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1A 1 101111 Milla PmUIA~a 1.1>f ~ l -f i. 1' `tjribr rlrs nZi'; mga 1j~~ti~ ~ib F 4}4" Bia3~ · lýc s~~prt~oe·ieE; Y " ý ýýý.y} sj._Ca , .ak , + , ' e la deat with wife me "hoabaZb d to .os pport thei r..: faes." s thatmeuis ;ait has men rho- n arnad" y their mi .dalis y dilre f the hard - tis m heir wives and chlrn ,(hlefJustic eOlson will vo t put an "or'sin plce, he landeiathe law. The is necidesrey and just, for lmafersand r airkers whoand do t abandooppotheirfamiliesare The· I'-in4CC" is :raufti·es. It lies benfot~in impos~isibl~ ~to pu~nish aten worse than ahon des rtheir otif the law is amiended mp r~ely k oied e thie imprisonment d eafrst loaaerso the poor famwives and wil ldrn.Ctie=ot noein withe dtamr out n b e compelled to wo for .the state awd their ch1~angei Is ntecee~sar and just, for mantbied~ loafers~and hirkers who do not~Ii a~Bandlon·theirfansiiesare ani worse hpaid to the ivsertes -et ifthe0 w s aw e nder :lerel to prooide or t ae imprionent :of suxch loasfers~ bthepoolr famrilies wo~hik for the stae and th*i~e · ear s were paid t0 thewidves da teal reforinwouldbe ach~i4;eted `'ane bl San ab ~ ~I~eC IscinQsalbqeandO a *~~t~-ge. See K ·~-: *. , aA RP' "fir ý `ýT E 'T F r^K ;i vos tts oa theuraa parcels poet *liMatmt _.this. system of mercbandise trs uatio would enable the farmer to_ havesmeall packagee of m.rebaudise delivered at his mail bui quickly and - oone disputes this-rbut: there are two more sides to the question. Here is Every rural delivery carrier is now natboried to arry merchandies parcels weighing over four pounds from your farm ltown or fromtown to your farm- aid you or the town man, pay the carrier whatever you agree is right. The pro posed postage charge would average mush higher than what you would pay under the present system of local de livery. Now there is no maximum weight mit, for the carrier can ,take anything for you that he is able to carry, but it is proposed to limit the weight to eleven pounds only. This would greatly curtail the delivery privilegee now open to every farmer who desires to use them and make delivery cost him more than under the present method. Here is another side of the quietion -the side seen by your mood friends, the homes merchants: highsity merehauts of all kinds would be quick to seise the rural prceels poset s a -delivery outlet, through the seof °9f agents, to whom parcele Would be shipped in large quantities by dpress or freight for deposit in the ,doal post ice _ ad delivery by rural cariers. etreo is absolutely noway, in which this auld be prevented. h 2ýopportucinty thus afforded these wail-order houses for the development ota gigntlce trust is a moas serious menace to the farmer's welfare Every weesi ry of life could in time be mon through this government postal ,hd taxed agianstat the people andt tb.ethe eole bdef it ~ M the maei ist, Alrea*dy. sreskeet seeu ' t o8 .'trea eveaset g . {Bosiness" b ooiterested in f ostring and a ti a the prcali post agitation. Its h been stimulated by the i. atcthe past few years, which itve enabled one mail order hplse to pay an ianual dividend of 7 per taest'o itd e maiy millions of capital, and r antly to declare a special dividend of f18 per sent.: What farmer can- e--a, pe to equal that record " Vioo can begin totee oJc ild to take piide in his o bef oe town =very early in .if e. to them how- it dtracts i beauty and> value of-I t" d isgurte Itaside'wa ittoe theror au it cyn Let thoia el tha {ha e p i a`h Is·t ~OW~f iU3K Boeton, Mats, April 27, 1ia Dear readers of the "Me ehaeebe, Let us now leave the comfortable eit ting room of Siegel's Department Store and trudge along slowly on Washington street. Nothing much to be seen, but numberless stores of every desciptiom and thoaJande of pedeetrians on their usual fast walks, but.notwithstanding the fact that all main streets are oft crowded to their utmost. the people always san age to walk fast and there are no such congestion of sidewalks as we eee in New Orlears on parade days, for, the Northerner is accustomed to this and knows how to walk, that is he follows an unwritten law to 'always keep to the right'. Well, why are you lagging behind? Oh yes, I see ... of course she is pretty. You will see hundreds of these young and pretty women as we go along.... Not much -skirt? well no, only about two and a half yards of soft flimsy cloth and ankle' deep. Immodest? well yes sad then no. It she was walking up aid down the levee in St. John every mother and wife would close their door, fearing their husband, brothere or s.es would see her, or perhaps a string of youngeters would follow her, but here ,tout n'est qu'habitude, moo her,'" and no one thinks anything of it; no more than the men and women of etageland think any wroag of. mingling irith each other b ind the stag. in their more than ecanty attire. SI. cannot say that the i generaly dres tastefrily, though they wear tailor made lothees, still their ways are unique at they oo attracting and "kipp, aq it iscaled ....,. until, eelokat their feet. Thsse in manyistancer take away the char, for,r as a rethey haves es tremely large feet, and though tMOie ahoes are of tine uaiity and epaesive., tse climate. con pel. atmle , e heady and thick soled the of aise and weight ge s eaw ; o , after my aryrivat be fie ad:`r : #w to determiau at ..`; thDs9 gtudeut*Ia r.: ~ '; ! ! ii} ftze:xbesftba.#utt~s~. - l~rsuaccress ii bualatss VVsuctSua rRdW ree 3mptp. Reak ~lhaes_ Stose aWg e. eact glt*c, Compitt Co~toPP C bm tom caas sbolrrc f fire mss t =teab Ianrt aeb*o to. 1w a, - fLYON CYPRESS LUERER COPhJY SIanfa~ctners f all Graiu 1xg o.r BMui * LLUIC?, hildito, PMkct, Stif s hth, I BaIncaueading StocuadutcaIadrJ UL The Comeaux-Landry Packe Com ipaaj * Steamel! GEMII BcerL 3. Comeaux, Mastei Ge.. Iauhi . t it Cgu~ax frilwweky Upperoa V Pm.WY MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRWD&T w. 3. CO g&LL Aw. I LAUN CH Tom, New Orlehyw. anIt si C. W. Moore, M aster. F. 3z ,O Leave. New Orleaa Mondays mnd Thu udlams at Gp. s,. aa oand Srtadaf. 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