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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
ON THE OILERS
SKATERS FURNIsHED AIUsE-
MENT FOR THE oNLo LOCKERS. !,
Msn of Varying Degrees of Build
Got Together on the Floor and
Great Was the Fall
nh Arnnf

| Il was on the evening Of the rein
carnation Of skating in New York, and
there was a goodly crowd awaiting the
coming OF the first skater. The great,
wide polished floor looked like 9
Roman arena, and the stiffness preced-
ing the arrival OF the skaters suggest
ed the days of the gladiators, when
people waited for the wild beasts who
were to do battle with their human
antagonists. Suddenly band broke
forth with a ragtime air. In moment
I man appeared from the skate room
In the south end of the building just
as the wild beast came forth in the
stadium feeling his way carefully
along the floor and making little un-
certain circles, hops and skips. and
finally making q dash straight across
the shining door to the middle OF the
arena, Once In the center OF the room
and finding that he could hold his bal
ance, and still navigate as in the days
Of old when skates had their last inn
ing, the individual. struck out to see
how many times he could encircle the
track In q minute. He had the floor
all to himself and was adding figure
eight to his itinerary now and then for
the edification of the audience when
second Individual with skates on shot
into the ring.
The first skater was wide about the
girth, with short. tat legs and an tso-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
ToADs EMBEDDED IN ROCK
Naturalist Declares He Found One
That Must Have Been Buried
for Many Years.

Shropshire, England, seems to be ia
vored with a substratum Of buried
toads.
At recent gathering of the Caradoc
and Severn Valley Field club Mr.. For
est, naturalist Of repute, who has
been engaged by Lady Warwick to de-
liver q course of nature study lee
lures in Warwickshire, exhibited q
lively toad of small size which had.
he said, been found buried in solid,
clay six feet underground at Broseley.
Its mouth was said to be quite closed
through disuse, SO that 1t could not
now feed IL It wanted to.
Quite recently also another small
and active toad was discovered at
Broseley Embedded in solid rock"
which excayators had split while OBJ
tanning material for one Of Lady For
ester's hospitals, now In course Of
erection This also had its mouth
closed; and for some time It was kept
by local chemist IN q stoppered bot
tie, passing thence into possession Of
DR.: Gipp, the medical officer Of health
at Shrewsbury.
Naturalists, of course, deny that
such cases OF buried toads In solid
rock or clay can possibly occur. They
allege that even q creature which pos
sesses the remarkable vitality Of al
toad must soon die when deprived OF
oxygen. They also say that the most
important evidence is always lacking
the Imprint of the animal
in the stone or clay. where it was sup
posed to have been imbedded.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
I'M DUTCH EAST INDIES.
Ten Societies Engaged in Effort to
Christianize Natives Of
Country.

According to Missions Inspector
Kriebe In Missions Zeitscrift, ten So
cieties are engaged In eyangelizing
work IN th East Indies, Of which eight
are Dutch and two German. Among
these organizations the Rhenish So
ciety is by far the most active and
successful, since 1t has gathered more
than half of the results. The mission
stations number 126. the missionaries
176, the schools 537, and the baptized
1925. An agent Of the British and
Foreign Bible society recently visit
ing Ambonia, one Of the smaller
islands lying between Celebes and New
Guinea, found among q population Of
267, 900, about 10000 Christians, under
the care Of 10 Dutch missionaries and
more than 100 native helpers. The
Christians ofAmboina have found their
Christian nurture chiefly through the
old Malay version OF DR. A. LeIdekker.
which the women especially declared
far sweeter than more recent trans
iations. DR.. Lsfdekker commenced
his translation in 1855, and died IN
,1701, having nearly finished It. Petrus
Van der Worn completed the transla-
tion the same year, and It was pub
lished by the Dutch government
e.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

( The French philosopher, M. LIE Bon,
commenting on the motto OF the revo-
luton, Liberty, equality and fraterni-
IT," declared that the real difference
between the French and the British
lay In the fact that the French were
enanored of equality and cared little
for liberty, while the British insisted
on liberty and never gave thought to
equality. And when some one quoted
this to Rudyard Kipling he instantly
added his own comment to the effect
that what the American really pre-
ferred was fraternity. HE is good
fellow himself and he expects you to be
one"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

| cab ratified OF along the big square,
Cyril and Lady Newdigate stood star
| ing, so to speak, at one another's mu-
tual stares.
"You meant it?" she said.
Absolutely"
"And now she has just refused you. :"
81 have hope-much hope. Eventu-
ally, am certain. she will pardon
me"
Cyril" she went on, you mean
that you really love her? Well, If you
do, she's refused you. Pray, pray for
give me for laughing, but it struck me
as SO droll."
$50 droll?" he wavered.
ITO think OF you as married man!
And married to her! Why, she'd bore
you to death in six weeks, with her
moralities and proprieties. Am I not
enough for you as regards both? I
hate her. I hate every one who
would separate us. No one shall; no
one shall! Poor dear old Ralph Is ten
years older than both of us. II he
should die. I'll-rll wait a year, and
then I'll marry you-there!"
"This girl-a nice girl, but a trife
bourgeoise, you must admit-said that
I'd boasted of how need only lift my
finger to have you back again. It's
not true. Still. lift my finger now,
Cyril. You've been terrible. I didn't
dream you could be SO terrible. But
never mind; l forgive you this once.
and see: lift my finger"
Cyril stood quite motionless. But
he might have made some answer IL
Sir Ralph Newdigate had not entered
the library ten seconds later, red /
faced. massive, perspiringly hot.
.'Bless my SOUL" he. cried. II met
Lady Jenny Smythe as was coming
home In my cab, and Lord Lymelynde
was with her; he usually II. you know
-ha! ha! ha! asked 'em to drop in
for dinner-pot luck. you know-and
go with us tonight. They accepted
(including old Smythe, Of course-ha!
ha! hall. How old Smythe can stand
his goings-on with Lady Jenny, I'm
blessed IL well, never mind. You
will stay and dine, Cyril. that's a good
old chap!"
IL was just trying to remember"
Proigne. pulling at his
chestnut mustache nervously.
His eyes again met Lady Newdi-
gates.
And Cyril Proigne stayed and dined
that evening In Grosvenor. square.
Copyright, 1906. by Joseph B. Bowlea1 |
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
Queer Fish.

It has just been reported to the
Yorkshire (England) Naturalists' ao-
ciety that there is to be seen the re-
markable sight Of frogs swimming In
the sea at Cayton bay, midway be-
tween Scarborough and Filey. In the
bottom Of wooded gorge at this place
lis ? stagnanta fresh water pool, q few
feet shove the sands. tenanted BY hun
dreds OF frogs. These are oil more or
less sluggish in movements, as are
also some scores Of others dotted abont
on the sands. The popularity Of the
latter fs that they allow the incominr
wavelets to lap over them and carry
them out with the suck-back, when
they swim to shore again.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
Lady Newdigate's Finger.
BY EDGAR FAWCErr,

am concerned, you may lift your finger
at once orsnot at ali. -
Really? Lift my finger? But !
don't understand" The exquisite face
looked decorously astonished-no
more.
"Oh, yes, you do understand" said
Adela, with far more quiet than she
felt II never knew till to-day that
Mr.. Cyril Proigne had paid you court
for years. never knew till to-day
that the attentions he has shown me
were caused by his wish to regain
your favor.
Adela was turning away when
shape rose from a sofa half screened
by copious palms. Instantly the girl
recognized Cyril Proigne. He had
turned very pale, but his usually
placid voice was never more composed.
Looking straight.at Adela, he spoke.
"You didn't see me when you came
In, and no matter what might have
been the nature Of your visit, should
at olce have discovered myself like
this. / have been here but short
time, and came here to tell my old
friend, Lady Newdigate. somewhat
important matter"
Adela's lip was curled. Really,
am not interested in your condolences
to. Lady Newdigate.'' .ss,.,. ...+,s.-s-.-
For the best OF all reasons"
Proigne answered, somewhat sadly, L
had hoped that you would be. My in-
portant matter was the deep wish
that feel, Miss Adela, to ask you to
become my wife, and my intention of
approaching you tomorrow with this
Ito mel very momentous request
Adela crimsoned, and dropped her
eyes.
Why haven't you told me this?"
Lady Newdigate said to Proigne, turn
Ing toward him with fragmentary
COO of laughter, and looking as .eau-
tiful as he had ever seen her.
Profgne took out his watch and
glanced at 1t. Il have been here just |
five minutes, dear lady, as you'll ad-
NIT l really haven't had time"
but l have time," burst from
Adela, "to tell you that, tomorrow or
at any future day, Mr.. Proigne, yol
need make no such request Of me as
that which you have just described"
At once Adela slipped from the IL
brary. Cyril Proigne made several
swift pursuant steps. Then he receded
from the doorway through which she
had passed. While Adela's unheard
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
Boys Adventure With ! n..r

a black bear that had strayed from
the Turtle Mountain reservation r.
vaded the farm Of John Dunlop at
Marysville. The sneighbors were sum
moned and among the party vas
Frank Munier. 15-year-old bow vhc
was mounted and had q shotgun WIN
which he shot the bear. ~
He secured q rifle from one a. ~
men and managed to inflict 1 morts1 a..
wound on the bear, which charsei1
him. The pony got away and Muni4r
had to run for his life. but the bear.
fell dead just before 1t reached tha
boy.-Rolla Correspondence St. Paul
Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

lated spot with just fringe OF shrub
berry. around where his hat should rest.
The second skater was long and thin,
with legs like fence rails. His face
was adorned. with a tuft Of whiskers
that stuck straight out in front like a
cowcatcher.
The little fat man was coming down
the hall on one foot with the other
poised gracefully lat least he thought
SOD and gently swinging around for a
wide turn at the end of the building.
All would have been well had the
gaunt one followed, or even partly pnr-
sued, straight course on his way,
But some hidden devil in one Of his
skates seemed to drive him about in
the course Of the oncoming fat man.
They met forcefully in the south end
of the building. The crowd rose to its
feet and looked on III breathIess awe.
1t was a head-on collision, and two
goats In butting match could not
have more. successfully jammed their
countenances into shape for surgical
aid. When the four legs, four arms.
two faces and two wriggling bodies
had ceased to gyrate and the wreck
settled to the floor all was still for
moment. Then slowly and painfully
there rose from the ruins long, thin.
be-skated leg, then another, and finally
the thin man with the cowcatcher
adornment on his countenance man.
aged to regain his knees and back
away. His Van Dyke was bent up to
a junction with his nose, which had
been artistically bent down until IT
couldn't go any further without leav-
ing home. His optics might have
flashed fire II they could have opened
but the fat mans bald pate had land
ed first on one side and then on the
other in the great smash, and TINS
shut out the light. But the long fell
low scrambled along on his knees
feeling for the side wall, until he was
picked up by the attendants and
dragged into the first aid department
All the while the little tat man was
lying peacefully on his back. uncon-
scious Of the fact that he-one time
proud champion skater OF Clover Ieaf
county, Minn.-had met the enemy and
was theirs. As the attendants lifted |
him to his feet and skated him out Of
The arena he came to and feebly waved |
sood-by to the audience. who were now
being entertained by series OF wrecks
little and big which wers occurring /
With greater frequency as the skater |
increased In number.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
Wields Bible a. q Club.

Spokane. Wash.-The Bible was
used with telling effect as weannn
Of corporal punishment by G. w. Rusk
In chastising his wife. He claimed
that his wife was trying to prevent
his young children from holding !
prayer meeting. 4 struck my wife
= light tap with the Bible because I
hold God to be above everything else. ].
he explained In Justice Hinkle's con,f
When urged % explain he said: Il
was using the word Of God,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

Following the announcement Of q
handsome surplus for the government
at the end Of the fiscal year in place
of the previous years deficit is the
statement showing that the national
debt July l. was 1864, 1876, ,6S5, a de-
crease Of $17,519,00O since June /.
Uncle Sam is spending tidy sum Of
money nowadays, but he is on Easy
street, and can afford 1t. And the peo.
pie, who get the benefit, are perfect.
tly willing.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

ting rich, and you can pay me $25. Be
saving, OF course, and when you do
make a bargain with anyone be sure
that no one hears you, and then II you
get the worst Of It, or want to back
out, you can. Now hand me the $25." !"
Joe thought q second, and then said:
did anyone hear us make this bar.
gain, captain 2" !
Not soul" replied the captain.
Well, then,'' Joe said, 81 guess I'll
begin on you
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

The usual variety of hot weather
admonitions, says the Philadelphia
Bulletin, will now be in order, re-
specting the wearing OF light clothing,
the avoidance OF hurry and worry and
the adoption of a seasonable and mod
crate diet. They can all be boiled
down Into a single maxim that is ap-
plicable to every individual: Use COM
mon sense.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

NcE that congress has appropriated
10000 for the purpose, the spot on
which the Pilgrims landed in Province
town, on Cape Cod, will be marked by
q suitable monument The amount ap-
propriated, together. with that derived
from other sources, will make available
nearly 100000. Although no designs
have yet been approved, it is confident
Ily expected that the monument will be
worthy of the heroic men and women
In honor of whose achievements 1t is to
be raised. ..-.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

Timely and needed explanation, by
the Philadelphia Press: "The negro
whose heart was taken out and washed
and the wound in 1t sewed up, and
who lived for ten days after the opera
ton, 10 dead. IN other words the
operation was success. but the pa
tient dice"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

Humor or truth or allegory, as manu-
featured in Texas, asserts that hum
dred boys engaged in picking berries
struck because their employer tried to
muzzle them when they were at work.
No American boy in the land of free
speech can brook being muzzled. When
he picks fruit he is usually allowed to
eat all he wants, and soon clogs his ap-
petite and becomes like the girl behind
the candy counter, who cannot abide
the taste of candy. % ,s.s
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
Poet Building His ovn ronh


Nearing his eightieth year. Freder,.
Mistral, the Provencal poet. ia am
young in mind, happily far removes
yet from the sixth age Of Shakespeare
Nevertheless he is preparing his tomh
It will be put up in the cemetarv
at Maillane, near his house. II is :,
be a copy Of the well-known "pavi1-
lon de IL Refine Jeanne at Baux. The
care taken by the Provencal poet = -
make 1t beautiful will be remamhersd
for generations among the neiehbor.
ing peasantry.
'It Is. after Ill, the tomb that i.
tho house We live longest In: ma
must have II beautiful" Mistral said
The other day when somebody twit-
Ted him about his hobby. And h
does the work himself with no mean
Bkill, refusing Ill aid.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

A French scientist has discovered
that the sea serpent has mustache
and long flexible neck. He would
have found that out long ago II he had
come to any of the American sea shore
resorts.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

Greece is justly proud of its modern
Olympic games and Of the historic
Marathon run. It has been proposed
by Greeks that the winner OF the run
at each "Olympiad" be made an hon
orary citizen OF the demos OF Mara
thon. The freedom" Of this city
would be the only honor Of the kind
serned In contest and won on the spot,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

Mr.. Alfred Mosely came to America
from England three years ago with 30
carefully selected men to study the
schools OF this country. His report
showed keen understanding of the
merits and the faults of American
education. That the merits out
weighed the faults is shown by the
announcement Of his intention to send
to the United States and Canada 500
teachers to learn the educational meth
DDS OF this continent.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

One Of the proudest treasures Of
King Alfonso's nurse III = gold ring
In which is set the first tooth shed by
her royal charge. It bears the in~
scription, my tooth to my nurse. AL
fonso Kill" In making this presenta-
tion his majesty followed q custom
which has prevailed in the Spanish
royal family for centuries.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
QUICK START.

.. w. Nickerson and ]. S. Baker
were residents of Harwich. Capt.
Nickerson, as he was called, was 2
man OF means and very shrewd. Joe
was less fortunate.
One day the captain met Joe and
said: Come over tonight" Joe did
90, and as soon as he entered the cap
tain's home the captain took him into
. distant room, closed all the windows
and doors securely, and said: Now,
Joe, I will tell. you the secret OF get
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

In Philadelphia, which is rightly
called city Of homes, 6,375 new DWELL
ings have been contracted for in the
first half OF the present year, OF which
SSH are two-story houses. People in
moderate circumstances are, getting
their share Of prosperity.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

The figures for the fiscal year just
expired show that the New York post
ONCE is one Of the great business es-
Establishments OF the country. The re-
ceipts we're $16,9S9,s17, an increase Of
9.71 per cent, and the expenditures
were $5,523.744, leaving a profit Of
I'll. 466,073. That tidy balance will
30 good way toward making up def
cits elsewhere.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

\ The Liberty Vindicator hasnt lost
faith III humanity. It says: The man
who says: II don't pretend to be hon
est, no man is," is doubtless himself
honest In his declaration concerning
himself II in nothing else. But to say
that no man is honest b libel upon
the human race. II men-the majority
Of men-were not honest, the world
would not and could not be growing
better, as It is to-day. There Is, Of
course, much hypocrisy. but there IL.
most of all. simple truth and honesty.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
Power.

Chappy-I tell you when I read
about some Of Edison,s wonderfnl ~
ventions, it makes me think q little.
Miss Cutlery-Yes; isn't It remark.
able what electricity can do?-Life.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

A week before he threw the bomb
Moral. the anarchist who tried to mur-
der King Alfonso and his bride, cut
this warning into a tree In Retro
park at Madrid, but no attention was
paid to the carving at the time, It be-
ing thought the work OF some fool
Joker. 81.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

John Holiday OF Virginia. H., has
Just become the father Of girl trip1ets.
Every woman in our broad land will
hope they may grow up and be willing
to do general housework II it becomes
necessary. #k
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
=
SERMON ETTE.
"That Rock was Christ" p

3 "That Rock was Christ
s I Cor. 1914.
Z We all come to Rephidim at
some time. or other. On the man.
ward side Rephidim stands
: for the place of dire need; Of
murn1uring and unbelief; Of the
limitation of Gods power; nay,
more, of utter forgetfuIness Of
: all his past mercies and bless.
: ings, and failure TO turn TO him
: for help.
: On the Godward side, II 10
: the place Of the Rock-the Rock
! which Paul declared preffgured
the character and office work Of
: the blessed Christ. "That Rock
was Christi" that is, it typifies
; the Christ.
1. In the value Of the bless
; ing which qushed forth from it.
z. In tho method employed to
. secure that blessing. The Rock
. was smitten, even as the Christ
; was smitten.
8. In the unlikelihood Of the
source OF help, for the babe IN
the manger, the son Of the car
penter, the man or sorrows, the
malefactor on the cross became
the Saviour Of the world, even
as the cold, hard, forbidding
rock Of the desert became under
the touch Of God a fountain OF
life-giving water to thirsty ls-pe.
raeI.
And more, that sparkling wa.
ter at Rephidinn>is 10 typical Of the
brightness Of the Gospel, for
each drop reflects the glory Of
Heaven. It 10 typical further of
the Gospel in ito refreshment, .
in it's abundance and in the
perennial freshness Of its flow.
Let US learn the lessons OF
.Rephidim, and rejoice in the full :
revelation Of the Christ, toward
whom the rock of RePhidim :
pointed.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
CAT MADE MUCH TROUBLE
chantr of Accidents Because Sport
ssa i've Canine Chased Pussy Into
Cow Stable.

An English illustrated publication
II authority for the following: Chased
~ dog, the cat ran into 9 stable
where COW was being milked, and
took refuge on the animals back
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

The Pennsylvania school board has
forbidden its teachers to get married,
and now, in all probability, they want
to more than ever.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

This. frightened the COW, who kicked
the milkmaid of her stool. There
upon the milkmaid sued Capt. Bangel,
the owner Of the cat; Herr Schmidt,
the owner Of the dog, and her employ
er, Herr Kameler, the owner OF the
COW, for damages. The court award
ed her $50, each defendant having to
pay one-third. 4
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

A Berlin professor is starting cru
SADIE against the walters utility" nap
kin Has the sleeping car blanket
then, been reformed?
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

George Ade denies that he is en-.
gagged to Miss Lucy Taggart. Pleads q
previous engagement to. the dramatic
muse, doubtless.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18
~
WATER FROM
THE ROCK
slxTH-la ctsud I'd Iillar serlss
/ STORY or 1aE WIlDElNEsS JOURNEY
OF the HEBREW PEOPLE
By the "Hishway and Byway" Preacher
- -.

Scripture Authority:-Exodu 17:1-7.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

them, recalling past blessings and the
deliverances God had wrought, they
cried out Ia the bitterness and hard
ness Of their hearts that God had for-
gotten them, and that IL he Moses
would prove his right to leadership he
must then and there satisfy their
thirst. ~
"Didst thou. not sweeten the waters
at Marah?" they cried. 'Why then
canst thou not give us water here?
Where is thy rod with which thou
didst divide the waters of the Red sea?
Show what thou canst do with that
same rod here in the wilderness?"
And when he rebuked them sharply,
reminding them that it was God and
not he who had done these wonders,
they cried out the more vehemently,
declaring that it was for this purpose
that he had brought them into the
wilderness that they might perish OF
thirst with their little ones and their
cattle. It was useless for him to point
to the Cloud and to remind them that
God was in their midst. They would
not listen and at last In despair he
had gone apart by himself and cried
unto God, saying: #
o Lord, what shall do unto this
people? They be almost ready to
stone me. They will not listen unto
my voice. They will not remember
all that thou hast done for them.
And then out OF the Stiffness which
speaking came the voice of God, say
ing.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-08-18

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