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Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMEN.
About English Labor Men-Labor Saw
ing Machines-Lazarus and the Rich
8an-The Position of the Motorman
: General Notes.
The Eternity OF Nature.

The coming and the going of the light,
THE pure stars shining, wheeling through
the night.
The rousing and the onset of the storm,
Loves happy voices when the days are
warm.
The call of 1ocks, the humming of the
bee,
The lay and LEAKAGE of the greenwood
tree,
The long melodious sorrowing of the
hill,
The fall Of dream when all the world is
still
What charms these ever had, they have
II now;
Nature, eternal youth is on her brow,
Beauty Is hers, forever round her way,
Not hers, but ours, the roses of day.
John V. Cheney.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
NATCHITOCHES DIRECTORY.
CHURCH SERVICES.

Services at the Methodist church
every First and Third Sundays at IL
B. m. and 1880 p. M, by the pastor,
Rev. q. Armstrong. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night at7:3o o'clock.
BApT1sT-M. E. Weaver, pastor.
Regular services, Second and Fourth
Sundays at IL a. m. and 8 p. m. Sun
day school, 10 e. NJ; prayer meeting,
Wednesday, s p. m. All invited.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17

chimes 300 girls can turn out as many
matches as 5000 workmen by former
methods.
Can you match this result with legis-
lation that allows the machine to re-
main private property, yet give en-
ployment to the 1890 unemployed?
The above are but a few instances
OF the many of the effects Of machin-
cry. Will we learn a lesson from
them?-Richmond (Va.) Justice.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
LODGES.

Phoenix Lodge No. SO, A. F. & A.
M.--simcoe Waimsley, W. NJ; ]. O..
Trichel Jr., Sec. Meets First and
Third Wednesdays at 7 p. m.
Castle Hall No. SO, Knights of Pyth-
ias.-U. P. Breszeale, G. c.; Adolph
L'Herisson, K. of R. g. s. Meets
Second and Fourth Thursdays at s
%. m.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
Lazarus ana the Rich Man.

"You see, it was dis way" said the
old darkey preacher, giving his version
Of the parable Of Lazarus and the rich
man. "Dere was a rich man named
Degrees, en- likewise POI man named
Latherus. Well, Latherus come long
bout Chris mus and bein' all stove up
with the rheumatic en- threaten wild
the smallpox, ne set down Fer ter res
hisself 'longside de rich mans gate;
en- La:therus bein' hungry, boiler out:
Christmas gif'!' But the rich man tell
him: Go way furn heah, man!
amt got ez much ez a crulnb fer you'
En- den de dogs come out en- chase him
of. But see de prevention er provi-
dence. De rich man overeat hisself,.
en- wake up stone dead, en- hotter'n de
sun I'M Angus En- he look round en-
say: Where is ~ En- do debil an
swer You is In de fire department.
You jined las night Den dc rich
man say: I wish you, please sub, tell
Kurnel Latherus to turn ON de hose
on me, kase dis heah's do hot stuff
But do debil make answer: fYo' fr'en'
Latherus's up yonder spendin' Chris
mus wild Mister Abraham; On he done
sent word dat he amt got time to fool
wild you. You's MY meat now, en- |
gwine to br'ile yer till yer plumb
browni' Facts from Denver.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17

From the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal: Those officials at Washington
who are talking of resigning in order
to attend to private business are puz-
cling the rank and file of officeholders.
who usually seek their appointments
in order to attend to private business
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
Suggestion for Mckinley.

From the Kansas City Times: The
president uttered some beautiful SEN
timents at Atlanta. If he will run
his administration by the spirit OF
them he will be happier and the PEG.
pls will ljka him hsttes.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
Labor Notea

The queens footmen wear wigs
which have eight rows of curls, where-
as those of the prince of Wales are al
lowed seven rows and those of the lord
mayor of London are given six rows.
The Workingman builds houses. and
lives out of doors. He feeds the world
and goes hungry; makes the clothes,
and wears rags; builds the fires. and
shivers in the cold; erects colleges,
and remains in ignorance. supports
and defends the government, and is
oppressed by it.--Commonwealth.
There Is no despair so deep rs the
despair of a homeless man Or woman.
To roam the roads OF the country or
the streets Of the city, to feel that
there is no rood OF ground on which
the feet can rest, to halt weary ana
hungry outside lighted windows and
hear laughter and song within--these
are the rebellions that drive men to
crime and women 10 shame.--Hamlin
Garland.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
"A DUMPING GROUND FOR
SILVER


When other things fail, the advo.
Gates of the gold standard and dear
money ask: ado you want to make
the United States the dumping ground
for all the silver of the world?" Well,
we let them dump everything else
here, and why not silver? Nobody is
afraid Of their dumping too much
gold here, or too much sugar, tea cof-
fee, or anything else. Silver seems
to be the only thing we are afraid Of;
and can any one tell why? We have
to pay for what gold we get. We get
no more goods than we are willing to
pay for in other goods or in money.
Are we likely to get more silver than
we are willing to pay for? Is anybody
really afraid other countries will give
us silver-force it On us for nothing?
Who ever heard before of a country
being hurt by an inflow of the precious
metals? Such talk is foolish. The
simple truth is We would get, under
free coinage, as much as we are will.
ing to exchange goods for, and no
more. Nobody will be compelled to
exchange gold for silver. If silver be.
came abundant, more of it would have
to be given out for goods; fewer goods
for the silver. Can't Our people be
trusted any longer In such trade?
Let us inquire, however, where all this
silver is that is coming here. In the
first place, the coined silver Of Europe,
or of India, would not come here be-
cause 1t is worth more in gold at home
than 1t would under free coinage here.
The ratio Of coined silver to gold In
Europe Is 151s to 1, in India Is to /;
while our ratio Is Is to /.
Hence the loss, including loss in
weight of coins, and cost Of sending
coins here, would be not less than
per cent on European coins, and 8 per
cent on Indian rupees. Instead, there
fore, of merchants sending foreign sill
yer coins here, If we had free COIN
age, any one having such coins in this
country would make saving by send
ing them home rather than taking
them to our mint to be melted into
bullion. Moreover. it would be SIM
ply impossible to withdraw these coins
from the circulation of the countries
where they are now in use as the cir
culating medium
Their withdrawal would so revolu-
tionize prices as to convulse all Eu-
rope. We have only to consider, there
fore, silver In the form of bullion, and
as there Is never any large amount
of this metal carried in stock as bull
lion, the question is practically limited
to the annual production. If we as
sumo that annual production will rise
again to $160,OOO,00O, from this must
first be deducted what is consumed In
the arts and for subsidiary coinage,
not less than s6O,OOO,o0O for both.
Then there would be left 100000, 900
for money, for the United States and
the silver countries of the world, with
a population of sO0,00O,O0O of people,
and with the trade (and with it the
demand for silver of South America,
Africa, Asia constantly increasing. Is
this threatening prospect?
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17
COURTS.

VUURIS.
DISTRICT COURT.
Criminal Term-First Mondays in
June and December.
OWL TERM.
First Mondays in March and Octo.
Der.
CIRCUIT COURT.
First Mondays In April and Novem.
her.
Natchitoches populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1898-1899, 1899-02-17

Then there would be left 100000 900
for money, for the United States and
the silver countries of the world, with
population of 9O0,00O,O0O of people,
and with the trade (and with it the
demand for silver of South America,
Africa, Asia constantly increasing. Is
this threatening prospect?
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
THE East IN NEBRASK1.

A New York publication gives par
tial list of Nebraska securities held by
eastern capitalists Counting Lincoln,
the city of William ]. Bryan, and sew
eral counties taken alphabetically, from
Adams to Custer, the list printed in
small type fills more than a newspaper
column. In all there are seventy coun-
ties in Nebraska, but this enumeration
includes only twenty. 1t is needless
here to foot up the amount of these in
vestments, but it will be sufficient to
say that the total for the city Of Lin
coin alone is in round numbers $780,
OOO New England savings banks and
eastern insurance. companies are chief
ly represented in these invest
ments. Permanent school funds,
town and county bonds appear,
prominently among the securi-
ties held. Western investments have
had remarkable run in the east, es-
pecially in New Hampshire and Yer
mont. as these statistics show. Time
was when Massachusetts, did a large
business in western securities, but that
time has gone by, and many corpora
tions and individuals are the poorer
if not the wiser for the experience.
Nebraska, however, seems to have
been favored with a reputation for
financial stability considerably above
that Of some of her sister states, and
there is evidence of the fact in the ar
ticle here quoted. A fair inference
from it is that investors have faith in
the sound-money sense OF a majority
of the people of Nebraska. and have no
belief either in the prevalence of Mr..
Bryan's financial doctrines in his own
state or in the endurance of the silver
question as a commanding political is
sue
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

AS a matter of historic justice, there
is cause for satisfaction that at last
the tomb of William Dawes in Kings
Chapel burying ground, in Boston, has
been marked with an appropriate tab
let recounting his services in the r9Vo-
luton. 1t is largely an accident of poet
ry that Paul Revere ha~ been immor-
talized as the messenger who reused
the country folk to be up and to arm
at the approach of Col Smith and Ma
jor Pitcairns regulars. Both Revere
and Dawes were but instruments in the
hands of the same careful and deter
mined leaders, who made sure that the
message of warning should get through
the British lines. Both started sinful
taneously from Boston, though by diff
ferent routes, and each accomplished
his mission, but there were picturesque
features which recommended Revere's
exploit rather than Dawes to poetic
treatment. Dawes joined Revere short
ly after the latter had reused Hancock
and Adams at Lexington, but while Re
we're was afterwards arrested by
British patrol, Dawes continued on his
errand of alarm. A certain local inter-
est attaches to Dawes, for during he
siege of Boston he removed with his
family to Worcester, where he suisse
quently held the continental Office of
commissary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
MANY ARTICLES SOLD.
Auction of Swedish Luther
an Church Attracts a
Big Crowd.
(See the Display in South window

The auction sale at the Swedish Luz
theran church, Quinsigamond, lastHeye-
ming, filled that edifice at an early
hour with enthusiastic purchasers. The
main hall was brilliantly lighted, and
the display of bright bunting and
cleverly wrought pieces of fancy work
on all sides heightened the effect of the
scene. There were puffs, bedspreads,
and pillows Of silk. satin and linen,
besides a profusion of other articles
that testified to the skill in needlework
of the members of the Ladies' Sewing
Society, under whose auspices the fair
was held.
The auctioneer was L. P. Nordquist
Mrs. Lars. HELM was cashier, and A.
Nilsson recorded the various sales.
Mrs. Adolf Bengtson is the presi-
dent of the society and large part Of
the success of last nights fair was due
to her efforts
During the evening the string band,
composed Of members Of the church,
played several selections. Rev f. A.
Engstrand, the pastor. made "a brief
address and told of the purpose of the
fair, Coffee was served at O'clock.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
WORK ON CAlssoN.
Satisfactory Results Thus Far From the
Use Of the Big Compressor

Satisfactory Results Thus Ear From the
Use Of the Big Compressor
The big compressor which is msed in
connection with the air pressure pro-
cess employed by the sewerifdepart-
ment in the caisson at the corner of
Green and Temple streets is atewnrk,
and Superintendent Eddy repoHs most
results thus far THE air
pressure drives the water DOWN and
leaves nothing but sand in place s of
the bubbling quicksands that weNId
result otherwise. nv
The bottom of the caisson gis NOW
about Fl feet below the surfaceoof the
street 1t has about five feetOmore to
go before it reaches the -level1Df Lthe
tunnel which is to be built 1.-The air
pressure has been turned on foloithree
days, and the laborers cooped updnntlle
box 20 feet below the street, dhave
worked with a pressure Of 175a pounds
on every inch of their bodies.r The
normal pressure in the open airiisN To-
pounds, and an ounce more would be.
felt by the ordinary man. w
The caisson itself is 10 feet lones a3ids
eight feet wide. 1t is tremend01slsss
strong, and built to withstand ,grea t
pressure from inside and out. 1tslhas
sides and top but no bottom THE
sand which the men are digginsuout,
forms the bottom. and as the diggii2s
goes on, the box continues to sink. sHlie
men who work inside are literally inn
prisoned while they are there, and they
are confined by more massive and uHsi
yielding barriers than is the general
rule in modern jails.
The top of the caisson is about Is fests
below Dthe surface of the street. andal
there Is only one avenue for exit ands
entranfe for the men. This is through
a vertical iron fue. just large enough
for twp men TO stand side by side. and
the FIVE is fitted with two trap doors.
The que is technically known as the air
lock-, There is similar hue for the
buckMts which bring up the exeavated
mat&rial. but the men cannot come up
or 20 down in that lock. 1879
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

One of the hopeful symptoms of the
Cuban situation is the appearance of
native opposition TO the contention of
resident Spaniards, that Latin law
must be continued as the permanent
system of the province. No argument
is needed to show the need of a revision
of legal processes, the elimination of
the incommunicado practice, the inn
prisonment of witnesses, the delay, the
cumbrousness, costliness and manifold
abuses of justice, whether civil OF
criminal; but there has been some hes
itation on the part of the American
military administrators in beginning
the reform, and not unnaturally the
native lawyers and former magistrates
have opposed it utterly. But now
comes La Lucia, prominent Havana
newspaper, urging that the change be
made without waiting for the substi-
tuition of civil rule for the military, and
the assertion of areputable correspond
emit is that this represents popular SEN
timent. Every consideration of the
public welfare demands that the
change should be made, and in case
Cuba should become the property of
the United States, it is all the more de-
sirable that the principles and legal
processes of English law should be es-
tabIished in the island. Few single
events would accomplish more than
this for the Americanizing of Cuba.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

Ex-Minister Hannis Taylor's Boston
speech is noteworthy as indicating
change of representative southern sem
timent towards the federal constitu
ton. His views are epitomized in a
somewhat famous sentence taken from
one of his books: "All history and all
experience demonstrate the fact that
constitutions are like languages they
can never become rigid and unchange-
able till they are dead" There is moth
ing heretical in this assertion, for it has
excellent authority behind it, both Am
erican and foreign, but it is not the
kind of doctrine that used to be preach
ed in the south. Mr.. Taylor applies it
especially to the question of territori-
al expansion, to which he finds no con-
stitutional objection If he favors the
annexation of Cuba and Porto Rico,
and yet disapproves of the acquisition
of the Philippines, it is not because he
recognizes any obstacle to either in
fundamental law, but because he thinks
the considerations of expediency and
Hdtlohdi duN1htdSS a iNS liz foiiiS ~
both cases. But whatever room there
may be for disagreement as to thevalue
of the Philippines, Mr.. Taylor's ar
gument affords precious poor comfort
for the New England anti-expansion-
lists, who base their objections on con-
stitutional grounds and represent the
president policy as fragrant viola
ton Of the fundamental principles of
American government. With this no
ton Mr.. Taylor has no sympathy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

An army board has awarded medals
of honor to scores of officers and men
who distinguished themselves during
the Santiago campaign generally by
rescuing wounded comrades under
heavy fire and at great personal peril.
This is the service for which the much
coveted Victoria cross is commonly
awarded to British soldiers, a decora-
ton personally conferred by the queen
upon officers and priva,rs alike. The
medal awarded to Capt Heard Of the
Third United States cavalry for per-
sisting in signaling a disabled vessel of
the feet after two soldiers had been
killed while in the discharge Of this
duty, is a reminder Of the bravery of
the marines at Camp McCallas Guanta-
namo. Night and day the marines
climbed out Of the rifle pits and stood
in the open. often turning their bal ks
to the terrific storm Of Mauser bullets,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

Bids submitted to the Springfield
board Of health for the public coilec-
ton of ashes indicates that in that city
at least, it may be more economical to
let out the work at private contract
than for the city to undertake it direct
ly. The cost to the board for six
months was $5OS4, and the estimates
for a year, upon a more elaborate plan
than has been hitherto followed, range
between 400 and S15,9OO. The lowest
contract bid is 81 800. The discussion
going on in Springfield is instructive
not only as showing the estimated cost
under city and contract management,
but as supporting The spy's contention
that the collection of ashes is general
ly recognized as a work which the city
is bound to undertake in one way or
another. On this point there is nc dis
pute.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
CRoNK- sPURLING.

In the presence of only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties, a
quiet wedding took place at IL Mendon
street, Wednesday afternoon, when
Miss Lena May Cronk and Oliver c.
Squirting were made man and wife. The
knot was tied by Rev. A. H. Coolidge
During the service Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march was played by Miss Alice
Estes. Following the marriage service
there was a wedding reception from 2. 30
to $50. Mr.. and Mrs. Squirting were
assisted in receiving by Miss Alice
Squirting of st. Georges, Bermuda. At
O'Clock the happy pair left for New
York city, where Mr. Squirting is an
electrical engineer, and where they will
make their future home.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

A sample of the conduct of the New
York district attorneys office was Civ
en- lately, when Judge Newburger held
the court of general sessions for an
hour and five minutes and then adj
journed. There were thirty-one cases
on the docket, but when they We're call
ed, it was found that the defendants
in the first three cases were dead, the
principal witness for the government
in the fourth had not been summoned,
and the district attorney was not pre-
pared to go on with the others. The
justification of Judge Newburger's rage
can be still better appreciated when he
is quoted as saying that there are 235
prisoners in the Tombs awaiting trial.
This method of administering justice
seems to have been copied after the
Spanish model with wonderful close
ness
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
PATRIOTS DAY MARRIAGE.

A pretty wedding took place on Patri-
OTIS day afternoon, at ST. PauPs
Church, the contracting parties being
John J. Tobin and Miss Mary A. Loner-
gan The wedding took place at 4
o'clock and was performed by Rev. ]. J.
Lunney in the presence of about 100
relatives and friends Miss Nora A.
Tobin attended the bride and Maurice
Lonergan, a brother of the bride, was
best man. After the ceremony at the
church there was a reception at Is AL
pine street. the future home, of Mr.. land
Mrs Tobin.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
THE WORCESTER IHEATRe.

Ar. Byall Of Texas" was the Waite
conlpany's offering last night at the
Worcester theatre. The piece was
written by Mark Price, widely known
as a melodramatic actor, and is fami-
liar ito the public under its ORIGINAL
name Of "On the Rio Grande. III is
an interesting border play, full of local
eoiort and was excellently Interpreted
Misses Warren and La Rose ana ttsiv
associates The audience was Of a sat
lsIaetory size. and generous with its
feh1 Wendelschaefer. the new lessee
and re7engaged the present theatre or.
chestra Tor next season with the long.
needed addition Of viola ana drums,
Win an orchestra Of nine pieces. Dr.
rector y =. Trut'R . confident he viii
make the extracts next season insnir-
ing and delightful.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

The nineteenth of April is not only
Patriots day in Massachusetts but
Primrose day in England 1t empha-
sizes the contrast between the Gallo
and Saxon civilizations to observe that
while in France Jew batting has led to
al crimes of the century, the annivers-
airy of a great Hebrew statesman is
observed in England with al
most as much ceremonial as would be
accorded to a popular i.iilitary hero.
possibility in France as Dreyfus in
England.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

Gomez's reported pronouncement in
favor of an American protectorate for
Cuba comes simultaneously with the
declaration of a fifth Havana newspa-
per in favor of annexation. American
sentiment is fast developing. Time
was when the old cuban chief had no
use even for a protectorate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
A QUIET WEDDING.

There was a very quiet wedding at
All Saints parsonage, 10 Ashland
street. on Wednesday evening, the con-
tracing parties being Lavinia Caroline
Lett of St. Louis and George Nathaniel
Loriea of this city. The ceremony was
performed by Alexander H. Vinton, in
the presence of only a few friends. AZ
ter a short honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs.
Loriea win make their home in this
nif
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21

Edward Atkinson has got out his
slate and pencil and gone to cipher
ing again. He has figured out that it
is costing Massachusetts people be-
tween $6,OOO,OOO and $7OOO,OOO to carry
on the war in the Philippines, and ev-
cry Filipino killed costs us between
$1,000 and $500. Mr. Atkinson's peculiar
talent for arithmetic has been COM
mon subject of comment. The old
school books when explaining new
problem, used to assure the pupil that
if he followed the rule there given, he
would generally obtain the same re-
suit. There is where the books differ
from Mr.. Atkinson. Nobody can do one
of his problems and get the same re-
suit, whether it relates to cooking
stoves or politics.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-21
FRIDAY. APRIL a1. 1899.

Inasmuch as the democrats of New
York have held their series of 81 and
$40 dinners and snapped ideas
without an interchange of crockery, it
is more than ever evident that we are
a peaceful people.