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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
AN INCREASE or TAXES.
Extravaganza to BE ePractfced Instead
of Economy.

! The republicans in congress propose
to increase taxation instead of reducing
expenditures.
The proposition boldly stated by the
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee is to compel the plain people to
pay directly into the treasury the first
year under the new tariff at least $780,
100000 more than they are now doing,
with an increase upon that enormous
amount in the years to follow. This
is the direct taxation increase that Is
proposed. The Indirect increase OF
expense to the people through the trib-
ute they will be compelled to pay TO the
protected monopolists will be inn
mensely greater than the direct taxa
ton, which in itself will prove an enor-
nous burden. 17
Under the "Dingley" robber tariff
bin, as proposed, Mr.. Dingley, the
chairman of the committee of ways
and means, stated that the people will
have to pay in taxes $21, 100000 more
than they do now for the sugar they
use; S27 100000 more for their woolen
clothing; $17,5oo.ooo more for raw
wool $7,s00,00o more for their linen,
jute and hemp goods; s4,ooo,ooo more
for their crockery and glassware; $4,-
100000 more for the articles they use
made of metal; $3,5o0,0O0 more for their
drugs, medicines and chemicals; ST.
100000 more for their tobaccos; $1,700,-
900 more for their lumber; $6,200,o00
more for their sundries. These mil
lions Of direct taxes, as we have said,
are not all. If they were the people
might stand it. But under the robber
tariff system the indirect tax or trib-
ute levied upon the people by the pro-
tected monopolists is many times great
er than the duties paid on importa-
tons
In startling contrast to the immense
increased taxation on the necessities Of
life, proposed by the Dingley robber
tariff bill, is the fact that the bill re-
duces the duties on diamonds 10 per
cent. Under the Wilson bill diamonds
pay a duty Of 10 per cent. The repub-
1ican bill admits them free. It is notice
able also that the Dingley bill proposes
to increase the tax on champagne and
other foreign liquors only $1.5oo,Oo0,
while on woolen clothing the increase
is $27,ooo,o0o. The rich plutocrats who
wear diamonds and drink champagne
are expected to contribute even less
than they do now. It is the plain peo.
pie thatthe republican leaders are after.
The plutocrats elected Kinley and the
republican congress--the plain people
must foot the bills.-Illinois State Reg
lister,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
TO COTTON PLANTERS.
Address to Texas Farmers Which VIII Ar
rIy with E1.,o

| Address to Texas Farmers Which WilI Ap.
ply with Equal Force to Others.
The following is the address to Texas
farmers, reported by the committee ap.
pointed for that purpose by the Amer
lean Cotton Growers Protective asso-
citation, recently in session at Waco,
Tex:
To the Farmers of Texas: The un-
dersigned members of the American
Cotton Growers Protective association,
who were appointed committee by
the convention at Waco, March s, to
formulate an address to al cotton
growers, submit the following and urge
careful consideration:
aThe tendency to plant heavily of
the money crop requires the earnest
thought and cooperation of all cotton
growers in the interest OF remunerative
prices. 1t is well known that heavy
yield of cotton is used to bear the cot
ton market. The reports of acreage
even months in advance of the harvest
are used to hold down the price, and it
behooves every cotton grower to join
with his neigh Dor and co-laborer in an
effort to protect himself against the
manipulators of the cotton market. We
recognize the fact that it is absolutely
necessary for most of us to plant cot
ton. 1t is necessary in this country be-
cause it is almost the only certain
money crop. But we submit that If all
OF as were to devote our time and en-
ergies to the raising of those products
consumed at home first, and give the
balance to cotton, we would necessarily
reduce the acreage of cotton, and there
by reduce the yield. By so doing we not
only create demand for our cotton by
reducing the supply, but by raising at
home the things we formerly purchased
from abroad with our cotton money.
we destroy the necessity for a big crop, 4
and strike from our limbs the shackles
of a commercial slavery that has af-
ficted and burdened us so long.
We recommend that every cotton
grower plant enough of those products
consumed at home to supply his wants.
and in addition to that raise all the
cotton he can.
We are in favor of patronizing home |
Industries, and earnestly urge the farm
ers OF Texas to purchase the goods. I
wares and merchandise manufactured I
in Texas in preference to those manu-
faetured elsewhere, when the quality I
md price of the article are the same.
The first stimulus ever received by our
American manufacturing industries t
were the laws enacted by Great Britain
import tax on goods shipped |.
% ths colonies. The colonies rebelled. s
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
A GRAB GAME.
The DingIcy Idea IL to Favor the
Rich Manufacturer.

The DingIey Idea Is to Favor the
Rich Manufacturer.
Chairman Dingley estimates that the
| new tariff bill will increase the revenues
the first year By from $7o,o0o,o0o to
$75,000,o00. This is an overestimate,
because many of the taxes levied in the
bill are prohibitory and will greatly cut
down the trade on which the estimate is
based.
But, whatever the increase of revenue,
it will be gained at tremendous cost to
the people, for, as the Republics Wash
ington correspondent puts it. ten dol
lars will go into the pockets of the fa-
yored manufacturers for every one dol
lar that goes into the treasury Every
one dollar of revenue covers ten dollars
of robbery. i.
The Dingley bill differs from the Nc
Kinley law only in the fact that it adds
fraud to oppression. There was no pre-
tense of anything but high protection in
the Mckinley bill, but the Dingley bill,
under q plea of revenue needs and q
pretense of modifying the Mckinley
tariff, is a robbery measure in few re-
spects better and in many worse than
the Mckinley law. 1t taxes all the
necessaries of the poor to further en-
rich the millionaire hackers of the re-
publican party. It is only by fortunate
circumstance that the bill does not
greatly increase the price of food, for it
ieyies heavy taxes upon all foodstuffs
and the seed that goes into the ground.
II we imported them largely. starva-
tion would be increased by the enact
ment of this law
How fraud has been practiced In the
framing of the bill is shown by the
agricultural schedule, where an attempt
is made to dupe the farmers by useless
protection. How petty deception has
been resorted to for the purpose OF hid
ing robbery is shown by the shifting Of
q whole class of low-taxed woods used
in the carpets and the clothing of the
poor to high-taxed class, without mem
ton of the rates levied on them.
More than month ago, the Republic
foreshadowed the completed bill by
stating with remarkable accuracy the
taxes agreed upon in a large number of
articles. It predicted that
the revenue which the bill would raise
would be chiefly private. The truth OF
the report and the prediction is found
in the bill submitted to congress. The
fruit of the campaign of DOODLE is q har-
vest of grab.-St. Louis Republic.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
follows:

1t will be noted that the greatest in.
crease is expected from wool and the
manufactures of wool. The govern
ment will seek about $35, 200, ,o0G from
the carpets and clothing of the people.
It is estimated that by protective tariff
taxation ten dollars is taken out of the
.ockets of the people for every dollar
shat gets to the treasury, and thus 1t
will be seen that to secure this increase
of s35,000,000 revenue for the treasury
the pockets of the people are drained at
least $3.50, 100000. This is for clothing
and carpets alone. Who gets it? tits
taken from the people in increased
prices for the goods. Who gets it.?
Look to Washington, and who are in
teresting themselves about the rates?
The manufacturer and the wool grower
are thus engaged in the conflict of OPP
posing interests. The consumer is at
home struggling for existence and watt
ing to see which interest" will sue
ceed in getting the greater share. The
consumers interest in the tariff is the
one interest that is entirely eliminated
from consideration in Washington. 1t
is absurd to expect that q law so burden
some as the Dingley bill will be can add
to the sum of prosperity.
viii it produce the expected revenue?
That viii be the test by which it will be
judged, and upon that point we merely
call attention to the fact that in 1890 the
Mckinley tariff was entitled: "a Bill
to Reduce the Revenue and Equalize
Duties on Imports and for Other Pur-
poses" The title of the Dingley bill is:
"a Bill to Provide Revenue for the Gov
ernment and to Encourage the Indus
tries of the United States" In nearly
all its revenue-producing features the
one bill is very much the same as the
other, The exception is in the sugar
schedule. Sugar was free in the McKin-
ley bill and it is taxed in the present bill.
If we grant the item of $21, 10000 in
crease expected from sugar, we grant
all that reason demands in respect to
it's reyenne-raising power.
The attempt to accomplish an increase
Of revenue in 1887 by exactly the same
plan that caused decrease in revenue
N 1890 is a task that our republican
friends have on their hands, and we
wish them the JOY of their work Utica
Observer
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
SELECTING THE HOG.
Care In Selecting Parent Hogs Of First Inn
portance.

Care In Selecting Parent Hogs Of First Tp,-
/ portance.
| 1t has been our aim in selecting par-
ent hogs, where we lave that priyi-
| lege, to secure a SOW having three spe-
scialities-prolifc good as a sucker
| and of good disposition To have
these auaities.she should be rather on
/ the rough ordeE j believe many Of
our hog raisers have been breeding too
line, or, in other words, selecting the
beauties, says correspondent in the
Indiana Farmer. Neither do they have
as many or as large pigs, and they are
great deal more. apt to have trouble
when narrowing. The SOW should be
long, especially under the belly
with from 10 to 13 teats; not
too short in the neck, nor too
short nosed; both should be medium.
1t the nose is too short and thick, thew
are more apt to show a bulldogish dis
position. The ears should be thin, not
SO lappy as to shade the eyes.
Once in buying had the privilege of
choosing one OF two young sows for
breeding. One was perfect beauty;
vic o1ller not near so nice, but deep up
and down; choose the latter. which
made as fine a brood sow as | ever
owned. The other died farrowing. AS
Tor the male, prefer him rather on the
hne order, not particularly in the bone,
but III the general makeup AS for
feed, be very careful not to feed too
much corn at any time, except when
finishing for market. we have seven
young sows this winter, three
full blood Poland, the others
are grades. We feed equal parts
OF bran and shorts, mixed to slop, by
pouring boiling water over it and stir
ring SO that all will be scalded, cooling
or thinning with milk or dish water. if
we have it; if not, we use cold water.
This is mixed fresh every time we feed,
twice daily, what we think they need.
together with two ears of corn to the
hog. From one to two weeks before
farrowing we put each in house made
with small LOT or field where
they can exercise. We give them nice
straw, or shredded fodder, on corr
eobs, on floor just laid on the ground.
Never put straw on damp eround,--
Rural World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
HERE AND THERE.

f
No nun should blush To cwn that
he is a farmer or be ashamed of the
fact that he tills the soil. History
teaches us that as nations rise in edu-
cation that agriculture is more honored
and respected.
No farmer should have respecta-
bility simply because he is a farmer.
That is good SO far as it goes, but does
not go far enough. He should honor
his occupation by living an honorable
life.
1t is much easier, less expensive.
and better in every way, to main tain
the fertility of the farm than to suffer
it to become depleted, and then be
forced to turn around and effect res
toration.
Other things being equal. the cow
that requires. the most feed is the most
profitable. And yet there are people
who prefer cows that can be kept on
very little. What would one think of a
farmer who would apply this principle
to the purchase Of 3. mill?
While profits are no. longer great,
with sheep, tits equally true Of cattle
or wheat, and it car be a matter Of o1ily
q little time until sheep come back to
the natural wool aud nlntton regions
as sure as cotton is town in the souti,
or wheat in the northwest
When the farmer has the product
of the corn field in his silo he holds tho
work of feeding in the palm Of his
hand, as it were. It certainly seems
that the disadvantage and irn9ss.atsSff.s~
bic features OF the fol der ~, as.sss
ton on large fealsse b.
most who'll oyaree.es.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
FASHION NOT Es.
Some OF the Latest Additions to Fema4
inine Apparel.

Sona OF the Latest Additions to FeHas
! inSne Apparel.
There is O perfect furore for acco--
dion-plaited ruffles for the neck, bodice
| and sleeves, and also for the entire deco
ration of evening toilets.
Very stylish and becoming gowns OF
gray and white wool are shown by vars
Gus leading importers of the city. They
are made variously of serge, mohair,
double-warp cashmere, canvas goods,
camel's hair, ladies' cloth, basket-pat-
termed grenadine and Sultana cloth, and
all are made over silk foundations, slips
or Innings.
Great favor is shown the double-warp
cashmeres that so closely resemble drab
d'ete. In colored goods the broken checks
with several dyes handsomely blended
seem to predominate, and these prove
more seryiceable than plain colors for
general wear on any fabric but serge,
which has proved itself to be the peer
| of any utility material known.
Some of the most attractive toilets Of
foWered silk, grenadine, French or
candle, India muslin, etc, are made with
an elaborately trimmed round waist
and a gored skirt, finished with very
deep Spanish founce much wider on the
sides than in front or at the back. The
top of the founce is finished with tiny
standing frill produced by the shirring.
The bottom of the fiounce is either laid
in small tucks or is finished with very
deep hem.
=. f.1l
Belts, girdles, very wide centuries,
empire sashes, chatelaines and every
sort of Elton, Zouave, bolero and Figaro
jacket will maintain their vogue during
the summer season. There is no diminu-
tion whatever in these dressy items of
the fashionable gown, and they are as
varied in their smart little guises as the
tops of dress sleeves with their butter
fly draperies, rows of accordion-plaited
frills, points, puffs, slashed effects,
epaulets, reVers and innumerable other
means of imparting moderate width to
the shoulders, and SO much more be. Il
coming to the figure than the plain fiat
unadorned coat1sleeve outlining the
arm-stout, medium, or thin-in severe,
uncompromising fashion.
Int 1cMIy DcolCu GAeVlOIS nOiQ a very
favored place this season among populal
dress fabrics to be used for cycling, tray.
cling and walking costumes The pat
terns just opened are very handsome,
come in cream and green, almond and
brown, ETC., Others showing a mixture
OF fine heather colors, the surface look.
ing one faint hue at distance, but
showing from three to FIVE colors on
close inspection. This pretty indis-
finct mixture gives the purchaser an
opportunity to select a favorite color
with which to make up her mostu1ne.
The wear Of a genuine Scotch cheviotis
almost endless and for general utility
costumes it has only one very strong
rival-English serge-and it ranks well
with cravenette, which, of course, finds
many purchasers on account of it's at.
tractfFe weave and colorings, and It's
most valuable additional merit of be.
ing absolutely waterproof. IN. Y. Post.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
mony that they forgot to replenish the /

mony +tAats1neV forgot TO TeDIeniSh the
fires, an omission for which he felt very
thankful, as it would aid his purpose.
| Waiting until near midnight, when
he knew the braves would become tired
and sleepy, Walter undressed himself,
and, tying the few light garments he
wore on his head, he.Walked quietly in
to the sound and swan rapidly until he
rounded point which brought him in
sight of the camp, and there he halted
fer few moments to get his bearings,
and when these were taken he drifted
slowly downward, so as not to attract
any attention from the vigilant foe.
L When he reached q the canoes he
crawled noiselessly. aboard one, and,
partially dressing himself, set about his
task in the coolest and most methodical
manner possible
80, Fortune favored him, as she general
|lY does the brave, for he found that the
tide w9s unusually high, and the red
men, not having expected this, had only
drawn their canoes far enough ashore
fc prevent their being swept away by
the water at the ordinary level.
Some had anchored their boats by
means offarge stones fastened to thick
pieces of kelpwhich they used for ropes,
and these ropes Walter cut with the
hunting knife which he always carried
Ia work by no means easy, as they
were very tough and rather hard.
After he had cut away half dozen
without being detected he saw an In
dian approaching, evidently to look
after the canoes, and he then began to
fear that he would be seen, and, if
caught, he knew, of course, what would
he the sequel.
lie, did not lose courage, however;
and when the painted savage drew near
the very canoe which he had Just cut
away he sank so deep in the water that
nothing but portion of his face was
visible. e~
The Indian, after glaneing at the
canoes and scanning the lake for few
moments seemed to consider every
thing safe, for he returned to his howl
ing, jumping companions short dis
tance away, who, confident in their |
numbers, felt SO secure from attack
that they did not even take the precau-
ton to examine their boats.
When the savage had departed the
young hero went to work with a will,
nor did he rest till all the ropes were
cut. As the tide advanced he followed
up the work and pulled the beached
canoes afoat; and when it turned he
pushed them seaward, so that they
night be carried away by the ebb; and
n this he was so successful that the
.ndians1were left without boat in less
han two hours from the time that he
lad entered the water.
When the last of the cut-away fleet
vas about 300 yards from the shore,
Walter scrambled into the canoe which
ontained his rifle, and tying another
arge one to it, he commenced padding
oward the fort: but he had scarcely
aiken two strokes before a wild and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
MEN, TOO, MAKE MISTAKES.

Women Are Not the Only Ones who
Lose Their Heads.
The annual witticism about the con.
| duct generally of women in crowded
places seems to have lost none of ita
popularity with the masculine public.
Every year, with unfailing regularity.
the same jokes are repeated and are
read and laughed over with renewed
relish, but who ever presumes to say
that the lords Of creation betray the
same weaknesses as their wives and
their sisters, or that it is the peculiarity
Of an individual, not OF sex?
Do men never block up an entrance
nor have nervous fdgets nor do silly
things? Do they never hail the wrong
car nor board the express instead of the
local train, get into argument with the
conductor nor forget to pay their
fares? In short, is an absent-mindcd
or fussy woman in any way different
from an absent-min1ed, fussy man?
And is not the latterequally funny?
Let3me off Let me off { shouted
fat old gentleman the other evening,
when he realized too late that he had
boarded the express. Struggling wildly
to the entrance, he cried again: .Let
me off!s
Too late," said the guard, as he
slammed the gate of the Suburban K
Do you mean" said the old gentle-
man, indignantly, '.that I must remain
on this car whetherI want to or not? /
never heard anything SO outrageousl
Twill report you. Twill bring an action
against the conpanyi" he continued,
growing more and more excited as the
train began to move
The bystanders laughed at his plight
and that was the end of it.
But If it had been a woman, for ex-
amplet She would undoubtedly have
furnished an item for the funny mani
Of the press.
ssWhy, how dye do, dear cbappie ~
said a tall man with a bagful of golf
clubs to a friend who was equally big.
The greeting was natural enough, but
II took place at the entrance to the plat
form and completely blocked the way
at the busiest time Of the day.
Good odgTaciousw said neryousrlooI-
Ing man to his wife. 81 have dropped
50-cent piece in the ticket-receiver in
stead Of buying tickets with it as in
tended Can you get ii ont for me ?''
he asked the gateman, anxiously.
You will have to make an applica-
tion and state your case at the ter
minus, : answered the official, grufffy.
These are only a few of the scenes
witnessed by q business woman III the
course of weeks travel on the ele-
rated. They are cited merely to prove
hat women are not the only addle-
oated people in existence IN Y. Trib
ire.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
A Cure for Everything.

The republican leaders have come to
the conclusion that high protective
tariff will cure all the ills from which
the country is now suffering. They
claim that the Dingley bill, when it
becomes law, will provide ample rev
enue, revive the languishing industries
Of the country, raise the wages Of la
Dor, protect the gold reserve and relieve
financial distress everywhere. Inas-
much as the republican leaders never
had any wcll-defned views on the
money question, it is not strange that
they have abandoned all ideas of cur
rency reform. They regard a high pro-
tectiye tariff as the great cure-alL and
will depend on it to relieve the indus
trial depression and give us a healthy
system Of finance, besides working 9TH
CT wonders too numerous to mention.
Chicago Chronicle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01

Joined in a eombinatio. 10 purchase
only goods made in the colonies, and
thus was formed the greatest manufac-
turing country in the world. We do
not recommend a boycott, but wa do
recommend and urge that wherG the
price and quality are equal, the prefer
ence be given to home manufactured
goods and encouragement be given all
manufacturing enterprises sought to
be established in Texas.-Farm and
Ranch.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
THE DInGLEY BILL.
sfmflnr to an Attempt That Failed I'm
TAnA

$500.
The Dingley tariff bill is as near to the
Mckinley law as the committee dared
to go, or indeed found it necessary TO
go. In a few things the Mckinley rate
is exceeded by the Dingley rate. On
the whole it may be said that, with the
exception of metals the bill is long
stride backwards towards McKinleyism..
It is estimated that the bill will increase
the revenues of the country by $11a,-
ooo,e0o per year. The increase will be
distributed in the various schedules as
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-05-01
I'D Bfen Gcta u 81

Cut in round thick slices. Pepper
and salt; dip each In beaten raw egg,
then in fine bread crumbs or powdered
cracker, and fry IN butter hfasing hot.
Serve on d hot dish for breakfast with
sauce, like that for fricasseed eggs,
poured over the1n.-Gop.i Housekesp-
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