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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
Too Old To Learn New Language

why don't you try to drive that
horse without profanity
1T wouldn't do any good,'' an
swered the canal boatman. ut ainst
fair to the sorse to ask 1t to
start at Its time O HE to learn
lot OF polite words. Tit-Bits
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
THE REASON.

What's the reason we shouldn't
nave little outing this Saturday."
asked Mrs. Grampus.
Il am snarled Grampus.-Buffalo
Express.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
INNOCENCE.

"My ancestors came over in the
Mayfower," said the naughty lady.
ooh, yes" rejoined Mrs. Cumrox,
with interest. milne didn't. None OF
rny family ever cared for those big
excursions Washington Star.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Charity has its genesis In the
nome, but its revelation comes on
the outside.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

TWO women talking across the
back gate can stir up more neighbor-
hood trouble than a Hague peace
conference can settle.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
Orchards Add Value to Farms.

An orchard is necessity on the
containing an orchard will sell at a
fair price, when farms with no orch
ads are sacrificed. The buyer always
looks for the greatest number Of ad-
vantages, and if apples, peaces, pears,
plums, and the small fruits can be
found, instead Of only an apple orch
ard, the value of the farm will be in
creased much more than the original
cost of the orchard. If the farm is
not for sale the orchard will be a
source of profit to the farmer.-Week.
ly Witness.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Mn; Winslows Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlng, softens the gums, reduces inhAmma-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

For sudden chill Gnstead Of whiskey) use
Painhller Perry DavisD. Also for collie,
diarrhea and summer complaint
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
A SURE SIGN.

When 1t Appears Act at Once.
Trouble with the kidney secretions
is certain sign that your kidneys
are deranged- that you should use
Doan's Kidney Pills. They cure all
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

What a lot Of misery must be en-
dured by the man who thinks that
everybody else is dishonest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

The pure food law is all right, but
a lot of people would prefer a sure
food law.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

THE MIsFORTUNES OF THE
MYTHICAL.
Argus was lamenting his hundred
eyes.
Think of the number OF keyholes
7 see when come home late!" he eN
rlaimed.-New York Sun.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Call ut tho Drug store To-Day
Got bottle OF DIR. Biggsrs Huekleberry
Cordial Tor Diarrhoea. DysenteEy, Chit
dren festhing etc. At Druggists 25and SOC.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

It is rather difficult for wage
Garner to be philosophical on the first
day of the month.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Sore throat is no trihing ailment. It will
sometimes carry infection to the entire
system through the food that is eaten
Hamlins Wizard Oil ia sure. quick cure.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Come to think of it now, can you
blame Oklahoma for preferring to
cast her lot with Texas rather than
with Pennsylvania?
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
For COLDS and GRIP

lick. M5acKs GAPUnINE is the best renedv-
~ Sne Gnss NE aching and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LIQUID snc restores normal conditions It's
&c.. at drug stores. w. @'c' ana
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
QUITE so.

What are the rounds in the lad.
der of fame?"
1T all depends. To an actor. for
instance, they are rounds of an.
plause. louisville Courier-Iurnal.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

For HEA GAPUDINR
=, Whether from Colds. Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudine will relieve you
It's liquid-pleasant to take-acts immedi-
ately Try It, l0c.. Csc. and Soc at drug
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
ITcHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell.
Peel and Get Raw-Arlns Affected.
Too-Gave Up All Hope of Cure
lninlxlur Gnls.cAd

Too-Gave Up All Hope of Cure
Quickly Cured by Cuticura.
I suffered from eczema on my hands.
arms and feet for about twelve years; my
hands and feet would swell, sweat and itch,
then would become callous ana get yery
dry, then peel off and get raw. tried
most every kind of salve and ointment
without success. / tried several doctors.
but at last gave up thinking there was
cure for eczema. A friend of mine in
sisted on my trying the Cuticura Remedies,
but | did not give them trial until l got
80 bad had to do something. l secured
set and by the time they were used could
see vast improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. have had
no trouble since. Charles T. Bauer, R. +.
d. rs, Volant, Pa, Mar. IL, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
Of Cuticura Remedies, Boston. Mass.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

sore and had to endure terrible suf
ferings. l was threatened with
Bright's disease and was refused in
surance by the examining physicians.
l was nervous, weak and run down.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me, and
in short time was entirely cured"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by. all dealers. SO cents a box,
Foster-Mflburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Somehow or other it is easier to
remember what real happiness was
than to realize what happiness is.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Tradition, explains DR.. Johnson. Is
but meteor, which, If it once fails,
can not be rekindled. Memory,
once interrupted, is not to be re-.
called. But " itten learning is a fixed
luminary, which, after the cloud that
had hidden it has passed away, is
again bright in its proper station. So
the books are faithful repositories,
which may be awhile neglected or for.
gotten, but when opened again. will
again impart instruction.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07
WOhrH TRYING

Headache, have you? When l
nave headache go right hom< and
KISS my wife and feel happ-."
say-Wsat's your address ?"-Iifa
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-07

Will some scientist explain why 1t
is that when the light leaves begin
failing, heavy coal begins rising?
Roughopu Rats, unbeatable exterminator.
Rough on HensIdce. Nest Powder. 25c.
Rough on Bedbiss, Powder or Liquid. &c.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid. 26c.
Rough on Reaches Pow'd. 16c4s LiQ'd. go
Rough on Moth and Ants. Powder, &c.
Rough on Skeeters, agreeable in use. 9c.
r 8. Wells. Chemist Jersey City. New Jersey.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Victory for FemininIsts in the
Swedish Legislature.

From tire New Yorz Word
The favorable vote Of the Swedish Diet
on woman suffrage. by I'D 10 sS IN the
upper house. and By 154 70 IS IN the lower,
is much the s-eatest victory the move
mect has gained
Australia and New Zealand have full
woman suffrage. but the latter has only
small population. and the former lives
under colonial conditions. which largely
exclude international problems from con
sideTatiou. Too much has been made Of
woman suffrage Or Finland and The TWEEN
ty-fve women members OF its ParIia-
ment Finland is only a dependent duchv.
and the bills IN which the women mem
bers were most interested have been
vetoed by the Gar
But Sweden Is a factor in world poll
tics quite out OF proportion 20 its FIVE
million ard odd inhabitants. though these
are the greatest number yet admitted 10
equal suffrage under one flag Sae is
wholly Independent. highly educated uer-
picked BY all the problems Of modern in
dustrial life, and-nost important Of all
she Is the vanguard and champion OF the
Morse race against Russia
As New Zealand is the worlds pr0virz
ground for woman suffrage II advanced
social legislation, SO Sweden and Norway
may become IN international relations
VIII Il prove true. as many have said.
that % arm 2 woman with The ballot IS
20 disarm man Of his rife against foreign
aggression
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
CLIPPING RAILROAD INCOME
Protest Against Nr. Madden's scheme
fer Dead Line.

A4l-l4 Lle Alallllllf8 ELaE
Representative Madden. OF Illinois
speaking IN Congress on Saturday. called
the Hepburn rate law a forest OF legis-
lative exotIcs and q tangled wilderness
OF words" That looks likely. In trying
10 find a trail through the Law, doubtless
seeking the light. Mr.. Madden has lost
his IDEAS in the woods.
He would save shippers. little and
heavy. mcner IN lower freight rates by
drawing a dead line upon railroad IN
come -Four per cent net he thinks,
satisfying return upOn a railroad owners
investment. lie would allow the roads 20
draw from freight patrons a gross income
that would pay running expenses and
maintenance, and leave 4 per cent 10
compensate them Tor the risk Of their
money. but 20 them lie would say: "Be-
y0nd that you shall not GO All now
paid the roads above the limit he thinks.
would thereafter remain in the pockets
Of shippers and their customers. We
SHOULD never more pay heavy tribute 10
an ''extortiOnate railroad monopoly" and
should revei Fl prosperous happiness
Mr.. Madden does or should grasp the
truth that dead line az an income less
than the return from q hundred ether
undertakings IS also dead line upon
railroad enterprise. That business novel
~ msy impress 1Ir Madden. but he has
little company IN the wilderness.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
Balloons and Var

The discussion which has prersi,s5
n and out Of Congress concerning the
new element which viii be impaired 70
warfare by the advent Of the dirigibIe
balloon and the aeropIane have been car
RED TO a very excess Of Imagination
Expectation has been unduly stimulated
and, IN the end, there is certain TO be dis
appointment The vehicle for aerial navi-
cation. whether in the form Of the bal
loon or the flying machine, mus neces-
sarily have its limitations. and these
ought to be taken into account even in
the popular sentiment which regards
baIIooning as a new factor in the conduct
Of battle. Congress is determined to be
liberal. and there are signs that it may be
more than liberal IN the announcement
Of the art Of aerial flight The military
balloon has its undoubted uses. ana VIII.
without question, render a service which
Is obtainable TO the same extent in no
other way. It IS folly to talk Of the de-
struction Of cities or the obIteration Of
fleets by the Use Of flying machines.
There has been nothing in the expert
ments which have so far taken place. and
nothing which IS promised by the con-
sentative students Of aeronautics. to in
dictate that tie aeroplane or the dirigible
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
For n Patent Court.

From The Boston Rerzld-
The House Committee on Judiciary has
favorably reported on a bill creating a
Federal Court OF Appeals for patent
cases This is IN response TO pressure
from the legal fraternity. from boards of
trade. and from manufacturers. and from
careful students Of the infelicities and
shortcomings Of present methods Of deal
Ing with litigation arising from infringe
ment Of patents The chief justice Of the
new court IS % be nominated by the
President. and his four associates are to
be designated by the Federal Supreme
Courts chief Justice. and are 10 be
chosen from Federal judges especially
qualified 10 act This proposed expan-
sion Of the Federal Judiciary recognizes
the need of specialization in interprets-
ton Of law and viii have the backing OF
interests that are deservedly influential
with lawmakers.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17

From the Ksusss CITY star.
II the farmers and other dwellers in tae
country begin 10 organize and cooperate
for their own business, educational. social.
and spiritual good. they viii be following
the example Of the people OF the cities.
who have found il necessary 10 act to-
gether 10 solve the great and intricate
problems that have confronted them. and
some Of which stiI confront them In
this age of organization, the class whose
individuals do not organize. do not ex-
change views for their common advance
ment. do not cooperate in tho promotion
Of their common welfare. must inevitably
fall into q relatively backward position.
This country, which is fundamentally an
agricultural nation. whose strength is
peculiarly founded in the soil. cannot af-
ford to let its rural life fan behind. For
this reason the movement now fnausu-
rated should have the most sympathetic
support Of the whole nation. Of the whole
population. whether rural or urban.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
When Competition Has Passed

That active competition among in
dustriaI and business enterprises. in the
old sense. IS passing away IS an observa-
ton frequently made nowadays Andrew
Carnegie not long ago remarked Of this
change in the order OF things that it was
The most momentous in Industrial history.
even exceeding in importance the IN
dustraI revolution which accompanied
the rise Of the factory system. He point
ed out that the competition formerly de-
pended on TO Insure reasonable prices TO
the consumer was rapidly disappearing.
Some Of our most important industries.
he said. are only nominsIIy competitive.
and IN reality are monOpolies. 50 far as
an understanding exists as to prices that
VIII prevail Mr.. Carnegie predicted that
IL would be eventually necessary for our
governments 10 set up Industrial courts
"a pass upon prices, in order that the
public interest may be protected. in much
the same way that the Interstate Com
meroe Commission OF public service com
missions pass upon the rates FOR serv-
ice fixed by natural monopoues-
At almost the same tine Mr.. Carnegie
vas making this prediction the Standard
OH Company was proposing 70 Missouri
that as q condition Of being permitted 10
continue doing business within that
state the corporation would submit 10
the regulation Of It's prices by State au-
thority. II the whole proposition OF the
oil company were accepted and put in
force, there would be in Missouri a
virtual OF monopoly under state reeuIa-
ton Of conditions OF sale and prices Of
product Remarking upon the unprece-
dented nature Of this proposal. the Kan
sas City star asks:
Why continue distinctions between r-oBus ~
public necessities Why should not the Stat.
intervene % prevent extnrtion in The rrs~ss If ol
and meat and farm machinery, for sxsmn's AZ vuU
To control rates fsr transportation AID +sls-
phonlsz Indeed. food ard aH are more Deoesssr-
thar travelling and talking over the telephone IF
barriers 70 trade monopoly have broken down h,
cause Of the eEoution Of trade conditions. ms q
Std-e = HlE-ttAN te i'Hlrct rs TcrTar from fhn
sxt0rtion q monopoly because at one tine there
was a distinction between a franchfss-vsfnv c,--
p0raUon and one which does not use q francFisss..
It Is probable that these questions will
become more and more pressing as the
evolution Of monopoly which Mr.. Car
nesie describes goes on. There are feeble
efforts 10 stay IFS progress. but the fact
remains that during more than two
decades OF anG-monopoly agitation and
anti-n1onopoIy legislation the comblna-
ton and consolidation and correlation Of
business and industry have developed
amazingly. The problem now is not how
70 stop this industrial movement, but
how TO control II, or. al any rate. how to
prevent Z from becoming injurious to
the public To a considerable extent the
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
TAFT Also STRENUOUS.
Man Who Can Eat, Work, and
Thrive Upon IL.

From the CHiezgO Pest
President Roosevelt in the popular be
lei has set the record fer constant and
hard labor in the Presidential Office. It
may be that legislative circumstances
=ill not make it necessary for Mr. Taft
TO keep as everlasungly at Il as has his
predecessor, in Office, bat whatever the
Circumstances may be. the country has
every proof that the next President viii
not be an eight-hour man nor even a
.twelve-hour man II longer hours are
necessary.
In the strenuous official career Of 5ir.
Roosevelt IL is possible that TIE country
has lost sight OF the actual working ac-
complishments Of Mr. Taft From the
time that the next President became gov
ernor Of the Philippine Islands, he has
been a Rever-aagging laborer in the gov
ernment hegd. Leaving the Philippines,
he became Secretary Of War, but the
Philippines burden was stu on bis
shoulders. and with Il were the bur-
dens Of the military establishment, Of
Panama and OF Cuba. Under the weight
and strain he never broke for an instant.
He met every emergency with an IN
taililt5 h-if Si-szt dl4s 4iitltdA Nt5pAF Oitc
Of his fellow Cabinet officials said that
Mr. Taft ate work and thrived on IL"
There has been no rest for the President
elect since The time that he announced
himself as a candidate for the Republican
nomination Naturally he did a good deal
Of work on behalf OF his candidacy. but
he did not neglect in the least his duties
as Secretary Of War. duties which he did
not give over until the early summer His
speaking campaign was a marvel OF en-
durance. and since his election he has
been the same consistent labOrer- The
strenuous life is not one that IS lived
alone by Theodore Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
PANAMA CANAL PLANS.
Gatun Dam No More ImpructicaBIe
Than One at Gamboa.

Washington correspondence Sew YORK Tribune.
There VIII be no change in the plan
of the Panama Canal Il wiz be COM
pieted according TO the lock plan, within
six years. and possibly in less tine. The
total cost. including the original puT-
chase OF the French title ard the lease
or the Canal Zone.[Wm be considerably
under Sl0ao90000. The cost of a sea-level
canal would be something over % per
cent more than the lock type. The engi-
neering difficulties in the way Of sea-
level canal, chief Of which would be the
construction OF "a dam 10 feet hign. 10
control the Chagres River. as opposed
to the Gatun dam. which viii be only
eighty-hye feet high, will in the opinion
OF ali who have seriously Investigated
conditions in the Canal zone prevent any
change from the lock plan. These facts
and various others became known 70 a
high official OF the administration here.
The consulting engineers declined 10
talk for publication. saving that. as they
were busily engaged in completing their
report for the President. Il would not be
proper for them 20 make a preliminary
report through the press. The engineers
discussed the situation, however. with
sheir superiors, although the discussion
was informal All she engineers agree
with regard to the general plan OF the
canal, and il is doubtful II jheir report
viii contain a single recommendation in
favor Of the sea-level type.
The engineers regard as almost too
obvious for explanation the proposition
that the ChagFes dam. which would be
made necessary by TIE adoption Of the
Sea-ievel plan. would be as much more
difficult 70 construct with safety as the
proportion a 80 to S. although
the novice may need 60 be reminded that
only the height Of a body OF wafer con-
trois the pressure OF the dam with which
Il Is sought 10 restrain it. and that the
pressure on the Gatun dam. despite the
TACT that u constitutes the retaining wall
or lake twenty-three miles long. win
be no greater than II the lake were only
mile or half a mile long. The result
is that the pressure against The Gatuu
dam would he 5.si25 pounds UneaI
square foot, as against a pressure on the
Chagres dam, which would be made ueces-
say by a sea-levsl canal, Of I06-5 pounds
linear foot
The argument that an earthquake nav
destroy the Gatun dam or other works
Of the lock type. while not regarded as
particularly forceful by the engineers. be-
comes, it is pointed out by them. Of in
creased force when applied 20 a sea-levei
canal which would involve the construc-
non OF masonry dam 10 feet high
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17

troIn tire San Funciz-o Chr-rf-le
The first printing press ever built 70
print the Navajo language IS now being
installed al the Rehoboth Mission. five or
six miles from Gallup For the first time
IN the history OF the tribe Il now has
az alphabet. translation. OF a part of
the Bible into the vernacutar, and q real
literary language This represents the
life work OF the Rev I. F. Brink. Of
Tohatchi. y. Mex. a missionary OF the
Christian Reform Church. For years he
has been laboriEg under the colossal task
IF reducing the Navajo language 10 lit
erary form. having invented an alphabet.
written a dictionary. and formulated a
grammar conforming TO Navajo usage
The translation from English into the
Navajo vernacular IS said 10 be attended
with peculiar difficulties To illustrate
The nature OF these II may be mentioned
that the Navajos have no less than
twelve verbs meaning TO give the one
used in any particular ease depending
upon the nature Of what is given. SINH
larry. there are nine disslmiliar verbs
meaning TO eat depending Upon what
is 70 be eaten
This construction OF the language is
similar 10 that Of the Latin. the verb
usually coming last in the arrangement
Of the sentence For several sounds com
mon IN Navajo there are no English
equivalents. For these new characters
have been invented. although the letters
Of the English alphabet are EMPLOYED as
far as possible for the indication Of cuiva-
lent sounds in Navajo To listen 10 a con
Jos. one unfamiliar with the language
would think that II consisted mainly of
inarticulate grunts; but "a difference OF
sound so slight as 10 pass undetected
by the unframed ear makes a vast DIFF
farence In meaning
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
Trusts Hare seme Rirhts.

From The Pittsblrs Ch7Uuicie-Telegrzph
The impression that. under the recent
ruling Of the Federal Supreme Court
debts due to a trust are not eoHecuble,
is corrected in supplementary statement
by the court. which sets forth that the
debts 90 which It's ruling referred are
simply such as are incurred as part OF
an Illegal contract This explanation dis
poses OF an illusion which reflected bv ne
means favOTably upon the judiciary.
While the trusts are unpopular. It IS
manifest that as long as they are toll
Grated by law, any ruling that would
divest them OF the normal rights enjoyed
by corporations would inflict gross injus-
tice- The present statement from the
supreme Court is, therefore, a necessary
vindiCati0n
The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
A GRAY DAY IN WASHINGTON

Oh. sweet esy DAY. With silver edge unroiisd.
Or bluegray fringed, the low-hung clouds are
sen.
Nor black nor white. in slaring crntrast bod.
But every Testfal tint that lies bctween-
The loR bills betting the horror round.
EnfOlsed by soft shades q COO. dark green.
Made softer sti3 BY vale Of Izis, erc-ouned
Are passing far, 50 stately calm their Eisn.
Upou thei- brow lies beauieo,ls Arlington.
Where rest the nations dead unknown Or rrest.
Ger whose last earthly sleep. 50 molly Won.
Stand gusrd the stored mansion and White gate
The broad Potomac at its feet doth aow.
In calm srd cooi rcpcse. uron her breast
tiny steamer. breathing deep ard SLOW.
Sends forth cifeles On the air 70 rest
The graceful poplaEs, quivering With deliEht
In fond anticipation of the rain
Ad0rn themselves 10 roles Of silTcry WHITE.
Prophetic rcbes.~which nesT were woTn IN vain
On. sweet gray days, When Natures self DOH resi-
From active sork on these her Sahlaths calm.
And with herself cUmmune-a reyefie blest
TIL listening hin and rsle make Il a psalm
Dear gray DAYS q our lives. that bring rs peace:
TWixt PAINS Wild storms snd pleasures giarins
light.
A little resting tine. till both shall cease
When s9eet Death BIDS as tel the world. God
-Aasas Williams. IN the National Masazlne.