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snnirs oshaldsstons.s Ride.

Squire Osbaldestones undertaking to
ride 200 miles in 10 hours, which he ac-
complished so successfully ON Nov. 8,
1881, is one of the most remarkable feats
of endurance in the saddle and has the
merit of freedom from cruelty. The
squire rode his race on the Newmarket
race course, changing his horse every
fourth mile.
Mr.. Osbaldestone used 10 horses for
his task and rode standing in his STIR
rups like jockey, while he kept his
mount at full speed from start to finish
of Its four mile heat, having quite q
"set to" with his pacemaker at the end
of each. The squire was hardy man
and in good training, so suffered no bad
effects from his exertions. Chambers
Journal
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a One Volume DIan.

A curious example Of generous obsti-
macy was stout countryman who In.
CURED for nice book to read-"one
with story In" On several being
placed before him. he examined them
attentively and picked out the middle
volume Of O "three decker" with the re-
mark, "This 'ere's my sort. What's the
priceT
"Oh," was the reply, this is only the
second volume. The story goes through
three. The set is half q crown"
"Hauve crownl Well, I'll gle yethat
for that one book. It's pretty un
enough"
"But won't you have the other two
as well? You'd betterp'
"Nawl Idon't like tn beginnin Of o
story; can't get forrud wi 1t. An !
don't like tn endin; don't knew as 'ow.
It's coined about. But in tn middle I'M
I'm into T. thick of itright off. No, I'll
only talk tn middle un; it'll set me up
for q month" And. examining the book
into his pocket he put down his half
crown and disappeared with good
night" before the other volumes couldbe
given to him. Chambers Journal.
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TIE MIpsPoT OF OUR PLANET.
Many Places Which Contest the Honor.
Their Claims.

Many Places Which Contest the Honor.
Their Claims.
For several centuries different cities of
the orient have contested with each 9TH
er for the honor of being recognized as
the midspot of our planet. In 1888
London geographer issued an elaborate
work, In which he tried to prove the
British metropolis to be the center Of the
landed surface Of the globe. Jerusalem
and Delphi, notwithstanding that neither
is situated on or very near the equator.
have for ages been the two main con-
testants in this great central city contro-
versy.
William Simpson of the London So
ciety For the Exploration of Palestine
tells US that Herr Schick has sent home
drawings of the spot in Jerusalem which
Is supposed by some to be the exact CEN
ter of our world. This interesting place
is in the Greek church, nine feet to the
right of the reliquary containing what
purports to be the crown of thorns worn
by our Saviour, the first nail that was
driven through his right hand and the
blood which he shed on that memorable
occasion.
1t is written in the Psalms, "God is
my king of old, working salvation In
the midst Of the EARTH"
This can only refer to the scenes of the
passion and Of the holy sepulcher. The
midst or spot Of the earth must, there
fore, be sought in that vicinity. The be-
lief that the center Of the earth Is at
Jerusalem is very ancient, for 1t Is al
luded to by st. Ephrem In his reference
to Noah's prayer over the bones of Adam.
st. Ephrem says, "And Noah buried
Adams bones In the middle Of the
earth" A certain round stone In the
temple of Delphi Is also spoken of by
the ancient writers as being the navel
or center of the EARTH"
Orestes takes refuge there when pur-
sued by Euminides. Pindar also makes
mention of the exact location Of the
center of the world, and Pensanius, like
Herr Schick, also had the pleasure of
beholding the only genuine central hub
Of our planet. He, however, locates 1t
at Delphi instead Of at Jerusalem. ut
is made" he said, "of white stone,
smooth and polished, and Is no doubt
the middle point of the world. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
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WITH A CUP AN. - Ia.

send my love fragile china ,ai',
With purple violets painted roam the rim,
Empty 1t is. but sweet thoughts fill itup
And peep like tricksy elves above the rim.
Upon a saucer fashioned like heart
OF palest tint my dainty cup is set.
Dear emblem, symbolzing life's better part
How can she look upon 1t and forget?
The charm drop within the cup Is such
That every draft u tender thought will
bring
The crinkled leaves viii brighten at her touch,
The flowers will know a mystic blossoming.
Poor pictured violets that never grew
In ferny hooks nor felt a summer showerl
To hearts that hate the false and love the true
There is sadness in painted flower.
But go, my gift, and as my lady sips
Her creamy cocoa or her fragrant tea
Thy happy rim may perchance touch her lips
And bring to her a fieeting thought Of mel
House Furnishing Review.
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COULDN'T FOOL THE ROOSTER.
The Farmer Tried to Stop His Growing.
but 1t Didn't Work.

The Farmer Tried to Stop His Growing.
but 1t Didn't Work.
When Charlie Trihes went out into the
country for his health, he put up at
Farmer Ellery Cranberrymarsh's place.
Farmer Ellery was something of poul-
try fancier and had one of those big,
melodious, gamy cockerels OF Buff Co
chin extraction, with voice that was
cross between the blowing of geyser
and the sound of three tined whistle on
boiler factory. About o'clock every
morning the rooster. would arise on his
perch, and standing on his tiptoes make
ell the hens sick by letting go his voice
like the sound Of many waters.
1t also broke up Charlie Trifes' slum-
bers, and he was unable to WOO them
back by cigarettes or philosophy, He
made considerable complaint to Uncle
Ellery, and the old gentleman hunted
over his poultrybook and read as fol-
lows:
"There is one simple device by which
rooster can be reduced to complete
and acceptable silence. The bird can
not crow unless he is able to stand erect
and raise his head to the fullest extent.
Now II plank, or even q lath. be placed
above his perch 80 that he cannot gain
an upright position, he cannot possibly
lift up his voice."
Here was the solution, and Uncle FL
lery arranged laths above all the perches.
In the early dawn before milking time
Uncle Ellery crept out to the hennery to
see how tho device worked. The cock
had Just awakened and was trying 10 get
upto turn his lungs loose In hisusual mat
utinal vociferation, but he was unable
to raise his head. A hen opened one eye,
and seeing his dilemma smiled and
dropped off to sleep again. Uncle FL
,lery chuckled.
But the rooster was not to be foiled.
Recognizing his dilemma, he dropped of
the perch to the floor, got good grip
on an adjacent crack in the boards so as
to take up the recoil Of the crow, raised
himself up on tiptoe and let out his
lungs In way that pulled Charlie Trifes
out Of bed and drove him to cigarettes.
Then after satisfied "cut, cut, cor
r-r-r-r," the rooster kicked a hen or two
off the roost and dropped off into con-
tented slumb berry inneapo1i journal.
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TING vanity Of e,parrows.

A correspondent informs the London
Spectator that his daughter writes to
him from Bangalore that she Is "obliged
to cover up her looking glass with a
towel, for the sparrows come In, sitson
the frame andtap at themselves making
on both glass and dressing table a horrid
mess. At first the towel kept them
away, but they were always on the
watch, and IL any one threw back the
towel they would be there In minute.
But now they hold back the towel;with
one claw, hold themselves onwith the
other and peck away at thsis images"
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Older Than He was.

II say, boy" remarked tourist to o
youngster, whats the name Of that hill
yonderY' !.
Dunno" replied the lad briefly.
DON'T know? Lived here all your life,
I'll warrant, and don't know the name Of
that little hill? Well, I am surprised"
continued the pilgrim. +.
mo, I dunno Its NAME" replied the
lad, stung by the criticism. Anyhow"
he continued, 1.-THE hill was here beforeI
com'd. New York Herald.
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Are You Any Good at Puzzles?

The genius who invented the off
teen" Puzzle, "Pigs in Clover" and
many others has invented a brand
new one, which is going to be the
greatest on record. There is fun,
instruction and entertainment in it.
The old and learned will find as
much mystery in it as the young and
unsophisticated. This great puzzle
is the property OF the New York
PRESS CLUE, for whom it was in
vented by Samuel Lloyd, the great
puzzlist, to be sold for the benefit Of
the movement to erect a great home
for news paper workers in New
York. Generous friends have Civ
Ell $25, 900 in prizes for the success
full puzzle solvers. TEN CENTS
sent to "PREss CLUB BUILDING
AND CHARITY FUND" Temple
Court, New York City will get you
the new mystery by return mail.
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Encouraging.

Mr.. Waite Crying to entertain his lady
loves 6-year-old sister)-Do you know
who am?
Flossie-Yes. Pa says you're Edith's
last chance London Tit-R
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AYERS
Sarsaparilla

don't be induced to purchase any of
the worthless substitutes, which are
mostly mixtures of the cheapest in
gradients, contain no sarsaparilia,
have no uniform standard of APP
pearance, flavor, or effect, are blood
purifiers in name only, and are Of
fered to you because there is more
profit in selling them. Take
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AYERS
SarsapariHa

during the past so years, truthfully
applies to-day. 1t is, in every sense,
The Superior Medicine. Its cura-
tive properties, strength, effect, and
flavor are always the same; and for
whatever blood diseases AYERS
Sarsapariila is taken, they yield to
this treatment. When you ask for
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THE FACT

That AYERS Sarsaparilla CURES
OTHERS of Scrofulous Diseases,
Eruptions, Boils, Eczema, Liver and
Kidney Diseases, Dyspepsia, Rheu-
matism, and Catarrh should be con-
vincing that the same course of
treatment WILL CURE YOU. All
that has been said of the wonderful
cures effected by the use of
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him as can. Take me to Cairo and let
the chaplain marry us as soon as the
fighting is over" Mrs. Kellar agreed
to do so, and all their acquaintance
declared that the mother was as great
fool as the daughter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
TIE SOUTHERN HONE COM.
PANION.

Mrs. c. C. Scot has . pleasing
sketch OF Pleasant Riderhood. (Mrs.
N. N. Slaughter,) in the July
number Of the Southern Home Com
panion. Elizabeth Lyle Saxon, in
her Wartime "reminiscences.
"Woman's Work for the Soldier's''
DR.. Annie NJ. Hale contributes the
first Of . series Of Worlds Fair ar
ticles: also IN article s'For the
Motherless Girls" which is Of in
terest both to the girls who have
no mothers and to those who have,
likewise to mothers. The usual
household departments are Of inter-
est and value to home makers,
Ten cents . number, 81 90 . year.
THE COMPANION, 1872 Common
Street, New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
MARRIED.

At Chapel Royal, st. James,
London, Eng. Thursday, July 6,
1898, His Royal Highness Prince
George Frederick Ernest Albert.
Duke of York, Earl of Inverness,
and Baron Killarney, knight Of the
Mos. Noble Order of the Garter,
son Of his royal highness the Prince,
and his consort, her royal high
ness the Pr1eess Of Wales, and
her Serene Highness the Princess
Victoria May Augusta Louise Olga
Pauline Claudine Agnes, daughter
of her Royal Highness Mary AIDE
laide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, and
His Highness Francis Paul Charles
Louis Alexander, Duke Of Teck,
knight Grand Cross OF the Most
Honorable Order of the Bath.
We extend our congratulations
to the happy young couple, and re-
greet that previous engagements
prevented our being present at the
nuptial ceremony.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08

Commenting on the rolling chairs
which catch the eye in every d.
rection at the Worlds Fair, and
which are engaged by tired sight
scers at the rate of about Is cents
an hour, the Scientific American
says Of the young men who push
the chairs: "The attendants are
all physiclly capable young men
from the various colleges, who wear
neat blue uniform" To what
base uses have our college students
come. For several years they have
furnished profession baseball teams
with pitching and bstting material,
and now they are engaged in push
ing rolling chairs around the grounds
Of the Worlds Fair. What are
they going to do next?-Daily
States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
THE FIRST BALE.

A Houston, Texas, special Of
July LIST, to the Picayune says:
The first bale Of Gotten Of this
seasons crop and the earliest ever
raised was sold on the Houston
Cotton Exchange. 1t was pur-
chased by B. A. Riesner on &C
count Of the Bayland Orphan Home
and st. Joseph's lnfrmary.for $3.50.
He named it the Columbian bale,
shipped it by express to Chicago,
where it will be put in the worlds
fair grounds Is . record breaker. I"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08

The fact that the Americans have
had their eyes opened on the silver
question and are not pleased with
the idea Of the government buying
monthly 1000 pounds Of silver
bullion and paying out gold for it,
is very harrassing to Senator
Stewart and others owning mines
producing the white metal, but all
that they can do is to organize .
silver party, IS they have threaten
ed, and spend their time denounc-
ing the goldbugs. The country.
however, will bear with them pa
tiently and demand sound money,
for the reason that the silver craze
has spent its force. but not until it
had brought the country to the verge
Of financial ruin.-Daily States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
The Democratic national conven-

The Democratic national conven-
ton, at Chicago, last year, laid
down in their platform. the follow
ing, which in few words outlines
the policy for Congress to pursue
in the rehabilitation Of the finances
Of the country: 1--WE denounce the
republican legislation known Is the
Sherman act Of 1890, as q cowardly
makeshift, fraught with possibilities
of danger in the future which should
make all supporters, as well a. its
author, anxious for its speedy re-
peal. We hold to the use Of both
gold and silver without any dis
elimination against either metal or
charge for mintage, but the dollar
units Of coinage Of both metals
must be of equal intrinsic and
exchangeable value, to be adjusted
through international agreement, or
by such safeguards of legislation
as shall assure the maintnance Of
the purity of the two metals, and
the equal power Of every
dollar at all times, in the markets,
and in the payment Of debts, and
we demand that all paper currency
shall be kept at par and redeem
able in such coin. We insist upon
this policy as especially necessary
for the farmer and laboring classes,
the first and most defenceless vic.
Tins of unstable money and .
fluctuating currency"
The repeal Of the 10 per cent
tax on State bank circulation was
another plank in the platform,
which when it is effected, will en-
able the people of every State to
utilize their resources and organize
financial systems, and outside
speculation will be unable to assail
as they have the centralized finan-
cial system Of the country. Lou
islana, for distance in the old days,
had a very substantial banking
system and we see no reason to pre-
vent her from organizing another.
The present crisis, we are conf
dent will result in . better condi.
ton Of affairs. -L0uisiana Review,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
PLUG WHEAT.

Our rice planters will find a sug'
gestion from the following extract
which will doubtless prove Of i'm
mense value to them. in disposins
Of inferior grades to the best ad.
vantage. Caution, care and good
judgment are required to success.
full carry out the plan:
A gentleman who has been down
in the Red River Valley tells Of .
new way the honest farmer has Of
getting even with tie elevator com.
panies. There is considerable Of
last years damaged wheat in the
locality referred to, which is not sala-
bic at the elevators. So the ingen-
uity of the sons of toll was brought
to bear to contrive some way to
make them take it. Finally the
following plan was devised:
The bottom Of q grain sack is
filled with good wheat. A length
Of stove pipe in inserted in the CEN
ter Of the sack and filed with the
rejected wheat. The sack is then
filed around the stove pipe with
good wheat and the pipe withdrawn,
and on top Of this is put good
wheat. In this manner . neat
''plug" Of rejected wheat seven
inches in diameter and two feet in
length is inserted in the center Of
each sack, and is so surrounded by
good wheat that it is almost impos-
sible to detect it when dumped into
the hopper, especially il the contents
OF . sack which has not been s'plug-
ged" are Immediately dumped on
top Of the contraband wheat. It is
said to be q scheme which will cir
cumvent the most eagle-eyed ele-
vatorman.-Valley City IN. d.
Times Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
COFFEE TO SAVE A HORSES
LIFE.

The German naturalist, Martin
cites a case he met of q horse who
owes his life to coffee. It was in
such bad state that it was con.
sidered incurable, the owner sole
the animal for SIS. The animal
was then almost q skeleton and SC
weak that it could hardly walk.
The man who bought the horse i'm
mediately began to treat it with
coffee, giving infusions Of roasted
coffee bean, and also coffee bean
ground and mixed with honey. In
a short time the horse began TO inn
prove, and after few months its
new owner was offered $3.50 for it.
He told Herr Martin that he had
brought around by the same treat
ment many horses which had been
overw0rked, or had lost their
strength and appetite. Boston
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
COfTON MILLS IN THE
SOUTH.

A New England cotton manu-
featuring expert says he can take a
properly equipped print-cloth mill,
in any Southern cotton State, and
make and lay down print cloths in
Boston, at prices no Massachusetts
mill could meet. No doubt he is
right. The fact that some of the
Massachusetts, companies leave
their machinery for making ten
quarter sheeting idle, and buy from
South Carolina and Georgia mills
those goods to fill their orders,
would certainly seems to support
the experts position. Southern
mills have material advantage in
cheap labor, less cost Of fuel for
power purposes far less cost Of
warming the mills, and cheap as
we'll as more readily and cheaply
manipulated raw material. These
far more than Offset any advan-
tages the Eastern mills have, ex.
cept their cheaper capital. The
matter Of freight on finished goods,
North to South, is q trifiie, and that
may be set of against the freight
the North and East pay on their
raw cotton. Manufacturing cotton
where it grows is bound to succeed,
just as does manufacturing iron
near coal, ore and limestone sue
cess in each means that, finally,
the South will become the greatest
manufacturer in both lines in the
world. -Ex.
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See the WORLDS Fair for Cie.
teen CemfA

Upon receipt Of your address and or.
teen cents IN postage stamps, We will
mail You prepaid our SouvExrs Porr.
FOLIO OF THE WoRLD's CCIunbrAx ExPo.
srrIoS. The regular price is Fifty cents.
but ~ we want you TO have one, 70
make the price nominal. You will ind
It work Of at and thing 70 b priced.
It contains foil page views Of the great
buildings. with descriptions Of same,
and Is executed in highest style at art
II not satisfied with Il. AFTER sou Get Il
We will refund the stamps and let YOU
keep the book. Address
II. E. BUCKLEN L CO., CHICAGO. III
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
THE VAUDEVILLE YACHT
CLUB.

The waters Of Lake Pontchar.
train present unexceptional ad-
vantages for sailing and yacht
racing, an inland sea, with innu-
merable bayous making into it, Of
fering safe harbor in case Of storms.
low coasts giving the gentle breeze
free sweep over its mirrored sur
face, - smooth, Is gentle and as
placid - the waters Of . murmur-
ing brook making It's way through
sunny meadows and shady, quiet
woods, except when its heaving
bosom gives notice Of the coming
storm. It is the place more re-
quented by lovers Of aquatic
sport in this city, and is without .
rival on our Southern coast for
yachting. Many contests for speed
and superiority in these sailing
crafts have already been witness
ed, and each one increases the in
terest in the coming race for the
Sully cup. A few weeks since the
great race was made from the
Southern Yatch Clubs quarters at
West End to the harbor Of Mande-
vile, twenty-five miles across, ma
king . course Of forty-f0ur miles,
in which many Of the finest and
neetest yachts owned in this city
participated.
This event renewed interest in
this enticing pastime, and . large
number Of young gentlemen Of the
highest standing and influence in
this city, reinforced by the enter
prising citizens Of Vaudeville, met
and formed . club which they
named the Vaudeville Yacht Club.
The lake around Vaudeville in its
conformation presents . beautiful
and picturesque view to the eye, an
inverted crescent, the hanks lined
with live oaks, pines and groves Of
forest trees, the sweep Of water be.
yond reacking out towards the city,
the little village Of Lewisburg
close by on one side and the Foun-
tainbleau plantation houses and
wharves on the other. This en-
chanted spot has been chosen by
the club for their race course, and
here they propose at an early date
to give . great regatta, offering
prizes which will invite competition
from Mobile, New Orleans, Biloxi,
Pensacola. etc. On the night of
the regetta . grand ball will be
given in Vaudeville. At the recent
election the following officers were
chosen for the club:
Gen. George Norman, Commo-
dore.
Capt. John Hawkins, Vice Com
F. A. Cousin, Rear Commo-
dore.
Al. J. Guerin, Jr., Secretary.
Jos. Garcia, Treasurer.
T. s. Allen, Captain Of the
feet.
Governing Committee-W. j.
Castell, T. n. Norman, E. l..
Cousin, A. Tabarry, r. Woeste.
Daily States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08

DR.. S. r. Olliphant, President
Of the State Board of Health, is
keeping . sharp lookout for cholera
germs. Last week he refused to
allow certain packages and articles
Of clothing from Hamburg to be
landed in New Orleans, and they
will have to be taken back by the
ship that brought them. That's Is
it should be. Eternal vigilance is
the price Of freedom from cholera
germs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08
The United States Governm,

The United States Government
has got to increase its revenue in
some way. One way would be to
put a tariff Of II cents per pound
on sugar, and do away with the
bounty system, which is in direct
conflict with the principles Of De-
mocracy. There is no tax that
would be SO equally divided among
the people as a small tariff tax on
sugar. and besides it would make
capital disposed to invest in sugar
manufacture, and in this way the
producers Of cane and beet sugar
would be increased Talk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-08

The velocity of q bullet fired
from the Krag-Jorgensen rife which
has been adopted by this govern
ment for the army and navy can
be easily imagined when it is stated
that at q distance of ESQ yards it
will pierce twenty-nine one inch
planks. The same bullet would
bore its way through q half dozen
men standing in line.