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sage from her sister and still more surprised
at it's purport.
"You have made other Christmas plans!"
she repeated in blank amazement.
eyes, I'm real sorry you will De put out Sa-
lina," came the brisk, businesslike answer
What did you say?-O, no, Salina, I couldn't
possibly do that, but my house will be here,
open to your guests, so send them right along
just as you planned, only tell them that I have
made arrangements to be ava over Christ
mas-What?-They can't cook? Then I don't
see but that you'd better send Geraldine down
to entertain them, as she is such an excellent
manager and hostess"
Salinas answering voice was exceedingly
sharp. Geraldine can't possibly be spared"
she snapped. II wrote you that the Masons
are going to be with us, and we hope to have
Tom II he can possibly get of, and I really
think something definite may come Of his visit,
for I'm almost certain he admires Geraldine.
Just give the Kensingtons a sort of a camp
Christmas and they'll be perfectly satisfied"
Every we'll" Pamela answered, cheerfully,
"send them down and let them have a camp
Christmas, as you say. I'll see that the house
is well stocked with provisions and will leave
the key under the doorstep-don't forget to
tell them that, Salina, or they won't be able
to get in, mind"
Pamela dropped tie receiver to choke of
Salinas parting protest, and hurried away
fearful of being recalled. She went the rounds
of the village stores, ordering what she need
ed to tide herself and the Kensingtons through
the holiday week.
1t was a snowy morning and walking was
very disagreeable and firing, so by the time
Pamela reached her own gate she was glad to
climb up beside old Ben on the bob sled that
was taking the last consignment of household
stuff to the cabin in the pasture where Aunt
Sally already held cheerful sway.
The next morning was clear and very cold.
Pamela, in her warm but humble cabin sitting
room, thought of the K~ensingtons.
ben had better lay the fires up at the
house so that it won't take too long to warm
up after they come" she said. "You tell him
about it, Aunt Sally, when he brings down the
groceries" >. :
Pamela settled herself to a pleasant task,
which was nothing less than the ordering of
a long-wished-for winter coat with fur trim
mings, which was to be her. CHI istmas present
to herself. She had a $50 check saved to pay
for it, and was about to inclose it in the care
fully written letter, to whiah she had pinned
a clipping from the cloak makers catalogue,
when Aunt Sally called to her from the front
door.
"Dey's comet" she announced. why, dey's
most all growed up! I expected for to see a
passed. of chilluns."
They're just big, Aunt Sally, not grown"
Pamela explained, watching the stumbling de-
scent of the six Kensingtons from the station
hack. "The Oldest girl can't be over IL, for
summe with vs. when Geraldine had her third
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Pamela, who had always CONSIDERED ION
thoroughly sensible.
she said to herself as her mind went back to
the DAYS when Tom was her school friend,
before the Masons made their fortune In
Pennsylvania oil lands.
Certainly Tom Mason of old would not
have thought of marrying an affected, vain
girl like Geraldine. How Salina has spoiled
that girl! Whew, there goes the ink all over
my letter. Now 1 shall have to write an
other!"
But she didn't even begin another letter.
Instead she rose and flung on her coat and
hood preparatory to going out.
"Im going up to the house, Aunt Sally"
she announced to her surprised servant. I'll
pretend I'm a neighbor who wants to see the
lady of the place."
Pamela rang her own doorbell rather tim
idly, and was admitted by a tall. rather pale
girl in a skinny plaid dress.
The girl led her to the dining room, where
the other four were seated before an open
fire. In a deep-seated rocker, with a we'll
worn shawl about her thin shoulders, sat a
gauntlooking woman of middle age, who in
troduced herself as Mrs. Kensington, a rela-
tivein-law Of Miss Pamela.
"You are not very well, are you?" Pamela
asked, as she accepted a chair beside the fire.
I'm a great deal better than I was last
year." was the cheerful answer.
Miss Pamela left such a kind note of wei
come for us. She must be a very nice per.
son.
20, yes" said Pamela, with a flush of
shame as she remembered the indifferent
wording of that reluctant note. "Well, I must
go. Thank you for letting me warm up. I
hope you'll have a real nice Christmas here"
She rushed out into the keen, wintry day
in a rage against herself and Salina and Jim,
who had combined in that shabby treatment Of
the needy K~ensingtons.
Outside of her gate she narrowly escaped
being run over by a trig little cutter with two
occupants, one of whom she recognized with
q start of amazement as her old friend, Tom
Mason.
He looked exceedingly well-to-do in his fur
great coat and his smooth, blond face had a
fresh, boyish charm that. made him look
knew that he was exactly her own age-31.
MAY I stop?" he asked, as he threw back
the lap robes. "The south-bound train ran of
the track Just below the station here and I
took that opportunity to give myself tho
pleasure of calling on you"
I'm not living there just at present." said
Pamela, with a backward nod of her head,
"but I'll be glad to have you go down to my
cabin with me. And o, I do need sensible
advice Just this moment. and I'm awfully glad
to see you, Tom"
Seated before Aunt Saliy's nicely laid table
in the lean-to kitchen, Pamela poured out the
story of the Kensingtons.
DO tell me what I can do to ease my con.
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birthday. I remember sa-
lima told us the whole Ken
singtons' history when she
received her sister-in-law's
announcement of the
child's birth-four girls and
a boy"
"That last un walks ter
rible puny," Aunt Sally OBJ
served with something akin
to pity. "
"That must be the moth
5r. She has had a lot Of
sickness, I understand. The
father died three years ago,
but according to Jim and
Salina he wasn't of much
account anyway profess
sor, or something bookish,
I believe"
Pamela went back to her
writing, but seemed unable
to finish it to her satisfac.
ton. She could not put
her mind to it; instead, she
kept thinking IF the Ken
singtons, of Salina and Ger
aldine, and lastly of Tom
Mason, whose supposed
fancy for the former sur
prised and rather irritated
-,o- oopo;doro1 Tom
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R. PETERS brung
you some mail, Miss
Pam"
Aunt Sally, coming
into the cozy sitting
room with four damp
letters.
Pamela 9 d
them over knowing
ly, felt of their soft
contents and smiled
grimly.
"The regular
Christmas donations
of handkerchiefs has
hopun che oh-
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Christmas day is
> said the caller
you are going
away or entertain
ing at home?"
Il haven't kept
Christmas for sew
eral years." re-
piled Mrs. Dare
mot since.my hus-
band died!"
The visitor, who
only knew her
hostess slightly,
murmured: "In-
deed!" sympathet-
ically, and glanced
round the beauti-
fully furnished
room. Mrs. Dare
was barely 30,
b a n d S o m 9
wealthy; and yet,
at a season when
the poorest get
some joy in t o
their lives, she
was lonely and
desolate.
Nina Dare COL
ored slightly, and,
seeming to think
some explanation
necessary,
added: I'VE had
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"Of course your
entirely taken up
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Water the Worlds Banker

The ancents called water one of the four elements
and which it does in the earths crust amply JUS
titles the name is the worlds banker for is by its
agency that accumulated In VEINS and in
sense it is repairing architect Water is the magic in
strumen by which copper and gold and silver are
bed it is philosophers stone; constantly at
work dissolvng transporting and redepositing. With IN
defagable zeal and tagging industry 1t searches
through the of the rocks removing
treasures through their walls and often repairing
breaches made the attack skifully to defy de-
lection or make the masonry stronger than when first
laid
In an article by H. w Winchen in Popular Sci.
ence Monthly method of the action OF water and the
influence of climate rain, average temperature and
topography the formation of underground veins Of
ore suggested in interesting way and throw some
light the future tendencies Of mining science. We
may perhaps imagine the water laying down veins Of
ore by means of perpetual circulation.
It arrives at last state in which may imagine
it capable of dissolving anything Finding escape
downward and urged by cooler and heavier waters
coming down. these saturated solutions begin to
laeray and upward; and they find their way back
the surface again they have to drop deposits of
which they hold in solution. Such waters may finally
emerge as hot springs geysers, finding their way
through earth fractures and these fractures coated with
metal by the carrier become the veins odes
future ages.
Taking this theory for granted it is evident that
many considerations will govern the laying down OF
which the rain descends through soft
rocks will be likely to entertain mineral veins than
Then there "bonanzas" in Siberia or Russia
or Switzerland the countries of mild climate and soft
surface rocks will be most productive local difference
may exist either side Of the mountains the best ore
shoots the sunny side the cold northern shaded
sides produce few veins.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

miles of distance footsore and oodless during the night
was looking in unusually robust and Weli-fed con-
dition that frosty January morning IS years ago.
1t would be something of joy to know just what
old Red Cloud said to the Brue and Ogalaa bucks
beyond the White Clay creek The old fellow was an
orator and when there white men listening
he knew the way the seat of the savage passions
Is the Indian lacking in a sense of humor? Old Red
Cloud used to get genuine enjoyment out OF tell
ing his unsophisticated paeface listeners the story OF
how he talked peace in the hostile camp than Kicking
Bear ever did in running off settlers stock-an6 this
means much
There probably will be again on this con-
tnent such a of savage splendor as that which
marked the final surrender of the Indian bands OF Short
Bull Kicking Bear Spotted Elk and the rest. The sur
render took place Pine Ridge in late January, 1891
and for hours the savages in over the ridges
seemingly expected assault. They painted the
black and green of the warpath and their ponies were
daubed with vivid pigment. It the close Of what
perhaps will prove be the last of the great indian
uprisngs It the passing of the glory Of great
race of savage
When that warfare on the plains Of South Dakota
was brought end there still hatred enough in
the breasts of the chiefans to make another
outbreak possible. Kicking Bear and Short Bull Sioux
chefains of proved vor and OF known hatred for the
whites brought east under guard to Fort Sheridan
Illinois, where they kept prisoners until 1t was
believed that their lust had died. Finally they were
sent back the reservation and there today While
keeping strictly to the path of peace is only in the
nature things human to believe that after century
of dshonor at hands of the whites their hearts
still for war; though their hands and their bodies are
incapable !.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
AN INTERESTING PAINT TEST

There is a very simple and interest
lng chemical test by which to detect
impurity in paint materials. Thou
sands and thousands of people, all over
the country, are making this test. 1t
ia a sure way to safeguard against
the many adulterated white leads
which are on the market. Any one
can make the test-all that is needed
is a simple littlo instrument which
NAV be hsd free by writing National
Lead Comsany, 1902 Trinity Building,
New York, and asking for House
owners Painting Outfit No. 4s.
The c ltfit includes also a set OF color
schemes for exterior or interior paint
ing, or both, if you wish, and book
of specifications. No houseoWner
should make any arrangements, Aor
painting till he gets this outfit.
One can't expect satisfactory paint
Ing Job without pure white lead. There
is a way to make sure you're getting
pure white lead-without testing 1t. See
that the keg bears National Lead Com
pany's famous Dutch Boy Painter trade.
mark. which is a positive guas antee OF
purity. Your dealer probably mas
this white lead. If not let NatlonaI
Lead Company know.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

Capt. Penny stayed at Pine Ridge long time, and
the Indians bore testimony to the fact that the ration
bags showed signs of having leaked any of their
tents before they delivered at the doors of the
Sioux tepees
There is firm paeface conviction that the red man
has no sense of humor. 1t better perhaps, to
qualify the statement by making trife less sweeping
1t is the paeface at distance who thinks that the
dian has funny bonethe frontersman knows other
WISE
There is old Red Cloud the Sioux cheftain now with
in short journey Of the joys which the happy hunting
ground holds for him. who probably laughed aloud
in his life but who behind his mask stolidry hides
keen appreciation Of the fun of the thing as
be found in the composition of any of his white
conquerors.
Nearly 40 years ago Red Cloud in the prime of his
fighting days. led with other Chiefs an attack on the
whites near Fort Fetterman Red Cloud had the better
OF his foes on that day. Aferward when the paleface
soldiers with blue coats proved too many for him. Red
Cloud had change of heart.
lie said that he had pucked out hatred That was
one OF Red Clouds best Jokes and when the whites
could not see his face because away from
the council fire. the old chief smiled his eye twnkled
with the joy of it.
quarter of century divided the fight at Fort Fet-
terman from that at Wounded Knee Red Cloud was at
the Pine Ridge agency when the the battle be-
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

hostile camp and harangued his brother saNas n u
ing them to obey Miles and to come IN anu D 'as 60
dams no more. YoungMan's speech had some eheIt ~"
Then Red Cloud wanted to follow the exainPle " ~ g
young chief. No knows definitely WheIher E'eu o
was sent out by the general commanding or Went on
his peace talking errand of his initiative Du' Ae
went.
The hostiles north of White Clay creek ana west
of Porcupne Butte Red Cloud reached their camp ana
he talked the council fire. Then there happened
curious thing the heel of the chiefs pack Dano OF
the young bucks broke away and began to raid Ihere
was fight with squadron of the Seventh cavalry near
the Roman Catholic mission school, and an army wagon
train attacked place not far distant from the
agency.
Red Cloud back to the agency. Even his native
command himself could not give control to the twinkle
that was in his ancient eye But what tale was that he
told; The Indians with bad hearts had rejected his
pleas peace surrender and had driven him. their
old chief with and with blows from their camp
He plodded the trail from the to the agency
footsore fooless and in this day of his failing sight
he would lost had not his granddaughter Star
Eyes-or such name, for here is at fault
led him all the way by the hand.
It was with sob in his voice as an Indian
ever gets that Cloud told his story Way down
inside he enjoying the joke of it batter, perchance
than his hearers. The old chief. who had made
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
NOT DRUGS
Food Did 1t.

After using laxative and catbar+io
medicines from childhood a case ~
chronic and apparently incurable con.
stipation yielded to the scientific food
Grape-Nuts, in few days.
From early childhood I snsporad
with such terrible constipation tba+ :
mad to use laxatives continuousIv or
Ing from one drug to another and s,'s S
terlng more or less all the time
"A prominent physician whom cor.
sulted told me the muscles of the AZ,
gestlVe organs were partiaI1v NJ
alyzed and could not perform +boi-
work without help of some k;rd A1 - :
have tried at different times - ~ !
every laxative and cathartic kno1gn puu'
Out found no help that was at all No. " -
manent. / had finally become disoeS,.. ~. -
aged and had given my case nm -.
hopeless when I began to usa +ha as
ulgested food, Grape-Nuts. -
Although ! had not expected +h,,
Eood TO help my trouble, to INV sraas .aas
surprise Grape-Nuts digested in,raa 49,
ulately from the first and in nsne- eu
Gays l was convinced that +bis @ ae"
just Wnat my system needed vas
me bowels performed their 9,no
tlons regularly and I am now tunc' onl
pletely and permanently cured os com s,.
awful trouble. e oI this
Truly the power of scientiao !.
must be unlimited" nslilc s.rrI Iood
Reason Ahefes a
heao The Road to Wer!ville = il r,,o.
one aver ere read the above fe,ter, pass
are 0re gppe,r appears from time to time = me new
| inferest. eraes and fun of b,,aney ney
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Work Of Elsh Hatcheries.

AS the result of special efforts in
the hatchery work during the year
the output of fish and eggs in 1908 was
greater than ever before in the history
Of the national bureau, reaching to-
tai of 2,871, ,456,280. OF this number
2,413,sO9,225 were young fish distrib
uted for the stocking and restockina
of public and private waters, and the
remaining 457,647,055 were eggs de-
hvered to state and foreign hatcheries.
The output Of young fish exceeds the
greatest previous record for any ons
year by 376.OO0, 900.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

which though of charitable foundation,
was affiliated to the local house of
correction and took over responsibility
for number of girl convicts. Certain
of the inmates, it was alleged, were
Systematically ill-treated, deprived of
food, put into chains, strapped on to a
board and fogged, and subjected to
horrible indignities, the nature of
which it is impossible to Indicate
Finally the Indictment asserted that
the girls were harnessed like horses
and made to draw ploWs and harrows
in the fields.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

These hands are made of manga
nese and bronze, and are Of bridge
truss construction. They weigh more
than 1,7O0 pounds.
Over the hands there is a covering
of wireglass which will allow of illu-
mination. Through each hand there
are "a electrical tubes, in pairs. When
the hands are Illuminated it is. esti-
mated that it will be possible on a
clear night to tell the time they mark
at a distance of "a miles. They will
be about 400 feet above ground level.
There is to be a clock on each Of
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Travelling with Phlals,

In travelling with toilet bottles or
medicine phials, which cannot be dis.
pensed with, first ascertain that the
corks are sound and will not allow the
liquids to pour through. Then cu%
small pieces Of thin, pliable wire.
Draw a piece around the neck Of
each bottle and make one loop. draw.
ing tight. Put the other end across the
cork and form another loop around
neck Of bottle. So prepared the bottle
may be PACKED in either bag or tr1nl,
without danler Of spilling.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
CT IOCk HANDS 20 FEET LONG

to the tip is the length of the minute
hand, and there is six feet of counter.
poise, making hand 20 feet over all
The hour hand is IL feet long.
In making a sweep around the circle
the minute hand passes three stories
of the building. When one of the
hands is in front of a window it is
necessary for those working within to
cease work, owing to the hand com.
pletely shutting out light.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Not His Business,

"Pow'ful fertile country daoun theh
in Texas" said the colonel. "Yes, sch!
Why, sch, know spots daoun theh
where the trees grow so close togetheh
that you-all couldn't shove youh hand
between theh trunks And game, sch!
Why, sch, I've seen Fehginyuh deeah
in those same forests with antlehs
eight feet spread! Yes, seh!"
At this point some meddlesome idiot
asked the colonel how such deer ever
managed to get their antlers between
such tree trunks.
"Thet, seh," said the colonel, draw
ing himself up with squelching dig
nifty, "is theh business!"-Everybod
Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
shlIoh church 70 Be RepuiIt.

An effort is being made to build a
suitable memorial church on the site
Of the original Shiloh church, on shi-
loh battlefield, now one of the most
attractive Of military parks. 1t was
on this very spot the bloody battle OF
Shiloh was begun on the morning OF
April s, 1862. It is the purpose to
build a memorial church to cost not
less than $4,000. The names of all
contributors will be recorded in a
permanent register and kept on ex.
hibition in the church, which will be
open to visitors and tourists.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Cured by cutleura in Month.

'I am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago I was taken with &C.
zema from head to foot. I was sick
for six months and what I suffered
tongue could not tell. could not
sleep day or night because of that
dreadful itching; when did sleep it
was from sheer exhaustion. I was
7ne mass of irritation; it was even in
my scalp. The Doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and I was
almost out of my mind. I got a
set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent. / used them persistently
for twenty-four hours That night I
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep / had had for six months.
In a month I was cured. W. Harrison
Smith, Mt. Kisco, N. Y, Feb. 3, 1908"
UOtter Drug & Chem, Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Made of Bridge Truss Design
Manganese and Bronzes and
Weighs 1,7oo Pounds.

ON the building of clock company
N Brooklyn just now are to be seen
+be largest hands that have ever been
made for a clock. They are destined
for the tower of the Metropolitan Lie
building.
Fourteen feet from the center pin
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
Girls Harnessed TO Piows.

Remarkable accusations were made
against a young married couple,
named Colander, who were recently
tried at Itzehoe, in Schleswig-HoIstein.
The accused were engaged as house
father and house mother" in charge
of female reformatory at Guckstadt.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

tween the soldiers of
the Seventh cavalry
and the braves at Big
Foot's b d was
brought in by courier.
The chief heard of
the loss of some 800 of
his tribe, and said that,
Notwithstanding the
fight and the killing,
his heart was still shut
against the return of
hatred for the pale
faces.
Not long after the
Wounded Knee battle
Miles and Brooke sue
ceeded in throwing
troops about the bands
of hostiles, and began
the task of forcing
them little by little in
to the Pine Ridge
agency and to final sur
render.
There has been criti-
cism of the action of
the Seventh cavalry at
Wounded Knee-un-
questionably un ju s t
criticism-and Col .
Forsythe, who was in
command, had been or
dered into arrest as
the result of the out
cry, which came from
philanthropists in states
far removed from the
scene of Indian war
fare.
Gen. Miles wanted to
get the reds back to
the agency without pre-
cipitating another fight
and another fire OF
criticism. SO it was
that he was urging the
Ogalala and the Brule
Sioux bucks to surren-
der, and was using his
troops rather for herd
ing and for driving
purposes than for ac-
tual offense.
Young-Man-Afraid-of-
His-Horses went to the
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29
KNEW HIS SON.

Prodigal son-Father, I have re-
turned!
Father-Yes, gol dern ye. thought
you'd show up about the time the pret
ty summer boarders began to arrive
at the farm!
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-05-29

the four sides of the tower. There
will be a 7,OOO-pound bell. with ham,
mer weighing ITO pounds, and four
smaller bells to strike the West
Minister chimes.-NeW York Herald.