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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
His pon a Bread Winner,

LOUIS Klein of Madison may have a
beagle dog that is Rafies, but Fred
Prices canine friend is a bread winner
of distinct class, according to the In
dianapolis Star His dog went home
the other day with a pocketbook full
of money.
This knowing animal followed a
good woman of the city into grocery,
and when she laid her purse on the
counter moment Prices water
spaniel seized it and was Off for his
master.
See what I have brought you," he
seemed to say as he wagged his tail
and looked up for appreciation in his
effort. And he wondered sorrowfu'ly
why his master was so anxious to re-
turn the prize instead of burying it
out in the back yard along with the
choice bones.
Mr.. Price thinks the next thing will
be his spaniel dog coming home with
child it has seized for ransom.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
Costs to Be Charitable.

A New York truckman left his big
white horse within seeing and smell
ing distance of big pile of fine fruit
on an old woman's applestand. The
Post says the horse craned his neck
and showed his desire for a bite plain
ly enough, but the old woman shook
her head:
"G'wan, y old barney" she ex.
claimed.
But the horse did not "g'wan." IN
stead he advanced one hoof upon the
sidewalk
Would ye see that, now" the wom-
an said. We'll, tbs such human
way Y have"
She gave him an apple and turned
away, muttering: It's expensive to
be charitable"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
(Copyright, 1908 by the Author, W. s. Edson.)
Scripture authority-The Book Of

Scripture authority-The Book OF
Daniel, chapter 8.
Scope and Influence of Daniels Proph-
ecies-The scope of Daniels prophecies
is from the downfall of the theocracy at
the captivity till it's final restoration, yet
future-the period of the dominion OF the
world-powers, not set aside by Christs
first coming John 1886; for to have ta-
ken the earth kingdom then, would have
been to take it from Satan's hands Matt
4:S-1O but to be superseded by his UNI
versal and everlasting kingdom at his
second coming (Rev. IL, 49,. Thus the
general survey of the development and
final destiny of the world powers Chap
tiers 2-0, fittingly precedes the disclos-
ures as to the immediate future tChap-
ters S-12). The book Of Daniel finds Its
elimination in the book of Revelation
and is in fact the key which unlocks the
mysteries of the latter book. The book
of Daniel has exercised far greater inf1u-
ence on Christian theology than any 9TH
er writing of the Old Testament, depict
ing, as it does, not merely the advent
of the Messiah, but the effect and 1nt1u-
ence of his human existence upon the
whole future of the human race.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
BY SIDNEY BURNS
Copyright, Ford Pub. Coz

day-one in particular of many-a
young, small and very pretty lady
and she stuck closely to the master
These two kept ever on the right OF
the pack, while the baroness and her
pilot, hoping to achieve the chord OF
an arc, hung on the left of the hounds
The hounds ran very hard, throwing
their tongues now and again, and the
line was of the large order" variety.
The fences were frequent and stiff;
the field began to tail. The pack
swung right-handed, insomuch that
the baroness and her pilot, circling
wide, had leeway to make up.
Ere long the pilot found that his
charge was in trouble. Her mount
not quite up to her weight, began to
sway and roll and make a noise. AS
they took an oXer, the baroness horse
landed with one of these pecks, two
of which spell grief, and, charging
II feet of water, down came lady and
steed-on the right side of the brook,
| happily.
Quickly up again and off, the bar
oness was enraged to see the master
| ION his second horse} far ahead to
the right, closely followed by that
other lady, who seemed to be going
strong and well. Her ladyship ut.
tered, in her native tongue, some re,
marks which need not be repeated
here
Soon after this lucky turn to the
| left and face-about of some miles
let the couple in, but too late. They
heard the loud "whoo-whoop!" and
the label of hounds. When they came
up all was over, and that other lady
was in proud possession of the brush,
which, having been informed of the
aspirations of the baroness, the mas
ter begged her Ito thrust under her
covert-coat.
Meanwhile, the hallali being cried
beside the copse containing the body
| of flagitious sheep-dog, the tail of
! the latter had been secured as tro-
ply for the baroness, to whom the
master handed it with gracious cour-
tesy.
That night the baroness duly ap.
peared at the ball, all smiles, %
dressed in a glorified edition of hunt
| ing garb, and triumphantly bearing
on the handle of her fan that which
she termed zee tail of zee fox" But
that other lady, young and fair, whom
the master delighted to honor, also
carried trophy Of the chase-the
trophy, indeed.
And so what Mime. de Cruchecasse
dubbed zee tail of zee fox" every
body else called 1.-the baroness
| brush"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
THE STORY

n ANIEL was getting old. 1t came
- over him with overwhelming force
one day as he sat inshis apartments in
the palace. Not that his physical
frame felt the enfeebling force of his
over eighty years; not that his mind
was losing it's grip upon the affairs Of
state and was no longer as keen in
managing the details.
1t was not that which had suddenly
made him sit up and think of the long,
long years he had spent in Babylon.
1t was now quite So years since the
soldiers of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had swept
through the streets of Jerusalem and
had carried him off with the other
Jewish captives to that far off land to
the east. And the years which had
passed since then had been marvellous
years, busy years, useful years Linked
as his life had been with that of the
will of God; conscious as he had been
that he was in Babylon for a purpose,
and that he would there serve his ma
ton and his God faithfully even while
he served before the king who had
brought ruin upon Jerusalem, he had
not had time to think of the years as
they passed or to be conscious that his
locks were whitening and he was
growing old.
No, the incident which suddenly
brought him face to face with the
thought of his weight of years was en-
tirely apart from himself. 1t CHANGED
that there had come into his presence
| that morning young Hebrew who
was engaged in some matters of state
which required his consideration, and
| after the matters of business had been
| disposed of Daniel had fallen into con-
versation with him. He learned that
he was the son of parents who had
been born in captivity, and to him
Jerusalem and the land of the Jews
| meant little. His thought and ambi.
ton were centered in the land where
he had been bern, and while he was
familiar with his nations history, as
Daniel discovered by questioning him,
there was no desire in his heart to re.
turn to Jerusalem.
why, the Jews have made a place
for themselves here" he had ex,
claimed when Daniel had expressed a
hope that some day the Jews would
see Jerusalem restored and the nation;
ind home there again,
I'VE are prosperous here in Baby.
Ion, and our people are united" he
went on to add, why should we want
to go back.
And when the young man had gone,
Daniel had sat as one stunned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

II t'nk dat de dogs ees running on
their heels" said the baroness to her
pilot, Capt. Molecule, as the pair
pulled up.
The pilot squirmed at the words
dogs and heels, murmured something
inaudibly to himself, and replied:
Quite so, baroness; the hounds are,
believe, running heel"
Then the huntsman flashed upon
the scene, grasped the situation in a
glance, took hold of them and put
them right, and galloped ahead with
a CHEEKY, "Hoic, together-for-ard-
away"
The Baroness de, Cruchecasse was
popular with the mem and liberal
member of the Gorseshire hunt;
smoked large and long cigars of great
price, scaled at least IA stone, knew
nothing about hunting. and rode.
Molecule was a horseman and a
sportsman to the nails; walked about
eight stone-certainly rode under
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Wg W 9 IEIIFSIF 9 y Q d
~ CT, 2 G'SIRIiAIlEgkR {, 6
:
Youths Modest Request.

Secretary of the Navy Metcalf re-
Gently received letter from an active
and interested member of a school
boy debating society in Washington,
modestly requesting few little bits
of information to help him out.
Here's the letter:
,"Have small school debate to pre-
pare, the subject being one on which
you could give me few strong points.
1t is: Is it to the interest of the
United States to increase their navy :?
am on the negative side
IF you would kindly send me list
of the battleships and the cost OF
each, and how this money could be
otherwise used to better the welfare
of the United States. and il you don't
think they have enough battleships al
ready built to protect the coast be
cause they have not much commerce
to protect.
And if you think of any strong
points which would be on the mega
tive's side if you would kindly men
ton them. / will be very much
obliged for your trouble"
At last reports the secretary was
still in state of coma.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
SERMONETTE.


The faith of the believer is
needed to make Gods promises
potent.
God by his prophet jeremiah
had fixed the time of the return
of the Jews to Jerusalem, but it
needed Daniel to search out
these promises and his faith to
make the fuIfiIIment of those
promises possible.
The Bible is packed from lid
to lid with Gods promises, only
waiting for the believer to pre-
sent faiths claim and demand
payment.
No draft whose claim Is based
} upon Gods promises is ever
dishonored at the bank of
heaven.
Daniel meant business when
{ he went to God in prayer con-
corning this matter of the res
toration as foretoId by Jeremi-
ah, as note the strong express
sions used: 81 set my face" ''to
{ seek" fasting, and sackcIoth,
and ashes"
God always wants US to pray
| as though we were in dead
, earnest.
Daniel prefaced his prayer
with confession.
! Old scores must be cleared up
, before fresh drafts can be
made upon Gods love and
mercy.
There is a beautiful spirit
manifest in Daniels prayer. He
submerges self in the interests
and needs of his brethren. He
takes upon himself the burden
and sin of his nation and then
} reaches up in faith to claim the
help which they needed.
Is il not true always that we
hAASS HtIIS S0iSVISVS W q 0JIH~
/ pathetic appreciation of the
needs of others and must lay our
lives alongside their lives If we
would lift up to God?
1t is the way Christ did. Il is
! the way we must do.
"For we do not present our
suppIications before thee for our
Righteousness, but for thy great
mercies." Here is the essence
Of the spirit of true prayer.
Daniel has reached the condi-
ton Of heart which links him
with God and gives him assur.
ance of answer to his petition.
God does not hear and answer
prayer because of our worthl-
ness, because Of Righteousness
found in US, but rather because
Of his great mercies. Let US
always seek him in that spirit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Mr.. Taft, in his address at the dedi-
cation Of the prison-ship martyrs mon
ument in Brooklyn the other day,
dwelt on the heroism of the revolu-
tionary patriots who endured the suf-
fering on board the ships anchored in
New York harbor rather than aban-
don the colonies and obtain comfort
and freedom by enlisting in the Brit
ish armies. 1t has been customary to
dwell on the cruelty of the British in
treating their prisoners inhumanly;
but Mr.. Taft wisely and truly called
attention to the fact that these prison
ers were dealt with in the way that
was customary at that time. Prison
reform is modern philanthropy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Simplified spelling has it's advocates
in France, for the minister of public
instruction has lately ordered that the
public schools shall teach the spelling
of a number of words in the form
recommended by the French academy.
The reforms include the suppression
of the ah" In words like ''rhinoceros"
and the substitution Of 'i'' for "y' in
such words as "analyze," and of "f"
for "ph" in phenomena" and similar
terms
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
capitaI Sees Cav TImes Ahead

In addition to the sons and daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Taft there will be
plenty of young people at the White
House from time to time, representing
various branches of the family. The
country became familiar with the
names of Mr.. Taft's nieces and neph-
eWs at the time of the convention in
Tune, when they were on hand to
cneer for Uncle Will" Of Mrs.
Taft's five sisters four are married. as
are also her two brothers, and all have
families. Preparations among them
are already afoot for coming to Wash
lngton for the inaugural ceremonies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
Ia KING and the vaaabond.

His majesty had been threatened
by drunken yagabond who crowded
past the guards. The king promptly
knocked him down.
With which of your august fists
did you strike the rufian?" anxiously
inquired the kings chief adviser.
With my left, replied the monarch.
Good" cried the adviser TT would
have been sacrilege to use your divine
right upon such low rufffan."
And the king laughed and strobe
along.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
Attention

Attention is the first requisite for
making any progress in the acquire.
ment OF knowledge; it may be given in
various degrees, and it rewards accord.
ing to the proportion in which it is
gwen A divided attention is, how.
ever, more hurtful than otherwise; 1t
retards the progress of the learner,
While it Injuries his mind by improp.
er exercise. George Crabbe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

The Harvard expedition has re-
turned from its trip to hunt for Span
fish gold. All of the treasure which
they found has been invested in cas-
ties in Spain, and the hunt for the
nimble, commonplace American dol
lar will for the present absorb the
treasure-hunters' energies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

The bank check has taken small
hold as yet upon the citizens of Next
co, especially when amounts of less
than $1,000 are concerned. They con-
slider it much easier to pay spot cash
than to give check for amounts of
$50 and 500.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

He toileth not, neither does he spin,
but he has mastered the art of living
on nothing a year and living moder-
ately well on that intangible income.
In New York, Chicago, Boston, st.
Louis and other commercial centers,
there are hordes of the well-fed, we'll
groomed, who live sumptuously> year
in and year out without any visible
means of support; but the Washing
ton gang who manage to exc out ex-
istence on zero income are in general
shabby lot Whence they come, and
whittier they go, are equally impene-
trable mysteries. How they live, as
well as where they live, are bother
some matters to study out. When Au-
gustus Thomas, the dramatlst, spent
several months in Washington a num-
Der of years ago for the purpose OF
picking up characters and absorbing
atmosphere" for Washington play,
he was deeply interested in the capt.
tails unique collection of hotel hang
ers-on. The dramatist thought the
hangers around existence must be a
gloomy one and yet they appeared to
him as cheerful chaps.
"How these fellows" said he, con
trive to perennially provide them
selves with shelter, food, raiment,
moderately clean linen, even an occa-
sional smoke, is a subject that fasci-
mates me, because it looks too craggy
for Qualification. Of course, in the
matter of whisky, that is an easy one.
Any man wearing clean collar-eVen
II his shoes be shined with stove pol
ish-can get whisky. He can get
booze when he can't get mouthful to
eat. Of all the free commodities in
the world, whisky is the freest. But
how, when and where they eat-how
some of them even manage to keep
their trousers creased-hoW they man.
age to square themselves for being
just hangers around want to know,
as they put it in Boston town
There can be no question that these
hangers-around and chair-warmers are
the beneficiaries of a special provi-
dence who looks after disappointed
Office seekers and job-losers in Wash
ington. They are a pathetic lot, and
wear that eXpectant look which causes
acquaintance to extend an invitation
to wet whistle" an invitation which
is rarely refused, for it is written
pledge of the Washington hanger-on
never to refuse a drink. In ma
| Of int oT.0
sought with. financial, not alcoholic
prospects in view. An acquaintance
who cannot produce the fluid in ex-
! change for few stories is soon given
the go-by. Time to them is not
worth much, but yet it is too valuable
to waste with men who cannot buy the
| drink
Most of these unfortunates are men
who have lost government jobs either
on account of incompetency or reck-
| less habits-for exchange of admins
| tration now amounts to but little SO
far as job-losing is concerned, though
| these men always charge their dis
missal from service to this. It does
not take long for many Of them to de-
generate into the type slangily known
as booze-grafters. After getting a
taste of Washington life it is difficult
to return to their homes in the states,
but, with bulldog tenacity, they re-
main in Washington and drift from
bad to worse, until some big
hearted senator or congressman
gives them free transportation home
and this is the best days
work ever
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

In Maine hunter was shot for a
squirrel, in Wisconsin for deer, and
in Montana for a bear,'' says the Phil
adelphia Inquirer. BY and by the
hunter will begin to imagine he's a
whole zoo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
Iona VOYAGE in Small soat

paddle-wheel steamboat which
draws but Az feet of water is making
the perilous ocean voyage from Eng.
land to the west coast of Africa, where
it viii be used on shallow river.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

a year in Wash
ington than in any
other American
city. The non-pro-
Queer who, as
a natural conse-
quence, is a nom
Garner is every
where in Wash
ington. He is
mostly in mysteri-
Gus evidence as a
hanger-around in
hotel lobbies---hfgh
n -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

The ginger grown in Jamaica COM
mands more than double the price Of
any other. Under favorable conditions
an acre will produce as much as 4,00e
pounds During the last fis cal year
about 100000 pounds was exported
from that island.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Now that society is taking up equal
suffrage, it seems little contradic-
tory to make a stronghold of equal
rights with men in phase of life
where women are practically dietators
and autocrats.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

A new form of insanity imported
from Italy, it is said, has appeared in
the South, due to eating meal from
fermented corn. But the form of in
sanity long known to be produced by
corn juice is by no means a new
discovery.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

An eminent geologist has given
warning that the coal supply in the
Pittsburg district will be exhausted in
less than so years. 1t is about time
to develop that substitute fuel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Admiral Bob" Evans has squelched
a proportion to give him house in
California. His give and take are
confined to the high seas and to time
Of battle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

The registrar of records of the
health department Of New York city
fiuds that there is an increase in the
death rate of woms@- He attributes
it to the entrance by women into bust
ness fields formerly occupied exclu
siTe!y BY men.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Canon fleming handed over the
whole of the money he received for
copyright of certain sermons to the
British Hospital for Incurables and the
Gordon Boys home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

America lacks poets, says a French
critic. What do you know about
that? Why, we're overstocked.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Now they want to put the probe into
the cable trust. This is like really
diving deep into trust secrets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

A Chicago burglar stole several hun.
dred dollars worth of soap. Cleaned
out the place, as it were.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Italian newspapers refer to America
as "a nation of snobs' And If we
should retort by calling Italy "a nation
Of slobs" we suppose they'd get mad.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

SHALL we annex Canada?" naively
asks the Charleston News and Courier.
That editor knew that he was beyond
shooting distance from the dominion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Great Britain has just had one more
ut on the subject of air navigation
and 1t likes the thrill so much that it
is thinking of having them regularly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

A Chicago paper has a story Of
spook that ate a biscuit. We fear
some one has been misleading an in.
nocent and 1confiding reporter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

There are ALB species of trees
found within the limits of the United
States, the wood of 16 of which when
seasoned are so heavy as to sink in
water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

There is going to be an airship trade
jorrnal published. Why not call it a
dy-paper?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Mr.. Pierpont Morgan has 80 shelves
full of Bibles, but it is not believed
that he will be able to corner the sup
ply.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Illinois woman hasn't taken drink
of water for 40 years, and is in ex-
cellent health. Don't cheer-she
drinks buttermilk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Among those jumping all over the
comic supplement is Prof. Brander
Matthews, who can get all the fun he
wants out Of phony spelling.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

King Edward orders that God Save
the King" be played in quicker tempo
hereafter. He appears impatient for
salvation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

Cranberries and apples are up. You
can't keep a good thing down, some.
how.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
LIVING ON NOTHING
APPARENTLY MANY IN WASHING
TON SUCCEED IN THIS.
Lives of "Hansers-on" in the capitai
Are a Mystery-seem to Be the
Reneficiaries of a Special
Providence.

In proportion to its population there
are probably more men who contriVe
Ia live on nothing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23

The latest universal language ia
called lido" But does it?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-01-23
laying un Treasure

No man lays up treasure III heaven
until he quits lodging taxes on earth.
Dallas NeWa.