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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
POISONED ARROWS.


20 tho Geographical 0oesety.
At Avisibba, about half way between
Panya Falls and the Nepoko. the ma
tives attacked our camp in quite q
resolute and determined fashion. Their
stores OF poisoned arrows they thought
gave them every advantage; and. in
deed. when tho poison Is fresh it is
most deadly. Lieutenant Stairs and
five men were wounded BY these. Lieu
tenant Stairs wound was from an ar
row the poison Of which was dry-it
must have been put on some days be-
fore. After three weeks or so he re-
covered strength, though the wound
was not closed for months. Ono man
received . slight puncture near the
wrist; he died from tetanus five days
after. Another received . puncture
near the shoulder in the muscles of the
arm; he died six hours later than the
first case-of tetanus also. One was
wounded in the gullet-a slight pune.
ture-he died on the seventh day. I
believe one. wounded in the side, died
at night the same day. Tetanus ended
the sufferings of all.
We were much exercised as to what
this poison might be that was 90
deadly. On returning from the Nyanza
to relieve the rear column. under
Major Barttelot We halted at Avis
ibba. and. rummaging among the huts.
found several packages Of dried red
ants. or pismires It was then We
knew tina: the Adried bodies OF these.
ground into powder. cooked in palm
oil. and smeared over the wooden
points Of the arrows. was tho deadly
irTitant by which We lost go many fine
mon with such terrible suffering. Now
We wonder that vs have been so long
In the dark. for We could create any
number Of poisons from such insects
as We have seen. The large black ant.
for instance. whose bite causes q great
blister. would be still more venOmous
prepared in the same way; the tmail
grey caterpillars would make another
irritant. which, mixed with the blood.
WOuAO OOCbOI0 = 00u " OCtttuS bl0
bloated spiders. IN inch in length.
which arc covered with pricklcs most
painful to the touch. would form an
other terrible compound. the effects of
which make one shudder to think Of.
these poisons are prepared in the
woods. In the depths Of the forest the
savage makes his flre and prepares the
fatal venom which lays low even the
huge elephant It is forbidden to cook
it near . village. In the forest he
smears his arrows, and having covered
the points with fresh leaves lest he
himself might be . victim. he Is ready
for war.
could write . book almost upon the
various species Of bees found in this
forest region. and several books might
be written about the multitude Of
curious insects We have seen. What
with the bees Of all kinds, the wasps.
the various kinds Of tacks, gnats, etc.
our lives have been made just as mis-
erable as they could we'll be. We were
prepared to encounter the most fero-
cious cannibals. but the Central African
forest now opened up for the 6rst time
contains some horrors within its
gloomy bosom that We were not pre-
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
FIELD ROOT CROPS.


= Ysv Pelass Absas The Best Asehods -
Thsar PrsAsesiea.
An acre devoted to carrots. parsnipa.
beets and turnips will provide IN
amount Of succulent food for winter
use that not only lessons the grain re.
quired. but promotes the health and
thrift of the animals. Though low in
untricious value. yet the enormous
crops that may be obtained more than
recompense for any deficiency that may
exist otherwise Root crops largely
take the place Of eusilage where siloe
have not been constructed, and the
acre in roots will enable the farmer TO
keep moro stock and have the animals
In better condition than from any other
crops that can be grown.
Tho difficulty with carrots and pars-
nips is the extra work required with
the crop after the seed is eown. tho
slow germination destroying the lines
Of tho rows. rs grass covers the entire
plot before the seeds begin to shove
out their young plants. the tedious
labor Of hand wedding being re-
quired. This difficulty. however. has
been overcome by mixing seeds Of
quick-germinating plants. such as
radish, with that Of the carrots or
parsnips. The radish soon oDmes up.
the rows can be worked. and the rad
ish then pulled up and marketed or
fed to the pigs improved sred drills
now drill the seed at regular places in
the rows. and e sufficient diAtance to
permit the ho1s1o be used. Once the
young plants are up and worked tho
dificulty Is over, n the plsnts soon
take possession and crowd out the
weeds and grass. Another difficulty
Is that OF storage. The practice Of
heaping the roots in mounds to be left
out during the winter. renders the
task Of feeding them to stock very dis
agreeable. especially when the ground
IL frozen. This is now overcome by
storing them in bins. in a cold cellar.
and. II preferred. they may b packed
in dry earth in the bins.
Beets. carrots. parsnips ami turuipe
grow from small seeds. and from three
to five pounds will suffice for planting
an acre OF ground. while tbs potato
must be grown from bulky tubers. -
much As fifteen or twenty bushels be-
ing required for IN acre. according to
the mode Of planting. II the cutting
Of the potato seed. the labor Of destroy.
ing the beetle and the lower excepting
qualities Of the potato. compared with
the carrot or parsnip. be considered.
the cost Of production should be no
moro for the carrots and parsnips than
for the formsssawhile . mu.:h larger
yield. snd Of moro valuable feeding
material (not excepting the tcps). may
be obtained. II such crops are to be
grown. however. farmers 81 0uld not
wait longer. but get the seed in early.
Many crops have been failures owing
to the delay In planting. the grass be-
ing we'll up before the seed has germ
mated. The root crops should be we'll
started before warm weathec. 90 ~ to
better resist the drought and also to
allow % much time - possible for
completing growth. The soil should
be rich. fine. and the crops thoroughly
cultivated Paul. GlObo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
HAUNTING OEAO-eEA7S.

0osten's Debtors Purssed BY CoantsrSsle
Corpses II 6save-Clothea.
The courts here decided. . day or
two ago. that the law could not permit
. local collecting bureau to persecute
delinquent debtors by sending after
them agents gotten up as corpses in
burlesquc grave-clothes. The notion
was not only ingenious but humorous
as well. conveying . cheerful sugges-
tion of pursuing the dead-beat even to
tho tomb. But some Of the victims did
not enjoy being followed around by
imitation cadavers. and SO the busi-
ness was put stop to.
Imagine how unpleasant it must
have been to b. called on by person
Of cadaverous demeanor. attired in a
costume becomingly combining in its
makeup a suggestion Of the shroud
with the front half of q dress-suit and
the usual accompaniment Of dickey.
shirt-cuffs. and ready-made satin tie,
such as the average undertaken
considers essential to what he
would call . refined gentleman's sp-
pearance in the CONN. This is an
eight condition Of man. as he appears
in public for the last time before his
final RELOCATION to the tomb. which
Shakespeare forgot to add Is p. S to
his Seven Ages" Add to the above
description Of this new style Of coll
lector, II you please. countenanoe
arti6cially whitened and q voice that
appeals for cash in tones suggestive Of
the sepulcher. Then you have . pict-
ure Of q visitor whom you would not
feel it agreeable 10 receive in your
business or to find ringing your door
bell at all hours of the day, especially
when the nature Of his mission has
become generally Recognized from his
extraordinary get-up. Undeniably.
the corpse system was found to work
admirably. and many unfortunates,
hitherto regarded as well-nigh hope
less. paid up to escape being haunted
in this public and dolefully ludicrous
manner. But complaint was made
that it was technical blackmail, and
thus it is that the dead-beats Of Boston
are no longer followed about by col
lectors fresh from Hsdes.-Bostou
Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
The meanest man in England Is

The meanest man in England Is
said to live in the town Of Woodbridge.
Some one was about to present his
daughter with . sealslkin sacque. but
he refused to let her accept it. on the
ground that it would cost too much TO
buy camphor to keep the moths from
it during the summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13

Artist (holding out photography
Don't you want your picture taken?
Three for aquarssr.'" SAabbypsrty-
mo. don't care for any. 4ysbrother
had his taken three times. and he was
innocent every time but oae&"-Tsxas
Sifting4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13

In GeFmony, With mortality In
Its army the lowest in Europe. the
death rate Of the civil population 10 &,
in Italy and in Austria II per ! 900
higher than In England, which means
In Germany . sacrifice Of 135. 900 lives
yearly moro than with the British,
and in the two last countries q GA.
100 lives annually over and above the
corresponding loss Of lie IN England
md Wales
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
WEST ERN HORSe-RANcES

One of the Most Rsllshls Sources -
Meatsas's 0rsss Presrssssy.
In the new State Of Montana the
business Of raising horses for all pur-
poses Of use Is developing 90 rapidly as
to justify . prediction that, next TO the
gold and silver Of that State. its great
est source Of prosperity will be found
in its fine and spirited ranse-horses.
The enormous profits OF the csttle busi-
ness conducted on the ranging prin-
ciple are likely to be even exceeded by
horse-raising. in Central and Eastern
Montana, for much Of otherwise good
grazing land IL land which cattle
ranchers can not use on account Of its
distance from water. But the question
Of water 10 not 50 important with
horses as with other stock. for they
will 60 many miles from water to feed.
returning during the summer about
once . day, and in the winter eating
snow to satisfy their thirst These
range-horses are beautiful animals.
graded up from the Indian ponies
or broncos. by the intrOduc-
tion OF Clyde. Norman. Percheron and
stations Of other fine breeds, either
full blooded or high grade. They feed
in bands, or punches" As they are
called in the West Of from fifteen to
seventy five, seldom more than the lat
tor number. The ranges are already
overcrowded near the Pacific coast. 30
that in Western Montana and Oregon
the horses are cheaper than further
east. The colts are broken to ride or
drive at three years old. but the old
style Of breaking horses on the plains.
q pursued by the cowboy. is rapidly
disappearing and the methods Of the
scientific horse-brealker taking its
place This h necessary to make
horses suitable for our Eastern mar
kets. for . horse broken In the old
style is either ''brokeu-hearted." that
Is, spiritless. or else never freed from
the vicious tricks be learned when try
ing to throw his rider. A band Of un-
broken range-horses feeding On the
buffalo and bunch grasses Of the up
land plateaux. or seeking the water
streams in the ''coulees." Or ravipes,
conveys the idea Of the most unlimited
freedom. yet they seldom wander more
than six Or seven miles from the ranch.
-Demorest's 4onthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-13
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.

How MIS- Do Sweot's Hopes Wero Blasted
~ The Maa - Her Choice.
Miss De Sweet-Do you like pearls!
Mr.. Niccfellow-I do not care for
separate pearls; they arc too tame; but
l admire them in rows or clusters.
Miss De $50 do L II there is any
thing I love. it is . pearl necklace
large pearls. you know. Pa gave mo
one some years ago. but although it is
very handsome, do not care much for
it. because the pearls are rather small.
Mr.. N-Oh! Small pearls should
be put in q necklace. Only the largest
size are worthy Of such display. For
my part, l much prefer diamond neck.
laces.
Miss De S-Arcn't they lovely! Tho
pure white diamonds especially.
a Mr.. N.-Yes. les . pity. though.
the c0lored diamonds are out Of
fashion; but think they are coming
back. saw . necklace to-day with
every tenth diamond colored. and the
effect was wonderfully brilliant. 1t
was at Biffany's; quite cheap. too. By
the way. will you marry me?
Miss Dc S-Oh! This SO sudden!
Yes. my love. ! will.
Miss De s (half IN hour lster)-
Clara Nubbins. next door. is engaged.
too; but / think her lover shownd
shocking taste in the selection Of h'r
ring, it is 90 big and clumsy; and. b.
sides. Il seems sort Of brazen. 1t is si1
large diamonds set with pearls.
Mr.. N.-For an engsgement-ring
there is nothing neater than plain
gold. BifRany has them for . dollar. =
n. Y. Weekly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
sUpwiyS nm CELEBRATfoNs.

There may not be time. but II there Is, ~
u,onld snem a. II IL would be q
good thing to get our explosive sub.
WAYS brought under control In some way
before the great centennial parades the latter
mart OF this month Noise will, OF course, enter
into the celebration; there win be the boom
Of the cannon, the rattle Of musketry and the
blare OF the brass band, but 70 these no one
can wish TO add the crash Of the subway ex-
ploson. It would not be historically correct how
ever great the noise might be. The subway explosion
has no ancestry; it is modern--s very pervenu
among late arrivals Washington mover heard OF the
subway explosion II our celebration is 10 be free
from anachronisms as IL is proposed, we must
throttle the subway explosion at any cost
So far our subway explosions have been unse.
companied by loss Of life or serious personal In
fury. but while great parade Is taking place
should an eruption occur the consequences might
not be of so pleasant character. In any case
we do not want TO blow up our guests. They
come from where subway explosions are unknown,
and therefore have that confidence in the solid
earth usual to the human race outside Of volcanic
districts and New-York, and It would be cruel
TO destroy this confidence by allowing street
to explode IL It could be prevented. As for those
of us who live here, we have become accustomed
10 looking on the surface Of the earth as the
most unstable Of objects; our confidence was
blown up with manhole covers and buried under
showers Of paving blocks long ago.
OF course, New.York leads In everything, but
really, between ourselves-and these few words
are wholly for home consumption-these subway
explosions are not just exactly the thing. New
York Is ahead of every other city In the country
we oil understand that thoroughly, but still they
seem TO order these subway matters better than
we do In some OF the towns that we are &c
customed to looking down on. We talk about
the provinces-and, 10 speak truth, an outsider
can have but a faint idea Of how much salts
faction we get out OF that word, provinces, -
but the fact lie, we would hardly know what 10
say for ourselves II we should get several thousand
people here from these same provinces and then
have Fifth-avc. explode. Just think what Chicago
would say. How Philadelphia and She
boyRan would talk Remember how we
patted Chicago ON the head and told
her the way 20 manage her Anarchists
Think for o moment OF the hollow hooking laugh
that would float IN from the pralEies II Broad
way should blow up and carry the centennial
parade with Il. II 0 Chicago man should be so
much as scratched by such an accident we should
never hear the end OF II. 10 behOoves us, il
we would keep che provinces under control and
avoid being made fun Of by Boston and Iowa
City, that we do something 20 restrain our hasty
and calorio snhways. And 10 should be done
before the coming celebration, II possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
DIR. voN BUELoW's SECOND Rectal.

.,0 v.s,ersav asernoop several scores OF piano
49,. ,sacho,s took lesson on how 10 interpret Bee
thoven from Dr. Won Buelow. while ~ many hundred
mustc lovers enjoyed his playing without 'hought
OF its pedagogical character, which seemeu 20
40 highly valued by the listeners with books. me
d,.c. ,vas auto as numerous and appreciafive as
,ha, ~ Monday afternoon, but not quite as pafene
"a tayoe number left the theatre before the END
M the pronamme was reached. The Iate nour 40
heh the recital began may have had something 70 10
with this A recital which is 10 consume TWO houts
NJ least ought begin before O'CLOCK othef"ise
,r,a-s.a with the domestic Affairs Of the overwheim-
ing majority Of its patrons. who are women Fortu
r.,eIv the remaining recitals win begin an hour
earlier. $500.
nr Won Buelow's programme yesterday contained
,os,r ,opatas Iop o. Nos. 1 and and op' 81 mos
0 and 81 and two sets Of variations. the niteen On
the melody which Beethoven used IN 'ne 1to
retheuan baIlst and the finale OF the Heroic syn
phony and the thlrty-three on an onglh@i '"ome
IN cminor composed in 1905. Three OF the sohstas'
a, hO, ths frst belong TO those which most ouen
heard I'm our concert rooms; all show traces OF inc
s,orv Individuality which had its fun manifestation
in IN. three sonatas with which Dr. Won baeo" WIN
conclude to-morrows recital In their reaalns' Ds'
ysn puelow, II we may venture 70 compare MN WIN
hnsef on Monday, grew with the task eeiofo nui' Du.
h,a fingers did not always keep pace with his MIND ana
fancy. The Doctor play the finale OF the csnarp
minor SONATA with It's delineation OF turbulent
struggle between the soul Of humanity aud oyerhadow
inc fate relieved by occasional Whispering OF en-
soragoment aud comfort, much more thriilngy snsn
Ia dI Yesterday As on Monday, his playing grew ~
dnnrss and strength and oearness as he Went on, ana
ha achieved his best results IN the LAST sonata and me
~ This seems strange, for the strain mental
ana physlc Imposed by such recital must DC enor-
nous Especially when plays wholly nom memory as
~ Won puelow does. II seems 10 be due 70 mar
sbaIine OF ali tho powers IN obedience 70 the
command OF an iron will ergroSsed with the perform
49, ~ hch duty whether this is the explanation Or
rot tbs fact IA lAcOntestahe. At the third recital 10
morrow afternoon Dr. Duelow win play the sonatas
* ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03

n 1919 and failed Of adoption then, tends TO
show That secrecy was not the rule at that time
The rule had been in force only twenty-one
wears when Senator William Allen, OF ONO,
began seven years struggle for open sessions
upon nominations. In 1853 Salmon I, Vnase
renewed the assault, and urged open sessions
for treaties as well as nominations, and Charles
Summer was one Of those who supported him.
Twenty years ago the rule that any Senator
who dyuIged Executive business should be
expelled was adopted But every one knows
how little attention is paid to ii. A Mrs. Can
acur says in the play, People will TALK and
one Of the results Of secret sessions, as Senator
Teller complains, Is that the speeches OF SEN
ators are reported in the newspapers, but not
correctly. The Senator believes that . ma
jority OF the people Of the United states favor
onen sessions, and the Senate, in all probability,
would make no mistake il 1t came TO the same
conclusion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
TIE SAMOAg BMERGENoY.

The Alexandrine, which has been ordered
to Samoa, Is one Of the newest cruisers In the
German Navy. corvette built of steel and
iron, with q displacement Of 1870 tons, she
developed in 1883 on her trial trip mean
speed of 8 knots in heavy sea. She carries
battery of nineteen modern guns, and supply
OF Schwartzkopff torpedoes, and has crew Of
267 officers and men. Either the Atlanta,
Boston or Chicago would be a match for her
In all respects except ordnance, and possibly
superior to her in speed; but the Richmond,
dating back TO 1859, with an antiquated bat
terry and maximum speed Of or knots, is
sorry exhibition Of American naval resources.
The Alert and Adams will, however, restore
the balance, II tho SperbeF, which Is to be the
Alexandrine's companion ship, be the old-type
gunboat of that name mentioned Ia the German
naval lists. That Is small vessel, not larger
than the American Palos, which Is now en-
pioyed on the Adatic Station. II may be- how
ever. that CHS is another and more formidable
Sperber, representing more modern ideas Of
naval architecture. II has not been the policy
OF the German Government in recent years TO
maintain large feet Of cruisers, so that the
loss Of the Eber Olga and Adler is quite o.
serious to its navy as that Of the Trenton, Van
daIia and Nipsic to the American Navy. There
are coast defence arinor-clads and q number Of
| formidable battle-ships. but the Admiralty have
provided cruisers chiefly for small flying squad.
rons, and hence cannot readily replace the three
ships that were sunk. The Alexandrine iea
substitute for the Eber. but the Sperber, II i
be the old-tme gunbeat, win not take the place
of either the Olga or Adler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03

Atxs 49,
ACADEMY or DEsfaM-Day and Evening Ar 1nips'1'
ACADEMY or Music and Sine Old Homestead
xxBERG's THEATRE s-Das Lorie
BROADWAY gHEATHR-2 and s-Tistle Lard FsnntlssoS
nsyoU TREATIES aad "A Midnight Bell
cAeINo-2 and S-Nadiy,
plf.Y'e rHEATRE--e and s:l5 samson and pailah
pocKsTADERs~2a and sI6-Keiiar.
EDEN MUsEK-wax Tableaux
!. GRAND OPERA HoUsE-2-Pygmaioa ana 6aia'esr-s-
Lady Of Lgons-
HARRTsANs PARK THEATRE-2 and s-A11.sA
LYcxUM THEATRE-- s,i5--Tbe Marqciss
OLSON GO RE q Eng and Barnrln's Circus
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE s;so-cAss swln'
NIBIos-2 and -Ermine.
OAKLAND PARx, MI Baseball
PALMERs THEATREA Shiny Queen
pRocroEts aspgT THEATRE s-The County sair
srANDARpTHEATRE-s and s-Ths Boston HOWARD A'1'.
nAsan star specially compans
STAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sTu AVENUE THEATRE s--A cod Nine
fxTu STREET THfEATRE-2 and 5-The Paymasef
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-03
rHE ExcIsE CoMNIssIoN BILL.


The Excise Commission bin comes up to-day
rs a special order in the Assembly. We would
like to see every Republican vote recorded in
its favor, because as the bill has been amend
ed. it Is an excellent measure Of Temperance
Reform. It's passage is urged by the Joint
HiOh-License Committee and the representa-
tiyes of the Anti Saloon movement, and by
every element which fsvors the restriction OF
the LIQUOR traffic. II embodies many features,
besides the increased fees, which will operate
to diminish intemperance and crime.
A unanimous Republican vote, however, Is
too much 10 look for, rs two or three MEM
bers are openly opposed to 1t. But let us
hope that the number OF desertions to the saloon
Democracy will stop there. The Republican
party has pledged itself to the stern restriction
OF the liquor traffic, and In bringing forward
this revised bill it is simply fulfilling that
pledge. The liquor question is now party
issue, made so by the persistent opposition of
the Democrats 10 every restrictive measure.
great or small. The man who deserts the Re
publican ranks on this issue ceases TO be n
Republican.
Predictions of disaster to follow II the Re-
publicans should offend the liquor-dealers are
rife now as they were last year. Has IL ever
occurred to the croakeFs 10 see what names
really were in the casualty column Only one
Of the Republican AssembyDen who voted
against the High License bill last year was re-
elected. This is fact worth thinking about.