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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02

Tho Washoo and Pluto Indians oi
Nevada have found out new and co's-
genial amusement. This is in pitting
their squaws against ono another in
rough and stumble fights In these
q .hts no rules arc observed; every
thing goes-hair.pulling. scratching.
biting. gouging Of eyes and kicking
are - legitim ate as blow straight
from the shoulder When two robust
young squaws have been stripped to
bree chclouts tho bucks squat about
them in a ring and tn, battle and
tho betting begin. In . recent
battle near Jacks valley. Smoke
Creek San. . Piute. backed his squaw
against the mahala Of Big MDu;h Jim.
q leading man among the Washocs.
Two hundred dollars in silver and sew
eral ponies changed hands on the re.
suit. Smoke Greek Sans squaw was
the vic;or. and Sam won two ponies
and over twenty dollars in coin. The
fight lasted nearly an hour. and when
it ended the two squaws were covered
With blood Not much haIr was left
on the head Of either Big-Moutll
Jim's mahala was dragged out Of tho
ring with but little left OF either ear.
while Smoke Creek Sans squaw had
one eye hanging out on her check =
virginia (Nsr.) Enterpriss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02

Mechanics are often addicted to what
can only be called awkwardness In
getting at a now or strange piece OF
work. some men make SO much fuss
and appear at such poor advantage.
that surprise is expressed that such
an incompetent man should be
employed. Most of this awkward
ness or '.fumbling' could we'll be
avoided by the man if he would
only sec himself as others see him.
His attention is too much taken up by
some detail of the matter. and he does
not comprehend the whole amount Of
his work: A thorough mechanic gives
a thing thorough thinking over be-
fore he proceeds to execute any work.
II the awkward mechanic would learn
10 think more he would appear 10 much
greater advantage. and would be
worth more money to his employer. -
Boston Bulge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
ABSENCE OF MIND.


4 asn In whom Il Il Developed 10 ~ A.
toaishing Degree.
Now be sure not to forget" said
lady. playfully shaking her finger a.
her escort as he arose 10 stretch hi
legs between acts. and turning to {
lady friend. explained: ''lis Is so ab
sent.minded."
o"Does he forgot your letters and or
rands?"
oh. no, indeed! He Is so absent
minded / never intrust any to him.
But he forgcts mo Why. only las
week he went ont between acts an,
never returned. ! went homo alone
and found him peacefully smoking
his cigar before the open fire. quit,
oblivious of myself and the thca:cr. .
was very indignant but when ] be
gan with tears in my eyes: '.HOw
could you 60 OF and leave mo sol?
the whole occurrence seemed to fasl
upon him He sprang to his feet de.
ciaring he had been worrying all th'
evening about something he had for
gotten, and SO overwhelmed me will
loving protestations that couldn';
talk to him very seriously"
How sad! l wonder il all mon arr
20 afflicted Ny husband Is Why.
RENE mbcr one day he arose from tn
dinner table. and feeling slight un.
easiness in his eyes. began operations
upon them with his tooth-pick. nearly
destroying his sight"
How unfortunate.
Yes and ono night asked him Il
roplcnish the fuel in tho CRATE. and ir
a ct Of abstraction he brought in hot
of water and poured it on to tho fire
scalding himssH and bringing ruin u
every thing
Ooh. how perfectly awful! But
hadn't begun to tell you tho wors
about my husband. Why. it was only
. week after our marriage. while
walking down Woodward avenue arm
| in arm. he 50 far forgot himself as Il
| imagine no had an extremely burden
some bundle under his arm. an.
offered . newsboy aquarter 10 carry
for him
".But wars yer bundle. mister th'
little fellow inquired AMI will yO'
believe it my Benedict dclibcratcl.
handed me over to the small boy. AM
/ was 50 mortiiied"--
Her voice was drowned by tho OF
chcs.ra Detroit Free Ircss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
FULL OF FUN.

Mamma. {" said . little girl. II 's
slept Just sixteen hours went G
ted at eight and got mp at eight"
"A man who did not recognise .
metaphysician explained that he had
never metaphys;cian before.-S1s'"gs.
When you consider how tho bani,
10 frettcd it's no wonder 1t makes such
. noise. -Nsrchane 7rdbeler
Joking about her nose. = young
lady said: Il had nothing to do with
shapingit. It was birthday present" -"
-Freensan's Na9asinE
-B.obson-"Well. Dumpssy. We
had . private hop At our house last
night" Dumpsey-''You don't say
so! Blobson-'.YeA stepped ON
tack. ."-Buriingson Free Press.
Mrs Biggins-"Ah. Mrs StiS-
gins. It's not every woman who has
husband like yours They say he is
very indulgent Mrs. Stiggins-
There! told J oshua that il he KEEP
ON indulging on tho sly somebody
would find it out "-7H-Bit
-'YOur husband Is . sclf-made
man. believe" remarked gentle
man to Congressman's wife. ''Yes.
she replied. her plumage pulling az
with pride; Eyes. he 10 tho Anarchis
Of his own fortune" Washington
Critic
-"Well. I never; the new diseases
they have nowadays" said Mrs Pellet
Il asked the doctor how Mr. Splec'
was. and he told me. with very sobcl
face, that he was convalcsscning. Los
ing his flesh. poor man. s'Posc tia
means" "-Nantwcke. Inquirer.
First Tramp Changing back)-
..Wot's the use goin' in there? Halt
dozen bars have refused ms trus
already" Second Tramp-''What ih'
country demands is an investigation
OF the Trusts. and that's what I'm on
So como alon@"-7sras Sifi"gA
-Dumley (to landlady)-''How tru
it is. MrA Hendricks. that woman
| work is never donc?" Landlady-
VERY. Iwould like to sec you . mo
mont after dinner. Mr.. Dumley. bcfor
| you 20 out" FsathcrlY (whisp ,ring
III say. Dumlcy. some womcn's worl
IL always DUNK T. SwA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
aIcu TURQUOISE MINE.
4 Nsv UexIean Mountain Which Coossana
Gems ln PP0fassoo.

a NeV AexIeAn A0untoan Wnaco Coosos1s
Gems in PPofasson.
One OF the very few turquoise mines
an this continent is situated neal
Santa Fa N. NJ 1t was worked
profiiably during the timc OF the Span.
ish occupation Of N.w Mexico and
when the Spaniar,ls were driven out
Of the country the Pueblo Indians tried
to cfface this surviving monument oi
their conqneror's tyranny by hVins
M tho shafts Of tho milic to the top
with the rock that had been dug out
Seven years ago New York company
bought the property from its Mexicl
owners. who were doinsnPthins "
il. and began to clear 6dt tho shan
intending to resume the workings any
flood the market with turquoi5
They cleared two OF tho shafts o
tho bottom. aud were bcginni
to cxcavate the flled-in t"-
nels when their money gave oui
and they wero unable to continue the-
work. They tried to raise five hun
dred thousand dollars to deselop The
mine and failed. and then they adv1.
,ised the whole property for san.
Now it seems that b ,stOn company
is about to take hold Of the mino vorh
money enough TO see il il really has
the turquoise in IL that tradition credits
to Il Elward w. l. Wilkes was in
the city recently. returning to Boston
from Santa Fc. where he has been
looking at the mine. = Il am certain
that the company will buy the mine."
said he 10 q reporter My report
will recommend it as . good invest
ment. The mine is in . mountain
which is still known by its Mexican
name of Mount Chalchuiti. aud 1t ~
about a mile from tho mining camp q
LIS Csrrillas. On my first visit to TIE
mountain 1 found los-of Pueblo iIR.
dians cropping about u the heapl o.
rubbish on the DUN Ps by th1 30
shafts. looking for stray bits OF t'r.
quoiso They all wore strings around
their nccks. on which hung ono or
several pieces Of the mos. beautiful
and trucst-colored turquoise ever
saw-the genuine :rccnisli-bluc COM
bination. ! tried TO buy some OF these
| pieces. but the Indians refused 10 sell
at any reasonable price the pieces J
wanted. and l could get only one OF
two pieces Of inferior colpr Alter that
visit got Mexican interpreter In
Santa Fc and drove out to visit some
of tho Pueblo towns near BY. where
found out that all the turq noise the
Indians wore hal come from this mine.
The Indians tell the most remarkable
stories about the wealth that has b Z
l-rNken out Of n. and the people /,
Santa FL say that one piece OF TIM
quoisc from the mountain now holds
place among tho crown jewels q
Spain. Af,er that examined ti1
mine and tho mountain very caoset4
and am satisfied that We can find tn
quo;se in quantity sufficient to return
handsome profits if we start to drift in
on the mountain from the side -
posi,c 10 the ol | wo>kings The
quoise lies In a chalky formation. p
il is found in deposits all through me
mountain. and no: in vein- "ISs
Lomis Globe Democral .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
MADAME cARNoT.
The Glover Womaa who Nov Presodes
the Elys0o

rhs Clever Woman who Now Presldes .
the Etyses.
President Carrots wife Is . clever
woman. lively and we'll informed. and
has made q great effort to restore
some Of tho social glorics OF Paris
which were SO much obscurod under
the Grevy regime. She was active in
pushing her husband and in keeping
his name before the public. and never
missed attending an official reception.
30 to her he owes to q certain extent
his present honora While shc was
going to all these receptions she was
taking notes OF the failures and errors
II tho hostesses and has thereby
managed to avoid most Of thcnA now
that She herself has TO give them.
She Is the daughter Of brilliant man.
Dupont White. translator Of Stuart
Mills works in French. She speaks En-
ylish with perfect huency. and is much
more fond Of English than
II French novels Gorge E-
ot is hor favorit,. bus Ouida
and Miss Braddon she also likes be.
cause Of their rapidity. which carries
aer swiftly along to the denouement.
She has no son. which is a great grief
to her. but for consolation has four
pretty clever little daughters. whom
she trains with great care She is cx-
rcmely fond Of American women.
and since her elevation to tho E.ysce
has been careful 10 have the United
S. atcs we'll represented by its female
citizens at all her receptions Their
arc a number OF important French
ncn with Anne rican wives among
Them NJ. Waddin gton. who has been
Ambassador to England for 50 long Z
lime. His wifs was Miss King. oi
New York. tho daughter Of one Of the
presidents of Columbia College.
clemenceau: to whom Sadi-Carnol
owes in reality his election. married a
Miss Mary Pummcr. Of Greenwich.
Coan. Mime. Cicmenceau Is great
friend Of the Presidents wife, and. in
Iced. has become more French than
:he French. rarely appearing at any
American house in Paris. with the ex.
.eption Of the United States Nh
ster' a"-N y World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

There is no necessity that u man
should inherit his fathers talents if he
inhcrits his fathers shekels--New Hd-
rem Ncws.
An old man who never did any
thing worse in his youth than throw u
SNOWFALL ut dead cat. will amusc you
by the hour telling YOU what bad boy
he was.
-Cslumny. says philosopher. is like
a coal; if it does not burn it will soil.
Yes, and calumny warns n man about
rs we'll as coal. too. Still. we prefer
coal.-Lyc.
-"Thc times will improve when
toboysani,.g is over" said Jones.
..How's that?" asked Smith. "Well.
we won't see SO many people going
down hill then. "-Boston Courier.
-..Aggic. come yer an poke dc
baby up-hc mustn't go sleep now.
kasc ii 60 to dc sociable dis evenin' .
an leave him with his pa, l doan wan
him to wake up."- "-Ha,per's Bazaar.
A gentleman. who recently retired
from business, has succeeded in wind
ing up all his affairs successfully. with
the exception of his Waterbury watch
He is at work on that now. taking onl,
twenty minutes for meals.-Epoch.
A priest is called in to see 4 poo'
old hackman who is on his deatli-bcd
The priest (solemnly) = "Have yor
been in the habit of going to church :?
The hackman (faintly)-''No; but lhi'
face brightening] I've driven lots o
people there. Truth.
-Bobby-..Didn't You have an un''
brclla with you last night. Mr.. Feath
| erly?" Mr.. Fcathcrly-''Umbrellal
Why, it didn't rain last night" Fun
nv" remarked Bobby. dismissing th'
subject rs il of no special importance
II heard pa tell ma that he saw yo'
about eleven last night. and that yo'
we're pretty well soaked. ."-Ierds Sill
sngs.
"A professor in California coslcg'
was stricken with lockjaw during
Latin recitation some three weeks aSt
and has not been able to speak since
He was teaching the continental pro
nunciation and had just told the clas
that Yoolius Kaiser said ''Wany. wccd;,
weekly" when the shock came. and
is quite generally believed that the out
ragged spirit of the libcIed old Roma'
landed his traduccr a sollakcr in tn
'iaw with bis mailed hand. d.-Drrdetie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
A POSER.

posee q Adonis. - . dandy - . dade,
's' M where and every where ne strikes IN
attitude;
40 Oh. tbs easy 70 perceive, as by this youth
We pass
'Ass he poses very frequently before tbs look.
ae poses IN TIE drawing room. he poses on the
street.
ne poses at The table as Sybarite complete;
poses - courtier wherever wealth ID
found,
Ahd poses - model when artists are around
He leans in some directions that are really
quite absurd,
out leans not 70 economy rs I have ever heard; !;
Ana 50 It is NO wonder that creditors so grim.
dn temper ciscomposing. effect lien on him.
A times he's quite imposing some beauty to
begaile,
Ana imposes his remarks in captivating style:
ana that he may the better his inclination
keep.
Al night you'll fnd him posing. and reposing-
in his sleep.
Sech Is his case OF attitude, such grace has hs
acquired.
ms poses in society are very much admired:
ana though hn predictions are thus openly dis
closed,
nstil remains poser why he never has pro-
posed
-Josephis. Pollard. in " r. L.dger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
What He Wanted Il For.

MrPel,cr is a trifls abscn.- minded.
The other night he was laundering
about in q daik bedroom when his
wife came in with light.
..What in the world arc you looking
fOr?'
I'm looking for that internal. meas.
" boot-j ,ck!
why. what do you want OF II"
.What do want OF the boo'-jack!
Dear. dear! What can I want Of il! To
pry { e my collar button. and hammer
The basyy spots out Of my partaloops
Il course!'
Co.. yes" mildly. Il thought you
coulln't want it too pull OF yonr slip.
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
ToMBS OF MONARcHS.


What nss Reeome Of the Istermsdlsss
Ktngs Of France. =.
In one indistinguishable mass they
lie beneath the high altar OF St Denis
From Cows down 10 Louis XVI their
8 atcly monuments indeed still stand
around the church, but the tOmbs -
Meath these monuments are eX.
F,r the bloodthirsty revolutionise Of
1898 the murder of the living kip2
was not enough Tho deal also mVst
b, rooted out-thcir very ashes de-
sgroyed. No less than ffty-One tOmbs
were, by decree Of tho conventidV.
riilel and dcspoilesl. The botlica>oi
Kings Greens and Princess in evety
stage OF decay were tossed indiscriml-
natcly into two great trenches dug
without the church The corpse *
Henry w. (surnamed tho GieaO wAS
found in nearly perfect lSes,rva
A soldier wantonly cut OF his beafq
md wore it on his own lip rs a mus
iache. Aasth-r was stuffed ip.
glass case. and mad - .shoN D. ~
.raiify idle turiositv.V nc recently.
Inferred bodies Of Marie Antoincttc
and tho unhappy Louis were also cast
nut into the ditch. and some attempt
was made to burn them. but nj.
parently with only partial SUGGEST
For when Louis XVIII caused the re-
nains of his ancestors to be Withdrawn
from the common trench Ito bs re-
uuried IN consccratcd ground) il was
still possible to separate these two
from the rest. and they were placed in
emporary wooden shells until. no
ioubt, some more ting receptacle
could b, provided That time. how.
ever. never came. Af'er the July
revolution even their rffi .ies were re-
moved and hisl,lsn away in the dark
.st ,rncr of the cryp'. and when ws
visited the spot some few years back
the unfortunate Louis and his stately
Q ,cen still lay in their pauper ctfin.
A long. narrow slit in the wall. guard
ed by iron bars. showed us the interior
II plainly-arched vault. immediately
beneath the. chanccl. Tho two dusty
looking collins, Of common. unpainte'l
deal. stood side by side. facing from
north to south. Placed In little nicho
Immediately above thcm . small
Esruscan lamp gave forth . fecbt,
light and enabled us to SEQ that they
were supported by strong woo'ien
lrestlcs. painted black. Several rows
II other similar trcstles stO d in read
mess around, but few OF ih-m w~ro
occupied. and those chi Nv W Tiny
cofiins Of little royal children--Pasl
EdJ Gazette
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

Phil Armour surveys his varied af.
fairs BY the aid of an account book. six
feet wide when closed. Opened il
stretches from one end of his little pri.
| vate Office to the other.
Kaiser William left little fortune
of &75. 100000 He was little less than
half as rich as Vanderbilt. and almost
as rich rs Jay Gould. Queen Victoria
has thirty or forty milliOna
Robert McCrone of Thompsonville.
Conn.,. is the most consistent vegeta-
rian in the Nutmeg State. He has
eaten no animal food for over forty
years. Ike is now sixty-five and in
perfect health.
| An eccentric person who died rc-
Gently in Barren County. Kentucky.
had not seen his father or brother fol
thirty wears, although living within
three miles of them and being on good
terms with them.
| M. Chevrcul. the noted Acientist
Of France. who is one hundred and two
years old. has been sitting to a sculptor
for bust. ''Bc kind enough, he
said to the artist, mot to make me
look any older than am"
Mr. C. o ID. Kelly. now living H.
San Francisco. is the sole survivor Of
Sam Houston's famous spy company in
the Texan war of 1885. He carried the
tidings of the massacre of the Alamo,
in 1886, to New Orleans. and from
thence to New York. He was born ir
1902, and is now in his eighty-sixtf
year.
Monsieur Joseph. Vanlerbiltsncw
ten thousand dollar French cook. in.
dignantly repudiates that cognomcn Of
the kitchen. and lays claim to the more
aristocratic and high-sounding title OF
nsastronomical director" He says he
does not come to cook. but to say what
shall be cooked and how it is to bt
done.
Senator Chace. of Rhode Island,
is the only member of the United
States Senate who always wears
| swallow-tailcd coat When a Senator
recently appeared at Washington
dinner i'm conventional evening dres:
a dignified punsser remarked: ''Ah,
there is Y in extremely Chaced ut
tirc:"'
| "A young man who died in Fresno
Cal, recently. owed his death to cx.
cessive cigarette smoking. He was
only seventeen years old. and fine
specimen of physical manhood. but hi'
system became saturated with th'
poison, paralysis cnsued. and all thu
efforts of his physician were power'es'
to help him.
John L. Sullivan onco drove
street car in Boston for the paltry sum
Of two dollars per day. It was while
engaged in this occupation that ne wa
discovered by John B. Mccormick
sporting editor of the Cincinnati En-
gnircr, by whom he was introduced
into the pugilistic world in which n
has since made SO much fame an'
money.
Mrs. Cleveland has given up writ
ing autograph letters The demand
have grown too heavy. When sh
first went to the White Honsc sh
acknowledged every book. flower o
, compliment by u pretty autograph lei
, ter. Now she has to dictate her CORE
. spondcncc and has all she can do
|, sign her name to letters OF acknowl
ciSment and the other answers to he
| ..~.1nnan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02

You have q brother. then. sirr'
YES madame" .Oaly one?" Yes.
madame" Strange! I just asked
your sister the Same question and she
replied that she had two" PUCK
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02

Long Island farmers wives get
'h-ee ces:,s psir for making boys
rant.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-06-02

England uses seventy Poanis OF
sugar per capita; the United Sss:ss
ifiy pounds
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28

All cattle bearing the above brand on right hip are the property of the unders ign ed. Ear marks; Crop and split in right ear and split on top of left ear. Also all cattle with bar M on both sides; also all horses branded bar M on left side. Range, Mon. eollon Mountains. Postoffice address, Flag stuff, Arizona. F. M. Nanderllp,
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28
WATERS CATTLE COMPANY.

Cattle brand "C
 both hlps; ear marks as above
 Calves branded running w both sides, left jaw; ear marks: crop left, unde T sl o.pe
 Horse brand "C'
 left thigh; also q on left thigh on old stock; Ranch and range between Clear Creek and i. Chevl ans Fork, sLittle Colorado ri. ianaper; Post Office
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28
A sound Legal Opinion,

E. Bainbridge Monday Esq Coun- ty Atty, Clay Co.,, Tex. says |" Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results. My brother also was very low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his llfe. !"
 Mir. D. l. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky, adds like testimony say ing: He positively believes he would have died, had it not been for Flee. ,ric Bittcrs
 This lgreat remedy will ward of as we'll as cure all. Malarial Diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and Stom. ach disorders stands unequaled. !,
 Prlce soc. and sr. at D. J. Bran nen & Co.'S.
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28

McMILLA N & GOODWIN.
 T brand on right side of nose. Ewes, crop in right and split in each ear Wethers, crop in left and split in each ear. Range three miles north of Flagstaff. P. o. aadres, Flasa1f. Ar'yona.
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28
Fortunate Lumber Camp Ticket Holders

Fortunate Lumber Camp Ticket Holders Some months ago party work ing in the lumber camp of Wm. Coach, on the Sturgeon river, order. ed 3I tenth tickets in The Louisiana State Lottery. One of these was a tenth of ticket No. 7I,57s, which won the first prize of sI5o, 900, in the drawing of the 7th of Feb. giving The handsome sum of SI5.ooo to be divided. There were sixteen in the club, the tickets being sent to Geo. J. Johnson, of Baraga. Three of, ,the holders were of one family, being John Bodwein, bis wife and child who thus secures a good share. = L'Anse (Mich. Sentinel, March !.
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28

Yavapai county. Ear marks-Swsl, <, low fork in right. under bit and slt- n left ear. All horses belonging to are brtll.liln. on left hip.
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28

HARRY FULTON-Horse and mule brand on left hip as shown in cut Sheep ewes hole in the left ear and split Tn the right. Wetheis reverse that of ewes Rams branded F on horn. Range near Norman Lake Mogollon Mountains P. 0. address Facs,af, Ar:zona.
The Arizona champion., 1888-04-28

Babbitt Bros.--P. o. Address, Flagstaff, Arizona. Range, Clark s Valley, Mogollon mountains. Brand as above cut. All young stock brand ed on both sides, with swallow fork and underblt in each ear. Also own the following: Boot, T, T H, any where on left side of animal. Boot cattle, road brand w on right side; T cattle, cross on right side. Horse brand, co.