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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-13

It was moved, and duly seconded,
that the Police Jury adjourn until the
18th day of May, fol the purpose of re-
ceiving bids for working the public
roads. about 200 miles. Carried
GEO KOEPP, JR, President.
w. G.. KENTZEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-13

lOCal ........... .....''' ~ %
81 Talley. jury commissioner, draw
ing jury, 80
E. Prieto, jury commissioner, draw
ing jury. 4 90
R F Buckley. jury commissioner,
drawing jury. 80
Chas Oulliber. jury commissioner,
drawing jury, 70
1T Strobe and T L Smith, wit
nesses to drawing jury, 2 90 each
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-13

Total S14,5S7.75
certify the above statement to be
a correct statement of all the amounts
collected by me from the LIST day Of
JAM, 1907, to the 31st day of March
1907, inclusive. T. E. BREWSTER,
Tax Collector.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 3rd day of April, 1907.
Jules B. Mail1e,
Dep'y Clerk of Court.
On motion, duly seconded, the above
report was adopted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-13

J Claverie. Jr., Court Stenographer
for quarter ending March 81, % 90
DR. G z Williams, to visit to prisoner,
2 90 To visit to Small Pox case at Sun
and vaccinating Is 90. Team to Sun
8 90 Vaccine, "a. Total % "a
Toulouse Dnpriest, to IA days attend
ance on Small Pox case, % 90
Salmen Brick and Lumber Go, to
lumber, as per itemiZed bills, IS 81
Chas Plngree, to repairing Bayou La
combe Bridge, rs
John Saal. Sheriff of Tangipahoa
Parish. to arrest, falling and board OF
prisoner, 2 so &c conveying prisoner
127 miles, 6 80 To sheriff travelling 254
miles, 25 40 Total 81 25
DIN Wadsworth j. Bro, one pair OF
shoes for prisoner 2 90 One broom Doc
Total 2 35
II Quinlin, ) P, 9th ward, salary for
quarter ending March 81, 8 IS
Hebert Bros, to sundries, 85c
Chas Heintz, Constable Sd ward, to
salary for quarter ending March 81,
IL so
40 Pons, JP, Sd ward, salary for
quarter ending March 81, IL so
IF Scharfenstein, to sundries, "a 80
Covington Naval Stores Co, Ltd. }
two pair shackles, 10 90
OJ Rene, to repairing jail. 90
ia Salzer. plumber, to material and
work done at Courthouse yard, as per
itemized bills, II u
CIV Corson, stationer-
To Conveyance record, 600 pages II rs
Leather index. for same, lettered 25
Mortgage record, N, 600 pages IL IS
Leather index for same, lettered %
Express charges .,.,......... 40
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
OLD CLERKS in LAND
OFFICE TO LOSE JOBS

Where possible places paying less will
be provided, but there are compare
lively few of those positions. and even
those are all occupied, so that appoint
ments to them will compel other re-
movals.
There is not such urgency in other
divisions, but there are said to be
many clerks throughout the bureau
who are incapacitated by age or other
infirmities and whose service can not,
therefore, be retained in justice to the
department.
The commissioner expresses deep
regret for the necessity which compels
his course. but justifies it on the
ground that no less radical course
would insure the proficiency of the
Office.
1t is said that many of the persons
who will be relieved have strong po-
litical backing and it is anticipated
that the execution of the commission
er's plans will cause vigorous protests.
1t is understood that the president has
full knowledge of the programme for
reorganization.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06

icalIy to the floor. leaned against
the wall where l stood and watched
the slow approach OF the lantern. The
small revolver with which had first
fired at his flying figure In the wood
was in my pocket 1t was just as
well to have 1t out with the fellow
now. My chances were as good as
his, though l confess ] did not relish
the thought of being found dead the
next morning in the cellar OF my own
house. 1t pleased my humor to let him
approach in this way. unconscious that
he was watched, until l should thrust
my pistol into his face.
His arms grew tired when he was
about ten feet from me and he
dropped the lantern and hammer to
his side and swore under his breath
impatiently.
Then he began again with greater
zeal AS he came nearer / studied his
face In the lanterns light with inter
est His hat was thrust back, and
could see his jaw hard set under his
blond beard.
He took step nearer, ran his eyes
over the wall and resumed his tap
ping, beginning close to the ceiling.
In settling himself for the new series
of strokes he swayed toward me
slightly and / could hear his hard
breathing. / was deliberating how
best to throw myself upon him. but an
wavered he stepped BACK. swore at
his Ill luck and flung the hammer to
the ground.
"Thanksi" I shouted, ieaping for
ward and snatching the lantern.
Stand just where you are."
With the revolver in my right nand
and the lantern held high in my left,
/ enjoyed his utter CONSERVATION, as
my voiced roared in the corridor.
IT'S too bad we meet under such
strange circumstances, Morgan" l
said. I'D begun to miss you; but |
suppose you've been sleeping in the
daytime to gather strength for your
night prowling."
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
| U. 8.
| PRINTING
| SH0 p

THERE is considerable breezy COM
1 ment among certain women en-
ployes of Uncle Sans two open shops
the government printing office and
the bureau of engraving and printing
over what is termed by some of the
fair workers the government shape"
1t is said this shape was created by
the civil service commission for the
women employees of the bureau where
the paper money and stamps are print
ed, and that 1T is now the proper thing
for women in that branch to refer TO
their figures as the government
shape"
According to regulations of the civil
service commission the measurements
call for women who are tall and slez-
fy"-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06

ing himself lithely until his fingers
clasped my throat The lantern fell
from my hand and one or the other
of us smashed it with our feet
wrestling match in that dark hole
was not to my liking. I still held onto
the revolver, waiting for chance to
use it, and meanwhile he tried to
throw me, forcing me bask against
one side and then another of the cor
ridor.
With a quick rush he flung me
away, and in the same second / fired.
The roar of the shot in the narrow
corridor was deafening. flung my
self on the floor, expecting a return
shot, and quickly enough fash broke
upon the darkness dead ahead. and
rose to my feet, fired again and leapad
to the opposite side of the corridor and
crouched there. We had adopted the
same tactics, firing and lodging to
avoid the target made by the flash of
our pistols. and watching and listen
ing after the roar Of the explosions.
1t was very pretty game. but not
destined to last long. He was slowly
retredtlNB IOWdTu lilt emu Vi tlle pass
age where there was. remembered,
dead wall. His only chance was to
crawl through an area window knew
to be there, and this would, l felt
sure, give him into my hands.
After five shots apiece there was a
truce The pungent smoke of the pow
der caused me to cough, and he
laughed.
Have you swallowed bullet, Mr..
Glenarm?" he called.
could hear his feet scraping ON the
cement floor; he was moving { way
from me. doubtless intending to fire
when he reached the area window and
escape before | could reach him. l
crept warily after him, ready to fire
on the instant, but not wishing to
throw away my last cartridge.
He was now very near the end of
the corridor. l heard his feet strike
some boards that | remembered lay
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
ROOSEVELT'S AMBITION
ONCE WAS TO BE SAILOR

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT made his
first speech when he was ten years
old. At that time he would bold
sailor be. He had read all the marvel
Gus tales of the sea and his ambition
was to sail the ocean blue in command
of stanch craft that would carry
him to the uttermost parts of the
earth. He was permitted by his gov
erness to spend much time about the
wharves of New York and he thus be-
came personally acquainted with many
of the most famous shippers of that
time. Chief among his heroes was
certain Captain Doane. commander of
the clipper ship Rival.
This old sea dog used to fill the
mind of the future hero of San Juan
with astonishing stories of storms at
sea and hairbreadth escapes from
sepulcher in Davy Jones' locker. 1t
fired the imagination of the youth and
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
BUY ARMY MULES BY POUND.
Figures Show PriGss of Government
Animals Are Rising.

ington.-fncrcased difficulty is
being experienced n obtaining horses
and mules for the army. Bids which
have just been opened show that
prices generally have increased. For
the cavalry 725 horses are to be
bought at an average price of SITS
each. The artillery corps is to buy
nearly $50, for which $211 is the aver
age price. Army mules heavy enough
to do draft work bring s11S each, and
nearly 800 of these have been con-
tracted for Lead mules. somewhat
lighter in weight, bring S16S, and pack
mules. still lighter, $131. The quar-
termaster's department says that army
mules are bought practically by the
pound.
An experiment is being made at
Fort Riley. Kansas, in buying yearly
a small, number of pedigreed colts and
putting them through course of
training for the cavalry service.
This experiment has proved beneficial
and SO of these blooded horses have
lust been purchased.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
CALLS METHuseLAA NOT so OLD
Prof. Starr Thinks He Lived No Long
er Than Fernando Jones.

Chicago.-Prof. Frederick Starr is OF
the opinion that Fernando Jones is old
er than Methuselah.
Not that he believes the Oldest local
inhabitant to be more than 800 years
old-oh. no! But hs refuses TO ac-
cept the word of Holy Writ in regard
to the age Of the traditionalIy Oldest
man. and asserts that his life prob
ably was shorter than the lives of
modern and up-to-date people, who
rarely pass the century mark.
This shattering of another idol was
essayed by Prof. Starr while holding
forth to his class in anthropology
at the University of Chicago. Wishing
to test his students fund of general
information, he suddenly propounded
the question:
How old was Methuseiah?"
A great, blank silence prevailed
among the so embryo scholars, and
the professor gloated over their dis
comfiture.
Then he condescended to inform
them that Methuselah was 969 years
old, and that they had better go home
and read their Bibles.
But he continued, ut is not at all
probable that Methuselah ever lived
to such an extreme old age. 1t is also
doubtful if Saul, David and Solomon
ever reigned 40 years each, as the
Bible declares. Men lived no longer
in biblical times than they do to-day.
In TACT, l believe the average Of
longevity is higher to-day than it ever
has been in the history of tAe human
race"
And then, after running poor old Me-
thuselah's reputation. Prof. Starr
turned to a discussion OF the idiosyn-
crasies of the Iroquois verb.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
UNCLE SAM is HUNTING
FOR NAVAL SURGEONS

WASHINGTON. = Notwithstanding
w the superior inducements which a
naval career offers for a young phySic-
ian over the uncertain and overworked
lines of the average struggling general
practitioner the medical corps of the
navy has not found it possible to Sc
cure enough naval surgeons to meet
the needs of the service.
Admiral Rixey, surgeon general of
the navy, has adopted extraordinary
measures to meet the case, even going
so far as to send circulars to many of
the best medical colleges soliciting
applications. from the graduates for
appointment as naval surgeons. And
to make the offer more tempting the
surgeon general has undertaken to
give temporary appointments as 'act-
ing assistant surgeons" to the young
men who will pass a satisfactory pre-
liminary examination and come to
Washington for instruction.
They will receive six months spe-
cial training at the naval medical
school and hospital recently establish
ed here or at the Mare island naval
hospital in the case of applicants from
the Pacific coast. At the end of that
course the graduates will receive ap-
pointments as assistant surgeons with
an annual salary of s1,750, supple
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06

stirred his ambition. In 1868, the hoy
who is now president raised fund by
popular subscription for the purpose
of library for the officers and crew
of the Rival, all of whom were his
friends.
At the head of a delegation of
youngsters he visited the ship whra it
next came into port and with due
ceremony presented the library, CON
sisting OF As Volumes to the skipper.
The presentation speech was made by
Mr. Roosevelt. When reminded a few
days ago of this event by an old friend
the president said he remembered it
perfectly and that frequently he had
wondered if any of the officers or crew
OF the Rival were still alive, and, if
so, If they remembered his speech.
Il thought it was mighty fine
speech" said he, ''and so did Captain
Doane."
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
NoMMIssIONER RALLINGER of the

COMMISSIONER BALLINGER of the
~ general land office has recommend
ed to Secretary Garfield general re-
organization of the force of his Office
The secretary has the matter under
consideration and while no official an
nouncement has been made of his in
tentions it is known that he approves
Mr.. Ballinger's plan and it is expect
ed that it will soon be put into effect.
The first dismissals will be made in
the division of the office in which
land patents are proposed There are
about rs clerks in that division, and
of those about Is or 20 will be relieved
from duty. The reason for immediate
action is the fact that the law pro-
vides for the typewriting of the pat
ents and the recorded copies of them.
Many of the employees are elderly per-
sons who have been on the rolls fgr
a long time and who can not use the
typewriter.
The lowest salaries paid in the di-
vision is 5000 per annum, and the com
missioner complains that many of the
employees can not earn that amount.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06

on the floor there, and | was nerved
for shot and hand-tohand strug.
gle, if it came to that.
l was sure that he sought the win.
dow; | heard his hands on the wall an
he felt for it. Then a breath of cold
air swept the passage, and | knew
that he must be drawing himself up
to the opening. fired and dropped
to the floor With the roar of the ex.
plosion | heard him yell, but the ex.
pected return shot did not follow.
The pounding of my heart seemed
to mark the passing of hours. /
feared my foe was playing some trick.
creeping toward me, perhaps. to fire
at close range, or to grapple with me
in the dark. The cold air whistled
into the corridor, and | began to feel
the chill of it. Being fired upon is
disagreeable enough, but waiting in
the dark for the shot is intolerable. I
rose and walked toward the end of
the passage.
Then his revolver flashed and roared
directly ahead, the fame of II so near
that 1t blinded me and the wad of the
cartrtde burned and stung my cheek. I
fell forward dazed and blinded. but
shook myself together in a moment
and got upon my feet. The draft of
air no longer blew into the passage.
Morgan had taken himself off through
the window and closed it after him.
l made sure of this by going to the
window and feeling it with my hands.
went back and CROPPED about for
my candle, which found without diff
Guilty and lighted. then returned TO
the window to examine the catch. To
my utter astonishment 1t was fas.
tened with staples, driven deep into
the sash in such a way that it could
not possibly have been opened with.
out an expenditure of time and labor.
My eyes smarted from the smoke of
the last shot, and my cheek stung
where the wadding had struck nv
face. was alive. but in my vexation
and perplexity not. l fear. wholly
grateful for my safety. 1t was how.
ever, some consolation to feel snrs I
had winged the enemy
tTo BE CONTINUED,
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
THE GOVERNMENT SHAPE"
CAUSES MUCH COMMENT

der and sinuous!" height, s feet s
inches weight, 154 pounds; bust, SO
inches; waist 25 inches: hips 43
inches, and back 15h inches.
A case of the rejection of a young
woman from Michigan is cited be-
cause she was not tall enough for her
width to meet the requirements. al
though her percentage in other direc-
uons was said to have been high. 1t
is explained that it is necessary for a
woman to be tall in order that she
may reach the notes while on the
press. A woman of short stature
could not reach the notes, while one
of unusual girth would not have room
to stoeY between the presses in tho
proces- of printing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06

You're a fool" he growled He
was recovering from his fright
knew it by the CLEAN of his teeth in
moving restlessly about He undoubt-
edly knew the house better than l did,
and was considering the best means of
escape. l did not know what to do
with him now that l had him at the
point of pistol: and in my ignorance
of his motives and my vague surmise
as to the agency back of him, / was
filled with uncertainty
You needn't hold that thing quite
so near" he said. staring at me coolly
I'm glad it annoys you, Morgan"
said. II want you to tell me how you
got in here"
He laughed.
81 came in by the kitchen window,
If you must know. l got in before
your solemn jack-of-all-trades locked
it up, and l walked down to the end
of the passage thefe"--he indicated
the direction with a slight jerk of his
head-"and slept until it was time to
go to work"
IL you CAN lie Deller lnan tnaI
you needn't try again. Face about,
now. and marchi"
put new energy into my tone, and
he turned and walked before me down
the corridor in the direction from
which he had come. We were, l dare
say a pretty pair-he tramping dog
gedly before me, l following at his
heels with his lantern and my pistol.
Not so fast" l admonished sharp.
ly.
Excuse me-" he replied mockingly.
He was no common rogue; / felt
the quality in him with certain ad-
miration for his scoundrelly talents
l continued at his heels, polSing the
muzzle of the revolver against his
back from time to time to keep him
assured of my presence device that
| was to regret second later
When we were, | should Judge
about ten yards from the end of the
corridor. at that moment | prodded
him with the point of the revolver
he fell backward against me, threw
his arms over his head and grasped
me about the neck, meanwhile tnrn
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
TO SEE EUROPE WITH SAVINGS.
Trolley Conductor and Wife viii En-.
Joy Results of Economy.

Kansas City, Mo.-A six months
tour of Europe is the purpose OF
Charles NJ. Kelly, IL years conductor
on the Fifth street division of the
Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany, and Mrs. Kelly.
My wife and / have planned this
trip since we were married six years
ago." said Mr.. Kelly. What | have
saved as conductor will be enough
to pay our expenses
The Kellys own their own home, a
pretty two-story frame cottage. They
intend to spend $4,000 on their trip.
Il have a six months leave of alb.
sence from my work." Kelly said.
we intend to stay the limit, too. Such
chance comes only once in life
time for men Ike myself Glad /?
Why, my boy, haven't slept well for
months. I've lain awake nights plan
ming this trip. So has Mrs. Kelly"
The Kellys will sail from New York
on a Hamburg-American liner. The
first stop will be Naples. After Italy
will come Switzerland, then Germany,
with a trip down the Rhine to Cologne.
The Netherlands and Belgium are
next on the schedule. Then comes
Paris and later London.
What will you do when you re-
turn?"
euctor on the Fifth street line. I'll
report for duty the second day ar.
rive in the city"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06
DEFINES AUTOS ROAD RIGHTS.
Iowa Supreme Court Requires Reason
able Regard for Others.

Des Moines, lathe law of the
roads as to automobiles has been
enunciated for the first time by the
supreme court of Iowa. The owners
of automobiles have the same rights
in the road and oD streets as the
drivers of horses or persons riding BIZ
cycles or travelling Ey some other ve-
hicle But they are 20 use this means
of locomotion with due regard for
the rights of others faving occasion to
travel on the highwrys.
In the case before the court II. NJ.
Cramer ran his car ZIP to blacksmith
shop before which was hitched a
team belonging to Hugh House and
stopped his machine, but did not stop
the sparker. The rEoment he stopped
the machine the Bolse horses reared
up, broke away ans ran. House sued
for damages and recovered. The su-
preme court says that no case was
made for the jury and reversed the
Judgment OF the lo'ser court. 1t de-
cides that Cramer siad a right to be
there. that he die not display negli-
gence. and that Ds fair recovery Ia
possible.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-06

mented by allowances of $432 and
mileage and other inducements.
The difficulty in securing applicants
lies in the fear of the examination to
which they must submit Admiral
Rixey insists that this fear is un-
founded if the applicant has been prop
erly grounded in the principles of med
icine, while for the collateral exam
nation" which the candidates must
take. this is nothing more than an
elementary test of the candidates
general knowledge of English, arith-
metic and literature, and even knowl-
edge of foreign languages is not es-
sential.
Not even these comparatively sim
pie requirements, however, it is
stated, are met by the majority of ap-
plicants, which in the opinion of the
naval medical corps is a severe COM
mentary upon the training afforded by
many medical institutions. The short
age of doctors in the navy has become
really serious. To-day there are "a va
cancies in a corps that at its maxi
mum should number only $50. and un-
less the deficiency can be supplied
normally before the end of the calen-
dar year congress will be asked to add
to the inducements now held out to
applicants by considerably increasing
the pay of naval surgeons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-19

medicine the nurse threw it in her face. She said several patients were bathed in tn same dirty water. Because a patient refused to wear hose, nurse hit her in her eye, inficting q bad wound. Another patient was whipped with a slipper Pa tients were poorly clad. largely because of the carelessness of the nurses Grits and stew beef were served Once when they had old-fashioned lye hominy the whole crowd rejoiced. Witness said she was forced to sweep the dining room as often as seven times day.
 H. M. Harton
 IT. M Harton of Birmingham was in the hospital from January 9 1905, to May 20 1907. He got there early in the morning. Dr. Rudolph received him. Supervisor McDuff took him in charge. He went to his room where there was no bed. He protested and was kicked Into insensibility and locked in the bare room. When he came to he was bathed in wa ter at about zero, nurses held his head under the water until he almost los. breath. After he went to bed, later on, In another room, the bed was alive with bed bugs. He lay for time between life and death as a result of a kick In the side by Long McDuff. His side had a great knot where he was kicked. He saw NufSe Winters break broom stick oyer the head of Hines of Lauderdale who was later killed by the treatment he re- ceived. He saw patient named Thomp- son stamped to death Nurse Winters jumped on the man because he had taken a bath without permission. After that he was beaten again by Nurses Holman and Winters. This was Sunday and he died the following Friday alone in the cross hall with only an undershirt and pair of drawers on. No doctor was with him when he dled, nor for several hours before.
 Witness also said Dr. Bondurant of Uniontown was beaten. He died shortly after; the beating was done by Halmon and Winters. He had seen many pa tients beaten; was beaten himself because he refused to work. This was done by Nurses Wright and Ryan. Though he paid the price required he never received any pay board. Pay patients work as well as others. Some of the nurses were kind. He heard that Dr. Due of Birming- ham was killed; also a man named Paulk, he did not know of these
 After hearing from MT. Harton the asylum committee adjourned to meet Sat- urday morning in Birmingham.