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

from uglness to practical helpful beauty in
roundings.
Our big Cities which have the hardest problems of
unovelness and inconvenience (Which usually go hand
in hand) employing commissions of learned experts
to tell them what they should The smaller
cities following suit with local art commissions and
sometimes they send for expert The towns and vii
lagos have local improvement associations and cul
ture clubs and they all working in the same direc
ton.
whats all this fuss about our town being not good
enough asks the hardheaded business man, who prdes
himself his for all this folderol st
good enough for folks before and it's good enough
for me. I'm making money. Amt all pretty pros
perous?"
Eyes but" answers the culture club "look at
rival down the line It's got a pcstofhce that's
beauty. It's square with it and the
town hall opposite and fine hotel and three new
stores coming in the square. The farmers are
saying that haven't any attractions here and
they are going over there to do their buying"
Il wondered why that Jenkins hadn't been in
with order for three weeks grows the hardheaded
business scratches his head to aid in the
lation of the idea.
And SO a new convert is made to the belief that good
pay whether it the good looks of the stock
of the package and label of the seller the store,
the building, the street the town pleasant view
gives pleasure just surely does pleasant face
whether the view be OF canned goods dress goods
factories mountains.
And the fact must be admitted that with the
people as whole looks have been considered less in the
past than anything else. So true is this that
even forgot what did know about beauty about
building farmhouses that pleasant and attractive
and public buildings that dignifed and really hand
some. We may have thought We DID but now We are
being taught how little really understood.
Our forefathers knew though and they set US an ex
ample the excellence of which just beginning to
appreciate.
The founders of the republic the men of Washingtons
time brought with the old world fine tradi-
ton of the beautiful inherited instinct for the
value of simplicity. They built courthoGses still stand
ing in many little towns in the old south and of New
England that later generations despsed but which to-
day have become the models for much of best new
architecture courhouses set in the midst Of
fine old trees genuinely beautiful but 1t has taken
ms hundred years find it out and profit by it be-
cause we lost the traditions of the orefahers and didn't
have time to go back to the old world for new stock
So we built queer unganly things that didn't fit and
now we are finding what is the matter with that
foreigners should laugh buildings and home
and call us barbarians.
The same is true of the homes. All through the south
and New England the traveller finds charming old resi-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
AT
ANNAPOLIS

90 to 100
years He says they beautiful specimens pure
old Colonial architecture the style that is really
American We may agree that they pleasing We
don't, perhaps, know why, but think it is just be-
cause they are old. It has occurred to that
they were not far inferior to modern turreed and
otherwise highly embeshed residences with the
all sliced off and bay windows bullying from every
tage point Perhaps We liked to look at the old house
best as 1T shone white and stately through the but
we supposed it just little remnant of sentiment,
and as such, of course, not to be encouraged.
But the fact remains that it has taken the American
people nearly hundred years to grow to the point
where they could inelligenty appreciate the archtec-
tural worth of their inheritance The awakening is
not yet complete, but learning very fast, in
deed.
An interesting example of how are returning to the
standard foreathers set and doing what
to preserve the fine traditions that were
Annapolis postot1ce Annapolis, where the United States
naval academy is is old Colonial town Almost every
building is in that style. Two years ago con-
gress made an appropriation for postof1ce there.
The matter referred to the Office of the supervising
architect of the treasury, which designs and builds all
Uncle Sans mail depots.
Now the supervising architect Mr. John Knox Taylor
happens to be a of discernment culture and good
taste He that the only kind of postofce that
would be harmonious pleasing creditable among all
those Colonial houses would be of the Colonial
style At first Annapolis inclined to be disappointed
I'VE tired of Colonial" they said "Why can't you
give us something upto-date in Queen Anne?"
So Mr. Taylor explained and discussed and went on
with his Colonial plans and built the charming post
office, photograph of which is shown on this page
Quite recently government official who was interest
ed in the work of the supervising architects Office and
heard that there postofice in Annapolis re-
turned to Washington from visit there He at once
hunted Mr. Taylor and in grieved tone remarked:
Say, Taylor | thought you had just put up new
postofice in Annapolis. / couldn't find it."
I'VE have" said Mr.. Taylor and it is" (naming the
locality.
"Nonsense!" answered the official 81 searched that
neghborhood thoroughly for whole hour and I'll
take my oath there is not building in less than rs
years old"
Did YOU notice that? said the architect, pointing to
photograph the wall of his Office.
Certainly, that was of Them" the answer
Mr.. Taylor laughed.
THAT is the highest compliment have received in
the ten years have been in this Office" he said
And now Annapolis which, by the way, has become
more than reconciled to its Colonial postoce since
has heard the enthusiastic of its many promi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Sure Cure For Pirates

"a picture recently published in Munich shows that the
peculiar vanity which manifests itself in desire to be
photographed often kills the of decency says
writer in a Berlin paper. "The picture shows five uni
formed standing the smoking ruins Of building
In front of them propped against the debris, are
eight muated corpses. Under the picture is this le
gend The Indian coast has been infested hundreds
years by Malaga pirates. Recently body of Euro
peans, conducted by natives pursued captured
of these robber bands whom they bound and
a pagoda which they then blew with dynamite. The
who posed for picture in which they seemed to
goat the deed the fruit of which forms the
some foreground, all Europeans"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Tremendous Cost of Prairie Dogs

of his burrow at the zoo, would ever
become the subject of the govern
ment intervention endanger the sue
cess of stockraising? Yet such is the
fact Out on the national forests
which Uncle Sam Is guarding for the
use of the public, expert hunters have
gone after the prairie dogs with zeal,
ingenuity and poison, and literally ex-
terminated them in great numbers,
because some of the choicest bottom
lands have had the grazing ruined for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

may not have been altogether as
sumed. While the late Prof. Curie
was lecturing on the wonderful e1e-
ment one day in Paris he dropped the
glass tube containing a few grains
of radium with which he was demon
strating, and, the glass breaking, the
precious powderwas scattered all over
the floor. At once the room was
cleared, every speck of dust collected
with the greatest care, taken to the
professors laboratory, dissolved, re-
crystallized and the radium extracted
from the refuse again with the loss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

example OF the other thing WASTE OF
Recently congress appro- 1--
priated $14,000O00 for new
naval academy With this under the governments
systematic and ridiculous way of looking after build
ing operations the supervising architect had nothing
do 1t was therefore perhaps natural that the winning
Designs passed by aymen evidently lacking in either
dscernment TASTE should be for buildings altogether
un-Amer1can in style and entirely ncongruous with
either the purpose for which they intended
acter of the town and location the traditions of the
country The new naval academy is in the French STYLE
very line of its kind, and done by architect note
(and French tTainng) but it has the of
being wholly unsuitable And suitability is the first
principle of good architecture just it is the first prn-
c1pe OF successful career almost anything else in
life. =
This case of the Annapolis naval academy is being
much cited these days typical and fragrant example
of what President Roosevelt sought to prevent when he
appointed the muchdfscussed council of fine arts and
all executive building and park opera
lions recently He incurred the wrath of congress by
doing it, for congress is jealous spoiled child
in the matter of its petty powers but he also voiced
the sentiment of vast majority of the people For it is
evident that there has been great popular awaken
ing to the value of the side of life the pressing
need for federal reform and the establishment of stand
ards and methods that will help the individual
mites to help themselves So great in fact is the senti
ment that both the house and senate being forced
to consider bills intended to do by law what the president
did by executive orer the supervising architects Of
flee of the treasury into bureau of fine arts with
vision the buildings and parks OF all departments
and add advisory council composed of leading arch
tects, painters and sculptoTs.
It is possible that congress will be forced by the
public demand to pass such measure though there
is little doubt that they will avoid doing if they
at least until after President Roosevelt goes out OF
Office, which means till the next session
Instances of the of such bureau especially
numerous at the seat of the national government, in
Washington, and here again the wisdom of our fore
fathers is apparent. Those buildings that built
the early part of the last century in the main dig
nifed monuments to the sincerity the intelligence and
the good taste of that time More than they
placed according to definite and all embracing group
plan, that of Maj FEnfan which has improved
to this day In later not only this great
and noble plan lost sight of entirely but such archtec
tural and monumental monstrasues produced for
the of the government the honor of national
heroes will be of the great American jokes for
generations to come.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
INSTRUCTED.
Ample Reason.

Ample Reason
During the trial of man who had
made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
eide, a lawyer had badgered the wit
nesses to an exasperating degree, and
evidently intended to pursue the same
course with meek appearing little
Grishman who next took the stand.
"You say you talked with the &C
cused an hour after his attempt?" the
lawyer demanded.
"Oi did" was the direct reply.
"And did, he give any reason for at
tempting to commit suicide?"
"He did, an it was good reason"
well, and what reason did he
give?"
"Sure, an he said he wanted to kill
himself" Pat answered, and for mo-
ment even his honor could not control
his laughter -Harper's Weekly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

In the state of Texas alone, prairie
dogs eat annually enough grass to
support 1861, 500 cows. Utterly use
less. the little animal is pest SO
dreaded that the forestry service has
undertaken his determination. Poison
Is killing him, wherever he now -four
ishes and another resource OF the
farmer is safeguaEded.
who would think that the prairie
aog Inc shy and amusing little rodent
that We like to watch before the. door
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

syllables IN the latter. Two other
words, Observation-Disclosures and in
Observation-Disclosures, may be COM
mended to police inspectors in search
OF fresh tests of sobriety. These words
are, of course, easily surpassed even in
England by Observation-Disclosures
benzonphtylamides and other gems of
scientific phraseology; while If we
cross the German ocean we find innu-
merable instances Of 13-syllabled
words, such as 'suelpaardelooszon.
derspoorWeg petroolyting, the Dutch
for motor car"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Value of Radiunr.

The value of a speck of radium is
incredibly great, and when the Hon.
Sydney Holland, at Sir Frederick
Treves' lecture at the London hospi-
tai recently, picked up the tube con-
tanning the famous surgeons micro
scopic $500 worth of radium bromide
Sir Frederick's concern for its safety
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Longest Word in English Language.
What is the longest word in the Ian
guage? Says the London Chronicle:
''The honors in English appear to rest
between antidisestablishmen
and Observation-Disclosures the former
word scoring % letters and ten syl-
tables, as against % letters and Il
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Worse and Worse.

81 tell you, mamma" cried Freddie.
II don't like that Doctors medicine"
But this is liniment, my dear"
coaxed his mother.
well replied Freddie, very doubt.
fully, isn't that rubbing it in?-Har-
per's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
rha Hunan Eve.

A marvelously constructed instru.
nsent. delicate in the extreme, re-
spending to the slightest influence.
What crime against nature to drug
the eye Everyday eye troubles are
speedily cured by applying externally
Dr. Mitchell's pure, harmless. soothing
Eye Salve. Is cents. Ask the druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

action irregular, and my back so weak
and painful could hardly stand it.
There was also an irregularity Of the
kidney secretions and cold always
made the whole trouble worse. Icould
tell many other symptoms, too, but
shall only add that Doan's Kidney
Pills made me free of all of them"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

ney trouble was ne
reditary, and my
parents spent hun
dreds of dollars try
ing to cure me. T
was nervous, my
eyesight had failed
noticeably, my cir
culation was bad,
sleep fitful, heart
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

of only an infinitesimal fraction. The
cost of radium bromide is about EFT
a milligramme, which would mean
over 100000 for an ounce avoirdu-
nois
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

stock by the industrious burrowing
of the "dogs"-From ITO Extermi-
nate the Prairie Dog in Technical
World Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Alas. How True!

ST often wonder" remarked Mr..
Stub, in solemn reflection, IF the last
man on earth will have the last word"
"Of course he will, John" laughed
Mrs. Stub.
But why are you so sure?"
Because the last woman will give
it to him."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

N a
@N o o
it,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
INHERITED KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Could Feel It Constantly Gaining
Ground as Time Passed.

Mrs. Frank Roseboom, 512 w. Wash.
lngton St, Moscow, Idaho, says: Kid
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

For Headache Try Hicks capudine.
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Effects Immediately. 10, Is
and SOC at Drug Stores.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Modern improvements Wanted.
Charon was indignant.
THAT spirit wants the ferry
equipped with the wireless system"
he snorted
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

It's not difficult to Judge some men
by their clothes policemen and letter
carriers, for example.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03
Important to Naothera.

BE8agWJEdHEG 10 taHUGEBEFaa
Examine carefully every bottle or
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
Bears the n u1
Signature ofGsEeAH IgSeZS6G
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

nent visitors, is to nave an
example of the other thing.
Recently congress appro-
priated $14,000,OO0 for a new
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Those Tired, Aching Feet of Yours
need Aliens Foot-Ecase. 25c at your Drnogiskts
Write A. s. 0lmsted, lie Roy, N. z, for sample.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

Some men haven't sense enough to
do the best they can.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-03

d e n C e S,
built from
80 tn 100
Evening journal., 1909-06-14
BLUE RIBBON
ATHLETIC Meet

A blue ribbon athletic meet Of the
Sunday School ATHLETIC League Will
be held under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association NJ
Tuesday afternoon, June 29th. at the
Wawaset Driving Park. The events
viii be open TO the members Of the
S. $. A. l.. only.
The events follows.
Glass ca. CBoys from - TO IA in
clusive) .-50-yard dash. 220-yard dash,
1-mile relay team. running high jump.
running broad jump.
Glass OBJ. CBoys from Is to II in
clusive) )-100-yard dash. 440-yard dash,
1 mile relay team, running high Jump,
running broad jump.
The prizes viii be- Blue ribbon for
first. red ribbon for second yellow
ribbon for third, IN all events
The entrance fee for each individual
entry is five cents. Eentries win close
with Z. C. Ostlin az the Y. M. C. A.
on Friday. June 1Sth at p. m.
The entries from each Sunday school
will be limited to five boys in each
individual event in class (A) and class
(B). except in the 220 and 440-yard
runs. where only three entries viii be
allowed in each class.
Evening journal., 1909-06-14
BISHOP HAMILTON
has BUSY SUNDAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. June 14.-Bishop John w
Hamilton, Of Boston, one of the Bishops
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, ex-
pressed a desire to stand In the same old
church and the same old pulpit where
Bishops Asbury and Coke, the forerun-
ners Of Methodism in this country, met
and greeted each other with a kiss
Yesterday afternoon. Bishop Hamilton
was taken to Barratt's Chapel, where the
Sunday afternoon exercises were in pro-
gress.
Bishop Hamilton preached the baccalau-
reate sermon in the Dover Opera House
yesterday morning TO the graduating
class Of the Wilmington Conference
Academy. The Bishops text in the bac-
calaureate sermon was Judges III, 20: Il
have a message from God unto Thee"
Bishop Hamilton was kept in somewhat
Of perpetual motion here. He preached in
the opera House in the morning. talked
at Barratt's Chapel in the afternoon; ad-
dressed the vesper service at the Academy
in the early evening held in the parlors
and halls; and last night he visited Arm
ory NJ. f. Church and addressed the chill
dren at a notable Children's Day SER
vice.
Evening journal., 1909-06-14
DEATHS.


John n. Sehsffer.
Florence Helen Fuhr.
Sarah Sharpe Dure.
George Miller
Elizabeth s. Prudhomme.
Benjamin c. Baroley. .T-
Elizabeth M. Hoeue.
Hugh S. Shields.
Viekers Allen Burres.
SCHAFFER--In this city, on June 1l3.
1909. John II. schaffer
Relatives, friends and Smith Post NO.
funeral services at his late residence,
No. 9l7 Kirkwood street. on Thursday sf-
ternoon, June IL, at o'clock interment
at silverbrook Cemetery.
FUHR.-In this city. June 18th, 1909,
Florence Helen, only child OF Anthony
and Anna Fuhr aged 3 months.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services from the resi-
dence of her parents, No. 3SS chapel
o'clock. Interment at Riverview Gene
our little darling in the arms Of Jesus.
1909 Sarah Sharpe, wife OF Henry r.
PRGDHoMME.-A philadelphia. Pa. on
June 10th. 1909, Elizabeth s., wife of Pro-
fessor Proudhomme u. S. Navy and
daughter OF the late Dr.. VIM. Webb
Baker, Of Wilmington. Del
terry. Arlington, Va.
MILLER-At Stockton. Cal. on June
3rd, 1909, George Miller. aged % years
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Of his brother John S. Miller,
Seventeenth and Mt. Salem Lane, on
Tuesday afternoon, June 18th. at
o'clock. lnterment at Mt. Salem Ceme-
terry.
BARCLEY.-In this city. on June 18th,
1909. BENZ. G. Barcley, aged So years
Relatives friends and members Of
Camp No. 49, F. o. S. of A.. are Invited
TO attend the funeral services at his late
residence No 2sO2 Tatnan street, on
Wednesday afternoon, June 18th, at
o'clock Interment at Lombardy Gene
/ terry.
/ HOGUE.-In this city. on Juns l4th 1909.
/ Elizabeth NJ, widow Of Andrew c.
! Ifogue. aged 66 years.
Funeral and interment private from her
late residence, No. 800 East Seventh
sHIELDs-In this city June IA. 1909,
! Hugh s.. son Of the late Hugh and
! Sara Shields
Relatives and friends are respectfully
! invited to attend the funeral from his
] late residence No 905 West Sixth street,
on Thursday morning June 18th, at
o'clock Requiem mass at st. Pauls
Church. Interment at Cathedral Gene
terry.
BURRES-On Sunday. June 18th, at
n. m. Vickers Allen Burres.
Funeral Thursday at ] o'clock, at the
home of his parents. sos East Eleventh
street Please omit flowers.
Evening journal., 1909-06-14
WHICH RoAD7

Along the line Of life are many juno
ton points, and two roads lead out
from each junction-the Right road
and the Wrong road
From the folder Of the Right road
you may learn that
The road is single track and in some
places narrow gauge 1t is mostly up
grade. several feet TO the mile. There
are sharp curves that so around big
rocks and along deep declines. But
On account of the altitude the air is
fine, and when you get up the scenery
is unsurpassed. And it is SAFE
The features of the Wrong road
are
The roadbed is well ballasted. the
line is double tracked all the way, and
the equipment is luxurious. 1t is easy
riding-no steep up grades. 1t is down
hill from junction to terminal. But
While the coaches are sumptuous
and for a few stations the scenery is
fascinating. by and by the train runs
through desert places and gloomy can
yons.
If you should And yourself a passen-
ger on this route. look out for the SEM
aphores whereon is written the red
warning;
Evening journal., 1909-06-14
Commercial Markets

PHILADELPHIA. June 14-FEEU.-
Onering were only moderate and prices
ruled steady, but trade was quiet. We
quote car lots;
Winter bran. in bulk. per ton, S2s 5Oa
900; spring bran, in 1O0-pound sacks per
BALED HAY AND sTRAw.-The mar
ket for hay ruled firm unde ra fair de-
mand and moderate offerings. Straw
was quiet and without important changes.
Quotations.
Timothy Hay-Chaice large bales. $3.50;
No. / large bales, Sl700. choice small
bales. $3.50; No. I small bales, $500:
No. 3 Sl500a16.00; No. 3, S12.50a13.50: no
grade, S9.5oal1.50. Glover mixed Hay-No.
/. So 00alA5o: No. 2, Sii.50ai250. Straw
No. / straight rye, s2S.00a2S.5o; No. , do,
$500
POULTRY-rhere was little trading I'm
live but values were well sustained un-
der moderate offerings: Quotations:
Fowls, 15al5ihc: old roosters, 10ikai1c.
spring Chicens. as TO size and quality. Ola
&c. spring ducks iial6c. old ducks, liza
pc; pigeons. old, per pair 2sa50c. do
Young per pair, 22a25c.
Selected. 25a26; Nearby firsts
dn free cases). 8;Near-by current re-
ceipts 0n returnable cases). %: Nearby
seconds dn returnable cases), 2la21is
Western firsts Qn free casesl, %; do fall
10 good, 2la22; Southern, 20a22