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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
TIE SAVING OF A CITY.
American Soldiers Account Of q
Courageous Mfsst0nary's Stand
Against the Boxers.

Mr.. H. J. Whigham, who went through
the Cuban war ard earned fame during
the South African war by his letters to
the London Post, gives the following
story in " C. OF courageous mission
airy who braved city full of Boxers:
1T happened while was in China,
just after the Boxers had torn up the
Manchurian railway and were playing
hanky-panky with law and order. The
Russians had to stop this sort Of thing,
and they did it in their usual fashion by
marching from city to city, destroying
and footing as they went.
ION these expeditions they generally
got Protestant missionary to 60 with
them, in most cases Scotchman or an
Englishman, to act as Interpreter. The
missionaries were glad enough to go, be-
cause they hoped to check in some meas
ure the frightful excuses of the Rus
sian soidiery.
In most cases the cities and villages
laid down their arms without muir
muir, and waited for the Russians to
walk over them. But at one place some
thing happened. The Russians marched
up to the gates, and were just about to
enter when the Boxers opened fire upon
them. The army was withdrawn, the
batteries were got out, and the general
was just going to smash up the city
when the Scotch missionary, DIR. West
water approached him and asked for
moments truce.
81 undertake., he said, to enter the
city and to induce it to surrender with
out shot being fred on one condition
(Which is?' f.
"'That there shall be no destruction
and no looting; none whatever
1.-THE general yielded, and, mounting
his pony, DR.. Westwater rode forward
to the city alone.
Nov, when you consider that the
city was full of Boxers, you will realize
that 1t was pretty considerable act OF
courage for a missionary, of all men.
to ride unarmed through these seething
streets. This was what Westwater did.
The city was roaring hive of armed
Boxers, muskets peeping from roof and
window, and the streets ringing with
the noise of arms. At the missionary
quarters DR.. Westwater was fortunate
enough to find Christian convert, who
conducted him to a place where the
merchant gild were holding sort OF
cabinet council.
"Westwater explained matters, APP
pealed to the citizens to avoid bloodshed,
and pledged his word that neither de-
struction nor footing should mark the
Russian occupation of their city. The
appeal was successful, and he rode quiet
ly back to the Russian general.
1.-THE general was an awful brute, as
bad as he could be, but Westwater's ac-
ton seemed to impress him, and his or
ders were very exact. During his occu-
patton of the city there was no single
instance of crime Westwater's gal
liant action, too, impressed even the
Boxers. They named him the savior OF
the town. and when, some months later,
he took his departure for home, he was
made the honored guest of extraordi-
nary banquets, and was accompanied to
the railway station by all the grateful
citizens, half of them waving flags and
half of them banging musical instru-
ments."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
How to Cut Sandwiches.

Men who cut sandwiches for a big
picnic must have just as much knack
and experience in the business as men
who open oysters on the river boats, !"
said man who recently supplied U.s.
900 sandwiches at two days notice for
q political picnic to the wives and chill
dren of the voters Of New York dis
trict leader. ut took seven men to do
that job in the time allowed" he said,
"and they hadn't any time to spare at
that. | paid them by the hundred; the
man who did the most work getting the
most pay. When they were all through
there. were not enough scraps of bread
and meat to fill tin pail. That is the
secret OF cutting sandwiches to avoid
waste There is such competition in the
business that we are obliged to work
on low margins
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
PREPARING FOR WINTER.
How Nature Puts ON Her Heavier Garb
and Makes Ready for Cold
WeatheP.

Dr. Andrew Wilson writes In the II
Illustrated London News: 1.-The story OF
the fall of the leaf is an interesting one.
It teaches us how nature prepares for her
of season, in one respect &c least. The
vitality of the leaf is lessened It's sap
no longer sufflces for its nourishment
and even if the vital fluid were supplied
to the leaf its cells, worn out, are no
longer capable of utilizing the nourish-
ment afforded. Then comes time when
nutrition fails. 1t is not demanded and
nature cuts OF the supply. Changes now
ensue In the structure Of the leaf. We
find a layer Of corky substance formed
between the leaf-stalk and the branch.
Cork is always in plants, tissue of low
vitality; when it is fully formed it repre-
sents practically a dead substance. This
layer, therefore, serves as the boundary
line between that which is living in the
plant and that which is dead or dying in
the leaf. Then comes dryness, always
fatal to plant-tissues. The corky layer
shows line of demarcation which rap
idly becomes more and more distinct and
finally the breath of the autumn winds
causes the separation to be completed
and the dead deaf leaf falls to the ground
"Animal life also exhibits its own and
characteristic changes by way of prepar-
alton for the rigorous winter The plum
age of the birds grows heavier and their
downy coat grows thicker. There will
be changes in color illustrated as we'll
assimilating the plumage for the most
part to the winter surroundings. Thus
Is illustrated that sympathy between
the living being and its surroundings
which is characteristic of all living ma
ture. Such sympathy is seen in the color
of the grouse and the partridge, in the
tint OF the sole as it lies on the sand and
in the varying color moods of the octopus
as it clfngs to its rock. How this sym
pathy between animal and surroundings
has been brought about is puzzline
matter l do not know that any zoolog.
ical theory has yet been formulated
which can wholly account for it.
1T is curious to note how the animal
may run parallel with the plant In re-
spect to its variation of activity accord.
ing to the seasons OF the year. Your
dormouse, your bat and your bear retire
to winter quarters we'll fed, plump and
fat. They slumber away the cold
weather. Life is slowed down, and til
fires are, as 1t were, banked. up. Exis.
tence is supported on the store of fat
which the summer has accumulated
This store is. duly absorbed and in the
spring the animals emerge lean and
meager after their Information. Here
we find distinct relation to the way,
OF Dlant1ife." 80
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
N1AGARA,s OVERFLOW.
The Volume Of Water ut the Falls
Greater the Last Year Than
for 4 Decade Past.

Authorities on the river condition ut
Niagara Falls state that in II years the
channels of the great stream have not
been SO well filled continuously as dur
ing this year. Connecting, as it does,
Lake Erie with Lake Ontario, the Mag
ara river forms good pulse to the rise
and fall of waters in the great upper
lakes The Niagara receives its supply
of water from Lake Erie at Buffalo, and
when the lake is high the flow into and
down the river is increased In volume,
and when the lake is low the opposite
condition exists As the Niagara is car
rying an unusual amount of water this
year, It Is evident that the overflow Of
Lake Erie is more abundant than it has
been for some years.
These water conditions In such i
stream as the Niagara are most interest
ing. They tell of an abundance Of water
for navigation purposes on the great
lakes, and Immediately at Niagara they
preserve the scenic beauty of the falls Of
Niagara, which It has been feared by
some were destined to be eradicated by
the power development. Never since the
extensive development of poVer at Mag
ara has there been any noticeable differ
ence in the flow Of the river at the falls
caused by the diversion of waters for the
operations of the turbines, and this year,
especially, there is bountiful supply
for all purposes.
Old river men state that the waters in
the Niagara huctuate to considerable
degree every seven years, but not since
1892 has the river been 80 high. It IL
said that for seven years the waters re-
coded, and then another seven years Is
consumed in rising to the normal stage.
OF course, heavy rainfalls may change
the conditions, and It is equally plain
that the melting SHOWS of winter time
throughout such vast watershed as that
which supplies the Niagara have their
influence on the height of the water. II
may be easy to believe that with the high
water this year the river is apt to be
lessened in volume for the next few
years, and when this occurs, which will
be about the time Of the operation OF
many new turbines on the Canadian side
of the river, the new power development
will come in for share Of the blame in
diverting the waters Of the falls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

certain rich man. great estate had only Of
whom he was dongy The Young Man delighted hunting
and went every day into the of wild beasts His father
believed firmly Dreams omns prognostcs and the like and dream
one NIGHT that his Lo resolved that ne should
not 90 to the forest He therefore built spacious
kept the Young Man closely confined That his captivity might
walls of the painted hfeze al tne
beasts of the chase among Lion The Young Man stood
one day gazing for long picture; and vexaton At
getting the mastery over HIM ne struck ne
age cause grief The point of nail IN the Wascot
entered his hand the wound became mfmd les
and Youth died from its effects
practice those douas fos
throWn him away
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
CLAM CHARACTERISTICS.
"Necko and Manner OF Get.
tin4 Underground.

Persons who have seen soft shell clans
as they lay in pan in the kitchen pre-
paratory to being cooked scarcely rec
ognize them in their natural state.
Many of US who have seen clans know
that they have "necks," but are ignorant
Of the purpose and characteristics of this
attachment. As they lie on the ground
they are far from being close mouthed.
In fact, they are seldom to be seen with
the shell closed. From one end projects
the meek which may be three times
as long as the shell when fully extended.
This fact, in case the meek" ID
stretched out, makes one wonder how
such a length can be contracted into
such a small space, and how much re-
mains in the shell after the neck" has
been elongated. This is the astonishing
characteristic Of the soft shelled clam,
and the one that makes him unrecogniz-
able to 60 many people. One Of the
CLAIMS, for instance, is three inches long.
His neck" when extended, Is possibly
eight Of nine inches long and as large
around as mans middle finger.
A6 every one KNOWS, the clam, when
in its native haunts, IL to be found sew
eral inches below the surface OF the sand.
He has to be dug up, when discovered
by the little spurts Of water which the
clam beneath throws up when disturbed.
This meek" connects the clam with
his food supply In the water above. In
it are parallel tubes. Through one tube
the clam sucks in a quantity Of water.
From the water he absorbs whatever
it may contain, and then
expels the water through the other tube.
One may wonder how the clam gets
into the sand or mud. At the end oppo-
site the meek" may be seen m append
age resembling turtles tail in shape
and called foot It II with this foot
|that he digs his way downward
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Eating and Drinking Errors
Bv DIR. ]. ROBERTSON WALLACE,
OF the University Of Edinburg

1t is the trifng but oft repeated errors III eating
and drinking, as we'll in other spheres OF human
activity, that ultimately tell on the health OF the
majority The analogy Of the drops of water wear
ing away the stone holds good when applied to the
case of trifes that tell on health. Some of US may
eat little too much or drink great deal too much
every day, and the immediate consequences may be
in the one case only what is called bilious at
tack" and in the other "a bit of headache"
These results are to be regarded natures danger
signals by which she signifies that we have poi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
success. n Smallpox Cases.

DR.. Alfred w. Schcoley, borough ply
aician Of Braddock. Pa. treated 1O2
cases Of smallpox ut the pesthouse dur
ing the year past, only one Of which
proved fatal. He attributes his success
to the fact that he refused to permit
any Of his patients to taste alcoholic
heyeraxes during their Illness
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
sardine Harvest : Failure.

Lovers of the sardine will regret liz
learn that the harvest of the sea has
failed entirely OF late SO far as that fisn
is concerned One firm In london is ac-
customed to receive consfgnments OF
the value Of several thousand OF pounds
week by week from one house alone;
but lately not single tin has arrived,
for the simple reason that the catches
have been nil
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Body Heat.

That animal heat is due to combustion
was first recognized by Layoisier, who
was unable to determine whether the
combustion takes place in the lungs at
the place where the oxygen is absorbed,
or throughout the entire system. Berth
olet, in ., late paper on the subject, states
that one-seventh Of the heat is produced
in the lungs. and six-sevenths in the sys-
TEN by reactions Of oxidation and hydra
ton. The temperature Of the blood in
the lungs is raised by the absorption Of
oxygen, while the return Of carbon to a
gaseous state and the evaporation Of
moisture tend to lower it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
ANTIQUITY OF SMALLPOX.
Arab Historians Trace the Disease
Back to the elephant War;
A. ID. 500.

The literary as well as the pathologic
history OF smallpox presents many
items of special interest, says American
Medicine. All readers of the clouded an
mails of the middle ages are acquainted
with the fact that Arabian writer's were
for many centuries the recognized apos-
ties of philosophy and physical science
including the sundry departments OF
medicine and surgery-to the various
nations Of western Europe. And it is
to one of these, Abu Becker Mahommed
ben Zechariah "a. D. S5O-932) the earli-
est and most original of all the great
Moslem physicians, that medical sci
ence and medical literature are indebt-
ed for the first recognition of smallpox
as distinct disease, and its first de-
scription in written language. This
venerable authority is generally known
to posterity as Rhazes, a name which he
derived from Raj, the place of his
birth.
His original description Of this
formidable disease has been made famil-
lar to English inquirers through the
medium of DR.. GreenhilTs translation.
In addition to his observations on dis
ease proper. the powers OF observation
of Rhazes in physiognomy are demon
strated by such items of information as:
"A man with large ears is stupid, but
long lived" and in rational therapeu-
tics by his recommendation of the prac-
tice of the game of chess as cure for
melancholy. The antiquity of smallpox
is, as might well be expected, lost in the
midst of ages; but the definite state
ment has been made by Arab historians
that it first appeared in the Abyssinian
army of Abraha at the siege of Mecca
in the course of the so-called elephant
war" OF A. D. 500 Tor Sly. The legend
Is given as follows by one OF their best
historians, Tabari:
"Thereupon came the birds Of the sea
In floolxs, every one with three stones,
in the claws two and in the beak one;
and they threw stones upon them.
Wherever one of these stones struck
there arose an evil wound and pustules
all over. At that time the smallpox first
appeared and the bitter trees. The
stones undid them wholly. Thereafter
God sent torrent which carried them
away and swept them into the sea-"
Every one of the elephants, having
ventured within the sacred Enclosure.
was struck by stone and fell vic
tim to the smallpox. Among the bitter
plants which also appeared at that date
for the first time the rue and colcynth
are especially mentioned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
DR.. F. JULIUS HEINTZ,

Coroner St. Tam1nany Parish
Tenders his professional services to
the people of the parish.
once and Residence: Abita Springs,
next to the postofiice. Phone, 73-2
Private diseases specially.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
Particular Gothamftea.

stNeckwear made to order" is the sign
hanging in the window of conservative
and high-priced haberdashery in Fifth
avenue. I'VE have to do 1t to save our
selves trouble" one Of the clerks ex-
plained. Men used to be content to buy
the kind Of ties we showed them. But
now nine men out of ten have their own
ideas as to how they want scarfs made.
One man wants narrow scarf and the
other q broad one. Some would be de-
lighted to take scarf II the material
were only made In different form. The
upshot OF 1t is the sale Of specially made
ties. IN. y. Sum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
SHE MADE A MISTAKE.
She Wore the Glasses for Looks
sake, Not to Look
THROUGH,

They had discussed the virtues and
failings OF nearly every one they both
knew, and the conversation was begin
ming to flag, writes Elliott Flower in
Brooklyn Eagre, when Miss Black asked:
do you know Mr.. Dresserf?''s &
1--WE met him" replied Miss Blossom.
coldly.
such an aristocratic looking man."
said Miss Black. There's no one can
match him for dignified reserve and fine
appearance"
do you think so?" Miss Blossom was
q trifle sarcastic.
Eyes, indeed" replied Miss Black, en-
Enthusiastically. mo one graces ball
room or parlor as he does. And as for
politeness and courtesy"
CAS- for politeness and courtesy" in-
terrupted Miss Blossom, 1--WE bowed to
him twice on the street and he has
marched by in his naughty way, without
even SO much as nodding."
20, my dear: you don't understand him
at ALL" explained Miss Black. You
haven't been in society long enough.
Did he have those gold-rimmed glasses
ONT"
Certainly. He nearly always wears
them"
"Of course. But never bow to him
when he wears them" Miss Black was
speaking with the wise air that comes
from social experience. They make
him look SO literary and distingue, but
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
DR.. J. F. PIGOTT,
covinaton, Ia.

covington, Ia.
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, 1903-11-28
DIR. GEO. R. TOLSON,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
once on Columbia street, near Rut-
land. next door to G. G. FOrsyths's
store. Residence at former Schneider
place. Day and night call promptly
attended.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
MAKING OF WAX FIGURES.
How Models for the Large Depart.
meut Store Window Displays
Are Prepared.

Where do all these wonderful wax
figures, women in brilliant array and
men who look as though they never
could stop staring, come from? With
all their fnery and pink cheeks they
look as though they intended stepping
from the windows and joining the pass
ing throng. They are homemade, says
the New York Times.
There are only few of these wax
figure makers in New York and one in
Chicago. The experts who produce
such startling results for the Eden
Musee should not be included, for they
work only for the museum. One Of the
New York men keeps factory in West
Broadway. He says, with due modesty,
that there is only one man in the coun-
try that can get the rich, delicate tint
Of the rose on the artificial lady s
cheek, and that Is himself.
The Chicago man isn't counted, he
says, else why should the New York
makers do more business in the west
than they do In the New York. Boxes
of dislocated arms, legs, and heads,
carefully wrapped, have been shipped
to western cities since April, in read
mess for the fall trade. But now New
York is to be attended to. It will take
from now until Christmas to get things
In shape.
The only thing to worry about, except
In natural arm figures, is the head.
These are made by the designer from
plates in fashionable women's maya
zines. Blondes, brunettes, and red
haired ladies are all alike to him, for
they are all likely to be changed at the
discretion of the purchaser. A depart
ment store manager sends his head
window dresser, head milliner, and,
perhaps, his costumer, to the wax figure
manufacturer. They look over the heads
hundreds of them-and select what
they want for different forms Of dis
play. Perhaps a woman is wanted for
a golf rig or yachting costume, or,
perhaps, fashionable dame on shop
ping tour.
The party from the big store selects
so or more heads, and orders the hair
changed and made to suit requirements.
II woman's head wants high wig It
gets one. If the hsir is to be plated
and tied up in bunch at the back, that
goes. The manufacturer has a woman
who wants no points in the hairdress-
ing business. Pitiful things they look
sitting thereof not sitting, because
they have no legs-but propped on iron
stills, with little wooden arms that
move ON hinges. But when these little
wooden arms are covere6 with waist
that may cost $500 and bedecked with
jewels that might adorn a countess they
present quite another appearance.
Waist and arm figures are seldom
necessary, except for evening gowns.
Then great care must be taken with
the backs and the shoulders. Results
are what the big store man is after.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28
LAW AND NoTARIAL OFFICE.
JOS. B. LANCASTER

Will practice In the courts of the
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Judi
cial Districts and the Supreme Court.
Special attention given to examin-
ing land titles, buying and selling
lands, passing acts and deeds OF sale,
mortgages, donations, etc.
Room No. -, Frederick Building.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-11-28

Fastest Press IN AneEfea.
A card press in the government print
ing ONCE, Washington, prints 60,00o
cards on both sides In one hour. They
are printed and cut from ! web of bristoa
hoard. sss
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

eve Of starting to America. We made our
plans: We road travels: We arrived At your
house; We wandered over your great coun-
try, where We might enjoy liberty
HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The old Cup and Saucer remained years
afterwards-after Real and others to whom
amnesty had been granted had returned to
France. It was not until after Murat Js-
rome Bonaparte and many others had made
the place ono Of many happy reunions.
however. Lafayette visited It too. In his
tour Of America In 1915
In the fail Of 1884 while the PsuEnet
family wers at breakfast the house caught
fire and was destroyed. though many Ma
polsonio relies were saved.
These include fowling piece presented to
Mr.. Thsophile Peugne. a camp chest used
by the Emperor. . Jewel case carried by
Napoleon and q mahogany card table for
merry belonging to Prince Murta while liv-
Ing at Evans Mills. They arc all owned BY
various members Of the Peusnst family.
Napoleon's camp chest II OF highly pol
ished black walnut two feet In length and
about D foot wide
inside are thirty-siI compartments to r.
oeivs toilet articles There arc compart-