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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
ANACOSTIA.

The officers Of the Department Of the
Potomac, Grand Army Of the Republic,
paid their annual visit last evening to
John A. Logan Post. No. 13, OF Anacostia-
and complimented the members on the
fine showing made in the inspection.
They also witnessed the annual election.
which resulted as follows: A. B. Frisbte.
reelected commander for the tenth con-
secutiye term; Henry w. Emo. senior vice
commander; Isaac Vale, junior vice
commander: T. j. Putnam. quarfermas-
ter: Rev. willard G. Davenport, chaplain;
D. c. Fountain, sergeant; James Dony:
officer of the day; n; H. Cole. oneer OF
partrnent encampment; ]. II. Dawson,
alternate: Rev. N. H. Miller, delegate to
department relief committee: T. j. Put
nam delegate to department memorial
Committee; Lewis III. Bicks, ad1utant
Following the election addresses were de-
livered by Department Mt. G Com nde,
Department Commander Rev. N. ii. MIL
Ter. Communicated DR.. ]. K. Gleason
OF Burnside Post, No 8; Department In
spector B w. Bonney and Com nander
a B. Frisbie. This post was ORGANIZED
in 1885 with 100 members and today u has
but twenty. The newly elected omcers
will be installed some time IN January.
the date to be decided later.
The eighth grade class OF the Van
esting entertainment this afternoon IN
the assembly room. under the dlrecton
of Mrs. Cr0swell. principal. The entire
school opened the program by singing
30 Come. All Ye Faithful" followed BY
another song 20. Little Town OF Beth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21

lehem," by the school. The Carols of
the Nations which followed, was rem
dered exceptionally well, those taking
part being Misses Mae Shank, Ina Law
renee. Zadie Green, Hetty Mason.
Myrtle Peacock, Helen Shanahan. Bonita
Peacock and Elizabeth Lindsay. Two
songs by the school closed the program
Similar exercises were held at the Ket-
cham School, with a special entertain
ment for the kindergarten children. at
which the parents were invited to be
present
George Davis. colored. fifty-hve years
of age. who resides at Sheridan and
Pomroy roads. dropped dead while on his
way to work early yesterday morning,
the coroner giving a certificate of death
by natural causes. Davis left his home
about o'clock. apparently well, and
boarded a car at Nichols avenue and
Franklin street. The car had only gone
q square when Motorman r. L. Walker
and Conductor C.. Kinslhoe were attract
ed by the sound of fall. They carried
Davis into the eleventh police precinct
station and he expired before the doctor
arrived. Davis has resided in Hillsdale
for number of years.
G.. Burch asked the police of the
eleventh precinct last evening to assist
him In locating his overcoat which some
body had taken from him. The boy, In
company with other boys. was playing in
front Of his home, 1923 Z street and had
taken of his coat and hung it on the
fence. When he went to get it some one
had been there before him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21

port of the tariff board on schedule X,
at least 1000 copies OF the findings en-
bracing seven volumes. will be printed
upon the authority of the senate.
After the Presidents ..irss>se LAD been
read in the Senate yesterday afternoon
Senator Penrose announced tina. tae Sen
ate finance committee. OF wlLc,. lac is
chairman, has, under a senefai authority
to have printing done. o.dereo d thousand
copies of the report printed. l.a.er. he
said, ii would be for ;he Senate ~ order
another edition OF Such sixe as he de-
mands indicate woaid b. accessary.
There were several requests Tor a fur
Their edition, SenaIo. Ware. OF Wyo-
ming. a large wool grower v..tcing these
requests on the floor of the PIPER mouse.
The first edition will pa otaoiy DE- ready
in about week, u &c ANNOUNCED and
probably viii not b. foI genera, dlstribu-
ton, owing to tue ILEited number OF
copies to be printed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
ANIMALS AS CORRESPONDENTS.
Man Files Suit for Divorce Naming
Thirty.Five Cats and Two Dogs.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. December IL
Naming as correspondent not another
man, but thirty-hve cats and two dogs.
Samuel Pomeroy Of Bethel. Kan. has
filed suit Tor divorce. He asserts In his
pstition that after his marriage four
years ago. his wife added the pets to
the household, and gave them more care
than she gave him. Pomeroy IL seventy-
four years old and q civil war veteran.
I'm all my experience Of four. years
AZ q soldier" he said. II never had 90
contend with such conditions - thoAe
dogs and cats created at my home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
IDA LEWIS SUCCESSOR.
Famous Lighthouse Keepers Place
Filled by q Man.

Eyard Jansen has been promoted to be
keeper Of the Lime Rock light station,
Rhode Island. In piace of Ida Wilson
Lewis, popularity called "the Grace Dar-
ling of America whose death October
"a last closed more than thirty years
continuous service filled with heroic deeds.
Immediately following her death her
SON. Rudolf Lewis. was temporarily gIv.
en- the post until IN appointment from the
civil service register could be made. A
meath later Jansen was promoted from
the post OF first assistant keeper, at $3.50
per annum, Sandy Hook fogbell sta
tion, North Hook beacon, New Jersey
His present salary Is $al6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21

board returned from Havana. probably
will be preserved. However. 1t has not as
yet been decided where II will be placed,
but It is believed 1t will rest either in the
naval museum at the Washington navy
yard or at the National Museum.
Naval ofat ers and many others inter
ested in the matter have examined the
model since It has been here, and demon
stration Of Just how the accident occurred,
as theorixed by the officers who composed
the hoard. have already been given to
many OF the naval officers. Separate lee
lures on the wreck model were given for
the benefit of President Taft. Secretary
Meyer, the general board Of the navy and
newspaper men.
The model is q comprehensive one OF
the wreck. Il is built Of wood, with p,ue
prints laid on each deck to show the vari-
Gus sections and parts Of the vessel. Ia h
part Of the wrecked section is shown
with each plate bent as 1t was found when
uncovered, as well as built-up portion
OF the wrecked part of the ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
BRING NAMES DEAD
HOME ON BATTlESH|PS
Florida and Utah Are Likely to
Be Assigned for
That Duty.

While tho Navy Department has not
taken under final consideration the ques-
ton Of which vessels Of the Atlantic fest
will be sent to Havana harbor to bring
back to the United States the remains Of
those found In the wreekage Of the I'LL
fated battleship Maine, 1t II believed that
the two newest vessels OF the navy. the
Florida and Utah, will be assigned to that
duty.
These two vessels will soon go to Gal
weston. Tex. where they will remain un-
til January Is. on which date they will
sail to Join the nsat 1T Guantanamo. II
the bodies are ready for shipment about
that time II 10 probable these vessels will
bring them back. Ono vessel will carry
the bodies. while tho other will act as q
convoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Sore Throat or MoutI,

When the mouth or throat is irri-
tated or diseased you have the COM
mon ailment of Sore Mouth or Sore
Throat. Ii not quickly cured you are
in danger of contracting more serf-
Gus or even fatal maladies, such as
Group, Quinsy, Tonsilltis or Diph-
liberia. No other remedy will cure
Sore Throat or Sore Mouth so quickly,
SO surely as TONSILINE. because
TONSILINE Is the one remedy, IS se-
cially made for that purpose. ~
You'll need TONSILINE one a
of these days, or some night -
when the drug store is closed ~
better have q bottle ready at IL
home when you need IL most Ia
25c and zoe. Hospital size. ~
100. All druggists. &
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FILLS SEVEN VOLUMES.
Tariff Boards Report on Wool VIII
Be Printed for the Senate.

Although the House refused yesterday
20 sanction the printing Of the fun re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Nay Preserve Model.

Tho model OF the wreck Of the Maine.
which he's heen On exhibition In the Of
fee Of Secretary Meyer since the naval
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
His Views Of Her sos,n

A West Philadelphia woman heard
A knock at her door early today and ON
opening the door she found a dustv
md unkempt tramp on the doorsten
viii you please give me somethin,
% eatT asked the member OF the
irmy Of the unemployed.
The woman. who is kind-heartad
consented. and moment later passed
out bowl OF soup The tramn COM
5nenced TO eat ravenously and. when
he woman stepped to the doo- a few
moments later the soup was gone.
How was it?'' she said. beaminr
On him in the altitude OF one who in
conscious OF having done good deed
and who furthermore expects to he
praised for said good deed.
1T was all right, what there was Of
It" said the knight of the road.
And wasn't there enough OF ~ s.s
inquired the woman in an anxious
voice.
%. yes" said his trampship. "there
was enough OF 1t, such as It Was.n-
Philadelphia Times.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
--wEH
Progress Of the Pen.

Many trades, sedentary in appear.
ance, are the cause OF vast amount
of motion. The carpenter who drives
his plane over the plank, the polisEer
who leaves it shining like mirror,
the gardener who sweeps the paths,
the carpet layer who drive his nails,
the cellarman who puts the wine Into
bottles, the house painter who sweeps
the wall with his brush, the wood cut
ter who yields his az, the graceful
typewriter who, in striking the keys
OF her machine, INCREASINGLY raises and
lowers her delicate fngers-all THESE
people move or cause movement In a
part of their person. Add together NIL
these rapid and apparently trivial
movements, and you will discover that
they cover at least once in the course
t6f "a lifetime the long route round the
saf:tthE. It has been calculated, and the
eaatlcc;Ylation ID easy to verify, that the
writer With fa acillses pen N Who black.
ems ths paper fpF Aye hS9uqfEs p day at
the rate Of 80 words 4 H1llII 1inntS viii
thus cover q distance at about 900
miles year by, aa to gaF, meFe
strength of wrist. That means
much greater distance than that OF
the circuit Of the earth. And yet this
unconscious hero has scarcely quilted
his desk.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Screwed Up Their Courage.

1t was the hour OF fanny conf
dences. MIR Buggins had finished his
evening papers. and in slippers and
dressing gown was toasting his toes
before the asbestos lie log. while the
Wife of his bos5m was putting few
STITCHES in theo able cover she: was
doing for Aunt Mary. and which SIZE
hoped TO have finished BY Christmas
u did something today that rye
been screwings up il, my courage, to doj
for 4 lana lime, said Mrs. BugEtnS; s
saIal Ar. $40 si,g1siaS. mildly az'f e
terested what, was ?'' 'a'::st
You know that J odious Mrs
Bjones?" replied Mrs. BuggIns,. Wen,
| paid her q call that I have owed for
pealIy 4 year. I
YOU said Mr.. Buggifnss. Today, BY
! strange coincidence | paid thai
to3td1 i,olus Mr Bjones : biz had owed
I him I'M fe0r quite quite as l|Dng"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
WOLF HUNTING WITH EAGLES
Klrghlz Train Great Birds TO Hunt
Gaxe!le. Foxes and Even
Wolxes.

All wanderers are lovers OF the
chase. but for sheer love OF sport and
daring exploits the Kirghiz take the
pnlm. declares writer in the Wide
World Magazine. Central Asia Is the
home OF falconry, which was not In,
troduced into Europe until the Crusa.
ders brought back falcons with them
from their eastern wanderin gs. But
imagine the ambition OF the men who
~ their birds at wolves and foxes In
stead OF at quails and partridges! Not
content with hunting game birds with
small falcons, the Klrghiz capture and
train the great golden eagles. with
which they hunt such game as gazelle.
foxes and even wolves. well mount
ed Kirghiz falconer. carrying on his
wrist one of these magnificent birds,
is fine sight. The weight Of the
eagle Is such that the owner requires
a support for his wrist, and the hunt
ers are usually to be seen with little
wooden bracket that supports the arm
against the hip. The eagles are hood
ed, as all falcons are, bat can only be
used In winter when they are hungry
and keen. In summer they are eed
on narmots and live restful life, sit
ting in the sun in front of the tess
doors. When gazelle or wolves are
the objects OF the chase, the eagles
are aided by long sleek greyhounds, OF
small breed, the dogs running in and
pulling down the quarry when the
eagles have sufficiently bewildered il
sslssS. i.tzs.I.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Row cocoANUTs ARE USED
immense Value Of the Trees and
How the Crop 10
Garnered.

A cocoanut tree III the Islands OF
Trinidad and Tobago begins to pro-
duce nuts In four or five years after
planting. and reaches maturity In
twelve or fourteen years The aver
age life OF a healthy tree is fifty
years often very much longer. The
production OF nuts does not average
more than one hundred mature
tree At preesnt cocoanuts for ex
port are inyoiced at from $13 to S22.
probabie average of SIG thousand.
copra al to 5 cents pound, and the
oil at so cents gallon The nuts
are mostly shipped to Philadelphia
and New York. the copra to Europe
and the oil to the other West India
islands Z &,
Cocoanut trees are planted about
$50 to the acre. and fifteen TO eight
cen feet apart Unskilled labor.
coolie labor chiefly. is paid 80 to 50
cents a day. while the pickers get 80
cents a thousand. and a higher wage
il the trees are very tall In some
sections the trees are being affected
with bud rot but every effort known
70 science is being used to limit the
pread Of the disease Il is not, how.
YER generally prevalent. but works
nost injury in sections where there
s too mnch moisture Insect pests
ave also to be contended with, but
these thus far have not caused much
harm among the producers The nat.
.iral annual death rate Of the trees
rs stated by leading horticallturist.
.oes not exceed FIVE thousand. and
to 10 per cent in sections OF planta
ions where the bud rot prevails
The cocoanut industry is considered
cry profitable. and is rapidly grow
ne here The largest producer grows
100000 nuts a year. another 5000.
900. while the remainder are mostly
small producers
The shells are looked upon as
waste. except as they rot and become
ertilizer. or when used on the large
Estates for road making An effort
vas made a few years ago to utilize
he fiber as a marketable product. but
he effort proved unsuccessful. prob.
IDLY because 1t was not carried out
IN the ris.-t lines.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Orinin OF EirewateE.

When the Hudsea.s Bay Trading
company began Its trading ameHg the
indians it was found that by selling
he Indians liquor they could more
easily be induced to trade their pelt-
les
The first whisky or intoxicant Of In
ferior quality was distilled In England
and brought to America in large bar
rels, bit In transporting it overland 1t
was found aaefe Convenient to diyida
1t into small kegs, Fhe traders soon
became aware OF the fact that by
diluting the whisky with water mess
f1rs could be obtained. This was prac-
,tsed for some time, but the Indians
.earnea that good whisky poured on
are would Gauge # ~ fame up, where.
az had the whlsky bser aaYsliHHtteed1 the
fire would be ausaelhassasa. II Vas Ry
this simple experiment that the terra
s'tlrewater, became common word
amoag Indians +,
A chief Wha bad experienced tbs
bad effects OF whtstfy !4ff0Hg bis PEG
pie said 1t was most certainly atstlttsd
.slos, the hearts of wildcats and the
tongues az Wamen from the effects Is
produced.-Rea MAA
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Warming The Devil.

An almost incredible case NJ sHQer
sttion is reported from aihal, nea s
Glosswordein. Hungary. The place has
never before experienced an earth
quake. put recently series Of zig
lent shocks shtpgoqkk tae Helghb orhoota
some being SO violent II that tn eAurcl
bells rang. The villagers were great
" aiafaaea and consulted q an old won
a. quack OF tAa place place, Wig declared
that the shocks W,ers TIE organs g
tho deytl, who suffered cyoltd aad b hung
er. FhereupoA the peasants threw
number Of calves and goats INTO 1
nhaata outside the village to aRpe:aassst
g. >sstg hunger ard set ere 70 TIT
". IN the nsighfs,heed It
,,. sn9p W., n,,,a The suaei
psOH1AC A4iit Will " dl liz -
and several peasants have been Z.
rested
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
The Table Groaned.

44. X q - i
There are several names for IT," ex
planned the laxative boarder; sit may
be called the dehorned conundrum OF
the amputated conundrum or the hall
point conundrum. It's conundrum
that has had Its enacting clause strick.
en- out. Here's a sample: The one is
Barkfs that's willin', and the other Ia
a Willis that's barkin'.'
But what is the question that goes
with it?' asked the argumentatiye
boarder.
There isn't any question that goes
with it. 1t has been deprived of its
interrogation point. That is why IL
may be called half point conun
drum"
Nobody said anything in rejoinder.
But the table groaned.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
ship Narrowly. Escaped Msseorlse.

Ship Narrowly EscapeH Mefeorttes
The Hull trawier. which recently
recorded that during fits voyage 10
the North sea meteor fell few
yards away from the vessel. shaking
It from stem TO stern and rendering
its compass useless. as not the first
vessel to have narrowly escaped dis
aster by the fall OF meteorite.
The African Prince OF the Prince
Line wae nearly engulfed in the At
lantic from sJn1ilar cause In Octo
Der, 1906. and the captain on reach
ing Liverpool gave an interesting ac
count OF the escape. He and he sec
0nd officer were on the bridge wher
the bolt fell from the blue and II seem
"a. to them as 1t entered the water
close to the ship. to be huge mass
OF molten metal poured out Of the
sky. t.lIad It struck U.s. eAId Capt
Anderson. I'VE would haye heem to
tally annihilatetd without q doubt
another mysterious loss of 8 vessel in
every way fitted to undertake q voy
age
Il am OF opinion" be added. THAI
to some such cause must be- Attrib
uted losses SO mysterious that neither
seamanship, engineering nor ordinary
theories can explain them. ~ London
Daily News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
czn,fsWear Brown shoes.

10 you sSsw that certain sindi
viduals cannot possibly wear brown
shoes?" inquired lie vetsHag shoe
clerk.
Il have been In the business more
than twenty years. and can name
several regular customers. who every
season make frantic but futile Of
fort to wear brown shoes in precisely
the same size. made over the sama
last and In the same quality Of leather
as the black ones they are discarding.
and yet within q month the customers
come back saying they had givea away
or sold for a song the brown shoes.
It seems as II soEae feet are not con
stituted to endure the touch Of the
brown leather"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
BALL CANE or cHER0XEE's:'
Function Is Preceded oy
song and Dance Which Lasts
All Night.

The bnll game as played by the
Sherokees is as important to them as
football or any other popular game IS
10 other people. The eastern band OF
Cherokees live on the Qualla reser:
walton In western North Carolina.
The neighborhocd, in which liye,
writes an Indian girl in the Red Man.
is divided into four main sections.
namely: Yellow Hill. 5000, Big Cove
and ,Birdtown. The Indians living ~
one OF these sections will challenge
those living In another to game OF
hall. They choose their players and
agree upon the time and place Tor
playing the game. It Ia generally
played in an open field far different
from the well-graded field upon which
the game OF football Is played.
Is. The evening before thesgame the In
dams. the women Included. hold 9
dance in their respective sections Of
the country. There dances are held 10
the omen air. usually near some small
stream. The women do the singing
while the men dance. In their songs
they make..all kinds OF remarks about
those Of the opposing side. These
dances continue all night long. From
the time of the dances until after the
games the players are not allowed to
eat any food s@, s
TIE following day the people from
the different sections gather at the APP
pointed place to witness the game.
They either sit or stand around the
edge OF the field, The ball players
each have two sticks similar to those
used In the game Of lacrosse. only
smaller. The ball lie tossed up in the
center OF the field and the game be
gins. The object is to get 1t around
! two poles placed at each end Of the
field certain number. Of times. they
cannot pick up the ball In their hands.
The players who succeed IN getting
the ball around the poles at the end
Of. the field the greatest number Of
times win the game.-Red Man Mag.
az.ae.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
ArxIous Fathers Advertisement.

ANXIOUS FsIHSF 3 fAIYII 81 ee.'s~t'e.
A Frcnehman's advertisement. IN a
Boston paper. ran in the following
singular strain. lost. last evening;
child about fly~ years old: whoever
will return him to his home In Fore
street shall be handsomely rewarded
by his afflicted father. Jean BsBtisfe.
who likewise deals IN French sraa,
dy." From q London Newspaper
1907.
Heartburn. indigestion or distress Of the
stomach is instantly relieved by Herbine.
Ii forces the badly disested food out of the
body and restores tone in the stomach
and bowels. Price. SOC. Sold by X-Ray
Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
Corstable's Sale.
State OF Louisiana-Parish OF Ascension-Seve
enth Ward Justice Court.
@. s. Broussard & Co.

O. s. Broussard & Co.,
81 vs.
Joseph Harris, Jr.
10y VIRTUE OF and in obedience to q writ Of
ED Ieri facias issued by the above named
court in the above entitled cause, and to me
directed. have seized and taken into my pos
session. and will sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, according to law. at the
Office of the Seventh Ward Justice Court OF the
parish OF Ascension, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1911.
at II o'clock M. the following described prop
erty. to-wi.:
certain lot of ground. together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon and there
unto belonging. situated in the 5th police jury
ward. 8 miles above the town OF barrow. Ascen-
sion parish. this state. Said tract OF land meas
uring about forty l401 feet more or less front
with all the depth thereto belonging. bounded
above by the lands Of the late Arthur GaatEeaux
and below by lands Of Chester II. HILL To pay
and satisfy the writ issued in this case Said
property having been acquired by Joseph Harris
Jr.. from Joseph Harris, ST., and recorded in
Book ~. Folio 468.
Terms Cash in United States currency.
OSCAR RIMEL,
Constable. Seventh Ward.
Belle Helene. La. Dec. 20. 1910.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
uxurIes That Are Costly.

Though orchids frequently bring
prices that make the poor man stag
ger. the highest price for single
flower was given for tulip In Amster-
DIM by an enthusiast. who paid $780,
900 for it. The Rothschilds smoke
the most costly cigars that are made
the Henry Clay sobranos. which
cost $3.50 each These are wrapped
In gold leaf and packed IL little inlaid
cedar wood cabinets.