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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06
AN INGENIOUS eETTOR.
How . Lieutenant Won . Very Queer
Wager.

How . Lieutenant Won . Very Queer
Wager.
Lieut.. Jones was . young officer,
whose proclivities to bet were SO great
that in his coloners opinion he was
likely to demoralize the regiment, SO he
determined to get rid of him, and with
little difficulty arranged an exchange.
Before going to his new regiment the
colonies of both old and new happened
to meet when, of course. the reason Of
Jones' exchange was told to his new
colonel. who made light of the matter
and said he would cure him. In due
course Lieut.. Jones joined his new
regiment, and the first night at mess
the colonel remarked that the lieu
tenants eyes were continually fixed
ON him. At first he did not mind
1t, but when he could stand this star
ing out of countenance no longer he
turned to the lieutenant and asked why
he was staring at him. Notwithstand-
ing, the lieutenant persisted, and on be-
ing demonstrated with, offered to bet
fifty pounds that the colonel had corns.
To make long story short the bet
was accepted, and an adjournment was
made to the ante-room, where the
colonel. taking of his boots and stock
ings, showed his feet, which were free
from corns Lieut. Jones lost his bet.
The old and new colonies meeting
some time afterward. the conversation
naturally turned on Lieut.. Jones The
new colonel remarked that the lieu
tenant was q devil to bet, and related
the affair of the cornS
''Oh. my gracious" replied the old
colonel. ''he bet me one hundred pounds
that he would make you show your feet
the first night he met you at the mess"
dublin TimeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results When
Syrup Of Figs i taken; it i pleasant
and reffeshing to the taste, and acts
gently yes promptly on the Kidnsys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn edectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs b the
only remedy Of it, kind evsr Pro.
duced. pleasing to tho taste and -
ceptable to the stomach, prompt n
It'd action and truly beneficial n Il
efscts, prepared only from The mast
healthy and agreeable substances, II
many excellent qualities commend Il
70 Ill and have made 4 tho mot
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs il for ale n 60e
and 81 bottles BY al leading drug
gista Any reliable druggist Who
may not have II on land Win peo.
cure Il promptly for any oas vhs
wishes 70 ~ t. Do not aeooPe ~
Ouhst;tuta
CALIFORNIA re SNPOp CO
sAs hRAscsoco. oA1
loes0EklE. ~ AEw yo1k ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

ALICE sPRANG INTO THE DUGOUr.
garden seeds which their old friends in
Ohio had supplied them with on start
ing for the new country.
They were many miles from their
nearest neighbors and the busy spring
season allowed them no time in which
to cultivate acquaintances
In fact they had had but ono caller
since settling there. That was Bruce
Howell, a handsome, robust young fel.
low, whose fathers claim was twenty.
FIVE miles distant.
Bruce Howell had helped Mr.. Rogers
erect his cabin, and Is he assisted in
laying the great logs the sight OF
Alice's wondrous dark eyes had worked
a marvellous spell in the heart of the
young Illinoisan.
The charm had been so potent that
the young man had been wO0ed back
to the little cabin ON the river more
than once that spring. But his love,
though half guessed by the parents of
the girl, was still undeclared.
1t was q bright spring day that Alice
Rogers left the cabin to wander
through the woods in search of wild
flowers She was alone, her parents
! having gone that morning to purchase
a few necessary supplies at the coun-
try store about twenty miles distant
Alice had not proceeded q quarter Of
n mile from her home. when. ON enter
ing an open space in the woods, she
caught sight of a half score of Indians
hurrying along across the prairie.
They were coming toward her, and
something in their very manner told
the girl their intentions were not
friendly.
Before she was detected BY the In
dams, she turned and ran swiftly back
toward the cabin.
What was her horror, - she drew
near her home, to find it already sur.
rounded by q squad of savages!
Screened from observation herself.
within . little thicket. she watched
them make hasty preparations to fire
the building.
For the moment she forgot her dan.
ger, If she should be discovered, and
ssosd there in the wood Is II txans6xed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

against .: stubborn attack. Toward
night, however, the red besiegers had
withdraw to the woods for consulta-
ton. "A the anxious settler had just
succeeded in organizing . party Of
brave fellows to accompany him to his
own cabin. when, to his great surprise
and joy, his daughter, leaning on Bruce
Howell's arm. stood before him.
Several other settlers joined those
at old Jerry's cabin, and though
the Indians made more than one
attempt 10 destroy the blockhouse.
they were driven back with heavy
losses Most of the Indians had
gone farther north, and not being
able to muster sufficient forces to take
the cabin, they finally abandoned the
attack.
When Black Hawk was 1t last sub.
ducd. and settlers went back to their
peaceful pursuits, Bruce and Alice had
quiet marriage.
AID. II. GIBSON
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06
coLUMelA's FLOWER,

Upon . day in merry MAY,
Among the buds OF spriEe
Our bonnie lass. Columbia
Went lightly wandering.
And first she plucked wind GowoA
And gravely shook her head:
Too pale you are. too frail you ara
For what I want" she said
And next she found . shady NOOK
Where purple violets grew.
never spied q flower" she cried.
That could compare with you.
How neat you are. How sweet you ara
You modest little dear!
Dut, oh, so dinldent! Iguess
I'd better leave you here"
And SO she roamed from flower 70 6owss
But carried none away:
One was too grave to suit hor taste.
Another was too gay.
The daisy and the butter.up
Smiled In her face in vain:
Too trim you are, too prim you are
She laughed in her disdain.
Nor would she heed one lovely weed
That through the summer grows;
She tossed aside the purple nag.
She houted the wild rose;
And was SO hard to suit, indeA
1t seemed she'd never find
This little lass Columbia
A blossom TO her mind
But one day through the autumn fields
With nimble feet she trod.
And dale and height were all bedight
With splendid golden rod
Then merriiy she clapped her hands:
This is the thing for me:
Type OF the gold my broad lands hold,
To which the world is free!
sOh! mine you are, for fne you are.
And beautiful and strong:
You are the flower that shall be set
To sermon and to song"
And through the land Columbia,
The faircst child OF God,
Went, smiling. with her golden hair
All crowned with golden rod
Mary Bradley. in Harper's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06
TASTING TEA FOR A LIVING.

A Peculiar Profession Followed by Sever.
I'll Hundred New York Mea.
There is q class of men who find con-
slant and remunerative employment
among the large wholesale dealers In
teas and coffee Of this city that the av-
erage reader has never known to exist
These gentlemen are known to the
narrow confines of their profession Is
tasters. They sample all OF the finer
brands and qualities Of tea and coffee.
The moment o bean or leaf is placed
upon their tongues they can almost
give a complete history Of its quality,
age and even the country from which
it had been shipped.
The least defect In proper prepara-
ton, the falntest faint OF adulteration
is palpable to them in . degree aston
ishing to a Lyman.
OF these gentlemen there are about
five hundred in New York and vicinity,
and all of them earn salaries ranging
from five thousand dollars to ten thou
sand dollars q year. The largest inn
porting tea houses have one and some
times two of these experts constantly
employed testing and passing upon the
quality of their consignments prior to
final payments.
II know that my profession Is . Pc
culiar one" said one Of the prominent
experts the other day, land that the
majority of tea drinkers believe that
the quality Of their favorite beverage is
ascertained by chemical process In
that, however, they are mistaken.
''They may also be led TO believe that
this profession is easy to acquire. and
that no sacrifices are made to it by
those who follow it for a livelihood.
That is another mistake, even greater
than the former. 1t takes years to ac-
quire that delicacy of taste SO necessary
to determine the different qualities,
and once acquired the sacrifices ono
has to make to retain it are even greater
than the demands made upon the fol-
lowers of the medical profession.
IF you smoke the palate Immediately
loses the delicacy, and even . glass Of
liquor would do an injury which would
require months of care to overcome.
I'VE can not partake of rich food or
spiced dessert of any kind for the same
reason, and are compelled to take extra
care in all our food.
THE most prominent opera singer
do not take better care of their threats
than the tea and coffee experts IN. Y.
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06
s(S,i5eSdl.
QriginaIl

the Mississippi river from Iowa to
which country they had peaceably re-
moved a short while before, and, sepa-
rating into squads. they ravaged the
white settlements far to the north.
The red men concealed themselves
along every frontier road. and boldly
attacked every party of travellers or
settlers that came their way. Their
acts of atrocity were horrible, and the
destruction wrought by them was APP
palling beyond description.
This state of affairs lasted several
weeks, obliging the settlers, In many
Instances, to gather several families ut
enc cabin, which was made to serve .
a blockhouse for their common protec-
ton.
At last, however. troops were called
out to subdue the red forces
But while Black Hawk warred it waa
dangerous time on the Illinois border
and in the territory of Wisconsin, and
settlers far and near were In the Wild
est state of alarm.
There was one family, however, who.
Mt the beginning of.the war, was total.
" ignorant that the Sacs and Foxes
were committing hostilities all around
them.
Very early in the spring of that year
Milton Rogers had put his wife and
only child, Alice, q lovely, dark-eyed
girl of seventeen, into q large, covered
wagon, and, with their few household
effects, had left Ohio and journeyed
into the wilderness of Illinois.
The Rogers family took . claim On
the banks of an unsettled part Of the
Illinois river. Here they built . rude
log cabin far from any of the neighbor-
ing settlements Mr.. Rogers broke mp
the fertile sod, while Mrs. Rogers and
Alice followed him. planting corn and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

AT the instance of the minister of
education, . Russian ethnographical
and archaeological institution will be
established in Constantinople. under
the management Of the Imperial
Archaeological Society Of Moscow. The
appropriation required was granted by
the government The object Of the i'm
stitution will be to study and to pro-
mote the knowledge of eastern ethnog-
rsphy and archaeology.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

A good joke on ex-King Milan during
his recent sojonrn At Carlsbad BY his
nonchalant manners toward ladies.
Milan had become greatly disliked
among the visitors, and one day he Id
dressed two pretty young girls whom
he met out walking, and to whom he
had never been introduced. In his usual
free end easy manner Naturally they
did not respond; but Is they could not
get rid Of him. the elder turned and
said, with great severity: Monsieur.
our principle is not to speak to ex'
kings unless introduced to them" This
had the desired effect-Chicago Jour
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06
reinstatement Of Crime In Ensland.

The English laws, or rather magic.
trates. punish oifenses against property
more severely than offenses against the
person. The stealing of any article.
however small, is punished often with
several months imprisonment 1t hard
labor, while the costermonger, for
dumping on his mother" gets but .
few days Incarceration. minus the hard
labor. Wife-beating. y favorite prac-
tice among what are termed the lower
classes. is scarcely punished At al, un-
less the wife dies Even then. unless
death occurs Immediately. the brute re-
ceives but q comparatively light sen.
tence. On the other hand. deliberate
murder perpctrated with . deadly
weapon. or by poison, is followed BY
the hanging of the murderer within .
few weeks. Recently . murderer was
hanged within fortnight of the death
and burial Of his victim. Chicago
AAoSA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

A Georgia paper tells story Of tho
odd result Of an old negro's attempt to
use q "big word" The old man was
MP before Judge Gerry. OF newsoS,
charged with some small onense-
..IIave You . lawyer" the court
asked.
NO sah."
cant you get oue?"
mp. sab"
..Dbn't you want me TO appoint one
TO defend you?'
..No. sab; 1 jes' tot I'd lesbe my
case tode ign aaee oh De eo'ty'-Y0nth'a
ConpanioM
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

"Hos do + look ?"
That depends, madam, upon how
you feel If you're suffering froe
functional disturbances, iTegul9k'
ties or weaknesses, you're surg e
. look il" And DR.. Pierce1 70.
vorits Prescription is the remedy
It builds up and invig&ratss tie
system, regulates and prof. .osss ~
proper functions, and restores health
and strength. It's . pes6mate
psedjcins, not . bever.gss; purely
vegetable. perfectly harmless, and
made especially for womans needA
In the cure Of al "femAle COM
plants" It's guaranteed 70 give sat-
isfaction, or the money il refunded.
No other medicine for women =
sold 20. Think Of that, when the
dealer says something else (which
pays him better is "just - good. :
~Times have changed" So have
methoda The modern improve
ments in pills are Dr.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets. They hep Nature. i'm
stead of fighting with her. SICK
and nervous headache, bilioumesl.
costiveness, and al derangements
Of the liver, stomach and bowels
are prevented, relieved, and cured
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

Onneox-'1 wonder what kidd Of llnp q
II that Budkins uses when be goes fishing
Il always breaks Just = he y landing it6e
sbignese fish you ever saw" Nnt@erl'it,o
0othing bot Yarn. '"-DeoIoit Free PFoA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

WHITE mules sro n great demand =
ne south on account Of their docility.
NEVADA, No, hes . eitiscn named
Dc Spsir. and with name b got mar
ried recently.
In eastern Oregon the coyote keeps
up the price Of eggs and chickens. and
many counties pay liberal bounty Tor
his extinction.
In . suit over six geese h Stamp
Creek, Ga, when the cost had amount
ed TO about seventy dollars. The matter
WAS compromised and settled By div,d-
ing the geese.
THE 6rst ships doctor On record b b.
Neved to have been St Luke. who =
shown By recent research TO have besA
q physician in tho Troad when he aEs4
met st. Paul
An owl dew down ono Of the circuit
courtroom chimneys It Palmyra, No,
recently, perehed himself In the unused
pipe hole and listened a II he had been
admitted 70 the bar.
The biggest bat on record outsade Of
tropical countries was killed near New
V88tISv O01ss tO0 OSssSS Ooys - WVs6ssS~s
fve pounds and measured sixteen
inches between the tips Of its wings
MOOSE arc 20 very plentiful In north
eru Maine that, a. . sportsman can 10
Qally kill but ono In . season. Il -
something Of . disappointmentto throw
away tho only chance on IN underlined
or lean animal or ono with poor ant
ler4.
Mira RANDALL. over ninety years old,
who dug and picked mp barrel OF 20
tatoes In one day this fall, Is champioo
among the smart old people OF Caribou.
Ne
TIE longest congressional career In
the history Of the country WAS that Of
Gen. Samuel Smith, Of Baltimore, wi,s
for forty year9 was continuously IN COD
gre0 - representative or senator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

Dyspepsia q easily noored BY Hoststtes's
Stomach Bitters, purest. pleasanteet Of
stomachics, most effective Of tonicA Heart
the pit Of the stomach exreriepced BY dys-
peptics, in brief, al symptoms-andt6 they arc
many aud perplexing-of indigestion are
banished by the Bitters. which II particl-
larly enlcacious for biliousness, malaria,
rheumatism and kidney complaints.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TEE Yuma Indians are building . theaAes
Of their own. Il 70 expected thaS tho pef.
formances win b mostly Yumarous. - q
speak Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TaD doctrine that ''like cures like" 70 II.
Illustrated BY the fact that when people tire,
the best thing for them to do IL 70 Fet1xo.-
Warrington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TuIRR u new book entitled "Hos4 d
Keep Do9s In . City" A fortune ownita
the suthor who win tell how % keep oata
ont Of oity.-Chioago Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

saparilla will euro scro1ula and syphilis, but
such symptoms Of impure blood . pimple6.
sores, aches, pains, kidney and liver weak
ness, etc, vanish like snow before the noon
day when this remedy il used lt stimu-
lateo the entire system and IL beue0o1l e.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

A GREAT mistake perhaps was male
when Dr. Sherman named his great remedy
Prickly Ash Br1IsRs; but it Is presumed
that ut that time all remedies for the blood
etc d, were called Bitters.. Had he called Il
Prickly Ash Regulator" Curative" Of
almost any thing but Butess, Il undoubtedly
would have superseded ali other prepare
lions Of similar character. The name Bitterl
u misleading; IL In purely . medicine, aad
cannot b used - . beverage
JAosox says Il pushes him to think that .
standing advertisement must run Ill The
timo.-Elmlra 0asottA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

CoUons AND COLDS. Those who are SUI.
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat
etc., should try BRowx's 0noxCHIkl
TnocnEs. Sold oHlv u b01ss. :.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

II the game Of life tho opera oompooul
makes tho most seoreA-ChicAgo Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TIM difference between IN editor and his
wife II that Ids wife sets things 70 righrl
while he writes things to set-Yonkeru
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TIE study Of bee culture 10 Of no eArthIJ
ne to . man who has the htvea-Pitt8
hurRh Oispotch
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

chow DO you know Jimpsou = cfayyr'
sHo's talking out OF his bead" that's Z
good sign. He usually talks out OF bid
mouth, Y. Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TALKING Of the thieves Of the present day,
the greatest pirate Of old was . mere Kidd
70 them.-Phlladelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

WHEN you see . hen on IN egg you expert
81 dog On tramp? Answer-A 1sA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

There 70 Q 3 inch display advestisement
IN thie paper. this week, which hes no two
words alike ezcept one word. The same 10
from The Dr.. HAgtee Medicine Co. This
house places . "Crescent' on everything
they make and publish. Look for Il, sid
them tho name Of the word and they W5Il
return you book, beautiful hthographs br
aamplee frea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TIE cautions nature Of tho Indians may
account for their preference for accepting
official statements with Ieoesvat1onA-Bal
dmoro American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

'Tsls - the ed, }" The 30 said 70 ~ bog,
and 10 felt It
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

oucceS9lul thon tne man VINO VeatS you aooNS
him.-Elmira Gazette
CoUols AND COLDS. Those who aro sui.
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throae,
etc., should try BR0wx's 6noxCHIkl
TnocuEs. Sold osiv II boSsa
TIE doctrine that '.like cures like" 10 r.
the best thing for them to do IL 70 fet1Eo.-
Washington Star.
Dox'f let the worms eat The very life out
Of your children. Save them With thone
dainty candles. called Dr.. Dull's Weem d..
0troyerA
TIE study Of bee culture 10 Of no eArthlS
ne to . man who has the h1ve0.-Pitfe-
burgh Dispatch.
FoRfIYY Feeble Lungs Against WHITE
with Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar
Pixies T0othache Drops CuEein one minuta
TIE pagting words Of your barber ne
gsneFally: (which side. pleasei"-Yonkers
Dox'P fool With indigestion nor with .
Aleogdored liver, bat take Beocham'0 p1QS
Tor Immediate relief. = cents bex.
Oaly match man he'd that went out before
10 could light the gas.-Lcwell Courier.
WIEN you ct hen on IN egg you expert
chicken, but what do you expect when you
81 Q dog On tramp? Answer-A 1sA
4 1AD veese-pervef0A
lRplcAL odvioe-be pa4ieaA
waAr did william Tslls
GINS q feather frock togsth9.
Tn leaves win turn, but thsy'n aeves ~.
turn.
Josx.5@"r.ps what i fa'lseyr' fsss
.rns i the ed" the bss sasd to ~ bog.
and 10 felt II
A WRIT Of attschment-ths love lstAe<-
Washington Star.
BIZ sure that your character begins =
Decentralization News.
II the game Of life tho opera eompoo8
makes tho most seoreA-Chicago Times.
A. e-stirxing invention the bastira6o
II worthy eminent mention.-Boston Cour
Ter.
Tn cautions nature Of tho Indians may
account for their preference for accepting
official statements with 1eoerva&onA-Bal
timore American.
"How 10 you know Jimpsou = crayyr'
sHo's talking out OF his bead" ''Thet's .
good Sign. He usually talks out Of biz
mouth. IN. Y. Herald
TEE Yuma Indians aro building . theatef
Of their own. Il u expected thas the pef.
formances win b mostly Yumasous, % 70
speak Ledger.
TIER. u 9 rev book entitled ~HoH %
Keep Dogs In . City" A fortune ownits
mt NJ n 0ifH II .hi0o00 Tina.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

Mira RANDALL, over ninety years old.
who dug and picked mp barrel Of 20
tatoes In one day this fall. Is champSoo
among the smart old people OF Caribou.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-06

TIE leaves Win turn. but tAsy'n 1svss ~.
k0Pn-
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-30

Good looks art molt than skIu deep,
pending upon healthy condition of
all ttt vital organ-. II the liver be-
iunctive, you have bilious took, ii
ynur stomach he di-orde1ed you have a
Dysrtpti3 Luuk and If your Kidneys
he affected you have II Piuched Link.
Strnr- good health sud ytu will have
gr>d look~. Electric BItter- in the
great alt r.tiye aud Tonic acts directly
hn these vital urgnns. Cure. pttuples,
hIo'che1, ln,iIs mud gives p K"'d COM
p|ex'on. .}oid ut W. E. Savsge's drug
80 r., 80 cents T." r b ,ttlr.