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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
WHEN DINNER COMES
One Ought to Have a Good Appetite.

A good appetite is the best sauce.
It goes long way toward helping in
the digestive process, and that is abso-
lutely essential to health and strength.
Many persons have found that Crane
Nuts food is not only nourishing but
is great appetizer Even children
like the taste Of it and grow strong
and rosy from it's use.
1t Is especially the food to make a
weak stomach strong and create an
appetite for dinner.
i am 81 years DID," writes a Tenn.
grandmother, "and have had a weak
stomach from childhood. BY great care
as to my diet enjoyed a reasonable
degree of health, but never found any,
thing to equal Grape-Nuts as a
standby.
When have no appetite for break
last and just eat to keep I'D INV
strength, take 4 teaspoonfuls of
Grape-Nuts with good rich milk and
when dinner comes I am hungry
While If I go without any breakfast 7
never feel like eating dinner. Crane
Nuts for breakfast seems to make a
healthy appetite for dinner.
MY 13-months-old grandson had
Deen very sick with stomach trouble
during the past summer, and finally we
put him on Grape-Nuts. Now he is
growing plump and well. When asked
II ne wants his nurse or Grape-Nuts.
ne brightens up and points to the
cupboard. He was no trouble to wean
at al-thanks to Grape-Nuts." Read
the little book. 'The Road TO Well.
ville," In pkgs. There's = Reason
one appears from time to fine. rt'-.
IRE genuine true, and full Of hunan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
OF WORTH IN HIS BUSINESS
Boy Detective Congratulates Himself
That His First Name Is Easily
Pronounced.

Its lucky thing for me-" said Bill
Butts, the Boy Detective, to himself,
that my folks were plain people and
believed in plain names. Suppos1ng,
for instance, l had been named after
the fashion of my distinguished klns-
man, Archie Butts, the military facte-
tum of President Taft.
I'm out on the case and I've trapped
my man. I stand facing him fearless
ly with scowl on my face.
"'And who are your he asks.
Archibald WiIlingham De Graffen-
reid Butts, the Boy DetectiVe' l an
swer.
Honestly, l believe I'd have to
laugh saying it. Anyhow, before got
through my man would be on the next
block. That's why say that my folks
were sensible, plain people and named
me plain Bill, which is of great value
in my profession
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

which brought the drink. He said
he would take it from the man high
est in rank, and the rest could drink
with him. In response to this sug
gestion, one of the officers stepped
forward, said he was chief master-of-
arms and, he believed, the highest
ranked man on the car. He offered
his bottle. Another bottle was handed
to the officer, and with toast to the
man-of-war man Hammond took his
morning nip with the conductor and
motorman as interested spectators, Of
1cers and sailors drinking with him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

mercies of Tammany hail. or rather, into hands
Richard Croker and his friends.
Never there astonishing illustration of
the demoraizng effect Of prospective ofceholding upon
the forces of political reform
When Republican legislature passed the charter
creating the greater city by uniting Brooklyn Richmond
county and Queens county with the old city of New
York. the political refomers felt of keeping Tam
many out Of power that the term of the mayor
increased from two to four years.
Mr.. Croker, the Tammany boss, who had been living
abroad while regent directed the organization,
back to New York and nominated Robert A. Van Wyck
for mayor.
The anti-Tammany forces at divided. The Re-
publicans nominated Gen. Tracy the Citizens Union
nominated Seth Low; the Jefferson Democrats nomi
mated Henry George and there three minor cand
dates.
Mr.. Van Wyck was elected mayor and Mr.. Croker
became the absolute master of the city.
Through over-confdence and feather-headed jealousy
the refomers had surrendered New York to the ooers
Then followed the most appalling orgy of municipal
debauchery since the Tweed ring boldly stole s20000000
from the taxpayers. Mr. Croker ruled the community
like king from his club in Fifth avenue The mayor
creature in his powerful grasp. Even the
most distinguished judges of the supreme sought
the of the boss and humby sued for his friend
ship.
In the midst of this shameful condition of things the
historic Mazet legislative investigation
the witness stand Mr. Croker the Tammany boss, admit
ted that t is the theory of the city right
through that the organization in control should have all
the Offices in department. executive ad
ministrative and everything"
With Mr.. Croker in opulent exile Charles F. Murphy
in time became the boss of Tammany AS the political
creator of Mr. Mcclellan the nneyfourth mayor of New
York and the sponsor Of his successor Judge Gaynor
this burly obuse silent and arrogant product of machine
politics is picturesque and sometimes pathetic figure.
Mr. Murphy originally a ship-calker In Roach's
shpyard, where he gained notoriety "sugger
Then he became street driver That before the
day Of the bell punch Mr.. Murphy saved money rapidly
He started saloon 1t we'll patronzed by the street
car drivers and conductors shpyard workers. gashouse
dock laborers and petty politicians of the gashouse
district"
Mr. Murphy opened another saloon in the neghbor-
hood. 1t success. Then he opened another and
still another So that presently the who yet to
be the master of the great city Of New York found him
self managing four saloons in discta noble
ration for great civic destiny Here he gathered the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

wisdom and strength that enabled him to hurl mere
university president out of the City hall.
Little old New York! 1t is hardly city,
ton of neghboring communities From the very begin
ming it has been polyglo With great tides immgra-
ton sweeping it. the wonder is that it is not
place. for its problems complicated beyond the
of words to express.
Yet it contains the richest in the world it
estimated that 5000 of its residents wealth
amounting to $5000 100000. Its taxable property is
assessed at than $780, 100000. Wall dis
putes the financial hegemony of London is the
part of the world is the commercial metropolis of the
hemisphere.
The city is divided into five boroughs. The presidents
of these boroughs who elected their jursdc-
tfons, constitute with the comptroller and presi
dent of the board of aldermen, the apowerfu board of
estimate and apportonment.
This board of estimate and apportonment, which Is
presided by the controls the appropriations
of the entire city 1t also public
franchises which stripped from unworthy board of
aldermen.
So asoundingly loose is New York's methods of pur
chase and accounancy that distinguished experts
examined the situation within months declare
that private business conducted in such way would
bankrupt itself within month two. The truth is that
different departments have paid widely different prices
for articles bought from the the
day.
Mighest among the paralyze the civic life
of New York is the traction trust with its miles of
tracks and its stock and bond capitalization of
$701,1 Oil.
Ever since the Tammany matched Ramapo company
conspiracy to sell $780, 900 worth of to New
the agitation for additional water supply had
been steadily carried in systematic way.
Out of this continued agitation the great Cats
kill water supply enterprise.
1t useless to point out that billions gallons of
the cy's water supply wastfuy flowing over the
Croton DAMS that perhaps third Of all the water
brought the city either stolen allowed to run
to waste through preventab1e leaks.
The legislature passed law authorizing the mayor
appoint board of water supply organize and man.
age the enterprise. This board worked out plan for
water supply in the heart of the Catskl mountains
vii n tn hrinp tho
water 80 miles to New York. the whole to cost $751;
S57 900.
And now, before the Catski project is much more
than well begun the mayor and his associates have
indorsed demand SAT 900 more for ne. reser-
voir Suffolk county to supply the impered people
of Brooklyn!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

sailors and three officers. His remark
was overheard by all the occupants Of
the car. Immediately the whole 20
jumped up, pulled bottles from their
pockets and each offered him drink.
Hammond tells his friends that he
wanted the drink, but he did not want
%. He expressed his wishes, and said
he would take drink from the low
est man in the rank. The men looked
around. and then six sailors stepped
forward and offered their bottles.
Again Hammond was in a quandary.
Then he lit on the happy thought
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
Rich Territory onened lin.

The development of the Brazilian
Amazon valley must in time amount
to untold wealth. In the states of
Para and the Amazonas and the fed.
eral territory of Acre there are near
the waters edge 100000 rubber
bearing trees Of the Hevea variety.
These trees If properly tapped will
live indefinitely and steadily increase
their yield. The state of Para is con-
siderably larger than Texas, and much
of it will grow excellent cotton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

30 minutes before the next car came
along, and he did not wish to go back
and disturb his friend. A car came
down Fifteenth street on it's way to
League Island. He boarded it and
was told by the conductor that after
it made the trip to the navy yard it
would be the first one up. Rather
than wait in the cold until 1t returned,
Hammond decided to ride down to
the yard.
AS he sat down on the seat he re-
marked to the conductor that it was
cold. In the car were about twenty
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
A Good Head for Business,

Il want hat pin" said little Mary
of four years, as she gazed eagerly at
the cushion full of sparkling orna-
ments on the milliner's showcase.
"How much is it," she asked, after
making very deliberate choice and
laying her purchase money, a bright
penny, on the counter. ooh, nothing
returned the kind-hearted Mrs. Briggs,
as Marys mother was one of her regu-
lar customers. Imagine her amuse-
ment as the little bargain hunter"
said most eagerly: I'll take two
then"-Delineator,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
GENEROUS LOT OF SAILORS

some friends on Thanksgiving day,
and to reach the place in time for din
ner was compelled to leave his bed
at four o'clock. The night before he
had stayed in the southern section Of
the city, and as he left the house the
next morning he saw the car that he
wanted to catch about a square away.
As nothing but might liners" were
running he was in quandary as to
what he should do. He had to wait
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
Offensive Humor.

What are you doing down town."
Trying to get something for my
wife"
Had any offers ?''-Washington Her.
aid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT.

After Spending Thousands Of Dollar
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, He Was Desperate.
CHICAGO, lLLS.-Mr. y. g.
Becker, Of 1874 Van Buren, ST., a
= welI-known wholesale dry goods
> dealer, states as follows:
"i have had catarrh for more
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians,
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and can say to you that
have found Peruna the only rem.
edy that has cured me per-
manently.
"Peruna has also cured my
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
it in the house for an attack OF
cold, which it invariably cures in
a very short time"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
Artist Wanted One Drink, and Had to
Use Diplomacy to Escape TAX.
Ing TWenty-three.

James Hammond, the Philadelphia
artist celebrated for his picture, "A
breakfast for Six" tells good story
about Ina 80 and the American man.
Of-war
He .lvited to take dinner with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
A Nasty DIG.

A Nasty Dig.
LAS nasty dig as | ever admins
tered in my newspaper career in Vir-
ginia City" said Mark Twain, was d.
rected against man named Fer
guson.
ferguson, at Christmas time, in
vited me to see the presents he had
given his wife. They were magnificent
gifts. The man expected, of course.
write-up.
We'll, he wasn't disappointed. The
next day, in prominent place on the
first page of the Enterprise, l inserted
this paragraph:
John H. Ferguson's Christmas
gifts to his wife are being much adj
mired. They include diamond stom-
acher and many other beautiful speci-
mems of cut glass;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

A little song In sadness
When troubled thoughts dismay.
Will predispose to glaGness
And drive them all away.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
Sticky,

Sticky.
stick to the farm" says Taft,
It's good bunch, we say so, too.
Stick to 1t like a black land farm
In rainy weather sticks to you.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05
PATIENCE UNREWARDED.

Are there any fish in the lake
here?"
Il dunno! This is only the second
day I've been fishing here!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-02-05

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NSM Manhattan island and it's
Hudson and his tired
Dutch sailors; and to-day the great
city of New York presents the most
staggering problem of government in
the world.
London is English, Paris is French,
Berlin is German, st. Petersburg is
Russian, Naples is Italian and Can
ton is Chinese
But New York, the second city of
the world, is not American 1t is
the only cosmopolis in existence.
With population of 100000 inhabi-
tants, it has nearly 100000 who
were born in foreign countries. There
are vast districts in the city, some
of them miles in extent, where the
English tongue is used by few and
even the street signs and newspapers
are In strange languages.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

tions existing in this city that should
not be tolerated in any civilized COM
munity, said Judge Works. "From the
day 1 made that trip l became a mis-
sionary; not a missionary to the
heather, but to the good people of the
city. We politely term these places
courts but they are nevertheless
slums, and we are never going to over
come these conditions until we admit
they exist. The housing commission Is
doing everything it can to relieve this
condition, but l learn from the auditor
there is only $707 to the credit of TINS
commission for the rest of the fiscal
year.
I'VE need to break up these places
some way or another In some other
cities houses are built for these people
and rented at a low rate and under
sanitary conditions. We can do the
same thing If we will. But we need
money to do this. The ardor of good
many people cools when it comes down
to the matter of money, but we want
something more than commendation.
mo better movement for the general
good of the city could be undertaken
than this one. This is not matter of
charity It is for the good of the en-
tire city. No city on the face of the
globe is in a better position to make
itself an absolutely pure city as far as
that is possible than Los Angeles, and
this movement will go far toward ac-
complishing this end"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
HEALD'S NEW HOME

To keep in touch with the progressive
spirit and rapid growth of our city,
Healds Business college has moved to
its permanent home on the corner of
Hill and Eighth streets, opposite the
Hamburger building. In designing the
college rooms the architect has made
many innovations not found in business
college construction anywhere. Large
windows opening to the north and yet
not exposed to the SUMS rays have
been placed on the roof of the new
building These admit an abundance of
mellow light and make these college
rooms the best lighted and ventilated
business college quarters in the coun-
try. The business offices are on the
first floor on Eighth street. The stu
dents may enter on either Eighth or
Hill street.
The equipment and furnishings are
elaborate and in keeping with the new
building. Solid oak rolltop desks and
office chairs in the beginning bookkeep-
ing department and large accounting
desks bank, Wholesale commission
and other expensive office fixtures are
found in the advanced department, Oak
desks, library tables and adjustable
chairs have been placed in the short
hand rooms, and hundred new type
writer's with modern drop cabinet type
writer desks are found in the type
writing departments. Business phono-
graphs for dictation and typewriting
purposes, tabulators, multigraphs.
mimeographs, adding machines and
billing machines are included in the
college equipment.
In point of attendance, prestige, etc,
Heald's Business colleges stand at the
head of institutions Of its kind on the
Pacific coast. Prof. E. P. Heald, presi-
dent of the Heald chain of schools, is
the pioneer of business educators in
California, having founded Heald's
Business college in San Francisco
nearly fifty years ago. Twelve schools
comprise the Heald chain, and they are
located in the largest cities of the state.
The Los Angeles is the finest equipped
and best arranged business college on
the Pacific coast
Prof. l. N. Inskeep, one of the best
known business college men in Los
Angeles, who has been identified with
business college work in Los Angeles
for the past twenty years, is manager
of Heald's Los Angeles Business col
lege A faculty of experienced and
efficient teachers makes this one of the
strongest institutions of its kind to be
found anywhere.
Eat at the Angeius grill.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

her application for farm. If more
than one filing is made on any one unit
the applicants will seek an equitable
manner in which to decide who is to
get the land. If they cannot agree,
their name cards will be placed in en-
velopes and these will be placed in a
receptacle and the first one out Will
receive the land parcel"
Accusation Against Ballinger
The disappointed 1853 men and wo-
men, who have banded together in a
determination to fight for what they
contend are their rights. believe they
have found a solution of the question
of why Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger issued the ruling that their line
and the police numbers were to be
disregarded. A member of the pub
licity committee made public yesterday
the information that a disgruntled
land locator had telegraphed to Bal
linger: yuma land-seekers have
formed a line and the police have
given out 173 numbers. What show
have I?''
This message is believed to have
caused Ballinger to believe that lt5
men and women had plotted with the
police to assist them in winning the
Yuma land units and that Others less
favored, had been barred.
one of the linemen declared he had
read Ballinger's reply message re-
ceived by the locator. He said 1t con-
taiued the information that. the line
and police numbers would not be rec
ognized. The same informant asserted
that this locator had four, If not i've,
proxies in the line. These men, or
proxies, it was asserted, had been
compelled to vacate thier places in the
line
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
PRINTERS WIFE DROPS
DEAD IN HER KITCHEN
Complains of Feeling Ill and Starts to
Make Cup of Coffee When
Life Departs

REDONDO BEACH, Feb. 26.-Mrs.
P. N. Cobb, wife of a printer well
known around newspaper offices of Los
Angeles and Redondo Beach, dropped
dead at her home this morning while
preparing breakfast Death is thought
to have been due to heart failure
According to the stricken husband,
Mrs Cobb arose this morning COM
planning of a severe headache. She an
nounced she thought she would feel
better if she had cup of coffee, and
started to the kitchen to make 1t. Just
as she reached the kitchen she fell to
the floor and life was extinct when a
physician arrived.
A babe only two months old and a
boy of five years are left by the de-
ceased, who was about 50 years of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
HOTEL NOTES


Four men, each a native of different
foreign country and unknown to the
other until they met in Pullman, en-
route from the east to Los Angeles,
arrived here yesterday and went their
four ways to seek pleasure, friends and
business. One was Francois Schneider
lee of Berne, Switzerland He came to
the coast to visit friends, and to seek a
vineyard where he could grow grapes
from the Alps. Mark Oshi, Tokyo. Jap
an, registered at the Hotel Angelus.
DR.. H. Fl. Cheng, speaking English flu
emily and attired in down to date
American tailor-made garments, found
lodging at the Westminster. Gebhart
f. Schwartz, the fourth stranger, came
to Los Angeles from Breslau, Ger
many, and is at the Hotel Lankershim.
John H. Flagler and valet of New
York are at the Hotel Alexandra. Mr..
Flagler is a son of Flagler of Standard
Oil interests and who owns and con-
trolls string of hotels along the At
lantic coast, also a line of roastwise
steamers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
JOHN D. WURI
Not Askino Favors

Judge Works was presented to the
City club by President Finlayson as
the embodiment of health and morals,
the subject he had chosen for his ad-
dress. Judge Works said:
81 am not here to ask any favors on
nv own behalf, but to speak on behalf
of the city and it's people. I will only
discuss one branch Of health and NOR
ais. One of the most discouragins
features I have met is that the city
council has little power to do anything.
This grows out of our form of govern
ment, which in my opinion is most OBJ
tectionable Ours is one of the most re-
markable and inefficient municipal gov
ernments man has ever looked upon
There is no responsible head anywhere
All departments work practically inde-
pendent of each other If something
can be done to place the responsibility
somewhere we shall have accomplished
much for better government"
The speaker described a trip he had
taken with the housing commission
when he had visited the courts, which
he called "slums." He told how little
shacks of two and three rooms, with
no ventilation, were crowded on lots
b0x100 feet, and inhabited by twelve to
fifteen persons to each room.
Among these people, he said, was
every form of vice and crime and dis
ease.
'sThis trip was a revelation Of condi-