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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10

A husband has an overcoat for which
he paid SIS, but has worn it one win
ter and got a wrinkle in the back. His
wife trades it off for a four-dollar rug
with an inkstain in the center. Does
she make or lose, and how much?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10

A man died leaving certain property,
valued at $4,000 to a favorite son. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10

How many peck peach baskets. eacn
holding six quarts, will be required to
hold seven bushels Of peaches, eacn
bushel of which is short four quarts?
(Ask the nearest grocer to give you
the exact figures, and don't believe him
when he says the peach crop Is nat
failure.) .f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-10

Youths Heavy Worsted Lone
Trousers-in neat dark patterns
formerly sold for $2.o0 O. 0H
to $2.50-all sizes ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
POTENT LIQUOR is SAKE.
Lafeadle Hearn's Testimony az 70
Strength of Japanese Wines

There is no liquor in the world upon
which q man becomes SO quickly in
toxicated as Japanese sake (rice
wine), and yet none of which the eff
fects last so short time. The in
toxication is pleasant as the effect Of
ant, luminous exhilaration, everything
becoming brighter, happier, lighter;
then you get very sleepy.
At Japanese dinners it is the rule to
become slightly exhilarated, but not to
drink enough to talk thickly or walk
crooked. The ability to drink at ban
uuets requires practice-long practice.
There are banquets Of many kinds,
and the man who Is invited to one at
which extensive drinking may be ex-
pected is careful to start in upon an
empty or almost empty stomach. BY
not eating one can drink a good deal
The cups are very small and Of many
curious shapes. One may be expected
to empty SO. A quart of sake is good
deal; two quarts require iron nerves
to stand. But among the Japanese
there are wonderful drinkers. At a
military officers banquet a captain
offered me a tumbler holding a good
pint of sake. l almost tainted at the
sight Of it, for it was only the first
But friend said to me: Only drink
little and pass 1t back" which did
Stronger heads emptied cup after cuI
like water.-Letters Of Lafcadio
Eearn,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

10 the planning OF ouch conveniences
that makes the difference between
. modern uD-to-date house and ore
that just answers +.
Opening off, the largest bedroom is
another little wasbroom In a house
as large as this there may be sew
eral men in the family and one bath
room is not sufficient. Some of the
older boys want to shave in the mora
ing, and every one is in hurry. The
tendency is for more hathine and
washing convenieuces in all up-to-date
houses.
One of the greatest Injuries in
modern houses is the private bath
room. In some houses there are as
many as three or four bedrooms, hav.
ing private bathrooms. In some
places the servant problem is being
solved by including in the plans a
good comfortable bedroom for the
hired girl with q private bathroom
opening OFF ffom It. Girls who work
out appreciate such comforts to a
greater extent than is generally real
lied Human nature is pretty much
the same in all lines of work. Of
course such elaborate arrangements
are only found in the more expensive
houses, but the custom is having its
influences on the house fashions of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
Universal Atmosnhere.

The Swedish savant Ryberg has
suggested that the discovery Of the
element metargon in the air strength
ems the theory of the existence of a
universal atmosphere extending be-
tween the planets and throughout the
solar system. This, it 10 said, was
already known to exist in the sun be.
fore it's discovery, some eight or nine
years ago-that is, In the immediate
surroundings of the sun, in all com
cts and in meteorites-from which
facts the Swedish scientist infers that
it constitutes a common atmosphere
for our system.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
MAY BE COFFEE
That Causes all the Trouble.

When the house is afire, it's like a
body when disease begins to show, it's
no time to talk but time to act-delay
is angerous-remove the cause Of the
trouble at once.
"For number Of years." says a
Kansas lady, Il felt sure that coffee
was hurting me, and yet, was so fond
of it, l could not give it up. I paltered
with my appetite and of course yield
ed to the temptation to drink more.
At last got so bad that made up my
mind I must either quit the use Of cot
fee or die.
Everything ate distressed me, and
/ suffered severely almost all the time
with palpitation of the heart. I fre.
quently woke up in the night with the
feeling that I was almost gone,-my
heart seemed so smothered and weak
In it's action that feared it would stop
beating. My breath grew short and
the least exertion set me to painting.
slept but little and suffered from rheu'
! matism.
1.-TWO years ago I stopped using the
old kind Of coffee and began to use
Postum Food Coffee, and from the
very first I began to improve. II
I worked miracle! Now I can eat any
thing and digest it without trouble.
sleep like baby, and my heart beats
full, strong and easily. My breathing
has become steady and normal, and
9oG4
like another person, and it is all due
to quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee, for I haven't used any
medicine and none would have done
any good as long as kept druggine
with coffee" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Greek, Mich. s"There's g
Reason" Read the little book, ''The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. AL
grocers,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
ElDTTOR-

the amount of comfort that may be
obtained from the use Of good
CRATE.
In this case the chimney is built
with double fue, one fiue for the
crate and the other for the furnace.
Both fiues extend to the cellar bot
tom where each is provided with a
separate iron door for cleaning out
purposes. When these doors are set
the owner should have an eye to the
manner in which the work is done,
the one in the crate f1ue especially.
There must be no cracks to admit a
draft into this fiue, that is what
scatters the ashes from a CRATE fire
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

The dav. which accounts in measure
for modern plumbing being extended
more into the smaller houses.
The size of this house, on the
ground is 80 feet by So feet without
sncluding the; porches. 1t Is prob
ahIv impossible to build satisfac-
+ory house with eight rooms and q
front and back stair, besides other
similar luxuraes, in house mucn
smaller.
There is splendid parlor In this
house. 13x17 feet, with windows
enough to make 1t bright and cheer
f1l in the daytime and a crate 10
dianense comfort ut night. There are
great possibilities for siciapiilty IN
room like this. I like to see a
crate in house and | ike TO see
e ,,sed Crates are not intended 10
10 closed upi They should sparkle
ont their warmth and cheerfuiness
a. every possible opportunity: A very
ainsy excuse; will answer for nght'
M ! small ere in the crate. Only
those who understand how to maze e
Sr 60 are able TO thoroughly appreciate
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
Thinks Little Of Chinese Army.

Dr. Morrison, the well-known CORE
spondent of the London Times at Pc
king, went to see the recent maneu-
vers Of the modernized Chinese army
in the neighborhood of Chang-te-fu.
He describes them as a repetition Of
the performance of 1864 set piece
carefully prepared long beforehand by
number of Japanese advisers. The
ineficiency Of the officers is still con-
spicuous and the field training of the
men inadequate, but the material is
good. DR.. Morrison hints that with
out Japanese officers to direct affairs
the contending armies would have
been little better than a rabbls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

Mr: William A. Radford will answer
SS96ess T ms ana give advice FREE OF
subject Of building for the readers Of this
paper. o. account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
authority on all these subjects. Address
All Inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1s4 Fifth Ave, Chicago, III, and only
enclose tW9-cent stamp for reply.
In ordec to have both front and
back staiil it Us necessary to build q
little larger because no one likes to
encroach on the rooms or closets and
stairways take up room which must
be provided in some way. Some
housekeepers lay great stress on the
advantages of both front and back
stairways,5 while others care but lit
tie whether they have one stairway
or two. If a person has $4,000 or
$4,000 to invest in a home / think
1t advisable to build large enough so
the house may contain every modern
convenience.
In this plan attention is given to
everything in the house that family
OF four OF six persons would need.
Ihere aret four good bedrooms, each
having Clothes closet and there also
is linen! closet in the hall.
There are three wash basins pro,
vided With hos and cold running wa,
ter, one o. these is between the re-
ception hall and the dining-room
which makes & very convenient wash
room for ia hurried toilet just be
fore dinner and to teach the chill
dren Clearly table habits. This little
wash stand is. not in a dark cubby
hole, such. as. we often see, but il
is directly? opposite small window
that lights not only the wash stand
but the mirror over it. This little
convenience takes no room, it /!
placed in a nook which otherwise
would be Of no practical benefit L
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
PROFESSOR HAD LAST LAUGH.
Final Erasure Neatly Turned Joke on
Students.

President Hadley, of Yale, was talk
ing about his student days. Il remem-
Der stately and venerable professor"
he said, upon whom some sophomores
once tried to play trick.
1.-THE professor, one morning, being
unable to attend to his class on ac-
count of cold, wrote on the black
board:
CDR. Dash, through indisposition, ID
unable to attend to his classes to-day.
"The students erased one letter in
this notice, making it read:
cdr. Dash, through indisposition, is
unable to attend to his lasses to-day.
But 1t happened few minutes later
that the professor returned for box
he had forgotten. Amid a roar Of
laughter he detected the change in his
notice, and, approaching the black
board calmly erased one letter in his
turn.
Now the notice read:
CDR Dash, through indisposition, Is
unable to attend to his asses to-day
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

CRATES and their peculiarities. Every
body loves a crate fire, but some
women have an exaggerated dread of
the care of CRATE because they have
never learned how to manage one.
Old maids are afraid of men because
they can't manage them. They have
never had the experience. In both
cases it would pay the women to
spend a little time in Investigations
along proper lines. There are great
possibilities to be worked out.
1t would be difficult to find a more
convenient kitchen than this plan
provides The kitchen is the center
of activity in a house. In this case
the arrangement is about as near
perfect as it could be- The sink
is in well lighted corner next to the
pantry door. There is great deal OF
running between the sink and the
pantry at dishwashing time. Every
step saved means less miles of travel
| for the housekeeper.
The pantry is part of the kitchen,
and it is part of the dining-room it
belongs to both. 1t has window to
light it, as all pantries should have,
and it has two doors to shut out
the doors of cooking from the rest
of the house. The pantry has
shelves for dishes on one side and
cupboards for other things on the
other side that are well lighted, be.
| fn fho NIL
cupboard while it comes out of the
| pantry really belongs to the dining,
room. There is a kitchen pot cup.
board which is a great convenience
! every day in the year. 1t provides
a place for stew-pans, griddles pre-
serving kettles, laundry tools, empty
fruit jars and great many other
things that no housekeeper wants in
| the pantry or exposed in the kitchen
proper.
There is another kitchen conven
fence in the shelves at the top Of
the cellar stairs. There are many
things which may be kept on these
shelves that otherwise would have tt
go in the cellar because they dom
belong to the kitchen. Good house
keepers usually are sticklers for hav
ing things in the right place. O
course there are women who have NJ
sense of order, but such women SHOULD
never get married. Their place is il
the schoolroom teaching young chill
dren how to grow up orderly. 1t il
very much easier to tell somebod,
else how to have place for every
thing and everything in its place, thai
it is to organize such a system il
ones own home.
From this kitchen it is easy to q
upstairs and it is easy to go dow
to the cellar. In the course Of a da,
there are a good many trips mad
both ways. The great value of thi
kitchen is its accessibility in bot
directions. You can go downstair
for pan of potatoes, Or you cal
so upstairs to sweep and make tn
beds without being obliged to TAX
very many unnecessary steps. A moe
ern house is just as much Of an il
vention as new machine in a mani
featuring establishment. It save
time and labor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
WHARF, II Reallu Does balm.

There is one man in San Francisco
who is not bothered by the rain. He
is r. s. Morris, of Portland, who is
at the Imperial, Morris came in drip
ping with water yesterday afternoon,
and somebody remarked: Gracious,
isn't this rain q fright?" NAV, moth
Jag much said the man from Port
land. You just ought to live in my
country. Why, at home" and the
Oregonian swelied with pride, In my
country the rain falls SO fast that the
rivers frequently fill up two feet
above their banks. SAN Francisco
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

about the parlor and is responsible
for much of the prejudice against
CRATES in general. There are good
CRATES and poor ones, just the same
as there are good horses and poor
horses. The merits of one should
not suffer because of the defects or
imperfectioRs of another. The trou.
Bile is, most people do not understand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
fannie Acid for the Skin.

One Of the most annoying results OF
eye strain is the baggy condition I'm.
der the eyes, which is very disfiguring.
To restore the condition of the skin
tannic acid is generally effectual,
using 20 grains to an ounce of glyce.
rine. It is applied to the puffiness with
soft camers hair brush night and
morning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

WANTED.-For u. S. Army, able.
bodied, unmarried men, between ages of q
and IS; citizens of United States, of good
character and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English; for infor-
nation apply to recruiting officer, l26 N.
Court, Memphis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jones.
boso. Ark; Corinth, Miss: Hickman, Ky.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
PLAYING AZ occuItIsm

There is a danger to-day Of psychi.
cal research degenerating into a fash.
ionable society amusement without
practical aims, and there are promi-
nent members Of the Society for
Psychical Research who do less than
little to discourage this tendency
Occult Review,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
German RIrth Rate peereases.

The births in Germany last year
were 10000 fewer and the deaths 30,-
900 more than in 1904 The birth rate
has been sinking steadily for some
time. In 1901 1t was 369 per 1000, but
last year it was only "a.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

lar. Soon after began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills passed several gravel
stones. l got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong and my general health better"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

and how to cure
them. Mrs. w. G.
Davis, Of Groesbeck,
Texas, says: Back
aches hurt me so /
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headach IS
were frequent and
the action Of the
Gi6npvc was irrnpII-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
lnsinnia of Roxalfx.

The long tails of the shah Of Per
sia's horses are dyed crimson for six
inches at their tips-a jealously-
guarded privilege Of the ruler and his
sons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
oats-Heads 2 Foot Iona.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out new oats this
year with heads foot long That's
wonder. Their catalog tells!
Spetz- the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw! Catalog tells!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

No man Is so foolish but he may
give another good counsel sometimes,
and no man is SO wise but may easily
err If he will take no others counsel
but his own.-Ben Jonson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

Garfield Tea, an unusually practical
household remedy; take it for constipation,
to keep the liver normal, to purify the
blood, to dispel colds, to cure rheumatism,
to keep well!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer Send for Free 81 90
trial bottle and treatise DR.. r. H. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia. Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
You DON'T Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one
grippe in full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price so cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

At the marriage altar he agrees to
endow her with all his worldly goods
and she promises to love, honor and
obey-but do they make good?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
lIIxiIrianf Hair

only grows in fertile scalps. If your
scalp is thin, unproductiTe, it needs
Barry's Tricopherous. Pleasantly
scented. Sure to produce results.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

FREE

Our mammoth l4s-page Seed and Tool
Catalog is mailed free to all intending
buyers, or send &c in stamps and receive
and other cereals and big catalog free.
John A. salzer Seed Co., Box w, La
Crosse, Wis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

And by not getting married some
men manage to live happily ever
after,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color
Silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling,
fast. beautiful colors. Zoe per package.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

And people who stand up for their
rights usually want to sit On the
rignrs of others.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

Even a busy mar must take day
OF sooner or later for the purpose of
attending his own funeral.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
AILINe WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kid
neys Viii Keep You Well,

Sick, suffering, 1lnE2..d women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

Two heads are better than one
especially at kissing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

When a man makes show of him.
self he's not always comedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23
Piles cuREp ms 3 no 1A pAxs.

PAZO OINTMENTis guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles in
to IL days or money refunded. 60c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-23

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces Ia.
Summation, sllays pain, cures wind collie 25e bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04
REV. FIR. e. J. MeAUlEY.
Priest Made Prominent Through Muir
der In Home Dies Suddenly.

Moncton, N. B., Feb. 3.-Friends OF
Rev. f. J. McAuley, priest, at New Ire
land, lately brought into prominence
by the awful crime committed in his
home during his absence. in the murder
Of his relative and housekeeper. Miss
Mary Ann McAuley, were shocked TO
learn that he had died suddenly, about
$50 this morning, while preparing Tor
the celebration of mass Owing to lack
OF communication with New Ireland,
there are few particulars. He was TAX
en- i'll with heart trouble about A. NJ,
and quickly grew worse. A messenger
was dispatched in haste for mis- oid
friend and adviser, DIR. Murray, who
lives about 10 miles distant, but when
he arrived Father McAuley was past
all human help, having breathed his
last an hour before.
Father McAuley had been in indiffer-
ent health for some time past, having
an asthmatic tendency and it is sup
posed that the end was fastened by the
terrible strain to which he had been
subjected in connection with the muir
der Of his housekeeper and the subse-
uuent examination and trial of Thomas
Collins for the crime. Father McAuley
was born in the parish of Richabusto,
Kent county, about IS years ago. He
was So years q priest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04
OLIVER AND CONTRACTORS
Talk Over the Work to Be Done il
Digging the Canal.

New York, Feb. 3.-William J. Oliver
Of Knoxville, Tenn. the lowest bidder
for the construction of the work OH the
Panama canal, held a conference here
tonight with 10 other contractors who
will, it is understood, be associated with
Mr. Oliver in the event his bid is ac-
cepted The purpose of the conference,
it is said, was to discuss the formation
of Il corporation which would be pre-
pared to undertake the work on the
isthmus. Among those present, in addi-
ton to Mr.. Oliver, were:
John B. Mcdonald and John Pierce
of this city; George Pierce of Maine,
r. c. Chester of the National Bank of
Commerce. Washington, and r. A.
Smith Of this city.
Mr.. Oliver declined to make public
the outcome of tonights conference,
but said that something might be made
public in few days.
A representative of Mr.. Oliver sub3e-
qucntly announced that some plans
have been agreed upon besides those
already made known. Mr.. Mcdonald,
who built the subway. will. if the cor
poration to be formed is awarded the
canal contract, have general SuperEl-
sion of the construction work.
George Pierce and John Pierce. who
have interests in the largest quarrles
in this country, will have charge Of the
mason work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04
HARTLAND.
Mrs. Henrietta Knowles.

News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Henrietta Knowles, WIFI
of George w. Knowles formerly CT Hart
land, at her home in Golden, Col, where
she had resided for the past six years.
The funeral was held from the home III
Goi&en and the remains were taken to
Usage, Ia, for interment beside those of
son.
Mrs. knowles, who was the daughter
of the late Alpkonso Stinchfield, was
born here in 1913, making her at the time
of her death ca years of age, and passed
her early years in this town, marrying
Mr.. Knowles and settling here. Later
the family moved to Worcester, Mass,
and in 1901 removed to Colorado.
The deceased is survived besides hus-
band by three children, Silas and Ralph
Knowles of Idaho Springs and Mrs. Ed
win Barton of Golden. There are also
three sisters. Mrs. a. d. Baird Of Hart
land, Mrs. Clara Lyford of Maniey, Ia.
and Mrs. Mary Stinchfield of Crystal
Mimi. and three brothers. Lorenzo
Stinchfield of Fairmount, Mimi. Edward
Stinchfield of Hepner. Ore. and Fred
Stinchfipld of Hay Springs. Neb.