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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
EHchange Of ComDIImentg.

Tbevillage sexton, in addition to be-
ing grayedigger, acted as a stonecut-
ter, house repairer and furniture
mover,
The local doctor, having obtained a
more lucrative appointment in another
county, employed the sexton to assist
i'm his removal
When it came to settling up accounts
the doctor deducted an old contra ac-
count due by the sexton. He wrote at
the same time, objecting to the charge
made for removing his furniture:
IF this was steady, it would pay
much better than gravedigging."
The sexton replied:
'Indade, Oi wud he glad to ave G
steady job; gravediggin' is very slack
since you left Spare Moments.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
OUR Observation-Disclosures
A Pertinent Query as to the Manner
iH which They Got TheIr Im-
mense wealth.


It is reported from New York that
tor the past year the income Of mr..
FierpQnt Morgan has amounted 70
s4Q eqQ0o0 and that it is consid4
fAan he sected f be hoped &
stand first be Tie list he eertaihls
some reason for disapp pointmens, for ii
IS reported that Mr. Rockefeller has
during the year added from sf0o. .000. 900
to S110,000s0OO to his fortune He IS
obhging enough to say that he cannot
be certain Of any figure within sio.-
100000. a any rate, whatever besthe
exact truth, the-we viii not say the
profits, but the gains, OF perhaps
"swag, " got by these miIIionaires must
have been immense, says the London
News Of recent date.
BY what means have these men come
by their countless millionsP Have
these men added much, or added at an,
to the wealth of the world? is their
personal contribution to the welfare of
industry in proportion to their personal
monetary gains2 Wealth is made only
and exclusively by labor, either Of the
hand or of the mind, so employed as
to increase the power of muscular la
Dor, or what are called labor-saying
appliances. During the past year
what has Mr.. Rockefeller done in this
way to augment mans power of Gre
ating wealth out of the new materials
of nature2 That BY merely Investing
capital a capitalist finds work and
wages for others we know; that ne is
rightfully entitled to profits is freely
admitted, But has Mr. RockefeITer's
increase OF. income to the extent Of
$l00,0OO,O0O been made in this wayP
Certainly not
Then again, he man who invented
double and triple expansion contrib
uted infinitely more to the wealth and
welfare of mankind han Mr. PieFpont
lorgan has done by an his shipping
combines. Mr. Pierpont Morgan has
contributed nothing Yet he secures
a 4ot Of money. Nor has he coutribs
uted by the ordinary method Of I'M
vestmert Then how is it all done7
simply by eOntrivaHcest very. clever
very far-seeing, on the part of these
men 70 drawto Themselves a huge pro-
portion OF the wealth E9hiehsother men
pnR5lta either by their Iab6n m bv
their capital directly enploy
All political economy. even that
which is in other respects unsound, is
founded on the principle thaJever,ital
is only useful to the world when EN-
ployed fairly and squarely in produc-
ing wealth. But now we have schemes
for the amazing accumulation Of riches
by few favorably circumstanced in
dividuals by methods quite different
methods which. are not, so far, legally
dishonest, and which do not go through
the meshes of the law, but go lodging
round the ends of the net. Cannot the
net be made longer? It will be by
and by, but probably not until there
has come an industrial disaster great
er than the world has ever known.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Irriration i'm che sonth,rent-

There was recently begun in Texas
what is planned to be the most ex-
tensive system of irrigation in the
United States, for it involves the utili-
zation of no less than 295,00 acres OF
land. A main canal viii be construct
ed 100 miles in length, extending 80
miles from the town of Pecos in a
southwesterly direction, crossing
the Texas & Pacific railroad six miles
west Of Pecos, and on to Toyah lake,
seven miles south of Pecos, where one
of the largest reservoirs in existence
is to be constructed. From Toyah lake
the canal win run on and join the Will
hams canal 80 miles farther down,
finally emptying into the Pecos river
60miles below Pecos. Scientific Amer
lean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
THE BLESSED TARIFF.
Danger of the Great Protective Idea
Becoming Too Wen Ven
tiIated.

The drawback clause of the tariff
law allows refund of duties to any
body who reexports an imported ar
ticle either in the original or in diff
ferent shape Thus, if tin plate is inn
ported and then exported in the forms
of cans containing oil, or salmon, or
condensed milk, or what not, the
duties on the tin plate will be refund
ed, provided the exporter identifies
the material as the same on which
duty was paid. It'll not easy, however,
to identify the material. So much
trouble and delay are involved in the
process that in many cases it costs
more than it comes to. So Mr.. Lover
ing, of Massachusetts, has introduced
a bill in congress to dispense with
Identification altogether. Under this
bill American-made tin plate, when
exported, would be entitled to the re-
bate, the same as though it had been
imported and duties had been paid.
The theory of the blessed tariff, says
the New York Post, is that it merely
covers the difference in wages between
the cost of the imported and the do
nestle article If that is the truth,
the domestic producer. and the foreign
producer stand on the same footing
in the American market Why should
the user of the foreign article have an
advantage in the export trade? That
is what Mr.. Lowering would like to
know. But we should like to know
how the case stands when the duty on
the foreign article is 1000 per cent,
as in the case of mica. Is the govern
ment to refund to the user ofdomestic
mica III III value 40 times over when it
is exported as part of some other
manufacture? VIII not Mr.. Lover
ing's bill put our blessed tariff into too
glaring a light and expose it to. dam
gers not now dreamed of?
'An American Phenomenon" is
the way a leading French economist
refers to the trusts. He is terribly
mistaken. Whoever heard of an Amer
lean trust? Trusts flourish, you
know. only in free trade countries
like England-never in protective tar
iff countries like the United States
and Germanys-springfeld Republics
an (Ind,l,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Henrtleas ReIntrrea.

Alistress-Did you learn how Mrs.
Upton was?
Servant-PIease, mum, I pulled at
the doorbell half an hour, and
couldn't make anybody hear. I think
the bell ha6 been mufled
Mistress-The idea! How is the
poor invalid to know that all her
friends are anxious about her, if her
heartless relatives have nluffled the
door-bell?-N. Y. Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

in the presence of some great dan
ger the Opaque cloud Of mud has al
ways been drawn about the brood" !"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

Wantanno-And is your friend
strong in the faculty known as saving
common sense2"
Duzno-Remarkably so. When IL
comes to saving common sense he IS q
regular miser. never knew him to
use a particle Of it in my -Balu-
more American.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
JOE GRANT DRAWS WITH
FARMER BURNS AT TYcE1TM

The burns-Grant wrestling bout al the
Lyceum Theater last night resulted in
the prettiest contest seen in Washing
ton for long time. The Iowa farmer is
contracting to meet all corners and
agrees 10 pay a forfeit to anv man
whom he cannot throw in the time linn
II OF fifteen minutes. From the minute
Referee Weiss called time. until the END
OF the bout. both men were at II ham
mer and toags. and the farmer found
Grant equal IN strength and skill to ary
move he made.
Burns was the top man the better
part OF the bout. but the local champion
did not follow his usual style OF mat
work in bouts OF this kind By remain
Ing strictly On the defensive Three CT
four times during the contest he gained
the upper hard. but could do nothing
with HIS opponent. Burns twice scored
dangerous holds on Joe. and forced him
10 bridge. and for a while IL looked as II
y were ali over, but Grant proved his
eieverness in each instance by squirra-
ing away
Tonight Burns viii take on John Han
som, while Manager Weiss has arranged
for bout between tha Iowa farmer and
Americus. for Thursday night. This lat
ter bout should prove star attraction.
as il Is probable that Americas will fol-
low his usual aggressive style. I'm which
case his opponent will have his hands
full
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
PERPETUAL ALTERATION
SERVICES AT ST. PATRICKS

The usual services of the perpetual
alteration will be held at ST Patrick 3
Church tomorrow afternoon at 4;30.
There will be mass OF exposition at Z
o'clock in the morning. and exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament all day until
the solemn benediction at 4:30. at which
time enc of the missionar- fathers will
preach. The following musical pro-
gram will be performed:
Quartet. "Quando Corpus" ROssini.
Tenor solo. Vent" La Hache. Sermon
Alto solo, He Was Despised," from
Messiah" Handel Soprano solo, with
violin obIigato. 20 Salutaris." Pizzi.
Quartet. "Tantum Ergo" Verdusson.
"Parce Domini,'' Gregorian, soprano so
loist, Mrs Annie G. Fugitt; alto soloist
Elizabeth Tyler; tenor soloist. MEN,
HensPy: bass sOlOist. Charles Goodchild.
violin soloist. Sol Minister. Organist ard
director. Armand Gumprecht.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
YOU CAN INTEREST HIM.
Any Man Over Fifty.

You can interest any man over ffty
years OF age IN anything that will make
MIN feel better, because while he NAV
not as yet have any positive organic
uIssase, ne no longer feels the buoyancy
and vigor OF twenty-five. nor the fro
dom from aches and pains he enjoyed
IN earlier years, and he very naturally
examines with interest any PROPOSE
ton looking 10 the Improvement and
preservation of his health
He will notice among other things that
the stomach OF fifty is a very different
one from the stomach he possessed at
twenty-five. That greatest care must be-
exercised as TO what Is eaten and how
much OF II. and even with the best OF
care, there Will be increasing digestive
weakness with advancing years.
A proposition &c perfect or improve
the digestion and assimilation of food
Is one which interests not only every
man OF fifty, but every man. woman. and
child OF any age. because the whole Sc
cret OF good health, good blood. strong
nerves. is TO have a stomach which will
promptly and thoroughly digest whole
some food because blood, nerves. brain
tissue, and every other constituent of
the body Is entirely the product OF df-
gestion, and no medicine or health"
food can possibly create pure blood or
restore shaky nerves. when a weak
stomach is replenishing the daily wear
anu tear VI the DOQN rom mass OF
fermenting aif-digested food.
No, the stomach itself wants helm. ana
in no round about way either: IL wants
direct. unmistakable assistance. such as
is given by one or two Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets after each meal
These tablets cure stomach trouble
because their use give the stomach a
chance to rest and recuperate. one OF
Dyspepsia Tablets contains di-
gestive elements sufficient to digest
3 900 grains Of ordinary food such as
bread. meat. eggs. etc.
The plan of dieting is simply another
name for starvation. and the use OF pre-
pared foods and new-fangIed breakfast
foods simply makes matters worse, as
any dyspeptic who has tried them knows
As Or. Bennett says, the only reason
can imagine why Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are not universally used by
everybody who is troubled in any way
with poor digestion is because many
people seem to think that because a
medicine is advertised or is sold in drug
stores OF is protected by a trade mark
must be a humbUg. whereas as a mat
ter OF truth. any druggist who is observ-
ant, knows that Stuart : Dyspepsia Tab
lets have cured more people OF indiges-
Ion. heart burn, heart trouble. nervous
DrostratlOn. and rundown condition
generally than all the patent medicines
and doctors prescriptions for stomach
trouble combined.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11

Edward s. Taft, Of 119 B Street
northeast. who is much interested in the
preservation OF the elk is DESTROYS that
the Seer etary of the Interior shall prose-
cute those who kill these animals.
An article published in The Times a
few weeks ago" said he. setting forth
the manner In which the elk in the Vel
lowstone National Park are slain for
their teeth, seems 10 have attracted
great attention in that section OF the
West. Not only has there sprung up
a strong sentiment for the better pro-
lection OF the game under ;he care Of
the Governments agents in the Park.
but the numerous and welI-supported
statements which have been made CON
corning the matter have given rise
within the past few months to a some
what vigorous demand for an investi-
cation by the Department OF the In
terror.
Herman Strann's Views.
For example. under date OF January
2s, Herman Strann. In a lengthy let
ter to the Red Lodge MonD Picket"
makes some interesting statements with
respect to the administration of af-
fairs on the reservation Mr. Strann
is strongly inclined to place the blame
for existing conditions upon the shout
ders of the acting superintendent, Major
Pitcher. Referring to recent charges
filed by James Fullerton and ID. w
SpaIding and given TO the public through
several well-known journals. the CORE
spondent OF the Picket" says that they
omitted things which the superintendent
could not deny.
In the protection OF game. says Mr.
Strann. ! wish to say that / have beer.
in and around the park for the past six
months, and have seen and heard
enough to convince me that there is a
great deal of game killed in and out OF
the park and the scouts never made a
pretense of capturing the hunters In
stead OF being out on the line watching
the game they loaf around the saloons in
Gardiner and Cinnabar until evening:
then ride TO the post and report TO Maj
OF Pitcher that everything is o. X
This fact" the writer adds. "can be
easily proved. Mr. Strann saws there
is only one scout who has caught any
hunters. and that is Mr.. Mcbride. who
caught six men from Horr killing an elk
and another man killing a poor little
Jack rabbit.
The writer relates that on one oc-
casion. OF which he had positive knowl-
edge, a party OF twelve men entered the
park. drove out six deer. killed three Of
them. and departed without having been
mOlested by the guard. Mr.. Strann re-
fers TO a scout who is stationed on Gal
latin River. where game is never found
in winter. This man. he says, is
simply paid TO live there and go TO Boze-
man and play poker while he has money.
When he goes broke he returns to his
little cabin until he gets another check
from Uncle Sam. He is known as the
Duke OF He'll Roaring" and don't care
how he handles the truth in his reports.
"A rank case OF fraud in my opin-
ion.' continues Mr.. Strann, is the en-
ployment of Jake Morrison as a scout. !
He was a scout here last winter. but put
in a bid for carrying the United States
mail from Cinnabar to Fort Yellow
stone. He got the contract for carry
ing the mail, and carried IT up to Janu-
airy I. 1903. When he could not make l
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
A Modern Roland.

Inspector Fletcher, OF the Philippine
constabulary, would probably receive
the Victoria Cross were he serving in
the English army. According to advices
from Manila. Fletcher recently killed
five and wounded four ladrones in a
hand-to- hand fight at Guinobatan. The
dead desperadoes were brought into
town and laid out in the public plaza as
an exhibit Of American prowess. The in
spector was attacked by d band Of
twelve armed with boIos, and when be
had disposed OF the nine above accounted
for and had put the remaining three TO
flight his body was covered with cuts
II is reported he will recover.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

The annual meeting OF the stockhoId-
ers OF the National Life Insurance Com
Pany Of the United States OF America
was held in the Offices OF the company
in the Corcoran Building yesterday af-
tcrnCon. Fred W. Pratt second vice
president OF the company presided The
following directors were elected: Ed
ward A. Shedd. Charles b. Shedd
Eugene T.. Prussing. Albert NJ. Johnson
Louis g. Phelps. James H. Stowen
George A Gilbert, Stewart Goodreu, Alb
ner Smith, Robert +. Sackett and
Samuel NJ. Parrish. The directors all
live IN Chicago
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
Apparently a Wealthy Man.
ROCKVILLE NOTES.
Especial to The Washington Times.)

Especial 10 The Washington Times)
ROCKVILLE, Md. March 1.-The ar
ticle which appeared in The Times TO
the effect that the right OF way for an
electric railroad was to be secured be-
tween Chevy Chase and Rockville. for
a connection over the tracks OF the
Capital Traction Company 10 the heart
or Washington. was read here with in
terest 1t is thought that such a line
If it tapped" Garrett Park and paraI-
leled the b. d o. TO Rockville. would
prove paying investment
The franchise OF the Washington and
Rockville Electric Railroad in the lin
its of Rockville was recently forfeited
on account of the allure OF the road to
comply with its agreement to extend its
line through the town. so that there
would be no obstacle in the way OF an
other road obtaining the privilege at
this time. Heretofore there had been a
conflict OF interest among the citizens
as 10 the route for n railroad through
the town. the routes considered being
over narrow streets. where houses are
built close to the edge OF the lots where
the railroad would pass The curves.
grades, and cost OF putting these streets
in proper condition have also operated
to deter the railroad from extending its
line.
All Of these difficulties have now been
overcome by the agreements OF certain
landowners 10 dedicate the land for a
wide new street. located one short block
north OF the main street, Montgomery
Avenue, and parallel with Commerce
Lane. and which will pass near the
home of the late Margaret Bea1 and run
thence in a straight line 20 the Western
limits of the town. to a point one-half
block north OF the Darnestown Road. op-
posite the Woodlawn Hotel grounds.
Such street would be a great advan-
tage 10 the town. as ii would bring into
market the most attractive unimproved
property, and railroad running over IL
would strike within two blocks OF any
house in Rockville. from the point
where it enters the town to the Wood
lawn Hotel
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
VIRGINIA NOTES.
RICHMOND.

In the senate yesterday a joint resolu-
ton was reported from the committee
on courts, looking to an amendment to
the constitution 70 restore the method
Of electing senators that obtained IN
der the old constitution This retains
the "hold-over" senators. The Nell
waine bill making secrecy in divorce
proceedings very difficult was passed.
The general game law for the State was
reported, amended and made a special
order for Friday.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
Spells of War Worth $500, 900.

The Philippine treasury is TO be en-
riched by about $500, 900 worth of spoils
OF war All the money and bullion
seized by the army from the Spaniards
and from the Filipino insurgents is. ac-
cording 10 an agreement between the
military and civil authorities. TO be
turned into the insular public funds.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
MILLvILLE IS BOOMING.

MILLVILLE. n J.. March 11-Min-
Vile is booming. James f. Mitchell and
w. Scott Wheaton gave out the contract
today FOR The erection OF large glass
plant in South MillyiIe Tho Crystal
Glassworks Company are enlarging their
works and viii employ double the num-
Der o. people. while WhitaIl, Tatum &
Co. are continually adding TO their
force and now employ over zoo hands.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
SAVED MANY LIVES,
LOST HIS OWN

NEW BRUNSWICK. y j.. March IL
An empIoye Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road for more than a quarter Of a cen
fury. Nelson Van Arsdale. was killed
yesterday at the George Street crossing
The dead man was gateman and flag
man. and during his service on the
crossing had saved a score or more OF
lives He was a widower, sixty-eight
years OF age. and leaves a son. who is
blind. and a daughter.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11

The scratch Of pin may cause the
loss OF a limb or even death when blood
poisoning resultG from the injury. an
danger OF this may be avoided b1wcver
by promptly applying Chamberlain
Pain Balm II is an autiscptic and I'M
equolled as quick healing Iinament for
cuts. bruises, and burns. For sale by
Henry Evans. wholesale and retail. and
All druggists.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
Fight Against Rats.

The authorities in Manila are again
fighting rats. 4 large number OF natives
have been employed TO catch the rodents
by hand It is said that some Of the rat
catchers are so expert that they can
catch and strange 100 an hour. Rats are
believed 10 be the principal disseminat-
ing agency for plague and other conta-
gious diseases.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
Sleep VS.. Opera.

Manila papers received at the War De-
partment recount the arrest OF Manuel
Soriano, a wealthy FiiininO in Manila.
for tOrturing his "muchacho,'' or young
servant. in a peculiarly iendish manner
Because the boy went 10 sleep while his
master was attending the opera. Soriano.
on his return. tied oil-soaked newspapers
about his legs and set fire 10 them, near
ly killing the lad.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
Lumber Yard Burns.

The largest lumber yard in the Philip
pines. located In the Santa Cruz district
OF Manila. was recently destroyed by
fire, according 10 advices received by the
War Department. The loss is estimated
at a quarter OF million Mexican dol
lars. The blaze was started BY Chinese
furniture makers. who use fire to bend
their bamboo sticks
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
Inter-Island Company Suspended.

Word comes from Manila that Major
General Davis has revoked the license Of
the Inter-Isiand Transportation and
Trading Company. and unless the Off
GERS OF the concern can prove 10 his sat
isfaction that its operations are legiti-
mate II will remain permanently out Of
business. The gravest offense charged
The Washington times., 1903-03-11

The steamer McLane OF the State
fishery force reached CrisfeId yester-
day Captain Turner reports the follow
ing arrests; Capt W. Webster. OF the
bugeye Mills. was arraigned before
squire Anderson, OF Deals Island. on
the charge OF having unculled oysters
In his possession and was fined $50 and
costs; Capt. Edgar Riggin. of the
schooner John Shinn. was fined SOS and
costs, and Capt. Samuel White Of the
schooner O'Neal, was fined sos and
costs
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
EASTERN SHORE.

The shad season has opened on the
MIeomlco River. the first boat load ar
irving yesterday. containing about
seventy-five fish. The shad season will
probably be better this year than for
several years past The first fish are
large and fat and sold at 70 cents each.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

William @. Newman. OF Orange conn
" mas accepted the position OF man
ager OF Boscobel. Stafford county. the
iarm or C. II. Hurkamp. Mr. Hurkamp
mas been appointed judge OF the class
OF saddle horses and hunters az the
canadian Military Tournament and
Horse Show, to be held at Toronto
April %
The Washington times., 1903-03-11

In the house the Lyle child-labor bill
was so amended as 10 make IL practi-
cally the Cabell bill. and passed. The
Barkscale pure election bill was the
subject OF long discussion, but
no action was taken.
The Washington times., 1903-03-11
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Representatives OF the ANNAPOLIS and
Baltimore Short Line and OF the old An
napols' washington, and Baltimore
railroads presented before the board OF
county commissioners at Annapolis yes
terday petitions against increasing the
assessment OF their property. The lat
ter road is only assessed at $40. 600. A
rev days ago IL was sold for 1886. 600. A
Iurther hearing was granted for March
10 -
The Washington times., 1903-03-11

George Stull, Of Woolerys district. Car
roll county. died at his home near
Patapsce. yesterday OF cancer OF the
stomach. aged sixty-eight years. He
was member Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church and was class leader of that
church at Patapsco. He leaves a widow
and two children-Elbert B. StuII and
Mrs. H. Clay Ebe.