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St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
TIE NEW SPRING HATS.
Some of the Advance styles hepofteo
by u Journal of ths Millinery
Trade,

To suit the new hats the hair Will
have 70 be dressed luller in front;
this is a point which m:lliners must I'M
press on their customers, says the Mil
iinery Trade Review. The opening OF
the hat is small, whatever be the width
of the crown, and therefore the band
eau which encireles the opening IS
rather Ear back and should be at least
partly concealed by being embedded IN
the hair. The Marquise and the Bre-
ton which are not wide in the brlms as
the capelines and plateaux, are also
made so as to stand off the face. They
also have bandeaux.
The first is large hat OF plateau
form in black cabochon straw bra1ds.
The center of the plateau is covered
with shell-like arrangement OF black
chantilly. Crowning this, and with
their tips hanging down in the nape OF
the neck are two amazon feathers-a
white and black. These feathers are
twisted loosely around each other;
their curl is restricted to the extreme
points of the tips. *E
Another large hat is covered with
black lace over white lisse and bordered
deeply with black velvet. This has
low-blocked crown, ,around the front OF
which a black lace veil is fastened by
means of jet caboehons, which hangs
loosely over the crown and down the
back. Underneath on the black velvet
bandeau is small bunch of roses.
A large capeline in fancy Tuscan OF
a natural deep yellow tone, is rolled
back in front and folded over behind
the ears. The under side of the straw
is plain, whereas the outer shows
small pattern, principally composed OF
tiny, beadiike spots worked in the
straw. Over the rolled and folded down
portions, which are therefore plain, is
draped deep cream-colored lace scarf
knotted at the back. On the low crown
on the outer side of the brim are ar
ranged in seemingly unstudied fash
Ion, rose sprays with tender green
leaves and half-open blosso oms of pale
pink.
The brim of somewhat smaller hat,
made up of cabochon braids in two
shades Of light gray-blue straw, is
turned up in front and slightly waved.
For this wild hyacinth blossoms, laid
one against the other, form a charming
facing. They match the straw exactly
save for slight touch of brighter blue
in the hearts of the belle. Wider ca
bochon braids find an appropriate use
in large toque, the color chosen being
light nut-brown. One braid suffices for
the brirn. The outer row Of braid en-
circling the wide flat crown has very
pale beige ribbon drawn through the
interstices of the straw in outstanding
loops. A bow of deep cream lace and q
quill of the same color inserted in the
straw complete the decoration.
Another toque made of deep blue CO.
guile braids is trimmed at the side by
a fiat cluster of pale dull-green leaves
from which hang two tasseElike ar.
rangements of similar green stalks
tipped with extremely bright blue
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
Native Salt I'm Africa.

To obtain salt the Rakalula and other
African natives burn banana leaves
and certain grasses, and, collecting the
ashes, place them in large funnel, in
geniously made from large banana
leaves; through this they percolate wa
ter, and then evaporate the filtered wa
ter by boiling, obtaining fairly white
salt composed of very small amount
of chloride of sodium and very large
amount of chlorate of potash and 9TH
er salts. Prior to the advent of the
traders and the missionaries this was
the only salt they had to satisfy the
natural craving of vegetable-eating
people.-N. Y. Post.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
AN ARMY
MERCURY
By CLARA S. HITCHCOCK,
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THE majors son had made his
tenth round that morning. He
knew it was ten, for hadn't Miss
Daily taught him to count that
many? He was thinking of the red
and black beads on the wires now,
as he walked with his gun on his
shoulder. Perhaps it was the little
wiggles in the air that reminded him
of the beads. Miss Daily told him
one day that the little wiggles were
heat. Billy knew all about heat, he
thought; they had it out there on
the islands, and. it was there that
Miss Daily had told him about the
wiggles.
Billy's gun grew heavy on his
shoulder, but he Strengthened himself
as he thought of young Mr.. Hard.
Just from the Point. He remembered
rsaow Mr.. Hard had looked on the
evening when Billy heard him tell
Miss Daily that he was never really
truly tired. Billy meant to be like
that, never really, truly tired. He
thought that perhaps his shoulder
ached because he was only six, and
because of the gun. But the guard
duty was self-imposed, and the gun
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28

he had asked for in his prayers
Billy trudged on, past the parade
ground, past the band stand, to the
bend in the walk, where, it seemed
to him, all the strangers from the
city stopped and gazed on and on
and sometimes men took off theil
hats and stood uncovered. IS
When he came to the colonel's
house, Billy lowered his gun and
took off his hat, for he saw Miss
Daily on the porch
He knew his reward had come
Miss Daily was alone and would talk
to him and would tell him things he
was sure no one else knew. That
about the wiggles he considered very
interesting.
The girl took both of the boys
little hot hands and then pushed
back the damp hair from his fore
head. This was the one thing that
always embarrassed Billy. He al
most resented it.
Miss Daily didn't treat young Mr..
Hard and the others that way, he re-
fected. Why did she insult his dig
nifty by treating him as she would
Mrs. Browns little long-clothc:
baby? There was one thing sure in
Billy's mind. No one else should dc
that. He sat on a straw mat at Miss
Daily's feet. and contemplated the
buckles on her shoes.
The river down below the bluff
snarkled in the sunshine, and here
and there white sail caught the
light wind that blew.
The hills were green and quiet,
and there was no sound but the
drone of the bees in the honeysuckle.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
NOTES FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Odd Bits of DomeGtic Lore Among
Which May BE Something
of Value.

If mutton chops are rubbed over with
lemon juice before broiling their flavor
will be muchimproved.
To soften hard water add little
borax. Water,thus softened is whole
some for cooking purposes and is use
full in laundry for whitening clothes
and etfecting saving of soap.
If the vegetables are served with
meat not more than two kinds should
accompany a course. Combinations of
meat and vegetab bles should please the
eye, the palate and the stomach.
In cleaning oilcloths on the kitchen
washstand cloth dipped in kerosene
cleans more quickly and the cloth looks
fresher and cleaner than when water is
used. The tin wash basin may be quick
ly cleansed in this way and the smell
evaporates at once.
If the paraf6n paper which comes in
the packages of fancy biscuit is saved
and used to wipe the bottom of the
irons on ironing day the effect on the
smoothness of the irons and the temper
of the maid will be quite noticeable.
There is just a sufficient quantity Of
wax in the paper to make it a splendid
cleanser.
Rice cooked in milk instead of water
has much richer flavor. It must be
watched closely while cooking, as it
will burn quickly, says the Chicago
Daily News.
When thread twists in sewing take
hold of the loose end, push the needle
down close to the cloth and run the
fingers from the needle to the end Of
the thread This will quickly remove
all the kinks from the thread.
A thin flexible steel knife is one of
the most useful of kitchen utensils.
This can be used for many purposes,
for loosening cakes from the tins. for
icing cakes. scraping dishes or cutting
delicate cakes and puddings whose
lightness would be quite ruined by u.s.
ing heavy dull knife.
Stale bread has many uses, but none
more satisfactory than for the nursery
supper. The bread should first be put
IN the oven and carefully Drowned.
then turned out on board and crushed
with rolling pin until it is delicate
and fine. 1t should now be bottled and
kept in dry place until it is required
for use, when two or three tablespoon
fuls boiled in fresh milk and little
salt will make delicate, wholesome
supper for children.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
ALASKA DEFENDED.
1t IL Not "Wild and WoOl1y," a. 1t
Ii Often Charged with
Being.

1t has been a matter of misfortune
for the frontier that the residents OF
thickly settled districts become so in
tensely provincial and lrelf-righteous
They conceive that all the virtues cen
ter in their own communities, and that
depravity reigns with aSgraded and in
creasing intensity that is measured
principally by it's distance from their
horizon. They come to believe that
civilization, immunity from danger,
and well-ordained conditions maintain
principally within the circumscribed
radius in which they live. They do
not keep abreast of the progress of
newer countries. Years after Texas
became the most orderly state in the
setts provincials believed it to be a
bowling hell of disorder, and after Ore
gon became a great commonwealth
they still clung to the ideas absorbed
in childhood while reading Thanatop-
sis in their school readers, says the
Skagway Alaskan. fg
1t should not, therefore, be a mat
ter of surprise that eastern people,
even though in congress, should now
base their conception of Alaska upon
the question of buying the country
from Russia, and the later abnor-
NAL conditions prevailing at the time
of the Klondike stampede. 1t would
be hard for these people to grasp the
plain fact that crime is less prevalent
in Alaska than in Boston, New York
and Chicago; that according to the
population there is less illiteracy here
than there, and that in Alaska there
are more churches, schools, newspa-
pers and hospitals in comparison to
the population than there are in the
most populous states, and that the
people are as law-abiding, self-sustain-
ing and intelligent here as anywhere.
Verify, our free-lance representatives
at Washington must be right in as,
serting that many members of con-
gress need enlightenment.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

Lord Curzon is the twenty-seventh
governor of India.
Men over 40 are being employed at
Liverpool, England, to do errand boys
work.
| Alfred Russell Wallace, who shares
with Darwin the honor of establishing
the theory of evolution, is now S0years
of age.
John Flanagan, the champion
weight and hammer thrower of the
world, is now a member of the New
York police force.
1.-The Old Greatman" is the title
given to the late w. E. Gladstone by
an Italian newspaper in an article on
the English liberal party.
As self-inflicted atonement for sins
committed 80 years ago a Moscow
beggar has ever since worn an iron
chain from which two heavy weights
depend.
Prof. Lawrence Bruner, state eth
nologisf at the University of Nebraska,
has collection of $4,000 grasshoppers,
among which are to be found 10000
distinct species.
John Newdick, citizen of Kokomo,
Ind, is of strongly religious turn
but Mr.. Newdick is trifle unregener-
ate. The other evening John an
nounced family prayers, but at that
noment it was inconvenient for his
wife to attend, as her hands were sin
10 I011crh - 1nhr
knees, but he arose and thrashed his
irreligious spouse, after which he con-
c1uded his devotional exercises with
all due reverence. Mrs. Newdick had
him up before q magistrate next morn
ing and his excess of zeal cost him $25
and costs.
When William K. Vanderbilt was at
Harvard he was one of the most dem
ocratic students there, carrying it so
far as to be absolutely careless in
dress. One day Boston paper printed
story about great golf links that
the young millionaire was going to
have for his own use. Next morning
a youth who was described by the of
fee boy as looking "like guy what
wanted a job,' called on the editor
and said: Il am Mr.. Vanderbilt and
[ have come here for the purpose of
denying story that you published
about me. I never played golf in my
life and hope that Inever will. That
account in your paper is simple rot and
1 wish it denied" Without another
word the young millionaire walked
ont
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
Ethcr.Drinkin9 In Russia.

The habit of ether drinking is known
to be prevalent in some parts of Rus
sia, and of East Prussia, and all the
efforts of the authorities to combat
the evil have hitherto been almost
fruitless. An idea of the extent to
which the habit prevails may be gath
cred from reports given in the Russian
newspapers of recent accident which
occurred at a place called Trossno.
Ether is drunk by farmers on festive
occasions, when it appears to be con-
sumed in pailfuls. A farmer cele-
brating his sons wedding in the full
ness of his hospitality got in two pals
of ether. During the process of de-
canting the ether into bottles vio-
lent explosion took place, by which
six children were killed, and one adult
dangerously, and IA Others more or less
severely, injured. = British Medical
journal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28

was lighted, and as he turned to rur
to place of safety he observed that
stick of dynamite in his boot was
blazing. 1t had become ignited by 4
spark from his lamp as he was light
ing the fuse. Gillespie chose the al
tentative of risking death through;
the explosion of the dynamite. in his
boot leg and rushed to heading.
which he reached in safety.
With knife he hurriedly cut open
the boot leg and abstracted the burn
ing stick of powder. He was badly.
burned about the leg.
The field work of the forestry bureau
engages 1G2 scientific men in 42 states
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
TYPEWRITERS FOR NATIONS.
One American COMPANY Alone Sell.
Shuttles for Twenty-Six e.
@ Languages. ssE

How many typewriter operators
know that machines have been in
vented for peoples using more than
25 different languages? The latest
patent is the Arabic typewriter, with
keyboard no larger than the one
we use in America, although the Ara bic
of textbooks is described as having
63S different characters. Up to date,
says the New York Times the Japan
ese tongue is about the only one in
extensive use that does. not boast it's
typewriting machine, but it is an
nounced that scholar of tkc language
is now working on a key board arrange
ment, with view to supplying the de-
ficiency. -
The difficulties of providing key
board arrangements for a language
having so many characters as the
Arabic can be guessed at. That Ian
guage's 63S forms. however, consist of
variations of only about 80 letters, and
the inventor had to do lot of compro-
missing with the variations. 1t is too
early Yet, according to men connected
with the manufacture of machines, to
tell how successful the latest addition
will prove, but it is presumably to serve
many thousands of merchants in
Arabia, Egypt and Persia.
A single typewriter company of this
city advertises lone hundred styles of
type shuttles in 26 languages" Many of
these languages, of course, have nearly
the same characters as the English.
For instance. the French, Spanish, and
Scandinavian machines are like ours
except that the eyboards contain GER
tain accents that are not needed by us.
The German, Greek and Russian key
boards, of course, have their distinct.
i've characters, but the number of keys
is practically the same in every case
There are special machines for writing
Gaelic, and these the dealers speak of
as "Irish typewriters."
One company makes typewriter for
Chinese. This one is necessarily very
incomplete, for the language contains
an almost unlimited number of char
acters, but it serves in ordinary busi-
ness. There is another machine with
a keyboard of Burmese charactera, as
well as one for the Siamese. There is
no instrument for writing Hebrew, and
this fact typewriter maker explains
by saying that, although thousands use
that language, business operations are
not conducted in it very extensively.
No shoes, No Colds.
People who go barefooted and those
who wear sandals, instead of shoes,
rarely have colds in the head or any
form Of influenza. Medical Journal
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
An EDiCurc.

"What is this leathery stuff the
diner asked.
THAT is filet of sole, SIR replied
the waiter.
''Take it away" said the diner. "and
get me nice tender piece of the upper
with the buttons removed. What TO
Eat
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
ssTernev Plate.

The word "terne'' as applied to tin
plate signifies a sheet of iron and
steel covered with an alloy two
thirds lead and one-third tin. It il
this union of the three metals-iron
lead. and tin-that gave rise to the
word terne plate, terne being an
equivalent to the English terne,
meaning "threefold." 1ndustria.
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
Apple Toast.

Take one cupful of sour milk, one cup
full of brown sugar, or molasses, two
tablespoonful of butter, one tea
spoonful baking soda, one pound
OF stoned dates, nutmeg, cloves
and cinnamon to suit the taste
and enough coarse whole wheat
-four (or cold cooked cereal can be
used) to make stiff batter. Turn into
a buttered mold or basin, cover closely
and steam two hours. Serve with any
pudding sauce.-Washingto Star.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
DYNAMITE IN BOOTLEG.
rs,rar Who Faced Death from Two
directions, Makes Quick Choice
and Saves His Life.

With blast about to go off behind
him and a stick of dynamite blazing
in his boot leg. William Gillespie, y
miner in the Drifton No. 1 slope at
Hazleton, Pa, had to decide quickly
the other day to save his life.
AS is customary with miners, Gil
,espie carried dynamite in his boot
leg to keep it at temperature that
would insure results.
He had prepared blast, the fuse
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
Cranberry Fritters.

Take one and one-half cupfuls milk.
Ione-half cupful -four, one egg, one
tablespoonful sugar, one teaspoonful
baking powder; mix beaten egg and
milk together, add sugar, then baking
powder and -four; lastly, stir in one
.upful cooked. sweetened cranberries:
with $ spoon drop in hct butter ON
gridiron. Serve with butter and pow
observation-disclosures Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
How He Kept Humble.

Hiller-Youll excuse me, but never
see your name in the list of subscrib-
ers for the poor of the village.
Slender-Naturally. You see, it is
this way. pity the poor awfully and
] am rather proud that do pity them.
If I should go SO far as to give them
money I'd be so vain there'd be no liv-
ing in the same town with me
Brooklyn Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
ssIsla Dot Arr,

When the wall Of the building at the
corner of Fourth and Spring streets
fell few days ago a large crowd col
lected Immediately. A German rushed
up to one of the men standing there
and inquired excitedly:
"Vot's de metter?'
"Couple of mesi killed"
''Gouple of men kilt, oh! ish dot all :?
I taut sompotty vass fighting."-Los
Angeles Herald.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
Wrecks Of the Baltic.

There are more wrecks in the Baltic
sea than in any other place in the
world. The average is one wreck
day throughout the year.-Marine
journal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28

visit OF
to
who
public banqueed
he
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28

The girl sat and looked out beyond
the green hills, beyond the ocean, and
Billy could not see the radiance in her
face.
After pause, he said: 'Aliss Mary,
when you write to Mr.. Hard, will you
send him lots of love, like papa does
when he writes to me?"
The girl folded Billy, protesting, in
her arms. Eyes" she whispered. Eyes.
Billy, lots of love."-N. O. Times-Dem-
ocrat.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-03-28
No shoes, No Colds.

People who go barefoote ed and those
who wear sandals, instead of shoes,
rarely have colds in the head or any
form Of influenza Medical Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17

g r.; J. i. hartley. V C.. r.: NJ +. Dom
ahue, =. G. r.: Frank Robsrc. r. S.;
Albert IIenricks, f. S. Dr. Edward
Pilon, treasurer.
On account OF the prevalence of the
numps it has been decided not to have
Christmas tree at tho Methodist
Church.
The Grand View Orange mot in the town
hall in Addison Tuesday evening. Worthy
Master !. G. Thomas presiding. There
wcte 81 members present ana % applica-
tions for membership was voted upon and
ncCepteG. 1t was voted to call a special
meeting. to be held Tuesday evening
December -, when the first and second
degrees viii ne conferred on the new mem
hers.
G. II Ferguson has sold his black team
10 John seaman.
There will he a basket ball game be-
tween the Cyclones oc Burlington and tho
Crescents of this city III the city hall FRI
day evening. The Cyclones are said to
he one Of the best teams in this section
If the State and a game of unusual in
came will hc played by two local junior
teams.
Mrs. A n. Rawsou and children return
I'd to their home in Whiting Wednesday,
after a three weeks visit to her mother,
Mrs. Martha Bailey.
Mrs. w. r. Bristol left Wednesday
morning for Amherst Mass. to attend
The funeral of hcr sister, Mrs G. H. l<el-
loEg. Mrs. kellogg will ho remembered
as Miss Nellie IichHids. the nurse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17
CONCERT AT MONTPELIER.
club. rendered nm Informal Dance by
Young Ladies of the city.

Montpelier. Dec. IS. from n financial
standpoint the concert given this evening 4
in Blanchard'S Opera House by rho Uni
,orsity of Vermont Mauioin. Banjo and
iloc clubs was not l. success. Tho pres
sure ri Christmas prepare tions kept
many away Who otherwise would have
attended and vacant seats were numer-
Gus. From all otner standpoints the con-
cort Was a, CONSPICUOUS success and the
members Of the clubs 0on new lauvo.S
at the capital city. The programme vas
varied ana encorcs were numerous. F"i'
lowing the concert the members of tho
clubs were rendered a complimentary
dance at the Pavilion by - young Ia lies
If the city which proved TO be A delight
ful Informal affair. These young ladies'
wer" seated in body in the center Of
the opera house during the concert.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17

his first mtss in the Church Of the Holy
Family in this village Sunday morning.
Thoro viii ho n dance i'm Forcsters ma u
Friday evening. Music will be furnsheo
nv g on CITY orchestra.
! .r.etr-,es sale to bc held i'm music
hal .i.r t,o oisnicos OF the Ladies So
c!a n''l OF the Congrcsatlorai N"u. "'',,,' ~
beg his evening The sale VIII ne oP'''
no 20 o ten both evenings. MS YNu"
ing .unoer will be served in the dlllln|
roo o' the hall from 5:3O to elsht ol"'N'
lol ~ oy concert under tne ui' W ''''
OF '.r' A. 4. Arklcy. -,,.a,,
1Vinn Donc1stcr or butHnBt w"
Wis friends here yesterday.
Martin WIS in Nergennes 9eS'ei
day r
r. rIrnce went Yesterday 10 Lime
y to spcnd the holidays. Mrs. Barnes
VIII - been spending some time there
Wi r''nrn homo with him
" Claire Wiley goes to Burlington
to- . d, he The guest of Miss Lillian Il.
W. ar until tomorrow.
n. %. 4. Page and daughter, MISS
Cor ~ 1cffsrsunville are spending inc
virfrI al the home of Or. David Marvin.
Mrs Page is tho mother of Mrs. Marvin.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hall and son ol
Jericho visited at tho hom" Of William
Mcneil last night. To-day they start for
Ihilado bhia
Mis-, ina chapman Of Euosburgh Falls
is jno ,,cs, Of Miss ArGi" Trua>
Mr.. ! \ coleman who was called
here boy. IN, Illness Of her mother. Mrs
Eliza N1olthou. r",urn. to st. Alhaus to-
Cux
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-17
VERGENNES.

~. $, Stone. former resident Of this
city, has recently purchased the stock
IN the +. i. Norton store at Now Havcn
Mills. where he will engage in business.
a daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A n. Markham Monday morning
ON account of the long drought cousid.
erable difficulty is being experienced
among farmers i'm this section To obtain
water for stock. In some Instances cattle
have 10 be driven from one to three miles
10 water.
Albert Hendricks, who has been employ
ed in the meat market Of e. T.. Stehhins
for the past ten years, has resiSned his
position ana Al Tahcr has taken his place
Miss Grace +. Fisher j. teaching schoo
In Middlehury tins winter.
John Davis has gone TO New York city
where he has secured a position
Harley Gardner, who has been carry
Ing on the farm 80 George Adams the
past year, has taken tho farm Of y. II
ball FOR the coming wear and win move
there I'm the spring
Al the annual meeting Of st. Peter
court No. 6f6, Catholic Order Of For
"Nlers' the following officers were elect.
ca Tor the coming year. j w. Ryan