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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
TIL FADED

e the weight Of many years his aeea
back was bent
0ut from his gentle big blue eyes there
shone a light that lent
"A rad1anc to his old face. and as a seat
he took
kas glanced about him with a smile-then
sought his pocketbook.
and every one who gazed his way
,Wlshed that his carfare they might Fay
FOR that one CHEEKY look.
HIS Clothes, though old and worn, were
clean and patched with loving care,
1aS trembling hands In homemade gloves;
the wel-combed fringe of hair
Beneath his almost furless cap-all told Of
some one who
Loved this old man as nue. as when LIES
partnership was new.
A moment more and he unwound
The string with which his purse was bound
And brought his wealth to view.
a scrap Of cloth, a pencil small, a key, and
next a dime
And then he %stopped-in happy thoughts
he seemed lost for q time;
a faded t1ntype, that was ala sweet old
woman's face,
And yet he kissed It softly ere he put it
back in place,
And then we knew what made his life
30 ~happy-just a faithful wife
Gave his old age its grace.
Cincinnati Times-Star. T.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30

more. He wore Q lowered dressing.
gown, and as he read his paper, he
warmed his slippered feet on the fem
der. "The Boston Journal" had some
verses on st. Valentines day, and as
they caught his eye his mind reverted
to a period of rs years ago.
I wonder why Tabby never an
swered my proposal?" he thought
Possibly l ought to have spoken right
out, but of course she knew what I
meant when l sent that valentine"
A tap at the door reused him from
his reverie, and his mar John appeared
with the mail. There were the usual
letters and papers that comprise a law
years correspondence, but one envel-
ope caught his eye. Embossed flowers
adorned the corners, and on the plain
circle left for the address he read:
Mrs. Daniel Upton
He knew the writing, for he had
transacted business for Miss Tabitha
several times after her fathers death.
He opened 1t and held in his hand tho
long delayed answer to his proposal Of
rs years ago-a modern valentine!
1T took her all this time to make up
her mind" he exclaimed aloud, as he
read some lines beginning:
"Oh, come with me and be my love-"
He rose and going to the pier glass
surveyed himself. His mustache was
decidedly gray, and his hair quite SO.
"Woman's folly!"- he calculated.
"Why did she need to wait until We
were both past middle age before being
willing to marry?" It never occurred
to this bachelor that he had never
given Miss Tabitha the opportunity to
accept or refuse him.
He hurried through his routine bust.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
MINES AND MINING IN SPAIN
The Production Of Silver Ores. Man
ganese, Lead and Sulphur Il
Constantly Increasing.

The Finanz Chronik states that thu
revival of Spanish industries, which /!
usually not sufficiently appreciated, i:
especially noticeable in the mining ant
m~etallurgical branches.
The value of the production of iron il
1901 was $7,SsO,649; of coal, 1888, 1862
Notwithstanding this great increase i'm
ports of coal increased, indicating great
Industrial activity.
The production of silver ores, man.
ganese, lead and sulphur is constantly
increasing; that of copper has increased
but little during the past few years; thai
of silver-bearing lead ore has decreased
The Somorrostro mine deserves special
mention as a big producer, with about
100000 tons per year.
The copper mines of Cordoba, Huelva
and Sevilla. as well as those Of Tharris
and Rio Tinto, have a worldwide repu-
tation. The latter has a production OF
between ST. 0 900 and 81, 900, 900 per an
mum.
The lead mines of Jaen, Murcia, Al
meria and Limares yield an annual out
put of nearly 100, 900 tons.
Santander and Murcia produce $4,000
tons of zinc per year; Oviedo, Huelya and
Sevilla, 10000 tons of manganese; and
Caceres, 10000 tons of phosphorite.
The famous quicksilver mines in the
province of Ciudad Real must not be
omitted. Among these the most impor-
tant one, operated by the government,
is the Almaden. During the year 1901
443 new borings were made in this mine
and the total production of pure quick
silver amounted to 06,6S9 pounds.
Most of the m~etallurgical works are
situated in the Basque province, espe-
cially in Bilbao. Among these enter
prises the "Sociedad Altos Hornos de
Vizcaya," which is a consolidation OF
the two smelters La Vizcaya and La
Iberica, rank first. The capital is So
32O, ESQ. An important steel works is
that of J. NJ. Martinez de las Rivas, in
Sestao.
TIE iron furnaces Of Santa Ana de
Bolueta, operated by transmitted hy-
draulic power, produced $500 tons OF pig
iron and 4,130 tons of manufactured iron.
The iron works of Aspete, IL miles
from Bilbao, have yearly production of
5000 tons.
There are numerous establishments
for the manufacture of h~igh-grade iron
goods, as, for instance, the stock COM
pany Vasconia, at Bilbao, with a capt.
tai Of $1,15S,00 0
RICHARD GUENTHER
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
QUEER THlBET CUSTOMS.
Sticking Out the Tongue Replaces
Handmade in the Mysterious
Country-0ther Practices.

One Of the few English women who
have set foot in Thibet related recent
ly some curious things which occur in
that mysterious land. The speaker was
Miss Susette Taylor, sister Of the mis-
sionary. Miss Annie Taylor, and it was
to visit her sister that she %journeyed into
the Chumbi valley, then little heard of.
Miss Taylor described the Thibetan as
a 'jungly" kind Of person, well enough
disposed to the European who behaves
with ordinary civility and common
sense. For instance, when the polite
Thibetan puts out his tongue at you, you
should not knock him down, for he is
only being civil after his Own kind. The
insanitary h~and-shakc Is not counte-
nanced. and its place in the code OF civ
ility Is taken by the projected tongue.
Again, II you are passing a train Of
laden mules on q narrow ledge of rock,
and your own muletecr runs up and
casts himself against your legs, refrain
from kicking him over the precipice. He
is not about to take your life, but mere-
~ desires to protect you from damage
by the passing mule.
One day during Miss Taylor's journey
q fearsome jogi, or holy man, with a
couture like a poodle, came along, and
Miss Taylor went timorously forth to
snapshot him. To her establishment he
instantly struck q pose Of complacent
sanctity.
Another day Miss Taylor strayed into
a Buddhist temple at prayer time, but
her parasol excited such intense inter.
est that prayers were interrupted, while
the lama borrowed and opened It amid
. chorus Of admiring murmurS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
OUR GOODS ON THE AMAZON
American Motors, Machinery and
Ready-Made Cottages Are in
Great Demand.

Within the past few months a larg.
number of ready-made cottages have
reached this port from New York, and
am informed that many more of then
are on the way. These will be erected
on ranches and rubber estates, and, il
they prove satisfactory, a very large de.
mand for them will be Immediately ere.
ated.
American vapor and kerosene launches
r rapidly winning favor here. An Or
der for ten small launches goes forward
by the steamer which bears this report
The kerosene motor has the call here
though both are in demand.
American ice-making machinery has
q complete monopoly of the Amazon
from Iquitos, Peru, to Para-35OO miles
and the business is a very important
and lucrative one in this burning cli-
mate. Bolonha & Paiva, a Para firm,
control this enormous field and are rap
idly supplying all the smaller towns and
large private estates with the latest
American ice machines. They have an
agent nov in the United States executing
orders.
The Amazon Steamship company will
add ten steamers to it's feet on Septem-
Der l to accommodate the increasing
trade between Para and up river points.
The states of Amazonas and Para
have contracted with a private company
for the use of the Marconi system in
their respective territories, and each
state has granted a subsidy of $50 con-
tos. equal to about $37, SOC, and aggre-
eating about SIS, 600, for Is stations.
Any stations necessary beyond thisnum-
Der are to be paid for above this amount
of subsidy. The federal government has
granted permission for the necessary
experiment stations, etc. / am in
formed that the company will be organ
lied and financed in the United States.
The Overwhelming inducements Of
fered by the vast Amazon valley to APP
italists, Its continued and rapid devel-
opment, enticing business opportunities.
commercial field, natural wealth and
growth are 20 large that it is rather diff
acult to fully comprehend 1t.
AS an inducement to desirable immi-
grants free land grants can be obtained
here for the asking.
K. K. KENNEDAY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
Idon-TigerA

Carl Hagenbeck, the animal dealer OF
Hamburg, has a number of very curious
crosses between the lion and the tiger.
One Of these remarkable animals is now
four years of age. He has the head Of
a lion and the striped body Of tiger,
although the stripes are not az distinct
as in a true tiger. His father was a
Senegal lion and his mother q Bengal
tigress. He has recently been in New
York, and seems 20 be = healthy. vigor-
GUS animal,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
TO Raise City's Level.

To prevent further disasters, such as
that which visited Galveston, Tex, in
1900, when 5000 houses were DESTROYED
and 5000 lives were lost in the floods.
It is proposed to raise the whole of the
city. According to the present plan,
earth is to be broaght from along the
coasts OF the guilt and banked upon the
site Of the city, q that It shall be at
level Ct from II feet to 20 feet above the
Dea.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
where Wrecks Abound.

There is nc part Of the world which
has such q sinister record for wrecks as
the Black sea. The number in some
years has averaged more than one a
day, the greatest number of wrecks
recorded in n year being 425, and the
smallest 1874. About so per cent. Of
these vessels became total wrecks, all
the crews being lost.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30

THE VERSES CAUGHT HIS EYE.
ness for the day, and that Afternoon
ordered an early tea, for he was dc
termined to go down there at once ant
settle matters.
AS the evening drew on and the sec
ond mail was brought up to Miss
Cranes, and vet the missing valentine
did not materialize, she began to fee
almost reckless.
Dorothy was to have a few friends
in that night, and Miss Tabitha said
defantly to herself: "Ill dress tonight
to look al young as any of them"
Instead of wearing her hair plainly
parted, and done in a hard knob at the
back Of her head, she brushed her hair
up, and made q massive coil on the
top, arranging it in front In a graceful
pompadour, low on the forehead, as
Dorothy wore hers. The improvement
was startling even to herself. She put
on her one black silk, the waist OF
which her niece had insisted on remod-
elling that winter, by adding black
velvet and a little white chiffon. Re
membering that Dorothy had said that
coral was in vogue, she Owed into the
depths Of a cedar-wood chest, and
brought out IN exquisite pin and
bracelet. She then went down to the
living room, and going to her table of
plants, cut of some scarlet geraniums
and fastened them in her hair and belt.
Half an hour before the guests were
expected there was q knock at the door
and Miss Tabitha opened it herself.
There stood Squire Upton in a long,
heavy ulster, his throat being we'll
wrapped up in q silk mufler, for he had
arrived at an age when twinges OF
rheumatism warned him to be careful
of the night air. Y
"Tabby," he said TREMENDOUSLY, as he
looked at her with admiration, you
knew that I'd come at once, after wait.
ing Is years for an answer to my val
entine."
"Tm very glad to see you, Dan," she
said, wonderingly, as it dawned upon
her that she must have directed the
self.
The two faithful lovers seated them-
selves on the haircloth sofa in the par.
lor, and seemed to lose sight of the
quarter of q century which had elapsed
since that period when they had
popped corn, roasted chestnuts and
gone to the singing school together.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
Temple Of serpents.

The small town Of Werda, in Dahomey.
IL celebrated for its temple Of serpents
a long building in which tie priests
keep upwards Of 1000 serpents Of all
sizes, which they feed with birds and
frogs brought to them az offerings by
the natives,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
RICHARD r.
Forest Lore.

When the oak leaf is the size Of q
squirrels foot, says Ernest Thompson
Seton in Century, take a stick like .
crows bill and make holes as big az q
coon's q and Is wide apart as fox
tracks. Then plant your corn, that It
may ripen before the chestnut splits and
the Woodchuck begins his winters sleep.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
Where centenarians Flourish.

Nova Scotia is remarkable for the ex-
cellence OF its climate. It has a larger
number of centenarians than any other
country, there being one to every $4,000
inhabitants, while England has only
one to every 100000. They are
chiefly Of the farming class, in COM
Portable circumstances, accustomed to
exercise In the open air, plain food and
plenty OF it. with good inherited con-
RtitutiOns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
Irish Treatment.

Open air walking in rainy weather
much benefits some compilations. This.
on account Of the frequent falls Of rain
in Ireland and Of the beauty Of many Of
Erin's daughters, is sometimes known -
the Irish treatment"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
Little Topers.

The teachers of three French public
schools in Normandy report that IS
per cent. Of the girls in them take
brandy In their coffee at breakfast
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
B. CARTER.
ATTORNEY At LAW,
FRANkLINToN. LOUISIANA
DR.. J. F. PIGOTT,

covington, Ia.
Residence In the Exterstein raised
cottage, two blocks west Of public
school building.
Offers mis- professional services 10
the public.
once at the City Drug stors. on
Columbia street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
PROFESSIONAL z
DR.. NJ. R. FISHER
DENTIST.
0ncevtth DR.. Tolson. Every Saturday

DIR. G.. de MONSABERT
Having permanently established him
self in Govington, offers his profes-
sional services to the public.
BE will be at his office daily from
10 a. m. to 2 I. m.
Office on Boston street near the
Courthouse. Phone 1O3.
Residence on Jackson venue near
>ew Glen cottage. phone l25.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30

Daniel Upton, or the squire, as he
was called, sat before his coy Frank
Am stove In the library. He was .
eemfortable old bachelor q 50 years Or
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
PURCHASE SIBERIAN FURa.

A J. ~LEsPINAssE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30

Iss49 I.N T4S z, E%sEsK E~5Ng7YWI TFIEi 3ys&ESS %Eg1
&s aas4@sz4z4SSI ~ sa4N
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
THE CALINANAN.

All Saints Eve is celebrated in the Philippines
tn a strange fashion 1t Is geefully hailed by
an the gay young blades OF the village as the
Calinanan. or chicken-stealing fiesta, that
night It Is considered perfectly legal to steal
every feathered thing you can lay hands
Young men and boys assemble at midnight
often to the number of one hundred or more
and. dividing into bands of eight ten, each
band having a duly appointed captain in COM
mand. proceed to take toll Of every hen roost In
the neighborhood. The expeditions attended
with plenty of excitement and even danger, as
the fowls roost either in the branches Of trees
or under the elevated floors Of the houses which
are usually high enough from the ground to per-
NIT a man to pass to and fro under them in a
STOPPING position. To gather the chickens from
the trees Is an easy task though one or two
youths are often treed by irate householder
with blood In his eye and bolo in his hand,
but the onslaught on the roosts under the houses
Is the supreme test Of coolness and courage
Dark figures steal quietly to the attack, and the
crucial moment comes when hands laid on
the feathered victims. One more Is sure to
give the alarm, and the awakened family comes
flying pell-mel to the rescue, armed with knives
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
THE BUSINESS CLERGYMAN.

A young minister was called few years aGo
to a church in a thriving Eastern city. His pred
ecessOr had been a well known preacher whose
sermons had attracted large congregations, but
whose expressed belief was that the clergyman's
single duty was the spiritual welfare Of his peo-
pie. The church had failed to meet current ex-
penses for several years, and its considerable
debt was increasing with mechanical regularity
The newcomer not wonderful orator, but
he had firm mouth and jaw. Within two years
he was at the head of smoothly running busi-
ness organization whose departments were
handled by men who understood their work and
did It, which discounted its bills and reduced it's
old indebtedness. The church had become a
working church
"The church." he said one day. "is temporal
organization doing an entirely practical work
Business integrity Is necessary to its continu-
ance and definite achievement is necessary to
its advance as In any other temporal or8aniza-
ton"
your predecessor was right, however" spoke
up one of his leading members, with smile,
'he always said the Lord would provide; the
Magazine
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

Nowadays, when so much thought and atten-
tion are given to carrying ones looks and spirit
into the eixties, in fact never apparently to
grow old, one wonders what charm and what
science this woman has employed The oficial
Date Of her birth Is given in 1874: she stu
gives the illusion OF young woman
Nine. Bernhardt has perfect care. Not only
has she trained masseuse-in fact, two. one
for the body and one for the face-but she has
two devoted maids and an equally devoted
housekeeper. She has the happy faculty Of in
spring affection In those who work for her.
and this really precious gift spares her many
Of the weartsome troubles of life. But at the
same time Madame Is keen, alert business
woman, who has on her shoulders heavy respon-
sibilities.
When a woman Is hard worked highstrung
passionate End quick OF temper. and yet holds
herself well together" one Is tempted to search
every little detail OF life for the secret. In this
case we nrrt woman born with a great talent
keen intelligence and undoubtedly perfectly
healthy body. perhaps not rare a coInbina-
lion rs one might think Her intelligence has
shown her the way to care for her talent and
for her gif OF perfect health
Her scheme Of dressing might interest women
with 'nerveA." for she never allows herself to
be made uncomfortable by any article of attire
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
CONDITIONS DOWN BELOW.

The other day. In the midst of earnest
conversation ABOUT the South Carolina dis
pensares, Senator Tillman said:
81 am reminded of an old man used to know
who drank too much. He fine old fellow
In other respects and 1t pitiful to see him
disgracing himself and his family by the abuse
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
-Toledo Blade

She does not wear corsets. and the weight of all
her garments Is from the shoulders She does
not even wear garters; her stockings are sewed
every morning to her silk combinations. 1t Is
perhaps indiscreet to speak Of these details Of
the boudoir, but they have more than the inter-
est Of mere curiosity.-(Ethelyn Middleton. IN
Good Housekeeping.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

of alcohol took him to task day. I read
him long lecture on the sin OF drunkenness.
"Water.' said. is the thing; stick to water.
James,
place in the Bible where a man asked for
water, and guess you know where he was.'"
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

clubs, stones even guns II 1t IS lucky enough to
possess them, and the next few minutes are
filled with enough excitement to satisfy even the
most adventurous splrit-(MiEna Irving. in Lip
pincott'A
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

ese appraisement OF the book its humor was en-
trely overlooked The production was accepted
solely serious gospel to oyerconfdent
young manhood.-(Harold Balce. in The Book
lovers Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
HAD A DIM IDEA.

Instructor (at night schooD-Do you know
what the line between the North and the South
Is familiarly called?
Shaggy Haired Boy-Yes, sir. It's the Booker
Washington line.-(Chicago Tribune.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-13

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