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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

always brought 10 bay by q soft. gentle
little woman. That IL my case. Thank
you for making me do the first decent
thing Of my life. JACK ID.
The detective gave long drawn out
whistle when be read the note.
He is a bad fellow but he might be
worse" he commented with crest
fallen sort of smile Don't you feel
little proud of the way you handled
the most notorious outlaw in the
state;"
But the girl did not trust herself TO
answer She had turned her face TO
the window and in the little prayer OF
thanksgiving she sent out across the
wide. wild darkness for her recovered
fortune there was plea for the man
who had given il back TO her.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

the only remains of the church built
by ST. Helena. is owned by them all
in common. 1t has a long double line
OF Corinth.an pillars, similar to those
which are found In the Mosque OF
Omar on the site of the ancient temple
in Jerusalem. The faded mosaic on the
wall and the rough ceiling OF beams
from the cedars of Lebanon are the
only treasures remaining in this ed.tce.
which was once blazing with gold and
silver This ancient building adjolns
the one now in use and is only divided
from ii by small door
Here are the usual affairs and images
which are found in the Latin church
all over the orient, and In tho Greek
portion are the curious pictures which
the Greeks revere in the place OF
images. y spiral staircase Of fourteen
steps leads from this church down to
the holy crypt. "A grotto twenty feet un-
der the great choir
This holy crypt forms the chapel Of
the manager and is a subterranean
vault eXcavated out OF the limestone
rock of which the hill Of Bethlehem
Is composed. On its walls are old
silken tapestries. Many of the silver
lamps hanging here were donations
from kings, and are always kept alight.
This is the supposed site OF the birth
OF our Lord. There is a bright star OH
the marble floor, commemOrating the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19
Copyright. 1902 BY luue Wells Smith.

hind You see, miss, it's very funny.
| happen 20 be the detective i'm this
POchuuk bank case reckon you have
heard about it and have been on
the track of the leader Of that gang
since dayhrcaA this morning. Some
how | thought be boarded this train.
and when | got on AT c. looked AID
through for him, but being i'm com
pany with lady / didn't size him No
till it was too late. was just com
ing i'm from the other car when / sln
him dash down the aisle and make
jump ~ Niic the car Tae moving. and Of
course by the time got 10 the door
the car had gained too nuc' speed Tor
me to jump after him. SD reckon ne
has given us tuc slip for good
The girl sat staring up in tlc face OF
her new companion without opening
her lips. Al last she burst into hys
terical tit OF laughing suddenly
checking herself she lifted the coat and
uttered loud exclamation as "a little
package dropped out Of the folds
Slipping off the cover she picked mp
roll OF bills. and pinned carefully &c
one Of them was scrap of paper upon
which some words had been hurriedly
written with a lead pencil:
Please accept 20 a Christmas present
my share in the Pochunk bank raid
which | think will about cover your loss
i used 10 read Sunday school books once.
-" IN them remember the thief WAS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

a better view Of the snow covered
Landscape and the little patchwork OF
houses about the station. Then II lum-
bored off again. The new passenger
took a seat beside the girl at the win
dow because 1t was the only vacant
one She continued TO gaze at the
white fields for a time.
Merry Christmas. What a mock
cry she thought bitterly. Then She
stole a glance at her new companion
His face was hidden by the newspaper
be was holding close 10 his eyes I'm a
vain struggle TO read by the fast fad
Ing light When he threw il down In
disgust, she leaned forward and asked
tlmldly:
May look at 1t a moment? | want
to see II there Is any later news about
the Pochunk bank robbery"
He handed her the paper and watch
ed her curiouSly as she bent over il
and with eagerness read the first page.
Did you lind cut what you wanted
70 kro.rf' ne asked when she handed
the paper back 10 him.
40 for there is no trace of the
thieves or the money yet" she an
g" rr !. With great deal OF feeling
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

manger. whore II remains during
Christmas week FOR deyout worshipers
to visit. Such is the ceremony held
by the Latns on Christmos eve.
The Greek church IN Palestine cello
Lrates the festival OF the nativity one
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19
SANTA CLAUS UP TO DATE

Since first good Santa Claus set out
To make his wintry round.
Though sought by many a merry rout'
His home has ne'er been found.
Each year he brings. with coursers fee
His choicest gifts and toys.
Then hurries on nor stays to meet
Our thankful girls and boys
Because OF this. alack. alas.
Some start a foolish chase
And try the icy drifts TO pass
TO thank him TO his face
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

the Church OF the Nativity IN Be:hle-
hem. and. sad TO say. because OF the
frequent quarreis between the different
sects which meet within this church
at Il time OF general rejoicing, Turkish
soldiers. with drawn swords, are on
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19


miles south OF Jerusalem.
was crowded with visitors at about
this time of the year all coming to be
taxed i'm their native country In u
cave, below the principal inn or
khan of the town. where the oxen
were usually kept. gentle Jewish
maid bent lovingly over her Babe. \
light from heaven illumined the rude
manager where He peacefully lay and
shed a brilliant radiance over the scene
Several hundred years later the
pious Empress Helena Of Rome visited
Palestine and discovered this grotto IN
Bethlehem. watch had served as a
humble shelter for the Christ Child.
She was convinced tina, this was the
very place which had been hallowed
by the nativity, and thereupon wished
TO mark the spot for ali time. She had
q magnificent church built over the
site, So that Christians from generation
10 generation might worship there.
The remains OF that beautiful building
are still TO be seen In the city OF Beth
lehem.
Ii is strange fact that, though
Bethlehem was pre-emlnently a city
belonging TO the Jews In the days OF
David and Of Ruth, not one Jew Is to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

guard throughout the building. ror
these various Christians who worship
In the sam, church ut times forget
that He whom they all adore came to
bring peace On earth and good will
toward men"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

JUST GIVE HEARTY LAO"h
But ere the frozen fields are crossed
where winters billiards. blow
Each Ittle child who starts Is lost
And buried in the snow
And evcry year some girls and boys
SIN keep themselves awake
To thank him for his pretty toys
A terrible mistake
For wing wakeful In the cold
lust keeJs the saint away,
And those who do Il, / am told,
MAY catch pneu-mon-i-a.
Rut now this foolishness must endl
You need not tempt your fate.
For fullest thanks you now can send
BY methods up 20 date
To thank him for his Christmas eheef
Just give q hearty laugh.
And Santa Claus at once wiii hear
BY wireless telegraph.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

week later than the Latin church. For
weeks before Christmas the Greeks
fast In order to better prepare their
hearts for the true worship OF the
Savi,nr on the day of His nativity.
They also celebrate Christmas within
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

appearance Of the star In the east"
with this significant inscription encir-
cling 1t:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

A MODERN MADONNA IN BETHLEHEM
from every part OF the country
gather here on this night-Latins,
Greeks. ArmenIans and Copts.
The enormous collection OF Joined
buildings which the pilgrims are fac
Ing and which stands on the edge OF
the cliff extending along the ridge OF
the hill from cas-. to west consists OF
the Church OF the Nativity. surrounded
by three converts. the Latin. the Greek
and the Armenian.
The Church OF the Nativity IL the
oldest In Christendom. II belongs to
these three sects, each Of which has =
separate chapel within for Its own
services. The large basilica. which II
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19
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n, By Lue Wells Smith
~ Copyright ''Oz 0' luie Wells Smith ~

By Lulie Wells Smith.

IIE train this Christmas eve
slowed up enough 10 take
a single passenger aboard
and 10 allow a girl seated
at one of the car windows
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
OLD WELSH DRESSERS.
In Great Demand Mt the Present Time
by Lovers of Rare Old and Ar
tfstfc Furniture.

The oak dressers of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries have fine
simplicity of their own. Those OF
Wales and Yorkshire are specially in
request among the old furniture low
ers of to-day, and charmingly decorat-
i've these old pieces are as mounting
for choice silver and china, while at
the same time admirably serving the
purpose Of a si,leboard. The state
ment often made that Chippendale was
a designer of sideboards is inaccurate.
When Chippendale published his work
(l754 to 1862 built-in cupboards with
doors flush with the wainscoat of the
walls were still in fashion and gave
ample room for the storage of wine
and table appointments. AS, with the
change in the style of decoration, they
gradually disappeared the mahogany
sidetable came into use. Cupboard
room was provided by a separate ped
estal placed at each end of it and a
brass-banded celleret below. A brass
rail at the back of the table often held
branches for candles and gave sup
port to pieces of plate. A tall urn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
Clearing U Rondsides.

For the time spent and outlay Of
money nothing so adds to the appear
ance and value of farm as well-kept
roadside. 1t speaks well for the farm
or who owns it and keeps it in trim,
for it shows his artistic taste, pro-
gressiveness and energy. Early spring
is the best time for clearing the road
sides of bushes, briars and weeds,
which should be cut, piled and burned
Where the rains have made the road
side rough and uneven, blowing and
grading would add to it's appearance,
but should the road be several feet
lower than the surrounding fields this
would involve too much labor. If grass
seed is to be sown, sow early in the
spring Rail fences are unsightly, but
a wire fence adds to the appearance
and does not obstruct the view. For
shade trees naples are most beautiful
and satisfactory, and nothing adds SO
much to the beauty of the farm, and
comfort of the traveller along the road
as thrifty shade tree. These can be
set out at long distances apart. Some
seven years ago progressive farmer
acquaintance planted maple trees upon
either side of the road that ran past
his home. The trees have made rapid
growth and shade the road, reminding
one of city street. These improve
ments cost but ittle.-Prairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
HoNEYCoMB BUILDING.
Paramount Interest to Profes.
siOnal Beekeepers.

In a recent bulletin C. p. Gillette,
of the Colorado station, calls atten-
ton to the fact that experiments
have shown that it requires about
one pound of wax for every 25 pounds
of honey that is stored in the comb.
The food which is necessary for the
formation and secretion of wax in
the body of bees is, for the most
part, honey, and it probably requires
several pounds of honey as food for
worker bees to enable them to pro-
duce one pound of wax. The bees
which are engaged in the secretion
of wax are thereby prevented from
collecting honey, and must feed upon
the honey collected by other work
ers. Where comb honey is being pro-
duced for market it becomes, there
fore, problem of considerable eco
nomic Importance to determine to
what extent and in what form wax
should be furnished the bees for their
use in building comb.
According to the present practice
of bee raisers, wax is furnished to
the bees in only one general way,
and that is in the form of artificial
comb foundation. There are, how
ever, many types of foundation, some
with a midrib only and others with
cell walls of greater or lesser length
outlined for the bees. The keeper
has, therefore, the practical problem
of determining the kind of founda-
ton to use, whether with or without
cell walls and of what weight.
Prof. Gillette's Investigations indi-
cate that it is a mistake to use deep
cells in artificial foundation unless
their walls are made of the thinness
of natural cell walls. The only cell
walls which were brought to the
thinness of natural comb were those
built on foundations with a light base
and with little wax in cell walls.
Comparisons of the weights of nat
ural comb and comb built on artifi-
cial foundations showed that the thin
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19

was placed at the top of each pedestal,
one for hot water for the servants
use, the other for drinking water.
Sheraton, Hepplewhite and Adam COM
bined with various pieces into one, pro-
ducing the graceful style of sideboard
with which the taste of the present day
has made us familiar. The sideboard
table, however, was also retained in
large houses, where it served as carv-
ing table, by which name it is now
frequently known. Can it be possible
that Hepplewhite, by suggesting in one
of the infinitely drawn plans of a room,
a large mirror hanging above the side
board, foreshadowed the time when
the mirror became part, and often
the salient part, of piece of furni-
ture cumbersome and heavy in proper
ton to the unnecessary weight it had
to support? At this stage, at any rate,
we may leave it, with mental sigh of
relief that this style was only transient
and that we are reverting to forms in
which the stately sideboard" is more
worthy of it's name.-Chicago Daily
News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
PASSING OF THE FiRESvDE.

1he Kettle never SINNERS on the hearth
stone any more,
w nave given up the sacred fireside;
A"e htten never sleeps before the back
Jog on the floor,
ana the spinning wheel has stopped
since grandma died:
But the poet. in his fancy, sees the fam
ny circle" yet,
And blithely sings the glory of his
dream,
while the artist takes his pencil and q
happy to forget
Ihat the fireside has given way to
steam.
Inc boiler and the furnace are in no
dress sublime
1hs scornful bard refuses to ennoble
them in rhyme,
ana the artist never turns
~, with his brush to such concerns;
Ahey nave spoiled the family circle Of
the splendid olden time"
etiii' the preacher gravely breaches Of
the sacred firesde''
Forsetting that long since it ceased to
be,
Forgetting that the people he is preach
ing to abide
Where janitors are lords Of all they
see!
All, the freside is only a blind mantel
on the wall.
The logs that used to crackle blaze no
more:
No more fantastic shadows over old rag
carpets fall,
The hearthstone's but grating in the
floor.
The good old ways are ended and the
charm Of them has fed,
NO freside" remains to lure us now;
NO more, alas! does father have to clam
Der out of bed
To light the logs while mother tells
him how.
Little Willie doesn't have to carry billets
In at night.
Or. caviling, chop kindling nowadays
Stay!-thats but the steam pipe thump-
fng-'tis no time for flight or fright
We have given up the old poetic ways.
On, fancy screen is standing as an
ornament before
The walled and plastered place that was
the fireside of yore-
The wind is bowling "Woo-o-o-o!
But no flames leap up the flue,
And the hearthstones just a grating in
the floor
IS. f. Kiser. in Chicago Record-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19

Scarcely two months had passed
| before it came. Herman was sobered
| little when he wrote of it, but not
enough to affect his literary style. He
| was superseded" again, he said, and
was Fastening to claim another good,
bracing sermon from his dear cousin
Janet. He had about come around to
the standpoint of the fatalist-nature
hadn't created him with prediction
for spelling, therefore it was useless
to try to spell.
Janet read with mingled emotions.
She knew it was not lack of ability
indeed, if he had had slower mind
there would have been more hope TO:
him. He had never felt the need Of
working hard, and the lack of disci-
pline was telling in every way. One
part of his letter was really pathetic
not from its wording, but becaus :
it was so true-wEere he compared
himself to a nice little stream of wa
ter that was mostly noise and sparkle.
The Bible las different way Of put
ting it-"'Unstable as water, thou shalt
not excel"
But Janet did not think of that She
had forgotten for the moment that no
one may ever excel save by his own
effort, and she was reproaching her.
self bitterly for his present failure.
She was conscious that he had always
looked to her to supply certain force
nnde2eloped in himself. The appeal
ran through the letter she was read
ing, masked under his nabitual Grol-
lery, of course, but to her the earnest
ness was apparent, even through the
nonsense.
II may never win the degree of Phi.
D., he wrote. whimsically, ''but I am
hopeful that my name may yet cut
loose from its suffix N. G. I ought to
have an equal chance with these fell
lows in books. They never make he
roes of themselves from inner neces-
sity, you'll observe. I have your life
and letters for my nspiration-they
are inspiring, chun! And if I ever COM
pile a dictionary, swim the Hellespont,
or otherwise distinguish myself, it
will be because my cousin Janet has
kindly - although perhaps uncon-
sciously-assumed tie role of guar
dian angel to me"
Only-alas, poor Herman!--he
spelled it angle!
The tender sympathy dropped out
of Janet's face. It is not recorded
that angels indulge in sarcasm, but
it is doubtful if even q celestial be-
ing would care to be described in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Salt put on manure heaps viii tend
to prevent firefranging.
Look over the implements to see if
repairs are needed. Then repair them,
and not wait until they come into use.
Is your cellar properly ventilated?
Most cellars are damp and the air i'm
pure and are not healthy. The family
lives over the cellar usually and sh Guild
not be required to breathe impurities.
A farmer who kept 40 head of cattle
and 40 horses used well-cured corn
fodder chaffed and fed with grain
ground and mixed with it and claimed
it was worth as much as the corn it.
self.
Wheat bran is valuable not alone tor
its nutrition. It is an excellent alterna-
tive for stock fed on meadow hay. For
mich cows it should be made into a
mash.-Agricola, in N. Y. Tribune
Farmer .'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
WANTS TO KEEP BEES.
Advice to a Farmer Who In Desiroui
of Taking Up BeekeeptnG ~ .
Side Issue.

A reader wants to know what it
takes to commence with, and about
how many colonies one person can at
tend to, giving the business about half
of his time.
How to begin beekeeping, depends
to some extent upon the amount OF
knowledge one may have of the busl-
ness before he begins. If he is strictly
an amateur, and has no knowledge OF
scientific Bookkeeping, he should study
the subject some before going into 1T.
One may begin successfully with one
or two colonies, and with the assist
ance of books on the late management
of bees, soon learn the entire business,
and this would be proper way to
start.
There are plenty of good works on
bee culture that give all the details in
their management; besides number
of monthly and weekly bee journals
that will keep one posted on the latest
discoveries and improvements. With
thorough study of some good text
book, and few colonies of bees to
practice on, to prove to yourself the
truth of what you read, you can soon
master all there is to it.
On the other hand, if one has q
knowledge of the business to some ex-
tent, he may start in with more bees,
but unless he is an expert, it is not
safe to 60 in too deep. Failure would
be sure to follow one who would buy
out some large apiary, and start it
without experienced help, if he had but
little knowledge of the business him
self. The matter of starting with bees
with the intention of going into it ex-
tensively, depends somewhat upon
your localityas a good honeyproducer
or whether OF not many bees are there
kept. Localities may be overstocked,
SO that the crop of honey cannot reach
a profitable basis. But this is rather
the exception in most localities.
One can easily attend to 100 colonies
and give them half his time.-A. 81.
Duff, in Rural Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
INFLUENCE OF WOMAN.
II Brought About the Transforms Mt on
and the Re-TransfOrmatiOn of
Nelson, the Naughty.

Nelson has lived with Washing
ton family for several years, and he
has proven himself so well content
ed with his own views upon all sub
jects that he has always been upon
the point of immediate dismissal and
has always just escaped it by reason
of his genius for polishing silverware
and his elaborate politeness whe0
answering the doorbell..
Really, Nelson is too hard-heade1
for anything" the mistress of thu
mansion would say. 81 must send
him away"
"Now, mamma" her daughter
would reply, you know Nelson is
too fond of his own way to go un-
less he wanted to. even if you did
muster up courage to discharge him"
And so instances of Nelson's calm
setting aside of all authority save
his own sweet will continued to null
tiply.
Suddenly, however, a change was
noticeable. Without warning Nelson
became meekly, even weakly affable
and yielding, even to the point OF
consulting the head of the family
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19
UNFRIENDLY COMMENT.
PIE Should Refrain from Criti-
cisinE Absent Acquaintances.

In conversation, unfriendly COM
ments regarding the absent should
always be avoided. In social life it
is we'll to shun ill-natured gossip.
Make it rule, and let it be strictly
observed, not to say anything about
the faults of another unless there is
absolute necessity for you to do so.
This necessity may arise, and your
own judgment can guide you about
the matter. 1t is always rash to talk
of the faults or evil doings of others.
Why, indeed, should you do so? You
know yourself that you have faults,
few or many, and that there are
many things you may have done
which you prefer should not be dis
cussed. Well, then, exercise the same
charity to others that you would
have extended to yourself.
Another thing to bear in mind is
that, if you talk of what is to the dis
advantage of another, what you say
will doubtless be repeated. OF course,
you may preface your remarks by:
This is quite between ourselves"
spray do not repeat it," etc. But why
should you imagine that the person
to whom you are talking will be 81
lent about that which you promised
to keep to yourself? She may forget
her promise, or may not consider it
very binding.
Then, too, when things are repeat
ed they never lose in the telling.
Something is taken from, or added
to, the original story, and if repeated
several times, it loses very often
most of it's original character. The
most terrible mischief is caused by
gossips of this kind. Friends are sep
arated, relations are estranged, quar-
rels are fomented, and bad blood" is
aroused, simply because something
said, perhaps thoughtlessly, on the
impulse of the moment, is repeated.
IN. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-04-19

round. The notches in the end Of the
inside ladder should rest firmly in
the second round of the wider or out
side ladder, and the notches N the
end of that one on the protesting
ends of the round of the narrow one.
The sides are made of 1Ax3h inches,
bass wood or poplar. When put to-
gether as long ladder it is nearly
as strong as If made Of one piece.
It takes but a moment to pull it
apart enough to shut it up for step
ladder; is handy for picking tEuit
from trees, etc.-J. L. Vestal, in
Epitomist