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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-02

The New York store will be open to-
morrow, and will show the handsomest
line OF all kinds of artistic holiday goods.
toys, dolls, etc, ever shown in this coun-
ty. They will also make special dis
play OF ladies' and gents handkerchief,
without doubt the most beautiful hand
kerchiefs seen here. The prices are spe
cially low for the 6ne grades of goods
Every lady with an eye to the beautiful.
should be on hand tomorrow at the New
York store. 1903 Second avenue, and be
convinced of the above assertions.
How can they do its 1t is humbug,
and hundreds of such remarks have been
made regarding the free distribution sale
now in progress at the Golden Eagle; but
to such skeptical people the Golden Es-
gle would say. that if they will call and
investigate they will soon be convinced
that every eleventh sale made is free;
that they are showing more bargains than
any house in the three cities. and that
they have the largest assortment and
lowest prices.
The first number of the Tri City Isde,
pendent has made its appearance. 1t il
published in Moline BY R.G. Clendeniu
with Geo. g. Thompson as editor. Or
one subject it evinccs more wisdom thar
some Of its contemporaries and that is tn,
canal, with regard to which it thus de
clares its attitude: Render all possible
assistance to the Hennepin canal projec
] irrespective Of route. We cannot for
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-14


otiit.i III t.s i.o.snr Hiesi.t nf fh. rraUt fhat
,a4sht oaWf ile wAs iatihet dtCtod tonte
uisiut0en eia pruinot- saal ai.ler tad rs afnlt
itm4 olnHlcts hetwcen ur vll tAa .tttr.
B4ie,mc nnt thc mtfodUtaan ana
stq ot Udaar. Nlotc un hsa restraints q
regulations cNisted Would cndsnroi thc Slo
rsaro and tn yh.N af tha ttpt t4if tis't iitN9ra
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farce the laws relating ;nih, irtr ndueaon uf H.
deItsprs mtetht eaWrtrs ths ptassucc u
tlp tr}nps lna riycu * souse 81 eceaiity Is tho
vrli ,lttpnset itiaens al.d hia tended torestran
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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-14

'' - -2 &c
Nilaslnes5 tuh y femMn, tnN ~ sniidn't
,gepsN ~ push h'u Upward INTO the state ~
self supporting and responsible tuifu For
the adult the irst siep +. So luoate hum upan
tarni Tor the ehi'd, ~ place him iu school
School attendance -hnuld hc promoted Wy
every moral agency and those failing should lie
eompehcd. lht national 7ch"ols W lhdlAns
nave oeen very su'eeSsiul ahu tlunV ue mutt
ped' ahu nA w ~ pnssiht sbnulh W. so organ
led and conducted as To facilitate the transfer
ot the schools % the states ot ttiltoiits IA
which theN are locatcd wheh lndiAhs ma helgh
borhood have accepted citifenship' amt have be-
eNme otherwite hitcd iot sWoh transfer rms
condition of things VIII be attained slowly, tut
~ Will he Fastened hN krrplhg v ~ iaihd, ahdf
IN the meantime, ilai cooperation hetwccn tho
government ahl TIC nlsfi1n schools Mhleh has
stonght Wuch gona should pe cordially ana I'M
partially maint ,moh The last congress enacted
two h-uhyt laws relating ~ negotiations with
tie SIOUX lndians ol Dakota ior teinWithmeni
oi portion oi thNir lUhd. 70 the lnlled states,
and for d iding thu remainder int5 separa-'
ipscrvAtiana iiuIh wtie nrtWl on ihe sNina
lay March 2nd HE one suhlsuted tp the IN
lians sree'Nr frnia itYn, the Nthef sedion
2 Of the Indian appropriation act authorized
ths prf idtn' {" aIlmhi three commissioners g
negetiate with Nose Indians for the nccomuiR
ment Of the Aiic general purpose anu required
that any agreements madH hoNu le MNmltcd
/ to consfess lur 'tlN'aiitn
i on the lNNt taay ~ Athi il.t APPOINTED Hon
thulcr l"str, ol ONO. ION Nin AAwcr ~
Missouri iil Mai1T Ntnei Il HeafFt TOOK, Of
tla niiad States army, commissioners Hndrf
4 tea bnnU'1 N.W ia'N Mrrrs ho"tycf' au
4 tlorit q ti' att'eted NUt lo ta lHi to the ln7
i 1a4h th 7irh hb ll"l ,. 4n n9h. ihrm " the
+ ttI et.iH fn 3, "n4 2hN in iAe eFent u
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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-14
RAIEs OF ADVERTISING

rr-ient nd's, will I've charged for at the rate Of
no 5ears per line, first insertion, and cents each
sJ1ig1na1 insertion.
go 4lladQertising due when inserted unless
i,ts1ise specially agreed.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-12-14
PROJECTION or wITsEssEs.

Events which have been brought TO my attsn-
ton, happening IN other parts Of the country,
have also suggested the propriety Of extending
BY legislation fuller protection 70 tloss wAo
,---s - ,ailed as witnesses in the courts Of the
Eszsa saalas .r--c L. .s.zsse-s s.ha
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
SERVED HIsI RIGHT FOR
TATTLIEG.

Tue Supreme Court Of Massa.
chusstts has jaet sustained the YER
dict OF the Boston Superior Court
jury. which gave to the plaintiff
a verdict Of $4,000 damages.
Il. vas on action OF tort BY Nyra
Bsale. formerly SLo wife Of Jks. H .
Beale. to recover damages from
Augustus Thompson for alternating
the affections Of plaintiffs husband
by writing him . letter containing a
false and libslous statement regard
ing tho plaintiff. The defend ant
admitted writing the letter. but
claimed that the statement in il
was true. III" Supreme Court
holds that the letter contained evil
dence Of malice. Tue defendant
owed no duty to the husband to in
form him OF his wife's conduct be.
tore Der marriage. and there is no
evidence Of any duty-moral. social
or legal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
SPOKE A WEEK TOO SOON.
(Emmittsburg Democrat

(Emmittsburg Democrat
1t is safe to predict that Presi-
dent Harrison will not go fishing
To- day-DscOratlOn DAy.-Esther.
v,iie Republican.
Well. he did not go fishing on
Memorial Day. but on the proceed
ing Sunday no dill go fishing. He
took u trip down the Potomac ia
Wansmakers yacht. aud spent the
day in fishing aud other similar
a"nsements. instead If going to
church aud asking the blessing o!
Providence ir his work Of renov.
ing Democratic post,0ssters from
ofiics. Hat this is not all. He had
promised the members of the g. A.
Il. post that he would attend
cl,urol, that day aud listen to tue
memorial sermon. They had a pew
all decorated for him. But iustsad
of attending church ss . piOus as.
socists Of WsnaMaker should. he
sent note Of regret and sought
pickerel instead Of grace. Aud to
add to the Manifestation Of his in.
disposition to serve the Interests Of
religion. it is reliably stated that
he has not been inside Of ohurcl,
since tho day Bishop Potter gave
him a so1nd fleeing. This is Al
Offense that the ex.President wss
never accused vi while in cfiice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
THE STATE MUST PAY THE
PRINTER.

A special to the Picayae from
Alexandria says:
O. V. Porter. = lawyer Of Match
itoches. formerly editor Of tue
Shreveport Democrat. came here
Tor tho purpose Of bringing before
Judge w. F. Blackman q suit TO
,saMdamus tho Sheriff Of Natchi-
toches to pay to the Natcnitocl,ee
Easerpriss its bill Of $6l5 tor advsr-
Using tue sale Of property which
had been sdjudicstsd to the
State since 1880 uudsr Act
No. 80 Of 1883. Uuder the audit
tors construction Of this act the
sheriff refused 10 pay any portion Of
the advertising hill except that for
property actually sold, The plaiut-
id's position was that the state was
liable for the full amount of the
advertising bill. Judge Piersou.
however. recused himself and Judge
Blackman Of this district wns
selected to decide the suit. After
examining the records hs granted
'nan.la:rus prayed for aud ordered
the sheriff T.. pay the full amount
of the bill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
x assssaa s s s Es,i ssSt

The most vo.derful collection Of prac.
ticai. real value and EvsaycAs Usx icr
the peof lie ever r"biiahed or tue globe.
A MARVEL % ACsEY-aAvTS0 srd laeK.H.
EAsNISo for everyone 0u nirc 1t fac;.
sands OF b~nUtitai akLREUL e1grsv,nga.
show 10. just How to Dc everything. No
com petition; nothing like il in tie ur;.
verse. Wh6n you selec. that wkisl. il Of
true value. s;,les are surs All siaccseiy
desiring paying e'nplOy nett &nd kck-
ing for s0uettiog thoroughly RIA.
CLASS at an extraordinarily low price.
.:.cUli write for description. sri
terias on IT, moot remarkable setieve.
me.t in bO"k-nla king s;sco the ~s.i,s
began. ScASiNEI.L 4 Co. FOX ZOOS.
ST. lsnUW or fullA DrL-H.A,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
Land O:kce. Nsw Orisare, I.... !
yuNe - 1870 (

Ncsics - .crcty given IT,. Ito :cl.
lov;sg ua-;..sl setsl0S has a!s.; rotics Of
her iuteIiiO, ~ make En..i c,~e; Is.
kci'fcrt nf rer stsi,.. .L. sas: .si.I
prsi Nil hc Es,s:s 6ceOgO tue eexi,.c.
sId E'cs veg. st New Oeiea.s. L.. @.
S1t'r-i5. August ID. lGse'. via:
M.'y Jo4"pl:i:.s Bska,u. row bIarv
J.,-rl.l,iuS tl~t,
WI" ,''a,'e l!"..S.scAd Erirv NC. a,6.:
fog t6c s.'s.th.s.. quarter "s soct;..,,
IS. te~r.!.ir 4. south rsnse ~ c.xs.
u. Hc:r's; '.,., si;a,.
Bic na''sus ti'. following witncysss T.,
prove Ter Ccs.i,huoIs ru~isleaeS u,.r.
and cultivation ~ Z aid .cnd, viz:
Isouis u. Dnlart. Iacil n. n.l.-.
Seymour Mayer aud Charles Er..d.c:. III!
OF 81. Jans'usns ratiah u.
Any l'e-~cc WHO .lesirss IN s,eutcss
a9n'o"s shn s!'cwnGcs of suc:, rg.A., or
~ho knows VI suy Substantial :~..,:..
under tie icw AMI The rcr al..tior, e
she lrs' risr l'assvt..aect. vas .uea
proct gh"uiI n.s 10 allowed. s::i -
given Az oarSrtunity at the above ,.un.
toned time aud r'scc q CT. ..-eAaE:r.,
Tie w:s:.s.s.s 4: ssi,, ,..: =. ~
c.ter sv.Is.cI u. scr.s:.! q, ttss 30.
'aitsad i'y c:si,,s,.i.
W23 q: ,aus y. 1T aiii. y, ;:ie.,x.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

A RaiGs county. Tex. farmer last
year had $50 acres Of sandy land in
cotton On which ne made 14l bales.
while a neighbor with about the
same acreage made only sevea Lsles.
The former claims that his success
is attributable 10 the use Of oil
lights iu his field at night which
destroyed the cotton miller. Lamps
cost him 25cts. a piece aud burned
about two cents worth Of oil each
in . night. A correspondent Of
the Paris Ne'Os says he and his
neighbors are putting out the lights
one to every S acres. and not only
the ordinary cotton worm. bot the
boil worm miller 10 being destroyed
by the thousands.-Ef.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
A BAD YEAR.

This 10 . yesr Of unprecedented
happenings. The Samoan Disaster
was the greatest Of its kind. The
rescue OF tue Daunlask's passenger
vac the largest ever known. Tue
calling OF the steamer Hswkhurst.
while burning. $500 miles. 10 prob
ably unexsnpled. And now cones
the J0bnstowa horror With tue un.
list OF victims. In all ol
these things the New York Herr!d
that . year which began
with . total eclipse (January u
aC6 euds with oLe (Dscsmber 22)
10 bound ~ b. . femarkaL.s ole.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
A BOLD SPEECH.
IAtlRnta CoeSlitr toni

IA
TIE speech OF Major I. b. Edg-
iugton. - Republican. ex-Uuiou
soldier. aud member Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. on Decors-
ton Day. in Memphis. will stir up
discussion. Major Edgington said
There is au irrepressiLls con.
dict between white suffrage and
negro suffrage. All dreams of di-
viding the colorsd vote are Uto.
plan. This vote is now and always
will be q race vote. The negro eau
neve- attain to that position Of
superiority that will permit his
cote to ever become anything bat
u race vote. The enactment Of me-
gro suffrage WIS the great crime OF
the age. Tue guardian angel OF
our unfortuuste country was s.eep-
ing when that foul deed was douA.
Any Republican who sincerely ia
vors negro suffrage is the mis-
guided victim OF . msndlin philan-
thr"py. Any Democrat who favors
it favors also the stealing of the
ballot when il is deposited.
The speaker said that the negro
had not yet learned the arts Of q
common lsb0rsr. and was not lit to
dominate i" any locality. In tue
name Ut civilization hs dsMwu ds.l
the passage ii laws limiting negro
outrage 10 i've or ten per cent. of
the white vote. He declared that
his dead comrades would not rest
in their graves il the result OF the
war was to be the overthrow Ut the
white race in tue South.
Tie negroes in the audience
hissed the speech and wanted 10
NIB the orator. When a Repub.
lican member Of the Grand Arm =
Ut the Republic talks ia this f.sl.
ion. it forsshs.lows . big political
surprise for the brother il black.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

Some rather startling cOmputa-
tions have been made on the subject
Of hog breeding. 1: has Ossn found
that. il permitted. hogs will live
from fiftesu to twenty years OF age.
that they commence breeding whe"
they are from nine to twelve
months old, and that from one pair
ou!y iu ten years. allowing only sia
TO n litter. male aud female. up
ward 0: 6.434.S38 pigs would bs OBJ
tanned; that 10 to Say il. instead Of
three acres aud . COW. . country
man starte.i with sor:e acres and a
paif of pigs. 10 might in the courss
Of tea yeraa count thsirProesny BY
millions. This is not reckoning on
any out-of.tLe-way basis. foe it has
bean shown tlat 0as SOW actually
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
WILL DO TO GET ON.

Az general thing, our citissns
are not patrols Of prize 6ghts. still
some OF them may EEL Disposed 10
bet ON the result bstween Sullivan
and Kilraia. and to all such 10
take pleasure 10 stating that We
have made spscial arrangements
for knowing which one Of the pu-
gillette will como OF the winner.
Our information will be positive
and "will d. to Ost or" .ad We
propose 70 give It to our readers.
without extra charge. ID our Issue
Of next Saturday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

We have received a beautiful
g;lt-eagsd card. accompanied by Il
polite and pleasing French letter
aad lovely little tri c.'loreI badge.
Informing 40 that We have been
unanimously elected an honorary
Vice President Of the Grand Cels.
bration of tho Centennial of the
Fall Of the Bastils. We fe9l Q warm
sense Of the honor conferred, aud
return siocsrs thanks therefor. with
our compliments 70 our friend.
Leon Jastremski, the President.
The celebration will take place
On tho 18th Of Jaly next
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

The Sugar Bout reproduces from
the Chicago Journa! Of Commerce.
An article concerning the uss Of
sugar as a means of preventing the
incrustation Of boilers. Tue lem
advises strongly against this meth
"d Of boiler cleaning. It often &C.
ours on plantations that owing to
lesky pipes juice gets into the con-
densed water. which 10 pumped
back into tho boilers. This owsst
water may prevent a crust irom
forming, but it develops AL acid
which c0rrOdss the boiler and eats
out NIL parts Of the machinery with
which steam comes in contact
City hcn,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

There 10 the faiatest possibility
that Gems. SullivaU and Kilrain
may como this way. next Monday
and it 10 . source Of much gratili.
cation for 40 to know that We have
never. BY word or deed. said o,
publisLed snytbiog deroeatory Ia
the professional or personal char.
actsr Of either OF these Distinguish.
ed gentlemen. On tho contrary,
we have always alluded 70 them in
the most respectful tsrms. when.
ever the OCCASION presented 'tsolf.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

Mre. b. L. Abadis presented %.
yesterday. with some Of tho largest
and finest roasting ears No have
sssn this season: also some choice
apples. 10 inches in circumference,
perfectly formed. juicy and we'll
favored. Tho apples wsro in clus.
terra and from thrse twigs abont a
foot long 10 picked clever. We
do not know tue variety. but they
ars certainly we'll suited to this cIi-
mate. The trees arc large aud full
Of applea She also has como L.
compts pear tees that are bearing
veil this year. Her place. "Crss-
cent Farm" 10 about three miles
from Covinston. on the Ponohs-
tolowa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
l CHANCE FOR SOMEBODY.

An eccentric old man died ia
Tyler. Tex. Who during his life
accumulated . large fortune. and
10 he had no heirs. no relatives to
inherit bis property. he has given
il, BY bic last will aud testament. to
bs equally divided among all per-
sons living in tho Southern States
who were born on the same day.
month ard year that he vas. bis
birthday was the 9th Of March.
1885. To comply with the Law
CONCERNING the distribution Of the
property. everybody interested
must send in their names within
sixty days from Jano l. 1889. For
further information address D. r.
Atkins. Tyler. Texas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
STARTING BALKY HORSES.

Any one who has had experience
With . bslky horse knows better
than anyone elss how annoying il
IL to get Que to start whea you wish,
him u. Joseph A. Titns, writing
to Our Dumb Animals upon this
subject says:
WLensver q horse driven by N.Y.
self hes baked l have got out Of ~
carriage aud gone to his forefoot,
lifted It from the ground, and struok
the shoe . few short blows With a
stone or with . wrench (which l
always carry in my c.rri.ge). /
have never failed u start . horse
il that very simple way. aud I have
on several occasions bad balky
horses which exhausted The patience
Of Ill former owners.
have undertaken to start balky
horses. being handled BY Others.
after other methods Of starting
them bad fails.i. I request the
driver generally to move out of the
way. that bic voice or rrsssucs may
not 10 recoehizsd by the horse. /
then 6rst Inform tho ANNA! BY
patting him aud falling to him,
that there 10 new man ut tho helm.
thereby diverting his attention.
A. soon 40 he begins 10 give mo Lis
attention I take up his foot aud tap
il fsw times. aud never failed ex.
cept in one instance ~ start the
horss. Aud that exceptional case
was one whore the horse Vas over.
loaded aud knew it.
Tie very WORT method OF at
tempting 70 start . bslky horse. &C.
cordiug ~ my sxPerissos and OBJ
servatiOu. is that Ut pulling the
head Of the animal BY tie bit. aud
it 10 the method almost universally
adopted W the inexperienced USERS
II the h0rre. The stubbornGesa ol
The horse 10 only increased ty that
method.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
To LOOSEN A DOGS HOLD

A certain ineans Of stopping .
dog fight or loossnirg . vicious
dogs hold upon anything. is show
eriug something over the animals
that will produce soeezius. Be his
will power ever 90 strong, tho mo-
too Of snsesing involuntariIy opens
. dogs iaws.-M T. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

There is u good deal Of talk that
''if Sullivan gets in one of bis crush.
ing blows. it il all up with kilrsin.
Can anv one tell what Sullivan
would do were lie lit hardf Some
apparently very game men have
retained their lsurels because they
had never received punishment.
Has Sullivan ever been compelled
10 take his "gtuel" manfIl'y:
Further. q vicious temperament
fsrocity-is not necessarily an in
dication Of true gameuess-sood
staying quslities.-Cly Item.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
the FOURTH.

The 4th Of July was quietly OBJ
served in Covinxtou. At night
there was the usual display Of Gre
works ct tho Gonthisr House.
Abita Springs was throaged with
excurs;onists from tho city. and
visitors from the Surrounding coun-
try.
Tie Indian var dance was the
attraction Of the day. aud Was Wit
messed BY . large crowd. The
Choctsws presented warlike ap-
pearAnce in their Indian costumes.
and their great var dance Was real
istio aud thrilling.
The bull eight failed to take
place. The Covington animal
"Modoo." Vas there ready to snap
up anything that came bis way.
bat - there vas no fight he vas
content to get lin the soup."
Sheriff Cook was on the ground
all day with "a efficient corps Of
deputies. to maintain order. He
broke up several tbimbls-rig and
wheel OF fortune gambling ar
rangsments. run BY fakirs from the
city. and qoelled = few embryo fis-
tic discussions. Owing to his pres
ence aud precautions. the best Of
order prevailed. But the rain came
down all tue same.
Tue sudden death Of one OF the
excursiouists from tho city put Al
end to tue music aud dancing. aud
cast a gloom over tho picnickers
Tho mans name was Thomas Me-
Laughlin. He vas about SO years
OF age. ard q screwman By oocups-
ton. DR.. F. J. Hsiutx. Coroner.
was on the ground. and gave q Ger
ti6cate of death from apoplsxy.
The hotels were well pstr"nizeti.
tho Bossier House. Long Branch.
Simonis and LaIst's apparently
having all they could attend to.
aud Parson McAvoy was kept busy
sttsading to The spiritual" wanto
Of the liQuidators.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06

A NOVEL Pslxx FIoar WA0sR.
Messrs Dave W. Wright and Ar
thur johnson, two we'll known
citizens of New Orleans. have made
. wager BY which the loser is to
wheel the winner in . wllsslbarsow
from No. 40 Burgundy street along
st. Charles street to the Lee
Ststae. Wright il for Kilrsin ao3
johnson for Sullivan. There is
not much likelihood, in our opin-
ion. Of johnson ever becoming .
Wheel Wright
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-07-06
FREE SHOW.

I am now ct Oovington with my
Minstrel Troupe. to remain ell Of
next week. I will give Free Shows
every night that will b. perfectly
grand. Everybody throughout tho
country. children especially. a-e
cordially invited 70 attend. Come
one. come all Programme chang
ID svsry night.
d.. "ROVING BILL"
Proprietor Extracting Oil Co.