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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
Eugens Candy ". J. II. Connem and
Ed. ]. Guerringer
S&ate OF Louiaiana, Parish Of s.. Tam.
many. Eighteenth judicial District
court

BY virtue OF an order of aAle from the
honorable the Aforesaid court, and %
me directed. bearing date Dec. y, 1859
will proceed to sell at public auc.
ton. ae the door of the courthouse. in
the town Of Covington. parish anil state
aforesaid. on SATURDAY. March j,
1891. between legal sale houra. the fol.
lowing described property. to-wit:
IRRAL Es1A5I1
]. Eighty and 6O-lOO ncrea Of land.
situated in the sOnth half OF The north.
east quarter Of section 81, township g.
rsnge II east. 81. Helena ~ esiiisn. Dis.
t'ict Of Louisiana, according n patent
homestead certificate No. 49,, applica.
ton 1901. granted ny the United States
unto Junot Roberts. On the 9Th day Of
april. 1877, recorded in VOL ], page
324. by y. w. CLARK. r. corlsr Of the
General Land Once. and aIs0 recorded
at Covington. in Rock Of Couveyancss
4. folio II. On the 18th day Of Jane.
1881.
2. Eighty acres Of land a.ljoinine the
aiOvo described homestead also mitu.
aied in the south half OF The southwest
quarter OF section "a. toxn.h;p 3, range
IA east. Greenxl,nrg District. Heid 80
scrsss form part of larger tract krown
a. the Pierre 4. Roberts tract, Togsther
with all the rights. ways and advantages
therenntO belonging ar in Anywiss sp.
pertaining.
rMovA1lssl
! Three Jokes u Oxen and one
Wagon.
Being the same property that the
present n.orteasers acquired BY pur.
chase FINN Inmoe Rnl,n,A. 81 als>
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
A SHEEP-KILLlNG PANTHER.
A REWARD OF SIS OFFERED
FOR ITS DEAD BODY.

JACKSONVILLE. Jan. 80. 1890.
EDIrCR ST.. TAMMANY FARMER:
There is a panther in the neigh
bOrhOOd of jacksonville, ranging
from the river, near Mr.. Brady's
place, to BeticO Creek, which is de-
stfoying a great number of lambs,
killing as many as Is in one night.
1t has been seen and heard by sew
eral persons in the country, but SO
far all attempts to kill it have fail
ed. The farmers and sheep raisers
have offered q reward Of SIS for its
dead body. Yours, etc.,
l.. GALArAs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
MANDEyILLE ITEMS.
MAxpEvlrLE, Jan. 80. 1890.

MANDEvrtLE, Jan. 10, 1S9O.
EDITOR ST. TAMxAxY FARxER
For the past week we have had
the most sultry and disagreeable
weather. For three days We have
not seen the sun; it has been very
foggy, but no rain.
Our Town Marshal, p. C. Smith,
has gone to work, and "boosed''
half dozen hoOdlums. But I am
sorry to say that he and our honor
able Mayor got themselves into
trouble, and our Deputy Sheriff
Ribava took charge Of them and
brought them to your town.
Our City Fathers have built q
very substantial bridge over Ravine
aux Coquilles. 1t is $50 feet long
by 4 feet wide. Mr.. John West
was the contractor.
On last Sunday Mr.. Parissy, Of
your town, came here for the pur-
pose Of buying . horse, the prop
erty of Mrs. A. AlphOnse. The
horse is ten years old. Mr.. Parissy
and L. Alphonse left Vaudeville at
2:1Or. II. for COvington, . dis
lance Of ten miles, and returned to
Vaudeville ut 4:1O r. NJ, making
the twenty miles in two hours.
dexter" is q sOrrel horse, and any
who wishes to buy him can do 50
for $500. TEAsER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

At the meeting of the Farmers
Union of this parish held in this city
ON the 10th instant, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we the Farmers
Union of Ouachita Parish demand
that the Police Jury. as our board
Of equalizers, assess all lands held
for speculation by railroads or other
parties at the valuation they place
on said lands when offering them
for sale, and ask the cooperation
of all parish unions in this State in
this behalf.-MOnrOe Telegraph
Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
STUBBLE SHAVING.

The remarkable winter that we
are now passing through, and the
resulting forward condition Of the
stubble cane, brings the matter Of
stubble shaving again to the front.
The drift ofsentimenti in our plant
ing community seems undOubted in
favor of shaving stubble under aver
age conditions. just why it should
be shaved has been difficult to de-
termine, and yet it seemed evident
that those who did shave averaged
the best crops, and those who did
not shave have never shown such
convincingly good crops as to carry
the conviction to the mind of the
average man that their good crops
come from non shaving.
A careful consideration of the
whole matter has seemed to show
that stnbble shaving was q success
because it facilitated the better
working Of the stubble crop. The
shaving of stubbles has been con-
sidered in order during the latter
part Of February, and our best shaw
ing machines remove the winter
grasses, considerable part of the
top earth, as well as the outlying
and projecting cane stubbles. All
this promotes the machine digging
and the hand digging, and in ordi-
nary seasons the success of the
stubble crop depends very much ON
the thOroughness with which all this
work is done. The better it is done,
the better the stubble crop; the
poorer it is done, the poorer the
stubble crop.
The season Of 1889 was, however,
a poor year for stubble canes in most
localities, aud the inquiry arises as
to whether or not after all the shaw
ing of stubble is not more or less
an evil. and only justified by the
fact that it SO cheapens and i'm
proves the subsequent cultivation
that the ultimate outcome is salts
factory.
StuDble canes cut off in 1889
seem in many cases never to have
rallied from the cutting. Ordinary
rains come IN due course, and the
laccrated stubbles are quickened
into new life and. with the subse-
lueat better cultivation, do well
but i'm 1889 the rain never came
and the stubbles seem to have been
'tunted by tie shaving, and stubble
cane results generally were poor
Louisiana Planter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
Mrs Lawrence
New Advertisements.
Succession Of Jules Duval.
State Of Louisiana. Parish Of -. Tam
nlany-Eiyhteenth Judicial District
Court.

By virtue Of IN order of sale from the
honcnable the aforesaid court, anil 10
me directed. bearing date Jan uary 81.
1871
l will proceed TO sell Mt public aue-
ton. at the door Of the Courthouse, in
the town Of CovingtOn, pa. ish aud State
Aforesaid. on SATURDAY. March 9. Is9U
between legal sale hours the folio wing
described property. tO-wit:
!. certain tnAct or parcel Of lani
situsted in the parish Of IL Tammar
in this State. as ahoat one mile from the
town Of Covington. having the form Of q
triangle. and measuring al,out IOO su
per6cial arpents. bounded On each side
by the BOsue falia rivers. anil in the
rear by the property now or hereafter
belonging to Christopher Dubcsg. Sec
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
TAXING THE DOGS.

The enterprising and progressive
Police Jury Of Caddo Parish has
passed an ordinance imposing a tax
Of one dollar OH every dog and one
dollar and half on every bitch in the
parish. In view of the meagre rev.
enue afforded the public school
fnnd by the poll tax, the Homer
claiborne Parish) Guardian makes
the following pertinent comments
upon the action of the Caddo Police
Jury. which we commend to the
consideration Of our own parish leg
islature:
"We think the law is an excel
lent one and would like to see such
an ordinance passed by our Police
Jury. Under existing statutory laws
the Police Jury has jurisdiction in
this matter, and we can see no
reason why such q law would not
prove beneficial in several respects.
II q tax of one dollar was levied on
every dog in this parish and applied
to the school funds We would derive
\ revenue from that source equal
at least to the amount of poll tax
for we are satisfied that
there are as many dogs in this parish
AS there are voters. Now this would
not only be q benefit in the way Of
increasing the school funds; but
would also decrease the number of
ours to an alarming ex-
tant, thereby Kidding the people Of
that class Of dogs which obtain their
by preying upon sheep,
hogs and other stock.
The Police Jury could appoint q
man for each ward, as CaddO did,
whose duty it would be to collect
this tax, and allow him . per cent
Of what he collected as compensa-
lion. We would like for our parish
to consider this question
1t its next meeting. We are salts
fed that the law would meet the
APPRECIATION Of majority Of the
citizens Of this parish. We can
gee no good reason for not collect
ing a tax on dogs. They are q
species Of property and are not ex-
,mpt from taxation under any laws
pf our State. Southern Watchman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.-As the
First Quarterly Conference Of the
Covington Circuit will be held al
CovingtOn on the third Saturday
and Sunday, February 18th and
10th, l would respectfully call At
tention to the following appoint
ments for February:
First Sunday-Pearl River, IL
A. N. Joseph Woods, l:3O r. N.
Bayou LacOmbe, 1880 p. NJ.
Second Sunday-Slidell IL A. n.
and 7P. NJ; Oak Grove. 3 Pm.
Third Sundsy-Mandeville, Il A..
n. Sharp's School House, 3 p. N. !;
Covington presiding Elder), IL A.
n. and 1880 r. NJ.
L. w. WOODS, PC.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

We have heard of no movement
for the celebration or Mardi Gras
in Covington this year. What has
become of the Juvenile Rex Club!'
Next year we will have . fine hall
for their Mardi Gras ball, but there
is no suitable place for it this year.
Still we suppose they are preparing
to have their usual gorgeous street
parade.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

District Court, civil term, is in
session this week, Judge Jas. NJ.
Thompson presiding, and the usual
array Of legal talent in attendance.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Messrs. S. ID. Ellis and Jos. A.
Reid, of Amite City. District At
tOrney Bolivar Edwards was also
here, but We failed to meet him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

X. OF H.-St. Tammany Lodge,
No. 3476, Knights of Honor, will
meet at the Courthouse next Mon
cay evening, promptly at O'Clock.
This will be an important and in
teresting meeting, and all Knights
are requested to be present.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The emigration Of negroes is at
tributed to the naturally restless
propensity of the human race to
move, and is no more significant
than the constant shifting Of the
AnglO-Sax IN race. 1t is the pre-
vailing idea Of lettering their con-
dition. Only this and nothing
more.-Shreveport Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The whole secret of successful
turkey raising is summed up by a
California poultry man thus: Let
the little ones alone keep them
shut up at night; keep them free
from lice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

Arrivals at the Simon House,
Abita Springs: Mr.. Jos. Bunch,
Tucker, l. T.; Mrs. Delgado, Mrs.
Lena Bessa, Mrs. Sophie Schren.
berger, Mr.. j. Nitsche and wife,
Mr.. HI. Hoefeld, New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

According to the "Old reliable"
goose bone, this was to be the cold
est week of the winter season, and
yet the weather was mild and pleas
ant. 1t seems that all signs and
predictions are doomed to failure
this exceptional year, so far as the
weather is concerned. Goose bones
may make good fertilizers, when
ground into dust, but they don't
know anything about the weather
probabilities. Shoot the goose bone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

LOOK! LOoK!-One dozen cabi-
net photographs and one IA by IL
crayOn portrait, So so, at Theo.
Lllienthal & Co., 1877 Canal street,
New Orleans. Secure contract
tickets of Mrs. Chas. Keller or
Chas. Heintz, Sr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
SEWING MAcBrxEs

Prices reduced. Every family nor can
have the best Automatic Sewing Ma
chine in the market ut reduced price.
For particulars send for our rev Illus
trated Circular with samples of stitch
ing. Our Illustrated Circular shows
every part of the Machine perfectly. and
q worth sending for even If you hare .
Machine. Kruse 4 Murphy Mfg. Co,
Is and ~ West 26th St. =. 7. City.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

Architect VIM. Brennan is hard at
work laying off the 'sTim'bers for
the new Town Hall. When all is
ready the framework will be pushed
rapidly forward.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The sale of property in the case
OF Henry Lochte & Co. VS.. w. Ii.
Porter failed to take place last Sat-
urday, and it is readvertised to be
sold for what it will bring, on twelve
months credit. See advertisement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

Kilrain and Vacquelin had better
not come this way to have their
prize fight tomorrow, for Sheriff
Cook is watching their movements,
and We learn he will read the ssriot
act" to them If they attempt to
put up ''mill'' in this parish.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The fishing season has opened,
and We have noticed several parties
60 down to the river and come back
with their poles and lines on their
shoulders, but we haven't seen any
fish vet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
MARDI GRAS EXCURSION.

The steamer New Camelia will
make a Mardi Gras Excursion,
leaving Madisonville, Monday, Feb
ruary IL, at 6 A. NJ. Returning,
will leave New Orleans, Thursday,
Feb. 20, at 3P. NJ. Fare for the
round trip, 81 so. Children half
price. E. LAxGHOrr,
purSer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The Interstate Fruit Growers
Convention will meet at Hammond,
in Tangipahoa parish, on the 14th
and 18th insts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

We have had rush Of new ad-
vertisements this week, judicial and
otherwise. Read Them all, as they
are important.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

State and Parish licenses are now
due, and If not paid by the LIST of
April, they will be handed over to
the Parish Attorney for collection.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The Hotels are invited to send us
. list Of their guests for publication.
The copy must be handed in by
Thursday morning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

Bob IhgerSOI got 1913, W. h.
Vanderbilt, 5478; Commedian
Dixey, 1925; Robert Bonner. 1896 !;
and so on down to anarchist Johann
Most 2, and ''B. Harrison l." 1t
was a close race between Mayor
Grant and DIR. McGlynn until the
last day.
We are not surprised that ''B.
HARRISON" fell SO much lower than
the other competitors, but don't
think he ought to have been allowed
to vote at all in the contest.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

CHRIST (Ep1scoPAL) CHURCH.
Divine services will be held regu-
larly as follows: LIST, Sd, 4th and
9Th Sundays, morning prayer and
sermon; Mr.. HI. L. Fitch, in charge.
I'd Sunday, morning prayer and
sermon, with the celebration of the
Holy Communion, at IL O'Clock,
Rev. Mr.. Cleburne officiating.
1t is requested that all I'M
baptized children and adults present
themselves on the I'd Sunday for
baptism.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

WHAT You WANr-Do not be de-
ceived by substitutes, but ask for
and insist on having REEDS CHILL
CURE every time. For sale at
Heintz's Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
List Of Letters

Remaining in the Covington, La Post
Office Friday. Jan. 81. loYO:
Persons calling fog the same will
please say advertised:
whitley Sarah MEs. in care Of
Mrs Lawrence
II not called tor in thirty days from
date. the above letters will he sent 20
he Dead letter Office.
a fee VI one cent additional postage b
required ON all advertised letters.
CAAa. hxlMfx, r. n.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

AFAvORIrE-REED's C. HILL Gun =
is . favorite wherever it is known.
For sale at Heintz's Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

II some one Of the well-posted
merchants of COvington would pre-
pare for us q similar report to the
above, showing the crop movement
of COvingtOn, we believe the figures
would astOnish the casual observer,
and the report would be Of interest
to the general public.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
GET READY.


Pit away your Parasol.
Set your rubber shoes aside.
Shake ont your sealSkin coats
And get ready for the glide"
Old Winter may be tardy,
And look q little tame,
Int the chances are you'll End
That he gets here-just the same
-Sentiuel.D emocmt.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The Convention Of State Asses
sOrs is in session at BstOn Rouge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
The Morning Journal has beer

The Morning Journal has been
running ballot for the most popu-
lar man in New York. The candi-
dates numbered eighty, and the final
count showed as follows for the
principal ones:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
A FINE CROP REPORT FROM
JACKSONVILLE.

1t is seldom we are favored with
any items from our fourishing
neighbor town of jacksonville,
and it is with pleasure we publish
the following report Of the rice and
cane crops Of that vicinity, for the
past season, for which information
We are indebted to our talented and
enterprising young friend, Mr.. L.
Galatas, and those who assisted
him in gathering the data:
Report Of the crops raised for
market in jacksonville and the
surrounding country in the year
1889, of rice and cane
The rice crop will amount to
about 1880 sacks. The sacks will
average l7O pounds each. There
being l62 pounds to the barrel.
this would make total, in round
numbers, Of 1907 barrels, which
were sold in the New Orleans mar
ket at an average Of s. 25 per bar
rel, making a total of s25,372 IS.
There were also shipped to the
New Orleans market 100 barrels of
syrup, the barrels averaging SO
gallons each. The syrup was sold
at an average Of 25 cents per gal
Ion. Nine thousand gallons, at 25
cents, 81, $50.
Besides this, there was q large
quantity kept for home use, and
our merchants, Give in number, }
kept enough to retail during the
year.
The above report is q splendid
showing for the business and farm
ing interests of the quiet and pros
porous little town of jacksonville,
but much more could be told. IT.
is one of the largest, (if not in fact
the largest) shipping points in the
parish for cattle, sheep and wool,
and also ships considerable cotton
and its favorable location and fine
harbor, being near the Lake, on
the Tchefuncta river, has made it
quite an important point for saw
mills and boat building. Its fine
facilities for boating and fishing
make it favorite resort for sports
men. The people are industrious,
intelligent and law-abiding. The
town is picturesquely situated on
high ground, affording good view |
If the river and its passing vessels,
md has regular communication
With the city via the handsome Lake |
steamer New Camelia, which ar
ives and departs three times a
week. We are pleased to learn
hat Madisonville is improving, and
hat its progress is not Of the tram
'ient, ''boOming" kind, but is sub
and permanent, and of the
low but sure, ''cone to stay"
lind, that eventually transforms
mall villages into busy and pros
,erous towns and cities.
II some one Of the well-posted
norx.ho fc <,f ~r.o,,ll l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

The ''Blue Store" will be OPEN
ed in Covington in q few days: and
will offer great bargains in gro
ceries, dry goods, shoes, hats, no
tions, crockeryware, etc. We call
attention to the big advertisement
of the "Blue Store on the next
Dage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01
MANS WANTS.

We may do without fYisnda.
We may 10 without pills;
But civilized man wants
REED's CHILL CUR4 fOr chilla.
For sale at Heintz' Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

We learn that Col. w. F. Hos
mer will shortly move into Coving-
ton with his family, and occupy the
new and commodious cottage which
he recently built. We extend a
hearty welcome to the Colonel, and
will be glad to count him as one of
the citizens Of Covington, and feel
confident he will find our town q
healthy and pleasant place to live in.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-01

A reward of $75 is offered for
the dead body of the panther that
is killing lambs in the woods near
jacksonville. Here is . chance for
some Of our expert hunters to win
fame and fortune, and at the same
time rid the country of a dangerous
and destructive animal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-05
Saturday at a Bookstore.

Standing in a bookstore Saturday after
noon one gets an insight into little fem
mime tricks that only seeing makes believ
ing. Women come in and ask for books
that no bookseller ever heard of and no
publisher ever printed. And then they
ask for book by number. If they happen
to strike number that the salesman can
produce they Immediately discover that
they have made mistake and will be
obliged to look it up again. And then an
other woman asks for a book. Yes, they
have it. 1t is brought down. Another is
asked for. That is produced Have they
another by the same author? Certainly
After quite a search it is found.
The lady commences to read little in
this one. While the salesman waits for
her decision he turns to some one else. As
soon as he is fully occupied with the new
customer the lady that has asked for three
or four different books and found them all
deliberately turns and walks out of the
store. Why do they put the salesman to
all this trouble and make no purchase?
Simply because it is matinee day and every.
body is promenading, and they wanted a
place to turn around and trip back the
length of State street again. On Saturday
the only person who has serious business
in the book stores is the man sent out from
the Office of large newspaper to look up
statistics to answer few of the notes and
queries sent in by its readers. Chicago
Herald '''...- -.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-05

When in his westward movement the
buffalo came to the semi-civilized inhabit-
ants of the Mississippi system of valleys
he brought a great plenty of animal food
to the people, who had long been in a good
measure destitute of such resources, for
they had no other domesticated animals
save the dog. Not yet firmly fixed in the
agricultural art, these tribes appear after
the coming of the buffalo to have lapsed
into the pure savagery which hunting
brings.
To favor the pasturage of these wild
herds the Indians adopted the habit of
burning the prairies. These fires spread
to the forests on the east, killing the young
trees which afforded the succession of
wood, gradually extending the pasturage
area of the wild herds until the larger por-
lions of the western plains eastward to CEN
trail Ohio and Kentucky, probably even
into the Carolinas and southwark to the
Tennessee river, had been stripped of their
original forests, making way for the vast
throngs of those creatures which ranged
the country at the time when we first
knew it. With the rehabilitation of the
hunters habit, and with the nomadic con-
z ditions which this habit necessarily brings,
came more frequent contests between
tribes and the gradual decadence of the
slight civilization which the people had
acquired.-Professo \. S. Shaler in Scrib-
ner's