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CARE OF THE AGED.
How e Preserve the vital Forces In OLD

How 70 Preserve the vital Forces In OLD
Persons.
When a man or woman passes 70
wears of age, great care should b. given
to the conditions surrounding bin or
her for the prolonging of life. The
vital forces are greatly enfeeb'ed at
that period Of life, and the powers OF
resistance in consequence Of age are
the weakest. A man of threescore
years and ten, and over, is like an old
machine that by proper care given to
its condition has been kept running
many years, and is still able to do work,
but its wheels and axles and pinions
are much worn and are rickety, and il It
should be pushed. even to small ex-
tent, in excess of its diminished pow
ers, it breaks down and cannot lie re-
paired, for every part Of it is shat
tered. But If worked carefully end in.
telligently by n person who under
stands its condition and knows its
capabilities, it can be kept in action =
much longer time than would be pos
sible il careless engineer controlled 1t.
In these fast times, however, it is gen
orally not profitable to husband the
resources Of an old machine. But this
is not true as regards our old men and
women. 1t is desirable to hold on ia
them as long as possible, and il we
can succeed in prolonging their lives
Ave or ten years, or more, it will greatly
enhance our happiness.-Medical Re-
view.
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'-Stay," said the judge turning agata
10 the stranger, slight, active. why
hooking person, whose yellow visage
showed that he had seen service IL
sropic climes. "Are YOU Capt. Sharper
"Yes. my lord" was the reply.
aNeu. the prisoner seems to recognize
you, and though it is undoubtedly ir-
regular, yet. under the peculiar circum-
stances, 1 will ask you to step into the
witness box and be sworn, in order that
the prisoner may ask you questions"
Capt. Sharpe stepped into the witness
box. Thomas Wilson, whose agitation
formed a strong contrast to the perfect
IL cain, demeanor Of the witness, then
tegan to question him.
"Beg pardon, sir. but are you Cap'n n
Sharpe, of her majesty's ship Wultur?''
"Yes, / am Capt. Sharpe. and did
command the Vulture before she was
paid off"
"Was YOU. sir, in command os hez
last spring on the Gold coast?"
Il was"
.And wasn't I one of your cre:
Certainly not, never saw your face
before in my life"
The prisoners disappointment was
painful to witness. but he continued:
'But. cap'n, don't you remember that
big Arab dhow that gave yer so much
trouble; don't yer remember boardin
| of her?'
.Yes. I remember capturing . big
slave dhow."
"And you yourself led the boarders?' ?
"Yes; but all this has been il thu
newspapers. where you have probably
read it, for l am certain you were moi
one of my crew."
''Nhat! Cap'n Sharpe" cried tn
prisoner, almost in a roar. II wasn''
one of your crew! Don't yer remem
Der who came between you and the biz
n;sger that was just a-goin' to cut ye1
down; and don't yer remember what h
got for it? Don't yer remember this
Cap'n Sharpe?"
And as he almost shrieked out thes'
words the prisoner pulled aside his fcl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10
P,rh AND POINT.

-")ah's only one ting wuss'n de hot
weather." said Uncle Ehen, "an' dat's
de man dat won talk bout muffin else"
Washington Star.
Student Ito uncle showing his col
lection of coins)-"Very fine. but hope
you haven't collected old coins only
-Flicgcnde Batter.
"A Pertinent Question. - (which
would you say-that a young lady has
a pug nose, or that her nose IS re-
trousse?" .How much is her father
worth ?'-Washington Star.
-Benedict-"See here; I've solved
the problem" Arncld-"What prob
lem?" Bcnedict-"This thing about
marriage. married money, and have
found that it's failure-that is to say.
her father failed the day after the we'd
ding."-Philadelphia North American.
He Understood.-The Teacher
"Now. an altruist is one who is willing
to subjugate his own interest to the in
terest Of his fellow-men. Does any
little boy here understand what an al
TRUST is?" The Kid-"Yes'm. A al
TRUST is feller that makes sacrifice
hit"-lndianapolis Journal.
--"Tiresby," said the friend Of the
corpse, looking down into the coffin
"was a pretty good fellow, though hy
did ride the wrong kind of wheel" The
deceased arose to sitting posture
"Scorchem," he remarked, you are L
lar" Then he lay down and the fu
neral proceeded.-Indiana Jour
nal.
-Significant.-kate - mamie Gar
son is terribly mashed on Charlie Sweet
SER" Edith-"What makes you thinl
SOP" Kate-"Why. he has been thre-
weeks trying to teach her to ride
Wheel, and she doesn't make the least
progress. The very instant he let's x
Of her she falls ff."-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Not Inviting More Collisions.-"No
SIR" said the man who had wavered
81 won't learn to ride bicycle. haf
thought of trying it. but l have jus
heard Of a peculiar trait in the machine
that caused me to change my mind.
"What's that?" 81 understand tha
when you first try to ride. if you Sc
anything you especially wish to avoi'
you're almost certain to run into 1t.
| There's good deal Of truth in it.
'Well. that settles the wheel for me
1 have enough trouble with bill col
lectors as it is."-Washington Star.
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snent at the man who thus coolly urged
The judge to hasten his execution, while
ct the same time protesting his inno-
kencc. The judge was evidently touched
Ind perpIexed. for after a moments
tsause he said:
sBut, prisoner, the court has no wish
10 hang q man who mcy be innocent.
Is there no one who could speak for
Sou?''
Thomas Wilson looked in hopeless
tort of way round the court.
..Not likely" he began, but sudden
Nv he stopped short, look of astcnish-
ment came over his face, he leaned
eagerly forward, his eyes seemed start
5E1 from their sockets. Everyone in
eourt instinctively turned and gazed in
the direction in which the prisoner was
staring. Slowly Thomas Wilson raised
liz arm, and. pointing solemnly to the
aAranger from the Lion hotel, who sat
u The bench, said. In voice half choked
81 emotion:
ssYe-es, there's gentleman there who
inieht speak for me. il he would"
s. The Judge turned sharply round. do
!. kon know the prisoner" he asked.
sNo. my lord" was the reply. y
nessr saw him before in my ife.'
deep groan burst from the prisoner
n6 Is was echoed by something very
~ ! Sigh Of disappointment from thu
\ nae III court.
.fgell, Cap'n Sharpe. il yoa put TIN
round my neck. give in. Go on
9 ~, Tn ready tor the yardaru.
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II was evident that the man who
stood in the door Of the fire-engine house
was terribly in earnest.
what is it ?" asked the fireman.
"You have an opportunity to prvve
yourself true friend 10 a great many
people, if you are willing to do it."
''I'n do anything in reason" said the
fireman. "What do you want TO see me
do?"
"Why. you see. I live in that big apart
ment building on the next corner, and
there's a woman above me who plays
the piano all the time"
"Well?''
'.Well, I thought, maybe. il turned
in q fire alarm il would give you q
chance to rush up there and ruin that
piano before anyone had time to tell
you that it vas a false alarm. What?
You won't? I might have known you
were no true friend to humanity."1:hi-
cayO Tribune.
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TM6000 IRON t00 E0Et4 20 = Ce0E
Prof. Ball, the astronomer royal of
ireland, and one of the most popular
astronomical writer's in Great Brit
ain, has just finished curious calcu-
lation to the distance to the nearest of
the ssfixed stars" The calculation was
inspired by q visit to one of the great
Lancashire thread factories. The SUPER
intendent of one of the factories in
spected by the astronomer informed
the star gazer that the combined out
put of the various Lancashire thread
factories was 155.O00,0 900 miles Of
thread per day! Those figures were
certainly enough to astcnish anyone.
unless it should be an astronomer.
Prof. Ball has long since passed tine
point where he expresses surprise at .
string of figures which represent even
billions of miles. Instead Of falling
stunned at the thread mans feet, he
paralyzed the manufacturer Of cotton
iilaments by telling him that II all the
factories in Lancashire should work
day and night producing $500. 900
miles of thread every twelve hours, IL
would take them 200 years to spin =
thread long enough to reach from the
earth to the nearest Of the Axet: starsl
st. Louis Republic.
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POWER OF oRAToRY.
Saood Voice and . Fiae Presence Cou
for Much.

GOOD Voice and Fine Presenee Count
for Much.
1t is q fine thing that words have
power to burn. and that in the flame OF
eloqucnce deal of trumpery and stuffy
notions are readily consumed. 1t has
been said that genuine oratory is gone.
but now and then the spirit of the
mightiest power that moves masses OF
men shows it's everlasting vitality in q
notable way. With sincere personal
conviction to support him man with q
good voice and that gift Of adding phrase
unto phrase which is indefinable may
enchain a great convention, hold thou
sands of men plant to his thought and
feelings, or he may charm and cheer
his hundreds in banqucting hall.
The secret of genuine oratory. of the
yort that moves and stirs all hearers to
responsive emotion, is always to be
found at the center of a storm OF honest
feeling on the part Of the orator. 1t is
concealed in the hidden places of the
interior life. and is the more effective
when its restraint is shown even in the
whirl Of impassioned words or noble
marshaling of phrase. Private views
and narrow contentious, personal
wishes, never have chance for expOsi.
ton in oratory that moves men and
women. 1t must express large princi.
ples largely, or its influence never re
mains, nor has the fame of any orator
endured except of those who spoke fol
the largest conviction snd desire of the
mind of man.
The earliest movement which freed
Boston from England. although LORD
North used to assure his countrymer
that mo other province will in ths
least countenance the rebelliOus Bos
tonians," was kept alive by the orator.
Of Boston. The orations on the mas
sacre, delivered in the Old Brick church
on the site of Cornhill square. or at tn
Old South church, were attended by I'm
mense crowds of people. 1t has beer
| well said that these patriotic oration!
are protective shield to our constitu
ton. There are few men of conse
quence among us who did not com
mence their careers by an grafton on th'
5th of March," wrote John Quinc!
Adams. And in these days, when, b.
aid Of descendants Of the rebellion
Dostonians," the stars and stripes hav'
waved in peace 1T Aldershot. oratory i
| lending it's time-honored aid in the pro
motion Of arbitration between the Eng
disappearing nations
To the day and the deed
Strike the harp-strings OF glory.
Let the tongue Of the eloquent
Hallow the story!
/ Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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should like very much to get into court
il possible.
Il am a captain in the royal navy.
he added, ''and perhaps that may ena-
BILE me to gain some favor.
The landlord offered to help his guest.
Ind was successful iE obtaining for him
D seat on the bench.
The first case on the list was one of
burglary. The prisoner, who gave his
name as Thomas Wilson, denied all
knowledge of the burglarious charge
upon which he was arraigned. and
stated that he was a sailor, and had
Just been paid off.
When requested to explain how Ger
tain articles came into his possession.
he said that he had purchased them
Of q poor man. This explanation was
childish in the extreme.
His answers to other accusations were
equally simple and unsatisfactory.
The evidence against him was ever
Shelming.
After = brief summing up from the
Judge, the jury found verdict of guilty
without leaving the box. Then the
clerk of arraigns put the formal qnes-
tion:
.Prisoner at the bar, you have heard
the verdict of the jury. Have you any
thing to say why sentence OF death
should not be passed upon you?"
The prisoner, who was tall, power.
full, fine-looking man, drew himself up
erect-he was evidently suffering from
great emotion-but, hastily brushing
his coat-sleeve across his eyes, he
turned to the judge, and said. in gruft
but not unpleasant voice:
'.Nell, cap'n, it's hard to be hung fol
nothin', but can see this yere is yard
arm business. 1 knows no more o this
'ere burglary nor a babby; but thes'
witnesses ha'n't told no lies, l s'pOse
And what can l say agin 'em? Wher
this thing came off l was fighting the
slavers on the Gold Coast. But you W
got no call to believe that, so there:
an end OF"
There was something bluff and manly
about the prisoners manner which i'm
pressed the judge, who said, not un
kindly:
"But surely. prisoner. Il your stor.
Is true, you must have friends and com
rades with whom you could have com
municated? If you had thought the,
could do you good, you would hav'
done this. 1t is too late now"
you're right, cap'n, it is too late
But it's all very well to say let 'en
know when a man is locked up in jai
and can't read nor write. and dom
know where they are. They may b'
in Ameriky, and they may be at tin
cape, and how could l let iem know
Leastways. not in time. No. it's no use
cap'n, and you'd better order me I,
be run up to the yardarm at once.
Everyone in court stared in amaze
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shock hair and showed . white scar
extending along the whole of the scalp.
A silence as of death reigned through
the court, as judge. jury and spectators
looked with breathless excitement ut
the prisoner and witness. Capt. Sharpe
stared hard at the interrogator; a
strange, puzzled expression came over
his face, then he slowly muttered:
"Heavens: Is it possible? Why. you
must be Tom Wilson, my old boat
swami"
TON Wilson," exclaimed the pris-
oner, triumphantly. ''In course I am;
and now, Cap'n Sharpe. you won't say
as you don't remember me-"
Capt. Sharpe said nothing, but hastily
leaving the witness box he made his way
across the court to the dock; then he
seized the prisoner by the hand, and,
turning to the judge with tears in his
eyes. he said:
'My lord, there is some terrible mis-
take here. This is certainly Tom Will.
son, my old bo'sun: bat he's sc
changed. 1 suppose, by the anxiety and
imprisonment he has undergone, that
I did not recognize him at first. Ny
lord, he was the best man on board my
skip; he saved my life, and Providence
has sent me here. as by a miracle, to
save his. He could have had nothing to
do with this burglary in April, for the
ship did not reach Plymouth till May
l. He had no more to do with the bur-
glary than I had. You can't hang the
old bo'sm of the vulture, my lord. un'
less you hang his captain with him."
The scene which followed has prob.
ably never had parallel in any court
of justice. The spectators gave vent to
their pent-up emotions in ringing
cheers, which the Judge made no At
tempt to check. Indeed, he was him
self SO affected that the tears were run
ninng down his checks. When silencs
was restored his lordship turned to TIN
jury and said:
Gentlemen, I think this is a case II
which you may well reconsider YOU
verdict"
"We have. my lord" promptly re
plIeO the 1OfemAu. auu VIC AAN Wv
prisoner not guilty"
This was the signal for fresh out
break Of enthusiastic cheers; and. mo-
content with this, as soon as Tom VIII
son and Capt. Sharpe with dificuit!
made their way out of court they wer'
seized upon by some irrepressible spir
its and carried shoulder-high in tri
umph to the Lion hotel.
About ten O'Clock that night Capt
Sharpe, accompanied by his faithful
boatswain. left Chester for London
Had the judge and jury overheard tn
conversation that passed between then
they would probably have been NOR
| astonished than by anything which has
transpired in court
"Well. old pal" Capt. Sharpe wa
saying. 1--WE pulled through that bust
ness pretty well. I think. That was
good idea of Willy Bob's. waiting TO
the verdict. We could never hav
touched that evidence"
"Yes." Tom Wilson answered, "an'
you acted it perfectly. IT you had cot
toned to me a minute sooner believ
they'd have twigged it. S'help me!
thought should ha' burst when say
the old beak s-blubberin'." ."-Tit-Bits.
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De STILL AND KNOW.

Vim God I hearkened one day
20 nature's rhythm and melody:
ny the notes and chords heard,
Out ever through all the only word
Was: "Hush.'
restless feet and varied moods
rad led me through by-paths of woods:
xsesp0nsiva to my needless tread
LAST autumn's rustling oak leaves said !:
Hush. Hushi"
ne1fo the whisper Of the breeze
Saresstngiy among the trees:
en- as mothers voice might chide
ner orowsy babe at eventide:
Hush. Hush.'
me birds that hovered DER their nests.
"A watchful care of tiny guests,
Wittered, in accents clear and sweet,
as any lover might entreat:
Hush! Hush,'
the river flowing toward the sea
0piashed 'gainst the banks most dearly;
ana seemed to murmuT plsintivcly
TO birds. and leaves, and trees-and me:
Hush! Eush.'
And % spoke unto my soul:
thou wouldst spotless be and whole
Cease thy complaints. thy strivinga
here.
BE still and know that God is near.
Hush. Hush,"
-Eva A. Rondy, I'm Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Plano seats aad DrapeRy.

The straight back Of an upright piano
has inspired the brain Of many house
wife to the invention Of new kinds Of
drapery. But no matter how new the
drapery or how ample its folds. the
object is always obvious. To assist it
and to give it q reason for being most
becoming background. the latest FASH
ion Of piano seats is a clever as it il
comfortable. These seats may be will:
or without backs and should be placed
directly against the piano. where the
drapery falls. The Recamier bench, in
which any woman might fancy she
would look well after gazing upon the
fair Recamier a she reclines against
it's one arm, is peculiarly fitted to &C.
complish the pleasing result sought BY
the housewife.-Chicago Tribune.
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FOR HousEKeEPERS.



yoaae isens Of Valuable Issef.sssso -
Culinary work.
Not the care lines that tell of work
and worry. These are not the
"wrinkles" that one woman wishes to
receive from another. But there ore.
to use another expressive bit of con-
temporary slang. "tips"-fragments OF
practical knowledge accumulated by
every woman who looks well to the
WAYS of her household-which are OF
distinct value to all housekeepers.
Sometimes they have been discovered
almost by accident, at other times they
have come as the working out OF pet
theories. Still again they may have
been hardly acquired after many fall
ures have taught the experimenter bow
not to do it,.
Some of the wrinkles thus gathered
may be old and familiar to many horse
keepers. To others they may be en-
tirely fresh and hopeful.
How many women who like dainty
table know. for instance, that the flavor
of broiled fish is rendered richer and
finer il the fish is laid in salad oil for
an hour before it is cooked? The fish
should be placed on fiat plate. two or
three tablespoonfuls of the oil poured
upon it. and when this has soaked in
thoroughly the fish may be turned over
and the other side treated in the same
fashion.
This same expedient of sleeping In
salad oil adds delicious favor to the
cold chicken or turkey that is to he
warmed up in a cream sauce. IT the
sauce is favored with suspicion OF
onion juice and celery salt. the result ID
an appetizing rechauffe which has been
aptly compared to hot chicken salad.
The superiority of onion juice over
the chopped onion SO often used in sea.
soning is manifest to all who have tried
the former. The juice may be procured
most readily. perhaps, by tearing the
onion upon a vegetable CRATER. The
juice quickly trickles from the bottom
Of the CRATER. Or the onion may be cut
in half and pressed in a lemon squeezer
For seasoning minces, hashes, Ham
burg steakes, and in all chafing-disf
concoctions, the onion juice il invalu
able.
Timely for those who enjoy soft.
shell rabs, but object to the odor of the
frying fat that usually accompanies
their cookery, is the "tip" that ths
crabs may be broiled, instead Of fried
and that the flavor is the same which
ever of the two ways they are cooked
The crab should be cleaned, dipped IL
olive oil. laid on the gridiron over IA bet
of broiling Goals. and cooked until ths
outside is red-brown, the meat white ant
tender.
Another wrinkle" worth knowing i
that vinegar added to the water il
which fish is boiled will make the fisl
frmer and improve its flavor. Will
when it is put into the water in whicl
meat or poultry is stewed it will max
the flesh more tender. The proper
tion varies little. A Tablespoonful
. is enough for the fish. while twice tha
quantity may safely be used for tn
meat. 1t expedites the boiling OF tougl
poultry.-Harper's Bazaar.
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For the Heaaheo.

"Still taking up collections to send
fiannels to the heafhen:" asked TIE
sarcastic man.
.>Oh, dear. no." answered the earnest
woman.
"They insist on getting bicycles now
before they viii even think Of becoming
converted.'-Indiauapolis Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10

Buyer (confidentially) Say. hoy. are
YOU sure this horse won't scare at lo-
comotive?
Stable Boy-Sure? Not much! Why.
sir, three different men have been killed
because that there horse mlked in the
middle Of the track jest to enjoy seein'
the bullgine ecomi7'.-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10

County Clerk Curry, Jackson Martin
Harry Piper and Al Evans wer. stand
ing on Kearney street when ! tramp
approached them and asked:
Gentlemen. can't you help poor h
l,orin9 man who Is out Of work.
'Not to-day" repliei Curry, who
didn't like the looks Of the man.
"Im m honest man who would work
~ I could find anything - do. }" pleaAsd
the beggar.
Cant help IT,
sWhy can't you do little for mer
I'VE have no change
'None Of yers
mo, none"
"Do understand yer to say tAat nsoe
~ yers has . sent?
'Yes, tnat's what sai0."
sDen why IN the dickens amt ysreo
to work?'-San Fraaeiseo Post
A AVsIl 1hsss&
A small boys suDt inter5ered with
soma cheriahed ilea r ~
II don't Ike you Amt Minnie" h
aid; -an' II yoa don't let ne alone III
save up ny pottet-noeey an by .
tapir..
"A whst?~ aGkea hloanns
"A tapir.r aid the snall one. ~A1'
.ap1es. they est asnte snt
,eantEy seaepal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10

Daglow-After all am inclined to
rut q good deal Of faith in the theory
of evolution.
Dabley-You sre? What's your rea.
son?
'well. I made box Of cigars cut OF .
friend Of mine to-day. y.-I;oxbnry Ca
.sette
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AN ALTERED VERDICT.

n the days long ago,
when minor of
fenses were pun
ishable by death. 4
stranger who was
staying at the LioT:
hotel, Che s ( er,
hearing that a
somewhat remark
able trial was to
come off at the as
size courts, said he
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10

He-You're so harsh in your estimates
IF others, my dear! That was . cruel
thing you said Of the Joneses.
She-What?
THAT there isn't thing in their
house that isn't borrowed.
~Well, / don't believe there Il. )"
sOh, yes; they have troubles Of their
own Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-10

Aunt Cleo-Howde, Mistah Ebony. II
yonah son doin' well now?
Mistah Ebouy-He am doin' fine.
Nine. Cleo; he am de entry clerk at De
Eashion hotel.
Entry clerk! What's that!s
ssHe tends doah at the front entry
n. 7. Weekly.
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O0uy1 3B1DO06s
. ~s -

Mr.. Sparks-Sir. I love your daughter
30 that ccnnot live without her.
Old Gradiy- Good! Then 70 away
somewhere and. die. Thcre's another
load o1 my mindi-Clesslend leedes.