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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
No More Silver Money.

| ~ udu Uttn WctI uuOeFStOOu 10
some time by all who were directly
interested in the finances of tn,
country that the President wOulC
veto the silver seleniorage bill, an(
when the veto was formally an.
nounced yesterday it was accepted
as a matter Of course. and did no
produce q ripple in the money
market.
The rr4iS:ent's veto measure il
chiefly taken MP With verbal criti.
cisDs Of the seigniorage bill. He
d'es not 6nd 10 it's composition that
accuracy OF expression aud exac,
limitation Of terms that wOsld ex-
cludr the possibility of miscOnstrn-
ing it's meaning. There 10 scarcely
la~ which emanatrs from any
Legislative body that is not open ia
some such objection, and lawmakers
wouid do we'll TO study the necessity
for verbal accuracy In the stating
of legislative propositions.
But while the President fills
several columns of the newspapers
with his criticisms of the verbal ex.
presslOus of the bill, the rea! po ut
of his message is like the sting of
the bee, in its tail. lie fears the
effect upon the national credit of
injecting $3.50 O,OOO more of silver
coin, or of silver certlfieate tes, into
the public finances. There are now
coin treasury notes, issued for tbs
purchase of bar silver, which the
Government Is bound to MAINTAIN
at par with gold. The seigniorage
on this would amount to S55, 1885,.
6Sl. 1t this much additional silver,
in dollars or silver certificates, we're
added TO the above obligation, it
might seriously affect the public
credit, IT not swamp it altogether.
The President breads the cOnse-
uuehces that might follow sach a
coinage; he interposrs his veto to
avert 1t. flo is opposed to running
any further risk with silver, unless
the Government shouli bp allowed
TO issue bonds to borrow money
(gOld with which To maintain the
party OF the seigniorage silver
~bich 10 already in the treasury
aad which helps to back up the
coin treasury notes.
Mr.. Cleveland is for good. solid,
sonnd gold money, or for currency
that is az good az gold. That IS
surely the sort of money that every
body ought to want.-Picay ane.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
THE OUTLOOK FOR COTTON

The most rucuus sgiug fature il;
connection wit the cotton trade
y uhich II has hern possible to lice
for some time past Ia tue evidence
that has been fOTthrUIn ug recent,
that American spinners, who have
SO long kept out of the market, are
At last purchasing. The sales Oi
cotton in Southern markets during
the past week have been largely 20
Northern spinDers, and there are
indications that the domestic manu-
facturers will he more active CON.
petitOrs tor the remnant of the crop
than they have hitherto been.
There can be no denying the
fact that there has been a steady
improvement in the dry goods
trade tor so re ~reks past indicating
that business was reyiving in nany
portions of the country. That the
spiDners believe in the permanent
character of this imprO, epirnt is
shown Ivy their more liberal pur
chsses of cotton. Owing to the
d1lluesS which nas prevailed.
American manufacturers have con.
fined thrir ttkIngs oi raw cotton t.
the smallest possible propottion.
drawing as much AS they could
upon their surplus stocks. As a
resnlt. they are now on hand. to.
mouth basis, hence even moderate
Improvement IN the demand for
goods forces them to come iutO the
market more freely.
As soon AZ the tariff question il
seftled--iu feet, as soon AS the
probable course of Congress ia
definitely knOwn-there Is every
reasOB to expect a revival of the
demand for American cotton goods.
When that occurs, the spinnrrs
will have TO replenish their stscks
very freely. They have taken this
year 276.00O bales less than last
season. and although the crop is at
least 6OO.OO bales larger than that
OF last year, the excess has been all
exported, the American stocks
bein: actually less han a year ago
to the extent OF lS7. 900 bales.
With cotton at It's present low
price, there would atprar to b-
every prospect of better hgurrs Ia
the near future, the mere especial,
should cotton planters act urudrnti,
in th- matter ut tue area they de-.
VOC to fhe new crop. Should they
VIC " "'"F ~ S''diit iHC'fdSe 'Ht
acreage. then the strength OF the
pi psen statistical position aud the
influence of 'hr improving Ameri-
can demand would be lost. An
acreage no larger than LAST year
would he accrpted b, the cotton
trade as 4 stimulating Influence,
and prices would he sure 10 i'm.
prove.
The cotton growers would do
veil to remember these facts and
regulate their planting preparations
accordingly. Nothing could proba
bly, be gained by reducing acreage;
but an attempt to increase the area,
even to n limited extent, would be
sure to have bad results on prices.
The farmers should devote their
surplus acreage to corn and other
food crops. with view to becoming
a. independent of outside supple.
as possible. This p"licy will not
only enhance the prIce of rotron,
but will also enable the farmers TO
reap greater profits from their
yields.-Picsyuss.
T.
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loaded fhssr guns and stationed them
selves most conveniently 20 send after the
Ioosened captives their deadly. not 10 say
bungiing shots
Physical suffering il physical suffering.
whether the victim be human being or
the most Insignificant Of Gods creatures
and man, with his superior intelligence,
should be the last rather than the FIRST 20
inf'fct pain. That al forms OF creation
were intended TO suDserye man may be,
but that he be actuated By motives of kind
ness, gentleness and love in his thoughts
and deeds offers the greatest evidence IN
substantiating the fact that he Is the SUI
pericr creature and worthy this considers
ton Brutality and cowardice in attack
ing the harmless. the weak and defense
less, belong 10 q barbaric condition. not
TO civilized man in this enlightened age,
and those forms Of sport. the intense fun
of which depends upon the sacrlfiee OF
life. must be relics Of asavage. unciyiiized.
inhrman class. and surely not 70 the pas
times of intelligent. progressive and bet
ter advised people IS We term ourselves
To those who disbelieye that the same
satisfaction Is realized in making some
body happy as il experienced IN making
something miserable, this occasion might
stand rs an opportunity TO decide / trust
that you may give this the same PROM
inence in the interest Of the hapless birds
that has characterized the notices in the
interest of the celebration
BEuLAH A. CAREY.
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nor sPoRrsmaSsHrr.

In another column appears s eommuni-
cation from a correspondent who protests
against the proposed shooting of live
birds at West Seattle on the Fourth of
july.
To Us II seems that our correspondent is
right The shooting of live birds which
are kept in captivity until they have lost
the ability Of easy flight. which is their
only hope Of safety, and are released only
70 fall helpless victims TO the marksmAn's
shot. Is cruel and inconsistent with the
teachings Of Christianity and the in
stincts OF refined humanity.
To shoot live birds in this manner is not
sportsmanlike. and the man who makes a
practice of il cannot fairly lay claim to
the title Of sportsman. True sportsman
alp gives the hare an equal chance with
the hound. the hGnsed an equal chance
VITA the hunter. In live bird shooting
there Is no display OF skill which could not
be equally well made By shooting AZ elay
pigeons or glass balls. and Is certainly
shoola afford no pleasure 10 bring down
birds by the score without giving them q
chance for their life
Shooting q this Kind Is about as sports
nanhke IS clubbing chickens 20 death in =
barnyarf Il certainly is not 50 useful an
cccupatioa, and % the true sportsman II
would net De so pleasant
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The Three Fact. Asou. Sugar.
Sew Yoss sue 49,

y
Naked and ugly. the main facts about
the sugar schedule are these:
The administration proposed it The
secretary % the treasury framed IL lie
asked u little more for the trust than the
trust finally obtained. Then Mr.. Carlisle
announced the. new sugar schedule 10 the
country "a one of the concessions necss-
ssry 10 BE made in order 10 pass any sort
OF tariff bal.
A majority Of senators voted for IT,
Some Of them denounced il ana vet voted
for il. Some voted and kept their mouths
shut tight. Some OF them were gambling
in sugar. Some of them have admitted
that they were gambling in sugar. Some
have denied under oath that they were
gambling in sugar. But not one Of them
has testified, or sill testify, that the adop-
ton Oh the trusts sugar scheduls vas de-
sired by him, much iess required oy him,
IS q concession necessary 10 be made in
order 10 obtain his vote for the tariff bill.
The pretended investigation Of this
gigantic scandal has been conducted under
the management of George Gray, OF Della
ware. generally recognized a. the admin
istratioa's spokesman in the senate: and
1t has been conducted, from beginning 10
end, with the apparent intention OF con-
ceaIing rather than discovering the truth
That IL al. itIs quite enough What
are the honest Democrats ia the house OF
Representatives going 10 do about it3
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S2nto, the murderer OF President Car
not. viii doubtless be sent to the guillo-
tine, q painless death He may thank his
stars that legal torture was prohibited By
the French constituent assembly IN 1s9l-
In 1857 Deniens, . crank who stabbed
Louis the Fifteenth in the side with pen
knife. was legally tortured 10 death, being
put to the rack repeatedly and finally was
taken TO the Plaee de Greve. in Pans and
publicly executed in most horrible man
ner. Boiling pitch and melted lead were
poured into his wounds: he was tortured
with hot irons and finally Was torn
asander by four young horses. Demiens
Was dashed to post. the sinews of his
limbs were cut by the executioner and 3
powerful young horse dashed to each
limb. The horses were dashed with whips
and finally the poor wretch who had been
tortured for weeks Was torn asunder.
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Venus makes her greatest north decli-
nation July g She is in the constellation
Taurus, aud is rapidly moving toward
Gemini, where she will be on the last of
the month. She will be in conjunction
with Jupiter on the 18Th, being only fifty
one minutes south Of the great planet.
She rises 81 :5S a. m. on the LIST, 1:5I g.
m. on the 18th and at 2:1l O. N. on the
Slst.
Mars will be in the celestial equator on
the 4th, when he passes the meridian at
$50 a. m The equatorial position OF the
warrior planet is somewhat remarkable
for Independence day. He is moving
north and after the 4th will rise a little
north of east for the rest, OF the month.
He rises st IL Al p. m. on the LIST. tl:l2 p.
m. on the 18th and at i0:24 p. m. on the
3lst.
Jupiter IS wearing his most winning
smiles over the pros pect of meeting Venus
on the 18th. This is their second meeting
since the famous conjunction of February
s, 1892, when their hriIliancy made them
the most admired of all heavenly objects
as evening stars in the west. Now they
show their glory in the morning sky, and
they can be seen rising together on the
morning of the 18th. at 2 a m, and at q
point about thirty-fye degrees north Of
east
Saturn makes his western quadrature
with the sun on the 10th, when he will
pass the meridian at p. N. Through
July he will be an evening star in the west.
and toward the close of the month he will
appear low down in the west in the early
evening. He sets at l2:1l a. m. on the
LIST. 11:16 n m. on the 18th and at is p.
N. on the 3Ist.
The earth passes the aphelion point Of
its orbit on July 2 This means that the
earth is about 8, 00O, 900 miles farther from
the sun than when at perihelion near
January L This difference of distance
gives the earth about seven-hundredths
more heat at periheliou than at apheiion.
As consequences, the northern summer
is little cooler than If the sun were at
perihelion in July. In about A. ID. IL, 900.
the earth will pass perihelion in the north
ern summer. Then our summers viii bs
warmer. and our winters colder than now.
Mars il at perihelion the e5th OF this
month. This planet receives forty-nve-
hundredths more heat at periheGion than
at aphelion; while Haliey's comet, which
swings beyond the orbit of Neptune, re-
eeives thirty-six-huneredths times as
much heat at perlhelion As At aphelion.
Ga the evening OF the 4th. the star gazer
can see the Eagle high in the east. whiie
the Lion is near the horizon IN the west.
The rising Eagle and the setting Lion
present scene BY no means unworthy OF
the memories awakened by Independence
day. oRRIs f. HARMON.
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rnsnt Of the pubic schools and y - the
violation Of rh. ssncEity Of our puhase
schools hv so-caIIed Christian ssctarian in
traders that furnishes the "poitieai
Romanists with all their legitimate cause
Of complaint against and criticism OF or
public schools: With al their defense Tor
the massing Of their children in the par
ochial schools. That they are right On
this question OF seotarian Bible IN the
public schools Is evident from the fact that
whenever the question has been Vested. As
in the courts OF Ohio. Wisconsin and other
States the courts have ruled that our
English version OF the Bible 10, 20 3 Roman
Catholic. Jew, an agnostic. sectarisn
religions book and has enthusiastically no
place in our schools.
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AN AsARoHrsr GOVERNOR.


According to the Salem, Or. Journal.
Gov. Pennoysr, when apprised OF the
assassination OF President Csrnot. ex-
claimed: what pity il wasn't Cieye-
landr'
The mere statement Of this fact should
condemn pennoyer for all time in the
eyes of bis feilow-countrymen Of all
political parties. The American people
show good-nasured. though perhaps IN
wise, liberation Of such utteranees from
such human reptiles as Most and Schwab,
but such words from the lips of the gov
ernor of one OF the states OF the Union
have never before been heard.
Pennoyer has repeatedly disgraced the
high Office 10 which he was chosen by .
misguided people. bat never before has he
brought such odium upon hts state as he
has By this last heartless. reasonable and
humanity utterance. He should hereafter
receive the condemnation Of men Of all
political parties and should he classed by
patriotic men as an associate of Most and
Schwab, no better than they in any re-
spect. and less excusable because he has
had greater opportunities than they.
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Last week witnessed the establishment
of the Seattle public iibrsry in its new
quarters. These enlarged secommods.
lions were rendered necessary By the great
and constantly increasing popularity OF
this excellent Institution.
Tbs public library has more than full
filed the expectations of those who advo-
Gated its establishment It's volumes are
used BY people in all walks Of life. and its
educational and refining influence Is con-
stantly being exerted throughout the
community. II has been. and DOUBTLESS
will continue to be. grsat influences for
good In our midst.
Much Of this popularity. Of course, Is due
10 the wise management OF the library By
the ladies and gentlemen who have acted
rs trustees since the sdopsion Of the city
charter. They have conducted the insti-
tuition on broad lines. have kept IL clear Of
politics. and have given their most earnest
efforts to secure it's success.
They are entitled to the thanks not alone
of those who use the library, but OF those
who indirectly feel and are able to appre-
ciate its excellent influence upon the COM
munity.
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Tbs Black Death has for the last four
months committed horrible ravaxes in
Canton. Hoagkoag ara other Chinese
cities. The symptoms of the disease As IL
sppesrs there are fever. headache. glAndu-
Jar svsllings in the neck. aFmpsss and
groin. nosehleed and hemorrhSeic spots
Upan the skin. Desth takea place in ~ 20
81 per cent % the cases. and usually
within fcrty-elsAt hours. This IL the
classical description, IN fact. of sAs plague,
or. as is : varsoasly known, the Black
Death. the Great Death. the Buho plague.
In iSas n : small town IN Turkessan
1870 persons died OF this disease Ia sin
day., IL wAa the plague Of sae time Of
Trsian. In the fourteenth century 10 raw.
aged she whole ef Esrops and Asia. 80
that ss.oso. 90 people persisted On the for.
mer. aud ~ 90 90 Ga the latter continent.
During eve months OF tss visitation ia
Nar.ss in isso so.ooo people saceumbed
% me mAiaay.
No less thaa eloao psrsoas died e. "a In
Lenaoa ia lao witaia fsw nsoashs.
The R.sek Death visited ToElen Ia iTgI,
Destroying oae-salri u tas pepulasion.
iss last Aprsasanse ia Earops vas IA
lssa-N. in Turkey saa nasnAsia. Sgacs
thea il has oocAsioaagsy asekSa eai ia
Western Asa on the EAnArAsss Ia lsyf.
as4S. n hasaaa la 1910. 90 sas Tisrss ia
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THE BLIND SPINNER.

Like q blind spinner in the sun,
thread my days:
l know that all the threads viii run
Appointed ways:
know each day will bring Its task:
And, being blind, no more ask.
do not know the use or name
OF that spin:
only know that some one came,
And laid within
Ny hand the taread. and said. s'sincs you
Are blind, bat one thing you can do"
Sometimes the thrs ads 80 rough aud fast
AID tangled ny,
i know wild storms are sweeping past,
And fear thatI
Shall fall. but dare not try TO fnd
safer place. since am blind.
know not why, but am sure
That tint aud place.
In some great fsoric to endure
Past time and race.
Ny threads Will have: so from the drst,
Though blind, never felt aecursk.
think, perhaps, this trust has spruns
From one short word
said over me when was young
so young, heard
u, knowing not that Gods name signed
Ny brow, and sealed me His, though blind
But whether this be seal or sign
Within, without.
IL matters not Tue bond divine
l never doubt
i know He set me here, and still,
And glad. and blind. wait His will,
But listen, listen. day by day,
To hear their tread
Who bear the finished web away,
Aud cut the thread,
And bring Gods message in the sun,
"Ihou poor blind spinner. work 10 done"
Helen Hazt Jacksoz
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SOME NOTES OF PROGRESS.

More than Ill per cent. of the English
people could not write their names when
Victoria assembled the throne. The pro-
portion in that condition has now been re-
duoed to per cent.
The Rochdaie Pioneer Society, purely
cooperative association, which started in
iS44 with $40 and twenty-eight members.
has now Z, 500 members, 81 500, 600 invested
outside OF their store business proper and
an annual business OF 81 500. 600 a year.
They have paid per cent. interest on
their capital all these tifty years, and a re-
turn dividend on purchases averaging
about i21S per cent
The growth this year of gold production
in Colorado is shown by the statements Of
the Denver mint. In spite of the troubles
at Cripple Greek the gold receipts for the
month OF May amounted 20 $4Sl.93a, as
compared with $40, 80 fer May. 1888 That
the month was not an exceptional ore =
shown by the fact that in April the gold
reported was s4sS.2 or considerably
above the May receipts.
According 10 recent statistics there are
now in Japan CAS- Christian missionaries.
so churches toi which sevsnty-eight are
selt-suppornug) and 81, 400 church MEM
bers, Of whom $. $50 were added during the
last year. There are also J. SSsS pupils in
Christian schools andeT, COO SUNDAY school
scholars. There are ~ native ministers
~ theological students and 6SS unor-
dalned preachers and helpers. The sum
contributed BY the native japanese Cars
tians Is given As o., 400 yen, or $4,000
The Dutch government has announced
It's determination 10 undertake the re-
clamation OF that immense bay or inland
sea known as the Zuyder Zee. The coles
stood shen IL - remembered that the
sheet Of water - shout sixty miles in
length and 10 miles in circumference. OF
this Il Is proposed 10 reclaim SOC. 90 acres,
the vAlae Of which is estimated at sIsa.-
COCO. considerable moiety of which wiii
be paid As compensation 10 the Zuyder Zee
fishermen deprived Of their calling.
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DR.. John r. Paxton, of New York, has q
remedy for the social evils of the time. To
. reporter recently he said: There are
too many people in the world. too many
mouths to feed. We are all wrong in our
ideas of mercy and kindness. We nurse
ineurables in hospitals and criminals in
penitentiaries. Sweep q 100000 OF US of
the iace of the EARTH War or pestilence,
that's the only cure" As is well known,
DR.. Paxton is an eminent minister of the
Gospel. but he has determined TO abandon
that and devote his energies to some other
work
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LIVE BIRD SHOOTING.


Seattle. jane -. isa4
To THE EpEroRs In view OF the fact
that great Preparations are being made Ia
some particulars at least for the eelshra-
ton Ct Cur glorions Fourth. perhaps a few
lines IN connection with what promises to
bs ene x the most exciting events OF the
day may De read With interest. Five
hundred birds. oae-haif Of which ara
stated 70 Be Mid. are TO figure eonspieu-
oasly IN TIE days sport. ana | read the
prospects arc that the attendance will be
tie largest that has been seen al one DAYS
saoos IN the Paeaae Northwest The
frtaeipal cities Of the sound vii send
representatives. and no admission fee 10
the grounds Vii be charged that nothing
NAY prsvSat the attendance OF al xh o
Ray = Sd 20 celebrate in this peculiar
mAaaeE. There ssald seem a. mueA las
tioe IN eAgsag so nea unsl saeA time a.
sasir sasszass had sharpsasd their HALVES.
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OF the i've presidents of the French re-
public. three. namely, Theirs, MacMahon
and Grevy, have been forced by the cham
Der to resign; the first two through q re-
fusal to sanction their policy, and the
third through the expedient of repudi-
sting every minister proposed and thus
blocking the whole machinery of state,
the precedent established when NJ.
Grevy was literally frozen out of the pres
idencY
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soKrHwEsr NEWS

John T. Dunlap died at Sewcastie. b.
C.. June y. of pneumonia. aged 50 wears
lie came TO British Columbia in isss. and
drove the firss carriage aud kept the arst
livery stable in yictoria.
Henry Felken, British Columbia mo-
nesr OF 1855, died 81 f44-MiAe house Jnns Z
aged Is years. He resided in Tae untii
lseSg, bat when the Cariboo gold excite
msnt broke out he proceeded with his
family into thA; section, - here for sarna
years be kept the wslk-kuosn blue Tent -
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

The ruhiic IL hereby warned not 70 psy
any naoney to parties representing 10 %
agents Of The Seattle PosT-IsrEIIIsEscxa
sxeep. the following Who are the only
authorized travelling agents Of the Posr-
lsrrIIfsxacKR viz; J. A. Mcclellan. I.
A. Davies, and J. l. HswIey. Tbs dossno;
sr-fy 10 resident agents Of this paper who
sSs located in various cities and towns OF
The North vest. nor 10 postmssssrs Who
are in ell cases authorized 70 take % oscrip-
ticns for the Daily. Sunday and Weekly
Posr-IrrrIIrsxxcER