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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29
Leading Up to Victory.

Wise pastoral visiting, cottage
prayer-meetings special services with
the Sunday-school teachers, tactful
and unyielding work with the Office.
bearers; leading up to confession and
conservation, and leading out in per-
sonal work to reach and save definite
souls Soon every member is an
evangelist and every life an evangel,
and the long-waited but joyful cry is
heard, "Men and brethren, what must
I do to be saved?" Then zeal kindles
zeal, love inspires love, endeavor In
cites endeavor; and converts and be-
levers, led by their quickened and
courageous pastors, pross on from vic
tory unto victory. o pastors! If you
want revival, be revived yourselves!
o church! If you want power to win
souls, first win your own soul for
Christ!-Western Christian Advocate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29
The Eternal Kicke

Farmer-It's raining pitchforks.
Mother Farmer-Ain't it a shame
we got In our hay?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29

The Revival
Must Begin In
the Pulpit

VERY kind of Christian
work depends upon the
spiritual equipment of the
worker. Not that each
worker similarly spiritual
1v on,,innnd can do all
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29

The dearest Idol have known.
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear 1t from its throne,
And worship only thee!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29

The vessels Of the Lord must be
holy. o brethren! everything to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
Cullen Writes of Coffee That Really Was Coffee

ing. had the sweetness OF honey from
Mount Hymettus
That was coffee, II was only ships
coffee. OF course. without milk or cream:
but no coffee that this writer ever has
absorbed into his diaphragm before or
since. had the taste, the tang. the effui-
gence. ! was going TO say. OF that coffee
dipped into on ships rolling deck At
these hours OF the tropic dawn.
The mystery OF the hour contributed 70
the glory OF the coffee. OF course: that
and the accompanying tobacco, the days
first smoke. The serene. near-jying Is
land, clothed in verdure that few
hours later would be a riot OF cdlor, now
huddled formlessly under the pale CLEAN
OF the fading stars. High above tire little
misty clouds were taking on the vague
coppery hues denoting the coming OF the
sun. The swells too full for sound or
foam, swayed our outcast ship as a
mother sways the cradle of a sleeping
child The scents OF the island flowers,
borne over the slumbering waters. were
as intangfbly suggestive as the memory OF
obscure dreams. The lap OF the waters
around the anchor chains was as the
whispering OF sprites OF the deep. The
sky matched the water with Its profound
limitations OF blue that almost was
black. The plashings or the surface
fishes told not Of a submarine predacious-
ness. but of the peace OF the sea-
And the coffee, slipped hot from the
shining clumsy cup, conveyed prophecies
OF Detter Gays 10 ne, mace nlttlng out dis-
tinct enough pictures against the obscure
OF sea and sky OF a world yet
TO be enjoyed, home folks yet TO be en-
braced, friends TO be met up with, music
and moving voices yet TO be heard. The
coffee detached it's drinker from the dark I
scene In which IL was partaken, made the
world as redolent of hope as II was 1
sweet with the fragrance Of tho /
island flowers. rendered as nothing the:
of the gone day and the day
IN come incuice ted fha phil0Sophy ~ ma
tience, depicted the littieness OF protests
against ephemeral bitternesses and by the
time the giant sun came bounding out oc.
the east in a flare and fower-pot OF dis
solving golden clouds, all Of sleazy mist.
why, things were all right. and the world
was good 10 live in. and love and laughter
were realities. and the future was as
tangible In the hands as a translucent
gem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

throng of mental hoidouts. Coffee en-
ables you to trim ship mentally speak
with that which you want to. be and
ought TO be. Coffee puts an enrolling
light of charity in your eyes, summons
back dimming images nimbused by an
aura of roseateness crystallized by time
and perspective. loosens stored-up reeol-
lections from remote brain cells. tinctures
with q sane glamour the most common
place things, gives a, FLIP to conscience.
whips up a gentle zephyr of meditation.
furnishes an obligato for retrospection,
mitigates the cragginess of the path.
ameliorates the pressing weight of the
burden
All coffee is good and notable, but some
coffee one harks back to with a veritable
poignancy OF memory.
Some coffee that / used to drink on
board a ship. early In the morning. fingers
In my mind like the recollection OF lonely.
detached palms In arid places.
l got this ccffee by favor OF a fat and
phlegmatic ships cook. before all hands
were turned out OF their hammocks OF
mornings. | was working on board the
ship. The ship "a steamer. but always a
ship TO the ships company was prowling
aimessly I'm the channels separating a
lovely group of Islands I'm the South seas
OF the Pacific. She was providing be-
cause, at the time. she was what Is
known as pest ship. Wed had cholera
on board. and therefore We We're an out
cast OF the sea. The quarantine was
severity. although we'd only lost one
hand from the plague and II had not
swept the ship. For three months we
were not allowed to get within mega
phoning distance Of a port. They had
machine guns trained on us in every
palm-shaded port. and not even a Chinese
steward was permitted to make land
ing on the outskirts of a port 10 get fresh
provisions. Our provender for the three
months was salt horse and cracker hash
and coffee. n we fingered too long even
In the far offing OF a port a health ofn-
GERS boat would run alongside of us and
demand that the skipper
beat II to some other port ofhng. the
intimation being that our yellow quaran-
tine nag at the truck was lump in the
throat OF the folks ashore. And 80 we
would pick UP our barnacled mudhook
and prowl through the mazarine channels
to the next port of the nearest island.
where We would stand on ana roll In the
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trough of the long swell, and watch the
coming and going passenger steamers
sheer on in wide detour SO as not even
to catch a possible Whit OF US.
A gloomy business. and all hands were
under a cankering strain. We were not a
plague ship. but that was our unfair repu-
tation, and we were treated as one. IL
threw a film of dreariness over every man
fore and aft. We couldn't even get let
ters much iess send any. We were cut
off from the world OF light and love and
laughter and sent hulking like leper
through the scarcely charted byways Of
island seas. 1t subdued even the noisiest
and most blustery men. They would curse
SO inaudibly over IL all teven the SELF
contained officers att that you barely
could see their lips move. But you could
feel their bitterness. discern in the very
air the tang of their righteous resent
ment.
Ii was while this black situation sat
atop of our hunched forward shoulders
that / used to get the coffee that tasted
so good to the physical and the mental
palate.
All hands cRtomarily Were called by
the bo'suE's pipe at $50 in the morning.
But for hours before that I'd be lying
awake. turning over the cud OF bitterness
errors. donning the hair shirt
of repen.ances uncalled for. The mind
droops at 2 and 3 o'clock I'm the morning.
whether you are at sea or ashore. and IL
was a dark business, this involuntary
Wakf1ulncSS AT Sucn a time Oh ddy OF night.
on board ship that never had chance
10 become used to It's anchorage from one
day to another.
And SO, an hour or so before dawn, /
used 10 turn out silently. get under the
shower. wrfggle into working clothes and
squirm above to the galley, bit abaft
the break OF the fo'c'sie. To chin in a
subdued tone with Kelley, the fat cook.
who already was busy with his pots and
pans for the crews breakfast.
~ ns ~ a. Eel xUt,
mostly in scarcely audible tones SO as not
TO wake the more grouchy OF the hands
swinging In hammocks under the to'gal-
liant focsie. Ia grab q Kelley-shined tin
cup. holding about q pint and q half. and
the cook would MI II. from one of the
great copper kettles, with steaming cof-
fee. Then ia mooch to the port gang
way and drink the coffee; alternating
mouthfuis OF coffee with draws upon q
pipe that from constant use and train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
Mrs. Jackson Gamble Wife the Senator South Dakota

NIT that less than a days journey from
the center Of things like Chicago is not
so very far away. But invariably when
! meet a stranger. especially the stranger
comes. Where do you live" The reply Is
followed by, Why. away out there? You
must spend all your time getting there and
back to Washington We do not find IT
way out there at all, and II In fair
country. little known or understood In
other sections. We are willing that peo-
pie should think North Dakota out OF all
reason and the land which Longfeilow
made famous as region Of ice and snow.
but when II comes to South Dakota. that
is altogether different thing. We are
not a land OF ice or snow or any other
rigor. We are land Of peace and plenty
and with abundant fruits Of the earth.
But the great trouble Is that we of the
community is. do not sound our horn
loudly enough. II is astonishing how
many OF us go east and how few OF the
east ever return the compliment or
OF history and tradition. and OF the great
populo,0 centers such as New England
and the middle states can offer. but We
have magnificent scenery. rich, fertile
hills and valleys and the splendor OF
a new empire rising. But I note as
hopeful sign that travellers from Europe
are making II fashionable to journey
westward when they cross the Atlantic.
instead Of remaining In Newport or along
the north shore of Massachusetts,. This
will turn the course Of travel and It may
be South Dakota and her sister states will
have the opportunity OF exhibiting their
manifold advantages for the elders in the
family Of the nations.
-.
"Our city boasts OF all that the
most ancient has in the way OF crea-
ture comforts. We have built in the
times when the laying out OF cities has
become a scientific fact. As In all COM
munities which are new, women have
been a powerful factor in the upbuild-
ing of the city and in its development
along the best lines OF progress.
cannot say that the woman question is
an issue or that II breeds animosities
but IL Is virile and one to be reckoned
with. The wOman's CLUBS have ac-
cOmplished all the good results which
give these organizations reason for
existence. Unfortunately my time IS
spent at home in such broken intervals
that l canpot take the part in the
clubs which j should like. l belong to
several but as a rule. ! cannot claim
to be a club woman. Housekeeping Is
an absorbing occupation and / Just re-
vel in Ii after 1 get to Yankton. We
have little of that grievance. the serv-
INV servants are all Bohemians. and,
paradoxicai as the term seems. the Bo-
hemians have all the domestic accom-
plishments and we consider ourselves
blessed in their possession. We lead
leisurely lives in regard to amenities,
etiquette being Of the sort which
holds among good friends and neigh
bors. we spend our time entertaining
or being entertained and the prepare
tions MI the days with pleasant antici-
pations In Yankton every one knows
every one else, and when I return
home after . long absence I pass whole
days greeting friends and In relating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

reviews. Her well stocked library has
been selected after careful reading of the
opinions of the best reviewers.
Mrs. Gamble was born near Milwaukee
and was before her marriage Miss Carrie
Osborn. daughter OF George III. Osborn.
She received nearly all her education AZ
Bishop Whipple's school. near Faribauit.
MINI. Her parents were OF excellent
families and direct descendants OF
revolutionary stock She belongs 10
the u. A. X. and to several patriotic
societies. Having an excellent voice.
Mrs. Gamble has studied music and Is
a constant patron OF all deserving mu-
steal causes. She and the senator are
attendants Of the CONGREGATIONAL Church
on G street with commendable punctu-
ality. The Congregational Church in
Yankton claims them among its regular
and consistent members.
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thriftiness and above all respect for the
value Of time"
Mrs. Gamble is the envy of her FRIENDS.
The array of exquisite towels and scarfs
and doilies which she can display as the
result of one seasons odd hours, as she
calls 1t, would supply a womans ex-
change. She has the most original ideas
about everything. and nearly all the de-
signs which she embroiders are her own.
Other homekeepers may be content with
purchasing ready-made towels, but Mrs
Gamble buys the softest. finest linen by
the yard. scallops or hemstitches the ends
and weaves graceful garlands all around
the monogram and distributes as lavishly
as Flora herself would do il tiny bios
SONS and leaves all over the surface Of
the linen.
Everything is beautiful which Is intend
ed for the Gamble home and the most
prosaic object Is uplifted by the dainti-
ness of it's environment Dust cloths are
secreted in bags covered with morning
glories or dropping clusters of wistaria.
The broom is protected by brown linen
hood over which poppies are as radiant
and as numerous as ih July meadow.
Tea cozies are works of art and the linen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

"'You misunderstood my personality
/ dib, 4 am a Count
My last butler was a Count and he
eloped one dark night with my silver
rasp off Hon. Rich Man attempting to
enclose the door with his foot.
But Mr.. Sir 1 exaggerate. L am
not here wishing to work. What l am
here for is to add my high up title to
your miserable billion dollars. IL you
have a daughter l am willing to marry
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my adventures since our last meeting.
Otherwise social conditions are prac-
tically the same. north south, east and
west. though in the west we are more
cordial and / think appreciate the
true values better. Things are in the
raw. II you will. instead Of too much
adulterated"
Mrs. Gamble is a tall, stately woman
with a gentle, refined face and man.
ner. She takes her part in all neces-
sary social AFFAIRS but cannot be called
society woman any more than a club
woman. She joined the Congressional
Club soon after its foundation and has
been a faithful attendant ever since.
Like many others. Mrs. Gamble saw in
this organization the opportunity to get
IN closer touch with the women of her
own circle and 10 accomplish better re-
suits regarding the old grievance Of call
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with Mr.. Gamble have studied various
professions at George Washington Uni
versity, and are doing splendid work
in South Dakota. Nearly all of the army
in the government departments find the
opportunity with small expenditure TO
prepare themselves for higher fields of
usefulness. Certainly this part of IL de-
serves recognition. especially since all
the other institutions of higher learning
in Washington are for those who can af-
ford TO give their entire time TO getting
an education. The needs of the man and
woman who are employed and who must
exc out their knowledge by burning the
midnight oil should he considered"
Mrs. Gamble is a reader OF wide culture
and discriminating taste. She reads all
the best books and the best In the maya
zines, and Is particularly prone to book
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bers certain memorable CUBS or
|" coffee. OF course, all coffee liz
IL good and memorable. Let tho
croakers croak. Let them harc
upon those black spots before your eyes
that c.they say come from coffee drink
ing. Let them chirp about coffee heart
burn. coffee dyspepsia. coffee depression,
coffee overstimulation, coffee this, that
and the other thing.
For all the grewsome exudations of the
they sayers." coffee Is and will remain
one OF the worlds chiefest benedictiOns.
Good coffee Is noble. But any old coffee
is notable.
1t arouses q latent human fineness with
out any of the elements Of mental dis
tortiOn brought up from dormant depths
by. say. an alcoholic drink. .
For example. you take an alcoholic
drink or two, of any kind. and presently
The rosy light I'm which You temporarily
swim (before the arrival OF the reaction)
Is light that never was on land or sea.
You bubble with an 'ungenuine enerves-
cence. Your mind teens with super
crescence OF falsely magnified images.
Your normal clarity capitulates to
series of waves OF abnormal emotion.
even though you give no expression To
such emotion. You are displaced from
your even keel. You are thrust from your
mental center Of gravity. You become
the victim OF an undisciplined subcon-
sciousness A bit of mediocre music be-
comes a pusating symphony. dim star
becomes a blazing planet. vague per-
fume becomes q swoonful fragrance.
snub-nosed girl becomes. In your UNI
focused eye. q new Helen Of Troy.
Thus the effect Of the alcoholic drink.
And the reaction therefrom leaves you
stranded in a gray desert. with not even
a hummock to break the monotony. When
the glamour wears of you grope I'm an
iii-lighted world, and you are pervaded
by a sense OF clammy unrest for which
there is and can be no balm.
But coffee! All, coffee IS different!
Coffee. rightfuliy absorbed in the right
full environment. gives you the touch OF
eiation without the warped note. the
falsified view. the magnified emotionalism.
the unhinged conjecture.
Coffee releases Tor a little while your
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ing. During the season Mrs. Gamble re-
ceives frequently in her own suite, and
as often takes part in the united efforts
of other congressional families domiciled
there. This winter she rejoiced over the
presence OF her son. Ralph A. Gamble.
who after graduating with honor from
Princeton University is now taking a
law course at George Washington Uni
versity. at the capital. Both Senator
and Mrs Gamble are cordially interested
in George Washington University, not
only because OF their sons connection
with ii, but because they think IL an
invaluable factor in the upbuilding of the
community.
II should like TO see Congress come
TO the aid of this excellent institution"
said Mrs. Gamble, land help II TO
weather the present storms. Numbers of
young men who came to Washington
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Pretty soonly we arrive in Newport
and covered with cottages built solidly
of marble to resemble First National
Banks. The Inhabitants Of Newport
come there from bang-crash artificial
excitements OF Great City to enjoy sweet
Country Life in America. Simple JOY for
Them. With their ears washed gently by
the soothing surf they can sit all day In
simple but ostentatious dining rooms
drinking wholesome cocktails drawn
fresh from the cow. playing Bridge and
other health3pl outdoor games or wan
dering in the wild Italian gardens watch
ing the timid landscape architects trim
ming the lawns with silver mounted
safety-razors. Is this not the select
Land Of Poets where, In the million
dollar moonlight, one may set silently In
contemplation while the golden pianolas
are singing in the trees and the mirthful
shepherd, In a dress suit. is driving the
polo ponies in from pasture? Answer:
1t is,
make lecture about this village to my
Togo Tourists.
"Beholt Newport" I say so. This Is
the place where peeved & jaded Society
comes and snuggIes close to Nature"
rs Newport close to Nature?" require
Senator Beverage with Missourian ex-
preston.
20 sure is." reject. Mature Is here,
but it does not look very natural with
Newport on top Of it
All make note of this phenomenal.
please make rubbernecking observa-
tions Of what you see. because you can
never feel SO rich again. Where. please.
have you ever seen SO much wealth
represented in one cluster?'
Nowhere. except In Senator Aldrich."
suggest Senator Cummings with peev
-.
81 must disregard such vulgar inter-
ruptions." Is nag for me. Look on all
sides OF you. Even the automobiles
whoosh alon, with Hight Tariff smells
Look eagerly. please. into each car &
carriage that passes and observe SO
many Janus Names riding by with cool
expression. Does not that long line Of
vehicles remind you Of q Society Col
umn? 1t does. Examine them closely
with opera glasses and do not feel BASH
full. because Newport people are notori-
ously kind to Tourists and outsiders.
Should you ever meet them, you will
love them. But you will never meet
them. Drive along the roads Of New
port, in front OF these cool stone houses
and cool stone faces. please notice some
thing else All persons seen walking on
feet belong to the Human Race. while
all persons seen riding in vehicles be-
long to the 400"
What is the 1907" require Senator
Slapp.
1.-THE 400 is an aggrevation Of about
800 people entirely separated from the
rest Of America by the grandeur and
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g HE Furnishes the Type of
~ Gentlewoman Who De-
lights in Purely Feminine
Avocations-Is a Native of
Wisconsin, and Is Cultured
and Progressive in Her Ideals
Senator and Mrs. Gamble
Reside in Yankton, Where
They Maintain a Pleasant
Home-Have One Son, Ralph
Gamble, Who Is Student at
the George Washington Law
School.
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grim Father headquarters in our rubber
necking ottomobile. We was-determined
20 60 TO Newport & back again to there.
who wish TO go with us?' we report
loudly with megaphone voice. I'VE shall
show you Newport price 81 to see how
rich folks can become before they become
ashamed Of themselves
At street corner we observe Hon. Vic
Burdock OF Kas explaining some red
headed policies TO Senator Slapp. Cum
mings. Dolliver & Beverage.
20 we wish go Newport. please"
they exclaim when they seen our joyful
wagon. I'VE have long suspected the
rich OF America of being worse than they
are. BY seeing them we shall prove the
delicious misery OF their condition"
All aboard for everybody. Stern honks
by gasolene while we make swift start
away in Gen. Direction of Americas
greatest Wealth Resort.
After several miles bumptious riding
over roads We met one seedish looking
making sad thoughts on q stone.
How many miles from Newport.
please?" We require wishfully.
% he reply chivalrously.
is it a rough road?' Nogi ask It,
1T has been for me-" negate that Man.
Have you been long in Newport"
require Vic Burdock progressively.
NO." say Hon. Man, 81 came there
short and / leave there In the same
condition. For three sorry years have
been in Newport seeking for a job"
81 am sympathetic with the working
classes" suggest Hon. Vic. Are you
q professional crook"
"Ah no." say him. Il am a professional
Count
by your proud nose and dishonest
eyes I suspected your noble BIRTH" say
that human torchlight OF Topeka. And
yet 1 am surprised to see a Count walk
ing away from Newport with ragged
legs and hungry shoes"
"Ah. IL is a miserable country" say
this Count. 81 merely went to New
port expecting what every gentleman
should ask-to be loved. supported &
protected by a rich and honest Ameri-
can wife. Is il not humiliation enough
TO me to come with my hyphenated
name to this savage nation inhabited by
shopkeepers who battle in bath-tubs and
pay their bills on the first Of each month
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her and no questions required Then
what do you think he done?" require
Hon. Count.
We are disabled to reply.
"He scorn me with laffs & reply. AL
though / am willing to aid the lower
classes in all possible ways. 1 yet can
not see my children throw themselves
away on Counts, when two of my daugh
tiers have already. married Dukes and
my youngest child, Lizzie Jane, expects
to be engaged to the future Gar OF
Russia. Go back to Hoboken and marry