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St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
TITBITS IN HUNTERS FARE
Frozen Caribou Marrow, Moose Nose
and Muskrat Stew Are Del
icacies.

| Have you ever eaten stewed muskrat:
If you are a hunter or fisherman anG
in the habit of leaving the catering OF
the carp to your Canadian guides, it is
possible that you may have done sc
without ever knowing it, says the New
York Sun.
You may, perhaps, recall an exception
ally rich mess of splendid pottage, such
as the hunter loveth, with gamey fla
vor all its own. 1t may have been rab-
bit, it may have been hare; it may have
been neither. If it was simply stewed
muskrat, and the season was early iI
the spring or late in the autumn, it was
| better than either.
A far rarer and choicer tidbit than
either roast or stewed muskrat is a
| caribou marrow bone. This can be en-
| joyed only in the far north and in the
| winter season.
Never was marrow bone so prepared
by city chef as that of the caribou by
the hand OF nature. The hunter merely
exposes the dainty morsel to the action
Of the frost and the frozen marrow is
ready for the table.
One does not, necessarily, have to go
to the woods for venison. and it is
fact that moose and caribou steaks are
far better for hanging for several days.
But some of the choicest morsels of the
moose and the caribou are unobtainable
far from the woods where the animals
are killed.
The nose, the liver and the kidneys,
though highly esteemed by hunters, are
never brought to market. Moose nose,
in particular, is an exceptional delicacy.
What makes it all the rarer is that it
is not only necessary to kill moose
in order to produce the delicacy, but
also to destroy that most beautiful and
most highly priced trophy of the chase
"a moose head. You cannot eat the
nose and have the head. too.
Taking off the skin sufficiently to
permit of the stuffing of the nose with
the head removes the best part of the
aose. To prepare the nose for table it
IS cut off the animal as soon as the
latter is killed, and is then scalded and
scraped to take off the hair. Then it is
slightly smoked and boiled.
The tail of the beaver is prepared a
little differently. 1t is first slightly
heated in the fire, when the outer skin
peels off. Then it is either boiled or
roasted.
The whole carcass Of the beaver
makes excellent food. Its flesh is of
ten the chief means of subsistence of
the northern Indians for weeks at a
time.
Prominent also among the hunters
woodland delicacies must be mentioned
roasted squirrel and porcupine, both Of
wkch are alike delicate and nutritious.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Decay Of Social Arts.

The disappearance of good penman-
ship is no more marked than the disap-
pearance Of witty conversation-indeed
Of conversation of any kind. "Shop. .
always the greatest foe to good talk, is
now absolutely master of the table, and
even shop" is not talked well. The pro-
nunciation Of nine persons cut of ten
is atrocious. and even the tenth shows
an appalling poverty of words.-Lon-
don Lady.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
A FELLOW FEELING.
Why She Felt Lenient Towards ths
Drunkard.

A great deal depends on the point OF
view. A good temperance woman was
led, in very peculiar way, to revise
her somewhat harsh Judgment of the
poor devil who cannot resist his cups
and she is now the more charitable.
She writes:
For many years was great suf-
ferer from asthma. Finally my health
got SO poor that found could not lie
down. but walked the floor whilst 9TH
ers slept. ! got SO nervous ! could not
rest anywhere.
Specialists told me must give up
the use of coffee-the main thing that
/ always thought gave me some relief.
] consulted our family physician, and
he, being a. coffee flend himself, told
me to pay no attention to their advice.
Coffee had such charm for me that In
passing a restaurant and getting
Whit Of the fragrance could not resist
cup. I felt very lenient towards the
drunkard who could not pass the 81
loon. Friends often urged me to try
Postum, but turned deaf ear, say
ing: That may do for people to whom
coffee is harmful. but not for me-cof-
fee and will never, part
AT last, however, bought pack
age Of Postum, although was sure I
could not drink 1t. / prepared it as
directed, and served it for breakfast.
Well, bitter as was against it, must
say that never before had I tasted q
more delicious cup OF coffee! From
that day to this (more than two years.
I have never had desire for the old
coffee. My health soon returned; the
asthma disappeared, I began to sleep
well and in a short time I gained 20
pounds in weight.
zone day handed my physician the
tablets he had prescribed for me. tell
Ing him had no use for them. He
stayed for dinner. When I passed him
his coffee cup he remarked: I am glad
to see you were sensible enough not to
let yourself be persuaded that coffee
was harmful. This is the best cup Of
coffee ever drank he continued; the
trouble is so few people know how to
make good coffee When he got his
second cup told him he was drinking
Postum. He was incredulous. but
convinced him. and now he uses moth
ing but Postum in his home and has
greatly improved in health" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Look in each package for the famous
little book, The Road to Wellville."
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
THE GREAT MAGICIAN,

what spell lies on the street to-day?
1 found it dull not long ago;
NOW these old houses, dim and gray,
Seem bright with a mysterious glow:
And even the sober trees look gay
That once called "a gloomy row.
An. then lorged for sunny fields,
Where bud and bell fresh leaves unfoli
But now the joy this pavement yields
Is quite as much as heart can hold:
Ihlnk you some great magician wields
His wand, transmitting stone to gold?
sweetheart, you know the reason why
Such Witchery hangs about the place;
From one small window-aI too high
There shyly leans a hower-lke face
Inat smiles to see me lOiter by
Though Time-the tyrant-runs apace.
And be the morning dark or fair,
carry to my daily toll
The light that shines from eyes and hair,
Which neither rain nor wind can spoil;
And to the grimeful city bear
Pure thoughts that naught can stain or
soil.
Oh! happy he who thus may take
Heart-sunshine into mart or mill;
And happy she who for his sake
Can smile behind the humblest sill:
The world it's wiser head may shake,
But Loves the true magician still.
E. Matheson, in Chambers Journal
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Growth Of the Churches.

Despite the clatter about outworn
creeds and the anxious look on the
faces of amateur diagnostieians as
they sit up with the church and feel
its pulse, the statistics are still on the
side OF the church. They show it
vital, not moribund The figures for
practically every denomination show
percentage Of growth during 1904
larger than the increase in popula-
tion.-N. T. Globe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
MEGAPHoNE AS FoGHoRN.
Warning Can Be Heard Twenty Miles
from Station on Allan
tic Coast.

There is another use for megaphones
Scientists have recently, applied this IT,
vention to more laudable purpose. On
Falkner's island, off the Connecticut
coast. there has been erected a huge
revolving platform, on which are sta
toned eight large megaphones, each
measuring II feet and having {. mouth
seven feet in diameter. These horns
send out their cry of warning to every
point of the compass, the power being
furnished by a steam whistle.
This shout has been heard distance
of 20 miles, and whel the wind is favor
able the sound will carry nearly twice
as far. The instrument utters it's warn
ing every Is seconds, and each mega
phone utters its cry in turn, so that the
sound makes its way over the ocean in
every direction. There is combination
Of short and long blasts for each point
of the compass. so that mariner may
know exactly whence the sound pro-
ceeds.
The government recently made an ap-
preparation of 100000 to build a sight-
house on Diamond shoals, off Cape Hat
teras, that graveyard Of the Atlantic"
which is strewn with numberless wrecks.
But at a depth of 100 feet the soil is still
soft, loose sahd, so that no foundation
could be found for the lighthouse.
Instead new contrivance will be
shortly set afloat there. held down By
mushroom" anchors. The instrument
will consist Of two huge megaphones,
with diaphragm to be vibrated by elec-
tricity. The machine will be-operated
by clockwork and when once wound ur
will shout for many months without re-
quiring any attention. The necessary
current will be furnished by dynamo
and in calm weather the shout will pene-
trate the air for distance of 25 miles.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Soupless ENGLAND

An authority on cooking asserts that
England is souples5 country, mean
Ing that English cooks cannot make
soup and that soup does net appear on
the menu OF an English everyday din
ner. Which is fact, though SOM is
about the first form that English char
ity takes.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Befogged.

The Royal Meteorological society held
4 meeting in London recently to hear ana
discuss paper on Decrease of Fog in
london" There was very slim attend
aace. Most oil the members had been un-
se.s1s to come on account of the fog.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Must Speak English.

English is to be the language of the
International commission of inquiry into
she North sea affair At least that was
the decision as long as Admiral Kasnak-
off was a member. Perhaps Doubasoff,
who takes his place, does not speak Eng
Iish.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Tax on Women,s Dresses

TO raise money for the French treas
ur,y tbs municipal corhcil of La Cour-
tine gravely proposes that a tax should
be levied on every dress woman pos
sesses over and above one for everyday
wear and one for Sundays and fete
da qS
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
As Others See vys.

AlgeTnon-It-aw-takes nine tall
ors to-aw-make a mar doncher
know.
Jack-According to that, suppose
a dressmaker was employed In your
Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11

The London Globe relates that q
lady from the country was visiting
Westminster Abbey recently, with the
particular object of seeing the tomb
OF King Edward H. Patient search
failed to discover it, and at last she
asked the verger or an attendant Of
some sort, to direct her to it. The
explanation of her failure was instant
" forthcoming. I'm sorry, madam"
he said, "but we 'aven't got Edward
II. 'ere. as we only have the odd num-
hers."
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
Uupublished Racords

One day Admiral Dewsy pointed to a
chest in his Office in the navy department
and said: In that chest will be found the
real records of the battle oi Manila,
never yet published"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11

A mans darkest hour is when his
wife turns on the light as he tries to
sneak quietly upstairs at two o'clock in
the morning.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11

Col. Henry Watterson, Of Kentucky,
recently told story of an old darky
down south who was informed that IL
he was bitten by snake and drank a
quart Of whisky the snake would die
and he would go unscathed. Oars
only one trouble bout dat cure" the
old man said; II knows whar dere's
plenty snakes. but whar's I gwine ter
git de whisky?"
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
r1cKLEsoME TALES.

The late Dean Hole was fond Of
sports of all kinds, but when report
came to his ears that his groom had
been engaging in pugilistic set-to,
the dean felt it his duty to administer
suitable rebuke, winding up with:
Il hope you were separated" (severe-
ly). Beg pardon, sir; when I'd fin-
ished he didn't want no separating"
said the groom.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11

Royal Angler.
The king of Portugal is a devoted
fisherman.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11
WOMEN WHO CHARM
HEALTH IS THE FIRST ESSENTIAL
It Helps Women to Win and Hold
Mems Admiration, Respect and Lovs

Woman's greatest gift S the power tcg
inspire admiration, respect, and love. 4:
There is a beauty in health which ieSs
more attractive to men than mere regu~
larity of feature.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-03-11

o1SAAeAtAoh. LILO Wno 4O ouUJCCL LII q
silly hoax. The writer explained how,
in the course of his investigations he
had either discovered a new element
(and this he could only verify by fur
ther experiments), or had stumbled
upon a combination which united with
the familiar quality of self-luminosity
the power of imparting transparency
to Opaque objects. He had himself
been rendered invisible by sudden
explosion due to his ignorance of the
substances which he was investigat-
ing, and had spent the past three
months in finding an antidote to the
mysterious elements which had been
absorbed into his system. He now
begged permission to return to his du-
ties as, in spite of his painful experi-
ences, his faculties were unimpaired.
At this moment DR.. Austin became
conscious of an uproar in the campus.
An excited throng was surging about
the laboratory. AS he stepped out on
to the porch to investigate the cause
the crowd broke into run, headed by
who, jarmless and legless,
came flying toward him, followed by
workmen and students.
why! Why!" exclaimed the doc
tor, what on earth has happened?"
Its bewitched, l ami" Mccarthy
yociferated ''Whin I was scrubbing
the shpot on the fure, me arms and
egs cam off,
Every one felt Of him; his arms and
egs were as tangible as ever, but to-
ally invisible. There was corfu-
ion Of voices. and the hubbub was
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31

A certain physician in New York.
who caters to a smart clientele, says
this is the busiest season Of the whole
year to him. Colds and grip are cpl
demic. and he blames gauze and open
work hose for II. Women" he says
think they can indulge In the vanity
Of spun-silk hose and still keep up a
good circulation. They think they can
wear veil to protect their faces from
biting winds and wear the thinnest
stockings. with continual cold feet as
a result. and keep well It's the most
absurd fallacy, but you can't make
them believe it-at least not until
they're old and gray"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
END OF SENTlMENTALITY.
How the Effort to Perpetuate Mem
ory Of Maj. Andre at Tappan,
N. Y, Has Ended.

The romantic career of Maj. Andre
and his death as a spy has excited
sympathy everywhere. He was young,
accomplished, brave, a patriotic sub
ject Of Great Britain during the reyo-
lutionary war, but who was hardly
the man to be especially honored in
this country, where he aided Benedict
Arnold in his treason by the order. be
it said, Of his military superior There
was no reason why he should be Sc
lected for special mortuary distinction
by the descendants Of a country whose
enemy he was during its struggle for
independence. lie was rightly exc
cuted at the command OF Washington,
in accordance with the rules OF war,
and, however much we may lament his
sad fate, We cannot deny the justice OF
his sentence
But an admirer Of this brilliant
young soldier erected a monument TO
his memory at Tappan. n Y. some
years ago. for which he thought the
public would pay. II was not re-
sponsive however, and he had to set
tie for the memorial out Of his own
pocket. There was great opposition
10 this monument, both before and aft
er 1t became an established fact Some
ultra-patriotic individuals. indeed. at
tempted to destroy It, but this exhibit
ton OF ill-considered anger did not re-
celve the sanction Of those conserya-
tive people who were OF the opinion
that the tribute to Andres worth was
In bad taste, to say the least
We would hardly expect to see
statue Of Nathan Hale set up in a pub
lie place in a town In England, and
yet this would hardly be more incon-
gruous than the setting up Of the An
dre memorial But It has fallen on
evil days. II does not now attract ad-
verse criticism or favorable indorse-
ment. II is simply let alone. Nobody
cares about It, and II is now advertised
for sale by auction on account Of un-
paid taxes. The citizens Of Tappan
aAt WHINE ~ Afh II ~ A0A Nf'A
1t will bring from the highest bidder
and they consider II neither ornamental
nor useful as a reminder Of the historic
past In which many Of the fathers took
a loyal part in following the fortunes
Of the colonies who could not endure the
tyranny Of George III.
There was more sentimentality than
genuine sentiment in commemorating
the gallant Mai Andre in these United
States Of America, in which there have
been plenty OF native heroes who have
never yet been honored here in endur-
ing bronze. marble or perhaps less ele-
CANT granite shafts. Mai Andre had
many virtues, but they should be cele-
brated in the land Of his birth, not here.
for spies are not so uncommon that we
should 60 abroad in search OF them
when we want to recall deeds Of bravery
and self-sacrifce. - American Guilt
yatOr.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
Rivers as Bonndaries.

The supreme court has decided that
a river cannot draw map. The action
arose from a question whether the shall
low upper Missouri by changing its
bed, could transfer a number Of citizen
from Nebraska 10 Missouri. II cannot.
The boundary follows the old channel
This question. says the New York
World. doesn't matter so much with
states in the same union-though a
man hardly likes to go TO sleep in one
state and wake up with his farm in an
other. But along the Rio Grande. be-
tween Mexico and the United States.
the shifting Of the river channel might
make trouble. Recently the stream got
on the northern side OF several thousand
Texans. who would have objected to be-
ing made Mexicans thereby. But the
United States and Mexico always main
tain the old boundary, whatever the
river may do. If rivers could make
maps there might be trouble almost any
time between Argentina and Paraguay.
or between Bavaria and Austria. not to
mention other cases.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
FARMvILLE VA, FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1905


Coincident with the announcement
that the commission which has under
taken the study Of pneumonia in the
hope Of ascertaining a cause for the
alarming advance 10 has made during
recent years, and. If possible, discover
ing a preventive, is meeting in New
York, comes the statement that during
a recent week there were 300 deaths
from the disease in at city alone. while
It is estimated that there are row near
ly 2S.0O0 cases there. So alarming is the
increased mortality from this source.
so frightful the rayages OF the disease,
particularly at this season Of the year.
that it has come TO be recognized as
one Of the most serious problems with
which the medical profession has TO
contend. and efforts have at last been
directed toward checking it Not alone
is its presence confined 10 New York.
a considerable portion of the country
being afflicted in like manner, and with
no less severity. Colds of all degrees
flourish during the winter months. in
difference and lack of caution on the
part of the victims frequently turning
otherwise harmless ailments into an
attack OF the dread disease which often
takes precedence over consumption in
the health reports Exposure to the
elements is unavoidable, but the exer-
else OF care and the observance Of those
precautions which common sense cOun-
sells will do much TO minimize the danger
from this source. Changing climatic
conditions have undoubtedly played an
important part in increasing the death
rate during a period Of 20 years from
seven to seventeen per cent. although
II is clear that contributory negligence
on the part Of the victims must have
assisted materially in making this
astonishing ratio possible. Good results
may confidently be expected, says the
Detroit Free Press. from the investiga- |
tions Of the commission which has un-
dertaken a study Of the disease. includ- !
ing. as It does, some Of the most dis
physicians In the country |
Whether any method for checking its |
rayages will be devised remains to BE-
seen. but pending the settlement OF |
this point the exercise on the part Of |
the public Of reasonable care all the |
time and everywhere will be found /
eficacious in warding off the present
peril.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.
Claimed That His Equal Does Not
Dwell on the Face Of the
Globe.

AfOot or on horseback, regular or
volunteer, as you see him to- day, our
man behind the gun" is a man worth
knowing. Take him all In all, and a
physically sounder and morally
straighter soldier doesn't live OF dwell
on the face Of the globe Like Eng
lish Tommy Atkins" as well as the
sailor Jaokies Of the Anglo-Saxon blood,
he has his faults and limitations. He
comes higher" than do the rankers
Of other lands, but he fights harder
With fewer numbers he accomplishes
greater results. He has patience Him
liable in face Of a turbulent mob Of
his own people, but he pulls trigger
quick, sudden, and sure when he gets
the word. He is the bugbear Of dem
agogue orators before an election, but
the sure defense Of society at any
time. He presided over Chicagos
early infancy, and thrice since the great
civil war has he come with fixed bay
onets to stand between her and an
archy.
He Is proud OF his flag and his coun-
try. He is stout-hearted, clean-limbed,
law-ablding. self-respectlng, as a rule.
He wants to be held and hailed as
man, not a boy. He deyotes reasonable
time and thought to his drill, but he
delights in healthful. hearty outdoor
sports, baseball, football and polo pre-
ferred. He sometimes sights the lit
tie niceties Of military carriage and
courtesies, but he will cheerfully sub
NIT to the sternest discipline. the
hardest privations, the heaviest trials.
When It comes to fighting. he will
charge with finer fury and enthusiasm
or hold his ground with more grim.
dogged tenacity, and all the time
shoot with greater skill and precision
than any other man-at-arms Of all the
vaunted legions Of Europe. His one
great wish seems TO be that the peo-
pie be so Loyalty serves might know
him as be is--a man to depend on In
fair weather OF foul a soldier to be
proud Of at all times.-Gen. Charles
King. in the World To-Day.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
HON THOMAS Y. MOSBY.
IN PUBLIC LIFE FOR MANY YEARS
INTERSTATE OF VIRGINIA, WAS
Cured OF A VERY DISTRES.
SING CASE OF KIDNEY
TROUBLE.

Hon. Thomas Y. Mosby, of Lynch
burg Va, for two years a member Of
the State Legislature, twelve years a
magistrate of Bedford County, and six
years a supervisor, has this To say in
favor Of Doan's Kidney Pills: "For
years | suffered from pain in the kid
neys, and with distressing action Of
the kidneys. There was almost con-
stantly severe aching over the kid
neys. Before had used one box Of
DOan's Kidney Pills the aches and
other troubles ceased
Plenty more proof like this from
Farmville people. Call by II. G..
Crute Il Co.'S. drug store and ask what
their customers report.
For sale 10y all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
y. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31

A famous physician upon being asked
recently what is the chief cause Of IN
health. replied: Thinking and talking
about II all the time. This ceaseless IN
trospection in which so many of the rls-
ing generation Of nervous folk indulge
is certainly wearing them out When
they are not worrying as 10 whether
they sleep too much or too little they are
hdgeting over the amount Of food they
take or the quantity Of exercise neces-
sary for health. In short, they never
give themselves moments peace"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
The CoIOneI's Waterloo.

Colonel John NJ. Fuller Of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo
from Liver and Kidney trouble. In q
recent letter, he says: "I was nearly
dead, Of these complaints, and,
although / tried my family doctor, he
did me no good; so got a SOC bottle Of
your great Electric Bitters. which
cured me. l consider them the best
medicine on earth, and thank God
who gave you the knowledge to make
them" Sold, and guaranteed to cure,
Dyspepsia, BiliOusDess and Kidney
Disease, by White & Co, druggists, at
SOC a bottle.