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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

form ont Of the papers unless each
ssagsllass - { a eszssssssi gives me hia
pledge to that effect"
Andthey pledged. Tenminutes after
ward Forest rushed into the headquar-
ters Of his press association, and dived
down into his pockets. From his troua-
er's pockets he took the preamble,
from another the land plank, and so on.
until the telegraphers were busy send
ing out the entire platform.
And that is the way in which
stenographer secured scoop" Of tho
platform at the populist national cone
vention.
This story would hardly be complete,
however, without referring to a little
incident which happened a few hours
later. About three o'clock in the morn
ing, after the nights work was COM
pleted and it was too late to send any
further news, Forest accompanied am
other reporter for the press association.
he represented, by the name of Tom
Dawson, to that somewhat famed res
taurant in st. Louis run by Tony Faust.
Entering the place, he saw his friend
who represented the opposition assOci-
alton who did not get the platform,
seated at a table with q number of
newspaper men.
''Tom," said Forest, "after we have
supplied the inner man, introduce me
to that fellow"
Certainly" answered Dawson, who
was the same reporter who had been
an amused spectator at the ''guying''
process of a few hours before. He took
Forest to the table at which this re.
porter sat, and said:
&C., allow me to introduce you ia
Mr.. Forest, of our Chicago office"
81 am happy" began G.. Then
he stopped for moment, and then al
most shrieked:
"Ain't you that Kansas populistiC
typewriter"
$50 I have been told"
The following forenoon Forest re-
ceived six congratulatory telegram.
from the Chicago office. The first was
from the general manager of the asso-
citation, and read:
''You have done great work in secur
ing the platform. I personally con
! graduate you, and have ordered thai
your account be credited with 5000 a
an evidence of our substantial appreci
alton. ~ BoOkkeeper.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
Renediet Arnold's Route.

Every sportsman that comes this
way in the spring and fall, says a
Eustis (Me.) correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal, will regret to learn
that Nathaniel Hoxie, the well-known
hunter and trapper of this section,
is dead. Nat, as he was called, was
known all along Dead river, through
Franklin and Somerset counties. VEFllren When
he first went into camp at Bigelow
he set about tracing the route of the
army of Benedict Arnold, which route,
as is well known to every school child,
was through the Dead river section.
Beginning at the point where Col.
Bigelow was camped when he went
up on the mountain that bears his
name to see if he could look over into
Canada, through to the river and
across to the Atean, Nat kept q
spotted" line, and he kept the
''blazes" new and bright each year.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
swept ON by a Hurricane.

A remarkable effect Of the great
hurricane of 1898 in the West India
islands was the complete disappear
ance from the island of St. Vincent
of species of humming-bird, which,
previous to the storm, had been one
of the commonest and tamest birds
that inhabited the island. Other spe-
cies of humming-birds, of larger
size, survived the tempest, and are
yet to be seen in St. Vincent, but the
little bronze-green birds with erected
crests, which formerly attracted much
admiration, are all gone.-Youth's
Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
sARY,s FACE.


Aiaby face against the pane!
Qiittle dearie, little dearieD
When the world Is dark and dreaFyo
BABY makes it bright again:
When my heart is sad and weary.
Baby makes ft light again,
With his face against the pane.
Baby face against the pane,
Looking out with Joy and wonders
With the sunshine in his eyes,
Blue as are the morning skies;
Sunny smiles Of glad surprise,
With the dimples dancing undePs
Sunny curls around the whole,
Like a golden aureole!
Sweet as sunshine after rain,
Baby's face against the pane!
Baby face against the panel
Life to me has grown so sweet,
Since that happy boon was given,
That my heart goes up to Heaven
In THANKSGIVING, while pray
He may stay with me alway;
That his smile may ever shine
In this weary heart Of mines
That the music of his feet
Ever may my coming greet;a
And the world grow bright again.
With his face against the pane.
~. A. Edgerton, in Boston Budget
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

The earl Of Airlie, who was killed in
battle near Pretoria, at which Lord
Roberts defeated Commandant Botha,
boasted a title $50 years old. For $50
years before the creation of the earl
dom in 1889 his ancestors had been
Barons Ogilvy Of Airlie. David Stanley
William DTummond Ogilvy was his fuu
name. He was born in 1856 and entered
the army young, becoming a Lieutenant
at IS and gradually rising in rank until
he became colonel Of the Twelfth royal
lancers. Through generation after
generation his family has been noted
for the gallantry Of its sons, and tl
dead earl was no exception Detroit
Free Dress,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
rhern,n Nnthinn No.

Almost all of mans inventions have
been foreshadowed by nature. The
syringe with which the
physician injects morphine into a pa
TENTS arm has its counterpart in the
sting of bee. The tunnel borer is an
adaptation of the work of the teredo,
or ship worm. The principal of the
balloon is found in certain tishes. The
paper-malling industry is paralIeled in
the building of wasp's nest. In the
mechanism of a mans body there are
Joints and levers similar to those used
in engines. The automatic Oiling of
surfaces which rub together in an en-
CINE is on the same plan as the lubri-
sation of joints in our bodies. Mans
nervous system resembles the tele-
graph in it's mode of working. The
ball-bearings of a bicycle or automo-
bile are not so very dissimilar to the
ball-ioints of human hips and shoul-
aers. The principle of the lever was
foreshadowed in the long bones of the
human body.-N. Y World,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

Eyes, we had to take Emma out Of
school, you know. She isn't at all
strong, and we feared the application
to study was undermining her health.
It's never wise to permit a young girl
to overexert herself"
1t was the fond mother who spoke,
and the sympathetic neighbor natu-
rally asked what the invalid was do
ing to pass away the time.
ooh, she's getting a great deal of
enjoyment out of her bicycle" was
the reply. "She made a century run
yesterday and another about a week
ago. Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
LOTS OF COLD DUST.
WIN Handle $1,000, 600 ~ the
DnyVnOm CIean Up.

The gold received at the United
States assay Office at Seattle, Wash,
since June l, 1900, amounts in value to
over S1,OOO.OO0. From information
now at hand it is possible to make the
certain prediction that the receipts Of
the Office during the month Of July will
amount to over 5000, 900.
The receipts for June were increased
by the deposits of gold brought down
on the steamer Rosahe, which has just
arrived frem Skagway. There were
13,5OO ounces in nuggets and dust de-
posted in the assay Office in the names
of 55 persons. The approximate value
of the deposits is $4,000. The gold
was all direct from Dawson City and is
part of the cleanup in that immediate
vicinity
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
Incentive 10 Enrlv Risinr.

MilIman-You're up very early this
morning, Willie.
Willie (without looking up from his
pennydreadful) )-Yeh. Nom made me
GO to bed last jest as Handsome Hank
wuz goin' ter rescue de besuteous
maiden. = Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

Hem the Baltic-sea there are
more wrecks than in any other place
in the world.
she-How about Mepte Carlo2-
Yonkefs Statesman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
A Good Feature.

Miss Gush-Do you IKE classical
music, Mr.. Sourdropp?
Mr.. SoUrdropp-Ye
20, I am SO glad. Do you not find
in it great inspiration, sublime
thought and true beauty?"
"Not exactly. like it because no
blithering idiot can beat time to it
with his foot Baltimore American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
WiIlinr aIartyrdon.

Solicitous Parent - Evelyn, you
mustn't ride in this open street car
such cold day as this without your
Jacket. Put it on, child. You viii have
pneumonia if you don't.
Miss Evelyn with supreme con-
tempt)-What Of that? Do you sup
pose I'm going to let Mabel Upjohn see
me wearing jacket that's oil out Of
style 2-C Chicago Tribune.
Sells Discarded Dresses for Charity
There is a young woman in Washing
ton society who sells her wardrobe as
soon as she finishes with it and gives
all that is obtained in this way to he's
fsvOrite charity. ~
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HOW A STENOGRAPHER
SECURED A SCOOP
Bv Robert +. Rose.

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
ARMY AND NAVY.

Every German cavalry regiment Is
now supplied with two boats made OF
waterproof canvas, which, when not
in use, can be folded up. Each boat
will carry from six to eight men, and
two boats bound together form raft
capable of bearing from rs to q hum
dredweight.
At Bourges, the French military es-
tablishment has produced a smoke
shell for the new field gun, which is
intended to burst in front OF the en-
emy,s line and to disguise movements
on the friendly side. 1t will be sup
piled to the batteries, along with the
shrapnel and high-explosive shells, and
it will also be adopted by the navy.
From a reliable source 1t is heard
that the scene between Gen. Andre, the
new French minister of war, and Gen
Delanne, chef de l'etat major, who ten
dered his resigna ton, was Homeric
Andre looked at Delanne and said;
"Resignationl resignstionl What
right have you to give me your resig'
nation? Go back to your duties, SIR
or there will be 9 court-maraaL
Delanne went
Before January 1, 1907, France is go
ing to spend $S5, 200 in increasing
her navy. The scheme proposes thS
construction of six 14,465-ton battle
ships, five 12,6OO-ton cruisers Is 80
ton torpedo destroyers and an un
stated number Of submarine TORPEDO
boats, for which the sum Of SlS. o0o'Uo'
has been set aside. The French nav
is the first to possess submarine tor
pedo boats really worthy of the name
that is to say, able under certain con
dittons to discharge successfully tn
torpedoes with which they are armed
against hostile vessels, either anchoreS
or in motion.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
GUN CARRIAGE CONTROVERSY,
Contention Between Gems. Miles, Bur
HngtOn and Wilson Referred to
Board OF Ordnance.

The controversy on disappearing
gun carriages which was waged so
fiercely between Gen. Miles and Gen.
Burlington, chief of ordnance, and
Gen. Wilson, army chief of engineers
has been carried to the board or ord
nance and Notifications. Gen. Miles
in a communication to the secretary
of war last October called attention
to what he believed wa+ fatal and
costly error of this government in
building so many expensive disappear
ing gun carriages as mounts for the
big guns of our coast defense. He
called attention to the practice OF
foreign governments who MAINTAIN
similar Notifications. The disappear
ing gun carriage system was prac-
tically abandoned abroad, and he be-
lieved that this government is build
ing too many such types of mounts.
His position in the matter was COM
bated by Gen. Burlington and Gen.
Wilson, and a good deal of volumin-
GUS and somewhat spicy official cor
respondence was exchanged. The
fight came out in hearing before a
senate subcommittee on appropria-
tions, which had charge OIL the an
nual Notifications bill and there was
threatened open rupture between
headquarters of the army and the
army ordnance Office of the chief OF
engineers. The conflict was averted
by Secretary Root, who sent for the
officers and insisted that the contro-
versy should be conducted on strictly
technical lines.
The question raised by Gen. Miles
has now been referred to the board OF
ordnance and Notifications, of which
Gen. Miles is president and Gems. VIII
son and Burlington are members. The
impression prevails that the two lat
ter will agree with the main points
named by Gen. Miles and that the
board will sustain his original p9-
sition.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

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WIFE, WIN 10 NY
exercised ABOUT 'ha'' III sne 20 So
missionary "oinan a a - 49,
meeting anu tanes He 'iiI' %
l toiu nc, ny lo.s aeo - -
nave inuon iai'A - .ne ~
the ohlnese' ior az % ~
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oaooa'n oeiis' anu NJ. ons @
tenos churcn OF mas eAp[es PISS C 1y III
Germ aoou' ms sun. 1ay -. - -
reported 10 ner society 'nat :. no.
spent 'oo'uoo ~ - inoI n, IN On 1- ~
10 convert 'ne Jews ~ JAM az 90
was satisheu they nau -,
perhaps '"o sne rs -;
apahuoh mem ~ 'ne 49, - =,
glon OIL the CnineSe 70 % oiu &c '"%, ~
the Jews anu s.ichs ~ 'nei 90 o'o'e y
out sun 'he iiiSsionaiie uo =
neai'h! Pios ieSS an - -
reforming 'he cniulen anu u ~ 80
cnari.aoie WIZ as @
Ina' an r.sn,, VI :. IT, al.os ~
out no" IL 10 al, "ions :. ma .o any
people jealous ior .oiels az
IN Win new .nS 80
tate as 10 Ineir neuo or :. 80
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
BY W. Z. PABOR.

BY W. 4. PABoR.
BY the author at the reception to
sissippi Press, Denver, Colo, june
j
|een the maid of many zones,
stately and the cold;
Iracious, the impulsive ones,
coy, the over bold;
p East or go l West
ere'er our flag unfurls
ioWn OF beauty seems to rest
20 our Southern girls.
d 1t. Anthony had met
pc Of these charming girls,
cheeks of rose and eyes of jts
lair heads crowned with curls,
be have run away from fate9
summed such tempting blisss
D1h moment hesitate
y honied lips to kiss2
d one Mississippi girl
ackson's flower crowned town
would have set his head awhirl
~ called the good Saint down.
edltOrs who won her grace,
member with delight,
|alry form and charming face,
d graced the Banquet night.
Mississippi girl declares
mas the beauty, found
where sunny, Southern airs
"a summer hours abound;
'aiiies are winsome as her ways
. iangourous and calm;
lile held but happy days
rosemary and balm.
now she comes to show "our boys"
y oeauty and her bloom,
gestlve of enchanted joys
'at In her heart find room.
~ltchery Of sun-land charms
'ould touch our snow-land hearts
loraw within her tempting arms
me victims of Loves darts.
ID turn back the clock of time
me forty years or more,
ING Oh love in tender rhyme
, alsSissippi's shore; =
y Londoner and l would go
una a priceless pearl;
WOO and win for veal or woe
@e Mississippi girl.
, o'ess each bright and bonnie face
.uo Orten, and stay long;
mountain slopes are just the place
lere southland birds should throng.
'unefui notes Of mocking-birds
On each Southern tongue;
: rosy lips suggest the words
lovers only sung.
onoW-land rose is fair to see,
greater sweetness lies
~ the ones that bloom so free,
.ea sunny Southern skies;
,ieid the tributes that belong
beauty in repose,
'loWn with Colorado song
mississippi rose.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

should remedy some glaring defects In
the primary election law; and the next
State convention, in 1900, can retain
the present committee or select new
one. In the meantime, "let US have
peace"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
simpson Assessment.

realty assessment of Simpson for
s .ooss up 1868, 2O2. 99-an increase of
Wv on the preceding assessment,
and the Westville News takes
''a 70 suggest that had the tim
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
The Blue and the Gray.

The blue and gray reunion at At
lanta, Ca, was well attended. The Wis
itcrs were shows over the battle fields
upon which 36 years ago they engaged
in conflict. Gen. A. B. Stewart. the
Oldest living general of the confed- :
eracy, and Gen. w. c. johnson, past
grand commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic, were present; also
Commander-in-C Chief Shaw, Of the g.
A. r.
An Inland waterway.
New Orleans is looking to the com
pletion of inland navigation between
the river system Of Alabama and >
point on the Mississippi seven miles
below the city. 1hc building of the
Lake Borgne canal, now assured, Will
give New Orleans waterway TO the
coal and iron of Alabama.
Telegraph Poles that Grow.
The telegraph poles along the Sa-
vannah & Stateboro railway in Georgia
are growing. They are made OF cypress
and must have been planted with the
roots. They are sprouting at the top
and serve double purpose. They are
shade trees as well as support for
the wires.
Cotton Contracted at 0 Cents.
1t is stated that a number OF FARM
ers OF Lamar county, Tex, have all
re.dy contracted to sell their cotton
crops to merchants at Paris, and az
Delta for nine cents, delivery to be
made as soon as the staple is ginned.
A well Known GeOlegirt.
DIR. James M. Stafford, aged 20, pro-
fessor of geology in Vanderbilt uni
yersity for many years, has retired.
He has been state geologist OF len
nessee for so years.
Amounted Professor of Dentistry.
DR.. r. M. Delaney, of Greenville,
TEX. has received an appointment as
assistant professor of dentistry az
Vanderbilt university, Nashville, Tenn.
ID. A. TOpkins Elected.
The Southern Industrial league, in
session at Atlanta, Ca, elected d. A.
ropkins. of Charlotte. y. G., president
of the organization. Attendance large.
Mi..ouri.s Surplus Products.
The surplus products of Missouri
marketed in 1899, as compared with
1895. show an increase of over $o,JOU,-
600. Value in 1898, $135,O70,2Ss.
u..,.oaa nviIdimg in Alabama.
In Alabama much railroad building
is going on, some to reach untoucned
forests and some to render accessible
coal and iron ore deposits.
Railroad Building.
during the first half OF this year over
. 600 miles of railroad has been bulls
in the United States. mostly in the
south and southwest.
Not seekins steady work.
Experimentation with negro opera
t,ves in a Charleston Is. CO. cotton
mill has proved rather disappointing.
husband and wife In sane Grave.
Mrs. Annie Matter died at her home
in st. Louis, Of grief over the death g
her husband. They were buried IL
the same grave.
Mrs. jobs ". Primroee.
Mrs. Primrose, wife Of Dr.. John ".
lsrimroee. pastor Of the First Presby-
te-iau church at 0reenfilles Miss. died
few days ago,
ecerrfa,s Wheat crop.
e,eores. win hsrc ne lnrgest wheat
,ron fhe nor wheat bells
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

Editor Allen gives very readable
account of the recent press excursion
to the Northwest, that must have been
enjoyed by the readers of the Progress.
He concludes thus: THAT country
was great and some of the cities were
large, but time proves that Mississippi
is the greatest and best State we saw
and Eupora the biggest and best devel-
oping place in the world"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

The cornerstone of the new Cham
berlain Hunt Academy buildings, at
Port Gibson, will be laid by the officers
of the Masonic grand lodge on Wednes-
day. August 1st. Grand Master B. v.
White will be pleased to meet, on that
occasion. as many of the grand officers
as can find it convenient to attend.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

The State board of election commits
sioners will meet about the 18th of Au-
gust for the appointment Of three cleo
ton commissioners for the several coun-
ties. The board consists of the gov
ernor, secretary of State and attorney
general. Commissioners must be free
holders and electors. They shall not
all be of the same political party 'if
men of different political parties can
be conveniently had in the counties"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

The surplus products Of Missouri
marketed in 1899, as compared with
1895, show an increase of over $S,0OO,-
600. Value in 1898, S135, O7O,2ss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

railroad Building in Alabama
In Alabama much railroad building
is going on. some to reach untouched
forests, and some to render accessins
coal and iron ore deposits.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

The National Guards encampment for
1900 has been indefinitely postponed.
A short State appropriation, and shorter
crops, are responsible for the very
sensible conclusion reached by Ad-
iutant-General Henry.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

AuDOinted Professor of Dentistry
DIR. R. NJ. Delaney, of Greenviiie,
Tex, has received an appointment as
assistant professor of dentistry at
Vanderbilt university, Nashville, Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
Omeer killed by = Murderer.


The capitol Of South Carolina is to
be rebuilt at an exper Sc Of sbout $685.
900, and the organization on . broad
plan Of an exposition ct Charle1fon n
1901 is progressing.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

Mrs Primrose, wife Of Dr.. John w.
l,r;mroee. pastor Of tho First Presby-
ts-;an church at Greentilles Miss. died
q few days ago
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
A welI known GeOloEiFt.

DIR. James M. Stafford, aged 20, pro
fessor of geology in Vanderbilt uni
versity for many years, has retired.
He has been state geologist OF len
nessee for so years.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

The Southern Industrial league, in
session at Atlanta, Ca, elected d. A.
ropkins. of Charlotte, n. c., president
of the organization. Attendance large
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
RaIIroad Building.

During the first half Of this year over
. 600 miles of railroad has been built
in the United States, mostly in tho
south and southwest.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

Husband and wife in same Grave.
Mrs. Annie Matter died at her home
in st. Louis, of grief over the death g
her husband. They were buried ln
the same grave.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

The Albany Law Journal refers to
the opinion Of Chief Justice Whitfield
in the election judiciary case as both
able and exhaustive, showing palms.
taking research and conscientious
o.~n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

f.eorg,, viii have he lnrgest wheat
crop 80. ihe VaT wheat bells
prors 81 pofnq
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

Mr.. B. II. Hirsh-a Vicksburg boy,
the eldest son of our good friend, Hon.
Joe Hirsh-took high honors in the ex-
animation for entrance into Yale. He
was student of Andover college, and
was one of the successful sixty out OF
total of six hundred applicants who
succeeded in getting clean papers
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

New Orleans is looking to the com
pletion of inland navigation between
the river system Of Alabama and
point on the Mississippi seven miles
below the city. The building OF the
Lake Borgne canal, now assured, Will
give New Orleans waterway TO tne
coal and iron of Alabama.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
Not Seeking steady Work.

Experimentation with negro opera
tives in a Charleston Is. u COTTON
mill has proved rather disappointing.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28

Cotton Contracted at Genus
1t is stated that a number OF FARM
ers of Lamar county, Tex, have ali
ready contracted to sell their cotton
crops to merchants at Paris ana ~
Delta for nine cents, delivery to DC
made as soon as the staple is ginned.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-28
T.,eeraph Poles that Grow.

The telegraph poles along the Sa-
yannah & Stateboro railway in Georgia
are growing. They are made OF cypress,
and must have been planted with the
roots. They are sprouting at the top
and serve double purpose. They are
shade trees as well as a support for
the wires.