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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
A LONG TRIP FOR TWO CENTS.
Circuit of Over 10000 Miles Over
Which a Letter May Travel
Under Our Flag.

Now that the Danish West Indies
will become an insuiar possession OF
the United States upon the completion
of the diplomatic negotiations for
their acquisition, and the eastern shore
line of this country practically extend
ed over 400 miles into the broad ex-
panse OF the tempestuous Atlantic, it
will prove Of interest to show the pos
tai possibilities of this country as to
the carriage of a letter weighing an
ounce for two cents" said gentleman
familiar with postal affairs, according
to the Washington Star.
II venture to say that even an off
hand statement of these remarka BILE
possibilities cannot be readily given.
Having occasion to go into this ques-
ton recently, made new calculation,
which is approximat ely correct. 1t is
based upon the Island of ST. Thomas, in
the Danish West Indies, as an eastern
starting point. Upon the completion
of the negotiations American post Of,
fees will be established in the islands.
We will proceed to the recently estab-
lished post office at Point Barraw,
Alaska, well within the arctic circle.
on parallel far above the northern
most shores of Iceland, and not so very
far distant from the north pole itself.
Thence we will make an aerial jour-
ney to the tropics of the South seas,
at Manila, and then homo again to St.
Thomas.
From St. Thomas to New York it is
1923 miles; to San Francisco, 1915
miles; from San Francisco to I'm
alaska, 2.O35 miles; from Unalaska to
Nome, about 1000 miles, and thence
to Point Barrow, overland, 42O miles,
or total of s.2ss miles from our most
eastern Atlantic post Office to our
northernmost post office amid Arctic
ice The revenue cutter which will
visit Point Barrow this summer, when
the ice is out of the Arctic sea suffi-
GENTLY, and which will carry the sup
plies for the new Office, will go around
the western shores of Alaska. through
Behring strait, and the total distance
will be somewhat increased. Actual
distances in this remote region cannot
figures are not far out of the way and
are based upon official data.
"Returning-r southwark, overland
part of the way, it is approximately
1.500 miles from Point Barrow to
Unalaska; thence. it is 2.O16 miles to
Honolulu; from this isle in the sea it is
1887 miles to Guam. and from that is
land 1906 miles to Manila. or a total
of s.459 miles from our arctic post Of
fee at Point Barrow to our Southern
Pacific post Office of Importance.
And now for the homeward leap. 1t
is 7.941 miles from Manila to San Fran
cisco, via Guam and Honolulu. and 4, TAB
miles from the Golden Gate City to St.
Thomas, and the complete circuit, as
here outlined. approximately 2e,431
miles, which letter might travel, un-
der certain conditions, for two cents
under the American flag"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Warning Against Hawaii.

Comrade Will L. Eaton, 1941 S.
King St., Honolulu, Hawaiian islands,
writes: II would like to see an arti-
Gle published in the National Trib-
une in regard to old soldiers coming
down here where there is nothing
for them to do in order to make a
decent living, thus becoming bur-
len on the community to the injury
to our post, which is small and has
all it can do to take care of its own
members, when the same comrades
can be well cared for in soldiers
homes in America. Common labor
.rs here must compete with Chinese
and Japanese who live on about ten
cents per day. Even skilled labor
las to come in competition with
them in many ways. It is a notori-
GUS fact, and one upon which q
great many unfavorable comments
lave been made, that there is now
being work done at the naval station
acre by japanese simply because
hey are cheap."-National Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Continuing the Smile.

''All flesh is grass" quoted the re-
ligious boarder
The star boarder frantically tried to
force HIS knife through the product of
the beef trust that reposed on his
plate, and said:
"All flesh is grass? Well, this must
be baled hay!''-Baltimore Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Priceless.

There's a baby at our house;
Came the other night.
He's the cutest little mouse,
Eyes so small and bright.
Little fingers, fat and pink.
When they spread apart
Seem to reach right out and sink
Deep into your heart.
Worth his, weight in gold. you say?
Goodness bless your soul!
That would scarce express it. He's
Worth his weight in coal!
Catholic Standard and Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
A Well Sati.fed c,-,

W CAI SNII1MG0 EIFI.
Az an old-fashioned revival meeting
she minister approached Minnie, who
was only ten years old, and urged her
to go forward to the "mourners'
bench" for prayers, as many of her
young friends had done.
NO, thank you," said Minnie, hold
ing back.
But, why" questioned the minister.
Don't you want to be born again."
NO." replied Minnie; I'm afraid
might be born boy next time!"-
Brooklyn Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
UnObstructed,

Mrs. Blank-My husband has the
clearest head of any man ever
met.
Mrs. Frank-Yes, my husband
spoke of it only yesterday. He said
there was absolutely nothing in it.
Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Old Order Reversed

Miss Gladys" said old Moneybags,
II my suit is not agreeable to you,
say SO frankly, but d. not, beg of you,
tell me that old, old story that you will
always look upon me as brother"
Sir" replied the lovely maiden, as
her eye lit up with the deathless flame
OF pure young hearts devotion, 81
90 not love you well enough for broth
en- but | have no objection to taking
you as a husband ,'-Tit-R
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

Madam" said the maid, "the dyer
has brought your silk dress back, and
says it is impossible to dye it to match
your hair, as you requested"
SWELL" said the lady, task him what
he would charge to dye my hair to
match the silk. The colors clash as
they now are"-Louisyille Courier
Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
The Man with the COrna-

Our minister says that dancing is
hurtful. Do you believe dancing
hurts any one?" said the sweet
young thing in pink.
We'll, yes" replied the man who
was thankful the dance was over; sit
hurts the fellow who gets his feet
walked on."-Yonkers Statesman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Gossip.

'Why don't that romantic star and
that emotional actress get divorce,
if they can't become reconciled"
"They have discussed the idea. But
each is afraid the other might get the
best of the advertisement -Washing-
ton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
A Sincere Affection,

'Do you think that titled suitor's
affections are sincere?"
eyes," answered Mr.. Cumrox, ITO
some extent his affections are undoubt-
edly sincere. never knew man who
loved mon0y more devotedly than he
does.'-Washingto Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
The Modern Mary.

Mary had a horseless once.
Twas painted white as snow,
Wherever Mary wanted to
The auto wouldn't go.
IN. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Comparative Valuation.

"Be not like dumb driven cattle!"
exclaimed the graduation girl.
mo chance of it," muttere6 the
cvnic in the back row of the audi
torium. I'D like to see the day
when I'm worth as much as s1rloin
and Observation-Disclosures Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Amonx the Modern Terror..

Among the Modern Terrors.
"Where is that brass banda" in
CURED the man who was hunting an
eligible fiat.
THAT isn't q brass band" an
swered the agent of the apartment
house. ''That's photograph on the
floor above"
"Come, Hester" said the other,
hastily, to his wife. well go and
look at some other building.
cago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
A Waste of Energy,

Il don't believe whippings do chill
dren any good" said Mrs. Virgins.
''Why, l whipped Johnny at the pho>
tographer's three times because he
wouldn't look pleasant, and he still
looked as cross and disagreeable az
ever."-Tit-B Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
The Girl He Loved.

Convict-Ah, mum! if I'd only got
de girl I loved I never would hev come
TO sech an end as dis.
Philanthropist-You would not?
Convict-No, mum. She killed de
guy dat got her in less'n two weeks
after de ceremony.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
A COnnOiAs eur,

Estelle-Ah! His proposal was just
like dream.
Agnes-Well you ought to know,
dear. You've been dreaming. at that
proposal for years!-Brooklyn 1ife.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Perfectly Natural Result,

moneys curious thing" remarked
the man who had struck it rich in the
Klondike. "My rich relations used to
hate me because hadn't any oft, and
now they hate me because I've got
more than they have."-Chicago Trib-
une.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
After Comm encement,

Girl Graduate feel that my mis-
sion is reform.
Mamma-Quite right, my child; and
if you are good and obedient I'll try
to find six-foot specimen with bank
account for you to begin on.-Town
Topics,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
The Comedy of Pretense

Eleanor-What made you give up So
ciety, Edmonia?
Edmonia-Oh! Igot so dead-tired of
seeing people who are nobody trying
to act like somebody; and people who
are somebody acting like nobody
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

Biggs-What luck did you have at the
track?
Boggs-Great. lost all my money
on the first race, so | didn't have tc
worry about it any more.--N. Y. jour
nal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
A1nx Eclfused.

Ajax def1ed the lightning.
Which some folks think was great:
He shook his big fist at it
And murmured words Of hate;
But Ajax wasn't In 1t
With the fellow who will hurl
Discretion to the wind and
Defy the hired girl.
Chicago Record-Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
. rn.o1orie.a1 Guess.

Rertha-What is all this "New
Thought" religion? :.
Rilly-Oh! Just croquettes made
ca1 of the Old Thought.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Well Named.

Bacon-What's the name Of that
new electric fan you have on your
desk?
Egbert-The South American
"Queer name"
'Oh, don't know; it's noted for
its frequent revolutions. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
The Camnatrn Orator

Trust not the crowd that cheers you when
You speak, my brother.
It often cheers one man and then
Votes for another.
--Washin gtOn Star
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
The Solution,

Mrs. Jaggs-John, what are you do.
ing down there, turning the doorknob
round and round? sEss'tst
Jaggs-Dunno,. m'dearest. Can't find
any. kesh-hole. Guesser mush be q
stem winder.-N. Y. Sun. 49,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

notion OF Everything risked,
everything lost. This last cannot
be said to be without exception,
but a man as we'll acquainted in
business circles as Andrew Car
negie has recently said: "There is
scarcely an instance of man who
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
Maternal Blindness.

Toms face Is covered with freckles,
But his mother sees not one.
Loves telescope refuses to) show
A spot upon her son.
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

"How did you like the performance
at the theater last night?"
20, I was awfully disappointed in tho
play! I've had much funnier expert
ences myself!"-Lustige Blaetter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

Proud of Pa.
! Preacher-Do you swear, little boy
Tommy (aged six)-No; but, say,
you ought to hear my dad.-N. Y.
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

Nothing rsked nothing gained is the maxim that has in
great TRUTH but would be well link with the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16
More About Mary.

Mary had a little nose
That turned up at the point,
But a little baby brother came
And put 1t out Of joint.
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-16

Visitor to Jail-Why are you here?
Prisoner Ia pickpocket)- am here
as a result of moment of abstraction.
Louisville Courier-Jou rnal.
The Jersey City news., 1902-04-26
EARLY THUNDER
First of Springs Peals Heard in
This City This Morning.

The first peal of spring thunder echoed
across the heavens above Jersey City at
$3.50 o'clock this morning. For half an
hour a continuous pay of lightning IL
lumined the sky and the rumble of
thunder was unceasing The electrical
display was particularly brillinat in the
vicinity of the Hudson River. The heaven
ly protechnies were accompanied by a
heavy downpour of rain.
Inside of half an hour the fury of the
storm spent itself. The glare and the
rumble passed rapidly away in the north
east, and a breeze blew up from the
southeast.
Last nights rainstorm came out Of the
West, where a particularly mixed brand
of weather has been served up in the last
twenty-four hours. Rain. hail.a dust and
windstorms followed in bewildering con-
fusion. At Joplin, Mo-, three persons were
killed outright and six fatally injured
during storm which damaged property
to the amount of $300, go.
Omaha. tNeb.. was visited by a hurri-
cane which killed one and injured twenty
persons. Many houses were unroofed.
From other points in Nebraska come re-
ports of terrific wind Gownpours of rain
and snowstorms. A dust storm put ST.
Joseph Mo-. in darkness at noon, and
when the wind wrecked the electric light
plant the city was in total darkness.
The Jersey City news., 1902-04-26
BIG COMPANY, BIG NAME
KuenzeI Non-Asphyxating Oil
Gas Producing and Heating
Co. Organized.

The Kuenzel Non-Asphyxating Non
Explosive Crude Oil Gas Producing and
Heating Company, capitalized at $1,000,
000. with all it's stock subscribed for 10y
the nine incorporators, of whom eight
are residents of Hoboken and one of Jer-
sey City Heights, filed articles of incor-
poration at the County Clerks office yes
terday afternoon.
The concern, the principal office OF
which is at No. 26O Eleventh street, Ho-
boken. IS in charge of Charles A. Kuen-
eel, proposes 10 manufacture patented
apparatus for producing non-asphyxatlns
and non-explosive gas from crude oil for
heating and lighting purposes, especially
for heating boilers on ships, locomotives
etc It is also intended to build motors
for automobiles and locomotives to be
operated by the same gas
The capital stock is divided into 20o.c0(
shares of a par value of SO each; one
half of which is per cent. preferred
The incorporators with the number Of
shares held by each foAows:-G. w
Draesed. NJ. D.. No 81 Jefferson street
Hoboken, 50. $50; Isaac Ingelson, No. 50;
Third street, 300; VIM. Graafmeyer, NO
81 Jefferson street, 300; John Schmidt
No. PIG jefferson street, 800; Herman w
Schmidt, Third street and Park avenue
500; August Melching, No $40 First street
400; Henry Mehte, Third and Jefferson
streets, 800; Charles A. Kuenzel, Jr., No
$50 Eleventh street, 146300, and Henry E.
Graafmeyer, No. 2q7 Ogden avenue, Jersey
City Heights 800.
The Jersey City news., 1902-04-26
JURY STILL OUT
No Verdict Yet in the Birn-
baum-Fiirsch Arson
Case.


The jury IN the Birnbaum-Hirsch arson
case is still out, and the prospects are
that no agreement will be reached before
late this afternoon Both defendants and
a large number Of their relatives are in
court anxiously awaiting the jury's YER
dict
A much longer time than was expteced
was required by counsel for summing up
the case. Prosecutor Erwin occupied less
than an hour in his argument for the
State, but Senator Hudspeth and ex-
Judge Noonan. OF the defendants counsel,
occupied nearly five hours between them,
thus upsettlng all predictions as to when
the case would reach the jury. Ex-Judge
Honan concluded the argumentsfo the
State and talked for nearly two hours
longer, while Judge Zabriskie required
three-quarters of ar hour for his charge
with the numerous additions suggested
by counsel The trial has occupied nine
court days. the longest time Of any Grim
inal trial In several years.
The Jersey City news., 1902-04-26
MURDEROUS BOY
Police Pick Up a Hardened
Young Runaway Armed
With a Sand Bag.

Patrolman Patrick Higgins, OF the First
Precinct, while doing duty on lower
Montgomery street at o'clock this morn
ing, noticed a urchin clad in rags stand
ing at Montgomery and Washington
streets The policeman asked the boy
what he was doing out at that time Of
night, and the boy said that he had no
place to go.
Patrolman Higgins brought the boy to
the Gregory street station. where he said
he was Otto Beyerl, 16 years of age, with
no home.
When the officer searched the lad be-
fore locking him up. he found small
sand bag, with regular wrist strap at
tached to it, such as is used by profess
sional highwaymen.
This morning before the boy was ar
raigned before Justice Chief Murphy talk
ed with him in his office and brought out
the fact that he had run away from the
Catholic Protectory at Arlington. N. ].
When the Chief asked the boy where he
procured the sand bag he said he made it
himself at the Protectory, and that the
revolver ne carried was to protect him
self from tramps. The lad told Chief
Murphy that all the other boys at the
Protectory carried them, but the people
in charge there did not know they had
them.
The Chief then called up the Arlington
protecto-y on the phone 70 see If the boy
did really come from there. The authors
ties there said he did. but as long as the
police had him they did not want any
more of him. as they could do nothing
with him. They said that the boy Was
sent to them from Beacon avenue. tnis
city. by his aunt. whose name could not
be ascertained. about year ago ana
that ne was one of the worst boys IN the
Institution.
Justice Hoos this morning sentenced the
boy to three months at the county farm
Young Beyle told Justice Hoos that his
aunt had sent him away to the home at
Arlington. and he did not know wher she
lived now, and even if he did it would do
him no good, as she had told him that
she would have nothing more to do with
him.
The boy took his sentence as coolls- as a
veteran criminal. Chief Murphy said this
morning that young boys like Bey'e, who
are SO hardened in their younger years.
generally turn out to be desperate GRIM
inals, and that the sand bag that the
lad said nc had made himself showed that
he did not carry il 10 protect himself.
bnt for some other purpose. The Chief
telephoned to the Catholic PToteetor$ pso-
pie advising them 20 pafass. . az re re
Them for dangerous weapons Lhe sSnle5 I
eaid that they would take his advice and
do as he requested at oHee
The Jersey City news., 1902-04-26
TUNNEL BEGUN
Underground Trolley Route
to New York to Be Opened
in Summer Of 1903.
DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE
Contract for Four Immense
Sighting Towers Awarded
to Mr.. A. ]. Corcoran.
DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE

The first actual work on the completion
of the old Hudson River tunnel, through
which to New York will run cars of the
North Jersey Street Railway Company,
North Hudson and Jersey City, Hoboken
and Paterson Railroad Companies, was
begun this morning.
Men are now engaged in clearing the
tunnel of the silt and debris which have
accumulated since the abandonment OF
the works several years ago.
An interesting feature of the progress
of the work is that the New York and
Jersey Railroad Company, building the
tunnel, is employing on this side as much
Jersey city labor as possible. The an
nouncement was made this morning that
to McAndrew j. Corcoran, the well-known
manufacturer of this city, has been
building four big towers, two on the Jer-
sey side and two on the New York side,
to enable the engineers to take the proper
levels during the work.
These tsruetures are to be 10 feet in
height, and VIII be known as sighting
towers One will be erected near the
mouth of the tunnel at Fifteenth street
and the other on the Jersey side at a
point near to the Hoboken line. These
will give the required base lines for a pos
tive level. The remaining towers will be
on the New York shore at similar dis
tances apart
The towers are to be built OF heavy
yellow pine beams, fastened with IRON.
Mr. Coreoran has also received the con-
tract to construct all the tide guages;
These are made of wood and copper, ana
of the best workmanship. The work Tor
this uart of the contract IS now being
rapidly pushed in Mr.. corcorans factory
on Jersey avenue.
When the clearing of the debris IN the
tunnel Is finished the borings Will pc re-
sumed In the meantime, on the Jersey
side preparati tions are underway Tor the
award of contracts for the brickWorA,
cement steel rails. metal work, etc, etc.s
etc. One of the officials OF the company
said that these will be delayed u!tli AZ
the preliminary work has been disposed
Of ) ;,,.+
as rapidly advancing. Contracts Lof tne
removal OF buildings on the site lor the
terminal have been given out, ana mex I
week the tearing down of those structures
wi he begun 1t is the order OF The cons
many that all work shall be advanced as
rapi,lIv as possible, because The receiver
IS "a open the tunnel for traffic ~ the
summer of 1865.
The Jersey City news., 1902-04-26
MARKED BALLOTS
Justice Collins Makes Some
Important Rulings in the
Union Hill Contested
Election Case.

Justice Collins IN his rulings yesterday
on the disputed ballots referred TO him
by the County Board Of Elections at the
recount of the vote cast for assessor at
the recent election in Union Hill. estab-
hshe6 several preeedents of interest to
persons who act as election officers and
to politicians generally.
In every case where the court could
sustain the decision of the local election
board it was done This was especially
noticed in the matter of two torn ballots
cast in the Second district of the Third
ward. One of them had been counted by
the election board, although for some un-
known reason the other was among those
rejected. Both had pieces torn out of
them in much the same manner and the
torn pieces were not enclosed with the
ballot in the official envelope. as was the
case in several other instances. Justice
Collins ordered the first of these counted,
but the rejection of the second one by
the local e.ection board was sustained,
the court evidently thinking that some
other reason than the tear, which did
not appear, induced the local board to
reject it.
A most important ruling was the one
declaring that the title of an office printed
on a paster with the name of candidate
did not invalidate the ballot. The late
Justice Lippincott, in previous recounts,
held that a paster SO printed made the
ballot marked one, as easily distinguish
ed from others.
A large mueilage blot on ballot did not
result in its rejection.
Another that had part of the printed
matter cut off, evidentlysby the printer in
cutting up his sheets, was also counted.
One that had the words, For one year
term printed on the paster with the
name of the candidate was rejected
Other ballots with blurs caused by dirty
fingers or ink blots were not held to be
marked ballots within the meaning of the
law.
A ballot with the name of candidate
written across the face and then paster
bearing the same name, used to cover it.
was held not to be marked ballot. as
the court said there was nothing in the
law to prevent the voter writing the name
of candidate on his ticket or using a
paster on it.
Another ballot which had the name of a
candidate only partly erased with a pen
ell mark was ordered counted for the
office of Assessor.