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The Washington times., 1902-03-04

been erected and completely fitted out
with vestments and vessels by Mrs. Holtz-
man.
DR.. Stafford. in going over the various
relations of Mr.. Hoffman to the church.
said that the latter had been the adviser
of Father Walter and Father Gloyd, and
that his advice always turned out to be
excellent, and based on good and sound
business Judgment. Mr.. Hoffman never
accepted any direct compensation for his
services to the church.
DR.. Stafford thanked the sisters and the
little children for their devotion in the
work to make the institution what it is
today. He called attention to the fact
that a bronze tablet had been immured
near the door of the chapel, its inscrip-
tion being as follows:
"In Memoriam, Robert o. Hoffman.
Born Feb. 3. 1913, Died Oct. 13. 1900. Bene
factor; Pray for His Soul. r. I. p
DR.. Stafford also expressed his thanks
to Mr.. James F. Early for the designing
and decoration of the altar and chapel.
The chapel is located on the second
floor of the institution, and has a seating
capacity of about two hundred. 1t is
finished in artistic but chaste designs in
light green, bordered and decorated in
darker hue. The pews are of white oak,
highly polished, and the floor is heavily
carpeted with dark green BRUSSELS carpet
The altar is of white American marble,
with two statues executed in Carrara
marble. The statues are those of St.
Vincent and st. Joseph.
History of Institution.
The asylum at Edgewood, where form
erly stood the old Sprague manor house.
is a large, commodious, well-lighted and
well-ventilated building. with all modern
sanitary and other conveniences. 1t Is
surrounded by plot of ground measuring
twelve acres.
The institution at present houses no
orphans. but can easily accommodate
three times as many. Sister Superior
Rosalia. assisted by nine Sisters of Char
ity of st. Vincent de Paul, is in charge of
the asylum. The orphans at the insti-
tuition are taught in all school branches
as we'll as household duties.
Ground for the erection of the asylum
was broken on April "a. 1900; the corner
stone was laid on May "a, 1900; the build
ing was taken possession of by the or
phans and sisters on December IS, 1900.
and the institution was dedicated on June
2, 1901.
The officers of the Ladies Auxiliary are: /:
President. Mrs. X. r. Mann; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. r. o. Hoffman; secretary,
Mrs. A. C. Tuohy: assistant secretary,
Mrs. z. ]. Bastable.
The following gentlemen constitute the
board OF managers: President. DIR. Staf-
ford; treasurer, Mr.. John S. Larcombe; ;
secretary, Mr.. D. 1. Murphy; trustees.
Mr.. E. Francis Riggs and Mr.. William
Gait.
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"J0AN OF ARC" HIS SUBJECT.
Mr.. E. D. F. Brady to Lecture at George
town University.

An illustrated lecture on Joan Of Arc
will be delivered at CASTOR Hall. George
town University, by Mr.. E. D. F. Brady,
on Wednesday evening. March 5. The lee
ture is the first of a course of three. The
other two lectures are Sitting on Bayo-
nets" to be delivered by Mr.. Thomas P.
Connery on March II. and THE Birds
About the College," by Mr.. Sylvester D.
Judd.
Mr.. Bradys lecture has been received
with great enthusiasm by Washington and
Baltimore audiences. and at the solicita-
tion of President Jerome Daugherty. oi
Georgetown. he has consented to deliver
il once more.
The Washington times., 1902-03-04
BISHOP BROWN COMING EAST
Arkansas Divine Will Be Heard at Num-
ber of Episcopal Churches.

Bishop Brown, of Arkansas, will preach
at Grace Episcopal Church, Ninth and D
Streets southwest, at the, evening service
next Sunday. He was expected to de-
liver lecture there last night, but could
not be present. having postponed the date
of his visit to Washington for few days.
The ecclesiastic is coming East on busi-
ness and will be heard a. several of the
Episcopal churaches Of this and other
cities. Rev. Charles F. Sontag, pastor OF
the church. conducted a Lenten service
last night Services will be held every
evening this week
The Washington times., 1902-03-04
ashore Acres" at the Academy of Music

James A. Herne's beautiful play, Shore
Acres" launched its initial performance
for the week at the Academy of Music
last night under most auspicious circum-
stances. While to one who has seen the
original company. especially the incom-
parable Herne, in the play, it may have
been a little disappointing. still the char
acters are admirably depicted by the play
ers holding the boards this week at the
Academy. James T. Galloway, as Nath-
aniel Berry, naturally suffers some
what by comparison with Mr.. Herne,
though he at times gives much artistic
finish TO his work. He is especially strong
in his farewell to Helen Berry in the sec
ond act, and in his scene with his un-
natural brother in the lighthouse during
the understanding"
Atkins Lawrence as Martin Berry, and
William II. Burton as Josiah Blake, are
exceptionally good. the former doing the
best work of the piece. Belle Theodore
as Mrs. Berry and Marion Cullen as Helen
Berry earn enthusiastic applause. but the
latter, In her love scene with the young
physician, Sam Warren, failed to put
enough warmth into her work The fault
may have been Mr.. Flansburgh's, who
takes the part OF the lover. He is quite
natural IN his acting except in this one
The Washington times., 1902-03-04
The Melody That Has Taken The Country by Storm
tTrfo.)

The march twep Creole Bellies strain which here has
thrilling delighted
a
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STODDART'S GREAT SUCCESS

Grand Old Actor Has Magnificent Role
in "The Bonnie Brier Bush," Which He
Interprets Most Effectively - "Man
From Mexico" at Chase's-0pening of
the Empire.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
Fie e
STRONGER, BUT HARDER TO MAKE

STRONGER, BUT HARDER TO MAKE.
2x3-inch frame piece; in the cut it is
partially represented by dotted
line, and but one of the blocks that
hold it is shown. The 2x3's may be
placed as far apart as the length OF
the hub and axle of the wheel will
allow. Screws or nails may be used
to hold the flooring, and the dura-
bility of the will be increased it
two or three fat iron strips, drilled
with holes for the screws or nails, are
used as washers, running the full
length of bed and up on the front
board. In Fig. 2 another kind Of
frame is shown, which is stronger
but more difficult to make. Four 2x2-
inch pieces are used, and they are
braced together with 2x3 and 3x1h
crosspiece. The two middle frame
pieces are mortised with 2x1-inch
lemons into the rear crosspiece, and
the crosspiece is mortised into the
side frame pieces in like manner. The
front crosspiece has a two-inch SLOT
cut where it crosses each center piece
and the center pieces each have one
inch slot to receive the crosspiece.
As is illustrated in this cut, wooden
handles may be used if iron ones are
not at hand.-J. G. Allshouse, in Ohio
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
SOME PEACH POINTS.
R, Morrill,. Famed ThrOughout tbs
West as n Fruit Grower, Talks
About His Business.

Following is only a small part of
some terse talk on peach culture
given by r. Morrill, the famous fruit
grower, before the Illinois society:
The man who can make success OF
peach growing must love the busi-
ness. He must understand the few
essentials in selecting a location; he
must know that elevation means
everything to peach orchard under
trying conditions; he must UNDER
stand the effect of temperatures on
plant life and on peach buds partic-
ularly; he must know that the buds
of the peach do not die Ss quickly in
moving air as they do in still air, as,
for instance, they may not kill on
the top of plateau and on the side
of hill, but kill at the lower level;
he must know that there must be a
proper balance maintained between
root and top in the care of his trees.
I spoke about proper balance be-
tween root and top. The balance
must be preserved by a careful cul-
ture of the soil, at the proper time.
The proper time is when growth com
mences. Begin your culture and
hurry it forward, and keen at it.
Then cease at a time which you
must determine from your own con.
ditions. On my soil, which is not nj
trogenous soil, if tree is bearing a
heavy load. I will carry on that cul-
tivation as long as l can get around
that tree, until the branches begin
to hang down. If it were highly
heterogeneous soil, I would stop a bit
earlier, but stopping anywhere in the
middle of the summer Eeuld be to
put check on the tree.
I would trim severely every peach
tree; I would trim it for symmetry
and to throw the balance of power
with the root; I would trim it be
cause I get better fruit; I would
trim it because it is method OF
thinning the peaches; I would thin
the fruit of a good crop because the
formation of seed is draft on the
tree and devitalizes it. It cannot ma.
ture a large crop of peaches. If it is
compelled to mature large crop OF
pits, it is in a state of semiexhaus-
ton, and next year. perhaps, you WIFI
hear of the June drop. A tree care.
fully cultivated. fertilized, thinned
and trimmed never suffers from June
drop, and it will add from five to
eight degrees to the ability Of the
tree to stand cold weather, and that
frequently makes the difference be-
tween an immense profit. after a
hard, trying winter, and nothing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
OF GARDEN.

horse cultivator it requires but q
fraction Of the work that the ole
garden did besides getting great
deal more from it. Make it, say.
twice as long as broad, and plant
everything in rows all the way
across, excepting bed for such small
truck as radishes. With a seed drill
and wheel hoe for planting and the
first wedding and one-horse culti-
vator for subsequent working. the
garden can be made without missing
the time. 1t should be near the
house and have high fence around
it to keep out the chickens. 1t should
be large enough to contain severa;
rows of small fruits, grapes etc,
which should be by themselves SO
that the balance of the land can ba
plowed deep with the two-horse pillow
early in the spring. A strip of SOD
should be left at each end for the
horse to turn around on. After crops
are gathered in the fall, it should
have heavy application of stable
manure. If it has been well enriched
with manure, the use of nitrate of
soda alone will be found of advaE-
tage on the early crops. Scatter it
around the young crops every two
weeks. 1t is convenient to use and
will have wonderful forcing effect.
Grant Davis, in Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
HOMEMADE STONE BARROW.

end hang solid old barrow wheel,
with bearings of strap iron so as 10
have two or three inches of the wheel
below the frame pieces. At the other
end, bolt handles such as may be Oh
tanned from an old cultivator or
shovel pillow. The handles are bent
out to the required position and held
in place by simple iron brace to
strengthen both the frame and the
handles. The handles should not be
elevated too much at the ends, but
be low and long enough to give suffi-
cient leverage when lifting the bar
row. Put on floor of hard wood
boards about ~ inches thick, making
it, say, two feet wide and Is to q
inches long, and at the front arrange
a sloping board behind! the wheel.
This board is held by screws or nails
to block attached outside of each
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02

Talent is something, but tact is
everything. Talent is serious, sober,
grave and respectable; tact is all
that, and more, too. 1t is not an
other sense, but the life of the five
senses. It is the open eye, the quick
ear, the judging taste, the keen smell
and the lively touch. 1t is the inter-
prefer of all riddles-the surmounter
of all difficulties. It is useful in soil
tnde, for it shows man his way into
the world. Talent is power; tact is
skill; talent is weight; tact is mo-
mentum. Talent knows what to do;
tact knows how to do it. Talent
makes man respectable; tact makes
him respected. Talent is wealth;
tact is ready money. For all the
practical purposes of life, tact car
ries against talent ten to one.-N. Y.
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
Net Loss in Storing Hay.

What will well-cured hay in the field
lose by storing in NOV until spring?
One-ffth is common estimate. The
hay on three plots was sufficiently
cured to remain in fine condition in the
NOW, and the next February the
shrinkage was found to run from Is
to 20 per cent. Where the yield was
over four and one-half tons an acre
the curing was not, - thorough as on
plots of lighter yield, though sufficient
for safe storage. So we may safely
infer that 20 per cent. is safe outside
estimate for shrinkage in the NOW.
Thoroughly cured grass will lose less,
say one ton out of each six-Farm
and Preside,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02

made her first ascent from the top of
a building in Boston. She has made
balloon ascensions, walked a tight
wire far above the ground, and swung
trapezes, "but the kite sensation was
not at all like these" says she.
"As l walk up the wire the earth
seems to fall away from me and a
feeling Of, weakness comes over me.
When you go up in balloon it is quite
the same feeling of the earth falling
away from you, but as I went up with
the kite the sensation was different
altogether. There was no shock, no
nervous tremor, but just peculiarly
delightful sensation of flying. As I
rose above the mist and fog of the city,
flying along through the sky, felt
that l could float on forever in happy
forgetfulness of all below"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
THE WOMAN WHO FLEW
How = Boston Lady Won Thi. T,t,.-
Nv Which She Is Known Amonx
Her Friends.

10 mount into the air upon one of
the bars forming the frame of a huge
kite is feat which would seem ton
perllous to be undertaken, and vet it
has recently been done by woman,
MRS. Armenia Rice, of Boston, has the
unique distinction of being the first to
use Kite as an aerial vehicle, SAYS the
metropolitan Magazine. What is
more, this daring woman enjoyed the
experience so keenly that she declares
her intention of making this her chief
pastime in the future The kite upon
which she made her venturesome
flight was built for her by her hus-
band, Mr.. Dan Rice, Jr.
Il never had such delightful sensa-
tion,' declared she, "as l experienced
when my kite was given its freedom
and | rose gently into the air. The
ascent was made gradually and evenly
as bird wings its flight. There was no
jerking, no terrible breath-taking
rush, but just delightful glide into
space, away from the noise of the CITY
into the mystery Of the ether.
People said l was foolhardy when
they first learned of my intention to
take the trip, and they declared that
one experience would satisfy me, for
If I ever reached the earth alive l
would be content to live in the lower
regions with the rest of mortals. Be-
fore the kite was set free l thought
possibly public opinion for once was
correct, for I am naturally little
fearsome of the unknown and untried.
but once well on my way upward l
knew that my life on earth would, in
the future, be miserable unless l could
occasionally take my kite and fly
away from the dull level of the city"
Mrs. Rice says that when Santos-Du-
mont crosses the ocean in his airship
she will meet him above the clouds in
her strange vehicle. She has already
been up 200 feet above the business
districts of Boston, and in the depth of
winter, without experiencing any dis
comfort, so that she feels confident
that she can go upward to a height of
5000 feet in summer time without any
danger.
Mrs. Rice's monster kite has wooden
strips running from the top to the bot
tom, IA feet in length; the little bar at
the bottom on which she stands meas
ures five feet in length. The two big
white wings for the sides of the kite
are IL feet long. The line is three
eighths-inch bell rope, made of Italian
FAX, and will Withstand a strain of
1000 pounds. i
Dressed as boy. SO as to attract as
little attention as possible, Mrs. Rice
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
FOR HANDLING STONE.
How an Excellent Barrow Can BE
Made at Home at a Merely
Nominal Expense

The illustration Gig. y shows a
full for handling stone or for moving
other heavy or bulky material to
which the ordinary wheelbarrow is
not adapted. A ready-made stone
barrow costs three dollars, but the
one illustrated can be made by the
farmer himself, and besides the ma
terial will cost nothing but the work
and few cents for the blacksmith's
services, if they are required. Use
two pieces of 2x3-inch hardwood
stuff 312 to I feet long for the
main parts of the framework. At one
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
LITERARY LITTER.

Two shillings was successfully bid a.
a recent auction in Brussels for com.
plete French edition in 50 volumes OF
Sir Walter Scott's works.
It has been discovered that the
building in Richmond, Va, wherein Poe
edited the Southern Literary Messen-
ger, is still in existence and it is pro
posed to place suitable commemora-
tive tablets on it's walls.
For a number of years Charles F
Lummis, the California author and
editor, has been quietly carrying on a
missionary work of his own. Every
year he takes two Indian children for
education, looks after them with the
closest attention and replaces them
with two more when the ~ months
have expired. The children remain
at his home all through the year.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, says that
he is not vain enough to suppose that
matters personal to himself would ex'
cite any general interest, but that some
day he may find it necessary to publish
his recollections Gin order to do justice
to the dead and remove many false i'm
pressions now accepted as authentic
history" Senator Vests intimate
knowledge of affairs of the civil war
period would make his memoirs espe-
cially valuable.
In the course of recent debate in
fha Rr;+iSh houSa If lords Lord Rib.
blesdale contributed touch of humor
in attempting to quote from Screen
lands Icy Mountains" He steered
safely through the first line, mangled
the second and failed altogethe: at the
third. But he is not the first mar
whom the hymn has tripped up. One
famous parsonage fell over the FIRST
line. "From Greenland's greasy noun.
hins." he began, and got no further.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02

not there is some sentimentality at
tached to this latter fact, the truth
is that Sonora Estrada would rather
remain in this unpretentious home
than occupy the palatial palace in
Havana and shine as the first lady OF
Cuba. She possesses to a great de-
gree those Latin-race characteristics
devotion to husband and love OF
offspring. The great social RESPONSE
bilities that will devolve upon her in
the position she is to occupy she
fears may interfere with her share
of bringing up her children as good
men and women. The latter are
good-looking, sturdy children. Jose
the Oldest, is 10 years old. He
was born in Honduras, and came here
when a year old. He is law stu
dent at Columbia university. When
at home Jose acts as secretary for his
father. Tomas. Jr., is II, and at.
tends school at Newburg, as does his
sister Candelaria, who is IA. The
three youngest are Carlos and Luz
twins of seven years-and Rafael, six.
whom the father refers to as hi.
baby.
Gen. Palma became acquainte~
with Senorita Guardiola, whose faith
er had been president of the republic
of Honduras 20 years ago. She was
his prettiest daughter, courted and
feted, and with the proverbial thou
sand suitors at her feet. Senorita
Guardiola was a sympathetic listener
to the tales of hardships under the
Spanish rule, which the brave general
related. Even to-day, in talking of
those tranquil days of his wooing fol-
lowing the years of conflict, he
quotes, ''She loved me for the dan
gers I had passed, and loved her
that she did pity them"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
Hints About Raising Calves.

If we did not have milk for calves un-
til they are three or four months old
we would not undertake to raise calves
in competition with the fellow who
has. There are limits to the calf-rais-
ing problem, and we state them as we
see them. If you expect to grow calf
worth feeding with corn or other valu-
able feed, let it have the full milk until
it is ten days old. then gradually change
it over in the next ten days to separated
milk. fed warm and sweet. with some
ground oats, or, better still, ground
f1axseed, to be fed after the calf is
through drinking. For the next so
days give it cornmeal and oats with it's
milk, and after it is GO days old give it
skimmilk and shelled corn.-Wallace's
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
FIRST LADY OF CUBA.
Sonora Palma IL Devoted to Her Hus.
band and Family and Has No
Fads or Fancies.

writer in the Woman's Home
companion gives the following inter.
estlng facts about the wife and chill.
dren of Gen. Palma, the first presi.
dent of Cuba:
The family of Gen. Palma is an in
teresting one. He has six children
four boys and two girls. Sonora Es
trada has borne up remarka bly, under
the strain that the wife of fighting
patriot is always under. She has nc
lads or fancies. Her world is the
tour-story frame house in Central
Valley that has sheltered the family
for eighteen years and seen the birth
OF i've of her children. Whether OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
Corn and Bran for Calves.

Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin sta
ton. recommends a combination of
two parts Of bran and one part corn
meal for calves as a good growing ra-
ton. Bran is fine muscle-forming
feed, but corn alone is too much in
clined as fat former. Thus the adj
visibility of the combination of the
two. 1t is expected in connection with
this that the calves are securing good
supply of milk either direct from the
COW or skinned milk. This combina
ton is so proportioned that the calves
may be given what they will clean up
two or three times day. If this feed
is given properly the calves should
make excellent gains all the time they
are consuming milk. The calves should
grow thrifty and vigorous.