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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-11-11
CONVICTION,

the county site, contains about
eight hundred Inhabitants, and is
the best business point in the par
ish, commanding much of the trade
of both St. Tamn,any and Washing
ton parishes. The mail from New
Orleans arrives three times q week.
per steamer New Camelia. and
there is some talk of building a
telegraph line.
At present there is no mill or
maunfactory of any kind in Covine-
ton. Building sites for mnrufae-
turing purposes can be had on the
most favorable terms, and every
facility will be offered for immi-
grants to this parish.
To Al honest and industrious i'm.
migrants " bo may wish To settle in
st. 7 mmany, a hearty welcome is
and protection and encour-
aeement guaranteed in their respec-
tive occupations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-11-11
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-11-11

80 miles. 4 co
P. Welch. day and mileage. ~
miles -. :. 5 o.
". IL. Crary, / day and mileage, 80
miles .............. -. rs.
Chas. Aubry. day and mileage,
4b miles. -. -. ....... 5 o.
A. Cousin. l day and mileage, 6U
miles,. ................. :. 6 o.
Total :. S43 81
On motion, the Police Jury then adj
journe'l, to meet on the first Monday i'll
February, 1883.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-11-11

So to $40 per day ut home. Sam
lies woitn 80 free. Address STIssos 4
Co., Portland, Me. apl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-11-11

Masonic -Covington Lodge, No.
loo, +. and A. NJ, meet at their
Hall. over w. c. Warren's store the
second Satur lay in every month, at
1880 p. NJ.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-11-11
WATER POWER.

There is an abundance, of water
power. already improved, inviting
the attention of manufacturers. We
have no doubt small factory, such
us already abound in Alabama and
Georgia, for the purpose of con-
verting our cotton crop into yarn,
would prove a paving investment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
TEXT OF THE MONROE DoCrRIHs


"With the governments which have
declared their Independence and main
tanned it, and whose independence we
have, after great consideration and ON
just principles, recognized, We could
not view any interposition for the pur-
pose of expressing them or controlling
in any manner their destiny by any Eu-
ropean power, in any other light than as
the manifestation of an unfriendly dis
position towards the United States"
It has been asserted that Huskisson,
Franklin's friend, wrote this declaration
and transmitted it, with the consent of
Canning, his chief in the Cabinet, to J.
@. Adams, who was Monroe's Secretary
of State.
doctrine to the States recognized by the
not free-including Canada, Cuba, in
deed the whole West Indies, Brazil,
Buenos Ayres favor this view. We do
not know whether it has ever been de-
MED.
]. @. Adams did subsequently, in
special message to Congress, say:
"Most of the new American Republics
have declared their entire assent to them
(the Monroe declarations, and they now
propose, among the subjects of consid-
Grafton at Panama, to take into consid-
Grafton the means of making effectual
the assertion of that principle, as well as
the means of resisting interference from
ab, Dad with the domestic concerns Of
the American Governments.
The italics are in the message, and he
added subsequently:
"The purpose Of this Government is
to incur in none which would import
hostility to Europe, or Justly excite re-
sentiment in any of her States.
"Our views extend no further than a
mutual pledge of the parties to the
compact to maintain the principle in ap-
plication to its own territory, and to per-
NIT no colonial Judgments or establish
ments of European jurisdiction upon its
own SOIL"
This may be called adams addition
to the Monroe doctrine, Clay being his
Secretary of State.
Adams addition, rather than Monroe's
verbiage, has remained in the popular
mind as the Monroe doctrine and even
Congress, in including that of the Con.
federation at Richmond, 1924, has al
ways SO treated it.
The Panama Congress, called by Boil
ivar, never adopted either Monroe's or
Adams text. It indeed adjourned with
out fairly considering the doctrines.
The members were, in fact, disappointed
that the United States had receded from
Monroe's declaration, and now proposed
"that each State should, for itself, On
its own soil, resist European interfer-
ence."
They wanted an American Conredera-
ton organized for the purpose of driving
out European jurisdiction.
The project turned out to be impracti-
cal, and was dropped even by South
Americana.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09

Tony Pastor, of New York, who is now
with his inimitable variety combination,
making a tour of the principal cities OF
the Union, is recognized as the leading
character vocalist and variety performer
of the United States. He o WINS and runs
first class theatre on Broadway, New
York City, and has gathered about him
the best troupe of variety artists that
could be obtained. The company has
just completed brilliant engagement at
the Walnut-street Theatre, Philadelphia,
and after the present tour they will reap
pear in Tony Pastors own theatre In
New York City. Mr.. Pastor is the origi-
nator of his peculiar school of character
singing, and has made himself immense
ly popular, having realized by his talents
large fortune.
The writer of this article met Mr..
Pastor recently at the Bingham House,
in Philadelphia, and found him as genial
N private as he is amusing before the
public. During our conversation in
quired as to his physical health, and he
replied that, Notwithstanding the strain
upon him in the discharge of his pro-
fessional duties, it was excellent. He
had occasionally severe pains, either the
result of rheumatic attacks or colds, but
any complaints of that character never
troubled him long, as he had found outa
remedy for all such annoying affections.
asked him what the remedy was, and he
replied, ''St. Jacobs OIL" I then learned
from Mr. Pastor that he considered the
Great German Remedy an excellent prep
aration for the cure or relief Of rheuma-
tism, and that it was about the only
thing used among professional people
for that distressing complaint. He took
bottles of it with him whenever he went
travelling, and would not be without it,
and knew that it was very popular with
q number of members Of his own COM
pany. A conversation held subsequently
with various members of the organiza-
ton revealed the fact that ST. Jacobs Oil
had been performing most invaluable
service for them in the way of curing
them of rheumatism. Nearly every art
list in the troupe used it, and was enthus-
iastic in its praise, and the writer was
really forced to the conclusion that Tony
Pastor was certainly in luck In having
so valuable an article known and en-
ployed by his inimitably good company
of performers, for it enabled every one
to be always in his place, thus insuring
comfort to the management and genuine
satisfaction to the public. Tony Pastor
would certainly be in trouble without
st. Jacobs Oil. At least, other managers
whose artists have been temporarily un-
supplied, have noticed the difference be-
tween st. Jacobs Oil in stock and st.
Jacobs Oil out of stock-among the
members of their companies.-N Y
| Clipper.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
A Lost Alligator Recovered.

About eighteen months ago the Zeo-
logical Garden loaned to the Exposition
young alligator two feet long to adorn
the cascade in horticultural Hall and
give an appearance of wildness to the
artificial scene by the presence Of animal
life of repulsive kind. The alligator
behaved very well for sometime, and
satiated his appetite with bugs, flies and
mosquitoes. But one night he disap-
peared, and he was mourned for lost or
stolen, although the Commissioners
thought that there was no man in Gin
cinnati mean enough to carry away an
alligator. In few months the absence
OF the loathsome creature was forgotten,
anu It was believed that he wandered off
AID died.
Recently it became necessary to hire
the services of gas filter at Music Hall
and MIR. Tom Wise sent for Mr.. P. j.
Hogan to connect the street gas with the
Music Hall Building. It will be remem-
bered that the Elm-street front of Horti-
cultaral Hall is about three feet above
the level of the part used for the cas-
cade and exhibit of plants. Into this
raised portion Mr.. Hogan went boldly
with a wrench and lantern, but he had
scarcely disappeared from view when q
most unearthly yell was heard, and the
poor plumber, without lantern, hat OF
tools, rushed out to where the astonished
Wise and his assistants stood. Hogan's
hair stood up like bristles on the fretful
porcupine, and his eyes rolled with such
an expression of terror that the other
men shrunk from him. He could hardly
calculate: BE is, I'll not go in there
,x,fo, Il l., .x,t
cratur ever saw. It opened its big jaws
and wagged its baistly tail at me, and
wanted to ait me ur. Be heavens, when
it moved moved, too. The gas may 20
to the divil."
Mr.. Wise, thinking the man frightened
without cause, undertook to explore the
cavern and beard the monster in his den,
but he was only absent q few seconds,
and made quicker time in reaching day
light than Hogan. He stayed long
enough, however, to find out that the
riptile was an alligator, and at rapid
glance seemed to measure four feet in
length. Here, then, was the alligator
which was supposed to be lost, and
Hogan had found him. It had probably
crawled into this retreat and had hiber-
mated in the moist, marshy ground. The
food which Mr.. Alligator had INDUCED
in probably consisted of rats and small
bugs and insects. At any rate, he was
still alive and increased his length dur
ing his mysterious absence about two
feet. But there seems TO be q disposi-
ton to let him severely alone for the
time being. Later the floor was removed
and Mr.. Alligator was captured and re-
turned to the Geological Garden.-Cgn-
cisanati Enquirer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
How the Aurora is Formed.


The following theory is propounded
to account for the observed intsrrelation
of earth currents, magnetic storms, au-
rora and sun spots. Professor Adams
assumes the sun to be . magnet, and
infers that changes in his magnetism
affect the magnetism of the earth. Fur
ther, the sun and moon, by dragging the
atmosphere toward them as the earth
revolves, may cause that friction between
air and earth, and also that evaporation,
which together may generate the supply
of positive electricity in the air and neg
ative in the earth. again" he says,
these tides in the atmosphere will
cause the mass of it to lag behind the
revolving solid earth, and at a height Of
thirty or forty miles we have layer of
air which, for air, is q comparatively
good conductor Of electricity. Here,
then, we have, not tagging Of the mag
net behind the conductor, but tagging
of the conductor behind the magnet,
and hence, according to the laws of Far
aday, we may expect current or d
gradual heaping up of electricity in the
air in the opposite direction to the
earth's crust" Thus, the regular tidal
waves in the atmosphere would cause
the gradual transfer of positive cleo
tricity from the poles toward the equa-
tor, either as current or a mass of air
statically charged. "When the air is
charged up to discharging point we may
get the sudden discharges, such as the
aurora in the air and the earth current
in the earth; and since the conducting
layer of air approaches nearer to the
earth in the colder polar regions, posi-.
bly, within twenty miles of the earth's
surface it may be found that the dis.
charge of the aurora may even take
place from earth to air by gradual, slow
discharge, aided, as it may be, by the
state of moisture of the air, and by
change of temperature and other causes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
Act Well Your Part.

Whoever hesitates to utter that which
he thinks the highest truth, lest it should
be too much in advance of the time,
may reassure himself by looking at his
acts from an impersona1 point Of view.
Let him only realize the fact that opin-
ion is the agency through which char
acter adapts external arrangements to
itself-that is q unit Of force, constitut-
ing, with other such units, the general
power which works out social changes
and he will perceive that he may prop
erly give full utterance to his innermost
convictions; leaving it to produce what
effect it may.
1t is not for nothing that he has in
those sympathies with some principles
and repugnance to others. He, with all
his capacities, and aspirations, and be-
liefs, is not an accident, but product of
the time.
He must remember that while he is q
descendant Of the past, he is parent Of
the future, and that his thoughts are as
children born to him, which he may
not carelessly let die. He, like every
other man, may properly consider him
through whom works the unknown
cause and when the unknown cause
produces in him certain belief, he is
thereby authorized to profess and act
out that belief. For, to render, in their
highest sense, the words of the past:
"Nature Is made by no means,
But nature makes that mean; over that art
Which you say adds to nature, ID an art
That nature makes"
Not as adventitious, therefore, will
the wise man regard the faith which 10
in him. The highest truth he sees he
will fearlessly utter, knowing that, let
what may come Of it, he Is thus playing
his right part in the world-knowing
that if he can effect the part he aims ss
well ; If not-well also though not 80
well. Herbert Spencer,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
(Cineinnati, Irish Citissn.1
EUREKA!


As general rule we do not pin our
faith to specific remedies; but there is
no excuse for skepticism in we'll developed
and authenticated facts. Since it's intro
duction to the American public, the
great German Remedy, St. Jacobs Oil,
has advanced with more rapid strides in
the estimation of the public than any
thing of similar character ever brought
into notice by the aid of extensive adver-
tising. We write this for the benefit of
those who may be afflicted with the
divers ailments for which the oil is an
nounced as specific remedy, and we are
induced to do this in consequence of the
proof of its curative power brought to
our notice proof voluntarily and CRATE
fully brought by people who have tested
its merit and are anxious to acknowledge
the great benefit derived. In the emu
meration of such people it Is necessary
to be specific, and to this end we have
obtained their permission to give their
names and addresses, in order that the
afflicted may have the advantage of
personal interview or postal correspond
ence, and in evidence that what we
write is a candid statement and not q
mere putting advertisement. Mr.. Frank
Letcher, of No. 1921 West Fifth Street,
assures US that for a series of years he
was prostrated with rheumatism until
life became emphatically burden. He
had exhausted the advertised remedies,
and had lost all faith in the efficacy Of
anything to afford relief when friend,
who had tested the virtue of the oil,
made him a present of a bottle, and, to
Franks wonder and delight, the first
application afforded sensible relief while
before the bottle was exhausted the pains
and aches had disappeared. He is new
man, and q waking advertisement Of
the infallibility Of st. Jacobs Oil. Aloyus
Reidy, on the corner of Eastern Avenue
and Lewis Street, was afflicted for three
years in similar manner, and is now
hale and hearty, although he still con-
tinues the use of the oil.
G. O'Callahan, of III Sycamore
Street, is another grateful witness to the
infallible power of the remedy, which,
he says, has made q new man of him.
Thomas Lewis, of 62 Butler Street, was
for seven years afflicted with that dread
ful malady, Sciatica, and being induced
to try St. Jacobs Oil, found almost i'm
mediate relief therefrom, and is now
perfectly cured. He is prepared to SUBJ
stantiate this statement under oath.
John Miller, of "a West Fifth Street,
was cured of complicated case of rheu-
matism of ten years standing, and George
Hollinger, who lives on the corner of
Terrence and Columbia Avenues, adds
his testimony to its efficacy, and has
assured US that his pains were relieved
as if by magic.
The above statements are by well
known and respectable citizens of Gin
cinnati, and with all who know them will
carry conviction upon the face. Hence
it is we deem it a matter of duty to suf-
fering humanity to give them all the
publicity in our power.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09

A showman, after assuring Q reporter
that nothing pleases the people more
than something full of peril and blood.
shed, gives the following incident of his
career; but we don't vouch for his truth
fulness is, not quite:
II ran q whole season on a lion that
had eaten keeper. The people came in
crowds, expecting every day to see him
make breakfast of his trainer Was he
actually dangerous? Dangerous He
eat another trainer, and then I lost him.
His widder was actually in love with her
husband, and she swore the animal
should be killed, and the people sided
with her; and as the beast was getting
old, and the KILN made paying sensa-
ton, I did it. But made all there was
out of it. I insisted that the husband
should have gorgeous funeral. She said
there was nothing to bury, as the lion
had eaten her husband. But amt the
dear departed in the lion? If we bury
the lion, don't we bury the dear de-
parted?' Cert she said. And we had
it, and it was gorgeous. We had per-
cession with all our wagons in it, the
regular street parade, only all our riders
had black scarfs on 'em, and the wagons
and horses and elephants and sich were
draped in black, and the band played a
dead march. The widder was in open
carriage in full mourning, with white
handkerchief with black border to her
eyes, lookin' on his minatoor. Their
wasn't no minatoor, but she held case
just the same. That night the canvas
couldent hold the people. We run that
two weeks to splendid biz. When the
woman got over her grief, she went into
the lion trainin' herself, ez 'Senorita
Aguardente, the Lion Queen I gave
her some old lions to practice on, and in
less than month she could do jest as
well as the old man. She was good
woman, too. She rid in the grand en-
tree, and rid in 'Ihe Halt in the Desert,
did the bar1 act, did good pad act, and
is now practisin' bareback. She juggles
tollable, and does society song and
dance in side show. When 1 get
talent, pay and keep it. My treasurer
changes the names of my people every
season, SO as to have fresh attractions.
o, I know my biz"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09

went out ON the street and got Q couple
Of slices of horse-bread. Itwas far more
acceptable to the party than the bread on
which we were being fed. Some of this
corn meal, too, finds its way into the
"black bread" fed to the army. Soldiers
are everywhere present in Italy, and
every day detachments go along guard
ing great wagons pitched high with
these gloomy-looking loaves, covered
with dust and dirt, and seeming entirely
too filthy even for horses to eat. This is
the chief food for the army"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
An American Reauty.

One of the most striking members Of
the American colony in Paris is the
Countess de Trobriand, the wife of Cen
eral de Trobriand, who won a distin-
guished reputation in the Union army
during the civil war. The Countess de
Trobr1and was Miss Mary Jones, of
New York, the daughter of the founder
and President of the Chemical Bank.
Her salon in Paris has been for many
years the resort of distinguished Ameri-
cans, French, Russians, Germans and
italian Representatives of the literary,
artistic, and diplomatic world are to be
found always at her Monday receptions.
With the exception, perhaps, of Mme
Edmond Adam, the Countess gathers
around her more people of distinction
than any other lady who receives in
Paris. Probably there is not another
apartment in Paris so filed with cur1osi-
ties from all parts of the world The
salon is like fairy land. Filled with ex-
quisite Chinese cabinets, mirrors, chan
delier, clock and candlesticks of Dresden
china, ETC.. !; its walls inlaid with panels
of mother-of-pearl; sofas and chairs,
with the rarest embroideries and tapes
dazzling by its beauty and surprising
from its harmony. The other rooms are
equally beautiful-the dining-room with
chairs and table of marqueterie and
sideboards of same, cleaning with sill
yer, lighted by a superb carved brass
chandelier; the countess own room hung
with India shawls and furnished with
elaborately carved oak. and japanese
toilet articles; the room of a favorite
daughter finished with rosewood and
gold satin, with amberglass toilet arti-
cles; the boudoir hung with tapestry
framed in pink and gold, with Louis
Quinze chairs and consoles; every corner
Of the department displaying artistic
treasures-an these are more beautiful
than words can tell. We must not for
get the chamber, with its fireplace
and grand old andirons; the screen, six
feet high, which, unfolded, represents,
by six oil paintings, the early Kings Of
France; the superb mirrors in carved
frames; the Louis Quatorze chairs-but
words fail to give description of all the
beauties of this marvellous house.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
RESCUED FROM DEATH.

William J. Coughln Of somerville, Mass, says: "In
the fall of 1876 taken with bleedngs the lungs
followed BY severe cough. I lost my appetite and
flesh, and was confined to my bed. In 1877 I ad-
mted to the hospital The doctors said had hole in
my lung big rs half dollar Al time q repor
went around that was dead. gave up hope, but a
friend told of DR. WILLIAM Halls BALsAM
LUNGS. got q bottle, when, to my surprise, COM
menced to feel better, and to-day feel better than for
three years past. write this hoping every afflicted
with diseased lungs will take DE- WILLIAM HALL's BAL
SAN, and be convinced that CONSUMPTION CURED
positively say II has done more good than all tn
other medicines have taken since sickness"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-09
Girls Afshing.

"Oh, I see one"
"Where p
40, my, so he is p
"Let's catch him -
"Who's got the bait?"
"You lazy thing, your sitting on my
pole r.
"Oh, something's got my hook!"
"Pull up, you little idiotl'
"Oh, murder take it away. Ugh !
take it away, the nasty thingr'
Chow will it ever get off"
"Ain't it pretty ?"
Wonder if it amt dry?"
Poor little thing let's put it back
again p
Chow will it get the hook from it's
mouth p