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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
Class in Spelling, Stand Up.

Prof. March says the dropping oi
duplicated consonants saws l.6per cent.
and of silent e's per cent NOR. The
complet clearance of silent letters saves
II per cent. 1t is a current statement
among spelling reformers that we thro
away 800, 100000 yer in paments to
printers and publishers for sprinkling
our books and papers with silent letters. y
Now there, young man, is plan, chep.
cSy rod Twelfth. Z can now understand
how Josh Billings got rich. Just saw
yur letters. Don't vast L. not solitary
lon lost lingering l. The silent Letter
must go. Swer of from the silent e's
that Ill up. but do not balanc yur cash.
BY abstaning from the us of al silent
letters YOU f-ekt saving of item pr. ct.
Yur salary is, sa, SOOS pr yer. II pr.
ct. of S00S is snug little sum 2 save
cvry yer. x, in saving theS ) u'r not
losing plasur. 1t dos II no good to use
silent letters. Their is no JOY in it u. 1t
does not cresa more blisful stS of mind
in yur hart to spell belev with e's and
then find that hav got the middil on
the rong side of the i. We lder, then.
that cling to the absurd and wastful
ed 'em. Turn your 10der mind 2
the economic paths and 90 ways OF
REIN spelling. and saw II per cent OF
ur salary, and ItunS das in stor u.
But bear-I mean-that is, men
this one-or rather. obstacle to your
that is. ur. sudden-1 should-oh
dear-der mean-I men, shud say
or more correctly oh,-o without a h
witot a h, that is-shud sa, sudn, acqui.
sition-that is, akyzishyn of wealth
weith, rather, and that is the following
or, more,-that is NOR. economically
--one-l, only, speaking-I should
shud say-or sa. following While-or
rather, Will you-u l mean-men.
would-or wud, undoubtedly-oh dear
or rather der. undoubtedly save-I
shoulder rather shud say-so, saw
seventeen-ah me, 7ten pr. ct. by
escewing-oh goodness Il should
that is shud-say-or sa, gudnes
est ling all-or, rather al silent letters
with one-1 t, of course-without
a e, you-that is, Il. would-a rather
wuG, suffer with one. that is l. f, dead
or rather, ded loss with one of
seventy-iivc or more without a cor
rcctly with one without a speaking,
with the a left out seventy-fve per cent.
invalueable without a time without
a C, ink or patience or rather pashcnc
in scratching out words spelled with
one or l and l C, in the old way or
rather wa. and spelling with l and
writing with no W then in the new
that is nu way l mean-or men-wa.
And therefore pShaw ! that is.
therefor osha. the loss entailed by the
progressive staisle of spellllling ecks-
ceeduingly counterbalances the mea-
guer salvage theoretically effected be
the paynestaking salving of an occas-
nional beggarly e. or even the rare
bonanza of handfullll of consonants
in Welsh history or case of phth-
dhrhfhlhtizzick. Awf with his he'd
Sew mutch for the spelling reform =
Burtlette, in Burlington RdUheye.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
Wouldn't Work.

Jones and Brown were riding along
country road, and seeing some
''alder" bushes in full bloom. Jones re-
marked TO Brown, who isn't very bright
on puns and that sort of things:
81 say, Brown, did you see that gag
in the Chicago San?n
What's that9' inquired Brown.
"Why, that way of spelling elder
blow tea with four letters.
No, | never saw it. How do you do
it?''
Easy enough h-L-double o-t."
"Ha, ha! that's good. I'll just give
that to my wife, and Browns face
took deeply studious expression.
Arriving at home, Brown. with a
handful of the flower. hurried to his
wife before he should forget the point
of mis- story.
..My DEAR he broke out, "here are
some elder blossoms redolent of the
odors of spring, and Jones gave ME =
good gag. too. on them.
"They are lovely" said his wife,
''but what is the gag?"
'Why, my dear, can You spell 'elder
blossom tea with four letters?"
elder blossom tea9 OF course
can't, and l don't think you can
either"
..Yes l can, too. Ha, ha! A man is
always quicker than woman in that
sort of thing. Don't you know that all
the great American photographers are
men. my dear?s
That's no sign, but go on with the
spelling"
..Ha, ha. Haw, haw! Ho. no! That's
a good one on you, my love. It's the
easiest thing in the world. Listen here
-I-double o-t.'
..Pshaw, that doesn't spell elder
blossom tea:' that spells loot
"Wha -wha - ?" and Brown
scratched his head and looked vacantlv
at his wife and repeated dslowlv"L-double
OF: L-double OF That's the way Jones
spelled it, anyhow, and it came out all
right. wonder what's wrong with it.
Darned if | don't 90 and see JONES'"
and he few out. while his wife stared
after him and remarked: 81 can spell
fool with five letters, and the first one
is 4 capital b. Merchant Irdreler.
The once lovely village of New
Hampton, Orange County, New York,
has been ruined by the turning of Wall
kill River from its natural course The
channel was changed to prevent the
overflow of land above New Hampton
during freshets. The change has not
only ruined the business of the village,
but the malarial influence of the stag
nant pools in the Old river bed has
Frustrated nearly the entire population
with fever The Legislature has been
appealed to in vain and the village has
anything but a promising future before
it.--N. ]. Herald
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VOL. X.-NO. 30.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

President White expresses the
opinion that present college life is an
improvement upon that of fifteen years
ago.-Syracnse IN ~ Journal.
Rev. Phillips Brooks says that his
recent tour through India has led him
TO believe with great faith and earnest,
ness in the general work of foreign mist
sions.
The Boston Vatchnlln SAYS that
within the last nine years nearly eight
hundred churches have been burned in
America, mostly through defective heat
ing apparatus.
: Joseph Cook has an alarm clock
on his desk on the Boston platform, to
warn him when to end his prelude and
begin his lecture, when to break off for
for an interlude, when to resume his
lecture, and when to conclude the
whole performance.-Boston Herald.
The Moravians have just been eel
ebrating their 427th anniversary. This
leaves the Edinburgh tercentenary far
in the rear. The Moravians claim to
be the Oldest Protestant sect in Christen-
dom. They are able to go back to the
year 1457.
-"Our observation is" say the
Methodist bishops in their quadrennial
address, ..that where the ministry is
holy and aggressive, the churches
prosper, whether in our rural districts
or in our cities; but when men remain
in the ministry simply to retain po-
sitions and to receive support, and me-
chanically perform the duties of Office,
our chnrohas fail -
There is no class of workman in
the country" says the New York Jour
nal of Commerce, $50 miserably fed,
clothed and paid as the clergy. There
is no class of men to whom others,
high or low, rich or poor, faithful or
unbelievers, so uniformly go. and from
whom they uniformly receive help in
physical as well as mental suffering and
ueed.
A missal or mass book printed in
Antwerp in 1910 is in use at the chapel
attached to Carmelwood, the priests
residence, near Upper Marlborough.
Va. The type is clear and beautiful.
the paper still fresh and of the best
texture, and the wood cuts, represent
ing the various events in the life of
Christ, are wonderfully choice and ar
tistic. The book is supposed to have
oeen brought over by some one of tho
early Catholic settlers in Maryland.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Socrates said of his wife, Xantippa:
Il married her. feeling sure that if [
could endure her, / could endure al
| lthers."
Credit is like looking glass,
which, when only sullied by breath.
may be wiped clear again. but if once
cracked can never be repaired.-Scoh.
1t was young wife who. travelling
with her son, an infant, wrote to her
husband rs follows: 1--WE are doing
tirst-rate. and enjoying ourselves very
much. We are in fine health. The
boy can crawl about on all-fours.
Hoping that the same may be said of
YOU, l remain, etc., Fanny. Golden
| DAYS.
First Cabman - What did you
charge that stranger for driving him
round the corner to the hotel? Second
Cabman-I charged S4.97. "S4.97?
That is a queer figure. Why didn't
YOU make it an even S5?" because
S4.97 was all he had. - Phiiddelph,a
Call.
-Fipps. who has been lunching with
4 friend upon frogs legs. Everything
you see is of some use in this world,
even the frog" Friend, who is dispu-
tatious: 81 don't agree with you. OF
what use is the mosquito to us?" Fipps:
'.Ah, my dear fellow, YOU take q wrong
view of things. just think how useful
we are to the mosquito. ."-Bost0n Ga
=ette.
A man in train was heard to
groan so frightfully that the passengers
-
him drink out of a flask. "Do You
feel better?" asked the giver. 81 do.
said he who had groaned. ''What
allied you?" "Ailed me?" "Yes;
what made You groan sop s"Groan!
Great land of freedom. Twas singing"
-EEchange.
WIN. Ulrich, twelve-year-old
Phladelphian, loaded up with toma-
haW and half loaf of rye bread, started
recently to obliterate the red men of
the WekA The good luck that so often
attends the imperiled red men came
again to their rescue, and the savage
youth was found crying in Philadel-
phia hallway, hungry. ragged. footsore
and yowling for ma. The Indians are
still on our hands.-Detroit Post.
in what sense Is the term goose
egg used, George, in connection with
base ball?" ..Goose egg. 1t means
nothing. Angelina. That is to saw it
means cipher. The player who fails
to score anything is said to have made
q goose egg" "How funny! thought
it meant something entirely different.
..Indeed; what was your idea of it?" 81
thought it might be an egg laid by
some of the fouls Of the game. ."-Lou-
istiiie Courier-yourRdi.
Elizabeth is a Buffalo girl about
eight years old. When asked how far
she had got in her geography lessons
the little woman said: 1--WE are in the
Alps now. And what do you think?
The girls there wear short red skirts
and a sort of green jacket laced in front
and behind. with puffed sleeves. Idon't
Just remember what kind of stockings
thew wear, but think they are blue"
'Well." exclaimed the paralyzed parent
when she could recover her breath.
'.but where are the Alps, child?" /
don't know" was the artless response.
'It doesn't say anything about that
aBa5ais Cemmerciat,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
The Cheaper Way.

Secretary of certain railroad, enter
ing the presidents office with a news
paper in his hand
s.The villiansr'
"What now?"
.'Why. here is an article asking il
our road can meet its June interest
Did you eyer?"
'.Never! That editor ought to be
hung"
''Shall begin libel suit'"
.'Yes-yes-at once! That is, wait y
few days. I'll see the treasurer, and
if he saws we can borrow the money To
pay the interest we'll make that in
fernal newspaper sweat
..And if we can't borrow"
"O-ah! Yes, we may be short.
I guess, upon the whole, we had better
ignore the article. Also, the news
paper. Also. all the people connected
with it. Nothing so hurts a newspaper
rs to ignore its existence. Wal!
Street NetUS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
'sDOn't"-Wake Him Early.

A correspondent of the n. Y. horn.
ing Journal having asked it to give it's
opinion whether little boy six years of
age should be allowed to sleep until
eight o'clock every morning. that pa
per thoughtlessly replies, wake him
early" If this advice is followed bv
all the readers of n widely circulated
newspaper it is liable TO do a good deal
of harm. If the boy sleeps until eight
O'Clock because he does not 60 10 bed
until ten or later, the remedy lies not
in waking him early, but putting him
to sleep early. If he goes to bed early
and sleeps late, the fact alone is reason
enough for not waking him.
a great deal of harm may be done
by applying to growing children the
term of "early to rise, :" .'rising with the
SUM-" etc. In old times when artificial
light was scarce and dear. and many
people were obliged to go to bed with
the fowls. lying ahed in the morning
was sign of laziness. This tradition
has come down with SO much force
that many sill count it virtue to cut
short the sleep of young children:
whereas sleep may be absolutely neces-
cessary to their health and develop
ment.
If boy who does not sit up late
sleeps until eight o'clock, it is sign
that he needs more sleep than most
boys; and it is too sweeping, as it is
cruel, to say ..wake him early" A
parent has no more right to starve \
child of sleep than of food; not as
l~.I 4 =. e.
in danger of eating too much. but sell
dom in danger OF sleeping too much;
certainly not when his sleep is part
of his regular nights slumber.-De-
trOI Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
w. G. KENTZEL, Editor.
CHANGED AROUND.

Why are you here, my little lad?''
SAID a man in buStling town.
am seiilng papers, sir twas said,
ana my name is jamie Brown"
Where do you live, my little lad,
W ith your locks so criSply curlef2"
have no hOme"-rhc voice was sad
Excepting the wide, wide world"
lIave you no friends by blood allied,
No mother, kin and trueg'
No mother or friends" the child replied,
With his hazel eyes adew.
Where do you sleep, my little lad.
i w hen your papers are not SDldt'
In hooks and corners. wherever | can,
cuddle up from the cold.'
Whenever it happens you earn no dinner.
What do you do for bread:'
II live in hopes of better times,
And go without" he said.
fWhat is your age? my little lad,
You look like boy of mine.
EWho went on a Journey past the stars"
Said the urchn, Il am nine
|''Do you try to be good? my little lad,
] Own truthfully unto me-
FL am sorry. sir, am sometimes bad.
But do not mean TO be"
ii"Wnl you come with me. my little lad.
To my warm and pleasant hearth.'
Il will go with you, the child replied,
Wherever you wish, on earth
Together they left the wind-swept street.
AMI entered a doorway. where
"A woman watched with gentle face,
And CLINT of gold in her hair.
|"You have brought the child" she softly said
He will I'LL our lives with joy;
I'VE can love with tender love the dead,
Yet cherish the orphan boy"
And a kiss. like the touch of a rose-leaf light
Was pressed on the lone lads brow.
And he sobbngly cried: IF angels bright
Can ever look here, just now,
tI pray my mother her child can see,
And hope that yours she's found,
And that both of them know that mothers
and boys
Have been only changed around"
And there was a flash and dash of tears,
And a wave of 'kerchiefs white.
EAnd the little newSboy had home
In the hearts of love that night.
And if others could only know the joy
That in kindly deeds is found.
Full many an orphan girl and boy
Would be quickly changed around"
Mrs. G.. ". White. in Cleretand Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26
the LARGEST sum of

Probably the largest sum of money
ever realized from single whale is
that which the crew of the Lizzie =.
Simmons. of New London, Conn.,, have
received for their latest capture. The
exact returns of the sale are as follows:
From whalebone. Sl2. .2s0; oil, $3.50;
total, Sl5.72g.-Bosto's Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26

An enormous tree on the farm of
James Reese. near Mountain Creek,
Ca, was washed by the late flood sixty
feet from its place and is left standing
upright. Foliage still covers it.-!St.
Louis Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-07-26

A New York elevated railway
locomotive spilled hot Goals on horses
back, and tho horse ran over Joseph
Lowrey. He got 5000 damages. and
the general term Of the Common Plees
affirmed the verdict, Y. Sun,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
A MINISTER PRAYS At LYNCHING.

TIE REV. Mr.. STUMP TAKES PART IN THE ST. AL
BANS AFFAIR--FEAIS OBJ MORE VIOLENCE.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 1.-The following
additional details Of the ynchng at st. Abans have been
received: The mob OF 500 unmasked men captured the
Hill boys from their guard at the hotel took them to the
elm tree mile west Of the town. and after fastening
ropes around their necks and placing the ends over con
yenient limb for the Rev. Mr. Stump who questioned
the desperadoes to their crimes Scott Hill made full
confession. After this the Rev. Mr.. stump was asked to
pray When the religious services some strong
men pulled the bodies Of the two Hills three feet from the
ground and fastened the ropes They returned TO the
village leaving the bodies dangling In the air rs warn
ing to eyidoers The bodies were left hanging two or
three hours when they cut down and were taken to
the village They were placed In underakePs estab
llshment The mob orderly. Not n loud word was
spoken Spulock rescued from the mob and was
rought 10 this city this morning He was lodged In jail
Much excitement prevails here and in ST. Adams and
It Is feared that the mob will make effort to take him
out tonight and hang him The officer who brought him
here was compelled to walk twelve miles with his pris
oner to reach the jail SpurOcks confession s substant
ally the same Gs Scott nis The Hills and Spurlock be-
lOged band composed OF over 100 members, who are
sworn TO protect each other He says that lie and the
Hills had been operating for two years and that they had
killed four and wounded several others He has
wife and children,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02

session. All attempts to amend the bin were overwhelrh-
ingly defeated Thus Mr. Otis, of Wcschester county
pointed ont in vain that indemnity bond was rdc-
lousy small I'm view OF the costly buildings on
Broadway that would he imperilled by the building OF
the Arcade He moved that the bond he made $3ooooVo
instead OF 100000 The amendment was rejected Dy
vote Of 81 TO H. Tile bill then passed by vote OF
100 TO 8. Messrs. Dayton Howe, Wech, Otis, Nelson'
Nagle, Kruz and Johnson voted against the bill
Senator Murphy at the afternoon session of the senate
moved that the Senate should disagree with the adverse
report of the Railroad Comutee on AS
semblyman Clarke's bill increasing the COM
mission hours Of the elevated railroads OF New-fork
discussion Senator Lowe said that the gst
whole dispute was whether the elevated roads would he
compelled pay certain taxes whose legality they ds-
puted IL they compelled to pay these taxes they
could afford to increase commission hours Finally
by vote of IL to 1s Senator Murphys motion was de-
teated. The vote was follows
Ayes-Baker, Campbell. ComstOck. Cullen, Daggett,
DAILY, Gibbs, Jacobs. Murphy, Nelson, PlunKll' anu
ROBBIE. -, ~
Nayes-Arkell Bowen, Coggeshall Davidson, Ellis
worth Fstv Fassett, Gilbert, Herman, Lansngt Love-
Mccarthy, NewbOld, Otis Robinson, fhacnerl ihoinds
and Van schack-1s. motion 10 agree WIN the az,
report Of the bill was then adopted oy No'e Vi 10
tO9 , e..
The Assembly passed by a vote of 81 to senator
Robbs bin for enlargement OF the Grand Central
Depot in New-YOrk AT the last moment the New oIh
members of the Assembly who had seen great Iau III lhc
bill abruptly became its friends.
The Assembly passed Senator Fassetts Dill appopIld
ing T3 800 the salaries OF the harbOnHsucrs u
York. II passed by the large vote of 80 to ~
The Senate and Assembly Pas ed Mr. hfuZes Dlil 10
amended giving married women the right TO make con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
4 WHITE GIRL GONE WITH 4 NEGRO.
IRr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBUNy.i

NEWTON, \. j., May 1.-Never before in the
history OF the little village OF Beemervle, Sussex County
has there been OF intense excitement to-
day Wednesday evening Amanda Ayres, daughter OF
d. Ayres age fifteen and scholar in the village school
left home telling parents that she nendedto visit the
home of ghbor and would return in short time. Az
the girl had been absent several hours her parents
went In search Of her unable u find her. Tho
ueiebbos were aroused and turned search for the
missing girl. Henry Adams, colOred, better known
"a Black Hank" was also found missing. II
thought 10 certain that the negro and Miss Ayres had
eoDed All night long the search for the missing couple
WAS kept up relatives and friends OF the family but no
trace OF them could be found. Miss Ayres is pretty
school girl and has heretofore borne an irreproachabe
character the neghbOrhOOd Her parents are wellto
do and respectable people aud are overwhelmed with
rief and shame Adams Ia married man and leaves be-
him Ie and two children. Threats Of violence TO the
neprn II he is found are frequenLi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

LONDON May l, lSS 4,
KNIGHT or THE GARTER.-Tho Earl OF Derby Secretary
State for the Colonies, has been created Knight Of
the Garter.
TECHSICAL EDUCATION-Bernhard samuelsOn, NJ p,
declared before the Iron and steel Institute last night
that the report Of the Parliamentary committee would
show that England is behind other nations IN the
facilities for technical education En Z-hmen more
ready than any, except Americans, TO adopt new ideas
and inventions.
ASECRETAKY's IiOsTuITY.-Ihe URted ireidHd attrib-
the detention Of Mr. OKelly the correspondent OF
he London Duly Necs at DongOla, to the dispeasure
OF Clifford Lloyd, Egyptian Under secretary Of the ne-
rior, at articles contributed 10 the B0spb ore Egyiei
BURIED IN RCISs.-Fifty wOrkmen were buried under
the ruins OF fallen wall william Whiteeys building
in WestbOurnc Grove which was burned Saturday.
Eleven seriously hurt, fatally. The rest were
taken uniniured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
DEALING WITH TIE DYNAMITEURS.

LIVERPOOL, May 1.-Daly, whose trial as a
dynamitcur begun last Saturday mt Brkcnhead, was
yesterday committed to jail until the Chester asszes
Colonel Maeniic Chief Inspector Of Explosives, deposed
that the bombs found I'm Davs possession inflicted
100 wounds on twelve lfe-size wooden dummies.
LONDON, May 1-Tnfomaton obtained from papers in
the possession Of James Eagan who is in prison at Br
mngham accOmpce DAILY, has led to the arrest OF
William Mcdonnell. publican In Wednesday,, market
town seven miles northwest Of Birmingham. He is sup
posed TO be Fenan District Centre. He arraigned
Birmingham charges OF treason and felony and
wll ne brought up for trial with Eagln aud DAILY Iils
tavern has been the rendezvous Of the Stafordshre
Fenians
bottle Of nitrogyceline has been found in the gar
den OF the house where James Eagan lived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
MASSACHUSETTS, ELECTION FRAUDS.
IBY TELEGRAPH ID raE rRIBUyE.I


BosToN, May 1.-Two politicians in this State
are on trial for ballot stung and the areatract
ing considerable attention because of the local prominence
of the accused men, of them is Caleb Saunders,
Mayor OF Lawrence whose has been trial for two
DAYS To-day the principal witness was John j. Dono-
van assistant city clerk who testified that saunders had
told him that he Saundsrs had fixed the ballots; that
the boxes had been sealed with different kind Of
from that used election day. aud that Saunders had
previously approached him in order TO obtain the key OF
the vault where the ballots kept The other case s
that OF Alexander Blaney a member OF tho Legislature
from Natick One witness to-day swOrs positively that
at the annual town nectngn March he Blaney put
his hand into ballot box and take from pieces OF pa
per which he supposed be votes and hs hand be-
hind him as II to conceal them. When his hand came
back 1t empty The witness saw TINS done several
imes and on one occasion BIN bring pieces OF paper
from behind him and place them In the box. Another
witness svore that Baney put hs hand In the box
as N 10 press the ballots He aso Baney place folded
ballot i'm the when another one also folded was de-
nos ted bv a voter. Banoy unfOlded both ballots and
when he took his hand out 1t empty On cross cI
animation the witness could not swear that wDat Baney
deposited In the box was ballot
Baney held in $1,000 for appearance before the
Grand Jury