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The times., 1901-05-05

In what year did the Johnstown food occur2
2. On what day did June l. 1857. Gomez o. B.
In 1859, on May 81 . Wednesday
The times., 1901-05-05
Minor Fiction.

The popular craze for love letters. in
fiction and out, seems to have found its
latest satisfaction in THE Love Letters
of Liar" by Mrs. William Allen, and
of all the fiction Of a sentimental kind
which has been published lately in the
form Of correspondence, it is the bright
est. The writer OF the letters appears to
be one OF those men who have been
termed. less elegantly than forcefully,
tame cats'-the kind Of man who is
never comfortable unless he is sentlmen-
tally purring around some woman. The
inconvenience Of the feline type Of man
and woman-is that WREN such persons
become tired Of the objects Of their af-
fection they are quite ready TO scratch.
The purr in these letters begins immedi-
ately. and grows louder and louder, uu-
til the creature seems fairly TO revel in
his own song after the nature Of cats.
There are promises. and promises, and
promises, spread all over these letters,
until the most unsuspicious might be say
ing after the fashion Of a shrewd OBJ
server In a similar case. ''Methinks the
gentleman doth protest too much" But
just as one begins to tire Of the cloying
and saccharine quality Of the first two
thirds Of the tiny book. there comes a
change and the rest of il is spicy. 1t
would make a charming gift book, either
for a person capable Of conducting a
similar correspondence or for one who is
not In the one case II would serve as a
gentle warning, in the ether as a compli-
nent (New York: Ess Ess Publishing
Company
The times., 1901-05-05

How many negroes are there I'm the Unitsl
States? r. y b.
over eight millions. probably. but the
figures of last years enumeration have
not been given out
The times., 1901-05-05

Who wrote the lines: "oh, woman in your
hours of ease" etc. A. :.
Sir Walter Scott. The lines occur in his
Doern "Narruion q"
The times., 1901-05-05

a Victim Of Circumstances" by Geral-
dine Anthony, is the fourth in series
Of Stories OF Modern American Life
q nd IL looks rather as If the series, like
deaconed Strawberries, was arranged so
that the best should come first 20 view
PASSOVER Court House the initial
story. was good. while this, the work OF a
new writer. is distinctly inferior 10 any
OF it's predecessors. also from the pens OF
new authors.
Miss Anthony has chosen for the scene
Of her romance a place somewhere on
Long Island, Inhabited by a set Of people
who are all supposed 10 be ruled by an
autocratic old lady. and who are, with
two exceptions. so insipid as scarcely 20
be distinguished from each other without
labels. The two exceptions are the old
lady above mentioned and n person re-
ferred to as Bobby Floyd who is probably
the most dis3 agreeable and wholly exas-
perating cad ever put into an American
novel, not excepting the social nuisances
in the works Of Mr. Howells The crea-
tions of the latter appear in fact, TO be
cads because they cannot help it, and
have not thought about IT. Mr. Floyd is
cad with malice prepense, Il determined
cad, cad who is proud of his cadship
and who, for some inscrutable reason, Is
tolerated and even encouraged by every
body else IN the book. lie begins his &C
cuaintance with the reader by guying a
young Engiishman who is the guest of
enc Of his friends, and somewhere Ia the
The times., 1901-05-05

What has been the increase Of population in
Canada every decade since 1907 ALBION.
The census figures have been. 1851, g.
1S2, as; IS71 1885, ,024: 1881, 4S2fsl0; issl. A.
~ 20
The times., 1901-05-05

The travelling distance is 1, IA miles. the
actual distance some 200 miles less.
The times., 1901-05-05

Who was the deserter who carried the plans Of
Fort Washington to the English commander IN
177g9 l. l.
The times., 1901-05-05

William Demont, adjutant general Of
Robert Magard. commandant of the post.
The times., 1901-05-05

VIII you please give ne the distance in miles
from London, England to ST. Petersburg, Russia1
The times., 1901-05-05

What is the meaning Of "Ameer? ? How
many children has the Emperor OF Germang
The times., 1901-05-05

Mohammedan ruler: those OF At
ghanistan and of Bokhara are the more
important ones. . Seven.
The times., 1901-05-05

THE Mystery Of the Clasped Hands is
a somewhat gruesome tale by Guy Booth
by, who has won some reputation I'm this
line of work. 1t is detective romance,
and deals with English life, the hero be-
ing a properly handsome and athletic
young English squire, and the villain a
beneficiary of his. There is no particu-
lar fault to be found with it, unless it
is that the author is rather too long lead
ing up TO a denouement which the reader
foresees as inevitable. (New York. d.
Appleton & Co. SD
The times., 1901-05-05

How many miles OF railroad are there in the
United States? 2. What proportion Of the rail-
roads OF the world are located in the United
States? g. How many persons employed by the
railroads in the United States7 j. N s..
About 195.Ooo. Q About 40 per cent. 3.
Very nearly one million
The times., 1901-05-05

Blue Shirt and Khaki. by Capt James
T. j. Archibald, the war correspondent.
contains a revelation of large interest 1t
is the only detailed comparison between
the British and American armies ever
published
The times., 1901-05-05

What five States have the lowest percentages
OF illiteracy2 j. n. p.
Returns of this character from last
years census are not yet available. The
FIVE lowest States in 1880 were Nebras ska
3.1i per cent; Wyoming. 3.4; Iowa, 3.61;
Kansas, 3.99, and South Dakota, AZ
These percentages are based on the total
population Of those ten years old or older.
The times., 1901-05-05

Can you give me anything concerning the dates
OF the birth and death OF certain Hall, whose
initials | do not know and cannot ascertain. who
was a distinguished mechanic at the Harper's
Ferry Arsenal for many years. and invented, it IS
believed a breeeh-loading caFbine and also was
the suggester of interchangeable parts, the first
one in the United States, and in fact, IN the
world? j. 3
The times., 1901-05-05

Coat the steel surface with wax made
of equal parts of beeswax, Burgundy
pitch, and asphaltum, scratch the name
in the wax coating and apply nitric acid
to which about four parts of water have
been added. In few minutes wash of
the acid and clean the steel within ben
zine.
The times., 1901-05-05

untraveled field 1t is nearly certain that
one of the great topics Of study, for nov
elists. statesmen, and artists in the next
twenty five years viii be the relations be-
tween the various races of the earth, now
for the first time beginning to be brought
into close general contact; and the char
acter, influence, and general behavior of
the half breed viii be Of considerable
Importance in solving this problem. If 1t
is ever to be solved. Mr.. Palmer is
therefore, in these two stories heading in
a direction which is likely to be followed
by a great current of fiction sooner or
later (New York: Charles Scrihners
Sons 81 5nl
The times., 1901-05-05

viii the railroad from Moscow to Port Arthur
run through any territory other than what be-
longs to Russia? T. j.
Yes: unless before the road is finished
Russia seiZes the territory through which
il passes. This is hardly likely, because
she has the right by treaty with China to
carry a railroad into Central Manchurfa
and TO build from the latter point to Port
Arthur unless China herself decides to
construct the latter line. And China viii
not soon be prepared for railroad building.
The times., 1901-05-05

Why was William H. Seward appalled, at the
momentous consequences of President Lineoln's
action in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
NJ T. W.
1t was the most important document
ever written by a President, was fraught
with momentous consequences, and all
that, yet we think that William H. Sc
ward was not appalled,.
The times., 1901-05-05

Was ever man known to have been attacked
OF eaten by shark? j. c. C.
Yes, though such a thing may never
have occurred In temperate waters. In
the tropics there are several species that
attack man, the most formidable being
the white shark. which sometimes attafns
a length of forty feet.
The times., 1901-05-05

The Vice Provost of Eton. the Rev. DR..
F. w Cornish, has just completed work
on "Chivalry'' which the Macmillan Com
pany will publish Immediately. The au-
thors aim has been rather to sketch a
state OF society than to chronicle a pc
riOd
The times., 1901-05-05

1t is a chartered city. having been re-
Incorporated in 1891. after having over
come the financial difficulties that led to
the surrender, in 1879. of the original char
ter, and is the county seat of Shelby.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
MANAGING THE HAIR.
Most Important Part OF the Task II
to Keep the Scalp in Good
Condition.

Hair oils of every kind and all prep
arations for the hair are unnecessary
SO long as the scalp is in q healthy
condition. Brush the hair daily with
a stiff brush, and, if the hair has
enough natural oil to permit, wash it
once in two weeks with clear cold wa
ter. "A little white CASTLE soap may
be used occasionally, but if it is mixed
with 80 per cent. alcohol it will be less
injurious to the head than when it is
applied alone with water.
The falling out of the hair is caused
by fever or severe arrangement Of
the health. 1t is checked by improve
ment in the health and by applying
local remedies. An excellent lotion
for the scalp is made of two drachms
of tincture of cantharides, six
drachms of rosemary and II ounces of
elderfower water. Apply little once
or twice day after brushing the scalp
briskly with stiff brush until it is
in glow. When the. hair is short
It is an excellent plant to dip the head
In cold water night and morning, and,
after thoroughly drying the hair,
brush it quickly and well for five min
utes.
An excellent hair wash, when hair
wash is needed, consists of seven
ounces of rosewater, one ounce of aro-
matte spirits of ammonia, one and q
half drachms of tincture of cantha-
rides and half an ounce of glycerin.
Shake and mix the mixture well in a
bottle, and apply it to the scalp with
an old toothbrush.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
TO LEARN HER AGE.
dow One Can, without Giving Any
Onense, Induce q Lady to Tell
How Old She In.

II Monde Che Ride, an Italian jour
nal, recently offered prizes for the
best three answers to the following
questions:
How can one, without giving any Of
fenes, induce lady to tell her age?''
Answers poured in by hundreds, and
finally the prizes were awarded.
go to the lady," says the winner of
the first prize, "and say to her: Mad
anne, 1 dreamed last night that you
and l could win large prize at the
lottery by playing number CORE
spending to our ages, and, therefore,
it you will just tell me your age, will
60 at once and buy the ticket. The
assumption is that desire to win the
money will impel the lady to comply
at once with the request.
"Ask the lady," says the winner Of
the second prize, show long she has
been married, and, after she has re-
piled, express great establishment and
exclaim: Mon Dieu! you must have
been mere child at that time. How
old were you then, at any rate?'" From
her two answers the lady's age can
be ascertained without arousing any
suspicion on her part.
ASK the lady," says the winner of
the third prize, chow many years
younger she is than her husband. This
is an everyday question, and the
chances are thousand to one that
she will answer it promptly and cor
rectly. Then find out the husbands
age, which can easily be done, and by
working out little sum in arithmetic
you can easily solve the problem"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
cH1NAMAN GAVE UP HIS SEAT.
A Heathen's Courtesy to q Tired
Woman While Christians Re-
NAMED Seated,

A Columbia avenue car, with good
crowd aboard, was vending its way
up Ninth street late one Saturday
evening. Only q few of the gentler
sex were on the car and these had
seats. Among the seated passengers
were two severe-looking clergymen,
several prosperous business men and
a docile Chinaman who carried large
bundle on his knees.
At Arch street middle-aged woman
who carried small valise got on the
car. 1t jolted along and the slender,
tired-looking woman glanced around
appealingly for seat. She stood close
to where the two ministers sat and
her face wore an expression of pain
as the car ratified along and she
clutched nervously at the hand-strap,
The Chinaman rose from his seat, and,
holding his heavy bundle with his left
hand, tapped the woman with his
right hand gently and motioned her
to the seat he had vacated. She &C.
cepted the favor with smile and a
gracious "Thank you, sir"
All the men seated in the car stared
at each other as if each of them had
received a rebuke.
'.That Chinee is all right" remarked
the conductor, according to the Phil
adelphia Record. "He's good sam.
pie of those supposed barbarians WE
are endeavoring 50 hard to ciyilize."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28

loose dirt thrown out and the sides
of the box banked up with earth, its
cracks being calked as much as pos
sible; for Notwithstanding all the
precautions enough smoke will still
escape to insure the necessary
amount of draught.
When the affair is completed and
the hams are all hung a fire should
be kindled in an old kettle or pan,
using corncobs for fuel, since these
make the best material, not to men
ton that they are easy to handle
and will last long. AS soon as a
good smoke has been started the
furnace should be set in the hole
prepared for it and boards laid over
the top, or, better, a large piece of
sheet iron, tin, or something of that
nature. BY banking this up SO as
to keep the smoke from escaping one
will be in fair way to have soon
some frst-class bacon. Several hun
dred pounds of meat can be smoked
at a time, and, let alone the economy
OF this, the device is of inestimable
value as safeguard against fire. I'm
like some kinds of smokehouses, So
called, it harbors no danger whatever.
if rightly made, of burning single
building on the farm.-Frederick O.
Sibley, in n. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
Cross Breeding Of swine.

During recent years great deal
has been written and said about the
crossing of different breeds of swine
in order to secure larger filters, bet
ter grazers, more bone, early matur.
ing, better bacon type, etc. In some
instances the cross of the breeds may
prove advantageous, but it must be
done wisely, else disappointment will
oftentimes follow such a practice. !
believe that with good care and prop
er selection the aforementioned de-
sirable characteristics can be secured
from any of our generally recognized
breeds without the introduction Of
any foreign blood. Cross breeding
may sometimes prove useful, but it
is not wise policy to make it a gen.
eral practice.-Prof. w. j. Kennedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
Selecting Bronze Turkev.

In selecting bronze turkeys there
are certain points of plumage which
indicate purity of breed. The color
should be a rich, lustrous bronze,
which should glisten in the sunlight
like FURNISHED gold. On the back
each feather has narrow black band,
which extends across the end. The
primary, or fight, feathers are black
or dark gray, and the secondaries are
black or brown, penciled with white
or gray, the colors changing to a
bronzy brown. The wing bows are
black, with a brilliant bronze or
greenish luster. The wing centers are
bronze, the feathers terminating with
a wide black band. The tail is black,
and each feather is penciled with mar
row bands of light brown, ending in
broad band with wide edge of dull
white or gray. The legs in the young
are usually dark or black, changing
with age to dusky or pinkish purple.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
Feedins value Of Apples.

The experience of careful farmers
indicates that apples are worth more
for feeding than the usual cider mill
price, says Farm and Home. A Mas
sachusetts dairyman who had a lot
of low-grade apples began on large
old COW, which was nearly dry, feed
ing her in connection with her sum-
mer pasture exclusively two quarts
of hard Greetings and Baldwins at
night and the same quantity in the
morning, gradually increasing, until
at the end OF week she was eating
about one bushel per day. Her milk
increased from four to six quarts per
day. Where there are short pastures
and the necessity of giving cows some
extra food inferior grade apples may
be turned to profitable account.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
SIMPLE sMoKEHoUsE.
Well and Harbors No Danger
Whatever.

A good smokehouse on any farm is
. desirable thing to have, the great
difference between the price of home
grown pork and store bacon making it
paying job for every farmer to smoke
his own meat, and especially for
home consumption. 1t is too cxpen-
sive, however, to have well-arranged
smokehouse, as generally construct
ed, in all cases, and hence the reason
for presenting the novel affai-: shown
in the accompanying illustration.
| AS can be seen, it consists of box
of such size as is desired, only it
should be four feet high, and is usual
| ~ more convenient if three by five
feet square. The meat is inserted
through the door in the side, which
should be no less than 20 inches wide,
and hinged at the lower part SO as
to let down from the top. Hooks
should be fastened to it, and staples
driven into the sides and top of the
box, as indicated in the cut, to hold
the door in place when closed.
For hanging the meat, bore holes
through the top of the box and far
enough apart so that the pieces will
not touch when hung. Pieces of wire
work best for the purpose, one end
of which having been run through
the meat should be twisted together
with the other so as to form loop,
and this inserted up through the au-
ger hole, where stick then pushed
through the loop will hold the ham
secure.
The device should be built on slop-
ing ground, provided such is avail
able, for then the fire that is to fur
nish the smoke can .be placed at the
proper distance from the box and yet
have the smoke readily conducted to
It by means of several joints of old
stovepipe. The hole for the fireplace
should be about two feet deep and at
least six feet away from the box.
The trench for the stovepipe should
not be over one-half as deep, and dug
SO that the upper end of the stove
pipe will come out under the box near
the center; an old elbow joint makes
this very easy to do. The pipe, of
course, should be covered with the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
The Worlds wheat Crop.

Several foreign estimates on the
worlds wheat crop of 1901 place it at
about 1900, 100000 bushels. One of the
estimates is by the Hungarian depart
ment of agriculture. Some of the prin-
cipal items of the estimate in bushels
follow: United States, $4,000, 900;
Canada, 93,ooo,oo0; South America,
93,OO0,0O0; Great Britain and Ireland.
55,ooo,ooo; France, $4,000, 900; Spain,
11o,ooo,ooo; Italy, 122,0oo,Ooo; Ger
many, 95,O00,0OO; Austria, $4,000, 900;
Hungary, 13s,00O,o00; Roumania, &c.
100000; Turkey, 100000 Russia,
Az, 600; India, 249 200, 900; Africa,
100000; Australasia, $4,000, 600.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
Pablo Protested,

Hon. Judge Wing Of the Federal Court
Of Cleveland has issued . permanent injunc-
ton with costs and damages enjoining q
lawyer named Corey from the manufacture
and sale of an imitation Of Cascarets. Corey
initiated the boxes, the shape of the tablet
and used similar sounding name. Any
dealer who will offer q substitute or say
that something IS just as good" when Cas-.
Of making few cents extra profit, which
must always be at the expense Of the cus-
toners health.
Cascarets have been advertised freely in
our columns and as the result Of making
them known, Cascarets to-day have the
largest sale Of any bowel medicine in the
world. They are always packed in metal
boxes with the long tail &C, on the cover
and each tablet stamped c. 6: c. They are
never sold in bulk or Som jars. Readers
are warned against limitations or substitutes
of this meritorious medicine, and if at any
time they have been offered substitute
or an offer to sell something lust as good"
when Cascarets have been asked for, write
direct to the Sterling Remedy Company,
New York or Chicago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28

you; unless you cut them off they poi
son you.
"When a woman smiles and keep.
her teeth shut, marry her for coluls
who can bite when she laughs.
"When a woman weeps pat he1
once; if she still weeps, beat he1
twice.
IF you do not like woman's ca,
cut it off; she will hear no less and
may look more beautiful.
'Despise not all women built like
cocoanut trees; in every forest must
be some cocoanut trees.
"A yellow woman is like muddy wa.
ter, fit only for cooking.
''Why kiss? It is like patting q
sugar tree. wv
"When you want a woman take he1
if you can; if you cannot, make hel
feel her loss.
"Be condescending always to .
wife; they like it. Cocoanuts grow
simply to fall and lie around at the
foot of the tree. A man with many
wives is cocoanut tree with much
fallen fruit.
"A woman fights with glances; a
man with spears. Some glances are
sharper than some spears.
IF there is trouble in your huts
shift the women; women must live
together week before they fight.
Some wives nurse grievances like
children and love them full as we'll;
see that such wives have family of
grievances.
Zone wife is as if the clock always
marked high noon; there are other
hours on the clock.
zone wife is like one meal every
day, and that one meal always boya.
da, the same food; the stomach will
not stand it.
"Slap some, pinch others, never pat
them unless to save q word.
talk little to women; listen much.
They talk for many and listen for
few.
'Better to have woman fear you
than to think she can wave a doga
to a lover behind your back. A wom-
an admires lion that will eat her
more than a monkey that will chatter
for her peanuts.
.'The wink is not known in Senegal;
we do not blink at the sun or al each
other. What we see, we see. What is,
we see; what is not, other countries
can wink at.
"Fifty-five wives are like a long
journey. When the traveller wearies
he can rest by the wayside in the
1.-THE less clothes q wife wears the
more she has to hide in her head if
she would keep it from you. Clothes
are foolish; tattooing is far more Or
and does not chafe. Tail
ors are like monkeys tails, good only
for hanging.
"What is art? I never saw it before
I came here. In Senegal art as l see
it in this country would be for a mon
key to hang by its tail in a cocoanut
tree and make all tribes believe it was
a man in high suspense.
"Wives are useful, particularly if
you smoke. Let their teeth be good;
it means better snuff.
MARRY much. Do not take it seri-
ously. Often bad wives make good
widows. It is hard to be the widower
Of good widow.
"When the cooks spoil the broth
in our land we put them in the pot
to make more. It solves the question
of food.
MANY women would rather be one
Of IS wives than one of none.''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-12-28
A COVERED DUSTPAN.
When the Lid 10 Down the Contents
Cannot Escape, Says Its
Inventor.

Occasionally after dirt has been
brushed into dustpan it gets out
again before it ought to. An article
of this class has been devised, how
ever, which is windproof. The San
Diego (Cal.) Sun says: "It may be
safely carried from room to room, or
through Railways outdoors to be
emptied without the danger of the
dust flying into ones eyes, or on the
floor again, only to be swept up
again. When sweeping is being done