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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19
CONVICTION, ST. TAMMANY PARISH La, SEPTEMBER 49, 1885,

There is also spiracle near the head.
When about to transform into the pupa
or chrysalis state, the body contracts
into barrel-shaped case, and turns
brown and hard. This case is called
the puparium. and within it the maggot
becomes a pupa or chrysalis.
The house-fly. having as . maggot
lived squalid existence. after q pupal
sleep of from five to seven days, pushes
off one end of its pupal case. and on
emerging from the case, Immediately
runs about. though its wings are still
small, soft and baggy, much rs in the
pupa. Soon. however. the skin becomes
dry and hard; the fluid in the wings
dries. and in a few moments the fly
takes flight.
If in its winged state the fly is one Of
the most disagreeable features of dog
days, and people wonder why flies were
ever made at all, it should be remem-
bered that flies have an infancy as mag
gots. and the loathsome life they then
lead as scavengers cleanses and purities
the August air. and aids in lowering
the death rate of our cities and towns.
While most house-fiies die on ap-
proach of winter, multitudes being at
tackled by white fungus, their swollen
dead bodies remaining on the wall or
windows in October, few live through
the winter. While writing this article
on the first warm day in spring. few
flies have for the first time made their
appearance in our study. These will
lay their eggs about stables in the late
spring. and thus give rise to a swarm
Of maggots and August flies.-A. S.
Packard, Jr., in Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19
FRAUDS IN CIGARS.
Fraudulent Manufacturers Who Initiate
Popular and Expensive Brands.

Fraudulent Manufacturers Who Initiate
Popular and Expensive Brands.
"Now. there's cigar" said tobacco
merchant whose firm handled more
than a million dollars worth of cigars
a year, "that has made great reputa-
ton within the past year, and which is
eagerly smoked by all good judges OF
cigars. and yet there is so much cheat
ing done in this particular brand that
fully two-thirds of the smokers are
swindled. am not surprised, either,
that they do not find it out, as the cheat
ing is very adroitly done. The price Of
the cigar to dealers is twenty-five and
a half cents, and yet you can buy the
cigar. or what they pretend is the cigar.
all over town for twenty-five cents. We
will not retail them for less than twenty
eight cents. because that gives us little
enough profit"
"Are all that are sold for twenty-five
cents bogus?'
They are not the true imported
brand. as rule. OF course. there are
occasional big hotels and restaurants
that are content to handle them at a
margin of two and half cents. The
fraud is effected in this way: Clerks or
boys in the hotels or restaurants where
the genuine brand is sold keep the
boxes when they become empty and
supply them at fair cost-sav fifty
cents apiece-to the small dealers. A
domestic cigar is manufactured of the
exact shape and color of the imported
brand, and the box is filled with these
domestic cigars. The box is genuine.
and the cigars very much like the real
thing. The dealer. by this little game.
clears about thirteen cents on a cigar
pretty tidy profit, and well worth the
ruse even if it is State Prison offense. !"
"How can one detect the spurious
one?'
"Only an expert can tell the differ
ence in the make of the cigar at a glance.
but if you look carefully at the date on
the box it might give you clew. For
instance, l saw some cigars that were
not over week old the other day that
were in box labeled October II. The
manufacturers on the other side are en-
'deavoring to throw difficulties in the
way of these fraudulent dealers by put
ting peculiar glaze on their boxes.
But the cigar thieves soon get hold of
the boxes, so what are they going to dc
about it?n-N Y Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19
THE THREE GREAT LANGUAGES.

Comparative Importance Of the English
Over the French and German Tongues.
The language in which Shakespeare
and Milton wrote was the language Of
but five or six millions of people in their
day, and as late as one hundred years
ago English was spoken by not more
than fifteen or sixteen million people.
says the Paris american Register. At
the same period French was the mother
tongue of at least thirty million people.
and German. in one or other of its
forms, was the language of from thirty
to forty million people. This state OF
affairs is now completely reversed. Be-
tween forty and fifty years ago the En-
glish language equaled the German in
the number Of those who spoke it. and
now the latter is left far behind in the
race. German is spoken by 10000, 900
persons in theAustria- Hungarian empire
46, ,OOO, 600 in the German empire. 10000
in Belgium, 2, ,0OO, 600 in Switzerland. and
the native tongue of some 100000
in the United States and Canada. This
gives . total of about sixty million per.
sons who may speak German.
With French the case Is much the
same. but the gain during the past CEN
tury has been smaller than that Of Ger
man. French is now spoken by the
3S. 600, 900 people of France. by 2.25O.-
600 in Belgium, 200, 900 in Alsace- Lor-
raine, 600, 600 in Switzerland. 1900. 600
in Canada and the United States. 60O.-
600 in Hayti. and by 100000 in Al
giers, India, the West Indies. and Afri-
ca: in all about forty-five million.
English is now spoken by all but some
500, 900 Of the 81. 600. 900 persons in the
British Islands. by 5000, 900 out of the
Sc, 600. 900 inhabitants of the United
States, BY 1000, 900 persons in Canada,
5000. 900 in Australasia, LOO. 600 per-
sons in the West Indies. and perhaps by
1000. 900 in India and the other British
colonies. This brings up the total to
100. 600, 900. which can not be very fa1
from the truth,-CAicoqo Nsaea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The lower clergy of the City Of
Rome are so poorly paid that many OF
them are in absolute penury.
The Swedenborgians in the United
States number eghty-seyen churches,
ninety-two ministers and four thousand
members.
The number of Quakers in the
United States is estimated at less than
100000. They have fine college at
Richmond, Ind.
Fifty years ago schoolmasters had
no clocks or watches. but told the time
of the day by a mark on the floor, or il
cloudy, guessed at noon.-Chicdgo Her.
ald
Western colleges claim that the
average age of graduates is rising there
and with it presumably the standard
of admission-as well as in the Eastern
colleges.--Boston Journal.
An experienced educator says that
the ideal commencement programme
should always contain three features
a production by a member of the class.
one by an alumnus and another by a
well-known Chicago Times.
1t has just been made known BY the
directors that Hiram College, at which
President Garfield was a student and
subsequently its President, is to be
moved from its present location to
Warren. Ohio, the county seat of Trum-
bull County.
Among the converted Indians OF
Arizona and New Mexico the real hero
of the Bible is Daniel. The meekness
aud lowliness of the SAVIOR do not
appeal to their imagination with the
force of Daniels experiences among the
lions.
Henry B. Stanton's unique book Of
racy "reminiscences saws that DR.. Beman
of Troy. N. Y, leader of the New
School Presbyterians, used to repeat the
following with gusto:
We sinned all:
In Gains murder
We sinned furdef.
By DIR. Green
Our sin is seem"
DR.. Ashbel Green was president OF
Princeton College.
in the year 1900 there were in the
United States 5000 evangelical
CHuFCueS, III IccO, fO.OtO, III lCdO, w.
14S, and in 1880. $1,000. a gain of 27.-
600 in ten years, ending in 1880. The
number of communicates in evangelical
churches in the United States in 1900
was 364. 900; in 1850. 2.529. 900; in 1870.
6.673. 900, and in 1880. 10,O65. 900.
Taking the whole country through,
there was in 1900 one evangelical com.
municant in every 14A inhabitants; in
1850, one to every 81; in 1870. one to
every 81. and in 1880, one to every g.
N. 7. Tribune.
No preacher need preach to empty
pews these days. Let him just pro.
claim from his pulpit that the most of
the Bible is fable, and that those pas
sages which aren't fables don't mean
what the wisest and best men in the
past nineteen centuries have agreed
that they do mean. and that there isn't
any hell. or if there is one it isn't very
hot. and all those people who have the
most to gain by such being the case
will flock to hear him. his sermons will
be published in the newspapers, and he
will gain 3 notoriety which the plain
preaching of the Word could never be.
stow upon him.-Psttsburgh Pa. Com
mercidi.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19
HER WAY TO SAY mo"

Ny sweetheart sat knitting. my darling"
said /.
81 have had a most beautiful dream"
enc feigned not to hear me and made no re-
Said simply: I'm turning the seam"
reached for'the knitt!ng-a mesh of soft
That she held in her fingers so small;
But she sa d: Don't disturb me, I'm busy
I'm knitting a sock for doll"
'Don't tease me SO. darling" pettshly
You're just dying to hear I'll be bound"
But she pushed back her curls, as she softly
replied
waited awhile. and then closer / drew,
And breaking of silence the seal.
tsaid: Now you're ready. let me tell it to
She answered: I'm setting the heel
1smiled and 1 frowned. and looked up at the
clock.
Regretting that soon must go;
Then looked at my teaser-she held up the
sock,
Saying: would you put red in the toe?"
you shall hear me, darling, you dearest OF
She placed both her hands on her brow.
And laughingly said, as she threw back the
curls:
-Just wait-I am narrowing now"
81 dreamed of a cottage close down by the
Meath the brightest and bluest of skies"
She answered: "Sit further away from me,
please,
My needles will get in your eyes"
Il dreamed we were there in that home on
the shore,
And that love, darling, love made us
rich
81 told you to sit further OF once before:
You're the cause of my dropping stitch"
At last ii was finished. then madly said:
Am J. dearest, lover or friend?'
She took the small scissors and severed the
thread,
Saying "Wait till I've fastened the end
'Will you marry, me, darlng?' said in low
tone
There was nothing to do but to go:
For learned at the last what / first might
have known
1twas always her way to say "No."
IT. o. Chisholm. in Louisville Courier
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19

An idea of the magnitude of the
cattle trade of the United States may be
easily estimated by remembering that
in 1894 we exported $40, 600. 900 Of beef
and beef products, and that this was
not more than six per cent of the total
value of these products. The total value
of beef and beef products was nearly
500. 10000 and ninety-four per cent.
of this was consumed at home. Yet,
large as these figures. they represent a
yearly consumption estimating the
population at $4,000. .0OO-of a little
more than ten dollars per capita per
year.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19
A Disinterested Party.

Hello, there!'' called out bartender
in West Brighton beer pavilion while
the thirsty souls from an incoming boat
surged in front of him. Hello, there'
you didn't pay"
But the two men he addressed did not
seem to hear him, and they lounged out
side.
Say, Fritz" called ont the bartender
to a waiter. "Say, Fritz. hail them fel-
Iers for the price. They've gone out
without settling"
The tall German laid down his tray,
wiped his mouth with his apron and
started ferociously after the receding
couple. Soon he came back with fes-
toon of dark blue under the battlements
of his left eye. There was rent in his
duster and lump under his jaw the
size of Goldfish ball.
Did you collect?" called out the bar
tender.
.Naw," said the waiter.
"Wouldn't they give up?"
Nav"
What did you do?"
..Tole dem to seddle up or I'd wollop
DEM"
That was right What did they say
to that?"
"Nodings. Won pucked me by der
chaw, der odder fetched me on der eye.
Dey nogged me oud right away, l bed
YOU"
The deuce they did. Did you smash
'em back?"
..Smash 'em back? Nav; vat for
should take up your kivarrels?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-19

1t is anticipated that the presen.
year will be good one for Havana ci-
gars. on the ground that every fifth year
since 1869 the crop has been excellent,
while during the intermediate years il
has been Indifferent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
PITTsBURG NAIL MEN
EmphaticalIy Deny That Meeting was
Held Recently,

EmphaticalIy Deny That Meeting was
Held Recently.
1t turns ont that the publication by the
Pittsburg Times, on Saturday morning, Of
Whist purported to be the proceedings OF q
meeting of the Pittsburg nail msnufactur'
e1s, at which ways and means Of affecting
a compromise with the uailers were dis
cussed, had no foundation in ZACH The
following card from the Pittsburg manu-
facturers will be printed in The Times, OF
that city, this morning:
PIrTsBURG, November %, 1885.
To the Editor Of he 7imss.
SIR: In yoar issue Of the 2lst inst. you
published an article purpcrting to be an
account of o meeting Of the nail manu-
facturers of this district. No such meeting
ever took place, or was such q meeting
ever contemplated, as the settlement Of the
question of wages in our nail factories is
entirely in the hands of the Western Nail
Association. The report Is tissue OF
fRlsehoods.
By giving this a place in your journal
you will correct great injustice done us.
Yours truly,
SHoENBERGER l. Co,
ZUG l. Co,
CHESS, Cook Il Co,
MooRuEAD, BRos. 4 Co.
JONES & LAUGHLIN, Ltd.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
THE GAS TRUSTEES.
They Make Out Smother Slate for
the inspection of Council.
The Committee on Health Wrestles With
the Garbage Questionable Slaughter
House Chestnut up Again---Ihe
caldwell Run Matter.

The Board of Gas Trustees met at their
Office in the City Hall q! o'clock yester-
day afternoon and remained in session
until nearly 6. After disposing Of num-
Der Of bills and cleaning up some other
routine work, the gentlemen of the Board
turned their attention 10 the revision OF
the list of oppOintees referred back to
them at the last meeting Of Council At
that time the Board had two sets OF recon-
mendations before Council. One, aligned
By President Rolf and Mr. Seelsy, named
B. L. Butcher for Secretary, George Hell
for Assistant Secretary audJ c. Picket tor
Collector. The other. submitted BY Mr..
Jepson, recommended George He'll for Sec
retary, ]. C. Picket for Assistant Secretary
and S F. Faris for Collector. Alter q lopg
discussion Council referred both recon-
mendatioDs back to the Trustees toI
agreement among themselves as to ne"
list of appointees. -.
In the interim between the two meeting;
the probable action of the Trustees hsc
gi7en rise to much discussion and specuiaa
ton, aud considerable number of sspl
rants for Office under the Board were led Il
send in applications in the belief that pos
sibly the Trustees would throw all the orig
Einal appoiutees overheard and make ar
entirely new deal. These application
were read By Secretary Hazlett, and ther
the Trustees began the work OF making uF
a ticket.
The Trustees placed Mr.. B. L. Butcher
at the head OF the list for Secretary, Mr.
Harry Frsnzheim was named for Assistan
Secretary, and Nc. J. c Picket for Col
lector. Mr.. He'll the present Assiatah
Secretary, was an applicant for the posi-
! ton of Secretary only.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
HE WAS SUSPICIOUS.
A Countryinan Suspects Man of Trying
sIo Do Him Up.'

$40 Do Him Up"
Yesterday morning countryman IRON
one Of the city's suburbs, whose name
need not be mentioned, came into town
presumably TO see the sights. While in
dulgihg in ''merry maker" at certain
saloon, be fell in with q man.sbout.toWn,
who he'd him up for several drinks. The
two then took walk around the city to-
gether, the city man showing our country
friend various points Of interest and giV-
ing him numerous pointer" not to his IL
terest.
The two took dinner together and con-
tinu.d their psrambulstions and imoica-
tons until they had both gotten contia-
erably the worst of it, Then they began 70
Quarrel, and the countryman became suspi-
cious of his new acquaintance, fearing that ne
intended to take him il" as he expressed
it. The city chap became tired OF the
countryman, and having succeeded IN get
ting all out of him that he thought posi-,
BILE, left him on Market street and entered
a drug store near by.
At this the countrymsns suspicious De
came more aroused and he rushed IN aitel
the other Just in time to hear him ask toi
some chloraI. He demanded that thc
clerk refuse to sell the man any choral
he then left the store hurriedly and shortly
afterwards returned with an officer, Il
whom he stated that the man had az
tempted to buy choral with which to PG,
him to sleep, in order to rol
him. As the clerk had refused
to sell,the man any chloral, and as tn
latter made no attempt to put the country
N an under its influence, or that OF an,
other narcotic, no action was taken. In
couDtrymsn, however, said be was too sharI
for them, that no man could do him up
without he knew all about it but for fes
that by some means of hocus pocus tn
chap might get him in his clutches b
boarded an afternoon train and left tn
city behind him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
PERSONAL POET1,

MoVem snts OF VyheeIingites, and the Com
ing and Going of Strangers.
Eph Wells, of Sistersville, ia ct the s.,
James.
D. W. Curtis, Of Sistersviile, W. Va, is
in the city.
Herbert Husford, of Toledo, Ohio as Of
the Howell
"A. Hollister, of SteubsnvilIe, is at the
Mcclure House.
Cyrus Jones' of Glen EAstop, is regis
tered at the Howell.
j. A. Armstrong, of Point Pleasant W.
Va, ia at the ST. James.
W. Nicholl and j. Il. Mathews, Of
Wellsburg, are at the Howell.
James Means, Of SteubsnvilIe, was in
the city yesterday on business
]. A. Hunter and wife. of Burgettstown,
Pa, are qusrtered at the St. James.
A. V. Mcdonnell, of Burton, ". Va, is
in the city on business and ia quartered at
the St. James.
The following students entered the
Wheeling Business College yesterday for
the commercial course: - Rose, New
York; Willie BippuS, Bellaire, ard Gus
Schwartzbsck, Richard Larry and Walter
Armstrong, city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
Interesting Lecture.

7. N. Garvin, Esq, interested the stu,
dents Of the Wheeling Business College
yesterday morning with his lecture on
Constitutional Law. He gave historical
outline attending the difficulties of the or
gsnization of the thirteen original colonies,
the adoption Of the articles of conteders.
tioD, aud the adoption Of the present Consh-
tuition OF the United States. His lecture
was very interesting and was very much
enjoyed By his audience. His next lecture,
which Will be delivered some time next
month, will be on the Statue of Frauds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
Circuit Court.

In Part One of the Circuit. Court no
business Of public importance was trans
acted.
In Part Two the. case OF the State vs..
Edward Uthmsn was put on trial before
the following jury: Leroy Elder. Edward
Miller, Robert T. Ford, F. w. Baird, C. n.
Watkins, F. G. Meyers, Fred Lare, F. D
Snyder, Peter Wendell, Jr., G. E. Amos,
John Pogue, and James st Mysrs Woods
and Doyener appeared for the defense,
while Col. Arnett assisted the Prosecuting
Attorney for the State The hearing Of
the evidence occupied the entire cay.
The jury retired about 6 o'clock, and
after 81 Skssnce of three-qusr,ers of an
hour returned verdict Of not guilty.
The casaef the State W. Edward Mi cna-
mara, charged With stealing watch, viii
be pus on trial this mornisg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
Preparing 10 Encounter Disease,

The prevalence o! malArial disorders being de
Ptndeut upon vitisted conditions Of atmosrh Ie
ard water Is. ia certain regions Of course, inevl
table The grand question Their fore, which presents
itself to every resident oil fever striken locality
is, "What means shall sdoptto escape the DREADED
Scoursge" Fora third Of century Hsstettsr's
Stomach Bitters has besn the embodied answer 10
this question. IN thiekly populated, and spaFsely
settled diyIiets alike, In town and in country, Il
has afforded constant protection against mala-ial
Injection 10 those Who have used Il It erzdiesnS
and prevents, vith equal sertsipty fsYer and sSua
bilious remittent dumb ague aud ague cake, and
psrsse ally the hurttul alkaloid snlphats Of sui-
nine. II alSo remedies, with thoroughness, dys-
p psia liver complaint. constipation, debility and
rheumatism.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
MARSHAL M'C0NNAUGAY
reported To Be Somewhat Better
Last Evening,
The Weapon Used by Conway Found---
The Assassin Says He is Only
Sorry For His Wife
and Family.

The almost universal topic of converse.
ton in Bridgeport, yesterday, was the
shooting of Marshal McConnaughy by
Silas Conway, while in this city it pro-
yoked general discussion. All through
the night the wounded man showed slight
signs OF improvement and in the morning
was considerable stronger. About noon
he was reported not so well, but his physi-
clans at FIVE o'clock p. m. said that unless
blood poisoning set in there was
NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF HIS DEATH.
Yesterday morning the following tele.
gram was received at Bridgeport from st.
Clsirsyille:
To John Stuff:
Conway says he threw gan over bank
nesr Zaue's house. Get it, if possible, and
find out where he got it. How is JoeH
SEDGwICG.
4 little later the following message, DE-
scribiDg The location of the gun more
INFINITELY, was received:
To JOHN Stuff:
Conway says gun lays along line fence,
between Charles Zene's aud Milt Nc
Connsughys s, httle above Zans's house.
SEDGwICK.
After the second message was received,
Reece Burdette went to tie place desig'
mated ard
POUND THE GUN,
an old brass bound Belgian musket, which
bears the marks Of age and rough usage.
The gun was shown 10 great many but
no one acknowledged to have ever seen it
and to nearly all The ownership seemed an
unsol9able mystery.
Lister in the day REGISTER reporter
met a school boy, con of the man who
OWES the farm where Doc Moore the man
who accompanied Conway TO St. Glars,
vile, lives He said that Conway had
told Moore and two others all about the
entire affair on the morning of the shoot.
ing. He said, among other things that
the gun belonged TO
MAN NAMED RHODES,
who formerly lived hare, bat now resides in
Martins Ferry. He said Rhodes had
loaned the gun 10 him two weeks ago to
90 hunting.
There is considerable reason to believe
this statement, As Rhodes and Consway
are friends and they are both fond of hunt
ing. COGawsy was up at Martins Ferry
about tho time mentioned, and went on to
TiltonVille, Shere, % is claimed, he stole
several valuable dogs. Rhodes now lives
in S!gcbiown, opposite Martins Ferry
having moved there since the gun was
borrowed.
The reporter met young man in Mar.
tins Ferry last night who Was we'll &C
quaiated with Rhodes, aud who said the
former owned gun of the mtSket pattern,
bat could not be positive whether or not it
was brass-bcurd. Rhodes is not suspected
of being connected with the affair at ell.
AID OF course Conway had no idea OF
using the gun as he did when he borrowed
it.
Yesterday, in St. Clairsville. Ccnaway
expressed himself as being only sorry for
hio wife and family, and stated that he had
thought before of doing what he did.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-24
CLARA MORRIS.

Tomorrow evening Clara Morris will
appear st the Opera Houae in her drama
tizstiou Of WiEkie Collins New Magda.
len." Miss Morris takes the roll of Mercy
Merck" in which she is acknowledged TO
be without peer in this country.
Sests are going OF lively rate, and the
Opera House will hold ore of tie most
fashionable aud cultured audiences ever
drawn together in this city. Reserved
seats in the gallery will be put on sa!e thia
morning.