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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23


to the earliest days of antiquity.
The story goes that the Goddess of Beauty
once tore her hand on. thorn-bush, and
wishing to protect herself from further in
jury, told the Graces to take the shape of
her hand and make leathern covering for a
protection. In later days Laertes, the father
of Ulysses, used to wear gloves during his
favorite pursuit of gardening, and Jupiter is
supposed to have worn an iron glove when
swinging the hammer of Minerva.
In Scriptural history, Rebecca made gloves
of skins for Jacob to wear and deceive Isaac
as to his identity, and the Pharaohs can be
seen on many old monuments, wearing long
gloves which are supposed to have been kind
of tribute to them from Asiatic tribes
st. Anna is stated by tradition to have
to this day regarded as the Patron Saint of
French glove makers.
The Romans introduced gloves into Eng
land, and they were constantly worn in
Anglo-Saxon times, but had then only one
separate division for the thumb, and were
nearly always made of animals skins. Will
liam the Conqueror invented a kind of gaunt
let glove with jointed metal plates fixed to
the fingers to allow the free use of the hand,
but some of the Norman eourtiers used to
go to the extreme of fashion and wear gloves
that were too long and wide for any useful
purpose.
Gloves were in great request at the monas-
teries, where large quantities were made by
the monks, and in S17 A. D.. they had be-
come such luxurious articles that the Council
OF Aix-la-Chapelle issued an edict to prevent
the monks wearing any gloves manufactured
from costly materials.
In the tombs of bishops and abbots who
died during the tenth century are found many
interesting specimens of early gloves, the color
indicating the wearers rank: popes wore white
gloves, bishops red, preates violet, and simple
priests black. 1t was the custom for bishop,
ON his conservation, to present a pair of
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

SwYfadhfari (the North wind). he bult him.
Ell. Ell huge castle of ice and threatened TO
PP.PetudIe ~ darkness and Death Then begins
fnr 1gInnlet tI o. the giants, spring against win
'iIe south against the north wind
nv AI length the god of the thunder storm.
nor nor Wlth his huge thunder stone" demol
ishes haI Ihe entertainments of the Ice Giant, and
pehold, Freyja, the lovely goddess of spring,
Steps STEPS forth and sheds light and life over the
But the restless giants have oniv Welded
lor time, and they are ever plotting to re-
gam thelr lost supremacy By a stratapem
the giant Thrym at last secures the mighty
sledge-hammer of Thor, and buries it eight
leagues under the ground. For eight months
again the ice king has the mastery and dark.
ness and winter are triumphant.
at the end Of that time iron-handed Thor
TeCaptures MS hammer, and accompanied by
Daki the spring wind. demolishes the giants
castle, and the defeated enemy of man is
once more forced to retire. So the eternal
conflict continues, the opposing forces of sum-
mer and winter never ceasing to push forward
their claims at the proper season.
The old mythologies of the northand are
run OF the story of these struggles and the
ola German poesy has taken from them some
of it's most striking features Beautiful and
significant legends are all of them; and they
should be more familiar to the English reader
who traces his ancestry back to those old
races.
Inc ancient GefmanS conceived the world
to be as a great tree, Ygdrasil, whose roots
were hidden deep down in the earth, while
its top reached to Valhalla (Paradise), and
then nourished the she-goat whose milk was
used to restore and refresh the fallen heroes.
The frtree dressed up and decorated on
Twelve Nights symbolzed Ygdrasil
So the Christmas tree is a gift from Ger
many, though any one curious in such mat
ters> might perhaps trace it back to the toy
pine-tree, hung with oscilla, which boys and
girls in ancient Rome looked for on the sixth
and seventh days Of the Saturnalia, and one
of which the Emperor Tiberius gave to his
nephew Claudius. The Egyptians had their
palm-tree, and the Buddhists of India their
tree of votive gifts.
But it is the tree of Freyja and not of
Saturn Isis or Buddha that is our Christ
mas tree. The evergreen-tree, emblematic Of
spring time, because symbolical of an eternal
spring. No longer the symbol of heathenish
principle, it has been borne wherever German
civilization has penetrated. Laden with rich
varieties of golden fruit, and radiant with
light, the tree has taken root, and now lifts
its gay branches under every sky, fourishing
alike amid Norwegian SHOWS and beneath
Italian suns. on the banks of the Neva, and
on the Thames, the Hudson and the Rio
Grande
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

steep hillsides. and in front of the doors fir
trees were planted and decorated with lights
and garlands and offerings, these. being the
only trees which are green in winter tlme
signifying that nature is not entirely dead.
nally celebrated the struggles of the conflict
ing forces of nature, which our Morse ances-
tors symbolized by the battles of the gods
and giants The lee Giant (winter). relgnedi
in cruel silence. Aided by his powerful steed
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

ana p0fcn, Lnere are several spider
webs, and in particular two, one directly
above the other, at distance of about six
inches, and each tenanted by large spider.
| was seated in chair in the shade one
Sunday afternoon when | noticed them, and
picked up bit of chip and tossed it into the
upper web to see what the spider would do.
He ran out and examined the chip, but,
quickly deciding that it was of no earthly
value to a spider, he set about getting yid
of it,
He was very methodical and went regularly
round the chip, cutting the threads on every
side until the chip finally hung by one strand,
which he severed, and it dropped into the
web of the spider who was keeping house on
the lower story. Out came the latter, think
ing he had caught something, but when he
found the chip his rage seemed unbounded.
1t evidently wasn't the first time his up
per-story neighbor had dumped his refuse into
the lower web, and he determined to stand
it no longer: He went up the.r rpoes like an
athlete, leaving the chip where it fell and in
an instant was in the upper web and rn-
gagged IN a deadly, battle with its occupant,
They had a terrible fight, and rolled over
and over each other, biting and hugging with
the utmost ferocity
AT last, in their tumbles, they fell through
the hole where the chip had been cut out,
and down into the lower web, which seemed
to tr1ghten the upper spider, which was
little larger, and after few more tumbles he
got loose and escaped up rope to his own
quarters, minus the whole Of one leg and the
half of another.
The lower spider climbed half way up in
pursuit, then stopped and seemed to reflect
He waited moment, then concluded he too,
had enough, so he went back, cleared out the
chip and mended his web.
l dropped two or three bits of straw into
the upper web, but the big spider paid no
attention. The other had given him a lesson
had, in spider language set up a sign mo
dumping, under penalty of the law" and he
was not slow to take a hint
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
The Bravest Soldier

Frederick the Great, after terrible engage
ment, asked his officers who behaved most
intrepidly during the engagement The prefer
ence was given unanimously to himself
"You are mistaken; the bravest fellow was
fifer whom Lpassed twenty times during the
engagement, and who did not cease or vary
a note the whole time"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

The courts were closed, and the innovation of
the rights of this sacred time was visited
with a double penalty.
Yule means wheel and represented the sun,
which at the end of the year is standing low
est and then commences to rise again. The
feast was in honor of the goddess Freyja, and
lasted twelve nights from December % to
January 6. Yule logs, which are still popu-
lar in England, were burned on the hearth,
and fiery balls were sent rolling down the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
Not Familiar Enough

an extra orderly, and green" volunteer from
the West was appointed. When the General
called him he replied: "Well Miles, what is
ity' The staff expected storm. Instead, the
General smiled and answered: "Don't call ne
Miles, call me 'Neils;' Miles is so formal" But
the lesson was learned
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
Habits of the Whales

[TH the advent of electric lights,
Kerosene and other methods of illu-
mlination, the whale has fallen from
Its former high estate. 1t was a
good thing for the whale, because,
lust ahont the time coal oil nnmn
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23

RESENT fashion has brought gloves
distinctly into pre-eminence as in
dispensable adjuncts to the tout
ensemble of the well-dressed wom-
an, and it is interesting to know
that their origin can be traced back
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
A Spiteful Spider

SAW the other day an example of
genuine reasoning and bitter resent
ment exhibited by spider.
In one corner of my yard, pro-
tected by an overhanging cornice
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-23
A6tory Of tie Cbrietpa,s a ,Ql,ret@

THIS season of the year the deco
rated Christmas tree, laden with its
harvest of gifts, is the centre of
attraction in the houses of Amer
lea. While the snow lies on the
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Partition Sale.
John e. Cooper ct ais, We. DR.. e. q
Williams, at als-No. 662.
Twen:y-Sixth Judicial District Cour. OF
Louisian,.. in and for the Parish OF
st. Tammany.

Pursuant to.a Judgment rendered on
the 25th day of April, 1905, by the Hon.
26th Judicial District Court, in and for
the Parish of St. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana. in the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered cause, and q
COMMISSION Issued to me out Of said
court bearing same date.
Twill proceed to sell at public auction,
for cash, on Saturday, the 25th day of
August, 1906, between the legal sale
hours, at the courthouse, in the town
Of Covington, Louisiana, the following
described property, in order to effect .
q partition between the plaintiffs and
defendants in said cause, co-owners
thereof, to-wit: )
A certain tract of land situated near
the West Pearl River, described as fol-
lows: Beginning at branch called
Moses Branch; thence south Ii degrees
west to q pine tree for corner, thence
eass to corner marked on pine tree;
thence north 13 degrees, and otherwise
described as all that portion Of the
Levi West headwright, section 38. town.
ship s, south range Is east, lying south
Of Moses Branch, and containing three
hundred and seventy lj7O) acres, more
or less, ana situated in the Parish Of st.
Tammany, La.
Given under my hand at the shertf's
Office, at Covington, La, on this l7th
day Of July, 1906.
jy2l-6t T. e. BREWSTER, Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Gun-TOters. Take Notice.

tsGun toters" now haye to deal with
a newlaw. The law enacted through
the efforts of Representative j. ].
Bailey, Of st. Landry, became operative
on Friday, July ~. The new law pro-
vides that any person convicted Of sstot-
ing" q dangerous weapon, such as a
pistol, bowie knife, dirk or razor,
shall be fined not less than 800 nor
more than $500, and may be imprisoned
not less than so days nor more than six
months in the parish jail.
The primary object Of the LAW is to
break up the practice negroes In the
country parishes have Of carrying
dangerous weapons; but the measure
is general in its operations.
District judges, by the terms OF the
act, are particularly charged with the
duty Of directing parish sgrand juries
to look into the praQaG6 Of tstoting
guns 6heriffs, der sherins, town.
marshals, constahl md policemen are
the only persons afemtt from the pro
Visions Of the aot.
a s.gun totarn needs money, il he is
caught in the act Of carrying i weapon.
The least he can expect, II convicted,
Ii sixty days IN jail Or ! tine of $loO,
neither Of which pays. So
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Crop Reports.

| The Tfmes-Democrat, of Monday
presents the reports of its correspon
dents on the progress of the cotton
crop during the month of July. The
consensus OF opinion points to the fol-
lowing results:
l. Distinct improvement has been
the rule, though the Atlantic States
complain of excessive rains, and simi-
lar complaints begin to come from the
districts to the westward.
2. The boll-weevil and other pests
seem to have done no appreciable harm
so far.
8. Recent heavy rains have retarded
the maturity of the plant and may
cause serious change IN conditions
later on.
4. Farmers are troubled by scarcity
OF labor In some sections, but the en-
barrassment on this account can hardly
be said to be greater than usual.
The report from st. Tammany parish
is as follaws:
The warm weather and showers of
the past week have helped the cotton
crop very much, and present prospects
are for about 60 per cent of q full crop.
The continuous rainy season OF the
past few weeks has forced the farmers
to give their crops another working,
and this week all available forces have
been killing grass. 49, q
Sugar cane also has improved very
much. and now looks as ii, with drv
weather In September, 1t will make
full crop.
The condition of the corn crop re-
mains unchanged, it having been LAID
by some weeks ago. Field peas are
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Proclamation OF Election

Whereas, the Police Jury of the Parish
Of st. fammany, State of Louisiana,
did, at its session held on The llth day
OF July. 1905. order an election to
be held in the Third, Ward OF said par
ish, on the 2zd day Of August. 1906.
Now. we, the Supervisors of Elections
in and for the said parish, duty quail
fed. commissioned and sworn. hy virtue
Of the authority vested in us, do hereby
give public notice that on the 22d day
OF August, 1906, an election will be held
in said Third Ward of the Parish Of st.
Tammany, q: the polling places estab-
lished by law, for the purpose Of takin.
the sense OF the property taxpayers of
said ward upon the question of levyiDg
q tax of five (5) mills on the ocllar, per
annum. upon all taxable property situ-
ated in said ward for period OF ten 10y
years, rs specified in the Ordin ance OF
said Police Jury, in aid of the st. Tam
many and New Orleans Railways and
Ferry Company.
In pursuance to tie authority vested
in us. we, the said Supervisors Of Elec-
tions, do hereby name ana appoint the
following Commissioners and Clerks to
preside ut the said election:
CLERK, Francis Keller; Comn issioners,
Ed. Burns, W. G. Evans. NJ. &. Day.
LEWIS l.. MORGAN.
w. e. PARKER.
WARREN THOMAS.
Supervisors Of Election.
Dated Covingter. La, July II, 1906.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

The New Orleans States says ct
the recent session OF the leglsla.
ture: '.Ths session just ended was
. strenuous one. and many laws,
some good, some indifferent and
others, perhaps, positively bad,
we're written into the statutes of
the state. The tax rate has been
reduced from six to five mills, and
law was enacted, the constitu.
tionality Of which is doubtful and
the principal involved dangerous,
placing the maximum tax rate In q
few Of the parishes at eight mills.
A State Board Of Equalization with
limited powers has been provided
for, . compulsory primary election
LAW has passed and the biggest and
most inequitable appropriations bill
that ever passed . Democratic legis.
lature IN Louisiana was enacted"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
j. s. JONES.
President Of Board of School Directors

st. Tammany Parish, La, May 12, 1906
To the Honorable the School Board of the Par.
ish of st. Tammany. Louisiana:
Conference.-The annexed plan shows
lines inclosing the First District School
Cor Ben Williams District). Commanc.
ing at the 8. W. corner of Township s.
=. h. IL E; thence north On Range line
three miles to n. W. corner of Section
10; thence east n mile; thence north
1s q mile; thence east II mile; thence
north mile; theuce east u mile to
n. ". cor. of Sec, II; thence north n
mile; thence east ID mile; thence
north R mile; thence north 80 de-
grees 4. 6 chs. to 8. W. cor. of sec AZ;
thence along west boundary of Sec. 20
Sc chs. and 20 ks, to township line be-
tween townships 4 and 5, r. 10 E.;
thence along west boundary Of Sec. A,
IN TIP. 4. 8. R. II E., to Bogue Chitto
River; thence down tie meanders OF
Bogue Chitto River to the mouth of
Bevins Greek; thence down the mean
dels OF Bevins Creek to where the Sec
ton line between sections a and 46
cross the Creek; thence ON ga i'd section
line IS chs. and so lks. to 8. 9. cor. of
Sec. A; thence east "a chs. II ks. to
n. ". cor. Of Sec Is; thence on sec
ti0n line between esections IA.
%, 26, IS and 13, "a, 25, 36 four
miles to south boundary of Township
3, s. 4. IL f., which is also the ward
line or south boundary of the Fifth
Ward; thence west miles to the place
of commencement.
J. NJ. YATES,
Parish Surveyor for St. Tammany, La.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Proclamation of Election

Whereas, the Pollce Jury of the Parisl
of st Tammany. State of ouisiana, did
at its session Leld on the 1lth day ol
July, 1906. order an election to be held
in the Fourth Ward of said pa,isl, OF
the 22d day of August. 1866.
Now we, the Super visors of Elections
IN and for the aaid parish, duly quail.
fed, com nissioned and sworn, by virtue
of the authority vested in us, do hereby
give public notice that ON the 22d day
August, 1906, an election will he held
in said Fourth Ward Of the Parish of St.
Tam many. ct tho polling places estab-
lished by law. Tor the purpose of taking
the sense Of the property taxpayers OF
said ward upon the question OF leyying
a tax of five (5 mills on tie dollar. per
annum, upon ali taxable property stu
ated in said ward for u period of ten (lO)
years. lis specified in the Ordinance OF
said Police Jury, in aid Of the st. Tam
many and New Orleans Railways and
Ferry Company.
In pursuance 20 tho authority vested
in US, We, the said Supervisors of Elec-
tions. do hereby naEle and appoint the
following Commissioners and Clerks to
preside at said election:
Clerk, Frank Phillips; Commissioners,
Geo. Bierkorst. Lucas Prietp, T. L.
Smith. ~
LEWIS l.. MORGAN.
W. Z. PARKER.
WARREN THOMAS,
Supervisors of Elections
Dated CovingtOn La, July II. 1906.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
Parish Surveyor for St. Tammany. La.
PETITION.

To the Honorable President and Members of the
| Police Jury of the Parish OF st. Tammany
State of Louisiana:
We, the undersigned residents, voters
and taxpayers, do hereby petition your
Honorable Body, said petitioners being
and constituting one-1fth CT the pros
erty taxpayers of School District No. q,
respectfully ask your Honorable Body,
acting within and under the authority
conferred upon you by the Constitution
ana laws OF this State, do order that q
special election be beld, in the man
ner required by law, for the purpose of
determining whether or not special
tax for the giving OF additional support
to public schools. and for the purpose
OF erecting and constructing and main
tanning public school houses. Second,
that the rate Of said special tax so to be
levied annually upon all taxable prop-
erty within eafd district shall be five
mills on the dollar for period of ten
years, beginning with year 1906. The
boundaries OF said School District No.
2 are as follows: All that portion of
the Fifth Ward lying outside and not
included 10 school District No, 1, being
the remainder of the Fifth Ward not
included In said District No. /, said
district to be known as School District.
No. 2. Third, said election to be held
ct the regular polling place Of the Fifth
Ward. Respectfully submitted.
Louis Grantham, Hecry Mfxell, Alex.
Bush, s Lavinghouse, Willis Jen kins.
4 u jenkins, " u jenkins, r r Cow
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
JOSEPH BlRG, Secretary.
PETITION,

To the Honorable President and Members of the
Police Jury of 81. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
We. the undersigned, constituting more than
ohc-third of the property taxpayers of the
Fourth Ward of the Parish of st, TammanV.
State of Louisiana, in view of the great benefits
and advantages to be gained by the citizens Of
siad Fourth Ward from the construction maine
tenance and operation of a motor or electric
railway from within, or through the corporate
limits of the town Of Vaudeville into or near
the town of Covington, and from within, or
though the village Of Abita Springs into or near
the said town OF 4nieville, where said railway
shall be connected BY and operated in coniunc-
ton with fast ferry boat or boats, which win
ply between New Orleans and the said town of
Vaudeville, respectfully petition yours hon
orable body to orderthe levy of special tax
of FIVE mills per ,annunn, for period of tel,
years upon all assessed and assessable property
situated in said Fourth Ward, in aid of the con-
strucfion of said railway. as aforesaid, by the
ST. TANiMANA AND NEW ORLEANS RAILWAYS
AND FERRY COMPANY, corporation organ
domiciled in the town OF Covington, PARISH Of
st. Tammany, State of louisiana its SUCCESSORS.
transferees or assighns, as an incentive to the
said st. Iammany and New Orleans Railways
and Ferry Company, Its successors, trapsferees
or assigns, to construct and operate said rail-
way. "a
We further respectfully petition your honor.
able body TO order special election. according
to law and by proper ordinance. q submit the.
same to the property taxpayers u the said
Fourth Ward OF the said Parish Of Sc. Tammany.
The nid nx n become due md eoliee1shieI
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

"he biggest telegraphic bombard.
ment ever fired on congress was
that drawn out by the campaign OF
the railway employees to defeat the
anti pass amendment in the rate bill.
Ten thousand telegrams were
poured 10 through one company in
less than twenty four hours.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
An SElE DEFENSE

Major Ham. editor and manager of the
Coastitutionalist. Eminence, KY, when
Le was fiercelv attacked, four years ..go,
by Files. bought box Of Bucklen's Ar
MICS Salve, Of which he says: at cured
me IN ten days. and no trouble since. :"
Quickest healer Of Burns, Sores. Cuts
and Wounds. Is cents at ]. L. Wat
kins City Drug Store and Jos. .. CLAW
erie Druggist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04
CAlveSToN'S SEA WALL I

Makes life now as safe in that city as
on the higher uplands. E. W. Goodloe,
who resides on Duston street, in Waco.
Texas, needs no sea wall for safety. He
writes: Il have nsed DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption the part Ave
Year,, and it keeps me well and safe
Before that time had a cough which
for years had been growing worse. Now
it's gone" Cures chronic In Grippe,
Group, Whooping Cough, and prevents
Pneumonia. Pleasant to take. Every
bottle guaranteed at ]. L. Watkins
City Drug Store and JOS. s. Clayerie,
Druggist
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

a f - q
only from and after the completion and opera
ton OF said railway, as aforesaid.
That the said company. its SUCCESSORS, trans
ferees or assigns, shall, within ninety days from
the date of voting said tax commence the COM
struction of said railway, and which said railway
Is to be in operation within two wears from the
commencement OF said work.
Respectfully submitted.
On motion, duly seconded. the above petit
tion was referred, for examination and com.
parison4with the AssessmentR Rolls, to Com
mittee OF four composed of George Bierhofst,
Mark Fitzgerald. M. c. Day and Louis Grantham.
After due consideration. the Committee
returned and made the following report:
Upou careful examination and comparison of
the petition, we, the Committee find that more
thanone.third of the property taxpayers of
the Fourth Ward of the Parish Of st. TammAny
have signed the petition. and make the follow
ing statement of the result:
Fourth Ward, 1872 names.
The following Ordinance then offered by J.
J. Cusachs, and duly seconded by S. r. Wilson,
was adopted by the following vote: Yeas. a;
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

A farmer in Harrison County
says he clips $l.2s worth of wool
from each sheep annually. We
cannot understand why farmers IN
the South do not raise more sheep.
1t seems that the above Is a very
large income from a ~ so invest
ment.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-04

DR.. Kobnke has been investigs-
ting some OF the cheap 'jelllcs"
told in grocery sttfes in New
Orleans. Samples of some 'sblack-
berry Jelly" were found to contain
various ingredients injurious to
health, but no trace Of blackberries.