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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01
FEMININE FASHIONS.
rev Notes On Dress fer the 0DRSa9

New NOee0 On D4eOo 1oR Voe OD~So0
Skirts narrowly gored and then
flounced from belt to hem are noted
among fashionable dress models, also
double skirts Of equal length. each skirt
being finished with a deep hem with
three or four tucks above it.
New shirt waists Of plain ecru. pink
or blue linen have tucked and corded
yokes with cord. and tucxs running
the entire length of the blouse exactly
In front, and also at the back. Some
have plain turn-down collars and deep
cuffs of plain white linen; others have
immense white sailor collars with re-
vers in front. bordered with tiny wash
gimp the color Of the shirt waist.
Great use will again be made of pretty
checked fabrics in two and three con-
trasting colors and in varied weaves.
The checks vary in pattern from the
pin-head or shepherds weaves to those
from half an inch to an inch and half
wide. These checks appear in faconne
satins, plain and jacquard silks, great
variety of all-wool fabrics and in hand
some silk-and-wool goods Of both for
eiRn and domestic manufacture. The
hardy Scotch tweeds in uncommonly
pretty color-blendings have favored
place among popular spring textiles.
The materials will be much used for
cycling. shopping and travelling. Some
Of the patterns are really handsome.
and all the pretty heather colors. with
several more in addition. are pro
nounced fast dye. The durability Of
these goods il almost endless, and for
general utility wear they rank fairly
well with English serge, and equally
with cheviot and the cravenetttea
which, aside from their own strong
merits ~ attractive dress goods, have
q very special value in being entirely
waterproof.
All women are advised to pAtronize
the newly popular princesse dress. al
least those who have . fair figure and
q first-class dressmaker-f0r no anna.
teur can make . success of gown Of
this description. requiring experience
taste and the tailor's finishing touches
All the fashionable accessories art
added to the gown-the bolero effects
the antique collars. cuffs, frills. pictur'
esque sleeves, and fancy narrow girdle
or deep centuries. In the back . severe
elegant effect il produced with very
slight decorations on the bodice por'
tion. Every fashionable woman will
count at least one Of these dresses
among her new spring wardrobe.-N
v p0st
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01
TULlv's SHOPPING.
An Experleaee That Pat Hin
k0ge.

An Experienee That Pat Hin 0a
Edge.
whats the use of your going down
town in . storm like this? ?" asked Tully
of his wife the other morning at break
fast. Il have to go anyhow. and there's
no sense in both Of IN knocking around
in blizzard just to. buy one little piece
Of ribbon"
"But you know how you detest shop
ping. dear"
.Yes, to make . business of it. But
I'm not such bear - to complain in 4
case like this. just tell me what you
want and I'll do the errand while you're
nice and snug here at home"
"Well. If you're sure. What I need is
a yard of gros grain ribbon, turquoise
blue. Hadn't better just write it
DOWN."
'No; this thing of making a list Of
one article is ridiculous. I'll remember
It all right enough. and bring it home
with me this evening"
just to make sure the accommodating
Tully jumped from his car block above
the city hall and was soon speaking
briskly to pretty girl behind ribbon
counter.
'.Please cut me on a yard. of cross
grain ribbon, turkestan blue" he re-
quested in q business way. She managed
to keep her hilarity within a smile, and
TO say that she was afraid they didn't
have the article.
''Of course you have" he retorted,
rather hotly, for the broad grin had not
escaped him. Every store keeps cross
grain ribbon. Let me look at the col
ors," but all the shades of blue had q
name, and none of them was turkestan.
After . spat with the pretty girl and an
| intimation from Tully that it was only
q third-rate establishment, anyhow. the
head of the department was called and
succeeded at last in acting as interpre-
ter for the ribbon buyer. But the girl
still grinned and Tully was too mad for
utterance. When he delivered the goods
| it was with q curt request that Mrs.
Tully attend TO her own shopping. and
not be sending him out on little plea
yune errands rs though he was the fami-
" messenger boy. I'm the head Of
this house." said Tully with . snort,
''and I'm not going to use ten-dollar
time doing ten-cent chores. just bear
| that in mind, madam. Free
| presa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01

Americas first paper mill was at
Wissahickon, Pa, and was built by Claus
and William Rittinghausen. who were
Of Dutch ancestry and went to Pennsyl-
vania from New Amsterdam. William
bradford was part owner. but rented
his share to the Rittinghausep brothers.
In the original lease. dated 1897, the rent
agreed upon by Bradford was seven
reams of printing paper. two resms Of
good writing paper and two resms Of
blue paper. The mill was considered Of
great importance. and when il wse
swept away by a flood at the end Of the
seventeenth century William Penn
wrote . certificate urging citizens to
give the sufferers aid in its
tion.-Philadelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01
FERTILITY OF TIE SOIL.

II Notuxa1 Lawn Wogo Observed HGgtu1ey
weld Inessass Win Csltivasaoa.
r 8. Teagarden. Of lows. in speak
ing Of the wearing out Of the soil by
cropping says that II natural laws were
observed the cultivation and crops
would increase the soil He refers to
the natural growth Of timber for his
reasons. II the depletion Of soil In tAe
growth Of timber were the results. all
timber growth must come TO m end;
but in the case Of timber growth there
isconstantly increasing demand for fer
tility to supply the incnsasing growth
from year TO year; for who win dis
pute the fact that large tree increases
in the production Of wood each season
to . greater extent than . small one.
Il then follows that IN Increased
amount Of fertility il supplied each
season, and this fact proves beyond
doubt that nature has Supplied
inexhaustible source Of fertility. The
shade Of the forest tends TO preserve
moisture, and this Il the all-important
condition Of the soil necessary to pro.
mote growth. The roots penetrate the
earth in al directions to great depths.
preserve Q mellow condition of soil, and
these two conditions are the essentials
Of plant growth and they invariably
promote growth to the greatest possible
extent Mellowness and moisture Of
the soil being preserved in their timber
growth, = has been seen, the results
are that continued and increased
growth from year to year over the pro-
ceding year and receiving - they do .
greatly increased amount Of fertility,
demonstrate clearly that the same con-
ditions in all agricultural work viii
produce constantly increasing yields Of
crops with an increasing fertility Of
soils.
An occasional subsoil plowing opens
mp the soil and subsol 70 that the
moisture Of falling rains and melting
SHOWS, where they prevail, win be alb
sorbed and carried down into tho
earth, where It il stored for the forms
doa Of growth when wanted, when il
10 brought to the surface TO be used by
the roots Of the growing plantaL Pre-
pare the son than to quickly absorb al
moisture be1oee Il 10 - for evsp-
ssatiaa, and - moist1 hnaprmf1e
- slssnentS $500 - - =
available, b 80
plants, and So r. l.
the fullest ext { -
air-whieh = - D L oE1
hose Of festf s1k9 T.
the conservation ana - 1W1
fertility is growth favored by fk1
NV Of cnnditi0na favorable 70 such &c
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01

As early as the sixth century the
woman question was knotty problem.
ruzzling the wise men Of that period.
.Are Women Human Beings?" was the
startling inquiry proposed by bishop
at the famous council of Macon, and
several sessions were devoted to the con-
sideration of the important subject.
The point was not considered jocular
or frivolous. and the good fathers ear
nestly and gravely undertook the task OF
assigning to woman her proper place in
creation. They hpally decided that she
d;d not belong to the world of mutton.
beeves or goats" but was. in reality. =
human being. This decision was made
only after something Of . struggle AZ
4 was NOT IN ecumenical council. the
f.ithful were advised that the decision
w.s not binding on them.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01
ROBBERY IN ITALY.
systematised Theft Practiced ON the
Railroads.

The correspondent of the London
Times in Rome has been collecting in
formation concerning the robberies on
Italian railroads, which have been so
frequent of late. 1t appears from the
story of an official inspector engaged on
the matter that the system of thefts has
been very we'll organized and extensive
ly carried ont, at the expnese not merely
Of foreigners. but of Italians. The in
spector himself suffered severely. and
now takes the precaution to cord and
seal every piece of luggage with the
ieaden seals used by the customs. He
advises everybody to do this. The COM
panies. finding thefts increasing at SO
alarming a rate. had a conference last
August and agreed on measures of de-
lection, which have resulted in 66 ar
rests, of which % have been followed
by conviction. Unfortunately, the tri.
bunals have often refused to convict
even in some cases in which the culprit
had confessed. The effect of this is that,
as railway servants are protected from
arbitrary dismissal by the terms Of the
concessions of the companies. they re-
turn after acquittal to their positions,
from which the reasonable suspicion Of
crime is not sufficient to remove them.
In two cases of peculation and rob-
berry, in which the offense was clearly
proved, the accused were acquitted on
technical grounds. When case is tried
before a jury an acquittal is almost
certain. Either from lurking SYM
pathy with crime or from n fear OF
the vendetta, Italian jpries are reluctant
to give verdicts of guilty. The CORE
spondcnt advises all travellers to see that
the locks of their trunks are strong and
secure against being picked. and the
hinges are in good condition. and then
to use the cord and seal.-N. y. Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01
To Help Deaf M1tes

Recent experimen ents with deaf mutes
by Swiss professor establishes the fact
that much can be done to aid their per-
ception of sound by the microphono-
graph, 4 new apparatus to repeat sounds
and greatly increase them. IT the
slightest vestige of the sense of hearing
is left this instrument can reach itwith
distinctness. Another of its uses is to
register sounds inaudible to the most
acute hearing and increase them until
they are clearly heard. In short. micro
photography is the art of registering
the infinitely small in the domain Of
sound and Of increasing it at will.-Chi-
caGO News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01
HE WOULD BE BAD.
ny r. M.ARTHUR.

F you were rich you
would never be
blue, would you? =?
If yon had in your
pocket the price Of
. box Mt the opera
and Of a good sup
per after, you
wOuld leaye care ia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01

Spirited Woman ito big Ping Ugiy)-
Oh, IL I were only : man, wouldn't
teach you manners-
s Celestial voice = Your prayer il
gTautei. foa shah be man. ;CTfans-
1og1ss Aer.)
Die rapg ueay-What Dc - aoys
NoW3Y Nd Nan-U1-r-t waa
lololy yinoEain9 that 4 80 3 M
Z Y1eellot lo1tl q lvoelsl1s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01

The municipal council of Paris keeps
4 cart for the purpose Of hauling away
the numerous bombs and other internal
machines frequently dropped in that
city by vengeful anarchists and muE-
dercus cranks. Recently the council
appropriated 1900 francs 70 keep the
-voitnre aux explosifs" supplied with
pueumatic tires il order to minimize
the possibilities Of an explosjon while
earting The missiles through the streets.
N 7. San. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01

Red broadcloth j. now being used rs
fronts for tailor-lmade suits. while red
satin is employed in the same capacity
for novelty costumes, and it is also used
as . color foundation for etamine
weavcs.
Black satin or black velvet ribbon in
used on winter dress skirts and b0dices.
Besides the usual uses to which ribbons
are put, they arc made to simulate mar
row girdles and wide-folded centuries,
to outline bolefo jsekets, to form a
peasant bodice back and front Of the
corsage, and they are used in rows and
bows and choux on every available por-
tion of gowns both for day and evening
wear.
Red ID, properly speaking. an autumn
shade--suggestive of warmth-but fash
ion has way Of overturnirg set rules
end fondling in summers heat shade
which il the legitimate heritage Of the
autumn period.-Chicago Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-05-01

Cut up four ounces Of good cheese into
small pieces end put il into mortar
with seasoning. according to taste. Of
salt. cayenne, dry mustard. and two
ounces Of fresh butter; pound these in
gradients until they form = perfectly
smooth paste; then stir in the yollks Of
three egg, well beaten. and the white
Of one egg whisked 10 . stiff froth. Linz
omesmallpastry tins With god pastry.
half fill them with the cheese mixture.
ard bake for Is minutes In brisk oven:
then serve either hot or cold. neatly
arranged on . folded napkin and taste
fully earnished with parsley.-Ladies'
Hone Journal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04

weight of the boring rods as the depth
increased. Though steel was used at q
depth OF 6560 feet the total weight of the
tools reached 81, 1855 pounds. Under the
weight ruptures of the rods we're frequent
and an accident OF this nature finally
stopped the work. About 1900 feet of
rods fell to the bottom, and, being
jsmmed under a part OF the tubing, il
was impossible TO withdraw it. The
diameter of the we'll at the bottom was
TWO and hree.quarter inches. Tempera-
ture observations made showed IL de-
grees Centigrade, or So degrees Fab
renheit, at the surface, and at the depth
of 657l feet the temperature reached 69.3
degrees Centigrsde, or l57 degrees Fab
renheit. This is equivalent to an average
augmentation Of heat OF one degree Cen
tigrade for every 34.l4 meters of depth,
or one degree Fahrenheit for every IS
feet. These figures differ slightly from
those obtained in other borings. The in
crease of heat at Schladebach cores
ponded to one degree Centigrade in 35.45
meters that at Sperenburg, near Berlin,
to one degree Centigrade in 81 81 meters;
and at the artesan well of Granville, at
Paris, which is only 1897 feet deep and
furnishes water at a temperature Of 27.70
degrees Centigrsde. it is estimated that
the increase of heat is equivalent to !
degree Centigrade in 3l.S3 meters. The
boring at Parnschowitz was commenced
on March 26, 1892, and it reached its
maximum depth on May Il, 1898, or in
800 working days. The total cost was
Sls,S00, or about 81 ST per lneal foot.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
The Egg In surgery.

Skingrafting with the inside coating Of
al egg is the delicate operation that gave
Thomas J. Tsnnian good sound ear the
other day in Cincinnati. Tannisn's ear
drum had been punctured as the result
of a long attack of grip that caused deaf
ness and extreme pain. The ear special
ist who attended him resorted to novel
treatment.
He called for an egg, broke it and
dropped the yolk and white into a pan.
There is thin skin on the inside of the
shell of an egg, and this the specialist
tendery pick ed out and spread carefully
on a piece OF sterilized glass. With a
pair of scissors he cut out round bit OF
the skin, being careful not to lose any of
it's under coating of abumen. and then,
distending Tannian's ear to admit a
probe with a bit of skin on it, he intro
duced the probe into the drum, gently
forcing the bit Of skin over the punctured
part. The skin stuck, covered up the
aperture caused by the wound, and ma.
ture did the rest. Tannian's ear will he
all right again soon, and the egg will
have found place in surgery.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
n. =. Leases by Lien on Crops.

General Western Land Agent Thomas
Cooper, of the Northern Pacific, is tigur-
ing on plan for those who have pur-
chased farming lands from the company
for which they are unable to make pay
nents. He proposes to make an agree
ment with these delinquents to rent them
the land until December | next, in con
siderstion OF onefourth of the crop raised
on the land, but if they purchase the
land at the price agreed upon on or before
Dec. ], then the rentals will be waived.
This arrangement has been considered
especially for the farmers of the Big
Bend but it may become general. The
details OF the plan have not been given
publicity but Mr.. Cooper expects to do so
within the next month.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
Deepest Hole la the world.

The deepest bore hole in the world is
stated to be one OF 657l feet below the
surface Of the soil, made at Paruscho-
WITT, near Rybrick, Upper Silesis. The
previous record for depth was the 1888
foot hole drilled some years ago at Schla-
debach, near Leipsig. The latter bore
hole was made in search for coal meas
ures, and eighty-three separate seams,
some of considerable thickness were
penetrated. The hole was twelve inches
in diameter at the beginning, and this
was lined with tube about GA OF an
inch thick. At depth OF 30 feet the
bore was reduced to eight and quarter
inches in diameter, and thus continued
for 3jl feet. At this point the blue mari
encountered became 80 compact that the
diamond drill had to be used, and under
the action Of the water the mari swelIed
to such degree that the diameter of the
pipe had to be again reduced. The great
est difficulty encountered was the great
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
General and state News.
Joseph Earle has been elected senator
from South Carolina to succeed Irby.

Joseph Earle has been elected senator
from South Carolina to succeed Irby.
Henry Heilfeld will succeed Dubois as
United States senator from Idaho. the
contest having been decided on Thursday
last.
BY vote of AZ to the y. S. senate
has passed Wolcott's bill providing for
the appointment OF commissioners to an
international monetary conference.
Levi Delaney, charged with the murder
of Frank Davies, at Roslyn a couple of
months since, was found mot guilty" at
Ellensburg last week. Both men were
colored.
The Nevada legislature has passed
bill permitting glove contests" and ar
rangements are being made to have the
Corbett Ftzsimmons fight pulled off in
that state.
Perkins of California, was the only
Pacific coast senator who, when his term
was about to expire, did not rush home
and set 'em up" for re election, and he
is the only one who has been returned.
The First National bank of Olympia
closed its doors last week owing to
withdrawal OF state funds to the amount
of $780, Two thousand dollars of
Thurston county money is tied up in the
suspension.
Lyman j. Gage of Chicago, who came
into general prominence by discussing
the financial question with Coin" Har-
vey, has been selected by Mckinley for
secretary of the treasury. The war port.
folio has been given to Gen. Russell A.
Alger, of Michigan.
Plous John Wanamaker has announced
his intention OF building S75 900 me-
mortal church to celebrate his escape
from being burned out In the big Phila-
delphia fire few days ago. His store
was damaged to the e. tent Of 800, 900,
but many times that amount was saved
only by tremendous work OF the fremen
and his store brigade. Wanamaker car
ries his own insurance.
The official history of the war OF the
rebellion, which is published by the 4.
). government, has cost s. 1884 1928 up to
date, and this amount will be brought up
to a round 100000 before the work is
completed 1t consists OF III volumes,
and each volume will have cost about
s25 900. Their utility and value lie in
the fact that they arrange and preserve
the materials Of history, which will be
used in future times.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
Worst River on Earth

The scourge cf China is what they
call the Yang-tse- Kiang river. During
the last 200 years it's floods have fourteen
times forced the massive dams OF the
central provinces. and each time covered
its banks with thousands Of human
corpses. In 1888 its inundation ravsged
the province Of Hu-Pas to an extent
which can be retrieved only by the la
bors Of many successive generations.
Another terrible food occurred a few
years since, which spread it's havoc over
an area OF 5000 square miles in the
most densely populated districts Of
China. The loss OF life on that occasion
has been estimated at 10000. even
after deducting the hundreds Of thous-
suds that succumbed to the subsequent
famine and those slain by marsuders and
hunger-crazed cannibals.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04

1t not only relieves; 1t does more, it
cures. We refer to One Minute Cough
Cure. Suitable for all ages, all condi-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
Train HOId.Up I'm Oregon.

A daring train hold-up was affected on
the Southern Pacific, near Roseburg, Or.
on the night OF Jan. 18th. 1t is thought
that five robbers were engaged in it and
the stoppage of the train was due to a
signal in a rock cut and one of the ma
RAIDERS taking several shots at the en-
gineer. Bombs were placed under the
express car which caught fire from the
overturned stove. A part OF the register
ed mail was rfled, one safe blown open
and Intellectual attempts made to open
the two larger safes. No one was injured
although the train crew and passengers
were scared nearly to death The only
booty the highwaymen are known to
have obtained was about Sl4 from the
smaller safe. The burning car and the
approach of a relief party frightened the
robbers away.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-04
The Equitable Life,s Statement.

The items of greatest interest in the
annual statement OF the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, published TO day, are
those which refer TO its immense strength.
Other figures are interesting, but over
shadowing them all are the figures of the
surplus over all liabilities, $43, 277, l79.12.
This colossal surplus is OF special value
in view OF the decreasing rate of interest
on high-class, gilt-edged securities such
as life assurance company should in
vest in.
Financial strength is, of course, the
item OF greatest interest in a statement
such as this, but apart from this feature
a remarkable showing is made of bust
ness done. During the year 1896 poll
cies to the amount of 1927 ,G9i ,OSi we're
written, and assurance TO the amount OF
$2l ,67S, 467 examined and declined. The
total outstanding assurance Of the So
ciety on Dee. 81, 1896, was 1915, lO2. 070.
This report must be especially gratifying
to the policy holders Of the Equitable, as
showing the care with which the society
is managed. 1t must also crafty them
TO know that their policies are in the
strongest life assurance company in the
world, as no other company has a surplus
that comes anyS here near the magnifi-
cent surplus OF the Equitable.