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The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04
VIEW OF THE FIELD,
SHOWING THE WORKING OF
THE YEAST.
News and Notes from Washington and
Elsewhere-The People Are Many and
Our Rulers.


declared for the freedom of Cuba, but
the administration people, including
Mr.. Reed, who carries the house of
representatives in his pocket, have OK
perlenced change of heart. The gov
ernment is giving all the aid possible
10 Spanish tyranny because a lot of
boston capitalists who own sugar
plantations succeeded in getting troops
enough detailed by Weyler to give ade-
quate protection to their plantations
without paying either troops or insur-
gents. In return they were able to
snow what seemed to be proof of abil-
lty to influence Washington sentiment
against recognition of the insurgents.
They expect the same protection under
blanco, with the same equivalent on
their part. The arrangement is a
good one for the Boston capitalists,
though it bears very heavily on other
Americans whose capital is invested in
CUBAN sugar plantations. The Bos-
tonlans, in addition to getting their
sugar marketed cheaper than their
American competitors can possibly do,
orlng back American gold, which is
received in payment, change it into
"eyiers script at handsome profit
ana pay the laborers on the plantations
IN this script. The whole transaction
mas Deen so profitable that their plea
against the United States intervening
IN CUBAN affairs, on the ground of hu-
manly to the starving country people,
was undoubtedly sincere. Interven-
tlon on any ground would interfere
with the Increased dividends which the
little group Of Boston capitalists has
oeen able to make out of the misery
ana the gnawing distress of Cuba.
Ihey have assurance Of labor enough
for their plantations, though the rest
OF the country population of Cuba may
be exterminated.
Inc house committee on postofices
intends to vigorously push the infa-
nous Loud bill for the curtailment of
second class rates in the interest of the
plutocratic daily papers. Every Popu-
list should send his protest to some
representative or senator. The Loud
Dill stops the mailing of sample copies
or newspaper and economic libraries at
second class rates, and is designed to
suppress political agitation and pre-
vent competition with existing papers.
Senator Allen of Nebraska intro
duced in the senate a resolution de-
claring 1t to be the sense of the SEN
ate that congress should, with all due
convenient speed, acknowledge by ap-
propriate act the political independ-
ence OF Cuba.
The Mckinley prosperity has at last,
after many delays, reached Fall River.
and the Cotton Manufacturers associa-
tion as a result has voted to reduce
wages in all the mills Of the city.
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
spoke at length Monday upon amend
ments he had offered to the bill pre-
viously introduced by him providing
for a postal savings bank system.
Such a system would, in his opinion,
insure greater comfort in the homes of
the plain people of the land, as great
majority OF them would certainly be-
come depositors in such banks.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

With a steady record Of fifteen thou
sand business failures a year as the
fruit Of government by f1nanciers,"
would it not be we'll for the plain peo-
pie to take up the governing business
for while?-Springfeld CO., Equity.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

IL men want to abolish crime, let
them provide their fellows with decent
surroundings. Ben Tilletc.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

Il is almost safe to say that some
members Of Congress will be better of
than they are now after the Hawaiian
annexation matter has been disposed
Of.-BOdie Miner-Index,
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04
NO. a..
POINTS FROM THE PRESS,

AS the gold standard and a high
protective tariff have been in opera
tion for twenty-four years and times
have been getting worse every year,
are they likely to grow better until
both Of these causes are removed?-
Columbus Post.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

The Duke Of Argyll has held his title
for fifty years.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

If any reasonable doubt remained as
to the expediency of the Government
owning and operating the Kansas Pa
cific Road it would be removed by the
opposition thereto of Senator and Rail-
road Attorney Thurston of Nebraska
San Francisco Star.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

surroundings.-Be Tillett.
What pastor in any great city can
put MS hand on the causes of sins, and
not say that fully one-half of these
SINS come from frightful poverty or
from an overabundance of wealth-or
from efforts to escape the one or ac-
qulre the other?-John BrisbaGe Walk
er.
We cannot get along without capital
ana capitalists. On the contrary, we
ought to have more of the latter. In
TACT there ought to be at least $780,
99s capitalists out of 7O,OOO,00s people
IN this country instead of only so many
thousands.-W. ]. Steigleder in Chica-
go Tribune.
The poverty of the world is grue-
some fact. No other phase Of our life
seems to me so sad Every tenth child
dying in New York City is buried at
the public expense. In every city OF
the world it Is much the same. Each
contains caravans Of people, not espec-
tally dissipated, indolent or thriftless,
who are very poor, never free from fear
OF want, doomed for life to the alterna-
tive of hard labor or starvation, as
thoroughly cut off from all means OF
culture, as completely precluded from
rational living, as were the helots Of
old Sparta.-President Andrews, OF
Brown University.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

have been getting worse every year,
are they likely to grow better until
both Of these causes are removed?-
Columbus Post
With steady record Of fifteen thou.
sand business failures a year as the
fruit Of government by flnanciers,"
would it not be we'll for the plain peo-
pie to take up the governing business
for while?-Spring6eld CO., Equity.
Chicago reports plethora OF mon
ey." Pass it around.-News Tribune.
What do you want money for? Isn't
confidence" ufficient?-Duluth Labor
World.
Il is almost safe to say that some
members Of Congress will be better of
than they are now after the Hawaiian
annexation matter has been disposed
of.-Bodie Miner-Index.
If any reasonable doubt remained as
to the expediency Of the Government
owning and operating the Kansas Pa
cific Road it would be removed by the
opposition thereto of Senator and Rail.
road Attorney Thurston Of Nebraska
San Francisco Star.
A people who will turn over the on.
tire financial system to the control OF
private corporations and sell them
selves into slavery are unworthy to be
ree.-Commonwealth.
Money" says the Rev. Mr.. Howard,
is condensed opportunity" Yes. and
the opportunity is often so condensed
that the trying to grasp it is a very
Tantalus- -job.-Fresno (Cal.) Republi.
can.
The latest issue of Bradstreet notes
a sharp decline in business in the
South, and ascribes it to the yellow fe.
YER Just so. When famine abroad
creates great demand for breadstuffs.
thus stimulating business, the improve
ment is at once placed to the credit of
the Mckinley administration. When
pestilence checks business in the
South, the blame is laid at the door Of
God. That is about the average gold
bugs idea Of fairness.-National Bi-
metallist.
The Bethlehem, Pa. iron and steel
works made 10 per cent cut on the
wages OF its employees which went into
effect the 1st inst. The company makes
the queer statement that by thus re-
duclng the wages it hopes to be able
to keep the men at work steadily.
Probably if the company would pay
nothing it would be able to keep the
men at work double shift right along.
What wonder it is that the gold bug
statesman didn't think of using that
logical argument in the recent cam
palgn?-Bessemer Indicator.
During the campaign of 1896 and the
late fall elections the Republican par
ty pledged itself to secure the inde-
perdence of Cuba Elections are now
over. and this important pledge is re-
pudiated. Cuban bondholders, who
helped to make up the twenty million
corruption fund, now have the ear OF
the administration. The struggling pa
trlots OF Cuba are to be sacrificed and
the wishes OF the American people ig-
ncred in order to keep faith with the
money power.-Silver Knight Watch.
man.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

A people who will turn over the on.
tire financial system to the control Of
private corporations and sell them
selves into slavery are unworthy to be
free. e.--Commonwealth.
The Louisiana populist., 1898-02-04

The Mckinley prosperity has at last,
after many delays, reached Fall River,
and the Cotton Manufacturers associa-
tion as a result has voted to reduce
wages in all the mills of the city.
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repeated, "Oh, please, nay roses"
She's got a rose" he said to Miss
KaVanaugh.
Yes, 1 gave her that, but she wants
her own roses, her blue roses,
Blue roses" he laughed. well,
that's a notch above me-
"All flowers are roses to the East
Side children" explained the nurse.
Down in the office, when she could
not get in to visit the child, Mrs. Gold
stein sat, rocking herself in an ecstasy
of grief, full of horrid fears that the
doctors would give Yetta the black
bottle" to get rid of her. She brought
delicacies, big brown cucumber pickles
as thick as a mans wrist and slices of
pompernickel spread with caviare. 1t
is needless to say they never reached
Yetta, but the more nutritious food she
did get seemed not to do her good,
though the bones knitted properly
enough.
mats the worst of these tenement
house children said DR.. Agnew. Got
no stamina in them. Just fading away.
Pretty little thing. tool
Such pretty roses what l had yet
she told him in her blanched voice. Il
got them on the park. The policeman
what digs. he pulled them up and 1
took them home. and so pretty they
growed. If l could had them roses. All
blue they was. and a yellow fringes on
their inSides middle
You eat all you can and get well
soon. and then you can go home to
your blue roses said the doctor. for
want of something better.
Il didn't got 'em no more" she whis-
pered. and the tears filed her great
black eyes and spilled over on her wan
cheeks 1T was for them went back
into the house afire. l didn't want
them to get burned up. Such pretty
roses. But they're ali gone now They
got plenty roses over by heaven, you
tbinl-?"
Something got in the doctors throat
then. and he couldn't talk. He had to
rub his glasses. too. and clear his
throat as he left the room.
Now. the doctors in hospitals do not
get salaries. 1t is only the honor men of
their classes that can win the privilege
of being on the staff of a first-cIass in
stitution. Honor men are rarely mon
eyed men. and their finances are often
in q deDlorable condition. Dr. AGnew
was no execution to the rule. He was
to get a check in fortnight Mean
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time. he had three half dollars in his
rocket. Walking out that night. he
stood irresolute before a florists Win
dow, jingling those three lonely silver
pieces In the brilliant window stood
q ootted plant with blue flowers. He
turned and walked away at last, stood
still. and then burst into. the shop.
When he came out. the plant with the
blue flowers was no longer in the win
dow.
Put it beside her bed, nurse" he
said, when ne got back to the hospital
Let he's. see it the first thing when she
wakes in the morning. Well try the
effect of q mental stimulus"
When the sun shone- through the
eastern window on the bright blue
blossoms, they glowed like sapphires in
a kingly crown. The child opened her
weary eyes. They fell on the plant, and
for the first time they soarkled with
the Joy of life.
"Oh, please, my rosesi" she cried, a.
new ring coming into her voice
Yes. dear. they're yours said Miss
Kavanagh. and felt her eyelids brim-
ming over as the little one Rugged the
rough clay pot and kissed the delicate
leaves. and crooned over the flowers
with happy smile.
I'm all my practice" said DIR. Agnew
a long time afterward, the best tonic
l ever knew was blue roses.
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striking at last on the paved yard and
lying quite still on the stones.
oh, my Godi'' groaned Connolly, for
ne had a little girl of his own at home.
Help me up, Dugan. I've lost her"
The feet of them that carried her to
the ambulance trod into pulp the flow
ers for which the child had rislzed her
life. Bad fracture of the ribs and
ARM" said the surgeon. Looks like
internal injuries. too. Get her to the
hospital as quick as you can"
When Yetta woke to consciousness, a
sharp pain stabbed her. with every
breath, and a dull ache had her by the
arm; but she almost forgot that-she
lay in a bed so fine and white and
springy. The room was white and
cheerful, and a beautiful lady in a
white cap and apron was leaning over
her and saying, We'll, my little girl,
and how are you now?'
"Oh, please, my roses whispered
Yetta, family.
Miss Kavanaugh unpinned a flower
from her bosom and gave it to the
child. There's nice one. Doesn't it
smell sweet?',
The little one took it alphabetically,
and still pleaded. MY blue roses
All along the ward were other cribs
with children in them, propped up and
playing with dollies and picture books,
but so listlessly that it made the heart
ache to look at them. The doctor, as
he came through had a word and a
smile for each of them. 'Wel, Yetta,"
he said, as he stopped at her place and
cast a look at the card over her bed
head. you're getting along fine. How
would you like to have a nice dolly
that can open and shut her eyes?'
The little patient lay still, and then
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-18
CELIA THAXTER'S PARROT.

! A few years ago, when Miss Thaxton
lived on an island off the coast of New
England, among her flowers and birds
was gray parrot that she had inner
tied from her mother. But it must be
was endeared to the poet through long
association with her family. was round
ly hated by the islanders.
! Although only bird, she was like an
extremely disagreeable person and hav-
| ing passed nearly all her life in the So
ciety of human beings instead of with
her fellow parrots, she had taken on
their views and ill-mannered ways, in
stead of their virtues, very much as do
savages when brought into contact with
civilization.
One of the ways by which Polly made
herself disagreeable was through her
powers of mimicry. To her mistress
she was invariably sweetness and cour-
tesy, and she would say, Cecilia,
C-e-l-i-a," as if she were calling the
name of her most idolized friend, in the
most musical and endearing terms pos
sible, and from that, turn to initiating
the bashful, whispering utterances of
a shy little Norwegian maid, until the
girl would be teased beyond endur-
ance.
In approaching Polly's cage it was no
unusual thing for a visitor to be cap
tivated with her coy and artless man
ner, and the very caressing way she
had of putting out a claw in friendly
welcome, and then when the unwary
mortal was within her reach, she would
drive that enticing claw into his flesh
like a thing of iron. There was never
any trusting her, for she was sure, in
the end, to be treacheTy itself. When
she seemed to think the atmosphere too
rrrrfn r6nr, loo If,rr- Of f,ll
ing to her beloved mistress, she would
break out into a terrific screech that
could be heard all over the island.
Among the whims that seized Polly
and she seemed to be forever intent
upon miscbief-was to annoy the new
driver on an express wagon by shout
ing Whoa" to his horse in the exact
voice of the former driver, which would
bring the animal from smart trot to
a sudden halt.
Let it be said to Pollys credit that
she was no mean songstress. Her ia
vorite airs were Yankee Doodle" and
a tumble of a Norwegian tune. She
had also a peculiar whistle, which a
composer wove into a serenade, called
Polly" and she frequently ended her
song or whistle with one high and very
sharp note.
One day Polly escaped from her perch
and was lost sight of for several days.
The ground was white with an early
snow and the poets brother. who was
fond of hunting, went out with his gun
While wandering about in. search of
game. he saw in a tree what he con-
Guided was an owl or gull, and, lifting
his gun, took aim to shoot. Suddenly
he was arrested by the sharp cry OF
Cedric, Cedricr' The bird had called
him by name, and was no other than
Polly herself. who. for once. at least.
by a word in due season, had saved
her own life. Of course. Cedric then
got Polly down and took her home.
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little 'Maja," the unique female Chin
panzee which came here about six
years ago from West Africa. On her
arrival in Vienna little ''Maja" was
very weak and small but since has
developed splendidly, under the tireless
care of her keeper, a woman, who re-
mains with her almost all the time and
has taught her many tricks. "Maja"
has very cleanly habits. knows how
to beg, throws kisses, rides little toy
horse, plays ten pins and within the
last few months has been made ac-
quainted with the most modern of out
door sports, cycling. Ever since ''Maja"
received her wheel, a child'S tricycle.,
she has been untiring in practicing
upon it in the large open enclosure adj
joining the big monkey house in the
Zoo. She handles the wheel very
cleverly, much to the amusement of the
large number of spectators who spend
hours in watching the funny antics of
the big ape. The photograph was
taken under great difficulties, for
''Maja' is very much afraid of the
sight of lens, and will not keep still
for a moment, if she becomes aware of
the presence of a camera Our illustra-
ton was obtained after a number OF
tireless efforts by using concealed
apparatus.
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Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying TO the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie-
tors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial bottles
of this great medicine: and have the
satisfaction of knowing it has absolute
ly cured thousands of hopeless cases.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all
diseases of the throat, chest and lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on T. c.
M. /. druggist, and get a trial bottle
free. Regular size, soc and 81 Every
bottle guaranteed or price refunded.
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1AUNcE1or sH1EY LEWIS ON TEE ROAD.

more daring stock His father has on
more than one occasion made overland
trips from the southern to the northern
part of the Australian continent The
boy himself having had a thorough
training in bush life and horseman-
ship, conceived the bold plan of doing
the long and lonely journey of $40
miles each way in true bush fashion,
astride his favorite pony with a pack
pony by his side
He arrived at Adelaide, Australia,
from Kooringa, about Jan. 20. and after
loading his pack horse, proceeded via
the Coorong and southeastern towns
to the border, thence to Portland, Port
Fairy and then on to Warrnanbool. He
covered the $40 miles in 10 days of ac-
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tie girl. "They's whole lot of roses
red and yellow and white and blue and
every kind of colorS. And they'S ele-
plants and bears and monkeys, just
like as if it was a circus already
they bite?'
Mar" declared the returned ex-
plorer. They wouldn't be let.
Il like the roses best decided Yetta.
'They's a lady in cur block and she
has roses in her window and she let's
me look at them. She's got strings to
box full of ground and the roses
grow up and twist round the strings,
oh, just beautiful"
Il know. Them's sweet pea roses. -
Il wish 1 could go to Central park"
pined Yetta.
'"They's a park over by Broadway
yet asserted the feminine Marco
Polo. You could walk it from here
They's whole great big ring all full
of pretty flowers. so many that they
dig them UP and throw them away
Honest, they do. My uncle he seen
en-
Other marvels the Travelled child mar
rated, but they were as words un-
spoken, so bright an air castle had
Yetta built for herself. In her door,
starved soul there was an intense but
y
ding plants that languished in the pale
light trickling through the school
room windows she adored with an
affection that seemed to Miss Perkins
colder Occidental nature something
like hypocrisy. Once the teacher,
pleased at Yetta's eagerness to learn
it runs like fire in the veins Of her
race-gave her a spray of geranium
blossoms. How long that poor gift was
cherished in Il bottle full of water
dare not tell. but great was Yetta's
grief when at last il had to be thrown
away. Her favorite day dream was of
a beautiful prince riding up to her
house in a gold wagon, all full of
blooms. which he heaDed at her feet.
SO Door a companion did she become
that the strange little girl soon babe
her goodbye. Once she was out Of sight,
Yetta shouldered her burden and filled
with the spirit of Columbus, set out
strange countries for TO see''
Benny was getting to be pretty heavy
and her legs were beginning to tremble
uBder her. when Union Square, in
all its glory. broke on her vision The
gentleman riding on the il on horse she
knew was Washington, and another
time she would look at him, but just
now her eye was filed with the beauti-
full trees. so shady. Much nicer than
Tompkins Square. How green the
grass was. and, yes. it was even as the
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many years to come. His ride may be
looked upon as unique in the annals Of
Australasian travel.
Few lads Of II summers would care or
dare to face journey of nearly 900
miles through the Australian scrub,
land overgrown with stunted trees,
with no companion but a couple of
ponies and no guide but his own idea
of locality and such direction as he
could obtain from an occasional camp
or floin a bushman that he CHANGED to
meet. Young Lewis, Notwithstanding
all these difficulties, looked upon his
trip in very matter of fact way, for
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where she proclaimed her return By
sending over the island one of her IA
nous shrieks.
After the death of the poet, Polly
again disappeared, and was never more
seen. Just what her fate was has not
yet been discovered, but it is supposed
that she was poisoned. or in some way
secretly killed. That her life had been
so long spared in the midst of her many
enemieS-all of her own making-waS
due to the influence of her beloved mis-
tress, for whose sake since her death,
no birds have been allowed to be shot
on the island, because she so loved
them.
MARY WAGER FISHER.
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I met with were when travelling
through a bush fire between the Glenelg
river and Portland. L travelled Al miles
in one day through forest country and
heavy sand. About midway l had to
pass through about three miles OF
burning timber. 1t was the warmest
time 1 ever had.
My pony Rex carried me splendidly
and was quite fresh on arriving home
Neither of my ponies had a scratch or
a hair off them. l brought all my trapr
back with me, and l had most enjoy
able trip. My actual travelling time VIDE
% days, although 1 rested five days OF
this time, so l suppose / really could
say that I Travelled the whole distance
in Is days"