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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

was struck with the apparent size
of the great mountain mass which
lay to the south of his newly dis
covered lake, and he gave it the name
of the Blue mountains. When Stan
ley reached the vicinity of the south
west corner of the Albert Nyanza in
1887, he got sight for the first
time of a snow-peak, or indications
of snowy range of mountains, to
the southeast of his position.
After my own experience in re-
gard to this mountain | am no long
er surprised that explorers like
Stanley in his first visit to these
countries, like Emin Pasha, Sir Sam
uel Baker, Gessi, and all others who
visited these regions prior to 1887,
failed to discover in the "Blue noun
tains'' south of Albert Nyanza what
is probably the highest point of the
African continent, and what is GER
tainly the greatest extent of snow
and glaciation in Africa at the pres
ent day. I was within sight of Ru-
wenzori for three months and half
during my Investigations of the west
ern province of the Uganda protec-
torate and of the adjoining regions
of the Congo Free State, and only
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
FOREIGN GOSSIP,

So ancient is the city of Damascus
In Syria, that there is no record of its
origin in any written histories.
The ancient Mexicans had species
of whistle which produced at least
three tones. 1t had two finger holes
and a mouthpiece on the side.
A Dublin paper, in a biography of
Robespierre, says: ''This extraor-
binary man left no children behind
him except one brother, who was killed
at the same time''
The custom in France of posting on
the dead walls of every commune
throughout the country the speeches
of ministers is to be discontinued.
Every time it is done it costs the gov
eminent 100000.
The Roman Catholic cathedral in
London, now in course of erection, is
$50 feet long and 1856 feet wide. Apart
from the site it has already cost $780,
OO0 The material used is red brick
with Portland stone courses, and its
Oriental decorative features suggest a
mosque rather than cathedral.
Archduchess Elizabeth relinquished
all claim to the Austrian throne, but
her wedding gifts included securities
valued at $1,5oo,ooO, a yearly allowance
of $250,0OO, jewelry valued at $1,OOO,-
600, a gold dinner service and several
residences. A woman with layout
like that can worry along quite COM
fortably without throne.
The British war Office is sending
tons of old-fashioned fints to the
troops in South Africa to supply
smokers with practical substitute
for matches, which, it is said, soon
become worthless because of the
damp. One result of this resort to an
cient methods of kindling fire is re-
vival of the old industry of flint
in Norfolk.
The Palatine is one of the seven
hills upon which Rome is built,
and the only one which is now prac-
tically clear. The rest are COW
cred with modern buildings, and
he diggers and filters and graders.
the superintendent of streets and the
architects of buildings have taken
such liberties with the original topog-
Apply that it strains the Imagination
% see them as they used to be.-Cor-
Chicago Record-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

All succeeding year pro-
duces some new wonder in
RN Nv Africa. | cannot lay claim
Ax to adding to those won
@ ders when l give slight
description of the Ruwen-
.orl range of snow mountains lying
N the Uganda protectorate, but 1
'rust That such description NAV
prove interesting.
huwenzori is still the most mys-
ferrous and least-known mountain of
AFRICA. Its existence as a SNOWY
range, or single snow-peak, was
reported by Stanley on native in
formation as far back as 1875,
'nough' curiously enough, at that
tilne he does not seem to have at
tached sufficient Importance to the
Iatlves stories of snow, which he re-
peats without comment. Yet he him
sell stood, in 1875, close to the east
ern Hank of this mighty mountain
mass and spent days if not weeks
within sight of it. The whole time,
however, the upper regions Of the
mountain remained completely yelled
in clouds, and Stanley vaguely esti-
mated an altitude of $4,000 feet as
the possible climax of this imper-
fectly outlined mass of blue noun
taIns. All the time Sir Samuel Baker.
Gessi Pasha and other explorers or
officials of the Egyptian Sudan were
navigating about Albert Nyanza, the
snow-summits of Ruwenzori re-
manned obstinately concealed behind
banks of clouds. Sir Samuel Baker
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
A Doctors Little Daughter Cured
Of Grip by Pe-ru.na.

DR.. r. Robbins, Physician and Sur
geon of Muskogee, Indian Ter, writes;
81 have been practicing physician
for good many years and was always
slow to take hold Of patent medicines,
but this winter my little girl and my
self were taken with the grip. l was
SO bad was not able to sit up. I sent
for q doctor, but he did me no good.
Finally I sent and got bottle of
Peruna and commenced to take it.
took two bottles and my cough was
gone and my lungs loosened up and my
head became clear. My little girl took
the same way.
"ItIooked as though she would die,
she was 50 sick. Igave her medicine,
but 1t seemed to do her little good, SOL
sent and got one more bottle Of Peruna
and commenced to give 1t to her. Ii
was only short time until she was
getting along ali night, 80 give your
medicine, Peruna. the praise for what
1t did for me and my dear little daugh.
ter DR. r. Robbins
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
Underground Restaurants.

1t is estimated that more than 25,
900 New Workers dine every day in
the underground restaurants, now sc
important feature of the city's life
In fact, ancient-looking rathskellers
and weirdly decorated dungeons are
rapidly becoming New York's most
popular form of restaurant. Vast
sums have been spent in fitting up
these unusual interiors. There are
dungeon restaurants in New York to
suit every taste. One may dine in
a prison cell, served by waiter i'm
prison stripes, and be free to leave
the place when the dinner is over.
Large parties may be served in elab-
crate papier-mache dungeons behind
grated doors. Until recently the first
floor restaurant, with wide windows
looking directly upon the pavements,
attracted the majority of patrons.
Hotel men generally welcome the
change, since it enables them to util-
ize for a general dining-room what
has heretofore beer virtually waste
space. In the business section of the
city as well as the fashionable up
town neighborhoods, this preference
for eating underground is very
marked.-Buffalo Commercial.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

Do the blaze behind is scorcing Do
Jump then if the fremen sight.
Do the roof unless last resort and unless know
that there escape from adjoining buildings Fire always
to the top.
have through fame head with blanket
and guage the distance we'll possible.
Do excited and hesitate long time before jumping
These principal safety There other safe
guards You ought shut all the doors house night
before going bed This prevents draugt from carrying fire
through the house Provide portable for the stories
They however would be useless unless all doors
house closed shut the fire and allow smother for
lack of oxygen to feed it.
Your home of course, furnished Nine of homes
And furniture and daperies make really splendid material
fire. There would be fewer fires there fewer dapee and
window coverings but the ladies of the average
hold Of this fact would be matter difficult indeed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

When . man gets old enough to want
to look young he quits supplying dates
with his boyhood reminiscences.-India
apolis News.
Pace Was Too Fast.
The Belgian hare has gone out of style
The Kansas jack rabbit set the pace too
fast for the foreigner.-Washingt Post.
If the donkey knew he was donkey 10
would probably kick himself to Death
Chicago Daily News.
The more credit you expect, the less you
get.-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
HARD TO DEC1PHER.
Post Office Clerks Are Given Much
Trouble by Foreigners Sending
Letters to This Country.

So many blindly addressed letters
come through the post office that in
the larger cities special clerks are
employed to decipher them. Each Of
flee has special pride in it's work, and
keeps up wholesome rivalry with
the dead letter Office at Washington,
so that few badly addressed letters
are given up as impossible. Mr.. Evan
MCPHERSON, writing in the Boston
Herald, gives examples of some of the
difficult problems and clever solu-
tions.
Foreigners give the most trouble.
The envelope, for example, addressed
to Spencer, Insea,' where 'Insea"
stands for the initials n. c., is not
likely to have been mailed by ma
tive American; and the same is true
OF the envelope inscribed wv. Hobok-
N.Y. in very bad German script, mean
ing "West Hoboken;" and of that
marked "Ancram Lead, Kalambi
Coity,' for ''Ancram Lead Mines, Co.
lumbia County, New York.
A triumphant piece of "blind" read
ing reduced trackless jungle of big
and little letters to 1892 North sti
Re Ell bostock Massa," and interpret
ed it as 1892 North street, Boston,
Massachusetts. One letter was adj
dressed to 'Fedvelteneszi," "Fayette-
vile, Tennessee" Another, from Tip
perary, was addressed to ''Knongyto,
CON- for "Naugatuck, Connecticut"
ITO and Over Street, Sailing" on
letter from Ballymote, ireland, meant
"2 Andover Street, Salem, Massachu-
SETS" Also from Ireland came
"Cranston Royal Irish," "Cranston,
Rhode Island.''
An important point in solving the
problem of the foreign writer's in
tention is knowledge of the sound
values which the characters he writes
would be likely to bear for him in
A man who has become
familiar with Italian
sounds sees at glance that "Negio-
ST." with the Italian values to the
letters, exactly represents an illit-
crate Italians attempt at the sounds |
which Americans write New jersey"
On an envelope with Russian |
stamp "Kreenpoynp" means Green
point for the Russian mouth is apt
to substitute labial for dental con-
sonant, and a K for cultural G.
Again, there is the wonderful post
mark 'Przecxaw' on letter to 'Mis
karolina Janowska." One who has
listened carefully to either Russian
Or Polish talk knows how man of
Przecxaw would read aloud the line
which follows the name: ''Tu woody
tu is Chandler Ten stryt;" it would
sound something very like 1.-TWO for
;y-two East Hundred Tenth Street."
which proved to be what was in
ended
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
r1ade Well and Strong by Pe-ru-f1a'

Mrs. Shafer, zso Pope Ave-. 81 LOUIE
my" .:in THE" the early part Of last year I
wrote to you for advice for my daueh'
"She has been puny, sickly, almg
child since her birth. She had convui-
sions and catarrhal fevers. I was al
ways doctorng until we commenced snS ,xe1 to
Peruna is = wonderful tonic; the best
medicine I have ever used Mrs.
Schafer. :. ,:..,.
Nina Long, writes from Atwood, Colo,
as follows: ,..
the change you have made in our little
ones health. Before she began taking
your Peruna she suffered everything in
the way of cough, colds and Group. but
now she has taken not quite bottle OF
Peruna. and is well and strong as she
not had the Group once since she
began taking Peruna, aud when
she has q little cold few doses Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

the bed of the stove. I took them all
out, of course; he blinked painfully
as l did so. Then I made rousing
fire, and Aunt Sarah soon had to
open a window to cool the room.
Another nephew inherited the
bulk of Uncle Billy's wealth. I see
his name, now and then, in Boston's
most fashionable social register; and
hear of his elegant seaside cottage
life, and l wonder-yes, do wonder
how he would feel if he knew of Uncle
Billy's scheme to save money for him
by burning brickbats.''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
Gift of Prophecy.

Dick-I say, Harry, l suppose you
haven't dollar you want to lend me ?
Harry-By George, you've guessed
right! Dick, with your ability to see
into the future you ought to be worth
your weight in money.-Boston Trans
script.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
"Royal Bacon"

Happy is the citizen of Clifton in the
advantages offered him at his break
fast table. A circular issued by a
local firm has the large heading:
'Royal Bacon" but does not refer to
Sir Francis and the rumored materni.
ty of Queen Elizabeth. 1t is to an.
nounce as "now on show and sale,
bacon from pigs bred and fed by his
majesty the king."-London Chron-
ic1e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

ICS1A ~ w LIZA OesOy 6AAAs AssAVAAs
any little girl had some dersnse.
uenf of the bowels. She was mere
skeleton and we did not think she
would ever get Welt After giving her
less than one bottle Of Peruna she YVES
sound and well. Now she has z good
appetite and IS q picture Of health. -
Mrs. Heard also writes in regard to
her son, Carl:
"My sons ears had been affected
since he was q babe only few months
old. The last year I thought he had
almost lost his hearing and had
local physician treating him for about
six weeks. Finally began giving him
your remedy, and after he had taken
two bottles he was entirely cured.
cannot praise PerunA enough. Airs.
q. W. Heard.
If you do not receive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use Of
Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
A Real Friend.

Miss Rougenoir-So he said he didn't
like my eyebrows, Ell?
Miss Kraft-Yes, he said they were
too dark.
1.-The ideal"
"Yes,. but told him they weren't as
black as they were painted" -Phila-
delphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
RULES FOR SAFETY
IN CASE OF FIRE
BY HUGH BONNER,
For IS Years Chief of New York Fire Department.

Q MATTER how busy you may be, give thi:
article moments consideration
1t advises you how to take care of your
self when in danger from fire, and at criti-
cal moment it may save your life. Your life
is worth something, is it not? And remenl-
Der l would not presume to lay down these
rules were it not that | have been fireman
all my life.
Here they are:
Should you hear the cry of fire and
awaken to find your room filled with smoke,
KEEP COOL, KEEP COOL, KEEP
COOL.
Open the windows from the top.
Shut all doors.
Wet towel, stuff it in your mouth and
breathe through it instead of through the
nose, so as not to inhale smoke.
If the room is thoroughly filled with
smoke keep close to the floor and crawl along
by the wall to the window. Stand there then
and get the benefit of the outside air.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
A Lost Idol,

The papers say that New York
lawyer is suing a steamship company
for $4,000 damages for the loss of an
Egyptian idol which he shipped to
New York from Palermo. Times have
changed since the hymn writer sang
of the dearest idol 1 have known.
where'er that idol be-" and pleaded
to be relieved of it. Here's man who
wants his idol back-a pretty dear one
at that. Better for him to be content
with his damages. The average col
lector's attitude toward a good old
Egyptian god must be almost too wor-
shipful to be encouraged in Christian
country. The hymn writer's senti-
ment was safer.-Harper's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05

4
self and other explorers from reach.
ing the highest points of Ruwenzori
were, firstly, the distances to be
traversed at high attitudes, with q
temperature not far off freezing
point; the extremely arduous nature
of the last part of the climb, where
precipitous walls of rock or ice re.
quire an alpine equipment for their
ascent; the non-existence of any
guides whatever above snow-line;
and deficiency in the means of trans
porting the necessary means of shell
ter and supplies of food Above 49,
900 feet it is difficult to see where
shelter could be formed for tents
pitched which could protect the ex-
plorer from the severe cold prevail
ing at nighttime, as the rocks and
glaciers were so precipitous. Even
between $4,000 and 5000 feet it is ex-
tremely difficult to find dry spot
on which to pitch a tent or build q
hut. The ground above 1900 feet
and up to the snow level is almost
everywhere either bare rock or wet
moss, sodden vegetation into which
one may easily sink to the knees.
This belt around the mountain is
simply a sponge, over which it is
impossible to pass dry shod.
The whole time of our stay on Ru-
wenzori the weather was, with very
few and brief exceptions, atrocious.
It rained constantly, and at high al
titudes it showed and hailed. The
arrival of clouds had about it some
thing positively alarming to our
black followers and to the two Eu-
ropeans accompanying me, who had
no previous experience in mountain
eering. The clouds would come
rushing up the Mubuko valley like
express trains one after the other,
and they did not appear as vague
mists, but as bodies of singular def
niteness of outline which constantly
seized and involved you as in thick
blanket. You might be sitting but a
few minutes in brilliant, welcome
sunshine, looking at the blazing
and the minutest detail Of
the rock and powders. Suddenly an
awful grayish-white mass would
come rushing at you, and everything
would be blotted out. Even your
four or five yards off
we're scarcely visible. Although I
told myself there was no danger in
this, the effect on the spirits was
depressing and alarming,
as this occurred in danger
JUS bits of climbing. Sometimes a
;hick bank of cloud would enfold
you for a quarter of an hour.
HARRY JOHNSTON, G. c. NJ. G., K c. B.
Joke Was on Come dian.
Sothern, the comedian. was ex-
remedy sensitive to interruption of
my sort. Seeing man in the act
# leaving his box during the deliv-
.ry of one of the actors best
peeches, he shouted out:
Hi, you, sir; do you know there
$ another act?"
The offender was equal to the oc-
aston, however; he turned to the
ctor and answered, cheerfully:
"Oh, yes-that's why I'm going!"
-Tit-Bits.
He Could Prove 1t.
''My wife he said proudly, "can
eep secret as well as any woman
n earth"
why, man. exclaimed the other
elbow "You know she tells every
hing she knows
well, isn't that what said?'-
altimore News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-05
Joke was on Comedian.
He Could Prove Ii.

my wife, he said proudly, "can
keep secret as well as any woman
on earth"
''Why, man." exclaimed the other
fellow. You know she tells every
thing she knows
SWELL, isn't that what I said?"-
Baltimore News.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-23
FURNITURE MEN COMBINE
Two Hundred Leading Manufacturers
Form Gigantic Organization
and Advance Prices.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Two hundred leading
furniture manufacturer OF the country, who
came to Chicago Tuesday to attend the an
nual business meeting Of the National AS
ISOLATION of Chamber Suit and Case Manu-
facturers, 1t is announced today, formed a
combination. or pool. which will control
the furniture output Of the Unite5 States
and the prices. The capital represented in
the combination is about S25, 900. 900.
The organization adopted a new schedule
Of prices to go into effect at once, which
will increase the cost of all classes of the
better grade of furniture 10 to 20 per cent
to purchasers. The furniture manufacturers
held their sessions behind closed doors
and maintained the utmost secrecy in re-
gard to their plans.
The details of the combination, 1t Is said,
were arranged by the New York people,
who recently organized the tack, shovel
and can combination in the east. The new
combination, 1t is claimed. includes SO per
cent of the furniture manufacturers OF the
country.
Special committees were appointed by
the meeting to lay the proposition before
all the furniture manufacturers of the
country not represented at the conference,
with a view to inducing them to subscribe
to the agreement.
Among those who took active part in the
organization were George p. Hummer, HoI-
land, Mich. w. p. Upham, Marshfeld. Wis,
and E. NJ. Amsder, Grand Rapids, Mich.
The members deny that the organization
is a trust and describe it as a pooling OF
furniture interests to regulate the selling
price of their product.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-23
SAYS FRONTAGE LAND STOLEN
State of Illinois Brings Suit to Gust
Three Railroads from Chi
cagO sites.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Five hundred thou
sand dollars worth Of Chicago river front
age has been stolen from the state, accord
ing to a bill filed in the circuit court today
by Attorney General Hamlin.
In the suit brought by the state the Penn
sylvania, the Burlington. the Alton and the
St. Paul railways are said to be occupying
illegally made lands, and the court is asked
to GUST them. 1t also is demanded that the
defendant railway companies restore the
river to its original width Of 1876 feet, which
il the state succeeds in its suit will mean
that the railways not only must relinquish
claim to the valuable frontage, but must
expend a large sum in clearing away the
made lands they are occupying.
The land in question extends from Adams
to Van Buren, streets and has an average
width of ninety-1ve feet. 1t is occupied
by tracks, docks and freight houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-23
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Friday and Saturday for Nebras-
ka with Warmer in the
West Portion.

WASHINGTON, May 22,-Forecast;
For Nebraska-Fair Friday, with warmer
in west portion; Saturday, fair.
For ~Iowa-Partly cloudy Friday; Satur-
day. probably fair.
For observation-disclosures Friday and cooler
in east and south portions; Saturday, prob
ably fair.
For Kansas-Showers and warmer Fri
day.
For South Enthusiastically fair Friday
and Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-23
Mitchell Lead. I'm Field Contest.

HURON. s. D., May 22-CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-Today's contests in the intercol-
legiate athletic meeting were witnessed By
a large crowd. Special and regular trains
brought hundreds OF people from all parts
Of the state, Including a band from Brook
ings, which city so far leads as prize win
ner. Board OF Bookings won the 220-yard
hurdle race and Port was first in the fifty
yard dash, while SeeBar won the bicycle
Mitchell. In the final discus-throw Miller
OF Mitchell won, distance 90 feet. The
closest contest was vaulting. Holt Of
Mitchell made 10 feet 2 inches, defeating
HerdriCks two inches.