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St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Interstate Commerce,

1t has been represented to the Interstate
Commerce Commission that the complaint
of George Rice VS.. the Union Pacific Rail-
way ct ais, involves questions in the de-
cson Of which many, if not all, of the
railroads of the country are interested.
The questions are:
l. The relative classification of the pro-
ducts of petroleum in comparison with COT
ton seed oil, linseed oil, lard and naphtha
3. The question of charging the same
rate for the return Of empty tank cars,
irrespective of the weight and capacity OF
each car.
3. The question of the right to deduct
and carry tree forty two gallons or other
quantities of the products of petroleum
out of each tank car without making a
similar proportionase reduction IN the
amount of petroleum and it's products car
ried by other methods than tank cars.
4. The right to deduct and carry free II
per cent or other quantity of gasoline, or
any one or more of the products of petro-
leum. without making similar deductions
of like proportions of all other prof of
petroleum carried under similar circum-
stances and conditions.
5. The question of light rating and clas-
sifcation respectively, carload lots and less
than carload of petroleum and its pro-
ducts, irrespective of whether the Oil is III
iron or wooden barrels.
On motion of petitioner, and in order &c
give all the railroads of the country an
opportunity to be heard. the commission
has ordered that about $40 carriers be notl
fed of the tendency of the complaint, 6
copy of which will be furnished on appli-
cation.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Heirs to a Fortune.

The Hake family. who lay claim to an
English estate in chancery, valued at $45,-
coo 900, leave for London next week, pre-
pared 10 prove their identity and secure
the estate. In 1910, Herman Won Hake
died suddenly in Birmingham, England,
laaviug an immense estate and no will.
The property consisted chiefly in shipping
interests. Mr. Won Hake was native of
Holland, where he had an heir in a ephew.
The court of chancery made an investiga-
ton and discovered that the nephew was
dead, and that two sons had emigrated to
America. 15Various attempts were made to
f1d the sons in America, but they failed
until year ago, when Seers & Roach
weller, London firm of solicitors, sue
ceeded in locating the brothers here, and
they proved to be the heirs, but Seers
died in this country before he had an OPP
portunity to report in London. The two
Won Hakes who came from Holland to St.
Louis have passed away, but left four sons
who have large families, and who are now
the heirs. These young men pushed their
claims vigorously, and recently re- eived
cablegram to report in London at once.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Home First.

"Let home stand first before all other
thingsl No matter how high your ambi-
ton may transcend its duties, no matter
how far your talents or your influence
may reach beyond its doors, before every
thing else build up true home. Be not
it's slave; be its minister! Let it not be
enough that it is swept and garnished,
that its silver is brilliant, that its food is
delicious. but feed the love in it, feed the
truth in it, feed thought and aspiration,
feed all charity and gentleness in it. Then
from it's walls shall come forth the true
woman and the true man, who shall to-
gether rule and bless the land" Is this
an overweight picture? We think not
What honor can be greater than to found
such home? what dignity higher than
to reign its undisputed, honored mistress ?
What is the ability to speak from public
platform to large, intelligent audiences,
or wisdom that may command a seat on
the judges bench, compared to that which
can insure and preside over true home,
that husband and children 'rise and call
her blessed?' To be the guiding star, the
ruling spirit in such position is higher
honor than to rule an empire Mrs.
BeecheT.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Be on Hand.
If you are going to do anything, do it
promptly.
The lunper Won wait and think about it.

If you are going to do anything, do it
promptly.
The longer you wait and think about it,
and dread it, the worse it will be.
Be on hand. Life is a great deal pleas
anter to the person who promptly does
xha5 he is required 10 90.
Don't keep your friends waiting. You
have no right to waste the time Of oiher
people. If you are one half hour behind
time in fulfilling an engagement you may
cause dozen other parties to break en-
gagements, and untold perplexitie5 and
delays may come out of just that little
shoit oming CT yours which you look upon
as such trltlng thing.
To an active, energetic, wide-awake
person there is nothing more trying and
more annoying than to be mado to wait
BRA; up an make an effort, you shift
IS, INDECENT, always behind folks, and
see if you cannot come to time
If you have agreed to be at certain
place at certain time, be there, unless
you are sick, or dead. In either case
you m ght be excused, but not otherwise.
Ii you ara man, dou't keep your wife
waiting dinner for you unless there is
some good and sufficient cause, and gen
orally there is not. Waiting a dinner
! spoils not only the dinner, but the temper
! OF the woman who is MANAGING it.
If you are woman, and your husband
says he will be round at four o'clock 10
take you to drive. b. ready for him Have
| your bonnet and gloves on. Don't keep
| him dancing On the sidewalk for half an
/ hour uinging to tidgety b rse, while you
| leisurely get on your wraps and look at
| your back hair in a hand glass and hunt
| up your gloves and your para,ol, and won
| der whether you had better take an extra
| shawl or Eos. Have all these things at
| tended to and decided on before the time
| he has fixed.
| A little system and good deal of deter
mination viii! help you to be prompt; and
alter you once get in the habit Of it, you
will like it.
1t is refreshing to do business with &
party who is always on time, and who, you
! know, will be on time. He begets courage
| and confidence in everybody with who II he
comes in contact. He is a power in society.
| He is blessing to the world When he
dies, he will be missed.
| Teach the chi dren early to be prompt.
Teach them to respect a promise. Bang
them up to tell the truth and stick to it
broken engagement is lie. Sometimes
it is wolse than lie, sn1 may cause a
great many more unplea ant comp'ica ions
than a lis Be careful in making age
ments, but when you have once agreed,
stick to the terms of the agreement.
And if you follow out the prompt, pune
tual perseveripg method of doing every
hing when it needs t. be done. there are
ninety mine chances out of q hundred that
YOU will be successful in life; and if YOU
are not, you will have the delightful con-
sciou. mes, of knowing that you have de-
served success, and you will not be contin-
uAlly bsset by the remorseful thought that
if you had only come to time-if you had
only been on hand-you would have
achieved success instead of failure.-Neu
| York WeeklY
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
It Was a Plot.

A stranger entered well known saloon
on Woodward avenue the other day, and
after imbibing q weak drink he said to the
proprietor
Il want to wait here few minutes for
man who borrowed some money of me- ="
He was motioned to chair, and when
an hour had passed away he was asked
'Are you a stranger in the city?'
"Did you lend MONTHS stranger to
you7"
81 did"
Glow much7"
Forty dollars"
"Humph! Under what circumstances p
"Said he had freight bill to pay and
couldn't get into the bank. He gave me
this check for 5000 to hold as security.
Said he'd meet me here at II o'clock"
"My-friend, you have been bamboozled. y
"No!'
eyes, you have. That is the old freight
bill dodge. That check is worthless, and
you'll never see that man again
But l can't believe that. He looked
honest and talked straight"
$50 they all do. Sorry for you, but you
must read the papers"
"Say! I don't pretend to be awfully
smart, but I'll bet that chap was honest. y
"You will Whatll you bet2'
"Even twenty. 1 do honestly believe he
will come here by II o'clock and pay the
money"
The bet was taken, the money put up.
and the greenhorn sat down to wait. At
five minutes of 4 man came in, handed
him $40, expressed his thanks, and took
the check and placed it in his wallet.
II told you hs was honest" said the
gresnhorn as he reached for the stakes.
They were handed over, but half an
hour later, after much serious thought,
the bartender suddenly slapped his leg and
exclaimed:
81 see through it now. They were pals,
of course !''-Detrolt Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

Joe Buck, the thief who stole Mrs. Pot
ters diamonds and recently escsped from
Jail, has not yet been captured. While in
iail he played the part of an innocent, in
exnerienced in crime. He received almost
daily visits from strangers, who interested
themselves in his behalf, and was fur
nished by his callers with all the delicacies
Of the season, as we'll as choice literature
He pretended to have no liking for flash
napers. but on the contrary was fond OF
religious books. Among those who visited
him was young man who took more than
ordinary interest in him, and was always
willing to purchase for him ANYTHING he
desired. Young Buck complained that the
time pass. d very slowly, and said il he
could only get small clock it would be
company for him. His friend, OF course,
willingly consented to make the purchase.
It was a cheap one. but was Of make
that had exceptionally strong springs, 1t
was purchased, and il was not many days
before the escape was effected. The clock
had stopped, the spring had disappeared,
but il appears that Buck had spent his
time, for he had plenty of it, in making
saw. This was the instrument he used
with such good effect in cutting his way
ont OF jail The police are satisfied that
s., the hands Of the Cincinnati
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Italy.

The threatened bombardment of Tan
gier by Italian war vessels ostensibly to
enfo CO the demand of italy for satisfac-
ton for the burglary recently committed
by Moors at the house of the Italian
charge daffaires, has aroused a wild degree
of curiosity to know the real OBJ acs of the
Italian government, and to observe the
extent to which she will be permitted to
go.
After the expenditure of much blood
and money in the endeavor to obtain 6
foothold in Abyssinnia, in which attempt
the Italian troops were signally defeated
by disease, detection, and the uneX pected
and peculiar warfare of King john native
soldiers, King Humb5rt at last finds him
self virtually the commercial master of the
most fruitful of any of the countries of
Africa, and at little cost and trouble to
himself or his forces.
Encouraged by this success, and embold-
ENID by her treaty association with Aus
tria and Germany, it is evident that Italy
is resolved to avail herself of any pretext,
however slight to extend her African in
iuence, and hence the meditated attack
upon the stronghold of Muley Hassan.
Although the wrath of the Italian gov
eminent is in this instance directed against
Morocco, the suspicion is strong that the
ultimate aim of the junior partner in the
Dreibund is to posses Tanis, and this sus-
picion is strengthened by the semi official
statement which comes from Rome at the
last moment that the bombartment OF Tan
gler will not take place as advertised,
Morocco having volunteered to make full
reparalion for the Italian representative.
Nobody believes that Italy would be al
lowed to take possession of any psr; of
Mulley Ha. sans dominions, but it is not
at all likely that Germany would inter
fere in any attempt to wrest the. protector
ate of Tunis from France. Indeed, it is
thought not unlikely that Germany would
interfere to prevent France from retaining
it if italy were to make determined ad-
vance in that direction, and it is not so
very improbable that such a movement in
the near future, on the part of Italy in
the role of a cats paw, is contemplated in
the programme of the alleged alliance for
the maintenance of peace. Whsther Italy
would be allowed to remain in peaceable
possession of the newly acquired territory,
including Abyssinia is not quite as clear as
the question might be made.
With an undissurbed monopoly of trade
in the products of Abyssinia for few years,
Italy would be able to raise herself to the
first rank Of commercial countries, and it
is not in the nature of things that Germa-
ny, while casting about for possession of
more unfruloful portions of Africa, would
permit weaker power, over which she
had cast the mantle of her protection. to
enjoy the full benefits of region more
productive than The English, German and
French African possessions combined, and
the prediction that Abyssinia and perhaps
Tunis will ulsimatels fall into the hands of
Germany does not seem altogether ground
less.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Thousands of Dead Cows.
DEADLY EFFECTS OF PROLONGED SNOW
STORM IN NEW MEXICO.

DENVER, Col, Nov. THE RepuJT-
cans special from Clayton, N. M, says:
sUnless the snowstorm, which has been
raging for eight days. comes to an end
soon, next summer will show country
covered with the dead bodies of animals
as thickly as was the old Santa Fe trail in
the sixties. The depth of snow now is
not less than twenty six inches on the
level, and in many places it has drifted
seven feet high. When the storm struck
this section, seven large herds of cattle,
numbering from 400 to 5000. were being
held near this place, awaiting shipment to
Eastern markets. The rain of week ago
Wednesday was followed Thursday morn
ing by billiards of snow and sleet, which
sent the herds in southerly direction. In
vain did the already half frozen cowboys
try to check the march of the herds, but
on they went through the increasing storm
until finding it utterly impossible to hold
the cattle the boys road aside and let them
pass, and, nearly dead, rode the exhausted
horses into canons or partially sheltered
places, where they passed many hours OF
misery without food or fire. Two boys
drifted into canon where thy found &C.
dar tree with a rats nest in it. They man
aged to light fire with this. During the
second night one of their horses died from
cold. and, having nothing to eat, the men
cut pieces of flesh from the dead animal,
which they warmed and ate. After re-
naming there sixty hours they started out,
and after much suffering and hardships
managed to reach a ranch thirty miles
away. where they were cared for. Five
women ara known to have been frozen to
death, Henry Miller, John Martin. Charles
Jolly, and two unknown. Two Mexican
sheep herders have been found frozen to
death, one near Tramperos, and another on
a small creek near the town. Two men
coming in this morning report the drifts
in some places seven and eight feet high,
in which are hundreds of dead stock, many
with only their heads and horns above the
snow In one drift thirteen were counted;
in another ten. Some of them were alive
but unable to move from their frigid prison.
The herds of sheep were completely wiped
out of existence, and the range for thirty
miles from town is covered with their dead
carcssses. 1t is estimated that 1000
sheep have persisted in this part of the
Territory. At present we are unable to
estimate the number of cattle lost, but it
probably will be in the thousands. Every
place of shelter is being used as barns for
the snow-bound horses. The hay supply
is nearly exhausted, and to day 500 per
ton was Offered by stockmen, and it was
refused At Texline, nine miles below
Clayton, two passenger trains have been
snow bound for q week. PROVISIONS are
running out, AID the passengers have been
compelled to venture out in the storm and
kill cattle. the quarters of which are taken
into the cars and roasted. IL is thought
the snow plow will reach the imprisoned
trains to morrow, and re ease them and he
road be opened in day or two. The storm
is bv far the worst ever known in New
Mexico, and the exact loss OF life and prop
erty can not st present be estimated
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30

J. Lowery Bell, the general superinten-
dent of the railway mail service, has sub
mitted to Second Assistant Postmaster
General Whitfield his port of the opera
tons of his Bureau for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1889. The report showed
that during the year service had been
authorized by the department on $50 $50
miles of railroad postal clerks employed
in the distribution of the mails on 1873, ITO
miles service on the remaining 1921
miles having been performed by means of
closed pouches which were, while in tran
sit, in the custody of the railway employees.
On the 39th of June, 1899, there were
forty i've inland steamboat lines, aggregat-
ing 5543 miles, on which postal clerks
were employed There were employed in
handling and separating the mails while in
transit on railroad routes 4497, and ON
steamboat routes 81 railway postal clerks,
making total of 1889 men at work.
While in the performance of duty these
postal clerks travelled lin crew s) 1874 201,-
252 miles; and those employed on steam
boats 40, 797 and while en- route they dis
tributed 7,v26, 837, 100 pieces of ordinary
mail, and recelpted for, recorded, protected
and distributed Is, 1855 $50 registered pack
ages and cases, and 1,134,918 through reg
istered pouches and inner registered sacks.
During the year 6669 miles of new railroad
service have been added, and during the
same time the number of clerks employed
on railroad lines increased from 4642 to
4947.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Looks Like Money Wasted.
A FORTUNE FOR NAN WHO KEEPS TOO
DRUNK TO UNDERSTAND 1T.

DRUNK TO UNDERSTAND 1T.
Some few months ago Mr.. Fred B. Man
ming saw in Chicago paper an advertise
ment inquiring for lost printer, for whom
fortune was waiting. He recognized the
name as that of drunken tramp printer
who had turned up in Norwich. Mr.. Man
ming wrote the family and received letter
from the uncle of the young man, who
asked him, if he ever came to Norwich
again, to send him to his family. To pay
the fare of the printer to his destination
the uncle RENTED $15. Two weeks ago
the printer, who was lost son OF a
wealthy family, turned up in Norwich too
intoxicated to understand the message Mr..
Manning had for him. Before he could
be sobered he had left the town. Inquiry
was at once made for him, and he was
traced to Putnam and was sent back to
Norwich, still drunk. Every effort was
made too Jet him sober enough to know
there was good fortune awaiting him, but
he raved and ragged and again left the city
and went to .Willimatic. Inquiry was
again made for him, which resulted in his
being sent back again to Norwich. He was
Just as drunk as ever and could not be
made to agree to take the SIS and go home.
Losing all hope of being able to prevail
on him to return to his mother, who lived
in New York City, Mr.. Manning inclosed
the SIS in letter and remailed it to the
printers uncle. After the money had been
mailed the fellow turned up sober enough
to take in the situation. Mr.. Manning went
to the postofice and recalled the letter,
gave the man his SIS, and he promised
faithfully to go home, place he had not
seen for years.
A letter received by Mr.. Manning from
the uncle on Monday proved the man had
kept his word. The letter contained the
heartiest thanks for Mr. Manning for his
services and offered to remunerate him fol-
his trouble. The uncle said his nephew
had $4,000 now due, which would be paid
at once, and that his annual income from
his share of his fathers estate is $2SOO.
His mother has $75, 200 worth Of property
and this wandering sot proves to be the
sole heir to about $l5O, OOO.-Noraoseh
Conn Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
For Our Good.

A man walking on the railroad when
the train was coming was unceremoniously
pulled aside by neighbor. At first the
traveller was little disturbed and disposed
to criticise the unceremonious method of
his friend, but when he came to realize
the imminence of his danger, his heart
ove1howed with gratitude. for the benevo-
lent deea. God often has to deal with us
in summary way. He sees our danger,
and loves us too well to allow us to travel
on in our chosen path. In thwarting and
disappointing our most cherished purposes
the goodness of our Heavenly Father is
most conspicuous He turns US away from
a danger we did not see, and helps us to a
good we had not come to appreciate.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Had Been There.

s'I've been robbed p shouted a man in a
Trumbull avenue car the other morning as
he felt for his wallet to pay his fare.
''Sure you had your purse when you got
on the carp queried a fellow passenger.
Mo"
''sure you had it when you left the
house?"
stNo."
''Where did you leave it last night?"
GIN my coat"
'sAnd who got up first this morning."
''My wife"
s'Humph I've been right there myself
always threaten to get a divorce, and my
wife gives it over to me. "-Detroit Free
Press
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
when the international Marine Confer

When the international Marine Confer
ence resumed the session, the first business
considered was the amendment offered by
Capt. Shackford, of the United States, to
strike out from the rules of the road arti-
Gle is, which provides that every ship,
sailing or steam, in fog, mist or falling
snow, shall go at moderate rate OF speed.
The amendment was defeated. The amend
ment to article Is providing that steam
vessel, hearing, apparently before her
beam. the fog signal of vessel. the posi-
tion Of which is not ascerlained, shall, SO
far as the circumstances Of the case admit,
stop her engines and then proceed with
eorar of collision was
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
Don't Scatter.

The highest ability will accomplish but
very little ii scattered on multiplicity OF
objects, while on the other hand, if one
has but thimbleful of brains, and con-
ceptrates them all upon the thing he has
in hand, he may achieve wonder. Momen:
tum in physics, properly directed, will
drive a tallow candle through an inch
board. Just so will oneness of aim and
the direction of the energies to single
pursuit enable the ve,iest weakling to
make his mark where he strikes.
St. Landry democrat., 1889-11-30
The subject of smokeless powder TO

The subject of smokeless powder for
military use occupies considerable space
in the annual report of Brlgadier General
Benet, chief of ordnance, to the secretary
of war, which has been made public. He
says: 'In the absence of a suitable small
arms powder there has been no substantial
progress in the matter of small caliber
rifle beyond what has bern heretofore re-
ported, except in the negative gain result
ing in the apparent abandonment or tend
ency that way abroad of all powders but
the social musket. This change involving
the return to grained powder is, if per
manent, an appreciate gain for all in
economy and efficiency of the product in
the manufacture of small-arm cartridges
and may have been brought about as much
from the difficulty of obtaining uniform
and satisfactory results in the way of velo
cities and pressures with the com pressed
powders as from the more valuable proper
ties of the smokeless No American has
yet submitted for trial smokeless lowder
and experiment with compressed powders
has shown the same eccentricity as devel-
oped abroad, tending to destroy confidence
in the final production of a serviceable COM
pressed powder cartridge. An effort, official
or otherwise, to date, to obtain smokeless
powder has been abortive and American
powder makers and chemists have not yet
awakened to the lucrative opportunity
presented to them. There is reason to
believe from an application made to an
officer of the ordnance department more
than ten years ago that smokeless powders
originated, like many other inventions, in
America only to he brought to the atten-
ton of the world in foreign countries, al
though in this instance The person con-
| cerned met with encouragement of which
he cid not avail himself In view of the
recent status of the powder question it is
not deemed expedient to produce small
caliber rifle for compressed powder cart
ridges. Such rifle, however excellent in
itself, would be inferior to foreign arms
using snokeless powders, and consequently
Unsatisfactory to the army and the country
at Es,,,~-G..ise belh1sd, however, that all
theyeTsments entering into the problem
except ithe powder are ready for use the
moment this powder is obtained