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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DIR. NJ. r. FISHER,
DENTIST.
omcewith DR.. Tolson. Every Saturday
DIR. G. de MONSABERT

Having permanently established him
self in Covington, offers his profess
He will be at his Office daily from
10 q. m. to 2 p. m.
Office on Boston street near the
Courthouse. Phone 1O3.
Residence ON Jackson avenue near
New Glen cottage. Phone 125.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-26

ERHAPS you do not hear the
[ knocking Of Jesus. and fail to rec
ognize His voice because the noise and
hustle Of this life deadens your ear TO
the Heavenly message? remember
once going to the house Of q friend and
knocking for admittance. The roise
of merry-making reached my ear, but
my knock was not heard The chill
dren were having party and were
rpmping and laughing and talking SO
that, rap as loudly as I could. was
unable to make my presence known.
And there stood knocking. and with
In were the friends wished to see en-
tirely unconscious that was at the
The Western news., 1904-12-28
PEARY's NEW VESSEL
Ship Which Will Sail in Quest of IL
North Pole.

Ship Which Will Sail in Quest of the
North Pole.
A vessel Is being built in the old
yard upon Verona Island, of the coast
of Maine, which is not destined for
purposes Of trade. She Is to force her
way as far as possible into the ice
covered seas of the far north, carry.
ing Lieutenant Commander Peary in
order that he may make another dash
for the pole. In the Peary ship. the
stern, stern-post, keels, keelson and
frames are Of carefully selected white
oak. The massive frames will be only
two feet apart from center to center
and they will be enclosed in a cage of
steel made Of diagonal straps and GOV.
ering the inner fabric Of the ship from
stem to stern. Over the straps will be
double course of five-inch planking
Of yellow pine and white oak, and be.
tween these two courses will be tarred
hemp or tarred canvas.
A guard strake Of white oak sur
rounds the vessel at the level of the
main deck, projecting outward 70,
such q distance that when the ice
presses against her sides and is forced
upward by the resistance, the ship
will actually rest upon the guard
strake. More than that, should she be
frozen In, it would be possible to break
The Western news., 1904-12-28

the grip of the ice by the use of by.
draulic jacks placed under the strake.
Naturally, SO important a part Of the
vessels protection is securely fastened
to the hull and in addition it is
strengthened by an angle bar of steel
on its under side.
The interior of the ship will be al
most completely filled with heavy tim
bers. Starting at the center Of the
decks, these braces will extend dag
onally downwards and outwards, the
lower ends resting against the frames
and helping them to withstand the
pressure of the ice. With hull thus
filed with timbers, provision must be
made for living quarters above decks
and here there will be two houses, SO
constructed that they may be removed
and set up on shore. For the rest, the
vessel will be rugged as a three-masted
schooner with an exceptionally large
spread of canvas and will also be pro-
vided with steam power. She will be
Of about 1900 tons and will be ready
for service early next summer. 1t is
the explorers plan to go in the vessel
to the northern shore of Grant land,
winter there and make his dash for the
pole during the following summer.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
FATAL WRECK N ILLINOIS

TWO PASSENGER TRAINS COME
TOGETHER HEAD ON.
One Passenger and Six Employees
Were kiIled-Severai Persons In
jured - Telegraph Operator at
Browns, H., is Blamed, as He Failed
to Give Meeting Point Of Trains.
Louisville, KY, Dec. 26.-The pas
senger train which left st. Louis at
o'clock last night on the Southern rail-
way collided head on with the passen-
ger train leaving Louisville about the
same hour, near Maude Station, ILL.,,
Sunday. One passenger and six en-
ployes were killed and two passengers
and six employees injured.
The Dead.
Charles Schmidt, Centralia, Ill.
Engineer Bowen, Princeton, Ind.
Fireman Charles HUT, Princeton,
Ind.
Mail Clerk P. d. Hogan, George
town, Ind.
Section Foreman Underwood, Prince
ton, Ind.
Employe Henry Osken, Tennison,
Ind.
Employe John Hudson, --.
The Injured.
Albert McNelly, Princeton, Ind,
bruised.
Albert Oskin, Tennison, Ind, ankle
sprained
Express Messenger c. D. Minter,
broken leg.
Employe Eugene Carlton, Dale, Ind.
internally.
Conductor w. H. Beatty, Louisville
shoulder dislocated.
Mail Clerk McMitchell, st. Louis, hip
injured.
Flagman Joseph Lowe.
Section Foreman Henry Austin.
The st. Louis-Louisville and the ST.
Louis-Knoxville sleepers were drawn
by both trains, but none Of the passen-
gers in these four cars were injured.
Both engines were badly damaged and
four coaches destroyed.
The collision occurred between
Mount Carmel, ILL.,, and Princeton, Ind,
and, according to the Southern rail.
way officials, was caused by the fail.
ure of the operator at Browns, ILL.,, to
deliver to the eastbound train an order
naming the meeting point for the
trains
All of the employees, with the ex.
ception of the trainmen, were in the
combination baggage and smoking car
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Whore the Bad Eggs Go.

A poultry farm, whether ducks,
geese, chickens or turkeys be the spe-
cialty, accumulates large and malo-
dorous surplus Of eggs that refuse to
develop into fowl. The average person
would suppose that If there is any
thing on earth that Is utterly worth
less it is rotten egg. Millions of
stale eggs are used every year in pre-
pairing leather dressing for gloves and
bookbinding-an industry that is
largely carried on in the foreign tene-
ment houses Of New York and other
large cities. They are also used in
manufacturing disinfectants and in the
preparation of shoe backing, and even
the shells are made into fertilizers.
The eggs that have not yet lost their
virtue also have other uses besides the
more common ones for culinary pur-
poses. 1t Is estimated that fully 65,.
600, 900 dozen are used by wine clarl-
fiers, dye manufacturers and in the
preparation Of photographer dry
plates.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
REPUBLICANS PLANS
Aim to Throw Out Democratic Votes
and Seat Peabody.

Denver, Dec. 27.-If the Fifteenth
general assembly of Colorado, which is
to meet on Wednesday, January 4,
shall effectuate the plans formulated
by the managers of the republican
post election campaign, Governor
James H. Peabody may serve as chief
executive of this state for two years
more, despite the fact that Alva Adams
still has nearly 10000 plurality, since
the votes of five Denver precincts were
thrown out bodily by order of the su-
preme court in consequence of frauds
exposed in contempt proceedings
against election omcials.
There will be republican majority
of 80 or more in the general assembly,
which will canvass the vote for state
officials. 1t is proposed to have the
general assembly appoint special
contest committee of nine to 12 men,
bers to which will be submitted the
evidence of wholesale election frauds
in Denver and possibly some other
counties which the republican CON-
mittees have been collecting ever
since the election.
The republican managers maintain
that with the fraudulent vote of Den
yer eliminated, Governor Peabody will
have at least 1000, plurality in this
county and of 200S-in the state. These
politicians 60 not intend lnat the legal
votes snail be sifted from the illegal
and then counted, or that the legis-
'hture shall reject the entire vote of
Denver county, because to do this
would not accomplish their purpose
to reseat Governor Peabody, but they
propose that about 100 democratic pre-
cincts shall be thrown out on the
ground of alleged frauds, and that the
vote of the republican precincts shall
be counted. They assert that the su
preme court has established a pre-
cedent for such a procedure.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Washington's New
Irrigation Bill Framed

The irrigation commission which
was recently appointed by Governor
Mcbride have completed their work.
The draft of the new law which they
were working on is completed and
makes very voluminous report.
This proposed law provides for the
appointement of state engineer by
the governor at salary of $4,000, with
an assistant at a salary of $24OO.
The state engineer will have full
charge ofall irrigation work, under in
structions from the governor.
A committee of water commissioners
is also recommended to have charge of
six different sections of the state, into
which it will be divided with reference
to irrigation.
The United States will be given the
right to withdraw water from any of
the streams which are being used for
irrigation purposes for one years time
with the privilege of extending this
time to two years when any project is
under way.
The United States is also allowed
the right Of way over state lands for
any project Of irrigation.
In case Of any dispute the matter
will be left with the state engineer and
one of the water commissioners, with
the privilege Of calling in q second
water commissioner if they deem it
necessary.
The proposed law states that all the
waters in the state belong to the public
and are subject to appropriation for
public use. Every person, association
or corporation carrying water for the
use of others besides the one carrying
the water will be common carrier.
The draft Of the new law has been
sent to Seattle to be prirted, and it is
expected will be f'aished in a few
days. It will ther. go to the governor.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
PRESiDENT's CHRISTMAS.
He and Family Spend Gay Quietly
at Home.


at Home.
Washington, Dec. 26-Christmas
day was spent uneventfully in Wash
ington. The weather was cloudy and
raw. Most people remained indoors
during the day, but in the morning
large numbers attended the churches.
where especially prepared programs
of Christmas music were rendered.
At the White House the day was
celebrated as a family holiday. The
president remained in the house dur
ing most of the day. In the afternoon,
in company with the older boys and q
friend, he went out for a walk. The
dinner was limited to the members of
the family and R. H. Ferguson, an in
innate friend from New York, who is
q guest at the White House. The
members of the presidents family ex-
changed gifts, but there was no Christ
mas tree. In place of this the children
enjoyed the delights of the Christmas
tree at the house of Mrs. w. s. Cowles,
Mr.. Roosevelt's sister. the festivities
taking place last night.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
kitchen. the invention of a Missouri
man, Is shown in the illustration. II

kitchen. the invention of a Missouri
man, is shown in the illustra ton. II
is made in two sections, the upper Sec
ton being divided into four principal
compartments by means Of three verti-
cal partitions One Of these compart.
ments 10 again divided in a series Of
subcompartments by horizontal pard-
uons, while the two center sections are
formed into very small drawers for
storing spices, salt or cereals, etc. The
lower section of the cabinet is also
divided into drawers and compart-
ments Of any suitable size and for any
purpose that may be desired. By an
ingenious device of the inventor the
drawers for the storage Of cereals are
fitted with an attachment for pouring
out the quantity required. A slidable
table 10 also fitted between the Sec
lions. It 10 obvious that this cabinet
would be Of great benefit to the house
wife, 40 it would not take up very
much space, while everything needed
would be together. Another advant.
age would be the impossibility of bugs
of any kind getting into the food.
Lowell T. Brenzier, Of Kansas City,
Mo-. IL the patentee.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
the plug screwed into the 7 at a.
Farm and Home.
Cleaning Of Milk Cana.

In most farm homes 1t is not con.
venient to use steam for cleaning milk
cans, but where it can be obtained 1t ID
by far the most effective cleansing
agent. In Germany an experiment was
made to determine the relative value
of the ordinary methods Of cleaning
milk cans as compared with live
steam. One can was thoroughly wash
ed and scrubbed out with hot water.
Another can was rinsed and washed
and then subjected to live steam for
thirty minutes. After both cans were
thoroughly cooled, milk was put into
them and the results watched. In the
first can the milk soured in twenty
three hours. In the other 1t soured In
was not all. An examination Of the
contents of the two cans showed that
the first can contained twenty-six
times as many bacteria as the other.
The experiment referred to was made
In the summer time. A similar expert.
ment made in winter showed that the
sterilized can kept milk sweet nine
hours longer than the other can. II
was further ascertained that II pas.
teurized milk was put In these cans
1t kept sweet twice as long In the
steamed can as In the other.-Prairis
Farmer.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
NEW WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY.

II Government Owned Telexraphs,
Short Letters Could be Sent Cheaply.
In electricity there is nothing more
Interesting than it's application to
steam railways. Engineers Of high
standing believe that the day is near
at hand when most of the larger rail.
ways will dispense with steam locomo-
dves and employ electrical motive
power. either by motors fed from third
rails or overhead conductors, or by
electric locomotives. However this
may be. electricity Is already coming
into use ',n steam railways. The New
York Central is spending forty million
dollars for electrification Of its metro
polit m terminal. partly for the pur-
pose Of dispensing with smoke and
coal gas in the tunnels, and partly to
obtain higher speed Of trains.
1t Is easy even for layman to un.
derstand the superiority Of electricity
as motive power in urban and SUBJ
urban transportation. With locomo-
tive. traction Is secured from the
weight Of the driving wheels. With
the multiple. unit system the weight Of
every car in the train may. II desired.
be put upon the drivers. In service
with frequent stops. speed is secured
by a high rate Of acceleration, and a
rapid acceleration requires power and
weight. In New York's new subway
train Of eight cars will carry motors
which may. at any desired moment,
exert tractive force equal to that of
q half dozen large steam locomotives.
OF great promise Is the motor which
uses an alternating current without
sub-station transformers. II it proves
entirely successful. 1t will introduce a
large economy in all electrical railway
operation. The application Of electri.
cal railway devices to all sorts of in
dustrialism affords material for book
all by itself. ranging, as 1t does, from
the great electrical locomotive and the
huge overhead crane to the broiling OF
beefsteak or curling of my lady'a
hair by means Of the magic current
In almost every workshop electrical
tools may be found. In these, and In
compressed-air appliances, may be
found the greatest advance in shop.
mechanics during the decade. There
II a new automatic or mechanical tele-
graph sender, transmitting messages
forty times as fast as human opera
tor. In fact, it is well known that
science and invention have during the
last ten years, made telegraphy 90
easy and cheap that, IL we had in this
country government or postal tele-
graph instead Of semi-public compa.
MES. short letters could be sent by
wire almost as cheaply as by post.
Unless read incorrectly the signs of
the times. postal telegraphy is immi-
nent in America; 1t Is demanded by
progress, and progress cannot be de-
MED. The automatic telephone is com.
ing rapidly into use, and promises to
carry the convenience Of telephone
communication to hundreds Of thou.
sands who cannot now afford it. The
rural telephone is growing at an amaz-
ing rate, too. and already scores OF
thousands of American farmers have
the phone in their houses.-Walter
Wellman, in Success.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
CONVENIENT KITCHEN CABINET.

So many household articles have to
be kept in the kitchen that it is often
a problem where to put them where
they will be out of sight but at the
same time In handy reach when want
ed. A cupboard, though 1t may have
many shelves, is seldom sufficient for
the purpose for which it is intended,
as there are innumerable small arti-
cles of food, each Of which has to be
kept in its original package. that must
be put on the lower shelves, so that
of trouble. A very useful and con-
venient cabinet to be placed in the
The Western news., 1904-12-28
OYAMA GETS ADD|ONAL ARMY
THOUSANDS OF RECRUITS THERE
WILL DEFEND FoRMosA.
Troops Will BE Furnished to Prevent
the Baltic Squadron From Seizing
Base in the Southern lsiands-Japs
Get Nearer to Port Arthur-More Of
the Outlying Positions Captured.

Toxic, Dec 26.-Tokio is today a
great military camp and the scenes of
last spring, when the first armies were
mobolized and dispatched, are being
duplicated. Thousands of recruits and
reservists are assembled, drilling and
eQuipping preparatory to taking the
field. The permanent and temporary
barracks are filed and it is necessary
to billet the soldiers brought to the
city.
Oyama field is the center of activity,
where infantry, cavalry and artillery
are constantly drilling. The batteries
fire blank cartridges for the purpose
of breaking in the new horses. The
general military preparations are
enormous. It is planned to give Field
Marshal Oyama rough total of half
a million men, with heavily increas-
ed artillery arm, besides providing a
defense for Formosa and the southern
islands in anticipation of the Russian
second Pacific squadron's attempt to
seize base.
The port of Kelung, in Formosa, has
been declared in state of siege and
other positions in Formosa and the
Pescadores are progressing Winter is
not interfering with the Japanese
transport service. The railway be-
tween Dalny and Yentai is working
we'll, and the running time between
Toxic and Liaoyang is six days.
The Port Arthur besiegers occupied
Taliuchiatun on Saturday. 1t is Of
ficially announced that the whole of
the Russian advanced positions in
front of the Japanese right have
fallen.
The following report was received
this morning from the Japanese army
besieging Port Arthur:
"A body of our right wing surprised
the enemy at Housanytantun and Siao-
fantu at 10 o'clock on the night of De-
cember "a and subsequently occupied
these villages.
after gradually dislodging the en-
emy our forces at 2:55 o'clock this
(Sunday) morning occupied the whole
of Tuliuchiatun.
'Our repeated attacks of the past
few days have been uniformly success
full. All the enemy's advanced po.
sitions fronting our right wing are now
in our hands,"
The Western news., 1904-12-28
LAWSON MAY MAKE GOOD"
New York Club Says He Has Big clut
in Reserve.

New York Club Says He Has Big Club
in Reserve.
New York, Dec. 27.-In a long ar
ticle the Press quotes one of Thomas
Lawson's bitterest enemies in state
ments purporting to throw new light
on the Boston financier's recent tran
sactions that have stirred Wall street.
This man expects Lawson to stir the
country far more than he has thus far,
and in the end to make good"
He says Lawson possesses three doc
uments which, If they are published,
mean disgrace, il not ruin. to some
of the most prominent men in the
financial world. The. publication of
these three documents would drag
lawson down. too, he says, but he
does not doubt Lawson's willingness
to sacrifice himself If necessary.
The Western news., 1904-12-28

The Poultry House.
There Is more or less objection to the
scratching shed on the part Of poul-
try raisers and it Is admitted that In
sections where the fowls can have con-
siderable time out Of doors during
the winter, this shed may not be nec-
essary. But when the birds are raised
In localities where there is consider
able snow on the ground during the
winter the scratching shed is certain
The Western news., 1904-12-28
lrclAnO's BOxa,

Sir Richard Sankel estimates that
Ireland's bogs contain the equivalent
of 5000 100000 tons of coal, and he
advocates creating power for varied
industries by converting the fuel into
electricity on the spot.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Poultry Pickiuxs,


A good scratcher means q good lay.
er.
Pullets do not fatten 40 readily %
bens.
The more active the breed the less
liability to fatten.
The poultry house should not open
to the north or east.
Build the poultry house SO that II
can readily be cleaned.
The perches should be not more than
two feet from the ground.
Success does not depend 50 much ON
breed as on care and attention.
Young fowls need crushed bone in
some form to develop good blood bone
and feathers.
Rusty iron kept in their drinking
water is said to be an excellent remedy
for looseness Of feathers in fowls.
One way Of preventing hens from
eating their eggs is to make nests in
small, low, dark holes. to be entered
from the sides.
A hat perch Is best because Of beins
more comfortable to the feet and best
support to the breast when the fowl
Is sitting down.
The poultry may be a source of
considerable income or an intolerabls
nuisance, according to the way they
are managed and the treatment they
receive.
II you wish to keep eggs for any
length Of time store in q cool, dry
place and turn them half over every
other day. Unfertilixed eggs keep
best By packing In dry salt and stor-
ing in dark. dry. cool place they can
poseA
The Western news., 1904-12-28
To Care for the Horse,


Speed horses are always trained
down before they enter races. Foot
ball players train and diet for months,
in order that they may be in prime Of
condition; that their muscles may be
hard and their endurance extended.
but how many farm horses there are
that are not even given thought
about conditioning before entering the
heavy harvest and fall work. says
Farm Review. Where horses are work.
ed more or less continuously there
should be no trouble whatever in
bringing them into good condition and
keeping them there, but with thosA
that are turned to grass the problem
IL not 80 easy. Grass is good for
horses. but when turned on. and this
accompanied by feeding at random.
with little work now and then. will
not get or keep horse In condition.
II on grass the horse, II he works
more or less. should be given his grain
feed regularly. In any case pains
should be taken to have the horse
hardened and in condition by the time
hard work begins. II such Is the case
both man and beast will enjoy the
harvest more than il the horse Is poor
and soft.
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Is Kidnapped by Detectives.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-George E.
Letcher of San Jose, who is wanted
by the Ohio authorities on the charge
of arson committed in that state rs
years ago, and who has been resisting,
by legal expedients. extradition, has
been kidnapped by detectives and taken
in launch to Martinez, where the
eastern overland train was boarded
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Water for the Dairy,

A simple method of keeping a water
pipe clean, where water is piped from
spring to house, dairy or other
farm buildings Is shown in the cut.
A 4 is placed at a. instead Of an
elbow. as commonly done. When nec-
essary to clean the pipe. suction
pump js attached as shown and plug
is screwed into the elbow at b. After
The Western news., 1904-12-28
Turpentine for Corn.

! nave uScO kerosene Oh Seeu corn.
have also used turpentine for many
years on all of my seed corn. We
usually use a pan or dipper to fill our
planter boxes and in each dipper we
use turpentine freely. stirring the corn
with the hand until all the corn Is
wet with turpentine. We like turpen-
tine best, as 1t evaporates about as
fast as the planter boxes are filled. 1t
prevents worms or grubs from eating
corn on soddy land. You can also use
freely on your seed beans as soon as
you see indication of weevils. either in
spring, fall or winter. 1t will kill all
Of them. Don't be afraid to use plenty
Of turpentine-try a few kernels Of
good. sound seed corn by saturating
and planting same-testing vitality
after treatment-so as to satisfy your
self.-H. n. Kelley. Indiana, In Farm
ers' Voice.
To Prevent Skipper In Ham.
I see several inquiries In the South
ern Planter as to keeping skippers out
Of hams. For sixteen years I have
cured from 100 to $50 hams per year,
and have not had a skipper on any Of
them. When you take the meat out Of
the salt to hang II. clean OF the loose
salt and apply pulverized borax to the
cut parts freely. Shippers will not