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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
THE RED FISH OF DEATH.
Singular Visitation in the Hawaiian
Islands That Presages End Of
Some Notable.

A large influx of the alalauwa, tie
famous red fish about which the Hs-
waiian superstition has it that their ap-
pearance denotes the death of men,
Der of the royal family or some one oc-
| cupying high place, is now causing much
speculation among the Hawaiians on
the waterfront, says Honolulu report
of recent date.
The schools of alalauwa first made
their appearance about week ago. On
Saturday, Sunday and Monday night
fairly large schools of these fish ap-
peared. On Monday night they came IT,
an amazingly large number. On Tues
day night there were fewer of them,
and since then their number has been
gradually diminishing. It was expected
that it would cease altogether very soon.
The fish generally appear at about five
ans say they cannot tell where they
come from. Schools,of them swim up
and down the harbor for little while,
and then disappear again. The fish are
about three inches long and of bright
red color.
The Hawaiians say that the fish only
appear very seldom, and that their ap-
pearance in so great numbers is at pres
ent an infallible sign of impending death
of some one occupying a high station.
AS soon as the schools of fish cease TO
come this death will take place. A few
of these fish appeared just prior to the
death of the late Robert Wilcox. With
that exception the boat boys say they
have not been seen in the harbor since
the death of Queen Kapiolani and Prin-
cess kailulani.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
To the Cotton Raisers Of the South !:

To the Cotton Raisers Of the South:
Gotton raising, like other industries,
Nas its ups and DOWNS" and at this
time you are suffering one of the low.
est and most sensational declines in
cotton since 1889, when your en-.
tire crop for that year only averaged
cents per pound.
The recent decline in cotton was SO
unexpected and rapid your losses be,
came enormous before you scarcely
realized the real situation
The thousands of tenants who la.
bored with their wives and children
Tor days, weeks and months, exposing
themselves to both the winters winds
and the burning rays of the summers
sun, to make and gather this cotton
are bearing a large proportion of the
millions lost by the slump in price.
The landlords are also bearing their
proportion of the losses. That both
landlords and tenants engaged in rails
ing cotton are confronted with grave
and serious difficulties, affecting both
their present and future interest, no
one will deny. That they are anxious
to meet and overcome these difficult
SACS oil WILL duAAll. IL S IWo pCA a
mount questions with the cotton rails
ers at present are: First, to raise
the price of cotton back to the 10
cent basis, to enable them to retrieve
a portion at least Of their present
losses. Second, to establish and main
tain 10-cent basis for the crop OF
1904-05. Looking to the. accomplish
ment of these coveted results many
schemes have been suggested and
various plans discussed through the
press, such as holding the cotton for
higher prices" "diversification of
crops" and a large reduction in
the acreage for the coming year." All
of these plans have more or less merit
in them if faithfully entered into by
the cotton raisers and their sympa-
thizers.
There Is hardly an incident that
happens that history does not record
a precedent or parallel. And it Is
equally true that there is always a
corresponding cause for every effect.
Political economy teaches us that the
law Of supply and demand controls
the price of all commodities. This
principle is true, except in SO far as
1t is or may be temporarily modified
by combines and trusts, but as basic
principle it is especially applicable to
cotton, as the history Of this com
modify will prove.
In order that the cotton raisers may
see for themselves the results to
them of large crops and small crops
for the last few years, I have gath
cred from the most reliable sources
obtainable, statistics showing the
years acres planted, the total bales
made, the total value of the crop, and
in the last column the approximate
average price per pound, as follows:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
IS JUST ONE SURE WAY
Dodd's Kidney Pills Build Up Run.
Down PeOple-They Make Healthy
Kidneys md That Means Healthy
People - What Mr. and Mrs.
j. L. Duffey Say:

Nora, Ind, Feb. 6th.-(SpeciaD-Tha
the sure way of building up rundown
men and women is to put their kidneys
in good working order is shown by the ex-
perience of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Duffey
Of this place. Both were weak and worn
and disririted They used Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and to-day both enjoy the best
of health.
Mr.. Dnffey says: II was very weak
and almost past going. tried every
thing which people said was good, but
got no benefit till I tried Dodd's Kidney
Pills. They helped me in every way and
1 am. stcong and well now"
Mrs l,ufey says: Il was SO bad that
if anybody would lay down string I
felt could not step over it. Since tax
ing Dod!Fs Kidney Pills I can run and
jump fences"
Healthy kidneys insure pure blood;
Dodd's Kidney Pills insure healthy kid
neys.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
REASON FOR EXCITEMENT
Not Mere Everyday Occurrence, But
an Occasion Of Extraordinary
Importance.

When Husley came down to his
place of business the other morning he
was laboring under high pressure of
suppressed excitement, relates London
Tit-Bits.
Cant be with you to-day" he
promptly announced to his partner.
Got to get back home. Tell Ward
that we can close that deal of ours
later
But it's very important. Delay may
mean loss"
mo matter There are some duties
stronger than that of making money.
You know my married son lives next
door to me- There's sickness in the
house.
Nothing serious, hope?"
None too serious to suit me-" said
Husley, with his thumbs under his
| waistceat armholes, strutting about the
office as il it were bird cage. Got
two nurses, two doctors, my wife, an
old aunt and delegation of women
from the neighborhood."
THE cid monster!" WIS the partners
mental comment, but he said aloud:
Then they can get along without you"
'Well, should say not. 1t is an occa-
sion that requires general there on the
spot. l tell the nurse what to do, make
the old aunt go into the back yard When
she wants to weep, keep the other wom-
en- from holding a hen-cackling matinee
in the house, let the doctors know I'm
watching every move they make. ant
keep the servants in line.
when the cat started upstairs this
morning | threw it into tree-top, anC
it's there now. When the dog barked. ]
kicked him clear through the window
into the garden. When the errand-boy
from the grocer's went whistling about
the house, told him to shut up till fur
Their orders, or would crush every bone
in his body. When the milkman came
with that fiendish yell Of his. I server
like notice on him, and I've been paying
regular procession of hand-organs to
move on. Oh. I'm on guard. and when
hear a little piping noise from upstairs
and there is too much confusion feel
just like keeping order with Lee-Met-
ford"
aha! ! see. It's a baby"
"a baby!" scornfully; cts twins
mani" and the new grandpa swelled up
like toad when it has swallowed a
wasp.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

These statistics Wo obtained from
government reports and from Cotton
Movements and Fluctuations" book
published by Latham, Alexander e
CO. of New York, q recognized au-
thority. For convenience in referring
to the above tablet shall use only
approximations.
By the above you will see that in
1867 we produced nearly 100000
bales Of cotton, when brought 1921
OOO, 1000, or 77t cents per pound. For
, 1898 we made q little over 11,OOO.-
900 bales and received only S33S ,0OO.-
600, or cents per pound and IN
1898-99 we again made over .oOo wv
bales and received only 81 100000,
or an average price OF j. ,nts per
pound. But in 1899-1900 we made
9,OOO,O0 bales which bro, INT 1868,
OOO, 600, or an, aveage price " = Genus
per pound. Note how the size OF the
crop controls the price.
For the succeeding four years we
practically raised lO.O0O,O0O bales
each year and received, ON account
of increased consumption, 8, 8, 3 and
~ cents per pound respectively Tor
these four years.
This table clearly shows the effect
az the law Of supply and demand as
applied to the cotton industry. and
some xlolesome- lessons may be
learned by comparison OF the crops
and prices for the above years.
The 100000 bale crop. OF 1869
only lacked 81, 100000 bringing the
farmers as much money as they got
for the 100000 bale crop OF lS97-9S,
and the 100000 bales actually sold
for $45, 600, 900 more than the 1900
600 bales raised in 1s9S-99. So much
for the year preceding the two bum
ner crops OF 1898 and 189S-99.
In 1S99-19OO you made little over
600 900 bales and got for 1T $685.
400 900. which was $25,00O,O0O more
than YOU got for the 100000 bale
crop Of 1898 and 100000 more
than you got for the 100000 bales
raised in 1S98-99.
The relations Of small crops and
high prices and large crops and low
nrices are so clearly shown by sta
tistics I deem it advisable to give
Won another table which, In connec-
fton with the above table, will cover
production and value Of the cotton
crops for the last twenty years, and
will enable you to make other inter-
esting and instructive comparisons.
Table showing crops in bales and
vafye.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
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cts, and they have, By this means,

cts, and they have, b. this means,
accumulated millions. Why should
the cotton raisers not combine to ro-
duce the acreage this year, and by
the aid Of the government bureau
keep, in future years, the production
within the worlds consumption, and
thereby dictate the price of cotton in
the markets of the World?
Everybody admits that If the plant
ers do combine and reduce the acreage
IS or 80 per cent cotton will go back
to 10 cents per pound before the next
crop is made. But you hear it on
every side that the farmers won't get
together; that they will attend the
meetings and talk reduction to all
their neighbors and then go home and
plant a bigger crop than last, year.
The man who will do this is possessed
with the spirit of a Shylock; is at
heart q miser, and in practice an An
nanias You can and should meet
and organize in every precinct,
county, State and Territory where
cotton is grown and agree on the 25
or 80 per cent reduction, and faithfully
and honestly carry out the agreement.
II you do, and the bureau report next
June confirms the fact that the acre
age has been reduced rs or 80 per
cent, cotton will then go up as rapidly
as it declined when the bureau made
its estimate of the 12,6O0,O 00-bale crop
last year. II you fail to reduce the
acreage this year and from any cause
make another 10000, 000-bale crop,
you will invite disaster and ruin, and
entail on yourselves and the entire
South, a period of depression. misery
and want such as she has never ex-
perienced since the days Of the Civil
War.
Reduce the acreage Is to 80 per
cent, and under same conditions as
last year you restore prosperity and
happiness to every Southern home,
and restore to the South the CONNER
cial supremacy she so richly deserves.
I hope the cotton raisers will take
each other by the hand, and, with
Roman courage, move in solid pha-
lanx to the accomplishment of this
one glorious purpose. If you do unite
and accomplish this purpose, you will
have set a precedent that will be
worth millions to you in the future,
and demonstrate to the world, in one
instance, at least. that farmers can
help themselves. j. q. LANCASTER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

liver and bladder troubles the symp-
toms Of which are-obliged to pass your
water frequently night and day, smart
ing or irritation in passing, brickdust
or sediment in the urine, headache,
backache, lame back, dizziness, poor
digestion, sleeplessness, nervousness,
heart disturbance due to bad kidney
trouble, skin eruptions from bad blood,
neuralgia, rheumatism, diabetes, bloat-
ing, irritability, WORKOUT feeling, lack
Of ambition, loss Of flesh, gallow COM
plexion, or Bright's disease.
II your water, when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in a glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours, forms sediment
or settling OF has cloudy appearance, 1t
is evident that your kidneys and blad-
der need immediate attention.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and
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in bottles Of two sizes and two prices
fifty cents and one dollar. Remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, and the address, Bing-
hamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
HER BLOOD too THIN
GENERAL DEBILITY RESULTS FROM
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD.

The Remedy That Makes New Blood
Banishes Weakness, Headaches, In
digestion and Nervous Troubles.
Hundreds of women suffer from head.
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and timidity. Few realize that their
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their blood. They take one thing for
their head, another for their stomach,
a third for their nerves, and yet all the
while it is simply their poor blood that
is the cause Of their discomfort.
IF one sure remedy for making good,
rich blood were used every one of their
distressing ailments would disappear. as
they did in the case Of Mrs. Ella r.
Stone, who had been ailing for years and
was completely run down before she re-
allied the nature Of her trouble.
For several years" said Mrs. Stone,
Ut suffered from general debility. It
began about 1896 with indigestion, ner-
vousness and steady headaches. Up to
1900 hadn't been able to find any relief
from this condition. I was then very
thin and bloodless. An enthusiastic
friend, who had used DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, urged me to give them trial and
] finally bought q box.
81 did not notice any marked change
from the use Of the first box, but de-
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second box could see very decided signs
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gan to feel better all over and to have
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II used in all eight or ten boxes, and
when I stopped I had got back my regu-
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the gain has lasted. I can eat what I
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constant headaches before, very rarely
have one now. I cheerfully recommend
DR.. Williams Pink Pills to women who
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Mrs. Stone was seen at her pretty
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result Of her experience, DR.. Williams
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titled ''Plain Talks to Women, and will
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

EDITORIAL N0TE.-1n order to
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Root you may have sample bottle and
a book of valuable Information, both
sent absolutely free by mail. The book
contains many of the thousands upon
thousands Of testimonial letters re-
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The value and success of Swamp Root
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you read this generous offer in this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Cropl Value Crop

will make one other comparison
nv calling your attention to the fact
that the 5,7O6,165 bales raised IN
1SS4-s5 brought nearly $7,OOO,OoO more
than the 1s.274.S40 bales raised IN
189S-99. 49,. ea,,ras
~ sn,, readily understand why the
hn mn reports Of 1903, showing less
than a 10000, 900 bale crop, sent the
. .ra Of cotton from 9 and 10 cents
p Is cents er per pound? And is it not
t,,st - a. easy to see and understand
JUS t n bureau report for 1904, show
wv, Mey o ,ag a 100000 bale crop, should
a send the prices from and ,dnn 10 ce nss
% e loss than 6 cents per pound :, Last
20 leS - hear spectators and spin
year Kicked sLl and tried to discredit the he
bureau estimates but time Sa. proved rove t 1ss
PRACTICAL correctness ms year 'ue
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

The mild and Immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root the great kidney and
bladder remedy is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root will set your whole system
right, and the best proof Of this is a trial.
s3coTTAGE ST., MELRosE, MASS.
DEAR SIR: JAN. nth, 1904.
Ever since was in the Army, I had more or
less kidney trouble. and within The past year it
became SO severe and complicated that
suffered everything and was much alarmed-my
strength and power was fast leaving me. saw
an advertisement of Swamp-Root and wrote
asking for advice. I began the use of the
medicine and noted decided improvement
after taking Swamp Root only short time.
continued its use and ana thankful to say
that am entirely cured and strong. In order
to be very sure about this, had doctor examine
some of my water to-day and he pronounced 1t
all right aud in splendid condition.
Iknow that your Swamp-Root is purely vege-
table and does not contain any harmful drugs.
Thanking you for my complete recovery and
recommending Swamp-Root to all sufferers
am" Very truly yours
L c. RICHARDSON.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
In Chicago.

Glow do you like my new low-neck
dress?" asked the Chicago society lady
as she came into the presence of her hus-
band, just before going out to dinner.
cts all to the good, DEAR" replied the
man of affairs, "but where on earth are
YOU a-goin' to tuck your napkin ?"--
Yonkers Statesman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Saving Trouble.

Does your janitor attempt to show his
authority
NO" answered Mr.. Flats. He didn't
have to show his authority. started in
by giving him to understand that fully
recognized it without any argument. p
Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
To Prove what Swamp Root the Great Kidney Remedy,
Will Do for YOU, Every Reader Of this paper May
Have Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail

Weak and unhealthy kidneys responsible
therefore, through
permitted continue
Your other need attenonbut kidneys
because they attention first.
you badly begin taking
kidney, liver remedy
begin
other organs health. trial will convince anyone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
It Was Good.

Chloe, our maid of all work, had the
true Ethiopian's fondness for good eat
ing" and, like SO many of her race, she
often used language more lofty than APP
propriate. One day Chloe's mistress made
an extremely good pudding for dessert.
ding, smacked her lips and said with EVIL
dent satisfaction:
my. oh! eff dat don't taste melo-
dious!v '-Jippincott's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Cost of Golf.

It is calculated that in England, Ire.
land, Scotland and the United States
$50 900, 600 year is spent in golf. There
are S7s golf clubs in England, 76O in
America, 632 in Scotland and 1874 in Ire
land, mum bering altogether 600, 600 play
ers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Found by Americans.

All the five planetary satellites dis
covered since 1916 have been found by
Americans. They include Hyperion, the
seventh satellite Of Saturn; Diemos and
Phoebu5, the little moons of Mars. and
Phoebe. the ninth moon Of Saturn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Peaceful Household.

Baggs-What! You and your wife
never quarrel?
Wages Well, we haven't Quarreled dur
ing the last three weeks.
"How's that?"
We're not on speaking terms. Chi
cago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

eyes," said Newliwed, my wife and !
are housekeeping now. She prepared our
first dinner last night with her own fair
hands" How was it," asked Bachelor.
We'll, the nuts and raisins were fine. =
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

The inventors are very wonderful class
of gentlemen-ladies, too, nowadays-but
it really seems as # the twentieth century
didn't need them SO much as some plain,
practical people to utilize what they'v
done already.-N. Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

French physicians say that kissing is
healthful exercise. Wouldn't that max
you smack your lips?-N. Y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

The political plum, not unlike the per-
simmon, sometimes has an unpleasant cf
feet when it is bit into before it is quite
ripe.-Intlianapolis News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Query.

Doctor, what is the matter with
me?"
The man who had called together
all the experts that he could collect
to pass ON his condition raised him
self up anxiously as the spokesman
came in.
That able practitioner smiled sadly
and shook his head.
at is too soon yet to determine,
he replied.
"Too soon!" exclaimed the patient.
"Too soon! Why, my dear sir, you
doctors have been examining me with
instruments and pounding me now
for the last forty-eight hours. Aren't
you in a position to name my
trouble?"
mot quite yet, SIR was the reply.
''Well, when can I known"
The able doctor rested his glasses
ref1ectingly upon the bedpost.
my dear SIR" he replied, Gust az
soon as we can get together and de-
termine the matter by a two-thirds
majority. Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11

The ideal man is he who gives thanks
that some people are as well off as him
self and others better.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
Her Fathers Name.

Oficer--Can't you remember your papa's
name? What does you mamma call him!
Lost Child-A lobster-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
An Eve Specialist,

J. X. Perry, representative of
cago, wears a glass eye, and he
doesn't care who knows it, says the
New York Globe. Concerning this he
told the following:
eff you are ever troubled with your
eyesight." said he, "and wish to have
the defect remedied, see that you go
to a genuine specialist. 7 have only
one eye now, and I am naturally care
full about looking after its welfare.
Not long ago my eye did not seem
to burn just as brightly as usual,
so went to a man in Chicago who
claimed to be a specialist in diseases
of the eye He took me into his con-
sulting-room and requested me to
stand in the light, SO that he could
get good look at my eye. AS he ex-
amined it from time to time he shook
his head gravely.
"'how is it?' I asked, trying to
suppress smile. Anything serious?'
"'You have govt in your family
he replied evasively.
"'No, and there never has BEEN
l said.
"'Well, at any rate you have it
yourself; can see that from your
eye
Anything else wrong?' I asked.
"I must be frank with you.' he
replied; that eye Of yours requires
immediate attention or you will lose
the sight of it in a short time. !
think can give you something that
will quickly fix the trouble
"Well, | thought that specialist had
carried his bluff far enough. When
| told him he had been examining
my glass window all the time he be-
gan, of course, to blurt out all sorts
of excuses. but I fed"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-03-11
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Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything but it promptly cures kidney,