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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05

There was to be special ses-
sion Of the Police Jury Monday,
but for want of a quorum, it
was postponed. Mr.. Alcide La
peruse was present, but Mr.. F. T.
Guilbeau objected to his taking
part in the meeting Oh account of
the recent decision of Judge 81.
mon, who said if Lapsruse had
taken 10 appeal within the ten
day limit, he WAS disqualified as a
member of the Jury.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05
A Dangerous Operation

is the removal Of the appendix by sur
geon. No one who takes DIR. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subjected to this
frightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you dout feel them. They cure cOnsti.
patton, headache, biliOusness and mala
ria. 25c at =. j. Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05

Ruth Refinery completed the
grinding season this week. This
early closing We are told was eau
sed by favorable season, aud the
fact that the planters KEEP, n large
amount of seed to increase their
cane crop the next season, aud de-
crease their cotton acreage.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05

The colleges aud schools Of this
country should have enlarged and
framed the cartoon which appear
ed in the Times-Democrat of De-
cemLer lst., over this inscription
"Rah Rah Rah The Higher
Education" Foot ball, literature,
science aud art.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05

For sale-the residence formerly be-
longing to Mr.. T. l.. Broussard apply TO
l.. Bienvemu. real estate agent.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05

A meeting Of the k-holders
of the ADse-la- Butte { (LaDanois
Oil aud Mineral Co., was held at
the office of Martin, VOORHEES, &
Martin, last Saturday.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-12-05
Marked For Death.

Three years ago was marked for
death. A graveyard cough was tearing
my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to
help me, and hope had fled. when my
husband got pr. Kings New Discovery"
says Mrs. A. G.. Williams, of Bac, Ky
THE first dose helped me and improve
ment kept on until L had. gained 81
pounds in weight aud nv health was
fully restored. This medicine holds
the worlds healing record for coughs and
colds and lungs and throat disease. II
prevents Pneumonia. Sold under qua
rantee at Labbe's drugstore. SOC and
$1,OO. Trial bottle free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
BEST METHOD OF
REDUCING FAT
Wins PRIZE

p: The first prize Of a house and lot for the bes
Provis Of Michigan. with this receipt; u ounce
Marmola. u ounce Fluid Extract Cascara AFRO
matte and 3la ounces Syrup Simplex. The proper
quantity to take is teaspoonful after meais
and at bedtime. These simple ingredients car
be obtained Of any druggist and mixed at home
The rules Of this unique and practical contest
were for contestants to send in their fat-reduc
Ing plans to the paper for publication. Sub
scrbers We're then asked to test these methods
and describe the results. The contestant whose
plan gave the best effects was adjudged the
winner
Mrs. Provis' receipt ran far ahead Of all others
in the number Of fat readers who tried 1t, and
also Outdstanced them i'm the satisfactory char
acter Of the results obtained.
1t was found that. unlike all other internal
remedies for s,Iperfluous fat it did not disturb
the stomach wrinkles. but Tougnt
about quick. uniform reduction Of the extra
fat wherever most abundant without rendering
other and normal parts of the body too thin.
No other method approached it in the amount Of
fat II could take of. either. many subscribers
reporting reduction Of much as pound
day.
All agreed that the state of the health gen.
orally was greatly improved by taking 1t Tor
three or four weeks. and in case was exer-
cisng or dieting required TO help it get the right
Kind Of results.
Mrs. Provis simple plan did not score single
failure but many of the people who tried her
recent pointed out in their letters that the
Marmola the druggists sell in sealed Esounce
packages which can he bought separately and
mixed with the other two ingredients at home,
brought the quickest results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
DRILL ORDERS ISSUED.
Chief Belts Requirement Of the
Local Department.

William T. Belt. chief of the local fire
department.. has issued an order relative
to drills to be participated in by the
members of the department during the
summer months which order has been
approved by the Commissioners. 1t is adj
dressed to the officers and members of
the District of Columbia fire department.
and says:
You are hereby notified that from this
date to and including December Is. 1908,
First Battalion Chief A. ]. Sullivan will
act as drillmaster at the training tower
adjoining No. engine house. There shall
be drill held one day in each week. and
Chief Sullivan shall notify the companies
who are to participate in the drill at least
twenty-four hours in advance: Should
weather conditions prove unfavorable for
drilling on the day set the drill shall be
held on the next favorable day.
THE first drill shall be held May 3.
1908. at an hour to be set by Chief Sui
Ivan.
1.-THE drills shall consist of the follow
ing: Pompier ladder service. raising and
lowering plain and extension ladder, the
use of the Little Wonder fire escape, the
use of life nets. rescuing. carrying lines
of hose to different points on the tower
and such other things as members may
be called upon to do on the fire ground.
The drills shall be carried on precisely
the same as though the members were
actually on the fire ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
FRIENDS HELP.
ST. PAUL PARK INCIDENT.

After drinking coffee for breakfast / always
felt lanSuid and dull. having ambition to get
TO my morning duties. Then in about an hour Of
so a weak nervous arrangement Of the heart
aud stomach would me with such
force l would frequently have to lie down.
AT other times l had severe headaches; stom.
ach finally BECAME affected and digestion so i'm
paired that had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady, for many years State
President OF the W. c. T. L., told me she had
been greatly benefited by quitting coffee and
using Postum Food Coffee: she troubled fol
years with asthma She said IL cross te
quit coffee when she found she could have a,
delicious article Postum.
Another lady. who had been troubled with
chronic dyspepsia for years, found immediate re-
lief on ceasng coffee and beginning Postum
twice a day. <She wholly cured Still an
other friend told me that Postum Food Coffee
was a godsend to her. her heart trouble having
been relieved after leaving OF coffee and taking
on Postum.
so many such came to my notice tina
] concluded coffee was the cause OF my troublt
and ! quit and took Nup Postum. am more
than pleased to say that my days of troubl,
have disappeared. ] am well and happy
There's q reason" Read THE Road to Well
vilIe'' in pkss.
Ever read the above letter: A new one ap
pears from time to time. They are genuine
true and full Of human interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

opium traiic the loss OF revenue to be
faced by the central government amounts
to about 81. 500. 600 per annum. The loss to
the provincial treasures Is largely a matter
of surmise. but the best authorities place
it at about twenty-five million taels, or be-
tween $4,000 600 and $2O.OOOOOO. It is
evident that the whole system of govern
ment requires THAT new sources Of Income
be provided to replace these revenues, but
Of these there Is as yet no sign. In addi-
ton to the direct loss of revenue from
the opium trade. funds will have to be
provided for an efficient preventive
service as well as for compensation pay
able to the owners of opium houses and
to farmers who discontinue poppy grow
ing. The financial and economic aspects
of the question are therefore serious. The
real test of the movement will lie in the
reduction of the area under poppy cult
walton. The Chinese were not always, as
now. a sober nation. Their literature con-
tains many indications that drunkenness
was once rife among them. and it may be
so again. Already from Kan-su a mis-
sionary reports that 1.-The high price Of
opium has induced people to take to
drink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
With the Pleasure Graft.

The little steam yaclA Cloelia. belong
ing to Capt. A. G. Forsberg of this city.
is hauled out on the marine railway at
Benefits boatyard for an examination
of her hull under water and for paint
ing. The vessel will be ready to be
launched for service about the middle
of this month and will be used by Mr..
Forsberg for pleasure cruising on the Po-
toniac and on Chesapeake bay. The
Cloelia Is the smallest of the steam yachts
on the river.
John Minnix is building at his home in
North. Carolina avenue near LIST street
southwest u steam launch sixty feet long
for pleasure cruising on the river. The
launch will be ready for launching this
month and will join the fleet of pleasure
craft owned in this city. The new boat
will be one Of the largest of the kind In
service on the river.
The power launch belonging to Judge
Wright Is at Reagan's boatyard for her
spring overhauling and painting prepara-
tory to joining the feet of pleasure boats
on the river. Judge Wright will. it Is
stated, make long. cruises in his boat the
coming summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
JUDGE DELACY TO SPEAK.
Will Address Educators at Meeting
in Richmond, Va, Next Tuesday.

AOASAASAAOA4Sef
Judge William H. DeLacy of the Juve-
nile Court will be one Of the principal
speakers at the fifth annual meeting OF
the national conference on the education
Of backward, truant and delinquent chill
dren, to be held at the Hampton Normal
and Agricultural Institute. Hampton.
Va, tomorrow and In Richmond. Va.
Tuesday, May 5. According to the pro-
gram. a portion of the morning and after
noon of the first day will be spent in an
inspection of the schools and grounds OF
the Hampton Institute. and at an hour
to be announced later session OF the
conference will be held. At this meeting
Rev. H. B. Frissell principal of the
institute. will make an address. Messrs:
F. H. Nibecker. Edwin P. Wentworth and
Charles d. Hillies will speak at another
session of the conference later the same
day. Those in attendance will proceed
to Richmond Monday evening. where the
second days sessions will be held.
Rev. D. c. Potter of New York will
speak at the Tuesday morning meeting
on why New York City Employs
Private Societies to Do Its Benevolent
Of the national conference of charities
and correction. will make the closing adj
dress upon ''Signs of Progress in WORK
for Children" "A discussion will follow.
The afternoon session Will ne nelu at
O'Clock 1.-The Problem of the Delinquent
Boy will be the subject of addresses by
William F. Penn. superintendent of the
Industrial School at Morganza. Pa, and
e. L. Coffeen. superintendent of the Ly-
man School for Boys. Westboro. Mass;
H. W. Charles of the Boys Industrial
School, Topeka. Kan, will also give
Some Suggestions as to Securing Per-
manency in Comparative Statistics OF
Delinquency Norway Williams of New
York. president of the conference. will
deliver an address at the evening session.
which will come to a close with Judge
PeLacy's address upon the Juvenile
Court" The membership of the confer
ence, it is stated. is composed of persons
actively engaged in the work for the ad-
vancement OF backward, truant and de-
linquent children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
,ecial Correspondence OF The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. May =, 1905.
Plans have been made for the annual
meeting of the Montgomery County Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs next Wednes-
day at the Montgomery Country Club.
Mrs. E ]. Hartshorne of kensington will
preside, and the following organizations
will be represented: Rockville Woman's
Club. the Social Science and the Fort
nightly clubs of Forest Glen: the Ken
sington Woman's Club, the Wednesday
Club and the Womans Suffrage Associa-
ton of Sandy Spring: the Darnestown
Woman's Club and the Newcomb Club of
Bethesda.
At the morning session officers for the
ensuing year will be elected, ana other
business transacted. In the afternoon an
elaborate program will be rendered. For
estry will be the principal subject con-
sidered. and addresses will be delivered
by Prof Besley. state forester OF Mary
land: Mr.: Enos Mills of Colorado. Dr: VII
liam L. Lewis of Kensington and others.
Miss Orrie T. Gray and Arthur I. Her
bersoQ. both of Falkland, this county,
were married yesterday by Rev. W. Z.
Smith. pastor of the Southern METHODIST
Church. at Ashton.
Mayor John A. Cannon of Kensington
has reconsidered his determination not
to be candidate for reelection MONDAY,
and will allow his name on the ticket.
He will be opposed by j. *. Townsend.
For the three places as town councilmen
the following have been nomlnated: Hugn
Armstrong. w. Joseph Umstead. William
F. Walker James Richie and E. E.
Baer.
Edwin s. Hege has Withdrawn as
candidate for the Rockville town council.
leaving Messrs. Willis B. Burdette, John
L. Dawson, William E. Welt. John Brew
er and DR.. George L. Edmonds to con-
I'll >o lod
Lee Offutt will have no opposition for re-
election. r.
Miss Eva Watkins Bruffy of Del Ray
and Daniel H. Rucker of Lynchburg were
by Rev. Thomas II. Campbell. pastor OF
the Baptist Church. The young folks ad-
United being runaways-' They left for
Washington Immediately after the cere-
mony.
Beverly r. Codwise has sold to Edwin
G.. Brandenburg of Washington thirty
acres of land fronting on the Georgetown
and Rockville pike. three miles east OF
Rockville. The consideration was $50
an acre. 1t is understood to be Mr..
Brandenburg's intention to erect a hand
some home on the property.
The Morning Card Club met Thursday
at the home of Mrs. L. L. Nicholson
Those who played were Mrs. Nicholson.
Mrs. William Dorsey Mrs. Lee Orutt.
Mrs Robert B. Peter. Mrs. Theodore Ma
son. Mrs. George NJ. Hunter. Mrs. George
p. Henderson, Mrs. Annie Mcclure. Mrs.
Ella Anderson. Mrs. Morgan Washburn.
Mrs. Robert n. Bayliss. Mrs. Kate
Smith. Mrs. John L. Burnett. Mrs. Emile
Cooking. Miss Agnes Bailey and Miss
Carrie England. First and second prizes
were won by Mrs. Henderson and Mrs.
Brunett. respectively. and the guest prize
by Mrs. Cooking.
Democratic primaries will be held
throughout Montgomery county this aft
ernoon Of Saturday. May %. to select del
exates to represent the various districts
at a county convention to be held at
Rockville May &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
. COURT MAKES RULING.
Decision by Justice Barnard in
Grade Damage Case.

The owners of the real estate on the
west side of North Capitol street between
E and streets. who recently appealed
from the appraisement Of the Union sta
ton grade damage commission, not
awarding them damages on account of the
'fill' made in front of their property in
connection with the Union station i'm
provements, Friday through their at
torneys. requested Justice Barnard Of
the District Supreme Court to instruct
the United States marshal. in summoning
an appeal jury" for the second trial of
the case. not to select any persons who
have served on juries In similar cases.
The request of counsel for the sum-
moning of citizens other than those who
have served on jurfes in similar proceed
special attorney for the District, who is
conducting the grade damage cases for
the government. Mr.. Sinclair contended
that the duty Of selecting jurors for the
cases in question was imposed by law
upon the marshal and that it would be
improper for the court to direct that
official to summon any particular person
or to instruct him not to select any par
ucular person or persons for jury serv-
ice. The special attorney for the gov
persons who had served on the
appeal jury" in other grade dam
age cases are well-known citizens. hav-
ing experience and ability. and that in
stead of being DISQUALIFIED for jury service
in such cases their familiarity with the
work of appraising damages especially
qualities them for service on future ZAP
peal juries.'
Justice Barnard overruled the motion Of
counsel for the property owners. declar-
ing that the experience Of the persons
who had served on the other appeal
juries'' tended to qualify them for jury
service in similar proceedings. and that
unless some other reason could be as
signed for excluding them 1t would be
proper for the marshal to continue sum-
moning them.
Justice Barnard accordingly signed the
usual order for an appeal jury" leaving
the selection of the persons to- serve
thereon to the marshal.
Counsel for the propert9 owners noted
an exception. announcing their intention
to appeal from the decision to the Court
of AnpealS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
OLDEST WAR VETERAN.
James Clancy Celebrates Tooth
Birthday Anniversary.

Word has been received in soldier cir
cles here that James Clancy. thought to
be the oldest war veteran in the United
States, yesterday celebrated his Tooth
birthday anniversary at the National Sol
diers' Home in Milwaukee. He was sere-
naded by the home military band and
said that the occasion was the happiest
birthday of his existence. Clancy was
born in Kings county, Ireland. May 1.
1908, and proceeded to New York at the
age Of fifteen years. Later he went to
Michigan. He enlisted in the 4th Michi-
gan Guards in 1862 and was honorably
discharged in 1855. Clancy has been at
the soldiers home in Milwaukee since
1892. Mr.. Clancy still enjoys fairly good
health and reads the daily papers though
he has lost the sight Of one of his eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Meeting of Maine Association.

A meeting of the Maine Association of
the District of Columbia was held last
night at the W. c. T. U. building. 500 9th
street northwest, with an attendance of
about sixty members. E. w. Bradford.
president of the association. presided:
Following the regular business meeting
Mr.. Harry Stevens gave tenor solo, Miss
A. Mccarthy sang several selections. Prof.
George Lansing Raymond, professor of
ethics of the George Washington Univer-
sity and formerly Of the Princeton Uni
versity. delivered lecture on 1.-The In
fluence Of Art on General Culture" A
social session. at which refreshments were
served, closed the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Two Sudden Deaths Investigated.

Coroner hewitt was called upon last
night to investigate two sudden deaths
One was that Of Philip Tubman. coIored
seventy-ive years of age. who dropped
dead at his home. 18th street extended
The elderly man went to work yesterday
but on account Of indisposition did not
remain. Shortly after he returned home
he dropped dead.
Lula jackson. also. colored. forty-eight
years Of age. dropped dead in the hall
way at her home. 1925 23d street. about
$50 o'clock. She died shortly after she
returned from market and her husband
found her dead body when he returned
from work.
The coroner decided that both deaths re-
suited from natural causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Charge of Fast Driving.

Raymond Harrison. cOlored, employed
at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving.
was convicted yesterday before Judge
Mullowny of the Police Court OF charge
of fast driving Friday night along New
Jersey avenue. He was fined $lo.
While on the way to the station house.
it was stated, Harrison suddenly made a
dash to get away from the policeman.
McOuade blew his whistle and Lieut..
Hodges and two privates stopped the
horse, The defendant claimed the animal
became unmanageable because OF a
broken head line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Shipping Coal From Georgetown.
The shjppinR of Cumberland coal from

Georgetown to ports in New England is
now In full swing. and il is stated that
during the next month or two several
vessels with large cargoes of the fuel
aboard will leave Georgetown each week.
The big c. c. barge No. . sailed last week
and she was followed a day or two ago by
barge No. 10 with about 1900 tons Of coal
aboard. Barges No. IA and No. p were
brought into port Friday evening by the
tug William II. Yerkes. jr.. and they are
lying at the Consolidation piers at
Georgetown taking aboard big cargoes of
coal Both vessels will be ready to sail
this week. but before they get away it is
thought that barge No. T. which is on the
way down the coast in tow of the tug
Savage will have arrived here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Connection Of 18th and Water SITS.
The buildings that stood in the way OF

Connection OF 18th and Water SITS.
The buildings that stood in the way OF
the projected connection of 14th with
Water street have been removed and the
ground is ready for grading and paving.
In order TO make room for the contem-
plated street opening. several old build
ings which were used by the Home Ice
Company were torn down and one small
ONCE building was moved about a hun
dred feet to a new location. Drivers and
pedestrians are already using the short
cut under the railway bridge and through
the newly opened yard In going to and
from 14th and Water streets. Before the
street can be opened considerable grading
will have to be done. and the railway
bridge that now carries the tracks from
the approach to the new bridge over the
river into the old railway yards at the
foot of 10Th street southwest will have
to be removed. When this will be done
seems to be uncertain.
The completion of the connecting link
between 14th and Water streets will be a
convenience to the lumber and wood
yards at the western end of the harbor
and will give them a short cut to-a street
leading uptown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
To Answer Bigamy Charge.

Detective J. ]. Dillon of Pittsburg came
here last night with requis!tfon papers
for Brint Hickman. the barber who was
recently arrested and held for the Pitts
burg authorities to answer a charge of
bigamy, as heretofore stated in The Star.
Hickman. who admitted to the police that
he had two wives. expressed a willing
ness to return without demanding a hear
ing His second wife came here with
him, but she returned to her home. Char
leroi, Pa. when her husband was de-
kprived of his liberty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
To Abate Alleged Nuisance.

The bowling and whining of a mother
dog and large family of puppies during
the late hours of the night in the rear OF
523 Sd street disturbs the SAUNDERS OF
Mrs. D. a. Clark, who has written to the
Commissioners asking that they take
steps to abate the nuisance.
Capt. Byrnes. commanding the sixth
police precinct, has reported that he con-
versed with the owner of the CANNES
who promised to send them away next
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Shot While Playing With Rifle.

+ While playing with rifle near his home
on Brishtwood avenue yesterday after
noon Donald Moore. sixteen years Of age
accidentally fell and received bullet
wound i'm his right leg He was playing
with a companion named Henry Berliner.
a resident of Columbia road. at the time.
The patient was treated at Providence
Hospital