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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Glass coffins are used in Russia.
Frances deficit for the fiscal year
is about $40, 900, 900.
One-half of the wealth of England
is held by 1000 persons.
Fully one third of the female popu-
lation of France are laborers on
farms.
There is d deficit in the Italian
treasury for the current year amount
ing in round figures to S45, 600, 900.
An albino baboou, declared to be
the only one ever heard Of, has ar
rived in Bedsford, England. from
South Africa
A nugget of tin weighing 5,4oo
pounds has been found in Tasmania
The assay Of small piece shows 81
per cent OF metallic tin.
In Germany the power of issuing
bank notes i'd vested in the Imperial
bank, and small and constantly de-
creasing mum Der of other banks.
On the island Of ST. Helena the pop
ulation is steadily decreasing. The
death rate largely exceeds the birth
rate, and there is 40 immigration.
Rochefort cheese takes its name
from the viii;S gre of thu same name in
France. 1t is made from Sleeps
milk, and obtains It's faror from
ripening six months in s. cave near
the village.
Franceville, one of The islands of
the New Hebrides, is the smallest re-
public in the world The inhabit-
ants consist Of forty Europeans and
500 black workmen employed by .
French company.
A circular signed by the members
of the British, house of commons has
been sent to the leading nswspape,
editors of britain requesting and
counseling them not to report ssnsa'
tional cases Of immortality and brutal
ity.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05
AMUSING TRIPLES.

"Whcn is a fellow lying low?"
"When he is whispering soft noth;ngs
into the ear OF the summer girl"
Knox-Do you think you could be
happy with young Bagley? Ethel
Knox-Certainly not, papa; but one
must marry, you know.
''He's a tyrant. Why, he makes his
wife cook his meals" "And docs he
eat them" Gle does" "That's not
tyranny. 1t is blind heroism"
This scene represents the interior
of q fat" well, it's failure, then. ;"
What's wrong?" "The janitor isn't
in sight refusing to do what is
wanted
Dickey-1'd think Jimmy Rice would
feel just like an orphan. Mamma
Why? Dickey--Why, his papa and
mamma let him do everything he
wants to.
''Hit am err facls," sail Uncle Eben,
"dat it ain no use ter worry. But
hit am jes' ez much er fack dat hit
aim no use ter tell err man dat it ain
no use ter worry"
Host-Are you in debt, young man?
No" live you IN )ther- in law?"
'No." "Married?" NO" "Himmel-
kreuzdonnerwetter! Why, then, do
you drink only three glasses of beer?"
Little Sister-Yon'll make yourself
snub-nosed if you push the washrag
up your face that wav. Why don't
You wash down? Little Brother-I
wasn't told to wash down was told
to wash up.
Dora" said her mother to tho sum-
lner girl, "isn't that young Mr.. Smart
ers getting very pronouncs 81 in his at
tentions?" "Oh, that's all right, NAM
ma" said Dora. "Hs doesn't mean
anything. We're engaged"
willie has taken to smoking cigar
ettes," said Mrs Closcgrip to her lord
and master when he cam, home from
the office. Gall right" crowded the
old man, "l,t him smoke EN- il he
wants to. Cigarettessar, cheap, and
he won't be outgrowins his clothes so
fast"
$50 she Tilted you," said the sym
pathetic friend. Eyes" ibid she
give any reason?" ':She did She
said it was because of her philan-
thropic nature; that it was better to
make great many men happy by be-
ing engaged to them than to make
one miserable by marrying him
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05
MIR. PICKET'S HATS.

T might have re.
manned there a
long time, Picket's
new hat, If Mrs.
Picket did not re-
peat every time
her eyes fell upon
it.:
What in the
world possessed
you to buy another
new hat, when you
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05
ALEXANDRIA LA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST s. 1896.
COLLEGE OF WIT.

Bicycle Teacher-Nov, all you need
Is confidence, don't you see? Student
oh, yes; tumble.
Young Husband 1t is just week
today since VS. were married, my
dear Lisette- Young Wifc--Ah, what
a memory you have, darling!
"I'eg pard on" said the missionary.
"but will you translate his majesty's
remarks again? Did he tell his daugh-
ter that he was to have guests to dim
ner or for dinner?"
Hicks, after slashin, speech by
Wicks-A rousing speech, but vituper-
alton is not argument. Wiclss-I am
aware of that, but it makes one feel a
good deal better than the best argu-
menta
Snalsy Jim II see you slilin' away
from that house pooty swift. Wot's
the matter up there? Weary Wrag-
gles-Well. by this time the wet
ternary surgeant il digging bullets
out of the cow. The misseis had q
gun.
did Miss Flyppc receive many pro-
posals viii le at the seash ore?'
"Many? Why, receiving proposals
got to be habit with her. She got
SO she couldn't ever hear Il sofia water
bottle pop W ithout exclai,niug. This
is so suddenI
Aunt Mar in-Are you suro that
Mr.. Spoon r loves you? Carrie
guess you would think so, to hear the
silly things Re says to me. Aunt
Maria-But how do you know you
love him? Carry-Becauss they don't
seem silly to ma"
Nurse = Sure, ma'am. the twins
have been making a fuss all day,
ma'am. Mrs Olive Branch-What
about9 Nur be It's because they
can't have a birthday apiece. like the
Smith children next door. They
think they h ave been cheated.
Countryma ia, to dentist-I wouldn't
pay nothin' extra fer gas. Jest yank
her out if it does hurt. Dentist
You are plucky, sir. Let me see the
tooth. Coun tryman-Oh, faint me
that's got tn toothache; it's my wife.
She'll be here il minute.
A caller had mentioned that a
neighbour had been obliged to shoot
his dog because it had grown old and
cross. Ate + he had gone, little
Edith, who had been very quiet since
the dog was spoken of, surprised her
mother by asking: Mamma, when
do you think papa will shoot Aunt
Sarah?"
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From Coupon Stations the System at Rate of One
Fare for the Round Trip.

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Civil Engineers 24h $4,000 from New Or
leans Housto eorrpondngy low from 9th
good within COY days from the date OF
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limited to July 14th for return
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Young State Sunday School Con-
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June 29h Tickets also received deposit
for side trips o Mexico and other points.
To Richmond Confederate Veterans Reunion
June Goth good within twenty O from date
of sale, less than one fare.
Buffalo, National Teachers Associations July
Bird and 4th with July 14h privilege of deposit
ting Agent further extenso at rate OF one fare plus
50 for admission.
To Washington the p S. c. e. Convention July
3 4h the round with privilege
31s for by deposng with joint AgeH
To St. Louis-uy 10Th, Goth and 2st Populst ana
American Silver Conventions limited July 9th for return
Full particulars will be furnished application Agents Of
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Assistant Passenger Ticket Agent Houston, Texas
S. +. B. MORSE,
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so THEY SAY.

It was proven in New York court
that lawyer took away hot stove
as part of his fea.
It is estimated that in Japan, out Of
a population of 20, 100, 900 people. there
are less than 10, paupers.
Eightyear-old Joseph Donohue Of
Jersey City fell into the Morris canal
and was saved by Daniel Golden, "a
one-legged man."
The following bill is posted in large
letters at the door of theater in
Brussels: moral pieces every Sun.
day and Thursday"
Robert NJ. Lees Of Duluth Boasts
of having remained in the hot room
of Turkish bath, at temperature
of 1872 degrees, for three hours.
Both of the half-penny morning
papers in London, started some time
ago as an experiment, are reported to
be making satisfactory Roadway.
In l4e1 fashion Of gold collars
came IN. Ihey were OF Sollo goiu anu
inclosed the neck, fastening with a
paddock in front. Some of them
weighed as much as pound.
Instead of going to Germany to
claim legacy, as he had bought a
ticket and arranged to do. Herman
Bielfield of Patterson, went into a
cellar and hanged himself. The pros
pect of wealth turned his head.
A bicycle ambulance is one OF the
latest inventions and consists of BIZ
cycle with an ambulance attached.
The stretcher is fastened to the tor
Of the bicycle, and the wounded o,
sick person lying on the stretcher car
then be rolled along in gentle man
aer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05
Evil OF 1ptemperance.

Einstein Ito his partner)-Isaacs,
you vas oud late last night,T zee. Dot
must stop, Isaacs; no more drinkin'
dis mont. You hear me. Isaacs?
Isaacs-I don't drink in peezness
hours.
Einstein-Dot make no differ. You
drink ad nighd, ant efery mornings
your hants tremble so you CANT show
a customer any of dose sheap pants
mitout shakin' de buttons oif.-Puck.
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leave it there for weeks without your
opening the box it came in?"
But" said Picket, II have not worn
II because you keep telling me that
my old one looks all right"
eyes. and you already have twenty
seven hats that you have quit wear
ing, and you leave them in the closet
covered with dust. What in the world
DO you keep them for? Why don't you
throw them away?"
Throw them away! And yet you
know very we'll that you never throw
anything away. You would not throw
away match that had been already
lighted. You're so fond of saying, 1T
might come in handy"
WELL" said Mrs Picket, "it is true
that l never throw away things that
might come in handy, but how can old
hats ever come in handy? What sense
Is there in piling up old hats which are
Of no use to anyone, when there are SO
many poor creatures who walk the
streets barefooted?"
But" said Picket, II have not worn
my hats on their bare feet"
Il don't see anything funny +. that"
said Mrs. Picket, icily. you know
what mean. You needn't pretend
that you don't understand me. Why
don't you send for an old clothes man,
and sell him your old hats?"
II never think Of it,"
I'D like to know what you do think
Of. don't think you think at all.
But do as you please. Buy new hats,
wear them, don't wear them. It's
your own affair" Mrs. Picket con-
Guided by saying. You make me
tired" and she retired from the room,
slamming the door with violence
which made the chandelier rattle.
"Such is married life," said the
stupefed Picket gazing after his wife.
Whether do a thing or don't do it,
| am certain not to please my wife.
Take that new hat. for example.
What did you buy it for said she,
when you never wear it, and the first
day that I put 1t on to go out, she will
be sure to say: What are you wear
ing your new hat for when the other
one Is all right?
Some days afterward Picket said to
his wife. 81 am going out"
Indeed" said Mrs. Picket. where
are you going?"
81 am going to see poor Marley, who
is ILL.,"
"And do you put on your new hat to
see poor Marley?"
Gust what l expected you to say
replied Picket. Eyes, that is what
am going to do. / am going to wear
my hat. See?"
well, why don't you throw your old
one In the closet with the others?"
With rising rage Picket took up his
old hat, opened the closet door, and
hurled the venerable hat with much
violence into the closet.
There" said he, II hope you viii
give me a rest on this hat business"
"That makes the twenty-eighth," re-
piled Mrs. Picket, with burst of sar
donic laughter.
| Picket went out. He started TOWARD
Marley's house, but he had scarcely
gone more than a couple of block!
when it began to rain.
There, said the unfortunate Picket
Gust my luck! Beginning to rain. Go
a new hat on and no umbrella"
He started in to neighboring door
way to wait until the shower shoult
cease, and as he did SO, a man carrying
long plank on his shoulder turned
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05

ST. l.. I. N. q S.-ti. .. II, N. n.
No. 22l Arrives. .11:l5 a. III
No. ODD Dsparts. .4:3O q. Iii
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-08-05
Hadn't Heard Her.

do you know that fortune knocks
once at every mans door," well, for
tune must have had gloves on when
she knocked at mine. Truth.
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Only Alternative.

He-since your father won't give me
your hand in marriage there's no alter
rative but She-For me to give
il to you.-Iudy.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-03
roday's Issue.

The wires were in a Frustrated condi
ton, last evening, ana in order to secure
the Geographic reports in this mornings
issue, the journal was obliged to avail
itself OF every possible means Of commun-
ieation. Some places that ate without
Geographic communication were reached
by the long distance telephone Con
nections were made with others by com
bining both the services of the " estern
Union and Postal services. Teams were
sect across country, and every possible
means used to secure the full reports we
are able to place before our readers, this
morning. Despite the rainy weather a
number of photographs Of the inundated
districts were secured and two artists
have worked through the night to make
cuts from them for this ISSUE
Never has the Journal force started
upon the work Of getting out paper
under more discouraging circumstances.
At one time the water stood two feet deep
IN the pit beneath the big perfectlng press,
and, fearing that the press room would be
flooded, arrangements were made to print
the edition upon the press of the Gospel
Banner in case this contingency should
arise. Fortunately the flood has not made
it necessary to 90 outside the journal
building with our forms, and We think
our readers will agree that, despite the
difficulties under which it has labored
during the past 81 hours, the Journal
mas not been unsucc ssfui in its efforts to
give its readers the news No Ass .ciated
Press matter reached US, last night. and
all the dispatches in this mornings issue
were secured by special wire.
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Force Ice, Logs and Debris Through Bridges
Houses and Other Buildings.
Gardiner and Randolph Bridge Gone-PhiIps Mill at Farm
ingdae Wrecked HaI|oweII Under Water
$4,000 Damage BeasLos Gardiner Reaches Six Figures
News from Other Points.

Gardiner, March 2-tspeoiaD. The
fiood struck Gardiner, today, with ven
geance, and when it had finished its work
and the water had somewhat rcccded. sey-
erai thousand dollars Of property had been
destroyed and the people saw sight tina.
even the oldest inhabitanu cannot rc1nen-
Der. Gardeners main street was like one
ia Venice, whore the pathway is Of water
and the vehicles are goudolas Il was in
decd a remarkable scene, and onc that no
one who beheld IL will ever forget
The Hood came, it saw it CONQUERED.
damaging large amount OF property Ia
stores and along the river hanks It will
hc several days before the business places
VIII be IN their customary neat condition.
IL Is estimated that the total loss will
be at least $3.50, 600, although at this
writing nowhere near the loss can be as
csrta'nci. 1t is even said BY some that
the grand total in this vicinity will not
fall short OF 5000, 600
The old Gardiner and Randolph bridge
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UP THE KENNEBEC.
River Now Clear of Ice as
Far Up as Madison.
Several Places Above Are Threatened
by Rapidly Rising Waters.
Madison. Scion and The Forks AnxousIy
Watching Threatening Iams.

Wa.ervillc, March 2.-(Special). AT
o'clock, tonight, rain was still falling in
a drizzie. Tho city is in darkness on ac-
count of the electric light plant being
shut down. No trains have arrived siuce
10 o'clock A. NJ, when the Skowhegan
train came in one hour late, having been
delayed by washout at Shawmut. The
train which leaves here at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, for Skowhegan, was can
celled at that station upon its arrival
there, today.
The Journal has kept open communica-
ton with up river towns, and learns that
the ice has broken only as far as Madison.
There is no damage at Skowheggn. except
slight settling of one span of the town
bridge. Should that bridge go. the de-
stTuctlon Of tie Maine Central Railroad
bridge below must follow. Weston's saw
mill is nearly submerged and the logs
piled in tho mill pond have broken up
and will probably go down stream.
The greatest dauge seems to lay at
Madison. should the ice start, tonight.
The Somerset Railroad bridge will b. the
first to break the flow OF ice, but the town
bridge, which sets ON the crest of Nor
ridgewock falls, is situated IN dangerous
place for flood of this magnitude. The
Madison wooden mills, both the wooden
and the brick mills, are flooded in the
Easements. The Indian Sping wooden
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THE PENOBSCOT
Not Quite So UnruIy as the
Other Maine Rivers.
Still It's High Enough to Start Bridges
and Do Other Damage.
Bad Washuuts on Maine Central at Carmel
and ttna Bog.

Bangor, March 2. - especially. - The
storm has done no great damage as yet in
this vicinity, and unless the water in the
Penobscot rises very rapidly between now
and morning, every thing will be all right
here.
The effect Of the storm in this section
is most severely felt by the Maine Central
Railroad. Bad washouts are reported at
Carmel and Etua bog. This place has
been IA costly one for the Maine Central
as every time there is Il heavy ram Storm
more or less trouble is had there
There have been no trains into Bangor
since 80 p. NJ, sunday The train from
Portland arrived at that hour and an
hour or more later orders were received
from Portland not a. let the S o'clock
Pullman leave.
Monday morning, it was Thought that
the morning train wuuld be able to leave
for the west, ali right, and the passengers
had been in their seats for some tune
when orders were received cancolling all
trains east 10 Bangor or west from this
city, until Tuesday morning.
All the trains from the east have ar.
rived on time. These brought many pas.
sengers bound for Boston, New York and
other western points, and they were
Obliged to remain in this city, and the
hotels have had good business, today,
on this account.
The Wilbur Opera Go. arrived here,
Sunday night, to begin a week S engage
mcnt. They came from Hartford, CT,
h,f & l..
irving. When they got there, no time
was had for transferring their baggage,
and as there have been no trains in here
from the west they were obliged to cancel
their engagement, for this evening
The river is rising quite rapidly. but it
has grown d few degrees colder since late
this Afternoon and no damage is antict
pated
AT Frankfort, II miles below, the dam
age was quite large. The leo on Marsh
stream jammcd and carried away the
lower bridge and damaged the upper one.
50 that passing was impossible. The
food took the blacksmith shop Of Peter
CuddF and carried it across the street,
and Cuddy had narrow escape from
drowning. The water also Heated the
house of james Sprague into the middle
of the street.
1t has rained hard all dag, today, and
is still raining. Up along the line Of the
Bangor X Aroostook Railroad no serious
damage was reported At Moosehead
lake, the trainmen who came from there,
tonight say that the rain took all the
snow off the lake, and there is about two
feet of water on the ice.
At Basin Mills, many people living on
the western side of the river have been
obliged to vaCate their houses on account
Of the freshct.
Above this city the ice damned some
time ago badly. and people have been
afraid that it would start toward the
town, but tonight the damage is re-
ported to be all over
Later-It has been found that the ice
has bursted one of the piers under the
Maine Central draw bridge here, and all
trains east, tonight, have been cancelled.
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Hnllowe,l, March 2-(SpeciaD.- The
scene here at Hal!owell this afternoon
beggared description On Water street.
from the corner Of Winthrop to point
beyond the Electric Road waiting room
was q lake Branns drug store the post
Office, Bowie's store, the Northern Ma
tional and the Savings Banks, Clearwater
drug store, and indeed ell the stores ON
both sides of the street, were flooded to a
depth varying from t1o to six feet
when the Journal representative
reached Hailowell about F. NJ, the
water had already reached a Joint eight
cen inches higher than the highest mark
ever before recorded in the history of the
town Parties We're padding up and
down Water street, intent on saving what
Was LETT to be saved in the various stores
and IN rescuing the L. : mail from death
10y drowning
From Leigh * WinGate's coal sheds to
the Electric Railroad power house all that
section of Hallowell lying between the
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)ischsrging a watery fluid, and the burn.
ing and itching would drive her nearly
wild. Unless we incased her little
hands she would tear patches OF skin
from her face and hands. We tried
many doctors and many remedies and
at last gave the case up as hopeless.
But our daughter Cora tried Hoods
Sarsaparilla, TO cure scrofulous lump
Near the left breast which caused her
much pain and after taking bottles it
disappeared. Blanche, who is now
eleven, had spent seven years of suffer-
ing, so concluded to give her Hoods
Sarsaparilla. She took bottles and her
face is smooth and soft as baby's, the
color Of a rose petal. Her hands are
soft and white, where four months
ago they were blue and red and
calloused nearly like leather. I can
not express my gratitude by pen or
mouth. 1t seems miracle and our
friends are surprised" MRS. ANNA
L. CLARK, 401 E. 4th St.. Duluth, MINI
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in the water, and manifested a strong
dislike to their cold bath. The drivers
were waist deep in the middle of the
street.
The damage in Hallowell must be
enormous. The larger proportion Ct the
best stores of the town were under water,
the level of the river bsing half way up
their front windows. All the counters in
the stores must be submerged, and the
stocks will suffer badly On the flats
very little has been saved from The private
houses, and the damage there too will be
very great.
Looking down from the railroad track
tho scene of desolatioE is very striking
The river seems to extend from ones very
feet to the Chelsea bank, and far out from
the western edge Of the torrent are tn.
houses which lie between the Electric road
and the kennehec.
On his return journey the Journal re-
Continued ON pase2.