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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
FANCY FISHING OUTFITS.
New Tangled Fixings Cause Old
Elsherman to Sigh for the
Day of Angle Worms.

This is q decadent age" sighed the
old-fashioned fisherman, according to the
Chicago Tribune. Il think that will go
back to first principles and do the rest
of my fishing with long bamboo pole,
q stout line well knotted around the
tapering end of the pole, and a black
hook decorated with q timber angle
worm.
II have Just beheld with my own eyes
what this fad of fancy fishing outfits has
led to. The downfall is logical-that'a
the worst of it, and that's the reason
why am going to send my steel casting
rod to the attic, along with half dozen
books of variegated flies, silver reel
and all the other fol-de-rols. What have
I seen?
Just this. have walked the length
of long counter laden down with little
glass Jars containing embalmed min
novs, preserved frogs, cray-fsh in al
cohol baths, yes, and even picked worms
nicely assorted In lots Of dozen.
What is there left to fishing? Think
Of the city kid and the idea Of sport
he gets from this sort Of thing Digging
for angle worms was as much part
Of fishing as catching the fish when
was boy. used to get up before day
light, take an empty spice box from the
kitchen table, hunt up an old iron spoon,
and hurry out into the garden to get my
bait. I unearthed the big wrigglers with
positive Joy, and which the sun showed
its rim on the horizon stuck my well
filled treasure box into my Jacket pocket.
threw my pole over my shoulder and
trudged OF to the creek feeling like q
sportsman. / had conquered nature; ]
had right to be proud.
when got little bigger came into
the Joy of a jointed pole, and was al
lowed to go to the river to fish for bass
and pickerel. I always had two days OF
sport The first day was given up to
catching minnows in the creek with a
dip net. A big perforated minnow pail
held the minnows safely in captivity, and
was anchored carefully to some over
hanging branch to wait the next day.
Placed in another solid pail, the bait
prison would be taken early the next
morning to the fishing ground.
Then when the time came few years
later for vacations from city employ
ment, and I got into the habit OF going
to the lakes up north. the hunting for
frogs for bait was part Of the regular
fishing game. Slumping through the
swampy shore strips after the green
croakers was work too lively to be tire
some. I have felt as much triumph In
landing a big bull as In getting the
strike from the 'musky' which eventual
" tried to dine on him.
'And now. All this fun Is lost In q
shopping trip. Not for me"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Giants, Graves.

The cairns or giant graves at Bosau.
near Eutin, are being excavated under
the direction Of Prof Knorr, of the Kiel
Museum Of Antiquities. One grave has
already been opened up, in which two
urns and gold bracelet. IL centfmeters
in length, were found. A stone grave
three meters long and ITO centimeters
wide, containing skeleton supposed to
be over 5000 years old, was also laid
bare. The work is to be continued, as
It is supposed that an ancient cemetery
or place Of sacrifice existed there for
merly,-St. James Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
A,ylums for Birds and Beasts.

Such is the reverence in India for GER
tain birds and beasts that wealthy Him
docs have established homes or asylums
for the aged and infirm among them.
One of these, a few miles from Calcutta,
has staff of about 80 servants and an
experienced veterinary surgeon. On
festal occasions the cows In these asy-
lums are decorated and feted by natives,
} who travel long distances for the priv
ilege. One Of the established sights Of
the city Of Bombay Is the Pinjrapole, q
spot where WORKOUT or diseased crea-
lures are sent by. benevolent Hindoo
citizens, and there maintained until
they die or are restored to health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
One Wax 10 Make Trade.

The shoemakers at Madrid recently
combined to encourage dancing, with the
object Of wearing out as much shoe
leather as possible. They hired several
dancing halls and charged sfxpence adj
mission. Each admission ticket bears q
coupon, 20 Of which entitle the owner to
a new pair Of shoes free Of charge at the
union store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
A Monster Clam.

In Alaskan waters is found q mon
ster clam, the "geoduck." one OF which
would afford q meal for several per-
sons; not SO large, however, as the
great tridacna and its species, which
weighs, with its two valves, 500
pounds. the animal alone weighing 30.
This shell, though common in Call
fornia. is from the equatorial regions
of the Pacific, where, buried In the soft
rock. its viselike jaws partly open, 1t
is q menace to the natives who wade
along the reefs searching for shells
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Brove Alfonso.

King Alfonso had q little adventure.
rather unusual with sovereigns, the 9TH
er day. His majesty was walking In the
Prado, when bullock broke from herd
that was being driven, and, tearing away
at full gallop, showed every dispositions
to use its horns among the pedestrians
and equipages. There was regular
stampede, but the king showed his spirit,
and, drawing his revolver, brought the
beast down with two or three swiftly de-
lfyered shots. London News. sss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Aim Of Education.

The aim of education should be to
teach us rather how to think than what
to think-rather to improve our minds
50 as to enable us to think for our
selves, than to load the memory with
the thoughts Of other men. -Beattie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
A Busy Bishop.

Bishop Warne is one of the busiest
Of Methodist Episcopal bishops. His
vast diocese extends from the Afghan
istan border and the Himalayas,
through and including India, Burma,
the Malay peninsula, Borneo and the
Phi1inpinea.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Names Coast Line,

Names seacoast IN straight line Is
225 miles. while following the ms and
outs It is z,486 miles. Between Nttery
Point and Quoddy head there are a
lighthouses,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14

The guides say that soon, with rail-
roads up the Jungfrau, Mont Blanc and
Wetterhorn, their most remunerative
occupation will be thing of the past.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Beliefs Of Great scientists.

Among the great physicists Sir Oliver
Lodge believes in telepathy and Sir VII.
liam Crooks In ghosts. Lord Kelvin RS
Gently said that Science positively con-
frmed creative power. Sir William
Thistleton-Dyer, the director of Kew
botanical gardens. complains that KEEL.
vim wipes out by stroke Of the pen thu
whole position Darwin won for as = and
Prof. Lankister. director Of the British.
museum, says he does not know ssof am
one Of admitted leadership amcng mod.
Urn biologists who Is showing sixns 81
coming to belief in the existence of =
vital principle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14

The Cat and the talking together the middle OF
forest Let things bad said Reynard i don't care
have hundred shifts fall a. said the Cat have but
one undone Just then pack of Hounds burst
flew and sat sereney among the branches
and thence saw the trying hundred shifts overtaken
BY Dogs and torn in pieces.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
blame.

"She's not as bad as she's painted "
well, she has only herself TO blame. -
! "Eh?'
S"She paints herself, doesn't Pr
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Diatinctfon.

..The duke Is man Of marked dis
tinction."
marked down distinction. She got
him for less than hundred Thousand. ;"
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
s.h-.rlne war VesseIs.

England has nine submarine war
vessels built or building. and France
has so. Their presence is expected to
make blockades impossible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Comfenfment.

He is richest who II content with the
least, for content u the wealth Of ma
tuze.-Soclates.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
what She Had Read. .

Miss Foliworth-Oh yes. have read
everything you ever wrote.
Inkaman (the auth0r) Have your
Tell me what you think Of my book On
''Presupposed Causes" my sRomance 81
Ring" and my poetical collection.
Il don't think ever read any of those
I meant / had read everything you had
written that was worth reading. :"
"Oh, that, indeed! Funny, but thoee.
are the only things ever wrote
FUNNY, amt 1t boston Transcri1,t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Nowadays.

N0W000yDs N
Dorothy-Don't you feel in awe Of IT.
erary women?
Dora-No, indeed; my literary cousin
says It takes more sense to dress well
than 1t does to write q book.-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
The Mexican People.

Over 80 per cent. of the population Of
Mexico is pure or mixed Indian stock.
The land is all owned by 500 Spanish
families.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Amerfaan Dried rruft..

So popular and widely appreciated
have American dried fruits become in
Germany that they may be said now to
control the markets,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Not Possible.

In q letter to contemporary Mr..
Cunninghame-Graham tells this story:
An Englishman and Scot were travel
ing by the train. The southern Saxon
remarked that no North Britain ever
understood a joke
"You might" he said, fire joke out
Of cannon, and still the Scot would
never take it up"
The Scotsman, after musing on the
case. rejoined: MAN, but ye Gamma fire
joke out of a cannon. Scottish
American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
Needed His Love,

Magistrate-Madam, your husband
charges you with assault.
Honoria-Yes, your worship; l asked
him If he would ever cease to love me,
and he was so slow at answering that I
hit him in the eye with a mop. I'm only
a woman, your worship (tears) and
q woman's life without love is q mere
blight.-London Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
DIR. J. F. PIGOTT,

! cqvinoton, La.
Residence in the Exterstein raised
cottage, two blocks west of public
school building.
(! Offers mis- professional services to
the public.
! Once at the City Drug Store, on
columbia street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-14
THE FORESTS OF MEXICO.
ated by the Wanton Destrue-
tion of Timber.

Oficials of the republic who have care
fully studied the subject mention that
there were forests on the tablelands and
that rainfall was much greater years ago
thar now. Tradition says that the Span
iards cleared away these forests, since
which the rainfall has been greatly d.
minished. Certain 1t is, there are now
no extensive forests on the great plains
of Mexico, says Arboricultu1
There are the remains of great sys-
TENS Of reservoirs for irrigation. with
aqueducts of brick supported upon
arches, which still remain, where the
water was carried through tunnels and
over valleys for long distances, but by
reason of droughts and decreased pre-
cipitation these are now of little or no
use.
Forests cannot exist without water.
Regular and copious rainfall cannot pre-
vail without q production OF forests.
Aridity is Invariably accompanied by
scant shrub growth, or entire abseRnn OF
plant life.
When it is considered that Mexico, es-
pecially the southern portion. is narrow,
with large oceans on either side, lying
in q tropical region where evaporation Is
constant and extreme, the question nat
urally arises: Why is there not greater
precipitation? Why are there not large
trees and dense forests, which always
accompany moist tropic conditions? In
his history Prescott relates that at the
time of the invasion there we're large
and dense forests, which were not un-
common upon the higher tablelands.
Have climatic changes occurred In
Mexico which destroyed the forests?
And what caused the change? Or has
the destruction of these great forests
caused the change and induced aridity?
II the former is correct there can be no
remedy. All must be left to time and
the caprice Of nature to effect change.
But il the latter be the true diagnosis,
then it Is within the power Of man to re-
place these forests and thus secure as
favorable conditions as existed before
the removal OF the trees.
SPANS history has been one OF for
est destruction, and her climatic condi-
ton and agricultural degeneracy are the
result of this indiscretion. Americans
have closely followed SPANS footsteps.
and the great forests Of the United States
have been wantonly sacrificed, while the
results are daily becoming more appar-
ent in drought and food.
With wiser government than either,
Mexico is giving protection to her re-
naming timber lands, and will, in time,
overcome the evils caused by acts OF
former generations.
The tropical forests Of Mexico occupy
the low coast lands and borders OF
streams at low attitudes. The pine is
upon the elevated mountain tracts, while
the great area of the republic, the table,
lands, is practically bare of valuable
timber trees. It is apparent that Mexico
has no timber to spare for export. Her
forest resources are none too great for
home consumption. A limited quantity
Of mahogany and especially tropical
hard woods along the coast will be ex-
ported as it lie not available for economic
transportation to the interior.
Not Possible.
In Q letter to contemporary Mr..
The oasis., 1903-11-14

development work is being prose- cuted in all directions.
 At San Miguelto we met Mir. James Suits, of the firm of Suits d Riordan, pioneers in development of the region. They developed and sold the "Churunibabi,Y s'.E El Ma quero," San Jose" "Goodenough'' and others They havenow heavy interests in the Piarss de Teras" region, some thirty or forty miles away.
 At the junction of the Alaska creek and canon with the Moctezu- ma river, parted with Mir. Lewan- dowki, who returned to Nacozari. while l took the road to this place.
 was at Cuesta de Castillo, the headquarters of the Sonora Land Company, to call upon Mir. Frank Watt, who has charge of the com pany's interests. Mir. Watts is well known in Nogales, where he reslued some years ago. He has fine cattle ranch over about Oputa, beyond the Pittsburg some fifteen or twenty miles.
 Leaving Questa de Castillo at three o'clock in the afternoon, l hurried along and reached Cos, at evening in time for late supper.
 Here 1 found Mir. E. G. Moore. returning home to Cumpas from visit at Nogales; Doctor J. M. Johnston, from Magdalena, who had come over to Arizpe on busi- ness, thence here, and tomorrow leaving for the east; and Mir. J. Hardy, the engineer, residing at Arizpe, who had come over from Arizpe with Doctor Johnson.
 A. T. B.
The oasis., 1903-11-14

Thursday we made a complete circuit of the Huacal mountain, visiting El Globo camp; and an- other, the site of an ontiglo prop erty, from the old shafts and yes tiges of smelters, slag dumps, etc., named the "Fundiciones Anti guos," and we returned to Pitts burg in the early afternoon. There we found Major Drought, the sup. erintendent, who had returned from El Paso, with machinist, who had come to put up the mill for the Sonora Development Co.,, the machinery of which is on the ground.
 Friday morning we saddled and started upon our return toward Nacozari, going around via the San Jose" mine, San Miguelito," the "Providencia," "El Campo" and "Orizaba, ,"-to the Julia Blanca" and Alaska" to complete the work of examination of those two properties. They are great mines, both antiguaS of rare merit. In the Alaska" Mir. Geo. F. Wood ward; the owner, has force of men running a tunnel. It is now in 250 feet, with four feet of solid five ounce per ton gold rock in the breast. But of all that a full and complete description will follow.
 Passing the San Jose" we stop ped to call on the new manager, MT. N. Clere. The gentleman was up in the mine, and we passed on our way without the pleasure of meeting him. He has but recently taken charge, and the mill is at present closed down while he is sampling the property. Extensive
The oasis., 1903-11-14


 prohibited in China, save upon government account. For more than century there followed numerous decapitations of fool hardy Celestials who had dared to disobey the imperial mandate; and hundreds of good mines, that had yielded richly, were abandoned and filled to the very surface by order of the imperial authorities.
 By the weight and influence of the great Iii Hung Chang, an i'm perial concession was granted per hitting mining in three southern provinces of the Empire; many mines, sealed through five centur- ies, were reopened, and Mr. Lewan- dowski was sent to examine and report Before he had fairly em- parked in the work the Boxer up- rising occurred, and it was sus- pended. Now that Lii Hung Chang is dead it may be many years be- fore the concession will be revived.
 From China Mir. Lewandowski was sent by the same syndicate, to the Philippines, to report upon the mineral resources of the new Am erican possessions; thence to the Straits Settlement, and to Borneo, penetrating to the far interior of that great island, among hostile natives, upon a British gunboat, and then for long distances, with a strong guard, in canoes. Re- turning to the Phillipines he fin ished up his work there by a care ful mineralogical examination of the southern islands of the archi- pelago, and then came home to the United States, after five years valuable work in the Orient.
 l found Mir. Lew andowski very companionable gentleman, and outside of the valuable scientific information he imparted, my week of travelling with him was very en- joyable.
 The Huacal mountain is one of the most elevated peaks in the state of Sonora, and lies about between the Moctezuma and Bavispe rivers between sixty and seventy miles south from the boundary. At some time, in remote geological ages, the Huacal peak was thrust up from the depths, the convulsion tilting, cracking and rending for miles the porphyry through which 1t came, and the filling of these orevices, radiating from the center of disturbance, like the spokes of a wheel. made the great mineralized i edges, that from the lofty heights | 1f the mountain may be seen ex- ending miles away. In some places in the great region the ,RtiguoS worked valuable prop ,rties, extracting great values, and | he vestiges of their work remain; put they scratched the surface ,nly. Complete development and exploitation of the great region re- mains work for generations. It las not vet fairly commenced. But of the region and its immense possibilities it is impossible to reat in these passing notes. Sew ral special articles will be re- luired, and they will appear in ubsequent numbers of TIE OASIS
 Wednesdays trip took us over O the "Olvido" mine, one of Mir. Noodward's properties. We made great circle, passing a number of inc properties.
The oasis., 1903-11-14
WAYSIDE NOTES.
From page1.

Pittsburg, which IS ina spur from 9Huacal mountain is the seat of Operations of the Sonora Develop ment Company, which has there about forty men at work. The site has become quite a camp, which with the inevitable exten- sion of the company's operations is destined to become a place of Considerable importance. Exten- sive development work is now iE hand, and from every workings high grade gold ores are being ex- tracted. But of all that full des- cription will be presented here after.
 Major E. $. w. Drought, the Superintendent, had gone to El Paso, and the'honors of the camp were gracefully done by his eff cient assistant, MT. Henry Eisen- Shart. Major Drought returned later and 1 was given the pleasure of meeting him.
 All the work at Pittsburg is at present being done under contract. Mr. John Evans, practical miner with many years experience in Nales, Colorado and Sonora, hay ing the contract. Within two months he has done more than 800 feet of tunneling and drifting. MT. Evans has several valuable prop trties in the vicinity, including rMaria de La Paz," Blanca etc.
 Mir. Theo. Ehrman is the fore man carpenter at the camp. He gave me a fine specimen of gold bear ing rock from claim named the tFlying Dutchman," which he owns, in the vicinity. It is a very promising property. It joins the s Blanca" of Mr. Evans.
 Wednesday and Thursday Mir. Lewandowski piloted me across and around the Huacal mountain 10 show me the formation of the Region and the occurrence and Strength of the lodges. With his guidance and information l was within five days put in possession of a large amount of scientific Knowledge of a great mineral re- zion, which, had 1 been over the eountry alone, would have required | Weeks to have studied out and as- Simulated.
 # In this connection l feel it in- cumbent to present few words for Mr. Lewandowski, He is gentle nan of marked scientific attain ments, and he is one of the most prominent mining engineers oper- atlng in Sonora. A graduate of the University of Riga, in Russia, he has supplemented the scientific and technical information there grounded in him with profes- slonal experience of twenty-five Years in all parts of the world. In q professional capacity he has been engaged in Australia, New Zea- land, Africa, the Orient, California and Arizona; and now he turns his attention to Sonora, as offering the iatest and greatest field of endea- Nor.
 MT. Lewandowski was sent to re- port upon the mineral resources of .he Orient, and spent some five years m that work. He first went to some oi the southern provinces of China, Where the famous Lii Hung Chang pad secured from the Emperor enormous mineral concessions, and pad invited the American syndi- 'ate mentioned to participate in