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Evening star., 1901-12-11
Real Estate Transfers.

v street northwest between 18th and 18th
streets-American Safe and Trust Company
to Hunter Bronaugh, lot 242. SO. $50; $1,000.
Alley between G and I, 9th and 7th
streets southeast-William H. Barnes ct al,
trustees, to Charles Dietz, lots ia to 120
and 124, So. S7S; So, 100.
American University Heights-George H.
Corey ct ux. to Henry B. Corey, lot GA.
block 4. lots 10 and 20, block 8, lots 16, IL,
1s, 81, IS, 80, block -, lots 13, "a, o. block
10; $40. Henry B. Corey conveys same
property to Josephine c. Corey; $40.
Patterson street northeast between 1st
and I'd streets-William Nick. Clayton ct
al, trustees, to Alexander M. Proctor, lots
139 to 152, So. III; $3.50
LIE Droit Park-xirkwood Flora to Rosa
r. and Ruth v. Ford, part lots 45 and 46,
block 10; $40.
Corcoran street northwest between 14th
and 10Th streets-G. Karl Gilbert to Will
Connecticut avenue northwest between @
and r StreetS-JameS F. Hood ct ux to
Julia B. Alexander. lot 67. square 9a; $40.
Tenth street northwest between and
o streets-Maria L. Johnston to John r.
Wright, lot II, square 1857; $40.
No. 9O7 G street northwest-William E.
Jones, trustee, to David g. Proctor, part
lot "a, square 375; S.
No. COS Howard avenue-Same to same
lot %, block 4, dillingham;; S.
Second street northeast between d and
E streets-Theo. A. Mayer ct ux to VIII
liam P. Stearn, lot 3O square 722; 81, 75O
William P. Stearn ct ux.: convey same
property to Theodore j. Mayer; $275O
Twelfth street northeast between A and
B streets-Frederick LIE Siddons, trustee, to-
George M. Clark, part lot 81, square 9SS; So
Ninth street northeast. between H and
streets-Sue E. Browning ct al. to Emile
NJ. DarneiHe, lot 20. square a33; $780, Emile
M. Darneille ct vir, Philip A. convey same
property to Charles E. Rice; 81 $50.
H street northeast between 9TH and 9th
streets-Charles f. Rice set ux. to Emile
Nj. Darneille, lot II, square S32; $40.
Tenth and o streets norfhwest-Edgar B.
Stocking ct ux. to Emma C. Garrett, lot
%, square 366; $40. % ~TcT-a~ 81. --l.
G street northwest between I'd and Sd
streets-John J. Curtin to John F. Collins
lots B, c and D. square 564; $40.
Fifth and G streets northeast-Burr N.
Edwards, trustee, to William Miller, part
original lot ., square S37; 81 100
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
INVENTED BY A WOMAN.
The Spindle and Loom Were Orfgl.
nally Designed by . Chinese
IN worries. EAHEs

All women are not degraded in China.
Witness the dowager empress, who
rose. by the force of her own will. from
the position of slave TO that Of ruler
over the most populons nation on the
globe. Notwithstanding the prejudice
against the sex among the Mongois
women occasionally break through the
barriers and achieve distinction.
In Shanghai. the metropolis of the
most coveted section of that vast en-
pire, is a temple erected in honor Of
Huang, woman deified for her great
service 10 her people. and Chinese men
do not disdain to worship before her
image.
Centuries ago an elderly lady of good
family and condition, who had hitherto
lived in the region OF Kwan-Tung, re-
moved to Wu-Ni-Ching, near Shang-
hal. where she spent the remainder Of
her life. Since the lady happened to
he Huang, this simple event revolution
lied the province in which she made
her home. 1t was a great revolution.
yet the most conservative will not ac-
cuse her Of having left "woman's
sphere" since her instruments were
those associated with countless wom-
en-. from Penelope, the terrible Fates,
and the "virtuous woman" Of Solomon's
praise. down to our own grandmothers
the spindle and TIE loom.
Cotton fabrics have been used to
some extent in China for 1900 years.
but the cotton interest, now 50 inn
portant. received its first real im petus
about $40 years ago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
TmY,HAyx zAR1 sERv1ck
selAiera II the Fren& 1890 Il.
gion Have Anytime hat an
Easy Tine. g

p
The French foreign legion, which =
again the subject Of Partisan. political
gossip, offers about tbs hardest mil
itary service in the world. and no one
who knows enters it until he has ex.
hausted all other means Of support OF
wishes to bury himself, says London
paper. Men of all nations are in its
ranks, many Of them hard character,
criminals and jailbirds. and it 10 IL
ways sent by France to do the dirty
work wi tch shat country naturally
does not choose to impose upon its own
children.
Thus it has held the frontiers Of the
African colonies, where every now and
then post is cut to bits by wild Aral,
tribe. The fever-infested portions OF
Cambodia and Indo- China, which Lodi
has described, have also been the scene
Of its exploits. The discipline. too, j.
most.severe. Fogging is daily occur
renee and capital punishment is the
result of the most trivial offenses.
Thus the cases OF insanity in the egion
are of a much larger number than in
any other branch of the French service.
A physician who has been studying the
insanity Of the legionaries says that q
majority Of the cases are well devei
oped when the men enlist, since few
sane men would ever accept the conds
tions know to exist in this corps. He
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

greatness Of Cuba depend On the
commercial and industrial developI
mentyo the country and the educa.
ton Of its ignorant negro-and mixed
population, and they know that IN.
der q native partisan administration
peAce could not be maintained for any
length OF time. r'FHc ~ g.
To many of us who had serious
doubts a to the wisdom of intrust.
Ing Cuba's affairs to military ad.
mlnistration 1t comes as pleasant
surprise that not only are the Gu
bans entirely satisfied with what has
been accomplished under that regime
thus Tar, but that many regret that
the local government affairs have
been transferred to boards and coun.
els composed entirely of natives.
They fear that municipal and dis.
trict expenditures will not be scru.
tinized as closely as heretofore, and
that corruption will enter into the let
ting OF contracts and the granting Of
concessions and franchises. No grand.
er tribute could be paid to our army
officers, nor one Of which our country
could be prouder.A - "a - L.
The introduction of American farm
machinery is one Of the best things
that has happened to Cuba. Hitherto
agricultural labor has been performed
without the aid of labor-saving impie-
ments, and the crops have been CORE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
HISTORIC COArOFlARMs.
For Fffty-Seven Years II Hung Over
the Oldest Market In Yff.s#
Havana.

Alderman H. j. Zayas, of Helena,
Mont, was recently the recipient AT
the hands Of Cuban friends, in recogni-
ton of his services in behalf Of that is
land. Of large number of relics. one
of which. Spanish coat-of-arms. pos
sesses very interesting history. This
coat-of-arms. says the Chicago Times
Herald. hung for e. years over the
oldest market in Havana. known as the
Plaza Vieja. 1t was secured through
the courtexy Of May Or Perfecto Lacoste.
Alfredo Zayas and Onofre Gomez, the
latter two councilmen.
On March q, 1895. Mt the beginning
Of the last revolution, it was taken
down and thrown into the street by a
captured after a hard chase and shot
the next morning. at Cabanas. for the
crime of insulting the Spanish crown.
Seventeen, years previous Spanish
colonel was detailed BY the captain
general TO inspect all the Spanish
property within the city limits. On
entering the Plaza Vieja the colonel OBJ
served that the crown was entangled in
ccbwebs and ordered the porter Of the
market to clean it. A ladder was i'm
mediately secured. while the colonel
stood under. watching that the work
should be thoroughly done. and while
so directing the copper. wire parted
which held the crown In position and
struck Colonel Ramon Perez Novas
over the temple. breaking his skull and
killing him instantly. The porter was
sent to the carcel GaiD and died there
abou: a wear ago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
UNIQUE sun FOR DAMAGES
Water Company Asked to Pay Be-
cause It Could Not Extin.
50 guIsh . Fire.

A lawsuit, unique in the jurispru.
dence of the state Of California, 10
now on trial at Ckiah. The city Of
Ukiah. says San Francisco exchange.
has sued the local waterworks COM
pany for loss Of $5.o.75 by reason O:
fire which could not be extiuguisheJ
because there was no water in. the
hydrants. The waterworks system
of the place consists of pumping
plant on the bank of the Russian
river. bySwhich the water is raised to
a reservoir on the side OF the moup-
tain. from which it is distributed by.
natural pressure. Fire hydrants are
located at all the prominent corners.
On the night of the fire in question
rhe agent of the water company had
shut OF the water in order to stop
the practice of irrigating private
lawns in the night time. By reason
Of this q man had to run q half mile
to the reservoir to turn on the water.
The delay was fatal, as the block in
which the fire originated was almost
completely destroyed. Then the city
made q demand upon the company
for the loss sustained by the city
property. The demand was refused
on the ground that the water com
pany is not an insurer. against fire.
The prosecution holds, however, that
under the terms of its franchise the
water company is bound to maintain
at all times sufficient pressure of wa
ter for all purposes, of course includ.
ing the extinguishment of conflagra-
tons. Should the city win the case
all the other losers by the same fire
will have q cause of action. 5...
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
SUN WARDS m HOSPITALS.
1Aey are very Lareely Instrenaental
1 n C1rin0 Many Patients
q Disease.

The theory that sunlight exerts .
powerfully healing influence upon dis
ease processes has now become 50 well
established that the sunroom is re-
garded a. a necessity in well-ap-
pointed hospital. In the plans of new
hospitals that aspire to be up to date
the solarium finds a prominent Place.
and to keep up with the advances Of
medical science many Of the old hos
pitfalls are attaching solaria to their
buildings, says the Trained Nurse.
The sun ward is easily built. It
must be, Of course, on-the south side
Of the building. having its eastern.
southern and western walls largely
constructed of glass. A good plan is
to build a large bay window. with
metal frame work, and, if the hos
pital building is to be three or four
stories high. this bay window may ex-
tend to the fun height OF the main
structure. With this arrangement
each floor will have the advantages
of q sun ward. uETH
The means of ventilation should be
perfect and the heating arrangements
adequate, for the sun bath is just as
practicable and useful on bright, win
try days as on sunny days Of summer.
If the outlook from the windows of
the solarium is pleasant, If the land
scape is diversified with hills. trees.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
DEAD TO HER FAMILY.
HiEh-Caste Hlnd00 Girl who Was
Oslracised Because She Became
Christian

A young Hindoo girl. . convert to
Methodism, has been on visit to Bos-
ton during the past few weeks. Her
name is Sooboonagam Animal, which i:
shortened to Sooboo for purposes Of
friendly conversation, says an eastern
contemporary.
Sooboo is particularly interesting
from the fact that she belongs 20 a
high-caste family-a caste deemed SUI
ISOLATION. The girl heard the mission
preachers at first with contempt. but
she ended by running away from her
aristocratic home TO the mission and
said she had become a Christian. In
leaving her gods behind her she left
also her jewels. < v-e f.t,-Q
First the angry and desperate father
came to the mission and threatened to
put Sooboo's new frienes In jail for kid.
MAPPING. The girl was PR duecd and
elected to. stay where she was. The
father went away uttering the final
word, "Outcast." which is a sentence
Of death"
But soon the broken-hearted mother,
who never goes forth and whose visit
TO the mission was contamination.
came and pleaded with Sooboo to re-
turn to the home of those who had
reared her and had loved her. The Cir
declared her love for her mother but
refused to go back. Then came flu
neral services, as of one dead. The
mother. called "accursed- because OF
her visit to the mission, could not be
present, but walked LOCO miles TO tn.
river Gauges and held mt Grnirg serv-
ice there. Then she can.e home an6
walled up the Gcor Of Sootoo's room
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

spondingly lean and costly, The small
farmers still cling to their patriarchal
ways, but the large landowners are
enthusiastic over the new order Of
things, and have not hesitated to 60
into debt for tools which will pay
for themselves in a few seasons. In.
asmuch as agriculture must, for at
least 20 years to come. be the chief
industry of the island, the progressive.
ness of the planters is extremely graf.
flying. w. ~ - k
But without, doubt, the greatest
work accomplished by the American
military government in Cuba is the
introduction of modern sanitary
methods and regulations. For cen.
turtles Havana, Santiago and other ID
land ports have been the breeding
grounds of the various yellow fever
epidemics which have found their way
to New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah,
Tampa and other American cities. The
filth of ages, which had accumulated
under Spanish rule, was removed; up.
to-date systems of drainage were ntil-
lied to purify the water supply, and
people were compelled to keep their
houses and dooryards clean. The re-
suit Of this concerted crusade against
uncleanliness is most eloquently con-
densed in the simple statement that
never since its foundation has the
city of Santiago been exempt from
yellow fever until this year. Ev
Whatever may be the ultimate des.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
HAS FAITH IN THE RICH.
Aassachuaetts BiahOp Says They Car
Best He Trusted In
once.

Bishop Lawrence. of Massachusetts,
In an address at the Episcopal confer.
ence at Providence, r. l., declared
that, while the rich are = becoming
richer. the poor are becoming poorer.
Then he declared that he would soon
er trust rich man in office than a
poor man in Office with the rich man
on the outside.
I'm the long rum" he said. sit is
only to the man Of morality that
wealth comes. We occasionally, like
the psalmist. see the wicked prosper,
but only occasionally. The savings
are in the hands of hundreds of thou.
sands of Woodworking men. and
scores of thousands of men whose in.
comes ten years ago were from $4,000
to $1,000 have now from $1,000 to Sc.
OGo. 80 EFE y
"As to the multi-millicnaires, only
a. small fraction of their incomes can
be spent for their own pleasure; the
bulk Of what they get has to be rein
vested and becomes the means where.
by thousands earn their wages. They
are simply trustees of fraction of
the national property. When, there
fore, the question is asked: is the
prosperity of this nation IA
vorable or unfavorable to the pros
perity Of the peop.e?' I may say with
emphasis: In the long run and by
all means favorable"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
m VAS coNsIDBRATE. :
"a, d a6teSi wass 1AlaSsa ~ -
HaA - Eater His :Objee-
tfonD,


In every up.to-date and weli.re1ulafe9
hotel the force Of walters il rigidly olsci-
pinned and each enc IS intrusted with spe
cial duties aside from those Of the dining.
room. The disciplinary system at one Of
Detroit's prominent hotels is a. severely
exact almost a. that controlling body OF
soldiers. The head waiter is an lrishman
with thick brogue and every morning be
fore the duties Of the day begin he lines his
men mp in the .dining-room and imPresses
upon them the rules of the establishment
and lectures them as to their behavior. de
looked unusually serious the other morning
As he stood before the soberiy-
walters and nervously tapped the ends OF
his swallow-tail coat, says the Detroit Free
Press.
"Gintlemin," he began, "O'im obliged
teh.make few REMARKS this mornin' an
subject that is very painful teh me, an,
wan that consarns all iv yez voitally. 1t
has bin reported an good atority that wan
iv yex (Oi won't say which wan) has bin SO
da-Oi name indiscrate-as teh be maxim
diprecatory REMARKS about tn prop-proy-
ter iv this hotel an tn way 'tis conducted.
Now, this koind iv ting hav got teh be
stopped. OF don't want teh be personal be
minshinin' ony names, but tn man that has
cha-arge iv tn silver better kape his DYE
peeled an put paddock an his tongue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
NAY TRY SUBMARINE BOATS.
Engli.h Admiralty. 1t 10 Said. Will
Make = Series OF Expert
meats.

The London Chronicle asserts that.
despite official and other details. it is
fact that the admiralty is trying, or
is about to try. submarine boat. Two
naval officers have invented q special
steering apparatus which has been
adopted for the experiments. The pa
per says it learns. but does not vouch
FOR the accuracy Of the information.
that the vessel is Of the nature Of >
submarine torpedo-boat destroyer, the
primary object of which will be the
destruction of hostile submarine boats.
She will carry submarine guns, dis
charging a sort of small, torpedo-like
she'll charged with gun-cotton. The
charge will be exploded by an adapta.
ton Of the wireless teiegraphy.
The Chronicle adds that the method
Is based on the well-known fact that
the explosion OF heavy charge OF gum
cotton will stave the. sides Of any sub
marine boat by conclusion. even it ex-
ploded at a distance of hundred feet
from the vessel fred 1t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Hoke Smith, Of Atlanta, has given
travelling libraries to IA counties in
Georgia. The books are intended for
the school children and are to make
the circuit of the schools. ssH
Colby is the first Maine college ia
publish collection of college stories.
Mr.. II. c. Libby has collected stories
from Colby men who have won fame
in the literary world.
Harvard college, which was founded
by Rev. John Harvard, in 1886. and
which graduated its first class in 1912,
is the first as well as the oldest col
lego in the United States.
Andorra, . little republic in the
Pyrenees, has marked the end of the
century by opening its public schools
to girls for the first time. The
French government contributes 5000
to the schools support.
The seventy-sixth annual report OF
the New York Bible society, just is
sued, shows another year of earnest
work, during which nearly 10000 vol
umes OF the Scriptures have been
placed in the hands of immigrants
arriving at this port. the sailors in
the harbor. and churches, missions
and families in the city.
There is to be no backward step in
Christian missions in China. The
church is ready to obey the command
to .preach the Gospel to eyerv Great.
ure." undismayed by persecution or
other encouragement. 1t is subject
for congratulation that the most able
and far-seeing men Of our own coun-
try, who have had experience in the
orient and are competent to speak.
are unanimous in the opinion that
missions cannot be abandoned unless
we are prepared also to abandon COM
merce and diplomacy. ts fesris
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
THE CUBAN CENSUS.
Taken Under the Supervision Il the
War Department.
Especial Correspondence.l
:

THAT American occupa ton ha.
benefited Cuba is cheerfully adj
mitted by even those islanders
who clamored for absolute inde-
pendence as soon as the treaty of peace
between Spain and the United States
had been signed. With the exception
of coterie Of rabid revoluticnisfs all
the leaders of Cuban politics have
learned to appreciate the sincerity of
Americas friendship and the people
at large want nothing more than an
autonomous government under the
protection of the United States.
Under the able administration Of
Gen. j. P. Sanger. q. S. A.. acting for
the war department, q census Of the
islands has just been completed, in ac-
cordance with proclamation issued
by President Mckinley in August, 1899,
The actual work of enumeration was
begun two months later, and within the
incredibly short time of one year the
entire work was completed. When
nrst issued the presidential proclama-
ton struck terror to the hearts Of
many good Cuban patriots who feared
that the taking Of the census might
be the first step toward annexation.
especially as it was proposed that the
work should be done under the super
vision OF the military governor OF the
island, assisted by officers and enlisted
men OF the United States army.
Gen. Sanger notified the secretary Of
war OF the steadily growing dissatis-
faction of the natives and At the elev-
enth hour it was decided that the off,
ces of supervisors and enumerators
should be filled by Cubans, and that
the field work should be performed by
them, under the supervision Of an ex-
perienced officer of the United States
census, SO that when the enumeration
should be completed it would be CEN
sus OF Cubans by Cubans Gen. Sam
ger was placed at the head of the CEN
sus bureau. with Victor II. Olmstead,
an experienced official of the United
States census, as chief of staff. Six
Cuban supervisors. appointed by the
military governor, completed the ex-
ecntive board. That these officials per-
formed their duties honorably and
faithfully is evidenced not only by the
completeness Of their reports. but also
by the fact that of the appropriation
granted for the taking OF the census a
balance of $4,000 remained unexpend-
ed at the close Of the work.
The great majority of Cuba's popu-
1ation is of Spanish and African de-
scent. and the social conditions in the
country districts bear a close resem-
blance to feudalism. The colored and
half-breed clements are held in eco
nomical bondage by the landowners
and planters, and nothing was done
under Spanish rule to elevate or edu-
cate them. The leaders OF Spanish
thought have from time immemorial
believed in keeping the masses in
ignorance, believing it the best way
to perpetuate the rule of a greedy and
overbearing aristocracy. Before the
outbreak of the last insurrection,
which led TO our war with Spain,
there were nearly 1oo, 900 plantations,