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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-08
Market shows Inactivity.

since the stock touched Is highest quo
tauon.
Market shows Inactivity.
with this the rise ceased and the mar
ket was "a a state Of comparative in
activity until the last hour OF the stock
exchange session.
Then a second recedlng movement set
IN. which, although slow and OF the
"sagging order. wiped out the greater
portion Of the advances that rad been
MADE ih the market "a the fore part
OF the day. Final prices were stu for
the most part al small fractional net
gains. that for Steel common. for IL
stance being one-fourth Of a point. Some
OF the inactive stocks made larger adj
Vances. and an especially strong stock
vas Missouri, Kansas and Texas com
mon, which made a net rise Of two and
one eighth points
Occasion FOR this was a rumored story
20 the effect that liquidation. that has
been going on throughout the summer. OF
large block Of the stock held By foreign
holders, had been completed.
NO doubt speculative sentiment is at the
moment rather more confused concer..-
ing the immediate future of the stock
market than Il has been for some time.
The recent sharp squirt in money rates
has been disturbing 10 a good many PEG
pie having market commitments az stake.
and, OF course, the one question that
these people are bordering along with,
for that matter Wall street. as "A whole.
is whether the higher range at which call
ana time money Is now quoted marks the
end Of the rise In this direction or
whether the necessities Of the situation
viii compel a further and more uncom-
Portable elevation later in the year.
Time Money Stronger.
Time money here to-day was stronger
than yesterday and call money weaker.
renewals being commonly made az 4I-3
per cent. The event OF the day was. OF
course. the action Of the Bank OF Eng
land IN raising its discount rate from
"a to per cent, an event which vas
not altogether looked for by bankers and
market operators here. although the feel
Ing was that such a stop was likely
within a fortnight
The trouble is that the English hank
has been sending money at rather lively
rate recently 20 financial centers and that
u found itself to-day with gold and bull
Hon holdings Sll.0000'0 less than at the
same time a week ago
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-08
The Safest investments

Are those that do not nuctuats during disturbed
conditions OF the money or stock markets. Fsryf
deed OF truSt notes larst mortgagesl, we'll secured
on real estate in the District Of Columbia. con
tutute git-edge" inVestmeuts They do not
depend upon the financial responsibility OF ipdi.
Udnals or corporations for their liability. and
are exempt nom taxation as personal property.
We can supply Such investments IN amounts
from 500 upward Send for booklet "Conosrpi,s
Leans AID Investments"
Swartzell. Rheem &
HenSey Co.,
n 9TH STREET NORTHWEST
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-08
COTTON MARKET.

'EI dividend.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
STOCKTON CARNIVAL
The aRush of 49, Celebration Suits
the Juniors

l HISTORICAL celebrations are IN the
! lair. No sooner was the great Por-
tola festival finished. than another Cali
fornia carnival opened up on Tuesday
at stockton. where the exciting scenes
of early days were lived over again in
the Rush of '4s" celebration.
The dress of '4s was the order of the
day and there was an unwritten law
in effect that a starched collar was a
dangerous article TO wear Red ban
dana han6kerchiefs. eorduroys and
overalls. red shirts and high boots i'm
parted picturesqueness TO the street
scenes. and the children all enjoyed
Immensely seeing their staid and dig
nified fathers staggering around in
these wondrous costumes which most
Of the children had never seen before.
More popular than ever will be
grandpas stories of early days after
this. and more fascinating the picnic
party around a real bonfire, which will
crackle and blaze in the center of a
playtime camp.
The brief mining season of '49 has
all been reproduced at Stockton.
making il for the week just ended a.
veritable roaring camp" The rude
tools. the rough clothing, the pack
donkeys, and Indians were all there,
As tfeY were the days OF 0ati-
fornia while real mining scenes were
enacted in various ways.
The fun started in genuine miner
fashion when ]. +. Kavanaugh, in the
role of a pony express man, dashed
down Weber avenue on his horse
prOclaiming: Gold has been found.
We've discovered gold, Whoopn At
that the power schooner. Frank Law
renee and the steamship Leader snorted
up the channel, black with intending
miners and the horde swarmed ashore
around the principal streets of the city.
their numbers increased by '49er girls
and men on horseback, pack mules, In
dams and small boys and enthusias-
tic dogs. They were not all imitation
real miners were imported from Angels
other places.
One excited youth embarked in the
ArgOnauts boat with his bicycle. but
he was thrown out as a modern blot on
a pioneer landscape. Walter Nuteriy
with his four pack donkeys. covered
with dust of travel, was warmly well
coined. and gave touch of real Roar
ing Camp" color to the ma akebelieve.
Soon the miners were riding and
running hither and thither. discovering
indications of gold any and everywhere.
and the square around Roaring Camp"
work seethed with hustle. Pistols
cracked. whoops filled the air and the
boys Of Stockton and their visitors
found all their dreams of the wild west
more than realized.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
TEDDY KILLS LION
Big Game Shot by Roosevelt in
Africa
ira

E ROM British East Africa comes the
news that former President of the
United States Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt had killed an enormous man eat
ing lion, charging rhinoceros and
an elephant, one after the other all
within 20 PAGES of each other, which
was most remarkable killing He
shot the lion dead with his first shot,
and then the rhino charged and fell
dead before good shot; then to Roose-
yelt's amaZement bull elephant ap-
peared and he shot it dead
Since Roosevelt started on his much
advertised African hunting trip juniors
all over the world have been watching
eagerly for news of the big game
which he was expected to get. partic-
ularly as the former president is ac-
eompanied by his son, Kermit, so the
news of this last big success is of par
ticular interest, and Roosevelt has
rendered the community real serv-
ice in sending the man eating lion to
his death, because these beasts have
recently been playing such havoc with
human lives that the African govern
ment has been forced to close to traf-
fic the road between Mweru and Nyeri--
where 1T is estimated that several
hundred natives have lost their lives.
~oiohOi iNooScNcil anu MS son, heE-
nit, accompanied by Edmond Heller
and r. j. Cunninghame, left for Nyeri
in the early days of August with the
intention of getting bull, a cow and a
calf elephant.
Roosevelt is never idle He imme-
diately got fine bull elephant, with
tusks weighing about 80 pounds each
Elephant hunting is no child's play
for one must creep up to within 20 feet
of them, or even nearer, and of course
if they get the wind of or hear the
hunter the chances of his escape are
small. There is something very fas-
cinating about an elephant hunt for the
man who likes dangerous sport for the
chances are about even for the hunter
and the hunted.
Many strange things happen in the
chase in British East Africa Two
hunters, named Selous and Mcmillan,
were recently in this same district
accompanied by a professional hunter
named Judd. They were after lions
one day and Judd was following Selous
on a mule. Suddenly his mule nearly
stepped on huge lion. and as the
mule sweryed Judd fired from his hip
with his rifle and almost simultaneously
the mule bucked him of and he landed
almost touching the lion. He thought
his last hour had come and prepared
60 make a fight for his life, but to his
surprise the lion did not move and he
suddenly realized that the beast was
dead. He got up and inspected it and
found that his shot had entered the eve
and killed it instantly, without feay-
ing mark on the skin, which waf
taken of and sent home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
PORTOLA WILL COME AGAIN

r HE Portola festival is finished and
all that remains of it are memories,
and plans for future celebrations,
for it has been decided that it viii be
a permanent institution The success
of the fiesta far surpassed the dreams
and hopes of the most sanguine pro-
moters, and demonstrated conclusively
that a yearly celebration can not fail
to be of great benefit to California.
and especially TO San Francisco. which
is so located and SO favored by cli-
mate as to be the most attractive va
cation resort for travellers from other
states. Those who came this year viii
go away carrying in their minds be-
wildering picture of the wondrous
floats in the various parades, all of
them typifying California. her wonder
ful resources and her cosmopolitan pop
ulation.
The parades were all so wonderful
and so magnificent that it is difficult
to pick out any special feature and
say that ii was better than all the
others. but many juniors, when asked
what they remember most wildly or
what impressed them the most will
answer that it was the spectacle of
the Chinese children apparently grow
ing on the branches of trees. 1t was
truly wonderful to see those tiny bits
of humanity. perched like a bird in
the branches and swaying as easily,
with apparent unconcern, and the little
American children can not help Won
dering if they were not very uncom-
Portable during those long hours. In
any event the effect was as beautiful
and artistic as the great dragon was
terrifying. accompanied as he was by
the dreadful clash of cymbal and drum
and squeal<ing ffddles. Assurediy the
Chinese and japanese features of the
parades will remain longest in the
minds of the visiting children. And
the little Chinese. ladies on horseback
were dainty and pretty, too, hanging
on the pommels of their saddles, with
their little feet not reaching the stir
rups. Brave they were to ride like
that, and doubtless many eastern chill
dren will remember them and tell their
friends that the little ladies looked
like dolls on wooden horses.
Much interest was manifested in
the daylight bombshells, a new variety
OF firew orks, which were a feature of
the celebration on Friday, and doubt
less many juniors will be glad to know
something about them. it seemed so
extraordinary to see, high up In the
air. the ludicrous figure of manda-
rim riding a fish, warrior astride
turtle, the Growing rooster, the long
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30

horned COW, the soldier on horseback.
a cat driving a fish and all sorts of
animals and birds and flags of all
nations, all these wonderful effects
being conspicuous in the skylarking
exhibition.
These shells consist of a paper
sphere from three to twelve inches
in diameter. Inside the paper sphere
are contained the various effects, gro
tesque balloon figures, flags attach
ed to parachutes. colored smoke eff
fects, etc. These effects are manu-
factured in Japan and imported in the
incomplete condition to this country
where they are fitted up with fuse
block in one end and the conical pow
der cone covering the fuse block which
contains the powder, the explosion of
which. after being placed in the mortar
and the fuse lighted. projects the paper
sphere containing the effect high in
the air. While travelling through the
air to reach its greatest elevation the
fuse block, which has been ignited by
the explosion OF powder that elevates
it, is burning through to the inside of
the paper sphere.
This fuse block is so correctly timed
that when the snell reaches its greatest
elevation. which Is approximated by the
amount of powder sufficient to raise
it explodes the paper sphere, releasing
the balloon effect, or flag suspended
from the parachute, or the colored
smoke effects.
The paper balloon effects are manu-
factured from the very lightest and
strongest kind of Japanese fibre paper,
in order to give the maximum of
strength with minimum of weight, and
are prepared with certain preparations
which will not permit them to catch
fire when the shell explodes high in
the air
The she'll is practically in two sec
tions, the first or cone portion at the
bottom containing the elevating pow
der and the sphere itself, containing
the effect -
The effects are many and varied in
character. being patriotic, historical
and grotesque.
The balloon effects in various animal
figures have a circular opening at the
bottom around the edge of which are
pasted fiattened shot. and when the
figure is released from the she'll atits
highest elevation, the weight of this
shot has a tendency to make the por-
tion of the balloon containing the OPEN
ing descend toward the earth first and
open out so as to catch the air in its
descent. The balloon figure thus fills
with air, on the same principle as
parachute opening.
And thus it is that all the way from.
far off Japan, in a little six inch sphere,
came -the immense. figures. weird and
grotesque that excited so much wonder
and admiration on Friday.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Prince Ito ASSaSSinated.

Prince HirObumi Ito, Japan'S
greatest statesman, was aSSas-
Sinated on the depot platform at
Hardin while inspecting guard
of honor. The assassin fired six
shots with great rapidity and
three of Prince ItO's companions
were wounded. Russian minis.
ter of finance had narrow escape.
COrean murderer says he killed
Ito through private vengeance,
but political plot is probable.
AS the Emperor's trusted adj
wiser and the medium through
which the state was placed on a
constitutional basis, he must be
regarded as one Of the positive
factors which have helped to win
for Japan her present standing
among nations.
He was 6S years old. 1t was
in 1863 that he went to England
at a time when it was against the
law of his country to go abroad,
and it carried a death penalty.
Nevertheless, inspired by patri-
otto feeling and a desire to learn
the secret of Occidental supre-
macy, he undertook the trip,
which proved so beneficial to his
country.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
SURE errors.

In another column appears an
able article, on the raising of oats,
by Mr.. J. Burruss McGehee, a
man WHO'S a past master in ralS'
ing grain, and who, for over
twenty-five years has urged upon
the farmers of this section, the
necessity for diyersifcatiOn and
the profits from grain and stock
raising. His has been like the
voice of one crying alone in the
wilderness, with none to heed,
until at this late day, necessity
has grimly opened the ears OF
the needless, and the devoted
prophet of a more intelligent Sys'
TEN of farming is now likely to
have an attentive audience. Mr..
McGehee knows what he is talk
ing about on this, or any other
subject on which he chooses to
express himself, and what he
says is we'll worth careful atten,
ton and is most excellent in
structiOn.
A point he raises is that this
is not the time for experimental
ton, that the situation does not
warrant such risks. This is
very true, and each man for him
self, best realizes whether or nc
he can afford to experiment on
some crop hitherto untried in
this section. Most of our people
are thus situated: tney uluS'
turn to something sure, or as
nearly sure as can be.
On the other hand we are not
disposed to discourage expert
mentation by those farmers, who
are financially able to expert
ment. Through their efforts
something valuable for the fu
ture may be discovered. But
certainly where men are not
fixed to take risks, they had
better stick to the sure crops.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Notice of Judgment.
Mrs. Katie Davidson Tempel,
VS..
Jno. Q. TempeI, her husband.

This cause came on to be heard up.
on plaintiffs petition for a Separa-
tion Of Property:
When after hearing the pleadings
and the evidence: the Court consider
ing the law and the evidence to be in
favor of the plaintiff for the reasons
this day, orally assigned: II is there
fore ordered adjudged, and jecreed
that there be judgment in favor of
plaintiff Mrs. Katie Davidson Tempel
and against defendant Jno. q. Tempel
her husband, decreeing a dissolution
of the community Of acquets and gains
heretofore existing between them, and
a Separation of Property between the
said plaintiff, and the said defendant:
costs to be paid by defendant.
Judgment read, rendered and signed
in open Court this 18th day of Octo-
Der, A. d. 1909.
GEO. j. WOODSIDE,
Judge OF the oath Jud. Dist. Court.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
BIG FARMERS MEETING.

Although an agreeable duty,
we regard it as a work of super
erOgatiOn, to urge the farmers of
this community to attend the
meeting for their benefit set for
Nov. E, at which State Agent, j.
A. Evans will address them. The
farmers realize as never before
the value to them of expert
knowledge and long experience
in coping with the boil weevil
situation. They know that they
can no longer blindly or care
lessly plant and garner such har-
vests as in the past. They know
that if they would plant cotton at
all, they must do so, in such man
ner and by such methods as
practical tests have shown to be
the only means by which the boil
weevil cNn be conquered even in
degree.
Therefore, as never before,
the minds of the farmers are in a
receptive condition, DESTROYS,
even eager to acquire the neces-
sary knowledge to combat the
present evils. They should and
will-turn out and make the
meeting, next Saturday, even as
we hopefully describe in the
heading of this article: a Dig
farmers meeting.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30

the way they account for his be-
ing in Wakefield.
Judge LawrasOn says that
neither he nor his client, had
anything to do with the story.
TO one acquainted with the topo'
graphy of West Feliciana, and all
the known circumstances at
tending the murder, the story is
absurd.
Miss Alice JudsOn, the brave
little sister of the murdered
man, procured some valuable
facts while in Jackson. In the
Picayune of Thursday, a special
from Crowley, La. says:
Miss Alice Judson, who has
returned home from Jackson,
La, where she went to investi-
gate the murder of her brother,
E. K. Judson, says in letter to
a local paper that she will do
everything in her power to bring
to Justice the murderers of her
brother. She requests all per-
sons having knowledge !Of facts
that may bear on the matter to
communicate with her. She also
warns all persons to refrain from
mentioning her brothers name
in any manner to her mother,
who is an invalid and who is ig-
norant of the murder, and even
of the fact that E. K. JudsOn was
in an insane asylum.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
GROWING PROMINENCE or
POLICE JURLES.

Readers of the daily papers
cannot but notice that there is a
growing disposition among the
Police JurieS of the State, in adj
dition to attending to matters of
parOchial business, to give form
al expression, either of praise or
condemnation, to subjects Of
more general public interest, af
fairs that concern the state at
large. For instance, different
Police Juries, in widely separat-
ed parishes of the state, have eX-
pressed themselves concerning
the State Game Commission,
the change of textbooks by the
State Board of Education, and in
this issue, is reproduced the ut,
terance of the VermilliOn Parish
Police Jury concerning the Board
of PardOnS.
In thus widening their horizon,
charging their sphere of duty,
the Police JurieS are in no wise
transcending their powers, but
are showing their independence
and their intelligent grasp OF
public affairs. The subjects on
which they have touched are OF
great concern to the people local
ly and yet are no less so to all
citizens of the State. The Police
JurieS perform an important
public duty in giving formal ex
preston to what is largely the
sentiment of the entire body OF
the people.
Since the discOntinuance OF
party conventions, the people
have no means by which to eX-
press themselves as a bOdy-eX-
cept perhaps by mass meetings
which are difficult to get together
unless under stress of popular
Indignation or emergency. The
Police Juries recognize the need
of the people for a vehicle of ex-
preston, and are Offering their
Organization-the highest in the
parochial body pOlitic-for the
purpose.
All, who believe in home rule
and who feel distress at the
growing encrOachments of the
state will be pleased at this dis,
position of the Police JurieS of
Louisiana to assert themselves
on public questions. Only by
such means can the tendency tC
restrict their power be stayed
1t would be we'll indeed for the
State if the School Boards show,
ed as much independence and in
tent to think for themselves.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30

With the death of Justice Ru.
fuS W. Peckham only two Judges
remain on the bench of the
United States Supreme Court,
whom Mr.. Cleveland appointed,
viz; Chief Justice Fuller and AS,
SOciate Justice White.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
KICKS" orr OF TIME.

The Baton Rouge State-Times
characterizes under the above
caption, complaints made by the
press on the recent changes in
text books, saying that as a
rule most strenuous public COM
plants are registered either five
weeks too late or three years too
SOON" This is all too true, but
does not indicate that the press
is either too slow or too previous
but only that, by the nature of
the case it cannot criticize intelli-
gently until something is given it
to criticize. Then it is often too
late, and only useful as a warn
ing for the future. The present
cutlery may do no good now, since
fOur.year contracts are already
signed, but it will impress itself
on officials that needless changes
will not be tolerated hereafter.
Important changes in the new
books were made on demand, and
in future, the people profting by
present experience will be on
the lookout to prevent further
imnOSitiOn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
For Sale.

5large mules in good condition.
| 9inch Ericsson Hot Air
pump.
10 #. Imperial Windmill with
so #. steel tower.
Also grade Hereford cattle.
Horse and Mule Colts.
Lespedeza Hay and Seed for fu-
ture delivery.
EDWARD BUTLER,
St. Francisville, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Stolen.

From ROsedown plantation,
upper Jackson Road, on the
night of October IA, a gray mare
about 8 years old. Brand on hip.
Reward will be paid for recovery
of same.
ct HENRY THOMPSON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-10-30
Corn Wanted.

/ am in the market for corn in
the shuck. Apply on premises
or write
w. H. RICHARDSON,
Wilcox P. O., La.