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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

An old farmer once said: "When
I die I am going to leave behind Inc
as heritage for my children, the
home where they were born, made
as beautiful as my means and uned-
ucated taste will allow, pleasant
memories of the home fireside and
of the sunny summer days, and a
true regard for the dignity and
worthiness of the calling which
their father followed"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

A beef market having been open
cd in Covington, the FARMER says
there is marked improvement III
the appearance OF the people OF that
classic village. Cowhides always
We're a good medicine, and never
fail to produce the proper action
Baton Rouge capitotiaa.
Wonder how long it has been
since Mr.. Jasextremityski took a
dose of cowhide? and what kind OF
action did it produce? He appears
to know all about it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

In this (the 6th) Congressional
District, the Grant men have nomi-
mated G.. b. Anderson for Congress,
and the Sherman men have nomi-
mated John i. King.
The District Democratic Nomin-
ating Convention will be held in
Baton Rouge, on the End of August,
when our present Representative,
Hon. E. W. Robertson, will doubt
less be renominated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

The Baton Rouge CapitoliGn has
been changed from weekly to a
tri-weekly. Although only in its
third year, the Capitolian already
occupies a leading position among
the Democratic Journals of the State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29
VISIT TO AN OSTRICH FARM.

An Englishman who recently Wis
tied the Cape of Good Hope, gives
the following account of an ostrich
farm in the most southern extremi-
ty of land:
Mr.. Mcclellan, who was most
kindly hospitable, has an ostrich
farm, but his flock of birds was not
very large ut the time of our visit,
he having had bad luck at first
breeding
He owns the actual Cape of Good
Hope, and a long stretch of the
moorland adjoining, and has thrown
wire fence across the peninsula, so
as to give his ostriches the run of n
large tract, stretching right down
to the cape itself. One old hen
ostrich was a pet about the house,
but used to do sad damage in the
farm-yard, eating the young Cos
lings, swallowing them like oysters.
1t was amusing to go with MIR.
Mcclellan into one of his breeding
paddocks; here pair of ostriches
were brooding on nest of eggs,
dividing, as usual, the labor be-
tween them.
The cock was very savage and
attacked all intruders, so his mas
ter had long pole with fork at
the end of it, and when the ostrich
ran at the party he caught its neck
in the fork. The ostrich was
excessively enraged, but soon had
to give in.
A kick from an ostrich is we'll
known as very dangerous. The
only thing to do when attacked
without means Of defense, MIR
Mcclellan said. is to lie flat down
and let the bird walk on you TIL
he is tired. Twas astonished at the
brightness of the red coloring de-
yeloped on the front of the legs OF
the cock birds during the breeding
season. The ornamental appear.
ance of the bird is greatly enhanced
by it.
A narrow, but strong and higl
pen is provided for pluckins the
birds in. They are driven into il
and held fast. 1t is found better
to pluck the feathers out than to
cut them off. The stumps, if lef
in. are apt to cause trouble.
Young cstriches, when first from
the egg, have curious horny plates
at the tips of their feathers. like
those in the feathers of one of til,
Indian jungle fowls, and some
other birds not in the least related
to one another.
The cape peninsula becomes yer!
narrow toward its termination
and ends in two capes. Cape Point
on which is the lighthouse, an(
the Cape of Good Hope. Thu
Cape of Good Hope itself is mas
of rock, terminating in the perpen
dicular cliffs toward the sea, Blu
with lodges here and there, OF
which numbers of cormorants nest
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

"Come here, you little mule."
yelled one of our citizens to his
son. The lad approached, and
deliberately looking into the pater
nal eve, asked: Papa, what is a
mules father?" and then the old
man walked abstractedly into the
house to think up an answer to the
conundrum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29
THE GRAND BALL
CONVICTION FIRE COMPANY
No. l.
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR AND
COMPLETE SUCCESS.

The ball given by Covington Fire
Company No. l, last Tuesday night
was without doubt one of the grand
est affairs that ever occurred in our
town.
Although the weather was very
wet and disagreeable, there was
large attendance, fully two hundred
and fifty persons being present
The hall was beautifully deco
rated with eycrgreens, and present
ed a very neat appearance.
The music was furnished by the
"Pelican Brass and String Band,
of New Orleans, Prof. r. Fabregas,
leader. And under the soul-stir-
ring strains of this excellent band,
the votararies of the art Terpsi-
chorean INDUCED in their favorlte
pastime to the fullest extent.
The dancing continued until the
golden shafts of the "god of day
appeared in the eastern horizon,
when the gay assembly dispersed.
The company was most brilliant
one, the youth and beauty OF Gov
ington and vicinity being out IN
force. jacksonville and New Or
leans were also well represented.
The brave and gallant "boys" OF
Corington Fire Company No. l re-
ceived universal praise for the ex-
cellent manner in which everything
was arranged and conducted. They
studied to please and entertain their
numerous friends, and in this they
were "true to the call"
Great credit is due to the mem
bers of the various committees hav-
ing charge of the ball, which were
composed of the following-named
gentlemen:
Executive Committee Charles
Kellar, Jules Cahier and III. A
Mortee.
! Floor Managers-Ed. r. Doyle
B. L. Anderson, Emile Frederick
and A. Losset.
Reception Committee-Jas. O
Poole, II. J. Smith, j. G. Matthew
W. II. Davenport and W. G. Kent
eel.
The company tender their thanks
to Mrs. II. FL. Smith, Mrs. NJ
Burns, Miss Josie Frederick, Mis-:
Carrie Mortee, Miss Rose Sanders
and Mr.. Chas. Frederick, for the
tasty manner in which they deco
rated the hall.
Also to Messrs. J. @. Matthew
and A. Losset, for removing til,
railing in the hall, procuring
evergreens, and making themselve
generally useful.
Capt. F. NJ. Pippo also has tin
thanks of the company for the kline
and liberal spirit displayed by hin
on this occasion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

"What do you ask for that arti-
cle?" asked an old gentlemen of a
pretty shop girl. Five dollars"
Amt you little dear?" "Why,"
she replied. call the young men tell
me so" The old gentleman looked
as if he thought lie had been mis-
understood.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29
THE SYSTEM OF PARDONS.
New Orleans Times. ]


Hon. f. S. Goode is, perhaps. one
of the best known men IN the State.
He is an able lawyer and a man of
broad and liberal views. As men,
Der of the State Senate, during the
of Gov. Nichols, he
showed thorough appreciation OF
the wants of the people, and dis
PLAYED an ability in dealing with
important public questions that
won Tor him an enyiable reputa-
ton. at the election held under
the new constitution, he was chosen
iudge of the nineteenth judicial dis
trict. His charge to the grand jury
at the opening of the May term of
court in Terrebonne parish attract
ed a great deal of attention in that
section OF the State, and is part'cu
larly worthy of notice, ut this time,
for the remarks which it contains
relative to the system of pardons
inaugurated by the new constitu-
ton. With reference to this sys-
tenn, Judge Goode said: In this
connection, l would remark that the
system of pardons inaugurated by
the present constitution of Louisi-
ana, is, in my opinion, exceedingly
iniudicious and dangerous to the
well being Of society, and I would
implore every citizen not to paral-
we the arm of justice by too fire.
quent Endorsement of applications
to his Excellency. l complain of
the constitutional provisions Oh this
subject us tending to destroy the
undivided responsibility heretofore
resting upon the Governor, by per-
hitting INN to lean upon others who
do not sit as u board to examine
applications, take testimony, listen
to arguments for and against appli-
cations, but may be approached
separately and induced, by an ex
parte statement in IN unsuarded
moment, to indorse the application.
[ consider this the worst system
that has ever been devised upon
this important subject.
IDaily City Item.l
We greatly regret to be compel
ed by circumstances to recognize
the propriety of the public censure
extended,to acting Gov. McEnery on
account of his unwise exercise OF
the pardoning power. His defense
has been that under article SO oi
the constitution he was virtually
compelled to grant pardons, OF
commute sentences, etc. on the
recommendation of certain officials
That article provides that "the
Governor shall, upon the
recommendation in writing of the
Lieuteant Governor, Attorney Gen,
eral and presiding Judge of court
before which conviction was had, Oh
any two of them, have power to
grant pardons, commute sentences
and remit fines and forfeitures
after conviction" This provision.
it viii be observed, is anything but
mandatory. The matter is left te
the executive discretion. The
Governor has the power to grant
those pardons on certain recon.
mendations; but he must act on hi:
discretion, and if he defies public
opinion, lie does SO. on his OWL
responsibility and will be held &C
countable therefor. As to The
cases already acted upon, the pub
lie Judgment is that the pardonlns
power has been unwisely exercised
and We respectfully suggest thai
the Acting Governor i'll future
should consider we'll before he com
mlts blunders which are little les.
than rip,oc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29
CONVICTION, LA.
Saturday. May %. 1880.
Cotton Staten ent.

The shipments of cotton from
Covington since the 1st of Septem-
Der amount to 2146 bales.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

No matter how many of our laden
ships may come safely into port
that one which was lost at sea will
always seem to us to have carried
the richest cargo.-Er.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

New Workers are betting 100 to
so that Grant will be nominated at
Chicago on the first ballot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

New York has furnished the last
four Democratic candidates for the
Presidency, and the Republican
nominees have won every time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

Wool is quoted to-day at &c. to
800, against 20c. at the same time
last year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

Hon. J. B. Eustis has been elect.
ed President Of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

The flower which we do not pluck
is the only one which never loses
it's beauty or its fragrance.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

Congressman Robertson has ON
thanks for valuable public docu-
ments.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

Judge: "Your client had better
make compromise; ask her what
she will take" Counsel. "My good
woman. his lordship asks what will
You take?" Old woman: "I'm
obliged to his lordsliip (curtsey),
as he's so kind (curtsey), I'll just
take glass of warm ale.'-London
Punch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

A Philadelphia paper, in quot
ing the vital statistics of that city,
say1: ''Of the births, 1885 were
children"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES.

First year-Cotton.
.jecond year-Paper.
Third year-Leather or Iron.
Fifth year-Wooden. ,
Seventh year-Woolen.
Tenth ycar-Tin.
Twelfth year-Silk and Linen.
Fifteenth year-Crystnl.
Twentieth year-China.
Twenty-ffth year-Silver.
Thirtieth year-Pearl.
Fortieth year-Ruby.
Fiftieth year-Golden.
Seventy-ffth year-Diamond.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-05-29

Legal Advertisements One Dollar per
square for the first insertion. and Fifty
Cents for each subsequent insertion.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23
PROPOSALS
-YoR-
ON THE YUBA RIVER.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
DRAINAGE DISTRICT No l.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
DRAINAGE DISTRICT No. l,
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July Il, 1880.
DY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ID Of Drainage District No /, passed at the ses-
sion held the 14th day of JULY, $780, sealed pro-
posas will be received at the office OF said Board, at
Room No. 55, in the State Capitol Building, Sacra-
mento, CAL, until IL o'clock AUGUST IS, 1880,
for the Construction, Repairing, Strengthening and
Protection Of Leyees necessary to prevent the spread
of debris from the channel Of Yuba River, in &C
cordance with plans and specifications on file in the
office OF the Directorsas above.
Each bidder must accompany his bid with a certi
fled check upon some wel-known and responsible
banking house for at least five (5) per cent OF the
amount OF his bid payable to the order OF w. H.
PARKS President of the Board; the condition
being, that if any party 10 whom contract sha | be
awarded shall fail 10 give the bond as required by
the Board OF Directors for the faithful performance
Of his contract the check accompanying said party
bid shall be forfeited to the State
The party to whom an award shall be made will
be required to give bond, with two or more sure
ties, to the satisfaction OF the Board and in an
amount equal to fifty (50 per cent OF the amount OF
the contract conditioned for the fathfulpeormance
thereof Seventy (75) per cent. of Il e En2i-
neers estimate of work done will be paid monthly
in warrants drawn on the State Drainage Construc-
ton Fund.
The work must be completed within sixty days
from the time of signing the contract, and no Chi
nese or Mongolians slsl be employed in any capa-
city whatever any work to be done. And no
material used in tie construction of the work shall
be purchased from any contractor manufacturer
who either directly indirectly, employs any Chi
nese or Mongoliau labor.
Bids must be directed to g The Board Of Directors
of Drainage District No. l, Room 55, State Capitol
Building Sacramento, Cal, and Endorsed on envel-
ope " Proposals for Work on Yuba River"
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids CHARLES NJ. COGLAN, Secretary.
The time for receiving proposals to do the above
work is hereby extended to WEDNESDAY, August
%, 1880, some time and FACE
CHAS. NJ. COGLAN, Secretary.
Sacramen4o, August II, 1880 iy15.td
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23
PROPOSALS WANTED.
PROPOSALS
Work on the Sacramento, Feather
and American Rivers.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
Drainage District No. ], Sacramento, Cal,
August 9th, 1880.
By order of the Board OF Directors Of Drainage
District No. l. passed at the session held on the 9th
day of August, 1850, sealed proposals will be fe-
ceved at the office of said Board, at Room No. 10 in
the State Capitol Building, Sacramento, Cal, until
II o'clock NJ. on THURSDAY, September 9th, 1880,
for brushwork for rectifying the channel OF Amer-
river at certain points in the vicinity OF its
mouth for brush and earthwork for restoring and
protecting the west bank of the Sacramento river
at certain points between the towns of Fremont and
Washington for brush and earthwork for restoring
and protecting the west bank of Feather river at
certain points nearly opposite the town OF Nicoaus
and in the vicinity Of Humphreys Landing, and
also the east bank of Feather river mile or more
above its mouth and also for brushwork necessary
in -ectiying the channel of Feather river at various
points, in accordance with specifications on file in
the Office Of the Directors, as above
Each bidder must accompany his bid with certi-
fed check upon some well-known and responsible
banking house for at least Eve ( per cent. Of the
amount of his bid, payable to the ord of W. Ii.
Parks, President of the Board, the condition being
that if any party to whom a contract shall lie
awarded shall fail to give the bond required by
the Board Of Directors for the faithful performance
of his contract the check accompanying said party
bid shall be forfeited to the State.
The party to whom the award shall be made will
be required to give bond with two more sure
ties, to the satisfaction Of the Board, and in an
amount equal to fifty (50) per cent. of the amount
Of the contract, conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance thereof. Seventy-ive (75) per cent. Of
the Engineers estimate of work done will be paid
monthly in warrants drawn the State Drainage
Construction Fund.
The work must be completed within sixty days
from the time of signing the contract and no Chi
nese or Mongolians shall be employed in any ca
pacity whatever any work to be done and no
material used in the construction of the work shall
be purchased from any contractor or manufacturer
Who either directly or Indirectly, employs any Chi
nese Monaghan labor.
Bids must be directed to " The Board Of Directors
of Drainage District No j, State Capitol Building,
Sacramento, CAL" and Endorsed on envelop " Pro-
posals for Work.
The Board reserves the right to reject any all
bids. CHAS. NJ. COGLAN, Secretary.
fau10-lm1
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23
LITTLE BLACK GRAINS
TIE JssUlTs.

1t would be impossible for reasonable
human beings to believe that there could
be society entirely good in itself and in
its purposes which yet never failed to get
into Misunderstanding with the ruling
powers of every country in which 1t found
itself settled. We can hardly suppose
that all the Roman Catholic and Protestant
Powers OF the world were banded together
in conspiracy against the Jesuits. The
full history OF the order has yet to be
written. Despite all the many interesting
essays and studies which have been poured
forth from both sides OF this great contro
versy, it is certain that treasures OF manu-
script, great as those which the opening of
Simancas disclosed, will have to be discov
cred before the complete story OF the Jesuit
Order can be told. But when it has come
to be completely written, we hardly think
it will fail to show that the Jesuits gener-
ally come into collision with ,rthly powers
and princes because of their endeavor to
constitute themselves state within a
state. To them their order is more than
their country. Sometimes it is the fault
of the ruling power which makes body
OF men feel thus inclined to set their own
class or sectarian interest above that OF
their country. No one could be surprised
that the Jews in the Middle Ages, and
down even to our own time, should thus
have held themselves an order and class
apart from those among whom they lived.
1t may be that in some instances the
Jesuits were the victims of the jealousy
and the stupidity of some OF the rulers
who declared against them. The one his
tcrical fact remains, that they did always,
sooner or later, come into collision with
every Power under whose protection they
lived. 1t is surprising indeed to find that
the feeling against the Jesuits can still
exist in any state. To us in England the
alarm about them seems like the alarm
about witch. But if history were al
ways to repeat itself and were never to
advance, then the expulsion of the Jesuits
from France would seem to be only one OF
the necessary incidents of the revolution
Of time London News.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE REC WE'D By
- the Board Of supervisors for LAYING NEW
FLOOR in the Upper Main Hall OF the Pavilion
4 to SEPTEMBER 6. 1850, at o'clock P. NJ. Floor
to be Of the best MendGciro Pine. vertical gram,
ose and one fourth inches thick and not over four
inchs s in width he Contractor t. whom is awarded
20 take up the Old floor and to have the same Tor
his own use. The jOists to be leycied UP, and the
work 70 he done in workmanlike manner, and 70
be completed nv the l2tb OF SEPTEMBER, and all
old material to be removed The Board reserves the
righJ-to rject any all bids.
aus0It IHos. II. BERKEY, Clerk.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23
BONDS WANTED
- FOR THE
STATE SCHOOL LAND FUND.

OFFICE STATE BOARD oP EXAMINERS, |
SACRAMENTO July &C. 1880.
YVyHE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS WILL
j receive sealed proposals for the sale to the
State of the bonds of the United States, the civil
bonds of the State and the bonds Of the several
counties OF the State to the value of ninety-seven
thousand dollars at its office, at the State Capitol
until o'clock P. NJ, of
Monday. August 3oth, 1850.
Proposals will be received for the whole or any
part Of said sum
Bids must be for bonds and accrued interest
thereon.
Each bid must be accompanied with the bonds
offered to be sod by of the bonds offered, as
a sample and a certified check drawn on some bank
of good standing, drawn to the order Of the under
signed, for a sum equal to ten per cent. OF the
amount of the bid which check will be forfeited to
the State il the bid which such check accompanies
shall be accepted and the party offering the bonds
fails to deliver the same.
PAYMENT will be made in the gold coin OF the
United States. .
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids
Bids must state the Act OF the Legislature which
authorized the issuing of the offered bonds.
Bids must be Endorsed " Proposals for sale OF
bonds" and must be addressed TO the Clerk OF the
State Board of Examiners.
Bids will be opened in open session OF the Board,
at o'clock P M, Monday, August 30th, 1850
ALBERT HART,
ivan1m Clerk State Board Examiners.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23

I CHEERFuLLY RECOMMEND Hammers
Cascara Sagrada Bitters for dyspepsia,
habitual constipation and liver complaint.
They have made me a well man.
R. DAVIS, All K street, Sacramento.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-23

srIr Is BECAUSE ALL THESE COUNTS
ARE TRUE THAT ITS INCREASE OF CIR
cULATIoN Is UNPRECEDENTED, AND ITS
STANDING AT THE HEAD OF JOURNALISM
Is MAINTAINED.