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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-15
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The young fellow who worries ex.
ceedingly in fear that be cannot ind .
wife. or rather . girl whom he wants
to make his wife, who IL good cook,
10 usually the one who after the mar.
rhge fails to provide the wife IN the
ease with anything to oook-sczanton
Republican. a
Lllsly 70 Raiss Rate of Exchange.
LONDON, Oct. IL. The financial
articles in the morning papers discuss
the prospects Of Q rise IN the bank rita
II the export Of gold to America con.
tinues. The Bank Of England has not
yet raised the price Of eagles.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
enaAR j s1EAL.
public Sentiment strong Against
"sweetened" Legislation.
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Public Sentiment strong AgaansS
"Sweetened" Legislation.
Mr.. william +. Wilson, author of the
Wilson tariff bill, figures out that the
protection which the sugar trust win
receive from the Aldrich Tor F%enate)
bill is $12,es3,94s. all of which will go
into the pockets of half a dozen mill
lionaires. who have already grown rich
out of the favors allowed them.
s'This.' says Mr.. Wilson. lis the
amount which that bill viii compel the
American to pay the trust
in excess of what they would have to
pay to foreign refners for that quantity
Of sugar, and it must be increased one-
fourth - namely, to SIG, 229,935 - to
show the full protection or bounty to
be taken by law from consumers for
the benefit of the entire refining indus
try of the country"
No fact stands more clearly proved
than that the senate tariff bill is
framed in the interest of the sugar
trust. if not prepared by the trust it.
self. the committee being merely its
organsin laying its demands before com
gress. We are glad that the issue is
thus clearly joined and the contest made
between the people and the trust.
1t is said in Washington some of the
Louisiana growers are disposed to favor
the senate bill, on the ground that the
trust is certain to win this time, as it
always has done in the past, and that
it is the wrong policy to antagonize it.
This is, we think, a mistake. The trust
has never shown itself thoughtful of
the sugar growing interests, but al
ways thoroughly selfish, and willing to
sacrifice every other interest to adj
vance its own profits. While it is true
that the trust has nearly always sue
ceeded in the past in making congress,
and particularly the senate. carry out
it's orders, the chances were never SO
good for defeating it as now. The SUI
gar growers would be benefited by
getting out of the way this ogre, which
has done much to bring discredit on the
sugar industry, and has seriously Grip
pied it at times.
The chances were never before so
good for it's defeat. for the issue is now
so, clearly made that each senator will
be compelled to say whether he is for
the trust or for the people; and, in the
light of the facts recently brought out,
it will be nc pleasant matter for sena-
tors to declare that they win carry out
the trusts orders. So at least the
Herald's interviews showed, when only
six senators were willing to declare
that they belonged to the trust.
We believe the public sentiment on
this subject is strong enough to defeat
this attempt to rob the American peo-
pie of some $13, 100000 a year in the I'M
terest of half a dozen millionaires.-N.
O. Times democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
oPlNIoNs ANp


Protection, according to the new
formula, is relied upon to put revenue
into private pockets, and internal taxa
ton to make good the shortage in the
vaults of the treasury.-Philadelphia
Record.
The agricultural department is
out with q brochure on the yellow
billed cuckoo. This is a handsome rec
ognition of the assistance Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends rendered during last
years campaign.-N. Y. Journal.
The disposition to take parti in the
high tariff grab in order that every sec
ton may share the plumber is called a
growth of protection sentiment. 1t is
the sort Of growth that will prove fatal
to the whole scheme of robbery.-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Strange to say, no member of the
senate proposes to clear it's reputation
by proposing an inquiry. Senator Hoar,
who upholds the contention that the
senate has not degenerated, ought to
be among the first to ask for an inquiry
or at least for a coat of whitewash.-
Baltimore.
There is only n thing that
stands between this country and a re-
vival of prosperity. 1t is the United
States senate, which, taking care of the
interests of the sugar trust and other
private concerns, commits the govern
ment to continued bankruptcy and the
people to prolonged poverty.-N. Y,
Press (Rep.).
The American people consume an
nually about 100000 toms of sugar. for
which they pay, Approximately. $780,
100000. IF the high duties proposed
in either the house or the senate bill
should be adopted" are the words OF
Senator Aldrich "the annual cost Of
sugar to consumers would be more than
$16O, 100000" That the proposition in
it's baldest terms and in his own Ian
guage.-St. Paul Globe.
-Dingley's claim that his tariff bill
was intended to increase the revenue
was so palpably false that even the re
publicans of the senate finance com,
mittee were compelled to expose it and
TO offer 800 amendments to prevent the
government from going into bank.
ruptcy. The senate amendments show
that the Dingley bill is intended to in
crease the revenue, but not the revenue
Of the goyernment.-Louisville Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
ELIZA R. PARKER.
A. ndh Genina.

The papers are full of tales just now of
how the late composer, Brahms, treated
pianists and singers who were eager to get
his criticism. IF one Of these aspiraTts for
his favor was fortunate enough to tnd him
at home and be received, Brahms fiTHt con-
Germ was to seat himself on the, lid OF ms
piano. a position from which he rightly
deemed few would have the temerity to
Gust him. If this failed he had recourse to-
the statement that the instrument was out
of tune. ooh, that does not matter, re-
marked one courageous individual. Per
haps not to you, but it does to me, replied
the master. On one occasion he was Just
leaving his house when a l~ong-haired youth,
with a bundle of music under his arm, hailed
him with: "Can you tell me where Dr.
Brahms lives?" Certainly" answered the.
master, in the most amiable manner; lin
this house up three flights and so saying
he hurried away.-San Francisco Argonaut-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
WASHING BLANKETS.

Summer Is the best time for washing
blankets. To do the work satisfactorily
fill a tub half full Of soft hot water in
which half a bar of Ivory soap has been
dissolved, and wash gently with the
hands. Roein soap and hard rubbing
ruins blankets. When clean rinse well,
hang on the line in the sun. AS soonas.
dry, fold evenly and put away securely
in a box OF closet. Blankets washed
thus win remain fresh and soft for
years.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
Popular Win hunters.

The most popular hunting rifles are made
by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.,
New Haven, Ct. Their light, modern, high.
Eionized gun making and are fast supplant-
ing all other makes. The Winchester
Models '94 and 80 do terrific execution.
They will kill at distances where big bore
guns would not injure. They are very pop
ular with the most successful hunters IN
account of their accuracy at short and long
distances and their tremendous killing
power. Send for q large illustrated cata-
logue describing them.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

If you wants POSITIVE malaria cure, read
the advertisement of the Certain Cure Co.,
of Evansville, Ind, in this paper.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

II want something nice in oil for a din
ing-room.'' t'Yes, madam. A landscape or
a box of sardines?"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Some men seem to be glad that they are
so poor that no debts can be collected from
them.-Washington Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

When shiftless people can't think Of any
other way of annoying the ~neigh5ors, they
get a pup to howl through the night.-Atch-
ison Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

The trimmings on the summer hats are sor
heavy that a woman now says she weighs
so-and-so with my hat on"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Notwithstanding the fact that the
borax trade is practically in the hands
of a monopoly and enjoys a tariff of
62H per cent, Senator Aldrich has in
creased the Dingley schedule on that
article by more than doubling the pro-
posed tariff of 80 per cent. This will
produce a revenue of about $1s0,0O0
which, instead of cheapening the prod
net to the consumers, will swell the
profits of the trust.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

The older a man gets, the more of a fooE
he thinks a boy is.-Atchison Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Mr.. Dingley may find before
many years that he unwittingly did a
great work for free trade by demont
strating the wrongs and injustice of q
protective tarif-Louisville dispatch,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

"a needle machine turns out l.5oo,-
600 needles a week
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Halls CRtarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
SENATOR JONES.
The West Hns . Strong and Able
Defender.

Defender.
1t happens fortunately for the west
ern states that, in the closing discus
sion of the pending tariff bill, a west
ern senator happens to hold the bal
ance of power. More opportune, still,
it happens that fortunes selection in
this instance is a man of rare individu-
atty. Inasmuch as McKinley's admin
istration. in stolid forgetfulness of the
calamity that the Mckinley tariff Of
1890 brought upon the party, has never,
theless' resolved to force a high pro
t%ective tariff upon the country, there
is nothing inconsistent in the efforts
of the advocates Of the tariff for rev.
enue to obtain in behalf of the sec.
tions they respectively represent the
largest possible share of the inevitable
imposition.
The eastern manufacturers had
things pretty much their own way un-
der the bill as it was passed by the
house. Very positive discrimination
against the farming interests of the
country was a conspicuous characters
tic of the Dingley bill as it came to the
senate. Raw materials, as, for instance.
wool and hides, and productions such
as citrus fruits. were awarded but
scant recognition. Especially were the
producers of the lower grades of wool
and the producers of hides delivered
over to the mercy. of thesNew England
manufacturer. The home producers in
these articles could not compete with
the volume of trade from the Steppes
of Asia and the llanos of South Ameri-
ca. Nevertheless the manufacturers
from these materials were enormously
protected.
This was the aspect of the tariff bill,
in which particulars it was but slightly
modified in the senate committee unit.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, came to the
rescue. Fortunately, as stated, he holds
the balance of power, and is in nowise
backward in exercising his prerogative
in favor of extending protection as well
to the producer is to the manufacture
er. The senator's demands in this di-
r~ection will largely increase the duty
upon the lower grades of wool, upon
hides, upon lead ore, upon beet sugar
and upon citrus fruits and bottled
olives.
Upon these latter items Senator
Jones came to the aid'of Senators White
and Perkins and practically secured by
the force of circumstances what the
latter would probably have failed to
obtain as a matter of simple justice. 1t
Is very gratifying to have the assur-
ance now that if high tariff must be
the policy of the country it will not be
q purely sectional affair. with Califor-
MIA excluded.-Los Angeles Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
The Grnin-O Law Suit.

Rochester, n. Y, May 10, l891.-Thes
great $4,000 damage suit instituted by a
Michigan Cereal Co.. against the Genesees
pure Food Co. is at an end. They settled it.
and took it out Of court for the ridiculously
small sum of $500 and, as a practical re-
suit, Grain-O is in greater demand than
ever. The new plant only just completed i'
to be duplicated so that not only the old
friends Of the delicious food drink which
completely takes the place Of coffee, but the.
new friends it is making every day, can be
supplied. The beverage which the children,
as we'll as the adult, may drink with benefit
will be furnished in unlimited quantities.
Suits may come and suits may go, but
Grain-O goes on forever.-N. Y. Mail and
Express.
Taking Time by the Forelock.--"I have
buy me a sealskin jacket" 'What! in the.
spring." ooh, it will be winter before L
worry him into doing it."-Judy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

bushels OF diamonds piled up behind
de stove, an about two har'ls OF pcarls
an opals obcr by de wnshst0nd. lWhis-
pers OF "NUm! Numl"l Dn, pusson
owned de awfullest biggest plantation
I'm de huh souf. He had six mlllyun
hosscs an cattle. lie owned TO- banks
an six railroads. lie owned all de
icdgeS an half dc lawyers I'm dc state.
If yo' frowcd a club at his dawg he
could hcv yo' sent 60 prison for life.
lSlghs and groons,l An wild ull dis
power an riches, was dat man happy &?
No! lie had n sore heel: his stomach
was ont OF order; he was qitun' bald
on top OF his head; he woke up In de
night and saw spoolts wavin' deir arms
over him. an he snid he would give all
he had on nlrth To be like me. IApplansc
which put out three lamps and upset
the water pail.
'No, my frcns" calmly continued the
orator. after slipping little more nut
meg, "richcS DOM mVllr happiness.
Dey Is iost handy when yo' feel like
yo'd like TO Eit measured for TO new
shirts, or yo' want fried chicken FUR
dinner All de rest IL vanity. nm suah
20 bring trouble. Take dc cnsc Of
Shindig Watkins. OF dis club. ~ whore
cabin I am stoppin' temporarily. free
OF charge. Hes got n rag carpet nu'
three cnne-eeat cheers IN his parlor.
He's got three dawes nm an ice chest
nm chrome OF Napoleon Croesiu' de
Alps Hes got cuclSo clock dat cost
him leben dollars. m he bought an
Gle lounge for two dollars an ldvrrcd II
ober vid new stun nm made IL wuth
ten dollars. His wife kin airu q dollar n
day while he sits on dc front steps. an
his chilNum save dcir pennies 20 buy
him tcrbnckcr an beer. From Sunday
u"vrin' TN Saturday night Bruddcr
Watkins am PERFECTLY happy an con-
tent, an he VIII llh 30 Vars lorccr dan
de rich man. Nocifcrous applause from
MI except Brother Watkins whose mod
esty is well known.l
TO sum mp" continued Tic orntor,
ns be drew long breath and looked
around with a sclf-sntisncd afr, 1--WE
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

Uranium of Judge Cantelope White,
docs richeH make happiness or does
she not2 At de fust Ro-off, IL would
appear dat she did. When we see Il
rich man ridin' by In his kerrid0e. his
arms folded, his hend up high, an his
black hosses prancin' along ns proud
ms peacOcks, we Rm npt 10 envy him
IN wish wo was in his place. We see
only outside appearances. II we could
fOller dat pusson 10 his home OF lux
ury we should take q different Wow Of
de case. De mint he gifts into dc house
hiB wife wants fo'teen thousand dollars
fur new dresses; de chillun cry fur him
% buy an elephant; dc cook has broke
~ plntes while yyaahiu' de dishes. an
dc gas bin Is obcr seven doliurs mo- dan
- WIS DO month bcfo'. DE proud smile
on dat rich mans fnce fees AWAY an be
goes out behind dc BAN an Kicks his
frii an wishes lo had ncbhcr bin BON.
(Chrcr5. shouts uud wild rrpau.oJ
"You go into % rich mans house. 3"
continued the orator. "uu' So see luce
curtnius. kigercd cha'ra. fu0 carpets
ab' heaps o. brick-a-bnts. Some o. 'cm
hns got ns many as Grc heda upstairs.
an u vou go down cellar voTl Ggd q
hull barl o. pork and lG bushels o.
'tatcrs N8Mu seems wautu' TO com
plete dot mans happiness. but dats
all on de outside. llc may be sittin'
around on dem fine carpets or lookin'
At hisseh in one Of dem lookin- glasses.
which nehcr coets lcgs dan uino dol
lars, when be gifts telegraph. He
opens 10 90 find dat somebody has
robbed dc grave Of his prau'iudder out
in Chicago, and demands one miilyun
dollars TO restore dc body. fApplause
so vigorous tbot two legs FAN oui of the
stove aud % serious calamity was rar-
rowiy atcricd1
"l war in de private offs ~ % ui,l-
yunoirc de od3cr day. tie was cuttin'
dc coupons on DIS b.oafcd bonds. OAR
war i7 bags of gold on his right hand
an 10 harls Of silver on BIS left lsup-
pressed cxc.'cncrt1 Dor' var TO-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

wor BON into dis world 10 frd hoDpi.
ness. an not TO pile up riches. III Ind
n BARI % pcaris could eat npv mo.
watcrmlIlyun dan do now? C.%o,''
"Nory If had cart load a. dla-
monds. would do Gran ~ yoms nm
'yossums be auy bioger? c'No,"
"Nol"l II hod N bos,.rs e., 10 ,,,IIc
would 10 take de chllIblnina oV desc
fcct2 CNo!" "No!J I'd be richer.
Of co'sc. but de- pne man an de tax man
would cum nloug wld deir bilIs-Td hey
10 hry % bathnub fn dc house -eociety q
would fo'cc me TO war rich clothes and
drinl, champagne. an most cbcry day
I'd pit telegraph dnt one - n,y ioeysl,
had choI.cd TO dsntb or dat one ~ my
dawgs had run away. ia be upegf vid
;rubha from mornin' tU uiohf. an
de fu-t thing l.novrf ia bo locked mo-
along o. cralv foIes and imagine VA.
hees or h'rd. strive fur ba,pfprss
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
tCopyright. 1897

A FrER the meeting had been regu-
n lurly opened, Brother Gardner an
uounccd that the regular routine of
business would he suspended i'm order
to listen 20 an address by Hon. Rccol-
lection Johnson, OF Goldsboro, n. c.,
who had arrived I'm New York two days
previously The title OF the address
was given MS, docs Riches Make Hap
piness"
'llofo' dis pusson, who am now IN
dc nnty-room, is let into de hnll. want
to say few words," observed the presi-
dent. 'Iu de fust place, ! want Elder
Toots and Jedge Cadaver TO keep awake
doorin' de lecture. It's an insult TO
man TO go TO sleep and snorc while he
am tnlldu'. In do nextplacc, if Shindig
Watkins frows dat cucumber which he
has got I'm his pocket at Samuel shin,
l shall he loolSln' right at him. and be-,
To- De meetin' closes his fucher life will
he mnde wrctched. Kurncl Cabin an
Jedge Chowso had better git ns far
from cnch odder as possible, an | shall
depend upon Givcadam Jones to keep
his eye on Uncle Bradley an dc ole man
Taylor. De honorable gcm'lan will now
be brung in"
The man from the "Tar-Heel" state
created n favorable impression at first
glance He was the bcau-ideal OF an
orator three stories high, loose i'm the
knee joints and wild expression 20
his eyes. As he took his place on tho
platform, IL was noticed that he toed
out and covered Il great deal OF space
with his feet, and this WINS also taken
as further favorable sign OF his In
tellectual greatness. There was no
sign OF nervousness in his uctions, and
IT was clearly evident that hc was I'm
the habit of addressing large and criti-
| cal audiences. lie poured out n glass
OF water carefully scraped n nutmeg
into IL, aud. after removing his cont.
uccktic and collar, he advanced to tho
front oi the platform and began:
"My frcns," lac said, as he locked his
fingers together and then looked be.
niSnly down upon the shiny bald
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
FASHIONABLE SAYAGES.
Thoughtloss Cruelty OF Fair Women
Who Want to Look STYLISH.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal
n ealsl<in has gone out.
Y Persian Baby Lamb has como in
! ii Every women with any prctension
10 "smart' dressing has bit of Fer
sian Baby Lamb somewhere uoout her
dress
IL Is very expansive
4 Persian blouse OF Persian baby
lamb costs $500, and il will wear de-
Gently about two years.
! IL is made from the skin Of the nm
born lambs The ewes are fed on Ger
tain fools which stimulate the sheen
and delicucy Of the fur. and then the
eve is killed and the little unborn
lamb is skinned The skin is not much
bigger than the breadth OF "a pair OF
decently sized hands. 1t is the finest
and most delicate fur in the world.
1t is so black that sable looks rusty
brown beside IL; and it is so fine and SO
soft that the finest silk OF the softest
null looks course by contrast.
! The Journal has been asked TO tell
the women OF America the truth about
that fad-and what it means in agony
| and suffering. 20 a harmless little crea-
ture. Women who would not give
pain 20 the slightest living thing are
| buying these pitiful little skins. and
wearing them as calmly as # they
were roses grown in garden full OF
sunshine
TO get the true delicacy and simmer
10 the fur, so that every woman who
sees 10 will know that IL is genuine
baby lamb" the poor little creature
must DO torn alive from its mother.
The mother is killed afterwards
Her skin does not shine SO much, so
she is net the fashion.
! II takes at least twenty Of these
pitiful little skins TO make even a short
coat They have 20 be perfectly
matched, so that the "crinkio" will
run tho same way, and that one side OF
the coat will not be moro curly than
the other.
For one coat forty miserable little
'auimals are made 90 suffer torture be.
youd human imagining For one col.
Iar four living creatures must die in
niieou- agony
Net baby IaoD is the fashion. and
tnc gcutrst women are rushing To- bus
.it 81 adora their daughters and make
,Icm beautiful.
Ihc furricrs aro displaying the Gins
skins i1 their w.udovs 10 does moi
. pry to make them up uolee, they ar.
fguIe ts order
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
eNE REFORM At A TINE
Importance OF Limiting the Scope or
A Postal Bank Bill.

The sole object OF n bill for the es-
Il tablishmeut OF a postal savings bank
system should be 10 provide an abso-
lutely safe depository for the savings
OF persons OF small means. There arc
many things which tho government
ought TO do, and there are many wants
Of the people which ought to be sup
! piled. But the attempt ought not To
be made 10 supply other wants in the
measure creating Il postal savings bank
system.
The people in many parts of the
country need bettor credit facilities
Anything which the government prop
erly can do TO enable its citizens 10 Sc
cure loans at lower rates IL should do
But when il comes to determining
/ what is proper in this line great differ
ence OF opinion is manifested. ON the
| question OF providing safe repositories
| FOR small savings, however, opinion is
very generally agreed. Congress in
all probability can be induced TO pass
at an early date u bill providing simply
for safe repositories and making such
eb hb AOI investment OF iunQb
as is necessary 10 the accomplishment
OF that purpose. 1t is very doubtful,
however, If congress would pass "a pos
tai savings bank bill coupled with
which was a proposition for enabling
citizens in need of money TO secure
| loans from the government
All believers in postal banks should
unite in favoring the only kind of bill
that congress may be expected to pass
namely, one the sole obje ct of which
is TO provide n safe place Of deposit
| for persons of small means. The main
purpose of the provision i'm relation 20
investments should be 10 safeguard the
funds and return TO the postoflice de-
partnlent - rate OF interest that will
enable II in turn To make small in
terest payment TO depositors What
| ever the government might see fit To
do, il anything, To enable farmers and
Others To secure loans at cheaper rates
is separate problem, attended with
special difficulties TO be worked out 10y
itself, and in no way mixed up with
the present movement 10 provide safe
! places OF deposit for those who desire
to save - Chicago Record.