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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


The late Countess Bose, of Cassel.
has bequeathed f39.000 to the Berlin
University for the benefit of p oor stu.
dents,
The Boston Pilot claims that no
where in the world is the Roman Cath
olic Church more fourishing than in
New England.
In this age of universal intelligence.
ignorance is crime. II is sin and n
shame for man to be either a pauper
or q cipher. Gkritian Standard.
The Emperor William and En-
press Augusta have presented stained
glass window to the garrison church at
Torgau, in memory of Martin Luther.
The grand tabernacle which is to
be erected in Atlanta, Ca, for the ac-
commodation of people who are not
regular church -goers, is expected to
cost 800. 900. of which $4,000 has been
subscribed by Senator Brown
The Old Catholic Church in Swift
erland has Bishop. DIR. Herzog, fifty
clergy and over $4,000 adherents. The
same body in Germany has . Bishop.
DIR. Reinkin, forty-five clergy and
nearly $4,000 adherents.
The Presbyterian churches among
the Freedmen in the South number
1s2, with a membership Of 1888.
They are steadily advancing towards
self-support, having raised S2O.335.07
during the past year, an increase of
$1,000 over the previous year.-N !.
Herald.
-ssThe school books now m ade with
thin and highly glazed paper should re-
ceiye the attention of some authority
SAYS the Boston Transcript, ''if tho
eyes of the rising generation are worth
saving. The reelection from the glazed
surface and the transparency are
equally bad for the sight"
Some years ago, when the Roman
Catholic Church in this place was re-
paired the society was poor, and a note
was given in part payment. The note
was unpaid, and the years going by
was outlawed. Some time afterward
Rev. MIR. Corey met the contractor
and asked if the note had been paid.
"No," replied the contractor, land it
is now outlawed." ''Outlawed" ex-
claimed the priest; IAN honest debt
outlawed with an honest man and n
Christian? l never heard of such
thing. 1t shall be paid" And the
note was paid.-NeWport fR. H. Her-
curry.
If English composition is to be
taught in the schools it should be taught
with other ends in view than mere
grammatical correctness in expression.
The teacher should closely watch for
any indications of original style or tai
ent for color. If one will note the col
umns of the press it will be found that
those writers whose efforts tend to pop
ularize the papers and magazines are
those who infuse distinctive individu-
,ality into their work. The reader par
dons much for the sake of uniqueness.
The Century.
Zone March day." said the vener-
able Methodist divine, Bishop Pielce. Of
Georgia, II rode ten miles through
drenching rain to Flatrock Chapel.
only to find two persons there. man
and boy. After waiting q few min
utes | said: we might as we'll leave
here, as there will be no congregation
But the man quietly responded:
Through five miles of pelting rain l
have come to hear preaching saw
my duty, and replied: You are right.
You are entitled to it.. For one hour
l addressed my little congregation, and
was never listened to with more atten-
ton. ."-Erery Other Saturday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

a success, you've got to let yourself out
on local matter. Give the news of your
own community. and let the big dailies
take care of the rest of the world. And,
by the way; if you are little short on
local matter this week, you might say
that have invented and patented the
most common-sense churn that has ever
been introduced to the people of this
State. I'll be in again in the course of
a few weeks. and will then pay you
my subscription for last year; good day. J"
The village editor was just sliding
under the table. acrushcd and mentally
Gemoralized man, to hide his head in
despair or the waste-basket, or both,
when lond knock at the outer door
brought him from bis dreams to his
waking senses.
"How are you. old fellow?" cried a
CHEEKY voice, and the Old Subscriber
from up the creek took the village edi-
tor by the hand with hearty grasp,
and shook pain in the editors shoul-
der-blade. And then the Old Sub
scriber from up the creek seated him
self in the vacant chair and merrily
spoke thus:
"Well, old boy, you're giving us the
very best paper we ever had. A good
story each week, some poetry to please
the women folks. column or two of
fresh humor to make us laugh and keep
our lives running on regular schedule
time. just about enough OF politics, all
the news that is worth a blsy mans
time to read, every important local
event written up in breezy, readable
style, and advertisements of all the
public sales and of the stores and shops
that offer us bargains. Yes. sir; your
paper is good enough for me-worth
twice what you ask for it-and | want
to pay you years subscription for
myself, and here are four dollars
more for which you may send your
paper to my son out West. and
nv daughter down South. for they
both like to get the news from the old
home. and You give them more OF it in
one issue of your paper than l could
write in twenty letters. That's all I've
got to say today. Come out and see
me when 1 begin to make cider. and
bring jug along if you've got one. and
if you haven't I've got one to lenc
you: good bye"
And the Old Subscriber from up the
creek went out with smile upon his
face that began just below his left ear
and spread leisurely about over his face
and then quietly meandered back to the
place of beginning.
The village editor was about to pinch
himself TO assure himself that he was
really wide awake. when the cry OF
..copy" came to his ears. and then he
didn't think it necessary to pinch him.
self He only folded up three crisp
two-dollar bills and put them in his
pocket, with the beautiful thought tina;
this world in which we live is not hall
so bad world as folks sometimes
dream it is.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06
Whaling Prospects.

Whaling is likely this season to prove
profitable speculation, in consequence
of the price of whalebone, which has
now reached a very high figure-up-
wards of e, 200 sterling per ton. At
one time ''bone" was disregarded, and
scarcely afforded ship-room, because of
there being no demand for it. Now, as
may be supposed. it is highly priced
product of the whale. and is found in
the mouths of some of the cataceans Of
the high northern latitudes. 1t would
appear that the Greenland whalers"
are now extending their sphere of cap
ture. Seals they have been in the
habit of killing for number of years;
but at present all seems fish that comes
within killing distance; and they bring
home oil from number of the minor
monsters of the deep which in the days
of whale fishery would have been left
unmolested. The fright whale hav-
ing been actively hunted for a period
of over $50 years. is now evidently be-
coming scarce; hence the new depart
ure. The yield of bone is comparatively
small in each animal; it may be put
down as being, on the average, about
eight and half pounds weight to each
barrel of oil. The South Sea or sperm
aceti whale does not yield "bone,"
but in its head is contained the valuable
product. spermaceti, and one whale will
sometimes have as much rs ton of
this material. Some most fortunate
VOYAGES are occasionally made, but, AS
rule. whale-tishing is lottery.-St.
James Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06
Barbaric Russia.

OF the barbaric features of the old
Russia out of which Peter sprang, the
tortures attending judicial processes
were the most marked. His father was
considered usually mild and gentle for
a Gar, and. indeed. had been named
.'the most debonair:;" but even under
his reign there were fifty official execu-
tioners in Moscow, whose hands were
necessarily red with their ghastly func-
tions. Every judicial investigation in
volved the iniiiction of horrible tortures
all round-torture Of suspected persons
to extort confessions; torture of wit
nesses supposed to know more than
they revealed: torture of criminals to
force them to betray their accompliceS.
Sometimes it was inflicted by the al
ternate stroke of rods welded by q
couple of executioners, who kept time
in hammering away at the back OF the
PROSTATE victim as smiths are accus-
toned to hammer at an anvil: some
times by the horrible fiail-like knout,
which cut a deep furrow at every
stroke, till the back was ribbed and
crossed from top to bottom; sometimes
by the continued dropping of boiling
water on the top of the head after it
had been shaved; sometimes by roast.
ing the naked back of the accused over
a lire. above which he was suspended
horizontally by a wooden spit Hang
ing and decapitation were the most
common methods of iniiicting capital
punishment, when their work had not
already been done in the torture cham
ber; but suspension from hooks through
the flesh. breaking alive on the wheel.
snd implement on stakes were by no
means unfrequent. Even private indi-
viduals enjoyed large freedom to tor
ture and kill their serfs and depend
ents, of which ample advantage was
taken; and as late as the regency of
Sophia, Peters half sister, a special
edict was required to deprive creditors
of the right to make perpetual slaves
of insolvent debtors, and even to MAIN
and kill them at their pleasure.-Brit-
ish Quarterly RecieU.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06
ssEnglish as She is Spoke.

You say "cleyer" when you mean
smart.
You say "store," !" when you only mean
shop.
You say ..cunning' when you mean
tricky or cute.
You say ..now I want to know" when
you do not mean it.
You say "depot. when you have in
mind railway station.
The caramels which you think
..lovely" are only toothsome.
You find your eating elegant when
YOU mean it is very good.
The lecture which struck you as
perfectly splendid was in reality ad-
mirable.
You thought you had a real good
time" but you only enjoyed yourself
very much.
Ii you do not q.ite understand any
one. you look up in blank way and
say .how?'
What you said was ''too good for
anything" was simply better than you
thought it would be.-Phttadelphio
NeUs.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A French court has decided that
when a workman accidentally falls
from q scaflold he must pay for all the
damage he does when bringing up on
the ground below.
"A mule in Minnesota calmly backed
up against sand bank last week and
proceeded to kick it to pieces. When
he had rendered it total wreck he laid
his ears back on his crupper and skipped
for Canada to join the gang.-Erans-
riite argus.
The famous Charles Lamb, upon
hearing friend mention the name of 4
certain man, said: II hate him" 'Hate
him. said his friend; ''why you don't
know him." .Of course don't" said
Lamb. 'for if knew him l could not
hate him." There is food for thought
in that remark.-Ca Christian Adrocate.
NO." said the merchant, 81 don't
advertise now. 81 used to, but / got
completely tired out waiting on Gus
toners. Since stopped that adver-
tisement have had continual vaca-
tion and been able to discharge two OF
my clerks. ."-St. Albans Messenger.
A cable dispatch says the Princess
of Wales now arranges her back hair
higher than ever. When we look back
to that unhappy period when there was
no such thing as an ocean telegraph.
we are lost in wondering how people
managed to make life worth living
Boston Transcript.
Don't blame the fly for getting into
the sugar bowl. He probably thinks
the sugar is put upon the table for his
especial delectation: just as you, gentle
reader, of one sex or t'other, have
sometime fancied the earth was made
for your sole benefit, and you therefore
wanted the whole of it.-Troy Times.
Advice to young men.
Some fellows think that all the bliss
Is taken by one little kiss,
And never stop to linger, when
They might a. well have nine or ten.
Now take advice, all you young men.
Whene'er you get the chance again,
Just take as many as you can,
Then she viii think you are man.
And IL she Is not satisfied.
Just draw her closer to your sides
Kiss her till you raise blister,
Then 60 and trv II on her sister.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06
w. G. KENTZEL, Editor.
''ES.'' IS -

A little rain,
The sun again,
A shadow:
A summer day,
Some new-mown hay.
A meadow.
A girlish face,
A matchleSs grace,
And beauty:
We spend the day
In making hay
Sweet duty.
Some fading flowers,
Some happy hours.
But fieeting.
A week of rain,
And then again
A meeting.
One quick shy look,
A ripping brook,
Some clover;
A sky of gold.
The story old,
A lover.
A fair sweet maid.
A short word said;
What is iti
] try my fate.
And not too late
To miss it.
The years have gone.
And still loves on
That lover:
He loves always,
AS days and days
Pass over.
A loving wife.
A long. long life
Together,
Have made him bless
That shy sweet "YeS"
Forever.
1rd c. Usher. in Chambers Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

An air-tight life-boat was recently
sent safely through the Niagara whirl-
pool. but was totally wrecked before
reaching Queenstown, several miles
below the falls.-Bufdt0E Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

Arizona has Usury law which
provides that any one loaning money
at q greater rate OF interest than five
per cent. a month becomes liable for
three times the amount loaned.-Saa
francisco ChrOnicie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

-"Shall i sing Far Away?' sic
asked, as her fingers sought the keys.
"Yes, think you had BETTER" he re-
piled, "unlcss you want the neighbors
to make q complaint He doesn't visit
there now.-BoStOn JiHa0.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

-Telegraphic rates are 50 cheap id
France that last year fifty-eight tele.
grams were sent in each one hundred
inhabitants.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

This is the way in which the critic
of q Montana paper described the prima
donna of Burlesque opera company:
"From her clear. bird-like upper notes
she would canter away down to the
base racket and then cushion back TO .
sort of spiritual tzsDle that made every
man in the audience imagine that every
hair on his heal was the golden sizing
of q celestial harp, over which angelic
fingers were sweeping"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-12-06

An English firm has begun the
manufacture of casks and barrels OF
steel. They are lighter than wood and
more durable.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NRUSTEE'S SALE OF
TOWN PROPERTY.

DY VIRTUE o. two deeds of trust exc
I'D cuted by Maria L. Smith and Joseph
@. Smith, her husband, to the under
signed trustee, the one bearing date the
18th day of October, 1881, and recorded
in Deed Book No. rs, page 204, of the
land records of Berkeley county, West
Virginia, aud the other bearing date the
goth day of April, 1882, and recorded in
Deed Book No. 10, page IL, Of said re-
cords, the said trustee will offer for sale
at public auction, in front of the Court.
House Of said county, at 2 o'clock p. m.
on Saturday, the 26th day of January,
1884. that VALUABLE PROPERTY
and desirable residence, stu .ted on the
southwest corner of King and Church
streets, in the town of Martinsburg, in
said county, fronting 5l3 feet on each of
said streets, the same being rectangle,
and part of Lot No. 1876, and having on
it a good two story frame dwelling
house, together with the other improve
ments necessary to render il convenien
and pleasant residence.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash.
d20's3 LUTHER MILLER,
Trustee.
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West Virginia Central.

che stockholders of the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg
Railroad Company held their annual
meeting at the company's New
York Office Tuesday. Augustus
Schell, of New York, acted as presi-
dent, and A. Ebert, secretary.
Officers were electhd for the ensuing
year as follows; President. Hon. III .
G. Davis; vice president, s. B..
Elkins; directors, Augustus Schell,
James g. Blaine, VIM. II. Bernum,
S. b. Elkins, j. N. Camden. A. p.
German, Major Alex. Shaw, VIM.
Keyser, John A. Hambleton and
and Colonel s. B. Davis. The gross
earnings of the road have been $91,-
533. So; working expensep, $50, 279 .26;
net earnings, $50, 25459; coal re-
ceipts at Piedmont, $685., 374.65; coal
disbursements 1927 1886. 81; total net
earninge, S97 ,292'72. The track is
now laid to Fairfax Summit AT
miles from Piedmont, on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. An ex-
tension of 81 miles from the Summit
to Davis, at the junction of Beaver
and Blackwater rivers, has been
located and work begun, and will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
the weather will permit. Trains are
now running .egularly to Elkins, 80
miles from Piedmont. The bonds
of the company have all been placed
at par and interest. There are
numeroue applications for more, but
at present there are none in the
market.
The cost of construction and equip
ment of the road to its present ter
minus has been less than $40, 900 per
mile, and the company now have a
sufficient amount on hand to com
plete their proposed extension. The
earnings of the road during con
struction have been in excess of
working expenses and interest on
bonds.
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MARRIED..

Jan. Ord, 1884, at the residence of the
brides parents, by Rev. j. +. Rush Mr..
p. n. BOWERS and Miss ANNIE NJ
WARD, all Of Berkeley county.
At the parsonage at Duffields, Dec.
9th, 1883, by Rev. j. A. Scott, Mr.. JOHN
b. HENDRICKS to Miss CATHARINE
MELVIN. both of Jefferson county.
At the Baptist parsonage in Charles
town, January 9th, Rev. Il. b. Shepherd
Mr.. CHAs. KooNCE and Miss HATTIE
e. MoLER.
On Tuesday, January Sth, 1894, in the
Methodist Church South in Hedgesville,
by Rev. ii. Gilmore, Mr.. +. II. COLLI-
Err and Miss ALMA JACQUES.
On Tuesday, January Sth. 1884, in the
NJ. K. Church South in Hedgesville, by
Rev. +. A. Mercer, Mr.. ALwYN =.
RoNK and Miss EDITH M. EvERsoLE,
all Of this county.
On Tuesday, January sth, 1884, in the
NJ. E. Church South in Hedgesville, by
Rev. +. A. Mercer, Mr.. CHARLES H.
RICHARD and Miss MARY v. HARRI-
SON, all Of this county.
On Jan. SIN, at Presbyterian Manse
Gerardstowp, by Rev. Il. Il. Wilson,
HENRY /. DORSEY and Miss MAY
CRAWFORD, all Of Berkeley.
At the same place by the same,
CALVIN CRAwFoZp and Miss JENNIE
HIIE, all Of Berkeley county.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

Peter Cooper was hardly dead be
fore a public monument in New
York was proposed. The scheme
languishes. In order torevive it the
Kew York Telegram has obtained
from many distinguished men sug-
gestions of lines to be engraved on
the stone. That Of Professor Eliot,
of Harvard, is the most epigram-
matte: IAN honest, successful
kind and generous man."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

Mr.. Henry Wizards seat at Dobb's
Ferry was transferred to his wife
three years ago, before the liabilities
that now embarras him were incur
red, and, therefore, she cannot be
disturbed in her possession. There
is mortgage upon it, and the proper
ty is so valuable as to be quite for
tune,
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HOLIDAYssaSSp ffEK5ITs

207 and 2O9 w. Pratt St., Baltimore, Nd
Malaga and California Grapes, Figs,
Prunes, Cit-on, Currauts Raisins all
grades and kinds. Preserves and Con-
serves, PLATO and French andes, Gran
berries and Minee Meat, Maple Syrup, AL.
monds, Pecans. Filberts, Palm Nuts,
En-. Walnuts, &c and every variety OF
Staple and Fancy Groceries, ALL AT
BOTTOM PRICES. IL will pay YOU to
send an order. oc27 3m.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, has
an elephant on his hands in the shape
of strip of land eleven feet wide
left by the widening of street. He
paid ST 500 for the original lot, and
received only 500 damages. He
has been paying taxes for ten years,
and can make no use OF the strip,
the adjoining property owners refus
ing TO buy it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

WANT OF FAITH.-IfE Il. G. Will
liams d Bro, the Druggists, do
not succeed it is not for the want
OF faith lie has such faith in DR.
Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup
as remedy for Gou ), his, Colds, Con.
SUM ption, and lung affections,
that he will give a bottle free to
eachana every one who is in need
of a medicine of his kind.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12
DIED..

N3-HaV ratcs-fre cents per liae-for Obituary No.
zee beyond the usual announcement
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

The Hon. 0. r. Potter, member of
Congress from New York, has sent
a check for $3.50 to Jefferson IS grand
daughter to add to her comforts on
her seventy first birthday.
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MILL PROPERTY on the

MILL PROPERTY on the
wi Chesapeake h Ohio Canal; 10 Wash
ington County at private sale. The I'M
dersigned, owing TO falling health, being
compelled 10 change his business, will
sell At private sale the mill property now
occupied by himself, and located on the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, l. miles be-
low townsville, and 8 miles below Will
Transport, in one OF the best wheat grow
ing sections OF Washington county, Md.
The mill is built Of stone and frame, has
two run Of burrs, WITH A CAPACITY
OF is, 900 BUSHELS A YEAR Belong
ing to the Mill are Isl ACRES OF LAND
in "A high state Of cultivation, and further
improved by a RESIDENCE containing
Z rooms and al necessary out bindings,
TWO GOOD TENANT HOUSES, coop.
or snop and LARGE AREHOUSE
and corn crib The warehouse is on the
canal, aud from il boat can oe load
ell a three hours
TERMS, favorable to purchaser, and
vii, be made known by application 10
the undersigned, either in person or by
letter directed to TOWNSVILLE, Wash
ing,on county, Maryland.
oct IL WILLIAM AVIS.
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! ees Beyond the usual announcement
>-------~--.~--~~>>~-A-~-~
In this place on the Sth inst, Mr..
Mr.. CHARLES LANE, aged 80 years.
Suddenly, in this place, on the Sth
inst, Mrs. CArHARINE DOLL, widow
of the late Daniel Doll, in the 74th year
of her age.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

Corrected weekly by BLANDFoRD
FOWLER 81 Co, LOG s. Charles st.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10th, 1884.
WHEAT.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-12

DIOR A GOOD MIXED DRINK, or
IL first class meal, don't forget that
COOPER'a opposite INDEPENDENT Of flee,
is the place 10 go. No man ever comes
out of his place who don't feel glad he
went in
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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA

W.
Do"ney
n ynga conkuh ht
G.
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Dividend Declared.
Dividend Notice.

NATIONAL BANK OF MARTIssBuRe,
December "a, 1888.
A DIVIDEND of five (5) per cent has
IA been declared out Of the earnings
for the past six months, payable to the
Stockholders on and after Jan. 5th prox,
GEO. S. HILL, Cash.