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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
THE FooL.sH LOVER.

rs. fke's IN fove.- He ssrh.,
aneres far look in his eyes.
eoue.hing like a smile
Tries all the vhile
40 pay around his lips!
he seems
AS one who dreamas
He dips
Own into deep. translucent stream.
iaa. inAs. and In his glad intoxication
remembrance of stern dptv
ie OF the mocking looks, and hears
None OF the jeers
AND In 9 hundred foolish wav.
Displays
His rounded fitne~.
near nim hum verse Of soma old sonp
I see him pass
The glass
"0 oean " upon his own reflection there.
1ne Gay Is long
That keeps him where
men taik OF profit and of lo.sI -.
see nam stand and stare
Across
Inc street. unmindful of the busy thronr.
He lets
His work unheeded lie
AND trims his nails and whistle. .na TO-
gets ~Au Aoi
To try
For prizes that he longed but yesterday
To win. somehow,
From those whose itt,a ,es,.
away
Upon him now!
Yes! He's In love. He stares
Far off at space.
Dumb to the worlds affairs.
And fast In Fancy's glad embrace.
And they that toll around him smile
And. when he sighs
Roll up their eyes
In playful mockery.
And he.
Meanwhile.
Dreams on. poor fool. as only lovers NAV
And has his visions of an angels face
Fair visions that, alas.
Will pass,
Ere iong away
But oh that were in his place,
IS. e. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Hera,A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
OUNCE ICED PUDDING.
Directions fer Making . Dessert
Dish That II Extra
0OOA.

This pudding consists Of . mold Of
sponge cake, very much like that used
for charlotte russo, filled with ice
cream after being spread with ounce
jelly on the inside, says the New York
Tribune. 1t is served heaped with
whipped cream, with q wreath OF
whipped cream around it. To make
the pudding beat three eggs light, and
add cup and half Of powdered sugar.
and beat the whole until light and fiuf.
fy. Sift two cups of pastry -four with
4 teaspoonful Of cream tartar and halt
. teaspoonful Of soda. Stir in half .
cup of water in the beaten eggs and
sugar, add the flour, and beat in quick
ly. Bake the cake in . sheet. When
it is done let 1t become cold. then split
it, and line two-quart charlotte russo
mold carefully with the cake. Spread
the cake with tumbler of ounce jelly
and I'LL the cavity with ice cream
favored with vanilla or caramel. Set
the cake in q very cold place if it is to
wait at all. so that the cream will not
melt. Do not, however, I'LL this pudding
with ice cream until you are ready to
serve it; then heap whipped cream,
sweetened and favored with vanilla,
over it, and shift It ON q cold crystal
platter and wreath II with whipped
cream. It il . very ornamental pud-
ding.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

ed their Sunny men" to make game Of
the enterprise. But eventually they.
too, were made the victims of fierce
competition. Men from way out in the
west invaded the newspaper field in
New York and other eastern cities;
papers formerly sold at five cents a
copy had to be offered for two cents
or a penny, and some hitherto proud
and supercilious publishers had great
difficulty in making the "ghost walk
of Saturday afternoons" Expenses
had to be cut to avoid ruin. Instead of
collecting city news independently.
the publishers formed organizations
for jointly obtaining routine infoEma-
ton Of every description. From this
hint proceeded the organization Of the
so-called literary syndicate" which
buys articles and sells them to editors
al over the country at = merely nom
inal price. To-day there is not a metro
politan paper in the United States
which does not make copious use Of this
syndicate" stuff; and one Sunday pa
per. barring the local news, looks very
much like another, whether it be pub
lished in New York, Chicago or San
Francisco. Several years ago the
writer, while guest Of the Lotus club
at New. York. asked Z well-known
American author Why these manu-
egg1Dt leo31s0 ealla6 tbsiS enterprises
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
NEWSPAPER MAKING.
American Publishers Have Faith In
the Combination Idea. ~
Thoughts Suggested By N R.xlasA.
mans Talk About . Journal.
lstio Tr1st-W0nAefs ETH
Mail Plate Systen. M
Especial Chicago Letter.l

H. Especial Chicago LetterJ
|~OMBINATfONS rule the day. It
~ e may be true, as Senator Marcus
- sAureliuss Hanna, Ohio's world
famed president maker, said In the
heat Of last years campaign. that there
are no trusts" but that the country
& full Of all sorts Of combinations not
even tie astutest politician could deny
without making spectacle of himself.
Reckless coimpetition il the basis of
combination and cooperation. When
ever competition assumes that form Of
extravaganza which threatens to ruin
q certain line of business the men en-
gagged in il must. either 20 into bank
'ruptcy or save themselves by agreeing,
one with the other, that the goods pro-
duced in their factories shall not be
sold below q certain price. This is.
legitimate combination, quite as fair
and equitable as any other business
proposition having in view the best in
terests Of the community at large. On
this basis, also, our great trade unions
have been built up; and no American
citizen, be he employer or working.
man, can deny that legitimate organ
ixation has done more for the cause
OF labor in one generation than has
been accomplished in 10 centuries of
competition between snderpaid jour-
neymen and artisans. '---'
To the American country newspaper
publisher belongs the credit of having
been the first to arrive at a true under
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
Character in HanAwriti.x.

It is as easy for us to recognize our
friends by their handwriting az by
their faces. Everybody imparts to his
handwriting a certain individuality,
. certain mannerism, which serves
to identify the writer. His style of
penmanship is as much . part Of his
personality as il his tone OF voice or
his manner of walking. It is very
clearly evident that there is direct
relationship between the writing and
the writer; and q study of this in
teresting subject reveals the fact that
every popularity Of handwriting has
. particularly significance and indi-
Gates a corresponding trait or pc
culiarity in the writer. In other
words. a persons character is revealed
in his neutrality-suspicious. Howard.
in Woman's Home COMPANION.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

pyralin and can be sent all around the
globe for few cents. The plate itself
is thin sheet of celluloid composition.
This is fastened to a metal base, which
the publishers keep in stock, and when
SO united the plate prints as well as ita
metal prototype. The cut explains the
modus operandi in detail.
The extent Of this mail plate busi.
ness is surprising, and cannot fail to be
gratifying to our national vanity. Its
purely American reading matter il
regularly placed before men and won.
en- ofevery nationality. That this state.
ment is by no means an exaggeration
was satisfactorily proved by visit to
the company's shipping room, where
Manager /. II. Whipple pointed out
packages ready for shipment to Nome
City, Skaguay, Juneau and Sitka, in
Alaska; Dawson City. in Yukon terri.
tory; Mexico City, Monterey and Nue.
va Casas Grandes, in Mexico; Havana
and Santiago. in Cuba; Belize, in Brit.
ish Honduras; Kingston, in Jamaica,
w. l.; Moulmein, in East India; Ma
Mia, in the Philippines; Bluefields, in
Nicaragua, and Auckland, in New
Zealand. On the day before plates had
been shipped to Cape Colony and the
country of the Boer in South Africa.
It seems almost wonderful that the
publisher of paper printed in the
English language in far-away Hong
Kong can, on the arrival Of the steamer
from San Francisco, stroll up to the
post office and secure a dainty package
containing q variety of articles, pro.
fusely illustrated and ably written. the
the whole thing ready for the press, at
cost which must seem trifling even
in those countries Of the orient where
labor can be had for a shilling a day.
Like the patent inside and the stere-
otype plate, the mail plate is triumph
of combination and cooperation, in
whose advantages every newspaper
reader has a share. And it is also a tri.
umph for American inventive genius
and American postal methods, which
assure safe and prompt delivery at
trifling expense.
Trusts which control the output and
prices Of the necessities of life unques-
tionably are menace to society, but
healthy combinations having in view
the development of general activity
and the creation Of new business enter
prises are entitled to public respect
and commentator.
q. w. wEIPPIERT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

standing of the business value of COM
bination and cooperation. Before the
war between the states the average
country newspaper was published at a
heavy expense. Few editors managed
to make both ends meet. Their busi-
ness life was a constant struggle for
existence Competition had reduced
advertising rates and cut subscription
prices below the cost price. But early
in the sixties. at time when money
was getting scarcer and labor harder
to procure than ever, the late A. n.
Kellogg, then a country editor up in
Wisconsin. solved the problem which
was agitating his fellow publishers by
inaugurating the auxiliary sheet
better known as the patent inside
business. The idea. although revolu-
tionary and contrary to all editorial
traditions. became popular at once, and
was adopted by hundreds Of western
publishers who, by it, were enabled to
issue good papers at 4 nominal ex-
pense.
A few years later the stereotype
business-another industry founded
on the principle of combination and CO.
operation-was launched. Its purpose
was to supply the editors of newspa-
pers printed in the larger towns with
stereotype plates that could be used
in place of the much higher priced
hand composition. The business was
a success from the start. 1t not only
improved the standard of newspaper
reading matter, but proved to be of
vast advantage to wage-earners in the
printing trades because, like the aux
iliary sheets, it led to the publication
Of scores of newspapers in every part
Of the country.
The large city papers were inclined
to ridicule the patent inside" and
"plate" business; and for years the
pompous editorial magnates instruct
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

We have a young San Franciscan n
our midst, and she is homesick q
homesick can be for that city of un-
countable hills and innumerable hello
trope hedges. Nothing in Washing
tom pleases her. We went to the mat
inee the other day, and midway Of
the Performance I heard from her .
gasp Of delight. She grasped her right
arm with her left hand and rubbed
the skin vigorously for . moment or
two. Then the hopeless, homesick
look settled ON her face again and
she sighed.
II thought for . moment was out
home again" she said, wistfully.
"What made you think so?'' asked.
sOh!" said she. at was only for
. moment. It wasn't really true. but
Just for . minute was sure felt .
hea." Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
CHANCE E: .NDs.
Pes.,sil,tse. ef CO, se,,al Cs.,a.-
ienshiD In Pc sons We ID
Net Know.

It makes one homesick in this world
to think that there are so many rare
people he can never know; and so many
excellent people that scarcely anyone
will know, in fact. 4oys Backlog Stud
les, by Charles Dudley Warner. One
discovers friend by chance, and can
not but feel regret that 20 or 30 years
of life, maybe, have been spent with
out the least knowledge of him. When
he is once known, through him opening
is made into another little world, into
a. circle Of culture and loving hearts
and enthusiasm in a dozen congenial
pursuits, and prejudices, perhaps. How
instantly and easily the bachelor
doubles his world when he marries,
and enters into unknown fellowship
of the to him continually increasing
company, which is known in popular
language as "all his wife's relations"
Near at hand, daily, no doubt, are
those worth knowing intimately, il one
had the time and the opportunity. And
when one travels he sees what . vast
material there is for society and friend
ship, of which he can never avail him
self. Carload after carload Of summer
travel goes by one 1T any railway sta
1ion, out Of which he is sure he could
choose q score of lifelong friends, if
the conductor would introduce him.
There are faces of refinement, of quick
wit, of ofsympathetick kindness-interest
ing people, travelled people. entertain
ing people, as you would say in Boston,
mice people you would admire to
know" whom you constantly meet and
pass without a sign of recognition,
many of whom are no doubt your long
lost brothers and sisters. You can see
that they also have their worlds and
their interests, and they probably
know a great many mice" people. The
matter Of personal liking and attach
ment is a good deal due to the mere for
tune of association. More fast friend
ships and pleasant acquaintanceship
are formed ON the Atlantic steamships,
between those who would have been
only Indifferent acquaintances else
where, than one would think possible
on voyage which naturally makes one
a. selfish as he is Indifferent to his per
sonal appearance.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
A NEW MINERAL.
Miner Finds Deposit In Idaho Mine
which Gives on Phoapher.
escent Glow.

George F. Ayres, well-known min
er of Boise, Idaho, has unearthed a
mineral substance that has illuminat-
ing power which can be found 800
feet from the surface. He had been
running a cross cut tunnel to tap his
ledge, and ran across deposit that
gave off enough light SO he could pro-
ceed without the aid of his candle.
He brought some pieces to the surface
and experimental with them in his
cabin that night, but they gave only
a phosphorescent gleam. In the earth,
hoaever. the light was almost bright.
He impaired the information to an
assayer, who has been able to repro
duce the atmospheric conditions in
water that prevail where the mineral
is found, and lighted room with it.
He has several fruit jars partly filed
with the mineral, which is covered
with fluid preparation. While it will
not supplant other means of ilumina-
tisn in large places, it can be used in
thousands of mining camps. where
coal oil is expensive and electricity
and gas unobtainable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
An Amused Foe.

The proprietor of a small store in
New York owns black kitten that
cultivates a habit Of squatting ON
its launches, like a bear or a kan
garoo, and then sparring with its
forepaws as il it had taken lessons
from a pugilist. A gentleman took
into the store an enormous black
dog, half Newfoundland, half collie,
fat. good-natured and intelligent. The
tiny kitten, instead of boiling at once
for shelter, retreated a few PAGES, sat
erect on its hind legs and put its
fists" in an attitude of defiance. The
contrast in size between the two was
intensely amusing. It resembled one
Of Jack the Giant-Killer preparing
to demolish a giant. Slowly and with
out a sign Of excitability the huge
dog walked as far as his chain would
allow him and gazed intently at the
kitten and its odd posture. Then, as
the comicality of the situation struck
him, he turned his head and shoulders
around to the spectators, and IL ami
NAL ever laughed in the world that
dog assuredly did SO then and there.
He neither barked nor growled, but
indulged in . low chuckle, while
mouth and eyes beamed with merri-
p,ent.-N. Y. Telegram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION,
Il was Made ~ . Tra.k Owner e
s satisfy . CaRie0s Custe1
s O0elAl.

Here is . story that the ladies should
appreciate. A young married woman
who has many acquaintances in Cleve-
land took q little trip in company
with hubby up to Montreal and back
not long ago. When they reached that
bustling city they were approached by
a respectable looking individual, who
offered for a modest consideration to
convey their trunk to the hotel. Never
dreaming that confidence man might
be hidden beneath such . simple ex-
terror, the husband closed the bar
gain and the couple wended their way
to the hotel, says the Cleveland Post
Dispatch.
There they waited and waited for
the trunk, which never came. Finally,
the husband proceeded to the railway
station and stated his trouble. The
officials were sorry, but they could do
nothing. just about that time his eye
caught sight Of the missing baggage.
He told the railway men so. They
were very sorry again, but the claim
ant would have to identify the prop
erty in . manner entirely satisfac-
tory to the officials. The claimant re-
marked that he had the key in his
pocket. Wasn't that proof enough?
The officials shook their heads. There
were keys and keys. A key didn't sig
Nifty much. What was in the trunk?
The husband asked them to wait
. moment while he sent messenger
for his wife. She would know the con-
tents to the uttermost piece.
The lady soon appeared and the hus-
band stated the case to her and tossed
the key to the waiting officials.
Tell these gentlemen what il in our
trunk, my DEAR" he said.
"In our trunk?" she echoed.
"Yes. my dear. You can tell just
exactly what's in it because you
packed it."
'Of course I can," she cried. "Let
me see. Why, there's-there's," her
face frightened. there's my best
hat!"
And even the sober Canadians
cracked frosty smile at this remark
able example of accurate description.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
PetasA soap for Eye GLASSES,

Constant wearers of eyeglasses,
spectacles. ETC.. are much annoyed by
the dimming Of the glasses upon en-
tering . warm room from a cooler
place. It will greatly interest them
10 know that this evil can be obvi-
ated by rubbing the glasses with soft
soap. All that is necessary is to rub
every morning or before going out .
little so-called green soap (washing
soap. potash soap) over the whole sur
face Of the glass, polishing it until it
is bright again. The preparations,
-Gasoiin" and "Oculustra," offered for
the same purpose at high prices. are
nothing else than pure pot soap
Die Werkstatt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
OUR SWEAT SYSTEM.
Anywhere fron TIVE - oTwenty-EigAA
Niles Of sweat Glands oa
the Human DoAy.

It may be interesting to know that
one perspires more on the right side
of the body than on the left, and that
the skin of the palm Of the hand ex-
cretes four and half times n much
proportionately to the surface a. the
skin Of the back. The pores in the
ridges Of the palm number as many -
5000 to the square inch. They are
scarcest on the back, where there are
only 400 to the square inch. These
pores are not simple holes or perfora-
tions in the hide. as some imagine, but
are little pockets lined with the same
epithelium or pavement stuff that COW
ers the exterior Of the body. They run
straight down into the deepest strue-
ture Of the skin, and there they kink up
and coil around till they look like .
fishing line that has been thrown down
wet. Inclosed in this knot are little
veins that leak the perspiration
through the walls Of the tube, and 1t
wells up to the surface of the skin. It
is estimated that the average-sized man
has 1000, 900 of these sweat glands, ag-
gregating % miles Of tubing. Think Of
it! Twenty-eight miles if all those tiny
tubes could be Strengthened out and
put end to end! These figures, won
derful though they may seem, are ON
the very best medical authority. They
are the figures of men who have given
their lives to the study Of this subject.
But still, if they seem too large to you.
there is just as good medical authority
for the statement that there are 2, ,400,-
600 sweat glands on the human body.
each one-fifteenth Of an inch long, and
that their aggregate length is two
miles and half! Think Of it! Two
miles and half! If you object to that,
too, l have the very best authority for
the statement that they are one-quar-
ter of an inch long and aggregate more
than nine miles, or can figure it for
you at seven miles or IL miles. Take
your pick. Our motto is: I'VE aim
to please" If one figure suits you more
than another. it's yours We can sub
stantiate it by the very best medical
authority. says Harvey Sutherland, in
Ainslee's.
I find only oae figure, however, for
the amount of liquid secreted by the
skin of an average person in . year,
though it is evident that the quantity
must vary greatly according a. the
person works in an icehouse or rides
bicycle uphill. From the average
person in years time there oozes
through the pores of the skin 1900
pounds of water. Let us see: "A pint's
a pound the world around" two pints
make one quart, four quarts one gallon |
oh, well. you cipher it out for your |
SELF. ] never was much Of hand at
figures.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

Arctic Explorer-An arctic night,
lasting 40 it does 141 days, il no joke,
I can tell you. l should not care to 60
through it again!
Friend-Why. man. should think it
splendid. Fancy saying to . creditor:
sPiease call again to-morrew mora
h6."-N. =. werld.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

One ingenious individual, who mar
rowly escaped prosecution awhile ago
for counterfeiting rare eggs and SELL
ing the bogus specimens to museums
and private collectors, has recently
turned up with exquisitely lifelike
photographs Of birds, which in reality
are produced BY the help of stuffed
specimens artistaeslly attitudinised
With wirsss-oasus0ay Evs1in6 1eeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
The Double Letter.

The doubled letter is scarcely Of use
in any language. Sometimes we are
purely inconsistent. Letter must have
two is. literal one. The double letter
very seldom affects the pronuncia-
tion. Would it not be well to drop
the double letter altogether? 1t would
simplify spelling and save time, too
Notes and Queries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
Ready for the ouestie..

Mrs. Younglove-John, do you know
that you haven't kissed me for q week
Mr.. Young.ove-Yes, darling; was
just waiting to see how long it would
take you to notice it.
John, it will be observed, bad his
presence Of mind with him.-Tit- Dits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
Depends On the sex.

"Why do you say that bonnet Is
adorable?" he demanded irritably.
"That's not the word to use. You
might A. well say it is lovable. and
you can't love bonnet"
"You can't" she replied. quietly.
but esn."-Clevslsnd LEADER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23

Jack-I say, Flo. dad says he remem-
bers that old boy when he hadn't .
shirt to his back. and now he has thou
sands.
Flo-Good graciousl How extrava,
gantl
xaud-Asd how het,-Zit-Dita
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
Remarkable Prices,

Miss Paytrone-Under the head Of
Remarkable Prices" you advertised
sealskin coats at $50; now you ask
me $500.
Clerk-Exactly; the prices were re-
markable and we have marked them
up.-Ohio State Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-02-23
Purifying Politics

The Major-I don't know but there
is need of some kind Of reform in pol.
itics around here.
The Colonel-I think SO. I'm no fa-
natic, but 1 think ballot box stufin'
should be done with moderation
Puck