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The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Dispatches from Russia say the
Standard Oil Company has beaten the
Russian oil combinations and now
controls the entire output of the Bakl
district. Nobody will be skeptica
enough to want proof of this story
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

The speculator who announces that
he owes s1,000000 and is sorry he
cannot pay must not imagine he has
monopoly of the grief.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

The theory that all cats are immor-
tai gets severe jolt from the light
ming bolt that struck house in Den
ton, Md, doing no damage to the
people in the house. but instantly
killing the pet cat sitting by the open
door
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Advocates of Saturday half holi-
day believe that half loaf is better
than none. Some persons, of course,
would like to loaf all the time.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

The British admiralty is being ridi
culed for having appointed dead
man to Office. This is not at all un.
common in this country. But perhaps
the Britishers mean to assert that the
man appointed by the Admiralty is
physically dead.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

A woman often believes in her hus-
band because he proved his sound
sense and good judgment in marry
ing her.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Again Mr.. schwab has got home
from Europe-this time without cre-
ating any general excitement.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

A Milwaukee man has invented a
system of card playing by telephone
He probably wanted to counteract the
growing system OF telephone sermons
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15
% Your Feet Ache and eurn7

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
light or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
swollen Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns and
Bunions. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

King Edward of England made no
descent from his royal dignity when
he received General Booth of the Sal.
walton Army.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

About half the couples divorced in
England have no children. Children
may not make marriage happy. but
they tend to make it indissoluble.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Isn't the neglected boy graduate
worthy of little newspaper attention,
too?
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

The man who killed Bobrikoff wrote
to the czar explaining matters. 1t was
a waste of energy.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

The average height of Jap soldiers
is feet inches. They are good
shots and poor targets.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

"If you dare to kiss me again l will
call papa!" Il thought you said your
father was in California" He is"
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Many who formerly smoked 1oc cigars
now smoke Lewis Single Binder" straight
&C cigar, The best combination of the hest
tooaccos. Lewis Factory, Peoria, M.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

mot this Eve, some other Eve" is
whatJames Barton Adams of the Den
yer Evening Post said when he went
on his vacation.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

man may take a day off to cele-
Il year on-sometimes several years
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Henry Peck-I want to get a cook
for my wife. Manager-Ask the girl
on the end. She might marry you.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

A st. Louis judge has decided that
the young woman's father has right
to go down stairs after II p. m. and
interrupt the proceedings. But the
learned judge does not say how the
young woman is to be prevented from
awarding the fight to the young man.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

If you don't get the biggest and best
It's your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere and there is
positively nothing to equal 1t in quail
ity or quantity.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

me girl who runs and tells her
mother everything is apt to remain an
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15
MARBLE FLOOR PAINT

Holding hands is just as effective in
courtship as in poker
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

only fool runs to meet trouble He
uoesn seem to understand that 1t will
overtake him IL ne only waits for it.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

MARBLE FLOOR PAINT
Is made from material best adapted
Tor painting floors; color card. Ask
your dealer or write us. The Hum
nnntreH-Jones Mer. Co, 1921 Arapahoe
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

IT'S all right to earn your daily
bread by the sweat or your brow. pro-
vided, you can't get anybody else to
do the sweating for you"
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Conducting the campaign upon this
declaration of our principles and pur
poses. we invoke for our candidates the
support rot only of our great and time
honored organization. but also the act
i've assistance of all our fellow citizens
who. disregarding past differences upon
questions no longer in issue, desire the
perpetuation of our constitutional gov
ernment. as framed and established by
the fathers of the Republic.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15

Lucas COUNTY. ss.
FRANK CHENEY makes oath that he is senior
partner of the nrm OF T. j. CHENEY d Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid. and that said Arm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CArARRn that cannot be cured by the of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9Th day OF December, A. d. 1886.
SEAL No.,
.t--' NOTARY fthLio'
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
+. j. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15
Waterways.

We favor liberal appropriations foE
the care and improvement CT the water
ways of the country.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Tourist travel in Colorado continues
to be heavier this year than last
Surveyors have begun the work OF
locating a railroad line between Du-
range and Pennington.
Four Ute Indians. charged with the
murder of Wap. the medicine man,
have been held for trial in the United
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
DRESS NAMING LATEST FAD
London Craze Taken Up by Women's
Tailors Il Becoming Ram
pant Among Patrons.

"A late London fad" said the GIRL
who knows, to Philadelphia Record
man, sis the naming of particular
dresses in ones wardrobe. The dress.
makers began it, but now the wearers
Of the creations are taking 1t up
The First Kiss as originally put
out by q maker. was of white so Tar
as the color scheme went, with edgings
and ends of the STUFF tipped with rose
leaf shaped bits Of crimson. but
whether these dashes OF =ed were In
tended to suggest lips or not do not
know. "A Dream Of Paradise was
trimmed with filmy lace, through
which ran tiny threads OF silver, with
an occasional silver bead. Now many
gowns are being named by the womeD
whs order them. sometimes after Q
male friend and sometimes to suggest
sentiment appropriate to the occasioD
on which they are to be worn.
Second Thoughts, for instance.
was the name given to q severely plain
gray costume ordered by q lively
widow upon returning to London just
after attending house party whers
the doings were SO gay as I'd Gauss
almost scandal. The idea is that the
mood Of the wearer is suggested IN
the name Of the costume, and the name
Is more or less suggestive In its styis
and appearance. haven't yet, heaf6
Of anybody ordering Divorce Suit
yet but that may come"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

.. ~
are indigenous to Africa, but now IT
has been demonstrated that they will
thrive in this country they are bound
to become q popular production.
The New York Tribune says that
the graceful foliage vines are not only
ornamental, but they bear in profu-
sion fibrous sponge that is eminent
ly useful for bathing, as well as for
securing pans and kettles. Imagine
picking dish-rags in ones garden, just
as one would pick blackberries, or
imagine having vines all laden with
dish-rags clambering over ones
kitchen windows, SO that all one
needs to do is to stretch out an arm
and pull one in Such an arrange
ment would be much easier than go
ing to the ragbag or buying dish
rags at stores.
These curious vegetables assume the
form and appearance Of cucumbers.
and hang on the vines until their
green coats become brown and dry
like parchment At this stage they
are ready to harvest. After they arc
picked the brown coat is removed, and
an extremely strong and compact
fbrous sponge is revealed. Through
the center of this sponge, in three
lengthwise compartments, are many
black seeds which shake out easily. In
the Pasadena garden these sponges
have averaged eight inches in length.
&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
NEW INDUSTRY FOR WoMEN
Out in California They Get Dish-Rags
from the Garden Instead Of
from the Stores.

A novel enterprise. that Of raising
dish-rags, is being exploited by q
number of southern California hortt-
culturists, who received the inspira-
ton for the scheme from Charles
Richardson. whose gardens in Pasa-
dena are becoming famous for their
remarkable productions. Mr.. Rick
ardson has successfully raised many
growths new to American soil, and
this year is exceeding all his pre-
vious triumRhs BY raising thousands
of dish-rags.
Last year Mr.. Richardson's string
beans. which measured 43 inches in
length, created a stir, but dish-ras
vines, which, with their pendant dish
rags-twine about orange trees. palms.
evergreens and peach trees, and peek
in at the two-story windows, bid fair
to win the championship from tho
beans.
These dish-rags. Or i vegetable
sponges. as they are sometimes called.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Food as a Factor.

Dr. Yorke-Dayies tells this story:
Many years ago when a great English
contractor had to lay down long line
of railway in France he employed a num-
Der Of English and Of French navvies
He found that the Frenchman could Go
,nly half the work OF the Englishmen
and being shrewd man he concluded it
must be due to the difference in their
food, so he then put the Frenchmen ~
the same diet as the Englishmen, with
the result that they were able to 90 az
much work as the Englishmen. II
showed how important a factor food was
In the production Of muscular power"
Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
PRETTY THINGS IN STOCKS.
What an Ingenious Woman or Girl
Can Do with q Little Work
and q Handkerchief.

These pretty handkerchief stocks
will commend themselves to those who
like dainty neckwear, easily made,
easily laundered, easily adjusted and
best of all, inexpensive. Select hand
kerchief that corresponds in size to
that OF your neckband, SO the ends will
have the handkerchief edge for q I'm
ish. Hemstitched or scalloped borders,
white or in colors, will do for Figs.
and 4, but for Fig. square must
be chosen that has q border fully an
inch wide "a little wider is better)
with, if possible, an openwork stripe
inside, that when cut away from the
plain center will have finished and
arm edge. Such q design is shown
n Figs. and 3.
For Fig. 3 fold the handkerchief ~
inches from the edge il you wish the
stock to be two inches high, as at 2
n Fig. !. Cut of this strip, narrow
~ hem on the raw edge, and fold to
form the neck piece. For the tab cut
OF the borders marked b, beginning at
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

l. II there is good inside finish over
hand these strips together, as shown
In Fig. 3. Otherwise turn the raw edge
once as for hemming. and put the twd
border pieces together With fagoting
or some other open stitch. Sew the
tab to the under part of the stock in
the center.
The neck piece in Figs. and Is
made in the same way. After cutting
this OF. from the remainder cut the
square e, and from that the piece c,
this making the lower part Of the dou-
BILE tab The upper part is shorter and
Is shaped like d, which can be cut from
the last quarter. Make a neat narrow
hem ON the raw side edges, put to-
gether and sew on neck piece as for
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4 differs from the others in that
the tab is formed of square whose
sides are as long as b, or If a shorter
tab is liked make the square the size
Of e. Fold In cascade form, as shown,
and square OF the top. Neatly hem
the raw side edges, and IL preferred
fold them under out Of sight-Farm
and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
PApERED WITH POKER HANDS
Walls OF New York Bachelor Room
Decorated with Some
Big Ones.

| One CT the oldest card rooms in tn.
city is in bachelor fiat up town. II
| is the resort OF half dozen poker
| players, who gather about the green
covered table almost every evening and
| play a fve-cent ante game. says the
New YORK Press.
Originally the walls we're decorated
| with q few cheap sporting prints of the
old English style, and set of poker
pictures. One night royal flush came
out and the five cards were tackled upon
the walls to commemorate the event. A
| few weeks later seven-dollar pot went
| to man with a pair of deuces and the
nerve to bluff ard for contrast and
as warning the pair Of two spots was
placed alongside the royal hand. From
| time to time other hanGs were similarly
| posted until they began to encroech upon
| the prints. One night when three play
ers each held four of kind, print
| was taken down to make room for tie
hands. and the next evening all the
prints were removed.
Two or three packs of cards are
| used each evening, and now instead uf
being thrown away, the big hands are
| outlined in court cards, while the gaps
in between are filed in with spots. The
entire wall is filled in, and notable hands.
carefully labeled, are now posted on tie
ceiling. Not a square inch Of the wall
plastering is now visible, and 1t makes
singularly appropriate decoration.
The cards are so placed as to shed the
dust as much as possible, but they cali
not be fastened down firmly. and the
problem of cleaning the place was the
despair of the caretaker until the owne,
of the fat rugged up large air pump
with line of flexible rubber tubing
such as is used to extend the shutter
radius on cameras. Now the air Is
forced under the cards, and, by creating
draught through the window, the dust
is taken up.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
POISONING OF ANIMALS.
The Tiger and Wolf Hard to Over
come-The Lion Falls an
Easy Victim.

Wolves, tigers, leopards and other
carnivora are difficult to poison be-
cause Of the power which they have OF
rapidly getting rid Of the drug. Lions,
on the other hand, says Nature, are
very frequently poisoned, as they eat
voraciously and quickly, more like a
dog than the other large felidae. 1t is
said that a good many lien skins, es-
pecially those brought back by foreign
counts and others from Somaliland be-
fore the regrettable MISUNDERSTANDING
between whites and blacks had begun
in that region famous for large game,
were obtained by the unsportsmanlike
method Of poisoning carcasses and
leaving them for the lions to devour.
Cattle, which have no less than four
stomachs, are hopelessly poisoned ii
once they have swallowed dose,
whether in toxic plant or otherwise.
It is thus curious arrangement of their
interiors which makes it such a diff
cult matter to give cattle medicine at
aAl.
In common with human beings, AMI
mails seem to be affected by poison in
certain forms when in a particular
condition of health. At other times
with impun;ty. In certain states OF
health q man can eat pork, Holsters,
cookies, scallops and other somewhat
risky foods without bad effects. At
other times the same edibles would
produce en- him the effect of ptomafu
poisoning. Two PERSONS may eat Of tho
same food at the same time, and While
one is perfectly well afterward the
other may become violently ill.
The curious cases of yew-poisoning
among cattle or horses seem to be
somewhat analogous. They will some-
times browse on shoots OF yew and
take no harm whatever. At other
times they are obviously made very il;
or die from eating the leaves. They
have been found dead with the yew
fresh and undigested in their sto-
machs.
Where poisonous plants are present
in any great numbers in heritage 1t
seems quite impossible to prevent cat
tie from eating them.
Birds seem to have no discrimina-
ton whatever in regard to poisons.
probably because they have almost no
sense of smell and swallow their food
without masticating it. Such intelli-
gent birds as rocks will pick up and
eat poisoned grain, and crows and
ravens readily eat poisoned eggs or
meat.
Chickens will eat the poisonous
seeds of the laburnum and die from
the effects Whether birds such az
tits and greenfinches ever do so doea
not seem to be known. But wild birds
are frequently found dying in gardens
though apparently they have been IN
good health a few hours before, and
their death may probably be due to
the consumption of poisonous seeds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
A<|; Bz |f & n
IaEs !{ljz NJ!
HOW SHOPPERS ARE SOLD.
Instead Of Getting Wonderful Bar
gains They Very Often Merely
Buy Inferior Goods.

Very few women know that when
they think they have run across won
derful bargains in some of the shops.
when, in fact, they know they are
getting certain articles cheaper than
usual. because they remember the
price paid, apparently, for the same
thing at other times, they are really
paying all that the goods are worth,
for the simple reason that the bargain
lot is what manufacturers call Sec
onds." To all appearances the sec
onds look just the same as the orig
inal lot. II they happen to be I'M
derwear, gowns or hosiery the mate
rial, manufacture and style seem ex-
cellent, but the manufacturer and the
buyer know that they are made out OF
the second choice of material, and carr
not be considered first class. They
are originally cheaper than goods that
were bought first, and can be sold at
something of a reduction, SO that 5000
out of 10000 customers rejoice in the
thought that they have really found
a bargain, whereas they have paid lib
orally for what they got. Sometimes
underwear that belongs to this lot
of seconds" is marked very plainly
with the word on the inside of the
hem or edge, but very few people ever
think to look for it, or would know
what 1t meant il they happened to
see it. When bargain hunting it IS
= good plan to find out just what
grade of goods you are paying for. and
II that plan is followed it will be
easy to see that the instances where
something is obtained for nothing are
very rare.-Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
Present Fashion Is Against the Die.
play Of Rings and Jewels in
the Daytime.

Women are not wearing rings -
they did several years ago." said .
well-known gem expert, when asked
II rings are no longer stylish. They
buy more rings than ever before, but
they use them only for full dress.
why, as recently as FIVE years ago
the sex had q craze for making pawn.
shop displays on their hands. and wore
rings morning. noon and night. any
where and everywhere. Even woan-
en- in the deepest mourning did not
discard their rings.
But it is not SO now. The ma
tron is content with wearing her we'd
ding ring, even putting aside her e.
gagement ring. while her single sis
ter, II she wears even one ring, usu-
ally adopts a plain dull gold seal
ring adorned with her coat-of-arns
or somebody else's.
Rings are brought out with the
stars, but 1t is now considered quite
vulgar to burden the hands with theU
In the daylight. IN. Y. Sum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Looking for Sky.

Cloudless skies are rare even IN these
fine spring days. But how much more
rare is the man wlo will see tie glo-
rious blue spaces, rather than the gray
masses of overshadowing vapor! II
we open our windows on what seems
to be cloudless SKY. we must forth
with lean out and hunt for a cloud.
Why not go about the days duties
thinking of the brilliant azure rather
than of the gray mist? But there are
clouds against the sky? Yes, and sky
above and between and around the
clouds! Sunlight pouring over and
around shadow. glory streaming
through gloom! What If the dark
mists sweep across the sky? They can
not destroy It, and they need no,
shadow our day in the leas.. Let us
see the sky rather than the clouds
S. 8. Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Cream for Chapped Hands.

A cream for chapped hands, which
10 also q whitener, is made as fol-
lows: One ounce white wax, one ounce
spermaceti, one ounce nut oil, all add
ed to one-quarter ounce camphor gum
dissolved in one ounce olive Oil. Melt
together and beat to cream. Rub
into the hands after bathing them in
warm water and CASTLE soap. Tho
cure is aided by sleeping in loose kill
gloves after the application, as this
prevents the cream rubbing off during
the night; it also causes q slight per
spiration Of the hands, which is
whitening.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Gold Bees ii Tomb.

1t is said that when the tomb OF
Childeric, king of the first Franz ish
dynasty in the fifth century, was openeo
n the seventeenth century, hundreds Of
golden bees were found in it. So wheE
the French empire was established the
golden bee was adopted as one Of its
emblems.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
The Easiest wav,

I understand he said. that we
are reported to be engaged"
believe some one has taken the
liberty OF starting such 4 rumor," she
replied.
well, don't you think 1t would be
easier to make the rumor true than to
90 to the trouble and annoyance of de-
nying it," he suggested.
Perhaps you are right" she admit
ted. Such denials are always incf-
fective. in addition to being more or
less distressing. - Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Boisterous.
Ioke Was on Joker,

Mr.. Deal, the undertaken, was never
at loss for an answer when anyone
attempted to poke fun at him or his
profession.
One day would-be wit remarked to
him: Yours must be gruesome
business Mr.. Deal. l suppose you
undertakers never look at man with
out wishing him dead?"
"You are mistaken" replied the I'M
dertaker. II know some people whom
would be perfectly willing to bury
alive."-Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03

PHRASE common
in the world to-day
Is Gods will" or
the will Of God"
However much or
little the term is
understood, certain
it is that 1t is fire.
Quently used. AS
part of the Lords
prayer, it finds fire.
quent utterance in
religious gather
ings and fraternal
organizations. 1t
- ~~4A l.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
How to Keep Hair Light.

Keep your hair light by exposing Il.
to the sun as many hours each week
as you possibly can. Soda or borax
will keep it light, but they are not
the best shampoos. as they make the
hair brittle. A good tonic is made Of
one pint bay rum. one ounce castor
oil, one drachm tincture cantharides,
one drachm carbonate ammonia. Use
three times Z week at first, gradually
lassening. Try egg shampoos.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Jumping the Advice.

"Gayboy told me month or two ago
that his physician had limited him to
one whisky day, but he doesn't look
as if he had reformed"
"He hasn't. He went to four other
doctors, and each one gave him the
same directions. He's following the
advice of all five Of 'em. Chicago
Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-03
Quite Out Of Place,

Maude. You permitted young Mr..
Jones to kiss you.
Maude-He only just touched me on
the nose, auntie.
Aunt Prisms-It was quite out Of
place, dear.
Maude-He knew it was. auntie; but
yoa came in SO suddenly, you See
Ttt-BttA