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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-03-04
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
lis LOCATION HEALTH
PRODUCTS-MANUFAC-
TURING AND AGRI-
CULTURAL ADJ
EANTAGES,
ETC.

st. Tammany parish is located
t%entv-two miles north of New Or
leans. CovingtoL, the county site,
IS ten miles further north, in the
interior, and IS delightfully."- located
on the Eogue Falia.
IMMIGRANTS,
with a small amount of capital and
far supply Of industry and perse-
verance, cannot possibly do better
than locate III our parish. The eli
mate Is as fine as any in the world.
The winters are generally mild, and
snow rarely falls. Spring opens
early IN February, with blossoms
on the peach and ounce trees, and
Vegetation comes rapidly forward.
The heat of summer is moderate,
and the unfailing breezes OF the
evening refresh man and beast after
the labors of the day.
THE SOIL
IS very productive, and admirably
adapted Tor raising sugar cane, cot
ton, oats, corn. rice, peanuts, etc.
The vine is indigenous, and yearly
bears large harvests of delicious
fruit. Oranges. pears, peach, plums,
ounces, figs and pecans thrive well.
CATTLE AND SHEEP
Craze upon our pine lands through
out the year, and seldom are fed in
winter, thus making st. Tammany
the stock-growers' home. Farming
and stock lands can be purchased at
rates varying fIom 81 to So per
acre, and Government lands to
actual settlers
WATER POWER.
There is an abundance, of water
power, already improved, inviting
the attention of manufacturers. We
have no doubt a small factory, such
as already abound III Alabama and
Georgia, for the purpose of con-
vertlng our cotton crop into yarn,
wonld prove paying investment.
FIRECLAY
is found in abundance. as well as
claws suitable for pottery ware of
the very finest texture, purely white,
and free from sand or grit. Per-
sons having Il practical knowledge
of such business would soon realize
a fortune in manufacturing and
shipping such wares to the New
Orleans market.
MANUFACTURE OF GLASS
Sand suitable for the manufacture
Of glass is also abundant all along
the banks of the Bogue Falia, above
the town of Covineton. It has been
practically tested by Pittsburg
manufacturers, and found to con-
tain all the necessary properties to
produce the finest glassware.
CONVICTION,
the county site, contains about
eight hundred inhabitants, and is
the best business point in the par
ISL, commanding much of the trade
of both ST. Tammany ana Washing
ton parishes. The mail from New
Orleans arrives three times a week.
per steamer New Camelia, and
there is some talk of building a
telegraph line.
At present there is no mill or
manufactory of any kind in Coying-
ton. Building sites for marufac-
turing purposes can be had on the
most favorable terms, and every
facility will be offered for immi-
grants to this parish.
10 all honest and industrious i'm
migrants who may wish to settle in
St. Tammanv, a hearty welcome is
extendea and protection guaranteed
in their respective occupations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-03-04

A PERFECT S1EM-WISD1>G American
WATCH tor 50 5U-open dial. neat, plate
glass crystal. works exposed to view
.aSa,l in Nickel, which is better mat ..ial
til IN silver, a railways keeps bright an.
J. Ks lew. Keeps time equal to tn,
J il p .icel watches. marvel OF sim
LEFTY durability, accuracy ard cheap
nr-S: tnis watch Is warranted. Above
cut Is taken from 4 photograph. AMI i
exact size. Sent hy express to any al
q eSs, on re- j Vi Three Dollars an.
lift i 81 5n.)
Can also 'e sent safely Y registered
maui or ~ cents extra. Remit by post
office order or registered letter. A hand
some cham is sent free with each watch
Perfect Abstraction guaranteed or none,
refun e L. Address III orders to NJ +
QTiNEI X Co., Wholesale Jewellers. IL
HaaoNet street, Boston, Mass. Estab-
ashcd 1883
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

Spoopendyke's head and shoulders.
Don't be alarmed ladies!" he squeal-
ed. There's no dangerW and he
smashed the umbrella down over it,
like an extinguisher. "a competent
corps of dod ghasted officials always
on hand !" but at this juncture the um-
brella ripped from handle to whale
bone tip, the stream caught Mr.. Spoop-
endykc under the chin and landed him
pale and gasping against the fence.
"This is what | mean, DEAR" said
Mrs. Spoopendyde, boldly approaching
the fountain, kicking the nozzle over
and turning the water off. That's
what | wanted"
"I know what ye want ?" yelled Mr..
Spookendyke fairly beside himself
with rage when he saw how it was
done. "Ye only want little political
influence and brick chimney to be n
Board of Water Commissioners If |
kick like you, I'd build wall around
me, get into n wash tub and rent out
as n reservoir If that's all ye wanted
what made ye howl for fountain If
ye only wanted to kick it over, what
made ye stand around and devil me
into the building that squirt? Some
day, I'm going to put meter in you
and start private water tank I" and
Mr.. Spoopendyke wrenched off the
hose without waiting to uncouple it,
and started for the house.
Are you wet DEAR" asked Ms.
Spoopendyke, regarding him affection
ately.
"Wetw howled Mr.. Spoopendyke.
MAN is four.fifths water, and the 9TH
er fifth of me is little moist that's
all !" and Mr.. Spoopendyke plunged
upstairs and into bed.
Il don't care" murmured Mrs.
Spoopendyke. "He didn't stand still
long enough to get chilled, and il he
keeps mad for an hour longer he
won't catch cold - and, acting on the
new 'pathy, Mrs. Spoopendyke busted
herself at the beside until her husband
fell asleep from the exhaustion Of
anger and snored the snore of the just.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
Dear Oholly's Et.

TIE Horss Reporter Sharposs Hb WI
Aga;nst an animated Cigarette Holder.
Editor inf"
"Yes," replied the horse reporter to
the person asking the question:
young man with tablespoon hat and
you may-kiss me-but-don't you tell
papa mustache, who stood in the door
way-"the editor is in and the chances
are that he prefers staying in, rather
than run any risk Of falling against
you"
"Well, of course, you know" said
the young man, livery likely IL wouldn't
be absolutely necessary for me to see
the really and truly editor about this
matter that I wanted to have settled. Il
Is a question to be answered, you
know"
II should surmise," said the horse
reporter, shat an average deckhahd
could successfully wrestle with any
problem you could evolve"
"Well, don't know" continued
the young man. "This is q real hard
question. you know, and = good many
Of our set over on the West Side have
tried awfully TO settle II, bnt we cant.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

| never saw such a provoking thing in
ell my life, and last night was talk
ing with my roommate about it, and
we got real angry, and it looked once
as If we should strike each other. |
wouldn't have had row with Cholly
for anything, you know, because we
have been in the same store for nearly
three years now, and when he was pro.
noted to the ribbon counter he always
spoke to me just the same az when we
were both in the threads"
"In the what 7" asked the horse re.
porter.
"In the threads-the thread depart.
ment, you know, and | always said
that nothing could ever make me go
back on Cholly-you know how any.
thing like that makes two fellows aw.
ful chums."
"Yes, ! know" said the horse re.
porter, "but what is your question ?"
"Well, you see, some people are
playing croquet and rover is driven
up close to the home stake, Now
another man he is dead on the ball,
but having a stroke he plays on the
rover and forces it against the stake.
Now say the rover is dead aud the
other fellows they say il isn't and we've
been having an awful time about it
over on the West Side, and
"Yes, you told me that before. Our
croquet editor is away on his vacation.
He spends it in the asylum for feeble.
minded people, getting pointers from
the inmates, but like enongh ! can fix
this thing for you,
"Oh that's awfully jolly. Have a
cigarette -
"No, thank you | am over nine
ycars old. But about the croguet
matter? You say the rover is close to
the stake =
"Yes."
"And the next player knock. it
against the stake?
"Yes."
"And then the player after him
claims that the rover is dead
"Ies, that's it, aud they can't agree -
"Well," said the horse reporter, 81
should say that the man who got the
first knock down ought to win
But they don't knock each other
down. The don't quarrsI at all"
"Iou said this was croquet game,
didn't you ?"
"Why, certainly
"And they didn't quarrel"
"Why, of course not
Then the faries are indeed kind to
the dry goods clerks aud | can only
say that your best plan is to disguise
yourself with a cigar and ride down
in the elevator
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

259 pounds. 1t would take long
search over the records to find any
more coming near that figure. Fat
men seem to be too good natured to
like to injure other people. I'm not
prepared to'say whether fat, develops
goodness or goodness develops fat but
they seem to go together. Anybody
can see for himself that there is not
in society any such disproportionate
minority of fat men as per cent
the proportion of them that we have
here. Consequently the inference is
Unavoidable that the fat men do inf
nitely less than their share in peopling
penal institutions. And when they do
come they are the best prisoners i'm
aginable. We have far less trouble
with large men than small ones. |
can not think of any other peculiarly
of person that is so marked among
criminals as general as that of small
size. We have red heads and black
heads, and white faces and brown
faces, low brows and high ones, bull
necks and thin ones all in just about
the same proportions that you will
meet them about town any day. But
when you come to lean and fat. there
the line is wonderfully marked"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
NEVADA MANS BATHING STORY.

Sine Barnes tells = racy story OF
his experience at Santa Monica, the new
summer resort Of Southern California.
"I was down in that section few months
ago." said "Sinc," and pretty nearly
busted when fell in with Jones, the
Senator, and told him my condition.
lie fell right up abreast Of the situation
and told me he could give me job. i
want a lot OF men to keep ia the water
ell day TO show visitors how delightful
surf bathing is. You see these people
from the East have acquired sort OF
prejudice against the Pacific Ocean. and
/ want TO counteract the feeling.
want you TO boss eight men and keep
them tumblipg around in the biIlows,
the sport Of the laughing sea in striped
costumes-men who can run out on the
beach every ten minutes aud tell how
warm the water is.
"Well, caught the idea, and agreed
10 furnish the crowd At 500 day. and
Ne closed the bargain. hired eight
men at el a head to bAthe there al the
afternoon, and pocketed the balance.
I got green and blue striped suit, With
the flag Of the Union across the atom
ach. and rushed about keeping The
gang alive. The second day they struck
Tor e because the water was 80 cold. l
tried TO explain about the trade winds
and the harvest noon tide, but they
wanted the money Ill the same. Then
three quit, but Jones didn't miss 'em.
Kept even fenanclalIy. Then two froze
10 death right on the beach. and ! had
TO get coFoner's jury 10 find verdict
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
The Postohee at Iron Rod.

The postoffice at Iron Rod, Monta.
ma, has been Discontinued, and the ex.
PLANTATION is thus given by an officer Of
the department A postofiicc agent,
while officially visiting various otiices
in Montana Territory for the purpose
of correcting any irregularities ofpost-
masters, stopped at Iron Rod. Going
into the postotfice he found the room
divided into three scctions-frst sa.
loon, next the pOstoiiice, aud last IA
TO bank. The mail bag was brought
in. a roughlooking customer opened il
and emplied the contents on the floor.
The entire crowd at once got down on
their hands and commenced oveahaul.
ing the letters. among which several
were registered, and selected such as
they wanted. After they were through
the remaining letters were shoveled in
a candle box and placed on the bar.
The special agent, thinking the office
needed a little regulating, asked the
barkeeper, who had received and dis.
tributed the mail, if he was the post
mastery He answered, "Nd." Are
you the assistant postmaster mo"
"Where is the postmaster = Gone to
Hell's Canon aud by thunder Bill
Jones has got to run this Office next
week its his turn" The government
official then stated who he was aud de-
manded the keys of the Office. The
bartender coolly took the candle box
from the baR placed it on the floor
and gave il a kick, sending it ont the
door, saying: There's your pOstofiice
and now git" The agent says ;"Know.
ing the custom Of the country lost
no time in following this advice,
and got" This is Why the pOstofiice
at Iron Rod was discontinued.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

from over eruesting In the water The
balance Of the gang left, aud had 10
go IL alone. got 40 Injured to the cold
that could rush out Of the water. skin
up to the English tourists and tell EN-
il was just lovely aud keep my teeth
still all the while. got my $40 every
night. and spen it for warm drinks.
Then quit, A. my constitution va.
giving way. When | left he had eight
irishmen off the railroad doing the
bathing for the hotel, and they bad
fire going on all the while back o.
some rocks. where the men could
get up between swims. That il great
climate down there"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
A RHODE IsLAxp Rusrics An

A RHODE IsLAND RUsTic's AD.
vEETURE.-A countryman on "A visit
to friends went a.f-hiug. He caught
a small pickerel. The fisherman was
near.sighted and his mouth had the
habit Of standing ajar, and therefore,
owing TO the shortuess Of sight, the fish
errnan's mouth came very near the fish
when it was unlocked Unexpected
ly, need one say, the fish, by Il sudden
jerk, unlocked itself, Jumped into the
mans mouth and made straight for
his throat and ran part way in. A cat
and fish are alike in one respect
they cannot be pulled by the tail the
wrong way Of the fur or scale. When
the man attempted 10 take out the
fsh hi. back fin stood up and inter.
f.red, and the man ran home 10 hi
friends, who pushed the fish down, and
the fisherman had diucd You
may rise up and dcnouuce the forego.
ing as base fabrication, but pCr.ons
can be produced who Will swear to the
main facts in the case.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
Mark Twain's Early Life,

w. IL. iOWeIlS contributes 10 the
Century sketch of Samuel l.. Glenn.
ems t"Mark Twain, :, in which the fol.
loNing incidents Of his early life are
given: "He got very little learning
in school, and like so many other
Americans in whom the literary i'm.
pulse is native, he turned to the local
printing office for some Of the advan-
tages from which he was otherwise cut
off. Certain records of the three years
spent in the Hannibal Courier Office
are to be found in Mark Twain's book
of sketches but | believe there is yet
no history anywhere ofthe ,odnderjdhr
in which he followed the life Of a Jour.
printer from town to town and from
city to city, penetrating even 80 far
into the vague and tabled East rs
Philadel pha and New York. He 70
turned to hls own country stated, if not
satisfied, with his travel, and at seven.
teen he resolved TO learn the river
from st. Louis t1 New Orleans as n
steamboat pilot. OF this period of
his life he has given full account in
the delightful series of papers. Pilot
ing on the Mississippi, which he print.
ed seven years ago in the Atlantic
Monthly. The growth of the railroads
and the outbreak of the civil war put
an end to profitable plotting, and at
tweniy-four he was again open TO a
vocation He listened for moment
to the loudly calling drum Of tha:
time, and he was actually in camp for
three weeks on the rebel side but the
unorganizcd force to which he belong
ed was disbanded, and he finally did
not go with his section either in sen
timent or in fact. His brother hav.
ing been appointed Lieutenant Cover.
nor of Nevada Territory, Mr.. Clemens
went out with him as his private sec
retary; but he soon resigned his Office
and withdrew to the mines lie failed
"a n miner, in the ordinary sense but
the life of the mining camp yielded
him the wealth that the pockets of the
mountain denied; he had the Midas
touch without knowingit, and all these
grotesque experiences have since turn
ed into golG under his hand. After
his failure as n miner had become evi.
dent even to himself, he was glad to
take the place of local editor on the
Virginia City Enterprise, a newspaper
for which he had amused himself in
writing from time to time. He had
written for the newspapers before this;
few Americans escaped that fate; and
as an apprentice in the Hannibal
Courier office his humor had embroil-
ed some of the leading citizens and
impaired the fortunes of that Journal
by the alienation Of several delinquent
subscribers.
But it was in the Enterprise that
he first used his pseudonym of Mark
Twain which he borrowed from the
vernacular Of the river, where the man
heaving the lead calls out, Mark
twain = instead Of Mark two In
1864 he accepted on the San Francis
co Morning Gail the same sort Of
place he had held on the Enterprise.
and he soon made his nom de querre
familiar 'on that coast He not only
wrote local items in the Call, but he
printed humorous sketches in various
periodicals.. and two years later he was
sent to the Sandwich Islands Is CORES
pondent of q Sacramento paper"
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

The Burlington Harkeye sayc-
The women in Kansas vote at The
school election at O-agc City one wo.
man went up to vote. but before she
got through telling the judges what a
time her Willie had with the scarlet
fever when he wa- only two year. oil,
ii was time to close the poll and she
bad forgotten 70 despn.It the hnLIul
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

Efif NaII v esFf NlhEaTn " Ef'fs y II IL TIHFEN
A Accommodation West and psy Esprsss EAst. maxi
rl,ss connections at Northumberland eth l. \. z
4 trains for wilkesharre and scraHion.
Rris Mail West. NiagarA EHprsss West, and Erts
Express sst. and Lock Haven Accommodation at
make elass oanneetion Gi willism=,ort uiih n. c.
W ttsins north.
Erie Mail West, NiAEArA Express West, ard DAY
Express Esst. make closs connection at Lock Haven
with n w. v. n n trains.
Eris Mail East and West connect At EFi' With trains
on l. SAN. e. r r.. at CORY with @ {. A. V.
r., at Emporium vi,h r. ~ Y. p r. r., AMI A.
nriftwood with A. V. n u.
Pariaf care ELL run between Philadelphia and
w,liamspaft on NiAgars EHpress West. Eris Ehrres'
West, Philsdelphis Express Rast and hay ktpres,
East and SUNDAY Express East Sleeping cars on all
ntshttrains VIZ A. HsLhvis,
0eu1 Superintendent
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16

m39 WEEK eI2 a day II homs eAnily tas
gusia, hains lsi
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
WILLIAM MCCULLOUGH.

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tlItLBllIH "a
Al hu'Ir"s. lruul''' s''.rarsi. Icy
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
W c. HEINLE.

M 7. n II ' ID.
w ATTuESIl At Law
lIILfYUNTE "a.
Of5rs Ir yurra- tIarrs A'rrftr,. sifes..
~gf4al ai'sr iaur srsH g.. .Hs r.rrf.rl IS f4sItls
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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
PrOIessi0Iiui C,,r,ls.
& D. RAY,

NIs ATInRNrf 81 LAH
-tfcml attention given 90 ily .,.r,,. af ,i.i,,,
Iaef AalgitiHg tiru'ksflsrH GiAs, -
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-16
DENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD.

/ -,rAuaIsIghls aud Ri. Division. on apa
- L. -L-.r
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-05-25
Plain View Items.


MIR. Ed" SAY 1t rams IN NctraS-
NJ '"cH' '''''>' "ou'h "e an 'N'S@'fa-
''"'' "'' Z" say II r"n' al the time,
""''' ne nearer IN" 'f"'h.
E'f'! planted cor" i Just coming
UP ""' II '""h, H"i ana disappointed
'"'n i worm mere h"" si.o' per
'"N',''' 'h" scarce III 'ha' Most al
'he FARMERS are hcr"'iIs Their hogs "r
l''''ihS 'h'ii out L" h'fd' sturgeon
h'',''''cr mas over 100 head III his
h''"'
H'l'i Miner taxes the i"ai IN Killing
""'N''' "' lays ne hi.''"' /. IN one
noe i'St week. We a"ht KNOW, ""
was ho' '''''' '"' 8'hi says IL i I"
''''.
"'"t@' 'hc "i ellis skipped
""' i"'>"'! AFTERNOON I"''inS inc
"'I'S ''"ar'''ai's IN The iufc!' To the
tune "t 80" OF <", they Immediately
procured a warrant Tor ms arrest and
"N'fha'iirh h'hh III Hastings AMI
brought nm back. lie cam. here
ABOUT i"ur wears az" and married n
mighty respectable widow, with con-
siderable property. most "f winch he
>li'hiere'i. anu then .eit a above.
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-05-25
Program OF Decoration Services

OF Garfield Post M. 81. Department OF
Nebraska g. 4. X. IN lie held Nav
S0th, lSS2. at Red Cloud. Neb.
Garfield Post will assemble at their
hall at ] O'clock p. m.
Column will form for parade on
Webster street.
Head Of column in front of g. \. r.
hall, with Garfield Poet Mt heal of the
column.
EN-Cnion soldiers in rear of r,~t.
The schools in the charge O. their
respective teachers, in rear of ex-
soldiers.
Citizens in rear Of schools.
Column will march AT las. lead BIZ
the band up Webster stree, tai ith
Avenue. out on 4th Avenue 10 Seward
street. down Seward 6 the Cemetery.
Decoration services At cemetery
p. NJ.
March 10 N. E, church, - p. IN.
Services by Post, 5 p. NJ.
Address by Rev. J. NJ. Pryse Of Blue
Springs at $40 p. III.
All are cordially invited TO attend
these ceremonies and bring viii, them
flowers. BY the committee.
N. Il. McNrrr,
LorIs WEBER.
J. L. MILLER.
The Red Cloud chief., 1882-05-25
Maple Grove Perm.
H,Y erL. -.

-' 49,
NE ED-The genera! CIV 8. 40.
tn nuch rasn. a. ;Es ground "a to
az, to plDz. and ~y-trriay came one
o! the heaviest AT Il the .ea.nn
winch lu-l .uakei everything - ia.
bottom
". , getting pretty We! through
planting and s"SIuc fr Tia spring
am no; IN 10" aaiat "f h11.iIn.. iu;
want &" pat thi. ssc 3 against any
''o- IA in. county John O-,rrnc
living On ia" NIL Ln ~ acres planted
- corn. ; Ia FAX and = L. JaIan-.
y d Leonard on ia" wi s. srre- -
"urn. - {" fax and ! ." sorghum J
I" Hacker "n -. :" ares - com and
10 To Japanes". " .clI on the not
- acres {" corn, =. - haV. ) ."
s"rshuin AID - JaIan--". Met al
the com - coming AZ nicely. \ good
'tani. Aii"r "ur crops ale hlrN~t.d
! MI! give YOU the r,-ui:.
Our 'ch""i i pTugr'--ins fne und--
TIA. management II NIns S:u-IIari "A,
teacher. and ] musr say ;he mo-, Ia
t"resi Z. Long taE'u viii IN" scholar.
"i An! sin"e the district has been Ill
'id"i
ihc sabbath -'hou! concert came
OF AZ upper Penny creek school huusc
iH-t sunday evening and With II
pleasant ana interesting time, tn.
program vas prepared and managed
T., NJ !"u., and Wa VERY success
i"'iy conducted. The music ~ Nj
VIVA S~t'"idHTd. urg'ni-t, and singing
hy Ia" selected choir. was very aipru-
pTia'. To the litc 9th" entertainment
Every one acted their part IN perfect