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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Curious Results When Coffee Drinking
Is Abandoned.

It is almost as hard for an old coffee
toper to quit the use of coffee as it Is
for q whisky or tobacco fiend to break
off, except that the coffee user can
quit coffee and take up Postum with
out any feeling of loss of the morn
ing beverage, for when Postum is we'll
boiled and served with cream, 1t is
really better in point of favor than
most of the coffee served nowadays,
and to the taste of the connoisseur it
is like the flavor of fine, mild Java.
A great transformation takes place
in the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee is left off and
Postum used, for the reason that the
poison to the nerves caffeine has
been discontinued, and in its place is
taken a liquid food that contains the
most powerful elements OF nourish-
mant.
1t is easy to make this test and
prove these statements by changing
from coffee to Postum Read 1.-THE
Road to Wellville." in pkgs There's
Reason.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
rIp to Smokers.

do you want to know how to smoke
and smoke, and yet keep the room
clear of all the fumes and doors of
tobacco? How to smoke in the din
ing-room, the drawing-room, your
wife's bedroom, without leaving sim
gle tobacco smell in the air? Well,
I'll tell you"
Here the salesman took down a
small ring of platinum.
"All you have to do, he said, lis
to set this ring over a lamp and let 1t
get red-hot. Red-hot, it will consume
the smoke of a dozen cigars, keeping
the air quite clear and sweet With
one of these rings in use, there is Nc
ground for forbidding man to smoke
anywhere.
1T has long been known that plat,
mum consumes tobacco smoke. I
wonder that no one ever thought OF
the wonderful platinum smoke-absorb-
ing rings before"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
German Pickles.

One peck of green tomatoes and
eight large onions. Slice and mix
with a cupful of salt. Let stand Ave
or six hours, drain and add one quart
of vinegar and two quarts of water.
Again drain and add two pounds of
sugar and three quarts of vinegar;
also two tablespoonful each of cloves,
cinnamon, ginger, allspiee and mus
tard and a dozen, finely chopped green
peppers. Boil again from one to two
hours, and seal in glass or earthen
lars.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Winter Salad.

Several hours before you want to
use It, slice fine half a read of cab
bage. Put in cold water; peel a large
parsnip, and put in water with cab.
bage. Do not cut parsnip. When
wanted for use, drain cabbage and
shake in a clean towel Crate the
parsnip on vegetable CRATER. It
should equal the cabbage in bulk. Ar
range in alternate layers in a dish.
with parsnip on top. Use any good
boiled salad dressing. Do not pour
it over salad, but pass in dish to each
person Then, if any salad is LEFT
over, it can be used in soup next day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
The Necessary Evil,

Il have friend who says he doesn't
eat much through the day." remarked
the woman, "but every now and then
he takes a little nip to comfort him.
self, suppose, for not eating. He
says it's very good for a man who is
on the shady side of so to take little
nips of something Strengthening
through the day.
''You tell him frum me-" said the
Kentucky colonel, that when &c gifts
to be on the shady side of the sixties.
it'll ben OF only good fuh him, but it
will be absolutely necessary to his
existence"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26

and jlnTickshas and carriages as well
90 get out OF his way. The small
urchin, less discreet than his elders
sometimes cries foreign devil" only
at the risk OF feeling the foreigners
stick.
The race question In the southern
states is not half so serious as the
race question in Asia. The white
mans sense OF superiority to the vel
low expresses itself in harshness
that would shock America were it
widely known II ricksha man does
not go fast enough, beat him with
your stick. A secretary of the Amer
iican legation at Picking told me as a
Joke that he broke his light cane on a
coolies shoulders. ia Chinese gets
I'll your way, shove him aside, kick
aim or pull his queue. When | have
seen the way the Chinese are fire.
.ouentIy abused by white men no
longer marvel at the anti-foreign feel
ing which resides in most native
breasts. The wonder is that the Chi
nese have endured so much without
reprisai. For it does seem as if the
natives have no rights which the for
cieners are bound to respect. The
present cutlery against the white man
III China has manifold justification.
missionaries Above the Law.
AS an enlightened Chinese educator
said to me, ANYBODY can do what
ever he wants to China at present"
thus It came to pass that the French
treaty gave civil rank and authority
To french missionaries. There are
ugly reports afIoat concerning the
means by which this provision was
sui into the document; but these do
not necessarily concern the present
discussion. The American and Brit
ian missionaries, who would be en-
titled To the same rights by the most
favored nation" clause, promptly dis
avowed any intention of accepting
them.
NOT SO the French. They have been
openly political agents. as have also.
Al some cases, the Germans. The
french bishops travel in the full re-
yai,a of yiceroys. When he goes out
n his chair q bishop has outrunners.
umbrellas. aags and all the other fun
mery 81 i Chinese governor. He de-
mands 5 be received always in the
efafe befitting his rank. Upon this
noiut Chinese officials. high and low,
have spoken to me with greatest bit
tarness; and so also have men in the
consular and diplomatic service.
The whyscf china's Latest Massacre.
Regardless 81 public opinion, the
French missionaries have pressed to
she limit their prerogatives. Columns
could be written of the manner IN
Tvhicb they have abused their power.
Wholc villages have been forcibly I'M
.,rassed 10 work for them. In the IN
sayIor 3 few weeks ago. / ran across
i nase where they had imprisoned the
re,d men al village AZ Nanchang
ssav insisted on the punishment q two
800 sreS whom the mayor had PROMISED
60 5rateet: the latter, his face gone,
& a d dire Chinese revenge Dy
, 4. WI syrscide in their church
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Known hy His Friends.

A forlorn looking man was brought
before a magistrate for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct When asked
what he had to say for himself, he
gazed pensively at the judge, smooth.
ed down a remnant Of gray hair, and
said:
"Your honor, Mans inhumanity to
man makes countless thousands
mourn I'm not as debased as Swift,
as profligate as Byron, as dissipated
as Poe. or as debauched as"
"That will do" Numbered the mag
istrate. "Thirty days! And, officer,
take list of those names and run 'em
in. They're as bad a lot as he is -
Lippincott's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
ConceIt.

"There goes the bigfeelin'est man
in town." pessimistically said citi-
zen of PettyVille, Indicating with con.
temptuous jerk of his thumb a POM
pous-appearing parsonage who was
passing. HE thinks so darned much
of himself that he won't loaf in gro.
Gerry store like ordinary folks-if he
can't loaf in the bank he won't loaf
at all. And, as far as I can see, he
amt so alfred better than some of
the rest Of US, neither!"-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Ran csrnets.

The rag carpets once in such favor
for the kitchen are realls' quite unsan,
itary from our modern viewpoint
They are bound to catch more than
their share of grease.
If you feel your dignity demands a
floor covering of some kind choose
linoleum. This will last for years ii
a good quality is bought. One WON.
an who has had hers on the bath
room floor more than a decade, at.
tributes its perfect condition to
washing it up once week with skim
milk. 1t costs her but few cents
and certainly the way ia which the
colors have been preserved warrants
double the expense.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Witty Jury Verdict.

There is a lot of humor and, be-
sides, a splendid moral for the young
business man in a verdict recently
rendered by coroner's jury
Eve, the jury, find from the physi-
clans statement that the deceased
came to his death from heart failure,
superinduced by business failure,
which was caused by speculative fail
ure, which was in turn the result of
failure to look ahead"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Knew What She Wanted.

"A foreign loobing woman, rather
well dressed, came in the other day."
said the librarian at one of the East
side branches, ''and asked for Cot
tage Cheese l supposed, of course,
that some one had directed her to a
dairy or perhaps a grocery, and that
she had got into the wrong place. But
she insisted that she was in the right
place and that it was Cottage
Cheese that she wanted. It's the
name of book she said That gave
me the tip that she simply had title
mixed up, and, sure enough. it was
Scottish Chiefs "--Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Haintx aiscni+s-

Into quart of flour sift two heap.
ing teaspoons of baking powder and a
pinch of salt. Work in lightly with
the finger tips one-half cup cold lard,
and mix to a soft dough with fresh
milk. Do not knead the dough, but
roll out and cut one-half inch thick
and put into shallow pans. slip im1ns.
diateIy into bot oven and haks
quickly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
How,s This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
FIJI CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
or the last Is years and believe him perfectly hon
orabte in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALpING KINNAE d MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. @.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by al Druggists.
Take Halls Fam iy Pills for constipation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Reecher Scored Point.

Justin Mccarthy tells story Of the
late Henry Ward Beecher. MIR.
Beecher entered Plymouth church one
Sunday and found several letters
Awaiting him. He opened one and
found it contained the single word
Fool" Quietly and with becoming
seriousness he announced to the con-
gregation the fact in these words: 81
have known many an instance of a
man writing a letter and forgetting to
sign his name, but this is the only
instance have ever known of a man
signing his name and forgetting to
write the letter"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Grammar and Grinne.

A professor at the University of
Virginia was endeavoring to impress
upon the youths of his class the mon
strous crime of using the adverb
BADLY" where the adjective bad"
should be used.
"Now," he said, after an exhaustive
explanation, "if a man should say to
you I feel badly what would you
think?"
I'D think he had the grippe, sir =
responded the wag of the class.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
Yes. MhY Not?

DR.. Frank C. Bostwick, official dem
list to the sultan of Morocco, has been
spending his vacation in Plainfield.
N. J., and at a recent dinner he said
apropos of bad child:
'It is wise to punish children. but
not corporally. know dentist in
Gibraltar who got out a birch rod 70
punish his little son with one day.
The boy, looking at the rod, said plte-
ously:
Papa, would you mind giving me
gas first?'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
To Make Flowers Stand Upon Bowl.

Lay a large platter upside down on
good sized piece CT white mosquito
net. Then cut the net two inches
around the outline Of the platter.
Overcast the material, takfg stitches
about one-half inch deep. Next run a
drawstring-White twine-all around
the inside of the stitching; fit over
the platter, draw tight, and tie the
Irvine. Fill the platter with water;
stick through the net short stemmed
flowers, preferably sweet peas, pam
sizes, or violets, and lean small ferns
against the outside of the platter tc
hide the mosquito netting.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
First Thibet Newsnaner.

A report received at Peking from
Chang Yingtang, the Chinese resident
at Lhassa, tells of the establishment
OF a native newspaper, the first one
ever printed in the Thibetan Ian
guage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
nae Rest Part Of tns citx.

After all, the best part Of any city
is the part that isn't in 1.-THE coun-
try roundabout where they think in
acres, not in square feet. and where
the grass is green under the treaA.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26

which | shall later quote. will show
Their general rule has been non-in-
reference in civil matters. Times be-
yond counting they have been put in
a predicament by the willy Chinese,
who can see an advantage to them
| selves long before it is on an Anglo
Saxon's horizon.
Thus many an ardent young mis-
sionary has found that sudden ac-
cession of inquirers has been due to
the fact that the protested converts
wanted him to take up their side of
quarrel against members of the
French church. To join the one
church seemed to the Chinese the
only recourse left to enable them to
get justice from, Oh to get even with,
the members of the other. If the
American missionary would not help
them, as the French missionary
helped his people, then his was the
loss of face" and following.
In these circumstances some mis-
sionaries have doubtlessly appealed to
the native officials and to their own
consuls on behalf of their people, in
cases other than persecution; the
treaties accord protection to the ma
tive Christians when prosecuted on
account of their religious faith, al
though this is doubtful advantage.
When the Gospel Goes to Law.
The net result of all this has been
only trouble for all concerned. The
missionaries have been caused end
less annoyance and at times serious
difficulties. There is general agree
ment among the Anglo-Saxons that
they will not go to the yamens in be-
half of their Chinese members under
any conditions. Some have expressed
to me the wish that the boards would
cases, so that they could make this
answer when appealed to. Certainly
it is the conclusion of all impartial
observers that ic is gravely unwise for
missionaries TO attempt to influence
the course of Chinese civil and Grim
inal administration, even when these
are unjust.
So strongly do most missionaries
now feel upon the subject that they
refuse under any condition to touch
yamen cases. One young missionary.
born and reared in China and on close
terms with leading Chinese, was one
day notified that a certain man under
arrest had claimed exemption from
punishment on the plea of belonging
to this missionary church. what
shall do?" asked the magistrate
.1Giye him ten extra lashes for trying
to deceive you and for attempting to
drag the church into a civil case"
promptly replied the young mission
airy. The general practice of the
American missionaries, with only rare
exceptions, is to permit their mem
bers to suffer injustice, rather than
to incur the greater evil of bringing
reproach upon the church's name, and
Of hindering the state from exercising
Its sovereign rights. Nevertheless, I
have learned from consuIs and from
missionaries OF some cases wherein
American missionaries have appealed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26

Whether you be men or women, yo1
will never do anything in the world
without courage. 1t is the greatest
quality of the mind, next to honor
James Allan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26
fmnarfan4 "a Mn4hnrs,

Examine carefully every bottle of CAsTORIA,
safe and sure remedy for infants and childfen.
and see that IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-26

It is the crushed grape that gives
out the blood-red wine. It is the SUI.
fering soul that breathes the sweetest
melodies.-Gail Hamilton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20

In choosing game remember that
rcnIson when young will have the fat
clear and bright and Of considerable
thickness. lit is not desired in very
high state. a knife plunged into the
launch or shoulder and then drawn
out will determine It's condition by the
odor. 1t may be convenient to keep
vcnison for some time. MS It'll not au
everyday, article OF diet. aud after II
has reached a high or tainted state
further pntrefaction may lie arrested
by placing the JoIut In a hollow dish
and covering 1t TO the depth OF half IN
inch with charcoal powder. IIares and
rabbits are old when ihe.ears are dry
and tough. the launrh thick and the
claws blunt anil rugged, Smooth.
sharp claws. ears that tear easily and
small cleft In the lip are the marks
Of young hare. I!arcs and rabbits
may he kept some time after being
Killed. Many people. in fact. prefer
them when they are seasoned. Young
cartridges have yellow legs and a dark
eolored bill.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20
How to Clean a Gas Stove.

To clean gus stove rcmove' all
parts possible, such as bars and
shelves. Wash with hot water and
soda all greasy parts. A stinf brush Is
helpful for this purpose. and II The
stove has been greatly neglected n 1T.
lie household ammonia Is good. says
the Chicago News. Black lead and pol.
ish In the usual manner all the black
parts OF the stove. Polish the steel
parts with emery paper and the brass
taps with brick dust and Il cloth. DC.
casionally examine the holes In the
burners and note Il any are choked
with grease or any liquids which may
have boiled over. This point Is often
overlooked. with the result that only
a small Jet of flame IS obtained.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20
Encampment to
Be Brilliant Event
MEADE POST is GETTING BUSY
FOR BIG STATE MEET OF
SOLDIERS.

Meade Post No. 10 OF the West vir
ginIa department Of the G. a. r., ihet
to-day. Arrangements for the State
encampmcnt were discussed. It {.
the intention Of the soldiers OF this
city with the aid of their friends 10
make FaIFmont present the most
handsome appearance possible. Fair
mont will not be satisfied unless Il
outstrips the other cities that have
had the encampment.
An effort will be made 10 erect
arches with electric lights on Main
street at the cross streets from Bar
ney street TO Quincy street. II thi:
can be done the arches will be sci
with red. white and blue bulbs which
will give the town a patriotic appear
ance when the, arches are lighted.
The erection OF the arches Is not
yet an assured fact. On Monday
night at the County Court room there
will be a meeting of Meade Post, the
Merchants's Association. the business
man Of thee ity and any others whit
may ,lesire 10 attend for the purpose Of
determining whether or not the arches
shall be erected.
1t is understood that prominent mer
chants want the lights to he pcrma
neni. This Is a capital idea.
The local committee on entertain
ment has visited the hotel keepers and
have obtained good rates for the vlsi
tors that will be here at the encamp
ment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20
TaE cuP rAAT CHEERS.
Ha4l q MD csod Is,--sdan t,tio,

Hsw 70 Raks Coed Tes-s esse.tion,
For Serving IL
3 To brew d good cup 81 tea select q
blend that Is aromatic and lot too
heavy. N paystto5 get a good quality
Iof tea. ms a little Of the best goes
enouga further than tie cheap to make
lteconomy in the END.
The orange pekoe Is delightful for
the afternoon or erenins cup Of tea, as
also The Chinese dragons beard, which
Is the budded Up Of the tender branches
Of the plant bound together In little
bundles, says the Pittsburg Press. The
oolongs from Formosa or Fuchau give
10 light amber colored infusion pre-.
.ferred by most old American families,
while those OF more recent English or
Irish extraction give the preference to
the congous, which fave a i1alty,
heavy flavor.
( The teapot may be almost anything
but TN, though the preference Is given
by tea shaips to a baked eartheaWare
pot, unglazcl on the inside, u ware
known as Milling. Have the water
for the ten freshly boiled. .and the soft
er the water the better The resultant
brew. When the water has Just reach.
cd the boiling point. but not steamed
away long enough 10 have lost It's life.
rinse out the pot with hot water: then
put In the tea allowing half a Tea.
spoonful for each cup OF boiling water.
IL several cups, are required. reduce
the proportion OF tea or Increase II the
!, tea Is not TIP to the standard or the
tlriliker prefers 1t extra strong. Put
the tea Into a strong strainer or tea
ball aud pour through 1t bubbllng. boil.
Ing water. Cover closely will a ten
coy and let the Tea brew on the back
OF the range or ut tie table for three
or five minutes. II the tea Is 10 stand
SOME time, take ont the struiier with
the tea leaves. else the fragrant bou-
luet Is llsslpated and the tannin ex.
traetel. 2i4f
One Of the best things to use for q
Tea stralncr Is Just an ordinary salt
bag washed and boiled. Make a hem
in tho top aud slip one Of the rings
through It that may be purchased for
4 few cents at any department or
hardware store. These slip open Ike
q key ring, so that the bag may be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20

Booker T. Washington. the founder
OF tho Tuskegee School, is opposed to
colored people having their own news.
papers. he says: 81 fear that or
newspapers are at fault because they
hold up our difficulties. People read.
Ing them see too many accounts Of ne.
gro oppression and we do not want out
race soured by such accounts,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20

II there is any fear that bed not
usually slept IN Is damp, put n bright
looking glass between the sheets and
cover It up. In n few minutes examine
It. II lis surface is dimmCd. there Is
cause for uneaslness. II bright look,
ing glass is not at hand. tunbler
warmed and turned upside down will
answer the same purpose.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20

when do You expect 10 begin work.
Ing the mlne?"
/, AS soon as we get through with
the public. Judge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20

The News-No Pure Drug Cough
Cure Laws would be needed. II al
Cough Cures were like Dr.. Shoop',
Cough Cure Island has been for :,
years. The National Law now require
that lfaay polsons enter Tito . ,"',r'
mixcture, It must be printed OH
label or package. For this rcasu
mothers, and others. should Insis' ~
having DR.. Shops Cough cnrr y
poison marks on DR.. Shops hi
and none in the medicine. else
by law be on the label And o
only safe. bat Il Is said to BE- h.
that know II hest. truly rom
cough remedy. Take no chnnr
ticulnrly with your children
on having Or. Shops Conrr
Compare carefully the Dr sh~
age with others and SCI
marks there! Ynn can aiwrt
the safe SHE by tpman'lItr
Cough Cure s!m,t VI | At.
any other Sold
q IN y q &. 49, so =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-20
To.day's Games.
Boston at New York
ST. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia

Every manager in the American
League has jack knights weakness
pretty well sized up, and Connie
slack would be lucky II there were
any way by which he could get Lave
Cross back Into the Athletic camp.
Third base was the Quakers weak
place last season, and IT looks as
though IT will remain SO this year.