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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

Mrs. Minerva Smith, Of Danvllle,
ill., writes. II had bronchitis f0r
twenty yean and never got re-
lief until ! nsed Foley's HonsY and
Tar which Is ; SIRE cure, For sals e
Peoples drug store. dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Cures chiIIs and Fever.

g. " Writ, Nacogod0hes, Texas,
says Ills daughter had chlIls and
fever for three years; he could not
tind anything that would help her till
he used Herblne. His wife will rot
keep house without IL, and cannot say
too much for II. Soc a. PEOPLES
drug store. dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Alumlnum b splnninr MIlln.

One Of the Disadvantages Of wooden
bobbins In spinning and weaving mills
is the irregulaFity IN their revolution
during damp weather. when the wood is
swollen with moisture. which results m
frequent breaking OF the threads Re
Gently, in some European mills. aluml-
mum bobblns have been substituted for
the wooden ones with many adyan.
iagea. The meta not only is not af.
fected By changes Of humidity. but Is
lighter than the wood formerly en-
ployed 10 making bobbins. and this re-
suits In sviftsr movement Of the ma
ehinery without increase Of motive
power.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
Belt Weighs Nine Tons

4 suitapereha and rubber manuIat.
turing company OF Toronto has mags
a belt for the grain elevator q The N.
tercolonial railway AZ St John vk.st
ls one Of the largest ever produced. 4
ls Of rubber and measures s25s feet it
s...FsN Nt a. .4em fAVm
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03

A LOT that sxs bought for t65 : foot
81 years ago IN Chicago. is nov uorth
$4,000 q front foot.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
R-I-P-A-N-STabules
Doctors find
4 good prescription

The scent packet Is enough for
usual occasions The family bottle
600 eentsl contains a supply for =
year All druggists sell them. dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-03
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Ra.or Back Cows.

We frequently hear of razor back
hogs" and we have razor back" COWS
as we'll, here in Georgia; gaunt crea-
lures with woolly coats, luxurfant
horns and shaky limbs. Their quail
ties as butter cows may be judged by
the following true tale: A gentleman
Of Brunswick, Ga, who kept small
dairy business, had the misfortune to
have fine young COW gored. Wishing
to isolate her from the other cows un-
til the wound could heal, he carried
her out to his farm, and left her in
charge of the overseer, telling him that
he and his wife might use the milk
while she was there In little while
he received word that the cow was
well, and he went for her. you found
her a good mixer" he said to the
man, as he looked his pet over with
pride. 'Waal-yas sir" replied the fell
low obviously. Il suppose you and
Mrs. Cone have enjoyed the milk and
butter?" ''Waal, no, sir, to tell you
the truth, Mr.. Row-her milk amt
fifteen to drink nor to USE" mot fit;
why what in the world is the matter
with it," asked the crestfallen owner
in amazement. "Why, sir, when it sets
for awhile, thick yaller scum rises
all over the top of it, and so me and
Betsy has just poured it all out to the
Henry Wright, in Epit-
tomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09


Workers take it quite for granted, and go
or stay away unmarveling.
After all, Coney is the biggest thing
of its kind In the world. You can go
there for ten cents, or on bicycle. Lon
don is an hour by train from Brighton.
The late fashion Of preparing great spec
tacles adds the last touch of splendor.
Where hundred thousand people go
almost any day to be amused, and twice
or thrice as many on Sunday, it pays to
invest money.
Accordingly, you can see staff palaces
as pretty in their way as those at Chi!
cago and very festive. You can see the
North Pole, or watch man try to break
his neck looping the loop. You can see
an elephant shoot the chutes. Another
elephant comes up behind the brute, as
1t stands shivering on the brink, and
butts the huge beast, and away he goes
down the incline, splash" into the big
tank, with a Greek temple on one side
and a medieval village house in a cor
ner and a Venetian palace On the other
side and a Florentine campanile in the
middle.
All the devices at Coney, from the
chute-shooting elephant to the leap
frog trolley cars. either are or will be
shown in other places. Coney Is where
they are all seen at once, and the good
old one-ring chestnuts as we'll, with the
breath of the immortal and unstainable
sea, and the picturesque merrymakers to
watch. The Chicago man was right.
OWEN LANGDON
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
USING ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
The Best Method in Reading Is Ia
Have the Light Above
the Head.

1t is almost universally believed that
the best form of reading lamp is one
which, by means of an effective shade.
concentrates the greater portion of the
light upon the reading matter Further
more, the lamp is usually one of the
drop light" sort, which brings the
flame near and below the readers eyes.
The result sought after is, that much
light be precipitated on the page, and on
the page only, while the surrounding
parts of the room be weakly Illuminated
even to gloominess, says the Jewellers
Weekly Circular.
II this condition be obtained an ideal
state of affairs is presumed to exist, and,
at first, it looks very plausible, SO plausi-
BILE, indeed, that it is usually accepted
as positive fact not to be gafnsaid.
But it must be refuted The custom,
though of long standing and of almost
unquestioned correctness, is bad one,
and doubly harmful because of the
strong hold it has upon the public mind.
The best method of lighting artificial
ly when the source of light is bright
one. is to place the light considerably
above the head, holding the reading mat
ter in such position as to be illumin-
aled as much by the reflected light from
the surrounding surfaces as from the
direct rays from the flame, thus Great
ing an effect more nearly resembling
daylight" conditions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

felt of Blarney Castle will be built II ever
the disputes with architect and work
men are over. Mr.. Brokaw has beauti-
FIJI estate which he is trying to filleout
into mile square Of land by buying up
all one side of a village street and tear
ing down the houses. Vanderbilt did
this at Success Lake, which was pop
ular summer resort before the revolu-
ton. Payne Whitney is doing it at Man
hassett. Why not Brokaw?
You can shut your eyes and see the
kind OF people Brokaw is driving out by
the list: Johnny Higgins blacksmith
shop; Jake Fuehrstein's house and lot;
Ed. Scheck's two houses; and so on OF
course, Jim and Jake and Ed get more
than good prices for their holdings
$4,000 for the blacksmith shop and an
acre, for instance But it makes TIE town
authorities uneasy. When the houses
are destroyed at rich mans whim they
will have to tax the place on the land
only. And even millionaire's great es-
tate pays less taxes than the same space
would If divided, as this would have been
in time and already in part, into several
hundreds of modest homes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Selling EARN Truck.

Every fruit and truck growers asso-
citation requires the best salesman
available. Usually good merchants
can be selected who will serve in
this capacity. They are familiar with
commercial affairs and have the cour-
age of their convictions upon the mat
ter of price,
The grower may he very successful
with the crop until it reaches his ship
ping point. If he attempts to sell on
the track, the buyers are shrewd and
thoroughly trained to all tricks of the
trade. An incident occurred in an
east Texas community last season
which may be of value to some OF
our readers. The local association was
selling potatoes at good prices to buy
ers who had gathered from many cities
for that purpose. On a certain day
the buyers, without leaving town,
failed to visit the wagons or make
any OFFER for the crop. The growers
were in confusion, but their sales
agent was equal to the occasion. He
secured orders I by wire and about
noon the cars began to go out to their
northern destinations. The buyers
were amazed, and When charged with
having combined against the growers,
acknowledged their fault and offered
to make good by holding up the prices
On another occasion shrewd buy
er claimed to find a great difference
in the value of the crop grown by the
president of the local association and
the product offered by the members.
An advance in the price of the presi-
dents crop was privately suggested.
He refused, knowing full well that the
intent was to break up the organiza.
ton by stating that one OF it's officers
was securing special privileges at the
hands of the buyers.
Intelligent organization is absolutely
necessary to keep up with the COM
mercial situation and only the best
men should be put to the front.-Farm
and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
HERE AND THERE.

Every farmer should be a student
of farm conditions and rural society, as
well as student of farming.
Grow some good turkeys, geese and
ducks, have them all OF the best quail
ity, and you will have no cause to
complain.
In preparing succulent crops for
cows this summer remember that
vetches and oats are first-class summer
pabulum for milk cows.
"A good herd of milk cows is
steady source of income, whether the
product be sent in the forw of milk,
cream, or gilt-edge butter.
Adapt breed to purpose. There 10
but little money in milking butter"
cows and selling the milk in compe-
ton with a herd producing a large
flow of common quality.
A knife blade may easily be tenn
pered by heating the blade to a red and
putting it, edge down, into a piece OF
rosin soap When the blade is cool
it will be hard enough fox razor.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson, in
a recent interview, said: Good crops
insure the nation again panics. have
the greatest confidence in the agri-
culturalists as the real sustaining pow
er of the prosperity Of the United
States"
When you have thought upon the
agricultural welfare of your commu-
nifty and reached a decision as to It'll
deficiencies or needs, go and tell some
neighbors about it, and band your
selves together to correct thesp defects
There you have the farmaSs' institute
idea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
USE WORKOUT STOCKINGS.
Turn Them to Good Account as Fur.
niture Polishers, Iron-Holders
and Scrub Cloths.

The busy housewife, bewildered by the
extra duties of housekeeping time, is apt
to make short shrift of odds and ends,
particularly half-worn winter clothing,
| which she banishes to the ash heap or
I the furnace room-and afterwards re-
grets, says household authority.
This is particularly true of stockings
worn beyond hope of mending. The
most natural thing tor wife and mother
to do in this day of cheap hosiery is to
toss them aside, and thus miss the OPP
portunity of utilizing them later for
housekeeping devices. If there is.a girl
in the family who is deft with fingers
and needles, she can contribute largely
to the household conveniences if given
a few simple directions about making
use of old stockings.
The first thing is to cut the foot oil,
just above the heel, or if the seam is
parting above this point, cut the leg off
until the seam ceases to break. Then
split the leg at the seam, sew two legs of
the same size together in the form of =
bag, turn them inside out and then turn
In, whip the end SO that there will be
no raw edges, and you have the best Of
piano and furniture polishers.
One pair, split and folded into a neat
square the size Of the hand. can be
quilted and bound for an iron holder.
A piece of asbestos cloth laid between
the folds of the stocking will add to tae
value of the holder.
Three or four Isle or thin cotton
stocking legs sewed together will make
the best of mirror or window polishers,
because they shed NO lint. Four or five
pairs sewed into long strips and slipped
through the mop will make scrub cloths.
Wool stockings should be cut length
wise, rolled up and saved for polishing
shoes, for which they have no equal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
CAT CAME BAcK-TO LIFE.
And "Papa" Was No Doubt Warm
Within That ''Mafnma's'' Pet
Had Revived.

It's bad enough to play the role Of your
wife's husband, but his role was evil
IDENTIFY several steps lower down in the
social scale. He was only papa" to his
wife's cat, relates the New York Times.
She tenderly carried the darling in her
arms down the aisle of the car, while he,
with its basket, it's blanket, and its bot
tie OF milk, subsequently brought up ae
rear.
There now" she said, addressing her
feline pet, papa Will put your basket
near the window, so you can look OUT -
Papa did what was expected of him
and then obtained rather ungracious
sence in the smoking car.
In the meantime Pussy's nerves were
evidently being set ON edge by the sights
and sounds about the railroad station,
and when presently an express whizzed
by ON the next track there was bristle
and a yowl, and the Angora became
suddenly stiff and stark.
Then wild cries for John" resounded
throughout the car, and when at last
Johns frightened face appeared in tho
doorway:
Johnny cat-my dear CATS
dead!" walled mamma "You would
go leave her-you would go and smoke.
your old clgar-and catching the cat up
in her arms she rushed to the water
cooler, where she and the contritc
John" poured ice water on the head Of
the seemingly defunct feline until it be-
gan to show signs Of life
"She only faiEtedt" announced "mam-
ma at last TO the amused passengers,
as she walked triumphantly back to her
seat, the restored pet In her arms, while
papa" brought up the rear.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

much larger than many that make q
much greater noise. It Is safely invested
on loan with good collateral and in the
most conservative stocks and bonds, and
it grows by its own weight. And poor
Uncle Russell has no interest in life ex-
cept to watch it grow. The doctors have
decided that-Mr Sage cannot even leave
New York for the summer with safety;
his health is in pitiable condition. He
cannot move step without the protec-
ton of lusty body guard, who keeps
away the reporters and aids and guides
him. But he must Ego to business" every
day. It is his amusement
Pious as he is, Mr.. sage has run
through some pretty sporty propositions
in his day, so that he could hardly be ex-
pected now to blanch at being accused
of running poolrooms by deputy. And
he doesn't. The puts" and calls" and
privileges" he used to sell upon Wall
street provided the most concentrated
essence of gambling that the street even
in those careless days permitted. 1T was
about as much legitimate business as bet
ting on the turn of the card. There was
money In it.
OF late years Mr.. Sage has confined
himself to the less active pursuit OF lend
ing money on good security. In this ca
pacity he recently unwittingly perpe-
trated a joke which had all Wall street
laughing. It was to decline loan well
secured by deprecated "industrials;"
not because the security wasn't good
enough-they were just as good as any
thing else for loan collateral. since you
can always sell 'em for something-but
because the shares were SO bulky he
hadn't room for them in his safe.
Mrs. Sage is some years younger than
her husband and a lady Of lovely charac-
ter. devoted in her quiet way to prac-
tical charities and to the education OF
women, which she has greatly aided.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
SHEEP OF THE FARM.
Keeping q Small Flock Of
Sheep.

l keep a few sheep with the dairy,
for | think they require so little atten-
ton. My sheep are housed only dur
ing bad storms antil the lambs begin
to drop, and SELDOM have a weak
lamb. Last year my six ewes dropped
IL lambs, and raised them all. I sold
them in August at five per cent. per
pound alive. and they weighed Just l.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

til our tariff laws brought over some
younger Fabers to establish an Ameri'
can branch. They are very wealthy.
]. Eberhardt Faber, who had splen-
did estate on Staten Island and fam
lily of young. unmothered children. went
into Riker's drug store to get his finger
nails polished. a practice of growing
usualness with men in New York. Per-
haps the custom grows just as the flow
er buying habit does, and just as the
habit of accompanying "wifey" to GER
tain milliners' shops grows-because OF
the also increasing custom of employ
ing in these establishments only girls
of exceeding beauty. Upon my word, l
do not know where they all come from;
but if anyone gets from the stage the
idea that New York girls are plain he
can lose that impression in five minutes
by buying bouquet, looking at hat
for his wife and getting his nails pol
ished, all within ten blocks.
At any rate Mr.. Faber came, saw, was
beautified as to his shining finger tips
and promptly fell victim to Cupid's
darts. Mrs. Faber's success in get
ting an excellent husband still young
enough for romance simply follows an
extraordinarily long list of such cases.
Telephone girls have been particularly
favored in this respect, recent case in
Poughkeepsie pointing the moral of a
pleasant voice. And the process isn't of
recent beginnings. The leader of New
York society not so very long ago was
welded from the humblest surroundings
and occupation. And Mrs. George Gould.
Mrs. Paul Cravath and quite few of the
notable matrons of New York of to-day
came from the professional stage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
His Estimate.

"You used to tell me was birdlike,' -
complains the fond wife.
The brutal husband continues to bury
his nose in the paper.
"You used to tell me was birdlike, /"
repeats the fond wife, "but now you
never act as If you thought So"
You're still birdlike,' growls the hus-
band.
Zone wouldn't think you thought so.
to judge by" .,
isn't parrot a bird Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
A deserted village. /"
. FTEN nave | spoken

.
of the efforts of
wealthy men to get
great country es-
tates so near the
city that the COLI
sion Of their ambi-
lions with the pub
lie interests Is be-
coming a serious
problem.
Mr.. w. Gould
Brokaw, hero Of q
recent sensational
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
The Engines Of war.

At dinner during the Franco-Germsn,
war Disraeh did not open his mouth TN
r.ear the end of the entertainment, when
he observed in his most sententious man
Or. .The French embarked in this war BE-
cause they conceived that they had the
superiority in arms Of precision; they had
the chassepot and they had the m!traii-
leuse (which he pronounced "mltrali-
louse"); but of the third engine, called 2
man, they did not possess even singls
specimen" This said, he relapsed. into ,:s'
perfect silence-From the Diary Of o1
Mountstuart Grant Duff.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Puff Paste.

Make raspberry pie with puff paste,
one quart of raspberries and sugar to
taste While the pie is in the oven heat
a small teacupful of milk with pinch
of soda in it, and stir into it one-half
teaspoonful of corn -four previously
wetted with little cold milk, and a
tablespoonful of sugar. Cook for three
minutes. Pour the mixture into basin
and beat in the frothed whites of two
eggs. Whip to cream and let it get
cold When the pie is taken from the
oven carefully lift the upper crust and
pour in the cream mixture. Replace the
crust and set aside to cool-N. Y. Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
$50 pounds, bringing 1890 The ewea
sheared 40 pounds Of wool. which sold

$50 pounds, bringing $3.50. The ewea
sheared 40 pounds Of wool, which sold
at II cents per pound, netting 1888, or
a total of $60.83 from my six ewes. A
single lamb generally will be larger
than a twin, but my heaviest lamb
weighed 115 pounds, and his twin Ill
pounds. Much depends ON the eve as
mixer, as to size of lambs.
AS was raised among Merino sheep
when a lad, I thought there we're no
sheep their equal, and, of course, when
l went to farming for myself, I bought
q flock of Merinos. I kept them two
or three years, and sold them, and
now I would not take a bunch of
Merinos as gift if were obliged to
keep them. In the COS, when wool
was from Is cents to 81 per pound, the
Merino just filled the bill, but when 1t
comes to raising lambs, they are not in
it with the coarse wool breeds.
Several years ago bought flock,
and picked out six that suited me as
to build. Then got a Shropshire ram
lamb of the same makeup, and at two
years old he weighed 200 pounds, and
my flock Is all his get A year ago
one of the ewes lost part of her udder,
and l feared trouble with it in the
future, so sold her. She was only
four years old, and would have been
good for several years yet. She dressed
80 pounds.
branched out the past winter, and
bought registered Shropshire eve,
and she dropped pair of fine eve
lambs. My sheep all dropped lambs
except one, within week, and for
pairs of twins and two sets of triplets
is the record, and all strong, healthy
lambs. My sheep are about as tame
as house cat.-Farm and Field.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
His Claim Made Good.

when die" said the candidate.
reaching his grand climax, let them put
but three words upon my tomb. ask
no more. / shall rest in peace if above
me are carved the simple words: He
was honest"
YAH" said little man at the back
end of the hall, I've always claimed you'd
take your nerve right with you to the
grave. Chicago Record Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
NOW They Don't sreak,

Clorinda-Young Saphead proposed
to me last night. He ought to have
known beforehand that would refuse
him.
Bedelia-Oh, I'm sure he did. DEAL
Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

..wen;t with . woman, furnishes the
,s.ast example. Out at Great Neck,
a basthe honor Of being the country
.n.:an of W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., and
whara Howard Gould's modern counter
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
A Skeptic.

Hes too honest to use money on an
Well, said Senator Sorghum, IT don't
know. Maybe he's too honest and then
again, maybe he's too economical Wash.
ington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
The Pretty Manicure.

EFT what should we
do without the rich
and their freaks
and romances? Mr..
Faber and his re-
cent marriage to
Riker's manicure is
a case in point.
Ever since there
has been anybody
to remember, there
have been Faber
lead pencils. They
were made in Ger
ropv for voorS I'M.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

II y, n $ ever 80
much bigger than
the Midway" said
a man out west,
who came back
from Coney Island
enthusiastic. H e
meant the lost and
still lamented Chi
cago pleasance.
It set me think
ing. Coney is a big
institution, but 1t
has grown so grad
AlA II