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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

wisdom, it may be said that the study
OF birds naturally follows, and that it
is an agreeable as well as elevating
study.
In many minds the impression pre-
walls that the positive sciences absorb
the time of select few minds which
are adapted to that species of investi-
CATION; and that the theories of philo-
ophers emanate from very few
learned pates. This is a popular fall
lacy. Every child who investigates fire
until he gets his fingers burned is
scientist; and every child who asks
'swhy" is philosophic reasoner. The
many thousands who love birds, study
their habits, and inquire into the rea-
sons for their activities are all sci
entists and philosophers.
In the eastern part of our republic
the District of Columbia is one of the
best localities for studying our ma
tional birds. Not only is it the breed
ing ground of many species whose
range extends but little to the north
of us, but, lying as it does in the path
way Of the annual migrations each
spring and fall, furnishes us as con-
sequence with fair idea of the birds
inhabiting the states bordering the
Atlantic ocean. Se 5&@
Theh fall migration has now fairly
commenced. Nearly every night one
may hear countless numbers Of birds
calling to each other as they pass over
head on their southwark journey,
while during the day, when the birds
are resting and feeding, a trip into
the surrounding country will give an
idea Of the vast numbers that pass over
us each night. From now until well
on into October the birds will be COM
ing and going in almost constant
stream, and it is some of the hand
somer and rarer of these that should
first be noticed, two of which have al
ready paid us call of few days and
are now far on the way to their winter
home.
i The golden-winged and the blue
winged yellow warblers have been and
gone, birds whose very names suggest
the dnintiness and richness of their
attire and which, to be seen, must be
energetically sought after, as they by
no means consider themselves as in
tended for the admiring gaze of the
public. The former inhabits almost
exclusively the oaks, and is most a bun
dant in the spring migration, about
May r..
Imagine bird but little larger than
hummer, of beautiful slaty-blue
color above, shading to white on the
(, under parts, with crown and bar on
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

In many of the cities of China they
have begun killing the rats as meas
ure towards stopping the spread OF the
plague now prevalent in parts of the
east. Up to date it is claimed that
1000, OG0 have been killed and the war
is still on.
Among other things, 1t is hoped to
learn by special inquiry concerning
cancer in Prussia whether the disease
is hereditary or connected with indul-
gencc in alcohol or tobacco, or with
any other habit. Every physician is
asked to record his experience.
De.tistry in Paris has adopted a
new idea to lessen some of it's unpleas-
antness. Music of an inspiring charac-
ter is played in the patients hearing,
with the result, they assert, that he be-
comes fairly oblivious to what is going
on in the pain way about his teeth.
The French military authorities are
considering the formation of six rail-
way regiments. The Boer war has
shown the Importance of railway OPP
Grafton, and the new regiments will be
recruited from railway servants. who
will be drilled in running trains, de-
Nroying and repairing tracks, tele-
graphing and other duties.
| The lighting of Paris is work OF
a magnitude to which the ordinary
wayfarer perhaps seldom gives
thought. There are no less than 5O,-
900 lamps, and it takes 5000 men to at
tend to them. The cleaning alone &C.
cupies no fewer than 3, 753 men, and the
cost of this army of lamplighters,
cleaners and attendants is nearly 25,-
1000 francs year.
A whole Italian girls boarding school
has been imprisoned for smuggling at
Masilanico, on the Swiss frontier. The
teachers were in the habit of taking
the 40 girls out on daily tramps in pro-
cession, walking two by two. The
walks led so often over the border that
the custom house authorities became
suspicious, stopped and examined the
young women, and found their clothes
full of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco
They have figured out that they SNUG
gled in $4,000 worth of forbidden
goods.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

by the sea breeze and the sun at
Newprt. .Aa +hav
will be-?" ia
She picked up the card she nao
brought from the table and wrote on
Athe back three letters. The sailor
made an entry in little grimy Dook.
"wednesday afternoon at Two
O'Clock" he said. and the appoint
ment was made.
The young woman smiled. started TED
toward the door, then turned q, ana
asked: ooh. will it hurt mucnf
The old sailor shifted his WOODEN
leg. shrugged his shoulders anu
rrinned, but made no reply.
The Young lady was but one OF I, :
score or more week that nslt 1ne
little shop on the Bowery. To pc sure
there are tattooers who have put ou "
their signs at Newport, but they are
not the old genius on the bo vna.:
a,s fame has spread among those
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

neat the performance n instant later.
A few strayed into the lower trees and
showed up handsomely. They were
very shy, though, and one had to be
cautious in his movements to obtain
close view.
The other bird mentioned, the blue
winged yellow warbler, is very rare.
It is rather unpleasant work searching
for this bird, although when secured
it is ample pay for the toll and trou-
bic it has cost. It is emphatically .
swamp warbler in every sense OF the
word, inhabiting the densest thickets
it can find, and leading chase over
the worst ground imaginable, only too
often to be lost in the end.
One of the bird hunters who takes
great interest in seeking these swamp
angels recently said: 81 had been
wandering for hours through the
swamps bordering the eastern branch,
struggling through mud and slime
reaching to my knees, was hot,
thirsty, scratched and bleeding in q
dozen places from thorns and briars
innumerable, following little song en-
tirely new to me, but which from it's
character I suspected belonged to this
species, and finally when about to give
up from sheer exhaustion, streak OF
gold dashed in front of me and paused
a moment on twig to plume. In
stantly my gun was at my shoulder,
when, as luck would have it, the cart
ridge missed fire and my bird was
gone"
The hooded warbler is regarded as
the most beautiful of them all, by
many student-hunters. It's hood OF
golden yellow is bordered by short,
black mantle of rich luster; and the
contrast is one of the most striking
and handsome in all of natures aviary
painting. The mantle covers the head
and neck, the body being of brilliant
yellow, like full ripe corn, while the
back, wings and tail are olive green.
It would try the skill of a master to
reproduce the colors on canvas.
In the list of these migratory war
blers we have those called the Cape
May, Connecticut, bay-breasted, ceru-
lean, morning blackburman, magnolia,
Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky and
Kirtland's warblers; and their warb'
ling in chorus could not be adequately
described even by a Beethoven, al
though it can be and is appreciated by
every man, woman and child who has
been so fortunate as to have oppor'
tunity to hear them.
One of our successful Nimrods 81
science gives some cogent counsel
about how to secure specimens OF
these warblers. He says: ut is little
thing, simple in itself, yet upon il
| hinges the success or failure OF Z
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

days outing. It is explained in short
by one little word-squeak. Apply the
back of the hand or the forefnger to
the lips and make squeaking or kiss
ing sound. With little practice
fairly good imitation of bird in dis
tress is made. Such noise never fails
to draw about you dozens of birds, and
if one keeps quiet it is surprising how
close they will come. If one place APP
pears barren of birds, go to another.
or another, until you get where the
birds are; then squeak
Men who seek the capture OF the
little beauties, as we'll as those who
kill them in order to possess their bod
les, are obliged to endure hardships
and encounter numerous difficulties in
their quest. They seek their food in
swamps and marshy places, and to
those localities hunters mustgo. There
is marsh at Laurel, Nd, about 10
miles from this city, where millions OF
these innocents go for food. There
they must be followed by hunters in
heavy rubber top boots, and there
must each hunter squeak" until the
little ones come to him. And, in the
middle of the Potomac river, where
once the flats were a menace to navl-
cation, an island has been built and
walled up by the federal government.
The lower part of this island is yet
damp, with rank vegetation, and all
classes of the warblers go there, fol-
lowed by the hunters. On the Virginia
side of the river, opposite Washington,
there are sloughs and bayous, which
are also attractive to the birds. In
a few weeks thousands of the little
reed birds will be slaughtered for the
benefit of the tables of the epicures.
And, if the falling of every sparrow
is marked, surely the recording angel
must be kept busy keeping count of the
falling of these innocents of the air
and of the trees and of the swamps,
while the doings of the men whose
hands cause their slaughter or cap
ture must also be recorded in the ever
lasting volumes. SMITH D. FRY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

who follow the fads. The tattuofng
OF the arms of young women of So
ciety was very popular few years
ago. Then it dropped out of vogue.
But this season it has been taken up
again with renewed favor by the
Newport set, and Newport after all.
you know, leads the fashion.
Formerly it was the proper thing
to have a star, a rose, or some fancl-
full design tattooed upon ones arm.
Now, to be perfectly correct, it must
be initials. And these mean some
thing. They must be the initials OF
the young lady's fiancc. That means
constancy, indeed, for what young
lady would have indelibly stamped
upon her arm the initials of man
she did not fully intend to marry7
It is taken as foregone conclusion,
therefore, when pretty girl has the
first letters of a young mans name
on her arm that young man will be
her partner for life. 1t is more bind
ing than the most ironclad contract
that the shrewdest lawyer could
evolve. It goes without saying that
in order to be fully effective the
young man in the case has the ini-
tials of his sweetheart also pricked
in his arm.
But while the old sailors custom
ers are numerous not all the young
people who visit him have initials
placed upon their arms. Many OF
them will not take the chances OF
Newport engagements. Instead, they
carry out the fad by resorting to the
old style, and order some small and
neat design.
The romance, however, of the in
terchange of lovers initials is too
charming to be lost. So within the
last few weeks subterfuge has been
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
LAWYER GOT INTO PRISON.
Unhappy Experience Of = Youni
kansas City Attorney When
Away from Home.

Zone of the funniest things that have
happened since became a United
States marshal was when young Kan
sas City lawyer and went to Joplin
for the purpose of attending to some
affairs connected with the seizure of q
stock of goods" relates E. r. Durham
to the Kansas City Times. Il went
down to take possession of the store.
The young attorney represented some
of the creditors and he wanted to see
that everything was done satisfac-
torily. We rode on the same-train and
arrived in Joplin early in the morn
ing.
I'VE became separated, and while he
went to a hotel 1 walked over to the
store, told the clerks the situation of
things, demanding the keys, and took
charge of the place. Several hours
slipped by. and the young lawyer did
not show up. Finally heard knock
at the door, which had covered with q
large sheet of paper.
"sWho's there?' I demanded.
"It's me- he said, calling his name.
81 let him in and asked hum where he
had been. told him the thing was all
over and there was nothing to be done.
"'Well, couldn't get here he said.
I've been in jail
s.That stunned me. Iacouldn't imag-
inc why such bright, promising fell
low should be put in the tolls before
he had been in the town half day. AS
soon as he could compose himself he
explained it all.
".It was this way said he. Invent to
the hotel, and, not desiring to have the
other side know was here, I did not
register. guess that excited suspi-
cion, for pretty soon an officer stepped
up to me and said would have to go
with him. I went, for there was no
way out of it. At the station they said
they had a description that answered
me to perfection. The worst part of 1t
was that the description did fit me
beautifully. protested, showed them
letters and argued in vain. They said
I was a suspicious character in not
wanting to have my identity known.
"sThey call the deputy United States
marshal down there the marshal, and
when told them I knew the marshal
and that his name was Durham they
said I was off my base and a crook, sure
as shooting. It took all kinds Of proof
to get away from there. What time
does the next train go back?'
sThat lawyer wouldn't spend anoth-
er hour in Joplin. He was SO anxious
to get out of town that he boarded q
freight train, and Til venture he
wouldn't go back to Joplin for the fat
test fee he ever dreamed of unless he
! had a travelling companion for identi.
fication purposes"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
Resented.

sam-You'll put all de odder gals
in de shade.
Dinah (indignantly)-I dunno what
yo' mean by Sin e shade" but I'd
hab yo' to know dat I'd jest as soon
be black as yaller. any dayl-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
What IL .Nothins1,,

An old Scottish farmer, being, elect
ed a member of the Local school
board, visited the school and tested
the intelligence of the class by his
questions. The first inquiry was:
NO, boys. car ony o. you tell mo
what naething is?'
After a moments silence snail
how IN a back seat arose and replied:
.sIt's what we gle me t'other day
for haudin' yer horse!"-London An-
SyycrS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
ARTISTIC TATTOOING.
Work for Women
A SPECIALITY.

The young woman smiled as she
handed the old man card. It bore
the address of one of the most popu-
lar women in New York and Newport
society. She had sent many patrons
to this artist of the India ink. Hun
dreds OF pretty maidens in the smart
set hear evidences of his art.
eyes, yes" he said, as he read the
Inscription. 'sAnd what design do
you want?"
Il want initials" replied the maid
en-, and just the suspicion OF blush
mou-ted to her cheek, made brown
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
ABOUT TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Their Calls Changed Are
NumerOuS.

do you have many requests for
| change of telephone numbers?" asked
the caller of the head clerk, accord
ing to the New York Sun.
..Lots of them," said he. Tho
changes we really make are few in
proportion to the whole number OF
wires but the petitions are numerous
enough"
"What are some of the reasons ad-
vanced for desiring changer was
asked.
"Oh," sighed the clerk, "they are
| manifold. Some folk don't like theH
NUMBERS because they are hard to re-
| member. It is a fact that there arc
certain sets of figures that are not
easy to keep in mind: In direct con-
trast to this class Of grumblers was
the man who was in here an hour or
so ago.
"My number is too handy, said he.
1T is too easily remembered. Its 1000
and everybody can remember it. l
live in big apartment house where,
in addition to the office telephone
most of the families have wires OF
their own. But they don't need 'em.
Whenever anybody wants to send
them message he callsus up and asks
us to deliver it. Whenever the other
folks in our block tell their friends
or relations to telephone them ON
any matter Of business or social en-
tertainment, they first mention their
own number in casual way, and
they invariably add: "But know you
can't remember it, and you needn't
bother to look it up in the directory.
just call up Mr.. Wilkinson and he
will see that we get the message.
His number is 1000. You can remem-
Der that all right" And they do
too
"That," continued the clerk, twas
an unusual case and promised the
citizen to report his complaint to
the committee first thing in the morn
ing"
s'Another case that lies at the root
of many requests for change is the
superstition of our subscribers. Thir-
teen is not the only number that is
in i'll repute. There are many people
who have one certain number which,
for individual reasons, they believe
invariably brings them bad luck. and
if by chance that number is allotted
to them by the telephone company
they are never satisfied until it is
changed to something which, SO far
as they are concerned, has no faint
of hoodoo.
"a good many complaints reach as
from people whose number is tho
same as that of some prominent con-
Germ in another exchange and whose
messages they frequently receive by
mistake. Last month we made q
change for well-to-do chap who had
two 'phones-one at his Office and
one at his residence. They were both
the same number, only in different
exchanges, and the poor fellow was
kept in hot water half the time by
the mixing of calls. Two-thirds Of
the private confidential communica-
lions that ought to have come to
the office during business hours went
to his house and the man was actual
~ white-headed before we got him
Strengthened out"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
A Misnomer.

Mrs. Noozy-I think it's the most
ridiculous thing to call that man in
the bank teller"
Mrs. Chumm-Why?
Because they simply won't tell at
all. / asked one to-day how much
my husband had on deposit there,
and he just Observation-Disclosures
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
THE BALANCE OF POWER.
Warfare Among All the Species OF
Animals Ii Constantly
Being Waged.

It is curious to observe how FREE
quently the progress Of an animal or
plant race, otherwise triumphant, IS
liable to be checked by the attack of
some enemy that appears suddenly,
or, at least, often unexpectedly. on the
scene. Especially is this. event wit
messed in the history OF the insect
world; and but for the operation of
some such principle in nature we
should be in danger of being over
whelmed by certain species, to the ex-
clusion of many other forms, Gays the
London Chronicle. There is NO doubt
that the insect tribes inflict much dam
age on crops and fruits, and in many
cases render the efforts and works OF
the farmer and gardener null and void.
But, on the whole, the balance OF pow
er in nature is very fairly sustained.
There is scarcely species of animals
which does not include in its history a
list of particular foes, and the increase
of the one race implies the undesirable
attentions of the other. This warfare
among insects especially, and between
insects and birds, and even between in
sect species and lower plant foes, can
be illustrated by numerous examples
drawn from the experiences of natu-.
ralists.
One of the latest observations on this
head relates to the Nemesis that fol-
lows the trail of the caterpillars known
as the "army worms" which in Aus
tralia eat up and destroy the wallaby
grass. This devastation is disastrous,
indeed, but the saving clause appears
in the person Of a certain microscopic
fungus. This low plant organism, ap-
parently following on the track Of the
caterpillars, attacks the insects and
kills them off by the thousand. Here
the pant routs the animal, just as, in
the case Of the plague Of field mice,
which devastated not only Greece, but
also the south of Scotland few years
ago, certain bacillus or microbe, cul-
tivated and spread over the fields, af-
ficted the mice, killed them of, and re,
stored peace &c the farmers souls.
A Grand Old Tortoise.
The most curious reminder of Hol-
lands sway in Ceylon is a living crea-
ture, grand ole tortoise, supposed
to have belonged to one of the Duich
governors, some 200 years ago. He Is
very docile and ever ready to attract
the attention of anyone who is like
ly to offer him plantain. The tortoise
| is so large that he can carry severa.
/ horc on h;e nnel n ore time --T.NNd don
J News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
He was Foxy.

Photographer - Now then, don't
wear that gloomy expression. Look
pleasant!
+ Mr.. Staytome-You just go ahead.
/ want to send this picture to my
wife who is spending the summer at
the shore.-Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
self-Evident.

sThis seems to be time of re-
igious unrest" SAID the rank onte
slider when the hornets got mixed up
with the church picnic party.-Chicar
60 Record-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12
THE BIRDS IN FALL.
Southwark Migration Has Already
Fairly Commenced.
Eeathered Warblers of Rare Plume
age Seen In the Vicinity OF
WashingtOn-H0wt the Little
Beauties Are Caught.
fspe cial Washington Letter.1

TN the Nazarene philosophy it is
stated that every form of animal
: life is guided and guarded by un-
seen benefcent power; and the care
which is taken of the sparrow is noted
to illustrate the statement. Without
reverence or irreverence, but merely
considering the Nazarene philosophy
from the human side of the promul-
gator of that form of knowledge and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

fantastic designs, would have made it
all clear. But if one were especially
dull the sign over the door would
have removed all doubt, for it read:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-10-12

wisdom, it may be said that the study
Of birds naturally follows, and that it
is an agreeable as well as elevating
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-05
CHURCH VESTMENTS
Mrs, Moorehead Obtained Set
From Philippine islands.
EMBROIDERED IN GOLD
She May Present Them 10
Father Then.

Mrs. A. NJ. Morehead, Of 14O7 Division
street is in possession of a fine set of
vestments used IN Catholic services
which she has recently received from a
relative in the Philippine islands.
The vestments are those which are used
by priest while celebrating mass. They
are deliberately embroidered in gold and
are a very valuable set.
Reverend Father Charles, of the Ger
man Catholic church. learned that the
vestments were in the possession of Mrs.
Morehead and desired to purchase the
same from her. She however, refused
since she wished to keep them as SOU
venir of the Philippines.
Since then, however, it is said that she
has been importuned by a number of
prominent Catholics Of this city and has
expressed or intention of delivering
them to Very Rev. Father Then, as the
chancellor of the Wichita diocese.
Mrs. Morehead stated that she was not
aware how the vestments came into pos
session of the relative who presented
them to her and did not know that they
were vestments used IN the Catholic ser
vice. but thought them TO be some Chi
nese curiosity.
Father Then stated last night that he
had learned o. the TACT that Mrs. Moor
head lad some vestments in her possess
sion, but so far he had made no effort
to purchase them from her. He stated
that he will investigate the matter, and
if possible obtain possession Of the sacred
articles.