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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
accident Is Said to Have Sunk Maine

quantity of coal. Human bones have
also been picked up outside the hull.
An internal explosion naturally
would force outward a large part OF
the contents of the vessels hull. This
condition has been found. The report
was prevalent in Havana and in the
United States shortly, after the work
of raising the Maine was begun that
wires had been found close to the hull
of the ship which communicated with
the shore, but this report was found
to be false The wires were those in
use between Havana and Casa Blanca.
This, it is believed, establishes that
no outside force could have been used
to blow up the vessel.
The battleship sunk in % fathoms
of water. It's bow is plunged deep
into the clay, and in the years that
have elapsed since the disaster the
constant washing of the waves has
increased the depth Of the deposits
that surround this part of the vessel
below the water line until now it is
surrounded by from IL to IA feet of
mud and silt.
1t was at first supposed that the bed
Of the bay where the Maine was sunk
was composed Of sand, but divers
quickly discovered that 1t was clay,
which will be Of great help in the
work of raising the vessel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

Observation-Disclosures tales
W of frauds are told in the report
of Robert S. Sharp, chief inspector of
the postoffice department.
During the year 1880 postof1ices
were robbed as compared with 1860
during the previous year. There were
1858 arrests. Of which Alt were post
office burglars, as compared with 2,39S
arrests during the previous year, of
which 416 were postoffice burglars.
OF the number arrested 100 were
postmasters, 35 assistant postmasters,
IS clerks in postoffices, rs railway pos
tai clerks, 36 city letter carriers, 81
rural letter carriers and 10 were
mail carriers. OF the total number
1879 were persons not connected with
the postal service.
Train robberies in the west occurred
with alarming frequency. Since
March, 1908, nine mail trains have
been held up and robbed and large
amount of registered mail has been
stolen and rified.
Postoffice inspectors have worked
on the cases with unflagging zeal and
energy with the assistance and CO.
operation of the local authorities In
all nine men have been arrested and
convicted for these train robberies
one being. sentenced to Is years in
the penitentiary and a fine of $4,000
one to 43 years and a fine Of $4,000
two to serve As years each and five
were sentenced to life Imprisonment.
A very important case recently han
died by postoffice inspectors covered
the operations of the so-called Ma
bray gang. The swindle is believed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
PAINFUL FINGER NAILS CURED

II have suffered from the same trou-
BILE (painful finger nails) at different
periods of my life. The first time OF
it's occurrence, perhaps twenty-five
years ago, after trying home remedies
without getting helped, I asked my
doctor to prescribe for me, but it was
not for a year or more that my nails
and fingers were we'll. The in1amma-
ton and suppuration began at the
base of the finger nail. Sometimes 1t
was so painful that / had to use a
poultice to induce suppuration. After
the pus was discharged the swelling
would go down until the next period
of Inflammation, possibly not more
than a week or two afterwards. These
frequent inf1ammations resulted in the
loss of the nail. l had sometimes as
many as three fingers in this state at
one time.
Perhaps ten years later I began
again to suffer from the same trouble.
Again l tried various remedies, among
them prescription from doctor of
a friend of mine, who had suffered
from like trouble. This seemed to
help somewhat for time, but it was
not permanent cure; next tried a
prescription from my own doctor. but
this was so irritating to the sensitive,
diseased skin that could not use it.
I began to use Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I had used the Cuticura
Ointment previously on my children's
scalps with good effect. did not use
the Soap exclusively, but rubbed the
Cuticura Ointment into the base OF
the nail every night thoroughly, and
as often beside as could. had not
used it but a few weeks before my
nails were better, and In short time
they were apparently we'll. There
was no more suppuration, nor inflam-
nation, the nails grew out clean
again. One box of Cuticura Ointment
was all that I used in effecting q
cure.' (Signed) Mrs. I. j. Horton,
Katonah, N. Y, Apr. 13, 1910. On
Sept. 81, MRS. Horton wrote: Il have
had no further return Of the trouble
with my finger nails"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

e KITTEN thousand claims for pen
- sions growing out of the Spanish
war are on file in the pension Office in
Washington. All the pensions Incl
dental to this war are being disposed
of more promptly than those growing
out of the Civil war, because the ma
chinery was in full operation at the
time the claims accrued. The events
are recent enough that they do away
with the difficulty Of finding witness
es; the records Of the hospital sur
geons and of the field hospitals have
been carefully kept from the start.
Indeed, all conditions are favorable to
a prompt examination and adjudica-
ton of these claims. But when 1t
comes to the Civil war things are diff
ferent.
Widows claims have always been q
source of interest in the pension Of
fee. In fact, the widow business has
developed into a highly organized in
dustry in some Of the border states
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
PACKED INTO SMALL SPACE
BY the Exercise of Little ingenuity
1t Is Wonderful What Can Be
Done.

Travelling in these days when motor
ing saves many a long wait at coun-
try functions, brings out latent talents
in trunk packing. To stow away every
thing required, not only for night at
q hotel, but for twoday visit to
friends on the line of route as well,
makes demand on closeness of pack
ing which in old times used to be con-
sidered the prerogative of the sailor
and the yachtsman.
One of the most useful contrivances
is small homemade hold-all to con-
tain the needs of the day, carried out
in dark silk, such as green or navy
blue, and lined with thin macintosh
sheeting. If the silk is turned back
at either end for half yard, and sewn
down, two pockets will be formed,
which will hold a fresh motor veil,
light gloves, to take the place, when
shopping, of fur motor gauntlets, to-
gether with veil for the face, an ex-
ira muffler and the comforts which
are necessary when all weathers have
to be expected, and when many ad-
ventures may be encountered.
A sponge bag of the usual dimen-
sions can be substituted by square
of macintosh covered with silk to
match the hold-all, and divided into
pockets, intended to contain not only
washing apparatus, but bath and toilet
soap. a case of tooth powder and
brush, tin for methylated spirits, hair
curling etna and other toilet neces-
saries, which it is best to isolate in a
damp-proof case. This can be rolled
up so as to make a large or small par
eel. and secured with washing ribbon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
Uncle Sam Nips Many Postal Frauds

to have been the most gigantic
scheme of this kind that the postal In
spectors ever had to contend with 1t
was worked by an organization OF
confidence men by means OF fake
horse races, athletic contests, etc.
The swindle was perpetrated sue
cessfully in various parts OF the
United States and victims in all parts
Of the country were robbed OF sums
varying from $1,000 to $4,000. 1t Is
estimated that the promoters secured
approximately 100000.
John c. Mabray, the principal OF
the organization and eighty-nine OF
his assistants were indicted in connec'
ton with this scheme and many or
them have already been tried and
convicted.
A scheme to defraud, international
in it's scope, known as the gold
brick" swindle, by which victims
have been fieeced out of various
sums, ranging from $500 to $4,000
and it is believed the swindlers So
cured over million dollars-has
been in operation a number of years
Letters were mailed in the United
States addressed to deceased persons
in Great Britain, the general idea con
veyed being that the deceased was in
terested in mining speculation; that
the undertaking had been successful
| and that gold in vast quantities had
been discovered.
The purpose of the letter was to OBJ
| tain the deceased persons instruc
lions as to how his share should be
handed over to him, and finally te
| induce a representative of the de
ceased to come to the United States.
The investigation of this case re
CURED the utmost skill on the part Of
the inspectors handling it: a trip t.
England was necessary to obtain i'm
portant information and evidence
| and investigation had to be made il
various parts of the United States
| and Canada.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
See Little Hope for Low Food Prices

ries and the old homestead has been
fitted with every modern convenience
In the Crop Reporter just issued BY
the department considerable space 10
devoted to the cost of living problem
from the farmers point Of view. The
Reporter says: within the last ten
years the purchasing power of the
farmer has increased more than fiftz
per cent. Such conditions are HAVING
and will continue to have more force
in keeping the rising generation Of
farmers children upon the farm than
volumes upon volumes of printed ad.
vice to stay there"
With the mass Of figures before
them from which to draw compari.
sons, the statisticians set to work and
now announce that while the cost of
articles purchased has increased. the
increase in purchasing power of each
farm acre has outstripped it and the
farmer is left with a comfortable mar.
gin Of profit for his work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

THERE is little chance Of food prices
] ever returning to the old low stand
ard, according to Willet M. Hayes, act
ing secretary Of agriculture. To SUBJ
stantiate this he cites the fact that
only one-third Of the total population
of the country is now engaged in pro-
ducing food for the remaining two
thirds. He says this will be shown by
statistics soon to be issued by the
census bureau.
Only two generations ago, he de-
clared, two-thirds OF the population
was engaged in production. To this
remarkable reversal, he says. is the
high cost of living mainly due.
The increased cost Of living has no
terrors for the American farmer,
Judging by the conclusions of the de-
partment Of agriculture. In the last
ten years the value OF his products
has been increasing at such a rate
that the tiller OF the soil is now able
% afford hitherto undreamed Of luxu-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
T HE united States battleshtp Maine,

r. HE United States battleship Maine,
/ destroyed in Havana harbor in
February, 1898, with loss of many
lives, was blown up by an internal
explosion, and when the ship is raised
it will be shown that the Spaniards in
Cuba had absolutely nothing to do
with the destruction of the vessel.
This is the opinion Of officials of the
war department, based upon informa-
ton conveyed to them by army Off
GERS engaged in the work of raising
the shattered hull
Persons who have arrived in Wash
ington recently, and have an intimate
knowledge of the work Of raising the
battleship. 1t is learned, agree that the
destruction OF the Maine was due to
the explosion of one of the alright
compartments used for the storage Of
ammunition. This theory is borne
out, it is claimed, by the evidences al
ready developed. 1t has been found
that In the mud and silt surrounding
the hull of the Maine there is a great
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
IDEA FOR THE CENTERPIECE
colored Embroidery on Ecru Linen Is
Good-AIso Edging of Heavy
Linen Thread.

One of the new between-meal cen.
terpieces in colored embroidery on
ecru linen had finish that was an
agreeable change from the usual
scallop and wide lace.
The edge was straight round the
circle in quarter of an inch band
worked solidly in satin stitch and be-
yond it was an inoh-wide gimp, such
as is used by upholsterers to edge
curtains. They repeated the tones
used in the embroidery.
Another finish for one of these cen.
terpieces is half-inch edging of heavy
linen thread such as is used for Ger
tain edges.
A third finish, though scarcely SO
good looking when fitted on the table
is border of white linen fringe, the
kind much in style for lampshades.
The above can be used under a
guimpe on a buttonholed scallop.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
MUST TELL GRAFT STORY
DanvlIe Judge Orders Prosecutor to
Answer All Questions Put by
jury in Bride Quiz.

Danville, 1ll.-Judge Kimbrough in
the circuit court handed down de-
cision in the case of City Attorney
Jones, who declined to answer certain
questions regarding vote selling and
buying which the grand jury put to
him.
The court instructed Jones to an
swer all questions. The opinion stated
that, according to decision of the
Supreme court of the United States,
a witness before the grand jury is
immune from indictment. The court
also held that the city election law is
unconstitutional, which means that
Jones cannot be questioned about hap
penings more than eighteen months
ago.
This means that the investigation
will continue until all the witnesses
now summoned are examined. It Is
said that many indictments have been
voted, but whether they are for vote
selling is not known.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
VOLCANOES TOLL is 700
Five Thousand Families In Philippines
Have Been Wholly Ruined
BY Disaster.

Washington.-The eruption of Taal
volcano and the accompanying dis
turbances in the Philippines killed
700 people in the town of Talisay. &C.
cording to the report of the governor
of Batangas province, which was ca
bled to the war department by Gov
ernor General Forbes of the Philippine
Islands.
The earthquake shocks continue, the
governor general added. Five thousand
families have been ruined by the dis
aster.
The Philippine authorities are face
to face with the absolute necessity of
adopting relief measures in order to
avoid suffering, as the falling mud
and lava destroyed the crops within a
considerable radius of the volcano.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
DECIEs HONEYMOON IN EGYPT
Vivien Gould, After Wedding to Eng
iish Lord, Will Take Trip
to Africa.

New York. - It is announced that
Lord and Lady Decies, the latter
now Miss Vivien Gould. who are to be
married February Z, will spend their
honeymoon in Egypt. They will leave
America February 10 by the Cunard
liner Carmania. In Egypt they will
spend few days in Cairo and then
visit notable points in upper Egypt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

It is said that whistling is now a
fad in Washington society among the
women. The pessimists, who have
been unable to shock the country with
their walls over the terrible deteriora-
ton of the race caused by cigarette
smoking among women, will now have
a fresh outlet for their vociferous
calamity outbursts. And IS a result
the women will, as long as it pleases
them. keep on whistling.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
Careless and Cappy.


We have undertaken to blend IN
one the best of the two proFerblat
conditions-to be careless and happy
hairless and cappy We are now nap
by and cappy, and frequently careless
as well. A pretty figure may be con-
jured up-a figure in leaf-green satin
yelled with rose and silver shot gauze.
The dark hair Ia covered by sal
lor's cap, point and all, worn hativ
over the whole head, the point falling
at the back Instead of being maze
of scarlet cashmere, it is of the gauze,
over silver tissue, and studded with
pink and yellow topaz, while IT IS Dor
dered with great gray pear-shapsd
pearls, these, of course, hanging
around the back of the neck and over
the soft hair in front.
We have taken to caps.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
White Collar and Cuffs for Girl.

White Collar ana SuIlS IoF VILE
Nothing is daintier for the small
girls school frock than spotless col
lars and cuffs of white linen. These
collars are of the popular rundown
variety which may be bought in the
stores, of plain starched white linen,
with cuffs to match.
But much finer sets can be made al
home out of the handkerchief linen
with a simple buttonhole edge and
they are much smarter than the ready
made eton and Byron collars of the
stores.
The cuffs are the most important
garniture, for it is a labor of love to
keep snowy cuffs on the little sleeves
which seem to rub all the soilsoff the
school desks, but these white acces
series are so charming that the
trouble is well worth while.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

They have accused the family fly.
the night-singing family mosquito, OF
injecting with tuberculosis, and now
they say the family cat must 60 for
the same reason. But when the last
ia abolished there will come the threat
of the rat with the bubonic plague
germ. No matter which way we turn
we are confronted with new peril.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

this would look we'll in wine-colored
Amazon cloth. The style is Princess,
slightly loose-fitting, and is trimmed
below the knees by Russia braid laid
on in a handsome design; an edging
of fur is sewn below the braiding; a
similar trimming is arranged on
bodice, which has a yoke of tucked
chiffon edged with fur; this also
edges the over-sleeves, while the I'M
der ones are braided material Hat
of black velvet, lined with crepe-de-
Chine, with a cabochon at the front.
Materials required: 51a yards cloth
46 inches wide, III dozen yards
braid, 5 yards fur, Il yard tucked
chiffon
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

Science is skeptic about the al
seged evolution Of a bear-dog. 1t Is
difficult to see, even If the allegation
1ere true, how such an evolution OF
animal combinations could benefit
,nankind. Experiments would be more
.,ae,ul looking toward the production
~ a mule with lamblike traits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

A physician in Washington, who
evidently is obsessed with the idea of
being the benefactor Of his race, de-
clares that silence is the best cure for
nervous disorders in women. But
with all his science he does not know
the nervous sex, If he thinks die
tum like this, after centuries of Of
fensive and defensive volubility. is
going to make them stop talking.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

pure-white lace, falls over an equally
straight, narrow slip of palest pink
satin. Around the high waist-line,
reaching from just beneath the bust
to almost the natural wais.Iine. is a
broad girdle of the pink satin bor-
dered at the top with line of pink
rosebuds, and at the back sash ends
fall from this girdle to just below the
hip.-Jean Carrington's Fashion Ar.
ticle in Columbian.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

A New York woman who has been
arrested for bigamy says she married
her first husband for spite and the
second on a bet. We think the joke
was on the man who enabled her to
win the bet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

A man in Pittsburg pleaded that he
HAT his wife only when she needed it.
iput "a he found when she had him
sent to Jail, there is nothing about
which people are SO ungrateful as
+be solicitude of others for their
moral welfare.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
pyeina White Slippers.

For white kid slippers which can.
not be cleaned successfully after hav.
ing been previously cleaned, buy a
ten-cent tube of ivory black art paint.
To one-half cupful Of gasoline add
enough paint to make fluid the con-
sistency of cream. Apply evenly
with a small brush, allow to dry thor
oughly, and then polish with any good
shoe paste. This does not harden the
leather and will not wash or rub of.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
Saws Hornet Was Unarmed.

New Orleans. That the gunboat
Hornet, seized recently by the Unit,
ed States from Honduran revolu-
tionists, has never been mounted with
guns, is the statement made here by
Otto Ahlborn, former chief engineer
of the Hornet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

Science, says an expert, will make
men in the future centenarians. But
1t is impossible to please everybody.
This news will raise a calamity howl
from the pessimists and undertakers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

A man in Philadelphia theater
tore to pieces big hat which hid his
view of the stage. or course, they
had to arrest him, but no one will
doubt that he was martyr to the
sacred cause Of our common hui
n, 0itv
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
EX0kERATE OIL co.
PUBLISHER OF HAMPTON'S MAGA.
ZINE RETRAcTs ACCUSATION
AGAINST STANDARD.
ARTICLE CAUSED LIBEL SUIT
Hampton's and Moffett Declare Upon
investigation Oil Company Is Not
Connected With Sale Of
Impure Candies.

New York.-In the matter of the
libel suits brought by the Standard Oil
company for $250,000 damages against
Hamptons Magazine and for 100000
damages against Cleveland Moffett,
the former the publisher, and the lat
ter the writer, of an article in the Feb
ruary issue Of the magazine which de-
famed the company in connection
with the sale of glucose and candy in
Philadelphia, the following retractions
have been signed In the office Of
Sherman & Sterling, the Standard
Oil company's lawyers in the case,
and have been issued from the COM
pany's offices at No. 26 Broad
way:
"Hamptons Magazine, &c West
Thirty-fifth ST., New York,
Jan. 81, 1911.
STANDARD Oil Company, 26 Broadway,
New York
Dear Sirs: In the February issue
of Hampton's Magazine there was
published an article written by me,
entitled, Cassidy and the Food Pois-
oners.' In that article I referred to
the investigation of Mr.. Cassidy, with
respect to the manufacture and sale
of impure candies in Philadelphia, and
made the statement that your COM
pany manufactured and sold impure
material which went into these can
dies and that, when the various deal
ers were arrested and fined, at the in
stance Of Mr.. Cassidy, your company
paid the fines.
Upon investigation l have ascer-
tanned that your company was in no
way concerned with the transactions
referred to and I hasten to retract in
the fullest manner all charges made
against your company and to express
my sincere regret that l should have
fallen into this serious error. Yours
truly, Cleveland Moffett." T.
Jan. 81, 1911.
"Standard Oil Company, New York
City.
Dear Sirs: Referring to foregoing
letter of Mr. Cleveland Moffett to
you, We DeS W sIdle lAdI VIC oio SoAA
WINGED that Mr.. Moffett was in error
in his statements with reference to
your company. We greatly regret that
these errors should have been made.
It Is the desire of Hamptons Maya
zine to be accurate and fair in all
things. In our March number we will
publish this letter and the foregoing
letter of Mr.. Moffett. Yours truly,
BENZ. B. Hampton, President, Broad
way Magazine, Inc"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25

A woman in a Pennsylvania town
found gold nugget in chickens
craw. Poultry will now get dearer
than ever with the prospect of every
hens being it's own gold mine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
Chiffon CoIIarettes.

Have you noticed the collarettes Of
chiffon with brocaded designs in vel
vet? They are made to clasp the
throat without unattractive bulkiness,
and one end is thrown around the
shoulders, while the other hangs
down in front.