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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
PENNY PHOTOGRAPHS.
Tho Latest Fad in the Ubiquitous Auto
matte Delivery Machine.

matte Delivery Machine.
The latest fad in the penny automatic
delivery box will be placed before the
long-enduring public in this city short
ly in the shape of ortrait-making
machine. The machine is a unique af-
fair and one that will probably be great
ly patronized. The machine is in the
form of large square box mounted on
a hollow pedestal. On the front center
is small lens, surmounted by MIR
ror, and slot for the penny is in the
cop left-hand corner.
Tho person to be photographed takes
his stand in front of the lens, with his
back to post or rail fixed at distance
of three feet from the machine, and adj
iusts himself so that his full face shall
be reflected in the mirror. With mis-
left hand he drops penny in the slot
and remains motionless for five seconds,
when the sound of bell announces
that the impression is complete. In
forty seconds moro the finished photo
graph, on metal plate, drops through
the delivery hole on to small shelf
and the process is complete. The inn
pressfons resemble those of the cheap
glass position photographs, only that
tin-plate is substituted for glass.
The mechanism is at present secret,
but the principle appears to be that OF
IA rotary arm, which carries the plate
through series Of chemical baths till
tho impression is developed and fixed.
The machine, it is thought, will give
good satisfaction to all of those who are
in the habit of dropping cent into the
slot machines. A company will place
the machine upon the market in this
country and Europe at about the same
time. Between these machines and
the amateur photogra pliers, which are
swarming the country in numbers, the
professionals will be badly pressed for
work -Philadelph Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
DRIFT OF OPINION.

Quay believes in the early
ing movement as applied to the mouth.
Philadelphia Times.
The tariff does not bring down
the price of woolens, but it brings
down the wooden mills.-Bangor (Me.)
Courier.
Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson says he is not going to resign.
There are several more postmasters TIC
decapitate, and Clarkson is too thrifty
an official to leave his work half done.
Madison wis Mail.
Whether Democrats majority is
roo or 7, 900 makes no difference to the
Republicans who want his seat in Con.
gress. A wink from Quay and a nod
from Dudley overcomes 1000 majority
in twinhling. 1t beats buying Blocks
of Five.-St. Louis Republic.
Modern methods in our National
House of Representatives are fairly pre-.
scented in this formula: You may speak
five minutes pop, bat must shut up in
a couple of days, for we intend to pass
the bill then, if we have to count a
quorum!' O! tempora! 0! mores!-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"A Nebraska farmer jotted down
the tariff taxes on the goods he used for
a year, and made @ total of $142.02. His
other taxes, paid to county and State,
were only SOS It's, perhaps, unnec.
essary to add that he is now an ardent
tariff reformer. Go thou and do like
wise.-St Louis Chronicle.
At this time the genuinely good
policy of protecting American industry
| is in danger, not from what the free
traders are doing, but from what the
Mckinley group of so-called statesmen
are doing to create and foster trusts and
to destroy foreign competition in the
home markets .-Philadelphia Tele.
graph.
-"Ever since I have been in tAe
Post-office Department" says Headsman
Clarkson, 81 have worked from twelve
to fourteen hours day." Not even
Danton, Marat and Robespierre, work.
ing on the cooperative plan and sitting
up late nights to dispatch unfinished
business, ever accomplished so much
between sunrise and sunrise. brooklyn
Eagle.
Congressman Walker, Massa-
chusetts manufacturer, says that "the
workmen get every dollar of the in
crease of price on account of the tariff. y
Why, certainly. The magnificent town
houses the country and seaside palaces,
the yachts and fast horses and the pur-
pie and fine linen generally OF the pro
tected wage earners are known to all
observers N Y. World
Mr. Blaine has confidentially in
for ned friend in Maine that he shall
not be a candidate for the Presidential
nomination in 1892. This time Mr.,
Blaine is undoubtedly sincere. Men
less experienced in politics and less
familiar with the Harrison Administra
ton than he already see early that
there is no possibility of tn. election Of
Ia Republican in 1892, Chicago Herald
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
The Length of Pastoral Calls.

How long should pastoral call be?
A Massachusetts, clergyman settles this
question in an original way. He has a
fine dog which always accompanies him
in his pastoral calls, nesting down in
the parlor beside his master in respect
full silence. When the dog brain, with
the absolute accuracy of dog instinct,
decides that the proper limit of the call
is reached, he lifts his head, rises erect,
puts his nose on his masters knee and
winks at him, saying: Chimes up"
And, thereupon, the good man makes
his adieus and gracefully departs. How
much better this is than the further
consultation of . watch.-'N. Y. Trib-
gna.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
1HE MoRIBuND sURPLyS.
Facts and Figures Which Should see
People to thinking.

Facts and Figures Which Should got
People to Jhinkng.
In his annual report Secretary Win
dom stated that the aggregate receipts
into the treasury from all sources during
the last fiscal year were SSs7, O5O, O3o,
and the total expenditures, including
sinking fund, were 1929, $40, $685. leaving
clear surplus of S57, 40, 1870.
The Secretary also reported the aggra-
gate receipts, actual and estimated, for
the fiscal year which ends with this
month at $685., 900, 900 and the aggregate
expenditures, including sinking fund,
at S341, 321, III, leaving clear surplus
of S43, 67S SS3
The Secretary also estimated that the
aggregate receipts for the next fiscal
year would be $685., 0Oo, 600, and the ex-
penditures, including sinking fund,
sail, $50, AIS, leaving surplus of $43,-
500, 522. And the President embodied
these figures in his message, adding the
remark that this estimated surplus for
next year sis more likely to be in
creased than reduced VIXEN the actual
transactions are written rs"
In the light of events since the report
and the message were written, what is
now the prospect in regard to the in
crease or reduction of the surplus?
During the current year the receipts
have exceeded the estimates. For the
expired eleven months of the year they
were 1864, 5S7, 600, which would indicate
total for the yearof about 1897, 700, 900.
If the revenue laws should remain I'M
changed we might expect revenue
next year of 100000 900, and perhaps
| somewhat more.
Now as to expenditures The appro-
priation bills, all of which have been
| framed and most of which have been
passed or reported, call for $41O,-
SEQ, O13, including permanent approprl-
ations and sinking fund. The
river and harbor bill and the additional
pension bill are likely to call for Still
more before they become laws, swelling
the total to some Sil5, 600, 600, and per-
haps more. The prospect is, therefore,
that instead of surplus in excess of
the estimates we shall have deficit OF
$40, 900, 900 or SIS, 900, 900, even allowing
for revenue SIS, 100000 or $50, 600, 600
in excess of the estimates.
But it is Mr.. McKinley's latest esti-
mate that his bill will cut off between
$50, 900, 600 and $50, 000,0 900 Of revenue.
This means a deficit OF S60,000,00 to
S75, 900, 900 in case the bill becomes a
law, or deficit of $1,000, 900 to $780,
900, 600 even if the payments into the
sinking fund should be suspended.
A Republican Congress at the very
outset of its career proposes to expend
nearly $40, 0O0,OO more than its Dem
ocratic predecessor appropriated for this
year and upward Of $50, oo0,0 900 more
than it appropriated for the year be-
FORE
How do the people relish such extrav-
agance? Some of them may say it is
immaterial because Congress can set the
presses in motion and print all the
money needed to cover any amount OF
deficit. But rational men know that
the money to meet these extravagant
expenditures must come out of the
pockets of taxpayers, and they will let
Congress know what they think about
it in about five months. Chicago
Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
CHARGES AGAINST RAUM.
The Pension Commissioner Makes Yer
Weak Defense.

Weak Defense.
The charges against General Raum,
the Commissioner of Pensions, are, first,
that he has borrowed $4,000 or some
large sum of money from George +.
Lemon, claim agent doing business
before his office or upon his .indorse-
ment. General Raum does not admit
nor does he deny this charge, but it is
probably true. He does assert, how
ever, that his private business relations
with Captain Lemon have no influence
whatever upon his official conduct, and
that Lemon has received no advantages
in. the Pension Office that are not en-
ioyed by other men in his profession.
Second, he is charged with soliciting
or allowing others to solicit subscrip-
lions from the clerks in his department
to the stock of company of which he
is president and one of the chief own
ers. This he denies and says that
if any clerks in the Pension Office
have bought stock in. the corporation
referred to-which is a refrigerator car
company-it has been done without his
knowledge or approval.
Third, he is charged with having
turned over to his son, John Raum, the
pension claims that were placed in his
hands for prosecution before he became
Commissioner, and with having given
these claims precedence over the cases
pending before the Office. This he
denies and says that the business his
son brings to the Office takes the same
course as the rest and is given no les.
and no greater advantages, but all the
grist that comes to the mill is treated
alike. ashington Letter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

strawberry Preserves: Toa quart OF
fruit allow three-fcGrtns of quart OF
sugar and nalf pint of water. Boil
the sugar and water to a sirup. put in
the berries, cook twenty minutes and
seal.
Green Pea Soup: Boil three pints OF
green peas in two quarts OF water Till
done. Drain them, saving all the
water in which they are cooked, and
press the peas through a PURGE sieve,
then mo1sten them with the water.
Heat the soup till it boils. Serve with
sippet of fresh bread.
Lamb Outlets: Trim outlets care
fully, lay them in little warm butter
for half an hour turning them several
times; then broil them on gridlron,
using care that they do not drip into
the fire; butter, pepper and salt each
one place on a warm platter, garnlsh
with parsley and lemon. boston Her.
aid.
Strawberry Acid: Dissolve four
ounces of citric acid in two quarts OF
water and pour over two gallons OF ripe
strawberries. After standing one day,
drain off the liquid, add one and one
half pounds of sugar to each pint OF
juice Boil, let stand three days and
bottle.-The Housekeeper.
Sage Custard: Soak two table,
spoonfuls of sage in half pint of cold
water for an hour and a half, then boil
it in the same water till it looks clear;
add tumbler of sweet milk and let this
boil for a minute or two, and sugar to
taste; when taken from the fire add one
well-beaten egg and flavor to taste.
Those who are in the habit of in
| dulging in raw onions, says me dical
man, may be consoled for the social dis
advantages which ensue by the fact
that onions are about the best nervine
known. No medicine is really so etlica-
cious in case of nervous prostration, as
they tone upa worn-outsystcm in very
short time.
The housekeeper must be exceed
ingly careful lest she pass the line be-
tween good taste and tawdriness. The
demarcation is not very exact, and it is
only by careful selection and a close
study of the capabilities of her room
that she can fit in them graceful airy
bits of furniture to keep them looking
graceful and airy.-Christian at Work.
-Hasty Mullins: Two cups flour, two
eggs, one tablespoonful mixed butter
and lard, two teaspoonfuls white sugar,
one teaspoonful baking-powder, salt,
spoonful salt, one cup milk. Into the
eggs, beaten very light, stir the melted
shortening, the sugar, the milk, and
the -four we'll mixed with the salt and
baking-powder. Stir we'll, and bake in
thoroughly creased tins.-Harpers
Bazaar.
If bread becomes too dry and stale,
no necessity of making buildings OF
toast Of it all, of which one tires of toe
much, but dip slices quickly in colo
water so they will keep their shape and
not get soaked, place in well-greaset
tin, ''cob-house" fashion, and set in the
oven until heated through. 1t is an i'm
provement on steamed bread, especially
in cold weather when steam is all objec
tion.-The Household.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
A DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT.
Mrs. Harrison's Acceptance of That Cape
May Cottage.

Mrs. Harrison'S Acceptance OF That cape
May Cottage.
Mrs. Harrison is the proud possessor
of cottage at Cape May, which was
gift from some Philadelphia gentlemen.
mistress of the White House, but she
was not sufficiently surprised to decline
acceptance of the deed to the proper
ty.
On the face of it this is private
transaction, with which the public has
no concern. But when we dive beneath
the surface we observe point that is
of public interest, and it is of that We
propose to speak.
If Mrs. Harrison were not the wife Of
the President of tho United States would
she to-day be the owner of the Cape May
cottage?
The good old lady is pretty we'll adj
vanced in life, and according to her own
statement this is the first piece of real
estate she ever owned. If she had con-
tinued to live in Indianapolis, as the
wife OF plain Lawyer Harrison, would
ever it have occurred to Mr.. Wanna
maker and his friends to present her
with home at famous summer re-
sort?
The point that the public is interest
ed in is the indirect method these Penn,
sylvania protectionists have adopted in
bribing the Chief Executive Of the Ma
ton. The Chief Magistrate of this
great country has no right to allow
himself to be placed under obligations
to any individual. This was the view
that Andrew Johnson took Of it when
some admiring friends presented him
with span Of horses soon after his in
auguration. He thanked the donors bu
declined the gift.
If the present of the Cape May cot
tage was intended as an expression 0
good will for Mrs. Harrison, the donor
took a most inopportune time to mani
fest their kindness. She needed it NOR
before she became the mistress of tn
Waite House than she does now, and
would come in better place to her afte
General Harrison's $4,000 salary ha
been stopped.
There would be no ground for crit
cism if she had received the gift eithe
before or after her residence in the Elk
ecutive mansion. But as things no,
stand, it was a very doubtful compli
ment Caesars wife should not only
be pure, but above suspicion.-St Pau
Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
POLITICS IN IOWA.
Republicans Disguised with Their Party
and the Mckinley Bill

Republicans Disgusted with Ihoir farty
and the Mckinley Bill
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, a leading
Republican paper of Iowa, publishes in
terviews with over one hundred repre-
sentative Republicans of that city with
reference to the protective tariff and
the Mckinley bill. The result is de-
cidedly suggestive. Iowa is State
heretofore considered solid for high pro-
tective tariffs. Yet of the Republicans
interviewed by the Gazette not eight
per cent. are in favor of the Mckinley
bill. The Gazette says with reference
to this showing:
Remember, those men are Republic
ans, not Democrats or mugwumps.
They mean business That few OF
them suggest even higher tariff than
the Mckinley bill is no surprise. For
there are good many people who act
ually believe in prohibitory tariff.
But the general showing is a powerful
knock at the Mckinley bill.
mo wonder there were five boilers
among the Iowa Congressman on some
features of the Mckinley bill, and we
have most reliable information that if
the Iowa and many other Congressman
were not sure the bill would be trampled
to death in the Senate, they would
openly bolt the whole business. But
Allison will tack it up. He is naturally
low tariff man, although he got off
badly since the last Presidential noml-
nation, as the managers of Iowa had
wrongfully led him into the belief that
Iowa was hot for high tariff. But he
has been home among his people since
then and learned a thing or two. Mark
these words, Allison will knock the
Mckinley bill higher than kite, and
come mighty near being nominated for
President in place of Mckinley, who is
fishing for the nomination with his pro-
lection bait"
Iowa is certainly not "hot for high
tariff" by any means. Neither are Min
nesota, North and South Dakota. If a
close canvass were made of even the
Middle States the high tariff contingent
would be found weakening. The change
is becoming more apparent daily. Not
only Senator Allison, but many other
leading Republicans, with clearer Wis
ion than Mckinley, read the unmistak-
able signs of the times and are act
Observation-Disclosures Journal
| (Rep.)
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
without the Peoples Consent.

The Mckinley tariff bill increases
the taxation of the people most griev-
ously.
1t was passed by the vote of 1875 Con-
gressmen from fourteen Northern
States, who represent 1856, 500 voters,
or 26, 900 each.
1t was opposed by forty-seven Demo-
cratic members from the same fourteen
Northern States, who represent 3,o74,'
l65 voters or 65, 40S.each.
1t had a majority of seventy-nine Re-
publican votes in the Congress by tn e
seventy-nine Republican members, from
seventy-nine districts, representing only
$3.50 votes each.
1t was passed, and it could only be
passed in opposition to the will of the
people by the shameless Republican
gerrymander of the North, through
which the Democratic voters of thirty,
eight Congressional districts have been
robbed of their representation in Con-
gress.-N. Y. World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
Intelligent People.

When an intelligent person makes up his
mind to try Smiths Tonic Syrup, made by
DR.. John Bull, of Louisville, KY, he will
not be persuaded by his druggist to take
druggist getting the medicine he wants,
even though he may have to wait a week for
it. When family has once used Smiths
Tonic Syrup and experienced its quick eff
feet in curing all symptoms of malaria,
chills and fever, summer colds, ETC., they
never allow themselves to be without
it An intelligent father would as soon be
without flour in the house as to be without
Smiths Tonic Syrup: The children like it
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

The most potent remedies for the cure OF
The first dose of DR.. Shallenberger's Anti
dote for Malaria was given, as an expert
ment, to an old lady almost dying from che
effects of Malaria, on whom Quinine acted
as Il poison. One dose cured her; and sin.
gle dose has cured thousands since. 1t is
the only known Antidote for the poison OF
Malaria. Sold by druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
sxrup Of Figs,

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
Juice of California figs, combined with the
Observation-Disclosures of plants known to be most
beneficial to the human system, acts gem
tly on the kidneys, liver and bowels, effect
ually cleansing the system, dispelling colds
and headaches, and curing habitual cong
tipatlon.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
The Demon of the Marsh.

The evil spirit that hovers about stag
nant pools and inundated lowlands, is no
materialized DOGGY, no phantasm of a dis.
ordered imagination, but power Of evil
far more malignant than any familiar ana
thematized by Cotton Mather. 1t is Malaria,
which has for it's destructive progeny fever
and ague, bilious remittent and dumb ague,
conquerable with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, as are dyspepsia, constipation, liver
complaint, etc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09
The Y.se ineton Post fRe]

The Vase lngton Post tRep)
thinks that toe Senate ought to take
into consideration the protest of the i'm
porters against the tariff bill. 1t adds:
"a defective or grossly unfair tariff law
passed by the present Congress would
be a great boon to the Democratic
party"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

Il, people generally would only try half as
hard to secure health as they do to obtain
wealth this would be one of the healthiest
countries on the face of the earth.-Scran-
ton Truth
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

"YoU seem to be pretty far gone," said
the almanac to tho calendar "Yes,n re-
piled the calendar, 81 fear my days are
numbered | think l had better turn over
q new leaf the first of the month n--Terre
Haute Express.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

Sic Novels Free will be sent by Cragin &
Co., Philada., Pa, to any one in the U. 3 or
Canada, postage paid, upon recelpG OF x; 4;
of rnyels on circulars around each bar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

MANY of the worm medicines and vermi-
fuges sold by druggists irritate the stomach
of little child. DR.. Bulls Worm De
stroyers never do. AS harmless as candy,
vet they never fail Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

ALL disorders caused by bilious state of
the system can be cured by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. Nopain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their use. Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

"HERE, waiter, is dollar for tip. I've
just been looking over the bill of fare. Now,
tell me honest, what you can recommends
other staurant ''-Flicgcnde Batter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

The man who boasts that he wants but
little here below is always complaining
when he hasn't plenty Of room in crowded
railway carriage.-Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

LITTLE tin makes the nutmeg crater
1t also makes it finer. And it is the same
way with man, when you como to think
of it.-Terre Haute Express.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

THE husbands who kick vigorously If
their wives ask them to carry home pack
age only. three inches square, will carry
home big, heavy 'soriginal package" with
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

A MAN can not 'srest assuredn Just be-
cause he has taken out an insurance policy
on his life. He is compelled to hustle in
order to keep up his payments
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

THOSE who wish to practice economy
should buy Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Forty pills in vial; only one pill dose.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

IT is unfortunately the case that only too
many people interpret the words, ebay of
rest, TO mean the privilege of going to sleep
in church.-Philadelph Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

ONE of the most deplorable results of
"man's inhumanity to man." is the demand
which it creates for lawyers.-Van Dorn's
Magazine.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

MY wife had chills and fever for nearly a
year and tried every thing. AT last Smiths
Tonic Syrup broke them. l now prescrlb,e
it in my practice.-A. W. TRAITS, NJ. d., Sill
yer Lake, Kan
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

IT is not always proper to address the
young man behind the soda fountain as
doctor, even though he is q izzicnn. To
sedO Blade
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-07-09

WE will give 500 reward for any case OF
catarrh that can not be cured with Halls
Catarrh Cure. Taken internally.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, 0.