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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
Unjust Ownership.

Some things are easier to see than
others that are just as obvious. The
Springfield Republican readily notes
the injustice of securing by law the ex-
elusive enjoyment of natural pleasure
resorts to adjacent residents; but it IL
blind to the fact that the principle mp.
plies whether the natural resort is one
| for pleasure or for work. Neverthe-
less what the Republican says is sound
as far as it goes, and altogether inter
esting:
There is no justice, whatever legal
right there may be, for the fencing in
Of the Massachusetts coast by summer
residents and hotel proprietors which
is now going on. Nearly all Cape Ann
is already in private hands, and II the
public reach the sea at all. it is by
sufferance, and they are often made
to feel the fact The Massachusetts
coast is rapidly falling into the
same condition in which Mount Desert
has long been. The right OF private
ownership in land. for residence and
cultivation, is not necessarily disputed
whenitis said that there can be no such
exclusiye,right to the enjoyment Of tho
beaches and the rocks. The state ought
to possess its entire seaboard for the
pleasure and recreation of its citizens,
wherever they come from, as well as
for purposes of public use and defense
if necessary. 1t is not to be borne with
content that to see such feature as
Rates. sChasm and the reef of Norman's
Woe, the citizen should be dependent
upon the permission of the local and
1;transitory owner of a house near by.
That is. degree OF arrogation that
ought not to be. What the trustees Of
public reservations can do in the way
of securing holdings yet unencumbered
does not yet appear, but they ought TO
be able to regain the freedom Of tho
EcOast - af5t' q 4Stt,g&t
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HENRY l. BIOSSAT, Business Manager

up and make sure or not, the shadow
glided back. | sat up straight in my
bed then, but before / could step out it
returned and stood motionless by nv
door in the hall
Instead Of being one of my folks re.
turned as / first supposed-cr John-I
saw, to my spell-bound surprise and
fright, that it was the form of apparent
ly a man with black mask of Grape
over his face.
Though plainly saw him, he didn't
seem to see me, owing to the mosquito
canopy over my bed, rejecting the dim
light in the hall.
After peering in my direction for a
moment the figure turned and glided
into the opposite room.
As noiselessly slipped from my bed
and stole to the back part of the hall,
thinking to call my servant from the
stable, for had no handy weapon in
reach, my pistols being in the room
wherein my strange and evil appearing
guest had vanished.
AS passed the hollow plaster statue
of myself bold idea struck me.
| was, in my long white night robe,
good counterpart of the statue. If
my face was also white, no one would
detect the difference in the dark. sas
Iquickly lifted my other self and set
it in the kitchen near by-then going
to the flour barrel literally sprinkled
the stuff over my face and hair and
beard--not forgetting my hands. Grab
bing heavy bottle-the only thing I
could find for a weapon turned and
took my stand where my statue had
been, and waited, knowing my robber
visitor must pass closely to me on his
way out
After what seemed an awfully long
time ] saw from the corners of my
motionless eyes the rascal coming
toward me and gazing straight at my
frozen form,
/ Evidently he thought was the same
old plaster humbug which had
startled him when he entered, for he
slowly came along until within arm s
length. -
Then-while he gave Shrek of
terror at seeing me-or ghost-sud-
denly come to life. fetched the solid
bottle down on his miserable head with
such force that it felled him sense
less at my feet.
Springing to the piazza door yelled
for my Chinaman.
With his pig-tail flying behind him
and armed with an AK he was with me
instantly. But when he clapped his
eyes on me his pig-tail stood straight
up, and back he scampered calling on
his heather gods to save him.
There was need of his assistance at
once, for the robber was recovering
himself and endeavoring to get on his
feet. John! John!" called, rubbing
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02

arc pad 4 cNtorted out of labor by
capitalism ia its various forms" This
is only another form OF stating what
Mr.. George has reiterated again and
again, that no matter VIII, robs labor
! in the first instance, landlor DIS ultimate
ly secure the benefit. And in selecting
a rough illustration our critic is, for
his purposes, exceedingly unfortunate.
Mountain passes" he says, ''offer
special advantages to highwaymen and
brigands. There are elevations from
which they can descry approaching
travellers and naturally rocky fortresses
behind which one man can defy doz-
en- in the defile below. It would be
just as reasonable to speak Of the pro
ductive value Of one of these favorite
resorts of robbers, estimating 1t on the
basis of the years proceeds in plumber,
us to calculate the productiveness OF
the area devoted to financial and COM
inercial purposes in our big cities by
the profits of the transactions carried
on there"
T. If in the term productive value" any
stress is laid upon the adjective, the
writer is shifting his terms. "Valne"
is one thing, and productive value
q very inexpensive phrase-is, when
ever used intelligently, quite another.
Tie one expresses the relation of things
IL exchange; the other is intended to
me..n productive capability or useful.
ness, and is better expressed by tho
term utility" We assume, however,
that. our critic intends to express value
only; for if he does not, he either will
fully or thoughtlessly aims to mislead.
On this assumption the mountain passes
would have value among brigands il
they adopted the same land and tax
laws that prevail among us. The bri-
gand who secured the better elevations
could daw,lle in his cave while working
brigands secured rich plumber and
shared it with him for the privilege Of
using his elevation. This share would
be land value.
If, however, by productive value,
utility" is meant, and the journal
editor intends to show that the finan-
cial and commercial enterprises OF
great cities are mere looting institu-
tions, and, therefore, not more useful
than brigandage, he raises an entirely
different question from the one with
which he begins Some modern fnan-
cial and commercial enterprises are
useful some may not be, and some are
more or less useful. But SO long as
they are profitable, part OF their
profits attach as a premium to the land
where it is most profitable to conduct
them. This is land value; and it is pre-
cisely the same thing, economically
considered, as the profits of wheat ra;s-
ing or coal mining, when they, in the
form of premiums for location, attach
to the better wheat and coal lands All
land value is really location value
The Standard.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02

Francisco with my family in compare.
tive luxury. >.
Our house was of stone and but sin
gle story in height, as most of the
buildings then were, and surrounded
by well kept lawn and garden with a
stable at the back of the place in
which John, my Chinaman maid of-all-
work and head gardener, slept.
He'was faithful fellow, neat and
Industrious, but very sly. and though
too sharp sometimes with others in
driving bargain he was with me a
model of goodness, and often professed
Willingness to die in my defense.
I suppose he was grateful for my
saving him from crowd of hoodlums
one day who had discovered one of his
tricks and were looting his little shop
and getting ready to string him up for
the fun of it.
1t was a small tobacco business he
was running, and the cry of 1.-The Chi
nese must go" was then very popular,
while the cigars the heather Chinese
were making were boycotted to such
an extent as to ruin the almond-eyed
manufacturers.
But John was up to snuff" and was
doing great trade on the sly before
he was discovered.
A new brand of cigars, bearing on
the box in bold letters the inscription
'the Chinese must CO." was, like TIE
words, in every body's mouth; and John
was fast getting rich when, to his loss
and my gain, they found out that he
himself was FASTING the popular labels
on the boxes holding very bad cigars
OF his own make.
That settled the business at once,
and would have settled John, too, if
hadn't been at hand to protect him
from the angry mob.
Though robberies and deeds of vio-
ienee were numerous in spite of Wig
lance committees / had no fear of
them, for I was careful not to display
any signs of wealth about me. NV
pile of gold dust l kept buried in the
cellar and not even my wife or chill
dren knew it.
Neither did ] tell John, whom felt
70 be perfectly trustworthy, but
suspected my secret was not hidden
nom his sharp eyes, although his inno-
CENT looks, almost too innocent at
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the flour from my face, ''come here and
help your master Quick! Here's a
robber in the house. Don't you know
| me?''
He recognized my voice and bravely
returned to the hall.
The robber was on his knees and,
while yet dazed, had managed to pull
his pistol and was trying to point it.
Before / could interfere or hold
Johns arm he jumped past me to the
burglar, raised his ak and brought its
sharp edge down squarely on the neck
of the scoundrel.
Then, while I stood horror struck
and powerless to stop him, he hit again.
and the robbers head, clean cut off,
rolled over on the floor, tearing off its
Grape and showing the eyes glazing and
swapping, and the horrid mouth twist
ing in vain effort to curse the ones it
came to kill.
John looked up at me with delighted
smile.
"He no gittee gol' dust in celle now;
me fixee him. He blame fool allie
samee. Chinee mus glo' he telle, vow!
yow!"
John hauled the body and head out
in the yard and washed the blood from
the floor, while l dressed hurriedly and
brought the police
The dead man was q notorious muir
derer, and of course was thanked for
the affair and Chinaman John was q
hero.
But the gold dust didn't stay in the
cellar
shipped it east the next day and
soon followed it with my family and
John, who is now running fine laun-
dry in New York. He. keeps the ak
with the stains still on over his wash
tubs, and his almond eyes gaze proudly
on it often.-H. c. Dodge, in Goodall's
Sim
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
PITH AND POINT.

Literary success is less q question
OF talent than of postage stamps. Kate
Fields Washington.
"A button on your shirt is worth
two down the back of your neck
Richmond Recorder.
1t is astonishing how debts will e..
paEd after being contracted. = Bing.
ham>on Republican.
Mans wishes are not all wants. He
does not need half as much as he prays
for.-Galveston News.
We have noticed that the longer a
mans mustache is the more fond he is
OF milk and soup.-AtcA:son Globe.
lit is noticeable that people who
search for gas leak with candle in
varia bly, find it.-Boston Transcript. "
The time comes when some men
leave father and mother Spd cleave un.
to their uncle. -BinghamRbn Leader
Your friends may not know much,
but they know what they would do if
they were in your place. -Atchison
| Globe.
-"You look all broken up" "Natur.
ally; just been dividing myself among
forty girls at seaside hotel "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The peacock may not be inclined to
gossip, but he loves to spread highly
colored tail about the neighborhood.-
Elmira Gazette.
This is the season of the year when
the young man goes to his funeral and
pulls his gun over the fence after him.
columbus Post.
Photographers are never progress
I've. They always impress you with
the idea that you must not move
Richmond Recorder.
Inheritance. = Mrs. Gadd - "Does
your boy take after you or his father2''
Mrs. Gabb-"He takes after his father.
You never can believe word he says"
1t is all right to advise a man to
turn a thing over in his mind before
acting, if he has a mind bigger than the
thing to be turned over. IN. o. Plea
yune.
MY love is like the red, req rose, :"
sang he. "Then you can not have
me-" said she. '"rhe red, red rose fades
in less than three "-Harper's
Bazaar.
If you have piece of unpleasant
news to divulge, tell it to your domes-
tic first. She has the reputation, you
know, of breaking things gently.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
jenkins lin the theater)-"But why
do you weep? The acting is certainly
not SO touching" Timkins-''E Excuse
me. am bewailing the money paid
to come n."-Demorest's Magazine.
First Politician-''The fact is, one
half the stories that one hears during
the campaign are base falsehoods. !"
Second Ditto-'You refer, of course, to
the stories the other side tells. J. agree
with you. boston Transcript.
| IL was dweadfully angwy, assurah
you, when that gweat, coarse fellah
had the audacity to put me on level
with the monkey at the ZOO" Eyes"
replied Miss Ringlets, 81 can imagine
such comparison would put you be.
side yourself, Mr.. Dudelets, '-Balti.
more American.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
THAT MAN.

svlst IL The name Of the man In the moon
That is II he isn't myth
Ne IL Jones or Brown or White or Black,
Or is it simply John Smith:
NH. how does this man employ all his time
This world.renowned curious wight
u,oes he work like the other fellows all the
week.
And 90 counting on Saturday night
What is his temper I'd like to inquire,
When he gropes in the dark for the stair,
And stumbles over the very first step,
Does he ever get angry and swear?
When he comes home late, three o'clock in the
might
Ind the kcyholes not in the right place,
mes he bang and kick and rattle the knob,
With an ugly frown on his face:
Can he 60 to church without being bored,
Is he cheerful or moody and sads
Gan be take ahand at poker. dye think.
And play without getting mad?
When he visits u friend for good little talk,
Will he sometimes let him have his say?
Can he put up stovepipe, or unhinge door.
Unless the Old Nick is to pay?
when he's i'll and in pain, and the good doctor
comes.
And prescribes, of course, what is Just right,
mes he VOW he knows more than the learned
man does,
Ana wish he was well and could fight!
When his diet is not just the same as he'd wish,
Is he patient, or does his blood boil
Does he stay In his bed and take, like man,
His ratioRs OF cod liver oil?
Is no married, engaged, or gloomy Old bach
Flor swccn to live single for life?
Ifmarried. wonder which one rules the house,
The man in the moon or his wife!
Pharmaceutical Era.
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W; anes, never betrayed the knowledge,
he had any.
our house was divided by a great,
s mali, with bend or recess at the
s sa.a part near the kitchen. Here
aaa plastertof paris lfe-size statue of
. msseit made by an artist friend for q
Standing.
NJ ~ looked in it's flowing cape coat
s lure like ghost than it did like me,
sua though it made people laugh in the
sss ys'me and be frightened in the
80 asrA, let it stay there, just to please
A.. tease my young friend, who then
sculptor.
81. ~ not weather | usually slept in the
ts Olsf' front corner room, while. nv
.a mliy slept in the opposite rooms
across the hall.
o. oue night, when my family fortu-
im siy We're away, lay there, when /
T. sined saw shadow fit noiseless-
na., through the dimly lighted hall
fss, my open door.
ha'ie ! was thinking whether to get
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
The Inventor.

The true inventor needs more than
the generality of readers will imagine
to produce in this rapid age anything
of value to his fellow men. He must
possess genius-not the genius of the
artisan, but of the artist-the power to
create, not to elaborate. He must be
patient, considering every detail relat-
ing to his discovery, not rushing into
print and patent Office with half-di-
gested ideas that require the subse-
quent supervision of trained experts to
reduce to practical shape. ;. He must
have sufficient means to support him
self and his family-if he possess one
and to produce practical evidence of
his discoveries in order to illustrate to
the capitalist or promoter their advan-
tages. He must be forbearirg under
rebuff. indifference or ignorance on the
part OF those whom he seeks to enlist
in his support. Electricity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
One Use for q Watch.

A watch is useful in a number of
ways besides mere time indicating. In
civilized community it's value as a
compass is not very great, but a man
travelling around and occupying strange
beds can protect himself from pneumo-
MIA by it's aid. If there is suspicion Of
damp about the sheets lay the watch
between them and either smoke a cigar
or read awhile. Then take out the
watch and if there is any film or mist
on the glass do not go to bed. or if You
do, sleep between the blankets, which
are never damp. Hundreds of drum
mers, and especially men past youth or
middle age, take this precaution and
profit considerably thereby.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
eEslEGED BY INDIANS.
Thrilling Story of How Four White Men
Saved Their Scalps in Arizona.

caScN 4HcH SChlpS III Arizona.
William Carter, who returned from
his mines III Arizona recently. tells a
story of thrilling adventure which
would make a good plot for "a blood.
curdling novel. Carter, with three
companions, travelled through the In.
dian country during the time of the re-
cent trouble, but they had heard moth.
ing OF the outbreak, and consequently
paid no attention to the signs of the
rowing bands of redskins which they
frequently saw. When near the
Arizona line they were surprised
by the hostile attitude of a small
band of Indians who came to their
camp. The men with Carter were old
frontiersmen, and did not pay much at
tention to the rough language of the
Indians, but told them to get away OF
they would have trouble. The Indians
rode off and when short distance
away fred at the camp. wounding one
OF the horses. The shots were returned
by the white men, who at once saw that
serious trouble was imminent, and
made preparations accordingly While
they were preparing to defend their
camp from another attack, a man came
up and gave the news that the Indians
were out and were liable to cause
trouble. The wounded horse left the
party almost stranded. but they deter
mined to get out of the neighborhood
If possible.
While they were considering the mat
ter they saw band of Indians ap
preaching the camp, and Immediately
made signs for them to keep off. The
Indians began circling around the camp
and made such hostile demonstrations
that the men started to make a run to
a ravine near by in order to be under
cover The Indians dashed after them
and succeeded in killing the horse
which was not wounded. The Indians
burned the wagon and killed the
wounded horse. taking everything OF
value from the wagon. They then be-
gan system of siege, and while they
would not come within rifle shot of the
ravine where the whites We're shell
tered, they kept circling around in
such manner that escape was impossi-
BILE.
When night came it was determined
to try to get away and the men started
down the ravine, crawling on their
hands and knees. This was kept up
until they had gone at least FIVE miles,
and then they started ona walk toward
the southwest They travelled until
morning, and were then almost ex-
hausted for want of food and water.
They could get neither, and stopped for
three hours to rest, when they again
kept up their journey. During the day
they saw an old steer which had evi.
IDENTITY been turned away from some
outfit to die, and they killed him. On
this meat they lived for seventeen
days. until they came to the little Mex
lean town of Sebolia, where they OBJ
tanned food, after threatening to burn
the place unless they were assisted
The Mexicans would not give them the
slightest assistance until they showed
that they were desperate enough to
take what they wanted Chicago Post
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Substitutes for Sealskin.

Sealskin is now so expensive. that it
has increased the price and created a
demand for the furs of humber ami.
mails. Mink will be most popular this
winter 1t is seen in charming little
hoas and collars, ornamented with
heads and claws of the animals. Clut-
ton is another fur that will be ex-
tensively used for dress trimming, 1t
is long-haired and dura ble, but lack the
fine texture and rich shading of the bet
ter grades of mink. The beautiful sable
fur is always desirable, but its high
price renders it beyond the reach of
most purses. Chicago Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
IRISH BARDS.
Predecessors of Tom Moore and Thelx
Exalted Positions.

Predecessors of Tom Moore and Thelx
Exalted Positions.
Under the names of FLEA and Fear.
Dana, bards were found in Ireland from
the earliest periods of it's history to the
year 1888, when Carolan died, who
seemed to have been born to render the
termination of his order brilliant.
Every chief lord was called Allah
Radah, or Doctor of Poetry, and he re-.
tanned thirty of the inferior note. They
wefe> free from all taxation, and were
allowed to wear the same color robes as
the kings.
DR.. Ledwith. an ingenious critic and
antiquarian, has observed with respect
to the musical composition of the Irish
bards, THAT the Incompatible skill
allowed to the Irish music could never
be predicated of unlearned, extern
poraneous bardic airs, that it implies a
knowledge of the diagram and an exact
division of the harmonic intervals
Giraldus Cambrensis in A. D. 1885
gives striking account of Irish music
of that period:
''The attention of this people to
musical instruments / find worthy of
commentator, in which skill is beyond
in comparison, superior to that of any
nation l have seen. For in these the
meditation is not slow and solemn, as
in the instruments of Britain, to which
we are accustomed, but the sounds are
precipitate, yet at the same time sweet
and pleasing"
Speaking of the Gaelic language, Miss
Carusi, the famous harpist. says the
constant occurrence of broad vowels in
it mades it quite as well adapted for
singing as Italian. Gaelic poetry is also
beautifully suited to singing, and has a
swing and rhythm about it most mu.
steal. - ur4
"ro keep their great heritage, the
Irish should learn their national songs
in Gaelic" she says. Boston Globe.
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"A new saddle has series of springs
connecting the upper saddle tree, or
seat. with the lower, to relieve the rider
from constant jolting. The springs are
cone-shape, working within each other,
and are of tempered steel, SO as to work
freely wherever the motion of the horse
may bring the weight Of the rider
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
The Additlonal yocahnlaprx

Author have just completed story
of three hundred thousand words.
His Friend-How is that possible?
There are but hundred and fifty thou
sand words in the language.
Author-Ah, but this is dialect
story.-Judge.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
Creating an Impression.

Chollie (glancing at bill Of fare)-ld
order some quail on toast, if they had
it, Bella, but they haven't, apparently,
SO I guess we'll have some plain
Waiter-We have quail on toast, sir,
although it isn't on the bill.
Chollie (sotto voce)-Shut up.--Life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
Yet 1t Doesn't.

How do you clear coffee?" inquired
the mistress of the house.
II allus drop piece of Goldfish skin in
the coffee pot when take it off'n the
fire." replied the applicant for the posi-
ton of kitchen lady. ~
THAT settles it, rejoined the mis-.
tress OF the house ringing the bell for
somebody to chow her out Chicago
Tribune
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-02
What Makes Wages Low in England.

Iabouchere says that the members
of the house of lords alone own II, 1885,
527 acres of land in the British Isles.
This is more than one.sixth OF the
whole area, WHICH is 77,e2e, $50 acres
RsaAr. Hall