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THE LOCAL FIELD....
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commanding officer of that post a deserter, private Knowles. The soldier had only gotten this far when he was Spotted" by Dep uty Allen, as being the soldier that just fitted the telegraphic description that had been wired the Sheriff S office here. By the way, the officers here do not let very much get by them when it comes to picking up parties that are wanted by the authories.
 George Hennessey came in from Hagermau, Texas, last Saturday and was shaking hands with the boys, all of whom were glad to see him after an absence of sev- eral months. MT. Hennessey has disposed of his interests in Texas and is looking up a location to again engage in the cattle busi- ness Its dollars to dimes that he will find a place to suit him not over a hundred miles from here.
 Last Sunday at noon wedding bells rang out merrily for the third time for Mrs. Viola V. Ha- thorn, formerly a resident of this place, when she was married to P. E. Slaughter, a wealthy ran cher of Springerville, Arizona. The wedding took place at Gal lup, where the happy couple will reside for time.
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sease, keep the system healthy. Each successive cold weakens the constitution and renders in fectious diseases more liable. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will cure your cold promptly and restore the system to it's normal condition. For sale by Holbrook Drug Store.
 It depends upon the pill you take. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills known for constipation and sick head ache.
 Sold by Holbrook Drug Store, c. Hess, Jr., Prop.
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Sanford Jaques the young flock owner came in during the latter part of the week. He reports that water is getting scarce on the lower ranges and that sheep have to travel considerable dis tances from the feeding grounds to obtain water.
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The National Wool Growers Association, at it's recent session in Helena, made F. w. Perkins and T. E. Pollock. of Arizona, members of the executive com mittee. Ten thousand dollars were appropriated to fight the administrators pubic range policy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18
ARE KILLERS OF TRADE.
Surething Grain and Live Stock Buy.
ers Injure Business of Towns.

Mr.. Enterprising Citizen, did you
is in having your town recognized as
good grain market, place where
the farmers can dispose of their hogs
and all their products at as high prices
as paid elsewhere? Were you ever
unfortunate enough to live in a town
where the grain buyer or the hog
buyer was a skinflint, and not liked
by the farmers?
There is county seat in western
state, well located in rich district,
and we'll supplied with railroads. A
few years ago there were good stores
in Inc town, and it was prosperous
place. Farmers came from many
miles about to sell their stock and do
their trading. There was a change in
the elevator and in the hog-buying
business. The newcomers were built
on the wrong plan. They were out
after the money, and didn't care much
how they got it. The elevator man re-
fused to pay what grain was worth.
He could find more fault with a load
of wheat or of corn than any man
ought to. He skimped on quality,
every kind, no matter how good, was
low grade. and the farmers soon
found that he was not the kind of man
that they wanted to deal with. The
new stock buyer was of the same
stripe He would beat the farmer
down to the last cent, and it was said
that the way he would weigh was a
caution, and the fellows who had stock
to sell would steer clear of the town.
Farmers would drive a few miles fur
tier to another town, where they
would purchase the supplies that they
needed. It got so that whenever a
farmer was seen in the town it was
for the purpose of paying taxes or
looking after some business at the
courthouse. To-day the town Is 3
dead one. Both the grain buyer and
the hig buyer are out of the town, but
the farmers got in the habit of trad
ing elsewhere, and have not forgotten
that the business men of the place,
judged of course by the grain buyer
and the hog buyer, were SINNERS. II
you are unfortunate in having such
men in your town, devise some means
of getting them to move to some other
place. They can do more harm than
dozen merchants can Offset by
square dealing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18
CAN NOT BE ELIMINATED.
Position of the Middlemen Secure IT.
the Worlds Commerce.

Much is printed in the trade papers
about the cutting out of the middle
| men, the jobbers and retailers. Bust
ness revolutionists have taken up the
theme, and have aired themselves.
Socialistic economists have advocated
the humiliation of the middlemen as
a class of non-producers. The farm
ers of the country are trying to devise
means of doing away with sharks
that produce nothing, and make a liv-
ing off the labor of others" But the
ones who are so DESTROYS to see the
middlemen done away with will have
to wait for few thousand years.
The jobber and the little storekeeper
are necessary in the distribution of
products. They are most important
parts of the machinery of commerce.
To illustrate: A large manufacturing
company is located in an eastern city.
It's products are sold by more than
100000 stores. These stores are To-
Gated in all parts of the United States.
Perhaps it costs the concern ten per
cent. to have it's products distributed
by the jobbers. If the concern at
tempted to sell its products direct to
the retailers it would be necessary to
carry 100000 accounts.
There would be required a shipping
force of several hundred men. The
freight on the small amounts of goods
that would be called for would be enor-
nous over the cost of shipping in
trainload or carload lots. The delay
in the transportation of goods a long
distance would be costly. Should the
company not send goods direct from
the factory, distributing stations
would have to be established. These
would have to be maintained at a cost
greater than the ten per cent. paid to
the jobber for the warehouse charges
and the carrying of the accounts, and
the employment of travellers. Be-
sides, the manufacturer would be COM
PEELED to employ an army of travelling
men, or institute a system of trade
getting that would be more expensive.
The jobber sends out traveller and
he sells few hundred kinds of goods,
the makes Of few hundred different
factories. Here we rave cooperation
that is sane and profitable. and it is
doubtful whether the time will ever
come when the jobber and the traveller
will be out of business The present
system is the development of eighteen
hundred years or more of experience.
It is doubtful whether the inventive
brain of man can devise any other
system of distribution that will be an
improvement. Don't worry about the
middleman being driven out of the
field just yet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18
First Floor Plan

Size and proportions as he should, and
of course never gets exactly what he
anticipates.
do not wish to discourage original.
ity in house building, for | like to see
it, but people often go into that sort
of thing without realizing the differ
ence in expense. I have often been
asked why certain house could be
built for $4,000, while another house NO
larger and very little better in an.
pearance would cost $4,000. The diff
ference may be explained in the se-
lection Of the plan and the manner in
which the work is carried through.
There are many other WAYS In
which originality may be displayed in
building economically that are perfect
ly innocent. BY carefully studying
the plan according to your own ideas
Of comfort, convenience and good
looks you can often add a small cum
board, window seat, nook for tele-
phone, or by moving a partition a few
inches, to make room for some es-
pecial piece of furniture that Won mar
ticularly want. Then the inside dec.
orations must harmonic with carpets.
draperies and to certain extent with
the pictures. By arranging all these
details in perfect harmony your orig.
inality may be brought into play to
good advantage and without running
into great deal of extra expense.
but when II comes to the house Itself
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18
AGAINST a Common Enemy.

The careful gardener closely
watches the weeds that spring up to
strange the growth of his profitable
crop. In early scriptural times evil
disposed persons sowed tares among
the wheat of their neighbors, causing
much trouble and discord. A like con-
dition is found to-day. Troublesome
weeds have sprung up, and now there
is a weeding-out process going on that
is essential to the welfare of the ma
ton. With sturdy, dutifu1 men to
carry out the work of protection, there
is little danger OF obnoxious weeds
causing ruin. Every good citizen can
assist in the work, which Is part Of
the task that goes with his good citi-
zenship. Encourage those who have
taken up the labor Of uprooting the
common evils that exist, and prevent
as far as lies in your power the SOW
ing of tares" in the great public gar
den-the nation. Raise your voics
against every effort Of the enemies OF
the common people to SOW weeds
broadcast Do your part toward les.
SEEMING the power of trusts and COM
bines. This you can do by prevent
ing concentration of great capitalistic
power in large financial centers. Keep
from sending your money away from
the community where it is earned.
Give your support to the home trade
movement. Stand By your hons
town.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18

, she proceeded to tell me that these
meetings are held twice daily by girls
who have been baptized with the
Holy Spirit and fire." it is common
for them to speak in tongues which
they do not understand, and also to
be smitten dumb, so that they cannot
speak at all, even in their own Ian
guage. During the early part of the
meeting at which I was present, one
of the girls had been obliged to write
her message, because her tongue was
holden. Sometimes the girls will go
about their tasks for days, unable to
utter a word, although they under
stand perfectly everything that is said
to them, and are able to pray in other
tongues, and when they especially
pray for the power to do so they are
able to speak in religious meetings.
The girls show no effect whatever of
the terrible strain they undergo dur
ing these prayer meetings, and they
all do their regular daily work. The
burden of their prayers is intercession.
that all the mission, and all India,
may be converted and experience a
great revival and receive the Pente.
costal baptism. So much l learned
from this young woman.
The Most Famous Indian Woman.
Ramabai herself is a quiet, strong
personality. She dresses after the
Hindu fashion, but in white, and her
hair is short, for she is widow. She
elects to sit on a low stool at the feet
of the person with whom she con-
verses, for the sake of better hearing.
While we were talking her grown
daughter, Monoramabai, her first as.
sistant In the work. sat on the floor
with her arm about her mother, and
occasionally interjected a pertinent
word. Ramabai (the sufix "bai,"
means Mrs" or "Miss") speaks SIM
ply, naturally and directly. So she
told me of the growth of Shadai Sa-
dan, the work for widows, and one OF
the Mukti mission, the whole support.
ed by faith
I'VE do not make special point Of
the gift of tongues; our emphasis is
always put upon love and life And
undoubtedly the lives of the girls
have been changed. About 700 OF
them have come into this blessing.
We do not exhibit the girls that have
been gifted with other tongues, nor do
we In any wise call special attention
to them. We try to weed out the false
from the true; for there are other
spirits than the Holy Spirit, and when
girl begins to try to speak in another
tongue, apparently initiating the other
girls, without mentioning the name sr
blood of Jesus. go up to her ard
speak to her, or touch her on the
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should tell at some length the story
of this great settlement, with its wide
acres of farm land, its many modest
buildings, and its varied forms of in
dustry. Study and work are the rule
for every girl; clothes for that multi
tude must all be woven on the spot,
and the industrial plant is large. An
uncommunicative English woman
guided me faithfully to every spot of
the settlement that she thought of In
terest, from the cornerstone to the
steam engine and the dying watts. But
not a word did she say that would
lead me into a knowledge of what is
by all means the most noteworthy fact
concerning this famous institution.
Stumbling on a Revival.
OF course, / was aware Of the I'M
usual religious experiences reported
from many Christian communities in
India; but had never associated this
sort of thing with Pandita Ramabai's
work; probably because some Of her
foremost supporters in America are
identified with the new theology"
which has scant room for the camp
meeting type of "old-time religion"
NV first clew was pamphlet which
CHANGED to pick up, relating strange
spiritual experiences on the part Of
some of Ramabai's girls. began to
ask questions, which were answered,
1 thought, with seeming reluctance,
and discovered that this revival was
still under way.
For half an hour had been hearing
strange sounds, now of one person
shouting in a high voice, now of the
mingled utterance of crowd, and now
of song. At last it settled down into
q steady roar. What is that l hear?"
/ asked. 1T is the girls prayer meet
ing" was the answer Gould 1 visit
it?" / pointedly asked my guide, after
hints had proved unavailing. Why
I-suppose-so I'll see." In a few
minutes I found myself witnessing a
scene utterly without parable! in my
experience of religious gatherings.
A Tumult Of Praying Girls.
In large, bare room, with cement
door, were gathered between 80 and 40
girls, ranging in age from IL to 20.
BY table sat a sweet-faced, refined,
native young woman, watching sober.
ly, attentively and without disapprov-
al the scene before her. After a few
minutes she also knelt on the door In
silent prayer.
The other occupants of the room
were ali praying aloud. Some were
crying at the top of their lungs. The
tumuIt was so great that it was with
difficulty that any one voice could be
distinguished. Some of the girls were
bent over with heads touching the
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Kedgaon, India.| have stumbled
upon an extraordinary religious man.
Hesitation, as remarkable as anything
in connection with the great revival
In Wales. So startling and wonderful
Is it that feel quite unwilling to pass
an opinion upon it, so / shall simply
narrate, soberly and consecutively,
what l have seen and heard concern
Ing this baptism with fire." and pour
Ing out of ''the gift of tongues" where
by ignorant Hindu girls speak in
Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, English and
other languages as yet unidentified.
The name of Pandita Ramabai, 1.-The
Hindu widows friend" is known
among educated people all over the
world. She is the most famous Of all
Hindu women. There is an Interna-
tlonal "Pandita Ramabai association"
which cooperates with her in her work
OF rescuing, training and caring for
nigh caste widows. She, more than
any other woman, has made known to
the world the horrors of the child
widows lot in India. Herself a high
caste widow, of rare gifts and educa-
ton, her appeal has been made to peo-
pie of culture; nor was her work re-
garded as strictly religious or mis-
slonary, not being associated with any
religious body.
A World-Famous Work.
Ten years ago, at the time of the
great famine, Ramabai took hundreds
OF famine orphans, and ever since she
has had about 1,40O widows and or
phans and deserted girls under her
care, as well as 100 famine boys. All
caste lines are now down, and the
whole immense work is known as the
Mukti mission, although in certain re-
spects the original enterprise for
widows maintains its separate iden-
tity.
Because of the fame of Pandita
Ramabai, and because of the great
ness of her work, / conceived it to be
my duty to take the hot journey out
to Kedgaon. Were it not for the more
important incidents which follow.
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Il
It would be difficult Indeed to Til
prove upon the downstairs plan oe
this house The kitchen, pantry, din
ing-room, china closet, porch, cellar
way, sink and the place for the range
are all laid out TO the very BEST pos
sible advantage Each room IS
model and the com binatlon would ha5
difficult to beat.
One chimney answers every heading
purpose and provides d WhoIgI Iof cg
CHEEKY comfort for the parlor
such house the parIor Ii the living
room and 1t only requires AZ open are
in one corner to make 1t tho most
comfortable sitting-room fn he naighs
borhood. Have you ever noticed how
every person In the house. gathers
about q crate when the IRE fl IgEat.
ed? It Is rare thing to see some.
body sit In another room when there
is a fire burning III the parfor bit
with this feet well known Won seldom
see a fireplace used as much I'D 1t
should be. One reason is because
they have the name of being dirty.
but this Is mistake. ii IL mis-
arrangement Of the CRATE, draft ana
ash pit that Is to blame, NOT ahe IRE.
For convenience the ashes must b.
dumped into the cellar. hut to nrs9
went having them blown about the
room the cellar receptacle must be
absolutely and positively air tight 1f
you let air in at the bottom 81 such
nue. you are sure to have ashes
scattered about the room above, blu
II such is the case have Ii corrected
af once and have the job thoroughly
well done.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-01-18

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE VI
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers Of this
paper. On account of his wide e1pe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the hlghesE
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,. and only
enclose two-ceat stamp for reply.
There are no expensive furbelows
about this house, still it is attractive
and the rooms are especially well ar
ranged for convenience. 1t is not
often you find a six-room house that
contains so many modern con-
veniences, because for some reason
such things as linen closets, double
pantries, front stair and a CRATE are
reserved for large, roomy houses. Il
is only within the last few years
that six-room houses have received the
attention they deserve.
This house is % feet inches wide
by 81 feet long. exclusive of the porch.
It will be noticed that the size and
shape is sufficient to give good sized
rooms, in fact that is one character
istic of the house, the rooms are large,
light and airy.
There is the much priced front hall
in combination with an attractive open
stairway. good many people in Sc
lecting house plan avoid front hall
and open stair because they have
heard that such Injuries are expen-
sive. Luxuries they certainly are, but
they are not necessarily expensive, if
built according to this plan, because
the newell post, rail, balusters, and, in
fact, all the exposed woodwork is fac
tory made and all selected from stock
sizes.
There are some men and some wom-
en- who are hard to please. They think
they want something little different
from anyone else. The architect takes
his cue from their ideas and lays out
q scheme that harps on some particu-
lar scroll, and to have the work all In
keeping he merges the one idea into
different patterns, sizes Of holdings,
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floor. Some were sitting on their
feet, with shoulders and bodies witch
ing and Jerking in regular commissions.
Some were swaying to and fro, from
side to side or frontwards and back
wards. Two or three were kneeling
upright, with arms and bodies moving,
One young woman, the loudest, moved
on her knees, all unconsciously, two
or three yards during the time /
watched. She had a motion of her
body that must have been the most
exhausting physical exercise. She,
like others, also swung her arms vio-
lently, often the gestures of the pray
ing figures were with one or both
hands outstretched, in dramatic sup
plicaticn. Not infrequently, several
girls would clap their hands at the
same time, though each seemed heed
less of the others. At times the con-
tortions of the faces were painfully
agonized and Precipitation streamed
over them. One girl fell over, asleep
or fainting, from sheer exhaustion.
All had their eyes tightly closed, OBJ
livious to surroundings, Such intense
and engrossing devotion had never
witnessed before It was full Is min
utes before one Of the girls, who had
quieted down somewhat, espied me-
Thereafter she sat silent, praying or
reading her Bible. The discovery of
the visitor had this same effect upon
half a dozen other girls during the
next quarter of an hour. At my re-
quest the guide after time asked the
leader If I might talk with her, and
while a dozen of the girls were still
left, praying aloud and unaware of
the departure of the others, the leader
withdrew
A Strange Story.
My first interest was to know wheth-
er the girls had been speaking with
tongues" that day, for I had thought
that detected one girl using English.
Yes, several of the girls had been
praying in unknown tongues, this
young woman quietly 1nformed me.
Then, In response to my questionings,
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Plenty DC lIlas VI

Boarding House Keeper glass 81
not water! What can the man want
with glass of hot water III ioesnt
shave.
Cookie wants ter drink Id
To drink It? Wen, / never
oh. all the boarders il sending fus
not water now. three times 1 NV.
Goodness me. what forg'
Fur 70 drink They calls ii me hcE
water cure. II beats ali new tangled
notions what come up.
What does II euYe II
On, they say It dc cars everything
Just splendid.
Inank fortune it's cheap GIg
Maria
"Yes'm.'
20 not water II 4 great cure. Is s
wen. 4 shan't let any of nay boarded
get " Tor want Of medicine. Jast 81
another gallon of hot water III ehs
oxtan SOUP Maria, and think YOU
neJteT take out the ox-tail now:
might get too rich.
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houses that any rightly balanced
young man could build and pay for
without worrying himself into the mi
sane asylum That is why want
young folks to build such houses IS
this and to follow the plans pretty
closely as they are laid down BY the
architect instead Of starting In to Inn
prove on his experience u archs-
tect would design . better house IL
he could. NO one knoWs better than
he does that each house falls short 0f
perfect ideal Air castles only are
perfect, but have sever yet seen
one finished and open f0r insp eetion,