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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
Rich Prize for Historical Work.

One million five hundred thousand
dollars is offered as prize for a liter
airy composition, the biggest prize Of
It's kind Oh record. The award viii be
made at st. Petersburg on December
l, 1925, to the writer of the best his
tory Of Alexander /. of Russia. Arakt-
cheief, founder of the military COLO
MES Of Novgorod, left a fortune OF
$4,000 gold rubles ($25, 75O) to provide
for this unique prize. The prize-giving
day is the centenary of the Gear Alex.
ander's death, by which time the
money will, it is estimated, have in.
creased to $2,OO0.OoO One-fourth of
it will be used to defray the cost of
publishing the work which wins the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
SOLDERING In China.

Corporal Frank Hayden, of the
army recruiting station, who spent q
year of army service in China, says
it is a good country to soldier in.
"The worst thing about China and
the islands," he said, is that there's
no one to associate with except the
natives. Otherwise they're good
places, China especially, to do mill.
tary service. Food of good quality Is
very cheap. We could buy 175 eggs
there for so cents American money
or one dollar Mex Ten cents would
buy a fine fat chicken and so cents a
good sheep. The Chinese are good
cooks anG we could employ one for q
very little money over his board
Kansas City Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
PUBLISHER WEEKLY.
A PeonIa,s unIversitu.

The magnificent building of the Car.
negie Institute of Pittsburg, which has
just been dedicated in the presence OF
representatives of foreign govern
ments and men of learning from all
over the world, is memorial and
tribute to human aspiration. 1t is not
accident, but significant and natural
thing that this great peoples universe.
ty should rise in the heart of the roar
Ing, grimy Birmingham of America
Here the great fortune of the donor
was in large part made. Here are the
men who helped him make it. Here
he, too, in his youth, worked with
head and hands, and felt that insatiate
Thirst for knowledge and light which
the new institute will help to satisfy.
To this day Mr.. Carnegie holds in
grateful memory the persons who
helped him by such small favors as
the loan of single book. The Car
negie Institute embraces five great de-
partments: the library, with quarter
of million Volumes; the museum con-
tanning one of the finest natural his
tory collections in the world the art
gallery, with it's annual international
jury and generous prizes; the music
hall, where the best work of great
composers has an adequate presenta'
ton; and the great group of technical
schools, for admission to which 10000
students have already applied. 1t
would be unjust to overlook the cour
age and the far-sighted generosity OF
the city of Pittsburg in building W
the institute, says the Youths Com
panion. Every offer which Mr.. Car
negie has made has been met halfway
by the municipality, and every steT
his philanthropy has advanced has
been promptly paralleled by the city
Skilled workmen and the great indus
tries in which they are engaged have
made Pittsburg one of the great
American cities. The Carnegie Insti
tute will help to place it among the
great educational and artistic and
musical centers. Although its physica
atmosphere is dark and smoky, its
mental outlook is bound to be clear
wholesome and invigorating.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

Great printing works are estab,
lished at Nartang. in Thibet. A trav
eler says: There are thousands and
thousands of blocks at Nartang, COM
prising matter in type equivalent to
numerous different volumes, Each
wooden block is about "a inches long
by IL inches wide, one face having
carved upon it complete page OF
lettering. The method of printing is
primitive in the extreme and consists
of laying the paper on fat surface
and leverinS the block upon it with a
long handle, much as the village
blacksmith works his bellows"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

st. Lazare, leper's hospital in
Paris, built at the close of the
eleventh century, is to be RACED and
its site cleared and purged of foulness
by the admission of fresh air and
long sunshine. A plague
spot for centuries, the scene of many
a nameless, unrecorded tragedy, as
well as of many that stain with blood
the archives of medieval France, the
site of this ancient hospital will be
given to open-air spaces and modern
buildings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

One of the gravest perils which fire
fighters are constantly facing IS the
fierce heat. After successful trials, a
newly-invented cheat veil' has been in.
troduced into practice at Cologne, Ger,
many, where 200 men have been sup.
piled with the appliance. The veil is
made after the principle of a safety
lamp, with double windows. 1t is com
posed of fibers of cane, which possess
the peculiar property of retaining wa.
ter for considerable length of time.
The veil is made damp before being
fastened to the f1reman's ordinary
brass helmet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

prove dignifed way of throwing to
the winds the income of $10.00O,O00
But If it is used to apply the ak of
jteen, frank research and vital sugges-
ton to the root of the evil of poverty,
dullness, ignorance and vice, it may
be the beginning of the end of the
slum and whisky perversion of our
civilization.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
Do Cats Think?

Do Cats Think?
At nine o'clock on cold wintry
night a scratching was heard at cot
tage door in the country The door
being opened cat walked in, carry
ing in her mouth kitten, which
she laid down before the fire, looking
up at the cottager with a glance that
seemed to beg pardon for the liberty
taken. The cottager spoke few kind
words to the cat and watched to see
what she would do next, BY and by
she went out aad brought IN another
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
Dissertation on Henneck.

An Ohio man is reported to be at
the point of death from blood poison
Ing caused by henpeck. This is
rather queer. There are many men
IN and around Eskridge who are hem
pecked a thousand times a year, and
while it makes the blood boil no
poisoning has set -Wabaunsee
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

immigration Commissioner Sargent
has stated that the law under which
it is unlawful for a state to pay the
passage of intending immigrants or
to assist immigration except by ad.
yertisement, does not apply to Ha-
wall. Under the auspices of the Ter.
ritorial immigration society immi-
grants are being brought to the is.
land from Europe and the Azores to
take the place Of Japanese laborers
upon the sugar plantations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
The Essential Consideration

"Do you think there is any use in
trying to convince people of the cor.
rectness of your arguments?''
ct isn't necessary replied the born
orator. They do not care for the
correctness of my arguments as much
as for the eloquence with which /
present them. Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
Benefit Of Modern Machinery,

It is estimated by the department
of agriculture that last years crop
wac produced and gathered at a saw.
ing of $685., 100000 over what would
have been the cost of raising an equal
crop so years ago. This saving was
accomplished by the use of modern
agricultural impiements.-Fa Farm Ma.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
A Similarity.

did you ever try the stock
market?" asked the eastern man.
NO." answered Broncho Bob. "But
it's my guess that deal in stocks
is pretty much like a deal in faro.
You want 20 fight shy unless you know
the dealer Washing ton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
Peculiar RraziIla.n AZ.

In Brazil there is q large ant which
is regarded by the natives as good to
eat, when roasted-a delicacy as
choice, indeed, as snails are rated by
the French. Sometimes they dress
the tiny creatures up like little dolls,
and put them in boxes to sell to tour.
lists as Brazilian curiosity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

The italian consul general in New
York announces that the king of Italy
has decorated William Church Osborn,
of New York city, with the Cross OF
the Crown of Italy. Mr. Osborn is
president of the Children's Aid society,
and the decoration is given in recogni,
ton of his services in behalf of Ital.
ians in his city.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

Gen. Batyanoff, q Russian naval Off
Ger, is quoted as declaring that the
American shipbuilding yards can turn
out in two years as many ships as Eu,
ropean yards can turn out in five years.
He accordingly recommends that the
car let to American builders a con.
tract for construction of far eastern
squadron.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

A Chelsea girl who bought for her
father to hang in his Office framed
motto. do 1t Now" was shocked to
learn next day that, after long hesita
ton, he had married for his second
wife a girl three years older than her
self.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

A brand new danger has come to
terrify humanity-sparks from the
wireless telegraph The principal
cause for alarm is that fire insurance
companies may take it as a preteXt
for further boosting rates.-Kansas
City Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

Seventeen killed and 35 injured in
q railroad wreck in Manchuria I'm.
utterably crude, careless and IN.
skilled! Nothing like that ever hap
pens here.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

kitten, which she placed beside its
fellow. Finding that she was not tc
be i'll treated she made herself com
Portable alongside of her offspring.
Where Auto Profit Comes In.
She-It must cost an awful lot to
keep an automobile in repair.
!. He-It does; yet mine has been a
source of profit to me.
Why, .how's that2
He-But for it probably would
never have collected my accident in,
surance. Chicago Daily News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04
g
! Lady Isabel Attends a Sale !
By Mrs. Neish
Observation-Disclosures
BY Mrs. Neish

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles3
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-04

now, my child, we'll dress and go to
the sale and bid"
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
NO LOCAL DAILY FOR THE BLIND.
Two Weekly New: apers in Raised Type Are
Printed.

Newspaper enterprise has not yet penetrated the
darkness OF the blind While thoss thus afflicted
have access to several thousands of books many
pieces OF music and several magazines. they have
only two newspapers. both weekli ~. The most
Universal Braie type published by tho English
daily paper of that 1t is quite a year
old. the first number having been issued in De
cernber. 1905
II is a ten-psge paper and contains about third
much reading matter that number OF pages
in Ink type It is not divided into columns. but
the Whole page is covered with tho raised dots
seemingly meaningless. but easily read by tho
practised hand os tho blind
On the first page the name and the table OF
contents. in ink type well Braille. The sub
of this United Kingdom diary of the weeks foreign
feature. and a chess department is included in the
contents of many of the magazines The Library
for the Blind. at No. Al Amsterdam avenue. has
copy of this paper and each week its coming
is eagerly looked forward to. It is circulated the
same as the books. Tho other newspaper. also 10
be found this library, is THE Milwaukee
Weekly Review" in New York point. This deals
with current events also. 1t s not ambitious a
publication It's English contemporary, but has
its share of interested readers. A Sunday school
weekly is also published, but this is not a news
paper, as it simply gives the Sunday school lessons
each week A New York weekly or semi-weekIy
newspaper is OF the hopes OF tho blind resi-
dents of the city which may some day be realized.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
A SPLIT IN THE DOUM4.
Bitter Feeling Over Votc on off,
cerS-PreSident May Resign.

ST Petersburg, Nov. 17.-Party feeling ran so
high at the caucuses held to-day by the Octo-
brists and the Monarchists 10 promise to
cuminate in an open scandal in the Douma to-
morrow at the election of officers. AS result
of the occurrences of too day President Khomya-
koff already has limited that he may resign
The trouble was started by ballot taken by
the Monarchists-IO0 to 26-nominating L Z.
Sazanovitch, OF Mohilefr. to be secretary. and
Prince Vladimir Wolkonsky 10 be vice president
of the Douma. Vladimir is of the four
princes Wolkonsky who we're elected to the
present lower house of parliament. on being
Informed OF this selection. NJ Khomyahoff said
operation with NJ SazanovitCh. who s a member
OF the Extreme Right and In the last Douma was
expelled fifteen sessions account of his bcis-
ferrous conduct.
The announcement of the result of this ballot
created a violent scene in the Octobrist Club.
Speaking for the Left Wing of the party, Vladi
mir Lvoff, of Smara whose brother Nicholas is
a close friend and adviser of Premier Stolypin,
reproached A. J. Guchkoff and other leaders of
the party with having negotiated an odious bar
gain with the Reactionists. saying they had sold
the birthright of the third DOuma and disgraced
ii before the nation. Baron Meyendorff there
upon few into rage and demanded that NJ.
I.vofr withdraw his words. and It was with diff
Guilty that a personal encounter was prevented.
Subsequently Baron MeyendOrn challenged NJ.
LVoff to fight duel.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
POUR WRATH ON JAPAN.
BTitonS IN Northern China Stirred
bu Ohum0's SDcecb.

Peking Nov 1.-THE speech delivered al Kob. ~
Count Okuma who at time head of the
Progressive party in Japan. I'm which he declared
India. we'll ignore the opportunities given by
heaven, II she failed TO afford protection 20 the
millions of Iiindus now being oppressed by Europe
has caused great excitement among the British
newspapers published IN Northern China.
In this section of the empire the Japanese ex-
pansion movement is interfering greatly with Brit
ish interests. and there is open warfare between
Japanese and British merchants Since last NAV
Englishmen have been the leaders in the anti
Japanese campaign in Peking and Tientsin.
THE Times" which is the principal British or
gan in North China, gives expression the deep
seated and smouldering wrath of Britons in the
Far East and accepts Count Okuma's words as
national expression. They reveal this paper de-
cares 1.-The clOven hoOf and the attitude OF pre-
cocious and ill-mannered baby among the civilized
nations toward a country the support of which
gave her her present position in the world. We
hope that the revelations made by Count Okuma
viii open the eyes OF King Edward and his
trymen as the eyes of Britons here opened
long ago"
The pro-Japanese- British press in the south Of
China has recently indicated it's purpose of fight
ing the Japanese. whose operations it is de-
cared, now conflict with those of Britain's from
tho Yangtse 20 Manchuria." One paper expresses
the conviction that agitation Of the present sita
tion probably win result In breaking the Anglo
Japaness alliance
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18

w"rid ,r Tor him to be constitutional executive
I ne business Of his office he gives himself
@oHLpieteIy and unreservedly
Aa0 what man he is for our state to have
''s Ch;ef Magistrate! A man who has always
u caIlleu ms own livelihood and who naturally
> ihpdthlzeS with all who toll: a reforrner with
an ardent sense Of Justice and fair nIav: a law
WIN an old-fashioned reverence for the c IN
go, 'H'iVh' IN man Of affairs who handles figures
] l1,t nc skill OF a trained accountant and
eLLdSi,S the principles of business like a mer-
ilt' ,,i' :" statesman of poise, self-control and
9IoutI I!I dIion who while intensely loyal to the
o VI individual initiative and local self
soNeIhhtent which have made our Republic the
i Ia vel OF the nations. recognizes the need.
uHueE present economic conditions of public
protection against the tyranny and oppression
Vi Colpor@tions. Such Governor, so progress
S1tt; iS4E and sane, was happily destined TO
Ss'tie III our state the great national question
OF the control of the public service corporations
ana ana tne law he drafted and got enacted by the
the states OF the Union
mere IS much talk to-day about making Gov
eThor hughes the next President OF the United
7l4ItS But tie Governor is too busy and too
ceepIy engrossed in the duties Of his office to
speak or think OF anything else. Some things
however. are perfectly clear. Governor Hughes
VIII not Iltt finger to secure the nomination.
ana MS nice sense of what is due to the State
OF New YORK from the officials he has appointed
mas led him to forbid them making any effort to
advance MS own political fortunes. Nor would
Z man ike Governor Hughes want a nomination
az az Ihe @ hanGS OF the bosses On the other hand:
II tho people summon him to service he would
undoubtedly respond with loyal devotion to their
call, though with feeling of deep responsibility.
But If the people want him for higher service
1t Is for them to take the initiative and extend
the call. He would not accept an invitation
from the bosses And the call Of the people
would make the Intervention OF the bosses
necessary.
Governor Hughes's confidence in the people
and his devotion to the peoples interests are
unbounded: he will spend and be spent fer
them; but he will not serve recognize any
other political master. His political future is in
tho hands of the people Let the public say
what they want
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
SAYS HE MAGNETIzED HER WATCH
After That It Took Devotee Eight Months
to Find Medium Again.

Phineas II Curry is the given to the police
by a man who arrested last evening by De
tectives Kenney and Schriever tho complaint
of Mrs. George Cassidy, of the Hotel Lincoln. She
charges that the prisoner has her gold watch and
chain.
Mrs Cassidy said that the evening Of March
Is last she attended spritualstc seance at No So
West goth street and that she met then the man
who saws his name is Curry. She says no seemed
to have some wonderful magnetic and hypnotic
powers
She says that he induced her TO allow him TO
keep her watch and chain for short time. so
that he could thoroughly magnetic them for her
The magnetism was to endow her, she says. with
power to observe the actual forms Of spirit friends
Yesterday. she says. she found the man again
through advertisement.
The medium had two books in his possession
The first book notebook filed with addresses
many Of them Of members Of the Sunrise Club OF
this city. Opposite many of these names and ad-
dresses there were marginal notes descriptive of
the financial standing and personal characteristics
OF the individuals. The second book was in the
form of excerpts from the quatralns Of one
Naduiyar.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
GERM4N NAVAL PLANS.
additions to Programme-A Stock
EIChanee Bill.

Rerln Nov 1.-THE most important meas
ures that the government will submit to the
Reichstag which reassembles next Friday, are
bills modifying the naval programme of 1900
and abolishing the act which limits stock ex-
change operations in futures.
The naval proposals. it appears. are divided
in two parts: the first reduces the service term
Of naval vessels from twenty-five to twenty
wears. and the second increases the size of bat
tleships and great cruisers TO the standards
adopted in other navies. such as the Dread
noughts or other later types.
The Bundosrath already has discussed and
approyed the first part of this programme, and
the government probably will announce TO par
lament it's intention, at a later session. OF
bringing in a bill covering the second part to-
gether with estimates as to the increased cost
opd suggestions for raising the requisite money.
Tho reduction of the life limit Of naval vcs-
sells to twenty years means. 1t is said. the con-
struction within twelve years OF five bateleships
and ono large cruiser more than were contem-
Mated within this period by the programme OF
1eoO The total number of active ships will re-
main unchanged but the comparatively in
af1cient vessels will be replaced by large and
,noderu ones Germany will have built or
buidine nine Dreadnoughts or warships of IL
later type by 1918 and seventeen by 1919
Adopting $500 to the ton as the unit of in
1t is calculated lldI Ine new SCnene VIII
require S15O00OO0 a year more than the Ger
man navy previously has cost, or. with the
proiected submarine vessels and auxiliary ships
S17JOOO00 year more.
The brandy monopoly of the government
which is under consideration, is reckoned to
cover this increase otherwise the money will be
borrowed. The borrowings of the empire since
the start of the programme of 1900 have reached
the total of $360.OO0OOO and the opponents of
the new navy find their principal arguments in
financial reasons
The new plan. If carried out. will keep all
the German snpyards capable Of constructing
the largest class OF warships busy until after
1920.
The Boerse laws adopted In 1896 to check
gambling in futures will be revised, following a
proposal made by the government. The law re-
quiring both parties to a transaction for future
delivery 10 be registered. otherwise the debt
cannot be collected legally, and that prohibiting
dc alings in futures in industrial stocks will be
repealed. The produce dealers wanted the abo
lition OF dealing in grain futures, but in this
respect the government was unwilling 10 oppose
the views OF the agrarian element
Further estimates of the navy expenditures
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18

are as follows: They provide for a recurrent
expenditure of S3342I.425-an increase of So 229 =
5I9 over the last estimates-atnd an ordinary
expenditure of S2S.s46.ST5 an increase over the
last estimates of s3.7S9,O12 In addition there is
an extraordinary expenditure of so, ,533, ,7S7 be-
ing an increase Of SS.191.2 .222 A memorandum
attached TO the estimates sets forth that the
reason for these increases is found in the neces-
sfty OF strengthening the coast defences laying
out docks in the Elbe. the increased expendi-
ture in ship construction and ornaments and the
increase in the number of submarines In the
ordinary expenditure $2S,5S2 500 is set aside for
now ships. an increase over the last estimates OF
$7.1125OO, while there is the sum Of s12,415OO0
for artillery, s155OOOO for torpedoes and s2O5oOO
for mines.
The estimates provide a construction and ar
mament grant for three battleships of the line
one large cruiser, two small cruisers and one
river gunboat for China. The grant for build
ing and experimenting with submarines is raised
to $1.15O.OOO.
These estimates are the heaviest on record.
The increase in the grant for submarine works
indicates that henceforth great attention will be
bestowed this branch. Twelve destroyers
stood that owing to their heavy armament each
of the battIeshps and the great cruisers will
cost S9000O0O
New-York tribune., 1907-11-18

We are not on the anxious seat
this Fall.
Our experience in periods of finan-
clal unrest has been that while we lose
some business from men who must 90
to less expensive clothiers, that loss
is more than made up by men who
come to us instead of paying tailors'
fancy prices.
The net result when things settle
down is that the former tailor's man
usually stays by us, while the old
friend who has had to wear cheaper
clothes IS glad enough to get back
home.
ROGERS, PEEr & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores
25s s42 1850
opposite near opposi.,
City Hall. Union Square. Greeley Square.