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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16
DIVERS WOolNc.

How Il Wa Cut Short by IN Hmisonsly.
Practical Chicago Girl.
.Alvira. have planned surprise
for YOU"
A bright smile lit mp the face Of the
Young woman rs she listened to the
softly-spokcn words OF the youth. and
she adjusted her heat more comfort
ably on his left shoulder and waited 10
hear more.
With q delicacy Of touch acquired
BY long practice Oliver Pcduncls pat
ted the glowing check that reposed 50
near his own, and smoothed the golden
hair Of the lovely girl without disturb
ing the Integrity or general arrange.
mcnt Of = single bang.
My own," he went on. 1.-The secret
has weighed upon me 30 long that ]
must now share 1t with you Alvira
we have sometimes spoken in gener-
nj way Of the home where we expected
TO set up our earthly paradise. and
YOU may have wondered that l have
had SO little to say in regard to its
location. plan aud interior arrange.
ments yet in these casual conversa-
tions I have managed to possess my
self Of your ideas. even in many Of the
rcmotcst particular"
The young man paused a moment.
rs il contemplating picture that rose
vividly before his minds eye. and re-
sumed with all the ovcrAowing ardor
of impassiOned nature turning itself
loose regardless Of expense:
.Alvira. in . beautiful suburb be-
yond the sordid grind and discorlant
rumble of . selfish city's traihc. away
from the communicating smoke Of a
thousand factory ehimncys and the
unutterablc deflcment of highways
through which . worlds human or
scourings pour untouched. where nat-
ure smiles on every hand. whero the
sun Of an unequaled sky beams
through an atmosphere Of purity. and
where the sparkling and radiant
waters Of our noble lake battle the peb-
bly beach in tho foreground and
stretch in illimitablo vastness toward
dreamy Orient. rejecting in the dane
ing waves the blue Of tho blest. and
murmuring . gladstone melody that
touches the heart with pleasure al
most akin to pain-there. Alvira have
built q home within whose walls
hope -" .... .,... J.
oliver. +" interposed the young lady.
with har,l. dry sob as she straight
ened herself up and looked monrnfnlly
at the impetuous youth. Il could
never be . loving. trustful wife Of a
man Who doesn't live on Prairie
avenue!' Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16

In some experiments with OZONE as
. curative agent an English lady. 50
far advanced in consumption that her
case appeared hopeless. has been
treated with inhalations OF this gas.
with results described rs marvellous.
After a months treatment the appetite
was regained. the sleep calm and re.
treshing. and thcrc was very good
prospect Of recovery. The ozone was
prepared by passing . stream OF oxy.
gen through the current Of an induc-
ton coil and was administered with
stmosphcrio air in the proportion OK
one in five. Tho Experimental has
reached the conclusion that the cs"ne
treatment Is specially applicable to
all germ diseases. -Scisnea 5-i.o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16
cov1NGToN ST. rAMMANY PARISH La SATURDAY JUNE,
FULL OF FUM

An old woman may Be an ineor.
rigible gossip but when you come
right down to facts the peacock Is the
greatest tail bearer OF all -Sk Paul
Herald. I -f
An Omaha paper all@ded to .
number Of prominent and Influential
residents OF the city as ''ot timer" !"
but the types gotit 'old terlierA" and
the editor had to apologize.
Mrs Skinner-'.Isn't Jour coffee
all right Mr.. Gagley? Want some
moro hot watcrr' The Nesv BOardor r
-.'Thank you. mo- It's squite wet
enough alrsady."-Jsdgc. !
II often wonder what n ancestor
Adam said when he first met Eve"
WAS he an ancestor 0s yOurs?"
Certainly" Then gueSs he asked
her to loan him sa"-Lin3 3otn Jo"r.
nal. %
She (at the theater)-fwhas a
long. STACY stride Mr.. Yam. the
tragedian, has" He-'.Ycss I under
stand he has acquired ihat gait by
travelling on every other fc."-1At
Epoch - -
-Bjones-.That fellow 0sgley tried
to borrow $500 Of mo this nSorninS." "
Smythc-..Five hundred? II, must be
crackcdy' Bj,nes-'.No. hos moi
cracked. He's broke."-LiA.
Pa" said little Johnnie. ''tcach'
er is thinking about promoting me. "
How do you knowa" ':fsom whal
she said to-day" .:And vhat wa
that7'' She said if kept 4a I'D bc.
long to the criminal class -"-ssNercha"'
Traveller.
First Way back Deacon (wlTspering)
Ills beginning to rain md there
are only two umbrellas in he vesti-
bule." Second Wayback Deacon
..Who brought thein?" Those two
strangers in the back seat" $.Humphi
Back seats is no place for |. rangers.
Show 'em into front pew. S-OHsA1
World /:
Mrs. There IS 30 doub
| about il; this is the worstf cook We
have ever had Positively AOt y de
cent thing to eat on the tabl t-but slt
docs the wash most beautifully"
Mr.. Flatto fgloomily) )-''Pitt we can
eat tho wash PUCK =
"A newly. arrived IrishmAn wakes
q long distance under thes elevatet
road in New York. Meelina a police
man he asked: ..Fhere's the !w atherf
There ain't nor D." Irish
man 'Shurc. it's long bridge 70
nary river" -l ! /,
Miss Allibono." said ir. Bean
as they sat by the dim light OF
turned down kerosene lamp you
voice is n constant reminder to me o
beautiful song" "Ah! Slr Bean
how sweet of yon to say :,at. Is
any particular song? Eyes; til
'Siar-Spangled Banner brcausc yo'
always begin with 'Ol. says
AN Austin colorcd man; with pro
truding eyes, rushed into Justic
Tegner's Office, and exclaimed- q
wants Col6nel Jones who l,b@ mex doo
to me put under 81. OO0. coo bonds te
keep de peace Has hs threatened
your life?'' He has done dat berry
ting. He sold he war gwine: ter fill d
mex niggah he found after dark in hi
hen house plum full oh buckshot''-
Tezas Sylisga -t4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16

like cat; but he had barely reached
the top when the gloom around him
was alive with whisking tails and
gnashing teeth and fiery greenish.
yellow eyes.
The next moment the wolves were
lcaping up At him on every side; but
luckily the wood-pile was toe high for
them to reach the top with one bound.
and Vania snatching mp . heavy
piece OF wood. struck SO fierccly
among the scrambling monsters that
at every stroke wolf dropped back
into the snow. bowling with pain.
with . crushed paw or a broken head.
The yells of the wild beasts and the
shouts OF vania himself made such
din amid the dead silence OF the lone
ly forest that the boy began to hope
that some one might hear it. and
come 10 his assistance But the help
for which he was looking seemed
likely TO come too late; for the
constant scrambling Of the
wolves up tho sides Of the
wood-pile. and Vania's violent leaps
to and fro on its top had begun to
loosen the logs. which wcrc already
tottering. and must soon roll down
altogether. flinging the poor lad right
among the blood-thirsty jaws that
were gaping and gnashing for him
below.
But just when all seemed over. an
unlooked-for way of escape suddenly
presented itself A pale gleam Of
moonlight breaking through tho gath
cring storm-clouds showed our hero .
single tree standing behind the wood .
pile. and only few feet away from it.
Could he make . spring and clutch
one Of the branches. and SO swing
himself up into the tree. he would be
safe.
Gathering all his strength for tho
perilous leap-fpr he knew that II the
first attempt failed he would never
live to repeat 1.-THE daring lad shot
out into the empty air. The wolves
yelled and leaped up at him. but it
was too late. Vania had seized the
nearest bough. The slender limb bent
and cracked terribly beneath his
weight. but 1t did not give way, and in
another moment he was ''safe among
the higher branches. just as the whole
pile Of logs came crashing down at
once. burying three or four OF the
wolves underneath it. -.H =.
But now that no was sitting up on
this uneasy perch. cramped and no
longer kept warm by the violent exer.
tion of beating OF the wolves. the
piercing cold Of the wintry night be-
gan 10 tell upon him in earnest.
Vania was true Russian. and could
bear without fiinchinS degree Of
cold that would have killed native of
warmer cline outright; but even
now he began to feel that he could
not stand much more of this. and
must either drop down among the
wolves or be frozen where he sat
A flash. a crack. sharp cry from the
nearest wolf lusty shout Of several
voices at once. and broad glare Of
light through the gloom scared the
cowardly beasts into = general
scamper. Tho last Of them had hardly
vanished into the thickets when
vania's father. three or four other
peasants with axes and pine torches.
and tho village watchman with his
gun. came just in time 10 catch the
half-frozsn boy as he fell fainting
among hem.-Darid Ker. in Harpsr's
Yoxwg People.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16
WHAT A CONTRAST.

The House q the IndastSsoUs Mechoobs
and That u the ldlor.
What . contrast does the home Of
the sober, ind ustrious mechanic pre-
sent TO that Of the idler and the disso-
Lutte! In tho one there reigns peacc.
comfort and Independence; in tho 9TH
CT. misery. hunger and dirt The one
is a little palace. in which the con-
tentment kings court holds absolute
sway; the other a howell where vice
breeds and spawns dspravity on the
highways Of life One glance into the
interior Of the former dwelling is
worth a whole days inspection of the
splendid one of noble; for the form.
er is associated with the happiness Of
thousands. the latter with that Of a
single family. The mansion Of the no.
ble may be decorated with the gems Of
art and genius-it may present more
than oriental luxury OF appear
ance; but the contrast between
it and the cottage OF the
sober artisan is immcasurably in
favor of the latter. as far rs those
higher estimates of human happiness
which are based on something superior
to mere superficial grandeur may b
allowed 10 sway our Judgment In the
one We see rugged labor. the soul and
sinew of the nation. reposing like 9
giant gathering strength for renewed
exertiou; in the other we perceive
effeminacy ''lolling ON . lewd day
couch" deploring the sIowncss OF that
time which silently and slowly brings
its votary nearer to that end which. IN
his old age. he breads. and endeavors
by all manner Of shifts aud ingenuities
to avoid. In tho one there is straight
laced. artificial discipline which
freezes the heart and contracts the
mind; in tho other an innocent free
dom, which tolerates the laugh and
Jest on all occasions. and yet allows
the graver moments Of existence q
exert their sanitary inilucnce-M T.
Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16

-There is found m the streams o1
California what is called the dog OF
bull salmon. These fish possess
formidable weapons in their teeth.
which. on the lower Jaw. have . strong
and backward curve. capable oe In.
flicting severe wounds BY tearing The
flesh Of - antagonist. II Is said they
do not hesitate 10 attack horses ford.
ing stream. and often succeed in cut.
ting ugly wounds on their legs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16
Personal AND lMPERs0NAL

Joseph Jefferson the actor is said to
b worth e750.O00
Mrs General Sherman. like her
husband. is . regular first nighter at
the theaters.
Miss. jennie Chamberlain. the Ohio
beauty that created such sensation in
Europe. is now living at 4 hotel in
Cleveland. She seldom goes out re-
ceives few visitors and leads very
quiet life.
George Bancroft. the Octogenarian.
politician. and historian. is the only
private citizen admitted to the privi.
leges Of the floor Of the Senate. and the
only person to who such courtesy lie
extended by name.
Senator Stanford's California
ranch contains Sc. 600 acres. and is
probably the largest in the country.
Some :. 800 acres are planted in grape
vines, and he has a wine cellar that
holds 1,OOO, 900 gallons.
Worth, the famous Paris cOstumer.
receives his customers in \ short EN-.
broidercd Jacket. capaciOus trousers. a
white flannel shirt fastened at the
throat with looscly-knotted scarf and
a brown Tam O'Shantcr cap.
Sir Donald Smith, the millionaire
pioneer of the Hudson Bay Company.
gave his daughter. lately married in
Montreal. . check for e, 900. 600. The
groom was Dr. J. B. Howard. young
physician Of moderate means
A Nashville carpenter arose in his
sleep and went into his shop and began
fling = saw. The noise woke him NJ
and he was nightly puzzled to find
himself engaged at work at two O'Clock
in the morning in dark shop.
Mrs. Cleveland has a double in
Washington-an unknown lady who
often appears upon the prOmenades,
attended by a large dog. and who 81
strongly resembles the Presidents wife
that almost every person who passc:
her turns to look at her.
An aged preacher of Mi,ldlctown,
Conn.,, claims to have travelled 76.W(
miles. preached over 4.S0O sermons
performed the marriage ceremony SIT
times. the baptismal ceremony LES;
times. and delivered 556. funeral dis
courses. The largest sum he ever re
ccived for years labors was $500.
Senators Vest of Missouri. Sawyer
Of Wisconsin. and Jones Of Nevada ar,
considered the best stOry-tellers Of thu
Senate. They are all members Of thu
Commerce Committee, and relieve the
monOtouy Of routine co01littec wOrl
by anecdotes. wirafcisms- and funB,
stories. rivaling each other in the effor
to pose as the leading humorist Of th'
trio.
"A young man arrested 10 one o
those engaged in a robbery up in
Maine where eighty thousand dollars
was secured was brought to trial tn
other day and surprised his counsc
and confedcrates by pleading guilty
He gave an assumed name and aske,
to he sent to the penitentiary rathe
than have his family name known ant
disgraced
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16

Tho head nurse Of the Children's
Hospital in London states there arc
six qualifications for = truly COOL
nurse. These. she claims. are pres-
ence Of mind. gentlcness. accuracy.
memory, observation and torethought.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16

This inscription was found upon =
tablet in an English cemetery: Here
lies the body Of - who for many
years conducted a highly respectable
general business in an adjoining vii
iage. which IL now continued BY his
widow. n R-NO trust given"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-16

Miss O.ivo Greea and Ivory White
were welded Il in an Iowa town recent
IL. R,v. Mr. Black performing the ecr'
cnlvIJs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
THE PARNELL INQUIRY.
Examination of Captain O'Shea-Sensa-
tiOnal Testimony.

Examination of Captain O'Shea-Sensa-
tiOnal Testimony.
LONDON, Nov. Judge Hannen's court
Yesterday was crowded, the Parnellites
being present in full force, Parneil. Har-
rington, Davitt, Arthur O'Connor, 7. NJ.
Healey and Biggar keeping close watch
over the proceedings. O'Shea proved e
good witness, giving his evidence in a
calm. matter of fact way. He was clear
on the smallest detail, and equally cool
andprecise during cross-examination. His
narrative of the Kilmainham negotiations,
though largely a matter of history, was
listened to with rapt attention. Expecta-
ton was at its height on the production of
the alleged forged letters. Taking up a let
ter. he scanned it with careful deliberation
for few moments and then said in dis
tinct tone, without over emphasis, ut is
Mr. Parnell's signature" Several other
letters were scrutinized in the same way
and evoked the same unqualified statement.
at is Mr.. Parnell's signature" The most
striking point elected by the cross-exam-
ination was his charging Sir William
Harcourt with coming as an emissary
from Mr.. Gladstone to warn him to pre-
serve the utmost reticence in regard to the
'Kilmainham treaty." Although the wit
ness did not allege that Sir William Har-
court advised the destruction of the men,
oranda, he explicitly stated that it was on
hearing of Mr.. Gladstone's wish that he
destroyed the documents.
Sir Charles Russell's cross-examination
was expected to elicit the reason for the
rupture between O'Shea and Parnell. but
both sides chose to leave this unrevealed.
The witness stated that up to June, 1886,
he believed in Parnell's honor and knew
that he was opposed to outrages. Neither
Sir Charles Russell nor Sir Richard
Webster proceeded to inquire as to what
caused him to diSbelieve in Parnell's
honor. Whatever was the cause of the
rupture the animus of the witness was APP
parent. The Parnellites probably felt the
quiet malignity of the evidence more
keenly than the best informed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
TRAIN ROBBERS.
Bold Robbery of a Mexican Central Train
Near FL Paao. Tex.-PartiallY Fooled.

Bold Robbery of a Mexican Central Train
Near FL Paso, Tex.-Partially Fooled.
Ell PAso, Tex, Nov. 1.-When the Mex
lean Central north bound passenger train,
consisting of an engine, five freight cars,
a baggage and express car and two passen-
ger coaches, had reached a point twelve
miles this side of San jose and sixty-two
miles from FL Paso three masked men
crawled over the tender of the engine,
covered the engineer and fireman with
four six-shooters and compelled them to
stop the train. They then uncoupled the
two passenger cars and leaving them ran
on with the rest of the train. The Wells
Fargo messenger tried to get Mexican, IL
T. Villeggs, started out Of the car, but the
robbers fired into the car and drove him
back.
Six miles this side of the first stop the
robbers stopped again and broke in the
end door of the express car. While they
were doing so the messenger jumped out
of the side door and ran of in the dark
ness, carrying the key to the big iron safe.
in which most Of the money and valuables
In his charge were stored. The robbers,
therefore, got only two packages of coin
silver amounting to $500. The outlaws
~
with that alone, running to within three
miles of Juarez (Paso del Norte), where
they abandoned the engine. Before leav-
ing it they started it back down the road
with wide open throttle and it ran about
four miles stopping for want OF steam
The robbers are supposed to have come
across the river, but there is no clew to
their identity except that they were Amer
leans.
There is but one telegraph station be-
tween San Jose and Juarez-at Samala-
yuca, forty-five miles from San Jose and
thirty from Juarez-and the robbers, or a
confederate of theirs, had cut the tele-
graph wire below San Jose before the
hold-up. They also cut it where they
stopped the train and again just this side
of Samalayuca, thus preventing connec-
ton. The agent at Samalayuca sent out
section hands who found the break and re-
paired it.
The train was due at Juarez at 7:25 a. m.
and the first news of the robbery was
telegram from the agent at Samalayuca
to Superintendent Comfort received at
T:45 a. m. and an engine was at once sent
back after the engine and train that had
held up and the train was brought in at
$3.50 p. m.
The only blunder of the robbers was in
failing to get the key TO the safe, in which
was considerable amount of money q d
valuables. The messengers action in get
ting away with the key is generally COM
mended. The amount of gold and silver
coin and bullion brought up by the Wells
Fargo messengers is very larSe-some-
times amounting to over 100000 at one
time. Fortunately this happened to be a
light run.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
Notes.

Hogs are expensive unless well bred.
The best breeds of hogs are quiet. seldom
restless and sleep great portion Of their
time. The quiet hog is the one that con-
verts the food into fat. The more active
the hog the greater the cost. Dry quarters,
with close shelter from the winds and
soft bed of straw, will pay nearly as well
as the preparation of the food.
Brewers grains, glucose refuse and other
substances liable to fermentation can be
fed with advantage to animals that are
being prepared for market, but should be
fed to mich cows very sparingly, il at all,
as the milk may be injured in quality, un-
less the materials are fresh.
An application Of plaster over the floor
of the poultry house two or three times
week and the floors cleaned weekly will
prevent foul odors.
Turkeys always seek high roosting
places and become thereby exposed. Pro-
vide high roost for them in an open shed
and confine them therein for few DAYS,
and they viii resort thereto at night.
The cultivation OF various farm crops is
beginning to receive intelligent attention.
The idea that corn or potatoes, or other
crops do not need cultivation because theirs
are no weeds is mistake, and that il
blowing or cultivating the roots of the
crops ought to be broken, and the more
that are broken the better, is another mis-
take.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-08
SUFFERING SAILORS.
A Norwegian Crew Shipwreclxed Among
Barbarians in the Southern Seas.

A Norwegian Crew Shipwreckcd Among
Barbarians in the Southern Seas.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA Norwegian
steamship arrived here yesterday from
Jamaica having on board Captain Jacob
sen and one sailor belonging TO the Nor
wegian lark Inga. which was wrecked OH
the Island of Cayman. September 17,when
on a voyage from Montevideo to Snip
Island, Miss. Captain jacobson says that
soon after the vessel struck on the Island
she was boarded by nearly go co!ored
wreckers, who made a bold and dar-
ing attempt 10 take possession o.
and rob the vessel. They made an
attempt to gain entrance into the
after cabin, and We're only prevented
from doing so at the point of a pistol.
When they were driven from the vessels
deck the crew landed in their life boats on
the island. They were the only civilized
people there and subsisted two weeks on
cocoanuts and little gin they had saved.
At the end of this time Captain JacobSon
got possession of q small sioop, in which
he and his crew made sail for Jamaica.
They only had small quantity of pro-
visions, and expected to reach Jamaica in
two days, but instead of this they were a
week. Their sufferings from exposure and
want of sufficient food were beyond de-
scription