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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
COVINGTON. ST. TAMMANY PARISH La. JANUARY

their jackets, and was arranging dish
of water crosses when the door opened
and her husband came in. There was
an unusual kindliness in Mrs. Finn's
manner, and an evident desire to an
ticipate his wants which attracted
Mikes attention. He said nothing to
her about it. 1t troubled him, how
ever, during the night. The next morn
ing when on his way to work he
stopped on the corner and did some
very hard thinking. He knew that the
Finn income had not "een as
had taken charge of the money as be-
fore. He was also aware that his
headaches had been more frequent and
that Bacchus had been his patron
saint, and-no, he wouldn't give up
"Shure, BiddX nd be laffin' at me-
but then she was so kind to him last
night and spoke so pleasant-"Yis, but
whin she's mad she has an eye in her
head like coal iv fire, an vice like
a saw film" While Mike stood unde-
cided whether to 90 back and make up
with Biddy a boy went by whistling
Barney Brallaghan's Courtship."
As the melody stole into Mikes ears
there tloated out of the harbor of his
memory a picture of young couple
seated beside an old red barn on the
upper end Of Coopey Island. Their
heads were very cf5sd together, and he
could hear the refra y the young man
was singing to his sweetheart:
Don't say nav. charn1n' Judy Callaghan,
Only say you'll he Mistress Brallaghan."
Almost unconscioisly Mike found
himself hurryinE homcward. When
he arrived at the door of the shanty he
hesitated moment with his hand on
the latch. He half turned TO 20 down
the steps again, then suddenly he
opened the door and fioundered in.
Putting his brawny hand deep down in
his pocket. he drew it forth full of
nickels and rolls of pennies. which he
slapped upon the table with such
sounding thwack that the rolls were
burst open, and the pennies rolled over
the floor. Mrs. Finn uttered a cry of
alarm, but her fears took wings when
Mike lifted his head and she saw his
big, brown, honest face twitching. and
his eyelids .doing double duty. The
next moment her hands were resting
on his brawny shoulders.
"BiddN.r'
There was rush of hurrying feet in
the back yard, the door opened with a
slam, and little Mike appeared. Said
he:
Mother, the crow is swallyin' big
brown beetler'-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
THE RUGBY GAME.
Football and It's Attendant ..Pleasures''
at an English School.


Football is the great Rugby game,
and is played principally during the
Christmas term. "A Rugby boy says
Il late head of the school-house. looks
forward to it in the summer and regrets
it in the spring. He honors good foot
ball players and despises poor players.
He will talk football in season and out
of season. Rugby football is quite
different from the Eton and Harrow
game. Ii is much rougher. though Rug
beians now sigh over it. and declare that
it is not played half so viciously rs it
used to be- 1t is true that il has been
shorn of some of its terrors since the
days "f the mighty contests between the
Upper IL ,ch. or first twelve of the sixth
form. and the rest of the school, when
the gdme became battle. and the head
master had TO interfere and stop the
match, because it was so little
like play. That was in the brave
days of old Those old ways have
55ooen changed Not very long ago rules
were m:.s-se declaring that: Though it
is lawful to hollttii any PLAYER in maui.
this holding does not incfutiee attempts
to throttle or stranglc, which are t6taI.,
opposed to all the principles of the
game. And again: mo one wearing
projecting nails or iron plates on the
solcs or heels of his boots or shoes
shall be allowed to play This gives
Il apleasant idea of what the game once
was. The terms ..mauling" and
..scrimmage. still in use. show what
the game now is in its milder form.
You remember. do not doubt. East's
proud description: Quite another thing
from your private-school game. Why,
there's been two collar-bones broken
this half and dozen fellows lamed;
and last year fellow had his leg broS-
en.'-Ehzabeh Robens RtnneH, in st.
Nicholas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
A SHREWD DRUGGIST.
How He Broke Up the Seances OF Loaf
ing Crowd.


A certain ring of half dozen men
have for the past year been in the habit
of meeting at certain Detroit drug
store every evening to tell stories and
indulge in gossip, and the way they
have hung on each time has been a ter
rible trial to the druggist. The other
day, after a severe struggle with him.
self. he tackled one of the coteric about
it, explaining:
'.Of course, don't want to hurt your
feelings, but seems to me you could
break up an hour earlier.
..Oh, no offenSe whatever" was the
reply. ..but I'll tell you what the trouble
is. If we could all 90 out together it
would be all right, but if one gets up
and starts off the rest all talk about
him."
..How?"
..Wcll, if the Colonel goes out. the
door has hardly closed ON him before
somebody remarks that it is curious how
he got his title, as he was in Canada all
through the war. If the Judge follows
him some one SAYS he doesn't know any
more about law than hog does of
playing the piano. If l go out. some
one hints that had to leave Indiana for
setting my grocery on fire. and so it
goes. You see how embarrassing it ise"
III fix it after this replied the
druggist after little reflection. and
that night, rs ten o'clock struck. boy
came in and announced big fire down
town. The gang went out in body,
and although the report was false not
one returned. The next night the boy
announced an accident around the COR
ner, and the next he had stabbing af-
fair near by. The gang soon tumbled
to the racket. and now, as the clock
strikes ten. every man rises to his feet
and they 60 out together. This places
all on equal footing. and there is only
one sad thought connected with the
scheme. 1t is that the druggist and his
clerk. who must perforce be left behind,
will slandcr and abuse the whole gang
rs soon rs their backs are turned-De-
troH Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
WOULD TALK.
Aydan From Ohio Who Failed to Appro.
ciate Western Hospitality.

clate W NeStern hospitality
Women living in the mountain
gulches of the West, miles from their
neighbors, have such limited oppor-
tunities for exercising a woman's special
prerogative Of talking. that the good
naturad traveller who furnishes the
following incident readily pardoned the
excessive garrulity. He says: 1t was
nearly dark when l came to tumble
down old cabin, half hidden among the
pines near the trail. An untidy
woman, with child in her arms, was
standing in the doorway.
How far is it to the next camp?" /
asked.
Not very fer. Where you from?"
..From Ohio"
You don't tell me! Why, used to
live in Ohio myself. Awful purity
State! A sight better place to live than
Colorado. We lived near Cincinnatty.
Used 10 do all our tradin' there From
what part do YOU hail?''
From Toledo"
Been there many time myself. l
got Il sister there now. Mebbe YOU
knowed her. Her names Jones. Her
husbands Il railroad engineer on the
ears. don't hear from 'em often, but
| guess they re doin' well. They got
five children. three girls an two boys.
No: come to think, | guess it's three
boys an two girls. No, it amt. either.
If my man was here. he could tell,
'cauSe"-
Excuse me-" said, ..but am in
hurry TO reach the next camp before
nightfall: Do 60 to the right. or to
the left
20. you got any amount o time. 1t
aint fur, How's times back in Ohio,
anyway Come in an git bite o.
somethin' to eat. Amt got much. but
you're welcome to it, such as It's. -
No. thank you." / said. .IamHot
hungry. and it is little late. I
wilt
20. it aint more II three o'clock. We
think some o goin' back to Ohio some
day. This aint no fit place fer white
folks to live. You married man. with
Il fam'ly?"
Il have a wife and little boy"
you don't tell me! I'd like to see
'em. But if l was you, wouldn't ever
bring EN- here. Your baby purity smart
an wcll?''
He is very healthy little fellow"
| replied> ..But now r
My youngins is healthy enough, but
my land sakcs! they don't Git to go to
your health?'
For the health of my pocket-book,"
l laughinglv replied.
Most of us is in the same fix, but l
didn't know how it might be with YOU.
They say tall. Slim. dark-complected
fellers, like you, is apt to be consumpty.
| reckon your wife's fair-complected?
Most dark men pick on light wimmin,
but me an my husband is both adzactly
the same. What's your business?''
Il am newspaper correspondent.
But l really must go. and
"A writer fer the parars2 Well. IL
evert lou must know heap. I've
Ecered said that lots Of things was put
in the paper that wasn't so. DO you
ever write ies?"
II really, madam, don't exactly
understand you. Did you say went
to the left from here?'
'.Yes: but you might come in an set
an hour. Like enough know folks in
Ohio that you know. was born an
raised there. an I've got three sisters
an three brothers an land knows how
many other kin folks there Most o.
my connexion is Buckeyes, as the sayin'
is. an SO if
But | was too far on the trail to the
left to hear any more. : Youths Com.
pdnt0n.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
According to the Irnted :Serri

According to the United .Serrice
Gazette. a new use has beeu discovered
for the musical instrument of torture
called the bagpipes. Last year. it
seems. Spanish soldier was brought
to the military hospital at Havaua in a
state of catalepsy, and for fifteen
months he showed no signs of improv-
ing health. AT last The doctors ordered
the bagpipes to be played near his bed,
whereupon the man promptly recovered
consciousness. and is now able to artic-
ulate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
cHEsTNuTs SET TO RHYME,

Oh. what did the chimney sweep?
And why did the goldfish ball?
f.nd why. oh why. did the peanut standf
And what makes the evening call?
Oh, why should the baby farm?
And why Goes the mutton chop?
Can you tell me what makes the elder blow?
Or what makes the ginger pop?
Say, why does the trunde-bed spring?
And why does the saddichorSe fiy?
Or what mean eur made the pillow slip2
And why does the soap boilers I've?
What made the monkey wrench?
or why should the old mill dam?
And Who did the shoomakers strike?
And why did the raspberry jam.
boston Trdnscripk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30

The American colony in Paris mum.
oers about 5000 people. but the shop
keepers say it is worth more to the
trade of the French capital than its 30
600 Germans and 2S.00O Italians com.
bined.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-30
Successful experiments have bee

Successful experiments have been
made in joining and restoring the
furctions of divided nerves, even
nerves of different function being
used to repair those partially des-
troyed. 1t is thought that even sight
and hearing may be restored, after in
jury to the nerves on which they de-
pend. by bringing other nerves into
service by artificial union.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
USELESS CHURCH SOCIETIES.

WHAT DR. DURYEA THINKS OF THEM AND or Wv
ILIzFD HEATHENIsM IN BEACoN-sE
BosTON Nov. (Spocid'.-The REV. Dr. Duryea'
who is well.I known in New-York. created sensation
last evening by remarks made at the regular FRIDAY
evening PRAYER meeting in his chrfrcn Dr. Duryea
has obtained the assistance of about twenty-five mem
bers of his parish for the active prosecution OF parish
work. and last night in explaining his plans to u EN- nc
SAID substantially: There is work to be done when
cannot be done by the pastor alone No man on the
planet can it properly, especially in Boston, parIc
ularly in the Back Bay suggest this plan because
do not believe in societies. You have heard possipy
of societies of Christian endeavor Now iee that
there are too many the societies within the churches
There is society for charity club tor tins. an or
Can7atio tor that and circle for the other un'H
there is nothing left for the church TO do ant IL ne
comes simply collection OF wheels within wheels
Perhaps in our work may enlarge the younger
classes in the Sunday school, but there is an obstacle
in the wa, of that there children. ihere are
children in the suburbs plenty OF them but the nearer
Won are to Beacon-s the you approach to CIVIL
lied heathenism | ask your approval OF this plan
because nv assistants will not agree to undertake. the
work without it, but | must remind you th1t nothing
normal can be done This is not meeting oi the
church of the society. and you can only express
YOUR approval as individuals. Let us now start
something which will not he fifth wheel to churcn
"A Useless society within the churcn-but uselul
adjunct to the work OF the church."
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
STOKES ABSORBING rELEGkAPH LINES

CHICAGO, H., Nov. 6.-Judge Blcdgett yes
terday issued directing L. L. Parker, receiver
OF the Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company 10
turn tue possession OF that line with It's Offices an
equipments AS well as tho Board Of Trade Telegraph
Company property, to an agent OF f. s. Stokes OF 'no
United Lines Telegraph Company. OF which these hhes
Will hereafter form component parts Colonel hooc''
g. Ingerso represented Stokes ami others, who sro
of all the Judgments against the Bankers Anu VIZ
chants Company. which were conveyed some uho asy
United Lines Teiegrapn Company. The Bosru ",
Trade Telegraph Company was bought up Or otoKos ~
tho New-York sale. Tue latter companys lines nau,
however, been leased to the Bankers and MercnAnts
Company Judge Blodgett yesterday declared tnis
forfeited for failure TO comply with tho ronta
ditons, ami stokes now comes into possession
AS receiver Is TO pay the BoaIi OF Trade Teesrapn
Company $4,000. and the question Of rentals dee W
latter company by the Bankers and Merchants Soni-
pany Ia referred to Master In Chauoery Sherman.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
THE SURGEON GENERALsHIP.


lWAsuINGTON Nov. (Speciab.-lt seems I'd
be generally believed Washington that Lieutenant-
Colonel John Moore, OF the Medical Depart
ment OF the Army, will be appointed surgeon
General Surgeon Moore is assistant me iical pnr-
yeyor having appointed 10 that place IN 1855 Inc
tr,ef Medical Purveyor is Colonel j. H. Baxter, who
WAS promoted that place III le'Z' eleven
vears before Lieutenant Colonel Moore reached his pre-
sent grade in the same branch OF the Nealcai
Corps. 1t Is understood that Colonel Moore "no
was appuintrd Assistant surgeon III tho
Army IN 1888 by President Piercel Is an active
Democrat and that tue proposition 10 prohoto
Inn, over inc heads OF a doz II other doserv NJ
Ulcers OF his corps il strongly urged by Senator
Voorhees and other Indiana Democrats on poltcai
grounds The friends OF Colonel Charles sutherland
of tne Mslical Corps nave not abandoned hope mat
he Will receive the coveted appointment IL 10
well-kuown that Secretary Endcott as well as
officers OF the corps and the Army generany
favor the promotion OF Colonel Baxter, tho Actlng
General. whose fitness and qualifications 10.
ne place are The office is IN great need OF
an etiicent head The only objection urged against
Colonel Baxter is that he Is not a Democrat.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
BEATING RECORDS all ALONG THE LINE.
RrMAnKABIE RIDE OF AIPkED A. MCURDY on A

REMARKABLE RIDE OF AIFkED A. MCURDf ON A
wHEFL-305 MILES IL LESS THAN ~ HOURS.
BOsToN, Nov. (SpecidD. 1.-The bicycle rec
ord OF stman G. Whitaker, OF Indiana, has beeh
beaten by Alfred A. McCurdy. of Lynn who flushed Ills
y-four hours at Waltham ths iorenoon max
ing clean tota of 30j miles in minutes ana 10 sec
ords les, than "a hours Total time OF actual wheeling,
% hours and 30 seconds average rate or speed almost
n mics An nuur. DcsIues reikIng the twenty-'"e'
twenty five mile, ffty mile aud one-hundred-iniie Q
records ne beat the hundIcd-andlity-me record
by minutes % secon Ia, and Hollings sworths TWO
hundred mile record 81 minutes aud ~ seconds, thus
smashing records all along the hue l. IL also said ta
the travelled is anOut balf-mile over hity ne@
and If measured and proved miles must no
aided to his score. McCuriy used n 4Sinch star isht
roadster He got through without header except az
The finish when In turning To his hotel thrOugh lhe
crowd e swayed of and struck the curDstone, Denle
his wheel 81 hut sustaining no nlnry from me
f,ll lie was twenty-One Year, Odd yesterday is nye
feet ten and half inches tall, weighs about lOo
~ unds and n Lynn shoemaker.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
FOR SPEAKER AND SENATOR.

CANDIDATES TALKED OF AMONG REPUBLICANS.
Politicians who called at the rooms OF the ke-
publican State Committee yesterday discussed with
much interest the probable organization OF the next
Assembly, and the coming contest over the choce Oh
United States Senator to succesd Warner Miller Dur
ing the campaign the members OF the committee dh not
allow these matters brought up bat now that the
campaign is over they quito willing to discuss prooa
bilities
Several candidates already In tho held fof speaer
among them Charles D. Baker OF steuben. F. b. Arnold
OF Otseeo. General Curtis. Of St. Lawrence T. W.
Kruse of Cataraueus. Fremont Cole. Of Schuyler ana
d. T. Ainsvorrh, of Otsego It Is limited that ex-
Speakers Hustled Er win ready also 10 avai
uemselves OF any favorable opportunity Tor re-eecoh'
Chairman Cole Of the State Committee. comes from
the same county Mr.. Baker naturally favors him
rs candidate lie said yesterday that he hoped 10 Keep
the question entirely clear from the senatorshp; ana
an effort will he made to that end as compicang the
two things has sencraly led TO unfortunate results IN
the way OF legislation. Next year state officers win
the exception Of Governor and Governor viii
be chosen and II will be the last election preceding
the Presidential canvass will be an energetic
one. good record ny the Legislature will be o great
assistance TO the Republicans In order that THIS may
follow Chairman Colo says that stron eior VIII We
malo 10 elect Speaker who VIII be enilirb r~n lto
entanclements on tho Senatorial question. But "
u admitted that this will he u difficult thing 10 10
Three active candidates are now IN tue ncu or wi" %
tor Mr. Miller -sres TO ne hs own successor, Wnu" ,
Conrre--nan His ock and Levi l.. Morton are hisn p
spokrn candidates. When James d. Warren. OF h@unao @
was las IN the " he said that he hah no 'hnll'hlc
for Senator, and okngly added that he ntht "e Wv"
himself ~ The senatorshp ought 10 20 to western NSw
YORK. Mr.. Miller has been looking careiuly "li'I W
own interests Tor long while the other chhnh."r
have not been Idle. Mr.. Millers friends say lA ,oy
confident OF his succrss hut the friends ~ MI ns
cock and Mr. Norton sly with equal confidence hni IN"
claim is not well founded There 4. already uik W
dark horses" and Andrew ID. White Is among those
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
THE ANNUAL SCRATCH RACES.

BosToN, Nov lSpecidh.-At $3.50 a. M, a
Gro wd OF three four hundred men assembled at the
Harvard B0athouse, In the Charles River 10 see tue
annual scratch races Four senior crews a. they were
called made up of from the three upper classes,
soon got into their boats and the races pegah
The rowing Ia these races remarkably good Tor
such an occasion. Boat No. contained storroT ana
Mumfora former Varsity No. mad Keyes. S7, and
Adams, 'ss among men; No. 2 Fisk 's7' and Hight
go Varsity substitutes while Burgess. 81 one OF
the uest Harvard has In its crew. sat IN No l.
with such in the various GOATS me con.
test coud not help heiSs an nteresns rs' % sood
winner by kngth and half, pulling IN
fine style. It's men were Adams. ss stTose no sa Z.
SO; bow. Apple. 'ss. Between boats Nos Nos
and .tsSAeS 80 r'Pseve spsTs va. bad
collision distance of 100 yards from the start NO.
g. with plenty OF clear water ran INTO NO: Win 'ao , ~
the race Al that time No. was in the lead aud was
making fine race.
contestants O. H. Taylor, OF Boston, class OF ~, won
easily over Stern and Heron. SI Tho race was poor
one.
Tho freshman scratch crews thsn rowed making hot
race Of 1t. They pulled with much vigor and
showed not so much awkwsrdness AS fresh
were four crews OF freshmen ana the boat Of which T.
A. Darling WAS stroke handsomely by a boats
length Inc races were upon the upper course near the
boat-nOuse. Ii was slightly under quarter OF ue In
length.
This afternoon Harvard PLAYED Wesleyan at football
The game was played In the thunder storm, and biz
puddles Of water covered the ground The game. there
fore was anything but brilliant. Harvard played a
srong rushing game, bat good tackng and catching
nluos. out OF tue question In fact, Wesleyan tackled
hait,r than harvard In running, however, Harvard
showed capacity for the most brilliant play Holt tue
end rush. made two magnificent Ii's one from near lne
tha back IL ado brilliant touchdown near the De.
sinnnx Of the game by powerful run Porter played
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07

great game rpughout except so far az catching was
concerned In that line his funbles were p,.en an
Haun played well ard Hus he's centre rusn ons
Harvard depended entirely upon her rushing am am
running, and WESLEYAN upon her kicking 6y ,ne rauIk
ner Brooks Wool and Harding rushers Fletche, a.
guarterback Porter and Sears IS hsbasks ana Clam
FISH Wells Hughes Cassidy and Norton In the rusn
line etclman quarterback Manchester and hnm1ia inn
half backs and Beatty fulback Harvarn won VIII"
score OF "a to O. -, n..
The folio wing distinguished guests saw the game
President Eliot G. W. Curtis Professor Mandnll Creie
ton, OF Cambridge, England; Leverett saltonstmi.
Phillips Brooks Edward Everett Hale, Alexahueff
Making Mayor will, RUSSELL Sir Lyon Payfar, Oh
Edinburgh university aud Or. Andrew Peabody.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
DECISIONS IN CUSTOMS CASES.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Assistant Secretary
Faircd has approved suggestion OF the collector OF
customs at Ncw-York in regard to the collection OIL
duties on mail passing through the post once al
Ncw-York. 1t is that officer from the Naval Omce
and one from the collectors Office be detailed for duty
at the post-Oce and that strict examination oe hAuo
OF the mails arriving ia the night well as OF thoso
arriving In the day time. ,..
Mr. child has affirmed action or the collector
of customs Newport, X H. III assessing duties Oh Ger
tam articles OF mems and womens wearing apparee,,'
gloves hosiery etc. belonging To Commander W. ~.
Whiting, United States Navy, which were brouShI W
The United States steamer Saratoga In case o.
mastei Littleheld, United States Navy attached 10
that vessel The Depart ment held the owner di
not accompany their Importation, lucy
are not free wearing apparel III use
cot persons arriving in the United States" within tho
I'M. % the law.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
DENYING rHAr CUMMINGS WAS THE RoBBER

ST. LOUIS, Nov. GA dispatch from Nevada,
No. says that Frank James has sent to superintendent
Damsel, OF the Adams Express Company. tue letter
purporting 10 come from - Jun" Cummings, aud Also
the money incosed III that letter James says tnA'
CummiDgs the original, in respect answers the do
scripuon OF the man whom Fotheringham describes as
the perpetrator the recent robbery James also
that ho does net know whether Cummings s s"'o
dead dispatch from Kansas city. however scs mat
chief or Polce Sps.rs has Information 70 tho
the original Cum'ninrs rne mem,er Of the noiorV%h Jus
James Gang wltnin the week returnea ,ar .rv
Wyoming ranch where he has Oeen einp.vvy Conn,v
era years TO his old home IN Liberty, Isl na hai
His return puolic and voluntary. sh1 SsI,rm,na
at any time II wanted as no expresses .ho ao a,n,x
ton ~ spend Ancn of his days IN OIHy NOu"9'