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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-05

the past winter, In the West, NOV. TO March /:
1878. 1867
Number hogs packed.--.--- IS, ,921, Isl 6439 900
Average live weight.-.-.--. f242.30 251.3I
Average yield of lard ---... .31.O0 1884
Average cost of hogs 1001. $5.04 @4I9
Average cost 10Olb prodt Sal 6.l6
Mess pork made (bblsl 232. .06O DTS. 800
Pork of all kinds (bblsl.--- 336,433 4O195
Decrease, 517, ,S2S. decrease. a.01. Decrease,
2.4s.
The reduction in lard produced for the season
is 81. 055. 900 pounds, and IN green meats of all
kinds reduction of 102. 755, 900 pounds includ-
ing pork compared with Last year. The packing
is equal to a shortage OF 10000 hogs at last
years average weight. Packing for the summer
season, March to Nov. /, 1887 compared with
1856, as follows
1857 1856
Number of hogs packed...--. 5.SIl.526 6,644.oo3
Average live weight llbs1.- 227.6O 225.66
Average yield Of lard absl.-. 3o.9s 31.56
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-05
wHEN IMPLICATIONS.

THURSDAY-Warmer,t threatening wealth
er, with rain, followed on Friday by colder,
fair weather.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30

Girls who read too many love stories
are apt to have romantic notions Of
life. and look upon every good-look.
ing young man as sort OF hero
Don't he SO foolish girls; talk to the
young men you meet as uuaffectedly
rs you do to the boy friends Of your
brothers. or. il you have no brothers.
and. therefore. NO brothers friends.
as you do 10 the neigAbor lad who.
mayhan .slOes chores for your
father. Do not imagine when you
moct = gentleman that your conversa-
ton must be remarkable or uuusal 10
be entertaining. Tho bearing of an
intelligent and gracious gentlewoman
is one always to be cultivated. but
this should be everyday behavior.
You should have no company man
ncr. Assume no extra demeanor SIM
ply because you are in the society Of
n gentleman instead Of . young lady.
Do not suppose that the strange gen.
ueman you meet is typical novel
hero He is no more . hero Of ro-
nance than you are heroine. You
are both just plain. everyday humani-
ty. Don't get foolish notions that you
are any thing but ordinary clay. and
try to act like the yoang pessans who
figured as chief character in your last
aovcl. cl.-Farns and Firesiie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
THE TRAIN BUTCHER.
He Details His Troubles to NsWspop
Man from HarrtssurH.

He Details His Troubles to. . N0Wspopos
Man from HarriskarH.
NY friend. the train boy-I always
make friends with the trsin boy when
I travel-rested his baskst on the edge
Of the car seat and. pulling tho visor
of his cap down over his eyes. said:
Il never saw such q lot Of chumps
on train In my life afore."
'.What seems to be the matter?'
asked
Matter? matter enough" and he
scowled in an Edwin EDothian way
and continued: Back III the parlol
car a fellow tried to pass = punched
quarter ON Inc. an got mad when
wouldn't take it Woman in the sam
car wanted dozen banana rs for fifteen
cents. Said she could bug 'em by the
thousand for that .whers she came
from Dog gone her. why didn't she
buy 'em and bring 'em along with her.
An old man wanted a magazine for
twenty cents. and said l was a
robber when l couldn't give 1t to him.
In the first sct-up car sisl wanted me
to give her box Of figs 3or a nickel.
an pushed her pocket-book deep in the
folds of her dress when refnsed. like
as il l was . pickpock:t. Then a
countryman thought l was trying to
bunco him when I asked ten cents for
three oranges--Florida oranges. too
But the worst was here in the
smoker. when fellow from Lancaster
County took my box of cigars. passed
'em around to thrco friends an took
one himself an handed MO ten cents.
When told him they was five centers
he frothed at the mouth AN said he
never paid more than two.for-five an
threatened to report mo foe swindling
him. Sayi I'm disgusted with tho
biz . I'm going out Of it. am. Such
people give me pain in tho mock.
don't want any moro Of this on my
plate. I'd rather break stone on tho
turnpike"
And tho train-boy hcaved a sigh
and went through tho cat with his
cry: ''Sce-' avanna ergarsl F.ve-fer.
ten-cen,s! Prime see-gars.s see-gars!'
-Rdrris5nrg Telegraph +:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30

A baker will toss q barrel Of -four
into trough. Then he tosses 1O4
pounds Of water on top Of it. A Aquan-
iity OF yeast il aided. and then the
jolly baker has 800 pounds Of dough
10 operate on. The 800 pounds cost
him 81 In short order the dough is
turned into twists" high loave@
pan-loaves. and other styles Of the
same quality. The ovens heat re-
duces the 800 pounds Of dough
to 260 pounds Of bread. The baker
sells his bread at the rate Of four cents
a pound. or at an advance Of 80 per
cent over what it cost him There
are l. 400 bakers. great and small. in
this city. and to them Is committed
the trust Of supplying bread for L. .SoO.-
OOO persons. There are many bakers
in this city who make 1.3O0 loaves Of
bread per day and sell it for from $50
to &IO5. or at q net profit of about $40
Little money is lost in the business.
and most bakers do . cash trade. It
il very seldom that bakers fail The
business is steady. reliable and at.
tended by very few risks. unless in-
COMPETENT workmen. IN T. Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
FULL OF FUN.


-'I say. Jim. il fellow took sui
pauric acid what would you Civ I
himf' I'D give him up."-Harrard
Lamp0om
-Scriptural texts have appeared In
the panels Of the L cars in New York.
amid advertisements of champagne.
corsets and patent medicines.
-Naturalists say that some birtls
are constiiutionally melancholy. Be.
cause they can only take birds sigh
view Of the world. prob ably.-Sif.
inga
-'.Loife is a constant struggle
against fate" said the lrishman who
couldn't find a pair Of shoes big
enough for him.
Papa. what is pairimonye" II
is what is inherited from a father. my
dear" oh and then is matrimony
something inherited from the moth
er?"-Lite
| If the moon was for sale on bar.
gain counter half the women in the
world would want to buy il. and the
one who did would spend the rest Of
her life wondering what on earth she 4
do with it. philadelphia Call.
Art D.aler (iescanting on tho Writ.
ucs of the picture) You will OBJ
serve. sir. that the drawing is free,
that" Agriculturist-"Well. If the
drawin' is free. an you don't tax me
too much fer the frame. b'gosh IL
take il. ."-Epoch.
"A woman who married scalawas
] discovered that he had another wife.
and promptly got rid Of him She
declared that half loaf might be bet
ter than no bread. but half . lOafel
was surely worse than nothing
DraEe's Magazine.
-Rpbinson-..B Brown says that you
owe him SIS. Dumley." Dumley lin.
dignantly) Il do not owe Brown .
cent. l did owe him Sl5. but the deb,
became outlawed last week. Any man
who will lie like he does ought not tS
be trusted. It'd Bits
She -'.Ah. John! Before we were
married you were always wishing you
were one. of the Knight Of old. 50 you
might show your devotion; and
now" He-'Grcat heavens Maria.
did you ever hear of one Of those old
chivalry fellows jumping up from his
paper to chop wooi?'-Judge
George comes down to breakfast
with swollen visage. whcrcupon
mamma says 10 tho four-year old:
George. don't you feel we'll? Tell
mamma what the matter Is" George.
full OF influenza. replies: .:No. Idoh't
feel we'll Bofc of my eyes is lcakin'.
and one Of my noses don't "-Hav-
psr's BazaE
Worcestershire sauce. sah?"
asked the attentive p respective fee-ee.
in an insinuating tone. But Poodle.
bright. who had been vainly cndeavor-
ing for some time to separate a mouth.
full Of steak from its gristly parent
stem. answered emphatically: mo;
two hand-saws. we'll sharpcned"-
D,troI Free Press .,.t.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
THE WORLDS COAL


ually -IaexhaastDae.
The reports of the United States
Geological Survey declare that our
stock Of coal is likely to hold out yet
for several centuries The area Of
known. coal fields in this country Is
1872 900 square miles; that Of Great
Britain at IL 600 square miles. and in
cluding the European fields and ex-
elusive Of China the aggregate an
nual output is 4)1. $50. 900 gross
tons. of which Great Britain furnishes
l57. 900. 600 tons. and Germany So 0O0..
0OOtons. Spain furnishes only !. 600. 600
tons. and our own country over
log. 900. 900 tons two-thirds OF
which consist of bituminous coal Dur
ing the twelve years ending in 1885
the output Of coal in tho United States
mines increased 5000. 900 tons but
we have as yet merely touched the sur
face Of our coal resourcex and it IL
probable that the area Of coal fields is
very greatly understated Thirty
years ago the official estimate was
about 1917. 900 square miles. II VIC es-
innate 8. 600 600 tons to each square
mile some idea may be gained Of the
magnitude Of our coal supply. There
is certainly enough to allay all anxiety.
In 1855 the whole output Of our coun.
try was only 7.600 600 TONS. about
as much rs Scotland produced.
and as late as 1858. coal was
sent from England TO Boston
and New York for factories and for
private consumption at . to $40
ton. But outside tho countries men,
toned above we should note France.
with 90 600 600 tons annually. and
Belgium aud Austro-Hungary with
over II. COO. 600 tons each. France has
an estimated coat field Of 2. .O86 square
miles. Austro-Hungary one Of 1900
square miles. whilo that Of little Bel.
gium is reduced to about SO square
miles Two countries that should be
taken into consideration because Of
their possibilities are Russia and China
These have an estimated annual yield
Of 4 900. 900 tons each. but Russia has
\ known coal area scarcely touched.
Of so. 600 square miles and it is prob
able that under the vast ex-
tent of the Pinsk marshes
still further wide deposits may
be found. China also has an un-
known but practically limitless ex-
panse of coal area The provinces Of
Chc-KeanS. Kenng-Soo. HOo-Nan and
Shan-Se contain vast areas Of coal
lands Hoo-Nan has q. 700 square
miles Of coal fields. principally anthra-
cite. and it Is estimated by German
scientists who have given the subject
strict attention, that there is coal
enough in China alone to keep the
entire world in fuel some hundreds Of
millions of years From these facts
the exhaustion Of the coal supply is
seen to be q very remote danger in
deed. and it IS very possible that the
coal measures may considerably out
last the duration Of man himself upor
this earth Chicago ,Lstsr- Ocean
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
THE HUMAN HEART.
Curious Calculations Made ~ . Famou
Medical Authoritv

Curious Calculations Made ~ . Famous
Medical Authority.
In the human subject the average
rapidiIy Of the cordiac pulsation Of an
adult male is about seventy beats per
minute. These beats are moro frc-
1ucnt as rule in young children and
in women. and there arc variations
within certain limits in particular per-
sons owing to peculiarities OF organi.
cation. 1t would not necessarily be
an abnormal sign to find in some par
ticular individuals the habitual fire.
quency of the hearts action from sixty
to sixty-fivc or from seventy-five 10
eighty per minute. As . rule. the
hearts action is slower and more
powerful in fully-developcl and mus
cular organizations. and more rapid
and feebler in those of slightcr form.
In animals. the range is from TWEEN.
ty.five to forty-fivo in the cold blOodcd
and fifty upward in the warm blooded
animals. except in the case Of the
horse. which has a very slow heart
beat. only forty strokes a minute. The
pulsa,ions Of men and all animals
differ with tho sea level also. The
work of healthy human heart has
been show, to equal the feat of rais-
ing five tons four hundred wclght l
foot per hour or 125 tons in twenty
four hours. Tho excess Of this work
under alcohol in varying quantities is
often very great. A curious calcula-
lion has been made by Dr.. Richardson.
giving the work of tbs heart in mile
age. i..-
Prcsuming that the blood was thrown
out Of the heart at each pulsatiOn in
the proportion Of sixty-nine strokes
per minute. and at tho assumed force
Of feet the mileage of the blood
through the body might bo taken at
2O7 yards per minute. z miles per hour.
l6s miles per day. 81. 500 miles per
year, or g. $50. $50 miles in . lifetime
Of eighty.four years The number Of
beats Of the heart in the same long
life would reach tho grand total of
Z &c., 776. 600 Medical World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
eAD-woRo SOCIETIES


~ ucsuS A<AU8uVu Ass
The '.Bad-WOrd Societies" that
have sprung up lately in the New
England schools are by no means to
be laughed at. They may do a great
deal of good. and that good is Of n
nature that generally lies beyond the
reach of teachers. There are few
Fairgrounds attached to boys schools
in this country where language is not
constantly used which would grievc
and astOund the mothers of those who
utter and of those who hear them.
The Rules" Of the Bad-Word Soci.
ety. are usually not written down, but
they are something like this: Zone
cent fine for every bad word spoken;
every boy to report his own bad words
to the treasurer. and pay up; no tell.
ing of any other boys bad words; the
money to go to the school library"
This is simple and practical. Per-
haps. the scheme might be enlarged a
little SO rs to include the grosser forms
Of bad grammar. such rs. Il done it !"
..them cabbages." and "you was" 1t
is highly absurd that the boys whn
have been going to a grammar school
for years should violate the most rudi.
mental laws Of grammar every time
they speak ten consecutive words.
But the main point is to destroy thc
habit Of polluting the mouth and cor
rupting the heart by the use Of words
which are properly called "bad. "
Every boy knows what they are. for
no one can keep beyond the sound
Of them. They pollutc the air
Of every street and are heard.
more or less, wherever and whenever
there is a company Of boys playing to-
gcthcr. They partly cause the dread
that mothers feel when they see their
little sons going for the first time to a
boys school The mothers watch their
boys departure with a mixture Of
pride. pleasure and apprehension. and
turn away from the window at last
with a sigh. because they know that
few boys older yet realize what a duty
they owe to younger ones in the way
of a good example.
There is one reason for the suppress
sion OF bad words which no boy can
know any thing about. 1t is this: we
seldom forget the evil things we learn
in our school-days. They cling to the
memory. in spite Of all we can do To
forget them. They return TO us some-
times in our dreams, i'm our most s:.-
cred moments. in sickness, In scenes
the most remote from the horrid REM
:niscence. 1t is this awful fact that
,aakes it so important TO keep the
young nseaery free from every word
and thought that savors Of the impure.
Victor Hugo was thinking of this when
he wrote his little poem on the sub
ject. urging children to "guarl their
joy and guard their purity" since
''the mighticst force is an innocent
heart. y lomth's Companion
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
ADELE AU3 DER oHe.
ne Of the Late abb Lia.t's Most Promss.
ing Ruplls.

Ve!e O1 VOe ASegO ~ OUD kbe8t'1 MOST I1Omyos
Ing Rspils.
When three and q half years old
Adele Aus der Ohio first gave evidence
Of her rcmarkabls talent. An elder
sis!er was strumming Arditi's III
bacio" one day in the nursery
where the children wero at play.
When she had finished. the tiny
Adclo crying '.lch! Ichr' begged to
be placed on thu stool. and to their
astonishmcnt repeated the entire
waltz giving I'll correct bass with
her left hand. Mamma! Papar'
cried tho childrca in chorus. as they
threw open the door. Come! Come
and hear Adelchcn!" There was great
rejoicing that day in the family Ohe.
The parents the emselves began at once
TO instruct her in piano-playing. In
her fifth year she became acq uainted
with tho talented musical couple Bron.
sart. who took her to Hans Won B ulow
for advice. Lot me first look in hcl
eyes," he sak:; and continued:
Yes ihcr G really is music therer'
He proposed that she be placed
under his instruction at Munich. where
he was then residing. but the fond
parents could not consent to scpara.
ton from so young a child. Adele
was seven yeats old when Prof An:
der Ohc moved tith his family to Bcr-
lin. Here she became pupil of F ranz
X ullak. and several months later OF
his father. the csle ebrated DR. Theodore
kullak. with whom she remained until
her thirteenth year At eight she
made her first public appearance.
Two years later she gave concerts with
orchestra at Berlin and Hanover in
which she played B ecthoven's ..B fat
major concerto" with tho Moscheles
"Cadenza." Shortly after leaving
Kullak she came to Liszt ut Wcimaf
and. barring occasional Interruptions.
bene fited by seven years Of his in,
struction. Several long concert touls
the first when in her fourteenth ycaI
were made during this period il,
Germany. Previous to her American
debut she had never played outside
her native land At her last public
appearance there she performed
Taubert's Piano concerto" in the
fur hundredth jubilee soires
Of the royal orchestra, with that su.
rerb body of musicians. at the Berlin
Royal Operahouse In the salons Of
the German capital Adele Aus der Ohio
is as great n social as musical favoritc.
She enjoyed the friendship and chap
cronagc of the late lamented Princess
Alma Of ,ralaih- B utllin. a noble
woman. distinguished for her charities
and as a rnt:oness' Of the fine arts
She is very popular at the imperial
palace. where she has often played
privately and in state concerts Adele
Aus der Ohe is not merely giftod
musical artistic. but young woman
Of varied accomplishments Besides
her mother-tongue she speaks and
writes French. Italian and English; is
a student in the arts and sciences;
writes poetry. and is composer Of
music-under an assumed name. She
has boon rightly taught to believe in
the necessity Of broad and liberal
cs.2sation for all who aspire above
mcdiocrity in her chosen profession"
-CInkuru
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
Following instructions.

Now. James," said the grocer ia
the new boy, 'our stock il first-clas:
in every respect; there are no flies on
it. and never will he. and yOu mustn'i
hesitate 10 crack it up to customers"
Then James. profoundly Impressed.
wont to wait on an old lady. who
presently went out without :bvying.
What did she want. JsmcsE' in.
quire,l the grocer. /.
She asked me IL we Had any fly
paper could recommend m ] said
yes. that there was NO flies on our ~
paper an never would ~ T.
SER
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
MILES OF CANNON.
A Description Of the 1nspregnable For
0catlons Oe Gibraltar.

A Description Of the 1msprcgnablo rort1-
Acations Of Gibraltar.
The great sight OF Gibraltar is the
Notifications which are on an inn
mensc scale. as the whole circuit Oi
the rock is seven miles But not all
this requires to be defended. for on
tho eastern side the cliff is SO trcmen-
dous that there is no possibility Of
scaling it It is fearful to stand on
the brow. and look down to where the
waves are dashing moro than thou
sand feet below. The only approach
must be by land from the north. or
from the sea on the western or SOUTH
ern side. The two latter are defended
by y. succession of batteries carried
along the sea-wall. and up the side Of
the rock. so that there is not spot on
which an assailant can set his foot
which is not under the fro Of guns
The northern side is piercel by tho
great galleries cut in tho rock.
which are the unique feat
ure of Gibraltar. that distin.
guishes it above all the other fortresses
Of the world. These were begun moro
than a hundred years ago. during the
great siege. which lasted nearly four
years. when the inhabitants hal no
rest dag nor night After we have
passed through ono tier. perhaps a
mile in length. we mount to a second.
which rises above the other like the
upper deck of an enormous line -of-
battle ship Enormous indeed it must
be. If we can imagine n double-decker
mile long! As we trampel past
these endless rows Of cannon. il oc-
Cured to me that their simultaneous
discharge must be very trying to the
nerves Of the artilleryman Gf he ha,
any nervcs). rs the conclusion against
the walls OF rock Is much greater than
il they were fired in tho open air. and
/ askesl my guide il he did not dread
ita He confessed that he did. but
added. like the plucky soldier that he
wa: We've got to stand up to il'
Interior.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
NOISY, GENEROUS 6OYS.
With All Their Faults aad SsortcominE &
We Love Them Still.

God bless the boys! They need .
mothers prayers. and tears. and
thoughts. to help thcm-the noisy.
clumsy. generous, fun-lovinS boys. who
slam the door when your head aches,
leave their tools on the Aoor for you to
pick up. pinch tho kittens tails to
make little more noise. and kick the
other boys under the table at dinner
time. yet are ready to walk 4 mile in
the rain to get yOu plant or doctor.
and will sit up ut night to keep fires
burning to make poultices. if any
thing is the matter with any member
Of the household. How sensitive they
are TO word OF blame, and the tongue
of young America runs away with his
discretion, but let another fellow say
the same words of his mother and sis
ter. and won't he pitch into him? !
once heard a boy say to his mother.
..That's lie" when down in his own
conscience he knew she was speaking
the truth. l knew she was cut to the
heart by the unmanly. unboyish words
and tones. and I thought it would be
good thing to get some other boy to
say the words to her. and see what he
would do. am quite sure he would
knock Kim down. and quite sure, too.
that he would deserve it.
God bless the boys! How hard they
are to manage Alright. how quick to re-
sent fancicd slight. and jealous Of
their rights. But one has To remember.
with all their faults. that they are a
transition state, that the "surplus
steam" must be worked of. and, thank
God. that is not to be done by evil
methods. Patience. then. mother. there
is hope that the noisy lads will learn
by battling with the world. that
mothers heart is really their home
that. a mothers love never fails-and
when trials come that her constant,
patient affection cndures through the
darkest hOur-and how well the poet
knew this when he wrote
remember the CLEANS and glooms that dart
Across the schoclboys brain,
The song and the silence of the head.
Thst in part are prophecics-and in part
Arc longings wild and vain;
And the voice OF that pitful song
Sings on and never Is still.
"a bows will is the winds will.
And the thoughts OF youth are long, long
thoughts
-WOWdn'S M010 zine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30
There is in Wilmington . m

There is in Wilmington . man
named American independence Nc
Clintock. He is machinist. about
thirty five years of age. and while hc
admires the patriotism that inspired
his parents to thus christcn him. he
never writes his name in full His in-
Inmates call him ''Inde." and the di.
rec,ory sets him down as Indepcnd-
ence. Another patriotic father. who
once lived in Delaware. had three sons
named New Castle. Kent AMI Sussex.
after the three copnticA Sussex - n
lawyer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30

Most people arc apt to think that
a country life is more productive to
health than life in = city. but the NOR
talisv statistics Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic show that the death rate
f The city regiments was comparative
" much lower than that Of the hardy
a,ountain and country troops
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-30

There is q wealthy young man In
this city. worth $3.50. 600. who is con-
tent to drive an ice-waaon for nine
dollars a week. and when he gets his
salary he blows it in in one night and
goes to work the next morning as
steady ~ . LORD CinciRNaH EH-
0uiySr.