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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
plTH AND POINT.

When you introduce a moral les
son let it be brief.
| Fortune does not change the char.
acter, but it reveals it.
1t is not good that repels or evil
that attracts, but the monotony of good
and the variety in evil. -Atchison
Globe.
What q glorious world this would
be if people lived up to the epitaphs
on their Observation-Disclosures
(Kas.) News.
Most mems experience is like the
stern lights of a ship which illumine
only the track it has passed.
The character of men placed In
lower stations of life are more useful.
as being imitable by great numbers =
Atterbury.
| Every man has his chain and his
clog. only it is looser and tighter to
one man than to another And he is
more at ease who takes it up than he
who drags it.
Man doubles oil the evils of his
fate by bordering over them; q scratch
becomes wound, slight on injury,
a jest an insult, small peril a great
danger, and slight sickness often
ends in death by brooding apprehen-
sions.
| I'm all that we do we have right to
consider the effect it will have upon
our characters, or upon the upbuild-
ing and development of our higher
natures. No man is required to do
what will belittle him.-United Pres.
byterian.
If man wish to rightly grow in
grace he must accustom himself to see
and look at the larger things in life,
and the larger world in which he
lives A constant attention to the lit
tie will dwarf him, and finally unfit
1 him for his place among other men.
He that will not permit his wealth
to do any good to others while he is
living prevents 1t from doing any good
to himself when he is dead, and by an
egotism that is suicidal and has
double edge. cuts himself off from the
truest pleasure and the highest happi-
ness hereafter. Cotton.
Men may experiment in certain
lines in social intercourse after mas
terlng the forms long usage has proved
good, but to cling to peculiar ways OF
their own. that are not agreeable or
that fail to show the hearts kindness.
limits the mans power as the use Of
cradle in the wheatfield limits the
man who SCOTS at the self-binder his
neighbor uses,
1T is not usually those who are in
the direst poverty that are the most in
veterate borrowers. 1t is much more
frequently those who allow their
desires for superfuities to outrun their
1 ability to obtain them that resort to
this dangerous and insidious practice.
All such desires grow by what they
feed on, and become more and more
exacting; while the strict rectitude
which can not brook the long continu-
ance OF q debt is gradually impaired. =
Once a Week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
TowED BY A TARPoN.
How Two Men and = Heavy Boat We're
Carried Along by Fish.

How Two Men and q Heavy Boat Were
Carried Along by q Fish.
The other rod lay between me and
my boatman, under his supervision.
was Keeling in my line after short
abortive cast. when suddenly Pierce
made an exclamation, and | turned to
see his line running out rapidly. so
rapidly in fact that the handle of the
reel knocked a piece out of his fore
finger. He reached me the rod, and
just after | had seized it, taking care
to exert no pressure, a large silvery
mass leaped out of the water straight
into the water and fell back again.
"a tarpon, and a big fellow" cried
Pierce
In considering any statement as to
the height fish jumps out of
water. it is important to know whether
the narrator has included the length
of the fish in making up his figures.
That is to say, If a fish is six feet long
and jumps from its native element so
that the tip Of its tail is two feet clear
of the surface. good story-tellers will
claim that it has jumped eight feet out
of water. Others will take oath to
| only two 1t is sufficient to state that
the tarpon in question jumped either
two feet or eight, according to the in
dividual preference of the reader. At
that time he had taken out with veloci-
ty about fifty yards of line; the leap
terminated his first rush, and l had an
opportunity to reel in about a fourth
of the amount before he started Off
again. Meantime my man had hauled
up the anchor and we were in
process of being towed by the big fish.
whose frantic efforts to escape were
making the reel revolve at famous
rate. From long experience with sal
mon, knew enough to keep the point
of my rod as high as possible consist
ent with the heavy strain, and the mo-
ment the rush diminished in intensity
I clapped my finger on to the leather
drag and resis.sd stoutly, reeling in
every inch of line that l could recover.
But before long he was off once more
in mad career. and out of water vi
ciously shaking his head in determined
efforts to spit out the hook. His fail.
ure to do this after series of endeav.
ors showed that he had swallowed the
bait and that my chief concern now
should be as to the strength of my
tackle. -Scribner's Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
No,ED CONCORD MEN.

The Eccentriclty OF Hawthorne. Thor eau
and Several Others.
Mr.. Edward Waldo Emerson's book
on the Concord life of his father, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, says that Emerson
never could read far in the books OF
his illustrious fellow-townsman. Ma
thaniel Hawthorne. This is somewhat
remarkable, perhaps, since Emerson
showed no lack Of appreciation of men
or works of genius.
Though these two great men lived
for long time in the same country
town, they saw very little of each 9TH
er. Hawthorne, who was very shy,
only once visited Emerson's house.
Mr.. Edward Waldo oEnerson's volume
tells the story OF this visit:
ITO cover his shyness, he took up
stereoscope on the comfortable and be.
gan to look at the pictures. After
looking at them for time, he asked
where these views were takon.
1--WE told him they were pictures OF
the Concord court and town houses.
the common and the mill dam, on hear
ing which he expressed some surprise
and interest, but evidently was as un-
familiar with the center Of the village
where he had lived for years as a deer
or wood thrush would be. He walked
through it often on his way to the cars,
out was too shy or too rapt to know
what was there"
Thoreau, another famous resident OF
Concord, was not SO unconscious of
what the town contained. Though he
pitied the people who never saw Bate
mans Pond, or Nine-acre Corner, or
Becky Slows Swamp" he also had q
spot in his heart for the town itself.
Though he said that 1.-The man who
shoots the buffalo lives better than the
man who boards at the Graham House"
ne nevertheless knew his way to the
Graham House.
It was not, however. that he ever
went there for convivial purposes. He
was quite too abstemious, as we'll a.
too little fond of society, for that
Emerson said OF him:
He was bred to no profession; he
never married; he lived alone; ne never
went to church; he neveryoted; he re-
fused to pay tax to the state; he ate
no flesh, he drank no wine, he never
knew the use of tobacco; and, though
a naturalist, he used neither trap nor
gun"
! Several of the famous men who have
lived at Concord have possessed the
eccentricity Of genius. Their example,
however, should not inspire others Il
| initiate their eccentricities. Genius
may often be accompanied by such ir
Irregularities of conduct, but We cal
convince no one of our possession o
genius by the exhibition of eccentric
ity. Strong common sense will serv
much better to help US in the estima
ion Of others -Youth's CqmpapiQp
a i .
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
HENRY |. BIOSSAT, Business Manager.
ROMANCE OF A BUTTON.

no was about to say adieu,
was thinking of some word to fiatter
when from his oyercoat there flew
button with a dismal CHATTER.
Ne pushed, but she, with woman's tact,
asishe saw good joke in 1t,
cried laughingly: There, now, I'll act
Your tailor's part for just minute"
NE dotted the coat and watched her thread
The needle with her head low bending.
DNow, do you KNOW" he softly said,
Thave an awful lot OF mending"
"A bachelor, Wen say. like me,
Is at the mercy of his tailor,
And then there's something else, you see,
tAt this he turned trifie paler).
NV heart needs mending much, fear,
DO you suppose that you could do it,"
Well don't know" she unused. but, dear,
I'll give my whole attention to it.
Ladies' Review.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
MEDICAL PROGRESS.
An Explanation of the Marvellous Process
of Skin Grating.

.-
When large areas of skin are de-
,troyed, as happens in the case of
severe burns or extensive injuries, it
Is sometimes months before the sur
face is again covered with epidermis.
Repair may have gone on till the SUR
face is on a level with the surrounding
parts, and all that remains is for tho
skin to creep in from the edges; but
this process, especially in persons
weakened by long confinement in bed,
Is very slow. and the constant dis
charge of matter from the open sur
face causes irritation, as we'll as weak
ness.
1t has been known for many years
that a flap of skin might be lifted from
its place and made to adhere in an adj
joining spot, provided it's connection
with the surrounding skin were not
cut off. But now we can go farther
than this. In 1860 a French physician
discovered that small bits of sound
skin might be shipped off and applied
to the surface of the sore, and that
under certain conditions they would
adhere and form new centers from
which the process of healing might go
on.
In order to have graft ''take" we'll,
the surface of the ulcer must be in q
suitable condition. If it is rough, or
discharges too freely, or projects too
far above the surrounding level, there
is danger that the small bits of skin
will fall off.
The process is as follows: The sur
face of the ulcer, as we'll as that of the
sound skin from which the gratis are
| to be taken, having been carefully
cleansed with carbolic acid, or other
solution that serves the same purpose,
the bit of skin is picked up in small
pair of forceps OR on the point of a
needle, and is shipped off with pair
of sharp scissors or small knife.
Only the superficial layer of skin is
| CeHhOhs gnu II oAio 10 PtOpCIlJ AOnS
there is no bleeding.
The bit of skin, which is generally
not larger than the head of pin, is
then placed firmly upon the ulcer,
WITH the cut side down, and preferably
about a quarter of an inch from the
free border. A line of gratis may be
placed at equal distances completely
across the denuded surface, and thus a
bridge of skin is soon formed. for the
gratis spread and unite. and thus con.
vert the original ulcer into two smaller
ones By similar process these two
parts may be again divided, and the
process continued till the whole sur.
face is covered.
In few instances larger portions oil
skin have been made to grow to the
liberated surface, but in general the
smaller bits cause repair to go on as
rapidly, and are more easily applied
and cared for. y outh's Companion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04

care ana keeping of the pious and re-
fined Puritan families of Liberty.
Their spiritual as we'll as their tenn
poral welfare was looked after most
assiduously, and, although the negroes
then largely outnumbered the whites,
as they outnumber them now, the mis-
sionary temper of the white people of
Liberty did not permit the blacks to
suffer for lack of religious teaching.
But what is the result? Not many
weeks ago white man from Ohio made
his appearance in Liberty County, and
he was at once hailed as Messiah by
the blacks, who left their work and
followed him about the country. This
man, who is as crazy as loon, told
the negroes that on the 10th of August
he and his followers would ascend to
Heaven. On the strength of this the
blacks left their work by the hundred
and followed him about the country.
Labor was demoralized, and the me-
groes were so wrought on by their
superstition and their religious fanati.
cism that the white people feared the
| worst.
Finally the Ohio crank was captured
and lodged in the lunatic asylum, but
no sooner had he disappeared than
his place was taken up by a negro
justice OF the peace named Edward
James. This negro went into a trance,
and when he awoke he announced
that the spirit of Dupont Bell had en-.
tered his body and that henceforth he
was to be the leader. This statement
was accepted as true by Bells fol.
lowers and they focked after James,
who, at last accounts, was going
through Liberty County demoralizing
the blacks and raising pandemonium.
No sooner had James announced
that he was Christ than he stripped
off his clothes and carried on his work
unembarrassed by garments of any
kind. To his principal disciples he
gave the right to set up harems. and
he himself has in his train number
of concubines. Children have been
sacrificed by his orders, and number
of negroes have been beaten to death
under the pretense that they were
possessed of devils. Where this out
burst of fanaticism will end no one
knows.
These manifestations and develop
ments are but part of the negro
problem with which our Republican
friends deal SO lightly and fippantly.
They are only g few of the results
that grow out of situation bristling
with dangers that are by no means OF
a political nature. Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
NOTES AND COMMENTS

The new-found Republican har.
mony In Virginia is of a character to
be appropriately celebrated by a scalp
dance. Providence Journal.
We are glad to see that the pro-
tectionists of the country begin to re-
alize that the only way to successfully
beat the trusts is to reduce the tariff.
New Haven Register.
Query: Would it not be better
for Corporal Tanner to make bluff
at attending to the business of his Of
fee than to expound pension theories
at picnics. Buffalo Express (Rep.).
We fear brother Halstead's
chances of the Senatorship are not
brilliant. There is a good deal of
money and a good deal of mean man
agement against him on both sides,
and he has poor prospects in his own
party while it makes of Foraker an
idol. Boston Herald.
The Republican press fondly
hoped for a victory in Kentucky. Until
the Republican party becomes a tariff
reform party it need not look to Ken
lucky. The Kentuckian has no love
OF being robbed, and he feels some in
terest in the general welfare of the
country. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, has
written a letter explaining his article
on prohibition in the Forum. From
his explanation it would appear that
Mr.. Ingalls, has been paid for the arti-
Gle, but is still in doubt himself as
to what side of tho prohibition ques-
ton he wrote in favor of.-Chicago
Times.
There are very few WOODEN manu-
facturers in this neck of woods who are
not now ready to admit that free wool
has become necessity. Withoutit the
wool business will ultimately fall en-
tirely into the hands of foreigners,
who have the pick and choice of the
| worlds wool supply. = Philadelphia
Record.
From Columbus. Ind, comes the
information that a catfish weighing
one hundred and four pounds has been
caught in the White river, and this is
said to be the largest fish ever caught
in Indiana waters. The smallest fish
ever caught in Indiana is supposed to
be holding public Office at the Nation
al capital just now.-Chicago News.
"A few weeks ago this paper pub.
lished an article denouncing the ap.
pointment of James T. Morgan to the
Office of Indian Commissioner in place
of that sterling Democrat, John H
Oberly. By mistake this article, an
honest and able Democratic produc.
ton, was credited to the Indianapolis
Journal, Mr.. Harrison's home organ.
The comments, it is hardly necessary
to state, first appeared in Consul-Gen-
eral News esteemed contemporary,
the Indianapolis Sentinel.
| in the pig-iron, high-tax and
free-whisky platform adopted by the
Republicans of Pennsylvania the coun.
try is congratulated upon the great
victory of 1888, which was ''won with
a Pennsylvania platform and Penn.
sylvania leader. Probably it is neal
enough to the truth to claim that the
ignorant and immoral platform full
minated in Chicago in 1883 was .
Pennsylvania affair, but what have
Dudley and Harrison to say to thi.
brazen attempt to confer all of the
bays upon Matt S. Qrayp-Chicagt
] Herald
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04
Better Than a Safety Vault.

Highwayman Chatting lady in car
riage) Stop, Madam! Your money
or your life!
Lady-My money is in my pocket,
sir, and as neither you nor l can find il
inside of ten minutes, and there is a
large party of brethren tourists com
ing up the hill, / would advise you to
let me pass.
Highwayman Thanks, madam, your
advice is worth needing. Good-day.--
Burlington Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-04

MANY mar lives on the repnta-
ton other people make for him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-10-12
WIDE INTERESTS.

Those people are the happiest who
have wide range Of personal interests
Enjoyment indeed, depends more on
this one faculty Of finding a varied
range of sympathies than it does upon
the possession of fortune. With the
power of being interested in many
things the peasant is rich and without
it the king is poor. Each person who
can impart to us q new interest in life is
Oenefactor; each circumstance that
does this is a blessing, however it may
be disguised. There is spiritual poverty
in the incapacity to feel an interest in
other lives than our own; it is therefore
to be deplored when fastidious tastes, or
so-called culture, fix a gulf between
sympathy and its object. There is a
point at which the individual is too
highly polished to be in sympathetic
touch with ordinary life; but there is
far higher point Of accomplishment and
mental achievement when the sympa-
thies become so liberal as to be almost
universal in their inclusiveness. That
degree of culture whose results are
sterility and aridity Of personal life, is
certainly not to be greatly esteemed
For instance, in home where the aver
age singing and playing has been a
household enjoyment, greater degree
of musical culture would transform
the pleasure into a torture, while a yet
finer and more perfect culture would
create enjoyment again. and find some
thing to admire. There is little doubt
that joyous appreciation of rather a
mediocre type of art is yet more
healthful and more hopeful state than
the carping, critical attitude that knows
enough, indeed, to condemn, but not
enough to create better things than
those it disdainfuIIy discards. And so
to cultivate a sympathy with all kinds
of excellence" is the one path to the
highest personal happiness in life.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-10-12

"1n her heart jeweled dagger, Of
foreign workmanship, gave clew to the
assassin, but Count Sigmund was never
found. He had fed to his native land.
my uncle never rallied from the
shock. In one short month we laid him
beside his murdered Octavia. The
pearls passed into my possession. Oc-
tavias life-blood stains them, and with
them is the note she wrote after re-
ceiving them.
Such is the story neglected telling
my wife, thinking it too horrible for her
ears; and now it is too late. l have
lost her forever. Oh, Violet, Violet"
Il am not lost, Roger"
Was it a dream?
No! Violets soft arms were around
his neck, her roseleaf cheek was pressed
against his, and her voice was murmur-
ing penitently;
Forgive me, dear. have been very
foolish. should have trusted my hus-
band in the face of everything, and [
will hereafter
Mrs. Gaylord was blind and deaf to
everything but the contents of the brass
kettle; so these two silly young people
made it all up, and vowed never to
have any more mysteries from each
other.
"You may as we'll stay to tea,
children, said Mrs. Gaylord, as she set
off the jam and filled the tea-kettle with
fresh water. Its rather late now, and
I'd like your opinion on my peach jam.
"You shall have it, mamma DEAR" said
Violet, brushing away her tears
SATURDAY Night.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-10-12
NO CHaNCE FOR jim.

A gentleman who had lived for years
in the far West had come East on a
visit to his native town, when he was
waited upon by an old negro woman
who said, Il beg yo' pardon fo' takin'
de lib'ty oh calm on you, but I heahs
you Ibis out in de West.
Eyes, | do" replied the gentleman.
well, | Jess wanted to ask if yo'
reckon dar'd be any chance fo' my son
jim out dar?"
How old is hep"
He's mos twenty-fo', sab"
And what does he want to do?"
Oars de trubble, sah dar's de trub-
bic, said the anxious mother, lowering
her voice to confidential whisper and
looking around TIE room to see if they
were alone.
de fact oh de business is dat jim
don wanter do anything. He wants to
be . gcmman, jim does. He's agin
wuk, en- he don wanter do muffin. How
yo' reckon he'd make hit out dar where
You come from?'
The gentleman felt il his duty to in
form the mother that the West, as well
as the East, already contained too many
mon Of Jims class,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-10-12
DEMISE OF EX-GOV. MARTIN.
The Weli-Known Kansas Politician and
Editor Expires at Atchison.

An Atchison KAN dispatch says: Col.
John A. Martin ex- Governor of Kansas
and editor of the Atchison Champion,
is dead after a nine weeks illness with a
disease the physicians could not diagnose.
He leaves wife and seven children. He
was born March 10, 1899. at Brownsville,
Fayette County, Pa. In his youth he was
a companion and playmate of James G.
Blaine, who was also born in that
city. When old enough he was
apprenticed to the printers trade
and learned the art in the Of
flee of the Brownsville Clipper In
October of 1857 he came to Kansas, set
ting at Atchison. He worked fora short