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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
THE ART OF GOOD TALKING.
The Virtue In Good Subject and the value
of Silence.


The Virtue In . Good Subject and tho value
of Silence.
Those who are not very good takers.
and are mortified sometimes by being the
wall flowers of the evening. may get
some consolation from the consideration
that there is great deal of talk that
could very well be spared, and that idle
words must be accounted for. Indeed.
they also serve who only listen. A
Frenchman once said of a gentleman in
whom he could detect no other quality
worthy of compliment, "'that he had a
great talent for silence" And some
people are very valuable in that way.
We have known people who could listen
so inspiringly as to draw eloquent dis
course from very ordinary people.
1.-The whole force of conversation, :"
some one says. depends on how much
you can take for granted" The good
Listener may contr. butte to that force by
intelligent nodding. We once intro
duced two friends who were gong in
the same car on an all-day Journey
One of them was an inveterate talker;
the other. also good talker. could keep
still when necessary. Meeting the lat
ter few months after, we inquired
how they enjoyed that day together
1.-The doctor enjoyed it first rate" said
the quiet man. He began talking
when the train started, and never
stopped until it pulled into Jersey City.
encouraged by only intermittent mods
and smiles from me. Parting rs we left
the train, the doctor remarked elusive
ly, We have had good day; l don't
know when l have enjoyed converse
ton so much
Talk and silence do make good con-
versation sometimes. if they be rightly
adjusted to each other. Successful con-
versation assumes, in the first place.
sympathetic people. There must at
least be willingness to get on COM
mon ground. DR.. johnson once tried q
fellow traveller in a stage coach on vari-
Gus topics and could get nothing out of
him. At last the poor fellow. realizing
the humil: ating situation. in despair ex-
claimed, Try me on leather.' He did
and found an eloquent talker. He who
can adjust himself to his company will
always be entertaining. A good talker
must have, in the second place. a good
subject. Gossip leads to Alterations.
The man or woman having worthy
subject will talk naturally. Small ma
lures talk about people, earnest souls
talk about things. It is easy to be
fluent in canvassing our neighbours pc
but one can't gossip about
and Free Trade and induc-
tive philosophy.-Boston Beacon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
In The Garden.

He-You'll get cold, but it was SC
uice of YOU to meet me here.
She-I said 1 would. and did, but.
as you remarked. it really is quite cold
for this season of the year.
Held l say it was cold? All TRY
ing to get off pretty speacD. how
could call it cold where you are:9
She-But it is cold (tenderly), now
don't you think the fog will hurt you?
He-Not while you are here. Let US
sit down here and have a talk.
She-O, not in this fog. Now / really
think it wrong of you to remain out in
the cold.
He-(Wondering why she don't ask
him in)-Well, if you think so-and it
is so nice of you to be SO considerable
Small brother (from our best parlor)
Mamie. Mr.. Barrett says he'll go if
you don't come in, an he says you've q
pretty way of entertaining your COM
pany.-Sdn Francisco Ncns-Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
HlNDoo TIME.
The Curlosities of the Eastern Method Of
Reckoning Time.

The Curiosities of the Eastern Method Of
Reckoning Time.
The Hindoos also employed ages in
the computation of time, and these,
too. divided into periods Of different
durations. The present age is the Kali
yuga. or the age of iron; 1885 years Of
it have already passed. but its total du-
ration is supposed to be $4,000 years.
The succession of the ages, counting
back, is gwen as follows:
Fourth age-KdH yuga. age of iron.
or Of woe (the present age), to be of
432. 900 years.
Third age-Dvapara yuga, $4,000
years.
Second age-Trela yuga, or age of
silver, 1926, 900 years.
First age-Krita ymgn. age of gold,
or of innocence. 1,72S,O0 years.
These four ages form the maha yuqa,
or great age. of 4,320.00 years. The
length of a patriarchate is seventy one
maha yugas. or 306, 10000 years. to
which is added a twilight period of
LIPS 900 years. making in all 30S, 44S.-
900 years. Fourteen of these patri-
archates. augmented by a dawn Of
1.72S,000 years. gives 1920, 600. 600
years. which form kalpa. or the Gon
of the Hindoo chronology.
A kalpa is only day IN the life Of
Brahma, whose nights are also of the
same duration. Now, Brahma lives a
hundred years of the three hundred
and sixty days and three hundred and
sixty nights. The present epoch is the
kali yuqa. of the twentv-seventh grand
age of the seventh patriarchate of the
first eon of the second half of the life
of Brahma who is now in his 155,-
521,972.s4S.9S5th spring. Yet the the
whole life of Brahma is only a little
longer than single wink Of Siva's eye!
NJ. l.. Barre, In Popular Science
MOuthlU
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
Mr.. RUSKIN'S LATEST.
A Writer Who Will Not BE Popular With
the Children OF the Well-to-do.

A Writer Who Will Not BE Popular With
the Children OF the Well-to-do.
In future. we should say, Mr.. Ruskin
will not be particularly popular with
the children of those who are wcll-to-
do, to judge from letter he has been
writing. 1.-The father. he says. '.should
never provide for his children. He
should educate and maintain them to
the very best of his power till they are
of mature age" Then, "when they
are strong enough. throw them out OF
the nest. as the bird does" No for
tune" should be left to them" The
snest" should always be at their dis
posal-'.father's house open. says Mr..
Ruskin-but nothing more" Mr..
Ruskin does not say what he means by
mature age" so that we are left to fix
the period Of maturity for ourselves.
Some would place it at one time. some
at another. And, moreover. Mr.. Ruskin
does not tell us what is to become of the
property which would, in ordinary
course. be handed over by father to
his children, if he had it to hand over.
Is it to go to the State, or to an institu-
ton. or to any other relatives than the
unfortunate ofsprings? Honorable
children" says MIR Kuskin. Twill have
their own houses" But that is not
always the case; and what is the use of
the said children providing for their
parents" if the said parents do not re.
quire to be provided for? MIR. Ruskin
is good enOlDh tn Law down that mo
guilt should ever stand between child
and PARENTS" but. though this sounds
generous. it is not wholly Ineligible.
People will still want to know why, if
they have the means, they should not
provide for" their children; and the
only persons. we fear. who will salute
Mr.. Ruskin as a prophet are those who
may be glad of an excuse for casting
their progeny upon the world.-Londo"
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

There are several accounts of the
origin of the name Emerald Isle" for
Ireland. but that which seems to have
the weight of evidence on its side is the
claim on behalf of Mr.. William Dren-
nan. one of the ablest writer's among
the United Irishmen. He was born in
1854 and died in 1920. He was the au.
thor of several poems. including that
under the title Of Erin" in which ho
uses the title referred to.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
SCORPIONS IN MEXICO.
Dark Victims Preferred to Fair Ones
Singing at Midday.

Dark Victims Preferred to Fair Ones
Singing at Midday.
The most common of these pests are
the ons-alcarans-for they be.
come hale and hearty grandparents
within twenty-four hours. and their nu,
mcrous progeny are forever darling
everywhere with inconceivable rapidity.
their tails. which hold the sting, ready
to fly up at an instant's warning. They
are in the wall, between the bricks of
the floor, lurking within your garments.
Turn up a corner of the rug or the
tablecloth and you disturb an interest
ing family of them; pick up your shoes
in the morning and out they flop; in
short, every article you touch must be
treated like a dose of medicine-''to be
well shaken before taken" The COM
mon variety hereabout are about three
inches long, and the yellowish-b brown
ones are considered most poisonous. In
Durango they are black and SO alarm
ingly numerous that the authorities
offer rcwards-so much per tail-to the
boys for killing them. Their sting is
usually fatal to child and more or less
severe in its effects on adults. according
to the state of the system. Some have
been known to recover after remaining
for eight days foaming at the mouth in
commissions and with stomach swollen
as in dropsy; Others, by prompt and
energetic treatment, do not suffer much.
The fayorite remedies are brandy, taken
in sufficient doses to stupefy the patient,
gulacum. ammonia and boiled silk. It
is said that scorpions have the poor
taste to prefer dark people to fair ones,
and that their sting is most to be appre-
hended at midday. My irrepressible
Betsy has become expert in catching
them with lassos of thread, after which
we suspend them. head downward. in
bottles of alcohol, to send to micro
scopically inclined friends at the North.
The Indians eat them. after extracting
the sting-as delightful moroccan. no
doubt, as crabs. CLAIMS, frogs, snails and
similar delicacies of civilization; but I
beg to be excused from rendering other
than hearsay testimony on the subject
-Fdnnis B. Ward. IN Son francisco
Swndav Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
Especially to Women.

"Sweet is revenge especially to women"
said the gifted, but naughty, Lord Byron.
Surely he was in bad humor when he wrote
such words. But there are complaints that
only women suffer, that are carrying num-
bers of them down to early graves. There
is hope for those who suffer, no matter how
sorely, or severely, in DR.. r. v. Pierce's
"Favorite Prescription" Safe in its &C.
ton it is blessing, especially to ,con.en
and to men, too, for when women suffer,
the household is askew.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

The Physicians Investigator has
watched for number of years the eff
feet of oatmeal on children, and thinks
it makes them weak, mentally and
physically. As an exclusive Diet it inn
poverishes the blood. The Scotch,
though strong. are dyspeptic race,
and. at all events. what may be good
for them is not necessarily SO for us in
this climate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
Young Men, Read This.

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
An Offensive Breath

Is most distressing, not only to the person
afflicted if he have any pride, but to those
with whom he comes in contact. It is q
delicate matter to speak of, but it has
parted not only friends but lovers. Bad
breath and catarrh are inseparoble. DR..
SaRe's Catarrh Remedy cures the worst
eases q thousands can testify.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

- Organic weakness or loss OF
power in either sex, however induced,
speedily and permanently cured. Enclose
three letter stamps for book Of particulars.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, n. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

ALTHOUGH we don't see Judge Lynch he
must be hanging round somewhere.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

The reason q woman is continually look
Ing in the glass is because she wants Il
see herself as others see her.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

Som Eastern poetess asks the conun-
drum: "Oh, where does beauty lingerf"
Our Office hours are eight to six.-Peck's
Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

PIXIES TooTHACHE DROPS cure In minute, sc
Glcnn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. sc
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

WE suppose they call it "the silver
moon" because there are four quarters in
tt.-BOst0n Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

EccENTRIcIrY in . rich man is lunacy in
q poor one. False alarm-One that does
not GO of at the proper hour.-Boston Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

A DERBY race-Chasing ones stifY hat,
blown OF on y windy day.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

WHY did the porcupine? How much did
the armadillo? What was it the rabbit!
Whv did the ant eater?-Philddelph
Call.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

II afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

THE Frazer Axle Grease r. the best f.
the world. Sold everywhere. Use it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03
A. n. +, B. lo4l

WHEN WRITING TO ADvK8rIsERo
please ssy You saw the advertisement in
this paper. Advertisers like to know
when and whore their advortisonaotp nro
paying bss&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-03

Principal ones, ssl Haia st., LOUISVILLE, II,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

THE DEMOCRATIC party is guilty of the
most base ingratitude toward the mugwumps
There was great rejoicing in the camps OF
the democracy, only one short year ago, over
the fact that Henry Ward Beecher, George
William Curtis-the names of prominent
mugwumps are always written in full-and
their coadjutors had helped them to elevate
Grover Cleveland to the presidency. Bu:
now, alas, everything is changed, and none
are found to do them honor. The democrat
ic press, throughout the entire country, is
shouting hallelujahs, and singing peans OF
praise, because the party has got rid of the
mugwumps. When their help was needed
they were good fellows, and too much could
not be said in their favor; but now, when
New York has been carried without their as
sistance, every democratic paper is ready and
anxious to give them q parting kick.
"When the D-l was sick,
The d. saint would be;
When the D-l was well,
The d. saint was he."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

Also, one Full Blood Poland China Boar,
one year old, for sale cheap. E. S. d Co.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

JUSTICE MINER of Detroit, says it is not
true that he had the unanimous support of
the liquor men of Detroit, in his recent can
vas for the police justiceship of that city. He
says he has not always been able to discharge
his official duties and at the same time please
the liquor interest. If, at any time, he has
failed in giving satisfaction to that portion
of his constituency, it must have been an
error of the head and not of the heart. TO a
great many good people, it appears as though
he had manifested far more anxiety to dis
charge the liquor men, themselves, when ar
raigned in his court, than to discharge his
official duties.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12
When to Advertise.

The first, last and only object of q news
paper advertisement is to draw custom. II
was not, is not and never will be designed
for any other purpose. The merchant or
business man who waits until the busy
season is upon him, and his place of bust
ness is thronged with customers, and then
rushes to the newspaper and puts in his adj
vertisement, does well, perhaps, end will un-
doubtedly increase his trade to q certain ex-
tent; but the man who persistently advertises
when trade is slow, does far better. When
the dull season comes on, and there is little
business being done, and the dealer can
hardly dispose of enough goods to meet his
current expenses, he takes out his advertise
ment-that issome dealers debut occasion
ally some level-headed merchant puts in a
bigger one and scoops in all the trade, while
his neighbors are almost entirely shut out.
A great many merchants advertise, only when
they are having great rush of custom. That
makes easy work for the advertisement, but
who cares to favor On "Ad."? 1t is in
tended to do hard work, and should be sent
on its mission when trade is dull; when
customers have to be knocked down with
hard facts, and kicked insensib!e with bank
rupt reductions and low prices, before they
can be induced to part with their money. The
real aim and end of an advertisement is to
induce customers TO come who would not
come otherwise, and the man who gives them
his advertisement right between the eyes, in
the dull season as we'll as when trade is son
the BOOM" will wax rich, and be able to own
fast horse and nobby carriage, and to
smoke "ten centers" instead of "twofers',
if he is q smoker. Write this down, business
men, right where you will stub your toe
over it every day; that the successful dealer
is the persistent advertiser, the man who
deals freely in printers ink, and who meets
the emergency of dull times, by spreading
still greater attractions and inducements be-
fore the gaze of his patrons. Look over the
list of the most prominent and successful
merchants aud dealers in your own town,
county and state, in the entire country, and
you will find them, without exception, to
have been liberal and persistent advertisers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

WHEN DEMOCRATS thought the democratic
party had secured a majority on joint ballot,
in the Ohio legislature, they said that such
a result was good deal more than compen-
sation for the loss of the gubernatorial ticket;
that the election of governor was of small
consequence, as compared TO the control of
the Legislature; and there was good deal of
sound sense in the statement, only, as the
event proved, they were mistaken in the facts,
which did not agree with their theory, as the
republicans had captured the Ohio legisla-
ture as well as the goyernorship But these
same democrats claim magnificent victory
in New York, because Governor Hill had a
paltry 10000 majority over Mr.. Davenport,
although the New York legislature is strongly
republican, and the substantial fruits of vic
tory remain with the republican party.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

The Christmas Harper's Magazine will be
strong in stories. Besides instalments OF
Miss Woolson's East Angels" and of Mr.
Howells' "Indian Summer" and the latter's
farce, THE Garroters," illustrated by Rein.
hart, there will be Christmas story, SWAY
down in Lonesome Cove" by "Charles Egg
bert Craddock" Miss Murfree), illustrated
by Dielman; another, ",The Madonna of the
Tubs" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, said tc
be the strongest short story she has written
illustrated by Smedley; third tale, "Esthel
Feverel," by Brander Matthews, illustrated
by Pyle; anda "ghost story"-"wyvern Moat'
by George II. Boughton, illustrated by the
artist himself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

From which we infer that II such business
interests could be crushed without injury to
the whole country, the Free Press would
say, "crush them" Private injury and
wrong would not be allowed TO stand in the
way of the adoption of free trade. If il were
not for the fact that it would prove a public
calamity as well.
Continuing, tho Free Press says There
are industries that have grown to enor-
nous proportions under the vicious pol
icy of protection, which would collapse
into ruin if protection were suddenly re-
moved 1t is a good deal for free trade
journal, like the Free Press, to admit that
the industries of the country, under a pro-
tective policy, have grown to enormous pro-
portions, and that under system of free
trade such industries would be ruined. That
is exactly what protectionists claim, and ex-
actly what the history of our country has
demonstrated time and again. But the
Free Press says the system is vicious one.
Evidently it don't want our industries devel-
oped to enormous proportions. The develop
ment of industry, in the eyes of our esteem
ed contemporary, is great evil. Even q
moderate development would, probably, be
considered by the Free Press to be injurious,
but an enormous development is perfectly
awful, and cannot be too strongly deprecated
and condemned.
The Free Press further says: "Vicious as
the system is, it cannot be uprooted at a
blow. Such changes as are made must be
gradual, beginning with the worst abuses"
The argument of the Free Press may be
summed up as follows: A protective policy
has largely developed National industry,
which is great misfortune to the country.
Free trade is q blessing; but it would ruin
such industries, and, therefore, should not be
suddenly, but should be gradually adopted.
Evidently it believes the country would not
stand sudden ruin, but if it were to be
worked out gradually the people might not
realize so plainly and fully, the cause of their
ruin. Like the man who cut off his dogs
tail piece at time, to make it easy for the
dog, the Free Press would ruin the country
gradually to make 1t easy for the people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12
Same Old Republican Methods

Under the above caption, with the addition
al headline, "Will throw out enough votes in
Hamilton county to elect their men," the De-
trot Free Press prints long dispatch from
Cincinnati, in reference to the election in
that city, the tenor of which is to the effect
that the courts will decide the contested
election cases in favor of the republicans
The Free Press made most happy choice
in selecting its head lines. An appeal to the
courts, anc q settlement of matters in the
tribunals constituted by law for that especial
purpose is, indeed, the old republican
method. II is in marked contrast with the
democratic method adopted in many parts OF
the country, of stufing the ballot boxes with
fraudulent ballots. The success which has
attended the "old republican method" is
very encouraging, and we trust that it may
never be exchanged for the democratic
method.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

The DETROIT Free Press says: eff it were
practicable, in the existing condition OF
things and of public opinion, to make a
sweeping change in the tariff, and to over
throw at once and forever the protection fall
lacy, the Free Press would welcome any dis
cussion or action tending TO that result. Ex-
perience shows that this is not practicable
There are Juginess interests at stake which
cannot be interfered with without injury to
the whole country as well as to the owners y
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12
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We have received another lot Of those
Rubber Goats so much sought after last
spring. Price, $3.50 and up. Boys Rubber
Goats, $1.35 and up. New line of Mems and
Boys Nobby Hats, cheap. Also, 80 dozen
Mems all wool scarlet Shirts and Drawers
price, 500 each. Never so cheap before.
T.. SMITH d Co.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-11-12

THERE Is nothing at all discouraging to
the republican party, in the result of the No
vember elections. With the legislature of
New York, and the states of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
and all the other western states that held an
election, against Maryland and Virginia and
governorship of New York, the republican
party is quite well satisfied as regards the
future outlook. And well it might be. 1t
don't want the earth.