davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
BERLIN HAS PRIZE GARAGE.
Tanks in Building Can Hold 10000
Gallons of Benzine.

Berlin.-The biggest automobile
garage in the world will be the one to
be established by the Berlin Omnibus
company, which will have tanks hold.
ing the unprecedented quantity Of
10000 gallons of benzine.
To safeguard the building against
explosions, the benzine will be stored
on the Martin Huneke system, which
has prevented an explosion Of $4,000
gallons in a fire which destroyed
huge Berlin storage building.
The benzine will be kept in two I'm.
derground tanks, upon which will be
a strong pressure of carbonic acid gas
to prevent the formation of explosive
gases, and the carbonic acid gas win
provide the power for pumping the
benzine Up to taps.
The establishment of this great gar
age was not possible until after
months of negotiation with the Ber-
lin municipality, which was rather un-
willing to grant permission 9or the
construction of such q gigantic autos
house.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23


Another famous old American vessel
is to be sent to the junk-heap. The
newest battleship is to be named New
York. Simpsons flagship, the old New
York, is to be renamed Saratoga, and
the old Saratoga, now the schoolship
of Pennsylvania, Is to be no more. 1t
was built in 1912, and its first service
was in the suppression of the West
Africa slave trade. In the Mexican
war its commander was Farragut 1t
was part of the south Atlantic squad
ron in the second half of the civil war,
and then went out of active service.
When we consider how nearly OBJ,
solete is .n& old New York, which
seemed so modern in the Spanish war
it is a wonder that the old Saratoga
has survived all these years, and is
only now condemned to destruction.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

their columns, hoping for some word
meant for none of the thousands Of
readers but myself.
All in vain. My courage failed me
SO that l was afraid to so home. Then
l began to scheme again, but every
scheme failed. Little by little my
pride and anger oozed away, and at
last | was ready to go down on my
knees before the whole world and
beg my husband to take me back.
Then went to my friend and babe
her good-by and set out on my un-
happy journey homeward. The thought
of my husband now filed me with ter.
ror; he had grown into sort of ogre
during the last few days.
was in such a fever of suspense as
neared the house that could hardly
breathe. If it should be closed still!
did not know what happened after
that, until l heard some one saying
in the tenderest of voices:
"Dilly Dear, what is it? Are you
frightened? Are you ill?'
I opened my eyes to find myself in
my own room and Donald bending
over me with the most anxious con-
Germ in his face. l just put my arm
around his neck and cried so violently
l could not speak. He smoothed my
hair and said "Dilly Dear, billy Dear"
until l was quieter.
What would you say to me, Donald,
if went to the play?" l asked, az
soon as l could speak.
do you care SO much about it? Is
it that has sent you into hysterics?"
Just supposing go, what will you
do?" I persisted.
"Why, do? Why-I shall have to go
with you, I suppose. And if you are
going to take it to heart like this We
had better go. But, Dilly Dear, l am
surprised at you"
And then I began to laugh, and
laughed so long that Donald begged
me to tell him what I was laughing
for.
Because you are the dearest hus.
band in the world" I answered him.
OF course he was puzzled over that.
You wouldn't let me go off alone,
would you? You wouldn't call me
Mrs. Dixon would you? You
wouldn't forbid my going, and tell
me l never should come back again IL
/ went, would you?"
Having received a satisfactory an
swer to these questions told him my
dream. And he smoothed my hair
all the time 1 was relating, and when
l finished he said: billy Dear"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
A CaddY's Joke.

James Anderson. of the Scottish,
American Golf club, smiled at poor
player on the Van Courtlandt Park
links in New York.
HE reminds me of chap used to
know" said Mr.. Anderson. This chap
played so badly that even his caddies
made butt of him. He got bali
badly bunkered one day, and, do what
he would, he couldn't get it out again.
Whack, whack, whack, he went, miss.
ing it every time. After half an hours
work he wiped his wet face with his
handkerchief, and turned despairing
ly TO the caddy.
Hang it, he said. I have tried
all my clubs on this COMPOUNDED bali
What on earth am I to do now?'
THE caddy laughed harshly.
"GiVe it a swat with yer bag he
said.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Force of a Cyclone.

Careful estimate of force of a cy.
clone and the energy required to
keep a hurricane in active operation,
reveals the presence of power that
makes the mightiest efforts of man
appear as nothing in comparison. A
force equal to more than 00,000-horse
power was estimated as developed in
a West Indian cyclone. This greatly
exceeds the power that could be de.
veloped by all the means within the
range of mans capabilities. Were
steam, water, windmills and the
strength of all men and animals com
bined they could not even approach
the tremendous force of this mighty
power.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
HER "BEsT FRIEND"
A Woman Thus Speaks Of Postum.

We usually consider our best friends
those who treat us best.
Some persons think coffee a real
friend, but watch it carefully awhile
and observe that it is one of the
meanest Of all enemies for it stabs
one while protesting friendship.
Coffee contains poisonous drug
cafeine-which Injuries the delicate
nervous system and frequently sets up
disease in one or more organs Of the
body, If its use is persisted in.
Il had heart palpitation and nerv-
BUSINESS for four years and the doctor
told me- the trouble was caused BY
coffee. He advised me to leave 1t on.
but thought could not" writes a
Wis. lady.
"On the advice Of friend I tried
Postum Food Coffee and it so salts.
fed me that I did not care for coffee
after few days trial of Postum.
AS eeks went by and continued
to use Postum my weight increased
from SO to 118 pounds, and the heart
trouble left me. have used it a year
now, and am stronger than I ever
was. can hustle up stairs without
any heart palpitation, and I am cured
Of nervousness.
MY children are very fond OF POST
UNI and it agrees with them. My sis
ter liked 1t when she drank it at nv
house, but not when she made &c at
her own home. Now she has learned
to make it right, boli It according to
directions, and has become very fond
OF It. You may use my name if you
wash, as am not ashamed Of praislng
my best friend Postum.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich Read The Road 10
Wellvilie," in pkgs. There's . Rea.
son."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Mansfie;d's Rebuke.

A group of theatrical men were talk
ing in New York about the late Rich
ard Mansfield.
''Mr. Mansfield" said one, was a de.
lightful humoroist, splendid racon-
teur in society, but at the same time
he had certain proper and becoming
sense Of his own dignity, and 1t never
paid to be unduly familiar with him.
''He was, as we all know, rather
bald. He resented, from BARRIERS, or
friends, any auusion to his badness.
well, one night at party, man
came up behind this great artist, stag
gered him with a violent slap on the
back, and exclaimed in loud, joyial.
familiar voice:
"'Hello, Dick. How are you? Every
time / see you, you get balder and
balder.'
Mansfield drew himself up. He
sneered at the other.
Hello lie said. I don't know who
yo" are, but every time see you you
get ruder and ruder.'"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
DHLY'S DREAM
By MABEL CLIFFORD
(Copyright.)

gone to my sisters or his brothers.
He knew could find him easy enough.
lie had been too severe, cruel. Now
would take my turn. l had q roll Of
bills in my purse that Donald had
given me the day before. would go
out OF town for day or two and let
him find me if he could. And all the
time something kept adding: IF he
would"
l had often heard people say that
these mild-tempered people are terri
bic when once aroused, and now l be-
gan to understand something Of it. I
had not believed anything like this Of
Donald.
recalled every possible acquaint-
ance / had ever had that lived in the
city. l decided upon an old school
friend, whom had not seen since she
married and went to the city, and of
whom Donald knew nothing. I hunted
her up, found her living humbly but
comfortably, and quite delighted to
see me. told her l was taking little
outing and would like to engage a
room for several days, she was SO con-
venient to an art-eXhibit that I wished
to visit. Little she dreamed of the
tragedy lived during those days.
bought the daily papers and scanned
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
BEFORE THE KING OF KINGS.
Pious Man Could Not Suffer lntarrup,
tien to Player.

A pious man was engaged in prayer
while travelling on the highway. One
OF the mobiles of the land, who knew
him, was passing by, and saluted him,
but the pious man did not mind the
sanitation and continued his prayer
The nobleman became vexed, and with
a great effort he waited till the man
had finished his prayers; whereupon
ne, IN an excited manner, said to him:
Thou art a stupid fellow for thou
hast sinned against thine own law,
which commands man to take care of
life. But thou has just risked thy life
unnecessarily. Why did you not re-
spond to my salutation? If had split
your head open with my sword, who
could have called me to account?"
Sir! I pray, suppress your wrath;
hope TO quiet you, if you will allow
me only a few words in reply. Think
for instance, that while you were
standing in conversation with your
king, a friend in passing by saluted
you. Should you like to be interrupt
ed in your conversation with the king
in order to answer that salutation?"
"Woe unto me, if were to ~ So"
Now, l pray, dear sir! cAsider
only the respect you thus pay t.: man!
A mortal man, who is here to-day and
tomorrow in the grave, while I my
self, who stood facing the King of
Kings, the immortal King, what should
have done?"
The nobleman assuaged his wrath
and the pious man continued his
journey in peace.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Public Manners.

There are few persons who can
work their way through crowd, or
can even walk on the busy shopping
streets of large American towns and
cities, without occasionally losing
their temper, or, at any rate, feeling
considerable irritation. The reason rs
not so much the crowd itself ana the
consequent slowness of progress, al
though that may be annoying; it is the
manners of the crowd, the constantly
repeated incidents of rudeness and
selfshness. You" are hurrying along,
intent on your business, but neverthe-
less carefully keeping On your own
side of the walk, when the man imme-
diately in front Of you cuts diagonally
across, without stopping to see how
near you are to his heels. You stumble,
and he turns his head long enough to
Scowl. Or perhaps it is woman who
trails heedlessly along with her skirt
dragging where you can hardly avoid
stepping on 1t and her umbrella search
ing with preternatural intelligence for
your eyeball. Possibly, however, it is
at a stamp window, or the tick
ct Office, where you meet
your particular boor. It is, indeed, ex-
asperating, says the Youths Compan-
ion, when you have waited patiently
for your turn, and are about to DC
served, to have a fat woman, Or a
man with loud and raucous voice,
push in ahead of you, and shout, 1.-TWO
tickets for Pushtown, and be quick
about it," No wonder that hunting
the wild boar Is considered good
sport. After all, most of these
breaches Of manners are thoughtless
rather than intentional. Too great an
absorption in oneself and ones own in
terests is the reason for them. All
good manners spring from a recogni-
ton of the other mans personality and
his rights and privileges. and nearly
ali bad manners from a disregard Of
them. A crowd is the place, not to
forget oneself, but to remember; and,
above all, to remember that without
you the crowd would not be complete;
that you are responsible for the be-
havior of one small part of it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Food Needed for Navy.

Elaborate preparations are being
made at the navy department for
food supplies for the vessels of Ad-
miral Evans battleship feet on it's
coming trip to the Pacific coast
Soon after the determination was
reached to. dispatch the fleet on it's
long cruise, the bureau of supplies
and accounts began preparing adver-
tisements asking for bids for furnish
ing the necessary food supplies, and
these were accompanied by detailed
schedules indicating just what is
wanted.
These advertisements and seized
ules were sent to large dealers
throughout the country and their
proposals for furnishing the supplies
needed were opened at the bureau
the other day. The amount asked
for approximates 100000 pounds,
made up, perhaps, of two dozen kinds
of different articles of food, besides
quantities of fruit extracts, eggs and
table delicacies, are to be delivered
at the Brooklyn navy yard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Youthful nehutanfes.

Somebody asked q bright little
Southern girl in Washington the other
day, an underbud who gives every
promise of social achievement, when
her filing comes. Are you coming out
this winter, Mabel?" The girl looked
quizzically. I'm coming out as far as
| can" she said.
The somewhat premature coming
out" predicted by the presidents
young daughter, the fair-haired las,
sic of thorough 4uglo-Saxau type,
still standing with reluctant feet
where the brook and river meet, will
give an impetus this winter to sociaI
endeavors of girls in their teens. 1t
will be the fashion to take O flyer
into society youthfully, to come gu.
as FAR as one ean," according to the
encouragement one gets. Even Miss
EtheI's debut will be only partial
affair at best. She is too young to
burn her books behind her quite vet.
even though there are no school bells
for her this year. She will be more
q spectator than participant.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
RulIies Not Good Soldiers.

"The barrOon bully is an arrant COW
ard when put to the test of war" With
this saying of the late Gen. Rosecrans
as his topic a speaker at a recent
civic betterment meeting discussed on
the ways of the average "bad man" of
modern cities. He read from writ
ing of Gen. Rosecrans, Familiarity
known as "Old Rosy" in which that
officer described regiment Of men
from Cincinnati in the civil war, in
which there were many Of the bar
room bully class who had been pressed
into the service or entered as substi-
tutes to earn few hundred dollars
When these men came face to face
with the grim fighters in gray of the
confederacy and they realized that in
warfare the rifle makes the puny weak
ling match for the muscular giant,
the DULLES just turned pale and
fiunked. They couldn't stand rife fire
any more than they could the steely
bayonet Big brawny bruisors who
had been wont to swagger about town
with chips on their shoulders looking
for some weaker vessel to tackle found
il the fire aud smoke of battle that
while their frames and muscles were
large their real courage was mighty
small and of the craven coward sort.
Better take the pale-faced, modest
hammered Sunday school lads when
you want real soldiers-men who can
face the bullets or the bayonets of the
enemy-rather than the brawny red
faced DULLES of our cities, who, when
they are outdone in an argument. want
to resort to brute force to settle the
question in dispute" wrote Gen. Rose
Grams, and he should have known.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
PortIeo of White House.

FOR they saw 90 good men and true
Shaping the white on at -four dollars
per-"
The first aim IN painting the presi.
dents house is to make it white.
And white it Is, dazzling, not evon
pearly, but blazing white. It Is
neither a cold white like the iceberg,
nor hot white like white heat. 1t
is simply the quintessence of white.
And that is as it should be. For of
all the presidents, this one insists that
it shall be White House. The
long line of great men who preceded
him had always called it "the Execu-
tive Mansion" This was the cap
ton on the exquisitely neat and rich
stationery used in the presidents Off
cial and social correspondence. Rut
Theodore Roosevelt, unlike other ten
ants of the White House in a myriad
Of things, was in this also unlike them.
He has always insisted that the home
of the chief magistrate of the nation
should be called the white House."
and SO it is printed on all his sta
tionery.
Every one of the score of painters
who for the past three months have
been giving the Executive Mansion
its new coat of white has been in
spired with the spirit of its masterfuI
tenant.
They call it the White House."
said grim, old James McCabe, the mas
ter painter in charge of the job. in
his canny Scotch way, "and, by JIM
my, 1t is the White House when we
get done with it, sure enough!S''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
REAL E HOUSE
PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE is KEPT
SPoTLEss.
Painters at Work on II While Occu-
pants Are Away on Their Sum-
n1er Vacation-A Three
Months Job.

During the summer many thousands
of good people in this land Of ours
going and coming to jamestown, have
done Washington - and likewise, it
might be said, Washington has done
them. All have seen the White
House. No good American citizen,
and no wife or daughter or son OF
his, would ever be in Washington
and not see the famous White House.
And they have all Of them stood stock
still in the hot sun and looked up
at the bare, white walls until their
eyes were nearly blistered. They
wanted to make sure that 1t was
the White House, and they all went
away very positive in their knowledge,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Mrs. Letter Comma HONS.

The Letter mansion at Washington
is being put into order for the home
coming of S mistress in the latter
part Of this month. To Judge from
the many cases Of goods received,
she has been spending much time in
the Paris shops. Mrs. Letter has in
creased her portrait gallery. Lady
Curzon's portrait by Cabanel, which
adorns the main drawing room, will
be fianked by group of her three
little daughters, painted by Sargent.
Mrs. Letter intends to regain her
reputation of being Washington's most
successful hostess. She Is bringing
a full complement of English servants
to aid in carrying out the ambitious
programme.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
AS THE COMMUNITY GREW
Gravestones Marked the Increase OF
Material Prosperity.

Speaker Cannon sometimes goes far
afield to illustrate points, but the re-
suit Is clarifying to his auditors
Some months ago he was preaching
the doctrine of optimism and be-
laboring those persons who predicted
that the country was On the way to de-
struction.
Il was born down in North Caro-
lima, where the battle of Guilford
Court House occurred" said the speak
err. Il went back to the home place
last April. My father helped found
Quaker college down there before
was born, and in 1910 he moved out
west, taking the family. had no rec
objection Of that country, but / went
back to the commencement Of the lit
tie Quaker college saw in the lit
tie cemetery the great oak still liv-
ing under which CORVALLIS buried his
dead that fell in that battle / went
around and saw where my father
taught school. l went to find the
grave of my maternal grandfather l
got the Quaker records and began the
search. There were two acres and
more Of graves covered by grass. I
found little stone that was crumbly
and moldy, and found his name and
the date of his death by looking
through a magnifying glass.
''On the north and east there had
been new additions to the cemetery,
and you could almost trace the prog
ress of that country by the monu-
ments. Little stones at first, the next
year little higher, a little higher the
next year, until now stones costing
from $500 to $500 are common"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Roosevelt Still Gamma Flesh.

In the few days that President
Roosevelt spent in Washington, after
his return from Oyster Bay and before
leaving for the west and south, it was
a matter of remark among persons
who saw him that be had gained weight
during his sojourn at Sycamore Hill.
Just before leaving for Canton the
president in conversation with one of
his friends owned up to 21O pounds.
This Is 10 pounds more than Roosevelt
weighed late last winter and Just
about 80 pounds more than his ayof1-
dupois at the time of his accession to
the presidency in 1901
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Cedar shavlnas for Dous.

If your dogs are troubled with, feas
a very simple way to get rid of the
pest is to provide beds of fresh cedar
shaEings or, better, cedar excelsior in
the kennels or wherever the dogs
sleep. The scent is not at all unpleas-
ant to the dogs, but is abhorrent to
the t1eas. When dogs coat gets thor
oughly scented not only do the fieas
leave him while asleep but they will
not jump upon him when he is out in
the sand during the day.-Country
Life in America,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
British Soldiers Heavy Helmet.

The British soldier wears the heayi.
est helmet in the world, for his head
gear weighs no less than Is ounces,
while that of the Prussian infantry.
man is only trifie over Ii ounces,
and that OF the Italian just under IL
ounces. The forage caps of both
France and Russia weigh less than
eight ounces. while that of Japan is
the iightest of all, as 1t turns the scale
at q little over four ounces.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23
Mrs. Ellen Maggie, Ala 4th street, Green

Mrs. Ellen Maggie, Ala 4th street, Green
Bay, Wis, writes:
II have often heard Peruna praised
and it is more widely known here than
any other medicine, but l never knew
what a splendid medicine it really was
until few weeks ago when caught q
bad cold which settled all over me.
1.-THE doctor wanted to prescribe, but
told him l was going to try Per0na
and sent for bottle and tried it.
II felt much better the next morning
and within five days had not a trace
Of any lameness or any cough.
"l consider it tie finest cough rem.
edy."
PERUEA TABLETs:-Some people pre-
fer to take tablets, rather than to take
medicine in fluid form. Such people
can obtain Pernna tablets, which repre-
sent the solid medicinal ingredients OF
Peruna.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

An exchange says that it is the
pleasure of every gentleman and the
duty of every man to give up his seat
to woman in street car 1t might
be added that it is the pleasure of
every lady and the duty of all others
to say Thank you" when that court
esq is extended.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

Elinor Glyn says she has come over
to see our men and to revel in green
corn and buckwheat cakes. It's lit.
tie late for green corn and little
early for buckwheats at their best, but
our men are always in season.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

Mrs. E. M. Tinney, story writer,
S25 E. NueVa ST., San Antonio, Tex
writes:
s'DuriDg 1901 I suffered form nasal
catarrh, which various other remedies
failed to relieve.
ask bottles OF Peruna, which ]
took, entirely cured me, the catarrh
disappear ng and never returning.
az therefore cheer ully recommend
Peruna to all similarly afflicted"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-23

Another explorer has decided to
make dash for the north pole, and
announces that he will follow new
route. It is suspected, however, that
it will take him as safely and surely
to the lecture platform as any cf the
aid ones.