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Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19

with clusters of tucks or plaits from
the knee down only. One of the fav-
orite spring travelling models is made
with a jacket, tight fitting and abso-
lutely severe, coming to within a few
inches of the hem of the skirt.
Very necessary is the white cloth or
corduroy coat and skirt. This must al
ways be on hand for chilly days, which
come sometimes, if seldom. When any
sailing or boating is to be done this
white costume is invaluable. There are
many models in white cloth, cheviot or
flannel. some elaborate, many quite Sc
we're, any number with short, smart
Eton jackets. others with tight fitted
three-quarter length coats. The skirts
are all pretty much alike. All are full
and plated, whether the coat be short
or long; all are short and all are worn
with wide silk girdle or broad leather
belt. Accordion plated skirts are be
ing made up in all materials, and the
costume of white yelling or canvas,
with attractively made short jacket and
short, plated skirt, fitted, with no full
ness over the hips, is both useful and
decidedly ornamental.
Coat and skirt costumes of linen,
duck, canvas and crash are more in
vogue even than formerly and these
are worn with waists of the same,
trimmed simply or elaborately with
lace, or with fine embroidered batiste
bodices. These costumes are pretty in
all shades, as green, red, pink, blue,
ETC., and are made up with the very
long coat, with the medium three
quarter jacket, or with the short Eton. !
White is to be worn to a great extent, |
although not as much as last year.
While separate skirts and shirt waists |
are quite tabooed, the shirt waist form |
is near approach to this old comfort
able style. Embroidered waist pat
terms, which are to be had everywhere
now, are good investments, for the ma
terial can easily be matched to make
a skirt, and for a simple morning dress
there is nothing prettier. Linen gowns,
both simple and elaborate, are more
necessary than almost any other kind
for summer, even the dainty muslins
having scarcely less wear Linen duck
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
THE sELF-PRoTEcTINe CACTUS

The cactus, with it's 800 varieties, is
one of the wonders of the vegetable
world. They are commonly found in
the United States, Mexico and South
America, and some species are culti-
waited on the borders of the Mediter-
ranean sea, where the fruit is eaten.
They vary in size from two or three
inches to fifty or sixty feet in height.
The peculiar structure of these plants
fits them for life in the most arid
deserts, for they can obtain nourish-
will grow, and their thick coats permit
them to retain moisture and vitality for
many weeks. Specimens Of the prickly
pear have been known to grow after
having been on a dry floor for six
months, and they have blossomed when
left in this condition for some time.
One variety of the prickly pear is cul-
tivated in Mexico for the purpose of
raising the cochineal insect, which
feeds upon it. Some of the cochineal
plantations contain as many as $4,000
plants. The female insects are placed
upon the plants in August, and in
about four or five months the first
gathering of the cochineal takes place,
being then ready for the market. The
Indians have found other uses for
these plants. They wind the fiber
around the foundations of their bas-
kets, which gives them great strength
and beauty. Animals also, when suf-
fering from thirst, will tear off the
hard fiber and devour the moist, juicy
interior of the stems.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19
.ATTEEWOCW COsTJ7SE acECEUAAD RL1zE
E1dBEODERED RA7F5T

is The favorite material, while pique
is again becoming popular.
The guimpe effect is still seen in dark
linens and piques, for no matter what
color the gown may be white is always
most becoming against the face. Then
white lace cuffs and collars soil very
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19

quickly, and it is relief to have only
the guimpe washed instead of the en-
tire gown, which is sure to fade sooner
than necessary when repeatedly laun-
dered.
More delightfully."- pretty, however,
than all other gowns are the fiowered
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-19

which are made up this year WIFI
quantities of lace edged ruffles, tlhy
ribbon bowknots and rosettes and with
long sash ends of ribbon. 1t is not
possible to say just what colors are
most fashionable in these flowered ma
terials. for it depends entirely upon
what shades are most becoming. IL
is rather a good plan to have two I'M
| ines for one of these dresses, one Whlte.
the other the shade of the most prom
| inent flower, and in this way an ap-
pearance of greater variety in the out
fit can be gained Broad girdles are
still EN- regale, but the varied point in
| the center is being made longer on al
most each model that is turned out
On most nightgowns there are the long
sash ends caught into two or three
| loops or knots. With a flowered mate
rial the ribbon should never be white,
either green or the color of the flower
showing up the shading to better ad-
vantage. Waists are made in so many
different ways that it is impossible to
saw which is the favorite style. Yokes
and deep cuffs of lace are always eff
fective with light gowns, while the
| fulness of the sleeve is at the shoulder
or carried down to the elbow only.
Elbow sleeves are much in fashion at
the moment, but a deep lace cuff is
almost bound to make the gown more
becoming. The collarless yokes are
also worn to a great extent, but this
style seems always more suitable for
evening than for afternoon wear.
Dresses for Hotel Life
Decolete gowns are seldom in good
form at a hotel unless there happens
to be some special dance or ball follow
ing dinner, so for the evening dainty
silk high neck dresses may be pro-
vided, as we'll as the attractive mousse
line gowns. 1t is not always necessary
to make up a muslin gown over SILK
but silk petticoat of some kind IS
better this season when skirts must
be so wide and full. For warm even
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
BELTS THAT ARE MoDIsH.
Popular Adjunct to the Up-to-Date
Costume for the Winter
Season. s- =.

A great deal may be said about the
new belts, for they form so essential a
part of the costume that they must not
be left out. . 'r +
In the beginning of the chapter upon
belts it must be stated, says the Brook
Ign Eagle, that they are divided into
several classes. No longer is belt a
belt. 1t is sometimes a girdle. Again
it is a schumacher. Again a belt is so
fashioned that it forms a wide back.
making a position effect; and it is so
cut that it is deep enough to dispense
with the shirt waist. With deep pos
tilion belt, and a handsome deep stock,
one can put on ones winter Elton coat
and be very presentable. sa&7sS
There is one pretty belt more in the
form of girdle, and made of Liberty
satin. 1t is smooth and wide and is laid
in folds. 1t is very deep, coming almost
up under the arms. 1t is snug and it is
put together without visible fastening.
There is neither hook nor eye and there
is no buckle nor button Of any kind.
Such a girdle is pest made over q
crinoline foundation. But you can do
very nicely by taking three yards of
Liberty satin ribbon four inches WIDE
To make your girdle, pin one end of the
ribbon IN the front, fastening 1t secure
ly. Now begin ana wind the ribbon
tightly around your waist, gradually
increasing the width of the girdle.
Finallyp the loose end tightly and in
visibly with tiny pins.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
THE HEALTHIEsT EXERCISE.
More Real Benefit Obtained from
Household Work Thanaf Any
Other way. S. " "

= What is the real meaning Of the
It is simply an excuse for the wom-
an of fashion to exercise her muscles
which crave for employment-in
useless rather than useful works says
the American Queen. If this same
woman would spend half as much en-
ergy in doing her proper share Of
homework as she devotes to set Of
exercises, she would enjoy much bet
ter health and get all the. physical
culture she wanted for nothing. q
The most elaborate system of mus.
cular exercises ever invented cannot
hold candle in solid health value to
the natural, simple and easy move
ments involved in doing the lighter
part Of housework. @ s..tft,ft,
There is no healthier kind Of e1er-
else, and the woman who neglects it
is thereby the loser. In going through
the various muscular movements incl
dental to busting, bed making, sweep
ing, clothes-brushing, rug-shaking,
ETC., the housewife or daughter OF the
house knows the meaning Of the vari-;
GUS postures she adopts, and the why
and wherefore of using a particular
group of muscles with a particular OBJ
ject in view. ssa. fg.a jssslstsa
She has the mental satisfaction and
exhilaration Of knowing that she is
doing something tangibly useful, mem
tai recreation thus going hand in hand
AS 1t always should-with muscular
exertiOn.
Mothers who neglect to train their
daughters to do their ordinary share
of the work of the house are doing
very foolish thing. To be . success
full housekeeper a woman must be
familiar with all the thousand details
pertaining to housework, and she can
only be this if she has herself gone
through the mill" ....... ...5. -.
Thus, while she is being trained to
homework she is gaining knowledge
as well as muscle. - r'3
The domestic process known as 'do-
ing out ROOM concentrates into one
harmonious whole almost the entire
series of muscular movements OF
which the body is capable Doing
down the walls is fine exercise for
the chest and upper limbs; sweeping
the floor and switching the carpet are
capital for the. muscles Of. the spine.
Blackleading a range is an opera
ton that brings q large number OF
muscles into play but that. like the
business of scrubbing a floor, must
be reserved only for the more robust.
No woman who has a house OF her
own need be at loss for topportun-
tiles of physical culture 4H &H'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
. Making OF the Pup.

Two lorkshiremen, father and son.
went out to ferret rabbits. taking with
them a puppy they hoped to train into a
good sporting dog.
After a while the puppy, getting ex-
cited, worked his way along distance
down a burrow, and the two sports
men, anxious to recover him. put their
heads down a hole on each Side of the
fence to discover his whereabouts. Pres
emily. q voice in tones Of anguish was
heard calling for telp. Here. Joe,
quick! He has got hold Of me by the
nose, and can't get him off,
Bear il feyther! bear it," was the
sympathetic reply; It'll be the making
Of the pup! Smiths Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
10 m anCe
OF THE
Iime=Limit
j. Ticket
toepyright. IN. y Daily ssory Pub. Co. !,


HE blue-coated ticket talzer walked
down the aisle of the rapidly.
moving train, with the ease, peculiar
70 train officials He had an exceed
angly bored air. from the fact that al
ready seven tickets, purchased from
scalpers and exceeding the date of ex-
firation by one day, had been ten
dered him.
why is it, he asked. as he en-
countered the Pullman conductor in
the 'vestibule, that people hate to
cough up the price of railroad tick
ct? l don't know of anyone who gets
money given SO grudgingly as con-
ductor.' Sssss9sla r.
Unless it is q dentist suggested
the Pullman conductor.
The train conductor pursued his
way into the diner. From a we'll
groomed, well-garbed man, who
lcokedsas If he might live at the ex-
pense Of the government, the conduc-
tor fully expected pass. Instead. he
got one of the bogus tickets.
You, tool" he exclaimed, grimly.
whats the matter?'' asked the
passenger, pausing In his aperusal Of
the menu card 8# #& ##&
you got this at scalper's, didn't
you"
Yes; what Of it," WI
''It's N. G. A time limit ticket
This is the eighth I've had offered me
already. You'll have to pay your
fare" ~ Ss FL h A
The passenger didn't seem to be par
ticularly disturbeik# this intelli.
gence. He paid his fare and resumed
his study of the menu card with COM
placent interest After most salts
factory dinner he returned to the
coach where he HAD left his luggage.
intending to read, but Immediately
his attention was diverted from the
magazine to the handsome young
woman who occupied the section op-
posite his. He had noticed her when
he boarded the train. and. after q
mental analysis, had classified her as
girl one would like to know, but
would not dare approach. sgsssaa
To his surprise and distress she was
now quietly weeping. A sudden
thought came to him. He hunted up
the conductor.
isn't that young woman who has
the seat opposite mine one of the un-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
Tomato Jelly Salad.

To one-haK can of tomatoes add enc
bay leaf, four cloves, a blade of mace.
one-half teaspooLful Of salt, one-fourth
teaspoonful of papriha, stalk of eel
cry and one-half teaspoonful of finely
minced onion; simmer Tor ten minutes
then rub through sieve; add one-third
Of q boxful Of gelatin, which has been
soaked in cold water, one-half cupful
of broken walnut meats and two table
spoonfuls of tarragon vinegar, pour into
wetted molds and set in cold place un-
til firm; turn out carefully when re-
quired to serve, and serve on crisp let
tuce leaves.-Good Literature.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
HE HAD THE LocK-sTEP.
Benevolent Brown Makes Bad Blundes
in Displaying His .d.as w.
sg,. @ Goodness. IL sta sc dry

81 The three met in the, park one re-
cent Sunday morning, and, lighting
weeds, seated themselves on a. hand,
bench, after which the conversation be-
came fluent, relates the New York
Sun, or until one Of the trio men,
sioned casually: '5S i'i'tE ~ s''* ,
"That fellow over there leaning
against a chain post bears the prison
mark, If ever a man does."Z ,5z.a
p II fail to see anything remarkable
about him other than that !, he ssiis
Eeedy-5t .aaug tE43tIeg 4sa sszs4 sjs
mo, it, is not that. mean he
glances at passers from the corner OF
his eye. There, he moves to the next
post. Notice that walk?"
Nonsense! Walks with a slight
hitch, that's all. What do you think
about it, BROWNE" tS15'4 ia IA 'isi IA
But Brown didn't think, and If he
did he said nothing. He was strange
iy silent all at once, though until tho
ugly subject came up he had been the
busiest talker of the trio. lHe -4..;..
II say, Brown, do you think that
poor fellow over there Is prison
bird?" ss-.g,,..,= .,...+.-.-.
II hope not. for his sake. II he has
been one, pity him. He will run afoul
of the hard old past wherever he goes
even here in the quiet park of a bright
Sunday morning. Poor devil! am go
ing over the way to speak to him, offer
him a little help If the needs it." ~
Brown crossed the drive and touched
the seedy man on the arm. The seedy
one turned with a frightened look, but a
smile came upon his face, and he started
to say something; but Brown uttered
quickly in an undertone: 81 ,a4z-..
Hush, not here! Move along and /
will follow. I want TO help you If can"
And before Brown knew what he was
doing he had both hands uporthe Others
shoulders, and was lock stepping with
him away from the drive toward se-
quest cred spot of the park.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
DRUGS USED FOR HEADACHE
Injurious Habit Unconsciously Ac-
quired By Many Sufferers
from the Affection.

In previous article warning was
uttered against the danger of @ resort
to headache powders" and other
powerful drugs for the relief of head
ache. It was shown, says Youths
Companion, that the remedy eventual
ly would prove worse than the dis
ease, and that the wisest course for a
sufferer from periodical attacks OF
pain in the head was to search for
the cause Of the trouble and remove
it, or, il that was not possible, to use
such palliative measures as would
soften the pain and perhaps shorten
the attack. even if they could not
cure. t.- s.
There is another unfortunately large
class of sufferers for whom this warn
ing comes too late. The headaches
have existed for so many years that
they have become inveterate and re-
cur again and again, until seemingly
the only possible mitigation OF the
suffering is in drugs The headache
habit is fully established, and the
drug habit has followed as an almost
necessary consequence. The problem
is now the cure of the drug habit,
which must be attacked by the re-
moval of the cause.-The headache
habit Mn5
Severe periodical headaches, of the
kind which almost force the sufferer
to drugs, are almost always either
ocular or equity. They can be pre-
vented only by the accurate fitting Of
glasses or the remedying Of other de-
fects, or by overcoming the equity con-
dition. Neither of these tasks is easy,
even to the most skillful Of physicians.
after the headaches have persisted so
long that habit" of the system has
been formed, yet persistence in treat
ment will always bring an ameliora-
tion, and sometimes cure.
The sufferer from equity or uric-acid
headache has usually for the time be-
| ing the choice of three evils-to en-
dure the pain, to take some more or
less poisonous drug, with its evil con-
sequences on the heart and in the es-
tablishment of habit, or to take
acids with the design of transferring
the pain from the head to the joints.
Permanent relief can be got only, In
general, from dieting-either alone or
combined with appropriate treatment
at some mineral spring.
Such grave condition should OF
course be treated by the trained physi-
clan and II ia nOsSih1e here to fndi-
cate only the general outline Of die
tary called for. 1t is the rigid ex-
clusion for a time, at least, of all
meat, fish, poultry, eggs, tea and cot
fee, as we'll as peas and beans. One
need not fear starvation even under
this radical regimen, for there re-
| mains choice of milk, cheese, bread
and butter. fruits, nuts, potatoes and
nearly all the vegetables.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07

fortunate eight who had time-limit
tickets?" he asked. H.
"Yes; she Isl snapped the conduc-
tor viciously. s-
THAT is what she is crying for.
them"
..Is she crying?" asked the conduc-
tor. and Boyden thought he detected
exultance in his tone.
Eyes; it may have embarrassed her
to nay her fare.ysss sse3#s. -g d,
"she hasn't paid It. She says she
hasn't got the money to pay 1t, and
I am going to put her OF at the next
station" he declared emphattcally.
'What! You'd put her oft-a women
alone and unfortunate" exclaimed
Hayden, Indignantly. "She bought her
ticket In rood faith-as did"
The conductor made no reply.
"Do you mean," persisted Boyden,
vrathfully, that you are in the habit
AZ putting women on the train 1t they
can't pay7"
~ never. put one OF before. IN
fact only yesterday lent woman.
Who had lost her purse. the money to
ret home with"
"wby have yor got IT in n.. for this :
woman?
"Becaus6 think she could get
home or wherever she may be going,
all right. Il she wanted to-.
.Now, zee here!" aygued Boyden.
.you know a woman like her wouldn't
he nut of if she could possibly pay.
81 don't know as to that, and I
Aor,t care do know that am going
to obey orders.
Royden returned to the Pullman
THE Young woman was still crying.
ue took the seat beside her.
"Pardon me-" he said. respectfully
.,rt think that you, like myself.
have BEEN the unfortunate victim On
q unscrupulc us scalper."
She looked up and said, eagerly:
.Oh. did you have one OF those
ZINE hi 4s ickets, to-? NJ DID the
ron ctor mike you pay full fare!
eyes. ofscourss He had to DO thai.
vou tnov. / thought perhaps the I'M
srnected emergency might have en-
hararssed you financially. know
49, whan ladies are away from home
thsv are quite apt to keep their ex-
..o..s nd 10 the limit of their cash on
had" a 900.
5 she turSed brown. appealing eyes
2 . ~. she said impulsively. and
.,,th : lille hysterical giggle. Il had
1870 ano1xh 70 buy ~ legidmale
.ns. aud leave good little margin
=. ,reidsntals. but did see such 9 g
lovely bargain IN . lace co.ia ssu..
houeat Il and then Just naa one uo'As'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
FIXING HIGH NOON At SEA
Wireless Telegraphy Expected Soon to
~ Overcome Difficulty Of Many y
" Il Years. Standing.

The n ost moment0us improvement in
navigation since the invention OF the
chronometer, more than 14O years ago,
has fust been foreshad0wed In q modest
paragraph in the report OF the chief OF
the BUREAU Of equipment OF the United
States navy. ut is believed" says Chief
Nancy, that the developmens OF wire
less telegraphy will enable (ime) sig
nails to be distributed over water as we'll
as ever land, and that before long every
ship at sea, in addition to every land
station, will receive daily noon signals
from the standard observatory clock. 7"
What does that mean? Nothing less
than the elimination of the last element
of uncertainty from the problem Of find
ing the position of ship at sea. Hith-
erto the one weak point In navigation
has been the difficulty of carrying stand
ard time on a voyage. Observations for
local time as we'll as for latitude have
been exact, but the comparison OF local
standard time for obtaining the long1-
tude has involved certain amount OF
guesswork. The best chronometer IL
not quite infallible, and some allowance.
which may not be precisely right, has al
ways toSbe made for errors. But with
time signals from a national observa-
tory every day at noon the mariner will
know his way over any part of the wide
ocean as accurately as il he were thread
ing buoyed channel. The chronometer
will Join the cross-staff and the astro-
labe on the junk heap of discarded make,
shifts. And Of course ship that can
communicate with the shore for ono
purpose is equally in touch with the
world for any other communication II
needs to make.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
Bed Curtains.

Curtains round children's beds should
be eschewed. They are injurious to
health. as they prevent the access Of
fresh sir to the sleeper. Ali bedcloth-
ing, too, should be warm and light;
entirely Of wool, if possible. A. baby's
pillow should not be too large and soft,
or the head win sink into it and free
ventilation be interfered with. Small
feather pillows are the most convent
.nt to use, but those Of curled hair are
lso recommended az being especially
healthy. These latter pillows are much
armer.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
Caulidover Salad. ]

Cold caulifOwers makes an exckllent
salad, either with mayonnaise or q
French dressing. Sprinkle the flower
cites with salt, pepper and minced
parsley before pouring on the dressing.
II French dressing is used it had better
be mixed before pouring On, as the flow
erettes are liable to break if they are
tossed in the usual manner.-N. +.
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
Baked Scallops.

Trim the scallops well, altar taking
from the shells, wash the shells thor
oughly. dry them and fill each with
the scallops, cut In rather small
Pieces. Over each sprinkle salt, it
needed, a few drops of lemon juice,
some chopped parsley, and lastly some
fEe bread crumbs, modstened with
melted butter. The scallops should
bake for about 20 minutes and be
served on the shells. boston Budget
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
Courtesy in Children,

il parents WISH. their little oass to be-
come courteous men.sand women they
must practice courtesy before them and
toward them. The mother who brings
up her boys to save steps for her, to lay
her little attentions in the way of watt
ing upon her. is laying stones ct gold
for the girls who one day may become
her Observation-Disclosures Daily
News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-07
Broiled Mushrooms.

Are delicious and quite easy to pre-
rare. Pare the mushrooms, wash and
dry thoroughly. Sprinkle them with
Pepper. salt and q tablespoonful pf OIL
Place a wire broiler and Cook over 1
clear fame for four minules to a side
Serve on toast with laaitre d'hotel
tu.ter.-N. Y.APoek