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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22

NEW YORK. March 81 Cotton steady; upland.
10e. Orleans. 1Olec sales 204 bales. Futures closed
steady March. S72c April, 9.7ic. Jaue, 9.95c IN
" Zoe. August 10. l5c; september, a.71e etober,
9.95cs Nopemosr 9. 4Ac: Decsmoer, 9.45cs January.
9.o3e
new ORLEANS March 21.--Cotton steady; mid.
ding. 9ssci low middling. 1-i6cs good ordinary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22
FIELD SEEDS
Wholesale and Retail az HUNTINGTON Il HOSES
SEED STORE. - and 80 E. Market st.. Indanapo-
lis. Samples and prices furnished on application.
Farm and Garden Seeds

Largest variety and best stock in Indiana Market
Gardeners trade speciality, t. whom give special
prices. Catalogue cree. J. A. EVERITT Sc CO., 141
West Washington st. opp. State Capitol Indanapolis2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22
Dry goods

NEW YORK, March 2I.-There was an in creased
attendance and demand IN lobbing circles, and
proved request of agents. The Daily Commercial
Bulletin 1.-THE entire product to-day of Airing
ton mills DIRE q goods 900 cotton @arp fab
RIGS and s. 900 pieces allvaol farics-wiH be sold at
auction in this city March "a, four months
credit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22

LONDON, March 21.-Bar SILVER - 8 l6d d
ounce.
NEW YORK. March 2I-Bar silver, s4sc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22

The more sandy and the dryer poultry-yards
are the less liable the fowls to disease.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
he KNEW HIS DEER.

w0nderful Manlfestation of Canine Intel.
lixence In Claiming Property.
By far the most interesting part oi
this hunt to me is yet to come. The
voices of the two dogs a. they passed
along the mountain had been recog.
nlzed by their owner. and both claimed
the deer. Such things have been known
to cause a bitter feud. One was sure
it was his dog and the other was just
as sure it was his; but the question OF
most importance to he settled was,
which of the dogs started the deer?
The deer was brought on shore and
laid on the green sward, where even
the ladies, gentle creatures. admired
it Soon the boat arrived with the two
dogs, and one of the old hunters cried
out: ''Send those hounds up here and
let us see whose deer this is?' Never
having heard SO strange story, /, half
in doubt, said: What nonsense is that
you are talking?" mo nonsense, doc
tor; wait and see."
Being deeply interested I approached
closely that might better observe the
animals. One Of them walked up to
the deer, smelt him all over and seemed
quite in doubt. Then the other dog
came up with an angry growl, smelt
the deer and deliberately laid himself
down by the animal, while the first
dog quietly placed his tail between his
legs and walked away. I could not
help expressing my amazement, and
still doubling the fact said to my old
guide: THAT dog that is lying by the
deer has been the master of the other
and has cowed him." ION the con-
trary," said my informer. 1.-The dog
that gave up the deer is the better
fighter and whips that dog every time. :"
We learned during the day that the
deer had been started ten miles down
the river by the dog that claimed itand
the sound Of his voice drew the other
one, about four miles below the lake;
confirming the test and proving the
wonderful instinct of the hound.
ct and StreeR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22

One Of Jones' peculiariies = never
to admit that he is feeling we'll. No
matter what species Of suffering you
are undergoing. the form his sympa-
thy invariably takes il this: Eve
felt just So"
The other day he came home sick
too sick to 60 down to his supper. So
it was sent up to his room by Ars.
Jones, who had prepared It hersek.
Among other 'delicacies were six new
laid eggs. boiled to suit him Ono OF
the children stayed with him and
watched the egg-eating with interest
As Jones took up the sixth and last
egg, the little fellow reached out hi0
hand.
LET me have il, papa"
Jones glared At the child. then he
said huskily:
Take it, eat IL. unnatural child.
and let your poor sick father starve!"
Tommy ate the egg.-DesvoiS krss
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
Decline Of the Cigar.

Il Is . fact which will astonish .
great many people that cigar-smokinR
is on the decline in this country. The
Ggaymakcrs' Journal says that during
the month Of August the number Of
cigars manufactured hero was So, 1885,
4S7. against "A. 4Ss. 100 during the same
month in 1887, . decrease Of 5.247. .66S
cigars. Since January !. 1888, 5O5..
l7S. .Ol9 cigars have been made in New
York. q decrease Of 18, 928,5 587 CON-
pared with the output for tho same
length OF time In 1887. The sad truth
is brought to light that tho popularity
Of cigarettes II on the increase. while
cigars arc slowly giving way before
their revnieious rivals. T. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
SEA-GUIlS IN WINTER.


4 Beautiful Sight Frequently vlsible In
Boston Harbor.
In the ice-tiihe, when many days
and nights OF bitter cold have filed
the harbor with drift-ice, the gulls
walk about upon the smooth white
surface with evident satisfaction. The
seals lift brown heads to peer over
the edge with wondering baby-faces.
and drag their soft. shapeless bodies
to a perch beside the gulla A grill
and seal riding of to sea on q block
Of ice. in serene and contented COM
panionship. one sometimes sees. I
have very pleasant memory of a GER
tain stately. solemn gull once saw
admiring himself in a pond of water
that lay in an ice-blocs. The water
was very dark all round the ice. aad the
tide was carrying the ice out to sea.
drifting its pretty freight part buoys
and beacons and passing vessels. The
gull shifted from one foot to another,
keeping one warm under his plumagc.
while he balanced himself on the
other little pink foot which rested on
the bare ice.
With head bent this way and that.
&c arranged his feathers, looking into
the little pOnd-mirror before him. He
took a sip Of water, and still another.
having lost all fear OF men and eager
ness for food. in full enjoyment Of this
happy hour Of gull-hoOd. A steamer
passed SO close - almost to crush the
little ice-craft into its wheels-but the
gull did not finch or look up. Though
the raft tipped easily in the wake Of
the steamer. and the swell rolled over
it, even then he did not put down his
tucked-up foot At last, in the climax
of restfulness OF soul and body, he
nestled down on the ice, and rested his
soft white breast on the cold slab With
out shivering.
They are SO often quite alone in their
rest or amusement that they have about
them dignity and reserve quite pc
culiar to themsesves.-L0uie Lyndon,
in st. Nicholas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
EXIT LAUGHING GAS.

The Electrical Method 0f Extracting Teeth
without Pain.
Boston people nowadays have their
superfuous teeth drawn by means Of
electricity. Inasmuch as all new ideas
in the arts and sciences are spread from
this enlightened metropolis originally.
and from hence extended over the
country, there is little doubt that SOON
er or later this new method will super
sede laughing-gas and ether in other
big cities OF the Union. The process
in question is very simple, scarcely any
apparatus being required beyond an
ordinery two-cell battery, with vibrator
attachment. This attachment is thin
strip Of metal. fastened at the ends.
which is made to vibrate q thousand
or more times per second BY the cleo
trio current At each vibration the
circuit is cut OF and renewed again,
the effect being to give q perfectly
steady flow OF the mysterious fluid. In
order to make sure that the flow is
quite satisfactory the operator tunes,
the machine-assistedb by little red
reed tuning-pipe-until the strip Of
metal sings "A" So far, SO good.
Now, to the battery are attached
three wires. Two of them have ham
dies at the ends, and the third is
hitched 70 q forceps. Tho patient in
the chair is given . handle to hold in
each hand, and the current is turned
on gradually until it becomes painful.
Then he Is told to grasp the handles
as strongly as possible. the electricity
having been switched Oh for mo-
ment-is turned on again suddenly.
and the dental surgeon applies his for
ceps simultaneously to the tooth. The
instant the molar Is touched, it. as we'll
IS the parts surrounding. becomes
electrified and absolutely insensible to
pain. When it is Withdrawn from the
socket, the subject Of the operation
feels not the slightest disagreeable
sensation. A jerk and the tooth il
out. the patient drops the handles ana
the affair is oveT.-BOsson Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
A Pressing Business.

"What is your excuse, sir?" demand.
ed the judge, turning to a juror who
wished to be excused from duty.
Business, your Honor. l have a
pressing business.
'.Yes, but have you an engagement
to meet?"
"Yes, your Honor-a binding engage
ment"
well. you may be excused. under
the circumstances" and the juror left.
smiling in his sleeve. as he remarked
70 himself: II didn't tell any lie. I'm
the owner Of = job printing Office. and
We have considerable pressing busi-
ness there. And if an engagement to
get lot Of books ready for the mar.
ket is not 'binbing' one. I'd like "a
know what iA"-Ark0Hs0U zo0thick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22

6OW Oo0D0 0A06o Co0 00 DeootAOG
with Perfect Impunity.
The assistant foreman Of an uptown
Als company was talking the other
evsning about the great perfection T.
which the service has been brought in
New York. and after declaring the
common opinion that our fire-brigade
b the best IN the world. continued;
..But / see they have introduced in
Germany and England one new thing
which, il We sdopt il, will increase
/ our eficiency wonderfully. There car
Re NO doubt Of its great vaiuc. II the
accounts I have heard of recent trla
In London are correct II IL an appli-
ance designed to enable the wsarer tt
breathe and work with comfort and
ease In q room filed with the densesi
smoke, or sven with poisonous gases.
The appliance. as nearly as can
make out from the descriptions have
heard, consists Of sort Of mask
which protects the mouth, nose and
eyes. There Is q respirator with an
india rubber mouthplcce This is
held in place by an elastic band which
passes around the head, and also BY
projections which are held hstween the
teeth, and q Hange which lies between
the teeth and the lips. The air Is
drawn in through . series Of small
filters, one after another. which are
charged successively with vet sponge.
cottonwood. cottonwood charged with
glycerine and animal charcoal. These
filters are very lightly packed SO as to
offer little resistance to the air as it is
drawn in by the act OF respiration. and
there is a system Of valves provided TO
allow egress to the air ~ it is drawn
out in expiration.
1.-The eyes are protected by pair Of
spectacles which are furnished with
india rubber rims. These rims press
enough on the cheeks and brows to ex-
clude all smoke and are fitted with
mechanical wipers with which they
can be cleaned from time to time with
out being taken from the face.
1he whole apparatus weighs less
than a pound. and is SO simple in char
acter that any one can use it without
the least practice. II IL is necessary
to use it in a place where there is no
air, such as the bottom of . mine filled
with choke damp. the contrivance is
modified SO that fresh air is taken
through long India rubber tube.
II am told" continued the fireman,
''that they have shown by actual ex-
pertinent that it is possible for man
with the respiratOr on to safely enter
. building that is filled with smoke
and discover the exact position Of
fire. This is certainly thing Of ex-
ceedingly great importance, and would
often do away with the necessity for
turning on a jet Of water from the en-
gine. / presume. rs a matter OF
course. that our department will in
vestigate the thing. and il il is as good
as it is said 10 be they will adopt it. or
some thing Of the kind."-N T. Mail
aud Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
rUlL or FUN.

Nobody has invented . coatrivanc>
whereby . man at the thcater can DROP
. cent in the slot and got q Glove.
There IL one blessing that cold
weather brings-it makes people gen
erous- In cold weather people all put
their hands in their pockets.
Sick man to his physician-''What
are your rates. doctor9" Physician
Ten dollars folio for bulletins. with
10 per cent OF for cash. ."-Minneapo
rs Tribune.
Mr.. Lazybones thinks Il Is lucky
We are not centipedes, because It would
be such dreadful work 20 button on
fifty pairs Of boots every time we wish
ed to take q walk.-Houth's Compan.
SON.
Husband Professor Widehead
paid you a very fine compliment after
dinner last night. my dear" Wife
''Oh. did he; what did he sayr" Hus-
band-''He said that you weren't hand
some. but you were one Of the most In
telligent women he ever met" Wife
Professor WHAT s-his-name has re-
ceived his last invitation from me. 49,
Time.
Young Jenkins (tremblingly)-"l
have-er spoken to Mabel. Mr..
Stentor, and she said-well-er-she
said if l wished to press my suit ]
must see you" Mr.. Stentor-''Shs
did. eh? Well. Mr.. Jenkins. all I've
got to say is this. that if you wish to
press your suit you had better see q
ailOr. Good day, sir."-LoUeA CHI
zen.
Some one told little Jimmy that
when 1t was day with us it was night
in China. He thought that was very
improbable, and sat thinking about it
some time. Suddenly his face beamed
as he exclaimed: Now l know. for
one day you took me up town, and we
passed Chinese laundry; and the
Cinnamon were ironing with their
night-gowns onD-Golden Days.
Alfonso de Beriot-..You say you
are superstitious, Miss Gush:ngton, but
would you dare to be married on Fri
day?" Miss Gushington - "What!
Next Friday? Why, dear Alfonso, you
are SO sudden and SO unconventional"
''You quite misunderstood me. Ipro-
test didn't propose" That's all
right Alfonso. you didn't propose as
they usually do. but l like it just the
the same. Yes. dear. it shall be Fri
day."-Sprinafcld Union.
-Dignified Dame-"Pardon me, but
I can not imagine what business you
can have with me-" Awkward Youth
.(coolly)-'I called to get you to pre-
vent your husband from discharging
me-" Il have nothing whatever to do
with my husbands business affairs
and" Il am typewriter operator.
and he thinks Of sending me of be-
cause l make SO many mistakes. He
has nearly engaged q pretty girl for
my place." "Oh, you will retain your
position. BY the way. when at leisure
please consider my house your home"
Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
YOUR VOTE AND INFLUENCE ARE RI
sPECrFULLY SOLICITED FOR
ABRACADABRA SWARTOCT.
In THE
COMPETITIVE BABY-suOw
AT THE
ScRABBLEHILL COUNTY FAIR
SCRABBLEHILL COUNTY FAIR.

The affrighted visitor receives all
these solicitations in a smiling way
that seems to promise more than he
can possibly perform. without stuffing
the ballot-b0x. Then he furtively
scribbles on his slip Of paper a num-
Der which he would not reveal for the
whole world, drops it in the ballot
box. He knows that when the result
of the vote is announced there is 60
ing to be trouble.
It really seems as II, with such a
fine lot of babies as these competitions
call out. more than one prize ought to
be awarded. At q big fair in Lancas-
ter County there were thirty "ex-
hibits" in this line, and the little fel-
low who carried the election ..scooped
in stakes to the value of $500. Frank
Lesiic's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22

4 Nev. Hxplsnstion a vssy AnSlsnl
Mercantile Phrase.
We met Muggins the other day In q
quandary. He stood upon the street
corner contemplating pair Of gloves
which he held in his hand. We ac-
costed him. and asked why he thus sol.
emnly meditated. He gave . sudden
start and looked up.
"Ah! Ah-a-ah! D'you SEQ thess
gloves?"
We saw them.
"D'you know Smokington"
We knew him.
WELL" explained Muggins, 81 was
coming by Smokington's this morning.
and l saw. stuck UP all over the front
of his store. big signs of-'Scliing Of
at Cost". Thinks Ito myself: Here's
a chance:' and / went in and bought
these gloves and half . dozen linen
handkerchief / asked Smokington
was he selling to me at cost, and he
said: Certainly Icarried the hand.
kerchiefs home. and asked my wife 70
hem them. She asked me what paid
for them; and when told her. she
laughed. and said I'd been cheat
ed. They were not linen at
all-only cotton-and she could
buy any quantity Of them for just one
half what had paid. wouldn't be-
lieve her. l knew-or thought l knew
-Smokington to be q man Of honor.
came out and put on my new gloves.
They ripped. Jones saw 'em. and ask
ed what paid. told him. He laugh
ed and said I'd been cheated. He could
sell the very same article for less than
half what had paid.
"Now. what l want to know is: Is
Smckington a cheat? Has he been
lying to me?"
We asked Muggins why he didn't 60
down and ascertain. He wanted us to
60 with him; and we went.
We found Smokington very smiling,
and very busy, customers plenty, and
goods going OF mt a rush; but at length
Muggins managed to draw him aside,
when he spoke as follows:
Look here. Smokington. old boy.
you've cheated me-"
..Eh?-cheated, Mr.. Muggins? Real
ly, don't see it."
Didn't you tell me you were selling
me these things Mt cost. and amt you
telling every body SO by the signs
you've got stuck up7"
SmokingtOn smiled. and said:
Certainly"
"Well." demanded Muggins. with
immense assurance and indignation,
do you mean to say that you sold me
these gloves, and these cotton handker-
chiefs. at cost?"
Certainly"
''Smokingten, thought you were a
man OF honor"
MY dear Muggins." said the trader.
with a smile that was fairly bewitch-
ing, "you don't understand these things.
It's all right. sold it to you just as
said. OF course could not afford to
sell goods for what they cost me. ]
am selling of at cost to the customer!
D'you see it now?"
Muggins considers himself enlight-
ened in the especial commercial de-
partment OF SELLING of at Cost" but
he thinks he shall never be able to put
full confidence in Smokington again
N. T. Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22

/ IOOtS0y lily ~ . C0EI0lu uOuT oil FlS II
unless accident prevented. There wa1
no accident"
He stormed around for awhile and
then paid me, and l divided the none,
between two cripples at the door. H,
said ! was the meanest man he eve
saw. but it was . lesson he will never
forget
At Elmira, once upon q time, hai
to wait for the western connection
No one knew how long it would be. a.
the other train was late, and to satisfy
a natural curiosity stepped to thu
ticket window and asked OF the young
man inside:
will you please tell me how late
| the Erie express is?"
He did not look up from his paper
and repeated the query. He moved
| little this time, and was encouraged
to say:
Il hate to disturb you; but I'm very
anxious to know"
He got up. came to the window and
pulled 1t down, as he said:
Il know nothing about it."
There were four men behind me.
waiting to ask the same question.
invited them to kick. They refused.
I invited them to see me kick. They
accepted. There was . door to the
Office and opened it. The young
man was waxing his mustache in front
of glass.
''Isn't it part OF your duty to an
swer civil questions?" I pleasantly
asked.
"You git or I'll put a head on you!"
he roared.
"How late is the Erie express?"
He rushed at me and / gave him the
neatest black eye you ever saw. Twas
wondering If shouldn't treat the other
after the same fashion. when an official
of the road stepped up and asked for
an explanation. When I had given
him one, he turned to the young man
and asked:
Did you refuse to answer his ques-
tion?"
The victim was silent.
Every well; I'll see Mr.. Abbott to-
morrow and suggest the need Of an i'm
mediate change here"
A change was made. I have seen
the new man. and he will nswer ques-
tions even about Jonah. if you wish.
l get into a street car now and then.
and discover that twelve Of US are
packed in on one seat, while five wom-
en- spread themselves over the other.
A lady is picked up at the next cross
ing. and she looks at every man of US
as she holds to the strap. bob up.
point to the other seat and tell her
there is room for five moro. The wom-
en- have to move along. then, but they
do it grudgingly. and l hear them say
to each other:
There's q genuine crank for you!
wish were a man for about three
l simply break up = selfish plot on
the part of the five, and that is the re-
ward. / can 60 into q grocery and
order and pay for ten dollars worth Of
goods in five minutes. Il there a
woman on earth who can order five
dollars worth in fifteen minutes? III
find one ahead of me I leave the store.
l leave it because q man should always
be waited upon first, his time being
more valuable. and know that she will
sit and gossip and ask prices and paw
goods over and finally leave the order
for her husband to bring in next MORN
ing. The grocer gives it away on the
quiet that / am q crank. A crank be-
cause won't stand around on one leg
and wait the will and pleasure OF
woman who Is simply making an ex-
cuse of trading, and who is not yet out
Of the store when have filed my or
der. eaten my dinner and returned on
fOOt.-Detr0it Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22

How did you manage to capture
such a handsome wife. Mr.. Tucker.
when you are such homely mani"
%. my good clothes did it; just put
on my best bib and tuck her."1Chies0e
IriLwRG
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
THE Y'S MERCHANT.

There Il . merchant who IL rs;
Dull trade he reme-D's:
. In papers he will Advert-ro
With al his enerGs.
He knows that what . person CO
Each morning with his rs
Become 1t last necesSi-T's
Which very soon he buyA
His store II like hive OF rs
When others stores are dumb:
His busy clerks can scarce ape
The wants OF those who come.
And he has saved % many Tvs"
BY advertisements s,d,
That soon he lived . life OF E's
Upon his fortune made
MORAL.
Most any business de-K's
II without aid il stands;
IT'S owner. bluer than the ia
Must fall and wiring his "a
And then the creditors he O's
His error won't ex-Q'&
or advertising not in those
Newspapers people US
II c. Dodge. in Goodalrs 6sa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
BABIES ON EXHIBITION.

How Baby Shows Aro Conducted I'm the
Rural Districts Of Pennsylvania.
The farmers in certain districts of
Pennsylvania have q laudable custom
of entering their babies for COMPETE
tion at the county agricultural fairs,
along with their fat steers, mammoth
pumpkins, rosy-cheeked apples and
new-fangled threshing-machines. The
baby crop is duly catalOgued. number
ed and displayed in q separate annex.
and a tempting array Of gifts and
prizes is offered for the infant which,
according to the popular vote. out
points all the others in good looks.
amiability and other desirable quail
tiles in the offspring. Every person
attending the fair receives at the gate
a slip of paper, on which the number
of the baby preferred is to be written,
to serve as a ballot The amount Of
canvassing and ''whooping up" that is
done by persuasive mothers and pretty
sisters, cousins and aunts, in behalf Of
the respective baby candidates, would
astound a politician. Stranger or no
stranger, the visitor is pounccd upon
by whole bcvy of fair creatures, who
press upon him cards inscribed some
what after this fashion:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22

"A new dinner-table wrinkle is q
1ish of dark-colored jelly. in the cen
er Of which l. an electric light