Newspaper Page Text
The Meschacebe PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. RESERVE. : : : LOUISIANA. TOPICS OF THE DAY. Enormous Staabt-Home Vote. It is estimated that 6,500,000 voters remained away from the polls at the recent election. The stay-at-homes ranged from two per cent. in Indians to 81 per cent. in South Carolina and MMississippi. Italy Contibuted On1oF-Ot Of the total number of immigrants entering the United States within the past year Italy contributed nearly one-fourth. Perhaps it is this cid eumstance that has given the present winter its Italian aspect. Heighta at wich Duck Ply. By means of large kites with cross wires a New Jersey man has measured the altitude at which ducks ly. Af ter many observations he has fixed the average . eigt at 1500 feet, and the speed at miles an hour. Te Casem At5 a n eare Dar. 'An ocean deerhound is being built to cross the Atlantic in four days. It will soon be that a passenger can make the trip in such a short time that he will be able to retain some thing of the farewell banquet with which he started. Menmenat to Edwin M. 8amton. An attempt is being made to revive the project of a monument to Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war in Pres Ident Lincoln's cabinet, at his native town, Stubenville, O. A monument was suggested at the time of Stanton's death, but failed through lack of suf* fcient money to carry it out. A New Polltesl Club. Grover Cleveland, David B. Hill, Daniel S. Lamont, William F. Sheehan, William C. Whitney, Jacob A. Canter and other democrats are, it is an nounced, to become members of the Samuel J. Tilden club that was or ganized in New York city. The club will seek to exercise a national in. luence. The a Nest in Sight. England's South African war is one very important piece of work which the nineteenth century pushed off on the twentieth. A few months ago the indications pointed to the end of the conflict long before the holidays, but not many prophets are now tash enough to predict that it will be end ed before the close of 190L. re0sa4l a9 m ms Per capita. In 1791 the per capita expenditure * . federal government was 40 i:.a. It has gradually risen until in ,-. it was $6.39. In 1850 the per cap In expeniture ` was $L. In that :_ the private wealth of the nation was -$7435,78,228 and its products were worth $e,0o106,798. In 1900 h' natb ions wealth had increased to ,: 000,000 and its podacts to $1%-. seassmarki :--~ eneatwi a r Uanitad Kngadem. The United States is not the only nation that has made a great record -I" .nexpeIon and development dur iflg Ike bait hundred years. The Unit s. adngdom of Great Britain and Ire land has also grown and progressed Ia a uemarkable degree. Other coun tres have made records, also, but not to compare with those of the two great English-speaking nations. On Janary 1, 1801, the United Eingdom ame into existence Batsde sed Oeas .em** ar. TI spite of the rival claims of Ohio it is. smerted that New Jer~ y qan ftulaply boast the pommesmion a te ab anpion agli er o he amentry Ia point at Msrilee lafi nase is ~shiil H ei s and f fia coneso iit 7le~ yer e has served as clerk of aeaiUsticte . In Saddtion to his . tec uae l grecoMr; nKga has just ueerk at 5the West J~jP m~r~ o l 4athu tk~in work or serioe w!ho IS minwer nouatr vi a nwsrta*Ue ba fi.sat Sarmo a*41apb*ns -ake Weaty, Pho lote IkitsM Is -: ; Sýt'mti 6 tresiient by the ettch states ernseah ou put a ar onprne . bad taper. He Is s. ,nssea bese. a t rantcis em seem :. ir e t*oI e pp ao a .Ia p rt -w as uSn witshataboua tumse at ptb ab beasne b wars refsed the 11 ._ pdac eaort. fuke 'ey suols -be tiuua l thattla aretas pwoeed alOn the wah. bake Rety Is i..mn y tee sew= abe. 'irew. rPaEb t :aIae l year .at the ~:.-~i~:-`~raB'~ THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA. Frank Brown in New Orleans. * Frank M. Brown, who wrecked the National Bank of Newport, and for whom the detectives of the entire country have been searching for many weeks, is in New Orleans. The ro-ort that he was in the Crescent City, en f route to England, was circulated. The t wife of Elmer Smith, whose name was I associated with that of Brown by the Cincinnati paers after the defaulter's 4 disappearance, admitted that Brown spoke to her at the local race track last Tuesday afternoon. He came to the track after the first race, and as he entered the gate was recognized I by a man who had known him in Cin cinnati. The acquaintance shook hands with Brown and asked the de fauliter if he was not afraid of recog 1 nition. Brown nervously said he -ad shaved off his moustache. Then he walked to the grand stand, won a bet an Emigre, had a short talk with | Mrs. Marian Smith and left, saying d he was going to California. Since I. that time nothing has been heard of i hin. The New Orleans police woke 4 tip and began scouring the town for Brown, but unsaceessfully. It is be lieved he is still in hiding there. Heavy Damage; saicited. From telegraphic advieces received from vorious points in Louisiana and Mississippi, considerable damage has been inflicted by the incessant rains which have fallen for the past few days. Railroad schedules have been badly deranged. The Gulf & Ship Island was forced to take oft its two night trains from Jackson to Gulf port on account of washouts which made the track dangerous, and trains on all the lines running into New Or leans were late. In many sections the rainfall was extraordinarily heavy. Several points in central Mississippire port a precipitation of between seven and eight inches. G yarre'l Birthd..r The anniversary of the birth of Charles Gayarre, the eminent Louis Lana historian, was celebrated by the pupils of the Gayarre school right prettily; having, indeed, no elaborate programme, but giving in the individ ual departments short resitations and listening to interesting talks on the day commemorated, from their teach ers. Flowers were sent to Mr. Ga yarre's grave in the old St. Louis cemtery by the school and also by several kind friends in New Orleans, who can not forget his memory. Mai. Nat. Burbeak Dead. Maj. Nat Burbank, of the New Or leans Picayune, widely known as a dramatic critis and as the author of the humorous column of that paper, died suddenly in a street car in that city. Maj, Burbank came to New Or teamn with the United States army during the eivi.war, nad had been associated wi th e .PicayaPe for many'` J Meettig of Stekbeldliers. At a meeting of the stockholders of the First national bank of Baton Rouge, the following directors were elected: D. M. Reymond, B. A. Hart, Winm. (arig, A. Bosehfieda, W. C. Whit aker, J. E. Bloin and 8. L. Reymond. The board also re-elected the follow ing: D. M. Reymond, president;, . A. Hart, vice-president; Opcar Kondert, ashier. bind 'ad the 3e1*iag Seasen. The rolling sen onu iu over in the vicinity of WhitecaltlThCe Iberville Planting.Co.'a 'Cora" factory conclud aig fabors after a successful run of abput 50 days, having'ground 20,200 tonia of cane produced on,the Cora anad Amnandale plantatibns of this company,, yielding about 2,800,000 po-7ds. cirastew fuak Diweeters. The Calcasia unational bank of St. Charles has elected the following board of directors: W. M. Perkins, 8. P. Henry, I. C. Drew, Frank Roberts. M. J. Rosteet, George fRorridge, Arad Thompson and Lewis B. Clark.. Thiq. is the same board as last year, except H. H. Eddy, deceased. A lassias Uswe.-I esseusetr. Express Messenger J. E. Woods, of the Welle-Pargo Express Co. at Shwo q bas disappesred with a ,ms 4" iluable# of the express ~e pay, theexact amount of which ieats - les.ned It is sa. to, be taat.1tht S bees hearse* of his long t e. coestelwitte Morgan Steamshi-p C.,0- nrvlg as the quayr terutr ofa "ena, in the pant e are qr .ti ubhq to dea.th at %e.w Oea rettib eisr tra. t i:d&'naiajer oi the Lake Charles ries mill, and wife, who have been sick in New York have msf fidetiy recovered from their recent eas%, to,be able to leave New York an ~ietWkr to iatir homeae. The shnri fnw., who requested ta oeteaw to arrest pd hold Iasne Smith. who was work -ingat= YiitS acue+ peris h.ib* hat ~i-s.e'-rPr~ca·u: hIW ui.e : .p efis be NaU )fr. jkrtsm ·bu~iuy bi b.i~rPi.3 :-L~p-ct P~~~ Ubgl.b·t We Is$~ - ~ 11~l CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS. F senate and House Devote Many Hours EastC A Day to the Army and Reapportion ment Measures. In the senate on the 7th the debate on he army bill was continued and Sena- be or Lodge (Mass.) made a speech in its avor and depicted a brilliant future for ja he commerce or the United States. The su proposition for- the establishment of a reterinary corps in the army was ellmi nated from the bill. Senator Harris b (Kan.) introduced a bill amending the bi civil service laws so that preference will be given to civil war veterans in ap- If pointments, retention and promotion, pro vided they possess business capacity tI necessary for the proper discharge of the w duties of the officers or employments. t ...The house debated the reapportion ment bill, speeches being made by Messrs. in Crumpacker (Ind.), Hepburn (Ia.) and y Grow (Pa.). Mr. Lovering (Mass.) in troduced a bill to make the currency re sponsive to the varying needs of busi ness and in all sections and Mr. Kahn d' (Cal.) a bill continuing in force for 20 ti years after May 5, 1902, all laws pro- r hibiting and regulating the coming of Chinese persons and persons of Chinese s' descent into the United States. n During the session of the senate on the y 8th the question of the army canteen came up in the debate on the army re organization bill, the senate committee a having restored the provision for a post d exchange or canteen which the house had stricken out. It was discussed pro and coft for nearly five hours, but was not de cided .... By a vote of 165 to 102 the house s accepted the reapportionment plan pro- A posed by the Burleigh bill, which in creases the membership of the house during the next decade from 357, the 3 present membership, and the member- t ship proposed by the committee in' the Hopkins bill, to 386. Under the bill Mis souri gains one representative. Mr. Overstreet (Ind.) introduced a bill "to a maintain the parity of the money of the United States." The committee on war claims reported an omnibus bill, ema bodying the 'findings of the court of I claims. Most of the time in the senate on the 9th was taken up in discussing the sen ate committee's amendment to the army - bill which provided for the continuance of the canteen. Finally the question was disposed of by the amendment being laid on the table by a vote of 34 to 15. The effect of the vote is to restore to the bill the house provision abolishing the army canteen so far as the sale of any kind of intoxicants are concerned.... The house considered the river and har bor bill, but little progress was made on the measure. The house committee on banking and currency reported favorably the Brqsius bill to extend the charters of national banks. Considerable progress was made by the senate on the 10th' with the army reor ganization bill, but the proceedings were characterized by several sharp' colloquies, some of which were of a decided person al nature. An appeal was presented by Senator Teller (Col.) from more than 2,0(8 persons in Manila urging the United States government to cease Its operations against the Filipinos. The appeal is sensational in its statements and so unu sual in form that Senator Hawley (Conn.) made a vigorous objection to its publica tion as a document and declared that it was a treasonable denunciation of the government and an attack upon our sol dlers A resolution expressing sorrotr at the death of Congressman Clarke (N. H.) was afterwards passed and the senate then adjourned out of respect....The gen -eral debate on the river and harbor bill continued In the house till four o'clech p. m, whenthe death of Representative Clarkeo (N. H.) was announced and the hooe ad.tournea out of. respect to his memuory. In the senate on the 11th a vigorous attack was, made upon that portion of the army reorganization bill which con. lers. upoti the president discretionary power to increase the strength of the army to-the maxinmlu limit fixed by the -btl. Senator Bacon (a.) began the at. tack and Senator Platt (Conn.) main Stained that discretionary power ought to be conferred upon the president and ex pressed astonishment that anybody should entertain a fear that the power r ever would be abused. An amendment opening the way to the appointment of volunteer officers to grades as high as captain in-the regular army was adopted. The house reapportionment bill was thee Scalled up and passed without debate 4 The bill- now goes to the president for his - signature....The house passed 170 prli Svate pension bills, the most important one increasing the pension of Gen. Amern cueO M BV o r-.. ar m1m to ~Ia Mr. Lord I~(Cal.) rportes a bill to revise and codify a the postal laws. a WANT SELF-GOVRNMENZT. 3Biess Mem Ina the Phiipplanes Not I RebeMla, dem a Ltoag Petition to Congress. Washington, Jan. 10.-Rafael de! Pan Fontela, president of the bar as sociation of Manila, is in Washington to present a petition from Filipinos not in insurrection. There are 2,00O signatures on the petition. They ash that the Filipinos may have political self-government and syy if this . granted the insurgents will at ones surrender and recopgnie the soy. ereigty of the United States. The iners also say -they believe the in urgeata W.ill never surrender, and hat there- will never be peace unless E n'me aie. agreement or intimation -s arade .by coagrest idgarding the stare gareramant ºf the slands. Ocbu Zipe.ses fora loath. .Harinat, Jan. It.-The- monthly ifatemet -of the isaend expenses for Dezeamber totals $1,014,001. The to tia somewhat higher thah nrual owing to the sphedal'purchase of eat le. The getaeka average is about $1,400,000. A balsne of about $1,500,. 0o0 i kept in the treasury. f gqora Iepatmmr Arged. of Vomaerea Stonx City, Ia., Jan. 12.--Judge A. . Dewýly, of the ilistriet court, in a dselaon Just lied, holds that liquor is a egitha et artiple of commeree under a.preme ycourt decisions, and eiaftes to grant an injun-Ation aginst etie iaij"ExZprtas eompan n to re h#atnt* fsee aptoal liquor. li W.eart aews"e abW Uand. .:. iag+ Jan. 12. -Margaret Dono .;ti aad, drank carbolic acid Md died at the home of her. aunt ht had been flung the pyistelana tsI hope fbr her MYE xi;F~-~~Ky, #15~a-a41rt-Edp! uaheleitJ~z ea . '= ar- XGVeptrh8 HELPS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. - L Budget of Domestie Suggestions Which May Be of Service to the Beginner. Young rabbits can be readily told because they skin easily, and their jaws crack quite freely under pres sure betwixt finger and thumb. If the point or end of the breast bone next the vent of any fowl, game bird, etc., bends easily to pressure, you can safely say the bird is young. If the bird be broken or doctored, then nip the flesh across butt of wings or neck, between finger and thumb, when the fingers will sink into the flesh of the bird if it is young. A delicious salad may be made of the turkey meat. Cut the meat into dice and mix it with an equal quan tity of celery. Season with salt, pap rika, onion juice and capers, and serve on lettuce leaves with a mayon naise dressing, to which some whipped cream has been added. Both white and dark meat may be used, and if the supply is small, very ten der veal will not detract from the flavor, says the Boston Budget. To make an oyster rarebit put in a saucepan one-half pound of full cream American cheese, cut into small pieces. Add to it from one-quarter to 3ne-half cupful of oyster juice, with the soft part of the oysters, and one half tablespoonful of butter. Stir until the mixture is creamy and pour over hot toast. For a peash and pear salad, fresh ripe fruit should be used. Peel the pears and cut them into slices. Pare and quarter the peaches. Put them in layers into a glass dish, with sweet ened whipped cream between each. Cheese sticks to serve with a salad or with a meat jelly may be made quickly from bread. Trim off the crust and cut into finger length pieces an inch and a half thick. Toast over the fire and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. There is no domestic remedy that so promptly cuts short congestion of the lungs, sore throat or rheumatism as will hot water when applied promptly and thoroughly. Real comfort for room wear is to be found in the soft fur slippers, wool lined. They can't be called really beautiful, except for the beauty of the fur, but they have charms of their own. They are to be found in all kinds of the shorter napped furs, sealskin, otter and in the tiger skin the slippers are more shapely. There is nothing like the fur slippers for warmth. The ivory handles of your knives and piano keys will preserve their creamy tone if wiped off twice a week with a cloth dampened with alcohol. In spite of all the remedies offered , for driving away ants from the house, the only sure way seems to be to I catch anddkill them. Set in the clos- I ets plates coated thick with soft lard, with little sticks leaning against them for the ants to climb. When filled drop into a pan of boiling wa ter, and then set the plate as be before. Soft leather gloves may be washed in the following manner: Make a strong suds of any good white soap, and to two quarts of suds add one teaspoonful of borax dissolved in half a pint of hot water. When the mix ture is cold, put the gloves on the hands and wash as If washing the hands. Rinse, draw them off and hang to dry, but not in the sun. I Work gently, as the wet leather Sstretches. When mearly. dry pull into s shape. If, when you wash your bric-a-brae, ybn will use -a camel's hair brush for the interstices, and warm water and castile soap, they will emerge from 1 their bath as fresh as new. Let sothing about your house get slipshod. Things kept in perfect or der,not only look better but last long Ser than things half cared for. She I- latsno true housekeeper who keeps the Sfront:offthe Bhouse in order and al 5 lows the kitchen and ofice. to be Most people who try to nighbor witb you want it all their own way.-Wauhing ton (Ia.) Democrat. The averae girl thinks that getting a letter with a ing wax stamp and. an in itial on it, is next to Lettint a letter bearing a coat-of arma-Ach son Globe. SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. ust odr Signature of i. =k,. .`7-.,, nTsMWura. I :cv-t Iroe~j ImJ cuin @KRDAO S / ;---1---- .-· Pranmces .ý I~i.ýý kdersan. " MISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON, daughter of HON. JUDGE ANDERSON, of Virginia, is at present in Washington, D. C., as Corresponding Secretary of the Higher Educational League, of that city. Cured of la grippe by Peruna. ISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON, Corresponding Secretary of the Higher Educational League, writes fromthe "Astoria," Washington, D. C., the following: "*About two months ago I was taken very ill with grippe and ws obliged togoto bed. Ivtoek three bottles of Svery beneficia results, was able to leave my bed in a week and regained my usual strength havoenothing but praise for Pera na and recommend it to those sim-l larly afflicted whenever I can."-- Frances M. Anderson. La grippe is, strictly speaking, epidemic eatarrh-that is to say, a variety of acute catarrh which is so contagious and runs a course more or less definite, the same as scarlet fever, whooping cough etc. During the acute stages of is grippe it is not a very fatal disease, but the condition in which it leaves the system has caused the death of a countless number. Indeed nearly every person who has had Ia grippe within the last three years finds himself more or less deranged b the per nicious effects of this diease. The major ity of those who have escaped death find life scarcely worth living. If this vast multitude of people could on know with what certainty Feruna would relieve them of all the bad effects which In grippe has brought upon them what an un told amount of suffering could be averted! Thousands have alrady heard bow quick ly this remedy will sure in these cases and have been saved; but tens of thousands have sretll~coSore~ Br. Btull'sP Coughe 8E1 Ln iadlronoh is jufew days. Why then ption u? Get Dr. BuU's Sm& Syr D t be imposed upon. Be. mc4O Itgsnota good as D.Belt'. D6 tJ S .Iv~a m on Ol s Rbs mmbUmd i.a PR. I ftlm, aii 25 d JINCHIIESTTE WVFACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SE - Imt saris tb. cam a wm s tt .l b..tMaui. s aynt s e . bas. ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM. If you desire to be eoatesteddon't appre ate favors by comparison.-Atchaonu Globe. _ A fire eoinae is merely a water pitcher. Chicago Pldy News. ý i i Fg·~k L~rl4Sui I I..4&uvslambed, a.1 2 ""b~ l. W U.r..h. b u. .1s ." "Iuwdil~m..ewOt.mi, .1S ~oa Law me& 8-4~s S "~ Iavm SwSgei, - N 1 lý.hi b.3in4, .fig _ .. La m sir.Wms aI ... 1 Abw 11.ýiýl A pmgt wa +iwuS I UinIRW. TO BUT aNCte ` iowAIkTIUD IN ts OoLatU aatase~ rv~rras Plfla ..~~nDUO. Ru ra vm.~eOI$~ WNAW ~I~UTA5X W~YDIIO Buvua, not yet heard, and continue to suffer on, dropping into the grave one by one. Peruna cures catarrh in all stages and va rieties, whether acute or chronic, and is therefore the most effective remedy ever de vised for removin all the derangements which follow Is grtppe. Samuel M. York writes from Union Grov Ala., the folowingletter: Dear 8hr:-"Lat weekl was taken with Ih grippe and eatarrhal deafness. I wrote you for advice and folloied your diree tions. After taking two hettles of Peruns I found myself well of la grippe, d my. hearing was fully restored. ,My halth s better than it has been in i.ve years. "My wife improved in health very much after takin Peruna."-Saa sal M. York. Miss Carol J. Kahl, Otisc, Ind., writes as follows: "Three years I had Ia grippe and palmonary treuble. I was very sick. I had hemorrhagesof thehgs nearly evrey dyfor a year, and three bottles et ymou Perauscured me. The doctor said I had coa mptl. I am now in better health than I have bees for many years, "I highly recommend Peruna to all my neighbors and friends. Peruna is my favor ite medicine. I shall always have Perun in .the house."--Miss Caroline J. Kahi. If you do not derive prompt and satisfao tory uesults from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President, of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus O. FREE N 3R.REU *a 00c., Chwcago. cy. C.G lbw MbW 'Et sdtlsbbk, »s 4wmilimgluwgwd.hbd THE OZARKS."º 'slew Jng, 047.ýti .izc! ofý s.U w .. 17 fa .-d i ~·~,Plgl 1_~w a" boom- ch " ia a ui s i fir:k~~;~~c~or~