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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-27
wan Prosecute tia. O.teopaths.

from spokane aaG' were charged Win
highway robbery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-27

The tongue IS q little thing, but It
dIls the universe witt trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-27
WEST.
TRAIHe.

sArri7al- departure. +Dany, except Sun
Sadly except Saturday. AL others daily. Tel
ephone 1893
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-27
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND g.
&EkH Pacific Railway - Tickets
HiIilIElElIN can be purchased or baggage
ffA checB ed at r L P. Twentieth
A.kiia street depot, or c., r. I 4 p.
depot, corner Fifth avenue and
Thirty-hrst street. Frank q Pfumm Agent
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
The Hope Of the south.


We are very strongly of the
opinion that if the farmer of the
South had been the owner of him
self and not owned by the mortgage
merchant: if he had raised his own
hog and hominy, and housed his
own corn and fodder; even though
there were thirteen millions of bales
raised in one year, the price would
have never dropped to the low price
it did. We do not believe that it
need ever do so again if sensible
and practical methods are generally
pursued in the system of Southern
farming. 1t is not SO much the
number of bales raised as the num-
Der of acres titled that brings the
trouble When the same number Of
bales are grown on half the number
of acres there will never be any
over-production, but there may be
from other cause an under con-
sumption which would have only a
temporary effect on the grower.
The remedy is to first provide for
the needs of the farm, then grow
cotton if the right conditions are
present. Cultivator.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

]. F. Habermel, Bradford, In
diana, says: have used almost
every class of Pills known TO me,
but never found any relief for habi-
tual constipation and liver trouble.
bought four boxes of Ramon's
Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets or an
agent of the Brown Mfg Co., at
Greenville, Tenn. I used two
boxes of the Pink Pills and followed
with the Pellets every night for
thirty days, and today am as
healthy as 1 was twenty years ago.
1 will recommend Ramon's Liver
Pills and Tonic Pellets to all who
suffer with such complaints. The
Pills and Pellets are sure cure;
they make one feel like new per-
son. I would not be without the
Pills in my family. For sale by
Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which
Mr.. John Oliver of Philadelphia,
was the subject, is narrated by him
as follows: 81 was in most dread
full condition. My skin was almost
yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain continually in back and sides,
no appetite-gradually growing
weaker day by day. Three physi-
clans had given me up. Fortu-
nately, a friend advised trying
Electric B1tters;' and to my great
JOY and surprise, the first bottle
made decided Improvement. 1
continued their use for three weeks,
aud am now we'll man. l know
they saved my life, and robbed the
grave of another victim. !" No -ene
should fail to try them. Only 5octs.
guaranteed al VIM. Clegg's drug
store.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

One of the ablest speeches made
against expansion was delivered in
the American Senate few days
ago by Hon. Augustus O. Bacon,
of Georgia, who showed by facts
and figures that the annexation of
the Philippines would benefit none
but lot of spectators and office
holders, though costing millions to
the masses, to say nothing of the
many lives sacrificed. The Geor-
gia Senator did not speak for the
cheap applause of the galleries but
he appealed to the common sense
of the American people. He clearly
pointed out the inevitable results of
an imperialistic policy ''There
can Demo such thing" said he, cas-
an imperial republic. 1t will either
be an empire or republic. Under
the name imperial republic, the
form may be preserved; but the
soul and spirit of Republican lnsti-
tutions will surely die"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17


On the RECOMMENDATION of the
committee, ON ways and means for
the control Of our insular s'pos-
sessions" the Issue is fully made up
Is betwee,. the Republic on the one
hand and an Empire or Monarchy
on the other; between constitutional
and we'll ordered liberty and military
despotism and slavery.
On this subject the Baltimore
Sun, under the above heading,
reproduces the following reflections
from the New York Evening Post,
which are well worthy the serious
consideration, just now. of men of
all parties:
"The question of the nature Of
our government; the question whether
or no it shall rule over American
citizens of two grades, a superior
continental kind AMI an inferior
insular kind; the question whether
we shall erect our conQuests into
self-gOverning and independent
| St ates under our protection, or
treat them as the Romans treated
the provinces which they conquered
this is question with which
Congress must now grapple. No
such opportunity for the display OF
craftsmanship has been presented to
the Democratic party for many
years and it would seem that the
demand is SO urgent as to force the
few men of ability which it still
possesses to come to the front.
Let them state the issue as it should
be stated, with ciearness, with
so5rlety and with appeals to
precedent and history, and they
need not fear that they will not
carry the country with them.
We are a money-lov1ng people in
our private business, but we have
not sunk to the point Of treating our
| government as stOck-JObbln&
concern. The profits of the traffic
with the ORIENT may dazzle
spectators with a false radiance,
but if they are to be had only BY
bartering the principles of libert,
on which our government was found
ed, we do not believe that the
American people will favor the
bargain. The pottage might posi-
bly, be savary, but it is not the
equivalent Of birthrigh:."
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

try, and for that Only news Of :
death came back to be RENE
a. long a. the kiss can be remem-
.bered. To be an old maid is some
times to be the embodiment OF faith
full love; to be martyr Ia truth; to
be possessed Of q crown of glory;
to be always one entitled to- respect.
And SO Valentine day should be
always q lovers day, and no occa-
sion to wound sensitive feelings.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
Act No. ~ S. b. No. BY Mr.. Cage.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

Act No. A. S. b. No. By Mr.. Cage.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of louisiana relative to
ratifying and carrying into effect
special tax levied in the City OF New
Orleans for certain public improvements,
and to establish therein public systems
OF sewerage and water, the issuance of
bonds therefor and the providing ways
and means to pay the principal and in
terest of said bonds.
Section I. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, Two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring: That the following
amendment the Constitution of the State
be submitted to the electors of the State at
the next general election for representatives
IN the legislature, to be holden on the Tues
day next following the third Monday in
April II. D. 1900, wit:
Article I. ssThe special tax for public iul-
provements, voted by the property taxpayers
and levied by the City Council, by Ordin-
| ance No. 1891 approved June 22, 1899, is
hereby ratified, and its validity shall never
be questioned. The special act adopted by
| the LEGISLATURE at the Special Session held
on August 8, 1899, constituting the Sewer
age and Water Board of the City of New
| Orleans, authorizing the City of New Or
leans to issue bonds, and providing the
thereof, and for other purposes cognate &c
| the purposes of the special tax aforesaid, is
| hereby ratified and approved, specially in
Guiding the therein reserved legislative RICH,
to amend the same; and all provisions OF
the present Constitution in conflict with the
provisions of said act, and with this amend
ment, to that extent and for that pur
pose only repealed.'
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That on the official ballots, to be used a
said election, shall be placed the words
sFor the City of New Orleans Public I'm
provement Amendment;'' and the words
'sAgainst the City of New Orleans Public
Improvement Amendment,'' and each elect
or shall indicate, provided in the genera
election laws of the State which of the pro
position, ssfor'' against he votes for.
S. P. HENRY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
| r. H. SNYDER,
Lieutenant Governor and President of thu
| Senate.
Approved August -, 1899.
MURPHY J. FOSTER,
| Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Feb. SLOW.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
TABLEAU.
B. D. Woods & Sons VS.. Carencro
Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18TH Judicial District
Court of Louisiana,
LAFAYETTE Parish
Receivership No. I.

Whereas, Charles G. Brown, receiver OF
the Carencro Sugar Manufacturing Co., Linn
tied, has filed final tableau of classification
and distribution among the creditors, of the
funds of said company, accompanied by his
petition praying for the homologation of the
same, after due notice of the filing of sale
account.
And whereas the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order of Court dated
February S, 1900. .......
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given te
the creditors and all persons interested tc
make opposition to said tableau to file same
in writing in my Office in the town of Lafa
yette, La, within the time required by IL "
why said tableau should not be homolagateC
and confirmed.
E. G. VOORHEES,, Clerk of Court.
Feb 10, 1900.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

We can learn much from a study
of the Boer war-nOt perhaps so
much as the other nations, because
and the mobility of the units that
control the situation were distin-
guis hing qualities Of our old army.
But we can measure our deficien-
cies and estimate the great possibi
lities for disaster inherent in US I'M
less radical change be ordered.-
New York Herald.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

The Louisiana sugar planters who
vent over to the Republicans be-
cause they believed they would get
more protection at the hands of
that party may soon find out that
the g. o. p. isn't their friend after
tain that the Republican party will
endorse expansion in its next plat
form. The annexation of the Phil
ippines and the other islands re-
Gently conquered from Spain will
no doubt be a hard blow to Ameri-
can sugar. In his well-considered
speech Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
said on this subject: t'The capac-
ity of the Philippines for the pro-
duction of sugar, is practically un-
limited. With that tropical climate
and the cheap Asiatic labor, unlim-
tied in supply, organized by Amer
lean capital and directed by Amer
lean brains, it would be impossi-
bic for the American sugar produ
Ger to compete with Philippine
sugar. 1t has been confidently pre-
dicted that tie cane-sugar ard beet
sugar could be SO developed in the
United States tina: it would supply
the immense quantity consumed in
this country. Fond anticipations
have been INDUCED that the day
was near at hand when this would
be done. But the sugar industry
is absolutely doomed in the United
comes actively developed in the
Philippines.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
Real Estate
TO-DAY Is Your Chaace. To-mOrrow
Nav be too Late.

U0V - AVWb &oooSSs ~ WsVssVW
Nav be too Late.
Give me a chance to show you, free Of
charge, some of the best improved, high
rolling and light SUGAR, COTTON and
CORN plantations and farms in this State:
easy terms. Also improved and unim-
proved property in the four additions to this
rapidly improving and hourishine town. a.
follows:
sious to sell, also lots and improved prop
erty in town. Cheap and easy terms.
High rich. light and ng land. I9. ~
feet higher than Bayou Teche, La.
Bargains in secondhand boilers, engines,
sugar and syrup mills
All property listed and advertised free of
charge.
Recently Listed.
Three lots on Jackson street. Mouton's
addition.
Two lots on Main street, Mouton's addi-
ton.
One corner lot on Lincoln avenue, Nc
Combs addition.
Two lots on Grant street, one on corner.
residence of three bedrooms, hall.
| dining-rooD, kitchen, large barn and q
garden on a lot 87x4I6 feet.
Six lots in Mouton's addition, on Grant
avenue, with residence, barn, garden and
One hundred and forty arpents of wood
| land on Bayou Queue Tortue.
A large and complete residence on 2
acres of land in the corporation. 1t is a
most desirable locality for home and bust
| ness place.
One of the best improved farms in South
| western louisiana of 1925 acres, having a
railroad switch on the place; 1900 acres cul-
tivable, $50 now in cultivation, 100 wood
land, 1870 pasturage, 1856 virgin cypress
swamp. all in a body; very good for sugar
cane, cotton, corn and rice, at only SITS
per acre, half cash, balance in four years;
| all very rich land.
| A most desirable and improved farm OF
z6 arpents, high, rich land, miles from
| town.
farm of las arpen,s,, miles from town.
| improved and very desirable.
A double-geared cane mill.
A most desirable business or residence
| corner, we'll improved.
Many lots in Mouton's addition.
| Half American mare, gentle; young
Creole horse gentle, both full size and cheap
have the bargains. If you doubt it,
can prove it.
The Lafayette Rice Mill complete on a lo'
| Iooxz25, all in hrst-class order; capacity, &C
bbls rough on average per day, the boiler is
| 80 H. P. and new, engine IS H. P. in per
feet order. 1t will be sold at figures to pay
itself in one season. Same receiving and
shipping rates as any mill between Lafaye Il
| s A 2o-H. p. boiler, whistle, gauge cock:
and safety valve, all in good order. Re
| moved to make room tor a 4O-H. +. boiler
| Two lots in Mills addition, each IooxI4o
one well situated for business and the othel
| for residence, near Oil mill and compress;
store and residence combined, on two lots
corner, very desirable business place.
A very good home in residence part o.
| town, flower garden, nut trees, etc.
Call for what you wish to buy.
Call for What you need Oh
| want to know.
AMBROSE MOUTON,
Box AZ, p. O. Building,
| Lafayette. La
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

Talkative Facts is the name of a
newspaper published in northern
city by the Commercial Travellers
and Hotel Mems Antitrust League. !"
laxative Facts disclaims any fell
lowship with the kind of opposition
made to trusts by Mr.. Bryan. 1t
would be interesting to know how
these fellows propose to kill off the
trusts.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
just a Valentine.
New Orleans Picayune.


Away back in old England and
Scotland, years ago, there was
quaint custom of observing Valen-
tines day. Old writer's had it that
on this day-a dayln springtime-
birds first choose their mates. AT
that time each young bachelor and
maid Of a village received by lot one
of the opposite sex as ''valentine"
for the year, much as partners for
an evening are now given to those
who attend dancing parties. The
village sweethearts and SWANS re-
gard this valentine business as
kind Of mock betrothal, marked by
polite attentions and giving presents.
The custom doubtless led many
bashful couples who could not
find tongues to tell their love-to
make matches and marry. 1t was
business like proposition, and
yielded fruit. Then sentimental
fools stepped in and polled the Gus
tom By -seHding to those who did
not want to get themgushhtth words
Of passion, soft as baby's gurgle,
idiotic as looms cry to the moon,
sad as lovesickness, and as unrea-
sonable as a bleeding heart skeweled
on a merciless arrow that never
could so have pierced the blood
pumping heart of maiden fair
whose sentiment and sense is in her
brain. The abuse of the valentine
is the anonymous sending of vulgar
and brutal caricatures to selected
| victims, calculated to wound their
| feelings. It is fact that no lady
| or gentleman ever purposly wounds
the feelings of human being. Bu'
there are others, not in the class Of
refinement. who take as much de-
light in giving pain to their fellow
creatures as cruel boys do in stick
ing pins through buzzing flies, te
see them squirm. 1t is not man.
fault if he has crooked legs, a bale
head, Cyrano nose, a bumped
back or a glass eye. Heaven know
men want to be physically perfect
When they are not they know it
and the pain is theirs to bear il
secret. If a woman 10 too fat o
too thin, has fiery hair-or non,
she can call her own-has
turned-up nose, or a pug nose, o
is older than young fools. sh
should not be insulted. She is
woman. If she happens to be a,
old maid, there is nothing funn,
about that. There are many gentl
woman legally tied to british hus
bands who wish they might hav
been allowed to live in singh
blessedness. There are unmarried
women who are the very salt of tn
earth, who give their lives to lesser
the Affections of others, who hav
given themselves to no man tina
they might be with and nurse aget
parents or rear the children of broth
ers or sisters and not their own
There are those who have kissed
a dear heart good-by, and sent
lover to warto fight for his coun
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

]. I. Berry. Legation, Pa, writes, 81
am willing to take my oath that was
cured of pneumonia entirely by the use of
One Minute Cough Cure after doctors
failed. 1t also cured my children of whoop-
ing cough" Quickly relieves and cures
coughs colds, Group, grippe and throat and
lung troubles. Children all like it. Mothers
endorse it. Sold by Lafayette Drug Co.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

To get a pair of pants out of
our factory that are not perfect in
every detail is next to impossible.
OF course, once in a while we'll
miss a flaw. To cover such pos
siblity we put = printed guarantee
in the pocket of each pair. If you
find fault that We missed you can
get smother pair or your money
back. Thus the BUCKSKIN
BREECHES means as near
perfect lip pants Is is possible.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
An Appreciative Comment.

An Appreciative Comment.
"That little boy Of Binx's is a
wonderfully bright chap"
ssThe one who recited?'
eyes"
zone of the brightest children
ever met. I'll bet that when he
gets to be as old as his father he'll
be too smart to make his children
get up and speak pieces WASH
ington Star. &C.,.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

Friend Scott, of the Crowley
Signal, prints all the tickets-the
Democratic, regular Republican,
Lily White and Populist. By adopt
ing this course The Signal is sure not
to offend any one. The superb
neutrality of this plan can hardly
be improved upon.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

1t must make every Republican
all over the nation thrill with pride
when he reads the dispatches from
Kentucky. The lessons of McKin-
ley imperialism are bearing such
glorious fruit.-Kansas City Times.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

Louisiana gentlemen who have re-
Gently been associating with War
moth and Herwig have developed
an abnormal desire to purify the
politics of this States.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

The alleged independent Demo
crat who supports Taylor in Ken
tucky and Cade in Louisiana be-
cause he wants fair count deceives
no one but himself.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

Postmaster General Smith will
please see that no papers contain
ing accounts of the operations of
popular government in Kentucky
are permitted to reach the Philip
pines.-Detrolt Free Press.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA
BRANCH NO. 7o3 meets lst and sd Sun
days after high mass. 1t Home Fire Co. hail.
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
0een sse Saturday Of each month, at court
hou1o. 10 .. m.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-02-17
l1go xo..ne venaa ever came
fam'e

a ss5 3faz ! 8 a. To fams * ass4ss ssst -
!. sssss.a Eipe viii hsE SUCH a nans
ffis 81 S.s.k fisN ? sIyc
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-24
It Happened in . Drug Store.

Zone day last winter lady cams
to my drug store and asked for 8
brand of cough medicine that I die
not have in stock, says Mr.. C. r.
Grandin. the popular druggist Of On
tario. n. Y. She was disappointed
and wanted to know what ccuoi
preparation / could recommend.
said to her that could freely recon-
mend Chamberlain s Cough Remedy
and that she could take bottle of
the remedy and after giving it fair
trial If she did not find it
worth the money to bring
back the bottle and / would refund
the price pa d. In the course of a
day or two the lady came back in
company with a friend in need of a
cough medicine and advised her to
buy bottle of Chamberlain s Cough
Remedy / consider that a very good
recommendation for the remedy. =
The remedy owes its great popularity
and extensive sale IN large measure
to the personal recommendations of
people who have been cured by its
use. Il is for sale by A. 6. Luken &
Co., and Curme 4 Co., druggists.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-24
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS.

election room. Any ballot outside IL
.siu..a.e... aid a, Is penitentiary
,t1ense to have such ballot in your
possession. whether you attempt to
.ote Ii or not.
Eighth You must not attempt to
.old any conversation in the election
DOM except with members of the elcc-
ion board and poll clerks.
Ninth. Use only the blue pencil
landed TO you by the polling clerk in
marking your ballot Ii you mark
with any other pencil your ballot Is
void and will not be counted
Tenth You must not put any mark
of any kind on your ballot except as
before mentioned.
Eleventh. Constitutional amendments
to be voted on at the November. 1900.
election are printed on a white ticket
and the voter must Indicate his pref
erence upon these questions by mark
ing the small square to the left of the
words For the amendment" or
Against the amendment" If the
voter Is in favor of the amendment he
should mark in the small square to
the left of the words For the amend
ment;:" If opposed, he should mark n
the small square to the left OF tho
words Against the amendment"
If you want to vote Straight Re-
publican 4 -cket. make cross within
the circle conta lining the eagle at the
head of the second column of tie
ballot
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-24

First. You must get your ballot and
the blue pencil Of the polling clerks IN
the election room.
Second. II you want to vote u
straight ticket make a cross, thus h,
within the large circle at the head of
the ticket containing the device of the
party for whose candidates you wish
to vote. II you do not wish to vote
q straight ticket. you must not make
q cross In the large circle containing
the device Of your party. but you must
make q cross, thus X, on the small
square to the left of the name of each
candidate for whom you desire to vote
on whatever list of candidates 1T may
be. Ii the large circle at the head OF
the ticket Is marked, and the ballot
Ia marked at any other place, III Is
void and can not be counted, unless
there be no candidate for some office
In the list printed under such marked
uevice. In which case you may Indicate
your choice for such office by making
a cross, thus \, on the square to the
left of the name OF any candidate for
such office on any other list. The cross
must be placed within or on the circle
or square or the ballot Is void and can
not be counted.
Third. Do not mutilate your ballot.
OF or writing one on. or In any other
way. except by marking In the circle
or on the squares as before mentioned