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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

| Joe" entertained little Miss Pauline
Douthitt, eight years old, of Spring
! field, Ill.
The speaker was busy at his desk
| about two o'clock In the afternoon,
and Neyle, the messenger, was asleep
at the switch when the door of
Uncle Joe's" private sanctum opened
and petite young lady entered the
room. Dignitied and important law
makers have to send in their cards,
but Miss Pauline did not observe that
formality. Mr.. Cannon looked up in
establishment.
| Are you Uncle Joe?" asked the
little girl.
That's what some of the boys call
me-" said the speaker.
| WELL" continued Miss Pauline, 81
want to see you'll want to see what
you look like. My mamma and papa
would not bring me down here, SO I
fooled them and ran away. / am
from Springfield"
Great goodness, child, you did not
/ come all the way from Illinois to see
me, did you? Why, your daddy will
be scared to death if you have run
away from home"
ooh, they are at the Raleigh hotel.
will get back by the time they
miss me. just could not help com
ing to see YOU"
Speaker Cannon blushed and looked
as pleased as boy with new sled.
He put Miss Pauline in the chair of
honor and found her as bright and
sharp as a pin. She told him she
wanted him to be president, and
talked politics like a real congress,
| man.
by iingo," exclaimed the speaker
"you the the brightest little girl l ever
say. Busby, hand me one of my pho.
tographs-one of the big ones" And
then the speaker wrote at the bot.
tom of the picture: From Uncle
joe to his Valentine"
Miss Pauline tied up the transaction
Of business for a quarter of an
hour and the committee on rules had
to wait. Then a messenger escorted
her back to the hotel.-Boston Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
THE FREE SEED FAKE.

The following from the Denison
(Texas) Herald is worth reading. The
use to which the seed distribution has
come is a shame. Congressman un-
dertake to use this privilege for per-
sonal advantages, for political advan-
tage and occasionally there is per-
son mislead in this way. If the gov
eminent is to spend thousands OF dol
lars for seed and the distribution of
them, it should not be done through
the Congressman. Undoubtedly the
practice is bad one, but one which
few members of Congress are to give
up. Read what the Herald says:
"The mails recently have been heavily
laden with garden seeds and the def.
cit in the postal department is thus
added to. The intent Of this seed dis
tribution was undoubtedly good, but
it has reached proportions and is
handled in such a manner that 1t Is
very hard indeed to see where the
people who have to foot the bill de.
rive any benefit from it."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

bathroom furniture must be of porce-
lain or porcelain-lined, as hard and
smooth as glass, SO they may be easily
cleaned.
Recent improvements in plumbing
supplies have reduced the cost of hot
and cold water fittings in houses by
cutting off corners in different direc-
tions. All fittings and connections are
now cut by machinery to standard
sizes, and attachments to washstands,
closets and bathtubs are manufac-
tured by the million, SO that the only
thing necessary is to put in the proper
washers to prevent leaks and to screw
them fast and connect with the water
supply and the sewer. It makes the
plumbers job an easy one and quickly
done.
The kitchen in this little plan is
made large, because it is also the din
ing room. A hundred years ago the
very best Americans were not too
proud to cook and eat in the same
room, but lumber was cheap and the
next generation found out how to
build larger houses. Some of the
women killed themselves taking care
Of them, but while they lived they had
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

a different room FOR several social
functions and after they died they
didn't need them. The large house
habit has followed down pretty well to
the present time, but change Is conc-
ing in our kitchen arrangements and
the gas range is largely responsible
for it. There is very little heat from
a gas stove and some Of the better
ones are very nicely designed with
high ovens and warm cupboards.
when women commenced to cook
with gas they were afraid of it and
thew never could keep things hot until
ready to serve, and these were two
very serious objections, but these
troubles have been righted by degrees
until the gas stove now has more
friends than the upright piano. With
a neat two-story gas range in good
kitchen like this small family can
manage very nicely without dining
room. They can imagine themselves
living in the last century il they want
TO. but the fact is good many houses
are being bailt at the preesnt time in
which the cooking and eating must be
done in ona and the same rooE:.
This also helps to solve the cottage
or bungalow question. A great many
citv women are accustomed to living
in fats. They have learned to like the
nlan of having all the rooms on one
floor. It saves climbing up and down
stairs. but the difficulty has always
heen to get rooms enough. You can
not spread out very far in fac and
Won cannot spread cottage ho1se
verv wide without running into con-
siderable expense. This is what led
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
AGT 40. IL.

ACT No. 10.
~ Mr. MilIsaps. Senate Bill No. 2.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 288
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to Railroads, Elk
press, Telephone, Telegraph, Steam
boat and Sleeping Car Commission.
Section l. Be it resolved by tile Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That Article 2s8
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana, be amended so as to read as fol-
| lows:
Article 2SS. The General Assembly
may add to or enlarge the powers and
| duties of said Commission, or confer
other powers and duties on them. They
may also provide additional clerical, or
other assistance that may be deemed
| necessary for the discharge of the duties
of said Commission, and may add other
penalties to make the work of said Com
mission effective.
1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
| General and the various district attor-
neys, to aid said commission in all legal
matters, for which they shall receive
not exceeding 25 per cent. of all fines
and forfeitures collected by them; pro-
vided the commission may employ other
attorneys in lieu of these officers on
| like terms.
No person in the service of, or attor.
ney for, any railway, express, telephone,
telegraph, steamboat or other water
craft, sleeping car company or corpora
tion, or pecuniarily interested in such
company or corporation, shall hold the
office of commissioner.
The fines collected, after paying the
attorneys fees and the costs in suits, in
which the commission may be cast for
costs, shall be paid into the State Treas
Jury.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the foregoing amendment of the
Constitution of the State, shall be sub.
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required by Article 32l
of the Constitution of the State of LOU
isiana and general election laws of this
State at the General State Election to
be held in this State on the 21st day of
April, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate
j. w. HYANGS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Approved November 2Sth, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

There are so many things connected
with farming that must be done look.
ing to the future that no one should
engage in the business unless he ex-
poets to stay with it. Lands require
some time to bring them to proper
condition for producing the sort OF
crops desired, trees require years to
reach a proft-making point, animals
must be bred up to the style desired,
pastures must be almost literally
hewn out of the wild, and so on with
the thousand and one things that go
to make up the different interests Of
the farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

That the foregoing amendment 70 sns
Constitution OF the State Of Loulsla'l@
be submitted to the electors Of the state
1T the general election to be held on the
2lst day Of April, 1908, and On the OF
fetal ballots to be used at such election
shall be placed the words: "for the pro-
posed amendment OF Article 2s6 Of the
Constitution Of the State Of louisiana
and the words, against the proposeo
amendment of Article 2s6 Of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana, ana
each elector shall indicate az provided
IN the general election laws Of the STATE
which of the provisions, for' OF
against he votes for.
y. x. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President d
the Senate.
y. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved November 2sth, 1907.
NEWTON @. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
JOHN Z. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

The rapid advance that the Tam
worth hog is making is response to
the demand for leaner meat. The
time is coming when there will be but
little demand for the old-fashioned fat
sides Of meat that are current in the
markets now. While these big sides
sell for ten to twelve cents, the
"streak O. lean and streak O. fat" sell
for twenty to twenty-five cents a
pound. The lean hog will not make
SO many pounds, but he will bring
more in the final selling than the larg.
er and fatter hog.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

In planting trees for shade or orna-
ment it is well to remember that you
can very easily combine use and orna-
ment. The pecan is one of the finest
shade trees to be found, and every one
of these can be made to bring fine
revenue. Top grating is doing the
Job of making all pecan trees bear the
kind of nuts you want
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

By Mr.. Herman House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee A, B, G.: Substitute for House
Bills Nos. 2, 8 and 26.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to tax
collectors for the City of New Orleans,
providing for the election of one Tax
Collector for said city, fixing his term
Of. office, his compensation and the
clerical and other expenses of his Of
fee, and providing for the payment
thereof
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
| two-thirds of the members elected To
each House concurring, That there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of
this State the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution of Lou.
isiana, to-wit:
That there shall be one State Tax COLI
lector for the City Of New Orlea1s, who
shall be elected by the qualified electors
Of said city for the term Of four al
years. He shall receive a salary Of
Five Thousand ($5,O0O) Dollars per an
| mum, payable monthly. The fees receiv.
ed from delinquent tax debtors, as also
the fee of $1.o0 charged for tax research
certificates to the persons applying for
same, shall be turned over to the State
Treasury.
The Legislature at its first session
| after this amendment shall have been
submitted to a vote of the people, as
herein provided, if the same be adonted.
shall appropriate such sum as NAV he
necessary for the payment of the cIeri.
| cal expenses, rent, furniture and nor.
terage for the office of said tax coIIec,
| tor; provided, however, that the total
amount of said appropriation shall moi
exceed the sum of $35 100000, and nro.
vided further that said appropriafiop
shall be by items showing the particnlar
use to which such appropriated funds
shall be applied.
Section 2. Be it further enacted etc
That this proposed amendment be snb,
mitted to the electors of the State fo.
their approval or rejection as reu1irad
| by Article 32l of the Constitution ~
Louisiana and the general election laws
of this State, at the general election to
| be held on the Tuesday following tbe
third Monday in April, 1908.
/ Section 8. Be it further enacted atc
That all properly nominated candidates
for the Office herein provided for shslI
be voted for at said general election
and the one elected shall be comm;s'
stoned in the same manner, and entar
upon the discharge of his office, at tba
time when the terms of office If the
present tax collectors in said eitv avs
pire, and he shall supersede the present
tax collectors of said city, whose Offices
shall be abolished by the adoption -
the amendment hereby proposed: nro.
vided, however, that should the forego.
ing amendment not be adopted. t6sr
4 the election of the Tax Collector berai,s
provided for shall be null and void
). w. HYAAfS,
/ Speaker Of the House of Representative.
j. Y. SANDERS, 90
Lieutenant Governor and President 80
/ the Senate.
Approved December 4, 1907.
/ NEWTON G. BLANCHApn
Governor of the State of Louisa.
! A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
/ Secretary Of State,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Cynical Humiliation.

Buying marriage license" says the
Philosopher Of Folly, ''is like getting
set of de Luxe French books from
an agent. You only pay one dollar
down, and it seems cheap. But you
go on paying big installments the
rest of your life"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

The cold and wet spring days that
will soon be here are harder on the
cattle than any other season of the
year, because the winter has largely
Slapped their vitality, and they have
not the store Of good bodily strength
to draw upon that they had in the
fall. See that the cattle are we'll
housed and well-fed in the early
spring If you expect to live up to the
measure of Union man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Recipe Tor Hannlness

Mental and emotional culture are
as valuable as physical culture. Train
you mind to think, your heart to re.
spond, and your body to-. keep In
health, all under self-control that
makes the self least important.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
DROPPED IN TO SEE SPEAKER.
Little Ones Visit Temporarily Stopped
Legislative Wheels.

The official business of the speaker
of the house of representatives was
suspended for Is minutes recently,
and anxious statesmen had to cool
their heels in the hall while Uncle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28

When you have nothing to do, plant
a tree; when you are not particularly
busy, plant tree; when you are busy
as thunder, stop occasionally and
plant q tree.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AnbNDMEl'lS
To Be Submitted to the Electors at the ueneIal
State Election, April II, 1908.

fees now, or which may hereafter ne
fixed by. law to be charged BIZ the seere-
tary of State, shall be colleesed and paid
over by him monthly to the State Treas
urer, to be placed to the credit Of the
General Fund.
Article 50. Appropriations Tor the
clerical expenses Of the officers named
in the preceding article shall specify
each item Of appropriation; and shall
not exceed in any one year, Tor the
Treasurer the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars; for the Secretary of State, the
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, and the
salary of the Assistant Secretary Of
State and all clerical force Of the In
surance Department and all other ex-
penses of his office shall be included in
this amount; and for the Auditor OF
Public Accounts, the sum of Four Thou
sand Dollars.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the foregoing amendments to the
Constitution of the State, shaH pc suD-
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required BY Article 32l
of the Constitution of the State Of Lou
isiana and general election laws Of this
State at the general State election to
be held in this State on the 21st day Of
April, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
j.. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 9th, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN 7. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-03-28
Secretary of State.
ACT No. %.

By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. S..
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Conn
mittee A, B, G: Substitute for House
Bills Nos. 2, 8 and 26.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
ND TOUR FOR TAFT
 NOW CONTEMPLATED
Republicans Leaders Do Not Think Such a Plan Would
 Be Dignified,

HOT SPRINGS, Va, July 22.-Pres- ent plans do not contemplate that w H. Taft will make any political speeches during the campaign, except those to be delivered in Cincinnati in September and October.
 There is much opposition On the part of Republican leaders to Phat they term the undignified touring of the country by presidential candi date They favor his remaining in quiet at his own home, and there ie- ceive such delegations as come to h-m The success of the Clnton cam paign of President Mckinley ls ire auently referred to as an example of the effectiveness of this attitude ol. the part of a candidate for president
 Just where Mir. Taft will live while in Cincinnati during the two months of the early fall has not been determin- ed He agrees that it is not practic able for him to receive large delega tions at Hotel Sinton, where his of >fices will be located The lawn of his brother, Charles P Taft, which is 10 cated well downtown, presents great possibilities for campaigning, but MT Taft hesitates to suggest such treat ment of the fine turf, which he said Mrs. Taft has watched over for years to bring it to it's present state of ex cellence. She may yet be prevailed upon to permit its use for the specia purpose.
 Important political conferences art scheduled to be held in Cincinnati when the candidate goes there this week. It is his present plan to leave here Saturday night, and while h.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
mrsL<eOlne THE YOUNG IDEA.
Eloquent Lecturer Nothing More Than
 Nature Faker.

The eloquent lecturer was discours ing on the wonders of nature. 'Di gressing for moment" he said, did 1t ever occur to you that there is not 8 principle in mechanics, not single ingenious device in the application of power, that has not been anticipated in the marvellous structure of the hu- man body? Take the familiar instance of the cogwheel. The first cogwheels, so to speak, were the knuckles of the human mind Double your fists, put them together in front of you, with the backs upward, placing each knuck le of one fist in the depression be tween two knuckles on the other fist Holding them tightly together in this manner oscillate them back and forth. and you have the original geared ma, chinery that suggested the cogwhesi. When you go home. boys. place the knuckles of your fists together in this same way, put them under a heavy weight, and you will find that by i'm parting a cogwheeI motion to them you can lift 250 pounds with perfect ease" When the boys went home, they tried it, and found it wasn't true. They had listened to another nature faker.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
SHE ss.zge TIE o7posrun.rs.
Family Didn't Often Get Chance tc
 Have Photographs Taken.

A philanthropic Cleveland man heard the other day of a family down in the flats who were in extreme need of financial aid He made trip down to the poor, miserably furnished home and found that the family was, indeed, having struggle to get enough to eat. He pulled three fve-dollar bills out of his wallet and handed 1t to the gaunt, half-stsrved looking mother and told her to take 1t and spend it as she thought best. A few days later he re- turned to see how the family were get ting along. All the members in sight still looked poorly fed. Did you buy some groceries with that $15?" he asked. Well, no" said the woman, with some hesitation, you see, it was the first time we had had so much money all at once, and 1t looked like such a good chance that we each went up and had a dozen cabinet photo graphs taken" = Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
oregon Apple. Sold a, s1 Each.


 The recent sale of a number of boxes of winter banana apples at Hood river at Ss a box has brought uD the question of record prices for apples. The horticultural annals of the state show that in 1856 one box of Spitzenberg apples grown in the Willamette valley and shipped to San Francisco netted the shipper $6O. In the same year three boxes of winesaps were sold in Portland for Si02, or $34 box. In 1855, 5000 boxes of apples grown in Oregon were sold al prices which netted the shipper $2o to S3o a bushel. In 1854, 500 boxes were sold at from $60 to s90 a box. The first lot of apples grown on grafted trees were sold in Portland by the grower, Henderson Luelling. at sl an apple Los Angeles Times.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
Review Want Ads Bring Results.
A eeaaar woman,s rrIek.

A woman at Beaver Falls. Pa, it has just been discovered, has been going about regularly begging loayes of bread from residents on one side of street. pleading that she had sick husband and starving children at home. Then she packed the loayes nicely in basket and passed along the other side and sold them at fancy prices. saying she was obliged to bake to support large family.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24

Bulletin. based ons monthly reports. since the latter relate chiefly to casualties to passengers and to em- ployes while on duty on or about traius
 The total number of casualties to persons on the railways for tae year ending June 30. 1907. was 122.S55. Of which 1I,S39 represented the mum Der of persons killed and III ,016 the number injured. Casualties occurred among three general classes of raii- way employees, as follows: Trainmen, 2.5ST killed and 40.755 injured; switcn tenders. crossing tenders and watch men killed, 169; injured, 169.
 The number oI passengers killed in tf q course of the year 1907 was 610 and the number injured 13.041. Dur ing the previous year 359 passengers were killed and 10,7e4 inyt'ed- There were stt passengers Killed and { 11S injured because of collisions and de railments. The total number of Ter. sons other than employees and pas sengers killed was 6,695; injured. le,- 331. These figures include the casualties to persons trespassing. C. whom 5.612 were killed and 5,Jl2
 
 casu5lues to persons other thaa err ployes from being struck by trains locomotives, or cars was 5.327 killed and 4,S76 injured. The casualties of this class were: At highway cross | ings, passengers killed, I; injured, 20; other persons killed, 933; injured, I1,797; at stations, passengers killed, l34; injured, 102; other person kill ed, 51O; injured, 6S2; at other points along track, pass5engtrs killed 4; Injured, 12; other persons killed, , . lS45; injured, 2,263. The ratios of casualties indicate that l enlpioye ia every 369 was killed and 1 employe in Ieyery 19 was injured. With regard to traanmen-that is, enginemen, fire men, conductors, and other trainmen it appeals that trainman was kill ed for every 125 employed ard was injured for every employed.
 In 1907, passenger was killed fol ievery ,432. .631 carried, and 1 injured for every 67,012 carried. For 1906 the figures snow that 2,222,691 passeng CTS were carried for 1 killed, and "A, l131 passengers were carried for l in liured. With respect to the number of miles travelled, the figures for 190i lshow that 45. .440, ,253 passenger miles lwere accomplished for each passeng CT killed, and 2,125,493 passenger miles for each passenger injured. Fol l1906 the figures were 70,103,735 pas lsenger-niles for each passenger kill led. and 2,33S,094 passenger-miles for leach passenger injured.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
Railway Accidents.

In their annual reports to the inter- state commerce commission, carriers include returns for all casualties to passengers, employees, trespassers and other persons. The following figures are therefore not comparable with de tails in the Commissions Accident