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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
Five Doliars for Tabby.

Now there is ono thing for which am
| really glad" she said to the cat as she
lifted her by the forepaws, and rocked her
| back and forth in the library. "Nobody
wants you, my dear old cat. They are
giving away their things and selling them
and making money with them for the
| missionaries but NOBODY will buy my cat
Flora has sold every one of her chickens,
and Trudie Burne won't eat single egg,
because she wants to sell them for mission
sry money, and her brother Tom sells all
his Strawberries and it seems as If there
was not anything to keep and have good
time with, only my Gear Cat. l don't know
how | am going to make missionary
money. | must find some way; but am
just as glad as can be that there is nothing
that can possibly be done with you, only
just to play with you"
Alas for Sarah The very next day she
went with her mamma to call on Mrs. Col.
Bates, and while she sat and waited for
Mrs Colonel to come who should come
putting into the back parlor, where man
was waiting to see him, but the old COL
onel himself and what should be the first
words he said but these tremendous ones
Il declare, would give five dollars for
good mouser. Such times as we have
with mice around these premises !"
There was not in all the town better
mouser than Tabby, and Sarah knew it.
And FIVE whole dollars 1t made her
heart beat fast, and the tears came into
her eyes. 1t took her two days to decide
the matter, during which time she had SO
little appetite and mop-d around so sadly
that her mother feared she was coming
down with the measles. One morning
Sarah knew by the way her heart beat
while she was dressing that she had de-
cided. Tabby was to be put into the
willow ba ,ket. aud taken to Col Bates by
her sad little self. She hurried now she
wanted no chance to change her mind.
Swiftly her littie feet flew over the ground
and she was at the Colonels just as that
gentleman was going through the hall Oh
for her himself.
eff you please. sir" said little Sarah,
holding up the basket and speaking very
fast, Il have brought Tabby. She is a
good mouser, and know the missionaries
ought to have the five dollars; bu, love
her very much, and would you please
bury and give il to me-. so won't hear
her new AGAIN.
"What what what ~ said Col. Bates.
"What have We here3 What are you,
little one, snd what am to give your
tine five dollars, if you please. You
said you would, you know, for good
mouser; and T&bby is the best one that
ever was-my mamma says so. And the
you know, need the money
tbs Leathen people do; and mustn't be
selfish and keep Tsbby. VIII you please |
be very good to herr And great tear,
hot from little Ssrshs blue eyes, splashed |
On the Colonels hand
He stood dazed for moment. Then he
took out his pocket book. 80 prom
sed five dollars for q mouser, did II Who
old your
Nobody did, sir heard you say it
he other day when you talked with
can "
Just so; my tongae alSays was get
ing NE into scrapes. Well, here goes
'ol. Bates Is q man who keeps his word.
Here's five dollars; and if 1t DOESN'T do
be heather good, it ought to for your
axe The Missionary World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
AN ODE TO LOUISIANA.
Written for The American.

Written for The American.
Fair Louisiana Is thy name,
Derived from one great king;
As France does boa st Of his grand fame,
We would thy praises sing.
We come from chilly northern homes
In this fair cline to be,
Thy warm winters to enjoy.
And pleasant sights to see.
OF older cities thou mayest speak
grandeur far and wide,
And yet which wilt thou compare with
Lake Charles in all her prides
Standing beside the waving lake.
In all her beauty bright,
$50 young AMI yet SO beautiful"
Fill all our minds tonight.
THE AMERICAN Is thy friends
Thou wilt ne'er find her mate,
OF thy grand harLor she yet must tell.
Folsake her not. proud State.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
You Must Be Cordial,

Cordially In greeting is the proper
thing this season. Lassitude, languor and
indifference have gone to the wall and in
their place are graciousness, gush and
welcome. With both arms outstrerched,
your hostess greets you, beaming with ali
the effalgence that nature will permit.
She is glad to see you, glad all over. and
she shows 1t as openly and undisguisedly
as 1t she had not been taught for the past
few years to conceal her affections, likes
and dislikes under cold society hauteur.
The woman who understands her business
greets you as 1t she has not another friend
'n the world. and has no wish to make anv
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07

Gladstone says: mo wave of the great
ocean Of time. when once 1t has tiosted
past as, can be recalled. ALI We can do ia
to watch the new form and motion of the
next, and launch upon it to try, In the
manner our best Judgment may suggest,
our strength and skill
oh, 60 to grass !-"What can dew for
you 2 asked the evening precipitation.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07

The human hear, is like mill stone IN
q mill; when you put wheat under 1t, IL
tarns and grinds, anc bruises the wheat 70
-four; if you put no wheat, it still grinds
on, but then it is itself it grinds and wears
away. 80 the human heart, unless II Is
occupied with some good employment
leaves space for tho devil, who wriRgles
himself in and brings With him whole
host of evil thong temptations, triouIs-
tiors, which grind away the heart "T
slfhaw
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-03-07
A Western Orator.
HE CONvULsEs THE CALIFORNIA SENATE
WITH HIS CNCULTCRED WIT.

| HE CONvULsEs THE CALIFORNIA SENATE
WITH HIS UNCCLTURED WIT.
State Senator Wilson, of California, re
Gently delivered himself of the following
unique speech while addressing the senate
on new railroai assessment bill
"Old Bob Toombs once said that he'd
call the roll an cunt his slaves on Bunker
Hill Them slaves, Mr.. President was
nggers. Bat now, sir. the money sharks
call the roll from Wall street an their
slaves are niggers, white men and all In
1850 there was two millionaires in this
country an no tramps. Now, sir. there
are thirty FIVE milllonaires an 30 GOO
trsmps. What's the csusef Legislation
IN favor of the moneyed fellows, of course.
Money was made legal tender by this
government, an Id like to see the color OF
man an the shape of 1t who'll get up on
this very floor an say that the law should
not govern the rates of interest.
why, the poor's eittin' poorer an the
rich gittin' richer. The farmers an the
poor people is doin' all the work an the
dropes are gittin all the money.
"All this trouble has b. gin since 1850,
an the rich is gittin' richer an the poor
richer.
"Now, one time there WAS an old man
who told his smart son TO fgger out how
long it would take q man to git out of
hundred- foot we'll If he fell back two feet
every time he climed up foot Well, tho
boy 6ggered an iggered all the night an
the next mornin' he had the whole side OF
the house covered with tigers. The old
man asked him wba: he had found out.
Why says the boy, another step an thas
teller,ll be in hell"
A shrek of laughter escaped the fenste
and roar Went up from the lobby.
That's where we'll be If this yer inter-
'st compoundin' goes on. "
Many of the senators, who don't care 10
70 on record on any financial scheme Just
low, lad drifted out during Wilson's
peech The aggressive man from Shasta
loticed the fact snd said
"W hen | WAS in Texas hgbtin' lDJuns,
yLen l knew | was smong lnIuns an
ouldn's see 'em, knew l was in danger.
,ut when thsy cum in an sit down o.
,noke with me l knew was all right
low know In 'uong lDjuns, but LOOK
tuad and can't sea en-. l suppose
,ey',e out in The brush wait'n' to shoos
40 a. pass. I've finished, Mr.. Pfesi-
pn.
The lobby applauded and The senate
u.bed The bill was ordered engrossed
vote of IS to Is 1t fixes legal inter.
t a. 6 per cent and provides that it shall
1t BE- compounded
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-19
WOOD RIVER TIMES
HALEY. IDAHO.
There will be much question.

There will be much question.
ing - to tho identity OF Isaac Besht
Bend.vid, who replies in tho Septem-
Der number Of the North American
Review to Goodwin Smiths structures
on the Hebrew race. Il is not likely
that the authorship Of the article will
be guessed, but oil readers will At o"ce
recognize tho work ~ that Of ripe
scholar and . trenchant writer who Il
thoroughly familiar with the subject.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-19

lines and the Central Pacific. She
hawked it about San Francisco, bit
terly denouncing the ",h,eving" a.
sociates Of her late husband and Of
General Cotton. No one would buv.
Finally, BY emplo, ing Intermediates,
the G. r. crowd-wh,ch had then
shrunk TO three-Rot hold Of her
stock in tho subsidiary linet at six to
10 cents per share, and of the large
proportion Of her Central Pacific at
prices ranging from SIS to $43 per
share. In order to pay for these
shares tho "crowd" listed tho G. P.
stock on the New York Stock Elk
change. where they "unloaded" it on
the public At, if We remember Alright,
$50 to $95 per share.
Mrs. Hopkins was anerier than
ever, and denounced the crowd" in
unmeasur+d terms. Finally, she be.
came 90 unpopular in San Francisco
that she felt compelled to indignantly
shake the city's dust from her feet for
ever, and 10 remove to Darlington,
her native place. She held to her
Southern Pacific stock, and her fortune
" her death was vxriously estimated
Ut &3O,OUO.O0O to sc. 200, OOO-the
latter figure being nearer the actual
amount.
But she never did . thing 10 assist
the struggling poor or to benefit man.
kind, that the public knows Of. She
WAS not even blessed with child, and,
to cheer her loneliness, adopted lad
who will now contest her will aud
thus give the lawyers an opening
which must result in their getting =
considerable proportion OF the e.t..e.
Judge Crocke,'s widow-Mrs. Mar.
gsret Crocker-presented gifts to the
public schools and City Of Sacramento
aud to other cities whose value aRvro
gated millions. Mrs. Cotton raised
IN accomplished family, and ut least
one Of her daughters married ono of
the weslthiest men in the United
States-"Dan." Cook, OF San Fran.
cisco. Mrs. Charles Croker and her
children gave millions to various
worthy public institutions of Cali.
fornia. Mrs. Stanford founded
kinderRartens, did . vast amount Of
charitable work and, together with
her husband, has donated the most
muni6cent endowment with which
any school was ever favored-an en-
dowment which will in time exceed
i" value that Of some empires. Even
Mrs. Huntington has assisted several
Of her relatives-and, notably, ,hs
Miss Huntington who became the
Princess Hatzfeldt, for she is only .
niece and her adopted daughter. But
Mrs. Hopkins siRnally assisted no one
nor no cause that anybody knows Of;
she died unlovirg and unlov-d; and
her life, which could have been made
so cheerful and glorious through good
deeds, was utterly barren of results.
Let her be forgotten as soon as
possible. The world is better without
her, and will be bette: off If even her
memory is effaced from our recollec.
ton.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-19
A WASHED LIFE.

The newspapers have for weeks
been filled with references to Mrs
Hopkins-S-arles, who recently died At
her mansion Ut Great Darlington
Mass, leaving her immense fortune
to her husband, Mr.. Searles, with
whom she fell in love and married
while he was engaged In hanging the
wall paper of her mansion, she being
at that time his senior by nearly 30
years.
This woman was 4 type Of class
Marrying her first husband when he
vac . mere clerk she failed TO grow
with her wealth and opportunities,
and remained to the last very coarse
exemplar Of the vulgar p.rveune.
Mr.. Hopkins was one Of tho fore-
most pioneers Of the Pacific Coast.
Coming to California with tho argo
nants he engaged in placer mining
with some success, and with the CAPT
aai thus honestly acquired opened, in
pastnt rship with Coils P. Huntington,
. general hardware store in Sacra-
mento. The profits Of this business
were enormous in those days, and
when the proposition to build the frs,
line Ut transcontinensAl railway wal
agitated the firm WAS able TO throw .
couple of hundred thousand dollars in
tho scheme. This, with abou, simila
amounts paid in by Governor Stanford
Judge Croker, and his 5rothe
Charles-all Sacramentans-cav tn
enterprise the necessary impetus, Att
with tho muni6cent subsidies in land
and credit extended by the Uni,e'
States Government, its success wa
assured. The builders OF the roa,
found tn. mselves nong the wealth
lest men of the world.
Judge Croker died. Geners
Cotton another Of the original build
ers Of tho roa'l-died. Timothy Hop
kins died. 'Charley" Croker died
All in tho order named.
But in the meantime California ha.
been gridiroced With railways by tn,
'"C~ntrAl Pacific crowd" and Mrssrs
Hopkins and Charles Croker eve,
owned one.fousth each OF the Southers
Pssi6o railway, which had cost thu n
and their " o psrtners-Messrs. Stan
ford aud Hunting ton one millior
dollars each, per month, while i.
coarse OF construction.
At General Colson's death, hi
sGaiss were in bad shape, but tn
public believed him to DO million
aire. His e.t.te was, howeve,
brought out in dsbt to tho G. P
crowd to IN amount exceeding
quarter million dollars.
NJ. Hopkins died couple Of year
later. Mrs. Hopkins, fearing that sh'
would have . similar experience L
Mrs. Cotton, and acting on the advic'
Of her deceased husband, offered TO
ssls I'll Of her stock in tho subsidiary
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-19

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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-19
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The morning call., 1891-11-26
MANY MASKS.
The Elks' Cosmopolitan Carnival
at the Pavilion.
Thousands Celebrate the Eve of Thanksgiving
With Mirth and Frolic-Some of the
Elaborate Floats.

Last evening the order of Elks held their
annual carnival at the Mechanics Pavilion.
To thousands the event is inseparably
connected by long association with the eele-
bration of THANKSGIVING and is accordingly
looked forward to with great zest. Every
year the E,ks contrive to impart novelty
and a marvellous amount of amusement to
their one night devoted to high revelry.
Business cares and domestic worries are
then thrown to the winds and King Momus
reigns supreme over his enfranchised
votarieS.
Custom, too, has ordained that steady
contingent from the ranks of the sedate
and adult should attend to look on. The
benches bounding tho cleaning area were
thronged with spectators. among them be-
ing many well-known citizens, who appar-
emily were wise enough to grow young
again in the enjoyment of others enjoyment
A MERRY MELEE.
Surging in and out. round about the aisles
and pressing at the entrances was motley
The morning call., 1891-11-26
GETTING TO WORK.
Tho State Worlds Fair Commission Con
sidering Plans.

4hS Otatc " af commission COn-
sidering Plans.
Now that the 100000 appropriated by the
last Legislature for California building at
Chicago has been authorized by the Su-
preme Court the State Commissioners are
getting 10 plans for the building and nine
have already been inspected. 1t is stated
that none of them is satisfactory, but the
Commissioners, at their meeting on Decem-
Der 9Th. will doubtless be in possession of
many Others from which to make selection.
Steps will be taken to have the building
started on as soon as possible. The site,
comprising 2S7R feet by 562k feet, was
chosen by the commission last June.
Captain Thompson, Secretary Of the
commission, will go at once to Sacramento
to cash number of warrants for demands
against the commission for expenses al
ready incurred. The idea now is to have
each county appropriate other funds to put
distinct display in the State Building. All
exhibits aside from this will have to 60 in
the classified departments in other buildings.
The morning call., 1891-11-26

sea of maskers. There were the ordinary
masks and dominoes. whispering. and leer-
ing comically through their eye-slits. There
were terrifying Mephistopheles, Spanish
cavaliers, Tyrolean peasants. Venetian g0n-
doliers, Turkish pashas, Lord High Adj
mirals, baseball PLAYERS, NEUROLOGICAL char
scters of allegorical import. Burly monks
jostled little cavaliers of the time of Charles
!, and bo0tblack walked arm-in-arm with
a dainty Partisan grisette. All was bizarre
and inconsequent.
Not the least remarked were the comic
characters. One of the most novel was
representation of the new Postoffice site in
green moss with reversible placards. Then
The morning call., 1891-11-26
Two Tom Jonesos.

A few weeks since a man named Tom
Jones escaped from the clutches of the Law
by answering to the charge against another
dom Jones, then in the City Prison. The
frs: Tom Jones was wanted for a felony.
while the second was in on trivial charge,
which was dismissed. The cunning rascal
then left the city, and was not seen until
Tuesday, when he was recognized and ar.
rested ON Market street.
The morning call., 1891-11-26
Reaching for the Cliff Ho use.

A deed of trust was filed for record yes
terday from the .Geary-street, Park and
Ocean Railroad to the San Francisco Safe
Deposit and Trust Company for 81, COO 600.
1t is given to secure the payment of 1000
bonds Of the par value Of $1,000 each, and
the property involved is the Geary-street
system. The deed is signed by C. +,
Croker. 1t Is understood this money will
be used in extending the cable out Point
L oh
The morning call., 1891-11-26

Supervisory-L. A. Morgenstein, Harry Mann,
A. Bowler, j. j. Gottlob, William KreIipr,
George Wallenrod, L. II. StockweIl
Invited guests-V. r. Ulman. Chairman; 7.
w. Bree, j. +. Bragg.
Floats-T. Alexander, p. E. r. chairman: w.
Z. Dudley. p. L. r.; Henry H. Davis r. e. Il: II
w. Brce 7. Z. r.; A. NJ. Blade. p T. r.; George
Lynn. p. L. r. Bert McNuity. p. e. RI w.
Neyin, p. L. R.; A Perrier, p. Err; j. nj. Dodge.
I. X: G. ID. Terry, p. Z. R. II c. Lathrop, r.
L. X.
Entertainments. c. Leary r. Mcdonald. J..
Mathews: Fioor-Messrs. j. P. Dune. A. NJ
Blade. ii. Beck w. Y. Bruce, Leon Dennery, j.
The morning call., 1891-11-26
" NATIONAL."

five bells announced the approach of the
chief feature Of the eyening-the grand
march.
For five weeks w. C. Dudley, assisted in
the mechanical part by George w. Roach
has been busy at work designing and con-
structing the main floats which headed the
procession.
Marshal OF Pleasure; band Executive Com.
mittee; officers of Golden Gate Lodge OF
Eiks; floor manager and assistants; Floor
Committee; Oakland Lodge of Eiks, the
guests Of the evening; members OF
Golden Gate Lodge; foaL Prince Car
The morning call., 1891-11-26
Z" cUPID's DARTS"

nival; float, national; Banfield Light
Cavalry; float, Three Graces; press |;
the Fountain Of Youth; theater ballet !:
float, Married and Single Life; Falls taft an
ragamutfins; float, Venus Rising from the
Sea; float. The Drunk Steered by the
Broom Went Home; float, Cupid's Darts;
maskers innumerable.
Perhaps the most conspicuous float of any
was "Cupid's Darts" represented by OF,
immense swan. thronged with lovers, typi-
The morning call., 1891-11-26

popular fancy and were cheered to the echo.
Each float was appropriately manned and
accompanied, and earned deserved ap-
plause.
THE COMMITTEES.
The merry affair continued into the early
hours of Thanksgiving day. Perhaps few
of the merry makers had time to give n
thought to those who had taken such
trouble to provide them with their evenings
fun. The workers will be found in the fol-
lowing committees:
Executive-C. w. Nevin, P. Z. r. chairman;
Mark Thall; Bert McNulty, p. Z. R.; j. Ii.
BsDfeld. L. R.; D. J. Tobln; Ernest Ulman
lex Oificio),
The morning call., 1891-11-26

there was the notion-store on wheels, the
alarm clock man. the clowns, thu people
with imDossible noses and hoe genus omne.
All gamboled gayiy aud added their quota
of wild sportiveness TO the general exuber-
apce.
AS preliminary to the opening ceremo-
MES the arriving guests were entertained
with some clever pnsturiug, fire-eating,
acrobatic and skating feats. each of which
drew applause. The Park Band In the
meantime kept up succession of lively
airs.
THE GRAND PROCESSION.
1t was after 10 o'clock when the clang of
The morning call., 1891-11-26

complaint Fisk denies that he owes Mitchell
more than S150 for hisservices, but AYERS that
on September so. 1890. Mitchell received
$500 IS for his FiSk's use. which he has
prayS that Mitchell take nothing, but be
required to pay him $40 60.
The morning call., 1891-11-26

fled by the .topmost couple, Romeo and
Juliet. who were the object OF the aim Of
Cupid ensconsed near the swans neck
THE NATIONAL. FLOAT
Another much-admired con struction was
the national" 1t represented in the fore
part California, with its grizzly and mining
implements; in tile center the shield and
arms of the Union and at the rear the elks
in their native forest.
Venus Rising from the Sea" was a
prettily arranged float, showing the Goddess
Of Beauty half reclining in the rosy folds of
great sea-shell, supported by Neptune and
The morning call., 1891-11-26
mitnh.lI Acninst Ei.L.

The action of r. b. Mitchell to recover
s2i7s So from Asa Fisk for services rendered
as attorney is on trial before Judge Sander
son and jury. In his answer and cross