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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

will leaving me the property. II
would not then It sho1ld 60 to you,
leaving me but the interest on five hun
dred pounds enough TO keep me from
starvation. l loathe you for tempting
me to sell myself My husband-for
according to Scottish Law he Is my
husband-will have finished his term
tomorrow week. He is penniless and
without a name. always looked on
the estate ~ mine, and without money
Jim can not help himself Legally I
am your wife, and you could not prove
the contrary. II you care to ventilate
these little family matters do SO.
for l suppose you can got the prop
erty by SO doing. II you prefer
peace leave me to my own, for you
confess it is mine by right. and none
need know our private affairs. Give
orders tonight for closing the house.
Write Mrs. Chalmers we have changed
our minds and will 60 abroad indefi.
nitely. We can so together in the car
riagc to the station. and part in Lon
don. Sell the place in your own name
and deposit the money in mine. and
you will never see me again. trust
to your honor to do this II you loved
me could never have caused this to
happen. but only your comfort is as
sailed now. You can live on your own
income and be happy alone. should
Ain ~rse "a
breakfast will tell me what course to
pursue
Il think must have been paralyzed
by that letter, for certainly my wife
and met ut breakfast; ut least called
her my wife. and did not find it diff
cult to keep up an ordinary converse
ton. gave orders exactly as l had
been told, and Mrs. Jessie quietly
handed me the title deeds to the prop
erty already signed. My previous sor-
row must have used up all my feeling.
for really looked a. Mrs. Jessie with
almost admiration.
I'VE parted in London. and took
the first steamer for New York. have
never heard from Jessie since. Now
you know why l have not sought
friends. After wandering through the
States. / started for the Nile. and
there We met my dear friend. Do you
wonder that did not care to 20 be-
fore a divorce court a second time. !
preferred to say nothing. although 1t
gave rise to various rumors concern
ing me, which I suppose you have
heard. l have written to my aunt.
and will leave this history in my desk.
to be sent 70 you after my death.
with wishes for the continuance o,
your contented life. am. as always
your devoted friend. HARRY SAUN.
DERs IN. NJ Wallace. in brakes
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02
ALPHABET COLLECTION.
An Exhibition OF More Than Ordinary
Interest tO Scholars.

An Exhibition OF More Than Ordlnary
Interest to Scholars.
Those who are interested in alpha
pets and writings will be glad to hear
that a small exhibition of different
alphabets is now being arranged in
the Kings Library. British Museum.
The system of writing in use among
the Babyionians and Assyrians con-
sisted Of syllabary of nearly six hum
dred characters, which were probably
borrowed from the earlier Inhabitants
Of Chaldea, the Akkadians. who used
them as kilograms. much as the Chi.
nese employ their written signs. Tho
Assyrians. who spoke a language en-.
tirely different from the Akkadian.
used characters sometimes as ideo-
grams. and also Theoretically. Re-
specting the earliest known
systems OF writing used in India.
there arc examples hero which
ate as far as 2jo B. Z. The Arianop-
oil is character Of obviously Semitic
origin. read from right to lett. and Is
found on the versions OF Edicts in the
Punjaub only. Hence it is called the
Northern Asoka character. Respect
ing the COptic alphabet it is shown
that when the Egyptians became Chris
tians, they rejected their ancient script
and adopted the Greek alphabet As
this was not adequate to express all
the sounds Of the Egyptian language.
they added on the end Of the alphabet
six letters taken from the native De-
motto script slightly modifying the
forms. The exact date OF the adoption
OF the Coptic alphabet can not DO de-
termined. but it is confined to the
Christian literature Of Egypt, the old
est fragments OF which date from the
fourteenth century A. D.--Manchester
Guardians London Correspondents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

Tho Wagner Palace Car Company il revo-
lutionizing the equipment Of its cars and
making them superior 10 anything Of the
p-ovements is tho lighting Of the cars with
gas. The New York Central Il Hudson
River Railroad Company Is also equirping
Its passenger coaches with gas. About one
hundred Of them running out Of New York
City have been so equipped. The gas is COM
pressed in . cylinder under eacn car, and
one filing Of Q cylinder will last the round
trip between New York and Chicago. The
gas il made from petroleum, and furnishes
. 6lcandlc power light ~ againsta 0candle
power light under the old method Coaches
lighted with gas arc Is light - pari0r, and
In the daytime.-Rome IN. W Sentinel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02
FULL OF FUN.
Though ever busy ben - bee.
Exceeding brisk ana spryes
He ne'er cxcels in industry
We early mornvnee fiye.


Ye early mornynxe nye.
Washington Capital.
"A Bovine observation-disclosures
Housewife-''Say. there was q fish in
the quart OF milk you left US yester-
day." Omaha Milkman-'I am not
surprised at all. / have q COW that
persists in going a-swimming in tho
the river."-Omaha World.
-Mistress-..Wherc are tho nails.
JOhn?" joint didn't know what
kind you wanted, ma'am." Mistress
What kinds did the dealer have?'
JOhn-''Six-penny. eight-penny and
ten-penny, ma'am." Mistress-"YOu
should have bought the latter. John.
You know We always get the best "
Puck.
Miss Davis "HOwdy, Brer Silase
WHARF you got dat likely lookin' rnuel?
Pears mighty lax or muel dat was
missin' at de Corners las wesk."
Brother Satisfactorily. Sis Davis.
slowly. Dare's too many hen feathers
back Oh dat house for folkeses what
don't keep no chickens ter ask pinted
questions lax dat Texas Siftings.
Miss Fiancee (selecting the ring)
81 prefer this fine. large solitaire. !"
Jeweler (extricating his foot from
beneath that OF Miss Fiancee's young
man)-'.Dear me! That would never
do. Large stones are not at all
fashionable for engagement rings
Here is" Miss Fiancec's young man
Qriumphantly)-''The latest thing out
so small and neat" - Jewellers
Weekly.
-Judge-'.Now, madam. don't OBJ
ject to this question. Tell the court
your age" Miss Longout-'I do not
see that i: is competent evidences. your
honor" Judge-''Why nOt?" Miss
L-"YOu see do not know it of my
own knowledge; it is merely what was
told to me-" Judge-''True; you need
not answer. "-America.
-Brown-''What's all this you're
dOing?" Little Johnnie-"Please. Dad.
teacher told me If l wanted to learn
quickly I was to put down every word
l didn't know and ask you what it
meant" Brown-''I'hat's an excellent
plan. my boy" Little Johnnie-"Well.
Dad. ! have on this piece Of paper 1O3
works marked down." Brown-''John-
ME, go right upstairs to bed this mo-
ment-"-Epoch.
And, doctor. can you make this
bloom again." asked Father Time.
pointing to q specimen Of the vintage
Of 1870 II was once footlight favor
lite. and men showered me with pearls
and diamonds. Oh. can be young
again?" she exclaimed. with the fervor
of a maiden of sixty-two summers.
''You shall be queen OF the May" re-
sponded DR.. Brown-Sequard. as he pro-
cceded to his laboratory and slaagh-
tered fresh guinea pig. Philadelphia
Record.
-Caller-"Mr. President, I have
long held tho opinion that the Office
should seek the man. and not the man
the Office. and can not adequately ex-
press my detestatiOn of the hungry
horde who are worrying you night and
day. l simply call to pay my respects"
The President-"My! my! Come in.
sir; sit down. Won't you stay to din
ner?" Caller-''Thank you. but time
is very pressing. As said before. l
simply called to pay my respects; but
while here l might as we'll leave these
recommendations and my address. so
in case any Office starts on still hunt
" eekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02
We recommend 'ransill's Punah" Cigar
CHAFF AND CHATTER

'sYEs," said the literary man with sigh.
s'style is fine thing tor writer To have,
but when his wife's got it too it takes all
the profit away"
In Q misdemeanor case 1t Santa Cruz,
Cal, the jury brought in the following YER
dict: 1--WE, the jury, find they, the plain
tits, guilty Is charged"
A MANS force Of character Is pretty well
measured by the degree Of patience with
which he waits half IN hour outside Of .
shop while his wife purchases . yard Of
frilling.
AwAo, passing by . house which had
been almost consumed by fire, inquired
whose it was. Being told that II was q
hatter's, he said: "Ah, then The los1 win
b felt"
BRowx-sI thought You were . vcseta1i'
an, but hear you eat mutton" Robinson
az am not . bigoted vegetarian. I only
eat the meat Of such animals - live on
vegetable food"
An Irish employer went 70 whore some
men were 1t work out Of sight in IN exca'
walton, and called out: 'sHow many Of "
are down thcrel' Three" WAS the reply.
Then half Of 70 come up!"
AJERsEY CrIY policeman having offered
his hand to . young lady, which was 70.
fused, he arrested her. "What 10 the
charger" asked the sergeant Of the station
house. Resisting an offer, sir," was the
reply.
The inhabitants Of Sing Sing, N. Y, are
agitating for either . change OF name for
their town or tho removal Of its prison.
There are great many good people out Of
Jail there, and they want the tact made
palmer to the world ut large.
Il was ct the beach and he had just saved
three maidens from drowning. Noticing IN
expectant look in their faces, and being
equal - any emergency, he observed in
IN unctuous tone: Fortunately am . Nor
mon and can marry you ALL" whereat the
spirit Of romance vanished and they aed
with IT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

She was - pretty - . picture and g -.
mased "a Nyely that Il did one eooe - look
NJ nor. She Uos I'll this but she II NOT nov.
Pcor soul, the roses linger NO q0r0 u ner
cheess, the former lustef OF her. eyee y
gone. she ID woe.begone looking 80 ~
humanity now. 6he has one ot 49,
frouk.es 20 common 10 women and neede
-. Pierces Favorite Prescript1on. II Re-
crpcrates the wasted strength, puss the
whole system right, restores the roses eno
the luster and makes the woman what sne
once WAS, bright well and happy. So
vorite Prescriptions" b the only meolcane
0ips 0,oyestes from the manufacturers, that
h viii give satisfaction In every ease, or
money viii be refunded. This guarantee
has been printed on the bottle wrapper, and
faithfully carried out for many yearA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02
UNCLE SANS DISHONESTY.

How the Government Blns rr0flted b.
Funds from Cnpald Money Orders
For seventeen years after the estab-
lishment of the money-order system in
this country the funds secured through
unpaid money orders were stored up
and boarded. just as though the United
States Government had made a good
speculation No attempts whatever
were inaugurated to ascertain the rca!
owners OF this money. which had been
trusted to Uncle Sans care. but the
sum went on accommodating until it had
reached the enormous figure of about
Sl.7OO,OOO. Then Congress took hold.
The legislative branch of the Govern
ment decided that the money thus
held was illegally held. and that no
pains should be spared to ascertain to
whom it belonged. and a clause was
attached to one OF the bills appropri-
ating money for the support OF
the Post-Ofiice Department au-
thorizing the employment OF a number
OF clerks. whose duty it should be to
ascertain the rightful owners Of this
mOney-Order fund. and every effort
made 70 restore it. Congress also pro
vided that hereafter. whenever an lad.
vice" in relation to an order. which
should remain unpaid in tho hands OF
a postmaster certain number of days
without the money having been
.l.;vroI wos v.ooo;ya1 - cy,n,,lA ~ Tho
duty Of the postmaster to notify the
payec. II this failed to secure the
payment Of the money to the rightful
party the sender was TO be notified
and steps were devised by which he
might secure the money which had
not been paid to the person to whom
he desired 1t should go.
Under tho latter act there has boon
q great falling of in the accumulation
Of money to the credit Of the money
order fund in New York, and under
the Instructions OF Congress some
clerks in the mOney-order depart
mont have been engaged for
some years in making out q list
Of all unpaid orders, together
with the name of the purchaser of the
order and the party to whom Il was
sent. These lists make an enormous
bill Of manuscript and although they
are not yet completed. they have been
in restoring q great deal
ofimoney to the rightful owners. just
hdw much has been paid back can not
ut this time without
great deal OF work. but that there still
re1nains more than $l.0oO.O0O piled
aYpin the sub-treasury at New York
TO the credit Of the mOney-order fund
is beyond doubt
Ordinary business honesty would
have demanded that this fund should
never nave been allowed to accumu-
ate, but Uncle Sam. in his business
dealings. is the most dishonest of NOR
ala He never pays debt that he can
escape, but insists upon
prompt payment for all his debts
Washington Cor. Indianapolis Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02
Distributing III. Favors.

T Young Mrs. Greene-Henry. dear. d.
you think 20 much bread and molasses
is good for Harry? f
Young Mr.. Greene-Certaiuly it's
good for him. Don't you know bread
is the staf of life az
Young Mrs Greene-Y-e-e-e-s-but
50 much molasses, you know!
Young Mr.. Greene-Well. what OF
it? He doesn't eat the molasses; he
leaves that Or the door-knoh Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02
F.ox the Herald ,s q Est.A st. Louis Mis-

FR0N the Heyald 81 Esish, 81. Louis NJ
souri,. August 10, 1857.
Referring 10 Shallenbereer's Antid0te for
Malaria, the business manager Of tho Herald
u Faith would say, that he gave this med
icino . personal trial, and was speedily
cured Of an unpleasant intermittent Fever.
He then recommended IL to +. ]. Tiefen-
braun, 1918 Papin street, and to police ON
Ger Meidenger, 1t the Union Depot, both OF
whom were cured by it Of chills and fever
Of several years. standing. Recently his
wife, after fever Of several days duIo-
ton, took . single dose and was perfectly
cured. In view of these remarkable cures,
and remembering how much money Is spent
for quinine, 30 little to be depended upon,
and often SO injurious, We can only wish
that Shallenberger's Antid0te would come
into general use
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

By NO means Persons Of hezculean
build frequently possess minimum Of gen.
uine vigor, and exhibit less endurance than
vexy small people. Real vigor means the
ability to digest and sleep well, and to per.
form Q reasonable amount Of daily physical
and mental labor without unnatural fatigue.
It 10 because o course Of Hostetter's StOm-
sch Bitters enables the enfeebled dyspeptic
to consume the allotted activity Of every
day life, As well - TO participate without
discomfort in it, enJ0yments, that Il - such
Q prominently useful medicine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

The English language is pervsd
ing the earth. Most OF the largo cite.
of Europe. and many small ones. nov
hayo sAsir Engiish newspaper. Nice
Drstde4 Munl6 Berlin. Paris Rome
Gaples. GeneSa Sd uaag ethSss haxs
- = -. - :s~-A -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

A eccsysxRRY bush. growing ont q IL
aide Of maple tree, twenty-five feet from
the ground, was seen in Johnsbury, ",
when tree was felled In the courthouse
yard the other day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

A GEORGIA hen had in her gixzard TWEEN
ty-seven horse-ptstol cartridge shells. six
buttons and piece Of lead.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

TnB bed linen should be changed at least
once in three days; the blankets once .
week, those that have been removed being
hung In the open air for . few hours, then
thoroughly aired In . warm room.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

BIkswAx may be used for polishing han
dies, etc, in the lathe. 1t may be tempered
to any degree Of softness BY heating with
turpcntine. This must b done with great
care 70 avoid conAagration-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
wav to the gentle action and mild effects Of
Carter's Little Liver Pills. II you try them,
they viii certainly please you.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

Yor can't help liking them, they are sovery
small and their action is so perfect. One pill q
dose Carriers Little Liver Pills. Try them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

EVERY trace Of salt rheum b obliterated
By Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cects
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

CALIFORNIA fruit growers, who used to
throw away their peach pits, arc now get
ting six dollars ton for them. They are
worth this for fuel They make hot and
aromatic fire.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

A NoxRoD COUNT CO., man drove 70
town the other day Tor the frat time since
fall and heard that Harrison was elected
was news 70 him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

For all arrangements Of the liver: :tom-
sch and bowels, take DR.. Pierces fsust&
One n dose.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

CALIFORNIA holds the cake on snake
stories for the season Of 1889, with George
and North Carolina crowding each other
Tor second place.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02

II II said that part Of Queen victoria's
savings has been invested in real estate In
New York City and that each year she
draws handsome income from the rentals.
No Opiwm in Piso's euro for Consumption.
Cures where other remedics fail &c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-02


"'YOu are averse to any moro scam
dial and gossip. fancy. SO you will not
attempt to see me- will be with you
at breakfast II you will do As l ask
no one need never know that we are
not living together.
IL am . married woman. My hus-
band has been serving term Of
twelve years for manslaughter. He
is felon. but love him. We grew
up together in the city of Edinburgh.
and always intended to marry. One OF
Jim's friends spoke slightingly Of me.
and he shot him. was then sixteen.
My mother wrote Mr.. Louthers about
our trouble. and as he was our third
cousin he came in order to get counsel
for US, and do the best he could to
keep the case quiet He thought me
too good for Jim, and when We were
in the jail together. said: by the time
Jim gets out you will be married and
he will have something else to do than
quarrel over q girl Of sixteen" Then
took Jim's hand and swore that
would be his faithful wife from that
time until death, and Jim held mine
and said the same. Mr.. Louthers could
not help being the witness. He treated
It Is joke. and said he would take me
home with hun II I would write to Jim
and retract my promise declined 10
do - ....ss-s -.
"After E-other Did Mr.. Len.
Tiers cent Tor me. He thea Ao1d-
No that - som 0keould e2aH - -
loolIsh ipfafl fiQa6k - 49, - :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-02
THE SOUTHWESTERN STRIKE.
Mr.. Powderly Says His Record i'm That
Matter is Endorsed.

The general executive board Of the Knights
Of Labor began a session yesterday at the La
clede hotel in st. Louis Ever since the south
western strike in 1886 there has been more or
less trouble in this section. and il is believed
that the present meeting will result in settle
ment of many things in that connection that
have long been a bone of contention within
the order. Replying to criticisms upon his 40
ton during that strike Mr. Powderly yester-
day said: my record in the matter Of the
southwestern strike is open to inspection and
is understood and Endorsed by the order. The
strike was ordered without due authority. The
constitution of the order was violated. have
in my possession numerous letters from local
assemblies begging the executive board for
Gods sake to step in and end the struggle.
After my trip west during the strike returned
to New York and there saw Mr.. Gould. i sup
posed that he was a man of his word At the
time of the conference held in the Astor house
Jay Gould said to me that he would arbitrate
the trouble with his men. This was ali we had
asked and 1 ordered the strike OF. The next
day Gould stated that he meant by arbitrating
with his men those who were in his employ at
that time. What nonsense and duplicity that
was. Gould had no trouble with men who were
at work. was simply trapped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-02
GEORGETOWN,

The KILLING WAS AccIDENrAL.-.An inquest
was held today over the remains of Arthur
Acter, the colored boy who was run over by a
street car on p street yesterday and killed. as
stated in The STAR. The testimony was to the
effect that the homicide was accidental and
verdict was given in accordance with the facts.
and VIM Brennan, the driver of the car. was
released from custody. He had been on the
road six weeks.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoS.-At the eighty ninth
monthly meeting of the First cooperative
building association, held last night, money to
the amount of $4,000 was sold as follows: $4,000
of first series bonds. whose par value was
500. SO. sold at S232.1S 1000 of second series
bonds. whose par value was Spills sold for
S22422. $1,000 in money sold at the following
rates: S2l00 at 60 and 50 900 at 81.
An AFFLICTED FAMILY.--The wife and four
children of Mr.. Austin Herr are down with
dphtheria, also the japanese nurse The
eldest son was taken i'll this morning Drs.
Peter, Lincoln and Richie are in attendance
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT
A.M.-Great s-tempersture. 62: condition.
8. Receiving ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, &c: con-
dition at north connection. z; condition at
south connection. Sc. Distributing reservoir
temperature, Ga; condition at infuent gate
house, %; condition at effluent gate house SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-02
The Criminal Court Juries.

This morning-the Criminal Court Judge
Bradley, proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
grand jury. OF those drawn yesterday the fol-
lowing were accepted: G. ]. Hudson. f. S.
Newman, J. ID. Robinson, Harry F. Smith,
James W. Ferguson and Elphonzo Youngs.
The court appointed John Keyworth as fore
man and they were charged by the court as to
their duties.
The following Of those drawn for the petit
jury were accepted: Benz. W. Guy, Charles ID.
Scott, Delaware Hudnell, Peter Mccartney.
Somerset r. Waters John Cumberland, leaving
one vacancy.
The court directed that five names be drawn
from which TO fill this vacancy.
1t was remarked that of the twelve sum-
moned for the grand jury no excuses were
protfered, but when those for the petit Jury
were called excuses were as plentiful as under
the old system. The term of the petit jurors is
now but one month and possibly not over
twenty days service