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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
THE STORY.

.YF SANBALLAT, the Toronto, and
y Tobiah, the Ammonite, supposed
after that first interview with Nehe
miah that he was one they could
brighten from his good purposes for
Jerusalem, or trap into a compro-
missing alliance with them, they did
not with their customary keenness form
d correct estimate of the man with
whom they had to deal.
These two men were mighty men
In the land and up to the coming of
Nehemiah had maintained a sway over
the city of Jerusalem and the coun-
try round it, and it was with illcon-
cealed hostility that they sought their
first interview and took mental meas
ure of the man who had come all the
way from Babylon upon some impor-
tant mission. They saw that his Gre
dentials from the king were all right,
and the presence of the kings soldiers
prevented them from committing any
overt act of violence.
Nehemiah made no response to their
menacing words, and Sanballat and
Tobiah, taking his silence to mean a
recognition of their power, felt salts.
fed that they could have no further
trouble and took their departure.
Nehemiah sat long in meditation,
He realized he must act at once, and
nv his impetuosity and swiftness of &C.
fion sweep the people into the carry.
ing out Of his plans. No time was to
be lost.
with this impulse upon him he
anietly arose, and swiftly making bis
wav to the place where his trusted
servants whom he had brought with
him slept. he motioned them to fol
1ow and went out into the CITY, No one
saw them depart, and no one knew o.
their return, so that the secret visit te
tha ruined wall surrounding the city
, ss not known to any save those who
,, s Tie midnight journey over the
s;smal ruins. To man Of less faitf
nd I'D courage the project of rebuilding
80 - walls would have seemed impos
~ But not SO to Nehemiah.
sAs srsod hath put the purpose in my
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Blessed Ministries.

There is sphere continually around
man in which he must SOW freely if
he would reap ioyfully; in which he
must give largely If he would receive
bountifully; in which he must serve pa
tiently if he would be treated lovingly;
and in which he must bear bravely
the burdens of others if he would
move lightly under the pressure of his
own. Unspeakably wonderful and beau
tiful are the ways of God in having
bound man by such tender cords to
such blessed ministries; by having es.
tablished on earth an institution which
constantly and nightly draws forth
and trains to their full tension those
unselfsh affections, sympathies, and
passions by which human communi.
ties are helped, blessed and saved
Baldwin Brown.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
ATTENUATED.


Easy.
Once there was an old woman who
lived in a shoe. She had SO many
children that at first she didn't know
what to do.
A friend of the family who hap
pened to come along just then, how
ever, made the following suggestions:
To put one of them in a factory.
To have couple more operated on
and otherwise fused over by the doc
tors.
To put couple Of them in Goa.
mine.
To send one to a modern public
school.
To bring up another on pure food
diet.
Which no sooner having been car
ried into effect than the old woman
settled down to life Of ease and lone
scmeness-New York Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
sERMoNETTE.

Goodness that takes the n9nt
out of a man when fighting is
necessary is not the right brand
of goods.
Iron is needed in the blood, as
well as goodness, to make man
a tower of strength and the sue
cessfuI champion ct great I'M
dertaking.
Nehemiah was such man.
He had the quality of good
ness which made him a reVerent
and devout man before God and
a kindly, helpful man towards
his fellow man.
But these gentle characteris-
tics did not prove a weakness
when it came to facing the
forces of evil. He could be as
stern and relentless as he was
gentle and good.
He trusted in God, but 1t was
trustfulness which kept his eye
on the enemy and his hand on
the sword to strike if necessity
demanded.
He was such type of man as
God gave to the United States
in the person of Washington
and Lincoln, and the eulogy
which President Roosevelt paid
these two great men would ap-
; ply equally to Nehemiah, when
the president said:
zach possessed all the gen.
, tier virtues commonly exhibited
by good men who lack rugged
strength of character. Eacn
possessed all the strong quail
ties commonly exhibited by
those towering masters of man.
kind who have too often shown
themselves devoid Of SO much as
) the understanding of the words
by which we signify the quail
ties of duty, of mercy, of devo-
ton to the right, of lofty dis
interestedness in battling for
the good of others. Each had
lofty ideals, but each In striving
70 attain those lofty ideals was
guided by the soundest common
sense. Each possessed inflex-
ibIe courage in adversely and
! soul wholly unspoiIed by pros
perity."
How true all this is of Nehe-
n1iah, who sacrificed the luxury
! and ease of his palace position
3 that he might become the great
: emancipation of his people at Je-
: rusaIem and lead them forward
In that great reform which cir
cied Jerusalem with a wall and
the people with new loyalty to
B Gods law.
Goodness Is not measured by
the length of prayers or the
weight OF personal virtues, but
rather by the dynamic force
which is operative in the affairs
3 Of men as a result of that reii-
s gion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Unfortunate Expresslon.

That fruitful source of mirth, the
mixed metaphor, is ever with us. 1t
illustrates on almost every appearance
the truth of the saying that the sub
lime and the ridiculous are but step
apart.
In book on the laboring man, con-
tanning some excellent ideas, there
appeared the following sentence:
What manner of woman is she who
would turn her eyes toward other
things, which would become ashes on
her very lips?'
The flippant answer is, Of course, "a
cross-eyed woman.-Youth's Compan-
ion
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Wanted Lonaer sermons.

1t was a proud boast one clergyman
made to two or three others who were
having a quiet chat In his study the
other night-namely, that he had ac
tually on one occasion been asked to
make his service, both prayers and
sermon, bit longer.
His brethren regarded him with su
perstitious awe, and one asked, feebly:
where on earth was that?
well, boys" was the frank comics
sion. at was with goal where acted
as chaplain for a short time. The
moor beggars dreaded to leave the
church for their cells.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
WHAT WIRE SAYS neoEa.r
sut It Sometimes is Bad@for the
Painting.


When property-owner knows moth
ing about paint it is bad for the
property-oWner, and bad for the paint
sr' II would not be so IL the property
owner would always hire a skilled
painter, and then really leave every.
thing to him. But the house-owner 80
often fools himself on one or the other
of these things.
Inc Skilled painter in every commu.
nifty has some Of the most incomnetept
competitors that ever yexed a consci.
entlous workman or contractor and
the incompetents get Jobs generally by
working cheap. In the next Mace
when the skilled painter is hired, they
40 not leave everything to him, as so
many property-oWners boast they do.
Ihey interfere most ignorantly and
most fatally. They insist sometimes
On using paint materials without in
Vestigating whether they are good or
not. Or perhaps they insist on the
painters hurrying the work.
I'm not going to have that painters
mess around my house month" the
wife says, and what wife says goes
at the cost Of lot of wasted painting
money.
If the painter stays away a few
days to allow the paint to thoroughly
dry the owner says: "That painters
neglecting this work-guess he's side.
tracking me for Jones work. / won't
stand it,
What chance does painterhaye to do
good work for a man who is continually
nagging at him and otherwise handi.
Gaping him without meaning it, OF
course)? A poor job is the inevitable
result of such interference.
Poor painting costs the HORSEPOWER
money-don't forget that. It might
pay you to get the practical paint
book, painting specifications and in
strument for detecting paint adul
terants, which National Lead Co. are
offering under the title of House
Owners Painting Outfit No. 49. AID
dress National Lead Co, 1902 Trinity
Bldg, New York City. This company
do not make paint (they leave that tt
the painter to do) but they make
pure white lead ("Dutch Boy Painter
trademark kind, and they can tel
you how to save money by securing
durable painting.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

A maidservant in the employ OF y
Rrooklyn woman was left the other
day in charge OF the children. Wnils
her mistress went for a long drive.
"Well, Mary" asked the lady, on her
return, ''how did the children benaVs :
during my absence? Nicely, nope.
nicely. ma'am." Mary answered,
"hut at the end they fought terribly
together" j, 4hon
Fight! Mercy me! why az 10y
fight?" p,oh NOD
behaving the best. -Harper's Weekly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
What He Lacked,

It is related of a South American
general, who was extremely well
pleased with himself, that once, when
about to sally forth to grand dance,
he surveyed himself contentedly in the
mirror, and then soliloquized thus:
"Ah! Thou hast all-bravery,
wealth, position, good looks. All, what
dost thou lack?"
Whereupon his orderly, who, un'
known to the general, was close at
hand, remarked:
Sense, general, sense!"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Inevitable Spread of Evil.

There is no sort of wrong deed of
which man can bear the punishment
alone; you can't isolate yourself, and
say that the evil which is in you shall
not spread. Mems lives are as thor.
oughly blended with each other as the
air they breathe; evil spreads as nee.
essarily as disease. Every sin causes
suffering to others beside those wna
commit it.-George Eliot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
A CURE FOR FITS.
The Treatment Is to Accomplish
What Science Has Been Strua-
qIinq to Attain for Centuries.

The intense interest that has been mani
tested throughout the country by the won
derful cures that are being accomplished
daily by epilepticide still continues. It is
really surprising the vast number of peo-
pie who have already been cured of fits
and nervousness. In order that everybody
large trial bottles, valuable literature, His
tory of Epilepsy and testimonials, viii be
sent by mail absolutely free to all who
write to the DR.. May Laboratory, 54S
Pearl Street, New York City.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
STATE OF ONO CRY OF TOLEDO. =.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner Of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co.. doing
business In the City Of Toledo County and State
aforesaid and that said firm win pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence
this 9Th day of December. A. D., 1856.
SEAL a N So GLnA PvslaO.
t-~~1 ~ $1,000
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and surfaces OF tbs
system. Send for testimonials, free.
F.J. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
A Domestic Eye Remedy

Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
gists for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Mu-
rine in Your Eyes. You Will Like Murine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Sore
Throat will not live under the same roof
with Hamlins Wizard Oil, the best of ali
remedies for the relief of all pain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

By the time a girl gets old enough
to believe that men don't mean the
nice things they say, she is so old
they don't say them any more.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Retired actress will send her own tested
formulas for complexion cream and grey
hair preventative on receipt of ten cents.
E. Lee, P. 0. Station, n, New York,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
A STRONG NAME.

Whats your name, messenger"
Samson, sir"
Good! Just pop off with this box to
the depot"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Hubby's Argument.

Mrs. Hoyle-My husband declares
that corsets are unhealthy; he insists
that they shorten life.
Mrs. Doyle-Is that SO?
Mrs. Hoyle-Yes; he says he knew
of a man who lived to be 100 years
old who never wore them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Gentleness of speech has made the
most willful to be as the heart of a
little child and filled many troubled
life with peace.-Robertson
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Pettit's Eye salve 100 Years Old,
relieves tired eyes, quickly cures eye aches,
infamed, sore, watery or liberated eyes.
All druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo, NY :.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Some people would have to work
overtime If they practiced half what
they preach.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

For Colds and Gripp-capudine.
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liquid-Effects immediately-10,
Is and Soc at Drug Stores.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

You will respond very quickly to the
Garfield Tea treatment, for this Natural
laxative corrects constipation, purifes the
blood, and benefits the entire system.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

ONLY ONE "BRONTO OUTNINE."
That is LAXATIVE BRONfO QUiNINE Look for
he signature ef e: w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold sn One Day. Sc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Depew's After Dinner Pills cures all
liver ills. days treatment for 10 cents.
Mailed to any address. H. E. Walker
Drug Co., Corinth, Miss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

It's the easiest thing in the world to
point out the proper course for others
to pursue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Mrs. WinsIOw's Soothing Syrup
For children teething, softens tbs gums reduces IN
sllays PAIN wind collie. Csc bottle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Like, Producing Ike

Like Producing AIRS.
"How did that manager come out on
his beauty show?"
81 think he made handsome profit"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Some actors who claim to be welded
to their art have good grounds for
divorce.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

The airship habit will take an auto
mobile income.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Cures Through the Blood Ss1p,

Browns Bronchial Troches'' relieve
Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh and Throat
Diseases. Is cents a box. Samples sent free
by John l. Brown & Son, Boston, Mass.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

A dimple in a woman's chin makes
dent in q mans heart.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Some people avoid popular concerts
because they are fond of music.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Things gained are gone, but great
things done endure. Bishop.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

PILES CURED IN TO Il DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles In
6to IA days or money refunded. Soc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

The dentist is invited to attend
many a swell gathering.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
The Story ofa Medicine.

Tts nane-uGolden Medical Discovery
was suggested by one Of its most Import
ant and valuable ingredients - Golden
Seal root.
Nearly forty years ago, Or. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use Of pure,
trlple-refnod glycerine, aided by GER
tain degree Of constantly maintained
heat and with the aid Of apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex-
tract from our most valuable native me-
dlcinal roots their curative properties
much better than by the use Of alcohol,
80 generally employed. So the now world
famed uGolden Medical Discovery" for
the cure of weak stomach, indigestion, OF
dyspepsia, torpid liver, or biliousneSs ana
Kindred derangementS was hrst maze, as
II ever since has bSen, without partlcie
OF alcohol ih It's maRS.uP. ,,
4 SS I'iS bottle. 81 s.S lngTee
viii show that it Is made from the most
valuable medicinal ro0ts\ found growing
fn cur American forestes9 AL these in
gradients have received the StIopgest- Ell:
60Tsement from the leading medical eX-
DefTS- Teac6erS and YrlterS-nn -M1iel1G
SfCf1cG who recQrnmepd them as The XeLX
best remedies for the diseases for which
SUOIden MedlcA1QlScQYerYo IS adElSed:
Attic book Of these endorsements nas
been compiled by DR.. r. V. Pierce, OF
Buffalo, n. Y, and will be mailed free TO
any one asking same by postal card, or
letter addressed TO the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books Of all the differ
ent schools OF practice, It will be found
that the ingredients composing the 'Gold-
en- Medical Discovery" are advised NOT
only for the cure Of the above mentioned
diseases. but also for the cure Of all Ca
tarrhal. bronchial and throat affections,
accompanied with catarrhal discharges,
hoarseness, sore throat, lingering, or
hang-on- coughs, and all those wasting
affections which, if not promptly and
properly treated are liable 10 terminate
In CONSUMPTION. Take DR.. Pierce's Dis
covery in time and perseyere in its use
until you give it a fair trial and 1t Is not
likely to disappont Too much must not
be expected OF IL. 1t will not perform
miracles. II will not cure consumption
In its advanced stages. No medicine Will
II tvtu cure the affections that lead up 70
consumption. If taken In time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
SUICIDE OF YOUNG WOMAN.


A dispatch from Mantes.Sur. zine,
France, Gays the villa of Daniel Ridg"ay
K uight, the American painter, at Rol'
leboise, overlooking the S,ine, WAS the
scene of a dramatic tragedy Wednesday.
Armaude Pisoui, II year.old girl, re-
uowned throughout the country side for
her beauty and who served Mr. Knight
in the double capacity of domestic and
model, alter being publicly Tilted st q
village ball by her lover, Glstave For
tune, returned to Mr.. Kuighps home,
took the painters shotgun aad, placing
the barrel under her chin, blew eff her
heed.
B.fore killing herself Armsude wrote
a pathetic letter to her father, a chimney
sweep In Paris, aud to her sistera adjur-
ing the latter to avoid love affairs and
never to believe mans word. When
Fortune heard Of the tragic death OF his
sweetheart be tried 20 kill himself.
The funeral of the girl yesterday vas
the occasion of a remarkable demonstIa'
ton of affection for her. The entire
population Of the village attended the
services and followed the coffin to the
grave. Mr.. Knight paid ell funeral ex'
peuses. he Gays that the girl had face
of the most remarkable beauty he hae
ever seen. Sac was posing for pictures
Mr.. Knight is painting, which he sait
are valued By him at $50, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
4 ke.lanl9 Remedy
FOR
GhTAR Rh
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Givas Rallei IL Once.

'.rane resulting from Catarrh and drives
,vav aCoId in the Head quickly. Restores
the senses Of Tas.e and Smell. Full size
80 cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream balm for use In atomizers rs cts.
-, yvo~,.o, c4raot. New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

A murderous attack in Bsrliu, Thurs
day night, on titled woman well
known to the night life of the Prussian
capital, followed by the suicide of hsr
sssailaut, came to light yesterday when
the Countess Augusta Won STachWiiz
died in a hospital. The woman wss
shot and stabbed e Alfred Friedlander,
clerk 2S years old, who Was infatuated
with her. After wouudiug the countess
the clerk turned his revolver upon him.
self.
Countess Augusta von S!rschwilz wss
the daughter of a farmer. After being
divorced twice she married Count
Guenther Won StrschWitz, and, according
to Berlin newspapers, paid him sun
of money on the condition that they
.epsrste at the registry cfhcs. The
cnnut obtained divorce and married
again. The life Of the countess and bel
tXtrsysgaut adventures made her notOri
oua
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
WOMAN WATCHED DUEL

Miss Louise Dittmsn, pretty pianist
and soloist, sat in the parlor OF her home
iu Chicsgo yesterday and calmly watch
ed two men fight kuife duel tor her
love until both suitors fell unconscious.
Theu she called the police, who took
the duelisls, Tony Begupa and William
Walker. to the County Hospital. Both
men ere reported to be dying OF their
wounds.
The men fought nearly half an hour.
Each had more then score OF Enlle
wounds when the duel ended. Miss
Dlttman told the police that both Walk.
er aud Bsgups hsd been wooing her aod
ousrreled as to who was the favored
suitor.
"Louise Is my sweetheart" Walker
ia reported to have told his rival after an
argument in the parlor.
"Wbose girl are you!' asked Bsgu pa
of the womap, according to the police,
Miss Dittman merely smiled.
Walker became enraged aud rusheu
at Begups with drawn knife, -,
ON shoa you whose girl she Is, ."
said Walker.
Begupa drew knife from his pocket
and replied:
"Come on, am just as good a man
as you are"
The duel followed. The woman sat
10 coroer and watched closely while
The men stabbed each other. When
they sank to the fl oor unconscious she
went to the telephone and called the
police.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09
Alexandra, 6azette.
Entered o. the Postonice Of AlexAndEis, Vi
ginis, es second-clsss matter.l
HEARST WILL AoOEPT.

William Randolph HeSr,t announced
10 New York late last night that he will
accept the nomination for the msyorslty
on the citizens independent ticket. In
doing 30, however, be makes one impor-
,ant condition. There must be nomi-
mated an entirely independent ticket to
accompany him.
Supreme Oour! Justice William j..
Gaynor, the democratic msyorslty
nominee, issued sn interview, in which
he disclaimed responsibility for the
nomination of alleged uDGt candidates
on the democratic county and borough
tickets and Charles F. Murphy, leader
CT Tsmmany Hall, accused the republic
cans of urging Hesrst to enter the held
to de.rsct from the democratic vote.
II became q cerisinty yesterday tns'
the mayoralty contest would become q
three.slded ore. AS proof OF this q
group of independents filed notice with
the board of elections that their oTgani-
z,lion will be known as the "ciVic
alliance"
With the adoption Of this new pane
It ia believed that the Old independence
league, under whose banner Hear't con-
ducted his former fights, will cease 70
play On important part In Ne"
York politics. Hearst followers charge
that the machinery Of the old party was
stolen through Tsmmauy manipulation
at the recent primaries.
Justice Gaynor's statement yesterday
, Issued in reply to Hearst challepge'
called the attempt to hold hirI RESPONSE
5le for the nomination OF his minor as
sociates on the democratic ticket "dlS'
honest and fraudulent"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-09

UIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of tue
Y Circuit Court Of the city Of Alexandria,
IN the 2sth aay Of September, 1909.