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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
EDWIN M. STANTON.
How His Life Was Believed to Hav
Been Saved.

How His Life Was Believed to Have
Been Saved.
General Grant, in his biography. re-
fers to a meeting at Louisville with Ed
win NJ. Stanton, when the Secretary d
War had such cold that Grant expect
ed him to die. Ex-senator Learned, Of
Massachusetts,, relates the sequel of that
meeting in an interesting way. Mr..
Learned was at that time President of
the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. When
Stanton left Louisville he went to JEFF
fersonville on his way to Indianapolis.
He was met there by Mr.. Learned, who
had gone there to see about the trans
portation of troops. A car was set aside
for the Secretary of War. 1t had been
used by troops and was somewhat filthy.
The hose was turned on to its floors.
and it underwent thorough scrubbing.
| In the big stoves at either end huge fires
were built, 1t was bitter cold weather,
and the car was q long time getting q
comfortable temperature. Mr.. Stanton.
General Anson Stager (since dead, and
III
car. Mr.. Learned says that he never
saw man travelling in worse condition
than Stanton, who had a congestion
that was rapidly closing in on him with
a death-grip. He went over and said
| to Stanton: 'Mr. Secretary. presume
| as head of the War Department and
chief of its allopathic medical branch.
you would not feel at liberty to accept
| relief outside?"
Il don't understand" said Stanton.
well, I've been homeopathist for
twenty years. and know you are sick
man. If you will permit me, think
| my wife has her package of medicines
along and that can prescribe for your
| relief.
What would you give me?"
II think YOU should have stibium."
"What is that?'
"The first preparation OF tartar
emetic"
Then the Senator told the story OF
old DIR. Grey, who always prescribed
| stbium. and had once sid he expected
| to have inscribed on his tombstone,
| He prescribed stib5um and died. "
Stanton said: IL don't know about
| stibium, but think tartar emetic would
do me good" Mr.. Learned gave him
doses every ten minutes. finally length
enng the doses TO half an hour. At
Seymour Mr.. Stanton was much re-
lieved. but begged Mr. Learned to GO
on 10 indianapolis. just before reach
ing that city he got a dispatch which
he told the Senator required his pres
ence at Washington as soon As he could
get there Mr.. Learned insisted that
he would endanger his life by attempt
ing the trip in his condition. .'Human
life is nothing in times like these" was
Stanton's response. He asked for the
bottle of stib:um and declared his in
tention of going ON to the Capital. The
bottle was given to General Stager, with
instructions to lengthen the periods OF
| doses to two hours unless the congestion
should grow worse. when they were to
| be shortened. Stanton went on to
Washington under this treatment and
recovered. Months afterwards he told
Mr.. Learned that he considered himself
indebted to Mrs Learned's homeopathic
medicine case for his life.-Chicdgo
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Presbyterian General Assembly,
mt its recent session, reported receipts OF
Sl03. 745 for the year by the ministerial
relief board. which maintains 2O4
clergymen, 279 widows and % orphans.
The Chinese authorities have
agreed to pay $500 as compensation
for the destruction of tue mission prem
ises belonging to the Union Methodist
Free churches at Wenchow during the
late riots.
The clergy of Florida in the pass
Ten years have increased from seven
teen to forty. and the list of commune
cants from less than 700 to 1884.
There have been erected in the same
period forty-two churches and chapels.
The second anniversary of the
Chinese Sunday-school Union of New
York was held at the Madison Avenue
Congregational Church recently. About
500 Mongolians were present. There
are connected with this Union twenty
nine schools. having 700 scholars.
Tho King of Belgium, the President
of the African International Associa-
ton. has decided to open an African
Seminary in connection with the Uni
versity Of Leyden. at which young men
will be prepared for missionary work in
the newly opened districts of the DARK
Continent.
= The General Synod.of the Reformed
Church ppted resolution appointing
committee of leading ministers TO ex-
anime the Revised Old and New Testa-
ments, land report to the next Synod
whether it be wise and expedient fol
this body to recommend the same fol-
use in public worship or private. or in
both. IN. Y. Examiner.
1t is not to the Methodists. as ID
generally thought, but to the Presbyteri-
ans, that America owes the word camp
meeting. Certain Presbyterian minis
ters held sacramental meeting at a
place called Cane Ridge. in Kentucky,
in 1900. 1t was attended by more than
20. 600 people, and was protracted for
weeks. This was the first camp-meet.
ing ever held in the United States
Chicago Herald.
-Wycliffe Hall, ut Oxford, and
Ridley Hall, at Cambridge, were
founded few years ago by the Evan
gtiiCdi L dIty III TIC SHuISH VI A1HLauu'
for the training of graduates for the
work of the ministry. The buildings
have cost 100000. The fees charged
twenty guineas) for each term pay all
expenses, except the salaries of the
principal and vice-principal. and fol
those purposes an endowment fund is
being raised Of S125.OOO.
The Beara--of Trustees of Cornell
University have made an appropriation
of $1,000. to complete electrical ap.
paratus on a large scale for the measure
ment of large electric currents. These
experiments are considered of great inn
portance. and Professor Anthony. the
dean of the department of physics, will
be assisted by prominent scientists from
different educational institutions in the
country. The experiments will be
made during the summer. = Buffalo
Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
GORGEOUS GOLDEN TROUT.
Mysterious Denixen OF . Kansas Greek
That Glitters in Dazzling Beauty.

My8Eef1OUS
That Glitters in Dazziing Beauty.
There is trout in Whitney Creek,
a tributary of Kern River. in Kansas"
said veteran New York angler, 1.-THE
like of which does not existin any other
water of the globe. 1t has an abode Of
its own in the upper waters of the creek.
and it is not invaded by any of the other
breeds of trout. which swarm in the
waters below. simply because it can not
be got at by them. The reason of this
is very simple. About six miles from
the head of the creek there is a perpen-
dicular waterfall, $50 feet high. The
rock down which the water tumbles is
solid and smooth on its face from base
to summit. There are no protruding
lodges or hollows ut short intervals on
the rock, BY means of which other trout,
with leap after leap. from ledge to ledge
and hollow to hollow, can scale this
watery precipice, as they do in the case
of thousands of high waterfalls else
where, and no trout or salmon that ever
climbed from mouth to head of the
steepest mountain streams can 60 up
this sheer fall of a hundred and fifty
feet. Consequently the trout above the
falls have never been disturbed by inter-
lopers of different variety. and they
live by themselves in the pure. cold
water, the most splendid family of fresh
water fish.
.sThey are fish literally bespangled
with Furnished gold and dashed with
spots of the brightest crimson. The
first time ever saw one of these strout
actually thought it had been orna-
mented by the person who had it with
flakes of gold leaf, and that its red spots
had been heightened in color with the
brush. But this is their natural
appearance. and when they are taken
from the water and the sunlight strikes
them they glitter as if they were clad in
brilliant armor. They are called the
golden trout. Their habits are the
same as the ordinary brook trout. and
they take q fly just the same and fight
as gamely. Their flesh is no better. II
is their beauty alone that places them
at the head of this great fish family,
noted for its beauty-N y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
hINDoo LAW.
A Remarkable Decision by m Indian Mag
istrxte.

A Remarkable Decision by m Indian Mag
istrate.
A judgment was recently delivered in
the high court of Bombay. after trial
of fourteen days. which deserves more
than local notoriety. The Times Of
India says it is 1.-The most important case
that has been tried in Western India
for many years" The claim was by
the SON of Hindoo millionaire, Sir
Munguldass Nuthoobhoy. and he de-
manded from his father partition Of
all the family property and an eqnal
share. The father refused the partition
and the SON appealed to the high court
The Judge who tried the case, Mr..
Justice Scott. following decisions of the
Prvv Council. ruled that q son who was
a member of Hindoo joint family had
an equal right with the father and an
equal share in the family property, and
could claim partition against the
fathers will at any time after majority.
The Judge pointed out that such claim
was reprobated as immoral by the an
cient writers, but still admitted as just
by the highest authority in Bombay.
This seems an astonishing decision to
European minds, but the authorities
cited by the learned Judge show its abb
solute legality in HindoO law. At the
same time it has struck consternation
through the wealthy families of West
ern India. The rule. no doubt, is . sur
vival of the primitive idea that the
family is an aggregate or collective
unit. of which all members have an
equal interest in the common property.
AS the learned Judge pointed out, the
current of authority tends to overthrow
parental authority and to effect pain
full revolution in the family system
throughout Western India It was also
decided in the case that property that
was not family or ancestral property, but
self-acauired. could be devised by will
by a father to his SON. and that the
property retained its self-acquired char
acter in the hands of the son. This
will considerably diminish the danger
that might arise from an unrestraihed
exercise Of the right now fully declared.
The case has been for long time the
subject of much discussion and great
anxiety in all native circles. and. q.
though experts in Hindoo law agree in
the strict legality of the decision. there
is . general opinion that the altered
conditions of Hindoo society render leg
islation necessary on the subject. II
spite of the extended effect now givel
to the exercise of the testamentar1
power.-LoWdoH Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

don't feel like hoeing corn the follow
ing day. Any man who has ever had
his feet frost-bitten while bugging
potatoes will agree with me that it
takes away the charm of pastoral pur-
suits. 1t is this desire to amalgamate
dog days and Santa Claus that has in
jured Maine as an agricultural hotbed.
Another reason that might be as
signed for refraining from agricultural
pursuits in Maine is that the agitator of
the soil finds when it is too late that
soil itself, which is essential to the sue
cessful propagation of crops. has not
been in use in Maine for years. While
all over the State there is magnificent
stone foundation on which farm might
safely rest, the superstructure, or farm
proper, has not been secured.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
PuNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

An old soldier says sudden sense
Of danger will put m end to al sesr
sickness. Y. Sun. ~
"A New York lady had her dress
maker arrested for false pretenses bo-
cause her wedding dress did not fit-
A tough steak is something like IN
incorrigible boy. Both may Be inn
proved by pounding.-LoweH Citizen
IAN Indiana young woman has in
vented . piano-stool that rests the
back" Her next-door neighbor will
now be sure to move into another block.
Chicago Tribune.
in de bushes o. life er man mus
elder go up ur come down. Oar amt
no stand still. De sun doan stay at
twelve er clock more den er mint
ArkdnsaU Traveller.
When a man nearly breaks his
neck getting out of the way Of . light
ming bug, supposing it to be the head
light of o locomotive, it 10 time for him
to sign the pledge.-NorristoUn Herald.
-..Hello. Dick; been to the lecturer"
inquired friend as they met about
eleven o'clock in the street, outside OF
public hall. mo, but I'm going TO
one now," replied Dick, as he made for
home.-M 7. Post.
A family physician recommends
those who expect to suffer from hay fe-
yer this summer to be careful in main
tanning a health status. to live by rule.
and avoid causes of excitement Change
of place il the most efficient remedy Of
the attack that has fully begun. Chico
90 Times.
.-Goaded by jealousy, husband out
in Ohio shot professor Of roller skating
in the head. The physicians left the
bullet where it was imbedded. plugged
the hole up with . cork. and the pro-
fessor now skates as well and knows as
much IS ever he Phitddelp lphia
Press.
Poetry. waxed mustache. mystery.
long hair and sweet tenor voice will
often make a woman feel as if there
was only sheet of tissue paper between
Heaven and herself. but it is the man
with the wart on his nose and six figures
in the bank balance who scoops her in
and makes her happy ever afterwards
N. y. Journal.
Bound to be foolish
s Men have only two:
There is nothing right they say,
| And nothing right they do.
But il naughty men do nothing right,
And never say what's true,
What precious fools we women arc
To love them ~ we do.
"A bashful young man who was
afraid to propose to his sweetheart
induced her to fire at him with pistol.
which he assured her was only loaded
with powder. and after she had done so
fell down and pretended to be dead.
She threw herself wildly upon the body,
called him her darling and her beloved,
whereupon he got up and married her.
boston Post.
10, like travelling" said the fat
passenger. as be snuggled his big body
into one seat and his big feet beside his
grip in another. Il like travelling, ex-
cept that the noise rings in my cars
rather unpleasantly." "Rings in your
ears, eh?' spoke up the farmer man
who was standing in the aisle; that's
queer. Out to my place when we want
one to travel we put a ring in his nose. :"
| -Chtcaqo Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
FARMING IN MAINE.
Observations of William Nye. the
Veracious Chronicler.
sieigh-Riding and Corn-Hoeing-A Grea
Stone Crop-The wormless Railroad
Pie--Gathering tho Gram
berry Crop.

The State of Maine is good place in
which to experiment with prohibition,
but it is not good place to farm it in
very largely.
In the first place, the season is gener-
ally little reluctant When l was up
near Moosehead Lake short time ago
people were driving across that body of
water on the ice with perfect i'm
punity. That is one thing that inter-
feres with the farming business
in Maine. If a young man is sleigh
riding every night till midnight he
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
VERY TRUE, SO MAY YOU.

s1oung man, you say you want a wife
10 piess your home and cheer your life,
a woman true in every way,
Mno does her duty every day:
Wnose love is strong and good and pur0
Iove that wins and holds secure;
wife that will not scold and fret
ana make you wish you ne or had met;
wnose presence Is a shining light;
Mnose counsel guides and keeps you right
VINO tries to please in little things,
ana TO your home rare comfort brings;
woman who knows how to mind
mer own business that's the kind:
Wno loves her home and stays right there
ana does not run round everywhere
10 gossip and to idly chat
ana tell the neighbors this or that;
VINO. when you re troubled, cheers you up
so Ano sweetens every bitter cup;
VINO, when you're sick, will nurse you
through,
As only loving hands can do
noung man, take my advice In this
A you re in search of perfect bliss,
IN weighing girls. see that you place
Good sense 'gainst beauty, wealth or grace
NY friend. you tn nix that you are wise,
But some shrewd girl may shut your eyes:
You think you know just what you need,
put your Impressions may mislead,
ror other men have thought so, too,
but they got fooled, and so may you
Camden Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

Near Pea Cove l saw a strange sight
A farmer was rowing around over hie
cranberry orchard in skiff. | stood
up on the stone wall and watched him
for some time. because am greatly in
terested in farming. and dearly love to
watch any one else who may be engaged
in manual labor. 1t was long time
before could make out what he was
doing. At last, however. l figured it
out, and / was very much surprised.
indeed. for had never seen horticulture
carried to that extent, and, as Mr.: Say
ward would remark, Il thought he was
carrying that thing too far."
Many will doubt my word. and l
would not have believed it myself if any,
one else had told me. but the man was
actually picking cranberries out OF his
pump. I have one Of the cranberries
at home now.-BH Nye, in Boston
Sunday Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
CONVICTION, TAMMANY PARISH La. AUGUST o.

The agricultural resources of Pitts
field and vicinity are not great, the prin
cipal exports being spruce gum and
Christmas trees. Here also the buckle
berry hath her home. But the country
seems to run largely to Christmas trees
They were not yet in bloom when Wis.
tied the State. SO itwas too early to
gather popcorn balls and Christmas
presents
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
He Knew the Climate.

Commercial Travellers Wife-s.Now,
my dear. what coat will you take with
you? It is almost June; your linen
duster win be enough. l guess"
C. T.-''Lay out my fur overcoat, my
heavy cloth overcoat, my spring over
coat and nv linen duster."
C. T.'s WHY. my dear!-You
are joking. amt you?"
C. T.-.Certainly not. I'm going Ia
travel in New England. ."-,Boston Cour.
isr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

If Ihad known when Ipassed through
Minnesota and Illinois what . soil
famine there was in Maine, would
have brought some with me.
The stone crop this year in Maine
will be very great. If they do not
crack open during the dry weather
there will be great many. The stone
bruise is also looking unusually well
tor this season of the year, and chill
blains were in full bloom when was
there.
In the neighborhood Of Pittsfield the
country seems to run largely to cold
water and chattel mortgages Some
think that rum has always kept Maine
hack, but claim that il has been wet
feet
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
The Bank of Spain. on a capt.

The Bank of Spain. on a capital Of
10000, 600 pesetas, had. by report
Just issued. deposit account of over
$50. 10000 pesetas, besides notes in
circulation to the value of 418.417. 500
pesetas. and a total liability account Of
919. no. 10 pesetas. A Spanish peseta
equals 1913 cents in American money.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

I'm the course Of recent Montana
cattle case q cowboy testified that "a
maverick is somebody else's calf that
you get your brand on first
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

The Supreme Court Of Oregon re-
Gently decided that women should not
be admitted to the practice of law in
that State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
Tempting to Steal.

The practice of placing goods outside
shops. thus tempting starving people to
steal. is so utterly indefensible that its
continuance can only be accounted for
on the theory of its greatly stimulating
business. On that head 4 boot and shoe
dealer at Birmingham gives evidence
which appears almost Incredible.
Having been reprimanded by the bench
for putting considerable portion of his
stock i'm trade outside his shop. he de-
clared that he could not help himself.
He had tried the other plan for seven
months. and his books showed that it
made on the average difference OF l5O
pairs weekly in his sales. According to
his story, therefore. he must have sold
1850 fewer pairs during the period
when virtue triHmphed over greediness.
That was. he evidently thought, far too
high a price to pay for doing right, and
he therefore relapsed into seltishness.
with the result of his having to prose-
cute father and son for stealing pair
of boots from outside his shop. The
elder received two months imprison-
ment. the younger fourteen days inn
prisonment and five years incarceration
in . reformatory. Clearly. therefore,
however profitable the practice may be
to traders. it is very expensive to the
general community who have to main
tain the offenders in prison. On that
ground alone. and putting humanity
out of the question. the State has an ex-
cellent right to interfere. Moreover. if
the practice were prohibited throughout
the kingdom all traders would be
placed on the same footing. and. as the
public are bound to supply their own
requirements. there could not be any
loss of trade in the aggregate.-London
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

In the Bernese Oberland parrot
one day made its escape and perched on
the rain trough of farm house in the
neighborhood. The farmer. who had
probably never been out OF his native
village. brought ladder to capture the
strange animal. When he had reached
the top and was reaching out his hand.
the parrot called out: What do YOU
want? What do you wantl" The
astonished peasant at once took off his
cap and said: 20. | beg your pardon. I
thought YOU were bird."- -hitzesheiH.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22

1t is the sinners who find the least
satisfaction in the revised version
Phitadelphid North american.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-08-22
VICTOR HUGO.

How He Would Have Punished Marshal
Bazaiue,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-03
Administrators Sale.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT, IN
" pursuance Of an order of the Probate
Court OF Salt Lake County, Utah Territory,
made on the fifth day OF November, A. D..
1888. int the matter of the estate of Emma
D Virgin, deceased, the undersigned, the
administrator OfSaid estate, W. ! sell al pri-
Fate sale to the highest bidder for cash, and
SUBJECT 10 confirmation by said Probate
CONT, on or after Friday, the fourth day OF
december, a. D., 1885, all the right, title, in
tSreSt and estate Of the said Emma ).
Wright, deceased, al the time of her death,
ana al the rigut, title and interest that the
SAID estate has, by operation of law or other
wise, acquired other than or in addition to
That Of the said interstate, at the time c.
her death, in and to all that GER
Ssln lot, piece or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the said County
OF Salt Lake, Utah Territory, and bounded
al q particularly described as follows, to
VII: Commencing at a point two and a
fourth ~ rods north twenty four ga de-
s!eeS west IRON the north west corner OF
Block twenty nine (29). Plot 'E, F" Salt Lake
City survey, and running thence east four
Teen IA rods, thence north thirty-fYe (S5)
degrees east fOrty-iYe (45) rods, thence
north forty-six and one half (4615) degrees,
west thirteen (l3) rods, thence south forty
three and one hall $50 degrees, west fifty
one and One-haH (5112) rods, thence south
thirty-tWo l32) degrees east ten and one
tenth llo 1'lO) rods Othe place of beginning.
All Dlds or offers must be in writing aud
left ST the office of s W Darke & Co., 10
Main Street, Salt Lake City. at any time be-
lore the making of the sale
Terms OF sale: Cash
WILLIAM B. WRIGHT.
Administrator of the estate of Emma S
Wright deceased. MIG
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-03
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

When to Start and Time of Ar
rival.