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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-15

in them to do it. and they can't help
but take delight in getting just .
bit ahead of their dear friends. Mrs.
Jaggers, SO the latest report goes,
will send out 500 invitations for her
silver wedding, which will be cele-
brated in the club house and il to b
the great social event of the season.
She expects to receive at least zoo
presents, worth five dollars apiece ON
the average. She will, at the same
time, pay all her social obligations,
and retire from the field $500 ahead
Of the game. Her intimates already
speak of her - the female Napoleon
of suburban society,"" and she will
probably hold the title undisruted
until next December. when. accord.
ing to Dame Rumor, the venerable but
wide-awake -drs. Fleecem will cele.
brate her golden wedding anniversary.
q. W. WEIPPIERT. i
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-15
WE LEAD THE WORLD
Uncle Sans Mail Service the Acm.
Of Perfection.
Foreign systems Seen PueriIe WA
compared with Ours-Work 81
the National Dead-Letter
Once.
Especial Washington Letter.

Especial Washington letter.
THE illiteracy Of Europe rests !.
heavy burden on the dead let.
ter Office Of this republ;c n
wards OF half million letters annual
Iy come to this country from Europe
with addresses which are insufficient.
1iiesibie or undecipherable. They
must be returned to the countr;es
whence they come. Consequently this
European lliiteracy is costly, not only
to the countries whence the misd;rect.
ed letters come, but also to us.
The fact is well known that our own
people furnish employment to hun
dreds OF employees because of their
inability to properly address their
communications; but the illiteracv of
foreign correspondents is incalculahlv
greater than that of our own people
In our republic the majority of the
errors are caused by carelessness. Int
ignorance is at the bottom of the enor-
nous number of errors committed bv
those in foreign countries.
Compared with our own perfected
dead letter Office system those Of for
eign countries seem to be in their in
fancy. Many evidences are shown bv
the experiences of our officials, indi-
eating that the foreign governments
do not attach such Importance to the
delivery of obscure addresses as our
government has always manifested.
For example, when Levi p. Morton
was minister to France, a letter adj
dressed 'Levi P. Morton, Paris.
France" was returned to this country
marked. ''inconnu:" that is, "un-
known" And yet the American min
lister was living in Paris at one of the
leading hotels. No effort was made
to deliver that letter, or it could have
been delivered.
Many letters from this country adj
dressed to Walter Besant, Algernon
Swinburne, Alfred Austin, and other
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-15
blow At the New woman.

A New York judge has decided that
the money a married woman earns be-
longs to her husband. It is evident,
says the Chicago Record-Herald, that
they are scheming in New York to
have the married women stay at home
and look after the babies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-15

VfctOria's Indian Attendants.
The late queens Indian attendants
have been retired on pensions. says
Truth. and several of them have al
ready returned to their native land.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
Effie Carleton All Next Week.

The Ellie Carlton Dramatic COM
pany viii present the following roper
tairc at the opera house. next week:
Monday evening. 'Nobody's Clam F:
Tuesday evening. My Uncle From
New York; Wednesday evening.
"Reddy. the Mail Girl; Thursday
evening, The Lone Pine; Friday
evening. The Gold Ring; SATURDAY
evening. oliver Twist" Matin"cs
Tuesday. Lend Me Your Wife ::
Wednesday. Down East: Thursday.
"My Uncle From New York. Friday.
Efic Carlton in an representation Of
Virginia Harmed as ''Trilby' and Iiar-
~ q. Carlton i'll an impersonation VI
Wilton Lackayc as "Svengali' and the
screaming farce. Three Married Men (;
Saturday, THE Little Street Sweeper.
Pleasing and up-to-date specialti"S
will be introduced between the acts.
The seat sale will open at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
Waiting for Schools to Turn Out Graduates.

Especial despatch to the Press)
Pittsburg. Jan. 2I.-The greatest
scarcity Of craftsmen for structural
iron work ever known in this country
is pinching the big steel and engineer
ing concerns. whose work is piled up
on them. The scarcity is due to many
rush orders for bridges. railroad work,
and office buildings.
\. l.. Schultz. who has charge OF the
Schultz branch Of the American Bridge
Company. said tonight:
The scarcity is retarding work all
around. There are not enough men to
supply the demand. The only thinS
we can do is to wait until the schools
turn out more graduates.
If you wish to learn this trade and
thereby secure a good position call on
Chas. F. Prentiss, 335 Water street.
Augusta. for information in regard to
methods and easy terms.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
The e Blues

Ever have them? Then
you know how dark everything
looks. You are completely
discouraged, terribly depressed.
A little work looks like a bio
mountain; a little noise sounds
like the roar Of cannon; and
a little sleep is all you can
secure, night after night.
The truth of the matter is,
your nerves have been pois-
oned and weakened with the
impurities in your blood. You
want a blood-purifying medi-
cine "a perfect Sarsaparilla -
that's what you want. You
want
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
A STEAMBOAT TRUST.
Said That C. W. Morse is After About All the
Maine Lines.

y special from this city u the Port
land Express, yesterday, has the follow
ing very interesting announcement.
1t is stated duthoritatiVclY here today.
that the acquisition OF the kcnuebcc "
R0Ston Steamboat Go. by Charles W.
Morse is but the foTcrunncr of a big
steamship trust involving the conSolida-
uon Of the k"nncucc Line and Bangor
Steamship Co. into one company. Includ-
Cd, il is said. VII! he the new Manhattan
Steamship Company Of New York. in
which it is claimed that Mr.. Morse is in
crested
Ihc scheme ii il declared. has been
Arowing for north ana did not b"cnm"
manifcst until options had been secured
on the stock ~ the steamboat company
needed To ODtaIn control.
Prominent steamboat men here say that
Morse has an option on Il controlling in
tcrcst in the stock Of tn" Bangor Steam
ship Co, and the transfer will soon bc
made, h" having to deal with but one
owner who holds a ma jOrity of the stock
The plan as outlined is to bring the
tN"nu"hec y HnSton Company. tn" Ban
Eor Steamship Company and the Manhat-
'an steamship Company all under one
management, the latter company 10 opcr-
atc "A line Of steamboats, between New
YORK, Boston and Portland. BY This ar
rdngrm"nt the companies can work in
harmony and economically.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
Our Mission Work.

The last number Q! til" pamphlet
"Our Mission Work" devoted t" the
kcnncbcc Valley Home for children
and the Water Street Gospel Mission.
has on the front page an excellent pie
turc of the home for children. At pres
ent there arc lG children in this worthy
institution which is doing vast
amount Of good in our community
Tho report Of the treasurer, Matilda
N. Atkinson, for the month Of Febru-
arv states that $l36.30 was received
during the month and $l25.3S WAS paid
out. leaving a balance Of S11.o2 70 be
applied on the weeks current eXpen-
ses of over $15. Rev. John Friend,
vino has been preaching at the Mis-
sion. this week. will continue over sun
dav and perhaps longer. The meetings
have been very successful.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
Way Down East.

WAY Down East" was presented az
the opora house. for the third time,
last evening. and the presentation W;tS
:, rouetition of its former successes in
that 1t was attended by a large and
appreciativc audience ana was pro
duccd in nrst-clas.' style.
The company is composed Of hiGa
grade actors and actresses, well train
ed ana well balanced The play III
wholesome ana entertaining through
out and therefore there is no reason
why the company should not be re
ceivcd with favor in whatever city it
may plaN.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

~, t, ! NM, r+n,,,,..,, ..ce.t,.,i .f
..,. a,,.,..1 i, ,1,. r....,rni.-
the llnIsc WlN '"F"l"d - 'h' t'F..'-
sion debate. Thn huil Wdr lHrE"d WitN
.r,cc+a.c~. 1!rg N N 4 stew .n- sheriff
n ,..,,r 1.,,..,,.,, t.,,,,.,.
PEARSON ani hd+.l N''' hI'"" ''''I
ancr ponf,ir being among those pres, ma.
>,r,udv b,d 4n,- i.,aa that tho rr-rbmir-
.,....,. ,,,,. ,,.,..,..,,.,. tx,n.
thIrdS "l me li1.'it i',t ,i,rrr v.1.
iard, or even ono ma ldI tH,ir W. W
General caE"rH'%a !" !. .ir '''' 49, ''lir -, -.'o
and 10 see now IN" "" .tt'' - -" -. ii
their lines. m" !ina' N"t" II ,',,'.ft,! - =!
against the %Hh5iliulluH ?. '.' iIl.i' HI. i
f.r I nc malnrltN t'Hhtl ''N Hi.A,n
l"I Ii Lt"!Iinl., ,,.., 1T M ,ofnraj.y
looked for. ->s there w"rc III IT. m1,.,|
paired the -ff"n"th MI 'Ht "'' Til, @ Will, Till .
ho stated a1 ~ I" A WIN i' ''I1''"''
absent ana impaired. ,.,
Tho session began a. 2hH " IL. 'tI
"r Two rr"lmln"rc Hlt. ,,',,i.y rrrog-
oUt Of the WaE, ttHE'f NIii.''N H..
niz"d NJ. Kelley 81 'T'ftuiit t,it,oI ,hn,i.
long looked for aad mHrh ttI"r'i "'Ir, ~
rcsunmis-icu d"i'ht" was d':H", w I..,-,,it -r,.
Kelley spoke for, ." lnlnul'I u! ~! III rrc
ing mat the whole matter he ,araIn @.5I-
mittcd to tn" pronl" AZ In" I"is. IL a.
Iro inrnnststant sine tuov outrr .mnna
tn, mSciNcS ana tEo P"cs III ldM iI -"..,',I
~ IN ,lc :-' -',ngCiltrS. lh' l'"t i' 9"''
h,4 hal - wears nf failure ard dl"II H.
NO individuals or officers atn r'fi'',.,,tl',
BE for its non-"ntpFo' u. III. }, ~ y..',ui J;
change. Tho officers who trl a." 'Si,". ,.I,or. #
the law are driven from nIhc" as 'oi!ri,,
pearson will BE- in ioTi,a,GIr, ,I,:rr IRWIN WIN
ness is on the ad lnrIrSy -. ' ,vn in port
Land. If it were rot tor u" mora! ~
ardicc Of the r'oil" - MmIH' ddn,nriar" /
nlcnherT 81 tntT ti -l,+ moral mucstion
would Hc submitted ~ IT" P''" ,t,n..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
TWO SESSIONS.
ResubmisSion Buried by the
House, "a to 81.
tuIogies Of the Late Senator HoGe-
don in the Sea-.
Many Speeches and Many Spc ,,a.ors at il G
Capitol. Til. rsday.

Fer tie FIRST ;ime of the winter the
laWm'ker@. Thursday. met in two ses-
s!1ns upon The same day At least.
this was thc program il tie House
while The Senate Ect along with ,nlv
II mo'ning session. THO morning res
Y III TIE House was oNcr 1T little
rv"t II while the Senate did not ad-
J'uln urtl 1.i5. the longer session in
IN" upper body being caused by the
"ul"Gi"S UPON The lat" Senator Holds
con, In tn" House the morning ses-
8 on WAS as quiet ana free from lncf-
dent a% on" could wish. being with
'Nt any of the spirited debate which
characterized Wednesdays session
and which came along III abundance
at the afternoon session whom resuh-
mission was the theme of the hour.
III" reading uf committee reports and
bills occupied most of the time. and
quite n let of mIttcre Werp taken
from the table ami spnt along. The
EiIl 1hDlishing tine board Of agricul-
tnrc which camN down from the SEN
ate was tabled and assigned for next
TUc@'iyN afternoon. In the after
noon, however. this var taken
up ana sent along. The two
reports from tho committees on
salaries relative 20 Increasing the
salaries Ct thc members Of the I.ogis-
lalure and forbidding ,ho use of
passes ~ them WIS assigned FOR con-
siGcratjon. next Tuesday morning.
For tie same time WaS rr-aszi.ucI
the resolve of $l3 009 for a bridge over
The Kcnnchec river at liir%l IN.
which was one of the oldcrH Of the
day for yesterday. Anuthcr oitol of
II" day wa| the resolve for scicn,ifi,
inquiry ana research into the methods
of pr"pagating fish ar.d this was ais
posed Of by bong referred to the next
Legislature.
. In the Senate thcrr vas 4 short and
spirited debate on the bill increasing
The salary of the Justices of the su-
p"cme court from SS5n0 to $1,000
staples Of Knox attacked it. while it
found able defenders in plummcr Of
Penobscot ana White of Andres ng-
gin. It was PASSED without
division. ana in tie afternoon
went through the house. There
was also a furry Of debate over
TIE bill TO: TIE protection OF deer in
certain towns in Cumberland county
The attempt to indefinitely postpone
il failed 10 20 II. and it was passed.
The bill relating 40 railroad crossings
was taken from the table and referred
To the next Legislature. Wilson of
Washington was In the chair for a
large part of the session. A now rc-
solve which appeared was for the bet
ter protection Of tho records in th"
office of the secretary of state. The
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

Mrs. L. NJ. Stevens. who is in the
city. tclephoned the Journal, last even
ing, an emphatic denial that any at
tack had been made upon Governor
Hill in the hearing of Feb. Il on tn"
resubmission question. we have the
utmost respect for the present Chicf
Executive" she said. "and regard him
as an upright and honorable man, who
is entirely sincere in his desire to have
our laws fairly and impartially en-
TorcoI -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

Tho managers of st. Marks Home
gratefully acknowledge the following
donations for January and February:
Mrs BENZ Vaughan. Hallowell. barrel
Of apples. Mrs. John F. Hill, flowers:
Mrs. Z. q. Vickery. flowers: d. c. Rob
inson. two half barrels of flour; VIM.
Young. oyst ]. +. Fuller. oranges:
!, T.. Weaver, four gallons ice cream.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

Grand Warden ". a. Allen and
Grand Treasurer J. W. Jackson Of
Portland, paid an official visit to Ken
nebec Lodge n. Z. Q. p, last evening.
and presented it with fine gavel fer
its increase in membership for the past
year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
Report Of Citv Auditor.


To the Honorable Mayor and ~ W. H. l|l.
ell of Augusta: o'S Nodii-
Gentlemen: | submit herewith = s,a,o
mcnt of the expense acco,nt .t STATE
twelve months ending kchr,,n,1 i"r Ihc
together with q statement Of ot,,c,. ~. lol'
eral accounts for the SAM tr.a,' aSN
report. "''iiu"i
Respectfully submitted
ELMEH l.. PARKM>N
CITY LLditor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

Il had a running. itching sore n nv
leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's Ointment
took away the burning and itching In
stantly. AID Quickly effected 9>ruanent
cure c. ". Lenhart. Bowling Green.
n.v.f&Vkytf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

Write the doctor freely all the particulars in
your case. lou Will receive a prompt reply Ad-
uress, Dr. i. {. AVER. Lowell, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

Many are admirinS some excellent
pjctures which have been taken of the
charactor.; in the Frogs Of Windham.
presented by the CniVersalist Society,
last month.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

(For regular proceedings, routine mat
ter remarks, etc. see Official StenO-
graphic report in another cniumn.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
CRAFTSMEN SCARCE.

Colds cured in one day BY Lung Kuro
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
SUMMARY ROLL OF ACCOUNTS NO
,, 1901

<rE'SE ACCOUNT FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENpN,; rEnrr,pv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-25
SaGkey Thinks London Improved.

Ira D. Sankey is distinctly of opin- ion that the spiritual life of London is on the upgrade. Indeed, he has con- fided to the British Weekly that ''as regards my special work I have been much gratitied to note the earnest Christian tone that prevails among the religious community As compared with 1873 there are even a deeper ear neStnesS and warmer spiritual glow. l have an impression that great revival is impending"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-25
WO M EN MAY WOO,
So One of Them Thinks, and Expresses

Herself.
 Cf course women have to dispose of themselves in marriage. but should the woman ever propose? asks a mas cul.ne writer. Sometimes. even when 1t is not leap year, they should. There is first of all the case of queens; they must do so, and very prettily did Queen Victoria fulfil the task, says the Washington Post
 But the sex is so good-natured in helping lame dogs over a stile, An Irish girl did it in this way. She thought that her boy was slow in com ing to the point, so she said, If 1 were you, Jack, and you were me, we'd be married long ago" Another shy man said to the lady of his choice: q wish We We're on such terms of intimacy that you wouldn't mind calling me by my first name." "Oh, she answered. your second is good enough for me. e Shakespeare's heroines are remark ably ready to take the initiative in this most serious business Helena demands the hand of Bertram as the price of her Wonder-working prescrip- tion. Desdemona hints broadly that she is to be had for the asking Miran- dada tells her patient logman that she is his wife if he will marry her. Olivia says to her lovers masqueradng mes senger:
 Would you undertake another suit. | r9i hpI hpar VOu t0 solicit
 Than music from the s9heres,"
 Then, finding Sebastian himself mora pliable than his fair double, she fetehes a priest to make sure of him while he is in the humor. Juliet, caught thinking aloud, declares her willingness to lay her fortunes at Romeo's feet if he will but say when and where the holy man shall make them one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-25
VINES IN HOMES.
Peanut Plants Make n Pretty Ornament
 for the Boudoir.

Few persons are, perhaps, aware, that thing CT beauty is q common peanut plant, growing sinsly in six or eiaht-iuch pot and grown indoors during tbe colder months. Kept in a warm room or by the kitchen stove a peanut kernel planted in a pot os lose -a.aw la&m. kept only moderate Y .G st. vii soon germinate and grow ID into beautiful plant. It ie in | s.sis,.r way that the peanut plant e.s test zheig seeds every year, begin ming eve. --.. ' the winter, and the facility N. tIe seeds will sraw ia ...s=.=. aas suggested to ....say se sa flower lovers the pos s..ee.a.,y q. =-.z the useful plant an s .. .......... .9r the parlor or sit ....:..s s>o.. N.a-oa AS the plant in t-a..sSS .a S.ze and extends it's branch = cs.z:s. ssi4a sides Of the pot in a pen
 ....... ...asler. there are few plants O. ;..a-s intrinsic beauty. The curious 1aa:t of the compound leaves of clos iaS together like the leaves of a book an the approach of night or when shower begins to fall on them, is one O. the most interest habits of plant fife And then, later on for the peanut is no ephemeral wonder, endur- ing for day or two only, the appear ance of che tiny yellow flowers and putting forth of the peduncles on which the nuts grow imparts to this floral rarity a striking and unique charm all it's own. There is nothing else like it, and florists throughout the country might well add the peanut plant to their list of novel and rare things Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-25
Paris Streets Are Shady.
winds.

There are Is,G00 trees in Paris. ac- cording to the latest census, where up to the yea 16S5 there were only 28,000. Paris streets are shady. Every street in Paris over sixty feet in width has a right to 6 row of trees along each curb; when the width passes 11S feet, it has right to two rows, and when a width of 132 feet is reached, they generally establish a planted plateau in the middle of the road, with shaded alleys on each side of it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-25
MIDWAY IDEA
To Be Prominent Feature of Pan-Amer-
 iGan Exposition


 That famous Midway idea of the Columbia exposition has become firmly associated with great exposi- tions in general, and no great exhibit of states or nations has been held since that has not had a Midway of it's own, in most cases under that very name. When the Pan-American expo sition opens next year at Buffalo its Midway will be a prominent feature of the whole and VII! occupy a large ex- tent of space. It is said that almost one-third of the entire cost of the whole will be expended upon this one feature alone. Only highgrade attrae- tions have been given space 10 tAe Pan-American Midway. though l. Is said that oyer 1,o00 applications Ter permits to exhibit there were re1eisti. One of the novel and elaborate pro auctions that will be seen is the hase structure which is to afford inaG..st-- able trips to the moon for the ex2sS.- ton visitors There will De au ai=s@i2 Luna, sl5imming from the earth 70 the moon, passing myriadS O. s;azs. sweeping by comets and actually piercing the milky way. until the jour- ney is finally ended at the doorway to the palace of the man in the moon. Great secrecy is being preserved in the construction of the mechanism and the Wofkmen are all sworn to silence. There will be a Streets of Mexico and f5oe Fr-:1 i,A dueed with it's shops, cathedral, mar ket place. dance nall. bull ring and cafe. Near it is to ke southern plantation, which will show an oId be- fore the war homestead, with cotton fields, negro quarters and all complete, It is said that there will be shown. also, in this exhibit the original cabin in which Jefferson was born and the cabin that was Lincoln's boyhoed home Barte's Inferno is to furnish material fer another attraction. The Hawaiian Eiliage and burning volcano and the Filipino village can be seen, and one of the attractions of the re- cent Paris exposition is to be repro dueed in the house upside down, where everything, inside and out will have the appearance of being inverted An Indian congress is to add some of the necessary noise in the shape of war whoop, and there are to be regular exhibits of Indian fighting, feasts and dances There will also be a beautiful Orient exhibit. What the Ferris wheel was to the Columbian exposition, it is claimed the Aerio-Cyele will be to the Buffalo fair It's general plan resem- bles a great see saw, and at the same moment that 1t is taking on new pas sengers on tue ground level, others will be riding nearly 300 feet above the earth. Concessions have been granted for an animal show, number of moving picture exhibits, a mining camp, a Jap village, Florida morass and many more of the smaller attrac- tlons that serve. after all, an import ant part in the makeup of the whole
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-25
FALL OF DEW.
Egaporated by the Heat of the Earth It
 Rises to Descend Again.

Rises to Descend Again.
 Ground little below the surface is always warmer t6a4 the air over it. So Iea9 as the surface of the ground is above the dew point vapor must rise and pass from the earth into the air. The moist air 50 formed will mingle with tIge air above it, and it's moisture will be condensed forming dew wherever it cones in contact with 2 surface cooled below the dew point. In fact. dew rises from the ground. Place some metal trays over che grass, the soil and the road on dewy nights. You will generally find more moisture on the gtass inside the trays than out side; you will always observe 8 de- posit of dew inside the trays, even when tEere is none outside at all. This shows that far more yapor rises out of the ground during the night than condenses as dew on the grass and other objects. Dew then rises from the ground. But how is the dew formed on bodies high up in the air? Dew does not rise in particles, as it was once considered, to fall in parti- cles like fine rain. 1t rises in vapor. Some is caught by what is on the surface of the earth, but the rest as cends in yapor form until it comes in contact with q much colder surface, to condense it into moisture The vapor does not flow upward in a uni form stream, but is mixed in the air by edies and wind currents and car ried to bodies far from where it rose. In fact, dew may be deposited, even though the country for many miles all around be dry and incapable of yield ing any yapor. In such cases the sup ply of vapor to form that dew would depend on the evaporation of the dew and on what was waited over by the winds.