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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
DROWNING" AS A LIVING.

i, : remarkable association of youth
=. !. professional drowners and life
= heroes has been discovered by
raris police. The number of boys
VINO have fallen into the river and
Deen rescued by their companions has
9iown 10 such an extent In the St,
luis district that the local magis-
ua.e ordered that the boys on the
Mpankment should be watched. AS
: result l3-year-old Louis Berbaud was
seen TO let himself drop cautiously in.
- the water, and the next instant two
= ms comrades sprang heroically aft
nim and brough him to land. Ber-
oaud played his part to perfection,
and. Ieigning illness, was transported
the salvage station. One of his
sanant rescuers remained with him,
Wniie the other fastened away, as it
was afterwards ascertained, to give
me news to the newspapers In order
20 obtain reward. Berbaud and his
friends afterwards made a full con.
iession. Their association had a
number OF members, they said, but
Iney refused to give the names. They
nad found the profession a paying, one
as the heroes were nearly always
recompensed, and they always loyalty
shared their profits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

the happiest looking plant have ever
stopped at" The machine came to
a slow stop, and the active driver
jumped hastily down and opened the
door for Damon to alight.
A fussy little person came forward
and grasped the youths suitcase.
You are here, / see," he beloved III
a voice that told of no lack of lung
power.
Just So" acknowledged Damon.
He eyed the man curiously. Il sup
pose you are the proprietor. This is
nv first trip through this section.
The squat, monkeylike person
stared. 81 hope it will be your last,
he rumbled. "No, I'm not the boss,
but take his place when he's gone.
I'm the general athletic instructor.
Mulqueen is my name" He seized
the soft hand of the labor ignorant
drummer and squeezed it to beating
pulp.
Arthur Damon had some experience
with hotels, big ard little. In fact,
the Youths income had allowed him
to see something of life on most
expensive plane, and this move in
the capacity Of cigar salesman had
nothing to do with needing the
money. There we're other reasons
But in all Damon's experience an ath'
letic instructor for the guests OF
hotel was unheard Of. "You are
what?" he gasped.
IAN athletic instructor" roared the
strenuous voiced one. II give 'em
their bumbs, / do" He summed up
the broad frame and the erect shout
ders-back attitude Of the youth be
fore him you look as if you could
go some," he volunteered. II have
set your try-out for 2 o'clock"
ME" gasped Damon. mot me. my
friend. l have other business to at
tend to-" They were now on the in
side of a large well-furnished office
where is your register?" demanded
the cigar salesman.
"You don't have to register loudly
assured the athletic instructor. CIV
erything is 0. K. We have had you1
room reserved for you for three
days"
SAY" preluded Damon. taking the
stocky one by the arm and leading
MIN toward a cushioned seat at some
little distance away. "You and wan
10 get together There's some mis-
tcke here You evidently take me fo1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
WOMAN coBBLER OF MAINE

-. Abbie Foster. fifty-three years
- , ~ south Paris, is the only woman woman
oia ss,sr IN Maine. and BY ner .~eh M !,
rosrs hard work at the oenc ren as
year, ,sa every dollar of the purchase rem Sc
earneu - one of the prettiest viiia ago
pr.cs IN the state. She sole n.1
assssry = to 1 man u ., se't to
p 1ss and when he was u una mort.
Paris a. the requirements OF the NOR =,
meet sa instead of the usual In, met tn 'os ..
s ass., and causing MN 70 t the
foreclo anaS he had paid towards the
the ... no Mrs. Foster took BACK OK ,s sne
e estate. without resorting TO a la~
prope Moving that the Improvements EN- nus
ana ,ad made were sufilcien ~ io do, 1ar
rent, Ipy a,u he had made son Local a,
the inves men held up their hands at
business transaction sa but Mrs; ST Foster ats
sucn smiled and said, 40 un. {, o. e n
only sm = continued her labors OF tap
ers an pair Of shoes. Busy Esa from aav sun at
Tiss S until so MRS. Foster does every
her o q repair work to shoes, tapping ,as
sor .,,n 3 patches, STRENGTHENING the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
INSTABILITY OF THE OCEAN.

to go to sea except when it Is calm
a thing more easily said than done.
If you will go to sea you should
remember that while seasickness Is
but little a matter of the stomach
most doctors think 1t arises from
nervous attempt to adjust the balance
automatically-you are likely to suHer
less and more briefly If you take pretty
good care of that organ for day or
two before sailing. Also, people who
lie in their berths and do not let
their eyes assist them in observing the
instability of things are likely to pass
the ordeal much more comfortably
than others. And plenty of fresh
air helps.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Wrong Guess.

It was exhibition day at No. 8, and
as the parents of Jack Grady, the
dullest pupil, we're listening hopefully,
the teacher tried her best to help the
boy. How did Charles l. of England
die?" she asked, assigning the easiest
question on her list to Jack. AS he
looked at her, with no indication of a.
coming answer, the teacher put her
hand up to her neck. Jack saw the
movement and understood its mean
ing, as he thought. Charles I. Of Eng
land died Of cholera" he announced
briskly.-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Health and t[y111en
Bv STACY E. BAKER
Copyright, 1910. by Associated Literary Ffess'

AS Damon approached, suitcase In
hand. the driver Of the great car
chugging restlessly by the curb
bounced eagerly down from his seat
and relieved the youth of his lug
gage.
For a small town, this Blissville
has them all beat" ruminated the
young cigar salesman, leaning back
on the rear cushions. "Blissville for
mine. hereafter, at every opportunity
Must be a peacherino of hotel when
it sends an automobile after Its
guests"
In all truth, the chauffeur was es-
tablishing a speed record. Houses
flashed dizzily by, and the main stem
of the little burg unfolded as dirty
gray ribbon to the unsophisticated
roadster who was even then making
his initial visit to the trade.
"'Speed on, McDuff,'" misquoted
the commercial man, and leaned hap
PLY back to dream his omnipresent
dreams.
On and on went the car at an ever
increasing pace, Damon's eyes
opened to contemplate q picturesque
building just ahead. Four stories
high, it fared to the very sky sew
eral gaudy gables which a color-lov'
ing owner had caused to be smeared
with all the colors of the rainbow.
"Gee!" murmured the astonished
youth as the car slowed suddenly
down to turn in at a green-hedged
roadway leading to the spacious
porch that connected with the insti
tuition, mine host must suffer from
an acute attack of coloritis. This is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
QUEER LIGHTNING FRANKS

During a thunderstorm In Brock
ton. Mass, bolt of lightning entered
a. bedroom on the second floor OF
house in which Edward Bolles was
sitting. The lightning ripped up the
bed clothing, burned the mattress and
knocked the footboard through a win
dow. A gold watch chain which was
attached to a vest he was wearing
was melted and his watch spirited
away and has not been found, al
though a thorough search Of the house
and grounds has been made. A part
of the roof of the house was lifted
from it's fastenings and tipped on
edge. Bed clothing and curtains in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

are only four other known specimens
of the vaisseau a mat in existence.
namely: One in the royal COLLECTION
at Windsor castle with grosbleu
ground dated 1853; one in the Wallace
collection, with a grosbleu ground !;
one with a Rose du Barry ground
dated 1852 in Baron Rothschild's col
lection; and the one in the possession
of J. Pierpont Morgan. Mr.. Morgan s
vaisseau a mat was formerly In the
Earl of Coventry's collection; 1t is one
with a Rose du Barry and green
ground dated 1853.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
HALF CAT AND HALF RABBIT

W. H. Ksinger of Truemans. Pa.
Is the owner of most peculiar anil
NAL. i was born of a cat mother, but
mas the body, legs and tail of rab-
OFT. with the head of a cat. It runs
IKE rabbit, by jumping up and kick
Ing with its hind feet. It has cat claws
on its hind feet, but has both rabbit
and cat claws on its front feet. She
has had three filters of kittens, but
none resembling her. She is sitting
up most Of the time, and stands up
and walks around, when looking for
anything that alarms her. She catches
mice. frogs and bats. When neces-
sary she can jump six feet In the air
and catch bat with her mouth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
The Most Noticeable Change.

The Most Noticeable Change.
$50 you have lived in Europe for 26
years. That's a long time for man
to be away from his own country"
Eyes, it is, and I'm mighty glad to
be home again.
II suppose you notice great many
changes?"
"Yes, many"
What, If may ask, is the greatest
change that has come to your notice? 7"
'The greatest change, 1t seems to
me, is to be found in the fact that the
vice-president of the United States
succeeds in getting his name in the
papers nearly as often as he might II
he were a baseball player or prom
Using lightweight prizefighter."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
TOE USED FOR THUMB" PRINT

A nroblem that confronted the Off
Gals of a Californian bank was solved
and at the same time, Identification
methods were given new twist when
a Hindu squatted down on. the floor,
kicked off his shoe and used the great
toe of his right foot for stamping an
impression on the deposit slip. The
Hindu signatures all look alike to
hank cashiers, who use thumb i'm
nr;nts as an additional means Of iden-
tification in cases where depositors
hail from the far east. But this sys-
tenn could not be followed out in the
present because the would-be depos-
TORS hands, which had been scalded.
were tied up in bandages.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

heels, etc. Not long ago she tapped
six pairs of shoes in single strenu-
GUS day. Mrs Foster has been COD
bling shoes more or less for the last
twenty years. When her husband
died twelve years ago she put out
her single and set up business for
herself. She never takes vacation
and works every day except Sundays
end holidays.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
HAS BEARD NINE FEET LONG.

Nine feet and two inches of beard
that's what Hans Langseth OF
Mooreton, N. D., boasts. 1t was "a
years ago that Mr.. Langseth declared
a boycott on the barber craft. That
makes an average growth of three
inches a year. The beard is not
straight and stringy, but has a beau
tiful wave. Sometimes Mr.. Langseth
carries it draped over his shoulder
In cold weather it makes perfect
muller, and during the summer hs
uses it as a screen to keep off the
glare of the sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
HE HAS TOO MUCH NOSE.

Surgeons at the Cincinnati City hos
pital believe that John Lehray, a
cooper, who applied for treatment re-
Gently, has the largest nose in the
world. The ponderous nasal appen'
dage is six and three-quarter inches
long and three and half inches wide.
It hangs over the lips and interferes
when he eats or talks. Lehray is sui.
fering from elephantiasis of the nose,
and the physicians have decided that
the organ will require to be ampu'
tated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Spectacies.

have told you of the Spaniard who
always puts on his spectacles when
about to eat cherries that they might
look bigger and more tempting. In
like manner l make the most of my
enjoyments and pack away my troubles
In as small a compass as I can.-Rob-
ert Southey.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
DOGS GO TO A FUNERAL.

Following a hearse conveying the
body of an old dog fancier named
George Laceby of Remington, Lon
don (Eng), to footing cemetery
were three bull terriers, which had
belonged to the old man. The ann
mails were dressed in proper funeral
style and wore crepe bows, and on
their cloth coats were written: Fol.
lowing our master to his last resting
pIaco'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
STEAMERS STRANGE CARGO

The strangest cargo that pursel
ever had on a manifest was brought
into New York the other day on Ward
line steamship. 1t was consignment
of 3S five-foot bags of dried flies. The
flies were shipped by Santa Cruz
firm to Germany where they are used
as chicken food.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
An Exactjnu Personaoe,

IT suppose you find life easier
since the summer boarders have
gomez" .r
Nope" replied Farmer Corntossel.;
"we're workin' an worryin' Just as
much as ever tryin' to keep the hired
man contented"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
No Hurry.

what are you in such rush
about?'
promised to meet my wife at three
o'clock down at the corner"
"Well, there's no hurry. It isn't DUR
o'clock yet"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
Old Oaken Bucket.

Doctor Ito typhoid patient)-Do you
remember where you drank water?
Patient Gan actor)-Oh, yes! 1t was
back on the dear old farm-twenty
years ago!-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05
G

Chimmie-G'wan, you're no ball
player. Yer couldn't ketch foul IL
it was moulin!
Patsy-Gittout, you couldn't ketch
a fly if it was stuck on sticky hy-pa
per till it was dead as merlasses!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

Old Sevres at its best is wonderfully
beautiful, although some connoisseurs
would not give bit Of blue and white
china for the richest example OF
French craftsmanship. Nevertheless,
fortunes are paid for fine Sevres. At
q recent auction held in London Jo-
senh Duveen closed the bidding for a
svaisseau mat with a $4,000 bid.
Resides Mr.. Duveen's bargain there
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

blood and have nor
which
affair." but the decoration can
OF the
upner class 10 worth approximately $780,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-05

every room of the house we're set
Rfire Bolles was not even stunned
by the lightning, though 1t played all
around him.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13
Dry Goods, Notions,
Silks, Etc.

Hooks and Eyes. .......... &C a card
Isc Curtain. Swisse, ..... IIHc
sSc .... I6c
$3.50 House Dresses, ready made i,I9
200 .,......s...,,I4
Summer Wool Suiting 6s to 7sc
values. .............,, ,43c
3sc Kobe Silk. Special, ...... age
I5c Percales, ......,., :. ME
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13
ladies' Shoes

"a. so Shoes, all kinds. ...... .SI.os
500 .,,,....,. 2.4o
$50 to 400 Shoes. .~..,.... a.9o
DDS and Ends and Broken Lines
of Ladies' Fine Oxfords, Gun
Metal and Black Kid a.So and
500 per pair, choice, ,... I,7S
800 Ladies' Oxfords. ...... 3.4o
$50 Ladies Oxfords. Button or
or Lace, Tan or Brown -, :. a.9o
Misses Shoes
400 Staple Misses Shoes. 49,. I.3o
400 Misses Oxfords. ........ f.39
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13
Boys Shoes

$I.7s Boys Shoes sizes IS to a. .SI,4s
400 Strong shoes for service. I.s9
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13

This Not Catalogue Of Entire Stock but Merely Few Pri
and Children's Shoes Go during Ex-
pansiOn Sale at Unheard of Prices
Mems Shoes Ladies' Shoes
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13

$3. so Strong heavy work shoes .Sa. go
$50 Fine Dress E" 80. 2.9o
800 Shoes, all kinds, ....., 400
400 to 100 Mems Shoes Bluch-
er or Bal Big assortment. 5.ao
Mems Fine Oxfords 4. 90 and 500
grades in Tan and Black. $40
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-06
Pennywise Peter.

DR.. Britton D. Evans, the brilliant
alienist, said, at a recent dinner in
New York:
"Then there is the cunning lunatic,
of whom there used to exist good ex-
ample at Bridgetown.
''There was half witted youth in
Bridgetown to whom the neighboring
farmers liked to offer penny and a
nickle.
Gathered about him in circle on
market day, the farmers, one after an
other, would say:
8 Now which'll We have, Peter3
Here's a cent-here's a nickel-take
your choice
"And the foolish Peter invariably
would choose the cent rather than the
nickel, and the farmers, before such
incredible foolishness, would roar with
laughter, double in two, and slap their
legs noisily with their brown hands.
g Peter l said one day to the lun-
attic, why is it that you always take
the cent instead of the nickel2'
/" Suppose I took the nickel, said
ne, would ever get a chance to take
another one2' Washington Post.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-06
Okra Turns Into RattlesnakeS.

just 9, 053, 792 rattlesnakes have been
killed in their innocent babyhood on
the mountain side farm of Abe Wheel
or within the last month, according to
Wheeler himself Last spring the
farm was infested by hundred or so
wiley old rattlers. Wheeler killed
practically all of them. He buried
the bodies in shallow trench and
planted okra over and around the
trench. When the okra plants bios
somed Wheeler wondered at the
strange speckles and stripes ON the
flowers.
When the time for the picking came
Wheeler was startled to notice that
the okra pods wriggled and twisted
ON their stems. A week later the pods
burst forth in hundreds and the 9, 953, :
72S rattlesnakes crawled forth and
spread over the farm. Wheeler has
burned the bodies of the snakes killed
in the last snake war.-Benton, Tenn. i,
correspondent Chicago Inter Ocean.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-06
Tax Assessors Elected
for Sequatchie County

DUNLAP, Tenn, Jan AT the
quarterly session of the Sequatchie
county court held here today the fol-
lowing district tax assessors were cleo
ted. First District, W. L. Kelly; Sec
ond District, Byron Land; Third Dis
trict, Louis Narramore; Fourth Dis
trict, George Smith; Fifth District,
Alb Hudson; Sixth District, d. T..
Lane; Seventh District, Henry John
son; Eight District, Kelly Grayson.
D. D. lawson was elected notary pub
lie. Compensation for tax assessor
was fixed at 10 cents for each tract of
land assessed, 15c for each penalty as
sessment, and 15c for each poll tax as
sessed. The quarterly accounts were
audited, and amounted to $155. The
salary of county superintendent of
school will be fixed at the afternoon
session and the county judges annual
report will be read.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-06
Caroline Chapel.

Special 10 khe.Ne10S
Well, Mr.. Editor, as L have found
my pencil, l will try and write few
lines to the News.
We have been having some very cold
weather for the past week.
Rev. Saddler filled his appointment
here Sunday afternoon. There was a
very large crowd present
J. II. Privett and Mr.. Evans made
q flying trip to Chattanooga last week.
Sam Queer and wife and little
daughter visited J. D, Billingsley
Sunday.
Nell Moore and wife attended Sun
day school here Sunday.
w. G. Moore visited J. Fl. Privett
Sunday.
j. W. Miller is learning to sing bass
in our choir.
Ben Gates called on Miss Ethel Bill
Kingsley Sunday.
J. H. Spears, who has broken leg,
is getting along very slowly.
7. T. Lewis was seen going down
the road Sunday. Wonder where he
was going.
Mrs. John Gates is on the sick list
Arch Billingsley called on Miss
8helps Sunday.
J. d. Lewis attended church here
Sunday.
J. T. Billlngsley visited his son, W..
A. Billingsley, Sunday.
will Griffith attended church here
Sunday.
Jess Webb called ON his best girl
Sunday.
M. F. Harris, Of Mineral Spring,
attended church here Sunday.
E. D. Billingsley and best girl were
out driving Sunday.
The Sunday school is progressing
nicely.
W. Fl. Jordan attended church Sun
day evening.
A. A. Spears called to see his best
girl Sunday
! John Rogers visited Mr.. Spears Sun
day.
Well, it is getting late and my pen
Gil is getting dull and my glasses are
dim and can't see very good either,
so / will have to close. Come on,
Pleasant Grove. Toilette.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-06
The Quickest Way.

Will nj. Cressy tells this as a hap
pening during recent visit to Chica-
go. After leaving the Majestic, he
was crossing State Street during its
busiest hour He had just ducked un-
der horses head and had jumped
from in front of an automobile, at the
same time hustling to get out of the
way of an approaching street car,
when man, breathless and excited,
coming from the opposite direction
bumped into him, grasped him by the
shoulders and shouted, ''How is the
quickest way to get to hospital''
Greasy gave look around, tore him
self loose and rushed for the sidewalk,
shouting back over his shoulder,
"Stand right where you are. '-Chica-
go Journal.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-01-06
Changes in Business.

BRIDGEPORT, Ala, Jan. 3.-Im-
portant business changes have taken
place here with the advent of the new
year @. P. Shook, who shas carried
on very successful dry goods business
for the past seventeen years, has sold
his stock and good will to w. e. Con-
ORA, who took possession on Thursday.
Mr.. Shook has been representing the
Marion Shoe Co., of Indiana, in Ala
hama and Georgia for several months
and will continue with this firm,
DR.. J. p Freeman and B. G. Jones
Jr., druggists, have merged their in
tarests and DR.. Freemans stock is be-
Ing removed from his store in the
Hudson block to Mr.. Jones new store
in the Jones block near the postoffice.