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The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04
The very Smallest Republic.

The German traveller, Blattner, who has hunted and travelled in the Alps and the Pyrenees during the last summer, gives an account of the smallest repub- lie in the world-the little hamlet ot Goust in the mountains mentioned last above. It belongs neither to France nor to Spain; has not to exceed 125 citizens, all told; is Catholic in religion, and is wholly supported by the silk industry. The people have no taxes or other pub lie charges to pay. They have no mayor or other official each male inhabitant of the age of eighteen having equal say in administering the affairs of state. They have not even an established church or priest of their own. They pay for church and school privileges at the neighboring village of Laruns, their marriages and burials being performed at the same place. Among the Goust- enese there are no rich or poor, noble or churl, master CT servant, Chicago Times.
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ROBBER TANTIA BHEEL..
Tndia's Robin Hood Makes a Full Con
 fessiOn of Crimes.

India'S Robin Hood Makes a Full Con-
 fessiOn of Crimes.
 Tantia Bheel, the bold Robin Hood of the Central provinces in India, who was recently captured, has just made full confession. Fifteen years ago he left his village and took up the occupation of cultivator of land. He committed some minor police offense and was sen fenced to a years imprisonment in the Nagpore jail. He was subsequently, inn prisoned in Jubbulpore iail, and on his release settled in Holkar's territory, but was forced to take refuge in the jungle to escape arrest consequent on false charge of robbery He carried on petty depredations for year, and was arrested and imprisoned in Khundwa jail, whence he managed to escape.
 He then formed a dacoit band and commenced robberies on an extensive scale. His first dacoity was accom- panied by murder, and his men next pillaged and burned a village. In one of his raids a policeman's nose was cut off. Subsequently Tantia raided Pokur, where he cut off the nose of a woman who had helped to betray him, and he robbed her daughter-in-law of all her jewels. At robbery in the Behut district he again cut off Q policeman's nose. For the last two years, being much harassed by both the Central Province and Hol kar's police, he got tired of his jungle wanderings; he was growing old, and his eye-sight was failing. On commenc- ing his career he could travel sixty miles on a stretch, but now not more than twenty. The greater portion of his time was spent in Holkar's territory. He had never killed any body himself, but had robbed the rich to help the poor. Last year he distributed 6,OOO rupees among the poor on the banks of the Norbudda. He had frequently pur- chased bullocks for poor people.
 ''He was eventually arrested through the treachery of Gumpoot Rajpoot, to whom he had frequently given large sums of money, with which the latter had promised to buy pardon. He had latterly suffered severely from want of food and malaria through sleeping with out shelter in the rain. He states that other bands are now committing exten- sive robberies in his name. Rajaram, a native magistrate, accused of partici pating in Tantia's robberies, has been convicted by the sessions judge and sen fenced to seven years rigorous impris- onment and fined s, ,OOO rupees. "-Pall Mall Gazette
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thing, the gift of dear friend. It had become dislOdged from it's resting-place as she sat reading in her own room, and when the thought of those photo graphs came to her she rose so sud denly that she still further loosened it; while hending over the picture on his bureau it hung by just the slightest thread, and when she turned quickly to fly it fell into the partly-open drawer. She heard the noise as it fell, but could not pause to find it at so critical a mo- ment.
 When she entered the room-his room-.she easily lodged around chair, which was placed little awkwardly in the center of the room; but in her eagerneSS to escape she thought not of that obstruction, but rushed into it, overturned the chair, which fell with a crash, and, humbled most piteously, she sprawled full length upon the floor, a dozen hair-pins flying in all directions. Alas! for her lordly dignity!
 Just at this juncture he, a little wearied with the climb, reached the upper hall and swiftly approached his room. It would be utterly false to say that he was not surprised. It would be equally false to say that he was liter ally thunder-struck. He paused ab- ruptly upon the threshold as if spell bound. His valise and umbrella fell to the floor, and he swayed back and forth until he was forced to grasp the casing of the doorway lest he, too, might fall.
 This weakness, of course, lasted but a moment, and as he realized the situa- tion, as he saw the chair upon its back, the proud girl motionless upon the floor, her aid for hair dressing scattered about in profusion, faint smile lit his face surely this was pardOnable.
 The next moment, however, his ex- pression changed, for she remained so quiet that he feared she might be danger ously hurt. So he bent over her, lifted her gently to her feet, and sought to as- sure her that no harm was done.
 Good health is blessing. A robust constitution is more to be prizeo than a mint of money. But for once in her life she longed to be delicate, sensitive creature, able to swoon at the shortest notice. For would it not have been bliss ful to be unconscious at that trying moment? Her hands were bruised, likewise her face, arms and many parts of her body, for she fell heavily; but, alas! her blood came and went as usual, and her mind was perfectly clear. His
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splendent with a warm light, and had in their half-say expression charm which fascinated for veal ar woe She was Cldeayorin- to enjoy her dinner. but was nervous and restless.
 He was blonde, with quantity of mustache and whiskers close cut. He sat at table opposite the charming brunette, and, do what he might, he could not avoid gazing at her. Every two minutes their eyes met, at which she regularly blushed, idgeted and drowned, and he inwardly blessed the good fortune which had placed him op- posite such revelation of loveliness.
 They were, ere long, introduced; but +hoi~ 9"ruaintancc seemed not to pros per. One thing and ana hoy occur -I to separate rather than unite them. She ... other friends and needed him mo-, be was busy and cared not for her.
 Iu this way the Ial slipped by, and an occasional nod in the 1~uing or evening, never aJ both times, 60 faw words extremely commonplace as they met on the stairs, merely polite bow upon the street was all their communi- caJlOn.
 As has been said. she seemed nervous at the table, undoubtedly disliked to have every mouthful of food carefully Scrutinized before she enjoyed its flavor possibly the ordeal destroyed the flavor. At all events she suddenly changed her seat, presenting a most charming and unbroken view of her back to the careful attention of her ad- mirer Unquestionably she thought this would entirely discomfort him and force him to capitulate, in just what manner she did not know.
 But, strange to relate, he survived this rebuff. He lived along as before, weighed as heavily, ate as heartily and sleu. night as sarl-. y. n fact he rather enjoyed tho occasional views of her profile, perhaps as much as her flll
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THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.
Tradition Originated by Superstition
 and Ignorant Sailors.

4 Tradition Originated by Superstitious
 and Ignorant Sailors.
 The atmosphere in the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope has that peculiar power of unequal refraction, similar to that known to exist on the boundless prairies of Kansas, Nebraska and Da- kota. This often gives rise to spectral loomings, or apparent suspension in the air of ships which can not be seen on the surface of the water. The phantom like ships suspended in mid-air proba- ply gave rise to the legend of the ''Fly- ing Dutchman," according to which a Dutch captain, homeward bound from the East Indies, met with lOng-contin- ued bad weather, coupled with the wind blowing ''dead ahead" At the time he was making an effort to ''turn the Horn," he was advised by the mate and the sail o$S to turn back and seek shelter until the gale was over, but this he refused to do, swearing that he would turn the cape" if he had to beat there until the day of judgment For this profanity, according to the tradition, he was doomed to beat against the winds for ever. His sails are believed to have become bleached with age, and his ships sides to have become rotten and worm-eaten in his long struggle, and himself and crew reduced to mere skele- tons. They have not the strength to heave or lower boat, but occasionally the captain is said to hail passing ves- sells, imploring rescue for himself and crew from such terrible fate, or, at least, to take letters home to Fader- land. The tradition of the Plying Dutchman'' originated, without doubt, as was noted at the opening of this arti- cle, through ignorant sailors viewing mirages with awe-stricken, supersti- tioUs terror,-St. Louis Renublic,
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face. But it must be confessed that he noticed the pointed cut and laid it away among his keepsakes-for he had many such to gladden. his lonely hours.
 Thus the early winter passed, and she could not help but think now and then of this innocent young man she had so cruelty ignored. In fact, as is often the case if we endeavor to put thought from us, he came ever more often to her mind. Her many admirers seemed less attractive; their compliments were hack neyed, heartless; she longed for a new voice, an unexpected remark, new con- quest. And feeling that way it was perfectly natural that she should think of the blonde young man, who patiently smiled at the back of her head during dinner, An! how she ionged to resume her old seat How she longed to undo
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all that her foolish perverseness had done! She even laid awake nights plan
 ming to bring about the proper result and yet preserve her dignity-for she would part with her life more gladly than with her dignity.
 And all this time he, too, gave many thoughts to the sweet brunette; not sen timental thoughts, not romantic thoughts, not particularly interesting thoughts, but very ordinary musings, as he admired over and over again the taste with which her back hair was ar ranged; the superb fit of her tailor-made dress; the round plumpness of her arm; the soft whiteness of her hand.
 Gossips will circulate in a boarding use-mysteriously, to be sure, but still it goes. And one day while she was in her little room-his room was at the opposite end of the hall-she over heard two of the servants discussing certain photographs. She learned they were in his room. She also learned that they were photographs of ladies. Now, the dominant characteristic of the feminine mind is curiosity. Sorry to say so, but it is true. Some will go to almost any length to appease it. And many woman has brought trouble on herself and friends to gratify it. And our little heroine was plentifully sup piled with this valuable article.
 ''Can he have another girl?" she asked herself; then quickly answered it; ''Of course he has. But perhaps he is en- gagged! Think of it-engaged! Is such thing possible?"
 And fully impressed with the horror of the thought, she flung her door open. There was no one in the hall; the door of his room was open, for it was the day after Christmas and he was out of town -gone to see thdt other perhaps. Her mother was out-no chance of detection from that quarter. She remembered that the occupants of the other room were also away for Christmas one to discover her there. Surely the coast was clear. Yes, she saw it, and with a rapid step walked boldly into his room. An! how she flushed at her own pretty face in his mirrOr-a dainty hand-painted thing-doubtless the gift of that other But what other? She looked around and saw, not one feminine face, as she ex- pected, but many. But there was one which seemed to have the most promi- hence. This stood on the bureau, and she bent over to examine it closely.
 The upper drawer of the bureau was open little way-all else was in good order. She had been studying the pho tograph, perhaps minute, raptly and critically, when she was mortified by hearing the front door in the hall below open and shut heavily and rapid step come hurrying up the stairs. She turned pale with fright, for she recognized his quick step and never ha. -e -,.~r. .- dangerously qujck-nevcr had she OK perienced such a sensation Of perfect dismay. Not pausing longer, she turned abrBptIv to hazard a run into her own room, for he had climbed but one flight of stairs-there was yet time.
 At her bosom she wore a dainty glove
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04
A HOLIDAY ROMANCE,
How the Handsome Blonde Young
 Man Kept New Years Day.

HEY boarded in the same house. She was a spark lin g brunette, with a plump, shapely figure, rosebud lips and de eep-red c h e e k S. Her raven locks fell in pretty clus- ters over h CT noble forehead,
 and were gath cred into a mass two coil artist ically braided in her neck. Her deep glorious ... Hr wore p q -
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scotIand's First Pheasants.

It is curious fact that pheasants, which are now killed in Scotland by thousands, were first introduced into that country only about ninety years ago. The then Duke of A thole attempt ed to acclimatize them in ais extensive woods around Dunkeld, but the Duke of Buccleuch was more successful in the border counties, as he introduced them (after successful trial in DaIkeith Park at Bowhill, in Selkirkshire, and in Dumfriesshire, both at Langholm and at Drumlanrig. The Fifeshire pheasants ara now regarded as being the finest, just as Caithness yields the best grouse and East Lothian the best partridges. George ". sent pheasants out of fash ion for long time by repeatedly an- nouncing that ho did not care for them, but infinitely preferred 2 good fowl.- Chambers Journal.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04
SIXTY YEARS AGO.
A Vermont Church Service in the Early
 Part of the Century.

As soon as the text was given out,
 Deacon Batchellor, who was old and
 very deaf, rose from his pew, walked
 heavily down the aisle, and half aS-
 cended the pulpit steps. Then he ad-
 justed an enormous tin ear-trumpet. and
 sat there through the long sermon, a
 pious attentive, but most grotesoue.
 figure. The singers seats stretched en-
 tirely across the church in front of the pulpit-two long rows, with a rack or desk for hymn books between them.
 The men singers sat with their backs to the pulpit, while the women faced them. When the leader struck his tun- ing fork and gave the key, all stood up and literally bawled and sang in each others faces. All tho old mournful minor tunes were great favorites, and the rhymed stories of hell fire, damna- tion and lost souls gave the greatest satisfaction to both singers and parson. Questions of doctrine were Elder Whiteinch's greatest joy and most frequent discussion, and several times year he preached on the ''un- pardonable sin" but we must remember that he had none of the sins of great cities to form subjects of sermons and to preach against-not even that of intem- perance, for the simple reason that it was then considered sin in no one to drink strong liquors provided man stopped short of gross intoxication. Habitual drinkers were all those New England farmers. In nearly every household in the winter months little pewter fiagon or tankard filled with boiling water (and with straw-covered handle to prevent burning the hand) was brought in to the farmer at eight o'clock, the regular bedtime. Then a great pitcher of rum toddy or cider flip was brewed, and every one, men, women and children, drank of it, and thus went warmed to their ice-cold cha mberS, where the snow sifted in little drifts on the floor. No farm hand would work at blowing and having without three glasses of rum a day. Even the few workwom- en who took their rounds among these faFms-a tailoress, woOl-weaver, an In- dian ''squaw nurse'-all demanded, re- ceived and drank their daily glass of rum. Bears were not infrequent visit DTS in Vermont in those day, and may bears tracks and depradations were re- ported at the Sunday morning." and the hunt was planned there as well. It was subsequently, carried out in action, dealing death to the bear, and giving sufficient reason for the large consump- tion of New England rum. But the bears are gone with the forests, and the old
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04

Equal parts of ammonia and turpen- tine form an excellent washing fluid Put two spoonfuls into the water in which the clothes are boiled
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Ring, happy bells across the snow, The year is going, let him go; Ring out tho false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind. For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the care, the sin, The faithless coldnesS of the times; Ring out, ring out, my mournful rhymes, But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out false pride in place and blood, The civic islander and the spite; Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good. Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land Ring in the Christ that is to be.
 -Tennyson.
The Arizona sentinel., 1890-01-04
A CANDID PHYSICIAN.
How an Honest Medical Man Was Re-


 Some people were discussing the germ theory of disease Q few evenings ago and doctor who was r-~a-euElAid- down the law very cupha5iCaly upon the germ as being the physical cause, or rather iuseparable aDUccedent Of every known form of disease. When asked why, if he knew so much about u, he and the members of the profession didn't kill the germs, or at least explain to the public how such causes of disease might be exterminated, he just strOked his beard and said the germ had yet to be discovered although it was known to exist. ''Why," he said, i've are only at the beginning of medical science. There's leprosy, which has been well known throughout this world since the Hebrews left Egypt in the time of Pharoah, and as yet we do not know whether it is heredi- tary, contagious or communicable in any way. We know absolutely nothing about it's causes or it's cures. All we seem to know is that it is in some way connected with such diseases as cancer, scrofula and rheumatism, and that, like them, it is incurable." Just then little child in the room began to break out with whOoping cough. Itwas the beginning of the third weeks whOop- ing, and every thing that medical skill and careful nursing could do had been done to relieve the little one. "You see there" said the doctor; we can't stop the time of that disease by one day. We
 oI,; To C1n 11 the cough little, but the germ has put in his appearance and must run his course. The fact is that medical science is now employed not so much in finding remedies as in discovering preventives. And, indeed, in truer sense than Sir Isaac Newton, we doctors are like chil- dren picking pebbles on the shore, while the great ocean of truth lies unexplored before us.'" The strange part of the story is that although the lady of the house admired the doctors candor, she determined in future to call in phy- sician who had more faith in his owD medicines.-Chicago Journal.
 Machinery in the Shoe Trade.
 In leather manufacture, modern methods have reduced the necessary number of workers from to 50 per cent.
 In the manufacture of boots and shoes the work of 5000 operatives is now done by 100, displacement of wage-earners of so per cent by aid of machinery.
 In mailing on shoe heels one worker and a boy, with machinery, can heel 300 pairs of shoes per day. It would require five workers to do the same by hand.
 The introduction of machinery in the manufacture of children's shoes, during the last thirty years, has displaced six times the manual labor now required. and the product of manufacture has been reduced 50 per cent. to the con sumer.-Shoe and Leather Review.
 ScOtIand's First Pheasants.
 It is curious fact that pheasants, which are now killed in Scotland by thousands, were first introduced into that country only about ninety years ago. The then Duke of Athole attempt ed to acclimatize them in ais extensive woods around Dunkeld, but the Duke of
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AilclOFC. -uuftN IS 1-.. -- =. eItli5 spark fir an oil lantern set ire to the Jackson barn. The fire could be i'll faegh- v rh only tro bucket from the old well weep and milk pails to carry water it So the flames spread, and tho high Wi s blew them across the road to the ol wooden church, and all were d...roye1 together, and only 4 cellar wall and few half-burned bricks mark the spot where so many dull happy Sun days were spent.-Congregational Re- view
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dangerously quick-nevcr had she cZ- perienced such a sensation Of perfect dismay. Not pausing longer she turned abrBp+Iv to hazard a run into her own room, for he had climbed but one flight of stairs-there was yet time
 At her bosom she wore a dainty glove
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..Yes; we are greatly worried about

--.. oIe alvoUs n0t 70 aIL-UI only n ftful maps. She eats almost nothing She has a high fever, and really we are much alarmed. The strangcsu part IS that we can not account for it in any way"
 Hearing this, it is Tot strange that he r----I L,LIn .L..-, ---l.-- -tnn- He .-ar
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Some people were discussing the germ theory of disease Q few evenings ago, and doctor who was n~a~eot-lAid- down the law very cuphaicaly upon the germ as being the physical cause, or rather inseparable autecedent Of every known form of disease. When asked why, if he knew so much about 1t, he
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RING OUT, RING IN.

Ring out the old,
 ring in the new
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-25
Terms of Court.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Fourth Monday In February. and the
fourth Monday in July.
RloHrIxKrH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
In the Parish of st. Tsmmany.
the Jury terms shall commence an
the fourth Mondays Of January
aud June, and the Court terms
shall commence on the frat Mon.lay
Of May and the fourth Monday Of
October.
In the Parish Of Washington the
Jury terms shall commence on the
fourth Monday Of March a"sl the
thir i Monday Of October. aud the
Court terms shall commence on the
second Monday Of a(sy aud the 6rs'
Monday of December.
Tangipahoa Psrish-Jury terms
second Monday in January. first
Monday in june.
Court terms, fourth Monday ia
April, fourth o q day in November.
Livingston Psrish-Jnry ter,ns
second Monday in April. 6rst Mon
day in Novenber.I
Cocrt terms, second 4ondayo b
March and October.
Oct. 2lst, 1850.
JAS. II. THOMPSON.
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-25
COMMISSIONERS OF ELEC.
TON.

In accordance with Law, I have
this day appointed the following
commissioners Of election, to serve
at the Congregational election, to be
held Tuesday, Nov. I, 1890:
First Ward-Geo. Dutsch, Harry
Seymour, Geo. Koepp, il.
Second Ward Milton Burns,
B. c. Rogers, Emile Bruhl.
Third Ward-Jules Pechon, III.
r. Warren, Chas. Heintx, Jr.
Fourth WardJ. L. Smith, Err
nest Sharp, Jakey Levy.
FiftA Ward-B. C. Williams, Err
bin Cooper, J. F. Talley.
Sixth Ward-Bennett Bourn.
Sam Wilson, J. III. Ernest.
Seventh WardJ. j. Cueachs,
Pierre Ducre, ]. A. Tod.
Eighth Ward-W. J. Aayfeld,
A. Provost, ST., Peter Provost.
Ninth Ward-Armand Cousin,
Chas. Gusman, Ulisse Trouillier.
J.Y. CROW,
Returning Onicer, St. Tammany
Parish, La.
Oovtngtoa. Ia. OCT. l6. 1880.