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the Baqrler-1)erlocrat. I C
PUBLISHED EVIERY SATIJ1U)AY AT
LAKE f 'ILOVII)ENCE. LA.
JAMES N. TURNER. 11
Publisher and Proprietor. 0
8LtSCItiPTION : $200 I'ER YEAR.
kttuirday, Ma:Lc' 29, 1902. '
Fifth District Levee Board. tl
I.Reul:tar meetings .econd \Viedlneisday's I
r. Ja.lauary, April July, and (Oetober, at
- Della. La. h
'I'The U. S. Senate coinunittee on
Judiciary on MIiday ailver-ely re- "
ported a hill to allow per-ons along i
the Mli..isiippi river to sue the gov
errllnent for dJamages resulting from
building levees. I
II Point (Coupee parish one hand- i
red arid fifty merchants have been t
indicted for Niolatini the Sunday
law. Sixty eight have been con- Ai
vit.led and fined each 25 anid costs. 1
This is taking them in by the whole.
sale.
The Richland Heacon-News is
about right when it says: "We
believe the people generally through
out Louisiana have enough of the
so-called railroad commission, and
would like to see the thing blotted '
out of existence. But they wouldn't
rest until they got it, now they have t
to lump it.
On Friday last the house passed
the iiverseaand harbers bill. The
dispatch says 'that the bill was d
under consideration throughout the s
week, and although several minor
amendments were adopted, not a I
single dollar was added to the ineas- h
ure, and as. passed it carried exactly
what it did whetn it came from the
eornmittee-t;(i,88,267, including
authorizations.
The person who violates the laws 4
of Uncle Kmn can look to have little
rest on this earth, and sooner or
later he will be run downi and
caught. (George Irone, a postoflice e
robber, was lately caught on the
P'acific coast by a detective after
tracking him 5,500 miles and cover
ing thirteen months. Uncle Sam I
don't seem to care for expenses nor
how long it takes.
The statement is published that I
there is a pork congestion, and that
the prices will fall considerably in
a short time. In Chicago alone the I
packers have on hand 153,983 bar. I
rels of mess pork and 98,000,000 t
hams. The stocks of lard and other i
kinds of pork are double that of last
year. All this comes about by the
soldiers in the tropics refusing to I
eat pork, and the packers will be
the sufferers.
The Daily States says "we are in
olined to fear that the 'civilization'
of Indianpolls is not much higher, if
any, than that of Philadelphia, New ,
York or Boston. The News of the
Western city, remarks: 'It is to be
bolpedl that the grand jury will make
a thorough investigation of the use
of woney, purchase of votes, etc.,
in connection with yesterday's pri
mary election.' And this is MIr.
Crumpacker's own State."
The Lafayette Gazette says "lIar
lequin is using some very plain
language anent the recent cotton
steal in New Orleans. Leveque
wants to know why criminal prose
cution has not followed the fraud
ulent djsclosures. We do not know
the facts of this particular case, but
we do know that the law or the ad
ministration of the law in this coun
try seems to protect the wealthy
thief. But for the poor and ignor
ant fellow who steals a pig there is
very little sympathy. In this case
there is seldom a loophole to per
mit the escape of the offender."
The legislature of Mississippi ap.
propriated $50,000 for the erection
of a building and placing exhibits
at the St. Louis Exposition. Our
legislature will meet in May, and
ooe of its very first acts should he
to pass a bill making an appropri
ation of not less than $100,000, or
even more. The Picayune says that
"fifty thousand dollars is a munifi
cent sum for Mississippi to put into
Louisiana's celebration, but that
would be unworthy of Louisiana
under circumstances in which she
will be the center figure in the
galary of States. If the legisla
ture could nerve itself to provide
for the proper advertising of this
great State in the world's fair in
which it is most deeply interested,
it will name a sum four times that
of the great sister State mentioned
above. But Louisiana's obligation
has nothing whatever to do with
Mississippi in the premises, who has
done nobly and up to the mark of
the highest duty."
THE RIVER.
The gauge yesterday morning read
34.40, a rie of 1 1.2 teths in 24 houare.
whiok pal tlhe river withiR about 2
feet of the so-called dager Mne.
The -bri for the week I S.28. On
Marak 26, 1901, Lb. gauge reed 97.70.
MaYAe 8,1897, the river swer~"O44':'
mon tbeWie t.e highest ever- aown.
uatp tISMble .nd mumok :wr M,.s
hslI.srk a deolleaQa htt
Congressman Ransdell Talks on al I
the Rivers and Harbors Bill. i
$1
For the benefit of our readers who (
have not had the pleasure of reading in
the able and convincing speech of in
our congressman. delivered on m
T'hurtsdlay last in behalf of the rivers K
andt harbors bill, we take pleasure in ,,
jpublishing it below: i
TIM 8-l)4OCaAT SPECIAL. ti'
Washington. March 19.-One of the `t
nti~t effective speeches in advocacy of SI
the pending rivers and harbors bill was w
' dI livered to-day by Congressman Ratns- i
t dell. the new member of the rivers and' I1
harbors committee. Though this was
his maiden effort on these lines. Mr. `i
li:tuasdell disclosed, by the admirable ri
m tllannter in which he handled the stb- at
Sject, that he had thoroughly maste'red mt
it. and was well equilppel( with facts do
and ligures to meelet captious criticism. di
it M. Itansdeli's addlress, may in fact, m
be st' led aIt epitome of levee and har
br lure from Cairo to the P'asses fromll "
the earliest history up to the Uresent I
ttt. He demonstratedl that wille the te
y government had been fairly consider- g
ate of the interests of those forced to c4
live Ihind levIes, that the State and
municlpl authorities inll the D)elta had tl
expended iearly three times ts mulch t
as the Federal government for the pro- ii
steetiou of life and property against ti
tlods bearing down froil distantt
t Mates upon t he people of that sectionu.
Mr. Ita:nsdell spoke without notes. a
and was given close attention by the
Ilouse.
I The bill was taken up under the live
I minute rule at 3 o'clock, and will be
discussed until to-morrow afternoon, ti
when it is expected a vote will be
e taken upon it. This is the statement
which Chairman Burton gave to Capt.
iBryan this afternoon. r
d Mr. Ransdell's speech was in part as v
follows :
e What has the general government
H done for the iimprovement of the levee
e system along the Mississippi river? 1
take from tile report of the Senate I
' commerce committee on the Mississip- f
a pi river flotods this statement, prepared
. by thie secretary of the Mississippi
hliver Comlnission, under direition of
its president. It shows that the total
o y ardage of levee construction by Fe'd
era!. State, local and private authority I
is 164.860)375 yards, built at a cost of
$47,631,150. of which yardage 68,570.- t
461 yards were constructed by the gov
ertinthent, costing $13.320.70)8, and 8;.- f
le 289,944 yards by State. local and pri
r vate authority, costing $34.310,795
•'Since this report tihe general gov
ernmenit has expended on levees a total t
.e exlennditure of $16.653,600. In this
te ime the States and riparian lane own
ers have expended fully as much more, t
er making a total amount expended by
r- States and riparian land owners of at
I least $37.643.795. or a total cost for
levees of $54.297.404. Now I wish to
r impress upon every uiember of the
committee the fact that for every. dol
lar spent by the national government
at for building levees on the Mississippi
at liver, the States of Louisiana, Missis
sippi and Arkansas have spent $:2 25.
.n -We are not coming here empty.
re handed and asking for aid. We are
r, helping ourselves, and doing it in a
most vigorous manner. The levee in
0 terest along the banks of this river is
er in the hands of the local levee boards
t and the State engineers, and these
levee boards and the States of Louis- 1
lana, Arkansas and Mississippi actual
to ly collect tannually a levee tax of $2.
e 130,000 so you see we are contribut
ing cheerfully. and enormously from
our own resoulrces.
*"It has been said by many that the
I' lational goverinoent has been paying
n' one-half of the amount expended ulti
if levees. I tell you that the government
has not been contributing one-half to
ward this mprovemenit. We have
e contributedtl for our own protection $2 25
ie for every $1 the geniiera:tl givernmenti
has put utip, and w :rte spetlding more
e and more every year.
se 'We are paying an enorrmous
amouint of taxes. I say we are paying
' nmore and more for tile reaston that our
t lands are eiIhancing so n mucth in .value
r because of this levee protecttin andl
conselquent intcrease in cropis autd the
goieral development of the valley."
Mr R;tnsdell then quoted fromn the
Srepl'orts of eminent tntgiineers, army and
in civil. includtirg Col, Suiter, MIajor
a Leach, Mlajor Kinigman atnd other ti
gineers of the army, and Col. Fland and
M Major Harrod of the Mississippi River
e- Ctllnission.
id- 'Col. Suttr said he would build
levees for tile improvementof tile ta.vi
* gatiin of the Mississippi river if it ran
it thlroughli a wilderness whihi was not
d- peopledl. 'They are necessa:ry to retain
control over the wlhole yolnlme of wa
Ster. T'hey prevent the river from
l dalmagitig the work done for inmlprov
r- ing the low water dtischarge of the
stream. If there was uo qjuestion
is about pirotecting the tlands, andI it was
se simply imiproving navig:atiou. I wouldt
still build the levees'
r-All of these distinguished engineers
agree, in substance, with tile views ex
pressed by Col. Suter-"
p- Extracts were also matde front rep
resentatives of the Mhississippi River
Commissitni showing that for many
its )ears the umajority of the commission
ur have held that levees are a most vnl
nd utable adjunct to channel imlprovement.
Mr Rtausdell dtiscussed at length thi'
constitutiontal right and dluty if Con-i
ri- gress to build levees ot tile hlissiesippi
or liver. lHe argued that the river ias the
property of the United States for the
tat use and btenetit of the whole nntion,.
ifi- and it should regulate and preserve its
fto property in such manner as not to in
jure people of any portion of the couc
attry; that ndter tILh pwver to establishi
na postoflices andl postroads Coungrss has
he estabilishedl thiutsandls of posttfficttees
and a perfect network of postreirads ill
the tihe valley, many of which are a great
sla- distance front the river, \et subject ti
ide its overloiw; that stringent penal law
have bteen enacted to prevent initerfer
his eice with the ttails, and the whole
in force of the government wotuld hec used
ed, if necessary to protect any interfer'ince
with tile mails on the ilttst oibselltre
hat post route in the Utitelt States. It is
ned therefore the duity of Coitgress' to do
on what is necessary to protect the thous
S ands of postofllces and. postroads in Ithe
itvalley and prevent the aninual iuter
baa ference and stoppage of the mails by
of floodls of the river.
He adlo showedl the vast importance
of protecting interstate coiumeirce,
which could not be done if tlhe river Is
allowed to overflow its banks, carry
ing flood andti devastation to the sur
sad rounding country.
ar a - Mr. lep'burn of Iowa having mulde
t 2 the statement yesterday that the cott
ne. merce of the raver hlts beeen diominish
0. ing and is now next to nothing. Mr.
710. Racsdell quoted from the annual re
Sports of supervising inaspectors of steanot
a. vessels, showing thirty-one per cent
tib ere of steam vessel tontage registerel
ist etskmpis dEd New (irieans last year
_t_ tM ia 1696, g`rd 30 per cent more
i 1881. The rcords show that
i thet0s Wbe 1)9 ateamt. vepuela
-_.- ' . . - .
and 1635 bDarges pasing over the river
south of Cairo to New Orleans, carry
ing a tonnage 4.708.355 tons, valued
$94,505.792. and this exclusive of the
commerce below New Orleans to the
Gulf.
Mr. Hepburn had also stated fhat the
increase in channel depth at Plum
l'otint Reach, resulting from an enor
tious expenditure by the River Cowm
mission was only 1 1-2 inches. Mr.
Ransdell showed how utterly erron
eous this was; that at Plum Point
Reach the increase had been four or
live feet. instead of 1 1-2 inches, and is
now fully nine feet, and that on the
shoalest bars during the very low 'St
water of 1901 the depth was at least
nine feet, and 10 1-2 feet in the year G
1900-an average low water season"
Col. Hepburn asked a number 'of N
questions concerintg tonnage of the C
river, its navigation, etc., and was fully
and convincingly answered by Mr. G
It:nslell. who demonstrated to tile cow
mtittee that Mr. Ilel,burn did not un
derstand the subject, and that he was
master of it
At the conclusion of Mr. Ransdell's
address, which consumed one hour and
ten minutes (his time having been ex
tended by unanimous consent), he was
generally applauded and personally
congratulated.
Undertaker Frank Fisher at 2 o'clock
this (Weduneda ) morning received a
telegram calling him to California sta
tion to prepare the body of Miss Etta
Brandlon for burial. The lady was
visiting friends at the time of her death,
and was, it is understood, a resident of
Natchez, to which ulace the remains
will be shipped.-Vicksburg Herald,
March 26th.
Miss Brandon, the young lady men
tioned above, visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Dunn last summer for several
weeks, and made many friends. The
report of her death will be received
with much sorrow.
A CA RD.
The undersigned wishes to express
her sincere gratitude to \lr. Millikin's
friends who have so kindlly assisted in
nursing him through his recent severe
illness.
'1'o the several Lodges for their kind
ofTers of assistance.
To Dr. F. E Artaud, who stayed by
his bedside both day and night and
itnursed him from the brink of the grave
back to health.
To Francis Massee, who has been
faithful and untiring in her duties as
nurse.
To each and every one I express
any heartfelt thanks, and desire to; say
that Mr. Millikin is improving rapidly
Land int a few weeks will be at home to
his many frieuds, whom he will be glad
to-see. Respectfully.
MRs. J. S. MIILIKIN.
Why Pay Rent When
You Can't Afford It?
No man can afford to pay rent. but
every man can afford to apply his rent,
money on the purchase of a home.
(Come in and we'll tell you how others
have done.
E. J. HAMLEY RE \L ESTATE
AGENCY.
Ice! -:- Ice!
MAKE
arrangements with
LEHMANN
and you will always have
ICE, ICE, ICE, ICE.
--
W. M. ~OODWIN,
R" EPI ESINTIN(NG
11OM & 0O.,.
TME LA RGEST
TAilLORI4G CO.,
/IN CIlCA~GO,
Has now his large and beautiful line
of Spring and Summer samples for
Sinspection, consisting of 500 differ
ent patterns.
SAll clothes put up by Rose & Co.,
Sare made to fit and wear well.
Call and see them at Franklin's
d rstore nd have your measure taken
for a robby
Si S MMER SUIT.
A Horrible Outbreak.
S"Of large sores on umy little dlaugh
ter's head developed into a ca-e of
scald head" writes C. I) slhill of Mor.
iganton, Tenn.. but ulilcklen's Arnica
Salve completely cured her. It's a
d guaranteed cure for Eczema, Tetter,
,alt. Itheum. Pimpleas, Sores, Ulcers
' and Piles. Only 25 cent at J. S. Gue
- nard's drug store
r To the Man
Who is Married
it. 'o the idea olf"made to order" clothes,
and who can't wait for a new suit, we
would suggest a look at our stock of
S"ready to wear" suite.
\We will ashow him a few things in fit
s and material that will opeu hisl eyes.
And it's worth a look just to see the
difference in price.
Money back if not suited.
it Mail orders receive prompt atten
tion.
S WIARNER & SEAI:LES CO.,
'-p Vicksburg, Mise.
i Remarkable Cures of iheumaCism.
T'lh editor of the Viundicatlors has
ihad occasion to test the iticacy of
C hanti.trlaiau's Painl B..lm twice with
the most remarkable re-ults in each
case. Fir t. with rheumatism in the
hr- oulder from which he snftlered ex
Scruciating paini, for ten days, which
ass relieved with two appilicaions of
S'Pain Ba!nt, rubbing the parts afflicted
and realizing instant benefit and entire
s relief in a very short tinme. Second,iu
Srheunatiui m iu thigh joint, almost
o pro-tratuig him with severe pain,
which was relieved by two appli-ca
ide f tons, rubbing with the liniment on
n- retiriing ast night, and getting up free
h- front pain. For sale by J. S. Guenard,
Ir. druggist.
on Headache often results from a dtl
nt ordered condition of the stomach and
*ll constlipatlIon of the bowelb. A dos(
sror two of Clhantberliu's Stonlach and
re Liver Tablets will correct these disor,
at (der. and cure lie headache. Sold by
*J. 8.A Gueoard, druggist.
J. 8. MILLIKIN'S
MAMMOTH STORE
Continues to Sell all Goods at
REDUCED PRICES.
Stetson Hats, Fancy Line Lsdies' Ilose
Genuine Guiot Suspenders 0 All Styles Ladies' Belts
Negligee Shirts , All Wool Shirt waists
Corliss Coon Collars Valenciennes Lace
Gent's Kid Gloves All sizes C. B. Corsets
Tailor made Clothingu Specialty.
We carry all kinds of Butterick Patterns.
"""****""***"**"*
The New Royal Machines.
The Old Hickory Wagons.
King Heaters and Cooking Stoves.
Furniture and Hardware.
YOU CAN GET ANYTHING
IN THE
HARDWARE LINE.
e-SEE US FOR
FlJay, Corn, Oats, Bran,
And all kins of feed Stuff at the best prices.
Take advantage of the Bargains me are
OFFERING
---J. S. MILLIK IN--
LAKE PROVIDENCE HARDWARE CO,
0
Call and See the *hMajestic Range a
OUR FURNITURE STOCK
I",
Y. & M V '. R T R. COMPANY.
Call No. a26,d See theans 10:2Ma. estic" Rangeg 6:4 a. m.
the bestksburg, - 7:30 a. m. Memphis, 4:30 p. m.
- Is the A ost Complete,
No. 23,EVER HANDLED BEFORE IN PROVIDENCE.a. m. Vickshurg, 6:05 .
Ye No. , & Memphis, - 7:40, R, R, COMPANY, 2:15 a. m.
SiSchedburgle of Passenger T2wrains. :5 a. m.
No. 21, VicksI'Eurg, - 3:OON, DECEMBERlea 8tns, 5:2 a1901. m.
No. 63, New Oreenvilleans, 4- 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg, 12:100 a. m.
icksbur, - 12:20a.m. empurgis, :1a.m.
Lo 23, Qemphi, E:30 a.C m. & TVicks Aurg, 6:0p.icksburg, Miss,
L No. 5, MONTGOMERYhi, T:40. P. A.m. Jackson, Missbu, 2:1 m
STRIKES A RICH FIND,
"I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility," writes F. J. Green, of Lau
caster, N. H., "No remedy helped me
until I began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines I ever used. They have also
kept my wife in excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bitters are
just splendid for female troubles; that
they are a grand tonic and invigorator
for weak, run down. women. No
otter medicine can take its place in our
family." Try them. Only 50c. Sat
isfaction guaranteed by J. S. Guenard.
Corlies Coon Collar-it looks well.
It feels better. It wears best- It is
cheap and will please you. J. S. Mil
likin is the exclusive agent for this
superb brand of collars. He can fit
anybody.
. Mrs. C. E. VauDensen, of Kilburn,
Wis., was afflicted with stomach trou
ble and constipation for a long time.
She says, "I have tried many prepara
tions but none have done me the good
that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets have." These Tablets are for
sale at J. 8. Guenard's drug Iere.
Price, 26 cenas, ibmplce free,
NOTICE.
No one in the employ of the Estate
of Jno. P. Richardson is authorized to
make accounts of any nature whatever
and hold me responsible therefor.
E. O. RICHARDSON. Admx.
New Orleans. La., March 8, 1902.
DR. W. B. PIERCE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
r has returned.
r Office-up-stairs in Pittman building
All calls answered promptly-day
or night.
Doctors
W. D. :ELL and
C. W ISHROPSHIRE,
Physicians and Surgeons,
Calls answered promptly, day and
night.
J. M. KENN EDY,
SATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
r Lake Providence, La.
WILL PRACTICE IN
AL THE CotrTs'
MAX LEVY,.
Lake and Levee Sts.,
I~ke Providenoe, La.
SDEKALSB IN@
GENTS' - FURNISHING - GOODS.
The FiPnest Line of Clothing Car
* ried in the City. *
Ladies' Dress Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots and
Shoes, Mackintoshes
and Hunting Coats.
Trunks, VaIises and Hani Bags,
CANNOT BE SURPASSED.
Call on me Before Purchasing Elsewhere.
W. B. THOMPSON. P. L. MoCAY.
W. B. Thompson & Co.,
Cotton Factors & Commission Merchants
NO. 808 PERDIDO STREEt,
New Orleans, : : Louislana.
THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUKEE
-aXUs -_- _S IChLITZ.
For fifty years Schlitz beer has been brewed at Milwaukee. From
this city it goes to the remotest parts of the earth. The sun
never sets on Schlitz agencies. Civilized nme, do not live where
Schlitz beer is tnot standard. People now demand a beer that is
healthful, and that demand calls for Schlitz. Every barrel is
filtered-every bottle is sterilized. A beer that is pure is healthful.
That is Schlitz.
Every First Class place handles Schlitz.
SABOROSO
IS THE BEST
5ct Cigar m ade.
Guarantee to be of the best Tobacco.
More SABOROSO'S :are sold thain
my other Cigar 'I'hwy are kept up to
;he standard of exceheLnce.
You can find these tirst class Cigars
>nly at the stores nf
GEO. W. McKEE,
ind R. L. McKEE & ('u.
GILMOUSR'
DRY GOODS Ili
AND NOTIONS,
FINE DRiESS GOODS
AND TEIMMIN GS.
1MILLINMERY. -
PANCY ARTICLES.
5, 10, 15 and 20ct counter where
many useful article can be found
worth double the money.
JSEPAT'IRONAGE SOLICITEI).
We are on Lake street right across
from the corner of Sparrow street.
CITY BARBER SEOP,
- Lake Street,
W .H. MABEN ............ Proprietol
Up-to-date work
at Popular Prices.
Patronage Solicited.
Agent for Memphis Steam Launrry.
is the time to purchase
Fine Saddle and
Harness Horses.
The best and finest grade of Horses
ever brought to this market.
Will guarantee every animal. Call
at the big stables and see the stock.
A. V, SMITH,
Representing Gyton-& Sherrod.
atr-Hold your purchases of mules
until our stock arrives.
HOTEL PIAZZA,
VICKSBURG. - - MISS.
UNDER MEW MANREEMEMNT
H. A BOND
J CHANDLER,
S. Proprietor s
The entire Hotel has been cleaned I
and re-furnished. The services of a
first class Steward has been secured
and the table will be kept up to the
bighest standard.
.i'Patronage solicited and satis
faction guaranteeu. *
FNO SAIEL
Two pair of Pood Chin pigs, at
$12.00,per pair
B. P. U, cockerl,. at $1.00 to $1.50i
each. GEU. S. OWEN.
Gossyppia Plantation.
IBunch'. BUea, La
Iumen & CrescentC
ROUTE.
The Best Line
-FROM
-TO
-IN T'Hl '5E
LWcorth axed MElast.
TIIROUG H SLEEPERS.
The Summer Tourist's favorite g
line via Lookout Mounltain. I
(;EO. II. SMII'I,G. P. A.,
New Orleauq, La.
It. J. ANDEIRSON. A. G. P. A.
New Orleans. La. A
R. W. BONDIS. T. P. A..
Meridian, Miss.
JOHN WILLIAMS
Undertaker.
.. . . ,.,
Lake Providence . - 1a
Keeps on hand a large aesortmnent of
Burial Caskets, New, Plain and Orna
mental Metallic Cases and Wooden
Cotfins Made and Trimmed to Ordei
ST. J..M_' F A. M. E. CHUICHi.
SUNDAY SEVICES
9 a. m.-Suinlay school.
il a. m.-P-reachlin:.
p. n.--''l s M11r eting.
I.: V. J. L. ELBERT, P. C.
{ S. F;LoUL.? S. S - uSit.
SLemphis arn Vicksburg
oac a a et,
F or Lake Providncle, Greenville,
Arkansas Cthy, Helenla,
and All Way Landings,
Stes~ er DELTA,
W. 11 Nowland. ...........Master
F. J. D:trr:th. .. .............. Clerk
S i.~"et·v 'MImphis every
` __ ý 11 +"~ r~ie-ola nt "p. mn.
L.aves Vicksl,urg every Saturday
at 12 m.
YAxcI:;Y BE.L, Er. NOWLANr. Jr.,
Agent. G. F. & P. A:,
Lake Prvilence. Memphis.
60 4EARS
EXPERIENCE
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A MONY POOR MAN.
At the celebration of the seven
rentii a:tuiv'r-arv of the founditng
it the B.l.ddwin Loctomotive Works
rhich occurred in l'hiil.lphiia a few
lays ago. Mr. James M. Heck de
ivered a speech in which he took oc
asion to call attention t1' the enor
nous fortune which Mr. J. Pierpont
1lorgan was enabled to buid up
:hrotgh his control of certain railway
ines. -Mr. Morgan's wealth which
s estimated at one thousand
millions of idollars and whose iucolne
is one hundred millions a year, will,
it is safe to as-umCe, he tremendously
increused if he succeeds in his rail
way merger .cheme and establishes
a gigantic transportati:,n trust which
will control al sdlute aill the passen
er and freight trtllic of this great
sou ntrv. Some idea of the financial
power of Mr. Morgan can he gained
by reading the following passage
from the stpecih of Mr. Beck:
"T'lie wealth that the locomotive
has cone much to create almost stag
gers hlniman ctompre hehnsion. The rail
roads of the 1n ited States, with a
ctapital stock and funded debt of ap
proximately twelve thousand tnilimotis
of dollars in 1900. had gross receipts
amounting to lifteen hundred millions
of doltars. and dishursed in dividends
and intt rst approximately four hund
reds of milliions of dollars. This is
as nothing to the wealth to which it
has given rise, wealth which makes
petty and insignificant the fabled
riches of all past ages. I am credi
bly info,rmed that a single citizen of
New York. whose vast wealth has
been largely derived through thi
transportation and sale of commod(
ties, is to-day worth a thousanl
million dollars, and last year rý
ceived fromu his investments as iA-1
come of over one hundred millionsotf
dollar.,.
"Rcentlvy the English Chancellcrt
of Ex!iicuer hemoaned the fact that
through the ''ransvaal war England:
had been hurdened by an expense of
three hundlred million dollars. This
citizen of New York couit pay that
debt :min still have left a fortune
greater than' the world has ever
known and which is truly beyond the
dream of avarice. Louis IV., whose
lbarbaric splendor gave him the name
of the 'Sun King,' constructed" after
years of Ilabor and the expenditure of
one hundred million dallars that
rnagnitfient palace at Versallies, anid
vet this citizen of New York couli
defray the expenses of building sue1
a palace outt of his income for a yea
and never touch a penney of tht
principal. 'I his citizen yesterday sl
at a luncheon with P'rice Hcnry. Wit
his aecumulated income of thre
monthis this citizen could pay tl
value of ail the accumulated I
sessions of the royal house of [Ioht
zollern. lie could pay himself to
entire debt lhich Bismarck impotd
upon France in 1871, and whose py
ment by the whole French peole
seemed then one of the marvelsof
the century. Such wealth represtts
merely titanic achievement, hut be
infinite potentiality of beneflciele,
for the dollar is hut the certified cyck
upon the Bank of Civilization 1f a
proportionate share of its matfial
blessings."-N. O. States.
A fautless (Olar
4 in
Constructiot
Quality,
Style,
Fit,
that launder and
wears best.
Is this noti!
you want a
*e COLLAV
Corliss Coon Col
lars are , highest
e grade in ALL but
price:
2 for 25cts.
Cuffs, 2Scts per
pair.
We keepl) all styles
and heigths. I
J. S. MILL1KIN. -
-I,:,F TC!!!,TF TO A PUIS
LANIAN.
HIaton Rouge Advocate. •
When the new Rivers an arbors
Committee of the IHouse being
,made up. there was great r4lry for
Representatlve Catchings position
on the committee. Mr. tansdell
was a new man in Congre but he
hadl made his mark and d warm
fliends and atdmirers at ore and
abroad. Mississippi cl ed the
vacancy on the committe ut many
of the Mississippians wh new Mr.
SI Ransdell warmly sup ed him,
,fi though he was from an er State.
8 The Vicksburg Herald s of this
a ntiimbetr.
In a late issue it pay our Con
gressman from the Fifthpistrict the
following graceful comp ent:
'it is easy to perei& from the
puulished sketch of agressman
Ranrsdell's speech on th rivera and
harbors bill-in yester "a Herald
--that he is well equip by knowl
edge of its details, well as itg
principles, to speak the lower
river interests. With sueh equip
ment. which can onl e obtained
a through close study a actual con
tact, in some memiber the Rivers
and IHiarbora Committ , tht, great
and vital interests w bt at a dis
-advantage indeed. I way for this
cause that the Herald up~ orted Mr.
Rnasd'll for a positi on he Rivers
r and Ha::rbors Commi e- support,
rk it. is presuimed, that. ouded some
,y conselmptions of "lo4 ide." In
our j'udgment the q w to prove
andl to serve "local 1td is to sup
apyort tlhe man best 0ed capacity,
r. cxpericnce, influere a position,
toi advance local i~ere This is
tile only true "lo i e." That
senutiment which is cow ely vaunt
I ed as such is mores trul tyled local
partnership--a goad e h feeling
w ithlin proper liutits, t not the
highest standard of citi ship."
Workin 24 Hon Day.
Thrre's no rest for t tireless lit
;: workers---Dr. Kin New Life
Pille. Millionare alw boay, cur
Ing Torpid Liver, Ja ce, Bilioua
ness, Foeer and Agu hey banish
SSick Hleadache, drly ut Malaria.
S.Never gripe or wSqake Small, taste
nice, work wonders. them. 250
st J. S. Guenard's d ore
a I3PA new lot of th test tyles on
,Cornls Coon Collars o and get yot
a few-2 for 2~36et. illkla'a.
