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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
White House Dances to Continue.

When the merits of the Roosevelt
administration are taken stock of from
a social viewpoint two ideas come for
ward, horses and dancing. No execu-
tive in recent times has given an i'm
petus to the horse as the present.
No one has ever been SO identified
with dancing as Mrs. Roosevelt At
the dances which have been given
every alternate Friday Mrs. Roosevelt
has appeared on the floor as often as
her daughter. The president has
shown that he can be as strenuous
on the carpet as elsewhere. Dancing
having been established, it will no
doubt be continued throughout the
next administration. The president
elect is as light on his feet as a girl
of Is and Mrs. Taft just dotes on
dancing. The Clevelands never gave
a dance and the Harrisons only one.
The new order is entirely satisfac-
tory if it becomes part of White House
tradition.-New York Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

able as If you were in a four-poster
with wariegated quilt over you
Lay in that box?" calculated the
skipper, ruefully.
why, it's better than the peniten-
tiary,'' retorted the mate.
COR 'angin'," added the cook, Gang
ms a lawful DEATH
The boarding of the brig was man
aged automatically by the mate. The
boat was pulled into the dark shadow
of the vessel and he and the cook
climbed on deck. There were only
two men on the brig, the others of the
crew would be put aboard at day
break. One of the men aboard was
sleepily keeping anchor watch and
him the mate sent into the forecastle
on some pretext. Quickly the skipper
was brought on board and as the cook
in the meantime had taken a variety
of tins and dishes out of the locker
Capt. Buzbey stretched himself out in
the confined quarters to the marked
discomposure of divers cockroaches
and one rat which fed madly along
the deck and plunged into the forecas-
tie. The cook then piled the tins, ETC..
on top OF the locker. "a bloodhound
couldn't find i'm in there he eiacu-
lated.
The remainder of the crew came on
board just as the east was cleaning
with promise of the sun, but before
anchor was ordered up the mate whis.
pered to the cook
I'm goin' ashore to find out what's
doin'."
He came back shortly with an odd
expression on his face and with retf-
cence impaired the news that the
body had not been found and there
was no immediate danger. Anchor
was raised and, pulled by the tug. the
Iris started down bay on her voyage
to Antigua.
To the laitical mind the head of a
comet bears no proportionate value MS
compared to it's TAIL The meeting OF
Capts. Buzbey and Hawker in Bonds
tavern may he likened to the head OF
comet-of small Importance. The
fact that the two shippers quarreled
over their cups about some matter
went out ca the wharf still pickering
and that Skipper Buzbey in fit OF
passion struck Skipper Hawker, who
fell overheard and was drowned
forms the long and luminous tail to
escape the baleful light of which Skip
per Buzbey had fed in the darkness
and had hidden in cockroach haunt
ed box. The mate CURLY told the
crew that the skipper was sick and
they interpreting the statement to
mean that the skipper was drunk
were rather glad of it and got under
way with will. The skipper kept in
his box until Cape Henry had been
sunken. and then crept at nightfal
into the cabin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
orinin Of Lulienne sopn.

In hotels and restaurants we invari-
ably find "Julienne" soup and "Juli-
enne" potatoes, both of which are uni,
versal favorites. Nearly 70 years ago
in Boston a Frenchman by the name
of Julien kept famous eating place
on Milk street, almost opposite the
door of Old South church. Here the
elite of the city used to gather; in
fact, it was Boston's Delmonico. A
modern iron front building has re.
placed the quaint gabled structure and
few remember the one-time popular
rendezvous. Julien invented the soup
which was called for him and, sup
pose, the potatoes, although it was the
soup that made him famous. He is
buried in the old graveyard on the
Common, forgotten, perhaps, but it is
interesting to know that his name
survives on nearly every dinner table
in the land.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
pad Attachment for skirts.

With the skirts that have a center
seam in front and that are cut to hang
straight from line three or four
inches above the top of the waist there
is pad attachment just in front. It
is made Of cotton and inclosed in the
lining material, SO that the inside of
the skirt will look neat. 1t is about
four inches long and two inches wide
and runs down the center seam direct
~ over the waist line. It keeps the
skirt from sinking In, which is always
inartistic. Amateurs do not always
know this trick, and they wonder why
it is they cannot keep the center front
of the skirt hanging in perfectly
straight Lille.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
TAFT HOME PAST AND PRESENT
White House Not Always the Desir.
able Abode 1t Is To-day.

John Adams was the first president
to live in the White House. That was
the time when the east room was used
to dry the family washing. On their
way to Washington from Philadelphia
Mrs. Adams and her attendants lost
their way between Washington and
Baltimore. In a letter to her daugh-
ter Mrs. Adams described conditions:
Woods are all you see from Balti-
more until you reach the city, which
is only in name. No wood cutters or
carriers to be had at any rate. We are
now indebted to Pennsylvania wagon
to bring us, through the first clerk in
the treasury Office, one cord and halt
of wood, which is all we have for his
house, where IL fires are constantly
required. The vessel which has my
clothes and other matters has not ar
rived. The ladies are impatient for
a drawing-room; I have no looking
glasses, but dWarfs for this house, nor
twentieth part lamps enough to light
it; my tea china is more than half
missing. My visitors-some of them
come three or four miles. The return
of one of them (the visits is the work
of one day. Mrs. Otis, my nearest
neighbor, is at lodging almost half a
mile from us. We have not the least
fence, yard or convenience without.
and the great unfinished audience.
room I made drying-room to hang
my clothes"
Whatever may be the occasional
barking back to the good old days it
is not likely that Mrs. Taft will envy
the time when the wife of the second
president of the United States had to
worry about returning calls at great
distances, in addition to such details
as the securing of firewood, necessary
lamps and means of transportation.
While the White House to-day is not
all that a modern architect would
plan, it is not wholly unlivable, the
presidents wife is not required to
worry about clothes drying. She is
provided with a number of modern
housekeeping conveniences and her
lot is not such burden as to deter
other women from envying her the
position of first lady of the land.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
FINEST or ALL CAPITALS.
Americas Seat of National Govern
ment Is Supreme.

Men still in good health and full
vigor remember Washington as a Ma.
tional capital which had to be ex-
planned and apologized for to strangers
who knew the great cities of the
world. It was a raw, struggling town,
with few creditable buildings except
half a dozen belonging to the federal
government The streets were paved
badly or not at all. Unkempt open
spaces were common, and in the best
section of the city there was an eff
feet of unfinished plans and good in
tentions gone to wreck.
Then it was necessary to tell Eu-
ropeans that the American capital was
young; that the states gave most of
their money and their pride to their
own seats of government; that the
country was rather a confederation
than a closely knit. unit, and that it
was urged by many influential per-
sons that the capital ought to be es-
tablished farther inland and nearer
the future center of population. Wash
ington was not even sure of retaining
it's only claim to the attention of the
world.
All this is changed. The mu1titudes
that greeted the new president and en-
joyed a magnificent demonstration OF
national pride and governmental pomp
saw one of the finest cities of the
earth. They admired some of the
noblest structures ever reared for
public use. They looked upon cap
ital worthy of any nation, however old
and rich and famous.
1t is true that Washington still lacks
many improvements. There are crudi-
ties to be removed and great plans to
be finished. But Washington needs no
apologies now. There is no longer
any talk of moving the nations seat of
government. The country is too proud
of its capital. It understands too well
that the beautiful Washington of to-
day is only hint of the splendid city
that is to be. Az
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
Out and In Politics,

Newspaper men in a large city of
the middle west have had a difficult
time trying to elicit political informa.
ton from a certain politician in that
town, who, in answer to all questions
invariably offers the stereotyped re-
Spouse: 81 am out of politics.
Inasmuch as the man is an impor-
tant figure in the local political tur-
MOL, this response is not taken seri,
ously by the interviewers; to whom,
indeed, its repeated utterance has be-
come a trif1e monotonous.
Not long ago veteran reporter
succeeded in gaining the presence of
the politician, to whom he put the
query Whats going on in politics? 2"
"oh, I'm out of politics." was the
answer.
That's understood, of course, %
quickly responded the scribe. Would
you mind letting us know what prog
ress you're making toward breaking
in again? "-The Sunday Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
Under the Ban Of the Law
Copyright. by Daily story Pub. Coz
By j. C. Plu,,anaer

With the mate pulling him along by
the right arm and with the cook alter
nately launching and pushing his left
arm Capt Buzbey kicked against
Jumps of coal, stumped against rail-
road ties and lodged lumber piles I'M
til Covers wharf was reached. Then
the trio tumbled into a boat tied there
to and with lusty strokes the mate
and cook pulled towards the brig Iris
lying in midstream with her harbor
lamps cleaning in the murk.
Il card him when he fell and /
card i'm gurgle when he goes I'M
der" said the cook, his suppressed
voice trembling with excitement.
"They alters gurgle when they're
drownin'," replied the mate, in the
tone of an expert.
The skipper, human paradox, in
asmuch as he sweated on the forehead
and shuddered as to his body gasped
anxiously, what in the name of Cord
will become of me?"
eff you're not took afore mornin',"
replied the mate, II thinks / can work
it all right"
"How?" inquired the skipper, with
interest.
We'll hide you aboard the brig and
when the OFFICERS come we'll say you
re not aboard and they can hunt all
they've mind to. When we gets to
sea we may meet vessel bound
around the Horn or we can slip you
off on one of the West Ingy islands
and say you fell overheard
1.-THE galley locker screeched the
cook.
What of it; you bloomin' ASST" in
CURED the mate.
"E can 'ide in it. Coed ever think
of lookin' in galley locker for
man?"
Bully" cried the mate, you can
lay out in that captain and nobody
can find you, and you'll be as comfort
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
BLENDING OF FOOD IN HASH
Praiseworthy Custom Was Known to
the Ancient Greeks.

The old Greek word for hash was
made up of 10 letters and 78 sylla
bles. 1t begins this way-lepadoche,
acknowledgements and SO on to the
end of the ITO letters. Aristophanes
used the whole word in one of his
plays. 1t is supposed to take in all
the ingredients of this vague and com
prehensive Wand, which we, in this
hurry -skurry, time-saving age cal
hash.
But back of this pathological wonder
there was a. habit or creed that gave
rise to it, which, if one faithfully
searches out, he will find that the idea
of blending variety of articles fol
the production of new flavor or taste
was in vogue away back in the days
of Grecian art, of which hash was one
of it's fairest manifestations.
It was under the sway of this rem
iniscence that classical friend sug
gested that the lepadochemach, etc.
idea be utilized in the construction Of
a pot-pie, and instead of a chicken, OF
pigeon, or rabbit pot-pie, that there
be a gentle union of chicken, veal
mutton, pork, game Of some kind, all
constituting a blend that provides 6
composite of favors which is a de
light to the soul.
This blend idea reached its Creates
influence in the Periclean age of hash
when the Greek alphabet was over
worked to get a name commensurate
with the glory of the Wand; and nov
in the revival Of the Greek art let us
be thankful that hash is to be restored
to its classic vigor, and the principle
of its excellence applied in the max
ing Of the noble pot-pie.-Ohfo State
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Most 81 the British sufHragettes who
have been sent to prison for disor
DERBY conduct accept the situation and
nsartyrdom in cause to which they
are devoted. Still, there are q great
many persons who do not consider
law.breaking as the best possible quail
ltlcation for participation in lawma-
king. The American woman suffragists
act much more wisely in refraining
from lawlessness. Consequently, says
tlle Troy On. Y.) Times, their position
Il stronger and they retain the respect
syen o9 those who hold opinions con-
Erary to theirs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
Leak in CAS- Pine.

81 cannot understand how you es-
capped blowing yourself up" said the
older housekeeper to the young one, as
she rushed out to learn the cause of a
somewhat sharp explosion. Don't you
know better than to hunt for a leak
in a gas pipe with lighted match?
LET me tell you secret my grand
mother taught me years ago. Paint the
pipe with a thick soapsuds, and where
there is leak the escape of gas will
blow up soap bubbles about the crack.
Quite simple, isn't it, but it will
save you bad start to your nerves if
not explosions that are dangerous.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

1T is said that the explosion was
caused by one of the workmen enter.
Ing an abandoned portion of the mine
with a lamp, thus igniting a body Of
gas. This is the explanation OF
the recent tragedy in the colliery OF
the Erie Coal Company at Port Blan-
chard, Pennsylvania. The occupation
of coal mining is beset with dangers,
and one Of the greatest Of these dan
gers is the recklessness of ignorant or
thought tess miners.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
one-PTece House Erooks

Women who have to superintetnd Of
do much of their homework win be
foolish not to avail themselves of the
fashion for one-piece frocks. They are
excellent for the working hours.
They are narrow, trim. short and
have no undue trimming to rumpIe and
soil in a days wearing.
They fastetn down the front usual
~ down the left side from the shout.
der with pearl buttons.
One can get these buttons with pat
ent clamps so that they may be 10.
moved when the frock goes to the
wash.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
The Hvno+beticaI ouee+to,

The attorney for the defense had
Just completed the reading of his by.
pothetical question. He looked at the
clock. 1t had taken him one hour and
twenty-six minutes. He looked at the
witness.
You have heard the question:" he
said.
The witness nodded.
And what is your answer"
The witness wriggled uneasily.
81 guess didn't just catch til
drift of It," he apologetically re.
marked, won't you please read il
again.
And the presiding Judge fell back
with a hollow groan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Jails as financial centers are some
thing new under the sun, says the
Baltimore American, but Mr.. Morse,
the flnancier during the day, attending
to his usual business and making mon.
ey in the ordinary ways, and Morse.
>the convict during the night, locked
up IN Jail; is decidedly a picturesque
feature Of our complex and curious
modern life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
Dainty Cases and Sacks.

For the dressiest of town costume
are new card cases covered first with
white satin, then with old venise lace.
Others are covered with lace net. en-
broidered, and inset with tiny lace mo.
tifs. Little sacks for the fan or opera
glasses are made to match-such a
pretty fancy; and one easy Of achieve.
ment with the new fad for hand needle
work. The covers for sacks and porte.
cartes are removable and SO easily
cleaned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
a Paris Iaea

Three-quarter-inch white cotton
fringe, with loops instead of cut ends
is used on several new Paris gowns
and is an entirely possible trimming to
the amateur dressmaker.
It may be sewed to the edge of wide
tucks on linen scrim gown, and is a
quite perfect decoration for the white
French crepe which is so popular. A
line OF fringe down the outside Of the
sleeve Is pleasing substitute for the
lace frill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
The Good Old paYs.

A Leicester (Eng.) man, who is be.
lieved to be 103 years of age, remens.
bers taking service with a Spalding
farmer for 4d. day and little milk
in the mornings, sometimes paying
out Ct his wages Sd. week for his
lodgings elsewhere. and finding hia
food and clothes. He says the poor
of those days did not eat so much as
they do now. He had bought tea IL
London at las. pound.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Al Syracuse woman refused a legacy
of $4,000 on the ground that she be-
lieved 1t was justly due the nearest
relative Of the decedent It is omin-
Gus If the world is growing this hon
est, for Hamlet long ago declared it a
condition in which doomsday would
be near. But comfort is to be found
in the fact that such startling honesty
is just a very rare exception to prove
q very common rule.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Alaska last year exported products
worth $34.200,000 and imported arti,
cles worth s1S,OOO,o00. That left very
handsome balance of trade in Alaska's
favor and showed that the territory is
getting into line commercially.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Prof Arthur Korn of Berlin has per
fected an invention which proves the
theories Of gravitation. He fills q
metal globe with water and imparts vi
bration to the contents with an eiec
trio motor. He has thus found il pos
sible to construct an exact working
model Of the solar system in water, in
which the planets all move in their ap
pointed paths without any visible sup
port or externally applied power.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
The Esthetic RacheInr-

The modern bachelor is an ardent
admirers of well chosen furniture and
Of beautiful pictures and china. nor il
he oblivious to the charms of lovely
old silver and dainty napery. To have
tea with him is often an esthetic as
well as material pleasure.
Only in one thing in his establish,
ment does one note the missing fem
mime touch. A woman's room always
contains flowers; a mans Scarcely
ever. Black and White.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

King Alfonso seems to be a good
monarch, anxious to deliver Spain
from all traces of medieva1ism, and
give her an up-to-date administration,
but It is doubtful if he owes half as
much of his popularity to the fact that
he is a good king as to that other
fact that he is a good fellow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17


lingerie practical for the
impossible unbecomng
n
lingerie
home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Chinese in the Flowery kingdom,
having been forbidden to smoke OPT
um, sre said to be turning to cheap
whisky. A loca1-option movement in
China seems to be about due.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The car was so angry at the open
ing speech in the Finnish diet that he
dissolved that body and there must
be q. new election. The unfortunate
parliament thus cut OF in its infancy
may well echo the historic lament, IF
/ was SO soon done for. wonder what
was begun for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Wilbur Wright only charges $500
per for giving lessons in aeronautics.
At the price he must give instructions
as to how to fall gracefully and land
with the least damage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

One Of our newest mental hea1ers
says that tired feeling is delusion.
It is certainly mighty pleasant delu-
sion when one is able to humor it by
giving 1t full swing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

How to Be Cheerful Taxpayer"
is the title of series of articles be,
ing written by Chicago editor. Send
it to the kaiser. He is in need of that
sort of cheerful literature.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The crown prince OF Germany thinks
he can not come to this country in.
cognito True for him. The reporters
would get all he knows and then
some before he could cross the gang
plank.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The price of 'possum is going up
presumably on the theory that any
thing that is fashionable must not be
cheap.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17
Embroidered Net rnnies

TUNES Of embroidered net or chff
fon with skeleton waist are being
worn with satin skirts and gowns and
are coming into great vogue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The Missouri penitentiary does
not furnish baths to the prisoners.
Punishments are getting milder and
milder, remarks the Cleveland Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

About 100000 sugar maple trees
IN the western reserve promise to do
their full duty this spring.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Burglars in Youngstown stole the
burglar alarm. The blamed things
are expensive, too-ought to have a
Waterman to protect them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The latest New York fad is fighting
duels with wax bullets. Now watch
for the arrival of the man who didn't
know his bullets were made Of lead.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Tennessee has passed a law to IL
cense boxing. Fine! Now it's up to
Nevada to offer a premium on the
game.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Street car straps are loaded with
microbes" says a college professor.
Mean thing to call us.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The world is getting better all the
time. The tobacco trust is going to
raise the price of cigarettes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Athlete, crazed by drink, puts 20
men out of business. This suggests
new style of training.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

The price of cigarettes is going up,
but this won't bother the man who
gets his cigarettes out of the other
mans box.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

How can spineless winter have it's
backbone broken?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-04-17

Castro says he's going back to vene-
zuela. We sympathize with the coun-
try.