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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
SORRY she SPOKE.
Her C1Faosity PreveatsA Her From Gettlns
0FreO Treat.

Her CuFaoa1ty RroveotoA Her Efom Gettlna
aFreo Treat.
Take one!'
1t was only little sign, but il meant
much. 1t stood in front of the desk oi
the cashier of q prominent restaurant
but it was . little out of his range oi
vision, being on . ledge Of the marble
stand.
Everybody who went out took one.
No further invitation was necessary,
and the way those maple sugar cakes
disappeared had no parallel in history.
The cashier did not notice how profits
were flying. The retail value Of the
cakes was ten cents each. But nobody
was going to pay that price SO long rs
the sign begged the customers to take
one and say no more about it.
The restaurant is one in which the
minimum cost Of . luncheon is ten
cents. Hence, the customer upon pay
ing that amount for what he had eaten
had rebate of the entire amount in
maple sugar. Then also, friends who
came in to wait for other friends
whe came to eat, also helped them
selves. They al naturally thought it
. very pleasing advertising scheme.
So it might have gone ON till the end
OF the box-and, in fact. it nearly did
had not . gushing girl exclaimed as she
helped herself:
How very kind Of the proprietor to
give his patrons maple sugar."
whats that?" fairly shrieked the
cashier as he raised himself up on his
stool and looked over the front edge Of
his desk.
The sight that met his eyes made him
dismount hurriedly and rush around to
the front. There he saw the depleted
box with the sign triumphantly struck
therein, while in the toothpick-box was
the legend. "Price, ten cents each"
"Holy smoke, l was beginning to
think it was funny that nobody was
buying maple sugar." he said - he
the signs
Then you are not giving away ma
pie sugar after all, !" said the young lady
only for ten cents apiece" replied
the cashier, and If raised the price to
; quarter I couldn't begin to make up
the deficit"
''How mean" said the young lady.
"een sorry I spoke. Everybody else
who has gone out for twenty minutes
has taken one, - I have watched. I
shall never come here again and win
warn all my friends against you."
As she hounced out the cashier NUT
tered something about desire to catch
Ehe man who changed the signA-N. Y.
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
BITS OF SOUND SENSE.


F. 0oo't Try 70 Have The Last Word, on<
AvosA Usslses BxDlssatssas.
A young girl once heard . bit Of wis
dom from the lips Of IN aged woman
. woman who had rounded the full
term Of ninety years, and with eyea
still bright clear looked out upon the
inrolling waters Of eternity. The girl
was impressed by the emphasis with
which the venerable dame said to her;
''Bessie, never insist on having the last
word" The determination to have the
final word leads to more quarrels and
more bitterness Of feeling 1t home
than almost anything else in domestic
life. The fact II, that one may
so control her tongue and her
eyes that she may allow her op-
ponent the pleasure Of this coveted con-
cluding thrust and yet placidly retain
her own opinion. and in the homely col
loquial parlance Of the up-country,
where one finds strong-willed people
living together in great peace with the
most pronounced diversity of charac-
teristics, do as she's . mind to-
Another bit Of wisdom may be con-
densed into . pithy sentence. Avoid
explanations. In some families moth
ing u taken for granted. Every action,
every decision, every new departure,
every acceptance or rejection Of an in
vitation must be endlessly explained and
re-explained. In that way lie all sorts
Of stumbling-b blocks. As rule, beyond
your parents or your husband there il
nobody who has the right to demand Of
you explanations 1T each step Of your
onward path. Don't give them. Estab-
lish . reputation for keeping your own
counsel. It will serve you well in many
. crisis, and be NO end Of comfort.
Again, don't be forever setting people
right There il . household Aend with
. memory for dates and details, who
can never sit still and hear papa say
that he went down town ON Monday at
eight without correcting the statement
with the remark that the hour was
half-past. II mamma happens to allude
TO Cousin Jenny's visit - having oc-
CURED last Thursday, this wasp-like
impersonstion Of accuracy inter
poses with the statement that II
was Friday, not Thursday, which
brought Cousin Jane. A dozen times
= day exasperating frictions are
caused by needless corrections of this
sort, referring to matters where exact
ness Is not really imperative, the affairs
In question being unimportant, and no
of truth being for IN instant
intended.
A manifest bit Of wisdom Is TO re-
frain from criticism of food. The sauce
may not be quite piquant enough, the
salad may be wilted, but in the name |
Of decency say nothing about it in eth
eF case. le
Silence is golden in nearly every M
stance where . defect obtains in the
home economy.
To abstain from superAuous apologies
d also the habit Of discretion. There
'hould seldom be the oecasion for apollo
y in the household, where all would |
10 well and wisely 70 Be constantly
yentle and courteouA-Harper's Bazar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
HE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE


How Convivial-LooklngM Nan Nlssed llak-
Ing . Coed Seake.
Yes" said the convivial-looking
man, there's terribul sight Of truth
in what the poet says about everyone
havin' IN opportunity to get rich At
some time or other in has life. Now, I
had mighty good opportunity oncst- T"
"What was that?" asked the red
faced sportsnan.
II met an old feller in . city where I
was who was on = big drunk. He was
richer'n mud an was blowin' in his
stuff TO beat the band. kinder trained
with him for . day or two an
then one afternoon he went OF
into the blamedest At Of the
jerrys you ever see. He seen al kind
Of thingA I took him to . hotel IN
nursed an tended him like he was my
father. When he got well found out
he was big miller from out west. He
called me inter his room one day, jus
afore he was goin' home, an handed me
. paper. It began: In consideration
Of one dollar in hand paid an other
good an valerable considerations an
went on 70 say that the OIL feller Civ
me two thousand barrels Of -four.
Flour was worth ten dollars . barrel
them days, an that would have made .
mighty good stake for me. But didn't
get it."
"Whys' asked the red-faced sports
man.
Didn't have the dollar" I" replied the
convival-loolking man, sadly.-Bu6alo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Tommy (at the barn)-Pspa, IL this
the finest team in town?
Tommy's Father-No, but there isn't
any finer. Those horses, my boy, cost
me eight hundred dollars They're .
perfect match, high-spirited, good trav-
oilers, and come Of famous ancestry.
That's why you've got such . nice
barn for 'em, isn't it?''
"Yes, partly. A pair Of Ane horses,
my son, must Be considered - . good
investment, and . good business man
always takes care Of his investments. !"
"And that's why you watch 'em 20
much and drive on the boulevard with
'em. and keep 'em looking 70 slick isn't
it?'
''Yes. that's ON the same principle. A
careful man il bound 10 look well after
his investments and see that they are
always in good shape"
(After some cogitation). "You don't
consider me much Of an investment, do
you. papa?"LChicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

There are about . dooen boys
CAsis4ian military organizationA
The Baptist Missionary union re-
0oivoo "a, 100 from Mr.. Rockefeller this
year. s
-Nza Laura ]. Eisenhuth has been
elected state superintendent Of publie
instruetion In North Dokota, and II
aid 70 be administering the affairs Of
her important position with great 90
esptance.
The German Catholics arc de-
termined to secure the recall Of the
Jesuit and allied orderA A petition to
this effect circulated n Westphalia
secured In this single province alone NO
fewer than loo signaturrA
The university Of Vermont receives
$500 from the estate Of CAa4les b.
Marsh, Of Woodstock, VI, for the en-
dowment Of scholarships. and el.ooo
from Nias Caroline IngeEaoll, daughter
Of the famous Burlington pastor, for .
fountain in the college park. Tho
Flint Legacy Of ~, go. for the endow-
ment Of profsasorship. was 70 be paid
March Is
The Social Brethrea church Il .
small body, confined TO i've counties in
Illinois and three In ArlransasL Il was
Organized IN 1851. They reject infant
baptism, but baptiss true believers
either BY sprinkling, pouring or inn
Dersion. One o9 tn articles Of faith
pronounees sgainst political preach
ing," and anotAer declares the right Of
all lay members to . free speech and
free suffrage In the church. II has
- organisations, with II ediAces, valued
st q, 100. and has . membsrship of sls.
Cardinal Archbishop vassary, pri-
mate Of Hungary, together with the
other arohbiahops and bishops Of the
Roman Catholic church in Hungary,
have presented . memorial to the en-
pefcr and King Francis Joseph, asking
protection for the church against the
measures introduced BY the present
Hungarian govsrnmeuA and considered
BY the prelates signing the memorial -
hostile to the church, chief among these
being the proposition to reform the
marriage law in Hungary, by making
civil marriage . complete legal fulfill
AAsesAe Va sAse .AsesAae8e cO1sSee@
Tho American Bible society has
printed the Bible IN the following
English, Welsh, French,
French Basque Pyrenees). Spanish,
Eastern Spain), Portuguese,
Norwegian lin German type). Swedish
lin German type), Finnish (in German
type), Dutch, German. Msyan (Yuca-
tan). Polish. Hungarian. Bohemian lin
Roman type), Italian, Bulgarian, Es-
thonisn (Russia), Esthonian (Dorpsat),
(ancisnt), Armenian (mod-
ern), Arabic, Syriac (aneient), Syriac
lmodern), Arabic (Mesopotamia), Ebon
(Marshall ialands), Kusaien (Strongs
Gilbert ialands. Ponape (As-
oension island), Nortloclk. Hawaiian,
Zulu. Bengs West Afriea), Grebo
west Affica), 1pooGwe (Wese Affica),
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

They say Jack Gotham married
Niss Justout for her money, and was
much disappointed to find she hadn't
any"
"Yes; hjs hopes wsss pippsd in the
bud."-Puek
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

All the powerful and really useful
disinfectants corrode metal and stain
crockery more or less. Copperas is the
best for household use, oss pound dis
solved in twelve quarts Of boiling va
ter, and used hot, being more effective
than cold. The valve should Be omen
when it is poured down closets, 20 that
it need not settle in the pan, which
should be washed daily with . long
handled dishmop kept for the purpose
and scalding, strong s1ds. when IL win
need no further disinfection. A large
funnel should Be set in the pipe Of sta
tionary washbowls, which. By the
way, sre unfit for human habitations
and unknown in the best modern
houses. When the hne Astor mansion
was built uptown the owners positively
forbade . single stationary bowl in the
dressing-rooms. IN example which has
since been followed in other hiRh-clas
houseA-St Louis Republis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
NOT A BOSTON GIRL

10eal the letter, write her NAME
ITS very dear 70 me-
And thea add. beneath tho oowA
Two lettceoNN and d
seee you smile In quick diodaiA
You think OF glasses, too.
And little cuSls It's vcry plain
what N D." means TO you
But she b neither stern nor cold.
As you perhaps may think.
shes young and fair. not grim and oa1I
Nor docs she scatter ink
On notes Of lessons that are said
q Before learned class:
And from her dainty lips Of red
No long orations pass.
The only studies that she reads
Arc letters that write:
ne only lectures that she heedo
Arc those that I indite.
You wonder how Il AL may b.
And do not understand.
She lives IN Baltimore. md"
Means. simply. Maryland"
james @. Burnett, In Century
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24


Midocean is not more lonesome than
the plains; nor night 30 gloomy - that
dumb sunlight It is barren Of sound.
The brown grass Is knee-deep-and
even that tribe gives . shock. in this
hoof-obliterated land. The band of
antelope that drift, like cloud shadows,
across the dun landscape suggest less
Of life than Of the supernatural The
spell of the plain is . wondrous thing.
At first IL fascinate& Then IL be.
wilderA At last it crusheA lt il a
sure as the grave-and worse. It b In
tangible but resistlcss: stronger than
hope. reason. will--stronger than hu-
manity. When we cannot otherwise
escape the plains, ono takes refuge in
Usdnesa-c =. Lumni2 u oesib1ey'G
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

"Your money or your life!" said the
highwayman, punctuating his demand
with . cooked revolver.
''Shoot 4 ycu want to." !" replied Cos.
sett u belong 70 Tie suicide club"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

They were talking about . nan
whom they had both known in the
west.
He wes very even tempered"
II should cay 90"
'Wooderfully quiet and collected"
Yea was there when II happened.
and quiet and collected are the very
words for it"
What do you mesn?"
Why, didn't you know about Il? He
WAS one Of the men that tried 20 thav
out dynamite. ."-Wsshingtoo Stsy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Little Boy-I wish mammas went out
to business every day. and pspas stayed
homo and KEEP house.
Aunty-You do? Why?
Little Boy-'Cause mammas always
buys esndies wen they 60 out, and pa
pss never tries 70 keep things clean
wen they stays in.-0ood News =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Take 60 a two paels a old whist
cards. 5old each lsngthwiss, - Il Vim
stand alons. Then plass them oos b.
hiDd IL other sbout two i1eAes sport
On TIE tsbls. ths moss winding tie linz
the more effective. Let child toueh
the last card and ~ whels linz win
fan gracefully, eaeA eaEa teoeAine ~
one be1ose II b it fAll. The baildin9
mp of this card battle Win annss IL
Older, while II kesp ths yoanger sAil-
drsa licking - h ansaGss and pleas
ant snapensG Ths tiki WIN .sesve q
reward for IL qnistssA aAd the ahout
exultatioa at ths Aown1A1 win prove
The nesso q ~ gana-N. ]. 1s.
eogdeg.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29
My.torlou. D,..vp..rpnc..

There is something that 1 want to
bring to your attention. "he explained
as he stepped into police headquar-
ters.
''Very we'll"
''It's case of mysterious disap-
pearance.
s.You don't say SOL" and the speak
er's nostrils twitched eagerly, exact
ly like those of story book detec-
tive.
"Yes, and something like it has
occurred before"
.You amaze me-"
81 don't wonder at it. I'm startled
myself. It happened yesterday af-
teruoon. There were three police
men in sight Two men started q
row in the middle Of the street, and
instantly the policemen were gone.
Now, whas want to know is where
they disappeared to-"
And the Official scratched his head
thoughtfully and said he would drop
round to the scene of the occurrence
in week or 80 and see II he couldn't
find o clue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29
An Awful Shook.

There is little mother over in
Northeast Minneapolis who has a
sixteen months infant son who is the
apple of her eye, and whom she evf-
IDENTIFY regards as something Of q
heavyweight. She resides a few
squares distant from the scene of the
explosion of the other morning ana
her house was one that felt the
shock. A friend afterward expressed
his sympathy.
And did you really feel the ex-
plosion?" he asked.
..Yes, indeed" she replied; 'ft
shook the house from garret to eel
lar"
What did you think was the mat.
ter?" he curiously questioned.
al thought the baby had fallen ont
of bed. = was the unexpected answer
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29
lAk


Descending to the aualysia 81 slss
gle features Il will be instrnetiye e.
look critically at the writing In kae
forehead, writes John Lambert Payr.e
in Ladies' Home Journal III q not
always an easy thing to measure bF
the eye the actual width or height Sc
this portion Of the head, because of
the volume of hair which often en-
croaches towards the eyes. but il Is
fairly safe TO conclude that the size
OF forehead has direct relation to-.
brain capacity. This is subject only
to qualifications as to intensity and
activity, which need not now bo con-
sidered
For all purposes within the range
OF this sketch it may be said that =
A1gh and broad forehead denotes in
tellectuality, With an acute nervous
temperament. although only zoo often
lack of balance. A slightly slopfng
forehead indicates availability of
talent. and when the slope is caused
by high perceptiyes lying over the
eyes it may also be taken as showing
powers OF keen observation. IL the
slope is found without this fullness
over the eyes 1t may be accepted as
the evidence of weak reasoning
powers. for the forehead is undoubt-
edly the seat of the mental faculties
Mirthful women, with fine sense
OF the ridiculous, are usually marked
by distinct prominence at what
may be called the upper corners OF
the forehead. Fullness in the CEN
ter. partly covered by the hair. sug-
gests good nature and friendliness,
while roundness between the hair
line and the center of the head plainly
indicates abounding generosity and
sympathy. Most women have an
scti~e appreciation of the artistic
and decorative. and hence it is that
liz most faces ie 5oon d plumpness
over the > ebrows. A noticeable de-
vciopment about half an incn above
the outer end of the eyebrows is q
characteristic of pronOanceably
musical persons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29
To isolate Consumptives.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct. 1.-THE ac-
. ton of the County Medical society in
asking the board of health to
isolate coasumptiveS has increased their
fears occasioned by startling headlines
in q local paper by the resolution of
the medical congress in Washington
and by the state legislature of Michi-
gan, all declaring the deadly disease
infectious. The deaths from con-
sumption have decreased everywhere
during the past year, and DR.. Flecl1,
with few others aScribes this to his
isolation theory. Medical experts, in
vest;Gating deeper. however, say it is
due to the AnicIl cure, free test pack
ages of which are distributed broad
east to all consumptives through ply
sicians. One authority says, THE
doctors talking isolation could better
deyotc their attention to the authentic
cures by the Cincinnati treatment re-
ported daily in the medical and secular
press"
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14.-Recent edi-
to-ials in the local press on the AmicIz
cure for consumption have excited ul-
fra-eonscrvative doctors. The Times
SAYS: 1T seems reasonably certain it
win greatly assist the fight aga inst the
enemy of human life, for th:Ev or more
local physicians say the IHcdicine ac-
coIrpiishcd more than the discoverer
claimed The Journals editorial
after saying. lit is one of the most val
.uablc and wonderful discoveries ever
hoped for in medical science. concratu-
nkes humanity that the formula is not
IN to every Tom, Dick or Harry to
key with and is preserved from the
p7Tin@ of fools empiricists." The
l- say the editorials are direct
against the medical code OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29


a chapter in the Burmah census
report. dealing with what is called
| the ..civii condition" Of the people.
I gives much interesting information
regarding marriage in that country.
From the tables marriage appears 10
be much less common than in India,
| but this il said to be due 70 the fact
| that there Is no ochild marriage
among the Buddhists and Nat-wor-
shippers. who form the bulk of the
population. Moreover. in Burmah
marriage is generally the result Of
mutual affection between the parties
after they have reached years Of
discretion. On the other hand. mar
riage is more common there than in
European countries for the tie is
more easily formed and more easily
dissolved, while motives of prudence
have not the same weight. Destitu-
tion is almost unknown, and the
wants of life in the temperate climate
of Burmah are more easily satisfied
than in the colder countries of North
ern Europe.
A young Burmese couple can start
life with da aud q cooking pot The
universal bamboo supplies materials
for building the house. lighting the
fire. carrying the water from the
we'll, and may even help to compose
the dinner itself The wife is usually
prepared to take a share in support
ing the household. and thus she has
gradually acquired position of in
dependence not always enjoyed by
married women elsewhere. 1t has
been decided that, under the ancient
Buddhist custom prevailing in Bur-
nah a husband cannot ALLEVIATE
property jointly acquired after mar
riage without the consent of his wife.
Few marriages take place where
either party is under 15, and the
usual age is between Is and 25.
Polygamy now practically no longer
exists. although in ancient times the
Burmese were polygamists as we'll as
shareholders. Most Burmese have
only one WIFE, and q few more than
two. Jne first. or head wife, is
Usually the choice Il the husband in
his youth, and when s4e ceases to
have children she often assists in the
choice of young wife ~Lo is bound
to obey her" The ease with which
divorce is obtained is said to be one
of tho causes why polygamy is so
rare. The terms of divorce are base6
on ancient rules, one of which is that
the party wishing the separation can
take his or her property and no more;
the other party takes all the rest, in
Guiding the children. The safeguard
against caprice in husbands is not
merely public opinion, which con-
demns too frequent divorces. but the
self respect of women. which pre-
vents them from marrying a man
who has divorced his wives toe
freely. The privilege of perfect free
dom in this respect is said to be
rarely abused. divorce is very
rare, a fact attributable equally.
perhaps, to the high position occu
pied by women in Burmese society,
the care with which marriage con-
tracts are entered into and the ex-
treme evenness of temper which
characterizes both sexes"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29
A Gentle ReprooE.

Mr. n. Peck stood bearnlng on the
wife of his bosom with most exasper-
ating colnplacenY. lie kept it up
so persistcntly that she stopped her
lecture to ask him what he was grin
ming about.
Il was just thinking. my dear" :"
the patient man replied. s'what a
valuable acquisition you would be to
the Board of Lady Managers. %
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-10-29
Small French Farm.

On French farms from thirteen t.
6fteen acres is the smallest territory
on which a man can live without
some other work. Those who have
less eke out their income with job
work So soon as a laborer saves
some money he buys land at about
5000 an acre.