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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02
Kathleen, the Embassadress
Bv Alan Sanders
Copyright. Ford Pub. Coz

Come int"
My Office door opened very gently,
and a little face knew well peeped
round In sheer establishment
dropped my pen.
''Kathleen!" l said. How in the
world did you get down here? You're
not by yourself, surely?"
ooh, no; course, nursie's with me,
and the blue eyes smiled at me so
sweetly: "but she's gone shopping.
I'm not to go till she comes for me"
But what will mother and auntie
say? They'll think you're lost"
I'm too growedup to get lost" she
said, with a dignified little air.
could not help smiling.
Now, you little rogue" said,
when I've helped you off with that
pretty blue coat and hat shall expect
to be told why you've honored me
with a visit to the city in business
hours
She settled herself sedately in a
chair opposite to me, quite uncon'
scious of the pretty picture she made
with her mass of fair hair and sweet
little face.
Its a most 'portant visit" she said.
1--WE come to ask you to my party
next We'n'sday."
Indeed? l shall be delighted to
come. So that's what brought you
down here, is it,"
had heard great tales about this
party, but not from Kathleen. This
was evidently her surprise for me.
"Shall l be expected to do anything
in PARTICULAR" l asked.
You'll have to make believe all the
time, like you always do at our
house."
This was certainly candid state
ment 1 wondered if the rest of the
family shared the same view.
hoped not, because was as rule
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02
IL Certainly Is,

Most people" remarked the
thoughtful thinker, take life seri.
ously"
well, there's no reason why they
should not" replied the matter-of-fact
person. Taking life is a serious mat
ter"
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tiary would not be afraid to meet MIN
alone in dark alley. For while he is
moderately TALL he is immoderately
thin; and his iron-gray whiskers and
hair show that his muscular powers
long since passed their zenith of devel-
opment.
By appointment Mr.. Moxey is a ma
tional bank examiner, but he does moth
ing except investigate banks that have
failed under suspicious circumstances.
And catching banker who has robbed
his own bank is in some respects like
catching a. burglar who has robbed it
each has only a limited number of
ways of committing the crime. In the
case of the burglar the policeman
on the beat looks first at the doors
and windows as being the most prob
able means of gaining access to the
vault. And for like reason, Mr..
Moxey looks first at the loans and dis
counts.
IF the books and papers of crook
ed banker have not been destroyed"
says Mr.. MoXey, they are bound to
show him up. They may be falsified,
and they may be cunningly compli-
Gated and mixed up, but they can be
unraveled. 1t is all matter of time.
The record of crime is there-no man
can keep the affairs of bank in his
head. All that is necessary is to find
| the knots and unite them. Why, l in
| vestigated a bank little while ago
;r TThi
most ceptible-placed before GER
tain items, both in the debit and credit
| accounts, gave me the key to the
whole affair. l discovered that items
thus marked were to be disregarded,
not added to the totals"
| But the investigation of a crooked
bank seldom ends with the scrutiniz-
| ing of the concerns records. The
crooked banker, so Mr.. Moxey has OBJ
served, has way of becoming dom.
inantly identified with many other in,
terests. This is why he acquires a
string of banks-to bring in the
money that he wants to use for some
thing else. In working up the case
against John r. Walsh of Chicago, Mr.
Moxey examined the books of IS cor
porations.
Mr. Moxey does not regard Morse as
a great criminal, except in the sense
that he committed his crimes on bis
scale. He says he showed no unusua
cleverness in what he did, and his de
vices for covering up his crookednes,
were the same old tricks that are usu
ally employed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02
FOOD PRODUCTION IS LARGE

1t is also the largest exporter in the
world of oilcake and oilcake meal
1858, 100000 out of 4,913,00O 900
pounds; of rosin-717, 100000 out of
846,000,000 pounds; and of turpentine
-16,O0O,000 out of 24,0OO,O0O gallons.
This country has 22,244,446 more
dairy cows, 23,OOO,532 more horses,
4,O56,399 more mules, 57,976,361 more
swine and Except British India) 49,.
246,573 more cattle than any other
country In the world.
Among other great crops of the
United States are 308,038,0O0 bushels
of potatoes, 529,400,000 pounds of rice,
927,256,430 pounds of manufactured
beet sugar, and hay to the value OF
$743, 900 900.
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Dryness of City Air.

It might be supposed that the heat
of large towns would hasten evapora-
ton and make their air moister, but
recent observations abroad Indicate
the reverse. In northern Germany
city air exceeds country air in relative
humidity by six to nine per cent, ac-
cording to season. This diminution in
moisture is most marked in the eve
ming and is more evident in summer
than in winter, so that it can hardly
be due to fires or to the condensation
by smoke or vapors. The primary
cause would appear to be the general
drainage of the ground in cities. In
the hot summer of 1904 country and
town moisture were practically equal,
a result probably due to the excessive
drying of the soil in both city and
country by the long drought.
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"WiId Man" Who LAUGHS,

Stamford, Conn.-Noroston, the res
idence place of some Of New Yorks
wealthiest business men, has a mys.
terry in the person of a wild Man Of
the Woods" Sometimes his face is
masked; sometimes it Is not. He
turks behind trees and, at night when
a pedestrian comes along, steps quick
Iy up to his side, peeps into his face,
laughs and runs away.
A group of young men headed by
John Bartin found the wild man in a
dense thicket in SchofieId's woods and
tried to surround him, but he took to
his heels and escaped. They describe
him as of middle age, tall and ath-
letic. The women and children Of the
village are SO frightened they will not
venture out after dark.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02
A Cruel Jest.

Anyway" remarked Noah as the
ark began to float, "the folks that were
threatened by forest fires ought to be
thankful"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02
Meant to Cheat the pons..

In certain part of Scotland, &C.
cording to Dean Ramsey, the shep-
herds used to take their collies with
them to church. The dogs behaved
we'll during the sermon, but began to
be restless during the last psalm, and
saluted the final blessing with joyful
banks. In one church the congregation
resolved to stop this unseemly detail;
so, when strange minister was about
to pronounce the blessing, all re-
manned seated instead of rising as he
expected. He hesitated and paused,
till an old shepherd cried: Say ava,
sir; we're a sittin' to cheat the
dowgs."
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GIRL CLIMBS HIGH MOUNTAIN.
Colorado Maid Ascends Longs Peak,
the American Matterhcrn.

Attired in overalls instead Of skirts,
pretty Emily Boynton of Longmont,
Col, aged IS, has climbed the dizzy
heights Of Longs Peak--the American
Matterhorn. The feat is regarded as
a notable one, inasmuch as several
men and women have lost their lives
in the ascent. One of the latest vic
tins was a young college man who
slipped into a crevice, and his body
was never recovered. In another in
stance a Boston woman lost her way
on the trail and froze to death in a
snow storm.
The altitude of Longs Peak is 14,271
feet. The real climb is the last 5000
feet. Above the Chasm lakes the trail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-02

man left strange notes for me.
Sometimes the missiVes were stuck
together with jujubes, but l had no
difficulty in deciphering the signs.
They read: Don't forget the party
next We'n'sday." AS to the crosses
well, the most ignorant person knows
what those mean in letter.
"We'n'sday" came at last, and, OF
course, I went to the party. 1t was
great success. The house was turned
upside down by merry crowd of lit
tie folks who kept the fun going until
long after they ought to have been in
bed.
Kathleen queened it all very pref
tily, and after the last little guest had
departed and the blue eyes could
scarcely keep open, she persisted that
she wasn't little bit tired, "on'y
hungry" That was subterfuge she
was always guilty of at bedtime.
Next day I saw Kathleen in the
park, and we discussed the party.
you were a funny man." she said.
I was glad to know that had given
did you learn all those stories from
| pitsher books, or were they just make
| believe"
Both" said.
"And you didn't cry when you had
to go home like little Charlie did, did
your"
1 assured her that was able to
refrain from weeping.
and you liked me the best of all
the little girls there?"
'Of. course, l did"
quite sure?" she said, coaXingly.
quite sure" I repeated.
Then mummie was wrong" she
said, triumphantly.
"HoW's that?" l asked.
"Well when mummia and Aunt
Merva came to say Good night l
heard auntie say how fond you were
| of me, and mummie said: Yes, and
I know some one else he's very fond
Of, too, or would be if she'd let him,
and auntie went quite funny, and said:
Don't be ridiklus, Daisy-Daisy's what
daddy calls mummie-but mummie
only laughed and said: I don't think
you're always kind to him."
Kathleen stopped to take breath
after this long recital, and then went
on: $50 after mummie went down
stairs, and auntie brought me a
sweetie fore fell sleep, asked if it
was true if you liked some little girl
better'n me. Auntie said No. and
then I asked her if she wasn't always
kind to you. Auntie said: 'P'r'aps not
sometimes Then l said she ought
to love you like I did, COS you were
lonely and had no nice little girl OF
your own like my daddy had, Then
she stopped down to kiss me, and her
cheek was quite wet, just as if she'd
been crying. I've never seen Auptie
Merva cry before"
There was a serious look in Kath
leen's blue eyes. =
What made Auntie Merva cry, dc
you think?" she asked, quite dis
tressed.
81 think I can guess" I said, and
with full heart I kissed the little up
turned face.
Kathleen had told me something
wanted to know-something that
have been grateful to her for tellins
me, all my life.
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house was present and that congress-
was ready to receive any communica.
ton that he may be pleased to
make" On receipt Of this message
from the senate. Speaker Cannon an.
pointed a committee to Join a like
committee of the Senate TO wait upon
the president. The members of the
BODY directed to notify Mr.. Taft that
the House was in session were by the
appointment of the speaker. the Re-
publican leader, Serene e. Payne, and
the Democratic leader, Champ Clark.
The first day in the House as usual
brought out hundreds of legislative
measures in bill form, all of which
were read by their title only and re-
ferred to the proper committees. It
was evident from the tone Of the bills
introduced that some scores Of repre-.
sentatiVes were anxious to father
measures which had been recommend.
ed by President Taft as being neces-
sary to carry out proposed policies of
progression. The bills ranged from
those intended to correct alleged ex.
listing evils in interstate commerce to
those to give increases of pensions to
veterans of the civil war.
Applause Greets Speaker Cannon.
If Speaker Cannon anticipates any
particular trouble with the "Insur.
gents" of the House at the coming
session, he gave no evidence OF it
when he took the chair as presiding
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10

Among the curiosities of tree life is
the sofar, or whistling tree, of Nubia.
When the winds blow over this tree
it gives out fiutelike sounds, playing
away to the wilderness for hours at a
time strange, weird melodies. 1t is the
spirit of the dead singing among the
branches, the natives say, but the sci.
entifc white man says that the sounds
are due to a myriad of small holes
which an insect bores in the spines
of the branches. The weeping tree of
the Canary islands is another boreal
freak, This tree in the dryest wealth
er will rain down showers from its
leaves, and the natives gather up the
water from the pool formed at the foot
of the trunk and find it pure and
fresh The tree exudes the water from
innumerable pores at the base Of the
leaves.
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Vlce-President Sherman.

Der. The result of this rule is that
now on the opening days of congress
the desks of the members are bare of
floral decorations. In the old days
both House and Senate were turned
into Conservatives for the time of
the opening proceedings.
At sharp noon Speaker Cannon
called the House to order and asked
the chaplain, Rev. Henry n. Couden,
to offer prayer. In his prayer which
was in a sense a Thanksgiving offer
ing. the chaplain referred TO the pros
perity of the country, the opportuni-
ties of the present and the bright
hopes and promises of the future.
Absentees Are Few.
AS soon as the prayer was ended
the clerk of the House called. the roll
of membership by states and it was
found that there were only few alb
sentees. The roll call ended the read
ing clerk of the Senate who had ap-
reared in the House was recognized,
and he announced that the Upper
House had passed a resolution to in
form the House of Representatives
that a quorum of the Senate being as
sembled, that body was ready to pro-
coed TO business. TIE House also
was told that the Senate had APPOINT,
cd A committee to join a House COZ.
wittee to inform the president of the
United States that a quorum OF ca
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Another Worlds Record.

"Speakin' o closefsted corpora
Hons" remarked Jed Spearman as he
Selped himself to another handful OF
Drunes, reminds me O. tn 'sperience
4 had with tn skidoo route in 70.
Mandy an me was takin' tn train
10 go an visit her folks, an when tn
mime come along a doggone big hot
Under flew right plum into my eye
well, had a terrible painful time
Nth that eye fer bout week and
.an'ly had t. go t. oc'list an have tn
Under dug out.
And, do y think that measly rail-
foad w'd pay my doctor bill r eny
bin?
Not them. When 1 went t see tn
@nper tendent bout it he threatened
I have me rested fer stealth coal"
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officer. He was greeted with great
applause from the galleries and from
the floor of the House, many of the
Democrats and insurgents joining in
the demonstration, though in either
case possibly the hand-clapping was
given as an evidence of regard for the
office of speaker. rather than as evil
dence of any overweaning affection
for the speaker himself.
With the committees ready to begin
work, the House will settle down to
its winters business at once. No bills
will be passed Immediately because
all measures must be considered
in committee, and the meetings of the
committees will be held daily from
now until the Christmas holidays and
some of the more important House
bodies will sit during the recess.
When congress reassembles in Janu.
airy many of the committees will be
ready to report bills, and the debates
of the winter will begin.
Opening of the Senate.
Vice-President Sherman called the
Senate to order at noon. Rev Ed
ward Everett Hale, the chaplain of
the Senate, having died during the
summer recess, his place as chaplain.
temporarily was taken by a local
clergyman who offered prayer In the
Senate the roll was called and it was
found that nearly all the Senators
were in their seats. The resolutions
were adopted to the effect that COM
mittees be appointed to inform the
House and the president that the Sen
ate had assembled and was ready to
begin the business of the session. AS
was the case in the House many bills
we're introduced for consideration dur.
ing the winter by senators who, like
the representatives, desire to have a
hand in forwarding administration pol
icies.
After a comparative short session
lin the open,'' the galleries were
cleared and the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session behind closed doors
for the purpose of considering nomina-
lions for Office sent to the Upper
House by President Taft.
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Eeminlne Resource.

Mr.. D went to the club, leaving
Mrs. D with lady friend whose
abilities as a scandal-monger and mis-
.chief-maker were pre-eminent. When
he returned he just poked his head
into the drawing room and said, with
"a sigh of relief: THAT old cats gone,
y suppose?"
For an instant there was a pro
found silence, for as he uttered the
last word he encountered the stony
stare of the lady who had been in his
mind. Then his wife came to the res
cue.
"Oh, yes, DEAR" she said. Il sent
10 to the cats home in basket this
morning. "-Tit-Bits.
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SOLONs OF NATION
BEGIN THEIR WORK
SIxty-First Congress Meets In
Regular Session.
BRILLIANT THRoNG PRESENT
rouse Greets Speaker Cannon with
Great AppIause-Many Taft Pol.
iey' Bills introduced In Both
Chambers,
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.

washington, Dec. 6.--At noon TODAY
vice President Sherman in the Senate
and Speaker Joseph G. Cannon in the
House called to order the sixty-first
congress Of the United States for its
nrst regular session. Really the first
session of this congress was the extra.
ordinary one of last spring called tn
revise the tariff.
some interest was lacking in the
proceedings of the first day in the cap.
ltol because at the beginning of the
extraordinary session in March last
the speaker Of the House was elected.
Moreover, before the extraordinary
session was ended, Speaker Cannon
appointed all the committees which
are to take legislation under consid-
Grafton for the next two winters. The
appointment of the committees ended
the campaign on the part of the men,
bers for choice chairmanships and if
the chairmanships were not forthcom.
ing for seats in the more important
subsidiary bodies of the House.
Ready for Work at Once.
The members have had time to get
over jealousies and rivalries and SO it
is that, so far as committee work is con-
cerned, the House not only is ready
to proceed at once to consider legisla-
ton, but most of the members have
brought themselves into a frame of
mind to do what they are called upon
to do without regard to their past feel
ings of disappointment and perhaps,
anger.
AS is always the case on the OPEN
ing day of congress, admission to the
House and Senate galleries was by
card and only those fortunate enough
to know senators and representatives
sufficiently well to secure admission
tickets were allowed to witness the
proceedings.
Galleries Are Crowded.
The galleries of both House and
Senate were jammed with people. All
classes of Washington society were
represented in the throng of visitors.
The diplomatic gallery in the House
and in the Senate as well, was filled
to its fullest capacity with ambassa-
doris, ministers, attaches and the la
dies of the different legations. Mem
bers of the families of the president
and of the Vice-president of the United
States occupied seats in the executive
galleries, and the cabinet and iudici-
airy and army and navy circles were
we'll represented.
BY a rule which was adopted not
long ago, flowers are barred from the
floor of the House excepting when
they are to be used as a tribute to
the memory to some deceased mem
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why she Liked shop.

They had been talking at the rate
of fully IS to the dozen, those two
fair young damsels, and the subject
Of their conversation was, OF course,
the wise and witty saying, the charms
III manner, and the other admirable
traits Of character possessed by their
respective sweethearts.
Don't you like to have anybody
talk shop when they come TO see
you% gurgled Mary.
Indeed, / do. Who's been talking
shop to your"
"Oh Charley, Of course. He's troll
lev conductor, you know, and nearly
every time he comes to see me he goes
on with his shop talk"
what does he say?"
"sit closer, Observation-Disclosures
Inquirer.
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An Easy Duty.

The late Gov Johnson was a witty
as we'll as a wise man" said a resi-
dent of Minneapolis.
Once. at a dinner. New York mil
Iionaire said about his taxes:
I've got little piece of property
that brings ne in Il fair rental and
the tax-gatherers haven't spotted it
yet don't know whether I ought to
tell them o. not. What would you do
Gov Johnson"
The governors eyes tTinE'ed.
It's tho duty of every man. he
said, to live unspotted. Still, If
we're you I'd pay up"
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A Helping Hand.

Mistress (hurrying frantically).
e.Mary, what time is it now?"
Maid: Half past two, num-
Mistress: "Oh, thought it was la
Ter; still have 20 minutes to catch
&he steamer"
Maid: Yes, mum, knew you'd be
rushed, so l set the clock back 80
minutes to give you more time.
Sketch.
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SMeetlX Put.

you never tire of push
y my boardwalk chair?
gerome-No, indeed. Tn the con-
Try, l feel as though I am carrying
serything before me.
Aiyrtle-Why, l am not everything
@erome-But you are everything TO
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10

Round trip rates to California, $50;
good for six months returning-three
daily trains. If interested write at
once to X. c. Kerr, D. P. A., Salt Lake
kCity, for any information about re-
sorts and hotels. Ask for booklet.
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That's the QUESTION.

ny T-.e You were late last night"
h. 0 Beg pardon, my dear. AS
r., N the front door the clock
Eaek eleven.
But what time did you ar,
~ tne head of the stairs? '-Bos
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Should Have Known Better,

What's the matter?"
~. Just quarreled with my wife"
What about?"
one said that a woman whom we
was beautiful and agreed with
FE'-Houston Post.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10
In the Promised Land.

Perhaps. when we're in the prom
Used land. we'll forget that there ever
was such place as this old world,
and yet there are pleasant paths and
friendly faces well never want to for
vet and dreams Wen take to heaven
with us.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10
In the Domino Factory.

so. hei.o, mate, 'ow is it you amt
ne''' IT'S like this. l works in a
IN factory, and l puts on the
80 and they're making double
1NS teday.-London Opinion.
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A Question 70 &c Considered.

DO You consider plagiarism permits.
sfble under any circumstances 80
Well" answered Senator Sorghum,
Its pretty hard when you find your.
self compelled TO make choice be-
tween being Interesting or original"
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Moral Bread Of Mankind

Afability, milduess. tenderness and
a word which tain would bring back
to its original Specification OF virtue.
! mean good nature. are OF daily use:
they are the bread OF mankind, and
stan Of life.-Addison.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10
Small Dash.

Speaking of Arctic activities, not tc
iorget anyone, the printer would fig.
AEe it out that Walter Wellman made
ssMt about a 3-m dash for the pole
hhrliugton Hawkeye.
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Peculiarly Worded.

One OF the oldest signs in New
York Is in the window of an old house
IN Moore street It reads: Cats
aught tricks II they are brought 10
while they are kittens"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10

Beaver by auto. You can now buy
bound trip tickets from any station
on the Salt Lake route to Beaver by
automobile from Milford. Ask near
est agent for full particulars.
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Gossip.

zen seldom gossip because they
" Keep informed concerning all the
sandals by merely sitting around and
'sening to the women.