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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
TAR HEEL BRILLIANCE.
Glittering Social Splendors Glittering.
IL Described.
From the Wilson Times

From the Wilson Times
The elegant home of that sparkling little
jewel. Miss Elsie Moore, who is pretty
as a picture and as bright as an lcicle, and
as pure a dewdrop and as sweet as q
flower. was a sparkling scene of radiant
loneliness last night. for this beautiful little
maiden and her handsome and magnificent
ly formed sister had invited a number of
their friends to assemble in honor of the
beautiful and bewitching Miss Media Tay-
lor and the charming and fascinating Miss
Resale Setter. who are now dispensing
their charms and witcheries in Wilson, and
making so many hearts drunk with the in
ehrating rotations of their intoxicating
graces.
1t was. indeed, "A scene OF rarest lowell
ness. for many of Wilson's brightest gems
We're there in all of their richest luster and
We're rivaliug in their brillancy the
quisite beamings of those Respondent Jewels
IN whose honor this delightful entertain
ment was given AS said above. it was
brilliant scene of joyous festivity. for the
lovely faces of our glorious little maidens
were as radiant as the pure and stainless
gleamingS of crystal rubbed over in the
glittering polish of Shimmering sunbeams
and FURNISHED with the dazzling strikes OF
quivering lightning. And as these merry
maidens. with sparkling eyes and beaming
faces and musical laughter, moved to and
fro like symphonies of grace, they poured
into that channel of enjoyment a stream of
silver light, and tinted each ripple in that
joyous current with a sunbeam of brightest
cheer.
And we fancy that our handsome and
gallant young lads looked down into the
radiant deeps of such sparkling eyes-eyes
whose faintest glmmer would make the
glistening skies of blooming midnight pale
with envy turn and no more let their feeble
torches burn-yea, we fancy that these
young boys felt that Cupid had come to
their young hearts on mission as sweet
odors come when vernal breezes and pas
sionate sunbeams WOO and kiss the bud
ding flowers and make them breathe the
fragrance of sprin gtime's richest bowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
Few Artistic Criminals Now.

That bank burglary is no longer profit
able profession statistics amply prove. The
old arlstocrats OF the under world have left
no successors. The opportunity for devel-
opment is wanting. Chrome steel, electric
alarr,s. brilliant illumination, have ruined
what was once an alluring calling to the
criminal. The yeggmen are vulgar brutal,
unskilled: there is no art or mystery In
their work. nothing that any muscular and
daring rascal can not duplicate. Forgery,
too. is not what 1t was third of a century
ago. Paper, ink. check stamps. the teie-
phone. the telegraph-these have made the
utterance of forged notes. bonds and scrip
for large amounts task practically hope
less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
Ways Of the Lordly Sex.
From the London Saturday Review.

From the London Saturday Review.
The ordinary man would still much rather
glorify women and set them on a mock
throne. whence he can depose them at will.
than have to acknowledge in them a real
title to regard. 1t is difficult for q man to
overcome his essential self-importance.
Most OF US. perhaps. prefer to have infe-
riors round us-an abject trait Of charac-
ter, but natural. And only very slowly
have we men been getting to prefer our
womankind as friends and equals rather
than as queens and pets, ruling VI as q
baby or spoiled dog does.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
Plenty. Of Room in Texas.
From the st. Louis Republic.

The news that Texas will sell another
1000 600 acres of her public land is apt to
raise the question whether the land supply
of Texas is inexhaustibleS But It Is not.
The state has already parted with most of
Its good farming land and the acres that
are now going under the hammer are
mostly semi-arfd grazing lands. But the ex-
perience of southwest Texas has recently
proven that the discovery Of artesian wells
and other unexpected means of irrigation is
capable Of making the arid regions to BIOS
som like the rose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
The American Native.

From the Buenos Ayres Herald.
Whatever glory can be claimed by Italy
and Spain for having. respectively. given
the world Columbus and America, humanity
is not overpleased with the fate that has be-
fallen the aborigines of this continent
Under the impiacable rule of the white men
the men of color have been slowly beaten
back to the Businesses OF the forest. and
there, cribbed. cabined and confined. left to
die. or. rather. to wait slowly for annihila-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
Polish Dramatic Death
Considered a Miracle
special Correspondence of The Star.

WARSAW, December Il, 1906
TN small country town not far from
Warsaw death has just occurred I'M
der dramatic and sensational circum-
stances which has made a profound impress
sion on the peasantry throughout the coun-
try. They are convinced that it was the re-
suit of a miracle, and that young girl was
the agent through whom divine vengeance
was wrought.
1t appears that the local squire, like many
Of his kind fell upon evil days and was
obliged to borrow a sum of money on
mortgage. But owing to agrarian riots,
strikes, cattle disease, bad crops and a
host of minor misfortunes. he was unable
to pay even the interest on the money for
some time. The mortgage, woman, by
the way, determined to evict her debtor
from his estate, and charged bailiff to
perform that unpleasant duty.
When the bailiff arrived at the manor, he
was met by the squire, who beseeched him,
with tears in his eyes, to give a few days
grace, as his ten-year-old daughter was
just recovering from bad attack of scar
let fever and it would mean death if she
was turned out into the fields in the raw
November weather. But the bailiff re-
fused. saying that he was acting under his
clients orders, who had told him not to
delay a single day no matter what excuses
We're made.
But this is not an excuse protested the
distracted father. IF my prayers cannot
move you perhaps the sight of my suffer
ing child will"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24

Still protesting that he could do nothing
to postpone the eviction, the bailiff followed
the squire into the sick ROOM When the
child saw him and learned why he had
come. she raised her pale, thin face from
the pillow and looking at him with wild
eyes, said in a trembling voice:
You have ruined my father and mother,
and now you're going to turn me out of
my home to die! God will most surely
punish you for such wickedness!''
No sooner had she uttered these words
than the bailiff turned pale, staggered and
fell face forward on the ground. When
picked up he was found to be dead.
The incident has created the greatest SEN
sation, not only in the district but through
out the country. The peasants and the
working men solemnly explain it by the
words ITO cud." cts a mlracle.D
1t was with the greatest difficulty that the
frightened farm servants could be per-
suaded to carry the dead bailf out of the
room. At first none Of them would touch
him, declaring that the man had died under
Gods curse. They look upon the squires
child, however, with peculiar generation,
one by whom God has chosen to work
mirac Gle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24

This is an iconoclastic age, of truth.
One must not believe what one hears. and
only half of what one sees. Henri Hous-
sage has just destroyed the tradition of
Napoleon's old guard at Waterloo-Cam-
bronne's answer to the English summons to
surrender: THE old guard dies. but never
surrenders." Wellingtons historic phrase,
"Up, guards, and at en- of course, has
been shattered and so have a bushel or so
of other equally historic phrases. Houssaye
says that great men at great moments have
too much to do and think of to be sentence
making for posterity. He is continuing his
work of SCATTERING and will soon be tack
ling George Washington and the cherry tree
incident
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
Fine Old Netherlands Repartee.

One Barend Vet of The Hague, had
recently the misfortune to call a con-
stable a monkey. an accusation which
one of the local papers pointed out
as being, Of course. untrue" and
which, moreover is a form OF untruth
not permitted in Holland. Vet was ar.
rested and brought before the judge
On a charge of insulting the police"
being sentenced to As days imprison-
ment. Before being removed he turned
To address the court. Then I mustn't
call a constable monkey" he said.
Certainly not; you must not insult
the police" The culprit reflected.
"May I call a monkey a constable?'
he asked, with a fash or genius. The
Judge shrugged his houlders, and,
holding no brief for the animal re-
piled: III it gives you any satisfac
ton" With a smile Of qualification
Vet turned on his heel In the docl
and bowed to his prosecutor Good
day, constable" he said.-St. James,
Gazette.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
Pen Sketch of Darwin.

The recent visit of Sir George Oar
win to this city recalls HaeckePs des-
criptiau of the English scientists do
tinguished father. given after his hrss
meeting with him:
Darwin had tall ard venerable
appearance with the broad shoulders
of sn Atlas that bore q world a
thought. The tender and friendly eyeo
were overshadowded by the great rooG
Of the prominent brows. The gentle
mouth was framed In . long, silvery
white beard. The noble expression
Of the whole face. the easy and soft
voice, the slow and careful pronunct~-
ton, the natural and simple tenor q
his conversation, took my heart b.
storm in the first hour that we talked.
I seemed to have before me a vener-
able sage of ancient Greece. q Socra'
tes or an Aristotle"
Darwin seemed equally pleased with
his nery pupil.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
Why She Wore erow,.

A certain Pennsylvania avenue
woman, declares the Denver Post, who
used to invariably wear brown APP
peared in blue last week, and the
change caused her friends some sur.
prise. One of them was downtown
with the woman yesterday and took
occasion to remark that the blue was
very becoming.
81 suppose you'd like to know why
gave up brown" said the woman in
blue with a smile.
YES" was the reply, II thought
Won we're welded to it for life"
81 gave it up because my little dog
died" said the other. Il have always
hated it. Fido died ten days ago and
SO I discarded brown"
"what did your little dog have to
DO with it," .
"Oh, he was brown, you KNOW
came from the one in blue. mot only
did Z want to match liza txf - vas
always shedding. and had to wear
brown so that the hair acquired from
moor Ffdo would be invisible"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

George Shergold. who was credited
with having invented the safety bicy'
Gle. recently died pauper in the pub
lie worknouse Of Gloucester. England.
at the age of seventy-five years. 1t
would saem that of the millions upon
millions Of dollars that have been made
out of this useful invention. the man
who first thought 1t out ought to have
had enough a. least to make his de-
Ginning years comfortable. "The irony
of fate" sometimes performs strange
antics, philosophers the Los Angeles
Times.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

John Gilmer Speed has written for
Success about 1.-The Romance OF the
Savings Banks" According to statis-
tics. he finds that there are 6.77O,S67
men, women and children in the United
States who own deposits in these banks
amounting to $2.772.3ss.256. The av-
erage belonging to each depositor is
S4O9.2 %. Women, it appears, are better
savers than men.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
ACT NO. 215.


BY Mr.. Butler. House Bill No. 1858.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article go
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana relative to exemption from
taxation.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
sral Assembly of the State Of louisiana,
Two thirds of all the members elected to
sach House concurring, That Article go
Of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana be amended so as to read as fc'
lows:-
Article 23O The following shall be
exempt from taxation and no other viz:
ALI public property, places of religious
worship, or burial, all charitable insti-
tutions, all buildings and property used
exclusively for public monuments OF
historical collections, college and Other
school purposes, the real and personal es-
tate of any public library, and that OF
any other library association used by OF
connected with such library, all books
And philosophical apparatus, and al
paintings OF statuary Of any company Of
association kept in public hall; provided
the property so exempted be not leased
for purposes Of private or corporate pro
ct and income. There shall also be ex
empt from taxation household properS!
to the value of five hundred dollars
There shall also be exempt mortgages
given for loans on real estate, which
real estate has already borne its due pro
portion Of taxation, as well as the mort
gage notes In the hands Of the mortgage
or his or their transferrees. There shal
also be exempt from parochial and mu
nicipal taxation for period Of ten year
from the lst day of January 1900, tn
capital, machinery and other propert
employed in mining operations, and Il
the manufacture of textile fabrics, yarns
rope, cordage, leather, shoes, harness
saddlery, hats, clothing, -four, machinery
articles of tin, copper and sheet iron, ae
ricultural implements, and furniture an
other articles of wood, marble or stone
soap, stationery, ink and paper, po'
building and fertilizer and chemicals
provided that not less than fve nano
are employed in any one factory; p,
vided that nothing herein contained snx
a3sct the exemptions provided Tor Q
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
Chicago Kecord-Herald says:

Chicago Record-Hefald says: "The
announcement of new discoveries r.
gardlns the cause and infectious ma
ture Of tuberculosis is naturally fol.
lowed b.. new theories Of prevention
and cure. The worldwide prevalence
Of the white scourge' invests these an
nouncements of the doctors and scien.
fists with more than ordinary public
Interest. While tuberculosis Is robbed
Of much Of its terror through the dis
covery that the infected lung tissue Is
durable. at the same time the public
is impressed with new sense Of its
dangerous character through the very
discovery that 1t Is communicable ar3
hat no one IL immune from It"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

The parish of st. Mary shall compose
the twenty-third district.
The parishes of East Feliciana and
West Feliciana shall compose the TWEEN
ty-fourth district.
The parishes of st. Helena, Living.
ston, and Tangipahoa shall compose the
twenty fifth district.
The parishes Of Washington and st.
Tammany shall compose the twenty-sixth
district.
The parishes of Ascension, st. James
and Assumption shall compose the TWEEN
ty-seventh district.
The parishes Of st. John the Baptist,
St. Charles and Jefferson shall compose
the twenty eighth district.
The parishes of st. Bernard and PA
quemine snail compose the twenty-ninth
district.
Inc judges provided for in this article
shall oach receive salary of three thous-
and dollars per annum such salary to be
palu monthly on their own warrants
provided that the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana may in theil
discretion redistrict the judicial district
provided for In this article.
Provided that in no case shall the sal
airy Of any district judge exceed thret
thousand donars per annum.
J. w. HYAMS,
speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pesident Of tn
Senate.
Approved July IL, 1906.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

The lobster is in danger, announces
Golfers week:.. So rapidly IL he dc
ereasing that our Eastern coast ant
Canada have considered Jointly mean
tor his salvation. One obvious meth
cd is artificial breeding, which Is nov
being practiced occasionally. and II
which is is found necessary to keep tn
young Holsters moving. lest they b.
manned and slain in ferocious combat
For your adolescent lobster IL no pol
troon. His name has unfairly becom
the symbol for ineficiency and the PEI
for Jest. merely because speed IL no
his forte, and a horse which ran poor
" was called q lobster. When it come
to claw-to-claw argument with his fel
lows, or any other being. this anima
II. in the slang sense, no lobster.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

Rural free delivery win be greatly
appreciated in thousands of country
homes this winter. While In some
cases arrangements need modification.
vet on the whole this is a great stride
in the advancement in civilized coun-
try life. Its influence cannot fail OF
leaving its mark as time goes on among
the people thus privileged.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15


TO the Editor:
I noticed somewhere recen.ly-i
would not say positively that it wal
In your colum1D-an article on ths
White House which contained severa
mis-statements.
In the first place 1t was stated the
White House was nrst occupied In
1909, and that it, nrst occupant was
President Madison. The fact is, iti
frst occupant was President Adams
Who took mp his residence there In
1900.
The original mansion was begun
In 1873. In 1914 1t was burned b!
the British and rebuilt in 1918.
Another of the errors In the arti
els referred to wasths statement tina,
ready-prspared paint II used on the
White House to make It beautiful!
white.
I noticed this especially bSesuss
have used considerable paint myself
and wondered that canned" paia
should be used on such An importan
building, when all painters know tia
pure white lead and linssed oil max
the best paint.
It 20 happened also that kne'
white = lead and linseoA oil - no
rsady-mixed paint-were used ON tn
White House, because had just rea'
Q booklet published By Q hrm o
ready-mixed paint maAoRactureri
who also manufacture pure whit
lead. In that book the Aanufactul
ers admitted that for the Whit
House nothing but "ths best an
purest OF paint could b used" an
said that their pure white lead ha
been selected.
Above all people those who o
tempt to write on historical subject
should give VI facts. even II 1t
only a date or . statement abot
wood, or brick, or paint. or oth'
building material Yours for truth
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
No Medicine So Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes 1t hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take "tonics and stimu.
lants" under such circumstances ID
like setting the house on IRE to ZEE
II you can put 1t out.
The right kind of food promotes
refreshing sleep at night and q wide
awake individual during the Jay.
A lady changed from her old way
Of eating to Grape-Nuts and says:
For about three years had been
Q great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds Of mS0i.
cine the doctor would ask me to drop
Oh potatoes. then meat. and "a on.
but In few days that craving. gnaw.
Ing feeling would start up and
would vomit everything I ate and
drank.
when I started on Grape-Nuts
vomiting stopped. and the bloatinl
feeling which was % distressing Dis.
appeared entirely.
NY mother was very much both.
cred with diarrhea before commenc
ing the Grape-Nuts. because hel
stomach was 80 weak she could mol
digest her food. Since using Grape
Nuts she IL well. and says she dom
think she could live without II.
1T II . great brain restorer and
nerve builder. for I can sleep q
per Of Grape-Nuts ~ in the old day
when / could not realize what the.
meant by bad stomach" Their
| II no medicine 20 beneficial to nerve
and brain ~ . good nights SLEEP
such a. you can enjoy after eatin
Grapefruit"
Name given BY Postum Co., BATH
Creek, Mich.
sThoyo'0 r ronaon"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

Colorado is entitled to be called
the land of sunshine. Statistics show
that for the year ending March I,
1905, the sun shone on all but eight
days. at Colorado Springs; and that
the temperature touched it, highoUt
point on July Is, when the thermoEO
ter registered SO degrees.-TGk
Irao;< News
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-15

Harper's Weekly observes: Colleg'
athletes get . great glut Of disdnc
ton while they are still college ath
letes. What they usually want In rea
lie il substantial success payable quar-
terly Or oftsner. Whether they &c
more or less than their share OF 1t {!
10 not know. It.would BE- intsrestin'
10 learn. The leading college athlete
devote Q vast deal Of time = Tied
specialties. Does it pay them? Do the
10 particularly well in the world? Ar
they strenuous in other things beside
sport? Are they apt to be able or ar
to be dull? Are they good men
hire? The world would like to know
but It cannot find out.