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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
DEMOCRATIC TRUTHS.

III JOnD Wanamakef UoCOueS
Postmaster-General. the letter carriers
of the country can find in his immense
establishment at Philadelphia a nice
assortment of regulation suits cheap
for cash.~-Louisville Commercial
Rep.).
Carl Schurz, in speaking of the
necessity OF reduction. said recently:
Il predict, almost with certainty, that
unless an essential reduction of the
tariff tax place during President
Harr1son's Administration a sweeping
reaction will come at its end"
General Harrison says he would
like to hear bugle call throughout
the land demanding a pure ballot" In
his own State the only "bugle CALI
we have recently heard was sounded
by Republican, and it called for
"floaters in blocks of five. Utica N.
W Observer.
1t is significant that the only Re-
publicans who have shown any dispo-
sition to support a more liberal tariff
policy are to be won back by the
offer of an extremer and more unjusti-
fable form of favoritism than the par
ty has ever before dared to suggest
N. Y. Times.
The notion which seems to pre-
vail that Cabinet positions may be
safely offered to Republican statesmen
with the certainty that they will be
declined, is one of the most erroneous
and misleading in politics. These
statesmen are never deadheads in any
enterprise. Chicago Herald.
ii bounties were to be substi-
tuted for the high tariff, the stupidest
of voters would readily understand the
robbery. The Republicans will do
we'll for themselves to fight shy OF
bounties. The sneak-thieving tariff
is a much better thing for their Doodle.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The man named Osgoodby, who
expects an office from the next Presi'
dent in payment for his authorship OF
the "Murchison" letter, is said to be 8
plain farmer. But it is plain that by
his great and only literary work he
: has put himself on the plane OF very
disreputable and dirty dog. Chicago
Globe.
The exclusion of Ingalls,, o
Kansas, from the formal entertain
ments at the Executive mansion was
duty that the President owed to hi
guests as we'll as to his own sell
! respect. 1t is encouraging to hea
o that this Kansas person is beglnnin
:. to recognize that Notwithstanding tn
l. position to which his fellow-Senator
!. have exalted him his language an
conduct have shut him off from the Sc
J. ciety of ladies and conference.-the
# adelphia Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
A Definition of PIutocracy.

A plutocrat is a man who, having
the possession OF capital, and having
the power OF it at his disposal, uses it,
not industrially, but politically. In
stead of employing laborers, he enlists
lobbyists. Instead of applying capt.
tai to land, he operates upon the mar
ket by legislation, by artificial monop-
oily, by legislative privileges. de
creates jobs, and erects combinations,
which are half political and half in
dustrial. He practices upon the in
dustrial vices, makes an engine OF
venality, expends his ingenuity, not
on processes of production, but on
"knowledge of men, and on the tao
tics of the lobby. The modern indus
trial system gives him magnificent
field, a far more profitable one very
often than that of legitimate industry.
Prof. VIM. G. Sumner, in n. !. ~
dependent
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
ShERMAN'S CUNNING.
The Ohio Pharisee's Corrupt and Wicked
CentraliZing Project.

The Ohio Pharisee's Corrupt and Wicked
Centralizing Project.
Senator Sherman has prepared a
bill to regulate the election OF men,
bers of Congress which is intended to
place in the hands OF the President
the control of the House of Represen-
tatives. It is bold and startling prop
osition to centralize the Government
in the Executive Department. Senator
Sherman proposes that the President
shall appoint five persons in each State
a board of canvassers and three persons
in each Congress district an electoral
board for such district, their terms to
be during good behavior. The cleo
toral board of each district is to ap-
point registrar for each precinct or
election district, to hold Office for six
years, and three judges OF election for
each precinct or election district. A
registration of voters shall be made
and only these registered shall be per-
mitted to vote.
1t is so plain as to require no argu-
ment to demonstrate it, that the effect
of this measure would be to put the
control of the election machinery, so
far as Congressional elections are con-
cerned, absolutely in the hands OF
the President. He would, if he were
so minded, be able to secure at any
time the election of Congress which
would serve the purposes of his am
bition. The independence of the Leg
islative branch of the Government
would thus be placed at the mercy OF
the Executive Instead of purifying
elections or charging the freedom of
suffrage, it would tend to the further
corruption of the ballot through the
patronage of the Federal Government
and the exclusion of thousands OF
working-men from the polls who can
not afford to lose the time to apply
for registration before Federal as well
as State officials. 1t is simply a cum
ming but cumbrous device to narrow
the privileges of the people at the bal
lot-box
Senator Sherman pretends that hi
bill is intended to ENSURE fair cleo
TONS" Pah! If this Ohio pharise
, meant to promote fairness at Congress
: sional elections he would begin hi
work at the beginning. He woul
r propose measure to prevent the ger
rymandering of States in Compression
+ al appointments by which nearl
, twice as many votes are required t
elect candidate of one party as ar
necessary to give the election to
candidate of another party. He woul
say to his party in Congress, let us pre-
htbit the apportionment of States int
o Congressional districts and fix rati
q for the election of Congressman b
- dividing the vote of a State by tn
= number of Congressman to be chose
~ and admitting to seats only such cal
- didates as receive the full ratio {
\ more or come nearest to receiving tt
y full ratio. If he were to do this az
- Congress were to adopt the suggestie
~ there might be something Of the ser
~ blance of fair elections Of Con gres
- men.-Harris burg (Pa.) Patriot.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13

well cooked, and asked Sam MS opln'
ion about several kinds of vegetables.
He looked suspiciously at me for few
minutes, then he sat down on the ice
and pulled off his skates, saying: II
am for dinner. Let's go home. we
will come back again this afternoon.
So we walked home, about mile,
and as the brlght-eyed child walked by
my side he looked into the pail
in which I carried the fish and
said, as he pol1ed with index finger the
particular pickerel to which he de-
sired to call my attention: ''Ihat
one," indicating a three-pounder, us
for Ted, and that one," touching
smaller fish, s'is for his wife and Will
and Peter and Jack, and the girls can
eat the smaller fish. Mighty nice lot
of fish, Ell? And good fish, too, though
think the second one ate on the ice
was hardly cooked enough, but sup
pose you like them little underdone,
tastes differ. you know" and so he
| wiled the time away.
toyed with the dinner. I fingered
among the nutshells and hung long
over coffee cup, and l talked and
| talked. Articles were vain. l was
forced to accompany him to Kelly's
pond again and was put to gathering
fish. When the sun was sinking
toward the horizon we walked home,
and I was gay because l thought my
davis work was done. Arrived at the
barn, the horse was hitched to the
wagon, and we drove off to deliver the
fish to Ted, who was very much
pleased to get them.
After supper l filled a clay pipe and
lighted it with glowing coal, and sat
IN wide, deep chair to enjoy myself
and to review my childhood, to see if
boys had actually changed as had
been assured they had. While l
smoked and smiled over scenes of the
past that conjured up, Samuel disap-
peared. He returned in a few mo-
ments. His face glowed with antici-
patory pleasure.
He said, in his boyish way: "The
church people are going to give free
blowout Get your hat and come
along. We will corral some of the ice
cream and cake"
"Sam." / said, after gazing at him
reproachfully for an instant, Il be-
~ Tha
workman has ordered strike. can
not go out tonight" Wild horses
would not have succeeded in hauling
me away from the fire.
So the child went to the festival
alone. He returned at nine o'clock
and got onto my knee and leaned his
head against my breast, preparatory
to cat-nap l encircled him with my
left arm, and he sleepily said 81 hat
three plates of ice-cream and some
cake; and don't you think that my
rooster could whip Clarke's brass-bacl
cock if L" And the tired child wa
in dreamland, where pickerel and tom
cats and dogs and game-cocks abound
As held the sleeping child I real
, lied that the change which old peopl
insist has taken place in the nature 0
, children has really occurred in tn
:. aged. The boys are the brave, de
a lightful comrades that they were i
o the long ago. They will never change
Frank Wilkeson, in N. 7. Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
THOUGHT HE WAS SMART.
Nobody Could Get Ahead Of Him with
the One-Price Business.

Nobody Could Get Ahead Of Him with
the One-Price Business.
at is a singular thing" remarked
prominent dry-goods man, chow coun-
try merchants, coming here to buy, re-
fuse to believe that we are selling goods
at fair price. and insist on trying to
cut us down on every thing. I had an
experience the other day which is in
point. A merchant from down in In
diana came in and began to look over
things with one of my clerks. We try
to sell on the one-price principle. He
asked the price of some prints. The
clerk told him the price. He offered
three cents a yard less.
".This is one price house. said the
clerk. we can make no reduction
"Nonsense, said this smart man
from the country. You needn't try to
fool me with any such stuff as that.
I'll give you three cents less
"And the clerk could not persuade
him that he was telling him the truth.
finally coming to me in despair. |
went out and took the man in hand. l
offered him goods at from three to five
cents above the marked price, and
then would take whichever he offered
me. He finished his purchases,
slapped me on the back, remarking:
That's something like. None OF
your one-price business for me,
and went out. In the after
noon he came back. and l had two
bills made out for him. The first
handed him was made up from his own
prices. 1t was for about 800. Ht
looked at it and said: Those are goof
prices. Oh, you can't get ahead OF me
with your one-price business. Then
handed him the second, which wa
made up of the actual prices at whicl
we had been selling. 1t was over $'V
| less.
, ".What's thatp said he.
} THAT is the bill we want you t
pay. That is what the goods cost 70
> at our prices. l wanted TO show yo
9 how easily you could be fooled b
: thinking you knew more about OF
8 business than we do ourselves.
t HE paid the bill meekly an
Q thanked me for his lesson. "-Tolet
e Blade.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
plrH AND POINT.

Honest men are soon bound, but
YOU can never bind knave.
More men are guilty of treason
through weakness than any studied
design to betray.
Evil habits are webs which are
too light to be noticed until they are
too strong to be broken.
To write a good story for the pub
lie man must have a good upper
story of his own.-Practical Farmer.
1t takes a great intellect to keep
up with all the follies and foibles OK
fashion, but it takes greater intellect
yet not to.
The one who will be found in
trial capable of great acts OF love is
ever the one who is always doing con-
siderate small ones.-F. w. Robert
son.
Praise not thy work, but let thy
work praise thee; for deeds, not words,
make each mans memory stable. Ii
what thou do'st is good, its good all
men will see; musk by its smell is
known, not by its label.
Happiness does not consist OF earth.
| ly possessions or in distinguished po'
sitions, for both are perishable, but in
the consciousness of having done an
act that gives consciousness to others.
I'm the depth of the sea the water
is still; the heaviest grief is borne in
silence; the deepest love flows through
the eye and touch; the most impressive
preacher at the funeral is the silent
one whose lips are cold.
One who is healthy does not wish
to dine at dissecting-table. There is
evil enough in man, God knows! But
it is not the mission of every young
man and woman to detail and report it
all. Keep the atmosphere as pure as
possible, and fragrant with gentleness
and charity.--Dr. John Hall.
Some people speak as it hypocrites
were confined to religion; but they are
everywhere; people pretending to
wealth when they have nota sixpence,
assuming knowledge of which they are
ignorant, shamming culture they are
far removed from, adopting opinions
} they do not hold.-Rev. Albert Good
rich.
: Those of less sensitive organiza-
ton have little patience and less pity
for what they can not understand; yet
, this unfortunate class are not for that
reason to be shut out in the cold till
l they "come to-" A little sympathy
some cheerful topic of conversation
adroitly introduced - some pleasing
little personal attention at the right
3 moment-and! the mental clouds dis
n perse, and all again is sunshine.-N.
I Y. Ledger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
FRENCH FlSHER-FOLk.
The Life, Manners and Customs of Pc
culiar People.

The Life, Manners and Customs OF Pe-
culiar People.
Every one knows how picturesque
are fishing towns in art. The life and
manners of the people living in these
towns is not less quaint and interesting
than their homes. The scenes described
by tourist in France give clear idea
of the sort of life the fisher-folk of that
country lead.
The industry carried on by the coast
people on the French foreshores is quite
sight. Even the little children con-
trive to make money by building fish
ponds, or forming trenches in which to
gather salt, or in some other sma all in
dustry incidental to soa-shore life.
One occasionally encounters some
abject being cropping about the rocks
to obtain the wherewithal to sustain
life. To these people all is fish that
comes to hand-no creature, however
Shiny, that creeps about is allowed to
escape, so long as it can be disguised
by cookery into any kind of food
for human creatures. Some of the
people have old ricl5ety boats patched
up with still older pieces of wood or
leather; sails mended here and there
till it is difficult to know the original
portion from those that have been add
ed to it; nets torn and darned till they
are scarce able to hold a fish; and yet,
that boat and that crippled machinery
are the capital stock OF perhaps two OF
three generations of a family, the con
Germ having probably been founded
half century ago by the grandfather,
who now sees around him series OF
hungry generations that it would take
a fleet of boats to keep in food ant
raiment.
The moment the tide runs back, tn
> seashore is at once Overrun with
legion of hungry people, who ar
eager to clutch at whatever fishy frag
I ments the receding water may hav
l left; the shallow pools are eagerly
t hungrily examined, and their content
q grabbed with an anxiety that belong
! only to poverty.
At some place on the coast. how
u ever, a happier era is dawning on th
g people-the adoption of fishculture ha
~ led to traffic in oysters that is SUI
u prising-indeed, a new life has dawne
, on some districts; and where at on
L time was poverty and squalor, there
= now wealth and prosperity. Youth
10 Companion.
# The American Humane Associ;
d ton resolved, in recent convention
) that docking and nicking horse tails
l. cruel beyond excuse, and disgrace
o civilization,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
soLIMAN's ARROGANCE.
Tho Condescending Letter Which q Sules
Wrote to q French King.

Tho Condescendins Letter Which sultan
Wrote to q French King.
It has taken Turkey little more than
three hundred and fifty years to lose
most of its European, and nearly all its
African possessions, and to sink from
firstclass to tenth-rate state. A
curious instance of Turkish arrogance
is to be found in the collection OF diplo-
matte documents published of late years
by order of the Foreign Office. Under
the head of correspondence with the
Levant is to be found a letter written
by Sultan Soliman the Magnificent to
Francis l. after the battle of Pavia, in
which he bids him to keep up his
spirits. and promises a vague kind OF
support.
The insolent and condescending char
acter of the letter contrasts oddly with
its shrewd, non committal character.
The all-powerful Sultan is quite deter
mined that the Boy of France, as he
calls him. shall be simply his instru-
ment. The letter condensed is as fol-
lows:
II, Soliman, by the grace OF God.
whose power has been testified by the
sacred miracles of Mahomet, whose
name be blessed, I, Sovereign of Sow
ereigns distributor of crowns to the
Monarchs on the surface of the globe.
Padishah of the Black and White Seas,
Lord of Roumelia, Anatolia, Cara
mania. Rome, Diarbekir, Kurdistan,
Persia, Damascus, Aleppo, Cairo
Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, and
host of other countries conquered by
the flaming and victorious sword O
my ancestors, send greetings to you,
Bey of France. You have sent lettel
to the Sublime Porte, the asylum o
Sovereigns, saying that the enemy has
taken possession of your country an6
that you yourself are in prison, and
you ask me to deliver you therefrom.
/ have noted your request. 1t is no
astonishing that Emperors and Kings
are defeated and taken prisoners. Ou
glorious ancestors. may God be graci
Gus to them, have never for one mo-
ment ceased from making war and from
conquering foreign countries. hav'
L also marched on their traces, and hav
conquered many countries supposed t
be impregnable-night and day GU
steed is saddled and sword girded B.
8 our side. But be of good cheer and d
$ not be cast down by evil fortune. In
e will of God will be done. For the res
9 interrogate your agent here and yo
p will receive information. Signed Sol
u man, Constantinople, 1926"
Yet it was in the reign OF this Su
g tan's immediate predecessor that tn
7: great blow was struck at Mahommeda
1t power in Europe by the destruction
&c the Mahommedan kingdom of Granad
1T which, although small in extent, o
g cupied great position in Eurol
through the advanced civilization OF il
Id inhabitants. London Examiner.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
SENATORIAL VERSES.
A New Version of "Mary's Little Laml
Produced by Senator Vance.

New Version of "Mary's Little Lamb
Produced by Senator Vance.
Our Mary had a little lamb,
ANA her heart was most intent,
To make its wool beyond its worth,
Bring Sc per cent.
But pauper girl across the sea
Had one small lamb also,
Whose wool for less than half that sum
She'd willingly letgo.
Another girl who had no sheep
Nor stockings-wool nor flax
But money just enough to buy
A. pair without the tax,
Went to the pauper girl to get
Some wool to shield her feet,
And make her stockings, not OF fax,
But both of wool complete.
When Mary saw the girls design
She straight began to swear
She'd make her buy both wool ana Tax
Or let one leg go bare.
So she cried out: protect reformi
Let pauper sheep wool free!
II it will keep both her legs warm
What will encourage me"
So it was done, and people said
Where Ger that poor girl went,
One leg was warmed with WOOL ana one
With Sc per cent.
Now, praise to Mary and her lamb,
Who did this scheme invent,
To clothe one.half a girl in wool
And one-half in per cent.
All honor, too, to Mary's friend,
And all protective acts,
That cheaply clothe the rich in wool
And wrap the poor in tax
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
THOUGHTLESS WORDS.

One day in humor pleasant,
enjoyed my smoke,
My wife then being present,
Thus thoughtlessly l spoke:
any mother was a beauty,
And you're a beauty, too;
My mother did her duty.
And SO, my dear. doy
"Tho' she was good at cooking,
Yet you can better cook;
II for perfection looking,
No further would I look.
my mothers pies were tasteful,
With light and flaky crust;
In marketing not wasteful;
She well deserved all trust
"In all things, Pet, my mott
Unjust, forsooth, ever.
Exceled all but one other
TITS you who equal her,"
Ispoke my appreciation,
In no way did chide,
A thoughtless declaration,
For of the shock she died!
Elliott Flower, in America.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
Forests in the United States.

The following table gives the area
Df forests in the United States as set
forth in the annual report OF the Divis
ion of Forestry of the Department OF
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13

The agitation of the cream in
churning should be regular; not too
quick or too slow.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13

God gives every bird its food, but
does not throw it in the nest.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-03
THE NEW SOUTH.
Gigantic Mining and Manufacturing
Enterprises Projected.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 2.-During the
past week capitalists Of New York and Vir-
ginia have organized $5.000,00O company
and completed the purchase Of iron ore prop
critics of southwest Virginia. Philadelphia
bankers have paid 5000. 900 for 1900 acres Of
land near Dallas. Texas, and organized an
$500, 700 company. The sales Of real estate
at Dallas for the week are s., 100000. Mime
sofa capitalists. having investigated the
Bessemer ore districts of Llano and Mason
counties. Texas, have bought interests there
for 1920, 1000. Near Fort Worth, 5000 acres of
land have been sold to Denver people for
$50O,0O0. At Chattanooga street railway
system has been bought for $450,000 Vir-
ginia has organized a 100000 mining COM
pany, Kentucky $5OO,000 coal, mining and
coke making company, and also a 5000, 900
coal mining company, West Virginia $780,
600 electric company. At birmingham. the
contract has been closed for building steel
works.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-03
SATURDAY AUGUST

steamer which had been secured to take them
to the mouth Of the Kennebec. that the naval
constructor might have an opportunity for
noting the many windings Of the river which
make Its approach by stranger impossible,
and its narrow entrance between the rocky
shores, which make an obstruction Of the
channel very easy matter. At the conclus-
ion Of the trip Captain Hitchborn stated that
there was absolutely nothing lacking in
Baths qualifications for naval station.
de stated that $4,000 would complete the
outfits Of the shops for iron ship-building
and skilled carpenters could readily adapt
themselves to metal work. he noted that
the city was just the right distance from the
sea to be out Of range Of guns, while easily
accessible and the waters of the harbor are
so tempered by the Kennebec that ships will
not foul. His report will be favorable with
out any qualifications. Mr.. Hitchborn left
for New York this afternoon.