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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
Commercial Club Con-
VentiOn.

the newspapers of Louisiana, Texas
and Mississippi, which print Sun.
day editions, calling a Convention
of Commercial Clubs to be held in
New Orleans January l4th and
18th, 1908, at which time there
will be a meeting in the same city
of the Southeastern Passenger Asso.
citation, is attracting widespread at
tention and interest.
The Southwest is receiving an
enormous migration and it Is de-
sired that the commercial clubs of
the three States unite with the
heads of the passenger departments
of the several railroads coming
this way to agree upon a plan of
work. which will add two hundred
and fifty thousand citizens 10 the
population of LOUISIANA, Texas and
Mississippi before the first of April.
Every community which has a
commercial club, industrial asso
citation, agricultural association,
manufacturing association or any
sort of combination of citizens
which have for their chief object
the upbuild,ng of the community
they represent will be welcome at
this convention.
On the evening of January II
there will be joint meeting of the
of commercial clubs and
the Southern Passenger Associa.
tion, when addresses will be de.
livered by Mr.. 5. F. b. Morse,
Passenger Traffic Manager of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, Mr.. z.
l.. Stone, General Passenger Agent
of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, NJ. S. Ii. Hardwick,
General Passenger Agent of the
Southern Railway, and Mr.. \. Ii.
Hanson, General Passenger Agent
OF the Illinois Central Railroad.
The Convention of Commercial
Clubs will be called to order III the
rooms of the New Orleans Progress
sive Union, 3ll Baronne street,
promptly on the morning Of Janu-
airy IA, at ten o'clock and will get
down to business Immediately, do
ing away with the formality Of ad-
dresses of welcome, responses, etc.
The following local committee is
in charge: George H. Smith, Chair
man, 4. F. Cunningham, John NJ.
Dresser, Henry Righlor, Sol Wax
Ter and James Graham. Every city,
town and community Is requested
to appoint delegates without delay
and send the list of such delegates
to the New Orleans Progressive
Union.
The southwest is being talked
about; the people of Louisiana,
Texas and Mississippi have a great
opportunity to add both to the
population and wealth of their re.
spectlve communities, and III a con.
vention such as the one called III
New Orleans for January II and
Is, many ideas will be presented
which will be of great benefit to
all concerned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
Notice..

Any one tresspassing and cutting
timber on my land, and such lands as
are in nv charge, without my permis..
sion, will be under penalty of the law.
DORVILLE COUSIN.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
SIMPLE COLDS.

Cease to he simple, II at all prolonged.
The safest way is to put them aside ct
the very beginning. Billiards. Hore.
hound Syrup stops cold and removes
the cause of colds. 25c, SOC and $l.OO
bottle, at v. H. Frederick's Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
For Sale.

A large young bay mare, double-gait
ed. Will work anywhere. Perfectly
gentle. Can be driven by women and
children. Will be sold under 4 guar
antee. Apply to B: LABAT. ,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03

FOR SALE Choice corner lot, with
good dwelling house. in CovingtOn, La.
Address inquiry to so Oak Street. Mo-
bile, Ala.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
Private Boarding

Kept by MRS. j. COLTOE.A,
COVINGTON. LA.
ON COLUMBIA STREET, NEAR the DEPOT
BOARD BY THE DAY,
WEEK, OR MONTH, At
MODERATE PRICES.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
j, GIL BERT
PAINTER.

Granting. staining. glazing, calso-
work. Lock box 48. Coyington, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
School Board.

The Public School Board will
meet in regular session on
Wednesday, January IA,
A full attendance ia requested.
LEWIS. l.. MORGAN,
President.
JOS. b. LANCASTER,
Sec'y and Supt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
Or. KINGS
TRY new DISCOVERY

FOR THAT COL
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.
Cures G consumption, Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Pneumonia, HayF ,Pleu-
risy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Group and
Whooping Cough.
NO CURE. NO PAY.
Vtseo Soo. end 81, TRIAL DoT1E9 FNEs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03
VII. FREDERlCK,S
DRUG STORE.
CovingtOll, La.
Drugs. Medicines.
Chemicals, Fancy
and Toilet Articles.
Spunges. Brushes,
Perfum

Daily Pape1s, Magazines, Novels and
Postage Stamps.
~ Physicians prescriptions care
fully compounded, and orders answered
With care and dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03

Bargains in Viollns and Mando-
Inns at the Madlsonvllle Drug
Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-03

special inducements 70 Drnmmers
Unexoe lied service to patrons. Price
moderate; oonveyances furnished for
bslls, parties, funerals. etc.
We have . ane HGARSE, and give
our personal attention to funerals.
A select Msortment Of Caskets and
collins always ON hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
TO CHECK TEXAS ITCH.
Oklahoma and Kansas SAM
tary Boards Take Action.

Guthrie, ok. June Sat meeting of
the Oklahoma live stock sanitary board
held here in conjunction with H. H. Wood
Of EmpOria, a member of the Kansas
board. quarantine was declared against a
large area of country in the mort western
part Of the territory. The quarantine or
der is against all the townships in Wood
ward county. bordering on Kansas and all
Of Beaver county, preventing cattle with
out d certificate of health being taken
from these places. 1t also declared against
the Introduction Of cattle into Oklahoma
from Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico
territory. except those with certificate
of health. Both orders are made pending
further investigation and have their OBJ
ject prevention of the spread of itch. A
few cases of this kind have been reported
from the northwestern part OF the terri
tory. but most of them have appeared
within Kansas. The board placed Quaran-
tine against thirty counties.
At the meeting the sentiment was also
expressed that both boards should work
together to improve the condition regard
/ ing the Texas itch in Oklahoma and KAN
sas. Aside from the disease. stock seems
/ to be in good condition in each common
wealth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

do and it was then too late to PACK out
L remained and listened to the discourse.
He preached against ganoliES ano y VS.
a very able sermon " nea tne c1teesnil
was taken up 1 contributed literally AZ
ter the service I retired 70 my room eitu
went to sleep i spent the AFTERNOON tetA1-
ing. and when I came out at fnlan slt
nearly all the passengers had retire.
There was one man in the cabin-tne
preacher. I had changed my dress and
he did not recognize me told him bad
lost money in the games me nsfL oslore
and told Of the game with three caSds, %
which / had lost. He went to my room 70
look at the game. l told him my fatsisr
was a rich planter and I did not mind the
4 showed him the three card monte
game and he played with the cards until
he thought he knew all about them y
said he could pick out the card every time
and made fr pr 500 eae ei snd he could
donate the money to the church lie ac-
cepted. OF course he failed 70 turn tne
right card We kept on until ne lost St,vv9
I and his fine gold watch, presented to him
4 by his congregation
1.-The next morning I went to his room
/ and found him on his knees. He said ne
4 he prav for himself, too and he said ne
I gave him back his watch and Slo' II
e'iiAA ANOTHER time I left New orleans with a
partner named Canada Bill on a Red river
1 packet and there was another gambler On
board with faro outfit lie dld NOT KNOW
us, but We heard him say ne was CONS g
open out after supper. l told my partner
to entertain him awhile and Went lo nls
| room. I opened his valise and marked az
! the cards When he opened tie game
stood alongside of him. where could loQA
down into the deck and when j saw tn1
white show I would copper on the pig
square. Ny partner would play the otn@l
end and middle open-for when the white
showed II would be an ace or deuce Hf
changed decks every deal but had tn'
same bad luck. We broke him finally ans
then 1 opened up the three card mont
game We won S. 400 that trip and gave
the other gambler back his faro OUTFIT ant
So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
ST. LOUIS TURN.
shs Is Warned to Prepare for a
Flood.

st. Louis. June 5.-'At ST. Louis the
rate of rise win continue rapid, anc 2
stage Of 95 feet is forecasted for sal
day night or Sunday
Measures to protect property from
86-foot stage by Monday should ue
taken-E Edward Fl. Bowie local gov
eminent fOrecaster.
The above local river warning mas
been issued by Government Forecasler
Bowie and indicates that the crest oI
the fioodtide win not reach ST. Louis Tor
three days
The Wabash suburban tracks. which
run along the top of the levee ana
which yesterday marked the boundary
line of the advancing water, are COW
cred and the water extends to the side
walk and i'm depressed places laps an
the foundations Of the buildings. The
wharf boats have been drawn In So
closely that nlanks for dry footing ex-
tend from the doors of buildings to the
boats
The river stage has reached height
that makes il impossible for the larger
steam boats to pass under the kads
bridge. which at low stage has Sc feel
clear below its center span.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
DAWES COLLISION QUITS.
To Take a Furlough to July on Ac-
count of Lack of Funds.

Muskogee. L T.. June 5.-In accord
ance with instructions received from
Washington today the work of the
Dawes commission has been suspended
until July l. and all of its employees Civ
en- a furlough until that date. The rea-
son for the SUSPENSION is the lack of
funds Ample funds viii be at the dis
posaI of the commission after july I,
and Chairman Bixby and Secretary
Aylesworth, of the commission. have
been in Washington for some time to
see if this could not be made available
for immediate use. 1t was decided that
it could not and the closing of the Of
fees of the commission is the result.
only the heads of the departments Will
be kept at work and they will have to
depend on a special appropriation.
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LETTER FROM SALINA.
The Flood Situation Told by One Who
Was There.

Additional details are coming by man
from the towns in the centraI par -
the state A letter was received tOudS
NV Mrs. / Kincaid from her son. Mohle
Tho Is agent for the Pacific Express
company at Salina. In the letter ne
says: s,.4;,s
s-It has rained for seven consecutive
DAVIS and has the appearance of con-
tfn1iine ia rain all summer. We have
been entirely surrounded by water
since a week ago today. Have hao 40
trains in or out on any road since MAY
Is. Ran a mixed train from Sauna e
Fi1svvortb this afternoon, and it looks
~ if this will constitute our only out
let for 2 week at least
THE Union Pacific, Santa Fe, ROCK
Island and Missouri Pacific are az cur
off from the east. The Missouri racine
is also cut of from the west.
I'VE have some news Of the f1ood az
Topeka. but not very much Sallna nah
quite 4 time with the water, and tn-
Smoky at this time IS over riils " is =,
ON our Main street. never saw -
much water in my life and never wan
to again No one was drowned, winch
is indeed fortunate.
THE loss east of US must be some
thing fearful. not only loss Of life bu'
also property loss. Our town and coun-
tv cannot begin to estimate the prop
erty loss. Our business in all lines has
been completely paralyzed since last
THURSDAY One building on the main
street caVed in Friday morning. and
several others have been condemened
This state Of affairs has made people Z
little shy about venturing near thi
business portion of the town ON
streets are q mass of holes-sewer
water and gas excavations having al
caved II.
.sThe express company's horses were
! taken to the hills Friday morning ano
have not yet been brought back. The
water was from three TO twelve feet deeI
/ in different parts of the town.
THE fire whistle engine whistles and
al kinds of bells warned the people @
the coming danger We were badly
scared and got up and dressed, ans
watched the water fill the steet in from
Of the house Standing IN front Of on
/ house and looking north one could Sc
nothing but water for four or FIVE miles
BY going to the corner south Of US an
I looking west another four miles Of waite
met your gaze. The bridge crossing int
/ the park was swept away and severa
other bridges viii have TO be rebuilt
THE deplorable feature of the expires
delay here consisted of a corpse goin
from Topeka to Caryiew, thirty mile
west Of here. 1t arrived in Salina a
2.40 p m. a week ago today and left q
$40 this afternoon.
I'VE now feel that the worst is owe
and we are very thankful that "
escaped with our lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

on the river as a gambler and followed
it many years.
"A few months later 1 landed in st.
Louis with only $40 left. Went 70
faro bank and invested the whole Of 1t
in chips. and with them won $3.50 IN a
little while Then l took passage on a
steamer Cor St. Paul and won $1,000 or
some of the tricks I had learned at
cards
when I landed in st. Paul I had
about $1,000 and went into a game with
two old gamblers. who soon relieved me
of it. One of them was Cole Martin,
well known at that time among gam
blers and he afterWard loaned me 500
of the money he had won from me to
buy keno outfit. He helped me to start
the game and the first night my re-
ceipts amounted to $1,000 Martin fitted
up a room for me and we formed a
partnership. During the next eight
months my part of the receipts amount
ed to $4,000 and it was easy money
too.
II came to St Joseph and settled
down at dealing faro. remaining year.
Then I went TO St. Louis and remained
several months. went back to New
Orleans in 1858.
The best game I ever had in all the
years I have been a gambler, is three
card monte. and stuck to 1t many
years The game is old now. but in the
early days 1t was one that suckers
would bite at A sucker thinks when
/ ne sees a 4ldAf C4l q al "a 1tAeAN az 10 -
ing to rob the gambler, and he is just
as much robber and gambler as the
man who knows he viii not turn ths
right card, to my way of thinking.
used to play the game with capper
! and some of nv partners have been meI
well known up and down the river.
L was coming up from New Orlean:
on the steamer E. H. Fairchilds, bounS
for Louisville, and there was a grea
deal of card playing Saturday evening
won about S. 600 before morning Afte
breakfast Sunday morning an old gentle
man about so years old. had a talk W.T.
me The captain told us he was min
lister and would like to preach in tn
cabin The old gentleman put his arm
through mine and led me into the cabil
/ before I knew what he was trying t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

about his coming over and he told me
his aged and invalid mother was there
in the elevator and fearing to remove
her. owing to attending difficulties and
inclemency of the weather. he consider
ed il his duty to remain by her side
Imagine yourselves in his position and
I think a large majority of you would
have pursued the same course as did
Mr.. Con. / would regret very much to
know that citizen of this fair state
had reverted to a custom common
among some OF the -barbarous
tribes of the eastern emisrhere-that
of neglecting the aged and infirm- Very
RESPECTFULLY. a. ". CLYN.
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From Mr.. Hagans.

The statement made by a morning
paper this morning in reference to my
having said to a reporter that l was
employed to watch smallpox patients at
Shorey is untrue. I was employed by
the sanitary department Of the city of
Topeka to watch three families, mem
bers of which had been exposed to
smallpox and to report any outbreak
if it occurred. My employment was
merely precautionary and in no sense
was it due to an actual outbreak of the
smallpox, nor did ] make any statement
from which an inference of that char
acter could be drawn
A. G. HAGANS.
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studers wee Not Hungry.

Topeka. June 3, lyU3.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
We. the undersigned. wish to make a
correction in regard to the letter in
your paper of June 1 with our names
siRned to it.
We did not authorize the letter and
knew nothing of it until told by our
friends. We had plenty of supplies and
assistance offered US by the boatmen.
MR.. AND MRS. F. A. STUDER.
Mr. AND MRS DAVID ROLLER
HELEN MARRY.
LAY STIIT0T-.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
Insane Woman Captured.

Edwardsville, H. June 5.-An insane
woman camped on the Big Four railroad
tracks between Bethalto and Moro has
been captured by a party of farmers She
had taken a position in the center Of the
track and built a fire. W hen approached
she defended herself. hurting rocks at the
men She was looked up at BethaltO.
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MUST REMAIN IN PRISON.
Judge Thayer Refuses to Release
Federal Convicts.

St Louis, June 5.-Judge Thayer. in
the United States circuit court today
refused to order the release of four
prisoners from the United States mill
tary prison in Fort LeavenWorth. The
cases We're submitted in St Paul. and
the opinion was presented in the United
state circuit court today All the pris-
oners were soldiers. The petitioners are
George r. Langan and Robert H. Seek
Ter, Colorado; James R. pepp, sent from
the department of the lakes. and Fred
J. Carrier, from the department Of Da-
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DEFENSE OF MR. GOFF.
Why the Chief Of Police Remained on
North Side

To the Editor of the State Journal:
AS I have heard a number Of people
consuming Chief of Police Cor for re-
naming at the Davis elevator in North
Topeka. I wish to say a few words
through your columns in regard to the
stand Mr. Golf took in this matter.
talked to Mr.. Golf Tuesday morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
HEIGHT OF WATER.
R. c. Wallace Says It Was Five Feet
Two Inches.

r. c. Wallace went to North Topeka
today and measured the height reached
by the water at Peter Smiths bank at
the corner of Norris street and Kansas
avenue.
He says that the water was five feet,
two inches deep at the highest point at
the bank and it was the same height at
the Union PACIFIC depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
Saved Expreas Paokaees.

The express agent at the Union Pa
cific depot was one of the first to visit
his Office Thursday. He brought away
with him the books and several water
soaked packages of valuables, sealed
with large gobs Of red sealing wax, af-
ter the manner of currency and jewelry
shipped by express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

an interesting historical brochure, de-
scribing this beautiful valley, which was
the scene OF the horrible massacre of
white settlers by the Indians in 1778 of
particular interest to students Of mis-
tory. viii be mailed you, on receipt of
a &c stamp, by the General Passenger
Department, Lehigh Valley Railroad,
n1a,a. York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
DEPOSIT IS SAND.
DR.. Mcclure Says That It Will Do fol
Filling.

DR.. c. A. Mcclure. member of the emer-
gency sanitary board. visited North To-
peka Thursday for the purpose of exam
ming the character of the deposit which
the water is leaving behind it. He found
that it is most sand, very much like all
says it will answer as we'll for filling mp
holes as any other dirt and viii not be in
the least Objectionable for sanitary rea-
Sons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05
Rich Strike at Yellville.

Yenville, Ark. June 5.-One of the great
est strikes of zinc ore made in Arkansas
has Just been reported from the Morning
Star A shot was put in near the mountain
top and $50 tons Of dirt were blown down,
which mills Y to Il per cent metallic zinc.
The milling has been kept within a limit
OF g ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

New York. June 5.-Gold shipments 10
France. Germany and Canada will
amount to considerably over I'VE million
dollars today. and the continued firm
ness of the sterling exchange rate indi-
Gates that more gold must so abroad.
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COLORADO ACTS.
Governor Peabody Asks For Cash
For Kansas.

Denver. Col. June 5.-Governor Pea
bod,, has issued a proclamation calling
upon the people of Colorado to contrib
ute to the assistance Of the Hood sur
ferers d. Kansas. He asks that contri-
buttons be in cash.
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Hardware and Qneensware Dept.

This movement of gold has given a
firmer tone to the time money market,
raising the six months rate to to 51z
per cent, but call loans remained easy
at ~ to ~ per cent.
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WALL FELL IN.
c. w. ThOmpson's Store is
Wrecked Today.

The norta wall of c. ". Thompson's
store in the Barrett block just north of
Gordon street in North Topeka fell in
this forenoon about ten o'clock. 50 the
police report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-05

Mothers lose their dread for that ter
rible second summer when they have
mr. Fowler's Extract Of Wild Straw
berry in the house. Natures specific for
bowel complaints Of every sort.
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No shaves Sundays.

Neodesha. Kan. June 5--The Neo-
desha BARRIERS have signed an agree
ment that they win close their barber
shops an day Sundays beginning with
and after June II instead of keeping
open in the mornings.
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We cane rsn Your Fortune

but we have publications that win en-
lishten you about Texas and its great
possibilities. Other Katy" publica-
lions. THE Golden Square. THE Com
ing Country" eOin Mexico, etc, VIII
he mailed on application. Address,
KATY
SO Wainwright Bldg, st. Louis. No.
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DRY GOODS DEPT.

Standard quality Ii, se-inch wide I'm
bleached Muslin-ou &c quality Rr
Per yard. "
Standard Brands Apron and Dress styles in
Fast Color Ginghams- good assortment
Per yard. S. ...............U "
Ladies Plain White Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs-quarter and half-inch hens 0c
Eacn A~
Ladies Cream, Ribbed Summer Gauze Vests
low neck and sleeveless-sizes 4, 5, 6-Tr