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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13
MUCH ACCOMMODATED.
\ Sap Toward the victory Of an Homes.
TnriH.

Speaker Crisp rendered q service Of
the highest value to the country. to
the democratic party and t O the cause
of an honest tariff when he charged
Ii creation OF the sugar trusta and
the other trusts to tho republican
party. Republican protection created
nearly all the great trusts and mo-
nopolieA
In reply to the taunts and jeers of
the republicans, Mt the crisis of the
closing debate on the tariff, the
speaker, being on the floor, said: III
there Is a sugar trust In this country
which Is dominating legislation the
republican party created It. And
though this bill does not destroy khat
trust, as we wish II did, II takes AWAY
more than one-halt of the protection
accorded 10 that trust" II was a re-
publican trust which a democratic
congress had stripped in part OF its
power and of Its enormous profits.
The Iron ore trust ard the coal
trust, equally, were republican crea.
lions. They were established by re-
publican protection. They would
have had no existence but for the re-
publican tariff, which empowered
them to rob the people by extortion.
ate prices for their products and to
suppress competition by the practice
Of oppressive ans uncomfortable
methods.
Republican tariff history shows the
meAns by which the sugar trust was
created. Under the tariff of 1888 the
duty was one cent and two mills per
pound for raw sugar and 'three cents
and Ave mills per pound for refined
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

for the reason that the defective and
inefficient evenue law will be re-
peRled.
The gold reserve in the treasury IL
low at this time, and II there was no
immediate hope Of an improved rev.
enue system, the necessity Of Issuing
bonds would be imperative. But this
danger will be Averted by the passage
Of q tariff bill that will provide the
needed revenue 70 replenish the gold
reserve. Mr.. Carlisle is right in hls
view Of tho case. There Is no neces-
sity for alarm in the present financial
observation-disclosures CITY Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13
WE WERE


Come. sit beside my fire with mel
A quarter Of q century
Las passed since we together sat,
Dear lips say, on the chimney mat
And watched the evening Are until
The sandman came our eyes 20 all.
A quarter Of q century
How much this means to you and me
To those who's love still helps us bear
Our daily burden. daily care.
But for whose words we might not know
That we we're playmates long ago
Come. sit beside the hre with me
And let us fancy II TO be
The selfsame fire that filled our eyea
With childish wonder and surprise,
And watch it till we seem to hear
The same old sandman drawing neaFl
Forget this evening for we
The sober woman, serious man;
Revive, in all their simple Joy,
The laughing girl and careless hoy.
That we may feel what others know
That we we're playmAtes long ago.
Ralph Il. Shaw. in o. Housekeeping.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

Evanston can always be relied upon
for a good story. Between the ~univer-
sity and the enforcement of the pro-
hibition laws something is always hap
pening that is unique. Even the rag
pickers in the college town are able to
contribute to the general entertain
ment, Il they do not realize how point
ed their remarks are. A few days ago
one of Evanstpn's philanthropic citi-
zens, who has . heart big enough to
take in the interests OF everyone, from
the highest tothe lowest, asked an old
rag peddler wko has been around there
for years how he found business.
well, Evanston amt much of a
place for rags, but it's a great place for
bottles,' was the reply. Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13
THE TREASURY CONDITION.
Danger ATsrted by the Passage Of .
Tariff BII.

Tariff Bill.
There Is very little reason for the
alarm that has been set afoat in re-
gard to another bond issue. Naturally
the president and his advisers are
watching with eager interest every
change In the financial situation" as
the press dispatches indicate. 1t 10
their duty to do so, and President
Cleveland is not the kind OF man who
neglects his duty. But there is moth
ing in this fact upon which to predicate
the apprehension Of { new issue OF
bonds, or the increase in any form Of
the interest-payIng debt
At no time since the enactment of
the Mckinley law has 1t provided
enough revenus to meet the current
eXpenses Of the government During
the four years Of Harrison's admins
t~ration, three OF which were covered
by the operations OF that Odious and
inefficient law, the expenditures eK-
ceeded the revenues by eI5O, 900, 900.
The deficiency was supplied TO the
extent OF 500 600, 900 by a surplus in-
herttsd from the last democratic adj
mlniStrAtion, and to the extent of $780,
oOO, 900 by postponing payments, tenn
porary loans on collateral and other
expedionts familiar TO exhausted pro
hiRatea From these facts IL Is obviouH
hat TO avert bond isaues 1t is neces-
sary to repeal the Mckinley law. But
nsverthsheSs 1t Ia safe TO say that
there win be no further bond issues
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

Striving TO Please. Hotel clerk lat
the summer resort hoteD-'The man
in No. Is complains about this bill"
Proprietor-"He does, does he? Well.
you just make 1t out again on another
sheet of paper, and add in an extra
charge for doing Il? We're not going
to have any grounds for complaint in
this hotel, not much we amt ."-Chica-
go Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

an honest tariff stronger. The out
posts are gained. One more battle and
the citadel will be woni-ChicagO
Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

The duke of Westminster com.
plains bitterly about the new legacy
duties; It seems he has calculated that
his heirs will have to pay on his death
the sun of 81, 800, 900. OF course they
will have the tidy little sum Of sixteen
and a half millions left to divide be-
tween them, which ought to console
them.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

What makes you allow Johnnie
to play with Mrs. Upperhat's horrid
little boy?" She-"I want them to get
well enough acquainted for me to give
him q toy pistol"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

DEAR Ma AND MRS. GRAHAM: have besn
thinking ever stnte l came home about that
trip, and the more / think about IL, the more
certain l am it's Just what you both need more
than anything else, and Mr., Mills agrees with
me In thinking you have fairly earned a Taca-
lion. ! want you should take the trip, aud let
me feel can do this little for one who helped
me take such good care OF my sick baby. 1
rather think, my dear friends, that God
thought owed You this, SO sent me over TO
You this mornias, and surely gou will not
quarrel with HEs way Of doing Thugs ARec-
tionately your Aend. HELEN Mills
wal, Hulda. what do you think
about the Lerd's being agin it now?"
exclaimed good Father Graham.
I'm sure / don't feel He wants us
to take this money just because | had
to go and tel Mis- Mills our troubles
yesterday" And good Mrs, Graham
looked doubtful.
Wal, l think Mis- Mills is right,
guess He does. Then | believe Mis- Mills
would feel better TO do it. so | guess
we had better take their gift rs they
wished us to do, and take our trip
after all"
Perhaps it was foolish for two such
old people, but Mr.. and Mrs. Graham
certainly behaved in a most undigni-
fed manner alb that day; both insisted
on talking at the same time, so eager
were they to tell each other what they
thought about fhe matter, discussing
the a~dviSabilitf of taking the morning
train, or the atyNntages to be gained
by waiting i'd th-es~saiuR train;
would it be bsstAto go the first OF h
week or waitAntil the middle, and
various other items of like Importance
to these would-be travellers.
When night came both persis ted in
lying awake, ''for all the world like a
couple OF ninniei, said Mrs. Graham,
s o that it took several days for them
10 get their nerves steady enough for
some real practical planning, the re,
suit of which was that one bright July
morning Mrs. Graham in the brown
merinO and the "bunnet" with its
bunch OF lavender flowers and her
good man in his Sunday suit and 4
brand new necktie, started of bright
ana early for a glimpse Of the sea.
mir. and Mrs. Graham .re home,
Helen" said Mr.. Mills to his wife one
day about three weeks later. II saw
John as ! was -coming to dinner, and
he said it would do you good to see
them and hear them tell of all the
wonders of that Journey"
And to think" said Mrs. Granam,
that night after they got home, that
| thought the Lord was agin' it be-
cause when He found we two poor odd
things after trying our best for two
whole years couldn't bring II about,
took it out of our hands altogether"
His ways are not our ways, either"
said her husband.-Lizzie +. TichenOr,
in Christian Work.
The Progress., 1894-12-29

louise. fPwill, however, be " diff
nit task to get II through the Senate.
not because Of opposition to The bill
itself, but because il it once gets be-
fore tho Senate il will canse re-
opening of the whole sugar question.
It has been positively stated that a
substitute, repeating tho entire sugar
schedule, and putting sngar on the
free list and restoring tho Mckinley
sugar bounty, will be offered in the
Senate and that enough votes are
pledged to pass il. Whether this
statement is trne, or Is made to pre-.
vent the subject getting before the
Senate, your correspondent will moi
undertake to shy.
Steps have been taken by q promi
nent firm Of Washington lawyers, as
sisted by ex-senator Edmnnds, t.
test in the courts the constitutionalit,
of the income tax.
The Progress., 1894-12-29
Press Echoes


The gold hos begun to leave the
treasury OF tho United States again.
" hon the yellow metal is placed in
Uncle Sans strong box 1t appears to
become suddenly converted into
snow. When the average man parts
with gold he likes to have something
to show for il. But Uncle Sam is
different. He heaps the money up
in his Golfers and stands by to watch
it melt. Gold has been slpgularly
ungratefui to Uncle Sam. He boil
sIers it up, makes IL his standard, and
endeavors to provide it with Il good
home in the vaults Of his vast treas
ury. But gold, like spoiled child,
will not behave itself, aud fees the
parental roof without any provoca-
ton Rt all. But even u fond parent
will turn when 4 spoiled child goes
too fur. Uncle Sam may conclude
that bis gold is more troublesome
than valuable. After all, yon canno1
eat gold nor build fro with it
Robinson Crusoe made n discover,
about the yellow metal, in the soil
ltude Of his island. TINT should b,
known to men in all lands. Twell
tieth Century.
The Progress., 1894-12-29
"THE BOTTOM RAIL ON TOP"

The Illumination OF the oAcs proud.
naughty aud arrogant, bnt brave an !
ch;vairous p-opls Ut tns 'p.nt'ttp
Stats" is uow cDmplstn BIN r,li-
man, the Cyclopran Governor. has
been elected by tue Legislature to
represent this commonwealth on thu
floor of the Uujtal States Senate
lrby and TIllnan. What 4 sad coin.
nlsntsry upon the dsxsnerAcy o
these post-bsllum timss. We ca,
imagine the chagrin snl nortifioa
tion which il would can4e john 6
Calhoun, The enineu. yJutllsrn ex
The Progress., 1894-12-29

the bill; This bill IS filed with pit
falls and qnagmires, ssas are oil u"
nancial measures which have passed
Congress since 1860. This is not
Secretary Carlisle's bill. That gan
tleman Is simply the stalking horse
for Wall Street. It bears the made
trademark of that locality which is
beginning to be recognized in all
carts of the Nation. Mr.. McLanrin
closed his speech with IN Garnet
plea for the free coinage OF silver
Ex-Gov. Campbell, of Ohio, who
3 at present ia Washington on legal
business, doesn't take n roseate view
! OF the outlook for Congressional log
islatloD. He said on tho subjsct
About al the country expects OF this
Congress is to pass the appropriate
bills aud adjourn. Doubtless it would
be tho wise thing for Congress to act
up to this expectation. II has beer
turned down by the November YER
dict, and cannot be deemed great II
the eyes of the Nation till al oppor
tunity has been given to compare il
with tho Fifty -fourth Congress.
Andrew Carnegis WAS m Washing
ton when Congress adjourned for tn
holiday recess. He came to max
sure that Secretary Herbert had sue
ceeded in his efforts to kill the reso
luton which was passed by th
House. for The removal of ce.tai
arlnor plates from naval vessels M
their subject'on to tests in order I
ascertain whether the charges mad
in the testimony before the Hons
, committee on naval affairs, durin
the investigation at the last session
were true. Secretary Herbert In
. already told the Senate naval con
mittee why he did not wish the RESI-
, luton passed by the Senate, b,
!, there must have been some unco'
/ vinced Senator, or Mr.. Carneg
= would not have honored Washingto
1 with visit.
d The administration has arrived
: the conclusion th 1t the different:
: duty on sugar imported from cou
IA tries which pay an export bounty I
sugar Is violation Of our treaty wi
b Germany, aud as aoon as Congre
= reassembles bill for its reps,
! which has already been INTRODUCES
i by Chairman Wilson, will DO favor
t. bly, reported from the ways al
y nlesus committee AID passal by I
The Progress., 1894-12-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

from our Regular Correspondent
WAsuIzeroN, Dec. "a, 1894
The ease with which the plan was
defeated TO force The currency bill
through the House before tho holli,
day adjournment, has largely increas
ed the number OF those who doubt
the passage of any currency bill at
this session: Tue abandonment OF
l,he original bill aud the reporting o
IN substitute was q confession OF weak
hess that hs also strengthened th'
opposition. In addition to the Repn
leans aud populists the bill has many
Democratic opponents, among them
such parliamentary fighters rs Bland
Ut Missouri, Cbairmao ofthe coinage
COMMITTEES, who thus states his opin-
ion OF the substitutes: The changes
are evidently designed to overcome
objections, but they do not overcome
the one vital objection to putting the
currency issues Of the country into
the hands OF the national banks. No
change short Of eliminating national
banks vi issue will make the bill ap-
proach an acceptable form. III my
Judgment it il not going to pass the
House. | sln not prepared to 50,
that my substitute providing for issu'
Of coin and coin nutes directly by
the government will pass, but it vii
certainly be urged with vigor, aud
have uo doubt Of its commanding 4
very substantial support.
The friends OF the currency bill
haye not dec,ded what their p)au
will he wh.u the House reassembles
January Ord. Many OF them lef
Washington before President Cleve
land returned from his hunting triI
and Secretary Carlisle preferred 4
consult his chief before advising
tIeiD, 1t is geu.raily supposed thu
u Democratic caucus will BIO held a
soou rs tho House meets again, an
that AL attempt Will be laade to bin
these who attend to vote for tho c,,l
rency bill that shall finally be VI
proved by the caucus, after voting o
any proposed amendments.
Representative McLaurin, OF Sont
Carolina, doesn't like the administr,
ton currency bill even u little, III
unlike many Democrats who are
the same opinion, no speaks right on
He says, among other things again
The Progress., 1894-12-29

buy share in n rattle for silver
watch that WAS to be ratified of in n
beer snlo,n. Hi. mother WAS horri-
fed and rpbukpd him.
"Bnt," said be, mother, did you
not bake cake with ring 10 it, to
be rallled off 10 Il Sunday school
fair?'
ooh. my son." said she, "that was
for the church."
"But il it wa4 wrong said tho hoy,
would doing it for the church make
it right Would it b. right for me 10
steal money 10 pnt in the collsction'
And IL it ia right for the church. is It
not right for me t, get this watch il
| CAM"
Tho good woman was speechless
aud no one can refnte the boys a'gn
ment. The New York Witness.
This IS respectfully dedicated t'
some of the most earnest worker
among the church membership o
our city. And W. woull bs glad i
any of them would give 4 satisfactor.
answer TO the boys question.
Walter FIynt ha. returned to tn
farm with his mother, near Stat
Line, where hs expects to raise
bountiful supply of corn, meat, pea'
potatoes, syrup, COOLERS, etc, for al
farm supplies and -mall amount t
!, spare, aud then raise >,nall amonu
Of cotton +, insure q little cash ft
, taxes, salt, shoes, etc, Walter Ill
, !Otho expect to make first.cla.
, farmers, aud IL they will stick clos
to the farm aud raise plenty Of hon
| supplies they will SUCCEED. A liauc
, Farmer. Claiborne Parish.
We are glad to note this and llol
that many NOR. will follow Il
. example Of Mr. Flynt.
The Progress., 1894-12-29
7zx Nc %2z SILVERSTEIN7zx%%S9 S $R7

coinage Of silver by the mints Of the
United States, the only thing TINT
will increase the value Of silver bull
ion and make cotton rise in money
yulue.-.T0wu Talk.
That the girls in the Deaf and
Dumb Institute are receiving caro-
FIJI training in the sewing a,part-
mept is evidenced Ivy their winning
tho first premium on fancy work Mt
the Shreveport State fur. The othsr
day the superintendent received a
check Of $40 from tho secretary,
Nr. John J. Horsn.- Louisiana Peli.
can.
Yes, We saw some OF this work at
the fair, as we'll as samples OF sl'oep,
wood work, etc, and can attest to tho
superior workmanship sll around.
And, Bro. Tracy, we intend to have
something further to say OF these
later on.
Eighteen persons were pnt in jall
in Abbeville, L., LIT weak for 70.
fusing to comply with the law aud
work on tho rou,l. Quits n number
more arc arreste,l. The officers OF
Ver'niIlion parish have enforced tho
road law in it's strictest sense, which
accounts for tho good roads they
bave in that section OF tho country.
II.
: There is u marked distinction be-
tween An ui,hn " neluhity md Erg-
lisnh. Floods hAye caused much sni
f-,ins il tho south OF Engla.d, and
Qnpen Victori., who draws millions
!, Of pounds sterling from the pnbl'c
+, purse annually, gave Il niRgard y
| contribution of $3.50 to reliays tbs
J pen,p. while ". W. Astor, ba |
!. American ~ he is, gavs $40. Btu
g ner Democrat.
Socialism is the form of govern
+ ment which God intended sllUnl,
~ rule this world, AMI the sooner our
|, people return to first principles, tho
better for them Hll.--ShIevsport Pro
giass.
Beware! Bro. Hicks, next tbius
yam know you will called an snarcll
y int - Lakeside Review
ID Yes, brother, there are many wb'
il DO NOT know tho difference, and or
N top lazy and narrow minded aud ego
tistical TO examine for thu purpose 0
N iwl,ng ont; aud, ny = general thing
y, thcSc are the ol,~~ who howl I'll" loud
" ~ in thcir criticisms aud delansis
Il, tiNf.
The Progress., 1894-12-29

FOUNDER vt the constitution and the
other eloquent 'rlbune'. who have
represented it in tho Z >. Senate, IT
they could be restored to life and
Witness only for few moments, tho
degradation IT this grand common
wealth, ~ betrnving in the persons
OF its chosen representatives, lrby
aud 1'illman. Nothing could more
signally illustrate the verify OF the
popular saying, that 'the baton raj
is on top" aud will continue to get q
little higher "on top, It suoh u thing
we're possible, in whatever locality
the people psrmit themselves to ca
ter to tho e.csntris and erratic yagar
iss OF tl- Populists. Louisiana Dem
Ocrats.
What il tho matter with Senator
riIlnAn and 1rby, rcther'
The Progress., 1894-12-29
A Bof's Louiu.

A boy sstonished his Christian
sassher By askipy her Ter i dellar to
The Progress., 1894-12-29

BAR SILVER AND OoTToN According
to the recent report Of the secretary
ct til. trea -ury, tn" highest London
price Of har silver during the Il cnl
year, (july 1893 to July 1891, WAS
on September II, 1893. When it WAS
worth 34a pence per ounce. The
lowest price during tho fiscal ear
was recorded in March. 1891, when it
was worth n pcnce per ounce.
Now let ~ examine and SEQ what
cotton WAS selling for on those dates
On September Il, 1893, middIiLp
cotton was worth in Now Orleans.
Is l6 cents per pound, and in March
1884, 7 3-l6 cents per pound.
As the crop in September, 1893
waS thought to lm larger than i
turned ont. cotton rhonld have sol.
under the supply and demand rn|p
, f,r less money than in March, 1884
when the crop was shown to b
several million bales short OF q
>verag total crop. hut IA silver bal|
ion. Thar silver WAS bringing les
money in London in Narch, 1872
than It did ID September, 1899. co..
ton also brought less money I OF
i cent per pound les..
Why should this have been &c
. Because the English buyers coul
>. buy more silver with gold, taxa III
: silver exchange to Iudia, aud thcl
II bny more cotton with IL.
n The cotton planters sud the IN,
who thriys BY tie s,,ocers Of cotk
J. planters, ara ceriainly making a gra'
error when thy ai,iaapnisc lie h
The Progress., 1894-12-29

| Lot Comforts, worth 81 z5, at zoe
Lot fine Comforts, worth ~ 50. at I'll 20
10 Pieces Jeans. worth SOC, at 'vc
IS Pieces Jeans worth soc, at loc
10 Pieces Jeans, Gob) at on
Mems fine Suits, worth SIS co. for 80 w
Mems fine Suite, worth Sl2 GO, for ~ oo
Boys Suits for we
Boys - 80 Suits Tor - ~
kuso Pants for o'
Knee Pants for ''
25 Pieces Cotton Flannel, worth l21c, for &c
25 Pieces Cotton Flannel, worth 7Ac for nc
The Progress., 1894-12-29

Lot Boys and M"ns SnHI"nds's Tor '''
| Lot Wortsed, worth 20c, for Wv
Dress Flannes worth 4Oc. for avg
Fine asst of Serge Dress Goods. worth G"' -.
for wv
~" Also an elegant line OF
''l,aiea Trimmed llMa
Rusching worth l6c yer yard, at 4"
GOO Ladies' handkerchief ut "'
Jersey Gloves ~"
Corsets worth zoe, for @"'
Corsets, ", rth I5r, for QUO
Sea l~and Domestic at 40 1"
The Progress., 1894-12-29

,,,,,,nuw worth 7,c for 4lc VI
N,nphum. worth lOc for 'ac ;" l"
Indigo hlnr Calico. worth 60, for 1" u ]"
Aattee,,a, worth l2lc, at 1Izc I"
Tb ini,a I1lnukes. worth " 70 At ~ {"
~ Pairs I}lankea, worth w w, at d l"
80 Pairs Blankets, worth $l 81, at 9Vc
Mems and Ladies' Hose, worth lOc, at DC
rsy-Also have elegant line OF walk
nv ing jackets for ladies' Mssea
~ and Children for hall price
Mems and Boys Working Shirsat a"
Wool Shirts worth 81 50, at 'oc
The Progress., 1894-12-29

Coinage Of silver by the mints Of the
United States. the only thing TINT
will increase the value Of silver bull
ion and make cotton rise in money
yalne. Town Talk
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-12-11
WON 4 BOY.
Strange Prize at "a Tame In Buenoi
Nyrgz

Strange Prize at Hame In Buenoi
hyrcs.
- Captain Barrett of tine american bark
Carrie Wm~low. which tied M lately
At Pier 90. South wharvcs, Philadel-
phia has on board one OF the strang-
est prizes over captured in a ratile. IL
YES nothing less than a boy, "a swarthy
young Argentine, Juan Baptste by
name whom the captain won at raf-
flo I'M Bucuos Ayres. Juan is only 7
years old, and was an inmate of n
Spanish orphan asylum at Buenos
Ayres when the Winslow reached
there ON her last voyage.
Juan desired his liberty, but under
She laws of the Argentine Republic
that could only Toe secured py the
pavmeut of a cash sum that would go
90 fund for the prosecution Of per
sons taking out the orphans and then
treating them badly in Juun's case
the amount required was $40, and In
order To- secure this the cnterprisiug
boy decided TO put himself up in
cafle and sell the ticket, himself.
Captain Barrett became interested In
she boy to the extent OF 81 spent Tor
tickets, and when the drawing was
announced was some ewhat surprised to
hud himself the winner.
The youthful prize has been in
stalled on the Winslow as cabin boy,
aud though he has now been away
from his native land several months,
shows no desire to return to it. He
is bright and intelligent, and as he
evinces a decided disinclination to as
sociate with the crew Captain Barrett
treats him as one OF his own family
such ratiies are said to be not un-
common in Buenos Ayres, but visiting
foreigners rarely take part in them
owing TO the responsibilities that de-
volve upon them in the event OF
,xipninn