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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
Holds Record for Titled Suitors.

Always at the feet of the lovely
Miss Marie Gerhard kneel princes
and dukes, each imploring her to be-
stow on him her hand-and incidental
ly her great fortune. She is the
daughter of the late William Gerhard
of New York and first cousin of Mrs.
Frederick Wilson and Frederic Geb-
hard. Miss Gerhard and her mother
have lived in Paris several years. Ad.
miring rumor has it that she has re-
jected more titled suitors than any
woman OF her native country or, in
deed, OF Europe. Actually she has
been compelled to take long journeys
to escape the noblemen attracted by
her beauty, wealth ana wit.-Nev
York World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13

the bare ground, lay an incompleted
heap which, when the tally was com
pleted, the huge patient birds would
start on, without the doing Of much
beyond the covering of the giant eggs
with their giant bodies.
AS they sit in the open, readily dis.
cernable to the naked eye, in the clear
air of their native regions, nature has
provided them with suitable colored
feathering. The gray of the female
for the daylight, the black of the male
for the night hours. But on this our
visit, Mr.. Washington had obligingly
not tarried for the shadows, but was
lolling On the eggs that good Mrs.
Washington had abandoned, and was
stretching long-drawn-out neck and
taking a gentle side roll for relaxa-
tion, while Dame Washington was
Easing her cramped legs by a stroll
found the corral, congratulating her
self doubtless on being early off duty.
These long-necked birds bolt the
most extraordinary things, such as
ron and steel nails, gimlets, tennis
and other hard balls, jewels, and
stones. The gardner took from a bask-
q oranges, of which fruit they are
exceedingly fond, and decorously bid.
ding the previously quiet but now
eager birds to wait their turn and
Place aux danes, let Madame have
the first" his hand scarce neared the
gaping beak protruding ready, than
gulp, and in the long thin neck the
grange showed the way down, gone ere
a lady watching could exclaim, ~she
Dies not even seem to taste it though
WP see 1t going" why certainly re-
slonds our gardener, to whom the re.
nPrk seemed not unexpected, "its
l4gthened-out enjoyment. You re-
nfmber Mark Twain and the giraffe"
Plucking season, we are told, is an
nfnced in the local papers, and visi-
tbs throng for the interesting event,
WITCH, in reality, is cutting of the
lager plumes and only a plucking of
tR smaller ones that are ready to
f4. There is no pain in the removal,
afthe large feathers are also ripe for
filing, but the birds resent the initial
h4dling, and an angry ostrich is a
dagger, as they kick with a power and
Dizziness well known to denivens of
th desert Consequently they are be.
gqed, not driven, into a corner Of,
th corral by several men, and hood |
sFrawn over their heads, when, re.
allins their helplessness they offer
lite or no resistance
The Oldest ostriches stand eight
fd high and weigh 800 pounds. The
fdhers Of the male are in some re.
s1cts superior to those of the female,
hider in texture, retaining curl longer
at are capable of taking a beautiful
gfsy finish. On the live birds they
al not the long, thick plumes we seek
iIpurchase, but are single, fiat and
sdewhat unusable looking. Three or
nfe of like length and width are
pied together and other methods of
tttment are adopted to obtain the
rhness, flufiness and grace that rem.
df them so attractive for personal
afnment
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13

pursuit, idly padded to the shore. He
drew his canoe up on the bank and
picked up the object. It was little
white silk glove, long and small In
hand, the fingers still curled naturally
as If rosy living fingers were within
them. He smoothed it out on his palm
The tips were soiled trifie.
| Ralph smiled down at the dainty
thing.
It'll find your owner for you, little
glove" he said. putting it into his
pocket
Far up the road, to his left. he
caught sight of moving patch of
blue-a blue dress. white hat! I'M
mediately he ran up the bank and
started along the road
Before he could reach her, the wear
er of the blue dress turned into mar
row path leading to the only house in
sight. When Ralph arrived at the
path he could see her knocking at
side door. Her back was turned to
him as she pounded vigorously. Ralph
waited. walking slowly UP and down.
The blue dress evidently had deter
mined owner Ralph thought she
would never cease knocking. He had
his first misgiving when she shook
the door. Finally, when she began to
kick strenuously at the panels, he be-
gan to see that Fate had. perhaps.
been misleading him.
At this moment the woman made I'M
her mind that no one was at home.
She turned away and came down the
path toward Ralph, walking with i'm
patient strides. A basket hung on her
arm.
She looked about fifty years old, ex-
tremely gaunt and remarkably bad
tempered. One glance, and the fact
that he had followed this person in a
romantic mood, carrying her glove
over his heart, moved Ralph to a fit
of laughter. While she walked toward
him, staring angrily, he rocked to and
fro in paroxysms of mirth The wom-
an came almost up to him, and was
about to say something in no gentle
tone-to judge by her expression
when she suddenly tripped on a stone.
and catching at Ralph for support. let
her heavy basket fall at his feet. His
coat was torn with long rendine
sound and the woman sat down heay-
lily in crumpled heap. The cream In
a glass bottle in the basket splashed ,
lightly over Ralph, and eggs covered
his shoes with yellow coating. AS
he noted each new phase of the Ca
tastrophe he burst into another roar
of laughter. His companion sat in the
road and regarded him stonily. Final
~, Ralph saw that her face was grow.
Ing very pale, and at the idea that she |
might really be hurt, his laughter sub
sided. He gently tried to help her I'D |
She struck at him awKwardly. her eyes
flashing. but said nothing. Ralph was
really alarmed for by this time her
face was very white. Are you hurt,
MADAME" he asked. anxiously. No an
swer. He began to talk, hoping that
the would break her angry silence.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
FIJIAN COMMUNISM
NATIVES OF THE ISLANDS HAVE
ALL THINGS in COMMON.
Dr.. Basil Wilson, on the STAFF of Brit.
tsh Government Physicians, Talks
Interestingly of the People, Their
Habits and Customs.

Accounts of primitive communism
In actual present working are brought
by DR.. Basil Wilson, who is on visit
to Montreal. DR.. Wilson comes direct
from Fiji, where he has lived for the
last seven years, and reports that the
natives of those islands still have all
things in common.
1.-The land is held by the commu-
nity," he told representative of the,
Family Herald, land each man has his
little patch given him to work. Then,
whether his crop is big or little, he
draws his share out of the common
produce The chief gets a larger
share than the other members of the
tribe, but each has a right to his
share, which is settled by tribal GUS
tom.
"Nor is this the only form of COM
munism at work. Not all the land is
held by the natives. They are able
to sell and have sold land to white
men and to natives of India, who re-
side in Fiji in large numbers. In such
cases the land is sold by the tribe
and the proceeds of the sale are d.
vided among the tribe as is the pro-
duce of their lands"
DR.. Wilson stated that the native
population of the islands was about
100000, while there are $4,000 Indians
and four or five thousand whites. The
Indians have come over from India
under indenture to work the sugar
They are indentured for
five years and then are free to stay
In the islands or return, as they wish.
After spending five years as free men
In Fiji they are entitled to free pas
sage back to India, but comparatively
few avail themselves of it. They find
life SO much easier in Fiji that they
prefer to stay. They 60 into garden
ing and small trading chiefly. Their
success in trading has given rise to
some feeling against them on the part
of the small white trader, but there
Is no such problem as has arisen in
South Africa in this regard.
DR.. Wilson is member of the far
flung line of the British government
service. He is one of staff of gov
eminent physicians who are charged
with the care of the natives and the
|ndentured Indians. They are also
allowed to practise privately among
the white and free Indian population.
There are at present only two private
physicians in Fiji; they live in Suva,
The capital, where the white popula-
ion is large. The period of service of
The government physicians is seven
years and DR.. Wilson is now on his
way home on years furlough.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
Cd : : : ; : $ $ 5 s w
Around the Bend
By'ALICE CAMERON

Ralph Hurlbut leaned back in unac-
customed idleness and let the canoe
float down stream. The sense of
having nothing to do, nothing to worry
about, on this glorious June morning.
filled him with a dreamy content.
He was on the first vacation he had
taken since college days. The last
few years had been strenuous ones for
the keen young business man. Mind
and body had been worked hard.
AS the canoe swept down stream.
Ralph Hurlbut was conscious of an ex-
hilarating excitement His magma
ton pictured dozen adventures, but
one image persisted, and at last drove
the others away. Ralph's youth was
asserting itself He hoped he might
find Her sitting on the bank or walk
ing beneath the willows; dream girl
with the gray eyes and the sweet
mouth of the woman he could love.
AS he neared the turn in the stream,
his odd imagining became almost real
to him. It possessed his mind wholly.
He could even see the gown she would
wear; blue, soft, with perhaps some
white fluffy stuff on it like clouds on a
June sky. He gazed with a boyish
eagerness toward the bend that hid
her.
A few more vigorous strokes and
the canoe swung dizzily around the
curve and glided into the unknown
part of the stream. The trees were
fewer here. There were flowers near
the banks. He gazed quickly about.
No one was in sight. Ali was peaceful
and quite deserted.
A deep disappointment came over
him, feeling stronger than the cause
seemed to warrant. He tried to laugh
1t off. Here / am incoming like an
IDIOT" he exclaimed, disgustedly. 81
imagine thing and then complain
because 1t Is not real" But the disap-
pointment and the eager longing per-
sisted.
He steadied the canoe and looked
around once more. A white patch on
the left bank attracted his attention.
He could not see what it was. and in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
Potatoes Chained Together.

An agricultural freak is shown In an
illustration in the current number OF
Haus, Hof und Garten in the shape OF
two potatoes held together by seven.
linked chain. The chain must have
been dropped and remained unnoticed
on the field and a potato formed In
both Of the end links. They grew
through the iron rings and are now
held there firmly, the iron bands hav-
ing depressed them at the points of
contact. They were picked up at
Schoenow, near Bernau, Germany.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
eFlass. A process Of making rub
'efrom naptha is said to be under
eton a large scale in the Caucasus.
1t Doesn't Go

orge AIDE, at dinner in Ne,
Yd, talked about American humor in
E4ind.
we draw our American charac.
te1like comic valentines" he said.
IT English think us funny. The
chActers were all comic valentines
In RS. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
yofnow, and that play ran year in
don.
hr own native hunor they don't
qu understand over there. So never
TRIP be funny In London, for it's like
m4g faces in church-hardly any.
bd smiles, while host of good PEG
pl(re annoyed and shocked
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
Discriminating Rat Burglar.

Just before Easter 225 carnations
We're taken one night from the cellar
of L. w. Acheson, a florist, of Pitts
field, Mass. He called In the police
but they found no trace of burglary
Mrs. Patrick Carney, living. in. an ad
joining house, has just found the car
nations in tub in her cellar. where,
rat had carried them and made 8
nest. To carry the flowers the rat
travelled so feet from house to house.
The flowers were all taken between
midnight and five o'clock in the morn.
ing. A strange feature of the rats
theft is that he took but one variety, o
pink, leaving ali the white and DARK
red carnations undisturbed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
S. FRANCES LATlMER.
Wireless Pocket Apparatus.

wireless telegraph apparatus was
e4bited recently by the inventor,
Pfessor Cerebotann. the priest in
cHge of the Munich parish, during a
sfti1c lecture before an audience
oAersons engaged in the various
bT ches of scientific investigation.
pc instrument consists of a wood
enase with the letters of the alpha
bdhereupon arranged in a circle. A
snl metal indicator swings on a
PIP In the center, so adjusted as to
repnd to the wireless dot and dash
caents and spell out the messages.
THapparatus is simple and somewhat
lafr than the ordinary card case.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
Sweet Peace,

Mrs. Naggett," said the doctor.
your husband needs rest. He must
go to Hastings for three months"
"Oh. splendid" she exclaimed. .T'u
be delighted to go there"
Very good. You go there for three
months after he comes back. That
will give him six months rest"-Tit
Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13
General Tendency.

Even If you can't enjoy best sell.
ers!" said the meditative person.
there are books in the running
brooks, you know"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne: "but
even the brooks are getting dryer
every year." IA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13

Untrue.
hey say she's fickle."
Pnsense! know three fellow,
shEas engaged to for over year"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-13

A foal may be raised on cows milk
II the latter Is sweetened with sugar
or molasses at the rate of two tea
spoonfuls per pint and three table
spoonfuls of lime water are added at
first. Give cupful every hour at
first and gradually increase amount
and decrease meals to six and then to
four feeds day.
At the present time open-front
poultry houses are very popular and
are giving very satisfactory results.
Such buildings have part or the whole
of the south front covered only by
fine mesh wire netting and open at all
times to the weather. Fowls housed
in these open-front buildings are very
rarely subject to disease and prove
remarkably productive They are
much less affected by weather
changes than birds confined in the old.
fashioned, tightly-closed buildings.
Some persons advocate cutting the
young potted plants loose from the
mother plant as soon as they take
root, while others allow them to re-
main attached until cold weather. Let
them remain attached a month, when
they are cut loose and become indie
pendent plants. The young plants
must be kept well watered during the
hot dry season of midsummer, as one
drying out of the tender rootlets is
fatal. After they are established In
the pots they can be mulched with
straw or meadow hay.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04

ten italieniid]en Meilters 2eonaroo
90 8inei itani.nt ODER oas 8erf oes
perbaltniBmaBia unbefannten eneli-
id]en 9ilobauers Gid)nro 2ucos, I'm.
ieres NETT els adt5igjdbrigen 3eit.
genofien it, miro mobl niht 10 halo.
lpenn ~iiberbaupt ie, entif)ieopn tper.
Den. Shntiadie lit, oaB Or. @il.
helm gobe, 0ireffor uno &onierpo,
tor Der 8erliller Wluieen. Die Biilte
aIs cine sdl6pfung oa ginci's fir
$4,000 in Gnalano faufte, ieIbt-
ueritanolid fir 0eren @ft6eit eilt-
fritz uno aud Den aailer fir ieine
Mriidt gepcnnen bat. Dogegen
madt Der gngldrtoer goofiep, mel
der ben Streit herhpigefiibrt bnt,
geltenb, oaB Die 9lite BON 2ucos
itammt. UNI Die Mitte oes poriaen
Sabrbunoerts entitanben lit un6 ibr
penuittertes. ido0baftes Gusieben
bnourh e~rlongte. oaB lie LANCE Belt
untsr freiem 9immel in einem @ar.
ten geitonoen bat.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
01ore4s0 eridt
&nnlnlupQe.

g un antuniO, geg., 2. Sch. : Dr.
binary 9 1916 Cts; @pob Ordinary
liz Cts; 2osp Wibbling 10 1/16 cts;
MibOling IA 1/16 Cts; @ooo Miooz
ling IA 11/16 Gelts.
0alueftun, Seg., 2. Seb. = Croiz
l1arD 113# Cts; 2ofp WRi0oling IA l.,
Cts; @iOOlin9 14A Gts.; 5000 0!ipbs
ling Is Cts; @iooliug 6oir 1873
Gents.
@eiu Orleans, 3d., 2. Sch. = Goob
Ordinary y Cts; &olp WSi0bliug 14S
Gts.; Mibblire HIS @ts.; @upb
@ieolir9 1878 Cts; @i0oling 6air
1878 Gents.
GRANDCHILDREN nnb bciicn Trcontt,
Erilua SalmlpnlIomele Nte6l ger 8ou
ne $29.7 5 unb $4,000.
@oltmmoliamenzSel, rob, 1927.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
gprings Nssier1
423 0auarro Ctr. gcibe g~elepGDnc.

Dieie dItefte beutide wnumiduIe i'm
etoate offeriert 6ieies Sabr etnen iebr
groben Vorrdt bon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
gu berabgeiebten Yreiien. @ir 3leben
unb offerieren nur iolde gdrme, Strails
der, RJlon5en. Blumen, Samen u. (.
tD.. tpelhe mir in ~unierer lanaid5riaer
grfabrune fir gut unb fir unier alima
taiieno gefunoen baben. lnier gruber
aatdlog fir 1909-10 entadlt uiele
tpertpple Neuigfeiten unb piele Vdilme
uno YfIar3en 5u herabseiebten greiien.
Ter antnlog tpiro fir 8 Cts. 8orto frei
berionot. GoreHe Otto 2s6e, 6el.
Brnunfel5. Serns.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
9as angefodtene Meiitermerf.
Die Gsafs5Rte i'll @erltuer Msuieune, bren
tirteberiaaft in 3iueifel lit.

Die in &unitfreiien tpeit uno brett
lebbaft erorterte Streitfrage, OBJ oie
fir oas 9erliner Wuieum eritan0ene
Wadsbiiite, 0erell 466ilouug mir
bier brlllgen, aus Ser @ano oes al.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
baeume! Basume! Baeume!

SeIepboniert an 5reimutb & &bna,
4062 AItes Gelepbon pegen Gdattens
ooer S~ruftbdume. 9foien. 3ierItrdader
ilflo gepfropfte Recaus. 8ir baben iiur
crftflaifiee artifel.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
@ctnniic.

Wcniiiic.
Gartoffeln. Sbobo. $3.50 nnb $t.60.
Colorado, $3.50 unb $1.65.
3piebeln, Gal, 1925; geros, grplt1!
8or, $3.50, peiBe Bermuda, $3.50.
Spmoten, Aubo, $500 fir 6 aorbe
Crate. Seras, $500 unb $1.25 fir 4
Gorb;Grate.
&p6l, $3.50.
@urfen, $500 fir ein @ufbeI.
Sibfartoffeln $3.50 u $1.75 per
100 &fmb.
glnmellfobl, fall. $3.50 per Crate;
teran. $1.25 per 9llbeno.
Sellerie, Is nib 85c per 8ubello
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
Farmer zu veIkaufen.

$40 afer bohberbefierte 9arm am
Iseoina SluB, $50 Gfer iii &nltur, aeli
IL Stature, tpobon ieber Mder fullur.
fabig lit; 5ipei quite 5duier nno gruBe
Rnmpanla9e bon elmer aapa8itdt boz
700. @alIonen per Minute, na6e Gdjl,le,
Store unO Characterization; sos per
Ifer, elm giertel baar, 8eft 5u 6 Iros
gent.
2800 afer, II Meilen bon Ser Gtaote
bale an Der %gaftrobiIer 2aroftraBe;
1000 Wider sntes aderlanb, 9feit i'll
Weioe; gutes 9ars nnb gutter @runs
men, e~in9e5dunt unb ourdb Sencen a6Jes
teilt, gu benz iebr nieorieen 9reiie 5on
$3.50 per Nder.
604 ader an Der gnlebra QanoitraBe,
100 Gder in Sarm. 200 gfer in zen,
5tuei groBe Stdae, gutes Sans. grrnlr
men nno 0ebengebal6e, $25 Der Ider.
II. G. FELDMAN.
423 Naparro Str. gcibe gelep1pne.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-02-04
Dr. Harvey Moore.
SPECIALIST


fir ale 3ranfbcitcn nnb CperatiO-
men am Nnge.
Sriiber Qusenar5t Der glinoensMn
ttalt beg Stantes Miiiouri unb 8rpi,ipr
fur 2eioen beg Gnges. bes Sbres, Der
Nnie unb Der &eble i'm .Gmerican DE
bieaI College" in ct. Qonis.
SdicIenoe gmsen tuerocn nadJ Scr
neuen idmersloien 0eiu 0prfer Me.
tbobe iuieoer gerabe ieGeno gemad,t,
obne Gblorofurm ober 3citbcrlnit.
Eradoma ober granll6ie guaeneat.
aiinbun9 gebeilt obne 4ebn,itte[ ooet
Nefer. Nerboie Qeibeh ipie a~opfIdn:er.
6en, Neurnlgie, Sdpinbel, gborea caer
Weitstan5. Die eetp0bnIid auf l1eberans
i%frengnn9 Der Nugen ~5uriid5ufiibren itno.
sebeilt our6 gntfernuna Oer urfobe.
Geferen5en in Sesng anf Gmren in
Segas amf @erlansen segcbcn.
Office 4O2-4O4 @aibersg ebause
Main RIa3a, Gan Nntonio, gela5
Spredftnnoen Q Biz 4 rbr.
aoninltatiun nn6 llntcrindjnng irci.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-09-15
DEED OF CRAZED FARMLAND
Shoots Woman to Death and Then
Ends His Own Life.

Oshkosh, Wis, Sept. 15.-Mrs. Lou
lisa Edwards, wife of Ira Edwards,
who conducted farm at Black Wolf
point, four miles east of Van Dyke,
was brutally murdered in the kitchen
of her home by George Kuensel, a
farmland, who followed up the crime
by blowing out his brains.
Kuenzel, who came here some time
ago from Buffalo, N. Y, fired the con-
tents of shotgun into the woman's
neck at distance of about five feet.
No cause for the double tragedy is
known. 1t is believed that Kuenzel
in fit of insanity, thirsted for blood
and committed the murder. Then
fearing apprehension, he decided or
suicide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-09-15
BARNES BLAMES ROOSEVELT
Says Ex-President Is Responsible for
Result in Maine.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 15.-Comment-
ing on the Democratic victory in
Maine William Barnes, Jr., in an edi-
torial in the Albany Evening Journal,
says
Maine makes conspicuous exhibit
of fruits of insurgent effort in the Re-
publican party. rniscalled progressive
leadership.
"How much the chief fnsurgent OF
them all contributed directly to the
Republican party's overwhelming de-
feat in the state of Maine by his re-
cent oral outpourings. in which he at
tackled the supreme court of the Unit
ed States, damned the administration
with exceedingly faint and always
qualified praise and endorsing every
radical proposition that he could rake
from the scrap heaps of Democratic
and Socialistic parties, every observer
may Judge for himself"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-09-15
REPORT WILL GO
TO CONGRESS FIRST
Decision Of Majority in BalIin-
ger-PinChOt Inquiry.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-After assion
lasting more than five hour rep
resentatives of the majority on the
Ballinger-Pinchot committee made
public statement in which the an
nouncement was made, in effect, that
the verdict will not be made public
until after the November elections.
Those present at the session were
Senator Nelson of Minnesota, chair
man; Senators Root of New York and
Sutherland of Utah, Representatives
Mccall of Massachusetts, Olmsted OF
PENNSYLVANIA and DENLY of Michigan.
Like a bolt of lightning from clear
sky came the announcement of the
six members of the committee that
they had reached no conclusion, had
really not considered the evidence and
after due deliberation they had de
cided to adjourn subject to the call OF
| the chairman.
This means, according to eXplana
tions made by individual members OF
the committee, the majority report
will not be given to the public unti
a long time after the November elec
| tions.
One of the questions discussed a
length at the session hinged on the
point as to whether the committee
had authority to give out its verdic
before the official report was submit
ted to congress. The majority opin
ion was that it would be an act 0
ldiscourtesy to give out conclusions IL
advance of report to congress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-09-15
PEARLS ON COCOANUT TREES
Novel Discovery Subject of Report by
American Consul.

Washington, Sept 15.-Pearls are
growing on cocoanut trees in the Ma
lay peninsula and the novel discovery
has been made the subject of a spe-
cial report from Consul General Du-
bois to the department of commerce
and labor
The pearls are said to be not unlike
those of the oyster, containing calcium
carbonate and little organic matter.
Certain concretions form just beneath
the stem of the cocoanut she'll and the
result is a pure white pearl which
brings a high price. The pearl is sup
posed by the Malays to possess some
kind of a charm.