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New-York tribune., 1909-10-17

understanding of an audience that were invalu-
able to him. OF adaptable personality, he was
at home in any company, and his early poverty.
his struggle for an education and his mar
vellous success re an epic of democracy. Says
the author:
Clay was schOOled in the vicssitudes and hard
ships that potent factors in character building
and that furnish such splendid material. withal for
bloSTapherS and historians. He would have Der-
ished without human companionship which was nnt
alone his life and entertainment but the fount of
he read men, instead of books without sffecta-
tion, he allowed no pride of position, conceit no
vanity to tarnish the beautiful LONELINESS of his
character
Often arbitrary in his actions he seldom
aroused personal antagonism. He employed the
tact of Taleyrand rather than the violence of
Napoleon. Impetuous swift in decision, giving
no reasons, unfiinching of imperious will. he
felt the instructive capacity for leadership He
was an ardent advocate of the War of 1872 but
as it built him up it tore him down, and made a
hero of Jackson, who thrice waved him back
from the goal of his ambition He proclaimed
the merits of internal improvements, a pro
tective tariff and national bank, and while
maintaining his leadership in the chair he was
exceedingly active the floor. He was the
first to fix the tradition that the party which
elevates its leader to the chair does not thereby
lose his services in debate. Other Speakers
notably Carlisle and Reed. have sought to COM
bine these functions, but none so successfully as
Clay. And to-day to him is universally ac-
corded the first place among the noted Speakers
OF the House. He was reelected oftener and
served longer than any other Speaker in the
national history. In addition to the qualities
already mentioned. he had a rare mastery OF
parliamentary law, never falling presence of
mind and power OF command in moments OF
confusion and excitement. and charming dig
New-York tribune., 1909-10-17
PRONUNCIATION OF ~cOWPrP.~

From Notes and Queries
In all probability LOweI's reference was 10
the answer given To the riddle on the Kiss. which
COWper published in The GentIeman's Maea-
zlne.. vol lXNvi The poets readers will re-
member that this little jeU d'eSprt begins:
am Just two and two I am warm am cold.
Ana the parent OF numbers that cannot be told.
A solution of the cOnundrun. signed i T.
was published in a subsequent issue of the
magazine, and ran as follows:
A riddle by CoWDer
Made me swear like a trooper
i3ut my anger, alas. was in vain:
k9r; relnernherinS the bliss
l now long for such riddles again
1t would appear that this Interpretation cam.
III course OF time to be thought COwper's own.
and 10 be considered sufficient evidence for m
pronunciation he preferred for his name .sIt is
very probable that he pronounced it so" s4ys
Bruce IN the Aldine edition of the poems "hut
we do not know any authority for saying so"
Discussing the poets playful hypothesis of his
ScottlSh genealOSy SOuthey writes thus in tn
opening passages of his Life of Cowperr.
It IS not unlikely that he might have bee1
WHITE 10 Fancy himself related 10 a s.oo5 ~
Scotch bishop OF James the Firsts tim,. Vim W.
his nameSake; but more than this knOViDe e.
history OF his own family. he could not haVs in
Edin6uTgh; and families of that name are 10 bs
IOuhc Wherever a Cooper. COw-keeDer ar
senefai dealer (kOODeT Dutch took the Daws =
MS occupation and transmitted IL to his pOsterty
Southey would thus seem to have thOugh+
cooper the correct pronunciation, and this
surflSe receives support from the poets iOC0Sr
presumption that the founder OF his race az ,y,
Indefinite period of the remote past. went so1ltb
Fife. ''"N -
New-York tribune., 1909-10-17

Bruce Fuller, a. N. LII NJ. Svo. Boston:
Little Brown & Co
Any one who has ever attended a New Eng
land town meeting is aware that the assem-
blage is presided by a moderator That
parsonage is studiOus to remind the company
that he is only their servant; he cOunsels rather
than compels order; he recognizes the first to
claim his eye and directs the debate only so
far as to expedite it in an orderly way. Not
very dissimilar was the post of presiding ofhcer
when the House of Representatives was organ
lied and a vastly different affair has the
Speakership become in the huge and compli-
Gated machine that manufactures our laws. The
history of this development is the subject OF an
intensely interesting book by Hubert Bruce
Fuller popular work the author aims to
produce while the grasp of his material shows
New-York tribune., 1909-10-17
SOUL'S BEAUTY.
BY d. G. ROSsETTI.

d. G. ROSsETTL
Under the arch of Life. where love and death
Terror and mystery. guard her shrine L saw
Beauty enthroned; and though her gaze struck
awe.
drew it in as simply as my breath
Hers are the eyes which, over and beneath,
The sky and sea bend on thee,-Which can
draw.
By sea or sky woman. to one law, .
The allotted bOndman of her palm and wreath
This is that Lady Beauty. in whose praise
Thy voice and hand shake stiil-lOng known
To thee
BY flying hair and fiuttering hem,-the beat
Following her daily of thy heart and feet,
How passionately and irretrieVably,
N what fond flight. how many ways and days.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-17
DIR. SPEAKER.
The Grozcth of His PO7cer an Con-
gressiOnal History.

THE SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE. BY Hubert
Bruce Fuller, a. N. LII NJ. SVO. BOSTON,
Little, Brown q 90.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-17

In a brief chapter of recOlIections Of JOwett,
which Mr. J. L. Powell contributes to "The
Manchester Guardian" he tells us some charm
ing stories of the famous Master Of BalliOl. He
lived up to his ideal of what the head of a col
lege should dO,-"he must be able to put pressure
upon everybody" His eye was steadily upon
the proceedings of every BalliOl man, and ut the
end Of term, when they came up for their
''handshaking' with the Master, he made no
bones of speaking pOintedly to those who needed
edmonton. saying "Nlr SOand-sO, your work
las not been satisfactory. l fine you one pound.
Goodby' Mr.. Powell speaks of one of those
breakfasts with JOwett which were sometimes
such ordeals to his young guests. 1t was
windy day in March, and one of those who were
warming their hands at the fire, and had not
been to chapel, spoke up saying. Good morning
Master; it's q cold east wind this morning.
Nes replied JOwett, II like east winds" He
gave some advice to the company. You must
learn to talk" he said; "shyness is not a vice.
but it is a great misfortune" His visitors were
sometimes frozen, and even terrorized but Mr.
Powell says that he was, nevertheless, ''very
social and human" and that his evening parties
were quite delightful. He liked talk, and once
in the country, when it languished, he said 10
his secretary, 1--WE are having no conversation !;
Knight, go upstairs and bring down Whitaker"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
New Sugar Brokerage Firm.

F. W. Nichols, who up to five years
ago was actively connected with the
sugar planning business here, in the
administration of the Rid geield
plantation in Lafonrche parish, was
city visitor last week from his
Memphis home, where he is the most
extensively engaged broker in sug ar
and m | asses OF tla5 city. Mr..
Nichols returned to Memphis last
Monday, accompanied by his kinsman,
Lawrence Fl. Pugh, OF Assumption
parish, the latter having recently re-.
tired from the management OF the
plantations of the Woodlawn Plant
ing and Mig. Co., after ten years,
conscientious service. He is succeeded
by his brother, DR.. Thos. B. Pugh, to
the secretaryship of the firm. The
best wishes OF host of sugar friends
follow Mr.. Pugh's advent in the sugar
selling world, and in common with
them the Sugar Planters journal con
tidently expects Mr.. Pugh to make
good" i1st as did Mr.. Nichols, ana
We extend congratulatfon to both
parties on their partnership. Sugar
Planters Journal, April 10.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
ExpIalning The aShort circnit.

In this electrical day one hears and
reads a great deal about ''short cir
cults" without having the slightest
idea OF what the expression means.
The ''short eircuIt' means simply
that wires have become crossed or
connected so as to form a by-path or
shunt of comparatively low resistance
through which so much ofehe electrical
current passes as practically to cut
out that part of the circuit through
which the current originally flowed.
In other words, o short circuit'i has
replaced the normal circuit which may
be considered as long circuit. The
cutting out OF the resistance of the long
liae permits the power to rush oyer
this path of low resistance and ii the
apparatus was not protected by the
circuit-breaker, the electrical N
:hinery would do itself serious harm
To prevent serious effects from &C
.cidental short-cireuits Of electric ligh
ing wires in buildings 'fuse'' is in
serted in the circuit just inside the
building. In case nail or some other
falling object short circuits the elec-
trio wires in the house this fuse"
blows out; that is, meits out, and
throws the circuit open so no electric
=ity can doH through the wires in the
house until the s'shorts is found and
corrected.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
a Most Valuable Agent.

The glycerine employed in DR. Pierce's
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which it extracts from native
medicinal roots and holds in solution
much better than alcohol would It also
possesses medicinal properties of its own,
being a valuable demulcent, nutritive,
antiseptic and antiferment. It adds
greatly to the efficacy Of the Black Cherry
bark, Bloedreet, Golden Seal root, Stone
root and Queens root, contained in
Golden Medical Discovery in subduing
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for all of which
these agents are recommended by stand
ard medical authorities.
In all cases where there is a wasting
away of flesh, loss of appetite, with weak
stomach, as in the early stages of com
sumutibn, there can be no doubt that gly-
cerine facts as d valuable nntritive and
aids the Golden Seal root. Stone root,
Oueeh,s robt and Black Cherrybark In
promoting digestion and building up the
flesh an6lst trength, controlling the cough
and bringing about a healthy condition
Of the whole system. OF course. it must
not be EXPECTED to work miracles. It will
not cure consumption except In its earlier
stages. 1t will cure VERY severe Qhstis
nate. hang-0ns chronic caaghSA bronchial
and IaryngeaI IrQnh nhles.aQd CHRONIC sore
throat viii. .hoarseneSS. In acute coughs
It Is not so effective. IE Is in the lingering
hang-on coughs, or those of long standing,
even when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that it has performed its most
marvellous cures.
PROT Finley EllingWood, NJ. D., of Ben
nett Med. College, Chicago, says of gly-
cerine:
uIndyspepsfa 1t serves an excellent purpose:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17

Nearly 300 miles of line for power
transmission purposes is to be put up
10 order to supply various towns and
cities in Ontario with electricity gener-
ated at Mag ara Falls. About a mil
lion pounds of aluminium wire will be
used. The line will consist of three
cables supported on towers spaced $50
feet apart.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
AROUND The STATE.
Items OF Interest CuIled From the
Louisiana Press
Postoffice Robbers Convicted at Monroe
Canning Factory at Logapsport
Banks Consolidated at
Annite City.

Twelve near beer dealers were in
dicted at Shreveport.
A $1,000 high school building will
be erected at Morgan City.
Work will begin on the new post
Office building at New Orleans in July.
The steamship line from New Or
leans to Philadelphia will be opened
on July l.
The Amite Bank and Trust Company
| and the Peoples Bank, of Amite City,
were consolidated.
Jim Hoffman, a negro 1aborer, was
killed while dynamiting trees in the
swamp near Monroe.
One man was killed and two others
badly injured by the collapse of a
scafold at Bogalusa.
A movement has been launched to
establish fruit and vegetable can
ming factory at Logansport.
A handsome three story brick build
ing, to be used for a convent, is under
course Of construction at Lafayette.
S. S. Bryan, of Alexandria,
bequeathed $4,000 to the public IL
brary which he founded in that town.
Representatives of twenty-s ave
country mills met at Crowley and or
ganized the Louisiana Rice Millers'
Association.
A motion for new trial for Avery
Blount, convicted of the murder of j.
o. Breeland, was argued and over
ruled at Amite City.
The special election in ST. Landry
parish resulted in favor of the propo.
sition to divide tie parish and create
the new parish of Eyangeline.
The three men who dgnamited and
robbed the Glbsland postof1ce were
convicted at Monroe and sentenced to
serve terms in the penitentiary.
A suspender buckle, detecting a.
bullet, saved Representative ]. I.
Friedman, of Bayou Matches, from
assassination at the hands OF a bur-
glar.
A petition for the pardon of Charles
Kondert, an ex-banker Of Baton Rouge
who is serving two years in prison
for embezz'ement, will be presented to
President Taft.
The Standard Oil Company Of
Louisiana, with a capital stock of
S5, COO, 600, will erect a refinery and
distributing plant at Baton Rouge to
cost 50, 600, 900.
DR.. w. r. Dodson has declined the
offer of the United States government
TO become farm manager of the south,
and will continue his work as director
Of the Louisiana Experiment Station. |
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS,
Opportunities offered for Obtaining EN-
ployment Under the Federal
Government.

The T7nifed states civil ss,vica
/ Commission announces the follnwi 10
examinations ia taxe nlana a nc
da,es Given below ana circnlars co..
tafnino fnraher inform ation ,alativo
thereto NAV ba seen ! the offica of This
naner.
/ Anrfl 30-phota anoravar - er .
vacanev il the nosifion - cra,tsn.n
instrnct6r fmalal hnrean Of nrin,;nr
Manila p a. salary Of from
$500 ta s2ooo nar annnm and vaaan.
cies reanirina similar opalifiaations
as thay NAV nccnr IN the Pbilinnino
servica Nor anlv will he odrnittod
10 this aminat;on Annlication
TOWNS > ard 975
Nav v5-Meeban;eal assistant With
knoWledoe of refrieeratino machinarv
IN fiji a vacancy at a salary Of from
5000 - s12ao nor anr,,r, = sa1a ;nras
tieations h,,eaa,, ~ nl.nt indnstru
department Of aoricrlt,,ra and vaean
cias reo,i,ina s;n,iIar ana1;fioations
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
A Kuocker

is man who cant see good in any
person or thing. It's a habit caused
by disordered liver. If you ind
that you are beginning to see things
through blue spectaeles, treat your
liver to good cleaning out process
with Billiards. Herbine. A sure cure
for constipation, dyspepsia, indiges-
tion, sick headache, biliousness, all
liver, stomach and bowel troubles
Sold By x Ray Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17

The first PRACTICAL demonstration in
this country OF the new process of tele-
graphing photogr aphs made N ar. b
4, when pictures Of TAFT and Roose.
yelt we're flashed over the wires be-
tween Washington and New York.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17

The tides of the Bay OF Fundy will
be harnessed for electric power.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
Z IS easy enough 10 be pleasant

When life runs along like a song,
But the man worth while is the man
who een smile
When Il telephone rings and he an
swers it and says "HelIoi' and
the operator says What mum
ber?' aud be says "The bell rang, =
and she says No, it didn't. :,
New York Evening Mail.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
pisf GOODS. akooERlns, Ete.

KLINE, corner Crescent place and h.,
S1s mas street, dealer IN Dry Goods, No,Ions
6oots and Shoes, Groceries, Provisions, Com
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17

England IS now in direct telegraphic
communication With India, distance
Of 1914 miles.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-17
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the postof1ce at DonaldsonyilIe
La. SATURDAY., April II 1909.

When calling for these letters say advertised.
If not called for in two weeks they viii be sent
to the Dead Letter Office at Washington, D. C.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
After Strawberry Dealers.

Strawberry dealers had bet
ter be on their guard from now
on, for the state board of health
proposes to enforce the rule it
made some time ago that all
fruits exposed for sale must be
covered and kept from the air
and the outside dust and dirt.
Now that the strawberry sea-
son is at hand, State Food and
Drug Commissioner Barnard,
whose duty it is to enforce the
pure food laws, says that the in
spectors of the department will
at once begin campaign against
dealers who violate the law and
the rules of the board in regard
to the proper care of strawberrie,
He says the inspectors are all
ready at work in Indianapolis
and that they will prosecute
every dealer who leaves his ber-
ries uncovered. They will first
tackle the larger cities of the
state, and then the smaller ones.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Twin Lake Wrinkles.

Mr.. John Cook is suffering
with a very sore foot caused by
stepping on a nail.
Mrs. c. NJ. Slayter is visiting
for a few days with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. NJ. c. Cook.
Mr.. William Bradley and
daughter, Anna, and William
White spent the day with Clar-
ence White and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mann OF
Chicago, visited a few days at
the home of his uncle, Daniel
Holderman last week while en-
route to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Miss Cora Morlock VINO is
spending a few weeks at the
home of Clarence White, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Morlock.
Martin Lohm and Stella Hy-
bra of Plymouth, were married at
the home OF the brides parents in
Plymouth last Sunday afternoon
by Rev. Now. They will reside
in Twin Lake after May II.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
MOTHERS DAY AT
THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
So SIS. =

Next Sunday will be observed
as Mothers Day at the Presby-
terrain church. The object OF the
day is, TO brighten the hives OF
our mothers and to make them
more honored, loved and protect
ed by their children.
To remind sons and daughters,
especially busy, successful men
and women OF the unselhsh devo-
ton of their mothers, and pos
sibly their own selfish neglect OF
their parents.
To ask men, women and child
rem to make their mothers feel
this May day, that in her child
ren's hearts she is Queen OF the
May"
Let all that will observe the
day wear a white carnation or
some other white flower and
show your mother some special
kindness in words of affection
and appreciation; by gift or a
visit to her, or by a love letter
if absent from her If she has
entered the life beyond, bless the
life of some other Mother in
memory OF her.
At the 10 80 a. m. service the
pastor will preach on the theme
Ministry of Mothers" In the
afternoon at 3 80 special must
cal service will be held to which
the public is cordially invited.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
BOYLE GUILTY !.
JURY Is PROMPT.
KIDNAPER OF WILLIE
WHITLA CONVICTED IN
SHORT ORDER.
His Alleged Wife and Partner in
the Crime Immediately Plac-
ed on Trial.

Mercer, Pa, May 6.-James
Boyle, charged with kidnapping
Willie Whitla, was convicted to-
day after a trial lasting but a
few hours. No defense was made
and the jury was out but few
minutes. Mrs. Boyle, indicted
under the name of Mary Doe,
with half a dozen aliases, was i'm
mediately placed on trial charged
with aiding and abetting the kid
naping Hardly had the jury been
sworn in the woman's case when
the lawyers became engaged in
legal argument regarding the
admission of certain testimony
and the case was adjourned till
tomorrow morning. The first wit
ness called by the state in Mrs.
Boyle case was Miss Ella Boyle,
a sister of James Boyle. Appar-
emily from the line of questioning
the prosecution wanted to prove
by her that the kidnapping con-
spiracy was formed while Mrs.
Boyle was visiting in Sharon
with her husband and that she
was implicated in it.
1t is surmised the object of this
is to overcome her contention
that she could not have violated
law in this state while she was
living in Ohio.
Mrs. Boyle took a prominent
part in the selection OF her jury
prompting her attorneys in NUM-
erous cases and evidencing a
preference for young. unmarried
jurors.
The penalty for Boyle's crime
is from one year to a life SEN
tence in the penitentiary. Sen
.ence has not yet been pronounc-
ed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
South African Lion.

he shades OF night were falling
fast
AS through the Africa-jungle
passed
A wounded lion, badly hit
And followed by a crowd, to-wit !:
One ex-President,
Four crackers,
Two gun bearers,
One water boy,
Three photographers, -
Two stenographers,
One taxidermist,
Two SINNERS,
One ammunition wagon,
And 400 bushbeaters.
At length, the lion reached his
lair,
Backed into it in deep despair,
And vowed so long as life was
his
To fight though sorely wounded,
viz.
One leg shattered,
Two knife, ,slashes on back,
Four ribs kicked in,
One dum-dum bullet in head,
Two steel nosed bullets in
body
One ear blown off,
Bitten through the windpipe
The shouting and tumult grew,
The angry bullets spat and flew
And when the king of beasts was
not
The following fireworks were
shot;
Six skyrockets,
Two flowerpots,
Z One spinwheel,
Four Roman candles,
Three Booker Washington
chasers,
Two medium-sized bombs,
And one son-of-a-gun.-Ex.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
Was Entitled to Buttons.

Three doctors were operating
on man for appendicitis. After
the operation was completed one
of the doctors missed small
sponge. The patient was reopen
ed, the sponge found within, and
the man sewed up again. I'm
mediately the second doctor
missed a needle. Again the pa
tient was opened and closed
Then the third doctor missed a
pair of scissors. Gentlemen,
said the victim as they were
about to open him up again, "for
heavens sake, if you're going to
keep this up, put buttons on me"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
Of Married Life, Man Seeks Di-
vorce from His Wife Charg-
ing Cruelty.

Another divorce suit has been
filed in the Marshall circuit
court. This time a husband, at
ter thirty years of married life
concludes that his wife is cruel
and treats him inhumanly, and
asks. for a separation. Charles
O Means is the plaintiff, against
Emma ] Means. They were mar
ried on Dec. % 1879, according
to the allegation contained in the
complaint, and finally separated
on Dec. 3 of last year. She has
been guilty of cruel and inhuman
treatment toward the plaintiff, in
this, that she would often strike
him with whatever came TO her
hand. and would otherwise abuse
him by calling him vile names,
etc.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-13
National Extravaganza.

In speech recently delivered
in the United States senate, Mr..
Borah spoke with much earnest
ness on the subject of govern
mental extravaganza. After he
had pointed out the great danger
to the nation. arising from the
reckless expenditure of public
moneys, the Idaho senator turn
ed his attention to the spirit OF
extravaganza that dominates in
dividuals and society. Like other
thoughtful men, Senator Borah
recognizes in the prevailing ex-
travagance the gradual under
mining OF our Republican institu-
tons. 1t is not an outburst OF
pessimism to declare that unless
a check is effectively placed upon
this evil tendency, the Repub-
lie cannot endure.