St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-16

% . 1otge otte00A0Ce.
The law win not permit % t.
publish the name Of the luck = win.
ner Of the house and lot, in the
rafae last Sunday, for the benefit
OF the Catholic Church building
fund. People aye free to tell each
other, but the press u not free to
publish the news-and yet this ID
called . free country.
The annual commencement OF
the Tulane Law School will take
place this evening ut the Grand
Opera House, New Orleans. We
have received an invitation to be
present, with the compliments Of
Mr.. n J. Holt, Of Slidell, who Is
. member Of the graduating class.
We extend orr hearty congratala-
lions, and wish him success in his
chosen profession.
The EXCURSION LAST SUSDAY.-
Gen. Leon Jastremski, who was
one Of the members Of the. arrange
ment committee, gives the follow
ing account Of the A. n. v. ex-
cursion to Abita Springs and Cow
ington in his valuable Journal, the
the Louisiana Review:
m ~. fAXNANY.
The excursion Of the association
Of the Army Of Nothern Virginia to
Abita Springs and Covington, last
Sunday. was entirely successful.
Two trains were required to trans
port the excursionifts. The day
was delightful and was aereeably
spent in social intercourse. ram.
bling and dancing. At both points,
Abita and Covington, excellent
hotel and restaurant accommoda-
tons were found aud 1T the most
reasonable prices. The ride and
the spring water for which. among
other things, St. Tammany is
renowned, gave appetites and the |
gpreads were generally enjoyed
Progress and improvement Is the !
order Of the day over there. !
At Abita, . number Of new build
ngs are projected, which will give
superior accommodations. At Cow
ngt0n, there il marked improve
nent also. In fact the same thing
AN be said Of the entire parish, |
Ind the feeling is general among the
inhabitants that St. Tammany
vill soon be classed among the
eading and most thriving parishes
q the State. Speaking on the SUBJ
ect, IN enthusiastic st. Tammany.
te told the writer that the assess-
neut in ten years showed an in
'rease Of $500, 900 in the value Of
and census increase from
200 to 5000 in the population.
Ie called attention to the fact that
be parish, owing to it's location
ear the gulf and lake Ponchartrain,
assesses . delightful climate at all
sasons, which, combined with in
springs, many Of which
ave proven medicinal properties,
AXE It indeed . great sanitarium.
he parish be said, was rated No.
on the health maps. and It has I
vt lumber and agricultural
sources, which are being rapid !
developed. Stock raisingl
also carried on very successfully,
I'd the grass not only affords
,undant nutrition but, 90 our IN
'rmant asserted, it imparts . de-
ct0us favor TO the mutton and
sef. We had heard this said :
'out the mutton but not Of the !
sef and were disposed to think that Z
II informant was piling up the AZ. "
y on -, but he insisted that there :
~ no mistake about It. He ex. "
aimed that he was no boomer and =
d not claim that his parish was on
boom. There was . steady, sub
anttal growth better BY far than
IONS which 20 often collapse for
mt Of realities to stand on. All
It the beef, coincided with our OBJ
rvations, and We have little doubt
1t % soUn - We get . chance to =
ve The St. Tammany beef . fair <,
ow, al viii be ''Squew G." b
le trains reached the city ct =,
Iht and nine o'clock, respective n,
oil aboard being delighted with q
days outing, which was admir- Il
y managed BY the committee Of n,
A. N. w.. and the road oflci- X