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The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

one scientist says Mars Is inhabited
another is equally positive that il Is not.
So far as agreeing about Mars Is con-
cerned. scientists appear to be real Dem
Ocratic.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

"a man recently developed lockjaw as
the result Of a sting Of a bee" says the
Baltimore American. And yet. when the
average man is stUng it ioosens up his
Jaw considerably.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

One Memphis preacher bitterly de-
nounces kissing. while & brother minister
IN the same city stoutiy defends It, We
know which preacher Is going to get the
greater number Of slippers. lounginx
robes, easy chairs. and things next Christ
mas.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Those Coventry people were rather
reckless about that Lady Godiva business
though. Of course. they may not have
known that Mr.. Anthony Comstock is
somewhere at large on that side Of the
pond.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
INC InaInr vengunges.

Prof A l. hr-cber, Of the University
of California, is the leading expert in this
country on Indian languages. and he says
that instead of being mere jargon, as is
popularity supposed. they are we'll defnded
languages. Two which he has taken for
experiment are the languages used by the
Yukuts and Yuki, and these. he finds. are
more different than Russian and English
The Yuki live in Northern California on
the coast range. and the Yukuts at the
southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
Prof. Kroeber has found that while the
grammatical structure Of the languages is
identical at many points, the words are
wholly dssimilar The sentence struc-
ture of the two languages is an interest
ing study. In Yukuts the adjective pre-
cedes the noun: in Yuh it follows it
Yukuts tend to place the verb at the head
OF the sentence; YuH at the end. The
numerical systems of the two tribes are
quite different That Of Yukuts is deci-
NAL; that of Yuki quaternary. DR.. Kroe-
Der declares that California has more dis
tinct Indian languages per square mile
than any other State, which in some sort
is an indication Of immigration Of these
races from countries 10 the westward.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
a RemarkabIe Kanean.

Kansas Is perhaps the only State IN
the Union that can boast a citizen who
declined a seat in the United States Sen
ate and thrust aside a nomination for
governor that would have been the
equivalent OF election. This extraor-
dinary man is the Hon. Foster Dwight
Coburn. secretary OF the State board of
agriculture. For years hts sole ambition
has been the booming OF the SunhOwer
State, and he die especially good work in
this line during the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis. When Burton turned out TO be
a rascal and finally surrendered his Sena-
torial toga. the governor appointed Mr..
Coburn 10 MI the vacancy; but 10 the
astonishment Of The State and the nation.
he declined the honor. Recently a boom
developed for him for governor which
gave every promise Of resulting in his
nomination and election. But on Thurs
day last Mr.. Coburn put an end 10 it
ali by giving out written statement In
which he said he did not wish 10 be gov
erno-. "and no circumstance which could
arise would make possible my accept
ance Of the nomination even II il came
in the form Of a sight draft" He added
that he had no desire for political pre-
ferment. and aspired TO no Office other
than the one he now holds. The secre-
taryship Of agTicuiture-the Kansas sec
retaryskip-suits him best. and no other
office, however exalted. would have any
attractions FOR him He disclaims any
ambition to succeed Secretary Wilson at
Washington.
The Topeka Daily State Journal says:
IF Mr.. Coburn was offered the job OF
President Of the United States tomorrow
morning it would be safe to bet that he
would decline IL with as calm and Un-
ruffied a demeanoT as he declined the
United States Senatorship or stifled his
boom for governor"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Mr.. William Dean Howells thinks il is
q crime TO accept money for poetry Well,
who are the guilty parties. Mr.. Howells
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

From the Charlestu News and Courier.
II is hoped that the general public win
not mistake JEFF Davis for an Arkansas
diamond.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

"The crime wave has hit Chicago. "
says a Windy City contemporary. Look
out for the breakersi
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

At least, nobody has been able truth
fully TO say that the size of that fine
made Mr.. Rockefeller's hair stand on
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

A Southern State has declined to make
watermelon-stealin a felony. That's
right; every one unders- ands that If Is
no worse TO pu-loin a watermelon than
it Is 10 borrow an umbrella when the
owner isn't looking.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

An Indiana man swallowed live fish.
but experienced no bad results Il was.
no doubt an easy undertaking compared
with some Of the fish stories he has been
called upon to swallow at times.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Newport is preparing to give Prince
William Of Sweden a welcoming dinner
that promises 70 rival. if not actually
eclipse. the recent monkey dinner.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

The mills Of the gods grind slowly. and
the Standard Oil may find that they are
able to grind even exceeding twenty-nine
million two hundred and forty thousand
dollars fine.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Florida must turn green with envy
every time it thinks OF the careless wav
IN which Alabama and North Carolina
dance hOrnpipes on the Constitution Of
the United States.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Here IS treachery, right in the bosom
of the family Says the Florida Times
Union: Half the paragraphers do not
know what they are talking about"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
ExeIusive

"she doesn't care for the bathing"
why not?"
Too common. She might take IL up
II they had individual oceans"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Sir David GIL refers to something as
merely an inchoate mass Of luminous
gas. We are not sure, but we rather
suspect he means Thomas w. Lawson.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

II it is all the same 10 Capt. Hobson.
we hope he will continue to pull off his
war scares between sessions Of Congress.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THAT FINE.

Twenty-nine million plunklets! If / had
such a pile,
I could pack Up my trunklets and go
away a while.
That much would tide me over down by
the oceans shore,
And let me 1--we in clover for seven days
or more.
Twenty-nine million plunkletsl II / pos
sessed that sum,
l could buy several chunklets OF sirloin
steak. ! yum!
could eat peaches weekly whilst sum
mer lasts, but then
Autumn would hit me bleakly, and find
me broke again.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Il am satisfied. says Gov. Vardaman.
Then the returns are all in. and the reso-
luton of thanks is adopted unanimously.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

SO long, however, as the Georgia leg
islature refrains from tampering with
the 'potlicker' situation, Mr.. Frank I.
stanton viii not wholly despair.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

John L. Sullivan has written an article
on How to Live a Hundred Years"
Doubtless, It concerns itself principally
with advice about what not to do.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

When you mean fruit why not say
fruit, instead OF Latin foolishness Ike
'fructusT asks Secretary Wilson. Why
not, indeed?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Clyde Fitch's new play is called ''The
Bluff. II anybody can make it 90. he
is the man.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
VerginS on professionalism.

"Dingbat contemplates getting married
for the seventh time. His friends are
worried"
'Why?'
Afraid it may affect his amateur
status"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
A HeavY-txeiEht.

Il understand that Taft Is to belt the
globe"
Gosh I'll bet he puts it out in the
very first punch"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12
The Species.

Some people are always in debt,
And that is no wonder, Babette.
For they are the kind
Who can, you will find,
Afford anything they can get.
A Beautiful Game,
Here comes McClnch.'
What of it?''
lets shake dice with him and stick
his wife and babies for the drinks"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Concord Monitor: What has become
Of our old friend 'self-defense?' p" asks
the Charlotte Observer. II has, In all
probability. taken advantage of the "un-
written law as a surer. thing, answers
The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1907-08-12

Charleston Post: The question now be-
fore the country says The Washington
Herald, is: "WiIl Mahomet Rockefeller
come to Kenesaw Mountain He has
came. The question is: VIII he come
across?
Evening star., 1907-10-16

American citizens. The present genera
ton cling tenaciously to their native
languages, to their religions. and the GUS
toms of the countries from which they
came. but almost without exceptions they
are eager to have their children educated
on the American plan.
The mining element. as a rule, save
money. They get good wages: they live
simply. are frugal in their habits, patron
ize savings banks and building associa-
tions. and the women hide their savings
away in stockings where their husbands
cannot find them. The pecuniary circum-
stances OF the workmen on the Mesa ba
range We're illustrated by the fact thai
more than 1900 tickets to Genoa, Naples
Trieste and other Mediterranean ports
were sold at Duluth the month after the
strike was, declared last summer.
Evening star., 1907-10-16

The plan Of assessment proposed by the
tax commission includes ordinary pros
poets" as we'll as productive mines, and
divides them into nine classes. Glass one
represents properties where mining Is
comparatively inexpensive and the ore
is high grade. Glass nine represents lands
that have not been explored but are In
the wsil-known ore belt. The latter are
to pay from 5to SO an acre. according
to their location. and the former 30 cents
a ton upon the estimated amount of ore
In the ground. The other seven classes
are TO pay on a sliding scale.
For example, the Mahoning mine was as
sessed last year on valuation OF So 261, =
eco and paid SSS 425 In taxes. This year
It Is proposed to increase the assessment
to S34 100000 on a supposed valuation of
Evening star., 1907-10-16
What the Schools Do.

Almost everybody testifies that they are
desirable citizens. and that the next gen.
GRAFTON will be truly American in instincts
and sympathy. The free schools furnish
the machinery by which this raw material
In human form is being converted into
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at il our pleasure and his to sink
into allegiance for the day all differ
enees Of party and hrredity and en-
vironment. | am to Introduce to
ynu, Mississippians, the American
Chief Executive = the incumbent of
the highest office on this earth = the
presider over, the President Of, the
first and the only real Representa-
tive Constitutional, Democratic and
Federal Republic known as yet to
the children of men.
'In his ufficial dignity. his offic. is
worthy Of all patriotic frrvor; in his
private capacity he deserves our high
regard. We know him to he u man
of culture, and / believe him To l,e 4,
struggler after light aud wisdom and
civic righteousness. When you real
ize mans poor little place in this in
finite COSMOS, il not that about all
any of us can hope to be? The Presi-
dent himself some years ago said
The only life worth living is a life oil
service With this quotation from
his own lips, present the chief SER
want OF the American people = the
President of these United States"
Congressman Williams was warmly
applauded throughout his speech fol
his eloquent and patriotic words.
When the President arose to reply
the big crowd accorded him u noisy
demonstration. Hats, hamlkerchiefs
parasol- and wlatn0t were enthusi
Hsticslly waved by the crowd, ant
the cheering lasted several minutes.
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AN ORDINANCE.

Whereas one-thirsi uf the property
tax payers qualified under the con-
stitutiun and LAWS Of the State of
Louisiana for such purposes have
petitioned the police jury 0f Grant
parish. Louisiana, to orsier an elec-
ton in school district M. IA in
said parish. to take the census Of
the voters. authorized by law tn
vote In such election. on the Ques-
ton IF voting a five mill tax for n
period Of five years. beginning with
the year 1903 and ending with the
year 1912. both inclusive. in aid III
education. for building school
houses. employing teachers. and
for educational purposes generally;
and whereas due proof thereof has
been submitted to the police jury
of Grant parrish, now, therefore,
BE it ordained by the police jury OF
Grant parish. State of Louisiana. In
regular session convened:
Section THAT there be and Is
hereby ordered an election to be held
in said district to take the census Oi
the legally qualified voters of said
district in said matter upon the ques-
ton of voting ~ special five mills tax
upon all taxable property situated
in said district. 10th personal and
real. in addition to all other taxes
levied for other purposes, for the pnr-
pose Of education, building school
houses, employing teachers, etc:
Be Ii further ordained, ETC..
Section THAT said election lie
held In said district No. IA at special
precinct Fish Greek school house, and
that the same he held on Tuesday
the Goth day 81 the month Of N0vem-
her. A. ID. 1907.
BE 1t further ordained. etc,
Section 3-That should said cleo
tion he carried. and said tax voted
that the proceeds of said tax shall
le used exclusively In the said district
fur the purpose OF building schOo
houses, employing teachers, and fol
general educational purposes.
IL, il further ordained. etc,
| Section THAT said election shall
le 10y printed ballot and shall con
tain the words For the five mill
tax for the years 1905 tO 1912, In
elusive and the words "Agains
the live mills tax for the years 1870
To 1912. Inclusive" and shall lie hell
according to the general election
la WIS of the State.
| BE it further ordained, ETC..
Section 5erbat said ordinanc
shall go Into effect from the adoption
and that should said election I've cal
ried In favor Of said tax the polio
jury shall levy said tax In accor,
ance Herewith and the law. an
thnt all costs of ordering. hoidin
aud promuigating the said electio
shaH he borne by the said district M
IA for whose benefit this election
ordered. the said FIVE mills tax to h
levied for five wears beginning wit
the year 1908. aud including the year
1909. 1910. 1911, and concluding wit
the year 1912.
JOHN RANDOLPH.
J. h. ROBERTS. Prest.
/ Clerk.
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caddo-Rap,des Lumber Co.. Ltd,

Phone 22g, Alexandria, La,
Now has large aud we'll assnrtesi
stock of doors, sash. blinds. mould
inss. colonial aud turned columns.
-iiewtls. baltist+rs. brackets. shingles.
roofing AMI building paper screen
doors. windows aud wire, all sizes
mantels, crates. thing. in fact any
thing required In the construction al
u building. Call and see us for prices
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Constable Sale.

First Justice Court. Ward One, Grant Parish
Louisiana.
G. H. Mcknight vs. Dave Christy.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of writ Of
seizure issued out Of the First Justics Court OF
Ward One. Grant Parish Louisiana. la the above
entitled suit and to me directed. have seized and
will offer for sale at the Dave Christy residence in
East Colfax La, on
SATURDAY. Nov. .. 1907.
the following described property of the defendant:
iron beds and bedding.
stove and cooking utensils.
ice box.
2rocking chairs.
straight back chairs.
tables.
lot of crockery ware and knives and forks
bowl aud pitcher.
washstaud.
Terms Of Sale-Cash subject to appraisement.
This Oct Is. 1907.
j. v. CARNAHAN
Constable Ward Ons. Grant Parish.
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Continued on Sixth Page
For Chronic piarrhoea.

"WbIlr in the army in 1853 was
taken with chronic diarrh"ea." says
George M. FELTON,, of South Gibson. Pa.
II have since tried many remedies bni
without any permanent relief until Mr..
A. W. Mites of this place persuaded me
Ia try Chamberlain Collie, Cholera aud
Darrhoea Remedy. one bottle OF which
stopped it ai once" For sale by Valley
drug Store
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Log Teams for Sale.

The undersigned has eight 4-yokp
teams. and eight S-wheel Wagons for
sale. Apply To me at Pollock,
o12-tf A. ". STEW ART.
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First Justice Court. Ward One. Grant Paris
Louisiana.
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For Sale.

Three cows and four warnings, ai-
s0 two thoroughbred Jersey iteifers
II To Is months old. For Informal
ton apply to L. w. Rogers and Jno.
l. McCain, Montgomery. La.
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Summerfield Poultry Farm.

| have Rhode Island Reds exclusively Some
Young stock for sale at $3.ea per pair. Eggs al
$500 for one sitting OF ifteen
WILSON PRESTRIDGE.
o5-lms Villas. La
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FRIEND TO FRIEND.

The personal recommendations of peo-
pie who have been cured of coughs and
colds by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
have done more than all else to make it q
staple article of trade and commerce oves
. large part of the civilized world.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
HOW FIDELITY CAME TO PAY
President Howe, of Tax Board, Got Com
pany to Give Lump Sum for Taxes.

Several large taxpayers commented To-
day on the fact that the Fidelity Trust
Company. which has voluntarily paid to
the city each year for three years past
n lump sum of $4,000 as tax on its per-
sonal property. nearly all securities of cor
porations, has decided to a this year
on only what the law requires, $2l2,OOO
and some odd hundreds.
They said the city should not accept
from any corporation any sum In volun-
tary OF taxes. but should make every cor
portation and individual pay exactly what
the law requires. and no more, and that
the stoppage of the voluntary payment by
the Fidelity now will help TO increase the
tax rate this year.
The truth Of the matter is that three
years ago Tax Commissioner John Howe
had an interview with President Uzal II.
McCarter, of the Fidelity. and said that
as the company was making money and
the city's expenses were increasing If the
Fidelity helped the city it would be APP
preciated.
President Uzai McCarter consulteds with
his directors, and a lump sum of $4,000
was offered in payment of taxes and per-
sonaly, and accepted.
This year President MeCarter md the
directors felt that because of the heavy
depreciation In the market value Of all Sc
curitles the company could not, in justice
to its stockholders. give the city the
$4,000.
Not only have all lines OF stocks and
bonds deprecated in value during the past
twelve months, but on gilt-edged bonds
there has been q large loss. Bank and
other financial centres that hold &, 900. 900
of these securities have checked off large
sum on losses.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
MONEY N

Call money In New York, 2lzGS per cent;
New York Clearing House statement; Ex-
changes, $16s, q 1873; balances. $10,4 2S, S46;
sub-treasury debtor for $17s, 489. Sub-treas-
ury lost to the banks s9SS, 900 on Saturday,
and since Friday 1t has lost 81, $50. 900.
Commercial bar silver in New York, 69is
cents; Mexican dollars. 5S2s cents; bar sill
yer in London. S1.1S-16d.; bar gold. rs.
ed. American eagles, 76s. 411d.; premiums
on gold at Madrid, 1925; at Lisbon, as.
Paris rentes, 95 francs ia centimes;
Paris private rate of discount. 81 per
cent exchange on London, % francs 1914
confines; Berlin private rate of discount,
Az per cent; exchange on London, %
marks 46A pigs.
Money on call in London 1h@2 per cent;
rate of discount for short bills, 31A@3% per
cent. three months bills. 31k03ss per cent. /;
consols for money, So 13-16d. for account,
S3zsd. Bank of England today secured
$500 900 gold. which arrived from South
Africa. and purchased 926,u0 in bullion,
Foreign exchange market held a steady
tone, with rates virtually unchanged. Bust
ness was very light. Demand sterling was
quoted 4S6S0G4. $3.50; cables. 4.S72004.S730;
sixty day bills. 4.S36504SS75; short francs
5.16M@5. 165h plus 1-33: short reichmarks,
50 3-16Q95 BIG plus 1-32.
Money market In New York was easier
today, and banks and other large lenders
renewed standing call loans at "a per cent.
On the time money market about the only
change was a reduction Of y per cent. In
the bid for sixty day funds to 4 PEI cent.
Quotations for ninety days were 4AQ5
per cent; four months, 5Q5A per cent:
hve months, 51s05A per cent, and nominal
~, oAQ6 per cent. Tor six montns.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
THE D MARKET.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Flour-Receipts,
2S,613; sales. 1900. Quiet and easy.
Wheat-Receipts. $500 bushels; sales,
1 100, 600 bushels. After an early decline
due TO lower cables and continued bearish
weather news, wheat recovered on efforts
to replace short sales. September, 97A@
9S 5-16; December, 101hQ101s; May, 1918
1105A.
.Rye-Nominal; No. 2 Western, IS t. o. h.
New York.
corn-Raceipts. 1888. 700 bushels. Nominal.
~Beef-Steady.
Pcrk-Firm; short clear, 16. 76@17.7 rs.
Lard-Steady; Western prime. S.10alS,@.
Sugar-Raw-Firsp. fair refining, 3.33Mc.:
centrifugal, Sc test, 3.S3lsc. molasses sugar,
3.oSA5. Refined. steady; crushed, $40: pow
dered, $40; granulated, 800.
Petroleum-Firn; refined, all ports, S.40@
cofee-steadyi No. 7 Rio. slA: No. 4 San
tos, rs.
Enthusiastically New Orleans. S7d4S.
Butter-Easier: receipts, 6.414; street
prices, extra creamery, 25h026; official
prices, creamery, common to extra, 20@25;
State dairy. common to fancy, 20125;
Western factory, common to firsts, 1SQ21;
Western imitation creamery, firsts, p.
full cream, large. colored, 121z; do, white,
l2Hi do. fair to good. 11h@l2; do. inferior,
SA@10A; skins, 1@9A.
Eggs-Firn; receipts. 9,703; State, Penn
sylvania and nearby fancy selected white,
23q24: do. choice. 21@22; do. brown and
mixed fancy, 21@22; frsts to extra f1rsts,
1920; Western selected finest, 1S1s@l9;
171tG1S).
Poultry-Alive, nominally unchanged;
dressed, a shade easier; Western chickens,
1908; turkeys, 1O@14; fowls. 12@14hs.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
TO MERGE FIFTY
B. & [. ASSOCIATIONS.
Illinois Concerns to Form Big combina-
ton, with $6,000,o00 Assets-To
Discourage New Companies.

CHICAGO. July 22.-Amalgamation of
fifty building and loar associations OF
Chicago was agreed upon yesterday at a
meeting Of men interested. The organiza-
TO be merged have total assets of
5000, 900. which will be concentrated under
ontrol of ten associations. The move
ment has been fostered by the Cook Coun-
tv League of the associations and sane
toned by William Pishzak. assistant
auditor of the State of Illinois, who is in
charge of building and loan association
accounts.
The plan of consolidation will be sub
mitted at the convention of the Illinois
League of Associations here on Wednes-
day. 1t means the retirement of boards
of directors of forty associations and the
beginning of a movement to discourage the
formation of new associations in Chicago
until the 127 which will remain in exist
ence after the proposed consolidation is
effected, have reached an average Of
$3.50. 900 assets.