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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

man without force and tact could have
shown the organizing ability which Cor
telyou has shown both in the executive
Offices and in the department of COM
merce and labor. When Cortelyou went
to the white house from the post Office
department in Cleveland's second ad-
ministration he was known to the presi-
dent only as capable shorthand writer
and republican at that. He hadn't been
in his new place fortnight before he
began to systematic the white house
work and to organize the clerical force.
Where before there had been haphazard
confusion, there appeared an orderly
method of doing business and the be-
ginning Of system which, elaborated
under Mckinley, has developed marvel
ously.
Nobody who freQuented the white
house under the administrations preced-
ing Cleveland's second term and who
had not since been in Washington would
recognize the executive Offices They
have become to all intents and pur-
poses a new and admirably conducted
department Of the government; and the
work was practically begun and COM
pleted by Cortelyou.
He perfected also the system under
which president car transact the BUSH
ness Of his office as quickly and satisfac-
torily 5000 miles away from Washing
ton as he can in the white house itself.
The journeys of Mckinley and Roose-
Welt would have been impossible had
1t not been for Cortelyous organizing
organizing ability that would
have been invaluable to any business
concern.
But perhaps the greatest test Of his
was during the trying days
at Buffalo in 1901, when Mckinley lay
for days battling with death. There was
4 situation which came with the flash Of
pistol, and Corteqyou met it on the sec
ond as calmly and as completely as |
.hough he had been preparing for Just
such an emergency for years.
He has shown the same qualities rs
secretary Of commerce and there is no
'eason to imagine that he will not show
equal capacity in the organization of the
nultifarious details Of a presidential
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
JUST A LITTLE JOKE.
PLAYED BY THE JoVIAL MAYOR
OF GoWRIE, IOWA.
issued Ukase Threatening to Impose
Fines on All Single Persons
Many Took the Edict in
Earnest,
Sioux City DAD Special


When E. w. Scr Der, mayor of Cow
RE, Ia, was in Sioux City the other
day for the purpose OF gaining entrance
to Za-Ga-Zig temple and the shrine of
Haroon-Ar-Rasheed, caliph of Bagdad,
he was besieged with eager strangers
who desired to know his cure for race
suicide.
E. w. Sorber is the mayor who issued
an edict, shortly after he entered upon
the duties of his Office, requiring that
every girl of manageable age in the
balliwick OF Gowrie propose during leap
year or pay heavy fine. The proclama-
ton created a sensation. Old maids
who had lived alone for years turned
bilious green and said all manner of
things about the mayor. But there was
more to the edict than the mayor sup
posed. 1t was published in the loca!
paper and a Chicago Chronicle writer
saw it. He visited the village-secured
the picture of the mayor and in few
weeks the mayor of Gowrie was known
far and wide by as many people as the
thane Of Cawdor or Tom Johnson, OF
Ohio.
1T do beat the band, don't it, what'll
come of JOSH" said Mayor Sorber, as
he leaned back in an easy-chair and
drew puff of black Havana that short
ened the weed an inch. Nov, l see
they've got my mug in the paper agin'
and l would like to have word to say
about this. It's been the chief JOY OF
my life and l want to explain.
Zone day last winter Comrade George
Couch and me was sitting out on the
step. l had Gowrie paper and had
been reading it.; there wasn't anything
doing there that week, three men drove
down Main street in a carriage and
that's all. George said ought to write
something for the paper and make it
more interesting. agreed to do it, and
as was mayor of the town and one of
the principal citizens wrote an ukase
or proclamation, cause it was leap year,
and told the young girls around town
that they would have to propose or be
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Two Sides Of State Street,

What Selfridge paid s., 900 900 for on
the east side of State street would have
| been worth considerable less on the
west side Of the street. The two sides
, OF State street SCUM of Washington
are as different as the sections of the
city inhabited by the working classes
and the residence district of the rich
The east side OF the street is the rich
mans emporium, the west side the
marketing place Of the poor.
There is but one large store on the
west side that may be said to be pat
ronized extensively by the rich, while
1t Is not until one gets as far south as
Van Buren, street on the east SIDE that
one may find a large store which de-
ponds upon the middle or poorer class
es for its patronage.
This difference in patronage is re-
Elected in the price of real estate, that
on the west side of the street selling
for practically one-fourth less per
square foot than if situated on the or
posite side. The stocks carried by the
merchants on the different sides of the
street are also in striking contrast.
Some time ago looked at Navajo blan-
kets in store on the west side. They
were selling for $26, and were net
worth more. The same day looked at
others on the east side. They were
selling for 1925, and were worth all OF
1t. The first were limitations; the Sec
ond were the genuine article.
The east side of the street is cosmo-
politan in the elegance of dress of the
people; the west side is cosmopolitan
in the variety of the people. Patrons
on the east side ride to and from tbs
shops in automobiles and fashionable
carriages; patrons of the stores on the
west side are pedestrians. A high
priced florist would find poor picking
on the west side. of the street, but they
grow wealthy on the east side.
Such is State street, the greatest re-
tail mart in the world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
THE FOURTH Of July
Old AM AND NEW nlrHoDs >, ~
ITERATION N Chicago 60 GEL
FOR cRowN-ups TINS Va.
Businas us o. : Municipal Trust
l s.n.a Changes on Stat.
s'rset-oddities q Thai nae
Retail Mart.
-Th The Old Way.
FOR oRoWN-ups rms va.
The Old Way.

ro,n. .aso.-No one who has snent ,
Eourth OF July in this city would I1a az.
accuse the place st lack,ns !, "o ~ ever
elss OF patriotism which manifa a. sp q
so en a. ~ noise. On that one day II m
no others, the city has been al,owaa ~ -
run VIVID, and burn powder enough ~ ~
Supply the Russian army with mnoh
needed ammunition. 49, oen
W mat one day the small bow bas
.uu 'ne city q paradise. The All
enoI'ties have offered no restraints ~
eurD MS noisy enthusiasm He no.
oeen privileged to tie cannon craclars
10 tne neighbors' dogs, to friehten tho
I o.s.s as ne pleased. to set fire to
oulloinss. and mutilate his own and
nc Oodies az he saw fit. The police
ana nre departments were merely held
IN reserve to effect such remedies 90
were possible when the fun was over.
hevolvers, toy pistols. young can
nous, cannon crackers, and, in fact,
every form Of dangerous implement,
-, nnown 10 the occasion, were permitted.
1ney were sold in the stores to anyone
VINO mad the price to purchase, regard
iess OF MS age. The result has been
almost countless cases OF injury and
many deaths
II Is said that toy pistols alone were
responsible for 20 deaths from lock-
Jaw following last Fourth of July. Of
ncials estimate that there are not less
than $4,000 people in Chicago carrying
scars as result Of Fourth of July ac-
cadents. Many thousands of dollars
worth OF property is destroyed every
year as direct result of the uncon-
trolled use Of powder in the celebra-
ton.
But, with all these faults, the small
boy has approved OF the occasion just
as Chicago has known it in the past.
The scars have been to him but me-
mentoes Of glorious occasions. The
Fourth has been his ideal holiday. 10
be compared with no other in the cal
endar Of the year,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

-. earliest ambition OF 2 a youae
y. "a. Nv, the London Sketch
ael =. = III nane published, as en-
q g u. h. i u, married, in the local pa
sasea . = /, special heading fo Or
ip' s+. nszt 70 the m 1or tae cere-
III osfn.n ..rious one. But It has It's
inconysnisn - 4 the leftover Kreis-
O TsD .,,.s.a ii under md tho ne. saas
-BstIot Fi..s psnschel tT !, o,ota to
IN, IN "a g !, Insaa iIsnsehe' S10's :
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
KEEPING TAB ON EMPLOYEES
Graphic Delineation Of Character
Given by Means of a Simple
But Ingenious Card.
Chicago Special.

Chicago Special
good idea for saving time in look.
ing through the testimonials of appli-
cants for employment is given in the
Magazine OF Commerce. 1t consists Of
chart, as shown in the illustration.
The use OF this chart would be of ben
eft to the four classes of people princi-
pally concerned.
l. The late employer of the owner
Of the character in question, as he would
be put to minimum of trouble in CIV
ing the testimonial required.
2. The prospective employer, who
would more readily pick out the msn
whose high marks were in line with the
qualities most necessary for the vacant
position.
8. The present employer, who, in q
large establishment, is not always able
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

Barton's creation. She took hold of it
% years ago, at the instigation Of
President Garfield, who had been
watching for years her work among the
poor and suffering, and who knew of
her association with the International
Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war.
When our civil war broke out Miss
Barton was in Washington, teaching
colored school-she had been school
teacher in Massachusetts-andw when
the Sixth Massachusetts, arrived at the
station in Washington after the as
sault upon it in Baltimore, she ap.
peared at the station with her colored
pupils and refreshed the tired and
wounded soldiers with coffee and food.
That was the beginning of her work
among the soldiers. She went into the
army as nurse and she has devoted
her life ever since to the alienation of
suffering wherever found In all this
time she has never received cent
of remuneration for her services, and
she is as poor to-day as she was 40
years ago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

fined heavy, cause we needed more fam.
lilies in Gowrie.
1T was joke, of course it was. Some
people in the town thought it was IL
earnest and got awful mad; others were
tickled to death: but the pesky news
papers were what got me into trouble
A man came out from Chicago and wrote
| it all up, then the ST. Paul and New York
papers took it up and the letters COM
| menced to pour in. Since then letters
have been coming to me from girls, grass
widows and unmarried women all over
the world-yes, stree, all over the world,
for have half dozen from London,
one from Liverpool and one or two from
Edinburgh. In this country there was
not single state in the union from
which l have not received letters and
photographs.
The other day got letter from a
lady in Louisville, Ky. 1t was a nice.
womanly letter, written in dead earnest,
and she wanted to know all about me
and said there were two or three girls
there who would like to know more Of
the young men of Gowrie. OF course
have had some letters from girls who
were just joshing, but on the other hand
there were letters and photographs
came from real nice girls, in dead ear
nest.
4 can't say what effect the ukase has
had on our little village. The other day
an old man married widow-I don't
know whether she proposed or not
There have also been half dozen other
weddings in our city recently. Can't
say the women did the proposing be-
cause they were afraid of being fined,
but they are married-that's all that is
necessary"
And the mayor of Gowrie went on to
tell about some Of the correspondence
and some OF the proposals which he had
received as a result of his attempt to
make the home newspaper more inter-
esting. He shook noticeably as he men
toned going into the Shrine, for, being
a modest man, he had some queer fears
and anticipations, which made him col
lect his thoughts with a great deal of
effort. On the way here from Des
Moines he had been handcuffed to an
other mans wife and then her husband
had been called, placing him in the most |
embarrassing position imaginable, and |
the thought of again returning to such |
a position, or anything like it. made the
old man walk the floor restlessly, and |
be probably wished he was in his quiet
little city, answering correspondence or
planning for the big street fair and car
nival which will be pulled OF there soon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
that may be tied IN in merchandise n

mat may be tied up in merchandise h
uas OF these State street emporiums
Scniesslnger's, as the Chicago public
anew the store, was by no means the
largest establishment on the street.
mere are at least tv o larger ones that
are exclusively dry goods stores, and
'hree Others that are general depart.
,nent stores. 1t is safe to say that the
largest of the State street esablish-
ments represents n investment Of not
less than $15,0OO,O0O. l have been in
one little eight by ten room in this
store IN which was stored goods 70 the
value OF nearly 100000.
The majority of the stores have out
grown individual ownership They are
Dig corporations, the stock of which is
bought and sold in the open market.
80 II is that Rothschilds and Siegel-
cooper & Co.. supposedly the strongest
hlno OF competitors, are said to be
owned by the same people Rothschild,
the man who gave that store its name,
oleo by his own hand. His death had
NO eject on the business of the store
otner than the necessity of electing
new president for the company.
The amount of business done by the
big stores is enormous. One of them
passed 100000 worth of merchan-
disc over the counters of it's basement
sAlesroom alone last year. Any of
them will turn over their working cap
ital easily five times in a year. The
amount OF merchandise sold does not
determine the amount of profits. That
depends upon the buying and the store
and a close check is
Kept upon every department manager
There is money in State street mer-
cnand1sing for the man who knows
how, but 1t is an easy road to failure
for the man who knows not.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
The New Way.

This year the small boy will cele.
brate the nations natal day by proxy
He will sit on a bench and watch a
man, hired for the occasion, explode
the firecrackers and the torpedoes 1!
promises to be day of mental agony
to him, but at its close the bodily pain
will be on the mans fingers and not on
the boys.
The Chicago Amusement association
is corporation trust with capital
stock Of 81 ,000, 900 it has corner
on Fourth Of July noise. 1t is trust
authorized by the municipal council,
whose franchise gives it monopoly of
all the noise making ON that day of al
days to the small boy.
This is how 1t will dispense its prod
uct After breakfast on the morning
Of the Fourth the children of the city
will be assembled at the school play
grounds, at the parks, and at certain
specified vacant lots throughout lie
city. At these places there will be on
duty policemen, fremen and doctors.
The duty OF the first is to shoot the
firecrackers, and to give lessons to the
children In how they may be exploded
with safety to themselves and the pub
lie. Under this official tutelage some
OF the older boys may be permitted to
hold the punk. The duty OF the fire.
men win be to suppress any incipient
hlazes which the inexperienced police
men may start, and the doctors are to
he on hand to bind up the policemen's
wounds. :.
The noise producing implements OF
this occasion will be the small-sizeo
srecrackers and the penny bunch tor
- One other feature OF the dav
vill be presentation to each young
ster Of q copy Of the Declaration OF In
denendence. and in the evening there
viii be display OF fireworks on tn"
lake front. ,.to,a ..ro,
Cannon crackers, toy pistols, revol-
v.rs all that has made the celeDratlons
- The mast worthy Of the occasion IN
II mind Of the small boy, have been
tabooed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
A WOMAN PHILANTHRoPlsT.
Mrs. Phebe Hearst Is Past Mistress
In the Art Of Practical and Help
full Benevolence.
San Francisco {cal.) Special.

San Francisco (CaLl Special.
A quiet, cultured, unassuming wom-
an who does not care to shine in tbs
fashionable world, but who is well en-
titled to write philanthropist after her
name, is Mrs. Phebe Hearst, mother Of
William Randolph Hearst, who is MAX
ing such strenuous efforts to become
president of the United States.
Mrs. Hearst is wise rather than ~.
ostentatious giver, and never employs
a herald to proclaim to the world what
she is doing or going to do. Practical
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
CHARACTER TABLE.

C6AhAIIEH TABLE.
(Chart Which Shows Good and Bad Pointl
at q Single Clancy
to be familiar with the characters of all
his employees, and would, therefore, find
it useful to obtain periodical character
sheets from his departmental heads, to
the more readily note the way his stan
was shaping.
4. The owner of the character him
self, who would find it greatly beneficial,
to see himself as others saw him. in q
more complete sense than is usual.
AS a matter of interest the reader il
recommended to try his hand at drawinf
his own character curve, and to compare
it with curves drawn by his friends from
their knowledge of him. Most people
would be surprised at the differences
displayed, provided strict honesty is oh,
served in making up the record. It will
be found that the results are not always
flattering to ones self-conceit, but the
graphic delineation of character Is none
the less instructive
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Dogs Fool the Crocodiles,
nr.TROTHALs IN GERMANY

gagged to Fraulien Beckmann, and on
March - the lady replied by writing to
say that they were engaged on No.
vember 30. 1903, and that she meant tc
keep Franz Henschel to his word. Sc
far the lady has had the last word, but
whether the ungallant Franz will bs
brought to the altar is as yet uncer.
tain
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
state Street Changes.

The most radical change state s,ree %
10. known in years was the purchase
~ = schlessinger & Mayors business Dy
y = aalfridge, fer many years partner
= "a manager Of the retail department
g 80 sas' mice paid, $5,ooo.ooo, indicates
ans s. r way the amount OF money
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Worlds Fair Qpals.

In the worlds fair mines and metal
lurgy palace is exhibited the most
wonderful collections of opals ever
seen. They are shown in all stages,
Just as they come from the ground,
and in every stage Of cutting and pol
ishing. These opals, about, 100000 in
number, come from the famous opal
fields in Idaho, the richest in the world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Publish Military Doines.

Under the new British army regu-
lations colonies commanding regiments
are to send to the editors of the news
papers in the district in which are the
regiments recruiting depots paragraphs
concerning regimental successes and
distinction for the encouragement Of the
rank and file.-Chicago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

just received q
vi n d i C a ton O;
which he has q
right to be proud.
He has been secre-
tary of the com
mission ever since
it's establishment,
nearly 20years ago,
and he has become
identified with it
until he almost
seems to be a part
OF the machinery.
He looks ON it al
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Got the Money.

The action of the 13-year-old boy
down in Virginia who discovered a rock
on the railroad track and instantly
dashed up the road waving his cap and
stopped coming train wasn't exactly
heroism. but the passengers ON the
train promptly made up purse for thu
boy, without waiting for Mr.. Carnegie
Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
His Programme Arranged.

Il know what you've come here for"
said little Willie. You're going to asst
my sister to De your wife,
ooh! Why do you think so?''
=" Cause heard her tellin' ma she
was going to git you in a corner to-
night and make you say it. '-Chicago
Record-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

Barton from the
presidency of the
American National
Red Cross. This
was to have been
expected, because
Miss Barton, now
over 80 years of
age, could hardly
have hoped to con-
tinue much longer
in active work.
The Red Cross
in America as it
stands to-day Is
practically M / s s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
OF Interest to Smokers.

The nicotine in tobacco is removed by
sleeping the leaves in solution of tan
mic acid. This is the method adopted by
German chemist. To improve the fla
vor of the tobacco it is then treated with
= decoction of marjoram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

republican nation
al committee, just
as he has made an
ideal secretary to
two presidents and
an ideal cabinet Of
fcer is one of the
things that are set
down as certain in
Washington with
out the formality of
argument.
The rise of this
young man has
been told so often
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

ties In the chair
man of a national
committee are
force, tact and or
ganizing ability,
and all these Sec
rotary Cortelyou
has shown that he
possesses in abund-
ance.
No man without
force and tact could
have made his way
in ten years from a
position as stenog-
rapher to a place in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Gray Wolves Are Dangerous

The gray wolf is very destructive to
cattle in Montana, and sometimes over
powers and deyoprs the strongest steerA
No trap yet made has been able to cap.
ture one; the animal seems to shun al
traps instinctively.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

will be a blow to
the young raen
who have been
connected with
the upbuilding of
tn e department
and who bave
worked for q year
with an enthusi-
q . m sci d o N
equailed, II ever,
in the history Of
thu government
service.
It is safe to say
that there has
exacting. thankless
Of this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09

Crookedest River in the World.
Hitherto the Jordan has been ac-
counted the most crooked stream in
the world. But it cannot compare with
the White river, Arkansas. which
travels ]. 1000 miles in traversing dis
lance Of 80 miles az the crow flies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-07-09
Manv Theaters in Iondon

In London there are So theaters
where display plays are regularly pre-
sented, and 43 music halle devoted -
vaudeville performances