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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

Arkansaw has tried prohibition and is no doub; thorou shly satished taa, the result does no; justify the means. Some time ago. |, will be remembered. an act was passed by the legislature foroidding ,he sale of whisSy within three miles oi I church or school-house. l. was th ought that this would have a beneficial effect for i: annoyed the preacher when during service the congregation went ou. 10 get l drink, 1; was though; by leading citizens tha, if the saloon. or more forcibly speaking. the whisky shop, were re- moved three mics from the church. the congregation would De much more rest iul. An ... was consequently passed. lnd .le salooas ,aa: happened to be within ,.;ee mes ot chsycaes were Josef Ta.s we:Sei very vel Tor 'ae s.aday 9-, d.rius ;ae vees en:erps.s:gs tep.p} .:e: es.a5i!sae: sa- .ooas l-s: :.lFee E..es ;.o.:l :ae c.,-:fe:.es. Tas WAS vo.se .14a ever beio.e |: :eok l9as ,a. u4aa . se: his >,slnk nd se.a.:.e r.. p.,-e a,aoss :..e wor- '..pe.s :as: :ae oat-e5a:.ea w.. !. mes :hlaaei i VT io women aai very siaa.. ooys b:.,ns arecea: sermon ne Rev i.r. Ee:klne taiea is.ie :he sos- De, and sad
 II there is Any o:her rlin ia ,ae house .ho wants i ir.aS. le: h.m sep forward md l vii. a2commoda:e him from my orivi.e bo.:ie. This tang Q; peeaehing 5 Q an empty house Is ge::lag , oe dev- .lish tlresoyae. le: me tell you
 One oli felios. who had Ja,: paid a visit to place three miles away. replied lin much ooleeged to you. SIT, an if you had spoke lee,ie sooner raigh,er been saved long walk Han ou: yo' bottle, Cap'n
 The le!is.l:uve made a mistake in pre- scribins three mics as distance between | church and saloon The average Ar Siusav man wiii walk ten miles t5. a irink. He vi, walk |; and no; even ask whether or no, the road Is rough. Now. if he legislature had said ti.;y r,iies. ;he .herches wog,i have h1i more 0: | ,hance b hold :he.r congres l,ions The :hree mile law Is failure.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

PEo9LE throughout the entire world
 are now geJo.-ins n view oi the seem .nsly we.. au:nen,lca;ei repor: ,ha, Noah ayk las been discovered. embed
 led in ice on N. Arrara;. The wonder IL. .yesse. whiek al acknowledge would .ay the Gtea: Eastern IT an everlasting shade is we,. preserved. being covered win brown pam: This was thoughtful ness on the ? lg; oi Commodore Noah. for orowa paint. railroad officials have dis covered. lass longer than any other kind. lni eonsel lgen:iy pam, theiy s:a:ion- aoases viii ;a,: color. Noah lived greatly n as1aH-e oi his age, and he doubtless kne@ tha. he was TO. oniy ,u.ii.ns ,ae age toi l season bu; iog a.i ..ine The de> sEip:lon 0. ,he ark gwen
 " inc ,ecen; i.s overers ard inc biblical p.,a upon wn.ca I: IS sad the srea: Doa: was coas;: :ei agree lu wonderful p.e- .:s.Nn. a,i n ;he minds of an,e,;..uvian eNper:s ,he,e .s ID Go9b: bu. ;ha; ;he genuine ak wh ch ,.aversei ;he ~a;ef' during ;ae grea; overflow has a, as; been to-nd So far As can De ascer. :alaei. there i. only one poin; agains: ;he ;y-:htalness of the discovery Ina; one pom: is very s;rsns, and i; vii. req 2ire many uan,s,akA5.e facts to wave aside t:s influence Colonel Joe Mulha,:ca. i: $ deciaved, wrote the story and made a. raaseclen;s win :. man in London ,o, i;s ,:ansm.ssloa D America Colone, Nu.- ha;'ons friends say that for some time he has been seaE2a,ns the b!5ie and was Snown 70 .ooN icy iood news in prelet- ence ,c any other information The world with much interest awaits iiaal settlement. o: ,ae na;;ei
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
EVEN MONEY CAN FAIL

Atksas.w does more hargins :nar
 ny :...c r :ae UT 3a r3. 0e sause more .Ai.l..s.s-.n pe 3.e iese,sc n De hAa,ed. Js: 5e ,lse :.ie .e:;e- Q, tue iaw. wha.- ere: ;aa: m4y ,aet-. |; better carried ae. ae,e ;Raa IL o:ae, s.l.es From t.rae :r..lten.ot.al. whatever this may n.eau. l: has beea alleged 5y people who Are con s:i:l;onally opposed to law, ,ha: Ii j 'n nan has money |, $ impossible to hang him. In other states this may be ,tge. out IT Arkanslw the assertion VII 70: stand inves,is ation. Last week young
 nluwas hung in Little Rock Money and influence were ln his favor Two of the mos, widely known and influential lawyers in the s:ate worked nigh, and day for him. His relatives spared no expense. He was granted several trials. and when a. las. the decree of the supreme court sustained the sentence of the cour. below every possible influence was oroash; to bear upon the governor
 The victim. Of the laws retribu;ion was young man of tai, promise He was well connected, of respectable family He WAS one of:he fines: mlch,nists in the
 ani. aid had heli impos;an; positions. Hls friends, and they were numerous. iid evesyih.ns ln ;he,. power to have his sentence commuted 10 Imprisonment, for lie. Even scch a terrible doom would lave been regarded by the yosns man IS a sodsend. This was denied hm He had eout;l::;ed murder al:houI Ih I: VA, ;n j naor.en; oi whiskied Craze. ind mus; s@:ie, the penalty The governor was ;neNorab;e. He reir sed to say inc hand of;he .tw lie listened wi.h ;e.;a ,o ;he pe:.:soaets, 5s: declared tina; i'ls ia;y ..: ,. governor U vould no; sanction .eE;ea Fae young gnac. | handsome t-,.ow ot ei .:!on. hoped t.l the las. E 2a'ea; NAeu ;ae ma. decls.on cane = eeP. }.t:rtiy lie hti hoped tor lu,- pt..oan'ert ,a, lie 4 terrible hope ne i.:e o' de,gadA;.on and ceaseless .o,l
 The ss:els 0; mercy visited h.n Th,nk }; .so;es;ar.: women dong such wo,k. They cary flowers 10 the murderer. Iae' .r:eFes; s;eps a; ;a.s poin: When ;he ho- iat ;ae exc e,u..on of ;he death sen.en came. the young maa wis ready He s:oad ea the s.atfold and S!'f .mlie va ed his piaioned hand l, s,me oae IF he crowd who recognized a.as lis friends and rell,lyes had TO: eAsed working for h,u. They were w';E he soveynor The young man sui tered the extreme penalty oi the law. Money and influence hld ta.,ei Le, ;he clnlc who declares ,ha: money wi. io anything brood over these ficts
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Older Than He Looked
New Yo.s Tuhane

Colonel George L. Perkins. Of Nor wich, Conn. who celebrated his nine,y- sixth birthday last Sunday and Is as hale and hearty as most men as fifty years. was witness ;n the Tit,or- Beecher trial in 1875. When his name was called the crowd n the courtroom, saw a sood-looking. dignihed gentleman. apparently a5ou; sixty years old. s,ep bFlskly 10 the stand. Having answered the usual questions IS 10 his name and residence. Mr. Evar,s propounded the succeeding question How long have you lived in Norwich. Colonel Perkins 7" klsh,y-seven years responded the colonel with the utmost gravity. The l1wyers dropped their pens. the spec,a- tors stared. the jsdge looked puzzled. and the luv were in eviden, 6oub, whether there was luna;ic loose or new liar had arrived. \ ripple of merFiraens succeeded as Mir Evarts. win grea: seriousness. inquired mo- ment la.er: Colonel Perkl.ss. may 1 ask where you have sper, the res, of your life =
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
where the ignoran, and the bad will be

where the ignorant and the bad will be moved aside and where the cultivated mind will reign predominant; where ;he great god of intelligence sis on throne of knowledge ard judges the man acc ord- ms 10 the use of his talents. The com mi,tee became indignant. They told hlm that they would ali again. and ii he was stil unwilling 10 work, they would take him ou, and compel hir, to do something. The resul; Of the interview was reported to the astice of the peace, who became highly indignant and ex- pressed himself So plainly tha: the good people of the neighborhood were in favor of nobbing the old man. A day was appointed when the committee should again visit him, and there was no little excitement: a: the blacksmith shop when the committee started for the house of the eGrIoGs stranger. When they arrived. they found the door barred, bus they soon effected an entrance. terrIo.e sight met their gaze. The old man was hanging from a cross-5eam. The men tell back in hor- TOT. The old man had been hanging several days. He was bGried near his .os castle of learning. and the men who were the cause of his death sadly bore the body to its resting place. The land :ha, the old sudden; had entered became inc property of Colonel Gresham. whose heirs still own |. In honored memory of the old man. the timber surrounding he place has been preserved and the H. otary has been kep: us: as he lief, i; The oii fellows spis.: sti!. iahabi;s the place.
 nd ;h;s, yoG have na doub, observed, is Ike reason vay ;Ae languages are a4.a.ed
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
Large ard Small Heats
ExcEa:g-

Losd Bacon says in one of hls ap .nesias, ,ha; wise nature did never D aef precious jewels in;o 1 garre, fo s:o!.cs hls. and .nat exceeding tall me Aad ever very empty heads This sa, ing has ot;en been used by way ot 'oSe i. the expense of tall people. e pecIa..y oi those with genius and repu,. :.on
 The same idea Is .hus quain,.y pu, ,, witty old Fuller Ot:en the cock-lot IS empty iu those whom, nature has b4.. many stories high
 b.eons notion may be ,Tae. thoust we doub: II fac:s sappor. i;. But there Is another common saying which fac contradict.
 !; asserts .ha. r,en of grea, in:eliectu powers have large and massive head, ,'o.dsnil;a brings ou; :hi; vaisa. op,n!of IF ;ae farnllsa! lines aoor. the village scaco.-nas.er
 Az si,. ;aey eaxe-. .a. s,.. ise wsr ! IT.; ae sia..... l.ea. c7-.4oarry a,l i.e knew
 \ writer IT inc f7a,naie ef .St:ss says :he idea ,ha; a grea; in,ellec, re qa:ses large head Is nc: supported , iac.s.
 Ar examination ef bus;s. pictures. me dall,ons. etc. Of ,he world famous ceieb ri.ies almost tend the other way. In ,Fe earlier paintings. !; Is ,rce. men are d.. ;iasuished by ,he.r large heads. bu, ,., IS attributable 10 the painters. who agree w:;a me genera, opinion. and wished natter .he.r si;:ers.
 A receding forehead Is mostly coz demned. Nevertheless this feature iecnd ID Alexander the Grea, and. ', lesser degree. in iulius Cesar. The he4 oi Frederick the Great. as will be see from one ot the portraits ia Carlyle work. recedei.
 Other great men have had positive, smaller heads. Lord Byrons was te. markedly small.
 Men O; genius Of ancient times have only what may be called ar ordinary every day forehead. and Herodo,us. .a cioiades, Pluto. Aristotle and Eoieurus among others. are mentioned as IT.. stances.
 Some are even low-browed. as Buro. the author of The Anatomy of Nela- eholy. and Albert Durer
 The average forehead of the Cree sculptures in the friere from the par,he- non IS, we are told. flower. if any,hiu. than what IS seen in many modern fore heads
 The gods themselves are represeu,e Hl.h - ordinary, if no. low. brcws Thus l, appears tha. the popular no,ior On he matter IS erroneous. and that ,he.e may be great men with little heads
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

The E.t' ':sf Ra:!:..f fewni.. the caly pape, oi i;s class. Is an excellent publication. I; Is eii;ed with care and ability. and is io.ns mash ia the field of mechanical dea aeloplaen; 4 close pe- sasal of the Iaa'n,i would prove profit able 10 any rai,soad man.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

l few miles above Athens. Ca. lives a man who ea,s-in one county. slee7s ir an- other. smokes when sitting on his piazza. 1T third. and has built his barn jr a fourth. He certainly has a corner in ,o..,es -.N.-. < .4sfctrffyy,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

Mercy" exclaimed Mrs. F.. as she caugh, sigh, of the cameleopard. rus, look ], the beast, Wha. a long neck. '' :" Yes. replied Fegg. the mos, remark able case of soar throa: eyer saw - Sesssn 7rrnstrf<-.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25

There $ runor from Germany Ina: learned chemist has discovered q won oerful oil ,ha, will restore youth . . age. l, must be species CT Olive of. PF:frif nfss 5ai.ssfr.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-25
JOU NALISMS

The Fai, Rsve: .idssn.k appears in a rev dress. adding greatly ,o it's appear ance. The .4.i; sn.s Is one of the bes. weekly papers in the country.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29
NICHOLS DECLINES THE
HONOR.

The following letter appears in
Friday mornings Picayune, from
which it will lie seen that Nichols
is po5 in the gubernatorial race:
NV ORLEANS, Sept. &c, 1885.
To tie Editor Of the picayune:
Dear Sir see that my name is
mentioned in connection with the
nomination for Governor. The
situation of my private affairs is
such as to place it utterly out of
my power to enter public life.
Ii / did SO, in 1876, it was ex-
clusively from a sense of duty re-
sultins from the abnormal condition
of affairs then existing. These facts
have been known to my personal
friends. I mention them publicly
to explain my unwillingness to be
q candidate. Very respectfully,
francis T. NICHOLS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29
THE GRASS BURNERS.

Our town has been enveloped il
a dense cloud of smoke, resembling
a heavy fog, for several days past.
owing to the fact that the grass, FOL
several miles around, has been
burning, Transforming the entire
country into vast field of fire and
smoke. We have always depre-
Gated the habit of burning the grass
as a pernicious and dangerous one,
and we believe it is particularly I'M
fortunate and ruinous just at this
time. The ground is as dry rs tin
der, and the grass is being burned
to the roots, making it extremely
doubtful whether it will spring up
again III time to do any good, if it
comes up at all. Aside from ruin
ing the cattle range, we have heard
of no serious casualties, except the
burning of the bridge across Rattle
snake Branch. The bridge over
Simpsons Branch caught fire, but
was extinguished before much dam
age was done. The results would
doubtless have been more disas-
trous, had not Lumber of our citi-
zens turned out and fought the fire.
Much Indignation is expressed by
our citizens at the person Tor per-
sons who set fire to the grass, and
it would go very hard with the
guilty parties if discovered. But
it seems impossible to find ont who
they are. They must have had
some object in view. If their
motive in doing SO can be definitely
settled, we believe the list of proba-
be guilty ones will be reduced to Il
very small number. and may posi-
bly, lead TO their arrest and conv;c-
ton. These fires, with all their de-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

4 Washington correspondent
writing on the subject of the wealth
of the Confederate States Govern
ment, says: i believe that in Eng
land and on the continent there are
many millions of dollars worth O:
Confederate property. and the cor
rect estimate OF the value of all that
could be obtained, with the proper
knowledge and diligence, would
reach between S20.00O,00O and
$50, 000,00u."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29
LAFITTE, THE PIRATE.
PART OF HIS TREASURE FouND
New Orleans Chronicle.1

lNcW oTtttHS chronicle.
For mahy years persons were en-
gagged, in various localities adjacent
to New Orleans, searching for the
supposed buried treasure of La
iitte, the pirate, who operated in
Southern waters in times just with
III the recollection of our oldest in
habitants. Somehow, a story had
become widely circulated to the ef-
feet that Latitte had made his head
quarters upon one OF the Islands in
the Mississippi Sonna; some con-
tended that 1t was upon one of the
Chandeleurs. others that it was
upon horn Island, while some wer.
certain that they were possessed Of
positive information that the home
OF the pirate chic! was upon Cat
Island, situated Just off aIississia,,i
City. The result OF these eoniac.
lures was that the Islands named
iot many years back, have been in.
tested with fortune hunters. WHO
have turned up the soil from one
end OF them TO the other, but al
ways with the same result-f,ilpra
10 IND the least thing that could in
ahy"ise be connected with the sea-
Always attended with faiInre The
attempts to unearih this treasure
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

McEnery stock is still above par
and gaining strength every day.
Confusion characterizes the camp
of his opponents, and they are
drifting about like ship at sea
without rudder. They thought
at one time they had found a haven
of safety in "the hero of the 14th
of September" But the coast
proved to be very foggv, and it was
soon discovered that there we're
quite a number of "heroes of the
18th of September" some of whom
actually took part in the conflict
and were in the hottest of the fight.
and they don't ask to be made Gov
ernor on that accnunt, either.
The MISUNDERSTANDING"
ring, backed by the few Republican
papers in the State, must find a
new battle-cry and some other kind
of hero, if they want to make an
impression on the solid lIcEnery
phalanx.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

Every day tie Picayune dishes
up list of clippings from a few
country papers, mostly Republican,
to show that the opposition to Mc-
Emery is gaining strength. It is
the same Old restaurant soup with
q hair IN it, and the cook by this
time must know that the patrons
80 net relish il. The hangers-oa
must Of course eat il, but it turns
their stonacls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

The Postal Mountaineering to
the new postal notes, the Thiho-
deau Sentinel says: "The mem!le,
of Congress in whose fertile brain
originated the idea of the postal
note should be voted leather
medal. The people of the country
demanded IA cheap ana safe mode
remitting small sums of money
through the mails. The money or
der system, which has been in
existence for many years, and the
operation of which is thoroughly
understood by everybody, offered
the easiest and best solution of the
problem. All that was needed was
to reduce the rate for tue trans
mission OF all sums under five dol
lars to three cents, and the end was
attained. Instead of this, however,
Congress has provided note which
shall be payable to bearer, and for
which three cents shall be charged.
Inasmuch as the paper currency of
the United States is payable to the
bearer, we fail to see wherein lies
the difference in point Of safety in
transmitting either postal or bank
note through the mails. 1'hs hold
er of the former can collect it on
simple presentation, and il it be
stolen in transit, the Government is
in no way responsible, whilst under
the money order system, money
sent is absolutely safe, and the Gov
eminent holds itself responsible for
the full amount sent. We are con-
fdent that the postal notes will be
left severely alone b. the business
community of the whole country,
and that in this manner Congress
will realize the great blunder it
perpetrated in authorizing then
issue, and viii repeal the law which
created them"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29
OBITUARY..

DIR. Johl' FRANKLIN CHanBEEs was born
in the parish of ST. Helena, December
Is, 1872, and died in the parish of Iiv.
ingston, September 20, 1888, surround.
ell by his nearest relatives and DR.. Am
brose, under whom he took his first les
SONS in the study of medicine. He was
rational to the last moment. extending
to us all the parting hand goodbye,
with the last gesticulation of his hand
toward Heaven. The funeral took place
AZ II u. on the 2lst inst, in the Cham
hers buTylng ground, at the old home
stead, and was attended by his relatives
and many. sorrowing friends. Tle
funeral sermon was delivered by Rev.
VIM. Is. Alien. L. Z. HILL.
Magnolia, East Baton Rouge Parish, La.
The sad news Of the death of DIR.
Chambers, although not unexpect-
ei, will cause pang of sorrow III
the hearts of his host of friends
throughout st. Tammany and
Washington parishes-the field Of
his, professional laLors for a num-
Der OF Years past. He had been
III lll-health for several months, and
only few days ago he left for his
former home in Livingston par
ISL, for short season of rest, and
III the vain hope Of benetitinE his
health, And if the sincere wishes
OF his many friends here could have
been of any avail, he would soon
have returned in perfect health.
But Providence decreed otherwise,
and va are left to mourn the loss
and cherish the memory of one who
has gone to his eternal rest. As Il
physician, lie was faithful. self-sae-
riiicing and attentive; as n man, lie
was warm-hearted and generous.
true to his friends, and possessed
many bright and noble traits Of
character; he was always ready to
contribute to objects of charity and
relieve the suff.rings OF tie poor.
He will long be missed Iv all class
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

we have received from The CON-
pller and editor, Mr.. Z. A. Peyroux,
a copy OF the Revised Civil Code OF
the State of Louisiana, to which is
added useful and important deci-
sions by the Supreme Court. The
work is issued in weekly parts and
sold by subscription only, at two
cents per page.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29
OUR MONEY ORDER OFFICE.

The petition to have the post
office in Covington made money
order office was signed by our citi-
zens generally, and in a short time
the necessary papers arrived and
the money order department was
established. 1t is plainly the duty
OF our citizens to patronize the Office,
if they wish to make it self-sus-
taining, in order that they may have
their orders promptly cashed. But
1T is safe to say that hundreds of
dollars are sent to the city every
week, through private parties, and
then, when person receives an or
der against the Covington office, he
wonders why there is no money on
hand to pay it. It is OF course i'm
possible to cash all orders promptly
as long as the business is all one
sided-all the money going out and
none Tor very little coming in. 1t
is within the power of our citizens
and i'll fact it is their duty-to
remedy ell this. Let our busin ess
men, when making their remit
tances to city merchants, do SO by
means of money orders, instead of
through the medium of outside
parties, and the problem will be
solved. The Government is re-
spoEsible for the fnll amount of all
money orders, and this is the only
positively safe way to send off
money. Ii you take it yourself, or
send it by friend, it is subject to
be accidentally lost, or perhaps
stolen by pick-pockets, before it
reaches its intended destination,
But if You send a money order, the
Government assumes the response
bility for its safe delivery, and will
refund the money if lost, stolen or
miscarrie1. There is positively no
risk in sending u money order,
while otherwise the chances are all
against you. It is true, money
order viii cost you few cents, but
the feeling of absolute security
more than eompensates for the
small outlay. Besides, your money
would remain in this Office, and
thereby enable the postmistress to
promptly cash all orders presented
to her for payment. We petitioned
Tor money order Office and we
have got it. now let lis patronize it
by sending money away as well as
money through it. This
is the only way we can hope to
make it success and avoid incon-
sepient delays in having our money |
orders casbed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

A newspaper war is raging in
New York City. The Herald and
Times have reduced their prices
per copy to two cents, and the
Sun to one cent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

A friend of Mr.. Jef'ries has writ
ten to the public press. withdraw
ing from the canvass the name Of
that distinguished citizen. After
the nominating convention they
will all withdraw except McEnery.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

Amlte City is very progressive
town. 1t boasts of a cotton gin
mill, and a planning mill, and pa
per mill, cotton mill and hash mill
are talked of. Tt is q wonder to us
that some of her "law"-abiding
citizens haven't thought, ere this,
OF starting "wind" mill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-09-29

Col. George Knapp, senior pro-
prietor of the Missouri Republican,
the leading Democratic paper III
Missouri, died on the 18th inst,
aged SO years.