchant Traveller.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-03
4 MODEL HOSTESS.
The Art of Maxim. Guests Comfortable
Carried To Perfection.
n.t...st H.. Dr.

DttfOt Ffft FTtNS
How TO make ones guests comfortable
and happy is problem that will always
knot the brOwS of your conscientious host
eSS in these appreciative words:
II am Just nOw-with my married sister
and her misunderstanding the hospitality
of a most charming chatelane in the west
of England, and, though We have only been
in the house a couple of day, it is already
apparent that our hostess made the enter
tainment OF her guests serious study,
which she has undertaken with complete
success. From the moment we arrived at
the country roadside station, where car
riage was waitin" for us and Il cart for the
luggage, every want and wish had been
thoughtfully anticipated. My bed room
is a perfect gem-SO cosy, so comfortable,
and vet so pretty, and everything in such
good taste. My writing-table is simply
dellghtlul-plenty of stationery OF all,
kinds, good pens, sealing wax, matches, a
taper, nothing has been forgotten. There
is even an ornamental card, framed like Il
photograph, with the time of the arrival
and departure Of the local post on it. Not
only is the fire always burning brightly
when 20 to bed, but 1t Is lighted AGAIN
quite early, almost nOiSeleSSly, long before
get up, and kept in all day, now that it
is rainy and chilly. Then there is n bright
little copper kettle always on the hearth,
ready for use should want hot water, and
Just enough flowers to make the room gay,
and chosen carefully too, so that their
scant may not he offensive or dangerous.
The early cup of tea, brought about :
O'Clock on light little tray with n spot
less white napkin, tiny jug of fresh
cream, and 4 couple of slices Of thin and
crisp bread aud butter, is Of course not a
novelty; but the small tin Of new mixed
biscuits and the glass of milk when | find
placed by my bedside each night con-
stitute a new experience, and are another
proof of my hostess ingenious thoughtful
ness on her guests behalf. And 80 it has
been all day long. Every hour has brought
fresh instances of her desire to anticipate
every possible wish.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-03
TRAGEDY OF A MATCH.
The Perversity of Inanimate Things Gets a
Man Into scrape.
Cffcdgo HtTnld

Chicago Herald.
1t is not often that one gets an oppor-
tunity to write tragedy having COM
mon match for its subject, but unless a
story which comes to me from the North
Side is an untrue one the heavy dramat-
lists have so far missed promising text
This tragedy ola match occurred in three
acts at a. M, in pleasant home on La
Sale avenue At that unreasonable hour
young married man returned 10 his
domicile from an evening sojourn down.
town with the boys. He was very much
in earnest in his desire TO get into the house
and get to bed without awakening any
members Of the household. Having
gained his room without accident or dis
turbance, he produced from his vest pocket
the one lone, solitary match, which "
peated lightnings of the cigar, even then
hanging fireless in his lips, had lett IN II.
How natural it is S6r man to arrive home
at such an hour with only one weak, tired
match in his pocket; and how natural 1T Is,
also. for enc to strike the match upon the
smooth part OF his trousers with such
violence rs to fracture its stem. That Is
lust what occurred in the second act OF this
thrilling tragedy. The blazing head OF the
match hung by u mere silver, rs 1t were,
when the young married man raised IL
above his head toward the gasOlier.
His arm was none too ready nor his
balance quite perfect, but rs he reached
carefully upward full realization OF the
Importance of the moment seemed to come
to him. He knew that failure now would
compel him to seek another match, and
that in so doing he would surely rouse his
sleeping wife And so, approaching the
critical nature of the movement, he
summoned all his energies for the final
struggle Success was about to crown
his efforts, when the climax of the dread
tragedy came. The blazing phosphorus
severed the frail silver which held the
head of the match, and the burning
mass fell toward the floor. But horror oil
horrOrs-it chose rs a route the one begin
ming with the aperture between the un-
fortunate mans neck and his collar.
Down the back of the victims neck the
incandescent lamp slipped, and then from
the throat of the man who was so eager to
get noiseleSsly to bed howl issued, which
startled not only the good wife, but every
one else in the block. The people thought
there was a crazy man plunging about in
the dark room, and a servant was
sent to summon the patrol wagon.
Ere the wagon could reach the house the
identity of the tragedian was discovered,
and the curtain was rung down as quickly
rs possible; but for two or three days there
was in that hitherto happy household an
odor which resembled u combination OF
sulphur, phosphorus, burning flesh and es-
Gaping gas. The young married man now
declines all invitations to stay downtown
with the boys, and is also very careful
about leaning up against things. The
tragedy oft match carries a moral in its
story.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE.
Mt Be||eViieW Hotel & Ground!

10y VIRTUE OF \ DEED OF TN u NNl
ID by JhOinHs T. ShnIlInrs nnl arab /" ~
crDSs, his wife, aud Frank Nali,f ahl Al,'.
Walter. his wife, tO ~" ~ tft'u'. ah"I y
brr \, IS1J and recorded IN Dad 81 IfSa -
No. ~, page IA and ~, vii 'th@ ~.
auniiou, at the nsHh front 81 th' htA '.-
Uousc Cnrncr Fifteenth aud IhRpiL' fh'p ~
SATURDAY. Dk' EMbLh u, ~
Commencing al ~ O'Clock n m, ihr Hh"' 3
d.srril.d real estate, tiiuaini ~ ohp"tH'.
". Va, th,t II a. say Beginning "a 70"
IN. ,nuth ride of the National rsah. 80 40 Pr.
batwccn SiIRllCprs aud "AIl'f hhl
FlnccuS: thence with The snuih iln' ~ W. -, /"
tional road south - 81 wat =" I'''' 70
nj right ANGLES south 10 ~ ca'i 80 i'' " !.
,unih 10 sy west I,J fest tbonr' -oulb p y
east lIJ feel thence sssuth y, eat = if's u
youth " ~ east u feet "a ib"Nn'l AZ -
theme. with the vineyard frufc bnftL u -.
lB feet; thence north ~ rai ~ - y. -,
north go o east lD- feat D the ~p " VI a. n
thence along the top 81 VI" hhg' pI .,p, -
easi IA feet. thence north " 10 49,. -.
thence north co. 81 east - ff't blhe 49, '--.
the large white oak IN the hlfhrH az, -,
stool. thence with the fcnrr bstH"'h - -. -
and Walter and Geo Flaccu' nonh u "
IN the beginning. containing Ia all ALOE ~ ~ n,
0ne.balf acres ~ land, together vs." -. y
buildings and Improvements Theresa. -
proysmsnts on said property "M.i' ppIltl-,.S
The splendid bnibiing known q. NJ NJ ,,,,.t,,.
Hotel" a good tenant bo'i'" 49,, a.,
fruit and shade trees, gao ana NAi''
bowling alleys, walks anil dmI'., - a., ,,z-tts
TrKss oy alLg-One ball ~ We 49,
NANCY cash. halancc In equal rsyfs,fiys. 49, :
and t,seiy. tn1nths with intrrrr' W y =. 81
u ,aiissactIon OF the tris,ee % yl'' ~ =
pay all IN calh II he - prefer ~, h. 81
String to in,Iect thi. property 'an hc T"
ing ON Frank Waller an tht prsIhilss, 1,-v.,s
Jp7hin pin
&c. HEsEY. AurtIObeef
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-03

THE men who invented that gauzy story
in the Cincinnati EHqUrrra about the treat
ment of conyicts in the West Virginia
Penitentiary ought to be awarded leath-
er medal and pensioned for life. OF the
five men who were 80 cruelty beaten to
death, rs alleged by the enquirer cores
pendent, four are alive and fat and Jolly
under the influence of excellent grub and
dicipline OF the prison management. OF
the one who is dead, fever WIS the cause
and chastiSement hId nothing To do in the
ease. This reminds us of the story sent
out by some liar few years ago about the
paupers into a certain West Virginia county
being sold in the most ahiect slavery. Be
fore this business is done with some parties
will have q chance to make several eXpla-
nations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-03
MR.. POwDERLY'S CIRCULAR AP-
PILED AT HOME.

Says Mr.. POwpERLY in his late circular
to the X. of L.: 'Your general officers,
while they have no special claim to super
iOrty in purity of motive have sworn that
the order shall be made power for right
and right only; that the laws shall he rig
idly enforced and the members shall re-
ceive the fullest protection of their rights
under the laws of our country and our or
der"
We commend Mr.. POwDERIN's words
to the careful consideration of those who
are engaged in trying to injure the bust
ness of Wheeling citizens by threats and
intimidation. The order shall be ''apower
for right and right only" says Mr.. Pow
Derby. Are men who, without cause,
engage in anything so unjust rs the above,
making the order "a power for right and
right only?
Also 1.-THE members shall receive the
fullest protection oftheir rights under the
laws of our country and our order" The
laws of our country guarantee unto every
man the right of life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness whether ne belongs to a
labor organization OF not. A citizen must
not be deprivedOf his liberty in conduct
ing his business according to his own
wishes. Ii would be contrary to the laws
of the country, and consequently contrary
to Mr.. POwDERLY'S order.
Mr.. PowDERLY calls for the assessment
of twenty-five cents per capita to support
those who are uniuStly locked out by their
employers, those who are out in defense of
the laws of their order This is deyOting
money to good cause. But what would
Mr.. POwDERLY say of men who, like
Wheeling Typographical Union, No. 40,
quit work contrary to the rules Of their
order, refusing to submit their differences
to the decision of an arbitrating committee
Of fair and disinterested citizens? What
would Mr.. POwDERLY say Of the misguided
men who are making the striking printers
and their wrong cause their football and
are trespassing upon the most sacred
rights of Wheeling citizens? Could he say
that they were trying to make the ''Order
the power for right and right only?