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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
JAP WAR CHANGES POLICY.
Big Guns Are to Be Used in United
States Navy, and Bayonets in
Army as Result.

Washington.-The Russo-Japanese
war has resulted in radical changes
in the policy of our army and navy
The former is preparing now for short
range conflict, while the latter is build
ing and arming for longer range than
before contemplated. President Roose-
welt short time ago had talk with
the secretary of war, and as a result
orders were issued up and down the
line to make ready for the hand-to-
hand fight.
Sabers have been ordered sharpened;
the style Of the bayonet is to be changed,
the long thin ramrod style now in use
is to be substituted by a broader and
larger bayonet, and it is possible that
the present rifle will have to be aban-
doned for longer one.
The general staff is somewhat dis
turbed by the fact that the total length
of the American soldiers reach" in
Guiding the length of the rife with the
bayonet added, is seven inches less than
the reach of every other army in the
world
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
BALE THEIR COTTON WELL.
Bombay Shippers Bundle It So Com
pactly They Are Not Afraid
of Fire.

In the opinion of Consul General Skin
ner, Americans have something to Learn
flom British India about baling cotton.
The Bombay bale" he writes, "is SO
convenient in size that one strong man
can easily pick it UP and stow it. One
hundred Indian bales can be manipu-
lated in as little time as SO American
bales and with the same labor. The cot
ton is so compactly pressed that sharp
blow from a hammer will cause the iron
hoop to burst asunder, whereas the
American binder must be pried open
with special tool The destiny OF the
bale ninimizes the danger OF fire.
"A foreman upon the docks with
whom | discussed this question, told me
that a lighted match might be thrown
upon an Indian bale without much fear
that the bale itself would be damaged
and that the worllingmen, who are in
the habit of smoking great deal, were
under no special Instructions as regards
sparks and matches when handling
indian cotton. On the other hand. when
American cotton arrived the most care
1ul precautions were necessary to pre-
vent accidents
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
AS SHE SUMMED HIM UP.
The Model Husband as Complacently
Viewed by His Prospective
- Possessor.

The young lady carefully selected
another chocolate.
och, yes, she said, "of course have
my ideals as to my future husband. He
must be strong and handsome, but not at
all conceited; he must be shrewd and
practical, but pcetical and artistic; he
must be able to make lots of money. and
be generous and unselfsh, and sing
tenor and be deep thinker, and per-
fectly straightforward and truthful; he
must be always thoughtful OF the rights
Of others, and own a racing motor car.
and he must never touch liquor, and be a
thorough sportsman. want him to be-
long to clubs and societies, to be a man
amongst men, but always be at home
in the evenings; and he must love me for
myself alone, and never talk foolishly:
in fact, he must be my mental and spir-
itual affinity, and no dreamer
And once again she carefully selected
another chocolate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
How a Woman Made a Success Of the
Home Vegetable Garden.


Theory is the foundation, expert
ence the finished structure. Garden
books as a rule run to the theoretical
side and it is up to each one of US
to buy the seed and accumulate the ex-
perience, oftentimes most expensive,
proposition, especially in the vegetable
garden; hence when a book appears
that is practical and written by an
amateur who can and does raise each
year all the vegetables for the home
table, it is bound to receive a warm
welcome.
How to Make Vegetable Garden"
by Edith Loring Fullerton, is a new
book just published by Doubleday, Page
& Co., New York City, at $500. It has
over $50 pages and is profusely illus
trated by half-tone reproductions of
photographs taken especially for this
book, which covers all phases of gar
dening-the breaking Of the soil. fer
ulization, planting, growth, cultivation
and even the preparation for the table.
each vegetable story covering the
housewives end Of 1t by means Of
recipes for cooking and serving.
Every portion of the book is thor.
oughly practical, being the story Of
personal experience from beginning to
END. A very ingenious table is added.
giving planting time, depth to plant
cate OF maturity and many most helm.
full hints,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
COMMERCIAL EXCURSIONS.
Help to Engender a Friendly Feel
ing Among Nations in Com
petition. A

Commercial excursions from one
country to another have become popu-
lar in Europe. Last year large party
of English merchants and manufac-
turers mace a tour of France to In
spect industrial establishments, trade
schools, etc. The visitors were cordial
iy received and entertained by the
French authorities and business men,
many of the latter of whom subse-
quently made similar visit to Eng
land. About 200 British merchants
contemplate similar excursion to Ger
many next May and June, and the visit
is viewed with lively satisfaction by
the German merchants, who are plan
ming to give these trade ambassadors"
a cordial reception.
Meetings of this Sort" says Consul
General Guenther, at Frankfort, in a.
report on the subject, do much good.
They help to engender friendly feel
ings among competing nations, remove
false conceptions or sectional preju-
iices, increase business relations and
afford much instruction to the excur-
sionists. 1t would be well if our Amer
lean manufacturers and exporters
would make excursions TO European
countries. Trips of the kind would af-
ford them vast opportunities for in
forming themselves about foreign mar
kets, and how to increase commercial
relations herewith
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
----------s----
Winters Bonds Broken.

For several million persons the begin
ming of April marks the expiration Of
a four months term of Imprisonment.
They have been shut away, not in soil
tary confinement CT at hard labor, per
haps, but nevertheless they have been
restrained of their liberty. Boating.
swimming, baseball, bicycling, golf, ten
mis-, gardening, and number of other
things, are among the prohibited diver
sions during this period of imprison-
ment. But now the sentence is served
our time is up, and we are free again.
The annual term Of confinement, says
Youths Companion. is one of the
penalties Of living in a country where
the winters are cold. 1t is regarded
as matter of course; something for
which we are in no way responsible and
from which we can in no way escape.
But after ALL it is. like most prison SEN
fences, for our sins. The snow keeps
us away from our tramps in the woods
because we cannot, or do not. wear foot
gear which will give us mastery of it.
We yield to the cold because we do not
dress properly to combat it; the rain
keeps us prisoners because our habits
of life make US fearful of wetting
So it is our sins. not nature, which con-
denim us to edo time" for third of
every year. The release is always Joy.
GUS. To be free is ever the greatest hap
piness in the world; and if there is any
time when one ought to take home the
purpose Of all enlightened penology-
that punishment is good only as a
warning and a corrective-that time
ought to be the moment when we have
paid the penalty in full, and are free
to begin over again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03

| predecessor had been enjoying a de-
lishtful snap Nearly all the big jobs
of work on the road had been given to
him and at his own price. AS soon
as Mr. Shonts entered upon his duties
he proceeded to chop off unnecessary
expenses, and, among the first, his re-
forms struck this contractor. In the
future, the big boss was told, he would
have to bid for his contracts just like
other men, and the jobs would be
given to the lowest and best bidders
To say that the ex-favored contractor
was mad would be putting it very
mildly. He swore great oath that he
would get even with Shonts' the next
time he saw him, and went into con-
siderable detail as to the exact man
ner in which he would deface his coun-
tenance. These threats reached the
ears of the Clover Leaf president, but
did not seem to cause him much I'M
rest.
1.-The contractor showed up in two
or three days to collect some money
due him, and the alert guardian Of the
presidents door led him into Mr..
Shonts' Office instead of to the cash
ier's department. AS soon as the Wis
itor was we'll inside the presidents
Office he heard the key turn in the
lock.
":Good morning. said Mr.. Shonts,
rising as his caller hesitated. I un.
derstood that you we're looking for"
me, so l left orders for you to be
to the Office. a l have heard that you
intended to do me up for some griev-
ance that you think you have. Is that
correct?'
"'That's right said the contractor;
I said it, and / meant it. If you'll
step outside of your Office I'll show
you that l meant what I said, too, by
giving you the best licking you ever
had in your life
'Mr. Shonts took of his coat. Well
settle it right here, he said. The out
side door is locked, and there will be
no interruption. Take off your coat,
and do it pretty quick
1.-The contractor shed his coat, and |!
in about three seconds there was the |
prettiest mix-up in that Office that you |
ever saw It lasted about five min
utes, possibly, and when it was ended
the Glover Leaf president was on top
and the Clover Leaf contractor was
with a countenance that
looked like Hamburg steak.
Have you got enough asked Mr..
Shonts, observing that his antagonist
had ceased to struggle and seemed
about to lapse into Inconsistencies.
eyes; let me up; I've got all l
want gasped the other.
"Mr. Shots allowed his visitor to
rise, handed him his coat and rang the
bell for the doorman.
"'Show this gentleman out said he,
as the door was unlocked and, the por-
ter made his appearance. He will not
be back
and he wasn't.
when a man in any walk of life
goes after things as Shonts does" con-
GUIDED his admirer, "he can accom-
olish anything. The construction Of
he Panama canal will be child's play
or him"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
The Financial Code.

For what do we live? We are told
IN all seriousness that since wealth
gives social standing, political influ-
ence, consideration and power, Amer
leans live to make money and fail or
succeed as tested by this standard Is,
THIS true? An eastern contemporary
takes leaf from Poor Richards AL
manac and gives us this version for
the later edition: Ordinarily great
fortune is built up like a stone wall
a stone at time. The young man who
declines to lay the first stone, because
IL comes so far short of a wall. will
never make progress in financial ma
sorry. An immense proportion Of the
people OF this country live up to their
incomes, laying aside nothing for the
traditional rainy day. Because they
cannot save 81 900 in bunch they save
nothing. the greatest financial kings
OF the world have not been above TAX
ing care OF the pennies even. The
great financial institutions look after
even the fractions of pennies" 1t is
true, philosophers the Florida Times
Union, that the bricks are laid one by
one along the foundation line, but, GER
talnly wall is thrown upon wall after
the structure is safe and finally Ossa
is piled on Pelion till the summit is
out OF sight and no man, knoweth it's
height or can sit upon it for recreation
in the afternoon. Is there nothing this
life promises us better than the cree
ton of this wonderful Chinese wall?
1t is wonderful, we grant, but what
Is it good for? The builder has been
cramped all his life-he has done moth
ing but lift bricks from one level to
another. .--
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
is A MAN OF NERVE.
THEODORE P. SHONTs IS NOT
AFRAID OF TROUBLE.
Story of Head Of New Panama Canal
Commission - His Meeting
with Quarrelsome Con-
tractor.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will deliver
the goods" This was the assertion
made by Secretary Morton a few days
ago, OF the man who has accepted the
task OF directing the building of the
great isthnian canal. MIR Shonts is
president OF the Toledo. st. Louis &
Western railroad, better known as the
Glover Leaf railroad. 1t is understood
that he made it condition of accept
ance that he should have a free hand
in his work, and this was Immediately
consented to by the president Mr.
Shonts was born in Crawford county,
Pennsylvania, in 1855, and has been
in the railroad business since 1881.
If Theodore Perry Shonts has not
greatly changed in character since &C.
cepting the dictatorship of the great
est modern engineering task, his
friends say that he will deliver the
goods in much less time and at con-
siderably smaller expense to Uncle
Sam than most people imagine pos
sible at this juncture.
"The secret of Mr.. Shonts' success
in life is due to the fact that he goes
after trouble instead of waiting for it
to come to him. He goes after it and
overcomes it while most men would
be dreading its coming" So said zone
of his Oldest friends the other day, and
to illustrate the statement told the
following story:
mot long after Mr.. Shonts became
president Of the Clover Leaf railroad
he ran afoul Of a quarrelsome con-
tractor. This man under Mr.. Shonts'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
Growth Of Population.

Sociologists in recent years have
been giving US a lot of views and sta
tistics as to the restrictions which
society has placed upon the ordinary
course of nature, and we have been. in
structed time and again that the chief
duty Of man is to multiply and replen-
ish the earth. On the whole, observes
the Philadelphia Inquirer. that seems
to be what the race is doing, for every
census in civilized lands indicates that
the population is growing rapidly, due
not only to general cessation of wars,
but to the fact that people take better
care Of themselves and live longer. A
statement from the life insurance CON-
panies indicates that the average life
of the insured man is more than 40
years, which indicates that for the
whole race it must be much nearer 40
than the former standard of SO. Large
ly this is due to the fact that more
babies reach maturity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
Great Irrigation Dam.

An enormous dam is to be built for
irrigation purposes-the Roosevelt dam
in Salt River Valley, Ariz. 1t will be
one OF the largest in the world, will cost
$1,l00, 600, will overflow about $50 600
acres of land and supply water power for
hundreds OF places throughout the ter
ritory. The practice ofirrigation is very
ancient, water having been stored and
distributed in this way in Egypt as early
as 1900 B. c. Persia, India, Ceylon
China, as we'll as Peru and Mexico also
had irrigation works ages ago. Even
there in Arizona, not SO far from where
the big dam is to be built, remains of an
Gent irrigation works can be found
which suggest that that section of tho
desert may have been compelled by men
to blossom as the rose" many hundreds
ct years ago.-N. Y Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
o1D-woR1D ODDITIES.

Although roasted whole for IL hours
over coke fires, bullock, cut up and dis
trlbuted among 500 poor people at Sun
derland, was found to be still uncooked.
During the hearing of case at High
gate police court it was stated that Is
persons were living free Of rent in Sgd
ney Road, Hornsey. because no land
lord ever called to collect it.
Along the converts made in London
by Torrey and Alexander was a we'll
known musical entertainer" Ouenton
Ashlyn, who has decided that he cannot
conscientiously continue in his profess
sion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03

To perpetuate his memory in the
minds and hearts of the people OF the
city which has been his home for half
century, George A. Grund, of Kansas
City. Kan, has given his entire fortune
of more than 100000 for the erection
of a hotel, which is to be the property
If the city. The only conditions are
that the hotel shall always bear his
name. and that a life-size portrait OF
himself shall bbe placed in the foyer.
Work ia to be commenced at once. Kan
sas City, Kan, has no first-class hotel,
md the business men have been trying
for several years to raise enough money
nv public subscription to build one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03

Mrs. Annie M. Weightman Walker,
heiress of the Weightman fortune OF
about $5o,0oO,oOo is said to be living in
fear OF poison and at her apartments in
. New York hotel has surrounded her.
self with detectives to foil any efforts
of her enemies to reach her Mrs. Walk
or is, according to the stories that are
being told, more unhappy than she ever
was in her life over the efforts to break
the will of her father, which made her
40 enormously wealthy. The entrance
tn her apartments is said to be con-
stantly watched by detectives.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
PROF. ]. H. HOLLANDER.
Man Who Will Examine Santo Do
mingo's Finances-One Of Amer
ica's Leading Economists.

New York.-Prof. Jacob H. Holland
er, Of the Johns Hopkins university,
who sailed from New York for sau1o
Domingo, and who will make an in
vestigation of affairs there at the IN
stance Of President Roosevelt, is recog-
nized as one of the leading economists
of America.
The service he has rendered to the
United States government on similar
occasions has been signal His work
in Porto Rico, where he was sent as
special emissary of the late President
Mckinley to devise plan for orgaaiz-
ing the revenue system of that is.
land, commended itself in such de-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03

Numerous shining examples have
been pointed out since Dr.. Osler was
first quoted as saying that man has
done his best work at the age OF 40,
and has passed the stage of usefulness
at 60, but no example has been SO shin
ing, perhaps, as that of Henrik 1bsen,
the Norwegian playwright, says the In
dianapolis Star. Not only has this man
not done his best work at 40, but he had
done nothing but crude work up to that
time. Further than that, his greatest
plays were penned after he had reached
the age of 60, and to-day when he is
Just about to enter his seventy eighth
year, II years past the Osler limit, the
coming publication is announced OF
4 war drama, which is regarded as the
greatest Of his works.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
PUSSY WILLOWS.

"A group OF shining brown buds, on leafess
tree,
Sway, little brown buds, sway.
Do not heed the north wind, nor the teas
ing breeze
They will pass with dying day.
myriad Of white heads peeping from the
buds ~s
Peep. little white heads, peep
A gentle rain is faIling-open wide your
hearts,
And forth from your cradles creep
The willow trees a'glisten, with dancing
pussies gay
Yes, little pussies-gIisten.
The world begins to sparkle with the glow
of early spring
To the music Of her voice, Gears-listen.
A million little .pussies in coats CT silver
fur
Up in the branches swinging
The naughty sun is peeping-ah-now he's
stole a kiss
And the pussy willows all are singing
Agnes Lockhart Hughes, in Recreation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
Becomes BRIDEGROOM at 98

Prescott, Micn.-Patrick Henry, of
Logan, the oldest inhabitant Of Oge-
nav county, although having lived 9S
years, has never learned to steel his
heart against barbed arrows of Dan
Cupid's bow, and has just entered upon
his fifth matrimonial venture. The
bride is 49 and has been married twice
before, but is childless Her maternal
affections need not go to waste. how
ever, as her husband is the father OF
ten children, and has grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, great great-grand-
children galore to claim her attention.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
THE END OF THE GRIP
prAnHED AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF
COMPLICATED TROUBLES.
Deafness, Kissing Sounds in Head, Stomach
Disorder, Palpitation OF Heart and
inability Overcome at Last.

Deafness. Kissing soundsi in Head, Stomach
| disorder, Palpitation Of Heart and
Debility Overcome at Last.
Mr. Newman certainly had a very
tough time with the grip, and it is no
wonder that he thinks that the remedy
that cured him can't be beat. His case
shows how profoundly grip poisons the
| system and how obstinately it resists all
ordinary efforts to eradicate it.
Few cases can be worse than Mr.. New.
! man 9 for he had head, heart and stom-
ach troubles combined with great weak
ness. He recently said:
"The attack of grip which had eight
wears ago left me in a very bad fix. I
became nearly deaf and my head ached
continually and was filled with kissing
and roaring sounds. Ny heart f1uttered
and had regular running-away spells.
My stomach was SO sore that l could
hardly bear touch OH that part of my
body. had great deal Of pain in the
region Of my liver and the doctor said
that organ was enlarged. My kidneys
ached SO at times that could hardly
stand.''
didn't you give up and go to bed?"
he was asked.
"No, simply wouldn't. Ny head
and my back ached dreadfully, but I
obstinately dragged myself about, kept
growing worse and finally ran down to
almost nothing"
"What did you do to get relief?''
"First tried n doctor, but he did me
no good. Then I took all kinds of adj
vertised preparations but nothing proved
helpful until began to use DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. AS soon as got them I
knew that I had at last hit the right
remedy for my case. The very first box
did more for mo than anything else I
had ever taken. They gave me relief
right away and in three months they
positively cured me. I think I was
scarcely ever in better health in my life
than am at present. !"
Mr.. William A. Newman is WELL
known Camden county farmer, living at
Sagrada, Missouri. His case was Sc
we're test for any remedy, but DR.. Will
lialns' Pink Pills met every requirement.
Other remedies merely drive the poison
of the grip into hiding, but DR.. Williams
Pink Pills drive it out of the system.
They are sold by every druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
CARNEGIE LIBRARIES.
Millionaire Ironmaster Has D:strib.
uted Over $4,000 Over Various
Parts Of the Earth.

Pittsburg.-Because a generous man
built a library which enabled him to
read, Andrew Carnegie promised him.
self that, should he become rich, he
would devote his lifetime to the build.
ing OF Libraries so that all might have
the benefit of books.
How many has he built?
The answer is 1882, scattered over
every part of the earth, in every Eng.
fish speaking community, in New Zea-
land and New York, Texas and Scot.
land.
Only two states out of the union
have no Carnegie libraries. They are
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03
Private Car r,ines

The railroads seem very willing to
nave the private car lines brought un-
der the jurisdiction Of the Interstate
commerce Commission. A railroad
president is authority for the state
ment that lines are paid mileage. with
out discrimination, and the question OF
excessive charges is matter for the
shipper to settle with the car lines, so
long as there is no law to govern their
la1es. Car mileage paying has beer de.
eided to be as legal as the payment a.
rental for property,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-06-03

Rev. DR.. Charles A. Crane, OF Boston.
after careful inquiry, has come to the
conclusion that there are about seven
score different fads or kinds OF reli-
zion in that city. DR.. Crane made this
announcement at a revival meeting
held under the auspices Of the Christian
Endeayor societies. He urged that men
should be more interested in the use
made of religion than in views concern
ing it. and declared that the highest
oft ~ worship man can perform is to
,,.e Divine assistance to the limit of hu
man power.