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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-24

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
ABOUT OSTRiCHES.
Their Peculiar Gait, Which Has Been
Adopted by San Francisco Bellies.

Their Peculiar Gait, Which Has Been
Adopted by San Francisco Bellies.
The sight of a dog is sufficient to
frighten an ostrich badly. At such
vision if permitted, the ostriches in the
corrals would Immediately be speeding
over the sandy plain. through waste
of tall, wild sunflowers, at a gait which
would astonish horse trainer. DR..
Sketchley has three dogs on his farm,
but they are all kept behind the build
ings out of sight of the oStriehes.
When a keeper approaches them to
annoy them, they emit a kissing sound
like goose, and try to bite the in-
truder. They have no strength in
their bills, however, and are harmless
unless they get Il chance to kick. Un-
like the emu, which is exhibited often rs
an African ostrich. they have but one toe
on each foot This is terrible weapon.
The bird kicks forward The terrible
force is shown in the exploit of one
bird, which kicked a stout board on the
side of its corral, and broke it in two
at one blow. The toe is pointed. and
will cut like knife. The bird which
was killed at one kick had its breast
laid open with an ugly wound. OF the
young birds all are perfectly shaped ex-
cept one, which has a club-foot. and
which walks on the back of the clubbed
foot, the toe turning up. The gait OF
even this bird is elastic. All the birds
walk precisely after the fashion adopted
by many young ladies in San Francisco
of late. whose gait may, therefore,
perhaps. be correctly described in the
future as the ..ostrich walk" 1t is as
if the birds stepped on hot gridirons.
The feet are taken briskly up and
raised high. and the body and head
oscillate. This style was learned in
South Africa and not in San Francisco,
and is as old as the race of desert
birds. .''-Anheim (Cnl) Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
COVINGTON, ST. TAMMANY PARISH, JANUARY l6, 1886
..Naw, it wasn't" returned the

Nav. it wasn't" returned the
stranger 1T was little short man
with black mustache sold me that
suit"
"a little short man NIT black mus
tache" screamed Mr.. Solomon. MY
trent, what is your name?"
"My name is Williams, replied the
stranger. in some surprise.
Where do you lif?" Mr.. Solomon
shrieked, in great excitement.
Harlem What's the matter with
you?" returned the stranger.
30, my frent," sobbed Mr.. Solomon,
falling upon Mr.. William neck. OK
cuse dose tears: Dot little short man
nit black mustache vas my brother.
He died only two weeks ago, and de last
vorts he said vas: IF Mr. Williams, of
Harlem. comes in der shop you gif him
bargain My frent, my brother S
dying wishes are sacred. sell you dot
coat for three dollars"
I'm give you two dollars" said the
unmoved Mr. Williams.
Take it," said Mr.. Solomon, II lose
money on dot coat, but sharge it to
my brothers estate. Can't sell you
Something's more? Do you want pair
of suspenders to 60 NIT der coat?'
Mr.. Williams came back with the
coat fifteen minutes later and wanted
his money back.
"Vot's der matter?" inquired Mr..
Solomon, confident in his power, now
that the tables were turned.
There's moths in the lining. That
what's the matter" complained Mr..
Williams.
Suffering Mozishr' cried Mr.. Solo
mon. "Vot do you expect in der
linink of a two dollar coat, humming
birds2"
And Mr.. Williams took the coat
home and poured kerosene oil on it
n. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Bronze is very fashionable hue
nowadays, but brass has not entirely
gone Out-Boston Budget.
The energy and perseverance ex.
hibited by tramp in evading work
would make him rich in five years if his
toes were turned the other way.-Phil-
adelphia Call.
"A Massachusetts gunsmith adver-
tises "a perfectly safe boys gun But
a perfectly safe boy is very unsafe when
he has a gun.-Norrist0tCn Herald.
The man who mortgages his prop
erty, while the money lasts. lives on
the fat of the land, while the man who
loans the cash has to be content with
the lien.-Lo,CeN Citizen.
A would-be wit once said, speak
ing of the fair sex: "Ah! it's womans
mission to make fools of men," '.And
how vexed we are," said bright-eyed
lady present, ssto find that Nature has
so often forestalled u.s. IN y Ledger.
There are said to be twenty-five
different causes for headache, which,
strangely enough, is about the number
of popular alcoholic beverages. But,
of course there is no connection
Merchant Trareler.
A California blacksmith is danger
ously i'll with glanders, contracted
while shoeing a horse. And PeUn-
sylvania woman is suffering from a
sprained ankle, contracted while
..shoong" hen. There seems to be
fatality about this shoeing business.
-Norristo,Cn Herald.
"A man who has kept account OF
the number of kisses exchanged with
his wife since their union consents to
it's publication, as follows: First year,
36. 800; second year 5000; third year.
4. $50: fourth wear, 12O; fifth year. 2.
He then left of keeping the record
Fort Worth (7sr.) Gazette.
A New Yorker said to gentleman
from the Lone Star State: am
thinking of spending the winter IN the
South. Is Texas healthy place? Is
the air qood?" well, should smile.
You will get to be one hundred years
old in almost no time down there in
that climate. We have the most won
| derful climate in the world. ."-TezGs
Sitfinqs.
Mother, said young wife,
:.would you mind cooking the dinner
to-day? 1t would please John, l know
He complains so much Of the new gir
that shall discharge her the moment
| I can get another" Certainly" re
Piled the old lady, cordially. At din
ner John said to his wife: MARY
that new girl seems to be gettin' wors'
and worse. .''-Cook's Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
A SOLEMN WARNING
Why Montana Cooks Will Not Dare to Go
on Sprees.

Why Montana COOKS Will NOT DaEe 10 oO
on Sprees.
One of the principal reasons that
hotel keepers, restaurant men and
others have always given for employ
ing Chinese labor instead of that
of white men, has been that the
Chinese could be depended upon. while
the white help, after working week
or so, would get drunk and leave their
employers in the lurch. 1t is not thus
in the town of Anaconda, Mon. The
Cinnamon have all been run out of that
town, and they have found a way to
make white men fill the places accepta-
bly,. The manager of one of the
largest restaurants in Anaconda states
that since all the Cinnamon have been
fired" the cooks in his place have
been waited on by the Knights OF
Labor and notified that, in the event
of their getting drunk or failing to cook
the meals on time or in proper shape.
they will be tarred and feathered and
driven out of town. and if their success
sors neglect their work a more severe
example will be made OF them. The
Knights of Labor up in that section
evidently understand the anti-eooiie
question better than the so-ealled agi-
tators of Tacoma. Portland Orego'a'dn-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Seven female ministers were MEM
bers of the general convention OF the
Universalist Church in Brooklyn re-
Gently.
Evangelist Moody says that church
fairs are an abomination. He would
rather worship in barn than a church
built by such methods.
Many kindergarten teachers agree
that the first choice among colors OF all
children under seven years OF age Is
yellow. This admits Of few exceptions.
N. Y. San.
Miss Catherine L. Wolfe's latest
gift to the Protestant Episcopal Churcn
is $4,000 for the erection OF clergy
house on the ground of the General
Theological Seminary in New York.
The Boston Young Mems Christian
Association has over seven hundred
Young men enrolled in its eighteen
evening educational classes. Few col
leges have larger number of students
than that.
There is talk of establishing dairy
schools in some part of New York to
teach dairymaids and others how to
make butter and cheese. They are to
be modelled after those in England and
Ireland.-Troy Times.
An arrangement has been made in
Worcester, Mass, whereby the books
in the public library are placed at the
disposal of school children during the
regular school hours and are freely
loaned to teachers and scholars in con-
nection with their studies.
An eminent clergyman was asked
for series of brief papers ION what
he knew about preaching" He replied:
1.-THE papers required will be very brief
and very few. but if you should ask me
to tell you what 1 don't know about
preaching, would reply, life is too
short.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The professorship of biology held
by Professor Huntley in the School OF
Science in South Kensington, London,
has been abolished since he resigned.
The salary was $500 a year. and the
chair was considered lone Of the few
prizes open to biologists" so that it
abolition finds little favor among men
of science.
The Baptist Weekly says: las
mercenary measure, designed to Tighten
the burden of church building. memo.
rial windows are becoming somewhat
popular; but the object is often too ap-
parent. and these transparencies are
found to be suggestive of economical
management rather than of hallowee
memories of departed worth 49,
The annual ..lion'' sermon was re-
Gently preached in London. The origin
of this service dates back some two and
half centuries ago, when, according
to tradition, Sir John Gayer, who was
at one time Lord Mayor of London
left sum of money for the purpose Of
commemorating his remarkable escape
from death while journeying in Arabia
"A recent address by Mr.. Moody tt
the students of Northfeld, Mass, con
sisted of these two words: "Cohsecrat
and Concentrate and he added motto
that he saw in England:
do all the good you can.
| To all the people yon can,
In all the ways you can,
As long as ever you can.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
A GREAT PROJECT.
The Proposed India European Overland
Telegraph.

Telegraph.
A project is on foot for an overland
telegraph from India to Europe through
Central Asia. An important feature of
the project is found in the fact that it
is intended to combine commercial with
such strategic points as may be deemed
necessary in its construction. Charles
f. Pitman, Chief Superintendent of
Telegraphs in India, in a pamphlet on
the subject, says that the proposal is
for an extension of the Indian telegraph
lines from Chaman. sevcnty-seven miles
east of Candahar and about sixty-three
miles west of Quetta, via Candahar and
Herat to Mesched. near the Persian
frontier. Persia has already a telegraph
line from Teheran to Mesched, which
is to be extended to Sarakhs. place
which has already been put into tele-
graphic communication with Merv and
the Caspian by Russia. If the Ameer
could be induced to construct line
through Afghanistan and guard it, there
would be no physical difficulties of any
Importance between Quetta and Herat.
1ne total lenStn ol the liue TequiIeu Is
little over six hundred miles-viz.
about four hundred miles from Chaman
via Herat to Mesched. The line be-
tween Mesched and Teheran would pro-
vide a complete land line between En-
gland and India. The connection with
the Russian system at Sarakhs via As:
kabad, Baku and Tiflis would give an
alternative route. Turkey has a line
which runs from Constantinople via
Diabekir and meets the Persian line
westward from Teheran. The construc-
ton of this system. it is asserted by the
Manchester Guardian, would operate to
lower the Indian cable charges and
prove of great advantage in the COM
mercial exploitation of Asia Minor
Brddstreet's.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
An Unexpected Explosion.

Prof. Bernstein (eypatiating)-Life is
hollow: it is bubble; nothing is what
it seems.
Everybody-How beautiful.
Prof. B.-We are walking on volca.
noes which may at any moment over.
whelm u.s.
Everybody-How true:
Prof. B. (getting eNcited)-I-myself
could explode this volcano. For in-
stance. there are some men who habit
ually deceive their wives. There is D
man here
Six men (rising) We'll. Professor, ]
can assure you-
(Scene of great confusion and six
women faint.-PhHade'pi.ic Call,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16
KNOW HOW, NY FRIENDS.

When any thing you start to do,
Ii Won would find success
don I care what the thing may be.
A greater or less
1t $ lust as sure as Sit here
With thought upon my brow,
And inky fingers. that you must
Ure been taught this truth by sad eXpe-
renee, and want to spare you, If possible, .
Similar teaC Ching)-
Know how, my friends, know how.
There is no work will not repay
The time you give tenfold
To studying all its ins and outs,
And times worth more than gold.
So make up your minds: it will save
You many a little row
- To-whatever you are called to do
Excuse the word row" it isn't elegant but
us expressive, and then it's good rhyme
know how. my friends, know how.
-Mddge Elliot. in Baldnin's Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16

"A short time ago a New York mah
Unexpectedly came into the possession
of S15, 900. At the end OF three Gays
he was penniless and an inmate OF an
asylum for inebriates.-N \. Herdid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-01-16

"A suicidal mania has broken out in
Berlin and the number OF persons taking
their own lives has beer rapidly on the
increase Of late No fewer than seven
fresh cases Of suicide took place there
recently in single day.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30

The war between the c., B. y q.
and the Mo. P. railway seems to con-
template several extensions on the part
of the former, in order to penetrate
the territory of the former. The c.,
B. & Q. has purchased a large block
of the Virgins ferry company stock,
and proposes, if it gets control, to
make it hot for Mr.. Gould's bridge at
st. Louis. They also propose to ex-
tend their Keokuk road to St. Louis,
crossing the Missouri river at Howell's
Ferry. and cooperating with the Short
Line in bridging the river and entering
St. Louis. The Globe Democrat has
had a number of very full reports re-
Gently of the progress of the fight. So
far as we can see it all tends to aid us
to get the "Lexington Cut off, of the
c., B. Il O., to get into Mr.. Gould's
southern territory. Mr.. Gould has al
last found a foeman worthy of his
steel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
Stock Notes.

Messrs. Files " Hannah sold, ia few days
ago, lG fat hogs. at So 10.
Mr.. Jesse Warder sold, January %. to Mr..
James Kelly, Is hogs, 1 $50.
Mr.. SOndkey sold. January 81. to Ewing 4
Co., ! hogs, l 500, at 81 cents.
Geo. WertZ sold, January rs, to John
Lyons, 10 sheep. 1880. 3 cents.
Henry buffet sold, January IS. to Smith 4
HAMLET, 4 cattle, 1928, 3 cents.
Mr.. Isaac Hulver sold, January 20, to Mr..
Geo. Setter, l hog, 400, 3 cents.
Mr.. Nee. Clark sold, January %, to Mr..
Ed. Lee, 2 cattle, 2.240, at 8 cents.
Messrs. VIM. h. Ewing Il Co. sold, jan
uary &c, to Mr.. John Lyons, &c hogs, 400, al
81 cents.
The stock on the ranges in Montana and
Wyoming got through the cold snap much
better than had been expected.
DR.. VIM. C. Webb is feeding a number OF
black calves. We shall be glad to hear how
they get through, as they are somewhat new
to our county.
Mr.. James Milan, of Odessa, sold, January
20, to Messrs VIM. H. Ewing Il Co.. 4 mules,
10 to 1874 hands high. for $3.50. or 1925 per
pair. A very good price for these times. II
knocks the spots out ola thousand dollar bill
We call attention TO the advertisement, in
another place, by Capt. Ryland Todhunter,
Of his additions to the Nettlewood herd. BE
has recently purchased from Mr.. T. j. Wal
lance his entire herd of splendid short horn
cattle. numbering eighteen head, which in
addition to his original herd gives him, we
believe, the largest herd in the county. and
Capt. Todhunter thinks it is by all odds the
finest that the county has ever had. Capt.
Todhunter has sold fine short horns to
Messrs. j. r. Barnett, K. D. Bledsoe, j. F.
Campbell. 81 head to Mr.. r. L. Greer, and
smaller numbers to others. He is perma-
nently in the business and proposes to excel
If money, pluck and perseverance will
effect 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
THE MISSISSIPPI SENATORS.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:-l did moi
exactly understand your announce
ment, last week, of the election OF Mr..
Walthall as U. S. senator from Missis-
sippi. Will you be good enough to
publish the present status of the sena-
tors from that state. Respt. j. L.
Edward Cary Walthall, of Grenada,
Miss, vas appointed to the United
States senate, by the governor.to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Hon. L. Q. c. Lamar when he entered
Mr.. C%leveland's cabinet. Mr.. Walth-
all's appointive term expired with the
meeting of the general assembly, while
senator Lamar's term would have ex-
pired March 4, 1889.
The term of Senator James 4. George:
of Jackson, expires March 8, 1887.
On January 10, inst, the legislature
of Mississippi elected Hon. E. G.
Walthall to be senator until the 4th OF
March 1889, being the unexpired term
of ex-senator Lamar; and re-elected
Senator George, for the term exp irine
March 4. 1898.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by Il sense of
weight in the back. loins and lower part of
the abdomen. causing the patient To
suppose he has some affection of the
kidneys or neighboring organs. AT
times, symptoms of Indigestion are present,
flatuleGcy. uneaslness of the stomach, etc. A
moisture, like perspiralion, producing a very
disagreeable itching, after getting warm. is Il
common attendant. Blind, bleeding and
itching piles Weld at once to the application
of DIR. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts
directly upon the parts affected, absorbing
the tumors, allaying the intense itching, and
e~ffecting 4 permanent cure. Price 30 cents.
Address, The DR.. Rosanko Medicine Com
pany, Piqua, Ohio. Sold by Charles W.
LOOmis. nOvSvl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30

Secretary Bayard has settled the Cos
sip about his alleged attempt to defeat
MIR. Curtin. In an interview with the
Utica Observer he said:-"I did moi
interfere in any ann with the house
committees, and had nothing whatever
to do with Mr.. Carlisle's appointments.
| do not believe that l ever expressed 8
preference as to the chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, and l GER
tainly did not attempt to defeat Mr.
Curtin's reappointment." 1t is a great
pity that newspapers will take up every
idle word that is floating about and
magnify it into a tale worth telling
The cheap correspondent and the
venal newspaper do much to bring
the craft into disrepute even where II
is honest and straightforward. A
little less padding and great deal more
truth might characterize our Washing.
ton dispatches.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30

Col. Jno. Reid, while he has retired
from active service as one OF the state
fish commissioners, still takes great in
terest in all matters piscatorial, and a
day or two ago handed us this extract
from the Pittsburgh spatch:-"A large
school of pink salmon has appeared in
the Ohio river at Sewickley and ang.
lers are having considerable sport
The river is thronged with the fish
They bite readily and q catch of %
each evening is quite common. They
have evidently came from around the
Gulf and are coming north into the
fresh water to spawn. Perhaps the
temperature of the sea water has driven
them aWay,"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
Read this Carefully.

The following letter from 4 well known
western lady explains itself and is worthy of
careful reading:
81 wish to say to the sick and those that are
feeble and weak from any cause whatever.
that in all the vocabulary of medicines they
will find the most virtue and the greatest
benefit from Parker's Tonic. | have been an
invalid for five or six years past. and given up
to die by the most skillful physicians of Kan-
sas and Colorado. but Parker's Tonic has
kept me slive, and raised me up after every
thing else failed. l have organic heart disease,
combined with spinal and great nervous de-
bility. and have cold sinking spells with no
pulse, and the only medicine that will bring
on a reaction is Paker'S Tonic. | have never
known it to fail in curing a cold II taken IN
time. and will relieve pain quicker than any
remedy l have ever tried. l send you this
because l would like for others TO know how
much good it has done me. 1t is just as good
for children. Try 1t and be convinced.'-Mrs.
ID. Shultz, Louisville, Kansas. P. o. Box 92.
Parker's Tonic
Prepared by Hlscox & Co., N. VI
Sold by all Druggists in large bottles at one
dollar. jan9t4
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30

The United States circuit court, in
Ohio, has rendered a decision holding
that under the state law of 1883 liens
on a railroad acquired by contractors
for materials furnished and labor per.
formed are prior to the liens of pre-ex-
isting mortgages. In giving the opin-
ion Judge Baxter commented with
severity upon ''those schemes by which
railroad property is covered with
bonds and the contractors and labor
ers swindled out of their earnings
The questions involved are OF great i'm
portance to corporations and the pub
lie
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30

The ordinations and recriminatlons,
and the harsh and impolite criticisms
being banded about between demo-
Gratis of Missouri are neither creditable
to their patriotism or to their good
taste. 1t is time the brakes we're ap-
piled. Every democrat has a right to
his opinion; to favor this man or that
man for office; but no democrat, who
loves his party more than the preva-
lence of his own wishes, will be led in
to vindictive comment because he may
be personally disappointed in some man
Or measure. Let us have an end of
this in%ternecine strife, and turn our
guns, big and little, against the enemy.
If we don't adopt that course pretty
soon it may turn out that it will prove,
farther on, to be too late.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
ROOT AVID SHOE MAkEa

T TAKE this method of informing my Ito
L iriends and the public generally that
| am back in the room made vacant by
the late fire and am now prepared to -
do all kinds of work IN the Boot and Shoe line,
promptly, neatly, and rs cheap as can be done
at a reasonable profit. Any kind of ladies shoe
made and perfect fit guaranteed. Rooms in Me.
KinnOn building on the corner opposite Morn
son-W entworth Bank, near the burnt district.
Side and front entrance Hoping to see all my
old customers and as many others as will favor
me with their work, l am, respectfully.
Janl6m2 ID X DITCE
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30

General Samuel r. Atchison, who
represented Missouri In the United
States senate from 1874 to 1857, died at
his home, in Platte county. last Tues
day afternoon. He was about II years
old, and had been in feeble health for
several months. The general became a
member of the Presbyterian church
about a year ago. Gen. Atchison was,
for two years, president of the senate,
and he was president of the United
States for one day in 1S53-the..time OF
the outgoing executives having expir-
ed on Sunday. AS president of the
senate he held the reigns until the in.
auguratiOn.