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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
MAKES A PRETTY PRESENT
Fan Bag, Always Acceptable, ana by
No Means Difficult to Construct
at Home.

Just to throw together in a hurry
and yet to accomplish the most dashy
and effective of presents.
Here is one of the most fascinating
of fan bags for the young girl party
goer or for the matron who never
stirs without her fan.
1t is merely a finished strip of Chi
nese embroidery on satin-the kind
ripped from a royal mandarin's old
jacket and sold in our country as ecu
rio" The embroidered strips run to
blues and yellows, and are about thir.
ty inches long. Double one together,
wrong side out, and fell the sides with
perfect stitches; face the top with its
least obtrusive color in a plain satin
or China silk. Draw the bag with rib
bons of its darker shade run through
a casing, and put the fan inside or not
according to the dictates of your con
science-or your purse.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
BEAUTY IN THE NEW STYLES
Never Have Gowns Designed for Fem
mime Adornment Been Prettier
/ \Than This Season. .

Somebody's mere man I think It
must have been-stumbled over the
new name ia lauese" and Numbered
into the still newer one, ia lisonjera."
Really, when you stop to think of it,
it wasn't such a bad break, after all.
There is great deal of kinship be-
tween the washerwoman and the fat
terer. The latter Is a prettier name,
certainly, perhaps not as descriptive,
but quite as truthful, as the first. For
there is no doubt about 1.-THE new
styles are hattering. Take the least
attractive Of women and put her in
the most attractive of dresses-a soft
petallike drapery, a beguilingly fem
mime bib, and fichu that makes you
think Of Marie Antoinette or the
Lady with a Muff''-and you may
take my word for it that the gown
will cajole the most unpromising form
and features into something very
close to beauty. ~
1t really seems as If the gowns of
the present year had been especially
designed to make plain women lovely
and lovely women still lovelier. Take,
for instance, dress that | saw at
a casino dinner not long ago. 1t was
so very beautiful that you quite forgot
to analyze its wearer's charm and
simply set her down in your memory
as a most enchanting person. -
Edouard La Fontaine in the Delinea.
4NF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
DEL!cACY WORTH THE COST
lection for Guests or Family
in Winter Days.

Put the fruit, whether canned or
fresh, through the fruit press, as this
separates the juice and seeds with
out straining. In using canned or pre-
served fruits be careful as to the pro-
portion Of sugar, for if the fruit be
rich enough no additional sweetness
will be required.
Cover half a box of gelatine with a
half cupful of cold water, let it soak
for half an hour, then dissolve over
hot water. Add the gelatine to two
cupfuls of fruit juice, sweetened to
taste, teaspoonful of lemon juice
with one tablespoonful of orange
juice. Stir until it begins to thicken,
then add one pint of cream whipped
to stiff froth4 Turn into mold and
set away to harden. If the fruit juice
be added to the cream before it has
begun to thicken it is almost impos'
sible to keep the cream from settling.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
To Garry ! Neat Tray.

There is no reason or excuse for
serving a patient with a sloppy tray.
No matter how heavily it il laden or
low far it must be carried nothing
need be spilled II precautions are OBJ
served.
DO not fill tumbler, pitcher or cup
full.
Never pour cream over cereal or
fruit, but put 1t in tiny pitcher.
Individual pots for coffee, tea or
chocolate are not expensive. They
keep liquid warm, besides being more
neatly handled.
Most important of all when the tray
is finally full, perhaps to oVerflowing,
nothing need be spilled over the edges
if the one who is carrying it will sway
the tray slightly from side to side as
she walks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Cabbage a Il Creme.

One large, firm cabbage. an onion
with one Glove, half an ounce Of but"
ter, three tablespoonfuls of cream.
and seasoning. Wash the cabbage
well, cut it in quarters and put 1t in
pan of boiling water to which salt
has been added, and an onion stuck
with one Glove. Boil the cabbage till
tender, drain well, chop it finely and
return it to the pan with the cream,
butter and seasoning. Mix and heat
it we'll. The onion is removed before
chopping the cabbage. Heap the cab
bage in a hot vegetable dish and
serve.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
VARIETY IN DISHES
PROBLEM OF CHANGE IN MENU
IS A BIG ONE.
Many Combinations of Vegetables
with Sauces May Be Utilized
BY the DweEIer in lao
lated Places.
BY IESSICA z RESACK

Director Department of Domestic Sci
ence aud Art, National Corn Exposition
Omaha, Neb.
The getting Of g dinner every day
in the year is bound to become mo-
notonOus unless care and thought Is
given not only to the selection and
preparation of the food, but also to
the ones by whom it is to be eaten.
1t is folly to cater to the tastes OF
healthy individuals, who should eat
anything placed before them. On the
other hand it is the frail one who
should always have attention.
The large markets afford variety
enough at any season of the year, but
1T is the housewives in the small vii.
lagos and on the farms who complain
of it's lack. Here fresh vegetables and
fruits are out of the question and the
problem of a change becomes serious.
Vegetables lend themselves to many
combinations and may be SO treated
by pungent sauces or dressings as to
almost lose their original flavors.
Potatoes alone will give an almost
endless variety. A hot salad that will
go nicely with any meat dish may be
made quickly, and when once eaten
will destroy all taste for cold salad
ever after.
Hot Potato Salad-It is made of hot
mashed potatoes; season these with
butter, pepper and salt; add hot
boiled dressing with or without the
addition of sugar when thoroughly
mixed with the potatoes care being
taken to get it moist enough. but not
too much so, add chopped onions and
a bit of celery or celery salt, and
serve hot Hard boiled eggs may be
added. but the salad is good without.
Stuffed Cabbage.-For this a we'll
shaped head of cabbage should be
used. Parboil and cut out as much of
the center as desired. Enough sau-
sage to fill the cavity will be needed.
To this add a small onion and piece
of ham one inch square, minced fine;
a little chopped parsley; bit of bay
leaf; salt and pepper to taste. Pack
into the cabbage head, tie in cloth
tightly and boil or steam. A slice Of
bacon may be added If desired, for
further favor.
This is an old Creole recipe and an
excellent change in the preparation of
cabbage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
RETIREMENT SUPERSTITlONs
Officers of the Army and Navy Leery
About Reaching the Age
Limit.

II seems right odd, but there Is not
f1cers of both the army and navy are
getting a little leery of the retirement
business. It is pretty hard for any
officer who feels that he has really
just reached the point where he can
do his best work, and sthat he might
go on for ten years doing 1t, to meet
UP with the retirement law, which
says that he must step down and out
But the worst of it is that the figures
will show that it is rare thing for an
officer in either branch of the service
TO live more than half a dozen years
are retired at 81 years of age and in
the army at 81. Since January l.,
five rear-admirals on the retired list,
seven brigadier generals and one lieu
tenant general have died. OF the ad-
mira1s, four had not reached 10 and
the other was 81 Of the army, four
were less than 70 and one was IS.
That man does not wear out at the
age at which the army and navy de.
rartments retire their men is evinced
by the supreme court. OF the nine
justices, seven are past 81, the retir
ing age of the army, and four of them
have passed 70, yet all are active men,
tally and physically. 1t is thought
that one reason for the sudden deaths
in the army and navy is that after a
service Of 40 years or more employ
ment in other lines after retirement
Is SO circumscribed that few of those
who retire ever enter any other BUSH
ness. Being in the full vigor of their
mentality and in sound physical con-
dition to find themselves without any
adequate occupation to employ their
minds let's them down too suddenly,
and, having nothing to do, they come
to believe that they really are grow
ing old, and the first thing you know
they are gone. It is said that the
matter Is to be brought to the atten-
ton of congress at the next session,
with an idea to make use of the tech
nical education of the retired officers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change of Food Instead %
Drugs.

It takes considerable courage for a
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for despairing patient, instead
of resorting to the usual list of med
icines.
There are some truly scientific phy.
sicians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions "a
they are and should be treated regard
less Of the value to their pockets.
Here's an instance:
-Four years ago I was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that was on
the verge of starvation.
i heard Of a doctor who has a sum.
mer cottage near me-a specialist from
N. Y, and as last hope, sent for him
After he examined me carefully he
ADVISED me to try a small quantity OF
Grape-Nuts at first, then as my stom.
ach became stronged to eat more.
i kept at it, and gradually got 80
could eat and digest three teaspoon
fuls. Then began to have color in INV
face, memory became clear, where ha,
fore everything seemed a blank. NV
llmos got stronger and I could walk.
So | steadily recovered.
Now, after year on Grape-Nuts I
weigh 1853 lbs. My people were s1r-
prised at the way I grew feshy and
strong on this food"
Read the little book, ''The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs.
There's a Reason
one appears from time to time rvTSa~.
snxg genuine trues and full of hunaan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

and misery. ADVISE 81! sulieIIns
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia E. FinEham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
o. female diseases of any similar med1s
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on tile IN
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form or
female complaints, Inflammation u
ceration, displacements, fibrold tumors'
irregularities, periodic pains, backache'
INDIGESTION and nervous prostratlon"
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia E: Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial
If YOU would like special ADVICE
about your case write q cOnfiden"-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
LYNN. Mass. Her advice is free
and always helpful
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Lands for Envoy to China. o

Former Representative Charles D
Lands was in Washington few days
ago. It has been limited that Mr.
Lands might have the Chinese mis-.
sion If he should be inclined to take
il after seven or eight more or Less
distinguished gentlemen have either
declined it or been separated from it
by force of cruel circumstances
When Mr.. Lands was defeated for
congress, after he had served his dis
trict well for a long time, he said
he was going back to the farm and
that he was not altogether sorry for
the change. Every man In congress
was sorry to see Lands leave, for his
was, and is, extremely popular. He
said on departing from the capital
that he was leaving good company,
but that he hoped to find some just
as good back home on the Delphi farm
Then it was that he sat down and
wrote to an ornithologically inclined
friend for instructions how to build
bird houses. Mr.. Lands was given
detailed information concerning wren
boxes and bluebird and martin houses.
He left congress in March, anu if he
succeeded in getting as many birds
about his place as he had household
accommodations for, his last summer
must have been musical.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Coun Lud PLANT ON GRlDDLE
New Method of Preparation That Will
Commend Itself to Any
One.

Not every one knows that egg
plants can be eaten the year round.
Almost before the northern grown va
rieties are over the southern mar
kets are Offering theirs for sale.
Nor are these winter grown egg
plants beyond the reach Of the mod
crate purse. They cost from rs to 80
cents apiece and make a good and
cheap breakfast substitute for meat.
Those who are fond of vegetables
out find the frie1 form of it indiges-
tible should try cooking it on grid"
die. It is the invention of man who
could not eat egg plant in the usual
way.
Cut into slices about a quarter Of
an inch thick, salt and press out the
water slightly. The griddle is made
hot, creased with butter, and stood
toward the back of the stove, as slow
cooking is necessary to avoid raw
taste. The pieces are turned as are
hot cakes and seasoned with salt and
pepper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Grandma's Shawl.

You may use your grandma's lace
shawl-her fine old black lace shawl
again if you have ingenuity enough 70
drape it. l say again" because it is
supposed you have done SO before, and
because mean to imply that, with
care, you may use the beautiful thing
over and over again.
It should not be cut, but only draped
in tunic shape, and if too long it may
first be drawn up in apa2p-bib lines,
and even tied into painter knots at
the front, back or side, according to
the lines of the garment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Leonard Cake.

White Part-White of five eggs, one
half teacup of butter, three cupfuls OF
granulateG sugar, two cupfuls of white
flour, one cupful of sweet milk, and
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder;
vanilla fiavoring.
Dark Part-One cupful of brown
sugar, one-quarter cupful of butter,
one-half cupful sweet milk, one-half
cupful of molasses, two cupfuls
of flour, one egg, and one-half tea.
spoonful of soda, spices to taste. Put
into a creased pan by the spoonful.
The different colors will give it q
'leopard-like" effect
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
TO Unveil Wallace Statue.

The statue of Ger. Lew Wallace,
which has been set up in the Gal
lery of Horrors" in the capitol at
Washington, is to be unveiled very
shortly. It will stand beside that Of
former Gov. Oliver P. Morton, these
two representing the states contribu-
ton to the national capitol. The statue
will be unveiled as soon as congress
meets. Gov. Marshall and the Indiana
senators anu representatives will
make addresses. James Whitcomb
Riley viii read an original poem. The
sculptor of the statue is O'Connor,
and the work was done in Paris. It is
said q be very fine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

Clean and wash one peck of spinach
Cook in boiling water slightly sailed,
chop fine, then cook a four-pound kid
ney roast of veal, kidney included. as
you would pot roast; when done're'
move from the bones and chop fine
adding the gravy gradually. Mix the
spinach and the veal, season with nut.
meg, add two eggs to bind it. Then
make dough as for noodles, using
four eggs; roll in sheet, cut in four
inch squares, put heaping table
spoon of the mixture in center, and
close the dough around it; then DROP
in boiling water slightly sailed, and
when done heap in dish and cover
with crotons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
CaulifIower Salad.
serve.

Boil cauliflower in sailed water
till tender, but not overdone: when
cold cut up neatly in small sprigs.
Beat together three tablespoonfuls of
oil and a teaspoonful of Tarragon vim
egar, with pepper and salt to taste:
the dish may be very slightly rubbed
with garlic If liked, arrange the pieces
of caulifower on it, strew over some
capers, a little Tarragon, chevril and
parsley, all finely minced, and the
least bit of dried thyme and mario
ram. Pour the oil and vinegar over
and serve.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Potato Bread.

Take six good-sized potatoes, boil
and mash fine. Add three pints of
boiling water. Stir -four in till it
makes a stiff batter. When luke warm
add yeast; set it in moderately
warm place. In the morning add
the salt and knead in flour as stiff as
you can. Set in warm place to rise,
knead again, adding as little flour as
possible. Let it rise again, and then
put it into your pans, making them
half full. When the loaves have risen
to the top of the pans bake them to q
nice brown.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Renewing an Old Garnet.

Remove furniture and open win
dows wide, choosing very clear day.
Sweep the carpet well, take pail of
warm water and naphtha soap and a
brush. Scrub the carpet as you would
bare floor and wipe with a cloth.
Change the water often. This scrub.
bling must be done early in the morn.
ing. If the carpet is worn at the cen.
ter or near it, rip down the center
seam, turn the carpet and place the
ripped edges to the wall. Use carpet
thread to sew up the ripped seams.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

A dainty little dress such Rs this
might be made up in cashmere, vel:
ing or viyella. 1t has strip of plat
CO material down center of front, the
plaits are stitched to just past the
whist, the edges CT other parts are
;calloped and laid over folds of darker
material, and have buttons sewn on
as trimming. The sleeves are set to a
plain cuff finished off by lace frill
Materials required: yards ~
inches wide, dozen buttons, Il yard
darker material.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
The Seasons Collars

There are two extremes shown in
dress collars. They either clasp the
neck to the ears, or are extremely
low. Some are cut out in the front
and filed In there with a net or series
of narrow straps. The same idea is
also carried out in ruchings, and the
ruche in several instances is cut out
across the front. as If to accommo-
date the chin. This may be comfort
able for the person having double
chin, but few who have not will care
to suggest the presence of one by
adopting a ruche of this sort
Harpers Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Tomato Soup for Winter.

A woman whose family is fond of
tomato soup prepares big preserving
kettle full and cans it for winter use,
as one would fruit When carefully
done Ii keeps nicely and is an econom-
ical and time saving process. The
soup is not only cheaper when pre-
pared from fresh tomatoes in the fall,
but it is more wholesome than If made
from timed goods.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
French Toast,

French toast is an inexpensive dish
you could have for lunch. Soak stale
bread in milk, dip in beaten egg and
try in hot bacon fat. Serve with ap-
pie sauce. Corn chowder is also nice
and reasonable. Here is the way
make mine: One onion cut fine, fried
in butter or salt pork until brown;
add one cup of water, one cup of raw
diced potatoes until done, then add
can of corn; boil ten minutes. Add
two cups hot milk and season to taste.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Cinriarella Cake

Two eggs, one cupful of sugar, one
and a quarter cupfuls of -four, one gill
gold water, one teaspoonful lemon
juice, one teaspoonful baking powder,
one tablespoonful chocolate, one-half
glass jelly.
Beat yolks of eggs with sugar, add
chocolate, and beat in white of eggs,
lemon juice, water, flour and baking
powder. Beat four minutes. Bake in
two pans in moderate oven IS min
utes. When done spread with jelly
and ice with chocolate icing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
a New Sandwich

A joy in the sandwich line is the
brown bread sandwich, with a cream
cheese filling, just tinged with garlic.
The garlic must be the young and ten
der kind that is the bane of the dairy
man and can be found only in coun.
try meadows, and must be sparingly
used at that or the appreciative guests
will rue their feast
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
:. 2

and the members of the commission
were named they started in to have
and they had big corps of workmen
engaged for months. Their new Of
fees were pretty we'll completed last
year. SO that each has capacious and
luxurious Office and ante-room unto
himself.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Father Was an Invalid.

It had been hard day in the field,
and father an son were very hungry.
The only things eatable on the table
were IL very large apple dumplings.
The father had consumed ten while
the boy was eating one, and then both
reached for the one remaining.
Son. pleaded the farmer, you
wouldn't take the last apple dumping
from your poor sick pa, would your
Success Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Cinnamon Cake,

Two cupfuls of -four, yolks of two
eggs, one cupful of sugar. lump of
butter size of an egg, two teaspoon
fuls ground cinnamon, two teaspoon
fuls baking powder. Filling. Put
through meat chopper one cupful rails
ms. Beat the whites of the two eggs
thoroughly and add enough powdered
sugar to make it stiff. Mix raisins
with the eggs and sugar and put be-
tween layers. The frosting may be
either of chocolate or plain white.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
a New Combination.

The upper part of the combination
garment may now be full-fedged
winter or autumn weight vest, while
tthe lower part Is fine nainsook or
lightweight longc.oth. The drawers
are Joined below the hip line by a
weIl-faced seam, and are bloused over
below the knees.
There is q beading % their lower
edge into which the nainsook is gath
cred, and the beading is, IN turn,
drawn in with white or blue wash
ribbon to produce the bloomer effect
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
ButtonhoIes in trims.

The home dressmaker or the seam,
stress who dislikes to work button
holes will find joy in the fact that
they can be bought by the yard and in
all kinds of fabrics.
They come on muslin or silk strips.
and can be easily attached to the
edge of a blouse which is to fasten
under q fiy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Lananese ChowchoM.

I feel sure some of the housekeep-
ers would like to try japanese chow.
chow, which is nice with cold meats
or a fish dinner: Twelve medium
green tomatoes, Y small picked
lines, six cups sugar. Put tomatoes
and lines through medium meat chop
per. After removing seeds from
hines cook slowly three hours. Put
into jelly tumbles and cover when
cold with paraffin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
The New Old Slipper.

French women are wearing the
most adorable slippers, made of ex.
quisite brocades, with lovely odd de.
signs; the same style slipper that was
worn in the sixteenth and seventeenth
century-long and narrow shoes, but
with square rather than pointed toe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
When Whipnino Eoos.

When beating eggs separately
beat the white first then "steal" lft-
tie bit Of it to start the yolks. The
result is the FOLKS will not stick TO
the heater, as is generally the case,
and they win get light twice az
quickly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
Gettinn in Deem.

The ladies devoted to reform were
in session.
II believe" said one, that only
good men should be permitted to
marry"
But" interposed a second, would
not such radical policy be promo
tive of race suicide?"
On the instant they perceived that
they had tackled a real problem.