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though of liberty seems ever to have cross
ed his mind.
TT was not without emotion" says the
chronicle, that one saw this comely vet
eran-whose features were almost copy
of those of Benjamin Franklin-nacing the
narrow passages of the prison. or drawing
a breath of air in the little garden His
long robe of white dimfty announced his
coming; and it was curious and touching
to see how the groups Of prisoners made
way for him in the corridors, and how
some would hasten to carry into their cells
the little stoves on which they did their
cooking, lest the fumes of the charcoal
should offend him."
The respect and love which the whole
prison felt for Col. Swan was justly earned.
Every day marked some kindness done by
him, mysteriously and anonymously. No
hungry debtor ever left his cell still hun
CRY, and often seeking supper the Pc
titioner came away with the full price Of
his liberty.
For Col Swan had money. He had a
small trunk packed full Of gold pieces, and
he kept it under his bed in his cell.
In those days at st. Pelagie poorer prison.
ers hired themselves out to richer ones as
servants. Such servants were called cot
ton caps" One day Col. Swans cotton
cap" paid his way out, and another party
presented himself for the place. The col
onel knew all about the man, a poor devil
with a family, 'in" for a few hundred
francs and costs. He asked salary of
six francs per month.
THAT will suit me very WELL" said Col.
Swan. Here is five years pay in advance"
he said, opening the famous trunk; and he
handed the astonished fellow exactly the
amount of his debt and costs.
He died in 1919, after a few weeks of
liberation, granted to him on account Of
his feeble condition. 1.-THE breath Of lib
erty will kill me-" he had said. my true
air is that of the prison." He turned out
to have been right. He died, the best-be-
loved American Of his day in Paris; and
there have been some very different Ameri-
cans in Paris since. He was certainly
buried in some cemetery affected to for
eigners; and he left enough money to have
a lead coffin.
If, therefore, our ambassador in tunneling
for the lead coffin of Paul Jones, should
come across lead coffin Cor a wooden one)
marked Swan" he will have found
another American revolutionary hero
worthy of transportation home after q
hundred years. STERLING HELLO.
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in the Catecombs. "If the body of Paul
Jones was thus removed" says Mr.. EN-
NETT, the authorities of the CatecombS
might be able to look up the lead coffin.
On the other hand, we know that the
bodies in the CDutch) foreigners cemetery,
where our ambassador is tunnelng, were
never so removed to the Catecombs. This
is known as local history fact: and the
discovery of the Langlois lead coffin and
the coming across of great quantities of
other remains confirm 1t. This cemetery
was not affected by the sweeping measures
of 1864.
1t is therefore just possible that in his
tunneling our ambassador may come on an
other precious discovery. This would be
the body of another American revolutionary
hero, who died in Paris in the year 1919
without relatives and without touch with
the American colony, and who might easily
for these ard other reasons, have been
buried in this still respected foreigners
cemetery, because he was not pauper, as
you shall see.
Something of Col. Swan.
This was the American Col Swan who
was the companion-in-arms of Washington
and Lafayette, who came to Paris with
Franklin or Jefferson, and who stayed on
indefinitely when his business was over-as
other Americans have since done. He had
money; but about the year 1900 he had q
dispute about debt on which interest was
claimed. Col. Swan offered to pay the prin-
cipal. but not the interest, 1t was believed.
as matter of conscience.
''The French law ordered his temporary
arrest" says a French chronicler of the
old ST. Pelagie prison. land almost twenty
years after his incarceration he was still In
temporary confinement. He had fought
In the war of Independence with Lafayette,
and the grand old French republican often
bent his white head beneath the wicket of
the Jail on visit to bis brother-in-arms."
Colonel Swans private means, the aid OF
Lafayette, or even project of escape
might have restored him to the world: but
ne got SO used to his captivity IN the debit
ors' side Of easy-going st. Pelagie thet 10
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University of Alabama.

The University Of Alabama has always
had a high reputation. 1t has graduated
many famous men, but. like other institu-
lions of the kind, has always suffered from
a lack OF funds, and its faculty have de-
voted themselves to their work with an
ardor and an ability that no legislative APP
preparation or benevolent endowment could
properly compensate.
There Is a curious historical fact con-
nected with its foundation. In 1928 the
trustees called upon James q. Birney, who
was then one of the most prominent citi-
gems of Alabama, and resident OF the
neighboring city of Huntsville, to visit
lect q faculty for the new institution. In
the performance of this duty he visited the
leading American colleges and with rare
Judgment selected corps of instructors
nous. And they left their impress perma-
neufly upon the morals, the culture and
the tastea Of this stats. The records dis
IL 49, - 49,
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Miss Wood resigned her position as Sec
rotary of the club, and an election was
necessary. and Jos. F. Brashears was
elected to succeed her. Refreshments were
served by the hostess, and an all-round en-
joyable evening was spent. The officers Of
the club are as follows: President, G. e.
GraeveS; vice president Miss Cecilia Speer
secretary, Joseph f. Brashears; treasurer,
J. c. Darnell, jr.
The last meeting Of the Michigan Social
Club, held at their new quarters in the K.
2. Temple. was a very enjoyable one.- Mr..
j. q. Morrison of the Congressional LII
brary favored the members with lecture
on London and Paris, illustrated with ster-
eopticon views. The members and visitors
were highly pleased with the beautiful Illus
tratfons Of the public buildings and monu-
ments OF the two old-world capitals. The
evenings entertainment was closed by par
taking of refreshments provided by the
gentlemen of the club. The next meeting
will be In charge of the ladies, when box
lunch will be provided
The Legion Of Loyal Women will be at
home to their friends Monday evening. An
attractive program and a pleasant time an
ticipated. The legion Is arranging for a
spelling school on the evening of April IL.
The semi-monthly session of the Short
Story Club March IA was largely attended.
The story Of the evening was read by its
author. Mr.. Clifford Howard. and entitled
"A Domestic Tragedy portraying the un-
expected return of the head of the house
and his encounter with the new Hibernian
cook of ample proportions, who mistook
him for burglar. The musical numbers
were contributed by Mr.. George w. Vail,
Mrs. G. L. Macauley and Mrs. Rosa n.
Townshend.
Merely an Incident In Congressional
Halls" was the title of story written by
Miss Fannie O'Rourke and read by Mrs.
w. w. Case. illustrating how Cupid can
invade the stately marble pile where con-
gregate the solons OF the day.
Mr.. Pftman Palsifer captivated his list
eners BY his merry and marvellous yarns.
Mrs. M. NJ. Haywood followed with reci-
tations in African dialect, "How Brother
Simons Got Religion" and the story of the
christian Scientist VS.. the Colored Bap-
list Sister" Later Mrs. Haywood recited
one Of Riley's gems. when Hand Rests
on Your Shoulder In Friendly Sort Of
Way" A picture Of homely content
with thread of romance was the
central idea of the German dialect poem
effectively recited by ex-President j.
q. Whitaker, entitled 1.-THE Contented
Colonel and Mrs. Emerson. president ana
recording secretary OF Unity Literary
clup. were among the guests, and extended
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From the Polkville (Ark.) Clarion.

From Puck.
Jim Lobstock. from out 'Possum Trotway,
dropped in last "Wednesday and laid on our
table an egg which measured eleven inches
in circumference. He requests us to ask our
readers If any of them can beat It.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
ANTELoPE's SIGNAL CODE.
White Patches Of Hair Which Flash
Warning When Danger
Menaces.

Visitors to the circus and menagerie
have noticed the two white patches on
antelopes. Those spots are signal
which can be read by the animals
which have noses to smell. Even the
animals whose sense smell has been
lost can read the message which the
antelope gives to warn his friends Of
danger, states the New York Herald.
The hairs on these patches are long,
white and ordinarily point downward.
Among the roots of the hair is gland
which secrets a strong musk. Under
meath the skin at this point is a broad
sheet of muscles which have the power
to raise these hairs SO that they stand
out at all angles like the petals of q
huge white chrysanthemum. When an
antelope sees danger this muscle acts
and the patch flashes out like snow.
In the middle of each is dark brown
spot, the musk gland, which frees a
great quantity of the musk, which can
be detected down the wind for a long
distance by another antelope. Even
man can distinguish this danger signal
for some yards.
The antelope has five different sets
OF glands, each giving forth different
kind Of musk for use in it's daily life
as a means Of getting or giving intelli-
gence. The two in the middle of each
rump patch has been explained, but
the purposes of the others have not
yet been fully accounted for.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
ODD AND MOTLEY CRAFT.
The Grand China Canal Is Navigated
by Great Variety Of
Boats.

'The Grand Canal in China in the
Technical World Magazine, describes
The Oldest and strangest artificial
waterway in the world.
Almost twice the length of the Erie
canal, or about 700 miles, the Grand
canal Of China is by far the longest
artificial waterway in the world. 1t
passes through one of the most thick
ly populated sections on the globe; and
the variety of craft which navigate its
waters is the most wonderful on earth.
Large Chinese junks, with widespread
ing sails alternate with little canoes
sculled by man standing in the stern;
barges laden with every kind OF mer.
chandise, dag their tedious journey
past small slipper-shaped craft used
as dispatch boats. which can go every.
where, so little water do they draw;
there are boats Wiz. paddle-wheels at
the side turned by coolies who work
within-a half dozen or SO on each
vessel; boats owned by beggars, who
sail through the canal from enc town
to another, anchoring in the channel
while they go ashore to ply their men
dicant trade; and boats filed with
lepers being transported to some culony
of their kind"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30

tering attention to the story OF eacn
mans life-or rather to the version OF
It that he has prepared for publica-
tion-that has made SO many men
talk sentiment to their peril, and con-
ade secrets to their ultimate undoing.
Little Sympathy Shown.
1f she could be persuaded to tell
che story Of the last five or six years,
10 they really were, she would tumble
nnt an even more confused heap OF
memories OF failures, Of successes, OF
laughter and tears than most women
Who told truly Of the five years that
NE between 20 and Is. But for the
ealyation Of the race. most women are
nnlicted with more human compassion
Tor humanity's unwisdom than has
aver troubled Edith King and that
without describing most women as an
eels of tenderness. or adorably soft
4oolishness. Only there are things
4hat most women would balk at.
they would be appalled, at the tale
H0f the careers she has hlighted IN ner
inatterlof-fact, remorseless. unregret.
1inx vay. They would expect to ind
me 81 two -only one or two In the
f,nnsand odd--to whom she gave some
>retnrn of sympathy, Just one or two
-..sas m which duty cost pang In the
6oins. II But, no simply: when peo-
,le "a wrong they have to take the
eonsenuences; its not ny funeral.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30

place Of that sort. Then, noting her
white hands, he asked if she thought she
b; sense enough to pare apples. AL
most in tears she assured him that she
needed work desperately and was will
ing to try anything. He told her to go
home and take off that flnery and re-
port to him in the afternoon and he'd
see what he could do.
She was put to work in the coring and
pairing department Utterly unfamiliar
with the machinery, she soon had her
fingers sliced and cut in every direction.
Almost incapacitated, less attention
was paid to her chatting with her fellow
workmen than would otherwise have
been. She soon had the confidence of
the men she was looking for, with all
the necessary details. Mr.. Miller hal
told her she might keep whatever she
earned in the factory, and she and her
mother planned joyously what she would
buy with it. At the end Of the week she
had earned just SO cents at the factory,
but her two men were safe in Uncle
Sans keeping.
That wsethe beginning, and since then
Mr. Miller, who makes . speciality Of de-
serters, has used hsr almost entirely
and always successfully on cases Of this
sort. She is given description Of every
man who deserts from any army post in
the country, or from any vessel In the
service, and in q general way she is on
the lookout for all Of item. while II q
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
To Miss Kings embarrassment,

To Miss Kings embarrassment,
there were couple of marines there
who recognized her, and wondered
what she was doing in a place of that
sort. Her LADY fren'" noticed that
they were eying her, and asked her
if sne knew ''them guys" She said
she did, but they were lawful shy"
and she'd better go over and talk to
them first, "kind o. prepare them" !"
and then she'd introduce them. So
she went over and prepared them, told
them just what was forward, and en-
listed them in her service. Then she
took them over and introduced them,
and they bought drinks. She confined
herself to lemonade, much to her LADY
fren's" disgust, who concluded that she
was not a real sport.
For three nights she kept up this
lemonade orgy, and her man never
showed up Then she went back to
Philadelphia, and few days later
landed her prisoner. She got herself
up as messenger and went to his
home and said she'd forgotten the
name Of the man she was looking for,
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30

special way she Is tracking some one OF
whose whereabouts she has some
knowledge.
Source Of Clews.
This knowledge comes in variety OF
ways, but most frequently in the shape
of an anonymous letter to her chief, who
is known as man who runs down de-
serters These letters come from all
sorts of sources. For instance, a moth
er-in-law informs on her daughters
husband, whom she describes as good
for-nothing loafer. She tells where he
is living and describes his habits minute
ly, telling just where he is to be found
at a given time.
Mothers have been known to betray
their sons, because they wished them
returned and made to serve their terms
that they might be free. Wives have not
infrequently furnished information on
which their husbands were arrested, be-
cause they would not work when work
was offered to them and the women were
tired of supporting them. Most fire.
quently of all, perhaps, sweethearts be-
come jealous and in a moment OF an
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
CHEAP WAY TO SHOW OFF
Ostentat;on That Was q Makeshift
to Lend an Appearance
Of Wealth.

The porfly woman in the cross seat OF
q subway car was confding in her thin
friend in voice which was heard above
the rattle of the train, relates the New
York Press.
II had just picked out the table I want.
ed-a trim little thing to fit in corner Of
my parlor-when who should come in but
that korrid Mrs. Shoddy. wouldn't have
her know, for the world, that was pay.
ing Only $3.50 for the table, so turned
to one marked $lS before she saw me.
Buying table?' she asked, with that
deceltful smile of hers.
eyes I said, coolly. I have almost
decided upon this one I said, pointing
out the expensive affair.
you should have seen. her. face.
"'Oh, no. / said. You can't expect
to get good things for nothing. Send
that table to my address, said to the
salesman. I'll pay for it on delivery
Then l walked out. l waited outside un-
til Mrs Shoddy went away, then ran
back to the store, countermanded the or
der for the $l8 table, and took the one
for $3.50. was sorry afterwards that l
hadn't selected a table worth about $l0o,
just to spite that woman"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
Facts and Proof.

Hulett, Wyo., Dec. 4th (SpeciaD An
ounce Of fact is worth ton of theory,
and it is evidence founded on fact that
backs up every box of Dodd's Kidney
Pills. The evidence Of people who know
esteemed resident of Eulett, says:
81 know Dodd's Kidney Pills are a
valuable medicine because have used
them. I took seven boxes and they
cured me of severe attack of Kidney
Trouble. They relieved me from the first
Dose and nd when had lad finished Kdas. the last
now acting properly"
Dodd's Kidney Pills are now recognized
all over the world as the greatest Kidney
Remedy science has ever produced. They
cure Rheumatism, Dropsy, Gout, Ium-
bago, Diabetes, Urinary and Bladder
Troubles, Bright's Disease, and all dis
orders arising from any form of Kidney
Disease
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer
Blood Poison-0reatest Blood
Purifier Free,

If your blood is impure, thin, dis
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blood poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating
and Jumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone
pair pcatarrh, rheumatism, or any blood
or sch disease, take Botanic Blood Balm
q. Y. B. according to directions. Soon
all sdres heal, aches and pains stop, the
blood is made pure and rich, leaving the
skin free from every eruption, and giving
the rich glow Of perfect health to the
skin. At the. same time, B. B. B. i'm
proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia,
strengthens weak kidneys. just the med.
icine for old people, as it gives them new,
vigorous blood: Druggists, 81 per large
bottle, with directions for home cure
Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga Describe trou-
bic and special free medical advice also
sent in sealed letter. B. B. B. is espe-
cially advised for chronic, deep-seated
cases of impure blood and skin disease,
and cures after all else fails.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30
Strange Occupation of Young
Philadelphia Woman.
her DETECTIVE CAREER MOST SUCCESSFUL
Nearly 1000 Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Placed in
Prison Through Her Efforts - Takes Up
Work Through Necessity-Some of
Her Interesting Experiences.

She says as to her choice Of pro-
fessicn, it was a case OF had to-"
According to her own account OF her
self she comes of Baltimore fam
ily. Her mother was q Miss Hartford,
whose father at one time owned most
of Hartford county, Maryland, and who
was at her fathers death regarded as
great heiress. She married and was
soon widowed. Knowing nothing about
the management Of property, it was
not many years before, through one
bad investment after another, she was
penniless. Her daughter, Edith King.
was sent as child to the convent Of
Notre Dame, and when she left there
with no practical education, but many
accomplishments, she found herself
face to face with the problem of earn
ing her own living and taking care
Of her mother.
Beginning Of Her Career.
Mother and daughter came to Phila-
delphia, and after weary search for
work Edith finally found employment
in a small candy shop. 1t meant
standing all day long, and it wore the
girl out. Her feet were so swollen she
could scarcely stand, and her back felt
ready to break in two. A customer
noticed the girls exhaustion and after
talking to her a bit volunteered to try
and find her some easier work. A
day or two later she came back full
of the detective idea. But Miss King
told her it was out of the question.
Finally, however, she promised to go
and call on Mr.. Miller, special de-
tective and her present employer.
She didn't do it, though. She talked
it over with her mother, and her
mother agreed with her that she
couldn't possibly do It. But the friend
ly customer was very much annoyed
at her. And eventually, since Miss
King would not call on Mr.. Miller,
Mr.. Miller called on Miss King-and
talked so convincingly that she prom
ised most reluctantly to try it. The next
day she reported to him for duty
and it was, according to her own testi-
mony, "a day of horrors"
Her First Assignment.
Her first assignment was to find two
deserters from the United States army.
She was told that they were believed to
be beemployed ina certain factory in Phila-
delphia, and she was instructed to apply
for a job in this same factory and to
shadow the men and try, if possible, to
gain their confidence. Believing firmly
in the moral effect of clothes, she put
on her Sunday best before applying for
work-with the result that the foreman
looked at her in amazement and asked
her what she thought she could do in
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30

Phi1adelphia-While Uncle Sam is
not a particularly hard task-master,
he Is very strict in some respects.
One Of his rigid rules is that those
enlisting under his banners in the
army or navy must serve the full
term Of their enlistment. Many there
are, however, who tire Of the service
before the end Of their term and de-
sert. With these, if they are ever
captured, little mercy is shown and
they invariably end their terms In
military prison.
In apprehending these deserters
Uncle Sam has his troubles, but in
pretty little Edith King, Philadelphia
girl detective, he has found useful
ally. It seems remarkable that this
frail young woman of Is should have
been the means of placing almost 2,ooo
ex-soldiers and sailors in ignoble con-
dnement, yet such is the case.
Girl Detective Is Crafty.
For the past five or six years now
Miss King has made q specially OF
ferreting out these deserters. She IS
not at all the Amazon type OF woman
that one would imagine. and it is
alone by her wit, beauty and invention
that she has been so successful.
It is her boast that the majority
are SO far from suspecting her instru-
mentality that they write her the
lriendliest sort Of letters from their
prison cells.
It IS certainly an unusual vocation
that fate has shaped for pretty girl
IN this workaday twentieth century.
She plies it attired sometimes as .
woman of fashion, sometimes in rags.
most frequently probably in the
tawdry f1nery affected by certain
class. She gets them by Irritation,
woman's strongest weapon in the un-
equal fight against mankind. Why
does she do it? Because-most potent
OF all arguments-"a woman must
liye."
She isE u pretty girl, this Edith
King. AT least one would think her
SO If one could overcome ones natural
repulsion to her business. She is
about rs now, with an almost Greek
profile, and the sort of mouth Burne
Jones likes to paint. She is grace
ful. has golden hair and hazel eyes,
q delicately modelled nose, and not a
great deal Of color. She is rather
quiet as to manner, nc: at all of the
hail-fellow-well-met type that one
would expect; but rather of that sort
OF reserve that does not suggest Sc
cretiyeness and rather inspires con-
fdence by not seeming to force it.
She has the air Of listening with all
her heart and soul, and it is this fiat
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-12-30

and could they help her out. He lived
somewhere about there, and he was
looking for work, and such and such
a firm had sent her up to tell him to
come down and they'd give him
job. The mans sister said she
guessed it was Hen they wanted. And
his mother said: "My son is out look
ing for work now; but he'll be back
by noon, and you can see him then.
But IL: didn't come back. He went to
New York in irons instead.