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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
PROPER MANNER OF READING.
Writer Sees Much Harm In Multi
picity of Books.

It seems to me that with the multi
plication of books we are losing all
sense Of literature. Leisure and three
books, a Bible, Shakespeare, a wait
Whitman, might make d man truly
wise if the seeds of wisdom were In
him. l do not know even wise man
whose instinct fer wisdom would not
be deadUned by the Reorganization OF
the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Books
should be taken in doses no bigger
than music or pictures; they are even
harder to digest. There is more
drunkenness in book than in all the
vineyards of France A book may re-
make mans soul. Books should be
treated with reverence or cast out as
dirt. They are in danger of passing
out of the service of the temple into
the parcel delivery" of the grocer.
Nothing is gained by reading book
unless you give to that book more
than it brings to you. All these peo-
pie who read with their eyes only are
fatally wasting their time. A book
read specifically makes the reader
more superficial, and to read for in
formation" is to gnaw at the bones
of meat-Arthur Symonds in London
Saturday Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
GRIT SAVED HIS LEG.
Ranchman Rode Far After Most Serb
Gus Injury.

Jack Farland, a ranchman living at
the base of Pixies Peak, and whose
post Office is Midland, in this county,
yesterday suffered a broken leg by
being caught between horse which
he was riding and timber wagon
which he was attempting, to pass
while en- route to this city, says the
Cripple Creek Times. Farland dis
played the greatest of pluck by riding
on to Victor after suffering the injury,
although he said upon arriving here
that he felt several times that he must
give up. Knowing, however, what
difficulty would attend any attempt to
dismount, and how well nigh impossi-
BILE it would be for him to remount in
the event that he succeeded in getting
safely off his horse, the ranchman
gritted his teeth and kept on. After
having his leg set by surgeon Of
this city, Farland collapsed and it
was late in the afternoon before he
was able to proceed homeward In .
carriage, the accident having hap
pened early in the morning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
Secretary Always at Hand.

Henry o. Weaver, private secretary
to Secretary Cortelyou, is veritable
fidus Achates to his chief. He has
been with Mr.. Cortelyou ever since the
latter has been member of the cabi-
net, first as secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, then as
postmaster general and now as secre-
tary of the treasury. He accompanies
his chief everywhere. Usually they
lunch together and frequently at lunch
the private secretary is seen to take
out his notebook and scribble upon it
as his chief talks in a low tone. It is
believed that Mr.. Cortelyou took from
President Mckinley the hint of the
value of having his private secretary
always in easy reach. When Mr.. Cor
telyou was secretary to Mr. Mckinley
the president had a habit of talking to
him at leisure moments on subjects
upon which the CHI eff magistrate was
preparing a speech or message and by
this method the work of preparation
was made less burdensome to both.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
Rumor Busy With Carlisle.

The Hon. John G. Carlisle, who has
an intermittent residence in Wash
ingt0n with his daughter-in-law and
granddaughter at his handsome home
in < street, presented to him years
ago by his Kentucky admirers-does
not deny the soft Impeachment when
taxed with his projected marriage to
the beautiful Mrs. Logan of Virginia,
sister of the Hon. st. George Tucker,
president of the Jamestown exposi-
tion. When asked directly, rs it so?
Mr.. Carlisle" the distinguished wild
over warily slips on kindly mask of
imperturbability and makes a reply of
adroit noncommittalness Hence -?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27

er's Gulch on Saturday night. All
Paradise was invited, and most of
it accepted. Jernigan, Windy,
Billy. Earle, Pap Johnson and others
tried to prevail on Runty to join them,
but the marshal's conception of his
duty would not permit him to leave
his post.
AS nearly everyone that had the
evening free was expected to attend
the dance, Runty's self-appointed
guardians could see no risk in leav-
ing him uncared for that one night,
and it was SO decided.
At ten o'clock that Saturday night,
while all was peacefully quiet in Par
adise, four men, masked and heavily
armed, rode into town from the Tue
son trail. In silepce they passed
through the deserted streets to where
the lights from Three-Fingered Pete's
saloon and gambling house shone
across the darkened thoroughfare.
N0iselessly dismounting, they hitch
ed their ponies, readjusted their
masks, and surveyed the room from
their concealment in the outer shad-
ow. Pete's bartender, Dutch Henry,
the sole occupant, was doing in a
chair at the end of the bar. With one
swift stride he who acted as leader
Of the outlaws was in the saloon, a
A in each hand covering Dutch.
Hands up" short and sharp.
A glance toward the door, an almost
involuntary movement of the hand
toward the gun under the bar, a
sharp report, and Dutch Henry had
paid the debt of indiscretion. The out
laws fastened to small safe in the
corner of the room where Pete kept
his bank roll" Finding it locked,
the leader gave quick and decisive or
ders.
Jake, knock that knob off with the
hammer. Squint, get out your brace
and bit, Here's the dynamite. Jerry,
go outside and watch. There may be
some one iGit in this cursed town,
after all"
There was. The words were scarce
ly spoken wien Marshall Smithers
stepped into the saloon. Even his de-
fective vision could not mistake the
visible evidences of crime. Hating
inside the door, he said:
Men, c-c-come with me-"
At the sound of his voice the leader
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
SHUN HOODOO DESK
CLERKS AT WASHINGTON ARE
suPERsTITloUS.
No One Cares TO Work at Places
That Seem Marked Out for Mis-
fortune-Doorkee Post
an Example.

A series Of misfortunes involving
dismissals, designations and deaths
in the executive departments in
Washington often develops what is
known as the "hoodoo DESK" says the
Washington Post.
A desk comes under suspicion after
a dismissal of two from the service
or after several transfers Or resigna-
tions, and if there should occur sew
eTal deaths among the occupants of
the desk in the course of a year or
two it is designated as the ho0dGoed
desk, and no one in that room cares
to do clerical work at it. In a room
filed with clerks the hoodoo desk Is
easily recognized, for it is most gen
orally occupied with the surplus
books and general litter of the daily
routine work.
The desk may remain unoccupied
sometimes for months, until some
new clerk comes into the room and
is assigned to it, provided there is
no other vacant desk in the room.
Bureau officials generally avoid as
signing a new clerk to the hoodoo
desk if it can be done. In fact, the
desk is apt to remain without an &C.
cupant until radical changes in the
personnel of the Office cause its repu-
tation to be forgotten.
In one department there is hoodoo
desk from which four clerks have
ir, 1oe
resigned, one has been dismissed and
three have been transferred. There
fore, no one cares to occupy it now.
A $1,000 clerk said several days ago,
in a half-hearted way, that he would
move from his present room and try
it for awhile if they would promote
him to $500. He said afterWard,
however, that he was merely joking.
But there are other hOodoos in
Washington. Some years ago door
keepers post in the war department
building came under the ban and it
was source of considerable annoy
ance to the officials.
At this particular door the first mis-
fortune was death, the second dis
missal, the third holder of the post
lost his wife by death and finally fell
and broke limb, and the fourth ap-
pointee in succession lost child and
then resigned. This resignation kept
the place vacant for time, as no
one could be induced to take it. The
place had to be filed by calling on
the civi1-service commission for some
one from the outside.
Perhaps the most conspicuous case
of hoodoo desk in any one of the
Washington executive departments
was that in which succession of
misfortunes came to private secre-
taries of one of the assistant secre-
taries. Several deaths and other mis-
fortunes made the place dreaded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
CARE OF THE SICK ROOM.
Above All Things the Walls Should
Be Kept Dry.

When the bedroom becomes sick
room there is an added reason why ex-
IRENE precautions should be used to
keep the room in thoroughly sanitary
condition.
Above all things, the bedroom should
never be damp. 1t should be nice and
dry, always warm and comfortable in
winter, cool and airy in summer, and
bright and sunny some parts of the
day.
If there is any suspicion of damp
ness in bedroom it is probably due,
if there is wallpaper on the wall, to
the absorption of water by the paper
which frequently acts as blotting pa
per and holds quantities of water in it.
The use of wallpaper on walls is to
be deplored; it means disease, i'll
health and unhappiness. 1t is fire.
quently the cause of lung trouble, not
only because of it's dampness but also
because of its power to retain infec-
ton of many kinds.
The desired method of treating a
bedroom wall is to tint it for the ala
bastined wall is a perfect wall. 1t
never fakes off, chips or peels. 1t abb
serbs moisture and expels it, it opens
the pores of the plaster and makes a
room livable and breathable.
The floor in the bedroom should
have light, cleanable, dainty rugs that
can be easily shaken and a floor that
is thoroughly oiled or vanished, that
will not absorb moisture. The cracks
in the floor should be thoroughly filled
and covered. Woodwork in the bed
room should be attended to carefully,
window stills should be thoroughly var
nished or waxed, and the window cas-
ings kept in perfect order. The doors
should be wiped off frequently as also
should be all the standing woodwork
in the bedroom, as the presence of
dust on woodwork is a menace to
health as we'll as an evidence of poor
housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
win See All Of America.

secretary Taft may visit Alaska next
fall. He is going to leave Washington
for the Philippines about Sept. and it
is very likely that he will make side
trip to Alaska, sailing from Seattle for
Manila after his return. Maj Willis P.
Richardson of the quartermaster gem
erals department is making the effort
to have the secretary of war make the
Alaska visit. Mr.. Taft would like to
go very much and it is merely ques-
ton of time. When he has seen Alaska
the secretary of war will have visited
every dependency of the United States
with the exception of Samoa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
unfortunate Twins

There is a colored woman who re-
sides in one of the courts in the
northwest section of Washington, and
who has a penchant for bestowing
upon her children unique Christian
names. She has named one of her
girls Ambrosia and another Gym
baline, while her eldest boy bears the
cognomen of Prince Edward It re-
Gently occurred to her that "pickanin-
n.y. would make a good prefix for her
next girl, and she decide to apply it.
But recently she became the mother
of twin girls, and one of her friends
called to see her and queried:
Now, Liza, you done got two gals;
whatcher gwine ter name um?''
well, Susanna, you know Use
stuck on dat name Pickaninny, and
Use gwine ter arrange it SOS can
glib it to my two twins. Use gwine
ter name one o. dem gals Pickle and
de odder 'Ninny,' an dat'll make de
whole word Pickaninny.'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
HELP FOR THE LossTERs.
Government Takes Steps Co Prevent
Their Extinction.

While the national COVE rnment
does not wish to mollycoddle the lob
ster, and would like to train him into
an upright and self-reliant citizen,
there has been so much talk and fear
Of his extinction lately that the fish
commission is going to take the situa.
ton seriously in hand and begin the
extensive scale at station in Booth
Bay, Me. An appropriation of $500,
900 has been made for this purpose.
and operations will be begun with
10000 Holsters at the station this sea-
son. 1t is believed that 20,000,000
Holsters can be added to the invisible
supply this year. Attention will be
given to developing extra thick shells
or sting in the tail or some other
method of defense from their natural
marine enemies. One of the scientists
has discussed the possibility of cross
ing the lobster with the cuttlefish and
developing an ink bag with which he
could muddy the water and escape
from his foes, though it may be de-
cided to hybridize him with the flying
fish and grow wings on his shoulders.
Anyhow, the best that can be done
will be done to keep up the supply of
this toothsome univalve.
The development of the most lus-
cious breeds will not be overlooked.
and it is understood that self-sacri.
flcing squad of young government en-
ployes, analogous to DR.. Wiley's
poison squad at the department OF
agriculture, will allow themselves to
be experimental on with various
culinary preparations, la Neuberg.
broiled live and chafng-dish stews,
The lobster has been more or less
neglected up to date, but the fish
commission is determined that this
error shall be corrected in future if
scientific acumen and paternalistic
government can do it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
HAVE NEW TEMPERANCE IDEA.
Washington Men Would Promote
Drinking of Light Liquors.

In connection with the proposed pro-
hibition crusade in several states, the
statement was made recently that sew
eral Washington men are about to en-
gage in novel temperance movement,
says the Washington Star It is said
they propose to form in all sections of
the country societies, the members of
which will be pledged to drink only
light wines and beers, and to be mod
crate even in those indulgences. The
promoters of this scheme claim that
the evil of, habitual drunkenness can
only be cured BY the use of lighter
beverages, and base their claim on GER
tain injunctions in the Bible, as well
as on scientific reasons.
The claim is made that scientists
have come to regard the moderate use
of light wines and beers as beneficial
in cases of dipsomania. They point to
the hospital records for evidence that
the deaths as a result of alcoholism
are in every instance caused by the ex-
cessiVe use of the heavier liquors, such
as brandy, whisky, rum and gin. They
also point to the infrequency of deaths
from that cause in the beer and wine
countries of Europe.
1t is said that the first of these 'tem-
perate'' societies may be established in
Washington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
Great German soclalIaA.

Herr Bebel, the leader of the Ger
man socialists. who has been so much
In evidence of late. Is a wheelwright
by trade. Although entirely self-edu-
Gated, he is one of the finest orators
and debaters in the fatherland and,
distasteful as his views may be to
the reichstag, whenever he addresses
the assembly he is certain of having
large and attentive audience. In
such esteem is he held by the social
lists that millions will obey his will
without thinking whether they are do
ing right or wrong. Herr Bebel
neither drinks nor smokes, and be-
sides being a celebrity in the political
void has gained some fame as a
writer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
His Point Well Taken,

According to story related by a
representative from Tennessee, there
was negro who was elected to the
legislature of Mississippi during re-
construction times. He was unedu-
Gated, but knew enough to vote with
his party every time, and he picked
up few pointers on parliamentary
law.
This negro was drawn on the jury
of the circuit court. The docket was
crowded and the court held until a late
hour. One evening the colored juror
was tired and hungry and did not rel
ish the prospect of being kept from his
supper. He astonished everybody by
rising in his seat and exclaiming in a
loud voice:
May it please de cont, moves
you, sab, dat dis cont does now adj
jou'n ontil tomorrer mawnin'."
The judge was amazed and informed
the sable juror that courts never ad-
journ except on their own motion.
Oats all right, sah," responded the
parliamentary juror, but, sab, vo'
KANT deny dat a motion to adju'n am
allus in order, sah.'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27

No Quarter Was Given, or Received.
of the outlaws whirled on his heel
fired-and missed. Runty had never
been shot at before. His sand-foInd.
ed confidence fed in a fash. His
face turned ashen gray as his soul
was suddenly stepped in the agony
of physical fear His frame trembled
with the wild desire to turn and
fee. His lips went dry, cold sweat
bathed his body and the horror of
cowardice cried aloud within him,
But he walked steadily forward,
pointing to the star on his coat
lapel, and said:
Men, c-c-come with me-"
The amazement that an unarmed
man, and one of such peaceful appear
ance, should venture to challenge
them, held the outlaws spellbound for
a moment, but now, with an oath, the
leader fired again, the report of his
revolver barely preceding fusilade
from those of his followers, and Mar
shall Runty Smithers sank to the floor,
murdered in the attempted fulfl1ment
of his duty.
The reverberation of the reports
had not ceased when a. madly gallop-
ing horse was curbed to his launches
in front of the door and Lonesome
Linthicum strobe into the room a re-
volver in each hand The spasm of
unutterab1e regret on his face as he
glanced at Runty, prone upon the
floor, changed to one of berserker rage
as he faced the outlaws. No words
were spoken, no quarter was given or
received. When the smoke lifted
there were three dead safe robbers
and one with two bullet holes through
his lungs at one end of the room,
and gallant gray-eyed fellow at the
etner end with broken arm, a bull
let in his shoulder and hole through
his thigh. His sound arm lay over the
body of the late marshal of Paradise
And so the boys found them when,
they returned from the dance.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
siahtseers at capital.

Washington is, in proportion to its
size, the leading rubberneck wagon
town of the world. There seems to be
a rubberneck wagon on every block
of the town during all Of the daylight
hours. But there wouldn't be one if
the proprietors depended upon Wash
ingtonians for patronage.
1t would probably be within the
strictest boundaries of truthfulness to
say that not one quarter of the white
folks of Washington have yet beer
within the library of congress, which
unbiased travellers call the most beau
tiful building in the world. Yet that
building is crowded at all hours, up to
10 o'clock at night, with visitors from
other places.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
Got Temporary Shock.

While the senate was on the eve Of
adjournment Senator Frye, of Maine,
rather shocked his colleagues for a
moment. He was on his feet making
a report from his committee on com.
merce on several minor bills, duty
he performs frequently and which, as
rule, attracts little interest or atten.
ton. Suddenly, raicing his voice, Mr..
Frye exclaimed: If I can get imme.
date consideration for that dam bill
/ will promise the senate not to report
another dam bill this session Amid
a general laugh the bill was passed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
a Question of little.

a western politician, new to the
ways of Washington, tells of an anus
ing incident in connection with his
hunt for lodgings when first he came
to the national capital. q approached
the head of fine place in the swell
quarter said he. This lady-an
elderly lady of a terrible and aggres-
sive refinement of manner-met me at
the door. Awed to a nervous degree
by her excess of manner, about all l
could gasp out was: would it be
inconyenient to let me an apartment
in your establishment, Mrs. Blank?'
"At this the elderly person stiffened
even straighter than before. and then
delivered to me this crushing rebuke:
Miss Blank, sir! Miss = from
choice!' Sunday Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27
HONEST MEDICINE
Try DR.. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS
FOR STOMACH TROUBLE.
Convincing Evidence Supported by o
Guarantee That Must Convince
The Most SkepticaI,

AbS "SSSS @NCRLCGIs
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Added to this is the absolute guarantee
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Boxley, Ark, who says:
81 had suffered for good MANY wears
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27

By shilling subscriptions the walk
ing stick and fan which are to be pre-
scented to King Edward and Queen
Alexandra when they open the South
African exhibition have been pur-
chased, both English and Dutch hav-
ing contributed the money. The stick
is of rhinoceros horn, and came orig
inally from an old chief of the Ba-
mangwato Kafirs, while the fan is
composed of a magnificent collection
of ostrich feathers, with handle and
arms Of South African gold. An "A, Z"
surmounted by crown, is set in dia-
monds into the handle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-04-27

using Doan's Kidney Pills suffered
everything from kidney troubles for
wear and half. had pain in the
back and head, and almost continuous
in the loins and felt weary all the
time. A few doses of Doan's Kidney
pills brought great relief, and l kept
on taking them until in short time
was cured. I think Doan's Kidney
Pills are wonderful.
For. sale by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Z.