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The weekly messenger., 1893-10-28
Local News.
j. B. Ferran's is the place.


The Harris show who Der
formed here last Saturday had ,
good attendance at both perfor
msnces. The show was ordinary
The ladies department of K
Schwartz is the must complete il
town, and of the latest style.
"A little shower fell Frida,
morning, just enough to lay the
dust for the day about.
The weather is keeping COO
and dry. The cisterns in town are
running dry and drinking waite,
is becoming scarce.
Grinding is in full blast in
this parish and everything so far
as we could learn is running nice.
iy and smoothly.
Mr.. o. NJ. Nilsson is now in
Chicago enjoying the sights of
the wonderful wonders Of the
great Worlds Fair. He will re-
turn by the end of this month.
Mr.. j. B. Ferran has received
This week the sad news of the
death of his mother who died re-
Gently at her home in France.
The MESSENGER sympathizes with
him.
Ladies' clocks, jackets and
Blazers of the latest style at K.
Schwartz.
"A street sprinkler would do
good service these days and would
keep a good deal of dust from the
goods of our stores, and save the
clerks the work Of running the
duster all day.
We understand that several
cotton ginneries in the Coteau
section had to cease operations for
want of water to supply the en-
gines. Those people are anxious
for rain.
Mr.. J. B. Ferran made a trip
to the city this week to buy new
stock of goods.
Our tonsorial artist; Mr.. Jules
Francois is certainly a knight of
the razor. He will give a smoth
and pleasant shave to the mos,
tender face, and a most elegant
and stylish hair cut.
The Ginheries of this town
are now running to nine o'clock
at night every day in order to be
able to receive the large amount
of cotton which is brought to
them. All their sheds and store
houses are full.
just received at X. Schwartz
the finest line of Ladies' Cloaks,
Jackets and Blazers, all to 90 at
the lowest prices.
Preparations arc being made
to celebrate All Saints day. The
grave yard is being cleaned and
other works which are being done
to the abode of the dead indicate
that we are approaching the time
to pay tribute to our beloved
dead.
At j. B. Ferran's store the
people gather to buy loads of
goods at cheap prices.
Our people have to hurry up
their correspondence every morn
ing and very often miss the mail
that leaves here at 9:45 a. M, and
to lay at Cade station until 1:57
in the evening, is this not an
abuse on the mart of the railroad |
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masses, constituting 90 per cent. of the
whole people. are ~ spelling and read
ing. (2) writing, (3l arithmetic. az eeog-
raphy, (5) American history. and (6) En-
glish grammar-the latter for children
over fourteen wears of age, as under that
age thev are not likaly to comprehend 10.
Drawing, sewing. mud moldng, singing.
paper cutting. physical culture. German
and the other fancy studies fritter away
the pupils time, divert their young minds
from the essential studies. and send them
out into the world without snv education
of value in the struggle of life. Vision
aries. cranks. fadists and specialists alter
salaries have nearly ruined the common
school system of Chicago. although 1t
costs an enormous sum TO maintain 1t.
hal as much indeed as all the other de-
partments of the city government.
The money spent on fads is monev taken
from the tax PAYERS unlawfuliy. The pub
lie schools impart not more than half the
instruction in the six primary funda-
mental branches that should and could
be communicated 10 the children. In
other words, six millions a year OF taxes,
wrung from the earners of them. only
give three millions of useful results.
Ninety per cent. of the taxpayers do not
want fads taught. They want their chill
dren TO receive a common school educa-
ton in the fundamentals which the law
contemp plates and for which they are taxed.
and not the fripperies which the law does
not contemplate and yet for which they
are taxed just the same. II the other 10
per cent. want fads taught to their chill
dren thew can send them to private
schools, which are not regulated by law
and in which any fad or nothing but fads
will be taught, according to the wish and
the length OF the parents purse.
This fight has not yet opened in In
diana. though there have been frequent
signs of discomfort with the present sys-
tenn, but it will not take many years OF
high taxes to bring it. There are very
few places in Indiana where the local tax
levy Is up TO the limit except in towns
and cities where the advanced" idea of
pedagogy mas taken root Ii these corpo-
rations desire that sort OF thing let them
have it, but no parent is entitled to ex-
pect anything from the state tax but .
plain, common school education for his
children. If he wants more let him send
his children TO private schools. and dan c.
ing schools and Delsarts classes and art
schools, or anywhere else he desires
There is no necessity for greater provision
than is made by the interest on the COM
mon school fund, a state tax OF IL cents,
and the legal local levy to provide com
mon school education" anywhere in In
diana.
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ESCAPED The GALL0WS.
Discovery ola New Clue for the MUIR
derer ofthe Robertsons.

Mexico, No, Feb. 1.-THE news of the
reprieve OF J. T. Cumberland, to have
been hanged at Mason City. Ia, for the
murder of James Robertson and son has
resulted in the discovery of a new clue 10
the real Grim nal, according to the story
told here by Cumbrr,and's relatives Cum
berlsnd married while in Iowa Miss
Davidson, whose brother, with Cumber-
land. worked for the Robertsons. in o
search for testimony to aid her brother
Mrs. George Boomer. nee Cumberland,
says she has secured from William David
son o written confession that he and
man named Christian killed the Robert.
sons while Cumberland was absent from
the place According 10 the confess on,
upon Cumberland's return he searched
for Davidson and Chri>man, and found
them in the barn making Arrangements
to dispose of the bodies. which lay upon
the floor. The two desperate men told
Cumberland If he did not join in the plot
and assist in burying the bodies they
would kill him. Ater the bodies were
buried in the bed OF the creek oil three mer
dispersed but Davidson aud Cumber and
were captured. To save his broi her-in-laH
Cumberland confessed and Davidson was
discharged from custody. Davidson came
TO Futon, Mo. and while there he wat
informed that his 10 had determined to
make the facts known and save Cumber.
land. Davidson. It is SAID, Immediately
left the country. When Mrs. Boomer was
asked why her brother confessed TO the
crime she said he Was weak minded and
thought he might as we'll hang as bis
brother-in-iaW
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HALSTEAD ON BLAINE.
Tho Former Really Did Have Some
Appreciation of Him.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 11.-Some time
ago the appeal Araloncts contained the
following paragraph:
"Murat Halstead still has his nerve
with him. In his comment or BlaIne's
death, for instance. he SAYS that those
who condemned Blaine when he was
confronted by deadly antagonism while
speaker of the house did so upon insult
fcient evidence Yet Murat himself
condemned him on that evidence. The
dear, delightful. laundering old field
marshal will now have to do some more
explaining"
This brought from Mr.. Halstead the fol.
lowing letter that appears this morning:
This paragraph has peculiarities that suggest
30 me 20 say iew words in review. | do say
that / GEsailed Blaine at that time upon insufii.
Client evidence. ana had hardly made the fight
against him until the understanding came
to me that had been too swift in condemns,
uon. There were three republican sditorS
who. ct Cincinnati in 1870, sttscked Blaine,
and have been regrettul ever since
Mr.. Joseph Medill. Mr.. Richard Smith and
myself. AS for myself / feel that did b ainG
Q wrong then. In being so perpend cular
leaned backward. He was so pleasing mas
that l resisted his fascinating qualities toe
strenuously 10 De quite fair to him. The say.
ing was that he Wss irresistible, and that stimu'
lated opposition and animated autagonism.
Perhaps the paradox does not seem 10 you
wholly irrational or incredible.
IAks the Mulligan letters; when Blaine had
read them in the house there were two stories
told. without cesslng, that Tor d time broke the
force OF his wonderful win location. One was
that he did not read the right package aud an.
other that the IN portsnt letters were missing.
! 10th are confessions that Blaine was wrOnged
/ by his eceusers. The muSwumps never ceased
/ to say the missing letters would be sup
/ piled. Blaine ran for DresdenL Some
/ scraps were scratched from pigeon noles, but
| they weakened the ctse against Is Aine instasd
| of strengthening It. There we're no missing
! letters o. the least conss ouencv. but his enc
/ mics uplied them in their minds. IL
/ Blaine had been an alleged lawyer, forty timst
| what he wss charged with. could have been
made viFtuOus 80 fees" He Was mOst rudely
attached by lawyers AMI poets. The latter
i co!ored mislnformauOn with fancy.
1 Tho former distorted truth PROBES.
/ sionally. / gave. for . little while too
| much credit to the indictments Of fancy. aud
4 the arguments of distortion. Is your eXper-
| fence 60 happy that you DO not know how il
! WAS is yourself? | have loved James @.
/ b ains and believed in him for fifteen years.
! His death TO me il & personal loss. liz ia pub
/ bic misfortune. shall an episode of error IN
1 the estimation OF evidence. Condemn me- to
/ silence when ne il in the grave and it in is my
! h. art and head and hand 10 INN justice?
4 think not MURAT UALSTEAD.
! BROOKLYN n Y Feb s. 1893
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The Gold and silver Produo,.

The absurd misrepresentation of the
gold-bug element as to the great increase
OF production of silver are put in their
true light by the statistics for 1892. The
Financial Chronicles statement of produc-
ton shows a decrease in the silver pro-
duction from that of 1891 OF 330. 900 ounces.
On the other hand, the production of gold
has increased 560,422 ounces over 1891,
and has increased ] ,209, 524 over the aver
age Tor five years previous. The product
Of gold for 1892 was 6.6l5,61l ounces, hav-
ing a money value of $40. sos, 900. The
product of silver was 5S 100000 ounces,
having a money value Of about $40, $40, 900.
In other words. the gold product was
nearly three times the silver prod
uct. This certainly does not indi-
cate any alarming increase in the
quantity of silver being brought into use,
or any reason for decrease in price from
natural causes. On the contrary 1t de-
monstratss conclusivsly that the deprsci-
alton of silyer-or the appreciation oil
gold. which is the same thing-is due
wholly to artificial causes.
During the years lS4l-60 the relative
amounts of the words supply of gold and
silver was one ton of tho former to thirty
Of the latter. The relative value of the
two throughout the fifty years from 1920 to
1870 was uniformly l to 1915. From 1870
there was marked increase in the rela.
tive production OF gold (which continued
to gain until in 1872 the worlds
supply OF silver was only 1874 tons to
/ OF gold. So far rs natural causes are
concerned this should have produced
a strong gain in the relative value OF sill
YER but in 1870 the business of de none
tization began, and through it there
resulted heavy decline in the value oil
silver, the value ratio being reduced to
one OF silver to 2l.2 of god. From 1882
to 1890 there was q gradual increase IN the
relative supply of silver. the ratio in
creasing to 1877 tons OF silver TO one oil
gold, but in 1890 the value of silver sud
denly increased until the value ratio was
l to 1873. Since then goldbuz legislation
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never call any time her own. Girls will
work all day amid the steam of a
laundry, the fumes of a factory, the
bad air OF sewing room. because there
they have companionship. their hours are
defined, and they are their own mistresses
when the DAYS work is done. II is impos-
sible to have these conditions in domestic
service except in very wealthy families.
and there the workers must De branded as
servants. As there is every probability
that house-wages will 90 higher rather
than lower, and as the girls will not come
TO the houses. the houses must 90 to the
girls" The girls of this state are evil
IDENTIFY being influenced by the same mo-
tives and are seeking other avenues Of
employment than those which pass
through domestic servtude.
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Advertisements of Ballots.

Now that the proposition TO do away
with advertisements of ballots in the
newspapers has been considered by the
senate we wish 70 call attention to one fact
that appears to have been overlooked by
the advocates of the change. The adver-
tisement Is the only method by which
the names OF the candidates are brought
authorities prior 10 the day OF election
The political parties thus far have issued
sample ballots for the instruction Of voters
that have served the came purpose. but
there is no certainty that they will
always do so. The expense
of sample ballots is considerable. and
after the voters OF the state have
become familiar with the system OF voting
tine DO itical parties will have no special
motive for issuing them. Parties expend
money for their own benefit. and not for
The purpose OF instructiug the public as
TO WHO'S running on the opposition tickets.
They usually advertise their own tickets.
but no one ever heard of their advertising
others.
Besides, the object of this law was to
give the state entire control Of the ma
chinery of elections from the first move
TO the last 1t was believed desirable that
all the work shou be done by RESPONSE.
bic agents OF the state rather than
b. irresponsible agents Of parties In 30
lar as it was necessary to recognize po-
litical parties they were recognized and
brought within the restrictions of law as
to all actions connected with elections.
The theory of the Australian bal OF law is
that elections are Of vital Importance to
the state and it is the duty of the state TO
see that they are properly conducted. We
do not see how the soundness Of this prin-
ciple can be questioned. 1t is the business
of the state 10 see that the voter has
an opportunity to canvass the merits Of
respective candidates prior to election
day. The only way it can 90 so is TO make
official announcement of their names. 1t
cannot compel political parties to make
the announcement. and it cannot compel
them to make correct announcements in
case they choose to issue sampe ballots.
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THERE is no doubt as to the temper of
the house In regard to the Roby infamy.
That has been proven by the vote on the
Barnes bill, which was passed by the
practically unanimous vote of 70 to l, be-
cause the popular opinion held for time
by THE SENTINEL as well as by the mem
bers of the house and We believe by the
author-was that the bill would wipe out
the Lake county plague spot. In that light
the vote is an honor to Indiana. It is a
fitting rebuke to the hired lobby OF this
gang of unprincipled toughs, who are
accustomed to make their way on the
European plan of paying for what they
get. Close examination OF the bill in
question, however, leaves much doubt as
to whether it would accomplish the de-
sired object To make it sure and binding
the senate ought TO amend the measure
so that it would compel the county and
state officials to enforce the law after 1t is
enacted. Speaking Tor itself. The SENTI-
MEL thinks that thoroughly conscientious
officials in Lake county could break up
the gang under the present laws. The
thing to do is to get not only an effective
law, but means for insuring its enforce
msnt
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IT seems a pretty hard e that a man
who has accom- Dlished so much and has
stood so high in the public esteem as
FERDINAND DE LEssEPs should die in
prison. Yet that is very likely to be his
fate, for it is not probable that public
sympathy viii secure Communication or
that be will survive the disgrace. Not
with the intention Of hitting a man when
be is down or with desire 10 I'M
reasonably disDarage his achievements.
it may not be improper TO say that
possibly the light thrown upon DE-
LEssEP's character and methods during
the recent invest cation is trusr than any
under which he had ever before been
placed. When the Snez canal WAS put
through the sands there were grave ru-
mors OF scandal abroad. But newspaper
corres pondeuts we're not as aggressive and
inquisitive then as now, mssns of com
munication ware imperfect and the ru-
mors received little stseBti That thous-
aids. yes, tens OF thousands OF lives were
sacrificed in the undertaking is known
Much ol the fatality was undoubtedly
traceable to the greed Of contractors. But
success crowned tss effort and scandal is
ever 81 emit Ia the presence of succsss
While all will sympathize with this feeble,
broken down. disgracsd cd man there will
yet bs those inclined to doubt Whistler
justice has really been too severe.
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FROM every county in the state there
has come an earnest appeal for the Iegis-
lature to pass the grand army encamp-
ment appropriation. The reputation of
the state is involved in the action that
may be taken on this bill. It is to be
hoped that the Legislature fully appreciates
this and that it realizes, as The SENTINEL
has before suggested, that it cannot afford
to assist in the effort TO make failure OF
the encsmpment 1t should not permit
itself to be mis'ed on this question by
misrepresentation and bad advice. 1t will
act wisely If it gives the encamDment the
support due il as the greatest public IN
dertaking involving the honor of the
etAta
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

THE Ohio state board OF health is en-
deavoring to abo ish kissing. on ths
ground that it transmits disease. Per
sistance IN this course viii more probably
abolish the state board. Many states havo
lived and prospered without any board of
health, but none ever without kissing.
Possibly it NAV ;ranemit disease, bat the
remedy is worse than the disease. We
are confident tn&t the voters OF America
will rise up as one man and say bring on
your transmitter.
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DR.. Palcs,s BAKI,.e POWDER.
Supplying the Army, Navy and Indian Dc
partment.

partment
fChicago Inter Ocean
The purchasing agents of the United
States Government ordered n srly one
hundred thousand pounds of DIR. Prices
Baking Powder in the FIRST five months
of 1892
The government exercises great care 10
selecting its supplies Of all kinds. reject
ing everything that is not of the best. and
the very fact that it has adopted Dr.
Prices Baking Powder is proof that it has
found it the best OF all baking powders.
DIR. Prices is peculiarly adapted for ex-
port, as neither long sea voyages nor CHI
mate changes affect il, this brand keeping
fresh and sweet for wears while other bak-
ing powders deteriorHte rapidly
1t is guaranteed TO the government to
be a pure cream of tartar powder fres
from ammonia, aum or other harmful
substances, and it is also the only baking
powder prepared by a physician OF high
standing
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

Why do American girls dislike house
work. It surely does not arise from a
desire to shirk duty. labor or Tssponsi-
bility. II probably is the result OF re-
pugnaaes to the drudgsry, and q certain
lowering Of supposed ssli-respset In adj
dition TO this, girl VINO goes out to work
rs domestic cuts herself OF largely from
the best panionship. Therefore We
see 8 rush to the stores fer positions as
salesuomss. This has been very marked
In Chicago, and 10 such an extent that
housemaids, cooks and other domesties
are dif3eulI to obtain. The girls have all
sought positions in stores and manufacture
ing establishments. There they obtain
better wages. perhaps more desirable
comyanionshiD snd more genial surround
fngs generally. Miss FaANcEs VI. ABBOTT
in . neat article in the Forum discusses
the matter at length and with much in
terest She takes largely the same view
Of the matter as that Already indicated.
She says in concluding her paper: The
single domestic lacks society; she is iso-
listed from the family life and she can
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Honesty Pays.
N Y Wa.klrl

Honesty is ther best policy artsI
all. l."
Bil-"How?
Remember that dog stole7"
yep"
"Well. 1 tried two hull days to sell i'm,
an no one offered more'n g dollar. So I
went like a honest man an guv him to IN
ole lady what owned i'm an she guy
me 81"
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has forced the ratio down TO l to %. but
the pretense that this was in any way pro-
duced by the amount of the metals mined
is dissipated by the fact that the product
of 1892 was only SIS tons of silver to one
of gold, or less than one-half the existing
ratio in the worlds supply.
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Now that congress has officially an
nouneed the result we hope that THOMAS
II. CAErER vii acknowledge that CLEvE-
LAND is elected. JACK GowDY gave 1t up
some DAYS age.
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ASorHER insane asylum horror is re-
ported. Forsy-four inmates coopsd up in
tinder box have been roasted alive. 1t
would seem that somsbody ought to be
held responsib e for this awful sacrifice.
This was public institution, and the state
Of New Hampahire IS not so impoverished
that It could not nave afforded reason ablo
security 70 its helpless wards Safety con-
stTuction has reached point where the
occurrence Of such tragedies is wholly I'M
necessary and becomes almost murder.
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COYGREss Wednesday canvassed the cleo
toral vote cast in November and an
nounced the result as follows: CLEVELAND
277, HARRISON 145 and WEAVER -. But
for sharp practice in North Dakota
WEAVER would have had % votes, but
in order to give him something like re-
spectacle Standing one OF WEAvER's votes
from that state was transferred to HARRI-
soN. This was the first time in thirty
two years that It was necessary to use
three columns OF figures in tabulating the
Rnfa
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a Doubling Thomas.

Street & Smiths Good News
Little Son-"Did it snow like this wen
you was bow"
Father-"Pve seen il over my head"
Little Son latter rsfiection)-"Wa you
lying down or sttin' up?"
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The Wrong Flower.

Tstreet & Smiths Good Newsl
Little Miss Goldenhsir (proudly)-"We
is descended from zee Mayflower."
Little Miss Freckles regarding her in
tently)-"Is you sure it wasn't a chrysan-
themum p
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Her Love Explained.

~ j. weekly.
He-"If you did not love me, why did
YOU encourage me2
She-"I2 Encourage your
He-"FOr two seasons you have &C
cep,ed every one of my invitations to the
theater, etc"
She-"That was not because I loved
YOU il was because | loved the theater.
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A tried friend, DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

Never fail 10 cure sick headache. often
the very first dose This is what Is said by
all who try Carriers Little Liver Pills.
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Sin is something to weep over, never to
laugh at whether the sin is ours or
another'e. It's the most formidable word
in language; the most fearful fact in hu-
man experience.