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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
Why You. Should
Buy Your Spec. j.
taCleS Of Ua.

We have the most complete assost-
ment. Everything you can possibly
need will be found in our stock. The
quality OF the Rlasses II the best the
world can produce. We have the best
optician in the Southern country. Mr..
Bohne.) He will take hours to At you, il
necessary, measuring each eye sepa-
rately to see If they dider or not: He
fills the most di6scult orders Of our
celebrated occuliets for Cataract Glass.
es. Compound Cylindrical Lenses, etc.
Notwithstanding the time and science
applied in each individual case, our
prices are no higher. but often much
cheaper than those of spectacle ven.
dors, who are totally ignorant. of the
business. We keep on hand he largest
assortment in the south of Artificial
Human Eyes. Send for Test Types and
Price List
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
Land Office. New Orleans, La,
Nov II. 1883.

Land Office. New Orleans, La, ]
Nov IL, 1883.
Notice 10 hereby 4iveL kat che f.p !, 4.
ing named stts!sr hes 6led nGtics Of Lis
intention to rake ALa' proof in surport
Of his claim, and thst said d. Of vii
b made bsiOrs tie judge. or IN his ab
ssnoe the clerk of the district court
ct Covington, La, on Wsdaesdav. Jan.
nary 3. l86S. viz:
George W. Core.
Who made Homestead Entry No. 65ll.
Tor the east half Of the southwest quar-.
Tor OF section 80, township S, south
rangeSlO east, and the east half of tho
northeast quarter Of section 5, township
6. south range ~ east, St. Helena merid.
ian.
He names tho following witnesses "a
prove his continuous resi- dence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz:
NV. Tisdale. d. w. Lacroix, VIM.
yourdan and J. H. Thompson. all Of st.
Tammsny parish, La
del St Taos. J. BurIxR. Register
Land Office. New Orleans. La, !
Nov. II. 1883.
Notice 10 hereby given that the follow.
ing hamed settler has fled notice OF
her intention to make final proof in
support Of her claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Judge OF
in his absence the clerk Of the district
court. q COvington. La, on Thursday,
January 10. 1889. viz:
Maria Ellis,
Widow of Luke Ellis.
Whomade Homestead Entry No. 56Ol.
for tie north half of the southeast
quarter Of section So, township 4, south
mage IS east St Helena meridian.
She names the following witnesses 70
prove her continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz:
James Pierce. Walter Pierce, Jno. G..
4iEell and Henry Nizell, all of
& Tammany parish. L.
del st THos. j. BUrLER, Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
BOSSIER HOUSE.
ABITA SPRINGS,

All rail communication with New Or
leans via the Northeastern Tor Queen
and Crescent) and East Louisiana Rail.
roads. Grounds beautifully shaded.
This popular house at this famous re.
sort. ID now open fos the reception of
guests. Il has been thoroughly reno
vated and new cottage has been add.
ed. An arteaian we'll (mineral) $40 feet
has been driven. with Z dow Of 1900
gallons per day. Hot and cold baths
will be provided. Ice constantly On
hand during the summer. Ice boxes
and refricerators. Plenty Of fresh milk.
A fine table will be kept. A daily mail.
. daily train and daily boat each way.
Sunday excursions by both.
Situated in the health belt Of the
world. Malaria and epidemic unknown.
A telegraph line to. the springs.
Terms-$l 50 per day. SO per week.
$50 per month. Children half price.
Address, ED. 8cSSIER. Manager.
COyingsOn or Abita springs. La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
NOTICE

MAILS SERVED AT ALL HOURS
Closest place to Springs and Oopo1
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
The Youngest Federal Soldier.

The youngest Union sold .er Of the late
war seems to be almost as numerous as
the aged colored woman who nursed
George Washington. A st. Louis paper
now claims that the honor belongs to
Mr.. George Faulds, who lives at 301
South Broadway, and is a member of
Frank p. Blair Post, G. A. r.. of that
city. Mr.. Fauids was just twelve years,
one month and seven days cd when he
mustered into the service on the 9TH day
of November, 1861, and he was mustered
out January II, 1866. He was enabled to
enter the army at such an early age be-
cause his guardian, General Robert B.
Mitchell, desired to keep him with hun.
General Mitchell commanded the Ninth
Brigade of the Ninth Division, under
General Buell., General Jeff c. Davis
commanding the division. Soon after
he was mustered in he was placed on
detached service as an orderly for Cen
eral Mitchell. Mr.. Faulds went into the
service with Company Fl, Second Kansas
Cavalry. He also claims to be the
youngest member of the Grand Army OF
the l Iepublic. .-Brooslyn Eagle.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
Eating 100 Eggs at One Sitting.

At the Hoffman House last night Q
party sat at table in the art gallery
making wagers each on his own particu
lar trick. A a young broker who spent
last summer with his grandmother ir
.Jerse". won a pocketful of grecnback,
on trick taught him by the good ole
lady. lie had lost considerable money
on catch bets when he offered to wager
any one in the party that he could eat
more eggs than any other three mcr
present, providing he was permitted tC
have the last turn. A doctor, a coroner
and hank teller took the bet. After &
brief d scussion the three gentlemen de.
cided to tackle fried eg,s. repaired
to an all-night restaurant in Sixth ave
nUe, famous for the encounters which
mn about town have had within its
portals and ordered batch. Every man
ate and the waiter handed check for
several dozen ---.-
Then tbe,young broker that had learned
a thing or two from his Jersey grand
mother directed the cook to crack and
spill into large pan 100 fresh eggs. Be
fore putting the eggs into the pan, how.
ever, he ordered that it be half filed with
vinegar. His Instructions were carried
out. After allowing the m xturc to cook
a reasonable time the cove: was lifted
. and the eggs paced ina Big dish. By
erm ssiol Of the prorr etor the gentle
meE intereste ha watchcl 1.-THE cook ing.
When the eggs were brought-fGth. every
one except the nan with the Jersey
grandmother gave -tenb TO -ejaenlatisns
q astoafshmefrt. The 100 tsH eo3ila
/. lie conveniently put into. ali or hn;5rS
! fhacdp- Then The owner ! ale .Saed, IN
hsl dozen swallows.
:.'There's hole in the pan, yel. .eIsps
OF the party: =
:"No there amt I'll explaiu. -. The
vinegar. has eaten them. lis fact.
You can drop a thau and eggs nftoEa
bo:ler,w tn a1.ttle vinegar in t anaSyou
wityfnd that, when cooked in i the eggs
will dfappear as If by magic. .".Ner
y RI NtiL0nI ErDr6SS
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
A Quaint Epitaph.

In the new cemetery at Stirling. Scot
land. there is a tombstone tothe memory
of "Chief- Constable of Stirlingsh re, u
which, though erected as late as lS0', has
in the epitaph a most quaint and sug-
gestive illustration of mortality:
"Our life is but a winter day:
Some only breakfast and away:
Others to dinner stay,
and are full fed;
the Oldest man but su, q.
and gees to bed:
large in bis debt.
that fingers out the day:
he that goes soonest.
has the least to pay"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
TALIJIANI

knowed it all along! Iknowed nothin'
hadn't happened! Oh, Chatty, Chatty
| never was so glad o. nothin' in all my
life before!"
But" spoke up Mr.. Perkins, glancing
furtively toward the rocking-chair,
who's that? Who's the dead woman,
or the woman in a fit, or whoever she
isl'
Chatty broke into a merry tinkle OF
laughter. -. :
''It-it's only dummy, Uncle
Asahel," she confessed. 81 dressed III
the bolster in Aunt Tilda's double gown
and cap and spectacles and set it in the
rocking chair, so that if any one looked
into the window, they shouldn't fancy
the o!d place quite deserted. For. the
sunshine was so bright. and the woods
looked so delightful, that couy5nr stay
in. But. oh"-with penitent clasping
of her hands-'I Ididn't-indeed | didn'i
mean to give you such fright as this y
II don't mind the fright, my dear, SO
long as everything has turned out righ,
at last" said Uncle Asahel, his whol-
face beaming into universal smile
"Neighbors, will you sit down and take
a snack?" looking Hospitality around
on the assemblage. 1--WE hain't much
but soft gingerbread and dried-peacf
sass"
"And that's burned" guiltily mur
mercd Chatty.
But such as it is, you're kindly wei
come to it," added the farmer.
But the neighbors decided to return
to Catfield Parsonage, with the solitary
exception of Joel;Fullerton, who electcC
to remain and be lectured by Chatty OF
his oaiciousness.
"And so you really believed that ole
spectacled thing to be-me2n crieC
thatty with infinite scorn.
"Iou know / had never seen you,
pleaded JOEL
And you went and spoiled Uncl,
Asahelg Donation Party, and set all tn,
tongues in Catfield wagging, and mad
scene all on account of-a bolster3"
"pll never do SO again" abjectly ut
tered Joel.
And Herewith the young people burs
out into uncomfortable laughter.
Then Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins. on tht
back porch, nodded their heads ant
said "they guessed it was all right. -
Sd u"iay NigH.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
NEATLY CAUGHT.

Willie May white, was captured, while
attempting to burglarize the store of Mrs.
Moran, in Selma, Ala. The store had
been entered frequently of late, and the
proprietor determined to catch the cul-
prit, so she placed two guards in the
store for the past week. May entered
she store through the rear door with a
key He was in the act of opening the safe,
which contained 5000, when the guards
confronted him with leveled revOlvers,
causing his surrender. The burglar was
jailed May was well thought of by the
community, and his deed was a great
shock to all. He cl inns he was married
10 the woman.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
A FATAL BLUNDER.

A party of young people assembled al
the residence of Mr.. Shelby, in Olney,
H.. to spend the afternoon, and it was
suggested to hunt in the woods. A
musket was procured and the party
started. when Miss Shelby requested the
privilege of swapping cap on the gun,
being informed that the weapon was not
loaded. A young man named Ed. 1vey,
aged 1s years, handed Miss Shelby cap
and moved away several PAGES. She
drew up the weapon. aimed at Ivey and
simultaneously with the remark, 1--WE
will play hunt" pulled the trigger and
the weapon was discharged. The entire
contents of the gun struck lvey in the
forehead, tearing away the crown OF his
head and killing him instantly.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
A FOUL MURDER.

A messenger arrived at Marshall from
Carthage, Texas, thirty miles distay
bringing the news of the murder of Mr.
Hill, county treasurer of Pamela county,
by some unknown parties. Mr.. Hill was
struck three times on the head with an
ax, crushing his skull, and his throat was
cut from car to ear. The safe containing
the county money was robbed of $40, 900
or $12, 900. The messenger came to
Marshall for the purpose of securing aid
from Sheriff Perks with blood hounds to
trace up, if possible. the murderer
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
UP IN THE AIR.

George Fay, of Guanajuata, Mexico,
an English millionaire, has been on
a northern and European trip, where his
mission has been one of remarkable
character. He is now engaged in build
ing in suburb of Guanajuata, mag
niticent palace that will not be less than
100 feet high and surrounded by i'm
mense gardens which will recall the leg
endary hanging garden of Babylon, and
to which access will be gained by gi-
gantic elevator, and has been searching
for an architect to draw plans. 1t is
that Mr.. Fay has drawn all his plans
calculates to spend $4,000, 900
queer freak Of his fancy.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18

:. ~.
winds and wild waves in headlong huge con-
a, motion
scud, dark with temrest, DER the Atlantic's
= ;. breast;
. swhile underneath, few fathoms deep in ocean,
Lie peace and rest
Storms in mid air, the rack before them
\, sweeping,
Harry AMI hiss, like furies hate possessed;
While over all white cloudlets pure are sleep.
ing
Inpeace and rest.
Heart, o wild heart! why in the storm world
raging
Flitst thou thus m dway, passions slave an d
Jest,
When all so near above; below unchanging,
Are heaven and resti
20 &c. w. Wills.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
Making Themselves Old.

Shakespeare makes Cdsar say that cow
ards die many times before their deaths.
And so they do. And 80 do thousands
upon thousands of persons who grunt
their Ives away. They make themselves
old with i'm. ..gined aches and pains and
anticipated distresse'. 1t is not good to
give way to megrims. Anticipation
brings the misery that it looks for. II
VIC think we are sick we shall lie sick. If
We anticipate de'rep ptude it will run to
meetpa. s - s, 8
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
ROBBING THE POPE.

The Jesuits have presented the Pope
the sum of $50, 900 as the Peters pence
of their order. Various val.
uables which were presented to the Pope
as jubilee offerings, and which were OF
have been stolen from the
Vatican. Among the, Itolen articles are
a chalice, valued at 600, some gold
snuf boxes and seys airs of slippers'
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
GOSSIP

There is, according to the authority of
the Treasury Department, a steady in
crease in the number of national tanks
in Georgia during the past year, four
having been established. The number
at present in operation in the state is
twenty-One.
The McDufiie- Davidson; contested
election case of Alabama, was taken UP by
the elections committee. The committee
reserved their report, which will probably
not be made in some days. 1t appears
that the committee will send to the dis
trict, have the election figures thoroughly
investigated before reporting.
The consul at San Salvador has made
a report to the Department of State in
regard to tbe railway system of Central
America, in which he urges the great i'm
pOrtance of a trans-isthmian railway to
the commerce of the United States.
Puerto Barrios is within fifty hours or
less of Mobile, Ala, and only six hours
would be required to transfer traveller
or a bale of goods from Mobile to the
Pacific coast harbor, La Union.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-18
She Found Out.

A patrolman who was going up Ma
comb street the other night was joined
bv a resident of that street who was on
his way home. When the two reached
the house it was nearly midnight, and
the citizen jokingly caid: A
Iquess I can get in without the ~
lady hearing me. some wives are m y
particular, you know"
He passed around to the
with key in his hand, but
minnie the officer heard
followed by shouts for
window was thrown
out and the ofice1
matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12
Miscellaneous Notes.

There was quite an active market on
Lincoln and Grand avenue lots last
week, and number of them were sold
out for good steep prices.
Fifty feet on Mississippi street, just
above Pearl, OF Grove street, were sold
for $500 per front foot.
Money is coming in more freely than
it has been for a great many months,
and more men are paying up their mort
cages, in some cases in advance, than
ever before.
e. B., Northrop, secretary of the
Helena Land improvement company,
has gone to Helena OH business.
Sackett 81 Virgins, who started in to
build theater out of the old EXPOSE
ton building, seem to have given up
the job. The construction of the new
building by the destruction of the old
was well along when the whole thing
was abandoned. No one knows when
it will be finished.
The Union Stock Yards company are
having plans made for an additional
81 aughtering and packing house, with
a capacity OF LOCO to 1,500 hogs daily. 1t
will be so constructed that it can be ell
larged as needed.
1t is the universal statement of the
real estate dealers that there is an unuS-
ual call for business lots in the active
business center of the city.
AdOlph Rank is building a row of ten
ement houses on Lincoln. near Oakland
avenue.
A very large part of the property in
Auerbach IL Hands addition out on
Rice street, near Front, has been with
drawn from the market.
BrOadwa property is looking up now
and will be higher before it is lower.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12

did she manage his property, that from
81, 000, 900 he soon realized $S,00O,000.
When Lefuel had finished the Tuil-
cries she said to him: "You can re-
commence in forest of SileSia." AT the
extremity of Silesia, on the confines
of forest, is magnificent palace; those
who wish to see what the Tuileries re-
Sembled may visit this castle of
NewdelSk and imagine themselves i'll
Paris before 1870. Lefuel put as much
soul into this reconstruction as did Vio-
let LIE Due into the reconstruction of
Pierrefonds. In this castle died, JAN
uary: 1854, ut the age of Seventy-three
years, the Countess Henekel de Don
nerSmarck, the woman who, by fero-
cious will, brought herself from poverty
to immense riches.
After the war, for her Paris was not
Paris. and the fact that she had married
cousin of the Iron Chancellor raised a
barrier between her and herald friends.
When she visited Paris those who could
not forget III secret welcomed her; but
in 1881, when she tried to give grand
fete i'll her fav0rite city, she saw that
her glory was past, her ''day was DONE"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12

ing lots every day for actual settlement
at Rice Street Villas for two or three
weeks. and about a half dozen have
brushed away the snow and are putting
up houses of from five to seven rooms,
costing from 800 to $1,000, intending to
put foundations and cellars under them
in the spring. The street cars and the
lumber furnished are the attrac-
lions. Men are coming from parts
of the city where they have no
street car accommodations and where
lots sell for double the prices at Rice
Street Villas, and taking lots where they
can have street car accommodations.
Nearly thirty persons have already APP
piled for lumber to be furnished in the
spring to build houses there. There is
a very active demand for lots for actual
improvement, but no demand for specu-
lative purposes. Instead of decline
we note an advance of 33 per cent on
lots in this district, with prices firm and
advancing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
j. w. IIeClslng &c SONS List.

. ICE ST. VILLAS, at the Northern Pa
N cific railroad crossing is right in the
city, ON one of its greatest business thorough
fares, connected by street cars, sidewalks and
fare. Van Sykes 1O0-foot fashionable drive
and boulevard, between Como and Phalen
lakes and parks, passes through IL. 1t is also
close to McCarrons lake. All central inside
property is safe to buy, and bound to be i'm
Intensely more valuable every year as the city
grows. Lots sold on monthly payments; lunl-
Der furnished Oh monthly payments, or a
loan negotiated to pay for lumber and lot, Sc
cured by the lot and house, payable as it
suits the borrower One of the great wants
of st. Paul is homes for the people,
convenient to business inside the city, on
terms to suit their means and on plan of
their own. j. W. McClung organized the
first Building Association in St. Paul in
40 have since been organized, which help
our citizens to build over 500 houses every
year. He has been i'll the business of fur
nishing houses for the people for the past 10
to overcome. and his experience enables him
to meet almost every case and find a way for
almost any man who has any wheels i'll him,
to own his own home and stop paying rent,
tropolis and grow up with it into a comfort
able independence. If you don't like the
Building Association plan, you can have a
straight loan at s per cent: and your own
in Mcclung / Nc Murran's Addition,
Stuart's Encouragement B. So, Brown
Il Jackson's addition, and Belvidere
Park, all IN West. st. Paul, where
he laid off $50 lots, and within four years
past has sold nearly all on the monthly pay
ment, lumber and loan plan; the buyers have
saved rent and seen their lots increase from
$3.50, $3.50 to $500 and $1,000 each, while
Meetings. adjoining property has increased
in the same ratio. paying him we'll for the
liberal terms allowed to actual settlers. He is
pursuing the same policy in Rice Street Villas ;
he is selling lots at lower pricesthan any one
else to get settlers. and he is reserving hun
dreds of his own and his friends lots for the
sure advance he expects. by locating 100
families there during the year 1888, thu
street car and railroad accommodations and
the sure growth of st. Paul and this great
thoroughfarc, Rice street. Send for circulars
explaining our cooperative scheme. Call
and see us in the German-Amerlcan Bank
block. Free ride to see the lots j. w. Me-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-12
DROPOSALS FOR BUILDING MATERi.

DROPOSALS FOR BUILDING MATER
i als-U. 5. Indian Service, Devils Lake
Agency, ID. r., Jan. 81. 1SSS.-Sealed pIopo
sals endorsed Proposals for Building Mate
rails, and directed TO the undersigned at
Fort Totten. Ramsey County. Dakota, viii be
received at this agency, until one O'Clock of
February 18th, 1888, for furnishing for de-
liverng at the Devils Lake Agency, Dakota,
q variety of building materials consisting OF
about II 900 feet of assorted lumber, 1880
feet shiplap, 16, 600 feet sheathing boards,
IL 500 feet OF flooring, $500 feet of ceiling,
50 NJ. shingles, 80 NJ. laths, windows. doors,
lime, hair, bricks, and a variety of nails,
paints, oils, ETC., required in the construction
of iii addition to a school building. O full de
scription of which may be obtained by appli-
cation to the undersigned. Each bid must
state specifically the proposed price of each
article offered for delivery. Certified checks.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check or draft upon some United States
depository, made payable to the undersigned
for at least FIVE per cent of the amount of
the proposal, which check or draft will be
forfeited to the United States in case any bid
der or bidders receiving an award shall fai!
to promptly execute contract with good
turned to the bidder. The right is reserved
to reject any or all bids or any part Of any
bid If deemed for the best interest Of the SER
vice. JOHN w. CRkNsrE, U. s. Indian Agent
21-4l
PROPOSALS FOR WAGON TRANSPORT
i TATI0N.-0ffice Chief Quartermaster,
Department of Dakota. Saint Paul, Mimi,
Feb. TO- 1SSS-SEALED PROPOSALS, for
Wagon Transportation required in this de-
partment during the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1880, will be received at this Office un-
til ~ NJ, on MONDAY, the 18th day OF
March, 1888. and opened Immediately after
in presence of bidders. Blauk forms of pro-
posal and full instructions to bidders will ba
furnished on application TO this Office or to of.
fees of the Quartcrmaster's Department al
Chicago, Ills, and Helena, NJ. T. A f.
ROCKWELL. Major and Quartermaster U. 5,
l Army.