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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Senator win Again Take se.t.


A member Of Senator Chauncey NJ,
Depew's family is authority for the
statement that when congress meets
next December the senator will be
found in his seat. Senator Depew,s 70.
covery has been. slow but the gains
he has made have been held" he said
AT no time within the last year han
he been in such good health and spir.
Its and the doctors assert that II the
Improvement continues he win ba
equal to the strain Of another session
of congress" For several months aon-
ator Depew has been in retirement -
his home at Dobbs Ferry. The nature
OF his malady has never been mada.
known, but was generally understnod
to have been in the nature OF a narv.
GUS breakdown.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

I Persia has instituted reform that
N old days would have been accom-.
plished by bloody revolution. The
shah has granted q constitution and q
council Of state Of SO members from
NJ classes except peasants. The re.
form is partly the result, no doubt
OF the upheaval in Russia, which is q
warning against absolutism; and part,
~ due to the demands Of the people
OF Persia backed by threats Of armed
rSbellion. The liberal spirit Of the
age. however, which impressed the
shah in his journeys through Europe
lies farther back Of the change. A
modern enlightened monarchy may
r1se upon the domains OF Xerxes and
Darius.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
A DeJicious GInqerbread.


The following is an excellent recipe
for a quick and inexpensive ginger
bread. Not only is it quick and in
extensive, but quite the most delicious
gingerbread possible.
Two level cups of flour, half tea.
spoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and
ginger, one heaping teaspoonful Of
cocoa, two tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
Mix these together and :. add little
salt. Then put teaspoonful of bak-
ing soda in cup and add little boil
ing water. Then, leaving the soda in
the cup, add two tablespoonfuls of
shortening, beef dripping, butter, or
any preferred shortening and fill the
cup with hot water. Mix with the bat
ter until smooth. If desired 1t is
made richer by putting with it a cup
each of raisins and currants. This
makes one large or two small cakes.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

We need not have the slightest fear
that civilized man is going to become
degenerate from city dwelling or any
OF the other strains Of civilization,
Contrary to popular belief, declares
the Success Magazine. the white man
OF to-day has lower death rate, ! q
higher average length Of life, IL taller,
heavier and stronger than any of his
predecessors, or any known race Of
savages. Almost any company OF
American and English soldiers will
contain men who can outrun, outwres.
fle and outswim the best athletes Of
any native tribe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

II ID flattering to our selt-esteem ia
and that we are paying for tuition an
aggregate sum nearly equal to hall
the cost Of the national government
but when this is reduced to an average
q will be found that our generosity
gives less than laborer's wages to the
Instructors OF our children. II the
service we obtain for that outlay IL
better than we could expect It must
be laid to the conscientious admins
fration Of the schools rather than to q
businesslike policy Of paying a fair
days wages for fair days work.
After oil, declares the Pittsburg Dis.
patch, as nation We have not ad.
vanced much beyond the time when
the teachers boarded around"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
WORK FOR ARMY oFFlcERs.
That They Have Nothing to % 10 .
Mistaken Idea.

| Persons who think officers OF the
regular army have nothing to do but
sit around their clubs attired in thei'
nattiest unifroms enjoying life would
| doubtless be surprised to see them
minus blouse aad starched collars
swinging axes, hewfng timber fol
trestle bridges, digging trenches with
pick and shovel, carrying sod for
fascine revertments and making pail
sades In time of peace, says the Day
ton News.
There are three colleges at Fort
Leavenworth for the instruction OF
army officers in the art of war-the
infantry and cavalry school, the sig
nal school and the staff college All
are under the supervision of Brig.
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, aided by body
of officers. designated as personal
staff.
One interesting feature Of the col
lege course is the engineering depart
ment, where the student offers have
to do real work, and have no enlisted
men to aid them in any manner. In
this they are called upon to construct
lying, kneeling and standing trenches,
palisades, facades and gabions, revert
ments or sandbags and loopholes OF
sod on parapet, wire entanglements,
bridges with framed trestles on land
and water, trestle bridges of round
timber, bridges Of canvas pontoons,
barrel and log RATS, double-lock spar
bridges, with trestle approaches.
bridges with wooden pontoons and
with pile trestles and a flying bridge.
The suspension bridge is 100 feet
long between two supporting towers.
Two of the bridges, with reserve equi-
page wooden pontoons, are each OF IL
bays ard 240 feet long. Each bridge
is tested by driving a loaded army
wagon across it. The flying bridge, to
carry troops across streams too wide
to be bridged, was constructed on the
Missouri river. It is made by sinking
a large stone. to which cable Is at
tached. Pontoons, either two or
three, or long RATS are attached to
the cable and the current is made to
force the raft across the stream by
means of rudder placed at a certain
angle.
The officers are taken to different
parts of the big reservation and in
charge OF their instructors build
and bridges, the majority of
which are left standing. They have
been viewed by high army officers and
pronounced perfect in every detail.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

4 get out the b-buckboard alone a
this"
| Get up on my horse-it's the bes
we can do, and the quickest way" in
terrupted Maggie.
She boosted the man astride the sad
die in hurry, sprang up behind him
with the reins in her hand.
Where you heading, young -
man?" he said, distointedly. "This
amt the way to Tarnahan's Bar!''
mo, it isn't" assented Maggie. i
| "Then Observation-Disclosures dc
you mean? What are you doing!
Here, you, let me"
BE still" commanded the girl. "You
can feel my pistol against your back.
You are not going to the Bar this
morning."
But the wedding" cried the old
f1end; ''the wedding this"
There will not be any wedding y
she told him, shortly.
He comprehended with pain, then,
that he, the high and mighty justice
of tho peace '.in and for said county
and township" had actually been abb
Quoted bodily. In polyglot moods, Of
rapid succession. he threatened, rant
ed, reasoned with his captor, and en-
treated that she permit him to go and
perform the wedding.
Maggie was as grim as she was firm.
Her horse was in a reeking perspira-
ton, but she could not afford to spare
him now. Straight away into the
mountains she rode. Three miles from
Nicholls she came upon the dim form
of shanty, in a lonely ravine, far
from the Travelled trails. 1t was all
that remained of a mining excitement
which the hills had enjoyed. Here
she forced her prisoner to dismount,
after which she tied his hands behind
him, compelled him to enter the
shanty, and there secured his feet, in
a manner highly satisfactory to her
self. For the binding she employed 2
slender tethering-ppe which she car
ried in addition to her braided lasso.
Then she shut the door on a mixture
Of threats, life sentences and pleadings
and started for Tarnahan's Bar. She
arrived there some hours later dressed
in her own clothes.
''They had a great old time at the
Bar" said the girl, concluding her
story to her mother the following day.
ED. Hickey rode around after poor
Did Mr.. Carey like a rooster without |
his head, got horribly drunk, and you |
never saw Carrie cry SO much in all |
your life when told her about Mrs.
Tordan's cattle. She cried and laughed |
ogether. l wouldn't have believed a
girl could be SO happy to give it all
lp-after getting all those lovely
lresses and presents. Poor dear Carrie
its funny she didn't know better
lerself, at first 80.
But" said Maggie's mother, 81 hope
hasn't left poor, dear Mr..
;arey Up there all this time, pining in
hat cabin"
"Oh, no." replied the girl, ''he got
oose and came In to Tarnahan's Bar
y himself late in the afternoon. Aft
r he told his story, they got up a
7onderful romance about a daring
oung fellow who rode 10 miles, from
'tzen, In the night, and stole the JUS
Ice to save his 1ady-1ove from Hickey.
ONE call him Hickey's rival, and some
all him Carries mysterious lover"
Copyright. by joseph B. Bowles.)
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

IN the event of the Donegal county
councils decision to sell the old Lii
ford prison being confirmed by the
local government board one Of the
most historic jails Of ireland will dis.
appear. Within its walls. says the
London Daily Mail, were once con.
dned many notable offenders, includ.
Ing persons concerned in the Irish re
bellion and q number Of French pris-
Oners who were captured in the sea
Nights on the mouth Of Lough Swilly.
Napier Tandy, rendered famous By
the lines In ''The Wearing Of the
Green" was incarcerated In this old
prison.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

Did anybody ever see anything like
the disappearance Of Jiu-jitsu? A year
or two ago everybody was listening
open-eyed to marvellous stories Of skill
With which slender little men over
came giants by simple twist Of the
wrist. Teachers of the mystic art
were appointed Tor West Point and
Annapolis. and other colleges were to
Get them - fast ~ they could be
found. Then our American athletes
very obstinately refused to be unjoint
"a BY any Of the little tricks, but fluna
the jiujitsu experts on the floor, and
9lu-jitsu was forgotten.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
WAR OVER MONEY MATTERS. :
Strife Between Executive Departments
and Congress.

|
It is constant warfare between the
heads Of the executive departments
and congress over money matters.
Many schemes are devised by the de-
partment heads to, wiring money from
congress. The new commerce depart
ment has been treated with special
niggardliness.
immigration matters have absorbed
most of the time Of Secretary Metcalf
of the department of commerce during
the last year, except when he was sent
to San Francisco as the special repre-
sentative Of the president. after the
earthquake. When Mr.. Cortelyou or
ganized the department of commerce
and labor he did much to make the
secretary responsible for all sorts Of
detail, such as the heads of depart
ments generally leave to competent
subordinates. Consequently Mr.. Met
calf fell heir to a tough job. Also it
may be said, congress has pruned
down appropriations for this depart
ment. and Mr.. Metcalf has barely
enough money to get along with. Still
he does the best he can.
i Secretary Wilson gets plenty Of
money for the department of agricul-
ture, and, according to plans he has
been working on for some time, he in
tends to put the cotton boil weevil
and the Texas cattle tick out Of busi-
ness during the next year. incidentally.
he and his civil service inspectors
hope to SO control the beef packers
that the people can eat all sorts OF
meat with perfect safety from his time
forward. Mr.. Wilson is a steady-going
Scotchman that has been worried only
once since he has been in the cabinet.
That was last summer, when the Of
icials of the Southern Cotton associa-
lion were in the control of Wall street
;peculators. The secretary Of agricul-
sure has recovered from that shock.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Kitchen Towels.

The most soiled OF kitchen towels
will become sweet and white with this
treatment: Cover with cold water,
put them at the back of the stove, add
one tablespoonful Of shaved CASTLE
soap and the juice Of half lemon.
Let 1t come to boil gradually, and
repeat the process. Rinse first in tepid
then in cold water.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Delicious Peach Butte

Select mellow yellow peaches. Pare
and stone. Weigh, and to every pound
allow three-quarters OF pound Of
sugar. Put the peaches in a porce-
lain-lined kettle; heat slowly. Mash
and stir the peaches until perfectly
smooth; then press through fine
seive; add the sugar and boil for Is
minutes, stirring constantly. Put into
small Jars and tie up.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

News comes from Burlington, VT,
that America Vespucius spaulding has
sued Christopher Columbus for $3.50.
christopher Columbus has been board.
ing with America Vespucius, and one
discoverer apparently discovered that
the other discoverer thought he had
discovered a soft snap. So does history
again repeat itself. The original Co
1umbus, 1t will be remembered, was
mistaken as to what he had really dis.
covered when he reached America,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
The Abduction Of a Justice
By PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS

Dressed in her brothers clothin,
as she was. Cowboy Maggie" vault
cd again to her saddle with familiar
ease.
Seven miles we've come" she
nused. as she rode by "the widows,
and guided her horse into Tarnahar
road. Then it's 80 more to make
Ill beat them yeti"
Fifty yards beyond the fork OF the
roads, her broncho suddenly SHE'D al
. dfmly seen object in the brush
Maggie recognized a white calf. She
assured her horse with a touch and a
murmur. Her quick eyes then dis.
covered a number of other calves.
She knew the little band at once.
There were nine small heifers, the
property of Mrs. Jordan, "the widow" j"
They're all I've got in the world," "
Mrs. Jordan had told her, smiling
through tears as she spoke, "for Hick-
ey bought up the undertaker's bills
against me and took all my cows.
He'd have taken the calves, too, only
the lawyers made him STOP"
Hickey-the miserable thief!'' Mag
gie sputtered. "And to think of Ed.
Hickey daring to marry Carrie Downs!
| don't see how she ever thought Of
laying yes. But she shan't-she shan't
mot II have to steal her myself and
run away! They must have made her.
take him. =. ). Get up, Brutus! What
are you doing?"
Almost on the moment, a curse and
, shout indicated that two or more
riders had discovered the calves,
doubtless through the shying Of their
Dronchos. "A
Here, Skete, hold on" cried one of
he riders behind her; "ain't these
hem Jordan cattle?"
The girl recognized the nasal snarl
Il young Hickey.
What answer was made by "skete"
he could not determine. A murmur
represented the conversation of the
nen, who had evidently halted in the
Dad.
"Branded?-like hell!" came the
Ugh voice Of Hickey again, in dispute;
I tell you I saw 'em two days ago,
nd not z one Of 'em troned. Can't |
obody swear to q calf unless it's
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

An English inventor wants London
70 Danish smoke and sitting fogs by
generating electricity for its light and
power at coal mines 120 miles dis.
tant. He says the cost of the plant
would be $4,000, 900. and that the loss
from the smoke nuisance in London
s $1O,OOO,000 year. The proposition
- sound that the best way to suppress
smoke In a city is to keep 1t out.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Her Bill Wa. All Rlnh+

A prominent physician of Dorches.
ter, Mass. Is noted for his ready wit
He sent bill for services in his line
TO Miss Sparrow" When she ca,lad
10 settle It she remarked: my name
II not Sparrow. but Swallow" The
doctor replied: We'll, Your bin II MI
right. 10 1t not?" -
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
How to Launder LisIe Hosiery.

How to Iaunder Isle Hosicry.
Lisle thread socks should be wash
ed in tepid water tinted with little
blue, and soap should only be used for
the feet. Rinse in clear water, allow
ing piece of ammonia the size of a
bean to every gallon of water. Dry
quickly In fresh air, but not in the
sun. II this is impossible roll up
tightly and wiring In a clean cloth,
letting a fold Of the cloth come be-
tween each fold of the stocking.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Mexleo's Worthy Representative.

WeNsEU WVTtHy HepFeSehtatlVe.
The ambassador from Mexico. Mr..
Casasus, is very amiable and ac.
complished man., He is still on the
sunny side of so, landed proprietor
lawyer, banker. political economist
and practical fnancier. He speaks
English and French and reads Ger.
man. His Spanish translation OF
"Evangeline when he waa .
young fellow of 20-is very highly
thought of in Mexico. He never
touches liquor or tobacco. He IL nm
early riser and q hard worker. He
looks more than little like the Rev.
DR.. Parkhurst.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

Belva Lockwood says 1t Is Just as
necessary for women to study law as
10 learn to cook. A good many other
women seem to take the same view
OF the case, and they are not studying
law either.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Old and Young speaker..

Joseph G. Cannon is the Oldest man
ever elected speaker of the national
house OF representatives. He was also
longer member Of that body before
becoming speaker than any other pre,
siding officer. The youngest speaker
the house ever had was R. n. T. Hunt
er, OF Virginia, who was only 80 years
old and in hfs second term when
chosen to preside.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

How practical machine tho auto
mobile has become may be Judged
from the trip recently completed BY
two men, who covered the distance
from San Francisco to New York In
16A days. The best previous record,
made BY the same men two years ago,
was 80 days, and the best record be.
fore that was sc days.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

Several hundred white women at.
tended the recent prize fight at Gold,
Aeld, New. Let It be distinctly un.
derstood thar they were nowhere
mentioned n the dispatches az being
Beautiful Or prominent il society
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

branded? This Is the softest snap j
ever seen. Here-round 'em up-send
EN- along"
"Can't do It alone" growled the 9th.
sr. you better come and help on the
Job. II you want it done up 80 sud
Gen."
"Me?" snarled Hickey, as he swung
his vicious horse toward q loiterine
heifer. 1--WE got to git move on now
10 git to my wedding. I told you be-
fore it's coming OF at daylight. It's
got to-we'vs got to catch that train.
Bite 'em! bite 'em! Hey there! Rush
'em lively"
The scurrying hoofs beat up a cloud
ef cold dust, felt rather than seen.
Maggie was tingling with indigna-
Don. She had caught Hickey fairly in
the act Of robbery; she had heard him
confirm the maddening story that he
meant to marry Carrie Downs at day.
light. She was thrice more anxious
than before to fly to Tarnahan's and
ave her friend, but Hickey would now
be there as soon as she. She would
have to resort to some other plan to
stop the wedding.
Maggie fancied she could see old
Justice Carey cross as a badger. thin
% knife, gray as the desert, etanding
before Carrie and Hickey swapping out
the words OF the sacred ceremony. He
was the only man within radius of
100 miles who could perform the rite.
II he would only refuse, the trick
would yet be won!
But she knew old Carey. She knew
he would not refuse, not for love nor
money. He was crazed on the subject
of marrying anyone to anyone else
He seemed almost to take a deviltsh
delight in tying together ill-assorted
eouples. Then, like lightning, a thought
str,ktk In her brain. It almost made
her reel with its force. But her whole
horizon was cleared.
She vaulted up into the saddle. Not
= moment did she have to spare
brutus leaped at the dig Of her spurs
md started madly down the road.
Late as she had started, and consid-
Drable as the distance was, over hills
md through swales, Maggie a little
before two o'clock In the morning
raped on Justice Carey's door.
"You noisy idiot" chopped the voice
of the justice, who thrust his thin face
out into the darkness, "'tain't time
faint time! What do you mean?
Tain'tt time, say! What do you
rant? You don't want mo now, you
Eoung soouncrel?"
"Yes-now," said Maggie, as roughly
u possible. 'Hurry up. or we'll be too
ate!"
He disappeared and slammed the
loor.
Magic feared he had returned to his
|ed. She took out her pistol and was i
Ibout to batter the door again, when
he man came out, fully dressed. He
battered In the chill air.
'Where is m-m-my horse?" he
emanded Didn't you fetch me a
-h-borse7 no you expect mo to
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
No Chance.

i see, Blinks, your typewriter ha.
adopted the new way of spelling >
NO, the reformers have adopted her.
Way; that's all. Only now, It goeo
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

Il viii, no doubt, rejoice the hearts
OF the anti-smokers to know there is
4 likelihood that the tobacco crop
cannot be gathered In Cuba on &C.
count Of the revolution on that IL
land. Cigars viii go up in something
besides smoke II there is shortage
sof the weed that Charles Lamb cursed
and blessed In almost the same breath,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

"A Colorado man. while shaving.
tried to brush fiy from his nose. He
succeeded. but lost the end of his
nose. It IL q good plan to use the
other hand than the one containing
the razor when brushing flies.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20
Deer are tramping down Connect.
cut crops. They must be enforcing
the game laws in that state.

It cost more to i've last year than
ourlng any previous year since 1899.
But, after all, it was worth the price.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

IN four years $400, 900 has been
spent in the United States on automo-
piles, and the horseless era is as far
removed as ever.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-20

A bigger and better Valparaiso is
promised. Nevertheless, none of the
civic improvement societies recon.
mend such radical shake-ups.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-27
THE TIP IS OUT.

that Democratic candidates State offices will be
viii be the The Frankfort
Bekham
United Senator, the Cynthiana
Me let the Democrats
the
Dot think gentlemen that the have controlled the
the have allowed them for
machine If
Ito macne rule
entuy Republican ranks crush the Beckham
mac first the Democrats of Kentucky
office the
called
rule
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-27
INIT BILL PASSES THE SENATE.

The passed
count bill believe will
results e radical that being urged would
accomplished.
bill that sed cities
counoust these cities itself whole
whe the a
something
of
in counties
ci 1t be remaining
counties of the outsde Cities the fifth which
49, arcent.'N nresentaw
is f~r,
roooCrr -, see any We
ond De conservative
~ o p"'0eu"y ule Puse without the least Interference
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-27
Huge Task.

1t was hugh task to undertake the
cure of such bad case of kidney dis
ease. as that of G. F. Collier, of Cher
okee, Iowa, but Electric Bitters die
it. He writes: ''My kidneys were SC
far gone, could not sit on chan
without a cushion; and suffered IRON
dreadful backache, headache and de
preston In Electric Bitters, how
ever, found a cure, and by then
was restored to perfect health
recommend this great tonic medicine
to all with weak kidneys, liver o.
stomach" Guaranteed by Oberdor
fer, the druggist. Price SOC.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-27
BOURBON Fab IN SEPTEMBER

W seen IN another column he Bourbon Agricultural Society
INTO realty All honor Messrs Thomas
" " LAWS ana Chn ansparger, the
in re-establhn old roo ufe
The first Bourbon Fair wa hdd in ond 40.
Nine of exie+onco 81 lCS-lne
ceased to No nsttia nave l7'er
than the old 7S 70 faflS
tnued prosperity city all county to como - M So ire
once for stock in 70 he a'
stay. Let vono and - p 70
o Ui"on FAR oI I9Oo suceS beyond all expectations
The organization the dates tho old poA
% 'aho grounds Wprobaby be purchased
o"i LIE L. q Maid Interuban roads
49, " " Lyle pace mas bee mentioned the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-27
GOOD DyICE FOR ANDREW

Andrew city of cooou,
10 De the control of the
carnegie gets advice to to
money what and we will but
take an Glad Somerset 70 ha1 I'll ' no'
heve In libraries Mr. desires 70 bolr %
that hospitals cated
Oh act true Christian hay all has assisted in
ruolc hospitals nsead of public libraries,
Tor the mon do liar build if thew want
70 90 the most good with their tainted money"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-27
WHAT NEXT?

u Internal Revenue Office
oecde whether brandy
@ all Mighty esteemed bylovers of fine confectionery with
Ih candies aresod fifty
are usually and girls
TO taste and have alcohol We
will stop? We are beginning old genuine
mas Just struck this country Mince next thing
put under the lid, then rewillbe trouble