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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

There was . very pleasant enter
taiument at the Methodist Church
during The holiday. consisting Of
recitAtions. singing and dialogues
By The children. I'll Of whom acquit-
To themselves in . charming man.
ness much to the delight OF the
large audience. The entertainment
was followed BY refreshments and
games for the amusement Of the
little folks. 1t the Chaffs house.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

We return thanks to Mr.. g. p.
de Marigny for an invitation to at
tend ball ct the Crescent Hall. in
Vaudeville. next Thursday even
ing. the 18th inst.
Also to Mr.. Vincent Ball, to at
tend . party at his residence, "Hill
Side." next Friday evening, the
18th inst.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

THAHKa-Ths FARxEs returns
thanks to tho following friends for
kindly remembranoes during the
holidays:
Mr.. Chas. Heintx. for . quart
bottle Of fine old Bourbon. which
We will reserve for medicinal pur.
poses. We don't take medicine
very often. bat. in the words Of
Toodles. it 10 handy to have in the
house"
Mr.. Louis Absdie. for . large
and delicious fruit cake, and . bag
Of assorted cakes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
SUCCESSION OF p. Il. MIDDLEMIss.
A CHARMING SUMMER VILLA IN
VAUDEVILLE, La.
On LONG CREDIT, by AUCTION.
BY w. /. HoDGsoN. AuCrloxEER.
Office No, Il CarOndelet street.

ON SATURDAY. JANUARY %, 1883,
At IL o'clock NJ, at the Auctioneer's Ex-
change. Nos. ~ and "a st. Charles street
near ,iravier street. in the city Of New
Orleans, will be sold:
Vaudeville Summer Villa.
CERTAIN LOT OR PORTION OF
GROUND. together with all the build
ings and improvements thereon, stu
at-d in the town Of Vaudeville. this
State. in the square bounded by Lake,
Lamarque. foy aud Claiborne streets,
and IN assuring 172 feet front on Lake
street. Fronting the lake on the beach. J
by a dep,h OF i75 feet between parallel
lin es, running sack to md fronting on
Claiborne street.
The improvements consist of q FRAME
COTTAGE and back buildings. containing
eight rooms. store-rOoms. ETC.. L. foot
galleries all around house, 2 cist1rns,
stable and carriage house. wharf and
bathacuse. J pecan trees, etc. A lovely
summer-'iouse, which will he sold to-
gether with all the furniture and nova
bic effects contained therein, sccor,ling
to the inventory on tile.
Ter0s aMd One
third or more cash. at the option IT the
purchaser. AMI the remainder at one
and two years. equally divided. with y
per cent per annum interest from the
day OF sale. and all usual security
clauses. including special mortgage
with vendors lien. ) per cent f,r attor-
ney's fees in case Of suit to enforce the
credit payments, insu rance and transfer
Of policies. and the pact de non-alian-
ando. The purchaser to assume in Sd
dition to his bid the taxes for lSsS, aud
make cash deposit of 10 per cent. on
the spot.
Act o. sale before Marcel r. Ducros.
Esq. notary. No. 1873 Gravi-r street, ut
the expense of the purchaser.
iae IL 2, Is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

We had the usual holiday wsa-
ther-warm and cold. clear and
cloudy, rain and sunshine, good,
bad and Indifferent. consequently
it is reasonable to suppose that
everybody. to : certain extent, was
suited,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

CHANGE OF ScHEDuLE.-Several
changes have been made in the
schedule Of the East Louisiana
Railroad. by which trains leave
Abita Springs later in the morning
and arrive earlier in the evening.
See advertisement on next paoe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Johnnie Cooper. who murdered
Aleck Page in Heintzis bar-room.
Friday night. the 23d ult.. was con-
veyed to the Parish Prison. New
Orleans, by Deputy: Sheriff Willie
Cook. for safe keeping till Court
meets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

DrED.-We learn that Judge Jno.
Wsdsworth. an old and expert
enced jurist, and for many years a
practitioner before the bar Of this
judicial district. died ct his home
in Franklinton last Tuesday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Mean tempemture-Maxim Sc. IL;
minimum, IS. 10.
Mean temperature' for December-Maxi-
mum, 58.7. Minimum. IS.
Number Of rainy days, II. Total rain-
fall, 1888 inches.
ALEX. BAND, Observer,
Vaudeville Station, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Mrs. E. Domergue has enlarged
her business. and added dry goods
and groceries. and will pay tue
highest price for country produce.
See advertisement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

W.RREx-Friday. Jan. 6. 1883.
at 2:3O P. NJ, SArAH EsTELLF, young
est daughter of II. r. Warren and
Artimese Mai'le. aged 5years and .
months.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
THE KILLING OF ALEX PAGE

THE KILLING OF ALEX PAGE
We give below the evidence of
Mr.. Chae. Heintz. ST., at the inquest
over the body Of Alex Page. Fri
day night. Dec. 23d. 1887. which
fully explains how the unfortunate
affair occurred:
Chas. aeintz ST.. testi6ed-I
first understood thst Cooper had a
knife open in his hand or his pock-
ct; I went out on the banquetts and
told him there was No harm in the
remark made BY Alex Page; ! asked
him to close his knife and he closed
it and allowed it to me; I told him
that he was . man Of family, and
his wife and children looked to him
for support; he remarked that Alex
had his friends with him, and he
was not afraid; I told him that Alex
meant no harm by his remark. aud
Cooper said that be was a. good as
his brother. aud il be got into q
fight be would help him out Of it;
he made . remark that he would
not have it rubbed into him; while
I was talking to him be put his
hand in his pocket, and I said.
John. you have opened your knife
again." he said. MY knife is not
open. I'm going in to make friends
with Alex Page" When they came
in Alex stood on the right end Of
the counter; Alex said. John. I did
not mean any harm by what I said;
I was teasing my brother Tad;" be
said "Tad's credit is good. I don't
know how John Cooper Isl" Coop
er says, "the uncalled-for remark
you made;" Alex said. Il was teas
ing my brother. and meant no harm
to you" In my opinion Alex tried
to smooth the thing over. Cooper
made some remark. I do not re-
member what; Alex said, you are
= liar;" some other remarks passed
I do not recollect: Cooper made a
motion and struck Alex about the
stomach; ! heard . noise like some
thing popping. and then I said
Alex 10 cut, and then he walked be-
hind the counter and John Cooper
ran out.
Several other witnesses were e.
amined, and their testimony was in
substance the same q the above.
The Coroner's jury brought in .
verdict in accordance with the above
facta.
Cooper was promptly arrested
and taken to the Parish Prison. in
New Orleans. for safe keeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Warm Your horses bit before
putting it in bis mouth on . cold
day. and You will do . Mercifal act.
Remember this. all ye who are own
ers OF mans "most faithful SER
want"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

ELECTION OF 0vuos.s.-At. .
meeting Of Covington Lodge No.
188. F. l. A. n. held Dec. 31st,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
w. NJ. F. B. Martindale: s. w.,
VIM. Badon; J. w., WIN. &C. Nor
gan; Treasurer. W. Kennedy; Sec
Rotary. ". B. Cook; Tilor. Zach
Strain; s. d., John Theobald; ].
D., Chas. Helntz.
Regular meetings. second and
fourth Saturdays of each month.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

DR.. s. A. Smith, the Dentist. will
arrived in Covington on Sunday
the 18th inst. and reunin few
days. Call and see him, at the
Startling House,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

MUCH IN LIrrLE-We sent out Z
number Of small bills to delinquent
subscribers last week. varying in
amount from so cents 10 two or
three dollars. The sum 10 email 70
those who owe rs. in each individ-
&h case. aud easy to pay. but they
may be surprised 10 know that their
combined Indebtedness 10 over
$50. co. which would be . great
help to as at this time. We hope
that all will reepoad promptly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Covington La
Postoffice. Friday. Jan. 6. 1888.
Persons calling for the same will
please say advertised:
Ball EO
Curtney Alice Miss
Davis 7 d
Holmes l. Son WI
Hopgood VIM
johnson VIM 2
Qnave John 2
Ryan
Sims Henry
Tiason III A Mrs
Voss Chas
LETTERS HELD FOR POSTAGE
Rev H Mignot. New Orleans. La
II not called for in thirty days
from date. the above letters will be
sent to the Dead-Letter Office.
A fee of one cent additional post
age is required on all advertised
letters.
The Postoffice will be open, on
Sunday, from 1880 to 8 o'clock a. NJ.
CHAs. HEINrZ. p. M.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce
W.. b. COOK.
A q candidate for the Office Of Sheriff Of
st. Tammany Parish, subject to the
action of til e Democratic Convention.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Bio Tussps-Mr. George s.
Strain. who lives on the Pontcha.
tolowa. presented nc, tbis weak.
with the largest turnips We have
yet seen. The largest Vas 2Ol
inches in circumference aud weigh
ed 6 pounds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
A fine summer vills IN Nande-
vile will be sold q public auction
or the 18th Inst. See advertise
ment.
OH CU0 :
ment.

The election ''for" or ''against"
the sale Of liquor in the Second
Ward did not take place 0. We'd
nesday, the 28th nit, a. advertised.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Nearly all Of our merchants en-
tertained their friends with q social
egg-nogg during the holidaya
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
Established I'm 1871
RETAIL AND WHOLESALE

For Example, q few
Popular Goods:
HE-NO TEA. SIS cts. per pound.
sold by others in same line Of bust.
ness for IS cts.
DUFFY MALT WHISKY. per
bottle. % cts Others sell ct 81.
BROWNS IRON BITrERs. per
bottle. ~ cts. Others cell ct 81.
MATCHES. large box. qsartsr
gross. 20 cts. Sold by others fes
25 cts.
Where a large quantity 10 want
ed. IN whole packages or cases.
special prices will be given on sp-
plica,iou.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Elder T. S. West delivered IN
interesting lecture in the Method
ist church last Monday evening.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

When will the cars be running to
the red hill. opposite Covington ?
That is the all-sbsorbing question.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

WEATHER REPORT
For the past 2 weeks ending Jan.
8. 1888:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

DR.. B. B. Warren. Of Hays Land
ing. Miss. is on . visit to friends
and relatives in Covington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
Lottery tickets for sale by Cahier
l. Wehrli. and Jules Pechon.

Work on the railroad is pro-
crossing. and the telegraph Inns
will be finished next week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

This is Leap Year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07
BIG BUSINESS
HAGKEYY.

Baronne street side Of Dryadss
Market,
223 to 227 Melpomene street
NEW BUILDING.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-01-07

Nlealy was talking to Feehan; l
don't know what he was saying to
him; l heard Thomas Fannla say,
Il won't drink with two in that
gang" at that time F'eehan backed
away from Mesly. and two or three
of Mealy's crowd rushed toward us;
Mealey showed them away; Dono-
van came to me and said. "What's
the matter? I am your friend;" /
said. Il want no trouble; I am q
friend of everybody"
There had been 20 trouble on the
side Of our crowd. aud I did not
understand why Donovan made the
remark; my reply was based upon
the rush made by the Mesley men
and The pushing Of them back by
Nealey; / saw NcCaffrsv also rush
at the crowd. and Msaley push him
back.
Donovan and myself walked out
into the yard and were talking back
there; I told him I vas = friend OF
his aud he said be was a friend OF
mine; told him again I wanted no
trouble with an. body; I etarted to
walk toward the barroom aud saw
Mealey having . difficulty with
Louis Claire, who had his head
down and was behind the show
case. and Mealsy was humping
him; at that moment there was .
shot flred-I cant say BY whom
but it was not Claire. - Mealey was
still humping Claire when the first
shot was fred; about the time the
shot was 6-ed Claire pulled away
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-27

In reply to correspondent who 1.
quires the cause of costivensss in lam6x
we would say that our own observ,
ton is in harmony with d well-knov.
author who says that it is general,
connected with dry and bare state Al
the pasture. The existence Of il hsx
ing been clearly ascertained-shen
not being, on the one hand, any ns
chanical obstruction from the weS
of the tail being glued over ia
fundament; nor, ON the other hand
any evacuation of small drops i
liquid faces, accompanied by violent
straining,-the case MUST be ATTENDED
to, for it will generally be CONNECTED
with q degree of fever that NAV b
exceedingly dangerous. HaIfoupe.
doses of Epson salts, in solution
should be administered every six hour
until the bowels are well evacuated
after which the lamb and the mothsr
should be turned into more suecaIess
pasture. -Anaerican StockmaH.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-27
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
Mississippi Truck Farming.


It is with a feeling of grateful pride
we note the progress of horticulture at
Crystal Springs, Miss, as it was pre-
dicted that trucking would "boom for
a season, then GO under" 1t is not,
however, the case here; for while some
have failed, many have succeeded.
Where the trucker has liking for his
work, gives it his attention, watches
the market, studies packing, etc, ETC.,
he is not going to fail. He realizes
profit and pleasure from his beans,
peas, radishes, tomatoes and other
products. There are manly serious
difficulties to contend with and
fight against; but the trucker must
remember there are no heroes
where no battles are fought. In the
tomato patch we must wage war
against the tomato worm--a dreaded
foe. Outlines more than half the crop
OF fine fruit is destroyed by this little
worm boring into the fruit. 1t resem-
bles the cotton worm, and is claimed
by some to be the same, but it remains
a disputed question, and further in
vestigation is being made and Prof.
Tracy. of the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical College, is hopeful of
finding weapon that will rid us of
this pest. Our humble experience has
been never to leave the worm-eaten
fruit in the field, if so the worm in
creases more rapidly. In the beam
patch we must fight against speaking.
Acres of the Golden Wax have been
lost by little brown (deeayed) speck
covering the bean. A preventive
for this is being discussed by our
Horticultural Society. 1 give here a
bit of experience which may prove
profitable. By some it is approved,
by others condemned. On the same
farm there were planted two bean
patches. A few weeks previous to
planting there was drilled over the one
bed a quantity of green stable and cow
pen manure. The season proved favor
able and the vines grew beautifully.
The beans were unusually fine and did
not speck. The other patch received
the same attention; the same vernal
showers, cultivation, fertilizing, ETC.,
but no stable manure was applied.
These specked so that more than half
the beans were lost. There al
ways is a risk in raising early
vegetables. This spring our rad
ishes were frozen and would break
like icicles when thrown on the Chica-
go market. Hence our radish crop
was failure, financially. Peas, also
were low this season, as 1t was said
that we glutted the Chicago market
This, however, need be the cry no
longer, for other facilities are open to
US now and we are shipping carloads of
tomatoes to Boston. to Buffalo, to Pitts
burgh, to Cincinnati, to New York and
other cities. Strawberries are our
surestmoney-making crop, as they bear
well and never fail to sell readily. Our
factory is doing good work,
and we have many reasons to be thank
full for this new industry. 1t is grand
work in that it gives employment to
many who otherwise were entirely de-
pendent, and encourages our boys to
become practical, helpful citizens
Ger. Southern Ctsltirnt0r.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-27
-
a Hint to Dairymen.

A Wisconsin dairyman repo,., 4.
experience in this way: When y 4
keeping of his cows cost him ~ y
year each, he made no profit m ,h,-
He increased the cost of feedins 4 i;
a year and made a profit 81 sls -
each. Increasing the cost still f,,,s'
to $33 per year, he melted $44. Il, No..
on each COW, and last year, the Is Il,
costing $43 each, the profit was al Z
the profit increasing much more Il
Idly than the increase in. exuss,s
This remarkable incre. Use he does 4,
attribute wholly to feed, as better ~
and better knowledge of the bushes
had something to do with 1t, but i.
foundation was better feeding. Then
is food for thought in the figures pivn
above. and the result warrants eApss.
ments with which Gairies arc not nsv
paying as they sho9ld,-ApsneAI
Stockman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-27
Twenty Useful Hints.


The following hints should be posted
in every poultry house:
l. When chicks droop, and appear
sick without cause, especially in sum.
mer, look for lice, not the little red
mites but the large gray body lice, on
the heads and necks.
2. If you find them. use few drops
of grease of any kind. A teaspoonful
of pennyroyal to cup of lard is ex-
celent-
5. Look under the wings for the red
lice, but use only few drops of the
lard.
4. Never grease the bodies of chicks
unless lightly, as grease will often kill
them.
5. Never use kerosene on chicks, I'M
less it be a teaspoonful kerosene to a
teacup of lard, as it is irritating.
6. Crude petroleum is always excel
ent, and serves as a liniment, but mix
it with twice its quantity of lard.
z. Keep the dust bath always ready.
The dry earth or sifted coal ashes.
Add carbonate of lime, Persian insect
powder or oil of pennyroyal to the
earth.
8. To rid the house of lice, sprinkle
coal oil experimentation, walls.
roosts, yards, roof, inside, outside, and
repeat often.
9. Dust insect powder in the feath-
ers, and be sure it is fresh and good.
10. Put insect powder and tobacco
dust into the nests. Never pour grease
into the nests. Clean them out every
week.
IL. Even when no lice may be pres
emit use the sprinkler of kerosene at
least once week; and keep the roosts
always saturated.
IL No matter how clean things may
appear, look for the large lice on the
heads, Threats and vents.
Ii. Lice abound both in winter and
summer, but more especially in sum-
mer.
Ia. One-half the chicks and young
turkeys die from lice. Chicks or
turkeys with hen or turkey hens
always have lice (either the mites or
large lice). Remember that.
10. Carbonate of lime is the cheapest
powder to use for busting over the
floors and walls.
10. Always aim to get the solutions
or powders into the cracks and
crevices.
Ia. The easiest and best way to
whlte-wash, is with force pump.
They are now made to force uater
from a bucket.
10 When your chicks have bowel
disease, look for the big lice.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
You never hear the bee complain,
Nor hear it weep nor wall;
But if it wish, it can unfold
A very painful tail.


-Washington Grille.
The bright boy in a Burlington, VT,
Sunday-school, who said that d Free
Will Baptist was one who went into the
tank of his own accord, was sent down
to the foot of the class in theology
N z. Tribune.
The sum of $1O0, which was de.
posted in a Hartford bank in 1924, has
grown to $2,621, and the person who
placed it there has been dead for sew
eral years, while the rightful heirs only
learned their good luck few weeks
ago.
More than three hundred Italian
laborers sailed from New York for
home the other day, being unable to
obtain employment. Two brigands,
who had been confined ever since their
arrival, were sent back by the same
steamer.
The famous cattle trail between
Texas and the North will soon be wiped
out. 1t was 600 miles long and one
mile wide, and when the original survey
of Colorado was made this strip was
left for the use of the cattle men. The
railroads have now rendered it useless.
"A two-year-old child died at At
lanta, Ca, over year ago. A short
time before its death the chi1d's hair
was cut off and curl placed in a box
with some of the child's playthings.
The other day, when the box was
opened, the hair was found to have
grown over two feet.
A Paris tradesman one night re-
Gently asked the old woman who came
around every morning to clean up his
store if she liked to see people hanging,
and when she said no, told her she had
better not come around the next MORN
ing, then. She supposed it was a joke
until the next morning, when she
pushed open the door and found the
dead body of man hanging in the
passage. He had put up on the shut
tiers the notice: "Closed on account of
death in the family"
There is man in Palatka, Fla,
who imagines that he is teapot. He
Is perfectly sane on every other subject,
but nothing can convince him that he
is not a teapot. and an earthen one at
that. He sticks out one arm to repre-
sent the spout, bends the other to rep
resent the handle, makes kissing
noise to represent the escaping steam,
and then, if any one comes near him, is
very uneasy lest they hit him and break
off either his handle or his spout.
Canadian girls, it is said, allow
their lovers six months to made de-
cision. If the youth is particularly
bashful and the young lady is indulgent
she may give him a place on the sofa
and accept contributions of the sap of
the maple with which he GENES laden
to her fresh from the forest for another
three months. But unless somewhere
in that time he asks her to be his own
he must seek other firesides. She
doesn't weep at the parting or make
any time over it. There are as good
fish in the sea as ever were caught, she
argues, and in that reason she finds
consolation for the misspent time.
Canadian girls are not only pretty, but
they are all trained to make good house.
keeDers