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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03
WHEN YOU CAN NOT. SLEEP.
The Doctor Tells You just why YoN Cen
and Just what to do.

The Doctor Tells You Just why Yo1 CSnN 1
aad Just what to do.
.What is the next most common com.
plaint among women to mclanchoiia?
reflected the doctor. ''Well, q good
many of them complain of sleepless-
ness. OF course, that is sometimes an
accompaniment of real disease, but
there are numerous cases Of it in my
experience whore it Is = separate and
distinct ILL.,"
..How do treat il? Oh! usually be-
gin by asking questions. asked my
patients whether they have unusual
worries which they lie awake o.
nights to think over. l inquire
If they make q practice of going
to see exciting plays or reading ex-
citing books before they seek their
downy couches. And you have no idea
how many women regard an evenings
entertainment rs q miserable failure
unless it is full Of excitement. They
20 to sec their Second Mrs Tan
querays' or they read their Heavenly
Twins all evening and come to me
the next morning to know. why they
don't sleep! Why. excitement is as
much Q foe to slumber rs guilty con-
science is
Then find out what kind of physical
food they take before going to bed
whether il Is . harmless cracker or
two or . rest-disturbing Welsh rarebit
or fried oysters. OF course, if they
persist in foolish evening feasts,
vvhe4her material or literary. cant
do anything with them but If they
assure me that nothing more thrilling
than Maria Edgeworth's tales and
nothing more indigestible than Graham
crackers form their bedtime banquets.
I am willing TO take them in hand.
II tell them to take q very hot bath,
or, 1T least, hot footbath. before go
ing to bed. That will almost invaria-
bly, produce the most deliciOusly
drowsy sensations. Then ! bid them
open wide their windows, for fresh air
is . great aid TO healthy slumber.
Then when they are safe abed charge
them not to let their minds think Of
ANYTHING connected with the daily
routine. try to make them picture
10 themselves long. even stretches of
prairie, with ihe grass slightly brown.
or the calm Of quiet sea. II only they
can get firmly before their minds some
quiet. soothing image. they are saved,
and will be asleep before they know IT.
Drugs? Oh! I believe in mind cure
for most woman's insomnia."-N., Y.
World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03
H.;.. C.-4rnae Ali.chell. of Z.

Miss Gertrude Mitchell, of Liver
ooel, has gained the queens scholar
ship in an examination in which 4. 7N
candidates from all parts OF England
and Wales participated. She is 10 ysars
Of age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

Some most comfortable freside eush-
ions are filed with hair and covered
with large squares exactly like Orien-
tai rugs. The colors are dark and rich
and the coverings will last lifetime,
showing wear as little - do the good
eastern rugs Other Areside cushions
are covered with corduroy. Embossed
leather all Of . color, or frightened by
bronze and gold and sille paints. make
rich cushions for Mbrsries and all chairs
and seats. The favorite size for down
pillows is twenty-four by twehty-four-
inches. with covering having ten
inch frill set between the edges. The
frill when of soft silk IL usually made
ioub,c, and should have most Of the
fulncss at'she corners, and little At tae
S;des.-N. Y. Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

Put good-sized caulinower into .
kettle containing two quarts Of boiling
water, and. after adding = tablespoon
ful Of salt. cook the vegetable slowly
for half nm hour. At the end of that
time remove it, and. after allowing the
water to drip from It, break the cauli-
flower apart and put layer in . seal
lop dish. moisten with cream sauce and
sprinkle with grated choese, then put
in another layer. pour the remainder
of the sauce over it. and sprinkle thick
lv with cheese and bread crumbs Yon
will need pint of sauce. scant half
pint of bread crumbs and two table,
spoonfuls of cheese-or more il you de-
sire strong flavor. Cook the dish for
twenty minutes, and serve rs soon as
it comes from the oven. To make the
sauce put two tablcspoonfuls Of butter
into the frying-pan, and. when it be-
comes melted. add q tablespoonful Of
-four. Stir the sauce until 1t is smooth
and frothy. then gradually add pint
of cold milk. Season with salt and
pepper, and boil up once.-NY. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03
Double Faced.

Lawyer-Now, madam, you say that
on the night Of the robbery the moon
was so bright that you could see the
robbers in your room. Was your hus-
band awake?
Wituess-I don't know, sir.
.sNYas his face turned toward you or
away from your
II can't say, sir"
'Now, your honor. and gentlemen oi
the jury. do you hear that? This won.
an positively Identifies these men as
the robbers who were in her room,
and she can not tells us how her hus-
band was lying At the time. And. turn
inr to the witness. he continued: Why
can't you tell us. prayr
II could not see"
"Ah. you could not see? Yet you
positively indsatify the prisoners How
Is this?"
well, you see, sir, my husband h SC
very bald that in anything but q brigh,
iiRht can not tell whether he is look
ing At or away from me. IN. Y. Her
aid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

Some Of the Corsteck mines are SO
deep that no means havc yet been de-
vised TO overcome The excessive heat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

The rural ysath and yestanrant
frseuentsrs of this coantsy lubeicate
their cakes with twenty-niIe noljon4
eolloUs o1 nolasaeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

Among the many dainty fixtures Of
the modern bedroom the fashion of .
pretty hanging cushion for the toilet
table, perfumed with some sachet pow
der, suggested by the color Of the room.
is one of the NEST delightful. The
sachet powder may be violet for blue
room, in the form Of blue Russian
violet, if you fancy. or . simple affair
of dainty blue silk and lace, much suR-
gesting the favorite flower Of the hour.
For pink room it may be perfumed
with rose powder in the form Of full
blown rose. or in any dainty form in
pink and white which the maker fam
cies. Lavender makes one Of the most
delightful sachets, the color contrast
ing well in yellow room II used in .
combination with . delicate shade of
yellow. Very pretty wall saehets are
made Of tissue paper. crimped and in
some delicate color, suggesting dowers,
while they do not in any way copy
them.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

Her Father-''lts your money he
wauts." Herself-"Oh. no. papa: hs
said il YOU gave me dowry he would
refuse IL. He wants myeslf only"
Her Father-.'Thet's worse still. I'm
rot going to have you marry darn
feol.--N. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03
Relatively Speaking.

'.Why do you speak SO cross to that
servant girl? She seems to be q very
nice girl, !" said visiting friend to Mrs
Portly Pompoas. of Fifth avenue.
Il have to be severe with her in
order to keep her in her place. She is
a relative Of mine," replied Mrs.
Pompous with dignity.-Tcxas Sift-
ings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

Grace and Greasc.-Minister-'1
have noticed. Patrick. that the vane on
our church-spire has not changed its
direction for several weeks. though the
wind, meantime, has blown from all
points of the compass. Can you ex-
plain the reason for this?' Patrick
:.rm thinking I can do that same. your
reverence. II needs the same thing n
the people that sit under it O Soon
lava" NinisAer-"And what is that?'
Patrick-'sA little grace. yer river
anAe n-Boston Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-03

The following regarding Rufus
Choate, the celebrated New York law
yer, is claimed to be true. Having ar.
rived at the old sighted age, he did not
rccognizedit. or did not wish to com
mence the use OF glasses. In pleading
= case he had difficulty in seeing his
notes, and, in order. properly to de-
cipher his manuscript, kept holding
his paper farther and farther OF. On
one occasion this so annoyed the judge
that he at last burst ont with: "Mr.
Choate, would advise You to get one
of two things, either pair o. tongs or
. pair of spectAcles.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

Some one praised one of the girl
clerks in a large shop to the head OF
the department, saying that she was
so modest and SO pleasant, while so
obliging, that she seemed an ideal
person for the place. "trom your
standpoint. yes" was the reply ''but
hardly from our own. She has all the
good points that YOU mention, and
which l agree the perfect saleswoman
should not be without. But she does
not sell goods enough to suit US
mean she does not hep people to
make up their minds and get them
out of the way and some one else IN
their places. The ideal clerk does
that without pushing or forwardness-
You would scarcely believe how de-
pendent most customers are upon
others judgment, and how much
quiet assistance they require in order
to facilitate business. The most val
liable clerk is that one who can ren.
der this help without appearing to do
anything more than offer the stutf
for others choice. New York Jour
nal
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25
News from the State.
News from Ft. Scott.

Last week was a grand time for
the people of Fl. Scott. The Grand
Knights of Tabor and the Daugh-
tiers of the Tabernacle convened on
Wednesday and as was anticipated
a grand time was had. Friday was
the eliminating point Of the week.
The procession. which formed on
Scott ave-, and marched through
the principal streets thenceto the
park was one of the grandest sights
ever witnessed in our city. Faith
er Dixon the founder of this great
order made a short speech and at
eve the crowd retired to the Red
Mems hall where the officers were
installed.
Rev. E. c. Cole left Thursday for
Memphis and will spend same time
in the south and visit his home
Rev. P. ]. Jackson filled the pulpit
all day Sunday and rendered two
able sermons On Monday night
he delivered a lecture, We are not
asleep" to club No. after which
refreshments were served.
Miss Parilee McNairy and Mrs.
Sarah McNairy have returned from
Kansas City, visiting relatives.
Bishop Handy delivered two able
sermons at the A. NJ. f, chnrch
Sunday.
The infant son of Mrs. S. B. NJ.
Lenore was buried last week.
Mrs. Dora Fleming is on the sick
list,
Fl, Scott is noted for her fishing
trips last Thursday found quite a
number of us on the river bank
with fishing tackles and baskets
laden with lunch, The day was
joyfully spent and at sunset we re-
turned to the city,
Rev. P. J, Jackson will leave to-
morrow for his home in Lawrence.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25
Utilizing y ,ture' !. Forcas

Enterprising men have ~, !.
growing land along the marshy xhn,s'
OF Delaware Bay. The plan i 4 s,a 4.
the dikeS and let the tide rIsa ~
fall for course of years over 1 49, 49,
siderable area, including soma -
land. 1t is found after a while ~,
the dikes may be removed consiaa,'
ably out toward the low tide In
and that many acres or arabic 49,
have been gained at a small nDse
Marsh companies usually exist 4,
the purpose OF cooperation Ia sueh
work, and there are many Quarrel.
over the land of men That reIuse |.
join the company in making TEN.
porary sacrifice of upland FOR II.
purpose OF reclaiming submer,el
marsh. The land thus reclaimed |.
extremely fertile. but 1t usually Weld.
a crop of malarial fevers when arsi
brought under cultivation
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25
Damage Done by Cruisers-Injuring the
Enemy's Commerce.
H. T. NJ. R.

Enemy's Commerce.
1t is principally by capturing the
enemy's merchantmen and national
cargOes that cruisers can damage
him, and for this purpose commercial
steamers armed with some heavy
guns can very efficiently lie employed,
as their sWiftness enables them to
escape the pursuit of hostile cruisers,
says the Contemporary Review. This
method of injuring the enemy's COM
merce is iD no way hindered by the
declaration of Paris of April l6, 1856,
and in itself it is as legitimate to
destroy the enemy's commerce as to
attack his fleets or fOrtresSes. Never
theleSs, the advantage Of the seizure
of the enemy's property on the high
seas has been much exaggerated.
First, as Lord PalmerStOn himself
acknowled1 Led in his speech at Liver
pool, Nov. :. 1850, the fate of war is
never decided by loss of private prop
erty on the sea.
In the war Of lS4l-S against France
and Spain, England lost no less than
), 298 ships, yet at the peace Of AK
la a-Chapelle she came out OF her SUrug-
gle victorious. In the same way,
during the Napoleonic wars the
French privateers heavily damaged
the British merchant service, yet at
the end of these wars British COM
merce had trebled. On the other
hand. during this time the French
commercial marine Was annihilated,
no merchantmen dared :eave port,
but it was solely through decisive de-
feats of her armies that France was
van uiShed.
The Alabama and other cruisers of
the Southern States certainly did
infinite harm to the shipping of the
North. but they did not prevent the
defeat of the South. In our days
even the force of destruction is
greatly diminished. AS soon as war
is declared the telegraph in orms all
ships liable to seizure, and they enter
the nearest national or neutral port,
where they remain till the end cf
the war. Very few German ships
were taken in 1901, although the
French navy had the full command
of the sea; the whole damage Ger
many suffered was that her CONNER
cial navigation was suspended, while
she could easily draw all the goods
she wanted from neutral countries.
,rhe fact IS that the Paris declaration
is all in favor of neutrals: to them
goes the whole commerce Of the be-
ligerentS. because their flag covers
the cargo
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25
How Nansen Started.

On the 9th Of June, 1893, DR..
Fritriot Nansen steamed out Of the
harDor of Christiana on bis way to
the North Pole. He had become con
vinced tn at there is a cur ent across
the EOla region from the sea north
OF siberia and Ber.ng Straits .nto
the sea between Spitzbergen and
Greenland. Following that current,
he hoped TO steam across the North
Pole uh Ough some hundreds of miles
OF drift ice. Whether ne succeeds
remains to be seen. An English lady
friend Of Doctor NanSen, who was in
ChriStiana at the time, thus deScr bes
how he set out upon the enterpr Sc
That extraordinary specimen OF
sea-going craft, the FIam, was lying
in readiness in the hdrbOr. The
quays were crowded by thousands
upon thousands Of spectators. Every
thing was ready; but the nero OF the
hour was not yet on boa d. All eyes
were turned to the ford, some five
miles up which is LySaker, NanSen's
charm ng home.
At last There he IS" passed from
one to the other, Us small naphtha-
boat hove in sight. In it were two
figures, man and dog.
How like Nansen' . Alone. with
his own sad thoughts, He had left
his wife. his child, h's home Alone
he had started on his journey ac-
cOmpanied only by the faithful Eskimo
dog be had brought back from Green.
land.
In and out among the ships and
boats IN the harboT, this >plendidly
built, tair Norwegian, with his sad,
pale face, steered his little craft. As
he anne ongside. the FRA Ill the grave
fcatu es relaxed. and by great ef-
fort Nansen spoke 10 his lends gave
n orders. and settled seferal minor
details that were awaiting his de
ciSlOE.
At halt-pas twelve the ship was
set in motion and steamed down the
riOEd, accompanied by great mum Der
OF steam boats. sailing vessels. and
rowing boats Here ahu there along
the shore the spectators tried 20 get
up a cheer; but the moment was too
ser Gus and many vet eyes looked
long and sadly alter the + am.
ON the fridge stood San>en, Ms
glass before hts ewes standing like
a marble statue he looked toward mis-
dear. quiet home Nesting in the
pine-tree> From the boats tney
shouted. they huTrAnei aud called
-. d,peedr Tut Nau>en stood tm-
nov ble. hcet;ng npthtnt. M, eye>
riYe,el y , Lys4Aec
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25
Her needs.

A young and very aspiring girl Vas
speaking or her literary attempt, .o
an older writer. She was especially
anxious 10 known what color Of Ink
she should use, and whether TO write
on ruled or unruled paper
After these points were settled she
drew Il sign of Satisfact on
Now" she said, Il feel sure Ican
dol something. The only hard
thing" she continued. innocenily,
lis 10 find something 10 write alDul
If j only had something to say In
sure | could write perfectly well
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

Father Vance, who is deacon
and the treasurer of our church has
been on the sick list for the past
two weeks, but is now on the mend.
Miss V. North and Miss T. Wes-
ton were baptised on Sunday by
Rev. H. H. Turner. Miss T. Wes-
ton comes over from the c. NJ. E. 5.
The Master is to be troubled again
soon. Yours,
H. T. NJ. r.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

NOTICE-The northwestern Dis
trict association will meet with the
Newhope Baptist church Wichita
Kans,, August IS, 1894, Let the
churches take notice and govern
accordingly, We hope
to see a full representation; let no
church fall behind on mission
money for our state and district
work,
X J. A. STEWART Cor. Secy,
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

Ostriches have three breeding sea-
sons year. The male digs Il nest in
the sand, where the female deposits
an egg every other day untii from
ten 10 twenty are laid. Then the
Obedient male brds take the main
care o. the nest, tting from y. III.
till 5 IA. m.. when the female sits till
afternoon. Each nest is seven feet
WIDE by three deep A singular fact,
not hitherto noted, is that the male,
who Is at night, is black. while the
female, who sits 10y day. i gray, each
being adapted To its environment by
color protection. After the chicks
are hatched, the male takes care OF
them. even 10 brooding over them at
night Occasionally he contrives to
steal few chiCas from another male,
aud then there is row.
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

Rev. P. W. Barker, Business
Manager Of the HEADLIGHT, visited
the South Eastern Association
which convened with the Baptist
church at Cofeyville on the 18th
inst. and reports that they had a
grand session. The representation
from the churches was good and
the attendance was large, day and
evening, He took several subscrib-
ers for the paper while there. Rev.
c. n. Robinson is Moderator ofthat
association, and is mastering the
forces with commanding influence.
A motion was on foot to offer a
donation of $40 to the BAPTIST
HEADLIGHT to assist the enterprise.
We hope that resolution will be
put through and that other associa-
tions will follow suit We should
support our paper at any hazard
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

'Of al! the queer articles smnggled
across the hio Grande, The oneefest
| ever heard of was corpse. sald
James Murray, an old railroad con'
ductOr, To a 81. Louis Globe. Demo.
crat man. ''In Mexico. when for.
elgner dies and his friends desire y
send his body 10 his native land, lhe
government exacts tax Of $50 ipr
the privilege OF shipping II osef ihel
railroad. In 1894 Larry llabefy'
a brakeman, died at sila0 % Ine
Mexican Central. lie vas . p00l iri.
low. His mother, who lived 70 Colo'
RADIO, Tut who had come o1 " aufs
him, wanted the body shlppea naa,s
She couldn't raise The money 80 w
boys took up collection. baI CO.
only raise So. Then Tom hillla'aN
jovial conductor, put Up I sea's@s
to get the body 10 the states 80
funeral was conducted 10 ihe So
manner and poor Larry's noai 80
placed in the ground. w.
nxed it with the grayellgRess -.
they neglected 10 Ill 10 tne -
until after dark. In tne H. u.
Larry's bOdy was tsKen i'v'h \.
comm ana paced In IN old 60. ~ y
carried to an obscure hut NDs' i
was placed in a trInk and taksn
the depot The boys had seea'ss
pass 10 FL Paso for Mrs Fianessi -. :.
Tom Williams went along Y -, 80
out the scheme. Al Paso aei /.
the trunk was taken 10 ~
huespedes, or boarding nO1se y \
the corpse was again transfers..
the sack. Mrs. tlaherty weol -.
PaSo and secured an nndertaAe1' -
with a plain box In his wagOh
~ TO the river TO Doint deslgn...s - -
About 10 o'clock Tom, Win - -
carcedore, managed 70 get - a.oa,s.s
river without attracting atssns 49, !
Larrvs body was tenderlY D.. -. =.
the box and taken uptown 70 - -.
dertaker's. where il wa prOpsi..,. 80, :.
pared, placed In casket ano =.
To his old home. Tom wills .s.r
turned 10 Sloa safely anu .4.s<s
afterward known - tne
snuggler D the Ro Grande
The Baptist headlight., 1894-07-25

II met an interesting man out in
Chicago a couple of months ago."
said Henry Fry. a travelling man, at
Willard's to-day. His name Was
Cameron, and he had just returned
from the South African gold and dla-
mond fields. He said there we're
enough diamonds in that country to
stock four or five worlds with buttons
almost, but that the mines are in
control of a great syndicate, of which
Sir Cecil Rhodes is the head. Cam
eron said that when he was shown
through the company'S establish
ment he saw thousands OF buckets
filled with diamonds, but the cOm-
binatiOn controlling them kee S
track of the market, and when prices
are good certain quantity OF the
gems are taken to London. care be-
ing always taken not TO send enough
to glut the market Any man caught
tIying to smuggle diamond OUT of
the country is given seven years at
hard labor, so it is a dangerous busi-
ness WASHINGTON Post.