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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

The village inn at Addington, Eng.
land, has been tenanted by the mem.
bers of one family since the reign OF
Henry VII. On the death of the moth.
er of the present hostess she left
no son, but only three daughters
survived her, The three sisters in
turn took possession, and the present
hostess is the last Of them. The Jolly
Millers' inn at Newman. Cambridge.
shire, has been kept by a family
named Musk for the last 400 years.
It is recorded in Cambridge annals
that Queen Elizabeth once stopped
here and drank quart of Eye olde
English ayle'' without getting down
from her horse.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25
49, - s5Sa'sasS'Bs
The Third Person
BY Owen Oliver
Observation-Disclosures
Copyright by Joseph B. Bowes)

If there were she-Mormons- You are
looking horribly cross, George"
"Umph!"
1T doesn't suit your style Of
beauty"
"Umph!"
Your conversation is monotonous!"
sat down on the trunk beside
her.
The fact is Riddle, I've had a
shock. I've only just realized that
you are grown up. It's very nice for
you, and you've grown up very nicely.
But it isn't nice at all for me. lose
such jolly little chum."
She took my arm impulsively
"Oh, you don't! Only / thought"
She stopped and looked down at heY
shoes.
Thinking is > new pastime for
you"
She glanced at me reproachfully.
You always say things like that.
That 10 why I think-at least, I don't
think-only-"
Tell me, dear" I put my hand on
her shoulder
Il thought perhaps that, now was
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Boycott against American goods in
China has been suppressed. The
American consul general at Canton
reports a striking punishment for
those who tried to further it in that
province. The viceroy has com.
PEELED the association which promoted
the attempt at boycott to turn over
the money in its treasury to a pub.
lie hospital. Thus money intended
to make trouble will go toward allevi.
ating it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

The dereIict is one Of the great
dangers of the sea. Hulks of abandon
ed vessels often float about for months
and cover distances of thousands OF
miles, being of course menace to
every ship which traverses their vi
einity. The government has done
good work in ascertaining the where.
abouts Of such perils and blowing UP
and sinking the derelicts. A revenue
cutter is about to be constructed
which will be designed especially for
this duty, in addition to her regular
service. She will have great steam.
ing radius.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Al dealer in antiquities sold to one
of the subjects of Kaiser Wilhelm an
Egyptian mummifed cat, which was
found to be stuffed with copies of 8
modern London newspaper. This is
q relic which would have probably
p1eased the innocents who travelled
abroad under the personal supervision
of Mark Twain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Between st. Petersburg and Tsars
zoe selo there is a special line, with
. private station at each end, for the
exclusive use of the imperial family.
Every yard of it is constantly guard
co. and the car himself often drives
the locomotive-of course, under the
superintendent of the proper driver
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25
Don't Fit the Case,

"You shouldn't have hit that man
wlss called you liar"
Shouldn't, hey?"
No; you should have demanded
the proof, and if he could not produce
1t he would IpTeebeen branded as a
falsiher."
That's all right ethically, but I
knew he had the proof Philadelphia
Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

A French writer on the subject &C
cepts as correct the estimate that
within tho last nine years the period
which practically covers the develop
ment of the machines not less than
$4,000 automobiles have been manu-,
featured, valued in the aggregate at
q billion dollars. And he freely con.
cedes that in this line of effort the
United States takes first place. Con.
sidering the start the countries OF
the old world, particularly France,
were given, this admission is partieu.
larly interesting and highly compli.
mentary to. the land Of the free and
the home of the auto-loyer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Citizens of a New Hampshire town
which is infested with moths have
shown that they know what patriot.
ism means and what the flag stands
for. One article in the warrant for
the town meeting called for an ap
preparation to exterminate the moths,
another for money with which to buy
a new flag. The first was accepted,
the second rejected. The people
agreed that the old flag could serve
every purpose of Woodworking and
able-bodied flag for at least one more
year; but they knew that the moths
would net wait.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

The so-called sacred cattle of India
which have recently been imported
into Texas by Mr.. Borden of that
state, were shipped from KarachI
with the sanction and under the care.
full watch of the United States de
partment of agriculture. Most of the
animals were bulls. Should the ex.
pectation of the imperviousness OF
their hides to ticks and also their
breeding qualities be demonstrated,
ii is likely that other shipments OF
India live stock will follow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

The conservative party of Cuba has
adopted q platform the first plank OF
who advocates continuance OF
Am arican control in the island. The
relation Of Cuba to the United States
ii certain to be a political issue fo1
many years to come.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

u
II is recalled that James Bryce is
one OIL the very few men who have
SET loot upon the top Of Mount Ararat.
Inls was nearly 80 years ago. The
mountain is over 1900 feet in
height.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25
"Our Best socia+,, ~

Goyerness Tin Smart Set family)-
Why, how loving you children are!
such affection between brother and
sister is delightful to see.
Clive-Yes'm. Were playin' grown.
ups. I'm the husband an Barbara she's
the maid Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Alnlon G. Merwin, the oldest school
teacher In New York city in point OF
service, viii retire from active work
WITH this years close of school and
win take his first vacation as teach
eli iii 60 years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Mr.. DeGraw, the fourth assistant
postmaster general, having examined
tho records of all the rural carriers
iii the country, awards the palm to a
Maine woman, who has made her trips
I'm the face of rain and snowstorms
which kept the entire community with
in doors"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

on the Tombigbee river, Alabama.
u enough limestone to supply a ce.
ment plant for 100 years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

"A professor in Copenhagen univer.
slty Is said to chloroform plants. Aft.
er several days they bud in great pro,
fusion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

a large Filipino Methodist Episco.
pal church is in process of erection
n prominent locality in the city OF
Manila.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

mere are 10 women in the Finnish
ulee' The chances are that the clo-
ture rule will soon prevail there.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Intentions. own
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25
Burden We We

Burden We WosId All Assume
Rich may be burden, but few ii.
US are Wiling to kick at burden q
thar kind. -'ssA -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

Goal oil was first used as an illum.
inant in 1926.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-25

scheming. : 80 y
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
One View of the More
Recent Developments.

f"AIAmluE0lun AuNelliStlsi
The mix-up In New Mexico political
matters is getting sensational In al
dition to the four special agents from
Washington who have been at work
for several weeks at Santa Fe two
more have arrived. 4 genuine sensa-
lion was sprung last Saturday when
Judge McFie, al the solicitation ot
Special Agent Gordon. Of the attor-
ney generals office in Washington,
asked for the resignation Of District
Clerk Rergere of the First district,
Bergere is the brother-in-law Of Solo
mon Luna. the most powerful man In
New Mexico. and 10 is a foregonc con-
clusion that II Mr.. Luna could do
nothing to hold Bergere's job no Of
fetal in New Mexico Is safe II the spe-
cial gents say that he must go. The
reason for the removal has not been
made public. neither Judge McF1e q
the agents could be induced to give
any reason.
Last week the territory of New Mex
leo. through the attorney general ana
Assistant United States Attorney Con
eral McHarg. interviewed in the suit OF
H.. o.. Bursum against The territory
for an accounting of the pcnitentiary
funds. with q bill of exceptions. The
bill u exceptions. nineteen In num-
Der. make an interesting supplement
to the Stafford report. which had gain
ed wide distribution before 1t had
even been submitted or passed upon
by the court. What the people Of the
territory desire Is hat the penitentia-
~ matter he siftcd 90 The bottom by
a competent and noupurtisan author
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08

ity. The first expert who went over
the books was not IN sympathy with
Bursum and his report WAS adj
verse TO him. The Stafford report
found that the territory owed Mr..
Bursum several thousand dollars.
the report was Intensely partisan and
III favor Of MIR. Bursum. Il is obvi-
GUS that there can be only one correct
report ana II IL Is impossible To get at
the matter FOR any reason The people
want to know. 10 would seem that
the only certain Thing that has been
proved ls that those books were not
kept in q practical manne or they
could not have become so mixed up.
II is evident that the special agents
are going into the matters IN detail
and without fear or favor. and when
they get through there may be a
number 81 chronic office holders less
In the territory. II is also possible
that The regular" organization may
be slightly out 81 joint and o few
broken cqgs in the machine. but this
viii Dee am the better for The people of
New Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TOSENOCLEVER
SOUVENIRS
Tiny Mexican SombreroS viii.
Go to the irrigation Congress
From AIbuQuerQue-Big Del
egation Going.

Albuuuerque's representation at tho
next national irrigation congress boz
Sacramento neNt month b. assured
President G. l.. Brooks Of the Conn
mercial club has already secured the
names of nine men who viii attend
the congress as delegates from Albu-
querque while several Others have
practically agreed 10 go. II has been
determined that Albuquerque's cone
trlbution To- the New Mexico adveiJia-
ing campaign win be a set Of several
hundred Mexican sombreros 10 be dee
Grated with ribbons bearing the CitN's
emblems and notices, while a large
collection OF first class photographs
VIII finish up THIS eity's portion oft
the advertising campaign. Albuqurr-
cue viii go TO the congress prepared
to make the claims ana advantages
of this city thoroughly known.
Mr.. Wesley Merritt. industrial
commissioner of the Santa Fe, has
given assurance OF his hearty support
In the campaign 10 capture the con
gress for Albuquerque. and New Mex
leo from present indications, Wlll
br united in the effort.
Mr.. Brooks has been definitely ae-
vised that n rate of $40. which in
cludes san Francisco and Sacramento.
has been made from Albuquerque for
the congress.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
The County That Is
Always Happy.

AAEAfA iAAl'Aaf
There Is no word that contains NOR
real significanCe than the one word
Home" Associated with nome are
our first recolletions and 20 lie there
in peace our last request. The pio-
neers OF America fought the savages
wild beasts ana hunger TO get-a
home. The home Is the very bulwafk
of n goVernment-and the better the
home, the better the government that
Is hound TO result.
Those thoughts are suggested by the
many beautiful homes which line the
valleys of san Juan county. y. NJ. ana
by The fact that opportunities to make
many more such abiding places ar
abundant and cheap,
with a temperate and health-giving
climate. ineXhaustible Coal and water
supply, fertile soil. great natural re-
sources and favorable location. the
county of san Juan needs only to be
thoroughly advertised to attract hun-
dreds of thrifty American homeseek-
ers. What j. needed most here is an
immigration that understands and
takes advantage of the opportunitic
IN horticulture. ANY country b q can
grow such Incompatible fruits as san
Juan county produces Is too valuable
grow grain and hay. Cut up the
large ranches ana produce the real
value from this soil
Nor a total peach or apple failure
here In the past eighteen years.
We have lots of fruit I'm this year Or
universal fruit failure.
Where Is the fruit country that con
equal or excel NJ
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
BROTHERS IN
{ n R N D j s
CONTRACT
ROAD GRADING
BIGGEST JOB IN AMERICA
A, CaShion, Superintendent
Tells of the Progress of Great
Southern Pacific Railway
Project in Mexico.

All that delays the building Of the
Cananea, Yaqui River and Pacific
road north from Mazatlan IS the ar
rival of 10, 000.0 600 bounds of heavy
rails that will arrive there within tbs
next few days by steamers.
j A. Cashion, president of the
Grant Bros. Construction company.
who is working 1,5O0 men and 1,000
mules on the Yaqui river road. while
IN Tucson Monday stated that fifteen
kilometers of the new road have al
ready been graded out Of Mazatlan,
and will be laid with rails as Don as
they arrive.
70 handle the immense tonnage of
rails several large lighters have been
built and are completed at Mazatlan.
on account of lack Of facilities at
MaZatlan the railroad mas been forced
to build a long wharf out into the
bay, where ocean ships will unload
rails, ties and other material to be
used In construction.
With the arrival Of rails the Grant
company Will rush work faster than
ever, laying rails and keeping up with
the grading as close as possible. Big
forces of men are now at both ends
Of the line, working toward each
other.
Cashion Is now handling one OF the
biggest railroad construction PROPOSE
lions on the continent. The Southern
Pacific Is hiring all the men who can
be gotten to build track as fas as pos
sible. Under their concessions from
the Mexican government 50 many
miles of track must be laid and OPP
Grated within a year.
Agents Of the Southern Pacific are
in the orient. employing all the la
borers who can be had. Not long ago
100 Russians were landed AT Mazat-
Ian, and are working there. Many Of
them have deserted the grading camps
and are maxine their way 10 the bor-
der. which they hope to cross and get
the United states.
Cashion spent an hour with Colonel
Randolph yesterday. discussing
Of Mexican railroad construe-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
The Safeguard of
Publicity.
CLas Vegas Optlc.D

VAS NtkhN ,lllhst
The special agents Of the govern
mept who are investigating alleged
land frauds az Santa Re and Ration
should and no doubt viii have the AS
sistance of the territorial officials ia
every possible way. While lew people
believe that there Is any real lee
for the examination, or hat there has
been anything crooked In the manner
of disposing OF the public lands. the
investigation viii do no harm. The
people of the territory will feel dou-
bly, assured that the public lands are
being honestly administered and tho
money properly applied. II affords a
degree of publicity that Is bound to
be helpful.
Publicity Is the greatest safeguard
against dishonesty and graft. All
boards or individuals who are hand
ling public property and public money
should be required by law to publish
from time to time. a detailed state
ment Of their transactions. And u
should be SO plain that the most SIM
pie minded citizen could readily grasp
what the true conditions really are. u
Is no reflection upon the honesty of
an official to ask him To lake the pen-
pie whom he serves into his conf
dence. His refusal to do so affurd-
Just grounds for suspicion,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
GREAT |NRUSH OF
SETTLERS INTO
ALASKA
Three Million Acres of Rich
Land viii Be Thrown Open in
Northwest Territory on Sep
TENDER 30.

At a distance Of some nifty miles
south of tn" arctic circle. 2~.gSO.OO0
acres of land viii be opened for set
Element In Alaska ON september 80
by a recent order Of the secretary OF
the interior, This great tract Of lana
has been held In reserve for a national
Forest around Norton BAY, but the
project was abandoned, so many were
the demands for entry on the land.
which had been found more suitable
for settlement. say the New York Tri-
bune. The spring rush for Alaska
overwhelmed steamship accommoda.
lions and filed up the wharves at
Seattle with household freight. but the
order of the secretary Is expected To
prolong the rush up TO the approach
Of winter. Alaska has been in the
thrOes Of a general strike and tie-ur.
but as is usual in such eases this fea-
ture Is wearing itself out. These trou-
bles were cause by the shortage OF
labor in southeastern Alaska, owing to
the activity OF railway building and
the development of new mines. culmi-
In a general demand for higher
wages.
Has n Mild Climate.
Agriculture Is proceeding hand IN
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08

hand with The efforts of the gov
eminent experimental stations.
which are constantly determining
what win grow which heretofore has
been exotic To the soil. So far. alt
the harder vegetables have been mace
TO thrive, and in the large valleys of
the interior experiments are being
made. with every prospect Of success.
TO grow hay. grain n stock feed
capable Of maintaining work animals.
The large valley along the Susitnu
river IN central Alaska. extending
north from Cooks inlet and Resur-
rection bay. II Is declared. has a mild
climate all the year. owing to the warm
currents Of the ocean. and will grow
almost anything that Is raised in tenn
perate zones.
New Lines of Railroad.
Most important Alaska has been
the improvement OF the transportation
facilities. both ON steamship and rail-
way lines. In the Susitna valley the
Alaska Central railway last year hal
forty-seven and a half miles Of stand
ard gauge track with its roadbedin ey-
Cellent shape. The series of tunnels
and heavy grade work FOR the neXt six
and a half milo were 80 per cent
completed last year and are now
about 10 be opened. The seven TUNES
In this section are $500 feet long ana
with their completion rains vii have
hfty-four miles OF track. The line
aims for Fairbanks. M%onatuska coal
fields and the Yukon 400 miles north,
ward. The Copper River railway line
has completed twenty miles Of road
from Cordova and It's grade was done
almost TO Copper river at the close Of
last season. Much Of the heavy roCk
work through the Ahercrombie conyon
of the Copper river was completed.
Tanana Mines Road.
The Tanana Mines railway had in
operation when the snowfall began
last autumn thirty-siN miles Of road.
from Chenate Gilmore through Fair
banks. The Copper River and North
western railway has about completed
twenty miles of grading north from
Valdez and surveyors We're laying out
other routes. including n from Ca
Italia to the Kayak coal fields ana
thence parallel with the Copper river
railway. The Valdez and Yukon rail.
way had completed It's wharf and o.
fee, laid one mile of standard grade
track and graded part Of its roadbed.
The solomon river had extended It's
line To Casadepaga and pushed con-
structlon TO reach Council City.
Headed for Nome.
The Nome and Arctic railway had
purchased the Wild Goose Railway
and and pushed its line toward Kou-
garck. The Alaska Short Line railway
with terminals az Illiama bay pro-
poses to push on To Nome. Most Of
these lines are anxious to build into
Kayak coal fields. where coal Is plen-
tiful and of high grade for cooking
ana general use.
The permanent white population OF
Alaska IL now 3S. 900, with 5000 mo-
MAIDS at work here and there. The In
crease now averages $500 souls "A
year, a figure which the coming OPEN
ing Of lands Is expected To swell ma
terially. These people shipped to the
last year 29.339.2 worth Of
gold, silver, copper n merchandise.
in the form of fish products. Gable.
telegraph and mail connections are
being generally extended and already
Alaska Is ambitious to become a state.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-08
NO PESS|M|ST IS
HURLEY Of THE
SANTA FE
GENERAL MANAGER OF
SYSTEM TALKS PROSPERITY
viii Go to Santa Fe Today
With Party of Railroad Men
TO be Present at Inaugural
ton of Governor Curry.

Whoever says that the United
states IS in hard straits should inves-
tfgate the wonderful products, agri-
cultural and mineral, Of the great
southwest, and they would be at once
convinced that il is time TO dry up
This is the way General Manager j.
F.. Hurley, of the santa Fe system,
concluded a little interview with Il
Morning Journal reporter last night
on conditions in the country in gem
eral ana along the Santa Fe and in
New Mexico in particular.
The Santa Fe railroad has never
been in better condition than now"
said Mr.. Hurley. "The road IS hand
ling an enormous and constantly in
creasing volume of business, and the
big wheat crop OF Kansas. with the
corn crop hat Is going to follow it..
one of the biggest in the history of
the state, is going to put a heavy tax
not only on the Santa Fe. but on all
railroads in the state. Seventy thou
sand acres have been planted to sugar
heets In Colorado this season, most Of
the acreage being along the Santa Fe.
which VIII produce enough sugar TO
supply a nation. Even more extern
sive planting plans are under way for
the coming year"
Mr.. Hurley says thai New Mexico
mining conditions, particularly in the
coal producing regions, were never
better o the outlook brighter.
Mr.. Hurley came As far as Las
Vegas with President T.. p. Ripley,
who has gone to Grand Canyon to
meet Secretary of the Interior Gar
field. He said he did not know Mr..
Garfield's plans.
MY present trip Is merely one of
inspection" said Mr.. Hurley. we
are going to Santa Fe tomorrow
morning to be present at the inaugu-
ration Of Governor Curry, returning
here tomorrow night. We then expect
to Ga over the Rio Grande division, re-
turning 10 Belen to go yer the East
ern Railway Of New Mexico. the Pecos
valley and Northeastern and then bfck
TO headquarters"
With Mr.. Hurley are II. w. sharpe,
general superintendent of the western
grand division. La Junta c. II. Gaunt.
assistant general manager. Topeka. 9.
A.. Morse. chief engineer. Topeka ".
J. faUtZ. assistcut - the general
manager. Topeka; J. Il. Kurn. divis-
superintendent, Las Vegas. c. w.
I<ouns. freight traffic manager, chi
cago; y. w. Jacobs, assistant general
superintendent Of machinery; G. Hast
specialist in the mechanical de-
partment.