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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

A DEGENERATE SYSTEM.
Criminal Extravaganza of a Corrupt Ad-
ministrntion.

Criminal Extravaganza of Corrupt Ad-
minIstration.
The extravaganza of the present
republican administration at Washing
ton and the reckless expenditures of
the billion congress are we'll set forth
by the New York Commercial Bulletin,
an authority whose conservatism in
statement is proverbial The eXpendi-
lures of the government for the past
ti.cal year were S3sS, 600, 900, and of
this amount S7l, 100000 were paid in
interest on the public debt, premiums
on bonds and on account of the ma
tional bank redemption fund. In 1880,
the net ordinary expenditures of the
government were S169, 900, 600, and in
1890 they were $261, ZOO, 900. During the
last fiscal year they reached the unpre-
cedented sum of S3l7,5O0,OOO There
has been no unusual warrant for such
an increase, and the only explanation
that can be given for it is criminal ex-
travagance. The most prominent fea-
ture of this record1is pensions, which
have more than doubled during the
past decade. The expenditures on this
account for the past year reached the
alarming figure of 1924. 100000. Ten
years ago, the pension appropriations
amounted to $50, 1000, 900, and yet there
was no complaint on the part of hon
est claimants that their claims were
neglected. But it was-only during the
past two years that the sharks in
Washington contrived to get from the
billion congress and corrupt pension
bureau what they had failed to gain
previously. The outgo of the peoples
money for pensions has now reached
such a frightful extent that halt is
imperatively demanded. The revision
of the pension lists is absolutely neces-
sary, for it is notorious fact that on
those lists are thousands of names
which have no right to be there.
The system, originally conceived in
the best patriotic spirit, and intended
to exemplify the nations gratitude to-
wards its defenders, has degenerated
into convenient source of colossal
fortunes to the worst brood of harpies
That ever afflicted a government. The
pension Office has been so demoralized
under Tanner and Raum that it has be-
come by.word of shame. One com.
missioner, who boldly announced his
intention to bankrupt the treasury and
allow the thieYing system Of aubating
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
WHO OWNS THE BILLIONS.
Where the Money Comes from to Provide
for Repuhiican Extravagance.

Where the Money Comes from to Provide
for Republican Extravasance.
When the people complain that the
late congress expended a billion dol
lars the secretary of the treasury
makes answer that we are billion
dollar country and the answer seems
smart one to many and q good one to
some. Let us examine it for a moment.
The billion dollars which con-
gress expended was almost entirely
the product of taxes gathered from the
people. Now, if it were ever a justifi-
cation for extravaganza in government
that we have a rich people, it must also
be shown that these taxes come from
the abundance of the rich and not from
the necessities of the poor.
Did the "billion-dollar congress" get
the money it spent from the property
and the incomes of the "millionaires"
or from the bellies and backs o f the
laborers and the farmers?
An examination of the tariff and of
the sources of revenue shows that this
money was raised, not by taxes on the
accumulated property of the country,
nor yet upon the income of its prosper
Gus people, but mainly upon the plain
necessaries of life and the necessaries
of labor. Nay. more, it will show that
in nearly every instance the tariff taxes
are SO adjusted as to throw heavier
rates upon the common grades of arti-
cles consumed by the poor than upon
the better and more luxurious grades
which well-to-do people can and do
purchase Broadcloth is taxed less in
proportion than common wooden
goods, and common wooden goods
much less than cottonwarp goods. 1t
will also show that out of the taXe1
thus imposed much the larger part
goes into the pockets of the tariff ben.
eticiaries, while the government, az
junior partner, gets the smaller share.
If it be true that this is ga billion
dollar country" as the secretary says,
let him tell us who own the billions
and who pay the taxes for congress to
spend. Are they not different persons?
Until he can devise some means of get
ting these taxes from the property o.
the country and not from its wants,
from the income of the prosperous and
not from the consumption Of the
masses, his answer is not only irrele.
want. it is cruel and knocking. - st
Lo,lis Republic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
Selecting a Watermelon.

The eating of watermelon is an art
learned only by long and varied expert
ence. 1t isn't fruit with which to be-
gin ones breakfast, or for that matter
to begin or end ones dinner, that is, if
one expects to eat other things. 1t is
quite an art to select choice melon
without cutting a small hole through
it's fat, green sides, but it can be done;
the same as an expert can tell a coun-
terfeit from genuine bill-by the feel
ing and general appearance. The dark
green of the melon should be the color
of English ivy leaves: the yellowish
spot underneath caused by its contact
with mother earth should be tested
with the pressure of the finger. The
spot should have springy resistance
and the indentation thus made should
not be noticeable when the finger is re-
moved. If it remains the melon is too
ripe and not likely to be watery. If no
depression can be made the melon is
not ripe enough. Y. Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

The democratic party, though never
within the last thirty years in full con-
troll of the government, has at times
had some influence in the making and
application of appropriations. 1t has
always cxerted it's influence to protect
the treasury, but there is not an in
stance in which the republican branch
of congress has failed to add to the APP
preparations made by the democratic
branch: and even if the democratic
party had been allowed to fix the
amounts to be appropriated, those
amounts would have been outragcously
large, because they would necessarily
have been large enough to defray the
expenses incurred under laws enacted
by republican congresses, which laws
the democratic party has never had the
power to repeal.
1t can hardly be that the expendi-
lures on account of pensions will be
greatly increased by legislation in the
future, though they will probably grow
considerably under the laws already
enacted, and if the democratic party is
given control of all departments of the
government hereafter, it will cut down
the ordinary expenses and confne ap-
preparations to the legitimate purposes
of the constitution, for it will never
follow in the footsteps of the billion
dollar congress: which solved the prob
lem of the surplus by bringing the pub
lie treasury to the verge of bankruptcy
in its endeavors to pay off the cam
paign obligations of the republican
party. The democracy is for economy
and the reduction of taxation.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

Erery one suAr.
from Catarrh in the Head. Ts'
who don't have it suffer from 1 NV
who do. It's disease Won . s.ss
keep to yourself. 0Aa'
Here are some of the svmn,,,
Headache, obstruction Of nose '' y.
charges falling into throat. ,o ~
times profuse, watery, and scr r'
at others, thick, tenacious. mns s,%
purulent, bloody, putrid, and o,fss'.
sive.; eyes weak, ringing in -.
deafness offensive breath: s va,s
and taste impaired, and general =
bility. But only few q sb -,
likely to be present at once es'
The cure for it-for Catar,h ].
self, and all the troubles that : =
from ia perfect and perm, uss'.
cure, is DR.. Sage's Catarrh Reme .ds'
The worst cases yield to It's NH
soothing, cleansing and healns,
properties. A record Of Is ve.,.
has proved that to its pronris A..
and they're willing to prove i
to you. Z
They do it in this way: Ii th.,
can't cure your Catarrh, no matt,
how bad your case, or Of how Iona
standing, they'll pay you $500 i
cash. Can you have better proof j
the healing power Of a medicinep
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

In Tacoma, Wash, the First Presby.
tcrian church has received 1853 mem.
bcrs during the past five months.
Rev. Dr. FREEMAN, of Haverstraw,
N. Y, preached his 5,000th sermon on
Sunday. He has held his passionate
forty-ive years.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER has given 49,
900 for u new building for the Superior
Street Baptist church of Cleveland, o.,
and the congregation has raised as much
more,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

From the new English Catholic
register for 1851 it appears that the
Roman Catholic hierarchy in England
now includes one cardinal (Manninp)
and fourteen bishops and archbishops,
while Scotland has two archbishops
and four bishops. The united king
dom has forty-one peers or members of
the upper house of parliament, the
lower house having seventy-six. How
ever only six of these represent En-
glish districts, the others being Irish.
The number of Catholic houses of wor-.
ship in England and Scotland is about
thirteen hundred, the number of priests
twenty-eight hundred. The Catholic
is claimed to be ten mil.
ljops, sad hall Of these Ia ireland
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
The Instep Fad,

An instep pad is a new fad of those
fair women who are so unfortunate as
to be possessed of ''low-bred" foot It
is simply linen pad fitted in place d.
rectly over where the instcp should be
but very often isn't. If such fashion
becomes general it will compel shoe
makers to keep stock of shoes with
high insteps,, and the moderately low
heels now demanded alike by good
sense and fashion. 1t is next to impos-
sible now to get a shoe with a high in
step, except one made on what is
known as the Spanish last" and a
acknowledgements heel is a part
OF the makeup of these shoes.-N. Y.
Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

'THERB never was remedy made with
more care than DR.. John Bulls Sarsaparilla.
Each one of the several herbs and roots
used is closely examined, and all foreign
substances excluded, before their various
virtues are extracted. The remedy is not
will talk about itand praise 1t, and it adyer-
tises itself. 1t will cure you of blood dis
ease Try itwhen these largely advertised
watery compounds fail.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
A Glorious Sensation

Il is 10 feel that you are recovering vitality
and flesh, improving in appetite and the
ability to sleep These are the invariable
results of using Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
most reliable of invigorants. SO also are
departure of indigestion, the disappearance
of maarious symptoms and those which
mark the presence of bilious, rheumatic and
kidney complaints.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

Syrup"
Cough
and Group
Medicine.

and Crouo lutely IellaDle. "A
mother must be able to
Medicine. pin her faith to it as to
her Bible. It must
contain nothing violent, uncertain,
or dangerous. It must be standard
in material and manufacture. It
must be plain and simple to admin
lister; easy and pleasant to take.
The child must like it. 1t must be
prompt in action, giving immedi-
ate relief, as childrens' troubles
come quick, grow fast, and end
fatally or otherwise in very short
time. Thrust not only relieve quick
but bring them around quick, as
children chafe and fret and spoil
their constitutions under long con-
fnement. It must do its work in
moderate doses. A large quantity
of medicine in a child is not desira-
bic. 1t must not interfere with the
child's spirits, appetite or general
health. These things suit old as
well as young folks, and make Be-.
schee's German Syrup the favorite
family medicine. o
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

MUST not be confoHnded with common cath
artic or purgative pills. Carter's Little Liv-
er Pills are entirely unlike them in every re-
spect One trial will prove their superiority.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
-Cunliffe Lister. one of the new F.,

-Cunliffe Lister, one of the new En-
glish peers, laid the foundation of his
great wealth by mechanical inventions.
His first great hit was wool-combing
machine, and his second was device
for utilizing silk waste, which had
previo usly been sold at a cent a pound,
in making silk plush. Unlike many of
this class of men, he did not begin life
poor boy, but had father endowed
with sense and means, who gave him a
mill instead Of university education.
Originally it was intended to make q
parson of hi1n-the usual destiny of q
fourth son of country gentleman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

IF you think your child has worms, don't
neglect it until 1t has spasms. At0nce give
it DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyers. They taste
good.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

IT is all very we'll to offer your sympathy
to man who has followed your advice and
failed, but it is hard sometimes to got him
to accept it-Somerville Journal
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

REVOLUTION gives chance for changes
When streets are turned upside down the
mud gets on top 0. Picayune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

HOUSEHOLD Item.-Tan slippers will be
popular with mothers now that the swim
ming season has begun.-Buffalo Inquirer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

TIE diplomat who said that tale.bearers
could not occupy high places never saw
monkey go for acocoanut ree.-Elmira Ga
zette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

The fellow who lives on his wits must
frequently put up with poor ''wittles. ~
Binghamton Republican. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

THE farmers wife who trades goose
feathers pays down for what she GETS Ell
mira Gazette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

ToREGuLATE the stomach. liver and bowels,
and promote digestion, take one of Carter's
Little Liver Pills every night. Try them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

GIRLS should bear in mind that hauling
young men over the Goals does not tend to
make them pop.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

A wElLRoUNDED sentence--round rugged
rocks ragged rascals ran riotously.- Mail
and Express.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
And rs to his calculations concerning
the pension grab, this will show how

Tt was not until 1917 that the whole
cost of the government reached the
total of pension expenditures in 1881;
in 1850 it was $4,000, 900 less than that,
and in 1860 only S1o,OOO,ooo more. The
increase since the war has been shame
full and astounding, but the last few
years show the greatest recklessness
Since 1881 the expenditures have been
aS follows.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

IT ia the unloadcd guns that always go of
at unexpected moments and wreck things.
1t is different with MEM. Y. Recorder.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

IT is strange, but it is while woman is
still young that she is most truly in her de-
clining years.-N. Y. Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

IT spositively hurtful to use ointment for
skin diseases. Use GIenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

'sMIss PRIM never goes into the water"
to the embrace of the IN. Y. World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

MALE flirts are to be dealt with at water
ing places this summer. Let no jilty man
escape.-N. O. Picayune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

If the small boy who runs away to 20
swimming doesn't make clean breast of it
while he's in the water he won't when he
gets Out-BuffalO Express,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

A MATTER of ''no'' consequence-refusal
of an offer of marriage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

TEAcnER-"Johnny, does hen lie an
eggsm Johnny-"No, ma'am; the grocery
man lies; the hen lays. Ono is fresh and
the other isn't. ashington Star
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

AN alligator is an animal which leads q
lazy, indolent life, has nothing to do but cat
and sleep, yet cannot be said to have soft
''snaD .,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

FoRGIvE and forget is all very well, but,
if your enemy forgets, it does not matter
very much whether he forgives or not
Soluerville Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

IT is very rare man who can tell the DIFF
ference between n woman who wants to be
friendly with him and woman who wants
to flirt with hm.--Atchi. on Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

No Optnm in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail Csc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

On the stage but no actors-omnibus
drivers Mail and Express.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
pr CHARLES Eastman. the S;onx

pr. Charles Eastman, the Sioux In
dian to whom Elaine Goodale was mar
ried, was a good deal of an athlete
while at Dartmouth. His practice
sometimes disturbed students under
meath and near his room. On one oc-
casion some eighty sufferers paid him
visit to throw him out of the window.
The civilized Sioux met them with
revolver and a dumb-bell. 1t is unnec-
essary to say he was not thrown out.
Caprice is the predominating quail
ity of hen in Walla Walla, Wash.
Nearly every day she varies the size of
her eggs. One day she laid an egg
weighing six ounces; a few days later
she laid one as small as pigeons. and
later she outdid all her previous per.
tormances by laying one the size and
shape Of peanut
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

JUST rolls over the grass-tho law
mower
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn eaectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
itS action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
- SAY FRANCISCO. cAl.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12

A FLY-tral,-the dog-cart.-Puck.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
Nor periodical-the powder magazine

TAXES all the degrces-the temperature.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12
HIET CHARITY AROUSE YOUR zeal, z

: MRS. HUGH HcKlTTRlcK,
MRS. FRANK r. BLAM
MRS. ALEX. COChkAuA
MRS. H, S. POTTER -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-12


A FLY-trap-the dog cart.-Puck.
-o--
TAKES all the degrees-the temperature.
---s-
Nor a periodical-the powder magazine.
JUST rolls over the grass-tho lawn
mower.
On the stage but no actors-omnibus
drivers Mail and Express.
A MATTER of ''no'' consequence-refusal
of an offer of marriage.
A wELLROUNDED sentcnce-round rugged
rocks ragged rascals ran riotously.- Mail
and Express.
REvoLuTloN gives chance for changes.
When streets are turned upside down the
mud gets on top N. 0. Picayune
HOUSEHOLD Item.-Tan slippers will be
popular with mothers now that the SWIM
ming season has begun.-Buffalo Inquirer.
THE farmers wife who trades goose
feathers pays down for what she gets FL
mira Gazette.
GIRLS should bear in mind that hauling
young men over the Goals does not tend to
make them pop.-Detroit Free Press.
AN alligator is an animal which leads q
lazy, indolent life, has nothing to do but cat
and sleep, yet cannot be said to have soft
'snap."
IT is very rare man who can tell the Diff
ference between woman who wants to be
friendly with him and a woman who wants
to flirt with him.--Atchis on Globe
If the small boy who runs away to 20
swimming doesn't make clean breast Of it
while he's in the water he won't when he
gets out Buffalo Express.
TEAcnER-"Johnny, does hen lie an
egg!n Johnny-"No, maam; the grocery
man lies; the hen lays. Ono is fresh and
the other isn't w ashington Star
FoRGIvE and forget is all very well, but,
if your enemy forgcts, it does not matter
very much whether he forgives or not
Soluerville Journal
Arizona republican., 1891-02-06

would be exempted for only five years, roads costing 500 or less per mile for ten years, and so on, for to make such conditions would be to place the south ern portions of the Territory at great disadvantage. For example, the induce ment to build in the Salt River Valley, where the average cost of construction would not exceed $5000 per mile, would be far less than to build in a section equally promising, where by the ex- penditure of few thousand dollars more, exemption could be secured for score of years. The cost of the road should not figure in the matter in any way whatever. Let the exemption be for twenty years and let the only condi- ton attached to it be that the roads shall be completed in not less than eighteen months.
 Already the Salt River Valley has been fooled and cajoled on the subject of railroad building for nearly three years without single spade full of earth being turned or single tie laid. Every effort has been made to favor and forward one project, which has not shown as yet any symptoms of materializing. Let this cease, and let the law granting twenty years exemption to the first man or cor poration building and completing a onJ Sn,th roilrnal ui | hi m aiob tann months, be passed. By doing so the door will be opened to every one-the field will have no favorities. It is i'm material who builds the road so long as the people of the Salt River Valley ob- tain it. With such a law, whoever in- tend to avail themselves of t would have to commence work at once and push it vigorously through, and long before the meeting ol the next Congress we would be in position to know just what action should be taken towards se- curing Congressional relief in the prem ises if the exemption law proves of no value. This is important, for before thirty days will nave expired the present Congress will have adjourned, and no action can possibly be taken before De- cember. That Congress will act on any of the subsidy bills at the present ses- sion is most improbable. This makes the passage of the proposed exemption law doubIy important. Let the exemp- ton law pass, and let it be for twenty years, conditioned on the completion of all roads affected by it within eighteen months. If no road is built under it, we lose nothing, and if one is, we save big fat subsidy.