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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17
How They Slipped.

At eleven O. clock yesterday forenoon
a couple of excursionists took seats OF
the east portco of the City Hall directl,
under the window of the Chief o
Police He was bean-pole looking
chap of twenty-three with dust an incl
deep on his back, and she was al
authenticated angel of twenty, wearing
solid shoe and chewing three guilds o
gum rolled into one. For a long time
they sat and looked at the fountains and
sighed and were silent Then he ten
derly queried:
Hammer, ism it dreamy?'
YUM she answered.
Il could sit here forever he whis-
pered.
II don't believe | could-Pd be hun
Cry
More silence and signs, and then he
took her elbow in his hand and said
Hammer, I'm hungry now.'
"Dian't you bring biscuit along?"
Hungry for Your love, Hammer
not for biscuits. Hammer, 'sposen we
'sposen case
.Well?'
"'Sposen | knew Justice of the
CttCC W iio "Oulu llttIi US
"'How much9"
1.-TWO dollars
Have you got the money!
''Hanner. do you doubt my love?
I've got seventy-tive cents. and I'll hunt
up the Harker boys and borrow the
rest
Pm afraid
CHOW, Hanner!'
"Oh, | can't; you know my folks
don't like you"
"Hanner, hitch this way till | talk to
you. 'Sposen | bought you peanuts
and candy and watermelon? 'Sposen
you realized my great love, and con-
cluded to hitch to me before some 9TH
er girl captured the prize? We'd gently
slip down these steps, turn the corner
of this stately editce, walk to the shop
of a Justice. and you have me and L d
have you.'
'Oh dear. but pa would rave
Hold on, Hammer. Your par
needn t know lt--no one will know it,
We'd keep it as silent as the grave I'M
til had made your old man respect
me for what | are. Gimme hall Il
show and Ill make your par foller me
around like a calf within Il year, and
your mar will fairly love the ground
walk on, Come, Hammer let's Slip
''Oh, Gawgen'
"Hanner-Hanner! Think of the ro-
nance the love the mystery the |
tenderness-the gold watches and dia-
mond rings and silk dresses
''Where?'
"Why, nextyea when the wool comes
off. Don't own forty acres of lando
Don t dote on you? Would ask you
to slip around if | didn't love you above
the best boss in our county? Hammer,
let us Slip
And you really love -
Then they slipped. They caught
sight Of a six-foot farmer coming up
the walk, with a big cane on one arm
and his wife on the other. and the girl
slid for Michigan avenue and the lover
for Griswold street, the latter whis-
pering to himself as he lodged through
the City Hail:
That's her old dad, and he knocks
oxen down with that b.n--DetroN
Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17
Our Young Readers.
~IF ONLY [ WE'RE TOT, GRAND
MAJ"


| am 50 tired of being me
| nave so MANY cares.
It's something here, or something thoro
That always needs repairs!
And now Miss Grucie's tImDlcd down.
And broke her head in two.
Oh dear, how happy | should be,
If only were N,r,
Grandma.
And now, just when Ifeel like play,
My stupid lessons come.
| wonder il the President
Could do this pulling sum,
Q dear, love my mamma.
And want to please her. too
But should be so happy now,
If only were yVli
Grandma,
I'd like /" have s"mr spec acles,
To rest my 'ire, eyes.
I'd put '"Y hand upon jHir head,
And say" How fast time hies!'
And Oh, such tales Of old I'd tell!
N wond, rtut IN true,
III knit an! tax. and laugl for iOv.
ii on y | were sOU,
Grandma
Well, well. I'm only just a girl.
ANA must nav cares. | s'pOsc!
The dolls to mend: the sums to do
" hat c.5 : nobody knows.
But now We IN II tit of something nice,
IN growing pretty fast.
AND II only can grow q ,Dd,
Ii be like Gou at last,
G andmo!
-l0u-h'S Companion.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

The last statistical reports show
that in Germany the wages OF both ao-
ricultural laborers and industrial work.
men have sunk to lower level than
they have reached for some time. AT
the same time the cost of living has in
creased. On the other hand, a table
published in the Stot;stique de In France
shows a marked rise in the wages of Ia
borin the small trades in France in the
years from 1858 to 1877. The wages
OF male labor have risen in that period
tlfty-two per cent, and those of women
have risen to an almost equal extent =
tltty-one per cent though there is a
great difference in the actual sums re-
ceived by the two sexes. In the period
included in the inquiry the cost OF liv-
ing has somewhat increased. The
price OF bread remained about the same,
and clothing is cheaper; but wine is
Somewhat dearer, and there has been a
marked increase in the price OF meat,
butter, eggs and cheese. Rents. too,
have increased in the cities and larger
towns. But on tie whole the condition
OF the French laborer has not changed
for the worse.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17
One Of the Internal Machines.

! have seen and handled one of the
| now notorious internal machines, and
Il yer, ugly machine it is. Its aspect
is not unlike that OF square coffee
canister or Il tin of preserved meat
The case is CT some preparation OF zinc
hammered. Uut;l the lid IS removed
| the devillsh thing seems as innocent as
any article from a grocer Or Gilman s
shop. Even on a closer inspection the
machines might be taken tor a roughly
fashioned clock, for these Amerit an
affairs are nothing wonderful in the
way OF wor lmanshjp. They have been
made evidently by contract and have
none OF the nicely and finish of
Ihomassen S, which exploded at
Bremerhaven. All the works are in
full view as the top; the dynamite or
nitro-ll snine material is hidden below
in several cylinders. A very simple
contrivance has been adopted to ex-
plode the charge at a given time. A
Lat disk slowly reyoives by the action
of the clock until slot in the
disk comes opposite a lever or handle in
connection with It. The slot releases
the lever; the latter in its turn releases
spring. and a small hammer falls up
on the decorating cap-after which the
deluge. My first thought on examining
this ingenious product OF the nine
teenth century was what | should have
done with it had discovered it under
my chair, duly charged and wound up
l am not more OF Il coward than nv
neighbors, perhaps, and vet the idea
made me shudder. | felt that could do
Justice TO the gal ant man who gains
the Victoria Cross for throwing live
shell overheard. But little GOODNESS,
after all, is what is necessary. To re-
move the decorating cap would be the
work OF a second or Two and little
more would be needed to pass u knife
blade into the clock work and stop the
whole machine. There are many.
however, who would still prefer absence
OF body to any such presence of mind.
-bondon WorM
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-17

Colonel John W. Forrey is writing
alife of Thomas Jefferson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

The increase during tho year in the
amount ut interest is $50, 1920, and III
the amount on hand, Stl65. II "a gain
of S5i ,S2S.2 -
Some complaints have been made
that the sums reported on hand, from
time to time, to the credit Of these
funds, are unnecessarily large; but il
should be remembered that the officers
charged with the care Of these funds
must comply not only with the written
law regulating their management, hut
also with the predominating public sen
timent. This sentiment. rs eNcmpllliel
in many acts Of successive legislatures,
Enthusiastically favors the policy IF loan
ing these funds to school districts,
towns, villages, cities and counties; but,
except III the eases Of school districts,
such loans cannot be made without
special laws authorizing them If this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

situations, and that nothing shall be left
Indone which may promote the gen
eral welfare. But they are, at the
same time, inquisitive, and rightfully
demand to know what it costs to accom-
pIish these purposes. Would it not be
wise, therefore, abolishing all Giro nm
locution, to let your appropriations
show the total amounts of public money
devoted to any specific object? The
present system Of maintaining the hos
pitfalls for the insane and the industrial
school for boys, whereby portion Of
the expense is charged to counties, and
the sums thus collected treated rs II
separate fund, not under legislative con
troll, or appearing in the annual appro-
priations, appears to me to be cumber-
some, expensive and misleading.
1t il the duty of this legislature, as,
! trust, it is It's purpose, to exercise
wise discrimination, not only in the
matter Of specific appropriations, but
also in the consideration Of all questions
involving the expenditure Of the public
funds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21
500. a0a. ls5 90 Sl2S $50. lis o.

Tho state board Of assessment fixed
the gross value of the taxable property
in the state ut $il5, $50, 20 90, hut even
this sum is in my Judgment, much be
low its actual value. II *, Of course,
quite impossible to determine Just
how much this actual value may be-
The property which is actually listed
and assessed would probably rcnch not
less than $70O,000,0OO, and this fact
should bc borne in mind when consider
ing the rate Of taxation.
The value of private property which
pnys no revenue to the state, either by
way Of direct tax, or otherwise, is re-
turned by the assessor at $6,353 0li,00,
M follows
Religious associations ,..., So, 6a6, Oao 90
Scientific and literary associations ms, 5li 90
hehcNplrht hssoclntioh8,. 5.,..,t t,s ~, az w
Agricultural societies, ,,,.,...,.., d. 600 90
TANES
The total Tux levied il the state for
the year 1879, for NIL purposes,
amounted 10 1857 1921, decrease
Of $392,09i.73 from the amount levied
the previous year, and was ut the rate
of$l.72 625-l000 on each hundred dol
lars Of the assessment for that year,
The purposes for which these taxes
were levied, and their respective
amounts and rates are rs follows;
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

Compared with the expenditures Of
the preceding fiscal year, there il M
increase Of $12i,7030l but Of this sum
$4,000 were paid to Milwaukee, county
on account of the construction OF its
insane asylum; and an excess of $l2,-
1865 wns paid on account OF appro-
uriations to hospitals, benevolent and
educational institutions; So that only
&,ol7.33 remains to be charged to cur-
rent state expenses proper, and IN more
than accounted for IN tho increase ol
Legislative expenses,
The condition OF the several educn.
tional
TRUST ilNls,
ut the close of the fiscal year, was ms
follows;
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21
81 81 76T VI

These inquiries represent only the dl-
rect taxes levied upon property. The
total taxes paid 10y the people,
directly and indirectly, into the state
treasury, were for the last fiscal year,
nearly 5000, 0Ooin excess of the amount
here stated. Nothing like this proper
ton obtains in county, town and other
taxes, hut the sums collected Ivy way of
licenses and fees arc by no means in
considerable
The state tax now being collected
amounts to S662 05S. 63, II large increase
over the tax of the preceding year,
rendered necessary 10y extraordinary
appropriations among thcm those
for the building of the Milwaukee
county insane asylum, and the rebuild.
ing of the institution for the education
Of thc deaf and dumb,
ESTIMATES.
The secretary of state estimates that
the expenditures tor the calendar
year 1882 will be SlSS, OOS. IL, and the
receipts for the same period, under cx.
isting laws, $7At,76S6S. rs follows
Taxes .s,.....s,..ts ,s,.,... S2Sl OaS .,
Hallway companies, ,#... ,tt..,.s. TOT, 900 Ot
Insurance companies .,....tt.,,s., ~, 900 "
Miscellaneous sources ......,... 10 1nn 0t
This leaves S2S3,.5O 90 to I've provided
for hy the legislature II il my opin
ion that both the expenditures and re
ceipts will 10 somewhat III excess "
these estimates. Tho demand for eur.
rent expenses and for special appro
priatiens. ut many Of the state institu
iinus. viii iii All probability consider
ably ovcrrun the figures given by tbs
secretary Of state.
have SO frequently expressed my
opinions III regard to expenditures and
appropriations, that il is unnecessary
"a repeat them here The people do
mand that the public business shall \,
carried on iii in expeditions and or.
derly manner, that the greatest etli
cheney shall IL given II Ill public iii.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

4 system OF loans IL 10 ne COIltlHueui ~
seems to me altogether expedient that
general law should be enacted, au-
thorizing the commissioners of public
lands, subject Of course to such condi-
| tons and restrictions ms may be neces-
sary, TO make these loans. Three use
fu purposes would be thus subserved.
The time of the legislature would not
be taken up with the consideration OF
| innumerable special acts authorizing
loans; much needed uniformity in
the manner of making the loans and
collecting the payments Of principal
and interest would obtain, and loans
could then be made, from time to time,
when needed, and the necessity for re-
tanning large balances in the treasury
would disappear.
The balance to the credit Of the gov
ernor's
CONTINGENT FUND,
january /, $780, was $9898l. The ex-
penditurcs chargeable to this fund du-
ring the calendar year, have been
~ ,OGG.27, but in this sum is included
$4,000 advanced TO the committee in
vestigating the affairs and management
Of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the
Insane, to enable them TO meet some
Of the expenses Of that investigation.
In view Of the condition Of this fund Mt
the present time, and the possible de-
mands upon it for the present year,
recommend that the sum Of $1,000 be
appropriated thereto ut this session.
prBLIc INDEBTEDNESS.
The aggregate Indebtedness of the
state il the same rs ut the close Of the
last fiscal year, namely: $2,252,057 90,
and will doubtless SO remain for years
to come. The Indebtedness represents
in part the contributions Wisconsin
made, during the war, for the proser-
walton Of the nation, and the annual
payment Of interest thereon will be nm
annual reminder Of that struggle and
the causes which led to it-thcmcs to
which neither we nor those who come
after us, can too frequently recnr. The
| forms Of this indebtedness have been
somewhat changed, by taking up nine
Of the eleven bonds outstanding year
ago, and substituting therefor, ccrtili-
catGs VI indebtedness to thcagricu!tural
coll, fund
II. Indebtedness of the several
counties, cities, towns, villages and
school districts, in the state, is reported
To the secretary Of state as follows
Rnrond MD .....5.,..55......,$ ~ 500, $40 81
Interest unpaid. ,,..,.....t.., 2lB, OH W
School districts. Observation-Disclosures. 27G, 500 So
All other purposes, ,......,...,. >, 90, 5lS Is
Total. ....,......,.....a..,.. 50, 900 OG7 70
The aggregate public Indebtedness Of
the people Of Wisconsin IL therefore
somewhat less thnn twelve millions of
dollars.
ASSESSMENTS.
The values Of all property in.the state
subject to taxation, rs returned by the
assessors for the past two years, are
NJ follows;
In 1879. In 1880
lcrsoualpropty -, w 9i0 90 $50, III, 57i 90
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

The following annual message was
read before the Wisconsin legislature,
by His Excellency, Governor VIM. +,
Smith on Thursday Jan. 18th
Fellow Citizens ofH Senate and Assen'-
bb.
The past year has been fruitful in
abundant harvests; and every form OF
industry has yielded remunerative re-
turns. Public order has been main
tanned without interruption, in all parts
of the state, and there has not been, in
any locality, even the fear Of tumult.
The various educational, benevolent
and penal institutions Of the state were
never in better condition, or more ade-
auately prepared to meet the public ne
cessities and expectations;and, whatever
criticisms may have been made upon
methods and details of management,
no suggestion has come to my knowl-
edge, Of anything affecting the integ-
rity or the purity Of motives OF any
officer connected with their manage
mont.
Complying with the command of the
constitution, which requires the COVER
nor TO communicate to the legislature,
mt every session, the condition Of the
state, and recommend such matters to
them for their consideration NJ lie may
deem expedient," have followed my
custom ofpreviousyears, and invite your
attention to u statement Of the facts
and the figures which exhibit the econ
dition of the state" and, with but little
elaboration, argument or comment,
suggest the more important matters
which demand your consideration.
pIfuI re- FINANCES
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

Tothl..,.... ,,s,.,,tt. 1874, ~ ,dZE hSS w
The disbursements from this fund,
FOR tho Same period, including, ns will
be seen, not only tho payments for cur.
rent expenses proper, but the interest
on the states war debt, it's contribu.
iionsto the university, to the school
fund income, for FREQ high schools, and
for tho support Of industrial schools,
the hospitals for the insane, and the I'M
situations for the education Of the
blind md the deaf and dumb, have
bccn US follows:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21
Tho amount on hand Sept. 80, 1880,
yns credited to the several funds, NJ TO-

Tho fiscal transactions and condition
Of the state, apart from its duties md
responsibilities ~ trustee and custodian
Of tho various educational and other
funds before named, are exhibited in
one account. Al! tho revenues of the
state, whether derived from taxes, Ii.
conses paid by railroad companies and
other corporations and poddlcrs, or
from fees and snlos Of laws and reports,
charged in the first instance to the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21
GEN ERAL FUND.

The receipts into this fund during the
iscnl year were ms follows;
Direct sntct tux. ..,,...,,...... $3.50, ssi 80
Railroad companies license taxes. ilS, tiS rs
Insurance companies, license taxes. II $40 -
Counties for tho support OF inmates
of the several charitable insIitu
tinnH,. ,..,...tz,.,..,a l0l l3l 81
Miscellaneous sources. ......t.. ~ S0D 62
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

grounds Of right or expediency, LONGER
to delay to provide suitable temno.
rary home and school for dependent
children, place to which they may be
sent and from which they may be dis.
tributed without having their misfor.
tunes increased by the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

The aggregate public indebtedness Of
the people of Wisconsin il therefore
somewhat less thnn twelve millions Of
dollars
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

ILLUMINATING OILS.
The first report Of the State Superb
sor of inspectors of illuminating oils.
covering the period from May "a, 1880,
when the law went into effect, to the
close of the fiscal year, is full of inter
est and shows very ccnclusively that
the benefits resulting from the opera
tions of the law greatly outweigh any
inconvenience or extra expense conse-
quent upon its enforcement. Il is con-
tidently claimed by the supervisor that
not single lamp explosion has occur
red where Wisconsin legal test oil has
been used; that the number Of acct
dents has greatly decreased, and that
in nearly every case # accident re-
ported. it has been conclusively de-
monstrated that the oil used was of
inferior grade, purchased before the
law took effect. The total number of
barrels OF oil inspected prior to Novem-
her 1. 1880 was 1914, the number Of
barrels rejected being 1,751, and tho
number approved II ,G63. The fees for
inspection were $3.aS7 50, inclusive ot
the fee Of two cents per barrel To the
Supervisor. which constitutes his en-
tire compensation, and amounted TIL
S3sS. Is. There appears g be 10 pro
vision IF NV fof publishing tits report.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-10
RELIGIOUS TRANSFERS.
From the Moravian to tho Episcopal!

From the Moravian to tho EpiscopaI::n.
A large congregation yesterday attended
the opening religious services of Holy
Trinity Reformed Episcopal church, at
Twelfth and Oxford streets, Philadelphia,
because the pastor Rev. II. S. Hoffman,
and his people who formerly prOfcssed the
Moravian faith cspOuscd that of the Re-
formed Episcopal church but few weeks
since Bishop Wm. II. Nicholson, d. d.,
preached the morning sermon, TAX
ing as his subject the teachers and
work of the Reformed Episcopal church
The clildren's service at q O'Clock was
appropriately addressed by Rev. DR.. p.
S. Henson, Ex-Governor James Pollock
and Mayor Daniel NJ. Fox. Mayor
King, who was expected to be present,
was unavoidably detained. Immediately
after the children's service union meet
ing of Reformed Episcopal clergymcn was
addressed by Revs. VIM. Newton, Charles
II. Tucker, Forrest Z. Dagger and Rev.
DR.. Smith, of Newark, y. J. In the
evenin. sermaa was delivered by Bishop
Nicholson.
Bishop Stevcns's Ordination Sermon Criii-
CiZed.
Rev. William Henry Rice, OF tie First
Moravian church, at Franklin and Wood
SIlCCIS, yCSCCIudJ pnCbOACu ~ oSA hioti "Pi"
pos of the recent Inference OF Bishop
Stevens, who, in a rcord;nation Of Mora
Wan minister, Rev. Jordan, into the min
istry of the Episcopal church, remarked
that the Moravian ordination was 'less
ample - than the Episcopalian. Rev. Rice
severely denounced the exclusive" claims
of any church and then recalled to the
minds of the audience a certain day in
August, 1876, when in that very churcl,
Rev. Mr.. Jordan, young minister, was
ordained by their beloved Bishop, Edmund
de Schweinitz. Again he called to mind
! another occasion, when the same minister
was ordained in Indiana, two years later.
Then the speaker proceeded to show a
picture of the scene in the Episcopal
church of the Atonement, at Seventeenth
and Summer streets, on Friday, the 3Oth
of September. This same young minister
had decided to leave tho Moravian church
and 90 into the ministry of the Episcopa-
liam. lie was present for that purpose
and present also was Bishop Stevens, to
perform the functions, the speaker him
self and few others. He went on as fol-
| lows :
"For four years and a half Brother Jor-
dan had been pastor in one church .; lie
! lad been twice ordained. Bishop Stevens
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-10
1HARkET'S.
philadelphia Market.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1O.-FlOur less active
and steady: Supernne, $ 0905 so; extr;
ut - 75g6 80: Ohio and Indiana family, nj
Il 2J4S 90; Pennsylvania family - COG
775; st. I.Ouis do IS OOGS 25; MinnesOta
Extra 81 5O07 IS: do straight, 81 G5G8 co;
winter patent IS OOGs 10; ling do IS e5a
9OO
Rye flour at Sc q
Wheat higher, but unsettled: No. 9 Western
Red 81 -; Delaware and Pennsylvania Red.
81 - do Amber. 81 1901 so.
Corn firmrr fair local demand: steamer,
&c; We low, 75c; mixed, 75c No Mixed, dc
Oats quiet and steady; No. :. White,
SEC No. !, do sic; NO. 2 Mixed, 4SG4S1lac.
Rye firm at 81 10 sales.
Provisions fair jObbing demand mess pork,
so so; beef hams, So Indie mess beet. 81 80,
I. O. b.
Bacon-Smoked shoulders 10; salt dc
is1@lsc.
IHrd quiet city kettle 1884; lOOs. butchers
l2GOl4I: prime steam $l2 30.
EuttGr-ChOicc in good demand; Penn
sylAania creamery extra 37Q3sc; West
ern :D5c do good to choice 3lG34c: Bradford
county and New York extra. 2SN3Oc firsts
26Gl21c Western dairy extra, &c do good to
choice, G;@25c.
Rolls none here.
Eggs firm, light supply; Penna si@s5c
Western &c.
Cheese firm for choice low grades dull
New York: full cream 1:Z@l4c; Western fui-
cre.n I3L9lI315c; do fair t. good. l26l2c; dc
hal: skinned Sg lOc Pcnna do, 7@5%c.
Petroleum nominal refined, re.
Whisky dull ut 81 Is.
Sec d j--(iOOd to prime Glover dull ut y4G
10; Timothy dull, 81 5002 80; Fltxs,a Il
nominal III 81 II.