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JUDGE PARKER'S SPEECH
ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION.
J'ldge Alton 11 Paiker received for Co ordinate Grjrches of Government' *n >■ rather ti;in that of promt■«> ttii
«i l notification of hi* nomination for
the presidency of the \ r.ited Bta|e-a
Must be Preaeryed.
To secure th« eneis * night the peo
the part ed that party in the past. It
wi'iilil h^i-nt as :f tf «- outcome-. in th'-
event of ith success, wo.lJ be u grat-
If> the la'tor ola<s With absolute
eonrol of both the legislative and e-v
ee-utlvo departments of the govern-
i.u :it since March 4. IS'.'T. there has
N ''ti ni it her reduction nor ;in attempt
at r< auction in tar fl duties. It N
not unreasonable to iMumr, in the
j light of thai record, tliar a future
m u«rcNH of that party will not under-
tsiio n revision of the tariff down-
ward in the event that It shall re-
(the an indorsement of Itk pust
course on that subject hy the' people.
Modification of Tariff Wll' Be Diffi-
cult to Secura.
It 1 j« a fact and should he frankly
conceded that though our party he
biiccessfuI in the eemuuK contest, wo
as the candidate of the democratic Pic have, y the const It ut Uu.. laiat-
party at Esopus. N. Y„ ou August °1 B,ul distributed among the three
• ink r,-v. _ ... .. . . departments of tin government thee
' Th* acHWcatloa was brought i(..u;ath, ,he jxecutlve and il.c Jud.
to him fry Kepre«entutlve Hi.amp elal certain power*, no I it is the
Clark as chairman of a committee reo duty of tho* administering each do
resenting e\er> state and territory in P*rtm«nt so to a. t us to preserve.
•he ttnloc 1 r,lt',''r lhan lo destroy the potency ot
' i the coordinate branched of the gov
In accepting thc> nomliatloti .fudge- eiument and •htis secure the exereise
Parker spoke as follows, thus giving e>f all the powers conferred by the
bis first public expression on his l,,'*>l,le
, _ . i Thomas Jeffercon. in n letter to Mr
views on national questions: f , , . . .
M William t. . Jarvti. touching the per-
Mr. Chairman end Gentlemen of the pet uit> of our Inst it ut on*, written
Committee- I have resigned the office niany years after he had retired to
of chief Justice of the court of ap- 1 :r!v*u* U; *a.
II the three powers of , ur govern-
peals of this nate In order that 1 may m,n{ maintain their mu'iial mlepend-
accept the responsibility that the gr.-at ence of each other It may last long. Mnnol h()),e l0 8,.cure a „lttjortty
eonventiou you represent has placed [[ ' *U assume lha j the seuate during the next four years
upon me. without prejudice to the
eemurt to which 1 had the honor to be
long, or to the einlmut members of
the Judiciary of this state, of whom
I inay now say, as a private c'tl/.on,
( urn Justly proud.
At the very threshold of this re-
sponse, and before dealing with other
subjects 1 must, In Justice to myself
and to relieve my sense of gratitude,
«*1 ess my profound appreciation <>f
♦lie confluence reposed In me by the
convention. After nominating mo,
end subsequently receiving u commu-
nication declaring that 1 regarded the
gold standard a* firmly and irrevoca-
bly established, a matter conccrnlng,
which I felt It encumbent upou me to'
iiutkorlty of the other
It must !>e conformed 'hat in the
course of our history executives have
employed powers not belonging *o
them; statutes have been parsed that
w> re expressly forbi iden by tho con-
st it ut Ion*-, and statutes ha«e been S't
aside as unconstitutional when it
was difficult to point out the provis-
ions said to be offended apainat In
their enactment; nl! this has been
done wl'h a good purpose, jio doubt,
but in e..*regard, nevertheless, of the
fact that ours Is a government of
laws, not of men, deriving Its "just
powers from the cons* nt of tho gov-
ern* d."
ll' we would have our government
cot t'n :o during the a^cs *o come, for
the benefit of those who sh-ili succeed
I us, ww must ever be on our guard
agp'nst the danger of usurpation of
. thit authority wh.eh resides in the
niake known my attitude, ro that j whole people, whether iho usurpation
hereafter no tnun could Justly say'he hy officials representing ono of th«
that his sujiport had been secured |Kre*t depsrtnicnis ot the government,
or i body ot m< n acting without a
through Indirection or mistake, the
convention reiterated Its determlna
lion that 1 should be the standard
hearer of the party In the present eon
test. This mark of trust and confl-
• once I shall ever estoem as the high-
•st honor that could be conferred up-
•n me—an honor that, whatever may
he the fate of the campaign, the fu-j
ody ot
commission from the people,
Impatience of the ic-itain's of law.
and hence w« shall be uuuble to se-
(tire any modilh ation In the tariff,
rave that to which the republican ma
•ority in the senate may consent.
Whue, tin reforo, we are unable fo
give csMirance to th• relief of the
people from such excessive duties as
L-e,jen them, it i* due to them t''< t
w Mtat<' our position to be in favor
of n reasonable reduction of ariffs.
t'.i.ic we believe it Is demanded by the
bo t In'' rests of both manufacturer
and coisiimer. and that a wise and
bi licfreiit revision of the tariff can
hi> accomplished as soon as both
branches of congrcas and an exeeti-
t ve in favor of it are eiei ted, with-
oc! (r ating that sense of uncertainty
and Instability that hac on other oe-
ca-ions mnnlfcsted Itself.
'Ihts can I f achieved by providing
th,i such a reasonable period shall
inter.in between the date of enact-
ment of the statute making a revision
and the daie of it> < nforeenient as
shall be deemed sufficient for the in
du.'fv n' business affected by such
revision to adjust itself to the
,, , . , . , i chant.er and new conditions imposed,
as well as of its delays, s becrunlng | S() <(,llfl(lPut am , ln tho thv
?UvC man f"1 ,^"n, ,lay lo tli. demand of the people for a reform
day Within the pact ew years many f h that I Indulge th,
Instances have been brought to our (hflf „h jd (1,.mo„ra jo
"ttfntlon where, n differ, tit parts of f rr,r^,)n,aMvp, an(, n .j^iocraHc
our beloved country, supposed er ml-1 • V(. bp h b j
ns.s have been seized and pun ned w a ;Ppuh!ic^n senate may heed
by a mob. notwithstanding the ract|„u. wttn-^ and rnnsnf to piV4, al
ture can In no degree losseL or ( jlfc,t th* p«*«tUullon of ieosf some measure of relief to the
,n DO luiset or im- guarant 'es to every person within Its
*air.
The admirable platform upon which
the party appeals to the country for
Its confidence and support clearly
•tatea the principles which were so
well condensed In the first inaugural
address of President Jefferson, and
points out with force and directness
Ihe course to be pursued through their
Jurisdiction that his life, his liberty
and his property shall not be taken
from him without uue proccss of law-
Wanton Criminality Should Be Sup-
pressed with Vigor. t
In a struggle between employers
and employes dynamite Is said to have
been used by the latter, resulting ln
the lorg of life and the destruction of
property. The perpetrators of this of-
proper application in order to secure i 'er.se against tho laws of (iod and
seed reforms In both the legislative
•nd administrative departments of
the government.
Position of Democrats and Their Plat-
form Commended.
man, and all others engaged in the
conspiracy with them, should, after
duo trial and conviction, have meted
out to them the most vigoro'is punish-
ment known to the law
This crime, added perhaps to oth
era. led to the formation of a com-
While unhesitating in Its promise m It tee of oitlz. ns that, with the sup-
to correct abuses and to right wrongs ?ort military authority.
. ' i from the state without trial persons
wherever th"-> appear or however j suspected of belonging to the organ-
eawsed; to Invertlgr.tc the- several ad-1 Izations of which the perpetrators of
niinlstratlve departments of the gov-! the dynamite outrages worn supposed
ernment. the conduct of whose offt t0 U* ln both cases the
. . . , , . . . i reign of law gave w«iy to the rei^n of
,.i « has created scandals, nnt, to pun-| tore. The-e illustrations pros- nt i rtifort'irato for the people as a whoi .'.
Ish those who have been guilty of a seme evidence of the failure of the and it wouuld seem as a all ought to
breach of their trust; to oppose the <-v> rnment to protect tho cltl/.en an i
granting of special privileges by which ' is Pr°Pf-rty, which r.ot only Justified
per ', <?.
The rrntotnnMons pop t a*iV '•ailed
tisists which aim to secure n tnon ipo-
ly of t "ti'l<; m i\e nece«?raieo of life,
a^ well *iv lu tb >.i<* tiii;.-s tl.a* f.re
employed upon the farm. 't\ the fac
to -y and in many other fields of in-
dustry, Kl\ve been encouraged and
stimulated toy excessive tariff duties.
These operate to furnish a substan-
tial market In tl" necessities of SO,
1)00,000 reople by practically excluding
competition. With so largo a market
•ird highly ropitineratlvo prices con-
tinuing long after the line of possible
competition would naturally be reach-
ed, the- temptation of all ongag d In
the tamo business to combine so a
to prevent competition at homo and n
resulting reduction of prices has
proved Irresistible' in a number of
eases.
L-w:i lending to Promote Monopoly
Should be Modified. v
All met. must agre« thai tho ut*.
n>,uit of enacting laws that fostu"
such inequitable' conditions is most
the actiein of the convention in this re
gard, but made it its duty tei call at-
n^ret that th" effective rcmed; would
be te> appropriately modify the offnJ-
ii;; ..i'.v The growth of moiio]ioi>, eif
wrieh compia nt Is Justly made, can-
not be laid at the loors of the' couiij
cf this country.
The decisions yf th«- supreme- court
bor, to acquuirc and to oujoy property, of the t'nlted States, the court of ap
the few may profit at the expense of
the man), to practice economy In he tcmtion te> the* fact that constitutional
expenditure of the moneys of the peo- guarantees are guaranteed, whenever
pie, and to thht end to return on-e any citizen is denied the right to la
more to the methods cf the founders , . , ... • > .
or to reside win'e his interests or in- pen.* <>l this state and he- courts of
o.' the public by observing In disbur# clinatiein may de-termlno, and the ful i.i^t 'e-s<<rt in many either states, war-1
Ins the public funds the care and cau- flllment ot ilie assurance te> rebuke!'ant tiic assertion • that the common
individual observes 'nd punl«h all denia's of these' rights, j law as de ve loped affords a complete
whether brought about by Individuals legal remedy agatn t monopolies,
or government agencies. The essence Tie fact tha' they have ieen mill-!
of good government lies in strict oh- t' ed In number and iucre-nsi d In
servance of constitutional llmitatlonf, power hns been elue, not to the fail-
tion a prudent
with respect to his own. still the spirit
•f the platform sssures conservative
Inrtead of rash action; the protecilon
of the innocent, as well as the punish.
ment of the guipy: the encouragement
of Industry, economy and thrift; the
protection of property and a guaran- __ _ . _ „ . .
ee of the enforcement for the benefit 0ur Form °* ®over"T'r: 0 tln9u.sh-
ed from Others.
enforcement of Jaw and order, and
nigged opposition to all e-nrroarh-
m> nts tipem the sovereignty of the peo-
ple.
•f all of man's inalienable rights,
among which, as said ln the Declara-
tion of Independence, are "life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness."
Liberty, as understood lu this coun
The foregoing ri£ge*tions but e>m-
ure of tlie eiourts to apply the law
f'her propt rly moved by administra-
tive cfficiuls or private individuals. I
Ln' to the failure of eiffieials charged
with the duty e>f enforcing the law1
to take the necessary procedure* to
ptoenre the J"dpmenta of the courts
i.t tin appropriate) Jurisdiction, cou-j
phas'.zc the distinction which exists j>'« ,1 v. tli tlx fa< t that the legislative!
actual servitude, irnpr sonment or re
s ralnt, but the right of one t-J use
between o ir own and many othe r dona; unents of some of our ate gov-
fcrms of sovernment. It has be n e-rnments. as well as congre -s, in tin-
well said, in substance, that there manner r<'erred to hnve hy legislation
trv means not only the freedom from ,ro bMt powers in government encouraged their propagation What
one the pe wer of the sword, sustain-lis nccde-ei In addition to tin passage,
by the baud that wields it, and the of the statute revising tin tariff Ju- ,
other the power of the- law, susia.iicd ties to a re-a>.onable liasis is not i
h;s faculties In al! lawful ways, to by an enlightened public sentiment so much either and differe-nt laws, as
live and work whara he will, and to!Th<! difference In these powers is the officials having both the disposition j
. - , . difference between a republic, such R*|and the* courage to enforce existing
pursue any lawful trsde or business l Q(jrf Q(| wr,tu>n con. Wh„e ,his |s ,ny vi„w of the
Tnese essential rights of life, lib- jtltution. suppejrted by Intelligence,j scooe of the common law If It should I
•rly and property are not only guar-; v.rtue and patrloti-m—ar.d a nnin . bo made to appear that It is a mistafc
anteed to the citizen by the constltu- archy—sustained by force, e xerted by | en one, then I favor sin h further leR-
si Individual, uncontrolled by laws isition, within constitutional limita-
tion* of each of the several state* but
the states are. by the fourteenth
amendment tc lbs constitution cf the
I'nitad States, forbidden to d prive
any person of any one of tbc-m with
out due . roi■' ss of law.
other than those made or sanctioned
by him; one represents eonstltution-
aiistr., the other imperialism
The; present tariff law is unjust in
Hons, as will give the people a Just
and full nie-as'ire of protect'on
It is difficult to undor-tand how any
citlzon of the I'nite.l State much
its opera' on. exccvsive in many of its! le-ss a de.«oendnnt of revolutionary
rates, and so frametd in particular stock, can entertain the thought of
pe-rniane-n'ly denying the right of self
_ . ,. . Irstances as to exact exorbitant prof
Occasionally, b> reason of unneces- (fs from ,hft p(wpl, 8o w,„ imd(,r.
•ary or Impatient srltatiou for re- (itoo.l has this vle w be-ceeme- that tnauy
forms or be&euse the I.rnltatior.s prominent nifcn of the reuubllcan par-
plaeed upon the eiepiiitmenta of the 'v and at least two of the state con
goi erntucn* by the conatitnti hi ar<i ventions. have dar< <1 to voice the gen-
disregarded b> ofhe ials d« i-.ring to a1'- ersl se ntlme-nt on that subject.
rotuplish that which to them se'-ma The («rty sfmi, however, to be
I od, whether t « po*er e\.-** in ai>le- to htermonlzr only on a plank j pcoj le, while denying ultimately that
therr. nr not. it be r
cjlJ attention to the. fact that the '<> time be nece ssary, but It is so ce mtr'os. whei e territory we have hc
government to the Kliiplnees
Filipinos Should Have Exercise of
Riyht of Self Government.
Clan we hope to Instill Into the
minds of our descendants reverence
and deve tie>n for a governme nt by tin'
f co[ it, while? de nying ultln ately that
desirable to 'ha' adn ts tha' revision from tint"' right to tie* inhabitant* of distant
puople. in whom rl' pej.ver re Ides,
have seen fit. throigh ti e medium of
the constitution, lo limit the govern-
mental powers conferred, and to aay
to departments created by It: "Thus
far thalt thou go acd no farther."
phrased that It Is exjK*ct«>d to be sat-
Isf; < tory to those in favor of an In
c'n.n of duty to th'ise who favor a
reduction there-of and to those op-
posed to any change whatever.
Judged by tbo record of perform-
quire.i either hy purchose or i y forci ?
Can we say to the F1liplne>a: "Your
lives, your UU-rty ai l your property
may be. taken from you without due
process of law for all time." and eix
pert we will long glory in that feature
e f Magna Charta which has become
ine-etrporated, iu substance and effeet,
intei tlue constitution of every state,
as well as into the fourteenth amend-
ment ie> ibe eonstlt'iiion of the Unlt«d
rttates?
Can we hoi>e for the respect of the
clvlliseel world while protiel'y guaran-
t< eing to i very citl/ou of the Culte-el
States that n<> law shall be maelc or
enforced which shall abridge the priv-
ileges or immunities of tho citizen*
of the- Cnite«el States, eir deny to any
person the >(|un! protectlou eif the
laws and at the same.* time not only
den.v iini Isr righta to the inhabitants
of th' Philippines, but take away
fr(em them the right ejf trial by jury
and place their live and the disposi-
tion of ihe'ir property in the k -e ping
of those whom we- send to tliem to be
their genernors'' \\'e shall certainly
rue' it as a nation if w> make any
such attempt.
Vie-wing the <ni -stion even from the
standpoin of national seiilshness,
the'ie is no prospect that the twenty
millions of eieellur? expe-ndevi in ihe-
purchase of the Islands and 'lie six
hundred and 11 fty millions faid to
have be-on since di.-bursed. will ever
come bae-k to up. The ace ld< nt eif
war breiiiKht the Philippines into our
peiseoasiein, and wo are i ot at liberty
| to disregard the re speinsiijillty which
thus cainc te us. but th- r. spousibjllty
will be lie- -t Riibserveii by preparing
the bdamle-rs us rapielly as possible
1 for 'elf-Boverninent. and giving to
j them the assurance 'hat I' will come
I as Mion as they arc reasonably pre j
pared for It Tli' re need be no fear
that the- assertion so often made eif i
late- that wo are now become a world
[ power will then be witho-it support j
Ours is a wen lei pow er, and as such
It must be maintained
This County a World Power That
Must Be Maintained.
But 1 de ny that it is but recently |
that 'ho Chitod State's have attained
that eminence, our comtry became
i a world powe r ejver a century ago, :
j when, having thrown off foreign dom
i inatiein. tho peop'e established a fre-e
government the*'source of whose au-
thority suriing and was continuously
to proceed from th.' will of the* peopio
themselves. It grew as a world pow
er us its sturdy clti/e-ns, to whose
natural increase we add'd Immigrants
from tlu old world seeking to obtain
here the liberty and prost e-rity dented
them in tin-lr own countiien, rpreal
over the fac-' e f the land, n duceil the
jirairies and forests to cultivation,
built cities, constructed highways an I
railroads. Ml! now h nation, which at
the formation of the governm* nt ntinv \
bereel on y .I.OOO.ntiO in population has
become Mi.ouo.oon, aril from oce-an to
ocean and thf lakes to the gulf, the
country is the abode of a free and
prosperous people, ndvan ed in the
highest degree in the learning of arts
and of civilization
It. Is the liberty, the advancement j
snd the prosperity of its citi'ens. not 1
any* career of conquest, that make
the country a world power. This cem
dltlon we; owe to the bounty of Provi-
dence. unfolded In the great natural
resources of tho country to the wis-'
dom <>T our fathers, manifested in the
form of government ostab'lshed by
them, to the energy. Industry, moral
character and law-abidlug spirit of
the people themselves.
We are not tn.iltary people, bent on
conquest or e ngaged in e-xte-ndini; our !
domain - in foreign lands, or desirous .
of securing natural advantages, how-
ever gr- at, by force; but n people be
Kevins in pea-ev not only for our-
selves, but for all the? nations of the
e-s"tli.
Tin- d play of the treat military
armament ma> pleas* the rye and
for the moment e\< w> the pride of
the e-ltizfv. but it cannot bring to the
country the- brains, brawn and musc.e
of a single Immigrant, nor Induce the
investment here- of a dollar of capi-
tal Ot course, such armament an
may be ne-ce -ar> for the -evurity eif
the coui,tr> and the prote-tion of the
rights of it.t cit!/.ens, at home or
abroad, must be maintained \ny oth-
er conr-e would be not only false
economy, but pusillanimous
Protect Against the Meddling in the •
Affa;r« of Other People*.
I prote- , however, against the feel-
ing now tar too prevalent, that by'
reason eu the- commanding po*:tiou
we have assumed in the word, we-
must tal" part in the? disputes and
Oroils of foreign countries, and that
because we- have groan great, we
should intervene in every important
question tha' arises in other parts of
the world
I also protoM against the erection
of any such military establishme nt a-*
■vould be re-qui*- d to maintain the
country It that attitude \V« should
e-oufine o : • int> rnatlonal activities
solely to matte rs in whlcii the rights
of th< countr) or of our citizens ar
directly involved,
Tho aer, crnmtnt of the United
Stat's wae orgini/«d solely for the
people erf ihe- I'nite I States. While It
was contemplated tiiat this country
co ild become a refug< for the op-
pressed ot e\ery laud who might be
fl' to dise-bargo the duties eit our - i
Izerslilp, and while we have always
sympathized with the pe-ople of eveiy
nation in ihelr struggles for self-gov-
ernment. he government wa-i not or''-
ateel for a career of polit'cal or civil-
izing evangelization in foreign coun-
tries. or among alien races The1
most effic.< nt work we can eio in up
lifting the people of other eountri«*s is
by the pr ntatlon of a happy, pros
perous. se'f.governlng n tIon as an
ideal to be- ululate d, a model to be- fe l-
lowed.
Tho general occupatlou of our citi-
zens in the arts of peace or the all-
since of latge military armament*
tends te> impair nel'lier patriotism nor
physical cenirage, and for the truth
of th!* I refer tlie young men of today
to the history ot the> e-ivll war. For
fifty ye-ars, with the exeepllon eif the
war with Mexico, this ceuintry had
be-on at pe-n-e. with a standing army
most of the time of les* ihnn 10.00*)
He who th nks that the* nation had
grown e'ffemlnate during that time
should read the casualty re>lls of the
armies on either side al Hhlloh, Antle-
tam and Gettysburg, at Htoue Klver
and Chb ksmauga 1 would be the
last man to pluck a slnn'e' laured from
ihe* crown eif an> eif th< military he-
roes to whotn this e-eiiintry owes so
much, but I Insist, iha' thedr most
)i?rolc deeds proceed" d infinitely uiori
from devnMon to tho e-ountrv than
freuii mnrtial spirit.
As I have- already proceeded a' too
gnat length, either uue'stlons suggest-
ed In the- platform must wsit m> let-
ter of ae-e-e-punoe.
Would Have Only O.ve Term of the
Pres dency.
Mr. 4'halrmtin, in uie st graceful
spee-d you iiave u minded me e f the
gre-at responsibility, as wsil as th«i
gre-at honor of the- nomination bestow
e*d upon me by the convention you re:p
resent this day He assured thai both
art- appreciated Kei k.-itily appreclat
ed that I am numbled iu their pr-a-
enee. I accept, gentle-men ot the com-
niltte'c, the nom uatlon, and if the ac-
tiein of the- convention sha'.l he In
dorsed by an election by the- people,
I will, God helping me, give- to the elis
charge of the duties of that exalted
office the best service of which I am
capable, and at ibe end of the terra
retire to private life.
I shall not be a candidate for, nor
shall 1 accept a ronomlnation.
Several reasons might be advanced
for this position, but the t-ontrolling
one with me is thnt I am fully pe-r
suaded that no Incumbent of that of-
flco should ever he- placed iu a peisl
tion of possibie temptation to consid-
er what the effect of action tak« n by
hiwi In an administrative mattet < f
gre:at Importance ml;:ht have on his
political fortunes
Questions of momentous impeirt-
anc" to all the rie-ei|ile- have been In
the past, and will be in the future
presented to the president for deter
initiation, and In approaching their
consideration, as well us in weighing
the fae's and urgumcrits l-mirlng u|H>n
them, he should In- unembarrassed
by any p< ssible thought "f the intlu-
ence his doci«ion inn) have upon any
tlilnn whatever that may affect him
personally. 1 make this statement,
no' in criticism of any eif our presi-
dents from Washington down, who
'iave either held the- office for two
terms or sought to succeed themsolve s
for strong arguments advance I in sun-
port of re-election of a president may
be mad' 1' i* simply my Judgment
thrt the Interests of th s -
now see vast and tho questions pre-
sented are fre-ejm ntly of such over-
powering magnitude to the people* that
it Ik Indispensable to the maintenance
of a be fitting attitude before the pe-ei
pie, not only that the> chief magistrate
should be independent. b*.t that that
indepe-ndence should be known of all
inen
Judge Parker was given fre-em ndous
and continued applause at the clou"
of hh speech, and the hand played
the "Star Spaugled Banner "
The amount of water given off bj
an acre of grass Is estimated at thlr
ty hogsheiids a day. Abenit 300 i>art«
by weight, of wster pass through a
plant to ono part fixed and e*&UnUnt>
ed ln Its tissues.
Best in Esistsnc*.
"I sincerely believe, all things eoa-
sldered Hunt's l<l|fhtnlug Oil is the
most useful and valuable household
remedy in existence For Cuts, Burns,
Sprains and Insect mte*s it has no
equal so far as my experience goes "*
G. K liuutingtejo,
Kufsula,
25c and bOc belt ties.
A little' colored girl In North Caro
Una bears the following royal name.
Alexandra Hesse Ih-ulab Betty VlP
ginia Isabella Morrison.
When You Buy Starch
buy Defiance and get the> best, U oa
fur 10 cents. Once used, always used.
I'neie Atueiicus, an old time darky
coinmenced bis prayer thus: "Oh.
Lord, we tiiatik tliee^ that wo are once
more portnltte-d tei dissemble in ths
lutitude of prayer."
Turpentine htis hm-en found to be an
untldoto for curhollc add.
Electrlo Light Not Injurious^
A Kusslan ophthnlmologlst ufflrtsi
teat contrary to generally received
opinion the electric light Is Isss
prejudicial to tho :.ight ti.an the otfcef
varieties of artificial light. He beset
'his •flVmation on the fact tlist die
eases snd affections of the eye are di-
rectly proportional to the frequency ol
winking. Now he has shown that
■viukltig occurs with candlelight 6 1
tunes a minute; with gaslight, 2$
times; with sunlight, 22 times, aad
ouiy 1.8 timet) with the electric light
Judge Mouton Campaigning.
Abboville. La : Hon. Julian Ment-
ion, of Lafayette, one of the Judges
o fthe present circuit court, vlaited
this section this week in the Interest
of his candidacy for the judgeship of
the new court of appeals, tho primary
election for which will be held on
Sept. IU. Judj-'I- Mouton is well and
favorably known in this parish, eeiid
received a fluttering re>ceptlon and
man ycordia! piomises of support.
Tho dail> raius continue, and oar y
rlco is be ing harvosteel under difflcul
ties. A number o. sii.pmentA have al-
ready been made, and thej quality is
pronouucod e-xce de n* The wet sea-
sou has delayed the opening of cotton
and can cd the; ,>!ai.t ;o sin d a g'od
deal m some ioca.it, a. i tie cane e-iop
is the iiue-L seen in-ro for many ye-are.
but tin? quanUty has bee n decreased
lor the past few sea.°on- so the acr<-
a",e at present is comparatively e-mail
Farmer Arrested.
I afayette, La She riff laicoste- ar-
re sted l.eonce Mayeaux. white, for oh
ta.uing money under faUe pretenses.
The.- prisone r, who < iaitus j.o be; a Cot-
ton port farmer, ha-; be-e n canvue ing
this and .surronnditig parlslnreprt*-
stenting himself as conne-oteel with the
United States l'e i^>ion bun a i Agency
and taking affidavits among ne>gtoe«
for pension eiaima at per head.
Several negroes swore charg<a against
Mayeaux lor awln-'llt-g, and whue he
stoutly mainta-ns ens iionuity, in-
could produce ri' autuorilj. Blank-
for c.airns were ma<n out, signed oy
clalnietv, ecrtifled lo .>) the prlsouer
at.d iorwarded 'o Wa aing.oli, it be-
ing agreenl thai the le.e cliaig<d should
De returned within three mouths -f
claims were neit al.owed.
Negro Murdirer Captuicd.
Opeiousas, La : rhouipson Frank,
the negio win) was convlctcd a' the-
June term e t' the c-rimltiiil -'ouri fot
murdering his brother, anu ititencej
to thei penitentiary for lile*. hut wno:
eBcain-d trom iho jail a fw duys after
his trial and eluded street tor several ;
weeks, has just been emight by the
officer!:. The unrafe uidUion of tho
prison n<akes It linpe-ratlvc that the-I
new Jaii in,- erected without delay and
It is said the work will sejon t o com-
uienced.
Accidentally Sboots Himself.
Amite City, La. Jim Cutr* r, re
siding four iniie.i a:t of this place,
met w.th a icrrib e accldnt S inday
morning lie* look his children for a
walk In the wejods. and, boeomlng
tired, rested on u slump, placing Ills
gun on his ieg. The gun clipped u 1
some- manin-r to tn gittund, ai.i <
plode-d, complcivd) shatte"itig em"
arm and iacerutlng tin- o !> - in i t> r
rlbel manner. He a In a precarious
condition.
Nervous Fears In Anlmala>
Nervous troubles may be provoke*
by animals, as with man. The fear
that horses show toward locomotives
or nutomoblles Is the cause of trem
bllng snd temporary psrslysls, whose
real origin Is often unnoticed, fear
of punishment ln small animals or
Joy st seeing a beloved master has
given rise to nervous crises that have
been mistaken for epilepsy.
Druggist's Expensive freer.
Carelessness ln writing out a
script Ion has cost a Paris doctor a
month's Imprisonment and a fine of
$20. whilst the chemist, by whose as-
sistant the evldenly exaggerated dose
wa« made* up, was awarded sii days
In prison and fined 120. The victim
whe> suffered by the mistake obtained
$100 as compensation after claiming
t&.OOO.
Partmoor. which occupies one-flftb
of the- area of the- country of Devon,
is the lar::e t tract of uncultivated
land In Kngland.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,
at mrrrnry will aurf.v .1. atroy Brnar of nriBl)
imi4 Culujr drriQCfl [U* «bole nyiinu «(<ro
fiitfrlug li tlirHigb i)ir uiii'out turfikcrt. h«n b
artlclr* tbould n '*rr )>• um-«I t«u | r« crli>
IS ns fr i i rt |xiuMo j.: . si. t^na. ua
wlii d>* U ten fold t« tIt♦ n I y .u can potftiDtf d«*
f* m thrill 11a a • it! afffc «'ui*. ii atiu'ae
t y F .1 ( bcoty A t'« . Tu|i d* O e iutahig no Dim
rury.ariil U taken Init rnal y •< Vug <112a« tly upot
ili * Mood an«l inutum anrfatri «.f the aysicm, Jr
l>uytnir llall a t'atarrl. Cure bo turn % « irt th*
icmultie. It la ukrn li.i• ruaUy and maar In lolaUg^
Ubl«>, by F .f t bene/ A • * 1 eit(ui> nlait traa.
hold or Druffictau. I'rlce perb. ttle.
Take if al * a l am 11 y for cunatlpaiitin.
llavinK been restored in whlts
marble at a < ('st of over £100,000, ths
ancient Stadium of Athens has bees
opened for athletic sports.
y.. I A
r *
nr
JUST ONE DAY
Tree From toe Slugger Brought Out
a Fact.
"During the time I was a coffee
drinker." s«>s an Iowa weiman. "I was
nervous, had spells with my heart,
smothering spe-ll headache, steim
ach trouble, liver and Kidney trouble
I did not know for .ve-ais what made*
me ha\c Iho.ie* hpeMls. I would fre -
eiuently sink awa> a.e though my last
hour haei coine.
"For 27 >e-ars I suffered thus and
used bottles of medicine enough to set
up a drue store capsules and pills
and ever> thing I heard of. Spent
leite of niemey but I was sick nearly
all the time Sometimes I was so
nervous I could not hold a plate la
my hands! and other tirue'e I thought
I would surely die sitting at the table.
"This went em until about two years
aro when one day I did not use sny
coffee and 1 noticed I was not so nerv-
ous and told my husband about It
Ho had been telling mo that It might
bo tho coffee but I said 'No, I havo
been drinking coffee all my life anel
it cannot lie' But afte r this I thought
I would try and eio without and drink
hot water. | did this for several dsys,
but got tired e>f the hot water snd
went to drinking coffee and as soon
as I be-iran coffee a taln I was nervous
SKSln. This proved that It was tho
coffee that cauned my troubles
"Wo had tried Feistum but had not
made It rlfjht and elld not like It, but
now I decided to give ft aneither trial
so 1 read t'.ie directions on tho psck-
age csrcfully and uisdo It afior these
dtractions and It was simply delicious,
so wo quit coffee for (rood and the re-
sults are wonderful. Before, I could
not sleep but now I go to bed and
sleep sound, sm not a bit nervous
now. but work hard and can walk
miles. Nervous headaches are gone. ,
my he-art does not bother me sny
more like it did and I don't have any
or the smothering spells and would
you believe It? I am getting fat. We
drink I'eistum now and nothing else
and ove-n my husband's headache a
have disappeared; we both sleep
sound anel healthy now and that's a
blessing." Nr.me give-n by Pootum
Co., Battle Cr-ek, Mich.
l-rfwik feir tbo boeik, "The Road to
Wellvillo" In each pkg. ,
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 23, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 20, 1904, newspaper, August 20, 1904; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205869/m1/4/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.