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bell exactly two minutes to leave this house"
The young man smiled supercillously; but he
must not blame you he remarked. 60 You have all
the characteristics of your country people. You
meet delicate situation with the tactics OF bull. "
laid my hand gently but firmly upon his shoulder.
We were half way down the hall now, and the front
door was wide open. longed to throw him out, but
restrained myself. He perfectly conscious, l
am sure, of my inclination, but showed no signs
of uneaslness.
q admit" 1 said calmly, THAT you seem, all
of you to be engaged in proceedings of extraord-
nary nature which do not in the least understand.
But under my own roof, at any rate am master.
will not tolerate any interference with my guests,
and as for Stanley from Liverpool and you whatever
you may call yourself, will not have you near the
place. You see my lodge gates, added, pointing
down the Il shall stand here until you have
passed through them. If you come again. you will
meet with different reception.
The young man laughed unpleasantly. Never
fear, Mr. Courage, he answered Always we try first
the simple means. If they should fail we have many
ways of gaining our ends. Az reooir."
He left me and walked briskly off down the avenue.
1 got a pair of field glasses and watched him
until he reached the lodge gates. few moments
later, saw him climb into motor and vanish
in cloud of dust
Later in the afternoon victoria drew up before my
front door just as starting for the village Lady
Dennisford leaned forward as | approached. She
closely yelled, but her voice shook with anxiety.
How is he?" she asked.
1T is hard to say" l answered. "He has been
writing for the last three hours. 1 just going
down to see if Rust has heard from the London man
he wired for"
do you know why she whispered, "he is so
sure that he is going to die?"
hestated for moment. " He seems to imagine,
l said, that he has some enemies.
She sighed. Il afraid, she sad "that it is no
Imagination"
looked at her in surprise.
He has told me- perhaps" she said little hastily,
more than he has told you, and perhaps l am
in better position to understand. Mr. Courage,
wonder whether it would be possible for to have
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an interview with anyone of these men who are
watching him.
If you had been here few hours ago. 1 said,
cit might have been very possible indeed. One of
them here"
What did he want?" she asked sharply.
ITO see Mr.. Guest, for one thing"
Did you allow it?
No. Guest is writing secrets with a loaded
revolver by his side He certainly does not want to
see any of that crew.
"Oh, he is mad" she murmured. "Why should
he not buy his life? What else is there that counts?
There are two to bargain, l answered. Il
do not think that he has value to give"
"Oh, he has" she answered, if only he would be
reasonable. y
We were silent for moment. In the distance,
coming up the avenue, was the figure of l
watched him with curiosity. Finally pointed him
out to Lady Dennsford.
Do you this coming up to the house?"
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wire for a friend of mine to come down and see
him."
ialist, l SUPPOSE?
YES"
"On the heart?" asked.
mo, PSYCHOLOGIST" Rust remarked dry1y.
l glanced into his face. He was in deadly earnest.
You believe"
What the deuce is one to believer" the doctor
exclaimed irrtably The man is sound, but he is
dying If told you that l understood his symp-
toms, 1 should be a liar. l think of only one
thing You yourself gave me the idea"
Wire by all means" l said.
Il shall go to the village" Rust said, land re-
turn Immediately. Don't let him be left alone He
has draft to take in case of necessity.
| turned back to the house with sigh | am
afraid that had as little faith in medicine Guest
himself
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CHAPTER XIV.

r HAD known Lady Dennisford for good many
1 years in neighborly sort of way; but the
l. woman who stood before me in the small sitting
to which had led her stranger to me. She
had raised her veil. She pale woman
may be- and her mouth, usually so firm and uncom-
promising, relaxed and tremulouS. Before
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UEST for the remainder of the morning seemed
= to have fallen into sort of stupor. He
~ declined to sit in the garden come down
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Another sample oi. the imperti.
nence dispensed from the New
York bench BY Magistrate Pool,
whose removal is petitioned for, is
fufnished By bis indignation at q
police o11uer who testified that in
bic belief > boy complained Of for
: minor offsnse was insane.
"You mean he is non compos
msntis, = shrieked the magistrate.
don't believe | understand, I"
said tlie policeman.
'sWhatl You don't know what
non compos mentis means? How
long have you been on the polics
lor6s p
Twenty. 1--WE years." replied the
gpmcef.
"A detective twenty-five years
and don't know what non compos
menus means p
. !; Il I understood that lan-
guaRe / wonld not be policeman, .
was The pat rotor.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
-Four Per Cent Interest Paid Deposits General Banking Business No Acco
FREE TRADE.

A special from Washington says
that the Philippine tariff bill passed
by the Hous substantially as it
came from the Ways and Means.
Committee. The vote was 258 to
I IL
The bill admits goods, the
growth or production Of the Phi
lipplne Islands, into the United
States free of duty, except sugar,
tobacco and rice, on which tariff
of 25 per cent of the Diugley rates
is levied. 1t provides that after
April IL, 1906, there shall be alb
solute free trade, each way, be-
tween the United States and the
Philippines. 1t also exempts
Philippine goods coming to the
United States from the export tax
Of those islands. Merchandise
from either country is subjected
to the internal revenue tax of the
country IN which said merchandise
is Withdrawn tor consumption. An
effort sustained by the Democrats,
but opposed by all but three Re-
publlcans, was initiated by Mr..
Mccall, Of Massachusetts, to COM
nit the United States to the policy
OF granting independence to the
Philippine Islands as soon az their
inhabitants can be prepared for
self government.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
Notice ef eonl1ttlesst::
Department of The Interior, j
United States Land Office, Z
New Orleans, La. Jan. 16, 1905. !

A sufficient contest |af1davit having
been died in this office w Jesse Sandifer
contestant, against ho4 4estead eIi;try No.
2sa5S,n 2Sflk Rsaa d9'y IL. IL, ,iaag for the
section 5, township Il s6htl ralI,gge aIg II
osst, 6tsHeleua Meridian, by Hrs. II
To- o.-rus Bremen, cQntestee, ip which Il
is al alleged ina. siso has never resided
upon and cultivated the lad covered
by her entry, andlthat she has placed
no improvement}thereon and that her
abandonment is bot due 10 her employ
men. in the army and navy or marine
corps Of the Unfsd States. Said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said alle-
CATION at 10 O'Clock q. M, on Friday,
February 90, lbO6. before the Clerk of
Court at Covitgton, La. and that final
hearing will 1e held at 10 O'clock a. m,
on Thursday March l, 1906, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office in New ORLEANS, La.
The said contestant having. in q
proper affidavit, filed Jan. 13, 1906 set
forth facts Which show that after die
diligence personal service Of this notice
cannot be fmade, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such nntice be given
by due AID proper publication.
WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
A. B. KENNEDY, Receiver.
Jan9Q4t
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Once I was young, but now I am
old, and I have never seen 4 girl
that was unfaithful to her mother
that ever came to be worth . one.
eyed button to her husband. lis
the law OF God. It isn't exactly
written ia the Bible, bnt 70 written
large and awful IN the many mfsers
ble lives OF the many misfit homes.
I'm speaking Of the boys now II
one OF you chaps come across .
girl that, With . face fall OF roses,
Gays to you as she cumes to the
door. II can't 60 for thirty minutes
yet, for the dishes are not washed, y
you wait for that girl. You SIT right
down and wait for her; because il
you don't some other fellow may
come along and carry her off, and
right there you lose an angel. Wait
for tina: girl and stick 20 her like a
bur to = woody dog.-Kansas City
World.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Superintendent Of Education L.
W. Perrin, OF Catahoals Parish,
has insugurated new departure
iD the selection OF teachers. He has
recommended to the Catahouls
School 1oard that it is best for the
Board to notify the pstrons Of the
schools to recommend the teachers
they desire, and to select the one
recommended by the patrons in all
cases where he ls competent to
teach the school. 1.-THE people are
rightly jealous" states the Superin-
tendent, ''of their liberties, and re-
sent sny thing that savors Of strike
at them, and I believe this method
OF selecting the tesahass you'd Sc
cure cooperation and be highly sst,
isfactory to all concersed."
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

John. Quincy Adams was very
fond OF ishing, and not especially
fond of his legal profession. One
day . case in which he was counsel
was down tor trial in a Boston
court. Mr.. Adams dtd not make
his appearance, but sent Q letter to
the Judge. That worthy gentle
man read it and then postponed the
case with the announcement:
ss"Mr. Adsms is detained on i'm
portant business. ]"
The note read as foiioxss ''Desr
Judge-For tue sake of old Isaac
Walton, please continue my case
until Friday. The sme!ts are biting
and ] can't leave. I"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
NJ. A. Sturd want Killed
While Rafting
Timber.

Frauklinton, La. Jan. ON. A.
Sturdavant, we'll known lumber.
man residing At Zona, La, near
here, was instantly killed while rum
ming timber on ,Bogue Clitto River,
twenty-five miles south of this
place. The oar used TO control !
raft Of timber became 'entangled ii
some snags In the river, striking
him on the knee aud throwing him
IN the cir. He fell backward on the
timber and his skull was fractured.
The funeral services we're conducted
1 ~ r-t4g-r Il It
by Rev. W. r. Howell at Zons,
La. to day. :
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

II New Orleans and every Other
city and togn ip hogqlsisana bad cot
ton factories to give employment te
every woman, girl and man needing
it, the cotton growers would be
helped to get a better price for their
cotton, the money paia for wages
vop1dl Increase the volume Of the
circulation, end the quarantines
wouldn't occasion the sttsgnsstiiop
in m J.. ds and the distress thai they
ina;ct nnon the population during
their prevalence Cotton "suu'
featuring is the natural adjunct Of
cotton growing, and whenever it al
tains the development that it should
have, the South will be relieved of
many ills, and most Of its wants
will soon be over Supplied. The
Southern people must get back to
the old practice OF helping them
selves and depend less 90 getting
outside help.-The People.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

The following story is told by
the Chinese minister at Washing
ton: "There was . Chinese who
had three dogs. When he came
enc evening he found them asleep
on his couch OF teakwood and mar
bic. he whipped them and drove
them forth The next night, when
be came home. the dogs we're lying
on the door. Bst be placed his
hand on tho couch and found it
warm from their bodiss. Therefore,
he gave them another whipping
The third night, returning earlier
than usual, he found the dogs sit.
ting before the couch, blowing on
1t to cool it,"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

N. &. Pearsall, the General
Msaaaaf of the New Orleans Great
NortheFa Raiixaaad, visited New
Orleans last week aud AaA 4 G9n-
ference with the Company's s1gi-
neer, Mr. Coleman, relative to the
construction work which IS now In
progress, The preparations for
the lumber town which 10 nov be
ing built, near CovlngtoR, are
progressing IN satisfactory man
uer, and actual work on the houses
which are to be built will beglr
Yithln few days.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

!. Gen. Joe Wheeler, the gallant
and we'll. beloved veteran of two
wars. d,ed5at the home of his SIS
ter, Mrs. Sterling Smith, in Brook
lTn, At 5:35 o'clock Thursday even
ing, January s5th, at the age of
SO years. General Wbeeler's death
was caused by an stack of pleu-
risy and pneumonia, resulting from
a severe cold which he contracted
lesssthan q week before. HIS re
mains were laid to rest Monday
afternoon IN the National Gene
terry at Arlington, with the full
military honors due an officer OF
hts rank, Brigad'er General of the
United States Army.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
NOTICE TO TIMBER IBEspAssERs

A reward of ONE HUNDRED DOL
lars will he paid for creditable evidence
leading TO the conviction OF any per-
Son 8E EpeksSns trespeseipg on my lands
on HONEY IstAtR, WEeF' PEARL
RIVER. ABtT4 RIVER aid Rogue
CHITT0, commonly known as HerWig
lands, or cutting down, burning, de-
stroying, killing. deadening any OF the
growing trees or timber thereon, or re-
moving, carrying, or floating away any
logs or trees, lying thereon or in the
waters thereof.
The above reward will also be paid
fol ereJ;lahfe evidence leading to the
cdn&ac565R'1t Shy.sAN MILTI owners
or Company purohashs a9t'tfhb1f iinx
Law fully removed from my said. hands
or the waters thereof, in violation df
Act. No. 1893, Of the General Assembly
of Louisiana, for the year 1909, Sections
2 and 8.
MRS. R9sEMoNDE =. KUNTZ.
NJ" 20 f4thefite nv Ktff,
: No. sse St. c|h9a'1rlFes' b St, Ns1 gfleans.
Get g., II.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
Succession of E. B. Thomas and Eln4ira
Carpenter.
FEenty-sixth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana, L la END for tie Parish OF
st. Tammany.

By virtue of an order of sale from
the honorable, the aforesaid Court and
to me directed, bearing date Feb. 2,
1906
I will PROCEED to sell at public auc-
tion, on the premises; on SATURDAY,
the 10th day of March, 1876, between
legal sale hours, the following described
property, to-wit:
i. Two hundred and forty (2401 acres.
more or less, of land, described las fol-
lows: 9. ". II and W OF ,. Of
section 81, tp. 5, south OF range t3 east,
less all that portion OF W u of }. W. n
of said section lying west Of n bw Or
leaps Great Northern R.ilroad; also the
=. o. u Of q. ". n OF section 2B, in tp.
3, q. E13, e, St. Helena Meri Ian
9. Three lots and iMproyemeass in
the Division o, st. John. Town ot Coy
ingtoa, and more fully described as lots
5, 8 and Z. Lots s apd s fofn the corr
ner of Kirkland and Golumbi, etreetsl
Lot No. Z fronts GO feet On Kirkland
street by depth OF 129 feet, betweel
parallel lines. N
8. The n. ". of tie 8. e. Il and thS
8, "a of the 8. W. ID of the n. e. II 4
seetion Is, tp, 4, S. r. Is east, St Heie1R
MbtMi3h, soateiping So acres, situat@
il 'aa;s,iaa the sshAtRag|fSGR Aa|SG State
4 Anumber Of store accounts, notdb,
etc.
Terms Of sale CASH, to pay debts
T. e. BREWSTER. Sheriff.
M
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

J. NJ. Tourney, one of the Baton
Rouge, Hammond & Eastern con-
tractors, an old time friend Of
George PowIett. is in Hammond,
and will take charge of his Office
over the Central drug store this
week. There will be something
dong on this new road before
many new moons. H a IN m n d
Sun.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Siberia has the biggest forest
reas Of any country on earth, vet
the timber for the construction Of
eastern, end OF the. traps-Siberian
railway oil came from the United
S:ates. II was brought from Oregon,
being shippsd across 70 Vladivostok.
thence transported by. rail- to the
hank Of :. tributary sof the Amur
and loaded into barges to be lowed
b its destination.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
EiENnISh SuEfERIHc

Is often caused by sores. ulcers and
cancers that eat away your skin. VIM.
Bede!i. OF Flat Rock. Mich, says: 81
have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve for
Ulcers. Sores and Cancers. It is the
BEST healing dressing l ever found 7
Soothes and heals cuts, bulns ana
scalds; 25 cents at J. Z. watkins City
Drug Store and Jos. s. Claverie, drug.
gtst, Guaranteed.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
Ht4lR Is sARppSEp.

The public is aroused TO 6 kRs9Ylleage
of the curative merits Of that 9Eeat
medicinal tonic, Electric Bitters. for
sick stomach, liver and kidneys. Mary
n. Walters, of $40 st. Clair Ave-, CO.
lumbas, O., writes: "For several
months 1 was given up to gle. had
fever and ague. my nerves we've Hrsekk- :
ed; ! could not sleep, and my stomaeh
was 50 week t.cm useless DOCTORS
drugs that could not est. Soon after
to take Electric Bitters OBJ
tained relief, and In short time was
entirely cured" Guaranteed at j. L.
Watkins city Drug Store. and Jos. s.
Claverie, Druggist. Price Soc.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
Distance a Girl Dances.

~ yaang man fond Of dancing re-
s.sutlY took > padometer with him
TO ! bsu. and found hst in the
course o. the 8 e-.enipg he had aoy-
cred thirteen and . ba. miles Ine
average length Of . waltz was nalI
. mile; Of . polka three-qu.rters
OF mile; Of ealop or schottische
. mile. and Of lancers . quarter Of
: mile. A girl usually dances more
than = man, and is calculated to
cover more than sixteen miles in a
single evening. -Picayune.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Hook-''Do you feel that You
have besn repaid FOL. oil the money
you have spent on your daughters
ntusical education ?"
Nye--"Well, those undesirable
snei9hboes next door have moved. +"
-Philsdelphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mr..
Nicholas Longworth will be mar
fisd Saturday, February II. The
ceremony will take place in the
East Room Of the White House,
and tho Right Rev. Henry V.
Satterlee, Bishop Of Washington.
will perform the marriage cere-
mony. II is said that there will
be only relatives and friends pre-
sent at the notable wedding. There
will bs few bridesmaids, il any.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

The father Of Campbell Banner
man, the new Prime Minister oi
England, laid the foundation Of bic
fortune in Glasgow by abolisbina
In his place Of business the system
then known ~ 'priegiog To- 'prig'
was to bargain and beat down the
price Of goods. AIr. Campbell
starred marking alI tis goods IN
plain figures, from which his sales
men we're allowed to make no re.
duction. His saccess was imme.
diate and great. he rose to oe lord
provost OF Glasgow and was knight
ed By Victoria.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

II you deposit SO in our Savings
Department at the end OF one year
We will give Jon 5000. Hubby"
would never miss that ten. Don't
be afrsid. 'tonch'' him while
he's asleep. st. Tammany Banking
Co. and Savings Bank.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

A bond issue Of 500, 900 was
sold By Lafayette. La. to New
York purehaaers, and ! school-
house coating sso, 600 illbe built,
@St, 600 applied to taking up old
bonds and extending light and
water systems. and 5000 devoted
70 ! city Fhall.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
LICENSE ORDINANCE.

I. BE It ordained by the Pulice Jury
of the Parish of St. Fammapy, Lopisi.
ana, ! hat license be and is hereby
levied for the year 1906 upon each per-
son. corporation. firm or association
pursuing any occupation. business or
calling in this lariRh which is pubject
2. be it tartheY |prdaEped, etcII TINT
the amount of license due this farish
Tor each trade, occupation, busiLess pr
calling carried on Ior condub ed in this
parish, subjsgt to ! license, 10 hereby
AGED ut the SHINE do Is now Levied and
collec Ted byl the State for such trade,
occupation, business or calling In this
parisb except the liquor license, which
shall be two hundred dollars ($2OO)
instead Of one hundred dollars (Sl00).
8. ~ it further ordained, ETC., That
the liSenses Tue this parish shall be and
are h4reby due and collectable at the
same time and in the same manner as
IiEenaes due the state; and In the event
I4e Shh4s sfs Pos palid lsI ! when yhe & ddue, # Is
the same to his attorney, who II hereby
authorized and instructed to forthwith
institute legal proceedings to enforce
the pByment OF the same.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Proof Positive: 81 am sure now
that George loves me- !" ''How did
Won find 1out2'' "He watched me
shafpen; : pencil and didL't laugh
once. .''-Cleveland Leader. A
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
WOOD FOR SALE

Oak Wood, Light Wood, Hire
Chunks and Back Logs. Nov is
the time to order your winter wbod
aud have it all in your yard when
7au need it. The Enterprise Steam
Wood Yard is ready to supply your
gARts ~ Yefy, e. isseaeonable rates.
8, ssS,s 90 sad siaa s 4 tll hk IIsfa|s| rice
Wm. BIERY. NJ III.
Phone 223.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Chronic with Him: Attorney for
the Defense-"Have you ever been
cross examined before?" The wit.
ness-''Have 4? I'm . married
man, Life. !.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03
SUNSHINE SOCIETY
BUYS REST HOME.


ana Sunsbine Society and the mem
bers Of the Advisory Board met
yesterday in executive session at
the residence Of Miss Sophie b.
Wright, on Camp and Robin street,
for the purpose OF making fin al ar
arngements with regard to the pur-
chase of a summer home for work
ing women. Miss Helen Pitkin,
State President, called the meeting
to order and explained the condi.
tion of affairs. After a careful cons
siderat,on OF tue matters brought
before the assembly by the Presi'
dent, it was decided to authorize
Miss P,tkin, in her official capacity.
and Miss Belle r. Van Horn, State
Secretary, to slgn the deed OF sale
6t Claiborne Cottage. situated near
Covington. St. Tammany Parish,
and to attcnd to al, the necessary
formalities to have the property
come into legal possession OF the
Sunshine Society. THIS property
was formerly owned by Mrs. Faulet'
who sold it to Mr. Anton Schwartz
for $4,000, and that gentleman,
hay,na been informed shat the Sun
shine Society desired it to estab-
lish, q summer home for working
| women, offered it for $4,000. His
| generous offer was promptly ac-
| cepted, and the transfer OF the
PROPERTY will soon be made. The
| cottage has a large number OF
rooms. all fronting on q magnificent
| belt of pines, and admitting the
| most salubrious fragrance from al
atmosphere laden with ozone, The
grounds cover eleven acres and a
half, and from the cottage, built on
= rise. they gently slope down to
| the banks OF the purling. crystal
| waters of the little Abita River 1t
| ID an ideal country site, just the
kintl OF retreat and restful habita-
| ton for the beneiiciaries OF the
Sunshiners; tor the working women
| who will be sble in the summer
| time to seek respite from their toll
and breathe the pure air OF the
famed st Tammany sylvan re-ion.
rhe Sunshiners of the State have
| already pledged to completely fur
nish The house; each Sunshine
branch to 6t out one room. AS
there are thirty y-eight branches in
the State. with q total membership
Of four thousand, 1t is safe to predict
that at the opening Of the summer
season of 1906, the Claiborne Cot
fage, rechristened the ''Sunsh'ne
Home will. be formally iDaugu-
rated, aud that many weary work
ing women xi4 Anl there recupera.
ton and qaietude which VII bring
back the glow OF health to their
cheeks aud restore their strength,
90 as to be enabled TO return to
their daily avocations with courage
and cheerfulnese.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

Mrs. W. H. Davenpor. has
announced the engagement Of her
daughter, Miss Annie, 10 Mr.. Law
renee Daiee, of Covin1ton, La.
The wedding will probably take
place next summer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-02-03

2 He knew: Teacher-"How many
eggs are there in q dozen? p Grocers
Boy-'.Fiye good ones. five fair
ones and two bsd ones. .''-Cleve
land Leader.