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The iniative and referendum was
adopted by South Dakota in the re-
cent election. Under it's provisions if
any law is passed by the Legislature
which is objectionable to the people, a
petition may be circulated and II five
per cent Of the voters sign it the act
must be submitted to the people for
ratification before it is spread on the
statutes. On the other hand if the
people desire a law enacted, five per
cent of the voters can petition for it
and the secretary of state then sub
mits 1t to the people to be voted upon.
If majority favor it as expressed by
their ballots it at once becomes q law.
This act will do away with the lobby,
for it is apparent that the lobby could
not afford to pay money to get the bill
passed when it could be SO easily got
ten before the people for their approx
al or disapproval. South Dakota by
this one act takes the lead of all the
states in the Union in pure demo
cratic government, rs she gets right
down next to the people, and that is
democracy pure and simple.
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The Kansas City Times in its Sunday
issue puts up Webb McNall's name for
governor two years hence. McNall
is strong. man and will probably be
nominated by the populists.
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judaicus. But two noses being better
than one it was submitted to Patty du
Clam. He also thought it pungent.
Colbert, the expert of the Bank OF
France, to whom it was then sent, and
with it speciman of Dreyfus hand
writing, smelled a rat indeed, but
where or what he could not say. The
report of Berti1lion was equally ihcon-
elusive. But at the war Office the odOr
was patent. Dreyfus was summoned
and ordered to copy the manuscript.
His palsied hand refused. In place of
a pen he was given a revolver and
again his hand refused. Paragraph 5
of the constitution of l84S had abolish
ed the death penalty for political Of
lenses. Behind the law it was OBJ
vious he purposed to sulk. "Yo ou are
a scoundrel, 1 arrest you" said Bois-
dreffe.
Dreyfus tossed thereupon into prison
was put through third degree, which
resulted in nothing. In his trial that
ensued so sure did his acquittal seem
that it was expected he would receive
the Legion of Honor. It was another
cross he got. At the last moment
there was produced a letter from Col.
Won Schwartzkoppen, military attache
to the German embassy, in the course
of which the writer, after touching not
over delicately on certain indelicate
matters, wound >up as follows: 'Le
(sic canaille de D. devient trop
'exigeant'' This letter, alleged to have
been found in the rooms of Major
Panizzardi, an Italian diplomat to
whom it was addressed, was not COM
municated to the accused or to his
council. 1t constituted what has since
been known as the "piece secrete" the
secret document upon which Dreyfus
was condem aed. "A month later, in
the square of the milisday school, the
prisoner was degraded. Without, the
mob cried: "Duwn with the Jews"
From within Dreyfus answered.: 81
am innocent. That innocence his
brother. Mathew Dreyfus presently set
out to establish. With the aid of
Scheurer- -Kestner-the last of the AL
satan deputies still sitting in the
French parliment-he succeeded in
having Estherhazy up, charged with
the authorship of the waste basket
manuscript. Acquittal at once en-
braced by the Judge and hailed witt.
delight by the mob, had that swash-
buckler but mounted charger and
pranced on the boulevards he NIGH
have been proclaimed dictator. Yet,
meanwhile = doubt, faint at first, theI
famed into flame by Zola.s had beer,
expanding. TO extinRuish it M. Cav
aignac, minister of war in the recent
British cabinet, stated to the chamber
of deputies that, apart from the manu-.
script, irrefutable evidence of Dreyfus
guilt was contained In second piec,
secrete. That pieoe-another Schwar.
tzhoppen document--Col. Henry chic.
of the French spy department, recent
ly admitted that he had forged. Ii
view OF the facts, one may wonde.
which is more curious and typical O.
France, the story of the Iron Mask.
the murder of the Duo d'Engheim, O.
the torQuemada trial and torture &.
this hapless Jew.
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Japan will undertake to expel the
Russian troops from Corea. 1t is a
good time for the Car to put some of
his peace ideas into execution by
withdrawing from territory which he
holds from motives of greed only.
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A large number o. the officers of the
troops at Manila have resigned, but
their resignation have not been ac-
cepted. The troops there are all'op-
posed to the retention of the Philli.
I1ines
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Orrr--C-.-I~- - T.--~e
A progressive Tta a'i1n orran prindtr
IN Bufs!o uses q tcrse to draw hts
:.r ct piano.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Inc inventor VINO VIII produce an ar.
dfcial feather that can take the place
Of tie real article will be a benefactor
to the race. Perhaps artificial feath-
ers could be made from celluloid or Of
the recently invented artificial silk.
With 20o,ooo,oo0 plumage birds being
killed every year to supply feathers for
women's bonnets, 1t is evident that in
the course Of decade or two there
will be no birds worth looking at in
any. civilized country. The ladies have
been appealed to hundreds Of times to
put q stop to the slaughter by consent
Ing to q change In fashion, but SO far
they have shown no disposition to give
up the feather fad. Men are supposed
to be more heartless than women, but
they do not encourage the universal
slaughter Of the. birds by wearing
feathers. As long, however, as they do
not actively discourage the killing Of
birds by advising women not to wear
plnmes,s ,sthey are not altogether blame.
less insthe matteu, Let US have mors'
Audubon Societies among, the young
people, to teach the value and the
beauty Of birds and encourage their
preservation. The present generation
Is evidently incorrigible. Perhaps
coming generation can be educated
rightly In thio "a ~ II.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
leading makes. The machines wore all

leading makes. The machines wore all
marvels of the most recent ideas Of mo
chanical construction, and were brought
together without the slightest intimatiOn or
knowledge to the manufacturers that such q
test was to take place. The practical experts
composing the Investigating board gradually
weeded the machines down to a small num-
ber, and, after several days Of careful test
ing of the relative merits OF the ma
chimes, they were unanimous il their
verdict that the Lowell Diamond WAS un-
doubtedly the best wheel made and so re-
ported to the paper, the president OF which
Immediately wrote the j. P. Lowell Arms
company informing the latter Of the investi-
cation made and the decision reachGay and
this was the first intimation that the Lowell
company had of the matter. Tho
statement that the Lowell Diamond is the
best bicycle built Is based upon tho fact
that every part of the machine is made at
their own factory. Previous to and lnclud-
ing 1896 the machine bearing thu aRme
OF the Lowell Diamond was manufactured
for the John p. Lowell Arms Co. liy OUT
side parties, but beginning with the season
OF 1897, every part OF every machine bearing
their name plate has been constructed at tho
factory of the John P. Lowell Arms 10. at
South Portland, Maine. This fact easily
accounts for the proven supremacyof the
."Loyell Diamond over all other lending
makes OF the world. The Lowell ARMS Com
/ many have three stores in Boston, Wishing
ton street. Broad street and Massachusetts
aNhue, and branch stores in Worcester,
,.Mass.. Providence, r. J., PawtuckeIs R. l..
Portland and Bangor, Me-, besides haying
agents in nearly every city AMI town
tfronehout the county. Their neVS scata-
logue, famous Diamonds Of the VGerld, :"
free on application.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
woman's Fate.
From the Record, Bushnell. III


No woman Is better able to speak to Others
regarding "wonan's fate" than Mrs. Jacob
Weaver, OF Bushnell, ILL.,. wife Of ex-CIty
Marshal Weaver. She had entirely re-.
covered from the illness which kept her
bedfast much Of the time for Ave orslx
years past. and says her recovery is duo
to that well-known remedy, Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills.
Mrs. Weaver is fltty.six years old, and
has lived in Bushnell nearly thirty years.
She is Of unquestionabls veracity and un-
blemished reputation. The story OF her re-
coyery is interesting. She says:
II suffered for Ave or six years with the
trouble that comes to women at this time
OF my life. Twas much weakened, was IN.
able much OF the time to do my own work,
and suffered beyond my power to describe.
was downhearted and melancholy.
II took many different medicines, In fact.
] took medicine all the time, but nothing
seemed to do me any good.
II read about Or. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, and some OF my friends
recommended them highly. made up my
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
|LOVELL DIAMONDS
STAND THE TEST.
Board of Experts
So Decide.
Remarkable Investigation From Which
the Lowell Diamond Bicycle Cams
Out Ahead Of All Competitors. :.

Where there are SO many makes Of bi-.
cycles on the market, all of which at first
sight seem to be on an equal footing to the'
casual observer, and still the fact is we'll
known that there is no article in common
use where it is 50 easy for the manufacture
er to cover up the imperfections as in the
bicycle, both in material and workman
ship, and which cannot be detected until
the machine has been given test on the
road, such an investigation as has just
been completed by the best experts in the
country, under the supervision OF the
Western Review OF Commerce, is likely to
be of great value to the riding public. The
honor of producing the best wheel among
the thirty-seven well-knOwn makes that
were tested fell to the old established house
ofJohn P. Lowell Arms Co., of Boston, Mass,
manufacturers Of the celebrated Lowell
Diamond. The investigation was made
in a thorough manner by competent ex-
perts in the construction Of wheels, and
before them were placed thirty-seven Of the
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
why Not?

IL the eminent finaneiers whom Sec
retary Lyman j. Gage has invited to
suggest currency plan that will make
their business. prosperous cannot agree
upon some plan 1t would be remark
able. So 1t is altogether likely that In
short time we will have plan that
will make at least one business pros
perous. Now why would it not be a
good idea to ask parties engaged in
other lines OF business what laws they
would like to have enacted that would
make their business prosperous? For
instance, men who have been engaged
in the business of raising horses have
not been very prosperous for several
years. Then again other "busiEiess
men, who have been engaged in the
business of stealing horses have not
had as good laws for the protection of
their business as some other lines of
business. In fact, some Of the laws
passed have actually Disseminated
against their interests. Men engaged
In the raising OF poultry could without
doubt suggest laws that would make
their business more profitable. Gen.
tlemen engaged in the business of
stealing chickens could make sugges-
tions III regard to laws that would
have a tendency to increase their
profits. Men engaged in the business
Of wrecking trains could have their
business as well protected by law as
the business Of wreeking railroads has
been. In short all of the different
lines of business could be made pros
perous by laws for their benefit. Pro-
vided, the laws were SO framed that
what was beneficial to one Industry
did not conflict with the prosperity OF
other industries- L. Smith.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
scale, and they fear they may never
be able to accomplish il.

scale, and they fear they may never
be able to accomplish it.
Johnny--Please, sir. why don't the
people have the same scale they used
when they made the debt? 1t seems
to me that is the only proper way.
Teacher-You are right, Johnny. If
they were making new thermometer
or a new debt, it would not matter
what scale they adopted, so. the zero
point was right, and the same scale
adhered to. But having made the debt
ON one scale, to adopt another till the
debt is paid is as dishonest and mis-
leading as 1t would be to apply CEN
tigrade index to. Fahrenheit ther-
mometer, or to move the zero point or
to stretch the scale.
WALLACE A. BARTLETT.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Ars Jacob Weauer. pills.
II have recommended the pills to many
women who are suffering as I suffered.
They are the only thing that helped me In
tho trial that comes to 50 many women at
my age." Mrs. J. II. WEAVER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2Sd day Of October, A. D. 1897.
O. @. HIoKs, Notary Public.
When woman Is passing beyond the ago
OF motherhood, 1t Is crisis in her life.
Then, II ever, proper attention to hygiene
should be exercised. The attendant suffer-
ings will disappear and buoYant health will
follow II DR.. Williams Pink Pills are used.
These pills exert powerful influence in
restoring the system to its proper condi.
tioE. They contain In q condensed form all
the elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
t,overnment Ownership Of Railways.

By an overwhelming majority the
people of the Helyetian Republic have
sustained the measure passed in coun-
ell last October for the purchase OF the
railway system by the state
It is frequently remarked that
ownership of railways by the govern
ment is monarchicai idea and does
not comport with government by the
people. The SUCCESSFUL working of the
ulan in the French republic and Its
adoption by the Swiss republic. how
ever, are significant facts.- Twentieth
Century.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
How, Tbi.f

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY g. Co., Props, Toledo, O..
We, tho undersigned, have known +. j..
perecy 0 honorable ono .ab 7 a business Sss %
hons and financially able to carry out Any
obligation made by their firm. -
WEsT & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists N.
ledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KTNNAN &f MARVIN, Wholesale
Hallss Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood andmucons
surfaces OF the system. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
~
oxen Wear shoe. In Japan

In far Japan the oxen wear shoes
TIC Japanese teamster is very CON
sidcrate to the animals which do mosi
of his work. He would not think of let
ting an OK go out without Having
placed sort of sandal on his fos.efeet,
which protects the animals hoofa from
injury. These sandals consist oil a sole
braided Of rice straw, which is fastened
to the hoof.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Only about seven out Of every 100
men now in the Klondike gold fields
are making q living. But every man
Of the throng now rushing into that
cherries region confidently expects to
be one Of the seven.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

The price Of iron and steel has ad-
yanced and the wages OF the workers
nave been reduced. This is in strict
accord with the supply and demand!
UT is 1t the cost of production regulat-
Ing the price?-Appeal to Reason.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Everybody interested in seeing the
latest developments in high-grade
wheels should send postal 10 the
Tohn P. Lowell Company, B,ston,
Mass. for their new catalogue. II
contains valuable information.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

mind to try them.
I bought the FIRST
box in March, 1897,
and was benefited
from the start.
"a box and q
half cured me com.
pletely, and I am
NOW rugged and
strong. I have not
been bothered with
my troubles since
I began taking the
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
Ola Trees sn Great Britain.

Some Of the oldest trees In the world
are to be found In Great Britain. The
tree called William the Conqueror's
oak In Windsor Park Is supposed to be
Zoo years Old The famous Bentley
and Winfarthing oaks are at least two
centuries older.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
Population By Families.
Wealth.

The war talk has called general at
tention entirely away from the trial Of
the deputy sheriffs who shot down so
many peaceful strikers In eastern
Pennsylvania during the great up.
heaval among the coal miners. The
evidence Ia about all in and there can
De no question as to the butchery and
wholesale murders Of which the Off
cials were guilty. The men who are
on trial endeavor to escape the con-
sequences of their act by saying that
they simply obeyed orders. But this
sort of a defense, says the Twentieth
Century, would enable pretty much all
the murderers that ever killed to go
scot free. We cannot say now what
the outcome Of the trial will be, but
by the time this paper Is In the hands
of the readers the result may have
been announced. Whatever that re-
suit may BE-, the effect of the trial will
be largely lost through the concentra-
tion Of public attention upon the war
scares.
The New York World says: "If you
do not believe the powers behind the
throne at Washington are full Of the
milk of human kindness, go loot a
bank and ask for a pardon. Then you
will see 1t gush. Mckinley has in ten
months pardoned ninety -eight bank
wreckers and bank swindlers, which is
four times the total number OF par
dons granted by any one Of his prede-
cessors." sa
The Oregonian deplores ''the falling
off in number of children" and says.
that a majority of the fashionable.
mothers prefer poodle dogs. So they
do, hut the questionable w0uld-be
mothers cannot even become wives, be-
cause SO many thousands Of men can
hardly eke out an existence for them.
selves.
The sewing girls Of Cleveland, Ohio,
work long hours In dirty rooms full
OF bugs and vermin, for the princely
sum Of 60 cents to 81 per week. accord
ing to the Cleveland Recorder. Isn't:it
nice to have the factories open?
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
77-T7.-.'l q q 1lFsl l7791lf7 = ~ p
Do lyou Make tho Laws.

This is your country, eh? Hon
much Of 1t 40 you own? Do you have
any voice in making the laws? The
majority.of YOU great American voting
kings have mo more legal right in this
country than you have in China or
Russia. You have to pay rent to live
here and yoll can live in those countries
on the same ignoble terms Your
country, indeed! You ought to feel
proud of your urietorship. appeal
to Reason.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
DEBT THERMOMETER.
AS EXPLAINED TO JOHNNY BY
HIS TEACHER.

II You Change the Scale ON the Their
mometers It Gees All Wrong-Tc
Create Debt on the Bimetallic Scale
and Then Force Payment on tho Gold
Scale Is Dishonest.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

A sensational suicide occurred near
Paduc alb, KY, last week. According
to reports, Miss Mary Wade and John
Lammert were sweethearts, but their
parents opposed the marriage of the
two. In fit Of despondeney the
young lady took opium and died.
Wien the young man heard of' it hs
became raviug maniac. HH
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

II the man who makes two blades of grass
philanthropist, what should be said Of Adolph
Kyle. who has made IT possible to grow FIVE
BALES OF COTTON on tIn acre OF ground which
heretofore rarely, II ever, produced ONE BALE?
See advertisement ingthiB paper OF fJaokson's
African L!mbless Cotton Co.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Trinidad is perhapsthe principal breeding
place for seabisds illshe South Atlantic The
deposit of guano is subsequently great. There
are traces Of abundant extinct Vegetation.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
Chew Star Tobacco4-The Best.
SInoke Sledge Cigarettes.

At recent Hancock county Me) dinner,
dinner was announced by pounding on the
ancient warming pan, and coffee was served
from the delft coffee pot, over LOO years OLD.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

There is a large tlass Of people In the
world who do not care whether you
are moral OF not, stl long az you make q
bag ElesteRsa 0Ett
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Fits permanently cured. Noftsor nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. S2trisl bottle and treatise free
DIR. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

The president has appointed Mo fol-
lowing Alabama postmasters: Wm. A.
Leeth at Aroney, DeKalb county; s.
=. Jemison at Turner. TalladeGs Co,
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Syrupfor children
teething, ,softens the glms, reducing infiamma-
ton allays pain cures wi nd collie. &c bottle.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
blessings That Shall Be.

We are not Knocked. 1t was not in de-
rision.
God made our spirits free.
The Prophets lightest dream is but the
dim provision
OF blessings that shall be.
-lahp g. Sake.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
JAPAN'S MISTAKE.
THE GOLD STANDARD is VERY
UNPOPULAR.

severe Industrial Depression Prevails
Newspapers Comments on the Re-
suits of the Abandonment of Bi-
metaliism in japan.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

Bryan demanded i direct legislation
plank In the Chicago platform.--Min-
neapohs Representative.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06
NATCHITOCKEs, La, MAY 6. 1898.
CURRENT NOTES.

The Republican machine and Repub.
llcan press Of Michigan bitterly hate
the sturdy. free-silver, anti-plutocratic
GoV. Pingree, but they realize that
tney must renominate him or suffer
defeat. The Petoskey Record says:
The party will not recover from its
deadly dose of Pingreeism for years to
come. Better to go deliberately to de-
feat this year with an honorable, true
republican at the head of the ticket
and Pingree at the head of an opposi-
tlon ticket, than to betray principle,
sacrifice loyalty and belle our manhood
by nominating Pingree."
lnquiring Jones" Of "Jingo Hol.
low" points in general terms to 'the
deadly parallel" between Presidents
Buchanan and Mckinley. The former
was largely responsible for the civil
war because he so feared the politi.
clans and shareholders of the south
that he dared not use the power Of the
nation to crush them like an egg un.
der hammer, but permitted them to
hatch. So Mckinley, in his zeal for
peace, in the interests of European and
American bondholders, has done all he
could to bring the nation to the verge
OF war with Spain when mere dec.
laration of the fact that Cuba and
Spain are at war would have settled
things without the firing of shot. II
Spanish official did blow up the
Maine, it was because he was embold.
ened to do SO by the policy Of the
Cleveland and Mckinley administra,
tions.
The following table, made up from
the figures contained in United States
census bulletin No. 9S, should be the
subject Of long and consecutive thought
by the patient voter:
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

we would advise the country to
watch events closely during these ex-
citing times incident to the Maine dis
aster. II there is not bond deal con-
nected with it, we shall be greatly
surprised.-Silver Knight -Watchman.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-05-06

The longer O. man is married the less
he lodges when his wife throws things
at him.