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Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

WOMAN.

Woman was the first slave and
may be the last. As Bebel says:
" he is often the slave of a slave. y
Formerly woman used to be the
common property of the tribe like
horses and cattle.
In Greece and Rome q wOman's
son was her legal master, and Ro-
man law made the husband the
proprietor Of his wife.
When the early Germans had a
daughter born the father received
lDne load OF wood from the COM
inunity, but if a son was born he
Igot two loads, showing the daught-
er was valued only half as highly
ils the son.
Ths son commandments were
written apparently only for men,
md place wOmsn in with tho rest
Of the husbands property.
The theologians of tho middle
sges taught that women we're the
cause of sin and sorrow, and do
Clared that marriage and q holy
life were Incompatible.
AT the council Of Macon. in the
sixth century, the bishops grayoly
debated the question as to whether
women had souls or not, and deci-
ded by a majority Of one that they
hey had.
For centuries all thoughtful and
progressive women have had bible
texts thrown at their head. If|
they dared to do anything now or
original some old kiln-dIied theo-
lhpgian pushed them back and
shouted: Paul says ron mustn't.' 2
once new an old Scotchman
Who sliSliked all women and who
SupeIl to prove from the bible that
It|leEe ewefe no women in heaven. |
iHlc quoted these two texts: (l)
le'ADtl theFe appeared a wonder la |
hHayeN woman" !" and III s'there
Was silence ia heaven for the space
UE halt 40 hour. III. N. Casson |
I'D CoLning Nation !
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

Along in November in chilly win
ter weather,
Two ballots were cast in box
together;
They nestled up close like brother
TO brother;
Yon couldn't tell one of the votes
from the other.
They were both rum votes,.
And sanctioned the license plan;
But one was cast by cunning old
brewer,
And one by Sunday church man
The Sunday church man-no man
could be truer-
Kept busy all summer denounc-
ing the brewer,
But bis fervor cooled off with a
change of the weather,
And late in the autumn they vo-
tctf loS6sieT'
The Sunday church man had al
ways been noted
For fighting saloons-exccpt when
he voted;
Ho piled mp his prayers with holy
perfection,
Then knocked them all down on
the day of election.
The GINNING old brewer was cheer
full and mellow;
Said he: 81 admire that Sun
day church fellow;
He's true to his churcll-to his
party he's4rner;
He talks for the Lord, bat he
votes for the brewer"
-Nonconformist.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10
BHldO0Zers EsuldOOZeG.

Some weeks ago some young mel
took % notion to have some fur
buldoozing negroes. 1t appears
that in order to carry out their
program they collected . crowd
composed of persons residing in
East Feliciana and in an adjoining
Mississippi county, and among the
first they paid their respects to the
negroes residing on Judge w. E.
Kernan'S plantation near Clinton
in East Feliciana parish. The
Judge protested against the run
ming Of the laborers off his planta-
ton, and he, in turn, it is claimed,
was threatened with vengeance by
the buldoozers if he attempted to
take action against them, but
Judge Herman was not made Of
that kind OF metal wich melts over
a weak fire, and he went straight
into court and sued the persons
engaged i'll buldoozing his labor
ers under the law of trespass. The
case was tried by jury in the dis
trict court and a verdict was reu.
dered against Judge Kernan's
claim for 81, $50 damages. Ae ap-
pealed the case to the State SUI
preme Court, with the following
result:
CIV. T. Herman VS.. Ii. s. Hum
BILE ct ais. Appealed from the 18th
judicial district for the parish of
East Feliciana. Suit for s4,25O
damages, claiming that defendants
threated the plaintiff with death
if he reported an offense commit
ted at church entertainment.
"Syllabus: When a tort is per-
perated through the instrumental
ty of combination or conspiracy
the party wronged and injured may
look beyond the actual participants
i'll committing the injury and join
with them as defendants all who
c0.operated IN, or advised or as
sisted in, the accomplishment of
the common design for co-trespass-
ers are bound in solido.
"Verdict of jury annulled and
set aside, and it is ordered and de-
creed that the plaintiff recover
from all the defendants in solido,
excepting Henry Smith Humble,
the sum of $4,000
Judge Watkins was the organ of
the court.
This is the first case of the kind
in this state, and the Judgment of
the court is a warning against con-
templated acts of that kind in the
future.--Capital Item.
Yes, but Judge Herman belongs
to the royal family, hence to Fos-
ters family, and there is law and
Justice for him, but yon let the
case be reversed and see Ii the bull
loozers are punished.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

1t is noble fact that all pension
law changes are in the line of rails
ing, but never lowering IL pension.
A Nebraska congressman has in
troduccd q bill, which, if it be-
comes a law, will ''raise" oil pen
sions now below $16 a month, to
that figure, but does not scale
down the 800 month that some
well-fed and hearty men and wo-
men are drawing. Pile it on. The
people like it. OF course they do.
That's what they voted for. Pile
it on. Pile it on.-The Noncon-
formist.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

See CUR Specimens Of job Work
before placing.your orders,
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10
Vale.


With this issue the Natchitoches
Populist suSpends indefinitely. Its
successor to the plant and business
will appear next week on time, but
will be an entirely different paper
as to name, politics, ownership and
management.
The new paper will carry ont
all our contracts with both sub.
Scribers and advertisers and will,
we believe, satisfy the great bulk
of our readers as an exponent of
pure democracy and good govern
ment, fight rings, royalty, rotten
ness and nepotism, with which this
parish is afflicted, and we commend
it to our readers for a fair trial.
After nearly nine years Of con-
tinued service, we shall leave the
editorial chair, with all it's respon-
sibilities and perplexitieS, with a
clear conscience and a sigh of re.
lief.
We have done our duty as we
saw the right. We have at times
breasted public sentiment and trav.
elled the tllorny roads of Opposi,
tion and scorn, at other times
we have hoated with the breeze Of
public opinion aud stormed the ci-
tadel of intrenched greed and op.
preston, sometimes winning, of.
tener losing.
On the whole it has been o war
fare, bitter and interchangeable
irrepresible conflict This we
thought we could win in the first
campaign, to find now that the bat
tic is only fairly begun.
Four and a half years Of our
newspaper life has been here in
Natchitoches, as editor of this pa
per, and they have been intolera.
bic. The vampires who have hold
of the teats leading to the public
treasury regarded us with jealousy
and suspicion when we first landed
here, although from an adjoining
parish. We fought them as far as
honorable means could go, but re-
fused to take up the gun and
torch, as many perhaps better peo-
pie wanted us to do, so we lost.
Now we find these same vampires
ready and willing to take mp the
methods against us which we refus-
ed to take against them when we
had them i'll our power. Three times
have we been attacked personally,
and life threatened, and the last
time the officers of tho law take
such an unwarranted stand in to-
tai disregard of law and order that
we hand in our resignation and
quit. The fight will be won some
day, but by methods that our re.
iigion and early life will not per-
init us to do. We prefer to cast our
lot where civilized people, are in
power and men have some equal. |
ity before the law.
We appreciate the support that |
has been given us by our friends, |
many fair minded men !
Of the opposite political party. In
fact, We believe that a great ma |
jority of the people Of this parish,
and even a majority of the bust,
ness people of this town indorse |
our course, but for fear of the po-
litical, financial and social ostra-
cism that we have suffered they
keep it to themselves, or enjoin Sc.
,recy when expressing it. We
thank them for the sympathy and
they have given, and sin. I
,erely hope that some day they
nay get out from under the thralI.
lom, lethars;y and dry rot now
and take the lead in
progress and prosperity.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10
AMO,lhAr Railroad
For Louisiana, but not for Natchi-
toches.

There strolIed into the st.
Charles Hotel yesterday morning
three big Philadelphians who car
ried in theie inside pockets the de-
signs and final plans for another
Louisiana railroad, and alongside
the blue print plans they had some
check books which tell Of the fnan-
Dial support of this seberne. On
the register this little coterie OF
eastern financicrs was outlined
thas. Justice Cox, Jr., Philadel-
phia, representing the PhiIadel-
phia syndicate furnishing the capi-
tai; +. &. Wheeler, president of
the Wheeler & Boody Company of
railroad contractors, Philadelphia,
and w. S. Body, vice president
and general manager of the same
concern.
They spent tho day about the
hoist and at 7:2o o'clock in the
evening left for Alexandria, over
the Texas and Pacific, where they
will be gone until Friday or Sat
urday.
The Gulf, Louisiana and Great
Northern Railroad is now an as
sured fact, SO these men say. The
money has been raised in Phila-
delphia by the combining of a
number of trusts and banking es-
adjustments into a syndicate for
the express purpose Of building
this road. Justice Cox, Jr., was
appointed the legal representative
of all these financial interests, he
himself being heavy investor,
and in company with Messrs.
Wheeler and Body, has come to
Louisiana to start the work.
An advertisement appeared in
the morning papers for 800 hands
and the construction plant will be
on the ground by the time this
party reaches Alexandria.
"Active work will begin at Pine
vile, north of Alexandria, atonce,n
MI. Boody, the general
manager of construction. 1.-THE
line will run from Fort Smith,
Ark, through Arcadia, Colfax,
Pineville. Alexandria, Crowley,
Abbeville and strike the gulf at
Southwest pass, VermiIlion parish.
Pineville has been selected as the
starting point with a view of COM
pleting the road to Colfax first, SO
rs to open upa big district of fine
yellow pine which the route traver-
ses and which will be a fine source
Of revenue from the day it is
opened.o
Joseph j. lVaity, of Alexandria,
! practical railroad man, who was
1t one time the chief engineer for
ne Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, is the president of
he railroad company; C-i T. Rock,
If St. Joseph, Mo-, is the secreta-
", and B. d. Brach, of st. Jo.
'eph, Mo-, is the treasurer Of the
IAN estimate Of the stumpage
# yellow Pine on the route Of the |
lew line, = added Manager Body,
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

The dirty coward who proposed
that the crowd come around here
and throw our press in the river,
could not be hired to come by him
self with o pistol in each pocket,
though be knew we were unarmed.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

Henry Watterson of Kentucky
is said TO be a good judge of the
quality of wine. He makes his
decision after smelling the cork.
The character of his politics and
that of Grover Cleveland can also
be determined by the smell, and
we arc sorry to say that it smells
bad.-Th6 Nonconformist.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10
FRIDAY, March 10, 1899.

If you are SO unfortunate as to
be seized ont you have the right
to name the paper wherein your
property shall be advertised. This
paper will do it at ope-half the
price the Enterprise charges.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

If the fair ladies of the age of
Don Quixote had had such defend
ers as c. V. Porter, there would
not have been a windmill left in
all Spain.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

The Bodcau Lumber Co., has
let out its contract for % miles of
road which will bring it down to
near the Saline. Waltz G. L.
and G. N. will start in few days
from Alexandria to Arcadia.
Edenborne has contracted for his
Valley road to St. Maurice. Three
great roads running just cast of
US and two west. But Natchito-
ches, poor old Natchitoches F! her
people still worshipping the old
sycophants and leeches who drove
these roads away in the past.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

"places the figure of marketable
lumber ut onr disposal TO be about
5000, oo0, 900 feet OF timber. That
is worth caring for, is it not 2
Eastern lumber men are after this
fine product. They say there is
no better yellow pine in the world
than in Louisiana. A lumber man
Of Philadelphia is now ready to
invest 100000 in the yellow pine
of the Colfax section just as soon
as our road is able to furnish trans
portation for marketing his stuff,
Daily PicaYune.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10
NOTICE.

| hereby give notice of my in.
tention Of entering under the
homestead laws, of this State, the
South-half of Northwest quarter
and West-half of South west quar-
ter Of Section 8, in. Township IL,
North, Range 5, West, containing
one hundred and sixty acres.
j. p. FRANTOM.
Jan. Ia, 1899. ct.
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10

For the past two and a half
years we have had but little hope
for the success Of our principles
in politics in this section of the
country, hence have devoted as
much OF our space as we could
consistently, to advocating the de-
velopment and progress Of Natchi-
toches, city and parish, which
though the oldest in the State, is
perhaps the farthest behind of any
in the United States.
The people who are old fogies
in politics, are the same in over
thing else, SO our course along the
lines Of industry met with the
same narrow, selfish, dogged OPP
position from the tax-eaters who
are the rulers in this parish.
They naturally reason that any
considerable development would
bring in new people---ilafuse new
blood into the country--which
would have a. tendency to loosen
their grip upon the purses of the
taxpayers--ht'nce their opposition.
The Shreveport Progress has ad.
ded q bright, breezyssmorning daily
to the list of It's enterprises, 1t is
called the M,rning Progress, and
makes some modest promises which |
We have no doubt will be carried |
oat. We X6with pleasure, and
wish the venture much Hprogress.n |
See cur Specimens Of Job Work |
before placing your orders. |
Natchitoches populist., 1899-03-10
JOE WORK.

JOB WORK.
Job work must e.paid for when
delivered. There is no exception
to this rule. Strlotlv cash.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
Silenced %IngersoIL.

London Mail: A correspondent
sends to the Daily Mail the following
story of an incident which happened
some twenty years ago in Toronto:
Colonel Ingersoll, the celebrated inf
del orator, was delivering a lecture In
the theater on a Sunday night. The
house, Of course, vas crammed, and he
went on with his clever and humorous
speech till he gave utterance to some
particularly blasphemous comments.
which proved too offensive for his an
dience. In the midst of his brilliant
speech a fine voice in the gallery a
out in the well-known hymn, Hold
the Fort, for / Am Coming" Instantly
the words were taken up by others I'M
til the whole Joined in, and
Colonel Ingersoll had to retreat ig-
ANONYMOUSLY, without being allowed to
utter another word.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
RADIOGRAPHS
BY n New Process Made as Quickly as
photographs.

BY n New Process Mad as Quickly as
photographs.
Heretofore it has not been possible
to make a ~radiograph as quickly as a
photograph. Ordinarily from one to
three minutes are required to make a
satisfactory Photograph OF a hand. Mr..
E. w. Caldwell, however, has brought
the achievements of the X-ray pretty
close to those OF white light In the
New York Electrical Review he pub
fishes two reproductions OF radio
graphs; one made in one-fve-thou-
sandth of a second, the other in six
teen-thirty-fourths OF a second; the
latter is strong and brilliant. These
pictures were made without any new or
unusual method, but it was, of course,
necessary to use very efficient tubes
and exciting apparatus, and to develop
the negative with care. The exciting
apparatus consisted OF a good, oil-in-
sulated induction coil, giving a four
teen-inch spark, and a liquid inter-
rupter making thirty-four breaks per
second. Current from the Edison
mains at III volts was used. The neg
atives were made on celluloid films laid
face down upon a calcium tungstate
screen. AS celluloid offers much less
resistance to X-rays than glass, the
film so arranged utilized the fiuorescent
screen to the greatest advantage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
He OLD HARRISON HOME

sen until he reached the porch, and
then he went down, shook hands and
invited him to the hospitality OF the
nouse Tecumseh maintained the dig
nlned reserve Of a representative of an
offended people, and declined the in
Vitation, informing Harrison that he
mad brought his retinue, his tents and
MS provender, that he came not to ask
1avors or accept them, but to demand
the rights OF his people. He said he
would pitch his tent "over under that
elm tree" This he did, and under its
branches from Aug. 10 to 20 occurred
mat dramatic and historic conference.
IL was within hearing distance OF the
house, and Mrs. Harrison viewed most
or the proceedings from the porch. 1t
was during this conference that Te-
cumseh called Harrison a liar and
pushed him off the bench. Harrison
drew his saber and demanded an ex-
pianatlon. Tecumseh, great on ready
reply, then drew that striking smile
etwee his act and that of the white
man pushing his people off their lands.
Here, too, Tecumseh threw himself on
the ground and, embracing it, avowed
that the u was his father, the earth
his mother, and he would rather repose
IN her bosom than to make the con-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07

But the Seeker for free Transportation
Was Not Pleased

But the exc for free transportation
Was Not Pleased
The manager Of one OF the street
railway lines In this city found III his
morning mail the other day a commu-
nicat!on from an individual who had
been indefat.gable In his efforts to get
on the complimentary list Of the COM
pany. The mar had money, stocks and
bonds and houses and lots in plenty,
but they offered him little considera-
ton. The canker at his heart was
his inability 10 get a passbook. Every
time he paid a nickel for a ride II left
him dispirited for ar hour. He would
have lost a lawsuit any day rather
than have failed ultimately to wheedle
a book out of the street railway COM
pany. His opportunity appeared to
have come AT last, for he rendered
some slight personal favor TO the COM
pany. Instanter he dictated a letter
impressing the fact upon the general
managers mind and beseeching him
for "a pass" The smiled
grfmly when he read the request.
T~wenty-four hours later the prominent
citizen was delighted to note that his
mail contained an envelope bearing the
mark of the street railway company.
He eagerly tore it open and read a re-
ply composed something as follows:
MY Dear Sir: Your inestimable
services to the company which l have
thn hnnnr IN ranrn1arN a., -, Af3asoI
capacity have not escaped notice. In
fact, we have been embarrassed in
some degree to discover a form of rec
ignition proportionate to their value.
Your letter suggested e payment we are
glad TO adopt, and take great pleas
ure therefore in i~nclosing the pass
you request. 1t is good when presented
on all u lines. We have given all
our conductors orders to accept 1t at
all hours OF the day or night, without
requiring Identification Of the bearer.
Ordinarily III transportation is nom
transferable, but an exception has
been made in your case. 1t is good
when rendered by yourself, or any
member of your family or any of your
friends or acquaintance. Again thank
ing you for your unselish interest in
our success, l beg leave to remain,
ETC."
The prominent citizen found the
pass in the letter all right enough,
but it was not of the variety he was
seeking. 1t was nothing more or less
than a common, ordinary, everyday s.
cent piece, somewhat worn and sadly
in need of cleaning. He has almost de-
cided that his chances for free trans
portation are nil.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
interesting House Northwest Of the Ohio
70 Be Restored to Its Former Glory.

William Henry Harrison had twelve
children, and he had many subjects
who were little more than slaves. He
quartered the family. for the most part
on the top floor, though all OF the
cooking was done IN the cellar, and the
family dining room was there. The
cellar was principally used, however.
as a territorial warehouse. One room
was a great powder magazine, and in
II for several years were stored all or
the territorial powder, bullets and flint
lock and s~mooth-bore rifles and other
weapons Of defense. In another sec
tion OF the cellar was the cell room. in
which the prisoners of state, slaves and
Indians were incarcerated. The sock
cts for the iron bars still remain. but
the bars have disappeared. Another
room was his wine cellar. The Harri-
sons were good livers and were sur
rounded by French settlers who were
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
Friend OF Dickens Dead.

London Correspondence to Chicago
Record: An old friend of Charles Dick
ems has just died. His name was John
Chipperfeld and he held the post of
lampman and subsequently lamp in
spector at the Tilbury railway station.
Dickens, who was a frequent traveller
from London to Tilbury on the South
End railroad, made his acquaintance
and spent many an hour with him.
He immortalized Chipperfield as Lamps
in the Christmas number OF All Year
Round, entitled "Mugby Junction"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
HARD UP FOR PRESIDENTS.
So the ViIIager Thought, and III,
knew the Boy.

So the yillager Thought, and He
Knew the Boy.
When he was fifty he returned to his
native town, 'just to see how the old
place looked" He found 1t unchanged.
The old store where, as n lad, he had
clerked it, and sold calicoes and gro
ceries to the old farmers, was just the
same. He contrasted the sleepy old
place with himself, and felt a glow Of
satisfaction when he thought how
much those thirty years had done for
him. 'They ought to be proud of me-
he saiu to himself.
Presently he met one of the old In
habitants.
"Wall, / declare, is T. really you.
Hank?" said the old man, incredulous-
ly. We've heerd you've been prosper
in fust rate since you went West.
They've made you a railroad president.
or sunthin o. that sort, amt they?
heerd so, but I couldn't believe 1t. It's
RELY true, is it? Wall, all I've got to
say is, they must be purity hard up for
railroad presidents out there"
He took the next train for the West.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-07
A LITERARY yIGNETTE.
why the Horse wouldn't start Until
the Door shut.

IL LIpEEt ~ Will
the Door shut.
The London Academy prints every
week one or two sketches under the
title Of "Things Seen," brief vignettes.
drawn as often, we should say. by lay
men as by professional writers. One
of the recent contributors to the de-
partment, Mr.. j.. s. Ker, sends from
Perak, in the Malay Peninsula, the fol-
lowing delightful fragment, calling 1t
"A Start
The sun, blazing down on a race
course, far east of SueZ, and on a field
of hot, excited horses and men, waiting
until the eccentricities Of the starter,
and an eyen more eccentric horse
combine to get us in line. The pa
thence of the former is at last exhaust
ed. Bring up that horse. Come up
on that beast. You'll get into trouble
over this, l tell you" and so forth.
The Australian lightweight replies, pa
tiently: II can't help it, sir. This is
a cab 'orse, this 'orse is. He won't
start until the door shuts-and-I hav-
emit got a door,"