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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
FEATHERS DYED BRONZE.
Peculiar Penchant for Certain Plu'
mage Among Paris Fash
iouables.

The feathers that Paris s,s using
now add their quota to the singular
ity OF appearance the hats OF the
French elegantes present. A peculiar
penchant for draggled plumes - q
characteristic of the vogue OF the mo-
ment, but it is not the ostrich featner
alone that provides the wherewitnal
for It's indulgence, says the LONDON
Mail.
Peacock tail feathers are dyed duii
bronze brown, then ruhled disconsolate-
" as II to symbolic the birds chasrin
at the liberty taken with his lovely
plumage, and attached by the handfui
to the outer side Of the brim, always
on the left side, in accordance with the
unwritten law Of millinery tactics
that relegates height to that side OF
the head.
Another feather Is . mfngling OF
many fronds, including marabout ana
ostrich, chosen for their general fum-
ness of texture, allied to q specially
vertebrate spine, which enables the
plume to be reared on high with q
strangely menacing air, the more un-
premeditated in appearance the better.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

shock Of black hair, who came to the
house in the last congress, has created
. sensation by his maiden speech. Be-
fore the holiday recess Uncle Joes
Cannon, speaker Of the house, gave
the kids free rein and allowed un-
limited debate on any subject. This
was the opportunity that Fhed Lam
dis had been waiting for. and he made
his first speech on the floor In an att
tack upon the insurance system Of the
country. His success was instantane-
ous and he was so overwhelmed with
congratulations by members who
crowded about his desk that the chair
man Of the committee Of the whole
had to suggest that, .'the gentlemen In
the receiving line please take their
seats"
lir. Landis is one c.f rOur brothers
who have all achieved high reputa-
tion. His brother Charlie" has been
. representative from Indiana for ~
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
INDIANS KNOW TURKISH.
Tribesmen Of the East indies Who
Speak in the Oriental
Tongue.

The Chinese puzzle of anthropologists
and philologists is Turkish puzzle. 1t
was recently shown that the language OF
the pygmies is the language Of the Aus
tralian aborigines and that both come
from the early Egyptian. Students OF
the University Of Campeche have dis
covered that there are tribes Of East In
dams in the interior of that state the
members of which can speak the Turk
ish language or one SO similar that .
Hindu and Turk can readily carry on
q conversation. A Turk who did
not know a word of the Spanish or In
dian languages recently landed ct Cam
peche. He had the address Of country
man who lived in the interior and pro-
ceeded to that locality. To investigate
the reports that the Indians could un-
derstand the Turkish language the man
was accompanied by several students OF
the university. They found that the
newly-arrived immigrant had no trouble
in conversing with the tribesmen and
the students have now undertaken to es-
tablish the relationship between the In
.dians Of the tropical state and the
Turks.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

months of the present year he has
bought over $25,000,000 worth of cut
and uncut diamonds. He has not con-
fined his taste to diamonds, but his
plethoric pocketbook has included all
sorts of precious stones in its purchas-
ing power. Ten years ago his total
outlay of precious stones Of all kinds
abroad was less than $5,0OO,000. This
year it will probably be $35, ,0O, 900
worth, as for ten months the importa-
tions have reached the value Of $751;
3a9. .157.
To a certain degree these tremen-
dously increased imports of diamonds
and precious stones are an indication
OF prosperous times, plenty of money,
and also, to some extent, they are q
new form of investment, as many peo-
pie consider the investment of money
in diamonds about the safest that can
be made. This expenditure of wealth
abroad for precious stones has been
productive of work and consequently
money to the workmen of the United
States. This is shown in the rapid
growth Of the importations of uncut
diamonds.
A few years ago there was estab-
nshed in this country diamond cut
ting industry, and it has increased
very rapidly in the last decade. In
1896 there were but $7S,815 worth Of
uncut diamonds brought into this
country, but since the passage of the
present tariff law, giving preferen-
tial to this class Of diamonds, their
importation has increased until this
year over 100000 worth will be i'm
ported. For the decade ending with
1905 the value Of uncut diamonds i'm
ported will reach 100000, 900, and of
cut diamonds about 500, 100000, and
Of other precious stones imported
enough to bring the total value for the
ten years up to $2O0,ooo,O0o.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
HE WAS A BOY ALL RIGHT.
Didn't Like to Work, But the
Promise of Having Fun
Caught Him.

Hall Caine was prais:ng the Ameri.
can autumn, relates the Washington
Post Il visited in October" he said.
"the country house Of New York
man. 1t was in New England. on q
mountainside. and the splendid colors
Of the foliage-the scarlets and Colds
and innumerable damelike tints-gave
to the still forests an indescribable
magnificence.
.And the leaves fell In rain Of
color through the transparent air. IN
the garden, one afternoon. l heard .
gardener say to his little son:
.'.I wish you would rake up these
dead leaves in q pile
oh, don't feel like It, whined the
boy. MY backs sore and I've got
. cramp in my wrist. and there's grow
Ing pains in my leg.
AFTER you get 'em raked up. went
on the gardener, calmly, you can make
. nice bonfire out Of them. and jump
over it,
...The boy began to whoop and leap.
/" .Hurrah!' he shouted. Where's the
rake?'
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

cutionary standpoint. He has made q
great reputation as adebater and an
orator, but in addition mas added
greatly to his fame by his writings.
He knows now that his articles are
real because unique experience the
other day demonstrated this fact.
He was asked in very gentle,
though somewhat dictative, manner to
assist constituent of one OF his coll
leagues in securing an assistant secre-
taryship to the president Of the Chica-
go, Rock Island & Pacific railroad.
This applicant was not a bit back
ward He stated his Qualif for
the place very minutely, and his letter
was written in a good hand and was
well composed. The young man wrote
that he had read one Of the senator's
articles on the subject Of q young
mans chance In the world. Mr.. Bev-
eridge in this article, which was writ
ten at least year ago, said that the
president OF the c. R. l. & P. railroad
was looking for bright young high
school gradute to fill vacancy in his
office as assistant private secretary.
The young man in his letter to the
senator expressed himself as satisfied
WITH the job, and he enclosed q formal
application for the position, which. he
asked Mr.. Beveridge to forward to the
right person. The senator was rather
taken back by the thought that his
purely academic discussion Of an ab-
strac1 subject should have been inter
preted as IN advertisement, but he
wrote very kind letter to the ysung
man expressing regret that the latter
hak not applied for the position =
yea. ago.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
HER EYES.

Flowers are her gardens eyes: s
They watch for her alone
Il Within whose ssnile there lies
Abeauty Ike her own:
Il Their fragrant lids they ope sS
IS In haste at morn TO see k
4 Herwho Is all their hope. Ezs
So fair is she! @
Stars are her heavens eyes
They watch her while she sleepA
Lilies of paradise!
White pearls in azure deeps!
For her their glow and gleam
Throughout the tranquil night
Bringing the lovely dream
For her delight.
Nor flowers nor stars are eyes
For me. follow one 4.
Her lover-shadow-w wise,
Companion to the sum-
Her eyes, both flower and stas.
In loveliness outshine:
Mirrors OF Love they are,
Rejecting mine!
Frank Dempster Sherman, In Smart
Set. *.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
The Man Who
Got a Pass
By CHARLES BATTEILLooMlS
lAuthor Of " Cheerful Americans" etc:)

/
(copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
''Yes, sir, I'm going to Chicago on
business said Binkersley to q subur-
banite who had stopped in to buy pair
of gloves. Its quite an expense, but
my wife thinks I'll get it back in health.
Chicago is quite a bustling city, SO I've
always heard, and may get ideas for
my business. Castor gloves? No, we're
all out Of those just now. How would
you go to Chicago? What train?"
why, there are half dozen way" "
said the suburbanite, who was q trav-
cling man. "Why don't you get pass?"
Me get pass?" said the little store
keeper. mo, sir. I've always paid my
way
That's all right" said the travelling
man; "but you know these railroad cor
porations are soulless affairs, and if you
can get pass, I'd do It."
well, how do you do it? Don't you
have to be rich?"
The suburbanite was something Of q
practical joker and he saw that Binkers-
ley was already incculated with pass
fever" SO he said:
Rich? No. It all depends on the way
it's done. Let me concoct letter for
you. The general passenger agent Of
the eight-tracks road is jolly fellow,
and il you hit him right he may pass
you all the way to Chicago, and then
you can do him good turn by crying
up the road whenever you sell pair
OF socks See ?''s
why, certainly" said the tradesman.
quite delighted with the prospect. "Ill
advertise his road. and may be worth q
great deal to- him before get through -
That's the idea exactly. You let me
write the letter and then you copy It"
So the waggish customer sat down to
his desk and wrote as follows:
Mr. ]. c. Gregory.-Dear Sir: am near
~ IS and have never let man pay my
fare even on street car. Now I'm going
to Chicago. Do you think will let you
send me q pass? II you do. just try it
and see what ] will do with 1t. You will
find my address on the heading, and any
time you want socks or gentleman's fur
nishings, drop in. Be quite sure that even
Il you did. send me pass would never
say thing about you road. as think all
roads are monopolies. Yours,
JOSEPH HBINKERSLEY.
ssThere!" said the customer when he
read what he had written, Gregory will
either think you're crank or very
clever man. Ifit hits him all right you'll
get pass, and I'll have saved you $40. .
''Say, this is awfully nice of you" said
Binkersley. Have dress shirt?"
Thanks, but only wanted to buy .
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

ate constituent this more or less use
full government institution is known
as Smiths Onion" A few days ago
the senator received, request to pro-
cure for one of his constituents re-
port on Smiths Onion" His clerk
applied to the agricultural department
for list of publications emanating
there, and although that department
is the most prolific in oflcial litera-
ture, its comprehensive index did not
contain any work or report on
Smiths Onion
The senator then applied to the ag-
ricultural congressman in the house
and senate without results. His clerk
sat up with the letter one night and
finally came to the conclusion that the
reading gentleman down In the Ola
Dominion wanted report on the
Smithsonian . A report Of the Smith
sonian institution was secured and
sent to the gentleman and it proved to
be just what ne wanted. and he has
written an acknowledgment OF the re-
ceipt Of a very handsome volume con-
tanning highly interesting facts" He
is satisfied now that Uncle Sam is q
most obliging old fellow and the peo-
pie throughout the country can get
almost any sort OF reading matter they
want from him.
This assumption that the nationa!
government will afford the citizens OF
the country all the reading matter
they want Is pretty we'll founded, for.
aside from works of actual fiction,
there is scarcely q line Of literature
that the government has not. invaded.
II some Of the critics Of the govern
ment were to be believed even fiction
is not altogether eliminated from ofti-
cia1 publications. There are learned
papers on all sorts Of scientific sub
jects, on medicine, and some pretty
fair treaties on law: there are inter-
esting tales of travel and adventure,
anu beautifully illustrated publications
showing the wonders OF the various
parts of the country, while the fish
commission gives the most profusely
and handsomely illustrated reports on
the fishes not only OF this but of near
~ every country Of the world.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
DID 4 WORLD OF GOOD
=. w,,,,,.n,a, pink Pills cure Hsa'a
Pains, Dizzy 9pesls ans
NAennkaMa0.

Fasv 10 ret. hard to get rid Of; that is
wh.t most sufferers think Of dyspepsia.
Thav ara astonished when their stomach
harins to trouble them seriously. /.
They had been eating hurr1ediy ana
irreeularly for q long time. to be sure
but they supposed their stomachs quite
used to that.
Some people know that the strength
which the weak stomach needs. and Tor
the lack Of which the whole body is sui
Serine. can be found surely and quickly
n DR.. Williams' Pink FiIls. II nun.
dreds of instances these pills have sue
ceeded where other remedies 1alled: o.,
envy indigestion, said Mr.. ] +. MI.
lar. Of Dayton, Va, came IN the nIss
Mace from the fact that . few years ago
1 worked great deal at night, and ate
n anv odd hour whenever the chance
came. and always very hurriedly. One
day / found myself victim OF ter1aDio
dyspepsia. Il kept me miserable al the
time for several years.
"I always had great deal Iof dlstres5
after eating, and when ! got up from my
sleep my stomach would beso weak that
Il would hardly take any food. had
very uncomfortable feelings about my
heart, and was dizzy and, whenever !
stopped over and then Strengthened mp.
my eyes would be badly blurred.
"I read the statements OF several per.
sons who had got rid Of obstinate stom.
ach troubles by using DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. bought some and they
did me a world Of good. They acted
promptly and did just what was claimed
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
Not on the Bill.

He was stout, pudgy individual liable
60 be irritated early in the morning, evi-
IDENTIFY subject to indigestion, and ne
walked into the dining-room inSanythln9
but good grace. The hotel was new and
the prices were not mellowed. Their Sun
Turning to the freshly imported, white
shirted mummy at his side, he said:
Haven't you people any consclence
here?" s
Citing no answer, his face grew red.
and he blurted out: i
'sConscience! Conscience! Have you no
conscience conscience conscience here!
aEef eet ees not on re bills eet ees
charge extra for" suavely replied the IN.
portation. Pittsburg Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
ouAi1 = (3ood BIRD ]

According to Prof H. p. Atwater,
quails are of great advantage to the
farmer, as are also some other birds.
In the stomach Of q quail were counted
101 Potato beetles, and in that OF an
other quail 500 chinch bugs. In a yel-
low-bill cuckoo were found 43 caterpil-
lars, and in another cuckoo PIT web.
worms A robin had eaten ITS cater
pillars. The stomach Of four. chicka-
dees contained 1,O28 cankerworm eggs.
Four others contained 600 eggs and 105
mature insects.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

mings Of New York, the one time
printer friend OF Charles A. Dana and
Horace Greeley, was accorded the first
place in congress circles as an expert
fisherman. Amos loved fishing as
well as he did q good story. and that
meant great deal. He had a lodge
on the upper branch Of the SusQue-
hama, where he used to spend most OF
his vacation fishing for the small
mouth black bass, or earlier in the
season going into the mountains OF
Pennsylvania and Turing the Willy
brook trout. 81
2 No man has exactly taken Amos
Cummings place as the fisherman par
excellence Of congress, but Mr.. Albert
Burleson, Of Texas, comes very near
it. He is born fisherman. In his
opinion fishing is the finest sport and
recreation on the top Of the earth. He
has the finest collection Of fishing
tackle Of anyone either In the house
or senate, and that is saying q good
deal. He is not q carpet fisherman by
any means, one who can tell how fish
ing should be done while seated be-
fore the IRE, but he is an active sports
man who has tackled pretty nearly
every sort Of game fish In the country.
He tells some mighty interesting stor-
les and, unlike the proverbial hsh
story. they are true and backed up
with snapshots.
Mr.. Bur1eson is q great believer in
fishing and he asserts that no man can
be very far wrong who Is fond Of this
quiet, gentle sport. He Is great ad-
mirer Of ex-President Cleveland, a.
much on account Of the latter's fond
ness for rod and line as for any Of his
achievements in craftsmanship.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
soudan Antiquities,

Egyp.'s governor general has pro.
mulgated an ordinance by which the
government exercises its right Of pos
session Of any archaeological remains
and antiquities discovered In the Sou
dan. This decree will deal the death
blow to the Egyptian '.faker" and his
nefarious trafnc in coins, papyri and
other spurious antiquities, in the sale
Of which he plies q thriving trade
during the winter season among the
credulous tourists.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

1ouiM Horwitz, q Russian, aged q
ve.rs. mas fled petition In the circuit
court u st. Louis asking that his name
l,e changed to Louis Hart. The Rus
s.,.n issa travelling salesman and rep
resentasthat he is at q disadvantage u
/ ,,,,.,res. by reason OF the fact that he
retains his Russian q name He sayl
mere IL at present much prejudice II
tna tinted states against Russians
q. .,an states that he wishes effect.
ually toaEdissvow all connection with
+ha Rnssfan empire. &
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

The fact that another American girl
n.e toined the British peerage IN the
usual way. ,doss not tluster the young
80, III this country in the least.
ryarv one Of him who cares In the
,...t shout such things knows that the
orlv one is still with US.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

CHINA had better establish the little
- . .choolhouse system in the big EN-
80 . q abe desires to have her citizens
.S.t,.d ID the United States. 1t will
:. more effective than boycott on
American trade.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

AS~AASN0A ~
eridge wears the
bay leaves as q
finished orator, he
will have to look
to them now since
the advent of an
other young Hoos-
Ter on the con-
gressional forum.
Young Fred Lam
dis, q sallow,
b q t c b e t faced
man, with q huge
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
A Finished Orator.

LNA1On bEVEn~
idge Of Indiana
has, since his en-
trance into the
senate, been cas-
lily the first fin.
ished orator Of the
two branches of
congress. His dec
1amation, enunci-
a tion, gestures
and diction are
pretty nearly per-
feet from an elO-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
Paper saucepans.

Compressed paper pulp, impregnated
with certain salts, is nodded into the
form Of saucepans, which, on account
OF their lightness, were used largely
by the japanese army In Manchuria.
They stand the fre well, provided they
Rbe kept full Of liquid. They have been
adopted by the German army and have
been introduced into Antwerp.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
Disappointed.

Dear me-" she said, when she was
introduced to the aspiring young au-
thor, isn't It funny how people
will form ideas? Il had pictured you
to myself - somehow like the hero Of
your story"
.Oh. And don't ron dnd any rs-
semblance? =,
Not bit You know you described
him @ being handsome end WITTY
Chicago Record Herald.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

s. 4 Mrs. Craigies who observes that
& I !. ,,,er,cans must be very healthy and
zsry -. wealthy to live the simple life
i .-,s ~. ,,ays-the poor cant stand the
sa.t ard the life isStoo severe for the
/ ssl es,,c.te AZ Artemus Ward would
..This fs writ sarcastic. !"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
: , =
Fond Of the Gentle Sport.

HERE are enough
fishermen In con-.
gress, lovers OF
the actual sport
of fly casting, troll
ling and deep sea
fishing to insure
an interest In the.
fsh commission.
and keep that
branch Of the gov
ernment moving.
In the old days
A -~n - r,,-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
It Depends.

II don't suppose It costs = man much
to get good horse down your way
remarked the northerner. Well, 7e-
piled the Texan. sometimes It's as
much as his life IL worth. ."-P -Philadel-
phia Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

rhe fterling (Ill.) woman who de-
81 ,.nded n / 5000 fora kiss only recoy-
\ s-....d s1ss sby legal action. and yet Il
q q. ~c,,id ret steady work even At this
B 80 - could make q pretty fair Nv.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
Titled Gardener,

1 The duke Of Bedford, the ground
landlord OF Covent Garden market, Lon
don, derives over SIS. 900 . year from
that space alone. Its came into the
possession Of the bedford family three
centuries ago, ct . time when its year
~ value vas estimated at about SO.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
FOUR YEARS OF AGONY.
Whole Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh
.g5 Had to Use Crutchss-FtC Cuticura
Remedies the Best on Earth. !"

Is In the year 1899 the side Of my right
foot was cut of from the little toe down
TO The heel, and the physician who had
s;de t of nv N TO foot but with III no 10 success. m a. At
last my whole foot and way up above my
calf was nothing but proud flesh.
suffered untold agonies for four years, and
tried different physicians and ~ kinds
crutches. In two IVES afterwards
saw change in my limb ThenaI began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment often
during the day and kept. 1T up for seven
months, when my limb WI healed up just
eight months now since stopped us,ng
Cuticura Remedies, the best on Gods
earth. am working at the present day,
after FIVE years Of suffering. The cost
Of Cuticura Ointment and Soap was only
$500. John M. Lloyd, 7l8 s. Arch Ave-,
Alliance, Ohio, june u. 1906"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
Washington GOSSIP
UNCLE SAM NOW PURCHASES
QUANTITIES OF GEMS.
MANY UNCUT DIAMONDS
Senator Beveridge Hears from Con-
Standardization Speech Of An
other Young Hoosier - The
Official Publications.

A 5 II / N GTON.-
Uncle Sam has
reached that state
of pros p e rit y
where he is
'' W e . r / n 6 dia-
monds. Ten years
ago he bought
less than q million
and a half dol
lars worth OF
these pre- clio u $
S t Q n es abroad,
W lille in t en-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10
Foxy Pa

"Well." remarked Nupop, in rather
. loud tone OF voice, "it's pleasant
to think that we can remain comfort
ably at home this evening"
'sWhy, George" began Mrs. Nupop.
you know we've got tickets for the.
"'Sh! Can't you see the baby's In.
tening. said that for his beneft. -
philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-10

"TEEN WHAT DID YOU COME FoR?'
pair Of gloves, and you're out of those
you say"
.You don't understand me. want
you to accept a shirt. / never would
have thought Of trying to get a pass.
I'll save at least $21, and like to feel
Independent. Take shirt along"
"Oh, you want me to have q shirt on
you
mo, on yourself, said Binkersley, to
whom humor is an unknown quantity.
The suburbanite allowed himself 10
be blown on to an open front dress
shirt and pair Of patent cuff clips, snd
then he departed, smiling inwardly.
After the customer had gone Binkers-
ley copied the letter in his own hand
and mailed It, s.t-tsS
Next morning IN Binkersley's mail
was letter from the general passenger
agent. It was short but in the same
vein as that which Binkersley had sent.
It ran:
II you don't want to break that record of
yours on passes, you'd better not come up
to my Office and have talk with me or
might fixs you out 20 you'd remember 1t.
When Binkersley read this he was
frightened ut first Itlooked q little like
threat. Then he handed it to his clerk
and asked him what he thought Of It.
Now the clerk was wide-awake New
Yorker and he said at once:
HE isn't going to do q thing but give
you pass. You go up and see him. :"
So Binkersley went up to the omces
Of the railroad company ndsaaked to
see the passenger agent. The passenger
agent had gone out to lunch.
..Pshaw!" said Binkersley in a nettled
tone S''I came here expressly to see him.
It il on business that ID important to
him. Something relating to the road. !"
Binkersley said this 90 sincerely and
looked So as Il be had come thousand
miles, that the clerk, whowas new one,
asked him In to ono of the inner o1lces