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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

A tramp met Presiding Elder
James A. Godfrey. of Amite county,
Mississippi. on horseback in
the road, q few days since,
and demanded of him his watch
and his money, which were turned
over to him. He then made an eff
fort to dispossess him of his horse,
when the divine. becoming enraged,
struck him blow, telling him to
the ground, and forcing a pistol
from him, demanded a surrender of
the money and watch; having Sc
cured which, he marched him to
Liberty and turned him over to the
officers of the law, who Immediately
ushered him into more appropriate
quarters-the Jail.
Mr.. Godfrey is well known to the
citizens of St Tammany parish,
having recently been the Presiding
Elder Of this District, where his
many virtues and kindly disposition
secured to him a large circle of
friends, who will be pleased to learn
of the successful manner in which
he demonstrated, to road agent,
the full significance OF that ancient
text: Catching a Tartar"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

HISTORICAL EJAcULAT1oNs.-Niag-
ara Falls were very much honored
by the visit Of Princess Louise and
MIR. Lorne. 1t was only the second
time that the waters had flashed
with delight in the smile of royalty.
Her Royal Highpess said: "How
quite too lovely; don't speak, let me
drink in the whole scene" She sub
sequently remarked: Il never have
nor never shall see such a grand
sight again. What / would have
missed had I not seen i'll" An
English tourist at the falls of the
Rhine said, in the hearing of Cole
ridge, that it WIS "a majestic water
fall" The poet was pleased with
the phrase, and said so. This en-
couraged the tourist so much that
he went on to say that it was zone
of the maiestickest things of the
kind he ever see"-which spoilt it
all. If Princess Louise, when she
stood in view of the Falls, had sim
ply said Don't speak," and kept
silence herself, the effect would have
been better. When Grant was
gazing on the ruins of the Coliseum,
he showed more reticence. He
merely rolled his cigar over in his
mouth, and feelingIy remarked to
his companion: Lets take some
thing to drink" -Bahimore Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
PLEASE, Con, SEND Me- THREE CO.

PLEASE, Con, SEND Me- THREE CO.
pEcks.-A Government functionarv
in st. Petersburg, living in the out
skirts OF that city, died few weeks
ago in utter restitution, leaving be-
hind him, motherless and without
friends or relations, two little chill
dren-one a boy of seven and the
other u girl of three. Left in the
house alone, without money or food,
the boy did not know what to do to
get bread for his sister. At last,
urged by the little ones tears, he
wrote on piece Of paper: please,
God. send me three topecks Ia
penny to buy my little sister a
roll, and went to the nearest church
to slip it into an alms-box, believ-
ing, in his simplicity, that the pray
er would reach heaven through this
medium. A priest, passing BY, OBJ
served the child on tiptoe, trying to
thrust the paper in, and, taking it
from him. read the messages. Re-
turning home with the child, he
tooA the little ones to his house and
gave them the food and clothing
they 80 much aeeded. The follow
ing Sunday be preached =. sermon
on charity, in which he referred to
the incident, and afterward went
round with the plate. When the
offerings were counted it was found
that the congregation had given $50
or nearly $1,000.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
The medieval drama has h,

The medieval drama has been
revived in San Francisco. A pas
sion play WAS performed there last
week, the play being taken from the
last scenes in the life of the Savior.
Including the beheading of John the
Baptist, the last supper, and finally
i.,e cruciiixion. Among the charac-
ters in the play We're Jesus Christ.
pontius PLATE, Herod, the Disciples,
the Virgin Mary, and a number OF
MINOR characters. The play has
caused great excitement. San Fran
risco has another theatrical novelty,
"a Chinese play, which is to continue
every night fora number of months,
and IS sunetnins like u continued
story published in weekly paper.
If ii s;.ld that the play lnc.udes
three thousand characters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

Says the Key West Dispatch: The
Potter Committee, charged with the
great task of cleansing the dirty
linen of the last Presidential cam
laisn, has, after surfeit of junket-
ings and travel North and South,
dismissed its last perambulating
witness. and is ready to ajudge one
OF the candidates washed winter
than snow. at the moderate expense
nf $50, 900, which bill the dear peo-
pie are expected to pay, and shout
hozannahs, and cry, great is Potter
and his committee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

SHOOTING ArFRAY.-A difficulty
on Maurepas Island, in Livingston
parish, near Catfish Bluff, on March
orb, resulted in the shooting,
with fatal effect, of DIR. Bromfeld,
by Harry Northrup. There are
several reports in circulation con-
corning the tragedy, and until some
thing definite can be ascertained,
t trough o preliminary examination
or otherwise, we forbear making
public the uncertain rumors. Harry
Northrup was arrested and taken
to Port Acknowledgements.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
New Advertisement,
Notice.

There will be meeting of the stock
holders of the ~
WASHINGTON and st. Tammany
Transportation Company,
Held on next TUESDAY. April I'd. 1879,
at the Courthouse. in Covington.
Punctual attendance is requested. as
i'm ortant business will be transacted.
]. F. CHAMBERS, President
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
MRS. NARY STRAT7MAX, WIFE or
cHAS STkATTAAN. rs. PATRICK
CORCORAN.
Sixth Justices Court, Parish of St Tam. :.
many-State of Louisiana.

BY virtue Of q writ of fieri faciss from
the honorable the aforesaid court, dated
December II, 1878, and to me directed, I
will proceed to sell at public auction :,
at the door of the Courthouse, in th.
town OF Covington, parish and STATE
aforesaid, on SATURDAY, the 5th day of
OF April. 1873. between legal sale
hours, the following described property,
to-wit;
A BLACK HORSE MULE AND A ONE
HORSE WAGON. q
Seized IN the above entitled suit,
Terms of sale-Cash.
s. B. STAPLES.
CopstsbIe.
Cov;ngton. La. March %. 1879
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

In Heavens cerulean blue, cloud
Lay basking in the sun.
Another rose and came so near,
They blended into one.
watched it float away, away,
And thought il soon would sever;
But no! it foated on and on,
As if twas joined forever.
Twas all the cloud that could see,
That February day;
A thing of beauty. light it scared,
Nor seemed to fade away.
Charmed at the sight, watched it still,
As higher and higher il scared.
It seemed aspiring to the heighth,
Where angels God adored.
Anon. twas gone; thought it was
Like departing soul
Glad to be freed from all beneath;
Glad it had reached the goal.
Ny happy friends, accept the wish,
That like those clouds, you may
Together cling. and as you go,
Be happy as to-day;
And like those clouds, aspire to reach
The CLINE beyond the sky
The suns bright cline" and gold. n
shore,
Where love can never die.
West Pearl Riuer, Feb. Is, 1879.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
Contributors Column.

wishing to give the spice of variety to
this department, we invite contributions
from our readers lin all portions of the
parish, on all subjests ranging from
grave to gay, useful or humorous.
We can not return rejected Manuscript.
The real name of the author must in
variably accompany contributions.
Address: Editor FARMEB, Covington,
La.l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
CONVICTION. La:
Saturday, March 80. 1879.

Major A, A. Singeltary, who was
prominent candidate for delegate
to- the Constitutional Convention
from this district, at the nominating
convention which met in Amite
City, on the LIST inst, died ut his
home in Port Vincent, Livingston
parish, on Tuesday, the 18th inst.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

A colored preacher, a short time
ago. gave out the following all
nouncement: Brothers and sisters.
next Sunday, the Lord willing,
there will be baptizins in this
place, the candidates being four
adults and three addresses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

A woman cured her husband oil
staying out late at night, by going
to the door when he came home,
and whispering through the key
hole: Us that you, Willie9" Her
husbands name is John, and he
stays at home every night now, and
sleeps with one eye open and q re-
volver under his pillow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
SUCCESSION OFF, scIfUsTER

Probate Court for the Parish of st. Tam.
many-State of Louisiana-No. Il9.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors
OF this estate, and to all other persons
herein interested, to show cause within
ten days from the present notification,
II any they have or can. why the account
presented by the administrator of this
estate should not be approved and ho-
moiogated, and the funds distributed in
Herewith.
By order of the court.
WIN C. MORGAN.
(oUington, La, March %, 1879.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
SUssEssIoN OF A. KIRKLAND.
Parish Court for the parish of st. Tam.
many-State of Louisiana-No, III.


BY virtue of an order of sale to me d.
rected from the honorable the Parish
Court of the Parish of St. Tammany, La.
bearing date March 6, 1879, l will pro.
coed to sell at public auction, at the door
of the Courthouse, town of Covington,
st. Tammany parish. La, at IL o'clock
NJ. on SATURDAY, the 18th day Of
April, 1873, the following described
property, to-wit:
All the right. title and interest of the
above succession in and to all that por-
ton OF section 43, T. 4. and that por-
ton OF section 81. I. 5, south range 3
east, lying west of Tchefuncta river, in
thetparish of Tangipahoa, Louisiana. ~
Terms of sale-Cash.
WA. C. MORGAN, -
Administrators. Al
Covington, March 8, 1879. "
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

i OSLL DREhN.-AL II SdlQ INA
dreams go by contraries, and W
believe, as a general rule, this is oc
casionally true. At least sucl
proved to be the case with dream
we had last night. The scene was
located in one of the beautiful
groves in the vicinity of Covington
The entire population 81 ouPRtown
were present. 1t was q grand oc-
casion, in celebration of some i'm
portant event, the exact nature Of
which is not quite clear to us now
probably the adoption of our new
constitution. However, it was an
old-fashioned barbecue. Long
trenches were dug in the ground.
These were filled with glowing Goals,
over which the carcasses of several
luscious beeves and ''fatted calves"
were being slowly roasted, sending
forth savory aroma calculated to
create voracious appetite in the
heart (or stomach) of the most con-
firlned dyspeptic. A number of
long rustic tables were spread, on
which delicious, juicy roasts, chops,
etc, were arranged in tempting
confusion, and all were invited to
partake OF the royal feast. It was
Very enjoyable event. The long and
well filed tables were lined with
happy. familiar faces. and amidst
the general feasting could be heard
the merry voices of guileless child
hood, and the tender tones of smit-
ten youths and charming maidens,
while the more mature in years were
discussing various topics OF inter-
est, and all were doing full justice
to the barbecued subject. We had
succeeded in locating ourselves on
the outside of several pounds of
tender. luscious bovine, and were
feeling very comfortable and happy.
Suddenly We thought fine band,
which was in attendance, began dis
coursing the most delightful music
we had ever heard; it was none Of
your common pieces, such as 1.-THE
Tune the Old Cow Died On" but
genuine operate airs. The music
was soft and low at first, growing
gradually louder and louder, until
it became almost deafening. At
this point we awoke, to find that it
was all q dream-only this, and
nothing more. The music of the
band was displaced by the Growing
of several loud-mouthed roosters in
the yard, and our visions of fresh
beef were succeeded by the realiza-
ton of the painful fact that such a
very desirable article of food can
not be had in Covington for love
or money. Our meat markets are
closed and have been for about two
weeks, and our people are pining
for fresh meat.
Oh! for lodge in some vast
slaughter-house, where fresh, ten
Ter beef is ever present-where suf-
'ering for the want of it never comes
md where the charmingly deceit
al, intangible vision, becomes q
substantial reality.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29
Married:

AcMAHON--sADLER.-A Logtown,
Miss, Feb. l6. 1879, by the Rev. C. W.
Calhoun, Mr.. CHARLES F. McMAnos and
Miss KATIE j. SApLER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

Lines to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Nc
Mahon, on the occasion of their mar
riage. Published by requestl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

Sui scribe for the FARMER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

By Mrs. L. CaARY Sadie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

Covington, March 8, 1873,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

are wonderful. A fireman drank
twelve glasses of beer while church
clock was striking IL, the time being
about half minute. DIR. Noeffier
drank eight gallons in two hours, and
mis- competitor in trial of capacity was
not left far behind. Noeffier is regard
ed as the Cincinnati champion, but
there are several men in that city who
have emptied an eight-gallon keg in
three to five hours. An old employe of
a brewery has drunk fifty glasses every
day for eighteen years. Brewers men
generally drink heavily. in one brew
cry they are allowed from six to four
teen glasses each per day, according to
their age and work. Cards are placed
behind bar, and upon them the names
of the employees are written. "A man
goes to the bar and asks for a glass OF
beer. and a hole at the same time is
punched in his card. When the num-
Der of holes corresponds to the num-
Der of drinks allowed him for the
day, he can have no more, though the
day may not yet be more than hall
anent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

The reduced tax on tobacco has
been in effect long enough to furnish
some indication of its effect on the
revenue, and the advocates of the change
find their theories and predictions
already confirmed. The reduction OF
the tax from "a cents pound to 16 be-
gan on the LIST of May, and the returns
for May and June show total revenue
of S10,121,751 at the lower rate, as
against but 81, 524, S17 in the correspond
ing months of 1873 under the old fig
ures. The great bulk of this increase
occurred in May, and is attributable to
the fact that the agitation of the sub
ject had largely interfered with sales fol
several weeks before; but the revenue
for June, when the business had settled
back into its normal channels, was over
$4,000 more than for June of last year
The advocates of reduction insisted that
the change would both increase con
sumption and diminish the inducements
to evasion of the tax, and the figures
promise to show that they were right.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

A SHIP CARPENTER at Belfast, Me-,
has concluded to spend the rest of his
life in a chair. When wages were re-
duced he declined to work any longer,
and seated himself in rocking chair
near his sitting-room window. There
he remains all day long, only rising to
go to his meals or to bed. His chair
rockers have worn grooves in the floor,
and on the window sill, where he drums
idly as he rocks to and fro, are the i'm
prints of his fingers. He is supposed
to have some savings on which he and
his wife live.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The deepest running stream that is
known is the Niagara river, which, just
under the lower suspension bridge, is
700 feet deep by actual measurement.
ACCORDING to writer in the Fort
nightly ReuieaU, the game of croquet,
and an endless variety of other familiar
games, can be traced far back in the
Sassanian dynasty, and was In vogue
there before the eighth century. It was
played with the long-handled mallet
called chugan. This instrument is re-
ferred to in the tales of the Arabian
Nights,
In Amsterdam, Holland, several per-
sons have been poisoned by the use of
enameled cooking vessels of Belgian
and German manufacture. Some of
these utensils were tested with diluted
acetic acid and common salt heated in
them for two hours. The solution OBJ
tanned yielded considerable oxide of
zinc. Combinations of zinc are consid-
cred very injurious to health; and, as
food often contains mixtures of salt and
vinegar, pans which are thus affected
must be regarded as unsuitable for the
kitchen.
POET laureate is title bestowed by
sovereigns at various courts, and SO
named from the tradition that Horace
and Virgil were crowned with laurels in
the Roman capital. In 1341 Petrarch
was crowned poet laureate, and this has
been called the first instance of the
title. The first English court poet was
John Kay or Gains, appointed by Ed
ward ~, and was the first to receive
the title. The yearly fee of the poet
laureate was formerly 1901 and tierce
of Canary wine, but since 1913 the wine
has been committed for money.
The iron horse does not last much
longer than the horse of flesh and bones
The ordinary life of locomotive is &c
years. Some of the smaller parts re.
quire renewal every six months; the
boiler tubes last five years and the crank
axles six years; tires, boilers and ire
boxes from six to seven years; the side
frames, axles and other parts thirty
years. An important advantage is thai
broken part can be repaired and does
not condemn the whole locomotive tC
the junk-shop, while, when a horse
breaks leg, the whole animal is only
worth the flesh, fat and bones, which
amount to very small sum in thi!
country, where horse-hesh docs not fine
its way to the butchers SHAMELESS.
The religious belief of the pineteer
persons who have filled the President
ial chair in the United States, as indi
Gated by their attendance upon public
worship; and the evidence afforded il
their writings, may be summed up a
follows: Washington, Madison, Monroe
Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, and Buchanan
were Episcopalians; Jefferson, Johi
Adams, j. @. Adams and Fillmore wer'
Unitarians; Jackson and Polk wer'
Presbyteriaps; Mr.. VanBuren was o
the Dutch Reformed Church; Presi
dent Piercea Trinitarian Congregation
alist; Lincoln attended the Presbyter
ian Church, though he did not belong
to any; Johnson was Methodist
Grant and Hayes also attend the Meth
odist Church, but are not members.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

Sc DITCH Presbyterianism is torn by
the case of the Rev. DIR. Macrae, who
has been tried and suspended for dis
believing the doctrine of eternal pun
ishment. Before the Synod in Edin-
burgh he endeavored to prove from
the scriptures that the bad have not
the same possibility of life in them as
the good, that evil has no everlasting
existence, and that the universe will
eventually be purified from sin. He
disclaimed any intention of imposing
a new dogma on the church, and
only asked liberty to hold his own
views. The majority against him was
overwhelming.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

The latest scheme out is for arail'
road across the Desert of Sahara. Some
French engineers have been investi'
eating, and they think the project quite
feasible. The distance is about 1,6OO
miles, and the cost of building the road
is roughly estimated at $50, 100000, but
it would open up the richest regions OF
Central Africa, and stand chance OF
paying good dividends. But. what
with propositions to food the desert
and to build railroads across it, the old
Sahara of the biographies is fast losing
its ancient air of mystery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

OF the $9,50O,OOO appropriated by
Congress and about to be expended for
river and harbor improvements, $780,
900 is for the New England States,
S51S,OO0 for New York, and the rest as
follows: New Jersey, $4,000; Penn
sylvania, 1907, 900; Delaware. S22,500;
Maryland, $175,OO0; Virginia, $3.50, 900;
West Virginia, $1s6,0O0; North Caro-
lima, $223,5O0; South Carolina, $780,
600; Georgia, $l81, 900; Florida, 1885,
600; Alabama, $3S0,O0O; Mississippi,
$4,000; Louisiana, s655,000; Texas,
s266,OOO; Arkansas, 100000; Missouri
$4,000; Tennessee, $121,000; Ken
lucky, $4,000; Ohio, 100000; Indi-
ana, $S5,000; Illinois, S165,OO0; Mich
igan, $54S,OOO; Wisconsin, s362,500
Iowa, $134,5OO; Minnesota, $57 800
Kansas, $4,000; Nebraska, $4,000
California, $243,OO0; Oregon, $780,, 900
Dakota, $4,000; Montana, $4,000
District of Columbia, $4,000; Missis
sippi river, $465,OOO; Missouri river
100000; Ohio river, $4,000. Nevadi
is the only State which does not receive
direct pecuniary aid from the act.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22

QUITE ripple has been raised in the
relations between England and France
by the alleged interference OF Queen
Victoria in the Bonaparte family quar-
rel. American correspondents allege
that Prince Jerome refused to see the
Empress on the occasion of the Prince
Imperial's funeral. So far from this
being true, the Prince went directly to
Camden Place upon his arrival at CHS
elhurst. There no less parsonage
than the Queen of England accompa-
MED him to the boudOir of the EN-
press, in order that a reconciliation
might be effected between them. A
burst of uncomfortable grief, however,
prevented any communication between
The personages, and the Prince was
compelled to withdraw. In the mean
time, it is stated that the Princess
Clothilde will herself hold the inter
view which so signally failed in the case
of her husband at it's very threshold.
Some of the British journals deprecate
this interference on the part of the
Queen, and add that it will greatly in
crease the desire of her people that she
shall take no undue personal part in
foreign affairs, and also that the French
Republic may be left to pursue its
course undisturbed by dynastic in
triouas
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-22


The little dolls mamma had washed out theiS
clothes
Aud hung them all out on the line. suppose
Your children don't have such terrible washy
And, pray. does your line ever fall with crsshr
But ut last they ali hung in the sunlight to dry.
Said Julie: Il fink at my Daisy did KY"
Sa. wiping the soap from her pretty white hands,
She trotted upstairs, where the playhouse
stands.
She opened the door; all still as mouse,
And Daisy. the dolly, was not In that house.
No Daisy up stairs and no Daisy In bed.
Oh! what shall do If my dolly's went deady"
Said Mrs. Mamma. - Pr'aps she's dest ruined
away. 800. s., !,
Don't 90 nnk SO, Kitty" ~Miaurr," Kitty did
say. -
a" Oh! Daisy, my own little gurl, are 90 derey"
But the whole row of dolies did rothing but stare
Her little white hat Mamma Julie put on,
To see if her child TO the garden had gone.
In garden and orchard no dolly was seen,
Though the cherries were ripe and the apples were
green.
So down to the meadow. where grasses are deep,
She trotted and found meath haycock, asleep
Pray, who do you think? Little truly Boy Blue.
In the very blue Jacket that Mother Goose KNEW
And slowly he opened his heavy, sweet eyes,
And looked at sweet Julie with sleepy SURPRISE