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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
A COMBINE IN GERMANY.
Cast Iron Works and FOundries Are
Preparing to Unite Against
'sAmerican INVASION"

German cast iron works and foun-
dries are preparing to form a giant
combination, which will embrace all
the leading plants of the empire, says
Berlin dispatch to the New York
Herald.
The negotiations have progressed SO
far that an agreement already has been
drawn up and signed by most of the
concerns, with the exception of the
Union foundry and several other large
works, which will, however, be obliged
to enter the combination,
There will be no transfer of capital,
but the main purpose will be to do away
with the competition and defend the in.
dustry against american invasion"
and other rivaling interests, and to in
crease exports.
The reichstag tariff commission will
in few days take up the debate on the
increased tariff for machinery, agri,
cultural implements, tools and half fin.
ished Industrial products, which will
strike more closely at American trade
than that of any other country.
Raw material interests are demand
ing high protective tariff to stop the
progress of the United States steel,
iron, copper, coal and raw imports,
while manufacturers again are in favor
OF low tariff, so as to admit cheap
American material
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
TEACHING OBEDIENCE.
Are Little Will Be Help to
Them In After-Life.

There are many mothers who fnd it
exceedingly difficult to command the
obedience of their children, and are
often. tempted to give up trying. But,
however great the effort required, it
should be made for the good of the
child, as habit of disobedience has
far-reaching, evil consequences.
The difficulty may be lessened some
what If few simple rules are kept in
mind. For one thing, the mother should
be careful not to make foolish or un.
just demands, or forbid the doing of
what is in reality harmless. Likewise,
she should never tell a child to do, OF
not to do, certain thing, unless she
positively means it; this would do
away with the change of mind so COM
mon with many mothers-the saying:
"You cannot" or "You must" and
then allowing themselves to be leased
into reluctant "You may, or "You
need not" Again, a mother should
avoid giving any command which she
is not reasonably sure she can enforce,
if worse comes to worse, for failure
in this regard is sure to lessen the
child's respect for her, and perfect
obedience is impossible without re-
spect.
Having made the commands as few
as is consistent with proper discipline,
then the mother must be watchful and
see that the command is obeyed. al
WAYS and PROMPTLY.
There is an opinion, more or less
common, that child who is made to
mind, is less happy than one who is
not. but this is not the case. The
child who knows that he must obey,
that there is no getting away from
it, has something solid to depend on
and will not waste his time in useless
fretting; while the uncertainty of not
whether obedience will be re-
quired or not, tends to restless, dis
irritable state of mind.
Neither, as some think, is harshness
necessary. The command can always
be given pleasantly, and may often
take the form of request or sugges-
ton. Firmness is what is needed, not
harshness
The truest happiness goes hand i'll
hand with law and order. The child
s subject to the parents law, but as.
he grows older he becomes-or should
become-more and more subject to the
aw of God. If, in childhood, he has
'een trained to the habit of prompt
md cheerful obedience to parental au-
,hority, it will be much easier for MIN,
when he passes from that authority,
o obey the higher law.-Elizabeth
Robbins, in Housekeeper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
PECULIAR CURRENCY.
Dollars of Century Ago Used in
Abyssinfa-Bars of Salt Are the
Small Change.

The currency Of Abyssinia is some
what varied, to judge by an account
given of it by Count Gleichen in his
story of the mission to Menelik, and
reprinted by Popular Science Month.
ly.
For standard money the people of
Abyssinia use the Maria Theresa
1850 dollars, but for small change a
very different coin is resorted to.
This is no other than bar of hard
crystallized salt, about ten inches
long and two and a half broad and
thick, slightly tapering toward the
end. Five of these bars go for dol
lar at the capital.
People are very particular about
the standard of fineness of the cur
rency. If it does not ring like metal
when struck with the fnger-nail, or
if it is cracked or Clipped, they will
not take it. It is a token of affec-
ton when friends meet to give each
other lick of their respective amo-
lis, and in this way the value of the
bar is decreased.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Indictment of the Corset

From time to time physicians have
protested against the use of the mod
ern corset, says the Medical Record.
A French medical man asserts that out
of hundred young women who wear
this article only 80 retain perfect
health, and proposes law which shall
forbid any woman under 80 to wear a
corset of any kind. Punishment, three
months of imprisonment, or, if a
minor, her guardian to pay a fine of
from 100 to 1000 francs. This pro-
posed law provides for the most rig
orous formalities surrounding the
manufacture and sale of these enemies
to health. Those licensed to sell shall
be obliged to take the name and adj
dress of every buyer, and be subject to
fine and confiscation of business in
case of an illegal sale.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
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RICH MOURNING RINGS.
Black Pearls in Tarnixhed Silver Set.
tings Quite the Thing for Re-
Gently Bereaved Widows,

Mourning rings have found their
way back into fashion again, but only
the widows SO far have taken to wear
ing them of somber hue and elegant
workmanship. This revival, as is the
case with nearly al revivals that bear
even remotely upon matters of per-
sonal ornament, originated in Paris,
and the rarely white and beautiful
hand of an aristocratic duchess be-
reaved of her duke first displayed
large mourning ring. Hers had been
designed by that artistic genius, La
lique, and since she created sensa-
ton by thoughtlessly displaying the
white hand with its gloomily beautiful
decoration Lalique and all the other
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

the executive departments here il
the city of Washington. Now, has
the gentleman's committee ccnsid-
cred the question of reducing the
sick leave, or cutting it away alto
gether, as a privilege granted to thu.
executive employees in Washington?
I rather hoped he would do that so
there would be some means of equal
ization of the privileges of vacation
of all employees throughout the
United States.
Mr.. Hemenway-I want to call the
gentleman's attention to this fact,
that there is no law giving to the
clerks of the departments in Wash
ington 80 days. sick leave. The heads
of departments may give them that
leave if they SO desire, but there is
no law requiring it. On the other
hand, the law requires that limited
leave be granted for department
clerks outside of Washington. In
1890 Is days were given to the clerks
and employees in first and second
class post Offices, and to the employees
Oh the bureau OF engraving and print
ing, which was extended in 1896 to
compositors and pressmen in the au-
diting division of that bureau.
Mr.. Robinson - If the gentleman
will pardon me, this is not sick leave,
but vacation. In the first place, the
printing department in Washington
has no sick leave; they get an an
nual vacation of 80 days, but they
do not receive sick leave.
Mr.. Hemenway-I call the gentle
mans attention to the error he
makes-that there is 30-days' sick
leave granted to other employees. The
table on page II of the report
shows that they do not get 80 days
sick leave; that the average sick
leave, over and above the 80 days an
Dual leave, is only three days and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

the greater part of their working day
in making gas hooks - broad bent
nails, which are used by plumbers for
fixing gas pipes to walls.
The labor in which they are engaged
is not of a particularly hard nature.
The heavy part of the work is carried
out by a machine worked by foot and
the finishing touches are put to the
hooks with small hand hammer. The
girls are fond of their work and are
paid by piecework.
The blacksmith has eight daughters,
all of whom he has trained up to as
sist him in his work, but four are left
at the forge now. The other four have
left the business, having succeeded in
forging chain which links each to an
establishment of her own.
In the nailmaking districts of stat
fordshire and Worcestershire hun
dreds of women and girls work at the
anvil, but in ordinary smiths work the
employment of women must be ex-
ceedingly rare.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

designers and jewellers have had wild
ows' orders without number.
Widows rings are just coming into
use in America, and while some OF
them are made in France, goodiy
number of uniquely beautiful ones
have been turned out by our own gold
smiths. A single large and perfect
black pearl is considered very chic
ii we may use so frivolous an express
sion, as widows ring. 1t is sunk
in a rim of what is called furnished
silver, and next after this ranks the
cameo ring, showing the dear depart
ed ones likeness in white against a
background of black shell. The golden
circlet of such a ring is covered with
black enamel, and inside the finger
band consolatory or purely senti-
mental sentiment is engraved. A SUI
perb ring ordered in Paris for the
widow of an American millionaire
takes the form of wondrously cut
seal. The stone is dead black and the
cutting upon it shows a wounded dove
with Latin inscription beneath, to
the effect that, though MORALLY
wounded, the devoted relict patiently
wings her way through life.
The jewelers. who cater to large
custom have noticed an increase of
interest in rings that are not always
SO costly as unique, and it is curious
enough that women who will readily
wear imitation stones in brooches,
necklets, stickpins and even earrings
draw the line against mock gems in
the matter of rings. Baroque pearls
and the secondary or semi-precious
stones are all right for finger orna-
mentation, and one dealer in fine Jew
els has grown quite accustomed to
having woman come in, lay sample
of silk, satin or wooden on the show
case, and calmly ask to have her sam
pie matched in a ring or brooch. 1t
is usually ring she wants and then
visit is made to the case full of ex-
quisite pink topaz, matrix opals, white
sapphires, ETC., where her demand can
be easily fulfilled.
Debutantes and graduating school
girls whose acute attacks of friend
ships are slangily described as crush
ing" now cultivate the habit of ex-
changing rings with their own partic-
ular girlish intimates. As a rule the
choice falls on really charming posey
rings of Marcassite. These come in
all manner of quaint bouquet, basket,
cornucopia, love-knot designs elab-
grated in the tiny but inexpensive true
stones set in an artistic framework of
silver.
To the theater and opera, crowded
ball rooms, ETC., it is also fancy of |
this younger element to wear perfume
rings that are supposed to take the
place Of the clumsier vinaigrette. A
hollow ball of gold holds sponge that
is impregnated with perfume, and a
tiny self-closing stopper or button on
the ball prevents leakage, though a
touch upon it emits strong and deli
cious odors from within. This ball
hangs by a golden thread from a cir
clet of gold, and when a glove is worn
it rests comfortably in the palm of
the hand. Sometimes both the finger
circlet and the ball are set with gems.
but plain gold is considered the most
tasteful choice.-Washingto Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
WOMEN AT THE FORGE.
Four English Girls Who Can Make
the Anvil Ring as Clevcrly as
Any Male JOurneyman.

The United States is the country in
which it is supposed that more women
are found engaged in masculine occu-
pations than in any other part of the
world. In England, however, woman
has entered the blacksmith shop. The
many wars Of Britain have drawn away
much of the male popula ton in the ru-
raj districts, so that village smith
near Leeds has resorted to female
help.
At this particular forge each morn.
ing four daughters of the master
smith are to be seen at the anvils fol.
lowing the trade of their father. The
fair blacksmiths are engaged during
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Sample. Of jap English.

Here are some curious English signs
in the windows of shops in Japan:
"The all countries boot and shoe small
or fine wares" "Old curious Horse
shoe maker instruct by French horse
leech." "Cut hair shop" "If you want
sell watch l will buy" If you want
buy watch, will sell. Yes, sir, we will,
all will. Come at my shop. Watch
maker" "Hatter native country"
"Antematic of nausea marina" ''The
house build for the manufacture Of
all and best kinds of hats and CAPS"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
HONEST AS A CLASS.
There Are But Few Malingerers
Among Government Clerks.
Most Of Tn EN-, Both Men and Women,
Cheerfully Attend to the Duties
Which They Are Engaged
to Perform,

Especial Washington letter.
TINE proceedings of congress are
carefully reported by tho
most skillful stenographers:
and every word uttered in debate il
noted down, typewriter, set into
type and printed in the Congress
sional Record. These proceedings
are accurately published, and copies
are preserved in the Congressional
library, the library of the senate,
the library of the house of repre-
sentatives and in the library of the
department of state. Thus, from
1912, when efforts were first made to
secure accurate and complets re-
ports, the utterances of our states
men are recorded so that quotations
may be made forever; and complete
reports will always be made.
The legislative appropriation bill
was under consideration recently,
and Mr.. Hemenway, of Indiana, hav-
ing charge of the bill, was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Robinson, of Indiana,
with inquiries which led up to an in
teresting subject. The debate was
carefully reported, and it appears in
the Congressional Record as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Robinson-I desire to call the
attention of the gentleman to the
subject of the sick leave of employees
In the departments, subject to
which the committee addresses itself
largely in the report. l understand
that in the executive departments in
Washington the heads of those de.
partments may require not less than
seven hours service of employees and
not more than eight hours, and that
these employees are granted an an
nual leave of 80 days with pay, and
in addition to that they have 80 days
sick leave with pay each year.
Mr.. Hemenway-I want to call the
gentleman's attention to this fact,
just to correct the statement he
makes. The law requires that they
shall perform not less than seven
hours service. The head of depart
ment may call upon them to put in
II hours day if he is so disposed.
Mr.. Robinson-Under the law, can
they be required to perform more
than eight hours work?
Mr.. Hemenway-Yes.
has said that there is no abuse of
the sick-leave privilege in Washing
ton
Mr.. Hemenway - The gentleman
does not want to misquote me. 1 say
that in instances there is abuse of |
the sick leave in Washington, that in
many instances there is abuse of it;
but on the whole the result is not |
bad.
Mr.. Robinson-The gentleman does
not hold the heads of departments
responsible for this, because he says
they are doing the best they can I'M
Ter the law. This is only the position
n which 1 desire to place the gen.
;leman. l believe he says that; but
;he fact nevertheless remains that
his abuse exists, and I want to ask
lin if his committee have considered
his branch of the question, that the
employees here in Wash
ngton have 60 days leave of absence
With pay, while the employees of the
outside of the city OF
many of them have no
cave of absence at all, while others
ave but IS days leave of absence,
nd none have the sick-leave privi-
eyes unless they are connected with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Cold Water for Health.

For relaxed throat muscles and q
tendency to sore throat and frequent
colds, there is no better remedy than
cold water, applied night and morn
ing to the parts. Sponge the chest,
too, in cold water every morning in
winter if you wish freedom from
colds. Dash the water repeatedly
upon the throat and chest and rub
with a Turkish towel until the flesh
is in glow. Rub the throat and
chest with the hands at least ten
minutes after you have rubbed with
tho towel
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Children Puzzled by SPELLING

A school inspector in accounting for
the tendency of children to misspen
attributes it in large measure to the
INSTRUMENTATION of words by adults.
Most of the eccentricities in spelling.
he says, arise from the childs efforts
to reproduce words as he hears them
spoken. In one school, for instance,
he found that child who had been
told to make list of all the fruits she
knew, wrote down: "Apls, strorbriz,
rarsbriz, goosbriz and bnarners." An
other child spelled the word idea"
with an addition of an ST." 'Idear!"
exclaimed her teacher; that is
funny way of spelling idea" Her pu-
pill, however, was not at all en-
barrassed. II know" she answered,
readily, "but I spelt it that way for
shorti"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Hi. Private Opinioo.

II wonder why ever married such
fool as you," angrily exclaimed the
ex-widow.
Probably to get even with the lat<
lamented, who was smart enough ia
shuttle off this mortal COIL" calmly re-
piled No. 2.-CMcago Daily NewA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
On the Rank. of the stxx

New Arrival-Who was that party
that laughed so derisively when I
told my prize fish story?
Old Shade-Oh, that was JONAH
Smart Set.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28
Answered..
Smart Set

"Why, Bill, what have you bee1
ADDING these six monthsS''
"Time!"-Alley Sloper-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-28

he KNOWS my weakness and my need OF
rest,
And how to answer each unspoken prav
His Home and mine! can afford to walt,
And waiting, smile; for One who needs
me sore
Is fitting up my Mansion. At its gate
He waits to open unto me the door.
"He wooed me with Loves pleading, yearn-
ing breath,
He asked for me in dark Gethsemane:
He trod for me the sepulcher of death,
And lives, to claim my love eternally!
"And without me His JOY is incomplete3
One place is empty until shall come:
And when I fall before His blessed feet,
He'll lift me to His Heart, in my own
Home"
No need to take the old things Of
this world with us, for God has
something transcendently better in
store for us there. A little farther
along I saw small single wagon
laden with all the worldly posses
sions of some workman. The furni-
ture was poor and common and not
much of it. The wagon turned off
into by-street to fina the new home
in a poorer section of the city, while
the heavily-loaded van with it's pro-
fusion of useful and ornamental
furniture drove into the avenue.
Here was contrast. How striking.
Yet God, blessed be His mercy and
love, is providing alike for all who
accept His Christ. I turned to the
roughly-dressed artisan sitting at
my side in the car and remarked,
pleasantly: ''Going home?" Eyes,
but l have better home to go to,
some day" The reply, SO unexpect-
ed, struck me forcibly, and, as I
thought of the two loads of furni-
ture which had just gone by, I
thought: "How wonderful. Here is
a brother in an entirely different
walk of life, with humble home in a
poorer section of the city than that
to which was going, and yet he was
looking forward to a mansion in the
skies the same as I, and the same
Saviour was lovingly and carefully
fitting out his home even as he was
mine" We shook hands at parting,
drawn together by a wonderful tie,
the blood of Christ. We both said:
''We will meet again" Yes, thank
God! Perhaps never again in this
world. but in the next world surely,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-02-06

For the past sixteen months Mr.
j. N. Clark has been as devout
a prospector as ever handled pick
and shovel; ip season and out Of
season, in veins and out OF veins,
on the hillsides and in the valleys
his search for pay dirt has been
one grand, mot sweet song" but
untiring effort. AS his muscles
hardened his courage and faith
grew; in disappointments his
hopes became stronger. His
friends, and they are legion, will
be glad to hear that "his ship has
come in"
Last week he sold his interest
in the Mcdowell and Champion
properties for a good round sum.
Twill you lay aside the pickp" was
a question propounded to him.
mo sir" was his ready reply.
my experience is of incalculabIe
value to me, and / do not believe
the half has been told about the
mineral resources of this district.
/ shall continue in the mining bu.
siness. OF couyse 1 feel pretty
good over the result of my labor
80 far, but / think there is great
wealth yet hid away in the earth
la this county, and / am going to
uncover mors OF IT,"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-02-06
The |. c. Sued.

The stock buyers and shippers,
and the Illinois Central railroad
seem to have taken a "fall OUT
with each other, at least the filing
of eight suits against the road
give evidence of trouble. ]. p,
Reed is the plaintiff in two suits,
j. 2. Reed d Co. with another; T..
E. Griffith in two, and w. l..
Moore in three. The petitioners
allege delays in the shipment of
stock that occasioned damages,
and in six of the cases the plant
ifs ask damages in the sum of
1928 and in the other two $50
each.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-02-06
Change Of Time and Place.

r Owing to the condition Of t,.
roads We were unable to reach N,
Zion church on Feb. LIST and 2,lto
hold the I'd quarterly meeting for
Marion circuit, which Hwas bllled
Tor that time and place, So will
hold 1t at the parsonage in East
Marion Monday, Feb. 10th, Mt |
o'clock p. m.
There will be important bust.
ness 10 look after. and it is very
essential that we have full at.
tendance. Please come and bring
your reports, and thereby forward
the work Of the Lord.
Your brethren in Christ,
j. w. Bigham, =. f.
j. o. Smithson, p. G.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-02-06
Obituary.

Mrs. Minnie Dempsey, wife Of
j. T. Dempsey, departed this life
Jan. Isl, 1902. The burial took
place at Greens Chapel, conduct
ed by Rev. w. T. Oakley. She
suffered from lung trouble and
was confined to her bed for four
months. She bore her suffering
with great foriitude until God saw
fit TO call her home. She leaves a
devoted husband. a pre- ,ious little
and host Of friends to
lament her departure. We find
consolation in the fact that she
was prepared TO meet her God.
A Friend.