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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28
HIGH PRICED DRUGS.

PM We .ders Clalm That wholesale Houses
charge steep Prices.
1T is a mistake to think that . drug
gist's life is bed of roses or that he
has no heavy risk in his business" said
q druggist to . Post-Express man
''Some people think all druggist has
TO do is to weigh out his drugs and
make 1000 per cent profit Nothing Ia
further from the truth True, there is
q large profit in drugs. but then look
at the drugs we have to keep in stock
which are called for seldom, IL ever.
Just let me name over few of these
high-priced ones: Cocaine muriate h
called for very often and costs $3.50 an
ounce.
'.Muriate Of hydrastine costs cents
q grain or ga an ounce. PHO carnine
costs ST. an ounce. Curarine costs o. 80
for . fifteen grain vial, and yOu can
buy NO smaller. Homatropine costs
e256 an ounce. II is not called for often
and is used to promote heart action.
Hydroc,nc costs 50 cents . grain Or $40
an ounce. II is used n . hypnotic or
sedative and enters largely into the so
called liquor cures.' The dose Is from
one -huudredth to one northumberland
fiftieth Of . grain. Hyoscyaminc costs
sa56 an ounce and Is prescribed In men
tai disorders Strophanth costs $50 IN
ounce and is prescribed Is heart tonic.
The does is from one twohundredth TO
one three-hundredth of . grain These
figures show you that we have 70 keep
in stock many drugs for which we may
not receive . call once . year.
II will give you . few examples Of
the way customers who write 70 us
murder the English language Most Of
these are from people who are fairly
educated White pesscippet for white
prccipitate,' 'colra' for cholera.
squashnct' for 'qusssia,' 'lodium' fos
'laudanum.' Here Is . prescription
you can copy in full: Twenty grains
sulphureted zink (zinc). two ounces
morphine. six ounces vile (vial), I'LL
with purity (aqua pura).' A few dayt
ago in . written order appeared cor.
rosivc supplement (sublimate) and rec
persipity (precipitate). castor oil and
torpentine' We frequently have qu:-
nine spelled fnine' A few days ago .
lady asked me for ,antiprine.' I asked
her il she wanted it for IN adult or in
FAINT She said: 4 want IL for head
ache This IL true story. and. joking
aside, . druggists life is NO easy one.
and II doctor sends in prescription.
half dose Of which would kill . man,
it is the druggist who II blamed II he
compounds It and harm resultA He II
supposed to send back the prescription
to this physicisn for correction. You
can readily see the immsuss respousi-
bility resting upon . drug clerk
Rochestsr strExpgsoe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

A sensible bit Of advice was given not
long ago by . colored man TO quarrel
some friend. j. was in = b.ick-yard
and two of the workmen had dispute
which ended in blows. In the skirm-
ish one of them was hurt and the en-
ployer, who saw the end of the fight
and was . man of more temper than
discretion, advised him 10 get . war
rant for the others arrest While the
matter was under discussion . colored
man who had seen the whole affair
made his way to the injured party and
sad: .You don't want { get no war
rant Jim. Yon get yourself two pieces
o. plaster. good big ones. and put one
r:ece on 30 hade an1 tie oder OF 20
snout an yoa'u y ~ vight"-Youth's
Conpaaio1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

Goods. with the purpose of picking up
s Jungle fowl or two. to add to his
,..ser He had reached = little glafe.
perhaps half : mile from hi. camp, and
= ~ short tropical twilight was fast
s.dipr away was thinking Of retracing
-. steps TO his camp when he was
snrprised by loud snort. instantly
soIiowed by the noise OF some large
animal breaking through tnicse' OF
sn-hco : few PAGES 70 his right Turn
- quickly to note tho cause Of the
.:s.nrhancc - he found himself face TO
~ with : huge gray form. which.
H;,h lowered head and blazing eyes
~. ~. % him at the speed Of an cypress
-. ehsking pair of horns that
sI... .ss..a q re excited hunter as II they
- seet wide! He instantly .ccog.
ssssd 81 sssailant = buffalo. and. m
.a,.st;vely 1Eias both barrels q ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

RhueafeA AbovD theaR 8eAeloa aud tho -.
sult - S0moelnos D1sostf0ao.
Apropos Of the relative merits Of
wives Of English and other nationalities
which have just been discussed in your
columns, may draw the attention OF
your readers to the complaint which il
made in IN amusing and interesting ar
ticle published BY Psrisiau contain
porsry that the daughtcrs Of the French
peasantry now undergo 20 much IN
structiou at school that they are loath
to condescend to the performance OF the
duties Of the household and the farm
to which their mothers and grandmoth-
ers before them devoted the whole Of
their time and attention. says Paris
letter.
The writer sketches . picture Of .
''model housewife" whose home 10 .
pattern of comfort, and whose garden,
eggs, butter and cattle are the best in
ali the country round. Her daughter
comes back from school. and Is asked
by her mother TO take . hand st the
washtub. She begs to be excused, as
she has . novel to finish. Then, too.
the water will spoil her skin. Soon
afterward she Is requested TO boil some
milk, but again she declines. declaring
that the fire will damage her complex.
ion. The village life is intolerable 10
her, and she wants an easy time
and good wages in town. She dis
gusts her mother. and Is dis
gusted in her turn, and finally
she resolves to leave her home on the
following day and try her luck else
where The moral which the writer
while raising . laugh-wishes to point
Is that all the education to which coun-
try girls are now treated is gradually
diminishing the strong race Of French
menageres and replacing it by . fzivOl.
ous generation Of demOiselles, who do
not know what to do with their fingers;
who are fonder Of amusement than
work; Of crunching sweets than OF pre-
pairing the pot-au-feu; and had rather
spend their time in reading novels than
In making butter. I'm short. he main
tains that the training to which chill
dren are subjected Is calculated to I'LL
them with distaste for the duties which
they arc called upon to fulfill in after
life.
Much has certainly Leen said Of late
years about the migration OF young
men from the country TO the town, and
lamentations have been frequently
made over the fact that there is grow
ing dearth of farm laborerA Now, &C
cording to the writer, the girls are fol-
lowing the example set them BY tho
youths and are descrting their natlvc
villages This tendency, at any rate.
is not confined to rural France, for
''town life' has strong attractions for
the rustic mind in many other parts VI
the wOrld.-LondOn Telegraph
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28
FASHIONABLE TRIPLES.

Oeoeonohlo Articles That Kveey WoOaa
should p0oeoaA
Women who are engaged in hunting
the whole town over for winter cl0aks
and gowns cannot afford TO overlook
the fashionable kickshaws. which, al
though inexpensive. bridge over very
effectively many yawning CULTS in
wardrobes that are necessarily limited
Among the many dainty bits OF ap-
parcl that appeal to the average woman
none makes such q strong demand upon
her purse and her bump of acquisitive-
ness as blouse waists that can be worn
with old skirts, and plastrons OF crepo
or lace, which may be made to brighten
. shabby gown to such . degree that it
may be worn in the theater with inn
punity.
A pretty French blouse suitable for
afternoon and evening wear Is Of white
surah silk. fastened with turquois but
tons matching the color Of the silk frill
bordering the cuffs, collar and necktic.
Another blouse Of plum-colored de-
laine opens ON . graduated pun OF
posgec silk II is trimmed with gold
galoon, tinsel cloth, and . cluster OF
dropping loops and ends of ribbon.
Among plastrons there arc several
pretty thingA A pulled neckband and
draped triangular bib in cOrn-coaored
China crepe il bordered with . double
row Of edelweiss lace, and has ribbon
rosette 1t the side.
A deep nounce Of vandyked Venetian
lace frames . pointed tab ganged in
pink gAuze. and attached to straight
eollarin moire ribbon, inviaibay fastened
ct the back.
Both arc graceful, and serviceablo
too. in their way.-Chicag0 Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

L. Fiancee-Do you know. Clarence.
dear, that when You gave me your first
kiss / was So astonished that ! nearly
went crazy!
Clarence-Ah, yes, darlinxl I should
have known better than to give you
ONLY onc.-Erooklyn Life
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28
GLOVES m NEW sTvLEs.

Dloe, Red. Ssreea sna vDelst ter Day WeaS
aaA Palee Shades fer Evosisg.
New gloves show glarfng transgres-
sions Of conventional ideas, and Illus
trate the disregard which fashion has
for the old-time virtue Of economy. The
long-serviceable and useful tan gloves,
which accommodate themselves 50
gracefully to all sorts and conditions OF
toilet and harmonic 20 agreeably with
every tint and tone Of both day and
evening wear, are out In their place
has come . whole family Of bright tints
and shades, blue and rcd, green and
violet, for the day. and reproductions Of
their paler shades for evening wear.
Each gown must be perfectly matched
in color for the street, and for the re-
ception Or call the only exceptions TO
the rule are the white. pearl and pale
yellow tints. that ere ss perishsble as
pretty. For theater wear come the new
dogsl<ins in pale but decided tins Of
green. blue and violet to match the even
ing hat or bonnet rather, since 90 few
hats are worn by women not too old TO go
out eveuingA And such buttons, largo
and conspicuous. and stitching striking
and coatrssting! The wrists. too.. are
piped with color, white ON DARK. black
on light gloves, and gauntlets sppear
Of Tremendous size, variously orna.
meused The rule for the elbow gloves
Of evening dress is 70 match tie gown
in color With suede glove Ornamental
with self-stitching-that Il. stitching
the COLOR Of the glove With very light
gowns white gloves maybe WORN. but
this saves little in outlay, for therc
must be . sufficient number of pairs on
hand to keep one pair always en- route
to o. from the cleanen-E. 7. Sum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28
AFTER OLD SHOES.

Their Feet Were Too Large to Look Wei
For the Purpose.
''Have you any secondhand shoes?''
inquired = young lady ut leading
Louisville shoe store
I'VE don't sell secondhand shoes.
mis-" +" said the clerk, shortly.
mo. Of course not didn't want "a
buy them. but IL you happened to have
any that had been left here by persons
buying new ones, you know" " she sug-
gested mysteriously.
'1Oh, certainly. Here are . pair Of
buttoned boots-kid-but quite worn
ont Would they do?"
''What number are theyr'
'sTwos-small tw0s 1t that And
here is one bronze slipper-thirteen.
misses size"
'.But thirteen Is IN unluclsy number. n
she said. anxiously.
'.Not in shoes. miss And here Is q
No mot badly WORN"
II will take them al. Thank you %
much, !" and she proffered the clerk pay
meut for the refuse shoes
There il NO charge" he said rs he
handed them to her In . neat package
II suppose you want them for hang
ing basket?'
"Mercy, NO! My sister is to Be mar.
ried this evening. snd wc want them "a
throw after the carriage. Our own are
all new and IL must b. IN old shoe al
ways TO bring luck"
II sce," said the clerk. and he g.zed
dreamily after her retreating form, NUT
terin1 in . vivid monotone: "And the
family shoes range from skies 10 cights
II eee."-Shoe and Leather Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28
A HUNTING ADVENTURE
Killing en- East Indian Buffalo with
Bird Gun.

HE true buffalo
does not in the
slightest rcsem-
BILE the now
nearly extinct
American bison,
which early
frontie S m . a
,nisnamed ''buf-
falo." The East
Indian buffalo is
the genu inc ar
ticle, an inn
m e n sc gr ~
brute, with a
smooth. almost
hairless S K i d,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

Her System--Rowne dc Bou:-'I
hear chat Billy New has married .
drcssmakcr. should think it would
be an economical marriage" Upsor
Downes-"Not at all. He says she
sends herself bill every month an6
comes around ysgularly TO collect it,
Pusk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

Mrs. Carper (fretfully)-Another but.
ton TO sew on? II is sew on buttons
and sew on buttons and sew on buttons
5-om morning till night!
Mr.. Carpcr (calmly)-My dear. you
ought to have married . rattlesuake.-
Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28

Race meetings in India generally
include some comic feature, and the
latest novelty is . s.white-tie race. in
trodrced .. Kirkec The competitors
ride . certain distance and dismount,
and knecl before . lady while she tics
. white tie round their nscks in neat
bow. then they remouut and raah 70.
the winning past Much depends ou
~ lady's deStoeoA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28
Heroic Size.

THAT is the statue"
s.Its much larger than LIE size, isn't
itr'
.-Oh. yes! Rut no larger than he
thought he was."-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-28


Uncle Mose-I say. Pea Blossom.
what's you doin' for . libbin' now-a-
days?
Pea Blossom-I'se employed by de
new doctor what's Tess moved ter
Austin.
"How does yer like der new plaeer"
'Furst rata has ter ride in de
doctors buggy and hold de hosA We
nebber has ter stop st de houses like de
udder doctors. 20 jess gits all de ridin'
I wants Siftin2A
Notwithstanding the German em
peror's we'll known fondness for dns
clothes. the statement that his ward
robe contains . thousand various and
separate costumes seems almost incredi.
BILE. His collection. however. embraces
all the different court. military. .civiliau
and sporting suits which the kaiser Is
required TO wear on sll sorts Of occa-
siona, and includes his 'incognito''
clothes and Freen,ason's regalia. They
are. moreover. Ill In nduplicate. to guar.
against accident a. emergency. Il \
said that the smperoe has q some TIM
worn every existing court eosiuwo -
copt thet oS ~ YJeushs
The herald., 1893-12-18
Notice IHviting Street Work Prop0'
sails.

DURsUANT TO STATUTES AND TO ORDI-
i nance No. l946 OF the Council Of the city
OF Los Angeles, adopted Dec. 4, 1898. dir ci-
ing this notice, the undersigned invites ana
will receive at his Office in the city hall, UP 70
IL O'Clock am. of Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1903.
sealed proposals or bids for the following stre.'
work, to be done according to special specin-
cations for paving Sixth street, from Pearl
street to Fremont avenue and No. IL for ce.
ment curbs and sidewalks in the city OF Los
Angeles, posted and on file, therefor adopted,
or herein mentioned. towit:
That cement sidewalk five feet in width be
constructed along the south side OF said
ELEVENTH STREET,
From the easterly curb line OF Vernon street
to the westerly curb line of Sentous street,
(eXcepting such portions of said street between
said points along which cement or asphalt
sidewalk has been constructed and accepted,
said sidewalk to be constructed in accordance
with specifications on file in the offioe of the
city clerk, said specifications being num-
bered II.
Bidders must file with each proposal or bid =
check payable to the order OF the mayor OF this
city, certified by responsible bank, for an
amount which shall not be less than ten per
cent of the aggregate of the proposal, or bond
the bidder and by two sureties, who shall jus
tify, before any officer competent to administer
an OATH in double the said amount, and over
and above all statutory exemptions.
In bidding use blanks which will be tur-
nished by the city clerk upon application.
Los Angeles Cal, Dec. Is, 1898.
c. A. LUCkENBACH,
City clerk and ex-oAfco clerk OF the council Of
the city of Los Angeles. ~ l82t
The herald., 1893-12-18
Ordinance No. 1868.
NEW SERIES J

(NEW SERIES)
N ORDINANCE DECLARING THE INTEN-
n ton of the mayor and council OF the city
Of Los Angeles to establish the grade of
SAN JOAQUIN STREET,
From Sixth street to Ocean View avenue.
The mayor and council OF the city OF Los An
geles do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That it is the intention of the
council OF the city of Los Angeles to es stablish
the grade of
SAN JOAQUIN STREET.
From Sixth Street to ocean View avenue, as
follows:
AT the intersection OF Sixth street the grade
shall be 5000 on the northeast corner and
% 60 on the northwest corner; at point 400
feet north of the north line of Sixth street.
SO 90 on both sides; at Il point 800 feet north
of the north line of Sixth street, 90. 90 on both
sides; at the intersection of ocean View ave-
nue., 10000 on the southwest corner and
103.0 90 on the southeast corner.
And at all points between said designated
points the grade shall be established so as to
conform to a straight line drawn between said
designated points.
Elevations are in feet and above city datum
plane.
SEC. q The city clerk shall certify to the
passage OF this ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published for ten days in the Los
Angeles II ERALD and thereupon and thereafter
it shall take effect and be in force.
thereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the council of the city of Los
Angeles, at its meeting OF December 11th,
1898.
c. A. LUCKENBACH
City Clerk.
Approved this 18th day OF December 1898.
L. L. ROWAN,
10-17 lot MayOr
The herald., 1893-12-18
Ordinance No. 1865.
NEw SERIES,

(NEW SERlES.)
A N ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND
claring their intention to improve portion of
FIRST STREET.
The mayor and council of the city OF Los
Angeles do ordain as follows
SECTION l. That the public interest and con-
venienee require and that it is the intention
order the following work to be done, to-wit:
That cement Sidewalk six feet in width be
constructed along the south side OF said
FIRST STREET,
from the east end OF the First street Bridge ap-
proach to the west curb line of Boyle avenue
(excepting such portions of said street between
said pouts along which cement or asphalt
sidewalk has been constructed and accepted,
said sidewalk to be constructed in accordance
with specifications file in the office of the
city clerk, said specifications being numbered
twelve.
SEC. 2. The street superintendent shall post
notice OF this work AS required by law. and
sha il cause said notice to be published Tor six
days in the Los Angeles Daily HERALD.
SEC. g. The city clerk shall certify to the
passage OF this ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published ior two days in the
Los Angeles Daily HERALD, and shall post
the same conspieuously for two days on or near
the chamber door of the council, and there
upon and thereafter ii shall take effect and be in
force.
thereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the council of the city of Los
Angeles, on the l 1th day of December, 1898, by
the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Campbell. Innes, Munson,
Pessell Rhodes, Strohm and President Teed-7.
Noes-None.
C. A. LUCKENBACH,
City clerk and ex-oflicio clerk of the council OF
the city of Los Angeles
Approved this 18th day of December, 1898.
T. E. ROWAN,
12-17 2t Mayor.
The herald., 1893-12-18
Order to Show Cause Upon Creditors
Petition.

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE COUN-
Il ty OF Los Angeles, state of California.
In the matter of Mrs. S. Lightfoot in insolv-
ency.
Upon reading and filing the petition of M. A.
Newmark 4 Co., Montgomery Fruit
company, Pacific Crockery and Tinware com
pany, N. We'll & Co., J. A. Bailey & Co., Stan
ley d Henry, Meigs & Straut, Blake,
Mofiit & Towne and Southern Califor
niS To- Cracker &c, company, accompanied by
Graft q Latham, Esqs., counsel for the petit
tioners, it is ordered that Mrs. S. Lightfoot do
appear at this court, in department 5, at the
court house, county of Los Angeles, on the 18th
show cause, If any there be, why she should
not be adjudged an insolvent debtor in accord
ence with the provisions of. the insolvent act
OF eighteen hundred and eighty and why the
the prayer OF the said petition should not be
granted.
1t is further ordered, that no creditor whose
debt is provable under said act shall be al
lowed to prosecute to final judgment any
action therefor against said respondent until
the question of discharge shall have been de-
termined, and that any and all such suits and
proceedings be stayed until the further order
OF the court
And it is further ordered, that until the fur
ther order OF this court said respondent be and
is hereby restrained from collecting any debt
or disposing OF any property belonging to her
or under her control.
1t is further ordered, that copy OF said petit
ton, with a copy of this order shall be served
provided by law for the service of summons in
civil actions, and that such service shall be
made at least ten days before the time fixed
for the hearing
Dated this 2Sth day of October 1893.
LUCIEN SHAW, Judge.
Graft & Latham, attorneys for petitioning
creditors, 307 West First street. Los Angeles,
Cal. l2-4- mon lot
The herald., 1893-12-18

a block of land bounded northerly by Ninth
street, southerly by Tenth street. easterly by
Los Angeles street and westerly by Main street;
all of the west one-half OF a block OF land
bounded northerly by Tenth street, southerly
by the o. w. Chirlds tract. easterly by Los An
geles street westerly by Main street; lots !, 2,
., 4, and OF block 1, lots l to 10, inclusive,
of block 2 and lots l, Q, 3, 4 and OF block of
the Q. W. Childs tract: lots 3D. 23 "a of Mills
subdivision OF the Cells Vineyard tract; all of
subdivision of the northern part of the Carr
tract excepting lots 10, II, 49, and the east
erly 10 feet of lot of said subdivision; all of
subdivision of the central part OF the Carr
tract excepting lots l, Is and 19 of said sub
division; all OF a subdivision of the southern
part oil the Carr tract, excepting lots l, 2 and
3 Of said subdivision; all of blocks A, B, C, D,
E. +, q, ii, !, and X of the Morris Vineyard
tract, excepting therefrom lots /, 2, and of
said block A, and lots /, 2, 3 and OF said
block B, and lot of said block F. and lots 1,
2, 3, and OF said block II, and lots and
OF said block |; all of blocks A, b, c and of
the Schiller tract excepting therefrom lots 10
said block D; all of that portion of the Prayer
tract bounded northerly by alley, southerly by
washington street. westerly by Grand avenue,
and easterly by the produced westerly line OF
Hill street; ali of lots 8, 10, IL, IL. 13' ID and
Is of block c of the Cameron tract: parcel of
land bounded northerly by the Cameron tract
southerly by the Cunningham tract, easterly
by Grand avenue, and westerly by Catesby
lane and the easterly line of Catesby lane pro-
duced' all OF lots 8, q. g. Q, TO- 21, 20, 23 "a
and 25 of the Cunningham tract; lots l. 2, 8
and 10 OF block 2, and lots l and OF block L
of Niles addition of Morris Vineyard tract; a
strip of land, being the southerly portion of
Niles addition to the Morris Vineyard tract
and fronting 9.5 feet on Grand avenue; also a
parcel of land bounded northerly by Niles ad-
dition to the Morris Vineyard tract, southerly
by Washington street. easterly by Grand ave-
nue. and westerly by McLaughlin's subdi-
vision, and known as the st. Vincent College
property proper Excepting from the above-des-
Bidders must file with each proposal or bid
check payable to the order of the mayor of this
city, certified by a responsible bank, for
amount which shall not be less than ten per
cent of the aggregate of the proposal or bond
for the said amount and so payable, signed by
the bidder and by two sureties who shall justi-
fly, before any officer competent to administer
an oath, in double the said amount, and over
and above all statutory exemptions.
In bidding use blanks which will be fur
nished by the city clerk upon application.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 15, 1898
c. LUCKENBACH,
City clerk and ex-offcio clerk of the council
OF the city OF Los Angeles. 1918 2t