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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
THE IDLE WOMAN.


She IL Always Terror to the Basy no1se.
wife.
There is no greater terror to the
busy woman than the visits Of her idle
sister. The latter is 50 situated that
she has nothing to do from the time her
husband leaves for his Office in the
morning until his return at night, and
she therefore determines to put in some
Of the time that hangs SO heavily on
her hands by visiting . friend who. it
is to be regretted, can not drop all her
duties and give herself up to tho pleas
urc of entertaining every casual Wis
itor. AS her home or room is set in
order by ten o'clock, the idle party is
very much amazed when she
walks into her friends house to
find that individual either engaged in
the kitchen or going about picking mp
here and there. setting things TO rights
after the little folks have left for
school. The first time Mrs. Idler calls
the housckeeper takes her hands out of
the dough and, assuming a sweet
smile, enters the room where the Wis
itor awaits her. As one hour goes by
and there ia no suggestion of departure
in the friends attitude the hostess be-
gins to feel just bit nervous; there is
SO much to do and every minute II now
precious. the marketing is delayed. the
rooms upstairs have yet TO be set in
order. the mending waits and goodness
only knows what that cake will be like
left standing in its embryotic state 50
long.
Finally when she sees no other way
out of it she asks her visitor to remain
70 luncheon, though In her heart she
knows that will mean . hurried scram-
BILE for extras, as she intended 10 use
the left-overs for herself and the chill
dren. At first Mrs Idler demurs, but
not so enthusiastically rs her friend
would like. and soon removes her hat
and settles down for the entire day, a
to kill time is her one object in life.
When night comes she returns home "a
dilate ON the good time she has had.
while the poor woman whose unwilling
duty it has been to act as hostess sighz
over tho amount Of necessary things
left undone and the general disarrange.
ment Of the household machinery that
her visitor has Occasioped,-PhisAdel'
phis Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
THE FLOWERS wTyN FACES.

What ere your thoughts as you blossoa. sweet
And bask Z. The s.asAis> through hssos, sun.
mer days!
Smiling and growing through many long hour.
UphftinS your faces to greet the suns rara
What do see In your sweet little faces,
DAINTY they are In their tints manifold.
Lessons Tor all in the worlds busy places,
Coiors blue. white. royal purple and gold
Smiling though drear be the weather and ehee,.
less,
Lifting your heads to the rains cooling
shower:
Gem OF the nowery creation thou'rt peerlcss:
Surely has Flora blessed thee with q dover.
Thy restine-p'aee lowry. stin upward shou'rs
gazing,
Thy magnet the sun. and thy balm fresh 'uine
Fair example Of p1rityi All should b pr,is.
ing
This loveliest one Of the summer. III,
Give me pansies al shades. from the white to
the golden
The purple and blue and each hue that they
For no others I care Oh. their dataty swee,
In life and in death my affections shall share.
-Aoa Maria Fits in Ladies' Home Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01


! Il is said that the health Of the bru-
pefte'type of eye is. rs . rule, superior
.tQthA& 81 the blonde type. Black eyes
usually indicate good powers Of physical
Endurance. Dark-blue eyes are most
common in persons of delicate. refined.
or effeminate natures, and generally
show weak health. Light-blue. and
much more. gray eyes indicate hardy
and active constitutions With regard
to diseases of the eye, brown or dark
colored are weaker or more susceptible
to injury from various causes than gray
or blue eyes Light-blue eyes are gem
orally the most powerful. and next to
those are gray. The lighter the pupil
the greater and longer continued is the
degree Of tension the eye can sustain.
Chicago Mail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
HUMOROUS.

The Precocious sChild.-Governess-
"Why do we pray for our daily brcadT
Why don't we ask for four or five days
or . week's?" Clever Child-''B,eause
We want it new. / suppose -'-Judy.
An Easy Settlement-''The last
time / saw Trotter he was deeply
in love with two girls. How did he
settle the NATTER" ''Oh, easily enough
only one would have him."-vogue.
-Brobson-"Tell me whom you love
and I will tell you what you are"
Craik-"So? Well, I love my mother
in-law." Brobson-"H-in: you are
either . Christian or aliar."-BrOoklyn
Life.
Reason Enough.-"Mike, what
makes you talk 50 much?" ''Shure. an
I COON by it natural, sor." ''How's
that?" Faith. an wasn't me fayther
IN Oirishman and me mother woman"
journal of Education.
-"Why do you carry a newspaper in
your pocket all the time If You never
read it," ats = convenience on the
horse-cars. II woman gets on and
has to stand, the paper enables me not
to see her."-Harper's Bazar.
-Husband-"You're not econom-
ical." wife-"well, II you don't call .
woman economical who saves her we'd
ding dress for . possible second mar
riaRe, I'd like TO know what you think
economy isr'-Demorest's Magazine.
lis your hoy learning . trader
asked the traveller of the farmer. Mis-
ter. have you got = horse?" ''Yes" !"
"well. you bring him aroun' ter my boy
fur swap. an yen find that he hsin't
got much TO learn about no trade.
Washington Star.
-wool-"H you are afraid to speak
why don't you send . proposal by let.
ter?' Van Petit have half . dozen
rivals and most Of them have money"
Wool-''By all means send . sealed
proposal; yours would be the lowest
bid."-N. Y. Times
-He-"when proposed toyou. didn't
you promise to sew on my buttons and
darn my sockS?" She-"No, sir. !"
Didn't I ask you for your hand?''
''You did, and I gave IL to you, but !
can't sew on buttons and darn socks
with one hand.'-Yonkers Statesman.
in the course Of . ShakespeDean les
con the other day, . schoolboy was
asked the meaning Of the last word in
the quotation: ''The cat in the adage." /"
''Please, sir, place to keep cats in.
was the reply. But it was not held
satisfactory. and the conclusion arrived
ut was that the boy had not prepared
his lesson. and great was the punish
pent thereof.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
LlNcOLN:S LARGE FEET.
4 Bootmaker's Diagram Of Them
which - 900 Has Deen Refused.

4 Booemaker's Dlagram Of Them -
which 81 900 Has Deen Refused.
An offer of one thousand dollars wss
recently madc by . Washington anti
qnarian for q sheet Of paper upon
! which. twenty-nine years ago, Abra'
ham Lincoln allowed q shoemaker to
trace the outlines of his feet.
This paper is now in New YORK. in
possession of the original owners son,
who says he would not part with it for
any sum of money. The sheet il about
twelve or fourteen inches in size.
The son Of the presidential bootmalser
told the story of the tracing Of the dia-
gram as follows:
der feet. At that time my father was
keeping shop in Washington. and was
locally known for . certain style Of
casy-fitting shoes. his own make. some
thing after the pattern Of the so-called
common-sensc shoe worn to-dav. Lin
coin sent for my father. and when the
latter came the former rail-splitter said:
IL understand you make shoes big
enough for five toes?"
MY father rnodestly admitted that
such were his pretensions.
I" 'Well.' went on Mr.. Lincoln. II
such is the case I want to give you an
order
Lincoln then recitcd the trouble he
had had with shoes. lie had a ptcul-
iarly-shaped foot. and certainly could
not be fitted in any store handling
= ~ l.
clarcd. he was tired of his shoemaker,
and wanted change.
"Thcn Lincoln took of his boots and
following my fathers instructions he
stood on the paper while the shoemaker
traced with a pencil the outline IF the
presidential pedals This sheet is the
for one which I recently refused one
thousand dollars in cash.
Abraham Lincoln was considerably
over six feet in height. He had q very
large foot. The dimensions are marked
in lead pencil on the sheet as follows:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

Not only economical but picturesque
are the now fashionable bodices quite
different from the skirt, which enables
one to use the ''short-length" patterns
which are found ON the bargain coun-
terx Among the novelties IN card
case provided with an especial pocket
for bonbons. Bands Of narrow velvet.
with rosette bows. trim the. skirts Of
semi-dress and evening costumes Black
bengaline, Ottoman faille and other
shining. lustcrless, corded silks arc
greatly used for church. reception and
visiting dresses. Velvet sleeves, fun,
though not high, are worn with gowns
of all sorts, even those of transparent
materials. Chicago TimeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
4 Letter Case.

Cut two pieces Of pasteboard In the
shape of . shamrock and large enough
to conceal an envelope Of ordinary size.
Cover each with plush. Of any color you
may fancy, and line them with silk Of
the same or contrasting color. Unite
the two pieces at their lower edges and
finish with q silk cord, or use ''odals
and ends" At the top put large bow
Of ribbon. and suspend the ease near
the writine-desl<. The ribbon and cord
should harmonic in color with the
pinsh.-St Loais Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

Learn to seal your lips forever ON the
wretched, miserable habit Of telling the
world about the notes in your neigh
boris eye. who made You . judge over
him? Go, If you will, and personally
tell him his faults between you and
him alone. Tell him with love and
sympathy in your heart because you
want TO help him to become nobler and
better. because you can not bear to see
. stain on him. and not because you
would humble him or glory over him.
and in the end he will bless you for it.,
and you will have done . good work.
Bat never tell the world of his faultA
Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

Floor Notwithstanding: You
wish TO do some shopping. I presume?
Bride with hubby)-Y-es.
Floor walker-Step into the smok-
ing-rocm and the boy there will give
ron check for your husbsnd.-N. Y.
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
An Ancient kaurian.

An alligator known to I've over one
hundred and twenty years old was
killed by ninny ignorant of its his
tory near Thibodeau. La. a few days
ago. The animal has lived in portion
Of q bayon running through a large
sugar estate. there certainly since 1913.
and was regarded. at discreet dis
tance. as somewhat of a pet. The
original settler ON the land. great
grandfather of the present owner.
started in l773 to clean out the numer-
ous alligators- One baby alligator es-
capped with the loss Of several inches Of
its tail. 1t was subsequently spared
when opportunity to kill it offered. and
had ever since lived in the same place.
known to succeeding generations by
very frequent sight. and its identity
and the record of its age thus preserved.
1t was active and healthy when the un-
informed sportsman shot IL.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

-Buncoipg the Devil.-Dick-'I al.
ways thought you man Of good taste.
Tom: why do yoS wear an imitation
opai?" Tom-''The genuine ones are
Internally unlscky yea know. '~Puek
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
SUPERSTITlOUS REMEDIES.

O00 SOtn00o NOocefoamS tine NuSe OF WortS
Among the ancients and among saw
ages we expect to find supcrstitious
remedies in vogue. In Pliny's day II
does not seem unnatural that the &C.
cepted cure for certain maladics. be-
lieved in by the educated and ignorant
alike, should be paste made Of crushed
snails found in the ruts of the road and
gathered at certain hour in the morn
ing: nor that other ills supposed to he
cured by touching an elephant. the cure
being the more swift and sure If at the
moment of being touched the great
beast should chance to snccze.
But it is quite another thing when
the children of our own public schools
believe that to touch toad will cause
warts. snd that when such warts ap-
pear the proper way to cure them is IN
tic bit of toadstool with red thread
upon the afflicted hand for three nights
in succession.
ticed among children is still more fam
tastic and absurd. 1t consists in prick
ing the wart until il bleeds. allowing
the blood to drop upon a penny and
then throwing the penny away; who
ever picks MP the penny will get the
wart'-that Is. wart will appear on
the hand Of that person. and at the
same time the original wart will disap-
pear from the hand Of the first sufferer.
Such belief as this seems to belong
naturally in the middle ages. Yet the
children who in the nineteenth century
and United States try to rid themselves
of warts by a charm for transference
can be numbered by tho thousands.
Rut besides the superstitions long
current among ignorant Americans re-
4arding cures. new ones are often i'm
ported by immigrants from older lands.
4 little schoolgirl who had the jaun-
dice. and whose skin was consequently
very yellow, was recently advised by .
Norwegian acquaintance what to do.
.'lt is of no use to have DOCTOR she
was told. "A doctor can not do any.
thing for the jaundice: but my mother
has told me how you can be cured. You
must boil . yellowbird and eat his
meat and the soup made from his flesh:
that will cure you. II you can not get
. yellowbird. then take yellow silk-it
is the yellow you must have-and boil
that and drink the yellow water, and
you will get WELL"
This advice was not taken. but never
theless the little girl speedily recovered
under the care Of a skillful physician.
Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

She (fondlyl-Do you care for me as
much as
He (wildly)-Who-who:
She-As much as ever. she whispered
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

Bachelor-Nrs. Benedict seems 50
much changed! Before she was married
she was such pensive girl.
Benedict-Yes. she is changed. She
is rather expensive now. as it were
Truth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

The other day when kitty lay sound
asleep in the cushioned chair she uses
for . bed put . small piece Of fresh
beef on the end of . toothpick and held
it within half an inch of her nose.
After few seconds the muscles of tho
throat twitched slightly, the mouth
opened. the jaws began to work. and
every detail Of chewing and swallow
inR followed. after which she licked
her lips, but slept right on. and she did
not awake for some time afterward.-
Forest and Stream
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

III can always tell what q man eats
by looking at him, said farley. well.
what do eat?" said Hawkins. 'Judg-
ias from your secdy appearance. |
should say seeds" said Jts.ey.-Har.
pey'e Baxas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01
1T is to DR.. Won Bulow that is debit

1T Is to DR.. Won Bulow that is debit
ed the curt criticism Of q young and
very pretty girls effort ON the piano
forte. When she had struggled through
one Of Dach's fugues after the fashion
of the ambitious maiden aspirant, she
asked the great master what he would
advise her 70 do. Go and get married. y
he answered, - he turned away aud
left her.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

They were talking about . man whom
they had both known in the west
"IIe was very even tempered"
81 should say So"
wonderfully quiet and collected"
"Yes. Twas there when it happened
and quiet and collected are the very
words for it."
What do you mesn?"
"vhy, didn't you know about il? He
was one of the men that tried to thaw
out dynamite. te."-Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-07-01

Thus II Will nc OoScrvcd tnat Mr. Lin
coins right foot was half an inch longer
than his left foot. This. however. ac-
cording to shoemakcrs. is nothing ont
Of the common. There was also an en-
largement of tho great toe joint of the
right foot. This came from poor shoes,
worn on other occasions.
Mr.. Lincoln's order called for . pair
of lace shoes. made of fine French calf
skin. He later ordered boots and but
ton shoes, hut preferred lace shoes to
any other. He liked shoes with broad.
nat sole and q low. wide hccl.-N. Y.
News
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
TO SUPPRESS LYNcHINes.
A District Convention fer That Pur'
pose Wei Attended.

Waycross, Ga, Sept. 3O.-The district
convention Of the association for the sup
preston Of outrages and lynchings was
held by representative colored citizens Of
this and adjoining counties yesterday.
The meeting was fairly well attended,
considering the brief notice on which 1t
was gotten up. w. w. Watson Of Pierce
county, was made chairman, and G. II.
Bowen Of Waycross, secretary. Delegates
were present from Ware Pierce LOwndes
and Clinch counties. Earnest addresses
were made by the delegates and officers Of
the convention.
The following committees were appoint
ed A committee of seven, Rev. John
Watts, chairman. to prepare and issue
call for the state meeting, which will be
held at Macon, Ga, Oct. II; a commit
tee of five, w. w Watson, chairman, to
wait upon the officials of the railroads Of
the state, with the request that delegates
TO the state convention, be favored with
reduced rates; a committee Of four, Rev.
+. Snelson, chairman on finance. Rev.
A Samuel, was elected treasurer of the
association. 1t was decided that there
be twice as many delegates from each
county as there are representatives from
the same in the legislature. The commit
tees are now performing their respective
duties and the state convention will be a
success. Great interest was taken in the
meeting
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
wIDEMAN sURRENDERs.
He is willing to Return to Micanopy
Guaranteed Protection.

II GudIduL56Nt EEOI0CLAOu'
Ocala, Fla, Sept. 30-Sheriff
Hillery of Alachua county tele-
graphed Sheriff Hodges of Marion county
to-day that Attorney Wideman had
placed himself under his protection, but
Wideman was willing to be sent to
Micanopy providing Sheriff Hodges would
guarantee him protec ion. Sheriff
Hodges ordered Hillery to hold
Wideman for few days.
Sheriff Hodges returned this evening
from Duputy Benicker's funeral and
says that the people of Pennington are
very outspoken about Attorney Wide
mans connection with the Ed Dansy
case, which resulted in Benicker's death,
and while they do not propose to take
the law in their hands, will see that he
shall have an impartial trial, but if gull
ty to see that the law shall punish him
All kinds of rumors were rife to-day
about Wideman. One report was that
after the deputy had rearrest-
ed him yesterday and brought him to
Paynes residence, quite a crowd as
sembled and carried him off. There was
no truth in the stories
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
ERIN's FLAG HAULED DOWN.
1t Was Run Up at the Fair Grounds il
Honor of Irish Day.

Chicago, Sept. 30-The Irish flag was
hauled down from the Electricity build
ing on the worlds fair grounds this morn
ing by James Hunt, one of Col Millet's
men. Col Millet has charge Of the ma
tional colors at the exposition. Col.
Millet explained that no flags were run
up at the exposition whose nation was
not recognized as a nation. He said it
would be fully as appropriate to 6aunt an
anarchist flag as that of Ireland The
Irish flag has been used for decorative
purposes" said Col Millet, "but it has
never been hoisted on any of the flag
stats. This department will not put up
the flag unless it is ordered to do so by the
exposition officials"
Chief Barrett ofithe department of cleo
tricity was very indignant man. 81
ordered my men to run up thelhag," said
he, I'm honor of Irish day. We have so
many Irish American citizens here l
thought it was nothing more than cour-
teous that this recognition of their colors
be given them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
AMARsHAL USED UP.
He Attacked Man With Pistol anc
Knife But Was Worsted.

St. Augustine, Fla, Sept. 3O-James
H. Weideman, town marshal of New
Augustine, sought ex-Policeman Charles
Benet here last night for a fight Benet
knocked a pistol out of his hand and
then gave him sound beating. Weide-
man returned and made an attack with a
knife, inf1icting serious cuts and stabs on
the throat, face, arms and stomach of
Benet. Notwithstanding Benet gave
him another sound thrashing. Benet's
wounds are considered dangerous. Weide
man was fined in police court this morn
ing and was also bound over for the grand
Jury
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
A NUMBER OF MARRIAGES.
Base Ball Still Interests Some Flor.
ida Towns.

Base Bali Stlll interests Some Flor
ida Towns.
Gainesville, Fla, Sept. 2O.-This week
MIR. L. Carver, clerk in the Savannah,
Florida and Western depot, was married
to Miss Ida Nixon, and L. c. Smith to
Miss Nellie Mcmillan, a daughter of DR..
Mcmillan, one of Gainesville's Oldest res
idents.
Five men passed through here yester-
day on their way to Leesburg They
were iourneying in a wagon drawn by
four animals-three mules and a horse.
They were well equipped in every way
for the road. They have made 800 miles
at the rate of a hundred miles every
three days.
The Oak Hall team has agreed to play
the Ocala nine for purse of S75-S35 TO
90 to Ocala nine in case they lose the
game.
Dawl1ins Tench departed for the Wash
ington University yesterday, where he
will attend on the lectures and practical
part of dentistry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
A sUB-TREAsURY FOR GEORGIA
a MARsHAL IN A cELL.
He Is Charged With a Criminal Al
sault on Negro Girl.

Albany, Ca, Sept. 30 - Ex-Marshal
billiard of AGREE is in Jail in this city on a
serious char ge-that Of rape.
billiard was arrested on a warrant
sworn GU: by negro named John Greer,
the step-father Of the negro girl who is
alleged TO have been the victim.
Greer charges that billiard and a COM
panlon PANIED Hemphill went TO the home
OF the girl, and by representing them
selves as Officers placed her under arrest
ana took her TO a secluded place, where
~ is claimed the crime was committed
Hemphil was arrested also, but subse-
quently was released at the request of the
prosecution
Dillard's guilt or innocence will be de
termlned next week. al which time the
superior court sits in this county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
DRY GOODS.
CR()HAN Z D(l)NER.
FALL APPROPRIATIONS


Our stock is now complete In every de.
partment with the finest fabrics and latest
novelties that could be secured from foreign
and home manufacturers. Our lines were
never so big, never so choice, never so
widely varied and never so much value for
the money as now. Our Dress Goods de-
partment deserves especial notice. Mans
inventive genius never produced handsOmer
designs or more matchIess elegance Of com.
bined tintS than are here shown. We are
proud Of these handsome goods and are
anxious to have you see them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01

Colored Dress Goods.
Mourning Dress Goods.
Wash Dress Fabrics.
Irish Linens.
Housekeeping Goods.
Blankets and Flannels.
Wool and Merino Under
wear.
Hosiery and Notions.
Corsets and Gloves.
Gents Furnishings.
Ladies Custom Made Mus
lin Underwear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-01
THE CITIZENS BANK
OF SAVANNAH,
Capital 100000.

Transacts general banking business.
Maintains Savings Department and al
lows INTEREST AT PER CENT, COM
pounded quarterly.
The accounts of individuals firms, banks
and corporations are solicited.
with our large number of correspond
ents in GEORGIA, ALA BAMA, FLORIDA
and SOUTH CAROLINA, we are prepared
to handle collections on the most favOra-
BILE terms.
Correspondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK, President.
NJ. b. LANE, Vice President.
GEORGE c. FREEMAN, Cashier.