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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-25

Cider Sherbet-One pint of orange juice,
1 quart of sweet cider, l pound OF sugar,
Mix cider. orange juice and sugar until
thoroughly dissolved. Strain and freeze.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-25
AN EQUIvoCAL DocUMENr

WEDNESDAY. JULY Is. 1900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-25
TELEPHONE CALLS.
CHE ST. agna1l Olnhe

Entered at Postofice at st. Paul. Mimi.
as Second-Class Matter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
AN EMPRESS AT HOME.
Terrible Woman She
Ii Painted

Most people who have read of the
sanguinary disposition of the dowager
empress Of China have pictured her
as veritable tigress with an inor-
dinate appetite for human blood. To
a casual visitor at her palace, however,
she appears much as other women.
Recently the wives Of foreign repre-
sentatives and several other European
women were entertained by her 1T
Peking. From the entrance gate of
the palace grounds they were carried
in imperial sedan chairs over the mar
BILE bridge; the rest of the way to the
reception hall they travelled in tram
drawn ut fairly rapid pace by pal
ace eunuchs. In the reception hall
the dowager empress, benevolent
looking old lady of 64. and not at all
the relentless virago she is commonly
depicted, was seated on a raised dais.
and on slightly lower seat sat the
emperor, who looked more cheerful
than ever, but was evidently in very
feeble health.
After the formal reception the la
ulCS WCIC COnuuCtC0 ~
room, where tea and refreshments
were served, and soon after the impe-
rial pair came in and mingled uncere-
moniously with their guests, saying .
few words to each and shaking hands.
Every time the dowager empress made
q remark her Chinese interpreters fell
prostrate on the ground. Young
Prince Puc'hun. well grown, strong
and healthy-looking boy of IA, who
has been recently selected as success
sor to the throne In default of a d.
rect heir, was brought, forward and
introduced to the ladies, whom he sa-
luted by suddenly throwing out his
hand at right angles ON line with
his face, probably his idea Of shaking
hands, The dowager empress present.
ed each lady with pearl ring and
some handsome hrocades and each Of
the Chinese secretaries reeeisad foys
rolls Of elk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04

Speaking of the accident to Jockey
Tod Walsh at Morris park recently.
one of the prominent jockeys said:
1.-The public do not realize the chances
q jockey takes in such field and on
such track. Coming down the Eclipse
course. if we get two or three lengths
behind the leaders. we simply are trnv-
cling in cloud of dust. and it is more
by good luck than anything else that
we get through SO safely. If the cap
tain of q steamship should send his YES,
sci along under full head Of steam in
fog he would be accused of being .
fool and probably would be rounded
up for it, but we must race every inch
of the way from the fall of the flag,
and il we amt in front we're racing
In a cloud of dust thicker than any fog.
Life is as sweet to us ar it is to any body
else, and if there are times when we do
not seem to care to take chances the
public should not be quick to blame US
1t would be great improvement if the
sprinkling carts were kept a little
buster. In dry weather the track ought
to be sprinklef regularly and heavily
enough to prevent the dust from rising
in a cloud. When this is neglected. ac-
cidents may be expected."-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
SHOWING OF IGNORANCE.
Revealed by Applicants for Places In
the Census O0ce at wash.
ingtOA.

BY the printed reports of recent
examination of applicants for positions
in the census Office at Washington an
astonishing amount of ignorance il
shown to exist among the applicants.
They are especially and funnily ignor-
ant, says the Washington Star, regard
iEg the famous men of history-as to
the time in which they lived and as to
what they accomplished. Fifty-two
persons entered the competition and
only IA reached percentage above 90,
while 10 failed entirely. Some of the
answers would be taken for jokes did
they appear anywhere else than in .
department report.
There was jefferson Davis, for in
stance, who was placed on record by
one applicant as "a famous general of
the war of 1872" Another stated that
Mr.. Davis "was president of the United
States and wrote the declaration of in
dependence" The first postmaster gen.
eral was another who worried the ap-
plicapts considerably. One man sug-
gested George Washington, another
Patrick Henry, and third Wendell
Phillips. A young southerner disposed
of all argument by stating that it was
'a gentleman named Bissell."
William Cullen Bryant, whose boast
was, Il am a bookman," had his iden-
tity mixed with that of the Nebraska
orator by young woman, who stated
"Wil,iam Cullen Bryant was the DEM
ocratic candidate for president. silver
advocate and a resident Of Nebraska"
And even Abraham Lincoln appeared
to be examined in varied lights. Here
are some of the answers to the inquiry
concerning him:
Lincoln was a great general and
distinguished himself in the war of
1872"
abraham Lincoln was a personal
friend of the colored race and was one
of the signers of the declaration of in
dependence"
abraham Lincoln was born in Illi-
nois, where he worked from rosy dawn
till dewy eve as farmers lad, until he
became president"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
Wholesome Di.cipli.e.

Perhaps tagging in English schools
is the one medicine for snobbishness
in a land where classes are rigidly
defined. For at least short period in
his early life, the noble lord of high
degree" is no better than anybody
else. An old Harrow boy says that
he can never forget a certain clergy
mans look of blank astonishment
when he was told that the magnate Of
his neighborhood had been a break
fast fag at school, and had been
"whopped'' by his fag master for
dropping sardine oil into the tea-
pot. When Lord NJ, who became
a duke, was at Westminster school,
he bought something from an apple
woman, and gave her sixpence. out of
which she handed back the change.
"You may keep them" said his lord
ship. refusing the pennies. Il never
carry coppers." An older boy. Sc
nior, was looking on. and asked him
why he refused the change. 'Coppers
are a horrid bore" said Lord NJ.
Il can't be troubled with them" Then
the big boy sent for sixpenny worth
of halfpence. and ordered his 'lud-
ship" to carry them in his trousers
pocket. ready to be produced on de-
mand.-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Munster. Germany. has high school
which has been in existence ], 100 years.
The University of Berlin will soon
have three chairs CT anthropology and
ethnology.
According to Salt Lake City figures,
the number of Mormons now in exist
ence is 100000.
The imposing buildings of the Cor
don Memorial college, at Khartoum,
are almost completed, but the prepara-
tions for putting them to practical ac-
count are still in their very early
stages.
An oil painting OF Frederick Stearns.
Of Detroit, who gave the Stearns coli
lection of musical instruments to this
University of Michigan, has been placed
in the Stearns room in the museum
building. The painting was gift to
the University from Mr.. Stearns' son.
Edward c. Delano, the new surerin-
tendent Of schools of Chicago. irst be-
came attached to the city's public
school system a years ago as an as
sistant teacher. lie has since contin-
ued in the service of the board of educa-
tion. working his way step by step to
his present position.
If the church treated her ministers
generously in the matter of holidays
she would reap all the gain. For every
new idea which comes to the minister's
mind, and every new book he reads, and
every new sight he sees, and every new
gallery he visits during his holidays
pass into his words >and into his life,
and the thoughtfulness and generosity
of congregations would come back to
their own souls with usury of reward.
ian Maclaren, in Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
The Russian orthodox congregation
In New York contains 500 persons. The
congregation decided last year to build
| a new permanent church, and the Rus
slams bought lot IS by 100 feet fon
$4,000, of which amount $4,000 has
been paid. The balance, ST 900, will be
paid as soon as more funds arrive from
Russia. The czar has contributed 5000
roubles. The new church will cost $780,
OcO. This amount will be covered by
the pan-Russian collection on Sundays
in all Russian churches throughout the
empire, also by subscriptions raised in
St. Petersburg, Moscow and other large
Russian cities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
Pi<r,.h Proclivitie. at Nome.

Powers of attorney have been used
so extensively at Cape Nome this win
ter that it is doubtful that if many of
the q. 600 men now rushing northward
will be able to secure claims in Nome,
York or contiguous districts. The
winter situation is described. in .
letter received at Juneau from Alb
n>r Ellis. mining expert. He writes
that several hundred men at Nome
have spent the entire winter stamped
ing in every directions and locating
thousands of claims for themselves
and for others by power of attorney.
At Cape York one man has located over
400 claims. Ground thus taken up in-
cludes the best areas along the chief
creeks of the entire gold-bearing coun.
try drained into Behring sea. Ellis
doubts il the men rushing in from tho
Pacific coast will be able to secure claims
other than hilltops. No beach dsggings
have been found at Nome, and the
creek and valley claims have all been
taken in the manner described.-Chi-
cago Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
THROUGH LOVE TO LAUGHTER.

Lead your child through love to laughter
sorrow soon enough comes after:
soon enough will real ills find 1t,
Let not false gloom blur or blind it;
Lie mas much of glee and gladness,
enotEering smiles in babes is madness,
Rather let them laugh and love it,
with Gods smiling skies above it:
Joyous juniors love to caper,
Ills for them are thin as paper,
~ nile the gladness and the glory
r1iI life to its upper story;
smiles Tor them are finely filling,
Though some tears each may be spilling.
Let them laugh. the years are flying
10 where each shall know more crYing
Burdened with the cares and trials,
Sunerfngs and selt-denfals,
which grow greater, stronger. bolder,
AS their human slaves grow older.
Let the child laugh long and longer.
Let Its love of glee grow stronger.
Better 1t should turn from troubles,
Laugh at iridescent bubbles,
Than eclipse its sunny gladneSy
In the atmospheres Of sadness,
All too ready to bereave US,
And with ghosts of gloom to leave VI.
Let your juvenile be Jolly,
Lead him far from melancholy,
Harmless joys jar roof and rafter,
Lead your child through love to laughter.
I. EDGAR JONES.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
HUMOROUS.

True love never dies, but it is some
times perfectly killing to the rest OF
the family.-Chicago Democrat.
Youngwed-"Ah!m married life is .
grand, sweet song" Oldwed-"Humph!
So was After the Ball,-at first
Baltimore American.
"What are you doing with that red
cross ON your arm?" That's for pro-
lection; have just been vaccinated."
indianapolis News
A Paris physician tried on himself q
long-life elixir he had compounded,
with the result that his life in the other
world will be longer than he antici-
pated.-Boston Globe.
Biggs-"Why does Smith, the under
taker, look SO happy this morning."
Jiggs-"He has a new automobile
hearse and everybody is dying to ride
in it."-People's Home Journal.
Mrs. Brown-"I don't think Mis-.
White will ever marry Mr.. jerks" Mr..
Brown-"Why not?" Mrs. Brown-"O!
She quarrels with him SO constantly"
Mr.. Brown-"Ah! perhaps they've been
secretly married already" Philadel-
phia Press.
"Wacha matter?" said the city edit
or, as he heard a snarl of rage from the
copy room. ''Ah, nothin'," growled the
copy butcher, 'only in this bloomin' ac-
count of the lynchin', it says that the
victim was completely unstrung.
dianapolis News.
Here frail woman in a tattered
shawl entered and laid a penny on the
counter. ''Give me -. pounds of Sun
day newspaper" she said in hollow
voice. After she had gone out the pro-
prietor of the place told us that she
would make such a meager supply OF
this staple necessity suffice for fam
lily of IA 4persons.-DetroitJ Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
SECRET OF BASS BAIT.
The Assistant Secretary to Chicage's
Mayor Says Use . Bit
Of Bacon.

During a heated argument the other
day Theodore Mayer, assistant secre-
tary to Mayor Harrison, divulged
secret about catching bass. Mr.. Mayer
has since been trying to suppress the
information thoughtlessly given away
by him, but it has gone around the city
hall like wildfire, and now it threat
ems to reyolutionize fishing methods
among local politicians during the sum.
mer.
A dispute as to the best way to catcl
fish caused Mr. Mayer to forget him
self. Secretary Lahiff vowed that an
angleworm and asafetida was the best
bait on earth, and then Mr.. Mayer
waxed warm.
There is only one way on earth to
catch plenty of fsh-bass. mean," said
Mr.. Mayer. Il learned it five years ago
from a fisherman up in Wisconsin, and
since then I have caught enough bass
to fill up the city hall. went to Wis
consin lake and fished from sunrise
till sunset for six days, but did not
even get a bite. Then / hired an old
fisherman and made him row me about
until he almost died from exhaustion.
but still no bite. Meantime we had
about used up every minnow in the vi
cinity, and the minnow market was be-
ginning to jump. Why, people were
standing around and paying as high
as quarter apiece for this kind Of
bait.
Zone morning after had been rowed
around the lake for the forty-ninth
time the old man suddenly stopped and
began weeping.
"'Young man. said the aged fisher
man. you've bin purity good { me since
yer stay here, and right now want t
show We my appreciation of those
clothes and that chawin' terbacker We
give me. I'm goin' ter show yer how
to catch fish till We can't rest
Then the old fellow rowed me
ashore. left the boat and soon returned
with piece of bacon. This he cut
into a silver about the size and shape
of minnow. Then he attached the
part of the silver near the rind to my
hook and told me to fish with it. just
as il it were a minnow. did so. and
had not more than thrown my line in
before I got a bite and landed q nice
five-pounder. In half an hour l had
filled the entire boat with fish. IneveI
saw bass go after anything so greedily
before. After 1 had caught enough
fish to ship car load back to Chicago
departed. and now every year l go to
Wisconsin. look up that old fisherman
buy n side of bacon and never lack for
fish"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04

A new religion has been started in
Luzon and some people think it will
lead to trouble. Its main doctrine re-
leases its followers from the necessity
of working. The supreme being to
whom prayers are directed,will, it is de-
clared. provide sustenance for all true
believers. The religion is therefore at
tractive to the Filipino. who does not
do any NOR work than is necessary to
keep himself in rice. cigarettes and be-
tel nut, anyway, says the New York
Sun.
A man named Gabini started the re-
igion and its votaries are known as
Gabinists, Gabini and several of his
deacons, or chiefs, were quietly and in
formally shot by the Spanish authori-
ties at Apalit. The new creed was not
stamped out. however, for Gabini's
chief clerk. Felipe Salvador, took it up.
After doing little service in the Fill
pino army Salvador now devotes him
self to extending the faith. Wonder
full stories go abroad concerning mir
acles Salvador has performed. Sick
people are carried to him to be cured,
and If they die under his treatment it
is said they were not sincere in their
faith.
The Gabinistic religion, as nearly rs
can be learned, is very simple. The peo-
pie gather and pray long and earnestly
to an invisible supreme being who is
supposed to provide food to his faith
full subjects in some miraculous man
ner. and to perform cures. The chief
duty of the believer is to make at least
one pilgrimage a year to the main
shrine, which is located five miles above
San Luis on a dry spot in the pinac,
or swamp, of Candaba. Here Salvador
has had a church erected 1t is an i'm
posing affair of bamboo and nipa
thatch, rudely furnished with few
seats.
Salvador styled himself General"
and by this title he has been called. 1t
was at the suggestion of several people
of the village of Balinag that Gen. Otis
at last gave orders to have Salvador
placed in custody. This happened two
months ago. His church was not mo-
Tested and neither were his services.
which went on again after a slight in
terruption. a new general being in
stalled in the person of Salvador's chief
clerk. Salvador's arrest was due to 4
belief that as an insurgent leader he
was simply melting the people to fresh
outbreaks. In addition to the church
general there are several chiefs. 1t is
the main duty of these chiefs to collect
the fees which are regularly exacted
from all believers.
At the present time the Gabinistic
church is thriving wonderfully and
growing every day.
Planters complain that it is taking
away their laborers. 1t is said the new
church has now at least 10000 mem
bers. The members seem to be little
affected at the removal of Salvador,
for they believe his body consists OF
two parts, one a material and one a
spiritual part. The material part is Of
course confined in Manila, while the
spiritual part returns to pray with the
congregation at intervals.
The sick people who are carried to
the shrine on litters are expected to
make a complete confession of their
sins, whereupon they become cured. If
the cure does not follow it is sign
the patient has not made full admis-
sion of his shortcomings, and therefore
cannot be forgiven.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
a Good CHARACTER.

"Can you give any evidence in regard
to the character of the deceased? said
the judge.
"Yes, my lord" replied the witness.
"He was man without blame, beloved
and respected by all men. pure in all his
thoughts and"
.'Where did you learn that?"
81 copied it from his tombstone, my
rd."-Harlem Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
An Is.ue of veracity.

The head of the household was late
getting home. He was very late. 1t
was long past midnight. Indeed. the
little clock on the hall mantel had
juststruck three o'clockwhen he came
walking in. He had been out with
the boys and his wife reproached him.
why, it's early yet. It's rot late" "
Just then the bedroom clock sound
ed one, two. three.
The wife looked at him with grim
rebuke. He caught her eye and
ierked out this reply:
"Well, now, IL you want to believe
that darned dollar-and-a-haf clock
before your dear husband I've moth
ing more to say."-Collier's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
Two KlAda.

Wigg-Talkalot says he either knows
| q man, or he doesn't. He has no speak
ing acquaintances.
| Wagg-No: they're all listening -
Observation-Disclosures Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04

Mr.. Jackson-De night I proposed !
had a rabbits foot in nah pocket. ]
don't believe in luck no mo-!
Mrs. Jackson-Nor /! De night ac-
cepted yo' seen pin-headed dude on
de carpet wifi its head pinted towards
me an / picked it up an married it,
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04

"Pa, I made a nice speech when
gave m teacher those flowers"
.What did you say, TommyT'
"Well, pa, when handed 'em to hel
I made long bow an then, pa, said
Mrs. Jones, fm me T. you.' Indian
apolis Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
Celebrated Russian Painter.

The town OF FeOdOsla. on the Black
sea. gave public funeral to its great
citizen. the celebrated marine painter,
Alvazofsky. who died there in his
eighty-third year. soon after return
ing from st. Petersburg. No contem-
porary Russian painter, except Verest-
chagin, has enjoyed wider reputa-
ton, and most of the great picture gal
leries of Europe possess examples Ct
Alvazofsky's work.-N Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04

SpeSd more time in improving your.
self than reproving cthers.-C:,icage
Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04
EXTENSIVE HAIR CUT.
some Forty Thousand sheep Being
ShOrn ut New Brighton,
Minnesota.

Nineteen professional sheep shearers
have begun shearing 10000 sheep at
New Brighton. The task will keep
them busy for over a month. The men
use especially designed power instru-
ments. and they will each draw from
seven to ten dollars per day, says the
Minneapolis Journal.
The trusting sheep are enticed into
pens where they are at the mercy of
the shearers, who are paid by the
piece. and consequently work with all
possible speed. The up-to-date shear
ing instrument operates on the same
plan as a BARRIERS hair clipper. and
makes a clean sweep of several inches
in its trips back and forth across the
body of a sheep. The most skillful
shearers work the clippers with great
dexterity, and as they proceed the wool
falls away in a solid bunch as though
the animal had been skinned instead
of shorn. When the clipper has fin
ished its work the wool lies on the floor
in a bundle. the naked and indignant
sheep scampers away and man with
a hand car goes up and down the long
row of operators and gathers up the
wool, takes it to the packing-room.
where it is trampled down into large
burlap bags, which, when filed, weigh
about 335 pounds each.
The men are paid from seven to nine
cents per head for the sheep sheared,
and 125 is good days work. although
~ h. Insv tn
sheared as many as $50 sheep in a day.
When the 10000 now at New Brighton
have all been deprived of their wool
the band of shearers will move on
westward. the most industrious Of,
them finally ending up in Nevada and
California, where there are single
ranches with as many as 3O0. 600 sheep
belonging to one man. From there
they will come up through the south to
Minneapolis, whence they will start out
10 cover the circuit again next March.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-04

The president shaves himself and the
Chicago Tribune thinks it may Be his
only way out Of bad scrape.