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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-28
TALES BRIEFLY TOLD.

During the funeral Of an unpopular
man in 4 New England village. .
stranger having asked of the sexton:
'.Who's dead?" and What complaint!
the sexton replied: "There is no COM
plant; everybody is satisfied"
81 meat to have told you OF that
hole" said the kindly host TO MS
friend, who had suddenly disappeared
In the course of q stroll through the
grounds into pit full OF water inc
friend climbed out and shook n1msell.
1T doesn't, matter" he said, cheerliy'
Il found it."
John G. Carlisle, who has farm on
Long Island, was discussing with his
foreman the advisability Of putting on
a new man. No" said the foreman
Il wouldn't bother to take on Frank.
He wouldn't suit" why not
well, because you couldn't place no
dependence on his stlckin' to the job.
He's such a predetermined cuss he
never stays ct any one thing"
It was a new voluntary and the or
ganist had been going through it fer
the first time After she had finished
the organ blower asked her If 1t had
gone all right. With some surprise
the young woman answered: "oh. 1t
went very we'll. thank you. But why
do you ask" "Well," said he, Il had
never blown to this piece before. and
was rather anxious about it."
An Irishman travelling in France
was challenged by a Frenchman to
fight duel, to which he readily con-
sented, and suggested shillelahs as
weapons. That won't do" said the
Frenchman's second. AS challenged
party you have the right to choose the
arms, but chivalry demands that you
should decide upon weapon with
which Frenchmen are familiar is
that so?" replied the Irishman, coolly.
Every well, we'll fight with guillo-
tines"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-28

Copyright by Frederick J. Drake & Coz
This elght-room cottage, "a feet wide
and AZ feet long, can be erected for 81
boo. The sizes of the rooms are as
follows
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
NEW STORE IS OPENED
The Hamilton Hardware Store
Makes Its Bow Today

The opening Of the ne"' hardware
store Of A. A. and J. +. Hamilton oc.
Cured today and the place was visit
ed by a goodly number Of friends and
patrons. During the hours Of bust.
ness the proprietors and their help
were kept busy with trace as well as
with showing people through the
store.
The stock Is a large cne and en-
braces every department Of the hard
ware business from horse shoe nails
to window glass, and from gasoline
stoves to refrlgertors, from butcher
knives to spadlng forks, fishing hooks
to lawn I'owers. The store is twenty
by one hundred and twenty and is
chock full Of as nice and bright a
stock Of goods as can be found any.
where in the country. The room was
repaired and remodeled for the Ham
iltons at a cost OF several hundred
dollars and 1t makes one Of the most
pleasant and one OF the lightest stores
In the city.
The HamiItons need no Introduction
to the people Of the city ana the coun'
ty. They have been in the same line
of business before and are well liked.
They will claim and no doubt hold
their share Of the hardware trade.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

EsAmpls "A shali pAy yUn slsll y
hhcnla ~ = shalt make tgu visit ~
Y shall Wait yun
Note n one IA "ewiaa q visit saa
gtct " should be paid ID the person 10
whom Il ID due but 10 pay Il requires
that one 20 make The visit
Don't Say per" for "a"
Esamplei ~Iie rccelvrs ave dollars per
day." "iils expenses are tpoo per year, !"
The ratlons are SO much per man, :"
should be lie receives hyn dollars a
day," Ills pNprnseA are 5000 year,
THE ratlons are so much d man,
Note ae per before Latin nouns
only, aa per diem pei annum, per capt.
"a, etc.
Don't say persuaded" FOR "con.
WINGED"
Note. Convinced IL the stronger
term. One may be persuaded without
being convinced Persuasion appeals TO
tho feelings; CONVICTION, 70 the reason.
Dont say "plece" for selection"
Example; (which piece shall re-
cite7" Which piece shall sing9"
should be which selection shall re.
cite?' Which selection shall sing7"
Note Elocutionlsts and singers, as
well as teachers, are often at fault in
this regard. The piece is seldom a
piece except in the sense Of an extract.
Don't say plainly illustrate" for I'll.
lustrate plainly"
Example: "Tll try to plainly illustrate
It," should be "l'll trySo illustrate Il
plainly"
Note.--Do not put an adverb between
to and its inhnitive.
Don't say pleaded" for plead"
(pled).
Example: "He pleaded my cause"
"He pleaded not guilty" should be HE
plead tpled) my cause" HE plead
(pled) not guilty"
Nots--Pleaded is coIIoqulal.
Dfu say pltHly lOT DleHlllul.
Example: Wheat Is plenty" should
be Wheat is Plentiful"
Don't say portion" for part" OF
proportion"
Example: I'm that portion Of the city
is the cathedral" ""A small portion OF
the land Is used for clover" should be
I'm that part Of the city Is the cathed,
ral," "A small part "a. proportion) OF
the land Is used for clover"
Don't say postal" for postal card"
Example: Il sent you postal" should
be II sent you postal card"
Note.-The word postal is an adJec.
tive.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
AN OBJECT LESSON.

HonA James G.. Berryhill has been
investigating reciprocity with the re.
public of Cuba and finds that so far
1t Is little more than an act of char.
ity upon the part of Uncle Sam. I'm.
der this policy he finds that our i'm
ports have increased in two years
from $34,69i, ,6S4 to $76,9S3,41S. The
increase is $42,zSS,734, or $b,5S4, ,050,
more than double while the increase
in our exports curing the same period
under this wonderful thing called rect
procity totals the measly sum Of $5,-
147,378. Mr.. Berryhiil finds further
that there has been no reduction in
the cost to the consumer in the United
States of either raw or refined sugar.
The Marion Register calls atten-
ton to this exhibit as a valuable OBJ.
ject lesson for the Canadian reciproc-
ityites of Iowa, who, 1t says, are"nice
people, good c,cizens, but as ignorant
Of public affairs and as innocent Of an
intelligent idea Of policies which are
for the public good as was the man
who every time he saw an idol thought
1t was God" The Register antici.
pates that this Cuban experience will
probably serve as an object lesson In
future legislation or in the establish
ment of reciprocal trade relations by
treaty with other countries, and adds
this comment:
Surely reciprocity that means the
giving Of $S for every 81 received, a
reciprocity, too, that does not secure
a reduction In the cost to the consum-
err of goods purchased abroad, Is not
reciprocity at oil desirable for this
country, and the veriesr tyIo in the
.lana knows that a reciprocity with
Canada even as favorable as the one
with Cuba is impossible.
"lfne followers Of Governor Cum
minis in the west and of Foss in Mas
sachusetts should do a little thinking
for themselves and remember the DIFF
ference between the evening and the
morning rainbow, the one q promise,
the other warning.
Judging by what we see In the pa
pers about the only thing that will
ever satisfy the distinguished citizen
Of Iowa and the still more visionary,
II that Is possible, citizen Of Massa-
chusetts, would be their appointment
as Uncle San reclp. oclty plenipoten'
tlaries of the world. Let's satisfy
EN-"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
POLAR ICE MELTING AWAY,
Explorers and Scientists Think They
See a Gradual Disappear
ance of It.

Physical geographers are asking
whether we are now witnessing the
gradual disappearance Of glacial
period, II has been known for some
time that the Ice Is dwindling In the
arctic, and II has now been shown
that the ice Is melting faster than II
forms In part Of the Atlantic and
perhaps in all Of 1t, says the New
York Sun.
Among the observations that have
led TO this conclusion concerning
Arctic Ice phenomena are the state.
ments of Prof Garwood that the line
of perpetual snow in Spitzbergen is
now 1000 feet above the sea; Of Won
Drygalsld that the Greenland ice Is
more humid climate TO advance the
glaciers In ~ degrees north latitude,
where he observed them, to their for.
mer extent, and Of DR.. Schci, who has
taken photographs in Grinnell Land
of rock waste that had been borne
along by glaciers, this waste being 90
feet higher than the present level OF
the glaciers.
The Antarctic explorers report that
the ice Is retreatlng there. Mr.. Fer
rar, OF the British expedition, says
that the Ross ice sheet on Victoria
Land has retreated, on an average, Is
miles since koss saw IT., G5 years ago.
Capt. Scott, commander of the Brit.
ish expedition, told the Royal Geo
graphical society a few weeks ago
that his party had found these
moraines or terraces OF waste rock 800
feet above the present ice, and every.
where there we're signs Of the vastly
greater extent of the Ice sheet in for.
mer timea
There are innumerable glaciers, but
in II degrees of latitude only four OF
them discharge ice into the sea from
the inland. The dead glaciers" an
Capt. Scott calls them, are practically
stationary and are gradually wasting
away from the summer thawing. Far
down below the present ends Of the
glaciers and high above them on the
s.Sl- II the valleys are the heaps OF
m ,raine showing the former extent OF
these ice streams.
Sir John Murray, commenting on
this evidence, says that q retreat OF
the ice 10 certainly now in progress in
Victoria Land and probably all over
the antarctic regions. No opinion has
yet been expressed az to whether this
phenomenon 10 due to greater radia.
ton and consequently more melting
now than formerly or to dryer atmos.
pherelc conditions and therefore q
smaller amount Of snowfall.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Burlington iIawkIsyp, oshaloosa
"a iuhllant over its success Some
time age Oakaloosa business men sub.
scrlbed sg5.ooU an bonus for an inter.
urban from oskaloosa 10 Buxton. The
deal nall through. Some yenturesomu
spirit In oskaloosa sugges' d, let us
build II ourselves" Everybody ap.
proved rf the suggestion and tho
slgners 20 the original list doubled
their subscriptions. The company
now has available subscriptions to the
amount OF $4,000; and a Ave percent
tax will yield $4,000, thus there
will be 100000 available 70 build the
road. 1t win cost 100000 to build
and equip the twenty miles Of road,
ana II is proposed to raise the remain.
der by the sale OF bonds, Oskaloosa
has pointed the way to other cities,
which are calmly sitting in the shade
and waiting for the interurban light.
ming to strike them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
VALUE oE The TARIFF.

An object lesson as to the value Of
"A high Protective Tariff Is furnished
by the experience of the Canadian
wooden mills. The wooden manufact-
urers Of Ontario and Quebec are fac
ing an acute crisis because Of their
inability to compete with British i'm
ports. 1t is claimed that unless relief
in the way Of increased Protection Is
granted every loom in the province
OF Ontario will be idleS The present
Canadian Tariff on WOODEN goods Is
30 per cent, and the manufacturers
are asking for an increase to 40 per
cent.
The Canadian Manufacturer" a
trade paper, declares that the only
effect the preferential Tariff has de-
veloped in favor Of British manufact-
urers has been to overload Canada
with British textiles and to make the
once fairly prosperous Canadian in
dustry almost thing Of the past. No
new capital is now being invested In
producing textile goods In Canada.
In the United States we are accus-
toned to point with pride to the won
derful de gelopment Of manufacturers.
The extent to which this country is
indebted to its Protective Tariff for
this result cannot be particularly
specified, but there Is no doubt that
the Tariff has been the most effective
factor that has contributed to or
made possible the industrial develop
ment of the United States. A high
Protective Tariff may have made pos
sible the accumulation Of some gigan-
tic fortunes, but the whole country
has prospered under high Tariff, in
dustries have developed and labor
has been in demand at better wages
than are obtainable elsewhere. The
Tariff Is good thing to let alone,
especially when the beneficial effects
OF IL are apparent on every hand.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

--Centerville Iowegian: 1t looked
like 1t couldn't be done, but 1t could,
and so Oskaloosa did 1t when 1t saw
IL was necessary to subscribe $4,000
stock to get an interurban to Buxton.
A fve per cent TAX VIII probably be
voted ON the city, raising $4,000 more
and another 100000 can be borrowed
and the 20-mile line can be built and
equipped, bringing 10000 more peuple
into business relations with oska.
lo0sa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

The waA OF a dead town Is thus
raised by the Marshalltown Times
Republican: Tn the light Of later de-
,yelopments 1t is easy to see the
source Of oskaloosa's liberal enthusl.
asm over the Buxton Interurban rail-
way. II the road s built n local capi-
talist promises to start dlstillery at
OakaIoosp
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

--Bussey Press: In connection with
the interurban soon to be built from
oskaloosa to the southwest, which
will take in White City and Buxton,
also Lovilia, Hamilton. Bussey and
Durfee very soon, why can not the
farmers have electric lights in their
ho1aes along the way and power to
turn separators, churns, corn shelters,
and other purposes. 1t will be done
some day. Why not In our day.?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
corruos.ed Metal Road culvert.

w. Z. Richie Of this city has the
agency for the new corrugat-
ed sheet steel culverts, made froiJ the
best Appolo Bloom steel galvanized
and riyeted together. They are just
wnat you have been looking for, az
they are cheaper than tile, brick or
cement and will not break in handling
or crack from freezing. Prices glad.
ly furnished on application. d1.w2
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
ExECUTRIx NOTICE.

IL Notice is hereby given TO all
persons interested, that on the 18th
day of May, A. ID. 1905, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court of Mahaska county, Iowa, ex-
ecutrix of the estate OF Joseph
Barnes, deceased, late OF said
Mahaska county, Iowa. All persons
indebted TO said estate win make
payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same
win present them legally authentic
ated 10 said court for allowance.
Dated May 10, 1905.
MARY JANE BARNES, Executrix.
CLIFF b. WEST, Clerk. 47w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

The Marion Register contenus
that "one might as we'll say that Shaw
and Cummins agree as to say that
President Roosevelt and Cummins
stand on the SAM platform"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
The most unique celebration eve

The most unique celebration ever
held IN the United !.tates Is shortly
TO take rlace In Dayton, Ohio, when
the entire population, rich and poor,
employers and employees, men, women
and children, viii unite to welcome
home John Henry Patterson after a
wears absence on a trip around the
world. The unusual feature OF the
occasion Is that Mr.. Patterson has
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

never hsld AHs publle eaiee. "A nut \
politician. nor has he Nvnf psffMmed
Ahy ~ these ivats Tor which Amefl
rams ere usually glvpn areclal a0nur,
MlA thlpl recommendation 10 hla fel
iowtownemcn a that AZ 4 simple. prl
sMta cillaen he has done mutp than
any other man 90 bring prosperity 20
the community and maka ita nnmo
known Ia every quarter " ,he wnrld
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Van Buren county is always
beating the record" says the Keosau'
qua Republican, "and she did It last
Friday night in pulling more water
from the clouds in the same length of
time than was ever done by any coun.
~ in Iowa" -
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
A DMINfsTRAToR,s NOTICE.

A UMINI5TKATUHbN NUTIUE,
"A Notice is hereby given TO all
persons interested that on the 10thday
Of June, A. D., 1906, the under
signed was appointed by the district
court OF Mahaslta county, Iowa, ad-
ministratrix of the estate Of Mary
W. Miller, deceased, late OF
said Mahaska county, Iowa. All per-
sons indebted TO said estate will
make payment 10 the undersigned,
and those having claims against the
same will present them legally
authenticated TO said court for allow
ance.
Dated June 10, 1905.
SARAH CANINE, Administrative.
CLIFF b. WEST, Clerk. 46w3
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
UsTRAY NOTICE.

ESTRAY NOTICE.
II Taken up by M. 8. Pratt. on
his premises In OskalooBa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, the following described
estray: Two horses described as fol-
lows: One bay horse, weight 1900 or
1900, with short name, supposed TO
be ~ or Is years old. Also one roam
mare weight 800 pounds, supposed TO
be IL or 10 years old.
Came on said premises about the
25th day OF April, 1905.
j. w. Doak, Auditor.
BY Roy r. Rowland, Deputy.
Dated this 18th day OF June, 1905.
46w3pd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
Mean Advantage.

Mrs. Jones (reading)-A man in
Ohio sells his wife TO a blind peddler
for ten cents. Isn't that awful?
Mr.. Jones-It certainly is-anybody
who will stick blind man Is no good.
Puck.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Amy insurance company that pays
its stenographcr $4,000 year is a
good company Lot to have a policy in,
in the view OF the CEDAR Rapids Re-
publican.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

whoever may be a candidate, the
republicans of Iowa next year ought
to elect a governor who will belong to
the whole party and the whole state
and not to any factions of it," declares
the Cedar Rapids Republican. I'VE
all used TO get along together in Iowa
and we can do II again"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

The Aclcley World says that the
man who mops the sweat from his
bro with the most pronounced look
OF woe Is the same fellow who "holler-
ed the l1udest when the thermome.
ter stoou at 20 below.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

A lay member suggests that any
body can see with half an eye that
the Burlington Hawk-Eye is off as to
Admiral Togo's religion. Demonstra-
bly, he is neither a Presbyterian, Bap-
tist or UniversalIst, but, as every
thing about him proves, jealous and
progressive Methodist.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

The Fourth or July comes on apace,
and what celebration we have here
will be OF the lonesome sort. Other
celebrations all about us, and anyway
1t was too soon after the carnival, so
the business men have decided.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

III 100000 men were thrown out
OF employment anc 100000 more
were put on part time in 1894-97 by
reducing the tariff (and they were),
how long would 1t take to do the trick
again by the same process?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Marshalltown' IImes-RepuDncan:
oskaloosa, with an interurban railway
on hand, a projected distillery, good
base ball team, and a carnival, Is rap
idly butting into tAe "enterprising"
class Of cities.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
Rat-Killing League.

An international league for the ex-
termination OF rats has been formed in
Denmark. In Berlin the municipal au-
thorities are Offering penny for every
rats tail delivered.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

lin countries wnerH divorce laws
are in force Gernany shows 165,
France 180. Roumania 2O4, Swltzer-
land 452, and the United States 612 di-
yorces for every 10000 marriages.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Mary Ann-I've come to tell you,
mum, that tn gasoline stove has gone
out.
Mistress--Well, light 1t again.
II can't. Sure, 1t went out through
IN roof. cleveland Leader.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Tho Springfield Res iter gives It
as. the popular opinion, whether It be
true or not, th.t ,ae Russian sailors
were halfshot to begin with.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Tho loss TO Van Buren county in
the destruction OF bridges by the re.
cent food will reach close to $50, 0,00U.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
| DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

A DMINIsTRAToR'S NOTICE.
n Notice is hereby given TO all
persons interested, that on the 10th
day OF October, A.D., 1905, the under
enrt slsnsu ~ wv MsHpsa GanT,y .ne goys s aS
haska County, Iowa. All persons In
debted 70 said estate will make pay
ment TO the undersigned, and those
having claims against the same VIII
present them legally authenticated
to said court for allowance.
Dated June 10, 1905.
CALvfH Woodruff, Administrator.
CLIFF b. WEST, Clerk. 47w5
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

Tho University OF Nebraska IL
about to spend $4,000 in equipping
q department TO teach young women
everyday economy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

THE sweetest girl graduate ls
the enc who, u ao~ helping her
mother" says the Cedar Falls Gazette.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29
DONT'S
For Speaker and
|. Writer
4 nseay nsmsmasr % Msr1ra a. \
the Use ~ ccrnmom wwTds,
ArssHesa ALPHABETICALLY

ny EDWARD i, wAnMAN, AN
fAuthsr ~ practical ufshcepy and crit
igne 'arhv Nulee How te Train ili
How 20 Care fer ~" Etcl
tcopYflsht, iaos. by Joseph y iiowlesl
Authors Note n Il one thing 20 record
etrots, quite another % avoid them, He
who waits Tor the faultltss ene 20 cast
the Eist ,tttieai stone waiss w saiHi
therefore, ne one OF many working for
the beltetmont Of the Euglish language,
I shall be pleased 60 receive kindly oriti.
eism, II, perohance. l. too, haze erred.
ones theory often IL better than ones
practice. ants was eNcmplihcd by the
teacher of language when he said 10 his
class. Never use proposition to end
a sentence with"
Many years ago began 90 be watehful
OF errors. | noted them In little book
the book grew as the years passed. l
proflted much, shall profit more. 1 now
record them that / may benefit others as
well as myself Many OF them are re-
corded Tor the first time,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

There was a big crowd In the city
Saturday, ,--one Of l.-e largest that we
have had TOR years. The carnival did
II.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-29

or phrase II qualities. give herewith
few more examples, as the error Is 80
common:
"Only cost dollar"
"only used a pound"
"Only ate few"
"Only studied one lesson"
"Only fired one gun"
Should be-
Cost only one dollar"
Used only one pound"
"Ate only few"
Studied only one lesson"
Fired only one gun"
Don't say "or ever" for III ever"
Example: TT Is seldom, or ever, that
1t has occurred" should be 1t Is seldom
II ever, that It has occurred"
Don't say "other two for two 9TH
ers.".
Example: "I'll refer 1t to the other
two" "I'll see the other two teachers" "
should be 'T'll refer II TO the two
others"
"I'll see the two other teachers"
Note.--If there are only four, then the
expression "other two" is correct; but
when less or more than four, "other
two" is incorrect. The same applies TO
any number; other flye, would imply
there were ten; other seven, that there
were fourteen, etc.
Don't say Ought" for Should"
Note.-Both words imply obligation;
but ought Is the stronger Should may
imply merely an obligation of propri-
ETY., expedlency, ETC.; ought, denotes an
obligation Of duty.
Don't say our midst" for "the midst
off," etc.
Example: The hero fell in our
midst" should be The hero fell In the
midst Of u.s."
Don't say "oyer and above"
Example: 1T was over and above
every other Of the kind" should be 1T
excelled Tor surpassed) every other Of
the kind"
Note.-If over, 1t must be above.
Neither Of these words should be used In
the sense Of excelled or surpassed.
Don't say "overfown" for "over-
flowed"
Example: The banks were over
TOWN" should be The banks were over
flowed"
Don't say over his signature" for
under his signature"
Example: He gave me the promise
over his signature" Edgar Allan Poe
wrote The Raven over the pseudonym
of Quarles," should be He gave me the
promise under his signature" Edgar
Allan Poe wrote The Raven under the
pseudonym of Quarles"
Note.-These have no reference TO
place Of signature, ETC., but the au-
thority under which the writing is made.
Webs. Int.
The first is under the guarantee OF
his honor; the second, under the dis
guiSe OF his pen name.
Don't say pair OF twins" for twins"
Example: Il saw the pair Of twins
should be II saw the twins"
Note.--Twins signify two; pair OF
twins, four.
Don't say pants" for "pantaloons."
Example: II sold those pants yester-
day" should be II sold those pantaloons
yesterday"
| Don't say past" for last"
Example: "It was during the past two
weeks" should be 1T was during the
last two weeks"
Note--Past, in this sense, IL inden-
mite.
! Don't say pay" for make"