St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-08-31
VAUDEVILLE ITEMS.
MANDEvJLLE, Auy %. 1889.

vaudeville. Any %. 1889.
EprrcR ST. TAxMAxY FARxRR:
After dry spell. yesterday we
had one OF the most beneficial
showers. which will invigorate the
potato crop. bat was not 30 VEL
coined by the mowers, a. several
farmers have began gathering their
hay crop. which. by tho way. will
he one Of The b'st crops that has
been honsed for years.
Our town is still full of visitors.
The exodus b - not rs yet begun,
and from hsarsay. those spending
the Summer here will remain unit il
the latter part OF September.
Xessrs. ChaA Fenner. Jas. A.
Wright and Mrs. Wiutx arc regis
tered 1t Colonies. At the Crescent
Hall, Mrs. Young and family. Miss
A. Farr. r Geraci, Chas. MONTAGUE
and P. Locascio.
One Of our monthly visitors. Of
turpentine fame, John Watham.
Esq.. found it too long to wait, and
has made his appearance 20 Q tri.
weekly. He Is the guest Of Mr..
p. Arcenaux. of Paula Exchange.
Those energetic Mugnisr Bros,
OF the Crescent. are always devisipg
some new plan to amuse their Gus
toners. After the soisee of last
week. on Tuesday last they organ
lied . mammoth picnic to R.vine
des Cannes. on the Bayou Lacombe
road. for the special benefit Of their
boar.lers and invited guests. Car.
riages, buggies. and Charley Schae-
fsris four.mu!e wagon were loaded
down with the gsysst and loveliest
Creatures to be seen anywhere.
They were we'll provided with
the choicest viands and liquids that
could be procured, and The echoes
of Big Branch resocoded with their
merry laughter and capers until |
near shutdown. when they retraced |
their winding way toward home, |
arriving at early dusk. to plunge |
themselves into the briny waters Of |
Lake Pontchartrain. to drown, If
possible. the redbnxs and ticks thew |
had gathered Internationally in
their perambulations among the
wild herbs Of the st. Tsmmany |
forest.
% the Sd Of September, about
half-psst 8 o'clock. an occultation
Of the planet Jupiter by the moon
is announced 10 take place. II will
be visible here with the naked eye,
and our whole population will
surely be on the lookout for this
astronomical phenomenon. Iu view
Ut this event. the Mugnier Bros.
have decided. for the acc0mmo.la-
lion of their guests. to decorate and
illuminate their large bath. house,
md also the Crescent Hall, 90 that
The ladies viii have . fair view of
he phenomenon without being
crowded and jsmmsd by Tom.
Dick and Harry.
We expected to see in the FAR-
HER . report Of an inquest held
lear Mandeville. on Bayou Cas-
aing. some three weeks ago. but
% it has been overlooked, am re-
luested to mention the fact. The
'0dy found. it seems, could not be
or WEATHER it vas that
Il an Indian or white woman, ~
'alf Of the corpse had been burned
md the features or color could not
'e recognized -even the hair was
'otbins but lump of crisp stuff;
ut . party at the inquest informs
ae that the hands an.l feet were
Z the most elegant shape and very
mall. deooting that they belonged
o some refined female. Al there
re so many dark plots happening
very day throughout the country,
thought myself justifiabls in men,
ioning this case. ~ il might be the
Means OF unraveiinS the mystery.
Some parties. who meet only to
ak about other peoples business.
ave thought proper TO ri.licule the
Vaudeville lts,ns," saying that
orr correspondent could not frame
nch articles in English. To them
will state that I do not need their
ssistance. for II they are 30 con-
cited in judging one vino does not !
AZ them any favors. not boasting
1 being like them "Acadsmicians,
can ut any time compete with {
benz. not in their ISLANDERS. but in
french or English. verbally. gram
aatically or automatically.
TxAsER.
THE fact that there are some ,
'hO are envious OF "Teassr's" in
ellectual ability aud success % 4
correspondent. ie one Of the high
ct compliments that could be paid
ian. l--ED.
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