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A BOX OF BONBONS
By Constance Snedlcy and Pearl Humphrey
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regret. Hes too old, and 1 shouldn'!
care to live abroad
mo, you would prefer home service,
I'm sure" remarked Mrs. Martin, with
a smile, which quickened Nelly's pink
into crimson. But shouldn't worry
about Sir Francis, if were you. He
probably doesn't mean anything save
to be friendly; in fact, I'm sure that's
ALL"
"Ah," rejoined Nelly, rather quickly,
"but you have not been with him nor
heard him talk as I have. He found
me reading French one day, and ne
was so pleased. l told him that you
were such splendid linguist that l
wanted to copy you, and he said: All,
that is good / love to see women
studying languages. In our service,
where it should be indispensable, we
often see young fellows hampered by
wives who cannot speak even French
fiuently. / wish they all were ami
mated by your spirit; diplomats
wife ought to know French, German
and Italian, if not Spanish Could
anything be more pointed?" demanded
Nelly.
I'm not such a very wonderful lin
gust, DEAR" said Mrs. Martin. my
Italian is faulty, and hardly know
Spanish
"But your French and German are
quite perfect" rejoined Nelly. amy
how, that's what happened" she add
ed, anxious to bring the subject back
to her perplexity. II really think
ought to send the basket back"
you certainly must not, Nelly. 1t
has been sent in pure friendliness, and
to return it would be very rude from
a girl of your age to man like Sir
Francis"
But l could not let him propose to
me-" said Nelly. "And this would be
a good way of showing him how l feel
about it."
'"That is the last thing you must
dol" exclaimed Mrs. Martin, in some
alarm.
, ooh, why?" asked Nelly. "He ought
| W hhOH at OnCC IhCat ScaAAOG SASSAA
age any hope on his part"
Mrs. Martin, to decide the matter
selected the center chocolate of ths
deliberately arranged top layer, ane
ate it with enjoyment and deliberatior
before answering.
Nelly" she said then, you're go
ing home next week. and I hope yo1
have had a very pleasant time witt
me. / have loved having you, and
hope l shall see you in Berlin mex
year."
"Berlin?" echoed Nelly.
Eyes, dear. Do have one of thes'
delicious chocolates. The ones will
cocoanut on are dreams. You can
send them back now that we've begun
on them; but in any case you coult
: not have done so, nor shown Sir Fran
els your feeling about his friendliness
Because in six weeks, just before h
goes to Germany, he and | are to b.
r very quietly married"
/, In her diary that night Nelly wrote
: 'It seems to me that when one is re
lated to person, one cannot see how
!, that person will strike outsiders
Spent the evening packing"
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NOVEL SHIRTS FROM GERMANY.
These Curious Toilet Articles Have
Seven False Paper Fronts.

Here's a curiosity have import
ed from Germany" said haberdash-
err. Seven shirts in one-price, rs
cents. How's that for high?"
The article was strange to sea
dickey, or false front, of paper, made
in seven layers, like calendar.
sit looks good, eh?" the haberdasher
went on. 1.-THE paper Stimulates linen
closely, doesn't it? AS soon as bos-
ON number one gets soiled, you just
tear it off and bosom number two
presents itself, white as the virgin
snow, to view.
"of course such a cheap toilet make
shift would not sell in this rich land
of ours. It is for England, France,
Germany, where youths work for prac,
tically nothing in order to learn Ian.
guages. A young German will work,
will keep himself on So a week in Lon,
don till he learns English. Is he to
be blamed theH, if, while learning, he
wears one of these remarkable paper
shirts?"
The patron, a deacon, took out his
purse again.
'Tr take one" he said suddenly
'T'll wear it during Lent. What
save on laundry bills shall be con
tributed to the missionary fund.-
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inspiring. He and I get On SO splen.
didly together, and he is so funny.
Have you noticed what lot we seem
to have seen of him lately?"
CAS- one of the most popular men Of
the day, he is naturally pleasant" re-
turned Mrs. Martin. Diplomacy and
dining-out are sister arts. suppose he
comes here because he likes the peo-
pie he meets" A smile came to her
lips as she looked at Nelly's profile,
bent meditatively toward the choco,
lates.
81 am wondering" said her niece,
rather suddenly, IF ought to accept
these"
Good gracious, why not?" cried
Mrs. Martin.
TT is such handsome present" an
swered Nelly, with some pride.
"Sir Francis is very well of, ;" re-
turned Mrs. Martin. "He can afford
to do things we'll It would be difficult
IL he were a penniless attache."
ut is not the money" said Nelly.
ST was wondering if it would not look
rather like encouraging him."
"To make bets?" Mrs. Martin spoke
without comprehension.
mo, to come here. I should hate to
seem to lead him on"
'My-dear-child!" uttered Mrs
Martin feebly. Nelly blushed.
81 can't be sure of my own mind!
she confessed. 81 feel honored that he
should like to talk to me SO much, be
cause, naturally, I haven't his expert
ence Of the world, or his cleverness
But he comes here so much, and
can't help seeing that he pays me
more attention than is natural in an
ordinary acquaintance. There is only
one thing to think
HAS it no alternative?" inquired
Mrs. Martin, with a suspicion OF
twinkle
81 can think of none" said Nelly
with great dignity. Il have been want
ing to speak to you about this fol
some time, for I really cannot make
up my mind what to do
"You don't care for him, Nelly?'
"N-no,' said Nelly, with touch o.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
China Building Railroads.

In China, during the last year.
through traffic was resumed on the
Manchurian railways. The Hsinmintun
Mukden line has been redeemed by
China at a cost OF $1,666,000. Tbs
Shanghai-Nankin railway has been ex.
tended to Chinkiang and should be
completed within few months to
Nankin; the Kalgan railway, built en-,
tirely by Chinese, Of which the first
section was opened on September 80,
1905, has been steadily pushed for.
ward; the Chentung-Taidan branch Of
the Pekin- Hankow line was opened on
December 6, the construction of the
1872 miles having taken three years
and three months, while another
branch from Kalfeng to Chanchou
was opened earlier in the year. Work
on the Canton owloon railway is also
being pushed on rapidly.
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time on May Is. This spraying was
about two weeks late, owing to the
fact that between April Is and May
IL it rained II days during which
time IA inches of water fell leaving
the land so wet that the work could
not be done.
The first and second sprayings cd
all plats were very unsatisfactory oW-
ing to lack of power in the pumps.
For this work hand pump was used
but sufficient pressure on the nozzles
for good work could be maintained
only with great labor. The wind blew
very hard on the date of the second
spraying and prevented satisfactory
work being done.
Plats and were sprayed the third
time on June u and Is. This was
about two weeks later than it was
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tween 80 and 40 pounds was mat
tanned on the MOBILES. The oths
spraying was done with a gasoline 81
CINE power pump that maintained
pressure Of 125 pounds on the nozzgs
The above table is based on tA
actual count of the fruit that Fmatuss
on the tree and that was hand picke
in early fall. Over so per cent. OF
fruit on the unsprayed trees was e
from worms at the time of gatherin
but this does not show the proport4D
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

galvanized wire, which will divide the
box into squares two inches to tbc
SIDE Then fill the box with garden
soil or sand and it is ready for use.
The ears should be laid on the fioor
or racks in row SO they can be mum
Dered. From ear No. / remove Avs
kernels, each from a different narf If
the ear, and place these in square No.
1; remove five kernels from ear No 81
ana place in square No. 2, and so on
unt1l all the ears have been tested.
After placing the kernels, moistep tl,e
material in the box thoroughly aud
cover with a glass or a rug tn kaen
.ne surface from drying. Place the
Jester IN room Of ordinary living
room temperature, or about 10 ia.
grees +. After five days examine aha
corn and any ears that fail to show
strong termination of the kernels
should De removed and discarded.
ms method of testing corn is sim
PIE convenient and rapid, and means
iiiuch IN securing strong, germinable
SEED. Only IA ears are required Y.
plant an acre of ground win an
aserage yield each ear means ava
pusnels In the fall When man can
, ,est nVe to eight bushels in day and
locate definitely all weak or bad earg.
can can ne anord to neglect this import.
corn? e,,1 ~ nus ssS4
Purdue Experiment Station
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The box of bonbons stood on the
table, and Nelly smiled Importantly at
1t. Tt was a frivolous affair of white
enameled wicker with a spray of pink
and silver roses tied with blue ribbon
to the lid; and inside were symphonies
and concertos in chocolate, ranged in
four large layers. Mrs. Martin, look
ing from Nelly to the box, as she came
In, detected something in her niece's
face other than youthful taste for
sweets.
What beautiful basket of choco-
lates," she said, her tone conveying a
Willingness to receive information.
Yes" responded Nelly, demurely.
Sir Francis sent them to me- We
were joking last night about the
weather, because wanted it to be fine
for the party this afternoon, and he
bet me box of chocolates to a pair
OF gloves that it would be wet"
He has lost no time in paying for
this mornings sunshine" said Mrs,
Martin brightly. May / have one?"
Nelly made little gesture of de
tention, and her aunt waited with her
pretty hand outstretched.
Sir Francis" began Nelly, "is very
young to have achieved SO much, is he
not?"
Mrs. Martin withdraw her hand, in
some surprise at this irrelevance.
'Sir Francis is As, and the diplomat
ic world would be lost without him,
she said tersely. 'Why?"
He is so pleasant as a companion,
murmured Nelly. mot at all awe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
HAS RECORD FOR GOOD WORK.
British Engineer Fodsht Africans and
Built Road Above Clouds.

Basil Tanfeld Boothby, brenzed
from his experience in the tropics in
the last 13 years, building railroads,
fighting savages and shooting big
game, has arrived in America, bound
for his home in England. The young
engineer has helped to make history
during the long time that he has been
away from civilization, and the story
he tells is one Of absorbing interest.
He left England for Uganda, Africa,
in 1895, under orders from the Brit
ish foreign Office, to carry the con-
struction of the government railroad
from Uganda to Mombassa.
This railroad was needed for
strategic reasons to hold Uganda.
Boothby stayed in the African wilder
ness four years, carrying out thu I'M
portant task intrusted to him.
He Is enthusiastic over Uganda as
sportsman's paradise, declaring that
it is the greatest big game country
in the world. Walton Harrison, one
of the engineers in his party, was
killed as result of a stirring ad-
venture while lion hunting with him.
Harrison killed one of the beasts, but
was torn to pieces by lioness which
he had wounded.
Boothby took part In many skir.
mishes with the native tribes, which
were hostile to his work His position
as a government engineer made him
ex-oficio magistrate, and he led one
campaign against 500 blacks who had
harassed his party, poisoning the water
and waylaying stragglers and cutting
their threats. This tribe was the Wax
ikuo, and lived on the edge Of the
Great Gift valley.
This extraordinary valley is 1,00G
miles long, running north and south,
and 40 miles wide at it's narroWesi
point. 1t is 1000 feet deep and
through an upheaval ages ago, is 5000
feet above the level Of the sea. It is
| full of lakes and rivers and volcanoes
and inhabited by the finest tribe d
warriors in Africa, savages who eai
no vegetables or fruit. but subsist or
a meat diet entirely. This tribe, the
NASSAU, is allied to the Zulus.
When Boothby finished his Uganda
railway in 1899 he took an order Il
build a railroad across the Andes IL
South America, from Buenos Ayres Il
Valparaiso. The surveys carried ths
line over district of lofty peaks, thu
pass, where the divide was crossed, be
ing 10000 feet above the sea level.
Boothby encountered many Difficult
ties, aside from engineering problems
The negotiations with the Chilian gov
eminent were not successful, and thu
result was that only part Of che line
the Argentine side, was finished.
In 1900 Boothby went to China Il
work on the Shanghai-Nanking rail
road, line which will be ready to b.
opened soon. The road will serv
rich district, and Boothby says that
thus far, the traffic is very encourag
ing. The difficulties which the roa'
encountered with the likin, the inter
nal customs bureau, of which Sir RoE
ert Hart is the head, are about to b
adjusted amicably.
The Shanghai-Nanking railroad ez
tends 200 miles and cost about $40
100000. 1t was built for the Chimes
Imperial railways through a LOAF
raised by a British and Chinese COZ
poration.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
CARING FOR Dish CLOTHS.
How One Young Housekeeper Solved
Kitchen Problem.

Dish rags are the great difficulty that
beset the careful housekeeper in her
efforts to keep clean and tidy kitch-
en-. They are drying on the hook and
hanging on the sink, and somehow a
towel used for pots and pans is always
damp. Then time must be taken from
the general work to wash them out
and dry them, and altogether they are
most extremely annoying.
All these things and more, too, were
discovered by careful young house
keeper, so she arranged to have dish
in the outer kitchen flied with good
clear water and some washing soda,
and into this mixture the cloths were
dropped Immediately after using and
there they were left till evening, when
they were hung up where they might
dry over night.
Of course, enough towels must be on
hand, so that the same one need not
be used more than once day, but
at least they are always clean and the
kitchen is always in order.
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Paris green. Paris green was used In
the proportion of 1-3 pound to 10 ga
Ions of water and lead arsenate III th5
proportion of 2 to s pounds per ~
gallons, depending upon the per cent.
of arsenic contained. This woula be g
the rate Of about 1-3 pound arsenic fq
SO gallons of water. Bordeaux naixtuEa,
made by using pounds of copper atkl
fate and pounds OF lime to so ga1lOnal
of water, was used in each sprayirg.
The first two sprayings were dDns
with hand pump and a pressure be
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of windfall from the sprayed and un-
sprayed trees. If we take the fruit
set July as basis Of the crop borne.
the unsprayed trees lost on an aver
age 60 per cent. Of their crop between
July and September is. The sprayed
trees in plat 2 lost less than Lis per
cent. and the sprayed trees. In plat 8
lost less than 10 per cent. About 50
per cent. Of the windfall fruit, id each
OF the three plats, was wormy. The
gain BY spraying was not all in the
per gent. of fruit free from worms and
disease, but q large increase In the
amount Of fruit carried to maturity.
WindfAll fruit Is not all due to insects
and diseases. The character aud
amount of cultivation given the or
chard has also q very important infiu-
ence over the amount Of windfalls.
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Cream Patties,

Remove the cover from a teakettle
containing fresh boiling water and re-
place with a china or crockery bowl.
When the bowl is warm place in it a
piece of butter the see of hickory
nut, and when melted add to it three
or four tablespoons Of boiling water.
Then add gradually, taking care to
stir all the time to avoid Jumps,
enough confectioner's sugar to make
mass of the consistency Of thick
cream. Let it rest without stirring
until when the spoon is moved the
surface seems to crack. Flavor to
suit taste, either lemon, wintergreen,
or chocolate and vanilla.
Drop from a teaspoon on butter or
parafTin paper. Delicious and creamy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
Nail Wounds.

If every one knew of this remedy
there would not be so many cases OF
lockjaw. Cleanse the wound well with
warm water to remove all particles OF
dirt. Then take the yolk of an egg,
mix thick with salt, spread one-hali
of the mixture on a piece of clean
cloth, apply to the wound, leave on
for ten or twelve hours. Then apply
the rest of the mixture. In nearly
every case the wound will be well in
"a hours.
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no worse shape than the average farm
orchard. The trees were very thick
in the top and good spraying work
could not be done with less than twice
the effort necessary to be expended
upon trees of equal size but with prop
erly formed tops.
Plat / was to be sprayed as soon
as the blossoms fell from the trees.
This plat was sprayed once only. Plat
was sprayed three times. The first
spraying was to be done as soon as
the blossoms fell from the trees. The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

Once John Muir, author and ranch
man, was dining with a friend. They
sat down and Muir began to tell a
story. The waiter came around sew
eraI times, but the story was SO good
nothing was ordered. Muir talked and
talked, and in between he would reach
over and break piece of bread from
a French loaf on the table. This ne
did good many times. The story re-
minded him Of another, and SO he
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

second spraying was to be done two
weeks after the first and the third
two weeks after the second. Plat 3
was to be sprayed six times. The first,
second and third sprayings were to
be done on the same dates as on plat
q The fourth spraying was to be
done four weeks after the third, the
fifth two weeks after the fourth, and
the sixth two weeks after the fifth.
Plat l was sprayed April to IL.
Plats 2 and were sprayed the first
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
To Remove Stains.

To remove paint from glass wet the
spot with strong liquid ammonia, be-
ing careful not to let the ammonia
run down on the window p9;nt or var
nish. After two or three applications
scrape gently with piece of soft
wood, then rub with a paper wet with
ammonia.
Kerosene stains can be removed
with Fuller's earth. Cover the stain
with a thick layer of hot Fuller's
earth, let remain for "a hours, then
brush off.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
Bean Rarehit.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter
add one teaspoonful of salt, one-efghth
Of a teaspoonful of paprika, one-half
cupful of milk, and che cupfu1 of cold
mashed baked beans. Stir until thor
oughly heated and add one-half cupful
Of grated, soft, mild cheese. AS soon
as the cheese has melted seSve on
small circular pieces of toasted bread,
or zephyrettes. 1t may readily be seen
that this recipe is admirably adapted
for chatting dishes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
Fish Soume.

To an equal quantity of cold fish
and mashed potatoes add one-half OF
cupfuI of milk gradually; then sea,
son with salt and pepper. Stir in one
egg, well beaten; pat in Duttered
dish and set in the oven until it be.
comes very hot; then beat the white
Of another egg very STIFF and stir into
it the yolk beaten with salt and pep
psr.. Heap over the fish and brown.
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The Bread Was Bully.

talked and ate bread, until finally,
being very hungry, his companion
broke in with:
We'll, what shall ] order for you,
Mr.. Muir?"
"Order?" he repeated in abstraction.
Eyes, order-to eat"
He looked over at the last little re-
naming piece of bread ON the plate
and said, as if waking from dream:
Eat? Why, I've had all I want
that bread was bully. '-Bookman-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

An experiment in spraying was
made on a large scale at the Okla
homa experiment station for the pur-
pose of determining the cost of spray
Ing, the benefits that may be derived
from the work. and the practicability
Of the work from financial stand
point The orchards used in this work
were divided into pIats of sufficient
size to give each plat a practical test.
Check, or uRsprayed trees we're left
In each plat.
The orchards selected had never
been sprayed and had received very
poor care and cultivation but were in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
SOME PRACTICAL RESULTS
OF ORCHARD SPRAYING
Experiments which Prove Treament-By
O. Morris EorticuIturist, and John T.
Nicholson, Entomo1ogist.

planned. Rain fell on IL days be-
tween May 10 and June IL. the
land was too wet to work on, nearly
all of this time. Good spraying was
done.
Plat was sprayed the fourth time
on July % and "a. And the eth
on August and 9. The work was
well done.
Paris green and lead arsenate were
both used on each plat but no advan-
tage was noted in favor OF either mate
rial except that the lead arsenata
would remain suspended in solution
for a longer period than would the
epPAN1MG IN THE nIEEEpEas--
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canada's New Line,

Canada's new transcontinenta1 rail.
way from Moncton ON the Atlantic to
Prince Rupert on the Pacific, dis.
lance of rather more than 1900 miles.
is fully under way and Is to be com.
pleted by December 1. 1911. at cost
of s2O0. 900 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
Have Changed Countries.

It is a curious coincidence that Can
ada's greatest railroad man, Sir Will
liam Van Horne, is a native of the
United States and that the greatest
railroad builder Of the United States,
James ]. Hill, 10 native of the do
minion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

Iest Your Miik.-Are your COWS eat.
~, ,ne. elelr heads off? It does not take
1ong Tor some cows to do this Ths
- oa1 4e,,, test IS the only accurate was
Z Z , tenn whether they are doing .hSa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
East Travel In ENGLAND.

The Bristol to Paddington (Eng)
express covers 1881 miles in two
hourB.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

IO1 OI AOOV'
Engine No. SGT was
one of the largest and
best on the division, and
had been relegated to
the switch yards for bad
hab ovior on +ha vardmcn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
DRIVER CAME BACK
GHoSTLY APPARlTIoN in THE EN-
CINE CAB.
Story is vouched for by Two Men of
Good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
Friends Seemed to Please
Phantom.

MOST remarkable in
stance of ghostly appari-
ton occurred in the
yards of one of the big
railroads running into
- during the win
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16

TABLE SHOWING THE EFFECT OF SPRAYING IN The
PLATS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-02-05
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia X. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displaoements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling. flatulency, indiges-
tion,diZziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try itY .
Mrs. Plnkham invites all sick
women To write her for advice.
She has guided thousands TO
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.