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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
BOOMERANG THR0wERs.
Indians OF New Mexico Are Wonder
s. fully Skillful in the Use of the
Primitive Wenp0n.

The most expert boomerang throw
ers. in America or anywhere outside of
Australia are the Pueblo Indians.
The Santa Clara Pueblos recently held
a rabbit hunt of enormous proper
tons, slaughtering thousands of the
pests that have grown to be a menace
to southwestern ranchmen. At these
rabbit hunts boomerang throwers
play a leading part. in the workof ex-
termination, says a Santa Fe IN. N. j,
special correspondence of the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The New Mexico boomerang threw
ers have been using this primitive
weapon for countless generations.
When the Spaniards first penetrated
New Mexico in search Of gold in the
mining districts of the territory, the
Puehlos were using the boomerang
almost exclusively as a weapon. The
Pueblo Indian boy Of to-day OCCASION
ally sallies forth with his bow and ar
row, but most of the tribe stick to the
ancient boomerang, especial when
at their favorite sport of rabbit hunt
ing. The boomerang is not, properly
speaking, the returning boomerang of
the Australian savages, but is a vari-
alton of that deadly instrument. 1t
is simply a curved club, which is
thrown with wonderful skill and pre-
cision by the Pueblo Indians, even to
the smallest boys and girls.
The Indians begin practicing throw
ing the boomerang at an early age.
Mere infants can be seen on the sage
brush plateaus, initiating their larger
brothers and sisters, and hurting tiny
sticks at each other, shouts of glee
going up as some particularly clever
shot is made. Some of the older In
dams manifest degree of skill with
the boomerang which is little short of
amazing. It is common sight to see
skilled boomerang thrower bring
down bird on the wing, and to miss
a jack rabbit on the run in the open
is little short of = disgrace. The rab-
bit hunts, which are held every winter,
are made the occasion of festivities
in the pueblos of the tribes. The Ind
ians have peculiar dances in which
they indulge just before the arrival
of rabbit hunt day. These rabbit
hunting dances vary little from the
deer and corn dances and other pic
turesque ceremcnials of the tribe.
The Pueblo Indians, the most civil
ICED of all southwestern tribes, have
suffered severely owing to the depred-
ations of rabbits. The Pueblos are ex-
pert farmers. They had the science
of irrigation at their finger tips be-
fore the Spaniards first invaded Am
erica. To-day their irrigated farms
are models which the white man can
fellow to advantage. Consequently
these aboriginal farmers have taken to
rabbit hunting not only for sport, but
as a means of self-protection. The
Indians when hunting rabbits scatter
over broad area with shrin cries
that Brighten the rabbits from their
burrows, and then the well aimed
boomerangs never fail to bring down
the leaping animals. Where rabbit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
ARP'S EXAMINATIONS.
Philosopher Now Realizes Truth Of
Certein Old Maxims.
Incidentally He Tells Of Australian
Way of Dealing with Labor Prob
tem-Quotes Uncle Remus' Re-
view of His Book.

4
Longfellow said: .'All things come
round to them who wait" Emerson
said the same thing in substance be-
fore Longfellow. Both got it from
the Prophet Isaiah, who said: wait,
T say, wait on the Lord, for though
He tarry, He will fulfill His prom
ises.' And Jeremiah said: ''Let a
man hope and quietly wait" We are
all too impatient, and if we look back,
we will be surprised that we. cannot
recall the numerous things that dis
turbed our peace through apprehen-
sion, but that never happened. We
did not wait.
There is a good story about an old
Persian king, who, on his death-bed,
sent for an old sheik. his lifelong
friend and counselor, and said: =
am about to die. and am troubled
about my son, who is to succeed me.
He is good-hearted, but thought
less and imprudent. You must look
after him and guide him. Can't you
give him a maxim to live by, and
that he will never forget? So the
old sheik promised, and after the old
king was buried he had long talk
with the young man, and gave him
maxim of five short words: Even
this shall pass away II you .suf-
fer adversely, it will pass. If you
have war, and are Defeated, victory
will come in time. If your people suf-
70 70
health and plenty will come again.
But you must wait.
was Illuminating about this, be-
cause the printers have gone to work,
at last, and my publisher has plenty
of books now. But the time is COM
ing when all this foolishness will
have to stop. take an Australian
paper, and am interested in what the
new parliament is doing.
England has recently given that
great country a parliament of their
own, and they are making laws to
suit the people. One of the, first
was to grant to woman the right OF
suffrage. Another was a vigorous,
drastic law against strikes, and the
law has completely driven labor or
CARNATIONS out Of existence. Par
lament provided a substantial pen
sion for the families of those who
had labored long and faithfully. Rail-
roads and manufacturers were taxed
to pay part of this pension, but par,
lament had to approve it all, and the
new law provides that any laborer
who joins strikers organization
shall be dropped from the rolls, and
it further provides that if more than
four persons meet together to or
ganize strike, they shall be arrest
ed and imprisoned and tried for
crime. The law was far-reaching,
and left no escape, and now peace
and contented labor prevails all over
the land, and the price of their labor
on railroads and other great works
is fixed by law, and is uniform. The
truth is that this striking business,
that drives others from work, I'M
der maltreatment and intimidation
cannot stand the test of time and
reason. It is close akin to anarchy.
But now that Mr.. Byrd writes me
he has plenty of my books on hand,
| I wish your readers to know it, and
that single orders will be. filed post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
without water SIX weeks.

John Jackson, OF Glasgow, NO.,
noticed recently that 9 valuable
heifer had disappeared from his
herd, and advertised for her in the
newspapers. A month after he had
first advertised, and after he had
given mp all hope Of recovering her.
he found her in . straw rick in q field
adjoining his feed lot. The poor
brute had got into narrow passage
way in the center OF the rick, which
was closed Mt one end, and being un-
able to turn around and lacking
sense to back out, had remained there
throughout the time without water
and with no food except such straw
as she could reach. Mr.. Jackson, on
finding her, got her out as quickly ~
he could and gave, her some water,
but she had taken only small drink
OF it when she dropped dead. It ii
supposed she was without water q
least six weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
SURPASSED IMAGINATION.
Growth Of the United States in one
tured by widest Dream.

In his first inaugural address
Thomas Jefferson felicitated his coun-
trymen on possessing "a chosen
country with, room enough for our
descendants to the thousandth and
thousandth generation" That was
the Judgment. passed on. March 4,
1901, by one OF, the most president Of
Americans. On that day the coun-
try's western border was the Missis-
sippi. Its southern boundary was lat
itude 81 degrees. The region west
of the Mississippi. the province Of
Louisiana, had just been coded by
Spain to France by the treaty of San
Ildefonso, but that compact was not
executed until two years, later.
Spain held that territory. Spain
also held the territory east of the
Mississippi below the thirty-frst par
allel. That region, comprising the
present state Of Florida, the south
ern ends Of Alabama and Mississippi
and the eastern projection of the
present state of Louisiana was
known as East and West Florida.
The area OF the United States at that
date was s27, 900 square miles. It's
population was in the neighborhood
Of $500, 900, all but about 100000 Of
which was east Of the main divide OF
the Alleghanies.
A country little over three and q
half times as large as the one Jeffer-
son had in view when he uttered that
prophecy 1O2, years ago, counting
only the contiguous portion Of the
nation of to-day, has since been fair
" well peopled, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, although only three
OF Jefferson's Thousand, and thou
sand generations have passed since
then The 100000 population Of
1901 has grown to more than 80.000,-
600 in 1908. The beginning Of the en-
largement in area in the century
dates from the annexation OF Louis
lana, which was two years in the flu.
ture when Jefferson made his fore.
cast, and which he was not looking
for as possibility. That acquisition
was directly the cause of all the en-.
largement Of the country's area in
the interval. and was one Of the rea.
sons for the immense increase in pop
ulation.
To the s27, 900 square miles Of ter
ritory Of the United States previous
to that time the Louisiana acquisi.
ton added tract of $4,000 square
miles. Every expansion Of territory
which the country, has made since
that day came rs consequence Of
1905 addition to the national do
main. It constrained Spain to cede
Florida in 1919. sent the settlers
across the Rocky mountains and into
the valley of the Columbia who wor
for us, in the Anglo-American treaty
Of 1876, undisputed control OF the
Oregon region. started the series 81
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
A Mean woman,

Mrs. Homer-How do you manages
to get your carpets SO clean7 Do you
hire a professional carpet beater?
Mrs. Neighbor-No; my husband
beats them, and always do some
thing to make him angry just before
he begins the job. London Answers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

influences which, first peopling Texas
with Americans. then made it indie
pendent Of Mexico, annexed it to the
United States few years later, and
brought on the war which resulted
in the. annexation OF the locality
comprised in the present states Of
California, Nevada, Utah, portions Of
Colorado and Wyoming, and the ter
ritories OF New. Mexico and Arizona,
in the treaty with Mexico in 1s48.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Hixhest Tyne.

The highest type of character is de-
veloped by the obedience to the re-
quirements Of discipleship. Jesut. re-
quires self-denial as the very srst
requisite for discipleship; but in SO
doing he is doing that only which is a
universal law. In this universe nothing
worthful is accomplished without sac
rifices REV. DR.. Hull.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Tn Avoid Con1usio ON.

The Stranger-And SO you are
named George Washington, the same
as our distinguished president?
The Colored Porter Yaas, sub: but
/ has differnut birfday. suh.-
Brooklyn Life. Z
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shot by Wilkes Booth Ford theater
placing small at the head
following morning Booth the and on
but
do
through Booths
neve + .554 s rs
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Faithful to HIS Trade.

IT hope you try to push business.
John, even after Office hours" said .
coal dealer to his clerk.
81 do, sir, " replied John. Il call upon
different girl every right and never
leave before IL o'clock, and have big
fire going all the time. Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Willinx Hands.

Remember" said the judge TO the
prisoner, that you are not obliged
to incriminate yourself"
"And what's more, your honor. I
don't have to- replied the victim of
circumstances. 1.-THE opposing wit
nesses are paid to DO that. Chicago
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
They Max Nicely.

Percy FlawgeI thought oil and
water would not mix.
G. Reeyus-They'll not.
Percy Flawge-Aren't the official
heads Of the Standard Oil company
Baptists Pm Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11
Dinerence In value.

Difference In Value.
Il understand your poetry is drug
ON the market" said the sympathetic
friend.
'.Well, 1t isn't, /" rejoined the sad-eyed
person with the uncut hair. "Drugs are
worth real money" Cincinnati En-
quirer.
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'coDvtieht ,aos. BY ]. M. Edson.)
from n, vo,, Resist the devil, ana ne viii he.

HIS is glorious as
sts,rancetothe buff.
feted soul. Every
one is forced to
meet the devil
face to face, but
too few have the
blessed experience
cf seeing his re-
! treating form,
Only he who re-
sists his attacks
has the joy Of be-
holding the undig-
niRod zAsnhx - %hn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

not evil,'' might be quoted to disprove
this and to contradict the command
of our text. but if you will take the
pains to read all the section of the
fifth chapter of Matthew, in which
these words occur. you will readily see
that they have their application in mat
tiers of revenge and Of persecution.
Those who have been demanding IAN
eye for an eye. and. a tooth for q tooth, "
are told to "resist not evil But those
who are beset by the devil and who
encounter the forces of evil at work
in whatever form are commanded to
"Resist the'sdevil.'' II tftaf
There is a battle to be fought,
An upward race to run,
A crown of glory to be sought.
A victory to be won.
THE shield Of faith repeis the dart
That Satan's hand may throw:
His arrow cannot reach thy heart.
II Christ control the bow.
''Be strong then in the Lord Of Hosts
And in His mighty power.
The man who III the Savior trusts,
Is more than conQueror."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-11

The reason good many people dis
pute the existence of the devil is
because they have never seen him il
Airht. He has 30 successfully identi-
Aed himself with conditions, and
things, and impulses, and desires, and
anpetites, and ambitions that his per-
sonality is obscured. But the fact of
the matter is that God and His Word
recognize and speak of him as q real
nerson from Genesis to Revelation,
and it is something more than an influ-
.rce or natural human tendency with
~hich the soul has to deal Not; only
,nust the reality OF the devil be felt,
mt the directions from which his
s.ttacks are made must be clearly UNI
A.rstood. To be forewarned is to be
snrearmed. Military success is always
dependent upon the knowledge Of the
movements of the enemy and the point
.4 which the attack is to be made. To
s. surprised is to be half defeated at
the very start. The attacks az the devil
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-02
Rsformas en-
"La OemoCreGia

Hace un mes anunciamOs que lntro'5
ducirlamos .grandes refOrmas en- nuestra.
publication; Y vamos cumplir 10 pro'I
metidO
Por ell ultimo vapor recibimOs direc%
tamente de Chicago ell material tipograT
aco que habiamOs encargado, y desde
manana saldrA impresa tOda LA DEMOf
cBAcIA con tipo nuevo y mayor del que
actualmente usamOs.
Y muy prOnto pensamos aumentar
dos planas mas al peri6dico,el cual sal
dfa con ocho p8ginas.
All miSmO tempo avlSamos a los
anunciantes y al publicO en- general, que
con los tipos del periodicO, hemos reclt
bidO tambien una gran variedad de til
pos de t0das classes y tamanOs para clF'
cheS de anuncios y para toda clase de
carteles, programs, libros, folletos, In
yltaciOnes etc. POdemOs asegurar que
nov nuestr0 establecimiento tipogratco
Sc halla a Ia altura de los mejores de La
isla.
Todasl las reformas que introduzca
mos en- nueSrta publication, no impll
can en- mOdo alguno, aumentO de prec1os'
Ell lmpOrte de la suscricion es inalterabls
J solo hacemos esOs esfuerZOs en- obse
quo del publico Y de la propagauqs
politca del partido federal.
Asi respondemos al constante favor
que el publico nos ha venido dispensan
90 durante trece amos que lleva d'
e1lStencia esta publication.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-02

Una hora antes de empezar ell bale,
Sc quemaron, desde ell balloon, bOnitOs
Y caprichOsos fuegOs de artifciOs, en-
ObSequiO al numerOSO publicO que 1nva.
ola la Gale y alrededores del Club.
Este Sc hallaba ad0rnadO con gusto
elegancia. Una comisi0n de distingui'
das senoritas jovenes, permanecieron
todo ell dia ALI adOrnando ell salon. En-
la entrada del saguan y la escalera, for
m irOnse ARGOS de palmas y enredaderas
de flores, que mas bien parecia la en-
trada a un hermoso jardin y en- jardin
cOnvirtiose ell anplio salon del Club, no
solo por la profusion de flores sino pOr
la cOncurrendia de Joyenes bellas y ele-
ganteS
La casa cOmercial del senior Orcasi
tas, que ha recibido un variado ex
ouisito surtido de Objetos de Carnaval,
facilit0 galantemente, muchOs y capri
chosos Objetos para adornO del salon
ouirnaldas de diferentes cOlOres, que SO
entrelazaban con las liPas de cristal
ol0bos de distintoS matices Y fOrmas va
riadas; bombillas, ramilletes de aores,
todo prOcedente de la casa de OrcasitaS,
fu6 cOmbinado caprichOsamente pOr las
seioritas encargadas del adorno del sa'
lon.
Mas de treinta senoritas, vestidas
| cOmpletamente de aZul, asl como Otras
tantas, con ell diStintivo aZul, invadieron
| ell Club, dandose principle ell bale las
nueve de la nOche. En- esos momentos
Ell local presentaba un aspecto bonito y
| encantadOr Pocas festas me- s elegantea
| animadas hemos presenciado ALI, con
ser esplendidas todas las que SO dan
en- ese simp tfco centro.
La directiva obsequi6 Ia concu'
| rrencia con vinos, cerveza, dulces y
emparedados, que SO repartieron en-
profusi6n.
En- ell intermedio de la primera a Il
seQunda parte, Sc rif0 entire las senOri
tas que concurrieron vestidas de azul
un bonito neceSSep' de peluche azul, qu'
TOGO en- suerte la senorita Mercede
Isern.
para dar una idea de la animaci6n
que no decay0 un solo instante. bast
decir que las tres de la mailana .
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-02

81 s&hado poP 10 noehs tuvo afscto m
gran aspectAeuio trRgi-e6mico en In esi!s del
Sol, extreme norossta.
aTgumsnto en- sfntsrssantfsimo: zero fA
sjscucion rssult6 demssiado ruidosa, por 10
cual l1a vsainos 50 visr0n en- oil easo de pro-
tsstsr. rselAmando oil auxilio eheax de 10 po-
iiefa.
Una mAdre. qua nos atrsvsmos o lamar
dssnsturAlixads, quiso atropellar dc mala mt
nera ma hijo snyo do muy eorts edad, aus
a6a no sstA bautisado; tntsrviao On defansa
do 10 viatimA 10 fusnRa madrina sstall6 el
con 9eto an pPoporeionss dssmssuradas.
La madre tfrshs del ntf1 por IN hrsxo j; 10
tnrA ara sArandaadA de iguai modo poR In vic.
tlmarik y por H. protectors.
A IAs vocss deseompusstas y NAL SONAR
tes Do ambaa eonasndfensss,s unfAnse los ela-
mcrss del sp'q1ininis y los ladridoH de los ps-
rros de la vscindad, fernando una a'garabfa
indeseriptihle.
El sspact&eulo atrajo gran p6msro do
curioaoEs algunos de los cuaIes 10 prassntaron
en- pssios msnorss. puss abandonsron pYseipi
tRdamente ias dHlguras del lecho, ereyendo
qus % tfAsaba de nm eTimsn 8 dc ineandio
Por dn sobrsvino ID poiefa. CON 81 lauda
bic proposito de que al desenlass se sfsetuara
IN oil dsp6sfto municipal; psro In madre 50
proafEia enars Rus faIdAs lA eriatnTa essa
segnfa gfmoteando.
costa d psnosfsimos ssfusrxos y CON Ii
| intsryeneion d varios hombras de buena vo
iuntAd, 10 prots tsgoniasa fn6 eonducida en- bra
sos " ios jos de IL sieaidfa ai p6biico con
tinuo por aignn tismpo sn si iugRr dsi suees
| f5rmAndo corrfiioy con- sntarios. e
/ EiperADof qas 10 &c rspstir4 oil eapse4i
| eutos y que 81 hAusiSo del-esrfos 80 vsridcaf
/ euanto ensess . var ri dc eas u odo no vnaivs
| D Fehlr las @legYes comadres Do 10 ealla Del 63
extreme norossts.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-02
A las personas caritativas

A In vseins dseasaa eiudad Cslessfna To-
Pres. que tisne cuatro hiios que habitaba en-
10 e3rrsAara qus eondusa o Rio Piedras,s esYea
do Ia pFimsFa casiila, 30 10 quam6 n, or In casa
consscusneiA de QUE si vsntArr6n qua ne ain
ITO msdio dis, arrastr6 a,gunas ehispas del
g6n qua prendieron fnsgo : an seto
En- -la caaa 20 eneonfrAba solsmants IN
hijo MonssrrAte, ufsn 50 turh6 hasta oil sxtra.
mo de NO psdir soeorro. hasta que aeudi6 al
veeino Castillo Dias mas ~ era 1ards oil evo.
rax alamento 10 habfa dsstrufdo tcdo
Las psrsonas amigos de eisrcsr 10 cgridAd
y sl hisn, puedsn cortribuir, nj gastan, eon On
pequsfo 6bol0 D In de qua Cslsatina Torres
rsconstruya M casa, puss hoy 10 enauentra
sin recuFscs sin absygus.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-02
UltimOs cables

EI desacuerdo
es 10 eausa del desacusrdo que sxists entra los
representatives da ioa podsres qus eslebran
cor fsrenciAs en- Washington.
Mr.. Bowen
Mr.. b IN, e Fsprsssntente de vanssus-
xuslA, dice qua las deudas % satisfAr vim ora.
fsrancfa dc niDguns slaas pasa i&s tFss potsn-
ciAs qus htcisron armss contra 10 rep6blics.
Una Iiga
So aasgura por N.w York que E.sados
Unidos CON BspE IL. FfAneia, B6lglea, Russia,
Dinamarca, SuseiA y Noruega, formaran una
Hgs para oponsrss da sustquisr modo ous
17glASerrs, Italia y AismanlR, Faan Las prime
ras en- cobyar del tssoro venasolano.
Espafa
Sc niega por muehos el que Espsns ss
interese an ei cor ficto, sostsniAadoae q 10 per-
maDaesrk neutral hRsts qua 10 cree pradants
Como AtsmAnfa, zen 10 6ltlmn guerra hfso
ostsnsibls aus simpatfas por sl gobierno sspa.
mol; en- este se sasa asa nsgAtiva.
HsbIsQdo fuerte
Estados Unidos hscsn sabsr los repre-
sentantes de 1g atarrA, Aismania Italia. qua
eabRs neciones tandRAn que somstsraa de enal.
quier snersa . las dscfones que Rdopta oI srt
bunal d. In Haya.
Z 10 haea sabsr. .hAbiando fasrts, como quisn
tame q ninguna contingencies.
Una revoluci6n
L. Fsvoluei6n de Honduras sstk limitaaa
oil daps rsamsnso dc Iatfsues. P&recs que no
srcusntrA simpatisadorss.
Guerra on Marruecos
Las husstss ravol ueionarioa % haIlan mus
quebrRntAdas, SO van iadicfos de rsstablssr-
ss sl ordsn sn sl impsrio.