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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
"AFTeR . ALT"

uss thy day becn long and drears
HAVE thy nights grown faint With peanS
seems the future llled with fear.
Ana Thy telling al in vuins
an. T1s bat the iase Of su.
oaadows come. and sunbeams ar:
Csres ana crosses. great and small
Faoe the cheek and dim the eyo.
Yet We trust, whate'er bcfall
0od - watching-after aul
Feeble souls who faint and fail,
Lies best blessings never know:
0elpaesA tossed BY every gale,
Dnftane sinking. on they co;
ous stroeg hearts, In deepest pain
Looking sps through tears 70 Heaven,
ctll repeat the sweet, sad strain:
en though dearest ties are riy'n
1 .u thank Him, though I falls
Coos love watches-after au."
Ooerege. then: Through night and storm
bear thy burden checrfully:
PUre IN heart and stout OF arm,
Glorious victory thou shalt SEQ.
Not moment pause: ror sigh
Over faded Joys 20 fond:
Buried let the dead past lie,
HOre Tor blessings still beyond
1sess oad hope. whatc'cr bcfall
Sio4 VIII keep thee after all.
Matte d. Britts, Ia N. Y. Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
THE BURGLARS ESCAPED.
Bat They Came Very Near Bslag csl
t0red.

0at they Came Very Near Bslae Cop.
He Is . little man, and when his vito
woke him and excitedly whispered to
him that there'was man in the kitch-
On he told her to let him stay there
'But he'll get into the dininR-room
and steal all the silver" she said In an
undeftone. "Are you . coward7"
Well, now. perhaps he was . coward
when it came to tackling . burglar In
the dark. but no man Is going 70 admit
that to his wife, so he jumped out Of
bed and said with the best show OF
courage possible: ...
"rll 60 in the hall and see il ! can
hear him" - -
He went out into the hall. and he
heard him. lie didn't expect 70 and he
didn't want to, but he did. There was
some one In the house be-
.yond al question, and he wasn't par
ticulariy anxious 70 meet him. He
didn't think he had much Of show
with . good. burly burglar, and he was
in . qusndary until he remembered the
speuking-tube.
There was . mouth piece In the hall
and whistle in the kitchen.
He went back into the bedroom and
asked sharply:
"Where are my trousers?"
"Perhaps You had better not 60
down. George" said his wife. a. she
handed him the trousers.
"Don't be . coward. Mary" he re-
turned, rs he hastily pulled them on.
"I'll teach him."
perhaps there's more than one. " she
suggested anxiously.
There are two or three, sure" ho
said in busincss-like way, - he
reached for his coat to throw over his
shoulders. but I'm good for them oil.
Mary. guess you never saw me when
got reused before"
''Isut, George" she cried. throwing
her arms around him as he tried to 60
out of the room. II think they have
called for help from friends ontside.
heard three scrceching whistles in the
kitchen just after you went out into
the hall the first time"
'Quite likely" he said. as he tore
himself away and hurried ont ''but
I'll fool them all; I'm not afraid Of
them"
He returned few minutes later and.
rs he pulled of his trousers again. said
"Mary. they got warning and got
away with some cold meat II you
hadn't made such fuss when tried
to make . quiet sneak on them I'd
have captured the whole gang sure."-
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
ArAsKA INDIANS.

Customs and ssperstisions Of the Tarku
and kNuget ladlans OF Alaska.
A mistaken idea Is generally prevs-
lent with regard to these Indiana They
are industrious, intelligent and shrewd.
anxious to learn English, because they
know that Il il TO their best interest to
do so-that the English-spealxiug people
are the ones they will have 70 deal with
in the future, They are much harder to
make . bargain with than the Sioux In
dams. They know nearly the value OF
what they have to sell, and unless they
are hard pressed for money, or its equiva-
lent, will rot sacrifice much. Their
faith in the Indiat doctor II something
wonderful. Firsthe gets his title from
birth. Before the birth of the child
the mother has . dream that her baby
is to be doctor; then after the child
has reached years of understanding he
has . vision In which the whole science
Of Indian doctorolcgy is revealed to him.
and the Indians have 20 much faith In
him that they already worship him -
they do . chief. for the doctors are In
deed the chiefs ,
These doctors are not afraao OF any.
thing, but win heat stones red and
bold them ia their mouths and pretend
g believe thst nothing can harm them.
Iplians are not apt to try to deceive
one another. When . member OF the
tribe gets sick the doctors form . circle
around the DIRE ID the center OF the
house and sing and make motions to
some unknown being. II the patient
lives through this performance new
star Il added to the doctors Armament
but IL he dies it's only taken % mat
ter Of course. the. evil spirit having IL
In for him. When dead, they wrap bis
body in his. own blankets and put
hy MS side all his trinkets. and every
thing in fact that belonged 10 him; then
men. women and children mourn over
him for two or three days wailing pite-
ously. when the time Of mourning .s
M they build . IRE Of dry wood. saSu-
rate the body and clothing with oil.
ana barn il; gather tie boneA wrap
then and plsoe than in box. II poor
4 h baried; II rich the box = set on top
Of the ground and : house built over It.
Each Isdian who helps 70 build the
house = Pad. usually in blankets
The faneral services being over, afeast
is'prepared. - which al ars invited.
when an Indian doctor dies the
mourning Is univfrssl. and not . soul
eats asythisg tos several daya He Is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
DRYING UP THE RIO eRANoe.

Mexleans Co0Plainlag of Aetioa Ta1ea ~
People In New Mexleo. -
Both Mexicans and Americans resid-
ing along the southwestern frontier
have ut least one grievance in common.
II is the drying pp of the Rio Grande
river. so that what was once stesdiis
flowing stream and always eontaining
plenty of water has now -heooune .
struggling little strea0 pl muddy
water. In some places euly : dry bed
OF glist .ning sand marks the course q
the once great river of the border. IT,
Rio Grande, as is known, has its origin
in the mountains of Colorado. and. after
rushing down over its rocky bed BE-
tween precipitous canyons. it enters the
great mesas OF New Mexico. Here the
river is tapped by irrigating canals for
hundreds of miles. 50 that when Il
reaches the Mexican frontier the great
er part of its water has been with.
drawn, and it becomes o mere thread
winding down the middle of its channel.
The Mexicans are loud in their COM
plants of the injury which they have
sustained and are now sustaining
the transformation of . once
great river into an uncomfortable
creek. They say that their lands have
been made valueless by the action of
the people of New Mexico. and they
claim that they have the best right to
the use Of the river because of
the priority of their settlement
in its neighborhood The courts Of
New Mexico, in cases where the
earliest settlements were made on the
lower banks of rivers, and where later
settlers attempted to draw OF water
for purposes of irrigation. have decided
that the early settlers were entitled to
the use Of the river. and they have
granted perpetual injunctions in such
cases prohibiting the withdrawal Of .
river from its natural course. 1t can be
shown that millions of acres ON the
Mexican border which were formerly
productive are now almost absolutely
valueless, and Mt Ell Paso in the dry
time of the year il Is dificult to get .
sufficient quantity of water for drink
ing. The question of right in the mat
ter ID . curious one, and may require
diplomatic skill to adjust
It to the satisfaction Of the two coun-
tries and for the best interests of all
the parties concerncd.-Dubuque Her
aid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13


SAa0 were Weensa's Tears. 80 - Gse.
lng Iswyss Wea VIA.
It b strange story 70 come from the
eourt-room. One Of The ex-judgesin At
lauts tells tho story. The real names
Of the parties are not given. for the hero
and heroine are living IN Atlanta to-
day. surrounded BY. many Interesting
and bright children.
Some years ago : very important case
was being tried In the superior court
The title TO come valuable property was
being tested. end many thousands Of
dollars were involved One Of the law
yers engaged In the ease was . mid
dle-a&ed man-a b9chelor-who waa
regarded - one Of the best attor,
neys at the bar. The case had pro.
gressed mp TO . certain psint. where
the bachelor lswyer-we will call him
Mr.. Jones-felt certain that he had the
case won. Even his opponents showed
that their case was weakening. hut
there was ono more witness to hack
amined. Upon this witnesg testimony
Il was expecsed-to change the complex
ion Of the case. Alters few moments
Of conference the opponents Of Mr..
Jones called to the sheri6:
''Let Miss - come In"
A little later there was the rustling
Of . wonsn's skirts. and the witness
took the stsud. Mr.. Jones leaned for
ward when the first question was
asked, and he looked 1t the woman in
the chair. He looked further forward
and opened his eyes little wider.
There sat the lovelist vision Of sweet.
pure womanhood his eyes had ever be-
held. Even the judge, he saya % him
self, had 70 forget the case for . few
moments ss he gazed at the beautiful
woman. The jury and everybody else
in the courtroom kept their eyes on tine
enchanting picture. But the bachelor
lawyer did more-he. feasted his eyes
upon the loveliness before him.
The examination went On. In . low
voice. - sweet - enchanting music to
Mr.. Jones. the ladx witness gave her
testimony. What she said helped Mr..
Jones' opponent wonderfully; but q lit
tie shrewd eross-questioning would
have upset i. Mr.. Jones. as force Of
habit. thought Of this as he sxt there
half dAxed. -
1.-THE witness il with you"
Mr.. JQnes heard the words Az he
listened at the direct examination he
had become angry because this beauti-
full witness was not his instead Of be-
longing to the opposite side. But he
must do his duty to his client Besides
20 much devolved On the case. He
would turn his eyes. away and ask the
necessary questions He wouid-.
He had risen to his feet and in spite Of
himself his eyes met the beautiful blue
eyes for the first time. snd-thers
were tears in them. She was flight
ened. --'i
"You may come down."
Mr.. Jones spoke the wordA He
made 8ne speech when it came dme
70 make his argument And he lost
the case. ra.a
IF j. hadn't been for. that lady wit
ness" said the Judge. ''or II MI Jones
lad net failed 70 eFoas-questiou her. he
would have won the casa. That was
uRDp1D6on ut the time"
And ~ soQsSlr he was asked
'0h. h was . eess - Dovs st Asss
siehA - shnDnEe. a llE. JoneA He
iosFno tinsg .Glo1Ejne a. lady's e.
{. t.uaintance, and she m3rfled hiat ! -
told that there never wasa couple maz.
ried in Atlanta who loved each other
moro devotedly."-Atlanta Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

Sonsthlng About the Habits of variess
One OF our modern authorities on or.
anthology divides birds into three classes
III those which having once paired
remain together for life. (e) birds which
pair. annually and (9 birds which never
pair but arc polygamouA As 10 the
arst class. II L. inferred that Al birds
which return TO the old nesting sites.
q swallows. robins and wrens, or 70
their old nesta. which they build or ~.
pair - circumstances require. asmar-
tins. rocks, magpies. starlings and
house-sparrows. must be life-pair ed
species; for otherwise there would b
combats for the nests OF situstions,
which have never been witnessed. II
they had changed there would neces-
sarily b contests for the situation.
The birds of the second class. which pair
annually, are the most tnumerouA VIII
low warblers never return In pairs. and
the males . little preceds the females.
A few weeks later each has found .
mate, and all are employed In domestic
duticA but they make fresh nests every
season and never in the same positioa
or locality. So II Is with cha 6Rnchea
snipes, plovers. rails. buntings. larls.
many of the hnches an6 others too
numerous to mention. Each year al
these select fresh situations for the
birthplace Of their young. and the mar
riage contract il for the. season faith
fully adhered to To the third clan.
which are polygamous and never pair.
belong esuch birds - psaeocks pheas..
ants. guinea fowls, turkeys. geese.
ducks and other domestic fowls. lelgra-
tory birds again establish the question
Of permanent pairing. n Africa peirs
Of birds evidently migreting. which
still keep together. have been
frequently met The following fact
observed in southern Nubia. IL
strong proof Of bids living and
migrating in pairA On . small lake n
that country, formed BY the overflow
ing Of the Nile, pair Of stprks were
seen at very unusual time Of the year:
when other storls had long since sought
their usual dwelling plsce much faxther
to the southwark On being shot the
male was found 70 b perfectly healthy.
but the female was very thin aud weak
-one Of her wings WIS found 20 have
besn broken BY ssme accident and had
not quite healed agpin. This miafortune
prevented the bird from wiRratipg with
the main body and obliged i 70 remain
behind. it, faithful eompanfon stopping
70 keep Il company. Sueh incidsnts 90
far 10 prove that marriage smong many
birds = lasting and fhitAfAl- often .
faithful that . love- bird rasely survives
the death Of it, companies. even Vhen
supplied with freeh and suitable mate.
Brooklyn Eagle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

Ne DoAo't Wa0e S0An - 0Buo9 AUuY -
TSalo llho 11nA
She wore . blue ealieo dseos - ~
rosy cheeks. She s1ood fop oSr =
hour shyly walking up and doWu none
. corner letter boz % NinGh oUonmo
yesterday afternoon
BY and By TIE letter carrier eanDe
along. and she sssnsa e bssaths eas-
Ter.
..Can have e haGkS - 80
blushing furiously.
..Have WHIST baehr anid - enrriee.
with . look Of deep intsrsst = - -
.why IL letter IT.
John" -. -
'Who told youY
like . winter -
..You E.s = l6sx S519aka -
80 ap(4 49, leltsm witA ~
1eye1x -. '.-.. 8, ss,,..-.s.s
Es'% s,ses< - ~ s.a-
ss.And I notice that latsly-jSe-.Ane
letters have suddenly droppsd eGs
did ever! But ssy, yoa le1osr -
= smart n0wr
eyes; we'll. yos probably Aaa : liaa,s-
spat and"
''Go away!"
And you eat down today - 49,
John 20 time and wroee hin &c., -.
Ter. Am right7"
SThat- that's just ahens 49, -
sIowly. her face On 1ro.
Ard now. ahsm. yo1fvo - s,
epaneed your mind. s14-~ =
.-Oh. hsve now. Teallyr =
sAh, yea, and y0a WoAt - - -
You that letter besk - soShatJGno15S,6
break away entirslyT -
..That's-thats T. suso - noxe
swell, its sgin' the r61Go = - -
partneut and dooAts1os :.
..Shuchs On The pos1111onss - =
ease of trns leve 9up : - =
poss 70 lose John ~ 49, = = ~ !;
ieadin' hin q III winoov - : y r -
IN oae tiny li1ale eDq1ss - ~ 81
heart TO 1ssl 1sgA - 49, - 1
II you have han1. - 8
opc addreased = ~ r ~ =
Griswo1d, o. an slgu1b4poc1
over you the ne1t tfupoU0n .
Noes. ] ten 20 nuD Jsvo1s1<
fooled Nkhr' =. 3; : ], s ='|'1
sie q h-x :. 16uel g
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

A:few days aeA.- Sudgs Cowing came
very near Aning . would-be witty wit
meas twenty-five dollsrA The witness
was .sestifying 70 The identity Of the
prisoner. who. among other signs ol
consiyiakty, WAS Possessed Of what
might b called . purple nose.
How did yoa come to recognize the
prisoner at that distanee?" asked The
eoaneel for the defense.
Il recognised him By his Roman
noae.s
DO yoa esll The prisoners noss {
Romsn noeor' continued the lawyer.
pointing 10 Tie nose of tho prisoner.
which was rather Of the tip tinted o.
der.
'sYeA ! call that . Roman nose.
Hasn't IL passed the rubicund?"
It-was several minutes before order
wes restored N court --Texas Si;tiuS~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
The Planet Jupiter.

Jupiter is much more favorably situ
ated for observation this year than last;
and 1.-THE great red spot" which 6ve or
six years ago had nearly faded out has
frightened up very much and 10 now
fairly conspicuous. though BY no means
20 much 20 ~ when il was new. in 1878
and le70. Tho real nature of the spot
il still as problematical a. ever; its COM
parative permanency Of place and form
make Il difIicult 70 conceive Of Il - .
mere cloud Of any kind; but on the
other hand. it, very considerable
changes of size and appearance. and
the variations in its time Of rotation.
prevent US from accepting it as . eonti-
mental marking. Possibly il may Be .
great lake of some sort changing its
place and shape slightly and compare
lively slowly BY alternate overflow and
recession. The planets satellites have
lately been allowing now and then pe-
culiar appearances. which indicate that
they are heavily marked with dark
spots, which sometimes make the disk
look double, or hour.glass shaped
Toledo Blade. "
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
DANCED ON HIS. BONES.
Cornish Dovs and Girls Carry Out the wa
Of IN Eccentric Man.

Cornish Dovs and Girls Carry Out the WIN
Of IN Eccentric Man.
The feast day of St James the Apos-
tie witnessed very curious custom in
the village of St Ives, Cornwall. One
John Knill, barrister and benchcr Of
Gray's Inn. who was born in lisa.
among other eccentric things. erected
. mansolcum of . pyramid form and
constructed Of granite on Worvas hill.
St Ives. which he no dopbt intended
as q receptacle for his remains, which,
however, are inferred st Kensal Green
cemetery.
In 1877 he. by . deed Of trust, enacted
that Mt the end Of every 1--WE years ON
St James day. twenty-five pounds
should be expended n follows. namely:
Ten pounds in q dinner for the mayor.
collector of customs and vicar. and two
friends each; ave pounds to be divided
equally among ten girls, natives Of the
borough and daughters Of seamen.
fishermen or timers, each Of them not
exceeding ten years Of age, who shall,
between ten and twelve o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, dance for . quar-
ter of an hour ON the ground adjoining
the .mausoleum. and after the dance
sing the Hundredth Psalm Of the old
version to the zine old tune to
which il was sung In St Ives
church; one pound to . fiddler who
should play to the girls; two pounds to
the widows sixty years old or upward.
who should accompany the dancing and
singing of the girls; one pound for
white ribbons for the girls, and . cock
ade for the fiddler and numerous other
bequestA
This year was witnessed the nine
teenth quinquennial celebration. The
weather was exceedingly fine. and at
ten o'clock the maids set out from St
Ives for Knill's tomb. . distance of two
miles. Some stones had been removed
from the side OF the mausoleum to allow
visitors to see the coffin. which is hewn
out of stone and full of water. After
singing the Doxology the children
danced around the mausoleum.
The fiddler led the procession, fol-
lowed by the oldest widow. who was
supported by lively Official; then came
the children. and lastly the second old
widow. : The borough beadles were
gorgeous in their robes of Office, and
the local policemen were in full force.
Although never used as . tomb.
Knilrs mausoleum is of great service -
. landmark, it being visible On clear
days at sea for . distance Of sixty
miles The pyramid is quite plain, ex.
cepting the inscription: johannes
Knill. l7~e. I know that my Re-
deemer liveth.' Resurgam."-Chicago
J0urnal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

Some years ago Prot Rhein plart'
ed in the Frankfort botanical garden
some of the trees from which 1T u
stated the japanese obtain their lac
quer or varnish The tree Is known to
botanists IS the rhus vernix, and 1t ap-
pears there are now thirty-four healthy
trees. some thirty feet high. Prot
Rhein hes taken sap from . few OF the
trees and sent il to Japan for trial By
native artists. 1t is. however. almost
useless for Europeans to attempt %
compete with the japanese in their
line, but the lacquer. il it can be made
from trees grown in Europe. may be
used for other purposes than varnish-
ing wood The Fhus euriaria, Or var.
nish tree. grows in many parts OF what
may be terme.l the Mediterranean ois-
trict, and its juice is known for it, dei-
eterious or injurious properties and
has consequently been let alone. Tho
japanese, however. seem 70 under
stand il. and il Is certain they make .
beautiful lacquer or varnish from tie
juice of their trees: but they keep the
processes seerst-Engiish Mechanic
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

"A very remarkable instance Of canine
sagacity was exhibited the other day
by . pointer dog belonging 70 Mr..
Charles Wallace. Of the Worth Lumber
Co. at Worth. c. The railroad track
runs near the mills, and . Newfound-
land puppy belonging 70 one Of the en-
ployes had seated himself O. the rail-
road track. and waseomplaeently wait
ing the spprpach Of strain, which In
another moment would have interrupt
ed his meditationA The pointer. which
was standing near BY. seeing the young
dogs DANGER. rushed ecross the track.
grabbing the puppy in his mouth - he
went BY, and placed hin safely on ths
other aide just - the train went thnn-
dering by.-Atlanta Constitution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

The French law against any other
form Of betting on race courses than the
mutual pools il injuring racing to such
an extent that the Prince de Sagun,
president Of the French Steeplechass
society, declares that he will lay the
grievance before the minister Of the in
terror:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

The difficulties Of navigating the
Missouri river are confined to two
places-the mouth Of the Usage and
Grand rivers, which are about one hum
dred and fifty miles apart-and the gov
eminent is trying TO overcome them.
At the mouth of the Usage an effort ID
to be made TO confine the channel for
about nine miles The. Missouri is
very wide there, the waters spreading
over low lands, and there has been NO
distinct channel The depth Of the
water has been increased from four and
one-half to seven feet Piles thirty
eight feet in length are forced into the
sand and clay in five minutes by the
use Of powerful stream of water that
is forced through . pipe extending to
the point Of each pile. The stream
clears away the sand and clay, and the
pile sinks Of its own weight It II be-
lieved that after the work has been
finished the river will b navigable
during nearly all the year except win
tex.--N. Y. Sun.