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AN ODD DREssING-TABLE
Beautiful Spot Happy Children Find the Joys Of
---- Woods and Water. S
(Prize.)


-'4 w. (Prze9
7 T pretty place the gently sloping hill. The
tents stodd under the pines, the lake lay in front
ripping in the sunshine the white sandy beach made it
still lovely, for here could lie and watch the
water There pretty path leading to the clearing
The next day children made friends with the other
families who lived We explored, too; there was
the dearest little brook not far off, with willows and
trees oaboth sides and oh, joy branch could sit
and dabble feet in the water It was good place
go and read The lake made possible many delightful
things; rowing in the evening and bathing in the
ing. On the morning after came, Of friends
and myself went fishing We came back shortly before
dinner with several good;sized fish. AS could not
cook them Of the young ladies prepared them
The little girls did what they could to help, while the
boys gathered sticks for fire. In the afternoon we
played croque went fishing, swung in hammocks, talked
or read. In the evenings when it cool took
large rowboat two and had splendid time rowing
But the time enjoyed most the morning, when
all down to the shore and punging into the water
splashed around for half hour It fun to have
washstand of two boards nailed to tree with nails
driven in the tree to hold towel and soapdish and
very small mirror It most pleasant two weeks in
my estimation. Helen Paschal1,
Sixth Grade. = Larmore, N. D.
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NORTHWESTERN TOPICS
For Saturday, July 20:
"MoUsE IN THE CORNER"

MOUSE IN THE CORNER.
ways in which this topic
takenthe story Of real mousey mouse in and
of meant in the expression, II wish I
could in the and heard what
said" Sometimes, in the latter kind Of story, Junior
really mouse be ms
good story. However, case
a that would the persons
badly to have KNOWN The should
mailed the office of The
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 90
They must be strictly original written in ink
side of the not than 300 words in
and each must be signed with
grade school, and address OF the writer The
must not be
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For Saturday, August 5:

i =
Lockers who observing, often most amusing
sights which could easily the head of accident
In that they unexpected by the victims Be careful in
making a choice of subject not which
embarrassing print thoee Also to
accident which for
other, that the stories all be distinctly different
The should be mailed to reach the office OF
Junior
NOT LATER THAI THURSDAY MORNING, JULY ~.
They must be strictly original, written In ink
side only paper, than length
nor 100, with the OF words
paper signed with the grade school, and address
of the writer. The papers must not be rolled
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TRUE TO HER FAME.

Honorable Mention
We far out in the woods camping at place
little frequented by tourists One day found that
provisions nearly gone and not ready to go
home Ruth and bravely volunteered to walk six miles
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THREE MERRY MERMAIDs.

viting me to 60 camping with crowd of girls At first
did not anxious for to go, but when she
received letter from mother Of of the girls in
forming her that she going with to act chap
eron, mama finally consented week from the day I
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SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1905.

to the nearest store if one Of the boys would meet
get lost of the many cries hurled after u.s. for
Ruth was famed for taking the wrong road. We had
fered ride. We gladly accepted it. We had ridden
about four miles and a half when the farmer asked,
roads - 'You III reach there this way the
reply You should have taken the road which branched
off about three miles back With crestfalen
climbed out of the wagon and started back Miles and
miles walked. 1t seemed tho would
rive there But when in sight of the store
made one last grand effort and reached the building 1t
unusually still around the store. The silence
broken only by the occasional twitter Of bird We
tried the door; it locked and sign read, Cosed
until Monday We could have cried with disappont-
ment. We met party Of tourists going to the lake be-
yond ours we had ride back But the next day
camp deserted. Margaret Shelton,
High School Rhinelander, Wis
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JUST FINISHING TOUCH.
'Hello, Lllian' Il r
'Hello, Lorena! Isn't this fine afternoon for the
ball gamegO ~.
eyes. But let $ go down for it will commence
in few mnutes' 1t was, indeed, fine game for
side and just thought the other nine going
to win there a lucky change and out just
two ahead. The crowd going up town. for the ball
ground short distance from town. the river,
when the cry, "Help Can't you help mes Help I
drown heard and all started for the to give
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the person assistance. No to be seen,
however, but from behind bush the voice again,
saying, 'Wel well, this is nice joke you, but you
won the game, you stand the excitement Good
bye!' Then all quiet Near stood short,
stout man whose eyes were twinking with merrment
and with merry laugh he said, ''That good
you Carver people, but matter, you the vic
The people by heard what he had said to
and they all began to laugh for they knew that he
venrloquis and enjoyed the best finishing touch
to the sport of the afternoon Lillian Blodel
Eighth Grade Carver MINI.
RIGHT ON TOP
Amid such EXPLANATIONS X ah! Rah! Rah!''
eWhat s the matter with the South Side'' etc. the ball
game at length commenced It the school picnic and
the baseball game to be between the North Side and
the South Side boys There! North Side boy out;
good! We rapidly gaining when the North Side boys
seemed to start safresh ''Keep cool! Keep cool!''
shouted the North Side girls Now it another inning
R. at the bat. There he the first base! Then
at second! Now at third! But, oh! of the North
Side boys up to him and told him the base in
the wrong place picked up the base, put it in the
right place and to his home base. Hurrah R. had
made home ''What's the matter with R? He IS
all right' ETC., we shouted. The game ended and
the stood seventeen to twelve favor of the South
Side boys AS climbed into the wagon the last words
the North Side heard yell r
Strawberry shortcakel , :+s< !;
Blueberry pie! T. Is. 81
VICTORY! .-' + EE8.ftt#H s. .1SzI
Are in it7 Well, guess! II: IT 81 81 FlS4#
~ South Side Seventh Grade! -
Yes Yes! Yes
Ninth Grade - Alice Bergman,
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Bergman,
St. James, MINI.
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STAND PREPARED TO CONQUER

There is impossibiity for him who stands
prepared to conquer everything; the fearful are
the falling Shakespeare
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
YELLOW FEVER.

Many years ago the Hon. Casey
Young, member OF Congress from
Memphis, Tenn, told me that be
and many others escaped from yell
low fever, which had been prevail.
ing to terrible extent In Memphis,
By SIMPLY wearing powdered sui
phur in their shoes. In one in-
stance he had large number of
gentlemen in his offices and advised
them IN regard to this matter, and
every man who accepted his advice
escaped the fever, while quite a
number of them who did not had
it.
And / have heard that agents of
the Howard Benevolent Society
have escaped yellow fever by
adopting the same precaution.
When the grip was attacking al
most every family in Boston some
years ago, sent an officer to the
Byam match factory, who reported
that out of the large number of
persons employed there not one had
been attacked by the grip. dis
tinctly remember some years ago
that all persons working in the
Italian sulphur mines escaped the
malaria that prevailed all about
them. | remember, also, In book
| written by IN eminent German
physician, translated into English,
his assertion that persons observing
the ordinary rules Of health and
wearing sulphur constantly IN their
shoes were completely protected
from cholera.
1t may be that the old New Eng
lard custom of our forelathers and
foremothers, giving to their child
rem every spring birthstone and
molasses, was not without a good
foundation, and the effect of a few
doses, as many OF US know, is suf-
fclently powerful to blacken the
silver pieces carried in ones
pocket.book, SO that car conductors
sometimes hesitate to receive them.
! think, IN view Of the present epi-
demic in the South, which may In
crease. it Is we'll to send out this
information widely through chan.
nels where it will be likely to at
tract public attention.
The above article appeared in
the Boston Daily Herald of August
IA.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
The Boil Weevil Is
Passing

Houston, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE
comparatively small damage being
done by the boil weevil in Texas
this season has been much COM
mented upon. At the Office Of the
Agricultural Departments experts
here there is email information to
he had as to the cause of this, but
). D. Evans, who is in charge
during the absence Of Dr.. Knapp,
has a theory. The leaf worm, he
states, destroyed the foliage of cot
ton last season, leaving the weevils
nothing to subslst upon, and ma
terlally reduced the number which
went into Information. In February
there was severe weather, and as
many of the insects which did
herblnate were in low vitality,
they easily suecumbed TO the cold.
Then the heavy rains came and
drowned a lot, and very few of the
bugs got out alive and IN condition
to breed.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Innocent Man Hanged

Ainot, 5. D., Sept. ll-sWhen
my lifeless body is found notify
my mother, Mrs. Catherine Herzig,
Of Girard, o. The enclosed letter
will reveal my identity and the aw-
full secret Of my wretched life. |
can endure it no longer. y
The foregoing note was found by
Frank Byer, who lives on a claim
near Hiddenwood, this county. It
was written BY one of his harvest
bands called Frank Herzig
In the letter the writer, who
signs himself Charles Herzig, says:
t'Dear mother-ln the early
seventies Charles Sterling, sup
posed tramp, was tried for the
murder of Lizzie Grombacker, q
beautiful young woman residing
near Youngstown, In Mahoning
county, Q. He was convicted on
circumstantial evidence and was
hanged for the crime IN the county
Jail at Youngstown.
"Charles Sterling was an inno-
cent man. l am guilty Of the muir
der Of the young girl.
(Signed) Charles Herzig. .
Byer and his nelghbors have
made a search but without success
for the body of Herzig.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Useless Quarantines.

Notwithstanding the overly strict
quarantine Immediately established
by the State Of Mississippi agains,
Louisiana on the breaking out ot
the fever in New Orleans, and the
further quarantining by the towns,
there are several cities in that State
that now have the fever. For tina:
reason we say that due caution can
be taken without blocking the bust
ness interests OF the country. The
Journal of the American Medical
Association says:
"The profession must blush al
the medieval quarantlnes that in
some quarters have been raised
against the afflicted city. y
Barsh quarantine regulations are
causing wide spread misery. while
some enlightene ! communities have
stamped out fever without restrict
ing travel."
Did the quarantine accomplish,
what its advocates intend, there
might be some reason in IL. We
value life more than anything else,
but We also believe in preserving
the business interests IN order to
sustain it.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16

A young German who had drift
ed to Kansas with other harvest
hands was taken slck suddenly near
Abiline. He was taken to town
and q couple of physiclans pro.
nounced It appendicitis. Ihey
would not operate unless paid for
IT, and the young man had no
money and no friends to guarantee
payment. The county physician
took charge Of the case, pronounced
it liver trouble, and prescribed for
it. The next dav the man was
we'll. Which shows that some
times man is better off without
money or friends.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
jackson Hot

Jackson, Miss, Sept. Score.
tary Hunter, Of the board of health,
has telegraphed to DR.. Aiknan,
State Health officer at Natchez, to
have the parties in that city ar
rested who circulated the report
that yellow fever existed IN Jack
son. A publication Of this Tumor
was made in the Natchez Bulletin
yesterday and the editors youched
for it's accuracy. The prosecution
will be made under the laws of
1898, which provides penalty for
circulation Of rumors about yellow
fever.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Jap Steersman Dead al
!. Wheel.

Honolulu, Sept. "a dead man
held the wheel OF the schooner
Charles Levi Woodbury. during
several hours of the night of Au-
gust 8, on her trip here from
Laysap leland. He was a japanese
member of the crew aud died
clutching the wheel. He was found
still holding it, and the vessel,
though greatly damaged by a bur
ricane, which is supposed to have
caused his death from over exer-
tion, reached port in safety.
The Woodbury. is the schooner
which the United States ship
Iroquois recently left here to searcl,
for, when she was long overdue
from Layson. It was found that
she had put back after terrible
experience. Captain Harris, who
was in command, says his vessel
was swept along at the rate Of nine
knots an hour without a stitch Of
canvas on her. He gave up hope OF
saving her and said good bye to
Captain Schlemmer, OF Laysan,
who was a passenger. Bulwarks
we're knocked away to keep the
decks clear Of water, and oil was
poured on the ocean. The schooner
ran four days and nights helpless
In the gale, without the Captain be-
ing able to make an obser, alton by
either sun, moon or stars.
The Japanese complained Of
feeling unwell when he took his
place IS steersman, and he asked
a companion to stand BY him for .
time. No one saw HIM die He
WAS found dead and stiff, holding
the wheel as when alive. He had
fallen forward, but his hands held
on and the vessel was holding her
course fairly we'll.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Dawes Could Thin Out q
Crowd

The Hon. III. L. Dawes ia his
young manhood was an Indifferent
speaker. Participating in q law
case, soon after his admission TO
the bar, before North Adams JUS
tlee Of the peace, Dawes was op
posed by an older attorney, whose
eloquence attracted large crowd
that packed the court room.
The justice was freely perspiring
and, drawing off his coat 10 the
midst of the lawyers eloquent ad-
dress, he said:
"Mr. Attorney, suppose you
SIT down, and let Dawes begin to
speak. ] want to thin out this
crowd. boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Man los, Wife was 80.

The correspondent at Press P.st
office OF the Columbiao, published
at Columhia,a Miss, recently sen
that paper. the following:
''Uncle Willis Raiborn and Aun,
Sallie Raiborn, the oldest married
couple in south Mississippi, are
dead at their home, near here.
Only nine days separated the de.
mise Of the couple, who were re:
markable 10 great many respects.
The husband succumbed to old age
on Sunday, Aug. II, 1905, and his
wife followed him to- the grave on
Aug. 21, 1905. Willis Raiborn was
psst the century mark. Some say
that heswas los years old. His help
meet was over 80 years old.
The oldest son, Isaac Raiborn,
OF Trim, Miss., was born during
Andrew Jackson's administration.
Uncle Willis had a,vivid recol
lection Of the war Of 1872, and
furnished his neighbors with ac-
counts Of personal deeds Of yalor
during that conflict.
The couple is survived by a
progeny numbering 1877. There are
ten children, iorty-two grand
children and seventy-five great
grandchildren.
''The two graves are side by side
in the cemetery near the little
church where the old couple wor-
shipped up to within . short time Of
their deaths. =
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Weekly Crop Bulletin
For the Week Ending Monday, Sep
tember II, 1905.

Cotton Very little change in the
condition Of the cotton crop has
taken place during the past week.
An Improvement in several sections
is Offset by deterioration in others.
The plant 10 growing where recent
showers have occurred, bnt gener-
ally fruiting poorly and shedding
badly in places. Complaints re-
garding damage from cotton pests
are numerous, especially from cat.
erpillars and boil worms. and the
cotton boil weevils are damaging the
crop in the extreme western par.
ishes. Bolls are opening rapidly
and picking Is being pushed. The
crop, as q whole,. is much below
the average.
Sugar Cane. Favor rable weather
conditions are reported generally
from the sugar region and the crop
continues to improve. A heavy
tonnage is expected.
Rice. Harvesting and threshing
have progressed under favorable
weather conditions, and = fair TO
good yield is reported. The quality
is poor in places, but generally sat
isfactorY. Late rice has improved
Corn Favorable weather con-
ditions for gathering corn have been
utilized generally, and much OF the
crop has been housed. The yield
is generally poor.
Miscellaneous. Truck gardens
are doing we'll. Hay making was
pushed vigorously and much Of the
crop put up in good condition. Fall
planting has commenced.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Strange Place for Milk

81 -
One OF the children sent to Wood
stock last week by the Fresh Air
Society witnessed the milking Of .
cow for the first time.
He had followed the farmer to
the barnyard, and as the milk fell
into the pail the child asked:
els that the milk We drink z"
The farmer said it was, and then
the youngster remarked:
"At home we keep the milk IN .
refrigerator. Do you keep yours
in that thlng?' pointing to the
cow. Baltimore Sun.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16

A coroner's jury in Cornwall,
England, which had been called to
sit on the body Of a minor found
drowned IN pool IN an abandoned
quarry, brought IN the following
verdict: ssFound drowned in the
White Quay, there being water
there at the tlme.'
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
From q Summer Girls
Diary.

3
MondayWe reached here last
night. The moonlight looked lovely
on the water. / saw three couples
sitting on the rocks, and, though |
was very tired, I persuaded mother
to make Fred go to walk with me.
He didn't want to. Brothers are
such a nuisance. and Fred wouldn't
go anywhere near the rocks where
they were citing. He called me a
little fool so loud I just know one
of the couples heard him.
Wednesday When we came I
registered as "Miss Evangeline
Hope. : Fred gets out on the gall
lery every morning. and for pure
meanness calls me Lima as loud as
he can. Mother can't make him
stop it. There's such a good look-
ing man at our table. He doesn't
seem disposed to talk. The only
thing he has ever said was, Don't
mention it," when l thanked him
for passing me the salt. l had to
ask him to pass it. There are
twenty five girls here.
Thursday-Fred is so brutal I
told mother to-day that would go
home If she didn't send him away.
He says he isn't going He's fallen
IN love with a little peroxide widow.
l heard him telling her he was 20
years old. I told her he wasn't but
15. He came up tonight just fu-
rious with me. He says he's gong
to tell everybody I'm 80 years old,
ii ever open my mouth to his
widow again. ! wish she was his
widow. But he's too mean to ever
die.
Frlday-WeIl, OF all things
Fred asked mother to call ON the
widow! Mother hemmed and hawed
and finally told him she wouldn't
know what to say to a person who
wore blondined hair, Just about
thet time walked in. 1 told him
I'd go to call on her. / knew ex.
actly what to say to her. Then he
flew all to pieces and said that be-
fore he'd submit to being treated
SO by his family he'd go back to
town and leave US alone. / was
hoping be would. But he came in
late to supper. Someone said he
had been for q walk with the widow
Another man is at our table.
Saturday-The new man IS JIM
my Wilkinson, from St. Louis.
He's simply lovely to me. We sat
under an umbrella together all the
morning, while he read me poetry
he had written. ]. got tired Of the
poetry, but it's so exciting. to know
the other girls are envying you.
Fred says mother ought to switch
me for sitting on the sand and maxi
ing spectacle Of my self with that
little counter jumpes. But hushed
him up by saying that Jimmy might
be q counter jumper, but he isn't 3
widow C. M.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16

E = -t
One of the rural schools in Kan
sas has a pretty girl as its teacher,
but she was much troubled at
first because many of her pupils
were late every mording. At last
she made ythe announcement that
she would kiss the first pupil to ar.
rive at the schoolhouse the next
morning. At sunrise the three
largest boys Of her class were slt-
ting on the doorstep Of the school
house, and by s o'clock every boy
10 the school and four Of the direc-
tors were waiting for her TO arrive.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY

It would have been incredible brutal
ity il Chas. T. Lenberger, of Syracuse
N. Y, rad not done the best hsk could
for his suffering son. "My boy" he
says, '.cut q fearful cash over his eye.
SO applied Bncklen's Arnica Salve,
which quickly he.led Ii and AAEed his
eye" Good for burns mi too
Only CSC at J. 4. Watkines Drug
store. and Jos. s. Claverie6 g. dgstore.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Entered In the Postotfice at Covington
La. as second-class matter
Yellow Fever Report.

This is the report issued by the City
Board of Health for the twenty-four
hours Immediately proceeding s O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon:
Deaths from yellow fever ..........
New cases of yellow fever .........4 .43
New foci ci......... 8
Totals to date:
Deaths. ...... ........... 323
Under treatment .. .. ........ 3O3
Discharged as cured d..........1 1,787
Cases of fever to date. %. ......2,413
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16

A New York physician announces
that .scertain vegetable fluids will
cure consumption This is not a
recent discovery. Certain vegetable
fluids, namely those Of corn and
rye, have been used for manv gene
rations as . specific for every dis
ease from snake bite to tuberculo-
sls.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16


Gov. Jelks, Of Alabama, is re-
ported as saying that The conduct
Of the New Orleans Board of
Health forces on the public the
necessity for national quarantine,
assystem uniform in all the Gulf
States and Atlantic ports. 1--WE
think there should be national
quarantine covering all contagious
diseases and applicable to all States
alike.-Amite City Advocate.
An agreemsnt by the States con-
cerned ought to be enough to IN
sure uniform quarantine regulations
fair alike 70 all, but probably
na:ional supervision will be neces-
sary.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
Succession. Of John stafford.

Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court ol
Louisiana. in and for tho Parish OF st.
Tammany.
Notice is hereby gwen to all whom II
may concern, that Mary Sanders, widow
Of John Stafford, has applied for let
ters OF administration on the estate Of
John Stafford, deceased, and that
unless opposition is made thereto
within ten days from the first publica-
ton hereof, said application will be
granted.
By order of the Court, this 9th day
Of September, 1905.
se9.2t H. r. WARREN, Clerk.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16
cHAmBfRuaIN's COUCH REMEDY,

This is medicine Of great worth and
merit. Try 1t when you have . cough
or cold and you are certain to be
pleased with the quick relief which 1t
affords. It is pleasant to take and can
always be depended upon. For sale BY
Jos. 8. Claverie, druggist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16

t.Battling' Nelson knocked out
"Jimmy" Britt in the eighteenth
round at Calmo, CAL, for the
worlds lightweight championship.
Eddie Graney refereed.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-09-16

Double barrelled shot guns do
not prevent the spread Of yellow
fever. This fact has been proven
BY Natchez May IS well give up
Ill the exploded theories and go to
killing mosquitoes.