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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26
U~nansw~rable Argument
School Bond Issue.
Baton Rouge Times.

kBatOn Rouge Times.
We direct the special attention
OF cur readers tO the subjOined
communication, which appeared
in the New Orleans Times.
Democrat Of yesterday morning.
This communication was written
by d gentleman prominently
identified with the school inter-
ests OF this parish, and so thor
Oughly answers the specious
\ pleas and argument of the OPP
position, that we could not resist
the temptation to reproduce it
in full. We commend it to the
careful consideration of all
parents and guardians:
Baton Rouge, Oct. Is, 1904.
To the Editor of the Times Democrat:
1t is argued by some that it is
wrong to increase the bonded
Indebtedness of the State.
! LOuisiana's bonded Indebtedness
\ is now eleven millions of dollars.
These were the bonds rec
Ognized in the Constitution of
1879 as a valid Indebtedness of
the State. They draw 4 per
cent interest and what is known
as the interest tax fund is pro-
vided by the Constitution to
meet the interest on these bonds.
| This interest tax is part of the
\ State tax of six mills. That
1 part of the six mills tax set
apart by the Constitution for
this purpose raises a fund an
nually that is more than suf6-
Gent to pay the interest on the
old bonds. Out of this surplus
will be paid the interest at 2 per
cent on the school bonds, should
the amendment be adopted. So
that the adoption of the amend.
ment will entail no additional
tax or burden whatever on the
people. The people will get
(say) q thousand new school
houses in the State without a
cents increase of taxation.
Now. having this surplus Of
interest tau to pay the interest
on the school bonds. why hest.
sx4te to issue the bonds? The
cause is q holy one-that of edu-
eating the youth of the State;
and the money is on hand with.
out additional taxation for years
TO come to pay the interest.
The eleven million outstanding
bonds of the State do not con-
stitute q large debt for a State
- well.to-do as Louisiana, and
which is rapidly advancing in
development and wealth.
Il 10 absurd to say that another
million Of dollars added to our
bonded Indebtedness could or
would disastrously affect the
State. 1t would not be felt.
The bonds will run for twenty
i've years. During the time
they run the present generation
Of adults in the State will pay
the interest. leaving to the next
generation those to be educated
il the very schoolhouses to be
built,) to pay the principal ,
At that time. towit: when the
bonds mature in twenty-five
years. Louisiana will be q great,
rich State. The probability is
there win be then as much as q
billion dollars of property in
value on the assessment rolls,
and with so much wealth in the
State, it would be but q small
kHs3snN - ~no< <ho o~n -:1lsc~
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26

adopted Louisiana will get the
credit and great boost of selling
her 3 per cent, nOntaxable bonds
at a large premium, and this will
at once attract the favorable
notice of the man with money
seeking Investment. He will
want to come to a State with a
credit So good as Louisiana.
And it will attract the notice Of
the immigrant. He will want to
come to a State that can make
that showing. 1t will attract
favorable attention all over the
United States and Europe. And
when. with this goes out the
statement that these bonds,
commanding SO high a premium,
are being issued and sold to
build school houses, and that
Louisiana is proposing to spend
largely over a million dollars at
one time in erecting school
houses, why the reputation of
Louisiana as a liberal, progress
slve State, and that of her people
as brOad-gauged and enlightened,
will reach the top notch.
On the other hand, ifLOuisiana.
now that her Governor has
recommended these bonds and
the General Assembly has passed
the proposition by a unanimous
vote in the Senate. with only one
dissenting vote in the House,
should vote down the amend
ment, it will go forth at once
throughout the United States
and the world that the people of
Louisiana, though the most
illiterate of all in the United
States, were SO illiberal, so back,
ward, so wanting in the progress
sive spirit of the age, that they
had turned their backs on a
proposition to spend a million
dollars in school houses. Why,
this would set Louisiana back
ten years in her educational
advancement.
1t would give her such a black
eye and doubtful reputation
among the people of the country
at large as would turn men of
money and immigration away
from US for years to come.
This would injure the State
far more, very far more, than
the tax exemption the bonds
enjoy could possibly hurt her,
even though the banks should
buy and hold all of the bonds.
But the banks will not do this.
Individuals will buy largely of
these bonds, and people away
from the State will bid for them.
Already New York capitalists
are making propositions to pur
chase.
It may be that they will largely
be disposed of outside the State,
and thus but little of money now
in the State and subject to
taxation will be rendered not
subject to taxation by investment
in the bonds.
ERrCND OC TIE Curr OPEN
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26

upon uIc SScS IOAIS.
To increase the bonded in
debtedness of the State for any
ordinary purpose would be
wrong. But tD increase it for SO
sacred a purpose as providing
schools in which to educate our
children. particularly when the
increase is only a million of dol
lars, is right and proper. The
enemies of the bond issue seek
all sorts of pretexts and argu-
ments to influence the people
against the amendment and this
is one of them.
Another argument used
against the amendment is that
it costs too much. Taking
Louisiana from the bottom of
the list, where she now is, in
the scale of education, and plac-
ing her well up on this list
among her sister States, is some
thing that would be cheap at a
much greater price than here
proposed. 1t is said by those
who advance the argument of
costing too much that the 3 per
cent interest per annum for
twenty-five years on the million
dollars of bonds will amount to
$3.50. 900.
So it will, but the State is
getting all these years the use
of a million dollars invested in
schoolhOuses. It will be like
paying a very small rent for the
schoolhOuses out of the general
Treasury. If thousand school
houses be erected in the State
out of the proposed fund, the
thirty thousand dollars interest
paid each year on the bonds will
only be thirty dollars a year
rent on each schoOlhOu>e.
You men and women who
have children to educate and
want them educated in decent
schoolhouses answer by your
ballots whether thirty dollars
q year for a decent school is toe
much to pay.
Again, the opponents of the
bond issue argue that the exemp.
ton in favor of the school bonds
is too sweeping, and when banks
invest in the bonds the money
thus invested will escape taxa
ton.
This very exemption clause
will cause the bonds to sell at a
premium of, it is thought, one
hundred and twenty. That is to
say, the million dollars of bonds
will sell in the markets for
81 200, OOO. That is what the
exemption clause will do for the
bonds. It will give, $500, OOO
more money. Besides all present
bonds of the State are exempt
from taxation in the hands of
individuals. The school bonds
will be. too, and, in addition. if
the banks of the State hold them
they will be exempt in their
hands. Why not? The money OF
the individual is as much subject
to taxation as is that of the
banks. II the individual puts
his money in the bonds and il
thereby becomes exempt, should
not, in equity, the same rule
apply to the banks money!
Where in principle is there any
difference or distinction to be
drawn?
We are doing this for the edu'
cation of our children. Is moi
that in itself sufficient to give
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
MAY HAVE
new CARRIER
Free Delivery of Mail Service
Probably be Extended
July First

j. r. Eullinwilder OF Spokane, in
spector of the postoffice department,
has been in the city several days in
vestigating conditions with reference to
the requirements of the department be-
fore recommending the appointment of
an additional carrier in the free deliv-
cry service. Mr.. Fullinwilder has made
thorough inspection and will in all
probability recommend that carrier
be appointed before July l. He states
that the people are complying with the
rules and regulations requiring the
numbering of houses but there are
many who have not yet complied with
that requirement and it urged that
those who have not as yet had num-
bers placed on their houses to do so at
once so that no delay will be exper-
fenced. The city will look after the
matter of proper sidewalks.
The new district to be served has not
as yet been mapped out by Postmaster
Chapman but he is now at work on the
matter, At the present time there is
no eligible applicants for the position
and an examination of mail carriers
Will be required very shortly The
rules of the department bring the mail
carrier positions under the civil serv-
ice. The position can only be- given
TO some one residing IN the county.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
CHARLESTON
NEWS NOTES
Mr.. n. E. Beach Elected as
State Sunday School
Representative
Especial to Evening Teller.)


CHARLESTON. May 9-The Clark.
ston people who attended the Sunday
school picnic and convention at Asotin
Saturday all report a most ENJOYABLE
time. In the forenoon an interesting
program was rendered and at ~ O'Clock
bountiful picnic dinner was spread
In the afternoon the delegates from the
different Sunday schools were called to
order to elect representative to attend
the state Sunday school convention at
Bellingham. May 10. Mr.. N. f. Beach.
president of the county association and
an earnest Sunday school worker of
this place was elected by unanimous
vote. Mr.. Beach left for Bellingham
this morning
Miss Ethel Kinney, a competent
school teacher OF Lawton. Michigan.
has accepted the position as teacher
of the primary grade in our schools for
the next term. Miss Allen who has so
creditably taught that grade for the
past term having resigned to attend
the Chicago university next year. Miss
Kinney comes we'll recommended and
10 an "NiuoiItdISc VI MISS I1tINIck,
teacher Of the eighth grade.
f. p. Illsley, proprietor Of the city
shoeing shop, is spending a few days
in the Craig mountain country looking
up timber claim. Mr.. J. f. Heritage
is taking charge Of the shop while ne
is absent.
L. A. Kerr. the enterprising jeweler
has received a fine new safe from the
Cary Safe company of Buffalo. N. Y.
A crew of men are grading Ninth
street under the supervision of Street
Commissioner Day.
L. A. Kerr of this city returned Sat-
urday. from the Potlatch country where
he went on business connected with his
Office as deputy state game warden for
Idaho. Mr.. Kerr reports that the game
laws are being respected by the people
much more this year than last. Last
year the violation Of the law was much
more pronounced in killing of deer and
other big game. The only trouble APP
pearing so far this season was caused
by couple of Italians whom he ar
rested
Grover Beagle is clerking in the Grip
pen and Anderson confectionery store
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
Nezperce VS.. Culdesac

Manager p. w. Mitchell of the Nez-
perez baseball team has made arrange
ments to have the Culdesac team here
Saturday. May IA. says the Nezperce
Herald. This will be the opening
game Of the season and will be played
on the new diamond in the fair
grounds. 1t promises to be one Of the
most interesting games played here this
summer. The Culdesac team has
played a number of games and has not
yet met with defeat, while the Nez-
perez Happy Huliigans' are excep-
tionally strong. and are determined to
win every game they play this season.
The Culdesac team plays Lewiston
Sunday. The Nezperce lineup will ap-
pear in next weeks paper. Game called
for $3.50. shrdlu etaoin shrdlu etaoinou
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
Athletics 0ther Sporting News
A LIVELY BOUT
Local Wood Camp Interested in the
Game Of Sluqeine

RAWSONVILLE. May An inter-
esting prize fight was pulled off at the
Fragier school house this week. The
pugilists We're Leonard Gummere and
Cevil Wood. boys of about sixteen
years of age. A goodly sized crowd of
men and boys witnessed the fight. Some
trivial matter was the cause of the
bout. Instead of being spectators to
such. disgusting and menacing scene.
those men would have shownNthe manly
qualities by giving the boys good
measure of sarvis oil and sending them
home to their mothers where they be-
long.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
BALL CAME
d,
FOR TODAY
University Of Washington Team
Will EndeavOr to Win from
Lewiston

Lewiston defeated the Culdesac base
ball team at the ball park yesterday in
score of % to 2. The colors of the
Culdesac team We're lowered from the
turnloose and they went home with
two dingy little scores.
All the interest in baseball is TODAY
centered around the game to be played
this afternoon between the Lewiston
team and the University Of Washing
ton team which arrived in the city yes
terday. The visitors are considered
fast players and the game is likely to
be one of the most interesting vet
played here this season. The team ar
rived in the city last evening from
Walla Walla where they played two
games. Previously to coming out on
the circuit this season the team played
three games In the game with the
Puget Sound university they defeated
them in a score of 26 to 4. The team
also won game from the Manual
Lopez college at Seattle in a score of
II to g. They We're defeated recently,
however. at Everett In score OF to
I. In this game the Everett played a
professional pitcher.
The game today promises to be a
good one. Hon. Miles S. Johnson will
. be the umpire. The batting order of
both teams is as follows: Lewiston.
Sprague, right field; Wells, short stop;
bradbury. second base: Williams, first
base: Gilbreth catcher: Hamblin. third
base; Chapman. center field; Edwards.
left field: Kester. pitcher University of
Washington. Cole. second base: Brinke.
third base; Teats. left field: Hoover,
FIRST base; Speidal. catcher: Lesser,
short stop: Seller. right field: Grin
stead, center field; Railsback, pitcher.
Manager Herb Cole of the local team
announces that in the game tomorrow
that ladies will be admitted free. The
batting order and positions of the local
team in tomorrow's game is as follows:
Sprague. third base: Wells. short stop:
Bradbury, second base: Williams. first
base. Ci!breth catcher; chapman, GEN.
ter field; Brooks. right field: Edwards
left field.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
INTEREST SHOOT YESTERDAY
Step Dent Won the Hunters Arms
Medal After an Exciting Contest

Their was a fair sized crowd at the
gun club grounds yesterday to witness
the regular weekly shoot of the club
After an exciting contest Mr.. Step
Dent was declared the winner of the
Hunter Arms medal. There We're five
events shot of which resulted in the
following score:
Ten birds-Frazier. first; Butler
second; Hodge, third.
Fifteen birds-Hodge, first; Butler
second.
Ten birds-Dent. first; Butler. Sec
ond: Cole, third; Hodge, fourth.
Twenty-Five birds-Hodge and Fra
zier. first: Butler. second; Cole. third
Fifteen birds--Butler. first: Hodge
second.
Twenty-Five birds--Butler and Hodge
tied with twenty birds.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
Dates Of Sale Of Worlds Fair Ticket,
Via O. r. a N.

First-class. round-trip tickets for St
Louis worlds fair will be on sale Nav
IL, IL, IS: June 10. II. IS; July l. 2. 8:
August 8, q. 10; September S, 6. Z: Oc-
toher ), 4, 5, Choice OF routes: stop
over privileges allowed: round trim
$61.sS: Chicago. sss.s5: limit 90 days.
For further Information call at city
ticket Office or write c. w. Mount. gen.
eral agent, No. 314 Main street, Lew
iston. Idaho. .
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
Tenders His Resignation

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
BERLIN, May 9.-The Lokal Anzies
ger reports that Governor General
Leitwin has offered his resignation as
the result of the kaiser's displeasure
over the German southwest African
blunders.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09
Former Minister Dead

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
ST. PETERSBURG. May 9.-Dep-
lesk former Russian minister died this
morning. He was the son Of Russian
general and was born in 1852
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-09

Largest stock Of chains and rings n
cut rate prices At Hames'. .
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06

looked into pair of eyes that had
some years before been the very light
OF her own-the eyes of Henry Kim.
berry.
Inc color left her face. Her hands
clasped themselves nervously. Tears
OF distress gathered, but she drove
them back desperately.
howdy do, Miss Bettyl" said kim
berly, making his way through the
crowd and holding out his hand
"Howdy do, Mr.. Kimberly" Betty
hung back, disdaining the hand
She marched past him down the aisle
ana turned toward home, looking nei-
ther to the right nor left. There was
a murmur of laughter that grew as
Kimberly strobe after her.
How dared you speak to me?v said
Betty fiercely.
Kimberly had overtaken her in the
quiet lane that led to her home. Nov
Betty"-his voice was firm-"I'm moi,
goin' to put up with any of your tan
trums. You've got to listen to me, an
you've got to tell me what you meant
by hlngln' them crabapple blossoms In
my race twelve years ago. I've come
a good ways to find out. was askin'
about you. You know Jim Dale's come
out our way. was hopin' you were
happily married, but you amt. You
might have married better an wis
err an richer man, but you haven't
I've come long way to find out why
you flung them blooms at me. They
were so pretty, Betty, like your pink
cheeks. an as we drove under the
| trees--Lord, couldn't talk! The words
choked me, an couldn't get 'em o,ft
DO you think it was a nice thing fol-
you to do?"
''Do you think it was nice to give
Kimberly looked at her in amazement
didn't you mean it," she asked
Il meant every word of it. Betty.
mean it now
Betty stiffened. ~
Il wanted the flowers to tell you
Betty. l thought they would"
'They did" Betty laughed shrilly
ION, l nate crabapple blooms, ana
hate the month that brings them. ant
l hate the man that gave them-crab
apple blossoms, that mean
What" sternly
Gas If you didn't know" scornfully
"What?" more sternly.
Don't you know" sobbed Betty
that crabapples mean I wouldn't
wouldn't have you if could""
Doubt went out Of Betty's soul a
sight Of Kimberly's face, and re'
rush of Joy leaped to her brow.
Kimberly opened his arms. Bett
was never to be pincushion agar
A little brown bird, sore pressed b.
the chasing hawk, she swept into she
ter with glad cry.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
MuaiC an q StUdy.

The study of music is equal to the
study of literature and languages as a
means Of intellectual growth, superior
to the study Of mathematics and in no
way inferior to the study of the nat
ural sciences. 1t is more available ana
adaptable than the study of psychol-
ocy. because, while calling forth the
intellectual powers, 1t engages the emo
tions and assures that condition nee
essary to the best development OF
thought-viz. genuine enjoyment OF the
means employed.
1t strengthens the memory, calls rea-
son into lively play. favors hapl's Oh
exact thought, inspires the magma
ton, enhances the perceptive Faculty
facilitates physical expression, arouses
the emotional nature, cultivates the
aesthetic principle and gives breadth OF
mental comprehension. In all these
things music stands In the front rank
of the sciences, If indeed 1t does mol
lead them all. Can any science &c
more as a factor In intellectual growth
to develop the many sided nature OF the
| man intellectual! ,F-i= F.--2
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
or,y Glimpses Of Greatness.

The Union at oxford must have been
a fine school Of debate for more than
one student successful in after years
as public speakers. william Charles
Lake, formerly dean Of Durham, says
In his memoirs that he has heard Lord
Coleridge say: .
"Well. l have never heard better
speaking anywhere than heard at the
Union"
Dean Lake recalls two speeches
which he heard there at different times
When he was president Of the Union
an unknown gentleman commonei
made a striking and very .poetical
speech. Especially memorable was hi
description Of the Alps. 3
"Who is thar" asked Lake. 2
= ''Ruskin, a gentleman commoner Of
Christ Church." was the answer.
The Alps had already set are to ths
imagination of the man who was t.
describe them a. they never have beer
described by another man.
On another occasion, some years lat
er. Lake heard a brilliant speech o
quite a different character.
"Who was that?"
"a young gentleman commoner JUS
come up to Christ Church, Lord Rober
Cecil"
This was Lord Salisbury, who be
came the great figure in public III
which on hearing that boyish speec
Lake predicted he would be.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-06
AAAMV*V*V*VT
s; THE VILLAGE
! PINCUSHI0N
By Sara Lindsay Coleman
r,,v,iolt, 1908. on T. c. Mcclure
.AMA%Ax>x>@H*/%&*<x>x

AxOEV"~"
nan can't be comforted and deceived
NV snch pleasing epithet as bache-
W ,,;d when one lives in Already.
r..r,nsterhood is a grim fact.
pottv dwelt in Already. She lived
.,0rs with her aunt in a tiny two room
.Nnss and sewed from morning until
D,aht sometimes far into the night.
n ms,,v didn't mind work. There was
,othipe she did mind, though.
II never occurred to the Arcadians-
o.. ,ho,- hearts are kind-that they
.o pincushion Of Betty and that
.na nins they eternally stuck into her,
u.t,o nricks really meant for pleasant
los we're to a soft eyed, tender, sensi-
.;rn brown little thing like Betty &C.
tual stabs.
Petty tried so hard not to mind. On
nor twenty eighth birthnight she did a
courageous thing. At midnight she
sto,e from the house to bury something
vorv precious to her. In the blackness
sho,t her the wind shouted and jeered,
+he rain dashed In her face. Half
,oryhiny. half sobbing, she put the
beautiful thing deep in heaped up
mound of wet, dead leaves. Cropping
her hand touched something that she
rnew to be a late white rose. and with
shaking fingers she laid it on the fu
neral pile.
She was never going to mind again
One couldn't mind after ones youth
was dead. She was going to be cheer
full and philanthropic pincushion fol
the rest of her days. Jeering at spin
sters had been in fashion in Already
long before her birth and bade fair t.
remain popular for some time after he1
death. .
When she had slipped back into tn
safeness and warmth Of her tiny bed
room she stood long before the dingy
cracked mirror that never encouraged
vanity and whispered:
you're twenty-eight. and you've beer
to the funeral Of your own youth. l
would be mighty funny to folks If the.
knew-mighty funny-but they don't
they don't!'
Betty sighed. Beyond her barrie
mountains were cities where youth di'