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the attacks Of foreign navies. A sys.

the attacks of foreign navies. A sys.
TEN of fortifications was worked out
which was discussed and written about
to considerable extent, but because
there wee no great events in its prog
ress, like the launching of Jig battle
ships, public attention was not very
closely fastened upon it.
When the war with Spain came on
the COVE rnment realized that this very
important work had not been prose-
cuted With the industry that the needs
OF the country demanded. Under the
direction of President Mckinley, defec-
tive features of the coast defense were
corrected, and he promptly used part
of the emergency appropriation OF
$5o. o00. 900 for the planting of harbor
mines and protecting important ocean
harbors Of the country with modera
submarine mines. Since that time the
whole subject Of coast defense has
been more seriously regarded until to-
day the report of the war department
shows that since the system was in
augurated this military defense shows
the expenditure for Notifications, arm
aments, electrical appliances, ETC.. OF
$50, 000, 900 in round numbers. Accord
ing to the defense project first mapped
out, and which is still being followed,
it will yet cost to complete the work
about about $51, 100000. The whole ag-
gregate cost of providing defense for
the coast, ocean harbors and seaport
cities will, therefore, be approximately
$141, 100000 The annual cost of main
tanning this defense, including gar
risoning, annual supplies. ETC., is esti.
mated at SIS. OO0.0-A
It will be seen ut the war depart
ment has considerable to its credit AZ
well as the navy department in provid.
ing adequate defense for the country
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
NAILED TO THE SIDEWALK.
Drunkards in Persia Are Spiked
Through the Ears and
Spat Upon.

There Is only one custom in our
country which would like to see estab-
lished in America, and that is the GUS
tom Of dealing with drunkards," said
Isaac Yohannen, a Persian missionary,
featuring at the Norwegian Lutheran
church, says the Sioux City Journal.
In our country when a man gets drunk
We take him and nail him to the side
walk, driving the spikes through his
ears. Then when other people come
along they spit in his face and kick him
until he is sober. think this method
would do great deal of good in Amer
lea, because you have more drunkenness
than we do. There are no saloons in
Persia, the chief beverage being home
made wine. They don't even know what
beer Isl
"Our officials have several ways of
making prisoners confess to crimes"
said Mr.. Yohannen. "The favorite
around which all the people of the town
gather, and then put out one eye. If the
crime is not very great an arm is cut
of or leg severed. If it is only trivial
offense probably an ear is sacrificed.
Very often innocent people are subjected
to these torrents, but it cannot be
helped.
"The Persians very seldom hang
man for crime. If he kills another he is
fined SIS and allowed to go. If he kills
ten or a dozen and the people finally de-
eide that he ought to be put out of the
way he is hanged. But he is not hanged
as they hang men in this country. He is
hanged by the feet and a heavy weight
Is tied to his head. Then he is allowed
to die. If the accused prisoner is wom-
an her hair Is shorn from her head, pro-
viding the offense is a trivial one. II
it is serious one she may be turned into
q room filled with mad cats and be
scratched to death.
Persian jails are dark cellars and
contain no furniture whatever The
government doesn't feed prisoners, this
being left to friends of the accused. II
he happens to have no friends he will
starve to death. Oftentimes when food
is brought by friends the keepers of the
prison and other officials appropriate
it, so that the prisoners have to go hun
cry"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Notifying Thought.

The gallant yacht rose and fell with
tie waves.
Most of the passengers had sought
tie seclusion of the cabin.
Zone of e->m. however, absorbed in
thought, stood near the bow, talking
to himself.
"A soft voice at his elbow broke In
upon his reverie.
..'I see you are good sailor, Mr..
Murgatroyd," 1t said.
lis it possible. Miss Trevannion," he
exclaimed, blush Of vexation and
confusion mantling his cheek, that
you overheard me swearing?'- Chica-
30 Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

OlueT IN pOlltlCd1
belief. The standard bearers of the
two great political parties in this
years contest, President Roosevelt and
Judge Parker, furnish an example Of
warm personal friends representing
opposite political sentiments. These
two men are more than mere acquain-
tances; they are friends of many years
standing, and each finds much in the
other to admire. AS governor of New
York Mr.. Roosevelt was thrown into
close personal contact with Supreme
Court Justice Parker, and has never
hesitated to express his admiration for
the latter's courage and distinct ability
as judge. Justice Parker has recip-
rocated the personal friendship Of the
president and entertains an exalted
opinion OF the character, courage and
ability of the young man now chief ex-
ecutive of the nation.
There is such personal sentiment
existing between the two families that
a favorite dog owned by Judge Parker
bears the name of 'Teddy Roosevelt.
The president is having good deal OF
quiet fun about this dog just now, and
has laughingly indicated to friends of
the judge that If the latter finds it at
all embarrassing to have Teddy
Roosevelt" in evidence at Esopus dur
ing the present summer, when that
spot will be the Mecca of hundreds of
good democrats, he, the president,
will agree to care for the dog at Oys-
ter Bay. The young Roosevelts would
gladly undertake the task of looking
after the animal until after election.
Judge Parker laughs good-naturedly
over the situation and declares that
'Teddy Roosevelt" will not be in the
way at Esopus this summer so long as
he does not object to the visit Of his
democratic friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
He Took No Chances.

A story is told of Kentucky noun
taineer who had never seen railroad
train. One day he consented to go to
town and see the wonder He arrived
little ahead Of train time, and, ret
ting impatient as he waited, he walked
up the track to meet 1t. He met 1t as
It rounded . curve. Turning about.
the mounta:neer ran along the track
a. for his life.
"Toot, toot," sounded the locomo-
tive, slowing up, but the mountaineer
only dug the gravel more industriously
than ever. He soon reached the sta
ton completely out Of breath.
why didn't you cut across?" IN
CURED one Of the bystanders.
. "Cut across!" exclaimed the UNI
couth lad IF had struck that plowed'
ground the In thing certainly would
have caught me."-New York Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

AZ Congress Would privilege, and de-
Have Had 1t. clared that bureau
Gratis had line Of public carriages for
private use that would extend from the
capitol to the white house almost.
There was not the best of feeling be-
tween the executive and legislative de-
partments at that time, as the Bristox
post Office scandal report had just
come in containing the names of up
wards of 200 congressman as being
connected with Irregularities. The
statesmen were eager to find some way
in which to ''get even" with the de-
partments, SO they hit upon the plan
of restricting the use of carriages for
official purposes. To insure this pro-
vision was inserted in one of the ap-
preparation bills that no carriage
should be used for personal use and
each should have printed upon it the
name of the department to which it
belonged.
There was good deal of chuckling
over this latter provision, as it was
believed few of the department Off
Gals would care to attend social func-
tons and go about personal affairs in
a carriage labeled with the name Of
public department.
It now turns out that as the law IL
construed by it's official Interpreter II
the treasury department, Comptroller
Tracewell, it only applies to those car
riages named in that particular appro-
priation bill. It SO happens that the
only carriages so named are those for
the use of the superintendent Of pub
lie printing and the superintendent of
the bureau of engraving and printing.
These are two of the hardest-worked
officials in the government and two
who have more legitimate use for pub
lie copveyances than any others They
are the victims of the scheme to hui
initiate other officials. Their two car
riages must bear the label of the de-
partments to which they belong, while
all the under secretaries, chiefs of bu-
reaus and other government employees
who have been driving about in gor-
geous undesignated vehicles can con-
tinue the practice.
A Suggestion Of Thanksgiving.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
makes q delightful contribution to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

of representatives and both serve on
the very important committee that
handles legislation affecting the Dis
trict of Columbia. In fact, Mr.. Bab-
cock is chairman of this committee
and Mr.. Cowherd Is the ranking nil
nority member Of it. Should the demo-
Gratis win majority in the next house
Mr. Cowherd would probably become
chairman of the District Of Columbia
committee and Mr.. Rabcock would be
the ranking minority member. There
is very little politics in this committee
and Mr.. Babcock and Mr.. Cowherd
work together for the interests of the
district, and each supports the other
on the floor of the house on nearly
every proposition that comes from the
committee. They are together great
deal in official and social life, but just
now are pitted against each other in
an attempt to carry the next house of
representatives for their respective
parties.
The friendship that exists between
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, the speaker of
the house, and John Sharp Williams,
the minority leader Of the house, is
well known. They have served to-
gether for years on the appropriations
committee, of which Mr.. Cannon was
SO long chairman, and there formed an
intimacy that no turn Of politics can
disturb. They will both be factors in
this years campaign and each will go
on the stump to tell Of the iniquities
of the party the other represents.
There is no danger, however, Of them
indulging in personalities and attack
ing each others record as statesman.
William calls the speaker Uncle
Joe," and the speaker always addresses
Williams as Sharp" They are much
alike in tastes; democratic and care
less in dress, both irveterate smokers,
and both enjoy good dinners and good
company.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
A Cherokee Town

sTahlequah, which used to be noted
ca the maps Of all old biographies as
tae capital of Indian territory, is a
town now OF about $500 people, and
t8le majority of its population are
Cherokee Indians. The Cherokees are
d all shades of compilations. Some
cpal-black negroes boast of being
Cherokee Indians, but the prevailing
color is dusky brown, a little darker
tnan that of a Japanese, or yellow
somewhat lighter than mulatto.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

sometimes deyel.
ops unique friend
8 hips b q tween
leaders of the op-
posing forces. In
the present cam
paign men in both
parties will be
waging inveterate
political warfare
against BIO IS o N
friends in the
other party. There
are some strong
friendships among
-o-A1;o 4~ -h
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

eXacuy DamOnan1
Pythias, are ex-
ceedingly warm
friends. They are
Mr.. Joseph w.
Babcock, of Wis
consin, the chair
man of the repub-
lican congression-
al committee, and
William S. Cow
herd, of Missouri,
chairman of the
democratic COM
mittee. Both gen.
tlemen are men,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
When wilhelm Wakes.

The emperor of Germany usually
rises about five O'Clock and is general
ly to be found in his workroom at six
o'clock. First there is served to him
cup of tea or bouillon and sand
witch. Then, lighting cigar, he reads
over such clippings from newspapers
and magazines published all over the
world as are deemed worthy of his at
teutiOn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
An Oversight.

Nov, look at me- howled the bald
headed orator, "and behold what pluck
and perseverance will do. am self
made man, and"
Say" interrupted small boy in the
gallery, why didn't you finish the job
by putting some hair on your head p
Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

navy and the ne
cessity of having
a navy equal to
any other in the
world that the
public has lost
sight Of another
arm Of the service
used for the de-
tense Of the coun-
try. This is the
system of coast
defense, which has
been proceeding
quietly and with
out attracting one
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Just Like Men.

"You men may laugh all you please
at the wordiness of women" said Mrs.
Nippy, "but you can't deny that every
short story in this months leading
magazines is by woman
my DEAR" replied Mr.. Nippy, go per
cent. of all those authors are men. They
are wise. They know that their only
hope of selling their stories to those
magazines is in taking feminine pen
name"-Newark News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Spent Part FooIishly.

At q reception given recently to
Gen. Chaffee by the militiamen at
Poughkeepsie, the general told this
story:
mot long ago soldier in the regu-
lar army stopped me on the street and
asked me to lend him a quarter.
Why, yesterday you received your
months pay, did you not?' l asked
him
eyes replied the veteran.
Where is your money nOw?'
"'It is like this he went on 4 left
the post and crossed to New York with
that $3.50. I met friend and we had
dinner. 1 was nightly surprised
when the bill was So. Then | bought
81 worth OF cigars, and we went to
the theater for 81. After the theater
we went down the Bowery, and
spent 81 there
THAT is $15.' replied. What hap
pened to that other SO cents?'
"The old fellow seemed puzzled.
Finally he answered:
"I must have spent that foolish
H.'"-Washington Times.
Guess Again.
An old lawyer tells this story Of one
Of his experiences, years ago, In cross
examination. The witness seemed to
be disposed to dodge his questions.
Sir" said the lawyer sternly, you
need not state your impressions. We
want the facts. We are competent to
form our own impressions Now, sir.
answer me categorically."
From that time on he could get lft-
tie more than Eyes" and mo" out OF
tho witness. Presently the lawyer
said:
"You say You live next door to the
defendant ?"
Eyes"
ITO the north Of him."
"To the SOUTH"
NO Il 8st
.sWell. to the. west, them
mo"
"Ah," said the lawyer, sarcastically,
eve are likely at least to get down to
the one real fact. You live to the east
Of him, do your"
mo
"How Is that. sir!" the astonished
attorney asked. "You say you live
next door to him; yet he lives neither
to the north, south, east nor west OF
you. What do you mean by that, SIR"
81 thought perhaps you were COM
petent to form the impression that we
live in fat" said the witness, calm
"; "but see must inform you that
he lives next door above me-"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

LanQlS, OF AuOI.
ana, stirred up
quite a commotion
by denouncing the
practice of supply
ing cabinet officers
and bureau Off.
Gals. with free car.
riages. He deliv.
cred one of his i'm
passioned speech
es on the floor OF
the house on the
subject of abuse
of the carriage
I~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

ugnt s u N m e :
reading by tho
publication of a
brochure on tur-
keys. The genial
secretary could
not have found a
more delectable
subject for the dog
days, as the finely
illustrated little
pamphlet brings
up visions of
Thanksgiving and
Christmas days,
with annw ond {oo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Rice plant Free from Insects.

The rice plant is almost entirely
free from the attacks of insects, and
rarely suffers from any of those dis
eases which infect cereals and other
vegetable growths Rice is the chief
food OF one-half the population OF the
world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

N SPEAKING Of
the fullness of sal
walton which God
has provided for
man, a n d t h e
measure Of that
fullness which man
appropriates to
himself, we find
two very different
propositions. Sal
v a t ION in it's
largest conception
Is more than the
escape Of the soul
E~1~ al C41v1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Something Off.

Mahooly-Nixt tonne Oh pass wild a
loidy, Mulligan, we've got to remove yer
hat!
Mulligan (belligerently) -An' suppose
OF refuse?
Thin, for shure, we've got to remove
yer coat" -Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Wilhelm's Pilot.

Whenever the German emperor un-
dertakes trip to Norway he engages
as his pilot a mariner named Nordhus,
who receives 5000 marks for his serv.
ices,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
AN OLD MANS TRIBUTE.
An ohis Fruit Raiser. 70 Years Old, cursa
Of Z Terrible Case after Ten
s Years of Suffering.
Sidney Ja.4as, fruit dealer, of Mentor,

Onlo, says: II
was cured BY
Doan's Kidney
Pills of a severe
case Of kidney
trouble, Of eight
or ten years.
standing. 1 suf-
fered the most
severe backache
and other pains
in the region of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
Always Take Her Advice,

"How much better of a man would
be If he would take his wife's advice
"Yes," answered young Mrs. Torkins;
II have told Charley time and again not
to bet on horses that don't win, but he
will do STRAY Stories.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

that the fine new navy has.
Away back in 1883 it was determined
that the war department should under
take the erection of coast defenses SUI
0clent to protect our great ports from
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
THE FULLNEsS }
OF SALVATION !
aon by the Highway and EA
y Byway" Preacher.

w., Chicago. Sunday, August Z, 1904.
&C., receiving the end of your faith,
"a - NNAA Sou1o. = : CIeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
UNIQUE FRIENDSHIPS
THEY ARE TO BE FOUND DUR
ING CAMPAIGN YEARS.
some SEEN IN WASHINGTON
Roosevelt and Parker, Warm Personal
Friends, Strong Political Enemies
When the Laugh Was on
Congress-Other Gossip,

westinghouse politics sometimes
makes strange bed-fellows 1t also
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
The Last Laugh.

The executive departments have a
joke on congress. Last session Mr..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10
The Coast Defenses.

There has been so much heard about
the new navy, the building up of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

Campaign Committee Chairmen.
The chairmen of the two congress
gional campaign committees, while not
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

A Suggestion Of Thanksgiving.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
makes q delightful contribution to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-09-10

~ ing the soul ultimately to safe
anchorage in Heaven. Faith is the chan
mel through which all blessing flows
from God to the human life and soul.
Without faith it is impossible to please
Him, for he that cometh unto God must
believe that He is and that He is re-
warder of them that diligently seek
Him" Salvation is faiths blossom.
Give faith deep root; keep it watered
with the word of truth; enrich the soil
with a surrendered will and mellow it
with the harrow Of resolute purpose; let
the storm of adversely test it's depth and
strength of root, and let the scorching
heat of the midday sun Of temptation
beat upon it until all the sap Of the hid
den power of God is drawn up into its
stalk and stem and leaf, and then the
flower of the fullness of salvation will
begin to unfold. And the end of your
faith will be the salvation Of your soul.
But that salvation includes all that has
found its fruitage in God. Faith never
gave to the soul here what it could not
take with it into the next world. Faith
brings all the gold and silver and prec-
ious stones of Christ's perfect charac-
ter and builds them into our lives. 1t IL
the building which will stand the fiery
test Of Gods searching holiness. The
salvation of our souls may include this
enduring building in Christ or it may see
the soul stripped of everything but its
very life. Salvation, or fullness of sal
yation-which shall it be? Christ died
to give you all. Oh, let US take it! The
full salvation which makes Christ
present possession, and gives the soul
an enlarged capacity for Christ and
Heaven in the life to come!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-03
DECLINES NOT
SENSATIONAL
Buying on Reaction Gener-
ally Of Good Character.
LOSS MOSTLY FRACTIONAL
Steel Preferred Yields to Pressure, Los
ing Stout FIaCtion-NatiOnal Lead
Gains Heavily.

NEW YORK. oct. 3-The stock mar
ket opened animated but irregular 1t
was without much change on the aver
age. Steel preferred was represented by
about 500 shares. from "A higher TO Is
lower. Tracing in ST. Paul included half
a dozen 1,oo0-share lots at 16IlE and 1919.
Erie rose IS. Rock Island was up p.
Consolidated Gas lost its gain. Hooking
Valley rose 4 per cent.
In contrast with the Vigor with which
the market closed on Saturday. this
mornings operations presented charaC-
teristcs OF reaction There was no new
influence 10 induce selling. but the bear
ish tenor OF numerous newspaper re-
views had some influence upon the trad
ms element. The declines were not SEN
sati0ual and the buying on reactions was
generally considered OF good character,
ST. Paul opened at 1851 eX-diyideud OF
3lz per cent, equal 20 rise of g per
cent. and after selling up g per cent
from the opening IL lost all the gain.
Other fractional losses were numerous.
Exceptional hrmness was shown by the
Erie Issues, u and H., c.. and o.. L. and
n. St Louis Southwestern preferred.
Texas PACING. Canadian Pacific, and
some OF the specialties. Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis opened up
"a per cent. Small sales of Delaware,
Lackawaunas ana Western were made at
"a and 295ia ex-divideud of ia per cent,
against 90 on Saturday. dividend on.
IN the Industrlals. United States Steel
preferred showed some resistance TO
pressure but finally lost g per cent
There were unusually large operations
in National Lead. the common adVanC-
ing nearly per cent from Saturday,
and the preferred ia per cent from the
last previous sale. The local traction
group was irregular Inc selling pres
OF the opening hour. Commission house
business diminished with the recession
airy movement, and room traders con-
Liuued &c play Tor further reaction
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds strong
London was unusually active this
morning. and inclined 10 buy an hrst
but later SOLD lbeTaly. IL was this
foreign selling that started the traders
energeLically on the short side The
market got satisfactory support only
at per cent reaction all around.