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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
EMPRESS AND THE KODAK.
Her Majesty of Russia Delights the
Camera "FieAds" by Her
Example.

For the review at Reims miles Of spe-
eial railway were built, not only for the
car, but for the public; nearly mile OF
stands was erected and covered with gold
and scarlet cloth. A special station and
great dining pavilion we're constructed
especially for his majesty 8 use, and both
seemed too beautiful to be torn down the
next day. The vast crowd, which came
on foot, in carriages. in automobiles, and
by endless trains, were taken care of.
seated and dispersed with as much ease
land less struggling) as the audience OF a
Paris theater any night in the week,
writes Capt. T. Bentley Mott, In Scrib-
ner's.
The little touch of contrast needed to
heighten and perfect the prevailing note
of magniflcence throughout these fetes
was furnished by the unaffected SIM
plicity of the emperor in dress and bear
ing. He moved about and greeted peo-
pie with the quiet naturalness Of any
captain in his suite. But when at the
close OF breakfast, in the presence of q
hundred generals and the ruling men of
France, he answered the toast of the
president, it was with the manner and
word of king.
The empress was delight to all the
camera "fends," for she set them an Inn
perial example. Wherever she went a
tall Cossack followed. bearing kodak,
which she constantly used, and after this
l saw many an officer bring out camera,
until then concealed, and boldly snap
whatever pleased him. Such is the force
of high example.
The Russians were usually the envy Of
all the visitors for their easy command
of foreign languages, but 1t is a mistake
to imagine all of them have this talent.
1 have seen Russian officers attending
the maneuvers who could not even speak
a little French. Another surprising thing
about them was that, as a rule, they
drank so little. OF course, all Russians
are pictured as talking every known Lam
guage from birth and drinking gallons of
rum each day. can only say that those
the emperor sends to France do neither.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
WHERE you ARE

Where you are
Skies are blue,
Where you are
Birds sing true.
And the f1ecks OF sunlight fail
On the vineclad porch and wall;
Gem'ry helps me see it all,
Where you are!
Where you are
Rivers rur;
Where you are
Day is one,
One long anthem Of delight -.
Where birds, pausing in their flight,
Sing and preen thsir plumage bright
Where you are!
Where you are Vi ..-
Valleys lie:
Where you are
Cloudfecked sky
Forms an arch Of turquoise blue.
Thinking streams, tile whole day through,
Sing their gladdest songs for you.
Where you are!
Weary days
Long and hot,
Slowly die
Where you're not,
And the streams and birds are stiil.
Save the plant Of whippoorwill
Quav'ring sadly from the hill,
Where you're not.
-. N. Lewis. In Houston Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
Donkeys DO Not Thrive Here.

UOukeyS DO Not Thrive Here.
An Englishman paying his first visit
to Central park talked with the man
who keeps the donkeys on the Mall
about the small size and generally poor
condition of these little animals seen
in this country, as compared with those
at Brighton, Scarborough. Margate or
any of the fashionable English water
ing-places. Neither donkeys nor
monkeys thrive in this climate, said the
New Yorker. "as they do in England; and
I'm not Joking with you. either. have
imported several English and Irish
donkeys, and they have followed one an
other to the donkey S paradise, wherever
that may be. Do1keys get consumptioa
easily here, and it carries them of quick.
ly. It seems to make little difference
whether they are kept indoors or out:
they catch cold some damp night, and thu
first thing We know theT're gope.Y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
GopHERs IN THE CITY.
Little Animals frou Minnesota Take
Up Lodgings in Lincoln
Park, Chicago.

The Minnesota gopher has come t.
Lincoln park. He is not the destructive
pocket gopher, heaping up unsightly
mounds of earth wherever he takes up
his abode, but the harmless striped
gopher, says the Chicago Tribune.
Persons not familiar with his dis
tinctive traits may confuse him at hrst
sight with the chipmunk. But he is the
real gopher of the prairies. choosing the
sunlighted open lawns for his dwelling
place, keeping afar from the trees and
the bushes.
He has voice, shrill whistle, but he
has not become sufficiently accustomed
to his city surroundings to use 1t with
the freedom he employs In his natural
habitat-the western pasture lands.
There, where an acre Of land may be
the home of thousand Of his fellows,
he calls shrilly from morning until
night.
Unlike the prairie dog, he is not a
maker of villages, hut lives with his
family in his own little domain, sepa-
rated by few feet at least from the
front door of his nearest neighbor. He
Is a gossipy, neighborly fellow. and
when he wants to converse he comes to
his front door, stands on his hind legs,
and sends forth his call. Back and forth
pair Of gophers viii whistle steadily
for many minutes.
A slight alarm will send the gopher
scurrying into his retreat. but he easily
becomes used to human presence, and
when he is convinced that no harm will
come to him he will carry on his vocal
exercises almost under the feet of the
watcher.
How he happened to enter Lincoln
park no one knows He is there, how
ever. and in numbers large enough to
promise his continued presence In an
afternoons stroll, 1t is possible to ind
nearly score Of families.
The rate of increase is fairly rapid,
though Chicago winter. with It's
slight fall of snow is bound to thin out
the ranks. Gophers hibernate, and in
Minnesota, where the ground is covered
with two and three feet of snow, they
sleep warmly. In Lincoln park their
sleep often will end In death by freez-
ing, unless their instinct teaches them
to burrow deep.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
|APowerful Blend
By CLAUDIA ASHTON

r HERE is nothing serious the matter
/ assure you, Mr.. Martin" said thu
doctor with slight acerbity, for he hat
been asked the same question man,
times. and as his patient was suffering
only from feverish cold, such extreme
anxiety seemed absurd to him. How
could he know that John Martin, the
man who had begun life as an errant
boy. and now had more money than hi
knew what to do with, had only one
dread, which was, that the wife hi
adored, who had fought by his side
through long years of hardship ant
helped him to win success, might bt
taken from him?
On this occasion Mrs. Martin had a bad
cold, and the doctor had advised her tt
stay in bed for day or two, With his
wife confined to her room, John Martin
was absolutely lost. He had insisted or
her having trained nurse, and he spent
all his time in wandering disconsolately
about the house.
''You are quite sure" he said to the
doctor, perfectly certain there is moth
ing seriously wrong; she-she-is not
sickening for anything"
Only the old mans intense anxiety
prevented the doctor from answering
him quite sharply, but he replied again
that Mrs. Martin had merely severe
cold.
you'll come IN and see her again this
afternoon, won't you?" asked John Mar
tin as he accompanied the doctor to the
door.
II really don't think" began the doc
tor, but something in the trusting blue
eyes, more like those Of q child than Of a
man who had looked on the world for
seventy odd years, stopped him. very
we'll, will look in again." he said, and
went.
John Martin had miserable, lonely
lunch, and then betook himselfto the IL
brary, where he sat in front Of the fire
and regretted that riches had come to
him. In the old, far-off days when Mary
had cold he looked after her himself.
Now, If. he went into her room the nurse
seemed to resent It.
His thoughts went back longingly to
the rare occasions when she had had a
headache, and he had made her special
cup Of tea, which always cured her.. He
smiled as he remembered she always
said no one could make a cup of tea like
he could. How Perkins, the immaculate
butler. would scorn such proceeding
Still, IL his tea could cure Mary's head
ache, why should he not make some?
Why should he not make tea, II he so
desired? He was master; he could do
as he chose.
{ He looked at the fire; its glowing en-
bers were ideal for toast, and Mary al
ways liked bit Of hot buttered toast
with her tea. And why rot make It? Not
in the kitchen, Of course, not under the
eyes Of the servants, but
here. in the library. in secret and alone.
There were difficulties, certainly, but
they could be overcome; he squared his
shoulders and sat up very straight. He
would do it. Mary should have tea, not
the weak, washy stuff the housekeeper
provided, but tea with good, strong
favor about 1t, such as they had enjoyed
in the old days Of poverty and freedom.
He would buy the things and smuggle
them into the library.
He decided that his purchases could
not be made In the shops where the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31

rich invited person of high rank with him.
Extraordinary preparations made for the repas all the deee
another Dog friend of his thought this would be capital
ask him AS therefore, fell dusk, the
there filled him with establishment and he resolved that
when the would enough last him for week He
waggd his tail hard and licked his chops in anticipation with
much that he attracted the notice of the head cook who seeing
strange Dog about caught him by the TAIL and after giving hn
swing the air. him flying through the window the
He mped and surrounded by lot OF Ours
had boosted of his invitation They asked him eagerly
how he had Jared Oh rarely answered he Il went to that
that hardly knew which out of the house,
We a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
A Japanese Custom.

At the birth of Japanese baby tree
Is sometimes planted, which must re-
main untouched until the marriage day
OF the child. When the nuptial hour
arrives the tree Is cut down and skilled
cabinet-maker transforms the wood
into furniture, which is considered by
the young people as the most beautiful
OF all the ornaments OF the house.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
Complete Reparation.

'But your Harry broke my window. /
tell you!" Mrs. Bellingham persisted.
no, Mrs. Bellingham: he didn't n de-
clared Mrs. Giddings. "He not only told
me that he didn't do IT.. but be promised
never to do 1t again. - Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
Insfpfd.

He-Yes-he certainly is queer-looE-
ing chap. Is he nice?
She-Did you ever drink water after
eating ice cream?
He-Yes-but Why do you ask
She-Because, that's what he's like
Brooklyn Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
What He .rhfnL.

When a man bcasts that he has no
education, he makes mental resea.va-
ton that he is pretty smart anzvay.-
Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31

The oldest mason is beginning to get
his name in the papers again. says the
Chicago Record-Herald. Look out for
another of George Washington body
servants.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
M.v. ne O.Iy . Pipe Drea -.

Standard Oil capitalists SO reported
to have bought Coney Island. We may
vet. remarks the Chicago Record Her
aid. be able to get our midway amuse-
ments through pipe line.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
Lc.t Touch Of ReaIism

The photograph and moving pic
lures have been combined, say the Chi
cago Tribune, thus making it possible
to give the last touch of realism to
prize fight views
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31

Twice as many infants are born in the
United States per 1000 Of the population
as in Europe 1t is thus question of
centuries when ou- surplus population
begins emigrating to Europe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
Animals % sailors,


\ A French scientist has made soma
very interesting observations as to the
love of different wild animals for the
sea. The polar bear, he says, is this
only one that takes to the sea, and he
is quite jolly when aboard ship. All
others violently resent a trip ON wa
ter, and vociferously give vent to their
feelings until seasickness brings 81
lence. The tiger suffers most of all.
The mere sight OF ship makes him
uncomfortable. and when on board he
whines pitifully, his eyes water con-
tinually, and he rubs his stomach with
his terrible paws. Horses are very bad
sailors, and often perish ON q sea voy-
age. Oxen are heroic in their at
tempts not to give way to seasickness.
Elephants do not like the sea, but they
are amenable to medical treatment. A
good remedy is bucketful of hot
water, containing three and a half
pints Of whisky and seven ounces Of
0uinine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
CUpID'S HOUR IN GRAVEYARD.
Nooning Of the Typewriter Girls
Among the Tombst0nes Of
Old Trinity.

IL IL just 61JeT the chimes OIL OlO
Trinity have proclaimed noon that the
paths among the tombstones in the
churchyard begin to blossom with pic
ture hats and ribbons, says the New
York Sun. 1t is the stenographers
hour at Trinity. The graveyard has
become park, picnic ground, tryst-
ing place. From the low slabs girle
swing their feet contentedly, holding
book in one hand and cracker in the
other. On the steps Of the shaft COM
memorating the heroes of the revolu-
ton they do homage to sandwiches and
fruit, and in out-of-the-way places, on
the grass beneath little trees, in far cor
ners, you may see them engrossed In
tales Of love. except now and then when
they take a bite of pie.
But not all are absorbed in Imaginary
love and luncheon. At noon Cupid
haunts the churchyard. II you had the
right kind of eyes you might see him
perched on tombstone, waiting. Free
Quently when the gravel crunches, a girl
will glance up expectantly. Suddenly
the color rushes to her cheeks. She
bows and smiles and hastily puts aside
her cake. They sit down together, these
two, and forget the swift stream Of life
outside the fence and the days cares.
Cupid looks pleased and skips to anoth-
er tombstone. It is peaceful here be-
meath the trees. The head keeper, who
watches all with fatherly eye, says
that there have been many avowals Of
love and matches made in the grave
yard during the lunch hour.
But the minute hand on the big clock
above keeps on its logged course. How
ever thrilled the girl may be who has
been listening with downcast eyes, she
can't quite forget this mentor that so
sternly measures OF her time of duty.
An anxious expression. fits across her
face, and she glances up at that MINUS
hand. Good gracious, it's I'VE min
utes to one!" she exclaims. Il really
must be going, Harry. But tomorrow,
right here in the same place. Until then
good by-dear." When the chimes an
nounce that it is one o'clock you notice
tHat tuey nave iOSt some vi tue QOLe OI
Joy and triumph that was theirs when
they proclaimed the noon hour, for the
churchyard is no longer gay with pic
ture hats and ribbons. 1t is quite SON.
Der now, and IS given over to the tour
lists, who neglect venerable and worthy
stones to inspect the very Oldest, and
who want to know ''the name Of this
cathedral"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
DIR. J. F. PIGOTT,

covington, la.
Residence in the Exterstein raised
cottage, two blocks west of public
school building.
Offers mis- professional services to
the public.
Office at the City Drug Store. on
columbia street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-10-31
DR.. GEO. R. FOLSOM,

ONCE on Columbia street, near Rut-
la1d, next door to G. c. Forsytha's
store. Residence at former Schneider
place. Day and night call promptly
attended.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-12
SPECIAL EXCURSION
GOES INTO A WASHOUT
Two Killed and Number Injured in a
Bad Wreck in Wisoonsn--Sow
Speed Saves the Train.
ny ASSoCIArEn rkrSS.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. IA special ex
cursion train on the Wisconsin division
OF the Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis Il
Omaha road went into q washout at Kemp
ton, Wis. today. Two passengers were
killed and a number OF others hurt none
seriously. The dead:
PATRICK CONWAY. Recdsburg, Wis.
WENDELL BROWN, Casanova, Wis.
The train was bound for Duluth, and
as terrific rainstorm ragged during the
iight the engineer had orders to proceed
carefully. The train was running at sped
OF four miles an hour when the washout
was struck. The engine passed over II
safely, but the tender. baggage ear and
three coaches were dcrailed. The other
seven ears OF the train remained OIL the
track. Conway was riding in the combina-
ton ear and was caught beneath the wreck
and instantly killed.
Brown Was passing from the third to
/ the fourth car at time OF the accident
aud i'll breaking apart the ears threw hin,
/ 10 the ground and were piled on top OF
him, crushing him A number OF the
other passengers were slightly hurt. their
injuries consisting mainly OF minor cuts
aud bruises. Only the fact that the train
was running slowly at the time prevented a
much more serious accident.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-12
FAIR COMMISSION
REJECTS ALL BIDS
NONE FALL WITHIN THE $4,000
AVAllABLE-PLAN TO PUT
UP LOG STRUCTURE.

The executive committee of the Mon
tana commission for the ST. Louis fair is
meeting this afternoon in former Senator
Mantle's office in West Broadway. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF dis
cussing the educational exhibit at the cx
position.
Those present AT the meeting are Viii
liam Scallon. Butte; .iajor Martin Ma
ginnis, Helena II. l.. Frank, Butte, ]. B..
Leggatt, Butte; K. G.. Young, Butte; W..
W. Wclch, Helena; Paul Mccormick,
Billings; {. w. Hoffman, Bozeman.
Paul Mccormick II. l.. Frank, ]. b..
Leggat and c. w. Hoffman came from
Billings this morning in Mr.. Scallon's pri-
vate car. A meeting Of the executive
committee was held in Billings yesterday,
when the bids for the Montana building
at St. Louis were opened.
Only three bids were received and each
one was too high. The committee is lin
tied to $4,000 to erect a building. The
lowest bid received was that Of Smith x
Eastman, for $Io,7I4. All bids were re-
jected.
The bids were for a building to be con-
structed OF the white material used in
many Of the structures on the fair grounds.
The committee is now considering plan
to erect a building Of Montana logs.
Mr. Hoffman OF Bozeman strongly ad-
vocated building such structure as graccs
the entrance to the Yellowstone park at
Gardiner
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-12
COLONEL BELKNAP
SCORES BECKHAM
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF THE
BLUE GRASS STATE REPLIES
TO THE GOVERNOR.
GOEBEL MURDER TRAvESTY
Says Public viii Not Always Be Fooled
by Farces-Raleioh Case Made
Point for an Attack.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS,


Munfordville KY, Sept. LIN the
presence of several thousand people the
republican state campaign was opened here
today by Col. Morris B. Belknap, candidate
for governor
The party leaders were in attendance
and other candidates on the state ticket
delivered short addresses. Special trains
brought crowds from nearby points.
Colonel Bclknap's speech dealt mainly
with the pardon record Of Governor Beck
ham, which, he asserted was largely re-
sponsible for the lawlessness prevailing in
Breathitt county and others.
He said in part:
"The dramatic and tragic panorama or
political events in our state for four years
is one from which we instinctively turn
away. 1t is heavy tragedy with the slime
of untruth clinging to its garments. Re-
pusive and reeking with the foul atmos-
phere of dungeons it displays body pros
tituted to perjury and fraud"
Raleigh Case.
Referring to one OF the more noted OF
Breathitt county pardons, Colonel Bel
knap said
Perhaps Raleigh was innocent OF hav-
ing voted any other than the democratic
ticket. Raleigh was the man convicted Of
killing a little girl in Breathitt county and
who was pardoned by Gov. Beckham
Your governor, by pardoning this mis-
creant. has shown that he thinks the brute
who would improperly accost' your daugh-
ters and then shoot them like dogs was fit,
after few years Imprisonment, to enjoy
the full privilege of citizenship
The table OF pardons granted during
the last three administrations and sub
mittcd to the public by the governor in
defense of his record is an interesting one,
although conspcuously incomplete. Still,
il shows that at least I,I25 convicts have
been set free in eleven years. Those pa
rolled and not counted would easily carry
the number to 1900.
Goebel Murdered.
"Nr. Beckham has asked me in the
event of my election il ! would pardon
Howard or Powers or either of them.
answer in the words of Lord Coke, When
the case happens / shall do that which
shall be for judge to do
Turning to the trials of the alleged as
sassins of Goebel Colonel Belknap de-
clared:
THE trials that have so far been con-
Quoted with partisan juries and pcrjured
testimony leave justice unsatished. Such
travesties can fool the public and again
they demand the facts which they have
reason TO believe are being concealed for
political purposes and which are vital to
the truth in this case being divulged"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-12
ALLEGED DYNAMITERS
PLANNED A JAIlBREAK
Cut Hole in Cell in City Jail in Helena,
But Are Observation-Disclosures
Notifies the Officials.
SPECIAL 10 rnr INTER MoryrA,N.

y
Helena, Sept. I2.--At noon today Il
hoe 10 inches wide was discovered in the
city Jail cell which was occupied until
Tuesday last by William Stats and
Joseph Jarvis, the men held on suspicion
Of being the ones who committed the
dynamite outrage on the Northern Pacific
railway between Livingston and Bozc-
man.
The hole was neatly covered by bit
OF plaster which had been cut out in "A
most careful manner. The brick covered
by the plaster had been dug ont for the
iull width OF 10 inches until only n shell
OF brick remained between the inside and
the street at the rear OF the Jail In
the hole were found two bits Of iron, with
which the prisoners had done the cxca-
waiting. With these instruments Acting
Chief O'Brien says the men could have
secured their liberty in one more night S
work
On Tuesday last William Bradshaw, a
,ity prisoner, was released from the jail.
! alter he notified the authorities that
Stats and Jarvis were planning to escape
today-Saturday. A superficial cxamina-
ton of the cell at that time revealed
nothing unusual, but the men were re-
,aoved for safety to the steel cage Today
Night Sergeant Hayes made more ex-
tended investigation, which resulted in
discovering the hole. Where the men got
the tools is a mystery. They will be care
fully watched from now on.