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The Washington times., 1905-04-09
CLASSIFIED LABORERS
MAY BE PROMOTED
Civil Service Commission Issues Circu-
lar Setting Forth Plan for Appli-
cations and Examinations.

Conditions under which laberers re-
Gently transferred to the classified list
may be promoted are given in a circular
sent out yesterday by the Civil Service
Commission.
he circular states that examinations
must be taken for promotions, and that
only such Iaborers vino have served two
years or more are eligible for promotion
The circular continues:
..Eligibles from the clerk examination
as given in the fall Of 1904, from the clerk
examiner examination, as given In the
spring of 1868, and at a:iy time within
five years from the bocxkeeper examina-
tion, the stenograpier and typewriter
examination. the stenagrapher examina-
ton. and the typewriter examination.
Will be registered fer promotion with
out further examination, provided their
ratings were IS per cent or more, or their
total credits in the clerk-examiner ex-
amination l.5o0 or mere.
Must Make application.
'"rhe usual applies on Tor the promo
tfon, however, viii be s,ecessary. and it
nent OF the examinations passed.
may not begin until the -eligibles who
pass the examination to be held on
May 8, 1905. are registered"
The commission calls attention again
to the recent order prohibiting the fu-
! ture employment of laborers at clerical
| work, and quotes the section under
| y hich the pay of such employees is to
| be held up by the auditors of the
Treasury.
The Number Involved.
| It is estimated that not less than 800
| more employees were admitted to the
classified lists under the las order, leav-
| ing very few, if any, laborers who are
doing clerical work.
The new condition OF things has dis
| pleased some OF the heads of DEPART
ments because il cuts off many small
places st the disposal Of the officers in
charge. These authorities say that here
! tofe.re when necessary to provide for tbs
widows or others of the families of mer
who had served the Government well
they could be appointed to small
place. Now, they say, 1t will he impos
| sible to care for them
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

and 10 feet inches depth of hold. They
are Of the propeller type, have a screw
at each end. which measures II feet from
tip to tip. They are driven by two en-
gines, having $500 horsepower. whose
cylinders are of 22h inches and so inches
in diameter, with q common stroke of 80
inches. The steam Is furnished by four
Babcock & WILCOX boilers, carrying
working pressure OF Us pounds.
The interior of the boats viii be fin
ished in mahogany and plate glass. The
lower cabins are fitted with mahogany
sea panels above the seats, with as
bestos board above. The window sash
and seats are Of cherry-stained rnahog-
any. The end bulkheads OF the cabin
are paneled mahogany, with plate glass
in upper portion, The entire interior
furnishings are carried out on the most
lavish style The boats have two decks.
The boilers are already placed in the
boats and the engines are in tbs Man
haitian and the Brooklyn.
A Distinguished Assemblage
With the exception of the da9 when
the three torpedo-boat destroyer were
launched, there has never been so dis
tinguished an assemblage in this city
to witness 4 launching as was at Spar
rows Point this afternoon. A special
train from New York brought the In
yited guests from there and PhiIadel-
phia. stopping in Baltimore long enough
to take on Governor Warfeld and party
and Mayor Timanus.
After the launching the guests were
entertained at luncheon on board the
Manhattan.
The Baltimore and Ohio -ailread has
operated the Staten Island ferries for
a r,1mber of years, but the lease has
now expired, and the city of New York
has declined to renew the lease.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
LOOKED LOVELY ON THE TABLE.

,5rs younslove-Be sure not to pass
,,s4 cake on the sideboard to the guests
this evening, won't you, dear?
MIR Youngiova-Why not?
Mrs. Younglove-Recause made
xaniIn II tastes queer, but isn't il a
beautiful sky blue?-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Now that the Balkan mountains are
in a state of revolt, the only sign of
spring which has not shown up is the
annual typhoid epidemic handed down
TO Washington by Mt. Savage, Mo.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Fatigue ig a GERM say he seien-
fists now. The first thing we know
they'll have the poor old Potolns e sigh
inr II Am Tired
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

An earthquake in India hes killed 500
British soldiers. We knew all along
that Linevitchs surprise of the Jap
anese" would come to earth in the
wrong place.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Rogestyensky has decided to use ais
fleet as a summer resort for mermaids
The season will open as soon as the
Japanese have opened fire
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

A Pittsburg butcher drowned himself
the other day. thereby showing he was
not connected with the Beef trust. The
trust is satisfied wish sending its men
to sea in a boat.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Queen Alexandra, Of Great Britain,
says it's a queens duty tC comfort
the unhappy and affiicted-and maybe
the Czarina wouldn't have & hard job
comforting the Car these days
The Washington times., 1905-04-09
.SOLONS TIRED OF
SNAP DIVISIONS
Modern Politics Hard on
Members Of Parliament.
MANY WILL SEEK REST
Familiar Faces in House of Com
mons Will Soon Be
Missing.

LONDON, April s--Under the condA-
ITEMS which have prevailed lately. the
strain on members of parliament has
become so great that the older hands
are wondering how long it can last.
In former years members used to
come down to the house about o'clock.
unless they had a question to ask or an
swer, take part In one or two divisions
before dinner time, go away to dine,
and then come back at 10 or 1880 for the
usual division just before midnight.
Nowadays, however, under the system
of snap" divisions and the constant
guerrilla warfare established by the op-
position, members Of both parties have
TO be down at the house by z:25 o. m.
at the latest. stay throughout the whole
afternoon, get home at for a meal.
and leave again at s:45. after a hastily
swallowed dinner, to stay till midnight
or sometimes into the small hours OF
the morning.
Retiring Members.
An eloquent testimony to the In
creasing pressure of this life is to be
found in the number OF members who
are retiring at the end of this present
parliament. and although there win
probably be plenty Of candidates to take
up vacancies which may occur. at the
same time there are grave doubts
whether the character of that assembly
can be preserved under modern com
ditions
Hitherto 1t has been the pride of the
house that it includes in its ranks lead
ing men in science. manufacturers,
few literary men, notable landowners
and bankers. students of politics in the
highest sense, and men connected with
nearlr- every branch of industry
throughout the whole country
In addition to this list there have been
found among its members prominent
lawyers. both harristers and solicitors,
numbers of ex-ministers, sometimes
even poets and nasnters. In short, work
ing men of all professions. But nova
days the drudgery of the house is be-
coming so severe that ii is doubtful
whether a man will be able to do any,
thing else than attend to his parlia-
mentary duties, and thus the NJ P OF
the future will tend 20 be a professional
politician having no interest outside
| politics. and therefore. less useful
| legislator.
The Pilloy.
A new terror to parliamentary life has
arisen in the public pillory which men,
hers who have been absent from diyis-
ions are subject to. Often they have
paired, in ether cases they may have
been i'll or unavoidably prevented from
attending. and yet they are held up to
| obliquy as slack and careless NJ P-s.
It is no wonder. therefore, that the
spirit of revolt is abroad, and the Whips
on both sides are finding it more end
| more difficult TO obtain regular atten-
dance. Members declare that they are
unable to carry on their ordinary private
business, and their wives complain that
their husbands have become mere lodg-
/ ers, coming home late at night and de-
parting early in the morning.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

1t is intimatad that the Distric.
Supreme Court Will. In spite of the sum
mcr weather, hang teicles on the snow
law. AS a result of which. thcre'H be a
hot time at the District building.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

People are beginning to think 1t takes
long time for Castros explanation OF
the Bowen difficulty to percolate
through the State Department. Mrs.
Reader may have made contract to
deliver it.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

After careful calculation, it is an
nounced that the number of suckers dis
closed by the Benning races will more
than make up for the fish killed by i'm
purtties in the Potomac river.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

II those gentlemen who were left out
of the Panama Canal Commission re-
organization want to keep in practice,
they can go down and pull the weeds
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

II is a minister's duty to pour oil on
the troubled waters, but they don't like
the kerosene for expediting the circula-
ton OK coin.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Asdetective paid $15 yesterday for a
vaIise containing some of j. Morgan
Smiths soiled liner. Morgy is having Il
hard time washing his soiled linen now
afa
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

A st. Louis cook was killed yester-
day by being hit on the head with a
roast of beef That's the toughest
phase of the beef question SO far.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Baltimore's fight for pure politics is
as free from real excitement as DIR.
Wiley's struggle for pure booze.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

How can I always have a graceful
back?' asks a fair espondent.-See
Mr. Bryans back to the people.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

When a man runs for office In Vir-
ginia on the Prohibition ticket, the only
thing he really prohibits is his follow
ing
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

1t is in keeping with Superintendent
Stidham's determination to keep the
streets clean that he hasn't thrown any
mud in the recent controversies on the
| or
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

That California man who has been
searching three years for 'beneficent
bugs left Cassie Chadwick out of his
collection
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

If Chile doesn't put somebody on the
lid down there, it'll be lifted off en-
tirely.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

The State of Pennsylvania boasts
great insurance gains during the past
year, but she hasn't a record OF any
swell banquets for ambassadors.
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

People are deploring the fact that
toastmakiEgi is a lost art. but they're
not grieving that toastdrlnking Is gone
The Washington times., 1905-04-09

Is Hyde skinned-or merely Gu
through TO the quick?
The Washington times., 1905-04-09


After it's war with Peru, Chile an
nexed the immensely valuable Peru
Wan province of Tarapaca,' famous
for it's nitrate mines, which have
yielded millions. By treaty Peru
acceded to this alienation Of terri
tory, and yielded ten years posses
sion of two additional provinces
Tacna and Arica-on condition that
at the end Of that time plebiscite
should be neld for the native-bOrn
citizens to determine whether they
would continue under Chilean rule Or
go back to Peru. Since 1894 Peru
has been endeavoring to obtain the
fulfillment of this treaty obligation,
| in full confidence that the territories
| would come back to their former al
tions have been terminated by Chile
on one pretext or another, and now
that country has announced it's deter
mination to retain the two provinces
permanently, in spite of the undenied
existence of treaty providing other
wise.
/ Peru exhausted its resources Of meI
! and treasure in it's effort to maintain
the integrity of its territory i
fought until it could fight no longer
Public and private fortunes were los
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
DR.. E. YOUNG.

PRACTTCING PHYSICIAN.
Office and residence at the Frank
Dutsch Cottage, opposite the Base Boil
Park. Obstetrics and the treatment
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14

A teacher in one of our schools
received the following from COM
planning parent few DAYS ago:
Sir Will you please for the
future give my boy easier SONS to
do at mites. This is what he
brought home two or three mites
ago: II fore gallons of bere will
fill thirty-to pint bottles, how many
pint and half bottles will nine gal
ins fill. Well, we tried and could
make nothing out Of it at all, and
my boy cried and sed he wouldn't
60 back without doug it.. So l had
to go and buy nine gallin key Of
here, which l could ill. afford to do,
and then we went and borrowed a
lot of wine aud brandy bottles be-
eides few We had by US. Well,
We emptied the key into the bottles
and there were nineteen and my
boy put that down for an anser. l
don't know whether it is rite or not
es We split some in doing it.
p. ~ Please let the next one be
water, as I am not able to buy any
more bere.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
A Calamittous Case: sIr. Puzzle

A Calamitous Case: aIr. Puzzle
(readlng account of football game)
In the SECOND half The quarter
back lost his head and" Mrs.
Puzsle (interruptlng) .'Goodness
me! I've heard of tbem losing their
arms snd legs, but to lose their
heads! What an awful game 1t must
l'e chicago Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
J. r. Abels vs.. v. B. Cooper.

Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court
Of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of
st. Tammany.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14

Mr.. William S. Crane, Of California,
Md, suffered for years from rheuma-
tlsm and lumbago. He was finally ad-
vised 10 try Chamberlain's Pain Balm,
which be did, and IL effected . complete
cure. This linsment Is for sale by Jos.
s. Claverie, Druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
NOTICE..

All parties are hereby forbidden
under penalty Of the law. to cut wood,
deaden trees, or otherwise trespass on
my lands in this parish formerly the
lands Of p. r. Herwig, and Herwig 4
Bossier. MRS. r. e. KUNTZ.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
w q. KENTZEL,
el,YToR AND PROPRIETOR
PARISH DIRECTORY.

Sheriff. T. K. Brewster, Covingtof
Clerk Of Court, H i Warren 81
Coroner, DR. F. G. Alnrrero. !:ov.
ington. Ls.
Treasurer, 4. Frederick. Coving'
ton. La.
Assessor. Warren Thomas, d
Oovington, La.
Surveyor. J u Yates. Vsrger
Supervisors Of Election, Jules
D. haille. Warren Thomas and "
j. Parker. Covington. In.
Official journal, st. TammaDy
Farmer.
POLICE JURY
President. Geo. Kospp. Jr.
5scretaxy, w. 6. Keutzel
Lat ward, tleo Koepp. .]r.. Madi.
sDavills.
"a ward. ". Fitzgerald. Co,ing
ton.
So Ward n. G. Day,
18th ward. Geo. Bierhorst. Mande.
vile.
5th ward, Louis Grahtbam
Thomasville.
9Th ward, s. r. Wilson, Violin
7th ward, j. J. Cusachs, Bayou
Iacombe
9Th ward. H :. WILLIS. Pearl
Biver
9th ward. L. L. Miles. slidell.
SCHOOL BOARD
President, j. S. Jones, CoviDg
ton.
Superintendent and Secretary.
n. "A. Verret, Vaudeville. La.
let ward - John Englehardt,
Nadisonville.
Cd ward--D. c. Wallis, Verger.
3rd ward j. S. Jones, Gov
ington.
4th ward-P. H. marlborough,
Vaudeville.
9th ward-W. H. Kahl, Coving
ton.
9Th ward -Robi. e. Abney, Flor
enville.
7th ward-Howard Pierce, Bayou
Lacombe.
0th ward - z. w. Schneider.
Pearl River.
9th ward-C. N. Liddle, Slidell,
At Large-A. D. Crawford.
JURY COMMISSIONERS
il. r. Warren. ex-oficio. Chsa
oalliber, II. !. Smith. v. H. Fred
evick, H. A. Verret and Sam Tai
TOWN OF CONVICTION.
Mayor. DR.. G. z. Williams.
Aldeimsn-C. g. SECOND. E.
Norman, j. S. Jones. YIN
Brennan, Stephen Bateman and E J.
Frederick.
Secretary, ". g. Kentzsl.
Treasurer, s. .. Anderson.
Marshal, P. J. Dulion.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Methodist - Rev. WIN. Soluble.
pastor. Services every SuDda,
il 1. m. aud 7:30 p. M. shade,
school Ut $40 q. m. Prayer.
aesting every Wednesday At 7:SO
p -. !,
I:piscopa,- Scr, ices every iirs: ard
third Sundays at IL a. m. and
500 p. m. Sunday School at IL
.. 40.
peesbyterian-Rev. John N vii
l;ams. pasto-. Services ever,
Grit And third Sundays at IL n
e.d 7:SO p m, Sunday Schoo! vt
4.9O 3. m. Prayer meeting
eyery Thursday 7:30 p. IN
Jacksonville. second Sunday.
1atholic-Rev. J. Koegerl, Rector.
Covington
Every Sunday and holy day OF
obligation. holy macs at 8 A. NJ. and
10 4. ".
Abita Springs.
Every SUNDAY and day OF obliga-
IN Il s .. m. (first and fourth
OF the month at 10 a. m
Madieonville
First Sunday, at 8 q. m. Third
;undsy 10 > m.
Holy Angels Guardian. near Be.
hoo. 5th Sunday and 2nd Monday
z the month, at s a. M.
Vaudeville. II
hv. L. NJ Roth. Rector. Earl,
mass 7 1. n. and high mass 9
%. every Sunday. |.
Chircllnba.
~ P. Beda Mailer. 0. $. s., .
Ohapla;s, Chapel Of the Deaf MUIR
Ina,itute. Holy mass. with set /
mon in English, every Snnda. .
and holy day Of obligation. At !
s I. %. q
Sl;dell.
Benedictine Father. mass every :
apday and Feast day. at 7:3o a. N. !
Pearl River (Gathrie.)
Renedict;rs Father. mass every
rst Sundayat 8 =. m.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
Succession of Joseph Smith.
Twenty.Sixth judicial District Court Of
Louisiana. in and for tho Parish Of st.
Tsmmany.

By virtue Of an order of sale from the
no Iorsble the aforesaid court and to
me directed, bearing date December 20,
1904
/ will proceed to sell at public auc-
ton at the door of the Courthouse, in
the town OF Covingtcn. Louisiana.
SATURDAY. January IA, 1905, between
legal sale hours. the following described
property. to-wit
Lot l, in square So, in the Town of
Vaudeville, La. together with all the
Improvements thereon.
Also, two hogs.
Terms of sale-cash. without APP
praisene to pay debts.
RANDOLPH MORGAN,
de 81, st Administrator
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-21
GIRL BEHIND THE GOODS.
Gets In Good One on the Old Lady,
Who Wears the Naughty %
Air

Some women make me dead tired,''
said sales-duchess, with the Pinch
pompadour, as she stood behind the pat
tern counter, relates the Washington
Star.
Say, wish you'd write little piece
I'm going to speak to you, and put 1t
in your paper. It's about the fool things
these women trot in here and gurgle
for. It'd make a cat cross-eyed to get
next to them when they go paving over
the stuff and then toss their heads and
trotalong in sort of -the-only-thing-
in-the-business style. I've got cinch
over some of the other sales ladies,
though. cause they have to ask here for
what they want, and they can't make me
open the package, either. The picture
of the garment is printed on every pat
tern, and if they don't like it they can
scoot along. But some of 'em GER
tainly make me tired.
= There was one of 'em in here to-day.
She had two others with her, but they
were all right, cause they didn't open
their mouths until she had made her
break, and then they laughed at her and
she made naughty turn toward the
door, an II bet bunch of vi'lets she
don't speak to either of 'em for whole
day at least. Well, as was sayin', the
bunch sashayed in here and up she
waltzes to my counter. She gave me
the frozen face stare and put on all the
English She had ever read in those
were-a-dollar fifty now-18-cents' novels
over on the book counter.
"'Have you any tails?' she gurgled.
Il looked up real sassy-like and
stepped up onto box so as to show her
that her French heels didn't make bit
of difference in our heights, and pre-
tended to not know what she was talk
ing about.
Sure says. I've got six
"'Let me see EN-, she says to me, real
naughty again.
"'Theyre at home with their mother
says I, giving her the real innocent
stare.
what do you mean" says she, with
a real -kissthe-royal-mitt tone.
Kittens says l. They're at home
with their mother. Youjust ought to see
'em. They're the cutest things ever
"Well, you'd ought to seen her grab
her skirt and dart along. The other
girls laughed and followed her. while l
just looked astonished and watched her
till she got out. Do you know what she
wanted? You don't? Well, I'm not sur-
prised. She wanted a shirtwaist pattern
with tails hanging down behind. You
know the kind. Say, put that little piece
in your paper won't you?"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-21

The state board of pardons grants
the petition of Fred r. Davis of St.
Peter.
The house approves the bills to per-
NIT O farm machinery plant at tho
state prison.
Frand Lindell's barn and hay shed,
containing ten tons of hay, three
horses, harness and tools, were de-
stroyed by fire at Marine.
B. F. Carter of St. Cloud, purchas-
ing agent of the state university un-
der the state board Of control, has
resigned his position and will resume
his business in that city on May 1.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-21
A NOVEL ENGLISH SPORT.
Linnet Singing Engages the Atten-
ton and Betting Proclivities
of Many People.

In the little, swarming streets on
Whitechapel road, down through Shore
ditch and Bethnal Green, linnet singing
is the pastime of thousands and the bust
ness of scores of men, who will bet
themselves to a standstill over the
sweet voiced rivalries of two wee brown
birds Gagged on the wall of some public
house whose reputation makes respec-
liability timorous of intrusion, says Out
ing. The hard faced EAST Ender,"
whose chiefest joy is a bloody limited
round go" in the prize ring of Harry ia
cobs Wonderland, in Whitechapel, may
be seen next night in the back room of
TON" Symond's pub" sitting in
bfeathless silence and behind locked
doors, with hundred of his kind, while
his linnet sings a match for pleasant
song," and stake of ten shillings a
side.
There was never a more incongruous
sport than this, yet despite its gambling
interest, inseparable from all kinds Of
popular English sport, it is to rejoice
that so sentimental and whimsical a
pastime makes many bright spot IN
the clouded life of the East End. To
those who do not know it may be we'll to
explain that the vocal school of the lin
net in the world of sport is as thorough
" systematized and as fast bound by
tradition as the preparatory training
for grand opera. This is no haphazard
issue of betting which Of two birds Will
sing longest or loudest or sweetest.
Every detail Of match is fixed by IN
written law, nodded through many gen.
erations of referees, timekeepers, scor-
ers and owners.
From time beyond reckoning the lin
nets singing vocabulary has been fixed
and set into the two divisions known
as pleasant song" and trough song"
The first consists of list OF refra1ns,
each of which contains more than four
notes or syllables. If match is made
for pleasant song," then the contesting
birds must stick to their more compli-
Gated strains, else they are scored
against. In such a match, if the linnet
interjects one or more of the shorter
or trough songs" each fault is chalked
against him by the scorekeeper and ap-
pears in the final totals. If the stipula-
ton is for trough song," then the bird
may use these contracted or easier
sequences Of notes, and receive perfect
marks. The birds which can be backed
to sing only pleasant song" are the
grand opera stars of the bird stage IN
East London.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-04-21
State Census.

Governor johnson has signed the
state census bill and preparations will
be made at once for numerations by
Secretary of State Peter E. Hanson.
Quarters will be selected ON the second
and third floor of capitol, probably in
some of the legislative committees
rooms, for corps of clerks. There
will be some 5000 enumerators
named on recommendation of senator's
and representatives In towns OF s.
600 and over, they will receive ~ a
hundred names; In towns of less than
5000 and not more than 5000, 1925
hundred names; in sparcely settled ru-
raj districts TX cents q name.