davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02
A NOVEL OCCUPATION.

Detectives Guardllng Mlllloaalres' 0ravos
By Day and Night.
'.It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" said . well-dresscd. active-l00k-
ing young business man the other day;
''now. it may sound strange to you.
but tho theft Of Stewards body has
been Of great benefit TO me and . great
many other people whom I could
name"
'.In what way?" inquired the friend
to whom the remark was addressed.
..Well. it opened up an entirely new
line of business, and created demand
for my goods in n quarter that had
never thought Of before. You know /
manufacture electrical watch clocks.
designed for use In factories and other
large buildings where watchmen are
employed. Well. ever since the Stew
art grave robbery there has been de-
mand for those watch clocks in every
part Of tho country for use in ceme-
teries. The grave Of nearly every
rich or public man is protected in
some such way. and / could tell you ol
graves that are watched night and day
by private watchmcn.
There's Vanderbilt's grave. for in
stance. down In the big mausOleum on
Staten Island. l sold them two OF my
electrical clocks. one Of which is
placed inside the tomb and the other
outside of it. Every fifteen minutes
| each clock is visited by Pinkerton de-
tective. two of whom are constantly or
guard. One of these detectives pa
trolls outside the tomb, while the 9th Ell
| is locked in, and sits behind the ir0r
bars with . loaded repeating-ride OF
his knees, ready for instant use. Il
would be next to impossible for any
robber to get away with the remains o
William H. Vanderbilt 80 long as tn
tomb is protected as it is now. Tn
PinkertOn men are hired by the year
and there is quite q little colony o
them established down there ON Statel
Island. very near the mausoleutn-
think they keep eight or ten there a
the time, 50 that those on duty at tn
grave are relieved at frequent intervals
and are. therefore. not liable to fal
asleep at their posts. 1t costs more
look after the old man now that he
dead than is spent by most men who
they're alive. IN y Letter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

When the forcnoons OF life are
was ted. there is not much hope Of .
pea .eful and fruitful evening.
The course which some people try
to take respecting the Scriptures-"Ac-
ccpting the Bible. and rejecting what
Il III it"
Serve with active zeal and humble
confidence, and wait with patient cx-
pectation for the time when the soul
shall BIC satisfied. Samuel johnson.
In New York 10000 Italians and
$4,000 Spaniards are almost destitute OF
the Protestant Gospel and OF means OF
fitting themselves for American citizen.
ship.
Tho half Christian and the halting
Christian, whose lives are not happy.
may well consider the saying Of Rothe.
that ''impure or imperfect virtue has
bitter taste; only when it is perfectly
sincere can its tasts be sweet. Stand
ard
BY desiring what is perfectly good.
even when we do not quite know Whist
it is, and can not do what we would. We
are part of the divine power against
evil. widening the skirts OF light and
making the struggle with darkness mar
rover.
Tho number of primary schools re
ported in Hungary is 16,il7; attend
ance upon the same, 1856. 459 pupils.
and the cost OF maintenance. S, no.
523. The attendance was equivalent to
70 per cent of the children subject to
the compulsory law.
knowledge is power over nature,
out it is not power over ourselves. 1t
arms our desires with new resources,
but these desires themselves it leaves
to their own play. 1t intensifies the
speed and momentum OF the will. but it
secures it no better direction.
One Of the best recommendations .
young person can have is that Of being
careful You can tell the careful boy
or girl at sight. They bear the mark
OF royalty with them. Tho royal free
dom from slack and slovenly ways.
They are careful in their language, in
their dress and OF their person.
-He that can give little assistance
himself may yet perform the duty OF
charity by inf ming the ardor of others
and recommending the petitions which
he car not grant to those who have
more to bestow. The widow that shall
give her mite to the treasury. tbs poor
maa who shall bring to nc thirsty a
cup of cold water, sha.. not lose their
reward.-Dr. S. ,!ohnsOM.
A recent careful study Of methods
ut Cornell University shows that there
is- 3iminution Of effort because OF the
presence of women in the lecture and
class rooms On tho contrary, the wo-
men are an incentive TO the young men.
and the influence Of the two sexes in
their work is found to be wholesome
and helpfuL-Boston Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02
FULL OF FUN.

Tho printers would like copy right
too. It would save them . good deal
Of trouble. Post.
-Inquisitive party-''How il it that
at your age you haven't tooth In your
head3r II guess it's hereditary. was
born without&eeth. ."-LineolS Journal
-Maude- dear, / have lots
to tell you" Ethel-"I am all ears.
darling" Maude-"Ah. you admit It
at last t"-T0Un Topics.
Rule of the O6ice. SIR" said the
dentist, patients will please pay BE-
fore taking gas" ''Why not afters"
.It's awkward collecting in case Of
failure to restore respiration"
Tho laws against gambling are
now SO strictly enforced in Philadelphia
that lambs are no longer permitted to
gambol on the green In that city
brakes Magazine.
"A gentleman should never take .
lady's hand unless she offers it," says
. book of etiquette. This knocks our
old-fashioned ideas about proposing
completely askew.-BmrtiHgton Free
Press.
-Teacher-'.When does suicide be-
come a crime?" Smart Boy-''When
it becomes q confirmed habit" Mon
sense. sir; why is suicide q crime?"
because it Injuries the health. "-zeIas
Sitlings.
John-..Do you think you will
always be as spoony on me after We are
married. dearest?' Maud -. Don't
know. John. Depends upon how lib
orally you fork over" Then followed
q silence SO thick that It could be cut
with butter knife.-Jcceaers' Weekly.
1T is an ancient and pleasing sign
Of devotion for the lover TO kiss his
lady's eyes. This custom. it is perhaps
needless to say. did not originate In
Boston; for who can imagine Hiram
saying to Priscilla: MY love. will you
kindly remove your spectacles. Puck
lager Suitor-.'Then. you consent
to my union with your angelic daugh-
ter?" Parent-"Wall. don't know
nothin' against you now; If l hear OF
suthin'. I'll let you know later" Eager
Suitor-(slightly confused, with effu-
sion)-''Thanks. awfully; and I'll do
as much for you, sir."-7sme.
When Jones was at the theater the
other evening he sat down by mistake
on his neighbours hat. and reduced it
TO a hopeless mass OF silk and paste
board. The owner was madder than
half a dozen March hares. well. !"
calmly observed the culprit. Il was
awkward and no mistake! But" he
added with sclf-complacent pity.
''whon l think it might have been
mine it makes me fairly shuddcr."
THAT reminds me Of . story"
said Jenkins rs he. Strengthened HIM
self up to carve the turkey. "A story
Of an occurrence that happened when
was q little. boy" John" inter
rupted his wife. rather sharply. .'Wha&
Is it. my dear?' THE turkey IL stuffed
with chestnuts. ."-Mcrch.snI Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02
cOLOR.eLlND sEAMEN.
An A0ictioa That IL More 0eoaral ZhaA
Il Generally Supposed.

An Athletics That IL More 0soaral 1haA
II Generally Supposed.
The assistant secretary Of the ma
rine department Of the board OF trade
has just issued a-report embodying
many curious facts revealed by Official
examinations for color-blindness dur
ing the year ending with last May. Tho
Importance OF such examination OF
those whose avocation on sea or land
requires them to distinguish between
signals OF different colors IL strikingly
shown by the fact that out Of $50 men
examined at Tilbury docks between
january and May. l6 Of them. or no
less than five per cent. were found to
be incapable Of discriminating be-
tween green and red in the degree
requisite for safe navigation. Yet it
would appear from this report that
one of the great steamship companies
has deemed it worth while to test ap-
plicants for service on board their
ships in this respect.
The reasonable probability Is that.
out of every hundred men employed
on the ships of all the other COM
panies to keep a lookout by night.
five of them are physically disqualified
for the efficient discharge OF this mo-
mcntous duty. Details of large num-
Der of examinations are given, and
among the cases mentioned are a great
many such as that of man who had
been eighteen years at sea, and yet
when put to the test, described pink
cord as blue. and drab rs green. Vari-
Gus shades Of green and Of yellow he pro-
nounced to be red. and different shades
of neutral tint and OF blue he classed al.
together as green. A man thirty-threc
years of age who had been over four
teen years at sea. and aspired to be-
come second mate of a vessel. pointed
out standard green as n red and
standard red rs green. Bottle
green he took to be red. and pale
blue as red and green. 1t may be pro.
sumed that none OF the fhen examined
were fully aware of their visual de-
ficiency, and probably few il any Ol
them had any suspicion Of their short.
comings. 1t is thing not easily test
ed. A man who is blind to red may,
nevertheless, manage to distinguish
between green and q red light,
shown simultaneously and with equal
illumination. by the apparent superior
brilliancy of the green. But his
power to do this. though it may ordi.
nsrily disguise his infirmity even from
himself, would not in the least help
him to pronounce upon the color Of q
single light The report expresses
the hope that other important compa'
nies may soon follow the praiseworthy
example of the Orient in requiring all
deck-hauds to pass the color test
London DAILY Nctcs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02
The Easiest 70 Walk.

Admiring Young Lady TO Actor)-
What line Of acting do you most pre-
fer to follow. Mr.. Poser?
Actor-A straight line, as much -
possible, miss.
Admiring Young Lady-A straight
line! l don't quite understand. Mr..
Poser.
Actor (wh0 had often counted ties)
-Its the shortest distance between
two points. you kpow,-Dstrest Frs1
kfess.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02
IT WAS DISTRESSING.



1t was BY the merest accident that ]
happened to hear the following dis
tressing conversation between young
MIR. and Mrs. Mushy. They had just
returned from their wedding tour. and
were about to undergo the mortal
agony of their first separation, for
Mushy was going back to his ofiico
desk. there to remain for four long.
weary, dreadful hours.
..How shall l ever live a schole half
day without you, dearie:" whispered
Mrs Mushy.
"YOu won't miss me much, will you.
darling?"
MISS you? o Horacer'
Ever and ever so much"
..Every moment will seem an agc!"
My darling!"
"And you will come home just As
soon as ever you can. dearie?"
You know tha: l will"
% Horace! I'm SO gladr'
..Glad you are my own dear little
wifey?"
"1eS, darling.
..rm a thousand, thousand times
glad~
lyon old darling"
..But now l really must gO!"
20 HOrace!'
There, there! The little girly mustn't
cry"
II just can't help it. Horace. It's 50
hard to see you go! Why must we erer
be separated for single homr4 1t is too
cruelw
but I'll be back so soon. Bo .
brave little wOman!"
20 Horace! canr!"
but you mast. I'm not worth cry
ing for"
"Yes you are, too"
Indeed I'm not. Birdie"
''Indeed. you drc!"
'Well, we'll. sweetheart, Tn OF
now. just one more kiss"
He took a dozen. and gasped out:
Just one more"
1--WE mind TO keep tight hold OF
you. and not let you 60 At ALL" she
whispered.
.What would you do with ugly old
me around all the time?"
I'D be the h1ppsest ,0onsaW in all the
wide world!"
"No?"
IL scould!"
"YOu don't love me that muchV"
"Lorc you? U Horace!'
"You little preciOus!"
''YOu dear old boy!"
He took another, and another, and .
few more. She also seemed to be help
ing herself to q bountiful supply.
Then he said:
Goodbye. darling, "-"Ls it time
for you to really goF'-"Indeed it is.
Goodbye. Birdie. e."--'Go-o-o-d-bye-
precious! you sure your watch
isn't too fast?"--.'Oh. it's just right.
Goodbye. wiley. dear"--'Bye-bye.
darling. Come home just the minute
you can. Yes. indeed; I'll run all
the way" ."-"YOu dear fellow! Good
byer'- Goodbye. Throw me a
kiss" "Bye-bye, my treasure boy!
The door bangs and hear him go
down the steps, and ! think the agony
is ended. But tho next moment the
door opens. his head pops in. and he
says:
Just one more kiss: couldn't &C
without it." He doesn't 60 without il
and good many others beside. and
gasps: 'Now I am on"
Then he goes out to the corner. walk
ing backward half the way, and Aut.
tcring his handkerchief. catch sight
of a dainty little bit Of cambric waving
from a window below my room. and
drop into a chair in all the querulous.
ness and cynicism Of my old bachelor
hood and say:
"Well. l hope to goodness it will
last; but just don't believe it will. II
felt sure it would. L don't know
but I'd get married myself "-Zenae
/
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-02

Fourteen doctors and . squad oi
medical students made = descent on
the schools OF Portland. Ore. and
vaccinated the unsuspecting pupilA
Five hundred and thirty we're disposed
Of in Q single day.
The sun., 1889-12-07
The Career OF Jefferson Davis.

Jefferson Davis was born on June g. 1908.
In what was thon part OF Christian county.
but is now Todd county, Kentucky.
His father was a planter. who had served
as a Georgia officer in the Revolutionary
war and aiterward settled in Kentucky,
whence he again moved, while Jefferson
was n boy, to Wilkinson county in Mississippi.
which was then still Territory. Tho boy re-
ceived some academic education at home. and
then went to Transylvania University In his
native State. At 1G he received West Point
appointment and entered the Military Academy
in the same class with Robert Il. Lee and AL
bert Sidney Johnston. Graduating in 1928 he
was assigned to the infantry, and three years
later won such distinction AS q stan officer In
the Black Hawk war that he was promoted In
1888 to tho rank OF First Lieutenant and Adiu-
tant In new regiment OF dragons. This gave
him two years OF active service on the frontier
In expeditions against the Pawnees and other
hostile Indians.
Mr.. Davis had q taste for military life and
appeared likely to make a good record In tho
army. but he was ambitlous@f distinction In
civil life. and accordingly. after seven years OF
service. no resigned his commission In the
summer OF 1885. A love affair had its influence
also, for shortly after leaving the field he mar
ried tho daughter OF Zachary Taylor, then a
Colonel In the army and later President Re-
turning to Mississippi he became cotton
planter a few miles from Vcksburg, and lived
for eight years In retirement, devotinR much OF
his time to careful study with reference TO a
public career His first appearance In politics
was as delegate to the Democratic State Con-
The sun., 1889-12-07
A Whole Family Poisoned.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. Ga case OF
Wholesale poisoning is reported from Henry
county, in the southeastern part OF this State.
George Brown and his family. consisting OF q
vile and three children. were poisoned with
arsenic. Tho children are dead Mrs. Brown
will died, and the husband and father is still in
a critical condition. but may recover, Several
bor.'Carter Irwin. The trouble WAS sm0ot6ed
over. and the men again became apparent
friends. Three days ago Irwin went to Brown's
house and managed to get into the Kitchen
while dinner, WAS cooking A pot Of pork was
boiling on the stove. and Irwin was seen 10
etir.l once. Nothing WAS thought OF It at the
IA" entire family became violently Ill. Doctors
declared II case Of poisoning. and, examining
someA OF the pork lett from dinner they found
traces OF arsenic In 1t. Irwin ned. and has not
beon captured.
The sun., 1889-12-07
heath OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
,vr LEADER OF THE lost CAUSE OAR
pJED orr SUDDENLY BT A CHILL.

~. Entire South In MournInE for the
yrerIdent Of her Fallen CsnEedernev-
ResoIutions OF Sympathy with Mrs.
n.via Adopted by State Legislatures
.,s Ftacs on Many Southern Capitoln
U,ICmnsted-The Career of the Nest Con-
s,Ieuous Figure In the Great Rebellion.
yrv ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-Jefferson Davis,
a., ,,,sx.Presldent Of the Southern Confoderacy,
g.d At l2:45 o'clock this morning, at the resi-
S,ncs of his lifelong friend, J. u. Payne. The
.,nouncement OF the event created profound
,,nsatlon in this city, although the death of
/ ~ Davis had been expected at any time within
ss last month. Four weeks ago, while travel
S,r on river steamboat, he caught cold. and
4, condition became so serious that his physl-
J,ns refused to allow him to return to his
tome In Mississippi. Mrs. Davis wns sent for
nd Immediately joined her husband and re-
aimed with him until the end, Mr.. and Mrs.
n,vis were rs devoted to each other as whom
h their youth they eloped to be married.
Far the last three days Mr.. Davis had been
,,,tne steadily better. and was much i'm
srcyed, so the physicians thought. All day
,,sterday the favorable symptoms continued,
and late In the afternoon, rs late as O'Clock,
vrs. Davis sent such cheering message to
urs Stamps and Mr.. and Mrs. Farrar, that
,h,r decided for the frat time since Mr.. Davis
h,d been taken ILL., to attend the French opera.
M6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. without any
,ssrnable cause, MIR. Davis was seized with
roprestive chill which seemed TO absolutely
crush tho vitality out OF his already enfeebled
body So weak was Mr.. Davis that the vio-
l,pce Of the assault soon subsided for lack OF
Vitality upon which to prey. From that mo-
ment to the time OF his death he sank Rradu-
ally.
AT o'clock Mrs. Davis administered some
medicine. but the eX-President declined to re-
eeiys the whole dose. She urged upon him tho
necessity of taking the remainder. but putting
n aside with the Gentlest of gestures, he whis-
pered. PRAY excuse me-"
These were his last words. Gradually ho
grew weaker and weaker. but never for an In
slant seemed to lose consciousness. Lying
peacefully upon his bed. and without trace Of
pain apparent in his features. he remained for
hours. Silently clasping and tenderly csress-
Inc his Wife's hand. he awaited the end.
The sun., 1889-12-07
At HALE MAST FOR MR. DAVIS
Tho New York Hotels Union Flag Dis
played In Token OF n MOurninE.

The Union flag over the New York Hotel
on Broadway was ut half mast all day yester-
day in mourning for the death Of Jefferson
Davis. Proprietor Cranston was personal
friend OF the ex President OF. the Con'ederacy.
aud Mr. Davis made that hotel his heRdquar-
Iers whenever he was in this city. This was
true. also. before the war, The New York Hotol
has drawn itS principal patronage from the
South for as long ns the present generltion OF
New YorkeIs can remember. Whom the war
WAS ended the Southerners came back 10 II as
naturally IA u duck takes to water.
There was q meeting OF Southerners there
last night and a resolution was adopted ex-
pressing approval and appreciation OF the pro-
prIelor'7 act III honor OF the memory OF Jeiier-
son Davis.
Among those who were present we're: Mr. G.
Dougherty. Col, !. q. stuart. John &. Calhoun,
and A, w, Hamilton.
The sun., 1889-12-07
nl.m,..ur OF tho Hoyt PERJURY Csss.

The charge OF perjury made by the United
States against Harris Hoyt and Marie Y. Boyt dis
mlSsed by United States Commissioner Deuel. yoSteF-
day afternoon Tho defendants arrested in August
last on a warrant charging them with making false
sfdAv! in giving bong in case pending in the United
bond was given was . suit brought by Mary Shaw
against tho Randolph West yirginia( Boom Company
y LudowsreeI Jail for eleven days and did not Ike H.
lie will probably bring suit against the Government
false imbrsonnient says that Mrs. Hoyt was tho
plGntn In case IN tha United States Court Of West
Virginia in which Judge John j. Jack son. only few
days ago rendered docisOn In her favor, leaving her
In ndsputed possession OF 4S1UoO acres OF timber Ahd
coal l6uu.
The sun., 1889-12-07
Not Afraid or Ualtsd states Crur.er..

OTTAWA, Dec. 6.-The Dominion Govern
ment have still further advices OF the intention
OF the owners OF sealing vessels in British CO.
lumbia to add several more schooners to their
fleet for carrying on the seal fishery in BehrinR
Sea next senson. q. c. Gerow is negotiating
Mollio Adams. tho price to be paid being In tho
vicinity OF $4,000 Tho san Francisco sealing
schooner Ada Is also likely to DO transferred to
Victoria. The owners OF sealing vessels repre-
sent that they are willing to take the chances
OF olzure as the bus ness Is a profitable one.
again and make good seasons work.
The sun., 1889-12-07
Another Fishery Trouble.

OTTAWA, Dec, G.-Advices from British Co
lumb bia indicate that the Atlantic is not to have
a monopoly OF the fishery disputes between
the United States and Canada 1t is stated
that British Columbia fishermen are de-
Family taking salmon In American waters.
tho Canadian line and send their boats
into the United States fishing grounds, whore
they are loaded and return 10 the vessels wait
ing for them. 1t is said that the United States
customs officers In Puget Sound are numer-
lcailY. too weak To intertere. and that the
out OF their own waters.
The sun., 1889-12-07
A blizzard In the Hoosae VALLEY.

WILLIANsEowH. Mass, Dec. Ga terrible
storm of wind hail, and snow, entered the up
per Hoosac Valley last night. and still continues
with terrific fury. The mountains in the Hoo
sac range are covered with snow Reports
from several points throughout tho valley state
that tho wind blow n perfect gale all dav and
that fences We're rezed and small buildings lIn-
rooted. The nnnds and streams are frozen
over. and there IL good skuting. The snow Is
several inches dccn. aud tho thermometer is
steudIly falling tonight.
The sun., 1889-12-07
Smash Day yyou,t ne ro.lpou.a.

Anthony Comstock wrote to tine Police Com
nisoE.rs yesterday that no would be unable TO attend
tho pubic demolition Of gambling property At Police
s1dGmaTtes his morning and a'ked that the event be
posltOnei uhtil he onud be present. In vie Of The
fact that large number OF officials have been invited
ir today the exercises will procaed without GOmItock
Iht sun 20 De destroyed Ia the fruit "t "a raids on
gsn'nlng honses and policy shops since lsSa and lie
The sun., 1889-12-07
It Costs the City SI7s,sso.ss.

Comptroller Myers made a settlement yes-
terday in the dock suits OF William M. Kings
land and others for $l70,S56Gs. The suits
were brought by the owners OF dock property
on the North River, between Twenty-third ami
Twenty fourth streets. on which the city
sGuatted and made mprovements.tF The judg-
ment was for $l03.G560S. and costs and inter
est had incre ased the claim to ever S2O0.0O0.