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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25
a WINTERS EVENING TALE.


mastratlng . Pathetic Phase e street
Life In the City.
It was q bitterly-cold evening and the
ground was covered with MIXTURE OF
dirty snow and dirtier water. The men
who blackened the sidewalk were hur-
rying hOmeward to their wives and chill
dren and their dinners, and the few be-
lated women were in such exceeding
haste that they were constantly bump
ing into everybody else. If she was
pretty, the man smiled; IL she was
homcly and fat and her arms were full
OF packages, he swore earnestly under
his breath. But whether he was an
noyed or pleased he was in too much Of
hurry to pay any attention to the old
woman who sat on the curbstone with
q tin cup in her lap. Her hair was gray
with many years Of trouble and on her
waxcn face time and sorrow had left
their prints The only covering she
possessed was tattered gray shawl,
which was pinned around her throat
and half revealed . thin calico dress be-
meath. Her thin and trembling hands.
like her head, were bare. It was
rapidly growing dark, and so she
lighted candle, and placed it in a glass
chimney on top of her wheczy hand
organ. There she sat, grinding out
asthmatic tunes and apparently unaf-
fected by any of the sights that met her
gaze. Nobody noticed her and she did
not seem surprised when man STUN
bled against her organ and passed Of
without apologizing. Pretty soon dis
trict telegraph messcngcr-boy, . har-
dened looking urchin, perhaps twelve
years old. came sauntcring along. He
was attracted by the music and stopped
to enjoy it The flickering light of the
candle fell upon his dirty, chubby little
face, and intensified the plying express
sion there. He was thinking. It may
be, of his own mother, who died so long
ago: or perhaps he saw his little sister,
grown to womanhood, forced by pow
erty to grind an organ on the streets OF
a great city, friendlcss and alone.
Whatever may have been the thought
within his brain, he leaned forward and
peered into the tin-cup on the old wom-
ans lap. There was q single copper
penny there. The boy pulled of the
mitten from his hand, placed the hand
h his trousers-pocket and drew forth
penny. Then with outstretchcd hand
and his face beaming with pleasure, he
said:
'I'll match yer fer itr-Chicago Post.
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WAKING U,

Said . woman recently returned from
trip abroad. which was by no meana
her first: 81 have discovered that TIE
historic monotony even Of European
life can change. When I first saw
Client, ten or . dozen years ago. Il was
. picturesque walled city; now / And
that much Of its wall has gone into ita
dre quay& So with Bruges. which all
guide-boolks used TO delight 70 remind
you had not had house built within
its limits for IN extraor1imary length o1
Hme-s hundred and Afty PEARS -
least I was there recently 70 diseovsr
some marked changes; sone almost
modern houses and others altered IN .
manner which has done away with .
degree Of their delieious antquity."-
n. Y. Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25
A QUEER ORGANIZATION.

The Silent Club Of London and It's Strange
Mode of Procedure.
A queer club was once established in
London, under the title Of the Silent
club. The members were bound to ex-
press themselves at all club meetings,
as far as possible, without words. The
first rule of the club was: 1.-THE mem
bers of this academy shall think much,
write little and be rs mute as they can. I"
On one occasion q new candidate ap-
piled for admission. But the members
were limited and all vacancies filled. A
meeting was called, the candidate was
to be introduced, and the president was
to announce his decision. When the
gentleman entered, the members, who
were all his friends, were as much dis
appointed as he that he was to be re-
fused. As he approached the president
rose, and silently handed him . cup of
water, SO full that . single drop would
have made it overflow.
The applicant perfectly understood
what the president meant but was
courageous and quick-witted. Without
speaking he took from his button hole
q single rose and laid it gently on top
of the water. He laid it on SO softly
that not . drop was displaced, and
handed it back TO the president with
bow.
With one consent the members ap-
plauded. They resolved to put their
rule aside, and to admit the man who
showed them that he could ornament
their society without hurting it.
Then the man thanked them in an
curious way. When the regis
ter was handed him 10 be signed he
wrote below his name the number Of
the club MEMBERSHIP. He added be-
fore it an o, making it Ol00. Under
meath he wrote; Their value will be
the same"
The man was 50 modest that the pres
idcnt complimented him Immediately
by rubbing out the 0 and substituting
the figure I. This made the number
ll00. Underneath he wrote: "Their
value will be increased eleven tines
These ingenious people must have de-
voted great deal Of time and thought
to avoid using their tonguex-Harper's
Young People.
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Acemnl~ene Ar.recaaeea

Uncle Tom (tsasingly)-It seems -
ne ] noticed tell-tale blush q your
.heek last night when Jack came up for
his waltz. -
Grace q girl Of the period. delightsd-
ibid you really? tried awfully
ard TO blush, but was afraid e wasn't
oticesble.-Munsey'a Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

both halves and
put them to-
gether g shown
in Fig. 3. holding
them in place
by strings or
rubber bands
Now mix your
plaster - before
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

-One of England's AdvantageA-'I
do % love England" mid De Peyster
ecststically. ''What DO you % like
about it?" asked BroubherA Its 20
Engliah. returned De lieyster. .-Broek.
lyp Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

Every EAROhoaDo Dooe aheolA - YFo.
G6 via0A with ODo.
The accompanying cut shows . di-
viled screen door. The lower part
opens Independently Of the upper. and IL
used BY the little children Of the family.
Il keeps out swarms Of Aies that wowld
otherwise come in near the top A. h .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

-Ned-''Fo' do Lew.l rn:ssus, but
dat chile has got fne voice" Mistress
-"You think so?" Ncd-''I do TO- sush,
ct it was only p.owcd" Mistress
Flowed. Uncle Ned; guess you mean
cultivated" Ncd-"Ycs. dat's il. ]
knowcd i had something to do With
faEm."-Epoch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

There goes . br0ther.in-law o1
ainc." 'Didn't know you had any"
oh. yes; the girl he married promised
Q be sister to quite : number of -
Observation-Disclosures Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

But is he . fashionable dentist?''
Il should say he was He receives his
clients In the parlor and operates OF
them in his drawing ."-Philsilet
rhia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

Then take { h e
gre ssed e g9
and press 1t i'm
to the batter
tilla little more
than half sub
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

re. l.--PLA9T8R MOLD b 8 neSt-egg8
OPEN. are m - of
plaster. the surface and color Of which
closely initiate white egg. and which
will take readily any shade Of cream
o. coffee color which particular breed
Of hens affects. The following direc-
tions and sketches. furnished M by d.
J. Tapley. New York, will enable any
ono TO manufacture plaster eggs.
To make plaster eggs. take . box Of
wood or cardboard about three by four
inches and three inches deep and
grease the inside with lard Take IN
egg Of the size you fancy and treat its
surface TO . similar coat. Now mix
ordinary calcined plaster to the con-
sistency Of buckwheat batter and All
the box little more than half full.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

strip nailed TO the lower dnor, l&ppina !
On 70 the upper one 90 that when the !.
latter is opened by q grown person Ule
other viii open too. The spring. b, "
attached 70 ths lower doog. g.-Rasa; New
yogtGR esss- s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW TO MAKE NEST EGGS.

4 Thlag o. TIVE q Parelealas Interest -
Peultry 1aeseEo.
Porcelaiu eggs are too shiny and
their BLUSH tinge marks them ~ . pal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25

poblo ira q d |,
which NO o b.
sc ervin4 hen
could bring her
self to approve
Of Perhaps the
, 1891-12-16
YOUNG JaM IsLAINE.

A famous divorce case comes up this
month in Dakota. Young James G.. Blaine,
Jr., the defendant, is now residing in Phil
adelphia and is employed in the Foreign
Ticket Department of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company He is tall, we'll
built young man, with smooth-shaven
face and dark brown hair which he di-
yides severely in the middle. A hearing
in his wife's divorce suit, Mrs. Mary New
ms Blaine, sister of Engineer and Sur
veyor NEVIS, Of Seattle, has been set at
Deadwood South Dakota, for next Mon
day. Her complaint alleges that James
G. Blaine, Jr., willfully abandoned her
without cause, leaving in her custody their
three-year-old child, whom she has since
supported. Upon these grounds she de-
mands divorce, with the sole custody Of
her offspring. Mrs. Blaine states that she
is in crippled condition, both physically
and financially, and petitions the court
that the defendant be required to pay her
the sum Of $1,000 as temporary alimony for
the expenses Of the suit and the further
sum of $500 for attorneys fees.
, 1891-12-16
Ordinance No. 566.

An ordinance to re-establish the grade Of
Madison avenue from the east line of
Rogers Avenue to the west line Of Page
street, and repeating ordinance No $50.
The City Council of the City of Olympia do or
dain as follows:
Section1 l. That the grade OF Madison avenue
from the east side of Rogers avenue to the west
line OF Page street, be and the same is hereby
re-established as follows:
At the east line of Rogers avenue, and north
line OF Madison avenue, one hundred and fifty
and twenty-five one-hundredths, (150.25)
AT the east line OF Rogers avenue, and south
line OF Madison avenue, one hundred and fifty
one and twenty five -hundredths (151.25).
At the west line of Rogers avenue and north
line of Madison avenue, one hundred tifty-tWo o
and fifty one-hundredths C15250l
AT the west line OF Rogers avenue, and south
line OF Madison avenue one hundred and fifty
three and fifty one-hundredths Q53.50).
At the east line of Page street, and north and
south lines of Madison avenue, one hundred
and fifty nine and fifty one7hundredths (159. y.
At the west line OF Page street, and north line
OF Madison avenue, one hundred and sixty
16000
At the west line Of Page street, and south line
of Madison avenue, one hundred and siXty-one
and fifty One-hundredths 161.50).
All elevations in feet above city datum line.
Sec. 3 That ordinance No. $50 be, and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This orc nance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
Approved Dec. "A, 1891.
Mayor.
1t. City Clerk.
, 1891-12-16
General Ben. Butler.

General Buffers present indisposition is
due to an abscess in the ear. He says he
has never been sick but once in his life,
and that was when, with many others, he
was poisoned at the American House, in
Washington. Many died, and Butler him
self pulled through only after a close call.
An interviewer thus describes Buffers
home: "The residence of General b. f.
Butler at Lowell sits upon an eminence in
a grove Of trees overlooking wide stretch
Of lowlands and two OF three miles of the
windings Of the Merrimac and the Concord
rivers. 1t is stately building, making no
attempt at magnifcence, but with its big
windows and heavy pillars and wide ver-
andas and beautiful approaches, it wears
the inviting appearance Of the New Eng
land country residence. 1t turns sunny,
western doorway toward the visitor com
ing out from Lowell, but reserves its long,
shady piazza and easy chairs as surprise
for him, from which to quietly look over
the splendid landscape that lies before it
on its southern side"
, 1891-12-16
Tract or Biscuit2

Texas siftings; Just after the termina-
ton Of the late unpleasantness a lady with
a basket on her arm walked through the
wards of certain soldiers hospital She
stopped beside the bed of one of the suffer
ers, a German, and said:
crate ~
"Union, = he replied.
Whereupon she passed to the next cot
and repeated the question to its occupant.
Confederate" was answered, and then
sheopened her basket and handed the man
some nice fresh biscuit. The German
watched the proceedings not in the best
humor.
A few days later another lady going
through stopped at the Germans cot and
asked which side he was ON.
Confederate" was the prompt reply.
Poor man, she said; there's tract for
you," and passed on, and the unfo1Gunate's IS
state of mind was not improved.
Again, a third visitor III passing stopped
at the Germans side and asked the same
old ones ion OH which side he was on.
dot tepends on vot you got. Ifyou
got pisl-it links might Be Confederate,
b1t if you got tenn tam tracts | am a
YaOknaH
, 1891-12-16
Not a Candidate.

EdlIOf IlIDune:
In your valuable paper of Monday you
refer to me as candidate, or as having
been mentioned for the position of city
attorney. Please allow me to say in reply,
that am not candidate for that or any
other position. 1t had not entered my
mind that | would love to enter upon the
discharge of the duties of position that
at the present time require craftsmanship
and legal ability Of the best quality that
can possibly be found. The man who
seeks just now to shoulder the response
bilities Of city attorney in the Capital City,
has but little conception of the hercuIean
task he is counting, or he has the most un-
bounded faith in his ability to steer clear
of rocks upon which others have heed
lesslv struck and injured the gallant ship
in wAich they were sailing until she is Just
ready to founder. No, excuse me. | am
not in it, neither indeed desire to be. Let
those wrestle with this position who only
want the salary, for it is my impression
that those who really know the way in
which the fur will fly in the next twelve
months in connection with difficulties into
which the city has allowed herself to drift,
would rather stand from under. Respect
lully, ]. w, CRAWFORD.
, 1891-12-16
FOR SALE.

The assets of the OLYMPIA HARDWARE
COMPANY, corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Washington, with
its chief place of business at Olympia, are
offered for sale under resolution of the
stockholders of said company, passed Dec
Z, 1891; these assets consisting Of Merchan-
disc, Bills Receivable, Accounts and other
items, all of the nominal value of $50, ,651.-
70 will be sold, as a whole to the relative
highest and best bidder in the interest of
said Olympia Hardware Company, and in
the discretion Of the undersigned. The
right to adjourn the sale or to reject any
and all bids is hereby reserved.
Bids in writing will be received BY the
undersigned Secretary at the Olympia
Hardware Company's office at Olympia,
Wash, until Monday, Decem ber q, 1891,
IL O'Clock, M; cash bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check for five per cent
of the amount bid, as a security that the
if accepted, or forfeit the same as a penalty
for any omission to do so; all other checks
to be returned to drawers.
The bids to state how many cents on the
dollar is offered, whether in cash or on
time; if on time, deferred payments to
bear per cent interest per annum, paya-
BILE semi-annually; maximum time not to
exceed 36 months; all time payments to
be secured with frst-class security All
information in relation to the lines offered
for sale, quantity, quality and otherwise at
the office Of the Olympia Hardware Com-
pany.
Proposals for the purchase of the capital
stock of the Olympia Hardware Company,
150 Shares of a par value of S100 each, will
also be entertained under the same terms
and conditions as stated heretofore for the
sale Of the assets Of said company.
The value of the stock stands on the
books of the company on December 1,
1891, at $1o753 per share. The company
can be settled within one hour after notice;
freedom of liabilities will be guaranteed.
FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN, Secretary.
FRANCIS HENRY, President
Olympia. Wash, December Z, 1891.
, 1891-12-16
GovERNoR HfLL2s TmErr,

It appears that Governor HIPS scheme
to steal the state legislature has not yet
been consummated. The New York Press
says: The infamous attempt to steal the
seat of the late Gilbert "A. Dean, republi-
can senator-elect from the fifteenth dist
riot, has been sternly rebuked and decis-
lively checked by democratic Judge
Judge Barnard's decision at Poughkeep-
sic yesterday that the Dutchess county
board Of canyassers had no right to throw
out the quad marked ballots cast for
Deane, and his peremptory order to these
canvassers to canvass and count the bal
lots as they were cast, completely blocks
Mr.. Hills game. Judge Barnard rightly
insisted on a rigid observance of the stat
ute that demands that all ballots shall be
counted, whether marked or not. His se-
we're language to HIPS tools regarding
their Illegal action is virtually stinging
reprimand to Hill himself That trick
ster and plotter now sees one of his
most cherished schemes defeated and the
course which he counseled denounced
contrary to law and order by one Of the
eminent judges OF his own party. If he
were not utterly shameless and Indifferent
to all moral considerations he could not
resist feeling of profound humiliation.
In any event his chagrin will be deep over
the failure of his dishonest plot. Judge
Barnard's decision will affect the entire
complication. His plain statement that
the Dutchess county returns, now before
the state board of canvassers, are illegal
and void will place an additional restraint
upon the action of the board in regard to
csnyassing the disputed districts. AS it is,
with the mandamuses that are against their
consideration Of the returns from these dis
tricts, the board, even if it were so dis
posed, could take no legal action that
would prejudice the rights Of the republi-
can majority to their just representation
in the state senate. I the first important
fight against the seat stealers the repubF-
cans have won decided victory.
, 1891-12-16

In order to avoid all doubts as to the va
lidity of the recent municipal election,
Mayor Horr announces that he will hand
in his resignation on the evening Of Janu-
ary 5th, and expects the outgoing council
men to do likewise, in order that success
sors to the offices may be appointed. This
is. .commendabIe.
, 1891-12-16
The Graphic.

shat phenomenal success of illustrated
weeklies in the Worlds Fair city" All
the principal current events finely illus
trated. The most complete, the most pop.
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for it, or address the publishers. Sub.
scription, one year, $4.0O.
The Graphic Co., Dearborn and Harrison
streets, Chicago. An agent wanted in
every town in the United States.
, 1891-12-16

A ROW between Bulgaria and France is
imminent, Here is chance for Fred
Grant, Of Seattle. to write some more of
tnose stunning editorials on the Bulgarian
question, which formerly enlightened the
readers Of the P.-I. and put them so gently
10 OIaa,o
, 1891-12-16

TIE OLYMPIA TRIBUNE says that Attor-
ney General Jones will not be candidate
for attorney general again, under any Cir
cumstances, out that there are circum-
stances under which he will be a candidate
for representative to congress. Pomeroy
East Washingtonian.
The TRIBUNE never said anything Of
the kind
, 1891-12-16
Statement Showing Profits for Fist
Six Months Business Of the
Olympia Building & Loan Assc.

There are 45O shares in force at the present
time; the net profit per share is therefore Al.
The equated amount Of the investment forEthe
shows a clear profit OF Al per cent
In addition to this profit to the investors,
Olympia has been benefited by the erection of
three neat and tasty homes
At the last meeting Of the trustees it was de-
cided to open up another series and the books
are now open 10 receive subscriptions ~ the
berg block.
, 1891-12-16
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peared, and since that time I
I" have never had the first sign of 1t.
:" / can eat anything without the
least fear of distress. l wish all
that are afflicted with that terrible
disease or the troubles caused by
st would try August Flower, as I
am satisfied there is no medicine
"equa1 to it." "a
, 1891-12-16

IT is evident that the Oregonian editor
knows little Of the Australian ballot sys-
tenn. Washington has set her sister state
a worthy example.
, 1891-12-16

ANY quantity of strife will be occasioned
this year, between the score Of applicants
for municipal offices, to be handed out by
the city council.
, 1891-12-16

CUPID is active in Olympia, and the
young men think that while there is a lull
in business there is now time for love-
Who will be next?