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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08
French
.OrqandteS.

The goods now most asked for
for wrists and suits, being very
choice in design and Justly popu-
lar for waists and suits. splsn-
did values at 20 and zoe, equal
TO the usual $50 lines.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08

Red and blue ground With white.
from SIC up.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08

Wheeling Is scheduled to play at Fort
Wayne on Sunday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08
oJaei," Baker win pitch to-day i.

Messett was little slow In getting
his eye on the ball but he's all right
now.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08
Plain Silk
Finish TafetdS

For lining lawns. grenadines, orr
CANDIES or any Of the sheer fGb-
rics, In all delicate colorH.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL
Exhibitors VIII Not Be Charged
for Space Or Power.
The Nashville Exposition VIII Corn
pare Very Favorably with the Chi
cage Worlds Fair-The AatiOn-
al Event of 1897.

The Tennessee Centennial and Inter-
national exposition, which will open at
Nashville on the 1st dag of May and
continue for six months, closing Octo-
ber 80, was originated purely from pa
triotic motives. and not for the purpose
OF making money for it's projectors,
and, therefore, exhibitors will not be
charged for space or power. All of the
principal buildings, magnificent in
architecture and ample in dimensions,
are now ready for occupancy, and more
than three-fourthso of the space original
iy allotted to exhibitors has already been
taken, and in order to accommodate te the
growing demand for space, several of
the large buildings have already been
extended, and that others will now have
to be extended or additional buildings
erected is quite certain.
In almost every respect the Tennessee
exposition will surpass the Philadelphia
centennial and all other expositions
that have been held in this country ex-
cept the worlds fair at Chicago. Over
half million dollars has been expend-
ed on the ground and buildings up to
the 1st day Of February, and the COM
pany does not owe dollar. More than
as much more will be required for bulid-s
ings and promotion, and this amount
will be furnished without calling for
assistance outside Of the city of Nash
vile and the state of Tennessee. The
Atlanta exposition OF 1895 had raised
only 100000 in money, and was in
debt to the amount of $5o0,ooo before
the gates were opened. The managers
of the Nashville exposition have not
only kept clear of debt, but they have
profited in many other respects by the
experience Of other expositions, and no
enterprise has ever approached the
opening day under more favorable cir
cumstances.
The Tennessee exposition will COM
pare favorably with the worlds fair,
tut will not be too large to be thorough
ly comprehended, while the grouping
OF the buildings and the general view of
the grounds and buildings affords
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
oPELOUsAs, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1897. ON

This being the only national attraa.
ton of the year. and there being a pros
pect of business revival everywhere.
there is every indication that the expo
sition at Nashville will be highly sue
cessful Manufacturers should not
neglect this opportunity of makirg
their business known through this
medium of advertising, For full par
ticulars they may address Maj. u. C.
Lewis, director general, or Herman
Justi, chief of bureau Of promotion ana
publicity, Nashville. Tenn.
The Nashville centennial will be a
great factor in the restoration of conf
dence and in the revival of industry in
the United States. and in fact ii has al
ready had beneficial effect in some
quarters, and as its scope ard purpose
become more and more widely known
its influence will be very greatly felt.
All that we need in this country is that
we get out of the Tut in which we have
been languishing for several years, and
good running start, such as the Ten
nessee Centennial exposition will give
us, should place us on higher and frmer
ground. Then we shall move along
steadily to ever increasing prosperity
until we again forget the dearlybought
lessons Of the last decade.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13

the fares the young man funbled in hi
vest pocket and then brought $1o'
bill, which he reached out to the con
ductor with two fingers.
"Nothin' xmaller?' queried tn,
official. who had caught the distan
rattle of silver in the young mani
pocket.
"I'he only change I've got" returned
the youth haughtily.
"Can't take it, them" said the con
ductor, reaching for the bell rope.
The astonished youth looked fright
aned.
Whats thc natter7" he exclaimed
as he thought of the rain and mud out
side.
'Counterfeit-that's ALL" calmly re
turned the conductor. Sorry you
amt got the change"
The bell rope was pulled and the
youth got off with his girl. He had the
change, but he was afraid to confess tc
lie before the carful OF passengers.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
FoRERo0INas OF REPUBLICANS.
In o Quandary as to How to Increase the
Revenue.

! After the bitterness with which the
republicans have denounced the Wilson
| act and the confidence with which they
| proclaimed their intentions to raise
more revenue for the tariff, it seems
strange so hear the Washington cor
| respondent of republican paper like
| the st. Louis Globe Democrat writing
guardedly about the financial situa-
| ton.
"1t is popular" he remarks traly, .to
hold the tariff responsible for national
Ills" There is now determined effort
to increase THE revenue, but if the ex-
pc1ses of this government had been
held down to what they were in 1886,
would have had surplus Of $50 ,ooo,-
900 last year, instead of o deficit OF
$40 ,ooo.o
The exact amount of ths deficit last
year, by the way, was given elsewhere
in tine same paper as only $26.000,000.
But the essential point is that the ex-
travagant expenditures OF congress are
responsible for the deficit. In fact, the
correspondent is forced to admit that
DIo0dUly IllC NlS1AitlACy huA Ill Tod4a
have failed, and certainly the tariff that
preceded the Mckinley tariff would not
have furnished the revenue for such an
addition as has been made to the ex-
pendit1ires."
This is certainly a conservative state
nent. For the Mckinley tariff still
holds the record for deficit creator, by
having fallen behind $T5,ooD,ooo in its
last year. The result is that to-day
there is grave doubt In the minds OF the
members of the ways and means COM
nittee whether they can frame a tariff
bill which will be equal to the revenue
raising demand this increase in expend-
itures makes upon it"
Naturally. For since lowering the
tariff did not increase the imports suf-
fciently to raise the required revenue.
it is difficult to accomplish the increase
of imports by raising the tariff. And
the task lis rendered harder by the
necessity OF diminishing the imports
even while increasing them. The feat
would be considered impossible but for
tie editorial assurance of the same pm.
per that though nobody knows how 1t
is 10 be accomplished, the country. has
filth in the ability of the republic
an members Of the ways and means
committee to do 1t. II SO, they ought
not to be wasting their time in congress
when they could make S2,ooo,ooo or
s3.00o,G00 a month in business. But
it will be noticed that they have "graye
doubts" Of their ability to frame q:
tariff that will produce enough rev.
enue when business is stagnating and
congress is trying to see how much it
can spend. Kansas City Times.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
FOR DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
Leading Feature of the Platform for
1900.

Leading Feature OF the Platform for
1900.
The accomplishment Of the full and
complete restoration Of silver to it's
time-honored place as money, side by
side with gold, is the fixed purpose OF
the democratic party. This will be the
leading feature of the platform of 1900
as it was for 1896. Our opponents will
talk OF international agreement for
bimetallism, and international confer
enees may be held, but the real pur-
pose of all such expedients will be to
deceive the people and gain time to
more securely fastcn upon them the
clutch of the gold standard. The dem
ocratic shibboleth will be independent
action for binetallism on the part of
America, spurning to be the follower
and tool of Great Britain or any other
foreign nation.
The object and purpose of the cam
patgn which began right where it left
off in November, 1896, and will con-
tinue until November, 1900, may be
epitomized in these words: The re-
peal of all laws by which silver has
been demonetized and its use as money
ebridged, the prohibition of all dis.
criminations by the government or any
Of its officers against either gold or
silver, and the admission of both met
ais to the right of free and unlimited
coinage at our mints at the ratio OF
sixteen to one, with full power for all
the money thus coined as legal tender
for all public dues and In all transac-
tions of the citizen.
This will not be debasement or re-
pudiation, as the gold standard advo-
Gates exclain. 1t will simply put
stop to the money power scheme OF
continued contraction, aud. as democ-
lacy believes, will provide for o
healthy enlargement Of the volume Of
money on sound basis. Illinois State
Register
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
American Girls Touching Fate,

Congressman Mudd, of Maryland, tells
true story, and it has moral, too. 1t
is concerning beautiful girl in a small
maryland city. who was regarded as
the handsomest and most entertaining
young lady in that vicinity. She married
gentleman VINO held commission in
The Austrian army. He was kind, ami
able, and there was no question as to his
social position. She went with her hus-
band to his far-ofT home. She knew no
German We spoke English very welD
anu had no knowledge of the world. She
could speak to nobody for awhile, until
she mastered enough of the language
of the country to get along. The few
amuselncnts permitted her were not
those she had been used to, and the abb
soiute social freedom to come and go
without suspicion was all gone. Zen
years ago former friend was in gar
rison town of Austria, and there met
with what had been the sweetiy pretty
girl Of few years before. He never saw
such change. You are the only
american | have met that ever knew
before in ten years." she said. u am
not unhappy, but think If our girls at
home could only know or understand
how different everything here is from
what they have been used to, they would
never dream of marrying man who
was not an American. have gone for
years and never heard my mother
tongue. Leopold (her husband) is in
command here. But there are no ladies'
for me to associate with. In the Austrian
service no man is permitted to marry
until he has certain income. The
young officers therefore cannot marry,
for they are generally poor. Those who
are rich go into the guards regiments,
which are at Vienna or other large
cities. SO we get the worst and poorest
educated in the line. | have not spoken
10 lady in six months. You cannot
imagine my unutterable loneiin1-s." AS
he bade her good,by she broke into a
torrent of tears, and said: 81 am SO
lonely. / am SO lonely. Oh. that L
could go home!"
Upon his return 10 America ne saw
her mother, and told her that her
daughter was dying OF homesickness.
She was brought home, but the bad fiv-
ing and miasma had done its work only
too well, and she died within three
wrecks after she came under her fathers
roof. II our girls could only know, or
II they would only think, how much un-
happiness they would save themselves! \
The first thing the foreigner thinks OF
IN marrying is money, and not an Ameri-
can girl in 100 is married for any other
cause than that she has or will have
money. This rule is absolute.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
VARIATIONS IN AcoRNs.
How the Great Oak Trees Take Root and
Grow.

1t is said that in individual trees
scarcely two leaves can be found ex-
actly alike. What is true of leaves is
true OF seeds-ai1d indeed OF every part
OF tree. 1t is also true of the be-
hayior Of trees during their life career.
In acorns especially one may note n
remarkable difference in their be-
ha",or. Some species Of acorn will pre-
serve their vital power without much
diff Guilty for couple of years, while
Others can rarely be found with life
after a few months. Some when put
into the earth will remain months be-
fore sprouting, while others will sprout
before they are fairly out of their cups
Oh the trees. The acorns of the live
oak OF the south tQuerclis yiyens) often
sprout before they fall. The process
of termination is among the most re-
n,arEable of all American trees. The
root pushes out from the acorn to
distance of many inches before it en-
tors the ground-the root then goes
into the earth while the bud or pulmuie
ascends to form the incipicnt tree
trunk. The young tree Of the live oak
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13

Tiew of charming beauty. 1t will bs
sufficiently attractive to bring millions
of visitors. and will provide means
of advertising the business of eXhib
itors in most effective manner.
The railroads have subscribed liber
ally towards the erection of the build
ings, and offer great inducements il
the way Of transportation OF exhibits
and for visitors. There are 100000
people living within nights ride OF
Nashville, and the railroads will set
that large percentage of that popula
tion is brought to Nashville besides ths
many who will come from more remote
portions of the United States and from
foreign lands. The officers will give
careful attention to the interests of the
exhibitors. Special provision is made
for showing inventions and improve
ments, and, for the benefit of smaller
exhibitors who may be unable to attend
in person, the services of reliable men
experienced in their respective depart
ments, can be relied upon. Although
not officially connected with the ex-
position they are, indorsed by the au-
thorities and will be under bond for the
faithful discharge OF their duties.
These men will contract to receive, in
stall, care for and return exhibits, and
when requested will secure such at
tcndants as may be required. In this
way many valuable exhibits have al
ready been entered, and this arrange
ment will secure hundreds of others
that have not previously been seen in
any exposition.
While space is free (if the exhibit
shall! be in place on opening day) the
director general reserves the right to
decline exhibits of any class which may
be already fully represented. Other
things being equal the first applicants
will be given the preference. Those
who are contemplating an exhibit
should apply at once, especially if 3
large or prominent space is wanted.
The governors of more than 80 states
and the mayors of nearly all the prin-
cipal cities in the United States have
commissioners, and many of
theae have already arranged for public
and private exhibits, and there is 4
spirit Of rivalry in the greater cities IF
the west and south, each city striving
to out-do lis business rivals of other
cities. The hegreatestenthusiasnlha has been
aroused in Cincinnati, Chicago, Louis
vile and st. Louis, and these cities and
their merchants will not only seek to
advertise their goods, SO that they may
secure the trade Of the south, but they
will contribute in many Ways 10 the
zAcesss Of the exposition.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
SHERMAN AS PREMIER.
The Selection OF the Ohioan Regarded a@
Blunder.


1t is source of wonder to many that
Mr.. Sherman can be regarded as safe
man in an important government posi-
ton. The views of these persons are
mirrored in reference to the senator's
record by the Indianapolis Sentinel
which exslaims at the appointment and
says: He (Sherman) has tangled up
the financial system Of the country to
such an extent that no living man thus
far has dsentangled it. Give him time
and opportunity as secretary of state
and he will leave to his successors such
a mess of hnbroglios with foreign coun-
tries that q Talleyrand would fail to
solve and settle. How the willy old
Buckeye succeeds in 'fooling' so many
people pretty much all the time is be-
yond our ken"
There is some reason in this view Of
Senator Shernlan's case. He was nm
doubtedly an important factor in tho
creation Of the financial legislation un-
der which the government now trans
nets business and which is admitted on
all sides to embody an unsafe and alto
gether objectionable system. The
trouble in which the country was
plunged nearly four years ago, and
from which 1t has not begun to recover,
is traced to the existing financial laws,
in the making of which Mr. Sherman's
influence was q potent influence. In
view of this, it is not to be wondered as
that the proposal to make the Ohio sem
ator secretary OF state is the cause Of
some apprehension throughout ths
country. He seems to be man whose
opinions waver, and it is never a diff
cult matter to quote him in favor OF
all sides of any Of those stable public
questions that are of permanent inter-
est and Importance. We have had Mr..
Sherman for and against protective
tariff; for and against the maintenance
of single gold standard, and, as mat
ter of fact, he is widely looked upon as
a statesman with a tendency to vacil-
late. Whether or not such man In
fitted for the post of secretary of state
in the present critical condition of in
ternational affairs is question that is
reasonably open to discussion, and
there is nothing singular in the exist
ence of widespread conviction that his
appointment to that post will amount to
mistake il not serious blunder.--
Binghamton IN. w Leader.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
COMMENTS or THE PRESS.

A curious public would be glad
to know what Mr.. Platt's programme
will be in case the major cuts up rough.
--Binghamton (N. ~ Leader.
a The best evidence that Senator
Sher1nan's mind is weakening is his
persistent pleading for the appoint
ment of Mark Hanna to the senate
st. Louis Republic.
Cen. Alger says that the old dis
agreement between him and Senator
Sherman has entirely died out. Moth
ing has been heard from Senator SheT-
man yet.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The textile industry appears toE
have done pretty well during 1896, in
spite Of all unfavorable conditions
There were 2O7 new mills constructed
against 1913 in the preceding year.--st.l
Louis Globe-Democrat (Rep.).
After their liberal contributions
to the campaign which they supposed
bad brought d victory to them, the
trusts must be rather astonished at.
the feeling that has been developed
against them since election. St. Louis,
Post Dispatch.
The presence Of Gen. Alger aud
John Sherman in McKinley's cabinet
will be a graceful recognition of their
skill and daring IN the bribery Of negro
delegates. 1t will also be reminder
of the many nice things they have NOT
said about each other.Kansas City,
Times.
The mutterings Of revolt which,
come from Washington against tho
sway Of Speaker Reed were to be ex-l
pected. Il is inevitable that If an ar
bitrary control OF deliberstive body
is put into the hands OF an7 nan tho
people who do not get what tney want
win be discontented The fact is. as
every student OF the house knows, that
it has long since ceased 70 be Q body
FOR free debatepi it's F;ttrsh Dsp&t1ha
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
FOR THE CURIOUS.

Policemen in Vienna must be able to
swim, row boat and understand teleg.
Taphy.
The British museum has cost Great
Britain $4,000 a year in the past Ia
years.
A man can hire house in Japan, keep
two servants and live on the fat of the
land all for about $40 a month.
The highest waterfall in the world ID
GhQlock cascade at Yosemite, Cal
ziliels IS sssSz fsge .glt, ar Just half .
mile.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13

"Oh! | s'pose SO, but under the cir,
cumstances hope yell cut it as short az
possible. Haven't got my corn husked.
We know"
Certainly. never keep gentleman
waiting when ! can help it. Sit down
on the wood pile, air. Scott. I'll come
out and pulyerize you in just nine mia
utes."
At the end Of the appointed time the
teacher reappeared. and at once rushed
into the waiting Mr.. Scott and BACKED
his eyes, broke his jaw and fattened
his nose. BY and by Mr.. Scott said he
had all he wanted, and added:
(which is the longest river in the
world?"
"The Amazon, SIR"
"Am-a-zon. Please write 1t down for
me. You've licked 1t into me in fust-
ciass style aud when git home and git
my paws onto my son Bill he'll come to
beliepeddhat there hain't nufY water in
the Wabash to wash his mothers feet
With Amazon! Good-by, critter!"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
HEARD IN WASHINGTON.
Stories TAat Are Good Enough to
Bear Repetition.
How Senator Woicott Surprised Lady
correspondence Dude Vietinized
by His Taiior--A Geography
Lesson In Indiana. a.
Especial washington Letter

Senator Woleott, of Colorado, does
NOT deny the story, and it is probably a
true one. When he was young man he
was, as HOW, attorney for several large
railway corporations. He was regarded
by the gentler sex as confirmed bach
elcr, proof against all the advances and
charms Of matrimony. A lady in the
southern part of the state desired a
pass to Denver. She wrote friend,
who was well acquainted with Mr.. Nol-
eott, asking her to request pass from
him, and like all women, she wrote n
postscript, which in this instance was as
follows:
'P. ST. wish you would also send me
one of those p. d. eorsets: the kind you
wore when I was last In Denver / think
they are just too lovely for anything"
Her friend being in very much of
hurry, and momentarily forgetting all
about the postscript, indorsed request
on the back and forwarded the letter to
Mr. Wolcott- A reply came promptly
Gs follows:
Dear Madam-1 inclose a pass. as re-
quested, for your friend Miss -. / woulc
send her the p. D. corset. but have for
gotten her number. Very respectfully,
"E o. WOLCOTT."
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
TROUBLE FOR M,kINLEY.

Some Knotty Points in the Wilson Law
for Him to Handle.
Maj. Mckinley will have trouble in
finding data upon which to base his
message calling an extra session OF con-
gress to tinker with the tariff.
According to the majors favorite
theory in political economy, the source
of prosperity is the home market and
the sign of it's the diminution Of the i'm
ports Of foreign goods.
When the major comes to look at the
figures he will find that under the Will
son law there isa steady decline in iu-
ports. Low as the import record Of last
year was, it is going lower at a rapid
rate this year. At the port Of New York
the imports for this month have been
falling under those of the same period
last year at the rate of about $4 100000 a
week.
On the other hand, the ma jor will find
that while the imports bave been dimin-
ishing the exports have been increasing.
The foreign trade of the country in
creased last year millions of dollars.
If these facts mean anything beyond
well-known market conditions they
mean that prohibition of foreign goods
and the consequent heavy taxation Of
the people to fill the pockets of the fa-
yored few are not needed to keep the
hcnc market for American manufac-
turers; that under freer trade the Amer
lean manufacturers can retain the home
market and capture the foreign mar
kets.
If the major urges higher tariff taxes
for revenue purposes, the decreasing
revenues Of his own law will damn his
argument. The fact is, he is practical
" reduced to the plain statement that
we ought to have higher taxes because
Hanna promised them to the pa
triots" who lent their purses to the re-
publican party.-St. Louis Republic.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-03-13
Knowledge licked into HIM.

Amos Cummings. OF New York, not
only tells the story in the cloak room Of
the house of representatives, but he
says that he printed it once, and has it
in his scrap book. He says that he got
1T from ex-Congressn1an Holman, the
chronic obiector. 1t seems that rural
sehoolmaster in Indiana asked pupil
named William Scott which was the