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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

One of the reasons why collecting
appeals to SO many persons, of such
different temperament and position, is
undoubtedly the element of chance in
1.-THE possibility of coming unexpect-
eddy upon some great treasure. The
matter is well illustrated by the story
of a postage stamp which has just
been added to famous western col
lection. The stamp is what is known
as a "postmaster's PROVISIONAL" and
was issued in Alexandria, Va, in 1S47.
Three or four copies of the same
stamp, printed on buff paper, were al
ready known, but this one is printed
on blue, and is unique. The stamp was
on an old letter which had been pre-
served merely for family associations.
The owner of it CHANGED to show it TO
a New York collector, who was honest
enough to tell her that it was of con-
siderable value. Another collector, an
old friend of the family, offered $500
for it; but the family lawyer sue
ceeded in selling it for $4,000. Pack
ages of old letters sometimes, although
not often, become magic purses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

Before the Central American confer.
ence dissolved it added to it's long list
of memorable achievements the adop-
ton of measure that, if carried into
effect, will do more, even, than the
arbitration agreements to insure peace
in the five republics. Revolutions are
the bane of those countries, and they
are too often successful because they
are aided by citizens of an adjoining
republic. Ambitious revolutionaries
who have failed are safe as soon as
they have passed into another coun-
try. The man who has succeeded in
oyerturning government and has an
nounced himself as dictator or presi-
dent is Immediately recognized by the
governments of the neighboring states.
Now all this is to be changed Rev
olution is to be discouraged, and one
republic is not to be even neutral
when a revolt breaks out in an adj
joining country, but is to be actively
hostile. No republic is to recognize
as president of another republic any
man who has not reached the position
by the ordinary method of a regular
election.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

clock on the splash-board. "Half-past
ski" she said. 81 think that will do.
We must be 40 miles at least from the
polling station"
Yes, your ladyship," responded
Belts. It was all one to him.
Then Wen stop at the inn, yonder y
The car came to a standstill. Belts,
at her iadyship's bidding, alighted and
opened one of the doors.
Where are we?" gasped Harris, as
he hurriedly got out
Fox and Hounds, Little Chart .
said Belts, briefly.
Where's that?" was the anxious in
quiry.
"Forty-odd miles from home, Mr.
Harris" came her ladyship's answer.
I'm afraid you'll hardly get there in
time to vote for Mr. Holmes Walker. !"
BY gum! She's done us!" escaped
Harris.
Il hope and believe So" she laughed.
Next time you go to the poll in mo-
tor car, take my advice and see that
there isn't speaking tube in it.
Goodnight"
The car backed across the wide
turnpike road, turned and sped back
the way it had come.
At IL O'Clock that night, Lady Hen
rietta was standing by her husbands
side while, amidst wild cheers the re-
turning officer announced Sir Johns
election by the narrow margin of five
votes!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

as the minutes passed and the car
kept up its wild career, Harris face
began to show signs of anxiety.
I'VE ought to be there by this time, .
he reflected.
He pulled down a window and put
his head out. But what he said was
lost in the roar of the wind. No re-
Spouse came from the driving seat.
Harris closed the window and began
tapping vigorously on the glass panels
in front to attract her ladyship's at.
tention. No notice was taken of the
signal, however, and CONSERVATION
seized one and all when it was appar-
ent that they possessed no means of
communication with the pair outside.
Time was slipping by. They hadn't
the remotest notion of where they
were, or where they were being TAX
en-. The pace was alarming, and they
were powerless.
Lady Henrietta glanced at the small
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
STORY BY RuDYARD kIPLlNa.
ResembIed a Man Who Could Not
Move Because He Was Stuck.

A magazine editor of New York was
praising Rudyard Kipling.
Il am glad Kipling got the Nobel
prize" he said. 1T will encourage
him. He is in a bad way now.
You know he is writing scarcely
anything. thought he was idle, lazy,
and in London last year l took him
to task. He said he knew he looked
idle, but in reality he was trying hard
to work, only he was stuck.
He said he resembled a man who
made bet one summer day at the
shore, that he would swim out a mile
and half to a certain buoy The bet
was accepted, the man stripped and
plunged in. His friend retired to the
hotel to watch his progress from the
window.
From the window, with field glass,
the friend saw the swimmer reach
the buoy in due course, draw himself
up out of the water, and sit down
comfortably with his legs dangling
over. So far, so good Evidently he
was resting, well pleased with his
feat.
Some minutes passed, and the
swimmer had not moved The watcher
returned to his book But every now
and then he looked up, and still the
swimmer sat in the same position on
the buoy.
An hour, two hours. went by-still
the swimmer remained. A white, slim
figure seen against the oncoming dark
he sat on the buoy's edge; his feet
dangled in the sea-; as seemed to ba
musing.
Finally it began to grow quite
Clark. and, thoroughly alarmed at last.
the watcher got a boat and a couple
CT barges and rowed ont to his friend.
Out there the mystery was soon ex-
planned. The man was stuck fast to
the buoy. which had been freshly
tarred that morning
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
SECONDS" OR "oFF" GOODS,
How They Are Disposed OF by Big
Manufacturing Concerns.

Manufacturers who put out their
goods under brands are Watchful as to
keeping their output up to the stand.
ard. Big concerns whose goods are
widely advertised and are known for
their excellency will not allow defec-
tive articles to go from their factories.
Everything is inspected, and it must
be perfect before the brand is allowed
to be marked upon it.
In the large cutlery factories, the
silverware manufacturing plants, the
cellar and shirt factories, and the like,
regardless of what care is exercised,
defects will be found in a certain per-
centage Of the work turned out. In
cutlery the temper of a blade may be
uneven; the handle may be marred,
the lining may be imperfect, and all
such defects cause the knife to be
discarded, that is, thrown out and not
marked with the brand, if the maker
has reputation to maintain. In shirt
factories the defective shirts are
placed aside just the same, and so it
is with hundreds of manufactured
articles. All these articles are dead
loss to the manufacturer unless they
be remodeled, or disposed of at cost
covering the expense of the raw mate
rial and the time CT employers used
in their making. Thus manufacturers
welcome a means of playing even, .
of disposing of this damaged stock SO
as to prevent loss.
In many cases the damaged goods
are sold to "joblot" men who auction
them off to small jobbers. But the
majority of these goods are sold by
contract to large houses located in the
big cities, and it may be said that
fully so per cent. of the goods that
these houses handle are either of the
damaged class known as Seconds or
prison made or contract goods, cheap
ly turned out in sweat houses.
A number of concerns have con-
tracts with these houses for all the
"off" goods made. These goods are
wrapped UP in such way as to cover
their defects. The concern buys them
for about 80 to 40 per cent. below
prices at which perfect goods can be
had in the markets. Thus it can be
seen how some concerns can make low
prices on goods that look about as
well as regular dealers carry, but
which are far inferior
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

That decision of Lord Curzon, lately
viceroy of India, to enter the house Of
lords because his physician says he
cannot stand the strenuous duties of
membership in the popular branch of
the British parliament is something
that cuts both ways Interpreted in
the way which most will be inclined to
accept, it means that life in the lords
is easy" so far us political effort is
concerned, and when man goes there
it is rather for rest than for work 1T
will not be remarkable if those who
are so strongly opposed to the main
tenance of the house of lords as a
legislative body and check upon the
house Of commons shall find an eff
fective argument in this incident. If
the upper house is so useless why toll
crate it? A good many Englishmen
will probably reason after that fash
ion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
First Floor Plan

little careful, systematic attention
when building is especially valuable.
You would hunt a long time before
finding another such dining-room In
a low-cost house. The room Is IL by
1871 feet, but is larger than the size
indicates because Of the large china
closet and the extra large pantry,
where great many things that are
commonly kept in the dining-room
will find more convenient places. In
fact, it is not absolutely necessary to
have sideboard in this dining-roam.
OF course a sideboard looks wei In
any dining-room, and If you weGt il,
there is room between the two doors
or on the side against the kitchen.
The use of dining-room in house
like this depends very much on how
the living room is furnished Living
rooms are used for general purposes
more than ever before: 80 much so
that the word partor has almost gone
out 0s Use In some sections of the
who want a parlor or living room
so deliberately furnished that no one
feels comfortable. 1t is in just such
houses that the more ordinary dining
room comes in for a great deal of
solid family enjoyment, and that is
one reason why a good. comfortable
window seat in this dining-room pro-
lection would be appreciated The
fireplace being opposite the big win.
dow, makes. q combination that foT
convenience and luxurious comfort
ia hard to beat.
One great advantage In this house
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
Women specuIators In wau street..

Women Spectators In Wall Street.
The number of women Spectators IS
amazingly large-much larger than
even the ordinary Wall street habitue
would imagine. 1t is not commonly
Known, but it is a fact that many
brokerage houses maintain private
rooms for their women customers,
with more often than not, private en-
frances. There are several reasons
for this. One is that many women who
speculate do so secretly, without the
knowledge of their family, their rela-
uves or their friends. On this account
they desire privacy, desire to move
and have their Wall street being I'M
known. Another reason, says w. r.
Givens, in the World To-Day, is that
the broker himself desires it, princi-
pally, be it confessed, because he is
anxious that if there be any scenes"
they shall be private ones, "far from
the madding crowds ignoble strife
and sight. For truth compels the
statement that women are poorer los
ers than men. 1t is the testimony of
conservative brokers that woman
gambler is much more of a gambler
than a man-much more, that is, in alb
sorbing tenaciousness and almost vim
dictiyeness. She seems to be carried
out of and beyond herself to a degree
that becomes uncomfortably disquiet-
ing when she loses. Even when she is
a winner and, as l have said, the pro-
portion of winners to losers among
women is about one to twenty, there
seems to be in her satisfaction kind
OF righteousness that is not good to
see.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
commercia. Travellers Interested.

Commercial. Travellers Interested.
There are more than 100000 COM
mercial travellers in the United
States. These men are trade mis-.
sionaries They are a very necessary
cog in the commercial Wheel While
there are some who take the view
that they are not producers, they are
nevertheless important in the system
of distribution of that which is pro-
duced. The successful travelling man
is a close student of human nature.
His vocation is such as calls for a
high class of intelligence, particularly
as to trade conditions and the lines
which he represents. His keen OBJ
servation of the trend of affairs has
made him pronounced home-trader.
He realizes that his interest lies in
protecting the business of the small
city and town. Were trade in mer-
Camille lines concentrated in the
large cities, the field for the traveller
would be narrowed. Thus we find
him strong conbatant of systems
that mean concentration. Circum-
stances have made him as equally in
terested in protection of local trade
Of merchants as the merchants them
selves, and he is also interested on
this account in the welfare of the peo-
pie who are the customers OF the
merchants. The force and power of
the great army of travellers in the
United States is not to be considered
lightly. Their influence is wide
spread. They will be found quite
willing to work most tremendously
with the toWnspeople and the resi-
dents of rural districts in the matter
of home protection.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

treatment of tuberculosis and pneu-
monia becomes better understood.
These diseases are caused by lack OF
fresh air, and they are cured, if cured
at all, by causing the patients to
breathe abundantly Of air that comes
directly from outdoors. Sometimes
severe cases have been cured by leav-
ing the window in the sleeping room
open day and night. When people get
to understand the value of fresh air
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

we will have better ventilated houses.
In the meantime, il we can snuggle
in a couple of extra aues like this we
may be able to save some lives with
out anybody knowing it.
The front hall is not larger than
necessary. 1t is shut of from out
doors by vestil ule with doulsfe
doors SO it may be kept warm. Zach
bedroom has two clothes closets,
something that is unusual In any
house, but an improvement that win
be appreciated.
Another splendid fegfure is the size
Of the bath room, One important
consideration in arranging bath
room is to have over or near the
kitchen, SO the salne pipes that supply
water to the tub and wash stand win
supply the kitchen sink, and the same
rule works right in regard to the
waste pipes. 1t not only effects
saving in first cost, but 1t is better for
several reasons. The shorter the
pipes are the better they will work.
and the more condensed the space the
easier they are kept from freezing In
the winter time
The kitchen is large enough, and it
is both light and airy because of the
windows on the side and the door In
the end. and this Goor opens onto
very comfortable back porch that may
be easily screened from flies and
mosquitoes.
It is estimated that this house can
be built where conditions are all ia
vorable for about $4,000 without heat.
er. plumbing, manteI or lighting
fixtures.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
Bureaus Not Useless.

7 see the navy may decide to get
rid of its bureaus.
Is that SOL" she responded, bright.
". We'll. suppose roll-top desks
would suit the nary better, and John,
if those bureaus are the old-fashioned
mahogany kind. with a lot of drawers,
/ wish you'd write to the secretary
and find what he'd take for one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

for a window scat. When the win
dows come down wide seat may be
built just a little below the window
stools, which, if carefully upholstered,
makes very pleasant lounging place
both in winter and summer. These
extensions must be very carefully
built and thoroughly papered, and
the paper must he very carefully put
on so as not to leave any cracks for
the wind to blow through. Where you
have so much glass surface the radia-
ton Of heat goes on very rapidly. For
comfort in using such a window seat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

is the large central chimney. A chin.
ney like this is worth a great zeal in
a dwelling. There are four fiues, one
for the furnace, one for the kitch-
en- range and one for each CRATE, and
these crate hues are ventilators of
the very best possible type. They are
at work night and day carrying out
the foul air that is so Objectionable
in many houses. Ventilation will re-
ceive more attention as the scientific
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

Nj. Metchnikoff. the scientist, says
people who want to live long should
drink milk and refrain from worrying
And yet, after all we have read about
milk, it is difficult to see how anyone
can drink it and not worry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

The white plague" is no respecter
of position or power. The alarming
report comes from Japan that the heir
to the throne has developed consump-
ton and that a famous European spe.
ciaIst has been sent for to treat him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

We are assured that this seasons
ice crop is to be failure, hence it will
be well to start now to save for the
purpose of being able to take ice next
summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29
BIRD ROSE TO He OCCASION
Male Ostrich Assumed Duties of Mother
in an Emergency.

" $50 ~-tt'~i SSAtSys
George and Martha Washington are
the distinguished names of a pair of
ostriches on farm in southern Cali
fornia. In "Wild-Animal Celebrities
On one occasion, when Martha had
laid the requisite number of eggs, she
absolutely refused, for no apparent
reason, to sit. When George saw that
MS wife was not doing her duty in the
way Of sitting on the nest, he did ali
In his power first to persuade, then
10 compel her to do all that was re-
CURED OF her. He would tap and turn
over the big eggs with his wide bin.
go over to her and peck her, and then
back again to the eggs; and when
Martha still refused, he tried to drive
her over to the nest.
But after time he seemed to ~
aiize that it was no use; and one day.
although it was midday, to the aston
lshment of the onlookers, he deliber-
ately sat down on the nest and stayed
there.
This is an extraordinary fact. esne-
cially when one considers what q tact.
less, unintelhgent bird the ostrich ia.
he sat patiently on that nest during
the ensuing 40 days and nights, kent
the eggs warm, and finally matched
out the finest brood OF chicks which
had ever been Matched on the farm
Youths companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

Al tip! Scientists say that whales are
being exterminated. Save your whales.
they may in time become valuable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

About the only people nowadays who
feel poetic sentiments are those wh0
are carrying too many cocktails.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-02-29

That town which has not sufficient
industries to employ its people is sure
to go backward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27
THE LOVABLE MAN.
Detroit Free Press. }

Detroit Free PreSS-J
He's a lovable man with heart like a
child. A..
There is love in his speech ana MS man
ners are mild:
As gentle and tender and simple and true
AS ever your sweetheart appeared unto
yet he's forty, I'll swear
There is gray in his hair;
His face has been wrinkled
BY worry and care;
Yet his heart is as young and as light as
a boys,
toys
He laughs with his friends and he shares
in their woes.
With the pure JOY of living his counte-
He ron1ps with the children and chats
with the men.
AS though he was living his boyhood
again,
Vet sorrow he's known.
He has grieved all alone,
And this by his clothing
OF black is well shown;
Yet his heart has rebuffed all the cudgels
And the world is still good, there is joy
in the air.
Time hasn't dulled his enjoyment of fun,
And trouble and grief haven't elouded his
He's suffered the blows that the world
has to give.
And braveIy has borne them, just happy
to live;
As gentle and kind
And as simple Of mind
AS any young light
hearted boy you can find.
He shares in your pleasures and soothes
when he can
The heart that is aching-this Iovable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-27

I keep this to stick up over the wash
stand. Drummin' up trade, are your
Il was told 1 could find Mr.. Gordon
here says he. real chilly.
Well, go out and forget it for abou,
an hour" says 1 by that time bust
nessH be over for the day. and you can
come again tomorrow"
My dear fellow" he begins
Quit it, Frisbie. You amt at the
club says 1. And run along! Mr..
Gordon can't see you now
"Oh, yes he can" says he. Hes got
TO, or" and Frisbie shrugs his Shout
ders like a stage detective.
"Meanin' that this is case of trou-
ble?' says l.
Precisely" says he
"An right" says L Take anothey
good long look at yourself in the glass
while 1 put it up to Pyramid"
Mr.. Gordon, he's costumed in a striped
swimmin' Jersey, cotton runnin'
breeches, and a pair of tennis shoes
and him and Swiftly Joe is bangin' the
handbau at the rate of thirty strokes a
minute.
Time out," says 1. There's vice
president of bank out front there, Mr..
Gordon. Shall L run him down the
stairs?''
What bank?" says he, grabbin' a
towel. l hands him the card. He takes
one peek at IL and then he laughs But
it want a real hearty laugh. It's one
Of the kind that don't get past the front
teeth-yOu know-like bulldog laughs
when you try to get bone away from
him.
III have to see what he wants." says
Gordon. so chucks a bath robe on him
and he steps to the door.
THAT you, Frisbie?' says ne. rs it
about those securities?"
Frisbie says it is.
What's the ultimatum?" says Pyra-
mid.
Before closing time today. SIR says
Frisbie
Today" snarls Gordon. why. the
blasted hyenas, they said Never mind
Wait a minute, Frisbie''
He shuts the gym. door and puts his
back against it, holdin' his chin in one
hand and workin' up a washboard brow
in no time at all.
If this is case where 1 can throw
you a life belt, Mr.. Gordon" says 1.
why, just"
1T isn't" says he, unless you happen
to have one hundred thousand dollars
worth of negotiable paper handy.
"Oh. Lulu!" says l. Il pass. Can't
you scare ii up from some of your
friends by telephone?"
Telephone he SnOrtS You've got
10 have both knees on your mans chest
and choke it out of him these days.
With that he starts pacin' up and
down the room, his fists punched in the
bath robe pockets. and his eyes starin'
straight ahead at nothin' Ever see that
side of money squeeze? Well, it amt
cheerful to watch. There was Pyramid
Gordon, who'd been jumpin' around
frisky for an hour without leakin'
much of any; and now the round drops
was pushin' out on his noble brow like
he was tryin' to lift ton dead weight.
For four or five minutes he wanders
around aimlessly- He picks up a wood
en- dumb bell and puts it down. He pulls
out a chest weight and let's it 60 Last
he fetches up in front of a little wall
cabinet where Swiftly keeps his hair oil
and such knick-knacks. and begins
Openin' and shuttin' the door, absent
minded like. All of sudden he grabs
something off the top shelf
Here. What are thesel" he sings
out -
Why" says I. '-them's cigarette cou-