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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
CENTRAL DIRECTORS MEET TO-DAY
Not 70 Issue Securities TO Garry Out Pro-
posed improvements. L Is Said

Ire directors of the Nevr-Yoriz Central will meet
a. ire Grand Central Station to-day 20 act on the
declaration - dividend and whatever other
business come before the board Il iE ex-
p-cted thar there viii pc fun attendance % the
board. with the exception Of William X Wander
bin. who Is nov in Europe. ChaUrcey II Depew
vii preside r may b. stated that no action -
contemplated ar to-day's meeting looking 70 the
issue ~ bonds other securities 70 carry out the
v-~-0seE improvements UPON the Central All ex-
pe-se fa- incurred has j. IS declared, been pre-
pared for in an adequate manner. and nothing
will ~ done along this line until NJ. Vanderbilt
-e-r--s from abroad even Il II is done then.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
INTEREST IN ABYssINIAN PROJECT.
SINNERS Mission Arouses Lively Comment
IN GERMANY

Berlin. sept. The mission Of Mr. Skinner.
the United States Consul General az Marseilles.
20 King NeneIik Of Abyssinia is the subject OF
lively comment here NOT one % che newspapers
processes 10 understand what IL means. but most
OF them aver that it is "a fresh Indication OF the
United States ambition abroad" Several news
parers- w lille mountaineering 10 the alleged i'm
periaustit mood Of the United states. regard il
al natural that she should reach out for new
erifta-a@ o. influence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OPENS TO-DAY

TIE opening exercises az the 10th academic gear
~ Columbia University will take place to-day at
Earl Han on the university campus. The eIer-
rises u-iu neein a. q m Brief religious services
IN which Bishop Fotter will part win open the
exercises President Nicholas Murray Butler will
follow with a brief address L'r. Harry Ihurston
Pack professor Of Latin Language and Literature
wi! deliver address The Impress OF ne Jni-
-arefrv TIE dwelling ~ the statue of Alma
---rl- s.rI ra. i.u Professor Pe-k's address
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
TO FORCE ACTION ON FRANCHISE
Alderman Downing Comes 70 Rescue Of the
Port Chester Road

Owing 20 -be Jewish holiday yesterday there was
no meeting of The aldermen AMI b. was said at The
CRY han that rha next meeting would no Tues
gav next a. is understood that Alderman Down
INK 81 the Railroad COMMITTEE viii. Unless Mr.
Dferner the cha rrnan Of the committee reports
the franchise resolution for The <ew-Nork and
Port Chester Railroad. move the discharge Of rne
committee. and bring the matter s4uarely before
the board The application for the franchise has
been held W since last Nav.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
--e ALASKA BOUNDARY ARGUMENT

-0--o~ Sept --Attu-ner General Finlsy c.
r~fe- The ro-rluc session ct fhe Alaskan Boundsrv
l----ss1- r- rhe exarrlns -1cn u the evidence ~
30 Canadian surveyors regarding tn~ mountains
tCrcer1E an The 4 .sskar coast.
f-5re Ea-tle-- and Cepha= Ere nero - Neur-
york who are on rnei- Vav ro s-re0s the Ir-erra-
r--a- Law Conference ar Antwerp. we present
2. +.-csvf session ~ fre ~o-rrl.- on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
- SEPARATE CHURCH AND STATE
French Socialist Deputy Prepares = Bill for
Parliamentary Committee

PARIS Sept 22-The Socialist DEPUTY Brand.
v-.- -he Parliamentary Committee before the
sumner vacation Irrrus-e5 with the prepars-
-Io- RI. e t.l Cor the separation n Church and
S-a-e has completed his TASK The principal
p~l~ts BIZ me proposed measure. which VIII be
~o---G-ica-e6 ro -he committee -u-1edia-elT.
a-n zrs~ure respect for religious liberty. the sp-
r'.-a-lc- - -he common law 70 religious as
s-~-a--o-e and The maintenance ~ the complete
~H-e-.-~ n The state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
HEARD ROOSTER CROW AND DIED.

cincinnati. sept. TO hear once more the crow
OF a rooster before ne died was the request made
by Thomas Flanagan. when he found diving
fr a tenement house at Fifth and Smith SITS. this
CITY. Flanagan was farmer. and formerly owned
fue game Ca~Es. Ills request was granted. and
rooster was brought 20 his bedside al dayb-eak
II rroved vig0rousIy Flanagan shortly af-erward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
TOURISTS PLUNGE TO DEATH
-Four Killed By Falling Over Precipice in
Scafell Mountain

London Sep zZ-Fo.- tourists w1o were climb
;1e re Scsten Mountain. in Cumberland. TO-DAY.
p 1ov-- q r~e-ipi~e snd were killed
~-z+-L pronounced and sometimes written Scsw-
&c. ll e mountain near The borders ~ Westmore-
land -er niles northeast az Rsve1glass T. has
'7~ zl--1.-s respectively o-l6 and see feet high
--e F.-e- Fsx rises m IRE east side
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
ANOTHER Low RECORD Foe coNsoLs.

-C--0- SEPT -z--r-soLa -C-usE touched .sss
r-'ler low record The depression rs attributed 20
'-.lrE rr account of rne 1s ~0erfrE ~ rates f1~
money me talk ~ sr advance n rho German BANK
-lf enc lr arricl QariCr % IRE Bank 70 England s
--.e - discount being ~r'SeG -O p Tar reur On
.r-rs-zw next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23

MOVEMENTS OF EVRNs's SQUADRON
Berlin. sept 2 The United States Asiatic SQUAD
ron under the command OF Rear Admiral Evans
srrived a. Kiao-ChaU (ths German colony on ths
eas coast % china YESTERDAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23

G. RAEgERII 'o ssh laptain ALFRED n
HUNTER % ld-h captain CTEo " FARR -
poth. captain WILLIAM T HASE to I'm ara csp~
rsr RopFFTr-k O.. CAfMi- tfNEL. ssfh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
SMALLEST STATE IN EUROPE.
Recently Lost Its Identity by Being
Annexed to BeIgIum-Had Only
1900 In 1abitants.

Few people are aware that the
smallest state in Europe has Just
ceased to exist, seys the Philadelphia
Public Ledger The minute country
in question was neither Monaco, nor
San Marine. nor Andorra, nor yet
Leichtenstein, but AIoresnet-a small
scrap of territory between Belgium
and Prussia, not far from Aix-la- Cha
pelle. The independence of Moresnet
dates from 1916, and it was only a few
days ago that the two neighboring
states at last arrived at any agree
ment for its absorption.
Moresnet has now been anne1 ID by
Belgium. while Prussia receives Pc
cuniary indemnity. The amount OF
the latter should DO large. for neutral
Moresnet contained the most valuable
deposits OF zinc in the world. The
decision was fastened by the estab-
lishment Of gambling hell there,
which was stopped by the Belgium
government.
The Inhabitants, who paid no taxes
and were free from military service,
will be the losers t. their compulsory
incorporation in the Belgian kingdom.
But as there are only 1900 Of them
they could not resist the act Of annex
alton. Had they. like San Marine. de-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
clined the dangerous gift e. casino
they might have remained neutral and
obscure.
How to Press Cloth.


When wooden cloth is to be pressed. but
not washed, it 10 sometimes the question
of how best to give it the dampness that
will enable the hot iron to remove folds
and wrinkles. Good results are to be had
by wringing sheet out of warm water,
spreading it on q large table, arranging
upon 1t the pieces to be pressed and then
folding or rolling all In bundle. After
lying thus for several hours. the cloth
is evenly damp, but not wet, and all
creases and fold soften to the best possi-
BILE condition for the ironing. The press
ing rather than the ironing must be done
slowly with irons not too hot nor too
cool, moving them just fast enough to
prevent one from printing its outline on
the goods. Hot enough to raise the steam,
but not hot enough to scorch the wool,
is right for the irons Ladies' cloth
treated thus loses every crease and the
too clinging softness lent it By wear.
Thinner goods are handled the same way
with success The process, Of course, is
that followed by all tailors and called
.sponging,'' except that no pressing fol-
lows the dampness Of new cloth. It be.
ing merely spread smooth and left to dry.
Boston Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
A RUDE RAZOR.
The Blade Used by East Indians Looks
assIf 1t Would Not Even
Cut Soap.

The East Indian correspondent of an
English hardware trade journals re-
Gently sent to his paper a photograph
of an Indian razor, which is rough
blade which looks as If 1t would not
cut soap. Millions of these native
blades. he asserts, are in everyday
use by the benighted natives in India
Until recently, owing to the natural
conservatism of the race, the Eu"
ropean article, though admittedly
much superior, was totally neglected.
Orthodox natives, like the Chinese
consider it crime to attempt to inn
prove on the handiwork of their fore
fathers, so that the present native
razor is just the same as that in use
centuries ago. The blade is probably
made out of q piece of junk iron, II
has a blade about two and one-hall
inches long and handle turned out
of a piece of teak-by a fiddle lathe.
probably-rigidly attached to the
blade. This device can be bought in
the native bazaar for six annas, equiv.
alent to IS cents, while the cheapes:
German razor offered in the shops costs
twice as much
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
THE BuTT..EM.ovER PEOPLE,

Amt it painful though, to meet EN-
Guess you'll savvy who i mean:
Spots on folks Won fhouebt we're clean
Here's the sort of ioits they hand you-
y Sort that gives Won "a sting burts.
"She's a winning littIe creatura-
Amt it awfu, that sho f7irts9.
You may know seine io,Iy fellow
With a countenance YOU like
Just about as clean laoker
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
SOME MoDISH FANC1ES.
Odd Bits of Fashionable Finery That
Are Now Delighting the
Feminine Eye.

1sg
A rose measuring some six inches in
diameter is one of the new corsage dec
orations. 1t has jeweled center, g
few sprays Of green foliage and it's ma
terial is thin crepe in the pastel shades.
says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Rather sprangling bows for the hair
are made OF narrow velvet ribbon, stiff
ened and bordered with Jewels or SPAN
giles.
+ For evening wear are delicate hair
wreaths OF colored foliage or flowers
powdered with rhiEestones At one8
side is bunch Of flowers
Almost trimming Of itself Il this
corsage decoration for an evening gown.
composed of velvet orchids shading
from palest heliotrope to purple. a
bunch of the orchids is entwined with,
loops OF pale pink ribbon and from this
falls long trail Of knotted ribbon and
single orchids.
A long stemmed ribbon rose of pale;
green, set in branches of foliage, makes
a! charming garniture for the corsaga
Of q black or, white gown.
Still another note OF dress, and one
that will appeal to all women, is found
In the wearing of turnover collars to-
match the turnover cuffs and the CAR
rying of lace and lawn handkerchief to-
match both. It takes very little time to-
get together set Of this kind, and the
effect is charmingly pretty. It glorifies
an otherwise ordinary shirt waist, and
makes it look like q thing Of dressinessl
and skill
The French are making specially Of
their belts They do not always wear q
belt, for many of the French gowns are
cut princess shape, but when the belt
is worn it is one of the handsome things
Of dress. Enormous slides of gold and
steel or of gold and turquoise are run
upon wide pieces of satin ribbon. The
ribbon is brought around the waist In
Belt fashion and pinned Id the middle
of the front A big handsome turquoise
pin, or pin of Steel is fastened IN the
middle of the front to cover the joining
of the ribbon
Full shirt waist suits are made dressy
by handsome belts. by nice stock ar
rangements and by attention to the M
evitable little turnover, without which
no dress seems complete.
Another new style is shown III the
great bow knot Of lace which has taken
the place of the smaller bow knots upon
the skirt. This one enormous bow
knot is placed upon the front Of the
skirt in such way that its loops and
ends quite cover the front breadth ana
extend along the side breadths. For thfss
one needs four or nve yards 81 lace tn
ssrtion four inches wide.
The great lace-like bow IL made BY
applying the lace to the front of the
skirt in bow fashion and spreading out
the loops and the ends in great apTawls,
with the ends far extended ct each side
OF the front. No other trimminx ~
needed upon the skirt that Is trimmed
with this bow knot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
Soap and Complexio..

Soap is not the enemy to the com plex-
ion that many people consider it. It is
Infinitely better for the skin than the
dirt which will collect in the pores after
q warm and dusty day with much
wheeling and travelling After using
soap always rinse the face with clear
water, because you don't want any soap
left on the face to clog the pores. Once
day is enough to use soap on the face.
A sponge no longer fills q long-felt want
on the toilet table, because it is apt to
become filled with germs poisonous to
the skin. A piece Of soft antiseptic
cloth Is good for occasional use Ii wash
ing the face after the use az cold cream.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
CHARACTER READING.
An Extraordinary Example OF Accu.
racy I'm Judging from
ChlPography.

Professor" said the sweet young
thing. I've heard that you can tell
what peoples characters are from their
handwriting. Here is letter from my
Aunt Rachel. See if you can tell what
kind of woman she is by looking a.
her penmanship."
Prof. McGoozle took the letter, relates
London Tit-Bits, and read:
Dear Nfece-You ask me to come and
visit you this summer Now, If do. we
may as well have plain understand
ing at the start. shall want a room
with plenty of light and ventilation.
and in some part OF the house where
shall not be disturbed by the noise Of
the family. You will have to send me
my railway fare II come, as have no
money to throw away in gadding about
the country at my time OF life. hope
you have disposed of that ugly terrier
you had when was there the last time,
I cant bear him. Tell George not to
smoke in the house. The smell of tobac-
co is something l cant and won't stand.
Your affectionate aunt, Rachel"
1Hcn tAe piOlcScoI lOOk60 searching
~ at the penmanship Of the letter.
WELL" he said, at is not hard to de-
scribe your aunt's peculiarities from
study of her chirography. In the first
place, she is elderly. Next, she is close
in money matters. Third, she Is wom-
an Of determined character. with strong
likes and dislikes, and is disposed to have
her own way about everything. Lastly.
she is what may be described, colloqui-
ally speaking, as cranky"
Professor, you have hit her OH. to 4
dot! exclaimed the sweet young thing.
enthusiastically. II don't see how in the
world You can do it!n
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
CURIOUS NATURAL HISTORY.
Queer Specimens of Animal Lore Con.
tanned in a Very Rare Eng
lish Book.

It is interesting to know, says the
London Express, that among some coun-
try folk the curious idea still prevails
that with the master die the bees
Somebody tells me that instances of this
have been noticed of late At sale OF
the humble effects of villager lately
dead two or three hives of bees in OLD
straw skeps were disposed of; but when
they came to be examined it was found
that all the bees were dead.
A coincidence of this kind will prob
ably keep alive the superstition in that
village for generations to come.
Some curious specimens of folklore
and natural history are contained in a
rare book, called THE Sportsman's
Dictionary" to which Mr.. c. M. Wool
sey has drawn my attention. This was
published 100 years ago. The author
was evidently Philistine among Philis-
tines in his attitude toward nature.
OF the master musician, the black bir6,
he says:
This bird is not known to all persons.
and is better to be eaten than kept, be-
ing much sweeter to the palate when
dead and well roasted than to the ear
while living. Sings about three months
In the year, or four at most, though his
song is worth nothing; but If he is
taught to whistle he is of some value, 1t
being very loud, though coarse" What
an ear and mind!
And here is the story Of the squirrel
with the ring in it of the seventeenth
even more than the eighteenth century.
It reminds one of the hares of Izaak
Walton that changed their sexes once q
year.
''If what is reported of them be true.
the admirable cunning of the squirrel
appears in her (where we commonly
use his when the sex need not be speci-
fled, our ancestors often used herr
swimming or passing over a river, fo1
when she is constrained by hunger 20
to do she seeks out some rind or small
bark Of tree. which she sets upon the
water, and then goes into it, and, hold.
ing up her tail like sail, lets the wind
drive her to the other side, and carries
meat In her mouth to prevent being
famished by the length of the voyage.
OF the wild boar we have this: And
what place so ever he bites. whether man
or dog, the heat of his teeth causes an
Inflammation in the wound If. there.
fore, he does but. touch the hair of A
dog he burns it OF, nay, huntsmen have
tried the heat of his teeth by laying
hairs on them as soon as he was dead,
and they have shriveled up as if touched
by hot iron"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
True Hospitality.

There are Just two In our family.
but when set the table lay four
plates: and then ii anyone happens in
at dinner time his or her placO ~
ready. say: Il was expecting you.
see! Bit down and eat with vi" And
they rarely refuse. Moreover. know
that there is tiny bit Of extra
warmth at the heart In response
Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
Only safe way.

Wickwire-You ought to be ashamed
of the way you encourage that Mrs. Cos
sip to call here. Do you really enjoy
hearing your neighbcrs talked about?
Mrs. Wickwire-No. can't say that
do But as long as keep her here,
know she is not talking about melon
don Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
Enamel Tor the steve.

A fine housekeeper says since raint-s
Ing her kitchen range she has Iiever
blackened It with stove polish. Every
spring when cleaning house she buys
q can OF enamel from q druggist and
paints her stove with 1t. The stovs
locks like new, does not rust, and needss
no cleaning, except busting and WiD,'I
Ing on.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
Nothing Doing.

Foreman Ito sweeper, who is leaning
on his broom and gazing into blank
space)-What are you doing, William?
William-Helping Cooley, sir.
Foreman (walking down aisle and see
ing Gooley's smutty face emerging from
under bench -What are you doing.
Cooley?
Nothing, sir" -Lippincottp Maya
zine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12

A tree in Berwick, NJ. which il be-
lieved to have been planted in 1880. has
now reached = circumference OF IS feet
II inches at one foot from the ground
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
A Hero.

II want hero for q new story" said
the author.
LET me see, " said friend. Suppose
you take man who has read all yous
books. Atlanta Constitution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12

Flytter-I suppose there's money to
be picked up in the stock market?
Flutterer-There ought to be. Why, 1
myself have dropped considerable Of 1t
there. Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12

Thief, who house night to rob it., very
much finding Dog in the COURTYARD who kept Ut
loud and steady bark To quiet him. he threw him tempting pece
of whereupon the Dog exclaimed When first you
fanced you might be Thief that you bride from
and shant leave off barking while
remain about the premises"
who of
o men o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
GOOD NATURE.
We Are All Neighbors 80 slseulAs
II Dwell Together II AnaiaBls
Fashion. sss

Natures come by Undertakes and
cultivation. Some are born miserable
and some have misery thrust upOn
them, says the Presbyterian Journal.
For these we have, or hope We do, the
most unfailing sympathy. But there
are those who in the absence Of entAiled
misery have by industry and application
succeeded in laying aside very com
Portable store Of aftliction. This World,
unfortunately, does not afford 4 sSpar1te1
country for each Of its inhabitAnts We
are all neighbors. The result n that
people of various natures are compe11ld
to know each other. Human oppOottee
must live as friends. Good natureiS In
to ones own happiness We
all need it as an armor against the mis-
cries Of others. Life Is Z constant 1itl-
cation. There are two parties to the,
action, the one who complains and the
one who defends. Good nature III ~
ways on the defense. Many fatl To dis
criminate between the frivolous and the
humorous. The distinction II marked
but they fail to see It. One ID the tink-E
ling of an empty cymbal. the other the
crest upon the sea. One suggeats tho
shadows. the other the depths.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
DIR. J. F. PIGOTT,

Covington, la.
Residence in the Exterstein raised
cottage, two blocks west of public
school building.
Offers mis- professional services to
the public.
ONCE at the City Drug Store, on
Columbia street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-12-12
P1anting Bulbs.

4 -
Bulbs do not dos their best when.
planted Immediately around the roots Of
trees, but they can be ret close M e.
the stonework Of q house with go0d ~
feet. They will also form pleasing Dor
ders for board and other walks. and can
be made to follow the curved outline Of
carriage drive. A narrow margin Of
lawn should be left between the drive
way and the beds In warm, grAvelly soil
on the south side OF . house the bulbs
will, begin to grow sooner than ifplanted
elsewhere. It is best to give plenty Of
sunlight, although II the north side Of q
dwelling is better in other respects plant
the bulbs there. They may not be 20
early in towering but perhaps this will
be an advantage Woman's Home Com
panion. S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-22
SELMA.
Child Meets With Peculiar Accident
 Agricultural Club Meets.

Selma, August 21.-(Special.)- 1.-The two and one-half-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Combs, living in the vicinity of the Estelle cotton mills, near this city, met with a painful and peculiar accident yesterday afternoon. The little fellow had a common drinking glass in his hand going to the pump in the yard to get a drink of water. He fell and the glass striking on some hard substance broke in two, the boy falling with his full weight upon the sharp Jagged edges, the walls of the stomach being pierced An ugly and painful wound was made.
 The second meeting of the Agricultural club of Dallas county was held today at noon at the courthouse, and the perma- nent organization fully perfected. The of- ficers chosen were as follows:
 Lewis Johnson of Lexington, president
 R. D. Shruptrine of Liberty, first vice president.
 s. F. Houston of Valley Creek, second vice president.
 II. V. Weeden of River. third vice presi- dent.
 S. D. Palmer, secretary.
 B. F. Ellis, treasurer.
 J. K. Crumpton, J. l.. Benner, B. F. Ei- lis c. Kirkpatrick and J. H. Martin, ex- ecutive committee.