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appealing to hin

t'r assistance. Judging from the
number of applications that he he's re-
ceived since his appointment as secre-
tary of the navy made him known in
ternationally, Mr.. Bonaparte mas come
to the conclusion that all of the great
Napoleon's marshals must have died
poor. Scarcely day passes that he
does not receive letter from some
one in France stating that the writer
has descended from one of Napoieon's
generals, and as the .emperor's grand
nephew is now a man Of wealth and
position the writer does not dou5t that
he will be only too glad to render a
little assistance for the sake Of the
grand old days at Marengo and Aus
terlitz.
The secretary cannot undertake to
respond to all these applications. but
he has let it be known that his nod
est fortune would soon disappear Il he
gave even trffle to each of the anpli-
cants. The majority of appeals fir aid
come from the descendants of Marshal
Ney The Ney family seems to have
been very prolific, as members Of it
are popping up all over the republic OF
France. In their letters TO the secre-
tary they call attention to the great
value of Marshal Ney's services to Ma
poleon and suggest that the secretary
in memory of his distinguished grand
uncle, might feel like discharging part
of the latter's debt to Ney by sub
stantial financial remittances to the
present members of the Ney family.
One of these letters is from Ney
who has served in the French army.
He has sent the secretary colored
portrait of himself. showing that he is
dressed in the brilliant French uni
form, with baggy trousers of a bright
red hue.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Not Retired on His Laurels.

oL w T. j
is setting All ex-
ample of activity
that could we'll be
followed by young
er officers in the
navy. He is still
the naval hero OF
the present day,
but he does not
elect to retire on
his laureis and
rust out in p:ivate
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

life. AS president Of the general ma
val board he is on duty every day at
the department, and takes the keenest
interest in everything pertaining t.
the Improvement Of the navy. The ad-
miral is 6s years of age and could have
retired four years ago if he bad want
ed to, hut he says there is lot Of
work that he can do and he proposes
to devote his energies to the good Of
the navy.
Just now Admiral Dewey has Ueen
brought into the lime1ight by his per-
sIstent advocacy Of big ships for the
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
OLD PUMPS AS FENcEPosTs
The Unique Fence That Was Built
by a Hoosier Well Con-
tractor.

Commodore Perry Rogers was the
name of a man who built the oldest
fence in Hoosierdom.
Rogers was well contractor and
went about digging wells and putting
up windmills. When he finished his
jobs he would always take along with
him the pump that he had thrown out
OF service.
Probably no other collection Of pump.
ing contrivances ever could equal that
the commodore gathered up from the
farms and homes of Starke and other
counties of his state. The scene Of his
operations covered very large field
and he had plenty of jobs to do. There
were wooden pumps, iron pumps.
siphons and suckers of all makes, sizes
and conditions. He hauled them tc
his home near Knox, and finally made
use of them in this queer way. He
made fence posts of them. Passersby
on the road from Knox to Bass lake
often ask the stage driver why there
are SO many wells in q row along the
road, for that is the impression that
one receives by looking at the queer
posts. Then he is told that the iron
and wooden objects sticking up out Of
the ground at regular intervals are the
posts of Commodore Rogers outlandish
fence.
There are probably ten miles of pump
post fence. There would be more II
the commodore had not met an untime.
ly end while on hunting expedition.
The posts have been in use for several
years now. but as yet show no signs
Of decay and it is probable that they
will outlast maEy- of the more ortho-
dox posts Of the late commodore's
neighbors.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
To Keep Works Of watch Clean.

a. - x
Open the front case of watch and
with a soft match. 'cut chisel-shape at
the end, rub a little vaseline all roun ]
seat of the case where the lid fits.
Close the front, open the back and
treat in the same way. Only a very
small quantity is required, just enough
o grease it thoroughly all round. This
will make your case dust and water
proof at those points. At the end OF
two or three months open the case
and if much dirt has collected, take
a match. cut in the same way, and
scrape it all off clean and give 1t an
other coating Of the vaseline. This
is the only known plan to keep 4
watch clean where the cases do not fl
perfectly close.-National Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Picture Post-Cards.

Picture postcards have become q
nuisance. The originals were evolved
in Germany. Some are nasty, some
vile, some salacious, some profane-all
vulgar and inane. This country is fol-
lowing suit rapidly. The post Office
authorities are helpless, says the New
York Press, as any particularly ob1ec-
tionable card may be inclosed In an
envelope and mailed. On the continent
Of Europe extra stamp charges consti-
tute one of the evils OF the craze. IN
able, as a majority of the tourists are,
to read the inscriptions printed on the
cards in the language OF the particu-
lar country in which they may be
travelling, they fail to see that nothing
beyond the address is allowed If the
card is intended for foreign destina-
ton unless extra postage Is paid. the
result Is that the sender writes: An
other for your collection" Having q
r,nping time Remember me to the
eang. Have one on me, etc. Wnen
the card arrives the recipient pays the
extra postage and says things about
the idiocy of picture postcard senders.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
A White-Headed Soldier.

l I'D ACW A10J. 1VA,
" ] a ck Weston
The expected 1ro-
motion has been
made and the
white-headel sol
der, who will be
go years Of age in
N ov e M ter, now
goes into the line
to do active serv-
ice. It was at
first thought that
ho woi,1d hn an
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Honor Weinerwursts, Birth.

Residents OF Sandnsky, O., paid trib-
ute to the wienerwurst and its inveat-
or. Johann Lahner, In the Calvar3
Episcopal church, the congregation
holding q public celebration. It was
called centennial commemoration
The Invitations stated that the meet.
Ing was "for the purpose of doing hon.
or to the memory Of Johann Lahner,
inventor Of that delectable morsel Of
food, the frankfurter."
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

students at the University Of NeYa-
4. win be tried for hazing, as the
,.ther Of freshman has issued 81
v.rrants for assault and battery and
has had chem served on students who
r.,treated his young son. The fresh
,,.n refused to join in the college
-.,le 40 he was ducked in the lake on
the campus and subjected to other In
a,.rities. for which his father now
1.,rands satisfaction from the boys
..,rruentors, II Is to be hoped that he
] .,.y succeed In securing the desired
natisfaction.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Hate Of an Old Jok4

Editor wonder what ever ha.
came OF the mate to this Joke?
Contributor Why er how do you
mean?
Well, you know, we're told that
Noah took a pairs Of every sort Of
thing into the ark with him. phila,
delphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
True Patriots.

It's really funny" murmured the
homegrown philosopher.
What's funny y?''
The number Of men who are will.
ing to go to congress, even though the
holding Of seat means a financial
sacrifice Of considerable extent. Chi
caSo Sun.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
The Little Fighter from Wisconsin

Ne or the SuDlecIS
that is interesting
United States sem
ators just now is
the probable con-
duct of Gov. La
Toilette OF Wis
consin, who has
been elected az
senator from hat
state. There have
been all. sorts OF
stories afiost as to
the radical course
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

when the old-time telegraphers met
n reunion in New York city last
month. they let their fingers wander
,diy over the noisy keys and tap out
anne stories OF the beginnings Ct
ea,esraphy. it's use during the civil war
and its burden OF great world mes
..pes. like the news of the assassina-
zion az Lincoln. One story, that will
- a. = story. is that when Mr.. Edison
,vas Al operator IN Memphis he was
discharged because he was always
ewing to send two messages over one
,ire at the same time.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Browns Triumph.

Smith-Brown told me some time
ago that he had been aching to fight
Green for more than . year.
Jones--Well. they actually fought
one day last week.
So? And the result"
Brown is still aching. Chicago
Daily NEWS.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

Luke Fagan, hackman at Hemp
stead, Long Island, is not the man 70
he scared by wealth or titles. He and
some other public drivers declare their
rights were infringed upon when o. H.
3 Belmont Influenced the village trus-
tees 10 pass an ordinance forbidding
carriages to stand at the railroad de-
MT IN the way of the autos and traps
nsed by the wealthy people in the vi
cinity. Belmont rode up to the station
with the duchess of Marlborough in his
car. Pagan was in the way and would
mt move. ..I'm an American citizes.
in good standing and I'm not going
10 get out of the way for any duchess, !"
said Pagan, and he didn't.
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25

"A > II / N GION.-
Secretary OF the
Navy Bonaparte Is
paying the penal
ty of belonging to
a royal family. He
is a granddaughter
of Emperor Ma
poleCn and the de-
scendants of the
gre a t marshals
who served under
the latter are now
~ As
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Gen. Hugh Mercer.

FTER 129 years
this government
is about to do
proper honor to Q
distinguished rev.
olutionary he.c. A
memorial Is to be
erected 10 the
memory Of Gen.
Hugh Mercer, who
is q close friend OF
Washington and
St. Tammany farmer., 1905-11-25
Washington LETTER.
SECRETARY BoNAPARTE BE-
sIEGED BY LETTERS.
FROM NEY's DESCENDANTS
A Vigorous Son of Kentucky-Admir-
al Dewey's Energy-Afte1 Cen
tury Of Delay Erect Memorial
to Revolutionary Hero.

: a "a HIN GTON.-
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|M,y Ma,:yDi1,,,,7ick

Pinlzham, of Lynn, Mass, is fully quail
fedtog give helpful advice to sick womeni
Read Mrs. Dimmicks letters. e. :,
Her first letter: :,
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
WI have been sufferer for the past eight
wears with q trouble which first originated
from painful menstruation-the pains were
excrrciating, with Inflammation and ulcera1
ton Of tho womb. The doctor Gays naus9
have an operation or cannot live. do NOT
want to submit to an operation II I can posst-
bly avoid It. Please help me."-4rA Mary
Dimmick, Washington, D. G.
Her second letter;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
"You will remember my condition when !
last wrote you, and that the doctor sa1d
must have an operation or could not I've.
Ireceived your kind letter and followed your
advice very carefully and am now entirely
well. As my case was SO serious 1t seenS
miracle that I am cured. know that owe
not only my health but my life to Lydia K.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to your
advice. can walk miles without an ache or
q pain, and I wish every suffering woman
would read this letter and realize what you
can do for them" Mary Dimmtck, b9th
and East Capitol Streets, Washington, D. O.
How easy It was for Mrs. Dimmick to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.
and how little it cost her-a two-cent
stamp. Yet how valuable was the Ioplyl
As Mrs. Dimmick says-itsaved her life.
Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands
of Just such letters as the above, aad
offers ailing women tAlpful advice.
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THE JESTER.

/ CHANGED to meet, the other day, :
A friend Of old who is a clown;
His hair was streakcd with threads OF gray,
His brow was furrowed with frown.
This change I was surprised to see
In one who was not old in years.
Whose jesting life had seemed quite free
From ills that fill the heart with tears
But when L said: TITS strange, indeed,
You look 50 DID," he then replied:
"Beneath this testing life lead
A life of sorrow deep hide.
''The world laugh with en- the stage
scorn within my aching heart.
For it has brought this air of age
BY action Ill upon its part.
'.The whole world plays a double part
OF life as we'll as l." he said,
land seeks to hide its aching heart
That longs to weep, but laughs instead
His leisure moments now had FED.
1t was his jcstirg hour again:
And as he turned away he said:
"1te jester must forget tie man.
-Alva n. Turner, in Chicago Inter ocean.
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HE AND THENCE
OLD LADY, * *
b 3. E. K I s T. r

ny practiclng self-denial for several
u years he managed to save up $500.
While doing this he became student
of finance. Every morning he would
read the financial quotations. The
long lines of initials and the columns
of figures that at first were meaning
less soon become as an open book to
him. He could remember what c., J.
and F. closed at a week ago last Tues
day. and if r., A. and W. went up a
point he knew just how much more it
would have to advance before reaching
the mark which some wise men had a
month before set for it.
There was one thing that interested
him particularly. That was F., L. and
B. common. He had once heard broker
refer to it as "a nice old lady" For ten
years, he learned, that stock had been
fuctuating between Is and 80. Every
summer it would drop to the low water
mark. Every winter it would regularly
work itself back up to the high level.
Now, this young man, whose name, by
the way, was Watkins, had sort of .
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remains. When this has attained suf-
ficient solidity, and acquired the shape
of the vessel into which 1t has been
forced, 1t is denuded of it's wrappings,
and Is ready for ripening. The ripen-
ing takes place inside the house,
where rows of cheeses may be seen
laid upon a shelf, or placed out of
the way on the topmost ledge of the
dresser" Here they get the full
benefit of the peat or wood smoke that
on gEsty days-and how frequent are
such days in the North of Scotland
Is driven down the wide-open Chin
ney and fills the room with a dense
and eye.smarting cloud.
The "cheese-pressie," which stands
close to the cottage door, calls for a
word or two of description, as in its
quaint picturesqueness, and IN its
weather beaten, lichen-covered stones,
it redeems the otherwise bare cottage
from the commonplace. 1t is composed
Of two uprights on which rests a trans
verse piece of stone; through it runs
the screw that has attached to its low
er end q huge block of granite that
forms the presser, and which can be
raised or lowered at will by means Of a
handle on top. Beneath it is placed
the tub containing the newly-made
cheese. Like numberless habits and
fashions that as a consequence of the
daily-increasing facilities for traffic
have altered of late years, cheese
making is no longer as widely prac-
ticed as of yore, and "cheese-pressies''
have in many instances been allowed
to fall into ruin. The specimen here
shown is not only in good working
order, but is actually at work, and a
clear idea can be gained from the
picture of this simple and effective de-
vice for the making of cheeses.
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LEARNED OF LITTERATEURs,

Alexis Sergevitch Suvonin, editor Of
the Novoe Vremya, now 70. has been for
years the greatest figure in the Russian
journalistic world.
Capt. George W. Baird, U. 8. A., lately
retired, aside from his excellent war
record, is q scientist, writer and inven-
tor of some pretensions.
Sir Robert Douglas has opened mag
niflcent exhibition of rare manuscripts
in the kings library Of the British mu-
scum. at London. It includes many pre-
cious volumes bound in gold. silver and
ivory, Bible Of the year 1883, many
manuscripts on palm leaves.
Marion Crawford's sister, Mrs. Hugh
Fraser, the widow Of the British minis
ter to Japan, is making her first visit,
after many years absence, to this coun-
try, and IL now receiving much atten-
ton In New York, where her fame as .
writer is well known.
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DAIRY NOTES.

When q cow that has been faithful
deliverer of milk becomes fractions,
the fault can always be traced to the
milkman.
Turn the COWS out In pasture when
the grass gets good start and do not
leave them out all day. Give the
usual feeding Of hay and grain in the
morning and at night as we'll, until
the pastures are luxuriant.
A curious custom still holds good in
the village of Waddesdon, in Buck
inghamshire, England, where, on any
morning or evening Of the year, you
can claim q free drink of new milk
from a cow especially kept for the
benefit of thirsty wayfarers. This ami
NAL is known locally as the "alms
cow" and when she dies another has
to be provided by the parish authori-
ties.
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THE FARM COW.
A Very Large Factor in the Butter
Making Industry Of the
Country.

The real butter maker Of the coull.
try is the farm COW whose milk never
goes to the creamery. This cow is
least often heard from, because she
is less in the light of public observa-
ton than the cow that is producing
milk for the creamery. Yet, the total
amount of butter made on farms in
the United States is far greater than
the amount made in creameries.
So our greatest hope still lies In
the COW that gives milk for the maxi
ing of farm butter. The spirit of I'M
proyement is abroad and there are
multitudes of farms on which good
cows are taking the place of poor
ones. It is impossible to estimate
how great this improvement is. A
farmer that has 80 cows said to the
correspondent Of the Farmers Re-
view: "My COWS made geo pounds Of
butter in March, and think am do
ing pretty we'll, as only % of them are
giving milk that can be used for but
ter making. That is about a pound
per day of the cows giving milk, and
we have the by-products to help swell
the profits"
That mans herd six years ago was
doing only half as we'll as the above
statement would indicate, but the man
has been selling his poorest cows and
replacing them with good ones right
along.
Up to the present time the good
farm COW has not been appreciated,
and for this reason her price has
not been much above that of the poor
farm cow. But a change is going on,
and the time IS not far distant when
so many fasmers will be looking for
profitable COWS that the extra mixer
will bring a fancy price at any time
Of year.
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oDD1r1Es FROM EuRoP1

A young man charged at Kingston,
England, with assaulting his father.
pleaded as q reason for the act that It
was the first time he had seen his father
sober.
NJ. and Mime. Vevestele, Of Lille,
France, recently celebrated on one day
their own golden wedding, tho. silver
wedding oftheir eldest daughter and the
nuptials Of their youngest. i.
A Vienna court has condemned two
men to pay q monthly allowance to the
widow of a man whom they told, as q
'ioke," that his wife was not true to
him. and who committed suicide in con-
sequence.
A performance at tho Municipal the.
atsr at Halle, Switzerland, had to be
suspended the other night while the po-
liceman on duty was elected. He had
fallen asleep at his post and his loud
snoring disturbed the audience.
A boy of five years recently killed
baby in Liverpool by stufing bread into
its throat. He said he did It FOR fun"
The doctors call him morally insane"
In English law a child under seven Is
considered incapable of crime.
The smallest full-grown elephant In
Europe is on exhibition in London. He
SO inches in height and weighs $50
pounds. When he was taken to pho
Geographic gallery the other day for his
picture he went in a cab. A luncheon
of buns and brandy aud water was pro-
vided for him.
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A "CHEESE-PRESSIE."
Homely Industry Which Is Practicsd
by the People in the Wilds
of Scotland.

One of the homely industries of the
wilds of Scotland, probably unfamiliar
to most of our readers, is the manu-
facture of cheese by hand-presses.
Where the lonely cottage on the moor
is far removed from any village shop,
and mild American" can only be OBJ
tanned at the expense of weary
tramp of many miles along rough and
wind-swept roads. or by narrow sheep
tracks across the hills, homemade
cheeses form substantial part of the
peasants diet These cheeses are
manufactured in the simplest manner
possible. Skim milk, with the addi-
ton Of rennet, is poured into cloth,
tied up and placed in wooden tub
then gradually pressed until all the
whey is removed, and only the curd
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Just Discrimination in Railway Rat

Just Discrimination in Railway Rates
All railroad men qualified to speak
on the subject in responsible way are
likely to agree with President Samuel
Spencer, of the Southern railway, when
he says: There is no division Of opin-
ion as to the desirability Of stopping
all secret or unjustly discriminatory
devices and practices Of whatsoever
character"
Mr.. Spencer, in speaking Of unjust
ly discriminatory" rates and devices,
makes a distinction which Is at once
apparent to common sense. There may
be discrimination in freight rates which
Is just, reasonable and imperatively re-
quired by the complex commercial and
geographical conditions with which ex-
pert rate makers have to deal. To abol-
ish such open and honest discrimination
might paralyze the industries Of cities,
states and whole sections of our national
territory.
This distinction between Just and un-
just discrimination is clearly recognized
in the conclusions Of the International
Railway Congress, published yester-
day:
Tariffs should be based on commercial
principles, taking into account the special
conditions which bear upon the CONNER
cial- value Of the services rendered. With
the reservation that rates shall be charged
without arbitrary discrimination to gil
shippers alike under like conditions, the
making Of rates should as far as possible
have al the elasticity necessary to permit
the development Of the traffic and to pro,
duce the greatest results to the public ana
to the railroads themselves"
The present proposal is, as Mr.. Walker
D. Hines, of Louisville, showed In his
remarkable testimony the other day
before the senate committee at Wash
ington, to crystalline flexible and Justly
discriminatory rates into fixed govern
mentj rates which cannot be changed
except by the Intervention Of some gov
eminent tribunal, and by this very
process to increase "the temptation to
depart from the published rate and the
lawful rate in order to meet some over
towering and urgent commercial con-
dition."-New York Sun.