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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-09

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New Orlsank. La. Dec. .. 1891
Notice IL hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler haa 6led notice OF his
intention to make final proof in SNIP
port Of his c1ain. and that said proof
will I've made before the judge. or
In his abaene1 the clerk Of the dis
trict court, at Cevington, La. on Non.
day, January %. 1872. viz:
CHARLES DESPONEY,
wLo made homestead entry No. II. -.
for tie east half of the southwest omar.
ter or section n. lownahsP o. Scot"
range Is east, st. Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said LAM. viz.
Lawrence Cousin, William l.iv'ngs-
ton. Mitchell Cyprian and Horace Sener-
son. all Of ~ TamMany parish. L.
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h:s intsatioa u make asal proof in sep.
pert of his claim, and that asiL prsof
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CALVIN G. ". COOPER,
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-09
ABITA RIVER
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Manufacturer aasl Dealer In
Paving. Building, Red
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
and the sea where he was going always

and the sea where he was going always
smooth, and he particularly requested
such vessels as would enable him to run
close in along the shores and sail up the
rivers. On his third voyage. when he
actually reached South America, he
complained of the size of his vessel.
which rendered coast exploration diff
cult.
The Spanish authorities declare that
the Santa Maria of 1892 is an exact re-
production in every detail Of that Of
1902. 1t has the same old fashioned
shape, the same primitive masts. rig
gings and sails, and even the same ar
mament Of falconets and mortars, hal
herds and arquebuses. The cabin of the
commander is furnished in the style Of
the Fifteenth century, and its table Is
Uttered with maps, documents and nau-
teal instruments of the period. Final
ly, its mastheads are decorated with the
royal standards Of Castillo and Leon, in
exact imitation Of the flags which Co
lumbus planted in the New World on
Oct IL, 1492. The vessel is manned by
an excellent crew, obtained from among
the fishermen and sailors of CadiZ and
San Fernando, and placed under the
orders Of detachment of officers Of the
royal navy.
At the opening of the Spanish fetes,
on Aug. 3, the war vessels of all nations
were at Huelva to salute the new Santa
Maria on her first voyage down the river
and her entrance into the Bay Of Cadiz
was greeted by deafening salvos As
there was almost dead calm, however
she had to be taken in tow by gunboat
which marred the representation some-
what Later however, she sailed ont
beautifully on the route taken by Colum-
bus, and returned to receive renewed
salutes. At this naval congress Of ma
tions tho fact was humorously COM
mented on that Columbus took with him
for interpreter a scholar who knew Lat
in, Greek. Hebrew, Arabic, Coptic and
Armenian, in addition to Spanish; that
this learned gentleman was a failure in
the New World, and that the first to
master any of the Indian tongues were
the most illiterate sailors. But this is
an oft repeated experience.
j. II. BKADLE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
THE SHENANDOAH.

center such vessel was absolutely open
and in no respect superior to the fishing
craft and other light coasting vessels of
today. That men should have been
willing to dare the passage of the
stormy Atlantic in such craft gives us a
high idea Of their courage, and as
matter Of fact only Columbus, Las
Casas, the Pinzons and two or three
other mad enthusiasts were willing.
The crew consisted chiefly Of desperate
characters compelled TO take the trip.
Many were released from prison to go,
and some had been condemned to death
and volunteered as bare chance for life.
Our astonishment is but slightly miti-
gated when we read that Columbus did
not ask for large vessels, for there were
many in the Spanish ports larger than
these. He firmly believed that tho
voyage would be comparatively short
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
THE NEW SANTA MARIA.

It is indeed hard to believe that the
little caravel of 240 tons at the outside
could have made such voyage, and
when one compares it with the large
sailing vessels of today he may well be
incredulous. With the achievements
of steam and practical science we are
tolerably familiar, but the fact then
Though sailing vessels antedate written
history, the progress therein since 1902
is as great as in anything else) comes to
one as great surprise. Compare the
little Santa Maria with, for instance.
the magnificent Shenandoah. tho Ameri-
can four masted bark and queen Of all
sailing vessels, which few months ago
went from San Francisco to Liverpool
with 5000 tons of wheat on board.
Consider first the big sailer. The
Shenandoah. commanded by Captain
Murphy, was one of the five which left
the Bay Of San Francisco last year on
the famous race around the Horn. They
sailed at high tide, of necessity, as they
drew twenty-seven feet Of water. The
weight of wheat aboard, 5000 tons, was
the greatest cargo Of the kind ever
placed in vessel and equivalent to
SO, 733 bushels. or the crop of an aver
"ge agricultural county. An adequate
description of the Shenandoah would
fill q column. Sailer as she is, che
"makes sail by steam," as sailors say
that is, the sails are pulled into place
by little donkey engine, and of all
glorious sights to the seaman's eye there
is none more glorious than to see her
swell from bare poles to full rig Of
snowy sails in less than five minutes.
The Santa Maria might have been
placed on the deck of the Shenandoah
without adding perceptibly to her
weight Of cargo. She was decked YES
sci, and while the Spanish historians do
not deal in exact measurements they are
80 minute in details of her capacity that
her size is known. Captain Gustavus
w. Fox, after very careful calculation,
declares that her length was "e3 feet
over all and 81 feet along her keel"
with 90 feet beam and 1015 feet in depth.
Her crew consisted Of fifty seamen, and
in the list are found the names Of one
.Inglishman and one Irishman. 1t is
really pity that this list is not certain
ly authentic; it would be interesting to
know the name Of the first Irish emil
grant to America. This historic vessel
was wrecked on Christmas eve, 1909, on
the coast Of Hispaniola, calamity due
to the gross carelessness of the sailing
master.
Small as she was, her consorts, the
Pinta and the Nina, were considerably
smaller, being mere barks. called cara
vels, without decks, unless the high
PROV and stern may be so called. In the
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
BITS OF INFORMATION.

q The gray rat came to Europe from
India by way of Russia.
Gold was mined in Egypt and the
Eastern Empire 1900 &c.
In 1885 John Blackstone sold the site
of the city of Boston for $50.
AS late as 1872 women rode astride.
Side saddles are modern inventions.
The market price of wife in Equa.
torial Africa is ten bundles of hairpins.
The tall hat worn by men first ap.
peared in France nearly 500 years
ago.
When terrified an ostrich travels at
the rate of about twenty miles an
hour.
Playing cards have been known for
500 years, but their origin is lost in
mystery.
st. Martins, Canterbury, is said to be
the Oldest church in England. 1t was
built about AID. $50.
Edison has invented torpedo with
which twenty-five men can hold fort
against 200, coo enemies.
4 hlppometer invented by French
o.,icer, viii measure the PAGES and
ground covered by horse.
The longest animal known to exist at
the present time is the rorqual, which
averages one hundred feet in length.
The forty-irst chapter of Genesis,
fourteenth verse, contains the earliest
reference to shaving of the beard, where
it is told of Joseph that he shaved him
self.
King Shen Kung, of China, is said to
have discovered tea entirely by accident.
While replenishing fire made OF
branches of the tea plant some of the
leaves fell into the pot in which he was
boiling his supper, and ever since that
d,.te-2, ,696 B,C.-the Chinese people
have been tea drinkers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estate Of Ezekiel Cole, deceased.

Notice is hereby given that letters testament
airy on the estate OF Ezekiel cole, deceased,
have been granted to II. II. Grotz, TO whom all
persons indebted TO said estate are requested to
make payment, and those having claims or de-
mands viii make known the same without de-
lay. ii. II. GRUTZ,
Executor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
FAMED SANTA MARIA.
COLUMBUS FLAGSHIP COMPARED
WITH MODERN SAILING VESSELS,

he wonder to the Mariner of Today Is
low the Navigator Crossed the Ocean
in His Little Caravei-A Facsimile for
the worlds Fair.
Spain is now in the midst Of series
of fetes in commemoration of the dis.
covery Of America which will last till
late in October. On the Sd of August,
date Of the sailing of Columbus from
Palos, the jubilation began, and of all
the sights the exact reproduction Of the
flagship of Columbus, the Santa Maria,
excited most amazement. Among the
sailors in the vast gathering there was a
loud chorus of astonishment and unbe-
lief. Almost unanimously they de-
clared that such a ship had not done the
thing--it was impossible.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.

She Wrote the Ode for the Coiu,n bus
Day Celebration.
Miss Edna Dean Proctor, the descend
ant Of a highly honored New England
family, was born at Henniker, N. II. In
early life she became contributor to
the best literary publications and pub
lisbed a volume of poems. mostly pa
triotic, which gave her leading place
among American poets. After travel
ing extensively in the east she wrote "A
Russian Journey" in vivid, picturesque
Latin style, which has become classic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30

Her later poems have been slowly pro-
duced, but are everywhere held to be mas
terpieces of art and among the strongest
voices Of patriotism in our literature.
She lives much of the time in Boston
and at Framingham. Mass
Miss Proctor was honored by the COM
mittee Of the popular Columbus Day
celebration soliciting her to write the
ode which is to be rendered in every To-
cality of America on Oct. 2l The lyric
is the result Of months Of labor, and
will take permanent rank as one of the
foremost poems ever written on America
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30

Colonel Wachoupe, who antagonized
Nr. Gladstone in Midlothian, is one Of
the most popular residents in the dis
.rict-a big, frank and good-nstured
Scot, with record as an officer Of the
Lack Watch in Ashantee and Egypt.
de has been several years engaged in
nursing the Midlothian constituency for
iist such shake-up as he gave the G..
y. N. during the last campaign. -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-09-30
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
He Recommends tho General Observance
OF Columbus Day on Oct. FL.

He RecOmme ends tho General Observance
OF Columbus Day on Oct. FL.
Whereas, by joint resolution, approved
June 20 1892 II was resolved by the senate and
house of representatives Of the United States
OF America in congress assembled, THAT the
president Of the United States be authorized
and directed to issue q proclamation recon-
mending TO the people the observance in ali
their localities Of the 400th anniversary Of the
discovery Of America, on the Est Of October.
1902 by public demonstrations and by suitable
exercises in their schools and other places Of
assembly,
Now, therefore. l. benjamin Harrison, presi-
dent of the United States of America, in pur.
suance OF the aforesaid joint resolution, do
hereby appoint Friday, Oct. q, 1872. the 40Oth
anniversary Of the discovery of America by
Columbus, as general holiday for The people
of the United States, On thut day let the peo-
Pile so far as possible cease from toll and de-
vote themselves TO such exercises as may best
express honor to the discoverer and their ap-
probation Of the great achievements of the
four completed centuries of American life.
Columbus stood in his age rs the pioneer OF
progress and enlightenment. The system Of
universal education is in our age the most
prominent and salutary feature of the spirit of
enlightenment, and it is peculiarly appropriate
that the schools be made by the people the CEN
ter OF the days demonstration. Let the ma
tional flag float over every school house in the
country, and the exercises be such shall i'm
press upon our youth the patriotic duties Of
American citizenship.
In the churches and In the other places o.
assembly Of the people let there be expressions
Of gratitude to divine Providence for the de
vout faith OF the discoverer, and for the divine
care and guidance which have directed our his
tory and so abundantly blessed our people,
| In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this 2lst day
of July, In the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-two, and of the in
dependence Of the United States the one hun
dred and seventeenth.
, 1892-04-18
EXCLUDE THE CHINESE.


How will Senators Squire and Allen vote
on the home Chinese exclusion act-to
keep the Mongolians out entirelyP Both
have hired and worked Chinese servants,
and by the way there are several aspirants
for office in this state in both the demo-
cratic and republican ranks who employ
Chinese in preference to whites. 1t is said
that the passage of the House bill will
cause the suspension of diplomatic rela-
,tions with this country by China, the ex-
pulsion of all American missionaries and
merchants from China aud the curtailment
or destruction Of our foreign trade and the
turning over of the trade of Portland and
San Francisco and the Sound to British
Columbia. This is but the howl of the
capitalists and the wall of lovers of Chinese
cheap labor. Greater than all other evils
that have been pictured, is the destruction
Of American labor by the swarms of
Chinese watching and waiting over the
border for the approaching 9Th Of
May. The heather hordes should be
kept out of the land. They not
only compete with white labor in this
country, to the detriment of the latter, but
they smuggIe nearly everything they
handle into the United States, pay no
duty on it and send all of their earnings
to China. If it comes to the worst the
United States can get along without the
trade Of China. Progressive Japan is al
ready capturing the great bulk Of it. Our
senators in congress know the feelings of a
majority Of the people. of this state on the
subject, and should vote for the Geary bill.
Dolph, Of Oregon, is opposed to that bill.
He is from Portland, where the Chinese
have cut a wide swath through that beauti-
ful city, which Asiatic plague-spot is a dis
grace to American civilization. Thank
God there is one city and county III Wash
ington, at least, where the leprous heather
is not admitted except il McNeill's Island
penitentiary,
, 1892-04-18

LET every county in the state protest
against againt the proposed appropriation
for canal to Lake Washington. We want
money for public improvements, not per
sonal aggrandizment, nor for payment of
political obligations.-Tacoma Ledger.
Thurston county could soon have a fresh
water harbor if one is needed in the state.
The mouth of the Chehalis, in Chehalis
county; the Willapa, in Willapa harbor, the
mouths Of the skagit, Nooksack,
.snohomish, Puyallup and other
rivers on the Sound could be
be made fresh water harbors. Why should
Senators Squire and Allen spend 50 much
time in booming canal from the Sound to
Lake Washington. It will help Seattle
only. tits nothing more Or less than spe-
cial pleading for necessity that does moi
exist. Protests ought to be sent to Wash
ington against it, as it is not necessity at
, 1892-04-18
OPINIONS DIFFER.

Hon. Frank Hatton, the able postmas
ter-generaI Of President Arthur's cabinet
who succeeded Gresham in that office
was interviewed recently by the Chicago
Inter Ocean on political affairs. Mr.. Hat
ton is now the editor of the Washington
Post, the greatest newspaper the nationa
capital has ever had. He tells many in
teresting things about presidential nomi
mating conventions and says 81 hear thai
Platt and his followers in New York, an6
that Quay and his lieutenants in Pennsyl
Vania are doing all in their power to take
delegates to Minneapolis opposed to the
Presidents denomination, and they boldly
assert that Harrison could not be elected
These men were strong enough to take
their states away from Blaine, and it can
not be said that there is anything like the
feeling in either state in favor of Harrison
that existed in both states for Blaine,
when these two men and their helpers con.
trolled delegations against the man from
Maine"
"What about Blaine?"
II cannot answer that directly, as 1 am
not in Mr.. Blaine's confidence; bntI think
I can safely say that his influence, if he
chooses to assert it, will not be for his
present chiefs denomination, and that the
ex-Plumed Knights friends will not be in
danger of losing his friendship if they
should refuse to assist in Harrison's re-
nomination.
Relative to the Endorsement President
Harrison has been receiving, Mr.. Hatton
says: Thirty six out of thi1ty-eight states
Endorsed the administration of President
Arthur, and yet, when the national CON
Yention assembled in 1884, a majority Of its
delegates, including Delegate Benjamin
Harrison Of Indiana, decided it wise to
nominate another man.
''As an impartial observer / imagine that
if a determined fight should be made
against Mr.. Harrison it might be said BY
those opposing him, as it was said by Mr..
Harrison's Indiana supporters against
General Arthur in 1884, and to my own per
sonal knowledge i think it could be said
with a great deal more force and truth,
that the whole power Of the administra-
tion and its array Of office holders is being
exerted to perpetuate itself and themselves
for another four years.
Ex-senator ingalls, was also lately in
Chicago. He told an interviewer: Gas
for a political prediction, all / have to say
is that from the outset I considered Har-
rison and Cleveland the inevitable nomi-
nees. The star of Cleveland may have been
partially obscured at times, but today he
is the only logical candidate of the demo-
cratic party. Of course the row between
Cleveland and Hill may mean the loss of
New York to the party, but the ex-presi-
dent will be the nominee.
chill is today the smallest man in this
country. Blaine was the choice Of enthu-
siasm, Harrison is that of common sense.
Hill was to have been nominated by ma
chine triekery, Cleveland will be nomin-
ated by the masses of his party. The pres
ent democratic congress was elected on
Cleveland principles and on Mckinley
platforms. What have the democrats in
congress accomplished on their line? Moth
ing. They have nibbled at the Mckinley
bill like mice at the feet of an elephant. On
silver they have tried to satisfy both the
, 1892-04-18

stories of Early Davs.

The Tacoma Ledger has alraady begun
the publication Of the stories Of adventure
told BY the early settlers Of Washington,
both in the daily and weekly, and they
promise to be thoroughly interesting, n IL
order to put these stories within easy reach
ofalI the readers of THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
we have arranged to have the weekly Iedg.
er sent to each of our subscribers who will
send us rs cents. Those who are not sub
scribers can secure both The WEEKLY
TRIBUNE and the weekly Ledger for the ex-
tremely low price of$175in advance. Send
in your order at once, SO you will miss
none of the stories.
, 1892-04-18

free coinage West and the money bags of
Wall street, trying to straddle the question
like circus performer with one foot on
each of two horses going in opposite direc-
tions. The result will be Cleyeland's nom
nation and the result of that will be Har-
rison's election. My own state will return
to the fold. The present programme in
Kansas is to give the electoral vote to the
democrats, and the state offices to the
alliance. It will faiI.n
, 1892-04-18

The Tacoma Ledger still froths at the
mouth whenever it thinks of how Calkins
didn't get elected U. S. senator from Wash
ington.-Snohomish Sun.
If Calkins had been elected senator it is
not likely an American man-of-war would
have gone toa British dry dock for repairs
when tirst-class dock was in operation in
the waters of Puget Sound.
, 1892-04-18

The average daily circulation of the
Olympia TRIBUNE is more than double it
was when The TRIBUNE was started two
years ago, while the demand for the weekly
is increasing every day. The daily TRIBUNE
has the complete telegraphic dispatches OF
the Associated press and always has lots OF
local news. Tt does not handle bogus dis
patches
, 1892-04-18

PERHAPS the following explains why
there are SO many beer saloons in Port
Townsend. The Quilcene Queen says:
Prosecuting Attorney Moody INDUCED
in the first drink of real water for many a
long day while at QuiIcene yesterday.
They have substitute for water at Town
send which analysis shows is composed Of
one-tenth water and nine-tenths decom-
posed polly-wogs, lizards. axle-grease and
slaughter-house drainage. By addition of
water makes excellent soft soap.
, 1892-04-18
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