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THE WATERWAYS COMMISSION.

After the waterways convention at Memphis last year those who had previously shown a disposition to op- pose such a tremendous undertaking were forced to admit that the plan was feasible: that it was logical, and that 1t was necessary Enthusiasm was for a time at high pitch, but the press of politics and other business soon caused the matter to sink into movement of such vital importance to the entire Union cannot be so easily forgotten. II is a movement which should interest every American citi- zen, be he what he may The de- velopment of the innumerable water ways of the country means more to the people than the election of a presi- dent or the putting into power of any political party. It means more than the building of the Panama canal. for without the improvement of these waterways the great canal remains merely the means of reaching the Pa cifc from the Atlantic by a shorter route and vice versa, while if the wa terways of the country are developcd and made navigable, as this movement eontemplates. the benefits to be de- rived from the great canal will be in- creased an hundredfold.
 This project, when carried to com p.etion. will open up an enormous territory-territory which, by reason of insurmountable physical barriers, van never hope to be developed, nor reached, by railroads, and it will be possible for the rivers and smaller streams to be utilized as commercial highways, thus removing the possi- bility of another congestion of traffic such as the country suffered last year and in other years past. The rail- roads, according to competent author ity, have reached the highest state of development, and even if that were not true, the failure on their part to handle the commerce of the country as it should be handled is ample proof of their impotency in times of excess sive transportation activity.
 We recall a case in point. It oc- cured last year. Tke state ordereS a
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MAIL ORDER COMPETITION.

It is safe to say that any merchant who goes energeticaily about il can win back lot of the mail order trade of his community to his store.
 The trouble is that so many mer- chants make the mistake of spending their time knocking" mail order competition, instead of boosting their own business. They forget that you can catch more flies with sugar 7
 Arguing that a catalogue house GUS toner is not a good citizen. heaping abuse on the mail order houses, tell ing people that they get cheated most of the times they buy by mail, doesn't count for much in the long run.
 The thing for the dealer in this
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-23

The o. H. Hardin Furniture Con- pany is advertising in the Graphic to- day special cash sale of furniture and house furnishings for this week to make room for three cars of new fall goods, which have just been re- 'ceived. Special low prices are made to make the goods move and the a dollar do extra duty at this popular store this week
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-23
GOING AWAY FOR THE SUMMER2

If you are going away for the sum par and want 10 keep in touch with vents in Pine Bluff the Daily Graphic p'll be mailed to you regularly upon eouest. Regular subscribers can have heir addresses changed at any tne If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-23
SUBSCRIPTION PRICI,

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE,
 By Carrier. @2i1y, enc copy, one week ....o .1E fessly. ore copy, one month co. G sally. one copy. six months.... S.7S ses]y. one copy, one year ..... 7.60
 BY HAIL.
 C&sb in A1vaBEe. iGily, three months ............ 1Eo a&ily, six months ............. 800 bGNy, one year ................ S.eo 3u1day Edition. one year. 1.ee weekly Edition. one year. 1et tlt ohArged) l1.So.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-23

90 dozen ladies fine Henstitched Embroidered Handkerchiefs, very sheer, special bargain
 TOT the week, eacn .........1 ......... lOC
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INSURANCE

insurance in an untried or dout terests. Let us keep your busin haven't.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

his direction and then away He saw
that the light glinted through the
transparent bridge Of her disdainful
little nose.
II thought nothing Of the kind" he
asserted with equal spirit.
'Tll tell you exactly why I spoke to
you," he said simply II did not tell
you, when you first asked me because
what happened to be the truth, in my
case, is what men always say under
these circumstances. I was afraid YOU
would not believe 1t. You caught nv
eye at once, because you seemed such
mouse of creature-that gray is so
soft. Them have always liked
women to part their hair in the mid
die. AS you came nearer / had-I hon
estly had-a sudden conviction that
I'd met you somewhere, though /
couldn't, of course, think where. I
spoke to you on impulse. 1t was a
queer business. don't understand
now why / did it. The moment the
words were out Of my mouth knew.
definitely, that I'd never seen you be-
fore. | was ,sorry-on my honor. But
/ was first attracted to you, believe
me, because you looked so girlish-so
different I think your new clothes
are all right"
ooh, I'm so glad. ] should have
felt uncomfortable all this evening if
you hadn't said that You see, my
friend is the best-dressed girl know"
They walked on in silence for mo-
ment. 81 think you had better leave
me now" She smiled in spite of her.
self; but she stopped. "Good-by," she
said infiexibly.
He lifted his hat resignedly. She
nodded and walked on.
In an instant quick footsteps over.
took her. I'm very sorry to trouble
you again." he began, statement that
his dancing eyes made no effort to re-
enforce. you dropped this handker-
chief out of your muff."
She was shocked. did I? What
a goose!" She famed ''Of course
you know I didn't do it on purpose"
"Of course. Do you mind if follow
you a little way. just for protection?
You might lose your muff-or-or-"
II might cast a Shoe" she flashed.
She looked ahead with little mad
dening judicial air. well, all right, but
you'll have to leave me soon for I'm
almost there. It's somewhere in the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

Charles Erskine Scott Wood voices
his creed of life and the hereafter in
the Pacific Monthly in these words: II
like to insist again and yet again that
the effort of life is virtue, not vice
(if virtue be the upward flight. That
the decree of life is happiness and
that as one mode Of happiness there
is beauty eyerywhere-by day and
night, in summer and winter, storm
or sunshine, in desert or mountains,
or on the salt and restless sea. The
earth Is marred by man, not man by
-the earthly life. The earth is kind to
maze -is- man Ri1ois ferocious unto
man, and ravenously covetous. If
heaven be not found in this life, on
this earth, it viii never be found any
where. He who believes it will be
found here and seeks to realize 1t is
no dreamer, but the builder of solid
edifice; and he who seeks it in some
vague hereafter, content to submit to
the tyrannies of this life, in hope Of
reward in another, is the visionary"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Glazed currant Buns.

Soften a cake Of compressed yeast
In one-half cup OF scalded and cooled
milk and add to q pint Of the same.
Stir in about three cups Of flour, beat
until very smooth, then cover and set
to rise. When light add one-half cup
sugar, one-half cup softened butter,
one teaspoonful salt, three eggs, one
cup of cleaned currants and about
three cups Of -four. Knead until elas-
tic and set to rise. When doubled in
bulk roll out into sheet and cut
into rounds. Set the rounds little
distance apart on baking sheet, and
when doubled In bulk bake about rs
minutes. Brush over with thin starch
"a teaspoonful of cornstarch to a cup
Of boiling water), sprinkle thickly
with granulated sugar, and return to
the oven to glaze. Repeat the glaz-
ing process until heavy coating is
formed. This recipe makes two pans
of buns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
CARAMEL APPLES ARE GOOD.
Properly Prepared They Make a De-
IightfuI Variation.

Caramel apples are dainty dish
served at a Boston restaurant which
caters to the feminine taste. To pre-,
pare them:
Take six tart apples, one cup each Of
white and brown sugar, one-fourth
cup of cream, one large tablespoonful
butter, one cup chopped nuts, one cup
each of whipped cream and water,
and tablespoonful graduated gelatine.
Make a syrup of the granulated su.
gar and water. Peel and core the ap-
pies and cook them slowly until ten
der, in the syrup. Turn them often
and take care to keep them whole.
When done remove the syrup and add
the gelatin to the syrup. Place the
brown sugar, cream and butter in q
saucepan and cook to the firm bali
stage. Then add the nuts. Place the
prepared apples in a dish and fill the
centers and cover the top with the
caramel nut mixture Then pour the
syrup around them and set on ice to
chill. When ready to serve, covered
with whipped cream, they are a de.
lightful variation of the common
baked APPLE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

One of the most striking signs Of
this age is the entrance of science into
every department of life. A symbolic
picture of the twentieth century might
represent the spirit Of science stretch
ing her hand out over the temples Of
learning, religion and law. The state
Of chihuahua, in Mexico, has passed a
Ranitary law regulating theaters,
churches and other public buildings.
All such buildings must have ample
FIRE protection, be properly ventilated,
and provide sufficient seats. In the
churches it has been the custom Of
worshipers to sit and kneel on the
floors. This is forbidden by the new
Law, which looks to the health Of the
people. Old customs are suddenly,
sometimes violently, upset by new
knowledge. but there never was an
age more confident of it's new knowl-
edge and more competent to produce
the facts than the present age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Darn with Machine,

Let the sewing machine darn that
hole in the bedspread. 1t will darn it
ever SO much better than your hands
can. Cut a piece of cotton cloth half
an inch larger all around than the
hole, turn the edges in and stitch
down on the machine. Basic the
patch to the inside of the worn por-
ton. Now lengthen the stitch as you
would for very heavy material and
stitch vertically over the hole, keep
ing the rows of stitching as near to-
gether as possible. Do not lift the
needle during the process, but lift the
foot of the machine and swing the
article around the end of each row Of
stitching.
When the hole has been quite COW
cred with the vertical rows of. stitch
ing stitch across horizontally, as in
regular darning, until the hole is COM
pletely filled up. The finest table linen
can also be repaired in this way,
only the patch must be of linen in
stead Of cotton cloth. A darn made
this way will far outlast the article.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Thwarting a Conspiracy
By Inez Haynes Gilmore
(Copyright.)

He came swinging out Of the Flat
iron building into a piercing hurly-
burly of sound and color and move
ment. He paused a moment to
breathe the whipping briskness OF the
air, then started at a leisurely gait
Suddenly he clapped his hand, as if
In tardy remembrance, to an inner
pocket and drew out letter. He had
just inserted vandal finger under the
flap when his glance, playing casually
ahead, caught on that, in the crowd,
which impelled him to put the note
back unopened into his pocket.
She was strolling uptown. There
was the same appearance of uncer-
tainty in her graceful, unhurrying gait
that marked his own. She was dressed
all in gray-gray broadcloth suit,
gray shoes, a chinchilla turban with
saucy gray plume, a chinchtlla
scarf, crossed on her shoulders and
falling to her waist, a huge heart
shaped wad of chinchilla, that was a
muff, suspended from her neck by a
silver chain.
A curious impulse caught him. 1t
ran riot in his brain for a white-hot
instant. 1t crystalized into definite
intention. He stopped at her side.
Il beg your pardon" His tone was
pleasant and filled with an easy defer
ence. I'm sure that I've met you
somewhere, haven't I? Will you let
me walk up the avenue with you?"
The girl stared at him aghast.
He was a tall fellow, his clean
shaven, fair skin Drowned and red
dened by an unreasonable burn.
Her stare lasted an instant. Then a
naughty color f1ared into her face. It
wiped out the look of aloofness in it's
expression and brought out the pride
in it. Certainly mott" she flung
freezingly to him.
He resumed his hat equally. Her
shocked profile darted past him. 1t
paused halfway.
"Yes," she suddenly conceded, turn
ing impetuously to him, you may
walk a little way with me. would
like to have a few minutes converse
ton with you"
He placed himself at her side. She
walked few moments in silence. He
waited.
Now" she began imperiously, turn
ing on him with a suggestion of men
ace in her air, will you kindly tell
me why, out Of all the women on
Broadway, you selected me to ap-
proach in that insufferable way?"
He looked embarrassed.
"Well-I-the fact is-I-P'
"The fact is" she took it up heat
eddy, that after looking me all over,
you concluded that / was the kind Of
girl who would respond to such an
overture"
Her face flashed Indignantly up in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Cracked Furniture,

Ugly marks caused by Sits or
cracked places on furniture are easily
filled in with beeswax and the mark
is never detected. In fact, this is how
furniture dealers cover such blemishes.
First slightly soften the beeswax until
1t is like putty, then press firmly into
the CRACKS, and smooth evenly with a
thin steel knife. Of course a putty
knife is best for the purpose, but dull
case knife will do. Sandpaper over
the surrounding wood and work the
dust into the beeswax. This gives a
wood finish, or color, and when the fur.
niture is vanished you will look In
vain for the blemishes. Often this de-
feet occurs in the panels of furniture,
headboards or beds and tables, so try
this method of mending and you will
be delighted with the result. It is bet
ter than putty. since putty soon dries,
crumbles and falls out, while beeswax
remains forever just where it is
placed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
-.
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

The city of Honolulu, looking from
the harbor, does not seem large,
though there is population of $4,000.
The houses are so uncovered in lux
uriant foliage it is only occasionally
that roof may be seen peeping out.
AS soon as the gang-plank was out
friend welcomed us with the beauti-
full but rather embarrassing Hawaiian
custom of throwing long wreaths
about our necks. These are made of
carnations, camelias or jasmine, with
glossy, green leaves. Women. who
make them, sit along the streets in
Honolulu with baskets of flowers and
completed wreaths beside them; their
fingers busily engaged in weaving
others. So universal is this custom
Of wearing these tioWery adornments
that every native one meets has neck
and hat decorated with fresh,
dewy wreath. Time was, no doubt,
when these were all OF their adorn-
Ing, but civilization has decreed few
additions to such an airy, though, no
doubt, picturesque costume.
Our doubts as to the best method
of seeing the sights were settled for
us by our friend, who had an automo-
bile waiting for US on the dock. The
driver told us of his first trip in the
machine through the outlying coun-
try. He came upon Chinese coolie
who had never seen anything OF the
kind before, and stood rooted with
horror to the road until the driver
footed the horn. Then the Chinaman
fed frantically to the fence, over
which he plunged. shrieking, Heap
devil! heap devil" When the driver
had finished telling us of his first ex-
perience told him of mine-not in
Honolulu, but in the good old Empire
state, y. S. A. AS remember it was
fine ride! The fine was hundred
and fifty. l said to my chauffeur
chauffeur is French for plumber)
Let her go!" and he let her go. We
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

The old monitor style of warship is
stilI good for something. One of the
class, the Florida, is to be made the
object OF attack by modern ships and
guns, and also by torpedoes, with q
view to ascertain.ng the effect of the
fire maintained under such conditions.
Several of the obsolete vessels of the
British navy have been been utilized
in this manner, and though it seems
like an ignominious end for the gal
liant craft, the practical knowledge
gained is considered more than an
offset to any sentimental associations.
In fact, rude war takes little account
of sentiment
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
JBLIsHED WEEKLY.
The Nations Bread.

nat bread is Justly entitled to be
Sailed the stair Of life'' is fully borne
ous py Investigations of the United
states department of commerce and
Aa0or This department made an in
Vsstigation to determine the amount
spent for food by normal" laborer's
family. The data obtained from the
11sl66 families whose expenses were
studied showed the average amount
spent for food by family consisting
q husband, wife and five children to
Dc $S29.19 pre- year. It is interesting
70 note how the so-called normal fam.
Aly OF the average laborer, which
seems rather above the normal in size.
apportions its money for food and
otner necessities. Twenty-Five dollars
ana 20 cents is expended for bread,
nour and cereals, and while the cost of
tne bread Is small compared with that
OF other foods, the amount of nutri-
ments and energy derived from it is
large. The laborer's meat bill is the
largest OF all. He spends $11O.50 per
year for all kinds Of meat, three and
nall times as much as for bread.
his butter costs him about as much as
his bread, and sugar half as much,
while about the same sum is spent
Tor potatoes and vegetables as for
bread. Thirty-eight dollars goes for
milk and eggs. More coffee is used
than tea; about $40 is spent for the
one and five dollars for the other. Re-
hgaon, charity and tobacco claim near
ly equal amounts, while intoxicating
liquors come in for a much larger
share. Labor organizations get about
nine dollars per year, while 1919 is
contributed to the support of state and
local governments in the form Of
taxes. Sickness and death on the
average claim $2054. 1t is quite ap-
parent. says Harry Snyder in Harpers
Monthly, that bread and -four do not
form very large item of the food ex-
pense Of the normal laborer's family,
as only nine per cent. Of the cost of
the food goes for bread and 81 per
cent. for all other food articles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
LYDIA &. PINKHAM

No other medicine has been so
successful in relieving the suffering
OF women or received so many gen
uine testimonials as has Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
In every community you will find
women who have been restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
fted by it, or has friends who have.
In the Pinlkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, any womananyd aymay
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
mere are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
lures that they were cured by lydia
u. P1nkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia =. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved many women
from surgical operations.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is made from roots and
h6rbs, without drugs, and is wholeo
sGne and harmless.
The reason why Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is so
successful is because it contains in
gradients which act directly upor
the feminine organism, restoring il
to q healthy normal condition.
Women who are suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of lydia
=. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
10 restore their health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Dainty Potatoes.

Boil potatoes until thoroughly
cooked; mash and stir in egg and one
cup of milk, a teaspoonful of salt and
a pinch of pepper. Roll potatoes into
balls the size of tennis ball. Make
a cup out of lettuce leaf twisted and
put in one ball. Arrange leaves and
balls in a fat dish with slices OF hard
boiled eggs around edge and a sprig
of parsley. Serve with roast beef.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Ideal Wall Covering.

From a sanitary and even from an
artistic standpoint nothing makes a
better wall covering than a water col.
or tint.
This must be the right kind, though,
that will not fade or streak or rub off.
If you insist on having the best, then
will you know the comfort of being
able to wipe down your walls once or
twice week with a dry soft cloth put
over a broom or long-handled brush.
Some of these wall tints are anti
septic and germicides, and can be
painted over when it is desired to
change the decoration of the room
without washing of the under tint.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
OLD GENTLEMAN NOT PLEASED,
Letters Inscription Certainly tho Re
verso Of FIattering.

In the English club at Hongkong
white-haired old gentleman, who had
come down from some northern port,
was seated at dinner when he sudden
ly became very excited. He had been
brought a. letter by solemn-faced Chi
nese butler, and he saw something on
the outside of this letter which sent
him downstairs two steps at a time
to interview the hall porter. When
he came back he told us what was the
matter. The hall porter had inscribed
in the envelope, in Chinese, for the in
formation of the butler:
'This is for the old baboon with
white fur"
Unfortunately for the hall porter
the old gentleman was a first~class
scholar in the Chinese language.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
The Voice.

A sound rose out of the south
(Sweeter was never heardD
Like the rain song after drouth
From the mouth of bird.
Over the hills 1t came
With all the haste of hope.
And the CLINT of an amber flame
Touched every slope.
'fT am the vernal voice."
These were the words it said.
And cry to the world: Rejoice
Ger the winter deadi' -
Then the ancient mother Of all,
The fond earth mother. she
Threw off the iron thrail
And stepped forth free.
Oh, the celestial glow
Again in her veins astiri-
Come. my heart. let US go
And be glad with her!
Clinton Scellard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
For the Workinaman.

Germany has made great strides Ia
satisfying the workingman by atten.
ton to old-age insurance, by insistence
upon safe machinery in factories, by
humane provisions for pensioning the
victims of industrial accidents and the
like. Great Britain, like the United
States, is at the beginning of this great
task.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

stumps, in succession-at the noon
hour. All Hawaiians take a keen in
terest in politics. The speech I heard
was in the Hawaiian tongue, the only
words understood being beef
trust" this the speaker said very
plainly in English, there probably be-
ing no equivalent in Hawaiian. AS
he proceeded from stump to stump,
his audience waned perceptibly-
perhaps from native Incidence of
temperament which could not cling
very long TO one thing. At any rate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

A Cincinnati man has registered his
belief in fortune-telling. He was told
by a gypsy that he was going to lose
something, and short while after she
had gone he found his pockets had
baen picked, SO he has good grounds
for his belief.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
ManIe Filling for Cakes.

Break maple sugar into small
pieces and put a pound of it over the
water in a clean saucepan with one
cup of cold water. Bring to boil
without stirring until the strip forms
a thread on the tine of fork dipped
into it, add the beaten white of an egg,
take from the fire and stir until
smooth. If too hard to spread easily
on cake, heat again over hot water
and use while still warm.