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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Mrs. Taft Goes About Alone.

Mrs. Taft differs from Mrs. Roose-
welt in taking her walks abroad unpan-
oplied by her lady-in-waiting. The ex,
Miss Hagner, now settled down pro-
saically to a desk in the war depart
ment-she says she enjoys her new
job-attended every footstep of her
presidential patroness. Mrs Roose-
welt never budged un-Hagnered. The
royal social secretary was ever the
most conspicuous figure on the official
landscape at the White House. She
ran the show. Now Mrs. Taft brooks
no dictatorship. If she has a social
secretary she doesn't complain of her
in public Mrs. Taft is self-reliant. She
does her own thinking and her own
walking. One meets the presidents
wife any morning trudging briskly
down F street in plain little gray
tailor suit and black toque and COM
nonsense heels, unshadowed and I'M
chaperoned, darting in and out Of
shops, democratfcally, usually un-
recognized. She is becoming pro-
ficient in driving her own electric run
about, which is one of O trinity of new
machines in the White House stables
nowadays.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
A More Joyous eanItal.

Washington, in the course of time
is to be not only more beautiful
city, but also a much more joyous
and gay capital than the nation has
known hitherto. Forces, open and
concealed, direct and indirect, f1nan
cial, educational and personal, are
bringing this to pass. Washington
is to be a great center for treasures
Of art. 1t will come to have higher
musical standards and better perma.
nent orchestras and choral societies,
President Roosevelt did much to
hasten the city's aesthetic develop.
ment by his cooperation with archi,
tects and artists, and now President
Taft takes up the work with plan
for creating a great outdoor social
center in Potomac park, where con.
certs OF high grade will be given
during seasonable weather.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
A New TRIMMING,

Many of the imported gowns are be,
ing trimmed with silk-covered cord. II
is very effective, and is necessarily
somewhat exclusive, since it cannot
be bought in the shops. 1t is not diff.
ficult to make at home, however.
Use soft cotton cord, as thick as
heavy Irvine. Messaline, satin or
taffeta may be used in the desired
color. Cut the material in bias strips,
turn in the edges, bind the cord. sew.
ing carefully along these edges. The
trimming is then braided on to the
gown in a large pattern. If it is I'M
practical to have the gown STAMPED.
trace the pattern on tissue paper,
basic it on and braid through it. After
the design is finished the paper may
be pulled out. This kind of cord also
makes suitable loops for silk-covered
buttons when they are used for trim.
ming.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Prehistoric California City.

What is considered to be the most
important archaeological find yet
made in the state of California took
place recently when a man discovered
the ruins of a prehistoric city in the
San Jacinto mountains, near the edge
of the Cochella valley. There are
more than 700 well-preserved stone
houses, evidences of paved streets and
a large amount of earthenware. The
discoverer's attention was first at
tracted to the place by number of
gashes in the mountain side, and on
investigation he found a series of
heaped-up stones. He approached
nGarer and found the streets of an an.
cient city, the houses being built on
terraces. An old road was found to
lead from the city to the top Of q
nearby peak, on which was found the
stone ruin of what seemed to have
be en- a watch tower.-The Pathfinder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
ALWAYS THE LATEST STYLE.
Costumes Worn by Mrs. Longworth
Are the Admiration of Society
at the Capitol.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth still is re.
garded as the best gowned woman in
Washington. She has worn such an
array of directoire and empire robes
since the season began that it seems
she spent big part of the summer
talking with dressmakers. Many of
her robes show little details which
are new to America. She has a gold
brocade directoire which is without
the least vestige of trimming save a
fold of gold tissue across the 1ow-cut
neck and similar fold edging the
long yellow sleeves. The gown is ex-
ceedingly straight and narrow.
Around thewaist is heavy golden cord,
which, descending right and left from
the front panel, edges the train. Mrs.
Longworth has every detail of her cos
tunes to match, so with this gown her
slippers and hosiery are golden. She
wears her hair dressed low on her
neck, without puffs of any sort, but
with a single sheaf Of golden wheat
Mrs. Longworth wore to diplomatic
dinner recently gown of peacock blue
satin. The corsage was round, with
frilling of cream lace, and then the
gown descended to the knee as narrow
and tight as bolster case. The train
was almost ribbon, but the slender
outlines of the former presidents
daughter made this severe mode sue.
cess
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
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IN OQjE:

Almost every gown has a different
colored shoulder scarf.
1t is now quite the fad to have
lingerie embroidered In pink and blue
according to fancy.
A waist that closes in the back is
always pretty with tucks extending
to yolk depth in front.
Passementerie drop trimmings are
now to be found in all the modish
colors, and in pearl, Jet, crystal and
metallic effects.
A long chain, intended to be twist.
ed around the neck second and third
time, is ornamented with rose coral
oblongs effectively matched.
Net girdles of wide soft mesh are
embroidered in ribbousine Ca lustrfous
fabric), and fringed with it. They
come in all of the fashionable colors
New cloak gowns, which NAV be
worn as an outdoor garment or as a
princess robe, come in broadc1oth. in
black, navy blue, violet and smoke
color.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Wine-colored EVENING co.+,,r,.

A young man who prides himself on
being in the front rank among the
fashionable people appeared at one of
the uptown restaurants recently when
the theater parties assembled. and at
tracted much attention because of
his costume. It was the regulation
evening suit as to cut, but conspicu-
Gus because of its color. The coat and
trousers were what women described
as wine color" The coat collar and
cuffs were of blue velvet and a y
shaped-waistcoat of white cloth with
four buttons, high collar and broad
necktie the color of the coat finished
the costume. The man made a bold
attempt to look unconscious, but under
the gaze OF many eyes he was unsuc.
cessful and disappeared long before
the usual hour.-New York Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Mrs. Taft,s Loo of rravei.

In Mrs. Taft's tally of miles she
easily outstrips the wives of all other
American presidents since that his
toric day when Liberty bell rang out
its famous message from the tower OF
independence hall, says Human Life
She has seen moonlight nights on the
broad waters of the Pacific from the
bridge of that monster ship, the Min.
nesota; she has watched the dirt fly
at the big ditch down in the Panama
country, and she has risked her life
on the trans-Siberian railway, in that
6,000-mile dash across the gigantic
width of Asia, which the car planned
as spectacular affair to catch the
worlds attention.
She has fshed in the royal lake al
Oghiba, where the Taft party was
quartered in one of the mikado's pal.
aces during its Japanese visit; she has
danced the queer native rigodon in
the Philippines: over the SHOWS of St
Petersburg she has had, fur-bundled,
sleighrides such as only Russia knows:
and to beguile transatlantic hours
she has played SWITCHBOARD with that
gold-braided gentleman, the captain,
whose word is law on the liner.
On practically all of the missions as
a popular peace envoy, Mrs. Taft has
accompanied her husband. In the
matter of distance this would meas
more miles than one would care to
figure, for no American, outside of the
navy, has ever covered so much OF
the earth's surface in behalf of the
government as the new president.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Outdoor Social Center for Washington

Outdoor Social Center for Washington
President Taft has decided to make
the Marine band earn its salary and
at the same time create in Washington
an outdoor social center similar to the
Molecon in Havana, the Lunetta in
Manila, Hyde park in London, and the
Court of Honor in Florence. He will
have the band play twice week on
the banks of the Potomac river, at O
point on the Speedway near the Wash
ington monument.
The idea is said to be Mrs. Taft'g
and many prominent Washington PEG
pie are expected to turn out on the
days designated. In order to give the
innovation an official character the
president and Mrs Taft will attend the
first concert on April Il and all sub
sequent concerts while they are in
town
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
morkmen Hard 70 Please.

A curious strike recently occurred
at q Jatgani 1ndia) jute mill. At the
outset the men struck because Euro
pean assistant had wounded a boy
with an air gun. They demanded the
dismissal of the European as con.
dition of resuming work This was
done, but within week they wished
the assistant to be reinstated. The
management refused their demands
and a number of men went on strike
again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
The cherub and the Bank

Yesterday afternoon tiny boy sat
on terrace step. Around him were
four other tiny boys, all of them ex-
citedly interested in a metal bank
which the boy on the terrace seemed
to have opened with brick. It looked
very like hold-up, but when pass
ing woman asked for details a cherub.
whose lawful abiding place seemed to
be on a valentine card, explained that
the bank belonged to his aunt, who
had "divved" it to him.
So, of course, It was all right. Only
if anybody's aunt has missed a bank
the size of a cigar box with contents
therein, why--er-don't blame the
maid.-Washingto Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Mrs. BascOm was a poetess. For
ten years the Nodaway County News
had published her contributions in the
poets corner (Mr. Bascom was a lead
ing grocer and always advertised In
the NeWs), and frequently the editor
referred to "our gifted sister" even
going SO far at one time as to style
her "our Missouri Sappho." All this
was very gratifying to Mrs. Bascom.
but she longed for a wider recogni-
ton of her genius.
One autumn-after an unusually
successful season in the grocery bust
ness-Mrs. Bascom's poems were pub
lished. They were bound in white
and bore in gold letters the title,
Poems of the Heart, by Mrs. Alonzo
Bascom." Gift copies were presented
to all her friends, and as these were
numerous the edition was soon ex-
hausted
For time Mrs. Bascom's poet soul
basked in the light of the gold letters
that glowed upon her from the center
tables Of her friends at societies"
teas" or afternoon calls; but at last
even gold letters began to pail, and
she cast about for some means of
gaining fresh tribute to her genius.
IF could only use my talent" she
thought, ito brighten the lives of
those who have no poetry in their
souls; if could cast some beam of
beauty over the life of some poor
drudge All, l have it! Jane
Moore! | will write a poem about
her and her family and have it printed
in the News. How pleased she will
be to find that her humble lot has
been chosen by a poetess to be cele-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
How culpabIy ignorant of +ha a

How culpably ignorant Of the early
history of our country the children are
being kept is freshly illustrated by
some examination papers filed at a re-
cent college examination, In which 1t
was stated that Gen. Grant and AID.
miral Farragut commanded in the
British army and navy during the rev.
olution. Apparently good work will
be found for every post in detailing
comrades to inspect the duties of the
children in the schools.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

italy has got the Dreadnoughtitis,
too! A bill has been introduced in
the chamber of deputies calling for
two 20,000ton battleships. When they
get two they will feel lonesome with
out four and with four it will be abso-
lutely necessary to have six And so
the dreadful complaint continues to
grow and fastens its Unsuitable money.
sucking tentacles upon the nation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Hints on Hemminu,

Hemming on lightweight wool goods
should be done by hand.
Use a short needleful of split silk.
1t makes prettier hem.
And does away with the tight twist.
ing of the fine single silk.
Another good plan is to use the
ravellings of the material.
It is perfect match,
1t has the same sheen as the mate.
rial.
1t does not show, therefore, if a
chance stitch goes through.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Wiekedness Of cIothea.

There is great truth underlying
the fact which the governor of TTpan.
da has just proclaimed, namely that
the more clothes the Bakedi women
wear the less moral they are. Among
all the unclothed Nilotic tribes he
says, notable degree of morality az
lists; whereas those who have ALWAYS
been greatly addicted to wearing an
parei are of VIGOROUSLY lax habits, II
Is the same everywhere. Clothes Of
course, have their uses in such
weather as we are enduring here and
now, but who has not envied and adj
mlred the wisdom of Walt Whitman.
who in summer days was wont to as.
sumo the sartorial economy of Nebu.
chadnezzar when he ran at grass and
march along in his neighboring wood
in unity with nature?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

A railroad posts in it's suburban
cars warnings against DISSEMINATING
from the cars In the terminal yards. !"
This, as the Frenchman observed, is
most well; but might it not be worth
while to join with it an admonition
to the careless suburbanite to cease
disembarking on the port side of the
trains at stations where the platform
lies TO starboard?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

on the bodice, and other tucks con-
tinue to the end of sleeve; three more
tucks of different widths trim the foot
OF skirt, commencing on each side of
panel. Tucked lawn is used for the
yoke, which is edged with braid, a gal
loon-waist-band is taken as far as pam
81. and on the right side of it ribbon
is attached, finished at the end by a
tassel.
Hat OF coarse straw to match, trim
med with chiffon, roses and a feather,
Materials required: Nine yards linen
80 inches wide, four yards braid, one
half yard galloon for waist-belt, three
quarters yard ribbon, one tassel. one
half yard tucked lawn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

A looker-on in Venice Illinois, not
1taly-might well be surprised that
the recent spanking of three boys in
that peaceful village should be 30
deliberately treated by the metropoli-
tan press. Time was when this was
an almost daily observance in every
home in the land that boasted young
barbarians at play. 1.-The old order
changeth."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

The New York taxicabs having be.
come established the inevitable result
follows that their proprietors are feel.
ing around for the highest charges
that the traffic will bear. This is 90
usual as to create little surprise: but
the public would like for once to see
how 1t seems to encounter a public
service novelty that is conducted ON
the effete notion OF discovering the
lowest prices that will yield bigger
profits by multiplying the traffic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

first coat is in blue fastens side;
and pockets trimmed the black
a noun
a
back tabs
of
Eatn trimmed with
Materials required TX
-
center 'front.' and trimmed with buttons and
with
inmed I'M a
lining
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Each succeeding generation IS bet
ter than the last. That is why we
do not burn witches nor own slaves,
And we do many things which our
children's children will think criminal
and silly. Our youngsters have every
indication Of living in better time
than we have seen,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Return to Quaint Curtis

Among the folk fashions borrowed
from Poland is that curious one of the
dangling curls at the sides of the
face. Some of the daring women in
Paris are trying the little curls which
fall over the temples and account for
the stray locks about the ear.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
REALLY SMART LINEN DRESS.
Designed to Be Made Up In Rouge
Pink and in Semi-Princess
STYLE,

Rouge pink linen is selected for this
smart semi-princess style. A plain
panel continues from shoulders to hem
of skirt, and has wrapped seam at
each side, giving the effect of a tuck;
one tuck is made on either side to fit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

II the Chicago police have cap
tured the leader of the Black Hand in
that city, they have done an excellent
work. 1t is said that this man has
given Information concerning his fell
lows. He was arrested in the act OF
taking money from an Italian physi-
clan, who had been threatened by the
gang
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

The coast artillery companies at
Fort Washington, Nd, claim the
worlds record in mortar firing, having
hit a target moving at the rate of five
miles an hour six times In ten shots
at distance of from 1000 to 5000
yards, and the ten shots were fired in
less than 61a minutes. With marks
manship reduced to an exact science
the leviathan battleships will have to
be wary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
Mouth Wash.

An excellent mouth-wash may be
made by mixing one ounce of carbon
ate of soda with one pint of water.
Bottle for use. After cleaning the
teeth as usual, rinse with a little of
this liquid. 1t has fine preventative
effect on the teeth, and cleanses the
tongue and gums.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

The treasury department, it Is said,
is about to have new designs prepared
for the nickel five-cent pieces and the
more or less coppery one-cent coins.
A possible the designs should be
drawn SO as not to resemble in any
degree the designs on the new five
dollar gold pieces.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

An American company is to be
formed to capitalize an expedition to
search in the ocean for the hidden
treasures of Capt. Kidd. AS a hider
that piratical gentleman is still hold
ing the record. He would be worth
his weight in his own gold at this day,
when other hidden treasures are be.
ing dragged to light by probes, inves.
LEGATIONS and other forms of trust.
busting"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

A Kansas farmer complains that he
was swindled a few days ago by a
sharper who induced him to pay sew
eral thousand dollars for what he rep
resented to be diamond, but which
turns out to be stone of little value.
This should serve as a warning to
other farmers. A farmer may proper.
" invest in a grand piano or a $4,000
automobile, but he really ought not
10 wish to wear big diamonds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
To Save STOCKINGS

Girls will not be half so ant r.
dance holes in their delicate silk stock.
ings if only they will have slippers
powdered inside. This simple opera.
ton permits the silk and shoe to rub
together with decidedly less friction
and the wear is thus not so great
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
REFUSED TO sKIMP FUNERAL
Widow Prepared for All Forms OF
SeIf-sacrifice to Give Husband
Proper Burial.

There is German woman on my
list who recently lost her husband
says a writer in the New York Times.
The man had been an industrious,
sober, self-respecting citizen and had
provided good home for his wife
and his two children. Only the fact
that his illness was of long duration
and that the wife was lame and could
do no more than her homework and
nursing brought me to their door.
After his death l found that the wild.
ow would receive 1921 insurance,
Then went to her.
''Now, Mrs. "" I urged, "this
money will keep you long time, until
you can find a place. Have as cheap
a burial as possible, and"
Right there l stopped. The woman
was looking at me with a strange new
dignity about her.
He shall have proper funeral"
she said, decisively. Il owe it to him.
He was good husband. He made a
good home for me and the childer.
will see that he has his due. After
that-I-I will work. will not come
to you-or then I will starye If it is
necessary"
And could not find words, some
how, to answer. She did as she had
said. The funeral cost $171 and was
all he could have desired. She maid
all her bills and her debts and had
left about $40.
She did not come to us. She tried
hard to get work, but her lameness
was against her. The starving time
had almost come when l found her
place as panitress. She does not
know that found it. Why should she2
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

capital. The work
of improving the
beautiful city on
the banks of the
Potomac is not
going forward in
a hap-hazard, hit
or-miss fashion,
but is proceeding
along lines care
fully thought out
by a commission
assigned to the
duty by authority
of congress, This
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

| In lowly moss-grown cottage,
BY ripping rivulet's shore,
Dwelt family, poor but pious,
And the family name was Moore.
Father, mother, son and daughter
Worked from early morn till night;
Toiled and labored in that cottage
To improve their woeful plight,
For the dread gray wolf of hunger
Prowled about that cabin door,
Till at last the father and mother
Both lay down to rise no more.
But the brave son and the daughter
Struggled STILL left in the lurch:
She began to take in washings,
He became janitor in the church
Day by day she rubs and rinses,
While he sweeps and dusta with care:
Then within those pews he fingers.
Thinking Of his parents dear
Mrs. Bascom was in tears as she
finished. TITS the most beautiful and
touching poem / ever wrote" she
sobbed; "how moved Jane Moore will
be! 1t will be an inspiration to her
all her life" And she carefully gath
cred up her manuscript and carried
it to the News office with her own
hands.
Thursday the News was published,
and Thursday afternoon Jane Moore
was accustomed to bring home Mrs.
Bascom's weeks wash" Mrs. Bas-
com arranged delightful plan for
observing that worthy spinsters sur.
prise and delight when she should
first read 1.-The Beauty Of Piety." AS
result, when Jane knocked at the
kitchen door on this eventful Thurs
day if was opened by one of Mrs. Bas-
CONS admiring friends. (Mrs. Bas-
com was in the adjoining pantry, with
the door half open.)
"Ain't Mis- Bascom to hum?" in.
quired Jane, somewhat surprised.
She'll be here pretty soon. Won't
you sit down?' said the neighbor, hos
pitably. "You must be tired carving
that heavy basket"
wal, yes" admitted Jane, ~ am
plum beat out. If / could only git
that good-fer-nothin' Jim to-"
But the neighbor cid not seem to
be listening. She was nervously fin.
gering paper she held in her hand.
and interrupted with:
Have you seen this weeks News?
L has just come, and there's a poem
in it by Mrs. Bascom that | think ia
better than anything she ever wrote"
HUH" calculated Jane, II sb'd
hope so! I'm sure that's not sayin'
mucn!" But she sat down and
taking the proffered paper, began to
read.
What's this?" she exclaimed, iumn.
ing up excitedly-" name was Moorel'
I'd like to know what right she's got
to drag me into her po'try. Worked
from early morn till night STUFF an,
nonsense! That lazybones of a Jim
never zone lick in his life that he
didn't Jest hafto. Both lay down to