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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13
SNAKE WOUNDS.
Ol0ereAt Methods 0e E4traeslng q
H0lQoQ.

Ol6ereat Methods % Extracting sAe
Among all people the sucking Of the
wound has ever been considered the
most effective remedy Of Immediate ap-
plication for snake biteA In Africa .
cupping instrument ID employed in emer-
gencies Of the lkiE1 70 draw out the
poisoned Hood The sueients followed
the same method. and when Cato made
his famous expedition through the SER
nt-infested African deserts he en-
ploycd many savage snsle-eharmers.
called Psylli. 70 follow the army. They
performed many mysterious rites over
men who were bitten. but the elleaey
Of their treatment appears 70 have con-
sisted In sucking the wound A vivid
notion Of the intensity Of . cobra's
venom h given By the experience Of
Dr. Francis +. Buckland He put .
rat into . cage with . snake Of that
specie. and Il was killed after . pluelsy
fight Upon examining the skin Of the
dead rat Immediately sfterward he
found two very minute punctures. like
small needle holes. where the fangs Of
the cobra had entered The hesh
seemed already - have actually morti-
fed in the neiGhborhoOd Of the wound.
Anxious to 6nd out IL the skin was af-
fectcd DR.. Buckland scraped away the
hair from Il with his finger nail. Then
he threw the rat away and started
homeward He had not walked . hum
dred yards before al Of . sudder he
selt - il somebody had come behind
him aud struck him . severe blow On
tho head and neck. Al the same tire
he cxperieneed . most acute .paie aud,
sense 0f oppressioa about Ne 49,
He knew instantly that wooDu
oneti. and 20 lost no til - oDo11u1ou
spoth.eary shop. wbdl6 - - -
with brandy and sm00a1Dc loseame
very near dying. Undou1eeoy small
quantity Of the venom had made It's way
into Ais system thfoagh little cut be-
meath his nail where Il had been sepa-
rated slightly from the Aesh in the pro-
cesH of cleaning The nail with pen
knife . little time beIore. Chicago
Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

shall Aud AeQ1aintaoc0 b HOFgoeS
etigRins-Who Is that geutleman
with whom You were talking awhile
agoe
Penny ybunher-He i IN original hu-
00rist
"But why did you Lift your hat con-
tinually while you were talking to
him?' sn -
HE was telling me some original
iolEea, and whenever recognize IN old
scquaintance l always Lift my hak"-
Toxas Si1tinGA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

Mrs. Briclerow latter the moving}-
The family who last lived IN this house
left Il in perfectly horrid oonditioa." "
Mr.. Bricluow-''The agent told me Il
had stood empty ever since We lived in
| is before"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

"A pocket Inc vein of quarts In Tie
Black Hills IN two days yielded two
thousasad dollars IN gold Such . pocket
would Be very desirable In a winter
overcoat, but the tailo1 don't seem .
b IN tie right vein. CouTioA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

Eleven women whoee- ages a9gre-
gate eight hundred and sixty-oue years
were present q . reunion Of the Sci.
lsek family ii Norwslk. Cosn., . few
days ego Ths,younGsst sf tbs eleven
WAS stxty-sevea end The e9dsst ninety.
two while serene asvsnty-eight was
the average. Aiss Ann Jeanings was
the only spinstsr Of IL eleveA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

The 'quintessence Of the omnivorous
is supposed to be imaged in the hog
but hog is Peabody among animals
alongside Of a hen. Hens are BY nature
monopolists. When the subject OF vic
tuals is mentioned they are evidently
listening. Throw . handful Of com
into a tcn-acre lot and every HEN in the
Enclosure will get dab at it The last
hen ON the spot may not secure more
than two kernels, but nothing in the
hens appearance will indicate that
II will step around with rs much pre-
cision and gratitude As any in the flock
and wear the most pcnsive smile You
ever saw. A hen will not eat every
thing it sees. but it will try to. and
there isn't one of them on the face OF
TIE earth but thstess tai 3ou the taste
of everything it has seen within the
radius of q half mile of its house. 1t is
only when q man has kicked at . hen
and missed it that he begins to under
stand how thoroughly hollow and de-
ceitful this world is. and it is . marvel
ous fact in connection with this that he
will miss the hen if he does kick 1t 1t
aud misses it il he don't-Danbury
News
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Charles ID. Drake Dead

Washington, D. c April 1.-The
Honorable Chas. D. Drake, late chief
Justice of the United States court of
claims. was found dead in his bed
this morning.
Justice Drake died at the advanc-
ed age Of 81 years. His death was
wholly unexpected and without warn
lug. Dr. Joseph Johnson. who has
been attending him for the past
twenty yeals, states that the justice
was attacked with slight case Of
glip three weeks ago. His condition
was not at any time serious enough
to occasion alarm. Last evening
Justice Drake walkci TO The West
Presbyterian church TO attend the
services there After church the JUS
tice went home aud chatted with his
family and retired for the night. He
seemed TO be better than at any
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06

is able 10 work some on his farrn
again Mr, CLnrlev Kisner Of
kan>a- is shaking hands with friends
III this n-lp pl.borhoul ngmn. john
UHl.y., aud A!r. Henry \.fus took a
trip to Kansas last week -. Mr..
Cyrus Requa is on the sich list.
TIE son OF Mrs. Black is very low
with consumption. Miss Clara
Requa VIII spend the summer at
home. Mr. Showalter planted his
early potatoes OH last Saturday.
There will be al o2~a meeting on
next Saturday nal: the 9th at Dou
bic Branch seho'l Lous. The
young people Of his neighbCrhood
gave Orlando aI,i Mr Nafus quite a
surprise on last Sunday evening ...
The boys say, come again girls and
we will make some more good bis
cult. . Among those who called on
the bachelors was Miss Vance Mr.
Bob Seifers and Mr.. john Wines al
report good time. On account
of high winds several Of the farmers
have to restack their hay. -. The
creek was all over the bottoms Sun
day night. The [. L. will have
an open meeting on next Wednesday
night at Willow Branch.
LITTLE JESSE.
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time since the attack of grip. This
morning when he was called he did
not respond, and when his room
door was opened it was found that
he was dead
The remains of Judge Drake will
be cremated and the ashes taken to
st. Louis This is in accordance
with the terms Of his will.
Justice Drake was during the re-
construction days Immediately af-
ter the war one of the most noted
leaders in Missouri. brakes Con
stitution" is still remembered by
thousands Of old Missoulians who
We're DISTINGUISHED by its dictatorlal
provisions. He was born in Cincin
natl. O., April II, ISL, and after re
ceiving an academic military eiuca-
ton at Middleton. Connecticut, serv
ed as a mldshlpman III the navy Tor
three years He settled in st Louis
in 1S47 and engaged In practicing
law In 1859 he was against seces'
sion. During the war he was rabid
nn1onist. but did not take An active
part. He was Il member of the con,
stitutional convention which framed
the military constitution of the state
and left bis imprint upon every lne
Of that tyranical instrument. He
was elected United States senator il
1867, and in 1870 was appoint ed
chief Justice OF the United States
court of claims by President Grant
He resigned the seuatorship and re
moved to Washington where he re
sided until bis death.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06

The farmers are now very busy.
The peach buds in this part of the
country are not all killed yet -.
Some wheat has been injured by
the extreme wet weather. D.. Many
of our roads need working badly.
Joe Little is still on the sick list t.. . .
Charles Nafus will farm with John
Hedges this summer; Charley is an
enterprising young man. E +
Holt, T J Mock and Jno Stephenson
went to Butter on business Tuesday
Fl Gilbreath came home Mon
day evening with new corn planter
in his wagon. Mrs Bever and Nat
are talking OF visiting relatives in
Washington i'll few weeks. j A
Hedges hay shed blew down during
the high wind March 26. :. Hattie
Nichols is now at home; she attend
ed school at Schell City during the
winter. Miss Nellie Gilbreath,
Rosa and Florence Mock are taking
lessons i'll instrumental music. 80.
Round Prairie now has fine brass
band aud, as it includes some Of the
best musical talent on the prairie we
shall expect some fine music at an
early date. . Some of the boys in
Elmer comMunity are talking Of or
ganizing string band. C E Gil
breath is the proud owner Of a beau
tiful new accordion Now play us a
tune Claude. IN E Stephenson
sold horse to George Smith of But
Ter last week. Mrs Agnes Spear
is teaching the summer school at
Reynard She is good teacher
aud always gives satisfaction >.
The Elmer school will close April
Is. 1t was all eight months term.
W W Williams and F S Stephenson
spent the evening in the neichbor
| hood last Sunday =. Charlie Bello
my is said to be one of the most pop
ular young men around here. III
always anticipates the wishes OF the
fair ones. Theodore kaufma,
seems in bad luck. Wonder who i:
J to blame. A certain young ma,
went by Mr.. Bever's last Frida,
: night to see if he would be kidnap
J ped, but as the kidnapper was no
) there the kid was not mapped.
It is said that Emmet Daughert
has nearly blown his lungs away try
ing to make music on a base drum
r and is not yet able to blow the seal
: on it. We wonder why some girl
5 always have the toothache or sor
r finger when Theordore is around. =.
) A company of the best farmers o
Round Prairie and vicinity purchas
d ed fine French Coach stallion O
| George Smith of Butler last wee
: paving $1,000. He isa beautiful al
/ imal and is a credit to the enterpris
of the prairie. The farmers seer
n to be alive to their best interests.
0 JOKER.
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with his new home, SO we learn =.
How about the building that was up
set for Chris? Ali are invited to the
raising about Monday e. . The wind
storm scared the women of our
place, last week. Judge Ccla ac
commodated quite Il number with
seed potatoes last week. Quite Il
number have brought plows f. the
shop aud others VIII follow, as john
Lentz is a No | smith Bell Bros.
are setting out an orchard from the
Butler nursery w B Cole made
the round trip to Butler in two days.
He has two young mares for sale.
Dee O'Bannin sold his COW aud
bought a pony; 50 look out for news
from the southwest as he is our 10
! cal reporter. w B Tyler and MIR
Hendricks called at the postotfice
as they were passing by On the hunt
OF hogs and horses. Mr. H. has about
fifty head of horses :. Misses Mag
gle Cole and Laura Embree were
callers few evenings since. Prof
Maxey, who taught our winter school
and is employed to teach the sum
mer term, called this week to find
out when to begin teaching We
hope to see him do well and assure
him tnat, so far as We know, he has
the good will of all. Look out, l
noticed Nehemiah Board and Judge
Cole together few days since at
the postoffice so you may expect to
hear something happen this fall,
even Spruce restored to her first love
democracy. =. Judge D W Cloud
passed through our city q few even
ings since. Miss Evans has the
ribbon as horse trader, even traded
that spirited tilley off, yes, and two
horses that did not belong to him
but ahead of DR.. McF. :. Have yor
seen Elmer Huff S chin? he bowet
to mules heels. -. Mr. Summers
was over after seed potatoes as was
Dick Greer. Quite number hav'
planted potatoes and J B Hayes
heads the list with I bushels. 1t wa
. suggested that he intended roofing
for living. R A Chennowortt
, at the shop with his planter. :. .Ber
ry Beaman spent an evening III ou
city with relatives. John Gree
and Marion France at the 2 . thi
week. . Willie Keirsey called TO
his mail, and got letter from hi
father who is south feeding cattle
, He is getting along nicely. jim
Bradley looks as natural as he di'
! when at Mr. Elliott's. John Nc
= Candlas has to kdep his horse tie
. up to keep it from going to W B F.
q We may expect to have him go to
!. health resort, even to EIdorad
= Springs. Lloyd Allison seems t
have the northern fever, as has in
;. Greer. Have you seen Robt Ray
= We did once on time, but to ou
q sorrow. JACK.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
WRECKED DYNAMITE.
The SterllnS's Plant Blown to Atom s
and -Four Men Killed.

Birmingham, Ala, April 1.-At
Bessemer this afternoon at 3 o'clock
the entire plant of the Sterling Dy-
Mantle Company was blown up. The
killed are George Hartley, Walter
Lake, Ed and Frank Boykin. The last
named was running the stationary
engine seventy five Yards from the
scene OF the explosion. He was kill
ed by flying timbers. The other
three We're i'll the packing house,
which contained hundreds of tons
of dynamite. No one knows what
caused tie explosion.
Where the packing house once
stood is now marked by a hole 90
feet deep and 50 feet wide Trees
for 300 feet about were uprooted.
ever building within 300 feet was
wrecked i ten acre field near by
vas covered With flesh and splintera
The foot OF man was found half a
mile away beyond a creek, a mans
head was found lodged in a tree and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Double Branch Items.

And still it rains. We need a
little more sunshine to make the grass
grow This is the spring that
tries mems souls. The farmers
have begun to SOW oats. No one
knows the kind of weather day vii,
bring forth John Hall is suffering
with very sore hand =. Mr.. Dillon
has been losing some of his stock
cattle. =. Spring is coming Miss
Vance will celebrate Arbor Gay OF
next Friday at Double Branch school
house Come out and plant trse. g..
April came in like a lion and we hope
it will go out like q lamb =. 4 we'd
ding is reported in the near future.
We welcome you spring. with
your calm and beautiful days and
singing birds. ... Uncle Jonnie Hal
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Stranger Than Fiction.

Middleton. N. Y. April 2.-The
enumerators recently engaged in TAX
ing the State census ran across some
curious facts of a personal nature.
Enumerator A. G. Wolcott of Oneon-
to found in that town Mrs Betsey
Wattkeys, lifelong resident, aged
81 years, who had never Travelled
beyond the town limits or entered
stage coach, railroad car or other
public conveyances.
In the town of Warrensburg was
found family of many generations.
The Youngest member was aged 3
months and named Ada Chandler.
The child's mother, Mrs. F Chandler,
was not yet Is years old. The child's
grandmother, Mrs. John Allen, vas
aged 80 years, and the child's great
grandmother. Mrs. Oscar Green was
not yet 45.
In the first election district of the
town of Middletowp, Delaware couL.
ty having a scanty rural population
were found three old women who are
remarkable specimens of health,
longevity. They were Mrs. Mary J
Bassett. aged Sc; Mrs. Esther Bar
bour, aged 81. and Mrs. Helen Hal
enbeck, aged 90.
Perhaps the most remarkable re
turn for longevity came from the
town of Thompson, WHICH lies high
up among the mountains of Sullivan
County Thompson has a total pop
ulation of 1892 souls, of which 13:
are between 20 and SO years old, for
r ty two are between so aud 80 years
t and three are over 80 years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
An effort will be made in congrcs:

An effort will be made in congress
to repeal the protective bounty OF
one half q cent a pound on granu
lated sugar, While raw sugar is
admitted free the duty on refined
sugar has almost prohibited its i'm
port. Thus the treasury receives
30 benefit from this tariff and rein
ers have advanced the price one
half cent above fair profit to their
business. No item in the tariff
schedule has been SO instructive as
the sugar tax. It's repeal on the
raw article taught the people thai
the tariff IS tax. The tariff on the
refined article has taught the add
tional poiat that the tariff rate OF
imports is added to that Of the do
mestic article of like kind. Refined
sugar will be half cent cheaper
when the the refining monopoly il
deprived of its bonus This is th'
one point which protectionists hav'
struggled to conceal. Its exposure
is threatened 10y the bill which i
urged by wholesale and retail deal
ers and consumers without regar'
to party.-K. c.. Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Ballard Items.

It's the wind, the terrible wind
lately. -. .McClenney has been one
of our busy men this week, if you
do not think so listen a moment, he ,
sold a COW, traded horse for n
mule, sold mare and colt land still
has mare to sell) cut hedge and
raked the garden. Will Cole is left,
he cannot beat that record. :. Sam
Young and Bill Cole met on McC-
corner few days since, and as we
happened to be there you may guess
what Jolly good time and hearty
laugh we had. Hope he may come
often during the summer. Our
village was quite lively to day,as it is
every paper day; the democrats after
the TINES and Republic, while the
U. L S fool away ABOUT ten minutes
reading the Union. -. Aaron Bell,
OK Crow and Joseph Wilds, three
of our neighbors spent a day in But
Ter. Bill Hughes has liking for
cider, so the boys tell us. =. .Robt
Knous has his plow at the shop
again. also wagon. They got wreck
ed in the wind storm few days ago.
Robert is better, as he intends put
ting out crop this spring ID X
Beatty. our wide awake merchant and
postmaster, is the leader of low
prices in these parts. He buys all
kinds of produce, even geese; give
him a call John Lentz can fix our
plows, Chris G attends the wants OF
Beatty's customers, McC. and Will
Cole, live stock men; Drs. Warford
and Mcfarland awaiting calls with
pockets full of pills, &c. No need
to go to railroad town, as wants
can be supplied at home. -. j l. Ar
buckle has entered the ring for the
fall races, we suppose from the
horse he has in training. wv L
Hooper almost added to the list.
Guess it's only the grip. Have ever
heard of it, or had it, if not, ask
Hick Ray for synopsio. Mrs En-
Tree is reported some better, and
her many friends will be glad to heal
it and only hope she may recover.
ID L Edrington was caller at the
postoffice few DAYS since, and to
US he looks just like he did when he
voted democracy and no scribbline
j E Warford sympathizes with
any one who has tooth pulled by
DR.. McF's method-with pain.
Have YOU signed the petition tt
have Chris Greer set his fence bacl
east from the mud hole. DAME
Embree and Geo Teeter, two OF ou
>young teachers, will soon leave u
for Montana, $50 rumor has it) WI
bespeak for them bright future
and can recommend them to an.
community Mrs McClenney lis
tied Mrs Embree, who is quite poor
lv. .Mesdames Greer and Beatt..
visited at Mrs w L Warford's thi
week. Two by two the democrat
are added to Spruce township. henc
expect large majority this fall; vic
tory is ours, and We will repay, s
saw the democrats. 8. . See that pad
ly wagon put up by Rec Cole an
Jobn Lentz: its daisy. ..... Tor
Brown, one of our bachelor boy:
almost lost an eye whl!e stretchin
wire a few days since. Sam M'
Farland reports farmers at work
his locality :. Tom Board aud WI
Cole have new harness: good boy
Will Howard, sold good hors
TOP. & p. of Butler. :. Mrs Gre,
reported better to day. A boy {
Mr Compton.lon Peter creek died Q
Tuesday night. -. Mrs "iids visite
in our burg one evening this wee
MN Greer and Harve Rhine I
Summit township, were here on bus
ness this week. Mac is well please
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Will Be Given Away.

Our enterprising druggist, II. L. Tuck
er, who carries the finest stock OF drugs,
pertumeries, toilet articles, brushes,
sponges, etc, are giving away large
number OF trial bottles of DIR. Miles eel
ebrated Restorative Nervine. They
guarantee 1t to cure headache, dizziness,
nervous prostration, sieeplessness, the il
effects OF spirits, tobacco, coffee, etc.
Druggists say it is the greatest seller
they ever knew, and is universally sat
,>tactorY. They also guarantee DR..
Miles New Heart Cure in all cases OF
nervous or organic heart disease, palpi-
tation, pain in side, smothering, etc.
Fine book on Nervous and heart dis
eases free
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoYia.
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.
Children Cry for
Pitchers CastoFia.
Administrator S Notice.

Notice is hereby given. That letters tessa-
mentary on the estate o. Nathan Godfery
deceased. were granted to the undersigned on
the rrst day Of April, Is2, BY the prob ate
coart Of Bates county, Missouri
All persons having claims agans. said estate
are Required 20 EXHIBIT them for allowance TO
the administrator Blthiu one year after the
date OF said Letters. Or they may be precluded
from any benefit OF said estate; and if such
claims be not exhibited within two years from
the date OF this publication, they shall be for
ever barred. This fret day Of April, lse2.
ISAAC " MAINS,
q. 6. HENRY.
aa-4. Executorz
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
w AN1,ED.
BARNEY.

will stand the season Of isea at riay stable exht
miles due east Of Butter, and 3-s Of mile
south OF the Butler and sontrose road De-
scription and pedigree:
Barney Is q coal black jack mealy nose l.;
hands high and was sired By McDonald's nne
mammoth jack. darn was one Of Leonardo
fine }ehnets. he Is sure and large breeder
Terms: si1 to insure colt to stand And
suck Colt will stand good for season After
service has been rendered any one selling,
trading or removing mare forfefts insurance
and money Blust be paid. Care taken to pre-
vent accidents bat will nc; be -espons!ble
should auv orru-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06

The Sherman bullion purchase
bill is denounced everywhere. 1t
caused silver to shrink in value aud
delayed bimetallism The silver
kings who consented to this com
promise have been properly pun
lshed. Their commodity is
worth less than ever before
and as result free coinage has re,
ceived a set back As an illustra-
ton of the subtreasu:y idea it has
been such a lesson that farmers are
repudiating the plan.-Kansas City
Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
PRINCE.

TEis thoroughbred stallion will make ssassa
OF is.r2 az the same stable az sboye 81 g.. Con-
dI.lons same "a those for lack
Prince IL al all purpose ho-se. dark b.v,
about Is S. hands high. weight .2OD pognds
He is Of trottiug and running stock and /. a
blooded horse You are Invited 20 call and
see him before breeding. VIII be prepared TO
keep few mares on pasture for those desiring
to leave them with nae. DEWITT ACDAsfHI
Is.s
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Cash Capital.

hand was found nearly mile away
in the rear yard of residence. The
explosion was felt fourteen miles
away. and many people thought it
was an earthquake.
The remains of the three men
were gathered up i'll three small
boxes. There was nothing but mu-
tilated flesh. Oa]y four men were
near it at the time and they We're
killed. The loss is $4,000. The
Boykin boys have a widowed mother
and Lake and Hartley were married.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-04-06
Missouri State Bank
OF BUTLER, MO.
CAPITAL, $4,000.
Receives Deposits subject Check Money Makes Collections
does General Banking Business
DEPOSITORY FOR COUNTY FUNDS.
In the Real Estate Loan Department. Make loans
on Real Estate on long or short time at
lowest rates without delay

Allen, Mrs. Levina
Boulware, L G.. Physician
Burk. Monroe Farmer
Ballard, j N Farmer
Brown, Lulu
Bartlett, Edmund Farmer
Bryner. Margaret
Chelf, III b. Farmer
Coleman. Sam'l l.
Caruthers. u A Farmer
Christy, J M Physician
Clark, Robert Farmer
Courtney, j NJ Stock Dealer
Deerwester, John Farmer
Davis, J X Foreman TINES off1c
butcher, G II Prof Normal Sci
DeArmond ID A, NJ e
Evans, John Farmer
Everingham, j Physician
Freeman, Caroline and Eliza
Fowler, Isaac
VIM. E. WALTON