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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
CASE OF ECZEMA IN SOUTH.
Suffered Three Years-Hands and Eye
Most Affected-NoW Well and Is
Grateful to Cuticura.

my wife was taken badly with &C.
zema for three years, and she en-
p1oyed doctor with no effect at all
until she employed Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. One Of her hands
and her left eye were badly affected,
and when she would stop using Gu.
ticura Soap and Ointment the eczema
came back, but very slightly: but 1t
did her sight Of good. Then we
complied with the instructions in US
ing the entire set Of Cuticura Rene"
edies and my wife is entirely recoV-
cred. she thanks Cuticura very much
and will recommend it highly in our
locality and in every nook and cor
ner of our parish. God bless you for
the sake of suffering humanity. !. M.
Robert, METROPOLIS, La, Jan. and
Sept. /, 1906"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
conqressmen at Large.

Representatives in congress have
great deal said about them that tax
the imagination, and the statements
no doubt have effect upon persons who
are not acquainted with the mild ma
ture of the average representative
The opinion of certain careful lady
from the west at reception the other
day went to show that the reports that
have reached her relative to the M.
C.'s" have not caused her opinion OF
legislators to soar.
why" she said to a group of cali
ers. st think Washington should get a
larger police force. am actually
afraid to allow my daughter to go upon
the streets alone"
One of the men assured her that
she should have no fears, for, Ii he
was correctly informed there are
great many daughters who go upon
the streets alone. But" she replied,
"have you seen by the papers that
there are a number of congressman at
| larger"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
The Reainninos Of Lie,

The beginnings of life have beer
lately studied by Miss Rina Mont
in some of the newer lakes of the
Alps. In the Lake of the Seracs,
which has been formed within the
memory of present Inhabitants, only
five species of life are to be found,
and these are all plants, four being
diatoms.
In Ong and Tignaga, two older lakes
animal forms-feeding upon the dia
toms-have begun to appear. The OBJ
servations make it evident that life
in a lake begins with diatoms that
absorb the carbonie acid in the water
and that the next stage is the devel
opment of simple animal organisms
like rhizopods, that subsist on vegeta
Bile forms already existing.
Biologists have inferred thai the
first life on earth began in the ocear
In this same way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
ADVICE OF THE TOURIST"
"sir Dennis" Met His Match In Elk
change of Repartee.

There is place Of liquid refresh
ment not far from the old-time news
paper row in Washington which is
presided over by genial and talented
Irishman who is not a stranger him
self to literary work. For a number of
sort of Bohemia, being frequentel by
scores of newspaper men who appreci-
ate the. rich and racy repartee and
rosy "reminiscences of the proprietor
as fully as they do hts rich and rudy
draughts of old Irish whisky and other
liquors. For short the men Of the
press address the happy proprietor as
Sir Dennis, and many is the good
story that is snapped for better one
in the coy corners of the local Bo
hernia.
Being as how this is a resort fo1
brainy men," said one of the patrons
of the place to Sir Dennis not Ions
ago, you should cut out sauer krau
and sausage from your free luncf
menu, and incorporate some brair
food"
Excellent idea," said the proprietor
land it occurs to me that the Scotci
claim that herring are the best o
food for the intellect"
So Scotch herrings galore witt
dainty crackers were exposed on tn
free lunch bar thereafter. One day
tough looking turnpike tourist VIII
was looking up the best free feeds i
the city drifted into Bohemia. II
went up against the Scotch herrin
and crackers, and was devouring ther
by the handful when Sir Denni
glanced over at the hungry fellow an
remarked:
BE careful, my good man. Do nc
eat too many of those herring. The
are not for the hungry particular,
They are fish, and fish is brain foo
| and are intended for the intellect"
They are, are they?" said til
grimy tourist, looking Sir Dennis fu
in the eyes. Thin, begorra, If fish al
brain food, wud advise We to ate
| whale"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

to ask her to wait for me-" He
paused. There was still in his man
ner that hesitant constraint. "She
married a year later, SO suppose it's
just as well said nothing. I came
very near it, though
yes"
"After the last dance I took her
home. There was moon-there is
always moon, isn't there? We
stopped at her gate to say good-by-
with the moon watching us. Present
Iy | went away without saying what
I wanted to-what have been trying
to say for the last fortnight. I won.
der what would be her answer"
What do you mean?" She had
found her voice at last, even though
| it were no more than a broken muir
muir.
81 mean that I've been trying to ask
her to marry me-and I've been
afraid. What do you think she would
say if / did?''
And now it seemed that he hello
both her hands, having secured them
in some manner incomprehensible;
but her head was held low, SO that he
might not see her face.
1T would depend" she breathed.
tIf l told her that loved her--if
tell you so, and ask you to be m!
wife, dear"
Abruptly she broke his hold upoI
her hands, and drew away. But
but the other girl?" she demanded.
''Ah, but the other girl was thu
creature of your intuition. You In
sisted on her. 1t was you who dit
not come to my tea it was you t.
whom I referred when announces
our marriage. Dear, did tell tn
TRUTH"
It became manifest that he had.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
AZ Example &c unae.flshness.

A noteworthy example of high-mind-
edness and unselishness was recently
set by a southern woman bearing an
honored name A resolution was in
troduced in the state senate of North
Carolina providing a pension Of $500
per month for the by-no-means-rich
widow of the famous General Stone
wall'' Jackson. OF its passage there
would have been little doubt, says
Leslie's Weekly, had Mrs. Jackson
herself not interposed. But she
promptly wrote letter to the senate,
saying that the present state laws
limit all pensions to persons who have
not $500 of personal property, and az
she possessed more than that she re
Guested that the bill be withdrawn
! and the money 1t was proposed tc
give her be appropriated for the re
lief Of destitute widows of confederate
veterans. Mrs. Jackson's plea was
Needed, and now she is held in ever
higher general esteem than ever be
fore.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
MADE HIS MEANING PLAIN.
Indians Answer a Real Triumph OF
Quiet Sarcasm.

George Vaux, Jr., of Philadelphia
has been appointed member of the
board of Indian commissioners. Mr..
Vaux told a reporter the other day an
Indian story.
There was a certain commission
er." he said, who treated the Indians
with rude scorn. One day chief en-
tertained this man in his tepee, tell"
ing him over the tobacco many quaint
legends.
"One legend concerned a plague OF
grasshoppers. The chief told eio-
quently how grasshoppers overran
the land, eating the grain, and how
the medicine men averted q famine
by offering a silver grasshopper to
the Great Spirit, whereupon all that
deluge of grasshoppers disappeared.
But the commissioner scoffed at
the tale.
"'Are you Indians such FOOLS ne
said, 'as to believe such rubbish
90, no. said the chief, graVely,
or we'd long ago have offered the
Great Spirit a silver pale face ~
Milwaukee Sentinel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

! AN ARTISTS MODEL !
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
saJSa~seRy~-o@sas
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

seph 3. Bowles.)
girlhood-the maize organdie. She
donned it tenderly, standing before
the mirror Surely it was not less
becoming than it had been In the old
days; surely it still suited her as it
had when she had worn it last, and
he had said What had he said?
Carton sat at ease before the caD-
vas, amazingly pleased and satisfied
with himself. Upon my world" he
cried, its stunning-no less! Didn't
l tell you that you would be fine in
the-the maize organdie? If | can do
as well tomorrow as | have on this
start to-day I shall be proud indeed!
I do believe it will be worth exhibit
ing. And the thanks are to you, Mrs.
| Thorne. You've been perfect insp1r-
alton to me-"
She had not looked upon the canvas
do so without his invitation. But
now He had done thing most
marvellous. The girl of long ago,
whom she had thought dead and bur-
! led, looked gladly out of the canvas,
dazzling, a breathing reincarnation OF
| her gone righteousness. Abruptly ii
seemed very cruel and heartless. She
turned away, but he did not notice.
Il shall exhibit it," he was saying
land call it The Maize Organdie.' II
reminds me-"
"Ah!" Had she spoken? No, 1t had
been but the swift intake Of he7
breath.
''It reminds me of the night before
I came here to study-long before
went to Paris And yet it doesn't
seem so long; I've been so uncom
monty busy. There was dance II
the village, and girl there who wore
dress just like that. | danced witt
her most of the evening-and though
my heart was breaking"
"Why?" Her voice was no more
than a whisper.
Because was going away and
leaving her; because II thought I
great deal of her, and was too poo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
reok Sensible View of Life.

Lindley Murray, the grammarian, Q
native of Pennsylvania, who died in
1926, had views of life that were
quite as correct as his principles OF
English grammar. He wrote: I
was persuaded that a truly sincere
mind could be at no loss to discern
the Just limits between a safe and
competent portion and . dangerous
profusion of the good things Of life.
These views of the subject reduced
to practice, and terminated my mer-
camille concerns when ! had acquired
a moderate com Retency."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

There are some oddities in Chilli
connected with the sphere of woman
that deserve mention, says National
Magazine. One is that women act as
conductors on the street cars. Every
where the passenger meets the wo-
man conductor armed with her bag
and, as Mark Twain had 1t, ''the blue
trip slip for a fve-cent fare" collect
ing the coins fully as well as her mas
culine competitor and much more po-
litely. In the shoe stores all the
statesmen" are girls and women, and
in the telegraph offices in city and
country young women are invariably
found as operators And they do their
work well, too. But to Offset this, in
a Chilean hotel or boarding house,
and In many residences, men do the
work Of the chambermaid. American
ladies are always shocked to find that
q man, servant takes care" Of the
sleeping rooms in the hotels of Chill
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
UNCLE SAM AFTER COOKS.
But They Mustn't Have Dyspepsia
Themselves or Wear Glasses.

Realizing the awful results of indi-
gestion, Uncle Sam has asked for ten
expert coks, who must be healthy and
have good eyesight, to cook for his In
dams and his soldiers at western
posts and reservations. twenty-five
young women of Philadelphia, who
have all the exaeting requirements,
filed applications for the positions at
the United States civil service COM
mission. Despite the alleged indepen-
dence of the American cook, who is
supposed to dictate instead of obey,
the applicants answered the following
| questions:
care you subject to loss of con.
| sciousness?"
| do you wear glasses"
did you ever have dyspepsia?
"Are you subject to dizziness?"
what are your past and present
habits in the use of alcohol?'
do you use opium, morphine OF
any other drug?"
Have you ever had any deform
ity?"
The cooks are required for posts a
| considered, as the government be
lieyes women under that age have no
had sufficient experience to prepare
food properly.
The coks are wanted for posts a
Rapid City, S. D.; Agricultural School
| N. D.; Zuni, N. M; Ponca, Okla; For
Bidwell, Cal, and other posts.
Their pay will range from $3.50 t.
| $40 a year and includes board.
Nothing is said of day out in tn
applications, nor is there any mentio'
of nights when the cook may enter
tain her friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

Mrs. Mast, the widow of Thomas
Mast, has presented to the New York
Historical society several mementoes
Of the famous cartoonist. They in
clude a bust of Mr.. Mast, quaint jug,
q proof Of the first cartoon in which
the now famous conception Of the
Tammany tiger was used, and a big
artists pencil The bust of reddish
clay was modelled by D'Amore. It
was presented to the cartoonist about
the time he finished his work with
Tweed and Tammany. The cartoon
was drawn on lockwood by Mr.. Mast,
and was afterward cut out by an en-
grayer. This cartoon was the last
used by Harpers Weekly before the
fall election Of 1871.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30


Great Britain also has its revenue
frauds. The latest device was marked
by supreme audacity and extraordin-
ary ingenuity. It had been employed
by distillers engaged In a gigantic
scheme to cheat the government.
These distilIers actually used a sys-
tenn of underground pipes by which
whisky was conveyed to the ware
houses for duty-paid liquor and from
which the whisky was distributed to
dealers and In this manner were en-
abled to avoid paying the tax OF $2.75
per gallon and to reap a correspond
ing profit. The plan was as daring
and reprehensible as the tricks OF
American "moonshiners."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
GENERAL BREAKDOWN
a Condition Which DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, the Great Blood Tonic, Have
Been Curing for Years.


There is no more perplexing trouble
for physician to treat than debility
cases, especially in women. In which
there is no acute disease but in which
the patient every day sinks lower and
lower despite changes Of medicine and
similar experiments.
That DR.. Williams Pink Pills win
restore health under these conditions
is no speculation but the fact has been
proved In hundreds OF cases similar
to that Of Mrs. Sarah Ramsey. of 1908
st. John St., Litchfeld, I'll. She SAYS
I never felt well after my first
child was born. had a knawing main
in my stomach and coulo not hold any
food down. My head ached a great
deal and sometimes the pain went all
through my body. had dizzy spells
so that | could not stand and seemed
to be half blinded with pain. These
spells would often last for ove- an
hour. My blood seemed to be In a
very poor condition and my hands and
feet were like Ice. seemed to he
growing weaker and weaker and could
not get around to do my work in
the house. / was extremely nervous
, and the least excitement would bring
on a dizzy spell.
"For number of years was under
a Doctors care but seemed to get NO
better. ! had heard about DR.. VIII
1iams' Pink Pills and began to take
them. soon felt better and gained
in weight and strength. MY nerves
are strong now and am a well woman
| in every way
! Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
| by all druggists or viii be sent, post
paid, on receipt OF price, SO cents per
| box. six boxes for $3.50, by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company. schenec-
tady, N. Y. A booklet Of valuable In.
formation, entitled "Plain Talks 10
Women" sent free on request.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
Tax on Irish Bachelors.

It is surely the function of the state
to encourage rather than to peualize a
high birth rate. A bachelor tax e~g,
lists in many countries, If that course
be thought too extreme, differentla.
ton between bachelors and men OF
family in the income tax would at
least tend in that direction.-Dublin
Freeman's Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
Self.pistrust.

did you enjoy the concerto asked
the artistic young woman.
YES. answered Mr.. Cumroz; 4 en-
ioyed it. But was afraid 70 gay so
for fear mother and the girls would
reprore the performers for r aging
that sort OF music. Philadslphfa
Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
gapa Nav Settle In Canada.

Mr.. Negatany, subject of the mi
kado, is credited by rumor with a
scheme for buying from the Canadian
Pacific railway $4,000 acres of land in
Alberta suitable for wheat and sugar
beet culture aud settling on the tract
a colony of industrious forehanded
japanese farmers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
Sent to Bed.

Mamma-There. Dick; You just &C
right to bed without a mouthful Of
supper.
Dick-Oh, mamma, cant sleep or
IN empty stomach.
Mamma Then turn over on your
back Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
Tea.Drinkina Festival,

The great annual tea-drinking festi-
val in connection with the churches
and chapels of Blackburn, England,
was celebrated recently, the number
of the participants being estimated at
1900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
Korean Women Advance.

The Korean Ladies' club held 8
meeting short time ago at which ii
was suggested that changes should be
attempted in the dress Of the Korean
women, that the matter of education
should be held in allegiance for a
time, but that special efforts should
be made along the line Of life insur.
ance; 80 as to protect the interests OF
women In case of the death of the
husband. Korean Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

Now it j. reported that Castro is
dead. But he is not the kind that IN
lar the circumstances, is likely to
stay dead
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
The crownina FOLLY.

Filling ones mind with gloomy,
somber thoughts is like hanging ugly
funeral pictures on the walls Of Gun.
lighted room.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

Hell is full Of people who use
tobacco, says New Jersey preacher,
which will be comforting to some OF
- who occasionally run little short.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

The agricultural department has
found i milking machine that will
work But. remarks the Toledo Blade,
how unromantfc II viii be TO simply
fo,,ch & button, sir, she said
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

ont in Iowa there is man with ~
children and AZ grandchildren who
bas inst married d woman Of p. What
his children and grandchildren has
dome to him is not stated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

Being 4 lover Of tobacco, Ian Mac
laren might try bis hand ct new
story 10 be called Beside the Bonnie
Briar Pipe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

The investigation Of the milk trust
las shown that II was not SO much
fba stock as 1t was the cans that were
waterea-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

The king of the Belgians is said to
be fonder of travelling about incog.
nito than any other European mon
arch, and INDUCES this propensity to
the fullest.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30
osxY ogE ..RvonEo oUvyrrv,,,

That Is LAXATIVE BRoMO Qninine Similarly
aamed remedies sometimes deceive. The first and
original Cold Tablet Is a WHITE PAGKAGE E with
black and red lettering. and bears the signature Of
g. w. GROVE. Zoo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

Clover G. Grass Seeds.
Everybody loves lots and lots of Clover
Grasses for hogs, cows, sheep and swine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

No man ever asks truthful woman
what she thinka Of him more than
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

We are known as the largest growers Of
Grasses, Clovers, Oats, Barley, Corn. Po-
tatoes and Farm Seeds in America. Oper'
ate over 5000 acres.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30

Our mammoth 148-page catalog is mailed
free to all intending buyers; or send
Sc IN STAMPS
and receive sample of perfect balance ra-
ton grass seed" together with Fodder
Plants, Clover, ETC., ETC., and big Plant
and Seed Catalog free.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La
Crosse. Wis
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-03-30


Along the hallway, which was dark,
Hrs. Thorne faltered, painting. There
was barely enough light for her to
make out the boldly lettered name
dpon Cartons door. She tapped 1t
Boftly-the futtering of birds wing
would have made hardly less noise.
"Come in!'
Before she realized it, the door was
swung open, letting a food OF light
into the hall, and framing the figure
Of Richard Carton, painter-a tall,
broad-chested man, built big and 1.-the
", who stood upon his feet squarely,
with the bearing of self-confdence.
"Well?" Carton asked, looking
town at her coolly, curiously.
"Mr. Carton?" she responded with a
question, to which he bowed affirma-
ton. Ell am Mrs Thorne."
The name of course meant nothing
to him; Carton saw only the slight,
almost willowy figure, clothed in shah
by black, and the soft pallor Of her
face, framed largely in the mass OF
her hair, very dark and snot WITH
Metallic tresses, Observation-Disclosures
browning glory as is most delightful
10 paint But perhaps he saw only
the big, dark eyes, and read in them
their pleading message. At any rate
lis manner became more kindly.
"Oh, yes. Mrs. Thorne. You want
b pose? Won't you come in? He
invited her to enter, courteously. u
kave been looking for good mode
for some time. l think you will dc
BpIendidly."
She got into the room somehow
Eumbly, in a tumult of emotions-o1
relief, strangely allied with some
Chagrin, that he had not recognized
her; of modification because of pow
| erty's Haunting signals in her attire
Well, it was bread for The Boy, a.
least.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-10-16
Reno May Be
terminal Point

RENO, October 15.-Division
Freight and Passenger Agent Z. "
Clapp, Of tie Southern Pacific Com
pany, who has been visiting in Ten
nessee. is now, en- route % Reno and
will stop off in ogden today to CON
suit with the officials of the Oregon
Short Line in regard to a distribVt-
ing rate for Reno. He has already
conferred with the Southern Pacific
officials in San Francisco aud those
officials have agreed to grant the
rate asked and are now working on
a tariff sheet This tariff sheet viii!
be compared with the sheet TO be
prepared by the officials Of the
Oregon Short Line and the distrib
uting rate to Reno Will then be
granted.
Secretary Bride of the Nevada Com
mercial League, states that as sool
as tllis rate is granted to Reno tn,
town will begin to grow much more
rapidly that at present and that man.
Wholesale houses will be established
here. 1t is planned to make Rene
the distributing point for the who'll
State of Nevada.