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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

closely regarding him, not without
casting certain uneasy glances into the
dark corners of the room.
For q few seconds. it seemed. his
eyes closed. When he opened them the
fire was ont, and the figure in front of
him still sat in the chair. though its
head had now fallen on its breast.
Full o: . horrible fear he glanced
hurriedIy At the clock and saw that it
was just upon the stroke of four; then
he Gprang to the side of his guest and
seizsd d the wrist nearest him. As he
dill SO he started back with q cry Of
horror, for some slippery thing, dart
ing swiftly between his feet, van
ished in the gloom Of q neighboring
corner.
Ere he could recover himself the
man in front Of him stirred uneasily,
and rising unste edily, gazed stupidity
at him.
.1Nhat is the m matterf" he asked at
length in dxzed tones
..Matter"' shouted the still trembling
surgeon. "Why, it's four hours past
midnight and you are alive and we'll"
As he rose to his feet the old church
clock slowly struck the hour Of four,
appearing to both the listeners to do
SO with an emphasis as unusual as it
WAS welcome.
As the last stroke sounded the
stranger, who could even now hardly
realize his position, threw up the win
dow and extended his head.
'How came I to sleep?' he inquired.
closing the window and turning to the
surgeon.
II drugged your drink. 1t was the
only thing could do. You were in such
q strange state of affairs that you
would either have died or gone mad il l
had not done So"
The stranger extended his hand and
caught the young surgeons in mighty
grasp.
1T has been . strange business" said
he. What could it have been that was
in my garden that night and what could
have taken the agreement?'
Rats said Mostyn. smiling. 'Ous
Of them frightened me terribly just
now. but il would not have done 50 il l
not been in . very excited condition.
The same state of mind, perhaps.
though in q milder form, that yoa were
in on the night that You wrote your
agreement"
"You have saved my reason IL not my
life," and he again graspcd him by the
hand. You shall not find me migrate
full"
Nor did he: for. aided by his in
duence, the young surgeon rose rapidly
in fame and fortune, which he shared
in the most liberal manner with the
girl whom his poverty had long kept
wsiting.-St Louis Star Say ipSs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
A CITY OF ToMeS.
Annoy. where -Four MllBon BoAlss An
buried.

Annoy. Where Four Mll1lo0 B01leo Arc
buried.
Annoy bears the unenviable reputa-
tion of being the dirtiest and most un-
healthful city on the globe. The reputa-
ton is thoroughly deserved. What 10 =
more unpleasant fact Is the promise Of
the present tendency of affairs to .
lower and worse condition. The rea-
sons are obvious to q newcomer at .
glance.
The city is built on the edge of .
mountainous island and is exceedingly
old. Inscriptions on ancient tombs run
back ras far as the beginning Of the
Christian era, and coins found in &C.
cidentally discovered graves date back
to dynasties from 500 to 1000 h. C.
During all this period the hillsides Of
the city have been used a. burying
grounds. As the population increased
the houses encroached upon the GENE
terry land, until finally the two became
hopelessly intermixed.
The United States consulate is re.
garded as . very superior locality, but
it is surrounded by over one hundred
tOmbs. A score of large blocks of
granite used in and about il are old
tombstones. On the hill Immediately
behind the residence Of r. Malcampo
the graves touch one another at every
point and form . solid white surface Of
rock. brick, porcelain and cement. COW
ering more than one million square feet
Near the Lam-paw-de joss house thir-
ty thousand bodies are said to have been
buried vertically to save space. They
lie or stand in . plot Of land Of as many
square feet Annoy proper and its SUI
burbs have living population Of about
one million and dead one Of four and
a half times ss many. The wells are
shallow and are sunk on the edges Of
the graveysrds. and even among the
tonbs themselveA have not seen one
whose water 10 not muddy and dis
colored By the perpetual turning up Of
the soil
The city II relic of the past Il h
walled the same - IL was in the time
of ConfuciuA IL has NO sewers what
ever. The streets vary from two to six
feet in width; NO wheeled vehicle can
use them. An equestrian would ex-
perience great diAnculty in turning q
corner. Here and there is An open
space or plaza, dug out 20 rs to be .
huge open ceaspool; into it the streets
discharge their 6lth.-N. Y. Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

A girl who inherited . snug little
fortune of twelve thousand dol uars had
been rather cramped financially all her
life. and she had always longed for the
luxuries and frivo!ities Of existence.
Her uncle came to talk the matteS over
and advise her IS to the investment OF
her little fortune. Now. my dear. ;"
said he, in the tone of q genial but pru-
dent counselor. ''of course you have
made some plans-have some idea OF
how this is to be invested? What year
" income do yOu expect 10 realize
from twelve thousand d0llars?" Then
the young woman replied: Il expect
dear uncle, TO invest my money 20 thas
shall have q yearly income Of twenty
four thousand dollars foa six months" "
IN. Y. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

Jim Faberpusher is one of the most
Industrious journalists in New York.
He thinks of nothing but his profes-
sionsl duties.
One day his wife Ito whom he was re.
Gently married) said to him.
"You don't speak to me any more.
Have you ceased to love me?"
20, no, but just can't find time, Tn
pressed for time
.'Yes, but don't get pressed at ALL
responded the neglected wife. This
well-merited rebuke reminded the jour.
nalist of his obligations to his better
half.-Texas Siftings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

''It proved to be harder work than I
had anticipated. and in . very short
while I was reduced to the verge of
starvation. One dreadful night, of
which this is the twentieth anniver.
sary. ] was half crazed with poverty
and despair. For two days I had not
tasted food, nor did see the slightest
prospect Of obtaining any.
''As crouched shivering in the gar.
ret which served me for = lodging
must have gone little mad"
WELL" said the surgeon, who had
been listening With much interest.
with the evil ene?' demanded the
stranger.
Il have heard of such things" re-
piled the surgeon, on whose spirits the
occasion and the visitor were begin
ming to tell.
II made One.- said the other. hoarse-
ly. ''Since then everything has pros
pered with ne. married the woman
l loved. We have q large family. l
have kept my secret to myself. To-
night at twelve my time expires"
Mcstyn rose. and, taking great care
not to extlnguish the flames, snuffed
the candles.
"As supposed my death would be
strictly = natural one" continued the
stranger. Il thought would consult =
surgeon. in order to see whether my
heart was sound. or whether I was to
die, as have said. in a perfectly natur-
al manner, owing to its disease. A
watchman whom met directed me to
your door"
Half an hour passed and a neighboring
church clock slowly boomed the hour Of
eleven. One hour more. The surgeon.
glancing at his companion, to see what
effect the sound had upon him, saw
his eyes were closed and that he
brcathed heavily.
Rising cautiously to his feet he felt
the pulse of tho strong. sinewy wrist
which hung over the side of the chair,
and then, returning to his seat, sat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

An Inexpensive and acceptable we'd
ding present is . glOv0-case,sa handker-
eAief-case and . night-goYn case all
made of the same material md scented
with violet sachet powdcr.-AN. Y. Trib-
une.
Ham Omelet: Beat half . dozen
eggs separately, very lighi- Have ready
. spider with three tablespoonfuls Of
hot butter. and then pour. n the eggA
Let them brown on the ho4tom and on
top. then spread over it a,cup Of finely
chopped ham; fold the omelet over.
take up and serve immeaiately.-BOs-
ton Budget.
Bread and Butter Pudding: Cut
bread in rather thin Alices, remove
the crusts, lay the buttered slices in .
pudding dish and sprinkle .urrants lib
orally over the bread layers. When
the dish is nearly full pcur . boiled
custard over it: bake fiftaen to twenty
minutes. Serve with sAuce.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Plain Omelet: Four eexs, one table
spoonful Of flour, two tablespoonfuls Of
milk: beat two eggs and the yolks Of
the other two with the eyp-beater until
very light: sift in the -four. add the
milk and q pinch of salt, then beat the
whites Of the other two eggs very light
and add: put small piece Of butter in
. smooth spider; shake the spider 50
that the butter greases 1t well; then
pour in the omelet, and watch closely
until IL is cooked on the bottom; loosen
from the spider. set in tbs oven on the
top CRATE for two miuutes' to cook it on
top; slip ont on to q plate and ser We.
Small omelets, with onl> two eggs, are
easy to cook. and preiesred to larger
ones.-N. Y. Observer.
-Quaking Pudding: Freak some stale
bread into small pieces. Take double
stew-pan and place in It . layer Of
bread crumbs, then spfi.,kle in some
raisins, then another layer Of bread
crumbs and more raisins, and so on un-
til the pudding is as largo rs desired.
Make q custard with. Ave eggs. one
quart of sweet milk, 6 cup of sugar,
and seasoning to suit the taste. Pour
this over the bread and raisins and let
stand two hours. Then place on the
stove and steam one houl and a half, or
until the custard hardcns. When done
set of to cool little, taon run knife
around the edge between the kettle
and the pudding to loosen it Turn it
out on . deep plate and you will have
. pudding true TO its nSme.-Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs Maclsay has again been sur.
prising London with her display OF dia-
monds, and one critic said that shc
showed more really fine stones at one
time than. could Be seen in all the shoe
windows ON Regent street
Karl Erail Franzos, the brilliant
German novelist il middle aged. with
large dark eyes. . .squAfe toraheed
sparse black hair, Hebrew features 1AdS
stout fgure. Herr Franzoa' best works
are For the Right" and The Chief
Justice"
Queen Liliuokalani Of the Sand
wich islands il an earnest patron OF
temperance reform. She pays license
fee for . coffee house opened In her
capital city by the women's Temper
snce union. and has banished wines and
spirituous liquors from her table and
receptions -.l.Us -.
Louis G.. Brenan, the inventor OF
the famous $3.50. 900 torpedo. has been
created . companion of the bath by
Queen Victoria. Mr.. Brennan is by birth.
an Irishman, but spent much Of his life
in Austria. He was offered es5O. .000. for
his torpedo by Russia, but preferred 70
sell it to England. g
According to . correspondent there
is bottle afloat somewhere that con-
tains an interesting manuscript Thjs
writer says that Emperor William was
SO delighted with his recent exploit OF
harpooning q whale that lie wrote With
his own hand . detailed account Of 1t.
put the writing in . bottle and threw Il
into the sea.
The German emperor Is fond OF
hunting. particularly Of following the
boar, the sport in which his forefatheis
excelled. The kaiser rides . white
horse when he goes hunting, and sill.
yer spurs jingle on the heels of his top
boots He in . good marksman. and
has . record of putting three ball.
from . revolver in the bulls-eye Of .
small target fifteen PAGES distance.
-Whitelaw Reid. editor of the New
York Tribune and republican candidate
for vice-president of the United States.
says in reply to . young man who
asked him for . list Of the best books
ON business: The best single treatise
Il the New Testament, next to this il
the Book Of Proverbs Of Solomon. The
best business man I ever knew memor.
lied the entire Book Of Proverbs AZ
twenty-two." -
-Ex-King Milan and his youthful
son, King Alexander Of Servia, are
much en- evidence at their villa ut Ems.
which rejoices in the name Of Petit
Elysee. Every hne day they dine in .
small kiosk in their garden, and are
happy together over their bottle Of
champagne. They are not often seen
among the public, but when they do
take their walks abroad they are al
ways together. -
Francis J. Kelly, of Pittsburgh.
has the reputation Of being the talless
Newspaper man in America Mr.. Kelly
is almost seven feet high. He has seen,
life in many varied phases. having
served in the British army, squatted m
Australia. and travelled twice around
the world. His first experience in
America consisted in running = locomo-
tive out Of New York. Subsequently
he acted a. press agent 70 the Irish
cricket team. and thence drifted into
newspaper work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
somethine Of . chestnut,

Boerum doing his best 10 make a
favorable impression, has just finished
lis best tanecdote)-Ha!I IIa! Ha! That's
q pretty good story. now.
Miss Acres-Yes. think 50, too. And
they say poor Uncle Phil, who was
killed at Gettysburg, never tired Of
hearing it-Lifc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
HUMOROUS.

-He-"No one can understand what
the Wild waves are snying.'" She
.'Of course not. The ocean is 50 very
deep."-N. Y. Herald. ~a|.
Its q satisfaction to know that the
hat pin is not to become an instrument
of assassination A girl can be dressed
to kill without it.-Philadelphis Timea
"A contemporary lays down . num-
ber of rules Of sction in case Of one'4
clothing taking fire. One Of them Is
ITO keep as cool ~ possible. Bite.
Papa, 1. guess there isn't any
plumbers in Heaven" said six-year-
old youngster one rainy day. "why
not, my SOM" because the sky seelps
to leak 80 easy."-Texas SiftinQx . I
-''TIow do you accoult for wonsn's
love of ribbons, Miss Perte?" he asked.
~ think Il may be due to the fact that
NO woman who has ribbons need be
withou. bow."-Harpers Bazar.
Labor Omnia vincent-Anarchist
TO man ut labor)-'I say. my good fel-
low, what do you work for?' Man at
I.abor-''Two dollars and half day.
Git out CT I'll fire you out
Free Press.
-eome men must prol,t By shs change.
Fen BOW the sidewalk vsnAoss ---,.
See coming into buslness ranes
Ths giri Who wsan saspendsra sF
-Washington Star. t.
he was witty. learned and WISE:
Che had good looks and nothing mose:
So whsn they married. 70 their surprise.
Zach found ths other c7s bore.
Chicago Newa
Hard to Find. =
Apent \ mode. the humoriss
Doth search ffu0 NaiDs 70 Dallas y
To and the most elusive thing -
Tho word that rhymes With ''sallaA
St Peter-'where are you fron7'
Arrival-"New York" St Peter-'tQ,
well, ! won't put your name On the reE-
lister until you make up your mind
whether you are going to b contented
70 stay."-N. Y. Herald.
my dear doctor" exclaimsd . laly
who was talking with . man who had
been shipwrecked. ''how did you feel
when you were floating far away from
! land on those boards?" 'swet, madam,
replied the doctor: ''vsry wet" -.
MY husband IL the dearest sod
most considerate man In the world
''How does he show it7' ''He knows |
hate tohocco-smoke in the housa, 1AA
50 he goes 70 the club every night aftei
supper and smokes there e"-Tit-BitA
-"What are you crying shout, my
little man7' Jimmy ORrisn liclssl
| ne first an then father licked me ia
letting Jimmy lick me, and thsn jim
my licked me again for telling father
an now I suppose shall catch it agail
from father."-Li1s'a Calendar.
-Croas Old Dame (getting out Of bus
lyon stupid fool, ! told you plsinl!
where to set mo down. and you hav'
broaxht me hah . nile AhrthGk." Con
duct0r (making the best Of ,HE"Yes
mum; but By the look q ysa though
e you hlssd plenty ioe yeus mspey:%
Piek-AsUR
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
Where the Hitch Comes In.

Bobby-IIow funny! I've been try.
ing to substract nine hundred and TWEEN.
ty-five from eight hundred and thirty.
seven.
Mr.. Lotos-Can't you do II?
Bobby-Almost; it goes all right till
you get to the last 6gure.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
A Matter Of Necessity.

Cholly Sniffers tout with Dolly Dim
ple)-Parion me for bowing to that
shabby old codger. but ] feel obliged tc
do il.
Dolly-Who is he. Cholly?
Cholly-He is the head of our firm
Clothier and Furnisher.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

The Prussian minister of education
has ordered that hereafter all contracts
with women teachers shall be Cancelled
In the case Of marriage at the end Of
the school year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
Omaha Wife-''What under I

Omaha Wife-''What under the sun
are you doing?' Husband-''Trying to
tie this string around my finger"
..Why, I did not ask you to do any
errand.. NO. This string is to re
mind me that have nothing to remem.
her tO-dav.''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
UPHoLsTERlNc CHAIRS.

some Directions that May He FoasA
Helpful In MANI . Home.
To upholster chairs tho cane seats Of
which arc broken. begin by removing
the superfluous bits Of, cane and cover
the space with mating formed Of
three-inch wide canvass betting
woven together. Tack il temporarily
in place. After placing over this some
coarse, strong muslin, draw both
smoothe. and secure a. the edge with
twine, making use of the perforationA
Remove the tacks, turn the raw edges
over toward the center. and haste all
down smoothly. Arrange the curled
hair, or wool, or Whatever you
propose using for, stuning. and
keep it in position by basting over
it . piece of muslin. Then very care
fully fit the rep or plush on your &c
lected covering. pinning il into place,
then tacling down permanently. Cove:
the edge galloon to match the cover,
using this time tiny ornamental tsclxs,
and tie with IN upholstsrer's needle in
rs many places rs is desirable, having .
button on the upper side (this button 10
q mold made of turned wood covered
with circles of the same material used
~ q cover.) Turn the chair over and
tack on a lining to the under side Of the
seat. II the hack of the chair il to be
repaired the lining should be neatly put
on the back with fancy tacks-
The writer of this has = chair Of the
days of that French ifihg. Louis, whose
taste we modern folks never question,
but rather allow to dictate and guide
us-a graceful chair whose cushion age
had spoiled. Ipainted the framework
with two coats Of white enamel, then
finished it with . curled hair cushion,
and covered it with--well, where do you
suppose that dark frsen brocsded silk
velvet tso deftly pitched from little
pieces by A. r. IT, ever figured? Give
il up? 1t was once . beautiful bodice
worn at concerts byia . friend-Mme.
Julia Reve King-Amcrica's first plan.
iste!-Detroit Free PresA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

Bishop Corillo Of Yucatan insists
that yellow fever existed in Central
Americs before the arrival Of COlNm'
bus
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29
.TRICKEO INTO LIVING.
An Alleged Compact with the Evil
One.

n i z ht in the
winter Of II -
Outside a heavy
fog filed ( h c
n a rro ", un-
savory streets
of the metropo-
lis an d t h e
lungs and eyes
of such unfor-
{ u n = ( e s rs
chanced to be
abroad.
n S " e c {
night for foot
pads" muttered
v o u n & DIR.
Mostyn. rs he
disc ngag c d
himself from .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

Almost all families gre fond Of cereals
Of some sort for breakfast. As wei.
come change from oatmeal and cracked
wheat, many families will be glad to
try u comparatively new article. which
is brought out under the name Of
farinose. 1t is ideptical with the
preparation known as, wheatena. but ie
sold at price . little more than half
of that article. Both preparations arc
made at tine same mills, and consumers
of the one would nos be able to dis
tinguish between the two Il 10
very easily prepared. all that i re-
quired being little boiling water, with
salt, into which the farinose is stirred
until Of the propn consistency. II
boils in q moment, and is served with
cream or milk Soiaa persons add lit
tie sugar, but this does not improve II
for the majority Of tasteA This fsri.
nose makes . most delicious Cruel made
thin with half milk aad half water; OF
or made somewhat thicker than regular
Cruel and diluted with little cream. il
il 1t once . most dainty and comforting
dish for the sick, Apd will be relished
when most other cereals would be re-
jected.-N. Y. LedpeS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-29

There is . gresa ,dinersass in the
space Of time used by housewives in
making jana Twenty minutes is the
average time for moot fruits, bat others
prefer to cook their fruit half IN hour,
or even an hour. AID as The old Scotch
servant declared: : TO boil the very
Judgment out o. itF Long cooking car
tainly destroys the.natural flavor Of any
fruit, and in mani cases renders il
mucilaginous Or eaAdisd. In other cases.
. delicious and distinctive flavor il Ger
tainly developed bv the process Of long
cooking. a. in tho case Of the ounce.
which only thus Attains it, rcd, rich
color and davOr.-N. Y. Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
ENOULEDGE IND LIFE.

Tho over-producton in material things OF
which we occasionally hear in the industrial
world may be duplicated in the mental world,
and In this months "Forum' Professor Il. ii.
Thurston declares that such condition OF
things actually exists to-day The activities OF
the human mind during tho last fifty years have
been almost entirely employed In increasing
tho area of knowledge concerning man and the
universe, while comparatively little time has
been given to learning how best to use and
apply this knowledge. We are much like
miners feverishly throwing up great nuggets
no cold out of an incxhaustible mine. Only
occasionally we pause for few moments whilo
we barter some of the least precious OF our
nuggets for the crude necesSares or the equally
crude Injuries of life, which we cannot always
oniov. These obtained with the least possible
expenditure of time and thought we hurry back
to our delving in Natures mine with even
greater eagerness than before, until finally
death and oblivion come to us, and the great
heap of accumulated treasures still lies there in
barbaric confusion, with almost none of their
uses or possibilities developed.
r. must be confessed that there is consid-
orable truth in this view Of the matter The
results of mans labor and thought are so enor-
nous and varied that it has not been possible
to SYSTEMATIC our knowledge of them. In the
worlds great laboratory to-day there is much
ANALYSIS and little synthesis Our thinkers and
investigators and observers devote all their en-
orgies to putting labels on their intellectual
finds" until modern civilization resembles n
huge bric.a-brac shop, in which the useful and
the useless arc huddlod together in inextricablc
confusion. What we need to do more than
ANYTHING else at the present time is to take ac-
count of our stock in order to SEQ what we
have. and what use we may make of it; and
vet that is the one thing we are unable to do so
;nexorable is the movement of modern life, and
so complex are its activities.
Under such circumstances. it is inevitable