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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
Oldest Tree in the World.

The London Globe recently pub.
1ished an article on THE Worlds Old
est Tree which was reprinted in sew.
eral American papers. The writer said
that the grandaddy of all present trees
was to be found on the Isle of Cos, on
the coast of Asia Minor, was estimated
to be considerably more than twenty.
five hundred years old and had a cir
conference of 32h feet. In letter
to the Tribune, Ivy P. Lee, head of the
publicity department of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad, disputes the Globes
statements. at is evident" says Mr..
Lee, that the writer of this note was
not familiar with the big trees of Cali.
fornia, a large number of which are
probably more than twenty-five hun.
dred years old, and it is certain that
the oldest and largest of them-name.
ly, the Grizzly Giant" in the Marisopa
grove, near Yosemite parks upward
of 5000 years old Calculations to
this effect have been made by eminent
scientists, and there is probably no
doubt of their correctness. Not only
is this great tree and many of it's com.
panions of such great age, but it shows
no tendency toward decay. The trunk
of this tree is more than a hundred
feet in circumference. IN. Y. Trfb.
uue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
BIG ENGINES OF WAR
HOW 13-INcH GUNS OF BATTLE.
SHIPS ARE HANDLED.
Every Member of Crew Has Certain
Duties to Perform When in Ac-
ton - Firing Done with
Aid of Ranee-Finder.

Washlngton.-If a visitor were to
go aboard one of our modern war
ships one of the first things he would
ask to see, probably, would be the big
guns.
Should the visitor request, an ever
willing bluejacket would crafty the
visitors wish
But the visitor is not conscious that
he is an object of much amusement to
the man-o'war's men. There are
things to be seen that the average
civilian never dreams Of, and his
amazed glances when these are point
ed out to him cause the lips of the
gunner to run up a smile.
Suppose you wish to see one of the
big guns. You ask the nearest gun
ner. He doffs his cap and asks you
politely to excuse him for a moment
While he obtains permission to show
you into the turret where the big gun
is mounted. This permission he gets
from the officer of the deck
He returns quickly and asks you to
follow him. The only entrance to this
turret from the main deck is through
a manhole. If you are portly, the
chances are that you'll not see the
gun after all, for these steel manholes
weren't designed for fat persons.
The members of a guns crew are
numbered and each man must not
only know his own duty, but also that
OF the others, as they may be called
On at any moment for a change of po-
sition.
For instance, No. 1, operating the
breech plug of the gun, is command
ed by the officer in charge, "No l and
No. S change"
No. must know No. SIS duties, and
No. those of No. /.
This is done so that if while In &C
ton man is killed or fatally wound
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29

ernor against Gov Thomas M.
Campbell, is blacksmith and
lawyer Until he made public an
nouncement a few weeks ago of
his candidacy for the Office of chief ex-
ecutive of the state he had been heard
of but little outside of his own COM
munity. Lawyers in his town do not
have much to do and Mr.. Williams
spends much of his time plying his
trade of blacksmith. He also is filling
the office of justice of the peace
through appointment.
Mr.. Williams candidacy has been
well received by the anti-administra-
ton element of the party. Williams
clubs have been organized all over the
state during the last few weeks. He
is receiving the active support of some
of the leaders of the party and the fol-
lowing which he has developed is MAX
ing Gov. Campbell uneasy.
Texas is such big state in area
that it takes mich money to travel
over it making campaign. Mr.. Will
Iiams says that he is too poor to stump
the state. He will conduct front
porch campaign. 1t is planned to
run excursions of his supporters to
Cumby and let them listen to the
speeches of Mr.. Williams, who says he
win remain at home during all the
campaign.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29

The Prophet Hosea.-The name means
salvation and in the personal history
IF the prophet-which many of the deep
est and most spiritual Bible scholars such
As G. Campbell Morgan, of England, and
James M. Gray, dean of the Moody Bible
institute, consider a literal portrayal of
the prophets Iife-we find a type or Illus
tration of Jehovah's relations to Israel.
Hosea's field of labor was Israel and he
prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam
H., about 1874 B. c., down to the captiv-
ty. An outline of the book is as follows:
|. Historieo-prophetic, chapters / to 8;
;. General discourses, chapters to to IL;
5. Promises, chapter IA, (a Appeal of
God, VS.. 1-3: (b) Promised blessing, vs.
l-8; (c) Application to all, V. 9. The per-
sonal history of the prophet may be di-
Vided into three periods as follows O
A Happy Union-The prophet marries
woman who had lived an impure life, but
who had reformed. ~ a Ruined Home
Three children came to bless the home,
and then the wife, forgetful Of oblga-
lions of wifehood and motherhood, de-
Berts her home for her former lovers. (3)
Love Unfailing-But her true lover-hus-
band never loses sight of her, and at last
after she had sunk to the very depths OF
sin he buys her back so that he may re-
store her to her old place in the home.
Love Tr1umphant.-ThiS perl0d OF tne
prophets life in which he buys back his
hayward wife from slavery into which
she had sunk, and holds her in seclusion
until such time as she can be restored to
her old place in the home, is type of
Jehovah in unfailing love and mercy
keeping Israel for the latter days when
his chosen people shall be restored to
their old place as his peculiar and be-
loved people.
Scripture Authority-The Book OF
Hosea, especially chapter 3.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
THE STORY.

w HE scene Of the opening of our
story is laid in an oriental slave
market, where the barter in human
flesh is carried on, and it was in that
long gone day nearly thousand years
before the coming Of Christ when
slavery was the rule, and not the ex-
ception. 1t was noisy place, and it
was strange grouping of human be-
ings of all conditions of physical de-
velopment, and of race and color.
There were the young, and there were
those who were in the prime of life,
and then there were others upon
whom the weight of years and hard
ships endured were beginning to tell,
and for whom there was but little sale,
even at the low price for which they
were offered.
Among these last was the bent form
of what at first glance seemed an old
woman, but it was apparent upon
closer scrutiny that it was not the
years so much that bowed the form
as it was the sinful life lived and the
grief and fear that clutched the heart
in relentless grasp. Sin had left it's
underneath could be traced the old
lines of comeliness and beauty. That
face before sin had scanned and
SCARED it had been comely, and those
eyes now bleared and dull had
sparkled with the bounding life that
I. ~ 4b14
still could be traced the shapeliness
and beauty which it had once pos
sessad, and which would have been
the joy Of artist or sculptor.
But now in the miserable condi-
ton to which the woman had been
reduced the goading memories of the
past and the dark forebodings of the
future came to deepen her anguish
and to intensity her abject and for.
lorn appearance.
The happier the past one has to look
back upon the deeper cuts the regret
over the folly and sin which have
robbed one of the blessings which
were possessed, and all too lightly held
and then lost. And this woman sit
ting there in the slave market await
ing the buyer was perhaps more mis-
cradle than any of the rest because
she had fallen farthest.
Memory crowded in upon her with
relentless persistency. In the whirl
Of the gay life which she had led 1t
had been easy to forget, and when
visions of the past had come to Vex
and trouble her she had plunged with
greater abandon into the life she was
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29

ed, another of the crew will be able
to take his place.
After the crew are all at their sta
tons and mustered, the magazines and
shell-rooms are opened
The order: Stand by,- Is given; tEis
being preparatory command for 60
ing into action. The next order comes
like the crack Of rifle: Load"
The instant this command leaves
the lips of the turret officer, the in
terror of the handling-room resembles
the climax of a football game, and to
a novice perhaps would appear like
confusion. But it Is far from it. Every
man has certain thing to do, and he
does it.
Before you can realize it, 500 pounds
of powder and a ton of steel have
shot upward to the guns, ready to re-
ceive it. The trays containing the
shells and powder come up to the
breech of the gun. An electric ram
mer drives the projectile home, re-
the powder in.
The powder charge for 13-inch gun
is incased in four linen bags, the last
bag that goes into the gun contain
ing the ignition charge, which is in
its base.
The main charge, however, consists
of brown prismatic powder, which has
the appearance of stick candy, as it
has small holes running through it, and
about an inch in length. The black,
Or common powder, is used for an ig-
milton charge, because it ignites quick
err than any other.
If firing begins at 5000 yards, the
officer at the range-inder calls out:
Five thousand yards is the range. Be-
gin firing
A most beautiful sight is the clear
and distinct flight of a 13-inch shell.
AS the gun is elevated more or less,
the shell describes nearly half cir.
Gle, finally plunging through the tar
get and throwing a volume of water
upward a hundred feet. At last, by
bursting into small pieces it dis
appears.
1t is claimed by experts that 8-inch,
10-inch and 12-inch guns are more eff
fective, but the 13-inch are still mount
ed. The Indiana carried 13-inch guns
and used them with good effect at
Santiago The Illinois, one of our com.
paratively new ships, also is fitted
with a 13-inch main battery.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
. SERMONETTE.

glove Divine, all love excelI-
ina," that God should reach
down and seek to redeem sim
full man to himself. But just as
Hosea saw in that woman some
thing upon which love could CEN
ter and bring her back to him.
self, so God sees in his way
ward children that upon which
his great love can rest and which
love will ultimately win the soul
from it's life of sin to one OF
holiness.
Surely the wife Of Hosea was
unworthy Of the pure and holy
love of her devoted husband,
and more surely still Is it true
that man is unworthy of the
unspeakabIe love of God.
But it is not because of our
worthiness that we become the
object of Gods love and mercy.
Rather, it is our great need that
calls forth the Divine compass
sion.
In spite of the disfiguring
marks of sin God sees within
the heart of man the possibiI-
tiles of higher and better life
in him, and so he patiently and
tenderIy wooes the soul from its
false love and from it's evil ways
back to himself.
Another wonderful thought in
connection with the love of God
and the relations of man to God
is that man is not complete with
out union with God, and-We
say il reverentIy-God is not
complete without man. The
unioF OF the two is necessary,
first ror the complete manifesto
tion of the power and glory of
God and secondly to reveal the
high possibilities of life when
1t is linked with the life of God.
Wonderful, is it not? The
redeemed soul in it's union with
the Father and the Son is to re-
veal in the lagos to come the
exceeding riches of Gods grace
in his kindness towards US
through Christ Jesus"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
Elirt.

A flirt is a rose from which every
lover plucks leaf-the thorns being
reserved for her husband. -Manches-
ter Union.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
IS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Workshop of r. r. Williams Of Texas,
Blacksmith and Lawyer.

Dallas, Tex-R. R. Williams of
Cumby, Tex, who is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
WOMAN PILOTS EXCURSION eoAT
Mrs. Rose e. Watkins First of Her
Sex to Hold License In Illinois.

bloomington, Ill.-Mrs. Rose E.
watkins of La Sale county, this state,
mas been granted a license as pilot
and master Of steamer on navigable
waters, and is now a familiar figure
TO Illinois river excursionists. The
season is now at its height and thou
sands have watched her at the wheel
as she guided the vessel along the
devious meanderings OF the inland
waterway. Mrs. Watkins is now regu.
larly authorized to handle a steamer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
PrchahlN NOT.

Mrs. Gushle:gh Ito steamer &C
Quaintancel--I save all Of my hus-
bands old love letters. Do you save
yours?
The Other Woman-My dear ma
dam, have had four husbands.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
DR.. c. z. WILLIAMS.

Practicing Physician.
s,rses tuence on the corner of Rutland
Once over the bank.
q CS Sno night calls promptly attend.
Shron'c diseases specially.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
Failed to See the Connection.

What did that man say when you
told him you had seen sea serpent?"
His conversation became suddenly
irrelevant. He began to talk about
local option and prohibition. Wash
ington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-08-29
9rnfpaHtunal Uarns

OR. QUITMAN KOHNKE
a@ established his residence and
c oace IN COVINGTON, LA, at the
sr OF Massachusetts and Boston
streets. Telephone "a.
Morning Hour: 9 to 10
Evening Hour: 3 to 4,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24

oud aud got fTee. and the nluc
Ribbons. % Erie. Pa. third with
1876.
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ing. swerylng. digging and pushing
over the highways
Somebody ought to take Roberts
ont aud tell him a fen things In a
fatherly sort Of way. 60 polat out
sle dangers OF going so fast that the
front wheels hlt only the hlgh
places. Hat II was exceptional Mon
day. Thanks - the fact that the
nrixla zuat. the Italian entry. tried
TO steal a march BY sneaking
through Buffalo while the Thomas
and he Dion crews slept. the event
became a race In earnest
The De Dion Was three hours
ahead when Roberts hit = 6o-miie
pace out Of Buffalo. plotted by a
test car. The roaa xas fairly good
to silver Greek. some IS miles
west. where a gully. the sides az
which made a tbdexres angle look
horizontal. Vas encountered
Here all hands shovelea snow and
the way the biz scoops flew whA
typical OF the mad energy which
has characterized the race aimee tho
start. When enough SNOW vas 70
moved the chain covered rear
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scnugsree. DRIVER AND MEcHANlclAN an CAR

wheels hlt into the ground. and We
assembled
Again Il vas a Wild dash onward.
the smiling faced yaung Viking at
the wheel inteat only on ovefenln'
lng the lead OF his dearest rival, the
DO Dion
The racing car enllt the brrcHe
With the speed Of a limited mail, ita
Ahriil siren emitting screams that
brought farmers % their doors 20
catch a glimpse ot the modern JUS
Eernaut with American flag Anap.
pins In she brseke aud tnzhias mad
~ toward the land of the settling
sun.
The mad lace could be main.
tanned fog short distances only. fur
the road vas bad and time and
again Il became necessary To Pile
out aud las plsnka under the wheels
10 get the car over big holes or
build bridges Ia cross streams
which had broken from their
banks
And Il was hard work The
hardest saFt of wort. although vel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24

Arctic explore, famous aa the man
Who went after Andre when that
iIisaicd NoyaE~r started for the
no9lh pole Ia balloon. oysfeamss
the handicap and keeps the French
machine close onto the heels Of the
faster car
= have promised "a turn this cat
over % the other driver at cheY-
enne 80 Ear In advance that he can
take his time through the mount.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
REMoRsE CAUSES
RASH ACTION

Ia a m Of aeapondency. Lena N
Brown. 10 years old. shot herself
through the left lung with suicidal
intent Saturday afternoon in her
room az si7 Fifth ax The girl
IL at Providence hospital and will
recover.
The police subsequently, arrest.
"a Henry Kramer. known ~ the
house In which the girl roomea as
her husband. who admitted that
he met the giri in fseilingham seY
cral months ago. and since then
had been known az her husband
Tho girls mother came from Ia
coma Saturday TO visit her. and
Il was after her departure that the
girl committed the deed
Kramer win be tried on a charge
of yagrancy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
BY GEO. n. PuLFoRp.
lstar snse,al s.rxie.A

ERIE. Pa. feh st.--I'd just as
soon hang onto the tail of comet
a. ride another hundred miles In
the rumble seat OF Monty Roberts
space aesoufing Thomas flyer, as !
did Monday Ia see what sort OF a
stunt be and hts feilow-racers In
the New York Paris race are up
against.
Excuse me- had q bunch that I
wanted 10 50 With Roberts all the
way-last fall. before the cold
weather came "a. but one little
squirt across the western end OF
New York into Father Penns do
main. cured the fever. Wrapped In
heavy clothes. with fur.lined gloves,
cap and face mask. felt like a cold
storage egx when we hit Erie. after
six hours Of erve.racking. bound
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
FINISH
STRONG

BY fighting the xamest kind al
an uphill battle III Thistlcs 81
Seattle came out With 20 :
tie score In the game With the
l.ady smith soccer tsAn AT DHE
dale's park yesterday At the eud
Of the fret half the visitors we're
IN the lead ~ : 20 o but the
Tbisties rallied and played AZ they
never played before. evening up
the figures by whistle time IN the
second halt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24

come % the bcnumbed and stiffen.
ed human beings who had been
huddied down Ia the car.
Then II was on again. The dtxsY
pace made the icy blasts cut
through clothing like steel knives.
and taste Of the Arctic was given
everyone.
Roberts pulled the big Thomas
car into Fri. Just two houre after
the IN Dion. hAtlnG gained an
hour oa the ran Tho tirixia zuat
had been PASSED on the Rad. as
the result OF an accident which coat
the italians all tsey had sained b.
their early morning steal axaY
The American car has speed on
all az IT, rivals. bat the indamltahle
VIII OF Capt Hansen. the noted
Anar Lake Salts will relieve all
forms ~ fheumagiam 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
KETCHEL THE NEW
WONDER

Mike tT~lni sullivan Is today
growing about a lucky punch.
and the fight fans afu boxing At
stanley ksiehei with mafveilng
eyes sullivan Naa only In the
ring Saturday minute and II sec
oaa1. three beautiful punches. two
20 the jaw and oun TO the heart
puttlng him out before he knee
he waN iG.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24

aims 10 IA. coast" said Monty Rob
erts 20 me = stop AZ Cheyenne. Il
return for the iiriarciifie race. Ths
other man will take the car az IA
as he can We have the speed. ane
! don't doubt the ability OF the car
10 stand up From this time on
Nith fairly good roads. ! expect "a
lead Ghafffhy and Hansen such 4
hot pace that they will NOT be able
TO hold on"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
DUG Gets PUG

u. T.. nnrdale. manager % the
seattle baseball team. has annouuc'
Cd that the trouble With fug
Bennett has blown over and that
the podKy faced siuEKer Nill cap
tain and play second base for the
ie0S psnuant winners. tDid some
one speaksl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
sP0RToGRAMs

With the goals three 10 one
against them. the Seattle hockey
team had to admit defeat at the
hands Of Victoria Saturday.
The Lincoln high school five sat
urday night defeated Mt Vernon
% 10 ~.
Spack and Taylor viii NEE,
Ga the :. A. G. smoker Wed.
neaday night as the feature Of a
lively program.
Sophomore oarHmen at the IT,
Saturday defeated the best the
freshmen could tumble into boat
BY a half length.
The Olympic club runners won
the tWO-mile club championship Of
the Pacific coast Saturday.
The Cincinnati bowling tourney
ended Saturday night The Bonds,
OF Columbus. won first prize Of
$3.50. the Toseetia. Of Chicago. sec.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
eUARDsMEn RUN

Another track meet Is h.einx ar
ranges Tor rs the National Guards
mon az the CITY. the details 70
be announced within 4 fow days
L. q possible that our valiant
militia u getting into trim fef
aprtnts with the Abbreviated eous
of Nippon In case of Naff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
ATTENTION, DOCTORS!

The announced schedule Of the
University OF Oreg0n'a ta0x foot
ball team shows that Washington
plays the gentlemen Of webfoo'
persuasion on November 10
Physicians and surgeons viii ar
range their business calls accord
fugiy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
NORDYKE A CANUCK

IsoW Nordyke Is 20 Ne CAnuek
an right Toe Hudgen and Louis
the before aarntioned. wsfe yc2tHF
day tarued over % tie Naneonves
baseball clah In exchange for some
OF Uncle Sans T.auie reiieveF,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24

Soap Lake Salts viii relieve all
forms ~ rheumatism. -.
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see tissy have been cello
bratinw the roth birthday o.
Admiral Dewey. That re-
minds me Of what an old gal
liant said 10 a young woman
who asked him his age. lie
replied. I am 20 years fool.
lsh. ms dear | guess every
one commits some foolish act
before be arrives at the age
OF three score years and ten.
but I notice they are pretty
sure 70 ert their bearings "
they live that long and do
something for their country.
Why. even d.. oslcr. OF chlor-
oforn fame. u over so nov
Yoa don't hear any more
chforoform talk from Doc. and
the old man says be never
said Il. anyhow. It's correct
form. not ehloroform. that We
hand out in this store. wheth-
er you are over so or under.
and you can't 90 wrong or
foolish on anything you buy
of Us. no matter what II IA.
Have you seen our front win
dows this week? Take a
look At those SIS 90 and $4,000
Suits at sl2.5o. OF course.
all our Suits are not sf2.5O.
but come right In and try
on some.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-24
OLD BALL PLAYER DEAD

james AieMullce. once a local
ball player. died yesterday IN san
Francisco.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
Cape Ho(rq and the
Straits OF Magellan.

AT this time when all good Ameri-
cans are interested in the movements
of our battleship fleet in its journey
from the Atlantic to the Pacific OceaD,
it may interest the readers of THE
MIRROR to learn something of that
part of the journey that is considered
the most perilous and Of which the