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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
The Bastiie.

The Bastile was originally the castle
of Paris, and was built by order of
Charles V. between 1870 and 1888, by
Hugo Aubriot. Provost of Paris. at the
Porte ST. Autoine, rs defense against
the English. 1t was massive stone
structure, and on each side of its lower
sides it had four towers of five stories
each, over which ran n gallery, which
was furnished with cannon. When it
came to be used as State prison, which
was during the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries. it was provided with
vast bulwarks, bitches, drawbridges
and strong barriers. 1t was partly in
the towers and partly in cellars under
the level the ground that the prisoners
We're confined. They were SO efectual-
ly removed from the outside world as
often to be entirely forgotten. In some
cases it was impossible to discover
either their origin or the cause of their
incarceration.
The Bastile was capable of contain
ing from seventy to eighty prisoners, q
number frequently reached during the
reigns of Louis NV. and XIV.
Although small compared to the num-
her when an ordinary PRISON contains,
these numbers were considerable when
it is borne in mind that they rarely con-
sisted of persons of the. lower ranks, or
such as were guilty OF actnal crimes.
but of those who were sacrificed TO
political despotism, court intrigue,
ecclesiastical tyranny, or had fallen
victims to family quarrels, and were
lodged here by virtue of letters de
cachet - noblamen, authors. savants,
priests and publishers. These letters
of arrest were issued in the name of
the King. but the names of the individ-
uals We're inserted by the Ministers,
who were the depositaries of these let
ters. The arrests under them became
gradually more arbitrary, and men of
the greatest merit were liable to be
thrown into prison whenever they hap
pened to displeaSe Minister, a favorite.
or a mistress. ChicuGo Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
Poor Girl.
care you the editor?"
G.Nn p,,'an, -

care you the editor?"
ayes, ma am.
81 have been referred to vou By An
acouaintance who understood that you
were in need of assistance in your edi-
torial work.
The speaker was young ladr of
perhaps twenty-five years, neatly
dressed and intelligent-looking.
"Have you ever done newspaper
work.' the observer inquired.
mo. / have not, but work is so slack
in my profession that thought would
take up with newspaper writing if l
could get 4 chance.
"Wha. work have YOU been engaged
in"
20. I've been at various kinds OF art
work l have been giving painting
lessons and drawing lessons. And
then understand all kinds of needle
work = the kensington and other
how TO do almost anything in the line
of art or fancy work "
lyon think you could do editorial
work."
We'll. ] thought I'd try it. Teach
ing painting seems to be much over
done-three teachers to one pupil the
same with kensington, embroidery and
other things.
: ..Do you think you could make Z sue
cess of editorial work?'
well, l don't know. but / think,
perhaps. could. l could tell by try
ing
= The observer had to regard his visi-
tor with a curiosity bordering on
amazcment. There she stood in all the
innocence of her young womanhood.
as ignorant of the nature of newspaper
drudgerv as little creeping child
could have been. indiferentlv announc-
ing that she was an artist with several
talents, and vet without work, and
calmly requesting an opportunity OF
engaging in journalistic labor rs q con-
venient makeshift something to drop
into and make little fortune ont OF
while waiting for diminution in the
army of painters, crochet and embroid-
cry artists. Poor girl. She was never
more mistaken i'm her life than in the
impression she has formed that people
engaged in and about newspaper fac
tories have a continual play spell of it..
and in her thought that any one can
take up with newspaper writing and
toss OFF columns of entertaining read
ing matter as one would play croquet
or daub china cup under the name Of
decoration.-Des MoiRes Mail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Kev. w. II. Key, a colored clergy
nan of Tennessee, made the bricks that
were used in the construction of his
church.
The University of the State of New.
York celebrated its centennial at Al
bany. recently, having been founded in
1881, with Governor Clinton one of the
first regents.-Albany Journal.
The First Baptist Church in Troy.
n. Y, and its patriarchal pastor, had =
great time recently. The fertieth an
niversary of DIR. Baldwin's pastorate
was commemorated.-1roy Times.
In the course of his remarks at an
alumni meeting President Eliot, of
Harvard, said: '.Athletic sports in gen
eral are of great service to students.
physically and morally. but they easily
run into excesses, which are dangerous
and unmannerly. In trying to repress
this abuse. while saving the use. the
general rule of liberty has been tenn
porarily departed from. but it is only
temporarily.
The old Dutch church at Bergen,
N. j., will celebrate its oath anniver-
sary on December 2. Some facts Of
its long history are recalled by the
Christian Inteliigencer, from which we
learn that this remarkable church was
formed without pastor, and had none
for ninety years. And yet during that
period, when population was sparse.
$50 persons were admitted to the csm-
munion.
The mention of ''forty stripes save
one" often recurs in the Bible, and
why thirty-nine should have been Sc
lected as the number in preference to
any other has repeatedly attracted at
tention and called for explanation. The
explanation is found in the law of Mo-
beaten with certain number of stripes,
not to exceed forty. They must be
given in the presence of the Judge to
prevent the possibility Of cruel punish
ment.
The failure of Mr.. George 1. Seney
has, of course, necessitated the stop
page of work on the Seney Hospital in
Brooklyn, MIR. Seney's affairs being in
such q condition that he cannot COM
plete the building. 1t is thought that
the work will be taken up by the Meth
odists of Brooklyn. The lots ON which
the building rests are valued at SAC, 900,
and these have been decided to the trus-
tees of the hospital. 1t is said that up
to that date the building and grounds
have cost Mr.. Seney $3.50, ,OO0.-Chris-
tian at Work.
1t has always been the rule in tho
Collegiate (Reformed) churches in New
York, according to a correspondent OF
the Christian Lnteiiigencer. to condu t
the services all the year round, except
for the brief period in summer re-
quired for cleaning. which is so ar
ranged that but one church is closed at
time. There has been a good deal
of nonsense written and said about the
wholesale closing of city churches in
summer. The number of churches open
at any given time the season through is
greater than the needs of the church.
going population.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
TAMMANY PARISH, LA SEPTEMBER l3, 1854

After long. breathless pause. broken
only by the gasps of poor Carroll IN IN,
paroNySm of fear, we turned, and ro-
traced our steps towards the kitchens.
The mroanS had ceased altogether.
s.It is now over. whatever it was" I
said. "All is quiet; you had better go
to bed"
He staggered off to his room: while,
chilled to the marrow. crept up stairs.
not little shaken, Imust confess, by the
nights doings. r.t-
Next day was bright and fine. My
bedroom looked to the street; and soon
after rising | threw open the window to
admit the fresh morning air. There
was little stir outside. The porte
cochGre gates were wide open, and a
large cart was drawn up before them.
Men with ropes in their hands were
bustling abont. talking and ge>ticu
lating: passers-by stopped to look: and
boys were peering down the archway
ut something going on within. Soon
the object of their curiosity was brought
to light. 4 dead horse was dragged up
the passage. and after much tugging
and pulling. was hauled up OIL the cart
and driven away.
1t appeared that at nichtfall of the
previous day the wretched animal was
being driven to the knacker S; and stray
ing down into our archway, while the
man who had him in charge was talk7
ing to friend. he fell over some ma
chinery that stood inside, breaking q
limb, and otherwise frightfuliy injur-
ing. himself. Instead of putting the
poor animal out of pain at once. his in
human owner left him to die n linger-
ing death in agonies; and his miserable
groans. magniiied by the reyerberation
of the hollow archway and echoing
Kitchens. had been the cause of our
nocturnal alarm.
Carroll shook his head and looked in
credulous at this solution OF the mys-
terry. refusing. with the love of his class
for the supernatural, to accept it.
Though years have since then passed
over his head. tinging his locks with
gray. and developing the brisk, agile
footman into the portly. white-chokered.
pompous butler, he will still cleave to
his first belief. and stoutly affirm that
flesh and blood had nought to do with
the disturbance that night in the haunted
house. Chambers Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
Mrs. Olsen's Spectacle Case.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Olsen. of Ire
mont, went for a walk Monday night
when they were met by two tramps.
One of the men asked Mr.. Olsen what
time it was, and the gentleman told
him that he did not know. .....E.
Then wen look ourselves, said the
small tramp.
Mrs. Olsen drew dangerous looking
weapon and exclaimed: 1a-5
III YOU touch my husband I'll blow
both of your heads off. ".t
The larger tramplooked the smallc.
one and then at the weapon, and shout
ing, .sDig out Jim, she's going to pop
took to his heels and disappeared with
his companion.
When the elderly couple had recov.
cred their composure, MIR. Olsen said to
his wife: ..
Matilda, my dear. did not know
that you carried pistol. When did
you get it ?'' a7'
..Wby, father" quoth the venerable
Mrs. Olsen, "'twas my spectacle case. !"
-NeU York World. Ea --E
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-"Clothes!' exclaimed Yeast the
other morning to his wife, who was inn
portuning her husband for some summer
iixings; ..why, / haven't respectable
pair of trousers to my backn'
Young man just returned from
restaurant. Fellow-clerk asks: "What
did you have for dinner?" .'Oyster
stew, no oysters, only one crab. Put in
a cracker. crab took it and sat on the
side of the plate to eat it, and l left.
Poor fellow, wouldn't rob him for
anything. ."-Harper' Bazar.
Yes, my son. you look very funny
with your head sand-papered. You
look Just like a monkey. which is very
funny. No. I was not going TO say
that YOU knew just about as much as
YOU look. Because don't think you
do. son; O, no. don't think you do.
Not Just yet.-Bost0n Post.
At an auction sale the other day a
marine view was being knocked down
ut a handsome figure when a bluff
sailor. who happened to wander in, ex-
claimed earnestly: my stars! if there
amt a vessel drifting on the rocks with
strong breeze blowing off shore"' The
artist took his work home to rearrange
the wind.
DIR. was called to see his col
league, Dr. b. DIR. c. pre-
scribed for his patient and left tho
house. The next morning DR.. C
called again and inquired blandly Of
Mrs. b. "Well. madame, has oup
patient followed my prescription"
:.He would have landed on the pave
ment if he had" replied the lady. '.for
he threw the whole box of pills out OF
the window" =
-"My dear" said an over-heated
citizen to his wife at dinner to-day. just
after he had swallowed a piece of meat
whose temperature was at the boiling
point. '.my dear, this food is so hot il
| will take the coat of my stomach. :"
.Well, what do you want of coat on
YOUR stomach this weather." was the
gentle response. The husband was so
confused that he rushed out Of doors
and swallowed the days supply of ice.
which the ice dealer had just left on the
sidewalk.-7roy Times.
Are there no times" said . man,
entering the Office of a busy editor.
.'when you can write better than at
other times?' Yes" "Ah, thought
so. That men who write must consult
their mental condition, have no doubt.
Now, tell me, when can you write
best?" "When an alone. the editor
replied, but the bore, on whom the hint
made no impression, continued to talk
until the exasperated newspaper man
suggested that . section OF the wall
swung on hinges.-Arkansaw TFsu'
sIer. - =,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13
w. G. kENTZEL, Editor
INCONSTiNcE.

He says goodbye to Matilda,
And promises that she
Shall light his every vision
Beside the rolling Sea.
He promises q letter
Shall reach her every night, -,
Then down the road he wanlcrs,
And passes ont of sight.
He soon is at the ocean.
And there meets many girls
With brown and lilac optics.
And black and golden curiS.
He ta'5eS them ont a-rifing,
He takes them To the hops,
And often in their honor
Visits the candy-sioPs.
With them he goes a-bathing
Upon the Shlnin. strand.
And then they Sit and gossip
Upon the shelly sand.
-Ic takes Them to the races.
And on the horses bets,
Hni writing not a letter,
Matilda he forgctS.
tnd furious is Matilda.
That paragon an pearl,
To find that George comes homeward
Engaged 10 another girl.
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13

The Governor of Alaska viii re-
ceive S., 900 year, and the Attorney
General. Secretary and Treasurer ST.
500 each. These salaries may seem
small. but it should be- remembered
that they viii have no iee bills 70 pay.
-PRlQdelubia Cal sea. .g.-
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The oldest lady guardian of ii

The oldest lady guardian of the
poor in London declares that women
are more economical than men. But
as she afterward says that men are
more inclined to spend money than
women because they have more, she ad-
n,its that the greater economy Of womsn
u frem compuls,oD, pot principle.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
"ColoneIy French and the Postal Clerks.

"CoIOneI" French and the Postal Clerks.
To the Editor Of the Indiana polls Journal:
If it takes monster and tyrant to his subor-
dinates to constitute and make a model officer,
then Colonel French is one. To say dis
gruntled' clerks, will not wipe out the stain that
attaches to certain officials who hold undisputed
sway over men under penalty of dismissal from
the service, if they have the moral courage to
say one word in defense of cruel treatment
Slavery of the black man, before the war, was a
curse no greater than the slavery Of the route
mail postal clerks in this division. l was in the
service nearly eight years, under Mr.. French,
and. during all that time, dissatisfaction was
wide spread on account of his ungentlemanly
treatment to many Of the clerks under him.
got enough of it and resigned am
here to tell you that such officials have
hundreds of votes to the Republican party. 1t
becomes necessity sometimes to defeat the
party that permits such men to hold official
place, in order to get them out. This feeling al
ways existed among the clerks while | was in the
service, and am satisfied thathad Senator Nor
ton lived while longer, Mr.. French would have
had to walk
The very fact that this dissatisfaction has
stood so long and so widespread among the dis
gruntled, is conclusive evidence that something
is wrong When found, if the department has
not the ''sand" to give Mr. French the e. b., then
the clerks ought to go to work and defeat the Re
publican party in order to get him. [ am a rad
Teal Republican and it is not repubHeanism to
allow man to tyrranize over his fellowman And
don't insult the ex.soldiers by calling this man
"Col.' French. W S. YOU'VE.
FRANKLIN. Ind
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The American Naturalist (McCaIta & Stanley,
Philadelphia opens with an illustrated article
on the war customs Of the Osages.
The features of Macinillan's for January are a
sketch of Lord Lyndhurst, a story of camp life
on the frontier of America, and the Bengal in
digo planter and his system
"Babyland,7 which is meant exclusively for
the little ones, has its attraction as well for
their elders. 1t is charmingly illustrated Pub
lshed by d. Lathrop a. Co, Boston.
The Eclectic for February presents an unus-
ually inviting list of papers from the leading
monthlies of the old world and will DO received
with favor by old and by new readers.
The latest candidate for public favor is the
Bay State Monthly, No. l. Vol. !, being issued
this month. 1t is published by Bicknell, Nc
Clintock & Co., Boston, with Thomas w. Bick-
nell and John N. McClintock as editors. Tic
purpose of the editorsis to publish magazi de Of
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special interest to Massachusetts, people wherever
scattered Among other articles of the initial
number is ore by General Henry =. Darlington
of this State, entitled the siege of Boston, de
veloped, and accompanied by map
The Youths Companion, always good, in
creases IN excellence as it gains in years. Among
the many publications for boys and girls none is
more carefully adapted to their needs or of
higher tone than the Companion. Perry, Mason
& Co, Boston.
The following in paper have been added to
Harpers Franklin Square Library, each twenty
cents: "The Canons Ward" by James Payne;
Hester, Story of Contemporary Life" by
Mrs. Oliphant; "One False, Both Fair; or "a
Hard Knot" by John B. Harwood.
The contents of the Presbyterian Review
(Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., No. 900 Broad
way) are as follows: The Sacraments and the
Children of the Church. degeneration of Ro-
manism since the Reformation" "'Healing
Through Faith" THE Medieval Communists
and "A New Principle in Education, besides the
regular departments.
The Art Amateur for February has beauti-
full doublepage, for supplement, presenting a
design for oil painting, child's head for a
plaque, and a bunch of snow-b balls for
OF Alma Tadema is literally illustrated The
cartoons reproducing contemporary work by for
eign and native artists all good
The Atlantic Monthly for February contains
parts of three serial stories. One of these
Newport" by George Parsons Lathrop, is CON
Guided IN this issue, much to the relief, it is safe
to affirm, of such readers as may have been be-
guiled into perusal Newport is a society
novel of a weak order, and will detracr from the
reputation OF the author. In War Time" by
the opening chapters of which promise well.
f. Marion Crawford's Roman Singer increases
IN interest, and shows evidence of more careful
work than any of his preceding stories.
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The Indiana Soldiers Monument.
the Editor of the TndiananoIia Journal.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
1t is evident that the people of the State are
ready to erect soldiers monument. Some ma
chinery is necessary to consummate the project.
The simpler it is the better. Time is now of the
very essence of the matter. It is now an affair
of the people. AS yet there is no organized eff
fort. The annual meeting of the G. A. R. does
not occur for a month Valuable time would be
saved by the following plan;
Let the Geo. H Thomas Post promptly appoint
Estate monument committee, f" to be composed
of well known soldiers from the State at large
not less than two from each congressional dis
trict
Let an executive committee of, say seven, be
appointed to organize the work and collect
funds. The State department commander of the
q. A. r., with some SIX comrades from Indian
apolis should compose this committee. They
/. should be active, jealous comrades, who have
the time and inclination to do the work. The
executive committee can do readily all the neces-
Sary work in organizing the State and collecting
funds, and that without any expense to speak of
There should be no expenditures permitted eX-
cept for postage, printing and stationery The
quartermaster of the Post might be appointed
the treasurer to receive and account for all
funds The executive committee can call to
their aid many agencies. The press will help
Popular subscriptions of various kinds should
be started In every city and community in the
State. Every Grand Army of the Republic post
could ratify this action, and actively cooperate
in the plan The post commanders or quarter
masters might act as sub-treasurers. All funds
collected should be promptly forwarded to the
treasurer of the eXective committee Publicity
should be given all subscriptions, and, finally.
every cent received should be publicly accounted
for. simple, inexpensive plan of this kind
would meet with public approval, and would, no
doubt, be ratified by the State convention of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Or, if thought
best, this organization might be left to await
the action of the annual meeting of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Waiting
however, would simply be loss of valuable
time.
When the funds are collected the general
State committee could determine upon the plan
of the monument and other matters connected
herewith. The important thing now is to start
the necessary machinery to collect the neces-
sary funds Every thing should be so done in
the premises that all may feel that the sole
object is the building, by grateful people, of
a monument in memory and i'll honor of the
soldiers and sailors of Indiana, who died fer
their country Let all selfish feelings be buried
out of sight forever. L.
Z
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The Talk of Society.

WASH ngton special.
The women. as may be supposed, are sweeping
in their condemnations of the bride. Said
wel-known society lady, this evening" 81 pity
Mrs. Douglass. She will occupy an anomalous
society position. The colored people already re-
gard her with jealous disfavor, while tire ladies
of her own race will taboo her. There is a re-
freshing novelty about talking up Mrs. Bruce
and treating her as an equal. Mrs. Bruce rep
resents the highest type of negro culture, and
her husbands prominence in public life entities
them to some recognition. Mrs. Douglass, no
matter how deserving, will always be known as
that affects not the husband disgraces the wife"
They all assent if she daughter of theirs
they would rather see her in her grave than to
form an alliance repugnant to good taste. Mr.
Douglass is represented as being madly in love
with his newlY-wedded wife.
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stimulate the young, to emulate his modesty in
hesitating and almost denying the trustees the
opportunity of changing the name during
his life, and, at the same time, with
his well-known Christian conservation and
large means, cause the college of the
past to become, in comparatively short time
a university, with colleges of liberal arts, the
olcgy, law, medicine, art music, technology, etc
This they did and should be heartily commended
therefor by every lover of the youth of Indiana
Some person recently threw guilds Of tobacco
upon the Morton monument. The example is
not worthy of imitation.
AIUMNITS OF 1S4S.
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WHAT would our forefathers have said if they
had imagined that q cough could be cured for %
cents-as by that reliable remedy-Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
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GARDEN AND FARM Tories. By Peter Hender-
son. Peter Henderson & Co, New York.
Any publication from the pen of this veteran
scotsman and florist can but be valuable, since
his experience is equal to that of any other man
in the country. The directions here given are as
explicit and practical can be given in print.