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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-19

Empty wagons rattle Washington
Qa) Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-03-19

II is never too cold to cure Neuralgia
With st. Jacobs Oil. Sure Cure.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
Fruit CONSUMPTION In Australia.

There is no portion of the globe ia
which fruit is more abundant or more
extensively consumed than In AUS
tralia. Pineapples, grapes, ana ga
nanas are grown in Queensland;
grapes oranges, apples, and peaches
in New South Wales and South Aus
tralia; grapes in Western Australia
and apples, pears strawberries, rasp-
berries, and currants in Tasmania
The supply is so ample that during
certain seasons of the year pineapples
may be purchased for three cents
each, grapes for eight cents q p0ulld'
mandarin oranges for one cent doz'
en-, and bananas for two cents q COZ
en-. The belief, once almost universal,
among ignorant people that fruit free
ly eaten was conducive to intestnal
disorders, is now thoroughly explod-
ed. In Australia where its consump-
ton is universal and unrestricted, the
death rate is notably low, not only
among native born, but among foreign
residents as well. In all the towns oil
that continent are established specsal
shops where for twelve cents may De
had large plate of fruit with cup
of tea or coffee or milk. Moreover,
the consumer is allowed to have as
much fruit, without extra charge,
above the original portion, as he may
desire. A writer in an English tech
meal journal, in speaking of Austria
liam fruit lunches, says that those VINO
patronize them are mostly employees
In professional or mercantile estaD-
lishments. In summer, fruit ices are
largely consumed. For women, there
are many tea rooms, in which the
tables are decorated with ferns anu
palms. The attendants are women,
who wear black dresses, white aprons
and caps. The charges ore six cents
for cup of tea or coffee, bread and
butter, and fruit. No tips are given
for tips are unknown in Australia, ex
cept in the large hotels. The Austria
lians are equally large consumers Of
meat. The mutton of the country is
as fine as that of England. The lay
ish use of flesh and fruit has, proba
bly,, much to do with the remarkable
physical development of Australians
both male and female.-New Yorl
Sun.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
Our Second Satellite.

If we are to credit the observations
made by DR.. Georg Waltemath OF
Hamburg, Germany, our earth is ac-
companied in her wanderings, not by
one satellite only, as we have hitherto
been content to believe, but by two.
Although it seems utterly incredible
that we should have to wait till the
end of the nineteenth century for the
recognition of the existence of this
second moon, yet we must remember
that numerous observations, mostly, il
is true, utterly unscientiic and vague,
have from time to time been made
recording the passage of an unknown
dark body across the suns disc.
These observations were some short
time back collated by DR.. Waltemath,
and from the facts thus brought TO-
gether he has evolved the theory Of
the existence of small moon hitherto
unrecognized, having a diameter OF
some 440 miles, with a volume 123
times smaller than that of the moon,
and mass eighty times less.
In announcing his theory DR.. Waite,
math predicted q transit of this body
across the suns disc for, a date early
in February last, and curiously enough
he has since had his prediction con-
firmed from more than one quarter.
He has received letters from China,
where three German officers in the
Chinese service observed the phenom.
enon; from Weisbaden and other
towns in Germany. These confirma
tory observations may of course, be
mere condolences; but wilder theories
than that of DIR. Waltemath have by
the advancement Of science been prov
ed to be sober facts.-Lon6on Chroni.
Gle.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
Paymasters as Bad as the Rest.

From the New York Herald: It
becomes more evident every day that
in many instances the regular and vol
unteer soldiers Of the United States
army have not been paid for their sery-
ices. During the glamour of the cam.
paigns in Cuba and Porto Rico the sol.
dier cared little or nothing for the sight
of Uncle Sans gold, but since his re.
turn to Gods own country" where
the full pocket makes the stomach easy
the lack of well-earned cash becomes
a. sore grievance. 1t is sad indeed to
have to hold the paymaster's depart
ment up to the same opprobrium as
attaches to the Quartermaster's and
commissariat's, but that is precisely
what it is proper to do.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
A Patriotic Howl,

At last the secret is out. The Ca
madam Pacific has been hauling freight
between American cities at less than
the American lines could do it. This
has resulted in a great uproar, be.
cause, being patriotic, the American
railways cannot stand to see the bust
ness done by a foreign corporation.
SO the Canadian Pacific officials have
been pulled before the Interstate COM
merce commission to see if they can
not be prevented from giving the
American people cheaper freight rates
than the companies in the United
States will give. But the greatest
thing before the commission vas the
vice-president of the Great. Northern
shedding tears for the workingmen
while defending the right Of the Great
Northern to skin the public without
interference by the Canadian Pacific.
Said Mr.. Clough of the Great North
e:n' Every time the foreign road
diverts from the American lines ST..
100000 OF traffic 1t takes $14,00O,0 geo di'
reetly out of the pockets of the Amer
lean Workingman." There's the secret,
baby mine. The American railroads
are only defending the beloved work
ingmen. Their arguments have the
rich, chestnutty flavor so peculiar to
politicians and railroads when their
axes need grinding.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
Work That Counts.

From the New York Journal: Every
workman ought To say to himself every
day of his life:
I'll never cast a vote for a man,
big OF little. unless he has proved
himself honest and friend of labor"
He ought to live up to that on cleo
ticn day. The men who do the work
of this country can run it IL they will.
They can be the rulers. 1t is all in
their own hands.
If they will kill jealousy, show faith
in their own class, reward in their
unitr principles, intelligence and a
good record always-bombast never
they will soon change the complexion
of the country.
When we say q friend of labor, we
do not mean merely the advocate of
union with an o. n. label in his hat
and on his loaf. We mean especially
the friend of the man who works as
opposed to the d1-nothing. We mean
the man who cares as much for Samuel
Gompers as for George Gould, and as
much for the hunlblest shoveler as for
Gompers. The first is easy to find.
The second is not so easy.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
Protection Again Punctured.

F1cm the Utica Observer: A dis
patch from Norfolk, Va, tells that
England has bought 10000 tons of coal
from America and has shipped ii from
that port to the various English coal
Ing stations. The coal mine owners
used to sit UP nights fearing that the
American market would be flooded
with foreign coal If the duty were re-
moved. But just here comes Great
Britain and buys coal from an Amer.
lean company, when she certainly
would have purchased it from her own
subjects If her subjects could furnish
it as cheaply. So it seems we have
Eeen fo1 years protecting an industry
that can undersell its foreign COM
petitor.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
Canary Women.

Now that Uncle Sam is in an an.
nexing mood who knows but that the
tabled Atlantis of Plato, the Garden
of Hesperides and st. Brandon's Fairy
Isle, all known to modern geograph-
ers as the Canary Islands, may not
soon become part of the United
States? Certainly no spot on Garth
offers more curious Illustration of
primitive women.
When the Canaries were conquered
by Jean de Bethencourt, a Norman
baron, in 1402. in the name of Juan
H., of CASTLE, they were peopled by
two races which had emigrated from
the mainland. Each race had differ.
ent laws, habits and customs and was
possessed Of mutual hatred, which en-
gendered constant warfare.
The inhabitants of the western Ca.
nary Islands were small, fair, ener-
getic, brave and amiable; some of
them even had blue eyes and red hair.
In Fellrteventura and Lanzarote they
were taller, darker and more INDECENT,
lazily obeying their hereditary rulers,
whether the latter were men or we
men. The dark skinned inhabitants
are supposed to be of Arabic or Of
Phoenician origin. They were con-
quered easily because they were more
INDECENT than the Spaniards, and then
the fairer race was subjugated:
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18

ed by that curse Of our state, "the
cohesive power of plumber" they are
quietly pushing themselves into pow
er again, when they are not wanted,
outside of the gang. The Democracy,
on the other hand, condemned the AL
len bill. 1t disowns the Democrats
who voted for that bill. The Democ-
racy promises to change the laws so
as to effectually prevent, in the future,
the passage of any others like it, by
the initiative and referendum.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
NATCHITOCHES DIRECTORY.
CHURCH SERVICES.

Services at the Methodist church
every First and Third Sundays at II
a. m. and 1880 p. NJ, by the pastor,
Rev. Il. Armstrong. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night at7:3o o clock.
BApr1sr-M. E. Weaver, pastor.
Regular services, Second and Fourth
Sundays at IL a. m. and s p. m. +; Sun
day school, 10 a. M; prayer meeting,
Wednesday, s p. m. All invited.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
They Ara Prosperous.

That grand old quartet, Messrs. FL
kins. McCook, Morgan and Hanna, is
preparing for the autumn concert
season and is perfecting itself in the
fayorite anthem, entitled, Rally
Round the Swaa. Boys" There will
also be a Spanish ssrenade, Dear Are
the Bonds that Ainda U.s."
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
/ nnanIn,r In Cnha.

From the Springfield Republican:
That there are going to be some fine
openings in Cuba for young Amer
leans" as one authority says, is nc
doubt true, but first pickings in that
field will go to syndicates with po-
litical pull. Senator Steve ElkiEs and
the crowd about Secretary Alger will
be better posted in respect to the OPP
portun!ties for young men.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
PEI. PIE WISE ENOUGH.
WHY DEMOCRACY FAVORS THE
REFERENDUM.
And why the Republican Party OPP
poses It-Latter Does Not Want
People to Havea Voice In Making Laws
Democrats Say People Must Rule.

In nearly every state, west and
south, this year the representatives OF
the Democratic party in convention as
sembled have Reimbursed the glorious
principles Of the Chicago platform.
These reindorsements are not the per-
funetory work that used to be done
in the days when Cleveland and his
Republican cohorts used to dominate
the party. But the Democrats have
gone further than the platform and
have taken up the question of the ref
erendum. In Illinois particularly,
where Republican administration has
been selling legislation to corpora
tons, the people are evincing lively
interest in that plank in the Demo-
cratic platform which says IF THE
PEOPLE ELECT OUR TICKET NO
MORE LAWS SHALL BE MADE UN-
LESS VOTED ON BY ALL THE PEG
PIE OF THE STATE"
We clip the following from the
Galssburg Tribune:
Question-What is a political plat
form?
Answer--It is O declaration of prin-
ciples usually made at state or ma
honal convention, by which the party
indicates measures 1t favors.
When did the Democrats make
their last platform?
AIT the last national convention
In 1896, known as the Chicago
platform, and the state platform was
adopted at Springfield July IL, 1898.
OILS there any vital issue at stake
COW?
Ayes, the fundamental principles
Of the republic are at stake.
Q.-How 60?
A.-Well, it is we'll known that the
state and national government is now
at the mercy of corrupt rings and mo-
nopolists. Mr.. Taylor, in his book,
''The People or the Politician" says:
AT present everything favors the cor
ruptionist. He has first the oppOr-
tunity Of nominating his tools, and,
falling in this, he has the opportu-
nifty of converting the nominees into
tools by offering to aid in their cleo
ton or threatening their defeat, and
then II men are elected on whom he
has no hold he mas resources and pow
srs for influencing them which the
average man finds it next to impossible
to resist"
OIL don't believe it. Give me some
proof Of 1t.
A.-The last legislature passed the
Allen bill. the most brazen, corrupt
and venal law ever passed by the
legislature OF Illinois. John R. Tan
aer. the present governor, tried TO get
lust such bill through once before
when John p. Altgeld was governor,
who vetoed It. Altgeld was beaten for
governor and Tanner was elected in
his place. The bill came up first as
the Humphrey bill, but that was too
infamous, then modified, 1t passed as
the Allen bill. John r. Tanner sign
ed it and it Is a law. Many voted
for it who were not elected to vote
for such bills.
Q.-Who got that bill through?
AJohn R. Tanner and man nam
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18
LODGES.

Phoenix Lodge No. SO, A. F. & A.
M.-Simcoe Walmsley, W. NJ; ]. G.
Trichel Jr., Sec. Meets First and
Third Wednesdays OF p. m.
Castle Hall No. SO, Knights of Pyth-
iss.-U. P. Breazeale, @. c.; Adolph
L'Herisson, K. of R. & S. Meets
Second and Fourth Thursdays at
p. m.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-11-18

The amount Of gold In actual circu-
lation in the world is estimated by the
Bank Of England officials to be about
COS toas,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO

Chicago Dec 10 (SpeciaD.-Wheat was over call
figure to-day, closing q TO &c over Saturday. and
at times showing a better advance than that May
opened at 67lsaS7Ic, sold between S7ls and G&@
sT7s and closed at 67lzG57Ac- December closed at
Csc The strength was In spite OF an enormous In
crease in the visible. 600 bushels. Tho DUH
helps came chiefly from abroad There was no let
I'D in the Argentine rains Estimates on Its ex-
portable surplus were reduced to So.oo ousneA
Liverpool was " to Nd higher. Russian shipments
were small $4,000 bushels. and the WORLDS ship
ments $4,000 bushels were 100000 bushels less
than the week previous and almost entirely from
this side The Continental markets were nrnl.
Clearapces were 165,o00 bushels There was a de-
crease on passage Of $4,000 bushels: tho English
visible increased 10000 bushels and the prospect
is the worlds visible Tuesday will increase 10000
bushels Minneapolis put Saturday -four sales at
1000 barrels. The local wheat stock, 2sl20O bush-
els Increased 10000 bushels. Receipts keep large.
1875 cars at Minnea polls and Duluth to-day against
ee5 last year; ls2l0o0 bushels at primary points.
against l09s 900 bushels last year. st. Louis LED
tho speculative buying as II did last week There
was some local proft-taking; some selling by the
Northwest Shipping sales from here were 20o.VO
bushels all rail There was a decided swell IN tho
speculation The car situation is improving SLOWLY.
Wet weather advanced corn l9c. May opened at
Bike sold between 35is and 35Sg55i9c. and closed
at 35%c December closed at 3il4c. Shipping safes
were 900 900 bushels about third OF It TO go all
rail- Receipts were large, $50 cars, with ~ Tor
Tuesday Seaboard clearances were $4,000 bushels
The visible increased 3O7 900 bushels the local stock
45N 900 bushels, increased only 2ilco bushels, in
stead OF the million increase expected. There was
an increase on passage Of 10000 bushels. Liverpool
was "a 70 I'd higher The buying OF futures was
better than the selling There was a fairly broad
trade.
oats were slow, but were steadied by the other
grains May closing &c over Saturday. December
closed at PC: May, 26Ac. Receipts were 40 cars.
with 3i5 for Tuesday The visible increased $500
bushels; the local stock. 10000 bushels. increased
2o4 900 bushels.
Provisions just about held their own. the last
prices the same Saturdays. There were 1900
hogs with 1000 estimated for tomorrow. Pro-
vision longs were inclined 10 take profits. The
frrnness OF grain prevented any decline. The SEN
timent continues bullish.
eTIac: calls 6slsc Puts on May corn. 351c calls. 3oeo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

OUTSIDE SECURITIES.-Markot irregular and
duh, Standard Oil closed M Esn 49, against 42sfi
El on Saturday. Last prices of other prominent
ferred. lS6d1i0; Mutual Gas. 3O2u3l0: New Amser-
dam Gas. common 3lAl52: preferred. 6sd6s; Wag-
ner Palace Car. Ia; Continental Tobacco, common,
5ah3s; preferred sDsNsl; Air Power 33d36.
ATCHISON MEETING.-The Atchison directors
will meet Wednesday. when. IT is understood.
action will he taken preferred stock dividend.
and on tho question OF making enl-annual Instead
OF annual payments on the adjustment 4s.
FOREIGN TRADTNG.-LOndOn prices were higher.
and arbitrage houses bought about 10000 shares In
the first hour. Subsequently there were sales OF
10000 shares for foreign account chiefly OF Central
Pacific.
NETWORK AND QUEENS LIGHT AND
POWER COMPANY BONDS-N w Harris &
Co. offer TO investors 100000 first mortgage D
per cent gold bonds OF the New York and Queens
Light and Power Company; interest payable Janu-
AIRY and July in New-York. The company is In
business In that portion OF NewYork City for
merly comprised within the villages of Flushing.
Whitestone and College Point and the town Of
Flushing. All the franchises OF the company are
perpetual. except one which extends for twenty
five years. with the privilege Of renewal. The
company does all the public electric lighting In the
territory named under five and ten year contracts,
and has in addition. a large commercial lighting
and power business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS

The stock market was irregular with reac-
,onary tendency in the last hour that led to
small net losses In number of active and
highly speculative issues. Because Of the APP
proach Of the holidays, which this year mean
SIX DAYS Of rest on the Stock Exchange some
traders are beginning TO tighten their holdings,
while the sold out bulls are quietly endeavor-
ing TO bring about a lower range of values be-
fore January. Wall Street is always suspicious
q holidays. II has superstition that some
thing will happen when the Exchange is closed.
and generally 1t believes that that something
Will be Of an unfavorable character. Therefore
4, will not be surprising If there sellers
@; stocks than buyers in the next few days, and
q lower price range before January. Neither will
Il be surprising If all the sales made 10 even
up accounts incident 10 the end Of the year and
sales made from fear Of distressing news over
Christmas and New-Year's Day. are well
taken by clamorous public waiting TO get
into stocks" that prices will not decline beyond
fractions. and may. perhaps go higher The mar
Ike, has furnished So much evidence OF a dlsposi-
ton 10 move contrary TO precedent that one
reed think Il strange IL prices refuse TO decline
3ust because certain traders are active on the
bear side and others are anxious TO recover stocks
al cheaper quotations II may be stated as a
fact that upon every decline that may take place
between now and January /, good buyers will
l. ready 10 buy and take all offerings.
The volume Of business was smaller both In
etocks end bonds. than recent daily totals. and
operations indicated considerable hesitancy on
ihe part Of public and professional traders as TO
The immediate tendency OF values and the best
course 10 follow in the rest of the calendar year
Higher prices In London impaired strength 10
local quotations at the opening. and In the
first hour the whole list ruled moderately strong
and active Subsequently renewed profit TAX
!ng sales and bear pressure. together with a
sharp break in Sugar Refining. brought irregu-
larty and moderate declines in many issues,
last hour selling increasing because Of the re-
sorted serious illness Of a prominent operator.
Some people appear 10 assume that the death
o. heavy Stock Exchange interest would be
followed by the immediate liquidation of his
holdings at auction sale prices. 1t would not
te well to go short Of the market on any such
foolish conclusion. No, few stocks especially
the standard shares, were firm, and in some
cases higher, while a number of specialtes
showed decided strength. Every attempt TO
put prices lower was met by supporting orders
The big interests not counting upon any
important setback in values, and II is pretty
vel known that their stocks are TO be held for
much higher prices Baltimore and Ohio. Pan
Handle" Union Pacific. Chicago Great Western,
Northern Pacific common. Central and Southern
Pacific and Lake Erie and Western issues were
active. firm features.
mo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20

roun' selling, 75c. per 1900 premium. Charleston
1''ne' l-loc discount selling. par Boston-15a
~ uiscount Chicago-10c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York Exchanges.
siosSoss2l balances. s655s96 Chicsgo-Ex-
changes s21.52j.sS0: balances s2,42197s. Balu-
more-Exchanges. s.. 5O4204: balances s401 lbs.
Doston-Exchanges. s15.s73S71; balances. s73s,72t
fohElGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money in
London 2i1u3 per cent. Open market discount rate.
'i"s3a per cent for short and 3aa3i1 per cent for
Iohg nilis Berlin discount rate So per cent; Paris,
"a per cent. Berlin exchange on London 20 marks
~. pfenngs Paris exchange on London. - francs
2S cen;imes.
EUROPEAN SECURITIES. - British consos
ciosed at llo BIG for money and 10 71G for the
count. French rentes. 1O1 francs 97ls centimes.
Spanish As in London 49,
IHE SILVER MARkET.-Bar silver 59Lzc Mex
lcah SILVER dollars. 4Gs.c. Bar silver in London
27l2d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 81 90 Lisbon AZ:
Buenos Ayres, 116; Rome, 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20

RAILROAD BONDS-Market firm and active
Total sales amounted IN par value 20 Sooco'OcO
The heaviest dealings were In the Atchison issues
Central Of Georgia consol IS. Denver ana hio
Grande issues. Evansville and Terre Haute os
Fort Worth and Denver City lists. Kansas ana
Texas ist As and eds Missouri Pacific collateral
Is Northern Pacific general lien S. feaoihs ~
81 Louis Southwestern lists and 2ds' San Ar,on'o
tnd Arkansas Pass As Texas and Pacific IDS, Union
Pacific Is Wabash I'd S. Wisconsin Central Isl
receipts. Chesapeake and Ohio 4i2s Colorado MO
land 2-4s and Kansas City Pittsburg ana Gull
lists. In miscellaneous issues Detroit CITY Gas os
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