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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-04-24
GREAT REDUCTION

prices that our buyer has New York wbo h.
azed the truth of the old adage that Ther leisure because
gong late the he found many Job lots of perfect S
was able buy at far below their value one very re h
their entire stock regardless of cost thew were Como
OF business We to let
ht OF these purchases We not here all the good bn
e Ou' content ourselves with calling attention line of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
OROUS.

| -Jimmy-''How old arc you now,
Tommy" TOMMY dunno; ON the
railroad I'm always under twelve. but
when dad hired our fat was hfteen!"
Puck.
-"what is the difference between .
person being in danger of his life and
in danger of his death?'" "When .
man is in danger Of his life he calls in
. physician. Then, OF course, the rest
is understood. "-Philadelphia Times.
= -'How far back can you remember,
Bobby?" asked his uncle. SWELL" said
Bob. II can remember when didn't
play marbles" mo further back than
that?" 'Oh. yes; can remember when
couldn't remember at all"
Uncle James (who il . tribe near,
and had given his niece . silver watch
for birthday pressnt)-"rd have made
It gold ono my dear; but then how
much greater the loss II you had been
SO unfortunate ss TO have It stolen"
-Daly-"The ocean steamers sro
having hard time to keep out Of ice
this year" Mrs Daly-'Thats strange.
Tho ice-men arc giving such small
pieces now that I'm al the time out Of
ice."-Light
Horace (standing on the steps and
looking out at the pitiless storm; time,
II p m.)-"How 1t comes DOWN. PEN
elope (sbsent-mindedly)-'.I DO hope
you may be able to get homo before It
stops raining" Horace (stimy)-"I
think I can" (Rushes out into the
storm. Chicago Tribune.
Marker McGashey-''Thot wor .
close call fer yea. Jerry. tn bullet
wint shtraight trough yure hair!"
Marker Fitxpatrick-''lt did. Corney;
an Of wor t'inkin' av me hair had't
been ~ good linth Old had me whole
hid blowed Al me!"-Judge.
She WAS talking confdentially 70
her bosom friend. snow that We are
married." she said. ''John has stopped
drinking sntiraly. have mot detected
the odof Of liquor about him since our
wedding day" ''was it difacult for him
70 stopS" inquired the bosom friend.
''Oh, no; not st all He just eats clovea
He says that b certain cure"
-s.Fellow-citissns, thundered thei i'm
passioned orator. bringing his Ast hard
down On the table. what AK again,
4 oar country coming tor And echo an
evers sWhatr" Pardon mo. cir. /" In
tsepossd = mild-looking man In the
eudisnce. riding % his feet 'tdid IN
aeEstand your question to b: What -
eur country coming to4' 'YeG. sir."
':Ana you say echo answers sWhatf
THAT - what / aaid, siI." ''Then
there's something wrong WITH Tie aoous-
tics ot this building" saiA the mild
looking man. shaking his head In aDee
picked way and sitting dewn again
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
THE TEXAS vIo,LAMrEs.


, 800lnaoeo0eeo OF the Days W0e0 Ceseoo
Was SamnaFilv Punlshs1.
Tho halcyon days Of tho Viailantes.
! when justice WAS swift sure and poetic
are just now much bemoaned BY some Of
tho old-timers. The spectacle Of man
tried and sentenced to . term In tho
penitentiafy because he killed neigh.
boris steer in order 70 provide his starv.
ing family with meat hlls them with
such Indignation as can only b re-
lieved by . resurrection Of oft-told tales.
long since dead and buried '.Uncls"
Biddle Ackerman's memory IL especial.
ly good. There is . tradition that in
the old days NO one WAS moro deft with
the moose than he.
Ibid the man shoot the steer because
he was hungry for meat? II 20 oil
right Did he shoot the steer and then
sell the hide7 II 50. hang him!" And
all the other old fellows nod willing -.
sent
'.Remember the trouble We had with
that low-down chap. Bill Spangle. In
1859? No? Well, it was this way: Bill
and his wife and . big brood Of young
ones lived ir . shanty about four miles
out Somebody WAS leaving the skinned
carcasses Of cattle around on the prairie.
They were always shot in tho head.
None of the meat was ever taken, but
their skins were always missing. We
traced three Of the skins to town. and
then traced the shooting and skinning
to Bill Spanglc. Next day Ave vigt.
iantes had him swinging from . limb in /,
front Of his house. On account Of his
family they let him down before he
croaked. and warned him to pack upand.
get out before another sunrise. Bill
failed to move, and they warned him
again.
''He paid NO attention, and the third
day. just - the sun was coming up the
same i've vigilsntes rode up and hitched
their horses to some trees afty yards
from Bills front door. They all dis
mounted and one Of them took Oh the
belt containing his knife and revolvers
and threw It ON the ground, stripped
himself to his shirt, boots, trousers and
sombrero, raised both. hands above bis
head. and walked slowly toward Bills
door. Bill stood in the door with two
revolvers cooked and aimed. Behind
him stood his wife, with . rife aimed
over his shoulder. The unarmed man
walked ON slowly, with his hands high
above his head. One Of those who re-
mained behind cooked his rifle and
stood partly concealed behind his horse.
For nearly half an hour this un-
armed man stood and talked with Bill,
while two revolvers and . rine wero
still aimed 1t his heart He was urg-
ing Bill to leave the country for the
sake Of his family. From what they
could hear the others knew that Bill's
answer MAS that this WAS his homo and
be would not leave 1t alive. Twice the
unarmed man lowered his hand slowly
to his brow, and each time he did % his
comrade glanced along the barrel Of his
rife at Bill from behind the horse.
But twice the unarmed man raised his
hand again and resumed the converse.
tion.
"At last the unarmed mans left hand
slowly wiped the perspiration from his
brow, while with his right he delib- |
erately removed his sombrero At that
instant rife rang out from among the |
trees. and Bill Spsngle lay dead across
his own Threshold" Brownsville
(TcA) Cor. n. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13

Medical men are insisting on the
necessity Of better ventilation in
churches.
The Baptists Of tbs '.segular ORDER
In the United States haze passed the
three million point
1T Is reported that the Scandina-
vians In Utah are deserving the Mormon
hierarchy In great numbers
Tho total number Of commandments
in tho Presbyterian church is $50, ,s4l. .
net gain during the past year Of los. loa
"A Protestant Episcopal Church. cost
Ing 500. 600. is to be built at Philadel-
phis "a memorial Of tho late George
W. South.
AT . special meeting Of the over.
see:s Of Harvard College recently. the
report refusing admission Of women 70
the Divinity School was adopted.
Tho income Of the University Of
Oxford for the present year Ii about
E6S. ZOO During the last year the uni
versity has increased its capital BY
nearly El3.OO0.
Princeton College is offered $40. 900
for the purpose Of providing regular
Bible study for students; $4,000 for
scholarships. and 500. 900 for . new
dormitofy.
Tho Christians OF Great Britain gave
altogether to foreign missions last year
S6.672, 451 Over 0ne-third OF the amount
came from the Established church.
Hon. Thomas Beaver is giving the
Methodists Of Lewisburg. Pa, $l:5. .O0(
church in memory Of his father. who
was ordained by the apostolic Bishop
Asbury.
-vassar College celebrated its quar-.
ter-ccntennial anniversary recently.
Benson J. Losing WAS the historian.
and George William Curtis tho orator.
The graduating class numbered forty.
six.
Tho annual meeting Of the Congre-
gational School and Publica ti0n Society
WAS held in Boston recently. The report
stated that 53l new Sunday-schools were
organized during the year. Tho re-
ceipts for the year were larger BY $4,000
than In the preceding year.
Rev. O. E Cobb has discovered yel-
low and time-worn documents written
by John Nitchic, . member Of tho bar
In New York. who died fifty years ago
and whose portrait hangs in the man.
ayers rooms At the Bible House. which
disclose the interesting fact that as far
back - January, 1918. . Chinaman by
the name Of John Lowe All Cooke was
admitted to membership and communion
In tho 'Old South Reformed Dutch
Church in Garden street"
The number Of suicides by pupils Of
German gymnasia. especially in Berlin.
on account Of failure to pass tho ex-
aminations for an advanced class, has
increased to such an alarming extent
that the Prussian Cultus Minister. v.
0ossler. has addressed . public letter to
teachers and parents on this subject
He urges them to better education,
morally and physically. of the pupils.
and to . greater regard for the in
weaknesses and character Of
the different pupils He appeals to both
home and school to work together for
this end.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
THE suLrAM.s HovsenoLo.


u
of Two O0elals.
It Is estimated that over SIX thousand
persons are fed daily at his Dolms
Bagtche Palace when the Snltan u
there. One who II well informed gives
. graphic picture of the Sultan's house
keeping. He admits that IL 10 clear that
there 10 good executive ability In tho
management Of this enormous house-
hold. for there II scarcely ever . jar OF
. hitch, even under the impulse Of the
most untimely demands. Every differ
ent department il under tho control ofs
person who Il directly responsible for
that and he has corps Of servants and
slaves under his orders. who obey him
only. and he II subject 70 the Treasurer
Of the Household. Women have no voice
whatever In the management Of any
thing in any department. Their
sole occupation 10 to wait upon
their respective mistresses. or to serve
the Sultan in some specified capacity;
and the labor about the palace in 30 sub
divided that NO one works very hard ex-
cept the Lord High Chamberlain and
Treasurer Of the Household. Tho
Chamberlain is mostly occupied In ad-
ministerin9 TO the wants and caprices
Of the Sultan. and IL in almost constant
attendance upon him; % the Treasurer
Of tho Household has the burden Of the
housekeeping ON his burly shoulders
He has an organized force Of buyers. who
are each charged with the purchase OF
certain supplies for their individual de-
partments, each having his helpers.
servants rand slaves. One man Is
charged with the duty Of supplying all
tho hsh. and - to furnishing nsh
for at least six thousand per-
sons Is no light undertaking in
place where there are no
great markets such - there are in all
other largo cities. he has to have about
twenty men to scour the various small
markets and buy Of the fishermen, and
each Of these mon has two others to
carry the hsh they buy. About ton
tons Of hsh . week are required. There
are nearly eighteen thousand pounds Of
bread eaten daily. for the Turks are
large bread eaters, and this II all baked
in the enormous ovens situated at
some distance froa the Palace. The
food for the Sultan II cooked BY one
man and his aids, and NO Others touch
It. 1t Is cooked in silver vessels. and
when done each kettle II sealed by
slip of paper and stamp. and this u /.
broken In the presence Of the Sultan by
the High Chamberlain, who takes one
spoonful of each separate kettle be-
fore the Sultan tastes t. This
Is to guard against poisoa. The food
IL almost always served up to the Sui
tan in the Same vessels In which Il was
cooked. and these are often q gold. but
when Of bsser metal the kettle II set
into . rich golden bell-shaped holder,
the handle Of which is held BY slave
while the Sultan eatA Each kettle
represents . course. and IL served With
bread and Kind OF pancake. which II
held on . golden tray By another SLAVE.
The Sultan never uses plata He take1
all his food direct from the little ket-
ties. and never uses . table and rarely
. knife or fork-a spoon. his bread. .
pancake, or fingers are found far handi-
or. II requires just twice - many
slaves - there arc COURSES - sorvos
dinner to him.-I.eisuro Hour.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
LANCASHIRE LAssEs.

3hey Are the Strongest Female Wofkero
In An Europe.
The Lancashire women. 1t least are
the rosiest strongest set Of women
imaginable-thati Is. ON Sundays and
holidays. whom repeated washings and
scrubbings have removed several lay.
efs Of coal-dust: and It is notorious,
locally, that at . pinch most Of them
are equal in PHYSICAL power to their
masculine colleagues. At home they are
inferior 10 any class Of women, working
or otherwise. Being engaged in the
open air all day, they can naturally
turn In the evenings with moro than
ordinary sest to household duties.
In word. they arc thoroughly do
mesticsted Lastly-and this. after all,
IL the great point-their demeanor and
general conduct are absolutely unim.
peachable.
As to the working dress Of the pit
women. that II certainly peculiar. looked
at from . conventional standpoint
Up to few years ago they were at-
tired like men up to the waist with
buckled clogs on their feet Above the
knees came tho end Of peculiarly fash
toned tunic, . composite sort Of . gar
ment-half jacket half dress. with some
sackipg material tied round tho waist
as IN apron.
A limp bonnet, tied under tho chin,
or sort Of turban. 90 arranged - Just
to show the neatly plated hair and the
bright earrings, completed the costume,
and very odd it looked. especially 1t
distance. which in this case did not lend
enchantme to the view.
Now, out Of deference to the feelings
Of certain peculiarly sensitive people.
the tunic IL worn . little longer. % -
nearly 70 hide the masculine garment
the head-dress Is little neater, and. In
edition, short Jacket il worn.
The dress iseertainly not picturesque.
but - means to IN end. - allowing
the utmost freedom NJ motion and OBJ
Visiting accidents. IL IL beyond all praise
Nevertheless. the women themselves
are conscious Of its incongruity. and
take tho earliest opportunity Of chang:
ing It for ordinary female attire = soon
- they get homo from work.
1t has happened before now that while
proceeding 70 or from work they have.
some Of them. been made the subject Of
attack BY somebody with an undue pro
portion Of tongue TO brain, but-this
may b said with safety-nevcr more
than once By the same individual. g.
In addition to possessing . highly
vigorous vocabulary they arc % hard
ened with exposure % the weather and
developed BY tho nature Of their work
that they can give good account Of
themselves. even though . light should
easae. and Tie oppooent may have res-
son 70 admit With beAeAting humility.
the wisdom Of Providence in endowina
women generally with the will and
keeping from them Tie spowe..-Cs>
sells Saturday Journal na
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
TOO UTTER TO UTTER.

Ivalk the city streets
Where busy crowds 20 By
Ana naught reveals the banana peels
That In my pathway lie.
As rise end brush ny clothes
Men lo0gh IN ghoulish glee,
And would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise In mo-"
sometimes bump my sSins
On rushing baby cab.
And the women AL with parasol
Ny optics wildly Jab.
At the play sit behind
hat where I can not sec
{" And would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise In me-"
lmeet . charming miss
And long TO gain her heart
As I seek 70 win her love with tin
With my gold freely part.
Till finally she says
She will ny sister be-
" And ] would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise In me-"
Chicago Evening Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13

A Rival oe 1eo sad Coaeo aa1 . 0aAoe1.
tats See Tealea,
A paper BY Mr.. 7. Christy was read d
. meeting Of the BALBOA Society, st
James Hall, ON the African kola nut
Conserving which many remarkable
statements have recently been pub
lished. The. ksla mt II held'in great
respect by the natives Of the veetorD
coast al Africa ON account Of its won
derful stimulating and -,sustalning
powers The NUT 10 groand into Ano
powder and carried about the persoa
during long journeys whom often the
only sustenance consists Of . 'chew" Of
this kola- Thanks to it. many have
been able to stave OF thirst and hunger.
while others declare that after . severe
days work Of marching nothing 20 10
wives the system - . kola nut A .
basis for . beverage. the analysis pub
lished comparing the nitrogonous pein-
ciples. chemically defined and crystal-
isable. kola takes precedence over tea.
coffee and eocod. while. owing 10 the
almost entire absence ef toanin fre0 Il.
It does not injure 70 impair tho digss-
tive orgsnA The stimulating tonic and
sustaining powers Of kola are mostly
due to the caffeine. Of which It contains
over ~ per- cent; and sufferers from
indigestion. nervous or bilious head
aches win. the lecturer remarked, hstl
with satisfaction . beverage which they
can drink - . substitute foe tea, coffee.
or cocoa The lecturer pointed out the
advsntages Of this nut 70 sportsmen.
athletes, brain-woskerA during the
times when they arc straining
their powers Of endurance From the
accounts given kola II likely 70 prove
not only . great rival to tea and eo0be.
but also . substitute for the ordinary
run Of tonics and stimulantaL Planters
In the tropics having low-lying. marshy
lands will dnd the kola tree . sproAta-
Bile product yielding - It does. 1t full
maturity. about . hundred weight Of
nuts pcr annum. The lloWerinG aAd
fruiting take place .simnltaneoasly
twice year, 30 that there IL presented
the curious sight Of tree bearing fruit
and flower st the same moment -
An interesting letter was rsaA ct the
Paris Academy Of Medicine recently on
the aetion Of kols - .1ousishment and
sustaining power for walkers, and spe-
eially for the army. Dr. Heckel. Of Mar
settles. the writer Of the letter. argues
that the fruit Of the kels plant should
b used - part Of the soldisrs' ratioa2
inasmueh - 1t enables. moa 70 make
long narches without ooEresponding
fatigue. He gives vsrieus instances h,
support Of his stasement and especial
1y mentions . teOt made during ma-
neuvee Of the Sixth Army coepA-Pub.
lie Opinioa- 60
Uhe Didn's OA)sse.
". Childers Kydd docking for beardl
oh. ! forgot 10 mention that two q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13

s-"Yea think yoc know yourself. my
hoy. but Jon don't" 20. yea. do !
know all the best people around hcre. "
-Harper's BasaE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
ne p;d Not n. Her.

Amy-Mr. Dolley called yesterday
morning before I was quite dressed. and
] talked to him flve minutes without
waiting to finish.
Mabel (horrihed) d)-Whati
Amy-Ohl. don't bo alArmcdl He
called over the telephonA-Munsey's
Weekly. ga 4 ir.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
MONTANA cHlvALRY.

A Hrontisrsnaa Lsts IN Essay on WstA
Mild PsnlahDeat.
Now and then you will lind . Dsn
who will bully and fight st the sane
time. Such . chap was .Lop-shou1-
dered Bill" IS We called him in Mon
tana. He WAS ugly, quarrelsome and
braggart, but he would have fought ten
men rs soon - one. For two years he
had revolver where he could drop his
hand on to 1t In second. and the half
dozen chaps who were looking to got
tho drop on him had to keep on waiting.
One day, however, Bills shooter got out
Of repair and he gave It to . miner to
be fixed. Instead Of waiting for it
he wandered down to saloon
where the hard 'uns congre-
gated. and it wasn't quarter Of Ap
hour before he set out to pick . fuss
with new arrival. He just sched 20
kill somebody, and when he nettled the
stranger into talking back" he reached
for his gun 70 pop him. His gun wasn't
there. When Bill realized it he turned
as white rs snow, thinking his time had
come. The stranger had drawn ON him,
you see, and he carried . wicked look
in his eyes.
..Weli?" he asked, as Bill raised his
hands.
II haven't any gun"
II see. Leave 1t somewhere?'
'.YeA"
..very careless in you. I've got the
call"
"You hev."
..You are bad man, and ought 70
shoot you through the head. bat ] don't
dke this cold -blooded business Hold
up your right hand and spread out the
fingers"
.'Straneer. don't do It."
EITHER that or I'll put six outlets In
to your heart! Spread?"
Bill held MP his right hand. and three
reports followed each other like the
ticking Of clock. Each finger Was
on at the drst joint.
."rhat'll do" said the man, - he low
cred his weapon. "Y0u can't pull trig.
ger with nothing on that hand, and b.
fore you can learn to shoot left-handed
some ono will bury you"
He went out ana away, Ana 01lA sent
for doctor and sat there and cried like
. boy. Next day he left without word
TO any Of US, a-d We always believed he
pumped on Horse Clin into the croek,
which MAS then on dood.-N. 7. Sun.
-Of the original edition OF the sca-
nets Of Shakespeare. Published ~
George Daniel. Of London. in 1909. there
are but two perfect copies known. One
Of these Is in the British Museum, Soe
tho other SAooo was paid but . short
time ago !. Al the book il very small,
only TIA inches. and weighing Lee than
ten s1ncea It WAS figured that as shst
rate each ounce Of the precious volume
drought $500. OF many times IT. EN-
weight In gold.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13

Sweet Maid-Yoa are not afraid os
any thing. are you, Georgs7
: Callow Touth--Of nothing. Miranda.
nothing. -sf sfi -
Sweet Maid-I an % Glad, for heef
papa unchainine Carlo. Good-night-
Nunsey's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13

-Andrew Carnegie claims that col.
:ege graduates have been - . class Of
little Importance In this couAtsy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13
Narrow Eecapee OF 0reet Non.

The late Count Andrassy WAS con.
demned to death after the failure Of the
Hungarian insurrection OF 1888 This
did not prevent him from becoming the
head Of the Austro-Hungarian Mimic
try. Signor Crispi. now Prime Minister
Of Italy, was condemned to death after
his first revolutionary attempt against
the Bourbon King Of Naplea Senior
Sagasta, Primo Minister Of Spain, was
twice prescribed, and would have been
shot - an insurgent II he had been
captured. France contains In MN.
Rochefort and Ranc two men who have
been condemned criminals and members
Of the government according to tho turn
Of the political tide. This has been
the situation, indeed. Of many French
men. When n. de Po]ignac. in 1880,
was Condemned to ''imprisonment in
psrpetuity"-tho legal phrase for life
imprisonment-Ae exclaimed: II an
condemned to imprisonment In Per.
petuity, chr Let mo 80; how long
does peSpetuity last in Francer In
his case IL lasted six yessA He WAS
liberated In 1881. 6.-Lcnd0n Standard.
Andrew CarneRio claims that col.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-13

". Childers Kydd docking for beard
oh, / forgot 10 mention that two oe
iny party Of four arc small chi1dson.
hope that will mike No iS46rsnce, :.
MsA Hashton (sweetly)-0h. not st
all! shall just charge the same - u
they we're grown up--Puck