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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02
She Took Him.

At eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon
a couple of excursionists took seats on
the east portico of the City Hall, directly
under the window of the Chief of Po-
lice. He was bean-pole looking chap
of twenty-three, with dust an inch deep
on his back, and she was an auburn
haired angel of twenty, wearing solid
shoe, and chewing three quids OF gum
rolled into one. For long time they
sat and looked at the fountains and
sighed and were silent. Then he ten
derly queried:
"Hanner, isn't it dreamy"
"Yum," she answered.
81 could sit here forever" he whis-
pered.
81 don't believe l could-Td be hun
More silence and sighs, and then he
took her elbow in his hand and said:
..Hanner, I'm hungry now."
sDidn't you bring a biscuit along ~
.Hungry for your love, Hanner-not
for biscuits. Hammer, s'poseR we
s'posen a case"
"Well ~
.S'posen I knew Justice of the
peac0 VINO WOulu udIly uS
"How much ?"
1.-TWO dollars.
"Have you got the money
"Hanner, do you doubt my love. I've
got IS cents. and I'll hunt up the Har
Ser bows and borrow the rest.
I'm afraid"
.Now, Hannern'
40, | can't; you know my Iolk'
don't like you"
.Hannsr, hitch this way till l talk to
you. S'posen l bought you candy, ant
neanuts. and watermelons? Sposer
YOU realized my great love, and con
cluded to hitch to me before some othel
girl captured the prize? We'd gently
Slip down these steps, turn the corne
of this stately ediiice, walk to the shol
of Justice, and you'd have me ane
I'd have you.
30. dear, but pa would rave"
.HoId on, Hammer. Your par needn
know it-no one will know it. we
keep it as silent as the grave until hat
made your old man respect ME To-
what / am. Gimme half a show ant
I'll make your par foller me roun'
like q calf within a year, and your ma
will fairly love the ground l walk on
Come, Hammer, let's slip.
go, Gawge"' ;,
"Hanner0Hanner! Think OF tn
romance, the love, the mystery, tn
tenderness, the gold watches. and dia
monds, rings. and silk dresses.
"Where'"
.Why, next year, when wool come
off. Don't own forty acres OF land
Don't dote on you? Would l ask yo
to slip around if didn't loveyou abov
the best hoss in our country? Hammer
let us slip"
"And you really love-
Then they slipped.
They caught the sight OF a six-foe
farmer coming up the walk with a bi
cane on one arm and his wife on tn
other, and the girl slid for Michiga
Avenue and the lover for Griswol
Street, the latter whispering to himsel
as he lodged through the City Hall:
, That's her old dad. and he knocl
oxen down with that club. "-Chscay
| TTilbu1e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02
COVINGTON ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. AUGUST 2, 1884.

though more than double the amount
has been used during the past two years
than in any similar period before. In
Warren and Forest, Mexican and Alle-
gany. shots have been large and fire.
guent, but without casualty. though the
roads in Cherry Grove, Cooper and
Bulltown are the worst imaginable. L,
of course, do not include in this list the
recent explosion at :. The Torpedo
Company's factory in Maryland, which
is out of the region.-Ol City (Pd.) Cor.
GereiHsd Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02
SERPENT Worship.

1t has been suggested, and appar.
ertly with some reason, says Mr.. Cor
don Cumming. that in ancient pagan
times it may have been a recognized
symbol in serpent worship, and hence
may have arisen its common use as
charm against all manner OF evil. The
resemblance is obvious. more especially
to the species of harmless snake which
is rounded at both ends, so that head
and tail arc apparently just alike. The
creature moves backward or forward
at pleasure; hence the old belief that it
actually had two heads and was inde-
structible, as even when cut in two
parts it was supposed that the divided
heads would seek one another and re-
unite. 1t stands to reason that in a
snake-worshippinS community such 3
creature would be held in high rever-
ence. Even in Scotland, various an
cient snake-like bracelets and orna-
mcnts have been found which seems to
favor this theory; and at q very early
period both snakes and horseshoes seem
to have been engraven rs symbols on
sacred stones. We hear of the latter
having been sculptured, not only on the
threshold of Old London houses, but
even on that of ancient churches in
various parts of Britain. And in the
present day we all know the idea OF
luck connected with finding one, and
how constantly they are nailed up on
houses, stables and ships as charm
against witchcraft. In Scotland, al
parts of England and Wales, and es'
pecially in Cornwall (where not only
on vans and omnibuses, but sometime!
even on the gates of the old jails,) we
may find this curious trace of ancient
superstition. Whatever may have beer
its origin, it is certainly remarkable
that it should survive both in Britain
and in Hindostan.- Spectator
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02
Perfectly Sane.

.What an absent minded man is MIR.
Easifoot," Clarissa said at the break
fast-table.
"And why, my daughterP"
..Because he is. He doesn't seem TO
know what he is doing. Last night
while he was waiting for pa in the par
lor, / asked him if he had heard my
new song, Rock Me to Sleep, Mother.
He said he hadn't, and then. just as l
sat down at the piano, he got up ana
went away without his hat: like one .,, IN
q dream. He isn't crazy. is he, pa!
Pa looked up over his paper. mo,
INV daughter" he said, solemnly, as
one who carefully weighs his words;
mo, you bet your sweet voice. Easlfoot
isn't crazy.
And great silence, like that which
follows : request for five dollars until
next Saturday, came down and filled
the room with the hush of a nameless
awe that hovered over the table with
such an icy glare that the mullins
shuddered. Philadelphia Call.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02

Engineer Prince, of the Boston &
Providence Road, has seen thirty-nine
successive years of service in his trade.
and has never had fatal accidents
happen to passengers during the entire
period. Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02
w. G.. KENTZEL, Edito
AN EMPTY NEST.

While looking through the window at q tree
in blossoms drcst,
| saw among the branches an old and empty
nest.
I remembered when saw it, how in a by-gone
spring
Four tiny blackbir1s lived i'm it beneath their
mothers wing.
Once more the blossoms, pink and white
adorn the little prong
That holds the nest: but where is that fond
mother and her song!
Where are the tiny birdlings that ventured
DER the rim
Of that serene and cozy nest, to hop along the
limb!
Where
Where
Where
., where
Iknow there is an idol here that might ten
dollars bring,
But as can not quite see my way clearly
myself any ether congenital idiot who
wants 10 undertake the job may ap-
propriate the
Whole Internal thing
~. y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02

Good nature is the very air OF .
good mind, the sign Of large and
prosperous soul, and the peculiar soil
10 which virtue prospsrs. DGo..tsn1as.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02

-"You are the greatest woman l
ever heard Of" said the boy to his
mother: ..you tell me l have 2 Dad
temper yet blame me for LOSING u
N. q, It.n.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-02
HORRIBLE CASUALTIES

Resulting From the Use Of NitrO-Gly-
cerine-FOrty.E Eight Deaths in Seven.
teen Years-CuriOus Freaks and Ludi.
crous Scenes Caused by the Explosives.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

\ woman, whose husband was recently sen, to the peni,en,iay. wrote the follow ing letter to her loved one: :" don't like 10 shake you now that you are in trouble. but under the circumstances it's the best thing can do. The man you stole the hog from has proposed to me, ana have consented to marry him. am getting tired of the neighbors throw ing tup to me ,ha, my husband is in the pen. I'm goin' to mary this fellow quietly, an when they come around an say, your husbands in the pen can call 'em liar. and have 'em arrested for sander"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
WHY HE WOULDN'T DO.

A highly recommended young man applied for position in dry goods e. tablishment.
 " l like your looks, sad the proprietor, " and do no, doubt that the recommen- da;ions given you by such em.nen, gen ,lemen are richly deserved, yet cannot employ you. The main duty of the po- sition which is now vacant is collecting bills. You would never do for bill col. lector7
 Why not, sir?'
 Because you walk with limp"
 "Yery true, but can get around ac- lively"
 Oh, yes, but you see lame man never makes a successful bill collector Now, for instance you were 10 call on a man. He would notice your limp, and would immediately size up your footsteps. Tour ,himp ,himp. ,hamp ,hAmp, would soon become familiar to his ears and he could ge, out of the way. A biil coilec. tor should be able to disguise his walk 4 lame man cannot do this. kxcuse me a moment" and the merchan, dis appeared. A moment afterwards lame m an entered and asked for the trade .- man, but learning that he was out went away. When the merchant rezppeared, he said:
 That young fellow vas a collector. but you see have 20, onto his walk l am glad that an example has been pre- sented so oppor,unely. Good day. If you should ever get over your lameness i, come around"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
EXPLAINED.

'' expected to had the Arkansas ,o be z much wider stream remarked A newlY arrived sss,ior.
 It's Iow nos" replied A b,s,ander, " but have been oa, ,n a boat when 1 cugidn', see land on either side
 Below here in ,he bottoms, 1 sap- pos~-'
 - No, here"
 $ Why thu ,o~n is on biuff. }ou don't mean ,o say ,ha; you sa~ ], aYer- hosed z"
 |" Oh, no.s
 Then hang II, yov eoalA nee i4nd on one side af feast :"
 -So eoaldn', for !; was a, E.ghi, you ksow.s
 Eve been looking for fool. Come, Let's take drsnkr
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
A LEGAL. EXCUSE

Although the country Is well supplied with professional lurymen. yei a, every term of court there are men summoned who would pay any price and offer aay e&- case 10 be released from such A duty. The other day, at rural Arkansa~ court, large number of busy farmers were in waiting, having been summoned to serve their country. Each man had an excuse. Old man Sl,m,ure said;
 Judge, would like very much to be excused. am busy putting in my crop. and when am away, everything Is ai a stand-s,ill'
 ." canno, excuse you" the judge re- piled.
 Another man said: Your stpnos. I am postmaster at S,oney Ridge. l have no deputy, and if l am compelled 10 serve, the people oi my neighborhood must do without their mail"
 :. No, A. legal excuse. sir take your seat"
 Then old man Snaokwilder arose E" Judge,' he began, I've go, 4n excuse what ~ill appeal to every man Tn this here room. sTn F1nnil' sfi.i-houss, an |; l stay away, none O the folks ken gi, whisky"
 '' Your excuse is legal" replied the judge. "Go home and discharge your duty as citizen"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
A TERRIBLE HAND.

Suppose we walk over into the cem- etery,r said friend 10 his companion.
 Ne, believe no,'
 " Come on. It's pleasant place, for the aowers are blooming"
 You'll have to excuse ne. Ton, Bzsrnan Is buried over there"
 Wha; difference does that maker
 Veil, yoa see o~e him litile balance, and dcnt care to hang around where he is- Not superstitioss, you know, but Tom was a terrible hand to dun a feiiow.r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

Alter the recover, os h.s mother, sAe young lawyer accepted an ins,tanon to dine al the house at old man Scalef father of the once petuian; Minnie. She was. of course, more beautiful than ever, but not ncsrly SO capnesous. int when S,rapple's boy smiled at her, she smiled ;n se.un Af,et dinner, while ihe young couple ~eie alone, s,fapple's boy asked
 Do you remember the tune ,eu turned up your nose at me ?"
 'Wha, l never did >neh thing"
 Aes you dil. when smiled Al you :"
 Why, aren't you ashamed ot yourself 10 si, up here and tell such big story"
 "Well. never mind
 3u, you musn't accuse me wrong ially.'
 .t don't accuse you wtongfully. but le, |, all go. Ky the way, ~hs, has be- come of pretty Ned ?"
 He's a guard al the pea.teatiAry. He drove cant fo, long time. but h,s friends secured the peui.en,iary position for h,m, a, salary of thirteen dollars a .naa.h
 "Is he woman who ,augh, our school still alive =
 "oh, ycs. and is doing remarkably well. She married old Absalom Snask- wandcs His bus,ness is good. for ne longer ago than yesterday. she told pa tha, he had already contracted for as many wells as he could clean ou, this season."
 "ycu haven, told me anything aboa, yourself" and as she hiushesi. he could see the pain, and powder on her lace.
 "you don't van, ,e know anything about me. do you v
 Yes. os l would not have asked
 She sighed deeply. = You haven't heard anything. have you =
 No, what is there to hear =
 Nothing, only Pscale always said was in love with somebody"
 With whom r
 Cant you gsess f'
 "Dont think can
 "Wsth oh. you know"
 "S~e4r don',."
 With yes. you do. you rascal"
 Upon my honor do not,
 :" With you There nos. Mr. Smafiy.r | The young lawyer understood the sl,- ton. He saw the shallow ins,neeri,y of the woman
 "i am very sorry to hear this. he re- piled. arising and looking eaines,ly q, the blurred pxiute of hss youthful devotion, ~ho secmed to grow ugly under his gaze When was boy l loved you. bu, De cause WAS ugly yon turned ap your nose A, me. Beauty may be proof agains, a slight. but hoineliness is sensitive. So long, far madden
 suapple's boy married lane woopaich, who was onee the ugiiea gifi in school They now o~p the tnesi house in AfaAn- saw. Old Seaier's daughter mArried a dog catcher.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
HIS BUSINESS.

The other day on an Arkansaw railway train, an imPortant-looking gentleman took seat beside quiet man and began conversation:
 am going up to Ltte Rock,' he said to get a pardon for a convicted thief. I'm not personally acquainted with the governor, but he can't afford to refuse me"
 Is the fellow guilty :" asked the man.
 Of course he is. bat that makes no diaerence- His friends have agreed to give me fire hundred dollars If get him oss, and the theEnometer is very low
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
WOULDN'T HIT HIM.
Hcw Yoang Mulki;tIe Touched the
 Hear, of Rough Jake.

.An atmosphere of sorrow pen aded the MGlkirie house. The little girl ,ha, had bloomed nto endearing imitation of her brother. and who. following him, had ls. begun 10 ask questions. laugh and 'an away before they were answered. 1s siticken down by a bligh,ing disease. How ike 3 withered flower she seemed. Yiag on inc lounge which had been drawn to the center oi the room. The attending physician sad that she could not recover. The minister and his al- mos; heart-broken wife sal at the bed side, almost afraid to look a, each other. Tne boy. whose once rollick,ng footsteps ha been sof,ened to noiseless tip-toe. entered the room, and, with tear ar-s.ream- ing eyes, stood looking al the llttle sui ferer. Only the day before, they had raced through the garden together. where old Ike WAS repairing the flower beds. and she, finding piece of yellow dish, play faliy said thA, Ii was money, giving it to the old man and telling hum 10 buy !" some nice ,loze an hat" The boy had heard the doctor say that there was no hope fer the child, and al- though he knew not the meaning of death in all its dreadful s,gnihe Anoe, yet he understood Il to be separation until that time when he should meet her with wings, and be like the pictures at which they had so often and iondS looked. In life there is no purer love than tha, exist ing beta cen children.
 Is she any better ?" he asked.
 No," whispered his father
 Will she get well ?''
 {" don't know"
 May kiss herr
 Mrs. Mulkittle sobbed and took the boy into her arms. "fou mus, no, kiss her, darling. You nigh, be Ill as she is."
 Would kissin' her make me sick ?"
 '' IL might
 '' Let me kiss her anyway
 '. No. Willie, replied the father.
 :" An can't ever kiss her again ?"
 " No, not in this world"
 The physician came. The boy went out and sorrowfully sal on the iron, steps. Rough lake, boy that lived in the neighborhood, came along. holding in his motley hand rose he had doubt. less stolen. Rough Jake is a kind of social outcas,. No mother ~iii allow her children 10 associate with him, and feel ing this ostraeism, he was constantly seeking revenge by infe,ing punish ment on youngsters whom he caught out"
 Hello Bill" said Jake, stopping and kicking the step.
 Young Mulkit,ie did TO, reply.
 Why don; you talk. hah. Think yourself above me. don, ,ou? I've been layin' for you, young teller, an believe I'll give II to you right here
 "Go away. Jake, don't wan,er hght."
 You're coward. Come here" and he seized young Mnlki,;le.
 " Don't, lake. l wouldn', hgh, ef any body was'ter try an Xiii me-
 What's the matter with you v
 " My little sister is abou; to die"
 Here Billy" releasing his victim and handing fim inc rose .i wouldn't hi, you fer all the money in the world. Don, cry. Billy. please don't taking up the boys hat and gently placing il on his head. Good by. an don, think tha, wan; 10 hurt you
 When the boy entered the house he found his father and mother kneeling ID grateful prayer. The doctor had ro,ed an encouraging change in his patient,
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
WAS UNNECESSARY.

Tn the biggest fool in ,osn." said 2 diseonsolste mAn.
 vsy naturally some one asked him why.
 Some time ago borrowed ten dol lars fron a fsiiov, and ssnce thea have been passing myseif so great isconven- fence shunning him. To-day fcssd that the mza had been shunniag was sot the man l o~ed and that the genuine assjcie had lelt tovn- despise to bs troubled unnecessariiy.v
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
FER HoL OUT YER
 HAN

An q e~,ne Ter preach far te people no mo.
 Abraham. CT hoi' ou; yer aan' Fa. 9e people . irsy church h..b s-t.s a.ighp lo.,
 Abraham. CT hol oe, yer han. Da .eased ia- CT stealth aa !a diih me e way,
 Abraham. CT hol' on; yer han. Da, de deei. ~ill E., 'eln I hope Al pras Abraham. eF hol ou, yer han fas, e hol' out yer ian fur ye;
 bruddcr ter keieh. Oh sabe him rum de FA.n an
 3ia',
 But doan sabc te yailef man Der
 case he's e wretch, An his souls all kivered wd Dapu, ne IT de pen" ba,I sings and prays, Abraham er ho!' out yer han pa, me n dar case tried ter make raise. Abraham. CT hoi' out yer han :'a mighty nigh s;Arsc aforc | ~ou. steal, Abraham. er hol' out yer han But had ter take CT shoa; ffsf. e ; h.,e mans hel'.
 Abraham, CT hol ou, yer han Yes, e hol' ost yer han fa; yer
 satsan, ie.r Ter take,
 Oh sabe him ira:n te l.e ~hui's
 ter come.
 An f doan sarb yer well yer Sen
 gin ter me de shake, An shove me uner Satan 5
 iham'.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

when can, pu, up good talk. Where are you travelingg g
 Going to l-i,:le Rock"
 Do you live ,here:'
 .sYes."
 |" Perhaps you migh, be of some ser vice to me What business are you in I'm the governor.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

SUCH friendly fseliaz exisss between New York and Bossoe fhst those two cities are nov connected by telephone. It k no doubt humiiiating to Bossoa to be within speaking distance Of New York, but in this world of forced con- cessioss, even the proudess of cities msss submit with resignation.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

At a recent reception. Bismarck shook hands with every one else bu; merely bowed to Minister Sargent. Mir Bismarck IS the German hog.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

The Japanese word for hell IS "Jigoku. = I, looks as if il might n! the bill.-Nsry.5- keses HeysA.
 Yes, but it is unhandy. Think we'd all better stick to the word with which we are the more familiar, for there are times when one word-,he proper word. you understand needed, and when a man needs il, like the Texan who wanted the pistol, he wants 1t and wants il bad "
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05
LlM NINGS.

Oars two pussons whut I'se 'spicious CT about" remarked old Sandy. :" A free trade merch anic an CT dimercra, nigger."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-05

During performance Of "A Bunch Of Keys" a, the Capital theatre, the other night, and just as one of the performers cracked nut on the bald-head of the hotel clerk, an old fellow m the audience arose and exclaimed This things gone far enough, and don, think ,ha, the law should allow feller to crack hick- ory nuts on a mans bald-head am a bald-headed man, myself. and I think that felleF casts reflections on every man in this house" I, was with ditfic ulty that he was quieted, but finally he sd, down. After awhile, one of the hotel men struck match on the clerks head. and the sympa;izing citizen raved until the police removed him.
 ~ A thousand thoughts whlrled ih-oagh my
 feyered brain.
 Ay mind was like lighted powder train The startling lines above quoted are the beginning oi poem jus; received al this office. This statement will be re- garaed as lie, for hundreds of para graphs have begun in the same way. This, though, $ fact The poem is from Walt Whitman, and he offered il 10 us Sov ffty dollars, being al the rate Of one dollar per line. Unable 10 purchase the entire amount, we have taken two lines, giving the poet credit tor tvo dollzrs- From time 10 time ve hope to publish fragments of the poem until our readers have secured i: in its grand and tremu- loss en.ipe9.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-05-26
singular Arithmaticai Facts.

Any number OF figures you may wish
to multiply by 5 will give the same re-
suit if divided by 2. an easier and
quicker operation; but you must remem-
Der to annex a cipher to the answer
when there is no remainder, and when
there is remainder, whatever it may
be annex five to the answer Multi
ply AGA by 8, and the answer will be
2, 800, divide the same number by 2,
you have 232, and, as there is no re-
mainder you add a cipher. Now, take
the number 357. and multiply by 5, and
have l,7S5; divide the same by 2, and
it gives LIS with remainder, you
therefore annex ), aud the result ls
again |, ,7S5.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-05-26
The chance of the Chicago hotel

The chance of the Chicago hotel
keepers making profit out of the Ma
tional Conventions seems to be brighter
than that of any single candidate for
the Presidential nomination. The fa-
cilities for lodging guests are being tenn
porarily increased by partitioning the
large rooms and parlors into tiny bed
rooms, and by turning the servants
quarters and working departments into
places for lodging. As to the provision
of food for the expected crowds, there
seems to be some doubt about the ade-
quacy of the preparation.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-05-26

A widow in Worcester Mass, has
sued physician aud a druggist for Sl0,-
OO0damages, alleging that her husband 3
death was caused by a mistake in the
compounding of prescription, which
the druggist and the physician siren
nouslg deny