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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
The Glenwood Prize is in tho
 Democrats Show Windnw.

Of course you're counting Glenwoode in this space.N You can now see in the Democrats window the large size Glenwood E Range and High Shelf that is to go as prize to the winne1 of the GIenwood contest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
Clenwood Prices Are Lower

in Waterbury than in most towns. That's the reason that makes people
 want to trade at the Hampson-SelIew store, and the fact that they get the most satisfaction in the looks and quality of their goods.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
Then There's the Clenwood

in the furniture line,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

disposed Of and the care and wisdom
with which every dollar is being ad-
ministered. A painstaking Englishman
figured out in 1901, when Mr.. Carnegie
first began his phi.anthropic campaign,
what Mr.. Carnegie must do if he sue
ceeded in disposing of the bulk of his for
tune by the time he is 80 years old Mr.
Carnegie was then 81 years of age and
allowing, he said, a fortune of G25, 000,-
900 to remain undistributed at Mr.. Car
negie's death, "a modest" sum he calls
it, he would still have from G50000 900
to f55,000,000 to dispose of during the
IL years probably remaining to him.
THAT is to say, unless death is to over
take him at so with more than the f25,-
100000 still undistributed he will have to
rid himself Of f4,00O,O00 year, every
year until 1914. Now e 4,000,0O year
is tidy sum OF money, the vastness OF
which it is hard to conceive. If Mr.. Car
note a minute to everybody who cared to
apply for it, he would at the end of
year-even supposing that he denied
himself all sleep and worked night and
day, week days and Sundays, handing
out his five pounds notes minute-find
that he had disposed of only about e.
100000 pounds and he would still have
100000 left over to play with; from
which it follows that taking interest into
consideration in the Ii years of life that
still presumably remain to Mr.. Carnegie
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

money at rate Of eight notes minute
day in and day out, making no deduc-
tons either for sleeping time or Sundays.
Even at that rate he will still have his
ELS 200, 900 left for his heirs"
But Mr.. Carnegie does not distribute
his wealth in that way. He has very posi-
tive views in regard to his benevOlences
and like the stubborn Scotchman that
he is, he never swerved from the onerule
of helping those who help themselves,
and never helping directly an individual.
1t would take big volume to tell of all
the channels which have felt the thrill
of the golden stream of Ills wealth. As
the American public already knows Mr..
Carnegie's favorite form of gifts is in IL
braries to cities, and the amount which
he gives is based upon the amount which
the city pledges itself to raise yearly
for the maintenance of the library. So
far there are nearly 200 of these Car
negie libraries in this country, extending
from Maine to California and from the
Gulf to Canada. The little land of Scot
land is dotted with over score of these
monuments to education, and England
and Ireland have not been forgotten.
His native town of Dumfermline has not
only been given library, but tech
nical school and public baths In this
country the $4,000, 900 gift to the nation
to establish the National university for
advanced research is his largest single
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Lie on Other Planets.

Upon the question whether life-bear-
ing planets can exist in her solar
systems than our own the answer Of
science is clear and distinct 1t is pre-
cisely the same which Professor New
comb recently gave concerning the pos
sible inhabitants of Mars: "Tne reader
knows just as much of the subject as
l do, and that is nothing at ALL With
in our solar system we can indeed form
some crude estimate of probabilities,
beyond it nothing. All the amazing
progress of modern science, all the rev.
Citations made by the spec roscope or
by photography, all the advance in BIZ
ology have not brought us one step
nearer to an answer to the question,
us this the only Inhabited world ?"
We stand essentially where Whewell
and Brewster did half century ago,
or we might indeed say where Gal
ileo and Capoano were 300 years ago.
We can indeed sin out the discussion
at greater length than our predecessors
and can introduce far greater number
more or less irrevelant facts, but of
serious argument, either for or against,
we are entirely destitute.-Knowledg
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

that in Andrew Carnegie, the philan-
thropist and public benefactor, the world
has been given new view of the rich
man and his money. Never before in the
history Of man has such a settled policy
for the distribution of an immense for
tune by an individual in his lifetime
been heard Of
There are at least two distinct epochs
In the life of Mr.. Carnegie-one marked
by the accumulation of wealth, the 9TH
er by the administration of wealth. The
story of his career, from the time he
came to this country with his parents
and brother and started to work in cot
ton factory at Allegheny City as "bobbin
boy" at $1.2O week until he welded to-
gether the gigantic steel corporation, and
left its active management to others,
reads like a romance. But the story Of
the accumulation Of Andrew Carnegie's
fortune, while intensely interesting and
while 1t shows what young man can
accomplish who is not, afraid of hard
work, who Is ambitious and who has
the business instinct and foresight, still
1t is not strikingly different from the
biographies of other of the worlds sue
cessful business men. The story of the
accumulation Of wealth is an old one.
But the story of the administration OF
wealth as exempplified byMr. Carnegie
Is unique and unparalleled. 1t warns
the public heart with the thought of q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

new relationship between wealth and
the masses, and it has caused other rich
men to pause and ponder anew the re-
sponsibilities of their possessions. AS
an accumulation of wealth Mr.. Carnegie's
history is closed. AS an administrator
of wealth Mr.. Carnegie has, is might be
said only begun career and his achieve
ments in this new sphere of activity
promises to be even more remarkable
than those of his active business life,
and he is bringing to bear upon this new
task to which he has called himself the
same hard common sense, the same BUSH
ness abilities, the same integrity OF pur-
nose as characterized him as the builder
OF q fortune.
Mr.. Carnegie in his Gospel Of
Wealth" clearly states his position. Aft
or calling attention to the three modes
in which surplus wealth can be disposed
of. namely: BY inheritance to the fam
ilv of the decedent; by bequest to public
and philanthropic purposes, and by ad-
ministration during the lifetime OF the
,,ossessor. he argues to show why the
last named method is the wisest and
hest. And true to his convictions, Mr..
Carnegie is systematically and thor
ouphly carrying out his plans and giving
y nract:cal working demonstration OF
Ne best and highest mission of the rich
man.
The tremendous task to which Mr.. Car
,epis has set himself Is made apparent
mem one considers the fortune to b
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
FISHING IN FoRMosA.
The Rods Used by the Natives Are
Very Fine, But Their Hooks
Are without Barbs.

Three of us, two Americans and one
Japanese, started out in jinrikishas
from Taipeh, the modern capital OF
Formosa, or Taiwan, to go to the house
of wealthy gentleman about eight
miles up the river, which runs through
the valley of Taipeh. The way led
through beautiful and fertile country,
the valley covered with the second
crop of rice and the hills with the ia
nous Formosa tea shrub. After lunch
con and after photographing some good
head-hunting savages, relates writer
in Forest and Stream, we found there,
we proposed to fish for salmon trout
at an altitude less lhap $50 feet above
sea level and in latitude about "a de-
grees 40 minutes north, practically in
the tropics. The temperature of the
stream was about 70 or higher, and the
water was well aerated. This stream,
from 60 to 100 yards wide, is clear and
full of rapids and rifles.
We used japanese tackle-horsehair
line and horsehair leader (the latter
consisting of one strand only bam-
boo rod and most delicate palmer tied
on a small barbless hook. The rod is
decidedly good. and. weight for weight,
is stronger and better caster than our
jointed rod 1t rarely weighs over
four ounces-mine weighed about two
but the line is practically worthless for
casting as we understand the term. The
fly is perfect, but the hook lacks
strength, and the fish when hooked
may easily detach himself in current
or an eddy or by fouling the line. We
all know how it is done from our ex-
perience with pinhook and thread in
the brooks at home.
The japanese, however, have an
other method Of fishing, which may be
as new to some of our readers as it
was to me- It is quite successful.
They catch one fish in any way they
can. and then fasten the line securely
through it's upper jaw, passing it
through the roof of the mouth and out
at the top of the upper jaw, well In
front of the eyes, and then attach
through the body of the fish. not far in
front of the tail, horsehair to which
is tied three-pronged barbless hook,
which trails In line with the fish and
a few inches behind, while it is slow
ly worked up the stream by the fisher
man.. The theory is that other fishes,
seeing the. captive moving along as
though feeding, or perhaps spawning,
will pursue it and become impaled on
the hooks. In point of fact that does
happen, as saw Chinaman take two
fine trout in this manner
Our success with the flies was poor.
We got Ii or IA fingerlings, but we
saw the fish we wished to identify
caught in fairly good numbers by the
Chinese fishing with decoys.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
FARM WORK By "sIGNs."
Quaint Customs Are Observed Among
the Dutch Farmers Of New
York State.

The farmers of the township Of Fay
cite, adjoining Waterloo, are largely OF
Pennsylvania Dutch origin. They are
hardy and thrifty race, and for gen
eral intelligence compare favorably
with their neighbors of Anglo-Saxon
stock. They are, however, says the
Rochester ost-Express, full OF quaint
superstitions and rural folklore OF their
forefathers, and many interesting anec-
dotes are told by Fayette people Illus
trating the length to which the good
Dutch yeomanry go in their devotion 10
the "signs" in the conduct of their farms
and the routine of their lives.
In all earthly matters the almanac
seems to be their Bible, and the moon
and the consultations are really ven
Grated, though in different way, as
hey were by their yellow-haired ances-
tors along the shores of the North sea.
Not only in the tilling of their land, but
in all the minute concerns of their daily
lives the "signs" must be right before
anything is done, or-"woe betide.
If cheese is to be cut, it must be
done in the increase of the moon. or.
by the same token, it will fade away
with incredible rapidity before the daily
demands of the family, who will yet
derive a miraculously scanty nutri-
ment therefrom; whereas, if, in ODE
dience to the sage counsel of the elders
of the house, it be done as the moon
wakes, it will be like the widow meas
ure of meal and crust of OIL
If fence posts are to be set, spade must
not be put to the ground till the posi-
ton of the sun in the zodiac be deter
mined from the book of fate. the al
manac Otherwise, it is only matter
of time when, not the frost below, but
the stars above, will heave them from
their places. The swine must not be
slaughtered with disregard for the stel-
lar divinities, or the pork will dwindle
in the barrel as if an army corps were
feeding thereon.
In the sowing, tilling and harvesting
of their crops. of course, the same f1del-
ity to the old-folk notions of their ia
theirs is shown; but in this they are
not peculiar, for here their ideas are
shared by the unscientific of every class
and race. In Waterloo business place
recently. where these signs were under
animated discussion for an hour. only
one man raised the voice of skepticism
against these fancies, and ell but two
Of those present expressed positive
faith in one or more of the signs of
Fayette Dutch folklore.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

Said Wolf day. MY friend you have idea
how bad, often fare horribly tough old Cock lean and hrv
kind of food of which quite possible in time to get
tired Teach your business Teach there's good fellow and
you find yourself loser the end Il will said the Wolf
brother You will find his body
yonde his skin and The Fox did as he
told and the Wolf him lesson in growing biting
the midst of them rushed the made Wolf with such fury and
Sheperdboy Dog and Sheep flew off leaving
poor Sheep behind that had been seized by the throat Just at
Cock in the farm crowed loud and ri There
resisting the familiar sound Out of the VOLTS skin slipped the
the Cock fast he could forgetting
nen his lessons, the Sheep, and everything else.
n
attemptt o initial
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

Menelik of Abyssinia is man OF dark
compexion, grizzled whiskers and beard,
/. nleasant smile and very determined
law. The general expression is amiable
and intelligent aud confirms the general
oninio. that he is, the most liberal mind
~ and rrogressiveN man in his dominion
He is evidently Not given up to enem-
,rate Injury. and the nearest way to his
heart il saN 20 be through the latest
invention In military Weapons. ae nss
thoroughly subjugated the entire coup'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
MENELIK A REAL MONARCH

try and turned 1t from mass of petty
tribes and chieftains to united and DOW.
erful country. in which he holds undis.
puted sway.
The name OF Menelik commands re-
spect to the uttermost end of his wide
dominions, and not leaf falls without
his consent. His great aim has been to
get his country well armed and ammu.
nitioned, and of war supplies OF all sorts
he is said to have goodly supply STORED
In the interior.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Keeping 1t.

eThis clock" said the customer, s.is
of no use to me. want you to take it
back
whats the natter" demanded the
jeweler. Its warranted to keep good
time
THAT may be the trouble It GER
tainly doesn't give good time ''-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

gift. Other educational and technical
institutions which have been founded
through Mr.. Carnegie's generosity are:
At New York, Cooper union, Mechanics
institute and Bellevue Medical college:
Stevens institute at Hoboken, N. J., an
observatory to Allegheny, and at Pitts
burg an educational institution compris-
ing technical schools, museum, music
hall and art galleries. Pittsburg natu-
rally has large place in the heart of Mr..
Carnegie, for it has been the center of all
his triumphs in the Industrial and finan-
cial world, and his gifts to that city have
amounted to 100000, which amount
does not include the $4,000 ,0OOgiven for
the benefit of his steel workers, in the
way of technical schools, libraries and
sick benefits for the families of the
workers. Within the past year Mr.. Car
negie has given $1,000, 900 for temple
Of peace and great law library at The
Hague, he has added to the endowment
of the Tuskegee institute, has given a
building to all the engineering societies
in New York City, in addition to the es-
tablishment Of perfect stream of liz
braries and institutes. Thus is Mr.. Car
negie conscientiously at work preach
irg in practical way the gospel Of
wealth." whether enjoying life at Skibo
castle in Scotland or residing In his New
York palatial home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
N.turnI Deduction.

Eyes, ma'am," explained the hobo
with the green goggles, Il ruined me
eyes loOkin' fer work"
HUH" exclaimed the angular-faced
female, II suppose you strained 'em
LOOKING for small jobs. - Chicago Daily
MEMS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Twenty shot. In His Head.

At the present time there is keeper
on Hertfordshire estate who has about
20 shots in his head. Nearly 80 years ago
this man was accidentally shot by an
underkeeper, and there were % holes in
the hat he wore, which is preserved to
this day. The injured man never had the
shots extracted, was long between life
and death, and completely lost his hear
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
Radfum Industry.

The radium industry is rapidly devel-
oping in France and Germany, and even
at nearly $4,000 per gramme, orders are
at hand for several hundred grammes.
In medicine it's effects are most ex-
traordinary. A small glass tube, con-
tanning a little more than thousandth
of gramme, takes tle place Of a power
full electric apparatus, and in cancer treat
ment gives results SURPRISING those of
Roentgen rays.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
FRAUDS IN A BALE OF HAY.
brands in watch Cases.


According to IN article in the C, ueo.r,
natl Commercial, fifty, pouna sst "a
was recently found in that CITY sec1ee1
in q bale Of hay of eighty pounos,: 49,. -
This is not as bad as finding lump %
Lad If nearly one-half the weight OF the
solid gold watch case secreted IN the CELL
ter of the case. .;,h+
and no one can see where TINS ieao =
secreted until the springs Of the case ~. ~
taken out and the lead will be founo
creted behind them. Ia
These cases are made by companies VINO
profess to be honest but furnish tne
means to the dishonest to rob the pup,
lie. It is not pleasant for anyone 70 n h;a
that he has lugged lump Of lead IN M
watch case. -,,.
Another trick the makers ct spurious
solid gold watch cases is TO stamp tnc
case IT. S. Assay" The United states
does not stamp any article MADE OUT ~
gold and silver except coin, and the TAXI,
BY using this stamp, wants to make enS
public believe that the governments haa
something to do with the stamping o1
guaranteeing the fneness of watch cases.
Another trick Of the watch faklr II ~, 20
advertise a watch described as sollo
cold filled watch with twenty or twenty
fye-year guarantee. These watches are
Generally sent c. o. D., and if the pnr-
chaser has paid for the watch, he mas
that the Company which guaranteed the
watch to wear is not in existence.
The Dueber- Hampden Watch Company
Of Canton, Ohio, who are constantly *
posing these frauds, will furnish the
names of the manufacturers who are IN
this questionable business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
A Mean slap.

Miss Oldum ((coyly)-When he pro-
posed kept him in suspense for at least
ten minutes.
Miss Sharp-Oh, guess not! / sup
pose it merely seemed that long to you.
Philadelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05
TRICKS WITH THE BIOGRAPH.
Many Clever Illusions Are Now Pro.
duced by Means of the Nov
Ing Pictures.

The biograph, having depicted most
found new realms to conquer in fic-
ton. 1t has become juggler, or, as it
might prefer to call itself, an Illusion
list, states the New York Sun.
Thus, it may begin its performance
by showing two men seated at small
table. They seem to be carrying on an
excited conversation, and after some
discussion agree to make q wager on
the cause of the dispute.
They each take from his waistcoat
pocket tiny doll dressed like a boxer
ready for the championship match. The
dolls are placed on the table, immedi-
ately come to life and begin sparring In
a scientific manner
The two Gullivers applaud the lilipu-
tian pugilists as they fight vigorously
in a space that might be covered by a
dinner plate, and when at last five
gIain glove inflicts the knockout blow
on head that is smaller than an early
green pea, the conqueror and the con-
quered are picked up and ignominious-
ly replaced in the waistcoat pockets of
their owners.
This clever effect is obtained by SUI
perposing two films which are exposed
separately. First the two men seated
at the table act their part of the per-
Torrance in front of the camera, and
then another biograph photograph is
fo1 0f hovino onH fhav tho
two roll films are skilfully placed
together.
But even more startling illusions
than can be produced. For instance,
the biographs throws upon the screen
a picture of headless man standing
by huge egg, from which one might
expect healthy young roc to emerge.
The decapitated man cracks the egg
with a mallet and discloses the missing
head inside.
The face smiles recognition and al
lows the hands to take few ordinary
sized eggs from its mouth, for no par
ticular reason except to show that it
is capable of further miracles. Then it
looks longingly toward the neck and
shoulders from which it has been ex-
He'd and is finally lifted into it's place
The complete man then bows to the
audience and disappears.
It spoils good illusion to describe
too fully its inner mysteries, but it may
be limited that this effect is obtained by
the judicious use of black velvet cur
To fvoc vyn1x IN "a 0f ic a
material from which the modern bio
graph magician shapes his invisible
cloak
''The Prisoners Dream" is the name
of another piece of blograph juggling.
The prisoner is shown in his cell
asleep. On the stone wall mistily out
lined figures appear.
Gradually they become more and
more sharply defined, though the wall
can still be seen through the substance
less forms One of the figures is recog-
nized as that of the sleeping prisoner,
the other as girl.
There is a quarrel. the fash Of a
weapon, and the girl falls Imply to the
ground as the real prisoner starts from
his sleep and stares wildly at the dream
picture of himself and his victim. The
vision fades away and in its place
the face of the girl floats across the
wall.
The subject is somewhat morbid, but
as an example of trick photography it
is clever piece of work. The result
is obtained, as in the case of the boxers
by the combination of two films.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

Mrs. Haskell, Worthy Vice.
Templar, Independent Order
Good Templars, of Silver Lake,
Mass, tells of her cure by the
use Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound.
DEAR MRS. PMKHAN: -Four wears
ago was nearly dead with inflamma-
ton and liberation. endured daily
untold agony, and life was burden
to me. had used medicines and
washes internally and externally until
I made up my mind that there was NO
relief for me. Calling at the home Of
friend, noticed bottle Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Couh-
pound. My friend endorsed it highly.
and decided to give it q trial to see IL
it would help me. It took patience
and perseverance, for was in bad com
dition, and used Lydia Il. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound for
nearly i've months before was cured.
but what . change, from despair to
happiness, from misery to the delight
full celebrating feeling health ALWAYS
brings. ! would not change back for
. thousand dollars, and your Vegetable
Compound is grand medicine.
II wish every sick woman would
try it and be convinced IDA
HASKELL, SILVER Lake, Mass WORTHY
Vice Templaf, Independent Order Of
Good Templars. - $4,000 forfeit n o,,c,,a,
q abooe fettsr ssosfse esnsiRssess cannot 80 ~.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-05

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