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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
rTo BE coNTYSUED.l
The Baggage smasher's Fat

First Baggage-Smasher-Say, Jake,
I'm thinl1in' 1t 'ud be money in our
pockets if we'd begin handlin' trunks
more kearful.
Jake-Why wud IL?
Because the more we smash 'em the
bigger, and stronger, and heavier they
make 'em. I've struck three this morn
In made out of regular boiler iron. Me
backs most broke."-N. Y. Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
JOB for "A Good statistician.

1t is reported in court circles, says the
London Daily Chronicle, that Queen
Victoria will never hold another draw
ing-room in person, as the fatigue Is
too great at her advanced age. Some
statistician equipped with counting
machine should figure out the number
of English girls who have been present
ed to Queen Victoria In the course of her
reiRn
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
PATENT ON A FARO BOX.
Inadvertently One Was Issued by the Gov
ernment In 1919

ernment In 1919
During a discussion over . sgelable
game. Of cards few evenings since, IN
which several prominent congressional
people took part, the statement was
made that the faro box, an instrument
in use in every gambling establishment
Of the land, had been consecrated by
letters patent of the United States. To
settle the controversy two of the par
ties spent the day hunting up the rec
ords.
They found that Robert Bayley was
given patent May IS, 1912, for a new
and useful improvement called the fair
dealer or the chartae lusodiae. The
letters patent were under the hand Of
James Madison, president, by James
Monroe, se&etary of state, and were
executed by William Pinckney. as at
torney general. In the schedule which
was attached to the patent the ordinary
faro deal box is described perfectly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
Measurements.

1--WE seen the machine workers" said
Senator Sorghum's emissary.
"How do they feel?"
Their enthusiasm Is beyond meas
ure-"
mo 1t isn't. There Is always one
way of measuring their enthusiasm"
"How?"
"By the barrel. rel."-Washington Star.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
Ruined by His EIoquence.

"How's your son. the barrister, get
ting on?"
BADLY, poor fellow. He's In prison"
"Indeedl"
Eyes; he was retained by burglar
to defend him, and he made so good
plea in the burglars behalf that the
Judge held him as an accessory."-Tit-
Bits.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
An Unlucky star.

They look upon the gems Of night.
SO clear. so bright, 50 far.
MY love" said he, will constant be
AS yonder steady star"
But even as he spoke there came
To both a sudden jar
That speck OF light has dropped from
sight
1t was a shooting star!
ClsyaIand Plain Dealer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
A Matter of Making Up.

The wife of his bosom had bought for him
Just the loveliest made-up tie,
And he only escaped from wearing the
thing
BY many q made-up lie.
=1ndianapQlis JousNN. !,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-07-23
Liver Ills

Like biliousness. dyspepsia, headache, const-
patton sour stomach. indigestion are promptly
cured by Hood,s PIlls. They DO thc.r work
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16

politics before another State election
takes place. The CoURIER does DOT.
bhink that it would be at all wise to
wait too long. When the political
bee begins to bnzz around an aspiranI.
for Office, It makes q swapper ont Of
him and lie would trade of delegate
70 the constitutional convention az
quick as he would his soul il order to.
strengthen his fences for an approach
ing olectiou. New is the time, for
there are no trading candidates ID the.
Geld, and the white people Of all
parties would center On tile besS
available material for delegates
delegates that would not forget Tint
Their priuclpal duty to perform would
be b give ns laws un,ler which the
iptelllgcnt people of The Stats would
rule without q resortto physical ioecs.
or What IL just a had, Il resort 10
bribery aud the employment of other
means equally las Currupti0g.
Necessity has forced tile mtoIligeut
people Of Louisiana 10 protect Them
selves and their fAmiiies at ANY anil
i'm costs, Tho conditions that sur
round us have forced many 60 resort
to methods that they could not and
would not have approved Of weie
things different. II has been i qncs-
ton Of projecting ourselves, Of living
under good protecting government. Or
being ruled by 4 class of people that
only q fOw years back were slaves
people whom we never will acknowl-
edge aa our social equals, with whom
We cannot associate 90 terms o feqnal-
ity without dragging ourselves down
to their level, who We cannot and will
not acknowledge as our political
equals, and BY whom We will never
again be ruled.
But there is now 10 excuse for this
state Of affairs to perpetnate itself
we have q Legislature composed d
members who are fresh from the peo.
pie, who are not ID the true sense poll
~ticianR and who know and admit I'll,
evils which opprsss us. There would
Do no excuse for this Legislature II il
should fail to take the proper steps to
restrict the suffrage Of tho State. They
win be heartily condemned BY all
good people if they fail Is do go.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16


mert coueeQNaaa pNtn Vie eieetioa. apt
SIS 5rst and alm enfotsensns FITS
tfsAt hAgnony and good WIFI wiii be scum
tasfoiea. ana6nx State Wn tek6 ~ her
while ether states and Cammonwealths
have suffered immeaaurohle Distress fum
nnanoial panses and disorders general
commercial depression and crop failures
EouIaiena has pushed forward with
healthy growth, Improved oommereial.
and industrial developments abundant
andp1odAable aeEieultural returns, stable
State credit and absolite cash public sys-
ten, and private as Ws1 as public con
Germs have enjoyed az eTR 0f prosperity.
and plenty. And while Wa khus leiieitate
ourselves upon The blessings and benefits
o. vie past and the briIlianb promise Of
the future, let De not ail to offer thanks-
giving and praise 10 Him who directs the
aeatiniss D fnations and who ~vonchsafea
His blessings TO man
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16

DAMN or HEW POLITICAL ERA.
Tie people Of al parties are now
praying ortheelimination of i%gnorants'
from politics and is really begins to
look as If there win be- no lodging the
issue by politicians. This central
committees Of both parties have de-
clared in favor ot the Australian bal
lot system to be followed By =
constitutional convention.
The Australian ballot law would.
not give the full relief that The people
are crying for, but it would eliminate
q very large element, aud make Il
possible for the intelligent masses to
SEND delegates TO . constitutional
convention that would completes the
work Of purifying our elections.
THE COuRIER feels safe in predicting
a new political era for Louisiana. We
have . Legislature, THE COURIER
believes, that will take immediate
steps to adopt the Australian ballot
system, and then to call a constitu
tiOnaI convention.
All honest white persons, regardless
Of political Affiliations, will hail with
delight the dawn Of the new political
era.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16

There IS q great deal being said
about The .gate aystemn recently
adopted BY the Southern Pacific pro
and con and it seams impossible, jnst
yet, to say whether il will operate
solely to the advantage Of the great.
railroad corporation and to the detsl-
msnt Of the travelling public Of not.
The Southern Pacifc officials ctaim
chat the system il altogether feasible
and Will prove a protection to traysl-
eFs without interfering with their
comfort ID tho least. They claim chat
ID will put I stop L the practice Of
Jumping on and Off moving traias,
thcreby reducing accidenta that aFs
brought shout ia this WITH andd ecrsas
ing the number If wooden legs ard
empty sleeves. They also assert that.
ths passengers that have to 60 from
one car to smother while the train is
ID motion receive better protection AZ
the gates prevent them from falling
off the train should they happen to
slip Or stumble while on the platform
ofthe cars.
On the other hand those who
oppose the gate system CLAIM that il
Is q great Inconvenience Ior the travel.
Ter to have to show his ticket before
boarding the train, and especially il
this Inconvenience felt during d rain,
when with bis hands full Of valises q
bundles the passenger has to produce
his ticket and while doing SO gets
drenching wet. They claim that il
acts as q nuisance when u passenger
has to walk the whole length Of the
train laden with packages and vaIissi
ia order to get off at q station. An.
other objection raised to the gate
system IL thar tie passengers All
eccoped up." Persons chat have
travelled for any length Of time need
fresh air, andlike TO take advantage o.
the stops at tho different stations, and
"aupple up BY lively perambulatiOnt
around the station houses, and these
refreshing peramhulationsares seriously
interfeEed with BY the gate system. &
the opponents of the system ASSERT.
There are many other argnmente fol
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16
the pOIilIoal chsekerboard il ionic

the political checkerboard il LOnis-
lana.
Mr.. Denegre's dealings with the
Repnblica nspopulite combine was alao
the subject Of much comment, 40
everybody was anxious 70 know
whether lie would Be able t. control
tbs Iaague delegation to the extent Of
getting them to agree to tho propoai-
sion Of the combine in his interests
II can be stated as i fact. ID the
authority Of MI Denegre himself, chat
he has not i~ndsayored TO influence the
delegation either way himself 81 ne
matter. He told them that be was
not going 10 NEEDLE n that mattAr
under any circumstances bnt Il they
were willing % % aphe bad notbieg %
say about II. They asked lam iii his
opiniun ot that lsw. aud he told them
however, liz neenleA to he very esn-
Rdent tlns afternoon. and said inst is
expected 10 20 into tl,e frat ballot.
with ID lsast fifty Vntes. The league
members viii support linn 70 a man,
first. last and all tie time, aud al tho
combine claims ia have abont forty
votes IN the general Insecurity. that
would make about 6ity, seven notes.
but then it is 4 question ifthe combine
could deliver an tho populista votes ID
him.
Mr., Price is looking cheerful. ana
Senator Blanchard IL confident, whils
Judge Blacxman is saving wood anll
saying nothing nothing, except that
he will sarprise everybody before the
thing il over, but he would Dot say
what the nature Of the suprise wouil
! be. He claims the popalist vote on
the strength If his free silver views
The talk Of Justice McEnery is still
going around, and some Of the candi-
dates fear that be might cut a hole 10
their support If he ever came out as
d candidate. There are some who
regard it az altogether Improbable
that he will consent to the use Of bis
name, and others who think it likely
chat be will cOnaeut.
There is great interest ID the ap.
pointment Of the committees or the
~eenate and the house, but both Lieut..
Governor Snyder and Speaker Henry
stated To the Picayuno man to-nlght
that they had not yet decided on any
body al an. There are d number 81
spectators who are picking ont meu
whom they think wonldbe suitable fos
certain committees, but the prealdine
officers are considering the matter
themselves and say that they have not
decided On . single chairmanshlp yet
Theirs i some talk Of Dr. Trezevanl
for chairman ~ ihs ways and mea.sl
eommistes, ii leeogpifien Of bic pUai.
zion IN Ehe house. and there il also
talk III NJ. Wars for clairman of til
appropriations COMMITTEES. Iii. ia.
fatgiv II spoken 81. fof chairman og the
IiuaieisFy committeeman Mf. WAf6 ADJ
Porter torimpoFtanteommItsees MrI
Marks il spnkea Of fpg ehaifnpn 81
ths cammi Zoe % public eaaeatlen
Mr. Chaiis j. spoken 81 sor ebAi man
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16

After the league people refused to
TAX into favorable consideration the
proposition to demand the tally sheets
they trotted a proposition for y
constitutional convention, an Austria.
liam ballot reform law and i new
election. Then the league declined to
bind themselves on the last clause ii
this proposition, and they cut it of
and at last accounts Tonight they had
practically agresd On it. at least.
some Of the members Of the league.
hal, as all wers not taken into the
acheme, a committee having UNDER
taken the matter of settling il. The.
league delegation, two 81 three Of its
members, we've il Gloss consultation
will Governor Foster tosaight. Phe
fact Of tile combine recedlng lrom
Is various propositions To the leagne
delegation is taken on all sides as an
indications of weakness, and that nav
their ni,ly motive il u play ferpolitical
capital for tile coming Congressional
%.cafnpaign. Thria il not one who
would mi admip that the whole thing
rests with the league delegation,
and that hsing the case tlls lengae
delegation having joined hands with
tile Democrats and having been
conceded their nun fne speaker Of the
house, tile result il no longer in doubt,
The statement was made openly by a
leading member Of the house this
afternoon to i Picayane man that the
league people having been granted
tile speaker DC their choice were boand
to vote with The Democrats not TO go
behind the returns. and that Il practi-
cal agreement was reached to that
effect. and that sach being the case
there was no need Of 4 Democratic
caucus on the Questionnf going behind
the returns. Apiopos to this it might
be we'll to state right here that the
general impression is chat there will
be NJ caucus % the question.
Taken as d whole tile situation wa
much relieved te-day and the Demo-
Gratis wore smiles d mile long, a. they
recited tales Of lelusion which hal
4 H tM IEMH.
been told them by the pops. who hid
travelled al the way from VIM and
Claiborne to seatGoy Pharr. and wers
now ready to walk back, if they couli
NOT get transportation. There was al
exodus # Republicans tliis afternoon
and this morning, and they are leav.
ing By every train The rank and iii
have ceased to talk big and all around
it looks AZ if a big pin has been stucl
10 then balloon.
The senatorial question has aroused
d good deal of interests to-day. aud
the fact & made known to n:ght tina
there win be another candtdata ID shl
field ID ! lev days il the person 0
Hon. Theo. s. Wilkinson. The state
ment is made 81 The ssrengtb Of !
statement By 4 we'll known New or
leans Democrat. who il 6f lhe mae
counsels, and says it isa positive faet
Mg. Wilkinsun,e candidacy will giv.
vssf ~ fna aeht Fl.nn~h fsara or4 er.n.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16

NAtlef 81 HrafRttea fe ono
feflea taiiEea comnissiQs lsa
As ia . iallEpad'
corporation thar chooses b % axak1i
can't ma hlsh-hanaea eah On freight
tsa Il ths highest esd and khsfe
not many such corporations shat
fail g tase sdsantass IS the power.
they peaAsss - those sectiops q che
State where lhey hare & monopoly 81
the business.
The people ere at The mercy Of rail
roads b certain SECTIONS pi this STATES
They have g submit 10 any rates, to
any and al iDiustioea q elss avlag.
eniEe tie railroad company and 81.
- doing make q powerful and.
formidable enemy.
a railroad commission would merely
preventench corporations from uuduly
and unipstly exercising the powerthey
possess. It viii NOT hamper The rail
roads any, nor viii it exact from them
anything bus what il right and just.
Ii would not put such reatlictions Oh
|rnilroad corporations as tO interfere
with the usual increase il the mileage
Of railroads 0fthisS State button the con
traFy it would engendera betterfseling
between tho public end tho railroad
companies, as the principle causes Of
complaint wall be- removed BY the
commission.
When che subject Of creating q rail
road commission for theState Of Texas
was brOached tho railroad companies
raised the cry chat such a step would
check the rapid construction Of rail-
road lines ii the State. They claimed
that the State would be- a loser BY this
check, as The increase IN railroad
mileage increased the assessments and
thereby increased the revenues Of the
state.
But time has Knocked Che bottom
ont If the afgp ii the railroad
magnatas. eOmmissicn
was cree 4 then tho
year, AiIroad mileage in
szas has been much
opottion than before Che
81 the commission. The rs
IS tho Interstate Commerce COM
Aissinn shows 40 increase Of 3d.
4 per ent il Taxsa raIlroad lines fos
Tho ending June 80 1894 over tls
p~seaaina yeaIy while Il Louisiana
ant has 10 sommiaAion. shs iaeFaas'
fit to- same time vas oniy 5l25 POI
This comparison y only intend.
81 Il show that the railroads have noI
been injured II Texas ~ the rain
road commission.
Every State ID the Union has i rail
road commission wish the exception q
ave-Delawafe Florida Louisiana
Tennessee and Washington.
Why should We Be behind the tune
il this mattef1
The people demand that something
10 done by their representatives i
free them from tho oppressive glasl
Of railroad modopoIies. Railvos'
commission bills have gone BY default
on too many occasions already ii oul
Legislatures, and It il time for III
membsFp 81 that body Is b pioo
against Influences that Aavs served \
tliwart Clio creation Vf 4 railroad com
mission, on every pact occasion AMI
10 Wosl ana vote fof tba passage .
3 LilI creating = board q aailraaI
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16
Especial Is the Picayuue.l

BATON RoUGE, La, May l2.-The
Democrats as i rule to-day were
inclined to believe thattheR Republican
combine had given up the aght and
would lay down quietly and Submit to
the inevitable. The statement III the
Picayune chic morning that they were
endeavoEing to gst tho league people
to agree ia demand the tally sheets ID
order to verify the returns st tue board
Of supervisors WAS verified to-day whom
tbey made such d formal proposition
to the dsleganon On condition Of the
united support of tlls Republicans and
populista for Denegra for the United
Suites senate. That Of itself is an
eFideacs ol w~eakness, and wllile The
leaders Of The combine are endeagoring
to initiate ltieir hopes and keep Tie.
usn ID line I 8 known tnal they are.
hoping against hope iqr ihsK have.
made fhlss separate propositioaa %
tia lsaeus people and acknowledge
that if fhs league REFUSES 10 stand 81
them sbeg might g veil 81 home aud
tAke i raas.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-16


AT an early hour yester
aa morning tho following
telegram was resolved in.
Houma which explains Itself
BATON RoUaE, La May IA 1896.
9. VI. Aycock
Houma, La.
Foster declared elected. Vote
stood ID House SO yeas 50 nays;
Senate 2s yeas 10 nays. Price il
gaining ground and the combine is.
ebusted. All quiet.
Jro II. GRMAGE.
The elements opposed g Denn0-
cracF have been routed aDd Sow
erpor Foster viii be inauEnrated
mext Monday
Tie refusal Of the Legislature 20
ia behind the RETURNS hy d vnte Of
nearly 2 ID j was tie bitterest
pill lhat tho combine has had to.
swallow. They have been whipped
at sFery turn; driven back at every
crossing; but they have learned
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-23
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Minister and Mrs. Hatch arrived in
San Francisco en- route TO the Islands
on June 10th.
Tarn McGrew is back from college
and will be in the, city with his family
for several weeks.
A competent training teacher for kin
dergarten work has been engaged by
the Free kindergarten Society.
Prof Koebele received number OF
bats yesterday and turned them loose
in the Judiciary grounds last night
H. c. Adams has been appointed Dep
uty Assessor and Collector of Taxes for
the district of Koolaupoko, No. 2, Island
of Oahu.
The Planters Monthly, full from
cover to cover with matters of interest
to planters and business men on the
Islands, is out today. Copies may be
obtained at the Hawaiian News Co.
1t is reported through Eastern jour
mails that Ii Hung Chang will make
a complete tour of the United States
before returning to China. 1t is posi-
bic that he will be induced to sail from
San Francisco and stop here.
The lurid sunsets during the past few
days are said by scientists TO closely re-
semble those at Krakatau just after.the
terrible eruption that took place there.
This, in connection with the recent
tidal wave, leads local scientists to the
opinion that news will be received re-
garding an eruption abroad.
A native man, formerly an engine
driver on a plantation, was brought
from Maui on the Claudine Sunday, to
be placed in the Asylum Yesterday,
while confined in a cell in the station
house, he attempted to drive nail
into his head Failing in this, he chew
ed his tongue into uselessness. He was
taken to the Asylum.
The clerk of the weather reports
that the temperature last week was
! fully two degrees lower than the nor
NAL for June The sun must be very
busy these days in melting the SHOWS
of Alaska and Greenland. Now that it
has started south again, we are likely
/ 20 get our share of its radiant energy.
News came down on the w. G. Hall
from Maui yesterday morning to the ef-
feet that the ancient fish ponds at Ke-
oneoio, place four miles east Of Ma
kena, had been completely destroyed
by the tidal wave Of Last Monday NOR
ming. The effect seems to have been
more pronounced here than at any
other place.
Rev. C. II. Hyde is quite ILL He went
down to the Peninsula Saturday to
stay over Sunday. During the night he
was attacked by what seemed to be
pneumonia He was taken in hand
Immediately and brought up 10 the
city Sunday morning. His physician
thinks he has broken up the worst
part of the illness.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-06-23
MIR. DAVIES GENEROSITY.

Theo. H. Davies has been talking.
The Montreal witness has had the ben
eft of Mr. Davies views on Hawaiian
affairs. Either Mr.. Davies has been
unsupported or his regard for facts is
not as exact as we have always credit
ed him with.
In the course of remarks upon the
Constitution, the amazing statement
is made that the native population
has simply TO a man refused TO take
the oath" Now this is absolutely I'M
true A very large number OF Ha-
waiians work for the Government, and
every one of them has taken the oath
Thus the police force is largely made
up OF Hawaiians. Among the school
teachers are many well-taught Hawaii
ans. Many of the District Judges are
Hawaiians. so are the Deputy Sheriffs.
Of the House of Representative the
Speaker, Mr.. Naone, was an Hawaiian
and six OF the members are Hawaiians
The fact is the Hawaiians of sense long
ago accepted the situation. OF the
young Christian men" over whom Mr.
Davies is so pathetic that he would
draw tears from the eyes of a rattle
snake, with a few exceptions they have
taken the oath and gone back to work
again for the Government. Some of
them are actually ungrateful enough
10 think that Mr.. Davies gave them
unsound advice when he got of that
brilliant phrase, Sacrifice everything
but your honorY' If after rapsodis-
ing in the above manner and persuad-
ing those unfortunate young men to
cut off their noses TO spite their faces,
Mr.. Davies had given them employ
ment they might regard him with
somewhat different feelings TO what
they now do.
When you are in receipt of an in
come which occasionally runs up TO
half a million or so you can afford to
rhapsodise II is just men like Mr..
Davies and the political Bishop who
have kept number from taking the
oath, who otherwise would Their in
| fuence is waning and the strength OF
the Government party is increasing
Very likely Mr. Davies would like his
statement that the native population
to a man refused to take the oath"
TO be true, but unfortunately it is made
ont of whole cloth and somewhat
clumsily cut