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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

that committee It was a great change from
former conditions and it was direct attack
on the power of the speaker, an attack that
had in it seemingly much that was personal
although most of the men who had hand IN
1t, denied that there was any personal feeling
Men sat white in their seats or stood ana
spoke with shaking voices, SO tremendous was
the excitement but during it all each man
kept firm hold on his temper, and while 1t
seemed to the spectators that encounters must
come, they never came, and the change In the
rules was effected, involving as 1t did, an air.
ing of fractional differences with just as little
outward show of disturbance would attend
the enactment of legislation Of small degree
of interest.
Every man has mannerisms, but of course
in the house of representatives pronounced
mannerisms of the leading members are the
only ones which become impressed upon the
public. Serene E. Payne, the Republican lead
err, is the author of the last tariff bill as 1t
passed the house of representatives. Outward
ly, Mr.. Payne suggests condition of mind
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

was again necessary to rent quarters
and more teachers. After ten years
the school has property worth $4,000
and besides Mrs. Geffroy and secre-
tary there are IL teachers. The school
has a self-supporting printing plant
and carpenter shops, sewing and cook
ing schools and a kindergarten. The
last term there were in the neighbor-
hood of 800 pupils. Among its gradu-
ates there are four clergymen in mis-
sion fields. There are also two law
yers, ten bookkeepers, four printers
and many women school teachers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
Wonaan's Splendid Work

supplied, even the clothes for the chill.
dren to wear at school. One fisher
mans son was put in training for the
ministry and to take charge of the
school after two years, and friend
contributed $500, with which small
schoolhouse was built. At the end of
two years, when the young minister
returned to take charge, the school
had outgrown the schoolhouse, and it
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
Showing Evils Of Child Labor.

Illustrations of the work of children
in sweatshops and tenement factories
are being exhibited in the Church of
the Messiah at New York. The exhibit
is under the direction of the Con-
sumers League of New York, and 1t is
for the purpose of showing the evils Of
child labor. The Church of the Mes
siah is said to have been selected be-
cause of its proximity to the shopping
district, where many of the articles
made by these children are sold for
FIVE and sometimes ten times as much
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

Elevator and hall boys are also intrusted
with all sorts of repairs, sponging, pressing,
dyeing etc. You will see them hurrying
toward the uptown shops, their arms laden
with all sorts Of wearing apparel, from silk
hats that need ironing to shoes that need half
soling For such work the boy generally gets
two bits of money one from the tenant for
performing the errand and another from the
tradesman to whom he throws the work.
A busy time for many of the boys is Sunday
afternoons and evenings, after the delicates-
sen shops open Then housewives upon whom
= unexpected company has descended whistle
for the hall boy, who makes an emergency
run to the nearest purveyor Of ready-cooked
food
On Sunday mornings you will find quite
line of colored boys in uniform lined up at the
branch postoffices in the residence districts.
These represent various apartment houses and
apartment hotels whose tenants want their
er to give the colored attendants a small fee
for making the trip to the branch postoffce
during the hour at which mail is distributed
every Sunday.
very common source of revenue for hall
boys is the care Of baby buggies. Very few
apartments offer room for such vehicles and it
is not always safe to leave them in the base
carriage, keeping it cleaned and repaired,
locking it with chain or paddock to some
clean. safe place in the basement and having
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

Mrs. Mamie Geffroy Is the head of
st. Paul's school, which is in a COM
munity of fsherfolk near Beaufort, N.
G. The work was begun by her
mother, who dying pledged her eight
year-old daughter to take her place.
Mrs. Geffroy took up the work when
she was fifteen by hiring room and
engaging a teacher at five dollars a
month. At first everything had to be
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
The Quoter,

You never quote poetry in your
speeches."
NO. replied Senator Sorghum.
quoting poetry is too often like send.
Ing an anonymous letter. A man 70
sorts to 1T when he wants to saw
something and shift the respons,b,lity
Of authorship"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
He Rose to Il.

"Do you know" said little boy OF
five to companion the other day, my
father and / know everything. What
I don't know my father knows, and
what my father don't know I know"
"All right! Let's see, them" replied
the older child, skeptically. where's
Asia?s
It was stiff one, but the youngster
never faltered
well, that" he answered coolly,
lis one of the things my father
knows. "-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23


TRADE M0RAL-Nobody would
have known the Good Samar-
itan's kind act were it not for
Our saviour's parable. Be the
home folks Good Samaritan,
MIR. Merchant; make this pa
per your commercial bible;
write your own parable and
out It In our advertising COZ
urnns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

as the wages paid the workers. In
the exhibit is bunch of pink arti.
fetal rosebuds; by making IL bunehes
LA rosebuds, child earned one cent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
At The sunon,.. p....

At the Summer Resort.
4 think I've seen you before some
where"
Yes, think so. Let's see, you and
were engaged to be married four
seasons ago, weren't WEI"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

You know they're
best; so do q few
othersl But tho
general public-ars
they informed7 Tell
thernl Don't keep
1t q dark secret. II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
Caring for tia Rahy.


Old Lady-What a nice boy, to
watch your little brother so care
fully!
Nice Boy-Yes, 'um. He just swal-
lowed dime and I'm afraid of kid
napers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

Knicker-How do you figure QUO
hat the St. Louis exposition was bet
.er than the Paris exposition?
Bocker-It didn't cost SO mucn I"
get there.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

the New Workers.
demand for an in
vestigation, and the
whole matter went
by default with the
speeches Of both
men standing in the
Congressional Rec
ord as evidence of
a warm day in con-
gress.
In a debate on the
tariff last year. the
dry subject Of lum-
Der came near
causing a physical
encounter between
Representative Jo-
seph w. Fordney of
Michigan, and Rep
resentative Adam
M. Byrd of Mfssis-
sippi. The Missis-
sippian had said
that the Michigan
member was inter-
ested personally in
lumber matters and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23

c e d 9 d the
change in the
rules of the
house which
was secured
by a coalition
o t so-called
Insurgent Re-
publicans and
t b g Demo-
Gratis. Led by
r e p r e.
sentative Nor
ris of Ne
braska, the In
surgents and
Democrats to-
gether S u c.
ceeded in ta-
king a W a y
f r O m t b e
speaker h 1 s
momherShiD in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-23
eZIMEJ e NAM

and temper indicated by the
sound of his first name, but the
Republican leader Is not serene
at all times, although he, per"
haps better than any other
prominent man in the house,
keeps control of his emotions.
Mr.. Payne is fat and he Is
Jolly under ordinary circum'
stances. Occasionally when his
good Republican soul is pierced
by an arrow of sarcasm, invec-
tive or reproach fired from the
Democratic side, Serene loses
his serenity, and he grows quite
hot and emits what some mem
bers have dubbed bolts OF light
ming. On occasions of less heat,
the Republican leader em1ts
sparks only, but they are OF the
kind that burn. There are pos
sibilities of indignation and ar
ger in Representative Payne
that no One would suspect who
looks down from the gallery
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
ROOSEVELT DAY
At CHEYENNE
Former Ranchman Will Meet
His Comrades of the Plains
Next Saturday

Cheyenne. Wyo, Aug. 22.-Former
President Roosevelt will, for the first
time in his life, attend the annual
frontier celebration at Cheyenne, on
August q, that day being especially
set aside in his honor and observed as
Roosevelt day."
The frontier celebration begins Au-
gust %, with 200 mile automobile
race over the four mile speedway
where Oldf1eld broke two worlds rec
ords this year.
The wild west sports begin on Au-
gust rs and last three days. Frontier
days were planned fourteen years ago
by the citizens of Cheyenne to COM
memorate the daring and thrilling
deeds of rontier life on the plains,
perpetuating these sports in their
most natural and realistic fashion be-
fore they pass into history.
Frontier days have become famous
the world over by reason of the un-
usual character of the sports. the
thrilling deeds of horsemanship, and
realistic pictures of western life as
portrayed by thousands of cowboys
and cowgirls. dressed in their natural
costumes. riding the fractions western
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
SIX MEN KILLED
IN COLLISION
Seven Others Seriously 1njur-
ed in Crash Of Two Freight
Trains

Northfield, Va, Aug. 22-Six men
were killed, one was probably ia
tally injured and seven others were
badly hurt as the result of a head-on
collisio nbetween two freight trains
on the Central Vermont railroad at
Northfield Falls, two miles north of
here Sunday. All the dead and in
jured belonged to the train crews.
Only one of the dead mems names
could be learned. That was William
Brooklyn, conductor of the south
/; bound train. The bodies of two 9TH
ers were taken from the wreck so
c.larred by the fire which started aft
er the two engines piled up that they
could not be identified. The other
bodies, it is believed, we're inciner-
!ated.
The accident occurred on the main
line of the Central Vermont road
shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning.
One Of the trains. consisting of an
engine, tender and caboose. was south
bound and 1t is claimed had the right
Of way on the single track. The 9th
er train, a heavy freight Of thirty
five or forty cars was proceeding
north. Engineer Wynn of the north
bound train ran by the signal. it is
alleged and few moments later the
collision took place.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
COLUMBUS, |ND.,
STILL CENTRE
Center of Population Has Not
Shifted Much From That
of 1900

Washington, Aug. 22-Columbus,
Inc, is not destined to lose any pres
tTge it may have enjoyed during the
past decade from being marked on the
census maps as the place nearest the
center of population. 1t probably will
continue to be in that vicinity of the
mark after the full developments o.
the thirteenth census, unless the ar
rangements Of the census bureau Of
f1cials fail. The returns received to
date indicate a fairly even growth in
|all directions from the present CEN
trail point. the result Of which must
be to leave the point at its present
general neighborhood.
Up to date the full population Of on
ly two states, Rhode Island and Ok
lahoma, amounting to 100 per cent, is
phenomenal, and is no indication of
the rate Of growth either in the west
or in the country at large. That of
Rhode Island, is more characteristic
of natural growth in other sections
similarly situated. If the Rhode
Island increase should be maintained
the country would show total of
about 96.000,000, whereas only about
90,000,000 are counted upon.
Oklahoma's vast augmentation is
due to its attainment of statehood and
to the opening up of new and rich ter
ritory. The same conditions do not
exist everywhere, for even though
Arizona and New Mexico are coming
in as new states neither Of them pre-
sents the returns of Oklahoma in the
way Of newly available soil. Many
sections Of the west, however. will
do credit to the traditions of that reg
ion. Western Texas, for instance, will
make a marked gain as will the state
Of Washington in both urban and
rural districts. In Oregon, Portland
is sure to make big showing.as are
Los Angeles, Berkeley and Oakland in
California.
Not so much is expected of Iowa, as
this state has lost heavily to other
western states and to Canada. Por-
tions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and IL
linois have suffered from like cause.
The high price Of farm lands and the
tendency of well-to-do people towards
small families are the two principal
reasons for this falling away.
OF all the southern states, Texas
will make the best showing, but
Georgia also will manifest a very
creditable growth as will also the two
Carolinas. The south will continue
to be the most American section in
that it will show the presence of
fewer immigrants from abroad than
any other portion of the union.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
new THEORY IN
GIRLS MURDER
Strange Man Seen Near Her
Home on Night She Met
Death

Abilene. Kas. Aug. 22.-When the
Beta Benignus inquest was adjourned
shortly after noon for an hour Coun-
ty Attorney Rugh said:
I'VE feel this morning we have re-
ally made some progress in the in
vestigation. That Is as much as I
care to say at this time"
The story Of man in the shadow,
mysterious in actions, ominous in ap-
pearance, has sprung up to start those
who are investigating the death of
BETA Benignus of this city ON anew
lead to the possible solution of the
murder.
AT present the name. the motive, the
personality of this man in the shadow
is as mysterious as his motive, but C.
f. Rugh. county prosecutor, and John
E. Young, county sheriff, believe the
information concerning the man is of
sufficient importance to warrant in
vestigations as to his identity and rea-
sons for his appearance in the place
he was seen.
Watching the Girls Window.
The man in the shadow was seen
within a hundred feet of the home
in which Beta Benignus was slain.
He was perceived about the hour
which Beta was supposed to have
gone to bed. He was discovered in a
place in the street which would give
him view of the window of Betta's
room and the information he might
need as to the time she went to bed.
When discovered, he hurried down the
street, around the corner and in the
direction of the alley which leads to
the rear of the Benignus home. Reu-
ben Fair, employed in a meat market
here, was the informant who told the
authorities this morning of the man
in the shadow. His story may become
of vast importance in the working out
of solution of the murder of Beta
Benignus.
1T was late at night, about mid
night, believe. when l started home. 81
Mr.. Fair said this morning. 81 live
at Tenth and Elm streets, about two
blocks west and a half block north of
where Charles Benignus lives and |
always go up the street on which they
live because of the better sidewalk,
The tree-lined street was dark, but as
l passed the Benignus home fancied
saw form dart behind tree
ahead of me. My wages were in nv
pocket and needed them. l believ-
ed the man ahead of me was there
to rob me. stopped and put my
earnings in my hat and started for
ward again.
Ran to Another Tree.
"As l approached the tree behind
which the man was hiding he jumped
out. darted down the street about fifty
feet and sought hiding place in the
shadow of larger tree. l walked
on and again he waited until was
nearly on him. Then he sprang from
behind this tree and ran around the
corner and was lost in the darkness
just about the time came to the al
ley which leads to the Benignus home.
l believed he turned down this alley,
but cannot be sure of that. His de-
scription, we'll, that is the hard part
about 1t all. But I do know that he
was man of apparently powerful
build and that he carried himself in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
MYSTERIOUS
DEATH OF MAN
OUT FOR LARK
Tried to Get Into Woman's
|. Room and Fell to the
Street
FOUND IN REAR OF BOARDING
HOUSE WITH SKULL CRACKED
Identity of Man a Mystery But Visit.
Ing Cards Found on Ills Person Give
Name Of Vanderbilt and Address as
the Lambs Club.

New York, Aug. 22-stylishry dress
ed and we'll supplied with money, a
man in whose pockets were visiting
cards engraved Bert Vanderbilt,
Lambs club" was found dying TO-DAY
In the rear of theatrical boarding
house on West Forty-Second street.
His skull was fractured and he has
not regained consciousness. At the
Lambs club it was denied that any
Bert Vanderbilt was a member.
The police have taken into custody
Edith linen a chorus girl, Kid
Brodd. a pugilist and his chum, Ralph
Millispie. The linen girl told the po-
lice that Vanderbilt was trying to
enter her room on the third floor by
stepping over from Brodd's window
to the window ledge of her room and
and that he fell into the yard. The
police believe Vanderbilt to be a fic-
tious name and that Miss Iberyl Yer
non of 1872 Pine street. Philadelphia,
who has been staying at the Forty
second street boarding house, knows
the identity of the man. District At
torney Moss says Miss Vernon told
the coroner but little of the man but
seemed to be trying to concear his
identity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
JAPAN ABS0RBS
HERMIT KINGDOM
Name Will Be Only a History
and People Will Lose
Nationality

Toxic, Aug. 22.-Within the week
Efhe Hermit Kingdom and the empire
OF Korea will become historical terms,
twelve millions of people will be add
ed to the population of Japan and
territory as large as England will be-
come part of the Japanese emperor
dominions.
The treaty of Portsmouth which
settled the war between Japan and
Russia, provided that Japan shall
have the guidance, protection and
control. of Korea, and the last stage
Of this agreement is now becoming an
actuality after three years Of expert
menting to discover a practical meth
cd for conserving the national entity
of the Korean peninsula.
The privy council of Japan today
was summoned to meet at 10:30
O'Clock tomorrow morning and this is
regarded by we'll informed persons as
practically the signal to complete the
negotiations between Lieut.. Gen.
Terauchi, the japanese resident gen.
eral in Korea, and the emperor of
Korea and his cabinet. While the ne
gotiations are shrouded in absolute
OulCldl 6lICuCCp SuOAO AAy AOA6Oh SeAAA
be any doubt that the Korean emper-
or has agreed to sign a convention in
view Of the untenable conditions per-
tanning, he and his government and
people consent to the absolute control
of Korea by the emperor and govern
ment of Japan.
The VI dynasty In Korea has lasted
for 51S years. Seven branches Of the
family remain and the heads Of these
will be given rank as princes. A
number Of other Korean officials will
be elevated to the Japanese nobility.
Throughout negotiations the mass of
the Koreans have been kept in entire
ignorance Of what has been transpir-
ing. The newspaper censorship is
complete and Japanese newspapers
have not been permitted to be sold in
Korea.
1t is not believed, however, that an
nexation by Japan will involve dis
turbances in any section of Korea.
which Is thoroughly policed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
British Naval Vessel Totally
Wrecked During Her Full
Speed Trials
IMMENSE HOLE PUNCHED IN
HULL BY THE SUMKEN ROCKS
Victims Died Like Rats in the Engine
Room When the Water Rushed in
Filling the Hull to the Engine Room
Bulkhead.

London, Aug. 22.-Eighteen lives
were lost when the British cruiser
Bedford ran ashore on the rocks of
Quelport island, Korea. yesterday, ac-
cording to a report received here by
the admiralty. The men were mem-
bers of the engine room staff. The
accident occurred during the full
speed trials of the vessel and the
cruiser was evidently badly holed,
since the deaths are stated officially
to have been due to the thrush of
water" The vessel lies in such
desperate position that there is prac-
tically no possibility of saving her.
The hold is full of water up to the
engine room bulk head and the water
is pouring through the holes punched
by the rocks. The crew and officers
have been taken off.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
Maly,, Pr Incendiary.

Washington, Aug. 22.-The war de-
partment ohlcials began conference
today in .anfaeMort TO ffnd the means
OF sending additional flre fighters to
the stricken northwest. At the con-
clusion of the conference long dis
patch was sent to President Taft at
Beverly. 1t is understood 1t is plan
ned to send troops from long dis
tances to the burning sections. 1t
awas decided to send pack trains with
medical supplies and army surgeons
into the devastated regions.
Positive evidence that the forest
fires in Oregon are of incendiary orig
in has been discovered by the govern
ment agents, according to kilograms
received at the Office of the forest
service here today from Associate
District Forester Cecil Of Portland.
He reports that there is no doubt
that the fires in the Crater national
forest and at Medford resulted from
incendiarism and that new fires are
being set. He reports that he has
twenty-five men on scout duty in an
effort to catch the culprits. The fires
in the Crater forest and in southern
Oregon and\at Medford, Ore. are
proving more serious every hour.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
bronchos, and all taking in the sports
which have made pioneer life on the
plains romantic and exciting.

bronchos, and all taking In the sports
which have made pioneer life on the
plains romantic and exciting.
From twenty to forty thousand peo-
pie attended the celebration each
year. some coming from foreign coun-
tries. More than a thousand cow
boys and cowgirls come in on their
horses. This year they will form a
grand galloping parade with mounted
bands of Sioux Indians, and will es-
cort Theo. Roosevelt through the city
and out to the frontier grounds where
the city has constructed steel and
cement grand stands. A band of
Sioux Indians, headed by Red Cloud
son of the famous Chief Red Cloud,
will be in the celebration and will
give their dog-eats. pow-wows and In
dian war dances. Some of the few
remaining wild buffalo have been Sc
cured for the celebration. They will
be hunted by the Indians and cow
boys will try to ride them. A large
number Of other features have been
arranged.
Former President Roosevelt will
deliver On address.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
TRIED TO HOLD
uP|'sTEAMsH|P
Captain Killed But Plans Mis-.
carried and Leader Leap.
ed Overheard

San Francisco. Aug. GA daring
attempt to hold up the steamship
Buckman due here at noon today was
made early yesterday morning on the
high seas off Eureka. Capt. e. B.
Wood was shot and killed by passen-
ger booked as Fred Thomas. An ac-
complice of Thomas who tried to take
possession of the engine room, was
overpowered and put in irons. Thom-
as, seeing the plans miscarried, seized
a life preserved and leaped ovef-
board. He was not captured and is
believed to have drowned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-22
THE CHOLERA
Us ADAT|NG
Italy Seems to be conquering
the Plague at EARLY
Stage

Bari, Italy, Aug. 22.-Confidence is
expressed that the epidemic of
cholera is abating and the population
is taking heart.
The authorities have issued in
structions that DO one shall be per-
mitted to leave by train any infected
places within the province without a
sanitary certificate showing that he
is immune from contagion. Persons
arriving at any point from a place
where cholera is prevalent without
the necessary certificate will be
placed, in quarantine for seven days.