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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
EXECUTION OF SPIES.
Men Who Are Selected to Do the
Shooting Are More OF Less
Affected.

The ceremony of disposing OF con-
demned spy in the English army always
follows a definite precedent, says the
New York Herald. The unfortunate
man is surrounded by detachment OF
infantry, and, after he is provided with
a pick and shovel, he is marched on TO
a selected spot and ordered to dig MS
own grave. This done, the tools are
taken from him and his eyes are ban
daged. The attending chaplain reads
portions selected from the burial serv-
ice and from the ranks Of the escort Il
men are selected at random by the Of
ficer in charge. These men, having
stacked their own rifles, are led to where
IL other rifles are awaiting them, six Of
which are loaded with blank cartridges.
One of these is handed to each man, so
that no one knows whether the rifle he
holds contains bullet or not and none
can say for certain that the shot fired by
him killed the prisoner. The firing par
ty then marches to an appointed posi-
tion. The commands Present..
"Fire!" are given and almost before
the last word rings out the volley is
fired and the spy falls into the grave
he has dug. Nearly every man is more
or less affected on being selected to
form one of the firing party and many
men have been known to faint away on
being singled out, while others are SO
overcome as to be scarcely able to pull
the triggers of their rifles.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
SCENTED LUBRIcATING OIL.
Used for the Bearings Of the Deli
cate Drills Employed by
Dentists.

"No, we don't perfume axle grease,
nor do we scent the oil used on the
Journals of freight cars " said the deal
er, "but there is one lubricating oil
that we do scent, ard that is the fine
oil used on dentists drills.
"Such drills, tiny little drills of beau
tiful workmanship, are made nova
days for use in every possible position.
There are drills that project from the
shaft at right angle, this being made
possible by the daintiest little bevel
gearing you ever saw, within the drill
head. Others are set at an obtuse
angle, and others, again, are set at an
acute angle.
with one or another of these vari-
GUS drills you can drill out hole in
any tooth in any direction, up or down
or from the front or the back or the
side, but of course the little drills
wouldn't run smoothly or nicely with
out fabrication, and you wouldn't want
to put fish oil in a patients mouth.
already suffering enough, probably.
$50 here is where scented lubricat
ing oil is used, on dentists drillson
the solid part, within the casing that
constitutes the handle, attached tc the
end of the flexible shaft and on the
dainty gearing at the head Of the drill
itself-fne oil that is scented with
sust touch Of altar Of roses.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
NEW YORK WoMAN's SHOES
Philadelphia Critic Says Their APP
pearance Indicates Care
lessness.
Said a Philadelphia woman the 9th.

Said Philadelphia woman the 9TH
er day:
There is one regularity about wom-
en- in New York which must strike any
stranger coming to the city.
cat home, and in most other places
I have visited, woman feels almost
well dressed if only her gloves and
shoes are new and really smart look
ing. In New York that evidently is
not the case, at least SO far as the
footwear is concerned.
.'Have you noticed it? Even very
well dressed women over here wear
poor shoes. When they are not shabby
and broken they are Of poor last and
cheap leather.
"And the fact is the more remarkable
because have never seen men more
extravagant in their footwear than
those of New York. The next time
you are in an elevated train or street
car observe the row of feet opposite.
The men will almost without exception
be well shod, and there will be
glimpses of the most beautiful things
in silk and embroidered socks appear
ing above their shoe tops; while the
stylishly clad feminine foot will be
conspicuous by its absence.
II don't know whether it is that the
New York woman considers five-dol.
lar shoe an unheard of extravaganza
or whether she is poor judge of foot
wear. But whatever it is, prefer the
old-fashioned Philadelphia opinion
that a lady is known by her hands and
feet more than by anything else.''
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
AWAKENED BY THE KAISER
Emperor Williams Descent Upon q
Subject Whose Hearing
Was Foor.

During the last lnaneuvers OF tne
German army the kaiser rose ona
morning at daybreak in order to get
general impression of the disposition
of his troops. So, followed by MS en-
tire staff, he made for distant nil
that commanded an extensive view, re-
lates the London Chronicle. There
was a village on the hill, and the clat~
tering of the horses hoofs on the cob
bles brought most of the inhabitants
to their windows The one person
who slept through the din was dea1
old chemist, whose fat-roofed resi-
dence was perched right on the sum"
nit. The roof was the very place 1or
the emperor. So he called halt, ana
one of his staff was sent to claim al
mission. The Officer knocked and
knocked, but in vain. At the third on
slaught, however, steps were neara
descending the stairs, and the voice OF
the old chemist demanded: "Wnat SHY
fool is that?" The staff contained lts
laughter. for the emperor had heard.
But without showing any sign OF an
noyance his majesty uttered the one
word. "Wilhelm!" wilhelm VINO!
demanded the chemist. ''Wilhelm Won
Hohenzollern!" thundered the emper-
or. The slivering chemist, covered
with confusion, flung open the door,
doubtless expecting the German equiv
alent to Siberia, but the empero.
strobe past him without even giving
him look. When he was leaving.
however, he called the man to MS
horses head and placed in his nano
the largest coin which bears the I'M
| perial likeness. ''There!" he sald'
~accept this portrait OF silly fool"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
sEemENTARY SCIENCE.

The alpha rays Of radium have been
found by Prof. Rutherford to have one
eleventh as great velocity as light.
A giant pig, with skull measuring
nearly yard long, has been found
among the later tertiary deposits of
Nebraska in fossilized remains. It
has been christened Dinochoerus brol-
landi.
The newest smoke absorber is q
Alter Of coke saturated with petroleum.
The SCOT is caught by the coke and
subsequently used as fuel, while the
gases are rendered infammable by
the petroleum vapors.
Some minerals, such rs diamonds,
give out light when rubbed together.
Sir William Cookies says that he has
prepared an artificial sulphide OF zinc
which is more luminescent under fric-
ton than any natural mineral.
Since the final products of the per-
feet combustion of any fuel are water
and carbon dioxide, neither Of which
constitutes or makes smoke, the exist
ence Of smoke is proof Of the imper-
feet burning Of whatever substance il
consumed for heat or power.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06

The clergyman stood on the first step,
ready for a plunge. Man." cried the
others, ARE you insane? You would
be dashed to death at the speed at
which we are going!"
There is but one chance"
The soldier and the divine clung de-
spairingly to the last hope. and their
eager eyes pierced the darkness for a
sight of the speakers face. By pow
erful thrust they found themselves
back into the coach and heard the slam
Of the car door. The interior had be-
come furnace. The insensate mass
gathered momentum as it slid down
the incline to the bridge below. The
mems faces were drawn into centuries
of horror at the hideous fate ahead Of
them. Nevertheless, the man of God
sank into the nearest seat and covered
his eyes. With true martial instinct he
had discovered the commander.
The stranger stood with his back to
the door, a smile on his lips.
1--WE will plunge down into the river.
It is a drop of only 20 feet. The engine
and the baggage cars have passed over
it. I think, in flames, but at least
saved from the watery grave" His
glance rested upon the shivering frame
of the seated passenger, and then he
continued: "We must take our turn in
getting out of the window before the
cars fills, and of swimming to the sur
face Of the river. 1t is only deep enough
to cover the car, but the current is
swift and strong"
They took their places at the closed
window. There was horrible
downward rush and Kissing sound.
At the window there was q
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
flushed appearance of my face, the
blood filing the capillaries.

flushed appearance Of my face, the
blood filling the capillaries.
Second-For another prolonged sea-
son drank nothing during my meals
nor at the close. I found this plan
most admirable as regards digestion.
as was more careful and thorough In
the mastication of the food. But this
plan had its drawback. drank great
quantities of water. This was not
detriment in itself, but I was con-
stantly travelling and was obliged to
sample too many kinds Of water.
Third began again to partake OF
my favorite beverage. My experience
was that of thousands of men and
women Coffee drinkers) Of the present
day; viz, in the course of a few weeks
l had a tussle with my liver which re-
suited in a bilious attack. l compro-
missed by letting up on the coffee for
few days. The same cause produced
the same effect at regular intervals. l
thought of the family doctor and felt
sure that he was right.
FOURTH substituted milk for cof-
fee, hot and cold. But my liver said:
eff you knew whence that came, what
it contains and the hands through
which it has passed, you wouldn't ask
me to filter that three times day."
Then l made a discovery. l went
back to coffee and now, after many
years. have not had single cause to
regret it.; no Indigestion and not q
touch of biliousness. The coffee was
not to blame; never had been, but had
merely been found in bad company
the company of milk or cream. From
that time to this have never allowed
them to associate. They may look
we'll to you when in the cup, but they
have no affinity for each other and be-
gin to quarrel as soon as in the stom-
ach.
Do not, however, be misled by what
say. Coffee does not agree with ev-
cry one, because every one does not
live hygienically, otherwise. If it does
not agree with you do not drink it, but
cast about 10 learn the cause.
Lord Bacon said: "They have in
Turkey a drink called coffee. This
drink comforteth the brain and heart,
and helpeth digestion"
Liquids at Meals.
Take no liquid Of any kind when
| food is in the mouth. Take as little
as possible until the close of the meals.
The digestive agents themselves being
fluids, it is reasonable to suppose that
an excess of liquids taken with the
food will have tendency to dilute and
thereby weaken the digestive juices.
Cocoa and chocolate are too hearty
for the average person unless they are
taken with a very light meal, or no
| meal at all. Chocolate is sufficiently
nourishing of itself to constitute a
luncheon.
As this article is entitled Drinking
for HEALTH alcohol is not entitled to
| hearing. Incidentally, it may have
its place, but it's use is not to be COM
| mended either as beverage or a food.
When the question arises between you
and alcohol, the safe side-for the al
| cohol-is the outside.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
MEDICAL MELANGE.

An acting model Of the human heart
with every detail has been made by .
French physician. The blood can %
seen coursing to and from it through
artificial arteries.
Investigation Of the properties or
mineral springs by DR.. II. Mache, OF
Vienna. seems to establish the fact
that many of them have radio-activity,
which certainly points toward radlum
as one Of their curative properties.
Graphology, the science of estimating
personality from the handwriting, ID
proving an aid to the physician. French
medical men have found that epilepsy,
hysteria and other nervous disorders
have Characteristic effects on the writ
ing, which in certain cases may even
be the only means Of detecting the dis
ease.
Overcrowding of the medical profess
sion in Germany is matter OF grave
concern. There are now in the empire
q, 200 physicians, which doubles the
number found in 1876. In other words.
there is one physician in Germany for
every LOO inhabitants. In the city OF
Berlin 46 per cent. of all the physicians
have an income of less than $500, and
1--WE per cent. Of the whole number do
not have a sufficient income to return
1t for taxation.
DR.. Schafer, the German army sur
geon who was sent by the authorities
to study the late war in the far east
from surgical viewpoint, says that
the Russian wounds were to q very
great extent light in character. The
most astonishing feature was the
slight effect produced by bullets which
travsrsed the bodies Of the soldiers in
all directions. In very large numbers
Of cases bullets which from the ana
tomical position of the canals they had
produced must have touched the vital
organs not only were not fatal, but
seemed to have caused no more dis
turbance than If the tissues had been
pierced by needle. s
Distinction of our homes through
the paints employed is new field
of investigation that promises useful
results. A number Of experimenters
have shown that paints have distinct
gern-killing effect, and that this
varies greatly with the color and char
acter of the materials used. In some
cases powerful disease microbes laid
upon the paint we're destroyed within
"a hours. Discussing the causes OF
the action, DR.. A. Cartez, French
physiciogist, finds that the materials
are more or less poisonous, but that
much depends upon the degree Of dry
ness of the layer, color, illumination,
ventilation and porosity of the coat.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
MAN WITH TIE HOE.

Say, how, do you hoe your row, old chap?
Say, how do you hoe your row? "a
Do you hce it fair,
Do you hoe it square,
Do Jou hoe it the best you know?
Do you cut the weeds, as you ought
to do,
And leave what's worth while there?
The harvest you'll garner depends on you;
Are you working it on the square?
Are you killing the noxious weeds. old
chap?
Are you making 1t straight and clean?
Are you going straight.
At hustling gait? .
Are you scattering all that's mean?
Do you laugh and sing and whistle shr1u'
And dance step or two,
AS the row you hoe leads up the hill?
The harvest is up to you.
You can reap the thing that you ought to
reap;
A pitiful, worthless dole
Or harvest fair, -..r
With a bit to spare
For another and wayward soul:
The Master who's waiting to garner In
Will credit you ali you're due;
So hoe your row with song and grin
The harvest is up to you. .rs
j. NJ. Lewis, in Houston Post.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
The omnipresent Camera.

~A@AAAeESe
Photography enters into SO many
ohases of life nowadays that it hardly
seems possible to keep house without 1t.
Alluding to this subject the Chatterer
of the Boston Herald mentions the part
Il plays in a British royal family Just
before the prince and princess OF Wales
left England on the tour in India they
had photographs taken Of all their
children and relatives, besides number
Of interiors from Marlborough house
and York cottage, Sandringham, and
these pictures will be disposed shout the
royal staterooms Of the Renown. It
was a pretty idea, sowing how truly the
camera. ministers to the homeslck alb
sentee, but not only do the parents OF the
six little Wales carry away their Sep
te,nber and October photos, but every
month later ones will be sent to India
10 show just how much the family has
grown! The princess Is q fond mann.
ma, and, according to London gossip, it
has been a great trial to her to mako
this trip. 1t was first proposed to take
along one Of the children, but fear OF
sickness finally decided the matter for
The mother. Each day the cable will
bring a message to the elder children,
and each day there will be cabled q re-
art from the nurseries of York cottage
10 the prince and princess. So there you
are" y
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
Poplars in Search of Water.

The thirsty roots of row of poplar
trees in Traverse City made it necessary
to take up and replace the tile drain
which the trees choked and in some in
stances destroyed. Seeking for water
the roots struck out for the sewer.
Baked by resistance, but not discour-
aged, they travelled alongside, searching
for weak or imperfect joints through
which to enter, and when such were
found they promptly occupied them, the
roots knotting up like den Of snakes
in winter quarters. In one instance sew
eral roots travelled side by side many
feet, inspecting every inch of pipe along
the way for a weak joint in the de-
fenses.-DetrOit News.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06

Pictures OF incidents during Presi-
Aent Roosevelt's visit to the south are
deeply interesting and suggestive. In
hooking at them one is struck with
the profuse display OF the American
nag. It was shown on nearly every
bufldfng in the towns included in the
president's trip, and almost every
man, woman and child seemed to carry
one. waving it enthusiastically in
erecting to the distinguished guest.
The south may have q strong senti-
mental affection for the old confed-
crate banner under which its sons
f6ugnt SO brayely, but It is heartily
aoval to the stars and stripes.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
A. BRAIN WORKER.
Must Have the Kind of Food That
Nourishes Brain.

Il am a literary man whose nervous
energy is q great part OF my stock in
trade, a1d ordinarily have little pa
tience with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made Of them. But.
! cannot withhold my acknowledg-
ment OF the debt that I owe to Grape.
Nuts food.
Il discovered long ago that the very
bulktness of the ordinary diet was not
calculated to give, one clear head, the
power of sustained, accurate thinking.
I always felt heavy and sluggish in
mind as well as body after eating the
ordinary meal, which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
i tried foods easy Of digestion, but
found them usually deficient in nutri-.
ment. experimental with many
breakfast foods and they, too. proved
unsatisfactory, till reached Grape
Nuts. And then the problem was
solved.
"Grape-Nuts agreed with me perfect
II from the beginning, satisfying my
hunger a1d supplying the nutriment
that 80 many other prepared food
lack.
I had not been using It very long
before I found that was turning out
an unusual quantity and quality OF
work. Continued use has demon
stratcd to my entire satisfaction that
Grape-Nuts food contajns all the ele
ments needed by the brain and nerv-
Gus system Of the hard working public
writer" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. M
There's reason. Read the little
book. The Road to Wellville, ," in pkgs
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
AMMUNITION COSTS HIGH.
Increase in Range Of Modern Ord
nance Has Increased War
Expense.

The cost of ammunition in a modern
battle is much greater than is common
ly imagined. With the increase in the
range of modern ordnance the expense
has naturally gone up steadily. The
first rifled cannon of 16 centimeters (6h
inches) caliber could not carry further
than {, 800 yards. In 1870 a range of $500
Yards was attained. In 1875, by using
steel guns, 10000 yards was reached
and, by increasing the caliber, $4,000
yards was attained. Since this time, by
using new powders and by lengthening
the guns, the range has steadily grown.
In 1883, on the occasion of the jubilee OF
Queen Victoria, the English artillerists
at Shoeburyness fired a celebrated
round of shots under the name of the
"jubilee round" which attained a range
of about 10000 yards. The Germans
initiated the English and reached about
SO yards further under the same condi-
tions. The French artillery is not be-
hindhand, 1t has now cannon of 131A
inches, which, firing with an initial
velocity of 900 yards second. can send
a projectile to distance of IL miles. A
longer cannon, which is not yet in serv-
ice, could, it is thought, send its she'll
14h miles with an initial speed
of 1000 yards. When this initial speed
shall have been attained with the "a
caliber the range will reach 30 kilo-
meters-just the distance from Dover to
Calais.
The expenses of making cannon and
of firing each shot have enormously in
creased of late. There are in Germany,
cannon of ITO tons that the Krupp fac
tory has turned out which cost every
time they are fired exactly $1,70O. The
projectile is worth $3.50, and the powder
not less than $3.50. But this is not all;
there must be added the proper fraction
of the value of the gun, which can be
fired only 95 times before it is complete
ly out of order. Now a 110-ton gun costs
$82, 500, and consequently at each dis
charge its value diminishes by 5000. The
German navy has had recently 77-ton
gun, costing $500 900, which can be fred
only 124 times. Each discharge repre-
sents the sum of $780, The 45-ton guns
can be fired at least $50 times. At the
Essen factories they can be built for
$36, 800. The price of each shot does not
exceed $500. Finally, for less powerful
arms the prices fall to $40. $S3 and $65
for each shot.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06
Reform in Football.

People who have seen football
played as it should be played will
not admit that this highly interesting
Bame deserves all the odium under
which it suffers at present. At its
oest it develops strength. courage, agil-
~ ane resourcefulness as perhaps no
other sport does, and this without any
great menace to life and limb. Every
one who has watched the practice of
Seams and their contests through sew
eral seasons, when there was no .pro-
Sesslonalism" among the trainers and
tae trained, and no employment Of
smuggling as an art, will indorse this
Judgment. Accidents, of course, were
always possible, and SO was rough
ness. But very few accidents occurred
that were at all serious to a strong,
healthy boy, and the roughness was
due to the excitement Of the moment
and was checked as soon as it ap-
peared. However, lovers of the game
are put sorely on the defensive now.
While they might like to dwell upon
ats good points, the public reads
about players who have had their legs
and ribs broken or who have even lost
their lives on the football field, as it
might read about brutal crimes. Tho
chronicles of the press are open to
oil, and actually reach the largest pos
otble circle. There is besides much
discussion of the game in magazines,
which reveals repellent features that
are Of quite recent origin. Mingled
With the young gentlemen who make
It an incident of their college life are
others for whom there has been COM
petition among the colleges. They
are appraised as football players Only,
and with them the college is the in
eident. The coaching degenerates at
times into straightout professional
ism, and the play is disgraced by a
calculating brutality worthy q gang
of thugs. Upon such an indisputable
assertion of facts it is perfectly clear.
says the Chicago Record Herald, that
there must be a. radical reform in the
style of the game to save it from
IN almost universal condemnation, and
to justify its continuance. Such a
conference as that which was held
with President Roosevelt and such
comment as has come from college pres
1dents emphasize the need OF really
effective change. And this is by no
means an unattainable thing. Why
should, the ssluggtng and the profes.
sionalism ever have been tolerated:
Why cannot college authorities COM
Del notifications in many respects
that will give. true sport instead OF
thuggery? The game can certainly
Be made right II those who have the
power will insist on the necessary con-
ditions.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-01-06

struggle. The abyssmal brute was up
permost, and its strife was that of one
of the wild things that prowl and
snarl and leap in the jungle.
The strangers grayness gave way to
some inner illumination, and he fell out
of the ring. He pushed the clergyman
forward and said, hoarsely:
"You go first. Save yourself and
learn to teach men how to die" Then
he turned to the soldier. 'You deserve
another death than this. Go next"
"But you, man-how about you?"
ooh, I'm only Jim Ruggles running
away from the law"
'The stage robber! You don't
mean" @
Eyes, that's me. I've had many q
chance. You can have this one. Don't
waste a second; the car will fill with
an awful rush. Say, don't forget
Z 4 4
There was the feel of cold waters, and
the lights went out.-San Francisco Bull
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