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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

one human being I dare trust; they
would either be SO amused or 90 shocked
they would disclose everything. and
then-that is . catastrophe l do NOT
care to anticipate.
all-thep who need whisper what all
know? thus relieve my mind, let al
who care to read share my laughter,
and keep my secret, too; for even my
husband may read and smile and never
dream, dear innocent soul! that he is
the hero of my truthful tale. will SO
alter and reconstruct his outward ap-
pearance and picture 50 truthfully his
personality that he will not only fail
to recognize the portrait. but swear it
was not meant for him.
Fred is a good-looking. stylish fell
low. on the right side of thirty.
THAT might be me-" exclaim all the
young husbands reading this, emphati-
cally, if not dramatically.
But he is the most obstinate. con-
ceited. selfish man you can imagine.
''Oh! that must be some other fel-
low" they all exclaim.
On the other hand, am very charm
ing, pretty, stylish and amiablc. am
not yet twenty-five, and know more
than poor dear Fred ever began to. As
j am the only person who would rec
ognize this portrait-exccpt, possibly,
my mother-I consider my character
sufficiently disguised to tell my story
safely.
Fred and I had been married four
years, and welded life had begun to
lily or housekeeping cares to occupy
me. We lived in . small town noted
for its social life. but Fred. from be-
ing society youth. leader of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14
AN ECCENTRIC ARTIST,

ruraer Carried Hh Peeallae3eieo 10 ~
Grave.
Turner'S landscapes were radiant
with poetry and power. but the artist
himself was . riddle.
A brother artist Mr.. Richard Red
grave, who knew him well. wrote in
his diary" that Turners advice 10 sr-
lists was worth much, il understood,
but that usually II was 30 mysterious
~ given as to be an enigma 1t would
be conveyed to the artist BY the wave
Of . hand. or by poke in the ribs and
. significant pointing to some part OF
his picture, with ''Humph! Why did
you do that?"
During his active life, his dress and
the furniture of his house showed that
he despised show. But when he was
about to leave the world he expressed
the desire to be buried in St. psurs
cathedral. and carried there In q regu.
lation hearse. followed BY mourning
coaches filed with artists.
The funeral was in midwinter, the
hour nine o'clock in the morning, and
the artists came to the house expect
ing-what is usual in England under
such circumstances-that . luncheon
would be provided for them.
They were shown into , dingy. dirty
room, Turner'S gallery, covered with
. fusty mating. hung with stained
draperies which did not conceal the
broken plastering patched with news
pepcrA
But not . biscuit, nor Q glass Of
water. was offered to the hungry
mournerA Turner had never been
known when alive to feed anyone in
his own house, and it seemed Is he
was determined that no one should be
fed there when he was dead -
The gallery was empty Of every-a
thing except pictures painted BY him
self. Some of them, wonders of art
were dropping from their canvasea
Turner had valued one Of these 20
highly that he always declared that he
would b wrapped in it when he was
buried One day he asked Chantrey.
the sculptor. II Is his executor he
would carry out his wishes on that
point
mo doubt" he bluntly answered, II
shall bury you rolled up. in your pic.
ture, il it Is one Of the conditions Of
your will. and take you up the next
day and unroll you "-Youth's Com.
p3usOos -Irsr-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

One of the coins of the Chinese en-
peror Kanghi is very much sought after
By the Chinese. who use it in making
rings for the fiager. It is slightly dit
ferent from the other cash issued under
the same emperor. in the form Of one
Of the characters that indicate the reg.
mel period. The Chinese call It ''Lo-
han cash." the word Lo-han being q
transcript in Chinese characters of the
Sanscrit word Arhan. venerable" the
name applied to the eighteen attend
ants of Buidha. who arc frequently
seen ranged along the two sides Of the
principal halls in Buddhist temples.
The tradition Is that while the emperor
was intimately associated with Euro
pean missionaries he became imbued
with . feeling of contempt for
Buddhism. and illustrated this phase
Of his faith BY having set of eighteen
brass Lo-han images melted down and
cast into cash. This brass Is satd 70
contain . considerable portion Of gold.
hence the demand for the cash. SINH
lar pieces having the inscription fled
70 q TO resemble the Lo-han cash are
often found on the strings OF cash i'm.
ported BY the Chinese in the United
6tates -Philadelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

OGV@ ~AV04~
Both the method and results vhen
Syrup Of Fig3 b taken: II = pleasant
and rsftesaing IN tie taste, and aSss
gently yet psompty On the KidDeys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses tie so.
tenn electually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevcrs and cures habitndl
constipation. Syrup, Of Fin i The
only remedy of it, kind ever pro
duced, pleasing 10 the taste and %
eeptable to the stomach, prompt n
III action and truly beneficial IN il
effects, prepared only from tAs most
healthy and agreeable snbstances, it,
many excellent qualities commend it
to Ill and have made i the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs i for sale IN 60c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win pro.
cure il promptly for any ono Who
wishes to tzy It Do not accept any
CALIFORNIA FI6 SXRUP CO.
AH 0AAcIscO, ca.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

Wooden Coinchaser get that
blind millionairess he was after?' Bal.
dneh-"No. she wouldn't look Of him
-Bostop couyieE,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

81 tho Throat from childhood, caused b.
diphtheria, and havo used various remedies,
but have never found anything equal 70
BRowX's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs Rev. @. II
p. H0MpeO0, P1eeeon, Ky. Sold ooly In bo4oA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

HALs's Honey Of Herehoupd and Tar r.
nev0 whooptng cough
Pikc'S Toothxche Drops Cureiu one mlnuea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

Ma G D. PAINE, publisher OF tho Union
Signal. Chicago, III Writes: nevef cav
anything that would euro headache Nh
your Bradycrotina An drugglstss 5Oe, !,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

The worst cases yield 70 tho
mild, soothing, cleansing and heal
ing properties Of Dr.. SageS Catarrh
Remedy. That's why the proprie-
toss, csps and d. Dsomise, p IPeg
$500 for . case Of Catarrh In the
Head wHch they caspos eFsY
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

n. pleasant coating Of Beeehams PM
eompaeeoly dtsgut1so IL taste without i'm,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

Hostetter's Stomach Bitters arc most d.
sirable companion fer the traveller. They
are an excellent remedy for the nausea and
travel by water or land. Visitors to malAr.
ious localities should have It with them -
. safegeaDd. luconparable for hliouDnees,
dyspepsia and howell complaint, and . .
means OF checking II grippe and Rheumatic
twingeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

HAITI must have
q con6dant is
c l e ar. ] u S {
think Of me, a
woman. keeping
q secret . whole
year!--and such
. joke. such .
series Of jokes!
l laugh every
time I think of
them.
There IL not
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

WHEN tho funny man Il as his wits end
he wants apertod.-GalvCsto Nevs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

TnERs Is no morn faithful friend than q
WeIlfed doG Dallas NcwA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

TEE auctionser Is tho iaccommodatanR
man who comes and goes 1t ono bidding
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

.:ss&.E!If}I3&SIl3 5ks;I.3'
bilious fevers spring from it-sn
: :S;t' & ai; S;sss 9@QS9it t;5 &y
Discovery invigoissa 7yss9@
and rePels dissise, Il starts the
puri6es and enFiches the blood, md
: :ssss: ss::o:s.Irs sssis, ( e!
at work all the processes Of diges-
ton and nutrition, and builds up
flesh and strength. For al diseases
that come from . disordered liver
and impure blood, skin, scalp and
scrofulous affections, it's tie only
remedy. that's .gvQranseed. II Il
doesn't benefit a cure a etSry
''; Tess p.9 9' Only sof Sos ss' 70.
00G
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

II you have . bone Of content1ou with
anyone throw It to the dogs-Boston Txans.
cript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

he Only One Ever Printed-CAn Tee ~
aF the Woea3
There IL inch display advertisement
In this paper, this week which has NO two
words alike except one word Tho same 10
true Of each new ono appearing each week,
house places . ''Cresceut" on everything
they mako and publish. Look for Il, send
them the namc Of the word and they win
return you book, beautiful lithegraphs q
samples free
NAN wants b1t little here below, and q .
general thing he's getting it-Binghamton
Leader. ...f 81 !,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

A clever bit Of telephone work was
done At Tswkesbury, England, ON the
oceAsion Of the opening Of the public
ballroom. The representative Of a
Tewkesbury paper had 70 transmit over
the telephone TO Cheltenham . report
Of seven hundred wordA The time n.
lowed to users Of the telephone for
communication between towns 1t the
ballroom b three minutes, and In that
time the whole Of the report was spoken
over the wire and received. Anyone
who has ever tried to speak extempore
at the rate OF two hundred words .
minute will have . good idea Of the
cleverness Of speaking and receiving
more than two hundred and thirty
words . minute over the telephone
Pittsburgh Rses\A .uts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

T. ::. 1870 q: a.: =: Z 3 at 8:
j aIl its stages, aadJh1s isCGhzrh Hare
Catarrh Cure 10 the only positive cure
Known 70 the medical fratsrplV. CataETh
constitutional trooGDeuA Hail'0- CuGnfsA
Curs - taken intesnslly. aesipg. directly,
apon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tie
system, thsscey destroying The foun1a1jea
|el the disease, and giving The patient
strength by building Mp t6e constellation
pad assisting nature In dong II WORK he
dve powers, thae they o0aei o. Handred
Dollars for any case that Il 1Aals to cuEA
Send for list Of teatimoniala ~
Address. =. J. CHENEY Z ca, ToledAQ
Z Sold By Druggists. &c
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14
THE DELICIOUS CLERK.

10 Receives SaDutaFy End Mueh.Neede0
I.essoa.
The clerk with the wsxed mustache
and bangs listened rather impatiently
while the little woman explained what
she wanted.
Eyes. yes" he said at last, II under.
stand" He took down . roll Of cloth
and added: Here is just the thing"
'But said" she began.
IL know" he interrupted. ''You want
The cloth for . wrapper. and this II
something extra fine"
70. Il is?" said the little woman.
Eyes, rs all the rage" he returned.
- he unrolled the cloth. ''lt's Just
what yoa want, and It's chesp. too"
"Really?" she asked.
20, yes. II matches your complex.
Ion, and nothing could be better for .
wrapper" a.......t .,...r.fs
"And you're snre I want II for .
wrapper?" AiIsab = ~ -
"why. I supposed. of course-T
''And you're quite certain that this 10
the piece Of goods I want9" she inter.
rupted. ~
"Really. I'm usually 20 accurate in
nv Judgment that l can hardly BE-
lievc-"
''Can you think Of snything else that
want?"
"No. fnaAsm." he replied. with some
nervousless> II copfess, that / can't"
LET me ten ycu. then" she' laid.
eying him sharply over the counter.
81 want . clerk who will let me know
. little something about what want
myself Will you kindly ask the young
woman at the next counter TO come and
wait on me?'
He did 50. and she purchased material
for q teagown. Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04
WOMAN AND HOME.
ECONOMICAL WIVES AND SISTERS AND
HOW THEY SAVE MONEY.

Inside our Hsmes--Th- DUTY NJ Evcry
Mother-A Heroine at the washtuh.
Bedroom CorBers--when TO Use Canned
Goods.
The fact that women are economical and
money savers Il difficult to impress upon
the minds Of men rs a class, The methods
adopted by women Rro sensible and prac.
teal, sometiar ludicruus aud often pa.
thctlc, according To the position 10 which
they are placed In rruuul To ihc amounts
which fall to their lots 10 dlaposo Of. One
who denies herself even the common deli.
cnCics not To mention the uecyssaries, Of
life, il not a gUod example Tor others
Whenever a woman + allowed "a certain
SUN or earns a rcgulnr amount, with
which all expenses must lee iurt, then she
N better able 10 appreciate relative values,
and she will suOu acCustom herself to ne
best methods Of procuring the most md
hest for her money. As a class women nre
rnnru saving than men ever think Of being.
The wife Of one OF the most prominent
politicians This state has ever produced was
the tinancltr OF the family, aud but for hcr
ambition and faith Ia his abilities he would
probably never have been known beyond
the confines II his own county. Her far.
aghtednoss In real estate purchases, which
were exceedingly small ut first, made for
them amolcst competency which gave him
opportunities In furtherlng his political
carver An the household labor was per-
formed By hur own hands, aud the sale Of
dairy products gave them their Inst start.
one plan was TO bug lot IN rtspccta-
bic quarter and place several houses upon
H. The houses were not built there. The
wife passing through the strvts would ilud
houses for sale cheap II they were moved
from the place. These were bought aud
placed ON the lot mentioned, the cost being
much less than like structure when new
Fresh paper within and coat Of paint
made them desirable to rent, and little by
little the fortune was accumulated,
The officers al the building and loan rs.
socintluns have found thousands OF women
stockholdcrs Young women fired with
an ambition TO own property aud have a
home II their own Rro paying weekly into
the association hundreds OF dollars MANY
Of them have 90 practice tho most rigid
economy In order to meet their obligations
The comparative ncwncsa Of women in
business lilo aud their naturally sensitive
conscionccs make them prompt, and deal.
ers In rial estate have found them, as "a
rule, desirable purchasers.
In an organization recently started the
plan Is the same ~ that OF q savings bank.
Any SUN may be- deposited at any tlmc,
and after the deposits amount To ATTY dol
lars interest /, paid 10 tho dcpo-iior.
Among the person, who have dealings
with this association ara women of ou4
most fashionable sets, who entertain hand
somoly and seemingly have everything
heart eau wish Their savings arr some
tunes aa small ~ twenty-five cents fny
ceuts-ocoasioually as many dollars lin
diannpolis journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

There is not much probability OF at.
timing regular and continuous speed
of 100 miles per hour with our pres.
ont locomotives. Their firo boxes
which perform the same functions
for tho machines that their stomachs
do for animals are, with their pres.
ent construction, necessarily con.
uucted IN size, The weight of the
whole locomotive being fixed, the
Dimensions of the different parts ara
also limited.
1t Is proyerbially dangerous "a
prophcsy when you aro not quite
sure, and N Demonstrations arc
based upon calculations the mendac
ity Of figures may rise mp hereafter
10 deprive the prophet OF all honor.
Fast running is largely u question
Of steam production. Given u boiler
which will generate enough steam,
and tho other problems are OF com.
paratively easy solution. Tho diff.
Guilty is to get the boiler sufficiently
large within the limits OF size and
weight 20 which II must be confined.
--SCribner's.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

one u two things, says the teacher Of
cooking must take place 10 cause q cake
60 crack. In the flrst place pastry -four
only should be used Tor delicate cnkcs-i in
fact for all cakes II you use ordinary
Hour, which may contain spring wheat,
the cake uf course IL too thick, aud the
starch cells Ia baking or cooking require
more moisture than they can get from tho
given quantity N liquids or corresponding
materials Ia the cakes Use, then, less
lour, although should say buy the win.
ter wheat Hour Tor cake. Then ngniu tho
oven may be- too hot when the cake goes
In, OF It may be- placed too near an upper
heat. All CAKES should be baked NJ Inst
on the floor of the oven. II the crust h
formed too soon, the undcrhont will force
the heat up, and as the gas escapes IL
breaks the crust and leaves OF course tho
crack, 20 that II Is either too hot an oven
at ilrat, or the wrong kind OF ilour that
causes the trouble.
The same authority prefers winter TO
milk In those cakes that aru rich with but.
ter, ~ sho believes II makes loaf more
delicate and with softer crust. Water
of course In such eases must be added
gradually,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

dows dycssod up 90 exclude the daylight,
which proves q kindness n the frames are,
As Is usually the case, the better part of
the pictures on the wall; fur rugs over
which those with failing cycsight are con.
stautly warned by the kindly not To stun.
bic, etc, Il only needs u moments pause
for reflection 20 prove to sensible persons
that this crn4o for stuiling aud liltorng
the home has been carried to u ridiculous
excess.
Beauty should preside In every house.
hold, IL 10 true. but IL j. brtter to Ger al.
ways on the side Of simplicity and Of util.
ity merely, than on that Of foolish. mean
inglc.s Adornmcnt. Thcrc i undoubtedly
a desirable half way point between tho
home without any consideration Tor thC ~.
ilncment 81 appearance and that which Is
either a vulgar aggregation OF furnishing,
too fine for the use OF the humanity which
seems M nt ease In their midst, Or q com.
biuation Of the cheapest results of machine
labor oycrlhid hy display Of silly baud
work and glrish cnloring. Tho home which
tells nothing OF the taste, thought or occu-
patton Of is inmates. lacks the one dis.
tinctiyo quality OF tho most interesting
thing In lie character. boston Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

a matter which might bo useful to
women and important 70 the perfect mati.
agcmcnt Of u household Is some study on
the lifting mp Of the average business Of.
Zee, Here's a desk with piRconholrs for
bill heads, receipts, blanks OF all sorts, con.
tracts, pads, blottcrs aud every necessity of
well regulated establishment. lnanothcr
place are spaces for books Each book II
numbered or lettcrcd each has H. proper
place and ~ always found there Observe.
II you wall, that the books always stand o.
end and are not placed one above another;
also that the book exactly ats the spacc on
which u Is kept, In the safe there are
similar arrangements, The bookcepor can
80 into tho Office at any time Of day or
night, and even II he were blindfoldod
could lay hlshands on any article In daily
usc.-Nuw York Ledger
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

For tho past ten years a citizen Of
Portland has been collecting United
States postage stamps with the oh.
iect In view of obtaining /. 600. 600.
He has now $4,000, mostlyo Of the l,
. and cent denominations.
The remaining 10000 will he col.
lectcd in n comparatively short time.
lie has ob,ninedmost Of these stamps
at one Office.
He keeps them stored away in
pasteboard boxes, tied up in bundles
of 100 each. These Gre placed ON
edge In the boxs,.
He has thus parked CG,OOO in an
underwear box about 20 inches long,
10 inches wide and inches deep. Ii
requires 10 such boxes 20 hold the
$4,000. Portland Cle) Express.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

There are those In this country who for
the sake Of SELF qualification or Ia order
that their own pleasure may not he broken
In upon furcgo one uf he greatest privileges
which any right thinking mother eau en-
JOY viz, that Of sucking her own oil
spring, Among those We ilnd mostly our
society bellies, thusc who wish 10 preserve
their beauty and elegance OF figure. and
the mother OF rather say not the mother.
who does not care TO bo disturbed from hor
slumbcr Surely no motive Of this sort
ought for moment toweigh with the true
mother In the discharge of what l. plninly
a part Of the sacred duty that doyolyes
upon her In the performance VI the ten
der Office OF nurse tho mother ongcndrra
those strong feelings " affection aud love
In her child which are apt to be conspicuous
by their absence Ia the case OF those In
whom this sacred duty has been iorpgonc
Let Il then bo understood that / regard
II as plainly part Of every mothers duty
10 bring up her Child at the breagt unless.
VI course, there ara obstacles In the way
which prevent her doing 80 That the
breast was intended by nature 10 be- tho
fountain OF nourishment for "a certain
period II every animals existence cannot
b. doubted after the most superficial study
Of tho habits u the lower animals; and
while cf,nnirts by nature fierce aud cruel
do not furcgu what Instinct tells them to
hc o part OF their duty totholr young, shall
woman, with her infinitely superior capac.
ity, act diilcrcntlyg- York CONNER
clal Advertiser
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

II You are the least bio nervous about
canned goods soak thrm-pcasc lobstcrs,
anything Tor an hour In ieed water boforr
heating them. This will remove any tinny
taste that may be noticed in them and
take away tho last shade OF rcproach that
may cling to that best friend OF the busy
housckeopor, the canned article. Ofcoutsu
no one slond depend too much ON that
sort of supply, but the Enowlcdgy that
you have stock Of tongue, CHECKED, lelly,
cocoa aud that sort Of thing, where II eau
DO reached az q moments notice, helps 10
make unexpected lunch or dinner com,
pAny the pleasure they ought to be-, not
the worry they usually are.
An extra course OF croqucttcs Is q de
lightul addition to u plain dinner, and tie
ounncd chicken or lobster will make them
perfectly, and without the bother and de.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-04

All corners are Troublesome because II IL
difficult TO I'LL thum with furniture that Is
a. once artistic, appropriate and useful,
but the corners OF sleeping rooms present
special difficulties. There Is little furnl.
turo thns IL either necessary or lest Ia a
bedroom. And when one OF the few neccs.
fary pieces can I've made 10 M u corner, tho
happiest effect Is produced.
\ little while agoa young architect, who
Ind room without closets, Ind to have q
wardrobe put Into his room to shelter his
clothing Now u wardrobe WINS To his ar.
tistic soul, a. /, Is TO mauy oihers. "a thing
abhorrcnt, and he pleaded 20 be allowed TO
mitigate his suilerings as much ~ possible.
by having his own idea NJ what a ward.
rubo might he carried into effect. Aud he
was. The wardrobe Is OF plain oak, and In
each of the doors mirrors were vet, 20 that
the worthy designer might view his ire.
pruachablo person from various angles
while dressing And all tho comfort no
got out OF It, which lac declared 10 be- greer,
lac certainly deserved, because the warf
robe was all that wardrobe should be-
artistic, convenient and out OF the wny.-
Louisville CouricrJournal.