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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
A GRAND GRAFTON,
The Remarkable and Peculiar Power of
President Lincoln's Oratory.

The Remarkable and Peculiar Power of
President Lincoln's Oratory.
Mr.. Lincoln's grafton at the dedica-
tion of the Gettysburg cemetery was
undoubtedly his masterpiece. A great
crowd stood about the platform in the
presence of the new-made trenches and
graves of the soldiers, patiently listen
ing to the elaborate and highly-pol-
ished Grafton of Edward Everett, who,
faultlessly dressed, with modulated
voice and graceful action, delivered his
well-romded periods. 1t was a calm,
thoughtful, statesman-like view of the
situation. Only two or three times did
the hearers manifest any excitement
1t was a solemn occasion, and all
seemed to be sadly depressed. The
North had. after a bloody battle. driven
the South back to their homes-that
was all; the future was ineXplicable.
Mr.. Everett. having at last closed. the
next speaker on the programme was
Abraham Lincoln. President of the
United States. As he came forward
his presence never seemed more
peculiar, and his ungainlincSs of figure,
his Siou'iithCsS vi uICsS anu Ills tHDu-
larity of gesture, as contrasted with
the gracefulness of person, speech and
manner which had distin gushed Mr..
Everett, produced for the moment a
feeling of disappointment, and had the
double effect of exciting curiosity and
sharpening anticipation. Tall, I'M
calmly, but with every line of his face
expressive of care and grief. the Presi-
dent delivered his short and epigram-
matte sentencesi in shrill. piping voice.
at times almost shricking out out that
grand epic whose sentiments and words
will resound in future ages. As Mr..
Lincoln proceeded, no face ever more I'M
mistakably mirrored conviction than
did Mr.. Everett's. that by these few
and weighty sentences the memory of
what he said was erased. The OF alton
of Mr.. Everett, abounding in classi-
cal references and faultless in rhetoric,
did not move the hearts of the people
as did the plain. sententious speech of
Mr.. Lincoln. When, at the close of
the exercise, Mr.. Everett congratu-
lated the President, he remarked
aughingly, but with sense of truth:
''You have said all on this occasion
that will be remembered by posterity."
Ben: Perley Poore, IN Boston Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
OLD VESSELS.
The Most Venerable Craft Afloat on the
Deep Blue Sea.

The Most Venerable Craft Aaoat on the
Deep Blue Sea.
An interesting discussion took place
between number of Down East sea
captains who congregated in Captain
Hughes tug-boa. Office, on Walnut
street, the other evening. The subject
was the oldest American merchant ves-
sci afioat Captain Kelley. one of the
oldest of the number. said that the old.
est merchant vessel now afioat under
the American flag WAS built in 1915.
Captain Hughes, in whose office the
discussion took place, a retired mari.
ner, said that he noticed few DAYS
ago the arrival at New Bedford, Mass,
of the American bark Rousseau. Cap
tain Wicks from st. Helena, after
passage of fifty-seven DAYS, with
cargo of 1.300 barrels of sperm
oil. $50 barrels of whale oil,
and 700 barrels of bones. This YES
sci, continued Captain Hughes, ..was
built in this city in 1901. She is a
double-decked vessel of 305 tons regis
ter, which in those days was considered
stI Vi stIl tlft wis Duill lOT
the Stephen Girard Line of packet
ships. and ran on that line out of this
port for years. The Rousseau is now
classed as well rs the ordinary vessels
of ten years old. and is taken much
care of on account of her great age.
She is owned by 5. Osborne, Jr., of
New Bedford.
The discussion continued several
hours, and nearly every ship of the
past century was talked over by the
mariners. and their qualities compared
with those of to-day.
In looking over the old records OF
shipping the oldest merchant vessel
afloat was found to be the bark True
Love. of London. 296 tons register.
This vessel was built in this city in
l164; making her now one hundred
and twenty-five years old She is
owned by John S Ward, of London. a
large owner of vessel property. The
True Love is yet in active SERVICE
Philadelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
watched his chance. Amid the dark.

watched his chance Amid the dark.
ness of the Forest of Senart-profiting
by the rumbling of the wheels and the
loud singing of the tenor-he suddenly
threw a rope around the slceper's neck
and strangled him without any one
hearing the least sound of struggle.
Then noiselessly opening the door of
the diligence, he had thrown the dead
body into the road. leaped out himself.
and after robbing the corpse of pocket
book stuffed with notes. concealed the
body among the brlishwood. The next
night he had returned with spade and
pick. and dug grave in the place
which he designated in his confession
to the police, and where the skeleton
of the traveller was actually found. The
jurymen brought in a verdict of guilty,
and this wicked Quasimodo died upon
the scaffold just three months after
yielding to the unlucky impulse topick
NJ. Melun's pockets.
Such is the trustworthy narrative
related to us the other day in the coziest
and prettiest Partisan boudoirs by the
grandson of Marshal of France. to
which it was related by the great musi-
clan himself. Incredulous people may
declare, if they please, that musicians
are highly imaginative people and often
nervous; and that the composer of
''Joseph" dreamed with his eyes open.
But, anyhow. the anecdote is both
curious and impressive in these times
OF spiritism. Chicago Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
LIFE PICTURES.

"A glow at morn:
A"e 'ose NIT tempted into blooming red:
.r ght hopes lust born
NM Thal ere she eve must shed
Aher Petals, though we never deem them
dead. '"S'n
warmth at noon
run soufed and cd dorous: aud life all fair
$3.50 AS summer moon
"hcn STARS lace beams as rare
AS laughter which hath gus behind Soma
care.
A rest at eve:
line ardor ard the heat of the day is o'er
Hope can deceive
NO longer: life no more
"'n weave rOmances from a poets loro.
A hush at night:
we fold our wings as birds that seek the neat
Earth Is bedight
win rose no more The ZeSt
VI liIe Sinks with the sunlight in the west.
II is no dream
NO cas'le-bnilding time that we call life:
To catch the gleam
nf Heaven in the strife
our Toll must tend TO reach the better life,
There is much room
rof gratitude, much room for tenderness
In all the gloom
of SOrrow. much TO bless
Al we VIII labor more, and murmur less
Let us not turn
10 seek In clouds our happiness but try
Each day to learn
ihSt near home BLESSINGS lie
ihosc de 10 live vino first have lived to die
-Quircr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The tramp takes walk before
breakfast because that is just what he is
~fter.-N. Y Morning journal.
They can't successfully boycott
reporter on the average morning news
paper. because he has 365 nights of
labor that he can depend upon.-N Y
Sun.
When the single young lady works
the unmarried minister pair of slip
pers she is trying to win his heart by
capturing his understanding. Chicago
Tribune.
1T always casts a gloom over the
sky of love to have the young lady's
small brother poke his head in the door
and yell: "Sue, your other feller's
come. ."--Ne,C Hdren Ne,cs.
The outside of the NetDs is misera-
bly, printed this week, owing to the
chuckle-headed negro pressman greas-
ing the forms to make the roller run
slick.-JacEson (Ga.) Netcs.
If your wife faints do not spoil her
dress by dashing a pitcher of water
over her. Loudly kiss the back of your
hand. She will Immediately revive and
want to know whom you were kissing.
Do not tell her and she will not faint
again.-Toledo Blade.
IL don't see how there ever came
to be so many words in the worldr' ex-
claimed girl who was studying her
spelling lesson. why. sis, said her
brother, ..they come through folks
quarreling. Then, you know, one word
always brings on another"
In q certain Austrian town thirty
female printers were introduced. The
typographical society adopted novel
way of removing them. 1t took two or
three years to do it, but it was accom-
pl:shed at last by the girls all becom-
ing wives of the printers
Il saw, Sambo, were you ever in
toxicated?' mo, Julius, neber; was
you?'' "Well, I was, Sambo." didn't
it make you feel good. Julius?' Yah!
but golly, next morning l thought my
head was woodshed, and all de mig
gers in Cbrisendom was splitting wood
n tn Y. Telegram.
A Scotch dominic. after relating
to his scholars the story of Ananias and
Sapphira, asked them ''why God did
not strike everybody dead who told q
lie After long silence one little
fellow got to his feet and exclaimed:
because. sir, there wadna be onybody
eft. ''-B0st0n Post.
$50 you are having your portrait
painted, Mrs. -" yes" MAY I
ask you who the artist is?'' ''Well,
the fact is, don't remember his name,
but he came to US we'll recommended
from the Fitznoodles. He painted them
all. and did it so beautifully you couldn't
tell them from photographs when they
were framed. .''-T5sDn Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

During the last seventeen years the
Protestant churches of Brooklyn have
paid $500, 900 of church debts.-Brook-
Ign Eagle.
The New York churches have ap-
pointed a committee of three whose
duty it shall be to prevent the desecra-
ton of the Sabbath-N. Y. Tribune.
The Indian school at Lawrence,
Kan, has experienced remarkable
revival, resulting in the conversion Of
nearly half the pupils
The demand for young men to take
char ge of creameries at the South is SO
great that the Mississippi Agricultural
College is forming class for special
instruction in this industry.
A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania
brought suit in court to compel his
bishop to assign him to parish work.
The court decided that the bishop was
under no obligations to do this.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Foreign Missionary Society of
the Lutheran church in Baltimore has
sent sixteen hundred dolls to a mission
III India, where they will be distributed
to the little heathen who are attending
school connected with the mission.
The Episcopalians are making an
effort to celebrate their centennial year
by raising 1000, 900 for missions. 1t
is hoped that the fund may be raised
by five-dollar subscriptions before the
meeting of their general convention
next October-N r. Times.
Within two years twenty Metho-
dist missions have been planted in Chi
cago, eleven mission churches have
been erected at cost, including lots.
of $5S, 900, and $4,000 have been paid
to support pastors and Sunday-schools
in those missions. Chicago Mail.
The Christian Examiner hits a good
many people in an article entitled
"Jcining a Pastor" 1t says they do
not join the church. They ''unite
themselves 10 the popular pastor.
While he stays, they stay. When he
goes. they scatter and hunt for the
next popular pastor to join. ."-Chicago
Sun.
The oldest student in Yale College
is Porter Sherman, of the Senior class.
who is back after an absence of twenty
years to finish his course. Mr.. Sher-
man occupies the same room in a house
on High street that he did just twenty
years ago. He is a conspicuous figure
about college. and looks more like one
of the old professors than student.
He halls now from Kansas.--Harttord
Post
At the recent Baltimore annual
Methodist Episcopal Conference a reso-
luton was adopted declaring that it is
fitting that statute or monument of
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.
should be erected in the capital of the
Nation. The pastors of the Foundry
and Metropolitan churches, and the
Rev. G. w. Herbert and Messrs. NJ. G.
Emery and r. II. Stenemetz. were ap-
pointed a committee to consider locar
tions, plans, and cost.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19
WHY HE WEPT.
An Affecting Scene Called Forth by tht
Panorama of Gettysburg.

An Affecting Scene Called Forth by .ht
Panorama of Gettysburg.
Among the crowd present at the pan
oramic battle of Gettysburg the other
evening was a boy about fifteen years
of age. He had been gazing around
him for about fifteen minutes when he
began to weep. The fact was noticed,
and directly a gentleman said:
"Ah! poor lad! This painting rcvives
some episode of grief in his life. My
boy, why do you weep?'
"'Ca-ca-cause sir!' was the broken
reply rs his tears fell faster.
docs the sight of this battle move
you?"
"Y-yesr'
did your father lay down his life on
this field?"
NO"
lose a brother there.
No"
but you lost relation of some
sorte''
..Not-not that l know Of.
''Then it must 81 these bloody scenes
which overcome you, poor child"
..N-no, sir. | come in here on the
money which dad gave me to buv mo-
lasses with. and it has just struck me
that the whole Union army can't stop
him from givin me a bim-awful whalin'
when git home. Ireckon that feller
over there on a stretcher is me-after
dad gifts through bringin' up his re-
serves" Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19

The extent of the loan business in
Dakota is indicated by the statement
that in one county during the last few
years six thousand mortgages have
been recorded, representing over $780,
900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19

-Doctor-'I am going to give you
three pills, one of which you are to take
before each meal" Patient-"How
much?" Doctor-.'One dollar, ma am
Patient-..f / were to take a double
quantity. two before each meal would
they come any cheaper?" - Boston
Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19

If doctors would attend writing
school occasionally drug clerks would
make fewer mistakes. .-BrooElyn Eagle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19

The American maid is bound to
shine conspicuous wherever she goes.
An American girl writes to the New
York World from Berlin: 1--WE, from
America, were the sensation of the
evening, for here, in Germany, they do
not reverse in dancing, but 60 around
in a ring one way continuously. When
we began to dance the people looked
at us in wonder, and then the Princess
Wilhelmina caught sight of us and
called the attention of the Crown
Prince and Princess, and they watched
us all through the dance. So it was all
through the evening, wherever we
danced all gazed curiOusly at u.s."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19

Maria, l see they are shipping
gold to England again." he said, as he
lowered his paper and looked at her
over his spectacles. LA, me! but is
that true?' That's what the paper
says; that shows that the balance of
trade is agin u.s." Then, Samuel.
I've got to hunt up that bogus half dol
lar and pass it off on some peddler this
week That balance has got to come
out even or 1 can't sleep wink. "
Wall Street Ne,Cs.
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A Young Man Tries Farmin e.


Almost every one has heard the story
Mark Twain tells about Henry Ward
Beecher when the latter first INDUCED
in the luxury Of amateur farming.
The great preacher bought pig for
$5, fed It $40 worth Of corn, and then
sold it for Sc. He sa d he made on the
pig, but lost on the corn. A similar ex-
perience befell two Of my friends in
this city who came to the conclusion
they would improve the back part OF
their lots. They were young men with
plenty Of business on hand, and SO
could moi. work The garden grokler
themselves, ha.sother day ono OF
them made a statement Of expenses
and gains to find out how, he stood
with his farming experiment. He dis.
covered that he had paid % for fertil-
izers, $15tor labor, had sworn 500 times
at His sighborss chickens, had quar-
relied twice on this account, was sued
once for killing two cats, nearly mob
bed for kickinga dog out Of Bis toma-
toes. and had for his gain one mess 'oi
garden peas, five tomatoes, one dozen
ears Of corn, prospective peck Of po-
tatoes. After this my young friend will
plant his farm inlawn grass ana attend
the market for his best vegetables,
[ass6ayter Erasnfner.
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Arrest ofPsrties to the Rev. Haddock Homicide.
Sionxsyt s. Iowa. SBecial: HI I.aav;tt

Arrest Of Parties to the Rev. Haddock Homicide.
Sioux osj IfowaEsbecial: HI. Leavitt,
implicated in the murder Of Rev Had
dock. was arrested on. the 18th in Chi.
cago. His arrest is a surprise to almost
every body. and has created q great SON.
ration. Several warrants were swdrn
out for the arrest Of others and XuBl
to tire present time two sha We
been arrested. 1t II believed that Leavitt
has consented to turn states evidence. A
dispatch nom Chicago states that Lea
yett delivered himself up to the author
/ tiles. Attorney d. w. Wood OF Sioux
City has been in Chicago for week,
following up clues. Agent Adams recent
~ autographed to Leavitt, who was
at Morile,l Alabama, urging him to come
there. de at once complied and surrender.
eel to Mr.. Wood. It 10 not claimed or be-
lieved that Leavitt is the murderer. but
Mr.. Wood is satisfied he knows about the
plot to commit the murder, and that he
can not only tell who the murderer is but
who were in the conspiracy. Mr..
Leavitt has, SO it is understood, de-
clined 10 tell what he knows until
he reaches Sioux City and can make his
abatement to the authorities. Fred Munch-
rath, Jr.,. and Henry Sherman are the
names OF the men arrested here.
They we're placed under $4,000 bonds
each. John Arensdorf. another OF the par
ties, was arrested in Davenport where he
had gone to attend the grand lodge OF the
Knights OF Ply thias. -
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Mr.. West, the British minister, has trans
mitted to the secretary OF state a commu-
nication from the governor general and
council OF Canada relative to the late raids
OF Indians from the United States into the
Northwestern Territory. The letter in.
forms the government that a large num-
Der Of Piegans, Blackieet and eros Ventres
Indians from the great reservation OF
Northern Montana have crossed the Dor
der into the British possessions; that sew
eral battles have been fought, with causu-
alties on both sides, and that the Bloods
may be expected to follow their enemies
and cross the border into the United
States. 1t suggests that, with this infor-
nation, this government may be able to
take active measures to meet these hos.
tiles in the proper way. Mr.. Bayard has
transmitted this comm unication to the
war department and Indian bureau, and
the former is now considering the best
plans OF preventing these depreda ting
bands from inflicting injury to settlers or
peaceable Indians on this side OF the line.
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anal the 0sbor,s bic white hand o ,,,.a.

and the usher's big white hand grasped
him and I'D him to the entrance.
There the stately presence muttered
son.sthing, pushed him q, little, and
trhedt away, and ragged Tim. lame.
and MI but blind with fright and feeling.
tripped and plunged headlong down
the fight of granite steps, glanced from
the curving base with cry Of pain.
rolled into the shadow, and lay still.
The anthem flowed on, but the child
did not hear it. 1--WE thank thee, o
Lord, that thou art merciful," 1t peal
ed; 'that thy strong arm doth save the
righteous and .oonfound the wicked!'
and it swelled and died away. Then the
pastors lingual music came again,
mellow. pleasant. perfect; round, edge
less words that wove like velvet shut
ties dissolving, beauteous fabric be-
fore his people. For an hour it rose
and fell, science and revelation, linked
and interfused with poetry and fine
allusion; but ragged Tim. lying there
in tho shadow with his oozing temple
on the uncushioned granite, gave no
heed.
The PASTORS sermon melted into
silence, the glinting organ-pipes throb-
bed and trembled with their freight Of
melody again. wave after wave of blent,
harmonious voices floated out upon the
buoyant, billowing medium of the
pipes, the benediction fell, and out the
arching entrance rustled the throng,
with smiles and salutations, flash OF
Jewel and eye. soft speech and happy
laughter. but the little rag-heap in the
shadow made no sign.
The doorway to the Fathers house
was closed; sleep Tapped the pastor and
his people in its dream-engendering
fleece; dew gathered on the wall abov 9
the fallen child, and crickets in the
grass-fringe round the fag-stones
rasped the silence. ~.,.s
/, The moon rode slowly over, the stars
strove to take it in their silver net but
lost it to the dawn; the east took fire
with morning.
But little Tim slept on. No friend
was there, no word of pity; only a
cricket singing at his ear, and the dew
trickling down the cold wall upon his
piteous face, as if the very rocks shed
tears fol, their ead.-Alva Milton Kerr,
in the Current.
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Spreads the miasma, or poisonous vapor, that
begets malarial and typus fever. Wherever
there is stagnant water in which vegetation, or
refuse of amy kind decays, there, as surely as the
sun rises, are generated the seeds of fever and
ague, dumb ague, and other endemic maladies
of the malarial type. For the effects of this en-
venomed air, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters fur
nishes an antdote, and prevents both the con
traction and recurrence of such maladies Even
along the line of excavation for the Lesseps
Panama Canal, where malarial diseases are not
only virulent but deadly, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters has demonstrated its Incompatible pro-
tective qualities. Not only for febrile com
plants, bnt also for disorders of the stomach,
liver and bowels, for rheumatism and inactivity
of the kidneys and bladder, it is very effective
1t counteracts the effects of fatigue, damp and
exposure. .+tS sEL
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The attitude OF the citizens Of Richmond
toward the colored delegates to the labor
convention has attracted great deal oil
attention in Washington. A prominent
democratic politician who arrived there
from Richmond said: That ends the
Knights Of Labor among the white work
ingmen OF the south. The organization
will 60 to pieces on that rack. There will
not be anything left of the Knights OF La
Dor in the south from this time on, except
ing the niggers. and all of them are thor
oughly ordained Knights.