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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A HUMAN WOLF.
How Bill Ridly Succeeded In Getting His
Lean Horse Fattened.

How Bill Ridly Succeeded In Getting His
Lean Horse Fattened.
bill Ridly il a wolf" said old Judge
Bicknell.
"Why do you think so?" some one asked.
well. / tell you. Some time ago. a
roughly dressed man with bushy red
whiskers rode up to my house and wanted
to sell me horse, a lean animal, but one in
which saw many fine points. The fellow
said he was in such need of money that he
would tab: twenty dollars for the animal.
gave him the money and took the horse.
The animal fattened rapidly. found him
equally serviceable in shafts or under the
saddle. One day, shortly after the animal
had developed into as fine n horse as had
ever seen, Bill Ridly came along and
claimed him. He brought forward sufii-.
cient evidence to establish his claim and OF
course gave up the horse. thereby losing
my twenty dollars besides losing the time
had spent in working with him."
Il don't see how you can blame Ridly.
.You don't; then will show you. The
scoundrel wanted his horse fattened but
was too stingy to spend money for corn.
SO he disguised himself. sold me his own
horse, then, after the horse was fat, came
back and claimed him. Yes, Billy is
wolf"-Arkansaw Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
TRUE LOVE STORY.

Affection Which Survived the Trials .,
Poverty and Care.
A young clergyman and his bride
were invited guests at . large party
given by wealthy parishioner. In all
the freshness and elegance of her bridal
wardrobe the young wife shone among
the throng, distinguished by her come
illness and vivacity and rich attire; and
when during the evening her young
husband drew her aside and whispered
to her that she was the most beautiful
woman in all the company, and that
his heart was filled with pride and love
for her, she thought herself the happi-
est wife in the world.
Ten years later the same husband
and wife were guests at the same house.
where were gathered similar gay
company. The wife of ten years ago
wore the same dress she had worn on
the previous occasion, and of course it
had been altered and re-made and was
old-fashioned and almost shabby. Toll
and care, and motherhood, and pinched
circumstances had taken the roses out
of her cheeks and the 1.-THE spring out
OF her form. She sat apart from the
crowd, careworn and preoccupied.
Her small hands, roughened with
coarse toll. were ungloved, for the
minister's salary was painfully small.
A little apart the ten-year husband
stood and looked ut his wife, and
rs he observed her faded dress and
weary attitude. a great sense of all her
patient, loving faithfulness came over
his heart. Looking up, she caught his
earnest gaze and noticed that his eyes
were filled with tears. She rose and
went to him, her questioning eyes
mutely asking for an explanation OF his
emotion; and when he tenderly took
her hand and, placing it on his arm.
led her away from the crowd and told
her how he had been thinking of her As
she looked ten wears before when she
was bride. and how much more pre-
cious she was to him now and how
much more beautiful, for all her shabby
dress and roughened hands. and how
he appreciated all her sacrifice and
patient toll for him and their children.
great wave of happiness filled her
heart, light shone in her face that
gave it more than its youthful beauty.
and in all the company there was not
SO happy couple as this husband and
wife. their hearts and faces aglow from
the flaming up of pure sentiment that
TRANSPORTED and ennobled and glorified
all the tolls and privations they had
endured. Household.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

A Novel scheme Adopted by Four l'io-
neer Girls In Locating Land Claims.
A woman, unmarried and twentv-one
years old. has the right to take up land,
and in Dakota many have awaited them
selves Of this privilege by acquiring pre-
emption or tree claims. Betrothed couples
from the East sometimes take up adjoining
claims and then marry and settle down on
four hundred and eighty acres. One Of the
conditions Of the law, however. is that any
one taking up claim shall live on it for
six months. 4 significant commentary on
the ingenuity OF girl-pioneers may. accord
ing to the Milwaukee Sentinel. be found in
the novel scheme which.iour Of them, who
wanted to take up claims, adopted to meet
this requirement. Taking up a section of
six hundred and forty acres they built =
abln on it containing four corner rooms,
the center OF the house being just over the
point where the four quarter sections met
as shown by the following diagram:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A SUBMARINE VOLCANO.
Millions Of Lifeless Fish Floating iaa Vel
low Scum ON the Gulf.

Millions of Lifeless Fish Floating In Vel
low Scum ON the Gulf.
Captain Robert NJ. Lavender, Of tho
schooner Alice Montgomery, which ar
rived at this port recently, with cargo
Of ice from Kennebec. Me-, reported
IN interes ting incident, He states that
on the 10Th of October, four days before
arriving at New Orleans, and SOUTH
ward of Rebecca Shoals. in the extreme
eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
he passed through an extensive tract
of floating fish, dead and dying. As
far as the eve could reach this spectacle
met the gaze. and the vessel sailed
through it for twenty miles. The fish
were of great variety, and another
curious feature of the phenomenon was
that the sea was yellowish and streaked
on the surface with a yellow scum.
The supposition that these fishes were
DESTROYED by some sudden visitation OF
an epidemic disease is scarcely reason
able OF variety of theories the most
plausible appears to be that which
attributes the destruction of the fishes
10 the breaking out beneath the sea OF
volcanic matter and poisonous gases
destructive to the lives OF marine AMI
mails exposed to them. Submarine
volcanoes are by no means unknown.
The fact of their existence has often
been attested in disturbances of the
ocean bottom. cases of the sinking OF
coasts and islands into the sea or Of
,heir elevation out of it being on record.
The opening of riffs in submarine
rocks through which poisonous sulphu-
Gus or arseniureted vapors are driven
into the waters above. would be entirely
in accord with the rules of volcanic &C.
tion.--N o. Picdyuae.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
II H..D

I 4 m....j Mrs F. OATS, Of Shun,ray H. writes: When
WUMkU II had used Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription
IL lone week. could walk doOr-yard
Rl a. sSa ns 81 vs.
out in the doOryard for six months.
the Favorite Prescription two weeks, a
miles; neghbOrs were all surprised
and helping to do Homework after dOclOrinG
with Shirseen OF tho best phi siciams W get
told would never
to my Homework any % my
wrote for had suffered from Female until
/ had almost given in despair
f7--. Mrs. F. E. WILCOX Friendship N. Y, writes
lERHl8I For five six years
Il .s.. with female weakness and terrible pains
1 Dam the small of back and pit of the stomach
ans Three bottles Of Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescrip
- ton acted like . charm, and cured
pletely,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A Queer !Story Of . Cold Wave.
Tallahassee ella Tallahassee ]

E.W. Clark had forty-two alligators,
ranging from one to three feet in length,
In a shallow pool back Of his store. When
the cold wave came the pool froze solid
and the alligators were imbedded in the
ice four four days. Every one who saw
the reptiles pronounced them deader than
Hector, but when the ice thawed they be.
gan to show signs of life, and yesterday
all but three crawled out as gay as larks
The others NAV come to life next summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
How tn Save Money!.

and we might also say-time and pain a.
well, in our advice to good housekeepers
and ladies generally. The great necessity
remedy convenient for the relief and prompt
cure Of the ailments peculiar to woman.
functional irregularity, constant pains, and
ali the symptoms attendant upon uterine
Observation-Disclosures us to recommend strong
escriptionn-woman's best friend. 1t will
save money.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A Gr.ndson.s Great Affection.

"Gran'ma, said a boy Of nine years,
show old are you?"
About sixty-six." said the grand
mother.
You'll die soon, won't you, gran ma
Yes. dear, expect to-"
And when l die, gran'ma can ! be
buried side Of you?''
"Yes, dear" said she, as her heart warmed
toward the little one, whom she folded
closer in her arms.
''Gran'ma," softly whispered the little
rogue, gimme ten cents. Clinton Bugle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

THE voLTAIc BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
rAIc BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCE
on trial for 30 days, to men tyoung or old
afflicted with nervous debility. loss of vital.
er diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in
Cured, as 30 days. trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A SPRING AlLMENT.
How Rheumatism In sheep Should !
Treated Reliable Remedies.

How Rheumatism In Sheep Should be
Treated Reliable Remedies.
A Michigan correspondent describes
rheumatism in sheep and asks for a
remedy. For the benefit of the general
reader we may say that rheumatism is
accompanied with more or less fever
and general disturbance of the system.
1t NAV affect the Serious membrane
about the joints, the tendons and liga-
ments, the lungs. bones. muscles. brain
and covering about the heart All
rheumatism in any patient, human OF
brute. is liable to affect the heart. II
is an Inflammation of the part attacked.
and when rheumatism becomes chronic
it causes changes in the joints that are
of a serious character. Its presence
NAV be known by the general uneasi-
ness and stiffness of the animal, ca
PRECIOUS appetite-sometimes no appe-
lite at all-hard and scanty droppings.
high colored urine which is also deficient
in quantity. Upon examination some
joint will likely be found to be swollen.
If the pain is relieved in that joint it
will probably go to another. 1t is
most common in the spring among
animals that have not been properly
cared for during the winter. In the
first place give the following purgative:
EPSON salts, two ounces: spirit of
nitrous ether, four drains; ginger. one
dram. Follow this with the following:
Sulphate of potash, two drains; sui
phuric acid. twenty drops; and water.
a quarter of pint, to be given diluted
with water night and morning. Feed
soft, laxative food: keep from cold and
damp. The disease is pretty apt to
run into the chronic form and the
butcher had better have the animal
that is attacked with it. Do not use
rheumatic sheep for breeding. They
will transmit the trouble. Western
Rural.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

vita poor appetite, and perhaps slight
cough in morning, OF on first lying down at
night, should be looked to in time. Persons
afflicted with consumption are proverbially
unconscious of their real state. Most cases
commence with disordered liver, leading to
bad digestion and imperfect assimilation OF
food-hence the emaciation, or wasting o!
the flesh. 1t is form of scrofulous disease,
and is durable by the use Of that greatest OF
ali blood-cleansing, anti-bilious and inviS-
Grating compounds, known as DR.. Pierce'a
"Golden Medical Discovery"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
Exactly So.

MY dear, what makes the train CO.,
asked McSwillisen of his spouse.
The engine, of course" replied Mrs. Mes.
Mistaken" said her husband.
What is it. then. I'd like to know"
"TAs freight, my dear, makes the cargo.
--RocheStes Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
ScrofuIa Of Lungs.

lam now 10 years old and have suffered ior iAss
et,esn rears with lung trouble have spent thou
.ands of dollars to the march Of this dsease
but temporary relief was all that obtained. vas
unit for any manual labor for several years AIend
strongly recommended the use of swifts spccinc 70
S. 81. claiming that he himself had oeen k ieay
henented nv use I'm some lung troubles resolved
to.ry it, The results are remarkable. My cough MAJ
left me- my strength has returned and Tegh s h
hounds more than ever did I'm my ltfe III hss Dseh
three wears since stopped the use OF the meuIcine
but hay had return of the disease ana
no pains or weakness felt in my lungs 90 tne naru
est kind OF work. ,.,- i.'-hoAi'
Montgomery. Ala. June .. 1855.
Swtft's specific is entirely vegetable. 1reatse On
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free ~, -.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer ! At!anta 1s-' OF
Isl VI. I'D Street. N Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

Foot racing is said to be becoming
quite popular with the gentler sex in
Anderson Valley, Cal. One young
woman proudly points to a record OF
one hundred yards In eleven seconds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

think l slept beastly hard last night"
"Why, dear boyr' when l got up this
morning my valet discovered two hairs Of
my mustache that were actually out OF
curl. don'tcherknaw.o- T. It'd Bits
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

Each woman then moved into tine room
located on her one hundred and sixty acres
and yet enjoyed the society of her COM
panions. They all provided themselves
with revolvers, but as rule women on the
prairies are "a safe az those who live in
large cities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

"YEs." said Sallle. Il think Mark is in
love with me. He hasn't told me so, but
when Fred Acker escorted me home last
night Mark looked ugly. and to-day he
threw brick at Ffed's cat"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest Piso'i
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

4 PRIVATE in the army recently sent ,
letter to his sweetheart, closing with: MAY
Heaven cherish and keep you from your
truly, John Smith"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

"SURE. an wouldn't wan o. thin bear.
skins make a foine buffalo robe:"-N +.
Independent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

THE latest style in hair-dressing is called
''sweet disorder" 1t gives one the appear
ance of having been blown through a tree
top.-Phiiddelplid Call.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

PIXIES TooTHAcHE DROPS cure in minute &c
Glenn's Sulphur Soup heals and beauties. &c.
GERMAN CoRN REMOVER kills Corns BunionS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

Why is patent safety hanson cab q
dangerous carriage to drive in: Because
the cabman always drives over your head
". Y. telegram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

A HEN-PEcKED husband said in extenua-
ton of his wife's raid on his scalp: You
see she takes her hair off so easily she
doesn't know how it hurts to have mine
pulled out."-N. Y. Telegram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
Do You Know

That TO overcome that extreme tired feeing thefo
10 nothing equal TO Hoods sarss?arilla.
That tt is a wonderful medicine for restoring and
sharpening the appetite.
That It purines. vi;slizes and enrchcs the blood.
and strengthens the whole system
That delays are dangerous-now IL the time TO take
Hoods Sarsaparilla-
lean recommend Hoods Sarsapari'ls TO al. as .
safe sure medicine. II cured me OF terrible head
aches and cured my little girl of swellins In her neck
which had been lanced twice" Mas. +. E. LORD,
G.tes nrDnkivn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

THE most delicate individual in the world,
should he tread upon lady's train, is liza
BILE to become q robe bust man.-Binghans-
tom ReDHhirdu
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

MANY imitators. but no equal, has DR.
Sages Catarrh Remedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

THE novel-reading boy. who ran away to
become king. was brought back, and after
brief interview with his father was posi-
lively aching.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

WHICH is the most ancient Of the trees
The elder tree.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

ZERO is like a dude: it amounts to both
ing, but makes man shiver when he sees
it,-y Y Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

A FRIEND of ours, absent on a trip to
Washington, writes that he has been all
through the National capital and consider
able OF his own.-LoreN Citizen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

A LANE excuse-The apology OF . one.
legged man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

A HICKORY club is very good lumber K
floor man Merchant I'rdreier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

THE value of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, in
colds and coughs, can not be overestimated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

THE New York Sun has an article headed
ssWhat the Fishermen Want" Presume
the answer to that is fish. Detroit Free
Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

A VIGOROUS and healthy growth Of hair j!
maintained by using Halls Hair Remover
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

IT isn't much of a dog that can't make .
man go mad by biting hiin.-The Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

TIE reputation of the transgressor, like
his way, is hard.-Lo,ceH Citizen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
Young Men. Read This.

CoURrsHrp is not run by the rule Of thr co
Merchant Tr1reler
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

"MAxxA, why is papa bsld?" ~ am
his fourth wife, darling"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
| MARVELLOUS.
| BENEFITS.

lRvEloUs ess ssSsa
ReucEYc has accomplished her the Of
VcnIIIlO vyour proprietary medicines. When she began
h-StO take them, January she could n
could
could only about thirty minutes time Now
only almost the entire walk around call
her neiQhbOrs. blocks
bed the of the time
belfast se SS"s e
For Mons a sa%
Favorite Prescription Pellets tbs
properties needed. We believe will bring about
complete and final
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
Puriaes the Blood

.Ihave been taking Hoods SsrsarlriliaSor about
three months. Before that time my blood was In n
terrible condition After usiIgit for about one month
my appetite and my general health greatly
improved For medicine gooi a. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla too much can be said" L. l. L:SsEY, Bug
bee House. Putnam, Conn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
A RICH DISH.

How Boardine-House Chicksn-Soup IL
Made.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
Hoods Sarsapari1la

"For years suffered from indigestion. being very
restless in the night, and In the morning would get
up with very tired feeling. After taking only part
Of bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparilla slept well and felt
refreshed on waking. Hoods Sarsaparills has done
me more good than anything else"
Mrs. II. ID. wIN.Hs, jackson, Mich.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03

dure the least jar. could
could stay up only abou
only sits up almost the
her neighbOrs. two and
Injurious effects at all.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
INGENUITY OF WOMEN.

H. C. Dodge, in No rrts,oscn He, o1d
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-04-03
| Belfast
! For MONTHS.

properties needed.
complete and final
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-28
THE LEGISLATURE.

Saturdays sitting of the Legislative
Assembly was occupied almost wholly
with questions relating to the Taxation
Committees bill on internal taxes. Ulti-
mately the bill was read a first time by
its title, and made special order for this
day after the minutes. a long debate
took place upon motion to suspend the
rules and take up the bill out of it's order
This course was proposed by the Attor-
ney General. but his motion failed of the
necessary two-thirds majority, and the
disposition finally made of the bill was
in accordance with the order of the
House at Fridays sitting We think
that this was the better way of proceed
ure, for there was a great deal of force in
the objection of Opposition members that
sufficient time had not been given to
consider the bill on its merits, as it had
only been distributed that morning.
The bill is unquestionably an import
ant one, and should not be rushed
through the House without giving full
opportunity for discussion. The time is
short, no doubt, but it is sufficient if the
Legislature applies itself steadily to
the work. 1t certainly would have been
better if a measure of this character had
been reported earlier in the session, but
the blame appears to rest with the COM
mittee, or rather with the system of ref
erence to select committees, which nee
essarily overworks the more useful and
experienced members, leading inevitably
to the neglect of one or other measure.
In this case, it appears that there was an
irreconcilable difference of opinion on
the part of the majority and minority of
the Committee on Taxation. That being
so, it is to be regretted that the substi
tute bill was not reported earlier in the
session. The minority report, printed
in our resume of Parliamentary proceed
ings to-day, brings out this difference of |
opinion very prominently, and further
more clearly states the principle in
volved. AS this is the point of cOntro- |
versy, it will be decided on the second |
reading to-day. The bill will then be |
considered by sections, and amended as |
NAV be deemed advisable
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-06-28
Fourth OfJuIy,

The General Committee having charge
of the arrangements for the Fourth of
July held a meeting at the Hawaiian
Hotel on Saturday evening, with good
attendance. 1t was unanimously de-
cided to change the day of holding the
celebration from Saturday to Monday,
July 5th.f This latter date was found to
be the public expression while the COM
mittee were canvassing. The various
committees were appointed. The Can
vassing Committee reported that already
the sum of 81 200 had been subscribed.
The order of the day will probably be
literary and musical exercises at 10
o'clock, a salute of thirty-nine guns at
noon, field sports in the afternoon at Ma
kiki, to conclude with a grand ball in
the evening at the Hawaiian Opera
House. Another meeting will be held
on Wednesday evening at the same time
and place, when definite arrangements
will be completed.