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Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
Uncle Ike on imperialism.

fes' like your idee, parson, that
war should be humane;
That 1t is war for freedom, not a
greedy strife for gain;
But your salary's in danger IL you
preach much more Of that,
For 1t don't suit Banker Thompson,
judgin' from little chat
Which overheard last Sunday, when
he said To Deacon Duff
That he wasn't goin' to pay for much
more of such pious stuff;
And that preachers should be careful
and should ponder what they
say,
And not injure business int'rests If
they want to get their pay.
And he said, Then lovely islands,
most as large as all Japan,
Are very land Of promise to the
keen-eyed business man:
For the. soil Is 50 productive, though
SO little used as yet,
II their power was developed. they
could stand a monstrous debt.
Ard the country here is mortgaged
just about all 1t will stand.
So to use our idle money we must
somehow get more land;
And the chance to get franchises there
Is better now than here,
For the people here are cranky and
such things are gettin' dear.
Then, We need standin' army such
as all great nations boast,
So whenever labor troubles show them
selves like Banouo's ghost,
We may readily subdue them and put
down the hostile crew,
And protect our vested int'rests just
as all great nations do.
But our people are such Quakers and
30 much opposed to war,
II we have a larger army, we must
show some reason for
Our departure from old doctrines and
DIR nations ancient creed,
And the holdin' Of then islands Is the
very thing we need"
Parson, them remarks OF Thompson
makes old Uncle Ike more set
In his views that war for CONQUEST ia
scheme of "Pllltes' to get
Our old Uncle Sam committed to the
European plan;
Then goodbye to al; republics and
the liberties of man.
-tleorge MICA. Miller, in Democratic
Magazine.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02

last year. The total for the year Is
about $41, 000,OOO less than for last year
and nearly $23 ,00O, 900 less than for the
year before.
The customs revenue was about s14,-
100000 last month, or about $4,000 900
less than IN June last year. For the
year the revenue from this source was
less than $100,0OO,OOO, or less than in
any fiscal year since the close of the
civil war.
The receipts were comparatively
small last year, partly on account Of
large importations before the begin
ming of the year in anticipation of in
creased duties But, making due al
lowance for that, the Dingley law as
revenue getter must be pronounced a
failure.
The effect of anticipatory importa-
lions must have been exhausted much
before June, and In that month the law
must have produced all the revenue Of
which it is capable. 1t produced, as
above stated, only s14,5O0, 900, OF at the
rate Of $170,0OOlOOo a year. This is
$780, 900 less than was produced by
the law of 1894 during it's last year.
During the five years before the
passage Of the Mckinley law the Gus
toms receipts averaged $18,5O0 900 a
month, or $4,000,00O more than the re-
ceipts Of last month. There was some
increase in internal revenue under the
Dingley law, but the total receipts in
dicate that there would have been a
large deficit during the fiscal year on
which we have just entered II there had
been no war.
The war has given our Republican
statesmen an opportunity to impose
more taxes without openly admitting
that 1t would have been necessary to
increase them If there had been no war,
as 1t certainly would. Appropriations
for ordinary purposes, including those
for the army and navy on peace foot
Ing. promised to be at the rate OF more
than $500.000,000 a year, while the
Dingley taxes promised to produce no
more than $4O5,O0O,OOO at the most
Chicago Chronicle.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
A woIl.OlletI polItIoaI nraon,n..

Indianapolis Sentinel; 1t took the
Ohio Republican convention just nine
minutes to nominate its ticket. There
were hve nominees-for secretary OF
state, for supreme judge, for clerk of
the supreme court, for food and dairy
commissioner and for commissioner of
the board of public works. Nine min
utes! Evidently somebody touched the
burton. and the machine did the rest.
And Ohio is supposed to have a sys-
tern Of popular government.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
Private Ownership of Kailreads.


The war had one of its interesting
Developments last week, when an act
of fragrant treason was committed by
the Standard Oil magnate who controls
the Plant railway system in Florida,
says the Twentieth Century. For four
days he deliberately threw back the
troops ordered to the front. 1t seems
that q sort lof legal battle is In prog
ress between the Plant system and the
Florida Central & Peninsular rail-
road. The latter claims the right to
use the formers terminal facilities.
The Plant system refused to recognize
this right. The troops were loaded
on the Florida Central cars, and were
going to the front on hurry" orders,
bit the Plant people refused to allow
the trains to proceed. They claimed
that the Florida Central had no right
to the use Of Plant tracks. The COM
manders Of the troops fretted and
fumed, but all to no purpose, and if
teen thousand men were delayed for
twenty hours. Nor has the delay been
abated at this writing, and the move
ments OF our troops are still retarded.
It Is conceivable that the fate Of vi
tally important battle may hinge up
on the arrival of troops at the front
at a particular hour. If the government
owned the railways, there would be no
such peril as these corporation COM
plications entail, and, perhaps, the
army of invasion would be in Cuba
now. Every soldier In the South, who
has given the subject any attention,
knows that the railroads are wholly
to blame for all the delays that have
occurred. The incident for which the
Plant system is responsible Is only
one Of hundred. But nobody dares
to say word about II. The admits
tration was put in power by the cor
porations, and their directors have
seats In the cabinet. Therefore, when
glazing examples of the perils Of cor
porationism In war time are thrust
| under our noses, no notice Is taken
of them. The situation somewhat re-
sembles that In highly fashionable
dining-room when one of the company
has the misfortune to sit down on 9
| pumpkin pie. The incident is unmis.
taxable, but nobody takes any notice
of it. To take notice of the perils Of
| corporationism in this crisis would bt
calling general attention to the source
of most of our present troubles. Th'
people might insist upon government
ownership and operation Of the rail
roads as a means of ending the war
We shall be driven into adopting thi
policy if the corporations contfnu'
their displays Of greed and incom
petence. They are encouraging tn
enemy.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
NATCHITOCHES DIRECTORY.
CHURCH SERVICES.

Services at the Methodist church
every First and Third Sundays at II
a. m. and 1880 p. M, by the pastor,
Rev. Fl. Armstrong. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night st7:30 o'clock.
BAprrsr-M. E. Weaver, pastor.
Regular services, Second and Fourth
Sundays at II o. m. and 8 p. NJ. sun
day school, 10 q. m; prayer meeting,
Wednesday, s p. m. All invited.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02

In your idle moments just estimate
how much more millionaire will be
called upon to pay to carry on the pres
emit war with Spain than will man
who works for daily wages. The rev.
enue bill adopted by congress taxes the
necessaries of Lille and leaves property
practically free. This is Republican
doctrine, but we have never yet been
able to ace the Justice Of such a propo-
sition. -tTulare Times.
The Washington Post wants the SOL
diers paid $4,000 per year and the con-
gressnaen reduced to s13 per month
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
LODGES.

Phoenix Lodge No. SO. A. F. & A.
M.-simcoe Walmsley, ". NJ; J. G.
Trichel Jr., SEQ. Meets First and
Third Wednesdays at 7 p. m.
Castle Hall No. 80, Knights of Pyth-
las. u. P. Breazeale. @. G.; Adolph
L'Herisson, K. of r. & s. Meets
Second and Fourth Thursdays at 8
p. m.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02

The amount OF revenue received by
the general government during the
month OF June is stated at $50, 500, 900
and Tor the iiscal year just closed at
ssCA,60o,OOO
The receipts for June we're about
81, O00, 900 less than for the same month
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
Ths FITeaveua Rwl,,.

This war is a war between the Latin
and Anglo-Saxon races as to who shall
dictate in North America, the former
or the latter The heavens do rule
Rev. w. w. Mulrkland.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02

uOUS vi lOio capital. WIN powerful
nation, capable of creating its own
money, it goes to ruin for want Of 1t.
With mountains rich with silver and
congress elected to coin it, the con-
gress locomotives it.-Ashburn Times.
One such appointment (for personal
favoritism, sentimental recognition,
political spoils, or hereditary consid-
erations) is enough to injure the tone
of the army. Twenty OF them togeth-
er constitute as deadly blow against
the efficiency of the army as the presi-
dent could administer If he had taken
the advice Of Sagasta and Blanco in
stead of the senators and representa-
tives and political jobbers whose pres
sure he has shown himself unable to
resist. Such weakness Is as baleful in
it's results as deliberate wickedness.-
New York Daily Times.
If the accounts that reach us from
Cuba and the Philippines are true, the
intelligent people of these islands have
come to the conclusion that the trans
fer of sovereignty from Spain to the
United States would be nothing else
but change OF masters, and that the
American parasite would be as dis
agreeable as the Spanish. They are
right, of course, but / am inclined
to think 1t will be just as hard task
for them to get rid of the American
bloodsucker as OF the Spanish. The
American parasite Is as persistent and
| pitiless as q bedbug.--Free Society.
Rather than tax the corporations the
Republican congress has saddled
bond issue of $500, 100000 On the pro.
ducing classes. This is to say that
for thirty years to come the workers
will have to pay million dollars each
month to the bondholders and at the
end Of that time will still owe the
whole debt Of s400,0O0,00O The Re-
publican leaders rely On the excitement
of the war to distract public atten-
ton from this betrayal of the people
in order to save the corporations from
taxation. But they forget the here
after. Long before 1900 the war will BIZ
over. Then the debt will begin tc
press hard Upon the people And they
will not fail to remember who loaded
1t upon thenl.---Stockton Mail.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
NATCH1TOCHEs, La, SEPTEMBER 2. 1898.

There arc some congressman who
would be willing to work overtime
even at that price.-American Crafts
man.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02

This is land Of paradoxes. With an
oyerproduction of food the people
starve. With an abundance Of land
they are homeless. With an abundance
of labor to perform there Is no one to
hire. With an abundance Of people
wanting money the banks hold mil
lions Of idle capital. With a powerful
nation, capable of creating its own
money, it goes to ruin for want Of 1t.
With mountainB rich with silver and
congress elected to coin it, the con-
gress demonetizes it.-Ashburn Times.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-09-02
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Hunger is the parent OF revolution.
Spain suffers from revolution because
she makes people hungry wherever she
goes. Let us profit by that warning,
and give our sollliers something to eat
Twentieth Century.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Monday evening the merriest party OF
the season gathered at the hospitable
home of Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Cobb to cele-
brate Vic's thirtyfourth birthday. In
addition to almost everybody in Crystal
being present, party of fifteen Marble
people came in on n four horse bob b-sled
to attned. Dancing and cards were the
amusements of the evening, and at 11;3O
refreshments were served, in such variety
and excellence as Mrs Co,ob's tables are
celebrated for. Not until the "wee sma'
hours did tho party disperse. and the
right royal entertainment afforded will
be long remembered among the most
pleasant social events of the year. Mr..
Cobb was the recipient of n number of
handsome presents from friends, with
wishes for many happy returns of the
day Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Parry, DIR. and Mrs. Andree Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgerton and Little Stella, Misses
Evans, Strubinger, Reyland and Bush,
and Messrs W. G. Miller. Fred Reyland,
Robert and Will Brown, and Master Fred
Rummel OF Marble, G. H. Rummel. Y. B.
Ford, Ross Fulton, Jas. Carpenter of tie
Daisy Mine, and full complement Of
Crystalites.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

The conservative attitude of the Den
yer Republican in handling news of the
Maine disaster cannot be too highly
commended, and by comparison with its
morning contemporary is entitled to
honorable mention. The Republican
does not cater to clientele demanding
sensationalism-ap patronage which does
not exist-and the public will soon be-
come disgusted with the yellow journal
ism of the daily press. People want facts
not startling lies and sensational cartoons
that have but vague reference to known
facts, or even reasonable suppostion.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
Though he may ne
Hero
Worship

Though he may never walk
Hero the deck of an American
Worship battleship again, as its com
mander, Capt. Sigsbec will
be subject for hero-worship. Perhaps
he is worthy higher honors than mere
sentimental luureIs. But in periods OF
peace the taste for something unusual
and brave finds vent in hero worship. A
person who could find no inspiration in
the tale Of Paul Revere, or the history
OF Maria Theresa's labors for Austria,
may not feel there is cause to honor the
survivors of tho Maine" for their nerve
IN the confusion and horrors of the awful
fate that befell the great ship. But in
the hearts Of the American people there
IL sorrow for the dead, and laurels for
brave survivors. II may be to certain
extent hero-worship, but it comes from
the true spirit OF American patriotism.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Gunnison county is going to see more
good strikes during 1898 than IN any
previous year of its history. A new
company has just been Incorporated to
operate in the Gunnison gold belt, and
there will be numerous other mining
movements in every district of the coun-
ty, and we will have an increased amount
of development work. From reports at
hand it is apparent that there will be an
exceptional amount of prospecting car
ried forward in the Elk Mountains.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
The LANCE has repeatedly said that

The LANCE has repeatedly said that
1898 will be lively year in this district
and every day developments are showing
our predictions well founded. Leasing
has been found profitable OF late, and as
a consequence is growing in popularity,
and it is now said that large amount
OF prospecting will be commenced early
in the spring, while most of the prospec
tors who operated in this section last
year will return and in many cases will
employ men to work with them. The
remarkably open winter will enable work
to begin in even the exposed localities
two months earlier than usual.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Just at this time nothing can
Tale be Of greater interest to the
Of American people than a
Two knowledge of the compare
Navies tive strength of the Spanish
and United States navies.
From table compiled by the Salt Lake
Tribune we deduct the following facts:
Tho total number Of crafts in the Spanish
navy is twentyeight, against sixtyone
that float the stars and stripes. OF bat
tleships OF the first class we have nine,
Spain one; second class battlerhips, we
have one, Spain two. (Thc Maine" was
Of the second CLASSY or sea going coast
defense irouclads tho United States has
six, Spain none; non sea going coast de-
iense ironclads, we have thirteen, Spain
two. This country checks up little shy
on armored cruisers, having but two
against Spain's seven. We have one
armored ram, Spain none. OF protected
cruisers the United States has twenty
nine. Of which twentyseven are steel and
two wood, and Spain sixteen, of which
five are steel, eight of iron and three Of
wood. In case OF war between the two
countries alone. conjecture as to the out
come is ridiculous, but Spain can never
enter into war with the United States
unless it has the support of some other
nation. despite all that is said of the
proud and ambitious Spaniard. He is
not altogether n fool. even though he can
not realize that the sun Of his nations
greatness long since dimmed, and that
its shroud is the pail of Cuban war
and the sad spectacle of Philippine OPP
preston. Americans who imagine war
desirable thing have certainly not given
. calm thought to what the term implies
Politics never had better opportunity
to proclaim itself under the banner of
patriotism. If it is established that the
Maine" was blown up through Spanish
treachery, there is but one thing to do,
and that will mean war If there is good
reason for such a terrible thing as a
declaration of war, the American people
will be found ready to answer tho first
call, and there will be found an abun-
dance of the sort of nerve that charac-
terized the marine orderly who reported
to Captain Sigsbce, Immediately after
the explosion. Sir, have to report that
the ship has been blown up, and is sink
ing"
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Yesterday afternoon the Cosy Club
met with Mrs. Melton. Ambaose Will
hams broke into the deliberations some
low, and OF course there was little sewing
oone: Gladys Melton claims to have
sken six stitches: Mrs. Cobb pulled out
a tni cad and broke a nes lie; Mrs. OBJ y
40 ehIistenen tfe club, AMI the lc,s
hlSk caoccSste.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

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month, could take mighty good care Of a
husband
An Atchison society girl is so pretty
that all the other girls hate her and say
she is bow-legged.
Society is very exacting. 1t not only
demands that a hostess furnish refresh
ments, but "prize" to be awarded to
the best guesser, or best card player.
If man gets dollar ready to put
away for rainy day. he meets two peo-
pie selling tickets to amateur shows
when on his way to the bank TO deposit
it.
Every five minutes in the day man is
placed in a position where he must tell
Judge from your own expeience which he
tells.
1t is hard to establish . rule by which
to Judge show, but here is one that
may be relied upon: Always avoid a
show that displays a picture of its
manager.
No one over ten year Of age should ask
for sympathy on the grounds thst he is
alone in the world. There are many peo-
pie who consider this a cause for con-
graduation.
When woman buys five cents worth
at grocery where she does not ordinar-
lily trade, she thinks she is privileged to
eat twenty-five cents worth of dates,
olives, etc, to show her good will.
A scared looking little girl got up at a
recent entertainment, and said about
four lines that no one heard. Still, in
the audience, her father, four grand par
ents, three aunts and seven cousins
thrilled with pride and delight. while
the child's mother, behind the scenes,
was almost beside herself with JOY.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Andy Berg who has a lease on the III
nois is working steadily pushing the
tunnel into Bear Mountain. Some very
rich ore has been shipped from this prop
erty in the past. and Mr.. Berg will no
doubt do as well as former lcasers.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

The board of county commissioners
of Gunnison county have established an
entirely new precedent, in letting the
county printing to the highest bidder.
Commissioner Block voted against the
new plan, but the other members who
seem to owe II. c. Getty political debt
awarded him the contract at prices that
will make him an autocrat.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
OUR SALTED PLACER.
Washed From the Rich Deposits on The Lance
Exchange Table.

The cog railroad from Vitznau to Rigi
Switzerland, ascends $500 feet, has n
length of four and one half miles, and n
grade of 1900. The cog railroad at Man
;tou ascends to the summit of Pixies
Peak, an altitude of 14,147 feet. This
gives nm ascent of 800 feet from start
ing point, or 2,30O feet higher than the
Switzerland railway 1t is eight and
hrec-quarters miles in length, and its
minimum grade is l l,320 feet to the mile.
As a feat of engineering, it is not sur
passed by any similar work in the world.
Rocky Mountain Sentinel
~
An official estimate OF the population
of Greater New York vas given out Feb
ruary 10 by the Health Department as
follows: Number of persons in all five
boroughs, 3,43s 800, Of which 1,9ll.75
are in the borough of Manhattan, 1877 ,075
in the Bronx; 1,l97, 100 in Brooklyn; 12s,-
042 in Queens and 64,927 in Richmond.
London, by the census of Of 1891, had
4,231 eco inhabitants, so that New York
is about a million less. In 1901 Paris
had 2,447, ,957 inhabitants. while in 1895
Berlin had / 1.677 ,35l, then comes Canton
with 100000, Vienna with 1854 ,54S and
Toxic with 1,214,l13.
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So far three steamers have been wrck-
ed in the Alaska trade in the past six
months. The last, 1t seems, was a tramp
craft, responsible to no one, and was but
floating coffin when it sailed away.
How about the inspectors up that way?
Are they permitting every old tub that
avarice can patch up to sail away IN
challenged with load Of passengers?
Human life does not seem to be worth
very much up that way, but the meanest
kind of a man does not want to be drown
ed like rat in "A tub called a ship. The
authorities Of the state of Washington
ought to bcstir themselves and stop that
kind of business. Again, passengers
should use little discretion and learn
that the cheapest ship to go on any voy
age in is the very finest one obtainable.
Salt Lake Tribune.
The readers of the Ladies' Home Jour
nal are about as responsive a clientele as
any magazine possesses. About six
months ago the Philadelphia magazine
started to publish series of architec-
tural plans showing how artistic houses
could be built at moderate cost. 1t em-
ployed special architect, and his work
was certainly artistic Besides the plans
it agreed to furnish complete specifica-
tions. of each house at minimum cost.
Thousands of people liked the plans
given, and the series has been a great
success for the magazine. This spring
the building Of over five hundred houses
varying in cost from 81 $40 to $1,000 each
will be started in different parts Of the
country by Journal readers, in addition
to over one hundred other houses which
havc already been built.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

President Mckinley delivered an ad-
dress at Philadelphia on Washington S
birthday, and the manner in which he
talked patriotism may mislcad people to
anticipate some evidence of it from the
Little Napoleon's" administration.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

George Young reports that the Lucky
Day tunnel has reached solid formation
and it expected will cut the vein within
a short distance. The ore chute in this
mine is known to be strong, as disclosed
in prospect shafts on the property, and it
will most likely make a big shipper be-
fore the close OF the summer.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Commander Booth, founder of the
Salvation Army conducted a meeting at
Coliseum Hall one day this week. at
which Gov Adams presided. We were
disappointed in not finding the names of
Herbert George and Halsey Rhoads in
the list of leading citizens who were
seated on the platform.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Ono more week of bright weather Is
recorded to this section, and while the
coming month may have characteristic
blizzards, there is little probability that
snowfall will come heavy enough to
block the roads.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

The Zola trial in Paris is not yet com
pleted, but has probably gone to the jury
by this time. 1t has disclosed to the
world that there is no such thing as jus
tice in France, and that the French peo-
pie are ready for another commune.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

Messrs Frank Dempke and George
Henneforth commenced work on the
Silver Tip yesterday. This is Sheep
Mountain property belonging to A. j.
Mitchell and the Kline estate. Messrs
Dempke and Henneforth have secured
a lease on the property and will push
Development work to open up the orc
o,1isr.