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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
GRAv1TAT1oN VERIFIED.
Nevton's Law, Says m Amesicaa In-
vestigatOr, II Accurate to One
MilliOnth Per Cent.

At recent meeting Of the Ameri.
can Philosophical society in Philadel-
phia Prof. Ernest w. Brown, of Hayer-
ford, Pa. said:
Two bodies attract one another in-
versely as the square of the distance;
that is, if the distance be .halved the
force is increased four times; il the
distance is divided by ten the force is
increased 100 times. This is the New-
tonian law of gravitation. The moon,
earth, sun and planets all should obey
this law, which was discovered by
Isaac Newton in the seventeenth CEN
tury. How far do the bodies obey i?
The most sensitive is the moon. We
are able to observe its motions so ac-
curately and predict it's phases with
such unfailing certainty by means OF
this law that we can scarcely have
much doubt that it il correct. But,
nevertheless, there are some small
deyiations, and the question is wheth-
er these deviations are due to errors
in the calculations Of astronomers or
to something wrong in the law itself.
Hansen's theory Of the moons mo-
ton has been accepted up to the pres.
ent, but there are still some small diff
ferences between his theory and OBJ
servation. Twos at least. Of these have
been unexplained in the periods Of
revolution Of the perigee and node.
My calculations have shown. that the
differences are due to errors In Ham
sens theory and that on a correct
theory they do not exist. Thus, it APP
pears that Newton's law is accurate
to one-millionth per cent! It 10 by
far the most accurate physical law
known, and perhaps the most striking
evidences Of the fact that our exist
ence and surroundings are not the
result of chance. Science.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
The Gila Monster,s Venom.

/ write to correct the impression that
the gila monster is a harmless reptile.
The experiment in Douglas with the
monster and dog might mislead some
one to be careless in handling the rep-
tile. I have heard of three orr four
people who lost their lives foolishly
experimenting with gila monsters.
One man in Fairbank, in the early SOS,
let one bite him and, though he was
full of snake bite antidote, OF Jerry
Barton's best brand, he died in four
hours. One man in Congress, Ariz.,
was bitten in vein or artery and died
in five minutes. Tombstone Epitaph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01


tically, but because they are SO ar.
ranged in many cases that they
closely resemble an glass
They are more or less projecting
tubes, cylindrical or conical, and have
very large pupils or lenses. They are
not placed on each side Of the head
Eas in other fishes, but are close to-
gether and point upward or forward,
SO that they have the power OF BIZ
nocular vision, as In man. There is
great difference in the appearance
Of these telescope eyes in different
deep-sea fishes. Some project but
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
GIRLS DO THE woo1NG.
Countries Where Maideas DO Not
Have to Wait Patiently for
an Offer Of Marriage.

The women IN all parts OF the wOrlG
are not constrained by custom to wait
Tor an offer of marriage from som.
| favored swain. For instance no young
man among the Moravian gypsies will
presume to court asgirl until she has
given him notice of her readiness to
| receive advances. This she does BY
using cake as love letter, baking
therein coin, and throwing it within
his tent door at night when he is alone.
He, of course, is not bound to accept
faithful: The Romany of Hungary
knows naught OF, breach of promise
suits. Instead the relations and
friends of the Tilted maiden wait upon
the inconstant lover, argue with him,
Then, if he still remains obdurate, he
is manned by shot in the leg or arm.
By ancient Romany custom, too, the
sighted girl has the right to present
and to decree in which Of his limbs he
shall be wounded. In practice, how
ever, she usually elects to stag away,
thereby leaving the fearful choice to
him
A manageable Burmese girl, as
soon as she has completed her trous-
seau places in her window the ''love
lamp and according to whether its
interfering beams, carefully directed
from behind with her own tiny toilet
mirror, shine on this hut or on that.
the gallant within knows that some
where lassie's heart is inclined to-
ward him.
When one of the cigar-makers Of
southern Spain-who constitute a
separate class by themselves, some
what analogous to the French grisette
casts ner eyes lovingly on likely
lad she forthwith twists her powder
puff into pompom for his hat. If
he wears it at the next bull fight it is
considered match.
The Andalusian peasant girl sends
pumpkin pie to the particular swain
she affects. If he eats it, well and
good; she is engaged. If not, she tries
elsewhere, pie following pie until sue
cess is arrived at.
o"1SS lAtildCAS w sd~WOOAuS uOG Ill
ways and anyhow, but at stated inter
vals--the ewes of the weddings of their
friends. Then is held what is known
as the "feast Of the love garlands.''
All the unmarried girls Who can claim
acquaintance with either the bride or
bridegroom assemble at, sunset at the
latter's house.. dance, sing and make
merry. Then, when the dawn is gray,
they take their departure, each girl
bearing away with her posy gayly
decked with ribbon.
This she hangs on the way home
upon the doorknob Of the house where
resides the youth of her hearts desire,
or, alternately, filings it through the
easement of his bedchamber. She may
select whom she will on these oc-
casions, provided she does not stray
beyond the limits Of her own canton.
For this latter is according to Swiss
ideas, objectionable. Should she be
suspected Of it a straw puppet is left
dangling presumably as hint of the
fate that may befall herself outside
her chamber window; while the young
men OF the village wh omyshe has joint.
" and seyeralG sighted conspire to-
gether to waylay and beat The unlucky
stranger whose offense and misfortune
it is to have been the object of her
Maynard choice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

rs x, ~
which is attached a flexible shaft,
through the medium of which move
ment is impaired to an eccentric. As
the eccentric reyolyes It oscillates a
vertical shaft with short, sharp
strokes, and on the lower end of this
shaft is the pummeling device, which is
preferably of pneumatic construction,
with means for varying the degree Of
hardness to suit the condition of the
fash to be treated. There is little
doubt but that the vigorous. and not
necessarily harsh movement of the
flesh which this apparatus can pro-
duce will have stimulating effect,
causing the blood to circulate more
freely and carrying of the waste It's
sues which have become lodged, and
at the same time building up new It's
sue by the exercise.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat. u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
OLD MEXICAN VASE.
cient American Ceramics So
Far Discovered.

Among the strange and valuable OBJ
jects which have been recently in
stalled in the Mexican hall of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, of which Mr.. Marshall 81.
Saville is curator, is wonderful terra
Gotta jar, designed and decorated in
imitation of turkey. This is con-
sidered the most magnificent speci-
men Of ancient American ceramics so
far discovered.
Besides the striking and artistic
turkey head handle, the most extraor-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
sTER1LIz1NG uNDERcLoTH1NG.
One of the Most Emcient Preven-
tives of Cutaneous Diseases
Among Hospital Patients,

In recent number of Lyons
| Medical attention is drawn to the
frequency of cutaneous eruptions
among children at certain creches
These eruptions took the form OF
boils, pustules and erythematous
rashes, and for several years had
been very prevalent at the Creche de
la Charlie. The use of antiseptics in
the form of lotions and ointments
had failed to stay the outbreak. The
plan was then tried by using steril.
lied cloth for dressing the children
and at once an improvement in their
condition manifested itself, says the
Hospital. The infection ceased to
spread to new cases. except on por-
tions of the scalp. and the use OF
steriized caps soon put stop to
this, while, so far as the children
already affected were concerned,
they began to improve from the day
on which the treatment was com
menced. The matter is of some in
terest, and one can hardly avoid
asking what is meant by the steril-
ization Of underlinen. Surely il
must mean that it is boiled. It used
to be, and, perhaps, still is the Gus
tom in France TO wash clothes in
cold running water, a plan by which,
lathered and rubbed and beaten, they
certainly are not sterilized.
Years ago virulent outbreak of
puederal fever in one of the London
lying7in hospitals was traced to the
manner in which the linen of the es-
Enlistment was dealt with. It was
washed. undoubtedly, but it was not
boiled, and on its return in more
or less damp condition, it was stored
in warm closet wherein it was inn
agined to be JARED" The result
was that the cupboard acted as an
incubator in which the injection re-
naming in this damp linen fourished
exceedingly, with the results which
were disastrous. In this case, as
probably in the case reported from
Lyons, we had an instance of the
evil consequences of not thoroughly
sterilizing the underclothing. The
moral is sufficiently obvious How,
then, about wooden materials which,
lest they would shrink, are merely
washed in tepid water? If this were
done. at home there might not, per-
haps, be much to say on the subject,
but how about mixing wooden under
clothes, fresh from the skins of
scores of unknown people, in one
common tub, and then. without any
pretense at sterilization, returning
them to their respective owners?
That wooden underwear is comfor-
table, and that in certain cases it at
forls q degree of protection from
chill which cannot be obtained from
any other form Of clothing we fully
admit. We must not, however, shut
our eyes TO the risks involved in the
cooperative washing Of clothes. the
texture of which does. not admit Of
their being sterilized by exposure to
. high Temperature.
5S Il
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
sf.tche. without Pnosphorus,

A harmless matchmaking process.
having been favored by the German
reichstag. the use of phosphorus is
to be prohibited after January /,
1904. The discussion Of the present
industry brought out the statement
that the necrosis set up in the bones
Of the phosphorus users may make its
appearance three or four years after
the workman has left the factory, and
SO insidious is the disease that victims
have had bones fractured without
knowing any thing was wrong. The eff
fects may extend TO whole families
through heredity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Much That Every Woman
Desires to Know
About Sanative Andsep-
tic Cleansing
And about the Care Of The Skin.
Scalp, Hair and Hands.

Too much stress cannot be placed ON
the great value Of Cutlcufa tSoap, ONT
ment and Resolvent In the antiseptic
cleansing Of the mucous surfaces and Of
j the blood and circulating fluids, thus
af1ording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment for
weakening alterations, inflammations,
itchings, irritation6, relaxations, dis.
placements, pains and Irregularities
pecn0ar to females. Hence The Cuti-
ours sreu56(lle1 have = Ronde riul influ.
ence in restoring health, strength and
beauty to weary women, who have
been prematurely aged and invalided
by these distressing ailments, q well q
such sympathetic aflictions @ anemia,
chlorosis, hysteria, nervousness and
debility.
Women from the very frst have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness.
the power to afford immediate relief.
the certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cuticura
remedies the standard skin cures and
humour remedies Of the civilized world.
Millions Of the women usc Cuticura
Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment.
Tor preserving, purifying and beauti.
Tying the skim for cleansing the ecaln
OF crusts, scales and dandru6. and the
stopping Of falling hair, for softeninr.
whitening and soothing red. rourh IA
sore hands, Tor annoying irritations,
ana lucrative weaknesses, and for
many sanative, autiseptic purposes
~hfotn S3t0~p .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
wron=fully Accused

..You are going too far" vows Estella in
haste,
Az clasp her soft hand in my own,
While my disengaged arm slow encircies
her waist
And her voice has reproof in Its tone.
That she's wrong In thus thinking try to
make clear.
And this is my reasontng's plan:
'.It's certain I'm not going very far. dear.
When I'm sitting as close a. / cang'
Town Topics
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
arsenic In Hens Esx..

Arsenic in appreciable amount has
been found by Gabriel Bertrand in
all parts of the hens egg. This con-
firms the new belief that arsenic ex-
lists in all living cells, and probably
serves special function.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Give other. /. .Ch.n~~.

Don't expect evef ything; make
some concessions to the other side
-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

\ II wish 10 sstate, said 1 fresh ysuns law
yer. rising in court, that the ruMor TO
the effect ahat John Doe, now under
indictment for murder. has attempted !. e g
/ saw him this morning, and he hasretainedl
me to defend his life. 4.
ssThat seems to confirm the rumor, said
the Judge. LET the case proceed. -ldppin-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Suicide In Russia.

Fully $500 persons commit suicide
in Russia every year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Never advertise your troubles. II you
have bowiegs, don't wear striped trousers.
|4-ChicaCO Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Adaxe should He QuaI1f,~d

! "Go it while you're young" says
the adage. This is good advice
v;ded you are going in the right d.
rection.- Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption il an infalli.
BILE remedy for coughs and cohs:-N: W.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j, Feb. IL, lSUO.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
CHURCHES
SCHOOL HOUSES;
And HOMES

must have their walls tinted and decor
ated with ALABASTlNE, the only
durable wall coating, to insure health
and permanent satisfaction. Write for
full information and free suggestions by
our artists. Buy only in packages prop
erly labeled ssAlabastine."
ALADA9TlpsE COMPANY.
GRAND RAPlDo, MICH.
and TO- Wster Street. New York City
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01
Th~sCsu.e,of Blackhead,.

BlackheadS A. q mass Of congest.
ed matter ana Dust; obviously their
cure is IN cleanliness and restored, cir
culation of the blood vessels Of the
face-nothing but friction and clean.
illness will prevent their return. often
they are the result Of daaorderpd
stomach, indigestion and constipation.
and strict attention should be givea
to the laws Of hygiene. Daily baths
are necessary.
The Absent-1linded Man.
"A bright spring day." she said,
makes me like . girl again"
You don't look it." returned the
absent-minded man, who wished to
b complimentary. Brooklyn Eagle,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Put beggar on horseback and he'll ride
Ito the first place where he can sell tho
horse -Town Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Eyes, since Mr.. Gotrox broke mirror
yesterday, he il convinced that it is very.
iunlucky. How superstitious. Not at
all It was a French plate mirror, and cost
94OO. Baltimore News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-08-01

Find
The which noted was their
ability thieves. Before country
the whites they kept large herds of horses They
friendly to the whites and troublesome many of
their neighbors They reservation between the Yellow
stone and Little Big Horn rivers Montana and have taken kindly
reservation life and have made progress in agricultural
other than the raising of horses They rapidly dying off, and less
than Their of wrap dead
brave his blanket and the body high in the bough of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07

Mr.. Adams has lived in Topeka all
his life. He attended Washburn college
here for several years. Then he enlist
ed in the 22nd Kansas regiment at the
time of the Spanish-American war. On
his discharge from service, he entered
the State university. He studied medi-
cine and natural history. Recently he
has been assistant to Prof. L. L. Dyche
in laboratory work. This summer he
has been employed by the university in
mounting and arranging the great ac-
cumula tions of natural history speci-
mems for the new museum building.
This is Mr.. Adams first experience in
the field with foreign collecting eX-
pedition. He and Mr.. Martin will work
under the auspices of the State uni
versity though their collections will be
for sale to the museums of the country
They will make the city of Bahia Blan-
ca their headquarters. This is about
the center of the Argentine coast. They
will work west into the Andes noun
tains, and will thence go southward,
penetrating the heart of Patagonia.
Mrs Martin and two children VIII
accompany her husband to Bahia Blan-
ca and will stay there with her brother
while her husband is ION the road -
Her brother has for the past Is years
been a teacher in an English school at
Bahia Blanca. Bahia Blanca is city
of about $4,000 people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
DEAD IN FREIGHT CAR.
Body Travelled from Ft. Madison
to Ration Before Discovery.

Ration. N. M. Sept THE decompos-
ed body of a man who apparently was
murdered at Fort Madison. Ia, Septem-
Der 2, has been found in a freight car
here. The car was in through freight
train The find was made by car in
spector whose attention was attracted
by blood on the car wheels and a ter
rible stencil coming from within. In
vestigation revealed that he had been
shot three times in the right side His
watch had been cut from the chain and
nothing of value was found on his per-
son. A letter dated Harvey. Ill, found
in his coat evidently from his wife. was
addressed to ]. o. Palmer. A Wells Far
go receipt for grip dated Chicago,
September l. from j. o. Palmer and
consigned to himself al FIT. Madison, Ia.
was also found The car in which the
body was found was received by the
Santa Fe company from the Burlington
at Ft. Madison. September 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
HUSBAND ARRESTED
Charged With Shooting His
Wife, at Santa Monica.

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 7.-Colonel
Griffith, millionaire resident of this
city and member of the board of
park commissioners. has been arrested
on the charge of assaulting his wife
with murderous intent. Mrs. Griffith
is in a hospital suffering from the
effects of a pistol shot wound in the
head and a compound fracture of the
shoulder She was shot last Thursday
evening in her room at a Santa Monica
hotel, where she, with her husband and
15-year-old son, had been spending the
summer.
torney, Mrs. Griffith said her husband
shot her after forcing her to answer at
the pistol point some irrational ques-
tionS as to her faithfulneSS and knOWl-
edge of any attempt to poison him.
When he shot her she was on her
knees. She jumped up and ran to a
window, out of which she jumped, fall
ing on a roof some fourteen feet below.
fracturing her shoulderblade- Mrs.
Griffith wanted a charge of insanity
preferred against her husband.
Colonel Griffith insists that his wife
was wounded accidentally. He was
bending over a trunk. according to his
story when he head the report of the
revolver and turned to see Mrs Griffith
fall to the floor. The weapon. he says,
was one of his own which Mrs. Griffith
came across in gathering together their
effects for packing. How it was dis
as he asserted that his back was
turned. He denied that there was any
possible cause for quarrel between
himself and Mrs. Griffith. and declares
that reports of his having fired the
shot are absolutely unfounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
PEARY TO TRY AGAIN.
wilt Make Another Attempt to
Reach North Pole.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Commander Rob
ert E. Peary, United States navy, the
well known Arctic explorer. will make an
other dash for the north pole. Leave of
absence for three years has been granted
him, with the permission of the president t.
by Mr.. Darling, acting secretary of the
navy, and he has been assured of the
hearty sympathy of both these officials.
In the application for leave Commander
Peary briefly outlines his plan of action.
In suitable shin rbuilt in one of our best
ship yards. re-enforced and strengthened
to the maximum degree and fitted with
American engines. so that she may go
north an exponent of America skill
and mechanical ability" Commando
Peary hopes to start with his expedition
about the first of July next.
Upon arriving a the Whale sound region
he will take on board d large number of
Eskimos and establish a permanent base
al Cape Sabine. Thence he will force his
way northward to Grant Land where ne
hopes to establish winter quarters or the
northern shore. As far as practical BILE
along the route he will establish caches.
The following February. with the earliest
returning light, he will start due north
over the polar pack with a small. light
pioneer party, and followed by a large
main party