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Evening star., 1897-05-04
ANNUAL MEETING OF DUNkARDs.
ID VIII be Held During the Coming
Week.
CoIrespor dence of The Evening Star

Correspondence Of The Evening War.
HARPER'S FERRY, W. Va. May 3. 1897.
The annual meeting OF the Dunkards. or
German Baptists. of the United States,
which takes place during the coming week
in this neighborhood. is expected to bring
together between 10000 and $4,000 MEM
bers of that denomination. and TO be the
most important yet held. The meeting
conference of the Dunkards is unlike that
of any other church. in that It is attended
not only by delegates. but by most of the
members of the church.
Usually there is not much important busi-
ness at the annual meetings. but they are
made occasions for social and religious In
tercourse.
The meeting this year. however. promises
to be exception, there will be no
doubt some stirring debate on the follow
ing subjects: The Position OF the Church
Toward Life Insurance" THE Election OF
Ministers by a Majority Vote" The Care
of Disabled Missionaries and THE Scrip
tural Plan of Holding Love Feasts."
The Dunkards are in many respects a
peculiar people. Plain dressing is taught
and required, and a general uniformity is
observed. The men wear long hair and the
women a peculiar kind of bonnet They
their own number, differences being ad-
1usted personally or by the church. Near
ly all of the members are engaged In agri-
cultural pursuits
ways opened with what is known THE
Agape," or love feast, a very interesting
ceremony. A full meal b prepared and
placed upon tables used for that purpose,
and all the members partake OF the sup
per. Before eating, the religious rite OF
washing feet is observed. In their prac-
tice they follow the example of Christ
Water is poured into a basin, a brother
girds himself with a towel and washes and
wipes his brothers barred feet, and in turn
his feet are washed. The rite is in this
way performed over the whole congrega-
ton. In like manner the female mernbe.s
wash each others feet. After observing
the ceremony of feet-washing. a blessing Is
asked upon the meal spread upon the ta-
bles. and 1t Is then eaten. The important
lesson is taught that we are all members
Of one common family. At the conclusion
of the meal thanks are returned. and then,
as the members are seated around the ta-
bic. the right hand of fellowship and the
kiss of charity are given. This is followed
by the communion service. The sect is
almost DO years old. having been founded
by Alexander Mack in Germany in HOS
1t is the custom Of the punkards to alter
nate the annual meetings between the cast
and the west. Last year IL was held at
Ottawa. Kan. when II was decided TO hold
the meeting this year in this part Of the
eastern district.
Evening star., 1897-05-04
Meetings Mt Rockville.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


ROCKVILLE. Nd, May 3, 1897.
The spring meeting of the Teachers As
ISOLATION took place in the Town Hall at
Rockville, Friday, April 80. at 10 O'Clock
am, President A. G. Harley presiding.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev S. R. White. There was large at
tendance of teachers, and the hall was
filed with those interested in the cause.
The reports of the different committees
were received and acted upon. Resolutions
on the death Of Charles G. Petty, lately de-
ceased, were passed and ordered published.
A committee composed Of MeSsrs. A. g.
Harley. E. L: Amiss and S. A. Lehman
was appoir ted, to request the school board
to provide a suitable room for the meetings
of the Teachers Association. ]. A. Be
thune, agent for dictionary and CYCLIC
pedia, presented the merit OF the same In
forcible language. The program was then
rendered as follows: Music, Maryland, My
Maryland" by the teachers, Vernon d.
Watkins, accompanist; How to Teach
Music in Public Schools" Professor G. w.
Walker; ''The Basis Of Promotion Papers,"
G. w. Diederar; 'How to Teach Arithmetic
in Third and Fourth Grades" Misses Ida
s. Dore and Mary E. Green; song, Hail
Columbia" The secretary of the school
board, c. D. Luckett, announced the clos
ing of the schools June l. and paid of the
teachers by check for spring term Messrs.
v. D. Watkins and j. L. Burdette were
elected delegates 20 lQe state IeacQerS
Association, to be held at the Blue Noun
tain, Pen Mar. in July, 1897.
The Rockville Chapter of the Mount YER
non Association held their first anniversary
meeting at the Town Hall. Friday evening"
at o'clock. The hall was filled with a
large and appreciative audience, who had
gathered to hear the address by Professor
Henry c. Hallowell of Sandy Spring John
w. Warner Of the Rockville bar, in some
well-chosen and fitting remarks, introduced
the speaker. The address was an ably pre-
pared paper, giving an outline of the char
acter Of Washington both as a citizen and
soldier. Following the address was a reci-
tation by Mary Pumphrey, little miss of
eight years, and few remarks from Mr..
Warner in reference to the business part
of the meeting, which was to follow A
junior chapter, organized February p
among the pupils of the Rockville Graded
School, with a membership Of forty-eight,
were present, and sang several patriotic
songs, America" Star Spangled Banner
and Yankee Doodle" accompanied on the
piano by Mrs Nicholas Offutt. After the
literary exercises, Miss Lucy Garrett, pres
fGent, called q meeting OF the members,
and the election Of officers for the ensuing
year took place with the following result:
dent. Miss Mary Higgins; secretary. Mrs.
Hulings; treasurer. Miss Mollie Holland
Several new members were admitted. and
the organisation seems In prosperous con-
ditfon. The meeting then adjourned to
meet again In August at Mrs. John Bren-
er's. =
Evening star., 1897-05-04

Our workmen who make the $50
suits do not make the SI8 and $50
ones! The most skillful tailors that
the highest wages can command
make them. Our poorest hands
couldn't turn out as poor a suit as
We have seen come from the cheap"
shops. We have never done that
kind OF tailoring and never will try!
G.. WAKEFIELD SIMPSON,
1t Expert Tailor, 1903 F St.
Evening star., 1897-05-04

@rinfers' ina cfee fiffEe seSoes>-
master Of aoosrfisin,', saps:
IT is eaa;m:o for f8e 1oaseinssoa
Star, ano rroSa8fp frassmY,
efa,m:o, t6of no of3er news,apsr
IN tie eounfrp soss info 50 fars,
o reresnfas, o. az f8s 8eas.y
to:fSin a RADIUS Of fpeafp mifsy
from f8e offie, Of publication
Evening star., 1897-05-04

1t matters little what 1t IL that you want
whether q situation or "a servant-e
want" ad. In The Star viii reach the
person who can All your need.
Evening star., 1897-05-04
Mayor Hoos Assumed once.

Edward r. Hoos, democrat. assumed the,
duties Of mayor Of Jersey City yesterday
There was no contest by Mr.. Wanser. the
retiring mayor.
Evening star., 1897-05-04
Death Of GEORGE ). schwab.

George ]. Schwab, lieutenant Of the watch
at the bureau of engraving and printing,
died from Bright's disease Saturday after
noon. and his remains were laid away at
Arhhgton- this afternoon. Deceased served
in the Aekican end civil wars. and was
meHbeE o8lthe Mexican Veterans Associa-
ton. Mead& Hest,G. A. R., and Hope Lodge.
F.sSSA.sA- M EAneral services were held
at Onion Chapel. on 10th street. at O'clock
Evening star., 1897-05-04

Presentation to Harold Benedict :,
A beautiful silver service OF thirteen.
rieces Was presented tor sHaSpld Benedict
Saturday nisht pa hi fofener ass6ciates Of
the proof room1af tht governj5enk printing
once The preseatatspn took place at Mr.
Benedict eh6Gze, 63 q street northeast.
Evening star., 1897-05-04

Want. ads. in The Star pay becsuss
they bring answers.
Evening star., 1897-05-04
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Considering Cash I'm the Treasury
Decrease of Over Five MfAious


The public debt at the close Of business
on April 30. less cash in the treasury,
amounted to s99S. 1872 a decrease for
the month Of April Of $5,71s.O6S. which is
principally accounted for by a correspond
ing increase in the cash. The debt proper,
independent of the cash in the treasury,
was increased during the month by $S28.843
on account of the deposits of national bank
notes in excess of redemptions. The debt
Is l.2263 6334,649.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: 49, ~
Gold $3.50, i62, ,8SS
ohSSf olS, $40, lUJ
Paper ......................... 149, ,391, ,SSS
Bonds. disbursing officers bal
ahces, 1S,005,S1S
Total ..........................$S .$S76, TAG, ,655
Against this there are outstanding ia
q cash balance in the treasury of $22S, ,O0O,-
517.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
Postal Saving Bank Bill.

Such is the caption Of u PAM
phlet issued by the Chicago Rec
ord with the following request:
"Sign the Chicago Records petit
tions for Postal Savings Banks. If
no opportunity is given you to do
so, get up petition of your own,
sign it, induce your neighbors to do
likewise, and mail it to The Chica-
90 Record"
The pamphlet gives the history
Of postal banks and contains a
bill to be submitted to congress.
Truly Populism is coming to the
front. Our Omaha platform is be-
ing taken plank by plank and pre-
sented to TIE country by different
papers which seem to imagine that
they are the originators. 1t will
do them good and after awhile they
will help us to fit all the planks to-
gether and rebuild our glorious
ship of state.
The following is in our Omaha
platform Of 1892. ''We demand
that postal savings banks be estab'
lished by the government for the
safe deposits Of the earnings Of the
people, and TO facilitate exchange.
A most charming comedy was
recently rendered at Alexandria il
which pantomine was introduced
Although Harlequin was supposed
to be invisible, be at times woulc
forget himself and could be dis
tinctly seen although we areof "th'
common ignorant people" we en-
ioyed itamazingly. The thanks O
the state are due to these joll.
rnirth makers.-New Iberia Enter
prise.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
The Negro and The Republican
Party.

The Republican party freed the
negro, it gave him the right to
vote and did much more for him
and has made him part Of itself
and be cannot be eliminated.
It did these things not only to
perpetuate its power but to i'm
poyerish and humilitate and harass
Che South.
In the south the northern Re-
publican is treated with marked
courtesy and invariably tells his
hosts that if they lived in the north
that they would be Republicans for
there was no responsibility in the
other parties. With this lie upon
his soul he returns to his northern
home and joins his damnable par
ty in prosecuting the very people
who were so kind to him during
his sojourn in the southland. Far
be it from us to wish to arouse Sec
tlonalism, but the truth will out.
During our residence in the south
two Republican presidents have
been elected and each election has
been followed by rapes upon white
momen and girls by negroes.
Then the Republican and En-.
glish press would howl out against
the nnerring and just decisions Of
Judge Lynch's court, and they arc
responsible.
Many white Republicans in the
south have attempted to establish
q Republican party leaving out The
negro as 8 political factor and in.
variably have they been compelled
by their northern brothers to com
bine with him or be ruled out. The
appointment Of Demas should enc
the game for the National Repub
lican party will ever play in th,
south what they consider their win
ming card--th ace Of spades. New
Iberia Enterprise.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24

The Medical World, published at
Philadelphia, Pa, has an article on
the system of government in New
Zealand, which would pay every
body to read. Our people have an
idea that the people of that country
are hardly half civilized, but that
is a mistake. They have a much
better system Of government than
ours and their people are enjoying
prosperity and progress far in ad.
vance Of us. Send 25 cents for the
numbers beginning with August
and ending with December, it will
richly repay yen.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24

Strange that most people, and
among them our brilliantly Dist,
Attorney, should imagine t II a t
when aspersions are cast upon their
conduct they can wash out every
stain by standing on the street
corper and "kussing" like sailor,
without any effort TO disprove the
charges. 1t such a rule obtained,
the average street hoodlum and
saloon bum would have a character
whiter than snow.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
Action Of the Railroad Com
mittee.

On September 10th inst, tho
committee appointed by the general
massmeeting Of the day before, to
have in hand the arrangement of
the dctails'of the petitions and the
campaign for the tax to the Baton
Rouge and Central Louisiana rail
way met in the Office of Pierson
& Porter, and elected Mr.. G. E..
Grcneaux, Chairman, and II. L..
Brian, Secretary.
The following committees were
appointed to handle the petitions
and push the campaign for the tax
in their respective wards, to-wit :
Ward il. w. Freeman, u.
G.. Scarborough, j. W. Jones and
NJ. +. Atkins.
Ward 2J. r. Weaver, E. L.
Harris, and NJ. O. Guntcr.
Ward 81. NJ. Corley, j. Z.
Adams and L. ?. Landrum.
Ward fl. w. Cockerham, Jr. j.,
A. E. Sompayrac, Albert C|ou-
tier and j. c. Henry.
Ward 9-N. l.. Bird, Amb.
Hertzog and J. Alphonse Pru-
dhomme.
Ward 1O-R. c. Eargis, L.
Chopin and Victor Benoist.
Adjourned subject to call.
Met September 18th, with mem
bers present, Chairman G. D.
Greneaux, Mcssrs. Hollingsworth
Prudhomme, Neikin, OQuin, Dix
on and Brian.
After considerable discussion ir
which the spectators took a lively
part, the committee WAS forced tt
90 into executive session to &c
down to business, which was don'
on motion of Mr.. Nelkin, second
ed by H. l.. Brian.
Capt. F. NJ. WEIGH then rca@
his propositions, embodied in tn
petitions for the different wards,
On motion, it was resolved tt
accept and adopt petitions TO
wards 1, 2, 3 and /.
The vote stood, yeas, Messrs
UQuin, Hollinesworth, Dixon an
Brian nays, Mcssrs. Greneaux
3 Nelkm and Prudhomme.
Q On motions it was resolved t
q have said petitions printed, circu
lated for signatures and ready t
present to the Police Jury at il
October session. Same vote a
q above.
!. On motion, the same action wa
h taken with reference to pet
tions for wards 9 and 10. and tn
) vote stood, yeas, Messrs. O'Quil
: Hol|ingsworth, Nefkin, Dixon an
d Brian nays, Messrs. Greneau
t and Prudhommc.
On motion, same action was Il
ken on petition for city of Match
e toches, and tho vote stood, yea
J. Mrssrs. O'Quin, Hollingswortl
n Dixon and Brian ; nays, Messr
y. Greneaux, Nelkin and Prudhomm
The negative votes recorde
a above favor the railroad, but clai
N that unless the new road is force
to build its own road from Nate
ez to Grand Ecore instead OF III
~ ming over the line Of the Natchit
e, ches and Red River Valley, tn
ut the former will swallow up t
|" latter and thus destroy connecti'
h. with the competing, the Texas al
Pacific; while the affirmative co
d tend that the tonnage paid by Il
new road to the tap for use Of
IN roadbed would more than compe
: safe it for the loss Of trade to sa
" road, and thereby. help to keep
up.
lr We hope these differences W
9. be settled, and that our people W
20 get together in this last effort fol
a. through line of transportation.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
FRIDAY, September "a, 1897

We need more money in circuia'
ton, then we need something that
will keep the big corporations from
robblng us. An increase OF rates
on freight of one cent per 100 lbs.
makes q large sum in the course OF
a wear and the small increase does
not attract much attention, so this
slittle at q time" process IS used to
rob the people.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
Phanor Porcupine Breazeale

Phanor Porcupine Breazeale
warned us that we would get hurt
for doing this, but in the face OF
great danger we do it only to EN-
phasize the fact that though he
may have the parish politically in
in his vest pocket he doesn't yet
own the Populist, but we don't
know how soon he and the quaran'
tine may knock us out.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24

Several Of the most popular and
best edited Democratic and Repub.
lican papers in the United States
have lately taken up and promul-
gated as the best system OF pOliti.
cal economy the principles set forth
in the platforms Of the Peoples
party at Omaha and at st. Louis.
One of these, The American, pub
lished at Philadelphia Pa, boldly
declares that the Peoples party is
tho only party now in q position to
bring happiness to the producers
of America. The American, edited
by Wharton Barker, has always
been a true democratic journal and
one that held to principles and not
men. 1t should be read by every
one who does not get his living by
money-lending and exploiting. 1t
should be read especially by Bryan
Democrats for it points out the
weak places in the Democratic pol.
icy and shows that the remedy Of
tered by the Democrats, while bet
ter than Republicanism, can not
bring tho reforms necessary to re-
store to the people their rights to
the untrameled pursuit ofhappiness
and absolute equality OF opportuni.
ty.
Advertise in the LOUISIANA Pop
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
....1A LOUISIANA kA....-
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
NATCHlTOCHES. LA.

Maintained by State of Louisiana for the training OF teachers
Affords thorough preparation for the profession Of teachings full
course of academic study practical training in the art OF teaching
year daily practice model schools under guidance OF skilled
training teachers Class work exemfes the best OF modern thog
in matter and method of ucon Diploma entities graduate 10
teach in any public school in Louisiana without examination
Four large buildings thoroughly equipped beautiful grounds OF
100 acres most heahfu the South Faculty OF h1teen
trained instructors students last year. Tuition free to suaen
who teach one wear after graduation necessary expense Tor se
sion Of eight months, $1,000
Thirteenth annual session begins October 4th, 1891
For CATALOGUE WRITE ToE-~
B, C. CALDWELL, President.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
Extent Of Quarantine.

All trains on the Texas & Pacific
except through freights from Ell
PasO to New Orleans have been
taken off. Trains are stopped on
the V. y. & P. between Shreveport
and Vicksburg. Our own n. & Il.
r. V. has been discontinued and
many other roads leading into the
infected districts have discontinued
their trains. All parish mails save
those supplied by the Campti, Clar.
ence and Barkley routes have been
discontinued, thus cutting Oft mail
connection with over two thirds of
our parish.
A special freight train, made up
Of sealed cars loaded only with pro-
visions for points in this parish, was
allowed in from Shreveport Thurs
day, and it is to be hoped that most
of our merchants got in sufficient
orders to supply the pressing needs
Of our people.
This is one season when we all
are praying for an early frost,
You should be thinking about
registering and it possible get one
of the blanks and show it around te
your neighbors.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
One County Heard From.

VII lClot iiiIuS O"A hiooA AeAoA AA">
election laws.
Two weeks ago, in m article
headed 'Unblushing Hypocrisy"
we criticised their views in Il Sc
we're, yet reasonable and legitimate
manner.
In that article we charged these
men with nothing worse than be-
ING the benefciaries Of fraud and
ballot stealing, and with having
sense enough to know that their
plans would not cure the evils
which landed them in Office, and
therefore with being hypocritical
in their pretentions.
The artical was 4 good one and
was widely read and copied-in
fact, it makes good reading yet,
bnt there is nothing in it which is
not Of general application and
which we cannot prove.
Two of these men doubtless en-
pected criticism when they wrote
their articles and took ours good
naturedly, but the third, Phanor
Breazealc, who is fast developing
as a political boss, and fondly I'M
AGNES he carries all political par
ties in this parish in his vest peck
Ut, raised his bristles and ''come ut
us" like o veritable Porcupine.
He selected a most appropriate
time and place to show his hood
lumism-Sunday morning, and a
few rods from church where
worship was being held, and much
nearer private residence on one
Of our principal streets.
Prefacing his elegant remarks
with the assurance that he did moi
read the Cd DID paper, he claim
ell that he had heard that W.
had called him a ballot box
J suffer in it, and then pro
ceeded to denounce it as a CD dc
J lie, and such other expletives u
, his excitement would permit.
We agreed with him, though no
in such vigorous slang, that tn
report was false, and have sine
examined our files and verified tn
fact. But he seemed unable t
, stop. 1t looked as if he had screw
o ed his courage up to q certain pitc
and just had to let it exhaust
+ Waving a good sized cane, whic
q he doubtless carries for moral u
q we'll as physical support, he Il;
sured us that if his name appeare
4 in that Cd d-d contemplate shct
n again we would get hurt.
d After few more puts from tt
a exhaust pipe, he walked away al
i. parentIy more dissatisfied tha
when be began, leaving us wondc
e ing how many more kinds of
IS damphool we should run across
II this world.
IS Some of the good people wi
st witnessed this serio-comic fare
re are decidedly Of the opinion tn
we should not only have 'cusse'
'S him back, but should have esta
F" lished regular brutal intercourse
~ Ia Corbett and Fitz.
A. We did not think, however, tn
or nor now, that we could afford
ot put ourscf on a level with such
If hoodlum, even though it was O
y. District Attorney playing the rol
We do not growl at every d.
Id which growls at us, nor bray
b. ever jackass which opens its {,
es horn in our hearing, then wi
H. should we answer this one in kin
VI 1t is passing strange, howevt
vi that a man who has twice receiv
an Office at the hands of ballot-bo
: 70 suffers, should except to an il
!. aginary charge Of ballot-box-str
:. fng in such an undigni6ed a
- senseless way.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24

Advertise in the LOUISIANA POP
ULIST.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

he served through the war, enlisting in
the Fifth New Hampshire regiment and
obtaining an honorable discharge. On
the death of his first wife he moved to
Michigan, where he married niece of
Fighting Jim" Richardson. There he
practiced medicine for some time and
finally became interested in phrenology.
In the course of time DIR. Stevens
again became a widower and moved to
Lawrence, where he lives all alone in a
neat little cottage. He has many eccen-
tricities, but they are of an unobtrusive
character. He is almost vegetarian as
TO his diet, eating but one warm meal a
day and using but very little meat He
carries his luncheon to the university
each day in pasteboard shoe box. Nat
urally he is made the butt for all sorts
of student pranks, but he takes them all
good naturedly. His particular pride is a
big, old fashioned watch, 80 inches in
diameter, which he winds with pair
of four inch nippers.
Another student who has passed the
prime of life, but believes it is never too
late to learn, is Rev. James Scott, aged
60, who is studying medicine at the
Maine Mediom school in Portland.