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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A FIERCE BATTLE.
How . virkinia Dan1 Boone Dfved U1des
Deer and Stabbed It.

now = virginia DNu'l DoOue U8Gs11
Deer and Stabbed It.
Deer have not been SO numerous fol
years in the Capon Mountains as they
are this season. BY the help of legis-
lation they have increased greatly.
Sportsmen from the Shenandoah valley,
the nearest civilized country, rarely
get further than the North Mountains.
the first distinctive range of hills west
of the Blue Ridge. So the mountain
eers have the fun and the profit of the
hunt to themselves. During the win
ter they do little else than hunt. Be-
tween the little mountain ranges are
swift-running streams. the principal
ones being the South Fork, North Fork,
Capon and Lost river. Muskrats. otter
and mink are found along the rivers,
and 'coons, 'possums. wildcats, wild
turkeys and deer are thick in the
wooded hills.
The most noted hunter in the State
west of Moorfeld is Gabriel Cooper,
whose deeds have caused him to be
known by his neighbors as Dan'l
Boone. Dan'l keeps two dogs and a
brown mare and he knows every hog
path and deer trail in West Virginia.
It is said that the wild animals know
Dan'l so well that when they see him
and his brown mare they flee the coun-
try. What Dan'l Boone cannot tell in
the shape of a hunting adventure is not
worth hearing. Every stream in Hamp-
shire County has his traps set along its
banks. With his trusty Winchester
rifle he has brought down twenty-eight
deer this season. One day Dan'l was
visiting his traps on Lost river. A mile
above where this river disappears in
the earth is bend where the stream is
broad and deep. Dan'l keeps a little
feather-weight skiff in the bend for his
private use. While sloshing up and
down the bank of the river he started
a big buck with six prongs. The ami
NAL sprang from cover into the water
and headed for the opposite side.
Dan'l leaped into his skiff and a few
powerful strokes brought him nearly
alongside of the buck. His purpose
was to secure him alive, but when with
in ten feet of him the buck turned
about and SWAN straight at the boat.
1ne hunter, TecoSHlLiuS Ills penn
drew his sheathe-knife and caught the
creature by the horn as he made a
vicious lunge at the boat. Dan'l held
on to the horn. and the buck lunged
and butted furiously. The hunter tried
to get at its throat, and in the effort
the skiff upset and Dan'l and deer
were left to fight their battle ont in the
water twelve feet deep. TO escape
from the maddened buck was impossi-
BILE. and instead of swimming from it
the experienced woodsman dived under
the water. and, coming up by the bucks
side. stabbed it in the belly again and
again until he was force to come to the
surface himself for air. The wild
plnnges made by the wounded beast
were terrific. The river was dyed rcd
with blood for twenty feet around
where the combat ragged. As the hunter
poked his nose above the surface to get
air the animal cut with its horn long
furrow in his side. 1t was the bucks
last expiring effort. With a gasp and
shivering moan it sank out of sight
and the battle was ended Wheesing
(W Va.) Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
NO MORE LIES.
Why . Tramp Concluded to Adhere to
Facts and Truth.

Why Tramp Concluded to Adhere to
Facts and Truth.
mo. l didn't lose that leg in the
war;" replied stranger yesterday, as
he leaned up against the cold wall of
the post office. Il used to claim that
my leg was shot off at the battle Of
Antietam, but one day something hap
pened to cure me of living. was
stumping along the highway in Ohio,
and stopped at farm house to beg for
dinner.
...Where did you lose that legs
asked the woman.
"'At Gettysburg.
".Sit down till I call my husband
HE came in from the barn, and l
was asked where my regiment was
stationed in the battle.
".In the cemetery replied.
".Oh! Well, my son Bill was in the
cemetery, too, I'll call him in
.Bill soon came in. and he wanted
to know what particular grave stone l
took shelter behind. l said it was a
Skotch granite monument.
"sO,' grunted Bill. MY brother Bob
was behind just such stone. and I'll
call him in
bob came in, and he swore a mighty
oath that he was there alone. He sort
o. pre-empted that monument, and re-
membered the inscription to word.
However, to give me the benefit of the
doubt, was asked to name my COM
pany and regiment.
Company B, Fifth Ohio. 1prompt-
ly answered.
".Oh! Brother Jim was in that COM
pany; I'll call him in
Jim came in, took square look at
me and remarked:
".Stranger. our regiment wasn't
within 200 miles Of Gettysburg during
the war;
81 said the Twenty-fifth! OF course
the Fifth wasn't there
".Oh! I'll call in my brother Aaron,
he was in the Twenty-fifth.
..Aaron came in. called me wooden.
legged liar. and was pitched over the
fence into the road. They've got this
war business down so fine that you
can't 90 around playing roots on the
country no more. and the best way is
to own right up that you got drunk and
got in the way of . locomotive. -
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A CURIOUS DREAM.
The Startling Manner IN Which It .Was
Verined!

me Stoftun& manner u WHICH AZ s"o<
Verified!
Mr.. Charles Knickerbocker, New
York broker, who is given to practical
jokes, is at present in Europe. He is
travelling for his health. He is spending
the winter in Rome. A few nights ago
his wife. who lives on Madison avenue,
dreamed that he was dead. The dream
was so natural that it made profound
impression on her. She felt sure that
something serious had happened to him.
She was filled with dismal forebodings,
although she is not what may be called
q superstitious woman.
A few days afterward she received a
cablegram. She tore open the envelope.
and holding one hand to her beating
heart. she read:
ROME, Jan. q, lsS6.-In an hour from now
I will no longer be with the living, but with
the dead. Before you read this l will be
under the sod
She gasped for breath. Every thing
swan before her eyes. The cablegram
dropped from her nerveless hand.
Il knew it! knew it, she shrieked.
as she sank in "A swoon on the floor.
A moment later her faithful maid
rushed in. and with the assistance of
some of the family, who had been
startled by the heavy fall, the prostrate
woman was raised from the floor and
her apparently lifeless body placed on
a sofa. The family physician was sum-
moned in hot haste. DIR. Salts applied
restoratives, and in a few minutes the
unfortunate lady regained conscious
ness.
.You must not excite yourself. Try
and be calm," he said, soothingly.
-and-be-calm," she
said. gasping for breath and passing
her hands over her face, she exclaimed
in heart-rending accents, 'please read
the rest of that cablegram.
The doctors hand trembled as he
picked up the cablegram. He managed
however. to control his voice sufficiently
to read:
ROME. Jan. 2l. 1sss.-In an hour from now
will no longer be with the living, but with
the dead. Before you read this will be
under the sod
Once more the poor woman was con-
vulsed with anguish. Her grief was so
distressing that the doctor was obliged
to pause.
Charlie. I'll soon meet you on the
other Shore" and. turning to the
doctor, she added. Read the rest. Let
me know the very worst" she sobbed.
The doctor cleared his throat and
began to read:
ROME, Jan. 81, 1ss6.-In IN hour from nov
will no longer be with the living, but with
the dead. I will be under the sod. have
made arrangements with a guide who 10
coming to take me through the Catacombs.
CHARLES kNICKERBoCKER.
-Te1ds Sittings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"A tObaccOnlst mas sign In MS
window: "Our five cent cigars can't be
beat" We do not doubt it; we tried
one; twas a cabbage.-N. z. Herald.
Said dudes II just love pigs feet.
I could live upon pigs feet" Said the
modest girl to whom the remark was
addressed: ..Are you right sure you
don't?"
1t il dredful eazy tew mistake
what we think for what we kuoU; this
il the way that most ov the lies git
born that are travelling around loose
Josh Billings.
A Burlington girl stepped into
jewelers. and asked for a pair of ..con-
sistency bracelets" Somebody had
told her that consistency was jewel.
darlington Free Press.
Father" said a newly-married
youth, I've discovered that my wife
Is fool" ''Say nothing, my son; say
nothing about it and everybody will
think you are happily matched.-Ne'o-
man Independent.
Father, what is a phenomenon"
asked little Johnny McSwilligen, as he
was looking over his spelling lesson
last night. "a phenomenon. Johnny.
is a man who never says chestnut
when you tell him a joke" was the
reply Pittsburgh Chron,cic.
Teacher Gin natural history
Tommy. where is the hippopotamus
to be founde" Tommy" Africa.
Teacher-.Yes. And what is the chief
characteristic Of this wonderful ami
mal?" Tommy (who has seen the cir
Gus pictures)-"He alters has his mouth
wide open. ."-Hdrper's Bazdr.
An exchange says: The San Fran
cisco girl of 1885 is principally remark
able for her abilities to express herself
with double-back-action combination
of conciseness and volubility." That
is a rather surprising characteristic for
..girl of 1885" Some of the Norris
town girls of eighteen are not so highly
gifted in that Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
-Fogg ordered . cup of coffee
"Have it weak" he cautioned the
waiter. After waiting for the bever-
age until his patience was exhausted,
Fogg opened his mouth to speak; but he
didn't bounce and splutter as some men
would under like circumstances. He
merely remarked in compassionate
tone of voice: Poor fellow! he un.
doubtedly thought Imeant next week. "
Boston Transcript.
In leap years japanese girls who
want husbands set out flower-pots on
the front portico as an emblem. It's
lucky the custom hasn't been intro
duced into this country. The pottery
business would boom, of course, but
everv house that shelters an unmarried
girl would look so much like conser-
vatory that the cats couldn't find room
to -SonaerUitLe Journal.
"A weigh.
She entered the store with . charming smile
And said to the clerk. 20, Charlie. say,
Have you Q moment to spare for me
And let me know how much weighY
'.One-thirty ID what the figures say"
How heavy am. Assist me. please"
And the grocer saw with his weather eye
Yhe young man give her gentle squeeze
Who was the girl7" asked the grocer-man
For . moment the youngster answered not
xhOn he softly said in . bashful voice.
70. that 10 the weigh l long have sought y
LosoeH Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
FOR WASH.DAY.
How to Avoid the Most Disagreeable
Features of Washing.

How to Avoid the Most Disagreeable
Features Of Washing.
A practical housekeeper, who has
used the following recipe for tighten
ing the labor of washing-day, recon-
mends others to make the experiment,
being c:~feful to follow the directions
exactly.
Fill the boiler two-thirds full of
water, and shave bar of soap in it.
When the water boils. and the soap is
dissolved. add two tablespoonfuls and
a half of kerosene oil. 1t will immedi-
ately unite with the soap, and if you
have been exact with the amount of
each there will be no oil on the top OF
the water. Now put the cleanest
pieces. like table-cloths and napkins,
without previous soaking or wetting,
loosely into the boiler Do not put too
many pieces in at time. Boil hard
for ten minutes. then rinse through
two waters and aang out to dry. Put
more pieces in the same boiler. Ex-
anime the article of body clothing after
they are taken out, and if not thor
oughly cleansed put them back in the
boiler for another ten minutes, or else
rub lightly.
If the washing is very large, there
should be a renewal Of the soap and
oil, but for an ordinary washing once
is enough. In an hour and a half. the
work is all done for family of six per-
sons. The clothes are white as snow.
and there is not the wear and tear OF
the clothing by rubbing. Above all.
there is not the wear and tear Of nerves
caused by disagreeable labor. or by the
more disagreeable and incompetent
washer-woman. -COn0reg0tiondlisk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
w. G. KENTZEL. Editor
VOICES OF PROPHECY.

When l to the woodland was wont to repair
I In the season OF pleasure and mirth
IT ruStled TO myriad fiocks OF the air
And numberless tribes of the earth.
How slender the sound that is echoed here
now
These bright. frozen arches to thrill
The snap of q twig or the creak Of q bough,
Or the sigh of the wind on the hill.
The nest of the warbler 10 empty and tossed;
The partridge is lonely and shy;
And. clad in u livery white IS the frost.
The rabbit slips silently by.
The squirrel is hid in the heart of q tree,
Secure from the sieet and the snow.
And who was so merry and saucy as hep
The iauntiest fellow / knowi
Yet, under the burden of ice at it's brink,
All shining and CLASSY and gray,
Tho sweet throated stream where l loitered
to drink
Is murmuring still on it's way.
And hark! what note from the dusky ~
treat
The bird of the winter sends forth,
Who taught you defiance of tempest and
sleet
o, lover and loved of the North:
Though forest and hillside are heavy with
snow,
Yet hope is alive in the breast
The water imprisoned, is calling below;
The chickadee chirps Of her nest!
Dora Reed Gooddle. in st. Nicholas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
ABOUT SLEEVES.
Proposed Changes from the Close-Fitted
Coat Shapes.

Proposed Changes from the Close-Fitted
Coat Shapes.
There will be another effort tochange
sleeves from the close-fitted coat Shapes
that have been SO long in use alike for
those with plump and those with slen-
der arms. For thin arms pretty sug-
gestion is that of making coat sleeves
plain from the wrists up to halfway
above the elbow, when they are gath
cred in the lengthwise seams to make
fulness across the upper arm, but not
the aesthetic puffs nor the high pads
around the armholes that have become
so Objectionable because they are so un-
graceful and destroy the pretty sloping
lines of the shoulders. For plump arms
the change is at the other end of the
sleeves, where they are to be made
open In the old style called Oriental.
yet not too wide and flowing; this will
show the tapering wrist and arm half
way to the elbow, while the we'll
rounded upper arm will be closely out
lined by the snugly fitted sleeve.
Draperies will be worn both long and
short. Dresses made of one fabric with
out embroidery will repeat the long
tabliers, the wide plaits like panels on
the side, and the full back breadths
that hang straight and are gathered
across a very small space at the belt
When embroideries are used with
scalloped edges, shorter draperies will
prevail, as the draperies are then made
of plain goods caught back to disclose
the embroidery which forms the lower
skirt, or else the embroidered hounces
that may be arranged upon it in gath
cred cross rows, or put on plain in
lengthwise bands. Deep aprons and
short wrinkled aprons caught up alike
on each side will be worn again, rs
they always are becoming in thin faD-
RIGS. They will be held up by small
buttons and loops that make easy
work for the laundress, as they can
be ironed in straight breadths, or else
they will be caught up by large velvet
bow on the right side, while q velvet
sash ribbon on the left will consist Of
long loops and ends. Velvet bretelles,
high velvet dog-collar and cuffs. vel
vet straps ACROSS full guimpes or blouse
vests and velvet belts and sashcs will
enrich wash dresses that are otherwise
of very simple fabrics. Tucks will also
be used again, both horizontally and
lenthwise, and plated skirts, or those
simply hemmed, will be preferred to
skirts trimmed with flounces, unless
the fiounces are embroidered. Indeed,
many of the newest embroidered robes
have merely lines or stripes of en-
broidery across or down the skirt, in
stead of the s-alloped edges that sug-
gest being gathered into flOunces.
These embroidered stripes are also
down the sleeves and on the corsage in
V-shape, or like rows of insertion
across a pointed plastron, and they
form the high standing collar and mar
row cuffs.@Ha,per's Bazar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

-Well-matched in politeness and
readiness was gentleman whose but
ton caught hold Of the fringe on .
lady's shawl. 'I'm attached to you."
said the gentleman. laughing, while
he was industriously trying to get
loose. "The attachment il mutual"
was the good-natured reply.-Christian
RS0tsee5.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

There's more real significance in
he phrase newspaper man" than
most people stop to consider. A
thorough-g going newspaper man usually
gets so completely absorbed by and
identified with his work that there isn't
much to the man besides the news
paper.-Somerrill Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
The Rantist Home Mission Society

The Baptist Home Mission Society
nave erected near Muscogee, Indian
Territory. fine brick structure, cost
ing with furniture $685. 900, for the In
dian University. 1t is called Rockafel.
Ter Hall from the generous giver OF
that name, who gave &c, 600 towards it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

Twenty years ago." says Henry
Bergh, speaking of the changed atti-
tude Of the public toward the society
with which his name is identified.
..twenty years ago had trouble to get
five dollars. but only few nights ago
nv door-bell rang and was handed
check for twenty-five thousand dollars
from II. B. Clafin's estate. ~. Y.
Tribnae
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

DIR. T. L. Cuyler. in describing
Edinburg. says it is 1.-The only city that
has reared public monument to an
eminent minister of the Lord Jesus
Christ in this century-unless we ex-
cept the statue of DIR. Witherspoon in
Philadelphia 1.-The figure Of Chal-
mers," he adds, .'is very majestic. The
king Of preachers stands there clad in
his robe. with an open Bible resting on
his outstretched arm; and his grand
benign face wears the look of determin-
alton which the original face wore
when he marched out of st. Andrews
Church at the head Of the Free Church
procession
Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-06

The crude platinum occurs here in ex- tremely small quantities, so that if will pethaps never be a source of revenue to the miners Tn this part of the country unless found In nuggets of good siEe and sufficient quantity. Of the platinum metals, oDly palladium IS sometimes iouhu oy itself ln very small greyIsh- white grains. The platinum ores are generally non-magnelic, but the kind mentioned under 5, Is sometimes mag neilc and Rt other places non-magnetic. All of the platinum ores can best be rec ognlzed by their great specific gravity whicn ran9es, according to purity of ore, from to l6
 .. OSPPRR occurs in these conceu- trates as d,rk brown powder. but rare ly over per cent, and Is therefore of no value whatever.
 \. SILVER occurs ih these concentrates as an alloy with the gold and platinum, and ss black powder, generally called sulPhurets of silver. T. IS only Occa- slnnaliy thGt 1t figures in the value of the concentrates 6t all.
 2. TUNGSTEN (the oxide of Wal Tram with hme) Is white substance, very heavy, and goes therefore into the concentrates, m oh to the disadvantage O. the latter, as IL Is nearly Infusible and lnsOluble. 6nd has DO value whatever.
 10 Impurities, such as very small CTS stals of quartz, generally perfectly white or coIured, as very small rubies, too small to have any value, garDets of iron. zIrcan, to be recognized by its red dish color, and the yellowish spinelle. These impurities make up the entire mass of concentrates and constitute from 75 down to l5 per cent of the en- tire mass. according to care taken m concentration and concentrations em- ployed.
 These impurities adi very materially to the natural difficulties of bringing out the gold and other valuable metals. while they add no.hing to the value of these concentrates.
 The above will at once explain the reason why the ordinary fire assay gen ersliy fails to bri ont the gold, es- pecially when much stanic acid is pres ent in these concentrates or black sand.
 Very respectfully, etc. etc,
 J. F. SANDERS.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-06
Board of Supervisors.
loFFICIALl
TUcsoN. A. T. Oct. 2sth

TUcsoN, A. T.. Oct. 2sth. 1886.
 The Bnard met pursuant to adjourn ment, at 10 o'clock. thIs day.
 Present, J, $. Mansfeld, Chairman; J. c. Handy, Member; R. R. Richardson, Member; Fred G. Hughes, EI-Oflicio Clerk.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Ou motion 1t was ordered that the nsme of William J. Driver. be substitut- I'd for that of Robt. Ddver ss indge of election st tine Salsrn precinct. On recCnlrat ndatiOn of cltizeos of the Nogales precinct, II wss ordered that ihe polling place cf that precInct be change from the school house bnll0Ing to Judge \. F. CrsVforIs office, ss school wIll be iu session upon the day of election.
 2 communication was then read from \. Bricata justice of tae peace Et Sogs- les, stating that the democratic central committee. had selected him to repre- sent them a. one of She judges of cleo ton for said precinct, but declined to serve ualess sanctioned byt he Board, on motion the communication was ordered on file.
 communication was then read from E. K. Sy kes justice of the peace at Gala Ossas, declining tO serve ss inspector of election us he WAS a candidate. On mo t,nn ths com municaiinn was ordered on file.
 On motion the name of Ira NJ. Davis, was sub ltituted for that of z. fl. Taylor, as one of the judges of election at Re- dingtOn precinct.
 The bond nf W. c. Furgssnn, consts- bie of Nogales precinct. wiih William H. Dempsey. and Thomas Hughes Bs sureties, was then approved by the Board.
 The deferred demand of Thos. r. Pegg. for service. as acting coroner was then audited and allowed for Sl6.S5. The Board then took R recess until o'clock p. ID. After recess: ?. no. On motion it was ordered that the name ot J. CoBlee. be substituted for that of W. B. Cor lee. as inspector of el -ction at Humboli DTrcInct. alsO that the name of Lewis Rsney be substituted for thH, Of Chss Bent as iuGge of cleo ton at the same precInct. On motion the Board adjourned to meet on Wednesday, Nov. 31, st 2 o'clock p. m.
 J.S. MANSFIELD. Chairman. Attest:
 Fred G. Hughes Ex-Olicio Clerk.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-11-06

HE Ca's d States law imposing 0 tax --- ''..-'- o.Ler conditions upon tine -4H --a ';l7e aal sale of artificial but .l'' 7, "7'i Il,o fl ct upon the first day oi
 p'rssa' month. Bogus butter l. --- 1- Ger many names caiculated to de s '4r Consumer, and sometimes the
 ''e'' u the penalties fer an infrsct. - VI 'le la aE are loo severe for sry one S'ec tatlog every preeaution to ''@pis witL it- Provisions