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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
WHAT'S THE USE
Sticking to Habit When 1t Means
Discomfort

Old King Coffee knocks subjects
out tolerably fiat at times, and there
is no possible doubt of what did it. A
Mich. woman gives her experience:
Il used to have liver trouble nearly
all of the time and took medicine
which relieved me only for a little
while. Then every once in a while ]
would be suddenly doubled up with
an awful agony in my stomach. II
seemed as though every time I took a
breath l would de- No one coulG
suffer any more and live.
Finally I got down so sick With
catarrh of the stomach that l could
not turn over in bed, and my stomach
did not digest even milk. The docto,
finally told me that If did not give UP
drinking coffee I would surely die, but
l felt could not give it up.
However, Husband brought home a
package Of Postum and it was made
strictly according to directions. It
was the only thing that would stay
on my stomach, and / soon got so !
liked it very much.
Gradually I began to get better, and
week by week gained in strength and
health. Now I am in perfect condi
ton, and am convinced that the whole
cause of my trouble was coffee drink.
ing, and my getting better was due to
leaving off coffee and drinking Postum
"a short time ago 1 tasted sons
coffee and found, to my establishment
that did not care anything about it. ]
never have to take medicine any
more. I hope you will use this letter
for the benefit of those suffering from
the poisonous effects of Coffee
Read the little book. "The Road te
Wellville, in pkgs. There's Reason
Ever read the shove letter. A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and fall of human
interest
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Desire for Elkins' Douqh,

Few men in America and none in
official life receive such varied as
sortment of mail as does Senator FL
kins and his family. The notoriety
the Elkins family gained when there
was so much discussion about the
duke of the AbruZzi and the possible
marriage of Miss Katherine Elkins to
that scion of the Italian royal family
caused the name of Elkins to be
known in every part of the world. AS
a result every mail brings hundreds
of letters from all parts of this coun-
try and from every civilized nook
and corner of the world, including
islands that are not placed in some
of the older biographies. The writer's
of these letters assume that the FL
kins' wealth is equal to all the fabu-
lous fortunes of fiction and history.
They ask for all sorts of things-in
fact everything the human mind can
conceive that money can buy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

o'clock at night is the beginning Of
the Cuban day."
Hulley arose likewise. Come along
Middleham; let's see what he is COINS
to do"
Sc the three big fellows sauntere6
into the hotel lobby and walked up t.
the dapper little clerk.
"Jaurez," asked Snow, would vol
oblige me with your guitar to-night?'
The clerk smiled brightly. Isl
senor,, certe," and he hurried into the
office after it.
Better get stiletto and revolver
too" suggested Midlothian, laughing
The clerk returned; the three men
took the instrument and set forth.
"Nothing's going to happen" muir
INJURED Middleham; nobody's at
home"
Snow stopped. Nov you. fellows
see that big house right yonder, with
the curly brass grillwork shining in
the windows. | want you fellows to
stay here in the shadow behind this
corner. I'm going over and thrum on
this guitar bit: maybe something
will turn up"
His two friends assented. The
American walked over to the window
in the full glare of an arc, swung the
guitar around in front and, without
more ado. began to play.
1t was an odd, plaintive, tangled
little air that Snow played, a thing
that he had picked up years ago, down
in Mexico, and had played on other
nights at other windows.
Just inside the shining grill work
Snow could catch the CLINT of a silk
curtain. He played on, weaving a mu-
steal phantasy, until he almost be-
lieved himself back in the old Aztec
capital. The impression grew so
strong as to be almost disagreeable.
He stopped.
Just at that instant hand was laid
on his shoulder.
Snow laughed shortly. 1.-The ro-
nance is off," he remarked without
looking around; you boys came over
and spoiled it ALL
May | Inquire what the senior is
doing here?" asked voice in perfect.
ly good Spanish.
Snow wheeled around abruptly and
found himself facing heavy-set,
swarthy man, with black mustache
curled up in a fierce Kaiser Wilhelm
fashion.
Snow stared at this apparition in
amazement. Am l on your pre-
serves9" he asked in Spanish.
The stranger stepped back little.
Il see frorS your accent" he went on,
that you are an American, but, senior.
I accept no insolence even from an
American.
A little t1ngle of amusement went
through the American. We'll, as you
have answered my question in the af-
firmatire I'll tell you what l am do
ing. Some friends and l have started
out with this guitar this evening in
search of an adventure SO I stood
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Mathematical Visitors.

George w. Vanderbilt, at dinner in
Asheville, said:
Il am named after George Washing
ION, and as George Washington
birthday approaches l want to register
my faith in the people to whom he
gave freedom.
These people are worthy of free.
dom. They don't abuse it. This fact
was brought home to me when, on one
If the days when Biltmore was open to
The public. / strolled unrecognized over
my lawn.
"As watched the orderly and polite
visitors, a shabby young man Kissed at
me fiercely from path:
Hey, git off that! 1t amt allowed.
And he pointed to keep-off-the.
grass sign, and kept his stern eye on
me till he saw that the order was
obeyed"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Didn't Look the Part.

When Gov. Eberhart of Minnesota
was in Washington story was print
ed to the effect that he had been vic
timized by card sharps on his way to
Washington. 1t turned out that Eber.
hart discovered the card sharps and
made complaint, which resulted in the
arrest of one and scared two others
off the train. The story was told
while Eberhart was standing in the
lobby of hotel and man, looking
him over, remarked: Il wouldn't be-
lieVe that story. | should expect to
see that fellow on the other side of
the game" The Minnesota governor
young looking as he is, did no. appear
to be a man who could be taken in
easily.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

tative in congress from 1925 to 1929
and from 1881 to 1888. This col.ec.
ton of manuscripts. which is now re.
garded as having great value, was
purchased from the descendants of
John Leeds Kerr.
During the year the Jefferson and
Hamilton collections were added to
by the purchase of additional letters,
and an interesting contribution to the
history of South Carolina federalism
was obtained in number Of letters
from Hamilton, Timothy Pickering
and John Quincy Adams to William
Loughton Smith. representative
gress. The transcript of historical
documents relating to American colo
NAL affairs in the public record office
and British museum in London and
the Bodleian library at Oxford are
now reaching the library. These rec.
ords. as far as transcribed. aggregate
about $500 folios of foolscap size.
The copyright business of the libra
ry continues to expand. The gross re-
ceipts in the Office Of the register of
copyrights during the last year were
$87,0S5.53. The entries of titles for
the year numbered 120131. OF these
entries 10S,2S1 were titles of the pro-
auctions of citizens or residents OF
the United States and 1850 were
titles of works by foreigners. The
congressional library is now costing
the people of the country approx
mately 100000 a year More than
100000 tourists visited the library
during the last year. It is much more
than show place and students from
every section of the United States
come here to pursue research work
within its walls. Those persons who
have charge of the library, through
correspondence with scholars and stu
dents throughout the country, as well
as with correspondence with other
libraries, are quite firmly convinced
that the people of the United States
wish to see the library supported in
first-class style
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
"CARRY" NATION WINS AGAIN
Court of Appeals sustains Kansas
Saloon Smssher, Who Will
Get $1Co Back.

Garry" Nation managed to have
her own way in spite of law and legal
technicalities Garry" smashed I'D the
cut-glass furniture in the saloon in the
Union station on her arrival in Wash
ington few months ago, and for this ir-
regularity of conduct was jailed. She ap-
peared in police court and was fined
500, which she paid and then ap-
pealed the case. Chief Justice Shep-
herd of the district court of appeals,
set aside the fine, and held that the
case should have been quashed, as it
contained nothing definite as to the
value of the property destroyed, and
Garry" will probably get her 500
back.
The saloon smasher would like to
have the public distinctly understand
her name is Carry" and not Car
r-i-e," as almost invariably printed. On
her recent visit to Washington she en-
phasized this fact upon the discovery
that the printed programs for the meet
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
ADMIRAL EVANS RETIREMENT
"Fighting Bob" Is Now Really Out Of
the Service After Honorable
Career.

Fighting Bob" Evans, seadog and
has been on detached duty upon the
general naval board, but has severed
his connection with that body and will
now pursue his military work.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans is one
of the most picturesque characters
in the eyes of the world today. He
entered the naval academy SO years
ago, and was good deal of kid
yet when he entered service during
the war of the rebellion. From that
day so years ago up to Wednesday,
January 26, there has not been day
that he has not been upon active duty.
He is now GA years old. He will soon
print the story of his life under the
title THE American Admiral's Log"
He Is one of the most popular men
in public life, and it is a popularity
that has not been evanescent. He has
retained his hold upon the hearts Of
the public through all these tumbling
years of activity, and is loved by every
man asea or ashore as Fighting Bob"
and yet he is in no sense of the word
a belligerent, being a man only of
keen judgment and firmness Of pur.
pose. When he made up his mind
that all attack should be made he
made it, and this determined purpose
of his is one of the things that has
endeared him to the blue-jackets. Ad-
miral Evans had first command of the
Is battleships which made the years
trip around the world, and he remem.
bers with a thrill of pride his en-
trance into San Francisco with those
Is great battleships in May, 1908, after
the cruise around the Horn. He was
detached three days after landing, and
retired the following August He was
promptly assigned to duty in connec-
ton with the general board, from
which he was recently detached. Rear
Admiral Evans career has been singu.
larly happy and well rounded, and he
enters private life with all the &C.
compartments of love, honor and
troops of friends.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Three gentlemen, two English, one
American, sat around a table in the
garden of the Mioamer and slipped
slowly at their cocoanut water. not
particularly liking the insipid drink
Outside, in the Prado, long, unend
ing line Of carriages, motors, pedes.
TRANS moved steadily back and forth
And they tell me that Havana is a
romantic place." drawled Hulley, re.
moving his Panama hat, for like all
good tourists their first move when
they reached the Cuban capital was to
Invest in Panamas.
Now we've been over here week, u
growled Middleham, his brother Eng
lishman," and as far as romance is
concerned, Snow, there has been abso-
lutely nothing doing as you Ameri-
cans put it."
AS both the men appealed to Snow,
and as Cuba lay SO close to the States,
under an American protectorate, too,
that gentleman felt called upon to de-
fend the islands good name in things
romantic.
What do yea fellows expect to hap
pen to you cuddled up here in the
Mioamer gardens? You poke around
and look at forts, cathedrals, histori-
cal spots and places where romances
have occurred. That's all wrong. Ro-
nance is like lightning; it never
strikes twice in the same place. The
man who goes around gaping at ro-
mantle spots will never make one"
"Aw, come now," gibed Hulley,
that's an American joke"
YES" echoed Midlothian, there
may be adventures for the natives, but
hardly for foreigner like me, barely
speaking the language"
III show you," remarked Snow,
briefly. He arose.
"Ah, now, what are you going to
do?" in chorus.
Stir up an adventure"
WHAT" exclaimed Midlothian,
pulling out his watch, ''at 10 o'clock at
night"
Snow shrugged his shulders. "Tn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
PUBLISHED EVERY WINTER
Famous Cough and Cold Prescription
Has Cured Hundreds Here.

"Get two ounces of Glycerine and
half an ounce of Concentrated Pine
compound. Then get half a pint of good
whiskey and put the other two ingre-
dents into it. Take teaspoonful to
tablespoonful of this mixture after
each meal and at bed time. Shake the
bottle well each time" This is said to
be the quickest cold and cough rem
sdy known. 1t frequently cures the
worst colds in twenty-four hours. But
De sure to get only the genuine Con-
,entrated Pine. Each half ounce bottle
comes put up in a tin screw-top case.
Don't use the weaker pine prepare.
ions. Any druggist has it on hand or
will quickly get it from his wholesale
house,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Left Behind,

Il engaged model the other day.
said the artist sadly, "for her beautiful
hair. l never saw anything quite so
magnificent or abundant. When she
got here didn't like the way she had
it done up, SO asked her to change it.
thought she had kind of embar.
raised look, but she went behind the
screen and took it down and did it UP
all over again. When she came from
behind the screen | was shocked.
She had left half her beautiful hair
behind the screen"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Americas Opportunity in Turkey.


DR.. George Washburn, president OF
robert college, 1S70-19O3, writes:
1T is a great opportunity, wonder
Jul opportunity, and it is call espe-
,ially to Americans. They believe in
is now in Turkey. They trust us.
There is nobody they believe in and
rust as they do Americans in Turkey.
they know that We have no selfish
ends in view there. We do not want
my of their territory; we are not
going to try to overthrow the Turkish
government; and they understand fully
that what we are doing there we are
loing for their good. They may think
we make mistakes, but they know we
are honest, and they know we are do
ng it for their good. They trust us as
hey trust nobody else, and conse-
luently it is ia great opportunity, a
wonderful opportunity, for us to go on
and to try to make these people under
stand who Christ is and what Christ is
% the world
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
A Mans House,

What is mans house but his nest
and why should it not be nest-l!ke
both outside and in-coarse, strong,
negative in tone externally, and snug
and well feathered and modelled by
the heart within? Why should it be
set on a hill when he can command
a nook under the hill or on its side?
Why should it look like an observa,
tory, when it is a conservatory and
dormitory John Burroughs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Dancer in spittino on Sidewalks.

DdHyFf TT oP1teT11g OFT oIucWdINS'
In order to show that splitting on the
sidewalks is dangerous to health, an in
vestigation has been made by DR.. John
Robertson. medical health officer Of
Birmingham, England, which shows
that seven per cent. of the "spits" col
lected in public places contained con-
sumption germs. On the other hand
the dust collected from the floors of
the cottages of the Adirondack Cottage
sanitarium has been found to be free
Of tuberculosis germs, showing that a
careful consumptiye is not dangerous
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
Dies for Love of a Girl in a Novel.

Dies for Love of a Girl in Novel.
Most of us have been impressed at
some time or other with a lovable
character in book, but is is not often
that people are carried away like the
young laborer at Salesman, near Chi
chester, Eng, who, falling in love
with girl in a novel thought his love
for his own sweetheart was false, and
shot himself.
At the inquest letter left by the
distracted man was read, in which he
stated that he had read a tale of love
about a girl, and he could not get the
character in the book out of his mind.
Il have made love to a girl" he went
on, ito find it was false, and I cannot
make false love any more, but could
not tell the girl must
CO."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

From the frequency with which wo,
men are capturing burglars. beating
them and then turning them over to
the police, we are forced to conclude
that the burglarious profession has
either deteriorated in physique or re-
markedly enhanced in chivalru
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

ing she was to address spelled her
name ''in the old way Her father
spelled the name Garry" in the old
family Bible and the hatcheteer is very
proud of that fact. She was intro
duced to a church audience in Wash
ington by the local president of the
w. c. T. u with these words: You
must carry a Ratchet if you would
Garry A. Nation"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

When "eggs is eggs" prize hens
naturally are at premium. So the
theft of an egg laid by hen at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, which has won
$4,000 in competition at poultry
shows comes pretty close to classified
tion as gilt-edge crime. At least the
owner of the hen has offered big re.
ward for the capture of the thief and
the return of the egg in unchanged
condition. And the valuable ''biddy"
cackles appreciation of the proceed
fngs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

In awarding judgment in a damage
suit a New York judge has decided
that a workingman's kidney is worth
s140 900. If a workingman's kidney is
worth that much how high price
would the judge put on the kidney of
Pittsburg millionaire?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

the country are
displaying more
pride as the years
go by, added 212,-
119 books, PAM
phlets and manu-
scripts to its col
lection during the
! a S t year. The
year. The most
imports ut gift of
printed material
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

DR.. Anschutz Kemp, a prominent
scientist of Berlin, Germany, is said
ia have invented a submarine boat for
Arctic exploration beneath the ice that
is capable of remaining under water
at a great depth for long period.
Roats were able to do this from the
beginning and effort has always been
made to build craft that will stay right
side up and on the surface for long
time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02
A Theory.

What is your theory about the use
fulness of canals of Mars?"
Il don't think" replied the scientist;
that there is any doubt about their
being of great value to the circula-
ton departments of some magazines. y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

The price of shoes is also going up,
but is isn't likely the shoe manufact-
urers will have the nerve to tell us
that the cheaper, squeaky ones are
Just as good.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Nevertheless it will probably need
all those different Investigations and
then some to get at the truth about
the advance in the cost of living
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Comet A 1910 has tail 100000
miles long, but having all the solar
system to traipse around in it has not
yet tripped up on it's far-fung append
age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

West Point young men are to be
permitted to haze within reason. Now
we shall see whether they know where
reason ends and foolishness begins.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Inventor Edison's storage battery
with which he expects to revolutionize
the transportation systems of the
country, is doing a little more revolv-
ing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Speaking of preventable deaths
there can be no.doubt that the present
cost of living will greatly reduce the
ratio of deaths from over-eating.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Halley's comet has slowed down and
is going million miles an hour Some
OF our aeroplanists may be able to
hitch on" within a few weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

In the past ten years 100000 new
farms have been developed in the
United States. Back to the farm"
isn't such an idle cry by this showing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Still, the f Id is free and anv one
VINO care to do SO may take day off
and invent new language.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

After you have tried all the pre-.
scribed test on the eggs, you usually
fall back on the familiar one that new
err has been known to fail in the case
of the pudding.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

what shall we eat? has now become
paramount issue in the United
states of America.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

moving pictures will reproduce for
US the thrills Of the Paris flood with.
CUT the Inconvenience of wet feet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

scientists report that the tail of
Hailey's comet is composed of gas
Don,t worry. 1t isn't passing through
a meter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

II this thing keeps on, soon it will
require person who can count more
IMAM four to tell how many comets
there are.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Broom corn is nearly exhausted and
brooms threaten to go to 81 each
Here is where the vacuum cleaners
wear placid smiles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Surgery is to be used for badness
IN New York children, but will stop
well this side of decapitation.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

The expert who blames the high
price of living on the extravaganza
OF woman has a good deal Of the old
Adam in him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

~. Is too much black hand" in
country of soap and water,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

u, notwithstanding the high cost of
=. most of US seem to be doing
IT very nicely.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

meat or no meat, what's the differ.
ehce. SO long as we have terrapin
eahvasback and oysters?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

Then there is another useful and
thoroughly trustworthy vegetable, the
artfchoke, whose acquaintance you
ought to make.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

a.. .oweVer, there is nothing to show
nnsa nofse meat has increased in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

That Washington boy baby doomed
10 inherit $100,000,00O stands a poor
snow OF becoming self-made man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-04-02

hach of the bare-limbed dancers
.iaims all the others are merely imi.
.aIng her. Sort of take-off.