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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25
plTA AND POINT.

You may get tired Of travelling in
the same rut but you will miss many
rough jolts by staying in it.
The world may owe you living
young man, but the account can not be
turned over to an attorney for collec-
tion..-Jamestown News.
"A family tree is like IN apple tree.
He who depends upon It's dead branches
for fruit will report on tho day OF reck.
oning with an empty basket
Birds OF feather flock together;
but it is the plucked birds Of the world
who live in the most crowded places.
Puck.
If we hope to instruct others.
says Coleridge, ''we should familiarize
our own minds to some fixed and de-
terminate principles OF action"
One half of mankind pass their
lives in thinking how they shall get
dinner, and the other in thinking what
dinner they shall get; and the first are
much less injured by occasional fasts
than are the latter by constant feasts.
IN. Y. Ledger.
To mon addicted to delights, bust.
ness is an interruption; to such as are
cold to delights, business Is an enter.
tainment. For which reason it was
said to one who commended dull man
for his application: mo thanks to
him; If he had no business he would
have nothing to do. Steele. !.
1t is easy to say. know thyself."
but who is to introduce you? Most
people 60 through life without making
the advantageous acquaintance in ques-
ton; and if a friend should take the
liberty of introducing you to yourself
| you would hate him forever.
No mans spirit was ever hurt by
doing his duty; on the contrary. one
good action, one temptation resisted
and overcome, one sacrifice OF desire
or interest purely for conscience sake.
will prove cordial for weak and low
spirits far beyond what indulgence or
diversion can do for them. .-Paley.
Old age brings with it the con-
seriousness Of physical infrmity and
decay. which no art can conceal and no
medicine remove. This decay is q loud
hint that death is not far distant, and
that one should set his house in order
for that solemn event. The young may
die. but the old must soon die. IN. Y.
Independent.
! "A woman Of fashion who is EN-.
ployed in remarks upon the weather,
who observes from morning to noon
that it is likely to rain, and from noon
to night that it mizzles, that 1t Is to SO,
in for wet evening, and being inca
pable of any other discourse. is as in.
sipid companion, and just as pc
dantic, as he who quotes Aristotle over
his tea, or talks Greek at a card-table
Thornton.
knowledge alone is not sufficient
It is, indeed. power; but II unsancti
fed, power for evil. knowledge die
not teach Charlemagne to sacrifice hi
own desires to the happiness of any
living creature. It did not make Au
gustus respect the life of Cicero. mol
the pupil Of Aristotle to restrain BIZ
passions. II undirected by virtue
knowledge is but the servant Of vice
and tends only to evil.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25
HOW TO MAKE MAGNETS.
A Simple Process Which Any Intelligent
Boy Can Master.


There are two general classes of
acknowledgements and perma-
nent magnets. The electromagnetic is
active only when a current Of cleo
tricity is passing around it; the per-
manent magnet, as its name indicates,
retains its magnetism after the mag.
netizing agent is removed. Electro
magnets are always made Of soft iron,
while permanent ones are made OF
steel. An electro magnet can be easily
constructed rs follows:
Procure from a blacksmith or from
any source small soft-iron horseshoe.
Commencing just above the heelcork
on one side, wind closely three Or five
layers of two inches length of No. 20
insulated copper wire. Without cut
ting the wire, proceed spirally along
the toe of the shoe. and then wind the
same number OF similar layers on the
other end.
All the windings must be in the same
direction in reference to the iron. If
now the ends OF the wire be connected
with an electric battery, quite large
pieces of soft iron-for instance, large
nails or spikes be held up by tho
heelcorks, which act as pole pieces.
AS soon as the battery is disconnect-
ed the spike will fall. This, however.
would not be the case if the horseshoe
was made of steel. for it would then.
because of the passage OF the electric
current, have become permanent
magnet. To pass an electric current
around piece of steel is, indeed. the
easiest way of making permanent
magnet.
To try it, wind several layers of the
same wire used on the horseshoe
around a lead-pencil. Then carefully
remove the lead pencil, ard insert in
the hollow coil left common darning.
needle, the head of which has beer
broken off, leaving about an inch O
length.
Pass tho current from the battery
through the coil for minute, discon
meet and remove the needle. and i
will be found to be magnetized. If i
be drawn through iron filings or small
tacks, they will adhere to it.-Bostor
Budget
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25

Having, by means OF his puppet
convention, nominated himself for
Governor, Malone now proposes to
elect himself by appealing to the
prejudices ofthe negroes, and by using
the Government patronage. This is
Mahoneism and the "Old Dominion"
is threatened now with domination
such as it has never before known.
1t has been chastised with whips, but
should Malone prevail it will be
chastised with scorpions. The white
people of the State will see to it that
no such disaster falls upon them. =
Chicago Herald,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25
HENRY l. Bl0SSAT, Business Manager.
RoMAuNT OF We DRUMMER.

Ye drummer stood with grip IN hand,
And looked the long car Ger;
The half-kept seats he closely scanned
Then left the open door.
A comely maid Of twenty-three
Leaned lonely In her seat; +
Ye drummer smiled and CALAMITY
Did reach there on both feet.
She sighed and moved uneasily, 49,.
Glanced up as he glanced down;
We drummer questioned quick II she
Lived down In yonder town.
Ye maiden forth pencil took,
And wrote: "'Tis not my home; !,
But ask no more by word or look :
lam both deaf and dumb "
Alackl Ye drummer safe and read
The papers, one by one,
novelette,, the 'tQuick or Dead" ~.
And wished the journey done.
One fearful sigh he heaved at last,
AS drew his station nigh:
"A duller day I never PASSED"
The dumb maid quoth: "Nor u"
Judge.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25
TANNERS ESTIMATES.
Extravaganza That Would Compel
GrIovOus Increase of Taxation.

NAsOsVuS 4uCAOuoO VI AuA0tlOus
Tanner, the Pension Commissioner,
has fatal facility in the use of his
tongue. He can not bride that unruiy
member. 1t attacks both friend and
foe. Now he is in quarrel with a
Democratic editor, who retorts that
he must himself follow the advice he
has given his staff, and never flirt with
a fool nor fight with cripple. Again
he is engaged in controversy with a
Republican Congressman, and seems
to think himself rhetorically pictur-
esque in saying that his impression OF
him is that if his brains were blown
through a cranes bill into mos
quito's eye the mosquito would never
wink. The Congressman proposes to
inquire Of the Administration whether
the Commissioner is free to go up and
down the Union making mischief in
loyal Republican districts.
Tanners magnifying of himself and
his Office is a conspicuous foible. He
ia but bureau officer, who has no
more right to exploit himself than any
other of dozen such officers He sees
only himself. The Secretary of the
Interior is nobody. The President is
important only as he adopts the Tan.
ner idea of pensions. ''But, say" he
exclaimed to a reporter at Elmira,
''wait till you see my estimate for
next year. I am debating whether
my report shall ask for $110, 200, 900
or $115,000,000. Won't there be
damning all along the line when those
fellows see an increase of $50, OO0,-
600 asked forp"
What the needs of the meritorious
veterans demand the generosity Of the
Nation will accord. But there will be,
as there ought to be, decided impa,
thence with demands urged in the in.
solent fashion which Tanner fiippant
ly adopts The war closed in 1865
1t might reasonably be supposed tha
every really meritorlous claim fol-
pension was adjudicated within foul
years thereafter. In 1869 the tota
number of pensioners was 1873, CSC, ant
the annual disbursement in their be
half was some $4,000, 900. In 1888
notwithstanding the casualties oc
curing during twenty years, deaths
remarriages, the attainment of ma
jority by minor children, ETC., thu
number of pensioners increased from
1000 in round numbers, to $50, 900.
and the disbursements from $28, 600,
900 to $80,000,000. The arrears act o.
1879, with its monstrous invitations tx
perjury, is responsible for this colossa
increase. Mr.. Tanner, the grea
surplus destroyer, now proposes tt
ask for $3O,O00,0OO more; that is
more than as much again as was pait
in 1869. There is screw loose some
where. The union of the claim agent
the demagogue and the mercenary il
too much for the integrity of tn
Treasury.
II Mr.. Tanner fancies he has at hi
back the entire Grand Army, but i
; this were so it would furnish no ex
cuse for Wholesale raid upon tn,
National resources. Open the door a
Tanner would open it and no limi
whatever can be put on claim-agen
rapacity. Instead OF $50, 900, 900 tn
demand before the close of the Har
rison Administration would be TO
twice that sum, and this, coupled witt
; the other free expenditure contem
| plated, would compel a grievous in
| crease of taxation.-Chicago Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25

either; I only didn't like you going off
with that horrid ID ennison girl, and
couldn't help remembering the time
we went to the shore, and you said you
~
ayes, and you said that you"
"And was in earnest and you were
only amusing yourself. Now l shall
never know how many girls you will
say the same thing to-"
THAT will be dreadful! I'll tell you
what 1 will agree to do, Kate. I'll let
you know whenever l say the same
thing to another girl. 1 have learned
my lesson this time, thank your
"And so have IT.
"Then we are quits, and both of us
are Free"
"You won't be long. You will be
engaged to Miss Dennison before you
get back from the drive to the shore"
"rll bet you pair of gloves that l
am not"
GAS if could bet on such a thing"
why not?"
Il am too truly concerned for your
happiness to feel like making a Jest of
it."
"And yet you could make it the SUBJ
jet of a caprice
IA caprice?"
Eyes; what else was your objection
to my taking Miss Dennison to drive?
You knew that you could trust me- and
that / did not care a rap for the girl,
and yet you could break our engage
ment on so flimsy a pretext as that"
"But. Horace"
but, Kate"
Really, don't you want to go with
Miss Dennisonp"
II do not see that you have any
longer the right to ask that question.
but do not mind saying that in the
beginning I did not in the least care
about going with Miss Dennison. Now
that I am no longer engaged, the thing
is, of course, different.
Horace, 1 am so sorry that was
so horrid."
$50 am L.
| won't you forgive mep"
'Really, Miss Chapman, it does not
seem worth while to. There. there,
Kate; don't begin to cry again.
can't stand any more. I am a brute.
and I'll do any thing you want me to. .
II only want you TOTO lov-ove-.
owe me-er'
(1he continuation of the conversa'
ton consists SO largely in phonetics
and embraces that it is impossible tc
represent it by the use of ordinary
type. Boston Courier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25

Tight shoes have their uses. They
help q man to forget many other mis-
erieh Shoe and Leather Rspoyte,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25

Sat least it was not that broke our,
engagement"
'You know you wanted it broken"
You certainly fell in with my
wishes very easily"
"A girl with any pride would do as
! did"
Very likely"
''And you know 1 didn't begin it,
either; only didn't like you going off
with that horrid d ennison girl, and I
couldn't help remembering the time
we went to the shore, and you said you
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

The touching tale of Bill Baker and the
schooner Flying Scud is told by the Port
land correspondent of The Boston Globe.
Years ago, Cap'n Bill made a trip as master
Of a Maine schooner and was but a few miles
out when down she went to the bottom
Baker and the rest had but little time to get
into their boat and pull out of the way They
might have got to land all right but before
night there was storm Of no common mag
nitude upon them, and right glad were they
when they were picked up by the schooner
Flying Scud, commanded by old Capt Jere-
miah Smith. That worthy shipmaster re-
ceived them gladly, for he was rather short
handed Capt Bill was taken to the cabin,
given glass Of rum, and informed that be
could act as second mate.
In vain Bill asked the captain to go back
with them. In vain he pleaded that his wife
would be ''half killed" If he didn't appear.
Capt Jeremiah Smith laughed at him and
Bill had to stay. It was a long voyage and
eight months interviewed before he returned
to Maine. But meantime he was given up
for dead and exercises in his memory were
held in church 1t was whispered that mate
Of West Indiaman was thinking seriously
Of asking Mrs. Baker to consider his lonely
situation and take him for husband No. Q. If
Mrs Baker had been inclined TO look upon
his attentions With favor, the appearance Of
Bill changed the aspect Of affairs William
wasn't Of a romantic disposition, and when
he walked into his house he did so with the
remark; "Put on some more ham, old wO-
man." Mrs Baker tainted, but promptly
come to" and Bill got his ham.-Lewiston
Journal
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

1t is not generally known that John Wesley
was something Of a physician, though his
medical creed is founded more on theology
than physiology. In a volume which be
published in 1747, and which went through
twenty-five editions in forty years, he states
his views on the subject He holds that the
great antidote for many diseases is contained
in the curse, "In the sweat of thy brow shalt
thou eat bread" for the power Of exercise,
both to preserve and restore health, is greater
than can be conceived. He holds, however,
that all medical treatment is, or ought to be,
empirical, and decries scientific study. The
prescriptions he gives are haphazard enough.
Here are few examples: For dropsy, eat
crust of bread every morning or be electri-
fed; for deafness, put a little salt in the ear;
for a cancer of the mouth or throat, blow in
the ashes Of scarlet cloth; for consumption,
eat COW heel soup and every morning cut up
turf Of fresh earth and breathe into the
hole three-quarters of an hour. And SO
forth.-London Hospital
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26
Lace washing.

The washers of nice lace form a class Of ex.
pert labor quite by themselves, and few PEG
pie have any idea of the amount of labor in.
volved in the cleansing operation and of the
skill and knowledge required. This labor, OF
course, comes in chiefly in the drying, for the
washing is but a simple thing in comparison.
A table is cushioned and covered closely with
a spotless cloth, and on this the lace is
stretched with an intricate care that is amaz-
ing; through every mesh a pin is placed tc
hold it in place, and the whole tracery of the
pattern is thus pricked out till every leaf and
spray and sprig is firmly fastened so that it
cannot shrivel or contract, whole day being
sometimes used up in preparing a single yard
Of the lace, so that when dry it is lifted off
soft and perfect and unimpaired in the de-
sign.-Harper's Bazaar
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

Birds Of which we know nothing here, and
which, strange to say. were not even found
in that Bird Puzzle Of ours, are seen In Aus
tralia and New Zealand. A traveller In those
far away lands tells US something about the
tut While we stood watching thesstream an
exquisite sound broke upon our ears It was
like the piping Of those reeds that the der
wishes in the east play upon while their breth-
ern perform their strange devotions. This
piping was constantly being varied, some
times by even softer but sometimes by more
metallic sounds At ono moment the song
grew 20 loud that It seemed TO be quite close,
the next it appeared to melt away in the dis
lance.
Suddenly 1t ceased. It was tui-the most
beautiful songster in the world. We saw one
on branch few minutes later. It was
about the size Of blackbird, the plumage Of
a blue black with metallic hues, and in places
almost like velvet The beak was yellow, as
were also the legs At the throat It had two
little tufts OF white feathers, which gave the
bird rather quaint appearance In New
Zealand some Of the birds are protected by
government, but many have died out -Phila-
delphia Times.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26
HER NAME.

She was 50 sweet and simple. love Iurked In every
dlmple
And caught me on the iy when first we met;
She was Ike woodland flower. blooming bright
IN sun and shower,
And called her in my fancy mgnonettei
Oh, she loved me for myself, with no care for sor-
did peR
She preferred love In a cottage-for her part;
fnfsmy beyond all measure for girl TO weigh the
treasure
OF the Indies in the scale 'gainst q true hearti
Ali mamma was mercenary-but her feeling
could not vary;
Wild horses could not drag her from my sidei
Mamma championed a chandler, vulgar, rich
grease handler
She would rather welcome death than be his
bridel
How she rallied with noble passion at the senseess
slaves OF fashion,
Sweetly pointing out llfes truer end and way.
Obi I'm still fan to admire her, but her true name
name Is Sapphira
For she wed the tallow chandler yesterday
Helen W. Pierson.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

It must be pleasant TO be a railroad mag
nate without a conscience Such an one, we
are told, tried to make the run from New
York to Boston In Eve and half hours, that
he might attend club dinner in the latter
city. An the regular express and accommo-
dalton trains on the road were held back to
give the right of way to the special. !" and
two men who did not move quickly enough
were run down by the latter and killed on the
instant. These fatalities were rather sad, Of
course, but the worst Of it Is that the railroad
official did not make his time by thirty min
utes. AS he sat comfortably down to dinner
one can fancy him worrying over the lost
half hour, and perhaps thinking wrathfully
about the two men that got in the way Of his
train, thus making 1t lose a minute or twol
OF course it must be pleasant to be CON
scienceless railroad magnRte, but there are
crumpled rose leaves in his bed, too-Pitts-
burg Bulletin.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

Authorities on optics say that any arti-
fetal light is more or less injurious to the
eyes if they are long used by it, chiefly ON &C
count Of the want Of diffusion in all artificial
light. The German minister of instruction
issued some time ago report upon the inhu-
ence Of gaslight on the eye. The conclusion
arrived at in this report-the result of fire.
quent conference with well known physi-
cians-is that no evils follow moderate use
of gas if the direct action of the yellow flame
on the eye Is prevented. For this purpose a
milky white glass shade is said to be the best,
as it distributes the light evenly. People
whose eyes are very sensitive may with adj
vantage use shades Of a dark blue tint. When
working by artificial light the best plan is
to let it fall from above and over the left
shoulder.-New York Telegram.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

see from the Boston papers that resi-.
dent of the homo Of culture has been sent to
jail for five months for mutilating a refer
ence book at one Of the public libraries The
punishment may seem severe, but the oifense
is a very grave one. From time to time we
have had expensive files rendered worthless
by the stealing of a page, and again and
again rare cuts have been stolen and little
items cut out Of old books. Such vandalism
Is mean kind Of thieving, and ought always
to be regarded as such.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26
VIEW STYLE. PLEASANT TASTE,
ghs Ks.. PsFfs;t Medical Preparation sfihs Age
Tie Vow stYln I-nnrnr Eitiars


Is Of d clear dark reddish amber color n has a
delicious taste. Il is most inYigorting tonic,
Il is gentle ard painless but thorough cathardc.
Il contains no alcohol. IL contains no opium. 10
contains no poison or hurfful drug Of any SOFT.
New Style Vinegar Bitters purid.s the blood,
bcauiihes The complexion. strengthens the nerves.
muscles and brain, drives away malaria and keeps
the system SO strong as % enable Il 70 reDel nfcc-
tious diseases and epidemics generally,
The organs Of the body mos. given 10 Sinking
their regular work are The stomach, bowels, liver
and Kidneys A medicine that stimulates these
organs into healthy action without causing pain
is Invaluable.
New Style Vinegar Bitters does this. and IL does
IFS work permanently. IL never robe Peter % pay
Paulas alcoholic and otherfso called remedies do.
it IT, most grateful healing medlcise to all who
are troubled with piles. for it relieves at once and
soon cures the most painful disorder
Il aids digestion. cures canstipauo. headache.
bilious complaints, feverishncss. neuralgia. uer-
Yous diseases Of every SORT and every class Of
skin disease known
As q family medicine, for the use Ofaadies
cmdrcs and men Of sedentary habits the New
Style Vinegar Bitters has no equal IN ihe world lt
Is valuable for curing the Ills lint beset child
hood, and gently regulates The diseases To winch
w.men 90 every period Of life are subject
Ladies', get bottle from your druggist and try
1t. II your druggist has no, the New Style Vince
gar Buffers, ask him 10 send for 10. j. yon once
try it you will not be without this priceless remedy
IN the house
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

The business Of book agent, though the
butt for singing sarcasm, requires as much
knowledge Of human nature and as much di.
plomacy as many occupations of more dig
nifty and prestige. For instance, / stepped
into the business Office Of a very prominent
citizen the other day to introduce a set Of a
well known classic author The old gentle
man was very crusty and sour and snapped
me of in quite an indignant manner, with
the remark that "he didn't want any poster
Gus book agent 10 bother him. @Here, nv
good friend, said, 81 don't want to sell you
these books; am paid a salary to show them
merely and advertise the company. am
Frenchman and the company has employed
twenty-five Of Us at good salary per week
to show these books not sell them. The pub
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

fishing company spend over $500 per week
this way, instead Of spending it by ads in the
newspapers" The old gentleman bit and
soon became interested in the books "Can
you get me set nowf' he inquired. / re-
piled that had only one set in my trunk at
the hotel, but would sell it to him for cash.
He bought the set, and that story, trick, pre-
varication or whatever you may call it ac-
complished the sale. There's nothing like
'sizing up" people.-One OF Them in Globe
Democrat
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-04-26

Forty sturgeon, averaging In weight over
one hundred pounds each, were strung along
the sidewalk In trent of a Yamhill street
market yesterday. They were caught at the
Cascades, and were to be shipped to San
Francisco
ut Is cold work catching sturgeon now
said a fisherman. 1--WE catch them from a
boat with hook and line.n
Il should think it would be hard work to
pull up such large 6sh, and stin harder job
TO get them into the boat, said bystahder
''They come up just like q log,n was the
reply. They mr. ke a little struggle when
they come to the surface, but a rap on the
head settles them, and they are hauled in
with gaR nj Portland Oregonian.