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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

The Bible is the Christians text
book, and no matter whether man
seeks to examine its literary excellen-
cies or. to comprehend its doctrines
or to explore its mysteries or fathom
Ats revelations he cannot fail to have
his mind enlarged and to have his
mental faculties strengthened. The
greatest scholars Of to-day are believ-
ers In Christ. The inventive genius
OF the world Is found among Christian
people. This Is also true in the fine
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Wright A. Patterson.

arts. Whence cometh the great al
fists of the world, such as Raphae
Dore. Angelo, Tintoretto, Reuben
Munkacsy, Hoffman, Tissot? Are they
not the products OF Christian people?
This is also true in the musical world
II took Christ to give inspiration to
the musicians. Take away the great
Christian composers and you take
away the productions of Mozart. Bee
thoven, Handel. Haydn. Wagner and
hosts OF others. and yon leave q cry
ing wilderness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

EW YEAR is not
the day in the
United States that
it is in foreign
countries. In early
New England days
it received quite a
setback by the Pill
g1'ims, who believed
that its observance
wac "a rnnnpuifiOn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
A Christmas g.

On God my Father loos D
the shining stars Of tbe ca,a ap e
Der SKY ] remember the patlsnt Isss u,
81 ano the rock.heva manger i, III ".
betnlehem where lay c M y ~ ,p,:.
Love Tor the world. RI ths $50 u
q inc silent stall / stand as ~, so Y,
Cnlld. Speak to my SON = $50 ~. 90
pray Thee. Let the tr,lstin 4 : 49,, y sas
spirit Of the Child steal ~ !, lov =
until u Gains ali anxiors s S. A u. ~ ],
soo.hes ,,, all bitterness and ns sns = y
,oa - aliilng surrender and n 81. ]
70 my heart that hencesarttts u ] a
i've g He lived. love & III ,ava ! nay !,
following IN His footsteps q 10y ,osed and5
70 the needy, Courage i, S olalag Help
the los' = sae sorroWing and Hone go =
80 G ongrega ia, ! - rs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
TURKEY.

QUAINT New Year
custom is observed
in the Turkish orr
ent, where { h a
Greek subjects of
the sultan live. 1t
is the special event
in Caesarea, where
st. Basil was born.
New Years eve
iS mora nffau naI1n.I
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

ana THIS song IS sung.
Wassail! Wassail over the town
Our roast 1t is white; our ale 1t is brown;
Dur bowl It is made OF the maplin tree,
re be good fellows all: drink to thee
IN parts Of England the old year is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

Happy is the man who has nothing
to swear off and therefore swears OF
nothing. He will not have to invent
reasons for smashing hin pledge few
days hence.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
THE FAR EAST.

N JAPAN the New
Years day of the
Gregorian calendar
i3 observed. 1t is
a universal rule
there and In China
that all debts must
be settled at the
end of the year.
But the feature of
~
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GERMANY.

N MANY German
cities, and especial
ly in Berlin. New
Years eve. or other
wise known as Syl-
westerns Nacht, is
the occasion of a
rough yet ludicrous
onslaught upon in
nocent and unwary
nnrSonS W n n Earp
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
GUM.

PRETTY little Gus.
tom is observed in
Belgium. Time has
given the children
the privilege on
New Years day of
locking up their
papas and 1nammas,
aunts or uncles, If
they can, and de-
handing a ransom
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
ENGLAND.

UsToMS in Eng
land are very SINH
lar and in many
cases interchange
able with those of
Scotland. Even to
this day the an.
cfent salutation
''Wass hazel, !" or
''To your health, .
is jovially given
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town of Russia
New Years is the
great feast day for
the children. Boys
fill their pockets
with dried peas
and wheat and go in
bands from house
to house. People
they have a ny
grudge against are
~np, -Lsn-
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SCOTLAND.

S IN France, so in
S cotIan d. N e w
Years is the chief
festival of the year.
The eve of the day
and the day itselS
are called Daft
Days." or crazy
days. And the eve
separated from its
daft associate is
C allie d Hogma-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
Daily Thns.nlaf.

Have heart that never hardens,
> temper that never tires, and touch
hat never hurts. Charles Dickens.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

v EUROPE 1t was
the custom, until
the time of Oliver
Cromwell, of ex-
changing presents
on New Years day.
But in the western
world generally the
practice has been
absorbed by the
Christmas festival.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
s~-~--~-s-=z=ss@ #
Phone MESSAGE
TO Santa Claus
BY JOE ANDERSON NoRRLS.
BY JOE ANDERSON NORRIS.

HE toy telephone
cost the munif-
cent sum of five
cents. The little
green wire just
reached from the
red mouth of the
boy of four to his
ear. It was nee
essary to stretch
it a little for an
adult. There were,
of CO ur S e, no
wires from it go
ing anywhere.
The gentleman
sat waiting for
the lady to put
ON her hat To 90
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ne Worlds ind

m v0ls Vg~,,lga. q IS 9EsTTF9 aa9
49, : ypu would take tom l sss.
me writings q Christian .,a assrasslre
Wonid take away nearly II Rss Il. you
ing. ing. q classic poets. histf,rs., s.ae writ
lists. journalists and saalls, soisn-
ing. The great 4 -, ,sas worthy 81 read.
intellect be srsa. Productions Il IL
s me sun q Righteousness ss, ssanssa u
regulate the heart s. veil ID
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21
Dramatis Personae-
a City Bachelor.
Dan Cupid.
James, the Batter.

Scene-7he dfOing room of a 40ealhy
bachelors apartments.
Tdue-Meq0 Years Ebe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

). &c Wind can ID In
steers for 40 parf 200 whC
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FRANCE.

& N EUROPE il v
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-21

Newton MacTa vish
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RUSSIA.

N THE country
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
CHOICE MISCELLANY
nom ~.

'''h - "FEi-
Thomas IL TiD9le Success tells a
new Aneeiaie Of It. ooln. The Incl
dent occurred il tae Lincoln Douglas
debate at Galeslaas ILL.,, in 1888. at
which Mr.. Tibbiea 81 present.
Judge Douglas closed his speech
with a very bitter attack upon Lin
coins career. He said that Lincoln
sad tried everything and had always
been a failure. He had triedfarmingand
had failed at that, had tried t%iatboating
and had failed at that, had tried school,
teaching and had failed at that, had
tried law and had failed at that, and
now he had gone into politics and was
doomed to make the worst failure of
all. That is the man. said Judge
Douglas, who wants my place in the
senate. You don't know him in the
northern part of the state so we'll as
we do who live in the southern part
THAT part of Judge Douglas speech
aroused my anger to white heat, and
| was provoked at Lincoln as he sat
there and laughed during it's delivery.
he seemed to be greatly amused by it.
AT length he rose to reply. He came
forward and said that he was very
much obliged to Judge Douglas for the
very accurate history that he had tax
en- the trouble to compile. 1t was all
true, every word of it. L have,' said
Lincoln, worked on a farm; l have
split rails; have worked on a latboat;
l have tried to practice law. There is
just one thing that Judge Douglas for
got to relate. He says that l sold
liquor over a counter. He forgot to
tell you that While ! was on one side
of the counter the judge was always
on the other side"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
Kindly Trait In n King.

King Edward starts many fashions.
he has been doing it all his life. Usual
ly his ideas are sartorial. Occasionally,
though, King Edward strikes out an
idea which all the world, fashionable
or commonplace, can approve. His lat
est is Il of great humanity. No horse
is ever sold from the royal stables after
1t has outlived its usefulness. 1t Is put
to death painlessly. This is a source
Of much financial loss to the king, al
ways hard up, for England is crowded
with tuft hunters, who would pay ex-
orbitant prices for his old horses Just
to brag about them.-Cleveland Leader.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
The Cause of s1een.

Sir William Covers has recently de-
veloped a new theory of sleep. Ac-
cording TO his explanation, the suspen-
sion of consciousness in sleep is prob
ably due to Il 'break and make action
among the brain cells. The activity of
the brain is considered to be due to
nerve cells, from which spring nerve
cords that &C ON dividing and subdi-
yiding until they terminate in little
knobs. Formerly 1T was believed that
the nerve cells of the brain were In
permanent connection by means of
their terminals, but now it appears
that these are only in opposition and
capable of being separated. The hy-
pothesis is that during sleep such sep
aration takes place, and the fact that
narcotic substances are capable of in
ducing sleep is held to support this
view.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
French Toy sabern.

The saber of 1896. which replaces in
the French army the model saber Of
1882, destroys the old adage of Cen
eral de Brack that 1.-The saber is the
arm in which you ought to have the
most confidence, because 1t is very
rarely that it refuses you service by
breaking in your hands," From mo-
t:ves of economy we are condemning
II unfortunate cavalry to hold in their
hands an instrument of Intellectual de-
tense made like a simple bazaar knife.
-L'Eclair IF Paris.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
Paper Made From Gro...

Among the materials that have been
substituted for rags in the making of
paper is esparto grass, which was for
merly obtained for this purpose from
Spain, but rs now largely imported by
British and American manufacturers
from the north of Africa.
1t is a very hardy plant, fourishing
In deserts where other vegetable life is
unable to exist, and the suggestion has
recently been made that by c%ultivating
esparto grass in the Sahara that great
region OF deserts might be partially re.
claimed and turned into a source of
profit for mankind.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
The noy's Copper Toed Boot.

A travelling salesman for a boot and
shoe house carries with him as q mas
cot u boys boot. with red leather top
and a copper toe.
II found it in Fort Dodge, Kan" he
said. ut was among the stock of q
shoe dealer there, and l asked him for
1t. 1t is a great curiosity now, but in
my early day upon the road sold
thousands Of them"
The red topped, copper toed boys
boot has dropped out of existence. No
store in Kansas City sells them. The
salesman said they were not manufac-
tured.-Kansas City Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
proRt..

Henry McAleenan has a pawnshop, a
modest little one, on Sixth avenue, in
a building he owns. The site is small,
eighteen feet wide and fifty-two feet
deep. The man who owns the rest of
the Sixth avenue front wanted the
pawnbroke1's little corner. He made
several tempting offers in vain. Final
" he said:
I'm give yop S55o.m0 for that little
plot"
"Not enough" said the modest pawn
broker.
"Why. aan, that is s4G4 a square
foot"
81 can't help it," said Mr.. McAleenan.
MY business there cleared me $3.50 600
last year, and l couldn't duplicate the
site" = New York Cor. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-08
Buy a Farm in Famous Texas Pan

Will make you rich. We own a large
tract. Prices and terms right. Ex-
cursions twice monthly. Good agents
wanted. For particulars write,
Texas s. Southwest Colonization Co.
Minneapolis. Mimi.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
His Fighting List,

Mike sat busily engaged in copying the
names of the male population of the i'm
mediate vicinity. His good wife, noting
the apparent industry of her lord, asked
what he was doing.
"Begorra. an it's wroit1n' the names
O. the min phwat Oh kin lick, 80 Oh am p
he exclaimed.
A few minutes later the woman put on
her shawl and went to Pat O'Leary's
humble home, where she informed Pat
that she saw his name was on the list.
Without waiting to don his coat,
O'Leary sailed forth in search of Mike,
who was found still engaged at the list.
"Moike," said Pat in a tone that
sounded like the thunders of heaven.
they say as how yez air maxim a lisht
O. the felleys yez kin lick an thot me
names on it."
AN so it's" retortcd Mike
"But, rist yer sowl," exclaimed Pat,
shaking his fist close to Mikes proboscis,
'yez can't do it,"
Thin Oil scratch yer name off," said
Mike feebly, and he continued adding to
the list.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
his starting point!
mo, Miss Cameron"
Grandpa Objects.

An elderly Washing tonian was recent
ly discussing with alady the bringing up
of the children of the present day, when
he declared that for unadulterated
impuGence and assurance the American
child is without an equal.
While enjoying a stroll in suburb
the other afternoon" said he, Il was
approached by a boy of, l should say,
twelve years.
Hello, grandpa. Have you seen my
dog?' he asked.
How dare you address me in that
way? exclaimed.
Don't let that produce insomnia,
grandpa, I'm not trying to make a hit
with you. Either you have seen my dog
or you have not. If you haven't, we'll
part in a friendly way, with no clothes
torn; if you have, then please produce
the pup. It's a Boston bull, thorough
bred, prize winner, and answers to the
name of Bootle. Anything doing in the
canine line?'
"I have not seen your dog
Then au revoir, grandpa shouted
the little fend, as he darted away
Lippincott's.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
Shadows.

A nervous man on his lonely home
ward way heard the echoing of footsteps
behind him, and dim visions of hold-up
men and garroters coursed through his
brain. The faster he walked the more
the man behind him increased his speed,
and although the nervous one took the
most roundabout and devious course he
could devise, still his tracker followed.
At last he turned into churchyard.
eff he follows me here" he decided,
There can be no doubt about his inten-
tons"
The man behind did follow, and CULVER
ing with fear and rage, the nervous one
turned and confronted him.
what do you want?" he demanded.
why are you following me?
"Do you always go home like this?"
asked the stranger, ''or are you giving
Yourself treat tonight? am going up
to Mr.. Browns and the porter at the
station told me to follow you, as you
lived next door. Excuse my asking, but
are you going home at all tonight?'-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
His Grace.

Little Milly is a good Sunday school
scholar and on that account was invited
with two or three others to spend the
day at the minister's residence by way of
reward When the dinner came on the
good man said such long grace before
meat that Milly yawned and looked
hungrily at the covers.
why are you yawning, Milly ?" asked
the minister Does not your father say
grace"
"Oh, yes" answered Milly promptly,
'but it isn't so long as that"
And what does he say?" pursued the
clergyman, hoping to obtain a text for a
little hoinily.
HE says different things, but last time
when he sat do wn he took off the cover
and said: Great snakes! Do you call
this a dinner"
The homily was postponed.-Strand
Magazine,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
Varieties.

II never knew girl so susceptible to
fattery as Maud" Eyes. Jack told her
she was an angel, and she went right off
and began to take lessons on the harp"
He yelled at the top of his voice for
two hours and then stopped. well,
said his mother, "are you going to be
good? Have you finished crying ?"
NO" said Tommy, 81 have not finished;
I'm only resting. Judge.
Are you sure you convinced Mr..
Brown that l was out, Katie?" II GER
tainly did. l told him you must be out,
because you had just told me you was
not at home J"
During husking bee in Maryland
two young people were missed. 81
wonder where Nellie and Jim are" some
body exclaimed. A small boy edged his
way forward and. pointing toward the
vague darkness beyond the barn door
said: They're out there kissin' their.
selves "-Lippincott's.
All shame to rugged arm and brain
When fate has pressed them sore,
That cannot rise above their pain
To cast the dice once moreI
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
Fee and Foe.

In suit recently tried in Virginia
town a young lawyer of limited expert
ence was addressing the jury on a point
Of law, when, good-naturedly, he turned
to opposing counsel, man of much
more experience than himself, and asked:
THAT right, l believe, Colonel Hop
kins ?"
Whereupon, Hopkins, with a smile of
conscious superiority, replied:
'Sir, l have an office in Richmond
wherein l shall be delighted to enlighten
you on any point of law for considera-
ton"
The youthful attorney, not in the least
abashed, took from his pocket half
dollar piece, which he offered Colonel
Hopkins with this remark:
No time like the present. Take this,
sir, tell US what you know, and give me
the change "-Harper's Weekly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
Sam Smalps Hypnotism Didn't
Work.

"The late Sam Small had his faults, y
said an Albanian, but he did not dodge
the penalty of them. When he went
wrong, he owned up like a man, and il
punishment was due, he took it.
That was the doctrine Sam Small
preached. He hated dodgers. He used
to laugh bitterly at the plea of hypnotic
influence that used to be put up by near
ly every murderer.
II once heard him ridiculing hypnotism.
He said that he bought pretty heavily
one year for Christmas, and when the
bill came in for turkey and mince meat,
candy. ducks, chickens, plum pudding,
fruit cake and so on, he thought to him
self that here was a case for hypnotism
to be tried.
He went first to hypnotic the grocer.
Approaching the man, he looked him
squarely in the eye, at the same time re-
peating, slowly and impressively:
my bill is paid'
"a change came over the grocer's face
His color faded, his eyes grew dull, his
expression blank. And in a strange, me-
chanical voice he muttered:
YOU'RE liar"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
As Children See THINGS.

A Canadian school principal, Miss
Anges Cameron, in the Century, tells of
a boy who wrote:
when a gentleman walks with lady
on the public street, no gentleman walks
inside lady"
To the question, What is dew"
another child answered: THE earth re-
wolves on its axis 365 times in twenty
four hours. This rapid motion through
space causes its sides to perspire; this is
called dew"
In a geography class l asked: Tom,
your father is sailor. Would it be pos
sible for him to start today to 60 around
the world and keep on sailing always in
the same direction till he came back to
his starting point?'
mo, Miss Cameron"
"Why?"
Hes in jail"
1t was little girl whose imagination
took the bit in its teeth with this auda-
cious run across country: Elizabeth is
we'll Unknown in literature. She patronized
Shakespeare and encouraged Sidney. She
was dearly fond of hawks and horses
and hounds, chivalry and cavalry and
other animals ofthe chase. In glory and
honor and majesty we see her strut in her
German gardens. Raleigh set his cloak
for her hut EIizaheth fondly died a
maiden queen"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
Ouite Satisfied.

1t was indeed beautiful night. The
gentle zephyrs played unsteady amid the
delicate fronds of the turnip-tops, and
waited from far distant fields the subtle
perfume of the luscious onion and the
fragrance ofdecaying cabbage. Betsy"
he whispered, as they sat together on the
fence surrounding Mrs. Filligan's pig
stye, low beautiful you be! Jes' think
of it, Betsy! When US be married US will
have pig of our own! Think of that,
Betsy
Jam" she whispered, note of resent
ment in her voice, what do l care for
pigs? l shan't want no pig when I've
got you'll"
Then all was silent once more, save for
the musical frolics OF the zephyrs already
northumberland.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
From PRAYER To LAUGHTER,

A revival meeting was in progress
and sister Jones was called upon for
testimony. Being meek and humble, she
said: 81 do not feel as though l should
stand here and give testimony. have
been transgressor for good many
years and have only recently seen the
light. l believe that my place is in a
dark corner behind the door,"
Brother Smith was next called upon
for his testimony, and following the ex-
ample set by sister Jones, said, II, too,
have been sinner for more than forty
years, and do not think it would be fit
ting for me to stand before this assem-
bly, as a model think my place is be-
hind the door, in dark corner with sister
Jones'"
And he wondered why the meeting was
convulsed with laug hter.--Cleveland
7 eo5er
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
At Supper With the legislators.

A drummer stopped at hotelin Mont
pelier, VT, when the legislature was In
session. 1t was the headquarters of
many legislators.
At the supper table they began to call
upon each other to pass the food in this
wise: "Will the man from Bradford
please pass the rolls?" will the gentle
man from Essex pass the pie?" Would
the man from Portland please pass the
butter?"
The drummer had been unable to get
anything, and during brief interval OF
quiet he turned to the colored waiter
and remarked, will the gentleman from
Ethiopia please pass the bread"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27

good birth is recommendation in every
thing we consider the source.
ut is like the story of the school teach
er.
There was a teacher, teaching in a
very poor neighborhood, who received
daily gifts of flowers from one of her
pupils, a ragged little boy.
The flowers were of all sorts, some
times costly dollhouse blooms, sometimes
simple, old-fashioned garden flowers. As
rule they were somewhat faded.
Zone day the boy brought the teacher
great boquet of mauve orchids. To be
sure they were much wiltei, but none
the less il. could be seen that they had once
cost great deal of money. The puzzled
teacher, as she took them, said:
Jimmy, where do you get all these
flowers you give me? You don't steal
them hope
oh, no, ma'am.' the youngster
answered, fathers an ash man. Phil
adelphia Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-12-27
Christmas.
By WILLIAM cRoswELL DoANE, BISHOP OF

By WILLIAM CRoswELL DoANE, BISHOP o
ALBANY.
Clear through the centuries, all along,
Echo the words of the Angel song.
GLORY to God in the highest.
Floating above the sounds of earth.
On the dear day of Jesus birth.
When heaven to earth came highest.
Over the clamor of sinful strife,
Over the shadows and sorrows of life,
Their voices still are ringing,
Message OF love and JOY and mirth.
Blessed promise OF peace on earth,
To men of goodwill" bringing.
When we have learned the song to raise
OF patient, Ceaseless thanks and praise,
Then, unto God, the glory
Will render ed be; and we shall see
Fulfilled in rare and high degree,
This blessed Christmas story.
And when our wills to Gods conformed,
With love for all men filled and warmed,
Make 'good-will' rule behavior
Then wars and woes on earth shall cease,
Then shall begin the reign of peace
Under our Prince and Savior.