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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
ROMANTIC STORIES.


She Was Engaged First. But They Were
Married ~ the Same Time.
Five or six of the hotel guests were
seated out under the trees one evening
talking about tho folly of long engage
ment&.
'.I'll tell you what, spoke up . young
man, pulling his hat over his eyes Is he
lazily swung in tho hammock. Il was
only engaged to my wife two months.
and we were married three months A.
ter we met"
my sister," returned . pretty girl,
''only knew her husband three weeks.
and they were only engaged two
weekA"
''Is she happy?' asked some one.
'Uh, perfectly. The young man met
her on the street one day and declared
that she was the very girl for him. Oh,
II was SO romantic?"
This only helps to prove my theory"
said an old maid of the party, with q
reminiscent look 1T is . mistake to
wait too long"
Zone of my friends" chimcd In Q
sprightful voice, answered . personal
in q New York paper, and three days
later the couple met by appointment
Would you believe it. they were mar
ried the next day!"
II know q true story that beats that. "
spoke up q western girl, who evidently
wished to keep mp the reputation of her
state in the story line "A man whom
I knew was going from Austin, Tex.
to q town about forty miles distant In
front Of him sat q pretty girl, with
whom he struck up IN acquaintance.
The girl intended to change cars At the
station which was the young mans des.
tination. But just think of it! When
they reached that town they stepped
off the train as lively rs you please, got
license, and the knot was tied In q
jiHy-less than an hour after the cou.
pie met"
A blonde young man in . labor-sav.
ing attitude, who had been listening
with considerable interest, drawled:
II know Of . case that in its way e
quite as interesting. 1t started out
well. never heard how it ended"
do tell it." spoke up several at once,
as the young man seemed to relapse in
to thoughtfulness again.
"A girl know was engaged to fel'
low an hour before he was engaged to
her"
'Impossibler' exclaimed several
''How did it happcn?"
''Well, he lived in Denver. she in Bos-
ton. and she answered yes by tele-
graph"
The blonde young man looked reflect
ively at the crowd. They looked scoru-
fully at him, and one by ono they stole
into the hotcl.-N. Y. Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
IN ThE CLEcTRlcAL WoRln

"A g. Lpuis mad Who ysssa11v
tapped IN electric light wirs saner
titiously for his own Ne was set at1R
erty, the Judge who tried hin deelia1Ag
TO pronounce the o6ense petit laSeooy.
while the grand jury rsfussd - segnsa
IL - . fraud. There was No dispute .
70 the fact Of the offence The dim
Guilty seems 20 have been the purely
technical one Of finding the proper =.
gal label for It =
An electrical gold Andsr: de-
signed for prospecting In alluvial de-
posita. h being made By sa. En1lisA
Arm. IS consists Of . steel tube carry
inR IN inner rod which eom1anisates
by wire with portable battery. ThD
rod II thrust into the ground. aad.
should it touch . ptece of Metal. aa
electrical alarm h soundsd:' the tnsGo-
ment being % delicate that contact
with . metallic particle ths siss - .
pins head would Be noted =,
The formal opening Of The tele-
phone line between New York aAA Chi-
cago marks IN inpertant anA pso0ssas-
i've step in telsphany.. 1t b IN unpeses.
dented feat to speak over wire leee
mileA Not only was the ordinary yotee
easily and plainly heard. but svea .
whisper Was distinctly andibaa This
b not only the longest distanes Jet as-
tempted. bat 1t i&tw3ee - great - any
other telephone lin0 In usA So0e 0es
Of tho magnitude Of the undertaking b
had from the fact that nearly 1.ooeeo
pounds Of copper wire are used u ths
line and that the tariff i 9 for I've
minutes' eonversati0n
"A "reproaeh for telephone com
panies" h the suggestive title Of N atr
tachment to the ordinazI telephoae -
ceiver 70 exclude external soands with
out discomfort to the u.er fro0 . 4rA
pressure Of the instrunient against the
head The device b simply IN air
cushion Constructed Of . hollow. sofS
rubber ring having IN elastic haod q
sleeve for securing Il IN plaes apoa The
bead Of the telephone recsfve1. Il h
claimed that The device can b aRpNod
to the receiver without detxinen4 - ~
and will enectually exclude external
sounds BY allowing . greater pesaurs
against the ear without any disep01ort,
and secure . perfect acconnodat3oa oe
its surface to the ear. s<r
This u the way the Electrical Re-
view writes Of the devslopoent of .
''toy:" "A man once invented wh6s
the world considered = toy Capital.
energy and inventivs ability pusAsd he
toy up 70 be an inve1tion Of .esainA'
At the Centennial exhibition In le79 the
inventor utilized his toy for tie trans'
mission Of speech over brief distanoA
Royalty and science spplandea Scot
1ers claimed . limit to its tsefulnem. -
the same time neglecting The natural
American characterbtie Of progressive.
neaA Meanwhile. the invenses. -
sisted By othsrs Of ability, toilsd - =
lenee and In faith. At the celebration
Of the leeth anniversary Of The discovery
Of America. Tie inve.tor rsojseo ihas
voice along . copper wire 1.eee nil0
long, and his every whisper = distinctly
audible at the far end Conceive, II you
can. . more romantic. interesting an9
wonde9ful bit Of history" -+ei =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
COATS AND FURS.


what whimsseal- Fashjss Has DsssssA
for the Coming season.
Fashion is certainly . more tickle
Jade than fate and irritates 70 the last
degree with her whimsiealities. In the
matter of cloaks and furs she Is especial
ly annoying this season. as she expects
us to discard those which were In high
favor . year ago and buy something
quite different Goats are longer than
they were. the sleeves arc twice -
large, most of the new models have
monstrous revers, and the long cloeks
are being made with short waistA The
new cloth jackets are chiefly In dark
shades of brown, often trimmed with
velvet Of another color. A stylish
brown jacket Is trimmed with astra-
khan and has portion Of the back and
front made of green velvet and
broad satin belt Of the same color. A
jacket of golden brown plush 10
trimmed with gimp ornaments OF the
same shade and mink tail. 1t has loose
fronts, q waistcoat and double sleeves.
the outer ones being Of plush and reach
ing Just below the elbow, and the inner
ones of satin and Of ordinary length.
In sealskin coats one notes enormous
revers of sable or beaver. loose, baggy
sleeves and deep. pointed euhA The
vatican and the sack win be the Lead
ing shapes this winter and some ex.
amples Of the former have the plait ut
the back 30 arranged that IL may b
detached Circular cloalxs Of sealskin
reaching to the hips viii be worn They
are trimmed with mink or sable. and,
like all the new, short closks. are very
wide around the bottom. Short fur
capes and boas are passe.-Harper's Be-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

The next four centuries will witness
the discovery Of no more Americas and
Australias. but they will. let Us hope.
witness such progress in civilization As
shall make the intellectual and moral
contrast between 1892 and 2s93 as great
as that between 1892 and the year when
the heart of the indomitable Genocso
sailor was made glad beyond all power
of expression by the realization of the
fact that, as he had maintained in tho
teeth of frowning opposition. one voy-
oge west across the wild Atlantic
could, the winds and the waves permit
ting. At last reach land.-Boston Trsv.
ellcI.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
THE CHILDREN.


While They Are Yoaag Il The ffDo -
TAisk az Kesplng Then Ho0@
Philanthropists and teachers and mos.
olists Of all sorts never seem tired OF
asking the question: "What shall We
do with the childrenY' but al the same
they do not seem to have worked out
. very satisfactory solution to the prob
lem. Il il . matter of doubt II any
means can be adopted which will secure
this end. until parents become . little
moro considerate of the feelings and
wishes of their children. YoungsteEs
must be amused, and II they can not
find amusement st homo they are shoo.
lutely certain to seek IL elsewhere
Parents should therefore provide
every means within their power to In
terest the young. and should not only
do this, but should make il . point 70
furnish them . place where they may
enjoy their possessions to their hearts
content In building o. fitting up .
house, it would add but little to the
cost to set apart . room or even build
one, where all of the toys games and
rigging in which children delight could
be safely housed and In nobOdy's way.
This is much better than . continual
growling because Tommis's bicycle hes
to be kept in the hall and Jennie's
hoops and croquet set are under the
table.
When children want to play. II II NO
trifling task for them to 60 upstairs or
down cellar or into some out of the way
cupboard or closet move . quantity OF
other things, and little BY little hunt
out their amusemcnts; then have 70
crowd somebody out of place. in order
to arrange them. either in the kitchen.
dining or sitting room; then Be subject
to constant interruption in case anyone
comes in.
II is easy to make the plea that .
room for such things would cost too
much; but when one comes to consider
how much the child l. worth and how
much it costs, later in life. to get him
out of the evil ways in which home neg
lect has driven him, the balance h not
very difficult TO strike.
The markets are full of toys. games.
amusements and pleasures. and while
they cost something in the way of cash
outlay, their value il in many instances
above all computation; and the few dol
lars expended in providing wholesome
pleasures will draw moro thAn com
pound interest when tho boy arrives
at mans estate with quiet, intelligent
studious habits and reasonably good
morals. These he rarely acquires On
the street or in the saloon. to which In
many cases he 10 driven by the lack oi
entertainment under his own roo&-N.
Y. Ledger. 80 .s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

A minute parallax of shout one-six-
tieth of . second of arc found for Arc
turus by DIR. Elk;n gives q most as
founding result This small paral!ax
implies . distance from the earth equal
to about le, COZ, 900 times the suns dis
tance. This vast distance would pro-
duce . diminution of light of about S5ll
magnitudes, SO that the sun placed ut
the distance of Arcturus would be re-
duced to = star of only as< magnitude!
1t would not be visible with an opera
glass! Arcturus is, therefore, in round
numbers. sx magnitudes, or over 5000
times brighter than the sun would be
at the same distance.-Gentleman's
Mara xinA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

The Columbus talk has not yet
reached the end Yesterday one Pitts
burgher said to another:
..How is it that New York celebrated
one dav as Columbus day and Chicago
celebrated another"
''Why, you know Columbus made sev.
eral visits to America"
20, now see! New York celebrated
the day Columbus discovered New
York. and Chicago celebrated the day
he discovered Chicago. BladA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

Miss Eiderly-If there was waE. and
[ was . man, you bet I'd shoulder .
nusket
Candid Friend-Why. dent you know,
Miss Elderly, that you would be exempt
IN account Of your age?-Texas Sift-
ugA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

Kingley-I hear you have named
your yacht after your wife.
BinGo-Ye&
Kingley-What b the nameS
Bingo-The Tigrssa-JudgA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
LOOKING BACKWARD.

Relies Of That Barbarie Age. the Nine
teenth Century.
"My young friends, " said the professor
Of ethnology to his class in A. D. 2ll2.
81 ask your attention this morning to .
few proofs of the advancement of our
race that has occurred in . little over .
century. You notice in our collections
those relics Of barbarism in which our
ancestors seemed to take delight,
though they endured unspeakable suf.
fering in order to wear them; the corset
the thick shoe. the starched collar. the
stony cuffs, the derby, the plug hat-all
hard as tin, hot, rigid. graceless, pro-
ductive Of profanity and bunions. pain
full alike to the person who used them
and to the eye that saw him do it. But
it is not to these alone that ask your
attention; it is to the change that the
human form has undergone in hum
dred years It Is evident that our pa
rents retained characteristics of the
monkey, almost to within memory Of
men now living. It Is proved, beyond .
doubt, that they were short bodied and
thick-necked, like the gorilla, and that
their arms danRled below their knees.
Such creatures could not have stood up
right and but for the then common
practice of wearing shoes. We might
look for traces of prehcnsile toes to
match their squat and ape-like formA
You think that am wrong? Look 1t
this garment and be convinced"
And he held up . nineteenth century
undershirt-Brooklyn Life.
Search Lights versus Torpedo Beats.
1t is stated that one of the most effec-
tive means Of protecting ship in these
days of torpedoes, tho grouping to-
gether of q number Of stationary search
lights, each illuminating its own sec
ton so that the ship Il surrounded BY
IN unbroken circle Of light. il to be
adopted in the new American war-ships.
This has been suggested by . very pro.
nounced defect in the usual search light
practice. In order to afford sufficient
light for . careful examination Of the
waters surface at points removed from
the ship, the beam Of light must be re-
volved very slowly, and hence. during .
great portion Of the time. any particu-
lar section of the water il left in dark
oesA As IL takes only i've minutes for
. torpedo boat to run . distance Of two
miles, It win be seen that the conditions
are al in favor Of the attacking force.
Before the revolution Of the search
light Il completed there h plenty Of
time for the torpedo boat 70 run up and
discharge her deadly wesponA-Detroit
Free PreSA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

HEN he first saw
her she was q
widow. She was
still lite
young. not over
six-and twenty.
and her short,
curly hair. Of \
d ark.br0 " n
shade, made her
look . ' . n
Younger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

Pick over one quart of pearbeanA
wash thoroughly and soak over night
In the morning boil until the inside
skin win crack when blown upon. then
place in . bean pot with quarter Of .
pound Of nice pork, fat and lean, mixea.
add . tablespoonful Of molasses. . tabls.
spoonful of salt and . teaspoonful of
mustard FIJI the pot with boiling
water and place in the oven and bako
until done. From time to time nh the
pot with boiling water to keep the
beans from becoming pasty.-Boston
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
HOW NAT HUNG HIMSELF.

fho First ExooutSsa UoAep tAo Lawn -
the Chssokses.
The Arst Indian eapitally executed ~
the Cherokeea. under Cherohso laws
and By Cherokee sheri&, was . nan
known - mat" who w1s hung abou1
the year 1881, near Van Bure1, AR1L,
Sor the murder Of another Indian named
''Musquitn" A gallows had been erect.
Cd near the placs where the ealpsit w.
TO be tried. but from some reason. e1tae
conviction, The spot was abondooed.
and the whole band Of Indiaaa. With
the sheriff and Nat In the center Of tAo
crowd, repaired 70 lie hanks Of tie
ArlEsnsas n search Of . peoP1 tso6
from which 70 suspend thsir psisqosx
After . little time thus SPENT tall
cottonwood was found With . PROJECT
ing limb far mp the tsunh, tAat h ~
opinion Of all was suitable fer The pan
pose Nat now that everything was
ready, expressed . wish 70 batAe q ~
river once more, which he wss permit
ted 70 do, carefully guarded Desswhile
BY the rilles Of the guard ffoo the
shore. He went into the water. Aolisk.
ed about for some time. SWAN 70 and
fro with great appasent pleasure. taea
came 70 the shore, doaned A30 haa1koA
and stood ready for The Last Get IN tie
tragedy Of his life -.
The sheriff now told hi0 - climb IL
tree, which he eommenced Aoin& rs
officer Of the law toiling m after hiR
with the fatal cord In his hand Nst
reached the projecting limb ard woo
desired by the sheriff 70 work hinssl1
ont upon Il = far - he eould--WAieh
accomplished, the sheriff adjusted thsi
moose around hin neck and tied the
other end ol ths rope - tie huge
branch All these preparations weso
conducted with the utnost eoolneA.
and the most perfect good understand
ing existed betweea Tie shssi4 and ~
Indian. ... -t,...,..1.. "a. .s.7.s.
When an the arrangeuaents were com
oleted. the sheriff told Mt that h
would slide down the tree - hsgsoand
and make . signal. whea be. tlp peisr
oner. must jump OF The limb-to which
Nat ehsesfally asssntsd. The ShsEi4
yeaeAed the groanA aaA. loeking up -
where ths poor victim saA shoutsd:.
Now. Nat yoa rcd devil jamp!"
Jump Nat did, and. sftss . few s4ru-
elea, hung . lifsles na8 of clay, 70 The
Infinite woaAesnsot Of hi ausAy hEssA.
rem, who had never hsSoss bssa segslea
With the sight ol n szseutioo of that
eharaetee.-M Z. Reeogdes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21
IT IS A VICE.


TIE Habit q Frettisg Can Not Do Better
Disseminated.
One fretter can destroy the peace Of .
family, can disturb the harmony OF .
neighborhood, can unsettle the councils
Of cities, and hinder the legislation Of
nationA He who frets il never the one
who mends. who heals, who repairs
evils; more he discouragea enfeeblea.
and too often disables those around
him, who. but for the gloom and the d.
preston Of his company, would do good
work and keep up brave cheer The
effect upon . sensitive person OF the
mere neighborhood Of . fretter II indie
seribsble. Il is TO the soul what . cold,
icy mist 10 TO the body-more chilling
than tho bitterest frost, more danger.
ous than the Aercest storm. And when
the fretter il one who Il beloved,
whose nearness Of relation TO ~ makes
his fretting, even st the weather. seem
almost like . personal rsproach to -.
then the misery Of it becomes indeed in
supportable. Most men call frettinG .
minor fault . foible and not vice.
There i NO vice except drunksonesA
which can 20 utterly destroy the peace.
the happiness Of . home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-01-21

Nr. Niee5sllo-Dsssn't yuW sistsesvsP
play7 - - a. =.
Little Boy-Yss. shs pisys bally-an
the operaA
Mr. NiesSello-WAy dess1't - ssss
play for company s.s.s,
Little Boy-She hasn't any diamond
ring yet-Good NeWA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-12
FAIRS IN INDIANA.
Fruit Exhibits Show the Effects of Drouth-
Display at the State Fair.

The county fairs of Indiana are now
under head way and while under ordinary
circumstance the fruit and agricultural
exhibit would be light on account of the
early date, il is evident that the drouth
has so affected this part of the EXHIBIT that
the late fairs cannot hope to Improvement.
What would suaily be a very common
specimen in q display of fruit will be O
prize winner this year.
The exhibit of all kinds of live stock Is
very large. and the Improvement and d.
versity in breeding Is very marked. There
never was o greater or better showing of
light harness horses, Notwithstanding the
present depressed market. In the ladies'
department. everything is crowded. as 10
always Is. and much that is new is here
seen, and many OF the old pictures are
turned tOw ard the wall"
Consid ering the extreme heat, dust,
drouth and stringency. the attendance is
most county fairs will surpass the most
%ssnguine hopes of those interested In their
success.
One Of the most attractive exhibits that
will be at the State fair this year will be
the improved threshers invented. patented,
built and operated By William n. Springer,
of Fortville. Ind. The machine that will
be exhibited Is the first and only one yet
made, and 1T cuts the banda. feeds itself.
sacks the wheat and stacks the straw re-
curing but two men to operate the
machine. and does the work that formerly
required ten. This will be IN operation our
ing the fair and will be carefully criticised
by hundreds of farmers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-12

sion views Just as well as be can his vote
silver act of 1890. We cannot believe in
bi1etallism and vote TO kill it any more
than we ear believe in pensions and vote
TO sustain Hoke Smiths infamous treat
ment or the men who risked their
lives to preserve the life OF the Nation.
The Republican party will be judged by it's
professions and by its actions. We have
thus far been faithful; we have kept our
promises; we are not in power, not re-
sponsible for laws enacted or policies de-
cided upon. Our record Is made up, and by
that record we will either stand or fall.
We have given the Nation the best finan-
cIal system it has ever known; we have
enacted laws that will utilize all of the
gold and silver that God In His infinite
wisdom has stored away In our mountain
ranRes for the use OF our people. Silver
is rising in value. The surplus has been
used MP by the act sought to be repealed.
Congress has exclusive control OF the
money system. 1t eau coin money and
regulate its value. If in the exercise of
this right it shall see proper to fix a new
ratio and open our minis to- both metals
upon en- equality. then the act of July Ii.
1890. should be repealed; by that law such
q policy would maintain bimetallism and
would be the exercise of Q clearly defined
grant of AUTHORITY. The great mass of our
party-yes. of all the people, believe in
b~lmetailism. ~andfcannot. therefore. agree
with your views. They are for the consti
tutIonal standard. j. Is. CHEADLE.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Aug. 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-12
WANTS TIE DOUBLE STANDARD.
Mr.. Cheadle Thinks The Sherman Silver Act
Should Not Be Internationally Repealed.

To tho Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal;
take il that your paper is in favor of
Republican principles and that 1t has no
desire to snnul the living issues upon
which we made the campaign of 1892. and
that. above and beyond all other considera-
tons. the Journal wants to be right. Will
you. therefore, In tins belief permit me to
dissent from the editorial in to-day's Jour-
nal In which you demand at the earliest
possible moment the unconditional repeal
of the silver act of July II. $780," There
were three live issues in the campaign of
1892. These we're the money question,
the tariff QUESTION and the pension
question. Upon these our party took adj
vanced ground. We declared In favor of
bimetall,sn. in favor OF protection and in
favor of literally caring for all Union vet
Grams who were broken in health. their
widows and orphans. The Constitution
makes both gold aud silver our legal stand
ards and grants to Congress the authority
to coin money out of gold and out of silver.
and TO regulate its value. and our party
are the factsf Silver was demone-
tiled In 1873. and remonetized by
what Is known as the Bland silver law.
The act of July Ia. 1870. repeats the Bland
law. so that one asks. what will be the
status of the money question if the act of
July II. 1890. DC. as You demand, uncondi-
tiousily repealed Lot me express tho
opinion that IL will definitely aad perma-
nsn;ly establish the single gold standard.
How eau any bimetallIst. how can any Re-
publican VINO has a care for principles de-
clare In favor of the "unconditiona al repeal"
of the act when he must see and know
that the effect of that repeal will be TO
deal IA death blow to the doctrine of BIZ
metallism. 90 which We Republicans sub
scribed In the last campaign i hold that
O Republican can justify q vote against
protection or IN favor of Hoke Smiths PEN