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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

But rainy, seepy, sulkily downfallish
day at the seaside only succeeds in las
soing your Angora and in arousinG within
your otherwise placid and uncomplain-
full bosom an intense. pervasive and all
embracing dislike for everything on earth,
the dome above the earth. the waters
beneath the same and all human critters
piffiishly mooching around on top Of the
earth, including yourself
lis glucy sickness plus, humid dis
comfort in the form OF a concentrate,
gumminess tina; makes for mania, at
mospheric doggoneness that takes all OF
the Sinj and uplift out Of the human
spirit: and two or three other and worse
things that We can't just remember at
this moment; that's what rainy day at
the seaside is.
ON such day everything goes wrong,
everything grisly and ghoulsome and
gosh-fired happens. The salt sticks in
the cruet. You can't coax ca jole bunk
or bully IL out without unscrewing the lid
of the cruet- You can bang the salt cruet
on the tabiecloth, thereby causing those
two young lydies from Muscatine Ioway.
at your table. 10 view YOU as a hijussiy
ill-mannered and Nicious-tempered per-
son: you can rap the cruet on the bottom
thereof with your slapful palm: YOU can
twist the cruet sideways and every
wnichways. and get down on your knees
10 IL and beg and imploIe and beseech IL
and ask IL, Please, Mister Salt, won I
YOU come out and lend little SAVIOR to
this punkerino food. and bawl at il and
seek to stampede il and disgrace your
self forever and evermore at the table:
at the end OF all OF which-nix, There :
only one thing to do, and that is to I'M
screw the top OF the screw and pick IN
the gummy. gluey and messy stuff am.
toss il onto your fodder in adhesive
chunks and gobs and let il so at that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
European History.

Holdings. NJ. A. Europe in Renaissance and
Reformation. I453-f659. F306-H728.
Johnson. A. II. The Age Of the Enlightened
Despot. 1660-1Is9. F301-J6a6.
Lees. b. A. The Central Period Of the Middle
Age. e1S-l2s3. F3O4-L5l7.
Lodge. e. c. The End of the Middle Age,
1213-1453. F3O4IS23.
Masterman. J. H. b. The Dawn Of Medieval
Europe. 416-9ls. F304M393.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

1t must be said, however, that even
the shippers who know themselves to be
in no way to blame for the loss of their
ships have a certain tangible incentive
not TO mind very much whether the ship
that they stick to manages TO stand up
under them after the disaster or not.
A skipper who has lost his ship, 1t
should be understood, is forever marked
skipper. There isn't any way to get away
from that or to dodge or duck II. He's
marked. He's pointed out as the man
who lost his ship. 1t doesn't make much
dinerence, either. whether he was TO
blame or not
In employing shippers. OF course, the
preference is ever given to the men
Who've never been known to have an ac-
cident to the ships under their command,
and the skipper who has lost his vessel,
even when he hasn't been in the least to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
Ancient History.

Davis. ". =. An Outline History of the Eo-
man Empire 20 Be. 10 31s AD.D. F3S3- D29o.
Driver. ;. r. Modern Research rs lllustrat ting
the Bible. FF6l -Ds3.
Friedlaender. Ludwig. Roman Life and Man
ners Under the Early Empire. V. IL. FF3s-
FpI3.
Helbic. wolfsanr Guide to the Public Col
lections OF Classical ANTIQUITIES In Rome. 1880
q. FF36- H36.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

Bruce. T.. A. Institutional History Of Viz
gnfa in the 18th Century. ~. FS63- Bs34i.
Charming. Edward Elements or United states
History. Fs3-C363.
Connellcv. W. r.. Ouantrill and the Border
Wars. FSs4- CT6eo.
Farley. J. l.. Three Rivers. the James. the
Potomac. the Hudson. Fs341-F3lSt.
Hamilton. p. !. Colonial Mobile. Fss3-His5.
Parker. James. Rear Aduirals Schlcy. Samp-
son and Cervera. FISH, -P3325.
RUSSELL II. Il. Illustrated History OF Our
War With Spain- 1893. Fs35 -Rsl3a.
smith. r. ii. Acadis: Lost Chapter in
American History. 1854. Fs29-Sm65.
British History.
Asbdown. {. H., British and Foreign Arm.
and Armor. FvA-As33.
BENJAMIN. L. =. The First George in Hanover
and England. ~. F45S1-M496.
Compton Rickest Arthur. The London Life of
Hasssll. Arthur. Modern England 1882 1909
F4J66-H277.
Melville. Lewis: pseud. Brighton. Its History.
Follies and Fashions. F45Br-M49.
OConnell. ]. c. Irish in the Revolution and
the Civil War. 1903. +Fs399I -Oc56.
Toynbee, William. Giimpses OF the Twenties.
F4564-T66.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

African History.
Boulser. d. C. de X. The Congo State; Or.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

The rain seeps leadenly, surlily, gloom
lily. drippiiy. everlsstingly out of the low
excessively low hanging clouds. and
the porch is wet and slippery and soggy
and the mosquitoes are fiattened pre-
daciously against the screens. wolfshly
awaiting their chance TO bore their
way in.
Your clothes hang TO YOU like cold
ciammy congresses, though the tempera-
ture Is as measily warm as the fetid
breath OF a captured jaguar
Even the outer clothes Of the women
folks seem TO stick to them.
And the erstwhile skillfully- powdered
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other day a Spanish ship
went on the rocks about Glib
raftar and sank. The skipper
III of the steamer. although he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

OW we are going to expend a
little rambling loquacity on the
subject of a rainy day, or rainy
days. at the seashore. We
haze an acute distaste for tried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

THE POWER AND THE GLORY. BY
Grace MACEDONIAN Cooke. author of
'Huldah, etc illustrated by
Arthur l. Keller. New York:
Doubleday. Page & Co. Washing
ton: Woodward e. Lothrop.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
SLIDELL DEPARTMENT II.
by sHdel Correspondent Etc

BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Lacroix, December 5, 1910, daugh-
ter.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. P. Pre-
vost, December 4, 1910, daughter.
Hon. F. E. Bollinger spent Satur-
day in New Orleans.
Mrs. F. Guy and Mrs. M. O'Flinn
spent Wednesday in New Orleans.
Mrs. M. McClaire, of New Orleans,
spent Sunday here, the guest of Mrs.
J. R. Bise.
5 Mrs. J. F. Williams, of Newcomb
College, New Orleans, spent the
weekend as the guest of Miss Gladys
Martin
Miss Edna Toelma and Master
Dewey Rousseaux spent Monday in
New Orleans.
The Woodmen of the World, Cy-
press Camp No. rs, held their regu-
lar meeting Monday night. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
the coming year: Past Consul Com
mander, R. F. Buckley; Consul Com
mander, G.. C. Moore; Adviser Lieu
tenant, H. A. Bennett; Banker Geo.
/
w. J. WindolRh; Waterman, Chas.
J. F. Polk; Managers, J. M. Oliver,
G.. B. Harrison and Simon Levy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Rousseaux
entertained informally Wednesday,
December Z, in honor of the birth
day of Mr.. Rrousseaux and also the
birthday of Miss Edna Tulma.
Messrs. Edward Cause, O. L. Bru-
gier and P. Gardere left Wednesday
for Baton Rouge in the interest of
the Slidell school.
The Methodist Ladies Aid met last
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Pohn
Peterson.
Harry Crawford, of Pearl River,
was a recent visitor here.
F. Comfort spent Wednesday in
the Crescent City.
Mrs. A. Hasling returned to her
home in New Orleans, Sunday, after
a two weeks stay as the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. J. l.. Newman.
The Salmen family returned from
their automobile trip.
Hon. Shelby Taylor was visitor
here Thursday in the interest of the
new railroad depot.
]. H. Roberts left recently for
Nashville, Tenn His wife and chill
dren will return with him, as they
have been visiting relatives in Ten
nessee for some time.
The Episcopal Guild met Wednes-
day at the residence of Mrs. G.. v.
Wharton.
The Baptist Ladies Aid held their
regular meeting Thursday evening at
the Baptist Church.
The Holy Name Society was organ
lied et the Catholic church Thursday,
December 8, 1910.
Mrs. L. w. Thomas has returned
from two months visit to relatives
in Frias Point.
DIED-In New Orleans, December
5, 1910, at 1880 a. M, Emile
Boucher. aged So years, a native of
Rouen, France For years Mr..
Bouchez lived in New Orleans, but
for the past ten or twelve years he
with his wife and daughter, have
resided in Slidel. ALI those years he
has held a responsible position with
the Salmen Brick and Lumber Com
pany. For near two months Mr.
Bouchez has been very ill., During
this time his sufferings were very
severe. With all his great suffering
he never complained, but would only
murmer, Il am brave, / am soldier
prepared in every way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

Worse than an alarm Of fire at
night is the metallic cough of Group.
bringing dread to the household.
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house and give It at
the first sign of danger. It contains
no opiates. Sold by Thee. Strain &
Son. ~ .,, ss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

The funeral took place from st.
Boniface Catholic church New Or
leans, the Rev. Bernard Heating Of
ficiated. The knights of Columbus
Lodge No. 1880 attended in body.
Mr.. Boucher will be greatly miss
ed in the Catholic church circles here.
He leaves his grief stricken wife,
formerly Miss Eimly Logas, of New
Orleans, and one daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Reddick, and host of friends.
May his soul rest in peace.
Literary Society Program:
Song-By Society.
Bebate-"Is it better to attend
a poorly equipped, unsanitary school,
thus .jeopardizing the health, or to
remain in ignorance:
Affirmative: Negative:
Kathleen Be k, K. Houghton.
Carson Miles, L. Sollberger.
Clara Solberger, s. McManus.
Recitation-Gertru Brown.
Story-Audrey Vineyard.
Song-By Society.
Reading-Viola Keller.
mposition-Pauline Levy.
Echo-Ernest Buckley and Irene
Perilloux.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

LOST-One red and white yearl-
ing heifer, not marked or branded.
J. JOACHIM, Slidell, La.
Tuesday night tax collector was
elected at salary of $40 month.
Saloons are to pay license for 19l
according to income. Real estate
agents are to pay $25 year; in
surance agents SIS year.
The Knights of Phythias elected
officers Tuesday night. Frank Nc
Mahon. C. c.; Otis Wilder, repre-
sentatives to Grand Lodge.
Under the auspecies of the Order
of the Eastern Star, the play entitled
valley Farm will be produced at
the knights of Pythias Hall Friday
evening, December Is, at 8 p. m.
The following is the cast Of char
acters:
Harold Rutledge, young New
Yorker, Mr.. T. B. Richardson; Perry
Deane, a son of the soil, Mr.. L..
Porter; David Wildreth, a New York
lawyer, Mr.. w. Wood; Silas Hol-
comb, owner of Valley Farm, Mr.. s..
Woodruff; Azariah Keep. a clock
tinker, Mr.. G.. Carpenter; Jennings,
servant at Rutledge Mansion Mr.. M.
Anderson; Hetty Holcomb, country
flower, Miss M. Houck: Isbel Car
ney, niece of David Wildreth, Mrs.
H. Chatilier; Mrs. Rutledge, Harold S
mother, Mrs. N. Harris; Alvira Hol-
comb, sister of Silas, Mrs p Nc
Mahon; Lizzy Ann Tu 'ker, who
borrows, but never gossips," Miss M.
WEIGH; Verbena, the hired girl, Miss
P. Moore.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

All parties holding shares in the
Slidell Savings and Homestead As
ISOLATION are hereby notified that the
annual meeting will take place on
December 10, 1910, for the purpose
of electing fifteen directors to serve
the ensuing year, according to article
Of the charter.
VIM. WEINSBACH,
Secretary and Treasurer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS IN
PIANO CONTEST.

No. 2, Miss Della Chauvin 4,224,43O
No. 5, Covington Public
School, per Miss Seller 4,089,913
No. 8, Convent. ....... 2,471, $50
No. Is, SIS M. Alexander 2,172,7 700
No. 4, Miss Ada Ezell -. 1,872,78O
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

sTRAYED-From Slidell, a dark
brown jack mule about Is hands
with light tanks, has collar marks
on shoulders and healing sores on
back near hip bones Reward for
return or information of where
abouts. e. F. PERILLOUX, Slidell,
La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Walter Robertson, driver for the

waiter HUUeFtSUH, a uTIVeT IUI lHe
Peoples Bakery, when delivering
bread Friday morning, December 2,
at O'Clock, was thrown tG the
ground when the horse became I'M
manageable, and suffered a fractL red
leg and bruises about the body. He
was nearly frozen before assistance
arrived.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
FAIR PICTURES Now BY WIRE
Photographs Of Az Kinds Can Sc Tele.
srsphed for Publication with
Success I h.

London, The teiegraphing Of pic
lures from London to New York is a
problem at present engaging the at.
tention of scientists
In a lecture given before the Royal
Society Of Arts. Thorne Baker said
Prof Korn WAS likely 0 find a prAeti.
cal solution OF the r-o', EN- Of sending
photographs by orfH Try cattle across
the ATTAIN vii. e lie, himself was
endeavoring to perfett a wireless sy.
tenn for the same purpose. 3hch a.
ready had given promising results
A series of photographs was shown
Illustrating the progress that has been
made since the first instruments OF
Prof Korn we're Installed In Novem-
Der. 1907. MT5. .rt
The Korn telautograph and the
Thorne Baker teiectrograph enable
photographs OF all kinds to be tele
graphed for publication with fair
measure of success. The improve
ment In the processes OF transmits
sion within this relatively brief pc.
Rod are striking.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
DEFENDS HER VISITING DOG
Pennsylvania Woman Wants It under.
stood That Canine Guests Arc
Entitled TO Privileges.

Chester Pa-City Clerk William r.
Cullis, whose duty It Is 10 receive dog
taxes and issue tags for ours of all
breeds, was confronted by most pc
caliar proposition the other morn,
ing woman called at his office and
wanted to get a Boston bull terrier
which had been gathered by the dog
catcher released from the pound with.
out making payment of the customary
two dollars
But this dog You have penned IN
and want me to pay a couple of dol
lars foi IS not a Chester dog. he's
only visitor here and we want TO
send hiI. home, declared the woman.
II appears that the Boston bull is
owned by a man In Mauch Chunk. and
was brought to Chester several days
ago by a couple Of children Of Charles
Coppoch the Sixth ward The ami.
mai diu not wear a Chester tag, so
tina: when ne got out on the street the
man vita his dog net gathered him
In The city solicitor must rule upon
the queer case
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
TEaRAplN IN A WILD RACE
othelio Looked Like Sure Winner, but
Tucked Hts Head In, Allowing
King Leopold to Win. ae

Baltimore, Md Baltimore, which
has furnished several novelties In the
line of unique stunts IN which high
society occasionally INDUCES. has add.
ed, to itR laurels In that regard by ho.d
Ing a terrapin race, The affair was
run at the Baltimore club recently.
and will live In history with the won
derful Pinlico meet of the 70s, to at
tend which congress adjourned
From the Baltimore County club
and the Maryland club, SO the story
runs, were procured one each OF the
biggest specimens OF the diamond
backs those exclusive social centers
had In stock. One of the contestants.
named othello. took the lead from the
jump, and the other. dubbed King I.eb
pold. had few supporters willing to
back him. * IS.
1t looked like a "einchr for Othelio
until the chalk line had been almost
reached, when Othello drew his head
In and shut himself up like a CLAM.
refusing TO bulge. King Leopold
passed his rival ard came under the
wire winner
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31

But rre soon tirel of the water and
climbed out to make again the same
pathetic efforts to get to the place
where she last saw her little one
When the keepers noticed that the
baby was no longer crying Barbara
was locked out, and they went in and
found the two little bodies, which
they at once took to the mortuary
When Barbara is allowed back into
the nursery Sam, her husband, win re.
turn to her 1t Is hoped that when he
does her sorrow will moderate.
Why the little bears died Is not
certain. but It is thought that the con
ditions Of captivity in a comparatively
warm climate were too much for the
arctic mother. -.e
She ought to have made herself
snug in cave In the snow or Ice and
have stayed there without food for
several weeks.
Instead of that. she came out and
fed, IN unnatural thing for her to do
though as she was moving about II
was necessary TO give her food.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
CHINESE CORN IN SOUTHWEST
Small Lot Sent to United States De.
partment Of Agriculture Con-
sIdered Excellent.

Washington.-As small lot of shelled
corn. OF a kind that is new TO this
country, was sent to the United States
department of agriculture from Shang.
hal, China. in 1908, and tested. the
same season. 1t proved to have quail.
ties that may make II valuable in
breeding corn adapted to the hot
and dry conditions OF the southwest.
The plants raised in the test aver.
aged less than six feet In height. with
an average OF IL green leaves at the
time of tasseling. The ears averaged
flve and one-half inches In length and
four and one.third inches In greatest
circumference. with Is TO Is rows of
small grains.
This corn Is very different from any
that is now produced in America. III
peculiar value is that the erect ar.
rangetnent OF the leaves on one side
OF the stalk and the appearance OF
the silks In the angle where the leaf
blade joints the sheath offer a pro.
tected place In which pollen can set.
tie and fertilize the silks before the
latter are ever exposed to the air.
This is an excellent arrangement Tor
preventing the drying out OF the silks
before pollination. While this corn
may be of little value itself II 10
likely that. by cross.breeding. these
desirable qualities can be impaired 10
larger corn, which will thus be bet.
ter adapted TO the southwest 4
The discovery of this peculiar cora
In China suggests anew the idea that,
although America Is the original home
OF corn. yet II may by some means
have been taken to the eastern heus
isphere long before the discovery ~
America by Columbus, From descrih
lions hi Chinese literature corn ia
known To have been established IN
China within less than century ait.
err the voyage OF Columbus. But THIS
seems short time for any plant IL
nave become widely known and used
Besides, this particular corn is so dit.
lerent from anything In the new
world that 1t must have been do
yeloped In the old world, and for THAI
to happen in natural way would
take a very long time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
BEAR MCURNS CUBS DEATH
London Zoo Visitors See Mother Pace
Up and Down Gazing Wlstfully
for Offspring.

London.--Barbara, the polar bear
at the Zoo. is miserable for her babies
1T is now known that she had a son
and daughter-are both dead
The male baby, the one Barbara
Brought out and carried up and down
on her arm, survived his tiny sister
ten days The keepers who thought
they heard two voices" were, there.
fore right.
When visitor went to call upon
Barbara she was pacing up and down
in front Of her pond and the gate into
her nov empty nursery was locked
against her and secured with strong
iron chain
Every time she reached the gate
she stared wistfully into the dark in
terror and tried to push her way in.
At each failure she went on with
her restless walk again--the saddest
animal in the world
People who did not know what was
grieving her came, attracted by her
agitation, and stared and laughed at
her in amused surprise. They had not
seen { polar bear act like that before
She went In half-hearted way into
the water for the first time since her
babies we're born. 1t was as If the poor
beast knew now that she need not
trouble TO keep herself dry and warm
ON account OF tiny baby she used to
cars
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
TABLET ST|RS Town
lnfideI's Epitaph May Cause
Removal from Cemetery.
Inscription on Shaft OF Eccentric and
Wealthy Pennsylvania Called
SacriIeeious ard Causes Off,
cials Much Worry.

Trenton. \. J.-Agitation is on in
the little town OF Morrisvile. Pa,
across the Delaware river from the
old Morrsville cemetery the head
stone over the grave OF Samuel Nc
Cracker, because of an epitaph which
townfolk say is sacrilegious.
II is stone tablet, erected In the
midst OF the graves of revolutionary
and civil war heroes, prominent
elergymen, and citizens, and bears
this inscription:
in memory of Samuel McCracken,
who died April 10. 1862
If leading politicians and priests
All go to heaven then | am bound
To stop at some other station"
Officers OF the cemetery association
are at sea as to what TO do. as they
say they are legally bound to permit
the headstone to remain In order to
get around the contract made by
! McCraCken with the cemetery asso
citation. 1t has been suggested that all
oil the bodies be exhumed and re-
moved to a new plot of ground, leav.
ing the McCracken plot the only one
In the cemetery. Relatives of Nc,
Cracker assert that this would not
be legal
McCracken, who many years ago
owned half the town and entertained
lavishly, posed as an old-time coun
try gentleman, and was considered a
Jolly good fellow by all who knew
him He was lenient with his ten
ants. generous to their children and
s. mpathetic with them In their dis.
tress, His home was filled with guests
almost continually, as the host loved
company
In his boyhood lie took dislike to
religion, and In his manhood was an
tnfldel He despised politics and poll.
ticians no decent gentleman Is
politician" was his contention His
hatred for the clergy In general was
Intense He also believed that when
man became mortally i'll he should
not walt for death
HIS wife was Christian woman
attended religious services regularly
and her charities were extensive
From the day his wife died Nc.
Cracken's health began to fail lie
prepared for death, and confided to
friends he was soon to leave, never to
return but even then he was jovial
and spoke merrily Of his coming de
parture,
He made secret arrangements with
an undertaken for his burial, He or.
dered that his body lie placed In a
canoe-shaped casket built of light
wood and canvas. This repository
was completed before his death He
bought a large interest in the GENE
terry and made a contract that what.
ever headstone should be placed over
his resting place should never be re-
moved, no matter what inscription IT
bore
On April l6, 1852, he committed sui
eide by cutting his throat, and was
buried according to his instructions,
In a grave adjoining that of his wife.
After his headstone was erected
church workers became indignant, not
only because OF the epitaph itself, but
because 1t should be placed over Mrs
McCracken's grave, and both head
stones are side by side in the most
conspicuous part OF the graveyard.
This Is the inscription over the
grave of Mrs. McCracken;
In memory of Phoebe. wife OF Sam.
uel McCracken, who died March 30,
1860 She died firm believer in
Christ, her Saviour"
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31

tsls6.50O, 00o) In imports. Exports In.
creased 35.350.0O0 yens tl1615.000,.
while Imports decreased about 4s 600.
600 yen 1876 $780, 0O) The volume OF
foreign trade decreased less thar
100000 yen ($3.s50.000l The sifk
trade grew l20,Do0.00o yen SEQ. Geo.
0O0) breaking all records Economic
conditions IN Japan are improving.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-01-31
OrientaIs Eaaer TO Learn.

Clinton. N. Y.--Dr Frank H. Wood
professor of American history at Ham
lton college, who is making trip
around the world, has reached China,
whore he is studying conditions in
the empire
DR. Wood has recently delivered
several lectures on constitutional gov
before large audiences of interested
Chinese The people are apt students
of governmental reform. and seem
axious to hear of the methods or
other countries