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St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Make Trouble for Reporters.

There is always great excitement
among the official reporters of the
house when Representative Littlefield
begins a speech. The men who dc
the shorthand work of congress ara
regarded as the most expert report
ers in the country, but it is with fear
and trembling that they approach
their task when sthe gentleman from
Maine" is recognized by the speak
er. Littlefield talks like the proverb
ial blue streak. He seems never I'd
tire or to pause for breath. If he
did not enunciate well it would be al
most impossible for the reporters to
catch his utterances AS it is they
manage, by a special effort. to keey
pace with him, but they are always
glad when he has finished. Senatol
Money of Mississippi gives the senate
reporters much trouble He is NOT
only a fast talker, but has wonder
full vocabulary. His rapid fire oil
words, in low tone of voice, drives
the reporters almost to distraction.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
loves Labor Lost.

A Washington society woman was
entertaining a host of friends at a
garden party. Among the guests was
an Englishwoman of rank AS an IL
lustration of the difference between
American and English manners the
following incident should be interest
ing:
Dear Lady B." said the hostess,
here are some sandwiches which |
made with my own hands, particular
ly for you. You know I've often told
you about our American sandwiches,
and how good they are; here are diff
ferent sorts, lettuce and cucumber, If
you care for grass, or if you like a
savory batter, try the cream cheese
ones with pimentoes. I've some sweet
ones, too, raisins and nuts chopped to-
gether-Which will you try f1rst?"
She held plate In each hand, c
plate filled with the dainty-looking
sandwiches, and they were extended
invitingly toward her guest, who
looked at them critically, then said ir
the. clear, high-pitched voice of the
well-bred nglishwoman:
"Oh, thank you, SO kind of you.
but do you know, never touch the
naWsty thingg7"
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS A5ovG
COMMON PEOPLE.
Elevators In Public Buildings Run
Mainly for Their convenlence-
Amusing Point In Contest for
Senate Reading Clerk.

"There are many wrinkles in Off
cial life in Washington which afford
those who are acquainted with them a
certain amount of amusement" said
local newspaper correspondent,
"and one of the funniest, from the
standpoint of those not interested d.
rectly, has been the contest for the
selection of the reading clerk to the
senate
THAT the official whose duty 1t is
to decide the question as to the for
tunate man who would pull down the
plum, after listening to the varying
voices of the 80 contestants, was
obliged to take a rest for a few days
to recover his normal condition can
be readily understood by all who are
familiar with such things at the
capitol.
But that he should have found
three members of the nations high
est law-making body who were re-
quested to act as committee to de-
termine the merits of the respective
contestants, who had not made rec
ommendation for the vacancy in ques-
ton. is as astonishing as it is un-
usual in that not a single senator
could be found who had not made a
recommendation.
"As rule, when vacancy oc-
ours at either end of the capitol, the
difficulty senators and representatives
have is in deciding which one of the
dozens of applicants shall be shown
the preference of recommendation.
This selecting committee of three
will go down in capitol history as
unique.
"Oficial authority in the depart
ments is thrust upon one at every
angle of the corridors and rooms of
these big buildings and forms bar
riers over which both the initiated
and the unwsry stumble, but it is sell
dom that it penetrates into the ele-
vators.
Il happened in one of the elevators
of one of the larger department build
ings the other day. 1t was at an
hour when the car was crowded with
clerks going to work. After the door
had been shut and the car had ascend
ed almost to the first floor there
came a violent ring at the bell and
the conductor, reversing the lever,
dropped back like a shot to the ground
floor, took in another passenger and
jumped the car to the fifth floor,
where the late conner alighted. Then
the car slowly descended, floor by
floor, to permit the wrathful clerks
to get out.
"The hurry-up passenger happened
to be one of a half-dozen or so bu-
reau officers, whose official authority
gives them the right to make a
runaway trip with any elevator they
happen TO strike, irrespective of
the corridor destinations of the
rest of the passengers, but the scene
and sensations of being whisked past
your floor, despite your calls to the
elevator man, were more aggrayating
than amusing. Some bureau officers
however, show the other passengers
in car the courtesy OF allowing it
to stop from floor to floor; others
don't
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Well Dressed Hair
Is First Requisite
of the Debutante

To be real smart the debutante
must start on her career with hair
well dressed. The all-over net is an
absolute necessity. Flying locks and
stray curls are fetchingly pretty, but
fashion has set its stamp of approval
on the neatly dressed hair with prim
puffs and prim eurls. The a1l-over net,
matching the hair exactly, is not dis
coverable and keeps stray hairs in or
der from breakfast till midnight. They
are real time-savers.
Wells were never in greater demand
The counters are piled with the most
charming fancies in ruf1ed, frilled and
bordered wells. The best for face wear
10 the genuine thread with a tiny
ring. 1t is not SO trying to the eyes.
The big dot nets and extravagant
styles are used for hat draperies, set
ting off any kind of a chapeau grace
fully.
Stripes which make their bow for
the first time in the summer gone re-
appear In linens and silks for service
blouses. Just bit striking, they are
still to be liked as a novelty. One
combination is brown, blue and white
in quarter-inch stripes; another fa-
vorite blue, green and white; another
red, black and white, the stripes clear
and stunning when made up with
some vertical, others horizontal and
others bias.
Elastic belts, steel studded, take
precedence in the belt world. Hand
some leather belts toned to suit cloths
are brought in by French importers.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
HAD NO TIME FOR SENTIMENT.
Secretary Morton Smashed Lifetime
Dream Of Old Sailor.

In an article On Paul Morton, late
secretary of the navy, the New York
Evening Post says:
When, on one occasion, navy de-
partment clerk brought him the great
official parchment commission Of a
newly promoted rear admiral for his
signature i1e signed it, after reading it,
as he would any document before
signing, and noting the clerk still pres
ent with the document, inquired what
he wanted and was told.,
Admiral Blank would very much
like to receive his new commission
from the hands of the secretary Of the
navy personally.
Where is he? asked the secretary
Admiral Blank is upstairs, in his
Office, sir
Ask him to come here was the
grizzled veteran presented himself to
the secretary of the navy.
Evidently, the officer was filled
with sentimental emotion on this
eVent-the climax of his naval career.
From boyhood he had lived for this
moment, his long terms of sea duty,
the monotony Of shore service, the
anxieties of war, the arrogance of SUI
perior officers, the whole chapter of
the rfgors, the self-deniaI and self
discipline, was to be crowned with the
evidence of honor which his country
bestows upon faithful naval officers.
He looked his expectation of words
of praise, as if in lonely watches he
had dreamed of the eloquent sentences
which would become the psalm of his
old age.
"The secretary of the navy st)od
up, handed the open parchment to the
speechless rear admiral, and said only
this:
Admiral Blank, here's your com.
mission
Then he sat down to his desk and
went on with his work, unconscious
Of having smashed a lifetime's dream"
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Ieweled TasseIs.

.Jeweled tassels are all the rage.
They are made of pearl fringe with
diamond tops, which generally have
small stones surrounding them. They
are used to finish the ends of long
platinum and pearl chains that are
worn twisted once around the neck,
or may be seen hanging from brooches
or pendants. The empire necklaces
or diamond clasps threaded with black
velvet ribbon three-eighths of an inch
wide are shown among the novelties.
For a while women wore only the
clusters of diamonds, though the very
large ones are much sought and some
of the largest ones are surrounded
vita smaller stones.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Making a Pomnadcur.

Tricks OF the toilet are tricks no
longer, and the girl who finds some
new way of being beautiful is glad
enough to tell it to her friends. One
young woman whose soft pompadour
stands up without any artificial sup.
port says she does it by use of a large
roll of tissue paper of pompadour
shape, This she places under the
hair before it is quite dry after q
shampoo, and keeps the paper in
place until the hair is absolutely
dry.
After thus training her hair in the
way 1t should go she says it holds its
puff splendidly. If the irate sales.
women in Pittsburg who refused to
part with their rats" not long ago
had only known about this system
maybe their style of hairdressing
wouldn't have been objected to so
strongly.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Turkish Mlniater,a naunhtsr.

Miss SHERIFF. Mehmed-Ali, daugh
ter of the new Turkish minister to
the United States, is interpreter fol
her father. Miss SHERIFF. is nine
years old and the only member of her
family who speaks English fiuently
The minister speaks the Language
only little, but his bright little
daughter is as proficient az native
born. She is pretty. with a round
cherub face. black hair that hangs II
a long braid, big eyes and perfeet
complexion. She learned English IL
the nigh schools at ConetantinopIe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15

Every finds the maon little particular little more e1
either
look 10 variety to
hat
soft comfortable
This
rather simple
odfasn1oned enes pretty simple
the trimming -
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Accordion plafted skirts tneked n

Accordion plated skirts tucked to
give them the proper flare continue
fashionable, and their crisp, neat ef-
feet is particularly becoming to many
young wearers. In taffeta and other
light silks these keep their shape es.
pecially well, but are not recon.
mended for the lighter, softer weaYea
RAn -
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Brown Decorations Used.

Brown paper is very much used for
the dining-room, that part below the
chair rail being darker titan that
above. The walls should be unadorned
except for the pieces of china and
rare pottery. perhaps. In such a
brown room yellow silk curtains, just
to the sill, are very pretty. White
woodwork adds much to the charm
of the room, but darker wood is pre-
SsTyed by many.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Wise Advice.

Produce much, consume little, labor
diligently, speak Chinese
Proverb.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-02-15
Presidential Bon Mot.

A witticism WAS attributed the
other day in Washington to the presi-
dent A young man, the story goes,
during call at the White House
told the president that he had been
married year before and was al
ready the father of boy. Il con
graduate you" said the president. n
am sure you find it pleasanter TO
be 4 loving sire lLan a signing lover. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
GIRL BRIDE IN WILD RIDE.
Dashes in Darkness Over Steep Noun.
tain Trails Pursued by Hubby.

Durango, Col-Mrs. Agnes Soulson,
a bride of 16, to escape her husband,
rode in the darkness over steep noun
tain trails along the edge of ravines
hundreds of feet deep, made daring
jumps across narrow ravines and
forded the Animas river half a dozen
times. She reached the home Of her
parents in this city just half an hour
ahead of her pursuing husband, and
fell into her mothers arms asking
protection, saying he had abused her
and that she could no longer live with
him.
Soulson, who had missed his wife an
hour after she left the ranch near
Chama, N NJ, tried to obtain an in
terview with her, but she was OBJ
durate. Then, being told of his grief
over her departure, she finally con-
sented to talk with him. She then
agreed to return with him.
They started soon after breakfast
and rode steadily until noon. Then a
halt was made for dinner, when the
girl decided she had made a mistake
in agreeing to 60 back, emphatically
declaring she had had enough of him
and more than enough of ranch life.
After vainly arguing for two hours
Soulson gave up and returned home
to his ranch.
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spell indoors with ;mesxand baby till
the ship sails" = = : = . $
Mr.. Primer looked at his son and
heir disparagingly, and emitted a groap,
He ad no witnesses" he remarked,
:: except a boy, that is, and e. didn1
look the sort to be fond O. policemen
"You can't tell by looks" replied his
wife, IN whose brain a little plan to
turn this escapadeS ito good account
was slowly maturing. you mustn't
get nabbed for my sake 81
Il won't get nabbed for my own
sake" rejoined Mr.. Primer, explicitly
II wonder whether it's got into the
papers?"
Sure to-" said his wife, shaking her
head.
GO and buy one and see," said the
fireman, glancing at the baby. "1'll
look after it, but don't be long,"
His wife went out and got paper
and Mr.. Primer, who was unable to
read, watched her anxiously as she
looked through it. It was evident, al
length, that his prowess of the previ
Gus evening had escaped being i'm
mortalized in print, and his spirits
rose.
II don't s'pose he was much 'urt, >
he said. Il dare say he wouldn't like
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
The Speeter Held One Hand Over
His Breast"

open at the neck. He held one
hand over his breast. 1t was not a
usual sight at that time of night, for
the man wore no hat, but / did not
connect it with the Sutherland case.
glanced up and down the street, l sup
pose it was instinctively, to see If I
was alone on the street. When looked
in the yard again nothing was there.
"The disappearance of the man was
so sudden it started me thinking, and
then recalled that in the house near
by Alexander Sutherland was shot and
killed by his wife. I can tell you my
hair stood on end and did not linger
in the neighborhood to investigate.
The next day I told my brother Char
ley of the experience, but he didn' t
take any stock in it. He does now,
though, because he was with me last
Thursday night, or rather Friday
morning, and saw something of the
same sort"
Charley, who was with his brother
when the story was told, verified the
account of the latest occurrence. The
two brothers were bound home after
midnight and when near the Suther-
land house heard a Gathering noise.
Both were pretty much frightened, be-
cause the noise was similar to to
Fred's description of what he heard
preceding the first apparition. To-
gether they looked where he had previ-
ously saw what he took for a man.
Nothing was there. Then his brother
seized his arm and exclaimed:
Look there. back by the barn."
The form of man was seen moving
out of the space between two houses.
The two men were SO nervous they
did not examine it closely enough to
describe accurately it's appearance.
they say, but in general way it an
swered to the description of the man
previously seen by Fred. It stood still
a moment, then walked forward and
disappeared.
The peculiarly Of apparel, tallying
as it does with Sutherland's when he
was killed, the clutching of the breast
Switzerland was shot through the
breast) and the other unusual features
Of the case, however, seem enough
to warrant them in their belief that
they really saw the spirit of the dead
man.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
HINTS ON CLEANING IVORY.
Much Care Necessary to Prevent
Spelling It's Tone.

Ivory toilet articles are quite as
fashionable as silver ones now, and
the fact that they are more difficult
to clean In no way detracts from their
popularity. 1t is not easy to remove
stains from the mellow, creamy ma
terial without spelling its tone. Some
useful hints on cleaning ivory are
given herewith: When the stains are
very slight and do not seem to be
permanent, though they cannot be
rubbed off with dry cloth, wash the
ivory thoroughly in warm water and
soap suds and then, without drying
it on cloth, place it in the bright
sunlight for few minutes. This ex-
posture will usually remove the stains
After they have disappeared wash the
ivory again in soap and water, rinse it
thoroughly and dry carefully with a
soft cloth.
Where the stains do not disappear
entirely after contact with the suns
rays the ivory should be washed again
in soap and water, then rinsed in clear
"otCA ~ q AII1C ACAAOA juice
has been added. Care must be taken
to have the temperatures Of the water
right, as too great heat will injure the
ivory
Very dark discolorations require the
services of an expert to remove,
though one may be fairly successful
by rubbing oxalic acid solution, not
too strong, and applying this to the
dark spots or streaks with a brush.
Afterward wash the ivory we'll in clear
warm water and dry with absorbent
cotton or a soft cloth and then leave
in the sunshine or In warm place to
bleach.
The acid of lemon is not harmful
to the most delicate piece of ivory; in
fact the juice of a lemon can be ap-
piled with mixture Of cleansing pow
der or whiting directly to the ivory
without running any risk of spelling
it's tone or texture. 1t should, how
ever, be removed quickly and the
ivory thoroughly cleansed afterward
with plenty of warm water. Cabinet
pieces that become discolored can be
cleaned in this way and will be great.
ly improved in color and appearance.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
FOR CLEAR, VELVETY SKIN.
Plenty Of Fresh Air and Good Mas.
sage Cream Are Essential.

Good teeth, sparkling eyes and beau
ttful hair are all essential to personal
attractiveness, but probably the great
est charm of woman Is a clear, fresh,
velvety skin. Queens have paid for.
tunes to attain this one charm alone
But cosmetics and artificial beauti-
fiers won't accomplish what aiding ma
ture will. A muddy or otherwise un.
fortunate complexion is best overcome
by the following plan. Give up greasy
foods and heavy pastries. Take daily
exercise out of doors, or when driving
fill the lungs with good bloqd.purifying
air. Breathe deep, hold the breath
and then exhale forcibly. This expels
the stagnant air in recesses of the
lungs. 1t is this stagnant air that lit
orally poisons the system, making bad
blood which in time shows ON the face.
House dust in the country is almost
as bad for the complexion as is the
dust Of big city. Notice sunbeam
coming through the window into a
room. You will see thousands of small
dust particles floating in the air.
These get into the pores and work
havoc unless ones eliminating system
is unusual. A cleansing or massage
cream works down into the pores and
brings out these dust particles which
soap and water cannot reach. More
over, the massaging of the face is in
itself beneficial, as it starts the red
blood coursing to the cheeks. Care
must be used to select reliable mas
sage cream. A good massage cream
plus plenty of fresh air and proper
diet will work wonders in preserving
and identifying ones complexion
Woman's dearest charm.
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"SPo0kY" APPEARANCE scARES
- PEOPLE-IN-YARD oE~MuR>-s
DERED MANS HOUSE.
TWO BROTHERS SEE. SPECTER
Believed to Be Spirit 81 Man !, Raec entity
Shot by Wife-oeseription .>of ::
Apparel Tables with That =
Worn by Him.

Buffalo, N. Y.-Out on Niagara
street near the scene of Buffalo's last
murder case, the ghost of Alexander
Sutherland walks at night time. At
least there are men who are firmly
convinced they have seen the spirit
of the dead man in the quiet hours
that just precede the dawn, and they
insist that their belief is well founded.
Immediate neighbors who have seen
anything Of the apparition cannot be
found, but this may be because the
folk Of the neighborhood retire early.
Two men, Fred Maigh and his brother,
Charles Maigh, are the witnesses to
the ghost story.
The Maighs live in a boarding
house about a block from the Suth-
erland house: One night about ten
days ago Fred Maigh saw what he
thought was a ghost. A few nights
later the two brothers saw it, or else
both were decidedly deceived. At any
rate, they were much frightened.
Fred Maigh told about his expert
ence, and it was not of nature in
clined to make a timid man want to
go hunting for more adventure of the
same sort. He was homeward bound
after two o'clock in the morning and
walked past the Sutherland house.
His own words best describe what
happened.
Il was walking along without
paying any: particular attention to my
surroundings" said he, when l heard
a Gathering noise as If a man fell and
then bumped down a stairway. The
noise may not have come from the
house. really could not tell where
1t came from, but I looked into the
yard. There l saw a figure of a man
in trousers and shirt, black shirt
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-10-16
Smart Skirts.

Many smart trotting skirts are
plated thickly to deep hip yoke,
which mounts to very high belt,
while the front breadth is trimmed on
each side with buttons AMI button
holes from the belt to the beginning
of the plaits, giving tightly but
toned look about the whole torso.
Even gowns of liberty silk, crepe de
chine, printed muslin, etc., are trim
med with buttons covered with the
same material, buttons large apd but
tons small running down the outside
of the long sleeves, or down the skirt
from bust to floor-Vogue
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MEETS HORRIBLE. DEATH ] | |. !.
IN TnRESnIN6, 7MAGnlnE
FARMER TRlPs OVER ROPE AND
BODY IS 'GRoUND ~
,nA' MHlRltNc DISKS"

New Brunswick, IN. J.-The>. brain
of Poe could hardly conceive. q death
more horrible than that suffered here
by Abraham Gulick.
Tripping over some obstruction, Gu1
lick plunged head foremost into the
mechanism of q threshing machine and
was killed.
Gulfck was a prosperous farmer re-
siding on the Raritan River road with
his wife and one child He had vol
unteered to aid his neighbor, John Nc
Donald, to thresh crop Of wheat, u.s.
ing a powerful threshing machine.
Gulick was feeding the grain into