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Fear to Admit Identity,

From the Boston Herald.
Its really alarming how hard 1t is get
ting to be nowadays to get person to ad-
NIT his identity to stranger" said a bust
ness man the other day. Now, I have a
perfectly legitimate line which draws me to
a middle class of people and those who are
on the edge of so-called society. 60 to
their PAGES of business. Some of them I
know by sight. I go up to them and ask If
Mr.. So-and-So is in. knowing at the time
he is the man I am looking for. Half the
time the man will reply: No. he's out lust
now, but 1 will take the message
When he finds out my business he gen.
orally laughingly admits his identity and
says he thought I was a representative of
So-and-So. l suppose this is the result of
the modern way of living on the instalIment
plan, with collectors at our heels"
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for several months at a pretty fair rate but
1t is the plan under the present idea to
recruit the labor strength-whether the
ditch is dug by contract or otlerwise-up to
the maximum and to keep things moving at
a lively rate all along the line. 1t is ex-
pected that soon after the new commission
gets together on the isthmus that big i'm
provement will be noted. That is the idea
of the President and his advisers. at any
rate and they do not anticipate being dis
appointed.
The Problem to Be Solved.
One of the problems connected with the
work engaging special attention at this
time is the construction Of test locks at the
site Of the Gatum dam. 1t has been repre-
scented that the soil at the proposed foun-
dalton of these locks is Of such an insecure
and treacherous nature that it will not be
possible to build locks Of sufficient strength
to Withstand the pressure to which they
would be subjected. In order to determine
that question large test pits nave been
constructed and will be personally inspect
ed by Secretary Taft and a committee OF
distinguished civil engineers. Messrs. John
Freeman of Rhode Island, John Noble. IL
linois. and Frederick Stearns Of Massa-
chusetts. These gentlemen will sail from
Charleston on the cruiser Columbia next
Sunday and are due on the isthmus about
the LIST Of April. They will be met ct
Colon by all the members of the commits
sion now on the isthmus and given every
facility for thorough inspection Of the
work. so far as it has progressed, and par
ticularly the foundations for the proposed
locks Of the Gatum dam as disclosed by
the deep excavations made along the site
of the dam.
The detail of army engineers to the
Panama canal work has been highly COM
mended by many people interested In the
project. as it indicates to them the pur-
pose of the authorities to prosecute the
work steadily and continuously, and to
avoid, If possible, the embarrassments Of
the past caused by frequent changes in the
organization of the body charged with the
work.
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1t goes back but couple Of centuries. The
most popular of modern poets is Yuan Tie,
and he has the further honor Of having
written a very excellent cookery book, from
which We Gull our final extract:
Il am not much Of q wine drinker, but
this makes me all the more particular
Wine Is like scholarship; 1t ripens with age,
and it is best from fresh opened Jar. The
top of the wine jar. the bottom of the tea
pot, as the saying has it,
We may now come back to the point from
which we started and ask, Whence Chinese
sobriety? We may further point to Chinese
experience as some encouragement for
those who hope to see improvement in these
matters in the west Individual Chinese
still get drunk: but so far as we know no
body among them seems to follow The
teaching of the poets to boast of it.
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Evils in High Hats.

From the Philadelphia North American.
A French physician has been making ex-
periments to prove that the wearing of high
hats is injurious. They cause an abnormal
temperature in the head To carry out his
tests he has had thermometers inserted in
the crowns of the high hats of q number OF
his friends. and also carried one in his own
hat. The observations he made of the rec
ords of his own thermometer were borne
out almost Invariably by those in the hats
of his friends.
In the early morning. when the doctor was
walking in the Bots de Boulogne, while the
shade temperature was q degrees, the in
strument inside the hat registered 30 de-
grees At noon, when the outer air was al
30 degrees, the temperature inside the hat
was los degrees. In the evening, with COO
breeze at 6s degrees blowing. the top hat
temperature was So degrees. The doctor as
serts that this unnatural heating of the
head causes many nervous diseases and af-
fections of the brain.
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tration authorities that the army training
these gentlemen have at their fingers ends
will do a great deal toward smoothing out
the kinks in the administrative system on
tined to be one Of the most enormous
forces ever employed on any sort of work
in the history of national undertakings.
Mr.. Stevens, who has resigned the posi-
ton Of chief engineer, will remain on the
isthmus few days longer. IN order to as
sist the army engineers who have been as
signed to work on the canal in becoming
familiar with current constructive opera
tions. Col Goethals will succeed him as
chief engineer and also as chairman of the
commission, and will be the actual admin
istrative head of the commission. Former
Senator j. c. 8. Blackburn of Kentucky
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OF army engineers to the job has met with
such seemingly universal approval.
The army engineer Is accustomed to being
sent here and there at the will of his su-
periors. He is in the habit Of making the
best Of things, not of finding fault with
every detail that does not exactly meet his
Ideas and ideals. In addition to this. the
President. In common with many of the
most prominent engineers of the country
who practice their profession from the
vantage ground of civil life, has the high
est sort of respect for the ability Of the big
men Of the army engineer corps, Of whom
Lieut.. Col. Goethals and Maj. uaillard are
two. These officers were selected because
of their peculiar fitness for the position
Both stand high as engineers, and 1t is be-
heved by the President and the admins
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which are In the main self-exp;anatory. It
is. however, much easier to fix the marks
In the mind when examined In connection
with piece of corrected copy and by so
doing discover their actual bearing. There
is nothing new and unexpected about the
proof readers symbols, in fact, every one
has no doubt seen them casually in the
appendix of large dictionaries, but what
one wants is handy card near at hand or
in full view, small enough not to take up
much desk room, and just such card is
now ready for distribution by The Evening
Building.
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with entertainments, lectures or invest
ments on their hands-all and each at a
moments notice find themselves as much
involved in the technicalities of proofread-
ing as though they were professional con-
tributors to papers and magazines or even
book makers. One only ileed stop moment
to contemplate the ziagnit lde and number
of the great printing establishments, ire
spective Of the publishing houses, to obtain
some idea Of the amount Of matter daily
being ordered by the general public
To acquire skill in the use of the proof
readers symbols it is only necessary to
become acquainted with the characters,
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HOW TO CORRECT PROOF,

Few states of bewilderment surpass the
condition of mind in which a novice receives
his proof sheets. And the experience In
these days is not an unusual one. Prac-
ucally every business man, even those
whose efforts with the pen are substantially
limited to the occasional advertisement
and every woman of the land with recur-
ring occasions for dinner, wedding. recep-
ton, birth cards repeatedly confronts the
problem of correcting the proof sheets
which the printer or engraver submits. The
majority OF people with shame-faced peni-
tence throw themselves on the mercy of
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the house and confess they know nothing
about the matter and won't you please
fix 1t up"
constant and practical utility is very easy
to understand and easier still to employ
when once acquired. AS for those whose
work Is Of a professional nature-ministers
with their weekly announcements. tracts,
pamphlets and sermons; lawyers with their
briefs and countless forms pertaining to
every branch of the work; physicians with
treatises, and chairmen of committees, club
women, leaders Of leagues, promoters Of re-
ligious, social and industrial enterprises
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~ RFAT things are expected of the
reorganized isthman canal COM
mission AS at present consti-
tuted 1t is designed as practi-
CAL working body. and it is con-
fidently predicted that, under its direction.
the dirt will fly faster and IL. greater
quantities than at any previous period in
the history of the great undertaking. One
decidedly new feature of the present Or
ganization is that all it's members will be
expected to live on the isthmus and person.
ally superntend the canal work at the
various points where 1t is in progress.
Commission as Now Organized.
The commission as now organized con-
sists OF Mr. John F. Stevens, chairman;
Lieut.. Col. George w. Cocktails, Corps Of
Engineers: Major David DUB. Gaillard,
Corps OF Engineers: Major William M. ST.
bert. Corps of Engineers: Commander H.
+. Rosseau, civil engineer, U. s. N; Col
William. c. Gorgas. surgeon, U. 8. A, chief
sanitary officer; Mr.. Jackson Smith, head
Of the department of labor and quarters.
With the exception of Commander Ros-
seau. all the members of the commission
are now on the isthmus. prepared to en-
gage in the work intrusted to them Com
mander Rosseau sailed from New York
few days ago for Colon.
1t Is the belief of the administration that
IL practical results are to be accomplished
the work must be done on the isthmus,
and not in Washington. There seems to be
no disposition to be other than fair to
those gentlemen who were formerly men,
bers of the commission. but the President
and his advisors have learned several
things in connection with the digging Of
the big ditch since the purchase money
was paid down and the organization Of the
great system was begun. One of these
things is that unless the men clothed with
authority to direct the canal construction
are on the isthmus practically all Of the
time the work, regardless of how eff
ficiently the Washington end of the project
is handled will drag in one way or an
other That 10 ono reason Univ tho 5ataV
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why
Washington?
AS am advertising i'm

vestment Washington offers a most
attractive field. 1t is the purchas-
Ing point for population of 1925, 900
embraced in the District of Colum-
bia and the contiguous portions Of
Maryland and Virginia. 1t is the
capital Of our nation, the seat of
government and Of American in
telligence and substance. It has
an annual visiting list Of over
100000 Of the representative people
Of this country.
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Winters Herring Catch.
from the Ottawa Citizen.

The Canadian commercial agent at st.
Johns, reporting to the trade and COM
merce department. says that the total
catch of winter herring in Newfoundland
was valued at $452. IA. of which the catch
of American vessels represented $26s 596.
and of the Canadian and Newfoundland
vessels $1S3.5+s. an increase on the part
of the latter and a decrease for the Ameri-
cans, as compared with previous years.
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I'm comparison with its

population it contains the largest
body of well-paid employees of any
city in the United States.
There are $4,000 government en-
ployes. whose monthly salaries
reach total Of more than 81, 400
900. These are paid semi-monthly.
assuring a periodical circulation Of
$1,200.000 every two weeks; in win
ter Congress adds $500, 900 monthly
to this regular salary circulation.
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Faint Hearted Modern Lovers.

From the Woman at Home.
The average modern young man cares
only for tame rabbit eoursing.' He Ia
bors under some new-fangled deluslon that
it is undignified to WOO unless you're more
than half sure of winning. Naturally, the
snort is dull both to pursuer and pursued.
The dainty art Of courtship is nearly for
gotten.
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TRY Casreu family
Nearye
ID by o. will
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pains othn
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PURITY
OF
PROrlISE
MAKE Good" and you'll
Be Prosperous.

PROMISE craftsmanship that
and TRUTH and HONESTY that we could always DELIVER
what AGREED.
own PURE DRUG law and our PROMISE has always
been FULFILLED
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Another o o be q
( nnughh M
arewh soap Il Or he
Of it
disease resulting from
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before 60 druggist TODAY
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M VERTISING is a
|M| PROMISE. 1t is also a
SSCONTRACT. When we

agree to do certain things
we have to make good" Other
wise we lose the confidence and
faith of our patrons.
The principle we adopted in
1896, when c A S G A RE is
CANDY CATHARTIC were put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
WHY
WASHINGTON?
As an advertising In.

vestment Washington offers a most
ATTRACTIVE field. 1t iithe purchas-
ins'for>poinva population Of 1925 Ooo
embraced in the (DlsD Of Column
and the contiguous portions OF
Maryland and Virginia. 1t IL the
capital Of our nation. the seat OF.
government /and'o fAmerican Yin.
telligence and substance. 1t has
~ an annual visiting list Of over
0.000Arepresentative people Of this
country
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The best nducement offer friends Advertising
and present. is TRY CASCARETS only ONCE promised
and promise that these dainty little candy tablets faithfully
would be the perfect Bowel Medicine placed
the American amas dependable for their effects herself
In eleven years of PROMISE have fulfill
and that's why have gained the friendship of millions Of the Amer
people who have experienced the reliable quality product
the ONE TIME that induce the reader try Cascares
proves be failure and disappointment BROKEN
ISE and NEVER repetition Of his patronage The fact that
present ONE MILLION of every
month PROVES that believe Purity Of Promise and have dev-
cred the goods.
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Washington contains

manufacturing and business estab-
lishments employing 10000 we'll
paid people. 1t is not only the resi-
dence city Of the representatives
Of all foreign nations. but is fast
becoming the abode of the wealthy
and cultured people of all sections
of this country. especially in win
ter. 1t is the onl..' large city that
can be thoroughly covered with a
single newspaper.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-06-29
AN OLD EDITOR
Found $4,000 Worth of Food.

The editor of a paper out in Okla,
said: Yes, it is true when I got hold
of Grape-Nuts food, it was worth
more than $4,000 doctor bill to me,
for it made me well man. / have
gained rs pounds in weight, my
strength has returned tenfold, my
brain power has been given back to
me, and that is an absolute essential,
for I am an editor and have been for
S5 years.
my pen shall always be ready to
speak a good word for this powerful
nutritive food. l had of course often
read the advertisements regarding
Grape-Nuts, but never thought to ap-
ply the food to my own use, until, in
nay extremity and sickness the thought
came to me that it might fit my case.
The statements in regard to the food
are absolutely correct, as have proven
in my own case. One very fortunate
thing about the food is that while it is
the most scientifically made and high
" nourishing, concentrated food have
ever known, it has so delicious a taste
that it wins and holds friends" !"
There's Reason" Read "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-06-29
crab-Grass Hav.

Of all the plaques sent on the South
ern States undoubtedly crab grass
holds the first place. Negro slavery,
the Civil War and yellow fever all put
together does not equal the curse OF
lit. 1t adds two cents per pound to the
cost of the cotton crop and deducts
rs per cent fro mthe total yield of cot
ton. 1t robs the land of plant food as
no other crop does. 1t is actual poison
to some other crops which may con-
tend with it for living from the land,
such as alfalfa. 1t is ever present,
ever ready, always aggressive, never
yielding without a hard struggle. 1t
is ten times harder to destroy than
Bermuda grass, and does a thousand
times the damage. It should be fought
systematically and persistently. The
national government should be in
duced to organize fight for it's exter-
mination.
While fighting this pest we should
use it to our advantage when it is pos
sible to do so. Sometimes, in spite of
efforts to keep it down, it comes on
HAkd AIdhS6 O 6OOu SASI0 OL may - W.
In time and properly cured the hay is
Of excellent quality. But If allowed to
stand too long it not only ripens seed
to infest the land again, but the hay
is of little value.
Crab grass should be moved just as
tho first blooms appear! If lew days
longer is given there will be enough
seed ripen and drop to keep the land
seeded and the quality of the hay will
not be SO good. Nearly all crab-grass
hay is made from overripe grass and
Is of inferior quality.
Curing crab-grass hay requires close
attention. 1t should be a bright green
color and possess a sweet, aromatic
odor. Bleached, sunburned hay Is
worthless. Crab grass needs close at
tention in curing. Sometimes when
the cutting is light and the sun shines
hot the rake should follow immedi-
ately after the mower, and curing
should be done in the windrow. The
windrow will probably need turning
time or two The thing to do is to
cure it in the shade, but cure 1t.
Don't go to the other extreme and put
good enough to eat.-W. L. w.
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-06-29
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.
Worst Case Doctors Ever saw-suf-
fered Untold Misery-Perfect
Cure by Cuticura Remedies.

"My son, who is now twenty-five
years of age, when four months old
began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. The eczema was some
thing terrible, and the doctors said it
was the worst case they ever saw. At
times his whole body and face were
covered, all but his feet. used many
kinds of patent medicines, to no avail.
A friend teased me to try Cuticura.
At last decided to try Cuticura when
my boy was three years and four
months old, having had eczema all that
time and suffering untold misery. I
began to use all three of the Cuticura
Remedies. He was better in two
months; in six months he was well.
Mrs. r. L.. Risley, Piermont, N. H.,
Oct. "a, 1905.''
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-06-29
FONTS or a GOOD HORSE.
some Good Suggestions on Judging
HorsefIesf1.


Here are some good suggestions
rom Canadian bulletin, giving the
points OF good reliable horse:
II horse is short ribbed he is light
IN his middle and is nearly always .
poor feeder. He has not the stomach
70 contain succulent food to serve him
from one meal to another.
A light centered horse seldom
weighs well, and weight in a draft
morse, If it comes from bone, sinew
and muscle, goes long way to deter.
mine his commercial value.
A stallion whose feet are contract
cd and brittle and whose hooks are
puny and feshy looking should be
avoided, as such hooks are generally
associated with coarseness through.
out his whole conformation and a gen.
eral lack of quality.
When a horse is well coupled to-
gether on top and has short back,
ne must have the length below from
the point Of the shoulder to the back
OF the thigh. When so built he will
stand the strain of drawing heavy
loads much better than If he has a
long, loose back.
The front feet and hooks are the
parts of either a draft or a driving
horse that come directly in contact
with the hard work, and unless they
are sound and good a horses useful
ness will be very much impaired and
his commercial value much lessened.
Before using stallion get the
groom to lead him away from you.
Stand square behind him and see that
he picks up his feet and places them
On the ground properly, travelling in
both trot and walk clear and clean,
not striking the ground first with the
toe and then bringing down the heel.
The feet should, be large and waxy
in appearance. The sole of the hoof
should be concave, the frog spongy,
plump and elastic, because it acts as
a buffer to take the concussion from
acting too severely on the foot pas
tern and fetlock. See that both sire
and dam have sound feet, free from
f1atness, brittleness and are net con-
tracted There should be no g.lnmi-
ness about the hooks of the draft
horse, as it indicates coarseness. They
should be large, fiat and firm, and
should be wide, especially from side
view
St. Tammany farmer., 1907-06-29
Agricultural Epitomes.

The sheep-killing dog should be
placed on the same footing as one
afflicted with hydrophobia. Nobody
asks any Questions regarding what
should be done with a rabid animal,
yet sheep thief does ten times more
damage than mad dog.
| 1t is claimed that great as is cur
annual wheat crop, it does not exceed
the production of poultry and eggs.
This is due to the fact that a large
proportion of poultry is kept in the
! suburbs of cities, towns and villages.
Grapes are a winter-keeping fruit
and are very valuable for that pur-
pose. What greater luxury or more
| wholesome fruit than fresh grapes on
who may not enjoy plenty of his own
growing. The value of grapes for VIM
t ter use is not fully appreciated.
Corn on the cob and refuse-which
consists almost entirely of grains re-
duced to charcoal-and still retaining
their perfect shape-placed before the
fowls is greedily eaten by them with
a marked Improvement in their health,
as shown by the brighter color of
their combs and their sooner produ-
cling a greater average of eggs to the
flock than before.
AS soon as possible in spring all
trees planted within year should be
Strengthened where loosened by frost.
| Inattention to this point has made all
of our old orchards lean away from
the prevailing winds. The evil is
worse as the country grows older and
winds have free sweep.
| 1t is all right to raise seeds for
home use, but they are seldom as good
as those raised by a reliable seeds
man. Send for a catalogue, look it
over carefully, make judicious selec-
tions and have the seeds ready when
the planting season comes. Most peo-
| pie plant garden seeds too early, the
plants are chilled by the cold of early
spring, turn yellow, are stunted and
never wholly recover from the effects
of the setback 1t is better to wait
until the ground Is warm and in a
good condition to be worked. Then
the seeds will quickly germinate,
come up and mature far more and bet.
ter fruit than those that have been
| planted out of season.
The fruit grower who makes apples,
peaches, pears and plums his specially
may also add poultry to his business,
as the birds can occupy the same
ground with the trees. The orchard
provides shade for poultry in summer,
while the fowls gretly assist in the
destruction Of many insects that In
| fest the orchard