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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12
REBUKING CURIOSITY,
How q Stranger in California Town Baf
fed Impertinent Inquiries.

How Stranger in California Town Baf'
fled Impertinent Inquiries.
The other day MISUNDERSTANDING
stranger appeared in Petaluma and re
mained five whole days without the in.
habitants finding out his name, where
he came from, or his business. Ever
the bar-room loafers were batfled in
their attempts to extract some definite
information, and the entire town lay
awake o nights worrying over the mat.
ter. At last the general agitation grew
to such pitch that the Sheriff volun.
teered to interview the stranger in be.
half of the public veal. Approaching
the taciturn visitor. as he sat in the
office of the hotel, the functionary re-
marked:
Fine day, sir"
"Is, eh?' said the stranger, dubi.
ously.
"Going to stay long in these parts9''
''Just four days. two hours, and
thirty-one minutes longer" replied the
other, consulting his watch and time
table.
"Then!-may Ter ahem. may I ask
"udl NOuk UuSiuCSS 10. luc
Sheriff, as the crowd gathered up closer.
.'Well. l don't wish it generally
known" replied the stranger. confident
tally: 'but I'm Russian Nihilist.'
You don't mean it," gasped the
official.
Fact" replied the man, mournfully.
''But-er-what brings you here?" asked
the inguisitive Sheriff
We'll, you see, 1 was captured in ST.
Petersburg last month. and-you know
how severe that Government is on Mill
lists. don't you?"
''O!-yes-of course: go on''
''Well. they sentenced me to twenty
years in Siberia, or a week in Petaluma,
and l was fool enough to choose Peta
luna"
And with a.heavy sigh the condemned
man drifted in to dinner.
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12

ering him. Silently he prays to the
God he has always trusted in, to lead
him, with his precious burden, safely tc
the ground. Life has just become OF
value to him; the future looks so redo.
lent with hope and happiness. Hard,
indeed, it would be to die now.
Slowly, oh, so slowly. he tolls down.
ward with his lovely burden. To the
anxious crowd below every second
seems an age. o. he will soon reach
the ground. Only little space lies be,
tween him and safety. No sound is
heard save the roaring of the flames and
the hacking of the axes of the firemen
on the adjoining houses
Merciful heaven! The wall against
which the ladder is resting shakes more
and more, and is bending outward. The
hushed, expectant multitude now real
ize that the descending couple are
doomed to death. A smothered cry
breaks the stiffness, followed by > tre-
mendous crash and the quaking walls
part and fall forward; cloud of dust
and dense black smoke fly upward, and
Luciene lie Fevre and CeleStine Borde-
Ion disappear forever from life.
Next morning two charred and black
ened forms were taken from the ruins
of the theater building, and gently borne
by tender hands to the citv's lovely
church-yard, and laid to rest in one COM
mon grave. The artists famous picture
was sold. and the proceeds used to pur-
chase monument, which rises white
and grand at the head of the last rest
ing-place of the ill-starred pair. and
tells the tragic story of Celestine Bor-
defon. the famous opera-singer. and Lu-
ciene lie Fevre, the True Hero. -.
s. Wilson, in Louisville Courier-Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Three of the six star graduates at the
United States Naval Academy recently
are Pennsylyanians-
-Bowdoin College will expend 800. 900
on her gymnasium. and the University
of Pennsylvania 81, 900 on her new ath-
letic field.
Protestant meetings at Gratz, Aus
tria, are tolerated by the police and are
well attended, but no children under
fourteen years of age are allowed to be
present.
Sixteen years ago there were in the
State of Kansas forty-three Presbyterian
churches and 1.453 members Now
thre are in that State 321 churches and
4,289 members.-Chicago Times.
The total receipts of the Board Of
Foreign Missions of the Southern Bap-
tist Church the past year were $751;
299.59. of which the women raised about
$4,000. The year closed with bal
ance of $1,000 in the treasury.-N. z.
Tribune.
The cities of Boston and New York
pay more for school education. in pro-
portion to population, than any other
cities in the country. In the former the
schools receive twelve and one-haf per
cent. of the city's annual expenditure.
Chicago Current.
In Teheran. Persia. the tea houses
are all open to the public. and even the
schools are exposed like the shops.
often having shops on each side. The
boys sit on their heels in rows and re-
peat the lesson after the master. ap-
parently undisturbed by the continual
hubbub going on around them.
The entire missionary debt of the
Presbyterian Societies is $4,000. OF
this amount the Home Board. with the
Woman's Executive Committee. owes
s139.00O. the Foreign Board $4,000.
The General Assembly adopted reso-
luton recommending that every church
take special collection. or adopt
such other measures as shall seem best
in each case to cancel the debts. IN.
Y. Examiner.
The spirit of conservatism which 10
supposed to obtain so firmly in Euro
pean educational institutions has
yielded to the popular demand for the
education of women to such a degree
that they are now admitted to many of
the leading universities of Russia. Ger
many. France and Belgium. The influ-
ence of these examples will certainly
have great weight in America--Cnr.
rent
The organ in the Stewart Cathedral
at Garden City is, it is said. tho largest
in the world, being in fact five organs
in one-the great. the swell. the choir.
the solo. the echo and the pedal organs.
There are four manuals, lis speaking
stops. 1852 pipes. and 43 couplers. me-
chanical accessories and pedals. with
switch connecting the chimes with the
organ, so that both may be operated
from one key-board.-M y. Sun.
The Scotch Presbyterian Church OF
Jersey City has recently been relieved
of burdedsome debt, which threat
ened the loss of their house of worship.
Mr.. George r. Mckenzie, who paid of
the indebtedness. in a modest commu-
nication to the church declaring his in
tention. simply asked in return that it
should continue to be called by its old
name, 1.-THE Scotch Presbyterian
Church." and that the music should be
that of the human voice alone.-N. Y.
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12
A SUMNER SONG.

~ lovely sunbeams, through the meadow:
dancing,
On golden pinions. all the livelong day,
A'ssing young leaves. on crystal streamlet;
Changing to living gold their silver spray
wee amorous elves, coquetting with the
Wooing the daisy in her grassy bed.
iii the shy flower unconsciously uncloses
Her dew-gemmed leaves, and bushes rosy
red.
Gliding gray rocks, on rugged mountains
streaming,
Bidding the flowers in sheltered hooks
awake,
Calling young song birds from their happy
dreaming,
Waking the laughter of the dimpling lake
Playing "Bo peep" amid the white buds
In pearly clusters on the hawthorn tree.
10 the round eyes of wondering Childhood
The rapid journeyings of the wandering
bee.
Shedding halo bright on youthful tresses,
Bidding young hearts for very rapture sing,
VOuching the brow of care with X nd careSSeS,
Or Rlintng lightly on the skylark s wing!
3 Ah, merry sunbeams, like sly cupids straying
In the glad footsteps of the rustic lass,
On sun-tanned checks and snow white ker-
chief playing.
Twinkline like tirefiies in the emerald grass.
o, lovely sunbeams, like blest angels gliding
Through courts OF squalor, sickness, want
and gloom.
Telling of clouds like golden chariots riding
Proudly majestic DER a world of bloom:
OF winding lanes and miik-white homesteads
peeping
Like modest virgins from secluded bowers:
OF shallow pools and baby streamets leaping
In giddy gladness meath down-drooping
flowers.
Dance, lovely sunbeams, through fair coun-
try meadows.
Bathe hill and cottage in your holy light
From city slums go chase the mournful
shadows
Thai fill poor homesteads with eternal
night.
To those who pine in ignorance and sorrow
May all your tenderest, holiest gifts be
given,
That sorrowing hearts one ray of hope may
may borrow
In the sweet knowledge that ye come from
Heaven!
-Fdnny Forester in Argosu.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12

It is proposed to construct q new iron
clad (the fourth) at Nicolaieff. Russia,
destined for the defence of the Black
Sea coasts. 1t is to be of steel and iron.
the under portion being cased in wood.
The center portion will be armored; for
the defense of the engines and machin-
cry a portion of the deck will be covered
with armor-plates two inches thick.
With engines of 5000 horsepower in
dicated. the speed of this new iron-clad
will reach. it is hoped. sixteen knots.
The armament is to be 12-inch gums,
firing en- barbette from a couple Of tur-
rets on the upper deck. The estimated
cost is 100000 rubles. or in round
numbers 100000. Tho machinery.
etc. will b furnished BY the Baltic
tactory,-N. 7. Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHR.

"A Keep Street old maid who keep.
four cats finds scuttleful of coal in heI
backyard every morning. BY strict
economy she only buys half ton ot
coal year.-Brooklyn Times.
DIR. Hammond saws that .'love and
poetry go hand in hand" Shouldn't
wonder bit. 1t is well known that the
course of true love never did run
smooth. and the same is true of anna.
teur poetry.-LoweU Citizen.
Il wish I had eyes in the back OF
my head" said a young lady the other
evening. ..Why?n asked devoted ad.
mirer. breathlessly. 80 that 1 could
see what was going on without the
trouble of turning my head" '.You
can turn my head without any trouble, y
responded the youth with a gloomy
sigh.
What one letter will do
There is a word of plural number,
A foe TO peace and tranquil slumber.
Now any word you choose to take,
BY adding .s' will plural make;
But if you add an .'s TO this.
Strange is the metamorphoSis.
Plural will plural be no more,
And sweet what bitter was before.
it will make it caress.
"A little child was besieging her ia.
ther to take her to visit her grandmoth-
er. who lived at a distance. To get rid
of her he said: 1T costs ten dollars
every time we 90 to see grandma, Flor
ence. and ten dollars doesn't grow on
every BUSH" Neither do grandmas
grow on every bush" answered the lit
tie girl promptly, and her logic was
convincing. They went--Chicago IN
terror.
us there bird called .Riches?' :"
asked Jack of Jill. NO" said Jill.
Why Because have heard you
say. Riches have wings and thought
that if they have wings they must be
birds or ducks or geese" "You little
goosem cried Jill. as Jack started to
run. The very next moment Jack fell
down, and Jill tumbled after him. as
the reader probably has heard once OIL
twice before.-Goi,ien Days.
Uncle Nose met very dandified
darkey. who said in a very digniiied
manner: How do you enjoy dis balmy
wedder. saha" Il don't know yer. sab.
You has me at a disadvantage" re-
sponded Nose. ..You cussed ole bow
legged, lantern-jawed gorilla, yer is de
same ole mutton-headed baboon yer
alters was" "Now | knows yer As
soon as yer quit talkin' like gemman
1 knowed yer right off," And they
embraced like Blucher and Wellington
on the field of Waterloo.-Teras Stt-
ings.
Il asked for strawberry cream. said
the lady, ,eyeing the refreshment askance.
You We got it, num-" replied the wait
er. "But what makes it look so pale?"
"Cochineal's riz. mum-war up: can't
afford to make 'em any pootier for the
money" Mercy" exclaimed the lady,
you don't mean to say that you color
your strawberry cream with cochineal?
AT the fashionable places where am
used to going they never use anything
but aniline dye. It's expensive, of
course. but then it is SO lovely!'-Bos.
ton Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12
"HOW'S THINGS?"
A Senseless Question Which Excited tf
Ire OF Californian.


Ire OF Californian.
"You vos never shaved in de old
country?" said the barber, as he lath-
cred away at customers chin. mo:
Veil dey hev way of shaving dere dol
few in dis country know enything about.
They hev paste which is spread over
de face. 1t rest dere ten minutes. and
then wooden spoon will tex off de
peard."
There were some in the shop who re-
membered this process, which, though
it sounds like yarn, is fact. The
paste if left too long on the face will
blister it, but if scraped off at the expi-
ration of ten or twelve minutes the hair
comes with it. At this stage of the sci
entific discussion on boards and paste,
Citizen Bob Tiffany. entered. Some
thing had occurred to rufiie the usual
equanimity of Citizen Tiffany's dispose
ton, and he pumped into chair with
an ominous and truculent thud.
.Halloo. Mr.. Tiffany" said q per,
young dude, who was getting his hair
clipped; ..how's things3'' Citizen Tif-
tany glared at the too-fresh interlocutor.
"How's what?' he growled.
.'How's things?" chirped the youth.
blithely. 'You know what l mean;
how are you? how's things?''
20, mighty vet forbearing heavens.
hearken unto this IDIOT" cried Mr.. Tif-
fany, dramatically. .How's things?
What things? Things! A gentleman
can not walk into barber-shop and sit
quietly down to wait for shave with
out being asked by some lunatic How .
things? What do you mean by this.
anyhow?" and Citizen Tiffany marched
threateningly on the horror stricken and
now thoroughly-alarmed dude.
.'Why. l only-you know" stam-
mered the quivering victim of the citi
zen's wrath. Il only-well I-how's
things2'
..Now. by the ghost of him whose re-
vered name bear" declaimed Mr.. Tif-
fany. .I'll make a haggis of you! Yet,
hold! How's things? It's too late. too
late" and holding his cane before him,
rapier fashion. Mr.. Tiffany made an ex-
it which Lawrence Barret in his best
davs might have equaled. but never ex.
celled.-AAa California.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12
TOURISTS BAGGAGE,

A New and Convenient Construction OF
the Immediate Transportation Act.
Arecent circular issued by the Secre
tary of the Treasury appears to have
put new construction upon the Imme.
diate Transportation act of 1880 relative
to the baggage of passengers arriving
in this country from foreign ports.
Heretofore passengers have been SUBJ
jected to the delay and annoyance of
having their baggage examined at New
York, whereas. by this finding of the
Secretary of the Treasury, this baggage
is shipped through in bond direct to
forty-four cities named in the act as
inland ports of entry. which includes
Chicago, Cincinnati. Cleveland, Detroit.
Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco.
and others. A bond of 81. .000, 900, is
required, however, by the Government
from the express companies. and the
American Express Company is the only
one which has as yet given it. Tourists
and others who may come from Europe
to the United States will thoroughly ap-
preciate this new order of things, as it
will be the means of saving much time
and vexation heretofore occasioned by
the delay of baggage at the New York
barge office. Of course the baggage,
when shipped through to the interior
port of entry. is examined at the latter
place. for the Government rules as to this
are very rigid in order that nothing du-
table shall escape. Should it be the
desire of passenger to have his bag
gage shipped to an interior point which
is not . port of entry he can have it
directed to the port nearest his desti-
nation, and after examination by the
proper officers it will be forwarded BY
the American Express Company. In
case a passenger resides too far from a
port where the bonding privilege ap-
plies. the companys agent after the
usual examination in New York, will see
that it is shipped through to its destina-
ton in good order.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12

"A Georgian lost a society Uadge
some twenty years ago and the other
day saw it upon the straw bonnet of a
negro woman who was passing along
the street. The woman said she had
been given it some months before by
another negro woman. and that it had
been worn as . highly priced bonnet
ornAmcnt-AtI0BtG Constellation
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-09-12

The average rainfall in this country
is twenty-nine inches. That's six inches
for vegetables and the rest for small
boys to splash around in.-Detroit Free
Press.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
Assignee'sS Sale
TO CLOSE UP THE BUSINESS
OF P. N. HANSEN, IN IN.
S0LvENcY.

r WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO
l. the higest bidder, for cash, all the real
estate at my place of business and the per
sonal property where 1t may be,
ON n 10th day of May, A. ID. 1885,
All remaindeIs of stock In trade Of any kind
in my possession.
Also, the Silver Peak Tunnel property.
Also, q certain promissory note, signed by
William Shea for $3.50. dated July lS, 1884.
Also, q certain promissory note, signed by
Joseph Flynn, for $50S. dated November II,
1881.
Also, o certain promissory note, signed by
W. l.. Howell, for 1922 3S. dated December &c,
1883.
Also, q certain promissory note, signed by
Pat Mcbride, for 1928 rs, dated January 8,
1884.
Also, q certain promissory note, signed by
James Nolan and Hugh Gibson, for s242 "a,
dated March /, 1884, and secured by mortgage.
Also, q certain promissory note, signed by
John McCush and John Cuff, for $50, dated
July 8, 1884.
Also. a certsin promissory note, signed by
Csproli Achilli. dated January9, 1883, for 500.
Also, q certain due bill of the secret Canyon
Tunnel, Mill and Mining Company, dated
January 10. 1882. for the sum of s69S 46.
Also, 8 125 shares Of stock in the Mayor
Mining Company OF Eureka.
Also, q lot of Cabinet oil cans, etc.
Also, all the right, title and interest OF P.
N. Hansen in a certain lot Of charcoal, now at
the Albion furnaces, Ruby Hill.
Also, a lot of Charcoal, now at the Z. b P. R.
B. station, in Eureka.
Also, q lot OF Charcoal, being 1900 sacks,
more or less, now at the Eureka Con. furnaces,
the sacks being reserved.
Also, the books and book accounts and 30
forth Of P. N. Han SEN, sggregating about
500, 600, more or less, and now due the said P.
N. Hansen.
Sale to begin at 10 O'Clock A. M, and to be
sold without reserve. HIRAM JOHNSON,
Assignee.
Eureka, New, April "a, 1885. ap25-td
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-07

ROSS RUCKLEY.

Arthur McEwen, in one of his letters
to the Sacramento Bee, gives a very in
teresting sketch of Boss Buckley who
has just returned from a visit to Wash.
ington where he seems to have literally
captured the President, and there is now
great rejoicing among his followers over
his success. McEwen describes him as
person of great force of character, pos.
tive and direct in all his methods. and
a man Of gentlemanly bearing ; in fact,
polished and educated. A question puz'
cling San Francisco now, is, how car
Buckley, a saloon-keeper and a leader o.
the most ~disreputable element of the
city, manage to WELD such tremendous
influence, and hold his power u~ndisputed'
The solution Of the problem lies in the
fact that Buckley is direct man in all
his methods. While all the ambitious
lights Of politics in California are bowling
and cringing to each other in public, and
blackening each others characters the
moment they are separated, Buckley
sticks to the truth at all times, and his
word has become standard coin with all
men. Buckley never grasps a man by
the hand and tells him he will help him,
and then goes away to laugh at having
made q fool of him. There are hundreds
of leading men in San Francisco who
affect to despise Buckley and would not
meet him socially, whose oaths all com.
bined would not outweigh Buckley
simple word with people who know both.
He may be a jobber. but he has that
respect for his word Of honor that some
pretty big politicians, both in California
and Nevada, would do well to pattern
after.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-07

Drunkenness, or she Liquor Habit,
Can be Cured by Administering
~. Haines' Golden specific.
1t can be given in a cup of coffee or tea
without the knowledge of the person TAX
ing it, effecting q speedy n permanent
cure, whether the patient is . moderate
drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands
Of drunkards have been made temperate
men who have taken the Golden Specific in
their coffee without their knowledge, and
to-day believe they quit drinking Of their
own free will. No harmful effects result
from its ad administration. Cures guaranteed
Circulars and testimonials sent free. AID.
dress, GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co.,
1876 Race St., Cincinnati, 0,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-07
Consecrnting a Bishop.
COAST ITEMS.

The grading of the sight of the new
smelter by the Copper Prince, Arizona, is
nearly completed.
one OF the old-time districts, looks forward
to renewed activity.
The Ontario mill, Utah, has made q
twelve.months' successful and continuous
run, and will be shut down this month for
a clean up.
Rathberg, Idaho, has shown some strikes
recently that greatly brighten the future
OF tina camp, and indications point to it as
n of great possibilities.
Parties around Bannsck, Montana, are
snxiously waiting for the snow to 60 off in
the Elk Horn country, when a stampede
will set in, as rich ore is known to be there.
The polygamists OF Utah are having 8
hard time of it living up to their religion.
The Grand Jury sitting in Salt Lake have
averaged one indictment per day since
April l.
In Plumas county, CAL, there are plenty
Of rich lodges. but capital has been slow to
come in there, partly owing to the location
of the county, which is almost inaccessible
In Winter.
Patrick Lee, seventeen years DID,, son OF
James Lee, a well-known Arizona pioneer,
was fatally injured by a falling ore bucket.
while working at the bottom of q shaft in
the Mammoth mine at Stanton, Arizona,
last Sunday. j.
The output OF bullion from the Copper
Queen, Arizona, has somewhat decreased.
The lawsuit heretofore pending between
the Queen and Prince mines has been de-
cided, but still a suit for damages hangs
over the Queen.
About thirty-fiye men are now employed
in the mines at North Star, Utah. Proper
ties that nave lain dormant for years are
being reopened. The outlook is very
favorable and the chances are that the old
camp will resume its old-time activity.
About as much excitemens exists this
year at Ceur d'Alene as last. All the
claims taken last year are being looked
after, and active preparations are making
for opening a vast amount of the new
ground. A 3~,000-inch water ditch is being
built.
In three years the price Of copper has
fallen off 20 per cent. and as ii is being
found in many places in large quantities
it is not likely there will be q permanent
revival in prices. But by these discover
les the uses of copper will be greatly null
tiplied, and in the future it will enter into
many manufactures out of which its
high cost hitherto has kept it.