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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

The Shreveport Times s.;alls on
the Legislature to pass on act SUBJ
hitting N amendment to the Con-
stitution for the abolishmeslt OF the.
Court Of Appeals. In this connec-
ton it says: sit is noting but .
tag, . bob-tailed appendase to the
judicial system, which is Of no ben
eft except to the justices, and
which, while allowing them to draw
. handsome salary at thf peoples
expense, does the people, not an
iota Of good. We are frde to con-
TESS that the justices whA occupy
positions on the Appetite bench
are able jurists, gentlemeil learned
in the law, and who would undoubt-
edly work hard and zealofsly upon
any cases which might be- brought
before them, but herein ZONES the
point; there is nothing fos them to
do except draw their ssjar,es, no
need for their services and the
people Of Louisiana ares not rich
enough to afford sinecuris to . few
gentlemen. however exsqted their
position. Louisiana nefds more
money for her educational facilities,
and BY ~abolishing the Court Of Ap.
pe,ls and turning the money over
to the cause Of public Education,
the Legislature win accomplish .
greatly needed movement Of true
reform. Let the Legiasature take
action as soon rs it cotlvcnes and
submit the question to The people
they we'll know how 70 liandle sine
cures, which are not neeiled for any
public good. Let the 9th wheel,
the Appellate Court, bel done away
with IS soon ~ possibles"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

St. Louis Republic: Raising
more cotton than any other State,
and finding it not profitable, Texas
is now going in fo4 big hoge.
Among the weighty pSrkers lately
discovered by Texas chantry edit
ors there are many ove{ 400 pounds
in heft. and one which pulls the
scales with $50 poaadi Of material
for bacon, lard and s]usages. Of
hogs weighing from lip pounds up
the numbers are rapidly multiply
ing every year. EstimitiDg five 200
pound hogs as equal to . bale Of
cotton, and rememberng that Tex
as spends millions Of ~llollars every
year for meat impoTteS from other
States, the possibilities Of the new
seem immense.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

There will be almost innumer.
able candidates for Circuit Judge
ships. In fact from the number Of
announcements already made it
woald appear rs though about
one half the Lawyers in the State
werea applicants for the soft places
On the benches Of the several Courts
q Appeal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

Since las Arst lutrcductioa, Electric
Bitters hos gained rapidly b popular
favor, NTH n0w1 Il n clearly b The Iesd
among pure medicinal toaies ~ alter.
atlves-csatalnlnx nothiag which per.
mlts it, use - . beverage o. lne0xicant,
& r. recognized - TIE best and psrest
medicine lse all0ents II St00seh, Liver
o. Kidneys. Il win eure Siek neederhe,
Indigestion, Coastipati0o, ard drive
Malaria from the system. Satisfaction
guaranteed With eseA hottie - the
nooey win be Fefun1ed. Pike only
So. per bottle. Sood ~ W. Z. HeIntx,
druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

Over $1,000 persons in the
drOuth stricken districts Of Texas
have appealed to the public for aid.
Their crops have failed for three
seasons and sickness and destitu-
ton are now their lot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

One Of the new laws Of Missis.
sippi provides that any person who
bets On . horse race 0r shooting
match shall be fined $500 or inn
prieoned for five days in the coun-
ty Jail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

Governor Peck. Of Wisconsin.
calls attention to the fact that the
four leading Offices in that State
are now held by practical newspaper
men, these being the governor. the
heutenant governor. the secretary
a state and the treasurer. 1t is
furthermore noted that Governor
Peck's immedidate predecessor was
nember Of the editorial profess
sjoa. 1t i scarcely necessary to
say that Wisconsin Is one q the
hest governed States in the Union.
-Coococdia SentineI.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

The State Legislature will meet
at Baton Rouge next Monday, the
9th inst. The first week will proba-
bly, be spent in balloting for .
United States Senator to succeed
Senator Gibson, and in electing
half the Judges of tiat useless and
costly judicial appendange called
the Circuit Court Of Appeals.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

The cotton factory at Washing
ton, La, is meeting with great sue
cess. 1t has orders ahead suf-
ficient to keep it running for
eight months. Its capacity is
thirty-six bales of 500 pounds PEI
week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

A snake has been found in Ire
land at last. A Belfast newspaper
says that q snake seven aud half
feet long and nearly seven inches
In circumference has been killed ct
Nora's Glen. 1t was taken to .
contractors yard in the town, where
the reptile was inspected by . large
number of people. The solitsry
snake OF Ireland will be preserved
il . glass case for the inspection Of
future generations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

Farmerville Gazette: The menu
her OF the legislature who secures
tie passage Of . bill submitting q
constitutional amendment to abolish
the court Of appeals viii deserve
. reelection even though he accom-
plishes nothing else during his term
Of Office.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

Politics Is dead. and everybody
seems glad Of it. The Republi-
cam, We believe, have about come
TO the conclusion that there IL
no Republican party in this State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

h New oslsans Pieayuns Aas ~
decd ~ yearly sabseriptioa price Of
IL weekly frso d 50 - b syear. Its
s0ssodiA le-p6ss psPse Allsd With Tie
~ rsoaiag asttsr. 6anpls es0y ssat
~ - sny aadrsoA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

THE BEST SAlvK In the world for
Cuts, Bruises, aOres, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever S0fes, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains COrns, and all Skin
Eruption, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. IL In guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price p cents per box.
For sale by w. e. l~leintx, druggist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

The Leonard faction Of the Re-
publican party have published =
long address in the city papers.
protesting against the result of the
recent election. 1t can do no harm,
and only serves as . reminder that
they were in a hopeless minority.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

1t is at length definitely settled
that early in Septembe} New Or
leans viii give such 4 display Of
pugilism as has never bien witness
ed in any city at any Yme in the
worlds history. Sept. is the date
fixed for the McAulints..Mye con-
test, the Pritchard- tt'itzeimmons
match will follow on thss 9Th Of Sep
TENDER, and two days;later. Sept.
Z, the pugilistic carnival will I've
brought to . close with the Sullivan
COrbett battle for the heavyweight
championship Of the wdFid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

kerosene in various places.
The beauties Of this way Of kill
ing the borers are no nutilat1oo,
quick wogk, sure death and little
expense.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
FIJI PUPLIC A

This 10 . question that COM
mends itself to the serious consider.
alton Of the people. Something
like appreciation Of the importance
of good public roads in their prac-
teal uses should be aroused In the
Of farmers, merchants and
sll people who have to do with or
are in any way dependent upon
land transportation. When. in the
fall. the condition Of our country
roads interferes with the getting Ut
produce to market the inconven-
ence and loss would seem to be .
sufficient incentive to the cOnstruc-
ton Of roads that would be service
able at all seasons Of the year.
There is frequent complaint Of OBJ
structed transportation, and the
complaint is made against bad
roads, as though they were . vital
evil animated by vicious motives,
that ought to be ashamed Of them
selves, and In . spirit Of contrition
reform and do better. It Is foolish
to have bad roads against which
to rail, for the reason that there Is
greater loss to the people at large
b. reason Of them than would
be the sum Of judicious expendi'
turc to secure good public roads.
There is an evident disposition
among the people to look at the
question in this light. and the ar'
Of road building that the old Ro-
mans knew so well and appreciated
SO thoroughly should engage their
attention. With good roads. sub
stantially and systematically con-
structed, the farmer could gel
larger profits, besides making .
great saving in wear and tear
rides, walks and drives into the
country would become the pleasant
est of physical recreations, and in
q multitude of ways the general
society would be benefited. and in
dustrial interests would correspond
ingly profit. Defective aud bad
roads are the result Of = mistaken
notion rs to the cost Of construct
ing and maintaining first class roads,
Objections of that kind arc travers'
ed by Albert A. Poe in . recent
number Of a Forum, and pretty
cffectually disposed Of. For obvi-
GUS reasons every one is interested
in this matter, hence Mr.. Poe urg.
es that the States should require
all OF their citizens 10 contribute
their due proportion to the con-
struction and maintenance Of these
roads. On this point he says:
/ would have the State divide
the expenses Of this scheme Of
road betterment in the tax levy,
80 that . part Of It should be ap'
portioned to the whole State. part
to the counties through which the
roads run and part to the towns. !
would have this tax levy kept small
and the investment adequate and
quickly made by the business mans
method Of borrowing money on
long loans. 1t would thus he cast
" paid out Of the profits BY thus
sharing them.
Farmers could work out q part
Of their tax, and the distribution
Of the tax would be such rs to
make the per capita inconsidera'
bic as compared with the great In
crease of benefits to the individual
from a system Of thoroughly good
roads ramifying the State and con-
Meeting the roads Of neishboring
parishes for traffic between towns.
The suggestion is one worthy OF
consideration, and some such plan
is imperatively demanded BY our
industrial conditions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

The reported political status Of
the next Legislature is as follows
Senate, Foster Democrats 10; Nc.
Emery Democrats, l6; Third Party,
I.
House Of Representatives. FOs-
ter Democrats, AZ; McEnery Dem
0crats, 40; Third Party, B; Repub-
Iicans, &.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
Land Office, New Orleans, La, !
Nav 4, 1892. (

A/usaV OA1sCCs ANCW O1ICOs1Ss x0s
May 4, 1891.
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has Alesl noejce q hia
intention to make Rnal proof IN sappose
of his claim. and that Mid psoof win
be made befaye the AsgirteR and d.
ceiver, At New Orleans, % Wednesday,
June u, 1891, viz:
PETER FOSTER,
Who made homestead entry No. 9o79,
for the west hall Of the southwest Quar.
ter OF section u. and the south half o. The
souiheast quarter Of seetioo u. tovnship
.. south rAnge IL saaA H. Hslsaa
meridian.
He names the following witnesses -
prove his continuous residsoes upoa
and cultivation Of said Lad, via:
Joseph H. Dovery. Gsosgs II. 0asse.
Stephen Harrison and Raymood Cav,
ford, all Of 81 Taamany parish. L.
CmARIxs G. PALraRS,
my Ct Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

HONOR.

The Grand Officers will visit st.
Lodge No. SAG. in Cow
ington, Monday night, May l6.
This win be m important and in
teresting meeting. and I'll members
are urgently requested to attend.
w. G. kExTxEL, Dictator.
H. j. Smith, Reporter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
ELECTION.

The annual election Of Mayor and
Aldermen for the town of Madisoaville
took place last Monday, and resulted
% follows:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
New Advertisements.
INV cuHtOImen:

TO my cust0merH:
1 am still prepared to sdvsnce O
Cotton, and will buy Wool - before.
I will open . new store OF % shoot The
LIST Of July. ECG. 4. SMITH.
COvington, La, May :, 1884.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
Nov let the political pot simmer
down, and let's 60 to work for in
tefnal improvements.
Take on that c~heck.rein. You
win ruin your horses neck. making
It stilf, bumped and scraggy.

The next Legislature will be com
posed largely Of new members.
Only Is or 20 members Of the low
CT house were reelected.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
NOTICE.

Notice b hereby given that I have
acquired the. ~Ownership Of the store
lstsly opeEatsd BY Eug. T.. Smith, In
Covin9toa, Ia, and al the accounts
ord claims de the store, and all par
ties owing aceounts to said store are
warned mt 70 pay accounts to any per-
90 except myself.
JOHN eds SMITH, SIR.
CsrisqaoA Ia, May 4. le92.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
LAND OFTck. NV OxzxAxs, Il.
April -. l09A

ApsSs - SOSA
Notice Is hereby givea that he 1ol.
living named settler has Aled loeiee q
his intention 70 make Anal pCe II u sun.
port of his CLAIM, and that AiA psesi
will he made before the judge, q - Nh
sbsence the clerk of the district eease,
at C0vington. La. o. Tsesday. Jase
II, 1891. viz:
RODOLPHE LlSBERY.
Who made homestead entYY No. 96l7,
for the ncrtheast quarter IL Tie seth.
west quarter Of section -. tovnaAip
Q, south range II cast, ~ HsSeoa Ne.
ridian.
He nancs the following Witnesses -
prove his cOntinnoas rexidesee upsa
and cultivation of SAID And. viz:
william, n. Keen, Alexana der F1cA,
Archie Cook anil wiuiAm n Keea. ell a
ST. Tammany Perish, Il.
MY ct CHAs. q. PALrxxy. neais1ee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

Interstate Firs Associates ". Hoj1n&
lDeodon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

@ "v
April -. 1854.
Notice il hereby given thas the follow.
ing named sttss.f hss Aled Notes ~ ~
intention TO make ansS psoofl9 sufpost
Of His claim, and that add p.Sof visl
be made before the jadRe. OF ID biz -
sence the clerk Of The District Coass, q
Covington, La. On TsssdAv, Jaae II
1892, viz:
ZACuARlAH TAYLOR DAVIS,
Who made Homestead Hatsy No. S5sA.
for the south half Of TIE so0sheaa4
quarter. and the south half oe ooaGA.
west quarter Of seetioa u. oovnaAip
6. south range ~ sask ~ uslsea
meridian
He names the following vitoemes .
prove his ccntinuoas scsjleooe upoo
and cultivation of said laad, Win:
William N. KEGS, Alexander Davis,
Archie Cook and William n. Keen, ell of
St rammany parish, La
my7 Ct CRAx. Q. PAl1nxy. 0egosooe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
ARCHIE X. COOK,

Who made Homestead Entry No. s749.
for the southwest quarter Of the sosth.
east quarter of section ~. and vest
half Of tbs rOStheast quarter. and Ne
northwest quarter Of the soatheass quas.
ter Of section Is. towpshiP & soatA
rsnge II east -. LkaenS AeyilipA
He names the following witnesses %
prove his continuous residsoce upoa
and cultivation Of said land. viz:
William b. Keen, JeGsFsoa Davis,
Paul Quave and John Qaave. all d
st. Tammany parish, La.
my7 Ct CuAs. G. PAI1xEY, ReRisese.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07
land Oiioe. New Orleans. La.
Anil n No.

Notice IL hereby given hat The fellow.
ing named settler has 6leh noeico q Nh
intention to make Anal proof in saPPass
Of his claim, and that Mid proof VII -
made before the judge OF esssk q Ne
district court. vt Coviagtoa. La. -
Tuesday, June IA. 1881, VIZ:
The St. Johns herald., 1892-08-11
Trouble crom sunken ycsseIs

When a vessel sinks in the channel through Lake George flats, near Sault St. Marie, there is plenty of trouble.
 The value of the vessels delayed by a wreck there recently is estimated at fourteen million dollars, and that of their cargoes at four million dollars. At one time seventy lake steam vessels were anchored on the east side of the blockade, and sixty on the west side, and a new channel had to be cut through t-Ie flats to allow them to con- tinue their ways. Four dredges worked day and night to make a channel seven hundred feet in length, sixty in width, and fifty in depth. It is said that the only way to prevent accidents like that which caused the wreck is to limit the speed of vessels in the channel. There was the same trouble ct the St. Clair flats until men were stationed at the ends of the channel to time the vessels.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-08-11
RO5sING THE GOATS.

A Scheme for Boiling Down Tin Cans for
 the Solder.
 ,'rhere Is little in this world that the ingenuity of man cannot turn to ac- count
 h South Boston the other day Globe reporters attention was called to a man upon the salt marsh who was busy feed ing portable flrnac ce with fuel, while around him were thousands of old tin cans.
 What are you doing?" asked the re- porter.
 Boiling cans," replied the operator. As he spoke he threw ladle full ot crude petroleum, a barrel of which was placed near by, into the huge pot; it blazed up, sending dense volumes of black smoke circling seaward over the salt marsh.
 "Yes, sir; boiling old cans for the solder and refuse iron. They cost us three dollars ton, and there are eight thousand tomato cans in ton.''
 Out of this quantity about how much solder can you extract?' ...i
 ''Some ffty-fve pounds in the rough, which, when clarified. owindles down to about forty. This we dispose of to the plumbers. Oh yes, there's money in if
The St. Johns herald., 1892-08-11
BRITISH CLUSTER.
An Illustration of the Bullying Tendenc.
 of tho English.

An Illustration of the Bullying Tendency
 of tho English.
 When the British press undertakes to show that the Americans engage in buster when dealing with weaker na- tions, and by implication that England does not, it calmly ignores the fact that Great Britain has always acted the bully in dealing with small countries. The San Diego (Cal.) Union recalls the fol lowing instance to illustrate the truth of this assertion: In 1882 the British vice consul at San Jose. Qua emala, Mir. McGee, was challenged to boat race to an incoming Pacific mail steamer by the boarding officer of the port.
 MT. McGee was successful and was on the gangway ladder of the steamer just as the boarding officer reached the step, but the two went aboard together. Mir. McGee's success so incensed the officer that he notified the Guatemalan author ities that Mir. McGee had violated the customs law by preceding him aboard the steamer. MT. McGee was arrested, convicted and punished with fifty lashes on his bare back. He explained the oc- currence to his home government, and within thirty days British man of war was in the port and demanded that the vice consul be paid one thousand dollars for each lash, and that the boarding officer be taken out and shot or the city would be bombarded. The demand was complied with
The St. Johns herald., 1892-08-11
A GREAT ELECTRICIAN.
He Began Experiments with Leyden Jars
 When a Boy of Eleven.


 When EOy of Eleven.
 Anybody that has heard much about the work of Prof. Elihu Thompson, the man whose name is in the title of the great electric company and whose brain has worked out all the mechani- cal ideas that have made the company tremendously rich and famous in the last decade, is very much surprised usually when he meets the little pro- lessor, says Boston letter The man of genius is only five feet four inches high, or perhaps a little taller. His figure is even boyishly slight, and his face is very much younger in appear auce than that of almost any man with a mustache in the senior class at Har- yard university. His no-account brown mustache gives him an older look, but if it were not for that he would be startlingly youthful looking. As it is, lie Is a few years short of forty. He was always famed for his precocity, and he had to wait two years before he could enter the high school in Philadel- phia, because he was so young. He w dS cs lJIO&CSSOi O1 CnS11ASIIy y OC1O1O AC was twenty-three years old. When he was eleven years old he began experi- ments with Leyden jars, and contin- ued experiments in electricity uninter- ruptedly until he was thirteen years of age. He lived in Philadelphia, and when he'd try his prentice hand on his first dynamos he used to travel into the woods away from his home to strip the elder berry bushes and get elder pith to make insulating material with. When he'd be short of this he'd get from his neigh bors the silver foil from tobacco and use that. He ought to be worth hun dreds of thousands of dollars to-day, but he is comparatively poor, and. he devotes his energies to the supervision of the technical electrical works of the company exclusively. Prof. Houston, the man whose name is joined with his in the title of the company, is not di- rectly connected with the concern, but is a plodding professor of physics in PhilaGelphia.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-08-11
A MISPLACED PoULTlcE.
The Funny Result of an Enforced Si-
 fence.

The Funny Result of an Enforced Si-
 lence.
 There is time to keep silence. but it evidently was not the right time in the case of boy mentioned, who lives in an Ontario town, says the Rehoboth Sunday Herald. He got silver in his foot and, in spite of his protestations, his mother decided to place poultice over his wound. The boy vigorously re- sisted.
 1T won't have no poultice," he de- clared, stoutly.
 'Yes, you will, Eddie," declared both mother and grandmother firmly, and, the majority being two u one, at bed time the poultice was ready.
 If the poultice was ready the boy was not, and he proved so refractory that a switch was brought into requisition. It was arranged that the grandmother should apply the poultice, while the mother was to stand with the uplifted switch at the bedside. The boy was told that if he ''opened his mouth" he would receive that which would keep him quiet. As the hot poultice touched the boys foot he opened his mouth. :. "You-" he began.
 "Keep stilll'' said his mother, shaking her stick, while the grandmother busily applied the poultice.
 Once more the little fellow opened his m outh.
 "I-"
 But the uplifted switch awed him into silence.
 In minute more the poultice was firmly in place and the little boy was tucked in bed.
 sThere, now," said his mother, "the old silver will be drawn out and Eddie's foot will be all we'll" As the mother and grandmother moved triumphantly away shrill, small voice came from under the bed clothes:
 You've got it on the wrong footl''