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The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

IF the Dudleys and Baileys and 9TH
ers of their way of speaking really be-
lieve. as they claim to believe, that
three-fourths of the Democrats OF Texas
are in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
l." asks the Galveston Tribune, why
were they not willing to submit the
question to fair test in the Democratic
primaries?" And Echo answers why?
The ruling has driven hundreds of
good men out of the Democratic party.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

In building a house If you put a
"hatchet and saw" man to doing join
er work he will botch everything he
touches. In working on the structure
OF government in this country the Dem
ocrats and Republicans have proven
themselves to be "hatchet and saw
men; they have botched everything
that they have touched-spoiled much
valuable timber, can't make a good
joint. But one thing they have never
failed to do. and that is to rake in the
.axes and draw their pay.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09
VOL. III.
Children Useful.

Street-cleaning by children seems
like novel philanthropy; but it is
one that exists in fact in both New
York and Brooklyn. Col. Waring was
the first to invoke the aid OF the little
ones for cleaning the streets, and his
plan has been adopted by the Woman's
Health Protective association OF Brook
lyn. The street is the playground of
the children OF the poor. and their
nursery as well. To show them the
beauty and the necessity of keeping
things in order is to beget in them
feeling of local pride about their
especial neighborhood and desire to
improve it. They are taught not to
scatter the contents Of ash-barrels and
and refuse boxes. but to pick up from
the streets the fruit skins, papers and
tins carelessly scattered by their indif-
ferent elders. In Brooklyn the child
ren are asked to form themselves into
a league, and to sign a paper declaring
their desire to aid in keeping the
streets in order. The dues are 8 cents
year, and the reward aside from phil
anthropic satisfaction, is pretty badge
OF membership. Such practical train
ing In good citizenship could be intro
duce with good effect in every commu-
nifty.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The United States senate is the most
costly body in the world. There are
ninety members, and there is employees
to wait on them. These employees draw
about $4S0.0O0 year out of the peoples
pockets. Besides each senator draws
$1,000. There are. says the New York
World, 121 clerks to committees, fifty
two laborers, without labor to perform,
and fifteen policemen, through the
senate and Of the capital Is guarded
by the regular capitol police. All this
comes about because the people do not
pull the leaders Of the two old parties
to time. There will be no change until
the reformers get In power.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The initiative says 1.-The Little
Statesman" gives the people the power
to compel the legislature to put in
form all such laws as they may ini-
tiate or demand by preliminary vote.
The referendum permits all legislative
enactments to be referred to the peo-
pie for ratification by vote before they
become laws. The imperative man
date gives the people the right to vote
out of Office at any time men who fail
to serve the public or who are untrue
to their pledges and proportional rep
reseutation secures the representation
of all parties in proportion to their
numerical strenctAs In short an absV
Lutte government by Me>people.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The railroads seem to be supreme
so far as the courts are concerned. The
United States Supreme Court declared
in recent decision that the inter I tie
railroad commission has no control
over freight rates where the article of
commerce is of foreign production. An
other argument in favor of government
ownership of railways.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Had no use OF II whatever. Now / can
use my arm. can feed myself and think
that within few weeks will 20 back
10 work on the road ! had doctored
with all I could hear Of before Veno's
remedies were applied. and had even gone
the money l had with no avail. veno's
remedies have been a great blessing to
me and ] now freely sign this and make
oath TO the above as a true statement
(Signed)
Before rue. Geo. Nash, a notary pub
lie. IN aforesaid County. and State. per-
sonaliy came A. II. Crawford, and made
oath to the above statement Subscribed
by him. Witness my hand and notariat
seal, this sth day Of June. 1885,. (Sealo
vENO'S CURATIVE SYRUP is the
best and only scientific cure 1t perma-
rontly cures malaria (chills and fever)
and thcroughly cures catarrh. constipa-
ton and liver trouble. 1t strengthens
the nerves. clears the brain, invigorates
the stomach and purifies the blood, leav-
ing no i'll effects. This medicine has for
IT'S body the famous Llandrindod water,
the great germ destroyer and blood pssri-
ficr. md when used with
vENO'S ELECTRIC FLUID will cure
rheumatism. paralysis. sciatica neural
rin ard all nches anti pains. No hrTne
should he without these medicines. They
ere sold at 80 cents EACH twelve for r.
Ask vour druggist to get veno's CuSa-
five Syrup and veno's Electric Fluid isr
you.
CURE relieves IN minutes- 1oc- At drug
storeA
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The gold bugs claim that the ssle of
the $262, 100000 of Democratic-R -Repub-
lican bonds under the Cleveland-Sher
man administration, has proven the
credit of the government to be good.
Under the American idea the United
States government does not need one
dollar of credit, for it has the power to
create and pay out full legal tender
money. Then why borrow?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Do not forget that when Mr.. Culber-
son became governor, there was def
cheney of 81, 800, 900, and that it has in
creased until it is now 81, 800. 600, and
this too in the face of his solemn
promise that he kept standing in the
Dallas News that he would reduce ex-
penses $3.50, 900 year. Just another
old party promise broken, that's all.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The financial question is the vital
issue before the people, says the bi-
metallic press. Yes, and SO we have
said for the past twenty years, and had
'stick-to-party-dupes," investigated
the green back craze ard 'damnedn
the bonds and bankers, says the Lam
pasas Coming Light, we would to-day
be free from debt-a happy prosperous
people.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09
A Vicious wildcat.

Robert Skylsr, an S0-year-old resi-
dent OF the Delaware Water Gap, in
New Jersey, followed some strange
tracks to his barn, and on opening the
door was attacked by wildcat. Blu.
for the timely arrival of his two sons
he would have been killed.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

1t is singular that monopolies exist
and flourish in this country when nine
men in every ten are opposed to them.
The old party leaders are still in Office,
remember.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Fusion is death. Stand by the name
and platform and invite all good men
to come and assist in the perpetuation
of liberty in this land.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Will you have to see monopolies'
cohorts in arms at your doors before
you will lay down your prejudice and
vote for your own interests? Will
you, or not?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The state executive committee fol-
lowed the advice of the National Re-
form Press association in fixing the
date for the state convention.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Did our "young Christian governor"
ever play jackpot poker? If so, when
and who withp
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Temptation is hard to resist. This
is proven by the way the monopolist
bribe the old party law makers, gov
ernOrs and presidents.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

A modern Democrat and an up-to-
date Republican are the same. You
may call polecat any other name, but
1T does not change his odor.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Any dollar. made of any material
whatever, that is full tender for debt
is an honest dollar beyond the question
of doubt. Law makes money and not
material.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The cathode rays of truth are
breaking upon the minds of the old
party leaders to the fact that they are
doomed to retirement.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Party traditions are not worth a
snap of the fingers these times. We
want action, relief.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Tories. traitors and bosses editor
bosses too) should be set down on at all
POpulist conventions.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

A cowardly man lin politics) is to be
pittied by all brave enough to vote for
refoi N.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The Democrats are Gin" and the de-
ficit in both national and state revenue
continue to pile up.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

VIII you refuse to investigate and
continue in delusion, the mother OF
prejudice'
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

John G.. Carlisle is the Cleveland
Sherman gangs candidate. He may
kiss the feet of the money power, but
he will never be president.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

What is the difference between big
Newspaper boss and some other kind of
q boss?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

r. @. Mills is the Cameleon senator.
He changes his votes as often as that
lizard does its color.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

II reform, or any material change is
brought about that will benefit the
masses, it will be through the Peoples
party, for old party leaders never
change except, from bad to worse.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Monopoly has secured its lease ol
life by legislation bought of the peo
ple's misrepresentation.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is our only
medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs. G. Beltz,
439 sth ave-, Denver, Col, Nov. s, '95.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

If our "heroic young Christian gov
ernor" ever played jackpot poker,
when and where was it?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Down with party bosses though they
be big editors.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The taxes paid for school purposes
are about the only taxes that the people
ever get back.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Some people think man cannot be-
have unless he belongs to a church.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The soup house season is about to
crose for the winter-men can now
tramp.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The idea Of the Populists nominating
Ex-Gov. o. NJ. Roberts! There IL no
danger of such a thing occurring be-
cause there are not ten Populists in
Texas that want him nominated.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

And now j. G. Carlisle is known as
the Judas from Kentucky" About
eight.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

In true civilization there would be
no servitude.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

What right has an old party voter to
complain?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Do not worry about wAat the St.
Louis convention will do, but push or
ganizatioa. Get ready to help count
the v0H.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The initiative and referendum will
knock out the professional politician.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Hew to the line-stick to the princi-
pies Of equity and right.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

The initiative and referendum knocks
out tricksters, and simplyfies govern
ment. 1t gives government by the
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Employ all the policy necessary to
win without the sacrifice of principle.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Don't be fool because some other
man is one.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Truth fears nothing but an old party
leader.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09
NATCHITOCHEs LOUISIANA FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 1896
GOLD CONSPIRACY.
INSTANCES WHERE GOVERN
MENT INTERVIEWED.

Facts That Prove tho Cleveland Admin
istration to Be Hand In Glove" with
the Wall Street ConspIrators-Treaso
Stalks Abroad.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

What is your opinion of man who
will ruin because he could not rule?
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09

Tricksters trihe, trim and train.
The Louisiana populist., 1896-10-09
A RAILROAD MIN
Was Rendered Speechless = Stricken
With Paralysis While Standing at
His Post of Duty.
Specialists I'm Louisville and Nashville
Could Not Cure Him.
VENO'S REMEDIES
Brought Back His Speech and Cured Him
They Arc the Coming Remedial
Agents Of the World.

A. ii. Crawford. engi.
neer on the l.. & n. r.
r.. sends Veno the fol-
lowing sworn affidavit:
State of Indiana. ss.
Co. OF Vanderburg. 90
On the 25th day Of De-
cember. 1891, / was run
ming from Nashville.
when l was stricken
with Hemiplegia (par-
tial paalysis) OF my left
arm and limb. being
made helpless instantly.
l was at that time one
Of the oldest engineers
on the l.. 4 N. II. X.
Since that time j have
been fiagman at Howell
Station. On Tuesday,
May Is, 1894, 1 COM
menced using Veno's
Electric Fluid and Cura-
tive Syrup. The first
treatment gave me relief.
Before / commenced l
could not hold a knife
or fork in my hand, and
could not lfft INV arm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
WAS HAYES ELECTED?
The Question Is Yet Before the Iowa
Courts.
From the Springfield Union.

From the Springfield Union.
There is n case pending in the Dis
trict Court at Mt. Pleasant, Ia, which
grew out of what was practically a
campaign bet made during the Hayes
Tilden contest. In Octocer, 1876, Job
Codner sold a horse to W. H. Nugen,
giving in payment a note which was
worded as follows: "When Hayes
and Wheeler is elected President of
the United l promise to pay to Job
Codner S65 for value received"
Notwithstanding the fact that Hayes
was declared by the Commission to
have been duly elected, Nugen claim
ed that the matter was still in dis
pute, and he refused to pay the note
or to return the horse. Codner
brought suit before q Justice of the
Peace, and on default secured a judg-
ment for the face value of the note,
with interest until paid, but Nugen
appealed to the District Court, where
the case was dismissed. Codner then
brought a new suit for the value of
the horse, and, according to the IoUd
State Register, that CASE is still pend
ing, the title being "Hannah r. Cod
ner, administrative of the estate of
Job Codner, agt. w. H. Nugen."
The horse long ago departed this
life. The original plaintiff is dead,
and neither of the law firms origin
ally retained Is in existence. But the
case is still on the docket, and the
Clerk OF the court complains of the
work involved in keeping it there
during the last nineteen years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
BETTER TIMES IN ARMENIA.
Outlook Is More Peaceful and Relief
Work Progresses.

New YORK, March 6.-The Chris
tidn Herald is in receipt of the follow
ing cablegram:
VAN, Turkey, March 5.-The out
look here is rather better and more
peaceful. Orders have been given
the Government for five battalions of
troops to proceed to the outlying dis
trlcts to protect the Christian villages
from the Kurds.
The missionaries r arranging to
materially diminish the Christian Her.
aid relief work in the city of Van, and
are sending as many refugees as pos
sible to their homes in the different
villages.
Money is needed to help those who
have exhausted their means in the
struggle for existence during the
winter. Relief work must now also
take up the distribution of seed and
cattle for ploughing. If funds were
available we could do much good by
sending relief parties to outlying dis
tricts.
We are hopefully awaiting further
aid from our friends in America. Our
industrial bureau, which is now en-
ploying several thousand families,
should be continued for several
months, and it is the only means of
support for a multitude of helpless
women and children.
(Signed.) GRACE KIMBALL,
Missionary of the American Board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
RE
Physically and Mentally, Is This Ken
lucky Septuagenarian.

DANvILLE, KY, March jefferson
Stitt Stamper, of Wolfe county, is a
most extraordinary individual. He is
10 years of age, and has a great repu-
tation as a long-distance pedestrian.
He has walked thousands of miles, and
says he can still cover % miles a day
with ease Inc comfort. He can also
cut his three cords of wood a day, and
that is a big days work for a young
buck. He is hale and hearty and bids
fair to live many years yet. He has a
powerful memory, and retains every
thing, giving dates of storms, severe
spells of weather, ETC., for many years
back as accurately as if he had a diary.
Mr.. Stamper has made ten trips to
Missouri, and can tell you to-day OF
all the people with whom he stopped
en- route, the kind Of weather that pre-
vailed during his journeys, and many
other incidental things. He will talk
to you entertainingly for an hour at a
time, but as soon as you commence
putting questions to him he politely
tells you that you a finish the story,
and closes up as tight as a clam.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
A PRETTY GIRLS PROBLEM.
Tried to Buy Postage Stamps at Less
Than the Marked Price.

The sad event chronicled in the fol-
lowing lines occurred Monday in the
I Mexico post-ofice:
She was an extremely pretty girl
from South Mexico with the brightest
eyes, the pinkest cheeks, the reddes,
lips, the cutest nose and the sunshin-
lest face that had been seen in that
locality for years.
So pretty she was that young Mason,
the susceptible clerk at the stamp
window, gulped as If he had swallow
ed something when she came trip
pingly up to the window and spoke to
him.
"Have you postage stamps?" she
asked as %innocently as if the govern
ment post offices usually dealt in hay
stacks and grindstones.
But Mason eve noticed that. He
didn't notice anything but the spark
ling vision before him, with three I'M
stamped letters in its soft, white
hand.
eyes, MISS" he responded, making
4 Herculean effort to suppress his
emotion.
"Can | get three for a nickel?"
Now, Mason loves his little joke, but
Il man who will joke on a sacred sub
iect is fit for treason, stratagems and
spoils.
Eyes, MISS he answered, and quite
tenderly, too.
"Oh, how NICE" she twittered.
"Mamma said they never sold them
any less, no matter how many we
wanted. But | said i vas sure they
would, and now won't mamma be sur
prised when | tell her that I got three
for a nickel?"
The coy, arch smile she sent 1utter-
ing through the window to Mason was
something to be treasured in the heart
of any man to his dying day.
81 am sur she WILL" he murmured,
smiling back at her as best he could
under the circumstances.
"Well, give me three, please" and
she laid a nickel down in the window
before him.
He did not dare look at her, but
kept his eyes on the drawer where
the stamps are confined.
AS he picked out two twos and a one
and laid them beside that soft, little
hand waiting for them on the window
sill there came into her beautiful eyes
such a look of tender reproach that he
went right ove to the registry clerk
and registered a solemn vow that
never, no never, again would he per-
NIT his sense of duty to dull the finer
faculties of his feeling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
NEXT DAY
John Was to Die, But a Member Ex-
posed the Suicide Club.

CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, March 6.-The
little hamlet of Five Points is consid-
erably excited ver the discoverythat
a suicide club exists within its bound
aries. Its roster contains the names
of some of the Influential citizens of
the neighborhood. At its last meeting
held in it's club room Thursday night,
Feb. 20, it was proposed and unani-
mously %concurred in that each mem
Der was to die by hanging, and that
two members must die each year-one
on March 1, and the second one Sep
TENDER until the entire club became
extinct. The choice of time was to be
decided by lot. The first casting of
lots resulted in the selection, it is al
legged, of John Watts, who was DOOM
ed to carry out the mandate March /.
He was making active preparations
for executing the mandate, it is said,
when William Dulgar, one of the
members, is declared to have revealed
the secret. Watts had gone so far
with his preparation as to settle all his
business, so it is claimed, and to write
farewell letters to his friends. Since
the disclosure alleged, Dulgar's life
has been putt in jeopardy, it is believed,
and 1t is likely he will leave the COM
munity at C
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
Seeds For Small Gardens

People who grow largely for market
know, as a part of their business, how
many garden seeds to SOW, but this is
not always the case with the man or
woman who has but a small garden.
For this we give the following: AS
paragus bed of Is square yards, l pint;
beet row, SO feet, ? ounces; cabbage
bed of s square yards, 1 ounce; carrot
bed of IL square yards, ? ounces; cell
cry, 4 square yards, l ounce; endive,
4 square yards, 1 ounce; bush beans,
row so feet, 1 pint; lettuce, 4 square
yards, l ounce; onions, 9 square yards,
2 ounces; parsley, row, so feet, IL
ounces; parsnip, drill of 200 feet, 2
ounces; peas, early, row of go feet, 11a
pints; potatoes, row of 80 feet, =
peck; radishes, 4 square yards, IL
ounces; turnips, 4 square yards, l
ounce.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12
A COMMISSION TO CUBA.
The President Said TO Favor an In
vestlgation General Merritt IN
Washington.

CHICAGO, March 6.-The report that
General Wesley Merritt, commander
of the department of the Missouri,
has been summoned to Washington
for a conference with the President
and his advisors on a secret mission of
Importance is believed by army men
in this city to be true. At army head
quarters it is said that President
Cleveland contemplates sending a
military commission to Cuba to ex-
anime into the condition OF affairs on
the island and it is surmised thatGen-
eral Merritt is to be given the leader
ship of the commission. No member
of General Merritt's staff, however,
is willing to be quoted in the matter,
as the secrecy that is being observed
at Washington e~njoins silence. Be-
sides General Merritt, several other
high officials of the army have been
summoned suddenly to Washington.
1t is also possible that they are to con-
suit with the President and the Sec
ASAdiy VI war d5 w tuC DCSt LucduS
of mobilizing the United States troops
in event of war. 1t is suggested that
if a single commissioner went to Cuba
it would be a military man, as his in
vestigation would have to be of a
military character chiefly. General
Merritt is a personal friend of the
President, He is third in rank i'm the
army.
Washington, March 6.-Major GEN.
eral Wesley Merritt, commanding the
department of the Missouri, arrived
in Washington last night accompan-
led by his aide, Lieutenant Strother,
first infantry. If, as reported, his
visit has any reference to the state of
affairs in Cuba, that act is not known
to General Merritt. |
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-12

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condition.
II felt that / was incurable, and
vas in great despair, when d friend
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