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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

building costs the government $3,250.-
900.
SThe interior construction is we'll
under way. The furniture has been
contracted for at $4,000. That means,
| in round numbers, something like
$500 for each of the suites of two
rooms. Moreover, there is a big sub
way between this Office building and
the capitol, through which the sena-
tors can travel without exposure to
Indictment weather. 1t is among the
| possibilities that rubber-tired jaunt-
ing cars, driven by stored electricity,
will be run to and fro for senatorial
convenience.
Alphabetically the building is an
ornament to that legislative corner of
the federal city. But it is much more
than that, for the marble pile stands
as next to the last to be completed
before the magnificent square of pub
lie buildings on Capitol hill will be a
reality. It will easily be the most
splendid group of imposing public
buildings on this continent and, 1t
may be, in the world
The capitol, which had cost $13,-
100000 UP to 1896, and which has
been renovated at an expense of
| 100000 more since then, occupies
| the western side of the square. 1t
does not fill in the whole of the space
by any means, but looms forth in the
midst of the capitol grounds as the
most notable of all the many public
buildings in Washington. Some time
the east front of the old portion of the
capitol building may be refaced with
marble, so as to improve the architec-
tural appearance and symmetry. That,
it is estimated, will cost $1,200,000.
Otherwise the capitol, which has been
a growth in construction for about a
half-century, is wellnigh completed
On the south side of the square
stands the new house Office building
of marble. 1t cost $3,100,000. 1t was
opened to the representatives, with its
400 rooms, last December. Workmen
are still putting finishing touches upon
it, including outside treatment" II
is almost an exact counterpart, in its
exterior, of the senate office building,
which is directly opposite, but on the
north side and outside of the capitol
grounds. The house building fronts
on B street south, and the senate
building on B street north, as the
streets are called in Washington.
It is distance of four city blocks
between the two. That is the width
of the capitol grounds. Skirting one.
half of the eastern boundary of the
grounds is the library of congress,
claimed by some to be the most beau.
tiful building of it's size in the world
1t cost $6,500.oOO.
The last structure contemplated for
the square is a temple of justice
which will probably cost at least
$4,000, 900 more. 1t is to occupy great
square just opposite the northwestern
half of the capitol boundary, and 1t
must be counterpart of the library
of congress Speaker Cannon and
Senator Hale, supported by friendly
sentiment in both branches of con,
gress, are supposed to be contemplat.
ing an appropriation for that new
building at the coming session, now
that the senate Office building is com,
| pleted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
PRETTY FRock FOR DANCING.
Can Easily Be Made at Home from
Plain Dress Pattern.

This pretty dancing frock has a
fancy shaped yoke of sheer muslin or
batiste, with a simple design en-
broidered in daisies. The back
matches the front, and the lace is set
on the back, the length of the
shoulder, to match the line on the
front. The lace, instead of ending at
the neck, is laid in a curved line
around the neck of the yoke, one inch
below the finishing point. The back
is done in the same manner and one
row of insertion finishes the neck of
the dress at the neck line. There is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
About Lamp Shades.

When choosing lamp shades for a
room remember that color is of more
Importance than the material used.
Porcelain and colored glass are often
very satisfactory, but softer and more
pleasing effects are obtained with
shades of paper or silk. Be sure to
choose a shade which distributes the
light properly, at the same time saw
ing the eyes from glare. The color
of the shades should harmonic with
the walls. Red walls reflect red light
best and green walls are best suited
for green shades. Contrasting colors
dim the light and make a room appear
gloomy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
PLATED SKIRTS ARE PAssE.
Don't Try to Make Them Over, is Ad.
vice of Expert.

The plated skirt is passe. The
proper thing is the many gored skirt,
guiltless of plaits. Yet we all have
plated skirt or two.
Shall it be ripped, sponged, the
fullness taken out and the cores re-
cut into plain, unplaited cores, asks
Anne Rittenhouse in the Philadelphia
Ledger. Then she says:
1.-THE earnest advice of anyone who
knows is against this process. 1t is
true that plain gored skirts are in first
style, and if woman is ordering a
new suit she must be guided by this
fact, but this does not argue that the
plated skirt is hopelessly out of style.
1T is never a good plan to recut a
cloth skirt. When one has to deal
with cloth, it is hard to give it the
tailor finish and keep 1t in style after
it has been cut and pulled and ripped.
Unless it is too far out of style
to be permissible, far better wear it
as it is. If it is not wearable, far
better sell it or give it away than
take the time and money to work on
what cannot be a good job"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Cleared un the Situation.

1t happened the night of big re.
ception at the White House last win
ter. The local livery stable men were
preparing to annex big chunks OF
musty kale, and they were busy rush.
ing carriages hither and thither. On
such occasions the excitement is in.
tense, for these kale-annexing souls
try to make one carriage do the work
of 20 or Whereabouts. The driver Of
one of these get-rich-quick carriages
received an order from his stable fore.
man to go land carry the Cuban min
lister to the White House"
With crack of the whip and care
full assembling of the reins he pre-
pared to obey the order, when clerk
in the establishment shouted, real
gently, at him, and told him to hurry
around to the Rochambeau.
The conflicting orders worried the
not over brilliant brain of the colored
man and hurt his feelings nightly.
So he called fellow employee to the
after his team and proceeded to the
office, where his employer was liter
ally surrounded by carriage orders and
chaos.
See we're, boss" his voice mean
dered, ST is suah disturbed bout desc
yere ordahs. Mr.. B. J. say Go an git
de Peculiar ministah,' an de clerk
say Hurry 'roun' to de Rochambeau
ministah.' Now, I wants fer t. know
who is de ministah / is to git"
The most valuable work the driver
did that night was to give occasion
for the good laugh which followed.
The surcharged air cleared and every
order went out ON time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
FROM ALL OVER rHE UNION.
Washington Apartment Houses Con
tain Cosmopolitan Crowd.


How many states are represented
in the roster Of the occupants of the
house?" the clerk at one of the big
gest Washington apartment houses
was asked, and the reply was: ut
would be much easier to tell how
many are not. We have them from
nearly every state in the union"
A mere categorical elaboration OF
this assertion would be uninteresting
1t is enough to say that one of the big
apartment houses numbers among it's
occupants, when congress is in ses-
sion, both senators from Idaho, sena-
tor from Oregon, senator from Cali
fornia, representatives from Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Ohio, the
secretary of the French legation and
scores of other persons equally as di'
versified with respect to residential
antecedents. Another has a senator
from Colorado, a senator from Mis-
souri,, and representatives from the
following states: Ohio, Texas, Colo
RADIO, Missouri, Florida Indiana, North
Carolina, New York, Illinois and Min
nesota, as well as the counsel of lega
ton of Colombia and other people, Of
fetal and unofficial, from north, south
east and west. Another apartment
house contains two legations, those
of Guatemala and Panama, the coun
selor of the Japanese embassy, a sen
ator from Maryland, one from Utah
and Representatives from Illinois, New
York, Ohio and Nebraska. The Chilean
and Venezuelan legations are in apart
| ment houses, and nearly a score OF
| diplomats have residences in apart
ment houses. Statesmen as rarely FIND
themselves neighbors with others
from their own state as do people moi
in public life.
Whether the natives of various
states are distributed among the apart
ment houses in the same proportion
that they are distributed in the city
| at large it is difficult to tell. It is hare
enough to keep track of the number Of
apartment houses, which are spring
| ing up like mushrooms in various
parts of the city, and such a task Is
hereby side-stepped because there ara
already figures enough in this article
Mathematics give some people head
ache, and this is not lesson in arith
| metic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Cor .IsveIIe Water

Javelle water, invaluable for remov-
ing mildew and rust stains, may be
made at home in the following man.
ner:
Place four pounds of bicarbonate of
soda into large granite or porcelain
lined can and pour over it four quarts
of hot water.
Stir with stick until the soda has
dissolved, add pound of chloride Of
lime and stir until this also has ois-
solved.
Allow the liquid to cool in the pan,
strain the clear portion through thin
cloths into wide-mouthed bottles or
Jugs and cork tightly for use.
The part that contains the sediment
may also be bottled and used for
cleaning sinks, Kitchen tables, etc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
THE NEW DlREcToIRE BELTS
Novelties Come in All Shades, to
Match the Costume Worn.

Tie woman with an eye for Christ
mas, or prizes, should invest in some
of the directoire belts that are thought
so smart just now. If she is clever at
making things it is possible to save
by buying materials.
These belts come in all the soft pas
tel shades, in black, white and dark
colors, or can be made to match any
suit. They are three or four inches
wide and long enough to tie at the left
side and hang almost to the knees.
Sometimes they are of satin, tucked
in the middle and edged with ball
fringe; again they are of satin ribbon
and round cord, woven or plated in
five strands, pointed at the ends and
finished with silk tassel
When worn with an ordinary suit
these belts are knotted around the
waist line; with high empire skirts
they are adjusted to the line at the
top and fastened with fiat slide with
hook underneath that goes into a
catch at the side of the skirt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
no collar. Between these two rows of

no collar. Between these two rows of
Insertion French knots are worked
The shape of the lower edge of the
yoke should be traced on the pattern,
and after the material for the skirt
part has been put together and fin
Ished around the bottom and the box
plaits and tucks laid in the top, then
the pattern is laid on and the line
marking the lower edge of the yoke
is distinctly traced on the dress. The
dress is cut out one-eighth OF an inch
above this traced line, the lower edge
of the yoke is laid on the traced line,
basted and then hemmed down, after
which the raw edge of the material is
turned back and hemmed down.
This dress can easily be made from
a plain dress pattern. The pretty
sleeves have tucked strip on the UNI
der side three inches wide. This
strip is set into the dress with the
lace insertion
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

The Chinese government has issued
an edict assuring the people that a
constitution will come into operation
within nine years. This is to be
brought about gradually and through
changes made each year with view
to avoiding rash experiments and too
sudden transformations. But in
country like China, with history rum
ming back thousands Of years and the
origin of which is lost in the mists OF
antiquity, little stretch of nine years
makes the alteration sudden enough to
be startling. China adopting constitu-
t;onalism is one of the most marvel
Gus of the twentieth century revolu-
tons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
THE STORY.

THE clank Of the heavy chains
! sounded with each step of the fet-
tered captives as they plodded slowly
over the dusty highway Jerusalem
had fallen before the mighty prowess
of the army of the king of Babylon.
and now the captives and the treasure
which had been gathered in the CITY
were being carried back to Babylon.
Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard
had taken good pains to see that the
choicest of the people and the best
of the treasure of the city were se-
cured to take back as trophies of war
for his king. First came a detach-
ment of the Chaldean army, then fol.
lowed the long line of camels and
horses bearing their burden of the
spoil Of the city. Behind these slow.
ly and painfully plodded the men in
chains, and with them the women and
children.
Among the number was the prophet
jeremiah. Fettered like the rest. he
plodded on over the road, groaning
within himself, and saying:
"Oh, If the men of the city had only
listened to the word Of the Lord as
spake unto them and had surrendered
peaceably to the king of Babylon, we
should have all been spared this suf
fer1ng. And fear now that the peo
pie who still remain in Jerusalem will
not have learned the lesson but will
still further offend and will yet re
eeiVe even worse punishment.
And they counted me as an enemy
Of the city" jeremiah continued to
muse to himself, because I counseled
submission to the one whom Coo had
chosen to punish the nation for its
sins. And now these mine enemies
have caused me to be taken. All, well
God knows, and he viii help. But
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Err EaIIino Hair.

Ammonia is an effectual stimulant.
Washing the scalp often in soft water
containing ammonia, two spoonfuls to
a large basin of water, a teaspoonful
Of glycerine added to the water will
prevent any harshness of the hair
from it's use. The tips of the hair
should be trimmed once month by
careful examining and cutting the
tin from every hair that seems dead
or split.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
A Recipe for Cologne.

Only very delicate and carefully
prepared toilet waters should be used.
A good cologne is made of the fol-
lowing ingredients: Essence of lemon,
ten grams; essence of cedrat, ten
grams; essence of bergamot, ten
grams; essence of fine lavender, ten
grams; essence of rosemary, four
grams> essence of thyme, two grams;
alcohol. two quarts. Mix the essences
with the alcohol and filter through
paper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

jeremiah. the Prophet.-Name means:
Whom Jehovah has appointed" He
was son of Hilkiah, a priest of Anatoth,
of Benjamin, not far from Jerusalem. He
began to prophesy in the thirteenth year
OF Josiah's reign, about 20 years after the
death of Isaiah the prophet, and con-
tinued to do so all through the troubled
times Of the Babylonian invasion. His
utterances were regarded as of evil omen
by the rulers of Jerusalem, because he
counseled submission to their Chaldean
foes. Other prophets, such as for in
stance, Samuel Elisha, Isaiah, had been
sent to arouse the people to resistance
and preservation of the national auton-
omy, but he, under Divine revelation, was
brought to see that the only safety lay
in submission to the Babylonian king,
and the advocacy Of such a policy
brought upon him the charge of treach-
cry and desertion of his nations cause.
As result of all this there fell to the
lot of Jeremiah sharper suffering than
any previous prophet had experienced.
The ultimate fate of Jeremiah is uncer-
tain, but according to Jerome he met
death in Egypt at the hands of the Jews
who had fed thither, and who had COM
PEELED him to go with them.
Scripture Acknowledgements, chap
ter 40.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
SERMo

"Nehuzar-adan the captain Of
the guard (of the chaidean army
let him (Jeremiah) go from
Ramah, when he had taken him
being bound in chains among all
that were carried away captive"
There is no more comforting
thought nor one which is
greater source Of strength to
the child of God than to know
that Hthe Lord knoweth them
that are his" and that he twill
guard and keep"
The one who walks with God
never has to worry about what
man may do to him, knowing
that God will not suffer any
thing to happen to the one who
is doing his will but such as
shall be to the ultimate bless
ing of the Individual and the
advancement of his kingdom
among men.
1t was this which made Jesus
so calm and peaceful in the
face of his enemies and led
him to say in the face of Pilates
threat: "Thou couIdest have no
power at all against me, except
it were given thee from above"
1t is this point which we wish
to make concerning the
prophet Jeremiah at this crucial
period in his life.
He had been seized with
other Jews, put in chains and
dragged part way on the long
Journey from Jerusalem to Baby
Ion. Might he not have we'll
felt that God had forgotten him
and that he was being unjust
ly dealt with by the chaldean
army, for had he not for years
been counseIing submission to
} the yoke of Babylon's king?
Here he was being dragged off
in chains just as though he
were of the number of the re-
beilious and ungodIy Jews. And
no doubt such treatment was
source of grim satisfaction to
, the Jewish enemies of Jere-
miah, who perhaps even chided
i, him with the fact that his
'friendiiness TO the chaIdeans
had not seemed TO help his
cause any.
But see how jeremiah proved
a double source of blessing and
, service. II afforded Nebuzar-
adam the chance to give before all
the other Jews that splendid
testimony that jeremiah had
spoken the very words Of God
! and 1t again offered jeremiah
the opportunity of proving his
love for Jerusalem and devotion
to the spiritual interests of
those who remained behind. 1t
, would have been more comfort
able and safe to have gone on
J to Babylon under the personal
patronage and protection of
J Nebuzar-adan than to 90 back
! to ruined and poverty-stricken
} Jerusalem, but jeremiah chose
the latter course of seIf-abneaa-
} ton. And God knew and I'M
, derstood and cared for him, as
he ever will him who serveth
him faithfully.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Supervision of SPANKING.

A deputy supervisor of spanking has
lately been appointed in New Eng
land city to sec that the sentences
Of a police magistrate are carried out
when the judge sends small boys
home to be punished for stealing ap-
Pies. The supervisor of spanking pre-
fers to remain in his Office, in COM
nand Of his forces, while the deputy
ices the supervising, an arrangement
common in other public offices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
To Save Historic Old Stems.

Efforts are being made to preserve
for the United States government the
old steps at the north entrance of the
ancient Sixth Street railroad station
in Washington, which is now being
demolished. The steps have been
trod by every president of the United
States and before being placed at the
entrance to the station they were in
service at the Indian Queen tavern,
q fayorite haunt OF Washington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Make PIaitinus.

IL you have nothing to do in the
leisure hours during the fall, make
plaitings. There is no end to the
WAYS in which they can be used. Make
them of muslin, net, chiffon. or filet
tulle. They may be from one to six
inches wide. They may be edged with
ribbon or overcast with colored floss.
They can be used on every edge that
q blouse presents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Male Eriendshins.

Remarks have been made lately as
regards the apparent decline of close
personal friendships between men.
Perhaps something in our busy mod
ern life accounts for our lower note
in masculine friendships. Perhaps,
too, much that belonged to inter
changes between man and man is now
possible between woman and man,
as equals.-Light.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Relioious Works In dialect,

A missionary deaconess in Liberia
has edited in native dialect a book
containing the Ten Commandments,
the Apostles Greed, the doxology and
number of the best-known hymns.
The book is not only the first book pub
lished in the dialect, but the first sue.
eessful attempt to make 1t written
language.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
To Preserve Patent Leather.

If you want your patent leather
shoes to look really nice, clean them
with French harness polish, which you
can buy at any saddler's or harness
makers. Rub it on thinly, then polish
with soft, woody cloth. Besides
making the shoes shine beautifully,
this prevents the leather from crack
;p0
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

Fee, where Mulai-Hafid is reported
tn have been making hay of electric
light fittings and everything else that
has the faint of Europe, has given its
name to the familiar Turkish equiva-
lent Of a hat. At one time all fezzes
came from Fee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

Being unable to agree on the name
of either Bryan or Taft for their four
year-old. son because the wife is q
Republican and the husband a Demo
crat Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Johnson OF
POLK City. Ia, named the boy Jennings
Howard Johnson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
CLOSING UP SQUARE
GROUP OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
NEARLY COMPLETED.
When Finished, National Capital wiz
Have Most Imposing Struc-
lures on This Continent, if
Not in the World.

The doors of a
new lux uri o us
Office building will
swing open for 80
United S t a t e $
senators on their
return to Wash
ington in Deem
Der. The la S t
stone has been
set in the monu-
mental structure.
Apart from many
costly furnishings
and fixtures. the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

Many of the Japanese porcelain fac
tories, it is said, are not paying ex'
nenses. and production has been re,
duced by 80 to 40 per cent. In Tsu'
Maki-Mura % of the 80 porcelain fac
tories have suspended.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07

The Philadelphia who has just
gone abroad to claim $10,O0o,O0o
fortune probably could have main.
tanned a longer confidence in his claim
hv remaining at home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
chsap and Good Pauams!

A cheap, yet durable pavem.s has
been laid by the city OF nsbset6
Mich, consisting Of q mixtesa n
crushed fine stone, gravel TAI
top-dressed with cenens and ga Il
cost only so cents q linear a
feet vile.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Mnn.crushahIe veIvets.

yelvets and velveteens will be prom
inent this autumn and winter, and
they have never been of lighter weight
or more servieeable-looking white
Some have the advantage of being
'.non-crushable." Striped velvets will
be used to trim cloth-tailored gowns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Source of the Wind.

ST understand" said the English
tourist, that you have some terrible
windstorms in this country "Yes,
replied the native American. "We
have about 10000 brass bands"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-07
Daily Tnnunht.

Never bear more than one trouble
at time. Some people bear three
kinds-all they ever had, all they have
aow. and all they expect 70 have.