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Evening journal., 1896-04-11
memorial nay DesecratIon.

The original objsc in establishing 9
holiday on May 30, TO be known as Deco
ration, OF Memorial Day, WAS 10 order
that the people Of the United States
should unitsdly pay reverence 60 the men
who, In the dark days OF the sixties, laid
aside bueiness and home ties and went to
the front In defense OF Old Glory, and the
National Government.
1t WAS designed that the day should be
one OF prayer, rather than pleasure. Of
reverence for the dead rather thsu pur-
suit of amusement, and that the
exercises Of the day be Of q nature to
promote patriotism and keep alive the
memories Of the heroes who laid down
their lives on the battle field, In prison
pen, or on hospital beds,
OF late years the day has lost nearly ell
the characteristics which formerly
marked IT, The slender band Of veterans
still cherish It, but the younger genera
tion has no time nor inclination TO devote
20 the memory Of those who sacrificed 80
much for them, and public games excur
sions and other forms Of amusement
have crowded out al thoughts OF the
little mounds ln the church yards. The
hurrying crowd now wends It's way to
sea shore OF ball ground, and not TO the
silent city OF the dead, and the beautiful
and impressive significance Of the day is
overshadowed by the hunt for pleasure.
The Grand Army OF the Republic has
viewed with feelings strongly tinged
with dissatisfaction this tendency Of the
PEOPLE TO turn the day into gala occa
sion. and all through the country, posts
are protesting against the abuse Of the
day. Many Of these little bands Of vet
Grams have prepared memorials setting
forth the fact that the day is one on
which the rising generation should b.
taught to und erstand that It Is a sacred
day In the annals OF the history Of the
United States, and It is intended to give
these memorial protests wide circulation.
But It is safe to.ssy that they will have
but temporary efIsct, II any. on 8 top
ping the desecratlon OF the day The
local posts have Joined In such menor
ial and we trust that their afIorts will
have some beneficial effect Ia the Depart
ment Of Delaware
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
The rrus pemoeratle Rlnr.


The contemplation Of the Presidential
plum has occupied the Republican mind
ever since the Successes Of that party at
the polls showed the possibility OF its
elec ting a President The principles Of
that party, II It ever had any, have been
lost sight OF In the glorious prospect Of
once more controlling the government
and the purse strings Of the nation
lc has gone on growiog In corruption
aud eager only for the spoils OF victory
Ia contrast 70 all this. let us look at what
has taken place in the Democratic party
in the same time. AS its leader, Mr..
Cleveland has been unpopular with
those among It's members who wanted
the spolls OF office He has stood upon
the rock Of Democratic principle aud
de6ed the power OF politlca. corruption
both within and without his party.
While the Republicans have bssn fgur
ing to parcel ont the Presidency, the
Democrats-those OF them who have
supported the administration have been
making q tremendous effort to hold their
party within the old and revered lines OF
true Democracy. the Democracy Of Jeffsr
son. Jackson. Benton and Cleveland; the
Democracy whish made this country the
glorious and prosperous nation that II Is
II is not.surprlslng, therefore, that that
honored member OF the administration,
that sound, hard money Democrat, Seere
tEry Carlisle, should possibly decline %
secsde to the wishes OF his own state to
become n Presidential candidate. Mr.
Carlisle says no, and hs tells US the reA
son why
The secretary says that he Is more
interested In the welfare Of the party
than he Is In who is to be the next presi-
dent, b,c luss he believes It's capacity for
useful service to the country In the
future depends upon the position it takes,
or omits to take, upon the public ques
tions now engaging the attention Of the
people. and especially the questions
affecting the monetary system Of the
country and the character and amount Of
taxation to be impo led upon our cltlzsns.
The Democracy Is not lacking In patriots,
like Secretary Carlisle. It has a score Of
men, any Of whom would make q good
president, and moIt OF whom are now
engaged In preserving the principles and
the dignity of their party
When the conven tion meets at Chicsgo
nomination will be made that will sweep
like wild-6re throughout the country,
for 1t will be Of man who has not
schened for the Office; one whom the
people will recognizs as their natural
leader, and he will be elected
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
"Rob ROY" Next Monday Night.

Few productions OF light opera have
been seen In this country for years
which created such q favorable impress
sion as that Of Rob Roy" Mr. Whitney
has brought together a remarkably
strong ana well balanced company for his
production Of "Rob Roy" so that no
wonder can be expressed at It's continued
run OF prosperity throughout the entire
country In Miss Juliette Corden. Miss
Lizzie MRoNichol, Miss Anna O'Kesfe
William Pfuettte, Willlsm McLoughlin
and Richard +. Carroll he certainly pos
sesses what might almost be termed q
star cast, An augmented orchestra is
promised. and as the production In every
respect will be the same as IN New York,
a successful engagement will be the un-
doubted result at the Grand Opera House
next Monday night
On Saturday. April IS. Miss Margaret
Mather and her excellent company will
present Romeo aud Juliet"
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
DE-. JekrII and nIr. H,de

Thomas Shea gave q splendid rendi-
lion Of the duel role OF DR.. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde at the Opera House. That the
htuse was thoroughly appreciative was
sttested to by the unbounded applause
This is undoubtedly Mr. Shea's greatest
work, ana 1t compares favoraby. in all
it's horrible details, With that Of Richard
Mansfield Capable support was afforded
by the members Of the company. The
only incongruity was caused by intro
ducing Jere McAuliffe's songs This
afternoon the matinee attraction Is
"Snares OF New York" and TO night
"The Man OWar's Man" an excellent
war drama. will hold the boards. This
closes the engagement
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
MATTINGs GALORE.

And comfort is suggested
by Mattings.
The prettier the pat
tern, the greater the COM
fort.
The finer the weave,
the better the wear.
Pretty mattings woven
perfectly. with or without
cotton warp.
Also new stock just
from the Orient is here
in plenty.
'Tis a stock marked
low, considering the stuff.
China Mattings $4 per
roll up.
Japan Mattings So 50
per roll up.
Drop us a postal and
we will send man with
samples and prices.
Don't Forget Our RUGS and WhOls Carpets
1t is time to look over
your Awnings. The sea-
son is here and we can
serve you better than
ever before.
Price and quality guar
anteed.
LiChTenStein 8 Hart
AIS Market Street.
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
At wonderland Theatre.

Commencing next Monday afternoon
another new program OF high class vaude
Vile will be presented to the patrons ol
the above amusement resort The fol
lowing are the performers: Allyne and
Lingayd the drawing room song and
dance artists; Buns aud Nina. assisted
by PrefetzJr w A Parry. Ia descriytlv,
songs, illustrated with besutiful stere
opticon views; the Two Kids. comedy
sketch artists; Mason and Titus. shadow
Rraphists; Pa tsy BrRnnigsn, celtic wit
T. j Hefron one-legged acrobat and
dancer; Mullaby trio ia farce comedy
Prince Albsns and Miss Ii Brant, 10
mind reading teats; Walter Ballston. the
serpent hypnotist, and others The usual
prices will rule With a matinee daily.
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
she peeIared pivIdsnda.

On Wednesday night last Mrs Wilson,
who lives at No Az East Eighth street.
heard plaintivs yOwlinR and. sorstchir 3
at her door, and on opening it found out
side q large, handsome cat The animals
coat gave evidence OF the careful atten
tion of kind mistress. The cat came IN
and made her home In "a ash pan.
When Mrs Wilson arose next morning
she found where she had left one cat the
night before there were now eleven. Tn,
cat had declared an immense dividend
during the night.
The mother cat is evidently the pet oi
some family who have now the oppor
tunity to reclaim her with Rll her &C
crued dividends.
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
GREATER THAN PAsTeuR.

A Remedy for Heart Disease Groater In
its Results Than the Great Discoveries
OF Louis Pasteur.
All honor to that great Frenchmen
Louis Pasteur, whose famous bydrophobia
cure aud other scientific discoveries have
made him famous. Peace to his ashes
now that he has left this world. But II
Is a problem measured by actual results,
whether he has done more for the worl
than the dIseoverer Of DR.. Agnew's Cure
Tor the Heart. We speak Of heart dis
eass as inourable. and yet here is a
remedy that has practically grasped
thousands from the hands OF death. 10
cases where IT. seemed that every breath
taken would be the last, Ia half an hours
time patients have been brought around,
aud little perseverance, Ia its use re-
moves the disease. even when OF q
thoroughly chronic character. Sold by
J. M. Griffin Fourth and Madison streets
aud n Danforth Second and Market SITS
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
LiChtenStein&Hart
Ais Market Street.
EXCLUSIVELY CARPETS
AND DRAP RIES.
Have You Heard Of Our Carpet Wonders?

Have You Heard OF Our Carpet Wonders?
Of course you have. We've
been exemplifying per-
petual motion in our Car
pet Rooms. Every piece
on the floor from Ingrains
TO Wiltons put at a
figure bound to make
it move. If you've
waited to get SLOW sea-
son" prices now's your
time. You'll get pat
terms never to be dupli-
Gated, and weaves of
finest quality. The cost
is nearer wholesale than
retail.
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
Massachusetts Benefit
- Life Association.
(Foundeu 1881
Exchange Building. No. 53 State Street,
BOSTON.


Exchange Building. No. 53 State Street,
BOSTON.
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS FOR 1895.
Insurance IN Force Dec. 81. ao no
POlices written during the
Insursncs written during
the year e. $24, 1l5, 7oOOO
Amount carried to Surplus
Fund during the year. $s64. 69S 6l
Dividends paid 10 Policy
holders during the -
Cash assetts $1,165, 410 90
Total membership .6l 94O
Amount paid In Losses $l,7O3. 90o "a
Total amount paid In
Losses since orgsniza-
ton -. 81, ,s56. 494 25
The following is an extract from report of
recent examination of the Association:
:. The company and the certificate holders
are 20 be congratulated upon the correctness
and clearuess with which the books and
accounts are kept and the careful manner in
which the business Is conducted
Signed. GEORGE S. MERRILL,
5. W. CARR,
Insurance Commissioner. Maine.
@. w. BROWNELL.
Insurance Commissioner. Vermont.
ALBERT Q. LANDFRS.
Insurance Commissioner. Rhode Island.
VIM. NJ. HAHN
superintendent Of Insurance, Ohio.
GEORGE A. LlTCHFIELD, President.
w. q. COhIHEbL, Treasurer.
A. JASLOWSKY,
General Manager for Delaware,
Room 300 Equitable Building.
Evening journal., 1896-04-11
perotsea Of the BurIesnue.

The Henry Bur esqne Company will to-
night close a mosC successful week =
stand at the B lu Not for many months
has q show OF this class had such large
and uninterrupted fl Nv Of patronage from
men, both young and old, who delight In
tights aud the ether accessories Of the
broad burlesque
Evening journal., 1896-04-11

The Republicans are very much troubled
because the Democrats have not, like
themselves, supsrhulty OF presidential
candidates. They need not worry. The
Democrats have something else 70 think
about besides the spoils OF offics. but
when the proper time comes there will be
a candidate who will secure the cont
dsnce Of the people and he will be elected
Evening journal., 1896-04-11

This latest sensational story was to the
effect that an attempt had been made to
nbduct Cornelius Vanderbilt for the pur
pose Of holding him for ransom. It was
csnsrd on the face Of IT, Why will re
spectacle newspapers print such "rot2"
Evening journal., 1896-04-11

The New York law authorities have de
eide d that a sandwich Is meal and the
saloon-keepers propose TO sell such
meals for FIVE cents and give away the
beer to 60 with them. This Is how they
expect to outwlt Farmer Raines's new
linnnr Law.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
lInILr NoNsENsE.


Ills Significant Statement 3onn5
ny, Z you ever whipped at schooi2
Only BY the teacher. s-Indianapoiis
journal.
-Watterson sIsnt your pianu
frightfully out Of tune2y "Oh, no; my
daughter is just playing a little thing
Of Wagner's now, -somerville jour
Ial.
-"De only sign er humility SONS
folks shows said Uncle Eben, am ter
lif, dab voices in loud condemnation er
dab own faults in somebody else
washington Star.
Not a Free Moral Agent, did
Gamsby bury his wife with her dia-
monds on, as she requested2s HE
couldn't; he was buying them on the
installment pian.,@Chicago Record
Sweet neutrality-suspicious.
father, let me have a sixpence to give
to a poor, lame man. Father-sWho
IS the poor, lame man, Johnny" John-
ny-"Er-well, father, he happens to
be the ~doorkeeper at the circus.n-Tit-
Bits.
~ do not see" she said, with great
severity, how it would be possible to
ndd to the unsightlincss Of boomers
And the little wheelwoman contented
herself with innocently Temarking;
perhaps you are prejudieed. Did you
ever try them on?"-Washingion Star.
SAY said the admiring magpate
Of trade, that poster is all right. Man
would know the minute he looks at 1t
what it is meant to advertise" AMI
he handed the artist a check Of four
figures and went his way. The artrt
sighed. $50 it is perfectly ineligible,
is it," he said unto himself. .Ah, we'll;
better men than / have at times sacri4
feed art to their necessities ."-CincinS
natl Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
wAY THEY PREFER MN.

-.
saAeawomen Fin Them More Agreeable
Than Their Own SEX.
It has long been an accepted fact that
saleswomen had rather wait on a gen.
tlcnan customer than b lady. Why this
is SO has NOT always been apparent, and
persons have assumed that it was mere
" natural for a women, associated for
the most part with her own sex ii store
work, and whose customers were prinri-
paly women. to find a man purchaser 4
refreshing relief.
An occurrence, however, in a Bostt.n
glove store a few days since puts u
other light on the subject.
The saleswoman. whose duty ii Is to
wait upon gentlemen customers, not
being thus engaged, had gone toserve i
lady, who proved to be an extremely
hard customer to suit. calling for one
style after another. The clerk was be-
coming discouraged and beginning to
feel as il she didn't care whether or not
q sale was made.
At this pointanother saieswoman said
to her: Maud, there's d man. and
came to relieve her OF the uncomfort-
able customer.
THANK goodnessl" exclaimed Maud.
as she started toward the counter where
gentlemen's gloves were said.
What would you like to see, sir?" she
asked Of the mar who was waiting.
II want a medium shade Of brown.
with q wide stitch on the back and
fastened with a button instead Of u
clasp.
The saleswoman placed a varied as
sortment before him. Quickly selecting
a pair. he exclaimed: Just what [
wantl' and had n glove fitted. III
suited him exactly, and, having paid
for his purchase, he left the store.
Now, what sort Of gloves does the
reader think this gentleman purchased
They were of d dark shade Of brown.
not medium; they had & narrow stitch
on the back. not wide; they were fast
ened with d clasp. not with buttons.
Perhaps some gentleman can answer
this question; Why do ladies like to
wait on ne better than their VA sexs
Because we : 30 easily pleased, or be-
aus We do not really know what We
want Boston Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
pEasoNAL ANp IMPERsoNAG


The German emperor has bought
two enormous bronze gates, which
formed part Of the exhibit in the Ger
man building at the Chicago worlds
fair.
Prime Minister Salisbury Is . d.
rect, %ponderous and earnest speaker,
He never attempts o%ratorical flights,
He weighs nearly as much as President
Cleveland and wears as large a hat as
Tom Reed.
Charles T. Yerkes' New York man
sion is to be a regular palace. Mrs.
Yerkes' boudoir IS being finished le-
CARELESS OF expense. The decorations
alone will cost in the neighDorhood Of
$4,000. One Of the special features is
the perfumed wood used for paneling
in every available form.
Mr.. Gladstone still reads and writes
for hours at a stretch without showing
fatigue, and seldom leaves his library
except for exercise. At the dinner
table, after working all day, he aston
ishes his friends by the vigor and brill
liancy of his conversation.
Mrs. Eva Manson, the wife of the
famous Norwegian explorer, is n of
those charmingly brave women who
place infinite trust in their husbands.
At the present moment she is awaiting
the return of her lord and MASTER
in her snug little home some 20 minutes
railway journey from Christiania.
The collection of birds ~bequeathed
by the late Henry Seebohm to the Brit
ish museum consists of more than 49,
900 skins, with 235 skeletons. Taken
in conjunction with Mr.. Seebohrn's
previous requests, this constitutes one
of the most valuable gifts ever present.
ed to the museum, and it raises the col
lection of birds from second-rate 70
first-rate Importance.
Mrs. Ormiston Chant, the English
reformer, has sailed for home after a
long visit to the United States. Mrs.
Chant dislikes the ballet because it is
SO near to nudity, and dislikes high
trapeze work because she fears the per-
formers will get killed. While she has
been in this country the Empire the
alter in London has been granted oil
the privileges that she had had denied
them for two years.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

One day Tom Logan, an Oregon law
yer and am inveterate wag, was arguing
a case before Chief Justice Greene, OF tie
supreme court, of what was then the
territory Of Washington. Opposed 10
him was a backwoods lawyer named
Browne. Logan continually referred ia
the counsel on the other side as il his
name were spelled "Browny, TO the
evident annoyance of thar gentleman.
At last the judge i~nterfered, remark.
ing:
Mr.. Logan, this g~entleman's namei is
spelled B-r-o-w-n-e. and is pronounced
Browne, not Browny. Now my name
is spelled Greene. but you wouldnot
pronounce it Greeny, would you?,s
That" replied Logan graFeiy, but
with a merry twinkle in his eye, ode
ponds entirely on how your honor de-
cides this case. -Northwest Magazine
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
A DEER
Anausements Of an evening AZ Queen NaI
tOrIa's Highland Home.

Amausements OF an Evening Mt Queen Vlil
torla's Highland Home
After a days successful Jeer-shoot4
ing. one of the sights of the season at
Balmoral or Abergeldie castle, but
chiefly at the latter, is a deer dance,
wherein the deer do not dance, bnt lie
impassive and dead enough, head and
tail, III numbers OF two, three or more,
at the chief entrance. After the royal
dinner-and the darker the night the
better-long heavy torches, called
"sownacks, made of splints of dry ing
fir bound together with green birchen
withes, are lighted and held aloft by
a number Of stalwart Killed Highlandl
ers, a piper or two, splendidly radiant
in tartan and silver, strike mp a marchy
and the royal sportsmen: accompanied
by all the princesses, ladies, and gems
tienen of their suite, come forth into
the lurid circle to view the trophies OF
The day. After inspection and re4
marks, a torch.is handed to each Of the
fnzaniahlv dressed Ia fuII
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06


to- dance a reel. The plper5nani9uA
a strathspey and reel from his drones
and chanter, and al foot the light fam
tastic aHighland Fling with whoops
and yells and wild hurrahs. 70 the
quick puisations OF sMonymusk,' and
.Hnlachan, tartan kits and plaids,
brawny limbs, and jeweIed belts and
dirkss fit and whirl in wild yet meas
ured confusion beneath the lines Of
scintillating fame. But the powers Of
muscle and lung Aoon flag on the dull,
grayelly surface TINT serves forsdancing
floor. "A bonfire is made of the t'sown-
ack" stumps, amid a chorus Of cheers
that resound far through the dark wel4
kin. Jingling glasses are charged with
che sstrong winee of the country, and
smptied to toasts, by the dancers; then
royalty seeks its bedehamber, the
great clock overhead chimes forth some
hour near midnight, and the grand specs
tacular display is over-for q night.
All the royal family are fond of danes
cling, and among the events of their
~sojourn in the Highlands, balls, to
which tenantry and seryants are all
invited, have held q prominent place.
AS might be expected life is gayer ut
Abergeldie than at BalmoraI, AT these
balls all social distinctions are disres
garded. The one fats dance, : which
the Highlanders are not slow to do.
Their dancing is characterized by much
vigorous leaping, kicking, swinging,
Keeling, thumb-cracking and interiec-
tional "woochs.7
Another occasion Of merrymaking
that comes with bilthdayliEe regular
ity Is the great Scottish festival night
Of Halloween, celebrated on the 31st Of
October of each year. The mystic rites
Of that evening" 50 graphically pors
trayed by Burns, are somewhatin abey1
ance. at Balmoral, but instead the High-
land custom Of robbing witch-spelh Of
their terrOrs through the cleansing
agency Of fire may here be witnessed ID
all its pristine glory. Blazing son4i-
acks, carried round the castle literal
" in hundreds after sunset, constitute
the purifying media, and form, espe-
cially at q distance, q sight that must ba
seen to be fully appreciated.
All these amusements are varied ~
the attendance Of frst-class concert
and dramatic companies. There Is no
monotony. The tone OF everything SAID
and done, grave as well as gay. il de-
cidedly healthy. Lille goes merry asa
marriage bell, whose chimes bring to
reeollsction the fact that Balmoral has
ever afforded idyilic facilities for court.
ship Besides the Imperial prince 81
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

oh, all sorts OF Things fpAe4
Sindbad, eVnsively. And now" he
added, quickly, eplease tell me one
thing: What did the grand vizier mean
when he told the sultan that his better
nature was coming back7s
Didn't you understand that? Why,
our sultan has two separate and dis
tinct natures-one of them very, very
bad, and the other, which comes on only
once in awhile, very good. The former
we call his bad nature, the latter his
better nature. Oh, how we do dread
the coming Of that better naturel"
why, | should think you'd be glad,''
said Tom. isn't he very ugly when
his bad nature is on7"
Usually he isl answered Selim,
sbut we can stand that better than the
freaks in which his better nature leads
him to indulge. Why, when that bet
ter nature Of his is ruling him we can't
get a man convicted of any crime, he
is so mereiful. Life and property are
imperiled. Two or three times be has
emptied the prisons while under thu
baleful influence Of his better nature,
and turned loose all sorts of dreadful
characters"
"How soon do you think another at
tack Of his better nature is due?' asked
Sindbad, a~nxiously.
"Oh, we can never tell; sometimes
he has two or three a month, and then
again a year win elapse without his
having one. AS he had a real bad spell
Of it only last month, / think some-
thing ought to be done for him; he
might be y~accinated. or something OF
that sort, but I'm not a medical man,
and ! really couldn't undertake to pre-
scibe for him. He feels as unhappy
about it as anyone else, but he can't
help it; 50, you see. we haven't the heart
to blame him. But here we are at your
prison. ALBERT Stearns, in st. Nicho
las.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

The hottest Of all red peppers Is made
from q variety whiehgrows on the coast
9f Guinea, IN Africa. There is believed
% be ON element in the coil of that
country which produces the biting
qualities Of the pod. Guinea pepper IS
70 ordinary red pepper what scotch.
tnaH il 70 Maceaboy IN. " Press,