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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
MOUSE DARkENS WHOLE CITY

A mouse put the electric lighting sys-
tenn OF Plymouth, Mass, out of COM
mission for several hours recently. It
crawled into the switchbox at the DOW
erhouse, found place in the insula.
ton on the feed wire just big enough
to admit its tail, then resting Its nose
on the return wire, short circuited the
system and incidentally gave up its
own life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Household Glue,

To make a liquid glue that will keep
for years, break some pieces of glue
and put them into bottle, adding to
them little whisky Cork the bottle
tightly and set 1t aside for few days,
when the glue will be ready for use
without the application of heat, except
in very cold weather. In this case the
bottle should be placed in hot water
for few minutes before the glue is
used
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Trtnes,

Work one egg and tablespoon Of
sugar to as much -four as will make a
stiff paste, roll it as thin as dollar
piece and cut 1t into small round or
square cakes, drop two or three at a
time in boiling lard, when they rise to
the surface and turn over they are
done; take them out with a skinner
and lay them on an inverted sieve to
drain. For dessert put a spoon Of
Jelly on each.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Poor Mans Rice Puddino

Soak a half cupful of weH washed
rice in a quart of milk on the back OF
the stove for couple of hours. Add
a little salt and a half cupful of sugar
and bake in a slow oven for two hours,
stirring occasionally at first until the
rice has thickened and softened. Then
brown slightly and serve. A half cup
full fraisins may be added II desired
Serve hot with butter and sugar or
cream.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
FIVE WOMEN ON A JURY

Six women were called to serve on
jury recently In Olympia, Wash.
Each woman gave an excuse, but
only one was accepted, so five women
sat all day with their hats on listen
ing to the case of milkman against
the street contractors. The women
were out an hour and then returned
verdict for the plaintiff to the full
amount.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
HALTs COURT TO AID BIRD

A rusty grackle was seen Topping
about in the street with broken
wing outside the court at Jamaica,
Long Island, and Magistrate Fitch ad-
journed court while the bird was
caught. It was turned over to a court
clerk who took it home to nurse it
back to health, when it was released.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Vaqaries of Finance.

Il understand you have paid the
mortgage off your place."
"Yep," replied Farmer Cortossel.
"Then why do you complain of hard
umes?"
"All the neighbors have done the
same thing. That leaves me with
money on my hands that nobody
wants to borrow"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
ECZEMA GONE, B0ILS CURED

my son was about three weeks old
when I noticed a breaHng-out On his
cheeks, from which a watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and in few days became solid
scab. became alarmed, and called
our family physician, who at once pro
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under his treatment
for about three months. By the end
Of that time, he seemed no better.
became discouraged, and as had
read the advertisements of Cuticura
Remedies and testimonials of great
many people who had used them with
wonderful success, I dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and in few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed, and his shoulders,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven
months old all trace of the eczema
was gone.
During his teething period, his
head and face were broken out in
boils which cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been a great sufferer. During the
time of teething and from the time I
dropped the doctors treatment, used
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti-
full, and his head a mass of silky curls.
I had been afraid that he would never
be well, and feel that I owe great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey, 224
E. Jackson St, Colorado Springs,
Colo, Sept. "a, 1910.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
JOKE ENDS In MARRIAGE

When C. E. Perkins, travelling
salesman Of Cambridge, went into a
Milford store suffering from indiges-
ton, Miss May E. Mingst, the clerk,
jokingly offered to cook his meals.
Thereupon he began courtship
which resulted in their marriage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Separating Pies from Pans.

provided with the simple attachment
shown in the accompanying sketch,
the baked dough can be separated
from the tin with one revolution of
the cutter The cutter is made from
q piece of heavy tin, bent to the same
outline as the inside of the pan and
pivoted at its center.-Popular Me-
chanics
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
KISS WORTH JAIL SENTENCE

''It was sure worth it," said James
Conway when sentenced to ten days
for stealing kiss from pretty Cathe-
rine Alderman at College Point, N. Y.
'The horrid man just stepped up and
kissed me, then laughed and started
away" testified Miss Alderman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
REMOVING PIES FROM PANS
Simple Attachment That Will Prevent
Damage in Separating Pastry
From Pans.

Sometimes the juices from a hot
pie make 1t stick to the pan so tight
ly that knife blade must be run un-
der to cut it loose. If knife with
flexible blade is not used, the pie will
be damaged. If the pie pans are
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Nothina Much.

II don't know whether / ought to
recognize him here in the city or not.
Our acquaintance at the seashore
was very slight"
you promised to marry him, didn't
you?"
Eyes, but that was ALL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

The first Indian to take up aviation
has recently obtained his certificate
as an aeroplane pilot In America Ap-
propriately enough, the native name
of this redskin is Flying Fox and he
says he is going to show that his par
ents knew what they were about
when they named him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Unnecessary

do you tell your wife everything
you do while she is away"
'No; the neighbors attend to that :"
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
A Robber,

Were you ever confronted by a
robber?'
Sure"
"And did you play the part of a
hero?"
mo, indeed: you can't throttle
gas meter"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

IOT TOUR OF uV6 Gays
at a time every
month, and SO weak
/ could hardly walk.
I cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and was SO
nervous and weak
that I dreaded to
see anyone or have
anyone move in the
room. The doctors
gave me medicine to
ease me- at those
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

hillside Abba
giant 1870 feet holding his right
outlined
Hquaans believe this British
Of medieval
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

There is no surer way to friendship
than the honest and sincere apprecia-
ton of the good qualities and merits
of others.-Henry Lee
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

familiar design for 10 cents to deal
er who spent it for its face value as
soon as he got 1t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

PILES CURED IN TO Ia DAYS
Your druggist will refund money IL PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure any case Of Itching, Blind,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

the owl was unlucky that night, and
is now paying the penalty in cage
in drug store window.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
DURING A TIFF.

Wife-It seems to me we've been
married a century. I can't even re-
member when or where we first met
Husband-Can't you? Well, / can.
It was at a dinner party where there
were IL at the table.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
Led by the Nose,

Led by the Nose.
"Pa," what is leading woman"
"Any woman, my son."-Boston
Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18

wisely directed, will cause her to
give to her little ones only the most
wholesome and beneficial remedies
and only when actually needed, and
the well-inforned mother uses only
the pleasant and gentle laxative REM
edy-Syrup of Figs and Elixir Of
Senna-when a laxative is required,
as it is wholly free from all objec-
tionable substances. To get its ben
eficial effects always buy the genu-
inc, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18
SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

Sikeston, Mo. -"FOr seven years I
suffered everything. I was in bed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-18


and in o
tina aeua found n a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
SPIDERS AS PRISON MAKERS Remarkably Ingenious Devices Spun by Them to Trap Their Prey

From Harper's Weekly.
 How many times can spider rebuild its web? This question seems to have been answered with reference to at least one species Of spider, the trap door spider.
 These spiders are very plentiful in California. They construct their nests. consisting of a mammoth tube lined with silk of their own manufacture, in the ground in situations protected from the washing effects of rain. Then they cover the nests with woven trap door supplied with a hinge.
 The upper surface of the door Is made 10 resemble the surface of the ground. If any insect disturbs the door tho oNne instantly opens 1t and If the dis. turber is not too large and strong the spider seizes it and drags 1t into the den. If, on the contrary, the stran- ger is a formidable enemy. the spider claps the door to and holds it down with all It's strength.
 The result of many experiments. as reported by naturalist of San Diego, shows that if the trap-door is destroyed the spider can reconstruct 1t just five times and no more; but each time there is evidence of a greater economy in the use of silk, and. although tho spider will attempt the renewal tho sixth time. 1t invariably fails because his silk has been exhausted.
 It would appear however, that after the lapse of considerable period tho spider acquires fresh supply of the fluid from which 1t spins its web. Then it is able to resume the construction of silk-lined dens and trap-dors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Cruelty in Killing
From Our Dumb Animals.

Nothing is rarer than a prosecution for cruelty in killing. A butcher may hit an animal any number of times be- fore producing unconsciousness. What business has he to attempt to destroy the animal at all unless he under stands his business well enough not to bungle 1t? No one should be al- lowed to kill in our slaughter houses unless he is thoroughly competent to do it with the least possible pain. We would call the attention of all humane societies and their agents to this. The law forbids unnecessary cruelty and does not exempt the abattoirA
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Leaching Copper Ore in a
Mine.

The method by which nature
teaches out the copper values in.
upper zones of rock and repreci-
pilates them in connection with
the primary minerals, to form
what are known as zones Cf
secondary enrichment, seems to
be very simple process. Leach
ing of copper values from dump
ores has found extended applica-
ton, while mine waters contain
ing copper have been utilized ly
being drawn off into launders,
where precipitation is effected.
The hint from nature has led W.
l.. Austin to procure a patent fer
a mechanical system of extract
ing copper from veins without
removing the ore from the mire.-
1t consists of a method of intro
ducing water into the mine and
permitting it to leach throug n
the mineral-bearing rock, after
wards collecting the copper
charged liquid and pumping it to
the surface. The point of the
method is in designing channels
through which the water may be
distributed throughout the ere
deposit, to promote percolation. -
Mining Science.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
SELLS INTEREST
IN JUMBO LEASE
Taken Over by Parties Who
Are Familiar With
Conditions.

H. E. Gray, one of the lessees
of the Jumbo mine in Buffalo
Hump, has sold his interest to
Bathurst and Shonecker, two
miners who have been working
at the mine this winter.
Mr.. Gray states that his rea-
con for selling out at this time
was based on the fact that he is
not familiar with conditions in
the Hump country, and that he
has interests at other points.
Mr.. Gray states that the mill is
now running 10-stamps two shifts
and that the water will soon
supply power for the 20 stamps.
He states that the ore reserves
are now large and that no trouble
will be experienced in keeping
the mill running.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Will Assess at Full Value.

Property in Idaho will be as
sessed at its actual cash value
this year, regardless of all con-
sequences. This was the dictum
of the state board of equalization
at its meeting Saturday.
This would have been done
if l had been forced to stand
alone in the matter because l had
made up my mind to bring about
this change and the law gives
the governor the power to do it..
These who are raising objections
are making mountains out of
mole hills, The thing can be
done and it will be done"
This is the way Governor
Hawley expressed himself on the
subject after the meeting of the
board of equalization.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Will Be Pardoned.

George Edward Adams who
while cashier Of the United
States assay office, stole from
Alaska miners and banks a
quantity of gold of an estimated
value Of $250,OO0 and who was
convicted of embezzlement in
1906 and sentenced to 10 years
in McNeil's island penitentiary,
will be pardoned by President
Taft in a few days, according to
Adams friends who have been
working for the pardon for more
than a year. He has a year and
a half of his term to serve yet if
not pardoned.
Adams who until his downfall
was a leading club and society
man of Seattle, took toll for all
gold dust received at the assay
Office and replaced the gold he
took with black sand, which
weighed about the same. Adams
had no vices and invested his
money carefully. The United
States paid all claims proved by
the miners and took the money
SIPS, 900 out Of Adams estate.
His wife obtained divorce soon
after Adams was convicted.
He is reputed to be worth
$125, 900 invested in property ir
the middle west.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30

the canyon opposite Bright Angel
canyon. The rim on the north
side at the head Of Bright Angel
is 5000 ft. above the river. This
difference is due to a slight dip
of the formation toward the
south. The distance across the
canyon at this place, from rim to
rim, is about Ia miles. Yosemite
valley could easily be lost in one
of the side canyons of the Grand
Canyon. There are few mines
in the Grand Canyon region,
near Cataract Falls, mostly lead
silver. They are worked in a
desultory way by the owners.
There are also copper prospects
there, these being chiefly on the
plateau on both the north and
the south sides of the canyon. =
Mining and Scientific Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30

most an explosion, catching op-
orators in their chairs, their
lungs scared by inhaling the
flames. Others rushed for the
elevator shafts after the cars had
made their last trip. Still others
were pushed off the inadequate
interior fire escape.
In such a horrible stream did
the bodies overflow from the
windows that the fire nets.
stretched by the first company to
arrive were soon gorged beyond
capacity. Twelve bodies weight
ed one net to the bursting point.
but the bodies kept tumbling to
the payment through meshes
that could no longer sustain
them.
When the first breath of flames
curled over the edge of a pile of
shirting on the eighth floor, five
minutes before quitting time,
hundreds were in line before the
cashiers window.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Lost at Sea.

Every psrson on board the
small wooden steamer Sechelt
when she was capsized. off
Beachey head, Vancouver Island,
during a gale Saturday, perished
and apparently the sea gulped
down every morsel of the vessel.
It is not known positively how
many persons were on the
Sechelt when she left Victoria
for Sookee.
The prevailing report is that
she departed with 80, that 13 of
the passengers landed at Will
liamhead and that % passengers
and the crew of four went down
with the boat.
The Mining News for 81.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Another Placer Going to
Work.
WILL WORK in OLD CHANNEL
Ditch Damaged Some by Last
Years Fire.

Tiedeman and Bosch, owners
of the Golden Rule placer, sit
uated about five miles north of
Elk City, are making prepara-
tions to commence work as soon
as the water starts.
The forest fires last summer
burned along the ditch for about
five miles, and the owners expect
to have some trouble in cleaning
the ditch of burned logs and de-
bris that has fallen into the
ditch.
The ditch takes water out of
the West Fork of American river
but it is expected that enough
water can be obtained from
several side gulches to commence
operations with.
Last summer everything was
put in frst-class shape in the pit.
The race was lowered so that the
work can be carried back into
the old channel, and still have
plenty of dump. The pipe lines
were all put in place, and all that
is needed now is the water,
which will probably start in a
week or 10 days.
The Golden Rule placer has
been worked several season S
with considerable profit, and
should do better this season than
formerally, as no dead work will
have to be done. The gold taken
from this placer is very high
grade and brings $40 per ounce
at the government assay office.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
BIG MOGUL
CUTS VEIN
Property Shows Well Under
Development.


The Big Mogul group of three
claims, owned by R. Gaeckwell,
and situated about two miles
southeast of town, is showing up
well with present development.
A cross-cut tunnel has been
driven 100 ft. this winter, and is
just entering the vein, on the
hanging wall side, where there
was encountered a IA in. streak
of good ore. The foot-wall has
not been reached at the present
writing. The tunnel gives an
approximate depth of 80 ft.
East of the tunnel shaft has
been sunk so it., and the vein
cross-cut, which shows 20 ft. of
quartz, some of which is a high
grade ore. On the surface be-
tween the shaft and the tunnel a
rich shoot of ore is exposed in
open cuts. and it is proposed to
drive under this. The Big
Mogul for the size of the vein,
carries good values in gold, and
very high values in silver.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Forging Drill Steel.

Steel having a high carl on
content should not be heated
above clear red color, and in
an ordinary forge care should be
taken that drill bits are we'll
covered by the fuel. The blast.
should not impinge directly VI on
one drill or parts Of it so as to
cause local overheating. Dril s
should be constantly turned m
the fire. Inasmuch as differer t
steels require to be heated ard
tempered in different ways, it is
we'll that the man at the forge
have but one grade of steel to
work with at time. -Minir g
science.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30

near the surface, and in this alti-
tude and topography have little
influence. For instance, on
Mount Union, southeast of Pres
colt, Arizona, the water-level in
mines not drained by adits is
close to the surface. This is at
an altitude of nearly 5000 it,,
though down the valley of the
Hassayampa river, which heads
on Mount Union, there are mines
over 200 ft. deep in which no
water has been found. Some
mines make a large volume of
water between the surface and
the 1000-ft. level, but little or
none below that depth. The
Silver Islet mine. situated on a
small island in Lake Superior,
was worked to a depth of 500 ft.
and was a remarkably dry mine.
Mining and Scientific Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
At the Grangeville.-

Work at the Grangeville prop
erty is progressing very salts
factory at present. as only a few
men are employed. The new
concentrator is on the road, with
other machinery necessary be-
fore the mill can be started, and
as soon as this arrives. and is put
in place, the mill will be started,
and full force put in the mine.
C. w. Bowhay the new superin-
tendent is expected in shortly.
The Grand Canyon Of the
Colorado river, in Arizona, is
450O ft. deep on the south side of
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-30
Hundreds Burn in Sweat
Shop.
WAS NO MEANS OF ESCAPE
Nearly ALI Girls Working on
Shirt Waists.

One hundred and forty-eight
persons-n -nine-tenths of them
girls from the east side-were
crushed to death on the pave
ments, smothered in smoke or
burned to- death in a factory fire
Saturday, in the worst disaster
New York has known since the
steamship General Slocum was
burned to the waters edge off
North Brother island in 1904.
One hundred and forty-one
bodies have been removed from
the ruins at midnight and seven
of the forty injured died in hos
pitfalls. This it is believed COM
pletes the list of dead, most of
them unidentified.
Grief crazed relatives besieged
the morgue as the bodies were
laid out.
The victims were all employed
by the Triangle Shirt Waist COM
pany on the eighth, ninth and
tenth floors Of a 10-story loft
building at No. % Washington
place, on the western fringe of
the downtown wholesale district.
Partners of the firm, Isaac Harris
and Max Blanck, escaped, carry
ing with them over an adjoining
roof, Blanck's two young daugh-
ters and a governess.
There was not an outside fire
escape on the building. How the
fire started perhaps never will
be known. A corner 'on the
eighth floor was it's point of orr
gin and only the three upper
floors were swept. On the ninth
! floor fifty bodies were found, Sc
or more crushed to death by
jumping and more than 80 clog
ged the elevator. Loss to prop.
erty will not exceed $100, 900.
Pedestrians going home throu
gh Washington place to Wash
!; ington square at 10 minutes to
o'clock were scattered by the
whiz Of something rushing
, through the air before them
there was horrible thud on the
pavement and a body fatteneC
on the flagstones. Wayfarers
/ on the opposite side of the stree
| shaded their eyes against the
setting sun and saw the windows
of the three upper floors Of tn,
building black with girls crowd
: ing to the sills.
The building stands as shel
intact; the partitions of artitec
, tural tiling between floors ant
the floors are sound and it is i'm
possible for one who sees it t.
imagine how the flames in S,
short time could have wrough
such havoc.
l Seven hundred hands, 500 o
them women, were employed b.
7 the shirt waist company. The.
sat in rows at their whirrin,
machines, the tables before then
5 piled with fiimsy cloth, the foo
4 Uttered with lint, the air itsel
full of flying infammablc dust.
The first rush of flames was a.