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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
The Poet and the Officer.

Carducci, the great Italian poet who
has just died, came near having duel
one day. He possessed a fine spirit
of contradiction and had the charac.
teristics of fighter. Once while trav-
cling in Lombardy he was in a railway
compartment with an army officer
who did not recognize him. Conver.
sation turned upon the latest literary
productions They spoke of a poem
by the author of "Odes Barbares,"
which had just appeared.
This Carducci," exclaimed the OH.
Ger with enthusiasm, lis superb ge-
MUS, the greatest since Dante, and the
equal of Dante himself"
"Humph," said the other, a ge.
MUS? That's too much to say; find
him very mediocre
Mediocre, sir? You don't know
anything about it.
"Oh, you are capable of judging"
"In'
sYou!"
"Sir!"
"Sir!"
The officer handed his card to his
The other smiled. There's
mine!" And on it was the name,
"Giosue Carducci, Professor at the
University Bologna"
The officer, removing his hat, polite.
ly bowed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
ITCHING Rash ia YEARS.
Girls Rash Spread and Grew Worse
Under Specialists care-Perfect
Cure by cutieura Remedies.

r. +. + s4 at5H
when my daughter was a baby she
had a breaking out behind the ears.
The doctor said that she would out
grow 1t, and it did get somewhat bet
ter until she was about fifteen years
old, and after that she could get moth
ing that would drive it away. She was
always applying something IN the way
Of salves. 1t troubled her behind the
knees, opposite the elbows, back Of
the neck and ears, under the chin, and
then 1t got on the face That was
about three years ago. She took treat
ment with a specialist and seemed to
get worse all the time We were then
advised to try the Cuticura Remedies,
and now I don't see any breaking out.
NJ. Curley, 11-19 Sixteenth ST., Bay
City, Mich, May 20, 1906
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
BRIDE IN hARD LUCK.
lnconsideratc Husband the Cause oS
All the Trouble.

Alexis Alladin, the leader of the
Russian douma's labor party, was
marveling in New York at the
strength of the labor unions of Amer
lea
Now that I grasp the size and
power of these unions, he said, snil-
ing, q see the point of a story that
/ failed to understand coming over
on the boat. An American woman
told me this story She said that
young bride was found one afternoon
crying bitterly in the smoking room
of her club. Why, my dear said an
elderly matron, what is the matter
with your Oh sobbed the bride, !
am going to leave George! Dear me,
l am going straight back home to
mother!' What exclaimed the ma
iron, has George already proved I'M
kind? Well, they're all alike, my"
But the weeping bride interrupted
her. No. she said, her shoulders
shaking with grief, George is a dear.
He's perfect. But that brute of a
Henry Simmons has refused to buy
Mrs. Simmons a new dinner gown
and district No. of the Amalgamated
Wives union has been ordered out
on strike"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

ase," she replied, with maddening Sc
renity, II sent him his answer last
night, and I've no more notion what
it was" she looked around for an
example, than the man in the moon. y
Cynthia" l said slowly, 81 think
one of US must be mad, and / do not
believe it is l."
Not at all" she retorted briskly;
IF you will listen Ill tell you exactly
how it happened. Mr.. Peters has been
Fostering me for an answer for weeks,
and the truth was / could not for the
life of me make up my mind what to
say Don't you think he is very
nice man, Honor?" she added, looking
at me earnestly.
"That is just it; he is so nice that
I hadn't the heart tc say: No to him:
but as I never have liked fair hair,
! couldn't be quite sure l wanted to
say Yes Then this letter asking for
definite answer came like a thunder
bolt.
Il felt quite sure it would be no cas-
Ter to make up my mind at the end of
a week, and that the best thing would
be to do it at once. So l did,
Il am glad to hear it," / remarked
dryly Il understood you to say you
do not know what you had said"
mo more do. I wrote two letters,
one accepting him and the other re-
fusing him, and addressed them ex-
actly alike and shuffled them with nv
eyes shut, and then put one in the
fire and the other in the mall
Which did you put in the mai1?'
Il don't know" she answered pla.
cidly, that's just where the fix comes
in"
"Cynthia!" l exclaimed, laughing
against my will, "and you call that
making up your mind"
AT first thought it was rather
good idea. Of course the awkward
part is not knowing what I have said
to him. If / found I had mailed the
wrong one, I should probably have
sent the other after it. And that
wouldn't have mended matters"
There is nothing for it but to face
the situation" remarked impa-
tiently.
I don't mind the situation; it's Mr..
Peters don't want to face" Cynthia
murmured.
/ could think Of no suggestion, and
silence fell for . moment or two.
"Just think of the unpleasantness
of it. Honor" she remarked. Il have
had telegram to say he is coming
at three o'clock"
and what are you going to do?"
There was a long pause.
7 thought of going down to see
Mrs. Maloney's new baby about then
she said at last.
half rose to my feet in indigna-
ton and then sat down again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

HER DILEMMA Z
By MRS. PHILIP CHAMPION De cREspIGNY

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bow1es

Honor" Cynthia said, balancing
herself sideways on the old balus
trade overlooking the lake; ri won
der what you would do if you were in
my position?"
Fall over into the lake replied
promptly; as you will in minute
if you ale noe careful, and you will
find it very deep water
II am IN deep water already" she
said gently, and / should be more than
glad if you can find way to help me,
but it won't be very easy. I thought
it such a good idea to start with, but
now it doesn't seem to have worked
out very we'll"
"What is it,"
'Its Mr.. Peters," she said, turning
her face away and looking out dream
lily across the lake.
'Stll Mr.. Peters?" l asked with a
little surprise. 1T has been Mr.. Pc
tiers for quite long time"
Il don't know if I have told you
that he has asked me to marry him, -
big WSuI Oh dlLSr pause.
Eyes" said, several times D.
Il wish people wouldn't ask me to
marry them" Cynthia said impatient
ly. Il never know what to say"
There is not much choice" l OBJ
served. you can only say Yes or
Mo-"
That's just what is so tiresome,"
she said calmly. Il said nothing. Yes
terday he wrote to say he really must
have an answer. He gave me a week
to think it over, as he did not wish
to hurry me. But I sent him my an
swer by post last night"
"Why did you do that? 1t would
have been better to have waited, as
he suggested it, till the end of the
week, think" Cynthia could change
her mind dozen times in a week.
No" she answered seriously. 81
sent the answer at once because I
hate to have a thing Of that sort
hanging over my head"
IF you have already sent your an
swer. where can the difficulty be?
What was it?" repeated with a lit
tie Impotence. eyes, or no?"
Il don't know" she said, gently;
that's just where the trouble is"
"Cynthia!" I cried sharply. do you
mean to tell me you don't know
you have accepted Mr.. Peters
or refused him?"
THAT is exactly the state of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
The Apt Pupil.

The philanthropical Fifth avenue
lady was visiting a lower East Side
Sunday school. To test the aptness
of particularly INDECENT cluster of
pupils, she took the class In haRd to
question them.
Children, which is the greatest OF
all virtues?'
Not one answered.
Think a little. What is it am do
ing when give up time and pleasure
to come down among you for your
moral good?"
a griny fist went up.
''Well, what am doing, little boy?'
s'Buttfn' in!''-Life
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
cne.Euu Layer Cake.

One egg, one cup powdered sugar,
one cup milk three cups flour, two tea.
spoons baking powder, one-half salt,
spoon salt; flavor; mix the sugar and
egg we'll together, add the milk; have
-four, baking powder and salt well sift-
ed together; combine and favor.
For dark layer take a part of the
dough already prepared and add one
or two teaspoons cocoa and one of
powdered sugar. Dissolve in little
boiling water. Bake 20 or 25 minutes,
put together with frosting, jam or.
jelly.
Frosting-One and one-half cups
powdered sugar, wet with four tea.
spoons boiling water, and one of milk.
Flavor, spread with knife dipped in
hot water
COPIED from a recipe I have.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
HOUSEHOLD POINTERS


When blowing out candle hoid
1t high and blow upward to keep the
grease from running about.
A couple of little red peppers boiled
with the cabbage will keep the odor
from going all over the house.
A piece of dried orange peel burnt
on a shovel or tin plate in a close,
stuffy room will sweeten the air imme.
diately and leave a pleasant odor.
Carrots should be cut in slices in
stead of cubes, because the outside
darker part is richer and better, and
If cut in slices is more equally dis
tributed.
Rusty steel ornaments may be
cleaned by being rubbed well with
sweet oil, enough of the oil being al
lowed to remain on the article to
soak in and loosen the rust.
To open windows easily after stick
Ing with paint, wet weather, ETC.,
brush over the inside of the frames
with ordinary blacklead, when they
will slide without the least difficulty.
A teaspoonful Of salt and desert
spoonful of lemon juice answer the
same purpose as salts of lemon" for
removing iron mould from linen, and
is not poison, nor will it prove in,
furious to the linen.
To keep cake from sticking to>bak
ing pans-after greasing pans we'll
sift in some flour, shake the pan so
that the -four will get all over grease,
and then turn out what does not stick
to the pan and put in your batter.
New flannel should be put into
clean cold water and kept there for a
day Or SO, changing the water fire.
quently. Wash we'll in warm water,
using little soap to remove the oil.
Flannel thus washed does not harden
or shrink.
AS soon as the tin containing any
kind Of food has been opened, and so
not rendered air tight, the food
should be Immediately emptied out
Foods such as salmon, ETC., should not
even be carried from a shop in a tin
after it has been opened.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
Laying the Silver.

For formal dinner place the sill
yer as follows: On the left Of the
plates place the forks, laid in the or
der in which the dishes requiring
them will be served, starting from the
outside. The knives and oyster fork
if the latter are. served, are placed
on the right of the plate, the soup
spoons in front of the plate or with
the knives at the right The bowls
of forks and spoons should be right
side up, the edges of the knives turn.
ed toward the plate. Large spoons
are not laid. on the table, the maid
placing one when necessary in the
dish. Salt and pepper boxes are plac-
ed at the corners, within easy reach
of every two people.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
An oversioht.

When Chappie got up the other
morning he wandered around his
apartment in his pretty pink paiamas,
the very picture Of woe.
What's the matter. sir?" inquired
his valet.
i don't know. Alphonse,' he groan-
ed; I passed most unhappy night"
Alphonse looked him over carefully.
ooh, sir" he exclaimed, Il know
what was the matter. The trousers of
your pajamas were not creased. You
must be more careful, sir. Those I
had prepared for you were hanging
across the foot Of the bed."-The b.
hemian.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
About Mnuinn Ronks-

One of the most irksome tasks OF
moving is the packing of books. They
are heavy, hard to pack, and the
bindings are easily marred The best
way, in case there is a number to be
removed, is to provide the requisite
number of soap or shoe-boxes, line
them with newspapers and pack the
books in them, filing crevices with
crumpled paper. Spread papers on
top, and box covers need not be put
on. Label each box in case there are
several bookcases, and they will be the
more easily restored to their proper
positions. For part of the joy of hav.
ing books is to be able to put ones
hand on the wanted one at viii.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
Caramel for sonns.

Put into a porcelain saucepan about
one-half pound of granulated sugar
and tablespoonful of water, stir
it constantly over the fire until it
has bright dark brown color being
very careful not to let it burn or
blacken. Then add a teacupful Of
water and little salt. Let it boil
few moments longer, cool and strain
it. Put it away in close-corked
bottle and it is always ready for col
oring soup.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

Europe sometimes overwheIms her
American child with blessings. One
weeks shower of English periodicals
contains the declarations that the
American army is the most intelligent,
highly trained and best equipped in
the world, and that the American
woman is better read and more cul-
tivated than the English woman of
corresponding class. These things are
pleasant to read, but it will be well
to Offset them with the warning of
German critic who has lived among
us, that the prevailing culture of our
men is very low, that we leave the
high and fine things of life too much
to our women.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
shoemaker,s Last.

The following is taken from a hand.
Dill issued by q provincial bootmaker:
The shoemaker Is q man of great
learning. He II doctor as well as a
surgeon, for he not only heels but
performs many cutting operations. He
is a fishmonger. for he sells soles and
heels, He is ashooimaster, for he
gives good understanding. He is a
good speaker. for he always works
the thread Of his argument, WAKES
warm 70 bis subject, and holds all to
the last
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

For many years now the people of
Putney, near London, have been ac-
customed to see Mr.. Swinburne leave
his home, The Pines, at the same hour
every day for his constitutional"
He returns from his walk the same
time every day. So punctual is he in
leaving his residence and returning to
it that watches might be set by him.
The poets walk is always to the same
spot on the heath.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
Tomato Soup.

One quart can oR tomatoes, one
onion cut up, six cloves, one quart of
water. Let all stew together for nalf
an hour, then strain through a sieve
and return to the kettle. Add two
tablespoonful of corn, one of butter:
pepper and salt to taste. Moisten two
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch or -four
and when tomato liquor is boiling pour
in gradually, stirring all the time.
Boil until smooth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
Liberty Gone.

Mrs. Asker-The leading man in the
show we saw last week got married.
After that he left the show and now
he advertises in the dramatic paper
that lie is at liberty"
MIR. Asker-Hm! ] can't see how he
can be at liberty" if he Is married.
Chifagc Daily News. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

A good domestic IS such rara avis
that she ought to have a prestige like
any other rare thing, but she has it
not, and one cannot blame her, but So
eiety, for her wrong estimate of the
desirability of domestic service No
body, that is, nobody in this country,
and especially the American born, is
as a rule going into your kitchen to
work if she has mental ability. The
mental ability presupposes ambition
and the ambition in this country
means to an Abigail position in
which the doors of certain class shall
not be closed to her on account of her
calling.
Everybody with wit has an emula-
tive eye and a ready foot for the next
step above him in social caste AS a
rule all others have either been crushed
by circumstances into passiVeness CT
they are really too dull to comprehend
that they are not all which they might
reasonably desire and have not the
most desirable position. They are too
stupid to be ambitious and stay where
their conditions of life happen to toss
them, like leaves too inert to be stirred
by any gust of wind, with neither mo-
ton of their own nor capability of re-
ceiving motion from others.
These are they to whom you pay $12,
S14 or more month for walking the
aimless, hopeless treadmill of your
kitchen, to do labor without eompre-
hending either its objectsor itself, like
the crudest, rudest machine conceiY-
able. We have advanced immeasur-
ably in our inventions, cur printing
presses, our typewriters, all our labor
saving and perfecting machines, but
the servant still dates back to the days
of the handioom and the spindle.
Of course l do not speak of trained
English and French servants or Amer
lean servants with a like training Or
of those employed in situations where
wealth can command a goodly allow
ance of ability in this as in other di-
rections. Wealth can do almost any
thing.
/ speak Of the usual servant at
usual wages in the families Of
moderate means who have the sever
est struggle with the servant problem,
since their own minds ard muscles are
involved in its solution.
There is felt keenly the lack of
brain and gray matter, not of blind
willingness and bovine obedience in
the kitchen. That, as before said, is
the reason Why when Abigail sweeps
the floor dust taketh wiags and f1ieth
to the picture frames and the ceiling:
why the meat is overdone or under
done; why the dishes are nicked and
the substance wasted. And there is as
much sense in finding fault and blam-
ing as in Tuning because one cannot
pick figs from thistles. The thistles OF
life choke out the figs for the most
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
A Mistake.

Judge-You were most brave In
capturing the burglar, Frau Wachtig,
but to injure him so severely was
hardly right Of you.
Witness-I didn't know he was a
burglar at all. had waited up nearly
three hours for my husband, anu
thought the robber was be.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

A good many housekeepers will be
interested in the fact that Franklin
Square house since it opened little
less than five years ago has accom-
modated 11,462 young women, to
whom have been served approximate
ly 1,680,000 meals; also in the state
ment that the meals to all permanent
residents have cost trifie more than
IA cents each. To furnish good meals
at that price under present condi-
tons, says Boston Globe, requires
good management.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

Two German aeronauts have accom-,
plished the feat of travelling from Ber-
lin to Leicestershire. in England by
balloon, distance of 812 miles, in
just 10 hours. This recalls the worlds
balloon long-distance record of 1850
miles achieved, by Count de la Vaulx
in 1900 in a journey from Paris to
Kieff, in Russia, but it doesn't make
It sure that Walter Welman will reach
the pole.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
Fresh Mushroom Scum

Put one quart, half milk and hall
cream, in a double boiler; when near
boiling point add thickening of two
tablespoonful of -four and butter well
mixed. Have one pound of fresh
mushrooms prepared and chopped. Put
these in the cream with one teaspoon,
full of finely chopped parsley. Boil 20
minutes. Just before serving add q
tablespoonful of Sherry. Serve in
bouiIlon cups.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

The editor of the Museum Gazette
Of London has made an attempt to
estimate the length of time man has
Inhabited Great Britain. He allows
100000 years. The period seems
long, but the tendency of late has
been to extend it, so that the historic
period of some 1000 years in Britain
is small fraction of mans existence
here, as the whole human epoch is a
small fraction of the worlds history.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

Maybe Wellman will find water at
the north pole, in accordance with his
expectations, when he gets there, but
we venture to say that it will be in
solid blocks that he will have to melt,
if he wants to utilize it for navigating
purposes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

My doctor kept me on a strict diet, but
as mis- medicine was not helping me,
began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
They helped me at once, and soon all
traces of sugar disappeared. / have
regained my former weight and am
perfectly well"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. \.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

The abdication of the czar has been
announced as probable ever since he
became the little father" but he,
nevertheless, seems to be hanging on
to his job quite persistently. Per-
haps he needs it to support his fam
lily, poor fellow, for none of his royal
rich relations seemed to be inclined
to take him in.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08
ela Rrewerles consoIldate.

Six New York and Brooklyn brew.
cries have been consolidated with 8
stock and bond capitalization of $780,
100000, Of which $17,250,000 win be
issued. The assets Of all the COM
panies as computed by accountants are
a little under sS,00O,O00. The PROFITS
of the companies last year were al
most a million dollars.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-06-08

Hawaiians are talking of tapping
a volcano there and using the lava to
build a&sneeded hreakwater. Nature
may do things from the grandeur
standpoint, but man is beginning to
see the business end in her awe-in-
spring sublimity.