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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
TO MAKE A PLAGUE,
Easily Made Novelty That Will Please
Many Friends.

Pictures are always welcome to both
sexes, and a unique way to fix the
smaller ones is to get some plaster Of
Paris, mix it with water until it will
pour nicely and then, after you have
carefully placed your picture,-print
or unmounted Photographic the bot
tom of porridge plate, pour in the
plaster of Paris. Then dry in slow
oven, or let it stand for several hours.
When the mixture is perfectly hard,
tap the bottom of the dish, and your
PLAGUE will come out as smooth and
clean as the plate itself, and the pic
ture will be SO imbedded in the plas-
ter of Paris that the edges will not
show at all. This is very nice way
to treat an amateur photo or head
of one of the old masters. If it is a
subject in which the recipient is in
terested he will prize it very much.
To get the hanger" on, turn the
PLAGUE on it's face, place a loop of
string little above the middle, ex-
actly centered crosswise, and put over
1t dab" of the plaster of Paris.
When this dries the PLAGUE is ready,
and will hang fat against the wall.
Different shapes can be obtained, of
course, by using differently-sha
dishes. B. ]. T.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
!, ord MAYOR Was a Drummer.

When the present lord mayor OF
rondon. Sir William Treloar, presi-
dent of the London branch Of the
Trnited kingdom Commercial Travel
ers' association, attended the annual
d 1i Of that organization he told a
storv Of his early travelling life.
aForty years ago. he said, 4 called
IS a upholsterer in Southampton
q hose daughter, very nice looking
~, M,.g rang the bell for her father. As
saon. however, as she recognized the
visitor she gently called up tne seal t..
asyou need not come down, pa; It's
only commercial IL.
ssWhen she returned to the shop the
S., . an with a pleasant smile.
Ri, taoI, you for gentleman.
Il anologized, added the story tel.
!. and expressed my regret that ny
ef 49, $3.50 II should have deceived her.
ap PC - Is became excellent friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
SAVING "HeIIou to Heart Throbs.

Saying "HeIIo" to Heart Throbs.
'It is curious thing" said prom
inent lecturer recently, chow some
books have a strong radiating person
atty, so that you feel like saying
'HoWdy' every time you come across
them. Last Christmas l visited friends
back at the ole home on the farm.
When the supper dishes had been put
away, the chores done and the evening
lamp lighted we gathered beside the
organ for a good old fashioned sing
On the center table were strewn the
Christmas remeInbrances taken from
Christmas tree on the evening before.
CHANGING over them l suddenly ex-
claimed Hello! my good friend,
HelIo!' ard as the others looked up
with surprise, I picked up a copy of
Heart Throbs' and read to them from
it's pages the piece I spoke in
school 40 years ago.
THAT was enough to set in motion
the friendly entertaining spirit of
Heart Throbs, and the music was for
gotten as we took turns reading the
humorous and pathetic bits Of prose
and verse that have been preserved
in this wonderful volume. Some books
have great literary value, some have
historical significance, but Heart
Throbs is the only book I know that
slaps you on the back in a friendly
sort of way, suiting itself to your
moods and proving faithful to every
emotion. Next to my love of the Bible
/ love Heart Throbs. It is the most
notable book of the times.''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
BASED FAITH ON QUANTITY.
Quality Here Was Evidently Out Of
the Question.

DIR. j.. Allen Smith, of Seattle, ad'
vises the young not to marry until
the present era of high prices is in
some way bettered. Discussing high
prices the other day. DR.. Smith said:
zone gets for ones money now the
same value that the man got from the
druggist.
Give me, SIR said this man, Bit
terly. ten pounds of your fly poison
Ten pounds?' said the druggist.
THAT is rather large order, isn't it"
eyes, / know it is said the man;
shu+ Won see. liked that half pound /
bought here yesterday extremely well.
I gave it to fly, and he seemed to
relish it at first, but toward evening
It made him quite Ill. / propose to
keep up the treatment for week, for
I think that in the end may manage
To kill him."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Shy One fare.

Inspector Johnson, of the Columbus
Railway company, tells the following
story of one of his new conductors:
The inspector had boarded car on
one of the East Side lines and glanc-
ing at the register, noticed that there
were nine passengers on and only
eight fares. He touched the conductor
on the shoulder, a green man from
the country, and said:
'You are shy one fare. There are
nine people on the car and only eight
fares collected"
"By gosh," said the conductor
that's right" and hastily grabbing tn ;.
bell cord, he stopped the car and yell
ing at the passengers ordered one OF
them to "git off."-Columbus Despatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
A SIiqht Difference.

"My DEAR" said a gentleman to his
wife, where did all those books on
astronomy on the library table come
from? They are not ours"
"a pleasant little surprise for you,"
responded the lady. you know, you
said this morning that we ought to
study astronomy, so went to a book
store and bought everything I could
find on the subject"
1t was some minutes before he
spoke.
"My DEAR" he then said, slowly, his
voice husky with emotion, 'I never
said we must study astronomy. I said
we must study economy"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

ten wide Is good proportion
and are put together with black
SILK or satin binding ribbon. This
ribbon is used also for edging the
appllqued pieces. At opposite sides
OF the top are sewed two covered
rings through which cord or ribbon
is run.
In Figure II. cut from any pretty ma
terial having some body to it circle
nine inches in diameter. Basic to it's
upper side (Which will be inside of
the bag) muslin-coyered pasteboard
circular piece, six and half inches
in diameter. The two are fastened
together by stitching narrow black
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Restricted Choice,

"The people and the corporatiols,"
said Senator La Toilette the other
day, remind me of a woman and her
little boy. There was a very large
chicken and very small duck on the
table and the woman, pausing with
the carving knife raised, said: Johnny,
which will you take, chicken or duck?'
Duck piped Johnny. But the mother
shook her head. No, Johnny she said
in firm, yet kindly voice, you can't
have duck, my dear. Take your
choice, darling, take your choice, but
you can't have duck"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

top, instead of being straight, is
curved out into bold scallop. By
way of covering for the cardboard
foundation wide ribbon may be turned
to account. It may be brocaded, or
plain, as may be more convenient. If
the latter, some kind of embroidered,
or applique, decoration must be added,
and as many extra trimmings in the
way of twists and little bows of mar
row ribbon as the worker thinks ad-
visable. When joining strips Of rib
bon to make a large and firm article,
such as the top of this bag, it is ad-
visable to choose them as far as can
be of the same texture. The bag
would not set we'll if a stout corded
ribbon were to be placed next to a
thin, soft gauze, but the thinner
makes are, all the same, useful for a
dozen other purposes. Gauze ribbon,
in particular, can be employed for the
daintiest of scent and camphor
sachets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Pretty Den Clock.

A pretty clock for a den or carriage
is made of narrow strip of leather
pointed at the top and fringed across
the bottom. A simple conventional
design may be stenciled on the leath-
er. A second piece of leather is fitted
to the lower part of the strip and
laced with a narrow strip of leather
to hold it firm. This forms pocket
fo cheap nickel watch that is to
do III work. This is held in place by
d leather lacing run under the watch
and through the two strips of
leather.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Soon Told.

Mr.. Trotter-I spent an entire day
with your husband last week. We
hadn't met for nearly 20 years, and
naturally he had to tell me all he
knew.
Mrs. Homer-He ought to have told
you that much in ten minutes. But
had he started in to tell you all he
doesn't know it would have taken him
the rest of his natural life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure In all its stages and that is
CatsErh. Halls Catarrh Cure fs the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken In
ternally acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith in its curative powers that they oer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list of test fmonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Rural Delivery Increase.

It is now only fourteen years since
an appropriation of $4,000 was made
for experiments with the project Of
rural free delivery. AS recently as ten
years ago the appropriation for this
new service amounted to only $4,000;
last year it was more than $25,O0O,000
while this year rural free delivery will
cost $37,000,000.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Carefully COMPROMISED.

Father is, in a perfectly lovely
mood" remarked Clarice. Don't you
think you had better ask him this
EVENING""
Suppose you ask him?" suggested
Clarence.
ooh, can't" protested the girl.
'I'm too shy"
"You ask him just this one time,"
pleaded Clarence 81 promise you
that in the future I'll ask him, no mat
ter how shy l am."-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

an friend who is
a lover of sweets.
1t is a somewhat
deliberately made
case that would
do for holding
b 0 n b 0 n S, or
would serve for a
smart work-bag
The ribbons are
of very varied
widths and col
ors, a n d are
scanned together
to make a bag at
the top Of a horn
S h an e d card
b o a r DIS t iffened
base. A casing
is formed in the
usual way to hold
a double draw
string. The base
is cut somewhat
t r i a n G ular in
shape, and the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

binding ribbon
on the right side
along the edge
of til e smaller
round, thus leav-
ing an unstiff,
ened margin OF
two and a half
inches.
Next cut out
of card board a
circular pattern,
making the in
ner diameter sew.
en- inches and
the outer nine,
This forms a
rnnn n caa+inn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
His Opinion,

Pendally-Now, candidly, what do
you think of my book?
Grimshaw-Well, always did adj
mire the courage of a man who, with
out knowing how to write, writes on
subject of which he knows nothing
Smart Set
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

% not only take occasions of do
ing good when they are thrust upon
thee, but study to do all the good thou
canst. Zeal of good works will make
thee plot and contrive for item, con-
suit and ask advice for them.-R. Bax.
for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Great Comfort,

eyes" remarked Mr.. Russell, i'm
pressiVely, 'the doctor says if I don't
take rest and not work so hard I'll
be dead in a year."
"Ah!" exclaimed his wife, what a
consolation it must be to you to know
that your life's insured"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

two inches deep. By this pattern cut
twelve sections from your material.
Basic them together carefully, edge
to edge, stitching black binding rib
bon around the outside seams and
white around the inside. To the top.
most section of the bag-which should
correspond to the margin at the bot
tom, and hence measures two and a
half inches in Depths sewed an en-
broidery hoop, wound in black rib
bon. Two small rings, through which
black cord or ribbon is drawn, COM
plete it,
The simplest of the lantern bags
is to be found in Figure III. AS fin,
ish to the upper and lower edges use
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Free If IL Fails.

WILKINSON'S HEADACHE POW
DERS-A Most Wonderful, Certain and
Harmless Remedy for all forms Headache
and Neuralgia. Guaranteed or money re-
funded. Contains No Morphine, Chloral
package at any good druggist or by mail.
postage prepaid. Take no substitute.
Quin-Sharpe Drug Co., Vicksburg, Miss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Takinq lmmediate stems.

Ruggles (the bookkeeper)-I'm
more than half sick with the hay
fever.
Ramage (the carbohydrates bad.
You ought to go to some place where
you would be sure of finding frost.
Ruggles-Ill do it., Ramage. I'll go
this minute and ask the old man for
raise in salary-Ch Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

with black binding ribbon.
For the bag shown in Figure w. tho
two sides, cut exactly alike, measure
eleven inches high, and fourteen
across the widest part. They are
Joined by a six-inch strip of mate
rial Appliques may be put On to suit
ones fancy, the usual binding ribbon
being used as finish.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
AT
Middle
Lie
p IA
Market Prices.

"And do you sell these beautiful
thoughts of your soul for mere dol
lars?" she exclaimed.
Nope" said the poet, sorrowfully.
81 seldom get more than so cents for
EN-"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

OF saLln is neat
~ sewed. The
top square cor
responds in size,
and If the bag
is desired for
darning, a COW
er, fastened to
one edge, may be
added. The four
sides of the bag
are cut exactly
alike twelve
inches high by
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
COTuIdIIy,
John w. Pritchard, Pres.

Brooklyn, N. z, Oct i, 1907.
Dear Mr. Pritchard:
Noticing Postum Food Coffee adver-
tised each week in your reliable pa
per, I concluded to try it, and feeling
it a duty towards those who may have
suffered as 1 have from indigestion,
desire to state what wonderful bene-
fit I have received from Postum al
though using only short time, and
not do. l alone realize and appreciate
it's good effects, but friends remark,
How much I have improved and how
well look, and I tell the facts about
Postum every time, for since using
it l have not had one attack of indi-
gestion 1t is invigorating, healthful;
does not affect the nerves as ordinary
coffee, and if properly made, most
delicious drink. Although I have not
had much faith in general advertis-
ing, yet, finding Postum has done so
much better for me than expected /
am more inclined to prove all things,
hold fast that which is good" I am
so thankful for good health that |
want it known what a blessing Pos
tum has been to me. You may use
these few lines as an ad. If you SO de-
sire and my name also.
Very truly yours,
AAuna s. Reeves.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

She-I heard about the elopement.
Has her mother forgiven them? He
I think not. I understand she has gone
to live with them,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

Shortly after. she marries again q
widow begins to tell victim No. 2
what . good man her first husband
was.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR. R. II. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch st., Philadelphia, Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
TO PRETENDERS.
A Wholesome Word for Guidance.

Just word to you, golfers" and
other glazing examples of Modern
Yellow Journalism and Cigarettes.
Environment gives you a viewpoint
from which it is difficult to under
stand that some people even nova
days act from motives of old fashion
ed honesty.
There are honest makers of foods
and healthful beverages and there are
honest people who use them.
Perhaps you are trained to believe
there is no honesty in this world.
There is, although you may not be
of a kind to understand it.
Some of you have been trained in a
sorry class of pretenders, but your
training does not faint the old fashion
ed person trained without knowledge
Of pretense and deceit.
These letters came to us absolutely
without solicitation. We have a great
many thousand from people who have
been helped or entirely healed by fol-
lowing the suggestions to quit the
food or drink which may be causing
the physical complaints and change
to Postum Coffee or Grape-Nuts food.
You are not intelligent enough to
know the technical reasons why the
change makes a change in the cells
of the body. Your knowledge, or lack
Of knowledge, makes not the slightest
difference in the facts.
You can print from old and worn
plates all the cheap books your
presses will produce and sell them as
best you can, but such acts and your
learned" editorials are but CONNER
cial, and seek only dollars" and much
by pretence.
When you branch out into food
values you become only ridiculous.
Stick to what you know. The field
may be small but it is safe.
This first letter is from the Presi-
dent of the Christian Nation, a
worthy Christian paper of New York.
New York, Oct. 2, 1907.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

Ones netghbors can see an eclipse
of the honeymoon without the aid Of
a telescope.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
A CASE FOR BoNBoNs.
Makes an Odd But Pleasing Christ.
mas Present.

Here is practical suggestion for
Christmas present for the girl or WON
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
About All That Is In Il,

ABOUT All nat Is In It.
First Employer-What do you think
is in this war against the feminine en-
ployes' pompadours?
Second Ditto.-Ratsi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Prizes for Inventions.

With view to encouraging officials
and workmen on the Imperial German
railways, the government have es-
tablished a fund from which awards
are made to men who invent any ap-
pliance which may be useful in rail-
way practice: $3.50 was paid to en-
ployes last year from the fund.
Life alone can rekindle life; what
others claim from us is not our thirst
and our hunger, but our bread and our
gourd.-Amiel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

275 McDonough st., Brooklyn.
Coffee hurt her, she quit and used
Postum. She didn't attempt TO an
alyze but she enjoyed the results. I'm
derneath it all There's Reason"
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD :
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
PRETTY STOCKS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Not Hard to Make and Will Always
Prove Acceptable.

Stocks are always useful to girls
and make excellent holiday presents.
A simple but very pretty stock is made
Of narrow strips of golden-brown vel
vet tackled to a collar shape, the edges
turned under Zig. y. The stripes are
about sixteenth Of an inch apart, and
are connected by the effective flag
goting, done in yellow floss. Yellow
dots are worked along the velvet
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
FIG, q

strips, and draped from the front point
are two flare paddle" ends Of the vel
vet, the lower edges sprinkled also
with the yellow dots. These flare
paddle" ends-a new thing out-are
lined with the velvet itself, and alto
gether this makes a rich as well as a
warm winter stock, and is especially
suitable to the low-necked winter coat
CT suit. The same design may also
be worked in white on a pale, misty
Llue, or in deep red on red. Half a
yard of velvet, in this way, would
make five Or six stocks.
Another stock-a very dainty one
is Of white liberty satin, with white
silk faggoting and blue silk dots Gig.
p. From the long point in front are
suspended six roses made of bias folds
of the satin, and shirred round and
round. These are different lengths,
and hang on ends of white baby-rib-
bon. MARY HELLEWELL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

embroidery hoops
wound in black,
and, If desired,
the bottom may
be of pasteboard.
Upon the plain
material appli-
que circles of
fancy cretonne,
edging t b g m
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
Dear Sirs:

Dear Sirs:
l am, this morning. in receipt of the
enclosed mighty good letter from one
of my subscribers, which forward to
you, and which I am sure you will be
glad to use. I am personally acquaint-
ed with this lady, and know that she
mas no object in writing, other than
to do good.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

ana are particularly appropriate for
the den, library or bedroom. Some
especially attractive designs are pat
termed after Japanese lanterns.
Figure shows one Of these lam
tern bags, made from plain material.
with printed cretonne in Japanese de-
sign appliqued. For the bottom of
the baS square pasteboard or light
wooden box cover may be utilized as
q foundation, over which black sill,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30
REITY WASTE BAGS
NlAKE ATTRACTIVE AND ACCEPT.
AsLE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
ihey Are Easily Made and Cost bu+
'rifie-Nice for Den, Library,
or the Bedroom.

z variety of bags, suitable for
christmas gifts, may be faobiorod
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-30

from the pretty
Bulgarian cloths,
figured cretonnes
and plain tick
ings, which are
found at art nee
dlework shops
; and at most of
the dry goods
stores.
Hanging waste
bags are among
the newest ideas
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-09
MCCLELLAN LCSES POINT
IN CONTEST WITH HEARS.

Sew York March Sly % uuaui-
nous vote the appellate division ..
'N' suIrcWe court. today decided
AGAINST MaNur George r.. MrfIell. %
p" 'is legal fight to prevent QUO wave
'aniH proceedings for % r"raunt no in.
votes cast in the New York tii' o."'-
..'n Of 1908. There was added tn
,is decision ga recommends jon t11I
lif questions involved Doc passed H'
'Hr
--n-
ln ihe CD proceedings T
FH as q naT fn -urn action H
Aft Of t1u afttrn1t -.ts-H. "
..~..-..~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-09

Located at ~ West Railroad Ave,
NJ. MalWin. Shoemaker. mt2
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-09

''n tHe allegations OFF the coWpiaI
Dol '-utfff has ID good cause of