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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
Lizards as Food.

French epicures, like French cooks
have long been known as having the
gift of originality. From them we
learn that fried lizards must be very
appetizing. So are young crocodiles
and snakes. A writer in the Gil Bias
has discovered that these are articles
of current consumption in Paris. Ac-
cording to his statistics 5000 common
lizards are sold in Paris every year,
and those who made it special call
ing to supply this eeznmodity, find it
very profitable But there is a far
greater demand for salamanders,
which are special kind of lizard.
Some 5000 of these are disposed of
every year. Young and, therefore, ten
der, lizards frequently fetch as much
as a small chicken-about four francs
apiece. Old and dry lizards are not got
rid of for so centimes. Snakes fetch
a good price, too, and good ones are
worth as much as turkey. Young
crocodi1es also find good market.
They are nearly as dear as a good
sized calf, and when very small they
fetch fancy prices. Not many of them,
however, the writer says, are sold in
a year-perhaps hundred or there
abouts. Legs of frogs, of course, are
very vulgar in comparison. The taste
for them seems to be on the wane.
Only some 10000, we are told, are now
sold in a year. Snaiis, however, hold
their own. especially the Burgundy
snails, and millions of them are dis
posed Of in the small popular restau-
rants
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
Germans Drinkinu Less Beer

AS appears by the published state
ment concerning the business opera.
lions during the last year the brew.
cries of Frankfort and of Germany in
general did not work very profitab1v
Lessened sales, owing to the existing
business depression, unfayorabIe
weather during the summer season
increased taxes and high prices of
raw materials are stated as having
caused the decline in, earnings. One
Frankfort company has declared only
Az per cent. dividend on its stock
against eight per cent last year. Not
a few of the German brewing com.
panies have, in order to increase sales.
purchased high-priced properties and
equipped luxurious barrooms, which
are ostensibly carried on by independ-
ent tavern keepers, but the latter, in
reality, have no capital and are but
business agents of the brewery. whose
beer they are by contract bound to
sell. The outlook of the brewing in
dustries in Germany is not bright Just
noW.-Consular Reports.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

er Roosevelts may be back numbers.
But no post-mortem identity answers
| for fair Alice. She's here with the
goods, and means to stay.
During the valedictory days at the
White House just preceding the in
auguration, when Mrs. Roosevelt and
her children, much beloved of all the
retainers, were dispensing farewells
ard souvenirs, and Mrs. Alice was
busting in and out among the moving
lares and penates that somebody in
nocently characterized lard and po-
tatoes"-an attache of the White
House much moved-it was moving
day-came up and lachrymosely ex-
tended hand of final fellowship to
the presidents older daughter.
Mrs. Longworth regarded the we'll
wisher with an energetic shove. Go
along with you, mani" she exclaimed,
with laugh, you aren't getting rid of
me as easy as that I'm not saying
good-by. l expect to be here as much
as I ever was before. You can't lose
me, my Charlie!"
And, indeed, as persona grata at the
executive mansion under the new
regime, there is none to excel the Lady
Alice. President and Mrs. Taft often
affectionately dub her their Oldest
daughter. Mr.. Taft feels himself
happily responsible for the Longworth-
Roosevelt alliance, that is panning out
so we'll
So Alice is furnishing up her ma
tional identity and wearing her own
blue again. It is her trademark, her
personal cachet.
The latest Longworthian lid shows
the Alice blue in half dozen or SO
cerulean plumes, long and willowy,
which smother the outlines Of big
black directoire hat in Neapolitan
braid, going from side to side and is
suing from big fat bow of Alice blue
velvet. It has the dash of an effect by
Romney or Gainsborough. The Lady
Alice has been looking very smart in
this, spinning these afternoons in her
nifty little electric" up to the cen
gressfonal Offices to fetch her liege
lord home after the business Of the
day.
Her aunt, Mrs. Cowies, too, doesn't
propose to be classed among the
Rooseveltian has-beens. She is any
thing but extinct, is this amiable ex-
presidents sister, who gives one so
glad welcome at her aesthetic home
in n street.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
so, to Sweep the Dust of the Lake.
Says Sarcastically."

washbowl. could see what would
happen If I'VE didn't bail it out-the
ranch would float down the street il
about two hours by the clock. The
more / bailed the less good it did.
took about 81 pals of water out OF
that thing, and it was no joke, either
as my roof was full of bats from the
evenings merriment.
Who found it? asks /.
Me- says sis. When / got ready
to hit the sheets, / came in here for
my evenings swim and found the tub
| filled up of its own accord. blew the
the whistle and piped all hands on
deck. OF course, that wasn't her ex,
act language. but it's the idea.
Il bailed for two hours straight,
with sis encouraging me and begging
me to omit mutilating the English.
The hinge on my back got rusty and
my brain cells began to work. See
here, says ] to sis, you bail while.
I'm going after a plumber or some
thing
Plumber scoffed sis; what
plumber would come out here at half
past four on Sunday morning?'
It'll be five by the time that I
pipe his nobs,' says I, and plumbers
ought to be up early, even If it is Sun
day morning. The early bird catches
the worm. Money'll bring him, and he
can look to the governor for it,
All right, says sis, TIL ball.
while we went on talking the TIM
filled itself again. The water rose in
distinct jerks, or tides, and I couldn't
seem to make any Roadway. Sis said
that when I had good start, she'd
yell for help, and get the rest of the
family at 1t again. They'd been sleep-
ing now for two hours, net. Well 7
hiked of down the avenue without the
slightest notion of the plumber quar-
ter. woke up druggist, who cussed
me good and plenty and then some
when he found that 1 only wanted to
look at his directory, and he banged
the door in my map without giving me
a look at his safnted book. Then I
piped a jay to port, rolling towards
me, and as he looked respectable. /
tagged him.
kind SIR says I, can you put me
wise to a pipe specialist?' Says he:
Young man, I don't understand you:
am throat doctor myself That
don't fill the specifications, says /:
I don't want bacteria sharp. only
a lead-pipe DOCTOR
90 says he, and he located a Joint
for me where the plumber slept over
his office. Is there night ben?' saws
/. Donno,' says he. You'll have to
rap / picked up a brick to rap with
and set sail. / made more noise than
one of those steam organs.
Il pounded and raped until I was
horse; then a drowsy voice asked.
from the inside: Did some wan rap?'
Some wan did, says I. I want a
plumber double-quick. What for?'
asks the voice.
%, to sweep the dpat of the lake,
says ! sareasticallY, H.s,sue out, /
used plumber
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
Cuba Is to Renax Debt

The recent Intervention in Cuba cost
the United States some six millions oil
dollars. And Cuba is expected to pay
the freight" But the terms are easy
The president is empowered by con
gress to receive from the Cuban gov
eminent from time to time such
amounts to reimburse the United
States as he may consider the Cuban
treasury then able to pay without seri
GUS embarrassment" There is a chance
here for difference of opinion be.
tween the Cuban secretary of the
treasury and the president of the
United States in regard to the mean.
ing of the last six words of the con.
dition.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
All Washington Plays Golf.

At Washington. President Taft has
no monopoly on golf, for even the Jap
anese ambassador is included among
the close students of the ancient
game, and from present indications it
looks as if Chevy Chase will have to
be renamed the course of all ma
TONS"
An idea of the unusual hold golf has
upon welIknown men can be cleaned
by glancing back at the seniors tourn-
ament at Apayamis last fall, when
something like so men drove of the
first tee. The scores some of the vet
Grams made that day would have done
credit to any tournament regular"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
Mrs. Taft,s EnloYments.

Mrs. Taft had a good time when she
was growing into womanhood and she
has evidently not forgotten the pleas.
ures of those days. She keeps young
people around her whenever 1t is pos.
sibla to do so.
Like her distinguished husband, Mrs.
Taft delights in a good play and has
been a constant theater goer In the
last month. usually she is accom-.
panied by the president, who rarely
permits his official duties to interfere
with an evening with Mrs. Taft.
Personally Mrs. Taft is woman
who has accomplished the achievement
of being a successful official hostess
and one who is able to throw off the
cares of off1cialdom and enjoy herself
as any other woman in the world likes
to do.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
Food of the Forefathers.

Judging from passage in Harri.
sons Description of Britain" break.
fast eating in the sixteenth century
was held to denote effeminacy. Here.
tofore," he writes, there hath been
more time spent in eating and drink.
ing than commonly is in these days:
for whereas of old we had breakfasts
in the forenoon, beverages or nun.
lions after dinner, and thereto reare
suppers when it was time to go to
rest, now these old repasts, thanked
be God, are verie well left, and ech
one Except here and there some
young ,hungrie stomach that cannot
fast till dinner time) contenteth him
self with dinner and supper onlie,
The nobilitie, centric, and
students ordinarilie go to dinner at II
before noon, and to supper at five, or
between five and six at afternoon. The
merchants dine and sup seldom before
II at noon, and six at night, especialis
in London. The husbandmen dine also
at high noon, and sup at seven or
eight; but out of the tearme. in our
universities, the scholars dine lat ten.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

! after a long discussion inside, the
plumber himself condescended to speal
to me. I can't wurruck on {
Sonday,' says he. It's aginist the
rules of me union
Union be smothered,' says I; five
people are drowning. It's twenty fol
you if you will come and save oul
lives
eth come says he, fer the sake
iv the errand iv mercy He wanted
to stoke the sugar first, but I tolC
him that my filthy lucre was in my
other vest on the piano, so he hooked
up his kit, and we started. He went
to sleep four Or five times on the
way, but we finally made the harbor
and dropped anchor.
"On deck there was no change in
the scenery. Author, publisher and
sis were still bailing when introduced
the plumber.
Thomas says the governor, you
are credit to the family Sis few
the coop on account of not being
dressed for company.
How long have you been doing
this" asks the plumber.
Since II p. m.-1ast II p. M, says
the governor, hopping his marble
brow.
Why didn't We put in the plug.
lay brick on top iv it, and go to
bed?" asks the plumber.
Never thought of it, says /, feel
ing foolish.
THE plumber got his kit, nu.
screwed the trap of the washbowl and
gave something push to the right.
Yer trap was stopped up, says he.
and that sent the water to the tub.
It's the same water, says he. Eye can
see how soiled it is from battling it so
frequent
Wouldn't that get your goat? We'd
been transferring the same water all
night from the tub to the bowl and
back again!
"'Give me the twenty says the
plumber
:" Not on your tin-type,' says the
governor, getting red.
:" The young buck promised it, says
the plumber, otherwise l wouldn't
have come. It's aginist the rules iv
me-
"All right says the governor, you
shall annex it. It'll come out of your
allowance, Thomas
i let the man out, and he says:
Can leave me kit out in the entry
till come back?'
Il suppose so,' says /, feeling
grouchy. Where are you going?'
I'm going to early mass, says he,
to praise God fer me brains. Top o.
tn mornin' to yer honor!'
Cheap? No name for it; l felt like
bargain-counter shirt that had been
marked down to SO cents"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
ATTRACTION FOR THE VISITOR
Most of the Tourists Who Go TO Wash.
inston Insist on Seeing
the Mint.

You can have no idea" said a man
who has formerly been guide about
| Washington, as to the sights many
strangers who visit this city want to
see, and all within a few hours OF
time. One thing that made an i'm.
preston upon me was that the great
majority consider it time lost if they
do not see the bureau of engraving
and printing. They want to see where
the government makes its bonds and
bill notes and everything else that
goes on in that important Office. That
has preference beyond all else with
whole lot of folks.
Though I am not now in the bust
ness, I have had several opportunities
that thought might have PANIED out
well if | had been disposed to renew
my old occupation. One happened re-
Gently that recalled to my mind
how many Of the people who have
only day or two to spend in the city
want to see the money-making proc
esses of the government.
L was walking along F street, near
Ninth, when a well-dressed man, car
rying handbag and accompanied by
little boy, approached me and cour-
teously asked me the names of the in
terror department and old general post
office department buildings, and took
pleasure in telling him.
Then he pointed to the treasury
HnnorfTonnt ryI,n r+a "
street, and, of course, told him that
from the west portico he would have
a good view of the White House and
other great buildings. All this seemed
very good to my newly met friend, and
he asked me if it were in the treasury
that the bank notes were made. I told
him about the bureau of engraving and
printing, and he made up his mind to
take that for his objective point righht
away. suggested that he get guide,
but he said he knew a man in the
treasury and would hunt him up and
get him to go with him.
He further told me that while he
had only few hours to pass in Wash
ington, he wanted to have his son, who
was a little fellow about ten years
old, to see the government making
money.
Now" remarked the ex-guide, 81
have met many in my experience just
like this man. They cut out other
more interesting places to visit the en-
craving and printing bureau. But
many others who have more time to
spare want to take in everything, and
go to Washington's church at Alex
andria and Mount Vernon, as we'll I'm
almost sorry got out Of the guide
business, for there's lots OF fun in it,
and profit, too. when you happen to be
escorting happy and generous
crowd"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
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"Say," said Tommy, did ever tel
you about the circus we had at oul
house the other night?"
NO" said /, settling back in my
chair, ''let her rip"
WELL" continued Tommy, cit was
peacherine, considering that the cen
ter of disturbance was nothing but
china bathtub, like. a canary birds Oh
hotel vegetable dish-same blame
thing-only larger.
We'll, as / was saying, 1t was on a
Saturday night, and came home very
early, about a. N. wasn't particu
larly anxious for the folks to know
what time got in, as the dad had had
a notion to NOW down my allowance
for couple of moons past. He's al
ways preaching about early worms
and birds and opportunity and things.
Il could see my fond parents wait
ing up for me with tracts, but l
braced the game and in l went. Moth
ing doing-no parental greeting
house like a tomb. Then I heard a
soft peep from the head of the stairs:
Tommy, is that your
Sure says were you looking
for some one else?
"'Come on up says sis, there's a
lot doing
In minute says I. located the
ice-water tank and imbibed generous
ly. Then, with some difficulty, as
cended to the upper deck.
"The proud and happy author of
my being and the publisher of the same
were doing some kind of a splash act
o, Tommy says sis, I'm so glad
you've come-we're all going to be
drowned!'
isis was skylarking around the
main cabin in a mosquito netting she
called a bathgown, and the fond and
dutiful parents were likewise attired.
Thomas says the governor, it is
three o'clock, and you may as well
spend the rest of the evening profit
ably. We are all much wearied with
the unaccustomed exertion.' With this
he hands me pail.
THE city's reservoir was backing
up into our tub, and the family was
dipping it out and pouring it into the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
Mutual Aid Society Of One.

There is an individual at lie Mans,
France, who is president, vice-presi.
dent. treasurer, secretary, and all the
members of the Mutual Aid society of
the hatmakers Of LIE Mans. A few
years ago there were $50 members,
but although the hat trade gradually
left lie Mans the society was never
dissolved From time to time he
votes himself a small sum from the
funds for help during illness, and
gives himself receipt for it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

At last the hired girl, butt of heart
less generations of jokers as she has
been, is getting her innings and can
throw her proud "defi" at the chorus
girl. A kitchen maid In New York has
Just fallen heir to a fortune of mil.
Hon dollars.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Lieut.. Shackleton has named a
south pole mountain peak after Queen
Alexandra of England. But if he ex
poets her to traipse down there to un.
furl flag or break a bottle of cham.
payne, he will be disappointed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

The Trenton IN. j. board of educa.
ton has notified principals that no
child in the lower grades must be al.
lowed to leave school with a stranger.
This is to prevent danger of kidnap.
ing. The regulation is a good one,
like that for fire drills. But the value
Of both depends not upon a tempo
rary enforcement. while the matter is
In mind, but upon a steady obedience.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

That great image of the angel Ga.
briel, after being blown down by q
storm, is restored to its pinnacle on
the new st. Johns cathedral in New
York. A new horn is provided, but
New York is still far from ready to
hear il.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

A Georgia court rules that to call a
man a liar in the south is breach of
the peace. AS Washington practically
Is In the south it would seem that a
certain distinguished citizen has got
away Just in time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Government experts have been test
ing rife provided with electric lights
for night work. Soon the luxurious
soldier will refuse to fight unless his
weapon be provided also with con.
soles and janitor service.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

A congressman is sending the Con-
gressional Record to the public schools
in his home town, hoping in that way
to induce the pupils to take an interest
in the doings of congress. He is count
ing his readers. too, just as the base.
gail season is opening.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

When Gen. Booth establishes the
Salvation Army in Russia it is hard to
see how he is going to avoid the or
ganization of few good active Cos
sack regiments to bring the thing to
the attention of the plain people in
the way they are accustomed to.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Thirteen men were killed in Maine
by deer hunters last season. 1t is only
Just to say for the hunters that none
OF them has made any complaint con.
corning the ammunition that was
wasted when the mistakes were made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

As to the Boston woman who sued
her husband for divorce because he
threw pie at her, there may be two
sides to the question. Possibly it was a
cherry pie of her own baking, with
the pits in it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Surely the burglars have not yet
cleaned up things SO thoroughly that
they are now driven to the extremity
Of stealing things so cumbersome and
hard to dispose Of as horses and We
hicles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29
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Il wouldn't objeck to de man dat
keeps talkin' all de time" said Uncle
Eben, IF he didn't insis' on th'oWin' In
a question every ten minutes or so dat
you's got to answer to show you's
keepin' awake. Washing Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

telegram of Mark
Twain, "the an
nouncement of the
death of each has
been very much
exaggerated"
Alice blue is re-
divivus conspicu-
ously on the per-
son of its primary
perpetrator, who
proposes to relin-
quish not a jot or
little of her per-
quisites. The 9TH
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Some English statesmen are in
favor Of taxing bachelors in order to
appease the suffragettes. We were
under the impression that some of the
English suffragettes were married.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Ebert Hubbard suggests that "for a
whole year we let the heather rest. "
But maybe those Newport swells would
eob5sct to no mention whatever for IL
months.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Atlanta Constitution: Countries in
search of a new constitution are in
formed that we have an old one which,
when taken from the top shelf and
thoroughly busted, is a model for the
world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Some English statesmen are in IA
vor of taxing bachelors in order to
appease the suffragettes. We were
under the impression that some Of the
English suffragettes were married.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Al central New Yorker has refused
III election as supervisor because he
did not get as big majority as some
other candidates on his ticket. He
thinks that he was traded of by a
slow candidate Few oficials are SC
ansitiTe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Observers declare that wild geese,
when they fly overhead nowadays, do
not honk SO much as formerly. 1t may
be that they dislike the idea Of being
mistaken for automobiles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

Since other British possessions have
set the example we may expect to
hear almost any day now that William
Waldorf Aston has put a Dreadnought
in the slot and drawn out peerage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

A Maryland expert says that not
one man in thousand who eats ter
yapin knows whether it is the genuine
diamond backed article or not. Then
what difference does it make?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

new fraternity is known as 'The
Amalgamated Order of Moose" From
y gastronomic point of view, an
amalgamated moose might properly
be called hash.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-29

An interesting suggestion that the
continental powers might induce
Great Britain to cut down her navy
by reducing their own. But some
what academic. Ell?