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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-06-20
Press Convention. Comments

The concert at the College Hall
given for the benefit ofthe Chautau-
qua was a delightful affair. Mrs.
Brooks, the talented muscal director
is to be congratulated on her success.
She has won warm place In the
hearts of the fraternity, being in
strumental 10 entertaining them ono
evening most Delightfully."-.
The majority of editors took more
interest in the elegant barbecue and
basket dinner served at the Expert
ment Station, than in agriculture.
A number of editors and politi-
clans, however, are going to engage
in farming now, as the Farmers
Alliance grows in strength.
The souvenirs from Pansy" of the
Shreveport Times, to members Of
the press were very artistic and
much appreciated.
The reception committee, CONF
posed of the gallant young men Of
Ruston, will be held always in
kindest remembrance b. The quill
drivers OF the State.
Alexandria will Ee the next place
Of meeting. Natehiteches was beat
en- in the contest by three votes.
Let US do away with the insanitv
called putting" Of individuals
through our newspapers and raise
| our standard aud views Of persons
and things.
Who will open the combat against
.gush and pnffs," free advertising
and twaddle. Let him who is not
guilty shrow the first stone At this
evil.
Very unique souvenirs were pre-
sented the Press Association at the
Experiment Station. Dainty corn
cob pipes tied with bright ribbons.
| Much credit is due the manages
ment of the Assistant Director Of the
Experiment Station and his conn
mittee; Of assistants, in providing
entertainment for the numerous
guests. Their successful handling
Of che crowd and courteous treat
ment Of all those present clicited
much fatteriDg comment.
/ To the decorations of fhe AgricTs@r
tural Hall there appeared varieties
of wheat, rye. barley, oats, grasses,
clovers, forage, angar canes, garden
vegetables, strawberries and irish
potatoes, making total Of nearly
600 varieties Of produce raised on
the Experiment Station.
VIVIAN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-06-20

Dear reader, You may love good
cigar but we doubt if you know it
contains valerie, acetic, butyric,
formic, proprionic, prussic and car
bolic acids, creosote, ammonia, sui
.phureted hydrogen, pyridene, Writ
dine. picoline and rnbidine.
If you did yoa would feel Ike
quitting the habit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-06-20
a Chase for a License.

Mr.. w. II. Fife and MISS
Leonora May Rowe, accompanied
by Messrs. W. L. Davis and w.
II. Long, arrived here last
Monday night from Melville and
were quietly married next morning
by Justice A. Ell. Lecomte.
The incidents leading to the
cousumation OF the ceremony were
romantic aud diverting to degree.
1t seems that the parents of the
young lady permitted the attentions
of Mr.. Fife until he proposed for
her hand; then objected, forbid him
the house and otherwise discoun.
tenanced his salt. "But as love
laughs at locksmithsn these two
loving hearts outwitted the "stern
parents" Securing the services OF
the two friends before mentioned
last Saturday night at 1890 Mr.
Fife stationed one at each gate Of
his sweetheart's home armed with q
shotgun, while he invaded the
permises and carried away the prize.
The party then walked to Bayou
Rouge three miles distant and
thence took skiff and padded to
Big Cane, 35 miles away. The old
people were now on tLcir track. and
failing TO get a license they went to
Evergreen, and here again the
necessary papers were not to be
had. Nothing daunted they hurried
to Marksville only TO meet with the
same fate. Discouraged and with
heavy hearts they doubled back TO
Bunkie. tat fearing the ''defed
ones" who trailed, behind they took
the Texas & Pacific and came here.
and when in the morning they found
none to inlerpose they quickly engag-
ed the services of Mr.. A. 81.
Lecomte. and were made one. They
folded their tents ON Wednesday
and, like the Arabs, as silently stole
away; not, however, without the
remark that they were charmed
with Natchitoches and the people
they had met. I'm truth" said the
newly made Mrs. Fife, there only
have we received any hospitality,
the people of those other towns
must have thought us bears" The
reporter thought the husband was
as he envlously watched Mr.. Fife
lovingly fold her in his arms.
They have the best wishes Of the
Review for a long life of health and
prosperity. Mr.. Fife won his wife
nobly, we heartily congratulate him
for the taste he evinced in the selec
tion Of a bride and for the courage
he displayed in bringing about the
coDsummation of his hopes. Match
itoches Review.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

There are two kinds of reciprocity "
There is what is known as Blaine re-
ciprocity." Then again there is the Ohio
platform reciprocity" of which Maj.
Mckinley is the author. viii the Ohio
republican boss be kind enough to ex-
plain the difference between the two?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

Yes, the Mckinley tariff has built up
an industry in this country. 1t is a
shoddy industry.
democratic club organization is the
thing. There ought to be dozen Jas.
E. Campbell democratic clubs in this
county.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01
TARIFF PROBLEM.
How 1t Enriches the Few at the Expense
,af the Many.

How 1t Enriches the Few at the Expense
of the Many.
Mai Mckinley and his friends set up
and persist in the claim that the aggre.
gate increase OF wealth in Ohio from
1860 to 1890 was the direct result of the
robber tariff.
Suppose we admit the truth of this
for the sake of the argument, If it ere.
ated the wealth it also distributed it.
Wealth, population and social eondi-
tions 60 together, the latter depending
upon the manner in which the former
is distributed among the people. Here
are three incontrovertible propositions:
1. If wealth does not increase with
the increase of population, or retro
grades while population increases, pau
perism and crime increases at a greater
ratio than population Increases
q If wealth increases normally, and
Is unequally distributed, favored few
getting the great bulk of it, pauperism
and crime increase at q greater ratio
than the increase of population.
g. If wealth increases and the in
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01
Canton, O., Sept 19, 1891.
The Republican Party and Good
Crops.

The republican press and the repub-
lican stump orators, Maj. Mckinley in-
cluded, claim the good crops as one of
the benefcences which accompany re-
publican management.
The people heretofore have looked on
the blessings which the earth and the
seasons give as the gift of God. The
republicans claim them as the result of
the Mckinley bill Their effrontery in
this matter is without parallel in the
history of peoples, or of parties. In
stead of, with thankfulness, magnify
ing the abundance as manifestation
of the love and mercy of the Author OF
all good, they claim that the pros
perity of the day is evidence
that the Mckinley tariff bill
is panacea, healing the
wounds of the suffering people Now,
let every farmer in the state ask him
self these questions: ''In what mannt r
has the increased tariff duties beneft-
ted me? What have bought cheaper
this year than l did two years ago? If
my crops were no larger than they were
in 1890 would 1 be as able to provide
for my family as was in that year? In
what manner has increased tariff duties
benefited me? If there were not strong
foreign markets would the home mar
ket consume my products? Do the
good prices which are promised me re-
suit from a demand from home con-
sumption, or have their origin in the fact
the harvests have partially failed in
Great Britain and in Europe? Did the
Mckinley bill blight the crops of Eu-
rope and England? Will it blight them
next year? How have the increased
tariff duties affected me? recognize
that sugar is cheaper than it was, but
am told that was brought about by abol-
ishing the duty on sugar, and
not by increasing the duty. Now, if in
stead of abolishing the duty on sugar
the duty had been increased would that
have lessened still more the cost of
sugar? They increased the duty on
glassware, woolen goods and tin. Do
1 get these articles cheaper than have
heretofore bought them? Certainly
not Now, if the abolition of the sugar
duties lessons the cost of what sugar
use, why was not the duty on woolen
goods, glassware and tin abolished? II
free sugar is such good thing, why are
not other necessaries of life put in the
position in which the sugar stands? II
I was robbed when paid tax on the
sugar used, am | not robbed when
pay tax on the clothes I wear?'
The farmer who answers these ques.
tions honestly to himself, will not vote
for Maj. Mckinley for governor. He
will vote for James E. Campbell
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

Maj. Mckinley says that a tariff for
revenue is tax, and that tariff for
protection is not a tax For naked
balderdash that assertion is the baldest
ever uttered by public man. 1t is the
quintescence of contradiction and ex-
hibits an intellectual obtuseness
which amounts to moral turpitude.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

Trust Co, with headquarters at St.
Louis The aim of this syndicate is to
keep up the prices of lead Among
those composing the company are St
Louis New Mexican, and Colorado
Smelling works owners. The mainte-
nance of this trust" is favored by the
almost prohibitory duties laid on lead
1t is the aim of these duties to keep out
foreign lead, and it is the aim of those
who make these com mbinations TO kill
competition at home, and to exact from
consumers price almost high enough to
invite competition from abroad; to make
the people pay to protect home man
ufacture almost as great tax as they
must pay to the government when they
buy the same kind of goods from for
eign manufacturers. By thus combin-
ing to the peoples injury, do they not
invite a reduction of the tariff rates,
which enabled them to form monopo-
lies? And why should not the govern
ment accept the invitation?
| The National Lead Trust controls
one-eighth of the linseed oil business,
one-eighth of the lead smelling busi-
ness and SO per cent of the white lead
/ business
THE WHITEHEAD TRUST
is protected by duty of three cents
per pound, or 5s per cent. The Mills
bill reduced the duty on whitehead, but
Mckinley as the friend and defender
of everything in the shape of monopoly,
refused to make any reduction. As
Bured of the protection of Mckinley
and the republican party against any
interference with their monopoly of the
home market, the whitehead concerns
have organized their trust and set about
squeezing every cent possible out of the
American people.
When the thoughts of the American
citizen, lin the spring time" turn to
the cost of painting houses, the history
and operations of these great com
bines" should not be overlooked.
''The power of these great organiza'
tions, (trusts,) having vast amounts OF
capital at their command and crushing
out individual competition everywhere
remorselessly, has become a distinct
menace to the national peace and pros.
perity. In very self-defense the people,
acting in their political capacity
through their legally-elected represen
tatives, are abundantly justified in en-
acting measures to put them down"
JOHN E. MoNNoT.
Canton, O., Sept 10, 1891.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

There is an excellent harvest, but
this will not make the farmers relish
Mckinley prices on their necessaries of
life
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

nrmer to 81 % tine protected citizen.
The result of this inequitable distri-
button is shown in an increase in pau
perism and crime 5 per cent greater
than the increase in population, each
year.
Why should any farmer vote to con-
tinue a system which, il carried on for
thirty years longer, will reduce the
agricultural interest to absolute serf-
dom to the tariff barons?
Why should any farmer throw away
his vote when he goes to the polls?
w. A. TAYLOR
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

Unless Blaine be nominated by 40.
clamation, unless Harrison gets major
ity of the convention on an early ballot,
Mckinley will be taken out of the field
of vice-presidential possibilities by
nomination for president That is why
the Blaine boomers play with fire when
they try to tempt him to help pull their
cart with offer of second place on the
ticket. Oregonian (Rep.).
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01
For Sale at a Bargain.

A FIVE ROOM BRICK HOUSE AND LOT.
n Size of lot IL acres; ten n inutes walk from
the court house on the Adrian Pike. Good water,
outbuding, and plenty of fruit. Objec; for selling
too far from home to look after property. For
further particulars address,
JOSEPH Fl. FISHER,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

If the abolition of the tariff on suga,
has lessened it's cost to the consumer,
what is the effect on the consumer OF
increasing the duties on blankets car
pets and clothing? VIII our republican
farmers answer that question?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

NJ IUE is hereby given, that Russell B. Pack
~ ald, ay admr :, as administrator Of the estate
,l Jaue L Packard, has filed final account OF his
administration, which will be for hearing and set
Element Sept 28th, 1891.
NJ. DONNELLY, Probate Judge.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-01

If in accordance with the doctrine of
Mckinley, the bounty on sugar is a
good thing, why not have bounty on
wheat corn. oats, potatoes and all 9TH
er farming products? Why not furnish
bounty for every profession, industry
and enterprise? And then again if the
principle of supporting industries by
taking public funds is good thing for
the nation, why not for the states and
cities? Why not have our city council
pass an ordinance providing an annual
bounty for every business in the city?-
BucYrus Forum.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-09
CAUGHT RED-HANDED.

Gang of Cracksmen CIeVerly
Melted by Police Officers.
Police Officers Enright and Gruber,
of the Rondo street precinct. made
good catch last evening. About $50
o'clock couple of men were observed
to be acting in suspicious manner on
Ashland avenue. They were shadoWed,
and after a little observation of their
movements the officers were satisfied
that there was some crooked work going
on. The men were apparently watch
ing for something outside the residence
of Arthur Ii. Badly, All Ashland. A
sudden descent was made on them and
they were placed under arrest. The
exits to the house were at once
guarded and a search made, which re-
suited in the capture red-handed of
three mere of the gang. They were in
the very act of robbing the house. The
names of the men are j. G. Garnett,
Edward Crowley, Edward Burtram,
William Williams and G. Walsh. All
are from Minneapolis. and they are be-
lieYed to be professional craeksmen.
The first named four are locked up al
the central station. Walsh made a
break for liberty, but was subsequently
captured and installed in a cell at
Rondo street. When searched the
stolen property was found on the pris-
oners. 1t consis ted of watch, several
rings, breastpins and bracelets. In
all the value of the haul was about 800.
The articles are identified by the OWL
ers. The gang will be in court this
morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-09
MILK AND WATER.
The MiIkman Not so Bad as He
Has Been Painted.

The Milkman Not so Bad as He
Has Been Painted.
Since the very first time man began
to hate his fellow man and indulge in
the publication of humorously intended
paragraphs in humorOusly intended
journals, the milkman and his watered
milk has been publicly derided along
with the mOther-In-law and spring poet.
If there was water in the milk, the
milkman did it: and if the
milk was ceTulean in hue, it was
the milkman's fault. Now there ap-
pears an Englishman who offers to
prove that milk may fall below the re-
quired standard of purity and still be
just as the COW made it. If it is blue,
it is because it is from a blue-blOoded
COW. The cow is an animal on whose
integrity we have always relied. We
have trusted her through thick and
thin, and now she turns and takes to
dilutlng her own milk. One really
wouldn't believe it, but statistics are
statistics, you know.
The Field, the leading agricultural,
sporting and athletic paper published
in England, recently contained the re-
suit of analysis of milk samples, which
distinctly proved this: That milk can
cantain water. and yet not be adulter-
ated by the milkman. This is a most
important. as well as a most interest
Ing question. Milk vendors are liable
to prosecution and fnes-for having
adulterated milk with added water
when the ''sOlids not fat are returned
below $50 by analysts. A. J. de Hailes,
member of the Society of Public An
alysts, has published the following re-
suits of analyses of samples collected
in the presence of reputable witnesses
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-09

dental department at the state univer-
sity; DR.. Martindale, of Minneapolis;
DIR. Reid, of Minneapolis; DIR. Daven-
port, of Moorhead: and Dr. Weeks, of
Minneapolis, entered into the discus
sion. and all upheld the state law re-
quiring all dentists to pass an eXamIna-
ton given by the state dental board.
Dr. Bailey and DR.. Weeks had a dis
cussion, during the progress of which
the thermometer was noticed going up
rapidly, as to whether the members of
the board of examiners are members of
the association. The queStionwaS finally
settled to eyerybody's satisfaction with
out loss of blood. and DR.. Brown moved
a continuation of the special committee
to meet with the board of examiners.
The committee consists of five members,
three members of the association, one
dentist from ST. Paul and one from Min
neapOlis.
DIR. Jerman's reports, albeit shrouded
in technical terms which were unintelli-
gible TO the uninitiated, were very in
teresting. The subject was "PyOrrhGa
AlvOcolaris," and he read answers to
list of questions concerning the disease
from Drs. Angle. Martindale, Brimmer,
Goodrich, Patterson, lngerSOll. Black
and Thompson. The diversity of oDin-
ion was very noticeable, and one could
believe just whichever one chose, or
whichever sounded best. PyOrrhea
aIvocOlaris, in addition to its name, is
very obscure and unpleasant disease.
One loses all ones teeth in it. Drs.
Goodrich, Stearns, Martindale, Brown,
Sudduth. Leonard and Murray took
part in the discussion which followed.
DIR. f. B. Hause. who was down on tn
programme for an essay on Saliva
was not visible to the naked eye, so his
number was left entirely to the imagi-
nation. DR.. c. w. Nutting was to have
discussed DR.. HauSe's paper, but, for
very obvious reasons. was unable to do
so. DR.. j. NJ. Weleh, of st. Paul, had
very able and interesting paper on
Clements" but as he was not present
at the meeting the essay was never
heard by mortal man. DR.. Sudduth
improved his opportunity to put in
few ticks for the state board. He offered
a resolution that the treasurer be author
lied to pay to the proper representative
of the board on bills of expense in
CURED in prosecuting illegal practi
iOnerS. a sum not to exceed 500 for the
coming year. After some discussion
his resolution was adopted, and the
meeting stood adjourned.
Last evening Prof. W. Xavier Sud-
duth delivered an instructive and COM
preheuSive lecture on Oral Juniors"
illustrated by the stereOpticon, and to-
day the convention of the association
goes merrily on.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-09
JAwBREAKERs GROW WARM.
The Dentists Unbosom Their Opin-
ions in Lively STYLE.


At9 o'clock yesterday morning DR.. M.
6. Jenison. of Minneapolis, president of
the Minnesota State Dental association,
called the eighth annual meeting of the
association to order in apartments on
the third floor of the Endicott Arcade.
His gaVel was a vuIcaniZed rubber
likeness of an enormous molar, with
three roots as long as the roots of
tOothache. 1t was manufactured by
one of the dentists of the state, and
presented 10 the society. 1t is weird
" CHASTITY implement, but it made a
noise as it fell ON the sausage oil cloth
top of a long table, and the association
Immediately came to order.
The morning was devoted to routine
business, payment of dues. report of
committees and officers. The special
committee appointed 10 act in eonjunc-
ton with the state dental board in ex-
amining candidates for licenses to prac-
tice dentistry in Minnesota reported
that the examinations are just and fair.
The reports of the various officers were
favorable.
After the noon recess the battle was
opened again, and, barring one member
who inadvertently fell asleep, all the
members were animatedly interested in
the proceedings. The report of the
executive committee came first.
DR.. JeniSon, next delivered a
very able address, while the
vice president took his turn presid-
ing. The discussion following DR.. Jen-
ison's paper was opened by DIR. G. Y. /.
Brown, of Duluth. He touched on all
the salient points of the address-the
importance of attending conventions
and various other matters. DR.. Bailey,
of Minneapolis; DR.. Dickerson. of Min
neapolis: DR.. Sudduth. head of the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-09
HAS BEEN o KID.
The Interurban Postal Route Will
he Commenced Aug. f.

The Interurban Postal Route Will
be Commenced Aug. 4.
Postmaster Lee yesterday received a
communication from Acting Second
Assistant Postmaster General q. F..
Stone stating that the interurban cleo
trio car line had been declared a postal
route, dating from Aug. l. This:is the
first street car line in the United States
to be used as an official mail route.
Norman Perkins, superintendent of
the railway mail service. said every
thing will be ready for carrying mail on
interurban cars against the time set.
Aug. l. The boxes have been ordered
from the Scribner-Libbey company.
They will be of galvanized sheet iron
and will be painted yellow to match the
color of the cars, and will be properly
lettered. These Will be placed on
twelve cars as a trial, which will be
calculated to give service at Intervals OF
about half hour between the cities.
These cars will be designated by flag
or some other means to be deter
mined upon, of which notice
Will be given to the public
later. Mail carriers will collect from
the cars at the st. Paul postoffice corner
and in Minneapolis at the corner of
First avenue and Washington street.
After the plan has been put in opera
ton other cars besides the twelve may
have boxes placed in them, ii the service
needs it. The arrangement with the
street car officials are similar in some
respects to that with railroads, but
differs in the compensation and In the
respect that the boxes on the cars will
be arranged so that people along the
line may drop letters into the boxes.