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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

Always 1t this season Of the year
does red, bright red, make its appear
ance. A welcome visitor. tao. with its
hints Of warmth and luxury, . pretty
girl in . pretty red gown always takes
on IN additional charm There is
touch Of .disblcri,, . bit Of audacity
about . red gown which c!ings to NO
other. On . stormy winter night, or .
drcary, rainy Novsmber afternoon.
there Is DO more glsddening sight to
masculine eyes than this cheerful color.
enhancing the charms Of an attractive
woman. Red gowns will be very much
In favor for houss wear this autumn.
Il may be made Of fouiari, s1rah, CASH
mere or crepe de Chine. II is madc
with double skirt On the Left side
Of the froot the skirt opens. and the
part Of the uuderskirt thus exposed In
trimmed with horizontal bands of
gallon, braid o. velvet ribbon The
sleeves and drped yoke may be Of
wkite mousseline chiffon or scarlet
grape, as the wearer may prefer. A
deep frill Of lace is placed below the
rcverr which turn hack 70 show the
yoke. A belt Of gallon or scarlet velvet
ribbon gives the finish 70 this dainty
bodiee. e.-Onee Week
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
At LAST.

The years lost before knew you,
Love.
Oh. the hill. clinbsd and came not to you
All! who shall render unto us to make
Cs glad,
Tie things which for and OF each Others sake
We might have had.
II yeu and had sat and played together,
Two speechlcss babies in the summer weather,
Love.
ny one sweet brook which though 1t dried u
sam makes for me q sweeser song to-day
ThAn'an know.
If hand in hand through the nysss.ioss gate.
OF womanhood, We had arst hooked, and
straightway.
Love.
Had whispered to each other softly, ere
Ityet
Was dawn, what now in MONDAY heat and fear
We both forget
fsl of this had given its completeness,
Love,
To every hour would il be added sweetness,
Love:
Could know sooner whether IL were well
Or Ill
With thee. One wish could more surely ten,
Moro swift fulfius
All: vainly thus 1 sit and dream aad ponder,
Love,
Losing the precious present while wonder,
Love.
About the days in which you grew and camc
Tobc
So beautiful. and did not know the name
Or sight OF me.
but all lost things are in the aaeels' keeping,
Love:
No past is dead for us, but only sleeping.
Love;
The years Of Heaven will all carth's little pain
Make good.
Together there We cau begin again
In babyhcod.
-BostOa Budget
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

swors positively and grave suspicion
was engendered through their state
ment.
"As for my uncle. he merely laughet
these positive statements to scorn and
gladly encouraged . thorough search
Of his garden which would prove the
fallacy Of the foul suspicion.
"His suggestion was accepted
promptly. and together with 4 party,
Reginald leading the way my uncle
repsired to his garden ana the search
began.
"'Point to the spot where you saw
me digging said my uncle.
Right there. SIR answered both
the men at once, pointing toward .
cluster Of bushes about thirty feet
away.
about Eve minutes elapssA. when
there was . frightened exclamation
from the diggers, and . hat was pro-
duced. later the badly decomposed re.
mains Of . man wac brought to the
surface.
my uncle gave just one look 1t tho
grewsome object then staggered back
with strange. gasping. hopeless cry.
and said:
MY God. men, is it possihle?' and
was ever afterward n one in y dream.
There were no doubts in the minds
of any concerning the identity Of John
Hiram. His clothing, . cut across the
face. . fractured skull and lastly 4
brass ring in the lobe of the right ear,
which the deceased had been accus.
toned TO wear. all went to prove that
this was the missing man: that he had
died from the effect Of y blow admin.
istered. and that he had afterwards
been buried TO conceal the crime.
my uncle declared his innocence in
. weak way, was found guilty and sem
tenced to servo term of thirty years.
He confessed on the stand that from
early childhood he had been sleep
walker, and that on the morning fol-
lowing the day Of John Hirsm's disap-
pearance he had found his coat and hat
lying on the veranda. This. Ec said.
was . strange circumstance, as he in
variably hung these articles Of apparel
on the hall rack. Therefore Ny uncle
had become convinced that with
trace of the anger still haunting his
brain and an uncomfortable suspicion
over him, he had arisen In the
night, put his hat and coat on and
sought the body of the man he had
killed and buried it in the garden.
my uncle only lived one year of his
sentence and died praying forgiveness
for his terrible sin.
Reginald Hiram went to the war
and was shot before the battle Of
Shiloh. accused Of being spy. .
''One day shortly after the close of
the war . man lay dying in . hospital
in St Louis. The deposition he made
created quite furore 1t the time. He
was the missing John Hiram, and the
terrible revenge on my uncle had been
out of the willy braia of the
older brother.
'On the day SO memorials to my
uncle, and following the chas stisemens
he had received. John Hiram had
sought the cover of the woods Thers
the two brothers met quite by accr
ient Reginald soon heard the injurcd
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Mira M.-"BridGct wants TO 90 to
the plumbers picnic tomorrow" Mr.
M.-"Heavcns! l thought plumbers
had one perpetual picnic"
-Lucie-'.Ned made ringing speech
last night mommer." Mommcr-"um
|--um?" Lucie-''YsA He asked me
TO be his wife. Circular.
Young Mrs Fitts--"Are these pool
rooms some sort Of bathing arrange
ment, dear?' Mr.. Fitts-''Na They
only clean fellows pockets. Indian
spolis Journal
They Arc No Suckera-
Hc called them ''specklea beauties. " and
He nshcd tin dag was done:
His tackle cost f0rtuIe and
He never caught onA
Detroit Free PresA
Van Arudt-'.She told me IL was her
first year ont" Maid Narian-''Why,
she's been out four seasons Van A
"Ah, well, she counts four seasons 70
the year, ! suppose. Kate Fields
Washington.
~ see that O'Grogan has got him q
coat Of ar-r-ms since he was app'inted
dep'ty sheriff" "Thc ,lhirty aristo:rst!
Vance he was glad enough to 60 out in
his shirt-sleeves wild the rest Of u&"-
lAicago News
May (disdain7affr} Mo-; ! don't
think ever could love Z man." Frank
(brightening up)-''Tbat's only another
proof OF tho similarity Of our tastes.
darling. don't believe ! ever could,
either. Y. Herald.
Physician Ito pati.nt)-''Your case
Is . very serious one, and think con-
sultation had better be held" Patient
(too i'll to care about any ything)-"very
we'll, doctor: have a many accomplices
as you like. Magazine.
"A military captain, .dcsirous Of in
spring . soldier with patriotic senti-
ments, asked him tho following ques-
ton: "What would zen think II you
saw Q hammer waving over the field Of
bettle?" II should think the wind was
blowing" was the mans reply.-La
Margherits.
II heard your father express . very
liberal view, said one youth to another.
HE said that il you played cards 1t all,
he wanted you 70 play ct home" Yea
That's simple enough He gives me my
allowance On the hrst. of the month,
and wins the most Of it back on the eco
ond"-washington Sta;.
The earl of Balcarras had Q field Of
turnips upon which he rrided himself .
good deal. He once surprised IN old
woman busily employed in filling . sack
with his fsvorites. After giving her .
hearty scolding. to which Ahe replied
courtesieA he was walking away. when
the woman called after. him: "Eh, my
lord. the bags uneo' heavy. Would ye
be sae kind - to help NE on 10 my back
wi it?'-which he dc forthwith, when
the culpsit decsDpedl with prefass
4hA1ks. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
HOUSEHOLD eREviTlES.

The incest thing with which 70
scour knives. is large cork dipped In
water, then in bath brick. IL Is far
better than rag-Detroit Free Press.
s-For fruit sausage the simplest way
II TO take sirup, especially raspberry
sirup, and thin it with cold water. or
let Il come TO . boil after thinning 1t,
then add . teaspoonful OF cornstarch
dissolved in water, and let boil. while
stirring for few minutes This you
servo hot-N. Y. Tribune.
-Lentil Hash--Take equal quanti-
ties of mashed brown lentils and cold
Graham gem crumbs, mixed well to
gether, salt to taste, and heat in
stewpan the bottom of which is covered
with boiling water. Thin cream may
be used instead Of water II preferred.
Good Health.
-Custard Pudding.-Tske one ptnt
of milk. stir into it gradually one table
spoonful of -four, the yOlks of six eggs
beaten light, sugar to taste. fi.voring
Of grated orange peel Finally. mix
into It = teaspoonful Of melted butter
(which must not be hotl, and pour into
buttered dish. Bake in . moderately
hot oven-Boston budget
-Bananas FriedL-Split the bananas
once lengthwise, or IL they are quite
small leave them whole. Roll in -four.
and fry in hot, not brown. butter-onc
or two tablespoonfuls will be sufficient
Turn carefully that they may be evenly
colored; and when Of rich bronze take
them up with split spoon, lay on hot
dish. aud serve with powdered sugar.
Good Housekeeping. s =F
-Escalloped Oyster&-Take crushed
crackers (not too fine): drain the liquor
from . quart Of oysters. being very
careful to remove all bits Of shell. but
ter . deep dish, cover the bottom with
crackers. then . layer OF oysters. sea-
soned with salt and pepper and. bits OF
butter in plenty, finishing with the
crackers covered with bits of butter;
pour over the whole the oyster liquor
added to one pint of boiling water.
Place it in . hot oven, bake half an
hour, add another pint Of hot water
and half . pint of milk. in which =
small lump of butter has been melted.
Bake another half hour, and. to pre-
vent browning too much, cover with .
tin or shcet-iron lid--DetrOit Free
Press
Lemon Pie.-Line the pie-pan. prick
il with fork. and bake the crust In
hot oven. When lightly Drowned. re
move from the oven and set aside to
cool The juice Of two lemons. the
grated ri7d Of one, the yolks Of Eve
eggs, and five tablespoonfuls Of granu-
lated sugar are beaten with the egg
beater fer fifteen minuteA and set TO
cook in . double boiler, or in . sauce
pan set inside of another containing
boiling water. When thickcned, set
away to cool. Beat the whites stiff,
reserving some for meringue; add to
the cold lemon filling the whites and .
French coffescupful Of grated and sift-
ed bread-crumbs; mix lightly and bake
in quick oven When baked. spread
with meringue made by mixing the
stiffenesl egg white with spoonful Of
powdered sugar, and return to the oven
until delicately browned-N. Y. OBJ
kerver.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

. Ave-foot board feuae In this valley
without touching It Ten Of ~ In this
held Not crowd; just . company.
Into the road 1t that corner. think; II
looks like . gate there. Chained? Than
Over now! Across the road. What not
do It? Now again-therc! that wa
more like it.
A lady down: but she's mp again.
Not hurt.
And 20 on, and 50 on, for about four
miles, when. IL Plate holds out we'll
and doesn't come to any grief, the ex.
hilarated reader finds himself In com.
pany with . dozen other men In .
meadow ON the 0enesee flats, close BY
. bend in the river. The hounds sro
painting and horses are streaming with
sweat
1t is fun to watch the field come stray.
Cling In from various directions. singly
and In twns and threes. Some were
outrun: some got lost. The least delay
in . draghunt II fatal Tor after tho
hounds once get well started the scent
keeps getting fresher, and there are NO
checks to speak Of to give the field .
chance to catch mp.
Once out OF earshot Of the hounds
the rider Is out Of the race. and the best
he can hope to do = to find the pack
again ut the finish. Presently the car
riages come streaming across the fields
from the road. add within half an hour
after the finish the crowd 10 reasonably
complete again. Et
When the horses have had sufficient
breathing space, the whole asseublags
moves in scattering procession through
several adjoining fields and wood lots
and sees . cover drawn. The cover ID
= swampy-looking wood lot thickly
grown up with underbrush.
The master and hounds 60 in and
quickly disappear. and the whip posts
himself at . distant corner But very
soon they como into hearing. They
have found, and are telling about It A
riders uplifted arm warns back the
field. The cry is coming towards US
The hounds will come out yondcr, and
We arc not to get there first and head
them of.
There's the fox! There he goes: Aud
look! the pack after him. all together,
scudding over that green knoll for dear
life. That's sight worth coming for.
After them now. Pilate! No, not across
that wheat field. but aronnd It. Yon-
der scuds our friend. the Batavia finan.
cier. galloping ahead to open . gate for
his little girls. Let us 60 that way.
Plate. and-Jemiuy! That was one Of
the little girls that went by!
Through q gate. across . railroad,
over . board fence, through . wood
(fence). mp hill (fencc), across . field
with the hounds in sight and fox in
Then (fcnce) down steep
gully, turn at the bottom Of it. and up
to a bafiied pack shifting at .
hole in the ground.
The fox has got to earth and will do
to chase another day. We are his debt
ors. for he has given us q pretty good
picture and run that was fun
while it lastel. 1t has not been long
in the telling. but tbs afternoon is
gone, and there is only about time
enough left to get back 70 the Home
stead library. and discourse there . lit
tic while and swap experiences before
Edward s. Martin, in
Harr,er,a weeklv
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

John L Blair. of Blairsvflle, N. J.,
h reported TO be worth all the way
from $50. ooo. 900 to 500, 0oO. .ooo. He has
never sold . share Of stocl. in any enter
prise with which he has been assOciat'
cd. and has money invested I'm scores oi
railroads some Of which he absolutely
controlA
Rev. Samuel Wakefield. DID,. LII.
D.. and wife. of LatrOLc, Pa, are q
very remarkable couple He Is - year.
old and his wife il but . few years his
junior. They were married seventy-ons
years ago and have ten Children living.
No death has occurred inAhe family for
sixty-onc years
Capt Thomas J. Spencer, late Of
the United States army, and now en-
ptoyed In the pension Office ut Washing
ton had - varied IN experience during
the war, probably. Is any other union
soldier. He was present In forty-hve
battles. was captured three times. and
escaped twice. and saw the inside Of
seven confederate prisons
Some people are TOO trusting for
this world. At . recent trial the pris-
oner entered u plea of mot guilty"
when one of the jury put ON his hat
and started for the do,r. The judge
called him back and informed him that
he could not leave until the case was
tried Tried" cried Che juror; why,
he acknowledges that ise Is not gull tyr
"A shrewd scheme p make tardy
subscribers pay mp hae been invented
by . western editor. Whenever . delin-
quent subscriber is mentioned in his
paper. the name il inverted Here Is
an example,: ''ssuor uqQr and his wife
are spending q few days in Chicago" !"
As all the readers know what this
means, the shamed suberriber hastens
to have his name appear right side mp.
An affecting incident was witnessed
ct . concert in Vienna. A lady had
just performed a piece son the piano.
composed by . resident of the city, and
was enthusiastically spplauded She
bowed repeatedly, and then rushed of
the stage. to return presently, leading
the composer forward. He kissed hie
hand when the fresh applause greeted
him and pointed to the lady, intimsting
that to her the credit was due. He
could not sec the audifncc, for he is
blind.
"A well-dressed stranger. accompan-
led by . boy, entered hat store in
Frankfort, Germany, ami after q time
the man was fitted to , hat Looking
In the glass he said to the youngster:
'.How do look in this. hate" like .
thief.'' promptly Responded the lad.
The man angrily darte1 toward him,
but the lad fed from the store. pursued
BY the man. The shopkeeper thought
It all very funny until their long sb-
sencc made him realize taat he had been
robbed. -
Russell Sage has for some yesrs
been in the habit of giving Ave dollars
once . year to friend O; h1 boyhood
days. This year. whea the pensioner
made his annual visit. Mr. Sage was
unable to find 1--WE dollAis in his roll Of
bills. and was ON the Eoint Of putting
his old friend on, when ithe latter cx-
claimed: "But am iE iAOre desperate
need of money than ever before, Mr..
Sage. Why not give me one of those
ten dollar bills?" "Nell. never
thought of that replied Mr.. Sage, in
. matter-of-fact way; ''here. you take
this ten-dollars and give me . receipt
for two YenrA."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
AN EXCITING FOX HUNT.


Geneeee Valley.
What . field! Fifty riders, a. near as
can count, aud six, seven. eight. nine
ladies mounted. That's . good many.
Will they be in the run? One of them
will be for sure; see, yonder she goes. in
. brown habit, on an iron-gray mare
Wherever the mare can 60 her mistress
can ride her, and whatever turns them
back turns plenty Of good company
back with them. Three or four other
horsewomen may follow. the hounds,
and the rest Of them mean TO 60 by the
road with carriageA But there come
two that don't Our friend, the SPORT
ing banker from Batavia, has brought
his little girls over to-day, and, bless
me, IL he hasn't put them both on horse
back! They are children. obviously;
but am told they ride with dash and
skill that are very scarce among sdult&
The master 10 jogging OF. surrounded
by his hounds. and the field Is starting.
A score Of riders are from the valley,
half Of them farmers, and Is many
more from tributary cities. Buffalo 10
out six or seven strong. Rochester aud
Batavia send nine riders between them:
Genev1 sedds . man, and there il .
double handful of New Workers.
Come alpn9! Il is more fun 70 ride in
the front Of the field than the rear; and
II 10 safer, besides being less crowded
There 20 the hounds on the trail, at a
pretty good pace from the start
Around here through the orchard there's
n Orsod ulaee: thooe rails make nleasanN
Jumping.
4 four-board fence, four. boarded from
end to end. No choice of panels until
somsSody breaks one. and no time 70
wait for that The ground is good,
though. and looks level on the other
aide. There's love. PLATE! Good horse.
Thirty riders have been seen 10 cruss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
GREEN EYES.


Orbs Of the E0eralA Hue the Rralss oe the
P0eta.
Calderon, Crevantes and other Spanish
writer's praise the eye Of the emerald
hue. in which they arc initiated by
Longfcllow, in his Spanish Student"
where he speaks of the '.younx and
green-eyed Gaditana." But perhaps
the poets do not intend to be 50 precise
in their definition Of color as their
words might imply. Green is of many
shades. and poetical praise of emerald
eyes may perhaps he best interpreted
by Swinburne's beautiful lines in
'Felise':
'Olips. that mine have gsowr into.
Like April kissing May:
Ofcrvid eyelids, letting through
Those eyes the greencst Of things blue,
The bluest Of ihinss gray
So much praise Of green eyes is some.s
Whist curious when one recollects thst
the color is 50 intimately associated
with jealousy-the ''green-eycd mOn-
ster'" of Iago But this is only q part
Of the contradictoriness Of the symbol
ism of this chameleon-lilso color. Green;
is the color Of lovers, and ut the same
time the color of jeal0usy and of tickle
ness, and, IL we. may believe Chauccr,
il is also the color of avarice. In tho
.'Romaunt Of the Rose" he thus dc
scribcs this unlOvely parsonage: ~
Full sade and caytn Was she eek s.
And also green ss ony leek."
But whatever may be the color OF
avaricc. the belief in green rs a SYM
bol of ficlxleness is very general. Chauc-
er's ballad, 'Against Women Uncon-
stsut,'' has for burden the line: elm
stead Of blue, thu, may We wear all
green. and green, fprsaken clean" is
a familiar saying, or, IS ftia often more
elaborately put:
.Greea'o forsaken: rssa--.t
Yellow's f0rcswoPn:
Blues the color
That must be worm
-Chambers' Journsl /,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

Don't try TO please everybody except
yourself
The greatest man nay b the
Weanest 80
Courtship is to m2trimony what pic
is to corn bread
More men fail BY trying to do too
much than by doing too little.
Love cannot be made to order.
It isnt only IN idle brain that is the
DEVILS workshop.
When the skies are blue nobody else
should be.
The man who refuses to pay his Just
debts is too cowardly to steal in any
other way.
No man was ever saved for what he
Aad done inside of , church.
Hope is the yeast in the bread 0f lie.
Detroit Free Prcss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
THE CAR HORSE.


mis latelligeaee II Not 60 Re Gagged ny
Appearances.
The patient car horse, trudginS along
the street with his jsn2l;ng bell, does
not seem TO be . very intelligent ami
NAL, aud few people credit him with
any ideas above oats. The truth Is.
however. that these horses are really
very bright as . rule. and, speaking
comparatively, know their business aa
we'll as the man who has the reina
A writer who was interested in the
subject stood ON the front platform Of .
car and asked the driver about the mat
ter.
'They know lot" was the drivers
answer to the question. land under.
stand Just what's wanted Of them
When the horses hear the bell runR by
the conductor they know il means TO
stop. and they stop at the right corner
without my using the reins at all I
never have to put on the brake unless
there's . grade of some kind or the car
has good headway The horses know
that when the bell is rnng twice they
arc to start and they need no word
from me to make them 60 ahead. They
look out for passengers. too. and when
they see lady waving her hand they
come to a staudstill. without my both.
erinR in the least; but they don't stop
for men. rs a rule, because the
men do not make any motion. Horses
that have been on cars some time arc
mp to all the tricks. and you can trust
t:nued the driver. THAT lady waiting
just ahead is on the wrong corner,
cause we can't stop the car SO rs to
block the cross street. Now watch the
horses"
The writer did as he was told The
horses noticed the woman waving. but
they kept right on until the street was
crossed, and then they slowed up.
without any word or sign from the
driver.
There" said the driver, triumphant
ly. as he turned the brake in order to
stop the car, don't you see the horses
know what they are doing? Both Of
them have been on the line some time,
and they don't give the drivers any
trouble at al. They know just whers
the men who water them are stationed
along the route; and while one Is
the other never interferes. be-
cause he knows his turn Is coming
right away. They're smart, they ere,
even il they amt anything but horseA"
Further Investigation proved that
what the driver said was true. After
that one feels some interest in the hard
patient animal that is not
uuepe ma arkinA -HarnNp's Yomn q pAon1s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10
THE DRUMMER'S STORY,
A Thrilling Account Of an In
justice Done His -Uncao.

E was q avOluble
drummer from
st. Louis; we
were IN inter
ested party Of
listeners in the
smoking room
of . Pullman
sleeper en- route
for Chicago.
and when he
pulled out his
watch and re-
marked: Good
n light gen
tie m e n" we
begged him to
stay and tell
inst one more
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

''What sort Of . baby is your new
brother, Abuer?"
''Oh, he's just like my other new
brother. Couldn't tell 'em apart, il il
wasn't that his name il difScreut~.
Hsrper's Young People
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

Sk;pley-See that woman talking to
Major Brsssey? She and are engaged.
Ripley--Ensaged, you idiot: Why
that's your wife:
Sldpley-I know it-but we are en-
gagged to be divorced.-Puclk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-10

Guest-Why do you insist on payment
in advance? have baggage
Hotel Clerk-If the hotel should burn
down the baggage would be destroyed.
We understand our business. .sir.-JudRc,