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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Babes Wear Don't Kiss Me Signs.

6apSS wear Don't MSS NE Signs.
Strangers in Washington who have
CHANGED recently to wander in and
near the charmed neighborhood of Du
Pont circle have been more than puz.
zled to see children whose dress and
bearing alike proclaimed gentle ma.
ture playing in the park with the le-
gend Don't Kiss Me" strung across
their breasts in gold letters on blue
ribbons. 1t was hard to tell whether
the sign was the outcome of rigid
Puritanism that sought to ward off
dangers even before they threatened,
or whether the manners of the little
denizens of Du Pont circle had be.
come so free and easy as to force the
growth of a conservative element
which boldly placarded its demand for
more ceremonious treatment. In re
ality, however, the children have moth.
ing to do with 1t. The ban against
kissing has grown out Of the anti-germ
craze, and the mothers of Washington,
and, it is said, of Boston as well, are
banding together in a concerted effort
to prevent promiscuoous kissing of
their little ones by admiring friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
City Items in Terse Form
Metropolitan News of Interest
to All Readers
Men Like Empty Cups, Says Waitress

counter and growl for something to
eat.
They're all like that In the morn
ing. We have to get the scowl out Of
their foreheads and brighten them up
for the day. How do we do it? It
isn't SO very hard. Look out that their
orders are taken. Hustle up and put
clean silver before their places and
line it up straight. The lineup makes
a lot Of difference.
"Then if you get their order around
all right they begin to feel better. I
always study my customers. Now,
there's a man over there, the fat one
in a high collar. He likes his steak
well done. The next time he comes I'm
going to see that his steak is just right
the first time.
"Then there are some that want
strong coffee. just say to myself:
Now that pleasant-looking man there
likes it strong. and the next time he
will get it strong without. asking for
it. A lot of bother to remember all
this? Land, no: it's part Of the bust
ness. We get to know them, If they
come regularly enough; it's easy to
remember what they want.
Eyes, if you were in the business
you could tell time just by the express
sion on your customers faces. In
the morning there are the grouches.
Then when they come in on a rush
and want a good solid meal that they
can take in about two mouthfuls, and
want it quick, you know it's noon.
They've got into the working harness
and they feel better. Then yvsen it's
evening, oh, they're way up. And after
ten o'clock at night they are way,
WAY I'M"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

ID OSTON.-"Yes, men are Just like
u a long row of coffee cups. They
sit in line empty and we have to
fill 'em up"
This is the way that you look to the
girl behind the counter who takes
your order for eggs and fish cakes.
If you thought that the lady might
be impressed with your Individuality
you are mistaken, the Boston Herald
says. This hustling person with the
bright smile and pink cheeks Is far
too busy with her roast beef rare
sausage and mashed potato-hurry up
those eggs - doughnuts, doughnuts,
more doughnuts," to see you in your
true light.
Land, yes, men are all alike. They
want what they want and they want it
quick. II their order does not come
right up you catch it. II you try to
hurry the chef you catch it again.
But they're all right if you know how
to manage 'em. What we do is just
to jolly 'em up.
Now there are the grouches, plen-
ty Of them. 1t is funny-though not so
funny, either-that most of them come
in in the morning. You know how it
is yourself when you have Just got
up. You feel like fried egg slapped
out of the pan before it got fried.
You go downtown, side up to lunch
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
GIVES CITY STUDIO HOUSE
Mrs. Albeit Clifford Barney, Well.
Known Artist, Makes Washing
ton Her Heir.

Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney has
made clause in her will leaving her
studio house to the city of Washington
on her death. She says 1t is a com
mon thing abroad for persons to be.
queath their homes to the cities in
which they are located, but in this
country there Is but one such in
stance.
That is furnished by Mrs. John
Gardner, commonly known as Mrs.
Jack" Gardner of Boston, who is to
leave her home in Fenway and all its
ar, treasures to the city.
Mrs. Barney was one of the pio-
neers in building in the extreme north.
west section of Washington, being the
first to erect house in what is now
Sheridan Circle. Fashion has followed
her lead, and now the circle is sur
rounded by some of the finest man
sions in this city of beautiful homes.
Studio house is the quaintest and,
in some respects, the most interesting
dwelling in the capital. 1t is of the
Italian renaissance and is unique in
that every detail of that ancient Pc
riod has been conscientiously carried
out.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
GRAFT TN LOST ARMS
CRIPPLED GIRL USED IN MONEY.
MAKING SCHEME.
Post Office Department Compels Per.
sons Who Were Employing Child
to Make Fortune, to Cease
Their Operations.

Post Office inspectors, after year
of work, have succeeded in suppress
ing one of the cleverest attempts ever
| devised to mulct the public through
| the medium of the mails The native
| charity of the average American was
the stock in trade of the swindlers,
who apparently started out with the
purpose of capitalizing affection.
Out in central western state there
is little armless girl who has proved
herself to be worth net profit of
from $50 to $3.50 day through the
sale of little booklet, the story of
her sad little life, which is illustrated
with pathetic pictures of her engaged
in performing the usual manual offices
with her feet.
The facsimile of a letter which the
little girl had written with her toes
accompanied the booklet, as did a
card for mailing coin. The recipient
was asked to send a quarter to help
defray the expenses of providing the
little cripple with a home and engag-
ing some nice motherly Hoosier to
care for her.
The appeal proved such a success
that when the inspectors finally re-
ported to headquarters in Washing
ton on the conditions they had discov-
cred the little cripple's staff of as
sistants numbered II and the business
was combing in an average daily profit
of 500. The child is now we'll estab-
lished and the acute person who had
the foresight to advance the money
necessary for the initial publication
of her book on the basis of SO per
cent. to him on the business developed
is comfortably well off.
The chief difficulty confronting the
inspectors was the method to pursue
in stopping the graft The little girls
affection was such that she was GER
tainly entitled to the privilege of max
ing her living by the sale of the
pamphlet, but the appeal on the
ground that she was in dire need of a
home the department construed as
misstatement of fact, in view of the
annual income of the concern approx
mating $4,000. They compelled the
elimination of the appeal. The BUSH
ness dwindled materially after this
was done and the cripple and her
manager retired. No fraud order was
issued.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

N EW YORK.-It wasn't the stake In
~ volved that caused A. B. Hudson,
a Wall street broker, to invent heart
sandwich, for money means little to
him. 1t was the Wanting pride in his
ability to play bridge.
John w. Gates, John A. Drake, Hud-
son, popularity called 'Huddy," and a
broker were Willing away long even
ing In small game in a private room
in an uptown restaurant. Six or seven
men, whose names are familiar in
Wall street, were present. Opposite
Hudson sat Gates, Drake was paired
with the broker. Gates temper had
not been improved by the luck in
which he was playing.
Finally it came to the rubber and it
was a heart make. Five leads had
been made when heart was led.
'Huddy" laid club upon It, Gates
lifted his eyebrows. When more
trumps had been ignored by Hubby
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

from her cloak and counted out ten
yelloW-backed bills.
= Here is $1,000. If you will bring
me evidence that will secure di-
vorce, I will increase it to $4,000"
The brisk man smoothed the bills
caressingly. And who is your hus-
band, madam"
The yelled woman hesitated and
then pronounced name that brought
a low, involuntary whistle from the
others lips. 1t was that of one of
the best known men of Wall street.
The detective gazed after the de-
parting figure of his client, with puck
cred brows. But he did not realize
until a weeks s'shadowing" of H. Syl-
vester Jones had proved Intellectual,
just how difficult was the problem she
had left him. To all 'intents and pur-
poses, H. Sylvester Jones was
model husband in the eyes of the law.
On the eighth day a bright idea came
to the head of SHARP & Son" For
moment he sat with a broad grin on
his face. Then he pushed a bell and
young woman in a plain dress and
with careworn face, entered from an
inner room.
The man spoke dozen curt SEN
fences, straight to the point.
Il want you to get acquainted.
Minnie, with H. Sylvester Jones'"
Minnie opened her tired eyes very
wide.
Il fancy that your best method of
approaching him is at the theater,'
continued her employer, briskly. 81
happen to know that he is continu-
Gus, not to say an enthusiastic patron
of the drama"
you mean the show girls?"
mot he. That is where l need your
services. At, the psychological mo-
ment, we will secure you seat. That
seat will be directly next to our dis
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
How Minnie Swallowed II. Sylvester Jones
By MARY e. HOLLAND
Copyright, 1909. by Daily Story Pub. Coz

A quiet, unobtrusive looking automo-
bile drew up before a third-floor de-
tective agency on a certain side street
OF downtown New York. A heavily
yelled woman descended, spoke a few
whispered words to the chauffeur. and
made her way to the grimed door, on
whose glass panels appeared the
legend: Sharp G Son, Private Detec-
tives''
DO you handle divorce cases?" she
inquired, bluntly.
The brisk, nervous man before her
swept his eyes over her quietly
gowned figure.
That depends upon the character
or the case" he rejoined, cautiously.
The yelled woman took quick step
toward him. II wish evidence that
Will procure me separation from my
husband. Can you furnish it?"
The brisk man pondered. Have you
reason to believe that your husband
ts-er, unfaithful?"
ON the contrary, have every rea-
son to believe that he is not"
The brisk man pondered again. 'You
are setting US difficult problem, my
dear woman. Such cases, you must
know, involve heavy expenditure.
may say very heavy expenditure"
He paused as he darted another
shrewd glance toward the yelled client
before him.
VIII you name an estimate of that
expense?' she asked, quietly.
Certainly; we could not conduct
such case under $4,000"
The woman drew a roomy purse
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
BLACK CLOTHES IN FAVOR
Supreme Court Justices Prefer to
Have the Lawyers Appear in
Scmher Attire,

Mark Twain insisted that men sit
ting around at dinner or at some
other function were like lot OF
crows. Mark wears a white suit all
the time, and even his dinner clothes
are white. Uncle Mark would be in
disfavor in the supreme court at
Washington for on many occasions
the justices of that great tribunal
have caused to be known that they
think lawyer making an argument
before them should be dressed in
black, Or at least in dark apparel.
About the only time the justices
seem at all disturbed or do more or
less f1dgeting is when some brisk
lawyer in a bab-tailed coat of light
material stands before them and
argues case. There is an impression
among the spectators that the learned
justices are paying much more atten-
ton to the costume than to the argu-
ments. Not so very long ago a man
from the west was making an argu-
ment before the court, and appeared
III LIS OSeICOdt.
Several of the justices looked with
disfavor upon the lawyer, and finally
Justice McKenna sent page to him
with the suggestion that he remove
his overcoat. The lawyer paused in
his argument and said: Il am admon-
ished that should remove my over
coat. will say to the honorable court
that in case l should remove my coat
l would appear in my shirt sleeves.
Some time ago my arm was broken In
an accident, and cannot put on and
remove an ordinary coat. / am com.
PEELED to wear this garment, which is
made very loosely" The court told
the lawyer to continue, and that his
overcoat would be excused.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Experiment With Soya Bean

making of the black bread of tha,
country, and local millers here are
experimenting with a blend to i'm
prove their brown bread.
A vegetable cheese is known to ha
produced from the caseine that the
bean contains, but this has r. ad.
vanced from the experimental to the
commercial stage.
1t is reported that one or two-imnor.
Liverpool merchants have sent their
own investigators to Manchuria to
study the products of that country.
chiefly the soya bean. 1t is also stat
ed that one of the large ship owners
of Liverpool contemplates the intro
duction of the soya bean into West
Africa, where soil and labor condi.
tons are thought to be peculiarly fav-
orable to the growth of good crops
This enterprise is cited as a parallel
to the British cotton and growing
movement at its inception, and some
measure of the same success is conf.
IDENTIFY predicted for it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
T XII
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n HICAGO. = The latest product OF
~ Packingtown is to be tried
out on the dog-literally 1t will
be tried on Eskimo dogs at that.
A corps of experts now is scour-
in Greenland from coast to coast to
find the hundred strongest dogs in
that ice-locked region, and 1t is the APP
petites of these dogs that Chicago's
food specialists are to cater to.
Capt. Ronald Amundsen is to take
these 100 powerful CANNES on ship
board in his seven years cruise for
the far recesses of the Arctic ocean,
and when the explorer left Chicago
yesterday, after conferences covering
many days with the food chemists
at the stockyards, 1t was learned to-
day, he carried samples of a new
delicacy to tickle the appetite of dog
dom, sharpened by the already famous
arctic cliamte.
Reduced to it's elements In the lab
oratory test tubes, the new dog biscuit
for it looks rather more like bis.
cult than any other known article Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Still Using Her Little Hatchet.

Have you penknife?" queried a
small, not ultra beautiful woman of a
man in Washington street car the
other day. The man, not wishing to
be bothered while he was reading his
paper, turned his head slightly and
answered that he had no knife The
little woman turned to the man on her
other SIDE, this time with more sue
cess. Having procured the weapon
she rose, slashed whisky advertise
ment from one of the panels above
the seat, returned the knife. and with
a loud remark about the outrage of
exhibiting such matter in a public
conveyance in the nations capital"
stalked out of the car. The lady's
name is widely known throughout the
nation"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Furious Fun in English Society.

Now for the game the most popular
at country houses this autumn. You
may call it variation on the old game
of consequences. Each guest has a
strip of paper and pencil. Each
writes:
why is -" Choosing the name
of some we'll known person, or
friend or acquaintance known to the
general company, and then turns
down his strip of paper and passes it
on to the next guest.
Now each writes: Like a"
Choosing what smile he wild. Again
the strips are passed on. The third
time each guest writes the answer:
Because he or she -" Thus.
why is Winston Churchill like a
piano organ? Because he flies from
pillar to post. The Gentlewoman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Will Impress Congress-.

The idea of David Francis that the
entire committee of 500, in the inter-
est of the Mississippi deep waterway.
should go to Washington, rather than
a small and select subcommittee, is
regarded as a good one in the capital.
especially if that committee is COM
posed of representative men from the
Mississippi valley, regardless of poll
tics or pull.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Young Men Of To-Day and Yesterday.

Young Men Of To-Day and Yesterday.
An employee of the post office de-
partment in Washington who has ar
rived at the ripe age of Is years, who
is spry In spite of his snow-white hair,
has this to say about the young men
OF to-day and yesterday: "The boys
to-day are not like they used to be.
remember very well how In my young
er days we were content to retire at
ten O'Clock or even earlier. But you
don't see young men to-day doing that.
know men of 40 to-day wh0n | do
not consider as young as myself. They
are old men. OF course we are living
in faster age than when was young.
but l doubt If We are living as wisely
or as WE'LL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Actors Shy at Freight Train.

The interstate commerce commits
sion in Washington is to decide wheth.
er it is beneath the dignity of comic
opera company to ride in a car fas.
tened to freight train. Before Elk.
aminer Frank Lane of the commission
the complaint of Joseph Chappelle,
negro impressario, against the Illinois
Central, Central of Georgia, Atlantic
Coast Line and Louisville & Nashville
railroads was argued. Chappelle
charges that the Central of Georgia
has neglected to move his two private
cars because of his color The rail-
road officials say the condition of
Chappelle's cars is such that they have
to run them on freight trains for the
safety of the railroad.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

man in Connecticut bet his good
,.,xad girl against an old horse on the
.a !. OF the election. He won, but
!. 80, ,aarning of the bet the hired girl
aid the rest. i was no. pleasant Tor
- ~ r,snner. for good hired girls are
- III. ! easily picked up as wagars
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

Partisan dress designer says with
- twenty years both men and wcm.
- will wear garments that do not
.ah ha,nw the knees Twenty years?
,rhe way cotton is going up we are
leaking !. for something Of that kind
,r,fhin a short time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

The treasury department at Wash
fngton has given orders that reverus
enters shall patrol the waters about
certain Hawaiian islands where poach-
ars are ruthlessly destroying the
birds. This protection is intended to
nrevent such indiscriminate slaughter
ana ia assure the preservation of
birds the value Of which is coming to
he more thoroughly appreciated.
Th,a 10 another form of conservation
that is to be commended.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
"a heartless court has appointed a

"A heartless court has appointed a
conservator for the 70-year-old bride
who recently married an eastern uni.
versity student, aged Il, and the
young husband will be arraigned for
perjury in CALAMITY swearing that
his wife was only "a. There was a
time In this country when people ad-
mired an enterprising young man
who tried to work his way through
college.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

i veteran captain reports the sea
.,,v. with whales between Sandy
rIook and the West Indies. 1t is
h,nt that would have been as good as
]. sortune to the Yankee harpoonists
!, other days. But apparently the de-
cav az an industry once great has
ho Nc as good as game law for the
mammals of the deep.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

Honduras has lost its navy. The
only warshfp Of that country. tug
boat transformed into an armed cruis-
err. was run into near Puerto Ccrtez
by fruit steamer and sunk. Thus
the coast of Honduras is defenseless
against foreign aggression. But the
Hondurans can go inland and out of
range if serious danger shall threaten.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

Turkey, after disposing of old and
obsolete war vessels, proposes to
construct a new navy at cost of
not less than 100000. 900, and part OF
the outfit planned will be seven bat
tleships of the Dreadnought class. No
doubt navy will serve useful pur-
nose. but could not the Young Turks
spend the money to better advantage?
Does not Turkey need other things
more than big feet of war craft?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

The International art exhibition at
Venice has just come to an end, and
one feature Of the finale was the sale
OF some of the paintings on exhibit
ton. Six of the more notable were
By American artists, and they were
bought for the gallery Of the Interna-
fio,nal Art association at Venice. That
III tribute to American talent the
Significance Of which will be recog.
nized.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

AIter reading about mental malprac-
.,ce and treatment for prosperity in
new York we have more charity for
the ancient New Englanders who be.
iieved in witchcraft.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

Vienna has an enterprising mar.
rage broker who offers to unite bank.
rupt European titles to useful Ameri.
can millions. Judging the present by
the past, he can do 1t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

King Menelik Of Abyssinia :s again
aid to be improving. He has been
reported dead SO frequently that nc
must have a choice collection OF
obituary notices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08
Strengths Misplaced.

There are some strong features
mentioned in Mrs. Fakit,s boarding.
house advertisement
Then I'll bet she put in the coffee
and left out the butter"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

.h,. Indians never invented any.
tha. nner than the Indian summer
'nat bears their name.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

Just at present we have in the
North Dakota the fastest and best
Dreadnought in the world, but some
other nation may get better one next
week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

o.. uleiy the professor had a bad ear
tha music who killed himself because
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

y VIII be almost impossible to coun
.iele the new French bank notes,
~. we get this information from the
designer. not from the 5counterfeiters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

man Is wearing plush hat
80 would shudder at the idea of Dor
living a feather from his wffe's TOP
piece 10 make it complete.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

;. aug manuel of Portugal has gone
~. Hns.and to get him wife, if posi-
M 81. Joe. Mich, is also recon.
mehded Tor that purpose.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

citis ~ .o ~ said to promote appendi-
con -. ILLS VIII not deter those who
ocrape up the price.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

New York soc;.+,
appearance at the horse shen' .s u..'e 81
the divorce court sAo" 'nan AL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

Women may. as the learned DR.
: n an says, own all the property in
..ooo years, but many OF those now liv-
ing willingly would discount their
share.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

word comes that a New Yorker Is
20 oe relieved from the stress of poy-
Try oy an inheritance of $4,000 He
10 not much Of New Yorker.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-01-08

lnany Is now viewing with COM
r.acency the Monroe doctrine, which
n1s all along viewed Germany with
imperturbability. WIZ