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THE STORY.
GeN ALL Achier!"

6SH ALL Achier!"
~ The command of Ozias sounded
sharp and clear on the early mornine
air, and the scurrying feet told of the
eager effort to obey.
The little group stood within the
space about the great massive gates
of the city which but short time he.
fore had swung on their hinges and
admitted Judith and her maid who
nVe days before had gone forth ia.
KING their lives in their hands that
they might serve the city they loved
And that their efforts had not baer
In vain was evident from the ghast.
ly trophy which one of the group held
in his hand.
Hang it upon the WALL" Judith
had said as she had passed on and
after the first thrill of excitement
had subsidized and the ruler and princes
OF the city had regained some
what of their composure, Ozias had
bethought himself of Achier, the
Ammonite chief whom HoIofernes had
consigned to the city to await death
when the city should be taken by his
soldiers, and had commanded that he
be brought.
Eat last the hour has come" NUT
tered Achier, as he followed the mes.
sengers back through the streets in
the direction Of the city's gate. But.
/, Achier, the Ammonite chief, will
at least show them how a true SOL
der can die"
The light was just beginning to
break in the east, and in the half
darkness which still fingered Achier
could not distinguish the faces of the
group standing near the gate nor dis
Germ the central object of interest I'M
til he was fairly in their midst, and
could have reached out and touched
the arm which held the something
before the eyes of the assembled
group.
A cry, almost shrek; broke from
Achier's lips, as he cried:
"Ye gods of the Assyrians, it is the
head of Holofernes," and trembling
like an aspen he fell upon his face
to the ground.
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Based on the Apocryphal Book of
Judith, Chapters 14-16.
Difficulties in Book of Judith.-There
are two conflicting statements as to the
original language of the book. Origen
speaks of 1t, together with Tobit, as mot
existing in Hebrew even among the
Apocrypha,' In the Hebrew collection,
while Jerome, on the other hand, says
that Among the Hebrews the Book of
Judith . being written in the Chal-
dean language is reckoned among the
histories" There can be little doubt
that the book was written in Palestine In
the national dialect (Syro-Chaldaic). The
text exists at present in two distinct re-
tensions, the Greek followed by the
Syriac), and the Latin. The former evil
IDENTIFY is the truer representative of the
original, and it seems certain that the
Latin was derived in the main, from the
Greek by series of successive altera-
lions. The Latin text contains many
curious errors. At present it is impos-
sible to determine the authentic text
The existence of these various recensions
OF the book is proof of its popularity
and wide circulation; but the external ev-
1dence of its use is very scanty. The
nrst reference to its contents occurs in
Glenn. Rom, and it is quoted with marked
respect by Origen, Hilary and Lucifer
Jerome speaks of it as ''reckoned among
the sacred Scriptures by the Synod of
Nice 1t has been wrongly inserted in
the catalogue at the close of the Apos-
tolic Canons
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Linnarie Bar

A pretty summer fashion is the
lingerie Dorothy bag. Dainty little
bags of open-work embroidery of the
broderie Anglaise order, with Innings
in delicate shades of pink, primrose
blue, green or mauve and ribbon
handles to match, will be carried.
The color chosen for the lining will
be repeated in the draped ceinture
round the waist, the ribbon on the
lingerie hat and the bows of the sun.
shade.
It is a quaint and pretty fashion,
the lingerie bag, and during the hot
part Of the year the familiar leather
handbag will take back place.
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The New Sailor.

The new sailor las a low, broad
crown, with wide brim little wider
at one side than the other, the sides
curling up very slightly.
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SERMoNETTE.

"And when he (Achier) came
! and saw the head of HoIofernes,
and perceived all that the God
Of Israel had done, he believed
in God greatly and was joined
unto the house of Israel"
Oh, but you say, it was Ju-
dith who had wrought so might
lily. Why speak so explicitly of
God and ascribe to him all the
crec.r3
; Did you never observe that he
who really works the works of
: God Is lost in the shadows of
the AImighty's presence.
While we may be conscious of
: the human instrument which
, has become the willing channel
: through which God has poured
? his power and has wrought
nightly among men, still there
; is the larger, more blessed
! thought that it is God who has
; wrought.
The head on the wall is not
; the symbol of the woman's pow.
; err, but rather the strength of
God as manifested in the weak.
; ness and fraiIty Of woman.
Achier, the captain of all the
; forces of the Ammonities, had
been summoned before HoIofer.
: mes, the captain Of the Assyrian
FORCES which had come and laid
). siege to BethuIia, and in answer
to questions of the great qener.
: a! he had given a history of the
Jewish people and how God had
; worked nightly in their behalf.
This aroused the anger of HoIo-
: fernes, and declaring that if the
Hebrew God was such a great
: God, Achier should find REFUGE
within the walls OF BetfuTia, but
: when his army swept away It's
: walls and fell upon the people
: he (Achier) should be the first
. to suffer death. And Achier be-
: Iieved the power of HoIofernes
; and waited in fear and tren1b.
: ling during those days while Ju-
; dIth carried out her plot. And
: "w1en he say the head of HoIo-
, fernes he believed in the God of
israel"
The deEiverance of the city
was a great reward for Judith's
devotion, but perhaps a greater .
reward was the winning of
soul from the darkness of hea-
thenism to the knowledge of the
true God, SO that from that day :
forth Achier, the great captain :
of the Ammonites, chose the God :
Israel as his God and Joined :
himself unto Israel.
The victories of the servants :
of God are always far reaching :
in their influences. :
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wacoa Velvet is used for the collar trimmed
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each side 'front.' the back
with a
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-10

The beauty doctor often puts rina
of gold in a swinss snout.
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SUITABLE IN MANY SHADES
Would Be Appropriate in Al
most All Seasons Colors.

AIligator-gray is the color chosen
for this graceful gown, but it would
look well in many of the beautiful
shades there are to be had this sea-
son. The plastron down center of
front and back is trimmed each side
with satin covered buttons to match,
the other part of skirt is plain, and
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rests slightly on the ground all round.
Two folds are arranged on each Shout
der, and brought slightly toward the
plastron, both front and back. The
revers are trimmed with braid, and
edged with ball fringe, the sleeve is
trimmed to match Tucked silk forms
the yoke, and plain silk slightly
tucked is used for the deep cuff edged
with frilling.
Hat of stretched satin trimmed
with roses and ribbon
Materials required: Eight yards
cashmere 4S inches wide, four dozen
buttons, three yards ball fringe, one
half dozen yards braid, two yards silk,
IL yards satin.
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Paris Adopts Tailored Hats.

The chapeau taileur is having an
astonishing vogue in Paris. So great
is the demand for this particular kind
of headgear that the leading Paris de
signers and even those whose spe
cialty until now has been the elaborate
hat exclusively do not dfsdain to de
vote some OF their attention to it,
Vogue.
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mounting horse he started southeast to the
wilderness to look death in the face.
His course took him close to the scene OF
the Custer massacre, where less than two
weeks before 5000 Sioux had gathered for the
killing. He travelled only at night and all day
long he lay hidden in the timber or In the
gulches OF the foothills.
Two hours after sunset on the second night
he left his days hiding place and set his
course southwark along range OF low hills
He turned aside to skirt bit of timber, and
as he came to the edge OF the trees his mount
showed symptoms of uneasiness.
Bell dropped from his horse and stole for
ward. He saw not more than 100 yards ahead
of him war party of fully so Indians making
preparations to camp for the night. They had
come apparently from a direction opposite to
that taken by the courier. for he had not
crossed their trail. He stole back remounted
and made detour, passing the Indian en-
campment on the right and without awakening
their suspicious
Notwithstanding the rough nature of the
country through which he was passing and the
necessity OF sparing his horse, Bell made 40
miles In that second nights ride. When it
within two hours of sunrise he struck
small creek with bottom of sand and peb-
bles He knew that If the war party which
he had passed the night before should find his
trail that it would be followed, and that the
reds would not spare their ponies In the at
tempt to overtake the wilderness messenger.
For two miles Bell led his horse down the
bed of the creek thus completely obliterating
his trail, but he knew that the hoof marks
showing where he had taken to the water were
telltale Witnesses of his subterfuge.
He reached part of the creek where the
banks were heavily overgrown with bushes. He
pushed the green growth aside from right to
left and sent his horse through. Then he COW
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were told to make the best time possible with
out killing their horses. The men were on
their mettle. They made the distance. 140 miles
20 miles of the way being through loose sand,
In % hours, the actual marching time being 10
hours and 80 minutes. At Fort Warner they
rested one day. and returned to Harvey on the
same horses at the uniform rate of so miles
day. Capt. Edward G. Fechet started at mid
night for the relief. of the Indian scouts who
had been sent out to arrest Sitting Bull. and,
who. after killing that chief, were beleaguered
in small hut by his followers Fechet took
an ambulance wagon and Hotchkfss gun with
him. The gun carriage broke down and he
was compelled to fasten the trail of the piece
to the taflboard of the ambulance and thus
drag 1t along Notwithstanding this handicap
he made the first As miles in less than seven
hours He fought and drove of the young
Sioux bucks, then secuted the country for ten
miles, gave his troopers some breakfast and
returned to the fort. Fourteen hours were
consumed in covering 80 miles of ground.
The cavalry horses of the American army
have undergone these endurance and speed
tests carrying weights of more than 200 pounds
and without any training other than that re-
cetved in the ordinary course OF frontier
scouting and daily drill evolutions. The great
est military ride record. as 1t appears on pa
per- is that of the Austrian Count Stahrenberg
who rode one horse $50 miles in II hours
The animal, however, carried only the counts
weight. 1928 pounds; 1t had been specially
trained for months to undergo the endurance
test and during the whole time of the ride 1t
was kept up on stimulants. The horse died
within "a hours after the completion of its
task. Col. Dodge. in his summary OF remark
able rides. tells Of professional express rider.
whom he personally knew, who for many
months carried mail from Ell Paso to Chihau.
hau through hostile Apache country. This
man on one horse. broncho, regularly made
300 miles In go hours and then resting his
mount for four days, made the return trip Az
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In the year 1879 when the Utes succeeded
In getting some United States troops into what
was afterward known as Thornburg's rat
hole" several mounted couriers succeeded in
slipping through the circling line of savages.
All of them reached Merritts column ITO miles
distant, in less than "a hours. The exact time
was not taken, for. as Col. Dodge puts 1t. res
cue was of more Importance than records"
1t must be understood, of course, that ali
these American rides were made without
changing horses. The steed at the start was
the steed at the finish. The best rider, accord
ing to cavalry experts. is not the man who
takes fivebarred gate or who can ride stand
Ing. but the man who by instinct feels the
condition of his horse. and, though getting the
most out of the animal knows best how to
conserve his strength.
NE Gen. Lawton in the year 1876, rode from
Red Cloud agency, Nebraska, to Sidney in the
same state, q distance Of 1875 miles, in &c hours.
He was carrying important dispatches for Gen.
Crook, and though the road was bad his mount
was In good condition when Lawton, looking
flve years older than he did the day before.
handed over his bundle of papers to the black
bearded general.
Gen. Merritt has forced march record that
has NO American parallel when the conditions
OF his Journey are considered. He was ordered
in the fall of 1879 to the relief of Payne's
command. which was surrounded by hostile In
dians Merritt's command consisted Of four
troops of cavalry. but at the last moment he
was ordered to add to his force battalion OF
infantry. The dough boys" were loaded Into
army wagons drawn by mules. and with the
cavairy at the TANKS the relief column started.
The distance to be traversed was 40 miles.
and 1t was made, Notwithstanding the handi-
cap Of the wagons and trails that were muddy
and aepdy by turns. in Just 66 hours. At the
sud a the march the troopers went into the
sQaht. md In the entire command not one horse
sAowed lame leg or saddle sore.
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empty cartridges at their sides, telling mutely
the story of desperately heroic defense. The
detachment had Joined Terry and the story OF
the Custer massacre told.
The whole country to the northeast and
the south was swarming with the Sioux not
yet stated with slaughter. To the southeast
200 miles away. near the headquarters of the
Powder river, in the Territory Of Wyoming
lay the command of Gen. Crook. 1t was i'm
peratively necessary that the situation Of at
fairs just south of the Yellowstone should be
made known to the general commanding the
southeastern forces
Between Terry and Crook was an unbroken
wilderness inhabited only by wild animals and
wilder men With Terry's column were six
tried scouts and plainsmen They knew every
inch of the country, every trail, every hiding
place in the mountain spurs and every patch
of timber on the plains. To these men were
intrusted the dispatches of the commanding
officer. with instructions to carry them south
eastward to the camp of Crook. The scouts
started on their journey. Inside of eight hours
all of them were back and the report to Terry
was that no man could attempt the Journey to
Powder river and live. &
In F Company of the Seventh infantry was
a private named James Bell He had acquired
a knowledge of the country In the campaigns
in which he had served against the Sioux His
knowledge. however was but 1.-THE of that
held by the plansmen, and his acquaintance
with the ways of the Indians was as nothing
to theirs. yet Private James Bell went to Gen.
Terrys headquarters and volunteered to carry
the dispatches through the heart of the hos.
tile country and to deliver them to Gen. Crook,
or else, II 1t must be, to forfeit his life
Terry asked the man If he knew fully the
danger Of the undertaking. Bells answer was:
THE scouts came back" In the four words
he expressed the whole thing, for the scouts
never before had turned In their tracks
Private Bell took his rations, full supply
Of ammunition. his rifle and his revolver. and
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doorman look after no less than 4
children every day in this manner.
The little ones whose families all
spending the summer in town ha,l
regular hours when they can roihp
front Of the hotel with their b
nurses" The parents have implid
confidence in their guardians, al
leave the little fellows to be anus,
for two or three hours at a TIM
Sometimes as many as eight or t,
Will be playing in front Of the hot
at once under the watchful eyes
the doorman and taxicab starter. III
OF the Riddles may have their dos
others will be playing tag or marbl
while the little girls are skipping rd
or playing with their dolliesA
For the children Of the rich W
have to spend their SUNNI or ey
part of 1T. in the city, the taxtd
starters and doormen are a boz
Their parents like 1t. for they hayd
real nurse" on the cooperative oil
And the hotels can't complain,
cause 1t means satisfied patrons a
season when patrons are hard to d
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cred the marks of the passage well as he
could, and finally crawled up on the bank him
self, covering his own trail.
He found hiding place for the day in a
ravine about 300 yards from the bank of the
creek, and after feeding his horse and eating
his own breakfast he put all thought of sleep
aside, and climbing to hilltop he watched the
vicinity of the creek.
Bell believed that the reds could not have
found his trail, If they had found 1t at all, un-
til near sunrise and he knew that If they fol-
lowed him 1t would take them the better part
of the day to reach his hiding place and that
by. that time his horse would be fresh and
their horses faded.
At three o'clock in the afternoon he saw
something that set his heart beating brave
man though he was. The war party was
breaking through the underbrush on the bank
Of the creek and Bell knew that his trail had
been followed and that he had but moments
time to save his life and his message
He ran down the slope. vaulted on to his
horse and shot out into the open around the
base of the hill
The reds chased the courier for five miles,
firing now and again, but he distanced them
and after two more nights of peril he gave
Terry's message into the hands Of Crook
James Bell was given medal of honor,
and for five years he was a messenger In the
headquarters of the department of the lakes
in Chicago. Few people realized that the quiet
unassuming 'errand man" in the Pullman
building was the courier who had taken on
himself mission that tried piainsmen had
not dared to attempt to fulfill
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new WORK FOR MEN
Taxi oveness and Doorman-
Nurse Appear in Gotham.
They Keep Watch Over the Children
Who Dwell In Big Hotels and
Apartment Houses, and Earn
Considerable Money. !.

New York.-Here are the newest
servitors up to date-the taxi-gover-
mes and the doorman-nursel
It isn't a joke, either. OF course,
these new-fangled childrens attend
ants don't wear indicators that run
up bill while you wait. but they do
look out for the youngsters whose for
tune 1t is to dwell in the big hotels
and apartment houses uptown.
In these fastidious days the taxi
starter and the doorman are features
in front OF every weil-regulated hotel
and apartment that wants to be strict
ly to the manner born. Now. they
aren't opening cab doors all the time.
and the parents who dwell upstairs
know that And the youngsters must
play. But the great caravansaries
have no Fairgrounds for the Ct iren.
Perforce they must go to the street.
That's where the taxi-starter and
the doorman comes In. It's their job
to see that the kiddies come to no
harm. OF course. many Of them have
their governesses or their nurses. but
others have not Consequently, the
outside force of the house is pressed
into service. They are asked to watch
the children even to amuse them.
Some of the taxicab starters and
doormen have stated hours for each
child or group of children. They will
begin Immediately after breakfast
with two or three, and join in their
little games and romping until the
youngsters tire and turn their atten-I
ton to something else. Then the menf
call up another mother and take herl
children for an hour At some of the
apartment houses uptown. where
there are taXicab stands or doormen,
tho men are busy almost continuously
until the children go to bed.
They have to keep an eye on the
door. but that doesn't prevent them
from running up and down the side
walk, playing tag and ball. or indulg
ing in any of the other children's
pastimes. incidentally they make d
neat little sum in tips every week
from the. doting parents.
At one big apartment hotel on up
per broadway the taxicab starter and
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Baby Is Born with wlna..

Roanoke. Va.-A report comes RI
Montgomery county that a won
there has given birth to a child vi
wings instead of arms. A Roana
man who recently returned from
trip to that country in a wagon t,
the story. A young woman asked
a ride and was accommodated, 1
related having Just left home VIII
baby was born with feathe
wings. The young woman decla
that she knew the truth of the at
ment, having seen the child.
baby. she said. made noise like
chicken.
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Find. Ma.todon,. Teeth on r.rr

Mount Holly, N. FINDING
large teeth and making enough eI
vations to satisfy him that the 81
and other parts were there. Jonat
H. Kelsey. Pemberton lawyer,
lieves that he has discovered the
mains of an extinct mastodon buI
on the Walter Antrim farm In Spf
field township. In reaching this
clusion he has notified the New
sey State Geological society that (
rights to make further excavat
have been reserved for 1t
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The Home.

Home and home life must never become
commonplace. The little surprises, the re-
membranes of the birthday, the unexpected
treat, the pleasure earned for one by the sac.
rifice of another-all these belong under our
head OF spiritual exercises. Nor is there any
scene Of our life which 80 demands such ex
ercise as this familiar scene of home, which
has to be reset every day.-Edward Everett
Hale.
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s. A, collected the Of
fetal records Of long dis
lance cavalry rides. and
has made them public in a
book so that they may be
compared with the per-
fOrmances of the soldier
horsemen of other nations.
Col. Dodge declares spe-
officially that he has re-
jected all "hearsay rides,
of which there is no end"
and has accepted only
those proved by official re-
ports. Col. Dodge says
that Capt. S. F. Fountain,
United States cavalry. in
the year 1891, with a de-
tachment of his troop.
rode 81 miles in eight
hours. This record is
vonched for, and it is bet
ter than that once made by
the Natal Mounted Rifles
by about four hours. the
distance being within one
mile of that made in South
Africa. For actual speed
this forced march stands
perhaps at the head of the
American army record,
though other rides have
been more remarkable.
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has had the same opportunities to test the en-
durance OF cavalry horses as has the small
regular force of the United States.
The long level stretches of the plains and
the activity of the marauding Indian mounted
on his tireless broncho have been the condi
lions which gave to Uncle Sans cavalrymen
his matchless chances for long forced mount
ed marches. Col. Theodore Ayrault Dodge u
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IN tiers Of distance accomplished and speed
- maintained.
One the longest and most perilous
rides ever made by an American soldier that of
private F Company of the Seventh infantry.
Early in July year 1876 the forces of Gen. Terry
were in the field at the junction of the Big Horn and
Yellowstone the Territory of Montana Only ten
DAYS before and his squadrons of the Seventh
cavalry had persisted at of the Sioux under