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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-07-15
WHO AM A LIAR?
AN He WIp Us AND Or Us AND
AMONG Us?
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From the Detroit Free Prsss.l
"Who am a liar?" asked the ola
mai, as he rose up III his usual
pride and glared about him,
Pickles Smith, Trustee Pullhack,
Samuel Shin and Evergreen Jones
started and turned pale, and there
was death-like silence as Brother
Gardner continued;
An what shall we do wid him
wild de liar an de liars? De liar
am wild us an Of us an among US.
Hs gifts up wild US IN de mawnin' :,
an he lies down wild US ut night.
Go to de grocery. an de grocer
smiles, an mods. an lies. Go to de
dry goods man, an he has well
come an lie, De tailor promises
q suit when he knows he can't fin
ish it.
De shoemaker promises a pair
of butes for Saturday, when he has
three days work on de mex week.
De ice man charges US wild twen-
ty-ive pounds, an delivers sixteen.
Our carpets are warranted, an'
yet dey fade.
De plumber plumbs an lies.
De painter paiuts an lies.
De carpenter plapes, an saws,
an cheats.
De dressmaker not only lies but
steals de cloth.
We all lie like troopers fifty
times day, and dc man who won't
lie doan' stan any show.
An yet, my frens. whar viii we
bring up in de end? When Way
down Beebe axes me fur de loan of
dollar till Saturday, be lies. He
knows he can't pay it back under
fo' weeks. / know he knows it, an
I lie. tell him l just paid out de
last shillin' fur q wash-board, an
can't possibly raise no mo-. If I
ask Judge Hostetter jackson to
sign bank note wild me, he lies
when ne says hs promised his dyin'
grandmother nebbel to do SO.
We lie when we war better close
dan we can afford-when we put
on airs above us when we put on
our backs what orter be fodder fur
our stomachs.
We has become a red-hot, 60
ahead, dust-aroun' nashun, but we
las also become nashun of liars,
cheats and false pretenders.
We adulterate our goods, cheat
in weight, swindfe in measure, and
put Oh broadeloth coats to hide de
absence oh dollar shirts.
Our society am full of false pre-
tenders, oul religion furnishes
cloak fur hypocrites, an oar charity
am but a Aigh-soundin' name for
maxim a dollar bring back ten
shillings.
1 don't know what de principal
wickedness of Sodom consisted OF,
nor whedder de folks in tomorrow
told lies OF pitched pennies, but if
either one could beat an American
town of the same size for lynn an
decepshun, dey mus lave got up
very airly in de mawnin', an staid
awake all night long.
We lie an we know we lie. We
play lie hypocrite. we cheat an de
ceive, an yit we want de world to
pick us out as shinin examples OF
virtue, an we expect our torbstones
to bear eulosies gorgeous huff for
angels.
Gentlemen, let us kick each odder
into dom better, Let de kickin'
begin just whar it happens. fur we
can't hit anybody who doan' need
it.
Waydown Beehe arose to inquire
if he had ever borrowed dollar of
the President and neglected to re-
turn it on the date specified.
"You has, SAIL" was the prompt
reply.
Waydown scratched his head,
looked around for soft place to
break his fall, and finally sat down,
with look of melancholy creeping
over his complexion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-07-15

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LEAVES MlLNLBuRa
On arrival of the ears from Mobile
passenger Depot head of Canal street:
TRAINS.
MONDAYS and Thursdays, for
Vaudeville, Lewisburg,
l1adisonville and Old
Landing. ...............1 P. N.
Tuesday, Friday and Satur-
day, for Vaudeville, Lewis
burg and Madisonville, ex-
tending Saturdays trip to
Old Landing ..........4P P. II.
EXCURSIONS.
Wednesdays, for Vaudeville
and Old Landing .....S A. NJ.
Sundays, for. Vaudeville and
Old Landing ........7 A. NJ.
Wednesdays, for Vaudeville
and Mallsonville. $50. 6P.M
Sunday .sMadisonville direct, 6 P. NJ.
RETURNING
Leaves Madisonville Mon
days, Wednesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. .....5 A. N.
Leaves Old Landing Tues
days and Fridays .......6 A. NJ.
Leaves Old Landing, We'd
nesdaysandt Sunday excur-
slons. P. NJ.
Fare each way, 50;cents. Excur-
sion Days. over and back so cents.
Children. hall. price.
Freight received daily at Louisville
and Nashville;s freight depot, head of
Girod street.
For further information. apply to
z. j. DULION,
Co,ington, La.
Or to W. q. COYLE,
No. 80 Carnndeiet st. New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-07-15

This delightful summer resort is now
open for the reception of gue"ss, 1t Is
charmingly situated, near the banks OF
the Bogqe Falia, about two miles and a
half north of Covington, and is sur
rounded by a BEAUTIFUL grove of null
berry trees. The Hotel has recently been
thoroughly renovated, and a number OF
new cottages. single and double, have
been erected for the accommodation OF
families.
MINERAL SPRINGS, The water of
the fine Springs at Mulberry Grove has
recently been analysed by an eminent
chemist, and pronounced to be fully
equal. in its medicinal properties, to
that Of Abita Springs, and unsurpassed
anywhere. Persons desiring to spend
the summer in quiet and attractive
place, possessing all the advantages OF
pure air, fine shade, with both clear and
mineral spring baths. and IA tabls sup
piled with tue very best the market
affords, should secure accommodations
at once at
MULBERRY GROVE HOTEL.
For further, particulars apply to or
address, Gil, TROUILLY, 1872 Canal
street, or CHAS, IHIERY, Proprietor
Covington, La, apaa If
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-07-15
A Peerless Perfume.

The refreshing aroma of Flores
ton Cologne, and its lasting fra
glance. make it a peerless perfume
for the toilet.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21
The Jumbo Of the Senate.

President Fro TEN Davis. Of The s, nate
had no Wednesday his third breakdown since
ne became member of that body The rou-
be with the Illinois Senator j. that he ;urgets
An ordinary chair cannot sustain the four hun
dred- pound mass OF flesh which belongs to
him. He ou.h; to follow the example Of the
ate Senator Dixon II. Lewis, and only use
chairs specially constructed to stand the strain.
Judge Davis, who had put another Senator 10
the big, s'rongly-t raced chair which lie occu-
pies AS presiding officer Of the Senate had been
stroJlng around the chamber 10 stretch his
legs, and passing by the chair which belong.
to Senator Brown, Of Georgia, and is abund-
antly able to hold his weight Of one hundred
and twenty five pounds, he took a notion to
rest himsclf He sank into the chair and he
chair s.nk to hook in broken pieces, which
were strewed all over the Judge as he lay
spraw ling. As he scrambled to his feet with
u sense of injured dignity fresh upon him be
saw that Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
who occupied the next seat, was smiling broad
Is, and his ear caught the whisper of some one
on the other side sly ling him the Jumbo" of
the Senate. He was so indignant that he
stalked around the Senate chamber several
times, and then, becoming a l:ttle more com
posed, he selected another chair after a critical
inspection ard deposited himself in it, Senator
Butler went over to him for molify ing pur-
poses, but ihe Judge waved him of and dec in
ed to listen to him. Ga the las: occasion that
he hursted through chli Mr.. Conkling was
a member of the Senate, and chuckled audib,y
and Mr.. Davis " oulu not notice him for a week
The Day has succeeded he Gagette in
the field OF Maryland journalism. The
editor and proprietor, Mr. Croasdale, pro-
mses to make tie Day reliable newsy sheet
Judging from he initial numbers which
have been received we can say that sue
cess is assured The Day.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

The general impression in Washington
seems TO be that the Forty-eighth Con-
gress will be overwhelmingly Democratic
The observing Washington correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Times states that the
Chinese question on the slope, intemper9 tie
temperance in Indiana and Ohio, restive-
ness of boss rule in Pennsylvania and in
New York and general discomfort with
S'alwart men and methods everywhere
these will contribute largely to demoralize
the party in power. When to this the
widening breach in the ranks on the alb
s'ract idea of Half Breed and Stalwart is
added, it is quite enough to discourage
the most sanguine Republican and en-
c2ursss the most despaiSiag. Democrat -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

The anti-Chiuese bill reported several
days ago from the committee on educa-
tion and labor passed the House of Re
ptesentatives on Monday after an exciting
session by The decisive vote of POI to 81,
considerably larger majority than was
obtained in that body for the bill which
was vetoed by the President. The bill
Which passed on Monday, and now goes 70
the Senate for concurrence, is very similar
to the vetoed bill, except that it limits
the suspension of Chinese Immigration t.,
ten years, Instead of twenty years. Ne.
Randall sought TO get in an amendment
fixing the suspension at fifteen years. bat
Mr.. Page, of California, who had the bill
In charge, successful ly opposed the amend
ment, taking the ground that the bill as
reported would bring relief 10 the people
Of the Pacific coast, whilst ahe chance was
the President would veto the bill If a
Limit OF fifteen years was placed on immi-
grafton. He hoped that before the expira-
tion of ten years the sentiment of the
country would Unanimously extend the
limitation tor ten years beyond that. On
the final passage OF the bill Messrs Chap
man, Covington, McLane, Hoblitzeli and
Talbot, democrats, and Urnel, republican,
of Maryland, voted in the affirmative
The negative votes were almost entirely
from the republican side
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

Owing to the illness of Speaker Keil-
holtz, who is confined 10 his bed at his
home in Baltimore city with infamatory
rheumatism, nothing further has been done
in the way of giving the executive appro-
val TO laws passed in the last six days OF
the late session of the General Assembly.
Gov. Hamilton, who in consequence of his
own intispositlon, left Annapolis at the
end of the session, had appointed last
Monday to meet the presiding officers of
the two houses at Annapolis and take ac-
tion upon the bills referred to but, owing
to the illness of Mr.. Keilholtz and the con
stitutional requirement that both presid-
ing officers be present when bills are sign
ed by the Governor, any further action in
this regard must await the Speakers re-
covery, which his physicians think will
be slow.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

Malone has suffered an ing'orious de-
feat of all his schemes whereby he sought
the enthrallment of the people of Virginia
and the fastening of his misrule upon them.
His three pet schemes-the commissioners
of sa les bill, the bill removing the circuit
judges and the congressional reapportion-
ment bill have all been defeated. In bis
congressional reapportionment bill, Ma
hone had so gerrymandered the State as
to enable the readjusters to elect out Of
the 10 representatives in Congress. The
scheme was as ingenuously concocted as
it was outrageous in its character and
this, it is said, was the chief measure for
which the extra session was called. 1t
was effeci ually killed in the Sena'e on
Thursday of last week, two independent
readjusters and two Republicans, (all the
friends of Massey voting against it. The
forty five days for which pay is allowed to
the Legislature in that S ate for sitting in
extra session expires to-day, and it is like
ly that Mr. Malone will not be able to
keep his henchmen together at his own
or their expense, SO the first and probably
the last Malone Legislature in Virginia
will now retire, covered with shame and
defeat, to the obscurity from which they
anne.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

Capt. Henry w. Howgate, who has been
for some time past incarcerated in the Jail
of Washington city in default of bail to
answer charges of embezzlement of Gov
ernment funds, made his escape on Thurs
day last. The captains daughter being
home from Vassar College on a short va
cation, he was permitted. by order of
Judge Wylie, to leave the Jail in company
with deputy marshal and pay visit to
his daughter at his residence on 18th st
The deputy took a seat in the par or,
while the captain an3 his daugter prom
enaded affectionatey on the verandah in
the rear of the house. The marshall, Mr.
Doing, was arou ed from a pleasant re-
verie by the information, gently offered by
the daughter, that the captain had gone
to take walk around the block and had
not returned. The captain has not been
heard of since, and the opinion prevails
that he will not be. Some are inclined to
censure Judge Wylie for allowing The cap
tain such liberties, and to condemn the
practice of allowing greater privileges to
prisoners than to ordinary
others think that if Marshall
Doing had been doing his duty. that the
cap, ain would still be in durance vile:
while still another class think that the
Government is open to censure in having
kept the ex-explorer confined So long with
out trial, and wish him good speed on
his journey. Perhaps all of these are par
TALLY right. Some ungallsnt newspaper
men have insinuated that the captains
lovely daughter, "lpvlier in her tears
had prearranged this nice little affair
This the young lady Indignantly denies
but, if true, it is difficult Indeed to per
ceive wherein lies her culpabii'y.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

Mr.. John F. Slater. cotton manufac-
'urer of Norwich, Connecticut, has dona-
ted million dollars TO be invested and
used in al 1 of the education of he free1a,
men of the South In his letters 20 thr'
trustees Of the fund. the donor directs 4
the income from his gift shall 90, if pos
sible, through already existing instru-
mentalities and prohibits sectarianism
and partisan feeling in its application
He provides first for the educa ion Of
teachers and afterwards for that of the
masses, and permits after thir'y-three
years, in the discretion of the trustees, the
application Of the capital Of the fund TO
the establishment of foundations subsidi-
ary to institutions of higher education
Among the trustees namei are President
Gilman Of the Johns Hopkins University
OF Baltim ore city, President Boyce of the
Louisville, Kentucky and Gov. Colqui't
of Georgia. This is a most commendablc
benefaction, and we feel sure that the
,
South will thankfully accept the donation
and cheertully and conscientously aid in
its application.
1t is Of the utmost importance that ed
ucational advantages be afforded to the
freedmen of the South, who have been
so inconsiderately and precipitately buri-
ed by the party necessities Of political
organization from the bonds of surfdom
to the prerogations of republican citizen
ship. All that the Democratic party
asked, when daring the Reconstruction
period it was placed face to face with the
the unprecedented political problem fur
nished by the States of the Disseminated
slaves, was that they should first be pre-
pared for the duties of citizenship by pre-
iminary education and then invested
with its prerogations and responsibilities
But when party necessity and political
insincerity" dictated to the dominant
party the pursuit of different course, the
Democratic party, under the lead ef Val
landigham, manfully accepted the 81 ua-
ton and the Democratic Governments in
the South have been since laboring brave
ly and conscientiously to correct the great
evil by the inverse process of educating
the freedmen up to an understanding Of the
duties and responsibilities Of their pre-
maturely conferred citizenship. Mr. Sla-
ter's donation therefore, viii be welcomed
throughout the South, and 1t is to be hoped
that it will be efficacisus in amelioruting
the great and degrading evil put upon
sou hern communities by the fifteenth h
amendment.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

At meeting of the Civil Service Re-
form Association in Philadelphia last week
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, Mr.. Garfeld's
Attorney General, made speech in which
lie effectually read himself out of the Re
publican party. He declared that the Re-
publican party had only three principles
G), the spoils system, (2), the boss system,
(3), reputation of the State debt of Vir-
ginia. Mr.. MacVeagh stated that, being
opposed TO all those principles, he was a
"Republican under difficulties" He also
charged that the "Republicans are prosti-
tuting the national treasury to enable a
certain portion of the people OF Virginia
to force another portion to repudiate her
debt Thus, one by one, do all respecta-
hle and conscietious statesmen 90 on re-
nouncing their allegiance to the "party OF
great moral ideas.''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21
IN NJ E M 0 r I A II

Died, on the 22nd of March, DR.. George
SENAEs ToLsoN, formerly of Prince George 5
Co., Md. in the 65ih year of his age.
believing all DEGREES from God MS right and
good tho no professor Of any religios creed, he
studied the welfare OF all who came under his
control. A kind and devoted husband and
father, his death will lie truly felt 10y his sor-
rowing household. Being highly educated and
possessing more than ordinary judgmen, and
good sense, he was an ornament to society and
. useful member to all classes. Reco gnzng
no death, but merely transition an "Elvsion
life his spirit has been called to "A higher
service. But he will still be felt in the home he
has left, inspiring faith and courage those two
sources of strength that alone can never fail
''ileart within and God Ger head a@*
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21


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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21
COMMUNICATED.
Pisgah Justice.
Editor Of tie Times

Editor Of tie Times:
Thinking 1t might be of interest to the out
side world to know something Of how our law
officials and functionares administer the law in
and about PiSgah, | have concluded to pen
you the following. A short time ago "A ccr-
tain -- felt IS if he wanted some Of the
'r0chS or funds of a certain b and fishing
to otherwise ch ,Stise the said b. he, the
said W went to one of Pisgah' magistrates
and stated his case, (perhaps you are not
aware that 1t ls customary for PiSgah magis-
trates to act he Judge and council at one and
the same time). The said magistrate made up
the counts against B, one as debt in
favor OF VS. son and one in favor of VS. wife.
ana one lor " 5 own services in calling on
B and asking for "A settlement of his wife
and sons claim. The warrants were beauti-
fully arranged-S3O 90 to the son. 81 90 for
services IN trying 10 get B. TO pay the claim.
and IN order to eXaSperate B - and make the
pot work, the constable gave B lust two
hours notice before the trial. b remon-
siraicd to the constable, but he was informed
by that official in a brnsk manner that accord
lng 10 law he had sufficient notice and time TO
make his defence; wheTrupon b swore
that he would not regard that notice. The
constable went of and without anv further no.
tce judgments were given in ach case and a levy
cost as possible SO b had to fork orer
twelve dollars as costs, and take an apueal 70
The circuit court, when there was as good as no
ground OF action, in order TO make things live
~ to rePleni>h the pockets of Judge and con-
''a"'e ana give W il chance to CRAFTY his
spleen.
No" II give YOU another similar case ONLY
'lt'le more aggravatng. Nv Was owing
-, and D got out warrant acains,
~. The day and place were named for
ulhl- ne magistrate and constable met and
informed ID - that the case would be con-
tnned one week. Nothing else was named
/ ne week rolled around: the magistrate and
constable met at Il Itirrent place without giving
D the siighte.t iutimafion OF the change
and OF course he Was not able 10 establish his
'a>e. The most feasible reason is there WAS
some doubt about getting magistrates and con-
stables fees. Respectfully, BILL HEAD.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21
Confla grafton at CriSfieih.

The town Of CrisieId, Somerset county
was visited oy very dis4s' rous fire on
asst Sunday, by which the greater portion
of the business section of The place vas
destroyed. Coming so closely as this fire
does upon the destruction Of Prince Fred
erick, it may well serve as warming to
all our. county towns, an as reminder
of The importance Of greater prec .utions
against this danger 1t is true that the
fire at Crisfeld is legged to have had an
incendiary and MT ar accidental origin,
as was the case at Prince Frederick, but
there seems no doubt that the progress of
the flames in 10th instances might have
been stayed and much property saved had
these towns possessed an organized fire
brigade. A strong wind at Crisficld help
ed the fire forward and the flames but
mocked the feeble efforts that were made
to arrest them. 1t is hoped that other
towEs similarly situated may profit by
these experiences, and awake 10 the i'm
portance of looking to their safe in Il j.
respect To set good example let US
begin at home.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

j. H. Linville, late president of the
Southern Maryland Railroad Company,
filed an answer on Tuesday, in Philadel-
phia, to the bill in equity charging him
and others connected with the company
with having conspired to get possession
of several thousand dollars worth of the
company's securities. He declares that if
the plaintiffs have any claim it is against
the company and not him.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

Mr.. Parnell, during his visit to PARIS,
has kept his parol SO punctilliously by ex-
Guiding himself from his former political
associates, that it is thought that, upon
his return to the Kilmainham jail, the agi-
tator will be discharged from custody
This it is thought, will be an important
step towards an amicable settlement of the
Irish difficulties.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1882-04-21

Tuesday was begun at New Haven, Conn,
the trial of a remarbe murder case-that Of
the MaIlev brothers, charged with the killing
of Jennie CIamer. Jennie was an extremely
pretty girl, gay and lively and fond of enjoy
ment, but not exactly ''ftst." The testimony
at the coroner's inquest shows that the MalIeys
introduced to her mpanionship disr eputable
woman, Blanche Dough- who is believed to
have corrupted her. At any rate Jennie was
seen with the woman and the Malleys under
questionable circumstances, and il was after
wards ELECTED that she passed n night with them
at Walter Maley's house. One morning last
summer, 70 ,loWiag night on which she had
been seen in the vicinity in company with a
man resembling James Malley, she was found
dead on the West Haven shore, lying among
seaweed and drift 1t was evident that she had
not been drowned and the medical examination
disclosed the presence Of arsenic in her stomach
There are two theories to account for her death
one that she committed suicide from remorse
and other that she was murdered either to con-
ceal a.terribe outrage or because she had
threatenedto be troublesome. The Malleys be-
long to wealthy family and the trial promises
tn be Hcelebrated case"