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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
The Worlds Railroads.

A year and half ago, according to
a German statistician; the railroad
mileage of the world was 563,771
piles, or 1906 miles more than in the
preceding year. OF the worlds mile
age the United States had 215,713
miles and Europe 192,247 miles, The
worlds capital in railways is estimated
at over s43,oOO,0OO,O0O, and the aver.
age cost per mile, with equipment,
etc., is $76,850. In the United States
the average cost per mile was $68,038;
in England, s305,O00 per mile. If the
reflective person considers what ia,
cilities for transportation the various
countries have in their rivers and
canals, the cost of their railways will
appear to mark the extent of the de-
nciency of water transportation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
SORES AS BIG AS PENNIES.
Whole Head and Neck Covered-Fiair
All Came Out-Cured in Three
Weeks by Cuticura.

'After having the measles my whole
head and neck were covered with scaly
sores about as large as a penny. They
were just as thick as they could be.
My hair all came out. let the trou-
BILE run along, taking the doctors blood
remedies and rubbing on salye, but it
did not seem to get any better. 1t
stayed that way for about six months;
then got a set of the Cuticura Rene
dies, and in about a week I noticed a
big difference, and in three weeks it
was we'll entirely and have not had
the trouble any more, and as this was
seven years ago, consider myself
cured. Mrs. Henry Porter, Albion,
Neb., Aug. 25, 1867
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
Eating on the Train In Spain.

AS even express trains seldom attain
a higher rate of speed than twenty-five
miles per hour, travel is slow and
tedious though fairly comfortable, and
to enjoy Spain one must assume the
leisurely Indifference of the Spaniard
to whom manana is always the chosen
time. He is wise who carries his own
luncheons and never are dainty tea
baskets more indispensable than on
these long journeys. Spanish ETH
quette demands that the traveller be-
fore partaking of mis- food must po'
Iitely offer it to those who share the
compartment with him. 1t may either
be graciously accepted or declined.
In no country is it so difficult to
travel and to secure information, as
but little English is spoken even by
important oficials.-Travel Maya
zine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
NEWEST IN STEEL CARS.
Union Pacific Mans Invention May
Have Solved Railway Problem.

Representing the highest form OF
passenger coach construction, the new
Union Pacific steel car. which was on
exhibition in front of the headquar-
tiers recently, attracted large crowd
of spectators and many scientific men
who were interested in the possibili-
ties it holds out for the future.
It is built on the very latest model,
with round windows-which offer far
greater resistance in case Of accident,
and side entrances, which also lessen
the danger of telescoping. 1t has ven
tilators on the roofing which carry
an air stream around underneath the
car and distribute it evenly over the
entire surface. There is scarcely a
stick of wood in the whole Car and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
This Servant Girl Was Evidently
Person of Resource.

AS a source of humor the Irish SER
want girl has long since fallen from
her high estate, a result probably due
to the better class Of young women
from the Emerald Isle who come here
annually to help confuse the eternal
Servant girl question" But now and
again one of the old, naively ignorant
sort turns up in New York house
hold, as was demonstrated the other
day to caller at house on the West
Side.
The girl who responded to the bell
was asked if her mistress was at
home. To this inquiry she surprised
the caller by putting her arms behind
her back and replying in a rich
brogue, as she thrust her face toward
the caller: Put tn tickets in me
mouth, ma'am, an I'll go an see. Me
hands is VEIN. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
NEAR TO DISASTER
RAILRoa MAN TELLe OF MAR
ROW ESCAPES
Eorwars ruck Lott from Under Eox
Car lille Train Was Moving
ri Train Tagged In
Nick of Time.

ssThei are actual happenings In
railroalng every year which are far
more Insational than the widest
dreanIo any writer of fiction said
d raibad man, and he proceeded to
teIlheSries to demonstrate his theory.
M first story related to a freight
trainbn the New Haven railroad. Will
lIamDellert, now travelling engineer
on lie N w York division of the road,
wadthe engineer When the train
reahed Stamford the car inspectors
egklined the cars and in the middle
ofkhe train saw sight that caused
thgn to start back in amazement. The
felWard truck of one of the box cars
rs missing and the only thing hold
. that end of the car up was the
Fupling.
u A hurry call was sent out for every
available man to start in search Of
he missing truck, for an object Of
that kind loose on a four-track road
Was likely to cause a lot of trou-
BILE. The truck was located down a
bank on an out curve at Cos Cob, six
miles west of Stamford.
It seems that as the car started
around the curve the pin connecting
the car and the truck broke and the
truck shot out from under the car and
then ran down the bank, leaving the
forward end of the car suspended only
by the coupling. When it is consid-
cred that the train was running at a
speed of 35 miles an hour when it
rounded the curve, and that this gait
was kept up into Stamford, the escape
from bad wreck was surprising.
Engineer Charles M. Clark, former,
ly on the Connellsville division of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, had an ex,
perience somewhat similar. He was
firing an engine with three large driv,
ing wheels on each side, the middle
wheel being without a f1ange. They
had passed Glencoe and were mount
Ing the grade to the long Sand Patch
tunnel when they were tagged ant
stopped.
The engineer utilized the delay tt
get down and oil up a little 4
moment later Clark heard him gasp
CLARK, for the love of heaven, com,
down here and see this engine!"
The midlle driver on the engineer
side had twisted off its axle flusl
with the outside of the journal box
but the massive wheel was still in al
upright position leaning at a Sigh
angle on the side rod, which was tn
only support holding it on the raj
It was evident that in this condition
the loose driver had been runnin
along the rail for at least two mile
of straight track at the end of whic
they were.
1t was thought that the wheel wa
twisted from it's axle as the engin
rounded sharp curve about tw
miles below, and it was pretty certai
that it would have jumped the trac
and fallen in the way of the hind dri'
ing wheel as soon as the engine star
ed to go around the very next curve
That this did not happen was due t
the accident of the train being Tagged
The engine ran along all right unit
the train was tagged, but once stol
ped, the engine was completely dea
and had to be hauled to the end {
| the division.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
A Sensitive Soul.

Owen Nudge was a very ensitive
man. More than once at hash word
he had forsaken profitable York and
gone home for sympathy to bis wife.
One morning Owen started dit to help
Glenn Butler, who had bou Eht a new
stump-puTliRg machine and was pre-
pairing to clsaINa field. ~
Toward noon owen camaback. Mrs.
Nudge sighed and waited sympathetic,
ally for the explanation.
Il just couldn't stand it, did Owen.
rubbing his Jaw When see that
stump-puller twist them rcbts out, it
reminded me 10 Of the TIDES I went
to the dentist to get bacH teeth ex-
tracted. The first thing I knew I was
limp as rag, and jus ached all
over and lad to quit. Youths Com
Danion,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
Gou1AGION A QUESTION 0
PREVENTION

CO.. dra;ns eating and cooklhg
.alails click room linen and clotnang
frequently carry the dreaded u,sSase-
germ unnoticed by the housenola.
Thorough and hygienic cleansing IL
tho hest safeguard against infection,
and such a safeguard is found IN the
universal household necessity-Borax.
This simple preventive carries in it.
Golf disinfecting qualities which en-
tor the fabric or act upon the article
IN he cleansed in a bygienic manner,
terminating every unwholesome prop
ertv, rendering it contagion-proor,
While at the same time BorGC is of
Asezf as harmless as salt.
Unlike most disinfectants which de-
pad upon their strength Of odor or
h4mful-to-the-system qualities, to ar.
ret or prevent contagion, Borax IS
Mares remedy, being easy to OBJ
taiA and easy to apply, a simple So
lutAn in hot water being all the appli-
CATH necessary and requiring no
prescription, it can be obtained from
any grocer or druggist in convenient,
econmical household packages.
In addition to it's disinfecting quail
ties, sorax is especially household
necessity, and can be used for soften
ing Wter, cleansing and whitening
clotheS clearing the skin, whitening
handsynlakes an excellent dandruff
removsand can be used on the finest
laces otmost delicate fabrics without
injury, While as an adjunct to the
bath it ,emoves all odor of perspira-
ton andleaves the skin soft and vel
| Vety. II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
Gene raT Dem

Of the Well-1nforIned Iof the World lid
always been for simple, pleasant nd
eficiezt liquid laxative remedy d known
value3a laxative which, physicians could
sanctisn for family use because Its com
poneng parts are known To- them Is be
Wholesome and truly beneficial iii eject,
acceptable to ting system and gentle. YET
promp, in action
In Supplying that demand With It'll ex-
cellent combinatiSn Of syshp 81 Figs and
Elixir pf SIENNA, tie Californla Fig svrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
onthe neritsof thllaxative for its remark
able success.
That is one many reasons Why
Syrup Of Figs andElixir of SIENNA is given
the preference b the Well-Informed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine Manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup so., onlv md for sale
by all leading druggists Tee fifty cents
per bottle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
The Norst Was Yet 70 csna

A southrn pulpit Orator, on4 Sum
day mornag, was describing the ex-
perience dthe prodigal son. in his
endeavor tAimpress his hearers with
the shameand remorse that this
young man ielt and his desire 10 cast
away his licked doings, he spoke
thus:
'Dis young man got to thinking
about his msanness and his misery,
and he TUX ofhis coat and frewed it
away. And den he TUX off his vest
and frowed dat away. And denhe TUX
off his shirt andfrowed dat away too.
And den he come to hisself."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
OWN RAILROADS IN BRAZIL.
American and Canadian Capitalists
Securing Control.

American and Canadian capitalists
have secured a more or less perfect
control over the system of rail and
water transportation forming a belt
line" around the most productive por-
ton of Brazil, says the New York Sun.
In report to the bureau of manufac-
lures ConsuI-General G. e. Anderson
at Rio Janeiro says that this "belt
line with the help of the government
railroads and subsidized steamship
line, practically reaches every import
ant commercial center in the whole
republic. e.
the "belt line" system Of railroads
is distributed over the republic in
three main lines, as follows: The Sac
Paulo-Rio Grande railroad lines, which
cover the southeastern part of Brazil,
reaching into the coffee districts: the
Amazon Bolivian line, which connects
the republic of Bolivia and the great
rivers of tie northwestern part of
Brazil, VI is principally grazing
Amerss al intafests are now organ
iziRg syndicate for the further de-
gslopment of the Paraguayan and Bo-
livian connections. The amount Of
money at present. invested and which
will soon be invested in several en-
terprises now being begun, including
the Bolivian development, will prob
ably exceed $150,000,O00 The move
ment Of American railway and other
material to Brazil, he says, represents
the most active and the principal ele-
ment in the export trade of the United
States to Brazil and Bolivia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

To all who enclose
postage he will re-
ply telling how
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured him after he
had doctored and
had been in two
different hospitals
for Ell g h t e e n
months, suffering
intense pain in the
b a C k, lameness,
tWing e 8 when
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

stopping or lifting, languor, dizzy
spells and rheumatism. Before I
used Doan's Kidney Pills" says Mr.
Winney, Il weighed 143. After taking
10 or IL boxes I weighed 162 and was
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
AUTOS in ster Johns country.

Even in rkcte Abyssinia the day
Of the auto3biie has arrived. and
Germany tabeiaed occasion by the
forelock. III Megus has granted to
a German chpany a concession for
an automobA line connecting Adds
Abeba and Eeduna, which are six
days journelby ordinary caravan.
The motors b cover the distance in
two.-LondoA5lohe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
Strange Disease.

Two middle-aged women On s. car
were discussing the sickness Of two
children of one Of them. "Aad what
does the doctor say ails then?" asked
one. "The little child has some sort
of a fever" was the answer. "and he
said that the disease of the other was
epidemic" Its a sickness. I never
heard OF" responded mother number
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
The True Home.

Homes are not built of brick and
mortar. 1t is the people, not the places.
that make the homes; the face of a
smiling woman, the patter of tiny
feet and the music of children's voices,
aye, even the barking of dog and
the human look of joy at our coming
bring US the naneless charm that we
call home"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
ShAnateurs.

Splendid sEtacles, 2 that is the
definition toWas which athletics in
England are hduaiIy drifting, and
chiefly, it is tte feared, upon the
current of higf trained Profession
alism. The oI3ary man, conscious
of his own meF1re ability, is AFRAID
to venture fntoS field. North China
Herald. 81
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
To- This2

We offer One HunA Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh thaesnnot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure.
We the undersigI akaye known EsiJ Cheney
for the last is years, abeleve him perfectly non.
Orabie In all busin Essausnctione and financially
able to carry out snNg cations made BY his nrm'
WAE.pt K1ENANs q MARyIR,
Vssae Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hairs Catarrh Ctsuri taken Internally, acting
directly upon the u lotd mucous surfaceH OF Lha
system. TestiInoni alA free. Price 7a sEnts per
bottle. Sold BY a J.
Take Halls Fad flils for constipaFt hon
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
His Chronic Panic,

'I'm a panic VICTIM" began the
mendicant.
'Lost your position?" Queried the
kind citizen, handing over dime.
mo-" replied the other, pocketing
the coin, "but I'm scared to death of
work"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

TaylOr's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem,
edy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con,
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles
At druggists, 25c, SOC and $1.OO per bottle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
The Rem Of IL
= III IN IN OF IL
'Why has tina partiplar tress
more clappers II any other Ill the
play?"
Because she saaiSty belle
Iserved.

"How comes that this n1anufactur-
ing town eled a millionaire for
mayor?" askedhe stranger.
Ills populasy," drawled the ma
tive, came frdnsing perfumed gaso
line in his autI
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
Side Doors on Railway Cars.

Coaches with doors at the side in
stead of on the end are to be introduced
on the Southern Pacific railroad, &C.
cording to the Scientific American. This
paper states that President Hartman
4 short tire ago gave orders to have
"a number of new fine passenger
Aches built on this plan at the CON-
car shops at Sacramento. Says
Ter just named:
mau believes that cars thus
led will be much stronger and
kble than the style now used;
bat in case of wreck, there
lie danger of the coaches
Aeach other. These new
e a small passageway by
gers may go from one
her, but this will he SO
1T will not weaker the
e cars. Another fea
baches is the Of
euare window SeN
ow being By
d Its mot cars
new coaq ns
ut an ap me-
with the har'
at first III b
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

XXX e: i: !; 60; :: :;
direct to the farmer
on our frse trial plan. No capital
REQUIRED. Pay US when they pay
YOU. A lustime position for the right
man, Or. Aachin's xxx Remedies, Ex-
tracts. Toilets, Spices, Condition Pow
ders for stosk. Address with references,
xxx MEpgCIME CO.. Keokuk, Iowa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

recognized as a passenger vehicle
Some Of these cars will soon be com.
pleted and placed in commission on
the Southern Pacific western roads,"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

If people would neither borrow nor
lend there would be more lifelong
friendships.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

No action will be considered truly
good, unless the will was so, for by
the will the act was dictated.-seneca
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

When a girl gives you her cheek to
kiss in public it's sign she really
knows how to do it when nobody is
around.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

There are ten government polytech-
ME schools in Germany, having a to.
tai of 15,453 students. The one at
Berlin leads with an enrolment q
s,l2s.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
PROOF FoR TWO CENTS.
If You Suffer with Your Kidneys and
Back Write to This Man.

G. w. Winney, Medina, N. Y, In
vites kidney sufferers to write to him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
d the County Fair.

N the NOuuLy ar
"Doing d land-of1ce business, eh?"
remarked the man from the city.
"Wl1at h that you are selling, any
way"
"Blessad If I know myself, boss"
wbisnered the fakir at the county
fair. III has zigzag lires all over it
and when > woman coraes up / sell 1t
r. her asa skirt pattern and when q
man cones up sell it to him as
guaranteed and genuine map of Mars"
oNLY ONE ''BRoHIO QUININE"
mto+ "a IAIATIvE BROMO QUININE. Look foIp
IN nnas i 81 Of e. w. GROVE. Used the Worl$
a ove IL r. CaEss Cold in One Day. Csc.
The telsphone in France is little used
~, the public generally.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

PILES CURED IN TO IL DlYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cur any case
Of Itching, Blind Bleeding or ProtrudiH Piles in
to "A days or money refunded. soc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
BEGAN YouNk.
Had 4coftse Nerves. thin Yqath

when very younF began using
coffee and continur up Us the past
six months, writes ! W3as Girl.
Il had been exceed negEous.
thin and very sallow. u quitting
coffee and drinking 2 9s Food Cot
fee about d month NERVOUSNESS
disappeared and IS d returned.
This is the more emarle as am
a Primary teaes anhave kept
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
JH His Luck.

swell, old blow, l hear that your
aunt is dead
Eyes, she led yesterday" replied
the old feIlovomewhat sadly.
ct is the W.T. of the world. We must
an somdsEne. and ne old LILY
was wen advanced years. se left
a last win and testament, of durse?
/ understood she was wealthy.
ooh, yes, she left a will and tesla
ment," still more sadly.
"You were always a favorite + hers.
Your name was mentioned, Of Gurse?"
eyes," he replied. "my nahe was
mentioned. I'm to have the Tesla.
ment.'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

U0 PI 4CIIOdIIJ ILHPOHoAUIO'
The car is the work of Superintend-
ent of Motive Power McKeen Of the
Union Pacific and is greatly admired
by those who make a specially Of
railroad construction. 1t has a large
seating capacity. The car will soon
be placed in active service and others
will be Immediately turned out Of the
shops in case it proves successful.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
FcInating Game.

A precociol little girl living on one
of the crowd business thorough
fares of the ty was In the habit of
gazi aaaat 2 swindoW at the busy
sire purs at. 49, N
e adys@ III & find
SO eresting in the
sire 49, lei mother one day.
"Oh," camd the wise reioinder,
''just watchi1 the cars go pro and
con."-Harpe1 Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14
$50 AN HOUR III: Il; II; e: &; !:
MERRY GO ROUNDS

We also manufacture Razzle Dazzles. Strikers, etc
Observation-Disclosures CO.. General Amusement
utftters. Dept. NJ. NORTH ToNowANDA.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

nnnm@W NEW DISCOVERY; gives
0s&~ - quick relief and cures worst cases.
Book of testimonials and 10 days treatment FREE
Or. H Il GREEN'S SOM Bog r. ATLANTA. GA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-12-14

these ailments can be cured in ~ hours. thereby
avoiding lameness. A 2sc bottla is large enough
to prove its wonderful value. Buy today
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-30
five MEASURES PUT
FORWARD FOR PEACE
LAKE MoHoNk CONFERENCE
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS.
RRoAp VIEW is TAKEN
No Provision Looking for Limitation
Of Armaments Made--Mexican
Ambassador Urges Drago
Doctrine.

Lake Mohonk, N. Y, May 25.-The
recommendations, which the Lake MO
honk conference on international ar.
bitration will send. to the international
peace conference soon to convene at
The Hague, will contain no WORD on
the subject of disarmament or limita.
tion of ornaments. This was deter
mined upon Tuesday when the con-
ference, after long debate, declined
to accept an amendment to the plat
form proposed by Edwin d. Mead, of
Boston, which declared that the con-
ference earnestly hopes the subject
of limitation of ornaments will be
freely and fully discussed at The
Hague conference.
The five measures recommended by
the committee are as follows:
"Third-A general arbitration treaty
for the settlement of international dis
putes.
"Fourth-The establishment of the
principle of the inviolability of limo
cent private property at sea in time
of war
"Fifth-A declaration to the effect
that there should be no armed inter
vention for the collection of private
claims when the debtor nation is will
ing to submit such claims to arbitra-
ton.
I'VE recommend in accordance with
our resolution of last year the consid.
Grafton by The Hague conference of a
plan for the naturalization of ocean
trade routes"
An amendment offered by Edward
d. Mead, of Boston, declaring that
the conference earnestly hopes the
subject of limitation of ornaments
will be freely and fully discussed at
The Hague conference was defeated
by vote of SO to 81.
Favors Drago Doctrine.
In an address defining the attitude
of Mexico, Enrique Creel, ambassador
of Mexico to the United States, said
that his country always had upheld
the principle of arbitration, but that
Mexicans do not believe the time is
ripe for unrestricted arbitration. He
spoke in favor of the Drago doctrine.
Ignacio Calderon, Bolivian minister
to the United States, expressed the
hope that the great powers would end
the "disgraceful practice" of collect.
ing debts by force ....
Francis B. Loomis, former assistant
secretary of state, delivered an adj
dress in advocacy of the Pan-Ameri.
can railroad to connect New York and
Buenos Aires.