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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
NleHTcAps IN VOGUE AGAIN.
Women Returning to the Fashion Of
Their Grandmothers.

Fashionable women have revived
the use of the nightcap. It was dis
carded at least half a century ago, ex-
cept by grandmothers and elderly
spinsters, but now, according to the
Diapers Record, it has again become
An indispensable part of woman's out
fit and is included in all trouseaux.
The revival is partly ascribed to the
doctors. Their incessant advocacy of
well ventilated bedrooms has, in the
absence of over door transoms in
English houses, resulted in bedroom
windows being opened at night, and
wintry draughts too trying. Another
and more distressing cause is alleged
by hairdressers. These say that e1ab-
crate coiffures are being desired.
These are helped by stylish transfer
nations, which are detached at night.
To facilitate this arrangement it is
said that many ladies have their hair
cropped rendering nightcap neces-
sary. Their grandmothers practised
the same fclly. Moreover, the new
manner of dressing the hair, which in
PRODUCES an exceptionally careful pro-
cess of undulation and is submitted to
by women three times week, calls
for the use of the protecting nightcap
to preserve the freshness of the Golf
fura.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
Hoarhound affY.

This is an old-time candy that Our
grandmothers deemed effectual for
hoarseness and cough. Cover half
ounce of dried hoarhound leaves with
a gill of boiling water, and stand aside
for an hour, closely covered. Strain
through a cheesecloth, squeezing until
all the juice is extracted. Put this
with a pound of brown sugar in a
saucepan, add two tablespoonfuls Of
water and a tablespoonful of lemon
juice or vinegar, stir until the sugar
is dissolved, remove the spoon and
cook without stirring until a little
dropped in cold water is brittle. Pour
into a creased pan and mark, when
partly cold, into squares. If these
candies are too bitter for your taste
lessen the amount of the hoarhound
a little.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
Almond Cream Cake.

Beat the whites of ten eggs, and
onto this sift one and one-half cups
of powdered sugar and one cup OF
flour, into which is stirred a large
teaspoonful of cream of tartar; stir
gently and bake in jelly pans. For
cream take a half a pint Of sweet
cream, the yo1ks of three eggs, a
tablespoon of powdered sugar, tea
spoonful of cornstarch which has
been dissolved smoothly in little
milk. Beat the yolks and sugar to-
gether with this, boil the cream, and
stir these ingredients in, as for any
cream filling, only make little thick
er; into this mix half pound OF
blanched almonds which have been
chopped very fine; put together like
jelly cake and over the top stick the
remaining half pound of nuts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
vARHIsH IS NOT WANTED.
Distinctly Out of Place on Dining
Room Table.

When buying q dining room table
Insist that the yarnish be removed
from the top. The comfort of such
a table, when SO treated, can only be
appreciated by those who have had
the varnish removed, as any hot dish
can then be placed on it without fear
of defacing the wood, says writer in
Good Housekeeping. A woman can
easily remove the varnish from an old
table with any Of the "varnish remov.
ers'' to be obtained at paint shop.
Wash the table and, when thorough
ly dry, oil it with boiled linseed oil.
Rub the oil well into the grain of the
wood until it has all been absorbed.
sure test would be to pass small
piece of white satin over it and when
it remains unsoiled the table is ready
for use. Once each week, thereafter,
clean carefully with a damp cloth;
then dry and take two by tWo-inch
piece of tissue paper wet with oil and
go over the top Of the table, following
this with careful rubbing. In a few
weeks you secure higher polish than
ever before. If more oil is used for
the weekly oiling it accumulates and
the table is harder to care for.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
NAILS IN THE WALLS.
Rlemishes That the Careful House.
keeper Will Avoid.

1t is great pity to see how care
less many people are about driving
nails into the walls with utter disre-
gard to the paper. It may be all very
we'll if the picture is always to remain
where it is placed, but If it is moved
an unsightly blemish is left on the
wall. Most houses have picture rails
nowadays, especially on the first floor,
and this removes any necessity for
large pictures to be hung from nails.
For small pictures it is possible to
suspend a small rod with brass-tipped
ends from the picture molding, and
to this rod attach the pictures by
gilt wires.
At the back of pictures hung
against a delicate wallpaper it is wise
to paste morrow slices from bottle
corks against the two lower corners
Of the frame. These prevent the pic
lures from rubbing against the wall,
and the cork knobs do not make
marks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
About Eonthafhs.

While a nightly bath is excellent.
the feet should not be soaked oftener
than once a week, unless they are
sore from walking or standing.
In that case dissolve a bit Of wash
ing soda the size of the thumbs end
in a basin of water, as hot as can be
borne.
Soak the feet in this ten minutes,
rinse in clear hot water, wipe dry
and rub and knead with the bare
hand for five minutes.
For perspiration--especially often
siye-never let hot water touch your
feet. Battle nightly in cold water
with borax in it. For tender or burn
ing feet nothing is better than a
strong sea-salt bath, either hot or
cold.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
rips FOR THE BACHELORS.
New Industry in England Called Forth
by Modern Conditions,

New Industry in England Called Forth
by Modern Conditions.
An excited man announces with an
exclamation point that ut appears
that the halolike arrangement which
decorates the women of the time is
formed by wrapping the hair around
q frame! How much more of their
general appearance is created by
frame contrivances?" he asks of Lon
don Truth.
The editor tries to reassure him by
saving that while man is necessarily
ignorant OF the secrets Of modern
woman's surface composition, this cir
cumstance has produced new indus
try which is described in the following
letter:
$40 Maddox Street, London, W.
cir. Woman is an expert in marry
irg man is not. propose to enlight-
en- him. For that purpose have
founded the Bachelors Information
bureau at this address, and should
he much obliged to you if you would
announce this circumstance in your
letter in next weeks issue Of the
Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
FURIOUS HUMoR ON CHILD.
Itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body
Nothing Helped Her-Cuticura
Cures Her in Five Days.

after my granddaughter Of about
seven years had been cured of the
measles, she was attacked about a
fortnight later by a furious itching and
painful eruption all over her body,
especially the upper part of it, forming
watery and bleeding sores, especially
under the arms, of considerable size.
She suffered great deal and for three
weeks we nursed her every night,
using all the remedies we could think
of. Nothing would help. We tried the
Cuticura Remedies and after twenty
four hours we noted considerable i'm
provement, and after using only one
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies,
in five consecutive days the little one,
much to our joy, had been entirely
cured, and has been well for long
time. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht, R. F. D. No.
3, Bakersfield, CAL, June 25 and July
20, 1867
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20

Having an exceptionally large and
varied circle of acquaintance, both in
London and the provinces, have also
secured the services of Well-chosen
staff of women, whose advantages in
this direction are almost on a level
with my own. So well organized is
the system that there is scarcely an
unmarried woman of the prosperous
classes in England with whom some
member of my staff is not intimately
acquainted. Should bachelor apply
to this office, on payment of five
pounds five shillings he will receive
which it is the object Of the bach
elors' information bureau to render,
and viii, therefore, lend US your valu-
able support. Faithfully yours.
Mrs ADELAIDE TREWRODY
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
For Bound Shoulders.

To remedy round shoulders stand in
the usual position" raise the arms
sideways, palms upward. Hold the
head well back, chin in. With the
arms thus stretched cut on a level
with the shoulders describe circle
with them about IL inches in diane
ter at the finger tips. During this
movement contract the muscles at
the back of the neck and about the
shoulder blades, holding the chest
high and breathing deeply. This ex-
ercise, if practiced longer and long
er each day, will straigthen the back.
raise the chest, and tend to decrease
the waist measure.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20

An eminent specialist claims that
there is no such thing as growing
pains" We have been taught that
when a child has stinging pains in
the limbs, shoulders, or other parts
of the body it is an indication that
the body is growing, and therefore
most parents welcome the news of
such suffering in children.
The physician referred to above
claims that growing pains are muscu-
lar rheumatism, and should have inn
mediate attention. Something is
wrong, and steps should be taken at
once to learn why the child's blood
is not in perfect condition.-Health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
An Aaed Cat.

There seems to be great difference
of opinion as to the age to which cat
may live. There is a record of one
which lived to over % years, being
hale and hearty to within few
months of it's death. 1t was male
yellow tabby of large size and very
intelligent. When it came of age at 81
it Was presented with silver collar
with suitable inscription.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
NewfoundIand HERRING Catch.

The Canadian commercial agent at
st. Johns, reporting to the trade and
commerce department, says that the
total catch of winter herring in New
foundland was valued at $452.144, Of
accurate information as to how much
of the lady of his choice is natural and
how much is artificial.
feel sure that you viii perceive at
once the importance of the services
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
Many Children Take Sacrament.

A notable confirmation took place
recently in Dublin, at the pro-cathed-
raj. Archbishop Walsh conferred the
sacrament of confirmation on nearly
a thousand children. The actual con-
ferring lasted two hours, and the cere-
mony was concluded by the admins
tering Of the temperance pledge and a
strong exhortation to the children to
discharge faithfully all their religious
duties.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
German Silver Ruttone.

Big buttons of German silver quaint
ly carved are being brought home by
all the returning travellers. They will
be particularly nice to put on the little
cutaway spring suit of gray or black.
Odd buttons of chased gold, dull in
tone, are also being collected, and
ones of cut jet or steel for dressier
toilettes are equally good form.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20

which the catch of American vessels
represented $26S,596, and of the
Canadian and Newfoundland vessels
$1S3,54S, an increase on the part Of
the latter and decrease for the Amer.
leans as compared with previous years.
Ottawa Citizen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
How to Keen Younu.

All the facial messages, all the
creams and lotions in the world will
not enable a woman to keep young
unless she keeps her heart young at
the same time; for, as Dorothy Quig.
ley says: Thoughts pencil your
face" and sweet, bright thoughts
bring their reward in a sweet, bright
expression.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
White Cake.

fake three cups of -four, two cups
of sugar. two teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder: to this add one cup Of fresh
butter, one of sweet milk, and the
whites of five eggs; mix well and
bake in a loaf. Line the TIN with bu.
tered paper to prevent burning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
For = Sore Throat.

An excellent and cleansing gargls
is made by adding large saltspoonful
Of salt and carbonate of soda mixed in
equal quantities to a glass of water.
To insure speedy recovery, the
throat should be well gargled several
times daily with the mixture.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
Don't Talk Too Much.

Don't be too ready with advice If
your opinion is really needed, it is SIRE
to be asked for. People who force ad.
vice upon one have not sufficient tact
to be best" friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20

She, lying calm in death, was wept
for by millions of her people, was
spoken of tenderly and with praise by
a whole world. She was one woman
of the nineteenth century. Women
will look backward to her through
ages to come. She loved deeply and
with a faithful soul, she was tender,
she was steadfast, she was clear Of
brain, judicial and strong. She was,
too, a mans queen as we'll as wo.
mans. Her powers had no sex; yet
it is well, indeed, for womanhood that
such ruler was woman, that such
a woman was a queen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

(Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, now
Mrs Stephen Townsend. is too well known
70 require any word of introduction. An
english woman by birth and present resi-
dence, though her fame was made during
the many years that she resided in the
United States, her admiration for the late
queen Of England as shown in the follow
ing article, comes from her heart. The
author of THAT Lass O. Lowries," Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroy," "a Lady of Quail
ity," His Grace of Ormonde'' and 1.-The
Making of a Warehouses" writes of the
great queen with her usual literary
charm)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20
An
IDEAL Woman
RuLer

. By Frances Hodgson Burnett g.
Famous Author Pays Tribute to
Late Queen of England-Victoria
Possessed the Genius of Great
Heart-Her Wonderful Mentality
Her Sympathy for Those in
Distress--Charles Dickens Paints
Her Loneliness at Eighteen
Her Unconscious Appeal to Eng
lish Chivalry-Her Home Happy
and Her Children Loved.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20

y
charm)
In all the countries of the civilized
world there prevailed spirit of SYM
pathetic sadness. Over every city,
town and hamlet in England, Scotland
and Wales there hung a cloud In
great, rich, ancient London people
walked the streets with grave faces.
Festivities were postponed, social
plans were altered In the old church
es prayers were offered. One closing
anthem was played with sorrowful
softness which made it prayer in it.
self and those who heard passed out
into the air with tears. This because
one woman-one aged woman-lay dy-
ing.
1t was 81 years after night on
which a girl-a mere child creature in
her teens-was awakened from her
sleep to be told that she was the
queen Of England. There is a popular
picture of the incident, in which she
stands, touchingly young and grave,
holding out a hand that an old man
WHO huSGl5 3DSAOtC uEE lAdy h1SS ~ III
doing homage to his sovereign.
Her sense of the responsibility Of
her position was thing like genius.
In all things touching it she was al
ways grave, always sagacious and
beautifully earnest. A young girl
even young woman-might have
been forgiven many things for which
the nation this young creature was
born to rule was never called upon to
forgive her.
One very interesting feature of her
iife was that people made no habit of
speaking of her as brilliant woman.
It has been said that she was good,
it has been accepted that she was
intelligent, but comparatively little
stress has been laid upon her brain
power. Yet there has been no other
queen in the history of the world
whose reign was so marked by for.
ward movement and who herself so
moved with her time and so strongly
influenced it. She had genius for
rectitude, a genius of the conscience,
and, 1t may be added, the genius OF
a great heart. But she possessed also
a foresight that was extraordinary
One truth is surely fixed-that in the
future no record of statecraft, politics
or social ethics can point to an act OF
Victoria of England which was either
unjust, ignoble or careless. To each
thing she did she brought all that the
gods gave her Of the reasoning OF
both heart and brain. All her use OF
power tended to the development OF
public good, to the aiding of humane
ends, to the broadening of the ways
for the intelligent, the striving and
the sane in ambition.
The time has gone by when for a
woman to be virtuous was all that
was demanded of her. This time
passed in Victoria's day. Its passing
was the inevitable result of the de.
velopment of the race and of the in.
crease of it's mental desires-but it
would not have passed with such ease
and rapidity in England if the woman
who sat upon the throne had been
merely collection of moralities, how.
soever excellent and necessary to so.
cial safety. England-conservatI
obstinate, pugnaciously self-centered
-..~~.>~.,>~.-~>~c-e-.>~~~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-20


Little BODY wrote an essay on bees
as follows:
1.-THE bee is a queer sort Of an in
sect, that gives people few points
that they don't appreciate. The queen
bee bosses the hive, just like ma
bosses our house. The drone bee is
like pa; he don't care much about
work. There are other kinds of bees,
including political bees, quilting bees
and husking bees. But the best bees
of ali are the kissing bees. There is
kissing bee in our parlor every Sun
day night and get nickel not to tell
about it. When it comes to a choice
of bees, give me kissing bee every
time"
WANTED-For y. S. Army, able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages
of q and 35; citizens of United States,
Of good character and temperate hab-
its, who can speak, read and write
English; for information apply to re-
cruiting officer, 126 N. Court, Mem
phis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jonesboro,
Ark; Union City, Tenn; Caruthers-
vile, Mo-; Corinth, Miss; Dyersburg,
Tenn, or Humboldt. Tenn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30

Ac1EDIT.RAT11so AND COLLECTION ooMHAMY
0ontinuously 0ondvoed Thirty Years under same man
we have facts an .niormanon concerning the F1nen.
cda Standing Habit Pay and General Reputation tor
Credit Of than Five Hundred Thousand ndAv!d,
uals firms and corporations dong business IA me CITY
Of Chicago
Our facilities enable write Commercial 31dsNV
and insurance Reports Immediately on request
No annual suhsoE4puon - reoureo 70 DO oaasanses
With this Office
send postal oFosn Central 1904
&11&3Mnw
0rGleoa eeavosAA0o0w Ma
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
Build up the Suburbs.

Let the Negroes not fear to live
'"way OUT" The city is spreading
fast, and the most beautiful places
WILL soon be the west end, west of
Walnut and even west of Lincoln av.
Quit that old talk about "too far
before you are aware, miles from
the square in every direction, lots
will be $500 and many unwritten
signs, mo blacks need apply so go
early while the land is untitled and
get ,Gours."
In the west end. north east, we
have the the providers. Douglasses,
Higginbotham, Wilson's, Rices. mid
die west, west of Lincoln avenue. the
Murrells, Hatchers, JacksOns, Giles,
Gordons, and many others; South, w.
east of Lincoln Av. are: Donaldson,
Byrd, Cousins. Jackson, BENZ. john
sons, Gle 3 m, Kirby, Kink, Smiths,
Farmers, MILFORD, and long genera.
ton. So let us press west ward, re-
CARELESS of individual or dividual
presumed or real prejudice, and our
goal. We must stand or fall. What
do we care if some one does not like
to have us live by them-such is on
ly ignorance otter all, and shows ra-
cial inferiority instead of superiority,
because man thinks he is better
than you docs not make him so, and
eou people who are our race,
conduct yourselves so as there can be
no Just complaint. The bad part is
there are many too noisy Negroes
too uncouth and trifling that Till.
Tillman and his kind say is hard u
! be considered in the entirety, irrele
want.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
Married at Decatur.

Last Wednesday evening at Deca-
tur. Rev. G. II. Jones Of this city
and Miss Effie Grundy of Decatur,
were married, Rev. Crockett ohiclat-
ing. A large crowd OF Immediate
friends were present and showered
the compile with the lucky rice De-
fore their departure for this city.
The bride is welI-known in Deca-
tur and the groom is business man
of this city who is also well-knoWn
in this city and other parts OF the
state. They arrived here at IL o'clok
Wednesday evening and will DE at
home. 1876 North l4th street.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
CONSOLIDATED STREET CAF
ROUTE.
Points of Interest

Springfeld's attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home, cor. 9Th and Jack
son streetS-take 81 Sth car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak ridge Gem
eterv--take north 5th street cars at
5th and Monroe streets.
PARKS and PLEASURE RESORTS
Washington Park, south west of city
take So. End. or Lawrence Av. cars
Reservoir Park north east OF city.
Take north 7th cars
Camp Lincoln. The permanent camp
grounds of the Illinois, Nations
Guards Take Rutlege or CANT
Lincoln cars. state Fair grounds
North of city. Take North It'll cars
White City Park. East of the city
Take E. Capitol Av. cars at 9TH anc
| Monroe.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
NOTICE.

In calling up this Office for the
purpose of giving matter for the
paper over the phone, please do
not call for e L. Rogers, but
call for The Forum S o ce girl.
And. too, when you desire to do
advertising or to see mo on bus
mess. when not otherwise impos-
sible. call Saturdays and Mon
days, II. L. ROGERS.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
Introductory Sermon.

Sunday night the pastor loci will
preach his introduction sermon
Come one, come all, you are cordilly
invited to be present. Sunday school
at P NJ and divine service at
P. M. every Sunday until othwise an
nounced Don't forget Sunday night,
Jan. 9th Remember you are al
ways welcome at this church.
HE that hath ears to hear lethim
hear"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
Many Saloons in City

It is reported that there are
200 saloons in this city, about
1913 too many, yet they survive
many of them condesend % all
manner of vile things in order
to live-their chief graft is
wine rooms and rooms above.
The cheap saloons are lncu-
bators for most of this police
court notriety and seduction
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
Services at Lutheran Church.

Last Sunday night. Jan. 10Th at 8
o'clock, P. M, the Rev. JAS. III. Dos
we'll was installed in the Evangelical
Lutheran Holy Trinity church on 10
and Washington streets.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26

The Sunlight Social CLUB was oc-
lighted to be entertained by Mrs
Cousins. The meeting was opened Dy
an instrumental solo by Mrs. Cousins.
1t was decided to debate many phas-
es in the culinary art.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
AA|AbA@SykEas

Depot Tenth, between Washington anu '0
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26

Capital City Lodge, No. II, K. OF
p meets every second and fourth
monday night of each month, in
masonic hall, on north eight street.
Snecial meetings made known by k.
rof S. Hardin Long Chancellor Com.
Roy Smith K of E and 5.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-01-26
The New Place.

A. ID Johnson and Fl. Tucker
have opened chilli house and
lunch room at 84 East Washington
Street. which bids fair ITO be good
business and render long felt want
They will have lunces at all hours.