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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05
TIE HANNA-PAYNE BILL.
kianamoth Fraud Planned by the Re-
publican Boss and His
HencInmen.

The most iniquitous and barefaced
raid upon the United States treasury
appears in the HANNAH Payne shipping
subsidy bill now being pressed for pas
sage in congress. The bill pretends to
be one to promote the commerce and
increase the foreign trade of the
United States, and provides for the
payment Of compensation for 20
years to vessel owners, whether of
American or foreign-built vessels, the
total annual Compensation. not to
exceed SIS, 100000
There is a tremendous opposition
stea this bill declared to be In
6efsEpsfble, an opposition, which, says
the Boston Herald, grows. out of the
firm belief that, instead of proving of
assistancein the upbuiIding of a great
merchant marine for this country.
will be a decided hindrance. Already. =
continues the Herald, the great ship
building concerns of the Atlantic sea-
board have arranged the preliminaries
for q trust, into which their interests.
are to be merged as soon as this sub
sidy bill becomes a law
The New York Evening Post adds
it's testimony to the mass of evidence
going to show the utter shame1essness
of the promoters Of this scheme: 1T
is an open secret at Washington that
a combination has been formed be-
tween the Hanna-Payne subsidy and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05

from a united resistance to the do1ni-
| nation OF the people by an arrogant
financial and inperialistie system.
One Of these so-called details IS the
| silver issue. On that, they say: 1--WE
cannot stand" Why not2 Is it not
the financial issue? Does it not lie al
the base of plutocracy, imperialism
trusts, the ens1avenent of free peo,
pie Because the democratic party
deems it an-indeed, the essentials.
sue, inasmuch as il. IS the foundation
of all the others, must the other vital
issues be allowed to fall through
abandonment or by failure to defeat
William Mckinley, the apostate re-
publican complained of? That would
be mere lip service in u good cause.
and an intent to assert pernicfosls
principles denounced for their danger
to the people and the welfare Of this
nation.
The people cannot, must not eva5e
one single issue, and no leaders have
the power to evade any OF them. be
cause they are all issues pertinent to
the welfare Of the people. and are is
sues which the people have most at
heart. To repudiate any Of the issues
before the democratic party would be
to betray the people themselves, for
party leaders have no existence except
through the people.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05
DYES FOR RAG CARPETS.
Co1ers Obtained from Vegetable Mat.
ter In a Staple and Econom-
teal Manner.

L { = Z
These dyes are made by boiling the
dye-stuf in water Gin proportion Of one
pound of dye-stuff to one gallon Of
WBssrl for about an hour; If in chips,
or it powdered. for about half au
hour. The coIoring matter may be-
put IN the water loose and then
strained, or it may be put loose Id
cheesecloth bag and straining TINS
avoided. The cotton snusf be Perfect.
" free from grease and, diastss II must
be thoroughly wet with. cold water
before being put into the dye. A
mordant to fix the color must ba
used. For the amateur the best
mordant is alum, aud the simplest
method of employing it is to i1nmerse
the cloth in a hot bath OF alum wa.
ter (half q pound OF alum to aaIlon
Of water) for half an hour; then dry
the cloth. When ready to dip in the
dye, make it perfectly wet with clear
cold water; work the cloth in the dive
liquid until it has taken the required
color then wash la clear cold water
and dry. The hotter the LIQUID and
the longer the cotton remains fxsSkt
the deeper the color. The ,colors niiay
also be deepened by increasing the
amount Of the eoloring matter. When
one considers the skillsand care re.
quired in the case of the professional
dyer, and how small a thing win
change the shade in color. it will
be seen that it is not ans easy mat
ter for the amateur to succeed III get
ting satisfactory results.
Light red color is obtained by
means Of Brazil wood and water. A
darker and more permanent red may
pc made by putting half an ounce OF
cochineal. one ounce Of alum and half
an ounce of cream Of tartarsin d thin
bag. Put the bag in gallon of wa
ter and simmer gently for half an
hour.
Light yellow may be secured I'M
putting together one gallon Of yvsa
three-quarters Of a pound OF arH
four ounces Of American saffron alfa
one ounce Of alum, boiling gently for
half an hour, then straining
A dark yellow dye may be made
ol one galion OF water, one ounce OF &
fustic, one ounce OF bichromate OF
potash, one ounce Of cream Of tartar
and one ounce Of alum, boiled gently
for half an hour.
To get q blue shade dissolve four
ounces Of copperas in one gallon Of
water; also let one pound of logwood
chips simmer in one gallon OF water
for one hour, and strain. Dip the
cloth IN the copperas liquid, next iii
the logWood, and then rinse IN strong
soapsuds.
For a purple color dip the cloth ii
the IogWood liquid, and for brown
.use any of the following named:
CamWood, bark Of common sumac or
white maple; or color the cloth yeI-
low. rinse in cold water. then dip III
copperas water. Ladies' Home Jour
nal
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05
FACE THE ISSUES.
Time for the Democrats to Unite ana
Stand Together with the
People.

1t is not the time now to fritter
away the opportunities for throwing
off the yoke pressing upon the necRs
Of the people by the. republican party
with Mr.. Mckinley. the trusts and the
banking syndfcates upholding them.
There never was a time in the po-
litieal history OF the United States
when all of the issues. vital to the .peo-
pie should be. more rigidly adhered to
than now. There IS not a single one
which may be abandoned with safety,
for all of them are national, none of
them local.
There are many right -rafnded peo-
pie. men who stand upon justice ard
right. who have eIisinherited them
elves from the republican party. re-
.sadiated the Ioaves and fishes which
lead to mental degradation, the re-
pudiation of American manhood, and
the denial of the principles which
have made the nation great. We be-
ieve that all these right-minded peo-
pie are, in truth and in fact, the real
republicans, and the party, at the
head of which sits Mckinley, are the
renegades. In that sense, the demo-
cratic party is in thorough accord
with them, for the issues and prin-
.ciples they advocate are the ever-liv-
ing principles upon which the demo-
cratic party stands with more per-
sistence than ever before, because the
gravity Of the situation is greater
than ever before. ata
There are, however, matters of de-
tail Whichoimpel soneeSo stand aloof
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05
FASHIONS MIRROR.
Worn with the Seasons
Costumes.

i Ribbons hold d very prominent
place among trimmings. Plain taft
i feta ribbons will undoubtedly keep
their place for smart millinery. The
style Of fancy ribbons most likely to
1 catch the general taste are ef print
ed taffetas, which promise to fare
well as q trimming for morning hats.
It is to be season Of flowers, not
of gaudy tints, but soft-shaded COM
binations of palest hues, that viii
tone in with the chiffon and tulIe
| which still are to play 50 prominent
1 a part in millinery. Then there are
1 the -uit-luscious punches of grapes,
i with their dusty leaves Of autumn
foliage, and the bright ripe cherries,
or berries, and Numbers OF impossible
! fruits that never greWaM Of them
being effective in the extreme. Made
of panne velvet and crinkled chiffon
are dreams of big wide-open roses
In all the pastel shades, and not ex-
orbitantt in price
Heliotrope and pale blue are coIors
| that have been seen in combina tion
for some time, and III the latest hats
| pink In pale shade is seen, conn
bined with the two other colors.
A beautiful new ribbon III. the me-
ta1lic taffeta. Tt comes lii all the
delicate shades, and Is everything
that Is beautiful in q ribbon. 1T has
delicate sheen, and. has such b soft,
attractive look, that every woman
who sees itthas strong desire to try
IL with ler. fingers. 1t feels as soft
as it looks, and is ideal for wearing
in any way where ribbon Is to be
crushed into folds. In the wide sash
widths it is two dollars d yard.
Dainty lace collars, to wear with
silk stocks, can be easily made with
knowledge of even the simplest lace
stitches. These collars make d pretty
finish for gingham gowns, stocks, etc,
are easily laundered when goiled. and
keep the edge of the stocks clean.
A pretty wash gown, which is sim
pie and serviceabIe, made for the
south, is OF some simple cotton ma
terial, with an ineonspicuous pattern
OF black ard blue upon white
ground. The skirt is plain, except
for three narrow ruffIes. their width
apart and each edged with black Lace.
The waist is also plain, its only trim
ming insertion and edging OF the lace
In d broad sailor collar. The gown
is cut low enough at the neck for
a chemisefte of white, which will be
separate and can be 1aundered before
It is necessary to send the gown itself
to the tub. This can and will be done.
for everything about II. even the lace,
will wash like white cotton. There is
q droop skirt to the gown, with i
wide plating around the lower edge,
trimmed with white lace. The gown,
though co simple, is most effective.
Boston Budget.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05

delay on the canal bill for that p1lr-
| pose, but there has been sudden
change in both quarters. Mr.. Hanna
| has put his name to the report for
| immediate action on the canal bill
| and he thinks that he has secured a
sufficient number of votes for the
shipping subsidy BILL
THE magnitude of the fraud sought
| to be perpetrated upon the taxpayers
OF the United States says the Post
(and the Chicago Tribune looks at the
| subject from the same point of view,
Acan be best understood by making a
comparison of the sums actually ap-
| propriated by Great Britain and those
proposed by the Hanna Payne bill.
During the last year the British gov
ernment paid s230.o00 subvention for
II vessels as reserve merchant erl1is-
ers, and $500, 600 for carrying the
mails from the United Kingdom to
New York, a total outlay of $4,000.
But, under the Payne-Hanna subsidy
bill this international Navigation COM
pany (British) will get over. So, 600, 600.
Ss45 " GiiIouS 1oTEIgn IL @GGSIdGHIS, FL GOING
business in New York, " adds the Post,
have fled notices within the pre-
scribed time which will enable them
to comply with the stipu1ations of the
bill in securing subsidy payments on
still greater amount of tonnage now
in course of construction to be put
into the American trade later. Thus
the estimated $4,000. 600 for subsidy
appropriation is likely to be fully
used, the lions share going to the In
ternational Navigation company and
other owners Of vessels which are for
eign built
Well may the Chicago Tribune ask: /
why is it essential that vessel own
ers should be given bounty of So .o00,-
600 a year TO develop foreign trade Pr
To which may be added the query:
How are the American shipping in
terests to be aided by giving foreign
vessel owners on foreign bottoms, So
0oo. 900 of American money per an
mum e
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05
The ffes7lr,ofs OF the repnbliea7

The flesh pots OF the republican
party, Of the trusts. sEndieates, COM
bines. banks and money lenders twist
their rubber necks away from justice,
equity and liberty. and, while their
mouths spout the smoke Of virtue,
morality and patriotism, the gastric
juice Of their stomaehs the only
hearts they possessdrivels with the
Mckinley Hanna Rockefeller nutri-
ment-IIIinois State Register.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-05-05

Hereafter M. Mckinley will do
well to consult with Hanna and the
sugar trust before. rather than after,
forming an opiHion as to aour plain
duty Albany argus.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
For Congress.

Papers have l.--u put ia circulation al
Burlington hy the Prohihiti"ni>tS asking
Tor signature, Tor the nomination ct
Prof. Henry VI. Srrly, al Middlehury
College. aud when 80 signer> have h-en
secured article, uf nomination. naming
l'rof. Srrly a. the Prohibition candidate
for member OF Congress from the first
Vermont district. will be- filed with the
secretary uf state.
The candidates already named are
u. j. Foster. of Burlington, Republican,.
aud OLro Meecham, of Brandon, Demo
crat.
The widespread dissatisfaction over
he Republican nomination for Com
grrsS in the first district has led Ia
much talk of AN independent candidate
in the person OF Gen. o. o. Howard, of
Burlington.
1t is understood that assurances of
support have come from several counties
and from prominent business and pro.
frs>ioual men in that city.
Stress of engagements and matters OF
personal nature, however, make il i'm.
possible for the General to allow the Use
OF his name.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
TO SAVE THE ROADS.
Proyt.ton. of the MasssehusertH
Wide Tire Law.

The wide tire law. passed 10y the
Massachusetts legislature through IL"
efforts of the Massachusetts division
OF the League OF American Whcelmen,
proyides that on and after Jan. !. ls'2.
1T shall be unlawful. except as pro
yided In section I of this act. io us"
upon any road. street or way In this
commonwealth a draft wagon or cart
having tires Of iron or steel or Of any
substance equally hard which are less
In width than one and One-half times
the diameter of the axle. measured AT
the shoulder thereof: but In no case
shall a tire more than four inches Ia
width be required, and wagons and
carts built with wooden or hollow
aXles shall have tires not less In width
than the diameter of the axle, meas
ured mt the shoulder thereof.
This act shall apply TO all wagons
and carts the axles of which are two
inches or more in diameter. measured
as aforesaid. and To all stagecoaches.
tallyho coaches, barges and other pas
senger vehicles not built TO run on iron
or steel rails and constructed To carry
eight or more persons"
The fourth section states that the act
shall not apply TO wagons or other We
hicles owned and used in the state on
Jan. /, 1902. This is the weak clause
In the bill, putting off the best effects
Of the law for many years. The pen
atty for violation OF the law is fine
not exceeding 500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
The Value of a Horse

is not so much in his strength as in his
usefulness, What good are 1900 pounds
Of bone and muscle if one spot is making
them unfit for work ? Morrisons Eng
fish Liniment cures lameness. heals the
sore, stops that flow of blood and makes
the foot sound and healthy. Its penetrat-
ing powers are marvellous,
Morrison's English Veterinary rene.
dies are manufactured by the James w
Foster Co., Bath, n. II. Sold by J. w.
Thurston and all druggists.
81 have used Morrison's English Lini,
ment many years and know it to be the
best liniment ever put on horse.
(Signed) H. G. KNAPP.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
Mexican Letter Writers.

Perhaps there IS no more character
istic sight in Mexico than the SO called
"evangelistas" who ply their trade in
the PlaZuela de Belem and the Plaque
Ia OF Santo Domingo. Those who oper-
ate in the former spot make a speciality
of writing letters to the inmates of til"
prison for their illiterate relatives on
the outside, but the "evangeliStas' who
may be seen any day In the Pla2uela Of
Santo DOM. go do Il general business.
They write love letters, Matchmaking
letters and sorts of letters for. those
who do not know how to write at a
rate Of 3, 6, 8 or more cents, according
to the length Of the missive. They
also undertake without extra charge to
write the address on the envelope and
to attach the required stamp, but for
the latter they make an extra charge
of cent 1t is hardly necessary to
state that only very ignorant people,
who are totally unacquainted even
with the simple formalities of mailing
letter In addition to not knowing
how to write, have recourse to the
evangelistas for stamps. $780, Mexican
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
The Old Cumberland Road.

Before the war and the advent Of
the steam horse the Cumberland road
presented a scene To the traveller long
to Ice remembered, a picture such as
we see today only In print and not in
nature. The iron milepOsts which
dotted the road were kept clean and
free from rust. and the crack of the
POSITIONS whip could be heard at any
hour of the day as the rumbling stages
bumped along between Wheeling and
Cumberland and Baltimore. Twenty
OF these coaches, with their red and
yellow trimmings, passed each day the
cattle and sheep which We're being
driven to market by the cattle raiSers
along the road. Since the time when
the road was covered with stage
coaches, canvas covered wagons and
ten horse teams. cattle and sheep the
road has undergone little change.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03

With gravel good and serviceable
roads can be constructed, not by dump
ing it pellmell on an ungraded surface,
but by treating it exactly in the same
way as macadam stone would be in the
preparation of a well constructed road
that is, by thoroughly compacting it
on properly graded. drained and pre-
pared surface. Such roads. If judi
ciously located-that is, in localities
where heavy traffic does not abound =
would give excellent service at low
cost of maintenance from the fact that
they are readily repaired and that the
repair material would be comparative
ly inexpensive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03

OF the resort sections of the country.
few OF them are more widely known than
the White Mountains region OF North
err New England. The main features
that have brought this section to the
foreground are its magnificent scenery,
its eXhilarating atmosphere and its So
cial qualities. OF the first mentioned,
some of the more widely known features,
outside the Presidential Range and
Mount Washington, are in the Crawford.
Franconia and DiXville Notches. Each
contributes far differing attractions, any
single one Of which is well worth seeing,
though taken together they present a
series of Natures workings unlike those
to be found anywhere else. There are
wonderful rock formations like Table
Rock in Dixville, and the "Old Man OF
the Mountain" and the Flume; then
there is White Horse Ledge and Ele.
plants Head and Crystal Cascade and
The Basin" and Echo and Profile Lakes
and Lake of the Clouds. These are but
Il few of the interesting sights to see.
As you know, the Boston & Maine
Railroad traverses this great Mountain
Vacation Region, and the Mountain lit.
erature issued by its Passenger Depart.
ment comprises an enchiridion of New
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
National and Stntc Aid Needed to
Forward the Movement.

The agricultural department calls at
tention in q recent circular to the fact
that 81 states have created labor bu.
rcaus or bureaus Of industrial statis-
tics, while but half dozen have high
way commissions with jurisdiction
over road affairs, said the Chicago
Times-l Herald in a recent editorial.
The average state legislature is star
tlingly prolific in measures for regulat-
ing almost every conceivable business
that is carried on within the state. 1t
does not stop with regulating the ac-
tivities of mankind, but occasionally
takes a shy at the laws of nature, sus-
pending them or repeating them ac-
cording to its own pleasure. Singu-
larly enough, the most important qucs-
ton that most vitality concerns the in
dustrial prosperity of the state-that
of good roads and how to provide for
their constructions almost entirely
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
ESTATE OF PATRICK FOLEY.

STATEOF VERMONT DISTRICT OF ESSEN, s..
In Probate Court, held at Guildhall, in
and for said district on the eth day OF July
\. H. 1900. Martin J. Daley, AdminiStra.
tor OF the estate of Patrick Foley late OF
Brighton in said District deceased, makes
application to said Court, in which appliCa
ton all of the heirs of said deceased residing
in tins State Join, for license to sell all of the
real estate OF said deceased, situated in said
brighton, representing that the sale thereof
would he beneficial to the heirs OF said de.
ceased and those interested i'll his estate.
Whcrcuppn, il is ordered by said Court, that
said application be referred to "A session there
OF. to be held al the Probate Office. in said
Guildhall. on the fourth day of August A.
H.. 1900, for hearing and decision thereon
aud ii is further ordered, that all persons in,
tcrcstcd be notified hereof by publication oi
notice of said application and order there
on three weeks SuCceSsively in the Essen
COUNTY HERALD, a newspaper published al
Island Pond, III this State and which circu.
latcS in the ncighborhood of those interes ted
before said time of hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place, and, if they
see cause object thereto,
BY the Court.-A test,
July 90 ROBERT CHASE Judge
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03

arr l.rgiuuiug 10 r-alilr the iaet that
There arr oih-rs ia the busiu-ss. aud
enough II them TO supply a large part
II the regular demand. A.so, that they
cannot prevent rate cutting.
Il Wa, ever thus. aud thus il will ever
lr. unless the natural law 81 supply and
demand can IT, REPEALED. or 50 amended
that capital max regulate demand a,
we'll as supply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03

Don't worry about trusts, they will
take care Of themselves.
1t matters not how big trust may be,
it remains subject to the natural laws Of
trade, chief of which is the one known
as the law of supply and demand. I'm
less a trust can control the demand for
its products it cannot have things all its
own way all the time. The people will
not buy that which they do not need.
Already trust prices are being cut in
order to stimulate sales, which means
that pressing demands have been sup,
piled, and that hereafter the people will
buy their goods where they can buy
cheapest. AS long as they had to have
certain goods, they had to pay whatever
manufacturers were pleased to ask. The
boot appears to he on the other foot just
now, or it is getting there in good shape
and it will stay there until the people
need more goods than they can get.
Don't forget the great fact that the
biggest trust is as amenabe to the law
of supply and demand as the humhest
manufacturing concern in the land
Trusts cannot sell when there are none
to buy, and they are too we'll managed
to go on providing goods for which there
is no demand.
The great wall paper trust--a model
organization--has quit in favor of indie
pendent manufacturers. The steel trusts
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03

ignored by the legislatures. Some Of
the states whose legislatures put in
their time fixing passenger rates for
the railroads provide nothing but mud
roads, on which the farmer must haul
his products to the market.
Tie first steps in the Inauguration of
q good roads movement in each state
should be to legaliZc a bureau of high
ways or the appointment of a nonpar-
tisan highway commission, whose du-
ties should be to establish a capable
engineer in each county to systema-
tie local laws and locate suitable ma
terial for road purposes. The system
of working out road taxes" should be
abolished. and the poll taxes should be
collected in cash. This, combined with
the principal of state aid, Is the only
practical solution of the good roads
problem. In addition to this work on
the part Of the state, congress should