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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
END OF TREASURY CUSTOM.
No More Constellation at Luncheon
Between Secretary anA Assistants.

Secretary Cortelyou has broken up
a custom that has existed for ten
years in the treasury. It is that of
the head of the treasury and his as
sistants lunching together.
The custom was stated by Lyman
]. Gage when he came into the treas
ury as secretary March 4, 1897. Mr..
Gage had been a bank president and
he found time too precious to waste
going away from his bank for lunch
con. Consequently he had luncheon
served for himself and his principal
assistants in one of the rooms Of the
bank.
While they ate the bank officials
had a sort of cabinet 1 meeting, in
which they snapped views as to the
affairs of the bank. Mr.. Gage inau.
gurated the same custom in the treas
ury. Every day shortly after one
o'clock the secretaryss messengers
would set table in his room and it
would be well filled with good things
arriving from the lunch room in the
treasury. AS they ate, the secretary
and his three assistants talked over
the work Of the department. When
Secretary Gage went cut five years
ago he turned over the department
to L. M. Shaw, who followed the GUS
tom.
Secretary Cortelyou goes to lunch
con when he can spare the time.
When he cannot he goes across the
street from the treasury and gets a
sandwich, piece of pie and mug Of
milk from an establishment he pat
ronized for years when lie was clerk
in the White House.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Premier,s Ticket Aided Murder.

A Russian journal tells the story OF
how the murderer of Gen. Lunnitz,
project of st. Petersburg, obtained ad.
mission to the semi-of1cial party at
which the deed was committed. After
the crime all the guests were detained
and their tickets were examined.
There was one ticket the rigthful
owner of which was not present. It
was no other than that of Premier
Stolypin himself. The murder had
been committed under cover of the in
vitation ticket of no less parsonage
than the prime mister. The premier
had not been alb to go, and his ticket
fell into the bands of a member Of
the secret poli.:,' named Nakolene. He
resold It to the revolutionists for $751;
600.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Bad Heads In the sanata

The senate of the Unfted States lost
a lot of hair on March !, when Clark
of Montana, Carmack Of Tennessee
and 3spooner of Wisconsin retired to
private life. Up to the close of the
Fffty4ninth congress the senate was
almost evenly divided between sena-
tors with and senators without or at
least very little hair. I'll the sixtieth
congress, however. the bald-headed
senator's will easily be ieithe majority
and if they choose they might com.
bine and reorganize tha senate com
mittees. ri
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

If the discovery of veterinary sur.
geon in the French army should
prove to be all that is claimed for it.
hot air will become of value. The sur.
geon claims that by subiecting vari.
GUS cereals to currents of heated sir
he can make the grain immune as re-
CARDS mould and other forms of dis.
ease, and thus add greatly to the use
fulness of the articles. The govern.
ment thinks SO we'll of the invention
that the immunizing process is likely
to be applied to stores in the military
magazines, estimated to be worth ST.
100000 or 100000. The discovery
however, will not increase the market
price OF the oratorical brand of hot
air.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
LEWTY ON SUPREME BENCH.
Chief Justice Holmes Makes Some.
thing of an innovation.


It is not often that one hears a JUS.
tice Of the supreme court of the United
States make remark in levity while
he is attired in his robes of dignity
and is sitting on the bench, which, in
fact, is not a bench at all, but soft
cushioned leather-coversd easy chair.
But the unexpected did happen recent
ly when decisions we're being handed
down MIR. Justice Holmes was the
perpetrator of the joke; which was a
very mild one.
Mr.. Holmes had the fortune Cor the
misfertunef of announcing the decision
of the court in the case of David
Kawananakda, Jonah Kalanianaole,
Abigale w. Kawananakoa and Eliza
beth K. Kalarianaole against Ellen AL
bertha Polyhland and others. Mr..
Holmes hesitated, and although an
nouncing decision Of the supreme
tribunal of the land, was obliged to
acknowledge that he would have to
forego the form Of pronouncing the
names. He spoke in y low tone of
voice, and said, as a. smile played
about his lips:
This is case No. 273, but will not
undertake to pronounce the names of
the appellants, which are matter of
record"
He then proceeded TO explain the
decision of the court, bat the dilemma
in which he was thrown by the I'M
ronodncable names did not cause a
sympathetic risible on the physiog-
nomy of any of the justices except in
the case of Mr.. Justice McKeana, but
the assembled attorneys enjoyed the
situation thoroughly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
"How Dare You Play Us This Trick2"

! Something she saw there must have
pleased her, for she closed her pince-
nez and took her husbands arm, MUIR
muring: Really, how very pleasant"
! Then they strolled down the promen.
ade deck together, and turning the
corner of the smoking-room were con-
! fronted by the two delinquents.
THE Divinity" looked surprisingly
sweet in a white costume, fastened at
the waist with a broad antique-silver
buckle, large white hat, and the
| daintiest of tan shoes Imaginable
Even the graceless Bassidge looked
the picture of honest English manli
ness.
The elder couple looked paralyzed
with rage and establishment. All things
considered, it was really a most awk,
ward meeting. Fortunately, however,
no other passengers were present.
Lady Dives was the first to recover,
and she addressed herself to her
daughter.
"Oh, sou wicked, wicked girl" she
said, how dare you to play us this
trick?"
The graceless one interposed, and
raising his hat politely to his mother
tn-laW, answered for his wife,
Pardon me, Lady Dives" he said,
"but before you say anything further
perhaps you will allow me to intro
duce you to my wife!" Then bowling
with the air of a court chamberlain,
he continued: Lady Dives - the
marchioness of Layerstock!"
What" cried his mother.in-law,
stepping back as if thunderstruck.
What do you mean? Can this be
true?'
Certainly, mamma" answered her
daughter, though / only knew it my
self this morning. Charley came to
Australia because he was too rpor 10
live in England, and rather than win
his way by means of his title he drop
ped it, and was only known to us by
his family name A month ago he
came into q lot of money, and now
we are going home to revive the glo-
ries of the house"
l must leave you to imagine her
ladyship's surrender. Sir Johns, of
course, doesn't count.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Sneaker in JoviaI Mood.

Speaker Cannon returned to Wash
ingtQn with face of such blazing hue
as to excite wonder among his friends.
This is thejresult of constant exposure
to the sun in tropical waters. YES,
my face is red he acknowledged,
but it's because of my youth and
good health. I've been blowing the
Spanish main and haven't had pain
since 1 left here-that is, except
Serene E., and he doesn't count"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Steel in His Bodv EIGHT Years.


New York.-Lee Herlin, a sailor in
the United States navy, had piece
of steel weighing two ounces removed
from his body in Bellevue hospital.
Without knowing it he had carried
the metal in his body for eight years.
ever since he was wounded on the
cruiser Baltimore by the explosion of
a rapid-fre gun in 1898. Herlin has
been in failing health and has under
gone eight operations. The doctors
never definitely knew what was the
trouble with him until few days ago,
when the X-rays revealed the piece OF
steel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
EVEN # DISCOURAGED
ray pR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS
EOR YOUR RHEUMATISM.
The Pills Have Cured the Disease 10
Almost Every Form and Even In
Advanced Stages.


Rheumatism is q painful indanrla'
tion of the muscles or of the coverings
of the Joints and is sometimes accom-
panied by swelling. The pain is sharp
and shooting and does not contlne itself
to any one part of the body, but after
settling in one joint or muscle Tor o
time. leaves it and passes on TO another
The most dangerous tendency OF the
disease is to attack the heart. External
applications may give relief from pain
for q time but the disease cannot be
cured until the blood is purified. DR.
Williams Pink Pills are the best nedi-
cine for this purpose as their action is
directly on the blood, making it rich,
red and healthy. When the blood Is
pure there can be no rheumatism.
Mrs. Ellen A. Russell, cf' South GoF
St., Auburn, Me-, says: 81 had been
sick for fifteen years from impure BLOOD
brought on by oyerwork. MY heart was
weak and my hands colorless. was
troubled with Indigestion and vomiting
spells, which came on every few months.
had no appetite and used to have awful
fainting spells, falling down when at
my work. T frequently felt numb all
over. My head ached continuously for
uVo years.
"About two years ago began to feel
rheumatism in my joints, which became
SO lame I could hardly walk. My joints
We're swollen and panied me terribly.
''Dr. Williams Pink Pills were rec
commended to me by a friend, after I had
failed to get well from the Doctors
treatment. When I began taking the
pills, the rheumatism was at its worst.
I had taken only few boxes, when the
headaches stopped and not long after
ward felt the pain in my joints be.
coming less and less, until there was
none at all. The stiffness was gone and
I have never had any return Of the rheu.
natism."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
such diseases as nervous and general
debility, indigestion, nervous headache,
neuralgia and even partial paralysis and
locomotor ataxia. AS a tonic for the
blood and nerves they are unequalled.
A pamphlet on Diseases of the
Blood " and a copy of our diet book will
be sent free on request to anyone inter-
ested.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, 90 cents per box, six boxes
for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, NJ. Y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

was broken at night, and the passages
oS the kidney secretions were too fire.
quent and contained sediment. Three
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills cured me
in 1897, and for the past nine years I
have been free from kidney complaint
and backachc."
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
cleaver crushas Diamond.

Altoona, Pa.-Henry Doerr, a prom.
inent butcher, lost a $500 damon
ring under peculiar circumstances.
He laid the ring on a chopping
block while he did some work. For
getting about 1t, he later placed a
quarter of beef on the block and pro
ceeded to cut out a roast.
Finding the use of the cleaver nee.
essary, he brought it down with u1-
usual force, SCATTERING the diamond
into a hundred pieces.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
p..,.e,<.,,Ie Tvpewriting Feats.

A woman in typewriting contest
in paris recently won victory over
more than $50 competitors by writing
16. 500 words In four hours. A man
wrote 1900 words, but he made SO
many mistakes that he was ruled out.
An American woman has SURPASSED
tie French woman's record, for IN
the ordinary course of business she
once wrote 10000 words In two ana
half hours, and made three copies as
she went along.-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Advice for "Uncle joe"

A postal card addressed Uncle Joe,
Care Uncle Sam, Washington, D. c."
arrived in the capital recently. The
post Office authorities promptly sent
it to Speaker Cannon. The writer,
a citizen of Columbus, o., urged the
speaker to give us fewer battleships
and railroad wrecks, smaller salaries
and mileage bills, briefer congression-
al records, more postal routes and
one-cent postage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Fairbanks EntertainS Extensively

Vice President Fairbanks is enter.
tanning much more literally and fire..
quently than formerly. and has en-
ployed chef who takes precedence
as a buyer with the market people of
even the White House chef. Busy
bodies say his living expenses have
suddenly jumped from$a rate of $780,
600 per annum to 100000.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Prof. Monaqhan tsI:Lecture

Prof. J. c. Monaghaa5 chief of the
consular division of Tie bureau of
manufactures, has resigned from that
position with the intention of taking
up Iecturing. He has made a fine rep
utation as a speaker since going to
Washington, and is looked upon as
one of the readiest takers in that city.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

a New Jersey traction company is
going to experiment with women for
conductors on its trolley cars. The
trial will not be success unless the
company devises some means where
by the women can keep their hats on
straight, despite the jostling crowds
which stand in the aisles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

Col. Hugh Scott, who has been mora
successful than any man in the army
In capturing savage chiefs, both in
TINS country and the Philippines, owes
part Of his prowess to his remarkable
understanding of the sign language as
used by the North American Indians.
Hf mastered it in the west in the be-
ginning of his career.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

far and wide, having
already married some
400 couples. Ten
years ago he was
D e putty County
Treasurer. "At that
time" said Justice
Law, II was suffer
ing from an annoying
kidney trouble. My
back achad, my rest
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Drew ccpious Floods of Tears.

A physician in Portland, Ore. esti-
mated that 2,048 teaspoonfuls of tears,
or two gallons in all, were shed in one
night by the audience that heard SAY.
ages Madam Butterfly" in that city
recently.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

Fhe army officers who have been
appointed to dig the Panama canal
will receive $4,000 a year, in addition
to glory and their usual pay. If thew
get the ditch dug they will earn every
dollar they receive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

Washington Star: Hetty Green still
refuses to pay any attention to the
fact that it is becoming fashionable
for rich people to give away their
money.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
Philippine Ports Busy,

Shipload after shipload Of railway
sleepers aAd cold storage products
is arriving 1T Manila and other Philip
pine ports from various Australian
ports.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

fntrepidity of soul viii elevate a
main above all the desperate troubles
of }earth and make him immediate
master Of the situation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

The fair sex rejoices in the fact
that, while the Ananias club is -four
ishing, the Sapphire club has had no
notable recruits lately.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

Wen wager that the new Japan
esd sleeve fashion will never make
much Of hit in San Francisco.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18
aTHE MARRYING SQUIRE"
tustice Geo. {. Law, of Brazil, Ind,
Has Married 1900 Couples.

Justice Geo. e. Law, Of Brazil, Ind,
has fairly earned the title "The Mar
Eying Squire" by which he is known
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-18

1t takes eight tons of white paint
to paint the White House.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

A Gas RANGE does not cook the cook
49tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Honor the old.rlms School.

Never speak nor write Of oid-tlme
schools in derision We are ~ al
vance OF them in many ways, X Is
true. and for that we are thankful, but
our thankfulness should be largely
mixed with humility. Those We're the
schools of our fathers ana graha
fathers and really 1t must be admi,teu
that they were and are as body en-
titled to our respect. They did their
hest in the light or that tallow candle.
Are we dong as well in the brilliant
blaze shed upon our path by electric
ity? They We're slow in reaching an
objective point in their ancient iuh-
bering vehicles. DO we accomplish as
much when we reach our Journey
end by the limited? These are ques,
tions which the youth and middle-aged
of our day should ponder.-Western
School Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

You can't afford gasoline so Cook Wrt
Gas. 49tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

Grand Rapids 65c, Sunday, June 9.
Train will leave Beldng at 1922 a. m.
See posters or ask ticket agents for par
ticulars n F. Moeller, q. r. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

Few people realize what it means
10 be sick until they are there them
selves, and then they appreciate good
health. By taking care of yourself
when you are commencing TO feel Ill,
you will great many times prevent
a long siege of sickness and often
times chronic ailments But what to
do is where the majority of people are
stuck for it may be their liver, stom-
ach, kidneys or some other organ that
is causing the trouble by the ordinary
way of diagnosing is not always &C.
curate. The Van Bysterveld Medi-
cine CO., Ltd. IS modern method does
away with guess work Their dag
nosis is based on what nature eXpels
from the system through the kidneys
by way of urine. BY carefully exam
lining the urine the various ailments
are traced to their true starting
point. Hence by having the medicine
go straight to the affected parts, they
are healed and cleansed at once.
which accounts for the wonderful.
lick and permanent cures effected
Uv this firm. Their chemist has spent
years in studying the conditions of
the human urine and the doctors have
tuC oCeI uluSo LnOhCy Cdu guy dl
their disposal to help you on the road
TO recovery. Call at any one of their
Offices and see the astonishing results
of locating ailments by their methods.
Their prices are lower than by any
other firm of specialists.
The Van Bysterveld Medicine Co.
Ltd. will be in Greenvile on June I,
at 3lS Lafayette st., where for the
small sum of 81 90 you will receive a
careful diagnosis of your trouble and
medicine to last two week or until we
come again The Van Bysteryel6
Medicine Co. Ltd l7-l9-2l 5 heldon St
Grand Rapids, Mich, where all cor.
respondence should be sent. Mailing
cases for sending urine sent free OF
request.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Raise the Flag

Ope week from tomorrow. Friday, June
] a. is the day set apart for the commem-
GRAFTON Of the birth Of the American flag
Born in the humble cottage of Betsy Ross
| so years ago. the stars and stripes have
flo ,teo over the land of the free and the
home of the brave. and will continue to
float until there shall be no more sun and
no more breeze.
The boys and girls Of our community,
who are growing up to fill the places of
the patriots Of today, should be properly
instructed in the art Of patriotism and
true reverence for the FLAG we lcys so
well. Upon their shoulders sill soon est
the responsibilities of the government, and
they must lie fill, win love for the
flag and the principles v hich 1t represents
or darkness ard despair may cover our
fair land They should be taught that
the flag Of our country is not mere toy.
useful only for decorative purposes, but
that it was beneath that flag that our
brave soldiers of the past went into the
jaws of death, that our countrY's integrity
might be maintained.
The Banner hopes to see on Flag day
at least one flag floating from every
residence and business place within our
city limits. And may the star spangled
banner continue to wave Ger the land Of
the free and the home of the brave.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Advertised Letters

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
Belding postoffice are as follows:
Mr. Geo. Arlowe, Mr.. ALA Brown, Miss
Maud Beemer, Mrs. Milo Brown, Rev. j.
Cramblerrd, Mrs. L. f. Carpenter 2, Miss
Hazel Cohen 2, Cece Church, Mrs. Clela
Fish. Mr.. w. M. Grove, Mrs. Mary jerks,
Harry Moure. Rev. N J. Meyer. Mrs.
Sena Mcdonald, Mr.. W. H. Norton. Miss
Eta Norton, Mrs Chas. Priest, Henry
storrs, Miss Louise Shultz, Miss Athena
Tisdell.
D. E Wilson, Postmaster.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
MARKETS

Corrected each week on Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Notice.

For Sale Sealed bids will be received
for the Adam Reinhart. Jr., farm of 100
acres in Keene township. until June ] J.,
1907, $50 p. m. standard time. The
buyer can take possession in time to plant
fall crops. The right to reject any and
all bids is reserved 10 the undersigned.
(Rev.) John M. Zindler.
Belding. Mich or r. F. D. is.
Executor. Estate Of Adam Reinharf. Jr..
Smyrna, r. r. D Ia. 5ott
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Women Canada Wants.

Canada wants and welcomes the
woman of practical ability. The idle
woman, the namby-pamby woman. the
woman who lives and breathes and
has her being in family and the
woman who is too proud to work
might just as well stay at home.-Gen-
tleWOman
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
Her Feline PropensltIes.

Even in politics women cannot
conceal their real nature. There IL
always something of cat about the
woman voter"
How does she show it?'
Doesn't she always scratch the
ticket ?'-Baltimor American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

Excellent provision has been made
at the State Fair for dining halls and
lunch booths right near the main
buildings, where the many thousands
may find ample facilities for lun-
cheon Two large and airy dining
halls provided by the society will be
operated by experienced parties who
have leased the buildings. Several
religious orders will maintain restaur-
ants, so II will be on the whole incon-
yenient and unnecessary for visitors
to bring their lunches with them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

The Agricultural college will pre-
sent an interesting exhibit showing
The different methods of packing APP
pies and pears. This demonstration
will prove helpful and instructive to
many Michigan farmers and fruit
growers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

a. demonstration In handling bees
will be given each day in the apiary
exhibit. This part OF the State Fair
exhibits Is constantly growing year by
~ear.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

Special prizes have been offered
during the past five years for ex-
hibits of grains, fruits and vege-
tables from the upper peninsula
When first offered they met with little
response but the exhibit has grown
to be one OF the largest and most i'm
portant seen at the fair. The Upper
Peninsula Agricultural college will
be represented this year with a COM
plete display of agricultural products.
The exhibit will be in charge of Prof.
Leo NJ. Geismar, Chatham, Mich, who
Is the secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
EXCURSIONS
VIA THE
PEREMARQUETTE

Grand Ledge Csc, Lansing Use, Island
Lake Sl.5o, Detroit $500, Sunday, June
10. Train will leave Bedding at z:lo a
m. See posters or ask ticket agents for
particulars.
n. F Moeller. j. p. A.