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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

("They're broad enough in all con-
SCIENCE whispers Mrs. Van Highton
behind her fan. but she adds aloud
.'Do not permit it, my dear Mrs. New.
rich! A man who is so shining an orna-
ment to society must not hide his light.
He will never be permitted to do so.
You and your husband must consent to
keep the place Nature and Fortune have
assigned you as social leaders" ("So-
ciety here must be on low plane in.
deed to even admit such a vulgar pain
of parvenues,'O she added beneath her
breath.
Mrs. Van Highton accompanies hen
guest to the door and gives her part
ing kiss. As Mrs. Newrich drives
away. Mrs. Van Highton stamps her
tiny feet and shakes her pretty head
until its golden puffs and waves seem
to rise in mutiny. Then clinching her
small. white, jeweled hands, she says,
bitterly: Dean Swift was, indeed,
right, in declaring that the Lord shows
His small respect for money by the
people he gives it to. Because my hus-
band owes Uriah Newrich n sum larger
than he can ever pay, l must fawn
around that ill-bred, low-born. ignorant
woman! She possess the finest house
and equipage in town! She have SER
wants in livery and set up coat-of-
arms! (Her crest should be spade
rampant on washboard.) She have
rare books when she can barely read!
She own art treasures whose names
even she can not pronounce! She enjoy
unbounded luxury, ease and leisure
which she can turn to no good account!
While l, born and bred to these things.
must soon lose them all. What irony Of
fater'
And Mrs. Newrich, as her ponderous
form sinks back amid the velvet cush.
ions of her luxurious carriage, thus
soliloquizes:
This young woman puts on precious
high-and-mighty airs. A body d think
from her dainty dress and condescend-
ing manner that she was the Queen of
Sheba, right from the East, that it was
her husbin' who was railroad king in
std o mine!
"Uriah says she piles her palaver on
too thick, and Seratiny thinks she's al
lers kinder iarfin' at us inside. But l
don't believe Tn person anybody
would larf at! To be sure, I wasn't
brought up in perlite society, but I'm
in it now, and what's more, Fm at the
head on it. Folks is jest ON their knees
to me. I've spent year abroad. and
as for cultur, I've read every book Mrs.
Emma ID. E. N. Southworth ever writ.
"All the time Mrs. Van Highton was
a-gushin' over me, was a-takin' a sur
vey of things and a-sayin' to myself: This
house and all these fine fixin's is mort
gagged to Uriah Newrich. The mort
gage is eenamost out, it can't be paid,
and here is the incest kind of a weddin'
present for our SerafinyH
Il don't s'pose orter rejoice in no.
body's calamerty, but them Van High
tons has held their heads altogether too
high, and the Scriptur says: Pride goeth
afore destruction, and a naughty sperit
afore a fall francs Il. ShaW, in
Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

What is the best covering for the
isn't bad.-N r Herald.
If we are to get rid of crankism. we
must give less notoriety to cranks--
Burlington Free Press.
IL understand, Mr.. Einstein, youf
son Marcus is stage struck" "Stage
struck! All, no; he was yust run ofer
himself NIT q dray."-Erchdnge.
If there is anything above ground
more thoroughly permeated with bliss
than woman with q new gown it is .
boy who has just learned to whistle.
"A young man in Massachusetts, has
adopted whistling for . profession.
When he gets married, and the bills
begin to come in, he will have lots Of
chance for practice.-Burlington Free
Press.
When you hire servant in Mexico
it is with the understanding that her
entire family live with you. In this
country there is no understanding, but
the result is the same.-Buf1I0E Express.
In the matter of speed the bicycle
ranks seventh-the balloon. the loco
motive and trotting, pacing and running
horses having faster records It ranks
seventh because . lie will travel faster
than any of them.-CAieago Journal.
1t is all the fashion now to use little
gold mice for shoe fastenings. Gentle
men who are aware Of this fact can in.
fuse life into dull social assemblies BY
informing some healthy young lady that
there are . dozen mice under her chair.
Burlington HdUkeye.
"A man named Clews II wanted in
the West for murder. He will not long
escape the vigilance of tho detectives.
There never was . mysterious murder
committed that the detectives didn't
find dozen clews before sundown the
next -Norristoscn Herald.
Governor Adams, Of Nevada, hap
pened to overhaul IN old coat the other
day and found $500 in one Of the
pockets. He had forgotten al about
the money. From the fact that Gov
ernor Adams could lose $500 without
missing il, we infer that he il IN editor.
Troy Times.
Prof. r. A. Proctor says that this
earth is to-day just - likely to queke
and overthrow cities and towns as Mas
been at any time since man existed.
You are right, Professor; but does il
not occur to you that it is just - IN
likely to do so.-Boston Post.
-"What is the breed Of your calf!''
said . would-be buyer to . farmer.
..Well." said the farmer. ''all I know
about it is that its father gored justice
of the peace to death. tossed booh
agent into the fence corner, and stood
lightning-rod man ON his head. and
his mother chased . female lecturel
two miles; and Il that amt breed
enough to ask four dollars on yog
needn't take him."-MI Indepsndsst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25
LONGEVITY.
The Period and the Cii cumstances Attend
ing the Decline of Human vitality.

The Period and the Gil lcumstAnces Attend
ing the Decline of Human vitality.
The human system IS so arranged
and designed that after the age of ma
turity the decline then comm ences:
then downward tendency gradually
takes place. The imagination and rea-
son then becomes weaker, and the
physical powers are slower and more
irregular and imperfect in their action.
In the former is observed depression
of the mental powers in the concen-
trating or abstracting of thought. In
the latter the nutritite operations are no
longer able to repair the waste of the
BODY At that time external impress
sions exert diminished influence, and
with the failure of perception the pow
ers of memory decline, the objects of
early life being recollected last, while
those of later time fit away like sun
beams in the shade. Then the brain is
less capable Of receiving impressions.
because the organs of sense fail to dis
charge their functions. The sight be-
comes misty, the hearing dull; there is
an indsposition for exertion, a desire
for repose. The mortality in towns is
greater than in the country. OF both
sexes % per cent. die before they are
year old. and 81 per cent. before they
are years old. Male infants are more
liable to die Immediately after birth
than females. Nine-twentieths of the
whole number die before they are Is
years of age. The mortality among
girls increases between IA and 18, and
among men between q and 26. At
% years half thee5irths are dead. The
mean life is about 80 years. The ca
pacity of the skull in the female is less;
the body is longer; the lower extrem-
tiles shorter; the skin thinner and more
translucent. The strength of the fe-
male to that of the male is as Is to 26.
Her muscles contract easier and are
more easily wearied. Her reasoning
powers are less vigorous, but her sem
sations are more acute and her knowl-
edge more intuitive and instructive.
Pnrenology shows her moral over her
intellectual nature. Her cOnstancy.
warmth Of affections and attachments
are our solace, our trust and cOnfide nee
in gloom and misfOrtune.-Paiadcipitia
Call.
"A teacher, speaking before the
Rhode Island Institute of Instruction,
recommended the introduction OF
healthful stOry-books as an antidote
against the evil of flash literature. This
appears to be very sensible sugges-
ton. The doctors are continually find
ing new virtues in innoculati0n as q
means for overcoming certain kinds OF
disease of the flesh, and. reasoning by
analogy, the Rhode Island teachers
prescription for the mental and moral
disease, propagated by baneful litera-
ture designed for the young, ought to be
effective. Current.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25
"A TRAGEDY"
With n Moral.

With . Moral.
In d1is Is poem on Spring. SO fair.
St St warollng birds and baimy air
~ cooling breezes, babbliag brooks
VI beauty, love and coy hooks.
ls y tne Snend" with struggling hair
Txrueek monumental and courage rare:
ne uo Mrote the ''pomc on Spring. SO fair"
~ wnisPering breezes, balmy air,
loving herds and gurgling brooks;
Ane same we read about i'm books.
nnis is the Editor filed with care.
MMungry Tor more substantial fare
man poems on Spring-his back most bare
IrI IurInrough need Of better clothes to wear,
= NO seized the "fend'' with lengthy hair
Hnat wrote the poem on Spring, so fair,
nVr Stopped to question why or where,
out hurled him headlong down the stair.
MORAL.
fOtts: take warning from this rhyme.
ana II you wish to save much time
ana trouble, keep your poems all,
An when the evening shadows fall
Jusl NJ build fire in the stove,
1een taEe your poems on Spring. and love.
Nno purn them all-don't spare one line
Aeg goos! 'twould be an act divine.
-Tcrds Siftings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25
A STORY OF A NEW ROSE.
Tho Origin of the Latest Product in Flint
Horticulture.

The Origin of the Latest Product in Fine
Horticulture.
The new rose, Beauty of America"
now the sensation in Washington, has a
history. 1t is well known that Mr..
Bancroft, the historian, has .in his
grounds at Washington one of the rarest
and finest collection of roses in Ameri-
ca. His gardener was privileged to
take the seeds produced to experiment
on, and thousands of plants were raised
from these. but only one plant showed
indications of excellence. This was
poor. tiny, neglected one, growing
among Others 1t probably would have
been lost to cultivation had it not been
seen by florist. who purchased the plant
two years ago from the original grower
for the sum of seventy-five cents! Two
wears in the hands of this florist has pro-
duced plants enough to sell this spring
for 5000. all of which are already sold
to New York and Philadelphia in lots
ranging from 500 to 1000. These plants
are but an inch high and cost $50 a
hundred.
Such results are very encouraging to
the originators of new varieties. With
in two years three roses have been in
troduced here-the Sunset of last
spring brought the originator $4,000;
the ..Bennett," of Philadelphia. will
net $4,000, while the Beauty of
America will bring $1,000 flashing
ton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

The latest novelty is ginger ice
cream, in which the heat of the ginger
counteracts the chill Of the cream, and
the frigidity of the cream nullifies the
fire Of the ginger. producing happy
medium most gratifying to the epicu-
rean palate.-Newton m J. Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

Professor Ely, of John Hopkins
University, predicts that we are just
entering upon an era Of internal and
domestic warfare such as has never been
seen and the end of which only the
Almighty can foretell.-N y Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

-Thirty-seven railroads, embracing
eleven thousand miles, or nearly one
tenth of the mileage Of the country,
were taken in charge by receivers last
year. Chicago Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

Vermont has still unrepealed law
on her statute books empowering her
Justices of the Peace to order the COLI
lection of wheat at five shillings, rye at
four shillings and Indian corn at four
shillings per bushel to pay the salaries
of certain specified preachers. Troy
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

Squire Cristler, of Banks County,
Ga, was called upon the other night to
join couple together in the holy bonds
of matrimony. Getting to the river, he
found it impossible to cross. Deter
mined not to be disappointed. he sum-
moned the couple to the waters edge
on the other side of the stream, and
the license. tied to stone, having been
pitched over to him. distance of some
sixty yards. he proceeded to tie the knot
at the top of his voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

Olive Logan says there are swans
in the River Thames which she knows
are over l50 years old.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

The Indianapolis street-car COM
panies have established four places in
the city where drivers and conductors
arc furnished hot coffee free Of charge,
-Egdianapolis Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-04-25

$50 agreeable q gentleman as your
hps6z6d ought not to absent himself
from the circles he adorns," replies
Mrs. Van Highton, in dulcet accents,
which, if they uttered her real thoughts,
would change their tone and say con-
temptuously:
(..The idea of that coarse, iiliterate,
boorish clodhopper having admission
to good society!) :,
sHe'd be mighty glad ter shove on all
these things onto my shoulders re-
marks Mrs. Newrich.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22

Crlmeln Jannn.

The Japanese police officials who were
at the Grand Pacific hotel yesterday, In
conversation with reporter for tho
lnter-ocean, gave very interesting
account OF the police system In vogue in
the great cities of Japan, and impaired
information which presents some novel
features OF her criminal laws. Sighoto
Songhinonto, "Chief Adioint De La Ire
Division A La Prefecture De Police De
Toxic, according TO the suporscription
ON his card, is gentleman about
10 years of age. His complexion is
quite light for u native OF Japan, aud
bis BLACK hair and whiskors sod "A bril-
liancy u his sparkling eyes of the Same
hue which betukons tho general ch.rBc.
teristics Of more than average shrswd
obsorytr He Is accompanied by Mas
sataka Nsawa, "Secoud chef dc Ia lime.
section q Ia prefecture dc police du
japan, This lattor official Is rather
stout | short ga statue, aud In addi-
tion To hls intelligence shows the DOW
ors of a athlete. Their superior oticer
II the niof of police, who IL appointed
by The government, AZ is also the
mayor Of Toxic, those two chiefs
OF div olons holding about tho same
rank Hs our captains of police have
peen on u tour Of inspection OF
the police systems of Russia, England,
France and Germany, and are now on
their way back 10 Japan. They give
out that the number of policemen in
Toxic ~ abont 5000, tho population of
the city being l,2OO,OOO. Each policeman
wears uniform made In European
style. They do not carry rOvolvers or
bullesi but are armed with a sword In
scabbard, The largest number of ar
rests are made on charges of drunken
ness, the natives being much addicted
70 Indulgence IN sake, made from rice,
the product oi which brings on speedy
intoXioatlon. Even from this cause ~.
rests are not made, except the person 40
intoxicated is uumanagOable, Tho peu-
atty for such q violation OF law II 81, aud
ia case the arrested party has no money
ne must suffer one days Imprisonment.
In comparison with crime In EurOpean
Countries Japan presents about the
same figures, The punishment for muir.
dor IN death by hanging, the decantl-
ton OF the head 10y the sword having
boon abolished in 1850. There is ono
large central prison where criminals ON
ton years sentence are sent. This h
under tho control Of the minister
OF the interior, and thore arc
various smaller prisons scattered
over tho country whore offenders for
lesser crimes are confined. Petty lar.
cony was an oilense which the authorl.
ties had 20 deal with largely. Tho law
did not make any disuction between
grand ana petty. larceny, that degree
being determined by the court accord
ing 20 the circumstances attendant
upon the crime. The punishment for
such otiensos ranged all the WAY from
six months 70 seven years.
sort of patrol wagon was Ia
use IN Japan, but was relied upon as a
medium OF conveying criminals
in great numbers rather than
Tor high rate OF speed In reaching a
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22
Annual Convention.

Yesterday morning the annual
convooation Of the Episcopal church
of tho diocese Of north Texas con-
veued at st. Matthew'S cathedral at
10 o'clock, Bishop Garrett presiding.
Tho service consisted OF morning
prayer sermon by Rev. L. N. Atkins,
of Denison, and the celebration OF the
holy communion. The oonvocatlon
then organized and re-olected Mr.. Rich
ard Morgan, it,, secretary and DIR. w. s.
Lee treasurer.
Tho church Is decorated with flowers.
The following Is list OF the clergy
and lay delegates in attendance;
CLERGY,
Right Rev. Alexander &. Garrett;
Rev. John Porlmees, Terrell; Rev, j. b.
Linn, Corsicane; Rev. w. ID. SRrtwelle,
Fort Worth; Rev. Reginald Collision,
Dallas; Rev. Il, N. Atkins, Denlson;
Rev. William Munord, Dallas; Rev. n.
M, ", George, TexarkRna; Rey. George
III. Higgins, Abilene; Rev, g. II, Deu-
roche, sherman; Rev. l. e. Rogers,
Cloburno; Rev. Frank h. Evans, Paris;
Rev. NJ. g. Brown, Weeiheriord.
LAY DELEGATES,
DallRs--W. \. Ice, @. \. Mitchell, w.
II. Sutton, Richard Morgan, fir.
Woatheriord-L. W. Christian, n. G.
Neor.
Fort Worth Thomas p. Martin, Geo.
Jackson.
Denison-T. b. East IN, James Fuller
ton, William Preston.
Texarkana--O. p. Taylor.
Bonham-Geo. A. Preston, John w.
Soady.
Tefrell-J. S. Grinnan, L. +. Griffith,
J. II. Muckloroy.
Corsicana--W. $. Simkina.
Last evening Bishop Carrot delivered
his annual address TO a large and highly
entertained audience, full of interest 10
the church. This evening the bishop
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22
Picknick and lunch baskets at Erb
Marshall Matters,

MARSHALL, May 2l.-[Special. tho
case of Sarah Scott VS.. the Texas and
Pacific railway company, now occupies
the attention Of the court. Her hus-
band, j. b. Scott, an employee OF the
company was killed in wreck some
two years ago, She claims damages in
the sum of $4,000.
The Texas 4 Pacific railway company
are looking for suitable location on
which 10 erect q permanent hospital
here.
The fair and festival given by the
ladies of the Catholic church, was well
attended last night, notwithstanding
the Indictment weather.
An agent of Sanborns Map company
Of New York, is here re-surveying the
town.
There are 20 patients in the rail read
Hospital, and the cry is atil they come.
Tho county has outstanding scripts
indebtedness TO the amount OF $lS,50S 70.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22
Kan.as Probibit,onists snrirc aLeaL

Kansas PTohibitiOnists Spriug n Leak.
The judge of one Of the district courts
OF Kansas has found flaw in the new
prohibitory act OF that state, whereat
there is some establishment expressed.
The really remarkable thing would be
the enactment OF statuteon any sharp.
ly contest ted subject which some Judge
could not assail. In this instance the
law authorizes and requires the county
attorney upon information to subpoena
and question persons suspected of
knowing OF violation. OF the law, and
where the otfCnse is established he
shall enter suit in come compelent
court. For the purpose Of insuring IL
deity 1t is provided that the attorney
shall receive s specisl tee upon convic-
ton and be subject 70 penalty for failure
to act. The decision in question, rem
dered at Leayenworth by Judge Crosier,
holds this 10 be the comforting upon the
county attorney Of Judicial powers to be
eXerted in criminal proceeding where
ne Is tho prosecutor, which Is not al
lowasle under the constitution. OF
course the case Will 90 to the supreme
court for final decision. In tho mean
while, the statute viii probably remain
imperative. Not that prohibition will
be in suspense, but that conviction by
the new patent process will be set aside
for tho slower but safer ordinary meth
DDS Of procedure.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22
sEDEwALA NOTES.


rs cents will buy ladies realkid Slip
per at Block Bros,
Marbles, tops, balls and bats at Erb's.
The rain has cleaned out the street
cutters.
S2S Main street. All kinds of fruits
and vegetables at A. e. BOuche's.
Bouche keeps all kinds of cigars and
tobacco. Try his nickle Tiger cigar.
P, p. p. will cure all diseases of chick
ems, turkeys ducks geese and birds.
Sold at % cents per package by, George
L. Atkins, Dallas.
After May we win have ample room
for all kinds of storage in the new rooms
Of the auction and commission house
Of Fine, Worry Fine, 6l3 and 6l5 Elm
street.
Harris, the butcher,hss q lot of spring
lambs which Will be slaughtered to or
der. They are fine fat animals and
Harris understands the art of putting
them in shape for consumers.
Mrs. Chestnut the leading milliner
at 6l2 Elm street is receiving two or
three times every week the freshest and
latest styles in hats, bonnets, ribbons
and trimmings. No old stock; every
article perfsctly fresh.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22
METAL POISON

! am a coppersmith by trade and during
n series OF years my arms ,being bare whe0
at work have absorbed n wonderful amount
OF metal poison. Having scrOfulOus ten q.
dency nom my youth, the small particles of
copper and brass would get into the sores,
and by this process the poison was conveyed
Into my blood TIL my Whole system became
Injected, ] was treated with the old RENEE
dies OF mercury and lod'dc potassium. Sal
walton followed, my teeth are all loose in
my head, my digestive organs deranged, and
have been helpless In bed for over year
with mercurial rheumatism. My Joints
were all swollen, and / lost the use Of my
arms and legs, and became helpless rs an
infant.
My suiicrings became so Intense that ~
was impossible for me TO rest. The doctors
Treatment. This could not bear A friend,
who proved a friend indeed, urged mo 20 try
SWitts SpeCihC, believing II would cure me
Others discouraged me, but scared "A few
bottles, and have now taken two dozen hot
ucs. The hrst effect Of the medicine was to
bring the poison 10 the surface, and / broke
out all over In running 'or's They soon
disappeared, and my skin cleared on. My
knees, which had become twice their uatu-
raj size, have resumed their usual Size and
are supple as OF yOro. My arms and hnuds
are all right again aud can use Thorn wi huut
paln.Ihe entire disease has LETT M parts orthe
body save two ulcers ON my wrists, which
are healing rapidly ! am weak rom long
confinement, but / have the use 0t al, ny
limbs, The medicine Is bringing moout o,
the greatest trial of my life, and | cannot
mud words sufficient toeNprcss my approriu.
ton ~ its virtues and the gratitude 4 feel
that / ever heard Ofit
Augusta, Ga, Jane, 1885.
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given point. BoTh gentlemen are re.
markedly courteous in their intercourse
with callers, and last night regretted
that they had not further time to speak
Of their system of detecting and pun
ishine crime, which system they said
had been greatly improved by the adop-
tion Of the best European methods.
They LETT last evening for San Fran
cisco to take the steamer to Japan.-In-
ter Ocean.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22

The following commercial tourists arc
In the city: Ii G Barrow, c A Hatch
kiss, L A Morhrhardt, 9 Denny, Il e
Craig, J w Gordon, G Brler, J II Shell
ly,Charles White, Thomas B Trotman,
Augustine Healy, j w Carter, s G Mad
dox, Rudolph Church, e f Spaul ling,
John A Peel, Otto S hammers, w Pick
ems, q s Ballard, Thomas
Scott, w N Bryant, A NJ Friend,
IL G Griffith, p II Sarlino
Leon Ross, 4. p. Barry, w. o. Conner,
Seymour Meyers, j. q. Fonda, j. b.
Flowers, +. z. Waltham, A. Il. Pitts, G.
Y. Hughes, S. p. Hopkins, w. 9. Crit
IN, G. e. Hegarty, X. II. Mccullough,
W. j, Durham, George A. Wenster,
Jesse Hay, w. Nj. Saunders, j. Ii Calm,
A, IL. Calm, j. w. Clifton, A. l.. Hodge,
II. l.. Ewoll, j. NJ. Dalfram, Charles l..
Botterton, II. b, Chapman, Y. p. Arm
strong, F. p. Moore, j. j. Levy, Seth
Miller, ~ ID. Barry, A. w. Stalnecker.