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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
BILLIONS COMBINE.
The Greatest Association of CAPITAL
America Has Ever Known.
THE NEW TRUNK LINE DEAL.
William E. Chandler Writes to the
Interstate Commission.

Concord, N. H., Aug 19.-The following
is copy of letter addressed by Hon.
William E. Chandler to.the interstate COM
merce commission:
Concord, N. H., Aug. 19.-To the In
terstate Commerce Commission-Gentle-
men: The New York Tribune of yester-
day announces the meeting in that city of
the sixteen presidents appointed by the
means for maintaining eastbound and
westbound rates. and says that an agree
ment has been reached to be finally con-
sidered in September, it being in the
meantime an evident Improperly to
make known the details of the arrange
ment'
These agreements to prevent low and
to secure high rates of railroad transpor-
tation have been under consdera-
tion for seyreal months The combina-
ton will be the greatest association of
capital which America, perhaps the world,
has ever known. 1t embraces all the
American lines between Chicago and the
West and New York and. the East, and al
so the Grand Trunk Railway OF Canada
doubtless covering three thousand mill
ions of dollars of organized money. The
Canadian Pacific road is not included,
fortunately for New England. The OBJ
ject is to abolish competition in freight
and passenger rates. to guard against any
possible lowering of prices; and to ac-
complish, as soon as the traffic will bear
it, a raising of the present charges.
I'm view of the immense interests in
volved affecting the public, who are to
pay, as we'll as the railroads which are
to receive the sums charged for trans
portation by the different companies con-
stituting this great combination, l desire
to ask whether the interstate commerce
commission was the appropriate and
faithful guardian of the rights of the peo-
pie as against railroad exactions in watch
ing and investigating the steps taken by
the present combination for the purpose
of discovering whether it's proposed agree
ments would be in accordance with the
common law and with the statutes of the
United States against pooling and trusts,
and with the view, if they are illegal, to
preventing, if possible, their consumma-
tion, instead of allowing them to enter,
unresisted, in full operation. The Tri-
bune Says the counsel for the companies
will see that the agreement complies with
the laws of all the states, as well as those
of the United States. While the .attor-
neys for the railroads are working to this
end, it seems imperative that the Off
GERS of the United States should also labor
to see,, if the agreement is unlawful, it
shall be kept from going into effect. It
seems to me that all laws against any
kind of monopolies and trusts, whether
enacted by the state or nation, will be
insignificant and worthless if this gigan-
tic railroad trust cannot be defeated.
Every respectfully,
civilian E. CHANDLER"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28
A FEW FALLACIES.

"Sound money" is rotten humbug-
gerry.
"Honest money" is dishonest rob-
berry,
"Public credit" is dishonest nom
sense.
s"Foreign investments" is plain rob-
berry of the American peo pie.
The "5O-cent dollar" expression is
the slang OF william and pick pocket.
Sound and BILE currency" is the
deceptive blather of ex-English tory.
Every dollar as good as every other
dollar" is practically what the bank
robbers do not want.
How can every dollar be as good as
every other dollar when every other
dollar is redeemable in gold?
Sound money. honest money, every
dollar as good as every other dollar
will not come until every dollar issued
by the government is a full legal ten
der for all debts, public and private,
and only redeemable in commodities
or labor.-Southern Mercury.
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Ex-senator Jones, of Florida, a we'll
known politician, has been judicially ad-
judged to be insane, and will probably
finish his life in an asylum.
How foolish of Poor Jones not to remain
in the Senate, where his little weakness
would not have been noticed. Most poll
ticians are like that but it don't matter
as long as they stick to politics-Clarion.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-08-28

Can man be too radically right? Can
a man be too radically truthful? Can a
paper espouse the cause Of the oppressed
too radically? Quit talking to us about
being too radical. Truth cuts deep, and
right bites like serpent, but whole lot
of cutting and biting is going to be need
ed if the "bloodsuckers' are removed
from the body politic.-Denver Road.
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CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.)
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GENS Of THOUGHT FOR TEIrH-
Frs.

The child is the potential man. and
life Is but an unfolding and training OF
innate powers.
Cargets may be woven and garments
made by pattern, but the unfolding
and informing of a human soul requires
the artists hand and the artists
spirit.
Teaching is the art of arts.
Every act of the soul leaves as an
enduring result an increased power to
act ana Il tendency to act again in like
manner, and every repetition of an act
increases this power and tendency.
Fitness and merit alone should open
the door of the public school.
True worth often wins when the
sense of duty has failed. The teacher
cannot demand confidence, but he can
always deserve it, and hence his chief
concern is to he and to do what should
commend him to the good opinion of
pupils and patrons.
The wise teacher seeks to secure
good behavior, not by regulations, but
by aD appeal to the pupils sense of
right and duty.
Obedience is the fulfilling of the law,
and that law is love. Authority with
u love is despotlsin, and, generally.
obedience without love is serfdom.
Obedience inspired by love is liberty.
One of the first steps in moral reform
IS often a conscientious use of soap
and water, comb and brush.
When a mother or teacher1 begins
to hire her child to comply with ler
wishes, she invites a d~lsobedient spir-
It, ard IA speedy loss of control is as
sured.
No wise parent would willingly send
a dull chIld to a school where dullness
Is made IA disgrace.
Love is the one.yltal condition of
the efficiency OF all motive influence.
When love is wanting. the best ineen-
tlves are feeble; when love is present.
the feeble incentive becomes strong.
Love makes obedience a 10y, and ser
vice a delight. It's the inspirer of
the noblest deeds aud the sublimest
heIoism.
good example carries on its face
lesson and appeal, and It's formal
application Is usually IL waste Of time.
w hltes Scnool management.
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Rates of Advertising:

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a liberal discount to yearly adverti-
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as adH ertisements nor then, if peculiar
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an KAN GONE.

On Thursday morning. April 4 1895,
Mrs. James BilIiu dird 1T the reside e
of her daughter, Mrs. Abbie Cross,
two miles South of Thihodaux.
This venerable lady was born Mary
E. Gladish in August 1914. in the town
of Halifax, North Carolina. and had
almost reached the eighty first mile
post in the journey Of life.
She immigrated to Louisiana about
1927 in company with members of the
we'll known Pugh family. Later on
she became acquainted with the late
James B'lliu. subsequently IL prosper
Gus sugar planter opening the Athie
plantation now belonging to Mrssss.
Kent & WE'LL, and about 1880 was
married t." him. Together they lived
in happiness and contentmsnt until
1865 when her husband died, leaving
her IL widow.
This venerable ~Octosenarian, was,
during her long life, an earnest, devot-
ed, and sincere member OF the Methn-
dist Church, illustrating her faith by
daily acts and minist,ations.
Her home WAS the abode of h0spita-
lily abound whose iireslde love and
kindness were ever found.
Her delight was to render others
happy. and to Danish care from their
brows was her pleasure.
Her lite has gone gently and quietly,
her days have been numbered, and the
end has
Ycsttrda. at $780, clock her remains
were laid away to rest in the mausO-
leum of her nephew, the late Senator
}. 5. Perkins. to which those of her
husband had been removed where they
Viii await the resurrection OF the dead.
She was the mother of three daugl,-
ters and five sous. of whom two sunS
and II daughter remain. Those who
knew her virtues aud exceilencie>
mourn their loss with sorr"wipg hearts
and bowed heads.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
18th Judicial District Court Parish
Of LafOnrchp.
Succession Of Adele Chaurin uidou
Of William c. Horton No.
1883 TrObdtey.

TAKE NOTICE THAT. PURSUANT TO
L an order and decree Of the above Court.
aud to a commission TO mo dirac ted in the
above entitled and nulnb-, ed succession will
offer for sale. at public auction. pursuant
t." law. +" the last and highest bidder, at
the Court House in the town OF Thibodanx ON
SATURDAY, MAY 4th, 1895,
between the hnnrs Of II o'clock u. IN aud q
o'clock p. m, the following described prop
erty, to wit:
A certain lot of ground situated in the
town nt Ihih"daux. in the Parish of Lafour-
che. being the SOUTHEAST Corner OF Block
Number Four OF said town. with all the
buildings ard improvements thereon measup-
ing sixty six and . half feet on Market or
Second Street more or less tittv-Seven and a
half feel on Green Street. about 81, ty six
and a half feet on 1t. Northern line and
about hty-seven and a hald$on it's Western
line separating it from other pronerty be-
longing to a succession of Mrs. Adele Chan
win widow of William &. Horton deceased,
said sale be made on the following terms and
conditions, VIZ: :
For cash to pay debts subject to the lease
Of the brick building on the. corner Of said
lot, said lease beng by public act passed on
The 9TH gay of July 1893 before Henry N.
Conlan. Notary Public. of the Parish OF La
fourche. JAMES BEARY,
Sheriff OF Latourche.
March Both. 1895.
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LOCKPORT ITEMS.
Lockport, La Apr. LIST, 1895.

Dear Editorials this is All Fools
Day. cannot Int write YOU Il few lires.
Aunt Liz and Uncle Roy both refuse
t" communicate NJ ything for this let
Ter as they say that nobody will be
lieve anything they read in the papers
that was Written on the lst day of
April, ard Uncle Roy went so far as to
say that he believed the publication Of
newspapers on that day ought to be
prohibited by law.
\ great deal might he said on both
sides of that question. but We believe
that where the veracity of the writer
is as well and widely recognized rs
that of the writer's of the Sentinel that
no harm can possibly come from such
truth there is III this article it is hoped
that the reader will believe even
though it is the first day of April as
for the lies, well You need not believe
them unless you want to.
Glad to announce that everybody
around Leckport are now well ac-
quaint,d with Aunt Liz and Uncle
Roy.
Aunt Liz informs me that tho fol-
lowing persons took conveyance at
Lockport last Wednesday night and
went down to Mr.. f. L.. Barrilleaux's
for the purpose Of surprising Mr..
Frank Barrilleaux, it being his birth
day. Misses Lena Davenport, Nellie
Tulte, Zoeinie Ahnbat. and Mary Bar
riIleaux; and Messrs. Gus. Wallace,
DR.. :. j. Bourgeois, Philip Toups, and
l.. o. BrnmtielG. The surprise was
complete as he was found in his me-
glige. The party was further aug
mented by the presence of Misses Al
ice Barilleaux and Julia Head. Card
playing was kept up till a late hour
when the party left, having spent a
most enjoyable evening. MIKE.
p. S.-Unele Roy says hat it is a
mistake about the party leaving at a
late hour. He says the boys lett at a
late hour, but the girls waited until an
hour the next morning.-M.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
18th judicial District Court Parish of
Lafou,clie.
4. Z. Cdillouet, as 40. 3O39. Leo
Bruud.

YNAKE NOTICE THAT ACTING UNDER
4 and by virtue OF a writ Of Eyerj Ia
ctas emanatins from the above entitled
Court, IN the above entitled and number.
ed case. | have seized and will offer for sale
at public auction pursuant to law 10 the
last and highest bidder at the Court Honse
IN the town OF Ihihodaux. on
SATURDAY. April. 9th. 1895.
between the hours of II o'clock a. m. aud !
O'Clock p. m., the following described proper.
ty, to-wit
A certain tract of land situated in this
parish on the right bank of Bayou Lafourche.
at about Thirty two miles below the town Of
lhlhodanX and measuring one arpent front
more or less by a depth Of about Forty ar
penis, bounded above hv lana now or for
merly belonging to Henry Faacheux and be-
low by lands belonging 10 the original
mortgage in said act Philip Thompson
Together with all the buildings and improve
meuts thereon.
TENS Of sale Cash. to pay and satisfy the
princIpa!. interest. attorneys tees. ail all
costs herein. JAMES BEARY
Sheriff OF Latourche.
March 2l, 1875.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th. Judicial District Court, Paris, of
Lafourehe.
Succession Of Nrs. Fstelle Lagar1e
midow Of Joachim Bergeroa, 81.
No. 1435 Pr0bates.

JOACHIM J. BERGEROS OF
w said Parish has made application TO be
appointed ana named administrator OF the
aforesaid estate.
Now, therefore al. persons are hereby
warned and notified t" file their oppositions
to the ssid application in writing with tie
clerk OF said Court at his Office in .la town
~ ten GAYS after the first
pnbhtation hereof otherwise the sail
applicant will be named and appointed as
silcii administrator as required by law.
(~) Witness my hand and seal of Office
L-s.1 this che 2sth day nf March. A.
f~~S d.. 1898. j. w. K~NOBLOCH.
D'y Clelk OF said Court.
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SATURDAY APRIL 6 ?S93.
IS TIE SUNDi LII II PURITAN
IGAL?
Com mstaicdted3

One of the charges sometimes urged
against the Sunday Law is that it is
puritanical, that is to gay. that it inn
deprlves him of a portion of his lib
erty. To demonstrate that there is
nothing harsh or oppressive in the
statute, ii s~uitices to read IFS provisions
carefully. What does the Sunday Law
forbid?
The first section preseribes that all
stores, shops and saloons and all places
of public business that may be licensed
shall remain closed on Sunday.
The second section piescrihes the
penalty for the violation Of the statute.
The third section provides, that the
law shall not apply ia newspaper off
ces. printing offices, book stores, drug
stores, undertaken sh"us. public and
private markets, bakeries, dairies,
livery stables, railroads, boarding
houses, hotels. restaurants, telegraph
offices, theatres and places of amuse-
ment, and it is especially allowed to
sell anything that may be required in
case Of sickness ana for burial pur-
poses.
Surely, with the numerous kemp.
tions found in the law, it an not be
successfully claimed that the Sunday
Law denies to any citizen II of his
rights to the ''pursuit Of life, liberty
aud happiness" 1t surely will not
be commended that because all saloons
are ordered to be closed on Sunday,
by the law. that the right of the citi-
zen to freely indulge in intoxicating
liquors is abridged. 70 the man who
desires to drink liquor on Sunday,
nothing is easier than for him to salts
fy his appetite on Sunday. All he has
to do is to lay in a supply of his favo-
rite beverage on Saturday. sufficient to
last him W. Sunday. II he feels that
he must have company to share his
glorious sport of imbibing liquid poi
son, he can have all the company he
wants by inviting his friends to meet
him at his own hearth-stone. where,
under the eye of his wife and children
he "a imbibe to his hearts content.
Ii he would be ashamed to let his fam
lily know that his substance is being
expended on the indulgence of the
product of the still then, it is well that
the Legislature has said that he should
be allowed to satisfy his craving
In places where the feet of women and
children never tread.
The chances are that a man will
spend mach less money, and drink !
much less liquor if he were to indulge
his home. than if he had the on. (
Elements of the open saloon to cause
him to spend his money freely.
No man who drinks moderately
need be ashamed to indulge at nome,
and it Is distinct advantage to the
moderate drinker to have the saloons
closed on one day out of the seven.
Law Il ORDER,
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EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited by
l.. O. BRUMFIELD. L.ockport, La.
EDUCATIONAL REVIV4LS.

Educational meetings and the pub
lie press are the only direct means of
arousing the people to IA sense of their
duty to the schools. Every great re
form was once the thought of one man !:
discussion made it public property,
proved its value ard led to it's adoption.
The school people must not hnild for
to-day only. hut for the next Year, the
next decade and the mkt century.
The school question must he kept
before the public eye; the Teachers
Institute and the County Association
are the ,caaiest means. If the private
citizens can he induced to take part in
the discussions, il great point is gain
Ell for thus the MASSES are brought
into int" direct touch with educational
thought end are converted to its Cos
pei The snurrirtendpnt is. 10y posi-
ton the chief support Of the County
! Association Success may he possible
without his active support. hnt we can
not recall an instance. If he enters
this work as a leader. resolved to sue
ceed-if rot this yea then neXt-if
not next. then before he quits the
movement very ralely fails If he
begins, expecting to fail, making the
start merely To satisfy his conscience,
he has failed already. When the leader
loses his confidence in himself and
followers. tlse rank and file lose spirit
aud take to their heels. 1t has been
demonstrated too aften-:n too many
counties. Ivy too many people--to doabt
success if the superintendent is deer
mined and can find as many as three
wntke,s-tltree Zs.riehteous'-among
his teachers. IF he cannot find as
MANY as three. he wnala better revoke
al armfnl of certificates. npon the
ground of general wolthlessness. The
burden in .his good work is upon the
superintendent and he cannot shift it..
Ii the A>SOrlatlen Is a success. the
principal credit is his: ii there is none
or Il failure, the chief fault is charged
bic III his account. It twelve meetings
cannot he held. four eau if four can
not. two can if two cannot. one can.
and even one will yield good interest
anon the investment. Failure to tfg is
the only igaomiRi0as failure.
In addition 10 the regular organi-
z%ation, there should be at least one
general meeting every year in each
county-a kind of educational picnic
III the spring or fall-enlivened with
vigorous discussions OF vigorous school
questions. The lawyers, the ministers.
the physicians. sometimes the farmers
the merchants and the mechanics, can
be interested and pressed into the
public service on such occasions.
These are sources from which the
school people could utilize a great in
t1uence which Is now allowed to 90 to
waste. The school cause deserves
discussion. and can get it if our official
leaders only will it. Discussion is the
food that our school interests live on.
The Southern School.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th. Judicial District Court, Parish of
Lafonrche.
Succession Of Helenas Thibodaur
deceased wtte OIL. Victor Hno-
bloch, No. 1920, ProGates.

TNAkE NOTICE THAT PURSUANT To
4 All order and decree of the above Court
ana TO Il commission tn me directed in the
above eutltled and numbered succession
VIII offer for sale at public a~uction, pursuant
70 law 70 the last and highest bidder on The
premises. situated in this parish on the left
bank Of Bayou Latonrclle, at about eleven
miles below the town OF 1hiboia.x. on
SATURDAY, APRIL 9th, 1895.
between the hours OF IL o'clock a. m. and /
o'clock p. ~, the following described pron-
erty, to-wit:
MOVABLES.
One thresher and portable engine. tI,e mn
divided half OF one cart. The undivided half.
OF one rice thre>her and engine. one old hno-
gy, the undivided hal. Of one mule. The unii.
vlded half of four plo VS.. the undivided half
OF one mould Piow. the undivided half of one
sIiky pIOw. the undivided half of one bar.
row. one COW, ROugette. the undivided half
OF one lot OF hay, the undivided half of one
iof OF corn. one lot OF oil iron, two Old hand
hoes, the undivided half Of four cane knives
the undivided halt Ut nine cords Of wood. IN
Ola wooden chairs. four dressers, one bureau
three aoodap tables. one dining room s,fa
two beds and bedding, one lot of crockerv.
KNIVES. one stove with lot of kitchen utel-
sis. one wash-stand, four old clocks.
Terms and conditions OF sale, Cash TO nav
debts. JAMES BEARY.
Sheriff If Lafourcbe.
March 23rd. 1895.
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Mckinley of Ohio, who is now sa-
cheeing through the Southern States,
says that il the Republican party
places a free silver planknin its plat
form, he will quit the party. If he
expects to be elected president on Il
platform OF l!igh protection class tax
alton, he will find that a sufficient
number of Republicans will desert
their party TO leave him Hhere Harri-
son found himself when he advocated
such crazy ideas in 1892.
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Japan has declared a cessation of
hostilities against China whilst nego-
tIations OF peace are III process Of set
Ting the troubles between the two
nations.
China has shown herself unable to
carry on Il war with any modern ma
tion. Shut up in her own egotism,
imagining that with her 100. 000, 900 of
people she was master Of tlos world.
she is suddenly awakened to the fact
that she is 300 years behind the age.
To The forward march ofintelligence
and Improvement she must yield
wiietlle- gracefully or not.
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Nercons prostration is also cured by
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If You feel weak and badly. take P.
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For rheumatism. Malaria and Sy-
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Root and Potassium) is the best known
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