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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
THE NAMES OF GIRLS.
Helens Lead the List, Followed -
Marys, Mays, Ruths, Ediths,
Lauras and James.

"What's in a name?" is often
asked, as if names did not matter.
But there is great deal in name.
especially to the one who has to
carry it all the days of her life, the
possible three score and ten years.
1t often seems as if children ought
to be allowed the naming of them
selves, but this would be manifest
unwisdom, and the task is naturally
relegated to parents or by them to
interested relatives or friends,
though, indeed, the grown girl is apt
to adopt some popular spelling OF
her name, to use her middle name.
perchance, or even to rename her.
| self, if she takes the notion.
There is in successive years dis
tinct fashion IN names. 1t is, how
ever, difficult to generalize about the
subject without consulting careful
ly birth lists and baptismal regis
tiers, because the field is so wide.
But it is interesting to note the
prevalent as well as the popular
names among the more than 300 stu
dents entering the freshman class OF
a woman's college this autumn.
Coming, as these girls do. from all
parts of the country, their names
give, perhaps, the average range OF
choice in this generation.
Out of 315 there are Is girls. the
| greatest number, named Helen; next
comes Mary or May, occurring 10
times, and Ruth times, with about
as many of Edith and Laura-good
names all of them. Most unusual
are Mona, Zillah, Crete, Ella, Murta,
Mala and leila, the Lolita, Berthene.
Lynette, Irma and Roby, of which
there are also single illustrations,
being less common. There are COM
paratively few girls named Bessie.
Jessie, Annie or Nellie, as would
hardly have been the case dozen
years ago; few also of the Harriette
and Annette and Mabelle class, or
of the jewel variety-Pearl, Diamond
and Garnet-but there is a goodly
proportion of the names known in
the days of our grandmothers. such
as Polly and Jane, Lucy, Martha and
Sally.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
A FRowN AND A SMILE.

Such a silly little, foolish little, naughty
little frown-
Too small to do the slightest harm, you'd
think,
Yet the naughty little frown frowned the
nursery pleasure down,
And made. pleasant room as black as
ink.
Nurse scolded-Jamie sighed
Kitten ran and baby cried
(You scarcely can believe it, but it's true,)
Every smile was blotted out
With that naughty frown about
Just think how much little froWn can do!
Such pleasant little, happy little, jolly lit
tie smile
Too small to do the slightest good, you'd
say,
Yet that happy little smile kept the nursery
all the while
As cheerful as the sunshine and as gay.
Nurse was singing like bird
Baby cooed and kitten purred-
{You scarcely can believe it, but It's true,)
Everywhere that small smile went
1t brought pleasure and content
Just think how much little smile can do!
-Theodosia P. Garrison, In Youths Com
DaniOn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
Mixed Hiseorz.

The iuvsaile son of an army of{icsr made
. strange mixture Of the history OF George
Washington the other day A visitor called
during the absence of his parents, and to
entertain the children and instill . lesson OF
manly honor and patriotism told them the
famous stories of the liberty bell and the
cherry tree. The scion of the soldier was
much interested, but the details got badly
twisted in his head. When his father re-
turned home he way told of the fine story
Country. washington must have been :
wonderful man, 'said the boy. "He smashed
the liberty bell with his little Ratchet and
his father whipped him with cherry tree
for telling lie" It took paterfamilias some
time to straighten things out-Washington
Star
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
THE SIZE OF HEAVEN.
Biblical Assurance That There Will
he Room Enough for Some
Time to Come.

Taking a verse from Revelation as
the basis of computation, some indus
trious and probably uneasy fellow has
again been figuring on the dimensions
of Heaven. The text is in Is: p, and
reads as follows: "And he measured
the city with the reed, $4,000 furlongs.
The length and the breadth and the
height of it are equal" He concludes
that this represents space OF 1863. 1885,
Oss, 600, OOO. OOO, 900 cubic feet. The en-
terprising statistician sets aside one
half of this space for the Throne and
Court of Heaven, and one-half OF the
balance for streets, which would leave
a remainder of 124.19s, 272, O00, OOO, 00o,-
600 cubic feet. He then proceeds to de
vide this by 4,096, the number OF cubical
feet in a room 16 feet square, and this
process gives him 3d,321 ,843, 750, O00, 900
rooms of the size indicated. He then
proceeds upon the hypothesis that the
world now contains, always has con-
tanned, and will always contain 990, 000,-
900 inhabitants, and that generation
lasts for 33 13 years. which gives TO-
tai number of Inhabitants every CEN
fury of 1927, 900 900. He assumes that
the world will stand 1000 centuries,
or 100000 years, which would give a
total of 1890, 900, 100000 inhabitants
for this period of time. He then
reaches the reassuring conclusion
that if 100 worlds of the same size and
duration, and containing the same
number of Inhabitants, should redeem
all the inhabitants, there would be
more than 100 rooms of the size indi-
Gated for each person. Men have not
thought so much about the size OF
Heaven. They have probably always
felt that there would be ample room
for those who would be able to get
there. If lack or room were possible.
in the Divine order of things, it would
probably be at the other place, judg-
ing from the pronouncements that are
made from time to time. Room has
never been a matter of serious consid-
Grafton with men who have paused
long enough in the whirl to mediate
on the blessings which are to follow
life of righteousness. The main
question. and the one in which all men
are most concerned, is the simple ques-
ton of the shortest, best and safest
way. Put in different language, they
want to know how to get there, and it
the studious statistician will figure
out some plan that will meet with gen.
eral satisfaction along this line, he will
probably smooth out the burrows
which now mark the faces of uneasy
sinners.-N O. Times-Democrat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

+aoe of this arrangement consists prin-
cinally in providing convenient place
for deaf person to carry large sound
receiyer. and as it can be readily re-
moved and fitted into another hat by
means of the tension screws it would
seem to be very desirable for those
afflicted with deafness.
I conversatio or when listening to
a lecture it is only necessary to attach
the tube to the projecting nipple in
the hat, place the other end in the
ear and hold the hat in the hand with
the interior toward the speaker
Chicago Record-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
ARE VERY WHIMSICAL.
soomarine Boats Seem to Like to
Take Dives to the Bottom When
Nobody II Looking.

An officer of the company which is
making submarine boats said, in speak
ing OF the Involuntary dive to the bot
tom OF Peconic bay, taken by the Full
ton at New Suffolk, L. l., on a recent
afternoons:
am not superstitious about many
things, but l am getting to be very
supershtious about the way in which
each one of these boats of ours goes to
the bottom at least once before it is
commissioned.
Five years ago the Plunger, while
at the pier of the Columbian iron
works in Baltimore, sank without bit
OF warning, and we were seyera. days
getting her up. When we investigated
the matter we found that valve had
been left open by workman. Care
lessness was, of course, responsible
for this accident.
at Nixon's yard at Eliza bethport, sank
at her dock, and again, when We goS
her up, we found that careless work.
man had left valve open. Now the
Fulton has gone and done the same
thing. and once more it was careless
workmen who were responsible for it.
when we are testing a submarine
boat, and every one who sees US make
plunge holds his breath for fear that
we viii never come up again, we never
have an accident. We have never had
an accident yet, and 1 don't believe we
ever will. But the minute we leave a
boat alone, down she goes.
I'm every case it has happened when
it was least expected. Fortuna teiy for
US there is no kind of craft so easy to
get up again, once she has gone down.
All we have to do is to get the water out
of her dynamo and engine rooms and
out Of her cabins.
To do this diver seals her up while
she is on the bottom and then we pump
her out. To get the rest of the water
out of the ballast tanks all We have to
do is to release the compressed air
which is always carried on submarine
boat. It pushes it out in hurry. OF
course the moment the water is out the
boat comes up to the surface again.
II don't want to predict any further
calamities of this kind for the COM
pany, but l am beginning to believe
that there is kind of fate in this thing.
I'll know better when l see how the
next boat comes out. wouldn't bet
cent that she doesn't go to the bottom
involuntarily, at least once, before she
leaves our hands"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
A CHICAGO INVENTION.
Hat Containing q Neat sound-Re-
ceivlng Apparatus for Use by
Deaf individuals.

A Chicago man has by an ingenious
arrangement utilized the hat to carry
sound receiving apparatus for use by
deaf persons. The picture shows the
device in position. portion of the hat
being cut away to display the shape of
the receiver and the method Of mount
ing.
II is somewhat smaller than the in
terror of the hat, and is suspended by
means Of several adjustable screw but
tons, which hold it under tension. The
tube is detachable, so that It can be
carried in the pocket when not in use,
and the hat cannot then be distin-
puished from any other. The advan-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
USEFUL FOR ARTISTS.
Tool for Tracing Irregular Curves
which Cannot BE Traced with
the Common Compass,

Designers, architects and other art.
lists are frequently called upon to trace
curves which are more or less irreg.
ular and which cannot be traced with
a compass. With the object of facili-
tating such work an ingenious instru-
ment has now been devised.
There are three forms of this instru-
ment, as can be seen from the accom-
panying picture. The first is in many
respects like an ordinary rule. but IL
made entirely of celluloid, the fexi-
bility of tnis material rendering it
specially suitable for such purpose.
Fastened to it in such manner that
they can be brought in contact with
the paper when the rule is placed ver-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
Automatic Train Recorder.

The automatic train recorder OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
consists of ruled record paper, di-
v;ded into fve-minute spaces. and re-
volyed by clockwork. In front of the
naner is a series of needles, each
operated by an electro-magnet and
connected with division of the
road. AS a train passes suitably
arranged insulated rail in any por-
t;on the corresponding electro-mag-
net is energized and dot is made
IN the paper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
Eject. of Sleepy Grass,

There is kind of grass found in
New Mexico, Texas and Siberia
known as the sleepy" grass. 1t has
a very injurious effect on horses and
sheep. Having eaten large guam
tity of it they often sleep from "a to
IS hours al one time, without wax
ing up.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
sensitive Organ.

The manager came before the curtain with
his I-deeply-regret-to-stat face on, and SAID
to the waiting throng:
81 shall have to ask the indulgence OF the
audience few minutes while Mime. Prlm-
don RECEIVERS the use of her vocal chords,
which were severely strained just now by
yawning over some verses that were sent 70
her by an admirer. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
sultan 1. Afraid of Poison,

The meals of the sultan of Turkey
are cooked under military surveil-
lance in small. closely-guarded
room. When cooked, each dish is
fastened with red wax, bearing the
official seal of the kelardjhi, and re-
mains Theoretically closed until the
seals are broken in the sultan's pres.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
VIC Anxlo-Amerisan AlYisnee.

It has been suggested that the only sue.
eessful plan to avoid any further wars will
be the formation Of an alliance between
beieTe tbat the day j. not far distant
when all international differences will be
peacefully settled. This news will be as joy
fully received by everybody as the news that
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters positively cures
indigestion, dyspepsia, consultation. nerv-
ouaness and malaria. Don't fail to give it
49,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
/. .r,c.n Laundry for siberia,

An American company recently
shipped a complete steam laundry
on+f;t 10 Vladivostock. Siberia. 1t is
the first of it's kind in that part OF
the world, and will be capable OF
handling 1900 pieces of linen day,
with its washers, it's centrifugal
~r;neers, and it's large mangle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
More agony.

Mrs. Nobbish--Yes; she summered at
Newport, and now she's wintering in Flor
ida. :.
Mrs. Peppery-You don't say? Now, if
she should decide to spring in Florida,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
One Exception.

eyes," said the pastor, severely, Il
opposed the proposed prize drawing
for the benefit of our church fund. ]
cannot sanction any form Of lottery.
except a marriage in the church, !"
suggested the crusty bachelor.-Phila-
delphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
s-.x,.h Dynamite Gun.

A Swedish officer named Elmelin
has invented dynamite gun, which is
said to be capable Of piercing double
the thickness Of steel penetrable by
anv other known gun. The gun has
,,.an bouoht for the Swedish navy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Dropsy treated free by Dr.. 81. H. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column Of this paper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
Misuuderstood.

Junior Partner-By the way, talking
of unexpected windfalls, Burroughs
tells me he has come in for some
money.
Senior Partner-That so? Just tell
him he can go out again without it,
Phila delphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
HOW hi leaked ont.

Towne-Yes, their marriage was secret,
and it never would have been discovered
but for one thing.
Brown-What was that?
''They couldn't keep the divorce proceed
ings from becoming public Philadelphia
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
An Opinion.

"Well, the child's getting its teeth"
..Is it? What pity child doesn't
get its teeth first and its voice after
ward!"-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle lex
cept green and purple.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale'l
Honey of Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
HOW he Finally Proposed.

s'Why don't you speak for yourself? p
she asked, of the diffident sutton.
because II want to speak fol
you,'' he answered.-Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
1t 10 Running Down.

II should advise" said the polite croupier,
a. he raked in another stack of Lord Ross
lyn's blue checks, that you take something
for your system" Baltimore American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
A cash Tran.action.

Miss Rocksey-Oh, papa! when the count
asked your consent did you grow senti,
mental and tell him that l was all you had
left?
Old Rocksey-No, my dear. If that was
the case l guess he wouldn't have wanted
you.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Stops the Cough and Works Oh
the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price $50.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
p-~.erxins steel Ornaments.

steel ornaments may be preserved
from rust when not in use by keeping
them in powdered starch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

It is needless to say that things needless
to say constitute a large proportion OF the
things that are saM.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Porto Rico, borrowing an idea from
Connecticut, has begun to raise tobac-
co under cheesecloth tents, which keep
off insects and temper the wind. rain
and sun
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15
MISS BONNIE DELANO
I chic.go Society Lady, n :
later to Mrs.. Pinkham says:

.DEAn MHs. PrNxnA n,,a-n vo Isl have W.,
grateful daughters e " nn,,c srs more
o;ven health and lie, non - A''1
glad than I. $50 lise was happy
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Hope is the corner stone Of sorrow. A
hopeless person has ceased to suffer.-Town
Topics
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

A capacity for great enjoyment is lnvarl
ably accompanied by q capacity for great
sufering.-Iown Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Nothing resembles pride 50 much - dis
couragement.-Amiel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Luck may sometimes be distinguished
from ability by its duration.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

Grit turns defeat into vietory.-Ram's
Horn.
When I man il paid for playing he calls
Il work.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-15

An officer of the company which is
making submarine boa Is said, in speak
ing OF the involuntary dive to the bot
tom OF Peconic bay, taken by the Full
ton at New Suffolk, L. l., on a recent
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-16

the next room and he says he can't write
 That's So" replied one of the r0ister- CTS: tell him everybody knows that. - Philadelphia Press.
 sibyl-Don't you think Ethel is a strange girl?
 Beryl-How so?
 So eccentric. you know"
 In what way?"
 Why. she can listen to some other girls face and gowns being praised 'without getting angry. .''-Baltimore Herald.
 That" said Farmer Corntossel. as he looked admiringly at his hat, swhat I call bargain
 Its little battered" ventured the boarder.
 Yes. It only cost eighty cents, an it's just as battered and out O shape as if it was a genuine Panama. Wash ington Star.
 Cross-Do you think that dyeing the hair is as dangerous as the doctors make cut?
 Crabbe-Certainly you may take my word for 1t. Only last year rich un- cle of mine took to dyeing his hair and in three weeks he was married to a widow with four children.-Glasgow Evening Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-16
THE C0EYENTION.

To-day and tomorrow the delegates to the Republican State convention at Hartford will settle what questions are left to them for settlement. The pre- liuinary proceedings have been uncom- monly good-natured and not excessive ly vociferous. It is probable that the wind-up will be the same. although there is bound to be good deal of talk. The informal talk will be decidedly in- teresting, but not much of it will be re- ported. so only those on the ground will get instruction and amusement out of it. When both the informal and the formal talk are over there will be har- mony. and all good Republicans will pitch in to follow the example of the Maine Republicans. There will be a good platform to stand on and good candidates to support. There will also be some Democrats who need another licking.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-16
BAD, ETHER SOUTH OR NORTH

BAD, FIT HER SOUTH OR NORTH
 Some of the southern newspapers de- light in declaring that there is at least as much race prejudice in the North as in the South. The performance in Evansville, Indiana, will not pass un- noticed by them. In Evansville there is a girl who has an unusually dark com plexion. The white children were with drawn from the school to which the un- fortunate girl who has an unusually dark complexion was sent, and in spite of the protests and threats of the tru- ant officer every day the benches re- mained empty. The Board of Educa- tion, in hope of settling the difficulty, appointed nine physicians to examine the girl, but they disagreed, five de- claring that she had negro blood and four declaring that she had not. It was not until person who had known the child's parents, now dead, testified that they were of French descent and free from any negro strain that the over- cautious parents would permit their children to go back to school.
 This incident would be very bad if it had happened in the South. It isn't bettered by the fact that it happened in the North.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-16

long-lost musky was on the other end of that hundred yards of silk three-ply He made desperate fight to get away, having completely rested after his three hours fight two days before, but fought him to finish, and as We had the gaff this time, after two hours work I managed to land him. don't know whether you'll believe it or not until you see the afidavits. but that whale measured sixty-three inches and weighed fifty pounds"
 With his letter MT. Whitney sent a photograph of the fish nailed against a house. He called attention in foot note to the fact that the boards were six inches wide, with an inch lap on each piece and that by counting the boards the length of the fish can be determined. The evidence of himself and friends, under oath, substantiates the weight of the fish.
 Mir. Wood, despite the documentary evidence, is frankly sceptical and is go- ing to Wisconsin just to find out. Inci- dentally he is going to take his fishing tackle along.-New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-16
WOMAN'S WORK.

Some idea of what Woman's work is
 may be gained from the census figures. They show that in the census year there were 100000 females engaged in agri- cultural pursuits, 5O0,000 in professional service, about 100000 in domestic ser vice and 1,315,890 in manufacturing and mechanical pursuits. The female farm CTS include laborers, farmers, overseers,
 gardeners, florists, fruit-growers, milk farmers, stock-raisers, herders, turpen- tine farmers, choppers, lumber men and raftsmen. The female turpen- tine farmers number 2S1 and the wood
 choppers 113.
 Of the women in professional life, G. AIS are on the stage, 1,042 are archi- tects, 11,O27 are teachers, 3,405 clergy men, 7S7 dentists, 2,193 newspaper writ
 CTS, 1,O1O lawyers, S,126 government off, cials, 1889 doctors, IA veterinary sur
 geons and a vast army of teachers of all sorts.
 There are 5,5S2 female barbers, 440 bartenders, IS longshoremen, S5 boot
 blacks and 1920 hunters, trappers, guides and scouts. In trade and trans
 portaton there is host of women, and
 merchants and clerks, besides 946 com mercial travellers, 190 livery stable
 keepers and 624 coal miners. There were in the census year 19 women
 blacksmiths and no fewer than S9,516
 boot and shoemakers and repairers. And so forth and so on. It is evident
 that Woman is taking her rights in this
 country.