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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

Whoa ooe comes 70 think oft. 10 Z
jsse - strange that ghost sho~ld die
appsas - that Il should appear. Bow
= Il managed? Out u three ghosts
which lsve viewed noas disapPsered.
al went past o. round the corner, aud
I did not know they were ghosts tin
later sirou0staoees maAo that Shoogy
highly pgobahle, II NOT precisely eopa-
hle of exact demonstyation. One Of
them eertainly was not anybody, could
noe have boea. bat was ias dress dfS,
1ssent iron the dress se4aallv worn q
lie moment BY the living peraoa Of
whom Il was the planters. II we may
alssP saAAenly for . minute We my
droan In that ninuts; bat how Is one
70 know one was asleep? Some
eases Of eontEadictory evidence may
have sxisen frsa ithesg queer psyeho-
Logical oonditionA A seer may Be in
for perjury with the best desire to tell
the truth.-Andrew Lang, in Long
oans Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
"A 6anskirt school for Hindoo girll
, has been opened in Calcutta
1t is now just 100 years since Prot
! estant missionary work was begun IN
India.
"A new theological seminary has
been established by the synod Of Ken
tucky Of the Presbyterian church south
at Louisville. Ky. 'it
There are as missionaries on the
sta6 Of the London city mission.
French, Germans, Spaniards and other
foreigners arc employed - reach Ger
tain classe& ..i=- .-,
Prof. william s. Tyler, for Afty
years the loved and honored professor
Of Greek at Amherst college. Massa'
chusetts, often called '..the Amherst
Socrates" IL to retire from his position
and devote himself to the preparation
Of book. 81 -tif
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, who argan.
lied the first kindergarten in Sau
Francisco in 1850, has received more
than $500. 900 to enable her 70 carry on
the work. There are now sixty-hve
kinderRartens in the city, and more
than 10, 900 children have been trained
in them.
Many Stundists now In banishment
in Transcaucasia will petition the czaT
to change their place OF exile "a
Siberia, were agricultural land h
plentiful and where they may have
some chance of making . living. Now
they are entirely dependent upon the
charity Of their friend& @r
Seventy young men have gone from
the Evangelists' homo. Birmingham. "a
preach in England and abroad. Their
work is on nonsectarian lines, and their
labors have been wonderfully success-
ful. Mr.. Adell In about 70 build . large
hall In the thickly populated part .oi
Birmingham. togather in the neglected
masses.
Fifty years ago there were twenty
four professors in the university Of
Cambridge. Of whom i've only were hay.
men. There are now forty professor,
of whom, excluding the professors Of
divinity, only three are in holy orders;
while At Oxford, of the fortv-eight pro
fessors, excluding the professors ol
divinity, again only three are clergy
men.-Nineteenth Century.
Rev. NJ. NJ. vancleave, pastor Of the
Baptist church 1t Crawforsisville. Ind,
has the enviable ministerial record ol
having married seven hundred and six
49, ~cvnl>s ThS. v>A>~~A ~1>vSvr,rv>~v,
has preached the Gospel for nearly
eighty years, and the good. old-fash-
ioned ceremony with which he ties the
nuptial knot neatly and with dispatch
makes the ordeal pleasure even to the
most bashful swain.
1t WAS decided by .he Hermanns-
burgh missionaries among the Zulus,
after holding conference. TO abolish
the prevailing custom among the ma
tives Of exchanging girls and women
for cattle. Strange to Say, the Chris,
tisn converts refuse 70 submit 70 thia
innovation, and have demanded Of the
missionaries that they prove 70 them
from the Scriptures that Il would be
unlawful for them 70 sell their daugh.
ters for cattle.
-Nagasaka, the educated Jap whd
fell in love with the Salvation army st
Adelphi theater. San Francisco, b now
on his way to London 70 lay the claims
Of Japan before Gen. Booth. Since hia
conversion Nagasaha has been busy
translating the army literature into his
oVn language, and some two hundred
IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

MrA Wesley Crosscut-You'rs surely
not going 10 be away Wednesday night!
Don't you remember that II the date
Deacon 'Bunce has set for our pound
party?
Rev. Wesley Crosscut (Armly)-I do.
my dear; but I prefer the ounce Of pre-
vention.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

Mrs McBride-I wish you would tell
me why Patt, calls every one Of her
tours . farewell tour"
Mr.. McBride-Doesn't she fare well
every time?-Detroit Free PresA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

Ragson-How are you, old fellow!
What are you working at now?
Oldiron (tired and eross)-My vaoar
tion.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21
-"Where did vou ret Z

-"Where did you get those trousers.
George ''Down 10 the misfit store. I"
''Wcll, they gave you bargain - far
g the 1T tgoes"-ArkansawT Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21


In administering punishment In the
navy different penalties carry with
them reduction to . lower conduct
class. OF these there are four, the
fourth being the lowest and one placed
In it h deprived Of shore leave for .
period Of three month& For SONS
breaeh the executive officer Of the
United States ship Juniata found Il
necessary TO place . man on the fourth
elan who decided 70 try 20 obtain .
mitigation Of his sentence. With this
object IN view he sought and obtained
IN interview with the executive o1Acer,
when the following coaversatioo en-
sued: "well, l., you wanted 10 80
meT 'Yes, CIR, did. I wanted "a
know. Mr.. b. why you pat me O The
fourth elan7" .Ah, you want 70 know
Why I put yoa On the fourth class, eh?
Well. III tell you. L. put you on
IL fourth e3aas boeanao hadn't Afth
class 70 put you on. Now 60 forward "
He went-Chieago NewA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

The brave~t man on earth has been
found in Indiana. He organised all
the church singers In town into one
ahoir.-Clevelaud Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

There rseently died q Olssgo
Lake. N. T.. in the ninety-second year
a his age, . man naDed Joseph Fran
eli, Who was nttls kDowu. and yet who
had doe ncge for tie lhsraayine ssrv.
ice than almost any other, - he was
the hrst man 70 Ne iron for building
ltlsboats and LIE cara Hin appliances
were in general use in Europe long b.
fore they were adopted By the United
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21

"A fAmoas subject a tie snltan Of
Turkey disd . short time ago in
Adrianople. He was Hadshi Achmed
Ixzet Pasha, govefnor-general Of tho
Black Sea prtvineS, and great proteGs
Of his sovereign. II was his custom
when obliged 70 give his Hand to .
Christian - wash Il upou Withdrawal
IN the presence Of the guest Further
than this. II any part a his clothing
happsned- 70 stoucA the white faced
Smsigner" Tie Offending gazpsst wss
never worn again
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21


Two cultured Detroit girl. were at .
country house for . month. kept BY %
honest old farmer, and jpst after sdts
per they sat down TO talk over theiI
pleasant surroundings. -. ~
''Just think" said one. what lovely
milk that was Nice and rich, and %
much better than that blue stun We
get In town" ssr- M
Its too good 70 last. I'm afraid"
responded the older one.
Next morning they werc up early,
walking through the garden before
breakfast
The farmer and his hired man were
In the eow-lot adjoining. 1
"Bill, they heard him call out, did
yoa water them COWS before you
millced emp
The girls locked. st Zach other with
quick understanding.
There" exclaimed the elder, s'didn't
I tell you II was too good to last, !" and
they went slowly and sadly into the
house expecting TO flnd blue milk for
breakfast-Detroit Free PreaA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21
TERROR AND rEMogRFoor.


OefoD q Cafe0nnsaono6a.ss fs
'As Q general thing" said IN old
forty-niner. 1.-The tenderfoot wasn't in
Il with the bad man Of the mining
camp, and it wasat natural TO expect
that he should be. but occssioually
there did appear one who could more
than hold his own I recall . men
named Caleb Finby, who came "a
Dream gulch in. its earlier days when
that region WAS full Of bad men. He
was . tall, spare young man with .
head full Of brains and he was quick
and busineselike in everything that he
did, but still he was not . man that
the generality of men would have
picked out Is the possessor Of nerve. .
''Mr. Finby set out one day TO 60 "a
the neighboging camp ol Devils Claw
canyon. A. he was proceeding along
the road he suddenly came upon. or,
rather. there came suddenly upon him,
. man who asked him to throw up hi.
hands 1t was Big Bill Better, the tor.
ror Of DEVILS Claw canyon
"T throw 'em up.' said Mr.. Finby.
cheerfully, ~ he raised them. because
you ask me to. and ] don't want Ia
seem impolite. But 1T the same time
must inform you that you are taking
IN entirely unnecessary precsution;
my gun isn't loaded .,-~ -s,-.
"Mr. Better was himself . man o1
nne gsll, and his recognition Of that
quality In another swakened In him Z
certain degree of admiration. Quick
to perceive the chance in Mr.. Belter's
manner, faint and underlined - it was.
Mr.. Finby went on: 10 i.
"'But realize now ~ have done
before, the carelessness Of going about
in this way practically unarmed. and
II you'll permit me III load now ~ .
guard against future contingencies
''Mr. finby's hands came down as he
uttered the concluding words, for he
had seen the hand that had held the
pistol leveled against him fall slowly
as the terror listened with . sort Of
astonished amusement.
'Mr Finby had In his hip pocket z
pistol and in his waistcoat pocket q
box Of cartridges, which he had bought
in Difference to the advice of friends,
bat which he had never brought
together into useful conjunction,
partly because he was not personally
bloodthirsty, and partly because OF
overconndcnce In the human race. But
he proceeded now to load with perfect
calmness. but in his heart amazed ~
the utter lack Of precaution now dis
played BY Mr.. Better, who stood lean
ing against . tree end laughing, ap.
parently quite overcome BY the broad
humor Of the situation. Suddenly il
was discovered that Mr.. Finby's gun
was being held in such position that
Mr.. Better could, without inconven-
ienec, look square into the musxle of It.
and Mr.. Beltsr- discovered also At the
same moment in Mr.. Finby's eye light
whose meaning NO sane man could BY
any. possibility misundcrstand. Mr..
Better was man with . vast appreeia-
ton Of the hum orous, bat not eyen his
sense Of humor could discover the
faintest gleam of fun in ths'4t62sidd
asat present developed, sad hosufkssd
the tenderfoot TO proceed without 4Rk;
the1 molestation. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-21
RECRUIT AND CORPORAL
Br GEORGE I. PUTNAM


Cor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
THE "GREAT STORM,

Yesterday was rather severe win
ter's day. judging it by the standard the
very mild New England winters of the
past few years has led us to set up
1t was far from cold day, according
TO the meaning of that term adopted by
our fathers. 1t was only moderately
cold day. Neither the thermometer,
wind-guage or record of snowfall JUS
tify the superlatives lavished upon its
description by the newspapers and by
individuals.
The storm obliged us to don ulsters,
macldntoshes and arctics, but in times
not so very old it would not be regarded
as anything worthy of remark. A few
inches of snow fell, which was drifted
about and caused the street cars to
adopt "storm time" The school chill
dren were allowed to remain at home,
though their parents braved as bad
weather for weeks in succession.
Such a storm call to mind the fact
that we are becoming too much addict
ed to the superlative, both in private
life and in public appearance. This is
fostered by the habit of some newspa-
pers to put extreme Interpretation upon
every minor circumstance that they
chronicle. Whenever few snowflakes
appear they deem it their duty to see a
veritable blizzard and describe it with
a great prodigality of adjectives.
1t was quite storm. for this year,
but history records several more severe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
LIEUT.. PEARY,
Large Audience Listened to His Lee.
ture Last Night.

Large Audience Listened to His Lee.
ture Last Night.
Manager Martin was very kind last
night in keeping the temperature in In
fantry Hall at the point he did, otherwise
the large audience might have been so
completely carried away by the cold ad-
dress that the results would have been
disastrous, especially rs the weather was
so germaine to the OCCASION. In fact
Lieut.. X. + Peary's illustrated lecture
on his Arctic explorations would have
been very refreshing had it been delivered
on hot summer evening, but the large
number who braved the intense cold last
night were amply repaid, though the
subject was frigid Que.
Lieut. Peary proved himself very in
teresting talker, rs well as n successful
explorer. He is tall and slender, and in
evening dress looked much different from
portrait of himself Eskimo costume,
which was thrown on the screen. The
circulars distributed which announced
the lecture bsar good likeness of him.
lie spoke in an easy. natural way, and
held the close attention OF his hearers
from the moment he began TO speak until
the end OF the lecture. when he invited
all who desired TO come forward aud see
his Eskimo dogs. The one fault to be
found was in the speakers voice, which
was nos quite strong enough for the
large hall.
Lieut.. Pesry reviewed his voyage on
the Kite to the Polar seas and TO Red
Gill house, on Mccormick Bay, which
was his headquarters while in the frozen
region; his trip across the ice cap TO the
northern boundary of Greenland which
was found on July 4th, his journey back
to Red Cliff house, aud told of his meet
ing with the rescuing party of Prof
Heilprin which left st. Johns on July 3.
The pictures thrown on the screen were
reproductions from snap shots taken by
Liet. Pearv with his kodak aud were
very fine views. The audience was great
ly delighted with the illustrations and at
several times broke out in applause.
When the Stars and Stripes were thrown
on the screen and Lieut.. Peary said that
the flag OF the United States had been
placed farther North than thai OF any
other nation the applause was spontan.
eous and enthusiastic.
AT the conclusion OF the lecture nearly
everybody in the audience took adyan-
tage Of the Lieutenant's invitation aud
went forward To see four Eskimo do rs
which drew his sleiye across the i,e can
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
SWALLOWED UP.

"A considerable portion of the Demo
cratic party in Providence is actively
engaged in an attempt TO swallow its
wrath just now, or wondering why it
was ever foolish enough to get mad any
way.
The election of James McNally to the
presidency of the Providence Democ-
racy, and the very marked accession to
the ranks of that organization of promi-
nent Democrats who have not heretofore
been identified with it, emphasizes the
very evident fact that there is no oppo-
sition to him worth considering.
Two or three years ago large major
ity of the Democratic party was enthu-
siastically preparing for the extinc-
tion of Mr.. McNally. He wasn't easily
extinguishable. In fact, while he was
snubbed and sat upon he refused to be
put down. Now his name, like Abou
Ben Adem's, leads all the rest, and
those who were his bitterest enemies
fawn upon him and sue for his favor.
This is as IL should be, because Mr..
McNally is the ab!est man in the local
Democracy, and the man most repre-
sentative of Democracy as it is prac-
ticed. He is by far the most effective
political worker in the party, whether
he works for the party or for himself.
Mr.. McNally is mighty smart man.
There's nobody in his party who has
any right to set up as his superior his
tutor or his mentor. Several Demo
Gratis, who few short months ago fiat
tered themselves they were prominent
and influential in the party, know the
truth of this full well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
NOT ALL KNOWN YET.

That gentleman who told NEWS re-
porter yesterday that "there is a good
deal of information concerning the delay
In the terminal negotiations which has
not been made public spoke exactly by
the card.
There is great deal more of such in
formation than there ought to be, and
but very little of it has been given to
the public.
The public is very vitality interested.
1t is essentially public affair. The
new station is to be built for the public,
with money the public has contributed
to the railroads, at very large collateral
expense to the city, but the public
knows practically nothing about the
causes for delay, or when work will be
vigorously taken up Least of all does
1t know when it will be finished.
II is quite time the public began to
clamor for information. 1t is about
time the mayor of Providence takes the
matter in hand, and at least ascertains
some reasonable reason for the delay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
THE LESSON.

OF course there's very grave lesson
to be drawn from the terrible tragedy
that occurred on Thursday, when two
children were killed by the explosion of
a can of powder which they were play
ing with.
The children had two things that
ought always to be kept religiously
away from all children-powder and
matches. 1t is not difficult to keep
these and other dangerous things away
from children.
1t is great wonder that more chill
dren are not killed and injured, so care
less are their parents about allowing
them to play with dangerous substances
or utensils.
1t is very grievous thing that two
young lives have been needlessly lost,
and sympathy for the stricken family
will partially obscure the obvious lesson
of the tragedy. But thinking parents
will be urged to additional vigilance.
1t is crime against society to leave the
means of inflicting harm upon them
selves within the reach of children.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07

here place the cost at not to exceed
$4,000 per mile. That being true, for
81 200, 900 two hundred and fifty miles
of good roads could be built. Bonds
bearing 4 per cent running for fifty
years could easily be paid by what GER
tainly must be our annual expenses for
state roads.
1t is safe to say that $4,000 is a
conservative estimate for the present
expenses. This would be equivalent to
$4,000 for interest and $4,000 for a
sinking fund. The increased taxation
would not be noticed and the farmer
would save more in time and wear and
tear on his teams each year than his
taxes would amount to in five years.
Good roads and plenty of them are OBJ
tainable if the people want them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07

Among the most sensible things in a
recent address 10y Gov. Flower of New
York were few remarks on the aues-
tion of good roads. Gov. Brown also
ably presented the same subject at
Olneyville Thursday evening.
Gov. Flower points out that the ex.
penditures in New York are practically
&2,700,0O0 each year on country roads
alone. This includes both labor and
cash, the labor item, counting time at
81 per day, amounts TO over two-thirds
Of the total. The average is $ji, 900 for
every county. Estimating the cost of
macadam roads at $1,000 a mile. $50
miles could be built for $1,000. 900.
This amount in 4 per cent bonds would
require interest 10 the amount OF So. 900
a year. If, therefore, the county were
taxed directly $jl. 900 year the inter.
est on the 81 ,0J0. 900 could be annually
paid and a., COO added -sittLfrr-
fund; meanwhile the country could
have the use of $50 miles of the best
macadam roads.
The difference between New York
and Rhode Island would be- the cost of
. macadan road. Liberal estimates
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
"U and 1" Club Social.

A pleasant social was held lest evening
in Slocum Light Guards Hall on Broad
street under the auspices of the ~ and II
Social Club. The club is composed OF
Young people well known in the city and
the affair, which was the first of its kind
given by the cluD. was success from all
points of view. The Ideal orchestra fur
nished good music and program of
twenty-one dances occupied the time till
the small hours. About fifty couples
were present. The club is newly
formed one and number of socials will
be given during the season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
IT is of course well that all busines

II is of course well that all business
transactions should be to a certain ex-
tent secret, but strictly as this principle
has been maintained in regard to the
meetings between the New York and
New England railroad and our terminal
committee nothing seems 10 have been
done. Certainly matters could not have
been worse if the meetings had been
held in an open hall. The people would
then at least have known what is caus-
ing all the delay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
Intentions to Build.

The follow.'.g notices of intentions to
build were received at the city engi neer' s
Office during the week ending jan. 6:
Miss Annie G. Donnelly, Bradford
street.
X. G. Taylor, Westminster street.
Mrs. Honora Il. McCarty, Mawney
street.
Frank Is. Hazard. Paul street.
Jesse 4. Barker, Ohio avenue.
MarS a. Glennon. oxford street.
Shmay Lotler a. Morris Feshelr, Re
becca street.
Il. Newell, Benefit street.
James Cornell, Lockwood street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07

ever been played In this city with the
original score and full grand orchestra
tion. Mr.. Damrosch has been very
successful In bringing out this produc-
tion. and 1t Is new idea for symphony
concerts.
The only romantic spectacle promised
this season for Providence theatre Roers
will be Charles Yale's new "Devii's Auc-
tion," which makes its advent on the
10th at Keith's Opera House. This at
traction carries hfty-hve people, and is
one OF the most extensive and elaborate
organization on the road.
William ii. Arnold, orgabist Of st.
stephens Church, announces six lesson
lectures on How TO Appreciate Piano
forte Music" /" Illustrated at the Piano
by Clarence q. Hamilton. at No. Is Cabot
street. on Saturday afternoons at 4:30
o'clock, beginning January H.
The Narraganse,t Choral Society, N.
B Sprague, conductor, will hold festi-
val In May next and have engaged the
Germania orchestra, Mr.. Moienhaur,
concert meister.
The Providence Symphony Orchestra
OF twenty-five pieces, Robert Bonner di-
rector. will give private concert at the
Friends school in February next.
The program for the rext Sunday
evening recital at Grace church, after
service, by the organist n. B. Sprague,
will be AS follows: Turkish March (Ruins
OF Athens). oy Beethoven; Wiegenlied,
by kjerull; The Heavens are Telling
(Creation) by Haydn
Following "a Noble Outcast" at 10th
rop's Providence Museum the attraction
Will be Roland Reeds "Chee9n with
Miss May Prindle aId Jay Hunt in the
leading roles.
Music will be furnished tomorrow
night at the Lonsdale Baptist Church by
the Brown University Male Quartet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-07
Social and Inspection.

An inspection of Co. A, United Train
OF Artillery, Capt. Hunt commanding,
was held last evening in the armory on
social and general COOL time. Col. Il. G.
Danforth and Quartermaster Charles III.
Baxter were the inspecting officers aud
the inspection was very satisfactory.
Reeves orchestra. four pieces, discoursed
tue dance music and about thirty -fly We
couples enjoyed the dance till IL O'clock
when the affair was brought to a pleas
ant termination