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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
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Wanderinus of a SeanulI.

On October % last there was shot
at Ouchy, on Lake Lemon, a seagull
aged about 16 months which was
found to be wearing on its claw q
silver ring engraved with the. words
''Vogel station, Rossitten 20" Rossit
ten is situated in the Lido Of the Cort
land lagoon, between Konigsberg and
Memel, in the Baltic, 1,500 kilometers
from the Lake Of Geneva.
NJ Forel of Lausanne communi
Gated with DR.. J. Thienemann, direct
or of the pathological station al
Rossitten. According to the --latest
notes the gull No. 20 was hatchet
there and was marked with the rine
when a few weeks old before it coulC
fly, on July 4, 1905. It seems prob
able that it had thus made two win
ter migrations before it fell a victim
to the human barbarian.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
aLInwrecked Sailor saved.

Eigyen men, members Of the crew
Of tie Norwegian antarctic expedition
ship Catherine, have been rescued
after having been cast away on ons
of the Crozet isles In the southern
Indian ocean. far of the track OF
commerce. They were found in ex.
ceedingly good health, having subsist.
ed on penguins, sea elephants, alba
tross eggs and food from the depot
placed there in $780,: The latter was
not particularly Wholesome, but the
men got used to it. One bottle OF
whisky which was washed ashore
was kept for Christmas. They were
short of matches, and used only one
daily, and made every effort to keep
alight lamp, owing to the severe
cold.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

age American church member gave 81
cents to foreign missions, the record
being held by the United Presby-
terians, with SLIT per member. 1t
seems that there has been a general
increase in giving, the Southern Bap
lists having doubled their foreign mis-
sion gifts within decade, and the
Southern Presbyterians nearly so.
Smoothing the Investigators Path.
| found these missionary board Of
ficials civil lot. / could have wished
in it's investigation of insurance mat
tiers. The boards open wide up, and
then deluge one with information upon
his approach. In fact, the considera-
ton which, more than any other, tends
to predispose me, as an investigator
toward the missionary people is the
heartiness and frankness with which
they seem to welcome an investiga-
ton. Without hesitation they have
afforded me every facility for looking
into their wu1k at home and in for
eign lands. They say: Find out the
worst and tell the public, including US.
We want to see the thing with the
eyes of a disinterested observer.
A New Side of College Life.
Picked up in the forest Of facts amid
which found myself, is the news that
Yale university has established mis-
sionary lectureship, with Prof Harlan
p. Beach, an ex-missionary, as incum-
bent; and that Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton and the University of Pennsyl-
vania all now have foreign mission en-.
terprises of their own, manned by
graduates and supported by alumni
and students.
on the foreign field-to make big
jump there are now 400 TRANSACTIONS
of the Bible. Of native converts the
American missionaries claim half 9
million, while the total native Chris
tian population of so-ca1ied heather
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
JERUSALEM A PLACE OF WOE.
Holy City and Its Inhabitants Fallen
on Evil Ways.

Miss Helen M. Smith entertained a
large company in the ballroom of the
Tmleries this morning by an animated
description of the far eastern coun-
tries, says the Boston Transcript. She
presented pictures of places rich in
classic and biblical nterest-Constan-
tinople, Smyrna (where the tomb of
Polycarp isl, the ruins of the temple
OF Diana at Ephesus, Jaffa and Jeru-
salem were all described in wonderful
ly entertaining fashion.
There was a narration of the grad
ual climb of four hours to the latter
city which is 1900 feet above the sea.
Great areas of brilliant red flowers,
the lilies of the field" make strik-
ing impression during this journey.
"Jo-GJllem," said Miss Smith, cannot
fail to disappoint- grieve one with
ideals. There is so much dirt, deprav-
ity and deceit; SO many Calvaries, so
many graves from which the stone
was rolled away! There IS only one
Gethsemane, but it is a tawdry, arti'
nc1al place-in no sense the secluded
spot where the suffering Savior wept
alone The Mount of Olives probably
looks as it did 1000 years ago. 1t was,
indeed, the only place where felt rev.
erence for the holy land. From it I
could see the River Jordan, the Dead
sea, and follow, in fancy, the wander
ing step of Abraham and feel the in
fiuence of the prophets of old.
Jerusalem to-day is surely in need
of an enlightened prophet who will rid
the city of its filth, bring healthy con-
ditions to it's half-blind children, and a
better sense of right to it's morally de-
PRAYED people. Here, where the best
examples of Christianity should be
shown are seen the worst. Never mind
where the actual cross borne along
the Via Dolorosa, the cross of ignor'
ance that is crushing the people should
be lifted. All ways in Jerusalem to
day are ways of sorrow"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

and ascertain their views. In word,
with no other purpose than to give the
American public fair, frank, full
story of this controverted subject, l
have started on this journey around
the world. Whatever the conclusions
| may report, they win at least be
honest.
The Largest American Business
Abroad.
THE biggest single foreign enter
mise in which America is engaged is
fhis one of foreign missions. The rest
- the world, and especially the Orient,
Lpows the Western Continent chiefly
10 its missionaries. Figured in dol
iars +he business last year cost the
American public $780,, 165, paid in by
an organization with approximately
ID 900 900 shareholders Of all religious
denominations, Protestant, Roman
Catholic and Mormon. (The foreign
yoiesion work Of all countries costs
s15 900. 600 Yearly For all this enor-
mons output the tangible returns to
America were practically nothing.
True, the mLSs1uHaly hcApSd ~ ShSe"|o
market for the American packers
products, and for American locomo-
fives. and sundry other forms of mer-
chandise. But the church members, as
church members, who put up the
money, prof1ted not at all by this.
Apparently. the missionaries them
selves, Of whom America maintains
3776 In Japan, China, Korea the Phil
ippines, Burma, Siam, India, Thihet,
Persia. Turkey, Egypt and the South
American countries, do not get rich
I'll Of this vast sum. According TO the
Hgial figures, which ! gathered Pc
core leaving the United States, the
riissionary's salary ranges from noth,
fng to s., S00fa year. The last-nansd
gure is paid to veterans Ct the pap,
denomination. who are married
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.l

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowlesl
Mid Pacific. - am on the trail |
Of the American missionary. His
footprints are large and deep and
many, and I shall certainly come up
with him. Then we shall know what
sort of individual he is-whether
haloed saint, as the religious papers
represent, or double-dyed knave, as
many other papers and people assert,
or a plain, everyday American, try
ing to do an extraordinary job to the
best Of his ability.
Rather queer, isn't it, that after hav-
ing been in the business of exporting
missionaries for well-nigh hundred
years, America should actually know
SO little about the article himself, and
be SO decidedly divided as to his
value?
For the American missionary has
been more subject of controversy
than American canned beef Hundreds
Of persons who have visited foreign
parts and say that they know, and
thousands who declare that they have
their information straight" declare
that the missionary is a sort of pious
bunco-man; that he is not wanted
where he works, that he is an unmiti-
gated nuisance and that he is keenly
alert 10 the welfare of number one.
Contrariwise, a vastly larger num-
Der Of persons, in every part of the
land firmly believe, and support their
conviction by their coin, that the mis-
sionary is saint and a hero, and the
seIfless servant of thankless worlds
welfare All criticism of him they
sweepingly resent; and are leath to
hear aught to his dispraise. The
apotheosis Of the missionary is a char
acteristic of modern religious life.
On q Still Hunt for Facts.
CAUTIOUSLY enough, the public hears
0nly these two opinions of the mis-
sionary, one of which represents him
as a scoundre1 or a fool, the other OF
which exalts him as a demi-god. Sc
far as I am aware, nobody has ever
set out, independently, and represent
ing no board, society or cause, to find
out, impartially, the exact facts in the
case. This is the mission have I'm
dertaken. My journalistic integrity is
pledged to the duty of ascertaining
without favor or fear. exactly what
sort Of person the missionary is, how
he works and amid what conditions
and whether the task he has imposed
upon himself is worth doing at all, anC
IL SO, whether he is doing it well.
TO that end / shall personally ex
anime, on the ground, representative
enterprises of all UNCONVENTIONAL ant
undenominational missions. l shall at
tempt to study the workers them
selves, and hear their own side of tn
story. With equal diligence shall
consult qualified native opinion ant
search out the foremost foreign critic
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
ands is a million and a half.

lanQS is a million ana nalf.
Hard Knocks for the Missionaries.
Quite different are the stories /
hear in other quarters. One of thG
higher officers of the Pacific Mail
Steamship company assured me, as
one who knows, that 'the mission
aries are lot of grafters. But he
added, with the characteristic COM
mercial spirit of the day, Il do not
want to see their graft stopped, for 1t
pays us to carry them"
A Hong-Kong merchant aboard ship
declared that "the missionaries are a
pack of scoundrels. They are over
bearing, lazy, pestiferous fellows, re-
cruited only from the very lowest
ranks of society in America and Great
Britain" That last was little more
than could swallow, for it went con-
trary to my personal knowledge In
numerous instances. The missionary
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Something Wronq.

The lad timidly entered the
Office of the old broker.
well, my boy" said the broker,
wheeling in his chair, Il suppose you
have come to apply for a position
as Office boy?
yves, sir" replied the lad, twitch.
ing his hat nervously.
Him! How many grandmothers
have your"
None, sir. Both are dead"
well, how often do you get the
mumps in the baseball season."
Never, sir. l only have the mumps
in the winter"
Strange. Then what excuse dc
you make up when you wish to take
an afternoon off to see ball gamer
None at all, sir. I don't like base
ball, and have never been to game
in my life"
The old broker gave low whistle
my lad, he exclaimed, amy
boy who doesn't like baseball mus
be freak. You'd better go in dims
museum"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

The influence of the rooster upon
the number of eggs produced has
been tested, showing that in two pens
Of five pu!lets each, treated in the
same way from January till Septem-
Der, the one with the male laid $50
eggs; the one without the rooster laid
972 eggs. The effect of the presence
of the male upon the fertility 0 the
first day to IS per cent of fertile eggs
on the eighth day.
Calves may be dehorned when four
days old. Clip hair from around rudi
mentary morns. and rub with a stick
of caustic potash,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Direct Evidence.

swell, Pat, when did you last see
our old friend Smith,"
'T saw him last month making tns
ascent of Mount Vesuvius with his
young lady
"And was he INDUCING IN his old
misunderstanding?
"Wer, I didn't actually see him
kissing, but sure enough that was his
object, as he was trying to get at the
mouth of the cratur."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Tunisian Eazars.

Real storehouses of delight for the
visitor are the bazars of Tunis. One
merchant has $4,000 carpet which he
likes to display. This huge, filmy ere.
alton he will fling into the air for the
benefit of a possible customer and al
low it to settle itself gradually oG
the ground. This it does, unlike an
ordinary carpet. So exquisitely fine
is the weaving that it imprisons air
bubbles large enough to hold a man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
nesfnees cannot Be Cured

nv local applications as they cannot reach the dis
sSsed norton Of the ear There is only one way to
cure DEAFNESS and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inaamed condition OF me
mucous lining of the EustachIan Tube When this
tube is inAamed you have rumblfng sound or I'M
perfect hearing and when it Is entirely closed Dear
ness s the result and unless the Inflammation can DO
taken out and this tube restored 70 Its normal condi-
hon hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
nlt of ten caused by Catarrh, which IS nothlnB
but an Unnamed condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for aFy cese @s
Deafness Caused by caJerrhl that cannon srea-
by Halls Catsrrh Cure. send for circul lars. as q
f. J. CHENEY CO., TolssAs
Sold by Druggists, 75e.
Take HALLS Family Pills for constipation.
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New Bills Not Pon,llar.

According to the Washington Post,
quoting a cashier, banf officials do
not prefer fresh, new bills to old ones
Everybody doesn't care for new
greenbacks, said a cashier. ct is a
common idea that bank cashiers dc
not care to give up crisp paper money
AS a matter of fact, nine cashiers out
of every ten try to get rid of new
money as quickly as possible after re
ceiving it. There is grave danger tc
the average paying teller in handling
unused money. New Bank notes stick
together. frequently the ink is moi
thoroughly dry"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

Last year the 1eafess plant called
dodder was very destructive to many
of the alfalfa fields in the south. bod
der plant is the yellow plant that pro-
duces no leaves, and is known among
young people as love vine." 1t is a
Darasite-winds its long arms around
the clover plant and sucks the life out
of the plant as successfully as does
the San Jose scale out OF the fruit
tree. The dodder seed are much small
er than the alfalfa, and if sifted over
a steel wire cloth made of No. "a
wire, the dodder seed will fall through
the sieve.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Ar1ERICA'S LARGEST ENTERPRISES.

and have families; the former repre-
sents the salary promised to the mis-
sionaries of the China Inland Mission,
the Christian and Missionary Alliance,
and few other undenominatiDnal
bodies.
What 1t Pays to Be Missionary.
The unmarried collese-bred man
who goes to the foreign field gets
about $500 a year; it may be hun
dred dollars more, or, more likely, a
denomination. A married man gen.
orally from 81 1000 to $1,000, with $1OO
extra for each child, if he belongs to
one of four or five denominations. An
unmarried woman gets $500, $500 or
even $500 year, with no prospect of
increase. The missionary's stipend is
based not on the idea of compensation
but of simple support. A mere living
is all that it is designed to afford the
missionary. All who choose this call
ing, say the boards, must renounce
hope of earthly gains.
seven years before receiving a fur
Tough; then his expenses home will be
paid, and he will receive one-half sal
airy while Off duty. He is forbidden
to engage in, outside money-mal1ing
pursuits. AS rule, if he writes a
book, it's royalties must be turned
back into the treasury of his board.
So it strikes cue that, even consider
ing the lower cost of living in the
Orient, the financial inducements to
a cultivated young person to become a
missionary are rather meager. Wheth-
er this fact shuts out all but second
class men and women remains to be
found out.
Sending That Penny to the Heather.
Everybody has heard the charge
that for every penny which gets to the
mission field, SO cents is required to
send it. Business men, who believe in
business methods even in religious af
fairs are the most frequent critics of
the expensiveness of the conduct OF
the missionary propaganda. / deter.
mined to look this matter up, with
quite surprising results. Mere are the
official figures, in all their dryness, OF
the cost of collection and administra
ton of foreign mission fund.- last year
by leading denominations:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
BeIated Nindication,

If there is one thing more than an
other which from our childhood we
have heard was grossly unwholesome
and opposed to all medical advice,
that thing certainly was Christmas
pudding. Now it seems (by the best
medical advice that to call Christmas
pudding wholesome is entirely a faint
and approximate expression Of its
merits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Superstition About Robins.

at is unlucky to kill a robin" is a
well-established saying in England.
"How badly your hand shakes; you
can scarcely write" said teacher to
a boy in a school in England. TT al.
ways shakes" said the boy. 81 once
had robin die in my hand, and they
say if a robin dies in your hand it
will always shake"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Lunch for Hungry Youngsters.

Miss julia Richman, a district su-
perintendent in New York schools, is
having great success with a penny
luncheon Of crackers and milk for
the youngest children. An investiga-
ton not long ago in that city showed
10000 breakfastless children in the
public schools.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

If you haven't already got bone
cutter. get one by all means. We
know of no other machine that will
80 quickly and surely pay for itself
as a good bone cutter. It is not lux
ury. but an actual necessity. The
increased profits from the flock will
soon pay for it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

The matter of supplying plenty Of
pure water to the COWS at all times
is of as much Importance as the feed
and a lot cheaper The cost of put
ting in system Of automatic water
basins is very small and like silo
will pay for itself the first year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

II you want to prevent the lice get
ting a hold on the chicks, spray the
walls, roosts, floors and nests once a
week with kerosene emulsion. A pre-
vention is better and cheaper than 8
cure.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Good Change in Name.

William street in New York city was
known as Horse and Cart street"
back In the eighteenth century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

French dairymen have discovered
that the use of wine dregs as food
for cows improves the quality of the
milk and increases the output at least
20 per cent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

No one will gainsay the statement
that there are some enterpristng
farm wives and daughters who are
making more clear money every year
from the intelligent care of a flock of
pure-bred birds, and sometimes mon
grels. than the husband and father
from his general farm work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11

It is easier to keep poultry healthy
than to try to cure sick birds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

distinguished American Journalist Travelling Around the Wo for the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-07
Paid His Election Bet.

Ogden.-Miles l.. Schofeld was, on
Wednesday morning. treated to most
unique ride and one that attracted
thousands of people to the streets and
caused roar of laughter from almost
every one who saw it. Schofeld got
into dispute with a couple of his
friends and finally offered to make
them wager. He bet on the Demo
cratic nominee for mayor, the penalty
being that the loser should take the
winner around the block in wheel.
barrow. buying him drink on every
street traversed. Schofield won and
Wednesday morning the spectators
were startled to see man parading
the streets harnessed like Kentucky
mule and drawing a wheelbarrow, as
sisted in his efforts by loser No. ., who
was pushing the vehicle Within the
vehicle was Schofield, busily engaged
in trying to get all of his legs into the
thing at the same time.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-07
REAL ESTATE. ETC. roR SALE.

Oscar Andrews farm at Lake Shore
is acres OF good farming land. free
from salt 20 shares OF water 81 ,400.0 90
Also IS acres of land on Lake Shore
and % acres Of water, good flowing
well $1200.00.
20 acres of good farming land in
South Field. 81 $4,000.
Onehalf lot in Fourth ward belongs
TO Chas. Peterson. $275.00.
Five acres of good farming land Ia
South Field $4,000.
One horse, eight years old loo
pounds. gentle. good to work, $500.
Twenty acres of splendid farminL
land at benjamin. near Sugar Fac
tory, old Matley farm, $4,000.
City lot. rods by 2S rods, two
blocks west of Public Square, 1915 90.
One-half city lot. 6 rods by ~ rods,
one block from Main street. $4,000.
One-half city lot. blocks west OF
Main street. $4,000.
Ono city lot, 81 rods by 20 rods,
" blocks west Of Public Square.
$4,000
Seven acres of good fruit land on
bench near Vincent farm, $4,000 per
acre.
One full city lot in Fourth Ward.
$4,000.
Nine and two-tenths acres OF good
fruit land. 213 fruit trees, we'll fenced,
nice brick house, barn, barn yard, on
State road, full water right, belongs
to George Williams, s2,450.
Underwood ranch. 321 acres 70
acres under cultivation, $50 fruit trees
house, barn, all farm implements,
$4,000.
rs acres Of good farming land In
West Field, full water right, $4,000 per
acre.
City lot, Az by ~ rods. ! " blocks
from Main street, 2h blocks from
Commercial bank. $4,000.
Fifty acres of good beet land. 6S
shares of water at Lake Shore, S54 per
acre.
City lot 6 by IL rods, one-half block
from Main street. joins Oran Lewis
new home. $4,000.
Wanted-A $1,000 home in Third or
Fourth Ward
For Sale.-Five shares of West Field
water, $35 per share.
Wanted-Ten shares of Bench
water.
Eight-room house for rent, call and
see lis.
Wanted--A good Jersey mich COW.
One hundred acres of land in South
Field. w. o. Greer farm, at $1,000
per acre.
For Sale.---Two full city lots oil
Springville road, about 5 blocks cas-,
of Main Street. on which Is a Groom,
house. $4,000.
For Rent.-11% acres in the west
held. John Gay farm. $500 per acre.
VIII rent for years.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-07

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