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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

Tie sale q property in the sue
csss6oa of Tie late Francis A. Pippo
VIII take place ct he Courthouse
TODAY. See adyortieemeut,
foR RGxr.-TWo comfortable
residences In Covington, each con-
taining four roo0s. dining room,
kitchen, etc. Good location. Ap-
ply 70 J. Z. Smith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

The Rustoa Caligraph, after an
introductory paragraph on the sub
jsct Of courtesy IN Journalism and
the right Of free thought and ex-
preston On n public issues, DIS
cusses the proposed revenue
amendment to the Constitution
from the standpojnt OF common
sense, and says II it could be d.
vested Of neshwork Of misrepresen-
tataoe, cast about Il BY dem.gogues
and broken down politicians, and
subolttsd to the people in ito
true status, there would be
very little opposition 10 it. The
lottery. Gays The Cali&raph, he's it,
evil features from . strictly ortho-
dox view, bat these are very mild
compared With other co-existent
evils that flourish under sanction
and protection Of the law. A. vice
cannot be entirely eradlcated, be-
ing IN attribute Of human nature
inseparable from man's habits In
Tie aass, TIE best plan i TO regu-
late It By Tie passage OF statu-
tory laws, and TO make It pay -
liberal . tribute - possible for it,
existence. The evils that are Il
ready licessed, seys The Caligraph,
are doing more harm to morals.
cosssming more wealth and cans
Ing more wretchedness in . day
than the lottery in . decade, without
compromising benefits to TIE State,
and yet We flnd that the lesser evil
mas net With the most strenuous
and violeat opposition, while The
etAess ars virtually ignored and
suffered 10 exist without protest,
- social condltioae that cannot b.
suppressed, but oaly regulated and
controlled 70 ~ miniman of in
Jury to society.
TIE Missouri house Of represent
atives, BY vote Of ll2 10 l, mem
osialfssd Congress to submit a
a0endment 70 The conotitut3on,
psovadlng foe Tie election Of United
etasss Ssaasoss By popular vote.
1hs Heaseesey case has gese q |
tie Jury.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

Look out for the Big Show.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

IL Heasessey Gee has gese -
tie jsry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

Bale ct The Town Hall have
beea temporarily abandoned In T.
voe q ood1eh halla.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

Cam a. THAxKs.-I hereby ten.
der ny slaoero thanks tu tho gon.
0e0oa Who worked % hard and
faithfully ct Tie are last Tuesday
night. and savsd my house from,
burning. Has. w. G. NoRoAx.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

he Police Jury win meet on
Tuesday The 7th Of April.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

fo9 SAL8.-Three ane mil I
cows, With young calves; Ill thor
oaghly aeolimatsd, and heavy milk
ess. One h . 6ne graded jersey
COW. Are n6er3d for sale ON &C
count q removal Of TIE owner.
Apply 70 Ere. =. SMITH.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

ttss weather 70 plant water.
melons,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

Knights Of Honor next Monday
n19hf.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

THE charming ladies who have
banded themselves together under
the somewhat terrifying title Of
Daughters of the Revolution" are
considering the question OF boying
the historic ground OF Valley Forge,
where the fathers OF the revolution
went hungry and cold with no pros
poets of pensions to cheer them. The
price asked seems a trifie steep. In
the present condftion OF the agricul-
tural interest In the East s55, 900
seems a good deal to pay for 100 acres
Of land only famous for starving the
people who tried TO live on them.
But, as one of the Chicag0daughte
happily suggested, "As the govern
ment is given to buying, national
parks it might buy Valley Forge and
present it to the society,"" In this
happy event of course the price
would be immaterlal, as no one cares
what the government pays for its
real estate. But there is another al
tentative which the daughters do not
seem to have thought Of. Suppose
the land is not bought at all. Can
anything happen to it? Is there
danger that some one will rob 1t of
its historical associations, or do the
ladies fear lest some one may take
the whole l2O acres To Chicago?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT. or
THE PAPER.
quaint Sayings and DoIngs OF Little Ones
Gathered and Printed Here for other
Little Folks % kead-
Cradle-sope,

lfuuic-oouEs
Ia the garden OF dreamland a flower ever
In form like lily. in hue like rose,
With odor like jessamine sprinkled with
dew.
And ~ bourgeons and blossoms, my darling.
for you. ttl
Then travel. my baby. 10 dreamland
Slowly rock, cradle. TO carry the baby,
Steadily. readily rock, and IL may be.
Ere she shall know It, the baby will go,
Happily smiling, 20 dreamland.
In the garden OF droamland in summer is
heard
Triliing there in the moonlight. beautiful
bird;
And It sings, and IL sings, all the pleasant
night through.
And Its music. my darling. Is only for you.
Then travel. my baby, 70 dreamland.
Slowly rock cradle. to carry the baby;
Steadily. readily rock. and IL may be,
Ere she shall know II. the baby will go,
Happily smiling. TO dreamland.
Tomorrow my darling, refreshed by her
rest.
With the bird in her hand, and the flower
on her breast.
Shall return 10 her mother and frollc and
crow,
But tonight on her journey TO dreamland
must go.
Then travel, my baby, to dreamland,
Slowly rock. cradle, TO carry the baby;
Steadily, readily rock. and II may be,
Ere she snall know It, the baby will go,
Happily smiling. to dreamland.
Thomas Dunn English, In Youths Com
panion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

don. She took with her little
brother OF mine who was eleven
months old, and his nurse, who waited
on her as maid.
One day this nurse brought the
baby into my mothers room and put
him on the floor, which was carpeted
all over. There he crept about and
amused himself according TO his
lights. When my mother was dressed
a certain ring that she generally wore
was not to be found. Great search
was made, but Il was never produced,
and, the visit over, they all went
away and IL was almost forgotten.
Exactly a year after they again went
TO visit the grandfather. This baby
was now one year and eleven months
old.
same room, and my mother saw him,
after looking about him, deliberately
walk up TO a certain corner, turn a
bit OF carpet back, and produce the
ring. He never gave any account OF
the matter, nor did he, so far as /
know, remember IL afterward. 1t
seems most likely that he found the
ring on the floor and hid it, as in a
safe place, under corner of the
Brussels carpet where it was not
nailed.
He probably forgot all about it till
he saw the place again, and he was
far too infantile at the time it was
missed to understand what the talk
that went on was about, or to know
what the search, which perhaps he
did not notice, was for.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
WOOD FOR LOCOMOTIVE FUEL
What Strikes the Traveller When He
Rides Into Southern States.

What Strikes the Traveller When He
Rides Into Southern States.
Throughout the border States of the
South the fuel for domestic use, as
well as for running machinery, is
wood. On all the railroads wood is
used exclusively for firing the engines.
Each tender of the engine is stacked
high with short lengths of wood ready
for use, which have been gathered
from the immense piles that are seen
at regular intervals along the lines.
Pine is plentiful in the coast States,
and is the wood principally used. 1t
kindles easily, as everybody knows, and
generates rapidlya an intense heat, and
still does not consume as quickly as at
first appears. Passenger trains are
frequently run from III to 129 miles
with one cord of this wood.
The traveller on these roads is apt
to find the thick, black smoke from
the rich pine thrown off by the engine
equally as annoying and disagreeable
as the sulphur fumes from the blum
inous coal in common use on roads
throughout the coal regions. Back
from the smokestack is thrown a
continual shower of sparks, making a
pretty sight by night.
These bits of fire, as rule, die out
quickly and do very little damage.
But spark may occasionally enter
through an open door or window and
burn its way into your clothing or the
cushions of the seat.
Another disagreeable feature at
tending travel on these roads is the
dust you encounter at all seasons of
the year. Close the windows and door
OF the coach as you will, the white
sand dust will enter the creyices and
cover you from head to foot.
Before you reach your journeys end
YOU Will Itr<s.r-4..ssIn- you VIII elJncr
- SuIf0cated With the TAR sI1OKe Oh
the pine fuel or strangled with the
dust. For this reason travellers once
passing over Southern railroads see
the necessity of providing themselves
we'll with linen busters or travelling
cloaks as double protection against
sparks from locomotives and dust of
the wayside. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

supply Every Human Want.

supply Every Human Want.
There are countries where bamboo
seems to supply almost every human
requirement, and where the feathery
masses of its foliage, dropping like
the weeping willow over road and
river and village, bespeak an ideal of
life beyond the reach of less primi-
tive communities. Here man is I'M
spoiled by artificial wants, untouched
by the march Of thought or of science,
and nature, unsolicited, supplies with
lavish hand his simple needs. 1t is
an ideal which it seems almost sacri-
lege TO disturb, and in presence Of
which the highest aim of the foreign
intruder should be TO preserve it's
primary conditions intact. No better
example can be cited of the land Of
the bamboo than one Of those Indo-
Chinese provinces, of which Burmah
Is the best known to Europeans.
IL is the bamboo which here gives an
unmistakable stamp to the rural land
scape, while it is literally the frame
work and foundation of nearly every
work of man. II is no exaggeration
TO say that the same jungles which
give cover to animal life of every
form and tribe exert beneficent in
fluence also on every step OF life of
their human inhabitants. The Bur
mese child plays with bamboo toys in
house Of which roof and walls and
floors are for the most past made
from the same generous plant.
Through boyhood and manhood and
old age this helpful comrade is ever
by his side. On land or water, in
peace or war, in the homes OF rich
and poor, in. art and manufacture,
in the market and the field, at feast
and funeral, this is the substance of
all that man most needs and values
for ornament or use. Towns and viii
lagos are built from its stems and
leaves: the fisherman's rod and float
and raft; the hunters snare; IL
bridges the torrent, bears water from
the well and irrigates the fields 1t
is food and medicine for cattle, and
even for men; and there is music,
too, not only i'm the rustic of its
leaves, but in its woody heart, from
which more than one musical instru-
ment is made. --Blackwood's Maya
zine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
nnInty FarmIng.

A delightfully."- dainty kind Of farm
ing, more elegantly aesthetic than
growing lilies in Bermuda and almost
as profitable rs raising checks and
bank notes, Is that OF Timothy Hop
kins, OF Menlo Park, California. In
a grove of giant oaks Mr.. Hopkins
has tlve-acre patch Of violcts OF the
rarest and mott beautiful varieties
double whites, double blues, sky blue
and one variety which is blue with a
faint dot of red on one of the petals.
The violets are planted In rows two
feet apart, and under the cool shade
and In the leaf mold soil they attain
to perfection. For six months year
the grower ships an average OF fifty
lunches OF violets daily to San Fran
cisco and the returns are not far from
the same number OF dollars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
The Hun KILLED the Rear.

Although two men were at work
cutting underbrush within a few rods
of the spot, bear invaded q field on
William Barker's farm on Bull Hill,
near GaletOn, Pa, his intention plainly
being to capture one of the sheep
that were pasturing in the field.
Barker, who was one of the men
cutting brush, saw the bear, and hur-
ried the other man to the house to
get Barker's gun. Barker himself
started ON n srnsl. Tor tho. pastura Tor
the purp0se protecting hts sheep
from the bear, but neither the gun
nor the presence of Barker was neces-
sary. Besides the sheep some cows
and a two-year-old Jersey bull were
pasturing in the field. The bull no
sooner saw the bear edging and
slouching along toward the sheep
than he charged upon him and caught
him with his horns square in the
side. The bear did not have time to
defend himself, the bulls rush was
so quick and sudden, and he was
lifted clear off the ground, and thrown
several feet, falling heavily to the
ground. The bear quickly regained
his feet, and not relishing the recep-
tion he had met with in the pasture
started to run away. But the bull
followed him like tornado, and
struck the bear again at full head
way, tumbling bruin heels over head.
The bear made up his mind to fight,
and got on his feet before the bull
charged on him again. He received
the bull this, time standing on his
hind feet. Both OF the bulls horns
penetrated the bears breast their full
length, and at the same instant the
bear sank claw in each of the bulls
shoulders. The bear ripped the flesh
from the bull in long, deep strips on
each side, but the bulls horns were
in the bears vitals, and bruin fell to
the ground and died almost instantly.
All this occurred while Barker was
running to the scene, and before the
hired man had reached the house
after the gun. The injuries the bull
received were not serious. The bear
was a very large one, and is believed
to have been one that has been steal
ing sheep and pigs in the vicinity for
several weeks. New York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

ARKANSAS may be a backw0ods
State, but its people have way OF
getting there on occasion that sur
prises the slow inhabitants of the
more settled portions of the country.
A boy 10 and girl 10 have just as
serted their rights by clipping. They
started out together TO win fame and
fortune, from Russellville, and had got
as far as Little Rock when fate and
stern parents overlook them and
awoke them from their roseate dream
of love and happiness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
A Great Fight.


The first l heard of it was when
Fred came rushing into the house af-
ter breakfast "The enemy" he cried.
-rhe enemy Is lspon us!S -Mhere2.
cried the Others, jumping np-.l--In
the battlefield, of Counsel" he said;
and he seized his flag and rushed out
again. We all followed as quickly as
we could. put on the helmet, and
Max took the drum, and we let Tod
dies have the bugle this time because
he'd just tumbled down, and he had
the hearth-broom, too, so he was all
right. We ran into the, field and
found that the enemy had taken up a
strong position behind the old cannon
(ours is real battlefield, you know,
and has been, there ever since the war;.
So we formed in line and Fred made
a flank movement, meaning to take
the enemy in the rear; but when he
heard Fred coming, he charged on our
line, and Toddles ran away, but Max
and / retreated in good order, and
formed again behind rock, and be-
gan to shell him with green apples.
He stopped to eat the apples, and
meanwhile Fred completed his flank
movement, and falling upon. the enc
my's rear. whacked it violently with
a stick, waving his flag all the time,
and shouting "Yield, caitiff! Yield,
craven hound!" Q tell him that now
adays people don't say those things in
war, but he always says that Roland
and Bayard did, and that what suited
them will suit him.
Well, the enemy turned suddenly
on Fred, and drove him back against
the cannon; but by that time we had
advanced again, and Toddles was
blowing the bugle rs hard as he could,
which seemed to disconcert the enc
my. Fred took a flying leapfrom the
cannon right over his back, and put.
ting himself at our head rallied us
for a grand charge. We rushed for.
ward, driving the enemy before us.
A panic seized him, and he fed in dis.
order; we pursued him as far as the
fence, and he got through hole and
escaped, but not before we each had
a good whack at him. 1t was glo
rious victory. Fred made us speech
afterward from the cannon, and we
all waved our-well, whatever We
had to wave, and vowed TO Stay the
intruder IL he ever dared to show hi
nose on our side Of the fence again
All. yes! IL was a splendid fight
"Who was the enemy?" Why, didn'
/ say? Farmer Thurston's pig, o
coursc!-St. Nicholas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

The Kaiser has invited the Car to
make him visit, but the latter, it is
understood, will feel compelled to de-
cline the invitation for the reason
that ~the Cars safety requires Sc
crecy in making journey" There
is vast difference between the trav-
cling methods of the monarch of a
despotism like Russia and those of a
President OF the United States, who
travels openly everywhere and makes
short speeches TO the enthusiastic
and contented populace from the
back platform OF Pullman car.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
roll of American men OF letters.

THE cat is known to be q strong
battery of electricity, of the positive
kind. If you doubt this, select an
able-bodied tom cat, retire into a
dark room, and comb its tail the
wrong way; if you don't think you
have been struck by lightning, then
science is at fault, or the cat is weak.
Or, better still, take off your shoes
and inadvertently step on cat in the
dark. A thrill viii shoot through
you from feet to head with sufficient
force left when it reaches your hair,
60 keep on and tear the paper off the
ceiling; and your nerves will receive
such a shock that you will envy the
man who sits down quietly in Chair
ut Auburn and is telegraphed to his
friends who have gone before.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
Reasonable Question.

Facts, taken all by themselves, are
often open to ludicrous interpreta-
ton.
A young man just home from col
lege, wishing to inspire his little sis
ter with awe for his learning, pointed
to star and said:
"Do you see that bright little lumi-
nary? It's bigger than this whole
world"
mo, 'tisn't," said she.
"Yes 1t is" declared the young col
legian.
"Then why don't it keep off the
rain?" was the triumphant rejoinder.
Spare Moments.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
Fakir.s wares.

There is a popular notion that arti-
cles sold by fakirs on the streets are
cheaper than like articles in shops,
but exactly the reverse is true. Shoe
laces, for example, sell upon the street
at from TO rs gents pair, while
they may be bought in the larger
shops at from 10 cents 60 81 per dozen
pairs. The same is true of suspenders
and of other small articles, chiefly OF
personal wear.--New York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26
Accountable Rows.

Make a note of it, boys; the quail
ties included in the above title, by
the world in general, as well as the
business part Of it, are only those
which any one Of you can cultivate
under all circumstances. Brilliant
talents, comelincss of form or feat
ures, wit, smartness, these are not
first considerations, or altogether in
dispensable when theresa boy wanted.
what kind of a boy does "A bust
ness man want?" repeated shrewd,
practical man of many concerns, the
other day.
"Well, will tell you. In the first
place, he wants boy who does not
know too much; business men gener-
ally like to run their own business,
and prefer some one who will listen to
their way, rather than try to teach
them new kinds; second, they want a
prompt boy-one who understands I
O'Clock as exactly :, not ten minutes
past; third, an industrious boy, who is
work in case of need; fourth, an hon.
est boy-honest in his service as well
as in dollars and cents; fifth. good
natured boy, who will keep his tenn
per, even if his employer does lose his
own, now and then"
"But you haven't said a word about
his being smart" was suggested.
well, to tell the truth" was the
rather hesitating answer, that's
about the last thing we worry over.
The fact is, if boy is modest,
prompt, pleasant, industrious and
honest, he's about as smart as we
care about generally-and that's a
fact"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

Their names are Adalia Frances, AL
mond Franklin, and AlmOre Frank
ford Young, and they are thirty-four
years old. They were born at Win
chester, Ind, May>14, 1857, and when
they were six months old their
parents took them to Van Vert,
Ohio, where they remained till their
mother died-March 20, 1882. They
then moved to Monmouth, ILL.,, where
Almore, who is married, now lives.
Adalia afterward came up to
Chicago, and is a dressmaker here.
She lives with Almond and a married
sister on the West Side. The affec-
tion Of the triplets is astonishing.
The girl is so attached TO Almond
that when he is detained by work
and does not come home promptly in
the evening she Immediately sets out
to find him. She can not sleep If he
is not in the house. The brother re-
turns her affection and they make a
very loving couple.
The triplets are astonishingly alike
in feature, although Almore's face
has been thinned by cigarmaking,
which the young man follows for
trade. The girl weighs 1873 pounds,
Almore weighs 1876 and Almond
weighs 1873. They are of the same
height to hairbreadth-five feet six
inches. They are, they believe, with
out doubt, the oldest triplets in the
world. 1t is seldom that one Of the
babes Of triple birth does not perish
almost Immediately, and there are
few cases Of more than two passing
adolescence. These three are in good
health and very likely to last many a
year to come. They have had lots Of
offers to go travelling with circuses or
draw big salaries from dime museums,
but they don't want that sort of no
toriety.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

THE breaking of the Tilden will is
not only misfortune but II is dis
grace as we'll. There could hardly be
an incident which would have in it
self more effect in bringing into dis
grace and contempt the law of the
land than this failure Of will by
which one OF the most eminent law
yers of the country sought to dispose
OF his property. The heirs who
brought suit and the judges who
signed the majority decision should
alike be visited with the scorn and
contempt OF the community in which
they live. In case where three out
OF seven OF the judges saw no ground
for breaking the will, case in which
TO break the will was manifestly an
absolute violation of the deliberate
and sane wishes of the testator, and
at the same time the thwarting of n
noble scheme Of public beneficence, IL
fs idle 20 talk OF sincerity and con-
scientiousness. That the Justices are
disinterested it is the duty Of the
public to bclieve--if it can. The loss
10 the city OF New York Is calamity,
and one which affecting so strongly
rs IL may the intellectual condition
of the largest city in America, is one
which the whole country shares; but
fhis Is trifling when compared to the
infinitely greater misfortune OF the
influence which such notorious and
gross breach of Justice must have In
enc land at a time when there Il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-26

RUDYARD KIPLING is back in Amer
ica once more. For country with
which he has found so much fault he
seems to like it here first rate, and by
way of proper punishment we could
suggest several new methods of tor
cure 10 une custom house people at
New YRSk, R9Et tphAhs ep Sfasshs tefp
is to hunt out and financially LAGER
ate sundry individuals who have, to
the best of his information and be-
lief, pirated several Of his latest and
consequently not his best stories.