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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
THE MAN ~ THE MOON.


= DisreputS6le Pcrsonage.
1t Is stated in tho Pumitiuc Psopls,
OF D'Rongcment. that. before the moon
gave light. n Nqk Zealander, named
Roma, went out the night to fetch
some water from fthe well; but he un-
fortunately stumbled and sprained his
ankle so that he VI rs unable to return
home. All at onc{ as he cried out for
very anguish, he eheld with fear and
horror that the m4on. suddenly becom-
ing visible. descended towards him.
He seized hold Of tree and clung to it
for safety; but gave way and fell
with Roma upon e moon, and he re-
mains there to thi day.
In the Church Customary ntclligcn-
Ger for November. QS5S. Mr.. William, .
missionary anon the Creek Indians,
reports a legcnda tale related to him
by the chief OF tn tribe: This is tho
place where our Prefathers lived, and
they told us some( hing We want to tell
you. The story Il as follows: Ono
night child of Il e chief class awoke
and cried for wd ter. Its cries were
very affecting. Mother, give me to
drink but the mother needed not.
The moon was. affected. and came
down. saying: Here is water from
Heaven; drink The child anxiously
laid hold Of theSpot, and drank tho
draught. and wal enticed to 60 away
with the moon IA henefactOr Thev
took an underground passage till they
got quite clear Of the village, and then
ascendcd to Heaven; and our fore
fathers tell US that the figure we now
see in the moon isl that very child, and
that the round jug appears there Also"
1t might be mentioned here that
Aquarius is evet delineated with a
round water jar, both by the Egyptians
and Greeks. from which de-
sccnds a crystal, stream upon thu
earth. According to Thorp one Of
the Runic legends represents the
man in the moon OF gigantic
stature, who while the tide is flowing
in stands in a stOOping position taking
up the waters and pouring them out
upon the earth; bat at the cbb of the
tide he stands erect and rests from his
labors. thus permitting the waters to
subside.
Among nearly all peoples where the
original idea Of the man in the moon as
. water-bearcr has been lost by the de-
generacy Of their myth-ideas he is con-
sidcred a rather ~disreputable person
age. If not thief, he is something
worse. Thus the aboriginal tribes in
America, from as far South rs Panama
to the Eastern coast Of Labrador. and
even in Greenland, have q tradition
that the man in the moon was guilty Of
gross misconduct towards his eldest
sister, the sun, and that, therefore, he
has lost his taper, and is cold and dark
except when she turns toward him.
Another story is that no chases his
sister, the sun, around with the hope
of catching up with her, until at last,
weary and hungry, he leaves for few
days to hunt seals, in which occupation
he is SO successful that he soon fattcns
prodigiously and becomes again full
and rOund -HOne kuOuI,,}Uc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
WARNING 70 LADIES.
Row . New York Woman Lost Her Church
Steeplo Hat.

Hero II another warning to women
who wear high hats: A woman stand
ing on tho elevated railroad platform
while her hat was in flames, was the
unusual sight witnes oy number
of New Workers recent at Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue. The plat
form was crowded with ladies return
Ing from their shopping. Noticeable
among the bevy was n richly-dressed
lady, Mrs. q. NJ. Allen. As the train
ncared the station, she came out OF tho
ladies' waiting-rOom and crowded
with the rest up to the edge Of the
platform. Suddenly a little scream
was heard, and the lady was informed
that her hat was on fire. 1t was
strange sight to sec her standing there
blazing like a torch, and the ladies fell
back from her in wonder and fear.
Mrs. Allen did not for moment lose
her presence Of mind. With as much
care and grace IS though she were
standing before her own mirror, she
removed the hat-pins and lifted the
blazing millinery from her head. She
held it for u moment, as though 10th
to lose the handsome trifle Of lace in
flames, and then tossed it lightly to
floor. and with commendable GOODNESS
proceeded 10 stamp out the fire with
her boots. while she seemed in immi-
nent danger Of igniting her skirts.
When the flames were out, she kicked
the now ruined hat to one side, and
taking lace scarf from her neck. put
it over her head, and boarded the train
as coolly and gracefully rs though
nothing had happened. The scene
created great sensation. and the la
dies and guards who were present
loudly applaudcd the action. The hat
was one Of those elaborate pieces Of
French art in which the ladies delight,
and was composed of an abundance Of
flowers. 1t had caught fire from a gas
jet in the ladies' waiting room in tho
station. and but for the prompt action
Of Mrs. Allen. her golden trcsses would
have shared the same fate rs the mill
linery.-N. T. Cor. San Francisco ir-
g0n0uf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

In the post-officc at Concord N. H..
the postmaster found a pouch the other
day that had been lost nineteen years,
and which contained one hundred and
eighteen letters for that city. There
were three registered letters with
money in them, and their nou-receip
had upset half a dozen Offices.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
Changes Wrought by Time.

Country visitor-"I cant understand
you Chicago people. You introduced
me to lady and her husband day bo-
fore yesterday. as Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
and to-day that same lady introduced
her husband TO me as Mr.. Jones.
Chicago Hostess-O. you see. my
dear, she changed husbands yesterday.
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

"A museum fakir in Western town
recently announced that he would ex-
hibit an educated man. born and bred
in Chicago, who could, nevertheless,
speak only broken English. When
the people went in to see the curiosity,
they found that be was q stammerer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
EULL or run.

Tho business card Of IN Illinois
man reads: Justice Of the Peaca
War claims . specially" ia~
Professional Associate TO legless
man begging on street corner)-
'.IIow's business?" Legless Mani
can't kick. ."-PhiladelpAia Call.
IL will now take do senee oh de
meetin'." said tho ''free lecturer" but
his audience had wild visions Of q
penny collection and bolted for the
door.-JMdge. H.t rn.la.
What sort of girl Is it that MufR-
ley's engaged to7" ''Oh. nice enough
gtrl-rather good looking-why-er
you know, the sort Of girl that Aumey
usually is engaged tO."-Pnck.
The cook is s0up-reme In her
dough-main," was the remark which
precipitated the social boycott on .
young man whose prospects in life
up to that time were very brilliant
Merchant Traveller.
AT Barnum's recently the leopard
began teasing the elephant Tho ele-
phant bore It In majestic silence until
tho thing ceased to be amusing. Then
he grOwled. Hush, child. or I'll knock
the spots OF your TId-Bits.
Ambitious Mamma-''Edith. / no
ticed last night that Mr.. De Rich paid
you considerable attention--I hope you
showed him a proper amount Of civil
ity." Ingenious Debutante--''Oh. yes.
mamma. / did! I'm sure he knows he
can have me for the asking. life.
-Lawyer-.Now, Jim. you have
heard the last witness ON the stand.
would you believe him on oath?r
Jim-"B'lieve dat Niger! Why. boss.
he dat ontruful il he wus ter tell me he
was hungry. an kno'd he hadn't had
> moufful in month, ! wouldn't
b'lieve him!"-Go'ien Days. ~
Young Husband-..Er-what kind
Of cake is this, my dear'" Young
Wife-"Marble cake, Algcrnon. Isn't
it nice?" Young Husband-''Splendid.
II there was enough Of it it would make
. nice front for q public building."-
n y. San.
Funny Mans Little Boy-"Papa,
what does the Senate do with treaties?''
Funny-.My son, it codifies fisheries
treaties, and ratifies Chinese treaties.
There now. run away and laugh. and
let the gray matter in papa's brain
have . chance to recuperate. e."-Wash-
ingt0n Critic. 81 efu.. sar
Mistress and Maid-"Where have
you been. Jane?" 1--WE been TO .
meeting Of the Girls Friendly Society.
ma'am." '.Well, and what did the
lady say to you?" please, ma'am.
she said wasn't to give you warning.
rs meant to. She said was to look
upon you rs my thorn-and bear it,"
Can you put a new scat in these
trousers. Mr.. Snipl" asked tho delin-
quent Mr.. Dude. mot this minute.
sir; but I can receipt your bill while you
wait l have some pressing obliga-
tions 10 meet" replied Snip. "Oh,
ah!'' said Mr.. Dude. Then ! beg that
you will not let me keep you from them
Good morning. ."-Harpcr's Bazaar.
They were at tho front gate in the
moonlight and he had asked her to be
his wife. With outstretched arms and
. throbbing heart he waited her an
swer. George" she said, in a nerv-
Gus whisper. You must give me time
you must give me time" How
long," he hoarsely asked. "a day. q
week. = month. . year?" Mono,
George" and she quickly scanned the
sky. ''only when the moon gets behind
a cloud. ."-Ep0ch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

Countryman TO grocer)-Gimme
some soap.
Grocer-Yes. sir; what kind
Countryman-well, soft soap b good
'nough fer me; but I'm . married man.
mister. an when q woman makes up
her mind to put on style there's NO
ssoppin' her. Gimme . bsr Of bvJ
soap.-.N. Y. SSA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

-"Gentleness can not bo kicked into
a cow" says an exchange. Neither
can tenderness, or there wouldn't %
20 much tough beefsteak. -IlaRsrslls
Breeze.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

The rate Of mortality amorg the
Indians increases about ten PEI cent. .
year. The more they are civilized the
faster they die.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

Tho New York Chamber of Com
merce is the most prosperous institu
tion Of the kind in the United States.
It has now nearly one thousand mem
bers.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
The Silver King Mine.

Among the visitors in our city dur ing the past few days were Arthur Macy, manager, and George F. Lab ram, chief engineer, of the Silver King Mining Company, near Casa Grande. on the Southern Pacific railroad. In view of the difficulty in obtaining oth- CT fuel, and its high price, this com pany has lately completed arrange ments for using crude petroleum in its entire plant. Large storage plants have been built at Casa Grande station and at the mills, sixty miles distant i; also ten large wagon tanks, to be coup led in trains of three each and hauled by teams of twenty-four mules, for transporting the oil from railroad to mine. The oil will be supplied by the Los Angeles Oil Burning and Supply Company from the Ventura fields, and shipped in its tank cars. The gentle men named, made a very critical ex- animation of the plants and methods in use here for burning oil, and antic- ipate large saving in the fuel ac- count by its use. The Silver King Company Is one of the very prosper ous mines, pay ing very large dividends regularly. Its plant includes a forty stamp mill, one 200 horsepower en- zine and seven auxiliary engines, pumping stations, construction and repair machine shops, etc. It treated and reduced in the year past nearly <, 439 ,3o3 tsy.as= es e.i4-,=.Aorc, siIt1eu at $650,G00 and spent over $100,000 foI fuel.
 The Gro Grande Mining Company at Daggett, have for some time past burned oil as fuel, and were the pi- oneers in it's use among the mining companies. All indications point towards large increase in its use by mining companies, and the Oil Burn ing and Supply Company report in quires from even old Mexico.-Los Angeles Tribune.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
Chefs and Their Assistants,

One has to look outside the private houses, no matter how grand they may appear, to find complete kitchens. Their number is confined to the hotels ana swell restaurants. The force of a com plete kitchen embraces chef, who ought. at the same time, to be maitre d'hotel and have charge Of the choice and prepara- tion of dishes, and of the adornment of the table and dining room without ever having to put hand to any of the cook ing, unless he chooses to prepare some sauce of which he is the designer, or t. garnish dish, as some happy notion seizes him.
 The chef in European palace or castle is an artist and not workman The mos he does Is to prepare sauces, dress meats, and beautify and make attractive entrees and cold dishes. dividing all rough and heavy work among his assistants In sueh an establishment there Is a second cook what you might call a meat cook, wne prepares the principal dishes; an entrs metier, who has to do with the little made dishes. the preparation of croquets. frying of potatoes or. hashing of them with creain: in fact, who prepares all vegetables and does the frying Then there should be a pastry cook to look after all the sweet But we must go elsewhere than New ' ToJi; to find any such kitchen establishments iu private houses.-New York Sun.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
The 1ntroduetion of Espersette.

Aside from alfalfa no other forage plant has created so much interest in Colorado as espersette or sainfoin. Al though but recently introduced in the United States from Hungary by the agricultural department, 1t has sprung greatly into favor and there is a con stantly increasing demand for the seed, which sells all the way from $2 to $5 per pound. Flint tells us it is a leguminous plant and differs from al falia in many ways. The stems are two to three feet long, struggling, tap cring, smooth, the leaves are i'll pairs of pointed oblong leaflets, slightly hairy on the undcrside; flower stalks higher than the leaves, ending in a spike of crimson or variegated flowers succeeded by flat hard pods, tooth sides; the root is a perennial and hard and woody. The plant flowers early in July and two crops a season may be counted on here in Colorado. It does best iu a calcareous soil.
 So lar as we can learn it is q splen- did plant for the arid regions. Almost everything that is desirable in a gen. eral purpose forage plant is claimed for this. It furnishes an abundance of nutritious feed all through the hottest and dryest months. It needs no irrigation, and requires only to be sown to yield continuously the largest crops of grass. It fourishes we'll in the south of France and is highly esteemed as plant for increasing the flow of milk in COWS. Unlike alfalfa it does not produce bloat and may be fed in green state with impunity.
 As yet the plant has not taken a stand in Colorado, but we know of several people who will try it this sea- son. Half dozen of our friends in New Mexico are planting it. The people at the Jesuit college, St. Mary's, Kansas, have been growing it for two seasons, and are very greatly elated about its success and possibii- ties. They have sent out quite large quantity of seed taken last season and are doing all they can toward extend ing the propagation of the plant. It may be well to add that it will not pro- duce so prolific crop as alfalfa but is much more nutritious, in fact it's pods and seed are more nutritious than oats. We believe espersette has future in Colorado. A years time will tell.- Denver Field and Farm.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
Tne slaves or emma.

The question will yHaturallv arise in many minds how these vast numbers are maintained and controlled in servitude- The answer is that all people are taught obedience to the head of the family. whether that person is the real parent or whether he merely stands in locoparentis. The teachings of parents. of the schools, of the books of religion. and of the gov ernment. are all in favor Of such obedi- ence and submission. There can be no living in China ortside Of q family To he a nobody's chin is to be sn os1tcast. and hunted like the sroif on the mo0xtaina. Tn order to live in house, to travel sss the highways or byways. to buy food or clothing, to get employment or shelter. n government pass is absolutely necessary. and that is always based upon familv pass All law. all the officials and all the people of vast and densely populated country are joined against any fugitive from family.
 In addition to all these the terrors of re- hgion and superstition are brought to bear to enforce obedience to the family law. It is implicitly believed that those who are disobedient in this world or outside the family association will be wanderers and outcasts through all the worlds t. come. It is the terrors of this belief thas make the victim of the Chinese family authority go uncomplainingly to the liIr- gering. but sure death of the guano islands of Peru, to the pestiferous rice and cane fields of Cuba; and it is these terrors of the future which make the m fortunate slave girls endure lives of shama and infamy in foreign countries, where bv raising hand they could be freed.-Sa1 Francisco Chronicle.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
Cur Inducements
[Phenix Gazette

Arizona offers to both immigrant and capitalist, inducements which can not be equaled by any territory or state in the union. Here the home maker can find cheap land and a soil exceedingly rich and prolific. Water is far more abundant than in Southern California and more than sufficient to irrigate our productive valleys. The invalids and those who seek a safe re- treat from winter blasts find here a most delightful climate, restoring health, invigorating the system and insuring comfort.
 Here agriculture, grazing, mining and numerous other resources offer greater returns to capital and industry than can be found elsewhere. Farm CTS will find ready market for all their products. Immigration, capital and enterprise only are needed to make this territory very rich and prosperous state.
 Our fruit and grain are already find ing ready sale in the markets of Los Angeles, and when new railroad con nections are made, new fields and markets will be opened up.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
4 Good Indication.

One of the most promising agita- tiOns ever connected with the range cattle industry O. the West is the general interest now being manifested in the endeavor to secure such grasses as will with profit take the place of native products. The entire world is being searched, regardless of expense, for grass that will flourish and pro- duce the most nutritious feed with the least moisture South America Europe, Asia and Africa have all been called on to make their contributions in this connection, but while foreign countries are thus being levied upon, we believe that in our own native grasses lie the true solutions of the problem-a solution which only re- quires the application of science to make it known to the world. While asperset, teosante Egyptian millet and q score of other less famous grass plants are being tried, why might not an effort be made to improve and domesticate gramma, alfileria or some other native plant whose nutritious values have been practically demon strated and whose ability to exist and thrive in arid regions has been rec ognized since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. So far We know, in the multiplicity of the efforts to find substitutes for them, no effort has been made to develop from any of the native grasses a species that might in itself combine all those qual- ities that are sought after
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
4 Stab in the Dark,

Sometimes fails of it's murderous intent. The insidious and dastardly attacks made upon the reputation of HostetteT's Stomach Bitters by per sons who seek to palm off cheap and fiery tonics as identical with it, or "the same thing under another name, :" or "equally as good" in most in stances react disastrously upon the unprincipled traders upon popular credulity who attempt them, convert ing their speculations into ruinous failures. The Bitters is pure, whole some and thorough medicine, adapted to the total cure and prevention of fever and ague, bilious remittent, dys- pepsia, constipation, biGOusness, de- bility, nervousness and kidney troub- les. Its every ingredient, unlike those in the limitations of it, is of an ascer- tained standard of excellence, and while they, by reason of their fiery properties, react injuriously upon the brain and nervous system, of both those organs 1t is sedative and in vigorant Refuse all these harmful | limitations.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
An Experts Report.

An experts report upon the Monarch mine at Casa Grande, Arizona, has been filed at the Mining Exchange. This mine was described at length in the last issue of the Record. The re- port is made by Edward Ayers who re- fers to the following gentlemen as eyi- dence of his honesty and ability:
 Mackey, Fair, Senator J. P. Jones, J. c. Lennan, General Hammond and W. B. Hellings Mir. Ayers says that he has been 9 mine superintendent twenty years, and will guarantee all the statements made in the report. After full description of the property and it's development he says: q took samples acrossihe entire ledge of eigh- ty feet. Invent SIS to the ton. was not pleased with that so l took an otbeF sample which went S12.50. As Fthe mine now stands it is an immense mine-one of the largest in the coun- try. It will pay a dividend from the start with SS per ton. The deeper the mine goes down the richer the ore will become"
 The local syndicate who own the property are immensely pleased with this new proof of their good fortune An increased force of men will be en gagged and the ore taken out in large 1 quantities during the summer.-Kan sas City Record.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-06-02
Store the Water.

Congress is at last starting in the matter of national appropriation for irrigating purposes in the arid regions of the west. Some days since Senator Bowen offered an amendment to the to the river and harbor bill, by which $25O, ,0OO are set apart to be used un- der direction of the geological survey in the construction of reservoirs for the storage of sUrplus waters at the time of the spring floods. Every one knows that yearly, when the snows in the mountains melt at the approach of summer, the tributaries of the Mis- sou1i are filled to Overfiowing and rush down to the low lands of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and other rich alluvial bottoms, carrying an annual destruction of millions of dollars. Inn mense lCvees are built and maintained at the cost of a princess ransome, in order to defend the land from the fury of the raging floods. Yet the effort is not successful. The levces are broken. the lands are inundated and millions are destroyed by the angry waters. What cannot be destroyed in the height of its power, and when it has combined all its mighty forces for evil, can be controlled at it's origin and source, and when the forces are divided into thousand inferior combinations
 The power of man cannot keep the Mississippi, at high flood, within it's banks. The plan of drawingit it off into the gulf through the outflow of several other rivers, is fallacious. The remedy lies in building storage reservoirs in the mountains, by which the waters will be held back and the overfows prevented. But this scheme has the additional advantage that while it will save millions ill the regions of the lower Mississippi, it will add millions 70 the wealth of the arid country along the base of the mountains. From these reservoirs irrigating works can be constructed which will reclaim hundreds of thousands of acres of land now practically valueless. Senator Bowen is accredited with saying that one-third of the water from the noun tains, if saved, will be more than sufficient to irrigate the entire area of arids, which comprises three-tenths of the territory of the United States. This movement is considered sound, and being sustained by reliable official statistics, is received with marked favor. It is the solutions of two i'm portant questions, and should at once receive the sanction of cOngress.-Ex.