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The herald., 1911-02-02
The Ballot In Switzerland.

Swiss voters go to the polls on Sun
day. In some districts the elections
are also held for a few hours on Sat
urday evening. In few of the can
tons voting is obligatory, and returns
Of from 40 to 80 per cent of the voting
population are the result. The obliga-
tory measure is, however, not rigor-
ously enforced. Small fines are i'm
posed unless an adequate excuse for
nonattendance Is Forthcoming. These
include illness in the family, mourn
ing, absence from the city, birth in
the family and, In st. Gallen, neces-
sary attendance at a christening by q
parent or godparent Official bust
ness" is also usually accepted.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Aleerines at Law.

Salvatore MarCiante to Geo. SAL
vato FIVE lots Pacific, Atlanta, Eliza
and Eyelina, slO1O cash, $4,000 mort
cage assumption. Hennessey, notary.
Dryades Building and Loan Asso-
citation TO Jas. A. Brennan, Jr, lot
SIidelI. River, Homer and Brooklyn
$500 mortgage. Loomis, Jr., notary
Crescent City B. and H. Assocla-
ton TO Mrs. widow JOS. Whelan' lot
Sumner. Diana, De Armas and Olivier
property $4,000 mortgage. Stafford
notary.
Mortgages Recorded.
Mrs. Emile Ziegan, wife OF victor
Sabarian, to John Kleinkemper, $l,oOo'
one note. one year, seven per cent
lot Bermuda. Pelican avenue, Alix'
yerret and Layergne. Mahoney, no
tary.
Substitution of Mortgage.
las. n. Woman to Mrs. Salome
Gaubatz. widow of Hy. Aker, $4,000,
substitution of lot Touro, Royal, Dau-
phine and Bourbon, instead of lot
previously mortgaged in square Tou'
70, Dauphine, Royal and Kerlerec.
Dreyfus, notary.
Civil District Court.
State of Louisiana ex rel Shepard
Smith VS.. City of New Orleans; petit
ton for a writ of mandamus. Robert
O'Connor. attorney for relator.
L. C. Spencer VS.. DR.. c. V. Kraft;
exceptions of DR.. c. V. Kraft. Robert
O'Connor, attorney.
Sales of Real Estate.
Mrs. ]. B. Pitt to Edgar Berthaut,
interest in two lots of ground and i'm
provements, Fifth district, square Pow,
der. Alix, Bouny and Pelican streets;
81. 300 cash.-O'Connor, notary.
Mrs. Emma Dietel, wife of Albert
Twickler, ct ais, to Mrs. H. Niermann,
lot and improvements, Sixth district,
square Annunciation, Laurel, Seventh
and Eighth streets, 1000 cash.-O'
Connor, notary.
Release of Mortgage.
Miss ]. Lehman to Robert L.
Hughes, portion of ground, etc, Belle
Vile, Elmira, Bartholomew street and
Hughes cemetery.-O'Connor, notary.
Miss ]. Lehman to Berthaut and
Pitt, a certain lot and Improvements
in square 6, Powder, Alix, Bouny and
Pelican streets.-O'Connor, notary.
The herald., 1911-02-02
A BLOOD TAX.
Payment by a French Town to Spain
For an Ancient Crime.

Payment by French Town to Spain
For an Ancient Crime.
Seven hundred years ago some shep-
herds of the valley of Roncal, in Ma
varre, were murdered by shepherds of
the valley of Bareton, in Bearn, the
crime taking place on the high pasture
lands of Arlas, in the Pyrenees. 1t
would have been difficult to bring the
murderers individually to justice, and
the Spaniards were preparing to make
war upon the valley from which the
French murderers had come when the
French villages proposed that peace be
maintained at the price Of yearly tax
or tribute. to endure for all time, and
this proposition was accepted.
The payment of this blood tax-origi-
nally three white mares, but later three
cows of a particular breed and color
has been made ever since, the custom
Ut is nothing more) having survived
even the great wars in which both
France and Spain have engaged and
the storm of the French revolution.
Yearly the representative men of the
two valleys meet on the frontier at a
certain stone remote from any town
and go through the ceremony Of pre-
senting and receiving the cattle. The
order Of procedure, which is elaborate
and impressive, is fixed by a document
bearing the date 1875, though the tax
was paid hundred years prior to that
time. The records Of each yearly meet
ing and payment are duly attested and
deposited in the archives of the Ron
IvrA Is..-
The herald., 1911-02-02
Pasteurs Revenge.

In Vallery-Radots Life Of Pasteur''
we read the story Of his misery. 1t is
nothing to say that the war nearly
broke his heart. But 1t broke neither
his faith nor the straight line Of his
work. Only a sort of rage possessed
him to redeem and console France by
working for her. "Henceforth," he
said. every one Of my books shall
have written on II these words, Re-
venge, revenge, revenge" And this
was his revenge, to set the name Of
France In the honors list Of science
higher than ever, to give the rest Of
his life to her service and to wear him.
self out for her sake.
The herald., 1911-02-02
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Racing For the Honest Lawyer In a
Town In Denmark.

In telling Of his boyhood home u
Denmark, The Old Town." Jacob a.
Riis says that he does not remember
that there were at any time more than
two lawyers in the place. One was
good, the other bad-nOt a bad law
yer perhaps. but reputed to be tricky.
whereas the other was known to be
honor itself.
1t Is therefore perhaps the best char
acter l can give my people when l re-
cord the fact, writes Mr.. Riis, that
when two farmers quarreled, each sure
that he was right, they made haste to
hitch up to get first to the honest law
yer. and usually that was the end OF
the quarrel, for the last In the race
was willing to make peace.
They used to tell Of two well to do
neighbors who had fallen out over a
line fence and started simultaneously
for town. Both had good teams, and
they were we'll matched In the race.
For half an hour they drove silently
alongside, each on his own side of the
road, grimly urging on their horses,
but neither gaining q length. At last
as the lights of the town came into
sight. for it was evening, a trace
broke on one of the rigs, and the
horses stopped. The other team whirl-
ed away In a cloud Of dust.
Hans" the beaten one called after
him, and he halted and looked back,
"are you going after Lawyer -"
naming the square one.
Il am thatw came back.
Then let's go back. I'm beat"
And back home they went and made
IN nm
The herald., 1911-02-02
FAMOUS N0VElISTS.
What Some Of Them Did Before They
look TO Writing.

tOON " NNti'H9.
Among those uovelists who studied
law we have Fielding Scott, Charles
Reade, Wilkie Collins. Blackmore,
Washington Irving, George Meredith,
Robert Grant, Henry James, Anthony
Hope, Rider Haggard and Owen Wis
ter. Journalism, which Mr.. Kipling
once defined as the one legitimate
branch of the profession, is represent
ed by Dickens, David Christie Muir
ray, William Black, ]. NJ. Barrie, Mar
ion Crawford, George w. Cable,
Stephen Crane. George Barr Nc
Cutcheon, Frank Norris, Richard
Harding Davis and David Graham
Phillips. The navy and merchant ma
rine have given us Smollet, Captain
Marryat, Fenimore Cooper, Clark Rus
sell, Joseph Conrad and Morgan Rob
ertson. Artists and architects include
Thackeray. Du Maurier, Hopkinson
Smith, Robert Chambers, Thomas Har.
dy and William J. Locke. Medicine
and theology are not so well repre-
scented. Under the former head we re-
call for the moment only SmOllett
naval surgeon), Holmes, S. Weir
Mitchell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle;
under the latter, Sterne, Charles
Kingsley, Henry van Dyke, Edward
Everett Hale, Ian Maclaren, Ralph
Conner and Thomas Dixon. College
professors who have either given up
their chairs to become novelists or
have found time for occasional novels
In the midst of their other duties are
Sir Walter Besant, Robert Herrick and
Brander Matthews.-Bookma
The herald., 1911-02-02
A TURBULENT VOLCANO.
Tho Boiling Hot Pools Of TaaI, In the
Philippines.

The central or main crater Of Taal is
nearly round. Its diameter on an air line
north and south Is 6,233 feet and the
east-west diameter 1916 feet. The
edge Of this crater Is somewhat irreg-
ular, but is nowhere broken through,
Its highest point standing at only 1850
feet above sea level and its lowest at
426 feet.
Within the rim are two hot pools.
known respectively as the yellow and
the green lake, and little active cone
above fifty feet in height from which
escape steam and sulphurous gas In
varying quantities.
In the smaller lake every few min
utes the water in the center is blown
up like an immense bubble, which. ris-
ing above the surface, finally bursts, re-
vealing q black Orifice and causing the
boiling and very turbulent water to as
sumo all lima ginable cOlOrs. The aque-
Gus vapor escaping Is sufficient to form
a broad, smokelike column which Is
visible especially during the night and
In the early morning.
At some distance and before reach
ing the edge of the crater, where a
view Of the bottom can be obtained,
the rumbling sound produced by the
escaping vapor. under the influence Of
the mysterious subterranean forces.
can be heard like that Of an immense
boiling kettle.
=. The greatest eruption Of Taal took
Nlace in 1854. The eruption began on
Rtay 13 and did not end till Dec. I.
yDuring this dreadful time the Intensity
and aspect of the eruption were con-
tinually changing, and the four princi-
pal towns OF the laguna Of Bombon dis
appeared-viz, Sala, Lipa, Tanauan
and Taal, with the numerous villages
around them.-Manila Times.
The herald., 1911-02-02
CINNAMON TREE BARK.
Il CurIs Up Into ouiIls When Dried H.
the Sun.

The cinnamon tree grows to height
Of from twenty to thirty feet and Is
sometimes eighteen inches in thick
ness. The leaves are from four to six
inches in length, oval shaped and
marked with three principal nerves.
They taste very much like cloves.
Cinnamon flowers are of beautiful
silky gray. on the outside and light
yellow on the inside. The fruit is a
small acorn shaped drupe, and when
ripe it Is quite brown.
1t is, however, the bark of the CHINA
mon tree that makes 1t valuable. The
finest comes from the island OF Cey-
lon. where they have two seasons OF
cinnamon harvest. The first season
begins In April and the last In NOvem-
Der. The branches of three to five
years growth are cut down, and the
epidermis is carefully scraped away.
Then the bark is ripped up lengthwise
with a knife and gradually loOsened
until it may be easily removed.
The slices Of bark are then placed In
the sun to dry, and as they dry they
curl up into quilts. The next thing is
to examine and arrange the cinnamon
according to Its quality. The persons
whose work it is to examine the CHINA
mon are obliged for this purpose to
taste and chew 1t, although In short
time it produces very painful effect
on their mouths and tongues.
As the cinnamon quilts are examined
the smaller ones are inserted into the
larger, and the whole is then tied up in
bundles weighing about lightweight
pounds each.
In Ceylon the oil Of cinnamon is usu,
ally prepared by grinding the coarsest
pieces of bark, soaking this powder
In sea water for two or three days and
then distilling. Two oils pass over, one
lighter, the other heavier, than water.
The herald., 1911-02-02

Civil District Court for the parish
OF Decentralization "E"--No. 95,747.
Succession of Mrs. Jennie Scheib,
wife Of John Grundmeyer.
Whereas, John Grundemyer has Pc
titioned the court for letters Of ad-
minstration on the estate Of the late
Mrs. Jennie Scheib, wife OF John
Meyer, deceased, interstate.
Notice is given to all whom it may
concern to show cause within ten
days, Why the prayer of said petit
doner should noe be granted,
BY order Of the Court:
THOMAS CONNELL, Clerk
Succession OF Donacien Brown and
wife, judgment putting heirs in pos
session.
Succession of John B. Pitt posses
sion. Buck, Walshe and Buck, at
tOrneys.
Henry P. Gonsouland vs.. his wife,
divorce. A. A. Sunseri, attorney.
Succession of J. B. Pitt, judgment
putting heirs in possession.
Sussession of Marie + DreuX, judg-
ment putting universal legatees in
possession.
Succession of Mrs J. W. Turner,
petition to publish account.
Final account of executor in the
succession of Mrs. J. w. Turner shows
assets sl3,68S, liabilities and legacies
s13,6Ss.
Authorization of Mrs. Emile Hiegan,
wife of Victor Sabariau, to mortgage,
NJ. s. Mahoney, attorney.
Succession of Margaret Donovan,
wife Of Murty Wheatley and Alice
Wheatly, wife Of John Murphy, posses
sion. A. A. Sunser' attorney; w. II.
Seymour, notary.
Credit sales recorded in mortgage
office:
Hy w. Crawford to Philip Essinger,
portion Atlantic, Pacific. Jackson and
Homer. Sl,700 cash, $1,000 mortgage.
PUG, notary.
Frank Castrogiovanni to Mrs
Fred'k. Clarke, lot Elmira. AliX, Belle,
vile and Pelican avenue, $1,7OO cash,
$4,000, mOrtgagte. Hennessey, no
tary.
Theo. Johnson ct ais. to Mrs. Bar.
bara Hambacher, three lots. Vallette
Alix, Chestnut and Eliza, $4,000 cash
$4,000 mortgage. PUG, notary.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Old and Modern Customs.

Palm Sunday in certain places is
called Fig Sunday from the custom
Of eating figs on this day, as snap.
dragons on Christmas eve, plum pud.
ding on Christmas day, oranges and
barley sugar on st. Valentines eve,
pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, salt cod
fish on Ash Wednesday, frumenty on
"Mothering Sunday" (mid-Lent), cross
buns on Good Friday, gooseberry tart
on Whitsunday, goose on Michaelmas
day, nuts on Allhallows, and SO on
New York American.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Mixed Motives.

Few motives In this world can be
pure. That is our great trouble" said
a lecturer. "a clerk wept bitterly on
the beach one stormy day while out on
boiling sea tossed a cockleshell Of a
fishing boat wherein sat his employer
As the clerk watched with wild eyes
the little boat, now buried under white
foam, now shooting forward CALAMITY,
now buried again, he clasped his hands
and cried in great anguish, II that
boat sinks I'll lose my job"
The herald., 1911-02-02
A MERCENARY MARRIAGE.
Romance Of Lady March and tho
Second Duke of Richmond.

Second Duke Of Richmond.
One of the merce nary marriages
which turned out happily was that Of
the second Duke of Richmond. He
was married to Lady Sarah Cadogan
as part of an agreement that her IA
theirs gambling debts should be can
celed. Lord March las he then was)
being eighteen and the bride thirteen.
Immediately after the wedding Lord
March's tutor took him off to the con-
tinent for the grand tour, and Lady
Sarah went back to her nursery. This
is the sequel as told by Lady Russell
in THE Rose Goddess"
"Three years elapsed. Lord March
returned from his travels, but, hav-
ing such an uninteresting recollection
Of his bride, was In no hurry to claim
her and went the first evening of his
return to London to the opera. There
he noticed that all eyes-and lorgnettes
were directed TO one box, where,
surrounded by several persons, sat a
most beautiful young creature. Turn
ing to a man beside him, he asked
who she wa. You must be a stranger
in London was the answer, not to
know the reigning toast Of the town,
the beautiful Lady March! Lord
March lost no time in going to the
box and introducing himself to his
bride, with whom he ever after lived
so affectionately that their devotion
to one another became proverbial."
The herald., 1911-02-02
After o Fashion.

experimentation, II I mistake not,
your name has been mentioned once or
twice in connection with the presi-
dency.
Senator Lotsmun-Why, yes; a Lon
don journal, believe, once remarked
that II the office Of president Of the
United States was for sale I would
probably buy it.-Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1911-02-02

OF one hundred J.,-.-. ...s.
cash or issued in aa.r..rt - payabs
ally rendered ID sad ...u.-.,,,,.' services al
and merchants, rIrl ....t or Tor ~
OF stock shall Br ma. , NJ tranvy
corporation. looks Of
ANY stockh1Iinr. nj. .......-
desiring 10 iIspp,' o. E.. ,>or or asSinJ
first give the rarr.. ., herein, y
poration or ITS -.......t .-. 70 this y
value of said stock az the n
ten days from d4r. .. .F..r .''t, TO last
shall have one w.. StockhOlJ
standing IN Their . .. the book.o Of q
company. Iui- ..-r.. Pc. p Shat, JiYII rs Of
mess when ta. r...~ .,ri.iLii, begin
10y law shall. hrr. .. .. 'n-taI preSerIl
''Oed
Ak il. lL ~
shall be vested ms corpora,
TORS. each Of ~. of three M
The herald., 1911-02-02
As George Sees the Peers,

David Lloyd George" said the miner
from Wales, 'is a very witty speak
er. I've heard him many a time in
Carnarvon. Speaking in Welsh, he
once ridiculed In Carnarvon the house
Of lords. He said the average peer
thought so much of himself at family
prayers he always made one we'll
known passage run:
"'Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days Of my life, and
i will dwell in the house of lords for
ever.'"-London Globe.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Tibetan "Demonolatry."

The religion Of the Tibetans is lit.
orally saturated with demonolatry, and
their festivals take the form Of cere-
monies intended to propitiate various
evil spirits and demons. Their devil
dances-in which each performer rep
resents some particular malignant spir-
flare extremely curious.-Wide World
Magazine.
The herald., 1911-02-02
An Accurate Description.

did you ever run into a telegraph
poleT inquired the elderly passenger.
Eyes, ma'am," said the chauffeur,
slowing up the taxicab to avoid col
lision with a street car. I've bumped
into telegraph poles, reckon, two or
three tines"
Brings you to pretty sudden stop,
doesn't 1T"
"No, ma'am; the machine stops, all
right, but always keep on going."-
Chicago Tribune.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Well Guarded.

"Wuz yew guarded In yore conduct
while yew wuz in teown, sonr asked
the old man.
"Shore thing, dad" replied the boy.
II wuz guarded by two perlicemen
most Nv tn time."-Chicago News.
The herald., 1911-02-02
On Other Niuhts.

Mr.. Goodthing-Howd does your sister
IKE the engagement ring 1 gave her.
Bobbyf Her Young Brother-Well, it's
little too small. She has an awful
hard time getting It Off when the other
fellows call!
The herald., 1911-02-02
LoQicaI Inference,

"Hello, Grimes! Neighbor Of yours
got new dog, ehT'
'Doa't know. WhyT
saw that boy Bobbie Of yours going
home with an old tin can and a
string. Magazine.
The herald., 1911-02-02
His Wish,

"Life is something Of a game after
ALL" said the cynical person.
Perhaps" replied Mr.. Meekton,
"but wish Henrietta wouldn't regard
1t as bridge, with me forever playing
opposite as dummy" - Washington
Star.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Her Bad Habit.

~ don't like that woman"
"Why not?"
"She's the woman who Is all the
time teaching my wife a new way of
serving up cold meat"-Detroit Free
Press.
The herald., 1911-02-02
Curious.

II had a curious experience yester-
day" said Farmer Corntossel.
"What was itr
"a stranger came along and told me
q funny story and didn't try to sell
me NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
The herald., 1911-02-02

Integrity without knowledge Is weak
and useless, and knowledge without
integrity is dangerous and dreadful
johnson.
The herald., 1911-02-02
chorua coxsd ths Cow

Chorus Cowed the Cow.
Il thought would introduce q real
cow into my comic opera"
"How did II work.
Didn't work at all. The milkmaids
frightened the cow."-Pittsburg Post
The herald., 1911-02-02

Obedience Is not truly performed by
the body Of him whose heart Is dis
satisfied.
The herald., 1911-02-02
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER

LAW hENCE AND HAMILTON FEED
COMPANY, LIFTED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known. that on this sixteenth day
OF the month Of January, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
and Of the independence of the United States
or America, the one hundred and thirty
NTH, before me. William F. Brewer. a No
tary Public, duly commissioned and ouali-
fed. in and for this city and the Parish of
Orleans, Louisiana, therein residing, and in
the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared: Ernest Roger, Jr., President
Of the Lawrence & Hamilton Feed Company.
Limited, corporation organized under the
laws OF this State Of Louisiana, by act be-
fore W f.. Brewer, Notary Public, of date
July 16, 1907, who declared, that at a
meeting of the Board Of Directors Of said
corporation, held at Its domicile. In this citv
Of New Orleans, on December 2, 1910, a
ing Of the stockholders of said Corporation
be called, for the purpose Of amending Arti-
Gle Of its charter and changing the name
Of said corporation.
The herald., 1911-02-02

Happiness and misery are two ex-
tremes, the utmost bounds whereof we
know not-Locke
The herald., 1911-02-02

Watch for opportunities. Things ars
best done In season.
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A true copy Of the original on file and Of
record in my office.
W. f. BREWER, Not. Pub
Feb IS % inch . Q 1911
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ARTICLE III.

The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be twenty-five tS25.00 thousand dollars
divided into two hundred and fifty shares
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That in pursuance to said resolution a
special meeting Of the stockholders or sald
corporation was held. at its dOmcile in
this city of New Orleans, ON January l.,
1911. after due and legal notice had been
given 10 each stakeholder. by written no
ticrs mailed to them. on December 10, 1910,
and by notice published in the TimeS-Dcm-
ocrat. daily newspaper published in this
civ of New Orleans. on December l2th, l9th'
1910. and January 2nd. 1911.
That at said meeting the stockholders
owning the ma iority of the stock were pres
nnt or represented; and il was unanimously
resolved that the name OF this corpora
ton he changed and Article | Of its charter
be amended so as To read as hereinafter SET
forth and that Ernest Roger, Jr.. President
Of said corporation. appear before Notary
Public and have put in authentic form the
resolutions OF said stockholders, all aS Will
more fully appear by reference TO duly
certined copy OF SAID resolutions ahhtAe"
hereto as part hereof.
And said Ernest Roger, Jr., acting in his
aforesaid capacity declared. that in purSu
ance TO said resolution he does. by these
presents. change the name Of said corpora
zion and amend Article | Of its charter 50
as to read as follows, tO-wit:
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I. the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages
in and for the Parish Of Orleans. State of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation of the
Lawrence & Hamilton Feed Company. Ltd.
was amended and was this day duly record
ed in m office. in book 10lS. folio 2I1.
(Signedl EMILE LEONARD. ID. Il.
New Orleans, Jan. II, 1911.
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ARTICLE III.

The purposes for which this corporation
Is established, and the nature OF the bust
ness to be conducted by 1t are declared to
be: To buy. import, compound, manufacture.
pack. distribute, sell and export drugs, med
icines and chemicals.
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ARTICLE |.

The name of this corporation shall be
STAFOLIFE FEED X MILLING COMPANY ,
Limited: and under its said name il shall
have power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full period of ninety nine
wears from and after the date hereof 10
contract, sue and be sued. to make and use
a corporate seal the same TO break and
alter at pleasure: to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypOthecate property, real, personal
and mixed corporal and incOrporeal; To APP
point such officers managers and agents as
it's business interests and convenience may
require: and to make and establish, as well
as alter and amend. such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper government Of
the said corporation as may be necessary
and proper.
Thus done and passed. in my office. in the
itv Of New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein first above written, in the pres
ence of MeSsieurS l.. G.. III. LeCarpentier and
John Il. Fisher. competent witnesses. who
have hereuntO signed their names with said
appearer and me, Notary.
(Original signed
ERNEST ROGER, JR.
l.. G. H. LeCARPENTIER,
JNO. Is. FISHER.
W. F. BREWER, Notary Public.