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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-16

Yhuz. Oyster and Chop House,
SO 18th 81. nv. Phone NJ. 2J50. Specialists
IN Sea Foods. TTy our Famous Single FRED
Oysters. iz14-s0t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
KNOWLEDGE and Faith.

The avenues to the Most High are
many. There is a way somewhere
from every life and never precisely
the same way for any two lives. The
way begins at just the level on which
the life is found. Because religion is
the way from our present selves to
that ideal and complete social self In
every life the religion depends, after
all, on the self.
knowledge does not lead away from
faith; it leads into its fuller light.
Ones faith is not set Of formal state
ments, Interchangeable and subject to
be shattered by the verification of new
facts. 1t is a spirit in life, habit
and trend of the spirit which leads the
life forward through every realm of
fact. It is not an outer garment; it is
an inner spirit which guides onward
though the developing life may cast
aside it's outgrowth garments.
Science is our reading of the rela-
lions of the facts of life; religion Is
the confidence and longing that reads
all in the light of life's charging ends
and Increasing values. Your religion
cannot be tested by the facts of
science; it Is tested by its value as
force In your life. A worthy faith
fears no knowledge; it rejoices in all
that enriches and enlarges life. 1t
welcomes science as the servant of
the growing soul.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
SENATOR M'ENERY POLITE.
Why He "Listened" So Attentively to
AIdrich's Speech-Story of the
Sympathetic Creole.

Washington.-Senator McEnery OF
Louisiana, is rather hard OF hearing
but is very polite. He tenaciously
held his seat in the senate chamber
while Senator Aldrich delivered a
speech
Il noticed you listened to Senator
Aldrich very attentiyely," said q
friend, after adjournment.
"How's that" demanded Senator
McEnery.
you paid a great deal of attention
to Senator Aldrich's speech" bawled
the friend. Senator McEnery grinned.
THAT reminds me of the story OF
the Creole down in Louisiana" Sen.
ator McEnery said. HE met north.
ern man named Brown in the hotel.
Brown was i'll. My Creole friend sym.
pathized with him and when he left
told Brown when he felt better to
send around to his house and get his
horse and carriage for drive.
I'm a few days Brown had re-
covered. He sent boy around for the
Creoles rig. Why, I haven't any
horse or carriage said the Creole.
But you told Mr. Brown to send
around for them when he got well
enough to drive out protested the
boy
"'Oh, hell, that was politeness!' re-
sponded my Creole friend.
"The truth is, l didn't hear a word
of Aldrich's speech"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Dickinson Warned In lime.

hington.-Secretary of War
Jacob NJ Dickinson narrowly escaped
recently from usurping one of the pre-.
negatives of congress. Having been
pestered daily for ten days by news
paper men who wished to know the
contents of the engineers report on
the Chicago-to-the-Gulf waterway, the
secretary took enough interest to
promise the newspaper men that he
would provide them with excerpts of
the report the Gay before it went to
congress.
Then it occurred to one of the re-
porters that the genial secretary
would find himself in hot water on
capitol hill if he anticipated a docu-
ment demanded by a resolution of
congress, and he called the secre-
tarys attention to this fact.
well, you fellows will have to steer
me straight about these matters"
said the secretary. Il hope to find
out how things are done here if l stay
long enough"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
BIG TREASURYVAULT
EMERGENCY CURRENCY WILL BE
STORED UNDER GROUND.
Great Steel Cavern Which Will Hold
s5o0,ooo,ooo compIeted-Reached
by Electric Elevator-Wound
with II Miles of Wire.

Washington. - Tourists rarely will
see one of the most imposing Of the
new sights in Washington-the great
steel vault in the Treasury building,
where the $500,OO0,000 of emergency
currency will be stored. This vault,
which was begun under the admins
tration of Assistant Secretary Louis
A. Coolidge and is an accomplishment
of which he properly is very proud, is
completed and in working order, ex-
cept that the telephone connection
was inadvertently omitted.
1t is in the northwest corner of the
building, directly under the Office of
the division ~ isG1e AID its roof is 25
feet below the surface of the street
and five feet below the endorsement
of the Treasury building. In fact, 1t
is almost under the foundation stones
of the building itself, for they pro-
trude into the vault on the south side
and form convenient shelf, which
the clerks find useful as a temporary
receptacle for packages which they
are assembling to take upstairs.
The vault is reached only by an
electric elevator which opens only
into the office of the chief of the di-
vision of issue. It is wholly of steel
and about SIS feet long by 20 feet wide
and 10 feet high, and is divided into
two stories. The second story has a
grated floor, like that of a marine en-
gine-room, and both floors are fitted
with stacks much like those in use in
public libraries.
There is nothing uncanny and little
that is awe-inspiring in the first
glimpse of this great treasure-house,
the greatest in the United States and
one of the most important in the
world. The vault is as light as day
and the cool air is drawn down by a
powerful fan, which delivers it
through score or more tiny aper-
lures, like Sits in letter box, in all
parts of the room.
The new vault Is used for reserve
stores only; the money Is actually is
sued from the old vault, opening out
from the Office of the division of issue,
four flights up.
Seventeen miles of fine wire are
wound around this steel cavern and
the slightest disturbance of any one
OF these tiny wires, the like of which
you see in the glass door, would
sound bell in the main Office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
in F street, and in jiffy the depart
ment would be notified. During the
hours when the vault is officially open,
this signal would be disconnected or
but the moment the vault
ic closed the Western Union by con-
tract with the government fixes sleep
less eyes upon the signal boxes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Ways Of the Correspondent.

Washington.-A newspaper CORE.
spondent received tip that the inter.
ior department had in it's possession a
report on the Mexican Oil fields which
contained some interesting information
of particular value in view of the
movement to get duty on petroleum.
He went to the officials of the depart
ment and tried to get a look at the
report, but it was denied him. He
verified the existence of the report,
but could get no definite idea of it's
contents.
He then went to Senator Cummins
of Iowa and told him about the report,
suggesting that If the senate made a
demand upon the secretary of the in.
terror for it doubtless the demand
would be complied with. Mr.. Cum.
minis himself admitted a curiosity to
know what was in the report and SO
he introduced and had passed a reso.
luton calling upon the secretary of
the interior for a copy of the docu.
ment. In this manner the way was
opened for the news item which the
officials had denied the correspondent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
New Russian Temperance Law.

Russia will have a temperance meas
ure well worth while, If the proposal
now under discussion passes the
douma, says the Home Herald. Its
purpose is to restrict the consumption
of intoxicating liquors by increasing
the capacity of the smallest measure
which can be sold to one-fortieth of a
kilderkin (about one-half gallon) and
reducing the number Of places where
liquor can be bought. The inhabitants
of villages are also given the privilege
to close existing public houses and to
prohibit the opening Of new ones,
while the local councils may restrict
the hours of sale. 1t is not known as
yet how the douma will line up on
the proposition, but the friends of the
measure are cheered by the fact that
the council of state has decided In its
favor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Sink a Vessel to Save Il.

Firing a gun at vessel in order
to save" it seems on the face Of it
to be a rather questionable proceed
ing, but that was the program carried
out in the Kepple bay, Singapore, re-
Gently. An oil steamer of 5000 tons
caught fire while lying outside, and
the captain, seeing that the only hope
of partially saving her was to sink
her in shallow water, applied to the
military authorities for assistance.
The latter toNed the vessel to a suit
able position in front of one of the
batteries, and semicircular white
mark, about two feet in diameter, was
made just at the waterline. Firing
then began with six-inch gun. The
first two shots pierced the bulwark
few feet above the mark, and the
third fell short. The next shot, how
ever, passed through the bull" and
all the subsequent ones-12 in all be-
ing f1red-were similarly successful,
by which time the steamer had been
sufficiently submerged.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
GEMS FROM THE BOOK.

( II thou hast understanding,
answer thy neighbor; If not,
( lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
} Be not called q whisperer,
and lie not in wait with thy
) tongue.
s Pride is the beginning of sin.
; Forsake not an old friend;
for the new is not comparable
to him.
s Bear not hatred to thy neigh
Dor for every wrong; and do
nothing at all by Injurious
practices.
He that toucheth pitch shall
be defiled Herewith; and he
that hath fellowship with
proud man shall! be like unto
him.
A fool will upbraid churIish-
Iy, and gift of the envious con-
sumeth the eyes.
Learn before thou speakest.
Go not after thy Iusts, but re-
frain thyself from thine appe-
: titles.
He that is hasty TO give credit
: is light-minded.
He that can rule his tongue
shall live without strife.
AS an arrow that sticketh In
a mans thigh, so is a word
within a FOOLS belly.
A man'G attire, an excessive
laughter, and gait, show what
he is.
Wisdom that Is hid and treas
ure that is boarded up, what
profit is in them both?
Better IS he that hideth his
folly than a man that hideth his
wisdom.
A wise man will hold his
tongue till he see opportunity;
but babbIer and . fool will re-
gard no time.
A tale out Of season Is as
music in mourning; but stripes
and correction of wisdom are
never out of time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Texas Great Gun Man.

Ben Thompson, marshal of San An.
tonic and Houston in lawless days,
was the greatest gun man who walked
earth. He killed SO white men and
never stopped to keep count Of Mexi.
cans and other colors. Ben told me
he had to shooe three men Just be.
cause they were always joking and
cheapening him on account of his
small size, since as marshal of San
Antonio and Houston he could afford
no such loss of dignity, but had to be
feared to the death and respected by
everybody. Little Ben made all the
big DULLES take to the tall timbers.
He died in the White Elephant with
his boots on, and both towns and all
that country attended his funeraI.-N.
7. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
THE STORY.

THE interest which Lycius had man
IL ifested in the great men of Israel
had stirred the heart Of Jesus the son
OF Sirach, and during the days which
followed their conference in the gar
den he had given himself up to much
| thought and research, digging up the
dusty old scrolls OF the history of his
people and running through them with
new interest and eagerness.
Il believe Lycius was right when he
said that it was wrong not to give
these records to the people. What if
the most OF them then would be I'M.
moved by them, there are still a few
who would be helped and inspired
by the memory of those who had
wrought splendidly with God"
He had been busy writing and had
let his stylus fall from his hand while
speaking to himself Then, picking
1t up and placing it with the parch-
ment he had been working upon, he
arose with an air of determination as
though some new purpose had come
to him and walked with strong even
strides back towards the city.
He sought out the governor and told
him all that was in his heart, and as
he was leaving he asked:
And thou wilt be there?"
YEA, and others OF the household
with me-
The steps of the scribe were now
directed towards the market-place of
the city, whittier the people were
won't to gather when any matter of
special Importance was to be dis
cussed.
II will go and see that the place is
in readiness against the gathering of
the people this evening. And we will
give the people message that per-
haps will stir them to better living.
But must find Lycius," he said, sud
denly remembering that he had not
seen him all day. He was about to
turn back in the direction of his
home, when voices from the direction
of the market place drew his atten-
ton.
II will go first and see what there
Is that is going on there, and will
then find Lycius, for he would be
greatly cheered to know that his
suggestion of a few days ago is
being acted upon" he said to him
self as he walked along
By this time he had reached the out
skirts of the crowd which he found
assembled in the market place, and
with wonder and surprise he pressed
his way through to the spot where a
man stood reading.
What! You, Lycius?" he ex.
claimed in amazement. How came
you here? And what art thou do
ing?"
Listen, and thou shalt hear" re-
piled the man, enthusiastically, as he
again took up the scroll and pointed
out over the eager, upturned faces
before him.
"Ah, l see. Thou hast cleverly
stolen a march on me-" replied Jesus,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Ban Placed on BOOSTERS.

Washington.-Here is a genuine
suffragette victory and right in the
capital of the nation!
BOOSTERS may no longer be kent in
the District of Columbia. This is the
principal burden of the new Chicken"
regulations promulgated the other day
by the health department of the dis.
trict. The rules specify under what
conditions chickens may be kent
stipulating just what care must be
given the chicken houses and yards.
But the gem of this series of chick.
en- regulations" is the following:
wi. No boosters may be kept on the
premises
A fine of from 50 to SO a day is pro.
Vided for all violations. The police
say they are tired of the complaints
of citizens who own alarm clocks and
don't want to be awakened by cock
crow Hence the rule.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Died Some Time Aoo.

Washington. - Congressman Ned"
Taylor of Ohio was accosted in the 70.
tunda of the capitol by a stranger the
other day while the services in honor
of Maj. Pierre Charles FEnfant, the
French engineer who designed the ma.
t1onal capital, were in progress.
What is all the excitement about p"
asked the stranger, nodding his head
In the direction of the crowd sur.
rounding the catafalque.
Maj. lEnfant is dead" almost
whispered the congressman, as he re.
moved his hat impressively.
is that so? Well, I am certainly
sorry to hear it." replied the stranger,
who also removed his hat in sorroWful
reverence. When did he die?"
Il think it was in 1925, but I'm not
sure about the date" was the reply of
the congressman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
tCopyright, 1909 by the Author. ". S. Edson.1

based on the Apocryphal Book OF
Ecclesiasticus.
Prologue to the Book of Ecclesiasti-
-4hls Jesus was the son of Sirach.
ana grandchild to Jesus Of the same
name with him. This man therefore,
ITeu IN the latter times. after the peo-
PIE mad been led away captive. and called
Hohie again. and almost after all the
prophets. Now his grandfather Jesus,
as himself witresseth, was a man of
great diligence and wisdom among the
hebrews, who did not only gather the
grave and short sentences of wise men.
mat mad been before him, but himself
also uttered some of his own, full of I'M
neFstandtng and wisdom. When there
Lore the first Jesus died, leaving this
DOCK almost perfected, Sirach his son re-
ceiVlng 1t after him, left it to his own
son Jesus. who having gotten it into his
ndnos compiled 1t all orderly into one
Vo1ume, and called 1t Wisdom, emitting
II by both his own name, his fathers
name and his grandfather's. 1t contain
eIh wise sayings, dark sayings dark SEN
fences and parallels, and certain particu-
lar ancient cody stories of men that
pleased God; also his prayer and song.
1his Jesus did initiate Solomon. and was
no less famous for wisdom and learn
ing both being indeed a man of great
learning and so reputed also.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-28
DIAMOND TOM
NJ kAY DEAD

Tom Mckay, the famous Far East.
ern representative of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, and lately Harri.
mans personal representative in the
at the Faimont Hotel.
No man in the transportation bust.
ness is more widely known than was
Tom Mckay. He had striking per.
sonality, n suave manner, and a pen.
chant for loud dress, which, however,
was just Tom style. His waistcoats
were marvels of color and his dia-
mond's were generally large and of
wonderful brilliance. Toms loud dress
and his diamonds were one of his big
advertisements. He always wore a silk
| hat, even in the Orient.
Mckay was frequent visitor in Ho.
nolulu, where he had a large number
of intimate friends. In fact nearly all
patrons of the Pacific Mail and other
lines calling at Yokohama were Tom s
friends, for there he met them all and
| advised them over what lines they
should or ought to travel. He passed
| through Honolulu couple of months
| aSo, anu belplc icdNiuE loT tHt lodsl
said he hoped the trip would do him
good, as he was not feeling altogether
| well. On his return to San Francisco
from New York he became quite i'll.
Mckay was born in Missouri, and be,
fore going to the Orient was for fifteen
years the San Francisco agent of the
| Burlington route. He was great re.
contour, and was as much at home talk.
ing to n prince or nobleman as to the
humblest tourist.
During McKay's illness he found nc
truer friend than Vice President r. p
Schwerin of the Pacific Mail, who call
ed upon him nearly every day. Although
| Mckay earned n princely salary for q
score of years, it is said that he left a
very small estate, owing to his chart
table acts and his habit of giving his
friends costly presents. Mckay was
sixty-fve years of age.
Chalmers Graham said yesterday
that to arrive at Yokohama and not be
met by Tom Mckay will be feature
greatly regretted by men whose bust
ness or pleasure calls them across the
Pacific frequently.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-28
MISSED QUARRY
BY HALF A DAY

Chief Leal returned Sunday from
Maui with Officer Apana, after making
searcn for Chinese runaways from
the British S. S. Scottish Monarch. He
went to Puunene and interviewed a
luna who said he had seen strange
Chinaman about the place. He ques-
toned the man, who talked fairly good
English and was told that he was mere
ly visiting some friends on the plan
tation. When shown a picture of some
of the deserters the luna picked out
one and identified him as the one who
had been hanging about the place.
The luna saw the Chinaman on Fri
day morning and on Friday afternoon
when Leal and Apana made the search
he was gone, and, as far as the officers
could learn had not been seen again
M to the time they left Maui ON Sat
urday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-28
HILo BREVITIEs.

Former Police Officer Coleman, of
Olaa, is now a Deputy Sanitary Inspec.
tor and keeper of the pest house for
the territory. He was succeeded in the
Olaa district by police officer and Jailer
Nailima, after service of more than
five years there.
A man who persisted in keeping stol-
en- goods has got into trouble with the
police of South Kohala. In the North
Hilo district a common nuisance and
two fast drivers, at Laupahoehoe, were
the only arrests, otherwise the county
seems to have been quiet this week.
On Saturday steps were taken to
bring suit against two travellers in Hilo
who were representing the Honolulu
houses of NJ Phillips Co. and / Rub.
instein & Co., papers having been pre-.
pared by Deputy County Attorney Carl
Smith at the request of Treasurer T.
X. Lalakea. Deputy Sheriff Fetter
secured evidence but when the penal
summons were presented to the Treas
urer he declined to swear to them
There were forty-eight applications
for building permits in August, forty
six of which were granted that involv-
ed expenditures amounting to 1885.
There were 1876 inspections of buildings
and sites.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-09-28
OBJECTS TO BEING
CALLED VICIOUS KID

The end has not yet been seen of the
last japanese libel suit, Ahara Mataze
vs.. S. Kushima, T. Ito and Sasaki. A
criminal case against the defendants
in the police court resulted in judg-
ment for the plaintiff there being a
mol. pros. against Ito. Now Ahara
Mataze brings suit against the Hilo
Shimpo Sha IN which IL is alleged that
he has suffered injury through the pub
LEGATION in that paper of can Article
of Contribution. " One of the allega-
tions is that he (Hara) meaning Ahara
is spoken of as dwarf "whose height
is cut into the half of six feet" 1t
is also claimed that the contributed ar.
ticle says Ahara ais known by the
name of Baby Old Soul" The plain.
tiff, il is alleged, is mentioned as ga
kid who is extremely vicious" all of
which, with other accusations and
charges, the plaintiff alleges have caus-
ed him TO suffer injury in the amount
claimed. Carl Smith is attorney for
the plaintin.-.Hawaii Herald.