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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01

Five chain one double crochet on eacn
double treble all round, five chain one
double crochet in the middle of each
loop.
Two more rows same as last row Of
top, three chain into nearest loop,
three chains into same as last, g chains
into next loop, 3 chains into same as last,
repeat from all round and fasten of.
Work down one side of the bag with six
chains from one double crochet row to
the next, then along the lower edge with
six chains into every sixth treble, and
along the other side like the first; turn
and work a row Of five chains from loop
to loop, and finish with row like last
row of the top.
For the string wind the wool six
times round the hook and two fingers,
secure with chain stitch for tasseD,
work chain of about yard and halt
in length, wind the wool six times round
the fingers, secure with chain stitch
as before and cut off the wool. Tie each
tassel round close to the chain and CIR.
the loops, work a second string like the
first and thread both through The string
row, but commencing each string from
opposite sides of the bag. When in use
the strings should be it'd together over
the top, thus forming handle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01


had visited the building and was con-
WINGED that everything had been left
all right.
His thoughts Immediately turned to
burglars, who were apparently making
free with the clubs property. Dressing
himself in haste, LIE left the house, and
crossing the ground, approached the
pavilion, where the light was still burn
ing.
Through the window he distinctly
saw the form of man, who had
donned red, amber and black jersey.
the well-known colors of the Bradford
club.
Wondering what burglar could be
doing with club jersey, Jennings pro-
duced the key and entered the pavilion
with the policeman. A careful exami-
nation showed that everything was in
order. Apparently nothing had been
touched, and there was absolutely no
evidence that anyone had been in the
building.
But the groundman is sure he saw
the light and the visitor The story
was the only topic of conversation
among the crowd of spectators who
watched the match which was played
on the grounds the next day.
The more superstitious recalled the
fact that only a few days before Joe
Hawkridge, the one-time famous three
quarter, died in San Francisco from ty-
phoid fever. 1T was his ghost" they
declared, taking last look around his
old haunts."
1t was even suggested that Joe" de-
sired to see his old club repeat some Of
the glorious. victories in which he had
assisted in the past, and, curiously
enough, the match resulted in the
Bradford team winning by 80 points to
two. Was there sixteenth player in
the home team?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
NOTES ABOUT noTABLEs.

Iohn Sparks. governor Of Nevada. 10
the largest owner Of range cattle in tho
United States.
Miss Ethel Bret Harte, daughter Of
the famous writer Of early California
life. will devote herself to concert work
because her fathers estate at his death
was too small to support his family.
Theodore S. Mcclellan, Names Oldest
printer, and the friend and companion OF
President Franklin Pierce, Nathaniel
Hawthorne and the poet Longfeslow, OBJ
served his ninety-third birthday recent
" at Brunswick, Maine.
Mrs. Anna c. Fall is the first woman
lawyer to appear before the full bench
of the Massachusetts supreme court. She
was there few days ago as counsel for
plaintiff in a damage suit against the
city of Maiden. The case came up on
appeal from the superior court.
Henri Dunant, now rs years old and
living in i'll health near the Lake OF Con-
stance. was the originator OF the Red
Cross movement 1t is As years since he
began his work and 40 since the inter-
national convention at Geneva. Dunant
was first Influenced by what he had read
of Florence Nightingale's work IN the
Crimean war.
Frederick Vanderbilt seldom goes
anywhere in society. He dislikes 1t ex-
tremely, and it is said he frequently goes
away when his wife has house parties.
They are devoted couple, and Mrs. Van
derbilt herself is not much taken with
society of tc-lay. She is fond OF liter
ary people and of entertaining men and
women of brains.
According to newspapers published IN
the far east Gen. Stoessel, defender OF
Port Arthur, is of Jewish origin. His
grandfather, Abraham Stoessel. gold
smith by trade, went to ST. petersburg
from Moravia about 1885. His son on
reaching manhood embraced the Rus
sian orthodox faith and he whose name
is now famous the world over was
brought up in the same belief.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01

HOW TO ARRANGE WATER BAL
knot the other ends OF the thread to-
gether
Stick one end of your hatpin into the
side OF the cork near the top. and lay the
knitting needle across the top of the pen
Gil, with the bottom of the cork resting
on the surface of the water in the glass.
You would better have tiny groove in
the top of the pencil
On the other end Of the knitting needle
suspend the triangular bit of paste
board, as the picture shows. Now you
are ready for your experiment.
Ask each of your friends to guess how
many matches can be laid on the paste
board without overbalancing the
needle and drawing the cork from the
water. They will guess absurdly low
numbers-two, three, four, ETC., for the
weight Of the card alone will make the
cork bob up and down and look as if 1t
might be lifted from the water at any
moment.
Now pile match after match on the
cardboard. and you will find that a
good-sized pile will be required before
the cork can be lifted from the water; a
pile weighing much more than the cork
This is due to quality of the water
called surface tension" which holds on
to things with very real force, and by
weighing first the cork and then the
matches on small scale, you can find
out just what is the surface tension of
the water in the glass; it will be just the
difference in weight between the cork
and the matches.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01

which were placed in canvas stretcher
provided by the police, who conveyed
them to the station house.
Engineer Eagan, Salzman was in
charge of engine No. %, which drew the
train. 1t left the Long Island City
depot, bound for Manhattan Beach,
shortly after II o'clock. Nothing oc-
CURED until the train was approaching
the point where the tragedy occurred.
The tracks of this branch skirt the rear
of a cemetery and are protected by a
railing composed of three rows of heavy
wire, while the crossing is protected by
gate composed of two long arms which
are worked automatically from another
point. No regular f1agman, it is under
stood, is stationed at this point.
AS the train approached within few
hundred feet of the crossing Engineer
Salzman was for moment unable to be-
lieve his eyes when he caught sight
of the form of woman clad in deep
black deliberately walking across the
track and turning her face in the d.
rection of his train. His hand clutched
the whistle rope and he blew several
shrill blasts.
The woman paid no attention, but
continued to walk toward the fast
approaching train, and Salzman real
lied that he must act quickly and i'm
mediately applied the air brakes.
At the time he was leaning half out
of the cab window, and as the train
drew nearer and nearer to the woman
he saw her face and wild eyes and her
hands raised as if to ward off the blow
she knew was coming from the locomo-
tive. Sa1zman was spellbound by the
sight and he made frantic efforts to
stop the train before it struck the
woman and he not only threw back the
throttle but reversed the engine wheels.
The momentum, however, was too great
and the great engine, one of the heaviest
on the branch, struck the woman.
The pilot of the engine picked up her
body and threw it some distance ahead,
but it was again overtaken by the turn
ing wheels and passed from sight to be
ground up in the manner described.
With the assistance of the train hands
the dismembered portions Of the I'M
fortunate woman were gathered to-
Sether
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
CHARMING EXPERIMENT.
Mystic Trick Performed with Spool.
Pencil, Needle, Thread, Cork and
a Tumbler Of Water.

Here is charming little experiment
Z with which you can entertain party OF
friends for a good half-hour, and which
you will find full Of interest for yourself.
All you need is a spool, a pencil, a
knitting needle, some thread, a cork
and tumbler of water-things which
any OF our readers, says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune, can easily find
about the house, with the possible ex-
ceptlon OF the knitting needle, which
you can replace by hatpin, if you WISH
and it your big sister is not wearing
hers
Fill the tumbler with water, nearly
to the brim. Stick the pencil point first
into the spool and stand the spool by the
glass. Trim the top of the pencil with
your jack knife, so that it's top is a half
inch higher than the rim of the tumbler.
Get card or bit OF pasteboard, and
from 1t cut triangular piece with sides
each two inches long. In each corner
make a pinhole, and pass the end of
piece OF thread through each hole Now,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
POWER OF FREEZING ICE.
A Study Of the Problem Why Barrels
Are Broken by Ice Ex-
pansion.

Correspondents who have studied this
question have found that suspending a
piece or stick of soft wood in the center
OF the cask prevents the breakage of the
cask when the water is solidly frozen.
1t is asserted by some that cask open
at one end cannot burst, since the up
per layer of ice has free end to expand,
but correspondent of Scientific Amer
lean shows this is not conclusive in the
set of sketches herewith.
He states: There is a resistance very
soon. A barrel of water placed on a
fiat surface without air circulating un-
der it forms ice first at the open top
then at sides. last at bottom. This diff
ference continues, increasing the thick
ness at top and angles until there is
formed an egg-shaped chamber around
the remaining water. The ice is heav-
lest at top and thinnest at middle of
bottom. AS the increased pressure
caused by expansion of freezing presses
against the barrel, the weakest sur
rounding wall must give. If the bot
tom with its thin layer of ice is stronger
than the top ice, this last will break.
relieving the pressure; but frequently
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
Quarreled Over 5000 Times.

Kansas City, Mo.-Mrs. Theresa
Schujul, of Kansas City, Kan, gave
her husband, John Schujul, 500 sew
eral days ago to leave her and never
return. He kept his promise until the
other night. In the police court the
next morning they said that they were
married in Germany Is years ago and
had quarreled every day since. This
means total of more than 5000 quar-
rels. The police judge placed a fine of
$50 against Schujul and gave him a
stay of execution under promise that
he would stay away from his wife and
give her no further trouble.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
EFFECT OF FREEZING WATER IN AN
OPEN Barrel.

OPEN BARREL
the greater thickness at top resists at
the expense Of the bottom.
A piece of wood two or three feet long.
suspended with lower end at center Of
barrel, the water under pressure will es-
cape between it and the surrounding ice
to top, congealing there in layers, form
ing an elevation several inches high.
This escaping water prevents the wood
from becoming tightly fixed in ice, and
the increased pressure beneath may
cause it to rise several inches through
the ice. as seen in Fig. 3.
Fig. l shows the first stage of the ice
formation. Fig. 2 is the second stage,
showing the extra thickness at the top
and the beginning of the ice uplift.
It is a well-known fact that water be-
gins to expand while it is seven degrees
above its freezing temperature, and the
expansion continues as it becomes ice.
In the change from water to ice the ex-
pansion is about one-ninth, and this
amount of space must be provided some
where. Usually strong barrel will
hold, and the ice will give away at the
top, but the use of stick of timber no
doubt is helpful in preventing possible
breakage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
SUCCESS SUMMED UP.

: "Push," said the Button. 9i
Never be led" said the Pencil
take palms," said the Window.
always keep COOL" said the Ice.
BE up to date" said the Calendar.
"Never lose your head" said the Bar
rel. ~
Make light of everything" said the
Fire.
"Doa driving business" said the Ham,
mer.
Aspire to greater things" said the
Nutmeg
BE sharp in all your dealings" said
the Knife.
Find a good thing. and stick to it,
said the Glue.
do the work you are suited for" said
the Chimney.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
HOW THEY MAINTAIN THE CHARMS
OF THEIR SEX.
The Importance that Attaches to the Carr
of the Blood II Ono Wants Bright Eyes
and q Clear Complexion.

1ne importance t00e Att0Cne9 TO the Carr
of the Blood II Ono Wants Bright Eyes
and a Clear Complexion.
Every sensible woman naturally wishes
toappear attractive. She knows the value
of bright eyes, delicate complexion and
lively spirits. She knows also that
good health is at the basis of her charms
and that good blood is the source Of good
health.
Miss Mamie Conway has complexion
which is the admiration Of all who know
her. Asked if she could make any sug.
gestions that would be helpful to others
less fortunate, she said ~
''My complexion would not have
pleased you, if you had seen it two years
ago. It was then about as bad as it
could be, aud it gave me a great deal OF
dissatisfaction. If you want a good
complexion you must take care of your
health, especially of the condition Of
your blood. My health was at that time
completely broken down. I Twas nervous,
had frequent headaches, q torpid Liver
and great deal Of pain in that region.
I suffered also from Indigestion. It was
SACtaA oAAtAo AAy OAOOO was AL UtlU COuO1C1O0e
for pimples broke out all over my face
cit is hard to realize that, for there
isn't the slightest trace of such blem.
ishes now"
cit was unfortunately quite other.
wise then, and q long time passed before
found anything that gave me any re.
lief. I became very weak and listless.
The DOCTORS medicine did me no good.
and took q number of highly recon.
mended tonics with no better result,
AS soon. however, as began to use DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People nv
complexion cleared up, and after I had
taken two boxes there was not a sign 81
pimple left on my face. Ny cheek.
became rosy, I gained flesh and have hae
perfect health ever since"
Rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes ar.
merely signs fhealthy blood. They have
omenot only in the case of Miss Conway,
whose home is at 1871 East Eighth street
Canton, Ohio, but to thousands Of
women for whom DR.. Williams Pinl
Pills haae made new blood. There is III
surer way Tor you to obtain them, than t.
buy a box Of these pills from any drug
glst and try them for yourself. They cor
seoe Irregularities and bsanish weakness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
CHOSE DEATH IN
AWFUL FORM
WOMAN FACES FAST ENGINE
AND IS GROUND TO PIECES.
A PLAIN CASE OF SUICIDE.
Fails to Heed Warning Of Engineer
Who Is Unable to Avert Trag-
edy - Remains Scattered
Along the Roadbed.

New York-With bloodless cheeks,
staring eyes and hands raised as if in
supplication, Mrs. Sadie G. Hanrahan,
AZ years old, Of this city, deliberately
walked in front of fast-mOving train
on the Manhattan Beach branch of the
Long Island railroad, at Moffat street
and Central avenue crossing, and was
ground to death beneath the wheels.
In this shocking manner the woman
ended a life which had been made
wretched through an unfortunate mar
riage. The manner of her death leads
the police and her relatives who are
Frustrated over her horrible death to
believe that long years of worry had
unbalanced her mind.
The death of the woman was quick,
and as the train rolled on under it's mo-
mentum the road bed for many feet was
strewn with portions of her body. 1t
was CHASTITY sight for the women and
even the men passengers on the train
who leaped to their feet when the fran
tic engineer applied the air brakes in
his efforts to stop the train. The speed
of the train was reduced with a bad
jolt, which at first threw the passengers
from their seats, and as they scrambled
to their feet they rushed for the doors.
They all insisted on getting off, and
many of the women regretted this step
when they caught sight of portions of
the woman's body and clothing, which
had left horrible trail behind the train
Several women uttered piercing
shrieks and were carried into the train
again in hysterical condition, while
men were compelled to turn their heads
to shut out the awful sight. The tu-
multi caused a gathering of people, who
crowded about the spot, and in doing so
drew the attention of policeman. The
curious onlookers were at once driven
back, while the police and train hands
picked up the dismembered remains,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
Describes Dying Pain.

Boston.-Dr. w. R. Read, graduate
Of Edinburgh university and of the
University of Pennsylvania, is dead
here at the age of 10 years. He was
found sitting in chair beside a table
upon which lay note showing that
he had diagnosed his own case AZ tha
attack came on. It read as follows:
Nothing suspicious. I died of rheu-
matism Of the heart. My effects 70 ia
my wife, Annie Read, Hickory, n. q.
The pain is terrible. The rheumatism
has reached the vital organs"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
A Toothsome Dish.

After sweet potatoes have been par
boiled and sliced lengthwise they should
be sprinkled lightly with white pepper,
given a dash of salt and placed in the
oven for a few moments. Then they are
to have a dressing of egg and bread
crumbs poured over them and put be-
low the flame of a gas range where they
can broil. Minced parsley is to be
strewn over them just before they are
sent to the table.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
CAPTURE DUMB WILD MAN,
Been Scout During Civil
War;

Huntingdon, Tenn.-A wild man has
been captured near Luray, Henderson
county, in lonely part of Forked Deer
bottom, after giving his pursuers a
hard race.
For some time the negroes Of
that section have claimed that they
could hear curious noise at night,
but the white people paid little atten-
ton to them. They finally claimed
they saw wild man and fou, or five
white men went to the bottom a few
nights since in search of him. About II
o'clock the wild man made his appear
ance, and, when spoken to by one OF
the party, fell fiat on the ground and
uttered shrek after shrek. He then
disappeared in q canebrake
The party, with lighted lanterns, fol-
lowed the tracks in the mud and twice
got glimpse of the man. After long
chase the party came to hollow pop
lar log that had been blown down. An
investigation revealed tracks in the
log and later the form of a man was
discovered in the far end of the log in
a STOPPING position. He was captured
and proved to be perfectly harmless.
His only covering was long growth
of hair. The man seemed to be RAJ
tional at times, but had lost his power
of speech. In a niche of the t,ee was
found an old federal cap and in
another place was found what appeared
to be paper, but on closer examina-
ton proved to be writing. It was
dated 1863, and was an order to Gen.
Grant, but it could not be told who It
was from.
It is the general opinion around Luz
ray that the man was scout during
the war and got lost in the bottom and
finally became mentally unbalanced
and later wild.
Chronic Yawner; Wants Damages.
Chicago.-Robert Thompson, a negro
As years old yawns once minute.
Therefore he is suing the Roebling
Construction company, of Chicago, in
the Geneva courts for $4,000 because of
a fall that has made him a chronic
yawner. Thompson says that because
of his affection he is mistaken for a
lazy man by those to whom he applies
for work and that he can get no en-
ployment He was employed by the
company on an Elgin building, and last
August fell, hurting his back and neck.
Where the doctors have been puzzled
the court is called in to render a YER
dict.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
cHILD'S DRESS OF CLOTH.
OrDamented with Narrow Bands Of
Fur This Little Gown Is Very
Effective on Raw Days.

This child's frock is of dark green
cloth. The skirt is made with box plaits
and trimmed with band of ermine ane
straps of black braid The blouse Is
box-plaited at the top (where it is
trimmed with straps of braid) to yoke
of black astrakhan bordered with band
of ermine.
The yoke is finished around the neck
with little collar of the cloth forming
tabs in front, ornamented with buttons
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
ENGLISH FOOTBALL CLUB
HAS A CHOSTLY VISITOR
Enters Dressing Pavilion and Dons
Jersey According to Story OF
Startled Groundsman.

London.-The Bradford football club.
one of the best known in the Northern
union, has its ghost. It was discovered
by Mr.. John Jennings. the groundman
at the well-known Park avenue football
Enclosure, on the outskirts of the York
shire town.
He lives in house which overlooks
the ground. Just before midnight.
looking out of his bedroom window, ne
was startled to see a light burning In
the pavilion. Only an hour before he
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01

The vest is of the material braided with
black soutache, and over this is a little
scalloped waistcoat, also of the material,
embroidered with soutache.
The sleeves are box-plaited and
trimmed with the braid at the top, then
are plated in at the bottom to form
cuffs finished at the wrists with bands
of astrakhan. The girdle is of the ma
terial or of silk to match
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
Why, Sure.

The Senator-Why mustn't vote 1of
that bill? so,,+
want 1t, senator. :.
.Wbat have the people got to DO
With it? Amt election over nes'-
chicago Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
Enough.

Richly want to propose to girl,
and don't know how to go at it. What
would you suggest?
Friend-If I had your income, I'd
tell her to look me up in Bradstreet's
and then ask her what sized ring she
wears.-Detroit Free fress
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
QUEER PAPUAN DRESS.
How the Natives Of New Guinea Or
nament Their Persons with
Odd Trinkets

The dress and ornaments of the in
habitants (called Papuans) of New
Guinea are very interesting. Necklaces
and armlets of cord, beads, brass wire,
teeth, shells, seeds, ETC., are worn, and
also shell anklets, earrings of bone or
bones and sticks put through the nos
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
LARGEST KNIFE IN WORLD.
rs;oantic Piece of Cutlery Which an
American Firm Has Turned
Out,

The largest knife in the world has,
~ cost OF several thousand dollars.
recently been made in America AS
mere printed statement OF its size
might perhaps, hardly convey an ade-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
A Stitch in Time.

To save the knees of boys ribbed
stockings one mother reenforces them
by sewing piece of strong black cloth
behind them before they are worn at
all. It is remarkable how much longer
stockings wear when treated in this way,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
Secret Out.

what is the secret of your success p
asked the very young man.
"In buying" said the old horse deal
or, II look sharp and in selling look
Just as ignorant as I can."-Chicago
News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-01
At the Soiree.

.r4ave YOU any of my works IN your
house madam" asked the lone-naileo
gentleman. $50, ), ..;d the lady.
49, vo,, an author or q clockmaker!-
ronkers Statesman