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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
PERSONAL PARTICULARS.

George r. Patterson, the Pennsylva-
MAN, who died recently, was the only
travelling man" In congress. Mr.. Pat
terson was proud of the fact that he
was -four salesman, and had put 1t In
his Official biography.
After a period Of So years spent In
the service of the Jews free school.
Bell lane. Spitalhelds, England, L. B.
Abrahams, the head master, will
shortly retire. He is 81 years old. L.
rael Zangwill was one Of his pupils.
The Jews free school is said to be the
largest elementary school in the world.
having $500 pupils.
There is nothing doubtful about the
record Of the descent from revolution
ary stock of Mrs. Annie knight Greg
DRY of Selingsgrove, Pa. She is the
daughter and thirteenth child OF Rich
ard Knight, who was drummer boy
In the continental army. Mrs. Greg
DRY was the daughter Of his third wife
apd was born when he was 50 years
OLD.
One can hardly imagine that digni-
ded and Jealous temperance advocate,
Lady Henry Somerset, as practical
Joker, and yet it is fact that she and
her cousin. Lady Dudley, once dressed
up as a pair Of French tourists and In
this guise and heavily yelled visited
her place at Eastnor castle and went
all over 1t. But apparently she was
not sufficiently impressed by the beau
ties of her own residence, for afterward
her housekeeper confided to her that
that duchess de Montmorenci''-
name which Lady Henry had given
herseN-"was a disagreeable creature"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
DIFFERENCE Of DEGREE.
Roth Parted Their Hair in the Mid
die, But Ones Part Was Much
the Wider.

One Of the veteran lawyers of Bur-
lington, VT, is A. v. Spa1ding, writes
F. H. Kelsey Of Lowell, in the Boston
Globe. One day when he was trying
case. in the Chittenden county court
he called as a witness a stylishly
dressed young man who parted his
hair in the middle, practice that
used to be regarded as indicative Of
a dude" The young man, however,
gave his testimony in "a plain, straight
forward manner and resumed his seat.
When the argument came to be
made by the counsel opposed to Mr..
Spalding. reference was made in 4
peculiarly cutting manner to the fop-
pish looking witness who parted his
hair in the middle.
On rising to reply, Mr.. Spalding
said: II fail to see how the fact that
this young man parts his hair in the
middle has any bearing in this case
He certainly has a right to part his
hair in the middle, and he parts it ex-
actly as my brother on the other side
does his, only" he added, pointing to
the perfectly bald head Of the oppos-
ing lawyer, che doesn't part it quite
so wide"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
SIGNALS FOR BRIDAL PARIS
Which Convey Commands and Ten
der Sentiments in Public
Places.
Bride to Groom.

Bride to Groom.
One short jerk of coat-Stop looking
at that girl!
One long jerk Of coat-Oh. SEQ the
pretty hats!
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand sQueeze-Honey,
what makes you look SO cross?
One short hand sQueeze-Some ones
coming!
Groom to Bride.
One short jerk Of sleeve-Stop look
ing at that man!
One long jerk Of sleeve-Come on.
You don't want to see the hats.
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze-Honey, you
amt mad, are you?
One short hand squeeze-Don't be .
goose! .-t
Three sharp taps on wrist-Take
care, woman, take. care! will be
master in my own house!-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

would have been a crime of colossal
magnitude in ordinary times, proved
to be the sacrifice that saved the pleas
ant residence district of Pacific Heights
and the western addition, the beau:i-
full regions around Golden Gate park,
from being obliterated, and with them
the last trace of the once proud city
Of San Francisco.
A battalion Of youthful sailors from
the training station at Goat island was
among the first regulars sent to the
relief of the burning city. Fresh from
the drill ground, they appeared in all
the ship-shape smartness of new leg
gings, white duck trousers, natty blue
jackets and soft skull-caps. They
were so trim and neat appearing that
it did not seem at times as if they
could be the real thing, but they were.
With them came the far-famed handy
man." the Jolly" soldier and sailor,
too," the United States marine, with
laurels from Guantanamo, Tientsin
and Samar, to which he added the
duty under distressful conditions de-
serves, and to him, as we'll as to his
soldier and sailor brethren will the
people of the New San Francisco some
day dedicate monument.
A salesman travelling out of San
Francisco returned Immediately upon
hearing of the catastrophe, to succor
his aged parents. He found their
home destroyed, the family vanished.
Frantically he searched the crowds
packed In the parks and vacant lots.
Suddenly a soldier in one of the streets
barred his way.
Fight fret 81
Il can't. I am searching for my
aged parents. They have uisap-
.peared.' s .--- -.......- ..y-
Fight flre!" was the still sterncr
mandate. Again the searcher plead
ed. The sentry lowered his gun AL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
the breech-bolt snigged menacingly.
Fight lire!'' ss-..-.---..,.

the breech-bolt snigged menacingly.
Fight fire!' sev-...r-,- .,.-.--4,..,..-- .-.
20, yes. I'll fight fire. willingly"
exclaimed the exhausted man, and zeor
AZ hours he worked with the firemen,
volunteers and 'involunteers," If one
may coin the word, snatching a mo-
ment's repose beneath the trucks when
the work Jagged. After two days, with
a crowd of fellow workers, he was re-
leased. Somebody who knew OF his
mission suggested that his folks might
have been taken to Oakland by the
authorities. He started to the ferry.
BY the time the Oakland mole was
neared he fought his way to the bow
OF the boat. The instant before the
gate was raised he looked beside him.
There in the press at his elbow stood
his aged father and mother, hand in
hand. The soldier who stopped him
to fight fire had been the means of his
finding his parents.
ALDICE GOULD EAMES.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
GEM OF MUCH VALUE.
RARE BLUE TOPAZ FOUND IN
AFRICA.
n.c.nt Announcement Causes Conno'
.rable Stir Among Exper
Numerous Varieties OF
the Stone.

1ondon,-The public interest IMAM !.
..sted n the discovery in Rhodesla y
~hat ia believed to be . blue oopas
w., va. ..ns.1ad some confusion in regard
to this class Of gem. 80. .om.-
In addition to tho true OPP 49,.
times called 'Brasilian" topaz. H.
are the yellow variety OF sa ln..
sometimes called Oriental" TOPAZ, Ma
most lustrous gem Of consioera a
mos. and the yellow and brown
s s Known q scotch" or earn =.
o eos,n. t n which Is obtained N
, a.anti ANTI and is Of little value.
The true topaz. however. ..n -
these stones only u color: 80 80 Z,
easily distinguished BY diIelsnos s.v :.
hardness and specific eavS. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
IAN RANCISCANS OWE MUCH
TO THE KHAKI=CLAD REGULARS
iAVED LIVES OF THOUSANDS AND Mich PROPERTY
That Nfs% toIe Heroic Fight Against
AAo' ndoe Dy the Soldiers he
al Funston

Client Its personnel. how splendid its
discipline and organization, could have
COPIED alone with such a situation. The
work of ghouls and hooters had to be
anticipated and reckoned with. Be-
fore the day of disaster had grown
hardly three hours older plunderers
and despoilers of the dead met sud-
den death at the hands of the soldiers.
No questions were asked, no chance
for an explanation were given. Judg-
ment was grim and summary. It was
only by resolute sternness that loss
OF life could DO curtailed. People
would rush into tie very core of fire in
the impossible attempt to rescue be-
longings. Example is contagious, and
1t was necessary to keep fire-mad folk
out of the area Of destruction. It was
not proper or possible to leave it
to their option whether OF not to put
their lives in jeopardy. The cashier
OF bank attempted to enter the tot
tering, smouldering ruins of his tnsti-
tuition to secure some papers. The
sentinel halted him and forbade him
to pass. He refused to obey, ran by
the sentry, and was shot. 1t seems
cruel, but such incidents restrained
others-perhaps maryland thereby
prevented loss of life. Hence It was
humanity. In short time the panic
stricken learned that martial law was
in1exible, but kind; that the hand of
federal authority. was stretched out to
soothe and relieve, not to smite; that
above alone must halt when the man
with the rifle on his shoulder said
Halt"
Within a few minutes Of the time
that the troop Of cavalry dep,oyed in
front Of the Palace hotel several com
panies OF regular infantry, armed with
axes, for service as pioneers. arrived
in the business district. The presence
OF these grim, inflexible regulars was
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

to the affrighted populace like cool
hand upon the brow of a fever patient.
It helped calm the panic of the peo-
pie to see the soldiers facing the fire
as II it were a human foe, directing the
movementsof the refugees and bringing
order out OF chaos. What does not
San Francisco and the United States
owe to the army for its work during
the Are? Had there been no trained
body Of fighting men, disciplined to
obey orders implicitly, yet discrim-
inatingly and with common sense. to put
duty before everything, even before
life itself, there would have been a
story of horror from San Francisco
such as would have appalled, the ages.
Civil law would have been impotent.
crime unchecked. Looting would have
become an industry, ravishing and
murder pastimes. No hand but the
strong hand of the army could have
held the bestial passions OF the Grim
inal element in check.
Praise for Men Of the Navy.
IN praislng the regulars 1t must
not be forgotten that the term APP
niles generically to the men OF the
navy as well as the army, and
that navy includes marine corps.
10 Capt. Mcbride. of the navy, and
Tho men from Mare Island navy yard
70 due credit for. the work of wreck
inc the eastern side of Van Ness ave-
nue., the grewsome work of blazing
a tratl'' which stopped the flames at
mat thoroughfare. These men. vet
Grams in the handling of high explo-
sives. experts at destruction, worked
throughout Thursday night, April IL,
torpedoing alike the palaces OF mtllion-
aires, aristocratic apartment hotels.
business blocks and churches. The
obstruction of these buildings. which
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
Especial Correspondence

Y Rarely has the United States army
been called upon to wage war upon Ma
sture in her wrath, but the San Francisco
Earthquake disaster offered the finest
sort of spectacle Of the army of great
nation in action. From the hour when
The earliest heavings and quakings of
the earth began on the morning of April
is until the present hour Gen. Funston
and his men have been fighting a win
ming fight with the titanic cosmic forces
of the neither world, followed by patient,
determined campaign against the law
less passions Of the human race and
the panic fear of stampeded populace.
Earthquake shock and fire! What
possibilities of horror and despair the
thought of these two phenomena con-
tains! Let one imagine himself stand
ing at q vantage point amid the falling
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
NO KowTowlNG FOR HIM.
Hotel Man Who Was Not to Be Over
awed by Dignitariss Of
State.

They tell this one on former Gov.
George. Hoadly Of Ohio:
Once upon time, in the midst Of q
campaign, Mr.. H ladly was to deliver
q speech at little town in the great
and glorious Buckeye State. When he
reached the one hotel the town boast
ed he walked up to the register and
wrote his name. The proprietor-head-
porter steward-headw run
ner was behind the desk in his shirt
sleeves, his hat on the back Of his
head, and a cigar stump held between
his teeth. When the visitor had put
down his John Hancock, the factotum
turned the register around, read with
out the flicker Of an eyelid the name
there written, wrote 10" beside 1t
with lead pencil, and said:
"You kin jest take yer grip right up
that stairway there an back down the
hall clean to tn end. Yer rooms right
on tn left hand side Of tn hall, in tn
corner-number TO-" - -
With considerable establishment and
not little injured dignity Ohio's chief
executive pointed to his name. smiled
family, and said:
II am George Hoadly."
yep; l notice." said the rustic
without turning hair. "An' yer
rooms right there at tn end Of tn
hall-number 10. Can't miss Il"
With more hauteur, and almost
quivering with outraged importance,
the guest said impressively:
II am George Hoadly, governor OF
the state of Ohio!"
Turning, then, with look OF ex-
asperated impotence on his face. the
hotel man exclaimed:
"Well, what dye expect me t do
kiss ye?"-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

ashes and smothering smoke Of perish
ing Pompeii or Herculaneum. Let him
imagine the tide of refugees, stripped Of
all human attributes but the primal in
stinct of self-preservation, madly hur-
rying along the avenues Of their
doomed city, ferociously struggling
with each other to make their way
through the narrow streets. Then
Imagine the jostling mass suddenly cleft
by a column of khaki-clad troopers,
blue-shirted sentinels flung out on
every corner, skirmish lines intercept
ing with bayonets the human tide to
keep it from flowing down the most
perilous streets and byways. Think Of
the United States army, through its
signal corps, its quartermaster depart
ment and medical service, rushing
the frantic Pompeiians, in tugs,
launches, ferry-boats, automobiles, es-
cort wagons, Doughertys and ambu-
lances, out from the smother and foul
gases, away from the tottering walls.
the burying ash, into the green, unde-
vastated fields Of the countryside,
across friendly arms of the sea, keep
ing up the Samaritan work, day and
night, until, after week of such battle
as even the defenders Of Badajos might
he proud of, the soldiers, who had never
changed their clothes, never unlaced
their leggings during the whole terrible
time, hardly had snatched one hours
sleep in 48 or stopped even to wipe the
sweat from their grimy faces. saw OLD
Vesuvius stand smoking In sullen,
malignant but futile wrath, cheated OF
all but a few hundred-perhaps q
thousand-victims, instead of the tens
of thousands whom the demon OF the
earth caverns had hoped to claim.
Imagine not only this, but the Amer
lean forces, by desperate feats OF dy-
namiting imperiled palaces and blow
ing down menaced villas. checking the
onward rush Of conhagration, ana
finally defeating parent Nature IN
her work of destroying her children.
Let one picture all this to himself
and then. with slight change In the
setting of the scene he will have an
ADEQUATE idea of how the United States
regulars fought to save the people OF
San Francisco and the remnant OF
Inelf CITY. III -
The shocks began to heave the
foundations of the city at precisely
5:13 on the morning of April Is. 1t
was 131 years ago that night that PAU
Revere started on his ride that reused
the minute men of Sandy Middlesex.
Longfellow was a prophet when ne
wrote:
I'm hour of darkness ana peril and need
the people shall waken. ana listen
to hear
The hurryins hoof-beats OF that seed;
and the midnight message OF Paui
Revere"
Soldiers Presence Blessing.
It was a Godsend to the people OF
San Francisco that 1000 soldiers were
ouartered at the Preside. SO near at
hand. No human police force. OF any
city. no matter how brave and en-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE.

There are ladies' smoking cars on
English railways.
Alligator, popular native dish in
India, tastes like veal.
The wood used in the best pianos
has been seasoned 40 years.
Those who reach 30 in good health
are likely, statistics show, to last to
70.
Over 100000 pounds Of human hair.
valued at 100000. Is sold, annually
in Paris.
The majority Of criminals can draw
and paint. That is why artists can
rarely get credit.
In many parts Of Switzerland the
government buries the dead, supplying
collins and undertaken free Of cost
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
FACE ALL BROKEN OUT.
Troubled Almost q Year-Complsxion
Now Perfect and Skin Soft,
White and Velvety.

II had been troubled with q break
ing out on my face and arms for almost
q year and had the services Of several
physicians, but they didn't seem to do
any good. Some time ago one of my
friends recommended Cuticura to me.
I secured some, and after using it several
months I was completely cured. can
highly recommend Cuticura Soap a. be-
ing the very best complexion Soap made.
It creates a perfect complexion, leaving
the skin soft, white, and .velvety. !
now use Cuticura Soap all the. time and
recommend it's use to my friends. Maud
Loggins, r. F. d. No. !, Sylvia, Tenn, Aug.
l, 1906"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
He Didn't Rise.

Indeed" the lecturer went on IN .
quizzical way, ri believe am justified
in asserting that nine women out OF
10 practically propose to the men they
become engaged to. As test. I would
ask all married men in the audience
whose wives virtually popped the
question to them to arise"
There was a subdued rustic In the
auditorium, and in the dense silence
that ensued could be heard sibilant
feminine whispers in concert, "Just
you dare to stand up."-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
sENT1ENT SENTENCES.

Close Quarters-the miser's.
A difference in terms-congress and
Jail.
Holding . meeting does not deter
IL progress.
Government bonds-in tho United
States prison.
Even q muddy stream can leap clear
over the falls.
It doesn't take much cultivation to
raise big howl.
A burglar is likely to put out the
lights when he lights out.
Try and keep pleasant even when
you come to the Cross roads
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

ton with the white variety. In ST.
IBERIA the topaz occurs ir many dis
tricts, notably the Altal and UraI
mountains. near Nertchinsk, and also
in Kamchatka.
II the recent announcement OF the
discovery of the blue topaz upon the
property of the African Option syndi-
cate in Rhodesia be duly confis med.
yet another source of supply d this
variety Of the gem is available
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

In bad " g a t h g !
brought kidney trou-
b1es on me, and I
suffered tw e n t y
years with sharp,
cramping pains in
the back and urinary
disorders. I often
had to get up a doz-
en- times at night to
urinate. Retention
set in, and I was
obliged to Use the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
Loss Of Insurance Men,

At meeting Of New York insurance
men the question Of facing the losses
by the California earthquake and fire
was considered. It was estimated
that the property loss would reach
$500. 000. 600 and that the insurance lila,
bilities would exceed $500. 100000. It
was generally agreed that rates must
be raised. Some OF the smaller com.
panies were in favor Of taking advan.
t1ge Of the earthquake clause" In
their policiea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
Her Legal Status

The Dominine-Are you your moth
er's little darling?
Baby Ethel-Only half the time
You see the court decided that papa
was to have me for six months every
Vear.-Tha Wasp.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
Bum Restaurant.

paw, what's that orchestra playing
here fort" :
Money, Tommy. They couldn't pos
sibly be playing for the kind OF meal
they would get herr" Chicago TIL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
lust a Tin,

Just Tip.
Miss Country Maid-I was reading
In q magazine that in the city hotels
one often sees palms about the dining
rooms. What kind Of palm is the most
prominent?
Mr.. Dineout-The waiter's.-Chicago
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
I.aconic.

circumstances over which ! have
no control compel me to reject your
offer Of marriage Yours, ETC."
He wired:
what circumstances? Reply pre-
paid"
She wired:
"Yours. Collect" Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

catheter. I took to my bed. and the
doctors failing to help, began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. The urine soon
came freely again, and the pain grad
ually disappeared. I have been cured
eight years, and though over 70. am
as active as boy"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

If you don't like your job, don't
worry-some other fellow will soon
have it-Indianapolis Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
You Don't Have to Wait,

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one
grippe in full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price SO cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

Il makes q man Of 80 feel awfully
old to hear = boy Of is talking about
the things he used to do when ho vas
Q kid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
Concrete Definition

Tommy-Paw, what is pessimism?
Mr.. Tucker-It's-it's something like
rheumatism, Tommy.-Chicago Tri.
bune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
No WhiskerS,

"How immaculate everything 10
kept around that soda fountain"
eyes, even the ice is freshly shaved
every hour."-Louisville Courier-JouI-
nal. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
pGplexin9.

'Vot q kveer langviches!" exclaimed
the foreigner, who was trying to learn
the American tongue. you say do
man is all in ven you mean he u al
owdt!"-ChicaRo Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
IN CONSTANT AGONY.

A West virginian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
W. L. Jackson, merchant, Of Park
ersburg, w. Va, says: Driving about
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
England's Revenue.

Great Britain's public revenue In tho
fiscal wear ended March 81 last
amounted to E153.17s.9s4. against
s153,182,782 IN 1905
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

The man who talks about civic
Righteousness ought to keep his own
backyard clean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
A Harmless LAXATIVE.

II you must take laxative, take . harm
les one. LAx-Fos does not grippe, therefore
does not irritate. Irritation 10 what does
IL harm. Price 80 cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

Love Of graft also laughs ct lock
smiths.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

Cash IL the cold cream that car
beauty even the plainest 1aca
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23
4 W0MAN's ORDEAL
BREADS DocToR's QUESTIONS
Thousands Write TO Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, and Receive Valuable Advice
Absolutely Confidential and Free

There can be no more terrible ordeal
70 delicate, sensitive, refined woman
than to be obliged to answer certain
questions in regard to her private ills,
even when those questions are asked
by her family physician, and many
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-06-23

AZ I'll 0salar.. u oss Dollar Bsafzaa
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-07-21

To prevent that tired feeling on
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves time-saves labor-saves annoy
ance, will not stick to the iron. The
big 1G OF. package for 10c, at your gro
GERS.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-07-21

Even an electric button won't accom-
plish much unless it is pushed.