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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
Valuable Property for
Sale.

The following described property is
offered for sale:
IN WASHINGTON PARISH.
$40 acres of land, known as the old
Calhoun tract, on the Pusapatap river.
near the Military road.
800 acres of land, with the improve
ments thereon, known as the Peter Will
son tract. on the Pearl River road.
400 Uess 81 acres of land. known as
the Holten tract, we'll timbered, aajoin-
ing Passmap's Mill.
100 acres of land, more or less, adj
joining Eldridge MAgeo's place, on tie
Bogue Chitto.
in ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
80 acres of land and the improve
ments thereon, known rs Sun Postoffice,
on the Pearl River road.
--l60 acres of land on the Tchofuucta
river. known MS the Snyder tract:
so acres of land on the Tchefuncta
river, known as the Sam Brown tract.
One house and lot in Vaudeville.
About five squares of ground in the
forks of Bayou Castaing.
One square of ground il Mande-
willie.
Five lots of ground, and the inn
movements thereon, known as the Con-
rad Spring house, in Covington.
One lot of ground and the improve
ments thereon, known ss the AbraE
Penn house. in Covington.
-Four lots of ground opposite the
FARMER Office, in Covington.
One store building and warehouse,
on Columbia street, in Covington,
known as the old Hornsby place.
One Piano and Organ.
Two horses and one buggy.
A number of head of live stock.
For further information, apply to or
address. j. l., SMITH,
Couington, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
Farm for Sale.

Situated on the Tchefuncta river, fonr
miles from Covington. AMI six miles
from Mn lisonville. containing eighty
ucres. we'll tinsberel. Tn ceres under
Good dwelling. Kitchen
and Stables. For further particulars,
apply at this Office, or to
CHAS. " BRADLEY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
ESTRAYED..:

Came to my place, two head of cattle,
one rown Cow. with bald face, and
one red Heifer. both marked crop and
half crop in each ear. and branded ]. c.
They have been in my pasture all win
ter. The owner can recover the same by
calling for them, aud paying for this
advertisement ERBIN COOPER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
Farm for Sale.

Situated ON the Ahita river. one mile
abave the celebrated .bir., Springs, and
FIVE miles from Gnvingtus4. Containing
81 acres. most Of which has he, II under
cultivation. Twenty i've bearing pecan
trees on the place. Dwelling. stables,
aud all necessary o1iiiousrS For terms
apply to SEYMOUR FLOT. on the
premises
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
A REleI.ic:aM Watches.
WALTHAM WATCH co.

We have sold thousands OF these
Watches, and So certain are we of
their reliability that we agree to
tabs them ba"k AMI refund the
money if they do not give satisfac-
ton. We laye latel y reduced them
to he following figures:
Solid SILVER KEY WINDING WATCHES
"Broadway.. jewels $500. $40 90
''Wm. Eiltry," IL jewels. -, IL co
SOLID SILVER STEMWINpEEs.
Sterling. jewels $3.50. 49,. IL SO
"Wm. Ellery." il jewels .. - on
''P. ). Bartl 1T, /, jewels -. u 50
1O-KARAr SOLID GolD STEM WIspr RS
Stctlinr." jewels ............ 81 m
'.Wm. Ellery," II jewels -. -. s3 co
"r. :. Bartlett,i Is jewels -. 81 0o
14-KaEAT SOLID GoLD STEM WlSDERs
''SterlIng." jewels =. $500. A. on
''Wm. Ellery." IL jewels ........ SD 90
"P. $. Bartlett" Is jewels ...... 80 90
appleton Tracy" adjusted and
Patent Re ,ulator Inn. 81 0ts
IS KARAT SOLID GoIp ST. EM W1>DERs
Sterling" jewels 30 OF
gym. Ellery." IL jewels. ...... e. no
p. 5. BARTLETT" Is jewels. ....... 81 GO
"Appl'.or Tracy" adjusted -. IS 0o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
Land for Sale.
1908 Acres of Land,

1908 Acres of Land,
Situated on both stiles of tine ALTA
river. known as the Vignie land, about
u to 3 miles from Covingten, nn.l touch
lug the tImuns ALL Ia STRINGS.
Suitable fer Backyard AMI Stock
raising. CoLttlns two fine mineral
springs. For further particulars apply
to JULES b. MAILi.E. Agent. Covins-
ton. In.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-08
A. B. Gl.iSwOld & Co
i19. CANAL STREET. 119
Nar nr1 no,,- To
New Orleans. La.
A. PECHON,
OLD BAk ER 4.

OOV VIZ tUII, LID.
This sold reliable" Bakery has been
in successful operation for Ia number OF
years. The proprietor has secured the
services of . tirst-class profession al
BAKER. and is ready to furnish Bread.
Cakes, etc, equally as good as can be
had anywhere. and ut prices that defy
competition. None but the rurest
Spring Water used in the bakery.
Bread from this Bakery can be found
fresh every morning at the stores of Mrs.
Laborie and jules Pechon.
Bread Delivered Daily to all Part
Town and Surrounding Country.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
CHAPTER VI.
WILLIAM RROESER.

A month afterward was in San Francisco
The Ann Mary Ann was creeping on the At
lantic somewhere near the equator, with four
or five weary months still between her and
the Land of Promise.
San Francisco was then simply a merCan-
tile camp. Buildings were run up as are
booths at a country fair. There WAS little
idea of perlnanency Everything WAS Of the
''makeShift" order.
l had on landing s125. l resolved to take
one clear week, with no other purpose save to
look about. amuse myself, and watch for
whatever might turn up.
put up at the best hotel could find and
paid so in advance for a weeks board, which
granted to me the then almost unheard Of
luxury Of niche, called room, To myself, a
cot bed. Tin waShhasin. coarse towel and
brown soap True, the walls were but Of
cloth-cotton drilling They did not shut out
the sound Of voices all around me, and at
night the shadows of my adjacent fellow
dodgers were sometimes prominently and
clearly thrown on my canvas from the light
of the candles behind them, displaying them in
the many un~tudied attitudes peculiar to man
on disroblng for bed.
Ny right hand ledger had nightly great
difficulty in getting off his boots. His figure,
of heroic size, was 80 thrown on my canvas in
the many irritating and uncomfortable posi-
tons into which a man is compelled ere he can
make his heel bud ge from the position it has
maintained all d'y.
One night while so engaged received an
UNEXPECTED visit from him. In the midst of
a harder tug than usual he lost his balance,
fell over backward against the cloth wall,
which gave way under pressure, and through
the rent he rolled, boot still III hand, into my
room.
Good evening" he said, without changing
his position Hone | don't intrude!'
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

fItered INTO me at n tferman UNIVERSITY
Niueralnrv was INV favorite study Thrra
l.,.our a,,maIur,rI with Nadarp, Quartz
the, matriN. in fact mother. Of gold mother
who ho, "A .,o,I deal tn answer for in bring
inc -, much of the, root of all evil inrn the,
world Sn,,nn A. arrived IN th,,.. mine.
knew that the gold which has thr,u,rh
ayes drift,ri into all th,.,,. rivers creek, and
guIrbeS. must have. tumhrd some time or
other ont of tins kind of rock. and wherever
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

o, yes, often issue marriage licenses to
very old people. A majority Of men who
apply for licenses are aged between 20 and
-, and women between 10 and . years.
have issued licenses to very young people,
but more frequently to very old people, as
far as the matter of extremes is concerned.
1t often occurs that men over 20 years OF
age get licenses to marry women very near
their own age, and not long ago issued
license to man II years old who desired
to marry a woman of 65. find old people
Just as enthusiastic on the subject OF
marrying, and just As shy withal, as young
people Why shouldn't they be, Old peo-
pie generally marry for companionship,
and think they are right about it.-Globe-
Democrat Interview.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

base of the preCipicr where it joined the
shelf, and turned over "A few bushes care
lesSly laid against the rock There. low
down near the gro iud. was streak of
white quartz. Then | observed on closer in
spection that it bad be-n dug into here and
there to the depth of few feet Looking
closer still | saw the yellow metal, and in
places where rupturd by the pick it Shone
with a CLINT like gilt-very different from
the duller color of the river wash gold or
that Of hank digginES,"
Yes, therr'S the hank" said Broencr
The Bank Of California, and if wasn't a
man of more than ordinary strength Of mind
Id worry myself In death nights fearing lest
some other quartz learned reptile came crawl
ing up here and worming himself into my
pile. As il is. have fits of such fear at
times, but when find them coming on say;
Be or. We devils R,-auSc all fears are
dcvilS-levilS Of the mind Hard to IT, put
out if one" let in. and bound to kill if you
can't drive EN- out
How do You get the gold out If the eockF
asked
Pound the gold ont Of the bigg,c lump
with mortar and pStlr' he replied. but
most of It | carry Ia San Francisco to h
treated, such a, that p'ecr You threw down
Just now. 1t lork> worthless You can't ~
any gold in it. Vet its fu |. full Of dust gold,
fine a. ti"ur-yr,. tiner-tne a the dust on
the huttertlvS wing | take that to the
aN>ayer How the mint officials opened their
eyes at them First they ever saw. Wanted
10 know where | dug them and how and all
about it. OF course | told them. | located
my digginES i'll the fartheSt possible country
from this. and fired volleys of lies otherwise
at them \ man must protect himself, you
know. and cut and run from truth just aS
a ship i'll an open rnadStead with gale sud
denly coming on must cut and run from her
best bower half believe they didn't quite
accept my story, and suspect sometimes they
set a watch on me TO St-e which way tray
eled. No knowing, you know, what some
learned worm of the dust at the mint might
do Because such one would know what
this rock meant and he would yearn yea,
seek, for it diligently, and do-just Us
might do under the same sore trial
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

know of pianist who. at one Of those
small German courts, played one evening
no less than nine pieces. At the end Of
the week he was asked which he would
prefer, 100 marks lflO,) or present. He,
imagining that the present would be a
diamond pin, which he could show, said he
left it to her highness 10 give him a suit
able souvenir. And her highness, i'm
mensely pleased 10 see so much talent
combined with so much disinteresteddess
was graciously Pleased to invite him to
tea, et-vOila tout. But his misadventure
bore good fruit, for another pianist to
whom he told his story, and who also
played at court, when he was asked
whether he would prefer a decoration or
200 marks, replied: A cross [of the order
proposed costs Is or l6 marks, let us say
20. So give me the order and $50 marks
and Wen cry quitsa-Temple Bar.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

Ex- President Franklin Pierce once
taught in oxford county A problem in
algebra was brought TO Mr.. Pierce by 3
scholar, with the request that he give aid
in solving it. He took the problem and
worked on it a long time, and, being un-
able to solve it, gave the scholar a lecture
on perseverance and advised him to work
it out himself That night the young
schoolmaster worked at his room until a
very late hour on the problem, but with
out success Finally in a sort of mental
abstraction ne got up and commenced
pacing the room. While SO doing he no
ticed small closet near the side Of a
chimney, opening this and exploring its
interior he found a torn and wrinkled
piece of paper with figures on it. Taking
it out he found that the figures on that
piece of paper were the solution of the
very problem which had perpleNed him SO
greatly-Lewiston Me- Journal.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
The Missionary Bark John williams.

The London Missionary society's bark
John Williams has been in Sidney for n
week and has sailed again for New
Guinea, taking with her to that island
eight native teachers and their wives
The John Williams has, since leaving Sid
ney in March last, visited no fewer than
fifty of the South Sea islands, has anch-
ored twelve times, and spent fifty days at
them. For 2Os days she was under sail,
and during that time traversed 5000
miles, for $500 Of which she had to
thrash" to windward. Mission work was
proceeding satisfactorily at the different
islands, and the health of the missionaries
and their families was generally good
Chicago Tribune.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

IN a ton, very different from that Of tn
ra.klr,~ hUmur hr hnd at ir-t assumed II.
.ard. Il hr- Your Iurinr. hut best my hrI
lu.r ia trlm. &c" -"I rh1~ r"ut"uni,,i h,s'
nH. and, 49,. 'lr wall b"rw,rn IL.
proved films, uid. IA Tia y say in tho play
Herr, am
"" ufIrn,,. under the circumstances I'm
surf. was my reply
Il bought th>, las"tS in the mines" said
he pali two ounces for them. and they We
given me np end Of trouble They object
-rrI"uSly t" g"uG nu in the morning. and
when once on object ~ strongly L. going off
at night
This was Mr. William Br~ner He was
from the mines. and mining was his business
We driftel into s,-iahilItv that night Thr
rent in the wall was not repaired next iav
and remaining open soon drv velupp,i certain
rompaniun>hlp between Us He seemed To
like my company certainly he WAS attractive
to ne We went about much together and
within the week our intercourse had grown
L. something h,yunl that OF mere pas
ing acquaintance.
Thrrr was much in Rr"rnrr attractive to
men and women Physically he WAS a fine
Specimen of manhnsi aS ever laid eyes on.
He was generous. and hud an easy manner NJ
dashing int" Peoples cumIanI"n>hip and con
tidrncr. which L. me WAS b"th a source of al
mration and irritation since | lacked it Ell
tirrly Br"cner s,r'urd at home every where.
and nn relatively familiar terms in any circle
10 which five minutes previous he had been
total stranger while | Writhcd in the hondS
and frtters Of a certain awkwariurSS and re
serve which al times SEEMED 10 compel me 10
do and say the very things most calculated
10 keep me outside that atmosphere of so,.Ia
bihty which | desired 10 enter and breathe
Yet this t" an extent constituted the bond
between myself and Br,ener. He, knowing
his power and kcenly alive to its recognition
and appreciation 10y others. liked 10 have
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
TO BE CONTINUED. |
Glass Eating Not o New Trick.

Ten years ago used 10 drop in occasion
ally at little resort on Washington
quare, popular with journalists and art
sts. The chief freqUenter of this place
was burly Swiss, who made trade Of
setting up billiard tables. He spent most
Of his time here, and when he was out of
money and credit used to earn his daily
beer by chewing up and devouring broken
glass, china and coal, for any one who
would provide him with the necessary
liquid to wash these indigestible things
down. He claimed that these feats, far
from injuring him, improved his digestion.
He would take piece of glass between his
solid teeth, grind it mp TO splinters and
swallow it The thickest china came just
as easy to him, and Goals from the scuttle
were child's play. ! made him the hero of
n newspaper sketch, and gained quite a
reputation for invention by it, believe. |
have also reason to fear that | killed my
hero. So many people called on him to do
my description justice that he developed
from an amateur into a professional and
died in a couple of years, during the last
of which. am told, he lived entirely on
china, glass. anthracite coal and lager
New York News "Babble
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

Hands are divided into three classes:
Pointed fingered, or spiritual; square fin
gered, or intellectual, and fiat or shovel
shaped fingered, or material The first
class is characteristic of the people of
southern Europe, but more especially of
OrientaIs. The second is the hand of in
tellect, of practical gifts, of the power to
accomplish success in life. In this the
thumb ball is frequently large. The third
class is the hand of work-hard, manual
toll, with little besides the ideas Of work,
food, and rest to animate its owner. The
Joints are knobby and evince a slowness of
both thought and motion.-Inter Ocean
Interviewer
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
In the BEGINNING of Insurance.

When the principles Of life and other insur-
ance first came into general use, III the early
part Of this century, it Was used for very
httle else than a mease of gambling All sorts
of wildcat companies and impractlcable
schemes We're started, and men would insure
for everything and anything In London it
is ON record that such companies as the fol
lowing were not only started, bat that, 50
great was the mania there for gambling of
all kinds, they actually found supporters.
An insurance for female chastity; an lnsur-
ance from housebreakcrs; an insurance from
hIghwaymen; an insurance from liars; All in
surance from death from drinking Geneva;
a rum insurance; an insurance from purga-
tory.-Chicago Herald
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
CHAPTER ".

well, what are YOU going to do now =
asked my mother with that expression " hi, h
to me said ~ fnrcibly: oh, this Impractical
inefficient son Of mine
Il am going Ia New York bag and bag
gage, tomorrow | said Don't I've alarmed
l Shan't hang about home, and | shant
trouble YOU for many year Ia come"
| intended going 10 New York with the gen
eral purIs'>e OF escaping Eastport. which now
WAS for me uncomfortable. What. definitely
should do when there knew nut->ave that
Iii some way | should get Ia California OF
money my store was very slender | was
casting myself on the broad uncertain sea OF
chance
A boy came to the house with note for
mp. 1t read.
Meet me tonight after dark where we last
talked BLANCHE SEFToN.~
All dav kept alo0f from the village At
night went thither. The girl was there now.
all herself, calm and self possessed
John, said she. Il am going 10 ask Of
YOU iaVur-a great favor. viii You grant
it,
Anything YOU ask ] said. impulsivelv
Anything Is "A big word. What | ask Of
YOU may not he easy 10 grant As YOU
imagine. want to put something in your
hands What, YOU are not Ia know until YOU
have left this village, for feel that you will
leave, and that very soon. What you reCeive
from me | want You 10 use as direct That
Is al Can YOU promise me that"
| was eager enough to promise The
thought of Blanche SeftouS asking of me a
favur-so something apparently Of more than
ordinary Importance. the reflection that she
deemed me worthy Of a serious truSt-cum-
penSated for all had recently suffered
She put in my hands sealed packet. Re
member" said she, not To lie opened until
YOU ara in New York. and when opened its
directions to he implicitly obeyed"
Il promise, was my reply,
That's good boy She said Now, let
NE kiss You" And she did 81.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

A Fox who was passing through the
Forest one day heard a great Dispute
among the Hares, and he turned Aside
to find several of them Engaged in Hard
Knocks around Burrow.
What's all this Row about!' demanded
Reynard as he fell Among them.
Why, sir" replied one of the Hares.
Our Father is Dead and we can't agree as
to who shall possess this BurrOw."
But it is large enough for all of you
$50 it is, but that settles a Question of
Fact instead of Principle
Well. I'll take the Fact and you can
keep the Principle" said the Fox as he
took Possession of the BurrOw.
Moral-Wheu the Heirs Fight over the
old Homestead the Lawyer comes to own
the Farm. Detroit Free Press.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
SOME STORIES OF THE OCCULT.
Prophecies Of Modern Pythonsss-The
Great French Wizard.


The taste for occult manifestations. once
satisfied by spirit rapping, planchette. and
ghOstly manifestations, pandered to by
ghost stories which are creating a furor. is
after all only revival Forty years ago
in 1876, at the ultra refined literary recep-
tiOns of Lady Blessington, a young French
girl, introduced by friend of the hostess
laid the foundation Of her future reputa-
tiOn in fortune telling. 1t was Mile
lie NOrmand, the modern pythOness. Lady
INessingtOn, who had been informed by
her Partisan correspondent of the miracu-
lous gifts Of her protege, determined to try
her before she could have become &C
quainted with any of the persons present.
or even ascertain their names. Three men
were successfully brought TO her. To the
first after examining his hand she said
Your life will be happy and successful
one; you will die old without pain; but on
one occasion you and one of your children
will miraculously escape destruction To
the second: 1t seems almost incredible
but | would say 10 you, in the words Of
Shakespeare, Thou wilt be king hereafter
Yes, sir; you will reign" After gazing
into the palm of the third. the young girl
shivered, grew pale, and dropped his hand.
Quickly rallying, she informed him that
she had seen nothing worth repeating, and
left his side. But the same night, before
leaving, she implored Lady BlessinGton ~
distrust her guest, saying: He will com
NIT murder and be sentenced to death"
These three men were Charles Dickens,
who, In 1854, returning from abroad, was
in the horrible railway accident Of Staple
hurst, and escaped unhurt; the Ms. Of
Our Mutual Friend" his offspring, en-
closed in a small hand bag, was found
upon the track amid the debris, and re
turned to the author. The second man
was Prince Louis Napoleon. No com
mentary is needed The third was Charles
Wainwright, then u most promising
painter, who afterward murdered his wife
with tae most revolving cruelty. He was
condemned 10 death, but the queen com
muted his sentence to transportation for
life
DesbarOlles. the great French wizard,
has chosen this Opportune moment to leave
the world: sooner he might have passed
away without even the slight ist notice
! He was not rich, having lost all his for
tune in the failure of bank. aud because,
as he said, ~he had not dared to ask per
mission to examine the hand of the man
ager." He used to receive his clients in a
room Of dazzling brightness, with curtain
less windows, the light coming in full
| from the sky. the gardens and above the
roofs. Desbarolles laughingly exclaimed:
My attic is the anteroOm of the cOnstella-
tiOns.'
| In 1865 a very young creole, Mile.
Autard de Bragard came to consult him.
Whom shall | marry" A man whose
position will be universally enyied" A
millionaire' A prince Better still
Four years later the young girl became
Nine Ferdinand de Lesseps. London
! Cor New Nnrk Sun
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

An illicit distillery near GAINESVILLE, Ga,
which for siA yeers has escaped detection,
has been discovered and raided. The pro
prietor had damned a small creek,
ostensibly TO make fish pond, and under
the dam he placed his distillery, with tun-
nels for ingress and egress. The smoke
was conveyed to his house and passed out
through the kitchen chimney -
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18
-rne ncatnen temples OF canton.

There are in Canton 500 temples dedi-
Gated to gods and goddesses, all of them
richly adorned with shrines and images.
In the Temple of Heaven" at Pekin, the
emperor otficiates as high priest. 1t is
rich in silk hangings, gold embroidery,
huge paper lanterns of quaint form,
covered with all sorts Of Chinese charac-
tiers and grotesque idols.-New Orleans
Times Democrat
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-18

Warm Trr>"mal Friend Of August
C'.~ar'~ tmh tn" D""t"r slept Burt.
Cork and Plaster Of Paris Filling III
Npr"intm.ml tnmk Mihr Nwnkr.