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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-08-06
SONGS OF THE PEOPLE.
Famous Popular Pieces that Sell by the
Hundred Thousand.

stephen G. Foster, the author of odd
Dog Tray and Old Folks ut Home was a
genuine American, farmers boy, who had
out limited opportunity for musical instruc-
ton; still of his Old Folks fully 1.OOO.-
ooo copies have been sold, and of his odd
Dog Tray 100000 Besides these his I'm
Gle Ned and Susanna are favorites. The
reason of the popularity of Fosters songs
lies in their easy flowing melody, the adher
ence to plain chords in the accompaniments,
and the avoidance of intricaoy in the har
mony or embarrassing accidentals in the
melody. was present when they buried
this sweet singer in Pittsburgh in 1876, to
the strains of his own song, Come Where
My Love Lies Dreaming 1t is the sim
plicity and sweetness of tune that makes the
popular singer, and the same conditions
hold good to-day. Henry @. Work, news
paper man, lately deceased, is the author of
Come Home, Father and Grandfather's
Clock : of each over 200, 1000 copies have
been sold. The famous Silver Threads
Among the Gold, with as large sale as the
two former together, is by H. p. banks, an
organist Will s. Hays, another newspaper
man, wrote the songs Evangeline,' Nora
0'Neill,' and Shamus O'Bren,' each
having n sale of over 1000 copies. Shoe
Fly, Don't Bodder Me- Put Me In My
Little Bed, aud Come, Birdie, Come, are
composed by @. A. White, and have been
published by the author. OF each of them
fully 10000 copies have been sold. Don't
Be Sorrowful, Darling and Lorena,' are
by j. p. Webster, simple country music
teacher, and Gathering Shells by the Sea
Shore is by W. S. Thompson, each song
having sale of over 100000 Leaf by
Leaf the Roses Fall and Pretty rs
Picture are by I. b. Bishop, musical
broker, who has the satisfaction of knowing
that over 100, 900 copies of his songs have
already been sold, and an equal number
will be sold before they die out.
"Of John Howerds Payne's wonderful
mir over two million copies must have been
sold, and tho publishers will grow rich
from the work of the singer who died far
away from the home he no passonately
loved. To this same class of popular songs
belongs Thomas Moore's Last Rose OF
Summer of which 500, 900 copies sold in
this country, and it has, therefore, place
among American songs. Of Kathleen
Mavourneen,' by f. N. Crouch, 500, 900
copies have been sold, and it is still in
much demand. Crouch is an Englishman.
who has been in this country since 1s4s.
Sweet BY aud BY is by J. p. Webster,
and its sale will soon reach 10000 copies.
Then come Joe Emmets Sweet Violets.
W. j. Scanlan's Peek-a-Boo' Frank
Towards When the Robins Nest Again, >
and Ben Willams's : A Boys Best Friend Is
His Mother could give no figures as to
the sales of these songs, but they will all
reach the half-million stage"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-08-06
A DEAD SHOT.


A lot of summer tourists were on the
beach at Los Angeles the other day, watch,
ing some fancy rifle shooting by party of
professional otter hunters who had come
over from the Channel Islands for Sun
days lark. These really wonderful marks
men, many of them nntive Californians,
we're billing gulls ON the water, breaking
bottles, and hitting dollars thrown into the
air with great eclat when dudish-loolSing
young man from Frisco yawned in a bored
manner and remarked in a very audible
tone that he didn't see anything very won
derful in that sort of shooting.
This produced series of sarcastically
polite retorts on thepart of the original lords
of the soil.
Perhaps the gentleman could show
them something better"
Well, don't know" replied the young
man, languidly taking ono of the hunters
Winchesters, 81 might if somebody would
hold cork or something on his head for
me-"
The rifemen showed their white teeth
with amusement.
Doubtless" said one of them, winl,ing
at his companion, Doubtless the gentle
mans friend would oblige him."
Why, to be sure" dYswled the dude,
looking round. But his fellow-dude had
sauntered off and was standing some three
hundred yards further along the beach
meditatively smoking long nine.
"Ah, there's Dollvl" said the languid
party, cooking the gun. Let me see You
observe that he has cigar in his mouth.
Very we'll, I'll put hole through it," and,
taking careless sight, he fired. At the re-
port the smoker gave sudden start, took
out and examined his Havana and then
shook his fist ansrily.
The entire crowd ran toward him. Sure
enough, there was hole right through
the centre of the cigar, almost cutting it il
half.
That's the fourth cigar you've spoiled
for me-" said the smoking dude in vexed
tone. 81 wish you'd stop that sort OF
thingl"
As for the other hunters, they looked al
sach other in mortified silence for few
minutes, then climbed into their boat and
act sail.
That's the most wonderful shot even
saw" said an old gentleman to the shooter
the next morning. " Such terrible risk
too"
Nothing wonderful about it," said the
California Tell con6dentially "All yor
have to do is to have your confederate cut
hole in the cigar with a penknife before
hand. It's boss scheme2"
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KEEPING A BOARDING HOUSE.
A LnndIady Tells of her Troublel

Lnndlady Tells of her Troubles
+" have kept boarders for ten years,
said west side lady whose house fronts on
Washington street, and pledge you my
word that no hod-carrier or day-laborer has
worked harder. There is no money in the
business, and it's dogs life for the woman
who goes into it, have two houses, pay
5000 month rent keep five servants, and
although have twenty regular board
ers and seventeen day-boarders ! just man
age to pay my expenses and keep my fami-
ly. am up every morning in the year
at 6 o'clock, do all the buying, and superin-
tend the kitchen, but in all the time | have
been working have not been able TO save
$1,000 tell you the business is overdone
You can form no idea of the wear and tear
that goes ON in n twenty -eight-room house.
On the closet calculation dollars worth of
dishes are broken every week. Then the
laundress burns holes in your tablecloths
and sheets, the second girl mikes busters
out of linen towels, and the best napkins
will be utilized by Bridget as dishcloths
The cook is not always in luck. and from ont
to three patches of bread will be dumped
into the refuse box every week. She is
wondrously prodignl in the way she uses
the coal, and can burn or poke out the back
and grate of the range every three months.
The butcher sends me bud meat and wilted
vegetables, and if did not keep pair of
scales the enterprising grocer would sell
me goods by apothecary's weight every
time.
"The borders as n class are n set OF
coarse, vulgar, selfish creatures bent on get
ting all they can for their money, and have
neither the time nor the disposition to re-
spect your feelings or your furniture They
spatter tho wall over the washstand, pour
the water on tho carpet instead of in tho
tureen, put their feet on the dresser, tilt
the chairs and so loosen their backs, go to
sleep and leave the gas burning, use the
whole boiler of hot water to take bath in,
perhaps neglect altogether to turn off the
water - ChicaQo Nel0s.
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ANOTHER BLOW AT MONOPOLY.

Minks-Ah, hal The hydra-headed mon
ster of monopoly is crushed at last.
Finks-What pleases you so now2
"You know erected charming subur-
ban village of houses for city tenants some
time ago, and that the place is thriving
wonderfully"
Yes, thanks to your railroad friends who
put up pretty station and made all trains
stop there"
No thanks to them at all. Well, my
tenants have been kicking up row right
along about the high rates of fare, and of
course have worked like beaver to help
them crush the vulture of monopoly which
was gnawing at their vitals, and at last,
thank the stars, we have succeeded.
Oh, it's glorious victory for this people
against centralized corporate power, now I
tell you. Why, sir, the railroad has reduc-
cd its rates of fare thirty per cent"
Well as you don't live there yourself
and have all your cottages occupied, how
does that help you personally? ?"
Help me-? Mighty Caesar shall inn
mediately raise rents fortyp cent. Phil
nielphia Can.
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Now that it has been ascertained that the
cholera has appeared in Europe, prescrip-
tions are in great demand by correspond
ents, who write to tho editor as il he were
personal friend and the family physician.
For moro than forty years what is known as
The Sun cholera medicine " has stood the
test of experience as the best remedy for
loosoness of the bowels ever yet devised.
As was once vouched for by the New York
Journal Of Commerce, "no ono who has
this by him and takes il in time will ever
have the cholera" Even when no cholera
Is anticipated it is an excellent thing for the
ordinary summer complaints, collie, diar-
rh@a, dysentery, &C., and we have no hest
tation in commencing it. Here it is Take
equal parts of tincture of cayenne, tincture
of opium, tincture of ihubarb, essence of
peppermint, and spirits Of camphor. Mix
we'll. Dose, fifteen to thirty drops in a
wineglass of water, according to age and
violence of the attack. Repeat every fifteen
or twenty minutes until relief is Obtained
Chicago Herald.
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NERVES IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
> Complaint That AmIcts n Great MINI,
of the American People.


There is hardly an American family in
which some member is not n victim to some
sort of nervous disease neuraleia. hysteria.
the extreme of epilepsy, or the mild form of
constant tire" Women, oftener youne
than old, are frequently mere bundles of
nerves; thin and bloodless, living on NOR
phine and valerian, known only in their
homes or social lives by their sutferings.
which are real enough to carry them to the
edge OF the grave, if too vague for any
ordinary medicine to touch. An eminent
physician has hit upon a system of treat.
ment for this class of invalds, which is said
10 be successful. He removes them from
home, changes the whole material and
moral atmosphere about them, puts them to
bed, and forbids them to move hand or foot.
They are overfed five times q day. The
lack OF exercise is supplied by kneading the
entire body, and by electricity The patient
goes to bed skeleton and comes out, it is
said, fat and rosy. The secret in this treat
ment is absolute rest, and the reduction OF
the patient to the condition of n mere animal
1T this principle be correct, there is no
reason why every mother should not apply
1t in the treatment of her nervous patient
Qor she is sure to have one.) Her husband
is overworked in the office or shop; he
grows thinner and more irritable; every
month his appetite fails he cannot sleep,
complains of dull vacuity at the base of the
brain, of structure like an iron band about
his jaws. There is no time to lose. II Dos
sible lift the weight little. Adopt q cheaper
simpler style of living, let the floors 90 I'M
carpeted, or take out the money in the say
ings-bank. There will come no rainier day
than this. Give him months absolute
holiday free from worry and work. feed him
well, amuse him. Let his holiday be taken
in the country, or somewhere on the water,
out of sight or hearing of his daily work
and cares. Nine chances out of ten he
will come back new man.
Or it is one of the boys who is pale, who
has constant headaches, whose face Jerks
strangely in the spring, who has moody
fancies, complaints of injustice, has doubts
of the Bible. 1t is the boy who is head of
discipline, or appeals to his feelings or his
faith. Take him from school, and from
home turn him into farmer for year.
He will learn some things there as useful in
his future life AZ Greek or geometry. Make
him battle regularly, eat heartily, drink milk
and beef tea, sleep early ut night and late
in the morning. 1t is not the mind but the
machine that needs repairing.
Or it is the mothers own arm or head
that fortunes her with neuralgia At any
cost give the suffering part heat and abso-
Lutte rest wrap it in cotton and fannels to
exclude the air. Let the arm stop its work
ing and the brain its thinking
In short, the home treatment of all nerv-
GUS disorders should be based on three
words; change, warmth and rest.-7ns
Century.
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NANTUCKET,S TOWN CRIER.

Many of the old customs which were COM
mon in New England towns are as rigidly
observed in this ancient borough as in the
days of yore. The nine o'clock bells are
rung with clock-like regularity, and at the
annual town meeting crier is elected. For
long series of years the honor has fallen
upon the shoulders of Mr.. Clark-he will
not answer to the name of Billy-and it
could not well be more worthily bestowed.
lie prosecutes bis duties, which are onerous
enough in the summer season, with an
energy that is remarkable, and is known by
everybody on the island, both natives and
visitors. All his spare hours he spends in
the tower of the old church on the hill,
spyglass in hand. When the winds of
winter fairly make the old spire rock and
creak, Clark's vigils begin with daylight
and end only at shutdown. He is the first
to discover wreck upon the shoals, and
announces the fact with shrill blast from
his horn the first to sight the coming of
the steamer and the first to get hold of an
Important bit of news and proclaim it on
the streets. Sometimes he carries his fish
horn, and again big BELL as he speeds
through the streets with the rapidity of
deer. At the street corners he stops, blows
his horn or rings his bell, as the case may
be, and, in voice that has become cracked
from constant usage, cries the announce
ment of wreck, the death of Nantucketer
an entertainment at the town hall, an auction
sale of corned beef in the street or the news
in the course of day, and yet he performs
much work for which re receives no pay
No person or object of interest begins to
excite as much interest, and this singular,
bustling individual appreciates the honor in
his peculiar way.-Nantucket Letter IN
Troy Times.
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when the Train Went.

In Austin it is impossible to ascertain
when any particular train leaves, without
going to the depot and inquiring of the
ticket agent how many hours behind time
The train is. Colonel Yerger wished to go
10 San Antonio ON the IL o'clock train, SO
he said to his colored servant: Sam, go
down to the depot ana see what time the II
o'clock train leaves" 1t was about o'clock
when Sam returned "Well, when does
the train leave 2" It's done left, boss"
"What ?" CT did jess whit yer tole me.
Yer told me ter see when de train left, and
I watched till it was plain outer sight on de
udder side oh de Colorado ribber. - Terds
9ittiags.
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49, . - -
In The Wrong Pew.

Last week Tom Townsend was in Austin.
He was in attendance at tho Stockmans
Convention. On Sunday he attended church
ct one of the fashionable tabernacles. Mrs.
Flapiack, at whose boarding house Tom was
stopping, asked him if he profted any by
the sermon. "Not darned bit. l didn't
go to the right church. The preacher didn't
talk about anything but feeding sheep. I'm
not in the sheep business at all. If he had
said something about yearlings it would have
been all right, for I've got $4,000 head OF
cattle, and I'm always glad to get any poin.s
about cattle. "--Ieras Sityings.
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POETRY.
MY Little wife.

MY Little Wife.
She isn't very pretty
$50 say her lady friends)
She's neither wise nor witty
With verbal odds and ends.
No fleetlng freaks of fashion
Across her fancy run;
She's never In passion
Except tender one.
Her voice is low and cooling,
She listens more than speaks;
While others talk of doing,
The duty near she seeks.
IL may be but burnlsh
The sideboard's scanty plate,
or but with bread to furnish
The beggar at the gate.
SO l, who see what graces
She sheds on lowly life,
To fashions fairest faces
Prefer my little wife.
And though at her with pity
The city danes may smile,
Who deem her hardly pretty
And sadly out OF style;
To me she seems a creature
SO unsteady sweet,
would not change one feature.
one curve from crown to feet:
And II could be never
Her lover and her mate,
think I'd be forever
The beggar at the gate.
: Henry Justin in the Cincinnati Commercial
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They are Not Candidates for once

A paragraph in number of our ex-
changes says Napoleon was bow legged,
Alexander Pope was hunchbacked, Hannibal
had VIGOROUSLY big heels and was knocked
kneed, Cicero was spindle shanked, and
Alexander's left leg was badly out of
plumb" One might suppose that these old
worthless were alive and running for politi
cal Office. NmTistoaon Herald.
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Our new Spring Goods are arriving
Prices rock bottom for cash. G.. J. FISHER
s. Co. a.2.u.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
THE CONVICTION
HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS,

This School is pleasantly located III
the town al Goyingtpu, whIeh has long
been known for IL, pure ami healthia!
climate. refreshing atmosphere an goat
mineral waters, ami the success that ilas
attended This Institution during tie past
Is Sufficient 10 proclaim ami suarantse
It's future.
The scIeol-room has been soniew hal
altered aud is nov laefe eomnolipHs
ana better adapted for lie accamnn.i.,-
ton Of the scholars. There sill lie four
grades, with tuition fees as follows:
P.CiakY H!rAI:GEsF.
Fer Month
Spelling AMI Reading 81 90
SECONDARY DEPARTMENT.
Spelling. Reading, Writing. Pri-
mary Arithmetic ami Urinary
Ge"GmFhy ......-..... ........ 90
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar,
Spelling am History -......... o.
CLASSIC DEPARTMENT.
Algebra. Latin. Arithmetic, Geog-
rnphy, Grammar, Spelling AMI
History .......s ) ~
Al tuition fees must be paid ON the
3Dih day of each month.
Thanking the public for past ftyers,
" c earnestly solicit tdeir patronage tor
tnr scholastic tenn oi isS3 81.
No particular rsiigt0as creed iqngi,t
az HIS St:iooi.
Fer further information. apply 10
W. i. COOK, Pr, sislent,
Or to ". W. DUNBRACCD,
Principal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
100 DOZEN TERRAPINS
Wanted Immediately, by
J. E. SMITH 4 SONS,
Covington. La.
Notice of Election.

By virtue Of a resolution adopted by
the Police jury of st. Tammany parish.
La, March 10, 1854. notice is herel Y
given that an election will be held, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 22d, 1884,
for the urpose of taking the sense of
the qualified voters of this parish on the
question of the sale of Intoxicating lia-
quors within8'le limits of the parish
Those favoriEg the licensing of the sale
of intoxicating liquors within the par
ish will vote Against Prohibition" and
these opposed to the sale of intoxicating
liquors within the parish will vote
'.For Prohibition"
The polls will be opened in each cleo
ton precinct in said parish of St Tam
many, from the hour of Z o'clock in the
morning until 6 o'clock in the afternoon.
ON the day and date above mentioned.
under the supervision of the Commits
sioners of Election appoin ell by author
ity and designated by law, who will
make due returns of said election to the
Returning Officer. as in the case of the
State election.
Given under my official signature. this
Goth day of March, 1854.
j. N. ALLISON,
President Police Jury, Parish of st.
Tammany.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
Headquarters
American Watches.
WALTHAM WATCH co.

We have sold thousands Of these
Watches, and 80 certain are we of
their reliability that We agree TO
send them back and refnnd.the
money if they do not give Statistic
ton. We have lately reduced them
to he following figures:
SOLID SILVER kEY-WINDISG WATCHES
"BroadwaE," Z jewels. ..Sl1 90
"Wm. Ellery." IL jewels. -. Is 90
SOLID SILVER STEM WINDERs.
Sterling, jewels. .Slt 90
gym. Ellery," IL Jewels. -. is 90
"P. S. Bartlett" 10 jewels. Il 5n
10-KARAr SOLID GOLD STEM WNDERs
Sterling" jewels ..... $50 90
"Wm. Ellery," IL Jewels. =. 33 90
up. S. Bartlett" Is jewels. 81 90
14-KARAr SOLID GoLD STEM lNDERs
STERLING" Jewels. .$4S 90
"Wm. Ellery." IL jewels. ;. 81 90
''P. 5. Bartlett" Is iowels.. ST 90
appleton Tracy" adjusted
and Patent Regulator 49,. g. 90
1S-KARAr SOLID GOLD STEM WINpERs
Sterling" jewels. .....$57 90
"Wm. ElIery," IL Jewels. 49,. 60 90
up S. Bartlett, Is jewels. So 90
"Appleton Tracy" adjusted. % 90
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
THE TOWN HALL ASSOCIA
TON.

A meeting of the stockholders of
the Town Hall Association will be
held at the Courthouse, in Coving-
ton, on Saturday, April II, 1854,
for the purpose of determining
what action shall be taken in refer
ence to the question of building a
Town Hall. A full attendance is
requested. The meeting will be
called to order at O'Clock P Il.
Signed MANY STOCKHOLDERS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
Notice.

10 all ,ol.om It ,,aag concern:
Take notice, that [ will, at the next
session of the Legislature, apply for the
privilege of keeping a ferry across the
Bogue Chitto river, at the place where
the Coyington and Columbia road cross
es the same. s. A. ARD.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
Unknown Owners.

Al 3S-10O acres of land, being
lot three in section six, township
eight. south range fifteen east, sixty
four cents.
Terms-On said day of sale I will
sell such portions of said property
as each debtor will point ont, and
in case the debtor will not point
out sufficient property, [ will at
once and without further delay sell
the least quantity of said property
of any debtor which any bidder
will buy, for the amount OF taxes,
interest and costs due by said
debtor. The sale will be without
appraisement, for cash in legal ten
der money of the United States,
and the property sold shall be re-
deemable at any time for the space
of one year. by paying the price
given, with twenty per cent. and
costs and penalty added.
W. B. COOK,
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector.
Sheriff's Office, March Is, 1884.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12

1873 and 134, in the Recorders Of
lice, parish of st. Tammany, La. |
500.
WALTON Leon Mrs, south half OF
square twenty, ,Lewisburg, S12 so.
Valentine r 6, forty acres land
situated on the turnpike road, near
jacksonville, 50 76.
Voss Bertha Miss, one lot on
Main street, jacksonville, eighty
cents.
Williams Martin, lots and i'm
provements near the Catholic
Church. five lots on Pine street,
and one-half lot on Water street,
In Madisonville, and fifty acres land
on the turnpike road near Madison
vile. S. 20.
Washington Dudley, two acres
land on Pearl River and improve
ments, So 26.
Wager Daniel, eighty acres land
on the turnpike road near Madison
vile, 50 %.
Walker Mrs S r. one lot and i'm
provements in the square bounded
by America, Independence and
Washington streets, in Division OF
Spring. Covington, sixty-fve cents.
York James, eighty acres land
situated on the Tchefuncta river,
above PENIS mill, 81 IS.
Young Samuel, 120 acres of land
in the forks of Bogue Chitto and
Pearl Rivers, 81 so.
Young r, 400 acres unimproved
landin the Parent tract, 50 30.
Ybarra J II de, lots II, Ii, 16, IL
and Is. in square seven, Mande-
vile. S. 25; taxes of 1880, IS; total
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