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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26
A SAMOAN ROMANCE.

How Jack Tar Wooed the Charming
h@ ss1GalA q the village"
Lieutenant Brown. the navy oficer
who saved the Trenton 1T the great
spring hurricane on tho Samoan coast
tells some interesting stories about
Samoan customs One Of these is very
much like tho old English custom Of
crowning the fairest maid in the village
Queen Of the May" He says the
Samoans live in small settlements like
our villages. and each year elect the
purest, the best and fairest girl of .
tribe maid OF the village" She fills
the oflce for . twelvemonth, and IL held
up - . model for all that time. II she
commits sin. her punishment Is treble
that Of the other maidens % that her
honors and Disgrace are commensurate.
No white man Is ever allowed to talk
with maid Of the village" but ''love
laughs 1t locksmiths" even in Samoa,
for once upon . time IN English sailor
saw one OF these much-guarded maidens
and loved her. She was chiefs
daughter, too. and all the moro heinous
was her sin. She consented to fy
to the English ship with her lover. and
BE- married BY the chaplain. Early
morning WAS set for the escape, when
the chief and his men would be sleep-
ing on the effects Of too much k-root
beer. Tho lover with two sailors met
his sweetheart on the shore. helped her
into the shallon and had rowed some
distance from shore when the old chief
and . doseaS stalwarts appeared on the
hilltop. The chief loved his daughter
and would not consent tosend the arrows
for fear he would wound her. He com.
manded the Englishman to stop The
lover measured the distance and, feel.
ing secure, stayed the oars. The
chief ordered his daughter to give
up her white lover. She clung to him,
and the sailor who wanted peace. prom
ised to return her II the chief would
consent to their marriage. That
worthy hesitsted. It WAS against the
law Of the island for maid Of the vii.
lage" to marry . white man. and he
feared tho vengeance Of the other chiefs.
The girl addsA her pleadings to tho
lovers. but the old chief would not give
In.
All this parleying hsl taken place
with shining stretch Of water between
them. and - the decision was an
nounced the sailors picked up the oars.
the natives jumped into the water to
overtake them, and the old chief waved
his arms aster the manner Of Lord Ullan
in the ballad. Love won. and in few
hours the Englishman and Samoan maid
were united BY the chaplain. The old
chief made sgreat show Of anger. There
was . COUNSEL Of ali the rulers. and they
finally aggeed % acoopt the white man
Il he, would enter his wife's tribe and
promise never 70 retura 70 England-in
shoet 70 become Samoan Negotia-
tioas were opened. the lover consented.
and In three days there was . big we'd
AinR.ioast ard al the ceremonies b.
lon9ine 70 tie marriage Of two Of their
own people. The Englishman has kept
his word; he has never left the island,
and this all happened seven years ago
&C. q. Pepper, in Wide Awake.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26

u WaFn1og Addressed t0 Careless C00-
samers q Ratsat 0saisines.
The man or woman who uses family
pill o. his or her own respoasibility,
and without the interventioa oe . doc
tor. 10 entitled 70 know what dr0gs Il 10
actually composed Of, snd the exact
quantity Of each drug 1t contains May
substances-most substanoeA In fast
that possess sperient propertaes-havo
other properties - we'll. some Of them
injurious. and some decidedly danger.
Gus. Mercury, for example, II one Of
the commonest Of all ingredients In
what are called silver pillA" A single
pill containing small quantity Of NOR
cury has been known to produce saliva
tion, liberation OF the gums. loosenin9
Of the teeth. . vile odor Of the hFeatA,
feverishness, weakness and . whole
series Of other symptoms sometimes 10
quiring treatment in bed for week o.
two. Though Il IL rare for sinGle pill
to produce this marked effect two o.
three pills taken on successive nights
often do it. and particularly In delicate
women. We do not hesitate 70 say that
no man oe women should take mercury
without qualified medical msp's In.
structions. unless he has previous-
~ proved BY repested spersoaal
experience that mercury is 9uito
safe for him. Podophyllin II less dan
gerous than mercury, but also much
moro painful in it, action. and very Dc.
bilitating. Even quinine may produce
serious symptoms In some persons and
in peculiar bodily conditions. Opium.
which 10 perhaps ono OF the commonest
Ingredients employed BY patent medi-
cine vendors In the preparation of their
wares, IL one Of the most dangerous
poisons known. The contention - that
men and women who use patent pills
and such other articles not oaly ''buy
pig in . poke" /" but do % without the
justification Of necessity. They would
not take chicken from the poulterer.
or . sirloin from the butcher. still len
. bonnet from tho milliner o. . coat
from the tailor, without previous care
full inspection and full knowledge o.
their own part Yet It would b much
wiser and safer to do any Or sll of these
toluX9 tuoO 70 boR0 UAAAo Wu0o e0Dy otO
out Of health, Of whose contents and
properties they know nothing At all It
may b laid down - . general principle
that no man should do . thing with his
eyes shut IL he hsve . chance Of doing
IL With them open. A leap In the dark
should never b taken except under The
sternest neeessity. Docs it require any
argument 70 show that this principle u
~ applicable - pills - IL y 70 politics
OK to everyday businsss?-HospitaL
1apsa 1saasGs ulssesaeG1
Young Snith-Yoa didn't stay vssy
long at The Poplass last evening. wheeo
you went 70 80 the Ripps girl.
Young 0eown-No. I diAn't 00
Pipps broke IN On - and gave ne .
hint 10 20
what did he say3"
He opened the outside door and
asked me what / thought Of rapid trans
It"
''What did you do?''
'.l gave him an immediate jllussea.
tion Of tt"-TexaS Sifting4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26
A SORT O. ACCIDENT.

II R01m36SuS0ORu0R S8u00O0
Or Three Knacklss.
A Sun man who WAS in the waiting
,ooms Of the Erie depot. across the
river. the other day. came upon farm
er-looking man who WAS nursing two or
three skinned knuckles. and inquired if
an accident had hsppened.
''Sort o accident" was the reply. 81
was sittin' here about half An hour ago
when . young feller came along and
wanted me to 60 and look at trunk full
of clothes which WAS to lDsold to pay
the railroad charges. I'm kllus On the
lookout for bargains, and went"
| "YeA"
HE ramblei me up the street about
block. and we met another feller. who
said he had got TO have twenty-five dol
lars right on quick. to save some ma
chinery from being sold. With that
dropped to the game. u2
Confidence" -
Exactly. / kinder looked lamblike,
however. and when number one said
could perhaps loan number two the
rhino. and take . check for hundred
dollars ON tho bank. I reached down
into my pocket - II to get the spon-
dulicka"
II see."
'But I didn't get it. I scraped to-
gether . handful Of dry fine-cut ter
hacker. shet my nst up tight and when
pulled it out l swung for No. Is nose,
and landed like . ton Of brick. He
went a-tumbling into the mud, and
turned ON No. I. He had slid-dussed
out Of sight like . rabbit a-gittin' for
home ahead Of sixteen cur dogs"
"And what became OF the one you
hit?"
"Lyin' right there yit onless the police
have havo taken him away. When l
left. Ave minutes ago. one Of them had
his head propped up. and the other was
. askin' him what sort Of wagon ran
over him, and he was a-sayin' that he
wanted to Be taken homo to his snxious
mother. I sort o. calksrlste them two
won't bother me agin-not until after
the plantin' time IL over and let my
fall whiskers grown. Y. Sun.
ne UeeroFv Il6o.
Scriptor-rm miserable. family siak.
rent due. not . dollar In my pocket and
| o0I0 N WS4tAu8 oWoy WAsoO0e oOP0 "
ever being paid for IL
/ Amicus-Not % bad - al Of that
hope; what are you writing now?
| Scriptor-An article ON Success in
Life-The Jury.
-Working-man-'Give mo work and
I no not care for the rest Of che world. !"
Tramp-"Well, give me rest and don't
! care for the wOrk,of the wcslA"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26

Necessity u the mother Of inven.
lion and Likewise The fathes Of le&-
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26
FOOD AND HEALTH.


One u 10alvlduol C00atttutl0ms
Physicians have prepared tables sup
posed 70 represent the relative digesti-
bility Of food. none OF which can b
regarded - infallible. That OF the
French doctor Beaumont placed among
the most digestible articles pigs feet.
brains and tripe, and among the least
digestible food roast veal. roast mutton
and oysters. This classification Of
oysters will strike Americans as .
heresy. Fowl carefully prepared is con-
sidered % digestible that it Is one Of the
articles Of food most frequently given
in case Of sickness. and yet Thousands
Of s.omachs rebel against it There
seems no objection to placing pigs feet
st the head Of the list il they are well
cooked and eaten without any Of those
highly-spiced additions used by many
cooks TO render them moro ac-
ceptable to tho palate. Among tho
things generally regarded as trying to
the digestion arc smoked and salted
meats. hash, caulihower. with several
things already mentioned. Roast meats
are more digestible than boiled meat&
Beef roasted or broilcd is the article on
whose digestibility the doctors and the
human stomach arc best agreed Al
too great variety Of food 10 not to be
commended, 20 the prolonged use Of .
single article Of diet is generally to be
avoided II circumstances render it
necessary that . person or . community
should subsist ON . uniform kind Of
food, potatoes, hsh, and milk come the
nearest to satisfying all the conditions.
Neither Of these species Of nourish.
ment tends specially to muscle, and yet
the almost exclusive use of either is en-
tirely consistent with . perfect state Of
health. Milk goes far, it must be re-
membered, to supply the lack Of animal
food. A French physician, basing his
conclusion ON this principle. advises
that cheese be made an important part
Of the ration Of the French army, be-
cause It 10 highly digestible, exceed.
ingly compact and very nourishing.
The Irish peasant, who is usually witty.
invariably healthy. and often hand
some, shows tho physical ad-
vantages resulting from tho use OF the
potato. As to fish, it is . diet that
nourishes much larger proportion Of
the human race than that which has tho
privilege-and It is limited-of feeding
ON the hesh Of four-footed animals. As
to the relative use Of meat and vegeta-
bles, 1t depends ON An infinite variety
Of questions, two Of the most important
Of which arc those Of labor srtd Of cli-
mate. Near the equator the use Of meat
II extremely limited, principally b.
cause the system does not require It.
while In high degrees Of latitude its
consumption Is greatly increased, and tho
greater amount Of fatty matter 1t con.
tsins. renders 1t the more acceptable
In many cases the want Of it issupplied
by puro oil But after all Is said, aside
from general rules. the question Of food
remains. and must always remain. one
Of individual constitution and human
judgmenk-San Francisco Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-26

-Hostees-''Tes Of co@oe. Miss
BulkerSs Niss Bunker lot 8ootoo)-
Coffee alwayA" Hostees-"Ahfs Miss
R-"Yes, colRee Is my invaz1able Tef-
erence.. Tea savoss. of the hafCAEie
heathen; chocolate II child OF the en-
crvating tropics But coffee! II H. -
you will note. species Of bean
rather than . berry. and - . beam It APP
peals % my love q home-e-Ptttsburgh
Bulletiu.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
RAMIE CULTURE.

One Who Understands 1t Has Something
to Say on the Subject.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Ramie is going to
be an important California industry. Its
cultivation is peculiarly adapted to Califor-
mia climate and soil. 1t will soon out
strip fax and hemp as commercial pro-
duct. The subscriber-not for pecuniary
interests or considerations-ha become in
terested in and familiar with the growing
of ramie, and will be glad to communicate
with farmers who may see proper to call at
my Office for information on the subject of
procuring the plant and propagatiDg it.
The fabrics that l have seen manufact-
ured in France out of the fiber of ramie
are equal, if not superior. to the finest Irish
liner. In its crude state ramie is worth
five cents pound.
In every county there should be scores of
nurseries, till every farmer is supplied.
The roots of the plant partake of the nature
ofalfalfa, is perennial and yields immensely,
say from two to four crops year. Persons
interested may call at 9244 street, upstairs,
or address as above. DR.. T. B. TAYLOR.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Judge S. c. benson returned from the Bay last
evening.
James I. Felter returned from visit to San
Francisco last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jacobs (nee Steinl, of San
Frar cisco, are visiting the latters parents Mr..
and Mrs S. Stein, of this city.
Supervisor George o. Bates returned last even.
ing from Crockett, where he had been spending
couple of days with his daughter.
Mrs. J, Il. Hardy, of San Francisco, has been
spending the Thanksgiving season with Mrs.
Captain Powell at the Folsom Prison.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
H. Gallagher Rochester, N Y; NJ. Hyman. T.
w Hood, J. T. Hall, George q. Bennett, New
York: R. o. Tuttle. Philadelphia; S. P. Hall and
wife, Oakland; Victor Laederick and wife, San
Jose; II. Jarnesen. Benicia; w. III. knight, Gin
cinnati; Joseph Green. Courtland; J. Z. Jacobus,
T. J. Isham, A. L. Young II. W. Beatty Jr, w.
Y. Bouce, San francisco; J. C. Bedell, Colusa.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday: A.
]. Henery San Francisco John Blaney, Truckee;
S. Hoffman,, Peoria, ILL.,; Geo. Reid, Antelope;
C. b. Miller, city; c. A. Poage, New York city;
Joe Worne. Louisville, KY; S. Harris, San
Francisco; J. Il. Martin, Woodland; VIM. Ash,
Berlin; S. Meyer, San Francisco; Charles Hof-
man, Stockton; r. II. Newton, Woodland; Geo.
F. Terbush, H. E. Fannan, J. F. Forester, San
Francisco; d. W. Hursh, Washington, D. c.; G.
w. Mordecai and wife, Fresno county; J. B.
HAYS San Francisco
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
BRIEF NOTES.

The Governor signed University vouch.
ers amounting to S12, los 50 yesterday.
A telegram received from Clayton. Michi.
gan, announces the death of Mrs. NJ
Moran, mother of A B. Moran of this city
Charles n Thompson has filed his bond
as Notary Public, in the sum of SIS 600
with Daniel Flint and Anna Yule as sure
ties.
The trotting mare Emma Skaggs is dead
She was formerly the property of the late
E. NJ. Skaggs, and had record close to
2:20.
The west-bound overland train, due here
at S:15 yesterday morning, was couple OF
hours late in consequence OF detention
on the Union Pacific.
Scores of rubbish fires may be seen burn
ing every evening in the streets, just as If
there was no law against it, or no police
men to enforce the law.
Thanksgiving services were held at the
Jewish Synagogue last evening, and an ap-
propriate and entertaining sermon was
preached by Rabbi Levy. The regular
choir rendered excellent music.
Judge Cravens is nowadays a frequent
visitor at the Police Court sessions, appar.
ently with the object of posting himself as
to the customs that hedge around that au-
gust tribunal soon to be presided over by
him.
A Whisky Hill saloon keeper declares
that young Vantine. the irrepressible
tough, called there on Thanksgiving Day
and drank his whisky and smoked his
cigars and then skedaddled without putting
up cent.
Governor Waterman has issued certifi-
cate of election to Thomas j. Geary, a
representative to Congress from the First
term ending March 4, 1891, vice ]. J. De
Haven, resigned.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
NOT AS THEN.

The Present Seasons Weather as Com
pared with that of Last Year.
The Signal Service temperature at A. M.
and 5 P. M. yesterday was 440 and 620, while
the highest and lowest was CO. and 420,
with gentle southerly winds the greater
part of the day, but light northerly ones at
night. The sky was cloudless, and the
barometer shove 80 inches.
The highest and lowest temperature one
year ago yesterday was so and 49o, and
one year ago to-day $50 and 4So, with high
southerly winds and clouded sky.
There was one year ago to-day 20 of an
inch of rain, which was the beginning of a
storm that continued daily until the 18th
day of December, making fifteen continu-
Gus days upon which rain was precipitated.
On the 18th .of December the river rose
higher than ever before known. 1t reached
81 feet on the gauge, and in a short time
afterward the Payne break occurred, and
the river fell over three feet in the next
tWpntV-fOrr hOurS
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
AN HOUR IN ALASKA.
Rev. DIR. Herrick Tells of the Wonders
and Grandeur of the North.

Rev. DR.. Herrick Tells of the Wonders
and Grandeur of the North.
Rev. A. G. Herrick gave one of his en-
tertaining illustrated lectures at the Con-
gregational Church last evening. 1t was
on the beauties and resources of Alaska,
and the grandeur of Yellowstone Park,
Yosemite and the Big Trees. The church
was well filed, and the audience listened
attentively to very instructive lecture, in
which the speaker was greatly aided by
magnificent views thrown on large can
vas by an electro-opticon.
His description of trip from San Fran
cisco by steamer to the northern part of
Alaska was exceedingly interesting. The
town of Sitka, the Indian huts, forts,
| schools, immense glaciers-includlng the
| famous one named after John Muir-and
the seal fisheries, were all shown on the
canvas and described by the lecturer. One
of the views showed the steamer Ancon
as she sailed by an immense iceberg, and
another picture defined party of Califor-
MIA tourists walking over the glaciers.
The beauties of Yellowstone Park,
Yosemite and the Big Trees were recited
and illustrated, and the lecture as whole
was exceedingly interesting.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
1T WAS NOT A BASEBALL.

short-Stop DAILY Tries New Role. and
Comes to Grief
A large black horse dashed through
Seventh street yesterday with double
seated family carriage flying at his heels.
Turning into K street he fell on the pave.
ment, but was soon again on his feet and
pursuing his headlong course.
John Daily, the baseball short-stop, was
near the corner of Sixth street when the
horse reached that point, and thinking
he saw a chance for brilliant play, ran
out to stop him. The horse had slipped
his bride, aud DAILY could not secure a
hold of him.
The result was that he was thrown down,
the wheels of the carriage passing over
him. His injuries, although not serious,
were painful, and necessitsted his being
taken to his room.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
Roman Reckoning,

The Roman method of writing numbers
was simple and easy enough, although it
took more space than the Arabic for most
numbers, and was correspondingly slow.
If we write the date of the current year in
the two forms, the difference will be plain
1880, MDCCCXC, while 1SSS,is MDCCC-
LXXXVIII.
These capital letters were what the
school-boys at Rome-there we've no school
girls there-had to deal with in their
arithmetics. We know that they carried
tablets to school in their satchels, and that
they used them as states are now used
They also used their fingers much in
practical work. Still, with their method
of writing numbers, it is not easy to see
how some of the processes were performed
Adding and subtracting were COMPARE
lively easy. Even here, though, our sys-
tenn has advantages. Let Us add, say, 573 +
% 665; DLXXIII + XCII = DCLXV.
A moments attention given to this will
show how the work is done. In the num-
Der to be added the letter of highest value
is to be taken first. This G is to be written
in its proper place in the sum. The po-
sition of X shows that the value OF C was
to be diminished by so much. We there
fore leave out from the sum the X of the
other term, and then gather the units
into V.
Subtraction was equally simple: DIX
XIII-XCII=CCCCLXXXI. We begin
with c, as before, and having subtracted
that we then have to add the Y. Any
boy or girl can easily acquire expertness
in adding and subtracting Roman numbers
Multiplying or dividing must have been
more difficult. The difficulty was prob
| ably in changing the letters. We find
that the pupils made strokes upon their
states to count up in the operation, as they
counted their fingers at times. If we null
tiply the same numbers which we have al
ready used, the work appears in this form
IDLXXIIIXXCII= LIIDCCXVI.
Where they began or how they pro-
ceeded in this work is not easy to make out
We may be sure that the work was slow
and tiresome, for after the eighth century
of our era the Roman mode of writing
numbers went out of use in all calcula.
tions, and the Arabic system was every.
where adopted, though the Arabs them.
selves were hated and despised as heartily
as any people ever were.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
LEFT HER HOME.
A Husband Advertises His Runaway Wife
in a Unique Way.

A man, who lives in q village in an
adjoining county, has notified the police
here to look out for his wife, who, he says,
has run away and taken their two children
with her.
The husband then gives an alleged de-
scription of the mother-from which it
would appear that she is 26 years old, and
everything that is homely. beside being
nervous and hysterical-and concludes by
saying that he doesn't want her, but does
want the children.
1t is just possible, if not probable, that e
few wears back, when this woman stood at
the altar with this same individual, and be
promised TO protect her through good and
evil report, he did not regard her as such
an ugly creature as she is now depicted,
and that she was not nervous and hysterical,
as now.
The lady's version of the trouble which
caused her 10 leave her home has not yet
been published, nor has she favored the
public with pen picture of her husband.
Until this is done it will be difficult for
strangers to determine who is to blame for
her fight with her children.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29
SUPERIOR COURT.
Department One-Armstrong, Judge.

-
FRIDAY. November 18th.
People VS.. D. Gardner, attempt to commit rape
Defendant allowed one week in which to
plead.
People VS.. Dan. Healy, maintaining nuis-
ance. Same order.
Department Two-ACnstroDg, Presiding.
Friday. November 2Sth.
Steinhart VS.. D. O. Mills Bank-Defendant' s
motion tor new trial denied.
Creditors VS.. Wilson & Kinney-Assignee d.
rected to file account in ten days; cause con-
tinued till then.
Wilson & Kinney, MISUNDERSTANDING of petit
ton to pay laborers' claims, same order; hear
ing of receivers account continued one week.
Laura Jones VS.. Frank Durrer-Plaintifs mo-
ton to enter default denied.
Ebel VS.. Chaudler-Continued one week.
Loyejoy VS.. Chandler-Same order.
W. Hayser VS.. his Creditors-Continued one
week.
Covell VS.. Washburn-Same order.
Germania B. ana l.. Association VS.. c. II. Todd
Same order.
Julia A. Hagle vs. John Hage-Continued till
the Goth.
WaiDscott vs. Occidental B. and L. Associa-
tion-Continued one week.
Elnor Chase VS.. T. r. Chase-Defendant or
dered to pay plaintiff SIS per month alimony.
Rooney vs. Fay and Perkins and Pugh ct al
Continued till December 22d.
Matter of J. N. Hinsner, i3solvent-S. B.
Smitt appointed assignee.
Fieg vs.. Hall-Continued one week.
Matter of Fred. Mason, insolyent-AccOunt
ordered filed in six days.
Menke vs. Glacken-Continued one week.
Estate of Isaac Bryan, deceased-Submitted.