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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ssPAPA IS COMING.n
WHERE IS HE?

Monotonous.-"Isy your wife musical,
Flipper?" mo. She harps too much
on one string Philadelphia Bulletin.
Grimes-''Harris is his own worst
enemy" Fogg-'Yes, the egotist! His
favorite textis Love your enemies "
Boston Transcript.
"We're awfully ashamed of father"
'What has he done?" "Why,,he went
to New York and got run over" by
an automobile?'' ''No, by a horse car"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Still Worse.-Bingo-'I want to
change the combina ton of that house
safe of NINE" Safe Man-"What's the
matter? Servants found out the old
number?" Bingo-"No. My wife has,
Biggs-''I wonder why Simkins has
such a maniafor riding on the street
cars during the crush hours?" Digs
"Oh, probably because it affords him
an opportunity to associate with peo-
pie of standing.'- Chicago Daily News.
Jim's Position.-"They tell me that
Jim Muggins is one of the directors in.
a pig city corporation now, sald the
grocer. eyes, 1 seen him las time l
was down to town." said Mr.. Medder-
grass. "He directs the envelopes f'r the
firm."-Baltimore American.
Burroughs-"Say, old man, can
you" Phoxy-"How clever and witty
you are!" Burroughs-"Hey? What?"
Phoxy-'Oh, don't deny it. You saw l
was going to strike you for 'fiver' and
you just anticipated me. Very well,
I'll ask some one else."-Philadelp
Press.
Elderly Gent (clinging to strap)-
'There are good many conditions at
fecting our governmental system to-
day that are very oppressive, and
their continuance may some day lead
to popular uprising" Lady (also on
the standing committed Perhaps,
but-(with whitening glances at male
occupants of the seats)-you would
never look for it to begin in a street
Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
ADIRONDACK PORCUPINE.
Points But Is Not at All Pre-
possessing In Looks.

A fretful porcupine, as found in the
Adirondack region, is an interesting
though unlovely beast. It is shaped
like meal sack, and while always hun
cry, has never been known to be thin.
1t has monkey face and split lip,
which discloses yellow, scimitar-
shaped teeth, of formidable size. Its
tail is its weapon of offense.. 1t used
to be said that the porcupine when
attacked rolled itself into ball and
remained passive, while it's assailant
punched in its quilts. Owners of dogs
found that this could not be the case,
for after encountering a porcupine the
dog was about as apt to have quilts in
its chest or legs as in it's mouth. For
want of better explanation the the
DRY was preached that the porcupines
shot their quilts, and this is still pop
ular belief, says the New York Sun.
AS a matter of fact, the porcupine
fights with its tail, using it as a, man
would club. The tail is heavy and
muscular and covered with quilts, and
the porcupine yields it with such eff
feet that it can drive quilts into a
hickory ak handle, to say nothing of
burying them out of sight in the soft
flesh of dogs nose. When a porcu-
pine turns tail it is. signal for the
beginning of hostilities, and not an
indication of defeat. If possible, the
animal conceals its head under rock,
or fallen tree, peering over it's shoul-
der meanwhile with it's black, beady
eyes focused on it's enemy. The mo-
ment the enemy comes within range,
smack! goes the tail and the unfor-
tunate assailant, which, if unsophis-
ticated, is apt to think it has found a
soft mark, receives regular bird shot
load of quilts.
Some animals have sense enough
not to investigate porcupine after
this, but a gritty dog is apt to take
offense at its reception and to start
in to chew holes in the porcupine. 1t
is very seldom that the dog succeeds
in it's commendable object. It's every
attack is met by the quick, lateral
movement of the porcupine's tail, and
even if the dog does get good hold of
the beast, the porcupine is so powerful
and heavy that the dog cannot easily
dislodge it or succeed in breaking it's
spinal column. Wolves, lynxes and
Panthers are said to eat porcupines,
catching the animal unawares and
turning it over on its back by dexter
Gus sweep of the paw, and afterward
eating it out of its protective armor,
as the porcupine has no quilts under
meath.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
Women in Public Service.

Germany seems to place a value on
the services of women different from
that which holds in France In the
latter country orders have been is
sued to cut down the number of
women employees in public service,
especially in the postal service, as
rapidly as possible, the reasons given
being general incompetency, contin-
ual absence on account of illness and
similar things. In Germany, on the
contrary, the authorities of the state
railways have announced that hence
forth as many women as possible will
be employed in service, and that
women in the future will be eligible
to posts at the telegraph and ticket
Offices, in the telephone offices and
as clerks in the counting offices and
freight department.. Prussia has for
some years favored the employment
of women, and this order will bring
about like conditions throughout the
whole empire.-N. Y. Commercial Ad.
VertiSer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22

as much work as possible into short
space of time.
Although New York business men
are great readers of newspapers they
find it difficult to get the time to keep
informed on current events. They
can read but little at home as the So
cial demands are too strenuous. They
cannot read in the Office, as it is all they
can do to get through the work in the
short business hours. The result is
they read the papers on the street
cars, on the elevated trains and on the
ferry boats and the steam cars. Only
about half of them get seats. The 9TH
er half read standing up.
Three hundred thousand men may
be seen every business morning hang
ing on to straps reading newspapers.
And many thousand women, damned
together in the aisles and crowded into
seats, are reading newspapers, too. Is
It any wonder that the afternoon pa
pers print so many editions? They
get out a new edition almost every
time fresh piece of news hobs up, and
that vast army of workers-big mil
lionaire generals and ten-dollar-a-
week privates-that are coming down
town and going up town all day, buy
them, devour them with their eyes,
throw them away and buy still later
editions. -uH
But the busy side is only one feature
of the New Yorker. He has many char
acteristics that are different from any
thing that can be found outside of New
York city. He talks New York, he
walks New York, and he looks New
York. And he doesn't care for any
thing besides New York. If something
happes over in Brooklyn-well, If it is
especially interesting, he tolerates
brief recital of it. Although Brooklyn
IL in Greater New York he doesn't rec
oenize it because it is not Manhattan.
II there is something stirring in Jer-
sey City he passes it by unless it is an
astounding sensation. Nothing short
of an earthquake reported from Chi
cago can make him move hair.
Not long ago asked typical New
York woman why New Workers were
not interested in anything outside of
New York. She seemed surprised at
INV question and asked me in turn,
in a tone that closed the converse
ton:
"Why should they be?"
The New Yorker is thoroughly
wrapped up in his little Old New
york" as he is pleased to call it. He
admits there are some rather fine cit
les on the other side Of the Atlantic,
hut he insists that allthe greatness and
goodness and beauty of America are
In New York.
The talk OF, the native New Yorker is
= cross between the down-east Yankee
and the westerner, with mixture Of
the south. The New Yorker does not
recognize the right of the latter to
have space in the alphabet. He chops
mn his sentences and is not always
strictly correct in his speech. Although
usually very proper and formal be-
fore strangers, he becomes quite fa-
miliar with his acquaintance, and adj
dresses his friends affectionately as
aBilly," and Jimmie" and "Tommie."
He loves nicknames, not only for peo-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON.
Origin of the Word "Toast."

Origin Of the Word ssT0ast."
The drinks most in use in the six.
teenth and seventeenth centuries were
sack, canary, claret, sherry and 9th.
ers, to which it was customary to add
honey, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and
other Ingredients; also piece of
toast, which foated on top of the
liquor, and was supposed to give it an
additional flavor. Later on, in the
eighteenth century, DR.. johnson re-
lates: "a certain beau, being at bath,
pledged noted beauty in a glass OF
water taken from her bath; where
upon another roysterer cried out he
would have nothing to do with the
liquor, but would have the toast-that
is, the lady herself" From the inai-
dent, it is said, arose the habit Of Civ.
ing lady's name to preface, or flavor,
the drinking of wine. Hence popular
lady whose health was often drunk
became 50 toast" or "a great toast. /"
Later the word has come to mean any
sentiment which prefaces 3 drink.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.
An Their Own Estimation New
Workers Are Perfect.
vnd' According to the Same Author
n.y. There IL No Other City in
the Wide World Like
Their Own.
Especial New York Letter

Especial New York letter.
- BRACE of English mutton
n chops well done, cup Of"
The telephone on the res
aurant table att the side of the man
VINO was getting ready to dine jingled
viciously.
Hello, hello there!" he screamed
into the mouthpiece.
ihen his face gradually changed. At
tne hrst tinkle of the bell the lines of
us mouth were drawn hard and deep
and as he put the receiver to his ear the
SKIN on his forehead was creased with
wrinkles. Distinctly the words came to
him:
Jones has ordered his U. P. stock
closed-100h; Smith places 1000
shares Steel-41A."
The deep lines broaden into suspi-
clon OF smile. The waiter was at the
SIDE OF the table, napkin in hand, silent
and respectful
"A brace of mutton chops we'll done,
cup OF coffee and a, piece of apple pie"
SAID the diner, and as the obedient one
was departing on a run the broker
yelled after him: crush it,"
He is one of the million who eat on
the jump every day-or rather who
DO not eat, but bolt their food between
spasms of nervous prostration while
In search of the ever nimble dollar
IN the jungle of commerce and specula-
ton of New York.
New York business men take time
to eat? They certainly do not. That
is why you may see the telephone
stands on the tables in many res
taurants near Wall street which are
patronized by those who have not
time to eat-who have barely time to
Live. They are products of city
which has within the last few years
become the most hustling, driving,
nervous metropolis in the world.
Not long ago Chicago was accounted
the most busting city in business
sense on earth. But New York has
outstripped it. To keep up the pace
the ambitious citizens of Gotham have
overdone the matter. It is true the
business hours are shorter in New
York than in Chicago, and it is because
of this that an efndrt is made to crowd
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
A Daring Author.

DO you mean to say that the scene
of your play is laid in the internal re-
gions?"
eyes" said the persistent young man
With the manuscript. Il asked the
manager where he thought ought to
20 for a plot, and am following his
advice."-N. Y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
Breakfast In the Water,

In the recent heat wave in Rome four
swimmers made up a party at II o'clock
in the morning, and proceeded to take
their breakfast in the Tiber. They APP
peared on the river bank carrying q
table loaded with dainties, pushed of,
and had their meal without returning
to the bank, and, what is more surpris-
ing, without touching the bottom
Uo1o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22

celestial city-above all, I want to
see Jesus after the last saint has
his throne and has begun to sing
his triumph.
You have watched the calm
ness and the glory Of the evening
hour. The laborers have come from
the field; the heavens are glowing
with an indescribable effulgence. as
though the sun in departing had
forgotten to shut the gate after it.
All the beauty Of cloud and leaf
swims in the lake. For star in the
sky, star in the water; heaven
above and heaven beneath. Not a
leaf rustling or q bee humming or q
grasshopper chirping. Silence in the
meadow, silence among the hills.
Thus bright and beautiful shall be
the evening Of the world. The heats
of earthly conflict are cool; the
glory Of heaven fills all the scene
with love, joy and peace. At even
time it is light-light!
Finally, my text shall find fulfill
ment at the end Of the Christians
life. You know how short a winters
day is and how little work you can
do. Now, my friends, life is short
winters day. The sun rises at eight
and sets at four. The birth angel
and the death angel ny only a little
way apart. Baptism and burial are
near together. With one hand the
mother rocks the cradle and with the
other she touches grave.
I went into the house Of one of
my parishioners on Thanksgiving
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22

if one has the money to pay forit. For
the working people it is also good, as
very cheap quarters and very cheap
ways of living may be found. The
very poor people fare better here, prob
ably, than in almost any other great
city, as the rich are charitable and
thoughtful. But for the middle class,
for the average man on an average sal
ary, it is long, hard pull and .
struggle.
uprDEprcrr pOvn srE,vun,eonv
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
Wen worth the Cost.

Well Worth the Cost.
II the phoenix of common sense
rises from the ashes of fools mon
ey the confagration has not been n
vain.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-22
Entitled "a p,.,..

Flirting, said the mother, sewers
", us dangerous
I'm that case" replied the daughter
i should think you would be proud o1
my courage" Chicago Post
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25
WHAT 1T WOULD REQUIRE
TO CONTROL THE SUPPLY.
On Rough Estimate $4,000, 100000 Would
Be Necessary-FieId for Healthy
Competitive Activity.

The amount of capital that 1t would
require to control the live stock and meat
industry of this country may be gagged
from the following figures, saws the 1--we
stock Renorter: There are killed In the
United states by tine official and unofficial
aoattoirS ana by others fully lo,O0oooo
mead of cattle At an average OF $50 prr
mead that would mean 5000. 100000. Thcn
place the remaining 10000. 900 cattle on tho
arms ana ranges at $50 per head. That
mtaus Sl,IN,ou,Oob or 81, 100, 600 900 Tor
All beef stock. llnlf of this for control l.
$eIIOJc,ouC, SAYS the National proyisioner
NOW. take hogs There are 80, OOO, 900 noe :
hlled IN this country annually. Ayernea
,,i We'sAts az 20 pounds each and their
PRICE al o cents per pound, live weight:
thel now fetch up To S cents At ! cent
Vach hoE Is worth Sll; and the herd slausb.
tered, Nl4unOoOp. Half for control il
S-"4Vuo,uUV. lht oO.OOOO0O stock and pigs
on lhe ranges etc, may be involced al 81
per head, or S25o,G10Ou1 for the lot HnIS
OF this added 10 the above for the control
of the swineherd makes S445,O 900. VI
a.. H ,,Sl o, tahs me sheep Our people Kill
age IS per head or S200.orO.0pO The be ~
Is $lOO,uO0OOU. The focks REMAINING ~
worth another S2Oo,OOO,OOO, or $1,000 o otS
tor half TN'' WV
IL would thus take about 81. 800 600 20,
OF capital to own one.half of our live stccl'
In the nelds and 10 slaughter one.hnlf ~
our annual kill, To all OF this nnst be
auded the cost Of gathering, manufacturlne
ana selling this one-half of the combin 4
operating IN this country. the invested
capital of which the government miIdlS.
puts at SlS6,COo,0O0. The operating conltal
would be much larger: ON rough csti,
trol the i've aud dead meat industries Of
the United States. Can IL be done? VI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25


Corn was dull and inanimate most Of
the day The fact that July was bid up to
20 by a few shorts had almost no effect on
other futures. There was no disposition to
sell. yet buying was not good. The pit
seems almost deserted since the bottom
dropped out of July. The action today
III July seemed to indicate that the Gates
deal was not dead. Gables were higher;
receipts were small at 1871 cars, but clos
lag prices showed n decline In most OPP
tons. July was unchanged at 81 at the
close September sold between 6lk and
6tM and closed easy &1IA down Mt 6lB.
Provisions had good support, were some
what active and made very good advances.
Hogs were scarce and brought higher
prices. Shorts covered to some extent,
but the principal cause of the advance
lay in the purchases by packers to hold
up the pit. Liquidation by longs had little
effect on the advance. September pork
closed 20 up at II SO; September lurd 2212
higher at 80, and September ribs 221a
up at 10 %.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
235 cars; corn 1875 cars; oats 140 cars; hogs
1900 head.
Cash quotations were as follows
Wheat 10. . spring 77l4a7s@5; No. 10
ar No. . red IS.
Corn--No yellow 81.
Oats-No. 51mj2l2; No. white 536S0.
BarleyyGood feeding 6sd7o; fair to
choice mating 7Od72.
Timothy seed-Prime 5.75.
Mess pork-Per bhl u 45d175o.
Short ribs sldes--Loose 10. 456f1O. So.
Dry sailed shoulders Boxed 89sa9h
Short clear sides-Boxed 11hdffA
Whlsky--Bass Of high wines 13i.
Clover-Contract grade s.35Gs,4o.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25
DEPREssIoN IN WHEAT

Continued good weather. heavy receipts
and scattered liquidation depressed wheat,
Trade was only in fair proportions and In
this pit, as In others. complaints were
made of manipulation. There still continued
a very light run of contract stuff In the
arrivals, which tended to restrict short
selling The crowd bought freely for a
time Of September. but 0ra2 interests un-
Straddled from September. December
spread, selling September freely to all who
wanted it. Cables were Indifferent and in
the lack of any sharp business prices
worked downward. September opened a
to 2s41a lower at 721a to 72h@I2M. dipped
weak l9dSs lower at T21sQT2A Local re.
celpts were 125 cars, only one Of contract
grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported
l0l cars. total for the three points of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25
Grain and Provisions Elsewhere.

st Louis July 24.-whent--F Firm; M. =
rcd cash elevator %; track 691ad7U new,
a old; July 80; September dSas December
1850 'O& No, hard "a new, rs old. Cora
Irregular; No. cash 62; track Is; july
62la; September 52A; December IO1s oats
Steady; No. cash nominal; track ~ old,
~ new; July Al, September 2Sk; No. =
white, old 90. Rye-Dul o. Pork
Higher; iohhing 1886 old 1I.O5 new. Lard
Higher, 1O4215, Flour-EaSy; new RED
winter patents 3,30li3 45; extra fancy and
straight 3.OOd3.2J; old of both Toe Per bar
rel higher; old clear 2.756i3OO. Timothy
seed-Dull, I.s06I49O, Corn meal-Dull,
3.15 Brnn--Steady; sacked east track ~.
llay-pull; tin othy D.5Odl5.5o; prairie TOO
$500 Whisky Steady. 1.3l. Iron cotton
ties--Steady, los. BaGgng Steady, GJsa
Us. Hemp twlne-Steady, o. Dry salt
meats Boxed-Strong; extra shorts lO.s11s
clear ribs ll0O; short clear 1925. Bacon
BoXed--Strong: extra shorts no; clear
ribs 1lS7A; short clears u l215. Receipts
Flour 5000; wheat $4,000; corn I3,GU;
oats $1,000. shipments Flour 1850; wheat
1000; corn 11,0O0; oats 1900
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25
REACTION TOOK PLACE
BEFORE THE CLOSE,
No Explanation Could Be Found OF the
Extraordinary Riss Of Some Stocks
on the Market.

New York July 24.-The violent advance
In few stocks on the stock market today
took on an appearance OF frothy efreryes
cnce In the latter stages of the dealings
which IS rather characteristic Of the cul-
minatlon Of n bull movement. Suspicious
were aroused rs to the course VI the
wealthy spectators who have been leading
the market The dribble of speculative
liquidation which has been a feature OF the
market all day turned into general aud
somewhat precipitate selling movement and
prices broke sharply throughout the list
With the exception of Il few stocks which
were selected as sustaining points OF Int
market prices generally closed lower, the
net losses for the day rinning from l to
points In some OF the moiU prominent
stocks. There was no news TO explain the
extra ordinary advance of one or two
stocks nor thc selling Of the general list
The movement seemed TO he purely tCchni-
chi and due to the desire Of recent large
buyers Of stocks to realize their prohte:
Such movements are an Incident Of all
rising markets and there Is no means to
telling whether the falling back OF prices
Is manipulative movement. due TO de.
sire on the part Of the leaders to shake of
n weak and unwiedly following or n cul-
minatlon of an upward movement So far
as could I've perceived from public info. m1-
tion conditions today bearing upon values
were entirely the same ~ those VI yester-
day. The news from the crops WIS favor.
able, railrond earnings reported increases
over last year and the steel trade showed
no impairment of the active dem and. There
In various stocks Nevertheless a feeling
Of diStrnst overcamc the mlrket with the
result above described The carly strength
Of the market Ia the grapgers and Pac.iics
became succnllZed In 81 Paul and Rock
Island. The Inter was rushed M 10 points
TO a record price at 200 accompanied by
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25

movement was the continuation of the fine
crop and weather reports which Indicated
n crop In excess of probable requirements
for the new year. The spinning element
was in no hurry to secure supplies and
bought very little cotton ,on the break
Commission houses sold January aud March
options. southern cotton planters aud mer-
chants furnished selling orders TO brokers
here In the late break, presumably to hedge
against early fall receipts. At the close
about the only buyers were these parties
who believed the market low enough for the
present and entitled 70 some reaction and
preferred taking profits TO risk,ng possible
further declines at the present time, The
market closed weak, with prices net to %
nonts lower. Total sales were estimated
at 100000 bales, wen distributed through
the list The near months were easily the
leaders Throughout the decline.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-25

New Orleans, July 4-Pork-Standaru
mess 1900. Lard-Rehned fierce SIS; pure
lard lis. Boxed meats-.Dry salt should.
ers 0as; sides liz Bacon-Claar ribs l29s
Hnms-Cho!ce sugar cured 1874 Cofee-
Rio, ordinary to fair 6AdTh. Rice-Ordl-
nary to good steady; screening 2%m3Ia;
head $500; fancy head 51a6l6 Flour X-
ira fancy $685. patents 3.SNd3.9O. Corn
meal 325. Bran 95. Hay--Prime 15UOu
1850; choice 1850 Corn-No. , sacked
white 1872; mixed 74l3; yellow 10. Oats
No. . sacked 81.
Kansas city, July -Wheat-Septemb
6e5!sa65li December GGl4; cash No. = hard
o9zsaIol2 No. . red go. Corn-September
4l3s; December 37AM37}a; cash No. =
mixed 81; No. white 6Bla, Oats--No. =
white ~ old. Receipts--W Wheat l40Woi
corn $1,000; oats 1900 Shipments-Whent
~ 400; corn $4,000; oats $4,000.
New York, July Wheat Receipts 55,
GOO; exports 1871 600. spot easy; No. red
Isl5 elevator and 50 T. o. h. aaoat; No.
Northern S2A T. a. b. aHoat; No. / HARD
s51a f, o. b. atoGt. Options weak.