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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-06-14
UI'ps and Downs. !"

Two men. about the same age-one
well dressed and the other showing that
once he had been-nearly ran into each
other yesterday afternoon on the corner
of Sixth Avenue and Thirty-lirst Street.
They both laughingly apologized to
each other and went on their way.
There, did you see that?" asked a
well known horseman who was stand
ing in doorway talking to a reporter.
There's more in that incident than
you think. 1t was the ups and downs
in life coming in contact"
.But's that's an everyday occur
renee,n said the reporter.
.Yes. that's so; but let me tell you
it's an incident out of the common run.
Do YOU know who the smaller, shabby
looking man was? No! Well, that
was Johnny Crooks, the famous Cali
fornia track driver. He has trotted for
thousands of dollars-won thousands
and lost thousands, for now he is aspoor
as Jobs turkey. Noman ever had better
opportunities in the horse world to be-
come and stay rich man than he. He
is going about to-day trying to raise
subscription to buy a trotting wagon.
He hasn't got cent left. he says. His
seat through life has been behind fast
horses-in a sulky.
s.And the other man?"
.rhere he is now," replied the horse
man, pointing out a nicely dressed,
large. well preserved man about fifty
five years of age, with gray hair and
iron gray mustache. "His name is
Owen McCabe. He is the private
coachman for the widow of the late A.
c. Clark, of this city. Talk OF being q
bank clerk or walking gentleman in .
high toned drygoods store! Even their
positions amt sinecures compared to
| his. All he has to do is to drive the
Clark family about little in the morn
ing. Very seldom it is that he has togo
out at MIC ght When Mr.. Clark died he
left him $4,000. Heis worth 100000
now, and his seat has been on the box.
which shows that even coachman can
| sometimes strike ile."
Now, that lets me in," said Ira
Brown. the livery stable keeper; ''but
| I'll get my man to tell his story for him.
self. What he says will be the truth.
He has driven for me for over fifteen
wears, and know him."
Mr.. Brown then sent boy to his
stable. who presently came back with
an English looking old man. with white
hair. .Charles Wards his name, "
whispered Mr.. Brown. '.Now, Ward.
he continued. .'you struck oil down in
Pennsylvania once, tell these gentle
men about it.
Then the old driver told how he had
bought small piece of property in
Lord Valley, in Pike County, for q
few dollars. and one day had found oil
in his spring. 1.-The news got out" HI
said. land I was offered 100000 in
gold for my land
.And you wouldn't think of taking il
because you thought you were giving
your land away?" interrogated Mr.
Brown.
"Just so." replied the old man.
"And you did not get any money OF
become rich?''
Mo-" but he added, with sly wink
as he whipped up and drove away
1--WE got the land yet, Mr.. Brown. "
N, Y. Herald.
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A Symposium Of Fish Stories.

1--WE were boring at a depth of about
three hundred and forty feet on Thurs.
day." said an artesian well-borer. who
was working at George Ehret's brewery.
'when we struck water. We stopped
and put down that ar sand-pump to
clean out. We hauled her up and
emptied her. and one of the boys says:
Hello. here's fish, 1t WAS cut up in
pieces, but the fins were there and it
was fresh. 1t must have been about a
loot long"
..Have you any more fish stories like
that?" asked the reporter, looking in
1uir.ngly around to each of the men.
"Weii, l can beat that" said good
uatured young fellow. 81 knowed
man who was borin' an oil well near
Bradford, Pa. and. by gum! he drawed
up live fish over foot long, and it
lived a day or two. He was borin' at
400 feet. too"'
"Another?"
"Wall. don't know any fish story"
said a powerful young man with bare
arms; '.but do know sOmethin' purity
close to it. was testin' soil with a lot
| of feHers about year and a half ago
for the ship canal through Delaware.
| We were about sixty miles from the
coast, and burned if we didn't draw up
a pile of oyster shells. They looked
just like an ordinary oyster shell, and
the inside was white and shiny. They
were nearly 200 feet down."
..Is there another?" asked the re-
porter, as he turned sadly away.
"Hold on a minute" said a bushy-
eyed, dust-begrimed old fellow. whose
brows had been wrinkled in thought
for some minutes, as he raised his head
ND and assumed a determined air.
1--we got one fur yer. l was borin' in
Florence, Mass, and we had Just got
through a big, hard rock. We put
down the pump just two hundred and
twenty-one and half feet and pulled
her out. When we emptied her there
were two lizards crawlin' about in the
dirt about six inches long. One was
black, an t'other had thirty eight black
and yellow spots. This is solum'
truth. We Civ the lizards to Amherst
College. and they've got 'em there yet,
preserved in two bottles"
Cant you beat that?' asked the
reporter, turning to the last OF the
party. little. gray-bearded man, with
small. twinkling eyes.
"Well, I'm an old borer," he an.
swered. "Been borin' nigh on to thirty
wears, and l reckon can beat that il
ANYBODY kim" The rest of the party
grew interested, and looked impatien,
as the old fellow took out . huge plug
of tobacco and gnawed of generous
mouthful. lit was abont (spurt)
twenty-five years ago. | was borin
(spurt) in Pennsylvany. We had go!
down to (spurt) almos' one thousand
feet, when all of q suddin the drill
began to 60 nice and easy. 1t was
about time to clean out, so we let down
the pump and drew her up slowly
She was purity light. Well. she came
up. and we took her out keerfully and
held her over q trough. and what dye
think we found in herr"
80, go on" shouted the others, ex
citedly.
Just what we expected. A pile o
dirt and water."-N. Y. Times.
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d BUSINESS SEREN4DE,

Come to your win low, love,
The stars are bright above
In the sky.
And IN standing here, alas,
In the wet and tangled grass.
10 nave you nj the window there display your
scal-brown eye.
damosel divine,
just say you will be mine,
And I'm free
To state. my little pct,
For your ladyshp Ill get,
And for me,
little Queen Anne cottage painted red be-
Serenades know. my sweet.
OF the glow-worm e'er should treat.
And the rose
That dreams upon its stalk
In the fragrant garden-walk:
But the doZe
OF the rose,
And the glow-worm's tender CLOVIS,
And the stars
Aud guitars
Amt patch to talking biz in 81 your sweet
ness knows.
So I'll sing to you with mirth,
And tell you what I'm worth
Worth in cash
If you'l crook your shell-Iike ear,
That the ridngs you may hear
Like a flash
He heard the curtain rustic and the raising of
the sash.
Then he talked about his sheks,
Which he had in shining pecks
So he said;
And the maiden gently eushed,
And coyly. softly biuShed,
Stuck her head
Out yard, and said she'd have hin-after
Easter they'll he wed.
Puck
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A Pair Of Tame Flies.

A pair of tame flies is one of the
nightly curiosities of the foreman's
room in the distributing department OF
The Record. In summer the flies come
by myriads, but in winter they are, as
in other places, seldom seen. Mr.. Fore
stel, who has charge of the department,
lunches about midnight and always has
the companionship of two flies. which
make their appearance upon the edge
of his plate as soon as he begins the
meal. There are never more than two,
and it was a good many days before
Mr.. Forestel noticed the regularity of
the visitors of his self-invited and some
what curious guests. At first he thought
it was merely a coincidence that two
flies should alight upon his plate every
night, but in time he became SO much
interested that he determined to closely
observe the actions of the pair. which
he became convinced always waited for
his meal to commence, and then delib-
erately flew down for their regular
lunch. He watched them SO closely that
he was able to distinguish them apart
and to discover beyond doubt that it
was not series of two flies, but always
the same pair, night after night. As
this went on, Mr.. Forestel and the flies
became famous friends, and = consid-
cradle degree of intimacy had grown
up. So friendly have the two become
that they will permit themselves to be
handled, and the other night this
familiarity came near having a tragic
ending. Mr.. Forestel, in a tit of absent
mindedness, picked up portion Of
bread upon which one of his winged
guests was perched. The fly, thinking
he was safe in the hands of his human
friend, did not disturb himself, and was
halfway in a big. hungry human mouth
before tine mutual discovery of the hor-
rible mistake saved his flyship's life.
The flies at first would not appear il
another person than their host was
present. but they have gradually become
accustomed to others. On the nights
when Mr.. Forestel is not on duty others
have gotten out their lunches on the
table always used by the former. The
flies would come as usual, but, after
making brief but careful reconnoi-
sance, would hastily fly away without
their usual meal.-Phiiadelphia Record.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

NO." said druggist, "there is not
such an awful profit in glass of soda
water. You see. the wear and tear OF
the glass amounts to something
"A Quaker's advice to his son on his
wedding day: "When thee went court.
ing told thee tn keep thy eyes wide
open. Now that thee is married l tell
thee to keep them half shut"
Little Nell-"Why are lightning
bugs called blessings mammal
Mamma" .Blessings?' never heard
them called blessings" Little Nell
"But they are in this book" Mamma
fare YOU sure?" Little Nell-"O,
YES. Here it is: Blessings brighten rs
they take their fight. '"-Philadelphid
Cali.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buntlin were going
out to walk. Wait" said Mrs. B.,
.'until l go back and get my umbrella "
at isn't going to rain, is it?" asked
MIR. b. ::Not that know of. q. al
ways like TO have something along with
me when I'm walking" Mr.. b. looked
bothered, but didn't seek any explana-
Chicago journal.
"A German has succeeded in accu
rately photographing flash OF light
ming. In order not to be behind the
achievements of the effete monarchies
of the Old World, an American
has caught life-like photograph of .
clap of thunder, and is now expert
menting on the rumble of the earth
quake. -Norristown Herald.
Astronomers tell us in their own
simple ineligible way that the gradual
lengthening Of the days is due to the
..obliquity Of the ecliptic to the terres
tial horizon::" This ought to set at rest
the foolish idea that the DAYS are
longer because the sun rises earlier and
sets later.-Pitts6urgh Telegraph.
-NIetaire, the most fashionable Gem
etery in New Orleans. was q race course
q few years ago. 1t then belonged to
| an aristocratic club which blackballed
the president of lottery company
when he made application for member
ship. By way OF revenge he bought the
grounds and gave them to the city for
3 cemetery.-N. o. Times.
IL haven't got any case" said the
client, ..but l have money" 'How
much?" asked the lawyer. '.Fifty
thousand dollars" was the reply.
..Phew, YOU have got the best case !
ever heard Of. I'll see that you never
90 to prison with that sum- said the
attorney, cheerfully. and the man
didn't-he went there ''brOke. Chi
cago Herald.
Young minds in America grasp
great truths quickly. A New York
boy who had had q Misunderstanding
with one of his playmates was waiting
while his mother prepared green
shade for his eye. "Ma," he said, "l
wish l was . rich man." 'N by, my
son?' because I'd buy . pistol and
shoot Jake Bolter." ''But you'd bt
tried for it just as much IS if you wers
q DOOR man." "Yes, but wouldn t b'
convicted just - much. ."-Br9oksy'
Eagle.
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81 have the honor to be your son-in.

law"
1.-The deuce You have! And who may
you have the honor to be-"
'.Thc Count L--y," with a bow OF
incfable condescension.
..You are an impostor. sir.'
Here is your eldest daughter. my
wife," replied the newly-made hus-
band, taking by the hand his lovely
bride. who had come imploringly for
ward as the disturbance reached her
ears. "Here is my wife, your daugh-
ter"
..You are mistaken, sir, she is my
housekeeper!'
A scene followed that cannot be de-
scribed. The nobleman had married
the gentleman..s housekeeper. She had
spread the snare, and like many o
wiser fool. he had fallen into it.
Half an hour afterward hack drove
to the servants hall door, and my
heroine came forth closely veiled, with
bag and baggage, and drove away.
The Count, for such he was, l saw no
more. saw his name gazetted as a
passenger in a packet ship that sailed
day or two after for Havre. How he
escaped from the mansion remaineth
vet q mystery.-EUery Other Saturday.
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Why the Chinese Oppose Railroads.

Foreigners in China make q great
outcry about the stupidity of the Chi
nese in holding out against railroads.
Chinese do hold out against railroads.
and they are quite ri light in doing so.
They feel that to introduce railroads at
present would be to flood the country
with foreign engineers, contractors.
managers, machine mechanics, engine
drivers, ETC., and once there the China
men fear that they would never leave,
but get hold on the country. and that
China would become q second India and
pass under foreign rule. Rather than
have the foreigner they go without the
railroad and bide their time. Railroads
and all the rest will come as soon as
they can make and manage them with
out our help. Coming up to Pekin from
Tientsin l was surprised to look out OF
nv boat and see telegraph posts
stretching along the country. and
learned that there had been telegraph
established between Tientsin and Tnng
Chou, q place fifteen miles from the
capital. 1t was erected under foreign
supervision, but is said to be worked
entirely by Cinnamon. China feels her
SCH CUUlpctcuI W WOAh . tSiCSh"phs
and has it not only from near Pekin to
Tientsin, but from Tientsin onward to
river port near Shanghai. As soon as
China feels that she can work rail-
way, the railway will come. A great
deal that is said about China being
ready for railways is premature. There
is hardly q place in the north of the
Empire where . railroad would pay.
What China wants iirst is good roads.
After some ten or fifteen years of good
roads, an decentralization will
spring up which will call for railways,
but at present no such traffic, except.
perhaps, on one route, has been de-
veloped. and a railway, if built to-
morrow, would stand rusting its rails
in idleness. 1t is all very well for
merchants and spectators to call for
rapid advance and Improvements, but
any one taking fair and dispassionate
view of the matter will, especially if he
has any sympathy for the Chinese. feel
that rapid advance and the sudden
introduction of railways would be any
thing but wise and patriotic on the part
of China. Cor. Pail Mall Gazette.
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The French are making extraordi-
nary efforts to suppress slavery in Mo-
rocco. The French Minister at Tangier
has issued q decree declaring that
henceforth French subjects and Mus
sulman proteges of the French Ministry
must neither buy. sell nor hold slaves
in that country. The proclamation was
issued on account of the recent revival
of the traffic.
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All the States get back vastly more
than they expend to educate the people.
Intelligent people understand the rights
of others, and our schools teach the
recognition of these rights and the duty
of observing them.-dmericdH Journal
of Education,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-06-14

-"The man who can govern q wo-
man can govern a nation" The woman
who governs a man wastes her time
N + Graphic.
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-Spurgeon says he never had any
faith in luck except that good luck will
carry a man over ditch if he jumps
we'll, and will put bit of bacon into
his pot if he looks after his garden and
keeps pig.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-06-14

One clergyman in Floyd County.
Ga, claims TO have united 1908
couples.
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Yale College Library now.numbers
lI5.000 volumes.
, 1884-03-15

While the date of the entertain
ment we are abOnt to mention is set
for day somewhat remote in the
misty future, yet we propose to take
tine by the forelock, as it were, and
call attention to the prospective
pleasure, hoping that our people will
keep the matter constantly before
them, and when the time comes
will turn out as a grand mob and
give the beneficiary Il rousing house.
We refer to the grand concert to be
given for and by the Spokane Cor
net Band in joys Opera House, ofi
the 10Th Of next April The boys are
desirOus Of securing uniform and
for that purpose are arranging for
the public performance. A number
of our very best vocalists have kind
ly expressed a willingness to lend
their assistance, and we have no hes
itency in promising our people an
evenings entertainment that has
very StNpil bHtu SUI pt90Nh III OuI
city. Outside Of the enjoyment of
the performance there is the Princi-
pal feature Ofthe affair to bear dis
tinctly in mind, and that IS the or
ganization for the benefit Of which
the concert is to be given. Thela and
boys have always shown a DISPOSE
tion to respond promptly to any pub
lie cali, and have endeavored to ac-
commUdate the people whenever the
opportunity has been presented
Now that they desire 10 raise a fund
il is only just and right that the cits
izens should come forward promptly
and extend them aid and encOur-
agement. We hope to see the hf-.
gest crowd out on this occasion ever
assembled IN the nrw hall!
, 1884-03-15
FLAT FOOTEDI
An Up Country Man Has Something to
Say Of BeIknRP.

BELKNAP, NJ. T., March 4, 1884.
Mr.. EDIToR.-EnclOsed l send
you Il copy of the Ceur d'Alene En-
terprise, thinking perhaps you have
not seen one as do not believe that
lying sheet has any exchanges be-
tween Cheney and Missoula. l
would never utter one word against
Belknap had l hot seen the Enter
prise, and learned from Colorado
men that the Belknap Co., were ad-
vertising east that stages leave Belk-
nap every four hours for Eaglo City.
The man, or men, that will adver-
tise such contemplate lies ought to
be published and run out Of the cOun-
try. A member Of the Belknap
Company said in my presence to-
day that the Belknap Company
did not expect to have stages running
to Eagle City before the lst of June.
When asked why they advertised
such lies replied that he had not time
to read the papers and did not know
what they contained. A man who
is working on the trail said the men
and teams were eighteen miles from
here, and the road that is built will
have to be built over again as soon
as the snow melts. / have been to
Trout Creek and Thompson Falls
and came here to learn what l could
Of this route. have not invested
dollar in Trout Creek, Thompson
Falls or Belknap, and therefore have
no object in booming any town or
route. From what can learn from
others, and see myself l believe Belk-
nap is the biggest fraud ever got up
to swindle the public and ought to
be exposed. have seen and tslked
with men who have been over the
Trout Creek and Thompson Falls
trails but have yet to see the man
that has been over the Belknap trail.
One Of the parties interested in Belk-
nap went to Eagle City by the way
of Trout Creek last week and said
he was coming out by Belknap. He
returned last night by the same
trail he went in on, 50 ! imagine the
Belknap trail got lost or buried un-
der the snow. II anybody doubts
what have said let them come and
see for themselves and take a walk
through the beautiful city Of Belk-
nap, down the outside, over three
miles Of cOrderoy road built by the
n. p. construction to where ynn
strike the Belknap, that's got to be
when the snow goes of, "cordcroy-
ed" road, and II they do not think
that the Belknap is the most brazen
fraud ever started they can use my
head for Il foot ball.
A. B. G.
, 1884-03-15
Pennington Items.
In. O.

Mrs. paddock, wife Of our excel
lent townsman, and efficient Post
master, met With a severe accident
last week. While skating on roller
skates she some way missed her
footing and fell, dislOcating an ankle,
and breaking one Of the bones Of one
leg. She has the sympathy Of the
community.
Mr. Horace Harrington moved on
Friday to the Pennington Landing,
on the Occur d'Alene to take charge
Of a general furnishing store, for the
ln-going miners. We shall miss
him from town, but hope he will
make his "pile."
The family Of Mr.. Land, proprie-
tor Of the Post who has been kept
away 80 long by the serious illness
Of his daughter, has at last been en-
abled to reach town. And now we
heartily wish him the best of for
ttihs's SMILES, and hope the. tide has
tAFned in his favor, and that it may
GaFFS him on its highest wave Of
pt5sbetity.
BIessfs. Price q Arnold are just
opening a festahraiit, to accommo-
date the Increasing bHsihes, on ac-
count Of the B5E ~ the HiHes.
Mr. ". s. f8gRF has FgRted his
farm, sa4 bis R9Fea iHi5 town to
, 1884-03-15
SHOOTING AHEAD.
Spokane Falls Still on the Road TO
Prosperity.

With the close Of the building sea-
son Of 'S3 the work Of the year was
summed up and 'ound to have been
in excess of the expectations Of the
most anguihe admirer Of Spokane
Falls, and surpassed the anticipatiOns
Of those who calculated upon o Won
derful development for the year.
The Increase in taxable property was
a source Of a great deal Of cOngratu-
latior to the population, and cor
respcndingamOunt of chagrintO those
who had predicted that the Falls
never would nor never could grow
to BE- Il city. 1t now appears that
the advancement that opened out
50 iuspiciously last spring is to con-
tinue through 'Si and on indefinite
ly. The fact Of the matter is that
building operations for 1888 and 1884
are Blended together so closely that
it is impossible to say where one
ends and the other begins. During
almost the entire winter building
has been going steadily ahead. Not
with the clatter and hang that ac-
companied the sun on his daily traV-
els dlring the summer, bit the mu-
sic OF the hammer has been almost
inceSant during the winter months.
Will the first outcrop pping Of spring,
however, the building fever breaks
out afresh, and the ribs Of new
houses will soon be seen starting
from the earth in every direction.
So anxious are contractors to force
the good work that operations were
commenced Sunday, and the ground
at the corner Of Mill street and Riv-
crside avenue was cleared for the
purpose of beginning the cOnstruc-
tiOn Of the frame block to embellish
that corner From all we can learn
the additions to the city in the way
Of buildings will numerically sur
pass that Of last year, and among
them will be many attractive and
costly edifices Of frame and brick.
Contractors and architects are busy
figuring on and drawing plans, and
the carpenter and mason will find
enough to dOtO keep out of idleness.
We hear rumOrs of a number Of
handsome residences that will be
among the Improvements Of the
coming season, some Of which will
he equal in finish and surroundings
to anything in the territory. 1t is
no exaggeratiOn to predict that the
growth Of the city for the next ten
months will almost double its pres
ent size, and if the improvements
keep up for a few years, and the in
dicatiOns make such result
very probable, Spokane Falls will
be second to no city in the north
west. Every indication points TO
the season Of 1884 as the brightest in
the history Of the city, a, summer
that will be marked with increased
prosperity, giving evidence of that
future we have so frequently fore
told, and the realization of which
we hope to live to see accomplished.
A large town must necessarily build
up in this section and the natural
location Of the Falls gives it a prest-
age that other points cannot over
come.