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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Few Can Walk Straight III the Dark.

In small gathering the other
evening some one proposed trial of
locating oneself in absolute dark
ness. Lamps and lights were extin-
guished and then the first victim"
who had previously taken the Gen.
ter of the stage attempted to reach
the door. No blindfold was employ
ed, and the four or five spectators"
sat silent in fheir places awaiting the
result. The "blind" CROPPED for sew
eral minutes unsuccessfully and
then bumped into a window quite
opposite to the door from which he
was to exit. Each person, with wits
collected and all tho bearings"
taken, made as bad plumbers, and it
was proved to these experimenters
that locality is a faculty that grows
with actual loss of vision, and that
no one who is normally gifted can
walk straight in the dark. Boston
Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01

Institute of Franco. This was an honor
Of which no was very proud. In accept
ing tho distinction, he said. referring to
the members of the Institute, II feel as-
sured that before can TO thoir equal
must long be their scholar. True con-
quests-the only ones which loavo no
regret behind them-are those which
are made over ignorance. The most hon
orable occupation for nations is the con-
tributing to the extension Of human
knowledge. The true power of tho
Fronch Republic should henceforth be
made to consist in not allowing a single
new idea to exist without making it
part of its property" For some time
after this, Napoleon was wont to sign
himself, Mcmbcr Of TIC National hstt
tutC.
Such ceremonies as those attending
his reception in Paris were always re-
garded by Bonaparto as so much mnm-
mery-quite necessary in the makeup
Of glory; but very cheap. Not month
elapsed before the General became rest
less to degree TO Bourrienne, his sec
rotary, he said: "Bourriennc, / do not
wish to remain here; there is nothing
to do They tho Directory are unwill-
ing to listen to anything. | see that if !
linger here, shall soon loso myself
Everything wears ont here; my glory
has already disappeared This little
Europe does not supply enough Of it for
me. l must seek it in the East, the
fountain Of glory. However, wish first
to make tour along the coast, to as
certain by my own observation what
may be attempted. will tako yon,
Lannes, and Sulkowsky with me- If
the success of a descent on England ap-
pear doubtful, rs suspect it will, tho
Army of England shall become the
Army Of the East; Twill go to Egypt, -
Bonaparte was now mado commander
Of tho new army, which was alleged to
be intended for an invasion of England
On the whole, it seems that no never
seriously contemplated descent on the
English coast, He was too prudent for
that. But he lent himself to the popu-
lar whim, and made as though he
would invade the British Isles,' The
Directory, meanwhile. gave him no or.
ders 1t had already come to pass that
he did much as he pleased On tho 10th
of February, 1893, he set ont from Par
is with his secretary, his aide Sulkow.
sky, and General Lannes He went to
Etaples, Ambleteuse, Boulogne, Calais,
Dunkirk, Furnes, Newport, Ostend, and
the Isle of Walcheren; and then return.
cd to Paris by Antwerp, Brussels, Lille,
and st. Quentin. Everywhere Oh the
journey no showed the greatest activity
and discernment. His glanse shot into
every situation. Heinformed himself Of
the conditions existing along the coast,
but did not prosecute the scheme of in
vasion.
The superiority of Napoleon over the
mGu OF his epoch lay IN his far reaching
gaze and comprehension of great things.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Gabrielli's Voice,

Gabrielli had q charming voice,
but was SO capricious that no ono
could tell when she was going to
sing, even when cast for part in
opera. Once in Naples she became
offended and refused to sing above a
whisper. Tho king sent her to prison,
where for II days she Toasted the
prisoners, entertaining them with
her choicest selections. Set at liber-
ty, she became more of a favorite
than ever. It was she who asked
Catherine the Great to pay her 5000
ducats as salary. why, that is moro
than I pay my field marshals!'' said
the empress. Then your majesty
would better get your field marshals
to sing for you, was the saucy reply.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Letters From Charles Lamb.

A large number of letters by
Charles Lamb, written between 1910
and 1920 to friends in Birmingham,
and previously unknown. were re-
Gently discovered in collection of
old letters Of tho first quarter of the
century at Birmingham. In ono he
writes: "There is a quiet dignity in
old bachelorhood, a leisure from
care, noise, etc, an enthronization
upon the armchair of a mans feel.
ing that he may sit, walk, read TN
molested, to none accountable, In
another he says: Il know you have
chosen to take up a high opinion of
my moral worth, but, I say it before
God, and do not lie, you are mis-
taken in me. could not bear to lay
open nay fai!ings to you, for the SEN
tilnent of shame would be too pun.
gent. y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
SHE SAW HIM HOME.
Despite His Misfortune, He Was Polite, and
She Repaid Him.

She Repaid Him.
It was on a Washington avenue
car. The time, just before s O'Clock,
when the madding throng COM
mences to rush westward for home,
supper and rest.
He is one of the widely known
men about town in the city, one
whose intellectual brightness is fire.
quontly the theme for many tongues,
but to offset his many good qualities
be has one bad, and that, too, very
bad one, the habit of imbibing too
freely of those liquid refreshments
which frequently results in ones
legs having Il falling out with each
other.
The car was crowded and several
women were standing clingingly, al
most topping over every time the
car started OF STOPPED. One of these
was winsome little beauty, and the
wonder only WAS that ono OF the
brutes sitting down had not offered
her his place, bat he hadn't.
She was standing directly in front
of him, and as she noted him and
saw his condition, which was very
Jagged" a look of recognition and
embarrassment spread over her flow
erlike face.
He didn't see her or any one else
for a few moments, but presently
looked up and saw the women stand
ing, He appreciated fully the fact
that he should offer his place to ono
Of the number, but even moro fully
that if he tried to stand up he would
fall down. He was in q most uncom-
Portable predicament.
Presently an inspiration came to
him, and his face frightened like a
glorious sunset, and he at once pro.
ceedcd to carry out his idea.
+ Touching lightly upon the arm to
attract her attention, he lifted his
hat, and with q Chesterfeldian bow
and smilo said:
Miss, l am really too drunk to
stand, while I know I should offer
you my place, but I can do the next
best thing. You may sit in my lap.
There was spasm OF mlrth in the
car fora few moments, during which
the young lady leaned over and said:
cousin, l thank you for your good
intentions and courtesy, but Il believe
you have as much as you can carry
now
At the word cousin he looked
somewhat startled, and when his
wits were somewhat collected per-
ceivel that in reality it was his own
fair COZ.
She was true blue, too, for, when
they arrived at his getting off place,
she also got off and saw him safely
home.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Emerald Blood.

There was a crowd on the street
corner below a skyscrapor in course
of erection. A painter had let his
pot of green paint fall, and the emer-
aid liquid now streaked the sidewalk
gorgeously. About this q crowd of
idlers had gathered. A newcomer,
trying to push his way to the unseen
magnet OF attention, met man
equally eager to got out and accost-
ed him, Whats it all about2"
Nothing much," said tho other.
Just an Irishman had q hemor
rhage. VANITY Fair.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Flesh Food.

The lato Frank Buckland, the nat
uralist, maintained that all flesh
was eatable. He sought to give proof
Of this statement by tasting the meat
of all tho animals, reptiles and birds
which he encountered in his career
He found the flesh of the rattlesnake
delicate and succulcnt That of the
blacksnake was not SO good. Lizards
were unexceptionable, While panther
chops were not equal to those Of pork,
with which they had an affinity.
The finest eating was furnished by
elephants feet baked in a hole in the
ground, according to the mode in
vogue in Africa.
In New Zealand, where grasshop-
pers are moro than abundant, they
are used for food by Europeans This
may suggest to the people of Kansas
and adjacent states an agreeable
change in the monotonous diet to
which they are accustomed. Grass
hoppers are pronounced great deli
cacy in New Zealand when prepared
according to the following formula:
One bushel of the insects is immersed
for two hours in one-half gallon of
pork brine. The insects are then
boiled in the liquid for 20 minutes;
then thoroughly rinsed in warm wa
ter and placed in an oven to become
crisp. When cold, the heads are re-
moved, and they are ready to be
eaten. The flavor is said to resem-
BILE that of shri,np.-New York Sun
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Primitive illumination.

From the moment when people
ceased to observe the regular bed
time Of animated nature and began
to sit up at nights there began now
era in human affairs We don't
know much about that paleolithic
man who hunted bear and rhinoc.
eros and such small deer about our
primeval forests, certainly not
enough to say whether he used lamps
OF candles, or perforce contented
himself with the ruddy glow of the
fire around which he would sit with
his family toasting mammoth mar
row or grilling hyena steaks or other
toothsome morsels.
Perhaps our primitive man was
too fond of fat as an article of diet
to care to waste it in experiments,
else he might easily have invented
the rush light, so simple and print
tive is it and still made and used in
primitive households such as you
find now and then among the Welsh
hills.
A bundle Of dried rushes dipped
several times in melted mutton fat
there is all the process-and a CAPT
tai miniature torch is the result,
which the most boisterous winds can
hardly extinguish. Now, something
Of this kind our primitive man may
have known how to make. If he had
not arrived at his muttons, the fat
of the cave bear or the bison might
have served his turn.-All the Year
Round.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
NAPOLEON BONAPlRTE.
Hero of Italy Welcomed by the
Directory.
OTHER CAMPAIGNS PROJECTED.

Invasion of England Appears Doubtful,
and He Turns His Eyes on the East-Rat-
tie of the Pyramids and Rout of the
Mamclukes-EGypt Ruled by the French.
copyright, 1895, by John Clark Ridpath.i
XI.-CoNQUEsT OF EGYPT.
Bonaparto returned to Paris on the
9th Of December, 1881. His coming
was heralded. The democratic Direct
ory must receive him i'll the name of
the people; but the act Of hero-worship
was embarrassing. The people Of Paris
must have spectacle; and the Jacobin
administration must glorify the hero Of
Italy. Arrangements were made at tho
Luxembourg Palace for a reception
first Of many such-to the child of the
Republic,
The court Of the palace was splendid
ly decorated; and tho elite gathered for
tho welcome The occasion was not
without its peril to Napoleon. He must
bear himself like true demOcrat-be-
ginning to be idolizcd. Symbolical stat
ues of Liberty. Equality, and Peace
were set up in the hall where hung the
memorial banlier commomoratlng tho
victories and spoils Of the Italian cam
paign. There, too, was placed an altar
of the FatherIand. Beautiful women
thronged the galleries. The Directory
sat to receive the cOnqUeror. Talleyrand
introduced the young general to the as
sembly The statesman's speech was
long, fattering and casuistiCal. To one
paragraph was added this significant
clause; ear from apprchcnding any
thing from his Napoleon ambition, /
believe that we shall one day be obliged
to solicit him to tear himself from the
pleasures of studious retirement. All
France will be free; but perhaps he
neuer tcil1; such is his destiny" Bar
ras, president of the Directory, also
spoke. Napoleon bore himself with
great modesty, pronouncing a brief
speech of congratulations on the im-
proved condition of France.
The reference to ''studious retire
ment" in Talleyrand's address was not
bad. 1t was an allusion to Ronaparto's
election to membership in the National
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
FOUL AIR AS A GERM GARDEN.
Good Sanitation Prime Necessity a. {
Defense Against Disease Germs.

! Good Sanitation Prime Necessity a. .
Defense Against Disease Germs.
The development of the germs so
fatal to humanity when taken into
the system is an effort of nature to
destroy and really eat up effete mat
ter. The grub and maggot, disgust
ing as they are, arc true scavengers,
and if sufficient time be allowed
them they will reduce to innocs1ous
dust the most poisonous of animal
and vegetable matter. We regard
the creatures with adherence be-
cause of their occupation, but they
are laboring, albeit unconsciously,
in the interest of higher forms Of
life.
When disease generating matter
has passed through the digestive Ca
nal of the pupa it is no longer infec.
tious, In the undrained and filthy
portions of city the foul matter is
constantly accumulating far beyond
the corrective powers of unaided ma
ture. Deadly gases are cast off from
fostering heaps, vapors charged with
microscopic germs that hatch fearful
ailments in that weak mechanism,
mans body But even where the
system is not directly affected by
germ diseases tho influence of the
foul gases-why we do not fully un-
derstand as yet-tends to lower vi
tality to such degree that tho sub
ject is always in good condition to
take q fever of the typhoid class,
scarlatina, diphtheria, etc.
Professor Alessi's experiments
show that a person who has lived in
foul air for q considerable time will
get any ono of the fatal germ dis
eases much moro readily than one
who has breathcd pure air and only
aosorbs the germs by accident. Pro-
fessor Alessi has proved that the
same is true with animals. Heplaced
number of dogs, pigs, etc., in such
a situation that they were compelled
to live for some weeks in an atmos-
phere saturated with the noxious
vapors from garbage heaps These
he inoculated with the typhoid bacil-
lus, at the same time inoculating q
similar number of animals which
had been brought direct from the
pure air of a rural district
Tho first lot died, somo of them in
sc hours, with unmistakable typhoid
symptoms, while not ono of the sec
ond lot was affected. 1t was observ-
ed, however, that when the rural
animals began to breathe the infect
cd air they began at once to show
signs Of weakness and lassitude,
They lost their liveliness and grew
CLASSY eyed and though they contin-
ued to eat they became poor in flesh.
There is q grim significance in
these facts which should teach us
the lesson that good sanitation is a
primo necessity, not only as de-
fense against direct assaults of germ
disease, but also against the lowering
of the physical powers which opens
the system not only to tho bacillus,
but to all tho other foes which lie in
wait to destroy life.-ChicaSo Times.
Herald,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
HAPPY JACK. THE COWBOY.
A Cattle Punchcr Who Carried No Re
yolver In His Work on the Plains.

A Cattle Punchcr Who Carried No Re
volver In His Work on the Plains. y
Happy Jack, the Colorado cow
boy, was q KentucEian by birth, "
said the amateur ranchman. Ken
tucky's sons in the far west are typ
ically very tall men, good tempered
and of indonitable courage, and
Happy Jack was no exception. Many
wore the stories told about the
ranches Of his great strength, devil
may care courage, and quaint say
ings EIe was of great height and
breadth of shoulder, thin, sinewy
and active, with pluck equal to every
emergency, and that cheerful tenn
permanent which found occasion for
mirthfulness in every situation of life
and had given him his beatific name
among his fellows first met him
at the Horse Creek ranch, where one
night late in autumn he stopped with
his fellows They had come up from
tho south with herd Of beef cattle,
which were put into one of the cor
rails over night while their caval-
cade WAS turned out in the horse pas
ture
Happy Jack was up next morn
ing earliest of all, and while the rest
of the boys wer going to breakfast
he had saddled his gray horse, a
vicious creature, as 'spready' and &C
tive as his master, and having led it
to tho front Of the ranch house was
about to mount. The morning was
cold and frosty, and Jack wore over
his regulation cowboy equipment an
old army overcoat
&c Think he'll buck this morning,
Jack?' said one OF the cowboys
from the veranda.
Well, Jack drawled, I reckon
he'll do about as he's a mind to, and
he's generally got a mind to buck.
He settled into the saddle, the
horse went up into the air, and for
tho first hundred yards his progress
was a zigzag pitching fore and aft
like q wherry among breakers. He
used every broncho trick to throw off
his rider, who, with the cape of the
old soldiers overcoat Tapping up to
meet the brim of his broad sombrero,
showed an absolute unconcern as to
what performance the horse might
take it into his head to try. The
horse at last discovered that bucking
was useless and wearisome, and
Happy Jack was soon down in the
pasture rounding up the horses. He
had got them together and driven
them back to the ranch building be-
fore the other boys had eaten their
breakfast. That was the kind of
worker Happy Jack was.
Everything that Happy Jack did
CT said was done laughingly. He car
ried no revolver, but as he adjusted
his saddle equipments before start
ing away from the ranch / saw that
among the things carefully slowed
away in his cantinas or saddlebags
was a long knife with shining blade
g foot long, and what that hints at
when seen in a Kcntuckian's outfit
everybody knows. Happy Jack was
8 philosopher who was prepared
equally for peace or for trouble. -
New York Sun,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
The Giadstonian Theory.

Mr.. Gladstone is a believer in tho
theory that man can do better
mental work every year to extreme
old age if he takes care of his body.
he claims that the mind grows
stronger and clearer as the body loses
vitality, and that it is only disease
of tho latter that can prevent an in
tellectual progress that will 60 on to
the end. He is certainly good illus
tration of his working theory.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
ODDITIES OF GREAT A
Making Pictures on Bedclothes and AZ,
cloths Among Their Freaks.

ODDITIES OF GREAT A
Making Pictures on Bedclothes AMI .,s.s-
cloths Among Their Freaks.
Like many other great artists,
Paul Veronese had his eccentric
moods and peculiar habits He was
the last of the great Venetian paint.
ers, combining his work almost On.
tirely, as many of the old masters
did, to religious subjects His most
celebrated work, THE Marriage
Feast at Cana If Galilee," now
hangs in the Louvre in Paris He
was not intended for an artist, but
sculptor, which profession his IA
Their followed. His uncle, however,
taught him painting, anfht 81 years
of age he was living at Venice both
famous and wealthy Though so
years the junior Of Titan, who was
the then famous painter of the time,
he was held in equal admiration.
Paul adopted the name veronese aft
er the city where he was born-Ve.
roma
Once he was making long visit
to friends in their beautiful country
villa. where he assumed great liber.
ties, claiming among other things
absolute possession of his bedroom,
which he did not allow even the
maidservant to onter He made the
bed himself, swept the room and put
the rubbish outside the door for her
to remove. He slipped away, too,
without bidding farewell to his host
or hostess. On entering the room
afterward the servant found the
sheets missing and told her mistress
that the guest must have stolen
them. After careful search a roll
was found in the corner, which
proved to be magnificent picture
of Alexander In the Tent of Da-
RUS painted on the various sheets
of the bed, which the artist had
worked upon to reward his friends
for their kind attentions To keep
his secret he had pretended to take
care of his room, and to avoid their
thanks he had taken French leave"
Meissonier had become celebrated
and was beginning to make money
when he was invited to dine with q
Partisan banker, who was wealthy,
fond of posing as a patron of art,
and who was rather penurious
Once when breakfasting with him
Meissonier was impressed with the
fitness OF the texture of the table
cloth.
Zone could really draw upon il. "
ho said smilingly, and producing
pencil he made upon the snowy sur
face wonderful sketch of mans
head. The banker, delighted, had
the head cut out at once. framed
and glazed to preserve it.
A few weeks afterward Meissonier
was again breakfasting with the
Same friend, who had placed by tho
plato of his guest crayons, Is PEN
knife, india rubber and brushes.
While the other guests were enjoy
ing their coffoo and cigarettes the
happy host saw his artist friend
hard at work upon tho tablccloth,
this time producing small but per-
feet full length picture Of q medip-
valhalbcrdier The guests dispersed
and tho host with them. Soon he
returned to secure his treasure, but
Meissonior had used the knife to
good purpose and cut off the corner
of tho tablecloth containing tho pic
ture. The host felt the rebuke most
keenly, but dared not say word
Philadelphia Press
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
Cure For Headache.

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and few cases long resis; the use
of this medicine. Try it once. Large
hotlrs only Fifty eents ut Mrs. C. Gel.
gers Drug Store.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
His Virtue.

The late Rev DR.. Lord of Buffalo
officiated at the funeral of one Of
Buffalo's VIGOROUSLY rich and wick
ed citizens. After noting the de-
ceased's parentage and date of birth,
he closed his tribute by saying,
Our dead friend had one noble viz.
tue. He always got up early in the
morning. San Francisco Argo-
uaut.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
DIR. S. III. RUSHING,
ALEXANDRIA, LA.

~ Residence on Fourth and Wash
lngton streets. Office and Hospital on
Fourth and DeSoto streets.
Surgeon for the Texas g. Pacific and
Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern
Railroad Companies.
All will be promptly cared for upon
application