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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
PARROT TALKED BASS.
Bird Resorted to Clever Ruse to Imi-
tate His Masters Voice Almost
to Perfection.

The Epworth Herald gives the follow
ing instance OF the ingenuity OF par
rot in mimicking its masters bass
voice:
The parrot, it seems, began, as soon as
it was bought, to learn to mimic the
voices of the household Of my friend. It
mimicked the contralto voice Of the mis-
tress, the treble voice of the young son.
the soprano voice of the daughter, and
the Irish voice of the cook; but the
heavy and deep. bass voice Of the mas
ter it was quite unable to cope with. It
would practice for hours at time, but
it could not produce from its throat the
deep, hoarse sounds that 1t desired.
Therefore, the family was astonished
one day to hear the parrot mimicking
the masters voice exactly. They sat in
the dining-room. The bird was in the
hall in it's cage Distinct and loud the
sounds came from the hall to them, q
thunderous and rolling bass voice, say
ing:
Bring me the evening paper"
Some one went out and looked at the
parrot. Its head was hidden in its seed
cup, and it was making Its voice reson-
ant by speaking from within the seed
cups hollow And always now, when
it wants to speak in bass voice, 1t puts
its head in it's seed cup. Isn't that
proof of the almost human intelligence
of the bird?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06

be used to accompany other gifts, such
as handkerchiefs, corset-covers, artl-
cles of trousseau, ETC., and as whist,
dinner and cotillon fayors they are in
great demand Appropriate ornaments
on an evening gown, they are also for
lingerie sachets-and may, in fact, be
put to any purpose which an ordinary
sachet can serve.
The nar.issus and pansy sachets here
pictured require one-inch satin ribbon.
The narcissus petals, of white ribbon,
are cut nearly an inch and half long,
and the rounded portions, which end
in very slight points, should start lit
tie past the middle of each strip. The
square ends are then carefully turned
under, preparatory to shirring. For the
center bit of ribbon half the petals
width is used The upper edge of it
must first be outlined with touch OF
yellow paint, or it may be closely over
cast with yellow silk The five petals
and the center are then shirred together
and fastened firmly to a tiny sachet,
half an inch wide and about an inch
long. 1t is made OF white satin ribbon.
Of course, and is solidly packed with
sachet powder In the pansy ones own
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
IN SELLING cHINAWARE.
The Use Exp1ained of an Electric
Light That Hangs Handy to
the AuctiQaeer.

One who, has a fancy for dropping
into auction sales may, at sale OF
crockery, for instance, see hanging near
the auctioneer's stand an electric light
wire, from which depends, within easy
reaching distance, an incandescent light
in slender, candle-shaped bulb. The
visitor might wonder just what that
light with the curious shaped bulb was
for, there where no such light seemed
to be needed at all. But presently he WILL
discover, says the New York Sun.
Nov, ladies and gentlemen, says the
auctioneer, ''how much will you give for
this beautiful little teapot" holding up
as he speaks a teapot which does not
speak for itself very loudly, but which
the auctioneer proceeds to describe
glowingly.
And then in moment, still continuing
to talk, he takes OF the cover and holds
the teapot up to the conveniently placed
electric wire, and so introduces that
slender, little, curious electric light bulb
inside of it.
And how thin and fine do the teapot's
walls seem now, with that light inside
of it, and how beautifully now, as the
auctioneer talks, is the pattern o. ::::s
sides brought out!
And that is the use ofsthe queer little
bulb that hangs from lie oddly-placed
wire.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06

French knot. The rose is loosely fas-
tened to the tufted sachet-pad, measur-
ing four by five inches, made OF rib
bon and lightly wadded. A daisy may
be fashioned on the same plan, in four
inch ribbon, either yellow or white.
Two strips of ribbon six inches long
are used, the petals shaped like those
of the narcissus.
The heart-shaped corsage sachet OF
white satin is to wear around the neck
beneath ones lingerie. The rolled rib
bon edge and bow make a pretty fin
ish and it is suspended by ribbon.
This should be placed in dainty heart
shaped box before sending us a Christ
mas gift. ANOTHER corsage sachet on
this order consists of two pads about
two inches square with small bow in
the center of each They are fastened
to the ends of strip of baby ribbon.
For the Japanese sachet make OF jap
anese silk bag two and one-half by
three inches, and in the top fasten a
Japanese doll head. Around its neck a
ribbon is tied, stock fashion.
The most popular sachet odors at
present are sandal wood, orris and the
japanese perfumes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
TRAPS BEATS TO SHOW.
Catching wild Animals for Zoos
and Menageries.

Animal dealers keep expert animal
catchers in all parts of the world Inc
Hagenbecks have established two col
lecting stations in charge OF stationary
representatives-one in Calcutta anu
the other at Alden. To these dlstrlDut-
ing points the travelling representatives
ship their catches, and when sufhclent
number of animals has been gathered
they are transported to Hamburg,
whence they are sent to all countries OF
the world One firm has ~ representa-
tives abroad, all of them experienced IN
trapping and shipping the widest ana
most ferocious beasts.
Tigers and occasionally lions are
caught in pits, and leopards, PARTNERS,
jaguars and the like in traps. zebras
are extraordinarily hard to secure, ana
are proportionately valuable. The emu
is taken in Patagonia by the natives.
who use the South American lariat. A
hippopotamus, crocodile or rhlnoc-
eros is not caught by the agents OF AMI
NAL firms, but is usually found In the
possession Of the rajahs and other pro-
-
SIAM They keep them just as people
in this country keep a kennel, and they
love to show them OF to visitors.
All animals are towards, according to
the agents. Unless a tiger or a lion, or
indeed any wild beast, has tasted human
blood, he is quite ready to let you go
your way ii you will let him go his. In
captivity, the agents say, you may enter
any cage provided you have your whip
with lead bullet on the end in your
hand, and provided also that you know
how to use it effectively. But the least
lack of vigilance means destruction.
You might tend an animal for years
and have him know you we'll, but that
would not insure you against an attack
from him the first chance that offered
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
TO AVOID WRINKLES.
Instead Of Washing the Face Down
ward 1t Should Be Washed
Inward.

Our grandmothers used to date the
period of their lost girlhood by the
first wrinkle, but the woman has to
be seen nowadays who would have the
courage to say that with her first
wrinkle comes old age. She would tell
you she is proud of that little faint
line, says the Atlanta Journal.
But, as a rule, i'll health is answer
able for those disagreeable little lines,
and, indeed, when they are many in
number, they are disiguring.
n Many are the methods that have
been tried to make the skin smooth
and fair again.
A number of these methods are good,
but as no two skins are alike, each re-
quires a different treatment.
There is great deal in the way you
wash your face. Instead of washing
it downwards, as SO out of every 100
do, it should he washed upwards, and
gentle friction given to the parts most
likely to wrinkle
Spraying the face with soft hot
water at night is good. .-..s
The best plan of all. is to nourish the
body with good, wholesome food,
which will in its turn nourish the skin
and fill out the face in the parts where
wrinkles generally come. Face powder
only deepens the wrinkles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Bum 1. = Police Dog.

Bum may not have been a very Eica
name, but he is held in high esteem by
the patrolmen attached to an uptown
station house In Philadelphia. Bum is
police dog through and through. He
begins work with the first out" squad.
When it lines up for roll call and inspec-
ton at midnight he inspects 1t as thor
oughly as the sergeant or lieutenant. He
walks up and down the rank, looks each
man over, barks his satisfaction and
then trots out with the first pair of
marching patrolmen. Then he goes
through the duties of roundsman. He
travels from beat to beat, waiting on
corners until he finds each man. He
barks a friendly greeting then and trots
off. He won't recognize as friend 4
policeman from another district, even
though the man be only across the street
from the dogs headquarters. Bum
sleeps awhile after that, then goes out
with the eight-o'clock squad and the
four-o'clock squad. The dog can do all
sorts Of acrobatic tricks, too.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Daintu SaChets for Dainty Women

ideas as to color may be worked out.
The design illustrated has the two up
per petals of lavender and the remain.
ing two of white ribbon. A single strip
of lavender and one Of white-each a
trifle less than three inches long, are
used for four of the petals, the lower one
being single.
The pansy petals are rounded consid.
erably. Place them as in the illustra.
ton, fastening to the sachet, and put
ting in the center either with paint OF
embroidery silk. A wild rose is made
Of pink ribbon and has fine crushed pet.
ais, rounded as in the other flowers, but
slightly indented at the top-somewha,
resembling a heart. The center is yell
low
The larger rose sachet is used as a
corset pad. A half yard of f1ve-inch
liberty satin ribbon, preferably pink OF
white, is gathered into five loops. Then
small center Of green silk is worked
in, and from it are brought dozen OF
more stamens of brown and yellow en-
broidery silk, each ending in a small
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06

a big cushion, and also In being covered
with a blanket. II this blanket slips
off he cries until 1t is readjusted, and
Miss Pottle has been known to get out OF
bed three times on cold night to re-
store his equilibrium. He is jealous,
too, of the small puppy and cat of the
household, being careful to stop eating
if they are given food afterward.
It was through an accident that Bob
became caddy. One hot day last sum
mer Miss Politics. red golf jacket became
uncomfortable, and she tied it on Bob's
back. He carried it so nicely that the
notion of club bearing soon suggested
itself to her. and leather harness was
speedily devised. The first few times on
the golf links Bob was led by string,
but he stood so quietly that the cord
was soon dispensed with. But round
once made he refuses to carry the clubs
home under any inducements, baking
like a. horse as soon ias the street is
reached. The minute the tools are put
away in the locker room Bob trots home
contentedly behind Miss Pottle, wheth-
er she walks, cycles or drives.
The animal knows when she is ready
to start golfng and backs up contented-
" to have the harness put on him. He
carries three clubs on each side. In a
few days leathern pouch will be made
to strap around Bob's breast, so that he
can carry several golf balls.
The Marine and Field club members
think that Bob is more than the equal
of Lillian Russell, the cat belonging to
the neighboring Dyker Meadow Golf
club. Lillian, recently the subject OF q
newspaper article, frequently dives into
the pool near the clubhouse and catches
fish for her kittens. Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
A WONDERFUL CADDY.
6nSacious Greyhound Trained to
Carry Playing, Sticks for Young
Woman Golfer.

Bob is the name OF the lntelllgent
greyhound that has been trained as
golf caddy by Miss Maud Pottle, OF New
York city. The dog is rapidly becoming
the pride of the members Of the Marine
and Field club, and his picture will soon
be framed and hung on the walls OF the
clubhouse. Miss Pottle has taken steps
at Washington to patent the harness by
which the animal is able to carry the
clubs securely, for the plan is practical
enough to be extensively copied.
Bob was entered in the Brooklyn dog
show and bids fair to become one OF the
best known CANNES in the country. He
Is only Is months old, and was brought
from North Dakota when he was q
puppy by Charles Pottle, a New York
merchant He is handsome animal,
buff colored, with large yellow optics,
that recall the gem known as tiger eye.
He is already as big as the majority OF
his breed, He was bought of Dakota
rangers. Unfortunately his pedigree
list has been lost by his new owner.
Bob is peculiar dog. Except on
warm nights he insists on sleeping on
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
ENEMY OF G1RLHooD.
II Ruins the Complexion and Dsges-
ton of Sweet Seventeen and
Doctors Cali 1t Anemia.

Z Health controls the complexion
ence, but perhaps never more palpably
than about the age Of II.
Anemia is the greatest enemy OF
beautiful complexion that girlhood can
encounter It results in pallor, in
blemishes, such as spots and blackheads,
and in that general appearance OF dell
cacy that should be a complete stranger
to youth. Unfortunately just about the
age now under consideration girls are
SO busy over their books and SO eager
to excel in their school examinations
that instead of aiding and abetting their
elders to improve their anemic state,
and so to alter their muddy and unat-
tractive compilations, they do all they
can to further the inroads Of weakness
ing up too late at nights. e.
The anemic girl, whether she must
work at her books or not, must be
dosed with iron for months and months.
| It is the paucity of iron in her system
| that makes her lack of color in her
cheeks. There are several well-known
preparations Of iron that will suit the
sufferer, but it is always well, if possible,
! to consult doctor as to the most eff
cacious one to be had in pills and in So
luton. Iron can be taken in pills
for the sake of the teeth, and in solu-
ton for the sake of the digestion. But
while one girl can take three pills a day,
and in course of time even eight, nine
or ten, another cannot take more than
two in "a hours. That is why a Doctors
advice is so necessary.
The more open air the anemic girl
gets the more quickly she will overcome
her weakness. She must live on fresh
air just as much as on milk and fresh
meat, and every other kind Of nourish-
ing food Not only must she take ex-
ercise in the open air, but her sleep
ing hours must be supplied with it.
and her sitting-rooms always have an
open window in them. Rich food is not
good for the anemic patient; indeed, the
simpler the existence the better-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
THREE DREAMS.
= had the very strangest dream, ;

IT had the very strangest dream
Said Jasper John, last night.
/ dreamed the moon and all tne Stars
Were shining just as bright
And yet the sun was shining, too'
And ! was racing Ted,
While everybody else we kne"
Was sound asleep in bed.
al dreamed said little Theodore,
About a monstrous horse
With twenty legs and lots OF taiis
He Belonged to me, of coursel,
His eyes were green; the resi- OF MIN
Was yellow streaked with BACK
And nobody in all the world
But me could mount his back.
Their father, mother and their aunt
Agreed that these two dreams
Were very queer; but Bobby salo:
The one / had, 1t seems
To me, S the queerest OF them all.
| saw a boy who said
He hated football, and he W1sheo
He'd been girl instead!
Elizabeth Lincoln Gould, IN outn
Companion. sSE TIE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
.AINTY sachets in great number and
J variety have made their appearance


among this seasons holiday gifts OF
the more simpletype. Indeed, the present
fancy for them amounts almost to
craze Handmade articles of almost any
description may nowadays be bought at
the stores, and this is a welcome fact
to her who has not the time or skill
or patience to make them. But girls
who have acquired considerable pro-
ficiency with the needle, and even a fair
amount with pencil or brush, may get
up these very same things; and it is
they who are always on the alert for
new and attractive ways to test their
skill.
The Detroit Free Press describes the
new flower sachets as daintiness per-
sonified. But, simple as they are, neat
ness and precision are necessary for
good results. These perfumed trifies
make admirable Christmas souvenirs,
and when sent as such should be placed
in tiny box and tied with gold cord
or with baby ribbon. They may also
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
TOBY WALKING THE ROPE.

and climbs the ladder easily and grace
fully. Toby can walk the tight rope as
we'll and walks on barrels, jumps the
rope and does great many other tricks.
Mr.. Spencer has spent much time with
the animal and considers it the most
versatile and the best trained dog in
the world
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Table silver.

To wash your table silver without
scratching spread a cup towel in the bot
tom Of the dispan before placing the sill
yer in it. But few pieces should be
washed at one time A little milk added
to the water IS excellent to keep the sill
yer bright.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
4 Feminine Revenge.

THAT woman in front Of us prevents
me from seeing the stage.
well, that's too bad! | don't see
what can be done about it. / suppose
she has the right to pile her hair as high
as she likes"
"Oh, wouldn't raise word Of objec-
ton if it was her hair-but it isn't"
And the lady in the front seat heard
every word of tilis.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Tnpynected.

what do you think, Mr.. Dinsmore,"
said Miss Frocks, Il lost my fine new
umbrella to-day, and it had my name on
the handle, too"
sThen you'll have to get another, OF
course, replied Mr.. Dinsmore.
Another umbrella?'
mo; another name"
ooh, Mr. Dinsmore, this is SO sudden!
Still you may ask papa Town Top
icS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
summer ana Winter

When we're through with one woe
Another gets bold
When the ice trust lets go
The coal trust takes held. III
Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Naturally.

81 cannot understand why you and
your husband prefer to board, re-
marked the friend.
"Well," explained the wife. I'VE at
first tried light housekeeping, but
found ourselves completely at sea all
the time. Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
]. * az8kis5m Z i! 5 a :
She Understood.

Friend-If a big wagon made SO niue
noise that you couldn't hear George
when he proposed, how did you know
what he said?
Sweet Girl-By the movements OF his
lips.
That's wonderful! Inever could do
that in the world. What quick eyes you
must have
ooh, l couldn't see his lips They were
too close for that Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
HurnfnE Oil.

Burning oil cannot be extinguished
nv water. The water only serves to
snread the flames. The right thing to do
Is to throw down flour. sand or earth.
Thus the area of the conflagration Is
limited and the fire exung,;ished
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
WHAT TOBY CAN DO.
c,.v.r Canine In sioux City, lows,
Dives Fifty Feet and Walks
the Tight Rope.

Toby, little white fox and Dull Ter
rier belonging to ). M. Spencer, OF SIOUX
City, Ia, is perhaps the most Wonoel-
full dog in the world. He performs dare
devil tricks that astonish as wen as
please. One of the dogs most marvei-
Gus feats is that of climbing LADDER
rung by rung to the height OF 81 1eet'
and then diving hsadforemost INTO
net. The dog seems to be without rear
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Asbestos Cloth.

Buy strip of asbestos cloth at the
hardware store and use small squares
to interline your iron holders. Keep
q good-sized piece fastened to your
ironing board to save the sheet, and
lay a square under the table pad where
the meat platter rests.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
A EXPLAINED.

Mrs. Naggsby-A man who was more
or less handsome called at the house to
see you this morning. @S I'll
Naggsby-What do you mean by a
man being more or less handsome?
Mrs Naggsby-I mean that he was
more handsome than you and less hand
some than the man was foolish enough
to throw over for you.-Chicago Dali,
News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
inst Instinct.

Wilder-What is the trouble between
the Websterso
Wobbles-Why, haven't you heard?
Webster met his wife in dark passage
of a friends house and kissed her, and
instead Of screaming she kissed MIN
back.
Wilder-She knew him, then?
Wobbles-That's just it. Webster
swears she thought it was somebody
else.-Boston Transcript
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Puzzled by the Humps.

The Polar Bear ion seeing camel for
the first time)-Great Aurora! You
must have been born like. that, weren't
you?
The Camel Qaughingly) : That's
about right.
The Polar Bear-I thought as much;
it seemed mighty strange to me that any
arjma! could have his back broken twice
AM still suryive.-Town Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06

Sammy Gust been accepted can
imagine already the papers talking
about the handsome couple
Flpriuda-What wonderful imagin-
,tion you must have got.-Ally Sloper.
The Heroine.
In the drama of existence.
Should you take searching look.
You will find the leading lady
Very often is the cook.
=
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
WHAT'S the Use?

What's the use of growing and complain
ing an er grumbling?
Natures hard to overcome, but do 1t II
you cam
Clouds are full of little riffs, and all the
thunder's rumbIng
Won't cut out the sunshine that S await
ing every man.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
And Pitch In.

Wise-Haven't you got job yet?
Potter-No, I'm still waiting for
something to turn UP.
Wise-Huh! Your sleeves are what
you need to turn up-Philadelphia
Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
Disasreeable Fellow.

Fuddy-There is one thing about
Flanders that like He never has any
thing to say about his aches and pains.
Daddy-No; but he's all the time brag-
ging about his splendid health.-Tit-
Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
One FOLLOW. the other.

Subbubs-Friday is always our serv-
ant girls off day.
Citiman-You mean her day OF,
don't you?
subbubs-No, Thursday is her day of
That's why Friday is her on day
Philadelphia Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
BED OF AN EMPRESS.
Empress Josephine Slept In 1t During
Her Uncertain Reign Mt
F0ntainebleau.

Peculiar interest attaches to the luxu-
rious and beautiful bed, picture Of
which accompanies this story, and for
the reason that Empress Josephine
slept in it while she reigned at Fontaine-
bleau. s. "a "a g
The heavy curtains with their
fringes and tassels, and the catafalque-
like appearance of the whole arrange
ment are not to our taste to-day, but the
interest of the piece is intensely human.
Indeed, the bed, which is still at Fon-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06

"Youare accused Of running the end Of
an umbrella in this mans eye. Are you
guilty or not guilty?"
mot guilty, your honor; the umbrel-
la doesn't belong to me. - Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-06
"rwas Very Good.

She raised her trembling hand and gazed
With startled eyes, but did not blush;
/ looked at it dismayeG, amazed,
For. 10! 1t was royal flush.
N Y. Times -