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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28
DRAFTS ON THE FUTURE.
How the Chinaman Makes Provisions fol
His Comfort After He Is Dead.

How the Chinaman Makes Provisions for
His Comfort After He Is Dead.
A man in China endowed with much
forethought can make some provision
for his own future comfort. The priests
have considerably organized a bank for
the spirit world. To this the provi-
dent may remit large sums during their
lifetime, and can draw on the bank as
soon as they reach the dark country.
The priests periodically announce their
intention of remitting money ON a GER
tain day, and invite all who have any tG
deposit to bring it. All who feel doubt
full of the generosity of their next heirs
accordingly come and buy from the
priests as much as they can afford of the
tinfoil paper money. which is current
among the spirits. 1t is an excellent
investment, as for handful of brass
cash, altogether worth about one penny.
they will receive sycee, i. e.. the boat
shaped blocks of silvery looking tinfoil,
bearing spiritual value of about $50.
Paper houses. furniture and clothes may
in like manner be purchased and stored
beforehand in the happy security that
neither moth nor rust shall corrupt
them, neither shall thieves break
through and steal. When the depos-
itor {probably poor coolie or an aged
beggar) has invested his little savings
in this precious rubbish in the ecclesi-
astical bazar he delivers it to priest,
together with sum of real money as
commission. For this the priest gives a
written receipt. All this din is thrown
into large boat. 1t is framework Of
reeds with bamboo mast, and its sails
and planking are of paper. When all
the depOsitOrs have made their pay
ments, the priests walk several times
round the boat, chanting some incanta-
ton, then simultaneously set fire to both
ends, and the paper fabric vanishes in a
flash of flame. The priests bid the de-
positors keep their certificates with all
care, and give them to some trustworthy
person to burn after their decease,
whereupon the said certificates will
reach them safely in the dark world,
and they can draw the money as re-
quired. All this seems to be implicitly
believed by whole great nation, who
in all other respects are probably be
most astute business race in the wol h.
Such is the strange power of grovel-
ing superstition.-Britisk Quarterlv Re.
t1eE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

An actor is known by the company
that keeps Whitehall Times.
An old maid may tess her head and
laugh at the idea of marriage, but in
that very laugh she goes He. he, he"
Don't say a man is unsuccessful
simply because he never accomplishes
anything. How do you know but that
is just what he is trying to do?-M Y.
Herald
ELLA, my child" said a prudish
old maid to pretty niece, ''if the Lord
had intended your hair to curl He would
have done it Himself" $50 He did.
auntie, when was baby, but he thinks
l am big enough now to do it myself.
Golden Days.
In Petersburg, Va, q man charged
with murder was convicted of involun-
tary ymanslaughter and sentenced to one
minutes imprisonment and fine of $5.
This brings murder within the reach OF
the humblest citizen.-L0,CeH Mass
Courier.
I'm q regular blamed fool" said .
husband to his wife when he had done
some foolish thing or other. as is usual
in all well-regulated families. 1T isn't
necessary to put up a sign, my dear"
she responded so fervently that there
didn't seem to be any necessity for con-
tinuing the conversation. - Chicago
Times.
You did not dare speak to me in
that manner before / married you, sirr'
she Indignantly exclaimed. mo, nor
you didn't dare come cavorting around
me in curl papers and rag-carpet
slippers before l married You. mamr'
he retorted. Then she cried and he
profanified.- .-Pittsbursh Chronicle Iete-
graph.
The teacher was trying to teach the
boy something about navigation. "Now.
suppose your father should start to-
morrow morning to walk across the
river-could he do it?" mo, SIR"
"Of course not" said the teacher much
encouraged; land why not?' ..Be-
cause''- Eyes, 60 on; because''-
Because he's in Jail, sir."-Yonkers
Statesman.
-Tommie's composition on pigs and
pig-pens: "a pig is an animil. It has
to GERS. to lis. won tale, fore legs, and
hare. Pig-penz is not like steal penz,
but ar sheds where pigs is kept We
hav, won and too pigsoto. Johnnie
Smith kane hear won da an teezel
them. Won went for hym IN knoked
hym inn the durt- red in book thet
the pen is miteier then the sord. Oui
pig has sore ON his eer where / hit
hymn. don't no ane moro about pigs" !"
Golden Daya
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28
koch's Theory.

Mrs. Winks-What queer things sta
tistics bring out. see that the fig
ures gathered by the Paris authorities
show that nine-tenths of the male vic
Tins of cholera there were unmarried
men.
Mr.. Winks-I am not surprised.
That proves that .Koch's theory is cor
rect.
Indeed! What is his theory"
THAT cholera germs are easily de-
stroyed by boiling"
why, what has that to do with the
immunity of married men, pray?"
''They. are generally kept in hot
water, you know. Philadelphia Call.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28
THE PAlLIUM.

History of tho Garment Which Is Con.
ferred ON Catholic Archbishops.
The pallium is a narrow band of wool
,ncircling the shoulders, with pendants
n front and behind, and is worn over
;he chasuble. 1t is evidently remnant
or a souvenir of an ampler garment. As
he sacerdotal state merely represents
border of an ancient robe of the same
name, which enveloped the entire per-
son-all but the embroidered parts be-
tng now cast aside-so it is with the pal
lium.
Various opinions have been held as to
its origin some ascribe it to the Jewish
ephOd, to the Roman toga, and others
to the ordinary mantle of same name
worn by Romans. BY church authori-
ties it is claimed that st. Paul. the first
hermit, near the end of his days receiv-
ing a visit from St. Anthony. begged
him to procure for him the robe of the
great Athanasias that he might be bu-
ried in it. On st. Anthony's return with
the cloak, he found Paul already dead.
and, executing the pious request, took
for himself Paul's tunic of palm leaves,
and ever afterwards wore it on the
high festivals of Easter and Pentecost.
1t is also narrated that st. 1gna-
thus, patriarch of Constantinople, wore
the cloak Of st. James the
Apostle. Liberatus, the deacon
in the sixth century, states that it is
the custom at Alexandria for him who
succeeds deceased bishop to keep vigil
by the corpse of the departed, and hay
ing buried him to take the pallium OF
St. Mark and place it on his own neck,
after which he is held to lawfully oc-
cupy his place. According to this
writer each succeeding patriarch OF
Alexandria assumed the pallium of St.
Mark and was considered as legiti-
mately inducted into office.
A similar custom prevailed in the
Church at Constantinople. These facts,
it is argued. establish an antecedent
probability that the successor of st.
Peter assumed also as the insignia of
his office the palIium of St. Peter, and
in confirmation of the fact of the early
Popes wearing the pallium the protraits
of the Popes in the Basilia of st. Paul
at Rome, in which the mosaic protraits
of the Pope back to St. Leo /, in the
year 40. these early Pontiffs are uni
formly clothed in the white tunic and
while woolen pallium always attributed
to st. Peter.
There is also the old Mosaic of the
'Scala Santa" near st. John Lateran's,
in which st. Peter is twice represented.
first clad in the white pallium, as receiv-
ing the keys of the Kingdom, and next
handing the pallium to his successor,
Pope Leo iii.
Each succeeding Pontif' is invested
with this badge OF sovereign authority.
not at the Cathedral of Rome. but at
the sepulchre of the Prince of the Apos-
ties.
These Pontifs conceded this en-
blem of power and jurisdiction to other
bishops in testimony of the unity
of the faith and of hierarchial
communion From the year $50
the custom of comforting the pallium
has extended down to the present era
First to the Bishop of Ostia. then by
the Roman Pontiffs to their legates in
Gaul, Spain, Germany. Greece, Great
Britain and other countries, and thus it
passed into recognized law as far
back as 900 years ago.-N o. Times
Democrat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28

As clerk in . store in Porter, Ark,
was weighing out powder for party of
hunters, boy smoking a cigar elbowed
his way through the crowd. Part of the
building was left, but every spectator
got singed.-CHic1go Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28

The average cost of marriage
license in this country is one dollar and
twenty cents. Colorado, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Rhode Island and Wis
consin charge nothing, New Jersey
twelve cents, Massachusetts. Maine,
Vermont and Connecticut fifty cents.
and so on up to Maryland. the highest
of the lot, one dollar and fifty cents,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28

The Lutheran ministers of Norway
were recently assembled in annual con-
vention at Christiania. three hundred
pastors being present. They passed
resolutions in favor of the introduction
of synodical organization in the place
of the hierarchial system.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28

When Jimpkins got married for the
fourth time, and his friends teased him
about it, he said he couldn't help it, as
he'd Benedicted to it for some years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-03-28

The law regulating uniforms fol
letter-carriers has q special clause al.
lowing those in st. Paul and Minnea.
polls to wear fur overcoats
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

E The two eastern round-ups, north and
south of the track, have finished their
work. Very few cattle were found
although the roundup went, east Of
Gladstone. s.. s=$ .r, .5, z. !. 35 II n
The following are tho latest cattle
quotations in tho Chicago market:
Choice to fancy shipping. ss5.4o q $50.
Good to choice shipping, $50 @ $50.
Common to good shipping. $4.75 q $50:
Poor to medium steers, &. ...$4.6O a 4.eO.
FAIR to choice cows, !. s. So. 20 @l 4.45.
Poor to choice bulls. s. 1926 a 4.50.
Doc Day has sold from the Day s.
Edgar range, south Of Dodge. 5000 head
of steers. ones and twos, to Berry, Boice
s. Co. The cattle are to bo delivered to
some point on the railroad, about the
middle Of June, and thence they will be
driven to Montana. The terms OF the
sale are not made public Globe I. s.
Journal. N:
A bill of considerable interest to all
stockgrowers in the northwest has been
passed BY the Illinois legislature. II lisa
measure to regulate The charges of the
Chicago stock yards for yardage, freight,
grain. hay and other articles furnished,
and to prevent extostion and unjust dis
crimination. It provides among other
things that tho stoekyaryls shall not
receive for yartlage more than fifteen
cents per head for horses, cattle and
mules, FIVE cents for hogs and four cents
for sheep. nor more than five per cent
additional to the current market whole.
Isale price for hay. corn or other article.
snppsies By ;t.sens sser t.is aratanapcc .,
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14
Additional Local.

70 , e. q - g. "
A glee club is one Of the near proba-
bilities. -
Miss Maggie Guarlient intends going
home for short visit soon.
Judge I'aise, wife anil two daugh-
ters are here visiting the Marquis.
II is now almost certain that soap
works and a tannery will be built here
this summer.
There is a good prospect Of Medora's
soon become a money-order Office. This
will be q great advantage.
The saloon-keepers are now sending
enough money to; Manlan to keep a good
school running the yenr round.
rs A telegram from j. S. Warn says that
he will be home next week dead or
alive, son the dead square. !"
Al. NJ. Sinnott went east on No. 2, yes,
terday on his pay to Bismarck. Thence
Ille will 60 to Marshfield, Mass.
The survey. of the town-plat Is com
|pleted and Mr.. Heinze returned to Bis
mafck. Monday. It was found that the
previous survey was from six inches to
Lssosl- feet p..st csss tt.ae wy.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

such animals; and that sai ies sliaiI bss'
made ~ actual Weiig If. Tie penalty
for collecting higher rates or sunj1st
elimination Is q fire not less tliali
$500 for the first offeilse, and not less
than $500 nor more than 81 ,OOo for sub
sequent offense. ELising ngston Enter
prise.
Il IN answer to several inquiTiss from
the east, We: will state that3iE Il syery seIs
dom any cattle are fed sin this country
The bulk Of the cattle hare nothing and \
need nothing to eat but Tile range gfassass
Only in exeeptiona eases where ali ami
nal is very weak and the weather severe
Is any feeding done. There IL anongIfs
alkali in the water and grass tp furnish
cattle all the saline mat they need
Old range cattle almost iinYaTfabl use
+o touch salt ia it's crystal alline state
A train load of cattle, nina hundrea
and hfty mean haye t5epns ned.
for several days at Sentinel Bnttc. They
belong to E. u. Fry. Of Arkansas. it III
impossible to learn the cause Of tic omar
aRtine but it must be on account of
Montana's plenro-pneunonia quarantine
law. The owner maintains that tile cat
tie are free from disease although they
aTe very poor. The whole herd WaS,
tuTned loose at the Butte, orders coming
from the railroad officials to that effect
There we're no horses aud only the n,eii
on the train to aid in holding the cattle.
They are now Wite! u scattered. IN what 3
ever light this affair is viewed it ii Rs
badly botchcd mess. If the cattle are
tree from disease, as the owner claims,
and come from a healthy country; ii is Il
great imposition on him The railroad
company had no light to ship the cattle
in the first place if they we're diseased
and by their being scattered 1T Sentinel
Butte endanger other herds There
seems to be no fear Of contagion and We
are forced into the belief that the owner
has been treated unjustiy.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

There have been stirring times in Eng
land lately, owing to the governments
war policy. Gladstone recently was
was voted a large credit, supposedly will,
the intention Of prosecuting war meas
ures against Russia. AS soon as lie had
this credit. measures were Immediately
taken to grant Russia everything she
demanded and England was thus forced
into very flumiliating situation. The
war party, lead by Sir Stafford Northcote,
has aroused intense feeling against
Gladstone and it may end in his over
throw. Should this occur war will
likely be declared. 5
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

The DeadWood Pioneer, in an article
headed what Arguments" attempts to
answer our statements relative to rail
road being built from Medora to the
Hills. AS our readers will remember
our article stated that a large number Of
the Hills merchants contracted to ship
their freight and express via the North,
ern Pacific to the Hills. These contracts,
with a low estimate Of the amount Of
freight and express involved were handed
to capitalists who. agreed to build the
road provided the estimate held good.
We knoMthat the actual amount shipped.
Wauld have been twice as much as the,
estimate had the Hills merchants stuck
to their bargains and in reality the
the amount shipped was not half the
amount of the estimate. The capitalists
could only judge by the facts and as
there was not enough business to guar
antee a road, refused to build without
additional income. These are the facts
MS we stated them and we might add
that the stage line was merely fee!er
as to the Hills trade. The Pioneer then
talks about the folly of whipping the
Hills people into subsection or suffering
the vengeance of the Northern Pacific.
There was no attempt to whip tho Hills
people into subjection. They voluntarily
signed contracts to ship via the N. P. and
as voluntarily broke their promises. No
attempt was made to compel them to
stick to their agreement and none will
be made. As far as the Hills people suf-
fering the vengeance Of the N. P. is con-
cerned we will state that the N. P. would
have had nothing whatever to do with
the road, except that it would get haul
ont of the Hills freight. Outside capital
entirely was interested in the matter.
The Pioneer then states that other roads
are building Hillwards, while the N. P.
is doing and grum5ling over broken
promises. As we have just stated, the
n. P. has nothing to do with the con
templated road and the Pioneer should
be in far higher business than blaming a
corporation for refusing to deal with per-
sons who have violated contracts and
then itself finds no word of fault with
the contracts breakers. The Pioneer can
readily see, that it has in no way
answered four article and we will reiter-
ate our former statement that had half
the Hills merchants stuck to their prom
ises they would now have direct or con-
yenient railroad connection with the
N. P.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

John Gooda.l aad Nose Ryder are now;
pulling all the stock off tile stage road
and are expected in in a fsw days. 81
On next Saturday evening at the rink,
a prize will be given to the gentleman
wearing the largest neektie. Also to the.
lady wearing the prcttiest sun-b bonnet.
DR.. Heber Robarts came up last night
to look after some Of his patients here
he has been retained as family and COM.
pany physician by the Marquis and viii
spend iabont three days q week in Medora,
beginning about the first of June.
The mile race at the rink last Satur-
day evening, was Wonby George BickneIl.
Ina sbsequent scrub race Johnny Chute
beat the first time by over q minute
making mile in six minutes. AS there
we're tllirty-six laps to a mile this wasi
fair time. ss5
Last years school committee is having
"a parrot and monkey time collecting
money for school debts. The people in
town are kicking at bearing lilo whole
burden and that the license money can
not be used for that purpose, while moth
ing will be done by the cattle men
except as a body. s3s s5
By earnest attention to business and
the desire to cater to the wants Of
all his customers, Chas. Cook has built
up trade that he may well take
pride in. He has a full line Of sta
tioner's and ncws goods as. well az
all kinds Of smokers articles and is
constantly improving his stock. Those
desiring ANYTHING in his line only need
a trial to become regular customers.
The Refrigerator Car Co. have nearly
completed arrang gements to handle cattle
for the slaug ghter-house. The bottoms up
the river from Pete Book coal mine are
being entirely cleared of trees and under
brush. The cattle from the Hashknife
and the whole southern country will be.
driven down Suily creek from the divide
and those from Montana will como down
Garner creek. Two large corraIs have
been built on the bottom this side Of the
Custer Trail ranch. They are without
doubt the best corrals in this part of the,
country, being made OIL the stockade
plan and are capable of holding about
thousand cattle each. The animals will
be driven into one corral in the evening
and in the morning will be weighed on
scales 40x14 connecting the two .corrals.
Thence they will be driven down the
river to the slaughter-house. Inside Of
two years all the bottoms will be ploWed
and sowed to alfalfa or millet, the object
being to get sufficient feed to keep cattle.
tit for slaughtering at all seasons Of the
year.. *,s
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14
Announcement.

Cattle-men of the Little Missouri river
are advised that the Northern Pacific
Refrigerator Car Company, will give
them during June for the beef and
dry COWS that they wish to sell,
Chicago prices less seventy cents per
hundred to cover freight and shrink
age. The cattle to be delivered In
the evening at the Sully Greek corrals
and weighed in the morning.
x Marquis de Mores,
..af. Us n .@sS::s2 Lrs.2 President.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14
sT0CKNoTEs.
The following are the round-ups If Tic
Little Missouri and Yellowstone: i

ROUNDUP DISTRICT NO. 6.
Beginning at the mouth of Bog Elder,
May Is, 1885; thence working down the
Little Missouri and its tributaries to
point about twenty miles below the
mouth of Big Beaver; thence up Big Bea-
yer and its tributaries to the Northern
Pacific railroad. W. P. Osterhout, fore
man. $50 ~. i55.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

There has been fighting at Batoche,
between Gen. Middleton and Rieps
forces, the half-breeds getting rather the
best Of It. At any rate the dominion
troops could not dislodge the enemy and
Middleton has sent for more forces.
Although the matter must end in Riels
defeat, we can hope that the Dominion
will be taught the lesson that it cannot
trample on the rights Of citizens with
impunity. @ $50 3;sft5 rs
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-14

The Illinois senatorial contest is COM
ing to a focus. Morrison's name will be
dropped by the Democrats If he cannot
secure q full vote and some other name
proposed The Republicans are still
loyal to Logan and have the best chances
Of success. 4 .38s5s.