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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

eigners and Danes-and perhaps not
least among those who with full intelli-
yence can read his works in the original
tongue" This letter is signed by Col.
c. w. Christensen, governor of Kron-
borg, and by 13 of Elsinore's men, and
since its issue the Danish government
has empowered its consuls the world
over to solicit subscriptions in aid Of the
project
The statue is q finely characteristic
piece of Danish art; unaffected in con-
ception. rugged, mastery and yet with
the stamp of exquisite imaginative in
sight in the denotement Of character in
the portraiture itself.
The rough foreground Of the hewn
stone in the picture of Kronborg castle
is the ancient battlement upon which
Shakespeare laid the scene of Hamlet's
meeting with his fathers ghost. and the
grave of Hamlet" and "Ophelia's
spring" have been for so many genera
tions known as such that for all any
man will ever know they actually fig
ured in the real life story of these two
characters. II not there is no harm done
II they got their names in a fiction
There are many instances of the erec-
ton of statues far from the birth lands
of famous men who have delighted and
enriched the world by their works.
is already represented in
Paris, Weimar and many American cit
les, Goethe in Vienna, Linnaeus in Ant
werp and in Palermo, Thorwaldsen in
Rome and in New York, Hans Christian
Andersen in Chicago and Dante in Ber-
lin.
But this erection Of statue Of Shake
Bpeare on the very scene of his and the
worlds greatest play is the outcome of
as happy thought as ever inspired the
perpetuation of great mans memory
The names of the original committee at
Elsinore comprise almost the whole lit
erary and theatrical world of Denmark.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
SHE TRAINS HORSES.
Mrs. Cora Pontifax, Of Indiana,
Unique Among Her Sex.
Recently Drove TFotter at County
Fair and Won the Race-Has
Broken Many Colts to Sad
die and Harness.

Indiana, the state of geniuses, prodi-
gies and people who do extraordinary
things. has as its latest novelty a wom-
An jockey. Doubtless many women,
especially in the western states, might
claim this title because of their prof.
cheney In Craftsmanship, but only one
woman, Mrs. Cora Pontifax, of Laporte,
actually breaks colts to the saddle and
harness and then trains and conditions
them for the track.
Mrs Pontifax came into notice recent
ly when she drove Tucker, the Chicago
matinee horse formerly owned by
George B. Dryden, and won in the gen.
tlemen's driving class at the Laporte
county fair. The strange spectacle Of
seeing woman drive attracted an I'M
usually large crowd to the races. As
Mrs. Pontifax entered in speed cart,
attired unostentatiously in a neat dark
skirt and shirt waist. the 10000 specta-
tors watching her cheered enthusiastic
ally. She drove quarter to warm up"
and then the race was on In the first
heat 1t looked for awhile as If she were
going to get in pocket" but she held
dogegdly to her course and at the end
went under the wire first. In the sec
ond heat she had the lead from the quar-
ter turn. The third heat was hers from
the start. Each time as she came in the
crowd gave her an ovation and when it
was all over they kept on applauding
and cheering till she was out of sight.
1T was my first race" said Mrs. Pom
tifax to correspondent for the Chicago
Chronicle, "and when I drove in on the
track l felt so nervous that I almost
wished hadn't started But when the
race began l forgot everything except
my horse. The experience. however, is |
not new to me; training and condition
ing horses Is my business"
Fourteen years ago Mrs. Pontifax was |
q dressmaker, SO broken down in health |
that she could not work and without |
money enough to stop work and re-
cuperate. Her physician advised q
change of occupation as the only per-
manent remedy. In her dilemma she
bethought herself Of her girlhood days.
Back on her fathers farm she had been
fond Of horses and skillful in manag-
ing them. Colt breaking had been her
greatest delight, and she often rode
horseback in Indian fashion. bareback
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
Fighting the Boil weevil.

The cotton plant has numerous in-
sect enemies, but it Is safe to say that
the boil weevil is, from its very Lab
its, one of the most difficult with which
economic entomologists have had to
deal. In the first place, its similarity
to other insects of the same class il
such that it is hard to distinguish the
species in question from numerous 9TH
ers which have been found 20 be Of
little economic Importance. Secondly.
that all known methods Of applying
destructive chemicals to the plant.
such as paris green, are Of no use in
its case, from the fact that the larvo
of the insect feeds inside the boil,
which is practically smpervious to all
insecticides II, in their application by
spray or otherwise, any regard to the
life Of the plant is 70 b. considered
N. 0. Picayune. *
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WILLIAM 8. GILBERT.
Famous Librettist, It II Said, WIN
Come Out of His Retirement
In Near Future.


William s. Gilbert, of London, the
greatest of comic opera librettists, is
about to come out Of his retirement and
is again to take an interest in theatrical
affairs. That such a writer, one whose
mere manner gave new word to the
language, and whose phrases are quoted
almost like those Of Shakespeare, should
prefer to remain silent SO long, has been
generally regretted.
The music of the late Sir Arthur Sui
Ivan. his collaboration, was most charm
Ing. but equally refreshing and amusing
were the librettos written by Mr.. Gil
bert. Sir Arthur Sullivan, without Mr..
Gilbert, was a failure. 1t now remains
to be seen whether the latter will be able
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
YOUTH AND AGE.
there ID . Material Diaereaeo zAaS
Il Net Always APP
parent.

Afaitre Labor, the noted French advo-
cate who defended the Humberts, Is mot
remarkable in Paris 80 much for the elo-
ouence as for the neatness and the poliah
Of his speeches.
An American journalist heard Labor
in court one day. He says the advocates
address was full of grace, wit, tenderness.
He quotes a passage relating to old an
wherein Labori, with a smile, said:
"Old age-we shall none of US quite UNI
derstand that until we have attained to it
for no one of US, here, is old. But the
other day visited my uncle, = very aged
man.
What is it like, uncle said, to Be
old?
..And my uncle answered:
"It is like this: When one il young.
ones polite attentions to women are taken
for declarations of love; but when one il
old, ones declarations of love are taken
for polite attentions
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

Candidates for governor in the good
old state Of Indiana are as thick, on both
sides of the house, as flies around a
molasses barrel. One of the latest addi-
lions to the list on the republican side is
Hon. J. Frank Hanley, Of Lafayette, a
well-known lawyer and politician, noted
for his strong religious tendencies and
for his intense earnestness in everything
he undertakes. He is 40 years old, a ma
tive of Champaign county, Ill, and q.
thoroughly self-made man. In 1890 he
was elected state senator. In 1898 he
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
GIBBONS ON DIVORCE.
Cardinal Says 1t 10 Nothing More Mes
Less Than . Nodded Fora
Of Pelygamy.

Cardinal Gibbons, in an interview pub
lished in the Newark News. declares that
polygamy exists In every state.
DO you believe there should be any
kind Of q law granting divorce?" he was
asked. +ne.7 esgf
"Of course not. I am in favor Of the
strict application Of the Gospel teach
Ing, said the cardinal. I'VE are con-
fronted In this country by polygamy.
mean the polygamy that exists in every
state of this union, and there is no Law
against this kind Of polygamy. but rath-
er laws that recognize it and make it pos
sible. IN
There is a law against the polygamy
that exists in Utah. Is not the law Of
divorce virtual form of Mormonisn in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

a modified shape? Mormonism consists
of simultaneous polygamy, while the Law
OF divorce practically leads to successive
polygamy. Each state has on its statute
books list of causes, or, rather, pre-.
texts, which are recognized as sufficient
grounds for divorce. There are in all
q causes, most of them of a very trifiina
character, and in some states, as in ILL.
nois and in Maine, the power of grant.
ing divorce is left to the discretion Of
the Judge.
Evidences are accommodating each
year that the cancer Of divorce is rapidly
spreading over the country and poisoning
the foundations Of the nation.
If persons contemplating marriage
were persuaded that once united they
were legally debarred from entering into
second wedlock they would be moro cir.
cumspect before marriage in the choice
OF life partner, and would be more pa.
tient afterward in bearing the yoke and
tolerating each Others inflrmities."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

In scientific forestry the youna
trees are thinned out, the underbrush
removed, and every means possible
taken to give air and sunlight to the
growing tree.
If you value the wool product an
even condition must be kept up. Sheer
starved in the winter will have weak
spots in their vol next spring.
-Sugar-cane grows nicely in Mis-
souri, lowlands. Some negro farmers
show fine experiment patches this sea-
son. Some day the juicy cane-stalk
may be offered as a market delicacy.
Handle the sheep reasonably often.
No one can tell by looking at sheep
whether it is poor or fat. It may look
plump and seem fat and yet be little
more than skeleton.
With better schools, telephone
connection and free rural mail delivery
the tide flowing into the cities from
the country ought to be reversed. Moth
ing can compare with country life II it
can be lived in comfort. q
One Of the best rations to keep the
lambs growing when pastures get short.
is q mixture Of equal parts of bran and
ground oats, to which Is added one.
tenth oilmeal.
Many midland farmers have mi
grated to the gulf coast to grow rice.
Success has not been, nor will be, in
variable. It is evident the majority
Of the rice-growers must combine OH
er agricultural pursuits in order to
thrive.
In Ecuador, South America, the
days and nights are Of uniformity, IL
hours. The temperature, the year
round, is about 80 degrees. This tenn
perature suits the potato, and, as q
result. the finest sweet potatoes Of the
world are grown there.
Mr.. Jim Bailey, prominent farm
er in south Georgia, had great success
raising hogs and lost none by chol-
era. He accounted for this freedom
from cholera by saying that he always
led his hogs on top of q pile Of saw
inst, and thought the turpentine pre-
vented the disease. :?
-MacarOni wheat, Of the variety
Known as the Wild Goose and import
ID varieties. has this year produced .
'ery fine crop in Texas and the Da-
zotas. This is well, since the imports
II macaroni. vermicelli, etc, during
he IL months ending with June, 1903,
we're valued at the respectable figure
II SLIT. 1922.
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to find suitable composer to set his
amusing lyrics to music.
That there are plenty of good music
composers in London, but poor librettists.
has been made apparent the last few
seasons, in ''Florodora, The Toreador"
and other English musical productions.
Therefore 1t seems quite possible that
with the appearance again of Mr.. Gill
bert in the field, we may expect, in the
next few years. a revival of the charming
comic operas which for 10 many years
held the boards undisputed.
It is As years since Mr.. Gilbert's name
first became familiar to playgoers. His
first libretto to Sir Arthur Sullivan's
music was produced in 1876, H. M. S.
Pinafore." This was followed, in rapid
succession and in the order named, by
THE Pirates of Penzance," Patience"
and "The Mikado" But since the pro-
duction of "The Grand Duke" his last
collaboration with Mr.. Sullivan, eight or
nine years ago, Mr.. Gilbert has given the
stage nothing whatever
Mr.. Gilbert, who resides at present at
narroW Wealo, near LONDON, IS prac-
tically the last remaining member of an
trio Of theatrical men. Sir
Arthur Sullivan, his collaboration, died
last year, and D'Oyly Carte, who built
the Savoy theater in London, expressly
to produce the works of Gilbert and Sui
Ivan, has been dead several years.
Mr.. Gilbert's librettos were suggested |
n all sorts of ways. ''The Mikado," ono |
Of his most popular, for example, came
INTO his mind one day as he examined
! Japanese sword that hung on the wall
n his study. He wrote most of his plays,
aid them away for fortnight, and then
'ewrote them without referring to his
original copy. He then compared the
,wo, taking the best of each. Sometimes
his process was repeated a number of
lines. His work has left him an indie
pendent fortune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
OUR GREATEST CORN RIVAL.
Arg entina Seems Destined t. Do-
come Our Greatest Rival In
the Raising of Corn.

Corn Is king of American crops. It's
yearly value is much greater than that
of any other. 1t seems also more Sc
cure against rivalry than any other.
Canada, Russia and other lands
compete with Us in wheat. Com
petitors in cotton are growing in many
places at an ominous rate. But the
United States has seemed to have rret-
ty nearly a monopoly of corn grow
ing. In this industry, however, rival
is also arising which may before long
be developed into great proportions.
That rival is Argentina, a country
which for more reasons than one might
well be regarded rs the United States
of South America. It is only about
two-f1fths as large rs the United States,
and has only one-fifteenth its popu-
lation. Butts soil is wondrous]y fer
tile and its climate genial, and it is
growing In population and in the arts
of civilization at gratifying pace. Its
production of cattle and sheep, Of
hides and wool, of linseed and various
other things is well-known to be great.
It is to be remarked that it is also
becoming a great producer of corn, for
which crop its soil and climate seems
to be particularly well suited. The last
years crop of corn is reported to have
covered 100000 acres, and to have
measured 13O,6O0.O00 bushels. That Is.
of course, very much less than cur 3d.
600, 900 acres and 2,52s,0O0,000 Bushels.
Yet approximately to the population
of the country, it is creditable show
ing. Moreover, it is to be observed
that the Argentines get more than
thirty bushels from an acre, and get
a dollar of their currency, or A cents
gold, bushel for it, making a yield
of 1920 an acre, while we, with our
boosted higher civilization, are con-
tent with ~ bushels to the acre, which,
at 40 cents bushel, means yield of
only $1,000 an acre.
There Is no occasion to get scared |
at the specter Of Argentine competi- |
ton in the corn market. Yet it is evil |
dent that Argentina is destined before |
long to be SO considerable producer |
Of that crop as to cut figure In the |
Of the world, and probably to
rank as q rival Of the United States
Hay Trade Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
FARMER AND Pr ANTER.
RAISE MORE HOGS.
TAO American Farmer Should Raise
More Hogs Than He II Do
Ing Mt Present.

American farmers should raise more
hogs than they are raising at present.
The great deficiency in swine in the
United States is not condition calcu-
lated to be for the good of the people.
| With increased population there should
| ne marked increase IN the number of
swine raised. In the past the hog has
been one of the great sources OF cheap
| meat. This cheap meat has been
found In the homes of the poor as we'll
as the rich. Moreover it has been q
staple article OF diet on the farm.
Much as it has been maligned, it has
been healthful and nutritious food.
Instead Of hogs increasing with the
population there has been decrease.
The result has been high prices, to the
Getriment of the consumer and indi-
rectly to the producer. The consumer
Is feeling the deficiency now and the
producer will feel it later, when we
have q financial depression, for the
reason that the farmer is dependent on
the prosperity Of the cities for his own
prosperity, as well as vice versa. What,
ever affects one class of citizens will
affect other classes The limited SUP
ply Of hogs has lessened the demand for
labor In handling them. This is not
felt at this time, for the reason that
commerce in using all the labor it can
get. But in the time to come it will
make great difference to all of us
whether there is large or small vol
ume OF hogs to handle. Increase the
supply OF hogs 50 per cent. and we in
crease the labor demands for handling
them. In a time of depression this will
mean employment for thousands who
would otherwise be idle.
Let no man think that there Is as |
much profit to community in supply |
ing small quantity of products at a
high price as in supplying q large
quantity of products at comparative
ly low price. A large volume of all
things means prosperity. Money is not
wealth, but only a means Of exchang-
ing wealth. Famine means poverty
and distress, no matter how high the
prices may be. An agricultural COM
munity becomes rich by reason Of the
very large volume of products it can
turn out. Many a money panic has
been stayed by bounteous crops, and
many money panic has been aggre-
waited by poor crops.
1t is a patriotic duty farmers owe the
nation to keep up the meat supply. It
will be a pity If the time comes when
the farmer and his family can not af-
lord to eat of the meats they produce,
IS is said even now to be the case in
some parts of the world. The hog is
capable Of great rate Of increase.
Two filters year make 1t possible to
urn famine into abundance within a
single season. The brood sows should
" given more prominence on the farm
han at the present time. We can not
10 too much to increase the swine sup
,ly. Instead of 46,O00,OO0 hogs in the
as shown by the January re-
,ort of the department Of agriculture
We should now have over 10000, 900 to
,eep up with the ever increasing popu-
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
Knew His Bu.iness,

Mrs. Patty-Do you really think DR..
Duckman is skilful physician?
Mrs. Giblin (the patient)-I don't
know so much about that. But he has
such a quieting way with him. When
! said I hoped shouldn't be buried alive
he said he'd look out for that. Wasn't
that thoughtful of him?-Boston Tran
script.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
The Star of.Bethlehem.

THO SI3F VI 0ctMlenGme
Astronomers announce that the Star
OF Bethlehem, which directed the wise
men to the birthplace Of the Saviour.
will appear once more in 1910 or 1911.
Josephus, the Hebrew historian, speaks
ley's comet, and since his time it has ap-
peared on % occasions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

was candidate for United States sena-
tor against Albert j. Beverage and in
1900 was chairman Of the republican
state convention. Some years ago he
ran for congress against E. d. Crum-
packer, but was defeated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
Tea Ltayes stain CArnet..

ve8 L&NVeB St012 CAEpet0.
It is unWise to use tea leaves for lay
ing the dust when sweeping light-col-
ored carpet, unless they have previously
been rinsed in water; otherwise the car.
pet may be badly stained.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
Best Men For Farm work.


The best men. for farm work-those
who have been raised on farms and
understand the work-have most Of
them gone to the towns and cities, and
the boys as they grow up are going. A
farmer who raised three strapping big
boys, all now in cities, said to me that
he would have to quit farming because
he was unable to obtain any satisiac-
tory help. One of his boys said few
days ago: II wouldn't live on farm
and work like father does If I had
to peddle papers for a living. He used
to make us boys hump when we were
at home, and then we couldn't do the
work to suit him. I'm glad I'm out Of
it," Rural free delivery and the tele-
phone will not stop the exodus of boys
from the farm while the late-and-early.
push-to-the-limit methods prevail. The
city laborer knows that the minute the
whistle blows his days work is done.
The boy on the farm and the hand on
the farm know that they must work
as long as the sun shines, then do Q
lot Of wearisome chores when they so
home. II do not consider the work
hard" said spirited young farm
hand, "but they keep us in the field too
long. We get out early, and then are
not expected in until sunset. Riding .
pillow or cultivator is not hard work,
but twelve to fourteen hours Of 1t .
day is monotonous and wearisome." It
is not possible to work regular" hours
in harvest. haying-time and when
rains interfere much with seeding, and
the boys are well aware ct this, but
il is not difficult to so manage that the
rush and hustle will not last the en-
tire season. Farm life is not monoton-
Gus unless 1t is made so. It is not
weariSome unless made so. It should
be the most attractive life one can live,
and can be made 80. It should be at
.ractive to the boys AMI hired men,
and 1t can be made so. It is not Clone
'ome" on the farm to any person with
! normal brain and open eyes, It Is
onesome only to the rattlepate who is
and eternally hankering
or company" and wanting to be in
! crowd of some kind or other.-Mr.
srundy, In Farm and Fireside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
This Happened In Kansas.

A strange case is reported by the Eagle
Of Wichita. Kan. One Mrs. French, 4
washlady, is possessed of pair of ossi-
fed lungs. She uses I've in her washing,
and she has inhaled the fumes Of this I've
until her lungs are coated with it. The
crust OF I've Is so hard and thick" says
the Eagle, that the action of these or
gans is impaired" And, seeking to find
terms with which to impress the facts
upon science and ignorance alike, the ed
itor adds: Mrs. French's case may be
compared to some extent to the scale
which forms in engine boilers and pre-
vents proper heating. An effort will be
made to break up the scale into fine par
ticles and let 1t pass of with the breath"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07

The probability il that only men who
don't know how they do it ever live tc
be lOO.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-07
HON. FRANK HANLEY.

Lafayette Politician Who In Seekin9
Republican, Nomination for
Governor Of Indiana,