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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
90 YOUR OWN PAINTING.

Practical Hints For tho .sHsnhy Man"
About ..Knottin<'' and Printing.
Il y not 1t all difficult for persons OF
ordinary intelligence to do considerable
work with q brush and paint, and save
the expense of a skilled painter. II
would not be wise or economical for a
woman % attempt extensive operations
OF this kind. but there are many odd
spots about the house. where it hardly
pays to send for an expert to do the
work. In painting wood. especially in
painting pine, it should be remembered
that unless the knots and fat places
in the wood are first killed by using
little sizing or shellac, it is useless to
attempt to paint it The turpcntinc
will always exude from these places
and no thickness of paint will cover
them M. Therefore it is essential that
this process of ''knotting" should be
done before the wood is painted. as il
cannot be done afterward. After thi.
the first coat Of paint is put on. This IL
called pruning. and then q second thin
coat, which is usually called by the
painter the first coat Now is the time
to fill mn nail holes and other irregU-
larities in the wood with putty. Tho
printing coat is usually rather heavy.
with the sizing tends to fill in the wood
After p1ttying the first regular coat Oh
paint is put on. This is usually fol-
lowed by a second one. and the work Is
considered complete. Sometimes. in in.
side W ork. it is desirable to have a duli
finish, and in that case larger proper
ton of turpentine is mixed in the paint
The amateur painter should remember
to nut On her coats thin. She should
also try, rs far as possible, to follow
the grain of the wood and to take even
and direct strokes. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
Lacking For n straw.

81 say" said the young business man
to her brother, docs your sister like
me?"
II don't know, SIR"
ibid you see her in here when the
servant brought my nameg
Eyes, SIR"
"Well, which way did she turn the
hands of the clock. backward or for
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

DpoxcsIrys II tured b. frequcoe snsA
dooce Of Piso'o Cer0 foe Cooou0peaoo-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10
Ii Ponce consternado l!
! Los cOmdem0dOs d msa4eyte !!

En- Ponce circula el rumor mas acentuado
sada dia, de que en- breve seran ejecutados en-
gar0te vii en- aquella ciudad, los reos Evange-
ista Figueroa Jose Vidal Chavarria, asesinos
Oe D. Geronimo Baez y condenados por la Au-
diencia la I'll lima pena. Sc da por SECURE en-
aquella cindad que por el Consejo de Ministries
ha sido 1tvuelta Ia sentcncia, y que Ia impor-
tante Ponce sera teatro en- breve del mas re-
Iugnante de todos los espectaculos; de la mas
brutal do todas las penas. De aquella que con-
0ena d un humbie a morr a manos de otro
holnbre llamado verdugo, a la luz del sol al
+alnparo dc las leyes.
Ante tai lmor, Ponce no ha podido nj ha
iebido permanecer indiferente, su Ayunta-
nleuto, por unanimidad, nombre de todas
ls clasess sociales del municpiO las damas
poncenas 81 Cuerpo Consular, la Prensa, Ia Ca
mara de Comercio, 81 Casino, e Cabinets de
Lsctula, elTaler Benefco, la SocieGad Ben6-
tiea Instructive, etc, SO han dirijido por to-
legrafo s. M. Ia Reina, al Gobernador Gene
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10
Noticias de la C lpitaI

Ell Beletisa tiene notca de que los candi-
datos del partido Unconditional para diputa-
dos pTovinciales son los siguientes senores IPor
Humacao el Lcdo. Sr. don Wenceslao Bosch,
por San Sebastian, don Victor Martinez, por
Bayamon don Ramon Vald6s, por Utuado don
quin Pena, por Manatl don Antonio Morey. El
comit6 dc distrito de Guayanila ha designado
candidate de aquel distrito al senior don Vicen-
te Balbas.
Nuestro querido amigo, don Tomas Agrait
DeIgado, ha salido hoy para el pueblo dc Cia-
les, donde e lleva ell ejerciclo de una comisi6n
en- la que probara una vez mas dicho buen ami
90 sls conOcimientOS administrators.
Deseamoses buena estancia ALI b1 eve re-
syreso q la Carolina.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10
Noticias de la IsIa

Participamos los amigos que de la Isa
nos faVOrecen con suS eScrltOS, que 6G10 min
gssn c0ncept0 Nj PoR NINGUN DINERO publicamos
mi aim eas lG secci6n neutral de communicates,
articulos que hieran personalidades nj colecti-
vidades. Ell programa pnblicO de La CORES
PoNDENCIA DE PUERTO RICO 10 conoce todo ell
pals, de 81 no nos hemos separado nj nos So
pararemos jamas, en- ningnn case. Nuestras
cOlumnas estan la disposition de los amigos
que quieran defender sws derech0s en- ell lengua-
je comedido que exile la cultura y que os ell
1nico que cOnvence.
Valga esta advertencia una vez por todas.
Las personas que nos estimen, no deben exi-
grnos que faltemOs q compromises publieos
solemnemente cOntraidOs
Nos escriben de Manatf:
Ell del actual despues de la correspon.
diente autopsia practicada por el doctor don
Agustin Sthal, fu6 SepultadO en- ell Cementcrio
de este pueblo Ell jovsn don Pedro Roman, hijO
de nuestro particular amigo ell Sr. don Carlos
dol prOpiO apellidO
Dicha muerte fue producda por asfixia en-
ell rio Manat, paso denominado I" de la Car
men," por donde a las de la nOche atra-
vesaba el desgraciadO PericO, acOmpanado de
su amigo don Manuel Santana, .ambos On uua
sola bestia; salvandose, duras penas, ell j0-
ven Santana apareciendo el ahogado las 81
horas, frenJe a la hacienda "Buena amiga de
cuyas aguas fu6 extraido valerosamente por el
apreciable amigo don Salustiano Viami
Felicitamos de coraz6n d,,n Isidro Santa
ma. por la salvacion de su apreciable hiio don
Manuel lamentamos la muerte de un j0ven
tan excelente como 10 era Roman que tansas
esperanzas ofrecfa sus aman.es padres
quien api ecabanos por las relevantes prem
das que le adOrnaban, adenlas de que poseia
un caracter afable y era simpatic0 a cuantos
le trataban.
Ell del mes actual, Sc ahog0 otro indv-
duo atravesando el mismo rio, aun no ha pa
recido su cadaver.
Los guardias Eos. del puesto de San Loren.
20. Donisio Lafuente y Eduardo Victor, detu.
yieron la una de la madrugada del del actual
en- ell barrio de Cerro-gordo al individuo Rogue
Megia reclamado por el Juzgado de instrucclou
de Humacao
81 sargento comapdante del puesto do ~
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10

] ques, dando por resutado que cuando Sc Judo
adYertir, en- los mangares vecinos la fabrica
| Sc habia esparcido una gran cantidad de kero-
| sine. Sc perdio una considerable suma do ga
| lones del dicho quido, aun cuando dicen, que
Sc pudieron recuier unas o 40 latas entire
los manglares. La policia ayudada por e We
cindario tom0 serias precauciones para evitar
un SinieStrO, y los empieados de la refnera
trabajarOn sin dsscanso con ell misnIo fin. Ell
panico On todo el casero Tue muy grande.
e"e
Dice un teegrama de Halifax dirijido 4
Santiago de Cuba, que en- Halifax Sc da por So
gurO que ESpana ha cOnvenidO en- que al expi-
rar ell tratadO de 1886. los productos del Cana
da Sc admitran en las AntilIrs bajo las mismas
condolences que los dc los Estados Unidos
-.
Es una noticia que tiene beHs0les. Una
sOrpresa, no es NADIA de broma.
Homos visto hoy un telegrama recibido
por un amigo nuestro. que dice asf:
Prepare p9blie0, vanaOs d eSG Los BE-
MoLEs"
Con que va 10 saben los lectores de LA Co.
EREsPONDENCIA. Preparen ell bolsillO para e
proximo arrilo de los bensoles, bemoles que son
mas que sOstenidos =
Procuraremos tener nuestros lectores al
corriente de esta question de bensoles que en
breve sera la question palpitante de la Capita.
Por ahora nos esta prohibido decir nj una
palabra mas.
IS
Hoy no Sc ha realizado nnguna venta dc
azdcar On competencia, en- esta plaza.
pasaieros Ilegados do Barcelona por ell
vapor espanol Heraad,s. Cortes: Francisco Mar.
tnez Soler, jose M: Sanroma, Antonio Torre-
Has, Juan Escurriarte, Alfredo Espinos, E1ri-
que Gonzalez y Juan CASTILLO, jose Maria de
Castanos.
Hoy por la manana ha salido el Iltmo Sr. In
tendente para la Carolina On union de los sefo-
res comisionados que de dcho pueblo vinieIoa
a esta Capital, enviado pOr aquel Ayuntamiel to.
90
La junta general de alumnos de la Insti-
tuci0n de Ensenanza superior, ha nOmbrado
de su senO una comsion, compuesta de los
jovenes don Francisco Zuazuaga, don Miguel
Kearney don Jose soler don Guilermo Power
para que on nombre de tOdos de las gracas al
Ateneo por la souci0n dada al confcto surgi-
do con motive ue no haber venidO esta Capt..
tai los catedraticos de la Universidad de la
Habana; a los doctores Ferrer Baralt, por
81 generoso desprendimiento con que SO han
brindado 4 acompanarles Ia Capital de Cuba
Telegramas recibidos dc Madrid On San.
tiago de Cuba ell % del mes pasado dicen que
SO ha descubierto una consprac6n repubca-
na en- Cadiz que han sido reducidOs prision
IA individuos entire ellos el conocido agitador
Sr. Salvochea
90
Sc encuentra casi restablecido despues ds
veinte dias que ha estado enfermo, conse-
euencia de las mordeduras que le fueron
sadas por un perro, nuestro apreciable amigo
ell Sr. D. Lucio de Ar6valo.
EsOs perrOs sueltos sin bOzal, en- medic de
la ciudad, han sido y seguiran siendO causa dc
muchas desgracias. Y estamos en- plena ca.
nicula.-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10
ID Correspondence de Puefl0-RiCo.
+ Puerto Rico, 9 de Setienbye de 1891.

LILA suscrici6n LA CORRESPONDENCE va
Ie DDS PESOS POR TRIMESTRE adelantado en-
s0s pleblos de la Isa. No servira ninguna sus-
y crc ci6n 81 la carta de ayiso no acompafa el
yalor de un trmestre
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10
~ II Doctor Tizoi

Esta de temporada On Hato- Rey, pero
yiene todos los dias esta ciudad.
Sus numeTosos centes deben so'icitarlo q
delar aviso en- las. .FARMACIAS DE BLANCO Y
DAUBON.
Sc ha recibdO hoy on esta ciudad un to-
legrama dc Ponce annnciando que el aprecia-
bic oabailero, selor Finlay, agente comercial
de los Estados- Unidos en- aQuel!a ciudad. ha
falecido.
Que descanse en- paz!
90
sEl senior don Luis BOnafoux ha dadu la
estampa on Madrid, una production. de su in-
genio [una novela) que lleya por tltulo Es
1Oispero.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10

raj y Sr. obispo dc esta Provincia, al Sr. Ca
n0vas del Castillo, al general Martinez Campos
y al Sr. Noya diputado a Cort6s I5or aluel dis
trito en- solicitud de gracia para. los reos En-
Ponce, dice La Dena0cy0cia, y dices muy bien,
repugna eIcrmen, pero mas repugna 81 cas-
tigo .cuando sllega los ultimos limites de la
crueldad, cnando Sc aplca sangre fra, So
bre la tabla del cadalso, on presencia de la ate
rrorizada multitnd"
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-09-10

Aver entre una dos de la tarde nos dicen
que ocurri6 un lamentable accidente en- la re-
hncrfa dc petr6leo establecida GU Catafo. Pa.
recs que 50 abrio una dc las llayes de los tan
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
A NOVEL EFFECT OF POPULARITY.

A very remarkable view of the reasons
which are supposed to sway commercial ac-
ton is furnished by recent announcement
to the Philadelphia coal trade. The an
nouncement was made by the Reading Coal
and Iron Company that from the 1st of the
year, it would discontinue the supply of the
size Of anthracite coal known as small stove
coal. This is for the novel reason that this
size of coal is too popular with consumers.
Merchants and manufacturers at large
would be thunderstruck if told that the e1-
ceeding popularity of any grade or size of an
article is a good reason for refusing to let
the public have any supply at all OF what it
wants. Fashionable shoemakers, for in
stance, may have observed, among their
patrons Of the softer sex, an extraordinary
demand for Nos. 2 or in shoes; but
but it has never occurred to the
members of that craft that this affords
a reason for telling the ladies that they can
not have any shoes of those sizes at all. On
the contrary, the enterprising shoe merchant
will make an extraordinary effort to supply
that demand, even proceeding to the length
of marking down As and 5s into the grade of
Is and 3s. The iron manufacturer, if he
finds certain size of bar iron leading in the
demand, will set his mills to running on that
size. But the coal corporation in this case is
so superior to the ordinary commercial rules
that it adopts the Draconian rule, when it
finds the public running after given size of
coal, of telling the public that such vagary
of popular opinion will be corrected by
taking away the supply altogether.
Of course detail is added on the part of
the coal company that modiies this remark
able position somewhat. 1t is that as the
coal company produces certain proportion
of each size of coal this excessive demand
for one size causes inconvenience by leaving
an excess Of the other sizes on the hands of
the company. But that hardly furnishes an
adequate reason for disseminating the supply
of that size altogether. 1t might furnish
reason for raising the price of the popular
size, or, as merchants often do, in
creasing the sales of the unpopular
sizes by lowering the price oD them. The
truth is the explanation of this peculiar at
titude is furnished by the fact tina: there is
partial monopoly in supplying anthracite
coal to Philadelphia. If the competitive
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
PITTsBURG, SUNDAY, JAN. 4, 1891.
GENERAL MILES TESTIMONY.

While the first thing to accomplish with
the Indians is to get them back under con-
troll, the sense Of the nation is aroused to
the demand that humanity, mercy and
Justice shall enter into their future treat
ment much more than these qualities have
been exhibited in the past General Miles
has Just published strong article In which
he directly charges the present and pre-
ceding troubles upon the gross dishonesty,
incompetency and want of foresight with
which the Indians have been treated by the
Government agents. He points out that
they have been kicked about from pillar to
post, moved off their lands, cheated out of
their supplies and regarded with contemp.
by the agents sent to dea, with them. One
of his first acts when he got upon the ground
is, as told by Yesterdays kilograms, to rec
omDend the removal of number of these
agents and the appointment: of army officers
in their place.
Seeing the continuous bungle that has
been made of this Indian business, the public
cannot but conclude that. unless the admin
istration has some new plan of management
to offer, it should lose no time in transferring
the control of the Indians to the War De-
partment In any event, this chapter of
national history, so far as it has gone. will
not be read with pride by generations to
come Before it is closed by the utter ex-
termination of the unfortunate race. there
should be some effort to redeem the disgrace
which has ensued from permitting the fate
O! the wretched Indians to remain so long
in incompetent and unworthy hands.
Since the outbreak has gone so far, it is at
least some satisfaction to know that General
Miles is now personally in control, and that
he approaches the responsibility with a
vivid sense of the mistakes that have been
made in the past.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
Judge Brown Actually Smiled.

More practical jokes and indeed jokes of all
sorts are attributed to General Pearson than
any other Pittsburger alive to-day. Some Of
them happened so long ago that it is almost,
cruel joke upon the General TO tell them again.
But one that was told in gathering of lawyers
the other day may be related here if for no
other reason than to show how early the pro-
pensity for extracting fun out of everything
developed itself in the General.
Judge Brown, who was the last lay Judge
elected in the Allegheny county courts, was ac-
cording to tradition q very austere man and ex-
tremely economical in the distribution of
smiles-ip fact, it was said that he was per-
feet prohibitionist and never smiled. Mr..
Pearson, who had then but recently been
called to the bar, was not exactly IN sympathy
with Judge Brown. Ono day he entered Judge
Browns court and went to the water cooler
which was back of and above the
jury box. A bald juryman was sitting immedi-
ately under the water cooler, placidly snoozing.
The court was charging the jury. Mr.. Pearson
took drink of water and then, observing the
bald head below him, deliberately left the
water running. The stream struck the center
of the shining Uranium, and its owner jumped
three feet into the air. 1t was instantaneous
and intensely. ridiculous. Judge Brown smiled,
and then actually laughed. The scene was un-
precedented, and it is related by veracious eye
witnesses that one of the tlpstaves tainted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04

the weather in already bringing to naught
his assertion that this winter will be milder
than the last one. Hicks, who sticks more
closely to the conventional January weather
has equally hard luck in having the weather
turn out Just the opposite of his prediction,
so far as the first three days of the month
are concerned. This gives us the lesson
that the only safe rule of weather prophecy
is to abjure dates and stick, as the HYDRO
graphic Office does, to the general probability
OF SHOWS aud blows during the midwinter
month. The nan who observes that JAN
uary has opened with excessive humidity
and sloppiness and then turned into cold
wave, and then asseverates that the month
will contain greater or less variety of
freezing and thawing weather, will estab-
lish his reputation as cautious weather
prophet who may be depended on not to
stake his reputation too rashly.
Conservative action has its uses in certain
provinces of action, such as prices, labor dis
putes and banking. In none of these fields,
however, is there likely to be more value in
abstaining from rash or novel courses, than
in the profession of weather prophecy. AS
illustrated in the above predictions, it is
also the safest rule of conservatism not to
descend to too much particularly of de-
fails
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
EASY trimming FOR SENATOR

The opposition to Senator Cameron for re-
election is still loudly voiced by the Phila-
delphia Press, but has not yet taken any
organized shape. In Erie it has been dis
cussed TO the extent of bringing strong pres
sure upon the local Representatives to vote
against Cameron. Here and there at other
points through the State there have been
mutterings of intended opposition. The
leading fact in the situation, however, is
that Senator Quay alone would have the in
fuence TO hold out the necessary twenty
seven Republicans against the caucus which
Cameron will otherwise easily control.
Considering that the Beaver statesman has
made no sign of antagonism to his former
CHIEF, the prospect of any change in the Sen
atorial representation is not particularly
bright. No other candidate has been named
or formally entered the lists. Cameron can,
therefore, regard the situation with tolerable
complacency. He may not feel flattered by
some of the criticisms upon the quality or
quantity OF his Senatorial service, but SO
long as he gets the votes the criticisms will
hardly disturb his composure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04

forces were freely at work any coal COM
pany would readily perceive the necessity of
furnishing the size of coal the public wants,
even if they had to go to the length OF
altering their breakers so as to turn out
more of the size that is wanted. But as this
company has at least partial monopoly, it
is able to inform the public, when it finds
itself burdened with an excess of the un-
popular sizes, that consumers cannot have
what they want until they have relieved the
company by buying considerable amount
of the sizes they do not want. We can
imaginethat if grocer had monopoly he
would be likely to make the public buy less
popular grades of tea, coffee or sugar in
much the same manner.
Thus we have new illustration of the
rule laid down as fundamental principle
of law by the New York, Courl of Appeals
years ago, that where by the obstruction OF
competition any line of business is ''safe
against the reduction that would otherwise
follow mean accommodation and want of
skill and attention" The inevitable result
is that the public is ill-served in proportion
as the interests thus freed from competition
are we'll paid.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
IMPORTS NOT YET CHECKED.

The views Of various consuls of the United
States on the new tariff and the foreign trade
OF the United States, as printed elsewhere.
puts matters in a different shape from what
most people would expect. 1t is contrary
to what would be looked for to find most of
the consuls testifying that the trade of the
ports at which they are stationed has not
undergone any material change. Only Jar
rett at Birmingham and Brown at Glasgow
find material falling off; and the report of
the latter contains the expectation that there
will be a reactionary gain of part of the loss
by shipments of preferred sugar when the
new schedule on that staple goes into effect
OF course, the determining value of this
evidence as to the effect of the law is ma
terially modified by two considerations
First, a conclusive test is not afforded by the
statistics of one or two months shipments.
The movement of trade for two years would
be conclusive; and hardly less than a years
statistics could be held to be reliable in
dicatlon. Then it is the fact that some of
the reports are from cities whose trade with
the United States is so inconsiderable, or is
in staples so little ahected by tariff duties,
as to afford no criterion. With these allow
ances made, however, it is still somewhat
surprising to learn that, in the month after
the new tariff went into effect, little change
was made in our imports from such cities as
London, Dublin, Paris, Liege, Prague, Leip-
sic and Basle.
This showing, if sustained by future sta
tistics, cuts both ways. 1t answers some of
the arguments of the free traders; but at the
same time it casts doubt upon the success
of some of the leading purposes of the policy
of the tariff bill. These purposes were, first
the reduction of revenue; and next, in GER
tain cases where high protection was de-
sired, to reduce revenue by raising the duty
so as to check imports. Of course, the
repeal of the sugar duties was expected
to result in increased imports OF that staple,
but if advanced duties on certain English,
French and German products do not de-
crease the importations of the articles, the
revenue will be increased by the advance of
duties, and the protective purpose of the
change will be at least postponed until
domestic competition has come in to reduce
prices to the point that will check the i'm
ports.
This test of actual workings of the tariff
is an interesting one, and will be observed
with close attention until it has proceeded
SO far as to give decisive. indication of the
results of the new schedule. We think the
main factor yet to come, which will put a
different aspect on the situation abroad, is
the competition which protected market In
the United States will cause to spring up
here. New American producers will come
to the front. The time since the passage OF
the Tariff act has been too brief for the full
development yet upon this line.