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St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
The Poor Poet.

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Of course the golden age Of poetry
Hes behind us. It always does, remarks
the New York Globe. There is not the
sHghtest moral doubt, though there are
no records, that the elderly Greek
chieftans shook their heads as they
listened to Homer and compared him
unfavorably with the bards that they
mad heard SO years before. AS for us,
z,6O0 years later, we know that we have
only minor poets, and that they are
becoming more and more minor. The
reviews and the. literary pages" tell
us SO almost every week. Not one of
them, unless it is Kipling, who is sew
eral things besides, is among the ten,
OF even the hundred, ''best sellers"
bOme Of them are only magazine
poets"-mere stop-gaps where an essay
snds at the middle of one page and the
succeeding story can begin only at the
top of the next. Not one OF them lis
literature" The reviewers always
0unt the Wretches with that. It sounds
imposing, almost lofty. No doubt the
POOR poet is properly chastened when
the phrase comes smacking down on
his little sonnet. Some day he may
pick up courage and ask just what it
means. It will be good to read the re-
viewers answer. And what does the
poor poet, minor though he is, receive
Tor his lays? Even In this outspoken
and commercial age he keeps his se-
cret- The Greeks threw golden tai
ents to their bards. The bards them
selves have gratefully recorded it. We
Ill know how much Mr.. Swashbuckler
receives for every line Of the adven-
lures Of his dauntless heroes, and how
much Mr.. Verify earns by his harrow.
ing accounts OF the iniquities Of trust
"magnates" with marriageable daugh-
ters. They also have told us. But the
poets keep steadfast silence. The only
collcteral evidence, as the lawyers say.
- the fact that many Of them teach
school or edit" Who ever saw q poet
In box at the opera or lodged his
touring car?
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

The number Of candidates now COM
ing up for examination for admission
% our colleges indicates that the en-
4ering classes In all our eastern col
loges more especially will be unusual
II large this gear. Thousands Of stu
dents now 90 to the colleges with the
prime motive OF fitting themselves to
meet the present demand for special
II trained abilities in many depart
ments Of business and enterprise. De-
aciency ii that sort of training is now
likely to be handicap to young
nan who must maize his own way.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
How the Last Man viii Live

The earth is ever radlating away
heat Into space. And SO at last comes
vision of earthly cherubim, hopping
heads, great Unconditional intelligences,
and little hearts, fighting together per-
force and fercely against the cold that
grips them tighter and tighter For
the world is cooling, says the Metropoli-
tan Magazine, slowly and inevitably it
grows colder rs the years roll BY.
We must imagine these creatures
says the professor, in galleries and
laboratories deep down in the bowels
of the earth. The whole world will be
snow-covered and piled with ice; all
animals. all vegetation vanished, except
this last branch OF the tree OF life Tho
last men have gone even deeper, follow
ing the diminishing heat OF the planet,
and vast meteoric shafts and ventilaton
make way for the air they need.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

ence of the exhilarating and peculiar
beauty OF the desert, which is all its
own, the eastern men should start q
reminiscent discussion Of life in the
wild and woolly west. Orders had
been issued not to light the lamps
In the cars until the twilight had
given way to the darkness Of the
night. The fact undoubtedly added
to the zest as the discussion Of the
bad man Of the west and his terrible
deeds grew more interesting.
"PIl tell you what it is, fellows" :"
declared 4 Il don't believe there
exists to-day good example Of the
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

old-style real bad man Of the west
You read about 'em in stories written
by those newspaper fellows who have
never been west Of the ponds in Jack.
son park and who are made up Of
three-fourths Imagination and one.
fourth froth.''
IF what ! hear is true" protested
one Of the party, there are, on the
contrary, a few Of the real article left
around these very same bad lands
we're scooting through at this mo-
ment."
"Oh, pshaw,'' retorted ITS
just like the stories of the cowboys
which we read every day The real,
simon-pure article in the cowboy line
don't exist any more except in fic-
tion. Travel the west over and you
won't see one of him, and I know
what I'm talking about. Hain't I
eaten with him, bunked with him and
helped him sober up many time in
the early days, when was freight
agent in Colorado? They are not to
be found, tell you, and in this re-
spect they are just like the typical
bad man of the west. oh, of course ?
he conceded, there are lot Of coui1-
terfeits hiking around, Stimulating the
real article, and making the tender
feet believe in EN-. That's easy
enough when fellow is tenderfoot
but il / should see one of those
blamed, bowling. counterfeiting CO.
votes hanging around I'd know him
for what he really was"
II dare say You are right" replied
one of the party. "Of course, you are
familiar with the west while the rest
OF us are more or less green In this
respect.
II should say / was familiar with
1t, = declared K There isn't any
kind of western character that / am
unacquainted with, and know how
to handle them, too, the bad man in
cluded"
As x concluded the train
slowed down for water at Winslow.
The shadows were beginning to
1engthen and there was a momentary
lull in the conversation Suddenly
the air, was rent by series Of yells
which would have put to shame an
Apache on the Warpath. The terrible
sounds, which were frequently ac-
companied BY the crack of revolver.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
MEDIEVAL NAVAL ARMS.
Crude Implements Of War Employed
by Great Britain Gem
turies Ago.

Very strange to modern eyes would be
the armament of Great Britain's medi-
eval navy. The very names Of many OF
the implements Of attack and defense
sound queer. According to the books,
in the year 1887 the vessels Of the navy
were furnished with "espringalds,' So an
cient spring guns; .'haubergeons, !, coats
Of mail; .'bacinets, small helmets;
bows, arrows, doublets, targets; paw
ises,,' large shields placed at the sides.
and serving the double purpose OF pro-
tedtion against the sea and against the
enemy; lonces and firing barrels. . AS
early as 1888 cannon formed part Of the
armament of ships, and about 1872 guns
and gunpowder were commonly used.
Among the stores belonging toone yes
sci of that time were three iron can
non with five chambers, hand gun and
three old stone bags, probably for shot.
Another ship had an iron cannon with
two chambers and Tone brass cannon
with one chamber.
Among other implements Of war used
at that time were .'cannon-paviots'' or
stone shot throWers and 1murtherers, =
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

fashioned sunbonnet, from whose eocl
depths they of bygone days safely
peered forth into the most blazing
light?
The eye when normal has the ca
racity Of what is known to oculists
as the accommod alton !" that Is, the
ability to focus the object on the retf-
ma over a range of distance. This ca
paeity is highly developed in the In
dians, who roam the open country ard
who are habituated to lerg visible
distances, and who also work at OBJ
jects requiring the scrutiny of an
artist.
The wearing of glasses, whether in
youth or age, should not be postponed
day beyond the time they are need
ed. Young people should be taken 10
an oculist the moment there is the
slightest suspicion that anything is
wrong with the eyes. Persons who are
sure from long experience Of having
no defect of the eye should as they
reach middle age go to an oculist and
be fitted with glasses If there be the
slightest failure of sight. Having
adopted glasses at the proper time It
will be necessary to increase them in
strength from time to time.
Eye-washes are applications for use
either on the eyes or the eyelids or
both. For congestion and irritation
for both eyes and eyelids the simplest
wash is hot water applied frequently
to the parts. Using it night and
morning it will often give the great
est relief and arrest many diseases Of
the eyes and eyelids.
Tea Eye Wash Hot water poured
ON tea leaves and the mixture allowed
to steep and cool, makes soothing
eye-wash.
Witch Hazel Eye Wash. = Distilled
witch hazel, o.; distilled water. /
OF. To be used especially on eyes ir-
ritab1e from cold. Battle frequently.
Alum Eye Wash Alum, i grain;
distilled water, OF. To be dropped
gently into the eye night and morning
to relieve Inflammation.
Borax Eye Wash. -Borax, gran;
camphor water, OF. For inf1amed lids
pour the solution in the eyes several
times a day.
The following is salve for inflamei
lids:
O,eate of mercury sa1ve, / drachm.
Rub into the eyelids after bathing
them gently night and morning with
hot water.
These recipes are given for the BEN
eft of those who may need to know at
once some treatment for an inflamma
tion of the eye or eyelids. Should the
ailment persist few days one should
seek the advice Of an oculist
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

He yellow sands
Of the Painted
desert flew past
the car windows
as the train
plunged into an
Arizona twilight.
The glamour Of
a desert sunset,
where the great
red ball of fire
sinks slowly be-
hind the San
Francisco peaks,
fell upon the par
ty of railroad of
fcials who were
travelling in the
private car.
1t was the most
natural thing in
the world that
under the inhu-
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
Children,s Manners.

Never try. then, to teach your child
anything but most becoming and fat
tering modesty OF manner with adults,
and direct both your boy and girl to
stand when strangers and their elders
enter q room, to offer to carry little
parcels, to run an errand, to quickly
seq and lift handkerchief from the
floor, and show your boy now to BE- q
gallant little fellow.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
Enormous Russian Expenditure.

EuoIHotIn 6Uos1AN L~peuulguIe.
Since the war began Russia has
drawn down her treasury balance 49,
900, 900 ruDles, used up special war
fund OF 140, ,000, ,op0 and borrowed /, TO-
100000 rubles, showing that the war
has been costing her about /, 900, 900
rubles $1,000, COO daily. At the be-
ginning Of the war she explained that
her ownership of the Siberian railroad
and fleet Of transports would enable
her to carry on war with very little
more than peace expend nditures. -Phila-
de1phia Record.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
Wher Washing the Face.

When Wiping the face never rub the
eyes. Pat them gently. Avoid any
thing that will bring the blood to the
surface; do everything that will make
the lids thin at the edges and white,
for then they become beautiful, and
the same treatment will heighten thte
brightness Of the pupil.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
Complexion 1l11 i.

"A complexion brush n ~ ahualate
necessity II one would hays nicee.
clean countenance. Get rm brush
Of even bristles. and 40 thls at nieht
with warm water and pure soap, rtna-
ing with warm water, then with cold.
drying carefully and applying crane
marquise. Good cosmetics Will M
serve the complexion. but cleanllaess
il also great factor, not Only clean-
illness of the face but a tn sntite
body as well.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
4 ~ q l7l 4 - Z
I Skin Food. !!

Use the following slin f0ol vfth
massage: Four ounces sweet allnond
oil, one ounce white wal, one ounca
spermaceti, melted together Axtd N
this mixture one and q hall r1ms Hi.
verized borax which has bern dissoi M
III one and half ounces glycerin ma
one-half ounce orange flower ter
stir constantly until almost hard ia
then add, dropping, ons-hA1f axa1n
tincture benzoin and one drop of NJ
roll.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

The low salaries paid to educators,
especially III the south, are illustrated
~ the announcement IN Florida
newspaper that pr. Andrew siedd has
been chosen president Of the Univer-
sity of Florida BY the state board OF
,nnmtrol 1T q salary of 1880 9 year.
p,nf A IA. Murphree goes IN g head
Ii fhe state female college Ct the same
salary.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

The bodice has yoke of velyeteen
OF the same color, also ! frill that laIla
over the material pun of ~ sleeye.
a stitched strap of material u csrried
from the waist over the slloulde rl,p
tight fitting under sleeye a of to
ye1yeteen.
Materials required: Three yards l6
inches wide, yards yely6teen ~
inches wide, 4 u yards satesn
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

Grace Miss Merrim tells me that she
has made arrangene ents to lecture for
term of years.
George you r3ean that she ID go-
ing on the Iyceun platform. Of is she
about to be married Pittsburg Post
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
Early Le1lionade

A strong uns weetened lemonade
taken before breakfast viii prsfi prui VI m
md cure bilious attac
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09

T,hines are coming to pretty pasa
hen banker cant default without
heine called . thief
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
CARE OF The EYES
HOW TITS IMPORTANT ORGAN
MAY BE PROTECTED.

The Eye the Most Abused Organ Of the
Body Construction and Color
When Writing, the Light Should
Come Over the Left Shoulder
Wear Glasses, the Moment They
Are Needed-Eye Washes for In
famed Lids.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09


ing on the book or paper. The best
light for writing passes over the left
shoulder, thus avoiding a shadow from
the writing hand. We should not at
tenpt to read or write with light so
weak as to require from the eyes q
perceptible effort to distinguish the
character before us.
The duration of continuous en-
ployment of the eyes is another
consideration. One should very
carefully guard his capacity for the
duration of exercise. and stop be-
fora there is the slightest feeling OF
tire. A good practice in reading Is to
allow the eyes to roam from the book
around the walls OF the room and re-
turn to 1t by q long circuit This
operation has the effect OF varying the
focus Of the eye and affording relief
70 the tension Of constant employment.
The same plan applies for outdoors as
vel as indoors, and the eyes should
1e caused to look from relatively light
to dark places.
In the intense glare Of the sun.
the eyes should be well shielded
by the head-dress And his one
yet been devised by women more de-
aghtfully protecting than the old
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-09
AReoI Bad
r Man
ensnenspensueneususueueus

- --.7,-Y u HE yellow sands
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07
ssby Was Well Packed.

Mr.. PETIT Ridge told an excellen,
baby story at the ladies' summer din
ner OF the New vagabonds' club A
lady and her little. daughter were
walking through Grosvenor square.
when they came to portion OF a road
srewn with straw Whats that for
MAJ" said the child. to which The
mother replied; The lady who lives
In that house, my DEAR, has had a
little baby girl sent her The child
walked along for few yards. ard
then turning back and nodding at the
straw. said "Awhilly well packed.
ma. st. James Gazette.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07
Thought He Wa. Arrested.

In his young days. when the late
John Coleman was an architects as.
sistant, but already had aspirations
toward the drama. he obtained through
a chance business connection an In
PRODUCTION to Charles Mathews Be-
fore the interview a little incident
took place which throws striking
light upon the public favorlte's pre-
carious position. Mathews had Just
handed his wife from her carriage
and was entering the Haymarket,
When the Young man came up. His
back was turned to me. SO. approach.
ing timidly. T touched him, upon the
arm" says Coleman in telling OF the
Incident. Turning round ike. shot,
be inquired. AT whose suftr".
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07
MISS FANNIE HOOK.
A Young Girl who Manages Tr.etiou
Railway.

A Young Girl who Manages Tr.ctiou
Railway.
Miss Fannie Hook. who has been al
Jacksonville. Ill. and resided there
until few years ago. is a leading fac
tor In the management OF the street
railway system OF Los Angeles, Cal.
Not only does she own large block
OF the stock OF the company. but she
Is power In the councils OF the board
receive respectful attention and her
plans are generally adopted. 1t Is no
exaggeration OF the facts to represent
Miss Hook as having her hand on the
wires that move the men and women
and machines In the various depart
ments OF the traction system. She is
force, and potent force. in the third
largest railroad system OF the west.
system that has millions invested and
millions more to invest Yet 1t Is
doubtful II a hundred persons In Los
Angeles. where the traction lines have
been running for many years. know Of
Miss Fanny Hooks share in the won
derful development OF the traction
company and its great prosperity. The
politicians at the city hall undertook
not long ago 10 levy tribute upon the
traction company. but Miss Hook re-
fused to disgorge q cent. They threat
ened revocation OF the franchise OF
the company, and Miss Hook told them
to go ahead. At the same time she
took good care to accommodate the
patrons Of the road. and to extend the
lines to parts OF the town In need OF |
rapid transit. AS result public feel
Ing was aroused when the council I'M
dertook to annul the franchise and |
the aldermen took back water. 1t Is |
not known how much Miss Hook is
worth. but she Is classcd among the
richest residents OF Los Angeles. She
has three brothers. Marcus. Thomas
and William The last Is associated
with her In the management of the
traction properties. He operated the
street car lines OF Jacksonville. owned
an interest In tho Southeastern railway
that ran out OF Jacksonville, had an
interest In the Pekin. Peoria and Jack
sonvIlle railway. His wife is very
wealthy. Her money. 1t Is said, is in
vested largely In the Traction COM
pany's lines. There are about thirty
Jacksonville people employed by Miss
Hook and her brother.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07
Oak Splits a Rock.

A wonderful freak ~ nature Is an
oak tree in the far West. which has
grown up from sapling into wide
spreading. handsome tree. through a
rock OF flint stone, splitting the mas
sivc rock by the tremendous pressure
os It's vigorous growth. No one living
knows how long nature has been as
sisting this oak in its work of stone
crushing. The oldest people In the
neighborhood recall the tree in their
childhood. and experts In forestry say
that Il must be fully 200 years old.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07

year regarding undue influence be-
ing brought to bear on certain Off
Gals to sidetrack the Minidoka
proposition in favor Of the Boise
Payette project, the mass meeting
held at Minidoka two weeks ago,
was perfectly justified in calling on
President Roosevelt for thorough
investigation Of the whole bust
ness.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07
BUFFALO CHASED MOTOR CYCLE.
Sportsman in India Had Narrow Es-
cape from InfurIated Beast.


An enthusiastic motor cyclist In In
dia. to escape the heat of Bombay
rode his machine up to Khandalla. 1t
Is seventy-odd mile run and the
road, until the foot of the CHATS Is
reached, is perfectly fiat. Upon the
stinest gradient he overlook a herd
OF water buffalo. Hardly had he gone
yard In front of the animals when
one OF them took offense at the smell
OF the gasoline. or regarded the Ia
bored "tuff-tuff" of the engine as a
challenge to mortal combat 1t gave
a grunt. lowered its head and charged
heavily upon the intruder. The road
was more than steep. 1t was dan
gerous. On the right hand lowered a
cliff, on the left there was a drop of
nearly 1000 feet ON to the tops Of the
trees in the valley below. The INN
bering beast gained rapidly. Luckily,
the rider carried a revolver. He drew
II and fired back over his shoulder.
The first shot missed. the second
passed along the animals side. With
a roar OF pain the huge beast started
aside. slipped on the edge of TIE
'khud" and the next minute crashed
down on the tree tops below.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07
PAID TO GET PROTECTION.
Origin Of "Biackmail" Was In the
Sixteenth Century.


Literally, Matchmaking means black
rent In ancient days. rent that was
paid in money was known as white
rent. and rent that was paid in kind
was known as black rent, and some
times as black mail. In the sixteenth
century the borderland between Scot
land and England was in perpetual
state of disorder. and the farmers Of
the poighborhood used to pay such
rent, or blackmail. to the powerful
chieftains, to preserve them and their
property from molestation. AS pub
lie opinion began to view border dis
cord with disapproval. the term black
mail acquired meaning akin TO that
which 1t now suggests-viz.. pay
ments extorted by illegal threats.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-04-07

Local Overflow.
! Judge |. N. Sullivan came dow
from HALEY last night on his wa,
to Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 7. Disney wen
to Boise this morning. They will
return Sunday.
! Take your tailoring work to D.
w. Yaden. Clothes altered, cleaned
pressed and repaired. 11tf
The regular spring meeting OF
the board of county commissioners
will convene next Monday.
Herbert Mcyickers returned to
Haley, Wednesday, after install
ing several telephones in Shoshone.
Charles Mallory arrived from
HALEY last night. He broughttwo
horses with him for Major Fred r.
Reed at Twin Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Walters and
son returned Saturday from Will
kins, Wyo., where they had been
visiting Mr.. Walters parents.
The infant child of Frank
Clutches died Tuesday. The funer-
al was held from the house, We'd
nesday, Rev. H. w. Parker officiat-
ing.
Regular services will be held at
the Methodist church next Sunday |
morning and evening by the Rev.
II. w. Parker. Evening service at
, p. m.
The local fans are promised a
game of baseball at the baseball H
bark next Sunday afternoon, be-
ween the business men and the
JUNIORS.
A few changes were made in the
'hort Line time card Sunday. Nos 2 .
nd 5arrive few minutes later than
and the branch train
caves at 1910 a. M, and arrives
t 1880 p. m.
Very attractive exhibits are be-
lg prepared by the pupils of the
uplic schools to be sent to the
ewis and Clark exposition. Those
lat have been completed can be
ZEN at County Superintendent
urnside's Office and are well F..
orth inspection. :
AT yesterdays meeting of the
ate land board a report was re-
lived from State Engineer Stephen
N respecting the Twin Falls dam
I'd other construction work there,
! of which he approved His re-
'rt was adopted. The engineer
so reported the Twin Falls COM
ny was in position to deliver
tier to land under the low line
nal. The board thereupon
dered all escrow money for water
ntracts covering that land turned
er to the company. All con-
cts and entries heretofore made
re approved excepting those that
We been contested.