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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
QUEER HUMAN NATURE.
An Illustrative Instance Of the Fact
That the Queerness Has No
Limit.

Were an odd lot, to be sure" said
the prematurely bald young man. BY
way of assent to this patitude the one
with the big. black cigar batted his
eyes. Whats up?" he inquired, after
i pause, relates the New York Times.
ooh, nothing's wrong" explained he
Of the vanishing locks. AN incident
that took place at the drug store onthe
corner, which have justleft, led to some
reflection upon the streak Of the queer
that's in all of US.
There's broken window glass
fronting the street l noticed It rs
entered the store. Furthermore, the
druggist had hastily painted a sign
reading:
( ""This window was broken acci-
dentally!'
1.-THE proprietor saw me smile as
read the sign. Grateful that I should
have the 'perceptive sympathy to
divine the reason that led him to expose
the card outside with the words have
quoted painted on it, he began to ex-
plain:
GIVE been badgered with questions
about that until I'm
Here he was interrupted by cus-
toner who had just entered, saying:
How'd the winder get broken?'
The druggist turned to me with Z
comical gesture Of despair. Then he said
to the newcomer: You're the thirty
seventh person to ask that question. See
the sign?'
1T appears that gas jet pushed too
close to the pane had cracked 1t. This
mishap had caused the druggist to lose
his patience, and, incidentally, run the
risk Of losing the patronage Of thought
less customers who insisted upon know
ing the cause Of the break"
THAT reminds me Of one," added the
man with the cigar. while waiting for
train out west one afternoon last win
ter, struck up acquaintance with the
station master Of the dinky little station
ut which my train was to arrive. was
much amused to observe over the big
clock sign with the legend: Yes, I'm
right
Is that entirely necessary asked
Of the station master. nodding to the
clock
Necessary! echoed he. Z should say
It was! I suppose it saves me lots Of
trouble. But even that doesn't stop them
entirely
'"'Then he left me. "A number Of per-
sons entered the station just then, train
having pulled In, and the little waiting
room was soon filled with people. An ex-
tremely gaunt stranger approached the
station master and asked him II the clock
was right. Judging from the frown that
blackened the brow Of the ofiicial i'm
agine that there must have been murder
N his heart at that moment. Yes, it's
right he Kissed. Don't you see the
sign?' Coming right upon this converse
ton with me, suppose the usual Ques-
ton filled the station master with un-
usual irritation. Then heard him say
to . man beside him:
DID you hear that fellow ask me II
he clock was right? and with the Sign
up there, tool
"The individual whom the station NAH
had just addressed seemed q tride be-
wildered. He gave q glance q: the sign.
and then said:
Well, is it?'"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
FORTUNE HUNTERS.
Marriages of Many American Girls Of
Wealth to Titled Foreigners
Turn Out Unfortunately.

The marriage OF many American
girls of wealth to titled foreigners IL
just now receiving more than usual
attention. The disclosures regarding
the post-wedding experience Of some
of the brides who have left their
homes and native land to become the
wives of real or bogus noblemen OF
Europe are in many cases humiliatina
and distressing.
Margaret Van Etten In . ,cabled ar
tic1e from Vienna gives q few OF the
names of American women who have
come to grief by such foreign alliances.
There are thirteen on her list, and the
number might be increased by a thor
ough study of the newspaper files. Ev-
cry woman mentioned married q title,
and most, II not all Of them. were
subjects of extensive newspaper notice
when their weddings occurred. Their
triumph was In the blaze OF publicity;
their humiliation and suffering have
been chiefly in private. In every case
cited these women have either secured
divorces or are living apart from theiI
husbands
Some Of the daughters Of Americana
Of wealth, says the Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle, have contracted
happy marriage with foreigners and
by their subsequent lives have reflect
ed honor upon their native land In
their new homes. There is no reason
why an English nobleman should NOT
fail in love with rich American girl
and marry her, precisely a. he might
have loved and married poor Eng
lish girl. It IL not such cases which
are open to criticism, but the numer-
GUS alliances which are clearly the pro
duct Of fortune-hunting negotiatorA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
TO LIGHTEN LAUNDRY WORK.
Housewife Who Looks After
Her Own Linen.

Washing day Is Justly dreaded In the
heat of summer, when all work is a
double burden to the flesh. Anything
that ightens the work is, therefore, es-
pecially welcome, but though the tools
Of to-day are superior to those OF our
yrandnother's, modern invention has
done comparatively little to tighten the
labors Of the laundry. In spite of the
cost Of washing machines and the rep
reservations of their agents, e perfor-s
ated zinc rubbing board is still the
most useful tool that a good laundress
can command, says Prairie Farmer
Home Magazine.
One of the most important parts OF
washing is the asserting OF the
clothes. There are many stains. which,
like those of perspiration, disappear
madcally with little cold water and
soar, and others, like fruit and cof-
fee, which must be treated with boil
ing water, but are permanently set by
lukewarm water. If it is the practice
of the family to soak all the clothes
in cold water before the washing has
begun, great many stains will be
permanently set; but If the various
kinds of stains are carefully sorted out
and properly treated hours OF rubbing
will be saved.
A housekeeper whose clothes always
lock as white as the driven snow says
that it is best to soak coarse clothes In
cold water, but the table linens and
fine clothes need not be so treated.
The same housekeeper says that as
soon AS she has removed the stains
from her clothes she puts them In
cold water in the boiler. and brings
them to the boiling point, and then
puts them In the washtub to be rubbed
for the first time. The boiling starts
the dirt, and the rubbing is much cas-
Ter than it would otherwise be. After
rubbing, the clothes arc transferred at
one to the first rinsing water. then to
the second. and when they are thor
oughly rinsed they sare put few
at time into the bluing water. pro-
vided they have not been blued in sew
eral weeks. If they have, they are
wiring out with the wringer and put
out to dry. All white clothes should
be dried outdoors in the strongest sun
light. Both the freezing cold and the
heat of the summers sun bleach
them.
Brown soaps usually contain rosin
and soda, and are good for washing
white clothes, but they should not be
used for colored clothes or fannels, as
soda bleaches the one and the rosin is
injurious to the other. Use good
white soap for this purpose. All col
ored clothes should be dried as quickly
as possible in the shade. Starched
clothes are dried in the house In laun-
dxics, in order to keep them stih. II
they are yellow, they are bleached IN
the sun, and afterward starched and
hung in the house to dry. Coloreo
Dire sses which are trimmed or COM
bin ed with white should be rinsed In
water in which salt has been dissolved
in about the proportion OF table
spoonful of salt to a gallon of water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
- LITTLE CHILD.

co . nss the dark my little ~.
~ I S. stealing softly to my nv S Sns
! siem g n and cudd lie down. %y Oee'
1 ~. on my bosom lay HI. i hesd.
. Please 1t me I slee roa akin
IN. q ne neatles close to me ~ 'o-nisnss
~ childish fears are pu " tue to a,.h. k 3
"a AZ, = e :. knew how weak how ,r.,, =
n. Ia Dl,ncly and how Oft I fan lnus''
1t 80 OF my face is ii me an ar.
cc, uld not rush to me when en "a.
The T.,,. With her sable wings ont .nr..a.
Wo aasn. &c has when am near ua'so
S1o cease to bring him to nv h.a
where they'll bring him
Ana nave slept. from vision. free.
~ N, weepins. they may. leave him th.r.
on - serenely close to me .1 '" we're
..Pis. e = reaching upward then.
NJ 1,as - iather. have come to Law
nsad upon your breast as.in..
q - Aiser. u Chicago Record-I5.+.,l1 g
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Chocolate Cocoanut Cake.

One-half cupful Of butter, one cupf.ll
of sugar, one and half cupfuls of -four.
three eggs, half cnpful Of cold water.
one heaping teaspoonful Of baking pow
der sifted in the -four, two tablespoon.
fuls of cocoa or grated chocolate. Mix
as usual, folding in the whites, stifny
beaten. with the last of the flour and
bake in large square pan. When cold.
cut in small squares, have ready in .
bowl q boiled chocolate icing and dip
each square, using wooden toothpick.
and lay ON waxed paper. When this Is
firm. dip in white frosting and roll In
grated fresh cocoanut Country Gen.
tleman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

ETC., with its border Of flmy wheels the
size Of silver dollar. is familiar to all
who keep in touch with the develop
ment of the fad for this sort of work.
Somewhat newer, and. in some re-
spects, more effective, is the combina
ton Of braid and Teneriffe stars shown
in the accompanying illustration Of q
centerpiece that is q welcome change
been in evidence SO many moons
Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
s.ndxlass In vogue.

The sandglass is again to be found 40
q picturesque dining table equipment.
and the old world timekeepers look
quite at home with the antique furnish-
ings now In vogue. Three-minute sand
glasses accompany the bronze egg
boilers now SO popular for breakfast
table use These glasses are employed
by many housewives at table when the
viands run the risk of being spoiled by .
fraction of second under or over do
ing" They are also deliberately mount
ed and adOrn desks and even cabinets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
WALKING FOR CHILDREN.
Not Like-Games Suit
Them Better. Il

A great many children have crooked
legs because their mothers or nurses
endeavor to make them walk before
their limbs are strong enough to bear
the weight Of their bodies without in.
jury. The inexperienced mother takes
q pride in seeing her offspring making
attempts to walk, and often forces the
little one to stand in spite Of the vesy
obvious protestations Of nature.
Nurses. too, when taking their charges
out for an airing, often force them to
walk simply to save themselves the
trouble of carrying them, says q house
hold authority.
Baby carriages are often to be blamed
for some of the crookedness Of the
limbs of the rising, as well as tho
risen, generation. In this instance the
child is wheeled about until it is many
months old and its body Is developed
while the legs remain inactive. The re-
suit is that when the child is at last made
to bear the weight on its recreant limbs.
they, being very soft, bend under the ac-
customed pressure.
Young bones consist chiefly Of Scarti-
laginous material, and are 1t this stage
bent with comparative ease, and, hav-
ing little elasticity, became readily set.
Children should be allowed to creep as
much as they like, and when their limbs
are at to bear their weight they will be-
gin of their own accord to make at-
tempts to walk.
In any case, walking is not an exer-
else to which young children take kind
" at any time. It Is extremely weari-
some to them. It Is the poorest form Of
exercise they can take, involving the
greatest amount of active movement.
The effort of keeping the spine erect and
balancing the body is very fatiguing to
the youngx and this may easily be DEM
onstrated by taking young child for .
long walk and noting how very
quickly it becomes tired and begins to
drag its steps languidly along.
The best form of exercise for children
is one permitting Of the greatest amoant
of movement and the most exercise for
the least fatigue. Games such as chill
dren love, with hoop or ball, are much
better for them than long. dreary set
walks, allowing as they do constant
change of muscular movements, giving
each muscle its due need Of exercise
without overstraining one particular
set of muscles. In this way all the
muscles of the body may be pleasantly
exercised without any being over-fa.
tigued.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
MESSAGES WITHOUT WIRE.
Long.Ago Expectations Of wendell
Phillips Have Come to Ne
Realised.

It IL often said that there Is nothing
in the discoveries Of science that the
poets and other men Of fine Imagination
have not foreseen and foretold. Wendell
Phillips delivered hundreds Ut times
charming lecture entitled "The Lost
Arts" In which he showed how almost
every wonderful thing upon which the
world prided itself as modern invention
had been anticipated . thousand yesrs.
or twice, or thrice, as long ago. That was
an excursion in history But It IL not
commonly known that he forstold wire
less telegraphy, says the Boston Herald.
On July %, 1866, he made IN address to
the schoolboys Of Boston, gathered In
Music hall. He exhorted them to toll
earnestly to improve on what had been
done before and not to forget that they
were heirs Of q noble heritsge. RE
member, boys, what fame 1t is that you
bear up-this old name of Boston!"
After briefly setting forth some Of the
historical glories Of Boston. he said:
Nov, boys, this is my lesson to you tor
day. You cannot be a. good as your IA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Remedy for Bee stinss.

Don't scream and howl when stung by
a bee, but just run for the shears, or in
fact anything in the way of steel. Then
press the wound firmly with the steel,
and the poison will soon be out. With
me, this never fails to bring relief, and
this summer / have even tried the same
remedy for mosquito bites, wi.n good re-
sults.-OranRe Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

the request an extremely fishy pro
ceeding, and collapsed with roar Of
laughter at his stupendous witticism.
while everybody sat staring at him IN
amazement. The history of Old Ship
as a favorite resort of ministers dates
back as far as 1927.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Bank-Notes ut . Premiana.

The recent notice authorizing the 10.
sue Of notes to the value Of 3275, 900
recalls the fact, little known to the
present generation, that Bank of Eng
land notes we're at one time actually
at premium In the market. In the
year 1895 coin was very scarce, and
the bank applied for and obstained
permission to postpone payment OF .
portion Of its issue Of notes, only the
holders Of those which bore date prior
to a certain period being able to de-
mand cash for them. Az result,
those notes were worth, and did act
ually sell for, more than their face
value.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

A car fell from the railroad track
near .Covington, KY. and alighted on
q residence 60 feet below. Tho occu-
pants were startled, remarks the Ba.-
timore American. although they had
been rather accustomed to hailing
street cara
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
A SILENT
cO I RTSHIp

g = y
oNALD GRosvENoR paused N
~ me hillside with his easel under
~ arm, and stood surveying his sur
.oondlpgs with = critical eve. Before
nun ~ the picturesque valley with I'll
4 49, cottases and patches of deep, dark
.ooaa But the object on which he
nxed his attention was curiously
Sisnaped rock In the center of a field.
eanst . background Of delicately tint
- sky It was shaped like the ruins Of
4 ~ old castle and was Of gigantic pro-
& PORTIONS
= = must paint that when it is bathed
nth the! hues Of q glorious sunset ..
unused Donald.
AIter admiring the scenery before
nim Tor q few moments he turned and
loWly resumed his climb. On reach
ms the brow Of the hill he came to 4
sudden halt. and an exclamation of sur
pfise rose to his lips, for before him
i II young girl in front Of an easel
he did not appear to notice his ap-
proach. and he stood regarding her
closely for a moment. Then he stepped
j tribe nearer to her and paused again,
thinking to attract her attention. N
beg your pardon" he said at last,
nfting hfs hat Il had no idea should
And anyone here 4.
Z He waited for an answer, but she did
not speak or look up He moved still
1 nearer, and his shadow fell athwart her
canvas. She raised her head in startled
/ surprise.
He spoke again, apologetically, Of
1ering to- retire II, his presence would
annoy her. But she only gazed at him
blankly, and pointed to her lips and
carr. shaking her head graNely. {
Then It dawned on him suddenly that
AZ had been talking to deaf mute. He
! ga1ed at her Is II he doubled the pos
Gbil;ty Of one 20 lovely being the. VIC
IT. 0f such . grave misfortune. rs
Her head was bent over her work
asein, and. feeling himself dismissed,
he turned aside and placed his easel =
few PAGES away, preparatory to COM
mencing work.
must paint that face" he muir
INJURED, ~ she comes again."
And ahe did come again. Each sue
eoeding day found her at her easel,
and she was always there before him
i Hut I'll things must have an end, and
at last his work was finished. He sat
before his easel ON the last day of his
10y, absorbed in thought, when he was
startled by low whistle at his side
He looked up and beheld an old chum.
Avery Lynn. regarding him amusedly.
Your he calculated in amazement.
What charming company" said the
okher. II i low tone: "who Is she?"
y don't know. How came you here,
s. Never mind that now. DON. Intro
! duce me.
S II don't know who she is, 1 tell you, %
reiterated Donald. only she is q deaf
uute. =
.sBy George! What misfortune.
6ha'D. lovely - dream. You're hard
Don. suppose?"
would give half my life If she
Iere like other girls."
81 know the deaf and dumb alpha
III" Avery said. suggestively.
Sa .sFind out who she is and where she
4 lives" said Don. eagerly.
was 1t fancy or the glow Of the sun
I nj Or did flush creep slowly into the
facse Of the girl whom they discussed?
.sTIer name Is Elda Leigh" said Avery
Y M last. "and like yourself she is only a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
rENER1FFE REVIVAL.
nla.Time Needlevvork Once More In
High Favor for the Trim
ming Of Gowns.

Teneriffe needlework is fourishing
to-day in these parts to an astonishing
degree, and the influence of those cob
webby wheels Of thread which are its
characteristic manifestation is making
itself felt in dress garniture Of all kinds.
The Teneriffe lace coNar,, or the linen
centerpiece. table cover. bureau scarfs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
No Inducement.

"Well," exclaimed D0bbs, reasserting
his statement. "I'll stake my reputa-
ton on 1t.
30, that doesn't help, retorted Bobbs:
you'll have to offer something Of valus
= 1 wager."-Detr Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Potato Ribbons.

Peel potatoes of good shape as evenly
as possible and then pare round and round
in parings one-eighth of an inch thick
and without breaking. Fry in frying
basket In deep hot fat until light straw
color. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot
II the potatoes are kept in q napkin and
covered until fried they will not dis
color as badly as II left exposed to the
air while all are being prepared. Do not
drop into cold water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
CARE OF TOILET ARTICLES.
wash Cloths. Brushes, ETC.. BENEFITED
by . Regular and Thorough
Renovatfng.

Toilet articles should be kept perfectly
sweet and clean at all times. Wash
cloths must be cleaned and summed daily !:
let them lie for few minutes in basin
o. YARN water in which q pinch Of borax
has been dissolved. then wash through
warm soapsuds and rinse thoroughly.
Wash rags and bath towels are benefited
BY an occasional bleaching on the grass,
says the National Tribune.
To clean old sponges, boil them for
three or four hours in water enough to
cover them; to the water add two table
spoonfuls of carbonate of soda, then rinse
thoroughly through several clean, cold
waters. After this preliminary opera
ton, soak the sponges in chloride acid
mixed with four times the quantity OF
water for "a hours, then turn the hydrant
on them and let it run for some time,
rinsing until all smell Of the acid has
disappeared. Dry the sponges over q
hot stove and they will be as good as
new. 5,
Hair. brushes and combs should have
at least q weekly cleaning. An occa-
sional dip In gasoline helps the former
though nothing will keep the bristles
in better condition than washing in cold
soapsuds.
The tooth brush, above all, should not
be neglected. Wash 1t thoroughly every
time it is used, and every few days soak
It for some time in little borax or sods
water to keep it sweet.
Be careful that salves, lotion, etc, con.
tanning fats, do not become rancid in
warm weather, for the use Of them II
that condition will do more harm thar
good.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Cocoa Cap. Cakes.

Cocoa Up O0Ae3s
Delicious small cup cakes. baked in
gem pans or patty pans, are little
richer in their compromising. For
these, cream half q cupful of butter with
one cupful of sugar, add the yolks OF
three eggs well beaten and half cupful
of water Sift two teaspoonfuls Of bak
ing powder with cupful and quarter
of -four and quarter Of a cupful of CO.
Goa. Mix all together and bake In small
rounds and frost with q boiled icing,
either white or chocolate, as preferred.
The same mixture makes handsome
square loaf, but for this a little more
flour must be added. For the half cupful
Of water substitute three-fourths of
cupful Of milk and use two cupfuls Of
pastry flour. Thin layer cakes or small
gem pan cakes will stand up with a
little softer batter than loaf. Country
Gentleman.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-05
Ware & LeIapd'L Cotton Letter.

New York, Dec. 4.-The report has
been received and the result is too
widely known to require comment. The
market is now in a condition of de-
moralization, where all opinions are
valueless, and all comparisons of lit
tie service or help to any one interest
ed. 1t is sufficient to say that the
position of cotton is one where men,
DRY will have to revert to the Civil
War to find similar surroundings.
What the outcome will be can be left
to the imagination. Should the crop
prove around 100000 or 10,250, 900
bales it means that the recent annual
consumption of about 10,750,000 will
have to be cut down 100000 bales. 1t
is manifestly impossible to accomplish
this without setting a prohibitive price
on the raw material. That is, the price
will be such during the rest of the
year that many manufacturers who
have been free users for years will be
unable to buy cotton. By no other pos
Sible means known to the business
world can the crop of 10, 250,000 be made
to supply needs that in an ordinary
season, at ordinary prices, reaches TO-
100000 bales. We do not presume to
know what this price is. All that can
be said is that the Is cents and ID
cents made on certain options on the
last crop must easily be exceeded on
this. With every bale of actual cot
ton wanted, how simple it will be to
manipulate the later positions. All
this is in the future. Prices thus far
have been the result of natural con-
ditionS. All the available cotton will
find ready market at IL cents and 13
cents. Then anything is possible in
the way of manipulation in the dis
tant months. Since the change in crop
accounts during the month of Septem-
Der it has been our aim to keep our
people informed on the true inwardness
of the position this year. We have re-
peatedly written that no comparisons
exist, since the crop has never been
placed below consumption following
complete exhaustion of supplies the
previous season. There is nothing in
sight to change this view. We can
only urge conservatism, caution and
common sense. Fluctuations will be on
a terrific scale and it will require big
margins to trade in cotton from now
on. But there is every indication that
the market will be a wild one for
months to come.