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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31
OVERLOOKED OPPORTUNITIES.
Chances in Average Small Town for
ProfitabIy Engaging in Business.

According to the United States cen.
sus of 1900 there was produced in the
United States 1893, 1852, 433 dozen eggs.
The same statistics give the annual
production of poultry at 250,623,1 ia.
The butter made on farms each year
is in excess of 1,000,O00,000 pounds.
The cheese made on farms averages
about 100000 pounds annually.
These statistics are interesting, and
with each farmer growing poultry and
eggs and making butter and cheese, it
hardly seems possible that such COM
binations as dairy trusts and egg and
poultry trusts could exist, but that
they do is nevertheless fact.
Every small town in farming dis
trict can command sufficient butter,
egg and poultry trade to support a
prosperous exclusive produce estab-
lishment. The practice has generally
obtained in agricultural districts Of
storekeepers in various lines taking
farmers produce in exchange for
goods. The produce thus received by
merchants is forwarded to the COM
mission houses in the large city, and
these houses are factors that make it
possible to maintain trusts in the pro
duce business. It appears that II each
town had its exclusive produce estab-
! lishment to buy what the farmer has
to sell instead Of the produce going
through the local stores, that better
prices could be paid the farmers and
the business raade a most proftabla
one if rightly conducted.
According to the natural laws OF
business industry succeeds best where
advantages are most abundant Thus
it seems that the produce offers .
most excellent field Ia the majority o.
! agricultural towns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31
THE STORY.

IN ALL Israel it would have been
hard to have found a more lily
matched couple than that of the
wealthy Nabal of Carmel and the fair,
young Abigail He was misery, with
a greed for gold that stif1ed every
other impulse and desire, and it had
created no small amount Of wonder
when he had suddenly decided to
| marry. People marveled that he
| should be able to turn his thoughts
from his fields and his flocks and his
herds long enough to take a wife.
| His neighbors and friends knew that
| sentiment had little to do with the
marriage and much was the specula-
ton as to what had prompted the
move.
At any rate, whatever the motive
that stirred within his selfish old
heart, he had sought out the parents
of the fair Abigail and then had come
the announcement that she was to
become his wife.
Never before had there been such
a splendid wedding. feast as that
which Nabal provided, and if the an
nouncement of the coming marriage
Of Nabal had caused surprise, the
bountiful hand with which he had ar
ranged for the celebration created
greater surprise, for never before had
he been known to open his heart or
his hand to anyone or for any occas-
ion.
And Abigail-whi1e her heart had
not been won, she gave herself freely
and frankly into the keeping Of the
man who had pledged his troth to her,
for duty and obedience to parents
stood far above any other thing in
life and their wishes in the matter
were law for her. Fortunately she
was heart-free, SO that there was no
sitting of other affections. She was
too true and pure woman to enter
the solemn relationship with other
than the highest motives, and after
the ceremonies were over and the
guests had departed she took her
place in the home of Nabal and streve
earnestly to be to him ali that wife
should.
But it was not long after the mar
rage VOWS had been taken when the
surly, selfish side Of the man began
to assert itself, and Abigail had her
first glimpse of the real man within.
How her pure, uaselfish soul recoiled
from the meanness. the selfshness,
the hard-heartedness Of his warped
and shriveled nature. She had 20.
joiced in the thought that as the wife
OF the rich Nabal abe would be able
to do much to help her less fortunate
neighbers. When at home before her
marriage she had always been seek.
ing out some home where she might
bestow the word of comfort or the
2 trifle of food or raiment which heI
gcant means permitted. and now thai
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31
EQUITY IN BUSINESS.
Practice of Live-and-Let-Live Prlnea
Piles Most Desirable.

Too frequently it is noticed that In
the struggle to attain wealth the
rights of the individual are ignored.
Fair dealing is a desirable thing as
well as most simple and il requires
only common honesty to practice it.
Not alone is there honesty involved
in the matter of selling but also in
the matter of buying. 1t is quite as
dishonorable for the purchaser tt" ex-
act that the seller receive no profit on
al article sold as it is for the seller
to demand an exorbitant price for his
goods.
There is much sound philosophy in
the live-and-let-live gospel. This is
nothing more than an observance OF
the Golden, Rule that has found ex-
preston in all ages of enlightenment
from the time of Gautama down to
the present In every day dealings it
is apparent that there is too much of
exaggerated selfishness in evidence,
too great struggle for the vantage
There should be spirit of Christian
COOpeIdIIOu
alike. Whole communities suffer
sometimes from the lack of this sense
of equity on the part of merchants
and their customers.
How often is the complaint heard in
rural districts that the storekeepers
of a town charge too high prices for
what they have to sell? How often is
it noticed that where this feeling DOM
mates the people that the home
town suffers as consequence? 1t is
! short sightedness on parts of mer-
chants to require of their customers
more than what may be considered a
legitimate and just profit. In fact, it
is poor business policy to follow out
a plan of this kind. There are many
| towns whose growth has been pre-
vented through a grasping tendency
of the merchants to make all they pos
sibly can in a few short years, and to
give the people as small an amount OF
goods as they will take for their
money. The natural result of a pol
icy of this kind is that the people
seek other towns in which TO DO tnel1
trading and quite often buy from the
distant mail-order house.
Habits once formed are hard te
break. 1t is quite as difficult for the
merchant to recover from the habit
of making exorbitant profits as it is
for the patron of the mail-order house
to turn his trade to the home stores
Should both the merchants and theil
customers calmly consider principles
that enter into commerce, and botl
determine to practice equity in thei1
dealings, the merchant to sell homes
goods at honest profits and the Gus
toner to give patronage to merchant!
who would practice this principle, i
would be wholesome not alone TO
the home towns, but for all the com
munities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31

Large trees grow from little seeds.
A small industry in a town may not
appear to be much but by proper nurs'
ing it may develop into an enterprise
Of national Importance. In every
manufacturing undertaking there is a
turning point that means failure or
success. Each small industry that is
established in a town should receive
the most careful attention of the
towns-people and be given the support
that it should have in order to make it
successful.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31

Good newspapers are important fac
tors in building of towns. Well filled
advertising pages, as well as local
news pages speak for the prosperity
Of place and makes an impression
upon the readers that assist the town
to greater prosperity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31

That was an interview in which the
souls of both David and Abigail were
drawn together in sympathetic appre-
citation, 50 that under the unfolding Of
the wonderful providences of God
eventually Abigail became the wife of
David,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31
SERMONETTE,

TOF the LOFQ Will certainly
} make my lord a sure house;
because my lord fighteth the
( battles of the Lord."-A good
} woman's testimony to q good
! reputation. Abigail had heard
Z of David and evidently held an
( opinion concerning him which
! was entirely opposite to that
} held by her evil-hearted hus-
I band. She was a Cody woman
( and a believer in the ultimate
: triumph of Righteousness, else
! could she not have so confident
J Iy spoken of the certainty of
2 DaVid's future.
: How splendid to be known as
! a man who "fighteth the bat
, ties of the Lord" The forces
( of evil are at work In the world
Z and it requires strong men to
\ withstand them. There are
= enemies within and without
: which assaiI the soul of man.
< Ii is the Lords battle that they
\ should be withstood, nay more,
8 that they should be attacked
z and driven back.
z The man who fights the
( LORDS battles should be on the
& aggressive; should push the
0 line of battle. And how mighty
g is one man who is ready to
3 stand with God. Scripture saith
4 that zone man shall chase a
0 thousand, for the Lord your
z God, he it is that fighteth for
< you"
q One must needs see with the
i prophet of old the Lords in
= Vulnerable hosts standing be-
( tween himself and the threaten
( ing army of the enemy. He
3 must realize that the final tri-
= umph will be his no matter how
Z desperately the forces of evil
Z may fight, no matter what tenn
& porary victories may be won.
0 Through all those long, weary
g years of struggle, when it
K seemed as though his best and
& nobfest efforts were of no
0 avail, David never forgot that
z God was faithful and that uIti-
Y mateIy he would be indicated
& and would be established in the
4 kingdom as God had promised.
0 Faint heart take courage from
z this noble example, and know
Y that he who patiently and faith
8 fully fights the battles of the
4 Lord to him will the Lord give
2 certain victory.
( "5ut the soul of my lord shall
x be bound in the bundle Of life
8 with the Lord thy Coda
q beautiful figure of speech is this
z which Abigail has given US.
< She must have been a woman
: of mental gifts and education,
D as her address to David would
2 indicate. What a thought does
Y her words open up to the hu-
Z man heart. That of such close
b Identification with the life of
. God that they are practically
z one. 1t was the condition which
Y Paul speaks of as the Mife hid
3 with Christ in God"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31

Commercial clubs are important fac
tors in the development of resources
of small towns. To the farmer the
commercial club of the home town is
as important as it is to those residing
within the limits of the town. 1t is
the aim of the club to improve the
town and in doing so it must benefit
the surrounding country. Thus we
see plainly the reason why the pro
gressive farmer should take as much
interest in the town commercial club
as if he were resident of the town.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31
As fe Umbrellas

A bachelor Of the Order Of Fuss
wants everybody to carry his um.
breIla Ia seabbaSd attached to a belt.
just as though it were q civil sword
to DO drawa IN defense only. Why
not, indeed?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-31
TOWN HELPS.

1t is easy to estimate the business
Importance of place by the appear.
ance of its stores. Dingy, dirty ap-
pearing business places always give a
bad impression and are generally indie
cative of the character of the business
men of the town.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
JURY OF KEEN NEWS WRITERS, HEARING
ALL OF THAW TRIAL, VOTE mot GUILTY"

There are only two votes for con-
victiOn out Of fifteen of the leading
reporters and correspondents at the
trial.
This newspaper jury has heard the
eyidence-eyery word of it-as has
the jury that will decide what Is to
become of Harry Thaw.
Eleven stand unequiYocally for ac-
quittal. one believes that the evil
dence so far produced by the state
against Thaw is not sufficient to con-
Yict him. but he would not vote TO
acquit. One correspondent decides
that Matteawan is the place for
Thaw, and two believe that he should
be convicted of the murder of stan
ford White.
1t is fair to say that in the case
of several writer's their verdict Is eX-
actly contradictory to what they be-
lieve the actual jury I'm the case will
find. They expressed their opinions
as If they actually had the case in
their own hands TO decide and not
what they prophesy I'm the stories as
10 the probable outcome OF the case.
This poll of the writers was TAX
en- after the whole of Evelyn ThaW's
dramatic story had been heard and
after District Attorney jerome had
finished his terrichc cross-eNamina-
ion. The verdict OF the newspaper
writer's Is based largely ON that story
and partly on the testimony Of the
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
AWAITED
WITH GREAT INTEREST

Concord, N. H., Mar. 2.-Develop-
ments regarding the bill in equity.
filed yesterday to secure accounting
in the financial affairs of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, head of the Christian
Science organization, are awaited with
great interest. The Christian Science
leaders are much surprised. All the
defendants-Calvin A. Frye, Irving
c. Tomlinson, Herman S. Sherring
and Lewis c. Strang of this city: AL
fred Farlow, Ira .. Knapp, VIM. Ii.
Johnson and Joseph Armstrong, of
Boston; Edward A. Kimball. of Chi
cago, and Stephen A. Chase of Fall
River Mass.-are directors or trus-
tees in the Christian Science church.
The petition in detail affirms that
Mrs. Eddy Is incapaciated through
infirmities incident to old age to
manage her affairs ano to protect
her property with prudence and dis
cretion against undue influence, con-
troll or fraud of others. or to take
charge and manage the present legal
proceedings" and that Mrs. Eddy
lives under charge and in custody of
defendants Frye and Strang. and that
very few persons are allowed to see
her except for a few minutes
Glover further claims that for the
last twenty-five years his letters to
his mother have never had direct re-
ply from her, and, from other mat
ters relating 60 his attempts IL cor
respondence, Glover states n Ms pc
tition, he believes Mrs. Eddy is sur
rounded by designing persons who
are using her condition for their own
selfish ends"
The petition then sets forth that
there Is extensive and valuable" real
and personal property of Mrs. Eddy,
and alleges that the defendants and
others manage the same solely ac-
cording to their own will and pleas
ure."
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
London breads Bankruptcy.

London, Mar. 2.-The hottest poll
ticsl struggle in the modern history
of London ends at the polls today in
the election of a new county coun-
ell. The issue is solely the question
of the further municipalization of To-
cal industries. At the present tine
the progressive socialists are in con-
troll of the county council, where they
have been entrenched since 1889.
They have lately sprung a new en-
terprise, which contemplates thu
purchase of nearly all the existing
electric lighting and power under
takings, at a cost of S120, 100000.
1t has been pointed out that most
of these plants will be useless IN
great centralized electrical world,
entailing an enormous initial loss,
which of course will fall really upon
the taxpayers. Moreover, all electrl-
cal engineers agree that the council
is totally unable to manage the con-
templated works to the best advau-
tage, especially since the industry has
not yet passed beyond the speculative
stage.
London is already on the verge Of
bankruptcy as a result of the extra
Vagances of the progressive social =
government. Under their control the
city's debt has increased from $35 a
head to $50 a head. Realization Of
the critical condition of affairs has
finally reused the taxpayers to ex-
traordinary efforts TO turn the So
cialists out at today's election. The
latter, however, are we'll entrenched
and the indications seem to favor a
renewal OF their power.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
SECOND ANNUAL POWER
BOAT SHOW AT CHICAGO.

Chicago, Ill, Mar. 2.-Atter weeks
of preparation Chicago's second an
nual power boat show opens in the
seventh regiment armory tonight, to
continue through next week. In the
number and variety Of exhibits the
show this year easily eclipses last
years exhibition. Practically every
important concern in the country Is
represented. The scores of boats dis
played are OF all sizes and kinds and
there is also an elaborate exhibition
of engines and other accessories. The
exhibition in a word is a clear dem
onstratiOn of the great stride made
by the motor boat industry during
the past year or two.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
DR.. Evans Will be on the
Stand When the Court
Opens on Monday.
PERMANENT. INSANITY
PROSECUTIONS CLAIM
However. DelmdS Is to be Yet
Heard From and No One Can
Predict His Tactics.

New York, Mar. EVERY day of
the Thaw trial apparently takes the
district attorney SO much nearer to
the foundation he is trying to lay for
a request for a commission in lunacy
as the first step in the attempt to
send the slayer of Stanford White to
an asylum for the criminally insane.
When the court reconvenes Monday
the examination of DIR. Evans will be
concluded and other medical men. will
be called for cross examination in the
continuance of Jerome's attempt to
show that Thaws insanity is of such
nature as to be incurable or at least
of such a character as to make il un-
likely he has yet recovered from the
mental arrangement. Jerome is firm
ly convinced or pretends to be, that
Thaw's mental condition is the re-
suit OF paranoea and not melancholia,
as the defense has tried to show.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02

Santa Fe, to reconsider the vote by
which the house passed the bill. He
objected to an amendment to the bill
adopted by the house upon the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Holt, which makes its
provisions applicable to adults as we'll
as minors. With the consent of Mr..
Holt, the house voted to strike out
this amendment and the bill again
passed by unanimous vote.
Council Bills Referred.
The following council bills were
taken up and referred:
Council Bill No. IAN act provid-
ing for the punishment of certain
crimes. Referred to the committee
on judiciary.
Amended council bill No. 33--an
act relating to the assessment and
collection of taxes. Referred to the
committee on finance. This is the
general tax bill.
Council bill No. 36-an act to
amend section 1899 of the laws of
1897, relating to territorial appropri-
ations. Referred to the committee
on territorial affairs.
Council bill No. 37-an act for the
protection of public bridges. Re-
ferred to the committee on highways.
Council bill No. 49-an act rela-
tive to annual reports by corpora
tions. Referred to the committee
on corporations.
Council bill No. 54-an act relating
to the duties of the auditor. Re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
Council bill No. 64-an act relating
to the qualification of witnesses. Re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary,
Council bill No. 70-an act relative
to railroads. Referred to the COM
mittee on railroads.
The house then adjourned until
p. m. Monday.
The members of both the house
and council, who are in the city to.
day, are utilizing their time in COM
mittee meetings. The committee or
judiciary and the committee on fin
ance in the house, Mr. Holt chairman
of both committees, are in session.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02

aliensts. This is how the vote stood
The Jury and Its Vote:
j. Swenhardt New York Evening
Sun-ConyiCt
MacGregor Bond. New York Even
ing Telegram-Acquit.
VIM. H0Jter, New York American
-Acquit.
Morrie Scheck. Philadelphia Tele-
graph-MatteaWau.
Katherine l.eCkic special writer
Acquit.
Frank w. Spencer, Scripps- McRae
Press association and Publishers
Press-Acquit.
VIM. IL. Briggs, Newspaper Enter
prise Associatiou-Conyi
Beatrice Fairfax, special writer
Acqult
Saqui smith. London Telegraph
Acquit
Louis MacLauughlin Philadelphia
Observation-Disclosures 50 far not enough
To convict.
Robert wilkes, New York World
Acquit.
Robert Cartwright. New York
Evening Jourual-Acquit
+. y. Robertson, Association Press
-ACquit,
Irving Bacon New York Journal
-Acquit.
Julian HaNthprn-. special writer
-Acquif,
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
Suspects There Is Niger in
the Wood Pile of Not Let
ting Job to Oliver.
DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO
TALK OUT SUBSIDY BILL
Bill Was to Come Up at 5 O'Clock
this Afternoon In Senate
for Action.

Washington, March 2.-Senator
Tillman introduced today a resolu-
ton calling on the president for all
the papers relating to the recent agi-
tation of the question of having the
Panama canal built by contract, and
in support of the resolution SAID tnat
oliver had complied with all the re-
qulrements and that his bid had been
rejected after delay of month or
more. He expressed dissatisfaction
with the course of the canal manage
ment and said his suspicion led him
to believe that the intention had been
to compel Oliver Ito let in some COM
petitors who were too greedy upon
their first bid"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
CHARGES AGAINST NATIVES
ANTONIO SAMORA AND SALIVA
DOR GARCIA ARRESTED FOR
ASSAULT WITH DEADLY
WEAPON.

In Judge Craig's court this after
noon, Antonio Samora and Salvador
Garcia were bound over to await the
action of the grand jury upon a
charge of assault with ueadly weap-
on. They were arrested at the in
stance of Lawrence Lee, who had an
alteration with them last Sunday
afternoon near the American lumber
mills. The story of the trouble over
the right of way in the road which
Lee and Albert Clancy had with Sa-
mora and Garcia has already ap-
peared In these columns.
The defendants were arrested by
Sheriff Armijo on n charge of larceny
from the person last Monday. The
other warrants were served upon
them this morning and they were
given a preliminary hearing in the
matter of the assault this afternoon.
Judge Craig said the grand jury
could investigate the larceny charge
also. He considered $500 sufficient
bond for both offenses.
When Clancy and Lee testified this
afternoon they told the same story in
substance which has appeared before.
Chester Lee, the young brother Of
Lawrence, who was with them in the
cart when the alteration occurred,
verified their story, while the version
of several other witnesses confirmed
their testimony in part.
Samora and Garcia had a widely
different account of the affair. They
accused the young men of insulting
them and using vile epithets in the
presence ~ their families. Samora
denied that ne made an assault upol
Lee with knife, and Garcia said
he did not strike him over the head
with the shotgun which he wrested
from him. They did not explain
lucidly just why it was necessary to
attempt to run the young men down,
when 1t appeared from the evidence
that there was plenty of room for two
vehicles in the road.
The natives admitted taking the
shotgun away from Lee.
Garcia served five years at Santa
Fe for stabbing a man at Los
nnranns
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-03-02
RESULT OF A
POLL TAKEN ESPECIALLY FOR
THIS NEWSPAPER, OF THE
NEWSPAPER PEOPLE WHO ARE
REPORTING GREAT CASE.

Note.--Not even the jury which is
sitting in judgment on Harry Thaw
has a better chance to weigh the mer-
its of the case than the newspaper
writer's, who are reporting the trial
for the press Of the world. This In
telligent, keen, trained body OF men
and women hear every word of the
testimony; as each day passes they
study every bit OF evidence; they OBJ
serve every move OF the actors in the
great drama, and consider the mean
ing thereof. What, then, might be
their opinion OF the case? How
would they vote II they were the jury2
These questions suggested a poll Of
the trial reporters, and the stan cor
respondent OF this newspaper was In
structed TO take IT, His story Of the
result follows.