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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
DYE-MAkINc PRoLoNcs LIFE
Manufacture Of Colors from Coal Tar
Has Good Effect
Diseases Unknown.

The best and healthiest trade is that
Of dye-making from coal tar. There is
no manual work that comes near it, for
tar and the smell Of it is the best Of all
tonics and tissue builders. The average
life of q tar worker comes out at sc
years. The mortality Is 80 per cent. low
er than In any other factory trade. Ma
lignant diseases are almost unknown in
aniline dye factories, and even in cpl
denies the workers suffer very little.
And there Is nothing like tar works
for keeping OF influenza. Yet the work
of actually making the tar, which falls to
the gas ard coal works, is virulently un-
healthy. because OF the sulphur fumes;
but when the tar. is finished" it brims
with health and strength, and the weak
Hest men improve while working Il.
Eighty-six years is marvellous average
when we remember that the average
length Of life for the whole population is
only 40.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
cHlLDREN's SMALL DEcElTs
Signs Of Depravity in Little Ones
That Bode Ill for Their
Future,

Natural uepraVlty OF the youthful
| mind was fully shown in a North side
confectionery store, when three little
girls entered the shop in Indian file
| and made a Decline for the candy
counter in the rear. Their faces wore
an expression OF injured innocence.
says the Chicago Tibune.
well, what do you want now?"
the old woman who was proprietor OF
the place inquired.
Oh said the eldest girl. barely
seven years old. jerking her elbow ex-
pressively in the direction of one of
her small companions, "she gave you
a nickel instead of a cent" The old
woman went behind the counter and
took out a tin box containing a num-
Der of coppers. She peered into the
box, she shook it, to make sure there
was no nickel lurking among the other
coins, and then held it under the
noses of the little girls, exclaiming
sharply: There, now! Do you see any
nickel there?"
Without replying the girls filed out
OF the shop. each face clouded by an
expression of hopeless disappoin1-
ment.
"You wouldn't believe It," said the
old woman, bitterly. II wouldn't be-
lieve it myself if l didn't stand here
all day and see 1t with my own eyes.
The deceits of children are almost
enough to drive me crazy. They look
you right in the face with angel eyes
and lie to you as easily as if their
tongues were oiled. Many penny I
lost because l could not believe that
mere babes were trying to swindle me.
When catch them at it they run out
just as those girls did without saying
anything. That does not keep them
from coming back here again, though.
''The boys around here are just as
bad as the girls. Half a dozen boys
were in here getting candy one day,
and they had got their candy and
hadn't paid for it, when boy stuck
his head in the door and shouted:
Say, missus, your sign has tumbled
DOWN. His eyes bulged out as if he
was scared, and my heart gave such
jump that 1 could scarcely get out to
the sidewalk. The sign was all right
The boys left the store by rear door
while I was looking for the boy. AZ
forwards. they declared that they paid
for the candy when they got it. 1t is
dreadful to think what men and wom-
en- these boys and girls will be when
they grow up"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

this way you will always see which
way the wind blows and be able to
keep abreast Of affairs. instead of be-
hind.
The descriptions Of the two suits
here illustrated are also furnished by
Nine. Baker. Fig. / is a shirtwaist
suit of fancy checked wool in black,
red and white. 1t has black pipings
and belt, Irish lace yoke and red vel
vet embroidered outlines yoke and
forms cuffs The second is a shirt
waist suit Of reseda cashmere; silk
of same shade tucked and arranged in
squares for vest, collar and cuffs; vel
vet of darker shade for collar. lacing
buttons and belt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
THE STORY OF RAssULI.
Capture Of the Arab Brigand by the
Basha Of Tangier Described
by Himself.

The Brigand Raissuli, who captured
Perdicaris. tells his own story in Les
lies Monthly Magazine.
Now. some eight years ago, ADD
er-Rahman Abd-el-Saduk, then the
basha of Tangier," said Raissuli, find
ing that he could not subdue the re-
sistance Of our party by the troops at
his disposition, made overtures of
peace, and, sending me a safe con-
duct. invited me to come and discuss
friendly solution of our difficulties.
I went to his official residence alone
and unarmed--and, while we sat at a
table (literally-about tray was
suddenly seized, bound, hurried to
prison and heavily ironed, an iron
band was riveted about my neck,
handouts with intervening bars So
that l could not bring my two hands
together We're fastened on my wrists.
and similar letters were also riveted
about my ankles. Then was sent %
Mogador and there confined with the
and who swarmed with insects-these
latter cut into my flesh as did also my
irons. Thus / remained four long
years, chained to the walls so that I
could not lie down, until at last the
neck band and handouts were re-
moved. After that I passed still an
other whole year in that horrible pris-
on. Do you now WONDER" he asked,
cat the oath l swore to be revengeG
upon SO treacherous an enemy? You
know" he continued, "of the column
of government troops lately sent
against us. They remained in the vai-
ley, yonder. capturing defenseless
peasants al the plow and violating
their daughters, of whom IS, amongst
them children of six years old, have
been thus dishonored. Then came the
treacherous capture of the Mora
deputation who went at Hadj Adder
Selam Abd-el-Saduk's summons, bear
ing, not arms, but presents in their
hands. Then l determined to seize
upon some European and to hold him
till these men should be released and
until the Abd-el-Saduks make restitu-
ton for the wrongs we have suffered
at their hands,"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
To Remove Dust from Eves.


ANY foreign substance in the eye Il
very painful. but to remove It is, after
all. an easy matter. II the dust lodges
on the lower lid press the finger gently
but firmly against the lid, pulling II
down and telling the victim to look
up This exposes the inner lid and
the dust can be removed upon tooth
pick or hairpin. about the end Of
which a bit Of cotton has been wound
to avoid scratch or bruise. II the
upper lid Is affected take the eyelashes
firmly between the forehnger and the
thumb, ask the patient to look down,
and with q quick movement turn the
eyelid up over the point Of stencil,
or, better still, the edge Of a card.
which should be pressed against the
eyelid. Just above the stiff part. This
causes no pain and the dust can be
wiped of as from the lower lid. says
m exchange.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
IN GERMAN SCHOOLS
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION HAS
A PROMINENT PLACE.
THE BASIS OF EDUCATION
Was So Considered by the Founders
Of the Empires School System,
Says Prof. Patten Of North
western University.

Berlin.-The founders Of the present
plan Of school training for the German
youth proceeded upon the conviction
that definite religious character lies ut
the basis of all true education and citi-
zenship. Therefore in all the schools
the first study one meets on the sched-
ule is Religion" This is given for two
hours week during the entire school
course, except perhaps in Bremen and
Hamburg, where 1t is omitted during the
last two years. The child goes to school
at six years of age. He is required by
Law to attend the common school studies
until he = IA. He may 60 further, in the
higher schools. until he is 10. Attic lat
ter age he Is supposed to have completed
his education for business life, but is
just ready to enter upon his professional
preparation in the university. Durir g
the years OF his school life he has thus
become familiarized with the Scrip
lures and has been instructed in the
things Christian ought to know.
I have been investigating this in
struction Of religion" in the Prussiar
schools. studying the plan and the
method of instruction. in several of the
most famous Of the Prussian schools.
No stranger Is allowed to go to school
rs casual visitor. He would be turned
back by the vigilant porter" who care
fully guards the school from all intru-
sion Of unauthorized visitors. One must
obtain special permission from the min
lister Of public instruction, which has to
be secured through the American am
bassador. Having secured such per-
mission, I selected the Friederiche Will
helm gymnasium and its preparatory
school. together with the Kaiser Will
helm real gymnasium, as desirable. The
director Of the school received me
cordially, introduced me to the teachers,
gave me the schedule Of the school work
and invited me to select the classes
which desired to inspect. Thus was
present from day to day listening to
the recitations, observing the method
and noting the material gone over.
At six years Of age, for the first half
year, the little tot Is set to learn three
simple prayers and about ten passages
Of Scripture. These he Is to know thor
oughly. They are gone over again and
again. The second half year this ma
terial is doubled. The third half year
further memory material is given, and
h addition the Decalogue Is learned.
Thus onward step by step the child is led
into a knowledge of the history Of the
Old Testament characters-patriarchs,
kings. poets, prophets, the New Tesla
ment writings. with the life and teach
Ings of Christ. the Acts. the Epistles. etc.
The German youth is also instructed in
the principles Of church history and in
The church creeds. Here comes now an
question: Since these chill
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
MISS CARROLL AND HER PETS

MISS CARROLL AND HER PETS
her, and rented cottage, where she
lives alone with her cats and kittens
The seed of the trouble was sown two
years ago, when Miss Carroll, who then
lived with her aunt, was presented by q
friend with pretty Maltese cat with
green eyes.
The green eyes were the particularly
fetching feature of the cat and they
appealed at once to Miss Carroll.
Miss Carroll was more inclined to-
ward kittens than she was toward
grown cats, but she Gid not confide this
to the donor of the cat until she learned
the next Gay that the green-eyed tabby
was the mother of kittens.
Miss Carroll chung to her preference
for kittens.
The result was that she took one OF
the infants, leaving the mother to care
for the others until they, too, became
ratters and could care for themselves
SNOWFALL might have lived out her
traditional existence of nine lives in the
Taylor domicile had she continued as
she started cut, but one morning she
made her debut as the proud mother OF
several kittens.
She had cause to be proud. too be-
cause it was as finely assorted family
as any mother could wish.
Among the number were tortoise
hsell, a Maltese, a tiger. and several
that were mixtures of all kinds.
The kittens and the trouble came at
the same time.
Mamie" said Mrs. Taylor to her
niece, few days after the kittens had
arrived, and after she had had score
of narrow escapes from stepping on the
small specimens that were wandering
around the house. "do you not think the
condition of affairs has reached one of
too much cat'
Miss Carroll was not slow to resent
this reflection on her pets.
NO indeed" she answered. ''The
Egyptians were highly cultured race,
far advanced in learning and civiliza-
ton. and they held cats high above all
other animals in esteem. almost wor-
Shipping them
"That may be-" replied Mrs. Taylor.
"but never was in Egypt in my life.
and do not intend to have my house
filed with these nasty, crying, fighting.
covered cats day longer.
"You may get rid 1.-THE cats, or you
may go. TAX ing them with you"
eff you love me- you should love my
CATS" rejoined Miss Carroll.
Mrs. Taylor assured her niece that
while her affection for her never had
faltered, she firmly refused to SO far ex-
tend her love as to include family Of
kittens.
'sThen," steadfastly announced Miss
Carroll. 81 shall take my cats and CO."
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
Miss Carroll Immediately rented
small cottage on the Groesbecli road.
College Hill, and with her pets moved
into 1t.
She lives there alone with her cats and
kittens.
The family now consists Of 10 cats of
all ages and kinds. the only likeness
among them being the fact that each
and every one is common. ordinary
nof
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
"Too skeerv."

"'Tain't good t. be too skeery," said
the old man. II ence knowed a gem
man dat got his mind SO tore up bout
germs an bacilluses dat he didn't look
vhah he were goin', an got run ober
BY . truck. "-Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
Dried Up.

yes" said Henpeck, "the thing
that impressed me most in Egypt was
the mummy of one of the ancient
queens
What was remarkable about it,"
''The fact that they could make her
dry up and stay that way."-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
Alarming Symptom.

What's the occasion of all this talk
about having conservator appointed
for old Muntoburn?''
II think it originated with his law
yers. He wants to tear up his will and
divide his property among his heirs
while he is still live."-Chicago Trib-
une..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

wa AAAo N<A ~
used in the New
Testament to des-
ignate the Chris
tian. He is re-
ferred to as the
redeemed, suggest
ing the former
condition Of en-
slavement to sin
and the redenp-
tive ork Of
C hrfst whereby
the soul was deliv-
arod frnm to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
Rhinoceros Charges a Train.

Travelling in Uganda recently, Sir
Edward Buck records the fact that
rhinoceros charged an approaching
train, and left some Of its hide on the
front of the engine. The rhinoceros
was the chief sufferer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
LEAVES LUXURY FOR CATS.
Cincinnati Girl Forsakes Residence
Of Aunt and Rents Cottage
for Feline Pets.

Because Miss Mamie Foster Carroll
preferred the possession and company
of her - cats to the hcme that had
been hers with her aunt, Mrs. Frances
A. Taylor, in Highland avenue, in the
pretty and aristocratic suburb Of Col
lege Hill, Cincinnati. she has left that
home for one on the Groesbeck road.
The love of cats and kittens of Miss
Carroll was not shared by her aunt,
and the result was the declaration by the
latter that her niece must either dis
pense with the cats or take them with her
elsewhere. ,
Unable to part with her pets, Miss
Carroll accepted the alternative offered
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
SIGHT Draft.

''The bill for the picture" said tho
tattooist, will be $50"
Gall right replied his customer:
.just draw on me."-Houston Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
Childre en- Of
the Light ~
y Sermon by the Highway and ~
Byway" Preacher.
tCopyright. 1904, by J. II. Edison. J

Chicago. Sunday, Sept II. 1904.
Text:-"Walk as children Of light
Eph. So
AI3YNY1C <orp,o ,,o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

bondage of sin unto death to liberty
and life in Christ Jesus. He is called
disciple because he Is a convert and
adherent to the teachings OF Jesus.
Jesus likened the disciple unto q
branch of vine to illustrate the init
mate relationship which existed be-
tween Himself, Who was declared to be
the vine, and His followers, and again
He called His disciples friends, to as
sure them of the cordial and pleasant
intimacy which existed between them
and their Master. He also called them
the sheep and pointed to Himself as
the Good Shepherd to. impress them
with the thought of His tender care
for them, His leadership, and His pro-
lection from every enemy. In the epis-
ties we meet repeatedly with the ex-
pressions "sons of Cod" and children
Of God" and are taught that those who
have been saved through the cleansing
power of Jesus blood hold peculiar
and vital relationship with God. In
the truest sense God is their Father,
and because sons of God, they are
"heirs and joint heirs with Christ" to
all the riches Of the Fathers house.
The term "bond-servant," or "slave," Is
also used, which conveys forcibly the
truth that the Christian is bought
with price" and that he no longer has
a right to think of himself as apart
from his Lord, or as doing anything
Independent of His will. Eye are not
your own, ye are bought with price"
is the plain declaration Of Scripture,
and II this is true. then bond slaves"
of Jesus Christ
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

u UT there are dangers peculiar to
- children Of light. 1t is said that
every plant has It's enemy. and surely
every Christian has his perils which
confront him. What are the dangers
which confront the child of light? !
want to mention two: Hid lights and
extinguished lights. The hid light is
the useless light. OF no practical value
to the possessor and Of absolutely no
use to others. But how many hid lights
there are! Christians who have not
backbone and courage enough to shine
for Jesus. Lights under bushel, they
go about and mingle with the children
Of darkness and try to be and do 80 as
not to be conspicuous. Such lights are
next door neighbor to the extinguished
lights, the Christians who have back
slidden and no longer walk In the fell
lowship with God or their brethren.
They have loved this present evil
world better than the Christ who had
drawn them from darkness to His mar
velous light, and 30 they have gone
back to the darkness. There is danger
Of the children of light being drawn
away from Christ, step by step, until
the light is extinguished. If your feet
are slipping, beware! II you are grow
ing cold in your spiritual life, beware!
But there are rewards for those who
are faithful. BE thou faithful unto
death-that Is. even to the point of
yielding up your life in effort to shine
for Christ-and thou shalt receive q
crown Of life" Yes, and there are re-
wards for this life as well. Righteous
ness always brings It's own great re-
ward. Godliness is profitable in al,
things, for this life and the life to
come. And the children Of light who
realize their great privileges. who meet
their obligations, who satisfy the needs
Of the soul. who prayerfu;ly avoid the
dangers. will surely reap the BLESSED
fruits Of their laboss. Walk. then. -
children Of light!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

in u.s." We sing, More like Jesus
would be- This Is the thought.
Identity with God. And lastly, the
privilege of knowing. There is pas
sion to know things in this our day.
The spirit Of the Greeks has descended
upon US, and like the cultured an
clients we are always eager to hear and
tell some new thing. But the children
OF light have privileges Of knowing
such as the children of the darkness
never dreamed of. The promise Of
Jesus when He left His disciples was
that the Holy Spirit should be given
unto them and when He, the Spirit
OF truth, is come, He will guide you
into all truth" God reveals the Sc
crets Of His Kingdom to His children.
They know Of the hidden mysteries. It
Is their privilege to know OF the things of
time and of eternity. For the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea. the deep things
OF God" and He reveals them unto US.
What privileges, then. are those of
the child of light! Access to and fell
lowship with God; a clear vision and
a plain path; identity with God, and
the knowledge of God and eternal as
well as temporal things. So much for
the privileges.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15
THE apostle admonishes US to walk

THE apostle admonishes us to walk
1 as children Of light" The whole
life ard course of the Christian is in
volved in that term walk" So walk
that you may enjoy the privileges which
belong to the children of light" So
walk that you may meet the obliga-
tons which rest upon you. So walk
that you may realize the needs of the
peculiar relationship. So walk tina.
the dangers which lie in your pathway
may be successfully avoided. So walk
that the blessings which are promised
to them who love Christ and keep His
commandments may be received and
enjoyed. Oh. it means something to
be child of the light It is more
than wearing badge or a button; 1t
involves more than church member
ship, or long prayers in the market
place or the chief seats in the syna-
gogue. It means something to be
known as child Of the light First.
then. what are the privileges? They
are almost innumeraDle, but there are
four which particularly command our
attention: First, access to and fellow
ship with God: second, clear vision
and q plain path; third, identity with
God, and. fourth, the knowledge Of the
deep things Of God. We have not
time to adequately unfold all that is
implied in this four-fold privilege of
the children Of light, but let us briefly
suggest what 1t means. trusting that
you will with the aid Of the Holy
Spirit come into fuller realization Of
all it means to be child Of light
Access to and fellowship with God.
Words cannot begin to express and
explain all that is involved in this
nrivilePe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

LIE WHO has daily access to the
! j very presence of an earthly king
and is on terms of intimate fellowship
with him, knows theat there Is no re-
quest which he may not make, NO
favor which he dare not ask, and he
knows that IL 1t Is within the power
Of the king to grant them, he shall OBJ
tain his desires. What a privilege!
Children Of light having access to and
fellowship with Him Who is the I.ight.
And then clear vision and a plain
path. Not children OF darkness; blind
leaders Of the blind. and both falling
into the ditch, but seeing plainly and
following safely in the pathway
marked out And identity with God.
Children Of light part OF the Light.
This thought Of identity with Christ
Is suggested In the opening verse of
the chapter from which our text is
taken, where we are told to be ..imi-
tators OF God" And in another place
Paul speaks oS "CMist being formed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-10-15

THE disciples Of Jesus taken as one
i united company are referred to as
the "body of Christ" Of which
He, Christ, is the Head, thus en-
phasizing again in another figure
the intimate and vital relationship
between the Redeemer and the re-
deemed, and reminding the Christian
that he is not a single. Independent unit,
but part of one glorious whole, and that
until the return of the Lord in glory and
the union with His body the church, he.
the Christian, is incomplete. And there
are other terms which are used to desig-
nate the follower of Christian,
saint, etc.-and these all convey their
own peculiar meaning and express some
particular relationship which exists be-
tween Christ and the believer. And in
the text before us we find still another
term children of light"-which has
reference to the state and privilege and
responsibility of the redeemed. Light
is suggestive of purity and righteous
ness, just as darkness, stands for moral
and spiritual corruption. Christ was
declared to be the Light Of the world be-
cause, as the manifestation Of Gods
holiness and truth in the flesh, He was
the great revealer of human corruption
and sin. Light reveals, light purif1es,
light marks the safe pathway, and for
this reason Jesus was called the Light of
the world, and for the same reason His
followers are declared to the children
Of light"