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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19
80 80 ; Histnrr.

"shibboleth" is a word frequently
used in modern politics, though it may
be doubted whether many politicians
know the history Of it. CAUTIOUSLY
enough, this Hebrew word really
means 'an ear Of corn" as well as a
river but its significance for mod
ems arises from the fact that it was
employed as a test to distinguish the
Ephraimites from the Gileadites, the
former being unable to pronounce the
ssh" sound.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

-AA Nv - JC4A5
second, because he is good looking, and
third, on account of the peculiar man
ner Of his election.
When Mr.. Long retired from the
house to become a senator young Mr..
Murdoch promptly announced himself
Is a candidate for the succession. It
looked rather dubious at the start, for,
he was a new hand at it and not very
we'll known in the district; but he hit
on a scheme that proved a winner.
Murdoch has a superb suit of red
hair, There were II other candidates
in the field, and one Of them also had
red hair. So Murdoch vent to him and
struck a bargain. 1t was agreed that
the two should make their canvass on
the r~ed-headed issue, and that at an
oppOrtune moment the weaker of the
two should withdraw from the race in
favor of the other. Murdoch then set
at it. He made a whirlwind campaign
on the cry that the ~Eed-headed men
ought to be represented in congress.
He quoted statistics to show that n
man out of ten had a red head, and
that proportion did not hold in con-
gress. He made an impregnable case
on that issue, and the other red-headed
man followed suit. The novelty Of the
canvass caught the fancy Of the dis
trict, and when at the psychological
moment the other, who was found to
be the weaker, Withdrew the mo-
mentum was so strong that Murdoch
Won the nomination in a walk. Then
he went inJo the campaign for election
on the same issue. and won out again,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

at Broadway, England, where they have
as their next-door neighbor Maude Va
lerie White, and It was with songs writ
ten by the latter and Mr.. Korbay
that Mary Anderson chose to make her
temperance, although she says she will
never again adopt the stage or plat
form as profession. The great actress
persistently denies that she will appear
in America this season in a series of
readings, although the announcement OF
her appearance has been made with
many evidences Of t%ruthfulness several
times this summer and fall
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

Yersary OF his ap-
pointment as civil
service commits
sioner.
He has had an
extraordinary rec
ord in that pO-
sition. His term
Of service repre-
sents almost x
aetly one-half the
life of the COM
mission and he
has survived re-
publican and dem
Ocratic adminis-
trations with
enral facility Ya
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

The citizens of Altenburg Germany
have erected a monument in honor of
"skat," which is a German variation OF
whist. The monument consists Of a
column painted with diamonds, hearts,
spades and clubs.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

According to one Of the scientific jour
nails more than S,OOO,o 900 Of the 13, SOC. 900
people Of Mexico do not work, says the
Chicago Record-Herald. No wonder
some Of the Mexicans are opposed t. hav-
ing Yankee ideas introduced into that
country.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

hereafter W e ar
uniforms to dis
tinguish tn g M
from the crowds
who frequent the
executive a Ne
sion.
A lot OF fun.
is being poked
at the PROPOSE
ton, and there
has been a good
deal Of humorous
talk about the
aping Of royalty
and all that. But
the uniforms are
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

Which has cOntin-
ued now for many
years.
1t is true that he
classes himself as
a democrat, but his
political leanings
are not strong, and
he voted for Nc
kinney in 1895 and
1900. Besides he is
an expansionist Of
a radical type, and
on that point he is
thoroughly in har-
mony with the
president.
~
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

50 enterprising in the application OF
electricity to industry that it is won.
derful that another country should
have had a chance to anticipate it in
any manner. The consular report, in
which the Jews is conveyed, supplies
no details, however, and it is impos-
sible to say how extensively the plan
has been adopted.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

49, E3gAAA8Ha &&@
has seen the entire personnel Of the
commission except himself change no
less than four times since he has held
the Office Of president Eight commits
sioners have come and gone, beginning
with Theodore Roosevelt and ending
with James r. Garfield.
Curiously enough, Proctor was first
appointed president Of the commission
on the recommendation Of Mr.. Roose-
welt who was then nearing the end Of
his service and who proposed Proctor
to President Cleveland a the best man
to keep the commission going in q
democratic administration along the
lines laid down. Roosevelt and Cleve-
land were the only two men who Knew
anything about the appointment in adj
vance, for Proctor was never much Of
q political factor. At the time he was
state geologist Of Kentucky, a place
he had occupied for Is years, and he
was a member of the jury Of awards
for mines and mining at the Column
bian exposition.
When Cleveland called him to Wash
ingtOn and told him what he wanted
Proctor objected. "The only thing I
am interested in" he said, ois the
Appalachian mountains. This will.
take me away from that work"
"Oh, don't bother about that" said
the president. you won't have much
to do here. Whenever you want to 60
away for a month, or two, we can fix it
up easily enough"
So Proctor accepted, but he hasn't
yet been able to get away as Cleveland
promised him.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

ence. Newly
elected senators
and representa-
tiV generally
come to Washing
ton with a preiu-
dice against the
commission, and a
quiet determine
ton to wipe IL
OF the face of
the earth. They
don't stay here
long before they
begin to realize
that however un-
popular that body
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

GAINESVILLE authorities have oTcially
decided that young people may make
love on the schoolhouse steps. Perhaps
the older men look back and consider
that branch the most delightful part Of
their education.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

Always run the buttonhoie twist All.
around the hols about ons-si1tsebth
Of 90 inch from the edge before IS.
ginning TIE aetual buttonhoinef Nhss
strengthens aad prevents 81 fr0Eo Tears
ln8 eut. besides serving ~ suld8 to
th8 G-Bth 81 the at3t rl8a.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

cd 10 congress
from Kansas to
represent the dis
triet left vacant
by the promotion
Of Representative
Long to the SEN
ate-the same dis
trict that held
fame for a time
as the home Of
Sockless Jerry
Simpson.
Murdoch is pref
ty sure to be
pointed out in the
house first be-
amg,a. ~ - .-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19
Makes No DiReFence 70 uncle sn1n.

Kaiser Wilhelm should rest assured,
says the Chicago Daily News, that, if he
wishes to challenge for the Americas
cup, Uncle Sam viii find as much pleas
ure in taking it away from him as from
anyone whom he happens Just now to
call to mind.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

VAN may De the only
thing to do is to grin and bear 1t. The
civil service law never was popular
with congress, and yet tt has condn-
ued 70 wax strong in spite Of Its un-
popularity.
The 6ghung aggTosglveness. hrst of
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

A Red-Headed COnEressman.
Victor Murdoch is the handsome
Dung fellow who has Just been elect
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

son does the same thing. The habit Of
the monocle continues to live among
the English swells."
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

Civil Service Experiences.
The civil service commission once
IN awhile has an interesting expert
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19
CIVIL SERVICE
Nearly Ten Years Of Service for
Commissioner Proctor.
An UNPOPULAR DEPARTMENT
where Democrats and Republicans
Are the Best Of Friends-A REDS
Headed gonBresaman from
Kansaa-other Gossip.

Washington.-John r. Proctor win
celebrate next month the tenth anni-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

UniRormns at the White House.
Secretary Loeb has ordered that the
loorkeepers at the white house shall
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

Mr.. Proctor is a close personal
friend Of the PRESIDENT friendship
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-19

mi n0litics Raila-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
DISORDER AT THE VATICAN.
French Paper Says Everybody Gives
Orders and Nobody Obeys.

PARIS. July 15.-The Figaro's cor
RESPONDENT at Rome telegraphs that
during the past twenty-four hours the
pope has complained of being unable to
keep still and constantly asked for
things which he refused when brought
1t is often necessary to raise him, as
he becomes fatigued through lying
down, and an arrangement has been
adjusted to the bed enabling the pa
tient to be raised without being
touched.
Yesterday the pope complained par
ticularly of a lack of air, and his valet,
Contra, had to draw back the green
curtain cutting off that part of the
chamber in which the bed stands.
, Complete disorder prevails at the Vati-
can and the lack of a master is felt.
Everybody gives orders and nobody
obeys.
The Eclairs correspondent at Rome
telegraphs that yesterday diplomat
ist asked Cardinal Rampolla for the
bulls concerning the bishops appointed
at the last consistory. The cardinal
replied:
"All the ministries, have now ceased
their functions. Pope Leo has no
signed the consistorial documents. but
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
CAMERA ON A eUNsTocK.
To Study Movements of the Birds-Ex-
posure at Opportune Moment.


The study of the problem of man
flight. which is just now being given a
great deal of attention by scientists all
over the world, makes it essential to
study the movements of birds in flight
in order to get pointers as to just how
man should conduct himself in his eff
forts to make himself master of the
air. These pictures are exceedingly
difficult to get, principally for the rea-
son that the bird has come and gone
before the photographer can get his
apparatus in readiness to make the
exposure. AS is we'll known by those
skilled in the art of photography, in
making such exposures even with a
camera having universal focus, con-
siderable preparation, not only in ar
ranging the plate or film. or setting the
shutter, but in properly positioning the
camera with respect to the object to be
taken. This is ordinarily done by sight
ing the said object through the finder
of the camera. The method is some
what uncertain, for it often occurs
that the image is thrown upon the plate
or sensitized at an angle which makes
an unsatisfactory picture or else the
object is not properly centered. There
are all kinds of mistakes and oversights
which mag happen under the circum-
stances, bN the inventor of the latest
camera support claims that they are
all entirely overcome by 1t.
The invention consists of mounting
a camera on the stock of gun SO that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
DR.. LAPPONI CANNOT IMAGINE
HOW POPE LEO KEEPS ALIVE
Continued From First Page.

terday, little of which appeared in
last nights official bulletin, would be
incredible if 1t were not confirmed by
the doctors and cardinals present in
the sick chamber. None seem more
perplexed than the doctors themselveI.
DR.. Lapponi said frankly: Il cannot
imagine how the pope manages to keep
alive" According to the physicians.
the pontiff may die at any moment,
traordinary intervals when his mind
and body present a comparatively
sound appearance.
The organs of the pope are grad
ually ceasing to perform their natural
functions. All processes of elimina-
ton have ceased and no more nouriSh-
ment is taken.
Constitution Wearing Down.
ROME, July 14.-All those around
the patient have long since ceased to
hold definite opinions regarding the
duration of the pontiff's existence. The
slow but progressive diminution of the
strength of the august patient fore
tells the approaching end of the strug-
gle with death, but the doctors will
not venture to predict how near the
end is Constant relapses, they say,
such as created alarm early yesterday,
are gradually wearing down the pope's
constitution, which seems immune
from any specific disease. Most per-
sons are inclined to the idea that Pope
Leo may get through perhaps two or
three repetitions of yesteSRay's ups and
downs, till, as DR.. RossinT puts it, "his
pulse stops forever"
Three causes may accelerate the end,
viz: Continued inability to take nour-
ishment, which was exhibited today,
sudden heart failure, or the progress
sion of pleuri diseases.
The latter is thought the least prob
able. AS day succeeds day it becomes
pathologically clearer that it is a case
of a very old man dying because he
has lived his allotted time.
The pope himself this afternoon or
dered the four cardinals to be admitted
and received them standing, he who is
supposed to be at the point of death
saying: please be seated" He re-
counted the impressive ceremony Of
the morning when he received the
benediction of the Franciscan order.
The cardinals informed him of the
Worldwide prayers for his life. Pope
Leo answered that he was much graf
flied, but that he was ready for his
final departure, concluding by saying:
Gods will be DONE"
Even more striking was the pope's
interview with his secretary, Mgr
Angel. His holiness sent for him say
ing that he wished to see certain pa
pers, which the secretary brought.
Then, after a short explanation, Mgr.
Angel wished to get the pope's de-
cision on the matter, but Pope Leo
said: well, well, not today We will
do that some other time"
A curious controversy is proceeding
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15

came on the scene with 40 invitations
every day for Bobby and 80 telephone
calls and he was fattered to death, OF
course But did | say how n,,a can sns y you
to death?' NossI waited and finally
dropped an incidental remark about the
way Claire was pursuing Charlie Ro 10
erts / said Charles sister SAID ne
was being bothered to death, and SAD
it was a great pity that girl couldn t
learn that a man wanted to 90 the
peaIed to Bobby he threw out his chest
and said certainly it was a mans pace:
and Claire was given to that sort oi
thing and for me to be mighty careful
myself, and he'd just heard me ask Tom
over the telephone to come up here. 80
that polished off Claire; IT,,
81 was almost in despair when Hor-
tense Bumer got fmm5he lou I'D cG oSn
too. But made nice remarks apout
what a wholesome, big. generously pulit
thing she was, and how unusual 1t was
to find a girl who was as much at nome
in stables as the grooms themselves.
Her calling down a stable boy just out
side the library where four of us-men
and girls-were waiting for her, was gooo
for the cause. and l repeated every Woro
she said. And she can talk like Jockey
when she gets started. you know. pre-
tended that it was all joke to me
mamma did the shocked part and lectureo
me later for my attitude.
"Then one time when she smashed all
the tea things because the maid had
forgotten the lemons-I told that as q
Joke too. So one day Bobby warned
me about thinking such things were larks
and said a woman should be holy and
set apart-and then 1 know that Margaret
Dale had him.
"That business was hard thing to
manage too, for Margaret lives up to
her sanity name, and such contrast
after Hortense was bound to be stun
aBut after her came Bess, who Just
suited me- and after the engagement
had to tell her all this, for | ran her
down pretty badly so Bobby would like
her and | didn't know how much Bobby
might have told. Chicago News
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
POSSESSIONS OF THE PoNTIFF;
His Personal Property Was Long Ago
/ Divided Amona Relations.

ROME. July 1.-THE pope, as
though feeling that the end was really
approaching. has taken much trouble
in giving his last instructions. Today,
speaking with evident effort to his
private secretaries Monsignors Angel
and Marzolini. his holiness repeated
the instructions previously given that
all the presents received by him on the
occasion of his Jubilee in 1888. which
are of the greatest value. shall be the
property of the holy see and telling in
which drawer would be found the most
costly. which are to be personally de-
livered to his successor. With an evil
spoke of all the sacred objects. he had
gathered. Behind screen In the
popes library are the presents given
his holiness onS the occasion of this
years jubilee. These are destined. for
poor. churches. The pontif expressed
the hope that if he were not alive on
his named day, st. Joachim + day
tAug. l6). the usual fete would be
given. ssg:lllilli
Although muehKfas been said about
the popes will. nothing positive is yet
known except. that on receiving his
nephews his holiness said:
AS pope I do not possess anything
as l live by the aims of the faithful.
1t would be great detriment to the
cHufcH IL SnOuid qeStlne. to my family
even the smallest part of what the
people send me by. denying them-
selves. AS to my personal property.
l divided that among you long ago"
This declarationsdid not Surprise any.
one, it being web know n how strongly
anti-nepotal Pope Leo has ssalways.
been. When the pontiff alluded to his.
personal fortune he meant his patri =
mony, of which almost two-tIlirds
came into his hands through the death.
of his uncles and brothers.TsBe Besides
this he had what was called his pre-
latura, sum Of 10000 scudi, which for
that period was large amount and
to which in papal times was entitled
any member of a family embracing
the priesthood. This was given to
put him in a position to continue his
career. In 1881 Pope Leo had all his
fortune estimated and divided by Car
dlnal Lamrenz. distinguished juris-
consult. among his nieces and neph
ews. who were obliged to sign a paper
/ declaring that they had received all
they were entitledtt6.
When the ropes brother. Cardinal
Giuseppe, died indfSS0, Pope Leo in
formed his relatives that he was keep
ing all his valuable library intact
leaving them their share in money
and obliging them to sign another
declaration that they had received ali
they could claim. K
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
CURING ONES BROTHER.
Polly Knew Just How to straighten Out
Jlm's Love Affairs

Jim's Love Affairs.
$50 you're trying to break up Jims
affair with Mayme?" remarked Polly,
count of failures from Molly. Don't
you know that's the worst way on
earth to do it-attacking her in the
open? You can't pick flaws in a girl any
more openly to your brother-if he hap
can to any other man.
Now when l think of how I have
engineered Bobby out Of snares and
pitfalls into real tight and fast en-
prove of 1 am filled with pride. And
no thanks from Bobby, of course. But
Bess thinks I'm going to make the best
sister-in-law, that ever happened. Ger
tainly, told her about them-all of them.
I shall never lose the memory of
my horror the moment I. discovered three
years ago that Bobby was captivated by
that horrid little cat of a Mrs. Van Ty-
Ter. She was just smuggling out of black
crepe into black and white-the most
baby-blue eyes and all that-well, of
course, poor Bobby was taken in There
wasn't so much difference in their ages,
e1ther-only experience. And it might
Say to Bobby, Don't LET that widow make
p fool of you, for PHYS sake?' No. 1 let
him talk on and about her and 1 said she
was a dear and how all the men just dotted
on hearing her talk about her poor deal
Dickie: Bobby looked up in a flush and
related what Harry Symons had told me
the night before about what she had said
to him, and l said wasn't it queer that
Harry took it all in?
Bobby just melted off the scene then
TWO days later when Harry's name came
up again Bobby said what duffer he
was in everything-couldnt even read a
woman. So that finished off Mrs. Van
Tyler nicely and 1 was at rest till Claire
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
The Secrecy About Artists Models.

Every artist keeps in his studio a little
book that he guards most sacredly. 1t
contains his list of models. In some art
studios of New York the model book
contains 500 names of men and women
who earn their living by posing. The be-
travail of single name by the artist
would injure his reputation with the craft
and make it difficult for him to employ
the better class of models.
The chief reason for this secrecy is the
fact that the outside world is prone to
look askance at professional models. Most
of them. however, are perfectly modest
and good women. whose business. though
apparently violating the letter of morality,
preserves its spirit. In fact. behind the
models professional career is little but
the commonplace.
American models are characterized by
the same qualities of self-respect and in
dependence as American art. The prin-
cipal fault artists and illustrators find
with them is their lack of expression: but
for beautiful figures and perfect features
they are unexcelled.
The best models in the world are found
in France and America. where the most
general intelligence prevails in the class
from which they chiefly come. In
America many of them belong to middle
class families who have met reverses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15
GERMANS RESPECT HIM.
GoNernnent oHaislsss Frankly Ac-
knocwIedssI His Worth.

1oNsrHhoe nf q OfftcI ais Frankly = &C
knowIedssI His Worth.
BERLIN: July d - The imminent
death 3ofss the pope causes general re-
greet throughout Germany and sincere
sorrow among the Catholic population.
Leo XIII. has maintained close rela-
tlons with German politics. He has ex-
erclsed power over the Clerical party,
directing closer. alliance with the
government, recohci1ing differences
and increasing. the party's influence
upon public policy
Officials frankly say that Leo XIII.
has been one of the best .popes ever
known as far as his attitude toward
Germany is concerned. He always
showed. comprehension of German af-
fairs smoothed out difficulties between
the Center party and the government,
even exerting press ure upon the Cleri-
cal party to carry measures like the
septennate of 1887 in order to get con-
cessions and ecclesiastical legislation.
Although the Center party was oppos-
ed to the septennate the pope's hint
sufficed to induce the whole party to
abstain from voting, this making it's
passage possible.
The Clerical party also opposed the
subsequent ecclesiastical bill, but Leo's
orders caused its members to change
faith and vote for it. Officials further
point out a recent case where the pope
ordered Bishop Korum. at Treves, to
withdraw the circular forbidding COM
munion to persons patronizing the
governments mixed schools. Leo XIII.
was directly instrumental in settling
the Kulturkampf (the great Bismarck
ian struggle between Professionalism
and Catholicism in. Germany, which
he followed up with steady policy of
reconciliation. thereby giving the Cen
ter party a dominant political position.
No expression gained greater currency
in latter day German politics than
"the Center is trumps."