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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-28
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Frank B Stockton once wrote Z
stoey about . man who bought q
Qaeen Anne grate and was then lured
On from one purchase 70 another IN
der the spell Of the decorative cross
until hs was obliged to build Qussa
Anne cottage 70 match his belongings
The man who falls . victim to clothoa
doss Il . good deal in the same way.
and Stockton ought to be able to write
. eorking good story about . poog
wretch who goes Of in . sudden Eight
q vanity and extravagance and pu.
chases . pair q overgaitsrA fFsa
which be = led on to b monumsatal
and stupendous fon 1t 10 when maa
commits his first indiscretion n The
NJ g tho slsganeiss of attire thsl
his downfall hsginA
1yoa srs dressed In rough elstha1
and heavy boots You will look - we'll
- long - your attire u In harmony.
bat the very instant you buy . pair of
overgaitsss you observe that your
treosers look blt fraysd ss The bot
tom You buy new oneA Then you
6na that yoa want % have them ironed
- - In stylA They arc iroaed After
this the conviction 10 slowly. but surs-
y: forced upon you that The shoes ars
not quite up to the standard Of gsitsrA
You buy new shose and patsnt-leather
onsA oi course. ~ there y no ~
going half way. By this time there ID
10 shadow Of doubt that the coat looks
rusty. and af,sr You have bought Q
new coat and vssA you And that .
fancy waistcoat b almost - necessary
- food. You buy Tie waistcost
Then. after . short struggle. yoa ars
obliged to admit that smoot h. b coined
shirts are BY no means In harmony
with the rest Of your attire. Hence.
pique and ribbed fronts. huge cu6s
high collars After this expensive
cravats. and finally. II you are
not very careful. . nerce and
ungovcrnable yearning for sirgie
glass This 10 the place tn draw the
line. though it 10 not always drawn By
the well-dressed men of New York.
Then you want a rose in your button
hole and finally you sally forth with
The latest beaver hat and he reddcst
Of glovea and feel yourself completely
dressed
Then the trouble b that BY the
time all this Il accomplished Jon sud-
denly discover that the overgaiters
look . little bit frayetl Then the
boots need revarnishing. and there 10
. little wrinkle in the back Of the
cost but worst Of all the tsOusers bag
little at the knees. and it IL the un.
written law Of swell11aoa -&hAe -hx HE
trousers shall ye know him From
that time on about one. hird Of y0ur
life must be given up to consi'lera'
tons OF dress or you will miss &C.
complaining what has become cher.
ished and overmsstering ambition.
Nv advice to mankind 10 to beware
Of the first ste p for fear you become .
fop-LiSeofs { eb. } Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-28

-kicA Chlna1oo - oaa Hraneisos
sas1y jswelsd rsvelvsrA
China sends . this country eaeh
year 32Q. 600 dossn Of eGgA
1T b now IN imperial regulation -
Brazil that person Who die from yellow
fever shall b cremated. The State bear
iAS ths whole expense
Ono Of the Partisan restaurant
keepers hangs out . placard reading:
'.Kakes Do buckwhsat du Americana" :"
and fancies - lsaAs the procession
-Hslena. II. T.. claims 70 have the
richest men in the west 4 list il pub.
hshsd of capitalists who can draw
checks sggregating over $4,000. 0.o00.
"A Buffalo merchant has In his pos
sessioa the great iron paddock which
was used in locking the great gates os
Fort George during IL vas of lSlx
Il weighs about i've PoaadA
"A mountain lion trotti.g aloaG b.
tween The high banks of snow on the
Dsnvsr Z Rio Grands railroad IN Colo
rado rocently vss overtaksn and thrown
high into IL cir. The animal landed
O II feet aad IN quickly away. sP.
passntly uninjursd
-Ar. Moody. he svan&sllsl says
that there hes never bssa . cancer
among the Hehrsws. sad suggssts that
their freedom from this scOurgs may
b due % their sbstinence from pork.
How Woald Il do for our learned PAysf
clans % investigate this subjscte
"A citiseu Of Farmingtoa. AA. ~
csived . letter from . school agent In
rural district inquiring for . school
teacher. The writer gave . long list
Of the qualincatious which . teacher
must possess. and among other things
stated that no one that sas with knife
would be acceptable
"A New Orleans Jury declares keno
b 7ot gambling. The idea is that keno
10 not game Of chance. The house is
dead SURE 10 get all the money players
have IL the players viii keep ON play
ing long enough. There h no cheat
Ing in the game; but . general con-
sumption Of fundA ReaysSs.
The number Of tall ladies nov In
Washington society Is notorious A
niece Of Secretary Bayard. Miss Bay
ard. Of Baltimore. II six feet tall;
Speaker Carlisle's wifs.is Eve feet nine
inches and General Greely's wife. Mrs
Wilkinson. of New Orleans and Niss
Gintner. Of Kentuck. are about the
same height
Prof. Kircho6. 70 decide Q bet
recently stated that Chinese was the
most popular language in the world.
Il 10 spoken by 4OO. .00O. 600 persons.
Hindnossauih by upward of 100. 00O. 600;
English BY more than loo. OO0. OOO; Rus
sian by more than 10000. 600; German
BY s.. OO0. 900; Spanish by 4S.OO0.OOO.
and French BY only l'.0OO.OO0
Nevada horse raisers and ranch
msn On the Pioche and White Pine
ranges sre complaining Of the Wild
horses Of that region In the She'll
back Mountains are bands Of from $50
to $40 Of these horses. each under the
leadership Of powerful stations. and
they make regular raids on the ranches
and run of the horses Of the ranchmen.
"A Chicago cigar dealer says that
IL hs had no other way Of reckoning
time he could tell the day Of the week
by the kind Of cigars he sells 70 those
NJ his euafome m Who arr clerka EARLY
in the week they como In proudly and
call Sot ''two for . quarter" BY
Wednesday they ask for . ten cent
strxisht and when Friday comes along
their formula H. Gimme . good i've
osntee."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-28

The autobiography Of the late
Prof Pond Of Bangor Theological
Seminary. who died in 1881 At the
age Of nine'y-one years. was pub
lished in 1883. and contained a prayer
used by HIM for many years at night
The prayer was copied into . Sun.
day school paper and . copy Of the
paper was carried homo one Sunday
bv one Of the little children of John
Gibson Of Philadelphia H read the
prayer. began to use it. and becar q
consistent Christian. H. WAS killed
bv the falling ruins Of the Temple
Theater in Philadelphia IS 1885. aud
when the body was recovered. in .
pocket os his cost was found the paper
containing the prayer. nearly worn 70
pieces. Such IL the story - told By
the CbagrsgaeDaa'isk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-28

An unfortunate Maine baby that
Ia hsppened to be born on the dav Of her
grandparents' golden wedding wss
named Anna versary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-28

-Norih Carol.n:, - IA S ate without
ri.iea Wil'nington. lis l1rses own.
mas "i.!v ~. 10 eoplc. RI i. 13 600
Charlotte y 90 ant Ashe.ille 8 VA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
A Mistaken Idea.

There is q popular superstition to the
effect that pretty women are rarely
good for any thing save to serve as
ornamental human bric-a-brac for the
rest of the work-a-day world. That
the chief end of beauty is to polish
her filbert nails, train her arched
brows, devise new schemes for be-
witching her fellow-creatures and wear
as many becoming costumes rs Provi-
dence or her husband sees fit to give
her. In many cases this is true. no
doubt. but SO frequent and admirable
are the exceptions that the justice of
the belief is completely overthrow.
Saint Cecilia was supposed to have
been quite as fair as Cleopatra. though
in a rather different fashion, the for
mcr fascinating angels where the lat
ter was able merely to enchain men.
There is Thackeray's word for it that
Laura Pendennis had as lovely face
as vixenish Beatrix. and certainly one
of the most beautiful women of mod
crn times. the noble Princess of Wales.
is to be upheld as an exemplification
of all excellence in her sex. 1t might
be added that handsome women scarce
ly stand in need of these apologies.
getting on quite comfortably by merit
of their good looks. but when one is
found whose personal PROJECTIONS are
only rivaled by those of heart and
mind. the subject naturally rises for
o. Times Democrat.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
Bogus Crystaliized Figs.

One of the clcverest mercantile
lodges that has been played in this
town in many day is the new crystal
lized f : racket Cheap. marvelously
cheap crystallized figs have recently
invaded tho fruit stores. the groceries.
the street stands. The usual price for
crystallized fruit is from seventy to
eighty cents . pound. This new va
r;cty of figs sells at twenty cents.
When you try them they are not very
delicate IN favor. but still they are not
bad. and answer the purpose with peo-
pie wanting something sweet very
WELL and they arc having an immense
sale because the conjunction Of the
words "crystallized figs" with .'twen-
~ cents " was 90 remarkable it gave
them q big sd" The clevernesa
comes in in the fact that they were not
capitalized figs It All A nrm Of con-
fectioners got the idea from . girl in
their employ: it Is said. Of running
cheap sort Of iig jam or paste into
molds roughly resembling fig. coat
ing them With saSa-. aud calling them
erystalll1ed fiSA The jam o. paste il
! good enough cheap CONNECTION. but
they might kave spent ysurs and
fortunes trying TO get it on the market
without achieving the success they
have made now without the expendi-
tnre Of : penny in adye.tising.-M +
Grssktc
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17

She will learn TO correct this idolatry
of law by invoking her idol none the
less We need not less but moro Leg
islation in many spheres. If Only that
legislation can Dc wise. Bad laws
make half our trouble.
"Woman's conservative nature will
go against the greatest danger Of our
age. the danger of precipitating the
ongoing- social revolution into polit;-
calrevolution-of using politically power
to establish State socialism in lieu of
slowly working toward whatever is
true in the socialistic ideal Woman
will hold man to the made ground OF
civilization. She will want to 60 for
ward one step at time. She will hold
on to the savings bank even if she has
to let 60 of the millennium. When her
sphere is led out of the narrow d0mes-
tic circles into the larger circles OF
society she will carry over into the
State the unsclfishness which now
bless and saves the home. Then we
may expect an era of real public spirit
Her voice will be lifted resolutely
against the browning barbarism OF civil
ization-war. She who suffers most
from its horrors. whose whole nature
revolts against such crime. whose
very physical feebleness indisposes her
to the brutal arbitrament OF the sword.
will use her new-found power to end
this wickedness and folly under which
Europe groans to-day. Man has fash
toned the true form for the State in
our free. sclf-governing democracy.
Let woman breathe within it the true
spirit and we shall see the city of God
coming down upon earth out OF
Heaven.-N Y Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
GERMAN WATCHES.

What m Importer knoWs About Them
and Their Manufsetura.
A watch importer: "You need not
be at all surprised if the Swiss and
American watch manufacturers soon
have formidable rivals in Germ many. for
our friends there are beginning to go
into that business and. as you know.
they are aggressive in matters of trade.
and Of late years been very successful
in their new enterprises
early this year . watch factory
giving employment to thirty hands
was established at Pfetterhausen, and
/ hear it has already been 80 successful
that it is shortly to be enlarged to give
employment to 100 additional work
men. It Il understood that the Ger
man Government views with pleasure
the establishment Of this new industry
and will take steps to foster and en-
courage it
:" The first watch factory in Ger
many? Well about that there seems
to b some difference Of opinion. A
statement was extensively published
by the German press to the effect that
this was the first factory; but now
see this contradicted by . Newspaper
which states that ~ long ago - 1856 .
watch factory employing $50 hands
was established at Lohu. in Silesia. Il
was encouraged BY the Prussian Gov
which gave it both moral and
e ., a. ns>1 .,,~,~-e ~ f.c<~-- (. .-sa
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
WOMAN AS A CITIZEN.
The Effect of Her Presence on the Political
AtmosphorO.

AtmO9PnokOs
Rev. r Heber Newton. at All Souls
church, ended his series of sermons on
woman in the State" He consid-
cred tho dangers and benefits which
might accompany the entrance of wo-
man into citizenship Instead Of de-
grading her. he thought that occupation
with large concerns and noble aims
would educate her. The home would
not be endangered by her withdrawal
from it, for with woman as q citizen
some of the economic condition. which
now make mockery of the working
people would be remedied
1.-The danger of doubling the mass
of ignorant, unframed voters" con-
tinued the preacher. lis real enough
to lead rs to make haste slowly toward
the inevitable goal The extension OF
the suffrage to a full half of our people
should be through successive steps. by
which the more thoughtful women
alone will. at first become citizena
The entrance of woman into citizen
ship will charge the political atmos-
phere with feeling-again real dam
gcr-to be unlimited by the gradual
introduction of women into public af-
fairs TINS holding back the more ig-
norant classes of women until . mild
education brings the reasoning facul-
ties into play. as counterpoiss to
their feminine feeling. Feeling. how
ever. is as ncedful as thought in pub
lie affairs 1t raises the social temper
ature to the pitch where new crystali-
cations of opinion can form Heat pre-
cedcs light in the mental as in the
physical world. Woman will inordi-
nately lean on Legislation. Pass a law
10 be- one prescriptions for social iila
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
Diplomacy a. an At

Flossie-Mamma. may I go out
doors and play with Ned?
4amma-No. am sorry. but you
know you did not come home the last
time whom ! told you to. and / said I
would hsve to refuse to let you 60 tho
next time.
Sister Annette (sympathetically.
from another room) Never mind.
Flossie. dear. Perhaps you can 60
some other day.
Flossie (cheerfully)- / don't
mimi. Idon't want to go to-day. bat
! might want to 60 tomorrow. you
know. 20 ! thought I'd let her punish
mo to-day.-ON CITY Derrick
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
IN WOMAN'S WORLD.

THH LOS Angeles (Cal Woman Suf-
<sQe Association has issued q thou
s.,iu petitions for municipal suffrage.
and the president Mrs. E. A. Kings.
bury. is sending them all over the
State.
THERE certainly is no end to what
women can do. Here is a woman. Mrs.
Christina F. Haley. of New York, who
has made considerable fortune in a
novel way for woman, namely. the
examination Of inventions and patent
claims.
Miss MINNIE Bows. Siamese lady,
who was not long ago an attendant
upon the King of Siam. is now study
ing at Oxford. U. She wishes to pre-
pare herself to practice medicine. to be
able to return to her country as med
ical missionary.
Miss Dora READ GoODALE. famous
few years ago as one of the Goodale
sisters. the child poets Of the Berkshire
Hills. after having rejected the devo.
ton of almost countless male hearts,
is. according to Newport gossip. soon
to marry rich young Connecticut
man named Smith.
WOMAN, above all other educatorA
educate humanity. Man is the brain.
but woman is the heart Of humanity;
he its Judgment she its feeling; he its
strength. she its grace. ornament and
solace. Even the understanding of the
best woman seems to work mainly
through her affections.
AT the thirty-sixth annual COM
mencemcnt of the Woman's Medical
College of Pennsylvania, medical de-
grees were conferred upon twenty
seven graduates. OF these. nine were
from Pennsylvania, five from Massa-
chusetts. two from New York. three
from Ohio. two from New Jersey. two
from South Carolina, one from Iowa.
one from India, and one from Aus
tralia.
An excellent woman of North Wales.
not being pleased With having the
walls Of her town placarded over with
bills representing one Of her own sex
in . condition Of extreme undress. ex-
pressed her disapprobation BY tearing
the placards down with her parasol
The theatrical agent had her sued for
damages and she paid e5 into court
and considered that adequate compen-
sation.
WHEN alvoman anxious to make .
living asks what to do. the wise answer:
'What you can do best" Many women
have taken this hint, and are making
money baking cake. canning fruit,
making dainty desserts raising bees
each doing what she can do best It b
said that women who in prosperous
days had made a study Of diamonds
and was fine judge. put the advice t.
test. and is to-day in one of the largest
diamond houses of this city. and u Z
most successful buyer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
An Old Dull Elk's Stand Against Savax
Dogs.

A stockman in the Wind River
range tells story of fierce and cx-
citing battle between courageous
old elk and the wild dogs that infest
the Wind River region. The river es-
capcs from the mountains and hills
into what is known rs the basin IS
trict over high and beautiful fails
ramcd the Maiden Hair While rid.
'.ig near these falls the stockman' 8
attention was attracted by a deep bay
in4. and at once recognizing the
sound as coming from the savage
dogs. and realizing the necessity Of
getting out of their way. the horse
man rode rapidly TO the top of a
neighboring high hill which COM
manded an excellent view of the falls
and also of the surrounding country.
Ho had scarcely reached tho top of the
hill when he saw. dashing along q
high ridge running parallel to the
river. = magnificent bull elk holly
chased by . dozen or moro mount
ain dogs. The race had evidently
been on for some time. for the elk APP
peared to DO about exhausted and the
dogs were not in the best condition.
On swept the pursued and pursuers.
every bound bringing the dogs nearer
the launches of the tired elk. Sud-
denly the elk changed his course and
plunged down the side Of the ridge.
making straight for the fallA Over
hanging the edge of the river and
towering directly above tho pool ut the
foot Of the falls was . huge rock o.
to this rock the bull made his way.
and planting himself within few feet
Of the edge. and with lowered antlers,
awaited the attack H. cid not nave
to wait long The dogs came with .
rush and hurled themselves at their
prey. First one and then another dog
was c.nght in the elk's anilers and
sent il wing into the depths below.
just hen the fight was the hottest the
rock ledge upon which the battle
was hing fought suddenly gave way
and with . crash the combstalSts were
dropped into the water and rocks st
the foot Of the falls. and their bruised
and bleeding remains were swept on
down the stream. = Chicago Herald
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
VIGOROUS oLp MEn.
The ssStayiDg Powers" Of the Americs
.iss Tyre ~ Monh00A

me ssStayine Powers" Of the Americas
Fs Type - Manhoo4
II comparison he made between
tho statesmen. literary men and scien-
lists of the Old and New World it will
be found that the conspicuous men Of
this country are by no means below
the general level in the scale Of longev-
ity. A. death Wellington was eighty
three. Palmerston eighty-one and
Brougham ninety. All of these. who
were tho oldest of Britain's public
men. led exceedingly active lives dur
ing the most of their manhood years.
They may fairly be matched among
deceased Americans. however. both in
activity and in duration of life. by
John Quincy ADAMS. Lewis Cass, R,v-
erdy johnson. Adams literally .tlied
in harness" at eighty zone. while Cass
at the time of his death was eighty
four. Johnson's death. which occurred
when he was eighty. was the result Of
injuries received by severe fall
rather than of old age. Among active
American statesmen who passed the
Psalmist's term Of years were Henry
Clay, seventy-fve; James Buchanan
and John j. Crittenden. each seventy
seven; Francis P. Blair. eighty-six;
and Josiah Quincy. ninety-two. All
of these men. except Clay. who died
thirty-sx years ago. departed within
q comparatively recent period.
OF the living European statesmen.
Gladstone is seventy-nine. Grevy
seventy-five. and Bismarck seventy
three. Among the members OF the
United States Senate are Justin S
Morrill, and II b Payne. each aged
seventy-eight while living in retire
ment. and in vigorous mental and
physical health are Hannibal Hamlin.
Hamilton Fish. Jefferson Davis and
Simon Cameron. each of whom was
active for many years during the most
exciting period of our political life.
Hamlin is seventy-nine. Fish and Davis
are each eighty. and Cameron is
eighty-nine. CHANGING over the other
professions. it will be noted that
within recent years. Henry &. Carey
died at the age of eighty-s;x. S
F. b Morse at eighty-one. William
Cullen Bryant at eighty-four. Caleb
Cushing and Ralph Waldo Emerson
each at seven,y-nine. Asa Gray at
sevcnty-seven. Henry Ward Beecher at
and Richarl Henry Dana
at ninety-two. David Dudley Field.
aged eighty-three. John Ericsson. aged
and George Bancroft. aged
Lightweight. are still alive and active,
and give promise to endure at least q
decade more.
Activity in the Uai,ed States,
whether in politics or in any other
large and conspicuous fields of en-
deavor. demands more exhaustive
of vital force than these
do in other countries.
The cause of this is undoubtedly in.
herent. to some extent in our social
system. 1t is probably intensified.
too. by the headlong haste of the peo-
pie. as class, to acquire wealth or
political or social distinction. But
even with all these adverse influences
it can readily be shown that the Amcri-
can type of manhood is as vigorous
and lasting as any which civil cation
has evolved in any country on the
globe. Louis Globe Democrat.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-17
"A fnt-class giraffe

HHcS-CdsoS 81 aUc HOW CU8t
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars This
may account to some extent for the
dull timeA A man who buys . giraffe
Of this sort puts twenty-five thousand
dollars into circulation. bat few men
want to pay that price. and 30 their
money lies idle What this country
needs IS cheap CRATES -Ezeh snge
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
Like a Chapter From a Novel.

There is perhaps living in st. Paul
today one of the principals in a pecu-
liarly sad story that recently came to
light in Leavenworth, Kas. His namc
is Francis Poland, said to have re
moved to St. Paul from Kansas City
with his young bride, who subsequently
died, leaving one child. The facts on
which tins story is based occurred
many years ago, and as printed in the
jewelers. Review form a remarkable
tale, that reads like a novel. Thirteen
years ago young Poland was a clerk
in q small jewelers. repairing shop in
Kansas City, kept by Lyman J. EIIsIer.
EIlsler's business prospered as the city
grew, and the pay he received ON
consignment Of $500 worth of dia-
mOnds he built castles in Spain from
the increased profits which must hence
forth attend his business. His stock
of goods he nightly locked In a small
safe, the combination of which was
known to himself and young clerk only.
With, perhaps, a slight bit Of fOrmality,
pardOnable to n man who had that day
received q heavier consignment than
any other merchant IN town. he locked