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sconced there-there. IL room foe two,
cad no mofe-ase s0'secafe from ctBsr.
vation - though they were buried In .
coral cave at the bottom Of the ocean.
This, then, Is the situatioa tho young PEG.
pie found themselves in.
Observing Miss Gray, tho young man
Dself up proudly. allowed his
Pt0 assume the brick.wal ex-
IN the young lady already knew SO
w. He bowed stifiy and turned aside
to leave.
Miss Gray stretched out white, Jew.
eled hand and touched his arm. blushiug
violently as she did SO. The young man
tried to look naughty, but failed. His
face relaxed into . sunny smile.
Il wish TO say to you, sir, began Miss
Gray. in a strange, forced voics. her
pretty face working q little, "that I an
very sorry"
Into her auditors eyes there shot Q
swift light Of pleasure. He stretched out
his hands and took both of hers, unre.
sisting, into them. you shall not say q
word to me in that strain. he cried, with
an air Of brisk authority; you were i'll
and weak. and could know nothing Of me.
Besides. did take liberty; I ought -
have asked your permission first, ought
not:" And he smiled down at her in o
fashion that made Miss Gray, who few
weeks ago would have scoffsd at the bare
suggestion Of such . thing. feel quite
helpless, but strangely contented. She
did not withdraw her hands, and coull
not look into his face again. after that
first smile. Somehow she felt that his
head was bending down closer to hers;
she felt his breath quick and warm. upon
her cheek: she tried to draw back, but
could not -
A woman's wild cry, q rush Of hurrying
feet, a sudden reversal Of the engines
that caused the screw to forsake the wa.
ter and beat the air in fashion to jar
the great ship from end to end-then Miss
Gray, in q sort OF trance, heard the young
man ut her side utter . shout, felt his
hands dragged from tho hysterical clasp
OF her own. and saw him disappear head
long over the railing into tho boiling
cauldron Of foam far away beneath her.
As though in . nightmare she saw Z
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09
eirH AND .eoGtf.

|RS A-f ~
You may get tired Of travelling IN
the same rut. but you will miss many
rough jolts by staying In It.
The world may owe you a living
young man. but the account can not be
turned over to an attorney for collec-
ton. Newa
A family tree is like an apple tree.
He who depends upon its dead branches
for fruit will report on the day OF reck-
oning with an empty basket. -.
III We hope to instruct others"
Gays Coleridge. 1--WE should familiarize
our own minds to some fixed and de-
terminate principles OF action"
Courage that grows from 'constitu-
tion often forsakes the man VIXEN he
has occasion for it; courage which
arises from sense Of duty acts in a
uniform manner,
One half OF mankind pass their
livos in thinking how they shall get a
dinner. and the other in thinking what
dinner they shall get; and the first are
much less injured by occasional fasts
than are the latter by constant fcasts.
N. Y. Ledger.
To men addicted to delights. BUSH
ness is an interruptions; to snch as are
cold to delights, business - an enter
tainment. For which reason it was
said to one who commended a dull man
for his application: NO thanks TO
him; if he had no business he would
have nothing to do. steele.
1t is easy to say. "Know myself"
but who is to introduce you? Most
people 60 through life without making
the advantageous acquaintance in ques-
ton; and if a friend should take the
liberty OF introducing you to yourself
you would hate him forever.
No mans spirit was ever hurt by
doing his duty; on the contrary. one
good action. one temptation resisted
and overcome, one sacrifice OF desire
or interest purely for conscience sake.
will prove a cordial for weak and low
spirits far beyond what indulgence or
diversion can do for them. --Paley.
Old age brings with it the con-
seriousness Of physical infirmity and
decay. which no art can conceal and no
medicine remove. This decay is loud
hint that death is not far distant, and
that one should set his house in order
for tina; solemn event The young may
die. but the old mast soon die.-N. Y.
Independent
A woman Of fashion who is en-
ployed in remarks upon the weather,
who observes from morning to noon
that it is likely to rain. and from noon
to night that it mizzles, that it is to set
in for a wet evening. and being inca
pab!e Of any other discourse. is as to-
sipid q companion. and just as pc
dantic, as he who quotes Aristotle over
his tea. or talks Greek at q card-table.
Thornton.
knowledge alone is not sufficient
It Is. indeed. power; but if unsancti-
fed. power for evil. knowledge did
not teach Charlemagne to sacrifice his
own desires to the happiness Of any
living creature. 1t did not make Au-
gustus respect the life of Cicero. nor
the pupil OF Aristotle to restrain his
passions. If undirected by virtue.
knowledge is but the servant Of vice.
and tends only to evil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09
THE eiGGESr FISH.

When. IN the halcyon days OF old. Twas little
iyke,
I used to fish in pickereI ponds for minnow,
and the like:
And. Oh, Tie bitter sadness with which my soul
was fraught
When rainbled home at nirh,fall with the
rnny string III caught.
And- oh, the Indignation IND the valor I'd dis.
play
When | claimed that all the biggest fish I'd
caught had got away.
the fragile lines.
And many times the freacherous reecs would
fell my Just designs:
But whether hooks or lines or reeds were act.
ually 10 blame
kept right on al losing all the monsters jus,
The same
never lost a little fsh-yes. i am free 10 say
IL always was the biggest fish caught that 60,
away.
And so it was, when, later en-, felt ambition
pass
From callow minnow joys to nobler greed for
Pike and bass.
found il quite convenient, when the beauties
wouldn't bite
And i returned all bootless from the watery
chase 1T night.
To feign a CHEEKY aspect and recount in &C
sNHts
How the biggest fish that had caught had
somehow got away.
And. really, fish look bigger than they are before
they'r caught
When the pole is bent into o bow and the slen-
der line Is taut,
When fellow feels his heart rise mp like
douGhnut in his throat
And he lunges in frenzy up and down the
leaky boat.
On you who're been a-fshing will indorse me
when say
That it always the biggest fish you catch
that gets away.
IT'S even so in other thngs-yes, in our greedy
eyes
The biggest boon IS some elusive, never-capt-
urei prize;
We angle for the honors and the sweets Of hu-
man life
Like fishermen we brave the seas that roll in
endless strife:
And then at last. when all is done and we are
spent AMI gray.
We own the biggest fish we've caught are those
that got away.
would not have it otherwise: it's better there
should be
l.uch bigger fish than have caught a-swim-
ming IN the sea:
For how some w3rthier one than may angle
for the game
Hay by his arts entice. eatrap and comprehend
lle Same:
Which. wing done. rerchance he'll bless the
aao's proud to say
That The biggest fish he ever caught were those
that got away.
Chicago News.
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Triaes Light a. Air.

The best hymn for a candidate for
ofice-"Letss scatter seeds OF Kindness
for our reaping by and by"
A missionary accosted cannibal
shortly after the latter had dined on
the formers wife. and tried to move
him to repentance; but the hardened
brute only said he was gladiator. ="
Misers love their money most. and
wise men love their monay leased. :"
- A printer may not heed the golden
rule:;" that is not much his fault All
his rules are made Of brass. -..-5ra- Il
A man who does not know any thing
will be pure to tell it the very firsttime
he eess !. chance to be heard. ,.... ..
An ordinary man will not admit 70
his girl that money Is any copsidsra-l
ton with him, but the same chap will
walk twelve blocks to get rid Of q
nickel with q hole in its. Louis
Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09
HOW TO MAKE MAGNETS.


| a Simple Process Which Any Intelligent
BOY Can Master.
There are two general classes of
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and perma-
| nent magnets. The electromagnetic is
active only when a current o: cleo
tricity is passing around it; the per-
manent magnet, as its name indicates,
retains its magnetism after the mag
netizing agent is removed. Electro
magnets are always made of soft iron.
while permanent ones are made of
steel An electro magnet can be easily
constructed as follows:
Procure from a blacksmith or from
any source a small soft-iron horseshoe
Commencing just above the heelcork
on one side. wind closely three or five
layers OF two inches length Of No. %
insulated copper wire. Without cut
ting the wire, proceed spirally along
the toe of the shoe. and then wind the
same number Of similar layers on the
other end
All the windings must be in the same
direction in reference to the iron. II
now the ends OF the wire be connected
with an electric battery. quite large
pieces of soft iron--for instance. large
nails or spikes-will be held up by the
heelcorks. which act as pole pieces.
As soon as the battery is disconnect-
ed the spike will fall. This. however.
would not be the case il tho horseshoe
was made of steel. for it would then.
because of the passage OF the electric
current. have become a permanent
magnet To pass an electric current
around a piece OF steel is. indeed. the
easiest way Of making a permanent
magnet. ~.
To try it, wind several layers of the
same wire used on the horseshoe
around a lead-pencil. Then carefully
remove the lead-pencil, ard insert in
the hollow coil left a common darning-
needle, the head Of which has been
broken oil. leaving about an inch of
length.
Pass the current from the battery
through the coil for a minute. discon-
meet and remove the needle. and it
will he found to be magnetized. II it
be drawn through iron filings or small
tacks.. they will adhere to it-Boston
Budget
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09
NOTES OF INTEREST.

WHILE the East has been drenched sud
soaked and flooded, the dry spell OF 1859"
will 60 down in the history Of the far West
II cost sc2,sO to repair recent break In
one of the Atlantic cables ON tho Green
bank. A ships snchor had been afoul OF 1t.
TIM destruction Of Johnstown BY . food
and Of the cities Of Seattle and Spokane
Falls by fire, makes . huge sweeping away
Of property In . comparatively short time.
The loss 10 between e40,O00,0W and go
10000.
PERHAPS the heaviest telegram bill In the
world il that Of the Chinese Envoy Ut wash
ington, Chan You Woon, who regularly pays
one thousand dollars week for his dis
patches to China, the rcpresentaeve q inc
Celestial empire using cipher which costs
four dollars word. rsf.als
- A CARRIAGE road to the top Of Pixies Peak
has been completed. 1t begins At Cascade
cauyon and extends sixteen miles, until it
reaches the very summit Of the mountain,
A,l47 feet above the leyel Of the go. Thera
is one point Grand View where - - alti-
'tude Of 1O,S52 feet one may see the smoke
Of . locomotive crossing Marshall Pass.
ninety miles away.
,TRs latest thing in hotel bills Of fare il
IN edible menu card. You select the dishes
you want, and then .wAAe waiting fes tbsm
You abuse yourself by ieisurely eating up
the biz Of fare, 1t acting - IN sepetiser
Il Is TIE scheme Of . London confectioaeG.
He makes q trim sheet OF sweeteped dsssh,
and after II has been baked he priats shs
menu tpon It in Ink made Of chocolate "a.
~PEorlE who think they are fnily asquaint'
ed with the custops Of city iee have sosse
thing y learn when they get oyesjn Jersey
In New York aud in Almost all other cities
| sndokeb ride on. the front platforms Of
strre& Ars. sM Jet1ey City smokers mus,
ride onb he sto.lndst the sersse1csn. fes.
New Y6rkers who get on the front end oi
the cars to smoke are sternly told % 20 4
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SHE SAW 4 GOLDEN HEAD APPEAR
golden head appear above the churninS
mass Of water, and. q few rods from it,
another head, that OF . little child
that she recognised instantly as one
that had been playing at her
feet an hour before. Aud, a. she
felt herself surrounded by a cluster oil
excited men and screaming women. she
noticed with what awful rapidity both
heads seemed to be flying, flying. flying
from where she stood. Then came dark.
ness-black, utter darkness, in the midst
Of which she was borne away to her
state room. in merciful ignorance Of the
rest -
The stout, motherly old stewardess told
her every thing next morning. Told her
how the swiftly Launched life-boat had
reached the r. scucr just in time to snatch
the little one from his outstretched arms
and then drag him, fainting. on board;
and how he was now the idol of the
whole ship. The honest old lady. who
had witnessed many brave deeds in her
twenty years Of life at sea. wept copious.
~ as she declared she had never beheld
the equal Of this. To Miss Gray's eager
inquiries she replied that the young man.
GOD bless himD was none the worse for
his BATH and hal made several unsuc
cessful attempts to see her. He might
do SO as SOON az he pleased now, how.
ever.
Not until nearly eight O'Clock that
evening did Miss Gray venture from her
stnte-room. When she did so she crept
cautiously along the corridor and paused
at the saloon to gaze through the glass
before entering. Her hand was on the
knob when she felt light touch upon her
shoulder. She tremblcd, but did not turn.
She knew what the touch meant.
An arm-that same. dannel-coated arm,
by the way-st0le into hers, and, without
knowing how or why, she felt herself be.
ing guided up the broad flight OF stairs
that led to the maiu deck. She was not
surprised, after that. and did not resist
when she found herself being insensibly
drawn towards that identical nook il the
rear OF the wheei-house.
Arrived there, NO word was spoken.
As though sensible to her journeys APP
preaching end. the mighty vessel shot
through the water to tho tune OF the great
screws ceaseless throbbing. The water
was calm and placid, and the autumn
moon looked down upon two figures, one
with bent head. gazing downward; the
other with upturned face, upon which
there was shining light which comes
into . true woman's face but once in q
lifetime. The figures, the moon might
have noticed, we're very close together.
And when genial Mr.. Gray observed
his truant junior partner, Mr.. Julius St.
John, handing his daughter over the
gang plank the next morning. his joy
was great, from q business as we'll rs
paternal point Of view. But afterwards,
when told the story, he earned his
keenest disp;easure for .
space OF nearly five minutes by declaring
thas he believed St John ''wormed
Lucrece's identity out Of the captain and
then had tho kid thrown overheard on
purpose, HAROLD r. VYNNE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

| Mira lfacf svishA'4 hen YEN b
doom tae SEQ us on the SawbSthg Mr..
llacTartan-"I wull. u I'm spared
''Oh. aye, GIN ye're deed. wen no OK.
peck ye Grip 81
-Iuventor-'.I would like 70 got you
interested in my improved ay-paper.'
Capitalist-'.What makes you think II
will be successfully" Inventor-..Be-
cause it's gotten up In imitation OF q
bald ad."-Life.
Mrs. Brown-"Why don't you say
Thank you Johnnie. for that piece Of
cake" Little Johnnie-..'Cause you
said you would lick me II you heard
another word out OF mo the whole
evening."-N. Y. Sun.
Conductor. what was that. asked
q nervous old lady as the wheels OF the
coach made q little moro jar than
usual. I'VE went over q few frogs
just them" he replied. ''Most likely
squashed tho poor things. too" she
said. with q tremOr In her voice
Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Grubbs - '.iornin'. Mr..
jerks. want gallon Of OIL" Mr..
jerks (the grocer)-"Yes'm; white
oil. l suppose. ~ usual" mo. Iguess
I'll hev some midnight oil ef you've
got emmy. My boys home from col
lege and he said he'd have to burn
some. Time
-Wibble-"Of all the nervy men. ]
think young Wagwell takes the cake. :"
Wabble-''What's the matter with
Wagwell?" Wibble-"he proposed to
q deaf and dumb girl some time ago.
and now he is suing for breach OF
promise on the ground that silence
gives consent "-Terre Haute Express
Owner Of Racing Horse Cooking
closely at scales)-"Williams. you are
trifle over weight Can't you Tighten
yourself lAtle?" Williams (the
jockey)-Got on my lightest suit, sir.
Amt EFT bite to-day. and ave just
trimmed my finger nails" Owner
Nv ell. 60 and get shaved Chicago
Tribune.
Ambitious Daughter-'I wish
could find something more about this
new science OF hypnotism-"-Matter-
of-fact Mother-'.Well. now. 'Lizbeth.
do tend to that churhin'. an not be
botherin' about hypnotic. It's just =
new-fangled name they've got for
rheumatic. the kind that turned your
Uncle Jabe's hip out o j'nt"-Texas
Slftinga .s Zoe
-Manager-':No; We have not got
that miserable fukir. Ruskin. with us
this season. thank Heaven. The man
was no good on earth" Critic
why. thought you told me last
year that he was the coming comedi-
an Of America" Manager-"Well.
he was while no was with our COM
pany. but he has gone with another
show, and now his name is Denis"
-"Say. w illiam." said his young
wife, who writes for the papers; 'my
correspondence has grown so vol
luminous that I have resolved to en-
ploy q typewriter" IAN excellent
idea, Julia" said her husband. There
was a very pretty girl down at our Of.
flee this morning seeking employment
as a typewriter. and have no doubt
she would suit" But" interrupted
his wife. Il have already engaged a
comedy young man for the position.
think a young man Is more expert
than . young woman-don't you?"
'.No-er-that is yes. Of course" But
the tone in which it was said showed
that his reply was not in accord with
his thoughts.-N. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09
The Duties Of ConsulA

Among the definitions none are more
comprehensive has this: A Consul is
q person commissioned to reside in a
foreign couatry as an agent Or repre-
Of government, to protect
the rights, commerce. merchandise
and. seamen OF the State. and to aid il
eco1nercial sand sometimes in diplo-
A1Sfc transactions with sleh foreign
'conatry. As a distinguished French
man. Count Bsugaot has said. the es
enlistment OF eonsuls has, NO othe,
object than the advantage. the in
crease the security. asasshe police
regulations Of the commerce Of ma
tions with ,each oAher. sConsuls arr
furnished with credentials and instruc.
.tions from The government .ney repro
sent to the rulers Of the States where
they ara to. reside and upon the pre-
sentatiot Of their papers they are
duly recoenized and may lawfully dis
charge the duties Of their o0ce. Con.
sular duties in .detail depend upon the
treaties existing between the countries
from which and to which the Consul
goe<.-Cticago Intcr-Ooeaa- r''''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

Some peevish. querulous people seem mere
bundles Of nerves. The least sound agitate
their sensoriums and ruf1es their tempers.
No doubt they are born 30. But may not
their nervousness be ameliorated, II not en-
tirely relevedi Unquestionably, and with
ing their digestion, and insuring moro COM
plete assimilation Of the food with this Cd
mirable corrective, they will experienced
speedy and very perceptible gain in nerve
quietude. Dyspepsia, biliousness, constipa-
ton and rheumatism yield 70 the BitteeA =;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09
No Cure Ne Paw.

1t Is pretty severe test Of any doctors
skill when the payment Of his fee is made
conditional upon his curing his patient Yet
thousands Of marvellous cures effected in
liver, blood and lung diseases, by DR..
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery, it,
manufacturers feel warranted In selling It,
as they are now doing, through all drug
positfre guarantee that it will either benefit
or cure in every case Of disease for which
they recommend it, II taken in time and
given q fair trial, or money paid for il will
be promptly refunded. Torpid liver, or
''biliousness," impure blood, skin eruptions,
scrofulous sores and swellings, consump-
ton (which is scrofula OF the lungs), Ill
yield TO this wonderful medicine. 1t is both
tonic or strength restoring, and Alternative
or blood-cleansing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

EtSnced- . wicked Subtraction In the reg.
ularity with which her enemy eth the
blonde mustache found himself compelled
TO hand his opponent q small sum Of
money at the close Of each game. Her
dewy-red lips parted In a slight, we'll.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

PISS l. u CIR Z I / A
Gray was a very
elf-reliant, as well
as a very proud
young person, and
quite accustomed to
travelling alone; but
it is to be suspected
that even she felt a
sense of dcsolation
creeping over her rs
she stood all alone
amidst a thrOng of
str an gers on the
deck Of q great ocean
steamship waving q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

On the arrival Of . train ut Derby,
England. the othAr day. the wheel
,apper found in the spring Of box Z
thrush's nest full Ofesys in process: q!
.a -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

GREECE il about the sise Of Vermont
Palestinei is about one fourth the sire Of New
YORK State,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

A BOX wind matches free to smokers Of
'sTansllrs Punch" SC. Cigar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

IT n said that Paris, when full. can %
commodate nearly four millions Of people.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

IL afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
raompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell L. &c
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent sinai
doses Of p. .n's Cure for Consumption.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

HNDosTAS Il about twenty-five times
larger than the State Of New York.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

II Is no longer necessary to take blue pills
20 rouse the liver to action. Carriers LitilG
Liver Pills are much better Don { forget this.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

Chronic Nasal Catarrh positively cured by
DR.. Sage's Remedy. 50 cents, by druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

Asorr 100000 letters pass yearly %
tween the United Kingdom and Nortn
America
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

b feeling peculiar 70 persons Of dyspepeic ten
dency. or Il may b caused BY change Of climate.
season or life. The stomach 10 out of order. the
head aches or does not feel right appetite capri
eous. the nerves seem overworked. the mind b con-
fused and irritable. This condition 4nds IN excel
lent corrective In Hoods sarssparilla. which. By
- regulating and tonng powers. restores mar
mony 20 the system. and gives that strength OF
mind. nerves. and body. which makes one feel pa.
fecsly well.
n. b. Be sure 70 ret
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold b all druggists. q; six for q Prepared only
b. c. ]. HOOD 1 Co. Apothecaries, Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

II 10 suggested that the most probable
means Of propelling the air-shiD Of tne
Future viii be 81 electricity.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

:. DIM ron rod what Was cd n this po9ee
last w6ek BIZ the buslnese ma.aQsS g -
H6raI1 oY' EseN, 81. Louis, abeus Ohaueu-
berRcr's Antidote for Nalarias No one can
haye Islaris in the system and enjoy one
hour Of perfect health. A few doses OF the
Antidote win cure you dramatically. Sold ~
druggists, or sent By mail for one dollar, ~
DR.. A 7. Shallenberger, Rochester, Feana.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-09

"TH8 best thing yeti" That il tho way .
young man put it who made arrangements
to work for B. F. johnson & Co, Of Rich
mond, Va You can get further infoRma-
ton BY dropping them . card