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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

WyWAu when he comes TO <OWn-bu>
just watch that man across there on
State street His long beard reaching
almost to his waist is blown aside BY
the breeze and his keen, restless eyes
take In every aspect OF the street a. he
walks along erect and manful. Ills
brain is clear and all his faculties ara
alert from early rising, abstemious
habits and wholesome food. He 70 q
southern Illinois farmer and. while his
method Of crossing . crowded street is
somewhat different from that employed
BY the gamin, he does cross Just q
safely. but perhaps not SO swiftly.
True, he might run up against a smart
confidence man and get robbed, but
that is rather to his honor than ether
wise. for thieves ere seldom or never
robbed while gentlemen often are.
Speaking Of confidence men, Just
take look at that young man who is
furtively watching the farmer. He
wears narrow patent leather shoes. q
tailor-madc suit of dark cloth that fits
his slender form almost perfectly. and
his linen is immaculate. The solitaire
In his shirt l. real. Fifteen months
ago that young man was passing rich
on SEQ . week, but his work was hon.
Orable. Now he is q thief ard the $50
will probably be $500 when luck is
good. He has IN intelligent, refined
face. and his fingers ere long and slen.
der like those of q woman.
As the farmer nears him he steps
forward with a dazzling smile, and ct
the same moment q rather small man,
stability dressed. touches his arm.
The thief falls back with a muttered
curse and the farmer passes him, no
wiser than before. The crowd sweeps
on and two hours later the thief is on
a different corner.
1t is always pleasant to any one Of
right feeling to see the pale cheeks Of
. sick girl brighten and her eyes dance
with glee when. for the first time after
many weeks. she gets out and secs
with fresh vision the sights of the
streets. There goes an open coupe
with a motherly old lady. whose gray
hairs add q sweet dignity to her mobile
face. holding close to her q thin little
maiden whose restoration to health
learns her anew how to enjoy life.
Cinnamon have long since ceased to
attract attention on Chicago's cosmo-
politan streets. It requires at least
Greek, q Persian or an Arab in his
picturesque garments to cause even tho
any amusement. And. anent
the Arabs. nm advertisement. appeared
In one Of tho dailies some days ago
asking darh-cycd, black-haircd and
olive-comPlexioned Chicago lassies to
take engagements as Arab girls at tho
2idwinter fair. It is \ fact
that between Jewish. Swedish. Ameri.
can and octoroon beauties almost any
known type can be produced by tho
native inhabitants of the city. Local
srtists have never found much diff
Guilty in securing models for any Of
their studies.
Wherever the adaptable Britisher is
found his home is there. Chicago suits
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
the MAGIC CROSS.

An Amusing Expegi0sos WhSeA Iro4oeee
CuFso0o Rhoo00oooo.
Take . common wine glass and All Il
nearly to The rim with water. Then
cut two strips of paper and place them
on the glass in the form shown In this
illustration. Let them assume the
shape Of . cross. and bend the ends
downward along the outside edge Of
the glass. Before doing this. however,
it il advisable to paste the two pieces
at the point where they meet and pass
each other. This will keep them in
their proper places Now wet your
fingers slightly and run the glass any.
where between the ends Of the cross.
Al you do 20 you will SEQ the cross
move by some invisible agency. The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
a NovlnI Incident.

Amiable Husband (who has Just In
ished moving)-Where are my slippers,
dear?
Wife-Thev came along with the
third load, and that load went to the
garrett
Husband-And where is my pipe?
Wife-You1l 6nd il In one of the bar.
rels of cEookery in the cellar.
HusbaAd-And where Is my comb ANA
hair brush7
Wife Jane packed them in the
kitchen stove with the chiidren's shoes
Husband mentally soliloquizing)-
What woman my wife is! She is the
smartest woman in Harlem. She never
went 70 college and yet she knows ev-
erything.-Texas Siftings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
German
Syrup

Two bottles Of German Syrup
cured me of Hemorrhage Of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
I am married man and, thirty-six
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
I have stated this brief and plain 50
that all may understand. My case
was bad one, and I shall be glad
to tell anyone about it who will
write me. PHILIP L. ScHRNcK, P.
o. Box45, April IS, 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, bust
uess-like statement. .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

k1ever . look to the right or left, except
when she meets IN acquaintance, and
then she smiles most winningly. The
Chicago girl is always qucenly, self-re-
liant and, no matter how swiftly she
EHay be speeding along. never misses IN
acquaintance. Neither does she wear
k&aby waists.
81 Her Indiana sister does, which does
not make her look one whit less charm
ing. however. The maiden from In
diana 10 full Of little gurgles of delight
1T every passing thing Of interest. She
clasps her hands with . tiny gasping:
"Ah!" as two Turks 60 waddliAg by in
their immense and awkwars unmen-
tionables. hut the Chicago girl bows
and gives them two Of her most win.
ming smiles. They are acquaintances
and they grasp their bosoms and ding
down their heads in approved eastern
fashion.
See that man striding along with
tail. erect body and strongly poised
head. There il something leonine about
him. He seems TO breathe mastery.
And there comes another Of . different
type. Nervous and quick In his move
N snts, he also h tall, but thinner than
his confrere.
How does one know they arc akin?
Ie 10 not easy to cay and yet We know
thsy viii grasp hands fervently before
ever their hands are extended. Some
thing IN the palpit atmosphere At
eaehes itself inevitably to the oecu-
pant One Of those two men Il Q great
London preacher, and the other =
an equally great Chicago divine.
Much has been said about The eou1r
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

Curious resemblanccs in nature start
with the cocoanut. in many respects
like the human skull and almost q FEC
simile of the monkeys The meat of the
English walnut is almost . copy Of the
human brain, plums and black cherries
like the human eye, almonds like the
human nose. and an opened oyster and
shell perfect likeness Of the human
ear. The shape Of o mans body may
be traced in the mammoth squash. the
open hand in growing scrub Willows
and celery, the human heart in Ger
man turnips and egg plant, and dozens
Of the mechanical inventions Of the
present day to patterns furnished By
nature. Thus the hog suggested the
plow, the butterfly the door hinge. the
frog stool the umbrella, the duck the
ship, and the fungus growth ON trees
the bracket-Journal des Sciences
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
lxcANDzscExr ADc LIGHT.

descent lamps, with some slight I'm.
provements, perhaps, ON the other
style Of arc light.
Something radically different from
any Of these, but also called (perhaps
more appropriately an ''incandescent-
arc" was described in . paper before
the electrical congress in Chicago last
month. It is the invention of Louis e
Howard, of New York city. The
special advantage claimed for this de-
vice is that the carbon will last one
hundred hours, thus reducing the con.
sumption OF pencils At least nine
tenths. and, what is . still greater
economy, not requiring . lamp trim
mer to visit il more than once every
week or ten days In fact, in certain
test cases the positive carbon in this
hstcd about twenty times Is long Is
with the ordinary commercial lamp.
and the negative almost . hundred.
Mr.. Howard puts his carbons in .
small closed envelope Of especially
hard glass. When the arc Is formed
and the pencils begin to burn, carbon
ic acid gas is developed, and that
vapor serves . double purpose: Il
checks combustion and it difPuses the
light by becoming incandescent from
heat. The entire contents of the
chamber glow so wildly that the arc
itself at the center is barely percept-
ible by contrast. To prevent explo-
sion from the expansion Of the gases
y small safety valve is provided, allow
ing cgrcss only. Around the movable
pencil-for automatic adjustment Of
the burning carbon is required in this
as in other arc lights-thcre II .
chance for a little fresh air to leak in;
but it is assimilated too quickly to do
harm. It will be noticed that this
lamp is . tribe more costly in dts
mechanism; and as q purer carbon is
needed for its successful operation,
still another slight addition to the
expense is involved. But the electrical
papers look upon this invention with
such favor that it is to be hoped that
it may soon have . thorough trial ON
o commercial scale.
Mr.. Louis B. Marks, who presented
this subject at Chicago, is . young
but promising electrician, who has
given much attention to tho improve
ucnt of electric-lamp carbons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

A short time before Dr.. Charcot died
he said in . lecture that semi-scientista
had for more than Fifty years ridiculed
the idea that the full Of the moon Wa
. dangerous time for mad people. Det-
ter informed men are coming back "a
that old-tims notion, said Dr.. Charcot,
n the result Of increased learning on
the subject Of Garth tides. similar "a
the oe~illatioo Of sea tideA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

end kindrsd ailmsnts, whether resaltinG
from over anxiety, overwurk a seody, q
tie Stan Of Specialists attached 70 ~
lnvalidS' Hoeel and 0urgical lmGituto q
Buffalo, n Y. Personal examima&icW M
always necsssary. Many cass aEo sncpsD-
fully treated at . distance.
A0muNf A new and WundsEfully
which can DO ssnt BY Mail OF Expse4
It b mot simply . palliative bit rodisa1
euSe.
For pamphlets, question blan1n, re6ue.
ences end Particular, in relation to any
q The above mentioned diseases, oddEo
with ten cents in stamps, WosldS Dtpsas
ar Medical Association, o. Main 0fruoA
Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

wife-Did you notice. dear, at the
party last evening how grandly our
daughter Clara swept into the room?
Husband with . grunt)-Oh, yesl
Clara can sweep into the room grand
" enough, but when il comes to sweep
inn out the room she isn't there
Texas SiftinQA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

cross will keep moving until ono end
Of the paper is Immediately over tho
spot where your finger is. Afterwards
run your finger slowly around the
glass. and the cross will mysteriously
move in the same direction. This
curious phenomenon il due to vibrs-
tions occasioncd by the friction of the
finger against the glass.-London MIL
lion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

Amy Ashplats (crushing the next
door little girl with . display of her
knowledge Of style)-W'en you eat
yer meals 1t nightdo yuh call it dinner
q supper:
Tessie (of the Alley tenement)-
We call il lucly.-Chicago Record
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

places Of public assemblies Or Of ofaee
buildings, bridge sidewalks. pave
ments over vaults and other places
where dense crowds are likely -
Gather
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
THE GREATEST THINGS.

TIM oldest collection Of poetry Il the
Book Of Psalms.
Tux greatest marvel Of modern times
b the printing press
The most wonderful clock h that in
Strasburg cathedral.
Tue deepest artesian well Is st Pots
dam, $500 feet deep
TnE largest city in the world II Lon
don, l.7e4.sle persona
Tn highest waterfall Is the Yosem-
ite In California, 1850 feet
TuE largest cataract in the world b
Niagara. nearly mile wide.
TIE oldest cannon in the world are
preserved in Constsntinople.
Tine deepest silver mines in Ameriea
arc the Comstoclx. 400 feet
TIE United States has the greatest
number Of miles of railroad.
Tm tallcst iron tower il the Ethel
monument ut Paris. $50 feet
TIE deepest mining shaft 10 at Pris-
dram. in bohemia. $3.50 feet deep.
THE finest sea mirage Is the Fats
Morgana, In the straits of Neasina-
TaE oldest college In the United
States is Harvard. founded in leSA
The largest building in the United
States is the capitol at Washington.
A DsLuD.D WHITE Unmarried One
-'Are men really such awfuIly wicked
crcatureSw The Newly Married One-"No,
Indeed. Why every time Charlie has to
stay down town 1t the ONCE, away from mo
1t night, it Just makes him feel % bed that
hos almost sick the next day.r-DesEo1s
0aeee0 Follow YallosO
TO cure disease when, instead Of The nu-
0erous polliatives OF that scOurge Of hu
manity, that potent and comprehensive
medicine, H0stettcr's Stomach Bitters, In
1esorted to. Improvement - rapid aud re-
lief complete when il il used in casca Of
liver or mSlarial complaint, dyspepsis, Co.'S
stipat1on, nervousness. kidney weakness or
Dcbilitaied people speedily gain
strength when digestion ID renewed By the
II l. TnoMrsox Z Co, Dru8gista, Gu
dersport, Pa, say Halls Catarfh Cure b
The best and only sure cure for casarrh they
ever sold. Druggists cell Il &c.
6a8 FIxEssID.-'sflow did that plain 0iao
HOmely manage to get . husbandl She
must have played her cards we'll" 'Yeo,
but it was against HoylA She ma6o Q
Bneak"-Dctroit Freq Press.
BEEcKAM's PILIs, the certain cure Tor hil.
|ousness and sick he dache, are pleasantly
coated and nice 70 take. Price, 3 cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

Editor Woman's Home Queen-These
Jokes are old; read them when was
. young girl.
Humorist (snxiously and persuasive
ly)-But, surely, that can't be 90 very
long ago!
Editor with dignity)-However, I
think we can flnd place for them. III
take them.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

Bobby-Papa, who waa Peter the
Great?
Papa-That's . nice question for .
little Sunday-sehool boy to ask. Why
don't you study -FOUR Bible?-Judgc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

Cool-Headed Citizen-What are you
running for? Thedog il going In the
opposite direction.
Fleeing Citizen (bareheaded and
frantic)-A policeman Il shooting 1t
it!-ChicAgo Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
New Kind Of Lamp That Nay H0.
quire Little Attention

A lDcandescsnt Arc Light which. Pes.
chance. Il Destined g Revwlatioo-
he Street IlluninatSoa-lncan-
dosesat vapoe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

A capital Of 81. ooo. 900 IL invested In
the nursery interest IN ia. 900 acres Of
land. In all horticultural pursuits the
entire capital II estimated 1t over a..
900, ooo. 900 BY the census Of the agri-
cultural department
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

~WnY dos Soagsby keep his hair cue 9
.hortT" s.Becauso hos getting bald ana
~onst have IL long. "-P6iladelphia hecose
Tn. Public Awards the Palm to Hele'e
Honey Of HOVeho9Dd and Tar for co09oA
Pixies Toothach0 Drops euro ID ono mIuus''
"Do roo know ouch about that bore ~
hon1ht from tie dcScOnr II know more
shoSt the deacon than did-"-l.ne.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23
hoods Sarsaparilla Cures q
Complication Of Diseases
Hood;S's,:;;nCures

gained till I am 1t work again Il . ths
strength given me by Hoods Sarsaparilla which
enables me TO do It." ISAAC ABHR, Vienna,
Warren County, M J. Get only Hoods.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

Hood'e piiio are the best after dinner Pilla,
assist digestion. cure headache. Try box
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-12-23

II l. TnoMrsox Z Co., Dru3Gista, Gu
dersport, Pa, say Hall's Catarfh Cure h
the best and only sure euro for casarrh they
ever sold. Druggists cell T. &c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
A Birthday Party.

The sociable given at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brand on last
Thursday evening, March 8, was
an enjoyable one. 1t was given in
honor or MISS NeIIfe Voous, It De-
ing her 18th birthday. Notwith-
standing the bad condition of the
roads there were present at least
forty of the most intimate friends
and relatives of the accomplished
young lady. Among those from a
distance were the Misses johnson,
of the northern part of the county.
Miss Nellie was the hostess of the
occasion and aided by Mr.. Will
Luckie and others entertained the
young folks in a very pleasing man.
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. Brand also en-
tertained a few of their older friends
in their OWE easy way. 1t was not
until a very late hourthat the guests,
after Wishing Miss Nellie a happy
Journey through life as enjoyable
and successful as had been the
evening OF her 18th birthday, took
their departure. A FRIEND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
GETTING HoME.sIcK.
An Aadrain Minister In Kansas Says
There Is no Place Like Home.
Correspondence of the Ledger

Correspondence of the Ledger
CALDWELL, Kan. March 8.-DEAR
SIR: We are getting ready for the
grand opening, which we hope will
take place about the first of May or
maybe sooner, we hope so, at least.
Our town is filling up rapidly and,
as l guessed, we are getting apretty
rough set. To-day the roughs and
toughs are thick as "fies in a res
taurant;" but we have good people
out in this country, and if the
''roughs and toughs" think they
can run this county they will find
themselves much mistaken. Several
were arrested last night and, thanks
to the good people, we have a good
''cooler," also a crock pile," and a
police force that will do their duty,
land don't your forget it."
l am getting pretty home sick.
| would like to see some old famil-
lar faces once more; would not OBJ
Eiect to take one look at those "big
feet of course, | have no allusion
to your handsome foot, but of feet.
In general we find out by experience
that "there is no place like home"
When | meet a Missourian out here
l. feel just like L had had met
a friend and 1 want to take
him by the hand. God bless
our native land," especially old
Missouri. We have a good town OF
1000 inhabitants and four good
churches. l am preaching all my
time for a good congregation. We
boast of having as good society as
anywhere in the west but, of course,
this far west We may expect 1t
little rocky. Plenty OF tangle loot,
and l tell you the ''iay-hawkers'
like it, and foolish Missourians.
when they get down here, they, too
soon get to like it and fall into line
1t is no uncommon thing to see mel
crazy drunk. | sometimes think /
would be good policy to roll out {
few barrels, knock the heads insanc
let the simpletons kill themselves a
soon as possible. My experience il
with all our prohibition, Kelley cur
and everything else, that whiske.
drinking and drunkenness is on thu
increase. Maybe not; l hope | an
mistaken, but it looks that way t.
me-. One thought more and
close-prohibition is a failure il
Kansas. There is more illegal sell
ing and drinking here in Kansa
than in Missouri, | am almost Ger
tain, and, of course, down RICH
lying. l am as ever,
Your Friend,
w. II. Hook.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16

Next Monday evening" wrote the edito,
of the Pigeonville Cyclone, cur peopIa
will be favored with q treat such as we sci
dom enjoy in our little city. The world
famous Yellerby Dramatic combination
presenting the sparkling comedy, 'Wooed
Inc Won: or, The Lost Latchkey,' will
appear at Hecker's hall, on the north side
of the public square, with a Of
artists whom it is a pleasure to commend
to the favorable notice of all lovers Of pure
and refined comedy.
wherever the Yellerby Dramatic com.
bination has played this season it has beer
greeted with packed houses, and the enter
prising proprietor of Hecker's hall is emit.
tied to the thanks of the community TO,
giving us the opportunity of welcoming SC
eminent a company of stars and speciality
artists to our midst"
About a week later the editor of The Cy.
clone sat down again and wrote as follows:
LAST Monday night a tenth rate gang OF
barn stormers calling themselves the Yel
lerby Dramatic combination held forth to
a slim and suffering audience at Hecker's
hall. They performed, or rather murdered,
what they called the sparkling comedy OF
'Wooed and Won,' a dreary collection OF
old and moldy ehestnuts, baldheaded Co
nundrums, and gags that wore whiskers
when Noah went into the ark. There wasn't
a sparkling feature in the entire perform
ance. 1t was a nightmare all through, and
the acting was worse than the play,
"If there is a member of the combination
who could earn n dollar q week drowning
out ~woodchucks or possesses enough dra-
matte ability to turn a grindstone without
thea aid of a prcmpter, he didn't appear last
Monday night. The only wonder is that
when SO palpable a fraud a. this cheap ag-
gregation of snide actors comes to town
anybody can be found who cares to waste
half a dollar TO help the pestilent humbugs
ito the next town, - etc.-Chicago Tribune
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
Order Of Publication.

Order Of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, -.
County Of Audrain.
For the Circuit Court, June Term, A.
D., 1898.
Adelia Black, Plaintiff, vs. M ". Black,
Defendant.
Now, on this January IS, A. D.. 1893,
comes plaintiff, Adelia Black, by her
attorney, w. A. Edmonston, and files
hereil her petition and affidavit i'm va
cation of court, stating among other
things that the defendant is q non-resi-
dent of the State of Missouri. and it
appearing to the satisfaction of the
clerk of said Circuit Court that the
facts are true that defendant is a nom
resident and can not be served with
the ordinary process; 1t il hereby or
dered by the clerk that pub ication be
made, notifying said M. V Black that
q suit has been commenced against
him in the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri, the object and gen.
eral nature of which IS to obta n a d.
vorce, for the following reasons. to-
wit: habitual drunkeness. failure to
support, &c. 1t is ordered that you,
the said defendant. be and appear at
the June term, 1893, of said Circuit
Court, on Monday, the LIST day Of aid
term, and answer, or otherwise plead
to said petition o- judgment will be
rendered according to the payer OF
same. 1t is further ordered that a oopy
hereof be published in the Mexico
Weekly LEDGER four weeks, accord
ing to law.
ESEAL.1 In witness whereof I here
unto set my hand and afix the seal of
said court. This done in office this,
the ed day of February. A. D., 1893.
BEN e. JOHNSON,
47-4t Circuit Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-03-16
Live Stock Market.

ST. LOUIS, March 14.-There
were ia cars of Texas cattle onsLhe
market. Good cattle and COWS and
heifers sold strong. Prlces-Ex-
port $5.25 to $3.50, choice steers
$3.50 to s5.25, good steers $4.60
to $50, fair to medium $3.50 to
to 1915, corn fed steers $500 to
81 so, choice COWS and heifers 1926
to 1870.
Hogs-Opening values on this
market were 10c higher than Mon
day, with the best hogs selling at
$3.50 to $7.624. Good hogs were
in demand and sold say 15c higher
on the very best sorted out of this
grade. The common light weights
cut a fairly large figure on the mar
ket, the bulk of which went at an
advance of about &c. Medium goods
were 10c higher at 1915 and $40.
Packers sold at $40 and $3.50.
Butchers brought 1929. The
close was full steady.