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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
MIND AND MATTER.
Bogus Opals Like the Real Ones Brins
Bad Luck.

80E0s Opal9 Like the Real Ones br10I
Bad Luck.
Il have just had a professional ex-
perience which leads to q new interest
in the problem Of mind over matter"
said q prominent local jeweler to 4
Star reporter the other day. sAyoung
lady came into my store short time
ago with many evidences Of distress
on her face. She, however, was dressed
richly and bore no evidences Of pow
erty. Asking to see me personally,
she was conducted into the Office. She
produced what she explained was an
opal bracelet, and asked me to dispose
Of it for her. She said the bracelet
had been given to her for birthday
present last October; that the giver
had explained that opals were lucky
stones for persons born in that month.
Nevertheless she had always possessed
q horror Of wearing opals, and the
beautiful stones, which shimmered in
the light, seemed to be constantly on
her mind as she wore them. Her mis-
fortunes began at once. She quar-
relied with cherished friend, burned
a hole in her best frock, lost . set out
of a diamond ring and had two short
stories refused by the magazines. At
this juncture she took off the brace
let and tucked it away in her bureau
drawer, and soon after this the house
caught fire and was in imminent dan
ger Of burning down. It was just
after this catastrophe that she
brought the bracelet to me.
"After hearing her story I took the
fatal bracelet and put the stones un-
der q glass for examination. They
were not opals at all, but a very clever
imitation. They were made by COM
position process, and this I explained
to my perturbed customer. She was
intelligent enough to take in the sit
uation Immediately and took her
bracelet home. She came in my store
yesterday with it on her wrist and
amilingly informed me that her bad
luck had ceased. Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
THE LAMA BIBLE.
Ito Thousands Of Volumes Weigh About
Thirteen Tons.


Thirteen Tons.
The principal Buddhist sect in
Japan has just placed in its splendid
temple, Hong-wan-ji, in Kioto, q
most interesting object, namely, the
Scripture of Lamaism. There is
some obscurity about the manner Of
this great sutra's coming from Japan
ese possession. Printed in the Wan
Itch era Of the Ming dynasty from
wooden blocks which were subse-
quently destroyed by fire, it lay for
over three centuries at the Lama tenn
pie, in Peking, where some japanese
Buddhists who accompanied the mill
itary expedition Of last autumn had
an opportunity Of seeing it. Their
natural desire to remove the precious
volumes to Japan was not approved by
Gen. Yamaguchi, who commanded
the japanese forces, but some ar
rangement seems to have been sub
sequently effected, to which the Lama
priests were evidently asserting par
ties, as is proved by the recent visit
Of the Lama himself to Japan, where
he was the guest Of the very sect now
in possession of the sutra. It is q
Scripture Of huge dimensions. The
volumes number some thousands and
weigh about 13 tons. Each tome
measures one foot by three, and is
magnifcently bound n gold brocade,
having a finely-painted religious pic
ture on the cover. With the sutra
came also two lecterns Of red sandal
wood, deliberately carved in the de-
sign Of dragons and yine-scrolls. One
lectern measures Is feet in length by
three feet in width and four feet in
height. Such slab Of sandalwood is
a curiosity, worthy to be used by read
ers Of the great sutra. --London Times
Toxic Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
ENEMIES OF OYSTERS.
Conck, and snails Bore Through the
Bivalves' Shells.

6lvalVeS'' Suel1S.
eOne Of the most curious things
| have observed lately is the fearful
attack which is being made on the
oysters in Bayou Cook" said the oys-
terman to New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat reporter, fsand it goes to show
that the oyster may be attacked and
destroyed whether he opens his shell
or not. Concks have been known to
bore holes in the shells Of oysters and
to destroy them in this way. Concks
are capable Of doing this because Of
the size and strength of these crea-
lures. The age and size of the oyster
makes but little difference. Oysters
live six or seven years, according to
the most conservative estimate, and
they weigh anywhere from a half Of
an ounce to eight ounces, or half
pound, but even the more mature
and more hardened members Of the
oyster family may be attacked sue
cessfully by the conck, and the means
of attack is simply boring process.
The oyster is sucked through the hole
in the shell and the shell is left
empty. But the case in mind with
particular reference to Bayou Cook
shows that the snail, probably de-
generate conck, has learned a few
things himself. He has probably in
herited the habit from his early pro-
genitors. At any rate, he knows how
to bore hole in the oyster shell, and,
according to the luggermen who use
the tongs in this bayou, the snails
have been wedding out the supply
somewhat, and it is not uncommon
for the oyster fishermen to yank up
agrab full Of empty shells which have
been bored by snails. Snails are un-
usually numerous at this point, and
they have been unusually active, judg-
ing from the injury wrought to the
beds in this bayou. This, Of course,
is not the only place where the snail
operates on oyster beds, but they have
been more active apparently than at
any other place along the coast Of
Louisiana"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
CHEAP SKATES.
LOOK AT US 80 CENTS.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
DRAGGING A MASK OFF.
The Time Cen. Archie Williams Reds
on 1 Friends Pass.

The Time Cen. ArcAis Williams Rede
On Friends Pass.
One Of the best stories Gen. Archie
Williams ever drew from his repertory
is told on himself. Many years ago,
when attorney general Of Kansas, Mr..
Williams had occasion to make q trip
to the east. He had no railroad
passes east Of the Mississippi river, %
he borrowed an annual over IN lii
nois road from his old friend, Jake
Smith. It happened during the first
stretch through Illinois that the con-
ductor Of the train on which the Kan
sas man rode was q former sch olmats
Of his. The conductor recognized
Williams, but Williams didn't recog-
nize the conductor, and about this fact
the fun Of the story hangs.
ssMr. Smith" said the conductor,
after working his train and returning
to have achat with his passenger from
Kansas, q see you are from Topeka;
did You ever know . man out there
by the name Of Archie Williams?'
eyes, | know him very well" re-
sponded the pseudo Smith, after
struggling hard to steady his nerve
and regain his composure. Y es, Viii
Hams is considerable Of fellow out
there. Hes attorney general Of the
state"
'tWho, Williams? Attorney gen
eral?" calculated the conductor.
What kind Of a people are they out
there in Kansas to elect q chucklehead
like that for attorney general? Why,
sir, / used to know Williams back here
in Illinois, and Of all the dundle-
pated, step-on-himself -and-f all-all-
over fellows you ever saw, Williams
was the worst. That man attorney
general? Why, if you will believe me,
Mr.. Smith, he didn't know enough to
wad q shotgun"
*1stopit! Stopitl" yelled Williams,
springing to his feet. -t.There is your
blankety- blank Smith pass; takeitup
and collect fare il you want to, butyou
can't abuse me any longerl' -Nash-
vile American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
He LOST HIS JOB.
The Green window Dresser in HI.
waukee Department Store.

The Green Window Dresser in HI.
waukee Department Store.
Gust at this time Of the year," said
the young man with the new fall suit
and one of those aluminium horse-
shoes with new copper cent in the
center for a watch charm, 'sthe telling
Of an old chestnut is justiiable. It's
just getting cold enough, and when
it gets cold it always reminds me OF
the same old story.
You see, back in 1899 was broke
and was forced tostake anything that
came up, SO went overto the depart
ment store that used to be at Third
street and Grand avenue and asked
for job.
What can you do?' they asked.
Anything or anybody I says.
Well, we need u window dresser,
says the man.
g That's me- I replied, and he
hired me.
"A couple Of days afterward no
came to me and said: You 60 up
stairs and get all them ice skates and
put them down in the window and
mark them cat reduced prices -
Il went up and brought down about
800 pairs and put them in the win
dow, filled it half way to the top, and
then I went downstairs to the carpen-
ter and told him to paint a sign to
go on them. He said he would, and
the next day he sent it up. Ididnt
pay any attention to it, but went over
and hung it on the front pair Of skates
at the top. There we're 1000 people
out in front when I went to lunch,
and when / came back there were
1000. I figured I had made great
hit.
'But when I got inside the old
man came cavorting down the aisle
swearing and whooping, and asked me
what was the matter with me.
"sWhat kind Of fool are you max
ing out Of us?' he hollered.
CT don't know. What's the mat
terY / asked, Z il Il 81. ss.s ii
sHe took me by the arm, and out
side, and when / saw this sign /
simply quit without waiting for my
time:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
A FILIPINO CEREMONY.
Exercising tn. Bad Spirits Whom the
Igorrotes Fear.

Exercising tn. Bad Spirits Whom the
Igorrotes Fear.
The great seething kettle, filed
high now with meat, sputtered and
frothed over it's edges, as the bare
legged men prodded the meat with
short sticks or held some more than
usually tempting piece up to the gaze
Of the appreciative gathering. Most
Of the shock-headed and dirty men
sat contentedly near the warmth Of
the fire, now and again lighting their
tiny hand-carved wooden pipes with
live coal, and sucking away with much
energy upon the vilest tobacco imag-
Unable. A suggestion Of coming con-
geniality was visible on their usually
stolid faces, and more than one would
break into droning, gutteral song as
the effects of the tuba set his sluggish
blood in motion.
Away from the copmon herd, says
Harpers Weekly, sat the hereditary
chiefs attending the gathering, most
ly in wicker chairs; the handsomest
and almost the sole articles Of furni-
ture in Mateo's house. There is but
one proper way to sit in chair COM
fortably, according to Igorrote ideas,
and that is to pull the heels up under
one in the seat. It was amusing to
see line Of these dignitaries, whom
no poor man dares to recognize until
he is first spoken to, sitting on their
heels on hardwood bench, gossip
ing away for dear life, and becoming
more confidential with each succeed
ing hour Of tuba-drinking.
As the sun sank to the horizon, the
priestess, dressed in fowing-sleeved
short bodice, and q short blanket skirt
Of purple-striped, native-woyen fab
ric, her head encircled with red tur-
ban, came to the door, at the head Of
the short house ladder, stood a mo-
ment waving the loose end Of a small
blanket thrown over the shoulder, and
holding small china bowl in the
other hand. She then descended as
majestically as it is possible for
woman handicapped by skirts to come
down the rungs Of a ladder, and
stalked out into the open. Mateo and
his wife and nine children moved to
meet her. With moving lips, but no
sound escaping, she began short in
cantation, to exercise the bad spirits
whom the Igorrotes fear, and then
with fierce step forward she grasped
piece Of bloody heart from the lit
tie bowl and danbed first one and then
the other Of Mateo's cheeks. Theop-
Grafton was repeated until the ten
derest toddler Of the family had q
hloOd-smeared face
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
Famous Church Moved.

The Church Of souvorov, in the
village Of Kotchansk, near Novgorod,
has just been transported bodily to
st. Petersburg. The celebrated Preo-
brasjenski regiment wish to possess
the church, which contained many
souvenirs Of the famous Marshal
Souvorov. It was accordingly re-
moved from its foundations and car
ried to the nearest railway station BY
means Of $50 wagons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
4 Cockatoo q Z Witness.

A cockatoo appeared as witness in
the Stockton county court. The
plaintiff lost a cockatoo and claimed
one that was alleged to have been
caught and retained by a farmer. The
bird was produced in court and at
the plaintiffs bidding said certain
words. The judge thereupon ordered
it to be returned to the plaintiff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
WOMAN TRAVELLERS.
Are Much Less Restless Than Men When
Tourneying.

Are Much Less Restless Than Men When
Journeying.
Are women good travellers? If one
believes the average man, they are
not; if one believes his own sight, they
are far better even than the de-
tractors who cfiticise them with SO
high and mighty an air. It is per-
fectly true that the average female
cannot make ont from a time table
whether the $40 train arrives at her
town at six a. m. or seven p. m. It
is true that she reaches the station .
good half hour before she should and
spends the interim trying to find the
baggage room and making false starts
through the gate to board trains
bound in Numerically opposite direc-
tons to the one in which she is going
impulses which are greatly checked
by the uniformed employe Of the
road.
But once in coach which she is as
sured is the proper one, says the Bal
timore News, the average woman
shows her adaptability by settling
down quietly in her seat and prepar-
ing to pass the time as pleasantly 40
possible. She doesn't tramp up and
down the aisle continually; she
doesn't, Of course, spend every alter
nate ten minutes in the smoking
room; she doesn't complain to the
porter Of the roadbed, nor to the train
boy Of the few magazines and papers
that he sells, nor to the conductor Of
the heat and the dust. She doesn't
raise and lower the window eternally
she couldn't if she wanted to-nor
does she get off the train at every
station at which the train stops and
tramp frantically up and down the
platform, swinging herself on the
moving coach at the last minute, to
the imminent danger Of life and limb.
The average woman reads her book
with a patience beautiful to behold,
no matter what the discomforts Of the
journey, and moves not at all until
she alights Immediately clean and
composed at the end Of her tive-hour
trip.
A man, his wife and two children
entered day coach in which the
writer sat yesterday and gave an
apt illustration Of the difference in
the way the sexes travel. The man,
as soon as he had seated his charges,
washed his hands Of responsibility and
bolted for the smoking car. The
woman set to work quietly to amuse
the little ones and keep them quiet.
She whispered a story to them; she
pinned handkerchief out Of the win
dow and made flag Of it; she made
balls Of another handkerchief, and
rabbits, and so kept those babies quiet
and contented for six hours. At the
end Of that time back came the hus-
band, breathless.
care you ready to get OFF," he
asked. sHere we are at Baltimore.
It's been terrible trip, hasn'tit? So
hot. I'm tired to DEATH"
Il rather enjoyed it, " replied the
woman. "Was it warm2 You see, I
was too busy to notice. Yes, every
thing is ready. I'm sorry you're tired. !"
And there wasn't even trace Of sar.
casm in her tones.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
ARTEMUS WARD.
4 Writer Tells Of His First Meeting
with the Humorist.

u WI1IoI A0lD OF Ills E1ISt 0oOSl0S
with the Humorist
On going into the Cleveland Plain
Dealer editorial rooms one morning,
writes James F. Ryder, in the Cen
fury, / saw new man, who was in
PRODUCED to me as Mr.. Browne.
He was young, cheerful in manner,
tall and slender, not quite up to date
in style Of dress, yet BY no meanssh shah
by. His hair was faxen and very
straight; his nose, the prominent fea-
ture Of his face, was Romanesque-
quite violently so-and with a lean.
ing to the left. His eyes were blue
gray, with "a twinkle in them; his
mouth seemed SO given to a merry
laugh, so much in motion, that it was
difficult to describe.
It seemed as though bubbling in
him was a lot Of happiness which he
made no effort to conceal OF hold back.
When we were introduced he was sit
ting at his table writing. He gave
his leg smart slap, arose, shook
hands with me, and said he was glad
to meet me. l believed him, for he
looked glad all the time. You could
not look at him but he would laugh.
He laughed as he sat at his table writ
ing. When he had written thing
which pleased him he would slap his
leg and laugh.
I noticed that George Hoyt and
James Brokenshire at their tables
were pleased with his merriment and
INDUCED in broad smiles. As I babe
him and the Others good-morning, he
said: sSCome again, me iege." /
thanked him, said would, and went
my way, thinking what a funny fell
low he was.
Within month thereafter APP
peared in the columns Of the Plain
Dealer . funny letter signed carte
mus Ward The writer said he was
in the show business, had trained
kangaroo, "a most amoosin' little
cuss," some 'fsnaix,'' and a collection
Of wax figures, which he called a
@sgreat moral show" As he was COM
ing to Cleveland to exhibit, he made
a proposition to the proprietor that
they Scratch each others backs
the publisher to write up the show
vigorously, and the Snowman to have
the handbills printed at his Office and
give him free tickets for all his fam
lily. So | found my young friend of
the gurgle and hay-colored hair to be
an embryo hume rist just bursting
into bloom. Artemus, as from that
time he was best known, soon had a
city full Of friends, myself and fam
lily among them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
Cigarettes By the Ton.

Last year 1858 tons Of cigarettes,
valued at $1,737, 900, or fully Eve
times as many a ten years ago, were
consumed in Germany. These cigar
cites came from France, Austria
Hungary, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, AL
geria and the United States, 60 per
cent. coming from Egypt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
Prisoners IN India

No fewer than 5s7,s84 prisoners
were in, the prisons Of British India
in 1899-190O, an increase Of 81, 064
over the number Of 1891. OF this
huge total only 1855 were females,
which is q smaller proportion than il
western countries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
THIS AND THAT.

Much Of the existing prosperity is
due to the enormous OUTLAWS Of rail
road companies.
Since 1896, when the Boston dis
pensary was founded, it has treated
1874, 1888 patients.
An American dealer has reduced
the price Of ice in Rouen, France, in
one year from 800 francs ton to so
francs.
The expense Of harvesting 1000
acres Of wheat is not more than $500.
This amount is exclusive, Of course,
Of the planting. Plowinga field costs
one dollar an acre.
A good portion of the money in
vested in Hawaii is owned by resi-
dents Of the islands, but some comes
from the United States. Not long
ago loan of $3.50, 900 on the estates
inherited by Prince David and Prince
Cupid was taken up by San Francisco
capital.
New Orleans, city Of nearly 3oo,-
600 population, consumes less than
100000 gallons Of water daily.
The total cost of the New Orleans
,waterworks was 100000. St.
Louis has spent $780, 100000 for the
same purpose and has daily con-
sumption of &C. 600 900 gallons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-14
# the Past Could Tell

If the past could rise up and
speak, it would prove many man :
liar-Atchison Globe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure IN
ali its stages, and that is Catarrh. HalFs
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires :
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous SUI aces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura,
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address f. j. Cheney l. CO., Toledo, D.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11
Best for the Bowels,

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. c.
stamped on it. Beware Of limitations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11

Happiness cannot be bought, but one Of
the great h%indrances to its attainment can
be removed by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11

If love gets into the average modern
courtship as a stowaway, even, he is lucky.
-proL
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11

1t is claimed that within II few years the
electric motor will completely supplant the
steam locomotive, and trains will then rush
along at a speed OF 100 miles an hour, 10
travellers this will prove a great blessing,
but no more SO than Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. has proved a blessing to those who
wish to regain their health quickly. The
Bitters cure dyspepsia, Indigestion, bilious
ness, malaria, fever and ague, also improves
the appetite and purifes the blood.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11

Some skeptics are like the near-sighted
man who skates right up to the danger sign
to see what it says.-Detroit journal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11

A man and woman begin to talk freely
to each other after they have beer. married
a month, and usually overdo it.-Atchison
Cl,ha
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-11

Does his successive journeys run.
And the firearms with which TIE in
fdel traveller brought down the Arab
horseman and the jackals of the des-
ert have been surrendered to the
church, and we reach forth our hand,
crying: There is none like that; give
it mel"
So it has also been with the learning
and eloquence Of the world. People
say: religion is very good for aged
women. it is very good for children,
but not for men" But we have in the
roll of Christ's host Mozart and Han.
del in music, Canova and Angelo in
sculpture, Raphael and Reynolds in
painting, Harvey and Boerhaave in
medicine, Cowper and Scott in poetry
Grotius and Burke in statesmanship
Boyle and Leibnitz in philosophy
Thomas Chalmers and John Mason in
theology. The most brilliant writings
of a worldly nature are all aglow witt
Scriptural illusions Through sena-
torial speech and through essayist's
discourse Sinai thunders and Calvary
speaks and Sloan s~parkles.
Samuel l.. Southland was mighty in
the courtroom and in the senate cham
Der, but he reserved his strongest
eloquence for that day when he stood
Evening star., 1901-11-04
can tell what win happen in New Jersey on

Tuesday.
Eight state senators are to be elected,
one-third of the senate, and full house of
assembly of sixty members. Mayors are
to be elected in Camden. Cape May, Tren-
ton, Elizabeth, Bordentown. Paterson and
Hoboken. The Indications are that in every
one OF these cities the republican candi-
dates will win. At Cape May Mayor NIL
let has been renominated by the republi-
cans and indorsed by the democrats, the
only instance of an Endorsement in the
the prohibition element, which is trying to
close the hotel bars at Atlantic City and
Cape May which would mean a great los.
resorts.