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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
eeasoNAL AND IMPERs0NAG

w. p. Rend. the millionaire coal
merchant Of Chicago. began life - .
teamster.
General Butler is q Chesterheld
In manners and dress, and has . soit'
almost musical voice J.
George Gabriel. who left recently
&c, $50 to Yale College and $l5. 600 to
Yale Divinity School, made his fortune
in New Haven by repairing umbrellas.
Senator John Sherman is called
IN icicle BY men who don't know him.
Those who have met him socially say
that he is most companionable fellow.
Mrs. Sarah w. Coates OF Kansas
City is worth $lO.OOO.OOO. which all
came from q little nest-cgg OF 5000.
which her husband planted in real
estate.
james Densmorc, who now has an
income OF $6O. 900 year from his type
writer patent, was q newspaper cam
vasser in St. Paul q few years ago at
$S u week.
The housekeeper OF Warwick
Castle, England. who died recently.
left fortune Of $50. 900. all OF which
had come to her in the shape Of fees
from visitors. :
"A Baltimore girl. worth $20O. 900;
met a young man she liked and asked
him to marry her. He said he was too
poor, but concluded to accept when he
found how the girl was fixed.
Judge Stacy. who died recently at
Tecumseh, was one Of the best known
lawyers in Southern Michigan. It's q
peculiarity of the Stacy family that
many of its male members are borr
with only three fingers on each hand.
and the dead jurist was SO marked.
W. J. Barnwell, a mathematician
and organist, Of Berkshire. England.
claims to have squared the circle. He
has been at work on the time-honOrcc
problem for fifteen years. His solution
consists OF eight figures. which. in
concrete shape. form . perfect CYCLIC
meter. Mr.. Barnwell has laid his
formula before the French Academy Of
Sciences.
1t il said that when Dom Pedro.
tho Brazilian Emperor. crosses tho
Atlantic he does not allow any differ
encc to be made between him and the
other passengers dining - the captains
table. and gives express orders that he
and his party are TO be fed like any
one else, and no invidious distinctions
to be made in their favor. The ladies'
cabin is given up to the Empress and
two gentlemen's cabins are knocked
into one for the Emperor. and that 10
all
DIR. HOste.ter. who died recently.
once made viii donating to the city
Of Pittsburgh q fine art gallery and
mechanics hall to cost 81. 900, 600. and
intended to be the most elaborate
structure Of the kind in the United
States. Afterward the doctor incurred
some liability - bOndsman. and the
City Controller had an execution issued
against some Of his property. This SO
inceused the doctor that he took his
will from tho vaults Of the Safe
Deposit Company. tore it into shreds.
and could never be induced TO mako
nnONhor
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
COMMODORE PORTER.


New the Eamo0s S9a.D09 W0oo4 80 Woo
als L0volv WlGe.
Commodore Porter. the father o( the
present Admiral. had q most romantic
marriage. He made . reputation at
the age Of twenty-six. and had become
a commander after only eight years Of
service. He had shown himself .
brave man In our war with Tripoli.
had been imprisoned and was now back
in the United States on service st the
navy yard at Washington. Hero he
met q very pretty young lady. Miss
Evelina Anderson. the daughter OF a
wealthy Congressman from Pennsylva.
mia. When Commodore Porter met
her she was playing with doll. for
though she wss- in society she was
only fifteen years Of age. He fell In
love with her ut first sight and asked
her hand. and was referred by Com
modore Tingcy to Mr.. Anderson. her
father. who was at his homo at
Chester, Pa. Commodore Porter hur
ried at once TO Chester. but'th family
had been apprised Of his coming and
were prepared to give him . aat re-
fusal. They did not consider him. q
poor naval officer, q suitable match for
their daughter. and Miss Andcrson'd
brother was deputed to receive the
audaciOus suitor and give him his
walking papers. When Porter made
his appearance he was shown into the
parlor. where young Anderson met him
and asked him his business in freez-
ing tone. Commander Porter replied
that he wished to see Mr.. William
Anderson In relation to his daughter.
and that he could not communicate
what he had to say to any one else but
him.
"Sir," said the brother. "you have
come on a fools errand. My father
can not sec you and you can not marry
my sister or be connected with this
family"
Tho Commander jumped from his
chair. his eyes flashing fire. ''Sir!" he
exclaimed. ''you are meddling in a
matter that does not concern you.
came here TO marry your sister. did
not come to marry you. and confOund
you. II you do not leave the room l
will throw you out Of the window!"
The young gentleman was quite
saken aback. He sought his father.
and told him that there was . practi-
cal-looking man down stairs who in
sisted upon marrying his sister. He
was certain that the man would cut
every body's throat, il he did not get
her, and he washed his hands Of thu
matter. The result was that after Z
weeks acquaintapce all the family took
a great liking to the wOsald-be bridge.
groom. and the required consent VA
given to tho marriage. The tive were
married on May 10. 1908. and Mr.. An.
dcrson gave them = very handsome
residence on the banks Of the Dala-
ware, ~ . wedding present Thil
house, though erected in 172l. 10 still
standing, and its massive stone walls
arc IN good preservation. 1t is In the
possession of tho family to-day
Harper's Baz0s.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

This insurance policy is q queer
thing" said Dobbs. refectively. IF !
can't sell it l cancel it. and il l cancel
it can't sell il.
The plumber joke IL now brought oat
And has the summers dirt brushed on II,
The umpire gets . rest again.
On deck now comes the weather prophet
= -Boston Courier.
III 'stumpeI all through the late
campaign" said a One-legged man.
..And J." said the one-armed politician.
..madc q few 'on-hand' speeches.
Noryi,torn Herald.
Constant Dead-H Head writes to ask:
what is q ham 0melcttef" A ''ham."
Constant. is the technical name applied
to bad actor. When an infuriatcd
audience pelts him with archaic hem
fruit, the result is q ham omelette.-
america.
This paper is full Of cereal
,tories." replied Mr.. McCorklc. '.Ah.
then. Il must read il, responded his wife,
I'm 30 fond of fiction" Then McCOrkle
handed to her the sample copy Of q
Dakota paper full Of lies about tho
wheat yieid.-TIe Idea.
Prof. Starr (of- the planet Mars.
looking through his new Flick teles-
cope)-''There's one thing on that ten
thousandth rate planet that's always
troubled me. sec now that Boston is
in the United States and not the United
States in Boston."-JNdge-
III never take . sleeper when !
travel" said FalEir to Fo0tlights. as
they strolled along the Rialto. There's
such danger Of fire from the hang
ings, and. in case of crash. just think
Of the immense weight Of the cars!"
"Yes." replied Footlights. half musing-
ly. II suppose it really Is safer to
walkr-Lye.
Sweet girl-"Please look at this
ring and tell me whether the diamonds
arc paste or not" Jeweler-'Those
arc genuine diamonds" '.Really"
..Yes, indeed. Miss. and rare ones.
They cost . great deal Of money" 20.
dear! And l wouldn't promise to be
auy thing but sister TO him. and now.
boo! hoo! he's gone. ."-Philadciphio
Record
-Mistress( Ito domestic)-"You were
out late again last night. were you
oot?" Domestic-"Yesm mum" ''where
were you. il Imay ask?' 'Ata party.
mum" That makes four psrties
within week. II you keep on In this
way-out late nights-you will not 1.-Two
sut half your days" Il don't expect
70, mum. I'm to be married apoa. and
then I'll live out no uore"-1sxa3
Syss12a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
EuLET MEloNE's wooINo.
Th0 HeaPt.R4aAlne Tragedy - TWo
Promislng Yoang Lives.

fAo Hsars.RsaAlne Tragedy - Two
Promising Young Lives.
''1s it not lovely?"
With lips slightly parted. her chest
heAvine with gentle exsitsment. and
her eyes lumipous, with the, dreamy
exultation of a dceply-poetic nature,
Glycermc McCurdy. in the hrst flush
Of her radiant young womanhood.
leaned forward and drank in the glori.
ous beauty OF the landscape. Her com.
panion was a young man with a broad.
intellectual forehead, cultivated eye.
glass and . pair Of the most esthetic
legs that ever wObbled. Persons who
have gazed in speechless admiration
at those legs-but we digress.
At their feet, bathed in the hazy
splendor Of an Indian summer after.
noon. broke the murmuring wavelets
OF the romantic Calumet, whose blue
expansc4 4eRected in its placid bosOm
the golden sky overhead and the rich
autumnal tints Of the arbOreal vegeta-
tion that fringcd its shores.
Lovely" echoed the young man. in
reply to the exclamation Of his fair
companion. 1T is beautiful beyond
description!'
With his soul in his eyes the ecstatic
youth was looking at the rapt face b.
side him. and not at the landscape.
"Glycerinc." he said. and his voice
vibrated with emotion, ''are there moi
times when the soul, freed from il
Heshy thraldom-hold still, for Heav.
ems sake!''
With a powerful sweep OF his arm
he struck to the earth a native mo-
squito, and stood over it with clenched
fist and flashing eyes.
1T is Dead" he painted.
'Eulet Melone." said the maiden,
with ashen lips. II thank you. You
have saved my life!'
Don't mention it. my darlingw' he
| exclaimed.
A vivid blush overspread the face Of
the lovely young girl.
Forgive me. Glycerine, " murmured
Eulet, '.for my presumption in thus ad.
dressing you, but can keep silent NO
longer"
He bent over her and his breath
famed her glowing cheek as he went
on impetuously:.
''Glyccrine McCurdy, together we
have fishcd for ring perch from the
brcakwater, forded Derborn street aft.
CT shower at the risk OF our lives,
braved the atmosphere Of Bridgeport,
read Browning till We have expert.
enced = goneness that nothing but fried
oysters would assuage. and together we
have wandered on these classic banks,
until I have felt that life would be y
beastly sham, q cold fraud. without
you. Glycerine. i"
DO not say 1t, Mr.. Meloner' said
the young lady. with averted face.
mot say it," he demanded hotly.
'.After the soul communion We have
had for years, the encouragement you
have given me, not to speak Of the
bullion and caramcls you have-but
let that pass. Why may not express
the motions Of my soul, Glycerin Nc
Curdy!"
Because and there was a de-
sparing wall in her voice rs she moved
away from him and drew q long. shud-
dering breath-''because, Eulet Me-
lone, l can never marry . man that
cats onions. ."-Chic0Q0 Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
SERFOOM IN RUSSIA.

lnstructlve Extracts fr0o St0p01ok0
Work On the '.lsusslan Peasantry."
SerfdOm. a. established In Russia by
law and custom. took in tho regions
where it struck root . form peculiar to
itself. The landlords allotted to each
peasant household a quantity Of land.
and allowed them to give to its culti-
vation, for their own benefit. a certain
proportion Of their time. For the rest
of their time they labored on their
masters land for his sole benefit. re-
ceiving therefor neither food nor pay.
Few were the cases-when, for in
stance. the master was manufacturer
where the seffs worked for him
throughout the week and. were board
cd and lodged st his expense The
allotment system Of land prevailed
everywhere, and the government at
tempted to regulate tho economical
relations between serf and master
by . law prescribing three days
as the normal proportion Of gratuitous
work in tho landlords fields and three
days in the peasants. This law was,
however. never strictly enforced. Ra-
pacious masters could make their
peasants work rs long as they thought
1T Many kept their serfs four or five.
some. it &as r,rmored. six days out Of
the seven. leaving only Sunday for the
cultivation of their own holdings. 1t
was evident that this state OF things
could not last. The economical law.
that the producers remuneration can
not fall below the minimum necessary
for keeping him alive and enabling
him to rear children. operates quickly
and peremptOrily in every slave-own-
ing community. The master can not
change his slaves for an equal number
of fresh ones after having worn them
out The improvident seigneur is in
evitably ruined. and stern necessity i'm
posed the three days rule rs being the
only one which sufiiced TO keep tho
human cattle in good health and
strength. It prevailed generally
throughout the country. The peasants
gave up to their masters three days .
week. or. to speak moro exactly. one
half Of their labor (men. women and
horses). and kept the remainder for
themselveA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
HEAlTHFUl ROOMS.

A Few words Aboae the Propse veotils-
tl00 q TOWa H000oo.
That's tho last time I'll call there"
remarked . fashionably dressed lady
to her escort - they left tho house Of
friend the other day.
How is that?"
Because the house Il So stuffy ono
would actually think that the whole
place was Theoretically sealed. 80 that
no fresh air Was wanted or permitted
to enter"
Such . state of affairs to often exists
in many Of our city homes, and disease
is naturally the result Of the unwisdom
of such q course. In the majority Of
homes the best room is usually kept
dark, the doors shut and the blinds
pulled down. After the departure Of
the visitors the room is busted.
the furniture Strengthened out and
the room shut up until the advent
OF another guest When visitors are
not frequent the room may be aired
and busted occasionally. but seldom Is
this done often enough 70 insure the
room being healthful and comfortable.
II guests should happen to announce
their coming In advance. they might be
certain that the room 10 we'll aired for
their reception; but when coming with
out any notification, they are ushered
into . close stuify room. just long - It
y closed up It is sare 70 bs stu6y. The
woman Of the house viii not notice the
closeness. owing to her being in doors
% much. There is nothing better to
test the purity Of . room = going into
it directly from the fresh cir. A room
to be healthful and comfortable should
b aired each day.-Niiscaxkee WIscos.
sin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
HER CASH ACCOUNT. :


It Makes You wonder II shs Coolsg
wooas WIN Keep BeeAs.
wonder il the coming woman will
be able to keep books. / don't be-
lieve 1t. You have seen your wife
making up her accounts. haven't youe
She sits down ON q chair and spreads
her bills all over her lap. and she
takes q little book up and opens it
It is q very little book. A woman II
always economical in that respect.
She will pay go for hat. but she'll
get a two-bit account book. two inches
by three, for Is cents to keep the
household figures in. Well. she takes
out this book and she opens it and
scrutinizes It
LET mo see. had &5.S last
month. and 1-no-surely I had no
more-no-there it is-$aS. Well.
I've got to carry forward $5.35; that's
it. No, it isn't; that was August. Let
mo see-September. *lO.1a ] thought
I had more. Now. that il $lO.15.
Where's my pcncil?" and she puts the
bills all on the floor. and goes to her
room to get her pencil. She comes
back. picks up all the bills and the
book. and begins again. ''Let
me see. IL was carry forward $A25-
no. that was July. August, September
-$1O15. That's it." She tries to put
down so. Is; the pencil is little bit
Of Q stub. and it won't make . mark.
She puts the bills all down again. and
goes and gets table knife and begins
whiting at the pencil. She does not
begin where the last cut was made;
she simply tries to scrape the wood
away at the point Of the lead. and she
gets little bit Of it clear. Then she
sits down and takes up all the bills and
the book. and begins all over again.
LET me see, $40. l5." and she puts the
pencil to her mouth and makes . L; she
repeats the operation and makes IN O.
and 80 on till she gets go. Is down.
BLESS me, that's the wrong side, " and
she tries to rub il out with her finger,
and. failing that she gets . piece Of
bread and cleans II up sufficiently to
write in the place. Then she finds out
she can't write holding the book in her
hand. She takes the whole caboodle
in her apron and dumps it on the table.
squares her elbows and proceeds "a
business. and whom she has got every
thing down she finds she il Is cents
out She gently rubs her head with
the stub Of pencil, and thinks out tll
moro she paid out and >1.15 moro she
got from you.-Sss Frsseiseo ChsoS-
|. .icle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
EFFECTS OF COFFEE.
4 Useful Preventive AGaaast IDfeetiou
and Epidemlc Diseases.

4 Useful Preventive Against Infections
and Epidemlc Diseases. e..
Coffee owes its stimulating and re-
freshing qualities to caffeine. ) 1t also
contains gum and sugar. fat, acids,
casein and wood fiber. Like tea. it
powerfully increases the respiration;
but, unlike it, does not affect its depth.
By its use the rate Of the pulse Is in
creased and the action OF the skin di-
minished. It lessons the amount Of
blood sent to the organs of the body,
distends the veins and contracts the
capillaries. thus preventing waste Of
tissue. It Is q mental stimulus Of q
high order, and one that Is liable to
great abuse. Carried to excess, 1t
produces abnormal wakefulness, indi-
gestion. acidity, heartburn, trcmors,
debility. irratability Of temper.
trembling, irregular pulse, q kind
Of intoxication ending in de-
lirium and great injury to the
spinal functions. Unfortunately, there
are many coffee tipplers who depend
upon it rs a drunkard upon his dram.
On the other hand, coffee is of sover-
eign efficacy in tiding over the nerv-
GUS system in emergencies. Coffee is
also, in its place. an excellent medi-
cine. In typhoid fever its action is
frequently prompt and decisive. It Il
indicated In the early stages before
local complications arise. Coffee dis
pels stupor and lethargy, is an antidote
for many kinds Of poison. and is vslu-
able in spasmodic asthma. whooping
cough. cholera infantum, and Asiatic
cholera It is also excellent a. . pre-
ventive against infectious and epidemic
diseases. Iu districts rife with malaria
and fever, the drinking Of hot coffee
before passing into the open air has
enabled persons living in such places
TO escape contagion. -Bosso" Journal
IF Commerce.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

ItVm tu0 IfUu6 At 6O0 UOOr W6S =
broken gun and three or four steel
traps. which had bccn pounded out Of
shape. Ialso saw q splintered powder
horn and an old fur cap. and there was
q faint smell OF whisky from some
broken glass. I found Mrs Smith to
be q nervous little woman of forty. and
the five children were like q pair Of
stairs in height was very kindly
received, and after . little made bold
to say:
II met Mr.. Smith about six miles
down the road"
What! Ny ole Bill. the onery
muler' demanded the wife.
"Yes, ma am"
"And didn't ye shute at him?"
'Oh. no."
"YOu Orter. He's the lankcst. --latest.
shuckless man in North Carolina l
run him out last mite. shan't truck
with him no mo-"
He was telling me about it. He
felt very badly"
NO! Ole Bill feel bad about any
thingw
..Yes. he actually shed tears when
thought he should never see you and
the children, again."
Hills to Dustin. but what news!
Children. hear that! Your father
sheddin' tears?"
Ibid pop beller?" asked the oldest
boy of me.
'.Yes, he cried"
Its impossibler' gasped the woman.
''Why ole Bill was too lazy to even
shed tears. What did he say?"
He said you were the best woman
on top of the earth, and that five better
children could not be found in the
State"
He did! And what else?"
..And that he didn't blame you, al
though he did the best he could. He
hopes you will forgive him when you
hear of his DEATH"
His death! Is ole Bill gwine to
drown hisself?"
IL shouldn't wonder. He has
nothing to live for now. you know"
MAN driv pap out to die!" sniveled
one of the children. and all got to-
gether at the door and began to cry.
''Strangerr' said the little woman. as
she came closer, ''Ole Bill was lazy
and oncry. but reckon hadn't orter.
He was the father of them children,
and he had some good pints. I'm q
mind to 60 arter him."
Can you forgive him?"
.'Sartin. I've smashed his gun and
traps and fixings. and I'm sorry
You'll take him back"
Il will"
"Well. he's down at the landing.
Send one Of the boys to cali him. Take
him back on trial. Tell him he's got
to 60 to work or you'll drive him OF for
good next time. Lay the Law right
down and let him know what to ex-
pect."
wiping his eyes and seeming very
humble. As he entered the door the
wife stood with arms akimb00 and
looked him over and exclaimed:
Cum back, eh! All broke up was
ye! Slept in the ole boat Ill night.
did ye! Now. ole Bill you look right
yere! You kin cum back. but the gun
is gone. the traps is gone and the
tarnal dog is drownded in the river.
From this day out you has got to work
and be somebody. do ye fOiler the
track?"
Il dew. Selutha"
"Then you git fur that axe. and then
git fur the wood pile. cause we've got
to pull up some dinner for this yere
stranger. Don't you 60 fur to boss
one of the children nor to think you
kin run this house. or out ye 60 fur
good'n all! Stranger. squat on that
rockin' cheer over thar. an Methusa,
you wash that skillet an git tho bacon
ready. He that was driv out has re-
turned, but he'd better step high an
keep up a-thinkin. "-DetroI Free
Rcsa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

Tho number Of marriages = In the
proportion of75 to every 1000 individ-
uals. Marriages acs more frequent
after equinoxsAsAas e. during the
months Of June and December.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

Lincoln. County> Ga. requires On
tho average only .. day and . half Of
court Az the Inst session the only
prisoner who he's .bssa. In jan n -the
county for several ysazs wAa ~ 0Roe
his own recognizanes. ~ pFoescatos
falling 70 eppea..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

Mistress Ito Bridget who h clean.
ing windows in the second story)-
Geraldine. . man has just rung the
basement bell" Bridget-"A1k- IN
up to the parlor. and till him OCu b
down in . ji6y."-zSms.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

Miss WideaWake (to young agri-
culturist from Verm0nt)-'I fancy.
Mr.. Sidehill. that you are very fond Of
husbandrys" Mr.. Sidehill (with IN
anutterable expression)-'1 s'pose l
would be, Miss Wideeweke. II could
dnd. the right kind Of gal "-1szos
Sijeia1&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09

The number Of mep capable o.
bearing afms d caicSisssd as enS.
fourth q he population.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-09
WONDER.

Doe's tAo fairest little maiden
In all the country round:
How e'er % long or far goa search,
No fairer can be found
Her hair Il OF the blackest
tAnd I always liked black);
ITS tied up In Psyche knot
o.. falls upon her back.
Her eyes seems always merry,
No trace have they Of sadness:
ueyes are windows Of the soul
Her soul Is full Of gladnesa.
AND then her mouth-o rose bud
To see IL. perfect bliss is,
IT'S just As swect-well. just - sweet
As sweet as her own kisses.
Yes. all the charms, she has then.
And oihers-scores and scores.
Hove. love. love her-out
Iwonder II she snores.
-Frank PsDlmon, il Yankee Bldde.