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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
7weed's Methods in Business

to put price upon his twenty acres.
Tweed, in fact, was insistent that Mr..
Mead should do so, but the merchant
as steadily insisted that his place was
not for sale.
But you will sell If you can get
your price, won't you?" Tweed finally
asked. you will certainly sell the
property for a Tweed price?"
What do you mean by a Tweed
price," asked Mr.. Mead.
Why" was the reply, "a price that
Tweed will be willing to pay"
Mr.. Mead laughed. "Well. would
sell that twenty-acre lot for SIS, OO0,"
he said, still laughing. THAT is $2,75O
an acre. You would not be willing to
pay that for it?",
Instantly lived turned to the sta.
ton agent. Look here" he said, .lend
me pen and ink, will you?" At the
same time he pulled out a check book,
opened it, seized the proffered ink and
pen, wrote out check for $4,000 on
the little shelf before the ticket agent
window and handed it to the aston.
ished and nonplussed Mr.. Mead. .'Now
that have paid you, Mr.. Mead" he
said, you can send me the warranty
deed at your convenience"
A high value upon the property at
that time would have been $500 an
acre. Today high value upon it
would probably be thousand dollars
an acr,, almost two.thirds less an acre
than Tweed paid in the heyday Of his
notoriety.
Copyright. 1910. by e. j. Edwards.)
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

Men of science are generally agreed
Chat birds are natures great check on
che excess of insects, and that they
maintain the balance between plant
and insect life. Ten thousand cater.
pillars, 1t has been estimated, could de-
etroy every blade of grass on an acre
OF cultivated land The insect popuIa.
ton Of single cherry tree infested
with aphides has been estimated by a
prominent entomologist at no less than
twelve million. The bird population Of
cultivated country districts has been
estimated at from seven hundred to
one thousand square mile. This Is
small, compared with the number of
insects, yet, as each bird consumes
hundreds Of insects every day the lat.
ter are prevented from becoming the
acourge they would be but for tleir
feathered enemies.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
WRITER OF FAIRY STORIES.

Let us admit, If we can do so With
out ruffiing the feathers of the Amerl-
can eagle, that there are some tnlnss
other nations do better than we.
France, for instance. has a childhKe
heart, along with the more mature
qualities which make for the ascend
ancy OF that country in thrift, IN SCI
once and in many fields where hard
heads count for so much. And In this
youthfulness, this simplicity, 1t Is very
fond Of the fairy tale. Here we are
growing so practical, so sordld, SO un
imaginative, save in our big business
transactions which sometimes take
away the breath in their utopian sweep
and immensely, that We look upon the
fairy story not only as a useless waste
OF time, but even worse, says CleVe'
land Leader It makes children dream
ers when they should be focusing their
minds O.. money. And so the army OF
Gradgrinds grows all the time and
fights the poor little remnant of ina
gination left us as bitterly as If it
were a terrible foe. But in France
there is vast army of readers of fairy
stories and admirers Of those who
write them, and only the other day
"All Paris"-that is to say, It's wealth,
Its art, its society. along with the basic
everyday people-turned out to pay
tribute to a woman whose only claim
to recognition was authorship of
charming fairy tales for real children
and the grownups who still have their
youth in their souls.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

New Jersey has Joined the states
which believe that clandestine mar
riage should not be made easy. A new
license law requires all couples, in.
Guiding clippers, from elsewhere, to oh.
tain licenses before the knot can be
tied. AS the Issuing of licenses is a
matter Of public record it is of course
easy to get on the track Of the fleeing
ones. There should be no unjust re-
stricdons upon marriage, but it is quite
IN accord with the better sentiment OF
the day that there shall be as little
secrecy as possible about such affairs.
The man and woman who care enough
for each other to be joined in honor.
able Wedlock have no reason to be
ashamed Of the proceeding.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

reverse numerical order, and the TREASURER
shall notify the bondholders thereof by on
advertisement in one of the papers published
lished in the city of New York, at least
sixty days prior to the day on which the
bonds are to be retired. giving the number
and denomination of said bonds; and If said
bonds are not presented for payment at such
The dissolution and liquidation of the
Worlds Panama Exposition Company shall
not in any manner affect the validity of the
bonds herein authorized to be issued by said
corporation or the collection Of the tax levied
by this Constitutional amendment or by that
s sHl''eO ~ S>'' w. wv "a INV az ''0''
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana. as well
tion to be voted on at the coming election
to be held on Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, 1910, which may
directly or indirectly conflict herewith, and
shall be deemed supplemental to the amend
ment proposed by Act. No. Two (2) of the
Assembly o. the State of Louisiana for the
year 1910, and in case of conflict Herewith
the provisions of this amendment shall pre-.
vail and this amendment shall be in force
amendment submitted for ratification by Act
No. Two (2) Of the Acts of the regular ses.
sion of the General Assembly of 1910 is
ratified by the people at the congressional
election to be held on Tuesday next follow.
ing the first Monday in November, 1910, and
is declared to be self-executing and to confer
directly the authority herein granted without
an enabling act of the Legislature.
Section 2. Be it further resolved etc,
That the official ballot to be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
words:
For the proposed amendment to the Con
sttutOn OF the State of Louisiana author
ling an issue of bonds by the Wo;lG $
Panama Exposition Company and the levyil,
O; Il further tax in the City of New Orleun :,
all in further aid of the exposition cele.
brating the opening of the Panama Canal -
and the words, "Aganst the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, auth orizing an issue Of bonds by
the Worlds Panama Exposition Comp,nv and
the levying of further tax in the CITY of
New Orleans, all in further aid of the c::po-
sition celebrating the opening of the Panama
Canal and eacl elector shall indicate, as
provided in the general election laws CT the
State whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
P NJ LAMBREMONn
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
Approved: August 10, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Lou,s,c,a.
4 ; 'fSS eo r n,uuE1,
Secretary CT State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

a few days ago, in referring to a
recipe for banishing that bitter taste
~ your mouth by taking little nux
vomica mixed with water, we amplihed
the prescription by adding the sugges.
{ ton that all taste could be- removed
permanently from the mouth by using
more nux yomica, says Chicago Trib-
.ilne. To reassure an anxious CORE.
sapondent who fears that there may be
persons who wish to remove all taste
permanently" from their mouths and
may adopt the suggestion as to using
more, we hasten to explain that nux
yomica Is deadly poison. Avoid 1t,
dear children, unless prescribed by
some physician In good standing.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

cash or pledges, $4,000. Next he can
vassed Philadelphia, where ne also
secured a large sum, then New YORK
and several other cities. In none was
his mission known to or even sus-
pected by any one on whom he did
not call; and in this manner he at
last got together fund that totaled
close on to three hundred thousand
dollars, to the great delight and relief
Of the national committee. Then,
having been assured by those IN the
secret that he had performed a great
service in behalf of the Union, Mr..
Vanderbilt went back to his duties as
appointment clerk in the treasury de-
partment.
Just how Mr.. Vanderbilt induced
the men he visited to contribute to
the campaign fund, no one ever knew
exactly" added Mr.. Jayne. "All any
one ever learned from him was that
he made personal appeals. He never
boasted about the important part he
played in making possible the re-elec-
ton of Abraham Lincoln. am one
of the very few men with whom Harry
Vanderbilt ever talked about this feat
of his; and | ain certain that | am
the only one now living who knows
personally that it was he who raised
the Lincoln campaign fund of 1854"
Copyright 1910. by E. ]. EdWards.)
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
The Parishes of Washington and st. Tam'
1any shall compose the twenty.sixth dis

The Parishes of Washington and st. Tam
many shall compose the twenty.sixth dis
triot.
The Parishes of Ascension, st. James and
Assumption shall compose the twenty. seventh
district
The Parishes of St. John the Baptist, St.
Charles and Jefferson shall compose the
twenty eighth district.
The Parishes of st. Bernard and Plaque
mines shall compose the twenty-ninth dis
trict
The Parishes of Caldwell and La Sale
shall compose the thirtieth district.
The Judges of the several districts as
herein provided for, shall each receive the
salary of Three Thousand Dollars, payable
monthly on his own warrant, provided the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana may
in their discretion. redistrict the judicial dis.
tricts provided for in this Article.
Provided that in no case shall the Dis
trict Judge receive salary of more than
Three Thousand Dollars.
Provided further that this Act shall take
effect from and after January !, 1912.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
IT. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July 7, 1910.
J. y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN II. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
illustrated by the Impulsive Manner In
Which the "Boss" Bought Some
Property He Wanted to Add
to Country Estate.

When William M. Tweed, who is no.
orious in the history of American graft
as Boss Tweed, was at the height
Of his power in New York city-when,
In other words, the metropolis of the
New World practically ate out Of his
hand-ho lived the greater part Of the
year not in the city that he and his
ring were robbing right and left, but in
the town of Greenwich. Conn.
There Tweed bought farm In 1865.
1t is now the country home of Mrs. A.
A. Anderson, who is well known
throughout the country as woman Of
great philanthropy. In the farm as it
was when Tweed bought it there were
forty acres, and upon the place Tweed
began at once to spend a large amount
Of money. The barn which he built
cost $4,000, a large sum for such a
building in those days, and it gained
national notoriety.
About five years later Tweed decided
that he would like to secure an adjoin-
ing piece of property and add it to his
country home. This was a tract of
twenty acres owned by the late Fred
erick Mead, who in his time was a
prominent merchant and banker in
New York city. Tweed was very anx-
ious to obtain possession Of Mr.. Mead's
acres because he felt that they would
round out and complete his own place.
Whatever else may be said to Tweed's
dishonor, this must be said in his IA
vor-he was a man Of good deal of
artistic taste and had a keen eye for
natural beauty.
What. will you sell that twenty-acre
tract for?" Tweed said to Mr.. Mead
one day.
Il don't think want to sell it at
all" was the reply.
WELL" said Tweed, think 1t over,
and If you can decide upon a price let
me know"
Several weeks later Tweed, meeting
Mr.. Mead at the Greenwich railroad
station as they both were on their way.
70 New York city, pressed the latter.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
Studying Bird Habits.

Whether birds, especially migrato,,
ones, return to the same nests veo,
alter year is question Of much in
terest to the naturalist. Swallows that
summer IN England do not white,
norm Of Africa. but an observer a.
Hish Halden, Kent, England. has "a
corded that one returned on Anri, -,
70 a nest 1t occupied last year. Il
was recognized by a ring placed on Il,
leg May s, 1909. - -
10 gain better knowledge Of birt
naD1ts more than 1000 British hird.
were last year marked with inscribed
aluminium rings, and twice as man,
more Will be similarly tagged hi,
year. ~ 'n'1
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
Newspaper Accounts Of the Sullivan
Ryan Prize Fight Caused the
Preacher to Be Late for En-
gagement at Divinity School.

/ The we'll nigh universal interest
that was being taken In certain event
scheduled to take place in San Fran.
cisco on July 4 has served to remind
me Of the lecture that great and pow
erful preacher, Henry Ward Beecher,
forgot all about. My authority for the
anecdote, which reveals one side of
the abundant human nature which
was so characteristic of Mr.. Beecher,
is the late Prof. Johnson T. Platt of
the Yale Law school,
MIR. Beecher was always a favorite
lecturer at Yale, before the divinity
school," said Professor Plat. "You
may recall that he delivered several
series of lectures on the Lyman
Beecher foundation, named after his
father, and at other times he also lee
tured before the school,
well. on the afternoon of the par
ticular Beecher lecture have in mind
the hall was packed to the doors with
students and others eager to hear
him. The hour set for the beginning
of the lecture was three o'clock, but
when 1t arrived there appeared no
Henry Ward Beecher, to the mild
surprise of the professors in charge,
for hitherto Mr.. Beecher had never
been tardy in appearing in the hall.
But when it got to be nearly half after
three and still no Beecher, the sur
prise and CONSERVATION were great,
and, after hasty consultation, pro-
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
Harry Vanderbilt Obtained Nearly
100000 to Pay for the Campaign
by Personal Appeals to
Wealthy Men in the East.

AS a remarkable instance Of how
It is possible for man to accomplish
a work regarded at the time as of
supreme Importance and still remain
In comparative obscurity, the case
of Harry Vanderbilt, a nephew of
Commodore Vanderbilt, who died re-
Gently in New York city at a green
old age after making a fortune for
himself as a manufacturer, is Of es-
pecial interest. For this Vanderbilt,
on the authority of his lifelong friend,
Is. }. Jayne, who earned a name and
fortune for himself in the seven
ties by uncovering nest of great
customs frauds. should be accredited
with the honor of having made it pos
sible for Abraham Lincoln to secure
his reelection to the presidency in
1864
For some years prior to the out
break Of the Civil war;" said Mr..
Jayne, who is now almost eighty
years of age. Harry Vanderbilt held
responsible position in he Ports
mouth New Hampshire) navy yard;
but when Salmon P. Chase became
Lincoln's first secretary of the trees
ury. Mr.. Vanderbilt went to that de-
partment as appointment clerk, re-
naming there for more than ten
years. or until the middle of Grants
administration. 1t was during Lin
coins first administration that 4Ar.
Vanderbilt's ability as trusted po-
litical workerc was discovered and
proved on several occasions by the
party chiefs.
1T is well known that, following
Lincoln's denomination, the party
leaders in charge of the campaign
greatly feared that Mr.. Lincoln would
fail of reelection on account of the
inability of the national committee
to obtain funds sufficient to carry or
thorough and aggressive campaign.
1t was at very anxious period of the
war. The drain on the resources Of
the nation had been exhausting and
no immediate relief was in sight,
Taxation had reached what appeared
to be the limit of safety AID all de-
mands for money for political pur-
poses. were met by sullenness or alb.
solute refusal.
The national committee seemed to
be poWerless to find way out of the
uncompromising situation. It's chair
man, Henry J. Raymond, the distin-
guished newspaper editor, was not an
adept in the art of raising campaign
funds, and he had profound distaste
for ordinary political methods of get
ting money for campaign purposes.
Gov E. D. Morgan of New York, his
predecessor in the national chairman
ship, had collected upward of hun
dred thousand dollars to conduct Lin
coins first campaign, but it was es-
timated by the party leaders that con-
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
Cure for Sleeping Sickness.

A new treatment for the sleeping
sickness is called the cold cure, and
requires q refrigerator with a hos.
pital ward installed in it. The room
is painted white. devoid Of carpet, but
made comfortable with table, deck
chair and an electric light. The pa.
tient who submits to the treatment
sits for hours at a time in the ward
which is kept at temperature Of
from 10 to 20 degrees below freezing
point. The rom is IL feet by 9 feet
and has double wooden walls, the
space between being packed with cot
ton. Popular Mechanics.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
Lecture Beecher Forgot About

fessor was sent to the hotel where
Mr.. Beecher usually stopped, to get
trace Of the missing lecturer, If pos
sible.
Eyes, Mr.. Beecher was stopping at
the hotel, the clerk informed the pro-
fessor, who thereupon fastened to
Mr.. Beecher's room, knocked upon the
door and was told to come in, which
he did at once. But before he could
frame even a "how do you do" Mr..
Beecher, spying him, let out an
astonished I declared followed it up
by hastily pulling out his watch and
looking at it, and exclaiming in dis.
may, Why, it's going to four. and you
have been waiting for me all this time
at the divinity school,
He grabbed for his hat. Then, as
he was reaching for his overcoat he
turned on the professor with quaint
smile.
oh, WELL he said, I might as
we'll make full confession. When
left my home in Brooklyn this morn
ing bought copies of two or three
morning newspapers. There was
something In them that interested me
greatly, and intended to read all
about it on my way to this city. But
after | got seated In the train friend
came along, shared my seat with
him, and he talked to me all the way
here so that I did not have an op-
portun1ty to read my papers. But as
soon as I got to the hotel l saw that
| would have an hour of leisure before
the lecture began, SO slipped up here
and began reading-and, do you know,
l found the reports of the event so
graphic that | actually forgot all about
the lecture. It's in the Anglo-Saxon
blood to be interested in such an
event, doctor--l was reading about
the sullivan-Ryan fight which took
place yesterday down in Mississippi
For moment or two Mr.. Beecher
looked the professor of divinity
squarely in the eye. Then he reached
over and dug that gentleman in the
ribs. And now that have made nv
confession he said, laughing, I'm 20.
ing to say something to you. I would
be willing to wager that you yourself
read the report Of that battle witt
bare knuckles this morning before
you went to the divinity school,
Well, Mr. Beecher,' replied the
professor, I might as well confess
too, did get up little earlier than
usual this morning and go to the from,
door for the morning paper. It hadn1
come, so I actually waited at the doc,
until the boy brought it. Then I sal
down and read the report Of the f,pht
before breakfast
"Mr. Beecher beamed on his rom.
panlon in wickedness. Come, Ia
said, and linked arms with the other
And that shameless professor after
wards told me that the lecture which
MT Beecher delivered a little latep
was the best he ever heard that o,ft,
ed orator make on any platform"
Copyright, 1910. by E. ]. Edwards,
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02

According to the Boston Globe paste
jewels are more conspicuous at New
port this season than ever before. One
reason why people wear their paste
I Jewels conspicuously at Newport is
that they are all prepared to show the
real gems which their safety deposit
boxes contain II anyone should get the
idea that the paste articles are ali
they can afford.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
India Punch.

Make an orange strip, using one
cupful Of water and sugar, two oranges
and two lemons. When very cold add
one pint cold India tea and one cupful
of fruit juice (use the Juice from can
|of fruit, such as cherries, raspberries.
|etc.), and then water enough % make
two quarts in al q ~
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
Tho Summer Girl

How'd you like to be engaged to
millionaire?" o -
I was engaged to one all last ,,,,
mer, and he seldom spent a dime,
want 70 be engaged to young man
VINO y down here for two weeks VIII
about $500 ii his roll. I. "1s4
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
THE USEFUL TOMATO
REALLY A ANEW" VEGETABLE AND
DISTINCTLY AMERICAN,
Has Special and Great GIories Of Its
Own and Is Now indispensable Ad.
junct of Refined Cook.
ing-Good in Salad.

The tomato is really new" vege-
table, and it is distinctly American,
entirely unknown to the famous an.
clent cooks. It's acceptance in good
culinary home circles was long delayed
because of its undesirable family con.
nect1ons, and it was almost cooked to
death as a condition of its final initia-
ton. 1t is not a century since the to.
mato was taken over and gradually
promoted to the selectest of edible
circles.
The tomato has special and great
glor1es of its own. Its scarlet color,
hrst, makes it a delight and an &C.
ceptable table complement to neutral
or colorless foods. Of late the wonders
OF that coloring, clear, unblemished.
deep enough to be emotional, has been
shown us in splendidly handsome hot
mousse varieties. The wondrous heavy,
waxy reds, so widely popular in ex-
penslve artificial berry sprays, used
1or decorations, are entirely outdone.
even In mechanical perfectness, by
these symmetrical dollhouse tomatoes
as evenly and tremendously perfect
IN every detail as though they had
neen cast in a mold and decorated by
the hand of consummate artist.
Inc tomato is now an indispensable
adjunct Of refined cooking. 1t affords
the best seasoning and the most deli.
cate OF flavoring for many dish. And
the dainty dishes Of its own are among
the things few housekeepers would
care to get on without. Rightly ma
nipulated, it is delicious grilled, fried,
baked, scalloped or stuffed. 1t is the
ma1nstay of many salad.
In combination its possibilities are
almost infinitely diverse, its number
OF associations so great that there
might be different one for every day
IN the year. There are cooks and epi-
cures who consider it is without
rival for soups. 1t is used in all sorts
OF forcemeats, with macaroni and
spaghetti, with eggs, with rice, with
peppers. with filets. with flesh and
fowl, chicken or salt cod, and, stewed
with okra, it is to some tastes as nee
tar to the gods. It Is even used with
breakfast bacon in a sort of twin i'm
portance at the first meal of the day.
The commercially canned tomatoes
nave perhaps proved themselves more
useful than any other vegetables in
tins, but the home product is inestima.
bly, more desirable.
It is not safe, especially In irregular
seasons, for the city housewife to wait
until specified time to do any Of her
canning. She Is always inclined, Of
course, to wait for the cheap abund-
ance Of the homegrown article, which.
unfortunately, does not always come
as 1t has not this year in the case of
several Of the fruits. She must keep
her eye on the market If she Is really
thrifty. and perhaps learn to scan daily
the commercial sections Of the news.
papers.
+ On a day a market condition, per-
haps induced by certain crop condi.
tons somewhere within the wide eli.
matte range from which our large city
markets draw, may be such as to force
down prices to their lowest in either
fruit or seas9pable vegetables. The
frugal home Gamer does not miss the
opportunities Of that day.