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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

Ceylou ID the home of tho largest
species Of spider that has yet been made
the subject Of chronological investiga-
ton. This web-spinning monster lives
in the most mountainous districts Of
that rugged island. and places his trap
not gossamer snare Of airy light
ness-but . huge net of yellow silk
from ave to ten feet in diameter. across
chasms and assures in the roclka Tho
supporting guys on this gigantic net
which In ell cases Is almost strong
enough for . hammock. arc from I'VE to
twenty feet inlength les conditions and
circumstances may requlre) made OF .
series Of twisted webs, the whole being
Of the diameter Of . load pencil. AZ
might be imagined. this gigantic sillen
trap il not set for mosquitoes, flies and
pestiferous gnata, but for birds, gaudy
moths and elegantly painted butterflies.
some of the latter having . spread Of
wing equal to that Of . robin OF blue
jay. Some extra fine skeletons Of small
birds, lizards, snakes. ETC., have been
fourd In these webs, with every vestige
Of nesh picked from them. The owner
and maker Of these queer silk traps b .
spider with . body averaging four
and . half inches In width and six
length. and with legs nine to twelve
inches from body 70 terminal claw.
Some arc spotted. others red with
greenish gold abdomen and legs.-St
Louis Republic
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14
HUMOROUS.

-"What have you really learned IN
college, Harry, that is useful to your
II learned that don't know how to
play poker. Life.
-He-"Don't You think it wrong for
people to marry their intellectual infe-
riors?'' She-"Yes. always wrong, and
in some cases quite impossible. Rose
leaf.
In winter ~ kick ana we srowi and We
when the Ice On tbs sidewalk does gather:
But IN summer We pay just 70 Get IL put there;
And rave II Il fails: Well. now. rather.
Buffalo Courier.
-"What made Jaggs leave the lawn
party lust after the fireworks began?''
'sWell, you see, the fiery serpents that
were sent mp looked 50 natural they
started him to hiccoughing."-Inter.
Ocean.
Belief was supremely happy
the day I was sixteen" Blanche
mo doubt. I've always insisted that
the last generation enjoyed them
selves much more than the present.
n. Y. Herald.
Mr.. Union Club-"I never get re-
liRious except 1t twilight, when have
time to sit before the fre and smoke. ="
Mrs. Union Club-''I suppose the hre
and smoke make Won dwell upon your
future, dear."-C1ub.
Still in Doubt-First Little Girl
HAS your sister begun takin' music
lessons YETI" Second Little Girl
..She's tshin' som6n' on tn piano; but
I can't tell yet whether its music or
type-writin'. Daily Traveller.
Junior PartnerI'.while was TAX.
ins down that buyers order this morn
inS, I told him one OF your funny
stories" Senior Psrtner-"Ha, ha!
Did he laugh?" Junior Partner-"No.
He countermanded the order. "-Clo.
thier and Furnisher.
Not . Good Plan.-One Rich FS;
ther-..I think It II the best plan foi
your SON to marry my daughter, and in
that way we can keep the money In the
family" The Other Rich Father-"My
dear friend. you don't know my son.
Detroit Free Press
An Experiment-"I got tired Of
riding home in crowded cars, 20
bought . bicycle" SO You are EoinR
to ride hone on that hereafter?'
.sWell, doa't know. got it only
Yesterday. and last night I rode home
IN an nbulanee."-Chieago Record.
Young wifs-''This talk about man
beine % impatient when . woman !.
settine ready 70 90 anywhere is al
nonsense." Doesn't your hus-
band eomplain 1t all:" Young Wife
ssNo indeed Why last evening ]
couldn't fnd my gloves. and I had Z
long hunt for half-a-dozen other things;
and yet when was hnally dressed and
went down stairs TO my husband. there
he WAS by the flre reading and smok.
ine as calmly n IL wasn't half An
hour late. Friend-"well. I declare!
Where were you going?" Ysung Wife
ITO prayer-mesting. Com
mercial
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Justice Blatchford's wealth was
partly inherited. His father once lost
$50, 900, it is related, having set valise
containing that amount down in Full
ton street, New York, to buy some pea
nuts and gone OF forgetting it. Eut
he was 20 wealthy that the loss did not
hurt him much.
Sir Leonard Tilley completed two
years ago his second term rs lieuteu.
ant-governor of New Brunswick and
he is still serving because partisan
politics there is very bitter and the
government has avoided the danger of
exciting the animosity of one faction
by failing to select his successor.
Mrs. Frederika Macdonald, . we'll
known English writer and lecturer,
and Mrs Annie Besant, who holds
Mime. Blavatsly's scepter, engaged in
. public disput2tion in London recently
about the merits Of thcosophy and Bud
dhism. The debate resulted in . drawn
battle, but was most interesting to the
audience, rs each disputant made IN
animated argument TO support her
thesis.
Pierre Lott. who II about to start
out ON tour to Egypt and Palestine,
appears to be = great favorite with
some of the feminine readers Of his sto-
RIGS. In lecture which she lately de-
livcred about the novelist, Mime. The
nard said that at receptions they over
whelmed him with adulation, and had
he partakeh Of all the ices and wines
they pressed on him he would have died
ere this"
1T Is the distinction of Rev. Mr..
Elodgett. Of Greenwich, Mass. that
during his long pastorate of the village
church there he has buried more peo-
pie than the town contains. He has
officiated at ga funerals, while the en-
tire population of Greenwich at the
present time is only about So Mr..
Blodgett Is seventy-eight years old. and
for half . century he has been the
towns only clergyman.
There were great rejoicings among
the pupils of NJ. BENJAMIN Constant
upon his election to . membership in
the French academy. Areception was
given him At one studio by the men
there. and q triumphal arch Of roses and
laurels was erected BY his girl pupils
In his studio in the Passage des Pano-
ramaA Besides this, the staircase to
the street was lined with young girls,
each Of whom held aloft long spray
Of flowers or . palm branch rs the
painter descended. forming floral
canopy over his head.
The prince of Wales not long ago
was one Of . large house-party. his
host being . very well-known peer.
After dinner, the royal guest, the host.
and the other male visitors repaired to
the billard-room. On . table ut the
side were two Or three boxes Of cigars,
and the prince was helping himself to
one, when an ambitious millionaire ap-
proached him. and taking from his
pocket q cigar-case, held It out to the
prince, saying: Il think, sir. you will
| ind these better ''Mr. -" replied
the prince. III . mans dinner il good
enough for me. his cigars are good
enough for me-" The millionaire was
unexpectedly called away to town next
morning on business
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


Rev. q. C. Tenny has been sent
oat from Michigan as an Adventist
missionary to India. III
Rev. Dr.. w. Pope Yeaman, of Colum-
bia, Mo-, has accepted the presidency
of Grand River Baptist college ut Gai-
latin, Mo- q.
lin Pennsylvania, women belong.
ing to the Protestant Episcopal church
not only vote for vestrymen, but are
elected to that Office. ~i .
The Lords Day union has been or
ganized in India. It was suggested by
our Rev. F. w. Warne, of Calcutta. and
Is designed to agitate in favor Of sun
day observance. rt .i--g
Rev. Henry A. Adams. formerly
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church
of Buffalo. and later of the Church OF
the Redeemer of New York, has joined
the Roman Catholic church.
Mrs. George William Curtis has 60
tablished q free scholarship fund in
memory Of her husband in the Staten
Island academy. It is the proceeds OF
the edition of ''Prue and l." published
last Christmas. 4.f rr
"A bill providing for freedom Of pub
lie worship has been introduced in the
Hungarian parliament 1t comedies tho
right Of everyone TO choose the form Of
religion each may prefer. Its practice.
within the requirements of public order
and morality, is guaranteed.
In one hundred and seventy years
after the death of Christ the whole
Bible had been translated into Latin
by some unknown author into Whist h
now known rs the old italic version.
BY the year 200 it was extant in Greek,
Syr;ac and Latin, and by the ninth
century in thirteen languages
"A conference has been suggested
Of Congregationalists. Christian or
Disciples, and Free Baptists. to pro-
pose basis for practical alliance be.
tween the three denominations, the
proposed basis to be submitted to the
representative bodies Of each denomi-
nation for discussion and possible rati-
iicatiOn.
ter, Mass, has declined request "a
take charge of the Gallican church in
Paris, from which Pere Hyacinthe has
retired. As the church is now in the
Jurisdiction Of the archbishop Of
Utrecht Father Hyacinthe can not
longer act as rector, because he mar
ried after his ordination to the priest
hood.
The Massachusetts, Home Mission.
ary society last year received el5s, $50.
OF this amount eS4, $50 came from the
SWEET fund, and e07, 766 from all other
funds There were sent 70 the Amer.
lean Home Missionary society in New
York el7s. 400; e76. $50 of this through
the Massachusetts, society. and e9S, ,94l
direct There was spent in homo mis-.
sion in Massachusetts, eos, S,54&-Chris-
tian at Work.
Application has been made to the
Worlds Gospel union for an envangel.
ist under the following conditions; $ A
small country church in Illinois has be
gun to plan for special revival work the
coming fall. They are now praying
earnestly that God may send them q
chosen worker as an evangelist at that
time, and one of the workers has given
| ten members of the Ladies' Missionary
society pig each. These women are tc
take in washing, sweep the school
houses, etc, to get corn to fatten the
! pigs, and in the fall the pigs will b
sold and the money used to pay the
evangelist.
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WoNOS or WISDOM. p


Oaoeora ~ .6aOmee. -8oooet 111rtAfAmD
'snA lpdlssrsminste Iatrodsetisas.
Well qualified by years Of intelligent
observation Of wide scope, enhanced
BY special opportunities for seeing,
very estinsa BILE woman-1libesal minded,
st thas-of this city. gave utteranee 70
the following: - Is rsi .; ....e. y
"For, the month now at hand the
chief amusement. not to say occupa-
.tion, of the young people at the sum-
mer resorts will be flirting. Dancing
and driving. bathing and boating. cro-
quet and bowling, and cards -an these
will havo their devotees and receive
due attention, bat the business Of tho
season 10 whirh all these other, Occu-
petions Ahsl he subseryient, is thu. old
new game Of playing At love, forever
% pleasing and amusing. Now and
then. perhaps, there will be . touch
Of the real article-a genuine Aeaft.
warm and living, among the fmitatfnss
hearts of ice, which may find its
Ike or 'tbaw- the ice. or, perhaps, -
itself frozen-who knows? Few men
care 70 marry the summer resort girl.
or, the girl they meet ~ the average
summer resort They SEQ 80, much
froth that it makes them disbslieve in
tho wine. So much deception causee
doubt everywhere. sisi-s.-, 80 H-.--i
ION the other hand, men know "a
what extent maneuvering mammal
lead their daughters. season after sea-
son, tD tho sacrifice. Matches made at
watering places are seldom safe, and
guardians and parents will be wise to
keep . watchfaI eye on their charges
and to inquire into the character and
antecedcnts of the nice young men.
whom ward or daughter scrapes nc.
quaintance with in the surf The con-
venisnt code which proxides that such
aequaintances are only for the season
allows much latitude, and often, ecry
often, covers doubtful personsges with
married, women. or with single ones.
wise in the ways Of the world. Gam.
blers and fortune-hunters have ne
cloven hoof which con n0t be hiddeu
BY the conventional patent-leathel
boot
because ! man wsltses or swians
well, shall he, without Other pasaport
dance or swim with any daughter. any
woman? Shall Mr.. Smiths introduc-
ton suffice for Mr.. Jones, when all
known of Mr.. Smith is that he wears Q
good coat, boards at = good hotel. and
drives . pretty team ltmight be con-
venient IL the custom common among
some German peasants were intro.
Iuced with Us, the custom ofindicatinS
the dowry OF each maiden by the
stripes on her bodice. But possibly
that Is too much to ask of congress in
. land where heiresses src In the
minority. So the desiring yeung man
who wishes to endow . fortune with
his heart and hand must take his
chances, and when the bitter h bit
Mr.. and, Mrs. Lammie have no cause Il
complain il they do, not receive muet
sympathy. Chicago Tribune.
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THE DAUGHTER OF WEALTH
She HAS Power e: l. r''s''.''g a''

~ wv #tE
How delightful IL must be to be the
only daughter Of rich and doting par
ents. They toll not, but they spin in
the airy intricacies Of the modern dance
with the springy lightness of = mole
cule Of atmospheric ether. We con-
slider ourselves quite witty In the
presence Of modest little Fanny, who
has but two new dresses year, and TO
whom . walk in the park with rs il
real ecstacy. but in the presence of the
rich mans daughter we are humility
itself.
Her wit is the rarest we have ever
heard ., .rt ..tsrt
Her beauty Is the finest We have ever
seen.
We confess 70 her our follies, . cta-
ated by the hope that she may first
pity. tn en- embrace. We hardly dare
TO think of her Is nesting in our arms.
We glance timidly st her feet, which
are much smaller than Tsnny's. al
though she wears . larger shoe. II
her scal-slkin cloak brush our arm in
the lobby Of the theatcr we thrill with
delight fi ''''iN .tis
We are sure we could make her hap
py for life, II she would only marry us.
But, hang it-she wont-Brooklyn
Life. 'r.-'s-i > @sf 80. - :
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watts-I tell you, old man, I saw the
most remarkable exhibition cf animal
intelligence to-day that could Be imag.
ined. e. ls
Potts-WhAt was il? .,
Watts-A bridal party started from
the house across the street IRON where
/ live, and one of the horses attached
70 the carriage threw . shoe. Now,
what do yoa think Of that?-Indiau-
spolis Journal. ~
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The hand-orRan has often been voted
. nuisance, but never before, probably.
for the reason that il set mp too high .
standard. ---
Edith had been to church for the
first time.
"And what did you think Of it?"
asked her mother. u
II didn't like the organ very we'll"
'Why not?"
"'Tause there wasn't any monkey
with lt."-Harvard Lampoon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

"why did you tell Wearisome that
you didn't have time enough to listen
to his fish story"
Il Thought had just n much right
to tell lie - be had. ."--BTooklyn I4eA
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4 COOP 'aiMc' on NoNE.


mere u Peril n Having p Peoe stone -
~ ~ Enssgenses Ssaltaire. I"
'What . beautiful ring!" . young lady
exclaimed, admiringly, to her brother
the other day. lyon might let me
wear it! don't sec what yot are car
rying IL for. You never put II Oa.' y
"Well." the young man replied, ...you
zee I'm thinking Of putting it on some
one. I've noticed II you can once get
an exquisite ring On -girl'a hand you
can usually get the girl. There's Per.
sonality about ring someway that
does not cling to any other article Of
jcwelry, and Il has quite . mysterious
power over the one that wears II"
/ The sister laughed maliciously. '''
!, ~ think you will and there sre -.
eral things sbouta ring. apart from the
personality Of its owner that may In
lluence the wearer,." she said; ''its prico.
for instance. "-f1s, ,l.s- .rE s-,na i
.You do not understand At all, !" he
explained. Suppose, for instance. I
offer . diamond ring 10 . young lady
I have gone into. . jewelry store and
bought the biggest diamond I could
find, and then want 70 give it 70 young
woman who knows as clearly the diff
ferenoe between . yellow diamond and
. sseely white one ~ you do between .
Worth dress and one made in slcp
shop. 1t may not have shown 80 plain
ly at night when she clipped it on. and
Il looked big and bright, and she did
not care to examine IL very closely;
but wait until daylight Then. - she
turns il around ON her slender finger,
she sees its yellow color, its old
fashioned setting and the ''festher''
in. its heart, and. sensible girl
that she is, all these things set her
thinking. That old setting startlcs
her. iShe can't help wondering how
long ago George bought the ring. and
II some other maid has worn it before
It. came to her. Then its size! Every
one will MDtice 4, snd-ol course every
one must sec it is not . perfect stone.
There is that ugly haw nesting away
down in its heart George had safd
the ring was an emblem Of his lose.
She knew. he meant unending, and
precious, but now she wonders II there
Is flaw, too, in his love-h time will
prove him rs daylight has the ring, not
half 50 precious as he FIRST seemed. IN
the end Il is . very diecontented and
worried girl the rings -owner hes "a
face when he calls that night and. he
has only himself to thank II he geta
the ring back entirely. It's my own
opinion" the yoath con1luded aagely,
..that many an engagement II broken
because Of SO small thing - the en-.
gagement ring."ePitSburgh 'Chroni
Ic1>.T>loOr>nh . ISIS. ..It -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14
Rosv.cHEEk AND cvRLY-hEAo.

when I 90 home, this welcome watts
Each evening when tho day 10 1e1:
The pattering OF little feet:
Then cltngin< arms, and kisses swess
From rosy y-cheek and cuFiy-head
They come with shouts OF riotiug:
They're laughing so they scarce can speak
a pair Of highwayme are they;
And ], N easy yielding Frey
10 curly-hcad and rosy-eheek
But curly heads will sometimes ache.
And MI our souls with sudden dread:
And roses fade, while hearts stand stfA
Oh, may there come no touch of III
10 rosy-chcek and curly-hcadi
God bless al little checks OF roscl
Wherever they bloom. Thy sunlight she0
Bless little heads OF ripplins ha;ri
Oh. take fnso Thy tender caro-
Each rosy-check and curly-headi
Edgar w. Abbot, in Outlook.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

Jimpson-By George. there eees .
fellow with my unheellA fna -
Pottles-wsn, why daa's you unks
hin give Il up7
Jimpson-Confound IL. tire man got
& from il right behind him Just my
Internal luekl-Troy Expreaa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

A young woman Of This city whose
quick wit Is responsible for the loss ol
. number Of friends has just seen an
other retire from the list
The young man was In philosoph-
ical mood and remarked: 81
'Self-study is had thing"
II shouldn't Be surprised" she re-
sponded Aippantly. ~ fs s-f'
"Now. ] am sure that Il ! were to de-
vote time to thinking about myself I
should become very nsfrow-minded. I"
''Oh, yes; you'd probably have TO IN
order 70 grasp the sat3ecA"
And for the time he really felt -
she had pictured hin.-Waahin9too
Star. "a -. ass =.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

Kownter = Did Tsype marry that
rich widow 70 whom he prstsnded to
- an English lord? s..l ~,
sayles-No; he Rive hipself dea4
awsy. One sfeernooa whsa che wished
him 70 call her little daughter, What
did Tho blamed foel do bat 6egin -
hawl out; sACash! Caahgs-PueA.. .sssa+ = sasl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

E4~ ss 0Dooee
Pilkington-Do 0uGhis nose ioaet1inn
frie1ltfully rod all of . s1dAea-
Ma PilkinEtoa-l.D sorry 1sr 1rA
De 0u6h-
Plking4on-Yes. h's too bad.
Nra. Pfll<ingtoa-After she's gooe
and had al her spring dreases In pale
blue and grssn.-Truth,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

There IL . vast difference between .
house and . home. The house IL but
the building and the furniture-the
outward shelter and the gathering
place Of the household. The home In
cludes the kindly family affection. the
thoughtful care and ready sympathy
and mutual confidence and trust Of The
members. A true home breatAes. the
atmosphere of love. A child should be
made TO feel that his homes indeed .
home-the happiest place in the world
70 him-not merely an outward shelter
and resting place, but . center Of en-
joyment. sanctifled and parifled by
love, the thought and remembranoe Of
which shall be the safsguard Of his
life a he goes forth to the world. Civ
ing strength and proportion TO his
character, and turning his thought TO
all that may prepare for the heavenly
home when the scenes Of earth shall
have passed sway Detroit Free Presa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14
STILL IN THE SWIM.
de Was Net Tee Old - SAow'
Agility. I. 4

he was Net rs. Old - sAsv' N.
A lean wirs old fellow from .the
country walked into log cabin. on the
wooded island in Jackson park the
other morning, pushed his hat back on
his head, and inspected the interior
with evident enjoyment
'sThis looks like old times" he SAN
turning to two young men standing
near him.
''Seen this kind Of thing before, have
you?" observed one Of them. 80
'.Seen IL before? Well, reckon!
Why, waA brought mp in a settlement
where there wasn't half Of the h0use9
~ good as this one. know all about
this style Of livin', from Jthe word 60
And, l use to have just as good . time
- boys have now, too
II don't know about that, Uncle, "
said the other Of the two young men.
''You'rc not mp to all the fun the boys
have nowadays. Trouble with you II
yoa'ro nos In the procession any more.
Yon're dropped out, yoa know. just -
the band is beginning to play" 49,.
/ Dropped ont. have I?"' exclaimed
the old man. Dropped out. hey?' he
snorted, running his hand into HIS
pocket and bringing It out again full
Of gold and silver coins. Rack num-
Der. an I? Look here, young fellow!
Do you want TO bet few dollars ]
can't outrun you? Have You got .
ten OF twenty to put up that l can't
throw either Of you down? Can you
turn handspring and light on your
feet stif-legged? Bet you hfty dollars
] can do Il! Bet you one hundred dol.
lars you can't! Want 70 try me on
hop, step and Jump Bet yoa-hold
on" t+Trf-s3 r- 4a
A crowd had begun to gather and
the two young meA were edgfng away
from him. ...g -fss2 -,t, .;s
.T'n 60 you Ave to one ] can jump
further in two jumps than you can In
three. I'll ride . mule race with either
Of you- -don't'be in . hurry!-l'll chinI 7
horizontal forty times to your ten. and
IN bet money can-well, 20 then
| goldarn you, and don't you ever pick
mp N old man from Hancock county
for greenhorn again - long ss you
livew-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14
An Iiunbss Bsgiaalag.

Hell am 80 glad that you ore viii
ing 70 begin housekeeping in . simple
and eeonomical way. bat are you sure
yen can get along without servants?
She-Yes, indeed: that's easily 6xed.
We can hire furnished apartments
which have been left in charge Of .
housekeeper, yoa know: and - for the
meals. we can leave our orders with
caterer.-N. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-14

Mamma (reprovisgly)-n you 60 o.
being such . bad boy. you will tuyn
mamma's hair white.
Little Johnny (thouehtfnlly)-Dso'tl
you think real nice, set white hair
would Be sort o becoming TO your
complexiou, nnalnma?-Good News