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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

gotta and La Paz from the seaports will
prevent his doing so. s.s
Secretary Root will be accompanied
by Mrs and Miss Root and a few per-
sonal servants. He expects to- come up
the west coast Of South America to-
Panama and, crossing the isthmus, to
take one Of the Panama railroad steam
.ers from Colon to New York The
trip will begin early in July, the Charl-
ssston starting from New York to New
port News, and will end about Oct. Il. b
1t IS pointed out that the trip OF the
secretary involves no diversion of the
big cruiser from her naval work, as
she was originally under orders to pro
coed from the Atlantic TO join the Pa
.cific station 1t IS the intention of the
secretary to spend a week or ten days
I'm Rio Janiero, and his visits to the
other capitals will be limited to two or
three days in each case.
Secretary Root has conferred with
Surgeon General Wyman, Of the pub
#lic health and marine hospital service
concerning the Rio Janiero conference.
A subject of the first order of impor-
stance to come before that conference
lis the conclusions Of the congress on
sanitation, held in this city last year.
The state department favors the extern
sion Of the work in this line beyond
that Of mere quarantine, SO as to pro-
vide Tor international sanitation Of
ports Of this hemisphere. The result
of the work of the American surgeons
in Cuba and on the Isthmus OF Panama
has been So encouraging that it is pro-
posed to elldeayor to secure the prom
sises Of the other republics to be repre-
scnted at the conference to adopt sirSi-
lar measures for stlle prevention of yell
low lever and other tropical diseases.
General Wyman has been requested to
prepare memorandum for the guild
ance Of the American delegates to the
conference
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13
MASONS At
DEVILS LAKE
INTERESTING SESSION OF
LODGE OF PERFECTION
Degrees Given IN an imposing Man-
ner Work Closed With Banquet at
Which Many Toasts Were diven-
Officers Did Splendid Work.

Devils Lake., M D., April I3. NTH
ra Lodge Of Perfection Of this city has
just held a most successful reunion.
Work was commenced "Wednesday af-
ternoor with a class of fourteen, and
continued through Thursday, closing
with the Maundy Thursday banquet
Z last evening The work was we'll put
on, and much interest manifested in
the proceedings. The labor OF exem-
plifying the degrees fell mainly upon
DIR. Moelier, the venerable master, and
Messrs. Bangs, Wineman and Nc
Glory, and they we're ably assisted by
the other brethren. In the evening
the ceremony OF extinguishing the
lights was impressively given, and they
will be relighted on Easter day. The
banquet was most enjoyable one, the
tables we're placed in the form of a
! cross and were profusely decorated
with beautiful cut flowers and pottei
plants. In the center Of the table was
an immense stuffed eagle, with wings
outstretched and underneath was a
lanbmost suitably emblematical Of
the occasion. The menu was most
elaborate one, and every detail was
carefully looked after by Caterer
Drake of this city. A fine musical
programme was presented during the
giving OF the toasts, and it was after
o'clock before the last number was
reached, but even then no one seem.
ed to wish to leave The list Of toasts
were as follows:
Our 'Country-D. F. Bangs.
The Supreme Council-Peter Pick
tom
The Sovereign Grand Commander,
James ID. Richardson, responded to by.
II, G. Plumley.
The Grand Lodge Charles Baker.
In Memory Of Our Deceased Breth-
ren-P. McClory.
The Class--Judge Henry.
The Craft--A. b. Gnptill.
The ALBERT Pike Toast was present
ed by Deputy Plumley.
:. A toast was also given to Our Abb.
sent Brethren, especially Judges Nor
gan and Cowan
Another was presented to Our Visit
ing Brethren,
DR.. Moel!cr most ably presided as
toast master. amt the occasion was a
most delightful cne.
N
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- HERE was ease in casey's man
ner as he slept into his place,
There was pride.in caseys bear
ing and a smile on Casey's face;
Ard, when, responding to the cheers, he
@ lightly doft his hat,
No stranger in the crowd could doubt
twas Casey ait the bat. g
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

And now the leather covered sphere
!. came hurting through the air,
And Casey stood a-watchin' il In
mighty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball
unheeded sped; +.
That ain't my STYLE" said Casey.
"Strike one" the umpire said.
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The srleer is gone from casey's lips, his
teeth are clenched in hate. a
HE PoundssW cruel vengeance his bat
upon the plate; &-.s ..l
And now the pitcher holds the bali, and
now he lets II GO,
And now tho, air is shattered by The
force of Casey's blow.
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~. ~ 49, E EI. \.
From the benches, black with people,
there went up nuffled roar,
Like the beating of storm waves on the
stern and distant shore;
@kill himl Kill the umpireW shouted
some one on the stand; 4.
And it's likely they'd have killed him
had not Casey raised his hand. I
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

VIII.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the
sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and
somewhere hearts are light; .....
And somewhere men are laughing, and
somewhere children shout,
But there is no Joy in Boston; MIGHTY
Casey has struck out!
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-13

With smile Of Christian charity great
Casey's visase shone;
he stilled the rising tumult, he made
the game go on; s.
he signaled to the pitcher, and once
more the spheroid few;
But Casey still ignored It, and the un1
pire said, Strike two" l&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14
phlyatfal Urai1i1tg
III pnhltt 6rtnnlH
By REBECCA STONEROAD.
Director Physical Training. Washington ID. c.
Public Schools.
cal exercise can

get short time those qualities of quick observation
sonng decision and muscle control The playing
game accuracy and qunss of execution generally termed
SKILL which enables only to do this thing WELL but all allied
thus relating them the purpose education which
is the power to do
It is bv means of that enabled nu-
hundreds of children grammar school,
The opportunity given personal inspection and individual
training posture and habit School gymnastics although a
system exercise advantage plays and games
educational scheme of their praccabi We
give daily large of children short of time all
under all conditions of weather without Fairgrounds
aound physical exercise based physiological
principles calling play all the muscles OF the body and planned
executed be Of the greatest educational value
be distinctly understood that school gymnastics not
school work would substi
play Both departments of physical edu
cation the plays and games and the formal gymnastics
go hand in hand perfect system physical training
While retaining the educational purpose and vaue of physical
training the method of teaching be which interest de-
light pleasure introduce the rcreave element
into could resolve itself
onous drill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

turn secretaries to the secretary Of the
treasury and then assistant secretaries
Of the treasury, Edwards will land In
some high, profitable position In the
financial field outside Of the govern
ment service. Mr.. Vanderlip is vice
president of the National City bank OF
New York and one Of the big men In
the country's finances. Allies is the
vice president Of the Riggs National
bank OF this city and Armstrong Is
president of the Casualty Company OF
America, a large insurance company
with headquarters in New York.
All of these young men made good
in whatever position they occupied IN
the government service and attracted
the attention of corporations and
business men in the outside
world. There Is no doubt that
Jack" Edwards will receive the
same attention because men who
enjoy the confidence OF the presi-
dent of the United States and the sec
rotary OF the treasury have about all
the capital that is necessary for sue
cess in outside business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

about each other, but there is no evil
dence of a rupture. Senator Knox, OF
Pennsylvania, is one of those who has
been represented as breaking with the
president, but he expresses the views
of himself and other senators on this
point when he says: "The talk of my
breaking with the president is all rot.
We may differ. as to some of the de-
tails of rate bill, but during the past
i've years l have frequently differed
with him and there never was any
thought Of rupture. The president
and his friends are not SO far apart on
the rate question as might be sup
posed"
Senator Knox seems bound to take
q prominent place in the consideration
OF the railway rate bill as he is looked
up to by every lawyer in the senate as
man most thoroughly capable of
passing upon constitutional points and
the latter seems to be really the only.
source of controversy in the rate ques-
ton. Mr.. Knox is as popular on the
Democratic side as among his Repub-
lican colleagues and it Is daily sight
on the floor of the senate to see him
and Senator Bailey, Of Texas, the Dem
ocratic leader and fine constitutional
lawyer, in earnest conference discuss
ing some legal phase of the bill. Mr..
Bailey says he regards Mr.. Knox as
one of the greatest lawyers in the
United States and Mr.. Knox returns
the compliment by declaring Mr..
Bailey to be an able expounder Of the
constitution. Ss
Mr.. Knox finds in the railroad rate
question some compensation for being
q member of the senate, as he has an
opportunity to use his legal knowledge
and debate the question on high legal
grounds. He does not like the routine
Of a senator's duty, particularly the
| political phase of his work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

ure while personally being the bitter
est enemy President Roosevelt has IN
congress. The senator has accepted
the responsibility and proposes TO
show friends and foes alike that ne
can rise to the occasion and conduct
himself calmly and conservatively. He
has declared that If anyone expects to
see him make clown OF himself on
the floor Of the senate that person Will
be very much disappointed. 81 $50
It is absolutely amusing to see this
fre-eating senator from South Caro-
lima visiting the Republican side, get
ting counsel and advice as to how he
shall conduct the fight for this great
economic measure. 1t Is funny to see
him in consultation with Senator Dol
liver, Of Iowa, who is a Republican OF
the deepest dye and as opposite to
Tillman in his views. of government
and legislation as could be found. Mr..
Dolliver had expected to have been put
in charge of the rate bill himself, but
was the victim Of parliamentary
play in the committee on Interstate
commerce which resulted in Mr.. Till
man being instructed to report the bill.
AS result of circumstances Mr..
Tillman has this winter come into
more prominence than any other man
in congress. He added to his notoriety
by making one of the most bitter at
tacks on President Roosevelt that has
ever been heard in the senate. He at
tackled the presidents policies and
sneered at his personality and yet to-
day he is the champion of Mr.. Roose-
velt's principal policy, that of regu-
lating freight rates. Then Mr.. Till
man gained additional notoriety by
his joint resolution calling for an in
vestigation of the coal and oil carry
ing railroads and on top of all this he
is put In the limelight by having
charge of railway rate legislation in
the senate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

gtz.
better inquire into the sta.us - - = :
ona YOU favor. One COMPANY ~
auccass and another not. ho,sa
su =. nr,n = second mortgage on 2 no.
ana lot AZ the owner Of the pIo DIE ~
a = ,n.l,a to keep up the interes. ~. =
- un 40 tho debt the owner OF the nlss
mortgage plans to foreclose. 1uoman
protect myself? ''-Business Wo !" 90
The best plan will be for you = .nd
- tho owner of the first mortgage -.
n :, ~, the same and foreclose Wv.
sa,f r. the owner Of the first mor.saes e
49, AZ. :. mt care to sell and proceeds =
torec,ose his mortgage, and the OWN.
Of the property does not redeem A non
the foreclosure sale. thu law slses Ia
tha privilege Of redeeming tnrou - 80
sheriff. from the sale. THIS VIII 90.
Won the title which the first mortsaeos
so,,,d have Obtained through his iore,
closure. in case no redemption ns.
hean made. You will readily see tna.
it is unsafe to lend money on 2 see -
mortgage unless you have MONEY
either purchase the first mortgage =.
radeem from the foreclosure Oh e.o
arst roorteage in case the property y
foreclosed. so,.
..Kindly give me domestic and ioI-
eign postage rates. send pacAa
by mail continually and It Is 9 mus
ance to inquire at the post ONCE
Milliner.
Domestic Postage Rates.
First class-Letters and sealed mat
ter. two cents each ounce or Iractio -
Postal cards, sone cent each.
ass-Newspapers and perl
odicals. one cent for each four ounces
or fraction.
Thi-d-class - Miscellaneous printed
matter. one cent for each two ounces
or fraction.
Fourth-class-All matter not includ-
ed In first three classes, one cent ZOE
each ounce or fraction.
| Foreign Postage Rates.
Letters and sealed matter, hve cents
for each half-ounce or fraction.
Postal cards, single two cents eaen;
double, four cents each.
Commercial papers, one cent 1oI
each two ounces or fraction, but not
less that five cents on each package. :.
Printed matter, one cent for escn
| two ounces or fraction.
Samples Of merchandise, one cent TOE
| each two ounces or fraction, but NOT
less than two cents for each packet.
Parcels-post rates = Consult your
! postmaster.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14
HIS LETTER TO HER.

new haven, COun., Jan. 20.
NV Dear Madge: I'm awfully sorry
I've made you SO angry, but look here,
little girl, I must know more about
men than you do, and really only
meant 1t for the best when advised
you to give young Grantham plenty
of room. AS for going to tea with
fellows and that, shouldn't have
thought that Mollie's was an example
you'd want to follow after what has
happened. I don't want to be mean
about her, but I'd thought you were
rather a different sort of girl.
As it happens I've got to come to
town on Saturday morning to see
about some new tools. Couldn't you
give up an afternoon to me. instead
of to Grantham?, Let's go and do a
matinee together. Days, or anything
you like, as per old times. Do,
Madgie, to show me that you have
forgiven me for the bit of straight
advice in my last letter.
hope this will just catch you IN
time. With love from your affection
ate cousin,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

tary of the Treasury Shaw, is the for
tunate youth who has been shunted
along the royal road to success. He
has been appointed assistant secretary
Of the treasury to succeed Governor
"Hod" Taylor, who will retire in few
months. Jack" Edwards as he is ia
military known, is one Of the popular
young men in the government service
who wins his way by natural ability
and by his geniality and suavity Of
manner. He Is only 81 years Of age
and has only been in Washington for
nine years
II he follows the footsteps of his pre-
decessors Mr.. Vanderlip, Mr.. Allies and
Mr.. Armstrong, all OF whom were in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

A solemn conclave Of professors OF
music. dancing and etiquette has is
sued an appeal In behalf Of the swal-
lovtail coat. They wish It to be ap-
propriate for every state occasion. day
and night. They declare that the spec.
t.cle presented by continental bride.
srooms who are beginning to initiate
4ha Observation-Disclosures Of England and
America, in wearing "frock coats at
aav weddings In churches is simply
s.h..rtrending," The conclave put
,taelf on record % recognizing tuner
=. q the only public functions at
which the gloomy frock coat is permits
sihle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14
FENCE OF MOOSE ANTLERs
rwen+v-Five Hundred Of Them Used
for the Purpose In Maine
Village.

A very old Indian tradition asserts
that all the bull moose Of eastern and
northern Maine made journeys % the
west shores Of Moosehead lake at tho
close OF the year for the purpose OF
casting their antlers. Though the story
has passed for fiction among the Cau-
casian residents, there are not q few
old hunters and woodsmen who believe
II. and relate tales about the abundance
Of moose antlers among the maple
woods Is miles north Of Greenyilie.
Charles Anance, halfbreed, says
that he filed two box cars with dis
carded moose ant1ers six years ago
and shipped them to New York. where
cutlery manufacturers purchased the
lot for knife handles. He cleared $500
from weeks work.
The first white man who used his
knowledge Of the habits Of moose to
advantage was old Cy Blanchard,
father Of Cyrus Blanchard. q member
of Gov. Cobb's council. The old man
was the owner Of vast timber tracts In
Piscataquis county, and when the land
was sold on to settlers the town Of
Blanchard was named for him.
As he grew old he built big house
in the north part Of the town and sur
rounded it with high stone wall,
browning the slate coping witha dense
fence Of moose antlers, all Of which
had been picked up among the woods
west Of the lake. About so years ago,
when a star route mail line was put
on between Blanchard and M0nson. .
post ONCE was established near the big
Blanchard house, and It II still known
as Moosehorn.
More than $500 moose antlers have
been placed on top OF the Blanchard
stone fence since it was built. though
most Of them have been broken by
snow and Ice or eaten by insects.
The moose Of Maine drop their ant
lers from December Is to January /,
though few very aged ones may re
tain these ornaments until February.
Old hunters say that they could 80
out among these woods so years ago
and pick up hayrack Of nnes antlera
| in q forenoon. though they have not
been 80 plentiful OF late.
Though moose antlers viii keep for
1 an indefinite time when housed and re
moved from moisture, they fall t.
j pieces very fast when left In the woods
Those shed in the winter remain frm
uptil spring, but Is soon az warm
weather arrives a9small borer gets into
them and reduces them to fine pow
der in few weeks. Though thou
sands Of antlers are dropped in thu
Maine forests every winter, NO hunter
ever finds one the next summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

mate counsellors and associates are
men on the sunny side of 40. He has 9
band of young fellows who are known
as the Tennis club" because most OF
the members are experts in the game
which furnishes the president 80 much
healthful recreation. Young Garfield,
head of the bureau OF corporations.
Pinchot, the head Of the bureau of for
estry, Cooley, civil service commission
er, Bacon, first assistant secretary OF
state are some of the members OF this
club who not only contribute to the
presidents outdoor enjoyment, but who
are close in his confidence on most
matters of statescraft.
There might be mentioned In this
corps of youngsters Murray. assistant
secretary of the department OF COM
merce and labor, Hitchcock. first as
sistant postmaster general, Keep and
Reynolds, assistant secretaries OF the
treasury. Mr.. Reynolds was appointed
directly from private life to the posi-
ton which he now holds, but the pres
iden. had full knowledge Of his ca
pacity. Reynolds enjoyed the friend
ship of Senator W. Murray Crane, Of
Massachusetts,, who advised the presi'
dens to appoint him to an assistant
secretaryship of the treasury.
why, senator, Reynolds is only
newspaper man." remarked politician
to Mr.. Crane when the latter said hi
had recommended Reynolds for place
In the treasury.
yes; I know that" responded Mr.
Crane, ''but he is a good newspaper
man and has been Washington cor
respondent. My experience has laugh
me that a well equipped Washington
correspondent is capable of filling an!
position in the government"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14
Our English.

SOS kS14Xk18u.
Two directly opposite tendencies are
= work now on our English speech,
the one directed at it's form, the other
~ ats substance. The first Is the spell
'nE rad which the Chicago Tribune
thinks is not strong; the other is as to
pronunciation, In which we are, 1t
thinks. drifting further from the tradi-
tional standard. This is partly from
our immigration and partly the fault
Of the schools. The Tribune says:
Inc child that has always pronounced
Iorehead' correctly till she learns to
speu. In awe Of the spelling painfully
accustoms herself to say fore head
1ne tyranny Of print makes the child
severely formal with such words as
Doatswain' and 'forecastle.' There is
an awkward hiatus in such combina-
ta0n as not at all as the slaves Of
journalism pronounce It. none in the
natural utterance of the words. The
same mistaken zeal corrupts, instead
OF improving, many phrases. The de-
scendant Of English speaking people
says unconsciously. Hadn't you bet
ter? until unwholesome brooding over
the phrase, aided by suggestions from
2 half-bred teacher. substitutes the ar
tlacial Would you not better?' Too
many students of the language 60 on
the principle that whatever is Is
wrong. Too many of them teach 9th
ers SO. The language loses its sponta-
neous grace and becomes a lifeless
thing. Until spelling becomes phonetic
and that day seems far on. spelling
must not rule pronunciation. The
phrases which naturally rise to the lips
OF those Of English blood are not to be
too rigidly controlled by those igno
rant Of the origin and history Of thu
spoken language. Etymology has NJ
standing in court against usage. II tn,
English Is not to be as dead as Julius
Caesar and his Latin speech. 1t mus
remain mother-tongue, the Language
Of mother and child. not thing Of inl
and paper only"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

struck on at the mint, although coin
collectors urged Director Roberts OF
the mint at least to issue proof pieces
SO that their series of coins would not
be broken. He declined all such re-
quests.
The silver dollar took the place Of
the old Spanish piece Of eight" which
had general circulation in the colonies
and states before the opening OF the
mint in 1892. The coinage Of silver
dollars began in 1749 and they were is
sued each year continuously for ten
years and then discontinued. Their
coinage was resumed In 1889 and they
have appeared each year from that up
to 1905 In which year not a single dol
lar was struck of. r.
The most valuable dollar In the Sc
ries of silver dollars Is one of 1894.
One of that mintage in good condition
is worth $40. while as high as $50
has been paid for a specimen that was
never in circulation. This dollar bore
the design Of liberty head with flow
ing hair. Above the head was the word
Liberty" surrounded by Is stars. In
two years the total number of dollars
Iof this design circulated was 204 ,791.
In 1904 the last year Id which these
dollars were coined, about $4,000 were
minted. The dollar of that date is re.
garded as the most famous of all. az
they are very scarce. The reason as
signed for their scarcity is that silver
dollars were used in those days to pay
OF the. men in the navy and nearly all
| the coins made by the mint that year
were sent to TripoH to pay the soldiers
and sailors engaged in the Tripolitar
war. Tho theory is that few of the
coins ever found their way back to thi.
| country.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14

There wiz be cremation feast in
prnm PENN. the capital Of Cambodia.
.oon The body of Norodom, the late
:I,rg IA to be incinerated. and with 1t
81, "a burned the bodies of the new
r,np,s mother, his deceased queen, four
rrincesses, nine princes and twelve
2...opdarfns, Holy smoke!