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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
PHYSICAL TRAINING.
Iajar:ous Effects Of the Methoas Now d
vOHuA.

lsJar:ous Effects Of the Aetheds Now h
vogs&
Concerning the modern methods Of
training . leading authority says that,
paradoxically speaking. civilized man
is the only animal whose normal con-
ditiOn is one of disease. For centuries
he has lived improperly, and seldom
dies because he cannot live longer. II
is on this account that the regular proc
ess of training is always injurious,
and often fatal to him. Were he in the
physical condition which. presumably,
the primitive forerunners Of the race
enjoyed he would scarcely need it.
A young Zulu. straight from his M
tive wilds whose father and xhose
fathers forefathers died from IN
assegai or from sheer old age. might
be . iit subject for the sweating proc.
ess OF training, even IL IL would hepe-
fit him, which is doubtful But . nine
teenth century son Of civilixatinn,
whose father died perhaps Of apQplexy
brought On by pate de fol grss, and
whose ancestors were probably con-
noisseurs in port wine. Is scarcely pre.
pared BY physical Inheritance for such
. suicidal strain upon his system. 80
It is comforting to learn that . Sew
Of the more enlightened professional
trainers and sthletes of to-day-and,.
be 1t added. not the least successful
have 20 far needed the u arnings held
ont to them IS to adopt . more modi-
fed system Of training. II IL . good
step in the right directiou. In . few
years. perhaps, the fast-increasing dis
OF knowledge and the con-
slant instances Of evil results from
present methods, combined. will bsiue
about . much-needed reformation in
this respect and physical culture will
be sought by means less barbarous,
less injurious. and without lowering
The present athletic standard-Seattle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
THE JESUIT POWDER.

Poea's Traditioa Aboat the Discovery ol
Qulnine's value.
Among published papers of Don
Ricardo Palma, director of the M.
tional library Of Peru il an interest.
ing tradition. based on fact of the dis
covery of the curative powers of chin.
chons bark, or quinine, Of which the
following is tradition:
Nme-The epoch Of the fourteenth
vieeroy Of Peru. 1851.
/ One sfternooa in June, 1851, the bells
Of AL the Lima churches were pealinR
forth them m0urnful tones, and the
monks Of the four religious orders,
which 1t that time existed, were sing
ing psslnls and petitions In full choir.
Tho inhabitants Of the three crowned
city wsre gathered At the place where.
sixty years aftsrward, the viceroy court
Of Monclaya built the famous arcades
of Escsibanos and Botoneros, and the
iar&er portion Of the crowd was grouped
before the side doors Of the palace.
Into this great building entered many
persona Of moro or less distinction.
Rumo1 OF al kinds were ailoat; . gal
lev had anchored in the bay Of Callao
with highly importsnt intelligence
from spain. and the curiosity Of the
people was strangely excited. the
reasoa wherefor shall be soon ex-
At that epoch his sxcellency the
count Of Chipchona was tho viceroy Of
Peru. and It the moment OF this public
excitement was conferrinG In cabinet
Of Tho palace with his intimate friend.
The marquis Of -Zarasa Both were
gazing silently St 1 door. which. being
opened gave passage to.s new person.
This was IN old man, dressed In black,
cloth shoes With buckles Of prscious
stones cloak aod douhlet Of velvet
and frpm the last hung . heavy silver
cha3n. With mps1. beautiful ssela He
also woss gloves Of kid. aod from this
tie readsr viii sndsrstaud
thas We are depicting . medical man Of
epseiod ~ ,,-t -,T.
d. jean d h vega. . native Of
CAsal6nia a.d rseently arrived in Peru
- tAe physician for the household OF
The viceroy, wss -one Of the lights Of
hat science which leads 70 death by
means Of peeseriptiooA
We'll Don Juan?" ssleed ths vieeroy,
ra:hsr with . look than with wordA
''etr. there + 10 hope; only . miracle |
IN save Oona ffancisca. and the doc. |
lor. with melancholy face. Withdrew.
This short dialogue will acquaint the |
'eader with tho subject Of the tradition.
The vicesoy had arrived at Lima In
January. ls1e end two moaahq- aftee.
ssrd his beautiful and youpa pouse. |
poae ysDncisee He1EiQseS q Rivera
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

ussx q pusk held hidden A. n. h.-a
r - sooa "a sense revealed: 'Ae n.na
Weors Be long cooceSied " ''""soa
rwhatese'er oesis within II. h..,.
- Whi he Be everywhere:
80 Rraee can mere enyirccu...
"o excellence impair.
~amo1d h the mud doth 'stiu r...,,
osa intrinsic worth;
a. S,.". me Winds hft heavenward al IN vain
'oa man like the pillared palm. TIA.
Vaheeding every veixAs
'e1 strong and straight,
ws on. though every adverse c;reumx,.,..
neslnst IS soul may press,
In stfonS. sy'0Detrical I'd. ance.
rn regal Righteousness. {
nn.n burroughs SGxonG In ne Chsutau.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
A CURIOUS PHENOMENON,

a Stroke Of Lightning Blesches . strIpe IN
Granite Monument.
During one Of the recent storms that
ragged through the country q remarka-
BILE freak was played by electricity.
The lightning struck q tall monument
Of granite and following It to the sec
oud base or plinth. decolorized a Dor.
ton Of the stone In q stripe aboutthree-
quarters Of IN inch in width. -.
The monument stands upon an. In.
inence in Woodward Hill cemetery.
Lancaster, Pa, and Is ono of the most
striking features of that beautiful snpt
Formed Of Barry granite, it rose to the
majestic height Of forty-6ve feet The
shaft single stone Of granite, Is thirty
feet in length. and il probably the
largest sing.e-stone shaft in the state.
The total weight Of the monument is
sixty tons and the shaft alone weighs
twenty tons
1t was erected upon the plot Of
ground belonging to the Grubb family
and on the polished die is the inscrip-
ton. The cap is ornamented with q
graceful monogram Of the family.
The lightning struck the arras, or
angle. within . foot of the pyrsmidal
top and then passed down the monu-
ment in . zigzag line. bleaching the
stone Is It went till IL reached the
plinth or second base. where il stopped
and all vestige Of it ceased. The decol.
orized stripe Is about three-quarters Of
m inch in width and Is extremely reg.
Mar from end to end. In passing
through the cap it deviated slightly.
rom Its course and passed the mono
gram very closely. but leaving Il .u,in-1
jured
The m0t peculiar part of this eiee..
srical freak IL that the stone Is per.
'ectly sound. and no sign Of . crack Of
burn exists anywhere upon its surface.
Though the black mica Distributed
through the rock is entirely bleached.
here il no sign OF fusion having taken \
'lace. and the quartz and feldspar (the
'ther ingredients Of the granite) are in
heir natural condition.-Philadelphia.|
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

i AooOC0 - EoyV0 n - = UV0vOlvSyss y
sibls encounter With the pino 1de9
depredating the coast Some. timo
afterward the lady was attacked by
that periodical fever known as the
terciana lin English fever and -ague)
and which the lncas considered as en-.
demic to the valley Of the river RimaC.
on whose banks Lima .is ..builE 1T IL
known that In 1873 when the. Inca
Pachaeutec sent an army Of thirty thou.
sand men from Cuzio 10 capture Pacha.
camac. on the coast most of that force
fell victims to the raviges of the ter.
ciana- During the first centuries Of
Spanish domination the SpaniasdHseb
tied at Lima paid heavy tribute to this
terrible illness The poor countess Of
Chinchona was despairtd Of. Science
through the mouth Of its oracle, DR..
Juan de Ia Vega. had pronounced the
verdict
so young and 20 beautiful ssid che
grieving husband to his friend, ...Reos,
Francisco! Who would have told theo
that never again shouldst thou see the
sky Of CASTLE or the flowers Of. !Gren-'
ada: My God. A miracle, o Lord,
Give us miracle.'
The countess shall be saved. sit."
said voice from the door. The viceroy
turned round surprised. A priest had
spoken; q SON of Ignatius de Joyola had
said the consolatory words. The count
OF Chinchona bowed to the Jesuit; the
latter continued: II wish to see the
sick lady. Have faith .apd God will do !,
the rest" The viceroy conducted the,
priest to the bed of his dying wile.
One month afterward . magnificent
festival was given in the palace to cole
bate the recovery Of Dcna Francisco.
The febrile virtue of the cascariHa !:
(quinine) was demonstrated. Attacked
BY fever an Indian OF Lola, Pedro de
LevrA drank. to calm his burning
thirst the water from a stream on 1
whose banks grew some Of. the quipa
trees Saved by this means he profited
BY his experience. making others SUI :
fering from the same malady ,dvinler-
vases full Of water in which were de- +.
posted the roots Of the cascafilla Re
came to Lima with this discovery and
communicated it to . Jesuit father,
who. BY curing the spouse OF the vice
roy. and establishing the excellence OF
the remedy. did more good to human;ty,
than the other friar who invented gun. I.
powder
The Jesuits kept the secret for somc
years. but cured all those who came to.
them attacked by the malady.. For this
reason. and for some time. the powders
from the quinine bark were known ~
the Jesuit powders r.t.. 1
Dr. Scrivener states that an English
Dr.. Talbot cured, with
quinine the Prince Of Conde, the 4!
dauphin of France. Colbert aud others !.
selling the secret to the French govern. !.
ment for q considerable sum Of money
and . yearly pension. Linnwus Il |
homage to the Countess Of chinchona !
gave to the quinine the nsme-is now I
bears In science-chinchoua. sMewak
burn states that At q st there waa- greet.
opposition manifested in Europe 20 the
Of quinine. and in Sala-
manca It was held that the doctor pre- |
It fell into mortal sin becduse
u virtues were due TO . compast b.,
tween the Peruvians and his majestyof |
hell To-day quinine is probably the !
most generally efiicacious remedy
enown in medical science. IN. Y.
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

doI and that h, Ill about . horse: =
shoeA that knowledge one 6Esis In The
facine statle-horsey knOwledgs-
about the physical construction. the
temperament the intelligencs Of tb6
brutes. and how this one should b bit.
ted and this ono b worked . great
deal Id one way. while smother horse n
schooled In another. One hofss may
need . vast amount Of exercise, while
another may get along with very little:
one horse may b ridden BY . recruit at
the fist Of spelling his gaits. while
some other horse may have % good .
gait that the recruit cannot sp6il IL
These cases are only . few out Of the
three or four million which ars . part
OF the make-vp Of horse knowledge.
Some cavaify officers do not cars about
ell these thiuga but they are sioDly =
disgrace to theif profession, sud 90 MOI
to b considered except With ssorn.
The most remarkable case of thia
knowledge aud judgment regarding
horses In . cavalryman was that Of
Capt Montgomery, Of the Fifth caval.
y. - told BY Capt Charles KIM, In his
'Campaigning with Crook" which I
quote: I'm horsedesh and equipments
the gaps were appalling. Some com
panies of the Fifth were very sauch rs-
dnced. and. Of course, when the hose
dropped exhausted on the trsil there
was NO transportation for the kit It
often happened that Tor dsys.the col.
der led his horse. along tho flank
Of the column or in the rear Of the reg.
iment striving hard 70 nurse hi, failing
hunting eagerly fos every
little bunch Of grass that might exc out
his meager subsistence. In. al the
array Of COMPANY losses there was one,
and only one, shining contrast-Mout-
gomery. Of company B-the Gray cav.
airy submitted clear bill of health;'
he had not lost . single horse. Tho
fact that Capt Montgomery Iaraded
every horse with which he stsyted Is
doe to the unerring jadgneat ssd
ceaseless vigilance with which he noted
every symptom Of weakness ID any
md every animal In his troon and |
:ared for It accordingly" !
From . purely professional stand. |
point think this feat WAS probSbly - |
noted IN achievement as any oavalry |
nan could well ask for. Il towers over |
he man who can pick . cracker 2H the |
yround st . galiop OF . sixteen-
rand horse. and the passage and |
are ~ nothing compared; but
{ Capt Montgomery can pick mp the
:raclser and the passage. he should |
aave . marble mocument 1t. West |
Point and every cadet should be ma 10
. 60 out twice day and sing pwan
,efore It.
The United States trooper knows
'nough BY the time he has served one |
Enlistment but his horse, which has 40 |
|reat capacity for war - the Tecruit
'omes out with little TO his credN. why |
'hould he not Be educated? Well. let
u hope he NAV be.-Frederic Reming.
on, in Hsrper's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

&:SxSSS
s.nd dosi.rs. In this Bssshe -
l&l(hclka XII
d,S d.'' an Az e., He.' - 81 s;
|~sasEshv~.fX
.s:s ;;':.a.1 ..1;HsasF Ct
SSSSshss S..s,ans tkkraa2
y through her eyeslass 49,
'.Afer any 0f tsen l6ve-l1
dear. OF aSq't yeu Eeee1uek shdn
.,Oh, yes: that's The cream
/ k1&aeS NY dada used whooo
] tliGA AuN tsAerO they e0Uldn't -
loe. they'a baReri1ade . 3dpo1v @ -
lseoosSoSHsd .that nstteP ~
So = ~. .Thoas eoataisin9.
nossls have used sloug the up a
:sss~s14 s.assssseta; ~, y's .''es.'s..'s. =.
.Ysa,I'sSA;vSsy .SAxsf a
|,-:,oAu~susTs ,ee~ptsspntlk =
|falsNl IS tseS1 AH!eet,, 2,p ~
/ |8kS{(3s mst5sl1. IN &6aSh. t1lke
ArnAd1rsa1nRs needsS <ituo limoe -
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''rhsy Do. indaed." rsr1ist ~ ~ .
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a9aiuH IL 3elAoss wastAo bs11UsoQ
most roasinsptly: Soustinss . -
one needs. 70 b put In . eonsP P6oye q
paoe4 I've 0oved .eh6 61eonan9
tasss Ai.es = place lstssr = AheA
.s:aer psoyodsss. : -n.z.-s.a s',as
sswasnt it7 I. nads Ne $50
trouble Due d6n't regret I
been quite IN occupation for tie
two ye:ra Literary work = %
- lDo-you-know they say iats1n
snploynsnt ohangss your expr
'dNse,. faaa- -. spiritaal.
aa;iSElSt a;iSElSt 1's ''sss'd !. sp'.s%
Fl s,dhds npSna - -
dcssS ess..ssS. a;ss AZ Ssss1sS1 81 i. 4 -
:oS, Sd sS Ian 'toiG fGSss
girl who uss0 hse pss-lse>as to-lIl1
. Ailks quilt ,CuS then h shan
SAID 4 kept her warmer thai asv1
Thers's cee thing yoY hayeatg
around. lyon ssea ~ "a.
49,
= =: os,,sst;s =
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~oh ys@spss = ~
visitor: "Hew : 8
::Y-ysAssila j
hiends say.
course. bat IN - I-.
'how AeAi : ~ ffs-s
h strict eoa1l -
wrote those lse1l -. U
% anncxine n -
her and p1sco q
quite deiiehsl17
sIk0nss h. .!) l. !y|
visitn% lAtiea1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

A few days ago . small newsboy I'd.
vaneed on the unprotected flank of 4
larger boy who was balancing himself
on the edge Of the sidewalk, near tho
Brooklyn bridge. and administered 10
hima sharp and entirely unsuspected
kick Then the kicker ran into the
street. closely pursued by the kiekee.
who caught up with him and proceeded
toyigorously jolt the base Of his verte..
bra.
Quit now" said the small. boy:
''that's enough"
mo It amt" said the larger. !.
YEA but ! say tia" persisted tbs
wTithing little one ''You see this aiu't,
no thirtv days Transaction; there ainH
no interest due On that kick Of miue.s.I'
Texas Sifting2 II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

Ceopeaiess Should Not Quarrel ;,
"You're . wicked thiag!" ssh the
Chimney to the Lamp = Il beamed
with bsilliaucy from its exalted station.
Don't growl." rsturaed sthU-UVUgI.
':you may look down on me, but I'm
supporting you. any how!"-Puck.
Why She Left-Nistress-s.Whatl
Rotng 70 leave alrsaAy3s Why.s |6d
have not been here . weekm Mid
Il know Il mum; but can't stand it
here. Things run too smooth.l like
mum" Mistress-"why, what can
you mean?" Maid-"You see, mum. I
has always been in places where thev
keep three servantA" Mistress-.Oo.
you ere lonesome. theur' Msid-sNo.
nun not lonesome: but you zee. /
mhsrs tie confusion. ."-Demoeest,s
Magazine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19
TRAINING CAVALRY HORSES,

The 0eAt Drill
Oneswould suppose that small army
lihe ouro own woald be perfection, but
slhce that means . great deal it il not
ct all surprising that it fails to realize
It Its sins are all of omission, and its
training Of cavalry horses is its great
crime. Tho riding Of United States
cavalrymen has always gladdeued the
hearts Of witnesses They began in a
great and desperate war. and since
those days they have been en-
vironed by the best native riders on
earth. namely, Indians and cowboys 20
It is not surprising that they sit their
horses well under any circumstances;
but having been doing active Reldwork
IN q. pioneer sort of way for . genera-
ton, thev have no riding halls. and
very little inesn ntive to do the haute
ecole. This condition is changing from
'yesS to xseS and since Uscle Ham d no
longer building Anv posts the cavalry.
msn c1h devote himself moro to the
nieeties Of hn profession than he has
in the past The 'ch6pping and dig
eing" stage has gone. aud the horses
furnished the assAy ere better than Of
old. thanks TO The. efforts Of certain
cavalry officers and 70 . slight increase
In civil official morality. although
horses. bpugbt under the contract
system will always be obtained BY re-
Earding their price instead Of their
quality T.
Another reason why this thing Is not
Of more Importance in our cavalry u
chat they have campaiRned on the vast
stretches of the great plains and in the
mountains, and have had to do with
long. hard marches rather than short,
sharp work in q fenced and ditched
country. 1t Is true that I have seen q
whole column of United States cavalry
70 mp ana down haA mountain country
IN places = posiloas that . horse not
sccostomsd To- it. would fairly faint
Win EIGHT, but pll that was born Of
9eQs6ity, the lack Of which. u felt
Yhen we speak. of training cavalry
hoEsas aftef the. methods Of the
European cavslrymah:- - .ii-
,Thst this neeessltys no~i exists I do
not 0ean; only. now that officers have
moro time at their disposal, they can
coasinue 70 cultivate that part Of their |
Profession. which IS no small part / |
know great MANY instances personal. |
" where cs7Alry officers have applied |
fhemae elves In this way. and have done
cfeditable work. Lieut. s c. Robart,
.on. Of the First Plungera has been
through the mill Of the foreign horpe
schools. and hin knowledge does not
,omA amisS -
There arc three things that . rood
savalry oA3cer must know. He must
'ide well himself, Which ID The Lest Of
Ill these things. and he almost univsr.
ally doeA lie should Be able 70 traia
INV hose TO the full extent Of -
'orse's abilitv. eithe- in the high
y the Jumping. and that T. 1oeQWy =
lidicult thing for IN sctivA ulle -
intelligent man TO do. InnQ DoQ11
now wnat eQmparsS SVglR - /,
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-29
Odd Definitions.

"What would have happened if Henry
~ Of Franco had not been murderedY
asked teacher of sharp looking boy
The prompt reply was, "He would prob
ably have died natural death" In Sun
day school the question, What did the
Israelites do when they came out of the
Red sea2" drew forth the answer, "They
dried themselves"
Stability was recently defined as 1.-THE
cleaning up of stable" "What comes
next to man in. the scale of being?" in
quired an examiner. His shirt" was
the reply. Asked to give the distinction,
if any, between fort and fortress, a
boy nicely defined them, "a fort is a
place to put men in, and fortress is a
place to put women in."
A teacher asked very juvenile class
which of them had ever seen magnet.
A sharp urchin at once said he had seen
lots of them. "Where?" asked the teach
er, surprised at his proficiency. I'm the
cheese" Being asked what conscience
was, a boy replied, IAN inward moni-
tor" Asked what monitor meant, the
ready answer was, "An ironclad vessel. p"
London Tit-Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-29
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.

u E. SPENCE, PLAINTIFF. vs.. IDoNIA
Is McLain, Eugenia Flournoy, j. NJ. Gessner,
L. u. McLain, I. c. McLain, Carrie McLain, w.
r. McLain, NJ. L, Bennett and NJ. L. Bennett.
guardian of James Bennett, minor, de-
fendants.
sheriff's SALE No. IL ,961
Order of sale and decree of foreclosure and
sale.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale and
decree Of foreclosure and sale, issued out of the
superior court of the county of Los Angeles,
of the state of California, on the 7th day Of
October, AID. 1891, in the above entitled
action, wherein K. F. Spence the above named
Of foreclosure and sale against Idonia Mel ain
ct al, defendants, on the Sd day of October,
AID. 1891, for the snm of $2691.13,. gold
coin OF the ne United M states, which said decree
corded in judgment book %, of said court, at
page 126, am commanded to sell all those
certain lots pieces, or parcels OF land situate,
Angeles. state of California and bounded and
described as follows:
The undivided two-thirds of lots Nos. Ten
(10) and Eleven (11) Of c. c. Browns subdi-
vision of lots L. 2 and of block of the lands
Of the Mutual Orchard Company, according to
the map of said subdivision as the same is re-
corded in book IA, at page 70, OF miscells-.
neous records, in the Office of the Recorder of
said Los Angeles )unty: also commencing at
the southeast corner of Moline avenue and
Maple street, and running thence east along
the south line of said Maple street two hun
dred and ten (210) feet; thence south at right
angles two hundred (2OO) feet thence west at
right angles two hundred and ten (210) feet to
the east line of Moline avenue; thence north
along said line two hundred (200) feet to the
beginning: being the west two hundred and
ten t210) feet of lots two ~ and four ~, block
four a., as represented on the map of Olive
wood, recorded in book z, at pages 16 AID IL,
OF miscellaneous records, in the Office OF the
Recorder of Los Angeles county, together with
all and singular the tenemenls, hereditaments
and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in
anywise appertaining.
Public notice is hereby given that, on Friday,
the 3Oth day of October, ID. 1891, at IL O'Clock
m. of that day, in front of the court house
door of the county of Los Angeles, Broadway
entrance, will, in obedience to said order of
sale and decree of foreclosure and sale, sell the
above described property, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment,
with interest and costs, etc, to the highest
and best bidder, for cash gold coin of the
United States.
Dated this 9TH day of October, 1891.
e. d. GIBSON,
Sheriff of Los Angeles county
BYE G. HARMON, Deputy Sheriff.
Graves O'Melveny and Shankland, Attorneys
for Plaintiff. 10 8-4t thurs