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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
NIGHT SESSION is
FILLED WITH MANY
EXCITING SCENES.

Every seat In the galleries were taken
and the lower floor crowded when the
convention reassembled at o'clock. Dur
ing the dinner hour a caucus of the anti
Rogers forces was held at Germana hall
1t was decided to stand together against
the common enemy. Fawcett, of Pierce,
and Auditor Cheetham were decided on as
the candidates TO be pitted against the
governor.
Judge NJ NJ. Goldman OF Columbia
county, placed Gov. Rogers in nomination
in the union convention. He made a
lengthy speech. He said that the gov
ernor had surprised even the Republicans,
who had predicted the worst when 1t was
known that he was elected in 1896. He said
that contrary to these predictions the
governor had given the state a wise and
business-like administration. and that IL
renominated he would poll the full
strength of the fusion party.
When Judge Goldman mentioned Gov.
Rogers name. the Turner Rogers leaders
started stampede which they hoped
would land him on the first ballot. The
convention was transformed from body
of men to a mass of yelling. shouting hui
mainly. County standards were plucked
from their places and waved frantically
aloft. There was "a perfect bedlam of
cheers and shouts. The demonstration
lasted nearly five minutes.
George CotterilI on behalf of the Popu-
list delegation in Pierce, nominated Neal
Cheetham. He was heartily applauded.
Then c. G. Heifner took the stand to
name Fawcett At the mention of the
name of the Tacoma candidate. Pierce
countys delegates waved the Fawcett
banpers aloft. Said Heifner:
II nominate man who has back of
him the solid support of the Democratic
and Peoples party delegations in hts
county
How did he get them?' yelled a Rog-
ers delegate.
mot In the way your candidate got
votes last night" was Heifner's swift re-
tort He was allowed to proceed in quiet
ness. He praised Fawcetts business rec
ord and declared that he would be a
strong candidate II nominated.
Senator Turner seconded the nominal
tion of Gov. Rogers. This was the signal
Tor the delegations which had been hos
tile the day before TO the governor. and
who had been brought Into the Rogers
camp to announce their fealty TO the
Populists. the Stevens county delega-
tons Douglas, Lincoln KtttitRs and Okla
hogan fell into line FOR Rogers.
Mrs. Laura T.. Peters. a delegate In the
PopuIlst delegation from Ciallam, sec
orded the nomination Of Rogers.
J. Brooks OF khckitat. EccondtHg the
governors nomination. said: with All
MS faults We love him stiili"
This gave the delegates chance to
indulge In q hearty laugh.
Baker Of Pierce. on behalf OF the Pop
ulists ~ the governors home county
seconded the nomination Of fawcett
The roll was called. resulting: Rogers
cas-; Fawcett. 2s. Cheetham. $50; In detail
Cheet- Faw-
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Ronald managers. The Rogers people and
supporters of Robertson were taken una
ware. They had favored making nominal
tons one at a time and had expected that
Robertson would be pitted against Thurs
ton Daniels, the candidate of the OPPOSE
ton from Eastern Washington, The anti
Rogers forces, over-confident OF their
strength. chose to force the issue at once.
with Ronald as the entering wedge.
Senator Turner and the friends of Rob
ertson accepted the challenge As the roll
cali went on Clarke seconded Ronald /;
Jefferson Endorsed Robertson: Klickitat.
ktttitaS and Mason spoke for Ronald
Okanogan and the Silver Republicans of
Pierce for Robertson; the Remocrats and
Popuiists OF Pierce for Ronald; the Spo-
Kane Populists for Robertson. and so on
down the line.
vote, there was great confusion. After
much scrapping and several attempts to
vote counties which were not represented
in the convention. it was finally ascer-
tanned that the Populists had no delegates
from three counties and ten counties were
unrepresented among the Silver Repuhli-
cans; This cut the total vote for the con-
vention 10 .059 making 7os necessary for a
choice under the two-thirds rule
The result Of the first ballot showed con-
ciusiyely that the friends OF Robertson
and Rogers were in the majority. though
they did not reach the two-thirds point.
The announcement of the vote was Rob
ertson 56 5-e, Ronald 462 l-6; Robertson's
majority. 1874 2-s
ne hoEtTs people went WHO. senator
Turner, mounted on chair, led the dem
onstration. Mallory looked grieved. Lewis
was visibly perturhed
Senator Turner made his way through
the crowds to the King county delegation.
He demanded an explanation. His OBJ
teet, he said. was to nominate Robertson
and thus eliminate Voorhees, from the
governorship contest; he had not pur-
posed to defeat Ronald. l.. C. Gilman
and Senator Turner had a hot exchange
OF words. You evidently meaning Spo-
kane county, promised last night to sup
port Mr.; Ronald, said Mr.. Gilman king
county has her did nerve with her 10 ask
us TO support any of her candidates"
said Turner, and he walked back to his
delegation.
q ( follOwa.
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maker freaks Loose.
\ quarrel now broke out among the
tscFee county delegates. Frank Raker N
thf fopuliSts, charged that Popuiists etd
I1cmoctats who had been defeated I'M the
f1cFce county convention were part{cir,at-
ms IN taf union convention as Silver ne
pWhltcaus IN the interests ~ Rogers -rfs
low, for the Silver Republicans made
similar charges against che neruocrats
and Popptsts. There was "a good dsaI ~
hot talk. Including a free excha ~ 81 oz,.
pfohip0s cpithets. but Chairman Br{dres
gueiied the disorder and Informed fhe
Pierce county combatants that the cor-
FwNUAn hHA no interest la and rrsusf a., ~.
disturbed hy their Quarrels
The second ballot was taken amid e-..,
Disorder. Bridges vainly trying Ia keen
the delegates IN their seafs m, ro,,,ss
showed gain foT Robertson ~ twenty
FOUR votes net change % forty eight iu
The result. Delegates from Chelan. Ferrv.
lincoln and Mason switched over and the
vote stood Robertson, SO IS. Ronald
~ 10 Rohertsous majority fs2 -
There was another great cuthlIrst By the
Rogers forces The smaller counties were
clearly In a mood for switching, and n
MAS apparently only a question Of time
until the necessary two-thirds majority
was secured
The third ballot resulted at the frst in
a further gain Of nineteen votes for Rob-
ertson. Then the smaller delegations he
g0n coming over In a hurry. So RAPIDLY
We're the changes made that the secre-
tarles could scarcely Keep count. The re-
suit finally showed Robertson. CO., IS:
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Ronald 3S7 Is: but this vote was never
officially announced, the quick changes
in the programme IF the Ronald managers
making 1t unnecessary.
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S. Attorney general
g. Land commissioner.
10. Superintendent public instruction.
II. Four presidential electors.
Il. Il. SHAW. Chairman.
q II NVFGTCOTT Secretary
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Mr. Ronald. who had tried To- speak be-
fore RnWeiL forced his Way 70 the front
q the delegates 20 beg permission to with
draw. Tn. sx-maYor was vlslnly excited
and trembling Il would have given
worlds % have gotten out of this Eight
before now" vas Rcnaid's opening sem
teuCe. 7 ana sensitive over this matter
I % not want 10 run for congress Hhen II
di.,te'
honorahiy now ana beg YOU 90 allow me
to DO it. Z am sorry that this eliminates
Nj Voorhees,, hut Mr.. Robertson Is my
friend I saw that 20 was unwlae 90 give
h1th the c0uErf sqiunal nominations 10 thu
Democrats 7 ask vou 20 settle on Clarke
Davis, ~ George CottertN or some Other
good Populist n King county There ia
plenty - material here.
y a. uot want ths nomination" said
Nj Ronald. becoming more and more ex-
cited His voice tramhlcd with emotion
III Gov Daniels wants the nnminafion I
want him % get g. Mr. Gilman my
friend was, told by senator Turner that
n King county would throw voorhees,
down ! could d. nominated. dent want
70 throw voorhees, down Senator Turner
said that klng county light 20 20 hell'
III Gov HoEere Is nominated. I VII
support him LOYALTY. (Crtes % u won T.
7 ask VoU pc friends. because my family
interests require 81. 20 allow me TO With
draw. ] cannot afford 20 make the race
Mr., Ronald, thls does not eliminate
voorhees, " broke in ". q Armstrong
J. q, AIies mounted q chair 10 make the
Ciinchiug talk against Ronald's with
Withdrawal We owe IL 10 King county
Go keep Mr. Ronald IN the race he said
u favor Mr. Lewis motion. 7 say SEN
ator Turner cannot keep King county
from having representation in congress-"
Judge simmonds and F. A Mcdonald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
Feminine Flaery That II Now Con-
sideFed the Proper Thing
In Costumes.

If one has a scrap of old lace, bit
Of antique embroidery or brocade,
treasure it carefully, for it can be util-
lied in vests, yokes, collars, cuffs or
revers. Collars and stocks are just as
often seen of lace and embroidery as Of
velvet, satin or ribbon. The former
are to be worn higher than ever, if that
is possible. s
Long silk scarfs, the ends being
tucked in the belt, are in vogue. They
are sometimes fastened at the throat
with a gold pin or passed through a
ring.
The chenille dot is seen on every
thing pertaining to woman's neckwear.
Cream colored scarfs dotted in che
mile are worn with walking costumes,
the same idea being carried out in
wells.
Collars made of fine linen still con-
tinue to be worn, though their popular
ity is greatly on the wane when COM
pared to the number worn last season.
Dull black silks and satins are large
ly in demand for mourning wear and
soft black chiffon is much used for
neck scarfs.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
salt Coa CurPieA.

Soak over night a pound of salt cod,
boil it and then pick it into fine fakes.
Make q white sauce by cooking to-
gether a tablespoonful each of -four
and butter until they bubble, and then
turning upon them q half pint of milk.
Put into this a scant teaspoonful OF
curry powder, and stir all together un-
til the sauce thickens. II you like the
flavor of onion, te1 drops of onion juice
may be put into the pan with the but
ter. When the sauce is thick and
smooth, add the cod, and when this is
smoking hot two hard boiled eggs
which have been cut into large dice.
The cod should be salt enough, and the
curry takes the place of pepper. just
before the dish is serv>d, add the juice
Of q lemon. For those who do not
like curry, the dish may be made in the
same why, but without th> powder
Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
FARMLtFE MADE ATTRACTIVE.
4 Little Intelligent Planning and
Reasoaable Activity Wiu
Brigkten the FaPn.

Life il much what we make It. Our
happiness depends more upon our
minds and wishes than upon outside
influences. Yet outside influences
have much to do with our mental
state. They are very suggestive.
Now we can by right thinking and
wise planning soon change our out
side surroundings very materially.
We can clean up everything. hang
all the gates, shutters and doors. re-
pair all the fences and outhouses. A
little time and labor and very small
expense can whitewash all the rough
places and put = new coat Of paint on
the dressed buildings.
A few plots Of grass and grain in
full view from our bed room window
will scarcely interrupt your work.
The cost win be bat small An extra
load OF wocd carried 10 toWn, : few
chickens and eggs. > few pounds Of
butter, or bushel Of peas or potatoes
sold win buy all the needed material
and Tie extra lah9 - - dooe Wills
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21

One reason why farmers get eggs
in winter when careful breeders do
not is because the latter get their
stock out of condition by overfeeding.
The farmers hen is usually compelled
to work, and if she gets any food at
all she has good appetite for it.
There is always something to pick up
around the barn, and when the hens
are exposed and work hard corn is
the best food for them. But as rule
the farmers hens do not lay as many
eggs as the hens that are well cared
for. The reason the farmers hens lay
in March and not in January is that
they are nearer the natural period of
the year for laying, and the pullets
are nearer the adult age-Farm and
Fireside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
The Tenatat system.

The tenant system of farming in
the southwest is demoralizing, and
often destructive of the interests OF
both tenants and landlords. A large
portion of our agricultural population
is bad material of which to make
satisfactory tenantry, but much can
be done even with these, by judiciNus
selection and management. Many lahd-
lords have taken no steps whatever t6t
secure good tenants or to encourage
them when secured. Good tenants will
not stay long on n farm where home
conveniences are totally lacking, but
will at the first opportunity hunt a
better place. They want something
better than u hut, through which the
north wind whistles, without yard or
garden, stable or cowlot, wood or
water convenient, as is often the case
on large farms. With comfortable
houses and ordinary farm conven-
fences, there will be little difficulty in
securing good tenants and keeping
them.-Earm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
NOTES FOR THE HOME


Economical cooks do not boil the
whole egg when only the hard-boiled
yolk is needed. Either the yolk II
dropped alone and unbroken into wa
ter and boiled haSd in this way, the
white being previously drained OF, or.
after the yolk is separated from the
white, it is left in the shell and put thus
into the boiling water.
At the fashionable shops smart-look-
ing brocade-covered tables are shown
for drawing-rooms, and, reproduced in
cretonnes and chintzes, for bedrooms.
1t is not at all difficult to copy these
with admirable success at home, par
ticularly il one has stored away one OF
the eold-fashioned long washstands that
used to grace country chambers. Theass
usually have q back piece projecting
above the top. This will need to be
taken of. The top and shelf below are
then neatly covered with whatever ma
terial is selected. The pieces of fabric
are cut somewhat larger than the shelf
they cover, and are folded under and
tackled with small tacks on the under
side. The legs are similarly covered.
Scalloped sweet potatoes are an ex-
cellent luncheon dish to offer with any
kind of cold roast meat. The potatoes
are peeled and boiled hard for about
ten minutes. They are then removed
from the fire, drained, and sliced in cir
cles into q baking dish. When half-full,
they are spread with bits Of butter and
tablespoonful Of sugar. The dish is
then filed up. butter, sugar and lit
tie powdered cinnamon forming the
top crust. A. this season of the year.
as the potatoes grow somewhat dry
and fbrous, half teacupful of boiling
water may be poured over the dish be-
fore it is put into the oven. Bake un-
til the potatoes are tender.
As is well known discrimination in
applying knowledge is as important as
the knowledge itself. In q nursery seen
recently, the walls were covered with
one Of the papers especially designed
for nurseries. showing in constant rep
etition many of the characters famed
in children's stories. The paper was .
study for the children, and, having
been provided, it should have been left
to be studied. Instead, the walls were
covered with pictures, good, bad and
Indifferent, an environment which
must have been extremely distracting
to the children who passed most OF
their time in the room. Either few
good pictures against an almost plain
background, or the riot>Qf fairy-tale
alone put upon the walls
for the occupation and interest Of the
children, would have been a muel bet.
ter arrangement.-N.Y Y. Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
BoYHooD DAYS OF xoY KEs.


/ "When Wa . boy, said Moy Kee,
tea merchant. laundryzhan and inter-
prefer, II went to school in my native
village of Sinking, 81 miles from Pc
king. l was seven years old when
started to school and, Of course, the
teacher was man. We sat on stools
with desks before us and studied aloud.
At ten years old could write very welt
and had to learn every word of long
lesson by heart. The teacher had .
stick. and sometimes, but not often,
he would punish boy, either by strik-
ng him on the hand or on the seat OF
his trousers. -
There are no bad boysh China a.
there are in this country. The boys
are respectful and polite to all who
are older than themselves. and while
they have their plays and their fun,
they do not think it fun to hurt any
one.
"The boys here In America do not
know what school hours are. ! went
= @>-. es-1y In the morning before
the birds began to ding. After thatwe
went to breakfast and then to dinner,
and in the evening to supper. Those
were long, long days, the boys here
would say, but the Chinese boys did
not say anything about II. We just
sat on our stools and sung out our les
sons all at the same time a. loud a.
we could.
Vacation came along in the harvest
time when the rice was gathered4Then
we played at flying kites. We did not,
- boys do here, fly kites any time. No.
there was . season for it. and we flew
them ut no other times The boys in
China walk ON stilts. just ~ boys dc
here, and play ct blindfold, hide and
seek and leap frog, but al in dii-
ferent way from here.
I'VE had great snort Akhting beetles
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
HERE AND THERE.

The Connecticut legislature las
passed law for th,. protection of the
trailing arbutus. 1t is said to be the
first law ever passed by any state in
this country for the protection of .
wild flower.
Alfalfa is growing in popularity
throughout the south. Where it does
well no other forage plant is equal to
it. 1t is not adopted to poor soils, nor
to wet soils, nor to any soil where the
cotton root-rot prevails.
-Cow-peas will grow on land too
poor to grow clover, but will grow
much stronger and more rank on good
soil. Cow-peas, like clover, are q soil
improver, and by chemical analysis
contain much the same properties IA
clover.
Which most excites your respect,
the farmer who contends with adverse
circumstances on his farm, and carves
out a home for himself and family, or
the one who grumbles at his poor sif-
utation, and will do nothing until he
can secure a better location?
No fixed method can be laid down
whereby q farmer can surely meke
farming pay; each farmer has differ
ent conditions with which to deal. l.
is the successful farmer that studics
out these conditions, and is quick to
adopt them.
The Oklahoma experiment station
has been investigating the results OF
cotton growing in that territory.
Eighty farmers were interviewed, and
ten per cent. of these regard the crop
as Improbable; the yields ranged
from 500 to 800 pounds of seed cotton,
or 165 to 26s pounds of lint.
Prof. F. Lamon-Scribner, agros-
tologist Of the de partment Of agr:cul-
ture, and the highest authority in this
on grasses, says that in the
south all perennial grasses and clovers
should be sown in August and Septem-
ber, except where preceded by q crop
that can not be harvested 20 early.
Good roads, like good streets.
make habitation along them most de-
they economize time and
force in transportation of products
reduce wear and tear ON horses, har.
ness and vehicles, and enhance the
value of real estate. They raise tine
value Of farm lands and farm products,
and tend to beautify the country
through which they pass.
1T is estimated roughly that 81 900
worth Of corn at present prices taken
with it $500 worth Of plant food, and
Il LOCO worth of wheat nearly $SO0
worth. Thus arc We getting away
with out heritage at ive;5 xats. II
ne shold feed our grain crops to live
stock it would reduce the drain on
DUE soils and greatly increase the prot.
T. & our labor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
A FALSE BEARD


Among the varied bric-a-brac. OBJ
iects of art and souvenirs Of travel
that adorn the walls of one of the cozi-
est bachelor ''dens" in New Orleans il
false beard and mustache put together
ON . false foundation and supplied with
a pair of delicate wire hooks to go over
the ears. 1t is jet black in color, and
its effect is trifie piratical Those
false whiskers." said the young broker
who occupies the apartment, "are IN
interesting relic. When / tell you that
/ used them in all the banking business
l did when / was abroad . couple Of
years ago you will no doubt look for
thedark lantern and jimmy to complete
the set. Ny experience, however, was
not burglarious, and the story. in .
word or two, is this: had never been
to Europe oefcre. and wasn't osted -
to the best way to carry md611, % On
the advice Of friend who ought ia
have had more sense got IN old-fash-
ioned letter Of credit in New York
one Of those idiotic arrangements that
have a photograph of the holder pasted
in little circle at the top of the page.
"When procured the letter was
wearing q full beard, which, am told.
changes me very materially, but while
staying in London got tired Of it, and
one day, on \ sudden impulse. had il
taken of, never thinking of that con-
founded letter of credit. had no oc.
casion to use the document until ar
rived in Paris. and when presented il
at bank there was turned down hard.
The teller, or whoever he was, told me
he couldn't think Of paying money to q
man who bore no resemblance what
ever to the official photo, and, when !
explained the situation, shrugged his
and advised me to come back
after grew another beard. Going our
1 chanced to notice a costumer's shop,
and was seized with an inspiration. T.
rushed over, bought that curio now ON
the wall, and returned to the bank,
clapped it on my classic mug, and said:
Now gimme that money There was
some talk, but got it, and afterward
I worked the same scheme from one
end of Europe to the other. The bank
people regardedita as an amusing Amer
lean eccentricity. Without it would
have lost at least . month, laying up
somewhere waiting for my bristles to
break out."-N. o. .Times-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

The man who does not know = d
ways readiest to tell.-Ram's Horn
The less . business man advertisea
the more time he has to balance hia
accounts.-C Chicago Dairy News
A st. Louis man has been jailed for
calling his wife '.rubber-neck."
When he heard the sentence he re-
marked: "Well, I swan!"-N. Z.
Press.
Mother Ito little Freda, who has
been taken to the dentists to have
tooth pulled)-"Freda, II you cry I'll
never take you 20 dentists again.
Philadelphia Press
Mrs. Yeast-"They say nothing II
wasted: are fish tails any. goods r
Mrs. Crimsopbeak-"Well, yes; some
that my: husband tells are jimdsn-
dies!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Thorne-"Do you think there will
ever - such thing a. universal
peace94: ! Bramble-"I am sure there
will noG be. Ny wife would never
agree to tn. Y. Journal.
Nelly-"I don't see how getting
ones feet wet causes toothache." !"
Jack-"You don't? II you had ever
mad q tooth pulled you would know
that the roots run down to your toes."
Answers.
Watts-"No, I am not monkeying
with that memory system any more.
It il . fraud" Potts-''Get into trou-
ble?" Eyes. Our new minister u
named Jordan. and the second time
met him called him Mr.. Banks.
indianapolis Press
Wilkins-"How do you like our new
preacher?" Bilkins-"He talks too
loud" Wilkins-~That isn't . valid
objection provided he says something
rood or instructive" Bilkins-AO. ]
didn't hear what he said. ! only know
I was trying to sleep and couldn't
0hio State Journal