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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
Mr.. Dooley on / Political / rincip pies

rs there anything new in polly
ticks" asked Mr.. Hennessy.
Haven't We read tn papers?" Mr..
Dooley replied. cts all. tFairban ks,
There's nawthin' else to 1t. That there
sr-reat statesman has run off with tn
prisidincy. It's about all settled. TIL
cook ~ tn White House has written
him to get tn name Nv his favorite
breakfast food. He's been mtasured
f'r tn CATERS he's goin' to wear at thu
lnauguration. Can't ye see him In
Wash'n'ton receivin' his delighted fell
low citizens in tn front parlor? Ye
move up in line with lump in ye'er
throat at tn thought that ye're soon
gooin' to be face to face with tn, man
that no American is able to mintion.
without tears. Suddenly n hand grasps
ye'ers as firmly as though ye'd had a
recent bereavement in the family, an
other hand gently rubs ye'er back, ye
look up an SEQ q sad face, here an
there furrowed with q SMILE, an a
kindly voice murmurs tn greeting: so
glad to have met ye' AS we leave thu
scene SO long to be raymlmbered We
thry to recall where We have seen that
face befurc onless 1t was at a fun'ra..
1t Is thmanner, tn air tn grace, tn
sympathy that belongs to wan Nv TIL
Oldest an most nlclssry proflssyons iii
tn worruld. ,4
"An' he'll make tn gr-reat prisidint.
His administration will recall, as
Hogan says, tn days Nv the Fathers Nv
the republic--such men DIS Fillard Mill
more, James *. Tyler an others who
shall be nameless.
Yes, sir, Fairbanks has thin all beat
at TIL start. He's made whirlwind
campaign. IYrywhere he goes an he
goes Everywhere. thousands " people
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pect their source!
"a whiskey or brandy properly made
oughtr't to want glycerine, though"
liz observes. as II he had read my
thoughts. Here's brandy that /
made yesterday from silent spirit and
oenanthic ether. colorcd and sweetened
with caramel. that hardly differs from
well-mntured natural cognac. That's
because It's been heated to 140 de-
grees Fahrenheit !.
My palate may be getting corrupted.
do not know; but in spite of natural
suspicious the brandy saems above
rcproach. So does the schampagne,
which Is his next deXterous concoctlon.
AS far as can see, it consists mere
~ OF a mixture of "Chabis'' and
Hook" into which a little aerated
water is required. He calls 1t Cuvee
Reserve. Extra Dry. 1 admit that is
what ! should have thought it under
the disguise of tinfol and LABEL!
The doctor shrugs his shoulders
ANYBODY can print labels and brand
corks," he declares. contemptuously.
Labels! The average man will drink
anything, and enjoy it, So long as it's
lnbelelled With one OF the few names
he's acquainted with. Beaune' or
Rudesieimer.' for instance. He mag
ines these are vintages. but they're
only districts, and don't mean moro
than the collective expressions, beer
or whiskey. The thing Is to adapt the
liquor to the label, II you want an
Illustration OF what L mean. here's
one"
"Oh. I'm all right" he declares. I'm
the first place I'm of a retiring ma
ture. I'm doing a respectable trade in
minerals and only deal with reliable
people Besides, | take precautions
but that's not what wanted to
talk to you about. I've been thinking.
You can see for yourself what a lot
OF money there is in my business.
About two hundred per cent profit,
roughly. Now. can't we deal? II you
We're to stand in with me--put III y
lit so as to enable me to increase NY
tWnoYer--your name needn't appear.
you know--we might do big Things.
YOU see. my Wines----'
1t sounds tempting, / almost yield
tie II,
Dos you drink them yoprself?a
ask cautiously.
"Not me" disclams the wine doc.
tor 5
That settles 1t. believe he's
fraud after al. Anyhow. I've never
Yet sent conscience money! TO the
chancellor OF the excieqlier, and
never will,--Armiger Barclay, in tie
London Mail.
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these are soldiers or civil officials, and
among them are something like 5000
Maltese and 900 British East Indians.
Practically the whole government Is
administered by the British. although
many of the subordinate officers are
native Egyptians. There are some
held over from the time when France
was powerful in Egypt;Ma few have
come here to manage sugar and cot
ton mills owned by Frenchmen, and
and Cairo
Alexandria the Ancient.
Returning to Alexandria, sitting here
In this .$5-a-day hotel, surrounded by
all the luxuries of Paris or New York,
find It hard to realize that am in
started out to-day to look up relics
Of the past, going in q cab by mile
after mile of modern buildings, and
travelling over the site OF the metrop-
oils which flourished here long before
Christ was born. Tho only object of
note still left is Pompey's Pillar. and
that is new In comparison with the
earliest history Of old Egypt. 1t was
PVT UP only 900 years ago, and long
the greatest cities Of the world. The.
monument has been said to stand over
the grave of Pompey,. but it was really
erected 81 by an Egyptian rrefect as q
about this part Of the Mediterranean
Sea. The pillar consists of a massive
column Of polished granite as big
around as the boiler Of railroad To-
comotive and as high as ten-story
fiat. 1t consists of ono solid block of
stone, standing. straight up on ped
estal. 1t was dug out of the quarries
of Assouan far up the Nile Valley, and
was brought down the river on RATS
and lifted In some way or other to its
present position
An evidence of its modern origin is
now to be seen in the excavations
which the antiquarians are making
few, months they have & been digging
in the earth far below It's foundation
and have taken out several massive
stone sphinXes. the heads OF some OF
which are still wrapped in cloths In
order to protect them from injury
until they can be taken to the muse.
5ums Of this city and Cairo. I shall
just made of one of these sphinxes.
They date back to the old Alexan-t
drin and We're chiseled out several
hundred years before Joseph and Mary
took the little baby Jesus on an ass
across the desert into this valley of
the Nile that he might not be killed
\. tt was 332 years before Christ was
born that this city was founded by
Alexander tho Great, and venture
that 1t then had more people than 1t
has to-day. 1t was not only great
commercial port, but was centre or
learnng rel reiglGn and and a.A = is said
antiquity. It's manuscripts numbered
100000, and artists and students came
here from everywhere to study. At
the time of the Caesars 1t was as big
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By F. P. Dunno.

turn out to greet him an his candy
d a WIN smile, In wan month he
s mas a,i shook (, IN, hand an paved the
thousand voters. He has distributed
prizes f'r all tn three-legged races an
greasy sy Pig contests east " tn Missis-
slppl: he has conferred TIL bays on
countless thousands Nv char,min' ma
irons who have manufactured tn
-ty fair. II ye see tail, dark hand
some stranger chasin perambylator
think he is a kidnapper. It's Charles
Fairbanks thryin' to kiss another baby.
His face Is full Nv milk most Nv til
time. He's had a cocktail named afther
man has gone durln' his lifetime. ~
'They have said this man Is cold. IT'S
raise, Hinntssy. Th story was started
be q. slanderer that used to owe money
TO MIN. No more hot an impulsive ma
ture iver reorganized a railroad. Look
tn face Nv cold man. Is not that a
man who wud be moved an moved as
fast as he cud go by human disthress?
re pet II Is, fe can't fool tn people
him but to love him 1vrywhere he
he shall seize tn ereins ~ Office an:
jog along. It is characteristic iv tn
man that he has already promised two
tnousuHd more pcstmasthershtpS thin
there are post offices. Not that he seeks
tn office, mind We. He has too much
respect FIR that lofty station where he
expects to be locked UP FIR four years
to, SO debase It. He believes that thu
hide. Whin tn prisldincy comes FIR
him 1t won't have to light a candle am
go down into tn cellar to look Err him.
1t won't have to dhrag him out ~ a
his front atoop perfectly dhressed f'r
tho part. He'll only ave to get his
hat an his haiti be undher his chair.
I'm FIR him. Speakin' as q Dimmycrat,
It we must have q Raypubllca an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
ny FRANK G. CARPENTER.

i I AlehdnuTla..e
n AM AGAIN in the great seaport of
the valley OF the Nile. My first
visit to It was twenty five year !,
Il ago, just before Arab Pasha
started the rebellion which
threw Egypt into the hands OF the
English. | saw 1t again seven years
later on my way around the world, and
i find now new city which has risen
up and swallowed those of the past
The Alexandria Of today stands
upon the site of the greatest Of the
commercial centres Of antiquity, but
It's present buildings Dire as young as
those OF New York, Chicago or Boston.
1t is one of the boom towns 0e the
Old World, and 1t mas all grown up
within 100 years. Wh.n George Wash
fngton was President IT, was little
more than village. It has now more
than 100000 people. anc It will coon
reach a half milton
Alexandria is II citv with all nod-
ern improvements. 1t has vide streets
as well paved as those OF Washing ton
1t has public squares which will COM
pare favorably with many in Europe.
and buildings which Wouri be an or
nament to any town onr continent.
II Is now a city Of street cara and au-
tomobilcs. Its citizens walk or ride
TO Its theatres by the light Of cleo
triclty, and It's rich men gamble by
reading the ticker In It's stock cX-
change. 1t is a town Of big hotels.
gay cafes and palaces galore III ad-
dition to the 800, 600 Aio,iunmedana.
there are more than 10000 Christian
Europeans now living IN K. and among
them some of the sinartcst business
men of the Mediterranean Sea. The
city has become commercial. money
making and fortune hunting. The.
rise and fall OF stocks, the boom in
zeal estate and the modern methods
Of getting. something for nothing are
Its chief subjects of conversation, and
the whole population Is after the elu-
Rive piastre and the Egyptian pound
as earnestly as the American is chas-
ing the nickel and the dollar.
Alexnndrla's New Hnrbor.
1t is easy to see where Alexandria's
wealth comes from. 1t is growing
fat from the trade OF the Nile Valley
1T is the water gate to Egypt and
the Soudan. and every cents worth
of goods that goes in and out has
to pay toll. More than 1000 ships en-
ter this port every year. and there
ere now vessels In the harbor from
nearly every part of the world. I came
&c Egypt from Malta on ship bound
to India and Australia, and 1 can get
a steamer any week which within
fifteen days will take me to New
York. The German lines are making
specially OF Egyptian passengers
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round, isn't 1t? Yousqulte recognize
the vintages you've had to pay re-
spectacle prices for?"
Is 1t so? Or has he the power of
suggestion, like prestidigitatcur,
who can make YOU believe that you
hear your eighteen carat gold hunter
ticking Inside boiled egg?
These. of course, are new wines,"
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give you chemically the same thing
with more alcoholic strength?"
Presto! It is done. lie pours some
OF the result into a wine glass, and
hands IT to. me. It has the look, smell.
ana taste Of the wine for which I
pay one and sixpence a bottle.
Total cost, fraction over three
pence. bottle and label included, he
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he explains. "The addition of tea
spoonful Of sterilized glycerine ages
them at once. You might remember
that when you've got new whiskey.
It's worth Knowing"
I know some whiskeys that would
need a pint or glycerne. to the bot
tie at least to make them palatable,
and begin for the first time to sus-
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could not make up a prescription more
quickly than he manufactures wine be-
tore my eyes. II taste ''Niersteiner."'
Light elegant dinner wine with
good body. from the Hoggen-Hoch-
heimer district" he remarks in the
tone of one quoting from a wine cir
cular. Nov try the Graves Dry and
hayory. eh? The 'Chablis,' soft and
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exults. Hooks and Sauternes the same
"A little real sherry for the base. suf-
hc1ent acidity. say ciadic-an astrin-
gent, Ike tannic acid to dry them.
spirit and water in proportion, and
there You are! Leave out the tannic
and use white sugar syrup Instead,
and you have Chablis.'
A dispensing druggist in hurry
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04

n AM AGAIN in the great seaport Of
the valley or the Nile. My first
visit to It was twenty five years
ago iuSt ~ hefnro A 1ah
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, in and for the Parishapf
st. Tammany.

Pursuant to an order of seizure and
sale issued in the above entitled action
on the lst day of April, 1907, have
seized, and on SATURDAY, the 25th
day of May, 1907. will sell at the princi-
pal door of the Courthouse, in Coving-
ton, Louisiana, during legal sale hours,
to the highest and best bidder, for cash,
without appraisement, the following
described property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated in the
Parish of st. Tammany, State Of Lou
isiana, and being the southwest quarter
of the southWes est quarter of section
twenty mine (29,N The southeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter OF section
thirty (30,) The northeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of section thirty
one, (31) and the northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter Of section 81, all
in township 5, south of range twelve
(l2) east, containing one hundred and
sixty-two and 1900 (162 $4,000 acres.
Terms of sale-cash.
ap2O-6t T. E. BREWSTER, Sheriff,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Chas. F. Hardie Va Chas. T. Bradley
No. S45.
Twentv-sixth Judicial District Court Of
the State Of Louisiana, Parish of St.
Tammany.

Pursuant to an order of seizure and
sale, issued in the above entitled action
on the End day of April, 1907, have
seized. and on SATURDAY, the 25th
day of May, 1907, will sell at the princi-
pal door of the Courthouse, in Coving
ton, Louisiana, during legal sale hours,
to the highest and best bidder, for cash.
without appraisement, the following
described property to-wit:
All that certain lot or parcel OF land
situated in the Parish of st. Tammany,
State Of Louisiana, and described as
follows:
lst: The northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter and the southwest
quarter of the northwest quarter and
the north half of the northwest quarter
of the northwest quarter of section 80,
in township 5, south OF range III east,
st. Helena Meridian, containing one
hundred acres more or less and being d
portion Of the same land acquired by
Chas. I. Bradley, from ISAIAH Daniels,
on the 25th day of August 1905, as per
act recorded in Conveyance Records
of st. Tammany Parish, La, in Book
40, folio 1862. .f
End: The east half of the southwest
quarter section eleven, township six,
south of range 10 east. containing
eighty-two and 32-1O0 (82 32-l00) acres
and being the same property acquired
by said Chas. T. Bradley from Louis A.
Core on the 9th day of May, 1905, as
per act recorded In the conveyance
records of st. Tammany Parish. La, IN
book 40, folio SGT,
3rd: The southeast qnarter of the
northeast quarter of section %, town.
ship 6, south range 10 east, St. Helena
Meridian, containing forty and 90-l0O
Gao 90-lO0) acres, and being the same
property acquired by said Charles T.
Bradley, from Frank j. Flanagan, ON
the 9Th day of May, 1905, as per act re-
corded in the conveyance records of
St. Tammany Parish, La, in book 40,
folio 526.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
ap20-6t T. e. BREWSTER Sheriff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
, Unfted States Land Ofice,

Y ,
Notice is hereby given that Julius
Holiday, of Vaudeville, La, has fled
notice of his intention to make final
flve-ye proof in support Of his claim,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 81, $3.50, made
June l, 1900, for the northeast quarter
OF section 10, township 8, south range
IL east, st. Helena Meridian, and that
said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver, at New Orleans La, on
Tuesday, May 81, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
Marshall BurrelI, Jules Perry, Nicol
Bramond, John Carriere, all of Mande-
VILE La.
WALTER L. COHEN. Register.
ap20 SC
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
ne FOUGHT Al CETTYSRuRc.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y, who
lost foot at Gettysburg, writes: "Elec-
trio BiGters have done me more good
than any medicine I ever took. For
several years I had stomach trouble,
and paid out much money for medicine
to little purpose, until / began taking
Electric Bitters. would not take $500
for what they have done for me-" Grand
tonic for the aged and for female weak
nesses. Great Alternative and body
builder; best of all for lame back and
weak kidneys.
Guaranteed by c. G. Champagne
Co., Druggists, and ]. L. Watkins
City Drug Store; SOC.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby warned and
prohibited from cutting, burning, dead
ening, carrying or floating away, or
otherwise injuring or destroying any
trees, timber or wood growing or lying
upon the lands of Poitevent 9 FayTe
Lumber Company. Any person so do
ing will be prosecuted under the pro-
visions OF Act No. 103 of the laws OF
1909. w. G. HUTCHINSON
Land Agentfor Pofteyent y Fayre LuEn.
Der CompanY. al 97-lt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
The Northwestern Dental Co.

When you go to New Orleans to get
yonr dental work done, be sure to call
&c the Northw estern Dental Co., No. 1910
Canal Street. You will find the finest
and best equipped dental Office in the
South, under the management of DIR. L.
A. Brewster. Moderate prices; first
class work. is the motto. Everything
,.htrictly first class, and ten-year guar
ntee on all work.
Dpen Sundays from 9 to d; evenings
until p. m.
NORTHWESTERN DENTAL CO.,
1910 Canal St., New Orleans, la.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
D RE S S NJ A KIN G

MRS. GEORGE PARKE-Begs to an
nounce to her friends and the public
in general that she has opened dress
making department at her home,
CIaverie Cottage, Claiborne, La, where
she will be pleased to receive orders at
any time.
An expert cutter and fitter'from New
Orleans has been employed, and entire
satisfaction is guaranteed to customers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
SChelIhaaS & Miller
BAR B Err SH @ P
SlidelI La.

Chas. T. Hardie vs.. Chas, T. Bradley
No. 844.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
United states Land Office.
New Orleans, La, April ID, 1907.

New OFAeanSS Aa'S ApGu A0' Aoot'l
Notice is hereby given that Albert
Wilson, of Jacksonville, La, has&filstl
notice Of his intention to make final
ave year proof in support of his claim,
viz: Homestead entry No. %, 1872, made
Dec. /, 1902, for the northeast quarter
Of the northwest quarter, and northwest
onarter OF the northeast quarter, Sec
ton Is, township Z, south range 10 east,
az. Helena Meridian, and that said proof
win be made before the Register and
Receiver, at New Orleans, Las, Oh
Tuesday, June 4, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
nrove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, the land, viz:
Henry williams, of Madisonville. La,
Jim Evans, of Covington, La, M. Mar.
clsse and Theophilous Waters, of Madi-
sonville, La. 90.
ap9O-6t Walter L. Cohen, Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
TreSspas Notice

All persons are hereby forbidden to
cut any timber, or otherwise tresspass
on the lands OF the undersigned, In st.
Tammany Parish. without permission,
under penalty of the law.
ap20-Iy# Mrs. Laursnce Cousin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Pierre Alder VS.. Harrie u, Hayden
No. 500.
Twenty Sixth Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for the Parish
III, of st. Tammany.

Pursuant to an order of seizure and
sale issued in the above entitled ac-
.tion on the 23rd day of January,
1907. ! have seized, and on SATUR-
DAY, the 25th day of May, 1907, will
sell at the principal door of the
during 1egaEsa hours, to the high
est and best bidder, for cash, without
appraisement, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
First. All that certain tract or
parcel of land, together with all the
buildings and improvements there
on, and all the rights, ways, privi-
leges, servitudes and advantages
thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining, situate in the Parish of
ST. Tammany, in this State, on the
left bank of the Tchefuncta River,
containing in the aggregate an area
of two hundred and fffty-four and
five-eighths arpents in French meas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Notice to Road Builders.

The ordinance TO provide fund for
working the public roads by contract
was amended and. re.enacted, as fol-
lows:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
No Trespass1ng.

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt, trap, or otherwise tresspass on
the lands of the undersigned under
penalty of the law.
HOWARD A. PIERCE.
JOHN D. COUSIN.
TAYL r COUSIN.
JNO. A. TODD, JR.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-12
DECENT GOVERNMENT AT STAKE.

considerable evidence that the election machinery n
this city will be used this year the limit interfere with
honest expression of the peoples opinion the polls and also
interviews that appeared
time show that the Republican machine is
the business engaged in the when
who had well represented this city in the legislature
reelection.
prominent the Wetmore league who proted
by the which then coboss of the Republican machine
No the delegation that the ring wanted turned
down renominaed If this party matter it would
subject general but it something In order
of representative government In this state its
friends require that the Democratic be represented the eg
its abe In order that dsgraceu boss than
Brayton may him. retired which be-
sary who began the fight year should be
nominated and elected again If the people wish undistubed
poraton domination the house then the people not in
teed in the approval of the of fearless and able public
Only by aroused public sentiment the money and
frauds of the Republican machine be prevented from bearing fruit
this fall The election rather machinery in four wards of
the city has by frauds in which the police participated
few been taken of the hands of the real Democrats
and has been placed the hands of who politics for
profit There absolutely hope of fair treatment the
the board and registration and there
appeal the of that board. In the interest of
deceny the last legislature should have amended the law but
having failed those who directed that legislature expect this
profit by law that good government.
has sufficient confidence Democracy
this believe that will this emergency but
fail discern the necessity complete machine
methods.