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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Took One Plunge Into Politics

can get behind the curtain and see
the real workings of practical poll
tics" Et III. t$<@ 49,
That was a hint sufficient. and day
or two later / was able to tell Pro
fessor Sumner that the leaders of his
party In the city of New Haven would
be delighted to have him accept the
nomination for alderman from the
ward in which he lived.
The professor beamed the pleasure
he felt
'Tt seems to me that is just about
what I would like to have" he said.
II suppose, If I am elected, I will be
named a member of some committee,
and then I will see the actual work
ings of city politics. Yes, I'll accept
the nomination for alderman"
In due course Professor Sumner
was nominated, triumphantly elected
without his having spent cent, and
appointed to the committee on which
he preferred to serve. He took up
his duties with great zest. He was
the distinguished member of that
board.
But quite some time before the year
was over it was observed that the pro-
fessor's interests in things political
began to abate When the time came
for a new election, he was utterly In
different to a denomination. In fact,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Sunshine a Panacea.

A physician of some note has just
announced another panacea for all the
Ills humanity is heir to. 1t consists
simply of sunshine. Among the Attic
lions which is said have been cured
by this means are tubercular ulcera-
tons. skin diseases, old cut and sores
and obesity. "An abdomen triplepated
with adipose tissue will melt like snow
under the caresses Of the sum-" is is
declared. ITO take sun bath" the
doctor explains, 1T suffices simply to
stretch ones self completely uncloth-
ed in the direct rays of the sun, taking
care always to protect the head. and
above all the back of the neck. There
must be no intermediary between the
skin and the sunlight, for the chemical
mower of the solar rays is completely
nullified by the clothing and by
glass. The inclination of the rays is
also important; when they fall per-
pendicularly their action is much
greater; oblique rays glance, on the
contrary, from the surface Of the skin
and are without effect"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Arizona has valley after valley Of
marvelously fertile lands, experiment
demonstrating that in the southern
part under favorable conditions the
yield an acre is also pounds for
wheat, 1000 to 5000. pounds for pota-
toes. $4,000 pounds for tomatoes, s.
600 bounds for strawberries, $4,000
pounds for melons and 1,735 pounds
for corn. Under the reclamation work
now in large and active progress by
the federal government total Of TO-
600, 900 acres, or forty times the pres
ent area under cultivation, Will be re-
claimed and put to marvelously pro-
ductive use. The staple crops are al
falfa, barley, wheat, sorghum, kafir
corn. root crops, sugar beets, green
vegetables and small fruits Of every
variety, apricots, grapes, oranges
Judged by many sto be the finest in
the world, lemons. figs, almonds,
olives, etc. Experiments in the cult
walton, of Egyptian cotton, of which
the United States has to import about
100000 worth a year, are also be-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

The dimness of the big drawing
room was slightly lessened by the
glow Of the light through the perfo-
rations of the samovar. Evelyn Her.
rick was pouring the tea.
II had a letter from Christine this
morning." she said as she handed a
cup to Bruce Mckenzie.
What did she say?" he asked. ca
gerly.
wait until these people CO." she
murmured. land then I will read it to
you"
II was an hour before the crowd
melted away, and even then they were
not alone, for Philip Herrick lounged
on the couch in the corner. Evelyn
read the note in an undertone.
x am coming home, Evelyn. After
al these years OF study my voice is a
failure. Do you remember that used
to say that would find my pot OF
gold at the end of the rainbow. and
Bruce would tell me that no one ever
really found rainbow gold? All these
years have been seeking thing that
did not exist, and you have stayed at
home and have found happiness. I
often think of you and Bruce and of
the friendship that has grown up be-
tween you. Something you said in
your last letter makes me feel that
you two are about to enter upon a
dearer relationship than friendship,
and wish you happiness. who have
missed happiness in my search for
rainbow gold"
Bruce and Evelyn looked at each
other. ~You see. she knows" Evelyn
said at last.
From out Of the shadows Philip Her
rick asked, HAS she lost. her voice?''
"Yes," Evelyn told him, her beau
tiful voice; and she gave up every
thing for IT. 49,
She did not say, however, what was
in the thoughts Of each one Of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
"Hindoo" Ullman Was So Obstinate
That the Know-NothIng Ticket
In New York Was Badly
Beaten In 1854.

One Of the dramatic incidents In
that party of many dramatic events
the old Know Nothing, which aimed to
have all political offices filled by ma
tive-born Americans only-was the de-
feat Of its candidate for governor In
the New York state election OF 1854,
the first Of the two years when the
party was at the height of its strength,
nationally.
When the Know Nothings nominated
Daniel Ullman, prominent lawyer,
for governor, they confidently ex-
pected to elect him in three-cornered
contest, and this confidence was in
creased by the evident fright of the
Democrats and the Whig-Temperance
coalition at the probability of Know
Nothing success. But just when 1t
seemed as though nothing could pre-
vent q Know Nothing wave from
sweeping Ullman into the guberna-
torial chair from some unknown quar-
ter there arose the declaration that
the head of the native-born American
ticket was not a native American at
all, but one of European parentage
who had been born in the East Indies.
At once there arose the cry Of Hin
doc" Ullman; it went all over the
state, checking the sweep towards the
Know Nothings, and ultimately re-
suited in the defeat of both Ullman
and Horatio Seymour. the Democrat
ic candidate, who later ran for presi-
dent against Grant, by Myron H.
Clark, the candidate of the Wings and
temperance element. '-e
So it came about that the rout Of
the Know Nothings in New York was
set down to the credit Of nickname
of timely invention. Nevertheless, 1
am in possession of the statement Of
one who knew Daniel Ullman from
childhood up that his defeat was due
not so much to the nickname applied
to him as to his stubbornness in re-
fusing to let the real facts regarding
his birth be placed before the voters.
when the charge was brought
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Stubbornness Defeated Party

against him that he was an East In
dian," said the late Stephen F. Tay-
lor, at one time president of Madison.
now Colgate university, "Mr. Ullman
'Geclared that he would not dignity the
accusation by answering it; he would
rest on the positive declaration that
he was an American citizen by in
heritance and birthright. To this att
titude he stuck all through the CAM
paign, even when all manner of fun
was being poked at him-a foreigner
for daring to run as native Amer1-
can candidate, and when he must
have seen that by refusing to let the
truth come out regarding the circum-
stances surrounding his birth he was
defeating his party. And yet it was
such simple situation to explain, and
I am sure that had he allowed me to
do so, could have explained it to
the satisfaction of the great mass Of
voters.
you see, some thirty years earlier.
when was the young principal of
school in Lowville, NY received a
letter from a man in India who stated
that he was sending on to my school,
for their elementary education, his two
sons; and he went on to add that
though he was an American citizen,
for years he had been engaged in bust
ness in the east and his boys Rad been
born there and brought up in charge
Of a Hindoo nurse. Now, however,
they were Of school age, and, following
the custom of English officers sta
toned in India, he was sending his
children back home to be educated.
1.-THE boys followed their fathers
letter in due time. One was about
six years old, the other eight. One
was named Isaac Ullman, the other
Daniel Ullman. Both remained at the
school until they we're old enough to
enter preparatory school. In the
years that ensued Daniel Ullman be-
came a brilliant lawyer and candidate
for governor of the Know Nothing
party. Then came the charge that he
was not of American birth-which he
was, of course-then his defeat. And
because he would not let me explain
/ was compelled to stand by and be-
hold him practically laughed off the
political stage Of the Empire state"
Copyright. 1910, by E. ). Edwards.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
WHY Johnston Didn't Advance

in pursuit of the federal army. But
suppose had given the order? Reach
ing the Long Bridge, I would have
found it destroyed. could not have
entered Washington that way, and any
attempt to enter 1t otherwise would
have involved an attack upon the very
strong Notifications built in its de-
tense. doubt If any army twice the
size of mine could have captured those
Notifications"
General Johnston smiled. 1T, Of
course, sounds very well when it is
said that an army has captured the
capital Of a nation" he said. "But
there is little advantage in capturing
a capital unless you can hold it.
Sheridan, in the early spring Of 1864,
actually entered the outer defenses of
Richmond, and undoubtedly could
have entered Richmond itself. But it
would have been impossible for him
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
No Other Flower Has Ever Been Con-
sidered as Welcome or az
Fragrant. m

From Chaucer to Alfred Austin the
English poets have labored untiringly
and on small wages to advertise the
beauty OF the rose and its appeal to
the tender sentiments. No other
flower has ever been considered as
soft" as the rose, or as welcome"
or even as fragrant Shakespeare.
propounding the question Of what's
In a name, takes for his example:
That which we call q rose
BY an other name would smell an sweet
Even this immortal, it would seem.
could think Of nothing sweeter! Mil.
ton. In Paradise Lost" speaks of
smile that glowed
Celestial rosy red. loves proper hua
In the opinion Of Burns the rose
was 'unrivaled." And when he seeks
the highest compliment that he can
pay to one Of those several bonnie
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

three as they sat in the dim ROOM.
They had all loved Christine, and she
had been engaged to Bruce; but feel
ing the call of her genius, she had
chosen career rather than marriage.
And now Evelyn and Bruce were en-
gagged and Christine was coming back.
Behind the samovar Evelyn whis-
pered to her lover, II am afraid"
''Of what?" he demanded.
THAT when she comes back you
will find that you have not forgotten
her." 80
He shook his head. "She did not
love me, and now I know that did
not love her-not In the way that I
love you, Evelyn
Their voices after that sank into q
murmured monotone. The darkness
gathered. and the man on the couch,
looking through the parted curtains,
could see the stars. He thought of
the girl who was coming back. When
she had gone away she had been radi-
ant with hope and beauty. She had
been courted by a dozen admirers.
And she was coming back a failure;
coming back to find her lover ready to
marry another woman.
His heart ached for her as it had
never ached for himself. His own
love had been hidden that she might
not be hurt by seeing 1t, but through all
the years there had been for him no
other woman.
And even as he thought Of her she
came, parting the curtains softly and
standing there in the dtmness before
any of them saw her.
She laughed little as she came
toward them, and they jumped to
their feet in startled amazement.
"You didn't expect me so soon ?" she
asked, and kissed Evelyn and gave
her hands to Bruce and to Philip. She
had lost some of her beauty. She was
paler and thinner, and the light was
gone from her eyes. She gave little
tired sigh as she dropped into the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Generals Clear Expiana.
tion Of His Failure to Enter the
National Capital After the
Battle Of Bull Run.

In early February of 1863, a few
weeks before the close Of the term
of Gen. Joseph T. Johnston as MEM
Der of congress called upon him at
his home near Macpherson Square in
Washington, by invitation. In q
chance conversation I had with him
a day or two earlier, had mentioned
to him that I had heard that some Of
the members of Jefferson Davis cab
met had severely criticized him be-
cause, after the first Battle of Bull
Run. July q. 1851, he had not followed
up the victory and taken his army
into Washington.
IF you will call upon me some
afternoon" said General Johnston, Il
will talk that matter over with you
very cheerfully." So I went to his
house at the first opportunity and
found him seated before table on
which was spread map of Washing
ton and that part of northern Vir-
ginia of which Manassas Junction and
Bull Run are the center.
1T would have been great triumph
II after the first battle Of the war, we
had been able to capture Washington
and to have held it." he said. THE
moral effect would have been very
great and 1t would undoubtedly have
strongly impressed both France and
England.
But what were the facts? BY forced
marches I arrived upon the field Of
Bull Run with my army from the Blue
Ridge region of Virginia. where I had
been for some time. had been called
upon by General Beauregard. who COM
manded the army Of Northern Vir-
ginia, for reinforcements or support.
He knew that the federal army, I'M
der General Mcdowell, was preparing
to attack the army of Northern Vir-
ginia somewhere near Manassas juno
ton. There was one of the two rail-
roads communicating from Richmond
and further south with the northern
part of Virginia. So, as speedily as
possible, I got my army into motion,
and, if you remember anything of the
Battle of Bull Run, you will recall that
I arrived with my troops upon the
field while the battle was in progress.
II do not now recall any other time
during my entire service with the
Confederate army when my troops
were so worn before actually engaging
in battle as they were when they ar
rived upon the Bull Run battlefield
just in the nick of time, with the bat
tie hanging in the balance. Neverthe-
less, my fatigued troops turned the
scales. and there followed the demon
alization, utter confusion and heads
long flight of McDowelPs army
towards Washington.
Nov, see how anyone at dis
lance, and especially anyone not Of
military training, could have honestly
thought it was the easiest thing pos
sible for me to follow McDowell's
army into Washington and capture the
city. But after the battle was over
what with forced marches and fight
ing my troops were completely ex-
hausted, and SO were Beauregards. It
would have been impracticable to
have taken up another forced march
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Counterfeit buttermilk is being sold
IN sorne of the drug stores in the east.
and the health authorities say it Is
very dangerous. Will 1t never be pos.
sihle to get good thing that the coun'
terfeiters can't counterfeit?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
In the Desert.


Here is glimpse Of the horrors OF
western desert taken from the Cold
fild New News: Another desert
victim is reported. and Archie Camp
bell, manager Of the Last Chance
mining property, near Death valley,
came to Goldfeld yesterday to en-
deavor to establish the identity Of the
unfortunate.
"Mr. Campbell encountered the UNI
known man on the desert in fright
full condition. He was In the hast
stages Of desert exhaustion devoid
of clothing. sunburned, blistered and
crazed, with his tongue swollen enor-
mously. a pitiable object, and unable
to speak.
HE was tenderly conveyed to camp
but kind aid came too late, for an
hour after he had absorbed the frst
cup Of water he expired"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Startled the Agricuiturists.

Hugo Lilienthal, the landscape gar.
dener of Berkeley has startled horti-
culturists by announcing that he is
planning to graft 1000 varieties of
roses on one bush and that he expects
the bush to show the bloom Of almost
every variety of rose known In the
United States. Lilienthal says that
he has 100 varieties of roses already
blooming on the bush.-San Francisco
Call
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

The oil-burning torpedo boat de.
streyer Roe reached speed OF 81
Knots an hour in a test off the Della
ware breakwater, although the con.
tract requirement was only 20 knots,
and ia now acknowledged to be the
sastest exclusively oil-burning torpedo
boat destroyer in the United. States
navv The American shipbuilder has
tha reputation of cultivating margin
Of safety, and turning out boats which
exceed the maximum requirements OF
contracts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

to have held Richmond at that time.
SO that he would have gained nothing
by entering it. AS for myself, / am
sure that all the competent COM
manders upon both sides in the Civil
war now surviving are convinced that
it would have been unwise, and pos
sibly fatal, for me to have attempted
to enter Washington Immediately aft
err the first battle of Bull Run"
Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Fairly Safe.

AS the spangled horses pranced up
to where the mixed throng, was surg
ing into the evening opera, the lady
in the very decolette gown popped
her jeweled head out of the window.
"Ofic GER" asked she, appealing to
the policeman. on the curb, do you
think it is safe for me to alight here?"
Jump out" returned the policeman.
after scanning her attire; we're pretty
scant about the chest, but OF guess
yere within tn law!"-The Widow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
The Beauty of the Rose

iassies whom he loved with all hi.
heart, he sings:
-; my loves like red, red rose.
That's newly sprung in June.
me word rosy" has come to be
synonymous for bright and beauttfu,
Even rose colored" signifies 70,
more than the mere line. It mems
very fine or pleasing; alluring," as
well (see Webster.) June, perhaps
owes Its enviable reputation among
the poets not entirely to the circum.
stance that 1t happens to be the first
month OF real summer, but largely
to the fact that 1t Is q month Of
roses.-Collier's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

rne prise cow at the Missouri agrf'
,...s.i college produces ITO pounds
cul' ,,I, q day. But with our cook on
~ the lob. there wouldn't be haif ounce
- cream in 1t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Ten or fifteen deaths among the
comparatively few aeronauts and avia.
tors in the last few months are not
only depicting their ranks but showing
up air flights as mighty dangerous
pastiming. ~, t.-f .t "a a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Farmers after experiment report
that the COWS yield their milk better
when the photograph is kept going in
the barn at milking time. This seems
IN offer a grand scheme of relief in
the form of moving all the phono-
gronhs to all the cow barns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
Valleys of Arizona.

ing made. and it is expected that vast
tracts Of alkali lands in the south,
hitherto believed to be waste, can be
utilized for date culture, says F. w.
Hodge, of the Smithsonian institu-
ton, in Americana"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

In printing the new passenger tick
ats to be used on airship lines care
should be taken to have 1t specified
that stop-over privileges may be had
when necessary without the signature
of the conductor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03
The Summer Girl.

How'd you like to be engaged to
millionaireY' # r
II was engaged to one all last sum.
mer, and he seldom spent dime. !
want to be engaged to young man
who Is down here for two weeks with
about $500 in his roll"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Going down to the sea in ships was
the ancient idea Of peril. But it was
common place safety beside going up
In the air in the most modern style
of ships. Fk s.s" j
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

In twenty-seven years the Kimber.
ley diamond mines have yielded $42O,
100000 worth of diamonds. Still our
western cornfields do q, lot better than
that. u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

The man who is earning his own liv-
ing IN these days, however mildly he
may be going about it, is truly enough
earning his bread by the sweat of his
brow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Having all the news about the no
-, that was at to print. and some
tsa+ WAS not news, 1t seems that We
might have little cool weather LOT
.a.,atv IN the news columns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

iimorous males who are frightened
ut the way women are invading mems
occupations should take heart at the
success some a achieve in trimming
hats. @5'@D55
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

rha work Of a contributing editor
). sometimes made difficult by the
friends who insist on coming arouna
during office hours TO talk politics ana
81, limiting stories.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

1t would seem that more people ara
giving their lives to the perfection OF
the aeroplane than ! to any former
scientific achievement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

today well woman. MIS-. W1LL4AE
AHRENs, sss 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, fbroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prpstratiop.
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound q trial.
If You would like special advice
about your case write q cOnffden-
tia1 letter to Mrs. Pinkham, ct
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is FREQ
and always helpful.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

!. +na analysis Of hoky-poky is cor
y .n are unable to understand how
req a,es that gather upon the cones
the u..s - stay SO long without seem
sng to be oyercom@
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Still there is an abiding of optimis.
tic faith that it will prove easier to
dodge an aeroplane than an automo-
bile or motorcycle:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

DR.. Pillem-There must be some
thing radically wrong with your sys-
TEN to have your hair fall out SO.
You will have to diet.
Skantlox-Dye It? I'm afraid, dec,
there's not enough of It left to dye.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

It may soon be possible to telephone
to England from the United States.
Very well, but how about getting mon
ey that way? tr.r.mg ..Hr
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

There can be no greater mistake
than to suppose that the man with
100000 Is a million times happier
than the man with one dollar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-03

Just bottle up your weather Crouch
and strike temperature average for
the year on the 31st day of next De
cember.