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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30

How Mckinley Increased the Duties o.
Wool Hats-
The Mckinley duties on wool hats
show a sharp increase upon the old
rates. The duties in both the old law
and in the present law are so-called
compound duties; that Is, there is a spe-
cific duty Of 50 much per pound and an
ad valorem duty in addition Thus on
hats valued at 80 cents pound or less
the old duty was ten cents a pound and
IS per cent ad valorem-the compound
duty being equal TO an ad valorem duty
of % per cent The corresponding Nc
Kinley duty i 1911 cents per pound and
80 per cent. the two duties here being
equivalent to an al valorem duty Of s.
per cent
Hats Of the next class are those valued
at more than 80 and not more than 10
cents pound The old duty on this
grade was equivalent 70 Is per cent
and the Mckinley duty 30.
The next grade Of hats under the old
law was those valued at between 20 and
60 cents pound The Mckinley law
makes this class stop az so cents and
adds a class covering those between SO
and 90 cents per pound. Thus under
the old law hats in the class between 40
and 30 bore an equivalent ad valorcm
duty Of II per cent. and under the
Mckinley law the equivalent nd valorem
is lOi per cent. On hats worth between
50 and go cents the equivalent in the old
law was So per cent; in the Mckinley
law II Is liz per cent
The next class in both laws extends
from 90 to 50 cents a pound-the ad
valorcm equivalent being ~ per cent.
and the Mckinley ad valorem 100 per
cent
The last class in both laws covers
hats valued at above 50 cents pound.
The old tariff levied duty here which
was equal 70 90 per cent; and McKin-
ley made only a slight advance in this
highest class Of hats. his equivalent ad
valorem being II per cent Having got
ten above the range Of the poorer class
of buyers he saw no good reason for in.
creasing the duty very much.
The equivalent ad valorem duties
here given are obtained BY combining
the pound duty and the ad valorem rate
and calculating them upon the value u
hats imported Very few wool hats.
however. were imported under the old
law. the rates under II being almost
but under the Mckinley
law importation may be expected 10
cease entirely. The American manu-
facturcrs had practical monopoly be-
fore. and Mckinley gives them a com.
plcte monopoly. Shall we not now
have wool hat trust?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30
A PAIR OF SCHEMERS.
A Plot That Resulted Happily for
An Concerned.

I G X c II A N.
MING was anx-
ions 70 marry
Miss Gertrude
j one :. v cry
atural-fo
Gertrude W a i
pretty and her
father was rich.
Furthe rmo ore.
Cert dc was
not avcrsc I o
Dick ks desires.
Nothingstrange
about that as
Dick was hand
some and $ h e
had always de-
tested the name
of Jones.
But there was
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30

bs 1e m'llinci Why, I haven't seen
MILL. ~ nali . dozen times A quiet, de-
NJ, !, h'tie thing p-s-s-hl--it must be q
bs ns''n ne took up the note shook his
'he window. ~ s'0'1 -
hi,a aen the Judge, communing with
ahas e III, came 70 an unjudicial resolve.
as,n. winch he looked in the glass, re-
wsl nsVru ms tie, picked out his best
ovsr "s stick, smiled like a lawyer
torsh favorable verdict. and sailed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30

Moonlight in the park at the foot Of
the avenue. Here Dick and Gertrude.
meeting like two conspirators, compare
notes
~ can't imagine what has come over
papa" says She. Hes had perpetual
grin upon his face ever since that day
Oh. Dick She clutched his arm con,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
Cure For Hog Cholera.

A correspondent of the Farmer
vile (La) Gazette, in mentioning
the fact that bog cholera was one Of
the chief topics discussed at the re.
cent meeting of the State Agricul-
tural Society at Alexandria, says:
Hon Charles Scbuler, Of DeSoto,
stated that he had lost from fifty to
sixty head Of hogs from disease, and
that il the morning Of certain day
he hauled off seven head and buried
them; that same morning he began
to Iced his remaining forty head
with slop made OF poke weed root,
and that since that time he had not
lost hog.
The root Of poke weed, a common
growth throughout your parish, is
cut in small pieces and cooked TO
slop with water, the stronger the
better, feed twice a day. Mr.. Schu-
Ter said his hogs refused to eat corn
but they immediately relished the
poke SlOp.
The symptoms and effects Of dis.
ease were Identical to those related
to me which have carried off 80
many hogs in Union parish and [
hasten 10 give my people the above
information Z
Poke weed in our country is often
eaten as a salad in early spring. lis
root, however, is known to be
poison and even the berries were
formerly thought to be poisonous to
children. Such, however is not the
case. Medical men tell US that birds
feeding on these poke berries are
found TO be very poor and that an
extract made of them is now used
as an anti fat remedy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
Her Dying Request.

There died not long ago the little
daughter OF New York lawyer
who approached the dark river with
composure that was as pathetic as
it was unusual. She was the second
in the family connection TO succnmb
to diptheria. A few weeks Uefore
she had known OF the illness and
death to young cousin and play.
mate, and, though not allowed at
The funeral or bed side, had been
much impressed and had asked
questions which showed that the
dismal features of the last sad rites
were full OF horror to her. The New
York Times says that when she was.
taken i'll it was carefully concealed
from her that che had diptheria Iest
she should become frightened. Il
was malignant attack. and ran
its course quickly. The crisis ap-
preached and all hope was abandon.
ed. Her father sat by her side
watching her pale face take on a
grayer paflor that had only
one meaning. The little girls eyes
closed, and in her fathers hand her
own were held nerveless. A tear
wrnng from. his agony dropped upon
them. The child opened her eyes
vide. Are you crying papa y she
said, as well as she could speak;
am | SO sick Papa, am | going
to die ?" The question was earnest
and the eyes searched his face for
hope, but she saw there was none.
For long minute she watched him
closely. Who shall say what that
look contained? Fear, entreaty, af-
lection, and final renuuciation-for
at length, with little weary sigh,
she turned away, putting her face
toward the wall but leaving her
hand still fast in his. Papa" che
said again, after brief silence, and
in the tone there was a touching
resignation, "sing 'Bye-low," which
was nursery lullaby she had never
outgrown. Although choking with
grief, the stricken father complied,
and so, holding his hand, with her
face still to The wall and in her ears
the grooming, familiar melody, the
the little girl quietly met her death.
Albany Telegram.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
w. w. EDWARDS,
Abbeville, Louisiana.
Real Estate Agent.

Buys and sells land and pays taxes for
non-residents.
Now is the time to buy the fertile lands
of the Attakapas country cheap. The
railroads are coming and it will soon be
too late.
The following bodies of fine lands are
offered for sale very cheap:
/. 430 acres in Vermilion parish about
10 miles southwest of Abbeville. All in a
body and partly timber and partly sea
marsh prairie. A fine winter range cattle,
very low for cash.
2. SO arpents near Abbeville. All under
o good fence and with good cabin, well,
etc. A choice farm.
3. 500 arpents on Bayou Vermilion,
about IL miles below Abbeville. Fine
bayou land. part timber and part prairie.
Cheap for cash.
4. i35 arpents of choice prairie land in
Mouton's cove.
5. 40 acres of fine timber land in the
rear of I. S. Winston's plantation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
The HHockfng Bird.

The mocking bird belongs to the
great thrush family. II has a slen-
der from with a long tail, and a bill
as long as its head and rather wide
at the base, long and strongly
built breast bone. aud its tongue is
deeply cleft, with hair on the ends
and outside edges of the forked part.
It's color IS mixture Of gray, brown
aud white, with pink eyes, but these
specimecs ere extremely rare.
Their nests are made of twigs and
and weeds, and are lined with
fibrous roots, horse hair and cotton,
sometimes mixed with human hair
and cotton cord. They are about
six inches wide and two inches deep.
The birds do not take much paills
in building them and they do not
seem TO try to hide them. They
select some spot within a few feet
of the ground in an orange tree or a
blackberry bush, and, like their
cousins the robius, they love to live
near the dwellings Of men.
This may be owing to the pro-
lection such places afford against
their natural enemies. The hawk
the wildcat, the o'possnm and other
animals that would disturb his peace
are likely to shun human ahodes,
and the countrs's being open about
such places makes the approach Of
any foe readily seen. The eggs, as
well as the young birds, are much
sought after by snakes, but the
parent birds are often successful in
driving them off, and they are
always ready to wage war on any
intruder upon their property.
In the early spring the female
lays from three to six eggs, about
an inch long and of pale greenish
blue color, spotted and blotched
with yellowish brown. Then she sit
on them and keeps them wsrm.
and the male bird brings her worms
and other delicacies during thistime
and when the birds are young.
When they are first hatched the
birdlings are very ugly, for they
have long bills that are always
stretched open for food, and scrawny
bare bodies with a few pale yellow
hairs scattered over them. But
their feathers grow very rapidly,
and in about two weeks they are
full fedged and are able to leave
the nest, and their father begins to
give them lessons in flying and sing
ing New York Telegram.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
The Moss Industry.

During the last few years the
moss business has assumed quite
large proportions. It is very prof
liable and at the same time not as
tiresome as field work. We were
informed the other day by a yonng
man, that in one day he picked 200
pounds. Now as this moss sells
for from 8 TO 4 cents per pound, il
can easily be seen, why 30 many
laborers seek the swamps and woods
instead of doing field work.
This is one of the chief causes of
the scarcity of labor and it is easily
seen that owners of swamp lands
could proven. if. Very few persons
outside Of negroes make business
of picking moss and if the men who
own these lauds would club togeth
er and forbid anyone picking moss
on their lands, the trouble Of secu-
ring labor would be done away
with. It seems to US that owners
of swamps lands have really a for.
tune in the woods but for some
reason they let it stay there, or al.
low it to be taken away by others.
IF moss gathering pays on d small
scale why ahould it not do so on a
large scale ?-BrulY Light.
f s stt
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11


Some of our practical jokers pat
up job on certain young friend Of
ours this week by having telegram
sent here announcing that q certain
lottery ticket, which number he held
fractional part, had won The capital
prize in the last drawing OF the La.
State Lottery. The hoax was so
well concoc,ed that the victim felt
truly rich for several hours, until
some friend disabused him Of the
bright delusion. .--Opelousas Cou.
ricr.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that my
wife Eve Leg6. having abandoned
my domicil without any just cause,
[ will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by her from and
after this date.
Abbeyille, La, May %, 1891.
MICHEL a. HARDY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

A Bncks county hen is now sitting
on an egg and also as judge in law
snit, for if che hatehos a peculiar
bred of chick, a negro who is ac'
Gus d Of having stolen the fruit will
90 to jail. The hen is in'er nest about
this; but she may have been deceived
and have nothing tocrow over when
the Matching job is done.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
For sale.

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y sale the official journal of Lincoln
parish and of the Farmers Union. In a
very prosperous condition. Good reasons
for wishing to sell. Address, Progressive
Age, Ruston. La. June 13.-tf.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

An Arabic anecdote. Illustrative Of
the subtilcncss Of selishness, which On.
able. I, to glide Into the heart Of II
saint, Is told Of the holy Mohaminedan,
sakati
lie aid that for twenty ycars he had
never ceased lmploring divine pardon
for having once exclaimed. Praise DO
to Godw On being asked the reason
for such persistent praying ho AN
swerd.
"a lire broke out In Baghdad, and a
person came to me and told me that
nay shop had escaped, on which ut.
tend those words. and even to this
moment rpcnt Of having said so, be.
cause It showed that wished better TO
myself than To Others"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

4 pair Of new socks, fresh from the
store, feels very comfortable to the
feet, but the man who wears them be.
fore they are washed makes mistake.
Hosiery should always bc washed be-
fore being worn, rs the washing shrinl,s
the threads and makes the socks wear
as long again, besides preventing the
feet from being injured by the color.
Ing When put ON before washing
they stretch out Of shape, aud can
never h. restored to the original form.
Interview In st. Louis Globe. Demo.
eruf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
AZ. pon1 OF PLEASANT DREAMS.

,..t..a IN the good bark Fancy
r,,rn The stiil. deep river q sleep.
-, The lands Of bleak December
roa rort that the s,inheams keep;
,,stle he GLAD winds followed after,
All sang with a happy fcst,
heard them Groom DER the infant moon
Al, lay on the nights broad breast
A. IN. mort Of the good bark Fancy,
poft that tho snnb-ama keep
I, e,iied Pleasant DrcanS; likssan opal II
rleams
DER the strange, dark river Of Sleep
NOR. flushed with the wine u laughter.
me- voyarer sings queer songs
.s8 borne 10 q car o. the sunset.
Eiies IN With the elnn ihtours
un no through the rosy Cloudland.
Where the round little mist men stay.
- The stars ahloorh 70 the cool -oft gloom
" gardens far away
4b.re are none too par for voyage
To this pogt that IL centuries oil.
vberr hunger Ger finds banquet,
And posuFfy rrvels In gold,
vhsre' rObed IN the rsrb u morning.
ne earth IN new beauty Flows,
AMI the amulet d the summer
1. worn on the hcar Of the ross.
on frum the fields Of sorrow,
10 The brink q the river Of Sleep,
Wan toilers come, and. restful.
They sail GU IT, watery deep;
M clear through yhs gates Of SHUTDOWN
The past. like a bcacon. beams.
AMI Love. sweet mariner, anchors
In The port ~ Ticasan, Dreams.
Ingram Crockett In frank Jsslie's Illustrated.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

To what scots do Yale aud Princeton
colleges belongi What l. the leading
sect IN the United Statcsi
Yale l. Congrgatlonalist and Prince.
ton non ,sectarian. The Protestant sect
which stands first In point of numbers
In this country l. the Methodist, which.
according TO the latest figures, has
about 400 900 members. OF course
the Roman Catholic denomination Is
much larger than the Methodist, being
credited with from 1900, 900 to 10, 900, .
900 communicates IN this country
81. Louis Globe. Democrat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

They tell story of a young man who
went To a little town down In North
carolina some time ago, and recently
wrote home that he had been appointed
postmaster, His sudden elevation sur.
prised the folks at home until he cs.
planned that us he was the only one In
,he town who ever wrote or received u
"ier the postmlstrcss had turned the
ONCE over to him. Cincinnati Times
Star.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

4, ohe OF the largest hogs in America,
u not In fact tho largest in the world,
NN reared by a Junction City (Kan.)
man The length was 8 feet and 0
n.unes g'rth OF neck, 0 IL feet g;rth
" center OF body, s feet; width across
we hips' 30 inches; weight, 1859
pounds st Louis Republic.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

These goods are
being worn by
many of our most
fiStitliou Suclci,
gentlemen, AMI
W. have heard
nothing but
words Of praise
~ 10 their merits,
In both III and
make. Amer you
have selected
your suit you
need null dress
Shirts and shoes
Of which our Fur.
nlshlng Goods
aud Shoe Depart.
rncnis show u
complete variety
Of all that l. new
IN their rcspcc.
tive lines.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
Do You Attend Balls and Parties?

~, SOCIETY DEMANDS that you should he firIINGN
and PROPERLY DRIs,ED II is duty. a. The Leading
Outners Of this section. 10 do all IN power help meet
this demand Therefor. call attention In this 'ad" TO
Superb Line Of rull.Drcss Wearing Apparel.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

f'rst Young Lady-Do you always
buy two kinds Of papcri
second Young Lady-Alwnys. You
Ae when write TO Charlie use red
paper; That means love. Whom an.
swer Jlms letters | use blue paper,
sh'eh means faithful unto death. "
seei-Teras Siftlngs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

twenty miles a day Is a pretty good
Ioot journey, but one would have 10
make even better tlmo than that IN
efuer To walk through the streets AMI
A',cs OF London and complete his trip
'''ore the expiration of four years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
DIRECTORS.

D. c.'YouNo. Pres,..
loco. NJ. CANNON, vIoe.prest..
A. G. YOUNG, seoy. 4 Trsss.
L. @. HARDY.
GE0. HARDY.
IAlONT0 YOUNG,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-30
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
by = Rnn-In Accident on tho Lake Shore
ItnilrOntl


TOLEDO, Nov 29.-Tho Lake Shore
was the scene OF q serious run-in acci-
dent last evening on the Boston and
Chicago special going east, which left
Chicago ut 1880 n. IN. In the edge OF
the city the road runs under the Maui
NEE and Erie canal through tunnel
some scventy-iirc feet long. Some 200
yards east OF the tunnel is i target.
The Lake Shore train passed through
the tunnel, but not getting the sigma! a,
the target TO come ahead, put on brakes
and Stacked up. Tie south-bound ex-
press on the Flint 6; Pere Marquette
road, which gees c"cr the Lake Shore
tracks TO the Union depot, came
through the tunnel Immediately after
the Lake Shore train and plunged into
the rear coach.
The Lake Shore train WAS vestibuled
but IN ordinary day coach for the ac-
commodation OF way passengers was at
tached ut the rear and it was this which
suffered. Tho Flint anu Pere Marquette
engine plowed its way through the car
until the pilot was more than midway
OF the coach. The seats and floor were
torn up and the unfortunate passengers,
bruised and MANNED, were badly scald-
cd by the escaping steam from the
broken pipes.
The list OF casualties reported is as
follows:
Mrs. Susan Mccoy; Saginaw, Mich,
dead
Infant OF Mrs. NJ. J. Mcdonald, oi
New York, IS months old, killed i'll
stantly.
Her son, aged S, badly scalded and
dying.
Miss Ellen Myers, ISL Prospect street,
Cleveland, badly injured, will probably
die.
Thomas Mcqueen, Elkhart, Ind, bad.
ly hurt internally, will die.
A number OF others were seriously
injured