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The courier., 1903-02-07

Persian rugs realize that there are often
cunningly interviewer in their meshes
characters that are not only legible. but
are capable of translation by those
familiar with the Arabic tongue.
These inscriptions-also called car
touches-are usually worked around the
borders of the rugs. in such a manner as
to make them easily distinguishable to
the expert. In the border of the Prince
Alexis Lobanow- Rostowsky rug, shown
last week at the sale of the Marquand
collection, there are. all told, six car
touches, grounded i'm black. As an illus
tration of the exceedingly clever weav-
ing of these rugs 1t is fact that in a
royal Persian rug of the fifteenth CEN
tury, also shown at the Marquand sale,
there were six hundred hand tied knots
to the square inch. This, good judges
say, is probably as near perfection as
the woolen carpet of the East will ever
come. 1t was a gift from the ruler of
the Persians, presumably to the ruler of
the Turks, for an authenticated record
in the possession of its former owner set
forth that the rug was among the effects
The courier., 1903-02-07
Loea1 Chapter of
Delta Npsj1om

Delta Upsilon fraternity was founded
in 1884 at Williams college. Its chapter
roll contains the names of thirty-five
universities and colleges, all in the north
and largely in the east. OF this number
over half live in chapter houses owned
by the fraternity. Its present total MEM
bership is about 5000. 1t has alumni
Among it's noted graduates might be
mentioned: James A. Garfield Chief
Justice Field, Daniel S. Lamont, William
Travers Jerome, and Charles G.. Dawes
and in Lincoln, Chancellor f. B. An
drews, Rev. j. E. Tuttle, and Rev. II. o.
Rowlands.
The local chapter was established in
1898, when the local society, Tau Delta
Omicron, was granted a charter. The
chapter house is at 1896 street, where
some twenty members live. OF the local
chapter Robert Dale Elliot is an instruc-
tor and P. H. Thompson, G. T. Hargitt,
H. r. Brown, and John Mills are fellows
in the state university.
The active members are: c. NJ. Barr
F. NJ. Lipp, C. Z. Reed, r. c. Pollard ].
A. Wilson, Jacob KanZler, p. II. HaTri-
son, J. r. Forsyth, A. j. Gibbons, C. n.
Lussier, c. T. Knapp, NJ. p. Campbell,
E. r. Walton, r. A. McNown, A. III. Lun-
din, F. A. Anderson. G. F. Nye, L. A.
Sheldon, r. d. Kile, II. A. Dildine. r. ].
Clark, ]. j. Pollard, Y. b. Huffman, ]. A.
Pollard.
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of the Sultan Abdul Aziz of Turkey at
the time of his death.
In view of the intermittently hostile
relations maintained between Persia and
Turkey during the era when the rug was
unquestionably made, all that is to be
read in it's design is most vital, and
seems expressive of some phase of his
tory which was then making so vigor-
ously. The inscriptions in the Lobanow-
Rostowsky rug have been thus trans
lated:
Oh, thou whose abode is the seat of
justice,
To whom throne carpets serve as the
covering of thy way;
Whose court the zephyrs as chamber
lain with the hair of his eyelids sweeps
clean;
To whom in the household of enjoy
ment is full satisfaction.
The companion ever is success and
whose refuge is God Himself;
To whom Darius, Alexander and Feri-
dan are as the meanest of his army:
Thou possessest magnanimity and
charity.
The inhabitants of both worlds, here
and above, pray for thee.
May thy power still everlastingly en-
dure,
And at thy command the sun and
moon circling revolve.
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The local chapter of Kappa Alpha
Theta will give it's annual banquet this
evening at the Lincoln. Previous to the
banquet Miss Shields of Omaha, will be
initiated a member of the chapter. the
The courier., 1903-02-07

The annual promenade given by the
Junior class of the state university at
the Lincoln hotel last evening was
brilliant success as to numbers In at
tendance, beauty of decorations, cos
tunes worn by the ladies, and the enjoy
ment of the dancers.
Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews, Profess
sor and Mrs. Barbour and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roscoe Pound were the chaperones.
University pennants, and those of the
various fraternities and sororities, were
used in decorating. Large American
flags concealed the ceiling in the corri-
dors, and palms were placed around the
balustrade. Palms screened the orches-
ira of eight pieces in the dancing hall,
which was decorated with scarlet and
cream. Ices were served in the ordi-
nary which was adorned with palms. and
scarlet and cream carnations. Seventy
five couples of dancers were present.
The committee was composed of the
following: Mr. Edgar F. Davis, chair
man: Mr. N. A Huse, master of cere-
monies; Misses Louise Hargreaves, Lii
liam Robson, Nellore Wilson. Winfred
Chadwick, Lulu King, Katharine Ster-
ling; Messieurs w. F. Holman, r. F.
Harris, James Van Burg. j. c. Wilson,
L. p Hewitt, G. B. Greenwald. c. H.
Bryan, F. o. Erford, d. w. Pierce. r.
Caldwell.
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The interest in oriental rugs is so uni
versal that many persons will enjoy this
article from the New York Tribune, con-
cerning them:
Not all persons who use Turkish and
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ceremonies to occur at the chapter house.
The table will be laid in the private din
ing room at the Lincoln, and the decoru-
tions will be elaborate. as the girls have
been showered with flowers and sweets.
The place cards bear fancy heads In the
sorority coIors black and gold. done la
water-eolors by some OF the Theta ar
lists. Mrs. C. +. Ladd will preside as
toastmistress. and some OF the toasts
will be:
"Here's to Kappa Alpha Theta,
May her prospects ever be
Happy o. they are at this time.
Here's to our fraternity"
The Old Order and the New ....... Jean ruttle.
"Ali the true devoted old girls
That reside for miles around
Have received an invitation
And In Thetss home are found"
Cairo OF Corduroy oy..............M Marie Nettietoa.
"But now that we're inside, we smile"
Rho .Nellors Wilson.
"ol I'm jolly Theta
or he Jolly chapter Rho"
The Seniors Wall Laura woodford.
"Ol who will sing the Theta lays?
OF who will act the Theta plsys2
OF VINO alas viii chant our praise
When we are far swsys''
"Let every good Theta now rise from her seat.
The courier., 1903-02-07

Lord Charles Beresford, England's
famous ex-admiral and member of parlia-
r.snt, is on a visit to the United States to
study our trusts and the industrial situa-
ton here Lord Beresford denies that he
will accept a position as head of Nor
gan's mercantile shipping trust
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Wucn We erc tkTSWoyE
vive Ia Compagnie ie..................Alic Alice Towns.
"Let every good Theta now rise from her seat.
vive Ia X. ATT
Covers will be laid for Misses Wood
ford. Loomis. Towne. Wilson, Agnew,
Sallie Agnew, Robbins. Edith Robbins.
Cline. Post, Martha Post. Brach. Del
lecker. Norval, Broadly. Paul. Nettleton.
Bedwell, Haden. Shields. Wilson. Millar.
Harper Walsh, Barr. Carson. Tuttle.
Weldy. Cunningham. Clark; Mesdames
F. Clements, C. F. Ladd. F. w. Eason.
t. L. Lyon. w. L. Hardy. F. M.
Fling. Misses Luella Brach of Hast
ings. Claire Dovey of Plattsmouth. Ella
Writ Of Council Bluffs. Georgia Patter-
son and Nellie Randall of Omaha. Ada
Willsey Of Blair, and Mrs. Thompson Of
Central City.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Mcdonald gave q
dinner-dance Wednesday evening at the
Lincoln hotel. The decorations were
rarely beautiful. Fairy lights were strunS
from garlands of oak leaves throughout
the parlor, the corridor, and the private
dining room. The decorations were pink.
and the near approach of Saint yaien-
tines day made appropriate the bows
and arrows. and the hearts. which were
used. Gold candelabra with pink shades
were on all the tables. The place cards
were heart-shaped, and were handmade
in water-cofors, each one being appro-
pirate to the guest for whom II was in
tended. The tables were laid in the pri-
vate dining room and in the corridor. the
latter being screened with Alabama
smilax. An orchestra played during the
dinner. After the repast there was
dancing In the ballroom The party was
noted for beautiful costumes. Mrs. Nc
Donald's toilet was of blue liberty silk
and rose point lace. with gorgeous jew
els. Miss Harrod wore white net with
wistaria. Miss Conrad Of Erie. Pennsyl-
vania, who is the guest of Mrs. Mcdonald
and Miss Harrod. was gowned in pale
blue crepe de chine and Irish lace, and
carried American beauties.
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The members of the NJ. M. whist club
had a pleasant surprise Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Rudge. They gathered there expecting
to play cards as usual, and instead they
were treated to a delightful musical pro-
gram, interspersed with readings. Mr..
carl r. SteckelDerg ana MISS Marie
Hoover played some lovely violin and
piano numbers in their well known fin
ished style; Mrs. Rudge played Traum-
erei most beautifully on the mandolin;
Mrs. Herbert Marsland, of New York.
who is an accomplished reader. gave two
selections to a piano accompaniment
played sympathetically by Miss Maude
Risser, and Mr.. George Risdon sang some
rollicking "coon songs to Miss Risser's
accompaniment Besides club members
those present were Messieurs and Mes
danes J. L Teeters, Don L. Love, E. p.
Savage and Harris.
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Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. darIIuest returned
on Monday from THEN wedding journey
and went Immediately to their new home
at 1921 ID street. Some of their friends,
members of p. f. o., wishing to share
with them their first meal, surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Hartquest with a visit Monday
evening, taking with them materials for
a supper. and also many supplies neces-
sary and otherwise, for their pantry. A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

tsr he win eat literally anything. IN
GLIDING carrion, and whatever ne can
steal from his neighbors. IN Inc
spring he fares sumptuously. his Dill
Of fare being q long one, and 1nciuo-
ing mice and other small mammals
small birds, birds eggs and young birds
crawfish and numerous insects; In the
summer he does the farmer q good
turn by eating grasshoppers and gruDs
and a very destructive black cricket
and in the fall he pays himself ~
stealing such fruit as he can get away
with without being shot.
At most times of the year he II
noisy fellow, squawking loudly over
everything he does and everything he
sees, and alarming the game which the
hunter has been patiently stalking for
hours perhaps. But in the nesting sea
son it is different; he has not word
for anyone. He has a secret. and he
guards it with all the caution which
characterizes the entire crow family.
The nest itself is huge structure,
as large as q bushel basket, perhaps,
built among thorns or other bushes or
In small trees, sometimes quite close
to the ground, and at other times u
of 20 feet up. Externally it consists
of a mass of coarse sticks. but in
side of this is the nest proper, which
is made of mud and lined with soft
ish materials. such as grass and hair
and rootlets. The eggs, usually seven
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

in number, generally have grayish
ground color, but are SO heavily
blotched with brown that the gray
is sometimes difficult to find.
The young birds are knowing little
rascals. and are often taken from the
nest and reared as pets. They are nat
urally inquisitive, and, finding that
they have nothing to fear, they exam
inc everything which interests them
about the house or garden, and any
small object which especially attracts
them they carry of and hide. When
in search of amusement they will bring
such objects out of their hiding places
and play with them, hiding them again
when they become tired.
They take great pleasure in teasing
the dogs, cats and other domestic an
finals by stealing their food and by
pecking them when they are asleep.
and wild animals, such as foxes, rae
coons and wolves, must be equally an
noyed to have attention called to their
presence by chattering magpies. They
will alight on the backs of cattle and
help rid them Of whatever insects they
may be troubled with, and with equal
GOODNESS they will steal and kill the
young chickens which may have
strayed from under the watchful eye
of their mother.-Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
BIRD. ~ Tree Planters.

An old-time Arizona woodchopper
says the blue jays have planted thou
sands of the trees now growing all oveg
Arizona e says these birds have habit
of burying small seeds in the ground with
their beaks, and that they frequent pinon
trees and bury large numbers of the
small pine nuts in the ground, many Of
which sprout and grow. He was walk
ing through the pines with man from
the east short time ago when one Of
these birds flew from tree to the ground,
stuck his bill into the earth and quick
ly flew away. When told what had hap
pened the eastern man. was skeptical;
but the two went to the spot, and, with
knife blade, dug out Q sound pine nut
from depth Of about an inch and half.
Thus it will be seen that nature has her
own plan for forest perpetuation.-In-
dianapolis News. ~.e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
An Artistic Confession.

-
The late Phil May of Punch, OF
whose drawings Whistler said: BLACK
and white is summed up in two words
Phil May" visited this country dur
Ing the Worlds Fair in Chicago. In
New York he fell in with FranksVer-
beck, whose illustrations chiefly de-
pict bears and other animals. They
swore an eternal friendship, and then
proceeded to pass ah agreeable night.
Rather late, May leaned over the table
md said:
VERIFY, your bears are so charming
by the way. how many bears have
you probably drawn IN your time? 9
about three thousand" returned
Verbeck, proudly.
"They are so charming that sup
pose you must have gone out In the
woods and made many studies from
The life
"Phil." replied the other. II have
always lived in town. never saw .
live bear in my life. But your delight
full street children, now; you've studied
them at first hand, I'm sure"
VERIFY" answered May solemnly, Il
never saw a street child. always
travel in q sedan chair, and with the
curtains drawn. All my family are
dukes. except the ladies, who are more
like what you might call duchesses."
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
In packing apples, select cool, ope1

shed or the shade OF a tree. Appfxs
should be cooled as much as possible
before putting them into barrels. II
stored hot they are very liable to de-
cay before the mass becomes cooled
through. Always pick with the stems
on. Avoid bruises, and do not handle
more than necessary; the natural
bloom should be left on. Two layers
of fruit should be placed in the bot.
tom, with stems down and as close to.
gether as possible. These will form
the facing. for this end will be the
top when opened. Fill in with the
same grade, shake often, and when
near the top put, in two more layers
with stems up, letting the last layer
stand a full inch above the chime Of
barrel. Now put on lid and press
slowly into place. shaking the barrel
in the meantime.-Farm Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
UP AND DOWN SWING GATE.

VI AND DOWN SWING GATE.
q, shown by heavy dots. It has three
elghths bolt through lower end and bot
tom board, then bolt through brace and
bottom board in center and also one in
upper end above top board.
The gate is then hung in position
BY lifting the front end of gate, brace
= will be raised couple of feet or so
frvm ground. Now on top of top board
OF gate, set in several iron pins at the
TOP OF bolt Of brace and hook bolt
OF brace over whichever pin will make
gate swing clear of ground.
II post ever gives and lets gate sag,
lift on front of gate and hook brace a
up pin or so till clear of ground again.
II big snow comes along, hook the
gate up till it swings almost clear. II
you want hogs or sheep or small calves
TO pass through and restrain larger
stock, just hook your gate up in front
TIL high enough to allow the animals
TO pass, then let 1t down again, when
notN needed in that way. The gate is
Kept closed by common swing latch,
as shown. Try it, brother farmers, and
l think you will say it is the best gate
you ever used. w. Stevens. in Farm
and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

frame to carry the engine which pro-
pe1s the cycle. The usual method Of
mounting the motor for running the two
wheeled machineis to place. in a cir
cular frame in the position occupied by
the crank shaft in the regular bicycle
However, this is made unnecessary by
the invention which we illustrate, which
makes possible. the use of the old ma
chine with motor attachment. We would
suggest, nevertheless, that the rear
wheel be replaced by one Of Slightly
stronger build. as the increased weight
and the force Of the motor will soon ex-
pose any weakness which may exist
in spokes or rim AS the motor is
shown, there is little, II any, added
strain placed on the tubular frame, which
is strong point in it's favor, when the
attachment to, old bicycles is consid-
cred. The driving hub should be pro-
vided with a coaster brake, and a second
sprocket wheel is necessary to connect
with the motor. while the gasoline reser-.
voir and electric outfit can be arranged
as usual on motor cycles.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
THE AMERICAN NAGp1E.
q Pet ~ His Better-Known
English Cousin.

I first made the acquaintance Of the
maybe many years ago in England,
where the bird is historical charac-
ter, ranking with the English robin,
the blue heron and the peregrine fall
con. In fact, in the days Of falconry,
the magpie was often hawked for in
open. bush-studded country, Its strik-
ingly marked psamage enabling the
spectators to easily follow the progress
of the sport.
Unfortunately. this wonderfully in
teresting and decorative bird is not
found in the eastern part of the United
States, but in the west he is repre-
sented by two species, the black-billed
and the yellow-billed magples.
The black-billed magpie is about 20
inches long, including his tail, which
takes up rather more than half the
total length. The greater part Of his
plumage is glossy black, with bronzy
metallic reflections, put the lower
breast and belly are white, and the
scapulars, being also white, form two
conspicuous patches on the wings.
Long streaks of white on the inner
veins of the primary feathers show
most conspicuously when the bird is in
flight.
Altogether he is one OF the most
striking birds to be seen in North
America. That he has not been ex-
terminated is no doubt largely due to
his intelligence, for, like his relatives.
the crow and the jay, he Is bold
enough to take advantage of every
thing which is useful without being
dangerous, but crafty enough. as q
rule, to keep out of trouble.
Another point in his favor is that
he can eat almost anything, and. all
things being equal, the animal which
can eat the. greatest variety Of food
will survive the longest. In the win
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
TELEPHONE AS WINCHESTER.
Electric Current Put to q New Use in
Paris-AdulteratiOn Made
to Talk.

One hears of wonderful new applica-
tons or uses for the electric current
some of real value, others nonsensical.
but probably one of the latest is the
testing of wine by means of the tele-
phone. According to the Paris corre-
spondent of London daily paper,
M. Maneuvrier director of the labora-
tory of researches of the Paris Faculty
of Sciences, has discovered an infalli-
bic method of ascertaining by means Of
the telephone how much given guam
tity of wine. has been awatered. The
principle on which the invention rests
is the variable conductiyity of different
'liqiuds.s notably wine snd water. The
originality OF NJ. Maneuvrier's ingeni-
GUS application is his use of the tele-
phone to~determne~ to what degree the
liquid under observation is a conduc-
tor.
He has constructed an apparatus.
the details Of which are not given.
which Ii said to achieve this object
satisfactorily and accurately.
The apparatus works as follows:
Two vessels, one containing wine.
known to be pure, and the other the
same quantity OF the wine to be tested,
are placed on an instrument outwardly
resembling pair OF scales The tele-
phone is in contact with both liquids
II the sample of wine under observa-
ton. is as pure as the standard used
for comparison no sound is heard; II,
on the contrary, it contains water. the
rell-tale telephone Speaks" and the
greater the proportion Of water the
louder the instrument complains.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

Intelligent, too much loved by his
owner to be spoken Of SO vulgarly.
But "Waldmann." nevertheless, is a
dog; Dachshund, and his full title
Is Herr Waldmann Lynn Mentzel.
This aristocratic pet Is the property
of Mrs. Alfred F. B. Mentzel. and she
thinks the world of him, always re-
ferring to "Herr Waldmann' as q
retired gentleman Of (Koeln)
Cologne" He was born Of the gold
medal winner, Alex, at the Cologne
bench show "Herr Waldmann" was
called "Alex" when first notice was
taken of him at the kennels of Baron
Hauserman's villa by H. johnson, Of
Cleveland, o., but later Mr.. Johnson
changed his name to Herr Waldmann.
After Mr.. johnson had travelled
through. Italy, France, Spain and Eng
land with Herr Waldmann as his pup
py companion he brought him to his
home in Cleveland. From Cleveland
to Milwaukee Herr Waldmann was
taken by Mrs. Johnson and there given
a. present to Mrs. Mentzel.
Herr Waldmann Is nine years old. He
has quite a record as prize winner,
getting first money at the Cologne
bench show in the puppy class when
but six months old; $25 prize at Cleve-
land bench show, when two years old,
and $2t prize at the Milwaukee dog
show four years ago.
Herr Waldmann Is. as far as known,
the only dog whose name has ever ap-
peared in q city directory. The
Dachshund is kind and affectionate in
disposition, and much attached to the
family where he makes his home, par
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
RAISE ONLY THE BEST.
In the Production of Fruits Success
Depends ON Quality Rather
Than Quantity.

The value Of crop Of fruit depends
more upon its quality than quantity. No
matter how large the general fruit crop
may be. or how heavily the markets
may be glutted, good fruit will always
sell readily and at fair prices. Nor can
there be surplus grown. II not sold
Immediately the crops may be dried,
evaporated or canned, for there will ar
rive time when such will be In de-
mand. Too much fruit has not yet been
produced during any season. When the
blackberry was made cultivated crop
1t was predicted that, as the fence cor
ners and abandoned locations had al
ways Afforded a supply. the introduction
OF large quantities of the cultivated
kinds would render prices too low to
realize profits; but as the crops were in
creased the berries were improved, and
demand was created that grew with
the supply, the consequence being that
although carloads are shipped to our
large cities during the fruit season, the
prices have been higher than at any
other previous time, when the crop grew
wild. The same rule applies to other
fruit crops. AS the supply increases the
fruit growers endeavor to advance
prices by improving the size and quail
ity of the fruit. There are many ways
open for preserving the crops. Such
crops as apples, pears, peaches. plums
and cherries may be evaporated and
stored, while cider, wine and vinegar
are also products, to say nothing Of the
various methods OF canning and pre-
serving the different kinds of fruit. In
venturing upon fruit growing the vari-
cites selected should be the best
adapted to the climate In which they
are to be grown. prolificacy, hardness
and quality being the chief considera-
tons. And it must not be overlooked
that some varieties require special cult
walton, while the character Of the sol
Is also an important factor. In market
Ing fruit something depends upon the
mode Of shipment, while the manner OF
harvesting and the proper time for sc
doing largely affects the keeping quail
ties. Like every, other pursuit. labor ii
necessary. Preventing insect depreda-
lions and pruning at the right moment
call for good judgment and careful at |
tention.-Troy IN. W Times.