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for reelection. On the 4th Of March he
will have completed four terms Of six
years each In the senate, besides three
terms in the house of representatives.
He has been in feeble health for several
years, and has not appeared in his seat
In the present congress.
The other senator is William Morris
Stewart, of Nevada, who is in his seven
ty-eighth year. His first appearance In
the senate antedates that Of any other
member, as he took his seat February 1.
1865, 40 years ago next February. His
service has not been continuous, how
ever, as he was out from 1875 to 1887.
There is NO probability Of his reelection,
and he has accepted that as inevitable,
and will retire from public Afe next
March. He is a man OF unusual vigo-,
for his advanced age, and is as straight
to-day az he was when he went to Cali
fornia in 1850, among the first of the
argonauts. He is called Santa Claus"
by the pages Of the senate on account Of
his long white beard, which gives him
. benevolent and venerable appearance.
Younger men will succeed all three
OF these senators, and add to the "colts, I"
rs the newer and younger element in the
senate is termed. The changes, how
ever, will not affect the management Of
affairs in the senate, as that will still re-
main in the hands Of the older men, who
for years have controlled legislation in
that body. Senators Aldrich, Of Rhode
Island; Allison. of Iowa; Plat, of Con-
necticut; Proctor, of Vermont; GAL
linger, Of New Hampshire; Foraker. Of
Ohio; Spooner, Of Wisconsin; Burrows.
Of Michigan, and Lodge, Of Massachu-
settts, will still hold the reins on thema-
jority side and decide its policies.
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Axe Late senator tlan one OCcdSlOu
Hoar. of bringing some OF
these little Office holders down to their
proper level Only little over year
ago, the senator, having business at the
navy department., called on bureau
chief of the pompOus, Indifferent KIND.
This chief did not raise his head when
the senator entered, or respond to the
latter's pleasant good -morning." He
went on with his writing, and about ten
minutes afterwards raised his head and
found the senator seated at an opposite
desk engaged in writing.
Stimulating surprise, he nonchalaEtly
greeted Mr.. Hoar with "How are you
senator? Can l do anything for your
NO. sir; only dropped in to write a
few letters" replied the senator, in his
mildest tone. Then, pressing button,
he summoned a messenger and sent his
card to Secretary Moody. In about ten
seconds the secretary came rushing out
with hands outstretched, exclaiming:
why, the top of the morning to you,
senator. You are just the man want to
see" He ushered the senator into his
ONCE, where they had more than an
hours conference.
After the senator left, the bureau chief
was summoned, and when he came out
of Mr.. Moody's Office he looked like the
proverbial $50 cents"
Senator Hoar and Mr. Moody were
goed friends, although there was great
disparity in their ages. and it was Mr..
Hoar's expressed wish before he died
that the young attorney general should
succeed him in the senate He had al
ways exercised fatherly care over Mr..
Moody from the time the latter entered
The house of representatives.
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A Fine Flavorinr.

Orange rinds in their fresh state
make a fine flavoring A good extract
made without alcohol is prepared by
boiling the yellow rind of Mediter-
ranean or a seedless California orange
with enough water to cover it, and
enough sugar to make . thin syrup.
Every particle of bitter inner white
skin of the rind should be peeled OF
and only the juicy yellow part used.
This extract, though 1t does not keep
indefinitely, will last as long as any
mild syrup. Put this Temperance or
ange extract into wide-mouthed bot
ties, leaving in the Feelings. You may
add fresh syrup and rinds from tina
to time, as you wish. When cutting up
oranges for the supper table, the rinds
may b. laid aside and used for this
purpose.-Boston Budget.
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transit Frooiem. agement met by
leasing the elevated railroad system.
They are playing both ends against
the middle" in local transit-the un-
derground and the over-ground against
the surface cars. For the purpose,
Mr.. Belmont organized = holding
company" the Interborough. This
leases the Manhattan, or elevated sys-
tenn. And already the stock Of the
holding company sells away above par
The reason is peculiar. Gould. Sage
and others owned the controlling in
teresr IN the IL" cars. They managed
upon the cheese-paring plan, and the
surface system, just electrified" by
Whitney & Brady, got away the pas
sengers. Its stock, the Metropolitan,
sold as high as 1872 in 1900.
Then Belmont bought the elevated,
put on electric cars, framed q quicker
schedule and drew passengers back
from the surface lines. Earnings in
creased so fast that the Interborough
declared q small dividend before the
Subway was opened from the surplus
nickels of its leased elevated lines.
Meanwhile the Metropolitan, vastly
0ver-capitalized, was running behind.
Its managers made a holding company
Of their own, sold it the Metropolitan
on Z guarantee similar to- that of the
elevated lines sby the marlborough,
and got from under" Thus the Met
ropolitan, although guaranteed seven
per cent. stock, sold at the bottom of
the slump" in Wall street as low as
99N. People wondered what the guar
antee was good for in the face of a de-
felt. The surface car lines are mag
nifcent property, and in time will
catch profitable "short ride" trafic,
but, just now the Belmont properties
are ahead in the rivalry for the favor
of investors.
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OF congress tnat
would not welcome promotion to the
senate. It has been described 40 the
''Millionaires' club" but that is not q
fair designation. There are many very
wealthy men in the senate, but they did
not get there because Of their wealth.
There are too many notable examples IN
the country of rich men failing to buy
their way into the senate to warrant the
assertion that wealth is a requisite to
membership in that body. Some Of these
rich men are inclined to paraphrase the
Biblical quotation, and declare that at
is easier for a camel to 60 through the
eye OF . needle than for rich man to
enter the United States senate"
Some Of the most influential and sue
cessful legislators In the upper house of
congress are, and were, men Of compar-
atively small means. The late Senator
Hoar was striking example of q man
whose devotion to his senatorial duties
kept him poor. Senator Allison, prob
ably the strongest man on the repub-
lican side to-day, is not wealthy man,
and on the democratic side men like b.
con, of Georgia; Berry, Of Arkansas;
Morgan, of Alabama, and Daniel, Of Vir-
ginia, are all men Of very moderate
means, some of them having but little
income outside their salaries as sena-
tors. On the other hand, wealth 10 not q
bar to success in the senate, as same Of
the men most famous in that body have
plenty Of this worlds goods. Senator
Aldrich, Of Rhode Island, usually cred
tied with being the republican leader:
Senators Alger, Of Michigan; Proctor, Of
Vermont; Spooner, Of Wisconsin: Ell
kins, Of West Virginia; Lodge. Of Mas
sachusetts; Clark, Of Montana; Clarke,
Of Arkansas; Patterson, Of Colorado
all are men who can write checks in sew
On figures.
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A FEW PRESERVING NOTES
Some New and Some Old, But All Well
Worth a Place in the House,
wife's Budget.

| Sour plums and ounces are the choice
among fall fruits for a rich preserve.
For canning and jelly making select
fruit just before 1t is perfectly ripe.
The success Of canning depends upon
absolute sterilization.
Fruit which is to be used for cooking
purposes should be canned without the
addition Of sugar.
An acid fruit makes the best jelly.
Only perfect fruits should be used for
canning or preserving.
Peaches, pears, ounces and apples re-
quire about pint of strip to each quart
ar of fruit.
Cooking pears and sweet apples may
be preserved in boiled cider ~
The results are more satisfactory II
canning fruits are heated gradually to
the boiling point and then cooked the
given time. '-#
If apples used for jelly are not acid
it is best to flavor them with fruits or
spices.
If possible pare fruit with silver
knife so as not to darken the fruit.
Jelly VIII be clearer II the fruit 10
simmered gently and not stirred while
cooking. -
For preserving, iron or tin utensils
should never be used. The metals are
corroded by the acids and impart bad
color and taste to the fruit products.
Juicy fruits to be used for jelly should
not be gathered after a rain or while
the dew Is on them, is It takes long
cooking to boil away the water.
Peach pits add greatly to the flavor
OF the fruit, so few stones should be
put in each jar.
The quickest and most satisfactory
way to peel peaches, plums and toma-
toes is to drop them into boiling water
for q moment. Place the fruit in wire
basket, suspend in boiling water for
moment, withdraw and plunge into cold
water. r+a' 's-4sr ~.."
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nence in the political world excites much
interest in his fight for the senate. He
is we'll known in Washington, where he
served two terms in congress in the
early COS. At that time he was in the
zenith Of his powers as an orator, and
oil his old colleagues have pleasant
memories Of his eloquence on the floor
Of the house. Republicans as well az
democrats like to hear him talk for the
music in his voice, his choice diction
and earnest manner. II a democrat
should come from Nebraska, there are
many who hope It will be Bryan, as his
voice II the senate eught to contribute
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03

zenith, and the people gathered by thou.
sands at mass meetings, the log cabin
was always in the procession as the
symbol of simplicity Of the party can
didate for president. The campaign
song became popular feature, and
everywhere could be heard the strains Of
'Tippecanoe and Tyler, too"
Just who invented the campaign
marching club it is impossible to say,
but this spectacular and imposing fea-
ture of the campaigns gradually crept
into favor, especially with the beardless
youths who, while they did not have q
vote, could wear the gaudy uniform and
bear the torch and the campaign BAN
ners, and drum the drum and bugle tho
bugles and shout the catchy phrases
praising their candidate and ridiculing
the leader of the opposing party. The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03

marching club reached the zenith of its
power in the Cleveland Blaine CAM
paign, and the republican party swung
it's uniformed columns into line in every
section of the country. Small indeed
was the town that could not muster its
torchlight brigade. Lacking, most GER
tainly, was the mass meeting, at least in
the eyes tof the public, that was not pre-
coded by the parade, with its accom-
panying music of fife and drum or bugle
corps.
Barbecues have always had peculiar
charm for the hungry public, and the en-
thusiasm with which the multitudes
gather upon such occasions is indicative
of craving not so much for political
knowledge as for the viands which go to
refresh the inner man. The barbecue
has always had a stronger hold upon the
south than the north. It may almost be
called democratic institution. But /
think it has come to be generally recog-
Snized that because one partakes with
genuine relish of the good things at .
democratic or republican barbecue is no
sign that the ballot cast at the election
will bear the same stamp as the food.
Modern invention has had much to do
with shaping the features of the cam
paigns, and the button era began several
years ago, when machinery was made
that would turn them out cheaply by the
hundreds of thousands. The develop
ment of the railroads of the country has
had much to do with campaign meth
DDS, and the specials carrying the speak
ers from ocean to ocean and from the
lakes to the gulf have been feature Of
almost every campaign since in tho
eighties. Mr.. Bryan made the most re-
markable tour Of the country ever un-
dertaken and successfully carried out by
any candidate or political speaker. A
remarkable feature Of the Mckinley
Bryan campaigns was the pilgrimages
which were made on fast specials to Can.
ton. O.. by republican clubs, and bust.
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possible users Oh
piers so long and costly as these 1t
looks as il the "bluf" were pretty
good;
The ship trust was crazy scheme OK
DISQUALIFICATION by Mr.. Morgan. ana
it is now owned by Englishmen. and
doesn't care a rap for New York. or
any other American city. yet half
sympathize with it in the dispute. New
York can borrow money at three per
cent. or SO, yet it wants the trust to
pay rental of five per cent. upon the
cost of the docks. That would be we'll
enough if the steamers had to come to
New York, but when other cities are
Offering pier space at nominal rentals
it does look as If New York might
come down. For a generation the city
has skinned" foreign commerce BY
high wharfage charges fixed long ago
by Tweed, by needless pilotage. by
railroad "differentials'' fixed by New
York railroad owners in favor of other
cities. The town must wake UP il It
wants to keep its trade. The fact that
the headquarters OF the cotton gam
blers is being transferred hither from
New Orleans is not recompense. New
York has enough business. gamblers.
What it needs is business.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03
Canned Baked Pears.

Select ripe, Juicy pears; pare, core and
cut in pieces; fill deep agate dish with
the pears, add from half to one cup Of
water, according to the number Of pears
used; add from half to one cup Of the best
cane granulated sugar; cover closely
and bake from three and half to four
hours, cooking very slowly; when they
are red and clear, remove from the oven;
drain of all the strip and place in q
preserving kettle and set over the fire to
boil. Have the jars hot and fill with the
baked pears and pour over the boiling
strip, and while doing SO work silver
spoonhandle through the fruit in order
to break any air bubbles. Seal in the
usual way. A little lemon juice added
to the strip when placed over the fire
will give a delicious flavor to the pre-
serves.-Washington Star.
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1
'.Chauncey de Peach" Hehaskep up his
| reputation as a charming after dinner
I speaker, but he has also proven that his
merits lie a great deal deeper. He has
demonstrated distinct ability on the
floor of the senate, and some OF the most
eloquent addresses and sound argu-
ments made on the great questions that
have arisen in the past six years were
delivered by him.
Mr.. Depew is an unusually we'll pre-
served and handsome man. To some ex-
tent he has been one of the SHOW
pieces of the senate. In spite Of his 70
years he carries himself with an almost
youthful jauntiness, and his dress is al
ways perfect When about to make
speech in the senate he dresses for the
occasion in the regulation black frock
coat, buttoned In statesmanlike style
about his form. He IL the cynOsure Of
all eyes in the gallery. It is not personal
pulchritude alone that attracts atten-
ton to him, for the meat of his speeches
commands q hearing and a careful con-
sideration.
The man talked of as his successor
from New York is ex-Gov. Frank s.
Black one of the most famous epigram-
lists in America. He has close second
in Representative Hamilton, Of Michi-
gan in the house, but Blacks epigrams
have a wider circulation and were espe-
cially notable in his speech at the re-
publican Chicago convention last June,
name in nomination. Mr.. Black Is tall,
thin gentleman, wears glasses and has
rather long hair that clusters about his
forehead and face, giving him the ap~
pearance of typical poet.
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Inc big Joo IS Som- s u W y. Two
pIeted. miles of it are q
true tunnel, but the rest is no more
than an open oAt filed in after con-
struction. At one point on Manhattan
island, and again where it crosses the
Harlem river, it becomes for little
way an elevated railroad, as does at
times the London underground. The
difficulties met have been immense
sometimes quicksand, sometimes the
oozy bed of some built over and long
forgotten creek, where Dutch girls
washed their clothes in the old days.
usually such a maze and tangle OF
sewer, gas, water, electric wire, heat
ing and telephone pipes and conduits
that it is worlds wonder how the
work could be done at all. The dis
lance. not couAting extensions, is %
miles, not all now ready for opening,
however, and the cost is $4,000, 900.
The price per mile is not far from
that paid upon the really far less diff
cult Simplon. do not see why New
York may not briefly brag of its new
thoroughfare, particularly as it be-
longs to the city, though leased for
the time.
How it will work in practice can
not say. but the test trips the tunnel
has uobly stood. The walls through
out are glazed tiles, laid in putty. The
stations are beautifully decorated, diff
ferent colors being used for important
stations, SO that the passenger who
reads his paper a second too long can
see at glance where he is.
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part Of democrats
and while it will
not mean the dis
placing Of the ven
cradle element, II
accomplished, II
will bring in
younger blood.
One Of the most in
teresting Of these
contests Is that Of
William Jennings
Bryan, who Is max
ing an effort to
come to the SEN
ate from Nebraska.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03
Stewed CaulihoWU.

Separate the foWerets of three cauli-
flowers and pour over boiling water
and allow them to stand for three min
utes to scald; then drain and place in
. saucepan, cover with stock, sprinkle
over a little grated nutmeg and boil
until tender, from 20 to 80 minutes:
take from the stock and drain, put
them into q frypan with a level table,
spoonful of butter and little finely
minced parsley, toss them over hot
1re for few minutes. Place on hot
platter and garnish with parsley and
serve while hok-WSshington Star.
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pierced. IL IS IL
miles, 458 yards
long, and will
have cost $751;
600, 900. People
call it the longest
t u n n Ell in the
world. Its makers
met few obstacles
except hard rock
and problems Of
ventilation.
A month later
comes the open
ing to traffic Of
the New York
r ny n " Two
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memories Of his
per s on ality In
Washington, q n d
some that are not
so pleasant to .
few bureaucrats
whose self-impor-
lance could not
permit them to rec
ognize the impor-
lance even OF q
United States sem
ator. In his quiet
way, Mr.. Hoar was
the means on more
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03

PUBIC LIE next
March and a new
man from New
York be elected to
succeed him. There
has been a good
deal of fun poked
at Senator Depew
on account Of his
international repu-
tation as a Joker
and a humorous
after dinner speak
er. He came to
Washington bear
ing the Bowery ap-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03

and was willing to
spend his money
upon them. At
w estbnry. at
Sheepshead Bay.
in Kentucky, in
Lenox, in Aiken,
wherever he lived
a few brief days
in the h0p-skip-
and-jump manner
of the rich New
Yorker, he made
princely provision
for his horses.
Three Of his
homes were mod
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ness mems leagues. Thousands upon
thousands visited the republican candi-
date at his home, while the speakers OF
the party were speeding hither and
thither on their special trains and max"
ing dozens of speeches in q day. But the
good old" days of political noise and
extravaganza are passed, and Uncle
Sans mail service is helping the great
parties to conduct q parlor literary CAM
paign. The modern citizen gets his po-
litical rally ali by himself under the
study lamp or in his private Office, and
then he goes out to vote for Well.
nobody need know but himself, but the
public is pretty sure to find out after the
election s over and his candidate has
been elected.
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Promising Future.

did your son have any trouble in
passing the examination for collegs?"
Trouble? Not the least. They told
him II he could keep up his present
style Of interference he'd be on the
regular team in less than two weeks. !"
Chicago Tribune
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golden mein. He is OF middltns
height and weight and speaks
In moderate tone. He would
not upon hte street attract your
second glance. His age also is mid
ding. lie is man Of many affairs
but never driven by them. He man.
ages all forms Of speed upon the
earth. His yacht Scout" is swift. his
horses are 1eet-tooted, his autos car
kill people on the road (but do not1
he ruLs railroads and the fastest CITY
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-03

Hudson river for
large ocean-going
steamers. Now 1t
is confronted by q
bluff" Of the
steamship trust
that 1t will run
its great ships to
other ports unless
New York makes
more reasonable
rentals. AS the
German lines have
their own piers in
Hoboken the trust
and the Cunard
line are the only
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dicate ?" Where
do the Belmonts
come in?
Well, t b gu 6 b
Mcdonald had Ia
ken i'm po rtant
contracts, even he
was not quite
ready to tackle a
$35, 900, 900 one !;
besides, there was
the problem of
operation a + t err
wards. The prob
lem of comIeti-
ton. The latter
the Belmont man.
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cradle statesmen
who have long
controlled affairs
in the upper house
of congress. Or
the 4th Of next
March two more
republicans, ap-
preaching Senator
Hoar in point Of
age, will leave that
body. Senator Jo-
seph r. Hawley,
n o " almost Is
years Of age, will
k lSloL4