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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

neither of familiarity nor prudish de
;orum. And, all the time, she let flow
current of the most shrewdly chosen
'emarks, the purpose of which was
'eiled by great maidenly simplicity
Ind modesty.
Sometimes a very obscure little
woman reveals the genius of a great
diplomat in ways such as these.
While Mr. Moriarty was yielding te
sense of shame for having planned
'udeness to SO pretty a little lady, he
gradually became interested in the
natter, as well as the manner, Of hel
speech. He learned of her loneliness
aer piety, her domesticity and of he1
very respectable family connections
lis sympathy was first aroused, then
lis admiration. His gallantry yielded
% devotion. He was netted like q
moth; and as the wings of his freedom
we're rumpled In the meshes of her
attractions, he felt the danger that
threatened. But he made no effort to
escape. He was a very willing cap.
tive. @
But how rude I have been!" Miss
Byrne presently exclaimed. II have
not asked whether you had any special
errand. Or. did You really come to
offer me the first kind word l have
had in my new home?"
Il heard your pianner," the clumsy
fellow began Inv reply, "and-and-''
He pretty nearly blurted out the truth
'Oh! did you like the little piece
was playing?"
"'Twas the most angelic tewn ever
heard In my life," Moriarty an.
swered. recovering his native tact.
Then do let me play 1t for you.
oh. don't mind q bit"
She ended the performance with q
medley of Irish airs. played with a
fair amount OF cleverness. She was
finished. And the last string which
held sMoriarty's heart in place was
ioosened; both that organ and his
brain went afoat upon the troubled
sea OF love.
When. at length, he bid Miss Byrne
good night, she dropped a hint that
her pious duties at st. Catharine's
were interesting her to such degree
that she was seriously thinking Of
taking the veil" and devoting herself
to the church. The rogue said this SO
soberly, with such half expressed sug-
gestion of earnestness and doubt Of
her worthiness that she put Moriarty
in an agony lest she should take holy
VOWS before it would be fit time for
him to propose marriage to her.
Facing his friends at the card table
somewhat later. he was unable to con.
ceal his scorn for their unmanly be,
havior of an hour before.
We'll pass no words" said he, "ex.
cept that I'll be saying this: Come or
go, as ye will. but that lone girl'n not
be inconvanienced by anybody or any
thing while she does us all the honor
to seek shelter under this roof"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

The empress Of China has already
ennobled an Englishman and made his
ancestors for nine generations man
darins of the highest rank. Here 10
m opportunity, says the Louisville
Courier Journal, for members OF the
American snobocracy to secure vigor'
ous and deep-rooted family trees.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
Vanishing Wall Paper.

Before being vanished wall paper
should first be given coat Of weak
glue SIZE to prevent the varnish pen
etrating too deeply into It, and other
wise the paper would, to q certain
extent, become transparent. Ate,
the size has been dried thoroughly
apply white shel1ac varnish.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

After all, England seems to have
adopted the phonetic spelling. The
British Medical Journal says that the
following words have been officially
registered as designations of WHISKY:
Observation-Disclosures "Aga-
phyon," "Sempermickelment" and
'Skabrigdantyfuge.'
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
Mendina FrazzIed Linen.

When the hemstitching is beginning
to wear on good-sized dolly or nap.
kin and the linen center remains good
and strong, cut the dolly all around
the hemstitching and make new
hem, drawing the threads just far
enough away from the old line to
find a strong place. This will give
you smaller dolly practically new.
II you do not want to spend the time
or take the trouble to hemstitch, make
a tiny hem and edge 1t with a narrow
lace heavy enough to match your
linens
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
Grapes For Hats.

Grapes are much in evidence upon
the new hats and most luscious color
effects are obtained in them, for they
shade through many Of the fashion
able co]orings and are particularly eff.
fective in the browns, purples, blues
grays and green's. Golden yellow,
white and purple grapes are often
combined and flowers or plumes are
frequently used with the fruit.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
A Good WASHING Fluid.

To one gallon of soft soap take four
ounces OF sal soda and one-haf gal.
Ion of rain or softened water, and one
and half gill spirits Of turpentine
Place them all In q pot over the fire
and allow the mixture to boil q few
minutes. It Is then ready for use. I,
can be kept in an earthen stonewart
vessel.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Post office receipts reflect quite &C.
curately the growth of business and
population. The receipts for the fiscal
year which closed June 80, 1906, were
larger by more than $15.000,000 than
during the preceding year. This is
the largest increase for any year In
the history of the service. The excess
Of expenditures over receipts was
about $1O.500,OO0, which was $4,000
900 less than in 1905.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Those people must be Kidding
who say that Capt. Kidd buried treas
ures on Deer island. AS the money
found secreted in the earth there was
minted q hundred years or more after
the pirates death, he would have to
be as immortal as the veritable Fly
ing Dutchman to have concealed coin
OF the nineteenth century on the piece
OF land near Shirley Gut.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

The most popular novelist among
the girls OF the British empire, &C
cording to a recent investigation con-
Quoted through libraries and book
stores, Is Henry Seton Merriman. and
the most popular poet is Tennyson.
"Alice In Wonderland" Is more read
In the British colonies than In the
mother country, and boys books are
~ interesting to the girls as 3o0a5
written for girls alone.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Those who question the happiness
OF bachelor girl existence have a con-
spicuous example in Miss Helen Gould,
one member Of the Gould family who
keeps out of hot water.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
70 Educate the orohana.

The Alliance Israelite has assigned
a consid derable sum for the education
OF orphans Of Bialystok pogrom The
local relief committee, In consequence
OF limited means, Is only abln to ren
der slight assistance. 81
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

The Pullman company declares that
its sleeping cars are hotels. 1t does
not go SO far, however, as to suggest
that its porters shall hereafter be re-
3erred to as chambermaids.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Bandit Raisuli has seized a Moroc-
can port and will collect the customs
He has never learned the more re-
Tined process Of cornering food sup,
niles and raising prices for the purpose
of securing satisfactory income.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

A minister in North Carolina re-
fuses to curtail the length OF his SER
mons at the request of his congrega-
ton. Probably he believes that those
who want short sermons are the most
In need OF long ones.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
Pot Luck.

"Stay and take pot luck with Us.
won't you, old man I" s=
Yes provided It isn't potted luck
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

And Papa Zimmerman objects to
spending any more money on the pal
ace Of the duke and duchess Of Man
chester. There's the deuce to pay
with about all the splendiferous inter
national marriages.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

And now an Englishman talks Of the
"joyous American face" OF course
the English face is notoriously animat-
ed and CHEEKY. -,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
The Jap certainly is sharper than
. serpent's tooth.

New York's chauneurs have struck
their employers for more money. For
once the pedestrian escaped.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

A Cuban editor has been wounded
in duel with a military hero. He
should have remembered the old say
ing about the pen.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Clergymen must now pay full fare
ON almost all railroad lines. What
they lose in cash, however. they ought
to gain in self-respect.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Somebody has invented a phono-
graph that can be heard q mile. The
only protection viii be = long range
rife.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Consuelo paid 9 big income to get
i duke: now she pays . big income to
ut rid of him. Il costs US 2 pretty
nenny to be rid of both Of them. but
~ ID almost worth Il.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

A Yale professor says the present
method Of spelling is not scholarship,
but solecism, which makes 1t very
much worse than we thought.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

A magazine Is to be printed for the
blind. Those who won't see have al
ready their favorite periodicals.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Having dipped his hands into its
money chest, the duke of Marlborough
has no further use for the Vanderbilt
family. ~
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
8 nnlv i Month 10 Chris tim

Il n there il something especiall nice
5that 4 you wish TO buy this yeAls lof q
5Ghrisimas Chr aift, yon should send ~ ord
4 Taylor. broadway, Fifth avenul ~
Ninatnenth 1 street, New York, Tor aeopy
sd Il Il THAR \ new catalogue issued thfs Neek-
The well-deserved reputation whichlhAs
house has enjoyed for 81 years n sn -
snlnta ruarantee Of complete satisfsctil lon
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
High or Low.

Mrs. Bakers'I wish, my deaS y0O'
would design my winter hat Tor me. ''s,
M. Baker ian architect All Tight,
INV love. will. Shall II be skysesspsr
= hunpaloW. =
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

Critic Not q Friend.
He who IS busy criticising th,
faults Of his friends hae no friendship
u his hear. from the Cingalese.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08
JOSHUA TAKES
COMMAND
A STORY OF THE CONQUEST
OF CANAAN
By The 'IIishway and Byway" Preacher
tcopJrighs, lsss, By the author. ". q. Edsoa-)

Scripture Authority: - JOSHUA,
Chapter l.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

That's our last word, Moriarty,"
Mr.. Mahoney was saying to the land
lord, who stood with his back against
the wall, facing the other members OF
the Pinochle club, "the Maisonette's
turned into music box that plays
only the one tuns, and it's a case OF
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-12-08

not l. commanded thee? Be strong
and OF good courage: be not afraid,
neither be thou dismayed: for the
Lord thy God is with thee whitherso-
ever thou goest.'
Cody fear and joy filled his heart
as God ceased speaking, and inspired
with the new hope and purpose
breathed upon him by the words Of
the Lord, Joshua went forth from his
tent and, as we have said, found the
congregation gathered for the evening
sacrifice. His coming stirred tho
people and they shouted for very joy.
Joshua has come! Joshua iE our
leader! Joshua will now lead us for
ward"
And when Joshua had stilled the
people, he rehearsed in their ears all
the words of the Lord, telling them
that God had renewed his covenant
made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
and would surely give them the land.
Let the officers Of the people come
together to me, that we may plan for
our departure" Joshua concluded.
And when these men, these leaders
OF the people, had cor1e together to
his tent, he said, with vigor which
showed that though he could wait pa
tiently before God for his endu.ment
OF power, and for his word OF guid-
ace, he could act with promptness
when the way was made clear:
I'm three days we shall mass over
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
FORT COLLINS SUGAR.
Sugar Company viii Pay Out Over .
Million Dollars.

Denver-A Republican special from
Fort Collins says: Since December 1st
the Fort Collins sugar factory has
paiu out for sugar beets and for sal
aries and wages of employees over $780,
900, and since the sugar campaign has
been opened. September 25th, over
100000. Another payment of beet
will fall due January 18th. when 1t Is
expected 100000 more will be paid
out, making over s1.O0O,000 which the
factory will have put into circulation
by that time.
There are yet at least 10000 tons Of
beets at the various dumps and in the
fields to be delivered to the factory
and the sugar making campaign will
probably not end before March list.
Chester Iddings, one of the success
full farmers of the Cache La Poudre
valley, last spring planted eighty
four acres to sugar beets. He har-
vested his crop. 1900 tons. and had 1t
al, delivered before December 1st. and
December 18th received a check for
$4,000. His beets averaged 21.4 tons
to the acre. Deducting $4,000. as the
cost of producing the crop and he has
$4,000 profit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
BEET GROWERS MEETING.
Northern Association Agrees On Beet
Contract.

Fort Collins. Colo. - The annual
meeting of the Northern Colorado Beet
Growers Association, held here Thurs.
day, was largely attended, 275 mem.
bers being present. The meeting was
entirely harmonious throughout, there
being no vital disagreement or diner
ences among the members. One hum
\ dred and sixty-six names were added
to the membership roll. The old off,
0ers, Il. s. Bustead, president. and y.
Ricketts,. secretary and treasurer,
were reelected.
The meeting passed upon and
adopted a form of contract drawn up
by committee. the principal feature
of which relates to the price for beets
delivered in 1907, which was ixed at
SIS a ton fiat. Nothing is said in the
contract regarding the matter OF silo'
ing beets, although the meeting subse,
quently adopted resolution declaring
that the growers could not afford to
silo for so cents a ton. The contract
approved Is practically the same as
that executed by the beet growers in
1908, with the exception that the price
is fixed at $5 a ton instead of $3.50.
Manager Booraem and Field Super
intendent Wright were present and
took part in the discussion, which was
conducted in friendly spirit and with
the best of feeling. General Manager
c. s. Mercy of Denver was invited to
meet with the association at his con-
venience.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
BISHOP MecAse DEAD.
Ao,oo,exy Carries on Noted Mesho
dist Divine.

Now York-BIshop Charles c. Nc
c,hc of the Methodist Episcopal
church. died early Wednesday from
nnonlcxy. with which he was stricken
several ,iays ago while passing through
this city on his way to his home IN
phIladeip,,in. Mrs. McCnbc ana the
bishop.s r.ccc, who have been WIN
him almost constantly since he was
stricken. were mt the bedside when the
noted clergyman passed away.
Bishop McCabe was stricken wneh
about to leave this city December iitn.
The night before he had delivered MS
famous lecture on the sunny side vi
Libby Prison." Mt Torrington. Connec
ticut. md was passing through .nis ci'y
nm the return TO his home In Philadel
mia. He was about to step on ferry
boat when he staggered and fell uncon
scious. He was quickly removed to tn.
New York hospital, where he received
treatment as private patient. The
bishop rcgained consciousness and the
Indications of the twenty.four honrs
following were that the shock had been
n slight one. At that time his condi
tjon gave promise of speedy recovery
and the former health of the patient en-
couraged this hope. Just before the
attack he had walked briskly and car.
ried grip weighted with books and
papers without apparent fatigue.
bishop McCabc was born Mt Athens.
Ohio, Oct. IL. 1886. He entered the
Ohio conference OF the Methodist
church In 1860 and two years later be,
came chaplain OF the One Hundred nnd
Twenty second Ohio infantry. becom.
ing known us the fighting chaplain"
He was captured in the battle OF Win.
chester and spent four. months In Libby
prison. His experiences as prisoner
of war were later recounted on tho
lecture platform. For more than thirty
years he was popularly known as
chaplain McCabe.' and the title
clung TO him even after the general
conference OF the Methodist church In
1896 made him bishop.
Following the war he became pastor
of church at Portsmouth. Ohio. and
later was associated as assistant secre-
tary with the board OF church exton-
sion.
While engaged in church extension
work he originated the rally cry. "Wc
are building church every day."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
INDIANS WEALTH.
Great Progress Being Made by the Rec
Men.

Consideration OF the
Indian appropriation bill carrying
ss.203.000 was begun Monday In the
house. Representative Sherman Of
New York. chairman OF the Indian NJ
fairs committee. made nm extended cx'
PLANTATION CT the measure and Incident
ally discussed the whole Indian qucs
tion.
II was shown that the total Indian
population Is now 2si.2s0. and that the
Indian Is rapidly assuming citizens
dress. Ten years ago there were
$1,000 Indians who wore citizens
dress. while last year the number was
10000. Ten years ago $4,000 Indians
read English. while last year the mum.
ber had Increased to $1,000: those who
speak the language number 10000. OF
the total Indian population $4,000 are
members Of regularly established d
churches.
The Indian has to-day In the United
States treasury funds amounting &c
$35. 700. upon which an annual in.
terest Is paid amounting to s1.625,0G0.
The government pays to the Indian an.
nually under treaty obligations more
than $750,O00. The lands owned by the
Indians outside of the territories
amount to 51,47s,000 acres. or an aver.
age for every man, woman and CHILD
of 271 acres.
Representative Sherman denied that
the Indian is gradually disappearing,
and said that statistics show that last
year there were BIG more births than
deaths.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
NEGRO RIOTERS WATER DOCTRINE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD ENcouR.
AGE IRRIGATION.
MESSAGE TO THE SENATE SAYS ATTORNEY GENERAL

Mastery Argument Before United
States Supreme court-0oetrine Of
Riparian Rights Would Ruin the
West.
Washington.-In the Kansascolo-
rado snlt Wednesday. the principal ar-
gument for the government was made
by Assistant Attorney General Camp
bell OF the Department Of Justice. who
has had direct charge Of the govern
ment's side OF the case for the past
year.
MIR. Campbell brought yividiy to the
nttcAtion ot the court the results OF ir'
risntion In the western states. what II
has done, is doing and will do II not
checked by Legislative or judicial ac'
tion. II was estimated. he said. thnt u
would lake 1000 acres Of arid lana IN
it's natural condition to support one
person. while II Irrigated forty acres
Of the same land will support TWO per
sons.
The arid land IL worth fl.25 an acre.
while when irrigated II Is worth $50 TO
$500 mn acre. according to location and
nature oI crops raised. In the quarter
OF n century prior TO 1908. lO.ooo.oVO
acres In the arid region had been
placed under irrigation Mt n cost o'
S200. 1000. 900. No more arabic lana III
the country Is now subject To entry uh'
der the general land laws. andthe
country must now look TO Irrigated
land for any further considerable adui
tions To lis cultivated orca. II is esti'
mated that 5o.0OO.000 to 90. 100000
ncrcs will be placed under Irrigation.
sufiicicnt. II is estimated. to support
n population Of 50.ooo.000 To lov.ooo.
900 OF people.
II the doctrine OF riparian rights as
claimed by the state OF Kansas should
prevail. any owner OF forty acres o'
land along an Interstate stream IN the
lower state could absolutely block dc
yelopmcnt by irrigation Of the entir.
upper states dependent upon that river
for Irrigation. aud could stop every en-
tcrprisc undertaken by the rcclnmntiot
service upon the upper waters oil 'h'
streams.
He eontcnded that the national gov
crnmcnt had Inherent power TO legs
late for the general good IN th' ap
xcnce Of provision OF the federal con
/ stitution. II such power was not hpe
ciiicaiiy delegated to the states them
| selves by the constitution. and quotet
In suppor, OF this n speech made b!
James Wilson. one Of the trainers o
the federal constitution. and several DC
cislons OF the Supreme Court sustain
ing this contention.
Justice Pcckham asked the speaker
what rule the government would nave
the court lny down, TO which nc re
| plica thai the government In brie. ae
sired n rule declaring that bencncia
use mud priority Of appropriation OF wa
| ter not limited by state boundary int
should prevail In determining me risn
to use OF waters Of streams In irrigated
regions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
Western Naval Cadets.

Washington.-The navigation bu.
reau of the Navy Department has Is
sued statement showing the number
of vacancies In the naval academy to
which cadet appointments may be
made by members of Congress. There
nre now existing vacancies of one ca.
det each which may be filled by Sena-
tors Dubois, Hepburn, Sutherland, Pat
terson and Representatives Mondell
Brooks and Van Dusen. Appoint
ments to fill vacancies will be
created by graduation of next years
class may be made by Senators Hey
burn. Smoot, Clark, Warren, Teller,
Patterson, and Representatives Hogg,
Rouvnge and French.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
Miners Strike a. eoldfleld.

Goldfield, Nev.-All machinery on
the mammoth Mohawk mine Itself was
idle Thursday night on account of the
men walking out pursuant to the Or
der of the Western Federation of Min
ers. Men are also out on the Florence,
Jumbo, Red Top and Combination
mines, and there is a rumor around the
city that practically every mine In
this entire territory will be shut down.
as well as every mill and smeiter.
While both operators and union men
are in the best of spirits, there is an
undercurrent of friction that appears
to be growing stronger hourly. fiat
wage of $5 for eight hours Is de-
A0nded.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-12-28
penxer Postoffiee site.

Washington. = Assistant Secretary
Edwards of the Treasury Department
has before him the report of Supervis-
ing Architect Taylor. who acted as
agent Of the department in making a
personal examination of conditions in
Denver. Mr.. Taylor has recommended
as first choice the purchase of site
embracing the entire block bounded by
Stout, Champa. Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets, this, in his opinion. be-
ing the most desirable location for
postoffice building when the present
business OF the city and the tendencies.
of future growth are considered.