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The Language of Children.

A portmanteau word is word which
has another word packed inside it, or,
to put it in another way, two words
and two ideas are run together, and a
compound, which is also a new word,
is produced. For example, a girl of
under three was recently told that she
was going abroad and also that she
was going to reach foreign parts by 60
ing on board ship. A mere grown-up
person would have plodded on, using
the two phrases side by side. But at
two and three-quarters the mind is too
alert for these dull ways, and a port
manteau word was soon produced.
when am 1 going abroadships?" be-
came a half-hourly question. How
less long than when am [ going
abroad on board ship?" Both the new
and important ideas of foreign travel
and sea voyage are covered over by
that zone narrow word,' abroad
ships" There is, of course, nothing the
Every nursery can furnish examples of
new words which often display far
more euphony and also far better logic
than the dreadful words produced by
the men of science as labels for their
new discoveries in the regions of ap
piled chemistry.
The speech of children shows also a
wonderful Quickness and resource in
the matter of supplying the language
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WANTS LAB0R'S OPINION.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION
Trying to Obtain the Sense of the
Unions on the immigration
Question.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-President
Gompers and the other members of the
Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor have sent a greet
ing on the immigration question to the
affiliated unions in order by this means
to obtain the sense of organized labor
on the immigration question in it's sew
eral phases. The greeting says:
The subject has been divided in such
manner so that each member may have
a fair opportunity to vote either in favor
or against the entire subject of immi-
grafton restriction or upon the measure
and scope of such restrictions OF
course those who are opposed to the re-
striction of immigration need give little
attention to the manner by which re-
striction may be secured, while those
who are favorable to restriction can
fully discuss and decide as to the forms
and measures of restriction. The fol-
lowing are the questions submitted:
1. Does your organization favor
amending the laws of the United States
to restrict immigration more than it is
now restricted?
z. Does your organization favor a
provision in the law guarding against
criminal and pauper elements entering
into the United States?
3. Should the foreign Consular serv-
ice and our immigration department be
entrusted with greater powers to en-
force immigration laws?
4. Should the violation of the alien
contract labor law by employers be
punishable by Imprisonment?
5. Should the steamship companies be
held responsible for a term of years for
the character of their passengers?
o. Should a stricter civil and educa-
tional test be enforced as to qualifica-
ton for naturalization?
Z. Should every immigrant be COM
PEELED to declare his intention to be-
come citizen of the United States?
What other provision does your or
ganization favor and suggest, if any, to
further the restrictions of immigration?
Organizations which expect to be rep
resented at the Nashville Convention of
the American Federation of Labor are
urged to instruct their delegates so that
the convention may fully express the
judgment of organized labor on the
subjects and unions which will not be
represented are directed to discuss and
vote upon the question and to return
the vote to headquarters not later than
October 80 1897
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with direct phrases and forms of
speech. While the grown-ups are con-
tent to walk around, the child takes a
verbal shortcut. Children are very
seldom content with such roundabout
devices as Had I not better" do this or
that, 'Bettern't T. is the much more di-
rect and much more expressive form
adopted in almost all nurseries Take,
again, the word 'whobody" to match
with anybody" and somebody"
When the facetious parent remarks,
Somebody's been walking on this
f1ower-bed," he may, if his offspring is
inclined to ingenuities of language. be
answered by the Interrogation who
body?'' These portmanteau words and
shortcut phrases show that if children
could only be induced to keep up the
verbal habits prevalent from two to
five, our language might be Indefinitely
enriched. Unfortunately after five or
six the language of children is apt to
become pedantically conventional and
cOrrect-London Spectator.
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dence against Stanley when he was
brought to trial"
AS the presence of the Deputy Sher-
ifs interfered with his investigation,
Captain Stouch asserted his authority
and showed the deputies off the reser-
walton. By this time Stanley had dis
appeared, but was located at Black Ea-
gie's camp. Captain Stouch immedi-
ately started for the camp, and there
found the brave fully armed and still
disinclined to surrender without a
fight.
Finally he consented to accompany
the agent back to the post, still refus-
ing to give up his arms. He was there
persuaded to give up his rifle, and when
the agency was reached was locked up.
In the meantime Sheriff Glib returned
and presented Captain Stouch with
warrant for his arrest for violating the
State laws in interfering with the
Sheriff in his attempt to arrest the In
dams.
The Sheriff demanded the person of
Stanley, but the agent refused to give
him up, feeling that it would defeat the
ends OF justice, as he hoped to secure
from the prisoner information which
would lead to the apprehension Of his
accomplices The Sheriff departed, but
again left his deputies Finally, after
much parleying, Captain Stouch be-
came convinced that it was useless to
hold the murderer longer, and turned
him over to the Sheriff, sending an es-
cort of cavalry with him to the rail-
road.
The report deals with the difficulties
thrown around him by the interference
OF State officials at length, and conclud-
ed by recommending that in view of the
disturbed condition of the settlers two
troops Of cavalry be stationed at
Tongue River. Yellow Hair and Sam
Crow were arrested by Captain Stouch
after his report had been mailed
The tone of the report indicates that
it was the presence of the Sheriff S posse
that aroused the Indians.
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WASHINGTON, June 13.-The In
dian Office has received from Captain
Stouch a detailed report of the recent
trouble there arising from the murder
Of the settler, John Hoover, by David
Stanley, a Cheyenne brave.
After much diplomacy on the part
of the agent Stanley and his two ac-
completes, Sam Crow and Yellow Hair,
are now lodged in jail at Miles City,
and will be tried by the civil courts.
Captain Stouch's description of the
troubles is interesting in that it shows
the constant conflict between the Fed
eral officers and the State authorities
in arrests of Indians. In this case the
presence of the Sheriff and large posse
came near causing a conflict with the
Indians.
The report states that soon after
Hoover's body was found on May 23d,
CAPTAIN Stouch sent for White Bull and
some of the head men, being satisfied
that it was his band which committed
the murder. The old chief came IN re-
Spouse to the summons, and expressed
his regret at the occurrence. captain
Stouch told him to tell the head men
that the band WOO10 De uSlu iCopOIoAciN
for the murder unless they discovered
the real culprit and brought him to the
post. This they promised to do This
conference took place on the 18th OF
Nav. and that same day Sheriff Glbp OF
Custer and a band of twenty-five armed
men rode up to the agency ana IN
formed Captain Stouch that they want
ed the murderers. The agent replied
that he was doing everything possible
TO discover and arrest the guilty lnd1-
ans and if not interfered with was
certain that he would succeed. Inc
Sheriff left four deputies and departed
That evening Captain Read with two
troops of cavalry arrived. Soon after
this White Bull came into the agency
and told Captain Stouch that Stanley
had confessed to the murder, but would
not surrender, having sent WORD that
he would fight at 3 o'clock. This, the
agent replied, that he would not allow
hut the chief must compel Stanley TO
give himself up. A courier was sent
to recall the cavalry which had started
for the scene of the killing. BY this
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this and other Northern cities by per-
forming what looked like feats of re-
markable, almost supernatural
strength. She moved chairs on which
large men sat heavily, she wrested
canes and umbrellas from vigorous
hands, and she bent arms to which
muscles much larger than her own
should have given rigidity. Her mana
gers talked of "odic force" and the
grave amateurs of psychical research
nodded wise approval, but persons of
less dignity soon came forward and
demonstrated that Lulu was marvellous
only for the skill with which she took
advantage of the laws of force and mo-
ton, and for the often convincing in
genuousness of her claim not to know
the source of her powers. Her feats
We're all duplicated by people about
whom there was not even a suspicion
Of odicity, and Miss Hurst retired to
the Georgian obseurity from which she
had emerged taking with her, by the
way, a comfortable amount of wealth
as the result of her harmless exploita-
ton of human credulity. Since then,
it seems, she has married, and she now
lives in Chattanooga. Of late she has
been writing a book on her public ex-
periences, and in it, to judge from the
advance extracts, she gives a very in
telligent and perfectly accurate and en-
tirely ineligible explanation of how
she did, and of how anybody can, per-
form the surprising tricks that made
her famous. DETECTION of force is
the phrase in which she sums it all up.
And now comes a really amazing devel-
opment. The Savannah Press NOV
ed apparently by State pride, indg-
nantly denies the adequacy of the ex-
PLANTATION, says 1.-The laws of leverage
and the detection of force are foI-de-
roll" and insists that Lulu Hurst had
"a strange power" of whose origin or
extent she knew and knows nothing at
all. This, in sooth, is Numerically
funny-New York Times.
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These are all '07s suits, S16 so and
500 values, and there's dash about
them that tells Of expert selection, per-
fectly tailored and correct in cut; made
from this seasons most stylish fabrics,
light weight, English meltons, English
and French serges, imported habit
cloths, Scotch cheviots. covert cloths
Colors new greens, Napoleon blue, pur-.
pie, tan, brown, gray, navy and black;
Elton and fly front Jackets, some
trimmed with Battenburg braid and full
lined with changeable silk. The skirts
correctly lined and bound and drape
gracefully. Regular S16 30 and 500
values. Special price, SO Is.
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The suits in this lot are attractive from
every point Of view. First they are
P12 so and p15 values, neat and made
from pure all-wool fabrics Of the new
est weaves and colors, serges, fancy
colored mixtures, cheviots and popular
suitings, in colors Of green, blue, tan,
brown, navy and black, perfectly cut
and made bolero or fly 'front.' jacket full
silk lined with fancy Or changeable taft
feta silk, and some braid trimmed. The
skirt perfect in hang, lined with vel
veteen, bound bottom. Regular S12 30
and S15 values. Special price, 81 30.
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Both WAYS.

Rumpus-Why is Primus using such
terrible language?
Bumpus-He swore off smoking.
RumpuS-Well?
Bumpus-Now he is swearing on
again by cursing himself for being fool
enough to Quit.-Pittsburg News.
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Another View of 1t.

The American newspapers seem to be
very angry a Turkey because she will
not let Greece whip her.-Galveston
News.
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STANLEY WANTED
TO BE A HERO.
He Offered to Fight the Deputy
SherifS.
But he and His Accomplices Are Now
in Jail.

Captain Stouch Gives Detailed Ac-
count of the Trouble, and Says the
Indians Were Excited by the Pres
ence of the Officers, and Recon-
mends That Two Troops of Cav
airy be Stationed at Tongue River,
in View of the Disturbed Condition
of the Settlers.
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These pretty. cool Summer Wrappers
will be simply irresistible at the price, 81
Gale; good quality, fast colors, new-cut
sleeves, full skirt with pocket, fitted
waist lining, close fitting back, loose
front, trimmed with fancy wash braid,
causing fancy yoke effect, neat collar
trimmed with same; colors dark navy,
medium blue, gray, pink, green and red;
pretty patterns, fast colors. Sizes 80 to
AZ. Special price 81
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The output of verse from Poet Lau-
reate Austin on the occasion of the
coming jubilee of the Queen is awaited
by the long-suffering public.
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Numerically Funny.

People with good memories will recall
that about twelve years ago a young
Georgia girl named Lulu Hurst made
something of a sensation for a while in
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-14

Try McMorry's soc uncolored Japan
tea; E. B. tea, Coo; G. P. tea, Toe; P. F.
Japan tea, 40c; 531 M street
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Save carpets. Use Ottos Odorless
Anti-Moth Powder For sale by Green,
9TH and K, and all druggists. 25c.
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CURRESPOADENCE.
Houma, La, April 22nd, 1897

HOuma, La, April 22na, 1897.
Mrs. Maximain Naqnin. at Cllaca-
honla, on the l1th inst. by mistake
gave hei infant child laudannm instead
of paregorie, from which it died the
next day.
Obey Dyer, a cnl red deckhand on
Dtigle's sfeamer Harry" WAS crushed
ana instantly killed IS being caught
mtder the pitman, while the boat was
near Canal 8elanger, i'll Bayou Terre-
Gonn-, o. the 18th.
During tie prevalence Of a rain aud
thunder storm on Bayou Dnla-ge on
the 14tll, lightning struck dawn aud
instantly killed Jefferson Wllbert, d
rnleied laborer at work On j. TAYLOR
Tlefiot's plantation.
j Frank Smith was fatally injured
AZ 4 boiler explosion in De~ir" Bon
dfeanxs saw mill on the 18th at
Chacahoula, expiring soon after.
Victor 'fnrliere and another man
we've badly injured by the explosion,
but viii recover.
During the night If the 10th a TIA n
on the Southern Pacific at Schriever
ran over George Grant killing and
mangling him.
Walter 3. Lottinger. the tour year
old son Of Mr.. Frank Lottinger. ot
Dn'ae Plantation. fell into a six foot
we'll on the 18th and was drowned.
John Noon. white, was tried in the
I FNiStJjaf ft,.,t ~ tI,o s1HtJt c., aIu
narder Of Bill Llvas, cnloreG, at
Schrlever On January 7th last, and
acquitted by a jury.
Mr.. Emile Daigle, Jr.. a prominent
young citizen OF this to yn was quietly
married % pretty Miss Edna j. Tucker
at ST. Francis de Sales Catholic
Church at 2 o'clock p. m. on the Goth.
The young couple lett for New
Orleans the same evening.
Houma Lodge No. IS Knights 0!
Pytllias will install officers this eve
ming.
Prof. Won Hofe, representing Louis
Grnnewa.d & Co. is in town III tile
interest Of his firm.
The Independent Brass Band gave
the first concert Of the season at the
Pavilion in Court House Square
Sunday.
An oyster lugger, belonging to
Messrs. Dennis Bourgeois and Bot
King Of this place. escaped from its
owners near imballier Island during
the early part Of the present year. A
letter has inst been received here from
G. j. Harrison Of Matagorda, Texas,
making inquiries for the owners and
stating that the lngger was aground
on the beach at the latter place.
OBSERVER.
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The fac
.': % ZM&zzM 81! !; &; Z

Returns from the part Of the coun-
try where Hanna did some Of his
finest work, and which was held mp as
the strongholds Of Republicanism
in the West, convey a warning to the
dominant party in Washington. They
shake the foundations of Republican
confidence and arrogance. and prove
that the victory Of the syndicated
monnpolies al merely temporary.
and that the Democracy has vigorous
life and will be the instrument Of
popular 1ebuke should the admins
uation cast reason and justice to the
wInds.-St. Louis Republic. Dem.
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KEEP YOUR MONEY
i'm q good hank. Time deposits
draw interest and the smalles. am
omit will open an Bank
OF Thib0daux.

That the people are again willing to
trust the Democracy must not be con-
strued by the Democratic leaders as
All Endorsement of the old regime. 1t
simply means. that the Republican
party las failed to meet the expecta-
tons Of the people. The people now
look to the Democracy, a Democracy
ciiastened by defeat, for a redressal of
their wrongs. Under these circnm-
stances for the party leaders here and in
New York to recur to the methods of
the past would be the height of folly.
Party ties hang lightly. Self interest
is the governing factor among Ameri-
can freemen to day.-Brooklyn Citizen
Dem.
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They DO Not aTi..r. the I'ennles.


Experience has ms..9 the men O. ~
fruit stands o~yerrautioas III hanaiins
coin above the sign Of o 10 cent piees.
The larger pieces they will test upon "
pavement or sink their teeth into u I
tentative fashion. 1t is to be notea'
however, tliat whe~-Fer o custolia
makes d penny purchase they pocRea =
change without scanning it--allaess
hastily indeed. Thrra is deep reason y
this procedure.
For one thing, i.t.a7cdy Commences
the cent piece; it is too cheap. FoF =.
other thing, the fruit dealer now -
no coin of smaller denomination y psss
ing into his hands. For q third tains,
and this Is the most important, tnels Z
always a chance that the CUSTOMER =
deceived himself and is handing oses :
nickel, a dime or Il b. re mlnof go
pieces. under the impression tnat " 4
paying but a penny. II he looks sas1 go
and starts Co 20 away, no y nov lAss
to be called back to get the chanee
casionally some such involuntary W..
fall comes the way Of the frnlt mah
New York Mail and Express
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Republicans who confidently pre-
dicted the dissolution of the Demo-
cratic party as the result OF last
November's defeat did not know what
they were talking about. At this
writing IL is impossible to state the
exact pluralities given in the Western
municipal elections held recently. 1t
is certain however, that the Democrats
have carried Detroit, Cincinnati,
Columbus. and Canton, and that they
have made marked gains in Cleveland.
In President Mckinlev's own State
the results have greater significance.
1t is evident that il remarkablerevlval
Of Democratic strength has taken
place in Ohio. The party there show
far more confidence aud aggressiveness
to day than it did q year ago. The
same thing is true Of New York State.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Rep.
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As a revenue measure the Dingley
tariff bill will prove a fraud and fail
ure, as a scheme of Federal taxation it
is III outrage, and as a party measure
it will be a more disastrous and deadly
boomerang than was the tariff bill
that bore the nan 9 of the present Pres
ident, a man who occupies his present
official station solely because lie went
before the people Of the United States
as the only defender OF the integrity
of the currency in the field and put
the tariff Issue behind his back. Has
the country been buncoed.-Atlanta
Journal, Dem.
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III. state Medical Board recently
ISSUED certificates to SO applicants dit
. f67 Ffio stood examination before
the bpa.d.
Among the new doctors We note tls
name of Dr.. l.. l.. Cazenavettr, the
snn Of a once we'll known and respect.
ed druggist Of this.town.
Three out. ot four colored applicant.
students of the Orleans Medical Col.
lege, passed il successful examination.
one of these is Il young woman. of
whom the l.. ID. says:
Among the successful three vas
DR.. Emma Wakefield, a Young negsea
prominent it, the best circles 1T Ier
ace Tor her intelligence and papuIari-
ty. She IS among the first women ID
this State to study medicine, the lnsG
negress in America to receive d nledi-
cal diploma and handed one of the
finest papers that the board passed
upon.n
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The application Of ex State Senator
Henry Demas for naval officer has
been filed with the proper department.
at Washington. Many we'll posted
people entertain the opinion that
Demas will secnie the prize he Is
reaching FIR.
BY the way. Demas seems to be
very much in favor with the .spowers
that be- at Washington !; witness this
bit of Information taken from Tues
days Washington dispatches to the
t. d.
Ex-State Senator Demas has been
appointed chief aid -de-camp to the
department. commander and in the
event of his ability to attend the Grant
dedicatory ceremonies in New York
has been given authority to command
the 9. A. r. delegation from Louisi-
ana"
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A negress who died the other day in
a st. Louis hospital was probably the
fattest Woman ever known. She
weighed 500 pounds. and when she
was taken to the hospital it was AL
= impossible to get her through the
door of the ambulance. She broke the
stretcher on which she was carried up
stairs. and it took six strona negroes
to move her. When she departed this
life il took over half an hour to ascer-
tain that she was really dead. The
layers of fat between the epideIn.is
and the arteries were SD thick that ID
was impossible To discern the ehbing
and flowing of the blood.-St. Mary
Banner
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.The airsllin sighted in tie West,'
says the st. Louis Republic, lis a fake.
The aerial monster was manufactured
originally in New York of papier-
mache and ordinary balloon material
to advertise a certain brand of cigar
ettt>. When it was set free at Denver
some wine merchants infringed tile
patent and made papier-mache airsIiip
for their own use. That is why tile
airslip has been seen at So many
places at II and the same time.
There is more than one Of them in the
sky. and the cigarette balloon il not
the only light in the heavens by any
means. The whole thing is q clever
advertising dodge, invented Jointly by
parties in New York and Chicago.