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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01

Ine IavoIte steamer "New c.
melia" has come out in her new
sElrg dress She is thoroughly
renovated, repain:ed and otherwise
improved SIP has every comfort
the public cohid wish, and polite
and attentive officers. We wish
her a prosperous summer business.
UNGInGArEp NUISANCE. Those
OF our citizens who have occasion
to go to the Postotfice land tins in
clpdes many ladies us well as gen-
tlemen) will unite with US IN de-
ciarlng that the crowd Of noisy boys
who congreg;te there every mail
night has grown to be a most de-
eitled public nuisance. 1t is not
their presence we object to, but the
outrageous manner il which they
conduct themselves. But their con-
tlnuai noise, scuffiing, cursing, OBJ
scene language, etc, makes the Vi
clnity of the Postofice, on these
occasions. very undesirable place
Tor decent people, and doubtless re-
tards the distribution Of the mails
by the Postmistress, whose position
compels Ler to hear all the indie
cent and unceasing racket of these
moving eheodlums. We hope, for
the ben Il the community. and
IN the iRts + IS Of; law and order.
that tle ..prolser authorities" will
take tAia lnattefsin Lanl, and see
TINT saeh misconduct j. suddenly
aaa ~ diaeoSs;aued.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01

we learn that Messrs. Schwartz
Bros. are about to start the yacht
Sun Beam on the Lake, from Span
ish Fort to Mapdeville. 1t is said
that she can cross the Lake in an
hour and will make three trips a
dav.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01

Leaves Covirgton on Tuesday, a.
9:3o A. NJ Arrives at Pearl River Wednes-
day, by . A. N,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01
POnICL Jsal.

4 nlesting 81 the Police Jury Of
panmany pafisli il !,,.reby called
e ~. at tic =. e:house. in
Covington, Oh the third Monday i'll
May, (17th inst,
NM BADoN, President.
". G. KENrzEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01
The Mails.
ARRIVE.
DEPART.

c0VIyGTON TO NEW ORLEANS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01

1nUsrRarED BUSINESS CARDS,
varieties to the 10Cc,
! prin ed at the FARMER office.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01

PEARL RIVER 70 COYINGTON.
Leaves Pearl River Monday. at A. II.
Arrives at Covinston on Tuesday, by
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-01

And all kinds of Vehicles CONSTANTLY
on hand, for sale cheap for. cash. Live
stock will be taken in exchange for the
above articles, apIT 3m
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
He Got Something Frisky.

'Got something frisky?" he asked, as
he walked into livery stable and called
for a saddle-horse; something that
will prance about lively and wake fell
low out of his lethargy? I used to ride
the trick mule in a circus, an reckon
I can back any thing that wears hair. y
They brought him out a calico-colored
beast with a vicious eye, and he mount
ed it and dashed off. Before he had
gone two blocks the animal bucked,
crashed through high board fence and
plunged into cellar, tossing his rider
over the top of an adjacent woodshed
and landing him on the ragged edge OF
q lawn-mower. They bore him home,
Strengthened him out, and three sur
geons came in and reduced his disloca-
tons and plastered him up with raw
beef. A few weeks later he called at the
stable and said If they had gentle saw
horse with an affectionate disposition, .
bride with curb bit and martingales,
and q saddle with two horns and crup-
per to it, he believed he would 60 up in
the hay-mow and gallop around q little
where it was soft and it wouldn't hurt
him if he went to sleep and fell off as he
did the other day.-Baltimore BuAesm-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22

THIS story comes from Litchfeld,
Meeker County, Mimi: A-Litchfield
merchant, about Is months ago, pur-
chased at small village in Massachu-
sets young Newfoundland dog, which
he brought by train to his Western home.
The dog gave evidence of great intelli-
gence and soon learned to carry parcels,
perform tricks, ETC., etc. A cat belong
ing to neighbor, however, worried the
dog, and some six weeks since in fit of
rage the cat was killed, for which act
the dog received severe whipping both
at the hands of its mistress and master.
The succeeding day the dog disappeared
and nothing was known of his where
abouts until one week ago last Thurs
day, when letter from the old Massa-
chusetts home announced his arrival
there in weak and emaciated condi-
ton.
ALTHOUGH the late President Andrew
johnson did really and truly attain to
the full stature of a practical tailor, and
was never ashamed of it, it is not SO
generally known how nearly member
of the present Cabinet came to devote
his life and talents to the same calling.
Recently an acquaintance called upon
him, bringing with him a stranger,
whom he presented to the Secretary.
In short time Mr.. Evarts came in, and
Mr.. Thompson introduced both gentle
men to him, but could not remember
the strangers name. &c Mott, Randolph
Mott, is my name," said the latter.
g Are you Randolph Mott who used to
live in Culpepper County?'' asked the
Secretary. ''I am,'' said the other.
"Well, Mott, I'm glad to see you," said
Mr.. Thompson; and turning again to
the Secretary of State, he added, "Mr.
Evarts, let me now introduce to you the
man who taught me how to sew.'' And
then he explained that when boy he
had intended to become tailor, and
worked for time in the shop of Mr..
Mott, who was of that trade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
Transplanted Teeth.

A Chicago dentist tells the Chicago
Times that a gentleman of about 40
years of age came to him, some time
ago, to have the split root of an old
tooth removed. He was not willing to
wear plate to support single tooth,
and the Doctor suggested the trans
planting of molar from living sub
ject The idea met with favor on the
part of the gentleman when he was in
formed that successful operations of the
kind were on record. He was not par
ticular whose teeth ate his meat pro-
vided he got the benefit of the nutrition.
Five weeks afterward young lady pre-
scented herself whose teeth were too
many for her jaw. She could eat better
than she could talk. The Doctor sug-
gested a wedding, or teething, out. He
extracted the tooth next in the rear of
the eye-tooth, scientifically speaking,
the first bi-cuspid. Ten minutes after
ward he recollected that his patient, 40
years of age, was still in need Of a
tooth. Notwithstanding the vacancy in
the latter's jaw would be that of the
second bi-cuspid and on the OPP
posite side of the mouth, the
Doctor resolved to try the experiment of
transplanting. He placed the feminine,
tooth in glycerine and sent for his pa
tent. 1t was nearly five hours before he
arrived. The glycerine had been kept at
blood heat, and when the gentleman
came, the pulpor nerve of the tooth was
removed and the roots were filled with
gold. The gentleman's tooth, or what
remained of it, was then extracted and
the young lady's was Immediately trans
ferred to his jaw. 1t was firmly tied to
the adjoining teeth and his jaws band
aged together for that night. By the
third day the Doctor was satisfied from
the lack of Inflammation and the free
dom from pain that the operation would
be successful. On the ninth day the
Lgatures were removed and, on the four
teenth, the tooth was quite firm; from
that time on it continued to grow firmer
in its attachment to the jaw until at the
end of six weeks it was as useful for
masticating as its neighbors. In color
and size the matching was nearly per-
feet. The only difference between the
transplanted tooth and the original one
was in the shape of the roots; that of
the latter was single while the former
had double root, but the socket could
hardly have been better filed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
WIT AND WISDOM.

FROM q yield of 900, 900 in bullion In
1866, the Georgia gold fields have ad-
vanced to $1,000, 900 Per annum, with
promise of larger returns next year.
THE reason why the ancients took the
owl for an emblem of wisdom was be-
cause he saved his talk snd filed his
stomach. Remember this when you
are invited to banquet.-DesroI Free
Press.
A GREAT many boys and girls fall
desperately in love with each other, and
rave over disappointed hopes, before
they are old enough to tell the differ
ence between the heartache and the
collie. Very few such cases prove fatal.
IT is curious to note how flaming
new silk handkerchief will struggle up
from the deepest breast pocket into the
light of day and linger there, while the
soiled cotton one skulks at the bottom,
making only now and then hasty sally
into the open air.
AN exchange says that {" q clever En-
glish teacher has originated the idea of
shopping classes, in which girls might
be taught how to buy dress and house.
keeping goods" The idea of teaching
girls how to shop is about on par with
that of opening q swimming-school for
young ducks.-Chicago Tribune.
WHEN a country lad first comes to the
city he uses the very profane expression,
Gaul darn it," with reckless ease. As
the refinement of metropolitanism be-
gins to take hold of his speech, he mild
ly says, "By durm," and when he
reaches the lavender trousers, drab over
coat, and eye-glass stage of culture he
twirls his little wisp of a cane in his fin
gers and murmurs, cav! dem IT,
New HdUen Register.
THE Philadelphia Press says that, on
a certain occasion, Edward Everett Wis
tied the composing-room of the Boston
Advertiser at late hour to read proof
of an Grafton he had failed to see ut an
earlier hour. Extremely particular
about his style, he was altering sem
fences and making additions while the
forms were waiting, which SO irritated
the foreman that he roared out "Cut
it short, Everett, confound it, cut IL
short. There's no time now for patch
ing up bad English"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
Eonor to q Little Heroine.

A few months ago, as the readers OF
the Ezpress will remember, the facts
were published relative to heroic deed
performed by Maggie Geddes, little
nine-year-old girl of this city. Maggie
and other children were playing to the
rear of the home of her parents, at the
Alamo Mills, when neighbours child
fell down an embankment into the mill
race. The walls bordering the race ex-
tended about twelve feet above the
water, which ran very briskly in cur
rent nearly five feet deep. Little Mag
gle, being good swimmer for her age,
no sooner observed the child floating
along with the current, in drowning
condition, than did she spring headfore-
most into the stream to save the child's
life. Selling it by the hair, she SWAN
with the little one to the shore, and held
fast to a root with one hand, while with
the other she grasped the child, until
assistance arrived and she and her pre-
cious burden were rescued. 1t must be
remembered, also, that the point
where little Maggie sprang into the race
was but few feet above large wheel
that moves the machinery of the mill,
rendering her deed the more dangerous,
and coloring it with brighter degree
of heroism. Had Maggie delayed a
quarter minute, the drowning child
would have passed under the wheel of
the mill and been lost forever, and had
little Maggie not been a good swimmer,
her fate would have been the same.
The deed was one SO truly noble that
after the Express made reference to it
the item travelled far and wide. 1t
reached the columns of probably half
the newspapers in America. And now
it has reached Congpess, and the life
saving bureau and Congressman intend
naming one of the principal life-saving
stations of the American coasts after
Maggie Geddes, the little heroine. The
Express has been written to for the little
girls name and has forwarded it. and
now the adventures of the ocean may
strive to emulate little Maggie's example
as they cast their eyes upon monument
to the honor of her name.-San antonio
(Ter. Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
Mr.. Stoddard in Town.

Sam Stoddard, q well known tramp
who has grown gray on the road, walked
into the Commercial Bank yesterday,
and, approaching the Cashier, adj
dressed him in that familiar way which
is so characteristic of the veteran: (
"Gimme twenty-five cents to buy
meals victuals."
Sam looked trifle worse than when
he was here six months ago. His raj
ment was in q more advanced stage of
decay, and his nose had taken on
deeper purple and had developed few
more pimples. !.
Gimme twenty-five cents and I'm
off for San FranciscTvy IND 600t =
The Cashier didn' now SANK
ing qualities, and . rested thatSy-
were naro ana Senty-fve-cent pr
were not Pickea p everywhere.
Times nara exclaimed Sam, in
tone OF voice which indicated that n
was prepares. to argue the pointi
Times nard apprehend, sir, that
you VIII nave eome difficulty in making
that assertion good. What are the
factsp''
"To thundl with the facial" said
the Cashier, a he bent over his ledger.
"What ard the factspn continued
SAM In a 1kher key. During De-
cember the public debt was reduced a.
25l,217. and tAe decrease since June
last Is $15,4OS,161. It ought to be plain
to every unprecedented mind that 30 far
from times being hard, every thing is
lovely and the country on the broad
highway to prosperity. It's mighty
small pittance AK
"The town is overrun with men Of
your class"
".There is no reason under heaven
why the town should be, and have no
doubt they ar, impostors. Point out
single, solitary reason why the country
should be filed with mendicants.
Heavens! The total debt of the Gov
eminent is only trifle over o., OOO, OOO,-
600, and the cash balance on the LIST day
of January was nearly equal to this
snm. Why, look at the assets of the
Governments
Without arguing the case, allow me
to say that you will get no twenty-five
cents here"
"TheR give me ten cents"
81 won't give you picayune, and I
want you to get out of this
az proposed to convince you that this
country was never better fixed than she Is
to-day, and that National Banks are the
chosen people of the Government, and
therefore abundantly able to extend q
helping hand"
"I'll extend . helping foot II you
don't 60 along about your business"
Chow much money do you suppose
there is in the United States Treasury at
this very minutep''
"Win You get out of this, sirp"
81 am not able to give you the exact
figures" continued Sam, I" but Il Il
way up in the hundred millions. Then
there is the bonds issued to the Pacific
Railroad Companies, interest payable in
lawful money; principle outstanding
something like sixty-four hundred mill
ion. Why, man alive, what's ten
centsP'
The Cashier tipped Sam out half
dollar and told him to hurry on or he
would miss the San Francisco steamer.
-CIHcinnoei EnQwirsr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
To coRREspoNnrNrs.

asAcc0lnpanicd by the name of the author. not
necessarily for publication, but as evidence of
good faith on the part of the writer. Write
only ON one side of the paper. Be particularly
careful In giving names and dates, to have
all letters or figures plain and distinct
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22
Edison and the Scientists.

Edison, whose exclusions in the field
of applied science entitle him to hear
ing, out of the abundance of his own ex-
perience pronounces textbooks and au-
thorities in science misleading. "There
are two classes of SCIENTISTS" he says
sc first, the pure scientists without prac-
teal knowledge, and next the practical
men without any science. You take the
pure scientists-mind you, don't speak
of such men as Faraday, Regnault, Bun
sen, nor such men as Maxwell, or 81 .
William Thompson; what they say is
SO is so; because they proved it before
they said so; but take whole pile Of
them can name and you will find un-
certainty if not imposition in half of
what they state as scientific truth.
Those men did not work for money, and
they had only reputation to work for.
They have time and again set down ex-
periments as done by them, curious,
out-of-the-way experiments that they
never did, and upon which they founded
so-called scientific truths. I have been
thrown off the track often by
them, and for months at
time. You see a great name
and you believe in it. Try the expert
ment yourself and you find the result
altogether different" Edison went on
to give his own experience with chem
icals and metals, and to show that the
doctors generally disagreed and were
equally erroneous. 81 tell you," he
adds, "I'd rather know nothing about
q thing in science, nine times out of ten,
than what the books would tell me-for
practical purposes, for applied science.
the best science, the only science. I'd
rather take the thing up and go through
with it myself. I'd find out more about
it than any one could tell me, and I'd
be sure of what I knew. That's the
thing. Professor this or that will con-
trovert you out of the books, and prove
out of the books that it can't be so,
though you have it right in the hollow
of your hand all the time, and could
break his spectacles with it. I
never take any body's word that any
thing can't be done, if / as much as sus-
pect that it can"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22

APPLE PUDDING.-Peel and core six
large apples, stew them in six table
spoonfuls of water, with the rind of q
lemon; when soft beat them to pulp,
add six ounces Of melted butter, the
same of sugar, six well beaten eggs,
half gill Of water and teaspoonful Of
lemon-juice; line dish with puff paste,
and when baked stick all over the top
thin chips of candied citron and lemon
peel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22

To SPICE A ROUND OF CORNED
BEEF.-Take strong Irvine string and
tie it tightly around the ronnd, to keep
it in good shape; then stick it well on
both sides with cloves, squeezing them
in. as far as possible; rub it also well
with three tablespoonful of pounded
saltpeter, and then with plenty of fine
salt. Lay it in a large wooden tray or
round vessel that is tight, and every
other day turn it and rub well into it
the brine which makes from it. In ten
days, if properly attended to, it win be
fit for use.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22

IT is not wise to cut OF large limbs
from fruit trees in the winter, but for
twig-pruning this season of the year Is
the best. One has plenty of time to do
this work, and can attend to it person
ally.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-22

THE widow of Agassiz was the first
woman to cast her vote in Boston at the
recent municipal elections.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-25
POM ESTlC.

COFFEE Ice CREAM.-This recipe Is
reprinted by desire. Make a custard,
without any flavor, of pint of cream
and four yolks of eggs. Tut Into this a
quarter of pound of treshly-roasted
mocha coffee berries; they should, If
possible, be used hot. Cover up the
stewpan closely with It's lid, putting a
napkin over TO keep In the steam. Let
the custard stand for an hour, strain
and sweeten, and when cold put IL into
the freezing pot. Cream thus prepared
will not take the color off the coffee,
and when carefully made Is very dell
cate and delicious. Coffee Ice cream is
also made with strong infusion of
coffee. To make the infusion, put two
ounces of freshly ground coffee into n
French coffee pot and pour over 1t 4
gill of tast-boiling water. When the
water has all run through the strainer,
take out the coffee grounds and replace
them with two ounces of fresh coffee.
Pour the coffee infusion in the bottom
of the pot over these fresh grounds.
Then pour the coffee infusion thus OBJ
tanned into pint of sweetened cream,
and freeze.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-25
Ice Made by Means of Ether.

1t is well-kncwn that ether can be made
to vaporize 50 speedily as to produce in
tense cold, and if, when covered with water
its evaporation be assisted, 1t will escape so
quickly as to lower the temperature of the
water to freezing point. Hence ether is
often used IN preparing freezing mixtures;
and machine has lately been constructed
for making Ice by means of the remarkable
property to which we have briefly alluded
The apparatus consists of an engine and
air-pump combined on the same bed-plate,
refrigerator, an ether condenser, a circu-
lating pump, and one or more ice-boxes ac-
cording to the quantity required-a steam
engine supplying the motive power. The
two inlet passages of the air-pump are con-
nected by copper pipe, from which
branches another copper pipe that places
them in communication with the refrigera-
tor, which is felt-covered vessel of cylin-
drical shape, the tubes being made of cop
per and riveted to brass end-plates The
two outward valves on the other side of
the alr-punp communicate with the ether
condenser, which is similarly constructed
to the refrigerator. The tubes connnuni-
cate at each end with metal chambers, one
OF which serves as a receptacle for the air
that enters the condenser. The whole is
immersed in wooden tank, through which
stream of water constantly passes for
cooling and condensing the ether vapor
A vacuum is maintained by the air-pump
in the refrigerator, vaporizing the ether at
low temperature. This operation causes
an absorption of heat, which reduces the
temperature of the strong brine that is
made to circulate through the tubes and
ice box. The ice box is tank of red deal
vanished inside, with partitions with holes
in them to allow slow circulation of the
brine. Zinc moulds of different widths,
according to the shapes of the blocks of ice
required, are filled with pure water and
suspended between the partitions.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-25

AN old physician, retired from prac-
tlee, having had placed In his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung Affections,
also positive and radical cure for Ner-
vous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonder
ful curative powers In thousands Of
cases, has felt it his duty to make 1t
knew to his suffering fellows. Actu-
ated by this motive and desire to re-
lieve human suffering. | Will send free
of charge TO all who desire 1t, this re-
cipe, in German, French, or ESglish,
with full directions TOR preparing and
using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming tins paper, w. W..
SHERAR. I49 Potgers' Block, Rochester,
NeU York.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-03-25

EFFECTS OF Dew UPON PASTURES. -
the heavy dews which are Il ual IN late
summer and early fall, and the light
hOar frOsts which occur as the cooler
weather arrives, are unwholesome to
cattle and sheep. 1t may be that the
well known effect of dew in this direc-
ton gave rise to>the old-fashioned idea
that due was in itself injurious and
CONSIDERATIONS diseases. There is moth
ing in the character of the dew itself
which is hurtful; but it is the filling Of
the stomach with wet heritage that is
unwhOle some. The stomach becomes
distended with the products of the de-
composition of the wet mass, and in
time the animals suffer. Danger may
be avoided by keeping the stock, espc-
cially young animals, frCm the grass
until the dew has dried off. The dan
ger is not SO serious until the shorter
days and longer nights of the fall cause
an excessive deposition of dew, when
care should be exercised.