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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
A TESTING JUDGE.
Amusing Stories Of Lord Mo-rs. -.
WeIl.known English Jurist.
and His Ready Wit.

1t was Lord Morris who. when
somebody spoke Of Mr.. Gladstone as
2 heaven-born genius, hoped that
1T may be long time before
heaven is again in an interesting
condition." relates the Philadelphia
Telegraph. A missing juror once in
spired him to humor. The Jurors
name was Moriarty, and it was at
the time when all Ireland was sing
ing: Are ye there, Moriarty?" q
popular pantomime song. Leaning
back in his seat while the Juror was
being found the judge began to sing.
loud enough for all in court to hear:
Are ye there, Moriar-i-ty?' and
when the juror came in and er
planned that he had been having a
pint OF porter and q penny roll Lord
Morris was not afraid to remind him
that that was not the Rowlls court
It fell to the lot Of Lord Morris to
array himself in gorgeous and gaudv
robes at flower show which was
opened by Princess Chris tan. and
his lordship felt compelled to apollo
gize to the princess for his apparel.
Your royal highness will observe"
he said, '.that as vice chancellor Of
the university I am obliged to wear
I'll this finery. I think it only fair
20 offer you this explanation, lest
Tou should think am trying to
transform myself into . sunfowez."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
A RANCH DINNER.
Would Probably he Foreign to
One Fastidious.

The "chuck wagon under the su
pervision of the "wagon-boss," had
early in the day conveyed the camp
outfit to a cool spot under clumI
of cottonwoods. A clear little stream
flowed lazily along between the cot.
tonwoods and the box-elders, which
with the fresh, fower-laden breath
OF the plains in their faces, and the
inspiring works of nature about
them, caused the guests of the COW.
punchers to forget for the time the
dust and heat and turmoil of the
town, says writer in Criterion.
And such q dinner! Ranchers
know good thing and name it &C.
cordingly, though the result is often
q fearful and wonderful commingling
of slang, localisns, and foreign
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
A SUBSTITUTE FOR SNAKES.
Joke ON the Professor Was Neatly
Turned On the Board Of
EducatiSa,

DR.. David Starr Jordan, president
Of Leland Stanford, Jr., university
who has just completed for the United
States q study of the fish in Philippine
waters, is one of the most brilliant and
versatile of college presidents. His
speciality in science is ichthyology.
On his latest visit to Washington.
whittier he often goes in his capacity
as government commissioner, he
told an interesting story on himself,
says the Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post. He had delivered an address
in San Francisco before the state
dairymen's association. The topic
was Diseases Of Cattle: Their Cause
and Cure" It was replete with learned
rain, anthrax and tuberculosis in cat
tie. At the close of the lecture one
Of the dairymen asked some practical
questions which were beyond the
savant's experience.
Gentlemen" confessed DR.. Jordan,
"my lecture was founded upon ideas
and theories cleaned in reading. /
have, I regret to state, never had the
privilege of making experiments of my
own along the lines of diseases Of cat
tie. The truth is, I never owned more
than one COW, and that was a tame
domestic Holstein, famed as mixer,
and absolutely healthy
Mr.. Ambrose Bierce, novelist and
critic, knew DR.. Jordan in Indiana
years ago, and tells the following tale.
The state board Of education of In
diana, according to Mr.. Bierce's anec-
dote, was giving banquet to it's new
president, Prof. Jordan. Eels were
served, and, as joke on the ichthy-
ologist, they had been cooked streaked
and coiled to resemble snakes.
What" exclaimed the scientist as
the dish was placed before him; do
the people of Indiana eat snakes?"
There was hearty laugh, and the
chairman began to explain that these
were not of the genus angus, but of
the genus anguilla-in other words,
that they were not ophidians, but cells.
That's just it," exclaimed Prof.
Jordan, unembarrassed. Seeing these
cells prepared in similitude of snakes,
naturally concluded that the dish
was makeshift, and that all available
snakes had been devoured by the
epicureans of Indiana"
This turned the joke on the board OF
education.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
NOSE INDICATES CHARACTER.
DO Not Complain II You Have q Big
One, for That's the Very
Best Kind.

A large nose is always an unfailing
sign of decided character, writes
Blanche w. Fischer, in an article on
Reading Character from the Face
in Ladies' Home Journal. ut belongs
to the man of action, quick to see and
to seize opportunity. A small nose
indicates passive nature, one less
apt to act, although he may feel as
deeply. He will have many theories,
while the possessor of large nose
will have deeds to show. Persons
with small noses are most loving and
sympathizing, but their friendship is
not the active kind.
A nose with the tip slightly tilted
is the sign of the heartless firt. A
long nose shows dignity and repose.
A short nose, pugnacity and a love
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02

words. There was spread, picni.
fashion. menu which if writ upon
the regulation card would appall the
fastidious and tax the knowledge OF
the most learned college professor
There were ''frijoles," (beans), and
only such beans as one gets at a
ranch; there were "fry" and its in.
evitable ''dope," which translated
mean bacon and gravy, and there
were "spuds," or, in palmer English,
potatoes. The biscuits were real
works of art-as the ambitious
"slush'' intended them to be-great
f1aky mounds quite the size Of an or.
binary saucer, SO that the hungry
cow-punchers would not be compelled
to stop very often to say "Pass the
bread, please" Last on the list came
coffee, strong as hate and black 90
despair-three cups to the man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02

clock system just established in
Paris. The whole area of the city ia
divided into sections about two miles
in radius, and in the center Of each
section is station, with a reservoir
of compressed air, from which pipes
lead to all the clocks of that section.
At the central station is master
clock controlling a commutator, by
which electromagnetic are energized
every minute, thus internationally
connecting the air pipes with the
reservoirs, the effect being that the
hands of the clocks are driven for
ward once minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
uR. BECK.

his watch. They took the hint, but in
stead of disclosing the object of theil
long call-they had been with Joyc,
nearly three hours-they arose ant
with great friendliness admitted thai
they had stayed too long.
''We've had delightful visit" con
cluded Mr.. Beck, land we're glad te
have met you"
"Call again so2e time," murmured
the mystified Joyce, shaking hands.
When they were gone he puzzled over
the matter for awhile and then went
to lunch. He didn't return till nearly
two in the afternoon, but when he
opened his door he found Beck and
6myth sitting within waiting.
They greeted him with fresh vol
ley of scintillant stories, jokes and
"reminiscences, and before he could
make a polite display of his astonish-
ment he found himself involved in the
conversation, laughing with them and
ready for more negotiations with the
hospitable fourth party downstairs.
Nobody but the letter carrier inter-
ruted the visit, it was even more rro-
longed and pleasanter than that of the
forenoon, and the clock was striking
sixwhen Mr.. Joyce pulled out his watch
with an expression of natural bewil-
derment.
They took the hint again, stood up,
shook hands, and for a moment looked
foolish. Joyce thought that at least
they meant to state their mission, but
they only hesitated a moment and then
started for the door. That was too
much for him.
Gentlemen, he beloved after them,
.@before you go would you mind tell
ing me what, that is, why, you-yot,
called on me?"
They came back blushing and look
ing sheepishly at one another.
''Glad you ask" said Beck. 'The
truth is, Mr.. Joyce, we came away from
New Yorkwith a good supply Of money,
to stay two weeks in St.
Louis. We thought we knew the great
game, didn't we, Smyth But,
well, to make long story short, we
met some Texas fellows coming out
on the train who knew it better. What |
they did to us was plenty, for we land
ed here fat broke, and neither of us
had the nerve to telegraph home for
more"
"You SCI" broke in Smyth, "they'd
lever let up on us at the club il they
knew. 4 New Yorker hates to ad-
nit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02

of gayety. An arched nose-one pro-
jecting at the bridgeshows thought.
A straight nose shows an inclination
toward serious subjects. A nose that
turns up slightly indicates eloquence.
wit and imagination. If turned up
much it shows egotism and love of
luxury. A nose that slopes out direct
" from the forehead, that shows no
indenting between the eyes, indicates
power. If the nose is indented deep
" at the root the subject will be weak
and vacillating. A nose that turns
down signifies that the possessor il
misery and sarcastic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02

DOBERT JOYCE, of St. Louis, 8
II years old, attorney at law, sat il
his Office reading the morning paper
He had no practice to speak of, but h
had hopes and rich young wife, whose
ambitions for his future career as {
public man were beginning to stir hin
to something like mental activity. Be
ing good mixer, handsome, eloquent
and widely known as "good fellow,
he naturally chose politics for his
field of effort, and, as he sat porting
over his newspaper, he was figuring in
his mind that it he ever got the con-
gressional nomination on the repub
ican ticket in his district old John
O'Brien, democratic and present In
cumbent, would give him race for his
life, and, probably, beating. There
fore he was not overcheerful, and
hailed rap on his door with feeling
Of relief.
To his vociferous "Come in!" two ut
ter strangers entered. Both were well
dressed, Of about his own age, Of good
address.
"Is this Mr.. Joyce?" said one, smil-
ing and extending his card as he saw
the friendly nod. "I'm Howard Beck,
Of New York, Mr.. Joyce, and this is
my friend, Mr.. Smyth, also lawyer"
"Glad to know you BOTH" said the
radiant Joyce, motioning them both to
seats. Then Mr.. Beck drifted swift
~ into running fusillade Of small
talk, stories and witticisms, which,
though apropos of nothing in particu-
lar, amused and even delighted the
friendly Joyce. Mr.. Smyth OCCASION
ally slipped into the conversation witha
shat reminds me-" and the host him
self soon found that he had "a few
good ones" They snapped stories,
smoked Joyce's cigars, and made few
trips down the elevator to see the usual
fourth party till it suddenly dawned
upon Joyce that noon was at hand and
that neither of his visitors had told
the real object OF the visit.
Then, as lawyers will, he began to
get just bit suspicious. He acknowl-
edged himself that he liked both Beck
and Smyth, but what, he asked himself,
did they want? Maneuvering to draw
their lire, so to speak, he pulled out
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02

change. Moreover all these things can
be perfectly initiated continually. But
it is absolutely certain that the fine
specimens OF japanese work will in
crease enormously in value within a
few years. Fewer and fewer of them
will appear in the market, and, as has
been said, they cannot be reproduced.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
FALL STYLES IN MILLINERY.
shapes which Are ao.t n.,o.,,...
the Various Kinds Of
Faces,

The most-used shapes in fall mil.
1nery are low-crowned effects and the
striking Gainsboroughs. These hats
with their rather stupendous proper
tons, are not becoming to the ma
jority of women; but young faces
with profusion OF fluffy curls are
particularly attractive when framed
by the large black velvet brims. saws
Helen Louise Morris, in Woman's
Home Companion. Many Of
the hats are made with broad
brims and very little crown while
some are without the suggestion Of
one. The small three-cornered mar
quis shapes give piquant look to !
pretty face, and are seen with yari-
GUS trimmings. The tricorn hat an
pears in modified form. The tam-o'-
shanter returns this fall, and fell
plateaux are worn in pale shaded.
The Marie Antoinette hats worn dr.
ing the summer may be observed il
winter materials. Black hats are al.
ways popular, as they give tone Ia
the plainest costume. White felta
trimmed with black plumare nye
very effective worn with black tot.
lette. Feathers OF every sort are
used on the winter models. Lonc.
wavy ostrich plumes are seen =
great Profusion. Breasts, wina(
pompons and even whole birds -.
used = great deal. Hats composer
entirely Of plumage may be seen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
A Gift for the Duchess.

The women of Ottawa presented to
the duchess of York upon the occa-
sion of the royal visit to the capital
q gift that is thoroughly typical of
Canada. It is a cape of the finest
mink procurable. The collar and
fare around the edges will be lined
with ermine, while the body of the
cape will be lined with white satin.
The garment, which reaches to the
knee, is fastened with gold clasps
fashioned in the form of a maple
leaf, the emblem Of the dominion.
The gold for these clasps comes from
the Canadian Yukon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
Snakes and Noise.

It is curious fact that there are
certain kinds Of noises which attract
snakes. The whirr OF the n1owing
machine is one, and in six months as
many as 100 cobras alone have been
killed on q grass farm in ldia by
getting in front Of the advancing ma-
chine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
Japanese Art Production..

Good specimens OF old japanese work
form an investment which is more Sc
cure and more certain to be prof
liable than that in any other
kind of art production, according
to authorities in art valuation.
Fashions in pictures, in old books
in prints, in European ceramics
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
Bottled Table sa.c..

Many Of the meat relishes and ~.
ores are known under this heal.
Many OF them are expensive and for
this reason are not found commnnlv
on the 5emily table. But there Is n (
reason why the housewife should nnt
make THESE preparations herself i .h.s
has time. and can obtain the mater;a ~.
=. much less cost than she can buy the
goods already prepared.--lTa shinpt nn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
sardine salad.

Slice thin q peck Of potatoes. Chop
fine four medium-sized onions and
three cloves of garlic. Put the sliced
potatoes, into q colander and pour on
them hot water enough to warm them
through. Put into another dish and
mix all together. Make a thin dress
ing OF oil, black and a little red pep
per, vinegar. Pour it over the whole
and let it stand about IL hours or
more. Bone two half boxes sardines
and mix with the salad little while
before serying.-Boston Budget,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02


before the board called to the
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Modern Time System.
Compressed air under electrical
control is the agent employed in q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
TO MAKE SUccOTAsH.
Directions Which, II Carefully Fol.
lowed, Will Lead to the Rest
Results.

Succotash 70 . dish, like al disheI
OF Indian corn, Of Indian origin
Though q Savage" dish, it require.
very careful, skilled cooking. Linn.
beans or shell beans, and sometime
stringbeans, with corn, are used il
its composition. Beans Of any kline
require steady, slow boiling for q
considerable period. All directions
which do not give careful orders fol
cooking the beans considerable
time by themselves before the corr
is added are culinary absurdities, yet
such directions are common, says the
New York Tribune. Corn requires
only Is or 20 minutes cooking, and
must not be put in succotash until
the beans are nearly done. A little
milk, butter, salt and pepper are
used. Modern cooks fry good slice
of salt pork in the pot the beans are
to be cooked in, and then put in sufi-
cient water to boil the beans. Lima
beans should be slowly boiled one
hour, shelled beans of other kinds
about the same time, and stringbeans
for two hours before adding the corn.
Put in one-third beans Of any kind to
two-thirds corn. Do not add salt to
the beans when first cooking, as this
hardens the water, but wait until
they are ready for the corn. Pour
of all the water that covers the
beans, leaving the slice OF pork in.
When they are cooked the proper
length of time, add some salt, gill
of fresh boiling water, half cup Of
milk or cream, and the corn, scored
and scraped, not cut, from the cob.
The shell of the kernel of even the
tenderest corn is more or less hard
and indigestible; therefore the corn
is taken from the cob, and it should
always be scored or cut down only to
open the kernels and then scraped
from the cob, so as to remove all the
pulp and leave the hull on the cob.
After seasoning the succotash with
sufficient salt, let it simmer Is to
20 minutes. Use new green corn,
fresh picked, never old corn in sue
.otash. When it is done, let it be
seasoned with pepper, which should
oe used literally, and with q table
spoonful or more Of butter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-11-02
Ripe Tomato Pickles.

H1pe T0mot0 F1Ckle0.
Take smooth, well-shaped tomatoes,
stick q coarse needle into each so that
salt can penetrate. Put layer of
these, then q layer of sliced onions,
then layer Of salt alter
nately until the jar is full.
Let them remain four days; take them
out, give each tomato gentle squeeze
to get the salt out. Drain them and
the slices Of onions carefully. Dis
solve hall box Of mustard in gallon
of vinegar and boil it with two cupfuls
Of sugar, one ounce of pepper, one
ounce Of allspice; pour hot over the
tomatoes and onions.-Ladies' World,
New York.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-07
Church Notes.

The Rev. J. A. Laughlin. of Wash
ington, will preach tomorrow morning
and evening at the Maryland Avenue
NJ. 4. Church, in the absence of the pas
tor. the Rev. T. f. Peters who will preach
at Wesley Chapel. Washington. ID. c.
The Rev. DIR. w. w. Van ATsdale, of
the FIRST NJ. +. Church, has returned
from his vacation, and will occupy his
pulpit at both services tomorrow. At the
morning service there will be communion
service, and in the evening instead of a
twilight service the regular o'clock SER
vice will be held with preaching.
Tomorrow is the Fourteenth Sunday
after Trinity. There viii be a eelebra-
ton Of the Holy Communion at "a. m.
at ST. Anne's P. L. Church, and a SER
NOR at IL a. m. by the rector, the Rev.
Joseph p. McComas.
The usual services will be held at the
Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning
and evening. The pastor. the Rev. Geo.
S. Bell, viii occupy the pulpit and preach
at both services. Sabbath School and
Christian Endeavor meeting as usual.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-07
PERSONAL MENTION.
In The Social Whirl-ThOse Who Go And
Those Who Come.

In The Social Whirl-Those Who Go And
Those Who Come.
Miss Pacs, OF Kent county. is visiting
M S Eloise Spencer.
MIR. ID. Dodge Woodward left today
T Western Maryland.
Miss Kelley. of Washington, is tie
guest of the Misses Gardner.
Miss Amy Hutton, of Montgomery
county. is visiting her cousin. Miss Kate
Hutton.
Miss Sarah r. Brewer, who has been
visiting relatives at Riverview, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Coomhs, of Washington, has re-
turned home after visit TO her sister,
Mrs. Robert Tate, Market street.
Miss Nellie Taylor. OF Baltimore. has
been spending a few days with Miss
Helen Knackstedt, Mary land Avenue.
Mrs. Kate Edlavitch and Mr.. Morris
II. Wolf, have been on visit to their
sister, Mrs, Gottleib. OF Hanover street
The Rev. George S. Bell, pastor of
the First Presby te,ian Church, has re.
turned from his vacation, and will fill
his pulpit tomorrow.
Misses Katherine and Millinora Du-
ven, OF Gloucester street, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Kelley, at Middletown,
Frederick county. Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-07
The auanitaTss Enternrise.

In less than twenty minutes after the
President was shot yesterday afternoon.
the CAPITAL had bulletined the news.
and in less than an hour the newshoys
were on the street with the EVENING
CAPITAL containing the particulars OF the
attempted assassination, together with a
cut OF President Mckinley. This was a
stroke of enterprise. and some of the
CAPITAL kind friends have been tend
ering congratulations upon the enterpris-
ing editor. The Baltimore papers re-
ceIved here at 2. so o'clock contained no
fuller report than that OF the CAPITAL
an hour and a-half previous. Later tele-
grams were received at the CAPITAL
Office denying the Presidents reported
demise. which was current in Washing
ton at 6 o'clock. but the paper was in
press and previous kilograms published.
When it comes to Enterprise with big
e the CAPITAL is literally cit.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-07
soHLBY's MARKsMANsHIP.
A "Reminiscences of Days Before The Civil
War-He Gould Handle A Rife.

A Renaissance of Days Before The Civil
War-He Gould Handle A Rife.
Mr.. Z. T. Hagan, OF Eakle's Mill.
Washington county, relates an incident
in connection with Winfield Scott Schley
in 1856. when Mr.. Hagan was assisting
a corps of engineers, of which Schley
was one. in making surveys for the Me-
tropolis branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad through Frederick county.
One day in Angus, conversation turned
on expert marksmen. George Stickell,
from Canada, boosted OF the people of
that country being able to hit with rife
balls thrown in the air. Jackson Barnes,
one OF the surveyors, asked man named
Coblay to get three grindstone apples
and a rife. The rife was handed to
Schley, who, with rifle ball. split each
apple az it was thrown into the air. The
feat impressed everyone who saw it. es-
pecially the Canadian, who boosted no
more about Canada's crack marksmen.
Mr.. Hagan saw Admiral Schley in Fred
erick two years ago and the two talked
about the incident. Mr.. Hagan's nephew,
Benton Hagan, machinist on the Leon
idas, was with Hobson when he sank the
Merrimac across the entrance to Santiago.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-07
Passed MentaIlY AND PhrsicallY.

The following additional candidates
have passed their mental and physical
examinations for admission to the Naval
Academy as naval cadets: William Bag
ley, Pennsy lvania; Logan Cresap. Mary
land; George w. Bassett, Jr.. Florida;
Bruce L. Canaga. OHIO; J S. Dowell.
Texas; w. Lee Friedell. Arkansas; John
NJ. Smealie, New York; John ]. Lon
don, North Carolina; Ormond L. Cox,
Ohio; w. Lynn Culberson, Iowa; Ches-
ter Nimitz, Texas; A. T. Church. Idaho;
Halford r. Greenlee, Illinois; r. c.
Jack, Pennsylvania; w. Leg Burnette.
IT.. Georgia; !. J. London, North Caro-
lima; Earle Farwell. New York; Frank
N. Eklund, California; Roscoe MaeF all,
New Jersey; w. E. Reno. Missouri:
Ernest DUR, Oregon; Joseph V. Ogan,
Ohio; w. 7. Coveney. Pennsylvania; r.
r Cain, Nebraska; E. B Woodwork.
Texas; B. MacCandless. Colorado; c. J.
Murphy, New York; r. B. Coffey. Mis-
sour; Anthony E. James. This makes
IS who have passed mentally and physic'
ally.