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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

. dozen hungry-lool<ing dogs Of no par
ticular breed wandered aimlessly to
and fro. Two or three Of the party
possessed delapidated saddles. The re-
mainder had but sheepslrins or pieces
Of bagging to interpose between them
selves and their horses backbones.
Stirrups were not In vogue to any ex-
tent; some Of the mon rode barefootsd,
and the brides were mostly spot-made
with . bit OF cord doing service N
reins Many Of the horses showed IN
ear split In two. These animals had
been trained by the Pehuelehes, tribe
Of Patagonian Indians. who were ex-
cellent hunters.
The country over which we hunted
contained no hills, trees or water; NO
fences, bitches or walls, but was irregu-
larly cut up by gullies and steep-sided
ravines. The only vegetation was
clumps Of thorny bushes and little
grass. The extremely leose soil waa
composed Of sand, loam and countless
oyster shells. Its general appearance
certainly sustained the opinion Of the
immortal Darwin that this part Of the
world has been terra .6rma for little
more than two thousand years.
Il Is interesting to contrast the
Raucho's saddle gear with the slender
outfits Of the Welshmen. He drst puts
on the horses back two pieces Of wood,
about twenty inches long, that At into
the hollows by the horses backbone.
They are held together by thongs and
bound down by . surcingle. Over these
he puts blankets and skins to number
seemingly limited only by his wealth.
There may be rs many rs eight or ten,
and over this mass he passes another
broad surcingle. On top OF the whole
he sits, rather than straddles, not alto
gather unlike the manner in which one
sits on a camel's back. At night his
saddle Is unstrapped and becomes his
bed.
A favorite object Of the reckless
Welshmen's pursuit is the guanaco. and
in describing the chase OF two Of these
animals, he says: ''The dogsand horses
saw them, too, and we were OF. II
was . straight-away gallop. our horses
strainingevery nerve and muscle TO the
utmost. We lost sight OF the deet
creatures, but deserted them again from
q slight elevation running in another
direction. We were thus able to ride
over shorter leg Of the triangle than
the one they traversed. Presently we
succeeded in coming well up on the
fleeing animals. But again they drew
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
lGisdireceed Sympathy.

A New York clergyman, meeting one
Of his female parishioners dressed in
deep black, tried to console her, saying:
"You have NO idea how regret to
see you wearing those sad habiliments
Of woe"
"You can't be as sad about It rs ! nm"
responded the widow. II look worse
In black than in any other color. It
makes me look like . fright."-Alex
Sweet, In Texas Siftin9A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
IN DREARY PATAGONIA.
A Welsh Utopia on tho Banks Of
tho Chubut.
where Hardy settlers Find Independence
Their sports and Pastimes-Ths
Nest Unlque Colooy h
the World.
lSpeclal LAetter.l

Especial Letter.
By sending special representatives
into foreign countries the Outing Mag
axine u doing much towards the educa-
tion Of its readers. Mr.. Frank g. Lenx,
who u making = trip around the world
on = bicycle, Is now sending exceeding
" interesting descriptions Of his wheel
ing experiences In China; while J. Perry
Worden, in Touring in Europe on-Next
to Nothing" is rambling among tho
most interesting historical section Of
Scotland. Another representative is in
southern chimes, and has witnessed .
season Of sport In Patagonia, and In
the June number Of Outing gives N
excellent description Of the lives and
methods Of the Welsh colonists who
have settled In that dreary land-Pata-
gonia- These sturdy toilers. prixing
their Independence above everything
else, seem quite content with their
hard-earned subsistence, although ex-
listing under conditions which to our
farmer. accustomed to fruitful, WELL
watered lands, would Be intolerable.
In connection with the history Of the
&OAOAy OA4O AVU AOA 00NAOu u0 wAAVOS 0o
follows Of the rare sport in which the
Patagonian Welsh boys indulge:
Many years ago there lived . Welsh
divine who dreamed Of . Welsh Utopia
in = foreign land. His dreams 50 far
materialized that In 1854 1sO immi-
grants left Wales to found colony In
Patagonia They landed In the Golfo
Nuevo and finally settled on the banks
Of Chubut river, which mingles its
waters with those Of the South At
lantic ocean twenty miles below the
forty-third parallel Of south latitude.
Here they have multiplied for upwards
Of : quarter Of : century, and have
been further Increased by immigration.
Many Of them speak only their ma
tive Welsh. They are 50 excessively
healthy that, 1t the period Of my visit,
. population Of eighteen hundred did
not produce enough illness to support
either druggist or physician. Such
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
or GENERAL INTEREST.

The Anglo-Saxon word Doc signifies
. beech tree. Before paper came into
general use the wood Of this tree, be-
ing close-grained, was used to write
upon, and from this fact comes the
word book.
The Victoria lily of Guiana has \
circular leaf from six to twelve feet in
diameter. It is turned mp ut the edge
like tray and can support. according
to its size, from one hundred to three
hundred pounds.
The woolen carpet which has COW
cred the coiners' room in the San Fran
cisco mint for several years was re-
Gently cremated. BY refining the ashes
the government recovered 279 ounces
of gold, worth S, 500
The strongest animals in the world
are those that live ON q vegetable diet.
The lion is ferocious rather than
strong. The bull, horse. reindeer, ele-
phant, and antelope, all conspicuous
for strength, choose vegetable diet
A device for producing dimples has
come into use in London It is applied
in connection with = wire mask, which
is worn in going to bed. A number of
screws are SO arranged that they force
pencil points to press against the chin
just where the dimples are desired.
Japan is not only adopting the ma
terial civilization Of the west, but is as
eagerly assimilating its literature.
Many standard English novels have
lately been translated into japanese,
and ten cent paper editions Of Dickens
in the vernacular are especially popu-
lar.
Plants often exhibit something
very much like intelligence. II .
bucket of water during dry season be
placed = few inches from = growing
pumpkin or melon vine, the latter will
turn from its course and in day or
two will get ono Of It's leaves in the
water.
Not only are apples of well recog-
nized hygienic value, but there is m
apple cure for dyspepsia, just - there
is milk cure. Some physicians that
practice the apple cure require their
patients to eat from one to three apples
for breakfast, about as many for lunch
con. and permit them to take . dinner
of moderate amount and variety. This
diet is sometimes kept up for many
weeks together and with marked sue
cess.
The biggest book in the world
will be the catalogue Of the British
museum. IT has been in preparation
for thirteen years, but now the gigan-
tic task of compilation is nearing conn
pletion. Some idea Of its size can be
guessed from the fact that / 400, 900 dis
tinct titles and entries have been
printed in all sorts Of languages, and
presenting no end Of difficulties, even
to the savants and linguists employed
IN the work.
In one Of the oldest ruins in the
state Of Oaxaca, Mexico, . number Of
very rare and interesting images, found
n metal. have been uncovered. The
images represent people Of oriental ap-
oe:rance and dress, as well ~ priests
IN their robes of sacrifice. They bear
hicroglyphics Of unknown characters
and are elaborately wrought with fine
,rt lines shown in every curve. The
images found thus far are of gold.
either wholly or in part, and are coated
With some unknown enamel. which has
reserved them from all harm in the
nahy years they have been buried in
me soil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
"a LITTLE NONSENSE

-GeneY0lly the more elmleS0 = UOy
d the better he likes to run around
with Z shotgun.-BinGhamt Repub.
lican.
What is needed in the theaters is =
contrivance by which = Glove can b
obtained without leaving your seat
Texas Siftings-
-A-"Hello, Charlie! Mustache cut
on, see. What did you have that
done for?'' B-"Fifteen centA"-Hax.
yard Lampoon.
@Jasper-'sErve c-come after
y-your daughter, sir" Father
..You have! Let me see your coupons!'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
-Boreton-"Just take this along,
will you, old man, and look it over -
your leisure" Busy Leisure7
What's sthat?'-Somerville Journal.
No man deserves to win . woman
who has not the sense to first secure
an offensive and defensive alliance
with her little brother.-Boston Tram
script.
-.Teacher-"Have your daughters
any fads? Il" Mrs. Laterich-''No,
but noticed . big special sale, and il
I can find any I'll get them Inter
Ocean.
-Rose-"Harry has such . cheerful
disposition. He never borrows trou-
ble." Daisy-'I have been told that
he makes an exception Of that-"-Har-
lem Life.
-Culpable Ignorance.-She Severely
|-"Henry, what is . poker chip" He
(franklye''It's . chip on = poker, I
suppose. Did / guess it?'-Detroit
Free Press
Mrs. Youngever-''Before we were
married you never smoked in my pres
ence." Mr.. Youngever-.'True, and
you never scolded in my presence
Bo.nbe, Vienna.
--.Skiddles has quit calling on that
new mash of his Ibid she stop him?''
mo, the girl didn't have any objec-
tions. Twas her father who kicked /"
buffalo Courier.
lyon have bright look. my boy. =
said the visitor at the school. Yes,
SIR" replied the candid youth. That's
because l forgot to rinse the soap on
my face good."-Washington Star.
lob coh'se, said. Uncle Eben, slime
is money. But it do bsat all how much
easier 'tis ter glib . needy fren' two
houahs' talk bout economy dan it's ter
lem i'm fifty centA A"-Wsshington Star
-Amadeo (vvho insists upon accom-
panying young lady)E'I fear we shall
have = storm, miss." Young Lady
| should think 50. MY big brother i,
waiting for me 1T the corner. er."-Semana
Comica, Barcelona.
Miss Arabella-''Don't you think
look dreadfully pale. doctor?- Ths
Doctor-''Yes. indeed, you do. made
moiselle." Then what do you advisl
me 70 do" ..Wipe some Of the powder
OF your face. Figaro. Paris.
| The Electricians Daughter.-Hs-
"will you be my wife, She--No'
He-''Thsn. will you be my sister?'
She-..N0." He-"You are positive 81
| this pOinte' Shelf = negative ussy
be positive. sm- Good-day. '-Detroi
Btss RgseA
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II 1T became necessary. and l knew he
had plenty of courage to STAY in as
long as any. He gave an ugly little
smile when had explained the matter
to him. showing his teeth in a way
that made me think he might have
some score of his own to settle.
Jimmy Pettingin made the fourth
member of our party, and / have al
ready told you what sort Of = man he
is. and if you have forgotten. YOU have
only to look up the history of that af-
fair 1t the club which gave yon not
long ago.
Il no not think you will care 10 fol-
low all the course of our play. For
some time Clifford and Pettingill lost
steadily, making some winnings bnt
most OF the money going to Montgom-
cry. From the start we had PLAYED in
. sort Of ferocious silence. as il more
than the mere money stakes was de-
pendent on the issue. For my life /
could not tell why thought so. but as
the hours went BY it grew on me that
m event was drawing toward its cul-
mination.
/ after midnight matters began to
change. Montgomery losing heavily
and Clifford winning. The bets grew
heavier witkeacA hand, and once or
twice felt inclined to protest against
such plunging. But Pettingill. who
seemed to see ahead more clearly than
] did. gave 1nesO look. that held me
silent.
..Montgo aery was well supplied with
money. and for . long time paid his
losses In CASH But finally he took out
his bankbook. wrote > check and
PASSED It toCliAord in settlement. and
asked him il that was satisfactory.
Clifford placed it in his pocket with
ont looking 1t it. merely nodding to
the other, and went on with the game.
This was repeated two oe three times,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
W. g. KENTZEL, Editor
A RAINY DAY.

A dull gray sky and duh brown earth.
And the drcary. steady rain.
The shadows grow deeper within the room:
A NY crceps over the pane
Trees stand still and lifeleSs and dull,
The raindrops cling 10 the leaves:
A lonely sparrow. rolled up in ball
Chirps drearily under the caves.
The sweet blush roses hang their heads.
Heavy and dripping with rain.
A butterfly trails the limp, white wings
He never will use again
The long lnsh grass with foam-like fringe
Lies tangled on the ground.
And the rain = sad. deadening spell has hush u
Each tiny insect sound.
A duh gray sky and a steady rain
And shadows dim up-piled.
And out OF the darkness and sadness rings
The laugh OF little child.
Dorothy +. Nelson, in Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
Not Ash .med Of HIS Record.

while waiting at = railroad station
not many miles distant from Utica the
other day for an east-bound train"
said = man, n train passed going
west. As the end of the train pulled
out of the station a man with unusual
ly long legs was seen running into one
end of the depot and out of the other
to the platform. He started after the
moving train at = lively gait He car
ried two grips. one in either hand, and
they swung to and fro in . laughable
manner On he went and on the train
went. He gained on the train ut first,
but the train was all the time picking
up, and he finally stopped He walked
back leisnrely. the onlookers 1T the
depot waiting till he came up to give
him the laugh. As he approached
them he dropped the grips, quietly put
his hand in his pocket, pulled ont >
roll Of bills, selec ted ten dollar note
and exclaimed: I'll bet ten dollars
there is not man In this whole crowd
who can catch that train!' OF course
there were no takers. nor did anyone
laugh at him for failing to catch the
train himself either. Observer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

in regard to such incidents as this
which can only rebound to its credit
You will give the report verbatim. will
you? You will promise not to color 1t
to serve the purposes of y newspaper
you then with the facts; they are not
of the sort tha we need hide them
"Yes, it is true that we have card
room at the club. believe gentlemen
can play cards for light stakes-and re-
main gentlemen.
"You think there Is not much distinc-
tion between that and gambling. eh9
Well, we will not discuss that point
We have always discouraged any play
for high stakes, and so not much harm
has ever grown out of our card-room.
In this case good came of it. as ! will
show you.
'Some men are born gamblers The
instinct of gaming is in their blood.
and they will take chances on any mat
ter that concerns this world or the
next. Young Montgomery-Rawdon
Montgomery-was such one. He al
ways wanted to play for higher stakes
than the club limit. He wanted money
enough up to make the game interest
ing So one night we determined to
oblige him.
Il must 90 back little and tell you
enough about Montgomery, so that
you may clearly understand what fol-
lows. He had been left some money
enough SO that he had never been COM
PEELED to go regularly into business in
order to get living. He affected tho
society Of artists good deal, and had
the merit of knowing q good picture
when he saw it. knowledge of this
sort is just as valuable as knowledge
of precious stones or of any other fine
commodity, if y man knows how to
use it, and has the commercial in
stinct. Montgomery possessed these
qualifications and used them so that
many fairish picture passed through
his hands on the way from the studio
to the walls of the final purchaser, and
it was said that the larger part of the
price stuck to Montgomery's fingers.
Not that he was ever accused of dishon
esty, or anything underhanded in his
transactions. II he traded sometimes
OH the ucC0SSltAcS VI nlpKOSINcAI
painters, that was his own concern and
theirs. IL there had even been hint
of more than this, he could not have
remained in the club.
You know the club has quite an
artistic contingent Clifford, the land
scapist, is one of our best known art
members, and being particular friend
Of mine I spoke to him about accom-
modating Montgomery with this game
for keeps MS he expressed it Clif-
ford could afford to lose little money
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

..Some women make me very weary
ssid the first agitatresa- Il asked ona
woman il she believed In woman suf-
frage, and she didn't know; she'd have
to ask her husband"
ibid you find out how long she had
been married?" asked the second agi.
tatress.
"Yes. Three weeks"
''Oh. never mind, guess she'll do to
call on again in y year or so."-N. Y.
Recorder
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

should chance to lodge on scratch -
in an eye it may cause great irritation
and soreness. The skins Of the kids
make beautiful and soft rugs. but as
they are very small many OF them are
required. The Indians dye the under
sides Of tho skins with dull colors,
which they obtain from certain kinds
Of earths"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
AIn.r Av>,teS Feol-Knler.

a Lat AWottO0 EO0t-A1Il0es
Inventor-I have it now-just what
suffering world is waiting for. It's .
new patent gun.
Gun Dealer - What's the improve
ment?
Inventor Whenever it is pointed
around by fools who don't know IL il
loaded, it will shoot backward.-Good
News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

Professor in History lin the young
ladies' seminary)-Having finished the
sad story Of this episode in the ife,of
Marie Antoinette. should be glad, to
answer any questions you may feel in
clined to ask.
The Class Tin unison) What did she
have on?-Tid- Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

Dealer-This is the best parrot wo
have, but wouldn't sell him without
letting you know his one fault-he1l
grumble terribly if his food doesn't suit
him.
Miss Prim-Ill take him. It will
seem quite like having man in tho
house.-Demorest's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
HOUSEHOLD sREviT,E&

Graham Cracker~-Sixe eggs,tweive
tablespoons sweet milk, six tablespoons
butter, one-hah teaspoon soda; mold
with graham Hour one-half hour. and
roll thin. Baks.-Ohio Farmer.
Goldfish Cakos.-Mix one cup Of
boiled and mashed Goldfish with three
cups Of mashed potatoes, small
chopped onion II liked. the yolks of two
eggs and tablespoon of AOur- Form
into small cakes and brown ON : we'll
buttersd griddle.-Housekeeper.
Tea Cake.-One pint each Of gra-
ham and hne -four, one cup sour milk,
one-half pound good sweet lard. one
half pound chopped raisins or any dried
fruits: roll two inches thick and bake
in quick oven; split open, butter and
eat while hot-Earm, Field and Fire
side.
Strawberry Jam.-Takc equal
quantities OF berries and sugar. mix
well together and set over the fire to
cook without water. Cook alowly with
occasional stirring until very rich In
the latter part Of the cooking watch IL
carefully or it will adhere to the ket-
tie. Place in tumblers or small jars
and cover the same IS jelly. Rasp-
berry jam il made in the same way ex-
ccpt that three-fourths pound of sugar
to one Of the berries will suffice
Orange Judd Farmer.
-Graham Bread.-Take little over
. quart of warm water, one-half cup Of
brown sugar or molasses, one-fourtb
cup Of hop-yeast, and one and one-hah
teaspoons salt; thicken the water with
unbolted Hour to . thin batter. add
sugar, salt and yeast, and stir in mere
hour until quite stiH. In the morning
add small teaspoon soda, and -four
enough to make the batter sti6 ~ can
be stirred with spoon; put it into pans
and let rise again; then bake in even
oven. mot too hot st first; keep warm
while rising; smooth over loaves with .
spoon or knife dipped in cold water
Fireside.
-Strawberry Cake. This Is not
exactly . strawberry shortcake though
it serves the same purpose, and is
most tempting dessert Make . cake
dough, IS simple or - rich as you
please; using small pans, put in enough
of the dough 10 make = thin layer n
the bottom; put in this dough. points
down, ~ many small sized berries ~
you can, not allowing them TO touch
each other; drop . little powdered su-
gar ON each berry and cover with
another layer Of dough; bake in mod.
crate oven and, when almost done,
cover all over with very stir frosting:
set in this. large, not overrfpe berries,
and return to the oven for i've minutes.
Eat cold with whipped or sweetened
:ream.-American Agriculturist-
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Both BoyS.

Teacher-Now, Willie, suppose you
were to hand = playmate your last
apple to take . portion of-wouldn1
YOU tell him to take the larger piece?
Willie-No. nom!
"You wouldn't? Why?"
"'Cos 'twouldn't be necessary
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
No Joke.

Clara-He wanted to know II yoo
were joking when you told him your
age.
Maude-And what did you tell him?
Claral told him it was too serious .
subject for you to joke about.-Brools-
lvn Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

Circumstnneeo Alter Csees.
Tommy with covetous eyeseWhasi
All that big lot Of cake for grandma?
Mamma-No, dear; this Is for you.
Tommy-Oh-h-h-w little bit!-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

LeeserI Az writing = new tank
play. and shall play the leading part
myself.
Dasher-Ah. yor viii certainly play
the part Of . tank admirably.-N. Y.
World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

He-Woman Is most beautiful be.
tween the ages Of thirty and forty.
She-Thank-I mean, do you really
think so:-Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

Marie-This dress malsss me look
horrid.
Mertie-It does At rather tight for 1
faet.-Tfuth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

) | SAID to you
at the time of our
last conversation
on these matters,
we do not much
care to have club
affairs made pub
lie property. The
spirit Of reserve
and e xclusive-
ness which has
characterized the
club since its in
ception is all
against any pub
lic narade even
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

HAS that young man who comes to
see yon any 60 in him7' asked tho
father, addressing the daughter.
.Oh. yes. papa" she replied. he
eoes at 1880 every night--N. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18
Womea's PocketboolEs.

Pocketbooks are left ut this ONCE al-
most daily that women have lost. and
every one contains samples Of dress
goods. One in ten has . little money
in it.-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

British East Africa raises and ex-
ports cloves, ivory. rubber. gum, medic
toal plants and hideA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

DO you think she is marrying him
for protectionT
oh. no; for revenue oply.'-Lita
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-08-18

Miss Remsen-I hope this is pure vac
cine from the calf you are using. doc
tor.
Doctor-Oh. certainly. just got it
from your friend, Willie Whitehead
BROOKLYN Life.