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The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
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The Romans did not have history to
guide them. The United States has.
We can read the history of Rome and
know that the United States is follow
ing in its foOtsteps. Our Caesar has not
yet crossed the Rubicond, but as sure ~
the sun rises In the east and sets in the
West IL Cesar will he Dictator of what
is now great Republic, unless the com
mon people wrcst the Government from
the hands of the oligarchs who control
it by controlling legislation with their
i'll COTTON wealth.
The above clipping Is taken from
the Town Talk, a Democratic pa
per, and clearly shows that it's clear
headed editor sees the situation in
its true light, and fully recognizes
the only remedy, i. G. that "The
common people wrest the Govern
ment from the hands of the oil
garchs who control 1t, by CONTROL.
ing legislation with their Ill gotten
gains" This is the work that the
Peoples Party will do. 1t ia gal
lantIy marching to that end every
day.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24

The Pullman Car Company has
decided to evict 5000 people, resi-
dents of the town of Pullman. Ill.
These people are living in houses
belonging to the Pullman Com
pany, and are without money and
with little or nothing to eat. The
men can stand it but we pity their
wives and children, who will be
turned out of doors without a
place to lay their heads. The ills
of old Ireland have at last arrived
in these United States. A few
thousand milliOnaires spending
thousands of dollars annually fol
pleasure in Europe, and millions Of
the common people without crust
of bread. What a commentary p
Town Talk DEM.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
Roman History Repeating II.
self.

Roman history, in the time of the
great General, Caesar, puts one in mind
of the way things are being carried on
in the United States to-day. Before
Caesar crossed the Rubicon, Roman
'Power had produced wealth and wealth
had produced corruption, The tribes of
Rome were bought and sold at the va
rious elections, and few great oligarchs,
either of this faction or of that, divided
among themselves the places of trust and
honor and power, and did so with hands
ever open for the grasping of public
wealth. An honest man with clean
hands and q conscience, with scruples
and love of country, became united
for public employment. Cato in these
days was simply ridiculous, and even
Cicero, though he was trimmer, was
too honest for the times. Laws were
wrested from their purposes. aud the
very Tribunes, [Officers elected annually
to act on behalf Of the people as checks
OH the magisrracy and endowed with
great powers which they were presumed
to use for the protection of liberty1 had
become the worst of tyrants. II was
necessary that there should be tyrant, y
and C9sar's legions entered Rome: he
became Dictator, and the great Roman
RepHbllc peTished.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
CANT WIN ON THEIR OWN
HAND.
Their Old Platform Worn Threadbare
Wont Stand Another Washing.

The Daily Picayune of the 10th
inst. says: "The Indications that
free silver coinage is going to be
the chief issue in the November
Congressional elections are con-
stantly growing stronger. Both
Democrats and Republicans recog-
nize that they have got to face it,
and in the West and. the South
both of the old parties are accept
ing and adopting it rather than
submit to the POpulists." The evil
dent intention of the old parties is
to adopt some of the Populist plat
form planks for the purpose alone
of defeating the Populist not that
they intend to carry any of them
into force. This is more evident
from the fact that every Democrat
lc speaker in the last campaign as
serted and affirmed that the Nation
al Democratic platform contained
a plank that pledged the Democrat
ic party to free silver, it was so
recognized by the people and many
congressman. Yet such a bill was
absolutely voted down by the Dem
ocrats in Congress. Now leading
Democratic organ tells us that the
Democrats will hare to adopt the
free coinage of silver to defeat the
Populists. If they were not honest
in the last campaign have we any
assurance that they will be in this.
Take either horn of the dilemma, the
people who ale suffering from the
consequences can not afford to wait
another two years and risk it. And
besides, the Democratic party will
never again have any better OppOr-
tunity to carry out pledges than
this time. The Democratic Con-
gress has been in session for eleven
months, and the very papers that
advocate their return to Congress
boldly tell us that they have been
controlled in the interest OF the
trust, and against the interest OF
the people. Aside from this evil
dence, we have the platform adopt
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
Is mo- Longer for White Su.
premacy.

WASHINGTON, August S.-ROb-
ert G.. Still, as chief of the bureau
of organization of the Democratic
Congressional committee, has is
sued an address to the Democrats
of color of the United States. The
address in part says: "Thc Ma
tional Negro Democratic League
will convene in indianapolis, Ind,
on the 14th inst. 1t is hoped that
negro Democrats from every State
and locality will be represented, to
evidence by their presence and
voice their loyalty to the policy and
principles OF the administration.
At no time in the history of negro
Democrats has there been greater
need for counselling together to
determine the future cause and
policy of the negro Democrat in
America. 1t is q matter OF con-
graduation to note the loyalty
shown to the Democrats in Ala
bama i'm the recent election. Pos
sibly for the first time was the ne
gro vote directly appealed to and
It's response was evidenced by q re-
turn Of large Democratic majOrities
IN every negro county in the State.
This open appeal to the negro is
aGn soould be especially gratifying
70 "a and the negroes generally.
11e above taken from the
Shi port Daily Times shows how
fast Che Populists are gaining
stre ;th, and what Strengthened
.ciru distances the Democrats are
III. hey see no other way ofmain-
taii g an existence without unit
ing nth an element, the opposition
to fSich has been the main incen
Fth perpetuating solid South.
The fear Of negro domination has
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24

been held as a lash over the white
people of the South for many years,
but at last the intelligent white
man has become determined to act
for himself, and finding that the
Democratic party is either unwil-
ling or unable to carry into law
any of its pledges, they have de-
cided to form their forces with the
Peoples party-a new party whose
banner has never been besmirched
by deals with trusts, combines, cor
porations and money kings. The
Democratic party plainly recogni-
zes this fact, and is now pleading
with the negro to save it. There
are many men that are honest in
their fears of negro domination,
and to those we would ask the Sc
riOus question-hOw can you follow
the Democratic party any further
after the acknowledgement that it
must look tor it's success i'm the fu-
ture to the ignorance of this race
whom you so much fear' This is
a serious question, and it deserves
your serious consideration. Why
not act now, and help to build up
and carry to a success aparty COM
posed of the intelligent white ele-
ment of the cOuntry'
If you want white supremacy
join the POpulists, if you want to
60 iuto a party that acknowledges
its failure to even exist, without
uniting with the negro, then follow
the modern sO-cdlled Democracy.
Notice the language: "It is hoped
that negro Democrats from erery
State and locality wiU be represent
ed, to eridence by their presence and
roice, their loyalty to the policy and
principles of the administration"
The great Julius Caesar! How
the mighty has fallen. The great
party of Jefferson ~ uniting with
the negro to crush white suprema-
cy rather than the white people
shall rule independently of the of.
fetal despoilers of our fair land.
Too late Grover.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
Let the People have the Truth

'oua',' III. nv,O'i".,n ;"o,insd Ito 70 a.ree nm.
""",o" .. = .ho, ,Io nras
=" 'ns n";S.s ' dsnrsss;on is nriuci.
!. In, "r vS",I1 dna to the contraction Of the
,';".,,s,;~n as aiO medium hnt either with
II intention to m,slead. or for
2ant Of better information, they
..,amnt 70 attribute it to the Re.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
Peoples Party Platform.

- I. We demand q national cur
rency, safe, sound and flexible, is
xued by the general gOvcrnmen
only, a full legal tender for all debt
public and private, and that with
out the use of banking corpora
tions; a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the
people, at a tax not eXceeding2 2 pei
cent, be provided, as set forth i'll
the sub treasury plan of the Farm
ers' Alliance, or some better system
also by payments in discharge OF
its obligations for public improve
ments.
a. We demand free and unlimit-
cd coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 16 to l.
b. We demand that the amount
of circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per
capita.
C. We demand graduated in-
come tax.
d. We believe that the money
of the country should be kept as
much as possible in the hands of
the people, and hence we demand
that all State and national revenue
shall be limited to the necessary
expenses of the government, eco
nOmically and honestly administer
cd.
@. We demand that postal saw
ings banks be established by the
government for the safe deposit OF
the earnings of the people and to
facilitate exchange.
2. Transportation being a means
of exchange and public necessity,
1.-THE government should own and
operate the railroads IN the inter
est of the people.
a. The telegraph and telephone,
like the post Office system, beng a
necessity for the transportation OF
news, should he owned and opera
ted by the government In the i'll
terest of the people.
3. The land, including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people, and
should not be mOnopOliYed for spec
Iulativc purposes, and alien owner
iship of land should be prohibited
All land now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess Ol
their actual needs, and all lands
now owned by aliens, should be re
claimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24

THE CoMRADE, Winfield, La.
B. w. Bailey, Editor
PROGRESSIVE AGE, Ruston, La.
w, w. Mcclure, Editor
LoUIsIASA PorULIsT, Natchitoohes. La
NJ. +. Machen, Editor
ALLIANCE FARMER, Homer. La.
w. G. Flynt, Editor
ALLIANCE FoRUM, West Monroe, La;
L. W. Beard, Editor
BATTLE FLAG, Robeline, La.
J. A. Tets, Editor
LAKESIDE REVIEW, Lakeside, La.
Z CT. & n. l.. Miller, Editors
THE ISSUE, New Orleans, La.
J. B. Cameron, Editor
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24

W. Ahu VuiSOiNCS tnHt -uluc
dollars and fifty-four cents worse
of than when we started at the
beginning of the year, after con.
suming the s57.2O interest.
Will some one who has enough
cheek and little enough brains to
boast of the great financial policy
of the Democratic party tell US
where the preacher is to come in
to get his pay for the spiritual food
administered to us during the year
and where are we to get medicine,
aid and nOurishment for Our family
in case of sickness
The only remedy can see for
the 5000 Is to neglect the educa-
ton of our children and be CON-
PEELED to see our wives and daugh-
ters go in their faded and tattered
garments and finally be dragged
to premature grave for want of a
few nOurishments and proper medi.
cal treatment. Now the question
is, will we sit still and let the plutes
continue to oppress MS through the
DemO-Republican parties or will
we rally to the Peoples Party
which is party by the people and
should be party for the people.
Ii We intend to assist the Peoples
Party now is the time to begin in
the selection and election Of u
Congressman from the Fourth DIS.
trict. l will in my next give the
land renter and the day labOrer on
farms. With best wishes for the
POPULIsT, remain
Yours truly,
A CITIZEN.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24
The Second Annual Camp
Meeting Fair

Will be held under the Auspices
of the North Louisiana Agricultu
raj Society at Calhoun. La; Sep
tember IL, 13 and 14th, 1894.
Besides Exhibits of Live Stock.
Agricultural Products, etc, the
following Program has been arrang
ed to take place in the Agricultu-
raj Hall ut the Station:
Wednesday, September12-12 VI.
Call to order and address of wei
come by President Il. T. Sellers of
Union. Response by Senator j. &.
Pugh, of Red River.
Evening Sessions p. IN. Su-
gar in North Louisiana, by Hon.
JnO. DymOnd of Plaquemine, and
Capt. j. NJ. White, of Lincoln.
Night Session. Discussion of
questions from question box.
Thursday, Sept. 1910 a. IN.
The Chemical AmeliOratiOn of Our
Soils, by Prof. W. q. Stubbs, of
Orleans.
The Mechanical AmeliOratiOn of
Our Soils, by Judge j. I. Boone,
of Bienville.
Evening Session. p. III. How
Shall we Best Inaugurate Tobacco
Growing in North Louisiana, by
Maj. j. G.. Lee of Ouachita, and
Hon. +. L. Maxwell of Madison.
Hindrances to Diversified Farm
ing. by Hon. Chas. Schuler of De-
Soto, and Mr.. w. l.. Foster OF Cad
do.
Improved Live Stock, by Mai. j..
S. Jones of Ouachita, and Prof. d..
n. Barrow of Baton Rouge.
Night Session. Discussion of
subjects from question box.
Friday, Sept. 14-1O a. m. Grass
and Forage Crops, by Prof. 8. NJ.
Tracy, Director, Experiment Sta
ton of Mississippi, and Judge f.
NJ. Graham of Lincoln.
Fruit Culture, by Prof. f. II.
Burnette, Horticulturist, Expert
ment Station, Baton Rouge, and
Mr.. A. X. Clingman of Claiborne.
Evening Session. p. IN. Our
Insect Enemies, by Prof. H. A.
Morgan, EntOmOlogist, Experiment
Station, Baton Rouge.
The Growing of Truck for Mar.
ket and for Canning, by Mr.. Par
ker Earle, ST., Ocean Springs, Miss,
aud Mr.. Aug. Meyer of CaddO.
Night Session. Reception and
Social Gathering.
The grounds surrounding the ex
pertinent station will be marked of
into parishes where camps can be
pitched. Every farmer is urged tc
bring something for exhibition in
order to make the fair as complete
as possible. The Society expects
that in the case of live stock ex
hibitOrs will provide food and shell
ter for same while on exhibition.
i The experiment Station Offers
pasturage and water to all and il
the case of hogs will furnish pens
! So far over three hundred dollar,
has been subscribed to the premi
UNI fund, and premiums will b.
awarded on live stock, agricultural
products, etc.
Live Stock will be examined ant
Judged on the second day, begin
ming at 8 a. NJ, and on the. thir(
day of the fair and commencing a
the same hour other exhibits viii
receive the attention of the judges
His excellency Gov. Murphy j
Foster will be present and deliver
an address upon the second day o
the far. Gen. Stephen ID. Lee
president of the A. and n. College
of Mississippi, will also attend aad
speak to the farmers of North Lou
isiana.
Iu extending warm invitation
to all to come and avail themselves
free of cost, OF the benefits of th'
fair, the Society strongly advises
each party to come provided witt
provisions and camping outfits.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-24

publicans voted yea, and same
number voted nay. Had the Dem
Ocrats been the friend to the peO
pie as now claimed for them, this
vote would have stood 50 against
and 50 for, and this villainOus leg
islatiOn in favor of the bond holder
and against the interest of the
people would have been defeated.
But instead, only one lone Demo
crat in the House, and none in the
Senate had the manhood to stand
up for the rights of the people.
This is a recorded fact that cannot
be blOtted out nor covered up, and
the Democrats are responsible for
the destruction of over one thou
sand millions of dollars of the peO-
ple's money that bOrc no interest
but circulated freely as medium
of exchange for labor and produce,
and instead thereof an issuance of
the same amount of United States
bonds bearing six aid seven per
cent interest in gold. These are
the facts as they exist, and the
Democratic party can offer no ex-
cuse for its perfdy, and therefore
they try to keep the truth in the
back ground in order that the peO-
pie may be miSlead into the foolish
absurdity of again supporting a
party that has surrendered their
sacred rights to the money power
of the world. Now we have no
apology to make for the Republi-
can party, for a close investigation
into the facts fails to disclose any
difference in the two old parties.
The Peoples party is the only par
ty that offers to correct these evils
and restore this same class of non
interest hearing money to the peo-
pic, and to abolish the National
banks of issue that control the
volume of money by issuing their
promisory notes at high rate of in
terest to the people, these are the
immortal principles advocated by
jackson and Jefferson. Now our
liberality will not permit MS to de-
nounce those who differ with us as
anarchists, cranks and fools, but
we do think it our right to ask all
to let their reason and judgment in.
stead of their prcjudices rule them.
Every labOring nan, farmer,
merchant, lawyer, doctor, and all
others that do not make their mOn-
ey from venal legislation in favor
of despoilers, are interested in a
system of government that will
give them a just reward for their
labor. This can only be had
through the success of the Peoples
party. Let us reason together and
give that party our united support.
~
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-09-04
ANCIENT LIGHTHOUSES.

Beacon Lights to Guide Mariners Coeval
with the Earliest Commerce.
Beacon lights to guide the wave
tossed mariner to safe harbor must
have been almost coeval with the earli-
est commerce. There is positive record
that lighthouses We're built in ancient
times, though few evidences now re-
main to us from old writers or in crum-
bled ruins. This is not strange, for light
towers, never the most stable architec-
tural form, were. exposed to the storms
of sea and war,
The Greeks attributed the first light
houses TO Hercules, and he was consid-
cred the protector of voyagers. 1t is
claimed by some that Homer refers to
lighthouses in the nineteenth book of
the "Iliad +"
Virgil mentions a light on temple
to Apollo which, visible far out at sea,
warned and guided mariners. The Co
lossus at Rhodes, erected about 800 B.
c., is said to have shown a signal light
from its uplifted hand
The oldest towers known were built
by the Libyans in lower Egypt They
were temples also, and the lightkeeper
priests taught pilotage photography
and navigation. The famous tower on
the isle Of Pharos, at Alexandria, built
about 2S5 B, c., Is the first lighthouse
of undoubted record. This tower, CON
structed by sostratus, the architect, was
square in plan, of great height and built
In offsets. An open brazier at the top
of the tower contained the fuel for the
light. At Dover and Boulogue, ON Ell
ther side of the English channel were
ancient lighthouses built by the Romans.
But tho lighthouse at Corunna, Spain,
built in the reign of Trajan and recon-
structed in 1884, is believed to be the
oldest existing lighthouse. -E. z.
Adams In Casters Magazine.
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The nrng store relenhone.

Accommodation bureaus are all right
when they are conducted as such, " said
a west side druggist, "but the sign over
my door was intended to inform the
public that drugs were dispensed within
and not information doled out or tele-
phone messages delivered blocks away.
make no kick when stamps are asked
for and the city directory consulted by
people, but when they ring up the tele-
phone and call me from my work to an
swer it and then want a message deliv-
cred TO friend living a long distance
from the store only certificate of mem
bership in the Antiswearing club which
have pasted ON the transmitter keeps
me from uttering fancy language. This
morning | was at the breakfast table and
was called to the phone l found it was
a lady who patronized me about once a
month. She didn't talk plainly and
kept me guessing for 10 minutes what
she was driving at. l discovered that
she wanted me to tell her next door
neighbor that she wouldn't be home to
dinner and ask her to open window Of
the house and for mercy sake feed the
poor little cat The telephone has been
removed - Buffalo Enquirer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-09-04
A 1REE WIFI a TEMPER.


It Grows In Arizona with Another That
Gives Light Like an Electric Lamp.
''There are more queer things to the
acre in Arizona than in any other part
of this wide land, " said Colonel Brace
Dion of Houok's Tank, Apache county.
and, according TO my idea, and ! know
pretty near what queer things are, the
queerest thing in all Arizona is the
tree that has temper worse than a
blond comic opera prima donna's and
gets its dander up with just as small
They tell me out there
that this tree belongs to the coniferous
species 1t grows to be something like
25 feet high and then stops. Its leaves
are long, slender and pointed, like por-
oupine quilts. When this tree is IN a
good humor, these leaves lie close TO the
branches, and it spreads pleasant arc
matte odor all around. But when tt is
angry every leaf on the tree rises up on
end, and the aspect of that particular
piece of timber is about as fierce and
threatening rs anything You would care
to look at The pleasant resinous odor
the tree sent forth in its peaceful mood
gives way to an odor that will put wings
on your feet to place as much distance
as you can between the offensive tree
and yourself.
"This tree is very touchy ON the sub
ject of dogs, and the coming of "a canine
anywhere near il will instantly make
it furious Yet wolf, grizzly bear
or a mountain lion never ruifles the tenn
per of this tree if those animals do not
presume on too great familiarity with
it. They may lie around it as long as
they care to, but If one of them so far
forgets itself ms to rub or scratch the
trunk of the tree the hot tempered thing
will fly into one Of its tantrums in
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she Pnt Him to the Test.

eyes, darling" he said in tones Of
deep tenderness, II would do anything
to show my love for you. -
"Ah," sighed the gentle maiden,
that's what all men say when they
are striving to win woman's heart .
''Put me to the proof, " he said in
wild, passionate tones, put me to the
proof. Test me and see if fail Set me
any test within the bounds of possibili-
ty, and it shall be performed. :"
"Ah, she murmured, "if 1 could
only believe youl''
"Put me to the test Say to me, DO
this or that, and it shall be done.
eyes. she murmured slowly, there
is one thing l should like you to do,
if
"Oh, tell me, and let me do It'll Now
You shall behold the height the depth,
the length, the breadth, the circumfer
ence Of my love for you, he cried ex-
ultantly The maiden dropped her
lashes, smile dimpled the corners of
her mouth as she gently murmured,
marry some other girl. London Tit
Bits.