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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20
Barons Entertaininu.

From the Memphis Scimitar
 The Birmingham baseball club furnish ed a very agreeable three days enter. tainment for Memphis. They surely left us 1.ughing when they said goodbye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

It may De campaign of silence after ala genuine gumshoe carnival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

In Kingston bedtime Is 9:so. but the law does not apply to a presidential candidate at Bsopus. who has a priv ate wire and ca. stay up all night if he wants to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

Our ships are not built to fight, but to decorate fashionable shore resorts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

The beef combine was not enjoined enough to cripple it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

Fairbanks does not have to swim. He wades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

Esopus is the political center of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

Iotal.... ..... ............... $90C5
 Tho young man gives his word that this is a truthful statement, and that he has been so interested in the matter that he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20

Birmingham has experienced a mill tary invasion, bI. there was no blood shed, although the heavens contriyed to shed an undue quantity of water upon the heads of our soldiers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Not the Only Important Question.
Observation-Disclosures

Admitting that the gold standard il
~hrevocably fixed" as Judge Parker
says, though he did not help fix ii,
that is the only one Of many i'm.
portant financial questions that may
come up in relation to financial mat.
ters. The question Of the preserva.
ton and extension Of our system of
banking and currency; the rcfunlina
of our national debt as it may, from
time to time, become due, and many
other questions Of like Importance
may arise. 10 place the settlement of
these questions in %unfriendly hands
might result in such Il disturbance of
business as would shock the whole
country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
Best Of All

The best Of all markets for Ameri.
can manufa cturers and farmers il
the home market. The internal com.
merce of the United States aggre.
gates each year more than $22:3, OOO,.
100000 and is far greater than the
international commerce Of all the
world. This vast market is at our
doors. 1t is among u own people.
Why should we surrender it ia
foreigners, as the Democratic policy
of free trade would do, and pay to
manufacturers and workmen
the money that should go to Ameri.
cans?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
PENSION ORDER NO. 70

President Roosevelt's Action Is in Line
with Law and Precedent.
The g%roundless character of the
Charge that President Roosevelt has
exceeded his constitutional powers is
shown clearly by examination of the
facts and the laws concerned in the
executive action known as the age
pension ORDER ISSUED last March by
direction of the president.
Anyone who will take the trouble to
e the act of June ~, 1890. as
amended May 8, 1900, will find a clear
basis to begin with. 1t directs who
shall have pensions, and how the
amount Of the pension, in each case,
shall be determined, as follows:
"All persons who served 80 days or
more in the military or naval service
OF the United States during the late
war Of the rebellion and who have
been honorably discharged therefrom,
and who are now or who may hercaft-
er be suffering from a mental or ply
steal disability of a permanent char;
UNtNA, AoI Nv 1COulL vi lAclI ONl VIC.
1ous habits, which incapacitates them
from the performance of manual labor
in such Il degree as to render them I'M
III to earn a support, shall, upon
making due proof Of the fact accord.
ing to such rules and regulations as
the secretary Of the interior may pro
vide, be placed upon the list of in
valid pensioners Of the United States
and be entitled to receive IL pension
not exceeding $12 per month. and moi
less thar Sc per month, plOportisncl
to the degree of disability to earn a
support and in determining such ina
bility each and every aggregate of the
disabilities shown shall be rated"
ThHs, as plain as words can make 1t.
is authority given to the secretary Of
the interior to determine what pen.
sion shall Ike paid to amy applicant for
pension who served ninety days in the
WAX Of rebellion. was %honorably dis
charged. and who is disabled for the
performance of manual labor by amy
rus other than the results of his own
vScious habits.
The supreme court has decided that
upon the point of establishing the rate
of pension to be paid, within the limits
prescribed by the law the secretary OF
the interior has entire control. The
only check or supervision upon him 4;
from the president of the United
States. whom the general laws Spccif1-
cally direct shall have. control of the
commissioner of pensions and the adj
;ministration Of the pension system.
Therefore. it was directly in lino
with the duties imposed upon him ac.
cording to section All, u. S. Revised
Statutes. that President Roosevelt
gave the celebrated order which has
been called an evidence Of "uSurTa-
tion." imperialism" a "looting of the
treasury and other hard anne by
excitabIe Democrats. The section of
the Revised Statutes referred to reads
as follows:
The commissioner of pensions shall
perform. under the direction Of the see.
Of the interior, such duties in
the execution of the various pension
and b%ounty-land laws as may be pres
by the president"
President Roosevelt. in his pension
order. did no more than his plain duty.
acting strictly within The powers con
upon him by tie congress OF The
TInitaI StntaS
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
Democratic Trifine.

The Democratic party processes a
most sacred reverence for the consti.
tuition. vet by nominating an octogcn.
ian for vice president it has shown
~ disregard for the provision of the
sStitution which, in case of the
"A or inability of the president, de.
e"s his duties upon the vice presi.
!. No party has a right TO trihc
4; great public interests In that
n.:er.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

It may be asserted without !
fear Of successful contradiction .
that nowhere else In recent years !
has there been as fine an ex- !.
ample of constructive statesman
ship and wise and upright ad- ]
ministration as has been given by |
the civil authorities. aided by the J
army. in the Philippine Islands. I
-Koosevelt's Letter Of Accept
ance. I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

There is nothing that
delays work in the Fall
like a poor Plow. Many
of our farmers are doing
all their blowing in the
Fall. Do you want your
horses fresh for the spring
Work.. Get a good plow
and save horse feed. We
are proud of our pillow line.
Let show them to you, as
they are the Best.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

men and women alike However. dur
ing my entire trip never observed any
OF the natives in state of intoxication.
The Papuans have two failings,
which, although they do no positive
harm, are of somewhat amusing char
acter. One is their love for delicacy
known as larva, taken from a trop-
1cal beetle, found, as general rule, in
decayed trunks. Whenever signs OF
the larvae are observed on the bark OF
the trees the natives seize an ak, OF
anything which may be handy, and
dig out the delicacy and eat it raw.
Should fire be handy, it is given q
Few turns and enjoyed to the utmost
extent. l have never acquired a SUI
ficient amount of nerve to partake OF
one OF these larvae, but am told that
Its taste strongly resembles that of
lemon,
The other failing of which l have
spoken is their adherence to the PEI
culiar and actually foolish religion
which is observed by the Papuans from
one end Of the island to the other. They
maintain belief in the spirit Eff, who
is supposed to be occasionally audible,
but always invisible. This god, OF
whatever name may be applied to him,
is considered to be the bringer of both
good and bad luck, but never is any at
tempt made to. reconcile it, whether
good or bad. A tribe DESTROYS of seeing
what the future has in store for it,
whether good or bad luck is to be its
visitor, or wishing to get information
on coming attack upon their village,
always calls the rites of Fiji into its
service. The entire town gathers
about large fire, and a girl is selected
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Ifufn5om n!
OF British New Guinea
ave oannbaissic Tendencies, But, as a Rule Are
fnendy to White Visitors.

OK THOUGH :, the Papuans as
~ ene natives of British New
vgD3 uunea are called, have heen
HN eioSsined as cannibals. they
S8l possess many traits of ma
~ .ure which readily bring
.hin .nem into a close relation
s..., "''n travellers who find it neces-
.aA 10y 70 pass through their country =
.ne general supposition Of neon,a
Aose only contact with cann;hs1a -
On the columns Of maqazinas on -
crav;n. , tnat these Papuans satisfy their
- ~s,ng TOT human flesh at eyery meal
~. ntcn tney partake, but such is not
oas,e se' seldom and only on rare oc-
eas,ons- occasions which cause prea+
t .,. OF people from all over the
anu-ls this man-eating habit in
rh;u uas my recent visit to these tribes
wnicn lnhabit the little villages which
are found all over the country ra-
member OF only two cases where news
was brought to me that a man-eatine
festival had taken place. Nv erne.
lisnce VIII these aboriginal people was
1nueeu Pressing, when compare it with
with the reception with which had a~-
pected to meet ~
Inc object of my visit, and that Of
.ne ACCOMPANYING party, was in the
Maln purely for the sake of collecting
natural history facts, but while occu-
paed with these We were able to make
q NUMBER OF valuable observations on
'ne natives. and their customs and to
get general impression of the coun-
try itself.
me hrst point for which we set. out
was Epa, which was reached by way of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

anyone, was not slow to appreciate the
fact that this expression OF his was
being used by the satirists and funny
men in the public press and he trained
himself to refrain from 1t. Nowadays
when visitors offer their congratula-
lions and speak of the wonderful tri-
umph Of the election, Mr.. Roosevelt
smiles as broadly as ever, but says:
4 am very, very happy over the re-
suit. It was most gratifying, most
gratifying" He carefully avoids say
ing that he is 'de-lighted," as that
might convey the impression that he
regarded the result Of the election as
a personal triumph, which he does not.
The president is constantly told by his
admirers that it was a personal tri-
umph, but he is more inclined to at
tribute it to a vote of confidence by the
people in the principles of the party
which he represents and in the admin
istration which was started by McKin-
ley and which he has faithfully en-
deavored to carry out on the Mckinley
lines.
While the president will take the oath
Of Office anew on the 4th of March next
without, he says, single pledge polit-
ical or otherwise, to redeem, it does
not mean that he will depart from his
past political policy. He is firm be-
lever in party organization and he will
do, as he has done in the past, what
he can to strengthen the republican or
ganization in legitimate way. He pro-
poses to consult party leaders, particu-
larly senators and congressman, on all
federal appointments, his only require
ment of them being that they present
to him high grade candidates for Office
and men who will I'LL federal positions
with honor and ability.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

be unable to answer and which is as
follows:
Dear Sir: AZ am an old soldier ana
have a son in the navy I take the liberty to
write you for some information In regard
to your receipt for mixing whitewash that
you use on your outbuildings. have been
at Mare island and also Benicia barracks
There seen all rough board buildings so
nice and white. I spoke to an officer. and
he told me that it was whitewash, but he
did not know how 1t was mixed or what
was put in it, but he told me to write to the
secretary and he would, ne had no doubt,
give me the necessary Information.
will you also please give me the amount
Of reward the government pays for the
apprehension Of deserter from the navy.
and will make 1t my business to look after
them in my travels, l can tell them every
time If they have tread ships deck any
length of time. can also tell a military
man as soon as see him, Ifyou will all
ways send me notice Of deserter and his
description list Will do all that lays in my
power to run him dcwn.' "a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

that he became convinced that wealth
was within his grasp. He told Mr.. Jack.
son OF his dreams, and the two agreed to
investigate by digging for the gold.
They equipped themselves with nfcks
and shovels and drove to the spot Thev
began digging at eight o'clock and for
eight hours they toiled.
Finally they gave up the search. but
recently the land owner came to town
and thanked them for uncovering what
experts say will prove one of the finest
gravel beds in this section of the state.
the location Of which was unknown un.
til the two men began digging for gold
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Safe Place Sometimes.

It is said that the safest place in the
world is the deck Of ship. The boast is
not unjustiiable. Out of the enormous
passenger service to and from the Brit
ish isles only 81 persons lost their lives
the wreck of British vessel
last year. This is not the lowest figure
on record. Two years before the num-
Der was only IL. and in 1893 it was "A.
London Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Coin Loss hv Abrasion.

1t is we'll known that coin in circula-
ton loses weight by abrasion, but an
additional loss results from the same
cause in shipment to Europe. An in
stance has been cited in Wall street cir
Gle where as much as one thirty-sec-
ond per cent. has been lost through abra-
sion alone in shipping gold coin, which
would be at the rate of more than $500
in shipment of 81 900, Charlottesville
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

niflcance, Senator Cockrell knows no
craftsmanship. The administration has
had no stronger supporter of those poll
icies that are intended to build up the
country and put the army and navy in
a high state of efficiency than the Mis-.
souri, senator.
No man in the senate could be missed
more than Mr. Cockrell.. His has been
a familiar figure in that body for 80
years. 1t will seem lonesome without
him. The picture of this gaunt old Mis-
sourian bending over his desk, scanning
closely every printed bill and document.
has been an interesting one Tor many
years. Nothing in the way of legisla-
ton escapes his notice, and as an editor
or proof reader of bills and reports he
is without an equal. He will detect
faulty sentence or an incorrect state
ment where a dozen OF his colleagues
would pass them over. He studies the
most trivial bill with as much care az
he devotes to an appropriation Of mill
lions of dollars, and his honest criti-
cism and investigation of all money
bills have earned him the title, usually
applied to those who want to hold down
appropriations, of the Watch Dog OF
the Treasury" This does not mean,
however, that he is parsimonious, for he
Is ready to vote for, appropriations for
public improvements and the support OF
the government that would astonish q
less lberal-minded man.
Senator Cockrell is the .parsoniflca.
ton of the mythical Uncle Sam He
IL tall, lank, and wears the goatee that
always adorns the chin of this national
character. 1t is sight to see the old
senator stop a street car. He
walks out into the middle OF the street,
and, stretching out his long arm, works
it up and down like the signal OF q
railway semaphore until the car 10
brought to stop. He has always lived
a frugal life, and while most of his
colleagues in the senate aresgfven to in-
diligence in the good things of life, Mr..
Cockrell ever since entering that body
has made his midday luncheon of two
big red apples. He will go out of the
senate poor man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

| to act as q medium for the spirit. She
is taken to secluded corner, and
when she whistles in several keys, the
tribespeople exclaim that Fiji has come.
Conjectures are then offered on the
meaning of the different notes, the more
reasonable ones being accepted as cor
rect, and it is decided whether the omens
are for good or bad. The girl who Is
appointed in the capacity of medium is
not above deceit, as a general rule, and
often takes advantage Of the rites to
gain personal ends or accomplish some
desired political move. Certain in
sects, which l have noted, are regarded
as having power to develop Fiji mani
festations. One would suppose that q
people who possessed a civilization as
high, in comparison with other savages,
as the Papuans, would see the possible
ity of deception, but these people adj
here so strongly to this senseless reli-
gion that I doubt if the time is very
near when an attempt will be made to
Christianize them. "A certain FREELY,
which infests the islands, is upon it's en-
trance to house declared to be sure
presager of impending disaster.
AS primitive as the Papuans may
seem, they are actually factor in sew
er.i of the markets of the world. One
of the valuable exports of New Guinea
is the beche-de-mer, a sea-slug, which
brings, when placed on the Chinese
market. from $3.50 to $500 per ton The
mollusks are found adhering to coral.
and are obtained by the natives by div
ing for them in the waters of the ocean.
When they have undergone the neces-
sary preparation the mollusks are used
for thickening soups in the orient. An
other export is sandalwood, which has
been brought into general use in the
joss houses of the Chinese all over the
world, because Of its peculiarly attract
i've odor when burnt.
Only on one occasion did come into
contact with the real man-eating can
nibal, and that was when we were en-
camped near the middle of the island.
One morning word was brought to us
that a near relative of one of our hunt
ers had been eaten by a nearby tribe.
This act so aroused the native hunter
that he demanded that the entire ex-
pedition go out and eliminate the Of
tending persons. OF course this was
out OF the question, as We wished to
remain on friendly terms with the in
habitants. For two whole days word |
war ensued between the two factions,
and on the third day the offenders sent |
an emissary saying that If the hunter
was satisfied, pig would be substi- |
tutad. The hunter looked at the mat !
ter wisely, and concluded that the pig |
nneaten was great deal better than |
continued wrangling, and so accepted.
IN ordinary occasions it means 3 life for |
, life with these people, but I am glad |
10 say was spared the sight Of feast
nm human flesh. A, E. PRATT. i
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Lambs Ho1ning Instinct.

A remarkable instance of a homlng
instinct in sheep comes from North
Yorkshire, England. A gentleman
named Pickersgill, of Wood Hall, Fling
hall, purchased 80 valuable lambs at
Masham fair, and after keeping them
for three weeks moved them to another
field, from which they managed to break
one evening. Although the night was
pitch-dark they succeeded in hitting on
the road along which they had been
driven, and travelled Is miles to Ripon,
straight for their previous pastures.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
DIG FOR GOLD; GET GRAVEL
Dream Of Vast Wealth Realized in a
Different Way Than That
Expected.

As result of dreams, John Spangler
and Thomas Jackson, employees at the
Fear poultry house in Frankfort. Ind.
have brought to light fine gravel pit.
Several nights ago Mr.. Spangler had
dream that revealed to him large pile
If gold under a big stone about two
miles north Of the city.
This dream was repeated 20 often
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

Bioto efeek Az Epa everything was
newsa1 resting, and. naturally.
mort Kas taken up with minor
detd Of observation than at any other
point, along cur route. This village
we found to be under sort of absolute
monarchial rule The chief OF the
town Is known as ,Maivi, and he is GER
faiAly an autocrat among his subjects.
His word is law among the natives Of
his village, as well as among the In
hahitants Of the surrounding ones, and
I N vields. his authority by means OF
III videly-advertised reputation for
sorcsy. I'm physique the man is
rant. standing over six feet IN height,
ana although his strength, SO Tar as
= Know. was never put to test among
ma people. tits generally believed by his
! ~ that he possesses greater
e.trenett,. than any Of his people. He IS
]. cresat sportsman, and has acquired
suf1cient wealth to be able to support
- wives. feat which is somewhat re-
markxbls, when it is remembered tnat
sthe richest Of his subjects can anofo
4 I VI
but two. sstt 70
,,,,4ne our stay of nearly two years
49, lie Papuans found them to De
{ .sonla of jovial nature, andvery light
r+ed when one gets their conn.,
.s s n matter which We speedily a..
.srded 70 BY. judicious distribution o.
s.adsl: they are hospitable ana Iflenuiy.
s.- 4 sseem that with 10000 square
y FL ~ from which to draw sustenance
..u.. pamans would be compare
. .nsI ,reIl-to-do people, but the fact IS
u. III sntire island Is almost con .oa -
~ tate OF famine. One instances "
/ :. -. csme to my attention during Is,
t ~. droueht which lasted for nealls
5lD.s 1 without a break. A num-
else. l. ps mans came into camp cary
81. morning and everyone see, na er-
80 80 ~, s stages OF emaciatlon anu ,' ua
.scr Although our 1000 supplies pnsn
60 = tie lowest ebb at wnl e,,,d tn not
Nels !. i, ar nearly a year, coulo no
~ Oeen - moor beings, and gave
.,.sm what we couio spa tSe l snot. but
s 49,, Soon after we LEI. =. 4. s sptisfac-
lsass. CO.. our departure had the s s
49,. =. seeing these same wi..e .he
ljca q .s..-seus than week On .ns
81 81 yana. swee. -, ps : mn
saro man. live in small tribes ,s. o. |
Tn 2 Fspu ,sas and derive their man man
y hoS Uses Of e. s-hinx and hunting.
I ,s =; ss. :; others e es Z
!: ~ 4: e, ::' e.; e. Il; s;;s
~ ss,.,ss. 81 !, . e. sr.s ,s' q some
= e. ~: .s. .ss s sss :,.,
e. & 5. ssrty becomes so'''''