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Evening journal., 1902-09-03

Beginning next Monday night. the
King Dramatic Company will play n
weeks engagement at the Opera House.
The company Is a good one and is Pop
uiar with Wilmington theatre g0ers.
The repertoire viii be as follows; Mon
day night, Cherry Pickers;" Tuesday
matinee. Golden Giant Nine" Tues
day night, Siberia" Wednesday matt
nee. Social Highwayman;" Wednes-
day night. Shenandoah; Thursday
matinee. Wages of SIM" Thursday
night. "Blue Janes;" Friday matinee,
Lights O. Liverpool" Friday night
"A Young Wife," Saturday matinee,
Master and MAN." Saturday night,
"a Ward Of France"
The moving machines which James
In. Wallick uses in the trotting race
scene in the revival OF the Bandit
King" resembles somewhat the moving
sidewalk at the Paris Exposition. and
i it is said 10 be wonderfully realistic
representation. Mr. WalliCks pet
mare. Flossie. which is a descendant OF
Nancy Hanks brother, Millionaire,
formerly owned by him at his stock
farm Holyrood. plays an important
role in the race. Born at this farm
and reared and petted. she is remark
ably intelligent and fully understands
that She is a privileged animal It is
! impossible to leave sugar or vegetables
ON the kitchen table, because whenever
FlOssie gets a chance she walks in and
helps herself She is a very gentle an
imal and remarkably intelligent, so
much so that Mr. Wallick decided 70
try her on the machine before he made
3 the attempt with the other horses
The wheels were put in motion and
Flcssie slowly lead on the roller. Mr.
Wallicl was congratulating himself
that all was well when Flossie sud
, denly stopped She looked down al
her feet with evident suspicion that al
was not right. After a moments hesi-
; tatiOn she walked slowly across, theI
, she turned. smelled the machine ant
inspected it minutely. Having surveyed
/, il to her satisfaction she allowed her
self to be led upon it once more, bu
this time she stood perfectly still ane
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Condemn Congressman BalI

The concluding plank of the platform
adopted by the convention says
I'VE assert that DR. J.. Heisler Ball
has willfully. obstinately and designed
ly misadvised the Administration at
Washington of the true status of the
affairs and conditions Of the Republi-
cans Of the State OF Delaware. and that
he has totally ignored all persons
charged with the management Of the
affairs of the Union Republican party
of Delaware. which party gave him a
great majority of the number of votes
he received at the general election o
1900 for the Office of Congressman"
Evening journal., 1902-09-03
Addlcks Predlcts VIctorN

The Philharmonic Band furnished
excellent music for the occasion. and
during the neon hour gave a concert
on the piazza of the Hotel Richardson.
Dover people congregated in great
numbers to hear the inspiring strains
of harmony. When the delegates
marched to the train the band led the
way. playing Hail, Hail, the Gangs
ALI Here"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
Taken to Automobiles as a
Mode of Conveyance.

| Recent reports show that the inhab-
itants of Porto Rico are taking kindly
to the motor machine, which until
lately was practically unknown there.
| An agent of an automobile company
in the United States who has just re-
turned from that island states that he
was able to sell outright to the Porto
Ricans over $40, 600 worth of motor We
hicles, and also to arrange for the sale
of seven other machines at 81, 500 each.
An automobile transportation COM
2any has seen incorporated on the is
land, with q capital of $4,000, and be-
ginning on April Is it expects to open
regular line of transporta ton be-
tween Ponce and San Juan.
A late number Of the Automobile
Magazine contains an interesting ac'
count of the automobiles introduce
ton in the Philippines, where it prom
ises to play an exceedingly prominent
part in the development and cultivation
of those islands. Finding that the serv-
ice rendered by the native runners, or
couriers, who were first employed to
carry the mail in those islands, was
unsatisfactory, the United States gov
eminent has determined to try the au-
tomobile for this purpose. The ex-
pertinent is to be made upon the the
DRY that, although the roads and
paths on the islands are poor, and in
some places are almost impossible.
their condition is not so bad as to in
terfere seriously with the use of the
automobile, which, while it will be
compelled to proceed slowly for the
most part, will insure greater safety
and expedition of the mail than any
method of postal transportation en-
'ployed in the past.
During the last few months be-
tween two and three dozen motor We
hicles have been shipped to the island
and are in daily use there by the resi-
dents, and among the more prosperous
of the natives the machines are de-
cidedly popular. ut is not at all un-
usual" says the authority referred to,
''to see native riding through the
country districts in newly imported
American automobile" And the fact
that the inhabitants of the island are
ready to avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to purchase these machines
made in the United States is regarded
as proof positive that rapid progress
is being made in the settlement of de-
velopment Of the islands. AZ
Automobiles have been found AZ
valuable in the Philippines for heavy
trucking as for light transportation.
and quite a large number of motor
trucks are used to transport goods in
the interior and along the coast.
Around Manila, particularly, the SUI
perior advantages Of automobiles Of
high horse power for carrying mer.
chandise has been strikingly illus.
trated. &A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
BRIEF BOOK REVIEW.
atical, But IL . Pleasing Depart.
ure from the Hackneyed Style.

The following brief paragraphs are
copied from Encounters Between
Famous Men," the forthcoming book
by j. Ellington Bildad. They simply
show, says the Ohio State Journal,
whittier the historical novel is drift
ing:
"As George Washington came within
sight of Rome he observed that the
city was in flames, and, having drunk
all of the fire extinguisher from his
bottle at the previous stop, he turned
his horses head and was about to
gallop away, when his quick ear
caught the strains of music. George
paused, and, looking upward, beheld
Nero perched on the city wall playing
a violin solo. Waving his hand in
adieu to the cruel tyrant, General
Washington rode away, leaving the
cracking flames behind him, because
the Father of His Country had no use
for cracking flames where he was
going"
"This is the only instance on record
of a meeting between George Wash
ington and Nero. It's authenticity
cannot be doubted, inasmuch as the
writer's grandfather was present
when it happened"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
THIS FROG CAN FLY.
Uses His Great Webbed Feet ~ Sails
to Swing Himself from
Tree to Tree.

Upon seeing the expansive mem
brane on the feet of this little frog,
shown in the picture, you might cas-
lily imagine him using them in the
hot climate of his home (Borneo) as
fans to keep himself cool. To be
sure, a frog tanning itself with it's
feet would be funny sight, but I
think this little fellow can do it.
though naturalists do not report ever
having seen him so employed. They
do, however, know positively of one
use he has for them, and that is, in
'ailing from tree to tree. They en-
BILE him to do this in the same way
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
ORIGIN OF FILIPINO NAMES.
Back to Primeva1 Times In
the Islands. err

Many Filipino names have had their
[origin explained by fanciful legends
and traditions. Every name has a
meaning. Jarois called by uneducated
| Visayans Salog, which means cup. The
legend which purports to give the deri-
vation of this name dates back to the
time when the monkeys and parrots
ruled the islands, says the Detroit
Free Press. Once there was great
drought and there was no place where
water was to be found in all the noun
tains. So scouts were sent out to look
for water, and they travelled many
miles until they came to a spot where
the river flowed all the year and where
food was always plenty. They took a
cup of water to prove their find, and
went back to their companions, who
journeyed to the water and called the
place Salog, or cup. When the babes
adopted by the monkeys after the
slaughter at Iloilo grew up and pos
sessed the land they retained the
name.
Lyncod in Visayan means "sit
down" The town of Lyncod, 80 miles
from Iloilo, is said to have received its
name because the irst settlers were
climbing the mountain when they be-
came tired and said: :'Let us sit down"
They sat down where the town now
stands and found the place so agree
able that they remained and built the
town.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
King Edwards Memory.

While he was in England Mark
Twain says his head was once taxed
as gas works. He wrote Queen Vic
toria a friendly letter to protest, say
ing: Il don't know you, but I've met
your son. He was at the head of a
procession in the Strand and I was on
bus" Years afterward he met the
prince Of Wales, now King Edward
VII, at Homburg. They had long
walk and talk together. When bid
ding him good-by the prince said: Il
am glad to have met you again" This
remark troubled Twain, who feared
that he had been mistaken for some
one else. He communicated the sus-
picion to the prince, who replied:
'Why, don't you remember when you
met me in the Strand and I was at
the head of procession and you
were on bus ?'-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
Character of the Chipmunk,

Chipmunks are Industrious little
creatures. In rainy weather they
quit work and roll up in their nests
or hide in a knothole away from the
wet. Windy weather makes them
very nervous. The rustling of leaves
and waving branches make them sus-
picious that something strange is 60
ing on in the world. A chipmunk eats
while sitting on his launches and
holds his food in his forepaws. He
drinks by tapping like dog. He is
very neat about his person, combing
out his fur and his long tail with paws
and teeth. He washes his face by lap
ping his forepaws and then rubbing
them both at the same time over his
face with such speed that the eye can
hardly follow his motions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
Unlisted on His Rights.

Some parents still believe in the old
adage that sparing the rod spells the
child. An Indiana paper tells of one
of this class who strobe into the
schoolhouse and confronted the teach
er after the scholars had been dis
missed for the day.
II understand you whipped my boy
this morning!" he began angrily:
Eyes, sir, I did, the terrified teach
er responded, ''but I did not whip him
severely"
"That's what I'm complaining
about" rejoined the parent; you
didn't wallop him half enough. Now,
look here. I am one of the largest
taxpayers in the school district, and
my boy is entitled to as good whal-
ing as you give any other boy. I'm
derstand that. If you slight him
again you'll hear from me. Good aft
ernoon, sir!"-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
THE TIME OF SINGING BIRDS.

aheres murmur and stir in the under.
world
A hurry Of life to greet the sum
ans nttle green leaves are wide uncurled
ana primroses open one by one;
1ne ooisterous winds blow kind and soft
~ tney feel the kiss Of the rainbow
showers,
And the merry brown larks .,np b,ph
aloft,
And woods are alight with flowers,
4ou seemed so weary. o Earth and old,
"A ieebler traveller scant of breath,
with the blood in your veins grown dull
and cold
You dwelt in the shadow-land of Death!
anu .nen. on sudden. we scarce knew
You rose with the break Of the first
Spring day
AND laughed in the face of forgetful men
AND passed on your royal way!
1ou whispered a word to the wandering
breeze,
And the almond blossoms their metals
And soon will laburnum and lilac trees
give place to the hawthorn white and
red:
There's mating of birds and bleating of
flocks,
AHe pioWman goes Wh1Stling up the
dawn
And the river is leaping DER -fringed
rocks
Like creature newly born!
Come out. o jewellers in cities bred
The dewey meadows are cool and sweet,
There's cloudless canopy for your head,
A daisied pavement to rest your feet:
And the gold that you hoard in mint and
mart
Is surely a poor and passing thing
TO the Heaven-stored wealth Of Natures
heart
In the first glad days of spring!
Christian Burke, in Pail Mall Magazine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
mAn11A,s NOTED CHI NAMAN.
vo~.re of DON Carlos Palauca
md Wife, Who Died 81 nce the
American Occupany.

| Probably no funeral cutege mas
ever been seen in Manila with more
| of ,pomp and circumstance'Nith more
gorgeous trappings of woe,with more
semi-barbaric display tina! that OF
the Christianized Chinese, non Carlos
Palanca, and of his wife, palanca-
Tan Cheuce-died on Septenb Der 8, 1901
and his wife on January s, POS. Since
their decease their bodies have been
living in the receiving vault 4 the Gem
etery, awaiting Transportation to
| China, says the Manila Critic.
On a recent Saturday Chen Kang, son
of the deceased, havingcompleted his
arrangements, started with them on
their last voyage. In tie funeral pro-
cession there were twoAmerican mill
itary bands, two Filipino military
bands and one native orchestra. AS
they marched, perforce, close togeth-
err, and played without reference to
the other bands, the ensemble was
not entirely pleasing Dthe Occidental
ear. E
There was multitude of gorgeous
silken banners, all embroidered heav-
lily in gold with sentsnces referring to
the career and character of the de-
ceased. There werequeer umbrella
shaped emblems bsrne aloft on long
stats. The hearse were one mass OF
sable plumes and tneral devices, and
the horses were Id by footmen clad
in eighteenth century mourning cos
tunes.
Then came the contrast. The west
ern symbol of gief is black; the Chi
nese white. Consequently, behind the
hearse came TIN Chinese mourners
clad in black bit with white cloths
bound around their heads. The first
hearse containd the remains of the
wife, as she did first, and in the rear
of the hearse pntaining the body of
Palanca walkd the son as chief
mourner. IS
Palanca wasa wonderful man, cas-
lily the greatet Chinese that ever lived
in the Philippines. He amassed a large
fortune, and fer many years had been
respected and admired by the Manila
Chinese as no other man has been.
He received from the throne of Spain
the highest honor ever accorded by
that county to any Chinese, the
grand cross of Isabella the Catholic,
with the title of 'excellency."
Many stories are told of Palanca,
but probably the most interesting is
that of his experiences with "Butch-
er" Weyler when he was sent here as
governor general. It has long been
customary among rich Chinese mer-
chants to make presents to the new
governor general to secure their good
will, these taking the form of horses
and carriages, handsome dinner sets
of plate gold or silver, and such.
When Weyler came Palanca deter
mined to give the present to the wife.
Accordingly he went to the leading
sjewelry house on the Escolta and
there found two necklaces of bril-
liants each costing $4,000. Not being
able to decide, he sent them both to
Mrs. Weyler with the message that
she should make her choice. In
few days he received a warm letter
of thanks, ending with the statement
that they were SO beautiful that she
could make no choice, and hence she
would keep them both, which she did.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
what-but the man IN The Office Their.

what-but the man In the Office Their,
thought you must have meant tons
so I told him to ship 200 tons. Wha
did you mean, Frank?"
Il was talking about buying 2Ol
shares of copper Stock
''Shares; that's it! I couldn't re
member, but thought it didn't soune
like TONS"
! Weakened by illness, Mr.. Miller
broke into helpless and uncontrolla
BILE laughter, while Dolly gazed at hin
in alarmed solicitude.
Don't laugh SO, DEAR" she i'm
plored, softly, and then burst into
tears afresh, sobbing: ooh, Frank
I've driven you crazy, I know I have!
! Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" ..
With difficulty Mr.. Miller con
trolled himself.
"Why, Dolly" he said, ut wasn't
copper intended to buy; it was cop
! per stock"
"Well, that's what I thought. You
call it stock, don't you? I've Otter
heard you speak about your stock or
hand. Don't you mean copper, as
well as other things, when you speal
that way?"
And Mr.. Miller had to confess that
he did.
"That was a lucky mistake Of yours
Dolly" Mr.. Miller remarked week
later. "All the men at the Lakeville
mills have struck, and it looks as If
the works would be tied up for a
long time. The price of the Coalescent
company's shares has dropped ten
points, and is almost sure to go low
er. If I had bought 200 shares as
intended, should have lost $4,000. So
that part of it is good luck. But ow-
ing to the strike and the reduced out
put of the company's mills, the price
of copper has gone up, and shall be
able to sell to other dealers those
200 tons you bought ut profit of
several dollars ton. So, my dear,
you did the right thing when you did
the wrong thing"
Which was very pleasant news, in
deed, to Dolly. But she didn't feel
pulled up and proud over it; nor to
her most intimate friends did she
ever boast about her business ability
in the purchase and sale of stocks.
And, somehow, when in her presence
was repeated Mrs. Ashley Adams re-
mark that corn-stalks were the only
kind of stocks she knew anything
about, Dolly always blushed.-Ledger
Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
THE FLYING FROG.

as the wings of our modern flying
machine enable its inventor to re-
main for time in the air.
When he wishes to leave the tree
on which he is resting, he leaps into
the air, at the same time spreading
out his great webbed feet for sails,
using them so as to maintain hori-
zontal position, and thus with long,
slanting fight, reaches another tree
20 or more feet away.
When he has finished the fight the
toes are drawn together inclosing the
membrane between them so that ex-
cept for the awkward length of his
feet you might take him for only q
common tree frog.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
Greatest Flower Market in worl.

Greatest Flower Market in World.
The greatest fower-mart in the
world is the famous Covent Garden
market in London, and to catch a
peep of this center of activity at
Easter time is revelation. This
flower headquarters for the worlds
greatest city was established about
three-quarters of century ago in
a most modest manner. Now it oc-
cupies vast glass-roofed brick
building. This immense structure is
divided into hundreds of separate
little stalls, each presided over by
man or woman, but viewed from one
of the entrances the hall appears to
be heaped up ten feet high with one
vast mass of bloom.-Woman's Home
COMPANION,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31

- II F71l-ElENhId
7zZZ16 W1)lIEN.
THE GoLDFISH'S HOPE.

said a sparkling goldfish to trout,
Al they swan in the water blue:
II often wish that my golden scales
Were of quite different hue.
II used to wonder, when was young,
Why fishes were not alike;
Why the shad and the whale were not the
same,
And the salmon and smelt and pike.
But now am glad we are as We are:
For If we were all the same
I would not aspire to a different form
Or vastly different name.
"But still have hopes that may grow
To whale, as the years roll by;
I do not know how they act or live,
But certainly I could try
my friend" said the trout, with solemn
air,
"Just listen to what say:
You'd better become a good goldfish
Than very poor whale some day."
Marguerite NJ. Hillery Gage IA, in st. Mich
olcs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
SALT ENGINE IN ACTION.

Make it with spokes and just like whee
in picture. Then cut out pasteboart
driving rod five inches in length, :
crossbeam eight inches in length ant
piston rod in shape of that shown il
picture, six inches in length. Also cut
out pasteboard support for cross
beam eight inches in length, and tive
supports for flywheel. to rest in eacf
three inches in length.
Now take box cover and fasten the
upright for the crossbeam in position
as here shown. Then stick a pir
through this upright and fasten the
head of it firmly to the pasteboard
with sealing wax. Also stick pin
through each end of the crossbean
and fasten the heads of these firmly
in position, which should be horizontal
with sealing wax.
With hatpin make hole in exact
~ the center of your crossbeam and
slide it onto the pin in the center OF
the upright. Attach driving rod and
piston to the crossbeam in the same
manner. After this place little bits
of paper over these pin points to with
in three-eighths of an inch of the cross
beam. This will prevent the ma
chinery from coming apart.
Now, take your fly wheel supports
and fasten them to the box cover, one
on each side, and just in line unde,
the point of the crossbeam, when the
latter is in horkontalposition. Bore
fair sized hole in each support and
another in exact center Of wheel, then
pass through supports in wheel a hat.
pin axle-through the wheel first and
supports afterward. Fasten the head
of the hatpin which projects beyond
the wheel firmly to the pasteboard
with sealing wax. Place large spool
on the box for cylinder, and drop loose
end of the piston rod into it. Now fas.
ten the driving rod to one of the spokes
of the wheel, about an inch from the
axle, and exactly in position as shown
in the illustration. Greatest care
must be taken to have driving rod ar.
ranged properly.
Now that your little engine is all set
up, cut out four pieces of stiff writing
paper two inches by ~ inches, and
crease over one side of each, about 1
quarter of an inch, as shown in dir
gram. Attach these papers to hatph
circle with sealing wax. See diagram.
Now take pasteboard box, borea
hole in the bottom of it and set itin |
position on some books in such mun-
ner that when the salt falls through
the hole at the bottom of the boz it |
will fall directly onto the paddleS Of !
the writing paper wheel.
Be careful to place your fywleel
supports perfectly level with ach
other, and also see to it that bles
in supports, piston and driving rod are
such that there will be no friction I
If arranged properly this littlt en-
CINE will run splendidly. You may use
as large a box as you please for Kidding
the salt, and, too, by tipping one end |
up, as shown in the illustration, the
salt will run out for much longer
period without replenishing. Make all |
fastenings with sealing wax.
A pasteboard shoe box will furnish
you with just the material you need for
the manufacture of this little engine.
Nugent, in Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
SALT POWER ENGINE.
! II II Made Of Cardboard and. If Prop
srly Arranged, II Bound to
Run Splendidly.

Here is an engine which works just
like a real engine. The cardboard
wheel goes flying around. the piston
rod works up and down in its spool cyl
inder, and the crossbeam, surmounted
by two American flags, seesaws fully
as perfectly as those run by steam.
The power used in this little engine
is not steam, though, but salt. yes,
common salt! such as you use at
table. The engine itself is made OF
cardboard or pasteboard, and as fol.
lows:
First cut out wheel of pasteboard
or cardboard six inches in diameter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
The Order Of Going.

Mr.. Polk-My Gracious! It's near.
ly midnight. suppose I'll get the
reputation of being very late caller.
Miss Patience-Oh! I don't mind
late callers.
Mr.. Polk-No? I'm delighted to
Miss Patience (desperately)-No;
it's the late leavers who bore me-
Catholic Standard and Times.