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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21
Worlds Fair Letter.

Work has at last begun on a building
for the Worlds Columbian Exposition. 1t
is located on the lake front at the foot of
Harrison street and is to be used by the
construction department and by the force
of sup ,rintendants that will direct the
army of men which will soon be working
on the big exposition building. A thou Island
men saw the first sake driven. They b.
gau to arrive in pairs, just as the first
streak of daylight shot into the leaden
sky. FROM that time on they came in
squads, and by seven o'clock the crowd
extended from the lake front back to the
door steps along Michigan avenue.
Since everybody is making suggestions
for the great fair, it may not be out of
order to suggest that the children of
America, and perhaps of the whole world,
should have a representation. This could
be done by forming in the public schools
''World's fair clubs" and accepting con-
tributions from the children for the pur
pose of constituting pavilion for them
fitted with hammocks, swings, toys and
games, where they may be left in charge
of some competent person when weary of
sight seeing. Parents, also, may be more
actively in the fair through the interest
of the children.
The Minnesota commissioners of the ex-
position will ask the Legislature of that
State for an appropriation Of $3.50, 600 for
it's exhibit in 1898, and the measure is
srdently supported by the leading papers
of the State.
Director General Davis, Colonel Mcken
ze, Major Handy and A. b. Hurt csc red
the remains of the late General {. b. Nor
on from the Palmer House to the Penn
sylvania depot yesterday afternoon.
The Mobile, Alabama Commercial club
recently passed resolutions asking the
legislature to act upon q demand Tor All
appropriation of 800 coo for State ex
hibt at the fair. The government has
memorialized to the same effect.
Nevada has fallen into line with the
other " estern States and the governor in
his recent message advised that as liberia
an appropriation for the exhibit of the re-
sources of the State al the exposition as
circumstances permit.
The legislature of Kentucky, which
meets only every alternate winter, will
not be called upon TO decide the amount
to be appropriated for the Worlds fair
until December of this year. The side
tracking of the "force bill" will, it is
said, be favorable measure for the fair.
The subscriptions are now coming in
every day. Subscribers have begun to
realize that their subscription to Worlds
fair stock is an actual BUSINESS obligation
which must be promptly met. There are
still some delinquents, however, and it is
probable that suits will be entered against
them.
D. f. Pearsons, the well known million
aire and philanthrcpst, visited vice pres
ident Bryan Yesterday to recommend that
isaac r. Diller, formerly of Chicago and
now United States consul at Florence,
Italy, be commissioned to promote the
interests of the exposition in that country.
Chicago, Jan. 81, 1891. DOB
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21

SOHO Implements, SUCH rs IofGlllLoE us
| tributors, may be owned in partnership
with one or two other tenants and thus
| save expense.
Where the plowmen, say three or four
| white men, are used, some colored help
will be needed to plant cane occasionally
during cultivating season and also to help
| cut and load cane.
| The efforts of number of men to secure
labor to pitch and save their crops will be
and is much more effective than can be
that of one planter under the gang system.
The problem of saving large crops UNI
| der the tenant system may be said to be
solved with any kind of good manage
ment, and with sugar house capable of
taking the cane daily as it is brought in
This very season on the Evan Hall planta-
ton 100 additional tons of cane could have
been hauled in daily in cars and carts and
| ground If the sugar house had been COM
| petent to do the work offered.
Therefore, in eighty days of hauling,
| @ 90 tons more cane could have been
handled, or the grinding season curtailed
at least two weeks, thus saving a large
sum of money to the factory.
Thirty-si thousand tons were actually
handled, and we confidently believe that
with frst-class complete railroad system
and suitable plant. without much addi-
tional labor, $4,000 tons, and perhaps
10000 tons, might be handled in an aver
age season, of say seventy-fve days.
A number of tenants on various planta-
TONS have, to my knowledge, accumulated
sevearl thousand dollars in from five to
len years, having started originally with
title or no money.
Their families, formerly in want, are
now very comfortable, educate their child
rem and drive In carriages. The men have
become good citizens and are interested in
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21
The welfare and prosperity of the State.

the welfare and prosperity of the State.
In all our parishes there is consider a
BILE white population that becomes under
this system class of thrifty yeomanry.
Right here in the parish of Rapides
there is doubtless large class of people
who are eking out meagre subsistence
and who could under the tenant system
and the contradictory, build up their for
tunes and add materially to this beautiful
Red River valley.
The sugar planters have over come many
difficulties in the past twenty years, since
the close of the war, when the industry
was practically destroyed.
The crop has been built up from 1000
tons to over 200, 600, ana confidently be-
lieve that with the energy and ingenuity
of our people the production of sugar can
be doubled within the next decade.
The sugar industry of Louisiana has
come to stay, no matter what happens.
Let us all put our shoulders to the wheel
and before it is too late, and the weak
ones are weeded out, establish new sys-
tenn that will make our lands bloom like
the rose. Then will the dark clouds that
have overhung our industry for so many
years disappear and give place to bright
era Of future prosperity and happiness for
us all.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21

At the State agricultural meeting, Col.
Nicholson, from the commute on the
worlds fair exhibit, reported that such an
exhibit Of the products of the soil, timber,
ETC., would be great benefit to the State,
and pledging the support of citizens and
requesting the society to take the matter
in hand, provided the force bill does not
become law.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21
THE TARIFF 4 TAX.

1t was strenuously claimed by the advo-
Gates of the Mckinley bill that the tariff
is not tax on the American people. One
of the campaign documents issued by the
Republican party and sent broadcast over
the nation made the preposterous claim
that the Mckinley bill did not tax the
American people. The explanation given
by this document is that the duty is paid
by the foreign producer and not by the
American consumer.
To say that such proposition should
come from intelligent men and be sent out
for the purpose of influencing intelligent
persons almost passes belief.
We may just as reasonably argue that
the consumers of goods shipped over the
railroads do not pay the freight, and that
therefore they have no business to grumble
at excessive freight charges.
According to this principle, the people
of the Northwest and of the South have
been great fools all these years, for they
have been earnestly contending for lower
rates over the lines of transportation, fool
ishly supposing that they, the people,
were paying those excessive charges, both
on their products as they were shipped
over the roads and on the goods they con-
sumed, which had been shipped over the
same lines.
The great Mckinley and those who ad-
vocate his principle could have told them
that it was the middle men who paid this
freight, and not the farmers at all.
Why, any one ought to know that when
he goes to the store to buy groceries and
pays his money for them, he does not have
to 90 to the freight agent and settle with
him for the freight, for the merchant has
already done that.
So if farmer sells rice or cotton, corn
or potatoes, to the merchant in Lake
Charles, he does not go to the depot to set
tie the freight bill. Not he; the merchant
must do that.
Then why all this cry among the farm
ers about high freight ratesf Why should
the farmer complain when it Is only the
merchant who pays the freight Can we
not induce Mckinley, Sherman, ct ais,
to come and instruct our farmers and
show them that they are not paying these
rates. and therefore have no right to com.
plainf
They have tried to do tue same thing
with reference TO imports from foreign
countries, when they say the American
consumer does not pay the heavy duties
imposed by the Mckinley bill. Did these
men suppose they could make the Ameri
can people believe such stuff If they
did they were certainly undeceived last
November.
II will be hard for US to make the farm
ers believe that they do NOT pay the ex-
cessive railroad freight, and we are moi
eoing to try it. We think it will be diff
cult for the McKinleyites to impose upor
the American people with the claim thai
they do mot pay the tariff duties.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tenn etfect,ally, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitua'
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
glsts. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
cALiFOFkiA FIG syrup CO.
SAN francisco, GIL.
.n'n>rhfE S0 NEW v0RA 70
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-02-21
Hunting for Mamma.

The sorrowful songs have been sung !;
the tender prayers have been said, the last
sad words have been uttered all that love
and sympathy and tenderness could sug-
gest has been done for the wife and mother
calmly resting in her satin-lined coffin
under masses of beautiful flowers.
The mourners have gone out with aching
hearts and tear dimmed eyes. The hearse
moves slowly away aud the kindly neigh
Dor women left in charge of the house go
about softly, putting things in order and
speaking in an undertone, awed still by
the ma ty of death, although the one it
has claimed has been ca ried forth. There
is suill that inde6nable something in the
desc rted rooms that tells of the dread Wis
itor.
Suddenly the door of an upper room
opens, and sweet childish voice says
pleadingly:
81 want my mamma; Pm going to find
my mamma
mo, no, DEAR" says the nurse, with q
suggestion of tears in her voice, while she
furtively wipes her eyes; 'come with me,
like good little girl"
"No want my mamma; haven't seen
my own mamma for two. free-oh, most
"But, baby, dear mamma isn't-she isn't
here"
"Where is MY mamma, then? She is
here, too. She's down in her own pity
room; Pm going to hunt for my mamms.
Mamma Oh, mamma Baby wants
you'll"
In all the world of sadness and sorrow
is there ANYTHING more sad, anything more
pitiful than the pleading, wondering cry
Of a little child too simple to understand
the mystery of death, and yet dimly COM
pretending that change of some kind
has taken place? Is there anything that
touches the heart more deeply than to an
swer the pleading, pitlful questions
"Where is mammal "Why don't she
come in?" ''She has gone away where?
won't she kiss me good night any more?'
Cant 60 up to heaven and see her?'
The eyes of the little questioner open
wide, and there is perpleyed and dissat
isied look on her face saying plainly thai
she does not understand what you mean by
saying that mamma is gone,' that God
took her." that she is Sup in heaven now.
You try tearfully to make it plain to the
child and to have her understand that she
will see mamma again "some time" but
again the little voice says with pitiful pat
ulancy: But | want my mamma now
and Pm going to hunt until find her"
What sorrowful, disappointing search
it isl 1t ends in tears and heart ache, snc
it is long bsfore even children understand
that mamma will come no more to the lit
tie ones calling vainly for her. Everything
is full of touches and suggestions Of the
mother who is gone There are things
that make her seem so real, so near. Anc
so the baby goes hunting for mamma
May all such sorrowful little ones fine
their best mammas in the heavenly land
Detroit Free Press
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

The figures which have been
given as the corrected population
of the United States, do not include
the Indians, some of whom have
been and are still at war among
themselves, and therefore the final
statistics are still incomplete. Com
missioner Porter, in a recent inter
view, said that the census office
has the names of $4,000 Indians, In
GLIDING few whites and half
breeds, living on the reservations,
which have not been included in
the published statements. Also
Alaska's Indian population which
has not been returned, remains to
be added. The whole, when CON-
plete, will show the population of
the United States at about 63,000,-
600, or little more.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
Ne do not hold ourselves responsible for the.
statements made, or opinions expressed by our
correspondents.
Plantation Labor.

Mr.. EDITOR: Has anything ever
been done in these islands to see
whether an arrangement could be
made with the Dutch government to
get labor here for the sugar plant
atoms from the island of Java.
Three or four years ago, in the
western part of Queensland, Aus
tral1a, such an arrangement was
was made with the Dutch and a
great many men were imported and
the results at that time were found
to be very satisfactory.
The character of the Javanese
workman is excellent, being a hard
worker, steady and most docile.
One of the secrets of success in
Australia was the adoption of sys-
TEN of supervision by Javanese
sarongs.
The Javanese may also be en-
ployed on the plantations to run en-
gines, manage the boilers and most
of the machinery of the sugar mills.
In Australia the men are imported
under strict engagements with the
Dutch government for a period of
three years. A planter in Queens
land wishing labor would have to
advance to each man engaged the
sum of from $40 to SIS before leav
ing Java. His fare also would have
to be paid and his wages during the
three wears would be at the rate of
$3.50 per month and found. As the
Javanese were found to be far more
preferable to the South Sea Island
ers or the Chinese, why would it not
be wise to try them in these islands.
LYNDHURsT.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

DURING the recent financial panic
in London, the Bank of France
loaned to the Bank of England
SIS, 100000. But this was not the
first time that coin was shipped
across the Channel to tide over q
commercial emergency. In 1889,
when England had large obliga
tons to meet on the Continent for
purchases of wheat, owing to a
short harvest, the Bank of England
secured q credit of S10,000,000
from the French bankers but
when the Bank of France in 1916
desired coin to stave off a financial
crisis, the Russian Government
came to the banks rescue. In spite
of the collapse of De Lessep's canal
scheme and the copper corner, the
French find themselves in a very
prosperous condition, and able
readily to respond to EngIand's
appeal for relief.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06
A New Boat House.

The Healanl Boat Club is making
arrangements for a lease OF land,
now owned by Hon. G. r. Bishop,
for the purpose of erecting boat
house. Inasmuch as the shipping
industry may require larger wharf
age il the future, the proprietors of
the land is unwilling to give lease
much beyond five years Conse-
quently the Club, while DESTROYS of
leasing the land in question, is hest
tating in concluding the arrange
ment. 1t proposes to build a boat
house costing somewhere between
$4,000 and $4,000 if the lease cannot
be renewed at the end Of five years,
the Club would be at a considerable
loss even if it could obtain lease of
another tract near by. The land
that may probably be leased is near
by the Myrtle Clubs site
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06
DECISION APPEALED FROM.

at appears from the evidence
that the franchise for constructing
and operating street railways in Ho-
nolulu, granted by the Legislatures
of 1884 and 1886 to William r.
Austin, was transferred by him to
Henry R. Armstrong, a partner in
the firm of Skinner and Company of
London, plaintiffs herein, and was
by him transferred to the Hawaiian
Tramways Company, limited, a for
eign corporation, previous to the
first day of July, A. D. 1888.
"For several months in the year
1888, covering the first day of July,
the plaintiffs were in possession OF
the property of the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company, limited, and engaged
in the work of constructing the street
railways under the franchise. While
in such occupancy, and after the first
day of August, the assessor for said
Honolulu assessed to plaintiffs the
said franchise upon a valuation of
one hundred thousand dollars, upon
which the tax is one thousand dol
lars. After some correspondence
with the defendant Tax Collector,
this tax was paid by plaintiffs under
protest, and this action was brought
by them to collect the same.
1t is in evidence that the Ha
waiian Tramways Company, limited,
did not file their corporation papers
and notices in the Interior Depart
ment as by law required until August
29th, 1888. Said corporation, then,
had no existence under the Hawaiian
laws on the first day of July, 1888;
but at that time the work of con-
structing the street railways under
the franchise was actively prosecuted
by the plaintiffs it must be admit
ted, therefore, that they were exer-
cising the rights granted by the
franchise, or in other words, that
they were in possession of the fran
chise. This being SO, they were re-
quired by law to make return of
the same to the assessor during the
month of July. There is no evidence
that any such return was made. 1t
became then the duty of the assessor
to make an assessment according to
the best information within his
reach. The tax upon the franchise
was charged to Skinner and Com
pany, not to the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company, Limited,as might be
inferred from the correspondence in
the case.
1t thus appears that the plaintiffs
as the agents of the Hawaiian Tram
ways Company, limited, did not dis
close to the assessor the names of
their principals or the fact that they
were in possession merely as agents
and contractors, as they might and
should have done by making the
assessment returns required by law.
Under these circumstances the
plaintiffs were liable for the taxes
paid under protest, both by the
principles of common law and the
Hawaiian statute relating to the
assessment and collection of taxes.
Let Judgment therefore be entered
for defendant"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

The United States Government
crop bulletin, issued in November,
says: 1.-The dearth of fruit in the
Eastern and Middle States has
brought into unusual prominence
the products of California. which
must always be considered separ-
ate. apart from the remainder of
the country. Millions have gone
into the Golfers of the producers of
California peaches, plums, grapes
and citrus fruits. The raisin IN.
dustry is driving Spanish raisins
out of the country, and the olives
of the Pacific Coast are competing
with those of Spain"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06
c. Il. REYNOLDS,
Agent Board of Health.
Election of Ofhcers for st. Andrews
Cathedral Church.

Cathedral Church.
There was very fair attendance
Friday evening at the meeting for
the election of church officials Of st.
Andrews Cathedral. The Bishop
presided. After explanatory remarks
made by his Lordship relating to
the object of the meeting, Mr.. John
Bush, the retiring churchwarden,
read statement of the receipts anh
expenditures of the Cathedral fo
the past year. He said that dues and
contributions, which are good, are
yet to be collected, and the amount
to be paid, will alter little the
present balance. The election of
churchwardens followed. Mr.. Henry
Smith was unanimously elected
churchwarden for the congregation,
and Rev. W. H. Barnes, the rector,
appointed Mr.. j. Bush as his war
den. The election of sidesmen re-
suited as follows: Messrs. Ed. Stiles,
Jas. N. K. Keola, d. P. Kellet, ST.,
and Solomon Meheula. The meeting
passed vote authorizing the war
dens to negotiate loan for the COM
pletion of a new parsonage for the
parish, after which the meeting adj
journed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06
STREETS AND PAYMENTS.

In some sections Of the city new
pavements are being put down.
Nothing so detracts from the APP
pearance Of town or city as poor
pavements and streets. The con-
dition of these rather unconscious
ly attracts the attention of travel
ers. If the streets are we'll graded
and clean, if the pavements are
evenly and substantially made, the
traveller will notice it and come to
the conclusion that the city's
affairs are well regulated and pros
porous. If. on the other hand they
are not well made and clearly kept.
the impression upon the stranger
is just the opposite; consequently
he win carry away with him an
impression good or ill.
Among the first things that
attract their attention when land
ing here are the narrow streets and
poorly constructed pavements or
sidewalks. On many of the latter
1t is simply jumping-up-and-
jumping-down walk. Regarding
the narrowness of the. streets, it is
more than difficult and very expen-
sive to both the city and property
owners to remedy; but the pave
ments can be made much better
than they are. Except in the win
ter season we have very little rain,
so they need be put down but little
above the street, thus doing away
with that Earring as one walks over
them. In all the larger cities of
the States cement is the material
mostly used in the construction of
pavements. 1t is more durable and
pleasanter to walk upon than any
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

IN THE letter of Captain Mist to
His Elk. j. A. Cummins on page Ii
an omission was made by the com
posltor in the sixth line of the last
paragraph of the words Z" and hon
orabIe, SO that the line will read,
this is a more bold and honorable
course etc.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

POSTMASTER GENERAL WANA-
MAKER, in his lasU report to Con.
gress, states that the United States
government derives a postal reve-
nue. of over 100000 from the
mails sent by ocean steamships.
If so, it can well afford to pay the
ocean subsidy which the new law
proposes to give to all deep sea
vessels.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-01-06

a NEW volume of this paper COM
mences today, and, with its first
issue, we greet our readers with a
HAPPY New YEAR, trusting that each
one will have many returns of the
day. Some one has appropriately
called New Years Day the great
milestone of time. While there
are numerous other anniversaries
of lesser note, this is the record of
worlds history, and though its
date varies in different countries, it
still remains the great milestone
of the worlds progress.
Prosperity has continued to bless
Hawaii in every branch of bust
ness, while we have escaped the
calamities of storms, epidemics and
fires which have visited nearly
every other country on the globe.
The statistics of trade and COM
merce for the new year now end
ing will, when published, show q
steady growth in our leading in
dustries. So long as this shall con-
tinue, Hawaii will have no cause to
complain, though ranking among
the smallest, but not the least
favored and honored, in the great
family Of nations.