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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
No Apology Needed.

Excited Customer-Didy you mix that
horse medicine my boy got here half
an hour ago?
Druggists Clerk (apologetically)-I
Il think so, sir! II it didn't act right
l can mix you something that will OPP
crate promptly as an antidote.
Excited Customer-I don't want any
antidote, sir. Ten minutes after my
horse took that medicine he kicked a
spike-tailed dude that's been coming
to my house every afternoon or even
ing for the last six months and MAX
ing himself fresh about ;he premises
generally. Lifted him clear out into
the alley! I want a quart bottle Of the
stuff 70 keep in the barn!-Chicago
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07

FULL OF FUN.

As the season advances Il ID q
longer difficult task to recognize tn
restaurant shOrt-calse by its strawberr.
nark.-Chicago News.
-"Ah. yes." said cabinet-makei
70 n crockery dealer. to whom he was
introduced; .ah. yes. you sell tea set.
and we sell settees."
-Pillow-shams arc going out o.
style. it is said. This Il not true O
most other shams. which were never il
greater vogue. e.-Lowell Courier.
And you went up the Rhine.
supposeY said Mrs. Malaprop. "In'
deed. yes. 1t was beautiful. "AnG
did you see any rhineOcerOscs?"-Hsr
per's Bazaar.
Miss Charity-'.gs your husband
addicted to the use of alcoholic stimu
lants?" Recipient Of Alms-'No. in
dade. mum, not he; his only failin' Is
drlnkin'. '."-Lawrence American.
The After-Supper Dance.-Mr
Clay-.'Beg pardin'. but l wish yO
wouldn' breave SO hard. Miss Hasls'
ms" Miss Haskins-"Do it .noy yO'?
Mr.. Clay-"Ya-as. YO' done eat 81
much ice-cream at d table dat Is get
tin cold in d. scrufI oh my neck. -
Judge.
"A Symphony in Red.-Nlrs. Honey
'.Algernon. dear. l wish yo,
would put on your red nec,ltie fos
dinner" Mr.. Honeymoon-"Why. m,
love?" Mrs. Honeymoon-''Becarst
we are to have radishes. tomatoes.
straw berries and claret"
-JOurnalist-..I would like to get
pension" Pension Agent-..W you
injured while you were in the army
during the WARP" YES. / was !
newspaper correspondent, and I did sc
much hard lying that l strained my
conscience, and as every body connect
ed with the army is getting n pension.
Thought I'd just file my claim" Tex.
as Siftings.
Real Ingratitude. de.-Cranky Board
sr-- 'Landlady, why can't we have
something new on the table once ir
awhile? We've had exactly the same
bill Of fare for the last month" Land.
lady y--"How unappreciative you are.
Only yesterday l replaced the bass.
wood toothpicks with some real hick.
ory ones. which cost five cents more
per thousand. Omaha World.
Youngest Daughter-"Papa. dear.
what did Mr. Softly say to you just
now?" Mr.. Mushroom-..Why. the
impudent rascal had the nerve to ask
me for your hand in marriage" :"
Youngest Daughter-.'l do hope you
were considerate with him" Mr..
Mnshroom-..I told him he was q pre-
sumptuous puppy" Youngest Daugh-
ter-''Oh, papa Dind't he take um-
bragg at that?" Mr.. Mushroom
.'Well, didn't notice him taxing any
thing; but he got mighty hot under
the collar. ar."-America
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
TWO SCHOLARLY LADIES.
uOnors bestowed On Them bv the Uni
versity Of London.

HOnors bestowed On Them bv tho Uni.
versity Of London.
Among those who were recently pre-.
sented to Lord Granville. the Chan
celor of the University Of London. on
what is known as Presentation Day."
at Burlington House. were Mrs Mary
Scharlieb. who has recently received
the NJ. ID. degree from the London
University. and whose career, as her
biography will show, has been re-
markable one for . woman, and Miss
Worley, who won the gold medal in
classics and stood at the head OF the
NJ AS Of the year. We snbjoin
some account of these two noteworthy
ladies'. Mary Louisa Worley was
educated at the North London Col
.egiate School for Girls and at Girton
College. Cambridge. She matricu-
lated at the London University in
1888. being third on the list, and
gaining an exhibition. In 1886 she
passed the B. A. degree, gaining hon.
ors in classics. and in 1888 took her
classical tripos at Cambridge and the
M. A. degree at London University,
gaining the gold medal. She is twen-
ty-four years of age.
Mrs. Mary Scharlieb sends the fol.
lowing account OF herself: II was
born in London in 1915, received /.
good general education. married Will
lam Mason Scharlieb, barrister-at-law.
and went with him to Madras in 1866.
Early in 1871 commenced the study
Of medicine privately. was admitted to
the Madras Medical College in 1878,
and received the College License in
July. 1878. came to London. studied
for the degrees of Bachelor. Of Medi-
cine and Bachelor Of Surgery on. Il. :.
b. S.). and passed tho examination in
November and December. 1882. Twas
awarded the University Scholarship
and Gold Medal in Obstetric Medicine.
HonOrs in Medicine, Forensic Medi.
cine. and Surgery. l then went to
Vienna to improve my knowledge OF
obstetrics and diseases OF the ear and
eye. / returned to India in August,
1888, made an excellent practice. and
succeeded (chieay through the inilu-
ence of the late Governors wife, Lady
Grant DufD in establishing the Royal
Hospital for High Caste and Gosha
Women in 1886. Early in 1887 was
compelled by ill-health to leave India
forever. l began to practice in Lon.
don in 1887, and am doing we'll. In
December. 1888. passed the degree OF
NJ. ID. OF the London University. While
in Madras held the appointment Of
lecturer on obstetric medicine to the
women students of the Madras Med.
ical College. and Of examiner TO the
University OF Madras in Obstetrics
diseases Of women and children, ma.
teria medica and therapeutics ar
now senior physician to out-patients
at the New Hospital, Marylebone road.
lecturer on forensic medicine to tbs
london School Of Medicine for Wom-
en, and Queens lecturer IN physiolO-
gy' 70 the National Association o.
Nurses "-IQndon Graphic. !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
FLiM.FLAM NOTIONS.

Putting tho Cap sheaf the Whole
business of Modern Regulations.
..It's wonderful what fim-ilam
loshins they do git up nowadays" said
the old lady in the next seat ahead.
when l was fust married an ox-cart
was considered good nuff fur any body
TO ride in, but now they hcv to hev
palace kyars and sich or folks is kick
ing.
.'it's got to be jist ns bad nor wuss
in church," she continued, rs she felt
for her pipe and tobacco. Il shet my
eyes to it fur awhile. but I had to git
'em open when folks began to make
fun of me fur wearing a bonnet which
was seven years old. Some of 'em git
new bonnet every year. and the ex-
travagance in dress goods, handkcr-
chiefs, collars and sich is perfectly
awful. Ishould think it would bust up
all the men folks. ="
"And every thing has got to running
to grammar" she went on. rs she filed
her pipe and hunted in her sachel for
a match. ''in my day nobody didn't
keer nuthing about nouns and verbs
and proverbs. but every body in this
aige is dead struck ON 'em. / cant tell
one o. my gals to bring up 'taters fur
dinner or drive the goslin's out o the
garden patch but what she flies up at
me about my grammar"
She found a match and lighted her
pipe, to the great amusement of tho
other passengers. and she was putting
away and taking lots OF comfort when
the conductor came along.
mo smoking in this car. ,ma'am,"
he curtly announced.
"What.r
mo smoking here" f
do you mean to say it's agin the
rules to smoke as / ride along and
banker fur it?n
Il do. You will have to stop a.
once"
''Humph! Well, that does put the
cap sheaf on the whole bizness,
though I've been expecting it fur some
time. The last time went to meeting
they objected to my smoking in one of
the back pews. and now start on. a
journey to my daughter. Hammers to
be told to shet Off smoking afore' e'Fye
drawn six whiffs. because the railroad
don't like IL. I'll stop. of course. but
when l git to Hammers I'll Just gin
right up and tell 'em want to die. It's
no use fur an old woman like rne to
expect TO get any more comfort in. this
0m,aap.aigs. apd the soaner Iskin git
to heaven the bc.ter-N. Y. Sun, ;.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
FACTS AND. FIGURES.
Valuable Information of . Stssistieai ano
Scientific Nature.

valuable Information of . Statistical ana
Scientific Nature.
Massachusetts has q, 900 scholars in
ner evening schools
There are 1000 Icelanders in tho
city OF Winnipeg, Man. /.
Turkish women eat rose leaves with
butter to secure plumpness.
A Belfast OIe.) woman has entered
q machine-shop TO learn the trade.
The Ei.fel tower has cost in one way
or another the lives OF nearly one
hundred wor,Smen.
The government pays to the rail-
roads $40. .O00.00 annually for carry
ing the mails.
Pittsburg ships 100000 tons Of
freight yearly. and Claims to lead
American cities.
L. is estimated that 1000 female
clerks are now employed in the drug
stores OF the country.
In 1889 the United States manufact-
Ired 100000 pounds Of tobacco.
400. 900 pounds of snuff, 1000. .000, 900
cigars and 1,50O. 10000 cigarettes,
The Denver University owns so
much land in and around Denver that
her treasury will soon be filled with
millions from the increase. in Land
values.
An electric fire engine is n new in
vertion. IL can be started at fn'l
speed. is much lighter than the steam
fire engine, aud possesses various
other advantages
A number OF reindeer have been i'm
ported from Norway and turned out In
a forest i'm the north OF Scotland in tho
hope that they may become acclirna-
tizcd.
There are more paper mills. run
ming more machines. in the United
States than in any other country in
the world. Germany has nearly as
many. but no other country has half
as many.
The greatest snuff-taking country in
the world is France. though it shows
q 1.cline in the habit. In 1869 the
consumption was Is. 600, 600 pounds. or
seven ounces per head. Now il is five
ounces.
A York lady bit into an apple and
found wrapped around the core piece
of coarse thread twenty inches
long II is thought to have been
dropped by bird when the apple was
in full blossom.
A Texas steer tackled one of B:r-
NUNS elephants on the highway the
other day, and the results were emf
nently satisfactory to every body but
the elephant. He was so well licked
inside of three minutes that he turned
tail and ran away.
The amount Of wasted material that
should. according to calculation. pass
through the Narrows at the mouth Of
New York harbor every year is suifi.
ciert 10 make solid dam from tower
to tower of the Brooklyn bridge rs
high as those towers and wider than il
is high.
II is stated that the following Ian
guages arc spoken on the main street
of Dcadwood: English. German.
French, Italian, Chinese, Norwegian,
Swedish. Finnish. Scandinavian. Rus
sian. Irish, Spanish. Hebrew, Sclav-
onian-fourteen, with possibly few
overlooked.-Ch News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
WRITERS OF HISTORY.
Preparation for Their Work SuGgestl
by John L0throp Motley.

| Preparation for Their Work Suggestcd
by John Lothrop Motley.
In Harper's is printed letter Of ad.
vice which John Lothrop Motley
wrote to a young man who thought OF
becoming a historian. In it he says:
"As you are graduate Of univer.
sity. ] assume that you are sufficiently
familiar with Latin to read it without
difficulty. would advise you. how
ever. to read the Latin historians. es-
pecially Livy and Tacitus. with whom
you should make yourself familiar in
the original. Without facility in
Latin it would be impossible to
study thoroughly any branch OF his
tory, ancient or modern. You say
that you are studying German. in
which you are quite right. consider
he knowledge of that language. a.
well as Of French and Italian, to be in
dispensable in the profession which
you have chosen. 1t would depend
upon the subject that you might ulti-
mately select whether other
modern languages might not be-
come necessary. but those three
are necessaries OF life. You say that
YOU have ''read great deal Of general
and special history. but in n desultory
and consequently useless manner. y
You add that your idea has been to
get a good knowledge of general his
tory, and then. deciding upon some
particular subject. give that special
attention.
Il don't know that you could have
marked out a better path for yourself.
Your reading will cease to be desul-
tory if you pursue the plan thus indi-
Gated by yourself. In reading general
history l would advise the study Of
such works as John Won Muller's Uni
versal History in three volumes; Carl
Won Rotteck's World History in nine
volumes; Herder's Philosophy OF Hu-
man History. Pritchard's Natural
History of Man. Buckles History of
Civilization. Guizot's History OF Civil
izatiOn.
las to special history. ] should be
inclined rather to direct your attention
to that of the last three and half cent
uries. The events and the characters
of :he period since the rediscovery OF
America may be studied with more
minuteness and exactness than those
of more distant epochs can be, and
their bearing on our own times is moe
direct and apparent"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
THE MARSEilLAISE.


Graphic Account Of How the Song Wa
Written by lie Lisie.
or all the airs which deserve to b,
termed national that of the Frencl
"Marseillaise" is. without doubt, tn
most lively and exciting. The SOUND
and the words Of it make the BLOOD
tingle in mems veins. and whole armie
and assemblages in France have suns
it with eyes weeping and burning
with hearts defiant of death. despo,
and devil" Owing to its electrifyin:
power the singing of 1.-The Marseil
laise" has often been prohibited by the
French authorities. Even in times o
peace and quietness it is impossible t.
listen to its animating strains without
experiencing certain thrill, and its
effects on an impetuous people. like
the French, in the troublous times o
the past, may be easily imagined.
Considering the extraordinary par,
which the '.Marseillaise" has played
in the affairs of France. we might
not unreasonably expect that the
words and air had emanated
from some genius who had bestowed
much labor and care on their produc.
tion. And yet as the story goes, both
words and music were written in one
night, without any previous sketching
out or after elaboration. The author
and composer. Rouge. de Lisle. was an
officer Of engineers. who had formerly
been teacher of music. He was
greatly admired among his acquaint-
ances for his poetical and musical
gifts, and was especially intimate with
Baron Dietrich. the mayor Of Stras-
burg. One evening during the spring
Of 1892 De Lisle was the guest at the
table Of this family. The Baron's re-
sources had been SO greatly reduced
by the necessities and calamities OF
war that nothing better than garrison
bread and few slices of ham could be
provided for dinner. Dietrich smiled
sadly at his friend. aud lamenting the
scantiness of his fare. declared that he
would bring forth the last remaining
bottle OF Rhine wine in his cellar il he
thought it would help to inspire De
Lisle in the composition of patriotic
song. The ladies signified their
approval. and the Baron sent for the
last bottle of wine the house could
boast of. After dinner De Lisle re-
turned TO his solitary chamber, and in
fit Of enthusiasm (with which the
wine must have had little enough to
do) composed the words and music of
the song which have immortalized his
name. The following morning he hast
sned with it to his friend Dietrich. in
whose house it was sung for the first
time. exciting great enthusiasm. A
few days afterward it was publicly
performed in Strasburg. and ten days
later was sung at public banquet at
with SO much effect that 1t
was printed at once and distributed
among the troops just starting for
Paris. They entered the capital sing
ing their new hymn. which they had
called Chant des Marseillais." and
soon the tune was known throughout
every part of France. De Lisle's claim
to the authorship was at one time dis
putcd. but the truth Of the story here
given regarding the origin OF the
''Marseillaise" has long since been
proved beyond a doubt.-N. Y. Mail
and EynreSS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
"A simple stove for warming rooms

"A simple stove for warming rooms
by means of solar heat has been cor.
trived by Prof E. S. Morse. 1t con.
sists Of a shallow box. having bottom
OF corrugated iron and glass top.
This device is placed outside the build
ing where the sun can shine directly
into it. The rays pass through the
glass and are absorbed by the metal.
heating it to a high temperature and
warming tho air of the box The air,
which on sunny days rises to ninety
degrees Fahrenheit. is conveyed ir,o
the room to be heated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
SHE,

uiscover % you pass her and you readi
~ VIII class her as graduate from Vas
o. OF Smith,
NOT the sort OF woman that the hu
norlsts inhuman choose their ,okelc,s ID
illumine- '' ~
Nor q myth.
A"ouea the torioise-shell eye glasses she affect
ed in her classes still her faultless NOSE
harasses, .>
Nimporse,
one u decipher photography, silurian eeocra.
pny, or mystical crypiography,
For sport
"0ne FULLY stocked with knowledge in her
cfanium OF 'olosies. instiIled at female
colleges,
AAer attractiveness embraces all the dainty.
"nsome graccs from the prehis,or:c
races
Down to now
oneii dissect a pliosaurus, or articulate one
ior US, yes, and Scan page OF Horace.
Quickly too,
anu although bit pedantic she's by means
browning-fraaiic. but, per contra, is ro-
mantle,
one can give an explanation OF the Pliocene
formation. and describe the situation
OF its strata,
anu VIII argue like a Stole, and as seemingly
heroc, OF the age Paleozoic
And its data
She, her ideas quite Platonical. and in way
mnemonical, though hardly called canon
ical,
With uncertain eruditon Tin her heart they We
no admission), and she strengthens the
suspicion
by her glances.
Though her learning is extensive and. il fol-
lows. most expensive. no one need be ap-
prehensive
For her reason:
Lucas which she seems to cling to, later she'll
offer wing TO. common sense she then will
bring to
Bear In season.
For this educated creature has a mother who
will teach her when no other one can
reach her
With q book.
That for which . man will prize her, be he mill
ionaire or miser. il is this-to make you
wiser
Hor to cook.
F. Fl. Curtiss, in Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07
A HEARTLESS WRETCH.
People Said He Was, So Of Course
Ee Must Have Been.

'flossje, what do you think tha
wretch has done now?" exclaimed
Lucy Caslin, bursting into the room
where her sister and aunt sat sewing
Nothing very dreadful. hope.
replied Flossic. looking up from heI
work.
Nothing very dreadful!' echoed
Lucy. THAT is just like you. Flossie
really believe you love that black
hearted wretch"
mo. Sue. can not say that have
any particular love for him. but !
don't want TO condemn the man until
know what he has done." returned
Flossic. laughing.
'.Well, he is driving his tenants
from the old shanties by the coal
bank"
Sue. can that be really true?" said
Flossie. in a shocked voice.
1T must be. for Ted Flynn. whose
mother occupies one of the huts, told
me so. Mr.. Dane said that unless the
people vacated at once he would tum-
BILE the shanties down on their heads
the brute!"
Lucy. my dear" interrupted her
aunt, there must be some mistake.
do not believe Mr.. Dane would be SO
cruel; although more grave and silent
than most men of his age. he seems
kind and courteous to all"
Lucy pursed up her mouth in scorn.
Now. Aunt Mary. you are always
taking that mans part You think he
can not do wrong"
.'Oh. no. Lucy" smiled Aunt Mary.
''But you have taken an unreasonable
dislike to Mr.. Dane"
well. perhaps I have. But we
won't discuss him further; we must
think of the needs of Mrs. Flynn. Why
can't she move into the old storehouse
in the corner of the orchard until she
can find another homer"
Aunt Mary nodded assent while Flos-
sic replied:
IAN excellent idea. Lucyr'
Then I'll run -ar and make her
the offer" said Lucy and. burrying on
her hat and shawl. she was soon in the
midst of the shanties, which consisted
of five or six dilapidated old buildings.
She noticed that the men and women
all had an anxious look. and that the
teams standing there belonged to MIR.
Dane, the new owner of the coal bank
and factory. And-yes. there was the
owner himself hurrying up the mov-
ing process Lucy was too indignant to
notice that his face. too. wore an anx-
ious look and that he started at every
sound. She only thought of him as
hard-heartcd wretch. who was turning
poor people out in the cold.
Presently he approached her.
Miss Lucy" he said. ..for Heavens
sake don't tarry here long; and tell
Mrs. Flynn to be reasonable and hurry
up. for will"
Here Lucy cut him short with look
OF scorn as she flashed out:
You hard-hearted wretch. how dare
you speak to me? Don't be afraid
will not intrude in your precious houses
very long. neither shall Mrs. Flynn"
But. Miss Lucy" he said, ..you
must have heard"
Yes" Lucy interrupted. ''of course
! have heard that the wealthy Mr..
Dane is turning Ave or six poor fam
lilies out of his houses-if they are
worthy of that name"
Then she opened the door of Mrs.
Flynn's shanty and stepped inside.
leaving Mr.. Dane with an amused look
on his face. But this soon gave way
to grave. expression. which did not
leave ,his face until the last wagon
which contained Mrs. Flynn's house
hold goods was loaded and had been
driven away. Then. with . Sigh Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07

You see. my dear Julia. Mr..
Baldy is rich, and he is not so old or
bad looking. He has beautiful nose
and chin. and they go we'll together. :"
Yes. ma. when he takes out his tisa
teeth"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-09-07

When you are in a party. telling
fish stories, always let the other feilow
begin. You can thereby get the bulge
on them. also the reputation OF being
the biggest tUar.-Lawrence American
Daily Republican., 1889-09-14
rsnn,y,yau,a peneb orover.

A Miffiintowp. Pa, speciil Of Friday
saysi An article IN the Record headed
"Pesch Coilapse' has attradecs attention
In this county. About SEVEN yosrs ago
Smith Brothers, John Z. Jmison and
few others were pioneers n the peach
business IN this secton, and we're thought
10 be "oranks" on the subject. To-day
as the Delaware region Is beng deuuded
OF Its orchards by disease and ours are
hourishing--neither fruit nor trees
affected--they are looked ulon as bene-
factors.
Within small radius here there are
no fewer than 100000 trees, many Of
them bearing, aud the ffuit Is being
shipped by the car load TO Ill points OF
the compass. Such fruit too, It is
doubted If Delaware ever raised in it's
pnlmiest days. II is large, nicely
shaped, finely favored, firm in flesh and
handtonely blushed, all of which makes
fruit every way attractive and valua-
BILE. A dealer said today "Juniata
peaches now ttand at the head of the
market" Large orchards are being
planted every fall and spring, and soon
our farmers will abandon tie culture Of
cereals altogether, except along the
river and streams.
The singular thing about fhe business
is that the land best sdapied for the
growing Of peaches has hitherto been
considered OF least value; In fact, much
Ol 1t was LEFT in common until its adapia-
bllity was discovered. Hundreds of acres
OF It, two or three years ago, could have
been bought for triie. 1t las advanced
In price, of course, but eau still be bought
for from t10 to $2J an acre owing to
location and nearness TO shipping point.
Many parties are here now buying the
fruit as well as looking for linds to pur-
chase.
The article showing the dcdiHe IN Della
ware peaches has rails d the lopes OF land
owners and dealers here corr,spoudingly,
and this fa'l thousands of trees VIII be
planted. Lalt fall one man bought 100
bushels Of peach seeds In North Caro-
lima, and another 90 bushels from which
to raise young trees.
The future seems bright, and our farm
ere, who have been depressel at the low
prices OF grain, are exulting in the hope
of better things, and Will leave the old
way OF farming.