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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Another school innovation, origin
ating in Buffalo, in use in some of the
schools in that city, and to be intro
duced in tho schools IN Colorado, Is a
system Of color study Advocacy Of
it proceeds upon tie belief that igno-
rance Of color lies at tho foundation of
the gonorally deplorod laok Of appro-
olation of art. The women are natur-
ally tho active advocates Of the intro
auction of the stady into the public
schools, rs knowledge OF color entors
largely into interior house decoration
and artistic costuming. They base
their request for the addition Of the
study to the school curriculum, how
over, on tho higher ground that color.
istic training is ominently practical
and closely related to art aud industry.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Tho experiments which havo boon
undertaken in Detroit, upon Long
Island, and in various places in pro-
viding garden patches for tho poor
upon which potatoes and othor voge-
tables may bo raised, have proved en-
conragingly successful, announces tho
New York Tribune. This mothod of
affording relief to those in need scems
to be practical and effective. The
cost is small in proportion to tho bono.
fits secured. The charitable and be-
nevolcnt in our cities may we'll try
such experiments upon much larger
scale. They will probably bo gratiRed
by the outcome.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04
One OF Connect,cut's Stote sono+ors

One. of Connectlcut's State Senators
IS credited with being member Of
moro secret ordors than any other man
in tho State. Flo prints list of them
on the back of his visiting cards,
under tho heading: "Some reasons
why ! am out nights There aro
nine organizations of Odd Fellows,
six of N1asons, ono Of knights of
Pythias, ono of Forostors, ono of
United Worlmcn, ono Of Rod Mon.
one Of Good Fellows. four political
and twelve which cannot bo classified.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04
Want q Duty on Flour.

Tho Danish millers have poSitionod
tho government to impose m expert
raontal duty OH imported flour and a
commission, which was ohargod by tho
rigadag with o revision Of tho tariff,
has tho question under consideration.
Unitod States Consul Kirk, at Copon.
hagen, who reports the fact TO the state
department, says ho cannot forecast
the result. The movomont Is ostensi-
ply directed against German compoti-
ton, but as much Of the -four entering
tho port Is from tie United States, i'm
ported through England or Germany,
the y American millers will bo directly
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04


1t has been trying year for British
supremacy on land and sea, declares
the Chicago Tribune. Ono aftor tho
other Englands representatives Of
athlotics and sports have gone down
before tho victorious Americans, and
now they lie in heap SO donse, pro.
miscuous, and dispirited that it is hard
to tell which wal the worst whipped.
Lord Dunraven's bad tompor and back.
down in the races for Americans Cup
are fresh in memory. The littlo half
rater Spruce III. made gallant fight
for the special cup, but had to sur
render it to the American Etholwynn.
a representative team of English
crlcketers camo over and wore speedily
gathered in at England's own game by
the Philadelphia boys. Thon camo
England's chosen team of athlotos md
failed TO carry of a single item in tho
programme of sports, and now tho an
cient University Of Cambridge sonds
her athletes to contend for the supro-
macy in Drawn with the athlotos of
Yale, and they aro allowed to take but
three out of the eleven items ,on tho
programme. Meanwhile the Now York
Central railroad flyers havo broken the
worlds record previous hold by the
British for locomotive speed, and
American commercial and war vessels
havo set the standard Of speed for
British vessels TO reach. What does
all this mean? Arc the British youth
deteriorating in physical strength? rs
British engineering skill on tho do.
cline? And Is this to be followed by
the intellectual supremacy Of tho
Americans also? In recent article
in the London Queon Waltor Besant,
no moan Judge Of literary events, ac-
lnowledged not only that the Ameri-
can editors wero making hotter mage.
zines than tho English, but that the
American magazines were displacing
the English in their own homo market.
Will the American book bo the next
yiotor2 That old insulting question,
"Who reads an American book2" may
yet be satisfactorily answered in Eng.
land itself,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

According to tho Atlanta Journal.
Edward Atkinson, who has been visit.
ing lie Exposition here, told the dircc.
tors the other day that tho peanut, in.
dlgenous to the South, would some
time in the future become as great q
staple as cottonseed; that the oil OF
the peanut had been of great CON.
meroial value in the Oriental Nations.
and would be in the United States. He
reviewed the difficulties attending The
introduction of cottonseed oil as a
staple of food, md illustrated the
strange prejudice existing against it
by the following: "When cottonsood
OIL was under the base Of popular pre-.
ludice and the law as we'll, Chicago
lardmaker shipped some lard sadulter.
ated' with cottonseed oil to Europe.
1t was pronounced excellent lard. II
was liked so we'll that he received n
great ordor for 10000 tiorces. But Of
this juncture he coulo get no oil, and
was forced to ship the pure lard. The
consignoe pronounced it of sample.
wouldn't have it, and the unfortunate
Chicago man lost a..largo sum of money,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

The Atlanta Constitution says: OF
tho forty-four State Governors in the
American Union, thirty-nino are
avowed believers in religion, twenty.
nine as Christians, most Of them are
regular attendants ut worship, and q
vast majority arc contributors to the
expense OF religious work. In nm inves-
tlgation Of the subject responses were
obtained from forty-three Of tho State
Governors and three Of the Territorial
Executives. OF the State Governors
one, Mr.. Culberson, Of Texas, declined
TO defino his sentiments, and no ono
would speak for him, and another,
Governor Evans, of South Carolina.
failed to respond in any way. But
those of tho other States spoke frcely
and frankly, and it is ascortained that
among them thore are ten Presby-
terians, flyo Congregationalists, fivo
Episcopalians, four Methodists, three
Unitarians, one Christian and sixteen
unconnectcd with church organiza-
tions. Of the sixteen Governors of
States and Territories unattached to
denominational organizations, twelyo
attend religious services regularly or
intermittcntly, and oil except one, a
free thinker, believe in tho Christian
religion and it's plan Of salvation. Ten
OF them have denominational prefer
onoe. and even those without such pre-
dileotion entertain kindly foeling for
the work, and an appreciation OF iia
beneficial results. Seotionalism outs
nc, figure in the religious preference
OF the Governors, except that most OF
the Congregationalists arc Now Eng
landers and q majority Of tho Presby
terians Sontherners. But each OF the
religious bodies has representation il,
every section. #
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Experiments Of the army with
emergency rations" indicate to tho
Chicago Timos-H Herald that the CON
densed food tablets would DO good
thing to feod to tho enomy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

II man or woman should lose his or
her larnyx he or she neod not griovo
but may actually rejoice. for Professor
Stuart, of tho University Of Sydney,
Now South Walos, has invented IN
artificial article, tho mechanism of
which can mako tho voice soprano,
tenor, contralto or base at will.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Says tho Chicago Tribune: Tho Gu
ban insurgents arc burning tho sugar
and tobacco plantations. 1t will tako
Cuba hundred years to recover from
Sho clloots of this horoio rebellion.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Alarmed by the growing frequency
and boldncss of train robbcries, tho
oiiicials Of tho Chicago and Northwest
orn Hallway havo abandoned the pay
car and will pay their employees by
chrcEs
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

The Paris Figaro pointedly dopre.
Gates what it calls England's ultima.
tum habit, and says that this weakness
may interrupt peace.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Some villain has started in tho New
Orleans Picayuno tho report that
feather beds and pillows wero the fa-
vorito resorts of tho deadly microbo.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04
The Oinoinnati School Board has
decided that the Lords Prayer is ''seo-
tarian.b M ,4.,y$

Tho prediction Of the Iron Ago that
our iron production would soon
reach the unprecedented figure of
100000 tons q week has been moro
than verified already.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-12-04

Miss Willard, President OF tho W.
=. I. u, thinks that bicycling tonda
to decrease tho drink habit. I.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18

show up the fOolishness of some O
the claims of the prOhibitiOnists.
This is our duty to our party, and
we are perfectly willing to go
ahead in the discharge OF it, and
allow the Enterprise to charge us
with being an COMPONENT" of the
"movement," al libitum.
We hope that all Populists, and
every one else, will vote tor prohi-
bitiOn, but we shall think none the
less of them if they do not, and
we most earnestly hope that no
Populist will allow this question to
hinder him in the work of his par
ty, nor prejudice him against any
of his fellow workers.
Because the principles OF our
platform promise us the only hope
of permanent relief, and compare
with the prohibition question i'll
importance as the MONDAY sun to
tallOw-dip.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
That Contest

The PopuIist of the LII district
are responding manfuily TO the ao-
peaIS of their standard bearer Mr..
Bailey, and we are now able to as
sure them that the contest will he
pushed with the same vigor and
earnestness that the campaign was
prosecuted.
1t is indeed gratifying to know
that so much patriotism yet burns
in the hearts of our people, and it
never answered a wOrthier or more
earnest appeal than that sent out
by Mr.. Bailey, who made our
campaign such a brilliant success
and who is determined to push the
fight into the ''last ditches," re-
CARELESS of the personal sacrifices
it may cost him.
Only portion of the money
necessary to make the contest has
been raised as yet, but enough to
foretell what will be done, and as
the time is limited, we would urge
every community to have its meet
ing, raise what it can and forward
it to this office or direct to Mr..
Bailey at Winfield. Let no per-
son begin this fight for fair cleo
tons and liberty and take the risk
of being the cause of failure.
Furnish Mr.. Bailey with the
means and the fraud will be expos
ed and the thieves will be punish
ed. And when this is done time
or two, cheating at elections will
become very popular.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
Secretary.

If you voted the POpulist ticket
and want the frauds committed by
the ballot box thieves in the last
election exposed, the perpetrators
sent to the penitentiary, Mr.. Og-
den mseated, and Mr.. Bailey who
was elected by the people seated
in the 54th Congress, then you
should contribute your mite to help
accomplish this great work. Mr..
Bailey within himself is powerless
and cannot successfully prosecute
the contest he is undertaking to
make without assistance.-Win-
field COmrade.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18

we are inst starving to death, and
our political leaders are advising
MS to swap crops with each other,
raise wheat in the South, and cot
ton in Observation-Disclosures ma
ture, rather than the government.
Well, they ought to know, and
if we talked about the govern
ment it would be paternalism, and
just seeking an office, so shit the
grit boys.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18

ers, and that these days for exam
nation are fixed for the 1st Satur-
day in March. and the 1st Satur-
day in May, 1895. Adopted.
The petition from the directors
of Prospect school asking that the
school he continued for two months
longer with the present teacher
was granted.
Proposition made by the board
to allow j. A. Williams One Hun
dred and Seventy Five Dollars per
annum for services rs superinten-
dent of pnblic schools and secreta
~ of school board.
There being no further business
before the board that could be dis
posed of at this meeting, the same
adjourned until its next regular
meeting on the LIST Saturday in
April 1895. j. +. KELLY,
j. 4. WILLIAMS, President.
Secretary.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
FRIDAY, January Is. 1895.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

All defendants in judicial sales
have the right to select the paper
in which the advertisement is to be
inserted, therefore we would ask
our friends to give us bid before
advertising. The Populist is be-
ing run in the interest of humani-
ty, and it is the duty of all men to
support it. Also those who enter
homesteads have right to select
their own paper for advertising.
Don't fail to give us call and we
will treat you well.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18

The total vote cast in this state
by the Peoples party, for Con-
gresham was, according to demo-
cratic count, Is, 1888.
This is the largest straightout
Populist vote we have ever cast,
and is three times as large as the
number given Louisiana in the New
York Worlds tabulation of / 500, :
600 for the United States.
We believe our total vote in the
Union was over 1900, 900 and that
in '96 it will be over 5,OOO,OOO.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
Support Your Paper.

his Issue nldkeS uNe luOlIu .
this paper has been running as the
organ of the Peoples party of
Natchitoches parish, of the 4th
Congressional district, and of the
State of Louisiana, and it is alive
and making a good, readable paper
yet.
But, friend, did you know that
if it had not been for the sacrifices
of a few big-hearted supporters OF
our cause in this city and one or
two in the parish, it would have
suspended long agol
Have you done your duty, my
friend, by the cause you advocate!
Have you taken any stock in the
paperl Have you even paid your
own subscriptions Many of you
have not, and it is shame, not on
the paper, but on you,
We have been faithfully fighting
your battles here and all over the
state and 4th district, and have
succeeded wonderfully well, when
you consider the time and energy
we have had to devote to the strug-
gle for existance.
Oh, what brilliant, spicy,
readable paper we could get up
for you, if you would only do your
part, not somebody elses', but
simply yoars!
And what a power this paper
would be in the land and in fight
ing your battles, and how much
stronger and faster would your
cause and your party grow, if
you would only do your duty by
it!
Suppose you try it, and see the
result. Let everybody that owes
this paper a subscription send it
in now, and see if it does not i'm
prove things, then if it does we'll
tell You what to do next.
Don't wait now, but come right
along.
Hard times are pinching you, we
know that, and we are trying to
help you fight the imps of Satan
who made times hard, but if you
sit down, with every joint timber,
and your tongue lolled out like g
sulled calf in a bog, we tell you
plainly that we'll never, nerer,
NEVER be able to pull you out
Neither will anybody else pull you
out, and your children will see tel
times harder ways than you are
suffering from.
Oh, its coming, ten times worse
than it is now, and you had better
be up and fighting while you can
We've fought for you in this pa
per and others for four long years
and a half, and now if You don't dc
your duty it's a "gone fawn skin.
Rattle up, and all's well.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18

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The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
OBITUARY.

Samuel Henry Mayhem, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Mayhem, was
born January 9th, 1869, and died
December 10th, 1894 aged % years,
IL months and 10 days.
He was in bed about ten weeks
with slow fever. He suffered in
tensely. He never mOurned nor
complained during his affection,
but bore his sickness with patience
and great fOrtitude. He had all
the medical aid necessary. The
writer visited him several times du-
ring his illness. and prayed and
talked with him about eternal sal
walton, and he promised me to seek
Christ.
Later on the writer talked with
him, and he said that all was well,
and that he had no fear of death.
He said he would like to get well
if it was the Lords will, but he was
reconciled to the will OF God. At
last the messenger of death came
on Wednesday at 4 O'clock, D. IN.
The writer was with him until the
last breath left him.
He died perfectly easy, almost
like one sleeping. He was one of
the best young men l ever knew,
every body loved him; to know
him was to like him. He was
true Alliance man, belonging to
Grappe's Bluff lodge; genuine
POpulist; as true as true can be;
perfectly honest and upright, al
ways ready to lend helping hand
to the needy. The writer remem-
bers how kind he was last Spring
when 1 had no horse, he let me
have his several months. Yes, he
was kind and good hearted.
At his funeral there was rs much
weeping as l ever saw. He is gone
where there is no weeping; but he
leaves father and mother and
five sisters, and three brothers and
host of other relatives and friends
to mourn his fate.
Why start this call will be ours very
In some few years, perhaps the coming
Life at its utmost length, is scarce
breath,
And those who longest dream must
wake in death.
His flesh shall slumber in the ground
Till the trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise
And in his Saviour's image rise.
His spirit has returned to God
who gave it, and now is around
the throne basking in the sun
shine of eternal felicity.
Our brother the haven hath gained,
Outlying the tempest and wind;
His rest he hath sooner obtained.
And left many OF his friends behind.
s. d. HOWARD,
Coushatta, La.
! WINFIELD Comrade, please copy.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18

The people print money, give it
to bankers for 1 per cent interest,
and then go to the banks and pay
6 per cent to "a per cent for the
same money! What geese these
bankers are, anyway, to allow the
people to scoop 'em in that way!-
Coming Nation.
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
PROHIBITION.
To the Voters Of Natchitoches
Parish.

1t has been said, and is being
used now by the anti-prOhibltiOn-
lists that the prohibition movement
was gotten up by the politicians to
break up the Peoples party-and
we. the undersigned, who Origina-
fed this movement, think it neces-
sary that the public should know
the origin Of it. On the 2Sth of
December, 1894, &. F. Dherisson,
w. +. Fuqua, Mex. HOlston and
f. j. Gamble. were sitting in the
Natchitoches railroad Office discus
sing the Ouachita prohibition cleo
ton, and the question was asked
bv Mir. if it would not be a
good thing if whiskey could be vO-
fed out of Natchitoches parish, and
if now would not be good time to
hold the electiOn--and after con
siderable discussion we decided to
get up a petition and see what our
people thought Of the matter. Each
of us pledging to do what we could
for the benefit of the movement.
Mr.. Gamble then went around and
saw several parties, who each and
every one gave him every encour
agement. Hence the petition to
20 before the police jury. Now
Won have the origin OF the move
ment. and this is written to explain
to the voters of Natchitoches par
ish that it is no political move, new
ertheless some of the leaders OF the
People's party are trying to i'm
press OH our people that it is moth.
ing but political trick to burst up
that party. So you can see that
the originatiors were equally divi
ded, two being strong Democrats
and two being as equally strong
Peoples party. We sincerely hope
that in this contest all political bit
terness will be laid aside, and each
voter will use his own judgment as
n citizen on this question. We
look at it as q social and not a pc
litical question.
+. j. GAMBLE.
NICK. HOLSTON.
We heartily join our friends in
urging the voters of this parish t6
lay aside all political bitterness
and exercise their o,cn judgement
on the question of prohibition.
In the above card our friends in
innate that this paper has charged
them with political trickery. il
they will read both our articles
again.. they will see that in nc
place have we charged, or init.
mated a charge of such design te
them or any other originator of the
movement. The nearest we come
to it was in our last weeks article
where we say, off You do, the pur'
pose Tor the opportunity at least,
of the politician will be accom-
plished. He will walk off con
tentedly with the Offices, etc.
Now neither of these gentlemen
elaims to be, nor are they reputed
The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-18
PRAIRIE HOME, LA !

PRAIRIE HOME, LA
Jan. II, 1895.
Mr.. II. l.. Brian,
Natchitoches, La.
Dear Friend:-Push the people
on the contest fund. / have a
subscription list, only a few days
old. with about $40 90 on it. /
think / will raise $40 90 or more
before l am through.
Yours truly,
w. p. ROBINSON.