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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Montserrat, in the British West In
dies. The lime grows wild in many
West Indian islands, but only in
Montserrat is it used commercially,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. That
island is one vast garden of lime-trees,
and nowhere in the world is there
finer sight than its 80 miles of orchards
laden with the fruit of the lime or fra
grant with its blossoms.
The fruit is gathered by negro wom-
en-, who carry it down the hills to the
shipping ports in big baskets on their
heads. Like all West Indians, they
are remarkable for their ability to
carry heavy weights in this manner
Once, the company which controls the
lime juice industry sought to tighten
the burden of its laborers by intro
ducing wheelbarrows. The negroes
fled the wheelbarrows readily enough.
and then carried them on their heads
as they had been used to carry the
baskets. Many negro woman will
carry hundred-weight of lines on
her head for distance Of mile OF
more.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

perform MS the
elections the rank and file of his the that
country the field when the duties of
him in its defense study of the history OF caucuss
and conventions will convince unbiased mind search for truth
that the has been gradually eliminated factor after long
patient trial. because the delegate system has utterly failed
him reflect his opinion in its results
No enjoys being made puppet Of and rally the
only have his effort defeated by worganed and wescpned
minority delegates chosen who reflect the will Of the
majority the discover later that through the complicated
of degatng and edgang their authority the nominations
finally the result of the dckers and deals and combinations
commercial transactions which rule modern conventions would be
strange indeed the citizen should continue be interested
proceedings of system productive of such Abolish laws
which make elections honest reflection of the will
introduce the elements of uncertainty and fraud
inherent part Of nominations through delegates
of the citizen in the general election would fail certainly
il has failed in the preliminary ..s nsa
1t is enough that the voter has his opportunity
the and his choice delegates This
form of the thing for the substance If the voter after
time his ballot and the delegates Of his only to dis
cover he way betrayed the de-
the majority fact reversed is inevitable should
citizen refuse further participate the
proceedings this that has driven majority voters from
the until only times of profound public
public feeling that respectable minority the
represented in the and convention system.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
FORESTS AND FREsHETs.
Were Cut Down M They Have
Been Since.

After all, the decreasing Of the
country is not responsible for the
floods. There were more forests half
century ago along the watersheds
of some of the tributaries of the up
per Mississippi than there are now,
notwithstanding the tree planting
which the late j. Sterling Morton
started on the Nebraska, Kansas and
Iowa plains, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. A very high reach of
water was scored in the Mississippi
at st. Louis in 1911 and 1926. Probably,
although this is not certain, the river
was higher at this point in those
years than it will be in 1903. In 1855
the rivers of the west were on such
boom that that date is called the
year of the great waters" There is
not much satisfaction for the resi-
dents along the Missouri and the up
per Mississippi to know that these
rivers more than once in the past
reached higher stage than they are
likely to closely approach this year.
But this fact tells us that the persons
who have been removing the forests
are not solely responsible for the
freshets. These occurred before the
axman made his appearance, although
the extension of the area of settle
ment makes the floods of the present
day vastly more destructive than were
those of 40 or so years ago. The ne
cess1ty for the invention of some
means whereby the surplus waters Of
the spring and early summer months
can be stored SO as to prevent de-
struction then and to be used later on |
IN the season is more urgent than 1t |
ever was in the past.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

| The Rev. III. p. Perkins, of Pao-ting-
fu, China, says there is great demand
for native schools and churches there.
Chemistry students in the Univer-
sity of Heidelberg are compelled by
the rules Of the institution to insure
their lives. Z
The largest electrotechnical instr
tute in Europe has just been completed
in Vienna at cost Of 5000, 600. Its
roof SIS used as an experimental sta
ton for wireless telegraphy.
Prof. A. Van Der Naillen, president
Of school of engineering in San Fran
cisco, has been created chevalier of the
Order of Leopold BY the Belgian king.
The notification from Brussels says
that the honor has been conferred be-
cause Of Prof. Van Der Naillen's long
and honorable career in this country as
- civil engineer, the Belgian govern
ment being sensitive to the behavior
of its children abroad"
Rev. Morton c.. Andrews, rector of
st. Pau's Episcopal church, Of Osh-
kosh, wanted to run restaurant in
order that he might utilize the surplus
Of his chicken farm and grocery store
to advantage. Bishop Grafton forbade
the enterprise and now Mr.. Andrews
has withdrawn from the church. Mr..
Andrews has been an extreme ritual
list. He drew no salary from the
church, insisting upon the right to
support himself by his business under
tahngs.
In addition to the paid choir, the paid
treasurer, and the paid collector Of
church revenues, which have become
such prominent features in many
churches in this country, prominent
church in New York has movement on
foot to raise ian educational endow-
ment fund of 100000, the interest of
which is to be used: /. To pay educa-
tional experts who shall teach the
teachers. 2. To pay the heads Of de-
partments in the school. 8. To conn
pensate as far as possible all teachers
who will accept remuneration, pro-
vided they can demonstrate their fit
ness based! upon preparation conform
ing to established standards Of ~
quirement."
Prof. Bryce, in his biographical
study Of Bishop Fraser, Of Manchester,
tells Of q clergyman of Fraser's diocese
who had knocked man down who had
him. The bishop wrote him .
letter Of reproof, pointing out that ex-
posed as the Church of England was to
much criticism on all hands, her minis
ters ought to be very careful of their
1emeanor. The offender replied by
saying: Il must regretfully admit
hat, being grossly insulted, and for
getting in the heat Of the moment the
critical position Of the Church Of Eng
and, did knock the man down, etc"
fraser was delighted with the turning
II the tables on himself. and afterward
invited the clergyman to visit him.
IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
THE PAY OF a POET.
Discouraging Circumstances Exne,
rienced by the Author Of Scar.
few Must Not Ring To-Nlsht.v

e The editor Of the Eagle, published IN
Fremont, Ind, having discovered that
Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, author Of
"Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight
once lived where the Eagle Office now
stands, asked her to write something
about her life in Fremont Her reply
shows the discouraging circumstances
under which literature is sometimes
produced. It also throws an informing
light on the price OF poetry. Part Of
It follows: s y
Those Fremont days were not the
happiest Of my life, by any means, and
perhaps I have been only too willing to
forget them. My young husband was
carriagemaker at that time. inexperi-
enced in many things, and was very
homesfck for my old home, my mother
and the companionship Of friends from
whom ! had never been separated b.
fore. "a
Then, too, my two babies were care
and prevented me from forming new
acquaintances. Ny memories Of Free
mont are mostly confined to four small
rooms at the back Of the carriage shop
and q cemetery which we were obliged
to pass on our way to andfrom the sta.
ton. Not very pleasant memory, you
win say.
At that time my tCurfew Must Not
Ring Tonight" was finding its way into
svery corner Of the world (this was in
ls73-4-5, the poem was first published
in 1870 and newspaper people were
asking continuously for its author.
was even then writing rhymes for pa
3ers whose editors paid at the rate o.
Dne subscription for ten or IL poems @
yood, some much better than those for
which ! have since received five, ter
res, SIS each.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
EDWARDS PRIVATE BAND.
ton Through the Playing
of Ragtime.

King Edward has given orders for
the disbandment of his private band,
one of the ancient features of his
court. In its present form it was es-
tablished by Charles H., and some
authorities assert that a estate" band
existed in the days Of Queen Eliza
beth. It is composed of "a musi-
clans, under the direction of Sir
Walter Parratt, master of the mu-
SICK Its members are the best that
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
interesting Statistics.

The death rate Of the globe is esti-
mated at 6s a minute, o7.92O day, or
IS, FAC, 800 a year. The birth rate is
70 minute, 100000 a day, or 36,e72,-
600 year, reckoning the year to be
1865 days in length.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Giant lfica Crystals.

The peninsula Of India is famous for
the excellence of its mica deposits. On
account Of its delicacy mica quickly
suffers from the crushing effects Of
sarth movements, and the superiority
Of the Indian deposits is ascribed to
the geologically long and perfect
quiescence thatthe great peninsula has
enjoyed. In the Nellore district crys-
tails, or "books," of muscovite-miea
have been obtained, measuring ten feet
across the basal planes. Usually they
are much smaller, and even in India the
stability Of the earth has not been suf-
dciently continuous to prevent the de-
struction of large quantities Of this
delicate and valuable mineral.-Sct-
ence.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

I'D you ever watch
a farmer pillow a
furrow? Wi til
h i S eye fixed
steadily upon a
point at the 9th
er end of the
field he patiently
walked b e h i n d
the pillow, guiding
its blade with
steady hand to
turn q c<roinh 4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
ignorant Russian Peasant..
Insanity ana Negroes.

At the Atlanta conference of chari-
ties and corrections DR.. Searcy, SUI
perintendent of the Alabama hospi-
tai for the insane, declared that in.
sanity was increasing at an alarming
rate among negroes as result Of
the insanitary conditions Of their
homes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
THE LIME JUICE ISLAND.
Montserrat, I'm the British West In.
dies, One Vast Garden of
Lime Trees.

Nearly all the lime-juice used in the
world comes from the tiny island of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Copyright, 1908, by ]. NJ. Edson.)

Chicago, Sunday. June q, 1903.
am xt-"Be ye therefore followers of God.
o'A as chlldren Of light."-Eph 81 and g.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

can be secured in England, and this
is the real cause of it's dissolution.
Unlike his mother, King Edward does
not care much fer state concerts by
his own musicians, and since his ac-
cession the duties of the band have
been confined chiefly to the playing
Of light music, including ragtime,
during royal dinners. This they re-
gard as undignifed, and the king re-
CARDS as extravagant. The same
music can be played as well by fewer
and less notable musicians. There
fore another ancient institution has
been done away with.
Ignorant Russian Peasants.
The Russian moujik, or peasant.
while an honest and, in the main
good-humored fellow. is the most ip-
norant being on earth Of those who
claim a degree of civilization. His ip-
norance is exceeded only by his in
tense religious sentiment. He make.
more pilgrimages to church and per-
petrates more religious formalities
than any race of men.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

would have afforded better excuse for
refusal to recognize the claims Of the
nation upon him. It would have been
most natural and human for Daniel to
have reasoned himself into the belief
that disloyalty to the heather king
would be loyalty to his God and his own
unfortunate nation. But there were
three elements in Daniels character
which enabled him to adjust himself
most equally and righteously with
the conditions surrounding him. AS
follower of God he recognized Gods
absolute sovereignty in both temporal
as well as spiritual affairs; he kept his
eye steadfastly fixed upon God, and he
concentrated his purposes in God. And
as direct result of this threefold re-
lationship to God, his walk among men
was marked by practical contact with
them, and consistent and persistent eff
fort in the duties and responsibilities
which lay before him.
THE Christian citizen, If he would be
l a true and loyal patriot, must first
of all recognize the sovereignty of God
Gods eternalpurposes are to be work.
ed out in the world through nations,
and individuals in their relations to
nations. The religion which leads its
followers to withdraw from vital con-
tact with the nation under the mis-
conception that God has abandoned it
in its ,aad rush to ruin might do for
angels who move in the higher spiritual
realm, but it will not do for man in the
world under the present dispensation.
It is mighty uplfft to the Christian
to realize that the hand OF God rests
upon the temporal affairs of men and
of nations. Daniel might well have
reasoned in the face of the continued
triumph of the mighty heather king
and the destruction of the Jewish ma
ton that Gods hand was not in it all.
He might have hung his harp on the
willow trees and sat down by
the rivers of Babylon and refused to be
But with the recognition
IF the absolute sovereignty of God he
knew that even in the darkest hour Of
evils triumph God was moving on, and
he determined that he would be enc cf
the channels through which God might
work. To-day realization of the SOW
of God is as necessary as in
the days Of Daniel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
The Doter and the, Cnuczs
BY HON. ROBERT M. La FOLLETTE
Governor Of Wisconsin

<S0vSt1101 ----r-
It is no longer open to dispute that the
nomination Of candidates for office has in =
very large measure passed out Of the hands of
citizen. For many years it has been popular
with certain theoretical writers upon the subject
to place the responsibility for this entirely upon
the citizen himself, and to charge him with
dere1iction of duty and want of interest in pub
lie affairs, absorption in business interests and
pursuit of fortune being assigned as primary
causes of neglect of these elementary duties OF
citizenship But it is fair to say that the citizen
always has manifested the same willingness to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28
Exposures.

The photographer was about to take
picture of young woman. Its so
dark here" he said, that I guess I'll
give you about thirty seconds, and,
drawing out the slide and removing
the cap, he began to count in a meas
ured and mechanical tone. zone, two,
three, four, FIVE" and so on. When
the exposure was finished the sitter
said: You gave more than thirty sec
onds to that plate. You counted very
slow-Im sure it took you a full min
ute to county thirty" The photogra-
pher handed his watch to the young
woman. He said: I'm count thirty
again. Time me-" And he made the
count exactly as before. and he was
just twenty-nine seconds making it.
"One second off-not so bad. Near my
old record, in fact said the photogra-
pher. Ten years ago, when 1 made
more pictures than do to-day, could.
by counting. make exposures up to
five minutes without being more than
one second OFF. Usually I'd be a sec
ond under, but over or under. it was
only by one second that 70 be out of
the way. But" he ended. this Gift
is not remarkable. Nearly every
photographer has it, Nearly every one
of us can guess spaces of time running
from half a second to five or six
minutes with what is, for all practi-
cal purposes, perfect accuracy
Philadelphia Record
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28
WHEN LONDON WAS STIRRED UP

Rioting That Resulted From Defeat Of
Reform Bill.
Defeat of the reform bill of 1881 by
the British house of lords was the oc-
casion of dangerous rioting in London.
Returning from a leYee Lord London
derry was hailed with a shower of
stones and only escaped by drawing
his pistol. setting spurs to mis- horse
and riding for his life through the yell
ing, menacing crowd that surrounded
him. The kings brother, the Duke
Of Cumberland, was not so fortunate,
for not only was he stoned but he was
dragged from his horse and probably
would have been torn to pieces if he
had not been rescued by the police
Such was the feeling of the public at
large against the enemies of reform
that when the mail coach brought the
report to Perth that the Duke of Cum
berland and the Duke of Wellington
had been shot, it was received with
ringing cheers by the inhabitants, who
applied to the authorities for permits
sion to illuminate by way of express
ing their satisfaction. Before night
ended the crowd that had gathered in
St James park attacked the houses
of the Earl of Dudley, the Marquis of
Bristol and the Duke Of Wellington,
leaving them without a pane of glass.
During the remainder of his life the
latter refused to have his windows
mended and for years the sight of
smashed glass in Apsley House proved
a reminder of this reign of terror. 1t
was protected from further possible
violence by heavy iron shutters fas-
tened from within; while these were
covered inside by sliding mirrors that
hid them from visitors and inmates.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28

past us. Tossed here and there by
the flood, ground among ice-fioes and
beaten by trees set afloat by the wat
ers, it was a question of but short
time until it must go to pieces.
'Fellers," suddenly shouted one of
the boys. "ain't dat kid crying"
We listened a moment. Then over
that waste of waters foated a little
wailing voice that came from the
floating cabin. We looked into one
another's eyes, while the tiny voice
still walled, and l hope that God will
preserve me from ever again hearing
a sound so pitiful. What should be
done? What could be done? think
the answer of my despairing heart to
the latter question was the answer of
every boy there-nothing
OF every boy save one. While we
still stood in awful silence-a silence
on which that thin cry yet beat-little
Jack spoke.
"Youse fellers," he said. "stan' ready
to pull me in Wen me an de kid gifts
back"
And. before we fully realized what
he was about to do, his coat and shoes
were off, and he WIS battling with the
cold, cruel waters.
We watched the little black head as
it made its devious way onward, here
lodging a cake of ice, there skirting
a floating tree. until at last-Hurrah!
He had gained the shantyl
A moment he disappeared from view;
then he appeared at window with
wee brown bundle in his arms. DE ole
folks is both drowned" we heard him
shout, as we ran along the shore by
the side of the whirling cabin. Then
he again was in the water. and we
hardly breathed as he battled shore
ward. 1t was life or death struggle
for every foot of advancement, but his
life had given him hardihood if moth
ing else. and slowly-oh, so slowly
he made his way with the burden
whence came no cry now. AS he
neared the shore we joined hands
making lifeline to draw him from
the water
Thank God, he is almost to us nowl
He is safe at-No! Yes, A great cake
CT ice, striking an obstruction, whirled
as it were on a pivot and almost
caught him, but we snatched him
away, and now at last he was safe
Not quite, oh, little Jack; not quite
safe, unless. indeed there be perfect
safety on bosom of infinite love and
comprehension after the heroic heart
has ceased TO beat and the eyes are
closed in the long sleep.
The great cake of ice, whirling by
him, had touched little Jack, and its
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28
In Quest OF Peace.

oh, thou, SO weary of thy self-denials.
And so impatient of thy little cross.
Is it so hard to bear thy daily trials
To count all earthly things "a gainful
loss?
Poor wandering soul, know that thou
art seeking
Some easier way, as an have sought be-
fore
To silence the reproachful inward speak
ing,
Some landward path unto an island
shore,
The cross is heavy in thy human meas
ure,
The way too narrow for thy inward
pride;
Thou eanst not lay thine intellectual
treasure
At the low footstool Of the Crucified
In meek obedience TO the heavenly
Teacher.
Thy weary soul can only find its peace:
Seeking no aid from any human creature
Looking to God alone for his release
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28

touch was death. Even as we lifted
him from the water, some of its cold.
ness had entered the brave little heart,
and on his head was a great, Jagged.
cruel wound, whence the stream OF
life flowed increasingly.
We held him, and knew not what to
do. One of US sobbed brokenIy, but
the rest we're very silent Then Jack
opened his eyes and feebly whispered:
rs e-kid-safe?"
Yes. oh, yes, little Jack; we told you
that you had saved the babe, and our
whisper was almost as low as yours
as we assured you that this was so.
The little black head sank down.
Then, very slowly, the eyes again
opened. and in faint whisper was
heard
''I'm-damn-glad"
Then, while the food flowed on, the
neglected soul of little Jack went out
on a deeper and darker flood which
no more shall beat earthward for
him.
And this is why say that I some
times think heaven must be a place Of
surprises. But greatest Of all it's sur.
prises to me, If ever / should reach the
beautiful city of love. would be to find
no little Jack there. a pupil in such a
wonderful school as his life never
knew.-Alfred J. Warehouse in New
York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28
Embarrassing.

Or. George Edward Reed, president
of Dickinson college, tells a story of
his preaching days which deals with
the rather disastrous if humorous set
back one of his flights of oratory re-
ceived.
Zone Sunday morning" says DR..
Reed, 4 made some statements in my
sermon which might be deemed ex.
IRENE, and so l cautiously began to
make certain qualifications. l said,
Perhaps there are business men pres
ent who think l don't know what I'm
talking about
"'Amenl That's sol Hallelujah!'
cried out the dear old deaf brother
sitting right under the pulpit. New
York Times.