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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

was allowed to sign, despite the late date.
Four other signers who had not even
been chosen delegates at the time Oh
the ratification of July were BenJa-
min Rush, James Wilson, George Ross:
George Clymer and George Taylor.
Five of the Pennsylvania delegates had
refused to vote for the resolution favor
ing independence. The provincial as
sembly Of the state revoked the in
structions of June and elected new
delegates favorable to independence,
and these were among the signers of
August 2.
There was much Righteousness among
the members that August day while
the flies bit Charles Carroll of Mary
land was warned that he was jeop-
ardizing his immense property, and
some one else said:
ooh, King George will never hang
Carroll; there are too many of them.
His majesty won't be able to identify
him."
True" said Carroll, and promptly
wrote after his name "of Carrollton."
And it might easily have occurred
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

to the cowboy, $50 glad to see you!
When did you arrive? All, by the
way, let me introduce you to Andy
Mcdonald. He knows everybody and
you should meet him"
Andy reached for the strangers
hand and they gripped. Andy's eyes
began to bulge. He gripped harder.
The veins stood out on his face like
whipcords.
Say said Andy at last, "ain't you
shaken long enough"
Guess not. There is $50 for me If
put you on your knees"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Andy Mcdonald, sacramento's prize Is,
- sonaezer. met his fate recently
n n..d IL longer boasts of a grip which
am ~ n1t men on their knees begging
q be spared their right hano. y, mn .hs
= - ANDY g met stranger he gave the q,
ess s,,,. 4,,,Ss fellow a grasp which
ILL., 't tbe tears spring from his eyes.
MAJ 1.aus We we're the blessings heaped on
i alai saod If Andy for his handshake. !,
..rll get even with tnas ae If sser s
sid 4 wen known citizen = saws
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

smiling, "and queer compliment that
he paid to a coloners wife.
Il sat between the two, and the lady
said across to me:
"'Mr. Takashira, you compress the
ladies' feet in your country, don't
you?
"'Oh, no. madam; that is Chinese
CUSTOM said the Jap. We Japanese
allow our ladies' feet to grow to their
full size. Not that'-and he bowed
and Kissed in the polite Japanese
way-'not that they could ever hone
to rival yours, madam
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

the cowpuncher, and as test of his
strength choked young bull calf al
most to death with a pinch.
Il guess you'll do" said the promi-
nent citizen.
Word was passed around to be at
the depot and see a genuine hand
shaking match, and the cowpuncher
was instructed to be at the depot ard
keep in sight of Andy.
Who is that slab-sided fellow %
growied Andy, for the cowpuncher was
always in the way.
"Ah," cried the prominent citizen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
ANDY,S DOWNFALL

mento, wrathfully. 'even if the South
ern Pacific. has to lose his valuable
services"
He heard of a cowboy in southern
Oregon with grip which would
strangle horse, hunted him up and
brought him down to Sacramento.
There's $50 in it for you if you
make him go down on his knees and
plead for mercy, and all the whisky
you can drink.
Give me quart as starter" said
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
MANY seekers Of The pola

Canada, Denmark, France, Ger.
many, England, Russia, Sweden and
the United States were, in 1908, repre-
scented among the IL expeditions
which were struggling toward the
pole. Eight leaders were veterans
Peary and Cook of the United States,
Bernier of Canada, Erickson and Ras-
mussen of Denmark, Charcot of
France, Shackleton Of England and
Geer of Sweden.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

u tue last Closed The Declaration was reported
Dy the committee agreed to by the house and signed by
every member present, except Mr. Dickinson -
The Journal however shows that orIv John EJancoc,,
the president of the congress- signed at4esed Nv Cherries
Thompson, secretary
But beyond the fact that the Declaration was not
signed the Fourth is also that after the long
month of acrimonious discussion, beginning early in
June the resolution for independence itself was adopted
July g.
The Virginia delegates, led by Richard Henry Lee
who for than year had openly advocated indie
pendence instructed by the Virginia convention of MAY
IT, 1875 for absolute freedom brought forward
the resolution June Z.
Mr. Lees resolution read THAT these united colonies
are and right ought to be- free and independent states
and that all political connection between them the
state of Great Britain is and ought to be- totally dis
solved
1ohn Adams seconded the resolution 1t was the
north and the south joining hands Puritan and cavalier
shoulder to shoulder for liberty The debate on and
ADAMS became the colossus in its defense.
nirect consideration of the question Of independence
80 entered upon according to the record, the
If the gt of July by the congress voting to resolve
.e .t committee of the whole to take into consid-
4 tbe resolution introduced by Richard Henry Lee,
80 ~ refer the draft of the declaration to this COM
mittee
benjamin Harrison of Virginia was called to the
and the whole day the prolonged discussion ragged
$3.50 tha question, but at the end the resolution was
aDous Tho committee of the whole then Hancock
ba chair and Harrison reported that the COM
ad adonted the resolution. It was late the men,
mtle trad and anxious and the house voted to post
Usts an the resolution until the next day. July
po aftar nights rest the resolution was adopted.
I nnsI Indanendence day is therefore July q
Mt there was the matter of the draft OIL the Deciara
-. on,te different matter from the mere resolution
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Andy gripped on. The crowd began
to laugh. Slowly Andy went down.
Guess / know enough when to
quit" he sullenly remarked, but the
look he gave the prominent citizen
was the reverse of pleasant.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
An Awkward Compliment.

Inspector-G General Hornaday Of the
Grand Army of the Republic was re-
lating incidents of famous national
encampments.
Il remember little Jap who at
tended one of our banquets," he said,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
The
Exc optional
EQ4ipgy1e11f

If the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attachments of its chemists have
rendered possible the production Of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, in all of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
bene6cialIy and combining them most
skillfuIly, in the right proportions, with
it's wholesome and refreshing Syrup Of
California Figs.
AS there is only one genuine Syrup OF
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA and as the gen.
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
if, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed ON the front thereof.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

I olonies had voted
unanimously July
2. Twelve voted
for it on the 4th.
On the 9th the
New York mem
bers, having been
instructed by their
state to vote in
favor of the reso-
luton, did so, thus
making the vote
unanimous so far
as the states were
concerned.
Congress, on the
10Th of July, or
dered the Declare
ton passed on the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

4th, fairly e n
crossed on parch-
ment with the title
and style Of "The
unanimous Dec
laration of the
Thirteen Unit g d
States of America,
"a 4hnE thu nnn,n
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

independence day! When is itq
me question might very pronerlv
De asked of the millions of fire.
cracker-exploding boys and girls
VINO have grown to manhood and
Womanilood in the past and are
now developing into American citi.
zenship, whose faith is comnIata
mat independence was first thought
OF, discussed, declared and won an
the Fourth of July.
But it would be more correct -
speak Of Independence week or
month, or even year, than to settle
the whole of the glory upon the
Fourth itself.
The surrender of CORVALLIS at
Yorktown was October 10. 1881 At
least one of the signers of the Nae.
laration, with no thought, however
to be on the safe side, signed the
document late in the same wear
Col. Mexican of Delaware is himself
the authority for the statement that
he did not sign till 1881. His name
does not appear in the first broad
side of the Declaration along with
So other signers.
Jefferson himaelf, the author az
the immortal document. in paper
on the manner Of proceeding of the
continental congress, with resDeet
to independence, writes:
THE debates having taken up the
greater part Of the second, third and
fourth days of July, were in the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

which was done without disguise in broad daylight and
ne Ved to see his country victorious in the second
with Great Britain, dying in 1892
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

C a r r o H.
ton, who - by
six y e a rs
survived all
t h e signers.
He had been
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

occasion for a public fefe at
parks and gathering places,
"nsfe' as a result of public contri.
putions, fireworks. exhibitions are
sen much to the enjoyment of the
auule members of the place, but less
- tnelr offspring, which see fun
0niy n skyrockets, Roman candles,
AoWeI-pots, and the like, which are
sent heayenward by the touch of a
match in their own hands.
put Ior the small boy, the bore of
sane celebration is the morning
ana afternoon, when only the small
esL nrecrackers are permitted. The
Aolseiess variety of tribute tn. the
saeners of Americas "Magna
Snarta" consists of oratorical pyro.
eechnlcs In the parks, public halls
ana town meeting-places. In these
reservations the men who have
maze their marks in the world nv
WORD OF mouth are the chief partici-
pants.
from the day the Declaration of
independence was signed. july
I116, until July A, 1909, not a wear
mas passed without some one con.
trlbutlng life to the business of cele-
brating freedom. On July 4 1776
Inc first casualty was recorded
when the old bell-ringer of indie
pendence hall, Philadelphia fell
dead from heart disease while ring.
ing out the Joyous news to willing
ears of the colonial patriots.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

the man who advised the owner of
the Peggy Stewart, tea ship at
Annapolis, to burn the vessel,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03


signatures
Oh these United States
mas Always returned
is born with Fourth American small BIO
year iAins are he most notable occasions OF tn
the Dig cities
lists certain
NH crackers and what fireworks"
communities
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
savsd BY a Photograph.

A very remarkable incident occurred
at Rio de Janelro.
A passenger on board one Of the
large liners took photograph Of the
harbor. II included a small yacht
which had sailed in the morning with
two men in her, but returned In the
evening with one only. The survivor
said his companion had fallen over
board, but his statement was not be-
lleved. He was tried and sentenced to
death. The matter had by this time
come 70 the ears Of the photographer,
who remembered that the picture had
been taken on the day Of the crime"
Tor accident) and that the scene en-
braced a yacht. On examining the
print more carefully he noticed a small
speck on the sail and In order to de-
termine what 1t was had an enlarge
ment made, 1t proved to be the figure
OF man falling. Il was shown to the
authorities at once, and the condemned
man was released.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
nlundars d ths TYpea.


Ever since the introduction Of type
setting errors, weird or comical. have
emanated from printers ofEices. The
mistakes are not always TO be shout
dered on 70 the compositor, for bad
handwriting must be taken into &C.
count. Here are q few instances OF
actual blunders collected By a proof.
reader IN the course Of his daily work,
His blushing bride" was transform.
I'd Into "his clustering bride"
A major was stated to have served
with destruction in the army" The
writer thought he used the word dis
tinction."
The Galley Love" was the deScrip.
ton Of q picture entitled The Galley
Slave"
Speaking Of theatrical folk, a critic
wrote that nearly all have husbands
or wives" The paragraph printed
read hundreds Of wives"
They sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered a
small Italian should have been
sighted small island"
One more In conclusion. HE takes
delight in talking on his family shane
was a shameful thing to say when
"faYorite theme" was meant.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08


In 1867 Small Eyes, Blackfoot who
had come down from the north and
Joined the Arapahoes and lived with
them, told Black Kettle, a Cheyenne I'm
George Bent's lodge, about having
killed, between the Cimarron and
Beaver creek, a tributary Of the north
fork OF the Canadian, q buffalo bull
which had only one hind leg. Accord
ing TO Small Eyes story, 1t did not ap-
pear that the bun had lost one Of its
hind legs. but rather that 1t never had
had more than one. The hind leg was
very large, seemed to be in the mid
die Of the body instead Of ut one side,
and there was no sign Of any missing
leg. 1t looked as II the two hind legs
which the buffalo ordinarily has had
In some way fused together.
The war party with which Small
Eyes was travelling was passing along
near hollow when the bull came up
out Of It, and some Of the men ran
ahead, got around II and shot 1t with
gun. It was not able to run fast,
but rather hobbled along. -Forest and
Stream.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08

With a sneer the oyster opener point.
ed to a brownlsh smear upon a saddle
Rock shell.
Some fool" said be, "has been try
Ing to fatten up a batch OF Saddle
Rocks with cornmeal. You might as
wen try to invigorate flowers with
corned beef hash. But 1t Il a common
error to believe that cornmeal or cat.
meal win fatten oysters. continually
and oysters with their shells stained
with those grains. II makes me laugh.
As a matter OF fact. there IL no such
thing as fattenlng oysters. All you can
do is swell them up with water, pre-
ciaely the same as water swells a
sponge. You put them In fresh water,
which, being less dense than the soft
they are accustomed to, by the princi.
pie OF Osmosis penetrates and dlstends
their tissues-gives them, as you might
say. dropsy. For my part, 1 don't like
fattened oysters. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08

The conviction Of the Tennessee
night riders marks long step In che
south for law aud order. From
che close Of the civil war until the
present time the south has been per.
iodicaily cursed with organized bands
operating for the alleged purpose OF
regulating society and preserving
law and order, These bands In them
selves have been the embodiment OF
lawlesa acts, including cold blooded
and deliberate murder. Through
their power. influence and fear their
members have escaped punishment.
and Il Ii refreshing to learn that the
law has az last prevailed and a num-
Der OF the night riders are on their
way to the gaIlows.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
EeraRrla.,. naA,ru.

There Is very pretty custom In
some Of the northern parts OF Europe
There the white poplar In good soil
Increases a shilling in value every
year. The trees are generally cut down
at the age Of twenty years. as they
are then supposed to have attained
their full growth, When a daughter Is
born In the family Of a well to do
farmer the father a. soon as the sea.
son permits plants thousand young
trees, and these are TO constitute the
dOwry Of the maiden. (which grow as
she grows and increases In height and
value as her virtues and beauty tn
crease"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
REFoRM THE JUDICIARY

The state bar association. now in
session at Boise. has under discussion
number OF changes and judicial re.
forms for the Improvement OF our
court systom, One OF the most I'm
portant subjects discussed IL that OF
securing non-partisan judiciary
through the election Of judges at a d.
rect primary which will take them
out Of politics, Such a change would
have a tendency TO Increase public
confidence in the judiciary. When
the direct primary law comes before
the legislature this feature should re-
ceive the careful attention Of the best
legal talent In that body.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08


Consul Frank 8. Hannah reports to
the state department that the street
cleaning department Of Alagdehurg has
recently made successful experiments
with new sand strewing wagon con-
ekructed BY Hermann Fricke OF that
German city, The wagon spreads rap
tdT an even layer o. sand on the
streets, whieh n the case Of asphalt
paving 3 q great benefit IN that It
mlniminss the slipping Of the horses
when the streets ara either extremely
wet ~ fruGen. THIS has heretofore
hean done IN German cities exclusively
b. hand. The apparatus Il worked By
the driver and can BE- adjusted 10
strew = layer % sand or gravel frOm
la.o9 10 1at0 feet wide. The machine
has been taken over By the city.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
NOT WORTH ADvERTTaTNO.

A writer with q gift for Dhrasins
once wrote: IF your stors 10 not
worth advertising, advertise It for
sale" His phrase rams trippiniy, but
his logic halta.
To sell a store that is mot worth
advertising" would be to defFaud the
buyer---so that the advice IL ethlcally
unsound.
OF course there are not many stores
that are not worth advertising lin
this city, perhaps, none at all. The
fact Is that no store ever gets 70 be
worth very much--beyond the mere
open market value OF the stock and
nxtuFes--untii II has been adequately
advertised. Until then II has exerted
no influence rs an Organization,
equipped for useful service to the
people. Il has simply been q place
where certain things were kept for
sale.
After II has had the breath OF life
put into It by advertising It becomes
= store, in the militant sense--intent
upon the problems OF growth.
Tho dullest store In this city can BIO
rejuvenated in month until It finds
q place In the rocegaion---but only
through advertising II. however, che
store we're not worth advertising"
Il would be more commendable to
close up entirely than to try to SELF
II to somebody else.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
Noslos Fren olrla % -sapAoas.. >

werking girls ID Champaign. m, n.
csntly put this notice IN the local pa.
Per for The bene0t % University o. n.
llnols students;
students. attentioni Girls who are
working and who are fairly good look.
tng can scarcely walk 90 the streets
Of Champaign without some ignorant
aaphead oe a student hsstsax N ana
bothering them with bin attentions.
New. 4 would be- advisable for an
wAom this eoneerns - sit up ana take
I.0elca"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
me Yna,an Atnl.,..

Uneasy lies the head that wears .
wreath won ON the athletic ilold. There
. no feat possible for any man that
some other man win not risk his life
to excel. Hayes won the Olympic
Marathon BY a narrow margin, and
the next best man that day, DoFando.
oatFan him on another trial But DO.
Fando had to yield a few days later to
L'ongboat. an Indian runner who owes
the very best that Ia In him 10 the
game. The Indian went into the inter.
national Marathon last summer with
record that called for better fortune
than bis pltlful collapse IN the TWEEN
tieth mile.
Lonsboat comes Of race noted for
swift ana hardy fOotmen. TO '.run
like an Indian" was enough to make
. white athlete famous In the early
American settlements. The trick waa
not altogether matter Of high speed.
but Of covering long distances across
country and coming out a. sreah a.
Longboat showed himself 20 Be- from
Ms twenty-utxth mile at Afndison
Square Garden. when he competitor
lay IN a COLLAPSE. The whites long ago
ST themselves up a. schoolmasteFa for
tAa rsd men. Mr.. savage must Be CIV.
tlinaa Perhaps his time has come 60
taaeh the OvercivillAsd whites soms
things which. after an. ennobled hls
savage simple life.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08

what society needs 10 a clearing
house"
what do you meanP'
Il wish didn't have to 10 to the
Van SQuawks' ball next week. The
Van sQuawks wish they didn't have
to ask me. Why can't we exchange
certificates and cali the thing even p
Kansas City Journal
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
WY Ne barLsd.

A witness In an Irish court talked 30
losd that Charles Philips. who was
counsel on the other side, said. ~Fel.
low, why do you bark 80 furiouslyY'
Because" said the man. looking
hard az Philips. = think see a thlefyss
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08

The Spokane County Medical auso-
citation has passed a resolution to bar
booze from the annual banquet. Tho
doctors must have been taking some
Of Billy Sundays medicine.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08

Tommy Pop what h retributiouf
Tsmmys Pop Retrihution. my con. l.
something that We are sure win even
euAllY overtake other people. -PhIla.
ealphia Record.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08

That man who cut cut the pipe after
amoking ninesy-lvs yeaFu probably fslt
that - mnat either quit Or i've 10 Be-
very cid.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-08
A Story of Sunny
Southern CalifOrni

Last March l was at Coronado il
southern California. One day while
wandering around the island enioy
ing Its beauty and view of the grand
old Pacific ocean and the magnificent
bay of San Diego, l met a doctor who
was making his morning calls. In the
course of our conversation he in.
formed me that he was just goine
across the street to attend a patient
VINO was suffering with a severe at
tack of rheumatism and that he had
ADVISED her to move over to San
Dlego' where there was less moisture
IN the air. He said: II can't do much
lor her. She just ecreams with pain
II any one touches her, and I have
been giving her opiates to relieve her
Suuering. am not physician, but
l made up my mind right there and
then that | would do something for
this poor woman.
sent to Los Angeles, the only
place in that part of the country
where X-Ray oil can be bought 7
mad four bottles of it and the book
A-Rayopathy, sent by express and
told the nurse to use the oil Accord
ing to instructions in the book. In
nVe days time the patient was nm do
ing her housework. This story is
''"e III every particular. 1t is also
true think, that X-Ray oil is doing
more real good and curing more all
ing people than any other medicine
on the market today. If you want
real genuine proof, we can furnish II F..
proof that X-Ray oil has, and win
cure these ailments; Nervousness. st
Nieus dance, female troubles. consti-
patton diphtheria. stomach troubles
sure throat. pneumonia, lumbago. an
penuicitis' la grippe, collie, cramns
indigestion, weak back. and |
wiz cure cuts, sprains and bruises in !
me quickest possible time. / know
" cases like those lust mentioned |
mat have been cured. and that is the |
reason why my faith in X-Ray oil is |
and the reason why ac- |
PERSONS living outside of Occur d.,
ooA COL Spokane. Wash. the Paeia
pahy' Salina, Kansas.