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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
WELL, WELL, WE'LL
Republican Organ Attacks Pension
Commissioner Raum.

Either Pension Commissioner Raum
should resign or his son John should 20
out of the pension business There
| ought to be sufficient sense OF the pro-
prieties of life in the family to force one
Of them to quit.
ltappears that man named Wilkin.
son and Mr.. John Raum have gone into
the pension and bounty claims business,
the senior partner having an office in
the little village of Mount Carmel in
TINS State, and the junior partner hay
Ing one in Washington, and looking
after cases before a bureau where his
father is Commissioner and one of his
brothers clerk. The irm is advertis-
Ing over Illinois and probably over the
country.
1t is not at ali probable that Messrs.
Wilkinson 81 Raum have any special
facilities for getting business attended
to at the Pension Bureau. 1t would be
hazardous to favor them at the expense
of other claim agents. Still, the name
OF public officer is being used to get
business for a firm of which his son is
one OF the members. The old soldiers
will believe that an agent who is so near
to the Commissioner must have advan-
tages which others do not possess. 1t
comes close, therefore, to being case of
getting business under false pretenses.
A son who had any delicacy of feeling
would not do any thing which would
subject his father to unjust but natural
suspicious. A father who cared much
for his good name would not tolerate
for a moment the attempt on the part
OF son to trade on it. The members of
the Raum family seem to have thick
hides, however, and they may not mind
what the outside world is saying SO long
as the cash comes in.
General Raum went into Office under
favorable circumstance He had made
good record in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. He succeeded the surplus
BUSTER" Tanner, whose administration
OF the office had been marked by irreg-
ularities, such as the rerating of pen
slons, but for some time back the pres
ent incum bent has been the object OF
charges in and out of Congress, and to
some of them he has male no reply. So
far as these accusations limited at mis-
conduct nobody who knew him be.
lieved them. When he was accused of
peddling out among his clerks the stock
of company in which he was inter-
ested he denied it, and his denial was
| believed
But in the light of this unrebuked ap-
pearance of his son as q pension agent
at a time when the business, owing to
the passage of the dependent act, is to
be most profitable one, it is difficult
to see how far General Raum's denials
of past charges can be given much
weight He has shown too plainly that
he has not high standard of official
propria ty-that he is willing to put up
with suspicion and distrust, so that
some member of his family may make
little money out OF the old soldiers.
His course is notifying to every Illi-
noisan. Chicago Tribune (Rep}.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
Charming Gowns for Late Summer,

Printed mousseline delaines are
aressy, cooler even than alpaca, and
also very much worn. Many women
prefer them to foulards, which soon
lose their dressing and look limp and
worn. The blue and white and green
and white foulards have also lost caste.
from being greatly reduced in price
and becoming quite livery at the
various resorts. The delaines are al
most invariably ribbon trimmed, and
show some exceedingly delicate and
beautiful colorings and designs. Tho
favorite patterns are detached punches
OF flowers or sprays. The very largo
struggling devices which were popular
last year are not much affected this sea.
s0n.-N. Y. Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
DEMOCRATIC FARMERS.
Can They Better Themselves by JOHNS: .
| New Party?

| ANS" SEtJ
The silly report that there is figh,
on between the Democratic and Farm,
ers' Union LABOR party is entirely I'M
founded. The truth is the essential
principles of the two parties are the
same, and the question is, can Demo.
cratic farmerj better themselves by
leaving their party and going to some
other? Tho Republican party is re-
sponsible for the hard times and scarcity
of money in the West. Farmers who
have voted that ticket have abundant
right to complain. as they have not
been represented at all. The men they
have elected to law-making bodies have
never taken into account their interests
and wishes, but have wholly ignored
them. On the other hand this is not
true of Democrats. Democratic legis.
lators have done their utmost to EN-.
body into laws for the past thirty years
the very measures witch the Western
people are so earnestly demanding now.
They were unable to do SO, however,
because the party has not had com.
plete control OF the Government since
the war.
AS a sample of some of the legisla-
ton passed by Democratic legislative
bodies. take the work of the indiana
Legislature two years ago. Among
the important laws passed by it were
the following:
l. The new school-book law, which
reduces the cost of text books forty Del
cent
2. The Australian election system
which will prevent fraud at the polls
3. The payment of wages every two
weeks to employees.
Other laws might be cited, but these
are sufficient for the present. They
are all in the interest of the people and
what they have been demanding. In
Missouri, a Democratic State. the only
law so far passed in the United States
against trusts, an antitrust law can be
found which confscates the property
of these oppressive organizations, and
which has served to compel them tc
quit operating in that State. So, BY
careful inquiry, the Democratic farmer
and laborer will find that his party has
done all in its power to forward his in.
terests, always meeting with the united
opposition of Republican Legislators.
What then has Democratic farmer
or laborer to gain in leaving his party
to vote a third ticket? Nothing.
Republican, however, has the best rea
sons to leave his party. If the Repub-
can farmers of this county are homes,
and sincere in advocating the princip les
enunciated by the f. NJ. B. A., and
Farmers Alliance, we do not under.
stand how they can ever consistently
vote a Republican ticket again. If the
measures advocated by these orders are
in their interest, then of necessity the
measures that have been passed and
are being voted for now by the Repub
lican party arc directly against theil
interests, while those of the Democrat
ic party are in harmony with them
This is a serious subject, and should be
the object of serious consideration or
the part of every voter.-Washington
Qnd. Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
Disease Communicated by Fish.

Fish are subject to the same diseases
which prevail among other animals and
are thus in the same degree liable to
communicate disease to those who par.
take of them unless so thoroughly
cooked that all parasitic germs will ba
killed. A gentleman who has been
making scientific study of the fish in
New York harbor finds that among these
alone there exists over thirty different
kinds of parasites. Epidemics have
sometimes prevailed among fish to the
extent of killing them in vast numbers
so that they were washed upon the
shores in great heaps, as off the coast OF
the Carolinas few years ago.-From a
Lecture by DR.. j. H. Kellogg.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
PITH AND POINT.

-"And, Alphonse, do you think you
can love me little when l am old?'
"Yes, very."-Boston Times.
Never get mad when tho other fel.
low does. Wait until he cools off, and
then you will have the field to youself.
Texas siftings.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES began life as a
clerk, did you not?" Merchant-"No,
sir; began life as king. was the
first baby.-Terre Haute Express.
-Jenks-"Winks married woman
of intellect, didn't he?" Blinks-"I
don't know. Why?" Jenks-'I notice
he never has any buttons on his
clothes. IN. Y. Weekly.
-'By the way, how is Higgins?
heard he was az Deaths door," 81 don't
know about that but the last time I
saw him he was on the step pulling the
doctors bell. "-Philadelphia Times.
Farmer Wayback-"All my pigs
broke out last night and the constable
put them in the pound" Farmer Wise
Take care of the pens and the
pounds will take care of themselves. ~
Puck.
in the Sanctum-"Wbat do you mean
by saying that the author of this story
IS young man of twenty? He is sixty
four years of age" 'You forget He
was twenty when the story was accept
ed.-N. Y. Sun.
-.Spacer-"Oh, we'll, I don't care
whether you accept my jokes or not.
| can sell them elsewhere" Ed
itor--'I dare say you can. What has
been done once can be done again, and
all these jokes have been sold before"
Epoch.
She had sent off telegram and was
waiting for an answer. Suddenly the
peculiar halting click of the receiving
machine sounded in the office, and she
aid to her companion: ''That's from
George, know. / can tell his stutter."
Philadelphia Times.
-Magazize Editor-"Great Lucifer!
man, we can't accept such poem as
that" >Poet-"Why? think it one OF
the best things l have ever done"
Magazine Editor-"Bah,it it's too simple.
Why, our readers would understand what
it means the first time they read it,
"A Williamsport girl, who, in the
matter of beauty and effectionate exu-
berance, was not to say fresh as first
love and rosy as the dawn" was asked
why she did not get married, and this
is what she said in reply: Il have con-
siderable money Of my own, have a
parrot that can swear and e monkey
that chews tobacco. so that / have no
need Of a husband. oil City Blizzard.
Sweet Girl Graduate-"rm SO glad
you liked my essay on The Philoso-
phical and Religious Thought of tho
Ancient Etruscans.' Do you know I'm
going to send it to journal in the city
of Washington for publication" Friend
81 certainly would do SO, as the essay
shows you to be a soundly and thor
oughly-educated American woman"
Sweet Girl Graduate-"By the way,
what state is Washington in?-Amer.
lea.
Brethren and sisters" and the pa
tent old pastor buttoned his thread
bare coat closer about his spare form, II
notice that members of this congrega-
ton are shivering from the cold. +
should have replaced the broken pane
of glass in this window behind me
weeks ago with rags if they could have
been spared from the family wardrobe.
The collection for foreign missions will
now be taken up.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
A SHOPPING INCIDENT.
Experiences of Busy Woman Whose
Time Was Precious.


Time Was Precious.
She was a busy woman, getting
ready to go away for the summer, and
time was precious, but she must buy,
before she went a pair Of new corsets.
''P. D., size 90" She stepped into
large dry goods. establishment on Wash
ington street, and went to the corset
counter. The ladies who were there to
sell corsets were all busy, but finally
one concluded to stop gossipping long
enough to ask what was wanted.
"a pair of corsets, please. P. D., size
o." humbly answered the little woman,
glad that at last her presence had be.
come known.
The saleslady languidly turned over
the stock in intervals of her continued
gossip, and at last produced P. d.
pair.
eyes, but that's size 49,"
swell, we haven't got any % down
here. Here, boy, go upstairs and get
some P. D. corsets, sizes 81, % and %,
several of each"
The busy woman, after waiting for the
boy until she nearly fell off the stool
through WEAKNESS, went over to the
| hustle counter, the shirt counter and
the sacque counter to while the time
away, and by and by returned to the
corset counter.
Has the boy come back yet?"
No, he has not.
when is he likely to return?"
(meekly.)
''When he is ready" (toploftically.)
The afternoon wore away The boy
ut last returns with four pairs Of corsets
which he deposited on the counter, re.
marking that there was not any size %
upstairs, and the saleslady looked at
the busy woman with glance in which
triumph was strangely ming led with in.
| difference.
"Oh," gasped the would-be customer,
r''how wish had known that half an
/ hour ago. need not then have wasted
all this time.''
Slowly, oh, so slowly. the dignified
saleslady turned to the counter, opened
box and disclosed ''P. D., size a."
"Why, did the boy bring that2"
'.Nc."
ibid you have it here all the timer"
HYes"
| "But why did you not give it to me
when you knew was in..such a hurry?''
''We don't serve our customers with
electricity" remarked the saleslady as,
with crushing manner and aspect and
tone she turned away. She conde'
scended, however, after awhile, &c
come back and deliver the package
and the change, after which she re.
sumed her sadly interrupted gossip
while the busy woman made rapit
transit out OF the store. "~Boston Hsi
ID
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t seems to be settled that State
rights are for Northern States. The
South must contentitself with National
| rule.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
-Vice-President Morton is not one
of those prohioitionists who carry water
on both shoulders. One of his shoulders
he devotes to alcoholic mixtures. -Cour.
| ier-Journal.
THAT stanch Republican paper.
the Philadelphia American, advises all
Republicans to vote the Democratic
Gubernatorial ticket this time. Things
seem all ready for tidal wave'' in
the Keystone State.-Bos ton Globe.
$50 there will be no Pattison men
and no Wallace men in the Pennsyl.
vania Democracy. They are all Demo,
| Gratis.
"We will unite the white rose and the red,
Smile Heaven upon this; fair conf unction."
N Y. Sun.
The New York Tribune editorially
inquiries: who says it is force bill?''
Well, leaving out a few millions OF
Democrats, the Pioneer-Press OF
Minnesota says so, and Murat Halstead
of Brooklyn and Cincinnati says so.-
Washington Critic.
WHY should the House or the
administration be expected to take
notice of the scandalous conduct OF
Pension Commissioner Raum? Is he
not Republican, engaged in distribute
ing the surplus among his own rela-
tions and clients and the pension raid
ers?-N. Y. World.
The force bill will produce Fam
other crop of carpet baggers, but they
will not find the South of 1865 in 1890,
and it would be we'll enough for them
to exercise degree of caution when
they approach Kemper County.
vile Times.
In an interview with the Roches.
ter Union (Dem.) Bob Ingersoll says:
II believe in protecting what are called
the infant industries, but after these
infants get to be six feet nigh and
wear No. 12 boots is about time to stop
rocking the cradle, especially when the
infant tells you that if you stop rock.
ing he will get out of the cradle and
kick your head off"
The Republican party. as it is or
ganizea and inspired, is party of war,
pestilence and mine It's sectional
policy is aimed at the destruction of the
South. Its economic policy will surely
bring ruin to the North. All that is re.
quired to fulfill its mission is time, and
when the people of the United States
awaken some fine morning to find their
Treasury empty, the South in flames,
and the wolf at the door they will rise
up even in New England and rend the
authors of their misery limb from limb.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Even tAat stanch Republican or
gan, the Independent, agrees that "the
vindlcation of Quay by the Republican
convention in Pennsylvania has been re-
ceiVed with something like dismay by
some OF the most loyal and devoted ad.
herents of the Republican party IN that
State" And it regards the possibility
of Pattison's election over Quay's man,
Delamater, as consummation devoutly
to be wished by all good Republicans
Chicago America
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
Al to Measures.

School-Teacher-Johnny, what does
the word meter mean?
Johnny-A measure.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Johnny, what
do they measure with the meter?
Johnny-Gas, electricity, water and
poetry.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
No idea Of It.

Husband lat a. m.)-Are you going
to let me stand here and pound on this
door the whole night, my dear?
Wife-Why, of course not intend
to hail the first policeman / sec and
have you locked up.-N, y. World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
A Practical Girl.

Young Miss Wilgus-Where are you
going, papa?
Rev. Mr.. Wilgus-To the temperance
meeting. We intend to inaugurate
movement to save the young men of tho
country.
Young Miss Wilgus-Try and save
nice one for me, will you, dear papa?-
The Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-20
He Would Not Do.

eyes, said the president of the base
ball club, 1--WE need good catcher, and
perhaps you will suit. What expert.
ence have you had with the game?'
None at all, sir" replied the appli-
can't; "the fact is, have been detec-
tive"
20, you won't do. We want CATCH
er who can catch. The Jury.
"A boy easy onclothes meyer amounts
to much; but then, as they say about
spooks, there amt No SIGH. Rams
Horn.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-24
SAN FRANCISCO market.

SAN FRANCISCO. November 22d
FL0UR-Lower. Net cash price for Family
Extras, 81 1904 . p Dbl: Bakers Extras, "a 05
a Is: Superhne, 1903 %.
WHEAT-A better feeling prevailed to day
though business was light. 1t looks, however,
as If next week there would be some improve
ment in trade and possibly. in prices We
quote: No. White, 81 80; choice, 81 5is1; mill
ing, 81 S714d1 40 p etl.
BARLEY-Prices at the close OF the week do
not show quite so much buoyancy as at the
opening. We quote prices: No; Feed, 81 5211az;
choice,L 81 $50; common grade, 81 so; Brew
ing. 81 571a41 60 for fair 10 good and
81 621aQi 90 choice; Chevalier, 81 50Gl 6259 2
ctl, as to quality.
ceipts include 1000 centals from oregon. Sur.
prise, 81 95G2 OH; milling, 81 90a2 05; good
TO choice feed, 81 sO91 S715; fair, 81 70@l ~;
Gray, 81 721S9i 50; Black, 81 SOAP 10 p ctl.
ket drags. The best bid to-day was 81 So Z ctl.
CRACKED CORN-Quotsble at 331 > ton.
oILCAKE MEAL-Quotable at s25@27 p ton
from the mills.
CHOPPED FEED-Quotable at s27G2s p ton.
CORNMEAL = Millers quote feed at 500
80 81 p ton: fine kinds for the table, in large
and small packages, S74S4c q n.
SEEDS-We quote: Mustard, Brown, 50 SOFAS:
Yellew,s2 S5@2 40 Rctl; Canary, S@314c; Hemp
514@4e; Rape, 81 50@2 50; Timothy. 5149515c;
Alfalfa, S9s14e q b; Flax, 81 50@2 65 3 ctl.
MIDDLiNGS-Prices easy. Quotaole at $3.50
HAY-we quote: Wheat, sl4@1s; Wild Dat.
sl0Gl4 50; Barley, sl0@14; Alfalfa, sl2G13 .
ton.
sTRAw-Quotable at 7o@sOc p bale.
HOPS-Nominal ct So @ioc 4 %.
BRAN-A light consignment arrived from
Oregon today by steamer. Quotaole at s21G2l so
p ton.
RYE-Receipts to-day were nearly 5000 cts
Quotable at 81 35G1 375& 2 ell.
BUCkWHEAT-Quota at 81 90G2 2 ctl.
GROUND BARLEY-Quotable at s3StGSi .
ton.
PoTAToEs-Prices are fairly firm all round
River Reds, SOL 05; Early Rose, 70675c; Garnet
Chile, 9OcGsl; Peerless, 6ecGsl; Burbanks, 75e
GS1 s.; Sweet, 81 50dS 25 p etl.
oNIoNS-Hold up well. Quotable at s3aS so
z ctl
DRIED PEAS-We quote: Green, 81 COOP 75;
Blackeye. 81: Niles, 81 9062 > ell.
BEANS-We quote: Bayos 81 1904 25; Butter
small, IS bid; PINK. s2@2 81; Red, 81 S5@s;
Lima, S. %; Pea, 81 S-G2 95: small White. 81 50
O. 65 2 ctl-
Tomatoes, 60@75c = box;
Egg Plant, coarse 2 box; Lima Beans
4@4Mc p h; Turnips, 75c 2 ctl; Beets,
81 q sack; Carrots, feed, 30@s0c: PaTsnips, 81 25
p ctl; Cabbage, 50G60c Q ctl; Garlic, 71a9l0c
= %: Caulihower, 50G60c p dozen: Green
Peppers, 40G6Oc q box; Dry Peppers, l2c: Dry
0kra, 6Gsc p d: Marrowfat Squash, sl09l2
. ton.
FRUIT-No changes of consequence. We
quote as follows: Raspberries, sl0a14 q chest
Grapes 40d65c for Muscats, 40965c for Rose OF
Peru. 10000 for Black Malvoise, coarse for To-
kay, 50G90c for Connection, 40G65c for Verdel;
Apples, 4061T5c p box for common to good, SIG
Is for choice: Pears, SOL rs for large
boxes; Strawberries, SlS915 for large varieties;
Mexican Lines. s5G6 p box; Lemons. Sicily,
g. 50&S so; California Lemons, 500; Bananas,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-24
nobson and the Rats.

The following story Is from Henry HlT-
mans Between the Whiffs;'
The Theater ROYAL, Leeds, was infested
by plague of rats. and Mr.. Hobson, the
lessee, having called in a famous rat-catcher
of the town, chuckled over having made a
most profitable agreement. The man con-
tracted to clear the theater of the rodents
for the sum of fye'shillipgs. As matter
of fact, when Ho6son entered the theater
the next morning he found the man
seated in the pit with great writhing,
seething sackful Of the live little beasts.
He eyed the slender prison house Of his
quondam enemies with grim smile and
paid the FIVE shillings.
But tell me- he added, having parted
with his money, "why don't YOU kill the
beasts? Why do you take them away
alive -
q sell 'em to t dog fighters, I do.
There's nigh on a hundred on EN-, and
they brings me tuppence piece" the man
replied.
Hobson scratched his gray poll. He had
evidently been cheated. "Ah +" he said,
"that amt fair. / can't let you take EN-
away without giving me share" THAT
be hanged for tale - the man retorted
a rats is minep ooh, no." Joe insisted
"they are my rats; they were caught or
my premises, and want my share of the
price"
Argument and wrangling were both I'M
awaiting; the two were equally stubborn
s.Pm tired o this" the rat-eatcher ex
claimed at last: "tek you publishing rats
and with this he turned over his bag and
emptied the lot into the pit. The Theatel
ROYAL Leeds, was never cleared Of then
until il was burned down.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-24
Even with the Bagg Family.

'Now, madam said the attorney for the
defendant 10 a little, wiry, black eyed,
fidgety woman who had been summoned
as a witness in a breach of the peace case,
"you viii please give in your testimony in
as few words as possible You know the
defendant
"Know who?"
"The defendant-Mr. Joshua Bagg?'
Gosh Baggl / guess l 40 know him,
and knowed his daddy afore him, and I
don't know nothing to the credit of either
of en-. and l don't think"
"We don't want to know what you
think, madam. Please say yes or mo- to
my question"
"What question:"
do YOU know Mr.. Joshua Bagg?"
"Don't l know i'm, though? Well, l
should smilel You ask Josh Bagg if he
knows me. Ask him if he knows any
thing bout tryin' to cheat pore wilder
like me out of two-year-old steer. Ask
him il"
MADAM, l."
aAsk him whose land he got his cord
wood of of last spring and why he hauled
it in the night. Ask his wife, Betsey
Bagg, if she knows anything about slippin'
into neighbours paster lot and milking
three cows on the sly. Ask"
"See here, madam"
''Ask Josh Bagg about that uncle of his
that died in the penitentiary out West.
Ask him about lettin' his pore old mother
die in the pore-house. Ask Betsey Bagg
about putting a big brick into lot OF
buttar She sold last IN II p
MADAM, tell you"
''See if Josh Bagg knows anything
about feeding ten head of cattle all the
salt they would eat and then letting them
swill down all the water they could hold
just fore he driv them into town and sold
EN-. See what he's got to say to thatw
That has nothing to do with the case.
| want you to"
"Then there was old Azrael Bagg, own
uncle to Josh, got rid out of his own ma
| tive town on a rail tween two days, and
Betsy Bagg's own brother got ketched in
q neighbours hen house at midnight. Ask
Josh
Madam, what do you know about this
case?"
~ don't known the first livin' thing
bout it, but Ill bet Josh Bagg is guilty
whatever it is. The fact is, I've owed
them Baggses a grudge for the last ff
teen year, and got myself called up as q
witness on purpose to git even with 'em
and / feel I've done it. Good Bye
Detroit Free Press.