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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15

Pcome an object of curiosity to travellers in
ke future as being the place where the clew
Mosby's sudden and mysterious appear
bees about that very spot has long been
kncealed. It is no Offset to the trustworthy
URGE whence the story connected with
is rocky cavern comes, that it comes out
Pw for the first time after all these years.
"A strange mystery hangs about Mosby.
b was tho spectre chief of the Shenandoah.
he caves of the valley for which it is cele-
lated have left their dark, mysterious fur
keness upon him.
At the breaking out of the war he was
out thirty-fve years Of age. He stood in
~, slender form, small hands and feet,
ack hair. gray eyes, a cuttingly sharp
uiline face, bold Roman nose and
,ighed about one hundred and thirty
unds. He was fine horseman.
In view of the righteousness that has
ways hung about his movements, the fol-
wing thrilling and trustworthy story, 80
certainly as he is concerned, told by the
sistant surgeon of the First New York
teran Cavalry, and an eye witness to
arly all of the facts which he narrates,
Il be intensely interesting. John Lozier,
, author of the story, is a son of John
zier, who constructed the New York via
lot, and whose name is cut on the stone
rk at it's mouth.
de himself was graduate of the Colum-
College. an assistant surgeon in the
let N. Y. Veteran Cavalry, which was the
st cavalry regiment raised for the war.
is an able, upright and truthful man,
10 has the confidence and respect of all
70 know him. His statement, if we mis-
10 not, will be valuable in more particu-
than one in the makeup of history, in
much as it gives for the first time
nplete and reliable account of the hid
hg-place Of the guerilla chief as we'll as
reason for his often strange and sudden
appearance when pursued by Union
diers. The story as told by Surgeon
zier is as follows.
In "a band Of guerrillas to the num-
Of perhaps eight hundred men appeared
the valley of the Shenandoah. They
Q all of them we'll mounted, some of
n splendidly: They were mixed COM
y Of men. Many Of them came out of
valley and operated about their own
aes. They were all under the command
white flag with a black skull and
es on it. Above this grim coat-of-arms
be top OF the flag were the words: wal
District" giving it semi-of6cial char
y. At the bottom were the words, writ
in two short lines one above the other:
Prisoners. No Quarter" This flag
headquarters flag and was frequently
by our men.
his body of men secuted and swept the
ey from Harper's Ferry to Lynchburg,
snce OF one hundred and twenty miles.
took no prisoners. They never loaded
nselves with that kind Of cargo. On
occasion alone, seven mon were brought
me and buried. All these men were
through the body. The black mark of
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-15

|uzzle was found ON the blue coat of
one of them, and the coat was burnt,
ng that the coat was put close to the
when it was fred. I speak of that
h have seen.
|s body of men hung about us and ha-
us in every way possible. Probably
|. campaign with them we lost two or
times as many men as they did.
Zines Mosby would be heard from at
widely remote places on the same
guerrillas were all ages-beardless
youths, and some old gray-beards.
were of all grades and professions.
were farmers, some mechanics some
|rs, some doctors, some working men.
Imade their attacks both by day and
mt. They were good shots and good
men. They carried seven shooting
ee, q sabre and brace of pistols.
asst, after years of annoyance to the
army, 1t was determined to put an
IT all. For this purpose. cavalry
pr hve regiments, detailed from the
Union cavalry, consisting of the
View YORK veteran cavalry, the Sew
Vest Virginia cavalry, the First New
Lincoln cavalry, the Twelfth Penn
ia cavalry, and the Second New York
cavalry, was put under command of
ier-General Taylor, of Syracuse, with
to crush out Mosby. This force
red IN the neighborhood of five thou
len. They were well mounted. They.
an act of retaliation in some of their
shes, hoisted flag similar to Mos
nth the same devices upon it. Thew
aued the shenandoah Ranpers.b
sere all mounted and armed to the
force of the cavalry secured and
he valley. Sometimes they would
losby, but as soon as they pursued he
cared on the spot. and as soon A
ew OF down the valley he reappesred
or another brush. He had the help
valley people. He knew the ground.
lel Taylor worked hard ut the head
hangers. but Mosby Was still there.
|: all efforts to and his hiding-plaos.
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Coffee Cnustart,.-

Make half pint Of very strong &C.,
sweetened to taste; when nearly cold. hsst
we'll into it six yolks Of eeas, and asaS
about gill of cream; mix we'll, pour inScs
small china cups and place them d ! .es, rs
pan containing water not suf1oienf 81,
reach to the brim of the cups. I,et $780,
steam for 20 minutes, when the cnstsS5
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THAT AIR YOUNGER.

That air younger ust to set
By the crick here day by day, ..r.
| Watch the swallers dip and wet
| Their slim wings and shoot away;
| Watch these little snipes along
The low bank tilt up and down
| 'Mongst the reeds and hear the song
| 0f the bullfrogs croakin' roun'.
| Ust to set here in the sun
Peared-like, mostly to the roar
That air rifle nigh the shore
| Jes aCrost from me and you,
lst to watch him from the door
OF the mill. I'd rig him out
| Sometimes with hoOk-a nd-line-
Dig worms fer him-nigh about
Jes' spit on his bait!-but he
Never keered much 'pearantly,
To ketch fsh!-He druther fine
Out some sunny place, and set
Matchln' things, with droopy head,
And "a-listanun," he said
hlndo' Hstanun above
The old crick to what the wet
Warter was a-talking of !"
Jevver hear SIGH talk as that!
Bothered mother more'n me
What the child was cipherin' at.
Come home onct and said at he
knowed what the snakefeeders thought
When they grit their wings, and knowed
Turtle talk, when bubbles r.z
Over where the old roots growed
Where he owed them pets O. his 4:
Little turripins he caught
In the country. ditch, and packed
In his pocxet days and days.
saad r. ta kpo%ed Rhat Eosns auacked
Aad transformers when they lit
In the crick, and ''minniesn bit
Off their !e IS. bat blame!" says he,
sorto looking clean above
Mothers head and on through me-
And they eyes!-l see 'em yeti
'.Blame! he says, ''ef kin SEQ
"a make out jes' what the wet
Warter is a-talkin' of
Said best not to scold the child
The Good bein' knowed-and so
We was only riconciled
When he'd be asleep-and then,
Time, and time. and time again.
View watched over him, you know
Her a-sayin' nothin'-jes'
kindo smpothin' back lis hair,
And. all to herself, guess,
Stndyin up some kind o. prayer
! She Shea; aie 3 tried yet:.0net she said.
In solemn whisper. He
Giveth His beloved Sleep"
And jes' then l heerd the rain
Strike the shingles. as turned
Rsstless 'rds the wall again.
Pity strong men dast to weep
Especially when up above
thrash. the storm comes down, and you
Feel the midnight plum soaked through
Heart and soul and wonder. too,
What the warter's talkin' of!
Found his hat way down below
Hinchman's Ford. Yes. Anders no
Rid and fetched il. Mother, she
Went wild over that you know
Rugged it! kissed it'll urribul.
MY hopes then was all gone too.
Brung him in, with both hands full
Y water Rl:es-'peared like new
Bloomed for him-renched whittier stiu
In the clear rain-mixin' fne
And finer in the noon sunshine.
Winders of the old mill looked
On him where the hill-road crooked
IN on through the open gate.
Laid him on the old o toe
On the porch there. Heerd the great
noarin dam acrost-and va
heerd crane cry in among
The sycamores-then dove
INTERIM on the mill roof-then
heerd the crick. and thought again,
Now what's it a-talkin' OFF,
James Whitcomb Riley
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HERE lies on
the right bank
of the Shenan-
doah river, go
ing southwark,
. b out 9 ig h t
m lies a b owe
~ So

rocky bluff, running back
for some distance into the
valley. This bluff has an
opening, as We shall see
hereafter. on the river
through a small cone
which leads into an I'M
derground cavern of some
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Notice.

fHE INDEPENDENT will pay q reward of
20 for the arrest Of any person taking
papers from the doors Of Subscribers
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pended fully q. COO on General Forests edu-
cation and support; has made an educated
and sensible man of him; keeps his picture
on his desk in his office; both he and his son
who, the general says, sas ''plain as q
shoe" treat him with the greatest friend
asked so much Of the general as to brush
their clothing or clean their boots. Every
story should have a happy ending. This
one will be SO provided on the 10Th Of June.
On that day General Forrest will wed one
of the colored bellies Of Wilberforce. Their
bridal trip will be to Chicago for their benz
efactor's blessing, and would like to be
one to see them ascend the great marble
stairs which lead to the millionaire's La
Sale street office, and witness the handsome
reception when General" Forrest and bride
are announced within.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13
INDIAN SITUATION.

A special from Guthrie, I. T.,
Dec. 3. says: H. D. McKes, one
OF the couriers who arrived here tes-
terday from Frisco, . small town on
the border, says in addition to the
statements made to Gov Steele,
that while the greatest fear was en-
tertained by the women and chill
dren in that section, yet the sturdi-
est men might well be alarmed.
He states that there are 1000 In
dams In different sections west Of
this place engaged in the ghost
dances, and that they are trading
OF their ponies, blankets and trink-
ets for guns and ammunition.
They are daubed with war paint
and dancing and screeching in their
condition. Never before
during the recent craze has the as
pect Of the Indian Territory looked
20 serious.
Arrangements are being made to
give the border towns every assist
ance possible, and the Oklahoma
settlers are fully aroused. Gov.
Steele takes very much interest in
III that is Transporting, and the peo-
pie feel confident that he will meet
'uccessfully every emergency.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The Republican organs are badly
scared At the third party move
ment, and are beginning to charge
that it is democratic scheme to dis
rupt the Republican party in the
Nest. They seem to realize that
II :! ere is third party in the field
j. 49,. it will .iraw nearly all its
strength ftvm the farmers, who have
heretofore voted with the Republi-
cans, while the Democratic party
will not suffer to any appreciable
extent. The fact remains, however,
that the Democstic leaders deplore
the third party movement because
they know that the Democracy Of
the country will heed any reasona-
bic demands that the farmers may
make and correct the evils Of which
they now complain, but that they
DO not fear the prospective third
party - much - the Republicans
. due to the fact that they are in
Hose sympathy with the farmers Of
he country, and that much Of the
which the latter demand
hey have long been tryisg to enact. |
Daily States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

In 1911, m English gentleman
travelling in Italy made this entry
il his journal: 81 observe . custom
not used in any other country.
They use . little fork when they
cut their meat" He purchased
one and carried it to England, but
when he used it he was 90 ridiculed
By. his friends that he wrote in his
diary: "Master Lawrence Whita-
ker, my familiar friend, called me
Lucifer for using fork at feeding"
That little two tine article Of table
furniture brought about . fierce
discussion. It was regarded as an
innovation, unwarranted by the GUS
tom Of society. Ministers preach
ed against its use. One minister
maintained that, - the Creator had
given thumbs and fingers, it was an
insult to Almighty God to use .
l0rk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The hog i the only animal kept
on the farm without some provision
for . regular supply Of pure water.
And when this il considered it seems
strange that there 10 not more Dis
ease among hogs than there Is. A
drink Of clear water has the effect
to cleanse the system Of many inn
purities and pass them on in the
secretions, and il the hog is depriv-
cd OF water entirely, or limited to
what he can extract from the sloughs
which arc already saturated with
9th, and obliged to wallow in filth
and sleep in dust, how can his sys-
tenn be healthy or his 6esh At for
food? The comfort Of An animal
should not b overlooked, and NO
animal u comfortable that u suffer-
Ing with thirst; and sour milk, and
greasy dishwatsr and salt slops
NJ not drink.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

BY virtse Of IN cr.ler Of seixuYs ard
sale from tie bonor.lsls the af..ressi.l
court. and to ms directed, bearing date
Oeesmbes I. 1890
! will proceed 10 sell nj ;ublic auc.
sion. ut che .loHr N the Court.
house. in the own of Coyips.
inaton. Parish and state Aforesaid. ,.n
SATURDAY.. January n. Ih9I. Letxeeu
legal sale hours. the following described
property. tO-wit:
1sG The lot. storehnaae and l,akerv
forming the northwest eoanes al Ken.
per stree<. IN the RAT ls~.linw % the
Iso9as Falia bridge. aud knows a tha
his bridge" in the town o. Gown etos.
Ia.
~. Three lots IT grouua, With var,.
b" lss thereon. situasssl. j. iax and be.
inw In the t.swn of own senn. Pasish of
At Tanmsny, Htssc II I.ouisiAoa. ds~js.
mated on plan ~ sail town q l.pSs
MS ]. and ,. aTn re- D.. DiviAi.s ~
-. John. with the sxrs,.tion 1T afe< q.
Isse OF che cast en- oi Cd , lots 1. 1.nI
,. Also ls~s = e~rtAia pssstins ~ The
allow: deacribssi propssty .ald 4, che
parish OF So. Tssaulany On the 9Th 81
VI April. 1874
Nsix-d In the al.nse entitled anti.
Tsrius Of s,le. rash.
W. ID. COOx, Slsl rim.
Chsts11vn Ia. lien u. lEeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The pecan crop Of this year has
now been harvested aud disposed Of,
and this having been . year Of
abundance, some members Of our
community netted handsome re-
venues from that source. The mar
ket was satisfactory during the
las. few weeks. A neighbor Of oure,
although not having obtained the
top price OF the market, Melted
seventy dollars from . single tree !;
while others, who possess the larger
quality Of pecans, sold them rs
high a. forty-live dollars per barrel.
and when it is remembered that
q fully grown tree generally gives
three barrels or over, 1t il easy to
see what . handsome source Of rev.
enue this may become, and without
extra trouble or labor. Since the
mention made by ~ Of pscans from
the Rap'dan plantation Of Mr..
Emile Borg .ois, We have received,
from parties in Mis- siesippi and
Alabama, letters soliciting Informs
and asking samples Of pee ans but
the planting Of large pecan IL not
, guarantee Of tree bearing nuts
Of the same eize: the latter will
always be smaller, and the on'y
system that can be relied upon to
give tree bearing fruit similar to |
hat entrusted to the earth, Il that Of |
yrafting. - adopted BY Mr.. Emile |
Boureeois.-St James Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

1t is quite possible that the Dem.
ocratic Senators may succeed il
making . combination with the Re
publican members from the West,
which will enable them to defeat the
Force bill. It has been rumored Il
Washington that the Western Re
publicans are determined to secure
the passage Of free coinage bill.
and il it d necessary to kill the
Force bill to get it through the
House, they viii gladly vote with
the Democrats. The talk about !
combination on the tree silver ques-
ton revives the report which was
published . few days ago In many
Of the Northern papers, to the ef-
feet that when the Force bill comes
to = vote. Senator Vest will move to
amend It BY inserting after the en-
acting clause Z bill for the free coin
age Of silver, and it il claimed that
Il this 3 done, enough Republicans
will vote with the Democrats to pass
fhs amendment, and in this way
the Force bill will be Knocked out
u the Sonate.-Daily States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

A very large aggregate OF the
Madrid Lottery tickets for the ap-
preaching drawing have been sold
in New Orleans, they being openly
peddled in public places. These
tickets, We are informed, have been
sold to an unusual extent through
out the country, - have also the
Havana indicating that the anti
lottery war has not had . repressive
effect, or that the crusade, official
and private, is directed exclusively
1t the Louisiana Company. But It
u . very stupid policy that thus
drives the money out Of the country
to benefit m alien government and
people.-City Item.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13
A NOVEL LEGAL PROCEED
ING.

The suit brought in the Alabama
courts by the Southern Express
Company against the real estate Of
Ruhe Burrows. the dead train rob
Der. is rather . peculiar legal pro-
ceeding. The daring bighwayman
left . farm in Lamar county, Ala.
which he bequeathed to his two
children. a son and a daughter,
The Express Company alleges that
this property was purchased BY the
bandit chief with money forcibly
taken from them. The novelty Of
the case is that it will not only de-
volve upon the plaintiff to prove the
identity Of the departed Rube, but
1t must also show that he commit
ted the r0bberies. The strongest
testimony they have is what is claim
ed to lie the confession Of jackson,
a cousin Of Rube, who, while held
in jail in jackson, Miss, as an &C
complete. recently ended his life by
hurting himself head foremost from
the tecond story Of the Jail.
To show that the identical express
money was used in purchasing pro-
perry win be difficult. Rube was o
money-laaking cowboy before he
became the terror Of express COM
pa,.ies and may have acquired his
cash in . legitimate manner; Ad-
hitting the company proves all
it alleges, it 10 . iine point to de-
termjne how they can attach the
that has passed into the
hands Of Others. Evidently the
spirit VI the ''lamented'' Rubs
must be brought hack from its
dark abode across the River Jordan
and proved guilty Of the robberies
before judgment can issue in ! civil
suit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13
VALUE OF COTTON ON THE
FARM.

The December returns to the
Department Of Agriculture oi the
value Of cotton on the plantations
are nearly the Same - last year,
the average being quite - high -
tho average farm value Of the pre-
viou' crop. or Sc cents. Az
the average export price slightly
exceeds ten cents, this makes the
cost Of shipment by wagon and
railway or. steamer. drayaee, COM
missions, comnressing and other
expenses nearly one and . halt
cents per pvua3.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The meeting held at Hammond
Saturday last to organize . branch
Of the Progressive League for tho
seventh ward, was well attended
and . permanent organization ef-
fected with the following officers:
Hon. W. w. Bankston. President:
J. S. Willie, ST., Vice President;
J. S. Willis, Jr, Treasurer. Col.
VIM. III. Garland and Hon. E. C..
Cooley eloquently addressed the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The managers ard beneficiaries
Of business gift enterprises, church
raflles and other hightoned and
strictly moral gambling, complain
because the anti-lottery postal law
is enforced against them. at was
not meant for u.s." they exclaim,
''but for those wicked fellows down
in louisiana" The point is not
apparent. Gambling ut . church
fair. or selling cheap goods at big
prices under promise OF . possible
prize to the purchaser, is immoral -
conducting lottery, wherein those
who do draw prizes get something
substantial. Tho law s:,oald be
impartially enforced, and il the So
called privileged classes insist upon
70 repeal, % much the better. It
being undoubtedly . bad law, its
ragid enforcement will hasten its
end.-City Item.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13
KEEP YOUR SUGAR.

NEw YoRK, Dec. 9.-It il as
serted on good authority that the
Sugar Trust is buying up the Louis
lana sugar crop Of refining sugars,
with . view to cornering them, and
then to jump up prices. It is now
believed that prices viii be higher
when the time for taking on the
duty arrives than prevail now.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

1AspxyIth. Dec. II. 1880.

1AxuxyIL1h. Dec. IL. 1880.
Equus 81. TAnxAxr FAExEx:
At last winter has set in with .
rush. On Tuesday morning, wasn
the inhabitants opened their doors,
they were greeted BY q most beau
tiful sight. The whole town look
ed ~ il covered with . res2lend-
ant white sheet. The wharyes ap-
peared like snow stripes ahin,ng
over the still waters OF Old POnt-
chartrain, and the bath houses loom
ed out a. 90 many miniature noun.
tains, with roofs hrarched with .
thick coat Of frost.
The cold spell hrpught In the
woodcoks. robins and snipes.
That crack shot, Ernest Faure, on
Tuesday bagged Is fine woodcocks,
which were shipped to the Crescent
City by Depre Bros, in addition
to which were Is dozen robins, 5
dozen snipes and 3 dozen psrtridges.
Now is the time for the sportsmen
to take the New Camelia and spend
. few days Of pleasure here.
Our city authorities are hard at
work. Our Mayor il putting his feet
down on the unruly. Our Marshal
Is taking the bull BY the horns. On
Monday he made two arrests for
disturbing the peace and using OBJ
scene language on the street.
Keep on, "Bud," and your popu-
larity will know no bounds.
The Y. n. S. c., of our town,
have bought lot ON Lafitte street
near Claiborne, and are preparing
to erect q fine hall. From the
looks Of the sketch it win be 4 great
to Our town. We
wish them success. TEAsxR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The indictments against the da-
goes accused Of the murder Of Chief
Rennessey have been quashed, on
account Of the presence Of : short
hand reporter in the Grand Jury
room, and the work Of finding true
bills against them viii Ill have to
be done over again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

Mrs. Phillips, accused Of COM
plicity in the murder of her hus-
band, and who had been in the
Parish Jail for several weeks, had
. preliminary examination before
Judge Jas. n. Thompson, last
Wednesday, and was released on
$3.50 bond. 10 appear At the Janu-
ary term Of Court. The defense
was represented by 1sssrs. Jos A.
Reid and r. A. Guyol.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

The editor has been sick al the
week With : severe cold and fever,
and has not been able to gather the
news, % II you don't see what you
want, you will have to do like the
man who wanted to see . likeness Of
the President-''go out and look
for it."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13

Ladies had better think twice be-
fore hey forbid any old and wealthy
relative fron smoking II their par
lors. A rich old gentlemaa who
died ct Coshoctoa, O., . few days
ago, cut OF one Of BIZ nsphews with
. chilling. because H. nsphew's
wife, who lives IN New York, Oh.
iected 70 her husband . uncle smok.
Ing in the parlor while O . short
visit there.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-13
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

According to the official list Of
members-elect Of the House, just
issued by Clerk Mcpherson, the
Farmers' Alliance will cut . very
small figure. According to his list
there will be 2S4 Democrats, 50
Republicans and 8 Alliance men.
The 26th New York district is in
doubt, and the "a Rhode Island
vacant.
Clerk MCPHERSON says that in his
long experience IS an officer OF the
House, he has never had brought
to his official recognition 30 few
notices Of contest. The Fifty-first
Congress had twenty-five contested
election cases; the Fifty-second
Congress will have but seven.