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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
cooa: Lady Held the Fort.

!. Mrs. Charles Johnson. Of New
Haven, Conn, engaged comedy cook
in New York, and she proved a jewel
in hef line. On the fourth day in her
new home she paralyzed her mistress
by falling IN an epileptic fit. On re-
covering, the cook stated that she was
subject to them. Mrs. Johnson said
the girl must leave the, house The lat
ter declared that as she had been en-
gagged for month. she was determined
to stay All persuasion having been
useless to .dislodge her, Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson sought . temporary home at
q hotel, leaving the cook IN possession
for q month.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26

Miss Helen Keller and a Specimen of Her
ia Esf{ naEsfs Writing) 5 4st5s
the obstacles in the way were too many
and. too formidable for her to over
come. @1 va ~ II
But Miss Keller's will power is like
atlamant She is not to be moved from
attempting anything she has decided
some years ago and where there's .
will there's way. was all the argu-
ment she had to offer when her friends
tried to make her feel that college
diploma was beyond her powers Of
achievement It is now certain that
that diploma will be hers If she does
not fail in health. The Detroit Free
Press states that Mark Twain said
that Helen Keller and Napoleon were
the two most interesting characters OF
the nineteenth century, and the merry
Mark did not mean this as q joke. He
had had more than one interview with
Helen Keller and has been most pro-
foundly impressed by her remarkable
achievements. Miss Keller has writ
ten of our genial American humorist:
II love Mark Twain-7who does not?
The gods. too, loved him, and put into
his heart all manner of wisdom; then,
fearing least he should become q pes
simist, they spanned his mind with a
rainbow Of Iowa and faith" -,
Such men as Phillips Brooks. Ed
ward Everett Hale, John G.. Whittier,
oliver Wendell Holmes, Joseph Jeffer-
SON and other notables have found de-
light in meeting Helen Keller. and she
has amazed and delighted them by
the wonderful scope Of her mind. This
blind and deaf girl has learned to
operate an ordinary typewriter with
ease and perfect accuracy. She has
learned to solve difficult geometrical
problems. with bits Of wire because 1t
is. OF course, impossible for her to
see the geometrical figures drawn on
the blackboard for the rest OF her
class. Her sensitive fingers have had
to take the place Of eyes aud ears. The
limitations put upon her by the loss
Of sight and hearing have not daunt-
ed nor dismaycd her courageous spirit,
and the day on which she receives her
Diploma at the close of her college
career will be an epoch in the history
of educational achievements in our
cnl1ntfY. 81 s3E.tfs5t1=8i n .s..@4-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Must Curl Their Hair.

Travelling beauties never take pas
sage on an ocean steamer without a
spirit lamp. to !, heat their curling
tongs. This practice imperils the ship.
through danger of fire. One of the big
steamship lines has fitted every state
room on its vessels with an electric
apparatus Tor heating the curling tongs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26

fSe6OeCA
. by His Subjects.)
ceremonies cot quite In Keeping with
the western character Of the new ia
pan. Last year Marquis Ito, the great
est of living japanese, prounced fun
eral Grafton in the temple over his
murdered political colleague, Mr..
Hoshi.
The next day several of the newspa-
pers, in party spirit, denounced him
for having gone Immediately into the
presence Of the emperor in the gar
ments which he had worn at the fun
eral
In November Of each year the en-
peror gives garden party. Many of
the members of the old regime gather
up the soil where his chair has rested
and take it away, believing it to be a
cure for all ailments. Other guests
take away portions of the food pro-
vided by the emperor, as things too
sacred to eat, and preserve them In
the hottest place in the house.
The emperor rarely goes out. When
he does, he Is attended in his carriage
by one of two old gentlemen, who
alone enjoy this privilege. The at
tendant sits opposite, and does not
venture to lift his eyes to look at the
emperor. He has large palace, and
is known as "the man who drives
with the emperor"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26

the lamp will, Of course, be informed
of the danger limit, and when the
strands are heated to an unusual or
dangerous height will abstain from
working in such gaseous quarters. It
is stated that this gas detector may
be easily attached to the lamps now in
use, and it should prove very prac-
tical arrangement for the men who are
compelled to labor in the mines
Louisville Courier journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
valuable Church PROPERTY.

Seven religious bodies own-each of
them-property In the borough of Man
haitian New York city, in excess Of
a million dollars. The figures are:
Protestant Episcopalians, $4,000 500;
Roman Catholics, $33, 166, 500; Jews.
81 ,339 500; Methodists, $4,941 500; Re-
formed Dutch, $4,7o2, 900, and Baptists.
So, All 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
she missed Some Years.

He-I know you won't like her. but
vo, must certainly admit she's an
up-to-date girl.
she-No. at all. She claims she's 70
wears old. II she were really up-to-date
she'd acknowledge she's 80. at least
Philadelphia Press.
sman as every square foot Of space
added to the ground plan of struc-
ture increases the quantity OF ma
terials that 60 into the building and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
ELECTRICITY IN THE BODY.
c.rtoin Forms of Muscular Rheuma-
tism Safd to BE Caused
by the Fluid.

It may strike you as rather strange to
be told that at times your body is moth
ing less than a dynamo. fully charged
with electricity. Nevertheless, accord
ing to Sir James Grant, an eminent
English physician, as result OF sud-
den draughts, and the contraction OF
ordinary colds, the human body be-
comes charged with electricity to sur
prising degree.
The electricity generated under such
circumstances is not to be desp1sed,
saws a writer in the Detroit Tribune. 1t
is of Just as good a quality as that de-
rived from the regular electric battery,
although, of course, its Quantity is too
INSIGNIFICANT to be utilized for any prac-
teal purpose.
The main effect upon the victim is to
make his muscles hard and tense, fact
which often leads him to imagine that he
is suffering from some kind of muscular
rheumatism. Indeed, physicians, after
superficial examination, sometimes
diagnose the case in the same way. The
trouble, however, is simply that the
muscles have become charged with cleo
trictiy to an unusual degree.
No less strange than the ailment it.
self is the remedy adopted by Sir James
Grant some years ago. and now followed
by many other physicians. Sir James
has been in the habit of treating these
supposed cases of muscular rheumatism
by inserting fine steel needles into the
affected parts, the number of needles de-
pending upon the extent of the ailment.
The needles, as general rule, are in
serted in the places where the pain is
most intense, and are left there for one
or two minutes. The effect is magical.
At the expiration of the proper time the
patient finds that his muscles. which
before were as hard and as tense as
though he had caught cramp," are
quite flexible, and he can use them with
out pain.
| The reason of this cure is simple. AS
soon as the needles are inserted, the
electrical accumulation is discharged,
passing through the body of the opera
tor, although without causing him any
discomfort.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Evil Eject. of Alcohol

A municipal committee OF Glasgow,
Scotland, appointed to determine the ef-
feet of alcoholic drinks on the marked
increase of insanity, reports that out Of
sos admissions to the Glasgow district
asylum and 213 admissions to the poor
house, 80 per cent. were traceable to
alcoholic drinks as a cause. In the
United States 10 to II per cent. of in.
sanity IS from drink.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Ant.cipatiOns

Caroline-Does Winifred expect many
wedding presents? ~ E..
Margaret-Oh, yes; but she has no
idea she will receive as many as she
City Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
A Matter Of Business.

Fair creature, adore you!"
ooh, that's all right. count. You 60
and talk It over with papa Any arrange
ment you make with him will be salts
factory to me."-Chicago American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
No Race sutcide Here,

The family Of Andrew Vandervliet,
Of Passaic, N. J.. increases more rapid
~. than his salary. He has been mar
ried ten years, and has ten children.
The last eight were born in pairs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Proved Asaln.

Jack-The chump! He has sent her
flowers. BIT will have revenge. I'll
send her candy.
Tom-Ah, then, the revenge is sweet
Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26

the aid Of the accompanying observation OF the
w of gitteng vicinity OF the
be
about SIX degrees
brightest
this constellation Of a star frs magnitude
The swan lies NOT
vega and about twice far almost dec
made at
few weeks
velocity
heat its two prominent tails are very
easily
and the brightest
oft e years -, u
alread observable in the comet Will no DOUBT
the
in
depths of these striking appendges
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Grass stain.

Grass stains on white material should
be rubbed with spirits Of wine before
being touched with soap and water. II
this precaution be taken they will easily
come out when the garment is washed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
mn Thera n.

what Is a bride?" asked the teacher.
"A BRIDE" answered the boy, Whose
sister had been married q short time be-
fore. .sis the whole thing on her wedding
day.'-CAicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
Fact. and Figures.

Toni had my fortune told the other
day and my fiancee broke off the engage
ment.
Jack-Why, is she believer in such
nonsense?
Nonsense nothing! 1t was told her
by a mercantile agency. "-Chicago
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
I.v Against Prairie DOGS.

A law for the determination OF prairie
dogs has been passed by the Texas legis'
lature.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
sOnton Juice Keats Paste.

Paper may be securely gummed to
meta: by the aid Of onion juice.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
SIXTY-THREE DEAD IN WRECK
Baltimore and Ohio Fast Passenger
Train Struck Obstruction.

Connellsville Pa, Does mber 22.-With
terrible crash and grinding noise the
DuQuesne limited. the fastest through
passenger train from Pittsburg 20 New
York on the Baltimore and Ohio, plough
ed into pile of lumber at Laural Run,
miles west of Dawson, at 7:45 o'clock
this evening and slxty-three lives were
lost and thirty persons were injured.
The official statement of Supcrintend-
ont W. G. Lore follows:
NO. was derailed by running into
some switch tint,ers on 1imbers of
about thar size, derailing the engine ana
all ears. All the cars are badly dam
aged. Do not think any of the equip
ment win be able 10 go away from the
accident on their own wheels except pos
sibly the Pullman cars and the diner
The engine lies across both tracks, The
baggage car is over the bank. The first
coach Is partly over the bank The bal
arco of the train badly twisted. ! judge
thirty-ive people killed. All the people
killed we're in the smoker Escaping
steam from the engine went into the
first coach, scalding the people Very
few OF the other passengers were iniur-
81. Injured have been taken from
wreck and are lying on the bank EN-
sinecr and fireman cannot be found.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
FUNDS HAVE ACCUMULATED

New York. December 20 The New
York Fnancier says this week:
THE striking feature of the official
statement OF the New York associated
ranks last week was the Increase of Sl3
522 600 IN loans. This was notable chiefly
because of the fact that loan expansion
ir the last weeks of the year is quite
unusual, the banks generally being in
no condition to extend liberal accommo-
dalton to borrowers until after the turn
Of the new year. The excellent reserve
condition OF the Institutions in the pre-
vious week ana the accumulation OF funds
l., the banks In anticipation Of the DIS
bursement OF interest ana dividends inn
mediately after the beginning Of the year.
doubtless encouraged liberal lending,
which will account for the above noted
Increase. Cash reserves increased L. t;le
net amount of 2.e5G8oo, the specj gain
being SIS, 264. 500, while the legal tender
loss WAS S307 900. The Increase III spec.e
largely rejected payments for imported
go!d during the week. The deposits we've
augmented St7634,20O, or ST 1854, 500 II.
excess OF the total Of the gains In loa:ts
and in cash; hence the statement showed
Il good balance. The required reserve
was increased through the higher DEPOSITS
by 81. 4O5 o75. Deducting therefrom the
net gain i'll cash leaves S. 45O 875 as the
decrease IN surplus reserve to St2 1874, 62o.
Calculated upon The basis OF deposits,
less those Of $50 ,549 800 public funds; the
surplus is S2l, 1856, $50. The statement was
doubtless made on rising averages for
cash, there having been paid by the as
say office on Friday S $50, 0Oo, in add,-
zion to the amount dispursed for the
week S assay OF bullion, this amount rep
rcsenting balances due on previous as
says, the ABOVE named sum counted for
only one day, or one-ffth of the amount
in the statement The daily averages
for the clearings for the five days was
52oI ,o0o, 900. against Sie7, ooo, 900 IN the
previous week, indicating Increased bust
ness III the commercial markets and some
of the changes incident to the close OF
the year. The clearings on Saturday,
representing Thursdays transactions.
were $3.50. 674.72i, or much above the
average. One minor feature of the state
ment was a decrease of $751; 700 lin cir
cuation The loans We're in excess OF
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
BRITISH COTTON SUPPLY


Whatever be tho outcome of the present
cotton scare the danger that our fore
most Industry must always be exposed
to. so long as that industry is dependent
upon one source Of supply Of the raw
material IS again impressed upon us
The danger is intensified whom the supply
must come through a market which is
handled by reckless spectators Then
owing 10 many causes. the demand Tor
our cotton goods fell OF, while the pr!ce
~ raw material rose And now Mr.. Maca-
IA. chairman 81 tnc Master Cotton SPIN
ners' Federation, who is declared 10 be
Optimistic" in his view OF the situation
says LIN spite OF production being cur
tailed. good ARE not wanted our
great market oil India and emma may not
take SO much as usual" The loss 70
Lancashire of the crisis OF 1868 was
sstimatel bv Mr.. Golden at Gloo 600
and the working classes were described
" him rs brought down 20 ''one sad level
of destitution.'
our dependence upon the southern
states for our cotton can be seen from
The statistics Of the imports of raw cot
tom for tho ten months ending October
800. OF a total Of 2.47s, 10 bales l,82e'-
$50. or nearly quarters, came from
america How disastrous are the results
~ even an attempt at corner IN the
United States market was clearly seen
lasf August. WHOM cotton. which was
needed badly in Lancashire. was shipped
lack from Liverpool purely for specula-
i've reasons. Expert opinion in the United
states views with disfavor the artificial
changes in the price Of cotton, due TO
corners and speculation in futures
W. hear suggestions OF making spec
mating in futures in cotton illegal, as
Canada has done in the case Of com.
-rherc has also been q plan laid before
The board of management OF the New
York cotton exchange 70 establish licens-
a ware houses in the south, cotton stored
in which shall fulfill New York con-
tract as effectuany as If stored In New
York. A corner would mean not merely
q rorner of the New York market, hut
a curne- Of the entire SOuth-d practically
,nnuossibie fact Whether this scheme is
feasible. or how # would work, remains
"a he seen. To fuihil contracts NJ once.
.ha stocks Of actual cotton must be close
"a the market. The relation OF spot
COTTON to futures" has been very con-
efsely stated thus. Stocks or spot
cotton are the bullion of which the note
currency is the future contracts. HOW
far it would be possible TO make deailne
in futures" Illegal without a pre1udlcldi
effect on the supply Is doubtful, when tn"
r,athode bv which the planter and the
..irner conduct tler business are con-
s;5ered From March. when he planeS,
10 September, when he picks. the planter
has TO undertake expenditure on iap"i'
fertilizers. etc. all OF which ne oo.llls -
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
Review of the New Orleans Market,

New Orleans, December 24.-Spot cot
ton in good demand at fun prices Sales
$500 bales, including 200 to arrive. QUO
tations advanced | &c.
Futures opened steady with prices to
9 points higher. From this level there was
q gradual advance until prices were from
20 to 81 points higher than yesterdays
close. The fluctuations soon after the
opening gave the market a nervous APP
pearancc but the updertone was amazing
ly strong, and when the bull leader com
mcncod buying prices showed a ready re-
spouse. Throughout the morning profit
taking was on an enormous scale, but
II whs more than offset by fresh buying,
short covering, on the general belief that
prices would ultimately reach extreme
heights, and by buying of the bull lead
or. who seemed to be unconcerDed NJ
what price he bought cotton so long as
he bought 1t. His brokers were also said
to be buying heavily. In the trading Jan
uary advanced 20 points TO 1852; Eco
ruary % to 1878; March rs TO I3 90
April 23 TO 1888; May g to I4.o3; June
az to u. IS and July rs points to l4.2i
The trading WAS heavy and fluctuations
wide and numerous. From the highest
prices OF the day there was a recession
or 3 to 10 points. the close showing net
gains OF IL to II points.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
FIFTEEN INJURED IN WRECK.
Passenger and Accommodation Train
Meet Head-On.

Morris, Ala. December 23.-Thc second
section of through train No. 8 OF the
Louisville and Nashville railroad run
mng one hour and fifteen minutes late
c0llidcd hcad-on with the Decatur ac-
cCmmodation train No. g, one-fourth Of
q mile south Of here, this afternoon at
1905 o'clock,
The dead
Engineer Hollis Wright, of Train No. g..
Henry Allen, colored. mail clerk.
Fatally injured:
Hollis Wright, engineer OF train No &.
The following are more or less hurt:
Ike w starr mail clerk, Nashville.
broken arm. lee gashed. bruised on head;
j. 4. Williamson. express messenger
Nashville. bruises al oyer the body. War
rem Gummins. colored fireman of No. d
fom Blackwell colored porter OF NO q,
Albert Em0re. colored. fireman 80. o,
G. r. Cockrul. Decatur Mrs. ". j..
salisbury. Warrior; J. 5, Morgan, War
rior: c. r. Price, Decatur; J. ID. Nor
gan. Warrior. H. II, button, Blunt
Springs. all passengers ON No. 9; >. y.
Cummns, express messenger Of No q;
WIN Crawford, tlagman ot NO. 3; Mrs.
i. S Williamson. Cardiff J $ Humph-
ries. BardstOwn, Ky; Mrs. Laura No}ies,
Macon. ms passengers Of No tram.
George Allen, engineer Of No. g.
The southbound train oVerrau its of-
ders Conductor Arnold noticed mat ne
passcd Morris without meeting No 9
and pulled tho emergency signal Eng
rcpr Alien. Of the accommodation, saw
tho approaching s)uthbotud train and had
his own train nearly stopped before he
~rash came .llcn and his fireman jump
ed ana escaped serious harm
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
LIFE PRISONER ALLOWED
TO SPEND XMAS AT HOME

Uniontown, Pa, December 23.-Convict-
Cd of murder in the second degree an :
then restored to his family. James
Swancy will pass Christmas with his wife
and twelve children al his own fire
side on the mountain side near Hayden
town, where the crime was committed.
Then Swaney will return to Uniontown
to receive his sentence and go to the
penitentiary.
The Kindness shown by the court was
agreed to by the prosecution and four
brothers OF the prisoner went on his bond
for $4,000 The conviction grew out
of the feud between the Turner's and
Swaneys. which has been bitterly fought
for years
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
NEW WAR SHIPS BUILDING.
Secretary Moody Asks 100000
for Armor and Armament

yy,.1-1r--,-,,- TIo--.-I,.,, % ~, 5000,
..'.,' ..',';.,ii, - e'3"''
81 lHe Bte.t' ''p'"l'S WIN "neh 'ne
new shps Tor inc navy are being ad-
vaneed to complexion Secretary Moody
,e,.,..t en-. ~, ,,,,,o,,r,''tfl1, e1,. q . 0oo
ooa ~ Y ~ - - ~
wv loi a'inor ana alnA@n'eNl - be
made without dc-2y The laat appro-
pllatlon made io' aflnor aud armament
vas p'Sgo on lHe '''l'o''i' eA',,la loo per
i"'''R '"ol 49, 80, d '"9 - t00''' N0
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28
Ye Kid and We Santa Claus.

ye Kid he goeth to thu cot.
And sleepeth like top;
he dreameth Of the Christmas time
And wooden soldiers al In line
Or aobbling turkeys smoking hot,
Ana good tat pudding in pot
lie jutapeth with silly stare.
AS viii. one eye just lad bare.
old Santa claus he spies.
lie cometh tumoling from the shi@s.
ue watcneth him with bated breath
Az round the room he goeth.
And wonders II hell leave q sled.
As yesterday 1t snoweth.
on il he don't pair Of skates
And lois OF good things stuffed Wall
dates.
"Jimminy pats, What's this see?
ola Santa Claus Is watching me"
Then. with snort. hi dusteth tar.
Deep underneath the cover
Old Santa Claus hath pulled his ear
Then yelleth he for mother!
Joseph Loder.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-28

the deposits by So, a44 100. comparisons
of loans show tia. nine of the largest
banks increased this item by 81 2.cOo,O 900
Seven of these Institutions gained 52.4cO.~
600 net In cash"
The statement of the clearing mouse
banks Of the city Cor the five days OF
this week shows the following changes
Loans 1892, 242 800; increase Si3.522 600
Deposits, $685., 9I8, 700; increase Si7.-
635, 700
Circulation s45. 800. 400; decrease s73l.-
700.
Legal tenders $4,000. 500; decrease"
1907, 900.
Specie sleI,I5l 900; Increase So. 2e4soo
Reserve S22e, o54, 800; increase S2,957.-
800.
So, AO7.765.
Surplus si2. ,e25: decrease 81 $50 875
Excess United States deposits S2l 1885,
$50: decrease ST. ,446. 900.