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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-08

serious menace to modern navigation
and one of the most difficult to avoid.
The agitation of shipping interests
ETC., for some definite plan of cam
paign against the deadly derelicts be-
gan many years ago and as long as
eight years ago a crusade had taken
definite form to the extent of almost
unanimous advocacy of a derelict de-
stroyer, such as is the cruiser which
has recently gone into commission.
However, like many another innova-
ton, the project took form slowly and
1t was not until the Fffty-n con-
gress that the national legislature
made an appropriation of $3.50, 900 for
the construction of the "gug cotton
cruiser which was recenI - complet-
ed at the great ship yard at Newport
News, Va. 1t eMinently appropriate
that this ga6d angel of the high seas
should pc placed under the jurisdiction
OF the United Statesrevenuec cutter SER
vice f6r this branch of the treasury de.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-05-08
VARIETY IN SALADS
DISH THAT LENDS ITSELF WELL
70 EXPERIMENT.
successful Or Nonsuccsssful, II is an
Excellent Way Of Using Up Odds
and Ends Of Meat to the
Best Advantage.

Salads are such excellent things to
try experiments on, because u they
The sun., 1909-11-14

"
the words. but afo' cd make out who
twas talkin' Mathews fred I'm his vest
pocket. not takin' time to draw. An at
the same time Pinokpey drswed a knife
I'm the back OF his neck an throwsd
Il IN the same motion. They hadn't neither
one ON 'em rose I'm his chair. an they
didn't neither on EN- set up a'tsr that.
"You couldn't tell, I'm nothin' like
that. which was BEST. knife r gun.
bein' thoy was both best. but I seen one
fight on the Belle o. tn Bayous when
even Cap'n Foss want quick eAough to
fired. but the man with the knifS got his
man FIRST.
st were q case where three p'fessionals
an three gentlemen was playin' to-
gether, an one O. tn p'fessionals was
ofn f Z anythin like that d happen. but
Rud Gwaltney butted into the game
a'ter Jim Holloway an Harry Bassett
had got three suckers roped. They didn't
like 4, o. course. but Rud was q man mo-
body keered 20 pick fight with.
suckers what he done Il. f'r Bassett an
Halloway was two o. the slickest there
was, an II IL hadn't a been fr Gwaltnsy
likely they'd ha' skun the suckers In no
time. More'n likely Qwaltney d ma did
for tn other two, f'r he was a. crooked
a. any on 'on. but he knowed he was
bein' watched ~ clost a. they was. an I
reckon the game was tol'able nigh bein'
on the level fr the first part OF IL, anyway.
They was playin' tol'eble high an
thore was quito some lookin' on. bein'
as twas well known what Bassett an
Gwaltney ID had trouble afo'. an there
want never no tellin' what mought
happen into q game a. serious a. what
that un was: more special a. Cap'n
| Foss was watchin' It. an Il was knowed
all up an'down the river what he didn't
make no bones o. stoppin' . game II he
The sun., 1909-11-14
FANS AWAKE IN JAPAN. =
waseda Champions Dsd Not stand -
Thetr Original Seats, and Won. r ~

A baseball team from the University
OF Wisconsin went over to Japan recently
TO play a series Of games with the pinssp
Of Keio and Waseda universities. and
seems to have won the japanese sports
over from Judo and sword stick 10
enthusiastic consideration for the great
American game. A recent graduate Of
waseda University has written to friend
In New York describing the new fever.
lie says:
Last Saturday afternoon I went to see
the baseball match between Wisconsin
and my alma mater. Before that match.
the latter was defeated twice, notwith-
standing Keio had three victories against
the W Wisconsin team. We were extremely
mortified with tho~e previous failures 70
have the public opinion that Waseda u
inferior to Keio. ~
SON the way to the ground. ! met =
What do you think about to-day's matchr
Then he answered me. smiling. We are
sorry that we may be defeated again ~
the reason that our champions do noe
stand on their original seats. a. Yarra-
waki (sxoellent catohsr) stands on the leo
field and 0t (pttohsgl on the nrss bosss
owing TO their wounds.s,
yet Waseda was exceedingly exdteds
expecting vtctorys and tho match was
your. your team : came 70 Toxic al pspsss Psid
matches. Ths baseball mania y ct the
height Of tho interest OF the Japanese.
though OF course some OF them who are
over Forty or atty ysars old and majority
OF women are onittsd-. .~--1-- - -
The sun., 1909-11-14

seen anvthln' outsn the way let alona
putin q man asho' Ia tho woods y he
catched him playin' funny.
Vel. there was q young cotton lacsos 80
havin' consid,able Of q run o. LUCK an
him an a old Judge firm Helena. Arkf
what was holdin' some good cards had
two or three runins, the cotton fa0tor-
geetin' the best on \; 30 there ooms 70
a fghtin' sperrit. mind ye. but strong
hankerin' for TO do each other. They
hadn't had no struggle any time wnen
cne o. the p'fessionals was dealin' an
there want no thought O. crooked play.
70 get back at the cotton factor, an hs-
didn't hide his feelin's none TO well. -,
-Bimcby it como Bull Aa$hew8s
deal. an the cotton factor made the ante
two call ave. They d been p:sJtH :
dollar ante afose an IL looked like what
to plug his luck along, but there didn'
nobody make no objections. an the next
man, he was a planter firm Los'siannyy
he come in. Gwaltney set next an ne
$40. cd see Bassett lo0k at Mathswst
but reckon he didn't get no signal an
he lay down. but Mathews he studied
his hand a spell and then srsi!sd. -.
THAT brung it back to the age. an. ne
made 1t $40 more. The planter, ne studied.
du tiAch ho hhkChch NE ohApD A.no ~
goin' to boost It again, but finally he tpst
trailed. What he had / dunno, but As
give everybody the idee I he was. tQFaup.
strong, an the on'y reason he hadn't rc@a
il sfo' was long o. settin' where he did ss
-Gwaltney never turned a hair. but ~
made good on the double raise. an -
back, waitin'. They said the on'ysfaA
in his play was { he was liable to taxa 1oo3,
chances in the draw.
-Then the Judge. he says ] reckon fhl1
il where get some o. my chips back. az
he rose It $50. 'Twa mt no good piayli2s
he wanted to keep tn others In. -
'peared like he was aimin' mostly &C thas
factor. n he was he not what he was Ask11k<
for t'others all Law down, but the fact@l, I,
went back. at him with another hut1dEcX K
II was a tol'a BILE stiff play, an Cd ~ \
puzzled the Judge, but il didn't sta&&65 \
him. not for a minute. AIS he saysIWoati
We'll, YOU may have a bigger hand - !.
think but TIL see that bet. an he cuveroI
IT,
-Then the factor. he kind o. smiles. M y
he says 'Yo mought give me one card an
Mathews slips il to him, but before tn
Judge could say whether he wanted anY'
or not Gwaltnev sDeaks up as quiet a. ~
The sun., 1909-11-14
NEWSPAPERS IN THE TROPICS.
One Mans way of Getting Fresh Paper
From Home Each Morning.

Down in the tropics We don't get the
newspapers from home every day. said
the man with the tanned face, "and when
we do get them it isn't matter OF skim
ming through them in hurry. as q man
would do up here. A newspaper with
real news from the United States is some
thing to treasure up.
when the steamer comes In that brings
home I just skim across the first pages
to see what has happened Of importance,
Just a case OF looking at the headlines
them IN order Of their dates.
Each morning when l sit down TO
breakfast take one paper. l read that
carefully through from the first page 10
the last. II can't get through with II
before noon / don't hurry. but make Il
day ] take up the next date, and so on.
We get about one mail a week. so I Just
about get through with one batch when
the next Is due
His hearer. who had been In the tropics
himself, was able TO testify TO the thor
newspapers.
-You fellows beat me-" he said. Il
know whenever l get down to one OF the
stations always find folks who can ask
me more questions about the details OF
articles in the newspapers that l hardly
read at home than you would think pos
sible.
1T gives a man a pretty strong sense
Of how quiet the life must be In some
OF those places. l should think some
OF the newspapers would be worn out
the way the men go over every bit OF
news which Is almost forgotten matter
by the time 1t gets to them.'
sit isn't the men alone" said the ex-
Consul who want TO see the papers.
1t would amuse some folks to see the
women studying up the autumn and
winter styles and discussing the pictures
OF some fur piece or heavy coat, with q
thermometer up in the nineties and not
showing any particular signs OF falling
OF course when IL comes TO the summer
things they naturally want 10 know.
because they have a chance to make use
Of those fashion hints; but the idea Of
fur coat a few degrees north Of the
equator 10 a good joke -t-
The sun., 1909-11-14
A BRAKE WELL. SHOD.
Grocer studies the Needs bf His Delivery
wagon and Applies the Remedy.

In course OF time wear came to the
grocer's delivery wagon. the leather wore
away from the brakes and the wood took
no firm bite on the tire. Much squeaking
followed In consequence on down grades,
and whsre the hill was at all steep there
was danger OF an accident.
Either by the exercise Of his own powers
OF reasoning or on the prompting OF some
one more expert in interpreting the
troubles which come in time to vehicles
of every degree the grocer discovered
that the brake shoes had worn out. To
identity the trouble was In the same
process to discover how to apply the
remedy, the brakes needed new shoes.
From his own supply OF shoes that had
outlasted their usefulness upon the
grooer's feet he selected a pair for the
barefoot brakes. With a hammer and
q few nails he was able to do the oobbling
for himself.
with brakes properly shod once moro
tho wagon was put In shape for the
delivery Of wares both uphill and down
The shoes were shoes to begin with:
nailed to the brakes they certainly became
brake shoes A fine touch OF accuracy
was added IN the precision with which
tho right foot shoe braked the right wheel
and the left shoe the left wheel.
The sun., 1909-11-14

saru was lcppin' His tail wae stuck
betwixt his legs, an. DanI, she was the
,shamedest, discouragedest. disccns.
s'latsst lookin, Oritter that svss % stood
an self-reproachfn' look you see him
wearin' now. says Jase. AN went sneak
''DanI. says UncIe Jase. L stood
there ali discumfuddled, not KNOWN
what in Sam Hin had took that dog.
when along come Headwaters HIpe.
-'-What's come over Knobb country
bears that they've took to playin' cir
ousp" says he. Don't wonder they
skeer dogs says he. up yender, jest
now.' says be. Il seen a bear that'd heft
soSa radss az p Sona y vas Bear Soo
Ter 200 pounds, sure, ridin' az proper
ss q sojer. says Hipe.
ION behind came dog. says he.
-an' whom he got In good sight o them
bears the big bear stopped. the little
went so into tSe SeV woos os DCn one N this way an
one tother way. When the dog seen
that saws Hlpe. -he dropped his ears
an his tail an sneaked back on the trail,
lookin' as II he was jest all broke up.
SAYS Hlpe. 1T beats all natur' = says he.
SO had ths dog. Them bears had fooled
him into thinkin' he was ON the track Of q
100 pounder, an had drawed him away
from his 500 pound bear says Jase, an
he knowed TO wunst that Knob country
bears had ketched onto his amaEin mesa.
an that now IL was gone, says Jase.
An so--well, Danl.' says he. sign O.
bear hain't never goin' to be nothin' 20
me ag'in,' says he, an look at the dogl
A hundred dollar bear dog only yesterday.
an now worth only churn dog pricesl
Dsnl' says he. you re wantin q
churn dog. I hear: an 30 I've brung him
over fer you.' says he. An to think I'm
only goih' TO get SO fer himr says he.
shss:n' hss head he sh.rspi>st kind.
Uncle Jase, says !, arter thinkin'
him over q spell. why hain't you took
him back TO Evander7' I says.
-Uncle Jase only jest frightened q little
on the rope he was leadin' the dog by. an
lookin' straight ahead he pondered awhile
an says:
.'Danl.' says he. the ohatterin' O. the
wife Of a feller's boosum,' says he, 'is
sometimes a pang wuasn hundred
dollar bear dog settin' down In sackcioth
an ashesl' says he. an he went on his way
leading the dog.
@Perkiomsn bein' over to our houss
next day. borryin' Mahaly's smoothin
irons, says TO her:
Ibid Uncle Jase get the ten dollarz
back from Evander Ter the bear doge
Yes says she. grinnin'. Two ooor
dog pups that Evander says can't be go'
fer less'n Eve dollars apiece, not OF any
body's money! says she. an she went
home a-Rrinnin''
The sun., 1909-11-14
ON THE WRONG WIRE.
Telephonie Peryersity by which inc Cesn'
pany Was In Three Calls. -,

.
Occasionally said the man as hss@'
left the telephone booth red faced and ~
angry. folks do things out Of perversity -
that cannot be explained. just now had Z.
an experience with a woman over the 4
telephone that would puzzle any one. Z saz
"A man know had telephone at his ~
home. but none in his ofice. I dropped ID
my nicke In the box. called his HOMAGE
number and presently q woman's voice
answered with the usual Hello 4 askedaoi
II this were MIR. So-and-so's house ands,sl
the voice came back. You've got tkzonu
wrong number / was about TO AK 4,
what number l had when the woman6st
rang of. ars
Il dropped another nickel in the sl0tT
and told Ce4tra she had given me the
wrong number. and 30 she tried again y
After some waiting the same woman y
got on the wire again. Again she tpid (
me had the wrong number and at oncesse
rang of. Ten cents to the bad. srs
"Once more l got Central and, thin ~
time went after her strong. She said u
she certainly had given me the number y
ask ed for and was just as sure that n
she hadn't. Well. anyway. she promised Z
to get il for me this time. f1s,
Much to my surprise. when I heard =
a voice at the other end next time IL was
that OF the woman had had twice before- ~
l began differently this time. Is. this
number so-and-soT asked Yes ths.
woman replied. Isn't that Mr.. Blanks =
number demanded. No. IL isn't she
came back with. 1 told you that twice
before s4.s -
Il thought I detected signs that she
was about TO hang up again. and got In q
hastily. l ask ed how IL was that thig
number was in the book for the man u
asks ed for, and ask ed her whether the : q
house number was not a certain stree, !
number in The Bronx. sr Y. .s--'
NO. she answered, that isn't the
street number at all. This telephone n
number used to belong to the man you &.
speak of, but he has no house telephone + \
now and we got it. We live a couple o. Z;
miles from where he did
think OF thatl She made me pay -
cents. W hen she might have told NO "a
that the first time" r- -. fr.x =
The sun., 1909-11-14

smartnoss that has come over knob
country bears saroumvented US. an now
Jest look at the dog. Danl.' says he.
"A hundred dollars spurued fer him only
Yesterday. an now only wuth churn dog
prices says he.
4 looked at the dog, an zee how he was
shiverin' an trymbln' an lookin sheep-
ish. an I thought II must DO that Periios-
men hadn't moved what an anaxin'
crittsr he had bean, or she'd "a left him
stay where be was upstairs under the bed.
But didn't say nothin', an Uncle Jase
says; ~, p-,,,.
this this nopnin says ne; We struck q ,Ss the ths
dirt was q bear track that beat anything
fer sinkin' deep In the mud had ever got
my eyes opto. or-that OF Injin had either.
From tho way the dog was ticklod over
that track knowed that the bear that
mad made y couldn't a trod i down that nat s,Syy wsy
on him. an OF Injin give one all peryadin
glad yelp an started TO overhaul that
bear an lead me 20 Il.
But he hadn't gone more'n tan yards,
Danl, > says Jase, when he stopped as II
/ followed him up, an there in the mud
was Q bears track that sunk 90 much
deeper than t'othcr un that We SEQ to
wunst that Il couldn't never been done
by anything under 900 pounds o. good
solid bear a-heftin' OF it down. Oh Injin
jest give mo q look. Dan1.' says Jase.
that said a. plain as words:
".The daddy o. all bearsl III ketch
him for you.'
Then he dropped that 500 pound
bear track. Dan1, and away he went,
tearin' away on t'other bigger track.
followed along for two miles says Jase.
'Speotin' every minute to hear OF Iniin
sing out an tell me he had brung. the
tremendous bear to a standstill, when
W. ~ s srs hut ia, sms sn Ssr aoo
Ills head was hanGin' down an his
The sun., 1909-11-14

Morsllsts say OF a man who drinks too
much that he makes q pig Of himself. These
New Guinea folk have but one social vice
wherewlth to ameliorate the hsrshness Of
their lot. the chewing OF the pepper root.
They too bring the pig into the reckoning.
but with opposite polarity. they hless the
swine for the discovery OF this great Joy.
a. here set forth
The sun., 1909-11-14

Aviation IL shs latter cry OF few cred
civilization and man feels that he is con-
Quering the air. Darius Green and Iearus
were forsrunnsrs Of Zeppelin and the
Wrishes. and they came 70 grief. So too
the Bopgu man. Who was seized with the
ambition 10 rival the Dir ds In their element.
The sun., 1909-11-14

There was once an old woman who kept
the moon In pot. Az soon AZ day broke
the moon Nent into the pot. but when
her house. Thus 10 was that this old
woman could peel her yans earlier and
get them sooner on 70 cook. Tor the
othes women In the darkness had TO wait
the day. and that made them later
Her grandchild came to visit her and
he said: -Granddam. you are a very old
woman. you ought not TO be earlier at
the cooking. but later When the lad had
zone back TO his mother he said: Mother,
our xrandmothsr finished her cooking
long aeo and has already eaton. ] have
lust come from eating too That's
the way the old woman carried on.
Then some OF the men said: There
must be something out Of the way in the
old woman's house, for she always gets
done with her cooking 20 early. We should
ouen the house sometime When she
had gone out they opened the house.
They rummaged over everything;
they uncovered the bowls and found moth
ing; they undid tho packages and found
nothing; they pulled the plugs out Of the
cocoanut an ellis. and nothing did they
And. When rney were about to 60 out
thev spied q pot. They slipped OF the
ooooanut she'll I'D and there they found
$50 said they. that's how the old
woman could get her cooking done so
much earlier, she g had the moon and
has bean keeping 10 to herssf.'
Then they poksd the moon In the eyes.
Il jumped Ia fright, it leaped up to the
raftsrs Of the house; then 10 sprang TO
the top Of . gurau tree; then higher 70
took II up into the crown Of coooanut;
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-19
SEEING and TbinLina.

Most people see an object when they
think OF It. They can see before their
eyes a geometrical drawing or the fig-
ures on a chessboard when they think
OF them. In order to think at all most
men make use OF images. though they
may be Of different kinds. Thus one
man when he thinks Of 'Italy" sees
just the printed word: another sees the
country's outline on q map: another
may see the country spread out before
him. with It's villages and towns.
Psychologists are beginning to classify
the different aids or images OF which
men make use. Some, for example.
hear the words of their thought within
themselves; others read them, as II
the words were written generally In
black on a white ground.-London
Post.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-19
Ne Got tho Tiek.t.

"Seamen's return" tickets are issued
by most British railways at seaport
towns to sailors at reduced rates. A
rather well grOomed young man de-
handed one to Birmingham; the book.
Ing clerk at Hull demurred.
'seamen's returns are only issued
to sailors" he snapped.
well. Pm a sailor" was the reply.
II have only your word for that"
said the clerk. How am to know II
Is eorrectT'
How are you to known came the
answer. why, you leather necked
swivel eyed son Of a sen cook, IL you
feel my starboard boom running foul
Of your headlights you'll know I've
been doing more than sit ON a stool
bleating all my life. and you'll haul in
your Jaw tackle a bit"
Give him the ticket" said the pas
senger superintendent. who had over
heard the dialogue; "he's a sailor, right
enough. London Scraps.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-19
The chIsf Iv..le..

There are very few people who know
the proper designation Of the man who
'prcsides over the supreme court" said
the secretary Of the senate.
Generally he Is referred to as the
chief justice Of the United States su-
preme court. In fact. he Is the chief
justice. That's his official title. Most
Of our presidents in nominating men
for this Office have fallen into the error
Of giving him the long title. when
George Washington nominated oliver
Ellsworth Of Connecticut for this post
no described II as chief justice OF the
supreme court OF the United States
Andrew Jackson made the same error
ia nominating Richard b. fancy. SO
did Abraham Lincoln when he appoint
ed Salmon p. Chase. Grover Cleve-
land was the first president to give the
correct designation. When he appoint
ed Melville w. Fuller he nominated
him 20 be chief justice and nothing
else. Future nominations will be
framed In this fashion. Washington
Star.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-19
Fifty Dollar plprers.

dinners at 500 a plate are as com
mon In New York as i've dollar din
ners are In London and Paris" said a
chef. "our extravagant dinners are
no better than the cheaper foreign
ones Their coat Is caused not by the
exquisite cooking Of exquisite materi-
ala. but by the use Of exotic foods
whose expense IL their chief recon-
incubation. What do | mean by ex.
otic foods3 Wen. | mean cane sugar
instead Of the ordinary beet root kind
for the compete; ! mean wild rice In.
stead Of the cultivated for the canvas
back; mean sole brought alive from
England and sterlet from Russia. when
our own native Dish Is better condi-
toned; mean dollhouse strawber-
Eles as big as apples, pears as big as
cocoanuts aud grapes as big as peaches.
all tasting rather like raw pumpkin,
but looking very flne In blizzard
weather. Foolish foods; but. then.
it's only foolish people who eat ffty
dollar dinners. "--Cincinnat Enquirer
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-19
The Moor and His Hor,a.


The horsenastership Of the MooFs f.
primitive ard entirely successful. A
Moor never walks when he can ride
and never by any chance gets of to
ease his beast. How a Moorish pony
wsuld have ehuckIed at the weary
walks enforced on tired men by wei
meaning cavalry colonies in South AT.
RIGA! lie would have said to himself.
II don't think much OF animals that
can't carry fifteen stone fifteen hours
day. ! must be a really superior kind
OF beast The Moorish land Counter
horse always spends HIS nights In the
open. He Il never groomed or clip
ped. His youth Is passed wandering
untended over the vast fields. When
IN work he gets all the barley he
wants - night and a drink before his
feed In the evening. From 7 a. m. to 7
p. m. he expects to work and 10 work
hard without bite or sup. His saddle
Is a wooden tree superimposed on at
least half dozen folded blankets. the
thickness II which often reaches six
inches, and he never gets a sore back.
London Spectator.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-04-19

Eleonore Prochaska, born March IL.
17S5, at POtsdam, was the daughter of
a sergeant. After being brought up In
the military Orphanage Of that town
she became cook In some citizens
house. When the great war against
Napoleon broke out In 1913 she was
led away by enthusiasm to quit her
town secretly. BY selling her poor be-
longings she procured male attire and
weapons and enlisted under the name
Of August REM in the LutzOw corps
On account Of her tall, slender figure
her sex was not discovered until she
was MORALLY wounded. This happened
In the encounter in the Gohrde forest,
Regierungshezirk. Luneburg. Kreis
Dannenberg. Sept. 16. 1918. The Prus-
SLAMS were there attempting to storm
a hill occupied by the French, she act
Ing as a drummer In 1868 a monu-
ment In memory Of her was erected in
the churchyard at Dannenberg and an
other In 1880 in the old churchyard of
Potsdam.-LOndOn sketch.