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

One news agent in Paris sold more
than 1,297, 900 English newspapers and
periodicals in the last IL months.
Instructions have been given the po-
lice in south London to seize and de-
stroy all boys kites flown in the
streets.
There are at the present moment in
France 100000 houses which have no
windows, because there is still a
French window and door tax.
The Annapolis valley of Nova Sco-
tia sends over 100000 barrels OF apples
annually to Scotland, England and
other parts of Europe.
Farmers in Cheshire, England, are
now prosecuted for leaving hedge
clippings on the roadways to the dam
ger of bicycle and motor tires.
Mr.. Harry Tucker Easton gave an
interesting lecture before the Insti-
tute of Bankers at the London institu-
ton recently on the history OF the
well-known banking house of Messrs.
Smith, Payne & Smiths. It appeared
that the business of banking had been
carried on by the Smith family for
over 200 years, Thomas Smith, the
founder of the house, starting bust
ness as banker in 1858, five years be-
fore the foundation of the Bank of
England.
When the natives of Paraguay drink
tea they do not pour it from teapot
into cup, but fill a goblet made out
of pumpkin or gourd, and then suck
up the hot liquid through long reed.
Moreover, the tea which the use is al
together different from that which
comes from China, being made out OF
the dried and roasted leaves of palm
like plant which grows in Paraguay
and southern Brazil. The natives say
that this tea is an excellent remedy
for fever and rheumatism, and chemi-
cal tests which have been made by Ger
man physicians seem to show that
there is good ground for this state
ment. Certain it is that tea is widely
used throughout Paraguay in cases
of illness, and that, SO far as has
been observed, the effects produced
by it are highly beneficial.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Longevity In Europe.

OF European nations, the Norwe-
pian and Swedish are the longest
lived, the Spaniards the shortest. Ac-
cording to foreign statistical re-
turn recently issued. the average du-
ration of life is as follows: Sweden
and Norway, so years; Britain, As
yeas and 3 months; Belgian, a
years and months; France, 43 years
and 6 months; Austria, 80 years and
s months; Prussia and Italy, 80
years; Batavia, SO years, and Spain.
50 years and months.-Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
THE HEEL AND THE TONGUE.
part. Of the shoe which TAX the In
genuity Of tho Cobbler in
Repairing.

Two parts of the modern shoe on
which the cobbler is frequently re-
1uired to exercise his ingenuity are
the heel and the tongue. The heel il
too high and the tongue is missing.
The first defect is due to the diff
Guilty many women have in finding q
shoe of becoming shape with mod
erate-sized heel. In order to get the
toe and instep they want they have
to take heel that pitches them for
ward as if they were walking on
stills. That exceedingly high prop
they frequently find objectionable,
and the cobbler is requested to pare
of an inch or so of superduous
height, says the New York Times.
'Why don't you buy the right kind
to start with?'' asked one Of these
artists in leather of regular Gus
toner.
II would, if 1 could find Them was
the reply. ''They do not seem to be
in the market
The cobbler does not care for .
commission of that kind.
"A heel cut down." he said, never
has the proper shape. and it is hard
to fit on an entirely new one"
Still he does it. Also he supplies
new tongues. In many of the cheap
err grades of shoes the tongue is an
ephemeral affairs. 1t falls out after
the shoe has been worn few times,
and gets lost and the cobbler has to
fill up the gaps. 1t is only of late
years that he has had to keep box
of extra shoe tongues On hand. For
merly tongues were made to stick, but
they are now the least durable part
of shoe. s.t.af
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
MENTALITY OF MONKEYS.
Ascending To Professor Garner 1t II
Much the Same ~ That OF
the Human Being.

Prof. r. Z. Garner told recently OF
his latest attempt In the study OF
monkey or animal speech in his re
1 cent trip to Africa. He reviewed his
early efforts to master the mysteries
Of monkey speech with captive AMI
/ mails, the growth of his interest and
his determination to seek out the am
mai in his native wilds and under ma
tural conditions. His first trip in
1892 was largely exploratory and
much of the time friutless for his
special purposes. The last trip was
hampered by faulty supply arrange
ments. but was more fruitful OF re-
suits, says Boston exchange.
The chimpanzee and gorilla were
chosen for study as being nearest
structurally to man and possibly the
highest developed in speech, or at
least in intelligence. Contrary to
general belief, the gorilla is confined
to an extremely small district and is
rarely found at elevations OF more
than Is feet above the sea level, in-
habiting low, marshy, fat regions ex-
clusively.
Gorillas never build huts, as has
been said Of them. They are very rare
animals even in Africa, and only one
living specimen was ever exhibited
in the United States and that in Bos~
ton, for about day and half, dy-
ing five days after it's arrival. The
gorilla has been abandoned, virtually,
by Prof Garner as an object OF sys-
tematic study, owing to the lnfre-
quency of suitable opportunities.
The chimpanzee is more tractable
animal. much more numerous than
the gorilla, and has much wider
range, though how wide Prof. Garner
has not been able to determine Inc
best region for finding them rs
around the Ogowe river. where the
professor purposes to return IN
few months with supply arrange
ments permitting uninterrupted at
tention to the object of his trip. The
lecturer gave graphic recital OF his
experiences in the jungle and the d11-
ficulties attending travel along the
African equator. His famous cage
was on the platform. Its details were
explained and some idea given of the
native and foreign residents and gus
toms of the region. A special word
Of praise was accorded the Portu-
guese residents he met with there
and their sympathetic aid in his
work.
One Of the conclusions he has ar
rived at is that monkeys mental pro-
cesses differ in no respect from
mans, except in degree, especially
in the matter of speech. A remark
able instance was related of tame
chimpanzee in Africa which had been
trained to know all the keys OF
plantation and to use them. One OF
the keys was simple affair-little
more than square steel plug-but it
opened cabinet containing eatables
and was the first key he used when
given the bunch in an impromptu ex-
hibition of his powers.
After q time it was learned that
the animal was opening the cabinet
on his own hook and It was found
that he would nibble stick down to
the proper size and shape and with
it would open the cabinet. Prof. GAR
ner promises to bring back as 9 re-
suit Of his coming trip group Of
chimpanzees that can talk to some
oyf nnt:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
D~ke,. xI.e4eea cAildre..

The largest family among royal per
sonages is that possessed by Duke Rob-
ert Of Parma, whose second wife, In
fanta Maria Antonio of Portugal, has
lust presented him with another
daughter, which makes, in all, his nine
teenth child. By his first wife, Princess
Maria Pia DIES Graces of Bourbon
Sicily, the duke had three sons and five
daughters, and by his second wife he
has now five sons and six daughters
London Sketch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
DOGS ARE OF LITTLE USE.


The use of bloodhounds as detec-
tive agency has of late years been
exploited almost to the proportions
Of fad. Yet when you put to the
test Of actual experiment the result
has been humiliating failure, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. The expert
ence of Canton and Charleroi is still
fresh in public recollection. Numer-
GUS other cases where bloodhounds
have been put upon the trail have
been reported, but the record upon
their achievements has been suspi-
ciously silent. The success OF blood
hounds in slavery days was no doubt
due to two conditions, neither of
which is present to-day. The dogs
were carefully trained for the pur-
pose for which they were used, and
were pure bred. The so-called blood
hounds used to-day arg seldom Of
straight breed, and almost Invariably
unframed.
The Lorain case, where citizen
was arrested upon the sole fact that
the dogs, being taken to the house,
went to his room, contains an .exam-
pie of their use which it will be well
to avoid. Whatever faith may or
may not be placed IN their instinct,
it is certainly not enough, without
corroborative evidence, to justify the
arrest and humiliation of any person.
Gov. Pennypacker must have had
something Of this possibility in his
mind when he lately vetoed the
bill authorizing sheriffs to purchase
bloodhounds for the purpose Of
tracking criminals. Even II. the use
OF brutes in such cases was not sub
ject to the charge Of barbarism, the
danger of fearful mistake ought to
require the production Of strong cor
roborative evidence before an arrest
is made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Bearded women.

Two French doctors have been
looking into the question of bearded
women, and have discovered that out
of every 1000 sane females 299 are
bearded. OF these 230 have only light
down, 40 have very visible beard, and
ten are Enthusiastically adorned with
this hirsute appendage. Out of 1000
insane women examined, 491 had
slight boards, while Sc had boards well
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
SWISS MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS.
Over Ten Feet to Make
Them Accurate.

from which all heights In Switzerland
| have been determined has been !,
| bronze bolt which Gen. Dufour af
fixed to one of these rocks in 1920
Col. Siegfried figured out in 1879 tina
the actual height of this point above
mean sea level was 1866 meters, say,
| the New York Sun.
He reached this result by subtract
ing from 16O9.57 meters, the height o.
Chassera1 above the sea, as deter
mined by Eschmann, 1921 meters
which was the difference between the
heights of Chasseral and the bolt o.
Niton. The figures for the elevation
above the sea of all the mountain:
in the country were based upon this
determination of the height of the
stones of Niton above the sea.
More exact means Of determining
elevations above sea level have been
developed. The first great lines OF
levelling were carried out by Bour.
daloue in France in 1s57-64, when his
dwellings aggregated a length of over
1900 miles.
The art of making extremely &C.
curate dwellings, has improved as OBJ.
servers have gained experience and
their instruments have been perfect
ed, $50 that for the exact determine.
ton of elevations above sea level
lines of dwelling are now regarded
as more satisfactory than the best
surveying instruments in the hands
of the most skilful engineers.
Four countries, France, Italy, Aus
tria and Germany, have run lines OF
dwelling across their domain from
the sea to the frontier of Switzer-
land. The results obtained have now
been discussed in an exhaustive mon
ograph by j. Hilfiker. In this dis
cussion he conclusively Heduces the
following figures for the height OF
the stone of Niton above the mean
sea level.
According to the French levelling,
the height of Niton above the sea at
Marseilles is 1888 meters; accord
ing to the Italian dwellings,, its
height above the waters surrounding
Italy is 373.76 meters; the Austrian
dwellings give height of 37s.73
meters above the sea at Trieste. The
German dwellings, show a height OF
373.43 meters above the sea at Swine
munde.
The average of these four deter
limitations gives the height of the bolt
affixed to the stone Of Niton as 373.5s
meters above the mean height of the
waters washing the coasts of Europe,
with a possible error of OF of q
meter.
The. height of all the mountains
Of Switzerland. according to the fig
ures now printed. must thus be re-
duced by 3.3 meters in order to make
the figures conform with the present
determination OF the height of the
stone of Niton above sea level. DR..
E. Hammer, the well-known geogra-
pher of Stuttgart, who has carefully
examined the work of Mr.. Hilfker, is
Of the opinion that for geographical
purposes this is the nearest approx
nation that need ever be made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
what He Felt Like.

The minister had said:
This collection is for the relief Of
the flood sufferers. Each of you may
give whatever he feels like"
Many gave literally, some less so, and
one man who had plenty gave none at
all.
For he was stingy.
However he had q conscience.
And when the collection plates were
back in their places once more the
man arose and said:
did I understand rightly when I
thought your reverence said we were
to give whatever we felt like ?''
Il believe that is what said, though
Of course expressed the idea incom-
pletely."
.'Well," said the conscience-stricken
brother, "if you'll send that plate back
to me I'll give 30 cents. baltimore
American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
The ssFather Of waters

That the low-lying territory of the
Mississippi should at times be over
flower is not surprising, if one con-
siders that the .Father Of Waters"
draws supplies from 90 states, drain-
ing one-third of the area OF the
United States Chicago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Poor sister.

Mr.. Bowman-Sot this is your seventh
birthday, Elsie.
Elsie-Y Yes, sir.
.'Graciousi If you keep on having
birthdays you'll catch up to your Big
sister,
81 guess will, cause she's stopped
havin' 'em. She's been q s long as
can remember. Philadelphia Prens
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Piccadllly Rebuke.

Even pickpockets should have clean
hands. One tried to remove the val
uabSes of q Piccadilly ''irreproach-
able" as he sauntered to his club the
other morning. The irreproachable
seized the thief by the wrist, gazed
at his filthy paw and flung it from
him in disgust. saying: "For goodness
sake, my good wan, wash your hands
before you put them in gentleman's
nocket. London Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

Little M..s-Sister told me to enter
tain you till she comes down.
Mr.. Caller-Oh! She did, Ell?
Yes; and not to let myself get
pumped. Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Partlx QuaIined.

'Say," said the dilapidated individ-
ual, as he bumped into local cap
italist, I'm looking for hacker"
"What's the scheme?" asked the
]. c.
eff I had $4,000 I'd challenge JEFF
fries for the heavyweight champion
ship" answered the seedy party.
why" rejoined the other, "you
couldn't stand before him for three
seconds"
..That's all right" replied the
schemer. But, say, when it comes to
talkin' I'm terrible terror from
Terrorsyille. Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

When set Macmillan the Mexico this
would had
fighting the civil With the close of that the authorities at
foreign Gen. supplied with and
assist republican
Macmillan
of Mea,
buna had
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
FLOWER CURE FOR AILMENTS.
Has Been Found Effective In Europe
and May Come Into Gen.
eral Vogue.

The various ailments to which won.
en- are subject, most of them due tic
csersensitiveness Of nervousness, are
now said to be durable by what is
known as "the flower treatment
Generally speaking, the grim, inexor.
able remedies of former general ton
have disappeared. No more pills and
black drafts. Instead we have pretty
picturesque medicines the light
cure" the "color cure the sunshine
cure latest of all, comes the
flower cure. Certain beauty special
lists in Vienna, if we are to believe the
news hailing from there, have estab-
lished as fact theory that certain
flowers and plants exercise medicinal
and restorative influences.
Violets, fresh spring violets, are the
remedy for melancholia.
Bergamot stimulates the digestion
and is useful in heart trouble.
The rose allays nervousness and she
who is subject to attacks should al
ways wear one of these fragrant flow
ers in her hair. As.for headaches, say
these wise Viennese, instead of bath
ing her brows with rose water let my
lady inhale the perfume from fresh
" plucked rose.
tranquility, cheerfulness and all
those enviable mental conditions which
tend to beauty, say they, must newt
ably result from the companionship of
flowers.
One might be slow to place credence
did not these beauty doctors add the
proviso that the patient taking the
flower cure must 60 forth into the
fields and pick the blooms or must
grow them. Only in extremity is she
permitted to buy her remedies. The
shrewdness Of It!
They go on to point out, these specials
lists, that women who take pride in
garden or window box are almost in
variably, by what has been hitherto
deemed happy accident, amiable,
light-hearted and healthy. Contrari-
wise, it is argued that beneficent in
fluence exhales from the plants.
A rose for headache, violets for
blues. bereamot for palpitation-why,
this is putting premium on misfor-
tune, isn't It?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

house and he is there still, though
am glad to say he is recovering.
But he had only his young blood
to thank that he escaped severe at
tack of pneumonia.
I was horror-struck.
Doctor" said I, Il am to blame
for this, and I am only thankful it
isn't murder. I want you to expel
me from college,"
Then I told my part Of the whole
proceeding, repeating my desire to be
expelled.
"Well," said the president delib-
erately, "the faculty will discuss the
matter. Whether you are expelled
or not, hope the sophomores have
learned lesson that will last them
till they graduate
They did. The hazing court had
held its last tribunal. When Allen
Jones reappeared, individual sopho-
mores, without many words, made
due apologies. And when the next
week Jones received an invitation to
be the guest Of honor at sopho-
more oyster stew in room 10, he gen.
erously accepted it. At nine O'Clock.
however, he was excused, as gener-
ally at that time his mothers pa
tient was settled for the night, and
he always went then to visit with
his mother for an hour; but, as he
walked down the ell corridor and over
the college grounds, he must have
heard the echoes Of the sophomore's
song:
For he's jolly good fel-io -o-ow.
Which nobody can deny!"
Christian Endeayor World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

would nave Decn gwen MN. he
showed no fear, but on his face there
came detected, heart-broken look,
with sudden filling of the eyes and
quivering Of the lip, which threat
ened to take all relish of fun from
the further proceedings. So the
Judge cried, HAS the prisoner at the
bar, anything to say?"
The freshman looked around on
those horrible masks, or rather on
the eyes that peered from behind
them, and in second regained his
composure.
s.Fellows," he began, "I'm not
afraid of you. If it was any other
charge, / would rather enjoy this
trial-for it is well got up-eyen II
you should give me your full punish
ment. But what hurts me is that
YOU should think me capable Of the
things you charge me with-a
sneak!"
The lump arose in his throat, and
he could say no more.
IF you are innocent" said the
judge. "why don't you explain your
visits to the PRESIDENT"
because" answered the freshman,
with sudden show of anger, that's
none of your business! That's my
own private affair. IT'S nothing that
I am ashamed Of, and it has nothing
to do with your charges; but it be-
longs to me, and all the DULLES in
the sophomore class can't get it out
of me. Haze me, if that's what you
are after! Pronounce your sentence.
can stand it."
The proper tone being thus re-
stored to the court, Mercy, which,
for moment had lowered over the
prisoners cask, gave place to JUS
ticc. The judge arranged his hood.
"The prisoner having been found
guilty by this court, it becomes my
duty to sentence him. therefore
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-05-05
@atcr &aiel's trciilid)c HeSe.

Sener Sortrug iiber Die SnOiuner-
Traae, bic Der bodlp. Serr :. %.
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5u Ct. Srancis, @iS., IN Gbicogo ollI
benz oiesi1brieen .aatbolitentag III
aleinen" belt, lit Jest iii Der Sorm
cines S~lugblattes eridienen. Ser
ailsaegeben pllrOe oieie Tehe, Die 5llr
3eit einen 10 tieien GinOrud urlf Die
3ilborer mad)te, pom oeutlhen Erie-
iter.Serein BON Chicago, Der lih ods
nit elm mirflides 8erOienlt um Die
quite Sud)e ermarb. 3par geld]ob
bercits Wand)es, INN OaS Snterelle
Ser 8otbolifen Imerita's auf Die bon
Ser Meaieruns 5liriidgeiebten Sfl'
len fir fotbolilhe SuOiancrtinoer 81
lenfcn. aber troboem lfeinen Siele
nod INNER meoer Oeren Gage, nod
uniere Yflidt, ibuen gegeniiber er.
iaBt 5u baben, oenn Die SillIe, Die
mon ibnen eepGbrt, lit nod 81
gering. (Sie foitet bios 1 Gent oas
Stiid.) 9ieie 9roihiire miro un-
5neiielbait oa5u beitrdgen, ooB Die
gcwegung sur S0roerlmg Der Snoia'
neribulen INNER peitere &reiIe
siebt. rGatbolii6es Moden-
blutt".
Ger bodm. Safer aaiel lit be-
fanntlid Elm 2urem6urger.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-05-05

8elpiOerc, SQ., uno cine GoGtcr III
6ranfretf. Nuberoem birtcrldSt
lie nod einen 9riloer ll1O Smei
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bore llno fleibige ISrou luto ibrell
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lihe Wuttcr, Die ibr ein gttcS mo
%blcibenoeS Inoenfer bcluabren
mcroen.
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ifGit inn beutigcn y&olfsireuno"s
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unb perleste oosielbe inn Sabre 1887
nad Dem heutigen Elasc. Hc. 81
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