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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
THE STORY.

G6D UT the Lord will give us the vic
ID tory, for it is according to the
word of the prophet Elisha, spoken on
his death bed to our king Joash! We
cannot fail / shall return to thee and
the boy" this last as he turned and
looked at the little lad strutting
around the dooryard, so intent on his
playing soldier that he did not sense
the sorrow of the mother or realize
what the going of the father meant.
Childlike he was attracted by the sol
der equipment, the shining breast
plate, the long, slender spear with its
cleaning head and the bow and great
CULVER Of arrows slung over the
sturdy shoulders of his father, and
with slender reed for spear which
he held aloft just as he had seen his
father do, he marched about, fully re.
solved in his brave little heart to go
to war when he was a man Just as
papa was doing.
The little fellow looked up as the
last words of his father were spoken.
and something in his mothers face
held his attention, and he heard her
say:
YEA, victory may be with Israers
banner, as Elisha the prophet hath
said, but many a brave soldier Of Is.
rael may fall in the battle"
A tear rolled down the woman's
cheeks, and the little fellow noted
that, too, and it was a quiet, serious
little face that was upturned to the
father to receive last parting kiss
and loving pat,' and then without a
word he followed the weeping mother
into the house, while the father fell in
with the other soldiers and went
marching down the road.
What is it, mamma" he whispered.
who Is this man Elisha who has
made you cry?" for he had caught the
prophets name, and somehow con
nected it with his mothers tears.
The childish query brought q half
smile to his mothers lips as she
went on to explain that Elisha was
the great and good prophet who had
died years before, and who before his
death had told Of the war with the
Syrian king and of how the God of
Israel was going to give the victory
to their king Joash, and how his ia
Their, Amittai, had responded to the
call for soldiers and had gone to fight
for his country.
"And papa will come back" spoke
up the boy, reassuringly, for he
said he would"
But war is uncertain, Jonah, re-
sponded the mother, sadly, land thy
father knows not whether he will rs
turned or not"
But if papa doesn't know he viii
come back, how does the prophet
know there will be a victory?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
OF THE EYEBROW
Process That VIII Both seautify and
Strengthen.

In identifying brows a soft brush
must be constantly used and frequent
applications of vaseline, that is, using
1t twice a day, morning and night,
will be beneficial, especially if, instead
Of brushing, the grease is rubbed in
with the finger tips. This rubbing
must be done from the nose toward
The other end of the brows. The
stroke of the brush must be given in
Ehe same direction. The hair must
never be turned the wrong way. When
the finger tips are employed, the
movement should be short and fairly
hard, that is, sufficiently so to stimu-
ate circulation.
A beneficial unguent to put on in this
way is almond oil, the sweet variety.
Oil of eajuput is another good ton
&c. Several drops of this are rubbed
nto the brows every other night. A
combination of red vaseline in the pro-
portion of an ounce to half a dram of
ineture of cantharides and seven
Erops each Of oil of lavender and rose.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
FOREIGNERS in Circus Business.

"The circus used to be an American
institution" remarked an old-time cir
Gus man the other day. But things
have changed. I went into the dress
ing-room of a show and nearly all of
the performers are foreigners. There
are few good American circus per.
formers any more. There are no per.
formers such as we used to have.
Old Bob Stickney was there. He does
a manage act with team of horses,
even though he's 62 years old now.
He used to be the best bareback rider
on the road, outside of Jimmy Rob.
inson. But there are mighty few OF
the old-timers left, and there never
will be any as good. New YorF
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
MADE UP OF GREED.
Greed of Mail Order Houses as In
terpreted by Country Editor.

These commandments make up the
decalogue of the mail order house.
They were not written on stone by
Moses, but they are thoroughly under
stood and frequently bumped into by
anyone who deals with the catalogue
mail order concern, and thoroughly in
dictate the business side of these con.
Germs:
1. You shall sell your farm produce
for cash wherever you can, but not to
| US, we do not buy from you.
2. You shall believe our statements
and buy all you need from us because
we want to be good to you, although
we are not acquainted with you.
8. You shall send in the money in
advance to give us q chance to get
the goods from the factory with your
money, meanwhile you will have to
wait patiently a few weeks because
that is our business method.
4. You shall buy your church bells
and interior church fixtures from us
and forward the money in advance,
for that is our business method.
5. You shall collect from the bust
ness men in your vicinity as much
money as you can for the benefit of
your churches Although we get more
money from you than they do, still it
is against our rules to donate money
for building country churches.
s. You shall buy your tools from
US and be your own mechanic in order
to drive the mechanic from your vicin-
ity, for we wish it so.
z. You will induce your neighbor
to buy everything from us, as we have
room for more money.
g. You shall often look at the beau
tifuI pictures in our catalogue so your
wishes will increase and you will send
in a big order, although you are not
in immediate need Of the goods; 9TH
erWise you might have some money
left to buy necessary goods from your
local merchants.
9. You shall have the mechanics
that repair the goods you buy from
us book the bill, so that you can send
the money for his labor to us for new
goods, otherwise he will not notice
our influence.
10. You shall believe us in prefer
ence to your local dealers.
II. You shall, in case of accident
sickness or need, apply to local deal
ers for aid and credit, as we do moi
| know YOU,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
Americas Art Possibilities.

With such a broad basis to work on,
1t is not impossible that the artists
in America are going to keep US
pretty well interested in their future
work. 4 No other band of men has
worked so hard to overcome obstacles.
The artist feels his triumphs when he
is young-when a mere boy, in fact
just as Funk felt them when he
drew little sketches on his mothers
tablecloths. This burning desire to
every day swing some mighty thought
on canvas cannot be kept down. 1t
becomes the embryo painters master,
and In it's power he is slave. I do
not include here, remarks the writer in
success Magazine, the vast army Of
daubers who persist in calling them
selves artists and who ought to be
suppressed by q kindly but firm law.
It is of men of ideas and ideals and
originality that speak. Funk is one
of that new American school that is
exemplifying this individuality. He
shows it in the force and originality
OF his work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
MIGHT HAVE WRECKED LIVES
Result of Simple Error of One Letter
in Telegram.

A New York lawyer of high stand
ing, in speaking of the Fassett- Cassidy
telegraph dispatch in which the word
mot played an important part, told
this story recently: MANY years ago
1 had client who was desperately in
love with woman who had been here
on visit and had returned to her
home out west after having refused to
marry my friend and client. The
mans business was the objection. He
had money enough without it and was
young enough to find another occupa-
ton, SO he looked for and found a
chance to close out his interest in the
business, although at loss, and felt
happy over it. Immediately after the
papers had been signed in my Office
he telegraphed to his lady love: Am
out of business-what. do you say?
Answer A reply came promptly in
these words: Not satisfactory;
write OF course he never wrote.
Next day he started on trip, no one
knew where, ard it was months be.
fore he found out that the not in the
telegraph dispatch which came to
him should have been row For
tunately they lived to explain-and
so they were married"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
CARE OF CURTAINS
DIFFERENT MATERIALS REQUIRE
DIFFERENT HANDLING.
Treatment of Those of White or
Cream-HoW to lmpart Stiffsr'
ing-carefuI Drying Always
Better Than ironing.

Curtains should be washed through
two or three tepid waters, with wash
ing soda dissolved in each one, then
soaked over night in cold water with
soda added. The soda saponifies any
grease that may be there.
The next day the curtains, If they
are white or cream, should be washed
out Of the soaking water, then put
into soap lather and pressed and
squeezed in this until they become
quite clean. Then wash in plenty of
warm water and boil the white ones
for about an hour
II the cream ones are very much
soiled they should also be boiled. Aft
er boiling they must be thoroughly
rinsed in warm water to remove soap,
then in cold water. They must then be
wrung, not by twisting, but by pres
sure through wringing machine. SO
that the water may be quite removed
before they are starched.
All curtains are improved when
stiffened and are usually dipped into
boiling water starch of full strength.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
sIx-FoR-FiVE SALE.
Ore Plan That Benefits the Buyer and
Increases the Merchants Trade.

II want to outline a successful sale
plan that we have used and which is
about the best one we have ever tried
1t IS not original with me. I think il
was worked out and first used by a
store in some town in Wisconsin
We obtained the plan through a shoe
salesman. Should the originator OF
the idea read this article 1 wish tc
offer him my apologies for reproduc
ing his plan,' writes an Iowa mer
chant.
ct is called a 'Six-for-Five Sale.
The idea of Inc sale is to give sir
articles, or CARDS, for the price of five
The statement made in our bills, is:
No matter what you buy, dress goods
shoes, furnishing goods, notions, cali
Goes, ginghams, outing fannels, hats
gloves, ribbons, handkerchiefs, hose
dishes, canned fruits, canned vege
tables, glassware, or any other goods
that we carry in stock with the ex
ception Of goods on which we are al
ready making special low price, and
the list of specials advertised else
where in this ADJ you only pay fol
five, but you get six
In order to make the sale still
more effective we selected few we'll
known articles which we marked very
low, and then excluded them from the
regular six-for-fve' list. OF course
if it is desired to move such lines az
cloaks and clothing, Of which you
could hardly expect to sell five to one
family, they can be excepted from the
'six-for-fve' lisv and price be made
on them.
when we sold five pairs of shoes
or of any other line, we would take
the average price of the five and al
low this amount on the sixth pair.
''This sale has many strong points
In the first place, it is based on the
principle that nothing will have quite
the influence in getting people tt
leave their money with you as thai
Of giving them something for nothing
It is the extra yard or pound or article
that talks.
In addition to all these points, it Is
a plan that can be used equally wei
for almost any occasion, and at any
time Of the year, and one which will
not, think, grow old, If 1t be made 6
regular annual event.
'"That this is successful sale plar
was shown by the fact that when we
were running it our competitor put
on a sale and got out bills in which
he called attention to the fact thai
the prices he was making were lower
than our 'six-for-five' prices, and still
we got the crowds. It was but natural
however, that we should, because PEG
pie are always attracted by something
free"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
SERMO NETTE.

"Aceording to the word of the
Lord God of Israel, which he
spake by the hand of his serV-
ant Jonah, the son of Amittai,
, the prophet, which was of
Gath-hepher."
Jonah was intensely Jewish,
intensely patriotic. Love of the
land of Israel was next to his
love for God. Loyalty to his
country was measured by his
loyalty to his God. With him
, there was no conflict between
citizenship and holiness. And
for this reason we find him
active in the restoration policy
, Of the kingdom, and giving that
advice and encouragement which
undoubtedly united the forces
of the nation and prepared them
, for the aggressive campaign
which ended so spfendidly in the
recovery of the coast of Israel.
The obligation of citizenship
, Is increased, not Iessened, by
devotion to God.
Separation from the world
and the things of the world does
, not mean an escape of social
and political obligations to the
world.
Service to God can only be
shown by service to the world.
1t is a wonderful thing to be
the mouthE iece of God.
God chooses for special serV.
ice those who by ability and
training and impulse are pc.
cuIiarly fitted for such service.
Jonah was q close student Of
his nations history, he knew
, the promises of God concerning
It, he was Jealous for the po-
IitlcaI as well as the religious
prosperity Of the nation, and
for this reason God used him
not only to speak the words of
prophecy concerning the re-
covery Of the territory which
/, Israel had lost, but also to SO
Inspire and unity the forces of
the nation as TO make il pos
sibIe for King Jerohoam to
wage his successful campaign.
OF course we must not forget
that In addition to his natural
fitness for his mission as
prophet to the nation of Israel,
he also possessed that pity and
sense of vital union with God
J which made him willing and
|, obedient to the purposes Of
God.
To be sure his intense pa
triotism and loyalty to his own
, nation proved his one weak
ness and led him 90 try and run
away from the command Of God
which directed him 10 seek the
good of a neighborins nation
, whose revival and prosperity
he feared might threaten the
safety Of his own nation, but we
find him finally yielding to the
, discipline of God and obediently
going on a mission Of mercy to
a rival nation. In other words,
obedience to God transcribed
any human obligation. Well is
It when the soul grasps this
thought.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
Simple compass.Finder.

A simple compass-fnder, costing II
cents, has enabled western pipe-layer
to locate 12-inch cast-iron pipe bur-
led about three feet in stiff adobe soil,
and has saved several days of labor
digging. AS described by A. E. Wright,
the finder was magnetized knit
ting needle having been discard
ed as not sufficiently sensitive. The
fbers were glued around the balanc,
ing-point, and the needle was so bal
anced as to dip normally about 20 de,
grees in order that the two ends might
be attracted to the pipe unequally.
The needle was mounted in cigar box,
with an index card, and a glass cover
as wind shield. When used, the box
was placed horizontally on the ground
in a north and south direction, and
was moved across the supposed line OF
the pipe, readings being taken every
two feet and in this way the location
was determined very accurately. The
detection was twice az great over q
bell as over the mid-length of pipe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04

tn make the curtains of equal stin-
ness the starch should be prepared IN
one basin, then divided by pouring
half of it into another basin and
each curtain dipped into each lot OF
starch.
As wet material holds a certain
ouantitv of water which reduces the
strength of the starch, if one curtain
il nut into the starch before the 9TH
err the starch would be less stif FOR
the second curtain, and it would. In
consequence, be rather limp.
Curtains Of Swiss lace should also
be nut into rather thick starch, as they
hang better when made fairly stln'
and as they are usually OF open de-
sign. the stiffness keeps the pattern
displayed.
Madras muslin curtains, on the oth-
err hand, look better when quite sort
consequently less degree Of st1fren-
ing Is required. If there is ball fringe
On the curtains this must be kept
carefully free from starch, as it makes
the fringe stiff, causing the threads to
adhere to each other, spelling its ap-
pearance.
When starching these curtains,
gather the fringe up carefully in the
hand away from the starch while the
curtains are being stiffened.
Curtains may be ironed, but it Is
better way to hang them over the line
exactly in half. and see that they hang
directly opposite to one another.
They will dry in a short time on
sunny day. When dry, fold them
lengthwise, lay them in q sheet and
put under a heavy box. When hung
the folds will come out of them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04

Fine old Spanish emeralds" Is a
nArasc which means something quite
Aiissfent from what it seems to imply.
There never was an emerald mined in
spain, but after the conquest OF
peru the conquerors brought home
grea. quantities of loot, of which en-
eralds formed an important part. In
this way the finest emeralds came
into possession of the old Spanish
families, and as very few had been
seen in Europe previous to that time,
all the best stones soon became
classed as fine old Spanish emeralds.
To-day the expression still applies to
the best emeralds Of any source.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
Man and Machine

T01rA &
believers in progress are often d;a-
attened to find that the many mod
"a inventions to make life better have
so' fundamentally changed mankind.
ne human being is the same creature
tnat the very oldest writings portray.
yet men go on continuing systems
ana improved" devices and lad
Fahced' methods. The last hundred
years have been rife in discoveries and
INVENTIONS. A cure has been found
LOT every conceivable ill, and a method
nas been found for doing everything
3et many ills remain unremedied,
many Things undone. The trouble ia
we nave learned to trust too much to
system too little to human nature.
Inc true lesson to be drawn from a
century OF system-mongering is not
ohe OF encouragement, but one Of re-
ueWed confidence in human beings of
renewed willingness to throw the bur-
uent not on the machine but on man.
Wnen there is a railroad accident we
read much about block-signals and
automatic switches and other devices.
a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly
mas shown In a series of articles that
is the man that counts; it is not
Inc system, but the employe that
wrecks the train or sends it safely
through. One of the hardest lessons
that America has had to learn, re-
marks Youths Companion, is that
the substitution of democracy for
kingship did not eliminate the evils
OF government. This does not mean
tnat democracy is a failure, but that
democracy is good or bad according as
the members of the democracy are
good or bad, wise or foolish. For the
American who realizes this, the idea
OF democracy becomes sacred, impress
sive, glorious burden. The Amer
lean who does not realize it, but trusts
that the republican form Of govern
ment VIII save him, is not fit to vote
1t Is men, not courses OF study, that
make universities; good men, not "Des
Moines IDEAS" or Galveston ideas"
that make good city governments;
honest people, and not methods of
election, that choose honest senators;
men and not systems or machines that
make the world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
Mouth an Index of Character.

! A large, shapely mouth signifies
breadth of mind and federation of
Others peculiarities. Thin lips de-
note covetousness, greed, selfishness,
and unless strongly contradicted by
some other feature, intense love of
power. The more curved and flexible
the lips the more yielding the nature,
says the New York Weekly. The more
straight and firm the lips the more
severe the nature. Lips that close as
IL they had been pressed into a
straight line show self-repression, nerv-
business and obstinacy A mouth to
he perfect should be large and shape
iy. the corners straight or very slight
ly inclined to droop; lips neither thick
nor thin, and firmly but easily closed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
MAIL-ORDER EVILS
AN OCTOPUS THAT CONTINUES
TO GROW IN SIZE.
is RUNNING COUNTRY TOWNS
Systems That Sap the Vitality of AgrI-
cultural Districts and Concen-
trate Wealth in the Larger
Cities.

To accomplish anything of public
nature there must be organization.
Every village should have an associa-
ton devoted to the policy of home pro-
lection and village betterment-an as
ISOLATION for the molding of a public
sentiment that will carry into practice
| the theory that Business, like charity,
begins at home"
It is recognized fact that the re-
tail business af the country villages
and the large towns, for that matter,
In being destroyed. Year by year the
once prosperous merchants are being
forced to the wall-driven out by the
mail order business. And this is ia
king place in face of the fact that the
population and purchasing power OF
the country districts is ever on the
increase.
The mail order houses are drawing
the cash retail trade from it's natural
channels to the cities. The growth
of this octopus has been phenomenal.
From a jelly-like idea-without form
an experiment Is years ago, it has
grown to proportions that threaten
the determination of the retail coun-
try merchant. An idea of the way
the money of the people is being
drawn into this mail order trade can
be had from the reports of some of
these houses.
A certain mail order house which
began with a few thousand dollars Is
years ago now does monthly bust
ness Of 100000, with yearly net
profit of more than 100000.
This is the record of but one in.
in various cities of the United States.
They are springing up like mush'
rooms every night. All that Is neces-
sary to start mail order business Is
place to receive mail and money
enough to get out the first batch OF
printing and for the first advertising
campaign.
Like the patent medicine business,
the mail order business depends on
the gullibility of the general public
4hOuSouOo VI pOOpIC CfSlJ WYNN oSAAN
their hard-earned cash to some mail
order house in payment for goods
that could have been bought cheaper
at their home store.
Why do they do it? 1t is owing par.
TALLY to the desire of the average per-
con to be humbugged and partially
to the effect of persistent advertising
The mail order house sends out its at.
tractive literature to every family In
the country. In this literature, com
posed of well-illustrated catalogues
and cheap magazines known as mail
order papers, the goods are set Out
in the most attractive manner. 1t il
tempting bait, and the fish bite.
All of these millions of dollars come
out of the legitimate trade of the coun
try merchant, the man who has in
vested his capital, built himself
home, and been active in building UP
the town with the expectation that he
would be allowed to do. legitimate
business in a legitimate way. He is
entitled to the trade of his town and
the country adjacent. He pays his
taxes and contributes to the support
OF the community. That community
owes him a reciprocal duty-the duty
to give him the preference Of trade
everything else being equal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
Home Window Rores.

The minimum cost, for an empty
window box Is probably rs cents, I'M
less you are skillful enough to be your
own carpenter, and have the tools and
materials to put one together yourself,
in which case your expenses begin
with the soil and the flowers. A con-
sentative estimate for a well-flled box
would be from 50 to So, while one. ar
ranged at the will Of a florist would
surely come to S.. So 1t pays to
choose the flowers yourself.-Harper's
Bazaar. *