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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Touches That Make
Prevailing Styles Suit
able to the Stout

Now that the most modlsh or the
young women in the fashion plates
have come to resemble the youthful
and detected 'Arriets that Phil May
used to draw, the girl built on the
short, square plan of the country farm
house feels that there is little chance
for her to look her best in the gowns
of the day. The sweeping, long lines
Of the empire dresses, the shOrt-Waist-
ed jackets, the dropping plumes on the
broad hats-all these are not of ma
ture to show off the best points Of the
girl who weighs 1872 and stands only
S feet l in her silk stockings.
i've taken on man tailor" said a
dressmaker in a side street who has
risen to the possession of her present
fine establishment through her ability
to prescribe for her customers as well
as to make smart gowns for them, be
cause there are SO many women who
have been driven by the styles of the
winter to take up the tailor-made
dresses. l have already advised many
Of my customers to do that
Then she went on to explain how
she had accomplished wonders with
women who would have been little else
than ridiculous in the modes of the
year.
"You know" she began, Il would not
attempt to try to persuade any fat wom-
an into the belief that she looked
well in a short-waisted empire gown
with a broad-brimmed hat. AS those
are indispensable features of the new
styles of this year, how can a young
girl be smart and yet ignore them?
I'll tell you. She can become tailor,
made and have distinction of appear
ance and a chic which all the empire
clothes in town would not give her.
Among the dainty articles for the
tailor-made woman are exquisite sheer
linen shirtwaists, not much embroid'
cred. but plated and tucked finely. To
these there are attached attractive col
lars and rich ties.
THE utmost sacrifice to chiffon that
| allow is a black satin belt. AS these
tailor-made compromises with the
mode are intended only for stout girls
allow no stiff, hard finish cloths to
be used. Nor must anything with a
very rough surface be employed, since
it tends to give also the impression OF
size.
Il insist on the tai1or-made idea
even to the hats. Nothing is prettier
to go with such a suit than one of the
silk beaver alpines that the men are
now wearing in the country. They
come from Vienna, have a long mar
and are made in green, black and
brown. They are not worn plain by
women, but with wing or another
kind of feather ornament.
$50 the fat girl need not worry
about being out of the style. If she
will consent to become tailor-made
rather than take to the present fash
ions, she can have the satisfaction Oh
looking more distinguished in her owr
way than half the women who slavish
ly copy what makes them look theft
worst. Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
5o5d or silver Sparkle
Marks This Years
IA gbioDabIe Zap

A triangle Of glitter and sparkle is
what my lady beautiful will carry for
fan this year. For on this, the
daintie3t accessory for her evening
toilet, the spangle is as sovereign as
elsewhere.
This participation in the fad for
gl1tterIng Ornamentation which dom
mates the style of the fine lady's cos
tune, from the silver winged butter
fly that poises in her couture to the
sparkle of her slipper, is almost the
only distinctively new thing about
fans this year.
Of course, white gauze fan orna-
mented with few spangles has
been in the possession of ev cry debu-
tante aid sweet girl graduate for the
last 20 years, but the newness is in
the omnipresence and the abundant
use of this ornament. This year the
fan, instead Of being strewn with
spangles, is encrusted, frosted, over
laid with thousand bits of gold or
silver sparkle to match the sparkle
on the aigrette and gown.
Nor is it only the white gauze fan
that is thus treated, but the black
fan, the blue fan, the hand-painted
fan, the little ivory cabinet toy fan
fo- the collector, and the fan made of
all lace.
Feather fans are being marked close
onto half price, as they are hardly to
hn al oil TN rI n
among the fragile bits of ivory and
spangle, aloof like a sulky peacock
among little darting humming birds,
reposes huge plume fan with sticks
of carven amber, marked from $50 to
$25.
Although the plume fans are rather
out Of date, Japanese feather fans are
quite modish. One model which is
shown at Japanese shop has a
pretty tea cup scene painted on a
background of white feathers and the
top fringed with peacock feathers.
In SIZE. the fan has not changed
much. 1t should be, if anything, lit
tie larger than those shown last year.
AS to expense, you may have what
you will from the fan of steel
spangled gauze within the reach of
any purse, to the creation of lace and
mother-of-pearl, or the product of the
artists daintiest brush.
Or the salesman may bring from a
special case a model which is rapidly
gaining in popularity-the sandal
wood fan. And if you like mignonette
better than tulips, you will find it as
attractive as the more elaborate pro-
auctions of mother pearl, lace and
spangles From the exquisite odor
that rises to you, perhaps you will be
able to call up a faint recollection of
some old sea captains cabinet with its
treasure trove of teak and ivory, ebony
and sandlewood, gathered from hun,
dred far-off shores. And as the in
cense-like fragrance grows even more
potent in it's spell, perhaps it will in,
woke for you a vision of grandmother
attired for the ball, hoopskirted, hair
drawn demurely low, tea rose thrust
in her bodice and fiuttering in her
hand sandalewood fan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right Food.

Indigestion and the attendant dis
comforts of mind and body are GER
tain to follow continued use of improp-
er food.
Those who are still young and
robust are likely to overlook the fact
that, as dropping water will wear a
stone away at last, SO will the use Of
heavy, greasy, rich food, finally cause
loss Of appetite and indigestion.
Fortunately many are thoughtful
enough to study themselves and note
the principle of Cause and Effect in
their daily food. A N. Y. young Wom-
an writes her experience thus:
Sometime ago | had a lot of trouble
from indigestion, caused by too rich
food. I got so I was unable to d.
gest scarcely anything, and medicines
seemed useless.
"a friend advised me to try Grape
Nuts food, praising it highly, and as
a last resort tried 1t. I am thankful
to say that Grape-Nuts not only re-
Heved me Of my trouble, but built me
up and strengthened my digestive or
gans so that I can now eat anything I
desire. But stick to Grape-Nuts."
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? new
ONE appears from time to time They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Strange Cause of Lawsuit.

Baltimore, Md-A fat. rich piece O.
bologna sausage figures in an impos-
ing lawsuit that was placed on trial
before Judge Harlan and a jury in
part two of the superior court.
Little Charlotte Lanowitz ate a
piece Of the bologna and got very sick,
so she Is suing Charles G. Kriel, who
is alleged to have made the sausage,
and Edison Bunting, the grocer, who
is alleged to have sold it, for $4,000
damages. She says she got ptomaine
poisoning from eating it on December
last
William c. Smith and Vernon Cook,
counsel for the defendants, and John
C. Kump, counsel for little Miss Lano-
witz, are helping the jury to find out
all about that piece of bologna.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
INDIAN HAS WARM HEART.
Saves Children's Lives and Expends
Reward Money for Candy.

Spokane, Wash.-Tndian horseman-
ship saved the lives of a dozen little
children at the Spokane fair grounds,
and Melted Bart McNamane, a full
blooded Occur d'Alene red, a hatful
of silver. Two horses, hitched to a
delivery wagon, became frightened
and dashed through the grounds. Sew
eral men tried to head them off, only
to be hurled aside, when the blank
eted Indian, mounted on sorrel
mustang, hove into sight. With a
lusty "Yfp" he dug his moccasined
toes into the horses ribs and started
In pursuit, 100 yards back Approach
ing the runaways he leaned far out
of his saddle, grabbed the bit of the
nearest horse and swung the team
into the clear, within a half dozen feet
Of the youngsters huddled near q
fence. Cheers from several thousand
men and women, who were helpless to
give aid, greeted the Indian as he
rode away after fastening the team
to a post. He was surprised when
more than $40 in quarters, halves and
dollars was poured into his saddle
bags. He did not want the money,
he said, and he spent 1t buying candy
and sweets for the hundreds Of chill
dren on the grounds. They declare
Bart is not only hero but also "a
good fellow"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
SIGN TELLS OF HARD LUCK.
Cigar Dealer Displays Relics of Fight
Costly TO Him

Cigar Dealer Displays Relics of Fight
Costly to Him.
New York.-"This window was
smashed by two intoxicated ladies.
The window cost $50. The judge
fined the ladies three dollars each.
Where the - do I get off?
Constantly changing groups of men
and women stood about the cigar
store of W. W. st. John, at Madison
avenue and Forty-second street, and
smiled as they read the above placard,
The large plate glass front had been
demolished and the placard, in f1aring
letters, stood in the space designed
for the display of pipes and cigars.
Three articles of woman's apparel
were displayed there and gave mute
testimony of the combat between the
Intoxicated ladies' These articles
were described by the following small
placards:
Exhibit A-Comb worn by one oil
the ladies'"
Exhibit B-Piece of directoire
gown
Exhibit C-Sky piece worn by one
of the ladies'"
Wherever the word ladies" ap
peared it was heavily underscored
with red ink.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

OUR sketch illustrates pretty effective washsnd
W dimensions
useless the size and shape will depend the whsan
describing
service
then be the simple
to make the a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
REsENTs TAKING OF CHEF.
His Kitchen Artist Decoyed Away,
Man Builds Spite Fence.

New York.-A spite fence, Is feet
high, is rising in East Orange as a
silent and unique testimonial to tai.
ents of much-prized cook of that
suburb of the great metropolis.
The cook in question, who is of the
gentler sex, was until lately in the
service Of George H. Watson at his
home on Prospect street. One day re-.
Gently the Watsons found their table
not decorated by the usual array of
tempting viands. The cook was gone
There was dismay when one of the
servants reported that familiar culin.
airy odors were floating over the
grassy lawn from the kitchen of A.
Ward Brigham, whose folks dwell
next door.
Resenting, it is said, the change Of
allegiance on the part Of the chef,
Watson tried to adjust matters with
Brigham so as to recover his kitchen
artist. The negotiations fell through
and fuss developed between the two
families.
After a heated argument, it is said,
Watson decided the best course open
to him was to build a fence so high
that no appetizing odors could be
waited across.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Blue aking the Lead.

Blue is proclaimed in many quarters
as likely to take the lead in colo,
schemes. We are to be provided witt
all manner of fresh aspects of Japan
Natter, gentian, moonlight, ETC., to
gether with host of more ordinary
serviceable tones, not even excepting
our old friend, navy, which is already
soaring steadily ahead in a coarse
ribbed serge. An evening combination
that has by no means exhausted itself
as yet is blue and black, a rather deer
shade of moonlight blue for prefer
ence, frequently thrown up over d
foundation of silver tissue. With this
it is possible to introduce the most de
lightfully barbaric touches Of en-
broideries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
TORTURED SIX MONTHS
BY Terrible itching Eczema-Baby's
Suffering Was Terrible - Soon
Entirely Cured by Cuticura.

Eczema appeared on my sons face.
We went to a doctor who treated him
for three months. Then he was so bad
that his face and head were nothing
but one sore and his ears looked as If
they were going to fall off, SO we tried
another doctor for four months, the
baby never getting any better. His
hand and legs had big sores on them
and the poor little fellow suffered SO
terribly that he could not sleep. After
he had suffered six months we tried
a set of the Cuticura Remedies and
the first treatment let him sleep and
rest well; in one week the sores were
gone and in two months he had clear
face. Now he is two years and has
never had eczema again. Mrs. Louis
beck, r. F. D. 3, San Antonio. Tex,
Apr. Is, 1907"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Ready with the Answer.

Miss Baxter, feeling the effects Of a
torrid afternoon in June, was attempt
ing to arouse the interest OF her Ian
guild class by giving. as she supposed,
an interesting talk on the obelfsk.
After speaking for half an hour she
found that her efforts were wasted.
Feeling utterly provoked, she cried:
Every word that have said you have
let in at one ear and out of the other.
You''-pointing to girl whom she no.
ticed had been particularly inattentive
throughout the entire lesson-"te1l me.
what is an obelisk?"
The pupil, grasping the teachers
last words, rose and promptly an
swered:
can obelisk is something that goes
in one ear and out the other" Sue
cess Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
- -
IN !WU!E:
The lapel is seen on everything.
Ottoman silk is a favorite in mil

The lapel is seen on everything.
Ottoman silk is a favorite in mil
iinery.
Skirts are narrow and trains posi-
lively skinny.
There will be an unusual demand
for satin this year.
The rage for things Oriental is quite
as virulent as ever.
The modern muff consists of star
ing eyes and wagging tails.
School girls will wear immense fat
hats of plush or beaver.
Paris will make use of skunk as a
trimming and in small furs.
Plum and prune color is fayorite
in elaborate street suits.
The one-eyelet pump will be worn
in the house all this winter.
Peacock tints, beautifully blended,
are the success of the hour.
Most buttons now have a protecting
rim Of metal, bone or horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
OF TWO EVILS, ETC.
Voungster Evidently Had His Own
Idea as to the Choice.

My neighbor, writes correspondent,
has four young sons, whom he and his
wife duly lead to church every Sum
day. Just as the sermon was about
to begin last Sunday one of the boys
was observed to look very uncomfort-
able, and, having explained the nature
Of his sufferings, was sent home. His
younger brother, in an urgent whis-
per, demanded of his mother: Where's
Tom gomez"
He's gone home.'
What for?"
"The mother whispered, low: Hes
got toothache."
And the lad, as he sat up to listen to
the preacher, muttered, in a stage
whisper: Lucky dog!"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

Buttons of all sizes are more en-
ployed than for years and years.
Large-headed hairpins and barrettel
will almost cover the head.
The two-toned striped stockings are
the most fashionable hosiery.
French lingerie, brought over fol
brides, shows much less elaboration.
Laces showing an intermingling O
metal thread are very fashionable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Needs Ladder for Crop.

Bridgewater, s. De. A. BIattner,
a farmer living near here, exhibited a
few stalks of corn taken from his
field, which measured Is feet in
height and bore well developed ears
of corn. Mr.. Blattner has 20 acres of
this mammoth corn, which he esti-
mates will yield 60 bushels per acre,
and the question of how he will pro-
coed to gather it is perplexing one.
as many of the ears are between sew
en- and eight feet from the ground.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
Kicks.

Harry Payne Whitney the day his
own and other noted horsemen's
racers were shipped from London on
the Minnehaha, said of the death Of
racing in New York:
"a good many jockeys have been
hard hit. A jockey told me last week
a very sad tale Of misfortune. ! lis
tened alphabetically"
".Ah, Joe,' said /, when a man is
down, few hands are extended to him
"The jockey as he chewed a straw,
smiled bitterly.
"'Few hands-yes-that's right he
said, but think of the feet"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

out cane, and as I continued my
health gradually returned. I was SO
grateful made public statement of
my case, and now seven years have
passed, I am still perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. SOC a box Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

lame, weak, run
down to a. mere
skeleton. My back
was so bad I could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
tions much disor.
dered. A week after
I b e 6 an u sin g
Doan's Kidney Pills
I could walk with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
WHAT WOULD HE HAVE sAlnq

Get up, Jack. You mustn't cry
like baby! You're quite man now.
You know if / fell down I shouldn't
cry, should merely say
eyes, I know, pa; but them go to
Sunday school-and you don't"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon, Ia, says: Il
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
DR.. c. z. WILLIAMS.

Practicing Physician.
residence on the corner of Rutland
~~reet, west of the Martindale house.
Office over the bank.
LAY and night calls promptly attend
w. Onron'c diseases specially.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26
DIR. ]. F. PIGOTT.
Covington, La.

OoVlngton, La.
Residence in the Exterstein raised
cottage, two blocks west of public
school building.
offers his professional services to the
public.
Once at the City Drug Store on Co
sumbis street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-12-26

Or. QUITMAN KOHNKE
nss established his residence and
onlce In COVINGTON, LA, at the
eorner OF Massachusetts and Boston
streets. Telephone 81.
MorEing Hour: 8 to 10.
Evening Hour: to L.
The Washington times., 1908-04-15
4 REAL WOLF.

Glen Campbell. OF the Bar Z ranch,
SAVE that one timber wolf killed over
$500 worth or stock IN the vicinity OK
the ranch and II was necessary to put
a bounty Of $500 on his head before
hs was secured after a hard chase.
There are many Of these timber wolves
TO the north OF here and their tracks
in the snow look like pony tracks Nine
OF the black timber wolves were killed
at Ethelbert last year and Mr. Camp
bell is authority for the statement that
some OF these wolves carried or beef
heads weighing seventy-five pounds and
he has seen specimens OF these animals
which weigh as much, as 800 pounds Il
seems that the female wolves are do
inz the most damage throughout the
country and efforts are now being made
10 secure large bounty on their heads
to make it worth the while of the
farmers to organize regular parties 20
xiii off as many OF them as possible. All
through the present winter reports have
been corning IN from the country lying
north - here telling Of the large
amount Of damage to cattle. sheep, and
even horses by these marauders. So
| hold have they become that they fire.
( nuently make a raid OF some barn yard
and carry off a sheep or calf In broad
| daylight-Exchange
The Washington times., 1908-04-15
Warner Names Delegates
To Urge His Nomination

ROCKVILLE. Ma. April M-E u
warner, who earned NFontromerv
county IN the Republican primaries Tor
the nomination Tor Congress in tn
Sixth Congressional district has $50
tne Following delegates TO renresa7r
MN az the HaserstoEn convenri59 70
Bernard Monday Jr-- William r Ms
Ley, CHARLES J. Fox. Harry Besr5 a.
are" GedCcS- John A Butler r---+--
Nelser. Samuel c. Bra6v . -
dock William Tyler Page. John ADA
sSn; george H Wright. c. n Jones
MAJOR Herman Schreiler. Lanes =
- ton John Ward, r H Windsor. Is
n DutroW, Isaac Bell, James T. P1I~-
gum George n Jones. John W. TvDrI,
henry r Lindig- Alfred c. TVarroCT,
r } HaFlshorne, George H SNYDER -
T. warner. jr-. p &. DutrOu-- n
PROCTOR, red W Page Jose1h r
moore 50nn W. Hopkins John W Ian
caster. Mayor George " Ross. R0berr
W stone J. Fletcher. Matthews Wi
lam H. Brown, ThonlasLI Fuils. h
Manion, William II. Jones. ana George
" Meade
The Washington times., 1908-04-15
SHEES WORK ABLE
IN "IENLL AND HYDE II

Using a dvaIIatization made especially
FOR him by Eugene Thomas. Thomas e
Shea and his supporting company pre-
serted "Dr. JekyI and Mr.. Hyde at
the New Academy Theater last evening
10 capacity audience.
IN Mr.. Shea's version the character
dies as Mr.. Hyde. the monster. and the
picture that is presented as the curtain
is rung down is one TO make cold Chills
creep up and down the spinal column
HYDE lies on the floor dead with the
green light playing on his distorted fea-
lures and his clawlike fingers tw1ninG
around his neck. 1t is not a nice end
10 look at or TO think OF as one Wends
his wav from the theater, but Il must
be admitted that it Is the logical one.
Mr.. Shea s conception OF the dual
cral use OF facial expression, weak
pettish voice and restless movements in
the character of Jekyli. The audience
cannot fail to see that the man Is al
most a nervous wreck because OF tie
drug. He invests the character OF Hyde
| with al that Is repulsive and vet within
! the bounds Of possibility Mr. Shea
| pol travail is oNs that grows on the
auditor, e IL - possible for a grew
some imPersOnation To do such a thing
| OF his support J. E Gilbert as Abra.
! ham Poole. Jekylrs servant and
! Spencer Charters as Dr. LanyOn. were
| easily the best, giving natural pOr
| trayal- Robert Lee, as Mr. Utterson
! was TOO melcdramatic TO make TIT
1 character ring true. The others in TIT
| cast have bur little 70 Go, but do tina
/ little acCeptably.
The Washington times., 1908-04-15
A Nail in Imperialism.

England must make Imperialism
good. Otherwise she must see IL de-
velop into as empty sentiment as
was ever put in a song.
The news from Australia pointed
to this a year ago. The smallest Of
the continents was then In posses
sion OF a feet of her own, had a tar
if plan of her own, was reaching
out to make markets Of her own,
and-according to the sentiments of
her newspapers, as well as the open
talk of her visitors 70 the American
Capital-regarded her non-ofRoial
affiliations with the United States
as of the same intimate character
as her more formal connection with
England.
Now comes Canada to drive an
other nail home. An organization
known as the Canadian Manufec-
turers' Association has set out to
gauge the value of imperialism TO
the country of the ST. Lawrence in
shillings and pence. 1t is after
money-money to build railroads,
to found great commercial enter
prises, and, not less significant,
money for the smaller demands OF
the manufacturer, tradesman, and
house builder. For this latter pur,
nose the association will seek to
have British loan companies estab,
lIish branches in Canada.
A glance at Canada's commerce
will indicate how important all this
is to the British government.
| Cotton IS a reasonable example
II is produced chiefly in the United
States, but it can be shipped a
practically the same all-around cos
|, from Egypt and India. In 100
Canada imported from this coun
try 100000 pounds Of a value o
: S.. SOC. 900. and from all other cOun
tries 100000 pounds of a value o
So, 900. In 1907 the cotton import
: from this country had risen to -,
100000 pounds, and their value t
I Sc, GOO. 900. while those from othe
: producers had fallen to 234, 90
: pounds of a value Of 500 $50.
Hard coal is another illustration
. Pennsylvania is not its only sourct
. Wales produces it also, and freight
4 across the ocean approximate tn
] cost of shipment by rail over tn
} American border. Yet. In 1907, ~