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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
FABRICS OF SILK AND WOOL.
Latest Decree Of Fashion Has Over.
Swallowed Everything Previously
In Vogue.

There are more silk and wool ma
terials put on the counters each week.
New ones that were kept until late in
the season have been shown to the
public. These are made up into coat
suits or one-piece frocks, and are
often striped.
Some of the colors come with q
plain surface for the skirt and a
striped surface for the coat Silk-and-
wool bengaline is possibly the favor
tie of them all. The corded fabrics
are in the height of fashion. The idea
even runs into shantung and pongee.
There seems no end to the latter
weave. 1t overspreads everything
else. Just why is hard to say, for it
is rather raglike when made up and
cannot be depended on for graceful
lines.
Some of the weaves are delightful
for house frocks, and as the material
has practically no weight, it makes a
most comfortable frock for this hot
climate.
One of the latest weaves in 1t has a
diagonal cord through it. 1t is very
wide and heavy, much like the stylish
serge we have worn all winter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

A2ghable-others carry with them
that tinge of tragedy that makes them
the more interesting.
Naturally there are quite a number
of thoroughly identified ghosts regis
tered In different parts of the editice.
The existence Of the restless pilgrims
from another land Is vouched for by
several of the employees of the build
ing, and while most of them are sup
posed to confine their operations to
the basement, there are several who
are reputed to roam all over the
place. or these there are tales both
pathetic and amusing. The antics of
very lively cat furnish a most
amusing tale.
When the body of President Gar
field lay in state at the capitol, an
old engineer, who was employed in
the basement, and who ridiculed the
idea of ghosts, decided to be revenged
upon the watchmen and policemen
who remained in the building through
the night. He procured two large
English walnuts and securely tied the
half shells on the four feetapf the pet
cat and carefully turned loose in
statuary hall. The noise of these
shells on the marble floors at mid
night, In the semi-darkness as the dis
tracted cat scampered about trying
to get rid Of her new shoes, gave the
watchers the worst fright of their
lives. The incident, though a harm
less joke, gave rise to the story Of
the spectral footsteps which follow all
those who have to cross the rotunda
in statuary hall after the building is
closed for the night.
The rotunda has its own especial
haunt. The prevailing belief In re-
gard to this particular haunt is that
on certain days, presumably anniver-
saries, the bent and huddled up fig
ure of a workman with his tools may
be seen fitting through this section.
The foundation for this idea doubtless
arose from the account of the death
of a workman which occurred there
during the early days Of the construc-
ton of the capitol He lost his foot
ing upon scaffold and was killed by
the fall to the floor.
The wrath of John Quincy Adams,
from all narratives on the subject,
seems to be the one most often en-
countered. At times it is alleged that
he may be seen in statuary hall, form.
erly the old house of representatives
and the scene of his death, accom-
panied by the whole congress of 1848,
gathered in ghostly conclave. He is
also accredited with roaming about all
parts of the capitol and may be seen
at almost any time.
According to one of the many leg
ends which have been gradually &C.
cumulating ever since the building
was completed, corridor in the sen.
ate wing basement has frequent
ghostly walker of foreign aspect
This tall, MISUNDERSTANDING indi.
vidual is reported to confine his &C.
tfvities to pacing up and down that
particular passageway and giving a
dignified military salute at frequent
intervals. His identity is still mys.
terry to the initiated in spiritual lore
but it is believed that it is the ghost
of Maj. L'Enfant, the talented
Frenchman who designed the city OF
Washington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
BULLY coWED BY BRAVE MAN
Incident In Washington Restaurant
That Ended Career of lmaa-
ined "Bad Man."

"One of the bravest men ever
saw in battle" said retired colonel
in the United States army, was a
native of Ireland who had served IN
the British army and was captain OF
United States volunteers during the
war with spain. After that scr1mmage
he settled down to business in Wash
ington. Thath tbs man, whose name
I will not mention, could be brave on
all occasions was proved by an epis-
ode in a leading restaurant ON F street.
at the capital, one day.
There was a big bully, an expire
fighter, as big as Jim Jeffries, who,
when in his cups, had the cheerful
habit of shaking hands with man
in a friendly way, and, at the same
time, smashing him in the Jaw with
his left He pulled off this trick one
afternoon upon a friend of my army ac-
quaintance-Capt. Smith, Wen call
him-and the bully's victim, on the
way to the hospital, ran into Smith.
A few minutes later Smith entered the
restaurant. Nodding to some acqua1nt-
ances, he pushed his way through the
crowd and walked straight up to Mr..
Bully, who weighed hundred pounds
more than Smith.
"'Hello, Smith, shake hands, said
the big man.
eyes, I'll shake hands with you"
replied Smith, his steely eyes glitter
ing dangerously, but if you try that
stunt that you did to friend of mine
while ago I'll go home and get my
gun and I'll kill you. You wouldn't
be here when l came back, because
you are coward, cur and bully,
but I'd get you, anyhow
Declining to drink with the pug,
Smith nonchalantly walked to the other
end of the bar to join party of
friends, while the alleged terror of F
street, who always went armed, hui
inflated by this call-down before about
thirty men, skunk out of the place and
wasn't seen in Washington for about
three months. philadelphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
His Start In Finance.

Mai. Alexander Mcdowell, clerk Of
the House of Representatives, is the
president of a thriving bank up in his
home town of Sharon, Pa. In his
younger days he ran country news.
paper. A party of friends were sitting
in his ONCE recently when one of
them asked:
Major, how did you become a finan-
cier?"
WELL" said he, when / was a boy
and went to Sunday school they gave
US a red ticket for every hundred
verses of the bible we memorized.
For ten red tickets we got one blue
ticket and for ten blue tickets we got a
nice leatherbound bible. 1t was
hard work for me to commit verses
to memory and after I had learned
a few hundred of them I found
that by shooting accurately with
a marble l could accumulate more
blue tickets than would earn
by memorizing in lifetime So
let the other boys get the tickets
and then played marbles for them.
had more bibles than any other boy
in town.
But what did you do with the extra
bibles?"
81 traded them for marbles" said
the major.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
To Keep Lioht Dresses Dainty.

Magnesia may be obtained either in
powder or in square cakes, and it is
very effective in cleaning 1aces and
delicate fabrics. Sift or rub it on the
parts to be cleaned, and lay them
away in box or drawer where they
will be undisturbed for a day or so,
and then shake them out It is a
very good plan to apply the magnesia
in this way when putting away party
dresses that have become slightly
soiled. The magnesia absorbs the
dust and when you take the dresses
out to wear them the next time, they
will be fresh and dainty. The mag
nesia is also effective, when applied
in the same way, for removing grease
spots.-Woman's Home Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Something was wrong with Lily;
she was not happy, and it crept out in
the sorrowful tone of her letters. So
mother came on from Chicago to see
about it. When mother started out
to see" about anything, something
was bound to happen.
Mother was a majestic lady, with
high white pompadour and impressive
embonpoint. She had great executive
ability and prided herself upon her
will power. Lily was the apple of her
eye, and Lily was unhappy, she meant
to know the reason why-and
promptly, too.
Whipple, who was small and nerv-
GUS, to his own great disgust, always
found himself cowed by the cold, pen
etrating eyes and bland voice of his
mother-in-law. Therefore he was not
crazed with joy when the telegram an
nouncing her coming reached him;
but he met her at the station and
kissed her on the cheek that she Of
he could muster.
Mother, after laying aside her wraps
and without stopping to unpack her
capacious trunk, made tour OF the
house from garnet to cellar.
She was not long in arriving at a
conclusion. Whipple was growing
stingy-in fact, he was stingy. The
sheets were patched, the stockings
were darned oftener than should be,
Lily needed new clothes, and there
was nothing in her purse but small
change For these and other reasons
she was convinced that her surmise
was correct.
She confronted Lily with the evil
dence she had secured, but Lily, like
dutiful wife, insisted that poor
dear Gaspard had struggle to gel
along.
"On $4,000 year." replied mother
with a naughty sniff
Mother probed like congressional
investigating committee, and under
cross-examination Lily finally broke
down and confessed that Gaspard'E
generosity had been chiefly confined tt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
HAD TOLD ALL TO OFFICIAL.
Visiting Postmaster Unaware That He
Had Been TeIegraphing His
Conversation.

A postmaster from way down south
somewhere went into Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General De Graw's Office
at Washington just the other day to
get some inside information on a mat
ter of considerable Importance to him
self Mr.. De Graw was busy in his
sanctum, so the caller, who had never
been in Washington before, told his
business to a gentleman sitting at q
large ornate desk, tapping idly with
his index finger on what appeared to
be hard rubber inkwell. At the mo-
ment that the visitor had finished
stating his case the door opened. Mr..
De Graw walked out, stepped up to
the southern postmaster, whom he had
never seen, called him by name, re-
peated all the things he had said and
the questions he had asked, answered
them, gave the visitor a friendly shake
of the hand and disappeared into his
Office again.
The postmaster's jaw dropped down
on his wishbone and his eyes bulged
out of his head.
my gracious" he cried, "is he one
of those mind readers I've been hear
ing about?"
And the visitor wouldn't be pacified
or admit that he was sane and sober
until it was explained to him that De
Graw used to be crack telegraph
operator and even now likes to finger
the keys. All the branches of his Of
fee are fitted up with telegraph desk
sets that are very small and practical
ly noiseless. AS will be observed from
this incident, they serve a very useful
purpose on occasion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
One Cause Of Poverty In Britain.


II the soil OF England were subjected
to such intense cultivation as that OF
France and IL the thousands OF acres
now wholly unproductive as pleasure
parks were brought under tillage,
millions of the underpaid and unem.
ployed could support themselves by
agriculture; but the big landowners
decline to part with their holdings.
and parliament which refuses to Law
the ak to the root Of the tree, which
will not even facilitate the transfer
of land by making its conveyance
cheap, safe and easy, trifes with diet
tante projects of afforestation and
busies itself with impracticable
schemes of unemployment insurance.
Is it any wonder that rs per cent. of
the British people live in cities and
that considerable proportion of them
are on the ragged edge of starvation
all the time?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Shepherds Plaid Coats.

Few women feel themselves fixed
for the summer without loose top
coat hanging in the closet. They
seem more necessary in spring and
summer than in winter.
They are the height of fashion and
fortunately they are not always ex.
pensive. The fashionable ones come
in dull white camePs hair serge, and
in a black and white shepherds plaid.
They are loose, have many pockets,
are made With long sleeves, and
reach to within four inches of the
ankles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

the days of their engagement, and
that his natural parsimony increased,
rather than diminished, with his pros
perity.
HE doesn't know that he is mean"
wept Lily; she thinks he is generous,
and I always try to keep up appear
ances, SO he does not realize what a
little he gives me-"
! He will realize it before I'm
through with him. said mother,
| grimly.
ooh! Don't say anything to him,
please don't" pleaded Lily.
do not worry, my love. Your moth
er never committed faux pas of that
sort.
The telephone bell rang, and Whip
pie at the other end announced that
Sterling would dine with them that
evening. Sterling was the Junior men,
Der of the rich firm that employed
Gaspard.
Get up nice dinner and have
things look nice,'' said Whipple, as he
rang off.
Now, my love-" said mother, "just
let me take this right off your hands.
You are worn out, SO put on your
things an go out somewhere. I'll ar
range with Mary about the dinner,
and dress the children myself. Don't
let 1t trouble you in the least You
can trust your own mother, can't you,
dear?"
So Lily, with sigh of relief, obeyed.
She went to matinee with money
furnished by her mother, and enjoyed
herself for the first time in months.
Now, Mary" said mother, bustling
about, after Lily had gone, Eve will
have fresh green-turtle soup, Penob-
scot river salmon, diamond-back ter
rapin and few dollhouse luxuries.
But there! I'll make out list and you
can go to the market where Mrs.
Whipple has her account and get these
things for dinner.
Mary's eyes were staring. "She don't
have no count, mum. Mr.. Whipple
don't like fer her to run up bills, SO
she pays fer things"
"Ah," said mother with a signifi.
canoe that meant trouble for WhippIe
mo money and no account. What Is
in the house, Mary?"
There's a soup-bone with some
meat on it and some pertaters and
some turnips and some onions" re
piled Mary. tabulating them off on her
fingers.
so much as that?" asked mother
sarcastically.
"Yus, mum, we're pretty well
stocked up now" replied Mary limo
Gently.
Lily arrived only few minutes be
fore Gaspard and Sterling. The fleet
ing glimpse she caught of the dining
room table was most satisfactory. AL
the wedding silver was displayed tc
the greatest advantage, and the ferns
made pretty ceEter piece. Mother
in her black satin and point lace, was
credit to any daughter. The children
were up in the nursery, said mother.
Whipple looked forward to showine
off his house to Sterling, who was un
married.
Nothing like it." he was Otter
heard to remark "A man can live 81
much better and have so many NOR,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Cleaning Tan Shoes.

A raw white potato, cut in halves
and peeled, is excellent for this pur-
pose. Rub the potato, which must be
freshly cut, well into the leather, leav-
ing no part untouched. Let this dry
on, then polish with a rag with light,
quick motion. A little turpentine on a
flannel rag is also good cleanser for
tan leather, while several drops of
lemon or orange juice give brilliant
polish to any leather. Olive oil, with
a brisk afterpolish, is used on patent
leather.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Sufficiently Done.

AS a gentleman was having his
luncheon in the coffee room of a Biz
mingham hotel he was much annoyed
by another visitor, who during the
whole of the meal stood with his back
to the fire warming himself and
watching him partake of his repast.
At length, unable to endure it any
longer, he rang the bell and said:
Waiter, kindly turn that gentleman
round; l think he is done on that
side The Argonaut.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
\. vork conrt Of appeals ]

rha New York court of appeals is
aass On whether the constitutional
right # to the pursuit OF happiness Sc, ex-
.sS q a mans satisfaction in hear
.enu a. rooster crow at hours of the
lng -. rvhich deprive other men of that
Allesa ls,t,,tional happiness which lies in
c csa-.,,er The question appears triV-
s 81, ,,,,t 81 determined is the man in
ial, ou sa to enjoy this constitutional
- s,,; ~. Us Involving a supreme
pEl s1 That he says he viii carry his
rign.. H., So midnight crow to the su,
roosss' court Z ii the United States. y
necessary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

That fireproof buildings are not al.
ways fireproof, especially when stored
with infiammable contents, was dem.
onstrated in the blaze at Akron which
involved the narrow escape OF 200
people and the destruction Of proper.
ky valued at more than million dol.
lars.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
skirts Are SHRED.

The designers have decided to put
the full skirt on the market in so
many ways that it must be accepted.
The plated one has already gained a
wide showing, but some OF the newer
ones are shirred at the waist band in
the old-fashioned way. Others are
put on with two rows of stirring to a
little fiye-inch hip yoke. At the foot
line are two or three ruffies to widen
out the hem.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

The public schools in Washington
have lust observed what is called
s.vine day" for the first time. It came
about through the inspiration Of Miss
ausan b. Sipe, instructor OF botany in
4ha washington Normal school, who
Dronosed such action, "to beautify all
hack fences that abutted on the
straets. and ON those alleys which
=, generally used as thoroughfares.
= - having vines of different kinds
nianted on either SIDE" The project
was promptly Endorsed oy the local
hoard Of education.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

The ball had gone over the palings
as balls will in suburban gardens and
a small but unabashed batsman an.
peared at the front door to ask for it.
Then appeared an irate father.
How dare you ask for your ball? Do
you know you nearly killed one of
my children with it?"
But you've got ten children said
the logical lad, "and I've only got one
cricket ball"-Penny Pictorial.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
surnIus Women at canltaI-

Women outnumber the men by 49,
425 in the national capital and it's sub
urbs, according to the police census.
The census shows total population
of 343,0 in the District of Columbia,
an increase of $500 over year ago.
The negroes number 97,142.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

The unwilling of statue OF Henry
~. Longfellow in washington las'
yreek was an event of national in,
$50. mSe and it was very fitting that
. :, as of the national gov
~ .s,,rnent participated in the cere,
. Z rr. washington abGunds in me
trials Of great Americans, most OF
hon we're renowned as soldiers or
y .. asaa- But LongfelloN is given
go az q representative of Ameri.
p - literature. and the choice was
s 80 He was the most beloved OF
a aa.a-,can poets, and none better IL
.Ip-a 1e the American spirit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

The number of Germans who left
the Fatherland In 1908 for the purpose
os making homes abroad was only
10 8sS. In 1881 the number Of emf
grants from Germany was 220,901. The
total emigration from Germany since
1871 amounted to 2,750,000, and OF
these people 17,951,00 came to the
states. The practical cessation OF
emigration from Germany has bear
fng upon the future of both nations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Seven millions of gold has been
shipped from New York to Paris, Rot.
terdam and South Ap1erica. This ia
more than the total for the month OF
April. New York's loss of gold since
January / has aggregated 100000, 900.
There are those who predict tight
money" in Wall street later in the
wear
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Newspaper men dine" is a head
line. That may formerly have been
q practice sufficiently unusual to
Justify its lifting into prominence as
news, but we are informed that it ia
now quite q common occurrence.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Detectives in New Jersey allowed q
dentist practicing without license
70 draw their sound teeth in order to
get positive evidence against him.
Their sense Of duty certainly had a
strong pull with them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

A French learned man says the only
way for women to be beautiful is for
them to be silent, for taking brings
wrinkles. And does he mean to in
fer there are no beautiful women?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
coino one Ra4t.r

Drummer-Your rival that runs tba
American house seems to be nm tn
date He says he has turkey. auto
killed, every few days. ~
Landlord eagle house)-shucka
that's amt much. Why, we have wild
turkey killed by aeroplane." "AA4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

A report received from Victoria,
British Columbia, that Japan intends
90 send cruisers to Bshring sea. to
look after the interests of Japanese
pelagic sealers will cause no uneasi
ness in the United States. II Japan
eo-operates with the United States In
keeping the Japanese sealers within
their rights under the law, the seals
win be spared and there win be no
trouble with the Japs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Nebraska will, hereafter have only
daylight saloons. It will be mighty in.
convenient for lot Of those fellows
20 have to change their habits and
get drunk in the morning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Points of view were reversed In a
bull fight lately In Madrid. The act of
the bull in killing a torreador turned
the fight from an amusement into a
tragedy, while just the reverse took
place from the bulls standpoint.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Mnf

"Jinx and a couple of us boys are
arranging for little pleasure trip
next week"
Are us wives going along?"
81 said a pleasure trip"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Not In That Lire

That young photographer has nro.
posed to Nell again. He Won't + -
no. for an answer $50
That's odd. since he's so used "a
taking negatives" y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Mo Inducemenk.

Campaign cigars" proclaimed the
reformer. ARE merely a form of brib-
cry" mo, they amt" put in the
voter. did you ever smoke one?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

As guests Of honor at banquets, the
Wrlgnts are said to be timid and re-
Llrlng. They are free and fearless In
the air, but shy at hot air.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
Earthen lnns Rest for Ink

Inks in which iron is an Ingredient
keep better in earthen jugs than in
glass bottles, as exposure to light has.
tens decomposition.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

wise, with Whlcn
to conjure up tales
of other days,
says a Washing
ton correspondent.
Some of the tales
told by the old
employees Of the
building in refer
ence to these
ghosts are pictur-
esque-others are
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

Holding the auto owner responsible
Aor MS chauffeur may not be sufi-
Gent In itself to prevent abuses by
me man at the wheel, but it will help
8 lot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03

ne young thief and his EMPLOYERS
money are soon parted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-03
EoA thurman Nature Is we.k.

'It is sin to steal a pin," says an
old nursery rhyme. But don't test a
man too far By leaving an umbrella
around in plain sight