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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25
NOTES ON wTcHcRAFT.
Discovery Of Docp ents Pertaining 20 The
Esn Days Of l603.


Few more remarkable discoveries Of
ancient documents have been made in
this country than that reported the
other day from Salem, where tho origi-
nal papers relating to the terrible witch
craft delusion are said to have been
found in q vault utilized for the storage
OF county records. 1t would be hardly
possible to mention any one episode set
forth in the history of New England
that possesses 50 strange fascination
as belong 10 the rise and decline of that
fearful excitement in Salem-Or, more
accurately speaking, In what is now
Dsnvers Center-which caused nineteen
innocent people to be put TO death under
sentence for an impossible crime. The
remarkable story of newly-discovorcd
documents pertaining to the evil days
OF 1892 will awaken, for . time,
particular public interest in the
whole subject There is one fact, not
wholly unknown, but generally unno-
ticed. that bears weightily on the still
mooted question how far the honor Of
our Puritan ancestry is affected by that
tragic episode. 1t is that when the de-
lusiOn had spent its force an attempt
was made out Of the scanty public treas
ury OF those days to recompcnse the
surviving victims, as far as money could
do SO. for the wrong done them. There
is said to have been found . list OF those
who were in the prison when the tide Of
public sentiment turned toward better
things, together with . record Of sums
ranging from s20 to ESQ paid the re-
leased captives or to the dependent rel
atives of those who had pcrished on the
gibbet This indicates what authentic
history confirms, that our forefathers in
the Massachusetts, Bay colony were SO
far from being obdurate, persistent and
heartless in their error, that they soon
repented and sought how they might
atone for it. In the same connection
must always be taken another fact, il
we would do even-handed Justice to the
memory Of the dead. Belief in witch
craft was practically universal in the
century throughout the civ
ilized world, and had been for many
generations. just two hundred years
before the outbreak in Salem Papal
bull had kindled inquisitorial fires in
Germany for the destruction of sorcer-
ers, and successive bulls increased the
popular frenzy; SO that many hundreds
of helpless victims were put to death,
often by means Of cruel tortures, during
comparatively few years. But no sect
or section of the Christian world was ex-
empt. and Protestant England, under
Elizabeth, James l., and Charles l., was
the scene of cruel prosecutions for this
cause. Historians tell us that fully
three thousand people are believed to
have perished under. charge of witch
craft during the period of the Long
Parliament; that is to say, at the very
time when the seeds Of civil and relig.
ious liberty were being planted in old
England and New England.-Boston Ad-
vertiser.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25
ANECDOTE OF EDISON.
His Kindness and Liberallty to . Little
Boston Newsb0y.

His Kindness and Liberallty to . Little
Boston Newsb0y.
Many stories have been written tell
ing of the close-fisted and miserly ways
Of that prince of inventors, Edison.
The following little incident which
came under the observation of the
writer serves to illustrate the fact that
the heart of the great genius is in the
right place, and that he is not penurious
upon all occasions. It was some time
ago, when Edison was in Boston, and
he, together with several other gentle
men who are identified with important
electrical inventions, were c0nversing
eagerly upon some new idea or appli-
ance, standing at the same time in front
OF the cigar case at the Court square
side Of Youngs Hotel. A little news
boy had been captured by one of the
hotel attendants while trying 70 sell his
papers in the place, and was being
hustled out by the ear.
Edison caught sight of the forlorn lit
tie kid" and signing to tho porter who
held him to let him 60, called the vend.
er Of newspapers over to him.
please buy . paper, mister" pipcd
the boy in . mournful tone.
''Of course I'll buy paper" said the
great inventor, with smile, as he pat
ted the boy on the head, and selecting .
paper from the lot he handed the boy &
silver dollar, saying: ''Never mind any
change; but keep persevering. my little
man, and you'll come out all right in the
end" Then, - the child thanked him
and scampered of with . radiant face.
he turned to the gentleman with whom
he had been talking and said. fcelingly:
81 can't forget that I was . newsboy
once myself, and it hurts me to see any
of the little fellows getting knocked
Talk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25
W. G. KENTZEL, Ed
LOVE AND HOME.

"nen twilight shadows gather close.
Bespeaking hours of rest,
Sares drop away, and tenderer moods
Are harbored in the breast.
by daylight, DER a thousand fields.
Our wayward thoughts may roam:
But the thoughts that come ut eycntiEe
Are thoughts OF love and home.
The pilgrim DER life's rugged road
or finds the journey drear;
1he sun -scorched plain. the dizzy heighA
May NIL his heart with fear:
but drca-er far would be the path
His dreary footsteps roam,
II came to him at eventide
No thoughts Of love and home.
And tho by dark and devious path
Our way through life may run,
Tho sore the fight to gain the height
That marks the journey done:
Ood grant our earth worn feet may bido
when early shadows come,
6afe sheltered at the eventide
In the fold of love and home
II. Z. Brown, In Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25

Baron Tauchnitx, the head of the great
sentimental publishing firm, Is hale
veteran Of seventy-three. In two years
time the firm will celebrate its jubilee,
Tor it was in 1s41 that the Baron ini.
tiated his series Of cheap editions of
British authors The Baron, who was
plain Herr Tauchnitz then, ac.ed in An
honest fashion. Had he chosee. he
might have pirated the works Of English
writer's from the FIRST, for the reason
that 1t that date no such thing as inter.
national copyright existed. Instead OF
this. however. he asked permission Of
the living authors whose works he print
Cd, and Sonorably paid them their dues
and royalties. The Baron's ancestors
have been booksellers and publishers
for three generations, but the present
bearer Of the name has conferred upon
ik worldwide fame. Baron Tauchnit1
IL . most accomplished English scholar.
and he himself selects the works which
from time to time he publishes IN the
cheap and excellent form - ven knows
- I'll eoati1satal tssvslsRA-G, J. 6tae
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25
SOME LARGE THINGS.
A Potato Weighing Fiftv-Five Ounces,
and Other CurlOslties.

A Potato weighing Finv-Five Ounces,
and other Curloslties.
j. C. Jones. Of Albany, N. ". has
raised : potato of the Burbank Seeding
| variety weighing 55 ounces-nearly
three pounds and . half. The tuber
measures 17si inches one way and 1115
the other.
1t might not be inappropriate to men,
ton the sweet potato raised by James
Smith. of Oquawka, ILL.,, in 1856. This
luscious product of the vine weighed
aal5 pounds and was is inches in diame-
ter the small way.
The Bodwell Granite Company, Of
Vinalhaven, Me-. have quarried what is
believed to he the largest single piece
OF stone ever detached through human
agency. This monster obelisk is lis
feet long. 10 feet square at the base,
tapering to ; feet square at what one
would naturally call the apex, and
weighs $50 tons.
The largest krupp guns weigh 1l9
tons. They are 46 feet long, have a
calibcr of l5st inches, and fire o shot
weighing 2.3l4 pounds, with q muzzle
velocity Of l. 500 feet. At distance OF
one mile the ball would penetrate
piece Of solid wrought-iron to . depth
OF cs inches. At distance Of three
miles its striking average is still 1000
foot tons.
An American engineer. who has made
the subject a special study on the spot,
has calculated that the Chinese wall
contains Is, OOO. 900 cubic meters (about
6. $50. 600. 900 cubic feet of stone. The
material used in the construction of .his
stupendous work would be sufficient to
build wall around the globe 8 feet
high. 8 feet thick at the bottom and 2
feet ut the top.
The most powerful engine in the wcsld
is used at the zinc mines at Freideus-
Vile, Pa. It is fed by Ii boilers, which
give it . 5.0O0-horse-power. II it be-
comes necessary, the number of boilers
may be doubled, which would give tie
iron monster a power equal to 10000
horses. This gigantic engine is used
for pumping water from the mines.
Each revolution Of the wheel raises IT,
500 gallons Of water. The fy-whcels
are 81 feet in diameter snd weigl, ~
tons each. Every day the engine WORKS
It consumes % tons Of c0al.-St Louis
Republic
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25
BUYING A HUSBAND.

| A Vice That II Becoming Very Popular In
Certain American Cities.
When the American girl has once
fallen victim to the appetite for title
the best thing the gossips can do is to
let the girl have her Duke or Baron or
Lord. Should she he compelled to marry
a common human being she would be
full of profound grief whenever she saw
the picture Of q crest or should
she meet anywhere Ills Lord
tonshire." It might Be well to
rear American girls As Americans and
carly teach them the emptiness of old
titles and the exceeding fullness Of the
word ''man" when it means education,
industry and honor; but when the girls
have wholly escaped all allusion to the
value of the American ideal and have
been fed upon foreign titles and foreign
passports into society, it is then too late
ward some man with an ancestral name.
At times good marriage comes Of ths
American and the foreign aristocrat,
but the general chase in which the
American woman runs after a s'namc"
and the European name" runs after
money is foolish to the extent Of being
disgraceful. Our education Of girls
must be defective and positively snob-
bish If it permits daughters to remain
blind to all that Is great in re-
publican institutions, and to be daz-
zled all through youth with tho ex.
ternSlities OF old despotisms. The
humorous papers Of our Nation make
great sport of the young man who speaks
with the drawl of London cockney, who
sports the big eyeglass, and who ''in
New York turns up the bottoms Of his
trousers because it is raining in En-
aland," but tho same papers should
laugh every day at the girl who has out
grown the United States, and looks out
over the Atlantic with . languid and
hazy eye to see il there is no.
crawling up out of some old tumble
down palace . degenerate youth to
whom she can give her love and heg
money in return for the titles which the
man wears but at the same time mas
disgraced. What is painful to think i
that girl's love should be flung away
90 cheaply II mans love can te
bought that is calamity enough for q
whole epoch; to have woman's love in
the market TO be sold for . title. il
enough to ruin all poetry and romance.
Prof. Swing, in Chicago Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25

One Of the most peculiar branches Of
industry in this country is the manu-.
facture Of slate pencils. There Is only
one slate pencil factory in the United
States. 1t employees 25 hands, who
turn out 80, 600 slate pencil every day.
The method OF manufacture is good
deal in advance Of the primitive meth.
DDS employed some years back. Not
long since the blocks Of soft slate from
which pencils are cut were sawed in
lengths and distributed among the
neighboring laborers' families to b
whitfield down to pencil shape. Those
working at them could earn about fifty
,ents pee thousand. Now the blocks
are put iHto . machine and cut into
square lengths BY revolving knives and
the lengths arc afterward rounded and
polished BY emery belts One man can
sut and finish about 5000 pencils yes
dAy.-Bostc1 Lettax
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25

A study Of the electric phenomena
produced by solar radiation was pre-
scnted at . meeting Of the French Aca,
denny recently by NJ. Albert Nodon.
Numerous observations made at the lab
oratories of the Sorbonne and the Coll
lege de France show that on meeting an
insulated metallic or carbon conductor
the solar rays communicate to it q posi-
tive electric charge; that the amplitude
of this charge increases with the i'm
tensity Of the rays and decreases with
the hygrometric state of the air, the
phenomenon attaining its maximum
value in Paris about p. m. in summer.
when the atmosphere is pure and dry;
lastly, that the effects cease during tho
transit of clouds across the face of the
sun. II these results can be extended
to non-metalic bodies, then solar radia-
tion may be regarded as one of the causes
Of the electrization of the cloudA-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-25
Another Case Entirely.

JudgeJames Ricketts,, there Is .
charge Of fighting against you. Dom
you remember that scriptural advice. i,
. man strike you on the right cheek t.
turn the left to him also?
Prisoper-Yes, yer honor, but BIZ
Symmes he hit me left check first
Judge,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
Again Home.

Among The Elders who returned
with the last company OF immi-
granite Lffotn the Southern States
wesef3rOthefs Henry Fairbanks, Of
Payssn, w. T. Monk, Of Spanish
Fork, and ID. H. Ensign, OF Ogden
Elder Fairbanks left his home
March 25th, 1855, and was assikned
to the South Carolina Conference,
where he, labored as travelling
Elder for q few months. He was
then made president Of the Confer
eneee, and continued in that posi-
ton till released to come home. He
was generally well treated by the
people. = 49,. - :
Elder Monk left for his field Of
labor on March %, 1SSS, and for the
first yearsth North. Carolina CT n.
ference was his field. Then he Was
transferred TO Virginia, where he
completed his term. He received
good treatment, as a general raie,y
fDm the people, though he xas
Threatened several times an 4 modified
once, but was not injured. - D. /
Elder Ensign left March %, 1855. ]
and went 20 the Maryland Confer
ence, where his whole time WA
spent. He found the people hos
pitable, but generally Indifferent to
the Gospel. He was threatened on
a number ofoccasions, and In July,
1859, be and his companion were
fired upon as they were trav-
cling along the road. About
Is shots were fired, the balls going
MI around them, but they were not |
hurt They were also stoned by a
mob OF 50, to 80 men. This took |
olsce In Virginia. Brother Ensign |
vas president of the Maryland |
Conference, which is now attached |
o the Virginia Conference. go Dr.
All Of the brethren had good |
leaith, and were greatly blessed in |
heir missionary labors. u-t
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
Senate

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Among
the petitions presented nths Senate
today was one from the president Of
the Methodist Church mission, pro-
testing against the passage Of the
bill providing for the expectation or
imprisonment OF Chinese found in
this country without certificates;
also resolutions Of the Board OF
Commerce, San Francisco, against
the repeal Of the Chinese exclusion
act, snd asking fer additional legis-
latioh toefrectually ptevept Chinese
iI3JpigraEOn. - L--L
Inc House bilito provldefor town
site eptreis Of land in Oklahoma
was Issssed. I. 2fIiG5 IN
The following iSenate hills also
,fassed:O 9liilciUTff-
For the disposal OF interest on
yjrgfnia,s Indemnify fond 10y dis
tribution among the persons who
vsairca5tyestabiished their right
TO participate IL the fund.-.
To authorize the Secretary Of the
Treaslfry to -tttle and pay to the
owners of priyateeTs the balance Of
the commissions 1das them lappru-
priating s250,0O0.)
"a ppm; Gazing S5D, gDLfor an adj
djtional fireprOof building for the
nsuoa museum. 8VGI
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05

Grain Store, opposite the Post
Office, are doing a rushing business
in Graiu and Garden Sseds, oi
which. UeS hate just laid in an
immense stock Being among the
Oldest and mist reliable dealers in
the city, and knowing from the
demands Of the past, as well as
from practical experiences in farm
ing and gardening, what varieties
ate best adapted to this region, they
are prepared to meet the wants OF
the public in their line as few others
can. Call upon them. dtf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
How sullivan viii rirh,.

Boston, April 5.-John l.. SulIi-
van was seen in regard 10 the pub
lished report that Jim Corbett, the
San Francisco heavyweight was
anxious to Try his skill against the
champion. "I'm more than ready
% meet Corbett, {" sail Sullivan,
"but only one condition. II we are
to box four rounds I'll contract to
put him to sleep in that time. IL l
succeed / am 70 get $1,000, i'll don't
he gets the money. No half and
half business about Il. These con-
tests for gate receipts SAVIOR teo much
of taking. You can say John l..
Sullivan viii fight Corbett four
rounds for $1,000, and II he does not
whip him in that time he won't ac-
cept a cent? . ---..
Secretary NJ J. Slattery, Of the
Gladstone Club, OF Providence, who
was present, said the club would
give $1,000 for the contest if IL could
be arranged for April %.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05

WASHINGTON, April 5.-A bill
passed amending the Articles Of
War 50 as TO provide in times of
peace for general courts martial for
the trial Of commissioned officers, u
be appointed only by the President,
the GensraI com uandlng the army,
or O GtnsraI officer comBladding n
military division, IL also provides
that the judge advpcates must not
be present at any Of the deiipera-
tons Of the courts martial in close
session.
Also a bill providing, in time Of
peace, that all enlisted men charged
with offences now recognizable by
garrison or regimental courts martial
shalt be brought before the sum
mary court, which shall consist Of
the line officers second In rank at
the post or station, or In Command
of the alleged offender, who shall
hear and determine The case ami
when satisfied Of the guilt Of the
accused, adiudge paIiishnsent.- The
accused may object to a hearing BY
the court ami demand . trial BY
court martial, which shall be grant
ed by right -r...t. -....-~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
rKlu,h-llf souta Dakota, Grsalie.I

While the columns Of the Graphic
are open 10 any and all unobjection-
able Advertisements, yet II Is quite
imp0ssibls for Us TO speak knowing
ly Of she merits of the various art-
cles Of MERCHANDISE advertised.
Particularly !. this hue Of patent
medicines. But there are excep-
tons occasionally, and a noteworthy
exception is the celebrated Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. This now
universally known medicine has
been advertised in the Graphic for
four or five yrars, but not until
receutlt had we any personal
know ledge Of its wonderful efficacy,
which has come about through the
prevailing Influenza and the stub
born cough that has 30 often attend
ed II. In The writcr's family this
medlciae. has, on several occasions
this winter, cured cough that
baffied any and all other remedies;
and the number Of families in Kim
ball and vicinity, in which this
remedy has been used with like
effects, sttests to its value as
specific for coughs and colds Of
every nature. For sale by u. q. NJ.
I. Drug Department. DDS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
Instantly Killed.

John r, O'Neil, a miner in the
Mountain Consolidated mine, was
instantly killed yesterday morn
tnG Al Butte, Montana. He was
ii work on the lO1-foot level.
and was waiting for the cage. He
carelessly leaned hack against the
nar across the mouth Of the shaft
and was struck by the descending
cage, hurled into it and carried 10
lne o0O-foot level, where the terrible
nature OF the accident was discov-
cred. His skull was crushed and
his back WIS broken. O'NeilI was
. years Of age ana unmarried. He
came from Colorado three weeks
ago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
Another AmputatiOn.

Brother Isaac Gadd, Of Nephi,
whose case has been heretofore
mentioned in the NEWS, and who
has been at Provo under the treat
ment OF DIR. Pike on account Of a
had knee, is to have another opera
ton performed on him, 1t was
deemed necessary yesterday. April
Sri, to have his leg suiputated be-
SFeen the knee ARD thigh. He has
been severe Saferer, and it is TO
I've hoped that this time he will OBJ
tain the desired relief from his
grest af'iio.ion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05

THE BEST SALyE in the world for
Cuts, BRUISES, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chap
ped hands, Chilhiaiiis,, Corns, and
all Skin Euptions, and positively
cures Piles, or ne pay required, 1t
is guaranteed 10 give perfect satis-
faction, or money refunded. Price
e5 cents per box. For sale by a. G.
Smith 4 Co. b. 2 20
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
AnU,hes Levee Breaks.

RosBDALE, Miss. April 5.-The
new levee at Catfish point broke
yesterday morning. The water Is
rushing through gap six hundred
feet wipf.-z- The leyee has been
looked upon as weak FOR some time.
Most OF the Plantations affected are
already inundated from the breaks
at Easton and Huntington. Many
OF the best estates in the county
will, however, be flooded. 1t Is be-
lieved that no human life Il endan-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
Dom Pedro's condition.

CANNES, April 5.-The illness Of
Dom Pedro has assumed a critical
phase. He was in comatose state
during the greater part OF yesterday.
His condition is 50 serieHs-tbAt it
wasdeemed necessary to administer
the last sacrament. His physician
says, however, though his weakness
Is extreme, he is in no Imminent
danger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05
Held By the Enemy.'

This splendid military play, pre-
scented by the Home Dramatic Club
East evening, drew a large audience.
who were highly pleased at the
fine rendition. There is an ex-
cellent study in the drama. and it
Is 50 thrilling that an intense inter
est is centred in it from beginning
10 end. In the hands Of the Home
Club, an excellent cast and careful
PREPARATION We're expected by
Tie public, and they were
MOI disappointed. Mr.. Wells, as
me gallant Col. Prescott, was upto
ms usual high standard. On his
"It'earance he was greeted Will.
warm applause, and the audience
never ured Of watching him. In
ilet he had too little to DO for many.
rs the special artist, Mr.. Spencer
uii me scope for his abilities as a
comedian, and he made the best use
u Them Features which a=s-
Specially attractive in both I Mr..
els and Nj. Spencer, and which
pace them In advance OF many To-
ieSs.onal actors Of note. are their
clear pleasant voices and distinct
ehdnciation, enabling the -aa,ib
eace 10 understand every word.
Mr.. Young as Gordon Hayne,
playei effectively, and made a
strong point in the scene where he
makes his confession. Mr.. Barlow,
Mr.. Evans, Mr.. Clawson and Mr..
fierce also did well in the parts as
signed them. The minor characters
were also played acceptabls
Mesdames Cummings, ClawsOnand
tlsridge had the most Of the work
Of the piece upon them, and the
way in which they performed their
parts brought them fresh hon
ors. Edith Clawson and Birdie
cummings, as 'sRachei'' and
susan" looked lovely, and
exhibited thorough com
IIeniesnsion Of the position Occu-
IisI by the two confederate misses,
MIille l.ottie Claridge,s "Auntie''
, W. very appropriate. In a few
- tnere was a little dullness /
nlt II was scarcely uetceptibJe- n nj II
VIII "e cleared away on The second
performance. The audience was NOT
Of The class who show their entbnsis
asm by making a noise. hut net
lie! .s,teu u by their close attention
throughout. The piece will be given
again This evening, and on AIonday
and Tuesday.