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FOL. 16. LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LA., SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. MO. 45. Spring ♦ Opening ! lathes are cordially invited to EX AMINE MY NEW ❖ STOCK OF PATTERS HATS ASD BOSSETS, ASD SOY ELTIES IS HIGH ART MILLISERY. miss s: 'ips ❖ in❖ Y our ❖ Favor. If you want to know all worth knowing about the there is jgb Quality and : 'the I^OW Prices ? H AS. * C. * HEBERT. Men and Boy s Ming, Cents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Etc. SOLE AGENT FOE THE MJLI.EU HATS. '■Arjd tfjere are othjer .•H aiij't the only rrjan who ie lai garsaf>arilla.&r> "There sbbles or the be ~FOR INSTANCE, * make a Sarsaparilla which 1 Medicine e guarantee to meet with genera) favor h* "That Purifie« the lt)oo<l." Lake Charles Drug Store. You Tried Our Fitter Leu! Lord und Hold Leaf Flour ! Elstner A Kretz, INSURANCE AGENTS and e«««LAKE CHARLES, LA. uun,w*n<. ! HuudU the Best Hoods! U'e Reprisait the Best Companies! 3fC IRRIACE lake gsity AND : BLACKSMITH iriifr Cole and Iria Street«, WORKS, Lake Charles, l»uieiana. Machinist's Forginos of all Kinds, | Boiler and Hheet-Iroii Work a Sjawlalty. aiMl Eiupluen liojialped. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. lohn Caldwell, Proprietor. idvertise in this Paper! Cagney U Christman, ^ * DEALER*IV 1 fl«r*tir sni Jhnportri IWinecs, : Liquors ; and ; Cigar»*: HMMmM Aw*m. L»k* Chari««, L* v _ • GEM*. S. P. R. R. Passenger Depot ■A LOON. FRANK DAVIS, : : Proprietor mro Wines, Liquors and ßlgars. jft IpiyülHiK - 10 UST 0 H ICE t BREWING CO.. TH0S H, COSTELLO, Agent, mr n____ Dom«P ßßßß Keg Heer*«« ******* mi***™** m.m»± mam**» IS ! ! : THE TftSNflLLE REHIOt. -- j Rreaiea Bf T. f. f., at Sash Tille, JflBf 22, 23 Hi 24. ' - ! Editor of Commebcial: , Dear Sir.—Gen.,I. B. Gordon, j Commanding United Confederate Veterans, tespectfully requests the press, both daily and weekly, of the whole country to aid the patriotic and benevolent objecte of the United Confederate Veter ans by publishing date reunion is to lake at Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day, June 22nd, 23rd and 24tb, 1897, by publication of this letter, with editorial notice. It will be the largest and most important U. C. V. reunion ever held. The personnel of the Nash ville Reunion Committee under the leadership of its cbsirman, Col. J. B. O'Bryan, is a guarantee that everything will be done for the comfort and convenience of the old Veterans and all visitors which is in the power of man; it is a splendid body of very able * n, l distinguished comrades who are fully alive to the magnitude of the work entrusted to them in entertaining and caring for their old comrade», and it will be tbeir pride to make it the most memor able reunion npon record; and the citizens of Nashville are aglow with enthusiasm and patriotism at the prospect of dispensing their farfauied hospitality to the surviv ing heroes of the lost cause. Also to urge ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors everywhere to form local associations, and send applications to these head quarters for papers to organize campa immediately so as to be in time to participate in the great re union at Nashville, and thus unite with their comrades in carrying oat the laudable and philanthropic objecta of the organization; as only veterans who belong to or ganized U. C. V, camps can parti cipate in the business meeting at Nashville. Business of the greatest impor tance to the survivors of the 'southern army will demand care ful consideration during the ses sion of the seventh annual con vention at Nashville, Tenn., such as the best methods of securing impartial history, and to enlist {each state in the coinpilatieu and ! preservation of the history of her citizen soldiery; the benevolent care through state aid or ether ! wise of disabled, destitute or aged : veterans sud the widows and or pbaua of our fallen brothers ju arms; to consultas to the feasibil ity of the formatiou of u U. C, V. Benevolent Aid Association; the care ef the graves of our known and unknown dead buried at Get tysburg, Fort Warren, Campe Mor ton, Chase, Douglass, Oskwood Cemetery at Chicago, Johnson's Island, Cairo and at all other points, to see that they are anuu ally decorated, the beadatoues preserved end protected, sod complete lists of the names of the dead heroes with the location of tbeir last resting places furnished to their friends end relatives through tbo medium of our eumps, thus ruueuing tboir names from oblivion und bawling them down in history; the consideration of tbs different movements, plena end mesne, to ereet n monument to tbo momory of Jefferson Davie; president of the Confederate Hints# of America, also to Bid in bsiiding monuments to ether grout loaders, soldiers end sailors of the soath; also to assist ia tba promotion and completion af tba proposed "Battle Abbey"; te role apea the proposed ebauge of the name of the aaeoeialian from V, 0. y„ ta C. H, A-t end to change lb# prooent badge or ballon which la sol pet*nibble «for the Dow ouo proposed »blob is; end to mnke snob ebuogoa In tbs oeoolftofioo sad by-laws an nrpnrlnnnn moy soggeet; and other welters of gen eral interest. Totnl number of eompe now •# milled ft*», with spplienllnan In «er at By to but be to the to tbe •iNMHgMHJ «Mr ef am has has is per By and end be mere/Peliewfaglej tba «amp» by etateac Hertbeaet fere* IHrletoe, $ 1 * Went Te«»« Wvlatoa, «ft Heetb ~ mÆm bad Text«, 217; Alabama, 80; Sooth' j Carolioa, 81; Misaoari, 71; Misaie sippi, «3: Arkansas, 59; Georgia, ' 58; Louisiana, 51; Kentucky, 39; ! Tennessee, 34; Virginia, 34; Flor , ida, 30; North Carolina, 29; Indian j Territory, J2; West Virginia, 11; Oklahoma, 5; Maryland, 6; New Mexico, 3; Illinois, 2; Montana, 2; Indiana, 1; District of Colombia, 1; California, 1. Very respectfully, GEO. MOORMAN, Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. .«CREED TO DIE TOGETHER. Rat the Roy Weakest« Wkea He Saw the Terrible Ageay of His Sweetheart. Discouraged by parential ob jections . to their marriage, two youthful sweethearts determined to end tbeir unhappy livea by taking carbolic acid,. The girl, Nellie Uren, 889 Norman avenue, aged 19, took her share of the poison and ia dead; the boy, Obbie Heath, 2572 Lexington avenue, aged 18, lost bis courage at the last moment and aat besides bis sweetheart and watched her dying agonies. Tbe tragedy occurred in Adolph Christensen's coal abed, at 1240 N. Forty-eighth avenue. Tbe dying girl and the distracted youth were found by Mr. Christen sen, says a Chicago dispatch. Young Heath was placed ander arrest. His story of tbe suicide was dramatic. They had planned for some time to die together, and Friday night they purchased suffi cient carbolic acid to cause the death of both. New Year's night they attended a Westside theatre, and afterward wandering along West Madisou street and dis cussed their troubles. The young man suggested going te some ob scure hotel to commit the deed, but this proposition did not meet with the girl's favor. They then boarded a car and rode to Craigin. Still undecided, they wandered about in tbe rain for two hours. inally, tired out, they sought shelter in Christensen's coal shed. By this time Heath was not so eager for death as lie had been, and suggested that they wait until daylight. They got what sleep they could awl at 7 o'clock began anew tbe discussion of tbeir troubles. Each agreed to take the poison if the other would, but neither wanted to take it tirât. Finally tbe girl swallowed her abare of the poison, but wheu it was passed to the boy be hadu't the courage to drink it. Tbe girl wee soon suffering in tensely, and he did what he eould to relieve her Bufferings until they were discovered. At tbe inquest a letter left to the fatbera of the girl and boy were read, sbowiug that they in tended to kill themselves, and the young mau was released. Tbe girl'a pareute say their objeetiou to tbe marriage waa (he youth of tbe would-be greoui I _______ 'i________ Almost every man iu Auierion has some digeative trouble. When men meet, tbe greeting usually is, "Well, bow are youf" That de velops health talks. The mau who has no bowel or atomacb trouble is almost a curiosity. Trouble ia men take no ears of thtmselvsa. They ant aajbougb they bad cop per atomaebe and bowsls of brass. By and by, overworked nature rebela. Than coma headaches, nervousness, bad blood, liver and kidney troubles, Dr. Biarea's Pleasant Pelleta furnish help for constipation sod torpid liver, siek and billiooa beadaebe, dixaiaeas. •oar stomaab, loss of appetite, ia digestion, or dyspepsia, windy belebiog, "beartboru," pain and distress after eating, end kfudrnd derangement* ef tbe liver,stomaab end beweis. Aeeapt no substi tute- a 9 / Absurd ea it mey seem, tba bar' bars' uuieu of Indien» bate pat» tinned te tbe iegielatare that a teg be planed eu wbiakara, Tbeee kelgbte ef tbe reser kneeked at tba wreegdeer, eleartg, Iftbey bad aabmitted tbeir eeee te Mr. Ptoftoy, aa deabt that aeeemme daitow sastlMus erentd been am# tSwHrt»Ma êiMtta Mil some to on is ou do for of ley fall ' 39; 11; 2; of NEXT WEEK! READ He 99 I Bv Marion Harald, To Begin iq THE COMMERCIAL NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK! Serth Lealslaaa Dreath Sufferers «re Te Leuger AskiBg «id. Uriah Milsaps, chairman of tbe state relief work, appointed by Governor Foster, came into town yesterday, and registered at tbe Grünewald. Mr. Millsaps' home is in Monroe. Said lie in reply to a Picayune man's query: "We are now reach ing the close of our relief work in the drought-stricken districts of tbe state. "I am here now for the purpose of buying with tbe remainder of the state's money appropriated to this cuuse a supply of cowpeas for the work of fertilizing. "It will be for free distribution among the drought-stricken suf ferers. You know the drought deprived us not only of corn and cotton, but left us absolutely with out any peas to plant, aud any body who is a planter in this state knows how necessary a fertilizer peas are. We sow them among the corn. In addition to being a I great fertilizer, they are excellent | food for cattle as well as people, j I shall purchase about 3099 j bushel« here for free distribution i arnotig tbe drougbt-atricken suffers. forera needing it, aud it will about suffice to fill the demand. You know a bushel of cow peas sows quite s deal of land. "Hope is beginning once more to dawn iu our stricken districts. The people are once more getting on tbeir feet. They are working like Turks, too, I can tell you£and tbe manner iu which they are economizing is a caution. Confi dence in the business community is once more ebbiug back, and life does not seem altogether s hardship once again. "It was an awful blow we re ceived, one to be remembered, aud nature seems at present in clined to smile on ua. Bo for the erope are very promising. We filled this last week, I think, tbe last requisitions we will be called ou to füll, jfhey came from tbe relief committees in Bienville, Jackaon, Cataboula aud Winn. "If there ie any more suffering and waut for actual neeesailiaa, I do nottbiub it will bo beard from, for our psople are now thinking of tbe awfal gloom over banging tbeir follow-oitisens along tbe val ley of tbe llisaiaaippi. Tbeir fata was bad auoagb, in apita of tba •baaoea of water, bat where water swallows up av*ryting,*tba situ» tioa ia net to ba compared. It is now oar tima to astaud sympathy, and if it ba in our power, balp, and Ido nottbidki,wa will be beard asking for uuy more in these tiraea.^____ firmn la Geo« lea# Hoe Notwitbatandio^tbs drought ef last year, tba unusual law prie» ef eettou, and tbe eonaeqaent para lytic »fall besiege* ia aertb Leai* eines, tbe future ef aar taw# ia fall af premise, and aar people all seem ta bava graat confident» that there fa a bright futur» be fera a«, Tbe credit, ef our map ebaate, aa wtril a» that af tba ■lea tola, was os venal ' ppjpiMHBMpMWii - vwgiffj Use* a at is ly mercial circles, all seem to bave made the necessary arrangements to carry on their bnsineea as usual, and the proepecte now are favorable for a large and cheaply made crop. Tbe low price of corn and meat has greatly relieved tbe situation, and to those of onr farmers who were enabled to bor row money at a low rate of inter est, instead of paying erodit prices, are in a fair way to bave a pros peroos year. The commission merchants of New Orleans have this year been onnenally liberal in tbeir dealings with the formers on the bill lands, and, although tbeir dealings have been conducted on strictly business principles, tbeir aid has been a thousand fold more beneficial than all the state and private charity that has been ao lavishly spent among tbe drought sufferers. Onr formera will here after appreciate tbe benefits of a strong credit and a good name, for they now folly realize what a friend In need is, for without tho assistance afthe commission mer chants of New Orleans, bat few of them conld bave taken advan tage of the opportunity of baying tbe cheap corn and meat that bava so materially centralized the evil effects of last year's crop failure. — De Soto News. Test of (erlag for Prlspers, It has cost tbe tax payers of Caddo $325 for carrying twenty two convicta to Baton Kongo at one trip, $87 to carry three others on another trip and over $1000 I for feeding prisoners since Jan. 1. There is an argent necessity for reform in criminal expenaea. When tbe lax payera are called on to pay their taxes next fall they will find that the tax rate must be kept high to pay tbeae high fees for carrying prisoners to Baton Ronge and feeding prisoners. Tbe state of Texas baa relieved the people of that state of the burden of conveying prisoners to tbe penitentiary at stage road prices. We pay the same rate that waa paid iu steamboat and stage road days just as we pay old-time prices for boarding prisoners. Tbe fee | system should be abolished. Sav j eral states of the union have done j so recently and they find it an i enormous saviug to tbe tax pay suffers. Tall treea.from little acorns grow, ao great aoconuts swell from the fees for feeding prisoners, turning the key on them and carry ing them to the penitentiary. The honest business man pays 3 cents a mile to ride on tbe train, but when a prisoner is sent to Baton Rouge be inuat pay 10 ceuta a mile for him and 5 ceuta a mile for the guard that takes him, and no limit on tbe uumber of guards. If we paid leas for this profitable business at the courthouse we would have more money for bridges, leaves aud schools which are real bene fits to the people, and which they are aadly in need of. There must be reform iu tbeae matters. No naa of prating aboat a robber tariff while we bave a jail tariff whioh is a daily burden on tbe property owners, more grinding and less beneficial than the highest pro tective tariff ever proposed. First consider the beam that ia in thine own eye, then shall tbou see clear ly to pull ont tbe mote that is in tby brother's eye. — Blirevepert Journal. Americans are the most inven tive. people on earth. To them b»ve been issued yearly 609,900 patents, or more than ooe-tbird of a» the patenle issued in tbe world. 'No diaeovery of modern years baa been of greater benefit to man kind than Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrbma Remedy, or baa done more to relieve psio and suffering. J. W. Veogn, of flak ten, Ky., aagut "l have used Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera aud JHarvbwe Remedy in my family for eeveral year», and find it to ba tba beat medicine I ever seed far crampe ia tbe stomach and be welt. Rev sale by M. D. Kearney, Labe Cbariee Drag Store and A. Meyer. Hm IkalaMaak llaliaM Mw FMlffrtJNI MNrJi Wwtograpbe at «»RI ft MttoH'f ft»» bo eeuto par desea ap. Yea abaaMaiarnfMIpaiatatl ' Itv»» »Rh »aak deeea C all of of up er it by and ie a The fiaatb aid Heap Katar. Tbe Latin poet Horace spoke somewhere of the sea as that which divide*, says tbe Lnmber Trade Journal, in article on what tbo deep-water movement is doing for tbe Booth. It was probably no poetic license to ao term an-, known wastes of water, stretching, it might be to tbe bounds of the universe, myaterione and there fore terrible; but in these modern times, when tbe paths of ocean are aa well defined aa those of tbe land, and far more cbeaply tra versed, the sea, instead of being a division wall between tbe na tions of men, conjoins them. Nowhere bas tbe fact that deep water commnnieation is tbe great est bnildar of commerce been made eo evident as in tbe Sonth daring paat fow years. While tbe Southern coasts era dotted with inlets, tbe harbors bave been of little avail for foreign commerce, on account of tbe shallow bare that characterize them all. After tbe close of tbe war tbe Sooth im poverished and with a more than decimated popalation, had almost more than it conld do to recuper ate and exist. Tbe animosities engendered by the coniliet pre vented her from obtaining any recognition of note from the na tiooal resources. Her cities de pended altogether upon local and internal trade for eapport. As a reanlt few of them did more than hold tbeir own, while the creation of new centres was clearly beyond the possibilities of tbiugs. New Orleans, with her magnificent lo cation and former prestige, stood still for years; Galveston grew only through tbe development of interior territory; Mobile went backward, æ did other less im portant points. During tbe last few years, how ever, a change has come over the Sonthern seaboard that iu mo mentum, significance aud reality reminds one of the old movements of popalation and wealth iu tbe times of nation building. It baa all come from deep water, backed, of course, by internal resources of great possibility. With tbe completion of the jetty system at the month of tbe Mississippi river, assuring the great valley direct communication with tbe world's ports. New Orleaus put ou now life, and ia now attracting tbo at tention of tbe entire country us one of tbe most important outlets continent. Deep water at Galves ton and at Mobile bas started a growth in those cities whoso rnag nituds is as yet impossible to jjre diet. In addition new centres bave apruug into being, suoh as Babine l'asa and tho Galcasieu, Ship Island and Atlantic coast outlets. These, of course, attract railroad terminals, thus opeuiug up aud revivifyiug tbe interior. Thus it is that the entire South is now feeliug a uew life in industry, railroad building, manufacturing and trade, as a result of what deep-water work has been done. Those who are informed realize that all this, important as it is, means ouly tbe beginuiug. Furth er work will bring further devel opment, until its gathered mo mentum, bringing forth unused resources, will finally accomplish tbe creation of an empire in wealth, popalation and territory. Tbe New South is more (bau a pretty term —it ia already a stupendous fact. Mrs. A. lnveen, residing at 729 Henry St., Alton, III., suffered with sciatie rheumatism for over eight mouths. She doctored for it nearly tbe whole of this time, using various remedies recom mended by friends,aud was treated by tbe pbysieiaus, bat received no relief. Bb* then used one and a half bottles of Obamberlein'a Pain Halm, whioh effected a oomplete ours. This ia published at her re qoeet, at she wants «there simi larly »(Rioted to know what eared her. The MS and QD cent aiaea tor aala by M. D. Kearney, A. Meyer and L ake OhaHo e Drag Gtor o. Tbe Philadelphia Frees e«ye> "It ie Mtlmated that ei a year i$ apeut toe i pa»M la the URtifftppap^ na. .