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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
on THE ROAD TO RUIN.
Honest Elem Everywhere Are Tired OF
Republican Corruption.

The Republican majority of the Seq
ate of the United States, animated by
the same unreasoning partisanship
which has induced the Republican ma
iority in the House to unseat Democrats,
has refused admission to Messrs Clark
and McGinnis, Democratic Senator'S
elect, and has seated Messrs. Sanders
and Power, Republicans. A fair-mind-
ed man who attentively followed the
controversy might reasonably reach the
conclusion that neither set of Senators
was strictly entitled to seats. A reso-
luton was offered to that effect, but it
was defeated by a strict party vote, and
so the Republicans gain two Senatorial
votes, to be cast by two men who repre-
sent Democratic State.
The Republicans in both houses thus
acting are cumulating reasons for the
overwhelming defeat of their party
in the Congressional elections to
be. held this fall. Mr.. Speaker Reed
is welding the gavel of the National
House for the last time. Such a
tidal wave asswept over the Republican
party in 1874 will ingulf it again. There
is little doubt that the Democratic ma
iority in the next House will not be less
than fifty. The party that promotes the
corrupters of elections, that to gain vot-
ers ignores the claims of Democratic
Territory while admitting new States
with bizarre or dangerous constitutions,
that 10 stifle the minority departs from
the parliamentary construction which
has obtained unbroken for hundred
years, that mocks the demand for re-
duced taxation with vicious tariff legis-
lation proposing netincrease in levies,
that proposes extravagant appropria-
tions, that prostitutes the civil service to
partisan ends, that while decrying fos.
tiers trusts and monopolies, that
brides from the public exchequer the
pension-hunting, the subsidy-demand-
ing, the tariff-asking class-this party,
degenerate, extravaganza, corrupt, is
doomed to defeat Chicago Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
Hereditary Flood Poison.

Many of the evils of life are inherited
Parents transmit to their children q state
of blood impurity. What a fearful heritage
to bequeath an innocent child! Scrofula,
skin diseases, erysipelas, sore eyes, ring
worm, letter, eczema, scald head, scabby
aud consumptive tendencies, etc, all of
which make life miserable, and the victim
prey to designing quacks. 1t is surely a
disgrace that this should be SO. 1t is mani
testify the duty of every one to keep their
blood pure and their systems in condition
of good health. Nature has given us kindly
herbs that will accomplish this if properly
used. The best are used with careful selec-
ton in that compound known as DR.. Bulls
Sarsaparilla. There is no phase of blood
poison this incompatible Alternative will
not relieve. If a sufferer from blood
disease, you do yourself great injustice if
you fail to try it.-Sprmgteld Express
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

These lines Of Pinckney bring before tho
mental vision woman Of SURPRISING tcau-
ty, challenging admiration and homage.
This sentimental tribute was, no DOUBT,
worthily bestowed by the poet, buS 1T IS q
prosaic fact that large numbers of our ta an;
country women are deficient in personal
charms, because they do not try and con, con,
ouer the disorders peculiar to their sex, and
from which SO many Of them suffer mar
tyrdom. As it is the ambition OF every
woman to look her best, let the afflicted
ones use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
and thus recover their health, without
which there can be no beauty.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is ie-
Compounded by an experienced physician
end ADAPTED to womaa's delicate organIl:Sa'
ton. It is purely vegetable in composition
and perfectly harmless in any. condition Of
the system. Contains no alcohol to inebri
ate; no syrup or sugar to fsrn'ent in tho
stomach and dcrange digestion.
AS an invigorating tonic, it import:
strength to tho whole system. For over
worked, WORKOUT" rundown dssnii
tated teachers, nlilliners, drcss,na'iers
seemstresses, "shop girls" housokeepers
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
TRANSFERRING ABROAD.

THE five elevators In the ElT1el tower
made profit of $l,2O0,000 during the
French exposition.
THE Watkin tower, which will be
erected in London and ovcrtop the Eiffel
tower by 335 feet, is to have six legs in
stead of four. 1t will cost about 81, 20O,-
900.
SINCE the first of January the French
Government has the exclusive monopoly
of the manufacture of matches within
it's jurisdiction. 1t has established seven
factories, in which it employs 1,70O
workmen.
TIE telegraph postal card is great
convenience in Paris. Open cards OF this
kind are delivered anywhere in Paris
within an hour after they are mailed,
for six cents; closed ones, giving as
much room as an ordinary letter, for ten
cents.
A FRENCH girl stole scvcn different
poems from Whittier's published efforts
and had then, printed in Paris papers
and magazines as her own, and even
when an American showed up the steal
she boldly claimed that Whittier stole
| from her.
TIE Car of Russia has ordered that
all clothes made for himself and family
shall be of Russian material and made
by Russian hands. His wife is much
annoyed at this decree. Hcr Majcsty's
best dresses have always come direct
| from Paris.
IT is alleged that the Justification OF
English coins by clipping and counter
feiting has gone to greater extent dur
| ing tho last few years than for long
time before, and that such things have
got to such a pass that it is hardly safe te
accept coins at all.
A CONFERENCE held in Berlin has de
cided that in Germany children shall
not be employed under twelve years o.
age, and then only for six hours day
up to fourteen. Women and children
not to be employed in mines; and work
inc Sunday is to be prohibited for wo
men and children.
THE attempt to starta Robert Elsmer(
religion in London has been partia
failure. 1t is much easier to mako such
a negative creed a success in q novel
where disagrccablc facts can be ignored
than in real life. 1t seems that tho
enterprise laGs because of the lack OF
prophet" In the meanwhile the
money sunk in it is dead loss.
A LECTURE course known as tho "Mer
chants Lecture" has been given in Lon
don for 900 years. 1t was founded II
the reign of Charles II. by merchants
with tho professed design of "upholdint
the doctrines Of the reformation
against the errors OF popery, socialism
and infidelity." Lecturers of to-da,
arc weekly carrying on tho purpose o
tho founders.
THE widow of merchant and he
daughter arrived at the Russian town o
Orel and put up at a hotel, registerin.
as follows: Merchant widow from
Dmitrowsk, accompanied by her unmar
ried daughter, Jasha, 10 years OF age
10, 900 rubles dowry, of fair complexion
with light hair and blue eyes, turne
nose, dimpled checks. No other bodil
defects or special marks"
TIE Queen, having been appointe'
some time ago honorary colonel of tn
Prussian Guards, has had uniforr
made for her at Berlin, which she vii
wear on meeting the German Empero
at Darmstadt
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
POLITICAL DRIFT.

The essential idea or the new Ia
riff bill is to protect Pennsylvania and
the West from the pauper labor Of New
England Providence Journal
The new tariff bill raises woolens
from about 30 to so per cent Cottons so
up from 1854 to S. O6 per cent More
patches and fewer shirts VIII be the
order-St. Paul Globe.
The municipal elections are local
issues" but, as whole throughout the
country, they show the political under
current. The country is certainly Dem
ocratic in it's town vote. The only hope
of the Republicans is gains among the
farmers, and with the Mckinley bill as
an issue their prospects are gloomy
N. Y. Star.
The statisticians have figured 1t
out that the new wool tariff will add
from twelve and a-half to thirty-three
cents yard to the price Of carpets. But
it is the opinion of Mckinley and the
Republicans that poor men do not need
carpets as much as the wool raisers and
carpet weavers need protection. -Chica-
go Globe.
1t was Mr.. Randall's pride to live
in small house in one of the obscurer
parts of Washington, and on street
which, though he was Speaker and
chairman ofappropriations during many
years, was among the last streets of the
city to be decently paved, because he
lo, l.
great power to benefit himself.-N. Y.
Herald.
Senator Evarts has at last intro.
duced the queerest bill ever heard of.
When General Lafayette came to this
country in 1924 he was brought over in
the ship Cadmus. The descendants OF
the then owner want the United States
to pay Lafayette's fare, and they charge
the modest sum of S9,371.67. Mr.. Evarts
is the champion of this claim. Senator
B.ir ought now to introduce bill in
favor of the Norwegians, to pay Lett
Ericson's fare to this country. Chicago
Herald.
1.-THE people at large little know"
says Senator ingalls,, in an interview
published in New York paper, "what
tremendous undercurrent of thought
is moving with irresistible force
throughout the whole length and
breadth of the West" The Senator is
right The current of thought he refers
to is moving with irresistible force, and
it is moving against Ingallism. When
it has moved little further the BAN
tam buster of the Kansas Senator will
have been silenced. Let the undercur-
rent of thought move, and more quickly
as well as irresistibly.-Chioago Mail.
The farmers have good deal to
learn on the subject Of taxation. While
they are complaining of State and local
takes and the crushing weight of their
mortgages, they forget the National
taxes and the blessings of the protective
policy for which they are paying. 1t is
in reality the National taxes that are
crushing them. They sell the products
of their land at prices fixed by competi,
ton in the markets of the world. They
pay for what they buy at prices fixed by
a tariff that enables monopolies and
combinations of manufacturers to draw
enormous profits from the consumers Of
their products. That is where the
| farmers burden comes from.-N. Y
| Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
Tho UAir Line"

To any one contemplating q journey INC
be desired, and where one can get this,
together with accommodations which can
nos be excelled, no further inquiry should
he made. The Louisville, Euanseate g ~:
Louis "Air Line' comprises each Ut these
features, beng SIXTY miles the shortest
line between st. Louis and LonlSrHle, anu
the only liue running elegant I'6rlor Cars
on day trains and Pullman Sleepers on
night trains. This line is also the most
direct route to all points in Eastern Ken.
tuckv and Tennessee the Virgintas, and
Carolinas. 7'yo Trains each way daily.
For ii, kvts, Information or sleeping car
reservation, call on or address Il. .,
MoRR1s, City Passenger Agent. 1l6 North
Fourth street, st. Louis, or at Union De-
pot. Jos. 5. ODloGNE, ". 4. ~,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
MODES OF DRAINAGE AND VENTILATION
FOR CELLARS.


duce current which more freely carries
off all sediment.
In Fig the old mode of using fiat
sole for horseshoe tile is obviously de-
fcctive. 1t would be better TO invert
this kind of tile, as represented in Fig.
4, where the water is more nearly con-
fined in narrow limits. For this reason
tubular, or pipe tile Gig. 81, is to be
preferred. A small pipe tile is much bet
ter than very large one. The angular
bottom is best of all for combining the
water to an acting channel. Pure air
may be partly had through windows
hung on hinges, to be opened or partly
closed as required. A small stove in a
room above may also be employed for
effecting constant ventilation for the ar
rangement represented in Fig. 6. The
pipe Immediately connected with the
stove becomes filed with heated air,
which rises in it and causes an upward
current in all the pipe above, drawing
the air upward in the pipe from the
cellar.-Country Gentleman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
How to Utilize Bores.

Bones from the table can be most
prof Sably utilized by feeding them to
pigs and poultry. The bones that are
small and soft, such as fish and poultry
bones, will be eaten by pigs, and the
larger bones can be broken up on a
large. flat stone, with wooden frame
around to keep the pieces from flying
off. 1t is surprising how many flock
of hens will consume. Keep the hens
housed at night and on cold, stormy
days, and the hen manure will be very
rich, and the eggs, also, as their quail
ity, as we'll as their quantity, is affected
by the quality OF the food.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
Tho Lady Next Door.

Mrs. W. envied the lady next door be,
cause she always seemed so wei! and
happy. ''She enjoys life and don't" sag q
the tdiscontented woman Chow would
like to change places with herw At last
she made the acquaintance of the object OF
her envy, and this is what the lady told her:
Happy. OF course am, for | enjoy per
feet health My dear Mrs. W., your face
tells me why you are not happy You arc
suffering from functional arrangements.
was a martyr to female weakness for years
out DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
cured me, as it will you if you will try It, Ii
is guaranteed to give satisfaction IN every
case or price ISl.OOl returned.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
How'S This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that can not be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
We, Il the Sl UNDERSIGNED, have nave known F. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West &, Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Walding, Kinnan q Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Testimonials free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

My son twelve years Of age, has been
afflicted with scrofula for eight years. HIS
hip JOINT pretended through the sam, ana
he was also nearly blind. had him under
the care of the best doctors without avail,
and had given him up to de, when | was
urged TO try Bulls Sarsaparilla. he has
used sight bottles and already his eyesig,h1t
is restored and his limb much letter His
appetite is now good he looks well and is
ailite cheerful. l think with few more
bottles he will be completely restored
James Lee, Nashville, Tenn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
CELLAR DRAINAGE.
Some Very Practical Hints on an Impor.
tant Subject.


tant Subject.
A stranger passing into the apart
ments of the cellar should be unable to
perceive any thing but perfect purity
in the air. To secure this desira bic re-
suit, perfect drainage, usually by artifi-
cial drains, is required. One point
which should be we'll understood is, to
give the bottom of the drain form
which will aid the free flow Of any water
which might otherwise accumulate. A
broad, fiat bottom, as shown in Fig.
of the accompanying cross-sections
would cause the water to spread thinly
oveg it and not run of; but a sharply
narrow channel, bringing all the water
together, as shown in Fig. 2, would pro.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
Tourists,

Whether on pleasure bent or business,
should take on every trip bottle of Syrup
of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly. and eff
fectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels,
preventing fevers, headaches and other
forms of sickness.
For sale in SOC and s1Oo bottles by all
leading druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

This is a synonym for that gloomy,
harassed condition Of the mind which has
its Origin in dyspepsia. All the ugly spirits
that, under the name of the blues "blre
devils" "megrims' and ''mulligrrbs'
torment the djspeptic almost ceaselessly,
Danish when attacked with Hostetter,s
Stomach Bitters, that, moreover. annihl,
latos biliousness, constipation. chills and
fever, kidney complaints and nervousness.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

rot sufficient and more taxes are do
manded. And yet you have it in your
own hands to stay this oppression. Ii
yon were any way outspoken in your
demand that this curse of protective
taxation should cease, then would pro-
lection, like its original ancestor,
Lucifer, be hurled from its present high
place to that bottomless pit where it be-
longs. From Moore's Letters to Farm
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

WHAT seems to man inQuisitiveness
desire for information-for instance:
when vision of golden-haired loneliness
wants to know how her husband got that
long, coarse, brunette hair on the lett
shoulder of his overcoat.-Somerville Jour-
NJ
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14
Consu,npt on surely Cured,

ToTHE EpIro6: -Pleaseinfor your read
ers that have positive remedy for the
above named disease. By its timely use
Thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
niancntiy cured. Ishall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and postof1ice ad-
dress. Respectfully, T. A. SLocUM, M c.,
ISL Pearl street, New York.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

DoNoT suffer from sick headache moment
longer. It's not necessary. Carter's Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, one little
Pill. Small price. Small dose. Small pill
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

For strengthening and clearing the voice,
use s'Brown's Bronchial Iroches.'' II have
commended them to friends who were pub
lie speakers, and they aveproved extreme
ly serviceable "-Rer. Henry Ward Bescaer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

Sir Ncre's Free, will be sent by Cragin 81
Co, Philada., Pa, to any one in the U. S. or
Canada postage paid, upon receipt of Is
of novels on circulars around each bar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

QUININE will often stop the CHI. ior q
brief period, but Shallenberger Antidote
from the system and cures llom. A single
dose will sometimes do it Sold by Druggists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

WHEN man finds button in his salad
he will hardly take the excuse that it is a
part Of the dressing.-Rome Sentinel
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

TIE difference between the ticket-seller
and the man whose money is tested as he
goes into a show is that one pays the way
and the other weighs the pay.-Merchant
Traveller.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

SOMEBODY estimates that it costs fond
father between $4,000 and 5000 to bring up
a girl-but, bless you'll she's worth it when
she has been brought UP right.-Somerville
Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

DIc1 TUEpIN, Jack Sheppard and Captain
Kidd were Englishmen, but the palace cal
porter is generally an American. --Phila
delphia Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

SHEEP on worn-ou; land are cheaper
than commercial fertilizers. If the
owner OF such land will put sheep on it
and adopt system of green manuring,
be will have good land the trst thing
he knows
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

SOME mems heads are 50 soft that q
shadow from brick wall will produce a
conclusion of the brain.--Light
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

A POCKET match-saie free to smokers of
"Tansili's Punch" nc. Cigar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

A MAN generally finds little difficulty in
getting half seas over when he makes tree
use OF the schooner. Troy Press,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

IT is sad reflection on human nature
that almost any crooked transaction can
besguared by a good round sum- Baltimore
American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

IT is said that the tailor made girl takes a
measured step.-Boston Gazette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

FEoMthe large number Of strikes about
the country it is easily to be seen that
labor is at the bat.-Rochester Post-Ex.
press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

some speakers prefer to talk in the open
air. 1t is the only way they can induce
people to hear them out.-Y onkers States
man.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

ARE as small as homeopathic pellets, and
as easy to take as sugar. Everybody likes
them. Carriers Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

TIE young doctor-yvho fell in love at first
sight explained it in one word-cauterize.--
kearney Enterprise.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

A BILLIARD player never feels happier
than when he has something on the
string Lawrence American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

BETTER to sit by the pine table for which
you paid three dollars ten years ago, than
send home new extension, black walnut
top and promise to pay for it next week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

IT takes staying out late and an angry
wife to make man know how it feels to
be the corpse at an inquest.--htchison
Globe
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

THE temperance advocate thinks that the
glass which is wrong side up is right side
up.-W ashington Star.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

BETTER to pay the organ grinder two
cents for music, If you must have it. than
tooWe for a grand piano.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

MANY mothers would willingly pays dol
lar box for Ee Bulls Worm Destroyers
if they could not get it for less. It costs
only IS cents and is sold by druggists
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

"PUr not your trust in riches" but
there's no objections to your putting your
riches in trusts.-Y onkers Statesman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Consumption.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

An Eastern man has patented an elevator
boot. 1t will be popular with stern parents,
likely-LoWell Nail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

WHEN barrel is full it generally gets
bunged up. And this is the case with o
man-Boston Courier.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

EVERY man has his own particular bent
especially the one whose ways are crooked
Baltimore American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

A MAN short in his accounts does not stay
long when found out.-N. o. Picayule.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

DIR. PIERCE's Pellets, one dose. Cure
headache, constipation and indigestion.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

BETTER to meet your business ac9uaint-
ances with n free, ''don't.owe-you-a-c ent'
smile than to dodge around the corner to
escaDe q dun
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-05-14

THERE are some circles where it is only
the man with the income that can come in.
-BinghaInton Leader.