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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
HOW IT CAME ABOUT.

The grand oil" party organs now are trying to
explain
The many why's and wherefores Of defeat;
Meanwhile the very potent facts conclusively
remain
The landslide was most thorough and COM
plete.
THEY'LL talk of fraud and bribery, Of tricks and
counting out,
Repeating votes and all that sort OF stuff,
But all well know the voters put their baffled
hosts to rout
Because they didn't give them votes enough.
They'll say the local issues were not clearly
understood,
And try to patch up something to suffice
The farmer voters were at home, preparing
winter wood,
While the Democrats in town all voted twice.
But the ancient 'off year" chestnut which they
now parade to view
Is the one with greatest pleasure they recall,
But the present indications are that eighteen
ninetytwo
Will be to them the "of-ulest" year OF all.
Chicago Herald
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

foundation or constitutional rights. Tho
new State will have two Legislatures,
one appointed by the State board, and
the other duly certified to by the county
clerks of the various counties. The
history of the Republican conspiracy in
Montana is one of the foulest in the an
nails of politics. BY the use of fraudu-
lent affidavits the conspirators, at the
head of whom is the Presidents son,
sought to subvert the will of the people.
The court decided in favor of the Dem
ocrats, and the Republican State
Board disregarded the decision of
the courts and went behind the returns.
There is not a particle OF justi-
fcation on the part of any canvassing
board to reject properly certified returns,
but the Republicans did not hesitate to
do so. The Democratic Governor, about
whose election there is no question, will
only recognize the members of the Leg
islature who bear certificates from the
county clerks, authorized by law to issue
tho same. The functions of the Repub-
lican State Board of Canvasscrs are
purely clerical under the law, but they
have made them judicial.
1t is an unblushing attempt at fraud
on the part of the Republicans. and it
will cost them dear, not only in Mon
tana, but in other States. They are
provoking an uprising of the people in
defense of law and justice that will
sweep them out of official existence.
The most disgraceful feature of the Sit
the Presidents son in the outrage, and
the encouragement the conspiracy has
received from the White House. He has
his heart set upon being United States
Senator from Montana, and has left no
means untried to gain the object of his
ambition. He managed to stock all the
Federal Offices in Montana with his per,
sonal friends, and he prevailed on his
father to delay issuing proclamation
declaring the Territory State of
the Union. The conspiracy can not
succeed. 1t is so monstrous and in
defensible and is in such plain viola
ton of law that the Indignation of the
people throughout the country will be
too powerful, even for a Republican
Congress to brave. The consequences
of the fraud of 1876 should have warned
the Republicans against any attempt to
subvert the will of the people. The
lesson of the recent election should
teach them that they have no strong
hold they can claim their own against
any assault when the people rise up in
their majesty to rebuke them. Congress
should take early measures to remove
this disgrace, this prostitution of the
powers of the Government for the pur-
pose of enabling the Presidents son to
gctinto the United States Senate through
fraud. There should be searching in
vestigation of these doings of Russell
Harrison and his father. There are
many Republican Senators who are
aggrieved against the Administration
and are ready to pay off old scores when
Congress meets. They could not have
better opportunity than in laying baro
this Montana infamy and the share the
Harrisons have had in it. They will GER
tainly serve their party best by repudi-
ating this outrageous violation of law
and making the Harrisons smart for it
ALBANY IN. W Argus.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
SANDY HOOK LIGHT-SHlP.
The Welcome Beacon Which Greets tn,
Incoming YoYaSer.

The Welcome Beacon Which Greets the
Incoming Voyager.
The ticker at the Barge Office records:
"One-twenty-La Bretagne, off the
Sandy Hook Light ship" At the same
time, the message is repeated in the
Office of the steamers agents, and
scarcely five minutes elapse when on
the blackboards outside their offices is
this legend: ''The steamer La Bre-
tango, from Havre, passed the Light
ship at 1870; will be up to her dock
about 4:3O''
Passers-by scan the board; the GUS
toms authorities get ready to send their
cutter down the bay to meet the
steamer. Persons having friends on
board and who have made arrange
ments with the telegraph company, re-
eeive copy of the dispatch and get
ready to meet their friends.
All this is done, and yet but few of
those who are notified know any thing
about the Sandy Hook light-ship. But
the passengers on the steamer do and so
does every one who has crossed TIE
ocean.
1t was my good fortune to spend a
short time on the Sandy Hook Eght-sh;p
some time ago.
She was built expressly for the service
she is doing, and is strong and stanch-
calculated to weather any sea. She is
81 feet long and "a feet wide.
The cabin is large and roomy. On
either side of it are two lockers, which
run it's entire length, and in these thu
crew keep their clothes and other per-
sonal property. Above the lockers are
six berths. The interior of the cabin Is
fitted up neatly, and pictures decorate
the walls
The crew, which consists of six men,
including the cook, occupy the galley,
and close by is the lamp room, where the
lamps and the oil which is used in them
are kept. Here the lamps arc trimmed
and cleaned, preparatory to being run up
as beacons. The lamps have red globes,
and these are fixed in a row between
several Oil tanks, while alongside them
are wicks, cotton and other material.
EQUALLY uHC IlS utS COHolSO VI SlAtccu
rejecting lamps. Eight of these are
hoisted each evening at sunset, and form
circles about the two masts. They throw
crimson rays which can be seen for miles.
This is the welcome signal that land is
near at hand. A lookout is always sta
toned on board, and with the aid of a pow
erful glass sights the incoming steamers
when they are miles away. The steam
er displays her signals, which are read
by him, and he in turn signals the te1e-
graph operator, and thus the word
flashes to the city telling just when any
particular steamer Will arrive, while she
is yet we'll out on the sea.
The life led by the men who make
the ship their home is indeed a lonely
one. Each crew spends three months on
the ship.
During rough weathcr-as, for in
stance, during the recent hurricane
the crew hasn't a particularly pleasant
berth. The ship dances about on the
waves and rolls and losses madly in her
endeavor to get loose, but the chains
that hold her fast to the two heavy
anchors are equal to any emergency
n Y, S tar,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
PUBLIC OPINION.

Consistency was fatal to Corporal
Tanner. If he had cmulated higher
official example in violating campaign
pledges he might have been retained
Troy Press.
The Democrats of the country
must congratulate the great State of
Ohio upon her emancipation from the
odious thralldom of the tariff brigands
and monopolists. -Chicago Globe.
Our present tariff is barrier to
exports as well as imports. 1t curtails
the export trade of our farmers and our
manufacturers. The latter it cuts off
from foreign markets by excluding or
taxing their raw materials so that they
can not compete in foreign markets, al
though they have the most productive
and the cheapest labor in the world
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Democracy is the masses. That
which tends tc the uplifting of the
masses helps democracy. Repeated
Democratic successes under system of
election assuring a free ballot and fair
communicate that the Republican breth-
rem, professors of uncommon goodness,
had much to answer for in the smooth
working of elections. That which makes
for purity and independence of cleo
tons makes for Democracy. - Chicago
Times.
The census statistics show that for
making S100 of WOODEN goods the manu-
facturers pay only $40 to s22 in wages.
Why should it be necessary to levy a
tax of SOS to pay $50 wages? AS mat
ter OF fact, not cent of the proceeds OF
this enormous bounty is used to pay
wages with. 1t has been demonstrated
that for given amount of work the
American mill operative does not got
cent more pay than the English opera
i've gets, Erie Ga, Herald
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
CATARRH.
Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever-A New
Home Treatment.

Catarrhal Deafness-Hay Fever--A New
Home Treatment.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence Of living parasites
in the lining membrane of the nose and
eustachian tubes. Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to be fact, and
the result of this discovery is that simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured in from one to three
simple applications made at home by the
patient once in two weeks.
N. B.-This treatment is not snuff or an
ointment; both have been discarded by
reputable physicians as injurious. A pamph-
let explaining this new treatment is sent on
receipt of three cents in stamps to pay
postage by A. II. Dixon K Son, cor. OF John
and King Street, Toronto, Canada.-Chris-
tidn Advocate.
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

"A horse owned in South Shenango
was seriously i'll for nearly week, and
no cause could be discovered. A doctor
was summoned, and, upon examination.
found cob securely fastened crosswiss
in the back part of the horses mouth
which prevented him from eating sn9
swallowing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
WEST Brook, NORTH CAROLINA,
Sent. 9th. 1886.

DR. A. T. SHALLENBERGER,
Rochester, Pa. Dear Sir-The two boxes
OF Pills you sent me did everything you said
they would My.son was the victim of
Malaria, deep-set, by living in Florida two
years, and the Antidote has done more than
five hundred dollars worth of other medi-
cines could have done for him. have had
one of my neighbors try the medicine, and
it cured him Immediately Inow recommend
it to every one suffering from Malaria.
Respectfully yours, W. W. MONROE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
THE ONLY NIAGARA ROUTE.
st. Louis to New York and Boston.
TRAIN NO. 42-vEsr1BuLEp.

WABASH TRAIN NO. 42-VESTIBULED.
Leaves st. Louis. ............6 C: 55 p. m.
Arrives Niagara Falls. D. m.
Arrives New York...........a:2o a. m.
Only through line from St. Louis
to the Grand Central Station, New York
via Niagara Falls.
Reaches the Grand Central Station
OVER TWO HOURS EARLIER than
any competitor.
Arrives Boston via Hoosac Tunnel
FIVE HOURS EARLIER than any
competitor.
Is the ONLY Through Sleeping Car Line
st. Louis to Boston, leaving st. Louis
at night.
Stops at Falls View Station Expressly
to give patrons the best possible view OF
: NIAGARA.
Has been for NINE YEARS the only line
to New York and Boston running
DINING CARS.
For Tickets, Time Tables and full
information call upon the nearest
Ticket Agent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
FRAUD IN MONTANA.

Republican Disregard for Law and Con-
stitutional Requirements.
The Republicans are showing their
customary disregard for law and consti-
tutional requirements in Montana. Ex-
pe'ience and warnings seem to be
thrown away upon them, for they should
know by this time that the wrath of the
people over such gross violation of
law and justice will be like consuming
lightning to the party when next they
are heard from at the polls. The issue
OF illegal certificates for members of the
Legislature by the Republican State
board Of caAYasseFs strikes at the very
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
Consumption Surely Cured.

To THE Ep1ToR:-Please inform YOUR
readers that have positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands Of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any Of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post-otice
address. Respectfully, T. A. SLocUM, NJ. c.,
ISL Pearl street, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

HAVE no equal as a prompt and positive
cure for sick headache, biliousness, consti-
patton, pain in the side, hnd all liver troub-
les. Carter's Little Liver Pills Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

.MEDrocR1rY al,cays copies superiority. Dob
bins Electric Soap has been initiated more
than any soap made. Ask your grocer for
Dobbins' Electric. All other Electrics, Elec-
tricity, Magnetics, etc., are limitations.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

Oregon, the Paradise OF Farmers.
Mild e4uable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit. grain, grass, stock country
u the world. Full information free. Address
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland Oregon
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04
ONE ENJOYS =

oNR ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasan,
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yetpromptly on the Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habituaI
constipation. Syrup of Figs is tbe
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in it's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made il
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK NV
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

mid pleasures ana palaces, tho we may roam,
Be 1t ever so hum BILE, there's no place like home
especially if blessed with wife whose
hours are not spent in misery caused by
those dragging-down pains arising from
weaknesses peculiar to her sex. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription relieves and cures
these troubles and brings sunshine to many
darkened homes. Sold by druggists under
positive guarantee from manufacturers of
satisfaction or money refunded. Read guar
antee on bottle wrapper.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

MARRY your sweetheart on hcr birthday,
II you can, young man. 1t will save YOU
money every year i'll anniversary presents
-Someryiilc Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THERE are more pictures Of George Wash
ington sold in this country in a year than
of any other person. For figures apply to
tho Post-OMce Department. - Yonkers
Statesman,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THE poets continue to rave about thepuri-
ty and all that sort Of thing of marble, in
spite of the fact that tombstones are the
a2wfulest liars on earth.-Terre Haute Ex-
press
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

ASSUME a virtue il you have it not, says
Shakespeare. But it is not always pr:lc-
ticable. Tho thoroughly intoxicated man,
for instance, can not assume the virtue OF
sObriety--B Courier
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

ALTHOUGH he had an income Of $3.50 1000 a
year, in addition to couple of palaces kept
up without cost to him, the late Crown
Prince Of Austria left debts amounting to
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

IF you want to find out all about women
and their ways ask some young man who
has never been married. Tore Haute Elk
press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

A SORE Throat or Cough, if suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. Bro,un's Bronchial
1roches" give instant relief
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

A GOOD way to make money in oil is to
stand by and SEQ the other fellow put down
the hole.-Wheeling Nv. Val Intelligencec.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

IT is easy to believe that tobacco smoke
kills bacilli. There are cigars that nearly
knock a man down, let alone doing up ba-
cillus.-Courier journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THE law permits man to use his wife to
rob his creditors. Yet in the face of this it
is argued that marriage is failure.-Bing-
hantOu Herald
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THERE are many LII. D. IS in this country,
but there are lots of laws that need doctor
ing just the same.-RochesterP Post Express.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THE fence owner who puts up . sign
'tstick no bills'' as a warming to agents for
theatrical companies would possibly 90
more good by making it "bill no sticks. -
Washington Capital.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

AN onion trust has been organized in
New York. There is nothing too strong for
trust to tackle.-Chicago Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

WOMAN is a lovely creature, and she
knows it, too, but she is always willing to
be told Of it once more.-Somerville Jour
nal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

WOMEN, like diseases, always search out
our weakest points for attack; and they
generally find them.-Milwaukee Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THERE is silver lining to every cloud
the man who can't get credit Is never
worried by duns-Boston Courier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

Do NOT purge nor weaken the bowels, but
act ESPECIALLY on theliver and bile. A perfect
hVer correcter. Carter's Little LIVER Pills.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THE after-dinner speaker is sometimes in
demand. So is the undcrtaser.-Me
Traveller,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THE easiest way for a good wife to get
along pleasantly is to practise what her
husband preacics.-Atchison Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

The man who eats four meals day on
ne steamship must be fond of the sea
E-.cd.-Rcaton Commercial Bulletin.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

AND now rival of Edison's has come to
the surface with an invention for piercing
the ears without pain. No modern opera
house should be without one.-Puck.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

To FLATTtR young woman ask her about
her victims; every girl likes to think she
has victims -AtchisOn Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

A MAN feels down in the mouth when
buying a horse, and sometimes much more
SO after buying it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

"Do You see me.n said the cclored man,
boastfllly, as he passed behind the mule.
Yes replied the mule, sand raise you.'
Washington Capital.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

The man with a tendency toward giving
gets worse as he becomes better.-Merchant
Traveller
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

DENTISTS ought to mako good campaign
orators; they have such an effective way
OF taking the stump.-Baltimore American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

The cleansing, antiseptic and healing quail
tiles of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy are un
ennaled
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

LIKE OIL Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. Csc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

The highest grade of impudence-T wait
in an umbrella shop for shower to pass
over.-Fliege ndc Batter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

THERE is wide difference between the
nest-known and the known best men of o
,nodarn citv
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

An absolute vacuum has never been
It can exist only IN your
mind. Terre Hapte Express
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-12-04

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-07

they Judge u man by his waltz movement.
The exquisite master OF ceremonies" is
more Of "a success with the ladies' tlan a
United States Senator would be. IL he didn't
know how 10 balance 10 corners. You see.
that is another popularity about the sea-
shore. Skilled limhs outclass a trained in
tellect. A bald fat man do ng the polka in
good form would lie more admiringly scru-
tiuized by the females than would IA soulful
poet with the head OF a Byron. The artist
m ight obtain shocks here. hut the worldly.
red Dlooded pleasure seeker moves in the
good-nutured crowd. gets smiled at, smiles
back. aud SAYS to himself, i like It. The
reasons for liking 10 are many, and are sub
stantal enough for summer W ather. The
people here are such as the citifled worker
has not been accustomed TO dealing
with; ut least, they are all playing dill
ferent parts than those wo saw them
in last winter. More than half OF
them come from Cauad 4. lending a fasci-
mating sort OF foreign atmOs phere to the
place with their parody on the French Lam
guaoe. their rapid WAYS. and their rem rk-
able toggery It seems as IL the noble old
State of Maine surrounded the place with
out having the proprietor-htp OF it. ~ q
good ueople OF the State do not EN- able
to utilize the pleasures here except in a
single exciting dose, consisting of a ba h.
a dinner. and flight. On the hotel re gisters
we find the names OF the residents Of M,
ea ottawa, and Quebec. not those OF the
leading townsmen OF Saccarappa. Amenti-
Gus. and Fry burg.
Still. the girls get the very newest whims
OF behavior. The hand-touch is o ne. No
longer do these up-to- date b., lies kiss each
other In public. nor gu-h at all. but simply
,uch fingers IN so quick and casual a way
that IL cannot be called even hand AXE.
IL Is the newest freak ~ stylish manners.
Filtration has been brought to the Ugh
est degree OF culture at Old Orchard. A
young man from New York ar lived here ut
10 4. fa .TN..
getting his baggage into his room. ne took
n chair on the 'front.' piazza and began gaz-
Ing down toward tn vast expanse OF sail
dot ed sea, with its low lying SHORES edged
with oam- TO tie beach. from this hotel.
IL l. an unobstructe half mile. and plank
walk runs di ectly from the hotel ct 'ps TO
the ba h-houses. Our youn man declares
that a sharp little girl OF sixteen detected