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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09
Paste to Clean Marble Fiouras

Take French whiting and mix with
water so as to form a paste. Then
with tooth brush apply all over the
marble figure and let remain on same
for half an hour, then rinse off with
clear, cool water and the figure will
look like new.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

1t has been estimated that 40 per
cent. of the children under eight in
the public schools of London drink al
coholic liquor more or less regular
ly." And yet American children are
called nrecocious.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

People may not be able to explain
nationally the popular sympathy with
a jury that declares man insane who
recites poetry, but the sympathy is
there, all the same.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09
FOR A SONG.

Thomas Tabby-Yes, I fitted up my
fat at a ridiculously low price. In
fact, it cost me but song.
Tabby Tiger-A song?
Thomas Tabby-Well, you see, ]
started up solo on the back fence at
2 a. m. and the donations received in
the shape Of furniture, etc., just filed
the bill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

The scramble for social prestige at
Newport has caused a French visitor
to revive an old Gaelic witticism: u
doubt if the people would take any
thing like so much trouble to get into
heaven"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

Women who have won farms in the
government lottery can if unmarried
doubtless get all the help they need
for harvesting their crops without ap'
plying to the employment agencies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

The world over Americans have q
reputation for doing things. That's
why the foreign aviators at Rheims
accord Curtiss so much respect.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

1t is estimated that out of a popu.
lation Of 100000 in Great Britain,
100000 are either under or on the
poverty line.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

When the army balloon corps is or
ganized high privates will be in de-
mand.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

Don't hesitate to tell the census
taker your age. He has sworn to be
discreet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09
USED UP THEIR AMMUNITION
Washington Lads Did Not Appreciate
Honor of Having Roosevelt Shoot
With Them.
~ HERE'S a bun,

HERES a Duncn
of youngsters up
near where I
live, " said Repre-
sentative D. ].
Foster of Yer
mont in the house
cioakroom, "who
don't mourn over
the departure Of
Theodore Roose-
welt for Africa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

The earth is one big, hard, unchart
ed rock to the crippled aviator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09
TRADING IN REPORTS
CONGRESS OFFICE BUILCiNG IS
A LIVELY MART.
How Ono Member Gets What His
Constituents Need for Something
They Couldn't Use = Wall
Street Tactics Employed.

Washington.-The big white marble
office buildings in Washington which
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-10-09

financial district.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05

brother, with others, raised the president
from the floor of the box and carried him
down the stairs and out of the theatre.
The sobbing of the people and the hoof-
beats OF the approaching cavalry regi-
ment, which was hastily summoned, were
the only sounds on the street Lincoln
was tenderly carried to a little house
across the street from the theatre, and
the great men of the nation called to look
at him before death came. His wife, too,
was at his side.
Captain Catch and his brother remain
ed in the house, and when Lincoln died,
early the following morning, they assist
ed in carrying his body to the funeral car
which bore it away.
Captain Catch and his brother then re-
turned to the theatre and measured the
distance Booth had leaped from the pres
ident's box to the stage. 1t was IA feet.
I'VE saw Booth fall on the stage, the
spurs on his boots having caught in the
folds of flag which was draped about
the presidents box.
He brandished a dagger, shouting,
The south is avenged"
Captain Catch and his brother obtained
the cuffs worn by Lincoln on the night
he was shot, but they were stolen Is
years ago. Catch works on his farm ev-
cry day and lives alone with his wife.
1.-The events of that night are burned
into my mind" he said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
With Ardent Appreciation

Dear Miss Thomas: After being a silent lis
tener OF the Household for a long time / am
going TO say a few words. There have been SO
many subjects, and they have all been web dis-
eussed and read with great interest by thou
sands OF people who are like myself, too tfmid
20 risk their pen for fear they may not know
just how TO express themselves. 1 know Miss
Thomas Is quick to sympathiZe with those who
have been raised without education. How many
OF the sisters believe IL to be a sin for so many
awful crimes to be printed 1 believe there
have been thousands OF terrible crimes COM
mitted that would not IL IL had not been for
bad papers and books. Little boys win take
more interest in reading such books. We may
Keep such books from them, but we can't keep
newspapers from them. II we did we would be
compelled 70 miss all the good reading that was
contained In them.
1 would not give two cents for the Semi
Weekly Journal II the Household page was left
out ! am q farmers wife and do all my
work. In my household duties my burden has
been made lighter through many cheerful let
ters- While / do not agree with all IN some
WAYS. believe in education. II we were COM
PEELED TO send our children to school nine months
in the year we could not board and clothe
them. ! know there are some people who don {
try TO send their children to school. but the
majority OF people are trying to educate their
children the best they can.
want TO thank Miss Thomas and the sisters
for the help they have been to me. I may come
again some day.
A SILENT MEMBER,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
Qhlc
4eu cNiA
Question:

do you know of any who ever received any
benefit from taking Lydia E Pnkham's Vegetable Com
pound?"
any woman who is suffering with any alment peculiar
to her sex will ask her neghbors this question: she will be
surprised at the result There hardly community in
this country where be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy, made
exclusively from a simple formula of roots and herbs
During the past so years have published thousands
of letters from these grateful who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound, and never
in all that time have published testimonial without
the writer's special permission Never have we knowingly
published a testimonial that not truthful and genuine
Here one Just received few days ago. anyone doubts
that this is and honest statement of womans expert
ence with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
Houston, first began taking Lydia e Pink
female troubles chronic dyspepsia
and tried several doctors medicines but
nothing did me any good.
medicines and thought would
advertisement
hams Vegetable Compound advised to try it,
bottle of the Compound and 1t did
good continued its am well woman
and enjoy the best of health
advise suffering from such troubles to give
regret it, surely you"-Mrs. Bessie L. Hicks
SO Cleveland St. Houston.
ANY woman who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not to give such medicine this trial. Why should
not do her as much good as it did Mrs. Hicks
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
I67 Different Vegetables
At One Society Dinner

BERKELEY, Cal.-What do you think
of a dinner where the menu consists OF
1877 different kinds of vegetables? How
many different kinds of vegetables can
you name, by the way? Start counting
and you will run out Of varieties long be-
fore you reach 167, that is unless you are
an agriculturist or a student of botanical
lore. as is Mrs. T. L. Boone, member of
Berkeley society, who gave the dinner In
honor of the Hillside Mothers club in
this city, at which all these vegetables
were served.
The idea was Mrs. Boone's very own,
and the cards announcing the dinner Gre
ated an interest which the sight Of the
heavily laden tables only served to in
crease The guests found themselves so
absorbed in the contents of the menu
card in fact, that it was some time
before there was any serious attempt at
service. Mrs. Boone was aided in select
ing the vegetables for her dinner by Hugo
M. Iilienthal, founder of the Juvenile
horticultural society. One hundred and
sixty-seven varieties of vegetables. Here
they are. Count EN-:
Artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke, aspar-
agus, beans, beets, Swiss chard, broccoli,
common barberry, Canadian oaroerfy'
Brussels sprouts, white cabbage, red cab
bage, bamboos, Comedian cherry, rhu-
barb, carrots, caulifiower, celery, celeriak'
chicory, popcorn, sugar corn, cucumoers,
curled cress water cress, small and large
cranberries, wild and improved dandelion,
egg plant, endive, kale, Kohl-rabi, leek'
lettuce, muskmelon, watermelon, mush-
rooms mustard, nasturtiums, onions,
chives, parsley, parsnips, peas, common
pepper, Turkish pepper, pumpkin, radlsh'
satisfy, wild sorrel, French sorrel, squash,
sugar cane, tomatoes, turnips, marJoram'
sage. thyme, rosemary, coriander, dlil
pineapples, pinenuts, eucalyptus, bay
leaves peanuts, American chestnut
Spanish chestnut, edible paIm'
edible bracchia palm, sugar
beet, passion vine fruit, potatoes, sweet
potatoes, maple, rice, strawberry guava,
yew, black raspberries, huckleberr1es.
mulberry, cocoanuts, rye, poppy, oak
corn, elder juniper berries, dates, althea
dates, sunfower, elephants ear plant,
barley, wheat, oats, fennel, okra, horse
beans, tea, casaba melon, angelica, ap-
pies, wild crabapples, Siberian crabapples,
wild and cultivated pears, sweet cherries,
sour cherries, plums, prunes, peaches,
apricots, nectarines, almonds, ounces,
English walnuts, Lilienthals walnuts,
pecan nuts, figs, olives, lemons, pomelos,
lines, persimmons, loquats, European and
American grapes, currants, black cur
rants. English and American goOseberries,
German gooseberries, raspberries, black
berries loganberries, strawberries, horse
radish, hazlenuts, cloves. common radish-
es, black radishes, white radishes, OPIUM
tia cactus, chervil, collards, corn salad,
fetticuts, martynia, fax, water birch
dewberry, the phenomenal berry, butter
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05

without taking time to get his hat. I might
get my hat. but my coat would have waved
continuous goodbye by the time I had run
10 some port TO embark for another cline.
Each side has gone into the flower garden
OF the other and has hunted out the weeds.
From these weeds they have taen their texJs
ana have preached many censorfous sermons.
Many have preached. but few converts; yet
many ''diverts' have opened their song-books
and have sung obstreperously, Tramp, Tramp.
Tramp. These discussions Will doubt
cause many weeds to be extermlnated, and
probably from now on the garden Will be seen
after more closely; at least it is hoped for.
Both the town and the country have been
builders OF history. Each has furnished It's
share Of men and women who have been con-
spicuous in the great events that have
crowned the march OF time Each marched
under the stars and stripes tin every heart
on American soil throbbed with the Joy of
liberty. Since that time we have seen towns
riously over many a battlefield. They have
sailed for distant shores under this old flag
and have returned amid sweet strains of music
from our military bands and have been well
coined hack with shouts and songs They
have marched and are marching side by side
IN the great army that bears the banner of
Christ and are singing praises together TO Him
whose love is boundless and whose mercy is
from everlasting 10 everlasting.
Feminines. II seems. have been the leaders
Of this discussion.
Exceptions to general rules are difficult
things to infuse into all minds as being the
general rule. Your name, ladies, II this boil
ing patriotic preaching doesn't stop. viii be
Exceptionalists." What do you think of IL?
II it doesn't sound good, just stand in front OF
mirror, symmetrfcally arrange your TWEEN
tieth century rat and repeatedly say 'Excep-
uonalist' till you smile audibly, and see IL
your mind doesn't feel disposed to take up the
other side Of this question.
Now, ladies, with your sweet voices, from
the town and from the country, let us all Join
Miss Thomas, with the rest OF the Household
IN singing that inspiring old song. America"
With best wishes to Miss Thomas and the
Household, IRWIN
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
'WOMAN IS BOUGHT
LIKE DOG OR HORSE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9O.-Upton Sim
clair says he is sorry he is married.
when my wife and I fell in love with
each other" said he, 1--WE talked the
whole marriage business over very con-
scientiously. We both of us hated the
idea of being tied together by either a
religious or a legal ceremony and we tried
to make up our minds to set the right
kind of example to the world.
But we knew that Mrs. Sinclair's IA
Their and mother would go raving crazy
If we did what our conscience told us was
right.
$50 to ease their minds we let some
one humble a few words over us and
made them happy.
1--WE were married and now we have
seen the world and know great many
married people and so we are good deal
deal ashamed of being married our
selves.
'Why am I so prejudiced against mar
riage?
why. you might as we'll ask me why
am so prejudiced against slavery-or
against thievery; or, if it comes to that.
against murder.
Marriage in this day is nothing but
legalized slavery; that's the most polite
word to call it, 1 fancy.
1.-THE average married woman is bought
just eXactly as mucn as any nurse vi uOS
is bought.
This lovely blonde for half a million.
a little shop-worn, going at half price.
This generous brunette, on the bargain
counter today, $4,000 a year will buy her.
Women will never marry for love and
love alone until they become economically
Independent. The marriage of today is
worse than a farce-it is a hideous
tragedy.
How many happy married people do
you know? About one couple in 10000, ."
But If all these people you speak of
were not married to each other, Mr.. Sin
clair, only just living together, without
a ceremony, do you think you would be
happier them"
"They wouldn't live together" said Sim
clair
when they got tired of each other
they would quit and find some one else?'
Perhaps" answered Mr.. Sinclair.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
An Invitation

I did not mean to come back so soon, but
Mrs. Maloy left the impression that she thinks
college education makes girl selfish and
that she comes home with the wrong kind Of
pride. Not all of them, Mrs Maloy, and the
few who clamor for "a big name were In
clined that way before they went off to school.
The college training did not make them so.
know many college girls who come home
for vacation and take possession Of the house
keeping, cooking included, and send the mother
or older sister off for rest. Many go out
from the home nest to earn money to lighter
the burdens of dear old father and mother,
and in their work they character builders.
Some become the hoTnemakers for working
husbands and do their own homework. not as
II IT were drudgery, but with real Joy IN the
doing.
sad to say, there are some like you wrote Of
who never profit by their advantages, but II
you had been with them in school you would
have that they were Sinking, unruly
girls and greatly in the minority there and not
popular.
1 can not think that some foolish poor peo-
pie, trying to initiate the rich, could cause q
panic so great that even the rich would feel II.
Most farmers have enough and to spare Of
hog and hominy ahead, but many working peo-
pie do not need weeks rations ahead, as
they order their groceries and meats almost
daily. And, anyway, l do not see why this
should have anything to DO with their going
in good company. Character should be the
test. This is the first time I have ever taken
issue with any OF writer's in so many
words, but I must defend the noble-hearted
college girls.
had to stop right here and have a little
grid talk with the sparrows that are lighting
on the porch. They look so wise and twitter
as IL asking me questions.
Would any OF you have gone to Marjorie
Gould's party II you could? I would rather
have been dishing out soup to the hungry
children on the streets.
Miss Thomas, what must do with our
girls, here and there, who come to church
late, two or more sit together, whisper during
services. and long before the sermon is done
they ARE so tired-wish he would get
through" though the subject is deep and you
can not help but feel that the message is from
God? How are they to learn that If they can
not be interested they can at least be respect
fully attentive? Self-respect demands that we
be quiet in church
But what kind of mood am in this after
noon I must go for a walk. But II was all
said with my love cup running over and a
God bless you for every one.
Little Maid, where are you, child? Can't
you find your way back? Noble. send an
other good letter. Your ''old Monroe friend
loves TO read them. Come. let's all go to walk
in the pine grove. ZEE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
Wants a Helper

Dear Miss Thomas: see so many interesting
letters from you and the sisters Il makes me
want to write. I'm almost invalid. seldom
get out anywhere, so enjoy the letters so
much.
I've always found it to be the case that when
mothers control their children and bring them
up to know they must obey, respect and help
her. they VIII be all right when grown. have
boy, eighteen years old, who can do any
thing q woman or nan can do. / began teach
ing him at six years. / never had any girls,
but have raised two nieces, who married several
years ago. and make good wives.
This warm, spring like weather makes me wish
was able to be out gardening, although l
know we win have more winter, but our win
tiers for the past few years have been so mild
we could plant real early. / would like to
have q family TO rent or work any way. And
I am certainly in need OF a woman TO live
with me. My son wants 10 make q crop and I'm
not able to do anything, so II any OF the sis
tiers can help me will they please do 50. There
only three in family, son, nephew and self.
Would not care II she were chicken crank, :"
as I have q lot OF chickens i get more eggs
in spring and summer than / can use or sell;
the hens have Just started TO laying. Wishing
dear Miss Thomas all the good luck she de-
serves / am a constant reader.
Rayville, La. MRS. II. LAUYENT.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
II We Understood

Dear Household: The longer you put off writ
ing the more difficult It seems to be- SO
am not waiting till December to write, as 1 did
last year.
Beth, your last letter was so good, even while
| was reading IL the subject of misunderstand-
Ing weighed so heavily on my mind, like some
thoughts Do we realize how much sorrow n
caused by being misunderstood? Friends fail
70 understand; a bitter word said, two lives
A girl with heart unstained By evil vita a
pure purpose. warns some friend OF approach.
ing evil She is severely criticised and that
friend becomes an enemy, ever after that holnmg
malice. All because Of a misunderstanding.
wife true and noble is misunderstood and q
home Is wrecked. The husband losing confidence
goes his way leaving a good wife TO pine awas.
What happiness there could have been had they
only understood each other
young man writes his sweetheart a letter
explaining why he did not pay her a visit al
some appointed time. She fails to understand.
throws him over" nurses her broken heart
or marries some other for spite. and three
lives are wrecked. teacher laboring with un.
ruly pupils. with much love and patience, cor
reefs a pupnf is misunderstood by all the
patrons. Perhaps turned off before the term
Is finished, unable 10 secure another school
within that vicinity, her influence blighted, al
might have been easily righted had they tried
In tne right spirit.
So It goes the world over We are being mis-
understood every day by some one. / know by
experience what pain and gloomy feelings II
gives one. l have friends whom l try to hell
by a kind word cheering letter, trying q
be a friend TO them at all times. Yet they
fan TO understand me.
Dear readers, try to fully understand the case
Of a friend, the position she is In, before yOr
forsake her. You do not know how much good
you are destroying. There Is One who under.
stands all things. Let us, when others fail Il
understand us. go to Him In prayer. asking Hin
TO help US understand our friends. 30 that ",
may love them better, and not always be criti
cising and misjudging.
With best wishes 20 the readers and "aTet
Lady" ELLA LEE.
GAINESVILLE, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-05
Left Fat; Back Slender
BY "FOOTLIGHTS."

Glau and his overweight chorus from
the "Aeroplane" company have returned
to New York in what may be described as
greatly reduced circumstances. Not as To
finances, let it be said, nor yet in num-
bers, glory be, but in avoirdupois-that Is
to say, gross flesh. The entire galaxy has
lost out in this respect, much to its adj
vantage.
1t seems the people out west will sup
port slim ballerinos, and no other, and
our famous balloon chorus" carried, so
to speak, no weight with them. They
treated that prize collection of fat New
York beauties with an unprecedented cold
ness. Consequently, Glau faced the prob
lem of reducing the entire front and rear
rows at once, or shipping them back-"ex-
cess baggage. 1t was terrific job, as all
who saw the 'AerOplane" before it left
this tolerant town will admit, but our in
genious townsman tackled it and sue
ceeded- broke all records, in fact. And
thereby hangs a tale worthy of any fat
lady's attention.
Glau didn't rehearse his flock into shape,
nor starve them into line, nor yet worry
them, verbally, into shadows. He paid
salaries regularly and let them eat and
drink as they listed. He simply hung up
a new rule in the dressing-rooms to the
effect that every lady less than five foot
seven who weighed in excess Of $50 pounds
must take a teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime (or about where her bed
time ought to be-, of the following: One
half ounce Marmola, 1-2 ounce Fluid Ex-
tract Cascara Aromatic, and 1-2 ounces
Peppermint Water
They did it and In a month averaged a
loss of a pound a day apiece. That's a
dandy receipt" says Glau. Simple, pleas
ant, harmless and a worker from the
word go Wish I could get a railroad
rate reduced half as good"