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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
1t was two o'clock on an extremely

1t was two o'clock on an extremely
sultry day in July. The fire bell be-
gan to clang, three two's ''222." It
was from the alarm furthest re-
moved from the tirehouse, as fate
would have it.. The village postmas:
ter left his carpenter shop and ran
to the church belfry and began ring
ing the bell as 1t had not been rung
for many long year.
In the course of about five min
utes one villager appeared, awaking
tc the fact that he was member OF
the fire department. He couldn't get
into the tirehouse, for the postmas-
ter had the key. He rushed to the
church and relieved the postmaster
from his ringing while the latter
rushed to his carpenter shop and pro-
cured the key.
Within ten minutes dozen volun-
teer fremen had arrived. The en-
gine-house was opened and the men
took down the harness, thinking it
would be better to have the engine
in the street ready for the horses
when they appeared. 1t was found
that at the last rehearsal all the fuel
had been burned up in the Grebox OF
the engine, so there was great
hustle to get some shavings and coal.
While all this was being done the
villagers were shouting frantically,
the bell was beside itself in ringing.
Then over the hill the fire horses were
seen galloping. There were two Of
them, and a farmer was riding one.
They still wore the pillow harness, for
they had been jerked from the fielo
of toll
The villagers cheered at the moving
spectacle. The horses pricked up
their ears at the excitement, and when
within a hundred feet of the fire en-
CINE began to rear and prance exas-
peratingly. They were woefu]ly
frightened at that fire engine. They
would not go near the diabolical thing.
When the shavings began to burn and
smoke was putting out of the firehox
funnel their fears increased. The
women rushed to cover, anticipating a
runaway.
But half dozen villagers addressed
themselves to each horse. Two took
hold Of the brides. one welded the
lash, and three others stood by to
help, SO that finally the horses were
hitched to the engine, though they
were scared nearly to death. While
the animals were held by several of the
volunteers the others robed them.
selves for the fray.
Their costumes were heavy winter
overcoats Of blue with ponderous
capes-garmcrts BETTING the deadli.
e. of winter cold. But each man wore
one Of these that scorching day and
donned a fireman's helmet of equally
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
Smelt Out the Money.

A clerk in a North Carolina post Of
flee, caught in the act of rif1ing letters,
when he saw that escape was impos-
sible, confessed his crimes and showed
how they were accomplished. He had
achieved such experiences in distin.
gushing paper money by the smell
that he selected with unerring accu-
racy seven letters containing bank
notes out of 400 placed before him, al
though blindfolded. He could thus To-
cate old notes as we'll as new ones.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
An Unfortunate Suggestion.

IL have come he began, address
ing her father. "to-to suggest to you
that a union of our families would"
I'm not in favor of unioIs," the
testy old captain Industry Interrupt
ed,"and will not submit the matter to
arbitration. Good mora:og.'-Chics
go Record Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
THE PRIDE OF
COCHICHEWICK

HOCHICHEWICK has a fire depart
u nent. 1t is very proud of that
fire department.. That pride is mani
tested on many occasions-when no
fires are consuming the dwellings, of
the villagers. When the fire depart
ment arrived in the town there was
a great street parade, with a brass
band and an orator. But that was
year ago. The first fire ''broke out"
one hot July day this summer. 1t
was wondrous day in Cochichewick.
Be it understood that Cochichewick
is no fictitious name. To be sure it
is not marked in big black letters on
the map. but there will be many thou
sands of people in Massachusetts who
will be able to locate the village from
its name. The name is $50 years old
at least. 1t is a heritage from the In
dams. who used to farm and shoot
on the shores of beautiful Lake Cochi-
chewick, one of the poetic spots of
New England.
There is now village not far from
the lake, and the country is more or
less thickly settled for miles around.
There is full-fedged waterworAs de-
partment, and every now and then
a fireplug mars the beauty of the
country roads. The construction of
this waterworks plant, of course.
called for the establishment of a fire
department, and this is why this story
is told.
Last year subscription list was
passed around the village, and every
one was asked to contribute to the
fire department. The Poo Bah who
kept the village common clean, rang
the village church bell, kept carpen-
ter shop, and post Office, served as
policeman and a sclectman, was the
generalissimo of the subscription
committee. Very few resisted his per-
suasive buttonholing. Several hundred
dollars was subscribed for the fire de-
partment, and a big brass engine,
with smokestack and whistle, was
ordered from a factory.
It was great day in town when the
engine arrived. The railroad station
is several miles from the village, SO
the engine was met at the station and
there was long tramp to the fire.
house that had been reared and over
the. big double doors of which had
been painted the legend:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
WHENCE CAME HER RED hair?
Philadelphia Is Puzzled Over the
Characteristic Mark of Many
of Its Girls,

There has been of late controversy
on in Philadelphia over the question
of the superiority of the Quaker bellies
over those of other cities. It is not
frequent that peaceful Philadelphia
can be aroused to an argument, but
several of its philosophical observers
have arisen to give their views. They
admit that the Chicago girl is more
independent, and the New York girl
is more brilliant, but they say that
the Quaker girls have red hair of the
most fashionable and exclusive tinge.
Col. Bill Bum, who is IN authority on
all the good things in town. says it s
her Pennsylvania German and Quaker
ancestry that makes the Philadelphia
girl SO round and rosy and comfort
able and comforting.
It's poor Philadelphia who hasn't
one or two Quaker grandmothe
grieving over his departure from the
simple life Of the Friends. One of the
surprising things here is the scarcity
of practicing Quakers and the album
dance Of Quaker families.
But, though Col. Bill Bum may ex-
plain the plumpness of the Philadel-
phia girls, he hasn't yet ventured to
say why so many of them have red
hair-not the kind of red hair that
is red only when that's the fashion
able color, but red that glints and
CLEANS in the sunlight of countless
summers and warns the heart of
man with it's soft and generous
radiance.
It's one of the things that catch
the eye of the observing stranger,
and if he's reflective as well as OBJ
serving he wonders why nature has
been so lavish with her pigment on
the banks of the Schuylkill. And
again. why are there so few red
haired men where the red-haired
girl is so frequent?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
THE AMERICAN GIRL
Bv MRS. ALEC TWEEDlE.
Author Of "A Girls Ride in Iceland" Etc.

HE American girl is wondrous personality she is the sort
of individual who tells you she has intention of
ing her life in the country who talks about Culture with
very big C; who is absolutely independent OF the
mels OF home life, has her lachkey, goes where she WILL
and when she WILL enterains her friends makes her
circle of acquaintance, and fact does just she
likes According to folk, she is inclined
go little far. She is very delightful nevertheless
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27

''H ev'y man." said Uncle Ebea. sswas
willin' to work as hahd as he expects his
mule to work, dar wouldn't be nigh 20
much complainin' in dis worl' ."-SNash,
ipRton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27

Ten thousand demons gnawing away at
ones vitals couldn't be much worse than
the fortunes of itching piles, Yet there's
a cure. Doan's Ointment never fails.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27

II suffered for months from sore throat.
Electric OIL cured me in twentYfou
hours" N. s. Gist, Hawesville, Nv
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27
Bread Of Corsica,

IN Corsica bread is made from chest
nuts without admixture of any other
substance. It has not the firmness of
ordinary bread, but it is healthful,
sweet in flavor, agreeable to eat, and
easily digestible. 1t keeps more than
Is days. and constitutes the chief food
of the Corsican CONFERENCE.-The Y.
Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-27

Tom-"Our engagement is off" Dick
GU don't say, how's that.!" Tom She
got mad because couldn't explain to her
satisfaction why I loved her more than
otAel siiAs. AiA"ueiPnid Aess.
Stops the Cough
and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price Is cents.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

Tell me what you eat, and
| will tell you what you are. "
-BRuLAT SAVARIN.
Tell me what baking powder
YOU use and | will tell you what
kind of cake you make.
Schilling's Best is the best
cream of tartar and soda bak-
ing powder made,
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15
CANDLES.
Their Mellow Light In Fast Becom
lag bat Memory.

Their Mellow Light In Fast Becom-
lag bat n Memory.
So markedly Ia the candle going out
of use that the dictionary OF a few
years hence will probably have 10 sup
plemeut It's definition with an illustra
ton. In the glow OF electric light. gas
and paratiin we are much disposed &c
pity our immediate forefathers who
had to put up with candles.
Yet we retain n strange respect foI
the candle in certain directions WheI
we wish TO pay the highest reverence
we fall back upon 1t. The death cham
Der liz lighted with candles. So Is the
church altar. We cannot but be forced
also to the conclusion that higher Ideas
have been brought out aud better mat
ter written by candlelight than have
been or probably ever will be by tina
OF gas or electricity.
Shakespeare could not possibly have
written all his plays by daylight. In
deed. 1t is more than probable that tn
touch OF bohemianism In his compost
ton. as In that of his watered dowi
literary descendants today. preferred
night to day for turning out Its bes
work. Hamlet's sOliloQuy upon thu
existing value of things, Portals trib
ute to mercy and the advice OF Poloniu
TO I.aertes rs to the best way of con
Quoting himself in life were probabl!
written between the snufiings of can
die. In particular can one imagine tn
decisive snuffing and the contemptuou
tossing away OF the scrap Of burne'
wick at the close Of the passage hypo
thetically disposing Of Caesars impe
rial day."-I4ondon Globe.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

Danger. disease and -eath follow
neglect OF the bowels. Use DeWitts
...Itle Early hlisers to regulate men
and you will add years TO your Ile
and life to your years. Easy 10 take'
never grippe. On sale at Belrs Pnar-
macy. 20 North Church street
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.

In another part of this paper APP
pears an advertisement worthy the
reading, as it's for the public good.
It tells Of free distribution Of Doan's
Kidney Pills, a remedy for Kidney
Ills. Read it. and call at George Mar
tins Drug Store Saturday, February
18th.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

why suffer from headaches or weak
eves when you can obtain immediate
reief by wearing a pair OF rropery
atted glasses. satisfaction guaranteed.
DR.. II. A. Schel, optician, Century
Block.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

'oant bull fight at Naco, February
r. ' rhe Southern Pacific will sell tic
e. so tucson to Naco and return at
[ [oa round trip. Tickets good leaving
Ea ,on train at 10 o'clock morning of
fI NJ, good to return OH any train up
Ea. ,u including the 25th. For further
!. nation apply to c. NJ. BurkEalter,
= q T. A., Tucson.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

V optlcian in the country can give
I oet'er fitting glasses IMAM Cook q
I-p1hy This fact demonstrated
! OF charge. by calling on them.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15

For Is cents you can get q plate OF
oysters any style ct Goldtree's Cafe.
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15
National
pride
AMERICAN PRODUCTS
FOR AMERICANS.

Messrs A. Schilling & Co. buy all their
cream of tartar from the American Cream Tar
tar Company.
The American Cream Tartar Company
the only permanent outlet for grape acid
(unrefned cream-of -tartar) produced by Amer
lean grape growers
When you buy SCHlLLING'S BEST
BAKING POWDER you are assisting an
American industry to develop and make use
of raw material which would otherwise go to
waste.
The industry affords employment to Amer
lean labor and investment for American capital
This is plan:
SCHILLING'S BEST COUPON CONTEST.
To the contestant who obtains the greatest num-
Der OF coupons from cans Of Schillings Best baking
powder We will give $40 in gold; the second
SIS; to the third $I2.5o; TO the fourth $Io to the
fifth ST.; 10 the sixth S.; TO the seventh 81 TO the
eighth So to the ninth $3.50; to the tenth So; to
the "a dollar each. fifty four prizes in all.
This will be repeated each month for four months.
(For October. November, December this year and
for January Iooa.l
Simple, isn't te And all that is necessary is to
cut out and sign the below, place it in envelope
with the coupons, address "Schilling Best coupon
contest, San Francisco. 1t must be posted before
midnight the last day OF the ~-"nth
CUT THIS OUT
The Tucson citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz.) 1901-1928, 1902-02-15
Baldwin Restaurant

No. 81 East Congress Street Tucson, Arizona.
Near the Opera House.
This popular location is now under the sole
and exclusive management Of Charley Whit.
man. The dining room and cuisine have been
improved. Everything neat and clean. Ex.
perienced cooks : excellent service by fivst-
class walters. and the best meal in the city for
IS cents.
TRY MEAL AT THE
BALDWI REsTA URANT
Charley whitman, prop.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01
CHEAP RATES TO CARNIVAL
A Rate OF One Fare for the Round
Trip From All Points la
the Territories.

The Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific railway has done the proper
thing by Chickasha in regard to
rates for the coming big street fair
and carnival. Agents along its
lines in all parts OF Oklahoma and
Indian Territory have heer author
lied to sell tickets at a rate of one
regular fare for the round trip.
Selling dates, September so TO Oct.
3, inclusive, with final limit Oct. 5
The Rock Island people always
stand ready to assist any laudable
enterprise inaugurated by towns
along Its fines. and its generosity
in this case goes to assure the sue
cess, as concerns attendance at
least, Of our big show.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01
WHAT IS KINDEReARTENi
An Exponent Of the Work in
Chickasha Gives Brief
Explanation.

When child enters the world
he receives his ideas through bis
senses; being at first unable TO
form an idea be gets only sense
impressions. II wa give any idea
to the child before he is old enough
TO receive it we do him an injury.
He is not pable Of receiving
many impres. inns at first, there
fore the number of ideas should be
limited and should be put into log
ical series. kindergarten gives
objects wbi;h Will represent the
largest class that is simple and can
be handled.
Handling, seeing and moving are
necessary, for a child has this in
stinct for movement, for though
its mind be indefinite it is active.
Consequently, its first play thing
should be Froebet's First Gift.
The practical lessons brought
forth by the teaching with For
bel's gifts are; Activity, observa-
ton, imagination, which calls for
simile and comparison. symbolism
or type, expression Language,
drawing, etc., reproduction of oh
served things, summoning up of
the impressions and defining them.
The faculties of the intellect
made use o. in the kindergarten
are preventative. representative
and elaborative.
kindergarten develops and
awakens all of the child's faculties
10 a parallel manner, developing
it morally, mentally and physically
by means of play. Through ma
ture up to natures God. 1t teaches
our dependence on natnre-nature's
dependence on us. The complete
ness and the unity of the whole
with God. Kindness to animals,
and also the adoption OF structure
TO function in nature. With this,
logical systematized foundation
botany, zoology, astronomy, min
erology, geometry. arithmetic, his.
tory, physics, and geography in
playful manner.
What advance did Froebel make
over the indlrected activity Of the
child playi
He first tries to develop the
mothers instinct into insight, and
has her to direct and systematize
the play that the child may be de-
veloping as it plays; for every play
makes a great impression on the
chlld. II the mother has not made
this a psychological study the
kindergarten has.
In each little play, in each little
occupation, in each little son, in
each directed movement of the
child, the kindergaItener has some
hidden psychological point uuder-
lying it wherein she develops the
child morally, mentally and physi
cally, making it in the end more
perfect man or woman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01

The choir Of St. Luke's church
will meet for practice at the church
this evening a, 1880. All interest
ed please attend.
A. n. Winnie, Of Dallas, Texas,
is in the city looking for business
location. Mr. Whine represents
the Philadelphia Life Insurance
Company.
S. c. Plummer. chief surgeon Of
the Rock Island system, was III our
city Monday in the interest Of the
company
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01
LOCAL NEWS

w. S. Rogers, of Wasbita, is at
tending court here.
Winter blooming bulbs for sale
at New York Store during the
street fair. 246 Ct
Honest John will buy your sur
plus furniture, stoves and cast of
clothing. Call at 42O Chickasha
avenue. 247 At
j. d. Blanton, of Pau's Valley
was attending court here yesterday.
Special sale of plants and cut
flowers at the New York Store
Oct. /, 2, 8 and 4. 246 Ct
r. j. Fahy, OF Minco, is among
tae Witnesses attending court this
week.
Wanted-A ladg school teacher,
about 20 years old; mlst under
stand bookkeeping. Inquire of b.
j. Vaughan or this Office. 244 Ct
F. E. Hickey, of Ell Reno, is al
tenoing federal court here this
week.
The Chickasha Dray and Trans
fer Line now have their headquart-
ers in the office Of L. L. Price,
III Third street. V. Durham.
24s DIFF
Remember the display OF plants
and cut flowers at the New York
store during the street fair. g Ct
G. G. Jones, mayor OF Oklaho-
ma City and one of the leading
railroad men of the southwest is
transacting business here today.
Ben Hudgins, the dairyman, is
now prepared to furnish pure, fresh
milk and cream at your house
daily. Drop me postal card
with your address. PAP lw
A. w. Hehey, formerly a real
estate dealer of this city, now OF
Downs, Kas., was IN the city to-
day on business.
St. Louis Fair, Oct. to IL, via
Frisco System, one fare for round
trip. Dates of sale Oct. 8 to 10;
final limit Oct. Is.
You want a piano That is
good. You want fine one That
is better. The Kurtzman is the
best. Sold at Moeller Piano Store
corner Chickasha avenue aud fifth
street. Piano tuning a speciality.
See Murray & Roach if you
want to buy a claim cheap 247 6
II you want to buy real estate
Murry & Roach will take pleasure
in drying YOU over the city. Y 6
II you want your property sold
quick list it with Murray and
Roach. Office over Morgan &
Grib's store. 247 Ct
Wanted-A position as book
keeper or any Office work by a
hustler. References furnished.
Address, j. B., this office. 6 Ct
The Boston Bloomer Base Ball
girls are again touring the terri
tory. Wonder il the s'girls" carry
their own barber with them this
yeari
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01

The Citizen Court has not as
yet made an official announcement
Of places where court will be held
but the impression is general that
Tishoming0 and South McAlesier
will be the two places for holding
court, South MeAlester being
headquarters. It's preferable that
the new Curran & Lamb building,
now nearing completion, will be
fitted up for the new court. The
first session to hear the trial OF a
case will be held in December when
the ten defendants named in the
Capital Saturday will be put
through the mill to determine their
rights.-Soulh McAlester Capital.
The census of Ardmore, taken
under The direction Of the city to
ascertain whether it had the re-
quired population to issue water
woI ks bonds, shows $3.50 inhabI-
tants. OF this number Z ,040 are
white and GAO colored. A special
election will be held October 2 to
vote on the issuing Of $4,000 in
bonds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01
NOTICE

The original Hampton Sand Pit
Is now owned by j. P. Nail.
Contractors and builders want
ing sand can get it by applying
10 W. d. Boone, 3l9 Ohio Street
No one will be allowed to take
sand from this pit without a con
tract or an order.
J. p. Nail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-10-01
MAGIC WORDS.

these that open the doors of trade
and facilitate the transaction Of
business at distant points.
Don't you want to be in a po-
sition to use thems
By depositing cash checks,
money orders, etc, received IN
settlement Of accounts with
THE FIRSTNATIONAL BANK
you have the privilege Of using a
check book and unless you have
already done so you have no idea
what convenience It is.
THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK is established on a firm
base. The capital is $40. 0oC.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-10
Political Row in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, April LIN the comedy
of who's Sheriff." now going on in
Brooklyn a prisoner is reported to have
escaped from the custody of Sheriff
Guden because John Wilson, jailer,
insisted that Colonel Dixie was the real
sheriff and that Guden had no legal
right to the custody of the prisoner
The latter was arrested on charge of
contempt of court upon an order issued
by Judge Maddox of the Supreme
Court The order for arrest and the
commitment papers were delivered to
Guden After he had found his man he
proceeded to the Raymond-street pail.
The man at the door refused, however,
t. permit Guden the use of the place,
and after the argument was over the
prisoner is said to have been found
missing Guden claims, however, that
he has his man securely locked up,
but whether in furnished room or in
his cellar he refused to say.