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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07
ACT NO. Is.

| ACT NO. IS.
By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee, A. b. C. Substitute for
House Bills Nos. 2, 3, and 26.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti
tuition of Louisiana relative to tax col.
lectors for the City of New Orleans
providing for the election of one Tax
Collector for said city, fixing his term
Of Office, his compensation and the
clerical and other expenses of his of.
fee and providing for the payment
thereof.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds Of the members elected to
each House concurring. That there
shall be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of this State the following propos-
ed amendment to the Constitution of
Louisiana, to wit:
That there shall be one State Tax Col
lector for the City Of New Orleans who
shall be elected by the qualified electors
of said city for the term of four az
years He shall receive salary of Five
Thousand les. O0U Dollars per annum
payable monthly. The fees received
from delinquent tax-debtors, as also the
fee of $500 charged for tax research
certificates to the persons applying for
same, shall be turned over to the State
Treasury,
The Legislature at its first session,
after this amendment shall have been
submitted to vote of the people, as
herein provided, if the same be adopted,
shall appropriate such sum as may be
necessary for the payment of the clerical
expenses, rent, furniture and porterage
for the Office of said tax collector; pro-
vided, however. that the total amount of
said appropriation shall not exceed the
sum of $50, 10000. and provided further
that said appropriation shall be by items
showing the particular use to which such
funds shall be applied.
Section 2: Be it further enacted, etc.
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors of the State for
their approval or rejection as required
by Article 32l of the Constitution of
Louisiana and the general election laws
of this State. at the general election to
be held on the Tuesday following the
third Monday in April, 1908.
Section 3. BE j: further enacted, etc.
That all properly nominated candidates
for the Office herein provided for shall |
be voted for at said general election and |
the one elected shall be commissioned in
the same manner, and enter upon the
discharge of his Office. at the time when
the terms of Office of the present tax
collectors in said city expire, and he !
shall superseds the present tax collec-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

toTs of lUaFcity, whose Offices shall be
abolisbH u the adoption of the amend
me1t b Yb proposed; provided, how
ever, th IT dionld the foregoing amend
melt no i baadopted, then the election
of tie Tax ollector herein provided for
shall b. e nu) and void.
~. WI HYAMS,
spef lker o the House of Representa-
tivesI
J J. YiSANDERS,
Lie teDant Governor and President of
the State.
Apprlved December 4. 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor f the State of Louisiana
AZ true copj:
JONI T. MICHEL,
! Yscretary Of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07
ACT. NO. Is.

Nv Mr. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 2.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 2oo
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to Railroads. Ex-
press, Telephone, Telegraph. Steam
boat and Sleeping Car Commission.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, that Article 20o
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana. be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Article 28S. The General Assembly
may add to or enlarge the powers and
duties of said Commission, or confer
other powers and duties on them. They
may also provide additional clerical. OF
b,her assistance that may be deemed
necessary for the discharged the duties
bf said Commission, and may add other
penalties to make the work of said Com
mission effective.
\ 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
IGepcral, and the various district attor-
|beys. to aid said commission in all legal
matters, for which they shall receive
bot exceeding Is per cent, of all fines
ind forfeitures collected by them; pro.
ided the commission may employ other
attorneys in lieu of these officers on like
terms.
No person in the service of. or attOr
neg for, any railway, express. telephone,
telegraph, steamboat or other water
craft. sleeping car company or corpora
ton, or pecuniarily interested in such
company or corporation, shall hold the
Office of commissioner.
The fines collected, aftor paying the
attorney's fees and the costs in suits, in
which the Commission may be cast fol
costs, shall be paid into the State Treas
ury.
Section 2. He 1t further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment of the
Constitution of the State, shall he sub.
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, rs required by Article 321
of the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana and general elections laws of this
State at the General State Election to be
held in this State on the 2lst day OF
April, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President .ot
the Senate.
]. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 28th, 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

Swimming river for living may be
said to be one OF the most striking ex-
ampIes Of the utilization of waste. This
is done in Paris There is one indi-
vidual, at Least. in the French capital
who makes It his daily business to skim
the Seine. He Is out at early morning
in an old fiat-bottomed boat, armed
with a skimming pan With this be
skins of the surface Of the river the
grease which collects there during the
night, and which he dlsp0ses OF to a
soap factory. Generally be makes
quarter or so by his mornings work,
which enables him to live.
In Paris also there are a number Of
people who make living out Of waste
corks, which they fish from the Seine.
They collect on the river bank at day
break, each with a short pole, at the
end Of which is a small lmproyised net.
They set to work to gather In the float
ing corks, subsequently selling them to
the cork merchants In the neighbop
hood.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02
A marriags Fiction.

The polite fiction obtains that mar.
riages are made in heaven. This TO
mantle viewpoint is particularly popu.
lar In AmerIca, where II IL held 10 be
highly improper for parents to make
any move toward securing good hus.
bands fer their daughters and immod.
est for girls to manifest any interest
In the subject themselves.
The conventional theory is that the
matter IL on the knees OF the gods and
that In due season husbands VIII be
provided like mama In the wilderness
for sustenance Of the faithful. Unfor-
tunately this miracle does not always
come on for every woman. The supply
OF mama gives out There are not
enough husbands to go around. and
these are unevenly divided. Some WON.
EN- get three or four. while others got
none. But neither the old maids nor
their parents realize that the reason
that they did not share in the dispen.
sation was their own fault, because
they did not put themselves, az old
fashioned MethodIsts used to say. In an
attitude to receive the blessing.-Dor.
othy Dix, in Ainslee's
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

that be had short spaces % rest ! had
been wandering around. and az last
found myself Close 10 the main en-.
trance. Soon I saw a common soldier
come up to the hall He was an ex-
ccedingly rough looking specimen His
clothes were worn and solled. his boots
outside bis trousers. dirty beyond de-
gree. You could hardly conceive a more
unit person to enter that great crowd.
He evidently bad a great desire TO So
the President. but knew his unnsness 10
enter. But Il was not long before b.
mustered courage % puah his way IN
der tho cover OF others well into the
hall.
Noting the anxious ysarning look on
his face. I became Interested 10 watch
his movements and note the result. II
was not very long before observed
that Mr.. Lincoln had an ere on him.
as be chancsd 70 come near tho door OF
the reception room Once and again
saw his eye search out this solled and
bespattered soldier with the rlost tan.
4tA A0VA- AADAA taAAAfN y llNLU FIEunf
space between tho two. At length Mr..
Lincoln. with an enormous stride and
a long outreachInx arm. advanced.
grasped this soldier BY the hand. with
greeting that must have been seen and
heard to be fully understood: -coms
forward. my friend: we are all equal
here"
Win this hand grasp and welcome
Mr.. LiDcoln's attention was turned else
where but I can remember no other In.
eldent that thrilled me rs did that M.
tie scene. And the eject OF Il upon
that soldier--it seemed to transform
him In a moment What a new maniI.
ness II put into his fnce and attitude.
In a few moments be was gone. but II
was plain that from that hour Mr. Lin.
coin had at least one man IN his army
who was ready to give his life to help
Mr. Lincoln save the cnuse for which
both OF them were toiling and sacrl- |
acing. And It seemed at the moment
that ! could easily do the same.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02
PaEDIcT wAa wIra AmERIcA.
yenezueian Omefa1s see Only One
outeoms of Asphalt Row.

veneaueian 0meiaI. see Only ons
oateoms of Asphalt Row.
War with the United States over
fifty miles OF swamp land Is predicted
by leading Venezuelan officials. The
strip was under control OF the asphalt
trust until the beginning Of the long
series Of difficulties that now may end
In a contest with America.
All the turmoil. bloodshed. revolution
and international CONTROVERSIES have
their origin in this spsck OF territory.
Upon It's proper development depends
the wealth Of the nation: for It Is the
natural outlet for all the resources Of a
country 50 rich In the earths treasures
that the dreams OF Pizarro might be
realized II was granted to the as
phalt trust with the agreement that Il
would be developed. Canals were 10 be
dug 80 that the boats could sail Up the
river 70 the gold mines. the silver
mines. the oil wells and the rich coffee
plantations Railroads were TO have
been built One OF the Venezuelan gov
ernment's principal complaints against
the American asphalt trust Is that Il
never fulfilled any OF these promises.
An the trust did was to push its own
boats into the pitch lakes. load them
and take away the valuable natural
product
The district has remained Empower.
ished because undeveIoped. It's 3.OOO.-
900 people were poor because they could
not get their wealth sold. The rail-
roads and the canals promised never
materfaIized into anything better than
mule caravans and canoes. The Gus
toms which composed the chief income
10 the national treasury fell Oh. for the
asphalt was free Of duty.
Then the temper OF this mixed race
OF Spanish. negroes. and natives reach
ed the boiling point. They hated these
1000 white men and their trust greed.
They made life dangerous for the for.
eigners. Suits were fled In the shakv |
courts Of the country to try to get back 4
the asphalt wealth given away. Castro /
found be was fighting the most expert
trust lawyers, men who knew other
tricks besides those Of the courts. Revo-
leaders took advantage OF the
turmoil to start internal troubles. Ev-
erybody In Venezuela believes that the
Matas rebellion was financed By the
trust--and all venezuelans Insist that
IT was Castro's duty to the people to
dispossess the trust
Meanwhile this land OF wonderful
wealth lies like shining diamond in
hIll OF sand It's Brazil wood, coral
trees. indigo. rubber. bananas remain
IN the forest Its gold and silver and
copper and marble and granite are stiIl
n the earth, valueIess to Venezuela and
he commercial world.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02
CHAPTER k.

The woman you want went in there -
II was Mendotti. one Of Cassagne's men.
who spoke to his employer, as both stood
in the deep shadow of tree, whose fur
thest branches spread over the narrow
street and beyond a high brick wall op-
posite-
''She went in there. not twenty minutes
ago." repeated Mendotti, pointing with
his finger to a wooden door, which was
let into the wall. Il at once sent you
message. have not moved from here
except to do that She's in there yet
don't know whose house it is
But / do. 1t is the residence Of Col
bert -Remplin, the rich banker Of the
Place de TOpera. That door leads into
bis garden Tell me how she got in Did
she have a keyT
'No, woman admitted her."
what kind Of a woman was sheT"
IAN elderly woman. She looked as
though she might be a housekeeper, or an
upper servant / crept up near enough
now, but she viii see you in a few min
utes. Go into the summer house,"
Cassagne thought deeply for a minute
or two. ct last be said:
run around in front Of the house and
see what is going on. The house is well
lit up. The Colbert-Remplins are not
people who entertain much but there
must Be something on tonight Do
not hear the sound Of music7 Whoever
Is to meet the woman" continued the de-
tective, rs to meet her In the summer
house. oh, to be able to scale that wall,
and get into those grounds !"
Looking around him bis quick eye fell
upon the tree Immediately over their
heads. along the branches Of which he
thought be might possibly work his way
and so drop into the garden.
The night was tolerabIy dark But
few people were passing in that fashion
able quarter. After moments hesita-
ton he determined to attempt H. After
first instructing Mendofti to await his re-
turn, he then climbed upon his assistants
shoulders, and was just able to reach the
lower limb Of the cedar.
Il am all right" he whispered. and he
commenced to work his way very eau
tiously along one Of the branches. 1t
bent tremendously with his weight; but
he put up his hand and drew down an
upper bough. Thus distributing the bur-
den, be managed TO pass the wall, and
continued to creep along the branches
until. they gradually bending with their
load, be was enabled to drop noiselessly
into the garden.
Il viii 80 and wait for my Lady in
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

u make more money IN a dav tha.
Michael Angelo made In a month"; saIs
popular illustrator. 1--WE been studv.
Ing up the wages those old chnpu eo,
II Il amazing.
Michael Angelo was paid gao
month while doing the cartoons N tbe
battle Of Pisa. and Leonardo. who helm.
cd him, got the same rate. They wore
both locked for iatencss and OF days
but uhere was no overtime alIownncn.
correegio got for his Christ In the oar.
den S7.2J. Carrnccl's Reurrcctlop,
only brought the painter $3.50. Albert
Durer for bis pen and ink portraits
was not paid In cash. A bag OF -four .
hundred oysters, pair Of boots-purer
would gladly do your portrait ON ,r,ch :.
system Of remuneration.
"Rembrandt's top notch pric. VA.
s470. lie got that for his NIgh,
Watch s"'
"Velasquez worked chiefly for IN.
Spanish government He was pa,d :,
the average rate Of ss5 picture 1vh,rs
Of iti Thirty-fve dollars for the .pore.
by Venus Minneapolis journal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

Made By Expert women aad cslered
20 suit Intsnasd Use.

Made By Expert Women aad colored
20 suit Intended Use.
The Zuni Indians make great use %
baskets. especially IN connection with
grinding -four. They COMMONLY employ
for this purpose eoilsd BASKETS which
they obtain b. trade from the Apaehs
and Piuie. and value highly They.
themselves. manufaeture wicker bas-
kets which arr not much esteemef Tha
Industry 4 entiFely confined u Nomeu
T'ney employ an awi o. deer bone. and
use some six kinds Of slliow. which
they make Into circular rays and
bosgis. tsiiai One -klna. salt wiil9W. IL
uset for baskets IN hold paper brad b.
the house. the willow giving Il a salt
favor. and another kind. -snooghs
willow. for baskets % hold brcad a
meals; white and yriiow wiil0w bas.
kets are used foe corn meil: gh0ss q
red Willow a. coiaaders for washing
wheat and homlny. and those q max.
tsu-tsi a. sleeves FOE wheat and beann
White willow BASKETS are painted vim
white clay. stained RID. ycilow o. biark
with native dysa o. now dyed with
aniilne dyes. Tor nss IN dancr< Either
white wiii0w. OF ail TN dlrrrunt kinds
Of willow mlxei toxsthsF. are employrd
FOR this purposs. saerud baskets. ia.
li-ual are used to hold piume sticks
and masks
The women hare a danes 10 tbs fail.
called Ahyuna. IN which tbcy uss has.
keta painted wlth dinercug eoiora Il
Il said that the name = Pima. AMI that
the dance. which l. 10 secure rain. was
brought % zuni not many ycars aTo b.
two old men who visited the Pima with
Sfr. Cushing An inverted painted hsa-
kst. corresponding with The box o.
gourd resonator OF The uopl. Il puf
under the uo,chcd stick. ki.wia.nan-
mai. which Il scrapsd win q nsick az
an accompaniment 70 dances
The Znni also manufacture email
giobuiar baskets Of aait willow il
which they collect Iocusts us,si a. food
Painters to carry peaches. meiona. ca.
cumbers and other fruit arp snade %
red willow. Twiiied baskets o. yucra.
similar 70 those seen ~ other pusb,ou.
are used to DIP up salt from the SAT-
lake. The art Of making thoss hau.
kets, which are called ho,si.Iai. was
learned from Acpfnn. ne zuni ala,
make a rectangular twiiled tray Of the
same material. with an edge of c~far
Or oak. which thcy use to put paper
bread on. or to lag long plume sticks
or Images upon NJ the yellow ana blue
rorn dances Swallowing sticks wers
formerly placed upon such trays AZ tho
stick-swallowlng dance.
The zuni formerly had a number On
I'D coiled giobuiar and jar-shaped baa-
tets. the origin Of which Is not dcl.
iitely known. The pitch-covcrcd wntsr
'ottlea. which they use cone from the
white Mountain Apache or the Navaia
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02
The Roupell Mystery

Here. little girl. rve-Tve lost my ap
petite"
~Give 1t to me" cried the gaunt WON
an. Il viii divide it fairly"
mo. let the children have that" re
piled the man with the bag. "Cut an
other slice for madame"
The woman burst into tears. Even
the man with the cap and apron was
affected; hut 1t was at the generosity of
the man With the bag.
IL was getting late. The Rue Ban
quiere was becoming deserted The buck
sters outside had covered up their wares
and were beginning to take their depart
ure.
The man with the bag. however, stu
loitered in the cook shop. He had made
a few purchases. and had chatted pleas
antly with the man in the cap and apron
on the latest local sensation. raiding
which had resulted In the death OF two
officers
Not but what 1t serves them right, !"
remarked the man with the bag. why
don't these swells of the police let Belle
vile folks alone7"
And they must have known the kind
Of place into which they were going.
added madame. speaking for the first time
The man with the bag applaaded her
sentiments OF course they did Madame
was woman Of good sense. If madame
had her way. perhaps. she would have
the police let the people of Belleville
alone altogether. and never come near
them. Madame was emphatic that she
would. ''for some Of the worst of them
were her best customers" she remarked.
laughing.
4 am in the door and window bust
ness" replied the man with the bag. sig
nihcantly.
Il thought you were not in a straight
line when l first saw you." said the cock
your hands amt rough enough, and you
look altogether too fat Workmen don't
live as you've lived"
'Ohi they feed US well enough where
I've just come from" replied the work
man; and he kept his eyes steadily fixed
on madam's face. I've Just spent five
years in the prisons of Toulon-why.
what's the matter. madame7 You never
had anyone there. did you-no friend Of
yoursT'
But madame was deadly white. and
clutching spasmodically at the greasy
counter.
1T is nothing" she gasped at length
1T Is the heat-it isl am not well. !
Monsieur win call again hope he will |
be q good customer. We have many like
him"
'And I'm all right. you know" said
the man with the bag The police can't /
touch me, for I've served my time"
He slung his bag over his shoulder.
picked up his parcels. and wishing the
pair good night. passed out on to the
nearly deserted street, with the hang-dog
Iook Of man who had been hunted often,
and dreaded to be hunted again He L
rudged on to the top OF the Rue Ban
1uiere, and gained a broader thorough
fare Immediately around the corner
here was cab in waiting. The man
With the bag entered II. and raising the
rap door in the roof, said to the sleepy
river:
-HomeI'' And as he ratified along on
be pavement, he said to himself: Men
Iotti was right The woman is undoubt-
dly Madame La Seur. OF course she
you'd change her name when she mar
led again How she blanched when
poke OF Toulon. And another thing I'm
ure Of: she never bought that house and
ot she owns by cutting up buildings in
She must be watched and
ollowed night and day"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02
SEEING L1Nco1N rr 1853.

How n Private Soldier Attended a
white House Reception.
II was In the spring Of 1863, when I
was stopping for while in Washing
ton. says contributor to the Boston
Transcript attended, one day, a re-
ception at the White House. The
rooms were, Of course, crowded with
officers Of the army, legislators and rep
resentatives OF foreign courts In great
abundance Mr. Lincoln held his re-
captions in the blue room. opposite the
main entrance. For long time the
passage to him was crowded, but later
the crowd thinned out about him. 80
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

He had just proposed.
She was an heiress, while he wa
poor, but otherwise honest.
But" she protested, do you expect
to support a wife on your saIaryY
Well he replied, Il didn't propose
to do anything Ike that
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

Merchant thought you told me h,
was a man Of very good character.
Quibble--I guess you misunderstood
me. said he was man Of good rep
utation.-- philadelphia Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

Maple syrup which has fermented
and become sour can be freshened bv
heating to the boiling point and adding
little soda Stir thoroughly, then
skim.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02

Ladoga Is the largest fresh-water
lake IN Europe. Its area is 1000 square
miles. Seventy rivers run into Lake
Ladoga
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-02
Worse thar FooIs.n.

The man who forgets his friends
may be ungratefuI. The one who FOR.
gets MS enemies Is fooIlsh.--chicnss
Record-Herald-