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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Invention Edison Valued Most

the funnel. held 1t up while Edison
called through the other end. From
time to time the men upon the hill
made gestures to indicate that they
had heard and understood what Edi-
son was saying. Finally, Edison beck
oned to them to report in, and when
they had done so they repeated practi-
cally word for word what we had
heard their employer say to them
through the funnel.
Mr. Cummings and were almost as
much astonished over this demonstra-
ton as we had previously been over
the talking machine. What do you
call the thing?" I asked Mr.. Edison.
We'll, it makes a big sound, and /
think I'll call it the mcgaphone," re-
piled Mr. Edison. LAS have already
told you, I sometimes think there will
be a great deal more in it for me
financially than in the talking ma
chine. It will be great thing on
ships; with its aid one ship at dis
lance can hail another ship easily, and
a captain can shout his orders clearly
and distinctly through it to the utter
most ends of his vessel It can be
used on land, also, for conversing at
great distances. In short, this mega
phone of mine enlarges the zone Of
action of the human voice, and for
this reason / am inclined to think at
times that it will be a more profitable
invention than the talking machine.
Won have seen what it can do and 1t
does it just as easy as rolling off a
log"
l presume that this was the first
public demonstration of the Edison
invention that has passed into univer-
sal use under the name megaphone-a
contribution of human progress that
has brought its father cents where
the photograph has added to his
wealth by the hundred thousands Of
dollars.
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Large Profit from Ducks

small shelters Of rough stones. On
these farms, 1t is said, the ducks be.
come so tame that any one with whom
they are familiar may handle them
without frightening them.
Separate buildings on the Icelandic
elder farms are devoted to the clean
ing of the product. Down clings
tenacious1y to anything on which it is
thrown, circumstance that Is utiliz.
ed in cleaning 1t. There may be seen
number of frames of an oblons
shape, and along these numbers of
strings are loosely stretched. The
down is cast on these near one end
and piece of wood is drawn rapidly
backward and forward over the other
end. The down clings to the strings.
but all impurities, such as grass and
seaweed, fall to the ground.
1t takes quantity of down to make
even a small weight, and several nests
must be used to obtain even moder.
ate amount of down. The price az
the farm is about two dollars and q
half pound.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
John Duff Of Boston Sent His Securl-
ties to New York Just In Time
to Meet Payment on Land
Grant Bonds.

One of the great causes of the hnan-
cial panic of 1873 was the failure of
the banking house of Jay Cooke &
Co through having advanced too
largely on the bonds of the Northern
Pacific railroad, then in process of
construction. Grave embarrassment
was caused to many other railroad
companies by the panic. and not the
least embarrassed of these railroads
was the Union Pacific, which, at that
time, was regarded in the railroad
and financial worlds as a Boston in
stitution. since it was one of the great
railroad properties of the country
which Boston capital controlled.
From about 1866 John Duff of Bos-
ton, who easily took rank with the
great t1nanciers who began immedl-
ately after the Civil war the work of
developing the railroad systems of the
country, had been prominently identi-
fled with the Union Pacific. His was,
In fact. leading voice in the affairs
OF the company, and when 1t became
evident, first to the officers Of the
company, and then to the public, that
the Union Pacific was not In a posi-
ton to meet the next payments on its
land grant bonds, Mr.. Duff was greatly
concerned. He had been so closely
identified for seven years with the
financial management of the company
that he felt that his business credit,
his personal honor, and, to, some ex-
tent, his investments, were involved
IN maintaining the credit of the Union
Pacific.
But how was that credit to be main
tanned, with money in hiding every.
where, and with the Union Pacific
treasury without the necessary funds
to meet the payments soon due?
Not taken into account by the folk
who were confidently predicting a de-
fault by the Union Pacific was the
grim determination of John Duff to
protect his good name at all hazards;
and so, the day before the coupons
of the land grant bonds were due, Mr..
Duff called into his Office his son-in-
law, DR.. William H. Billiard, and
counted out in the latter's presence
q little over three hundred thousand
dollars in first class securities, which,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

vate office into the main Office of the
banking house. It was swarming with
clerks armed with coupons OF the land
grant bonds due within less than
quarter of an hour.
. Carefully, cautiously, Mr.. Morton
looked over the securities. Finally as
he laid down the last one, he nodded
his head approvingly, the next mo
ment was issuing instructions that INC
coupons should be paid until furtner
orders. and within less than hVe mln-
utes the first clerk to offer Union
Pacific coupon received his money TO
tbe great establishment not only OF
himself but also Of the other CLERKS
there assembled, and, speedily tnere.
after. of all Wall street. For gooo
financial news travels as fast as bad,
and within an hour Union PACING
stock which had been quoted as low
az ten cents on the dollar, jumped
IN twenty-five. and John Duffs son-ln-
law had his first lesson In the erect
of credit upon a railroad property.
Until now, believe, it has never
been reported how the day was saved
for the Union Pacific by John Duff
hedging his own securities for. money
with which to pay the coupons. Mr..
Duff himself never referred to this
act of his, not even when he was
openly accused of improperly using
his Official relations with a nationally
famous trust company to secure the
funds so badly needed by the Union
Pacific.
copyright, 1910. by E. J. Edwards. ALI
Rights Reserved.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Elder Down., In Demand the World
Over, Great Source of income
to the icelander.

No other down is SO highly esteem
ed or brings so high price in the
worlds markets as that Of the elder
duck. In Iceland and the Westmann
islands, where these birds nest, they
are rigidly protected by law and by
public sentiment
These ducks make their nests of
down from their own breasts. They
pluck the down out with their bills
and form it into circular mound
that has the property of retaining
heat to an extraordinary degree. If
this down be removed, the duck sup
plies second and even a third lot
from the same source.
The elder farms in Iceland are fire.
quently situated on little islands of
the coast covered with low hummocks.
To protect the brooding ducks from
the elements the Icelanders construct
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

the nation Senator Buckingham gave
a large reception in his honor.
Among the citizens introduced to
General Grant was DR.. Webster. No
soner had the president heard the
name than he detained it's possessor.
"On my staff, DR.. Webster" explained
the president, was a Col. John Web
ster. He was one of the best staff OH
GERS l ever had, and l always think
of him when l hear the name of Web
ster spoken
He was my brother" said DR.. Web
ster.
Then | am more than ever pleased
to meet you, DR.. Webster" replied the
president, land, now that / come to
think of it, you must be the brother
of whom l have heard Colonel Web
ster speak as having served without
remuneration in the hospital service
of the sanitary commission"
Yes, Mrs Webster and were with
the sanitary commission throughout
the war; DR.. Webster answered. And
then, because the line behind was
pressing, the brief interview came to
an end.
Late that evening the president told
his host the pleasure he had re-
ceived from meeting DR.. Webster. Il
know something of the very great
service he gave as member Of the
hospital staff of the sanitary commits
sion, whose work wos of inestimable
value to the Union army" said the
president; and then he asked: is DR..
Webster practising medicine here?"
In reply the president was told that
DR.. Webster was now bookkeeper on
a small salary; that the prosperous
school he had founded and conducted
before the war had broken up when
he went with the sanitary commission,
and that, returning from the field, he
had been glad to get work as a book.
keeper. "Ah," said the president, med.
itattvely. there have been many such
cases." And then the subject was
dropped.
A few weeks later the president re-
turned to Washington. He had not
been there more than a week or ten
days when official announcement was
made that President Grant had ap
pointed DR.. c. D. Webster Of Connects
cut United States consul at Sheffield
England, at that time one of the coun
try's best paying consulates. 1t came
as a perfect surprise to all of Nor
wich, Senator Buckingham and DR.
Webster included. It was an appoint
ment made entirely on the presidents
own volition, and made, undoubtedly
that DR.. Webster might be recon-
pensed in some measure for the loss
of his school through his devotion tc
tha cause of the care of the Union
soldier.
For fifteen years DR.. Webster served
as consul at Sheffield, and in all that
time he was not once on vacation
When Grover Cleveland became presi
dent he was disposed to continue the
doctor in that post, but political pres
sure against this policy was too great
for Mr.. Cleveland not to heed it an6
regretfully he named new man as
consul.
Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. Al
Rights Reserved.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Food for Our Soldiers.

Mr.. Squills (reading the morning
paper)-"Our soldiers in the Philip
pines are almost in state of mutiny
because they have to eat wheat
bread"
Mrs. squills "a famous housekeep
er)-"That's too bad. / suppose it's
because they don't know how to fix
the bread. You must write to Cen
eral Wood this very day and tell
him."
Mr.. Squills (starting)-"Eh?"
Mrs. Squills-"Yes; tell him that
he must be sure to furnish the army
with good butter; get print butter, II
possible; it's often as low as fifty
cents, and never over dollar a
pound. Then, on baking days, when
the bread is fresh, tell the soldiers
to spread the butter on thick, and it
will be delicious. The following days,
when it is a little dry, give each
soldier bowl of rich cream, and tell
him to crumb 1t in. I'm sure they'll
like it."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Dr., c. D. Webster 81 the Sanitary
Commission Was Given the lu-.
crative Post Of Consul at
Sheffield, England.

When General Grant became presi-
dent one of the country's most famous
war governors" William A. Bucking-
ham of Connecticut, became a United
States senator, and almost at once
there sprang up between the two men
cordial relation that lasted until
Governor Buckingham's death. in
1875.
About year after this friendship
had been formed the president be-
came the guest of the senator at his
home in Norwich, and that the people
of the town might meet the head Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Youthful Wisdom.

Father-Why did my little boy send
his papa letter with only capital
T written on the page while he was
away?
Little Son-Because thought you'd
60 around among your friends with 1t
and say: my boy is only four years
old, and just see the capital letter he
rites!"-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

to-day we'll woman" Mrs. WILLIAM
AHRENs, 9s3 w. 21st St., Chicago, Ill.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are ON file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
cry such suffering woman owes it to
hsfsef to give Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
, II you would like special advice
about your case write q confiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free
and always helpful.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Foresight.

Foresight
who is the man who is so loudly
and energetically opposing restric-
lions on automobiling speeding? l
don't recollect having seen him
among the motorists before" you
haven't. He's not motorist, he's an
undertaken"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

Many guilty man escapes because
he is so small he goes right through
the net.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

Pettit's Eye Saive for Csc.
Relieves tired, congested, infamed and
sore eyes, quickly stops eye aches. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
Twin Extravaqances.

81 don't suppose there is anything
gets out of date quicker than wom-
ans hat?"
Unless it Is battleship.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
OWES
E@ 81
Her
WE~@RA
LIFE TO
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Chicago, Ill.-"I was troubled with
falling and Inflammation, and the doc

TORS said i could not
get well unless I
had an operation.
I knew I could not
stand the strain Of
one, SO I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my health
and you told me
what TO do. After
akfng Lydia E.
'Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and
Blood Purifier I am
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

A mans character is known by the
nature of his amusements.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10
paradoxicaI Fate.

Teacher-Why was Lots wife turn
cd into a pillar of salt?
Pupil-Because she was too fresh.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

He subject before me for
discussion pre-supposes
that the preacher Is also
a student. WHICH most as
suredlY he must be II. as
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03
COVER CROP is
PREVENTATIVE TO TREE
CHOLERA OR BLIGHT
This Tree Disease Frequently Fol-
lows, Says Paul Kruger, a
Winter of Great Cold Causing
Complete Stagnation of the Sap

While the pathology Of human dis
eases has been developed most re-
markedly of late wears. practically
nothing has been done in the way of
studying diseases of plants and trees,
according to Paul Kruger. the local
nurseryman. Trees. he says, are
known to suffer from illnesses which
correspond to cholera, tuberculosis
and scrofula in the human system.
Cholera of trees is the blight which is
threatening the pears of the whole
valley. As a preventive of blight. Mr..
Kruger is altogether in favor of a
cover crop for bearing orchards. A
discussion of blight in detail by him
follows:
I'm the pathology of human dis
ease, scientific research has devel-
oped the most wonderful discoveries.
Mysteries that were dark and mex
plicable are now made clear as day
by the germ theory of diseases In the
human system. every form of which
is due to the incubation and multiple
cation of billions of those mysterious
little germs. microbes. bacilli and
bacteria, good, bad and Indifferent,
that swarm in the air in our bodies.
and in everything on the earth. With
this knowledge, science is now de-
voting all its energies to the discOv-
cry of the laws and conditions which
regulate and govern these infnitesi-
NAL creatures in their propagation
and relations to the various diseases
of mankind. But while the investi-
gators who have turned their atten-
ton to man and his bacterial friends
and enemies have made wonderful
progress, practically nothing has been
done in the pathology of tree dis
eases beyond the bare discovery Of
the bacteria of blight by Professor
Burlill, many years ago.
Vital Importance.
The subject of blight is one that
is OF vital Importance to every or
chardist in this valley. The two I'M
solved problems in this disease are
First, where do the bacteria of
blight come from. in the case, for
instance, of isolated pear trees far
distant from any known blight? /
once saw several large pear trees
miles away from any other pear tree
with large dead blighted limbs in the
centre of the trees. caused by an at
tack some years before, but, from
neglect on the part of the owner,
never cut out. Now the authorities
all affirm that such dead wood il
the indus, or harbor, for the bacte-
ria; yet there stood those blackened
limbs among other healthy branches,
and not a sign of blight that season.
Was the whole air filled with blight
germs, in the first instance? If so.
where did they go, and why did the
tree not blight again?
| What are Conditions?
THE second unsolved problem is,
what are the conditions most favor
able to an attack of blight? Now.
while our government and other sci
entists can't tell US where the bac-
terra usually come from. they are all
agreed that the germs are external
10 the tree in an original attack. and
do come from somewhere, Witness
their sratements that blight spreads.
lbat tho tender shoots arc most LA
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03
COOPERATION
AGAIN PlANlvEH
Growers of Fruit Nzu- n. Com
mittee Which Is to Ohkasn AL
Report Best MefAoA

once again the rEoypMsrI fay Isv
organization of fruu grsrpTS G,su1:
cooperative lines has rorvs ga trs.
front The idea was sugrs-r~SY III TIM
rooms of the IornmeyN'i az elrziy -aSrrr-
day afternoon when a nuuib-r 80 uvss-
duCers met to discuss the gltrssSsstz. ~
leasing TN" cann"ry plant Instantly
the movement brought sur --sIyr4.4-
siOns of approval and rssulr-g "a rh~
selection OF committee Us sIzrryssrp
data to be submitted to fruir Ersuars
at some subsequent us~sI1x yIS.s
committee consists ~ Dr Csr1uv,IIsi
Lowthcr, Mr.. johnson Of rrs- drrT7-g-
Johnson Realty company anG " ~
Romans. M"ssrs I.oWtnsr INf ~
mans were chairman and rrspsc Uvs-tv
ana secretary rcsprctiy~}y - t--
meeting Of fruit grow ~
This COMMITTEES is ~ prsr1=ar Er7l
from all parts Us tho -s1yTcrv xu,i
from the New Zealand and sNdlrr En-
operative bodies as f@ mr. MYTH sErLf
manner of orRaniza1ryR ana Is 10 aa-&
out the very best frarr ~ eaett
learns, These fcatt.rrs wilf a~~ cf-4 frs.,s
into form and submitte.i ~ rH~ gytsE-
or here for approval TN Hrrdz cyf
this particular territory srr Vasig' III
derstood by the men on IA. cur1rair-rsr
and the desire Is 10 p,-ffs.-r ssuIe nan
which will meet WITH approvzF ne-r-s
and furnish thr growers aR sprsr-
tunity to unite in sp,ry rs 1aHrt- ssr
offensive and defensive sIrS 1IsIsE
the lines OF their industry Tu-v f=nciS
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03
STOCK WORTH A MILLION
OWNED IN THE COUNTY

and s1S.275 for hogs. the live stock
end of the county possessions totals
no mean figure.
Twice as many people in the county
own automobiles as last year. They
must have been buying more expeu-
SiHe makes. too. for the valuation in
stead of being doubled is almost four
times rs great Whereas in 1909 the
amount on automobiles was fixed a:
s2S.l15, this year it is sS1.S3O.
1t must have been good year for
the piano dealers. too. for pianos
which always bulk big in the asses
sor's record are down for value of
s2lO.o6o. There are 1541 in tho
county. an increase in the year of 4O5.
Detailed figures Of the personal
property are as follows:
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03
$500. Oee WORTH OF GRATITUDE,
FOR HIM.

MACON. Ga, Aug. BREAD cast
upon the waters several years ago
returned to W. w. Miller. local
street car motorman. in the shape
o. a fortune of 100000.
In 1903 Miller, then in Atlanta, be-
friended j. F. Curley. then down and
out. Miller nursed him through an
illness and gave him money to get
TO Seattle. Yesterday he received a
letter from a Seattle lawyer saying
that Curley had died in Dawson and
left a fortune worth s5oG.s6e to
4tSler.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03
Will Take Up Bond.

WAPATO. Wash, Aug. AT a
meeting of the town council this
week it was decided to take up one
of the Il one thousand dollar pub
lie Improvement bonds held by the
state. The bonds are not due yet
bat the council thought it wise to save
the interest to the taxpayers. Finan-
cially Wapato is in excellent shape,
Notwithstanding the many improve
r1ents made in and about the town
this year.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03

In which nearly every imssr1u<r ksr<-
ness was situated. wax yzrssH q. ne.
ground and two btIiIdtnes z.sr7ssz tn
street. consumed by he pavs.r. r.xsor,,
the fire tng'ne which Was sssmr tss,-en
from this city arrived and su.7vseytssT
in getting the blaze under cosf-z.F. asr-
cupants Of the store in ra,gls the
flames started. declare tlxa .E1iyss
there was no explosion. = coal ell ztIszs
was responsible for the cousaa-S-fsT
The loss is vsriousiy estfHaasd ~
from $4,000 to $1,000 TIE .,xxrk
amount Of insurance was fsya.,zs.IfsG-,
to learn but is believed 50 sszs ssrs
very small.
Gained Great Ibrsd wav
The h,e. according To sg.syr= "a
ports. starting in the unoet.ssz 81 r,,ax
e the building, had "a ned esiSses.--
bile hendwaY before il wax fjssrx-
cred
Before the Inadequate 6rbsir-r AZ
2aratus could be gotten inta .syr-srx
order bucket brigade ass s.-.r
hastily organized and set abaIr es@
work of carrying water frspR sE syr--
cation ditch soon il was rasnI tbr
the nd was sufficiently high ~ 7raks
the work Of combining the faris. e.
the ono building extremely stiScvS-
and the North Yakima 4szzrsHs.-rt
WIS consulted
Chief sends Engine
"''I DAWSON responded t0 m -5f
'7''8''",'' 'N sending M stE'fs
''N" "'' Rect OF nose Z" i7s sN1e
" '.'' even 'I''T Inc nara f'N. JF57-
81.
''.N S'''I Nh'I IIi'" 7f IN. thh~
..'- '''''''S from hNinG grasses tT'-
'' ''. p. w '' I'd. ''Nb "- Pre-
..' ''-''i. IN '"''~' 10y iFT
'' '.''. ~" II'-''''" '''.A "'
.'''..'" "HI 'Ir "''N "' .H-1
"' "...." '' IN. "ist'i.t e+.iH
.'A.. ~. '' -|.
'... .'"-' .H ..' ''h"NnE @1''"
". 'h'.' '' jN" 1."rh- '". ~
'"N'..| |''.H .a'""' 's .I. }t..
n N..'I '.''.- S'n'N ''~' tN' H' r.-
."lN '"..h|S'.. INC oWn'vs r~
'' NN''7 is u"' Nn"WN 1851. 900
I''''@ ''mph"l .N.N STA o. --e
'I.i"I hlin'i. JhDn 's If by 4a-
impulse. ln" me, by reason o. tae
"INu 'tlNEhS, lffn'o on f,a Ui@E
rack from me hra burned nnsal12
''' ''' CAV '''''''''' ''A' H'Nff kiF
ne Atkins hotfi and op1r2ev %1oU-
me McpanIeIf soft drinks par'dc SH3
the Nllf"ng building eoHttirFaS .
'maII amount OF Dar hNtareS-
Leaps Across Street.
With second change OF tn's se5Ud.
the IRE jumped across the Sgns.- t's
TN" IVAN blacksmith shop Est MS
residence directly in thS syaG- anu
before the ARRIVAL 81 the @ngr"e- oSG
RACED these buildings 10 the ssos1r'f
In the blacksmith sh"p eh@ ""s1 fafh
lost in the conhasrat'ar- waS sunM-ss
'ut wheh young cor o~nS6 ~ Wr-
Han, rushed back INT" rh~ aaaryiHs
building after ii mad H~-se xSfresr
Snrely OUT before the shdT GanxHr
proprietor tampbeH rs saus cs hzSz.
saved ms entire lot "t te%r'rs xnd W.
hicles from the livery siaa'~s Inn ehx
building - tons or what axy rp-
Gently bought, vas LOST fsss Sz5rTeS
absolutely no insurance an sTtS1r hEsv-
ing refused 10 wrte ire asiSainE ssEtsS
icW days oefore "SS 6s,~SE'syrvt
In the burning OF the P1sH'rs- bssfei-
owned ny Mrs. Atkins oRs vi tsr us~
ost landmarks in TIN sScrsAn NJ ehr