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Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17
PROPRIETOR AND INMATES
PLEAD THEIR INNOCENCE

Mrs. A. L. Hoffman, proprietor Of
the Grand Pacific hotel, 4371a South
Spring street, pleaded not guilty in
Police Justice Austin's court yesterday
to charges of violating the liquor ordi-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17

If there something useful which you can
teach--even for a small part of your time
a want ad will keep you busy.
Fat at the Angelua grill
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-17

Eat at the Angelus grill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
TO KEEP FACE IN CONDITION
Quality of Towel Used Is an Impor'
tant consideration-Proper Care
Of Brushes Employed.

Always use a soft linen towel for
wiping the face. The hands are the
best medium for washing; rough
cloths are an abomination to deli
cate skin and coarsen it, besides har-
boring germs and impurities detrt-
mental to the cuticle. In addition the
soft palm gives gentle massage,
which is especially grateful to tired,
nervous face. A cloth, however, is
necessary for LAYING the neck; for this
purpose nothing is better than cheese
cloth, which is exceedingly cheap and
can be frequently renewed. These
cloths should be boiled out at least
once a week and must be thoroughly
dried in the open air.
The same amount of care should be
given to the face brush; it must be
rinsed in hot water and put on the
outside window ledge to dry. A good
cameIs hair face brush, which is
neither too soft nor too harsh, can be
purchased for 81, and if properly
cared for will last for years. Once or
twice a week a good skin food should
be applied with massage to prevent
wrinkles; this is done after the scrub.
bling.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
PEACHES BY DRY FARMING
Texan Attributes His Success as Or
chardist to Practice of Scientific
Soil Cultivation.

alberta peaches the size of a tea
cup are reported by John M. Howell
CT Parker county, Tex, who attributes
his success as an OrchardiSt to the
practice of dry farming methods. In
an interview, Mr.. Howell stated that
his peach trees did not have a drop
of rain for three months prior to the
picking of his crop.
DRY farming, or scientific soil Gull
ture," said Mr. Howell, "will mean a
great deal for our agricultural inter-
ests. 1t is practiced successfully in
sections of the country that have far
less rainfall than we have in Parker
county and there is no question but
that it will do the work if the proper
methods are followed.
ION my orchard tract there has
been practically no rain for three
months. I broke the orchard land
between the trees in the spring with
a disc harrow. Since that time I have
cultivated the soil both ways with a
section harrow every week and the
result has been astonishing There
is a fine dust mulch four to five inches
deep over the ground and the trees
are growing as nicely as if there had
been plenty of rain. The fruit has
grown and matured without rain and
is now ripening into as perfect speci-
mems as any one could DESIRE"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
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Anoumois Grain Moth.

(al CATERPILLAR: CD pupa; (c) moth with
wings expanded; (d) wings of a paler
variety; (e) egg; 81 kernel of corn show
ing the work of the larva; (g} and (h)
structural details.
pillar less than One-half inch long.
This insect attacks wheat, corn, barley
and oats, and has also been recorded
as feeding upon grass seed. There
are several generations in the field
dependent upon the latitude, and more
or less breeding in the bin or stack,
provided the temperature is not too
low. We would most certainly expect
the conveyance of this insect from a
badly-infested barn to another, even
ter. The cold cannot be relied upon
to kill this species, though it may re.
strict it's development very greatly
Badly-infested barns or bins should be
cleaned in early spring, the scattering
grain fed to the chickens, and value,
less debris burned, SO far as possible
in order to prevent the moths from
issuing from such retreats and breed
ing in large numbers another season
Grain or other valueless material more
or less infested by this insect should
be put in tight bags, barrels or close
ly-screened bins before the warm
weather of spring, and thus prevent
moths emerging therefrom and escap
ing to the fields.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
A MassadinQ Hint.

Too many women make the mistake
when massaging the face to treat the
face only. Possibly they manipulate
the throat slightly, but that is all.
ALI messages should be carried well
down to the bust line, as this strength
ems the muscles that extend into the
face, throughout their entire length.
Another important spot for massag-
ing is around the ears and down to
the edge of the shoulder Here it is
that Turk the first signs of advancing
age, yet strange to say, it is the spot
most often neglected, though much
can be done to prevent wrinkles and
that withered look by careful manipu-
latiOn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
FARM NOTES.

By noticing our neighbors' gardens
we can get useful hints.
If you haven't cover crop planted
in the orchard by now, get one in at
once.
Burn the trash on the ground in,
tended for turnips to kill the weed
seeds.
Old dishes, pounded up fine make a
substitute for grit, if none better can
be obtained.
Fight an incessant fight against lice
and mites. Whitewash and put the
ashes in the henhouse.
The vines should be cleaned off the
sweet potatoes as soon as practicable
after the first killing frost.
Many bowel troubles of poultry may
be traced to lack of grit and oyster
shell. Keep up the supply.
Stirring the soil enables the air to
ing vegetables may use them.
Satisfy is called the vegetable oy.
ster and it is as good substitute foF
the bivalve as a vegetable can be.
Consumers prices for the humble
hog indicate that this plebeian has
been elevated to the aristocracy.
Fruit growers find it pays to organ
ize in order to sell their products.
They have been keeping too many com
mission men.
Get young ducks upon the market
by the time they are ten weeks old.
After that age the profit of feeding de.
creases below the point of money
makRg.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
GREEN SHADE MOST ADMIRED
Color Being Universally Made Up Into
Elaborate Evening
Gowns.

Green is to be most popular shade
this winter, and, in fact, there is
grave danger of its being too popular,
for the fashionable shades are all on
the vivid order, and also were seen
in considerable number last winter.
For the moment it is the color most
in demand, and both in the emerald
and peacock shades is made up into
the smartest and most elaborate even
gowns. The embroidery on the mate
rial, worked in silk and with colored
stones, is most elaborate and effec-
tive, but must be most carefully car
ried out in order to avoid any too
startling or extreme effects. Just how
to accomplish those two so widely
separate ideas requires great skill,
and, in fact, green gown modelled
after the latest designs requires the
skill of an artist in dress.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

The plain couture, void Of curl or
wave or puff, is very pretty and stri-
king, and fortunate are those who
can wear it. Fair ones with plenti-
full supply of hair, as well as good
looks, will find this variation of the
Greek style $50 much in vogue), just
suited to them. 1t requires a head
band and pair of wide combs to hold
it well in shape. The band is sort
of small shell coronet and answers
the purpose of supporting the side
hair and adjoining the couture as
we'll
The hair Is parted off for this Golf
fure as for pompadour. The portion
combed back is tied at the base of
the head and twisted into a coil, fast
ened with pins.
That portion of the hair combed for
ward is to be parted in the middle.
The shell coronet is adjusted to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
DRY SHAMPOO IS NOT GOOD
Well to Avoid, But If 1t Must Be
Used Here Is an Excellent
Prescription.

It is not a good idea to use a dry
shampoo unless it is absolutely nee
essary. There are times when it is
impossible to arrange for a shampoo,
and the hair is unsightly and full of
oil. A dry shampoo will cleanse it
and absorb all the oil, but it does not
really cleanse the scalp, and further
more fills up the pores, which even
tually will cause the hair to drop out.
The powder shampoo therefore should
be resorted to only when absolutely
necessary. AS good a shampoo as
any is simply powdered orris root
sprinkled through the hair and
brushed out carefully Another dry
shampoo is made of one pound of
cornstarch, one ounce of orris root
and ten drops of oil of rhodium. Mix
and pass through a sieve.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
CORNPLOW RAVAGES
Deep Cultivation Yearly Destroys
Millions of Bushels of Grain.
Every Phenomenal Yield Of Crop In
Prize Contest Has Been the Re-
suit of Frequent Stirring of
Soil Around the Plant.

The deep set corn pillow ripping its
! devastating way through the roots Of
the plants, creating havoc at every
jump, is a familiar sight in the corn
belt, and in every state where corn is
| grown.
The damage to the growing corn
and the consequent loss of grain, by
checking the growth of the plant, can
not, of course, be estimated, but that
the damage runs into millions of
| bushels is not to be doubted.
Too many farmers have yet to learn
that deep blowing in the cernfield
| should be done before planting and
not after. When it is known that corn
roots penetrate the ground-and hard
ground at that-to the depth of three
| feet or more, and also spread out on
each side for an equal distance, the
damage from deep blowing Is ap-
parent.
If corn is cultivated deeply and the
| pillow runs close to the plant, the lat
eral roots are broken and those not
disturbed grow deeper into the soil.
But the reduction in the number of
roots, of course, lessons the ability of
the plants to take up moisture and
plant food and the result is to dwarf
the plant and reduce the yield of corn.
If the seed bed has been put into
| first class condition the first cultiva-
ton can be moderately deep, because
the roots will not have attained a
growth sufficient to be much damaged,
but as the season advances cultiVa-
! ton should become shallOWer and
toward the close of the growing pc
riod a dust mulch can be maintained
by cultivation of an inch in depth.
The dust mulch, by the way, is
really the right way for the conserva-
ton of moisture. If corn can be
cultivated lightly Immediately after
each rain, weeds will not only be
kept down but moisture will be re-
tanned much longer than if cultivation
is put off two or three days.
AS the plant takes it's food in solu-
ton, it is evident that the ground must
be kept moist all the time if possible.
Deep blowing, therefore, not only de-
stroys the roots, but is positive
drawback in keeping moisture in the
ground.
It is a good plan to harrow the
ground lightly between the time of
planting and the appearance of the
corn.
Many farmers believe that corn
should not be cultivated more than
two or three times during the season,
but it has been observed that every
phenomenal yield of corn in prize
contests was the result Of constant
and frequent cultivation.
The last cultivation of corn should
be done in such a manner as to leave
the ground as nearly level as pos
sible. Early cultivation may be done
by throwing the ground slightly
toward the plant in order that the
furrow may carry off the surplus
moisture after heavy rain, but the
old-fashioned way of throwing up a
huge ridge at the last blowing, leav'
ing a deep furroW in the center, is not
the best way.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Desioned Her Chiffonier.

Boxes for many things are needed
by the woman who makes elaborate
toilets That fact has inspired at least
one woman, known always as bright.
A chiffonier that adorns her home
is one she designed. 1t has three
tiers of drawers of varying sizes, COW
cred with fine Japanese mating that
matches the cretonne and wallpaper
of her boudoir. One drawer has a
compartment for three lengths of
gloves, each holding six pairs in or,
der.
Then comes a separate place for
soft neckwear. In a row, as if the
owner had a fondness for ALTERATION,
are the compartments for handker,
chiefs, hosiery and-hair.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

head before the front hair is combed
to place. After adjusting the coro-
net the hair at each side is brought
back over the coronet. The ends are
rolled under to form an additional
support for the hair, and it is fast
ened to place by means of rather long
side combs aided by hair pins.
If the hair is very heavy, it is not
necessary to roll the ends under, as a
support at the sides. A pretty effect
is produced by crossing these ends at
the back above the coil and finally
fastening them under the coil. This
couture has no advantage over those
that are curled and waved, but obVi-
ously it saves time and if becoming
provides acceptable variety from more
elaborate modes. 1t rests the hair
also, when too much curling or wa
wing shows signs of spelling the nat
ural gloss or making 1t uneven.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Success in Poultry.

A successful poultry raiser started
in the business for an experiment. He
had several varieties of heavy birds
and kept books on them from the time
they Matched till they laid. He also
recorded as nearly as possible the
number of eggs each laid and now he
has discarded all but one breed and
has a welI-developed laying strain. 1t
is unnecessary to add that he is max
ing a success of his business
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Raising Pigeons.

A good knowledge Of the flock is
essential to best results in mating
birds. Pigeons with the greatest num-
Der of similar good points and with
fewer similar faults should be mated
Desirable qualities may be introduced
into the flock by careful selection and
mating of pigeons having those par
ticular characteristics desired. The
birds mated should be in the best con-
ditiOn possible.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
ANGUM0Is GRAIN MOTH PEST
Frequently Destructive to Southern:
Fields and Has Been Noticed in
Other Localities.

The Angumois grain moth, Sitotroga
cerealella DIV, is an European pest
which is frequently destructive to
grain in the south, and one whose raw
ages have repeatedly attracted notice
in other localities, says Country Gen
tleman. This species, though fire.
quently termed a weevil, can hardly
be classed as such, since the parent
insect is a small, yellowish or buff
colored moth, while the destructive
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Homemade Cane Header.

the two boards so that each represents
a point of resistance on each side
of the knife. C is wood lever at,
tached at B, which is a steel blade
about 80 inches long. The attach.
ment is made by small pieces OF
iron, as illustrated.
This device should be bolted to the
side of the wagon box. One man
works at the handle and the other
people stick under the knife as fast
as gathered. If this device is properly
made it is possible to head four acres
of cane day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Prevention of Grubs.

For prevention of grubs in the
backs of cattle many practical stock.
men apply fly repellers during fly
time to parts where the stock is at
tackled and in the fall strong salt
wash is applied to the backs of the
cattle. Each grub that natures
should be squeezed out and destroyed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Taupe is the leading shade of MA

Taupe is the leading shade of plain
mesh wells, and those made of wiry
thread in the large, hexagonal style,
are usually becoming to the complex
ion. Another mesh veil, of finer
weave, is covered with fiat velvet pas.
tiles, square in shape and scattered
over the surface at close intervals.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
DEVICE FOR HEADING CANE
Simple Arrangement When Properly
Constructed viii Head Four
Acres in One Day.

have handy but simple device for
heading cane, writes r. G. Clark in
The Prairie Farmer.
A represents two pieces Of board
1x4, 5 feet long. These are placed
about an inch apart with the knife B
fastened between them at one end.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
Green for Dining Room.

A green rug IS SAID TO be IN The best
taste for dining room.
Just why is not stated, but probably
owing to the tendency of the day
toward dark-fnished rooms with which
no other rug except red would go well,
And they say the req rugs fade
soonest.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
The New Stone.

Now that we are to wear col
ored crystals and all manner of
semi-precious stones this winter as
brooches and buckles on turbans as
well as buttons on fur coats, it is in
teresting to know of any new crystal
that appears.
The last addition is the olivine, and
it will be quite the fashion. 1t is of
a pale shade Of green with an under
lying tone of yellow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

open side. Draw
across open side
and fasten each
wire separately
on opposite edge,
allowing a b gu I
two inches be.
tween wires. The
machine is then
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

ready. Catch the vine in the hands,
strike on widest part of wire, draw
to smaller end and pull. The wires
may be frightened by passing a stick
across top of box under one end of
wire.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

Jet is popular again this season,
both as ornaments and for the decora-
ton of gowns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11
GOOD THRESHER FOR PEANUTS
Can Be Made from Ordinary Goods
Box with Wires Fastened
Across the Open Side.

Take a good box and fasten six
wires all together at one edge of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

Striped diagonal cheviots are one of
the smart and practical materials for
suits and coats.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-11

Blouse of tussah silk trimmed in an
original way with fagoted bands of the
same material. The jabot is of the
silk and lace.
The sleeves, trimmed to correspond,
have tucked strap of the silk on the
outside, finished with the lace.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-22
TRUE PHILANTHROPlST
MAKES CHRISTMAS GIFT
OF $500 TO HOSPITAL

< A true philanthropist, not of the (
\ John d. or Andy Carnegie type, !
i inasmuch as no press agent was :
X employed, spent $500 Sunday in ::
\ gratifying his own tastes in maxi ::
K ing Christmas a little merrier for !
\ some less fortunate than himself. :
\ The money will be used by the !
\ Good Samaritan hospital, to which !
! it was addressed !
X During the Sunday services at !
< st. PauPs pro- cathedral an en- !
!. Velope marked, For the Good =
! Samaritan hospital" was put into !
!. the contribution plate. 1t was de- !
X livered unopened to the hospital <
\ secretary, who was soon apprised !
\ of the fact that it contained $500 :
x in currency. !
\ No means of Identifying the !
j. generous donor were left to the :.
X hospital authorities, so they are !
X unable to thank their benefactor !
\ in person. The gift is fully appre- !
\ ciated and will be used at the hos !
\ pital in a manner calculated to !
4 relieve the sufferings of che un- :
< fortunate. !
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-22
RAGING IN A BLAZING CAR

OF the surmounting of hazards other
than those presented in speed battles
there can be no better illustration
than the bravado and nerve displayed
by FoXhall Keene in the 1908 race,
when, with his car a mass Of flames,
he rushed down the track near Locust
Grove in a vain effort. to overtake the
car ahead. Several miles down the
track from the point named, while he
was whirling along al a furious pace,
his machine took fire and the ilames'
famed by the flight of the car in
creased in intensity as the automobile
sped along.
A mile and a half farther on the rear
of the car was enveloped in flames and
the machine resembled nothing so
much as a blazing torch shot through
space. The driver and his mechanic
could not be disCerned in the flying
fireball by persons alongside the track.
The heat must have been maddenlng.
And yet Keene kept on.
The flames Tapped closer and closer
to his seat until they blew across his
head and hands and forced him to
stop, a short distance beyond Locust
Grove, just as he was on the point of
overtaking the car ahead. Although
his face and hands were badly. burned,
no sooner was the fire eXtinguished
and his car put into temporary run
ming shape than he jumped to his place
again and was off like a flash. His
burns panied him greatly, but he re-
fused to heed them until he had sat
isfied himself that the trophy was be-
yond his reach.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-22

the automobile. We have frequently
and unanimously decided that if the
car should ever burn up we would
economize on clothes, shoes, hats and
gloves until we should have saved
enough to buy another one. 1t has be-
come so much a part of our pleasure
that either of us would much rather
econOmize on any single item Of our
expense account than on gasoline.
Motoring affords the most complete
and perfect diversion. No matter how
weary q man may be from struggling
with mental problems all day, or how
tired he may be from physical eEer-
tions, if he win take his place behind
the steering wheel Of his car for u
short run he will find that his troubles
will disappear with about the first or
second revolution of the hyWheoL 1t
is difficult, if not impossible, to think
of ones cares while driving q car
through crowded streets or even along
country roads Although the engine
may require no attention other than
the movements which the hands and
feet soon learn to make unconsciousIy,
the succession of new thoughts and
new Impressions which come with over
greater rapidity as one gets farther
from the beaten paths leave no room
for duh care
LAS a means for getting the greatest
good out Of a vacation, either short or
long, / know of nothing quite so salts
flying as motoring. | have been an
ardent deyotee of several branches Of
sport, but the fascination of motoring
has, for the present at least, eclipsed
the love for all others"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-22
CHICAGO AFTER
HOME TALENT
C0BE CUP AND INDIANA TRIO
Plies THE DESlDERATUM
Local Capital to Back the Proposition
for Local Speedway as Against
Outside Racing
Places
Associated Prcssl

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Directors Of the
Chicago Automobile club, in consider
ing a course for the Cobe cup and In
diana trophy events of 1910, will give
the preference to a speedway backed
by home talent if the plans now
under way do not miscarry.
The site is within easy reaching dis
tance of Chicago, with transportation
available by both steam and surface
railroads.
The argument in favor of speed
way backed by members is that these
enthusiasts interested in the perpetuity
of the two club classics are willing to
furnish the capital for installing the
two-mile track and the grandstands
without any liability attaching to the
club. They will take a chance of Sc
curing interest on their investment,
either by conducting the event them
selves under a club sanction with the
club hanging up the trophy, or by
renting the track to the club at a fixed
price for these events.