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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10
What Makes Hard Times.

Editor of the Raymond Gazette
am . farmer, that Is | cultivate
with the help of some boys who call
me "pap,n few acres Of what was in
the carly times, the common heritage
of mau; that is to say, the land. |
bought these few acres, therefore |
was not in the common heritage. |
bought oil time and my landlord was
dubious enough not to give me much
of II; which no doubt was "a blessing
in disguise.' / got through with the
trade several months before the bot
tom dropped out, aud being pretty
tired, have not been rushing round
the "timer trade any more.
But | have some neighbors with
whom truly sympsihise. They got
longer time than did They tell
me when these trades were made that
cotton was worth ten cents, and now
they have TO pay their debts with five.
ceut cotton, aud ask me II I'll right
They do me the honor to interview
ME and give me their views upon the
causes and remedies for their distress.
Neighbor John Finance opened his
Pandora box by decsnting on his mis-
fortunes by frankly, telling me no
could not possibly pay his debts at the
present price of cotton, aud that the
government WIS 10 blame for It. II
old Cleveland bad ordered free COIN
age, we would all have had plenty of
money, aud cotton would now be sell
ing at ten cents.
In answer TO the question, if the
price of cotton was made in free sill
yer country, he said he did not know.
In answer 10 the question how be ex-
pected to get the abundance Of money
after the mints coined it, BIO said he
thought the government would dis
tribute 1t oil to the people as their
share of the "per capity"
Having expended his wIpd.bag, Jim
Finance was requested 10 stand aside
and allow Jim Windmill TO take up
the calamity howl. He seemed to be
excited and anxious to relieve himself
of a wonderful discovery, which he
said he had made. Also, be was, be
said, making preparation to attend q
convention where a war was to be IN.
augurated against the common enemy
Why, said he, IL is rs plain as nose
on jews face that these "future'
"bears' are putting down the price OF
farm products, and unless they are
stopped in their mad career will run
the country.
lie was asked If the bears put down
the price of -four, meat and sugar
Yes. DO you buy flour, and meat for
your familyl YesI Then why do you
object TO getting these goods at low
prices? | decline to answer, but
wish to kill the cotton bears aud LET
the flour and meat bears continue to
live.
Jim Commerce, having reeled of
his yarn, stood aside aud allowed Sill
yer Jim to play the statesman.
The cause OF all this trouble is the
repeal of the Sherman law, said he.-
Then you thought the government
should have continued TO buy silver at
loo cents an ounce wheu the worlds
markets was offering 1t at 72g Yes
Would you pay dollar for pair OF
shoes when you were offered the
shoes at u cents? No! Why then
should the government make bad
trades3 | must be excused from au-
swering.
Jim the Statesman, heretofore, hav-
ing burst his balloon, gently subsidized.
HAPPY JACK.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

aMr. s. D. Simpson, of Kansas, who
nurchssed d. +. Montgomery's place
near Osmond," says the starkville
Times, "reports $40 per acre made 1''
this year by him on II acre planted ID
Alfalfa. He has come 10 Mississippi
10 make . fortune out o. alfalfa, and
We hope he will succeed. Inc new .ss
s.rmers who are coming into the
county from the west are already be-
shining to demonstrate the fact that
this IL not cotton country, out q
country for stock and grasses"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10
"a Mississippi Valley 3. 3.

Eelions made at Memphis With
4 IOr the North and East and
M New Orleans for the Gull
srts and Southern Texas and
n tickets to all points now
II the Y. 4 NJ. ". r. X. de-
\ ; baggage checked through.
Ruimaflon as to rates, routes &c,
W. Il. STEaKR, Agt.
Druxs, Div. Pass. Agt.
kzxAn, A. @. p. Agt, New Orleans.
A. n. HANSON q. r. AT Chicago.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10
senE coffOS srEs FIGURES.
tCommercIsl Appeal

lS"HulerCiei Appeal.
Inc statement made BY these mill
msn about whs' they get ou, OF q ton
OF seed 10 simply ridiculous and show,
on lie face that they are only tryiuy
TO mislead the people. To show how
ridiculous II ID, will give their ng-
ures and some OF my own. They saw
they get S6 gallous Of oil to the ton.
700 pounds of meal, IS pounds of lint
and Is cents worth Of bulls, which at
tho market price, Is cents per 100.
gives lSo pounds. Recapitulsted,
their statement stands As follows
Pounds,
Thirty-siI gallons Of oil, Z i.2 lbs.
to the gallon, 27O
Meal $50
hulls l60
Total output 11es
What l want to know is, what be-
comes Of the other 40 per cent. or sO2
pounds, out of this ton that they fig.
sre on9 They certainly get 1000
pounds for ton; II they don't il 10
their own fault, for they weigh them
oil, and tho farmer has to take their
weights. | wonder Of these mill men
are 90 liberal that they are paying the
producer fer q ton Of 1,lss pounds.
will give you some figures and see
II can't show how the whole 1000
pounds are consumed, aud the amount
they are getting out Of q ton, which is
costing them s.. | will give the
weight aud price Of each article that
10 produced from each ton of setd
used that they grind:
Price. Lbs
40 sallous of oil NJ 20c $500 500
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

Walnut street presents very busy
appearance, with its long line OF cars
aud the busy work of placing the Stag.
Thirteen carloads have been delivered
and it Is all assured fact that the
street will be in condition for use
In q very short time,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

BELL The Photographer, has just
received lovely Iipe Of Cellulyu
Frames. Call and see them. Show
window full.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

Jake Wrlghtis, l42 Walnut street, ls
the place to get shaved at. Best col
ored barber shop in the city. Augaly
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

The Insurance business ofFerguson
Il Co., has been removed next door
TO the Office of Mr.. Henry 4. Ireys, on
Main Street. Mr.. T. ii. Hood will
have charge of the Office.
July 21-tf L. N. THOMAS.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

The controversy between Mr.. Tate
and the Memphis mill men has attract
ed widespread attention and interest
among cotton growers II Mr. Tate's
figures are accurate they would seem
10 convict the mill men Of wilfully
misleading their customers for the
purpose Of justiiylng the successive
cuts In seed prices. And this, If esiab-
lished, would 60 far toward establish
Ing the presumption OF such combIna-
tlvn or conspiracy as constitutes vlo-
latlon Of law. Under this state OF
facts the circumstances as developed
warrant the investigation of the grand
juries, State aud Federal, Of the terri
tories In which the mill men charged
operate.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-11-10

This leaves . profit Of S 7.6i
per ton, or nearly So per cent, not iu-
cluding taxes, which The newspapers
say they have not paid for years.
uotice these mills do not make
any denial Of having combined against
the cotton factors and commission
men, but do deny having combined to
put down the price Of seed. or course
the public believes oil they state, aud
that they have combined for the pub.
lie good, and that IS soon as they can
see . prof, in this business they will
promptly put the price of seed up
aud help out the poor and oppressed
farmer.
With these few remarks, will SUBJ
side and give others chance to shoot
st these cottonseed men.
II, II, TATE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
EARLY TOMATOES.

A writer in one Of our exchanges
says the way to get early tomatoes
is, as soon as your tomato plants
have four leaves, pinch the top bud
from the stem. then take up the
plant. piuch two inches from the tap
root and transplant it in . common
box frame, where the soil is rich and
loamy. The box will keep of the
wind, and plants sown and rown
there eighteen inches apart will
produce fruit two weeks sooner
than the same plant in the open
ground. A mat or few boards
spread over the frame at night will
keep them from the frost, and is
far easier and quicker than going
over a field nightly and setting
boxes over each hill. As soon as
the plants have set fruit on two
blossoms Of each branch, and the
top has grown two to four leaves,
the pinchiDg off the ends Of each
branch and top should be again put
into practice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

It was a minister-and . very
sensible one-who made this re-
mark about the local newspaper ::
"Your paper tells you when to 60
to church, to county court, when to
send your children to school, or
anywhere you want to 60. 1t tells
who is sick, who is born. who 10
married, and many other things
you would like to know. 1t calls
attention to the public enterprises,
and advocates the best schools and
law and order to your town. It
sets forth the advantage and at
fractions Of your town, invites inn
migration and is the first to well
come new corners. Yet in spite OF
all these benefits some people say
that the home paper is not half SO
good as some city paper that has
no interest in their business or sue
cess"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24

SEVERAL BEAUTY HINTS.

When the hair is thinning, the
following is excellent.
Mix equal quantities Of olive oil
and spirits Of rosemary with few
drops Of oil Of nutmeg. Rub into
the roots at nights. Simple rose
mary tea is also good.
Rubbing aud combing the scalp
OF the head with the hand draws
the blood up to the surface of the
head, and not only relieves head
ache, but adds new strength to the
hair.
For an oily skin the following
mixture is recommended:
Two ounces of eau de cologne, .
quarter of an ounce Of spirit OF
rosemary, half an ounce Of oil ct
almonds and ten drops carbolic
acid. Only put in the face bath
as q rinse q drop or two offthis lotion
to an ounce or more of water.
To cure face pimples eschew
very salt, rich or greasy food and
take dose of magnesia occasional
~. Also wash the face three or
four times a day with diluted CO.
lOgne water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24

s'NIr. Freshman" said the
editor-in-chief, lido you make .
specially of any particular branch
Of editorial writing?'
eyes, SIR" answered the new
man on the staff eagerly, II have
given special attention and much
drought to the treatment of palea-
theological subjects, historical crit
icism and comparative philology.''
"H'm! You surprise me, Mr..
Freshman. You may turn in, il you
please, a half column or so on the
necessity of raising less cotton and
more hogs down South. Chicago
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
Notice Of sale Of
School Lands.
STATE OF LOUI4IAHA,
Palish Of Sc. TaQAAAy.

1Sst1u q 0ss 1ey'y
Under and BY virtue Of IN order issued
bv the Hon. v, ", Heard. Auditor Of
Pnbllo Acoounts Of aid 0eafA daeed
March II, 1894, I viii proceed % sell, %.
cording 70 Law. At public a1etion. b The
last and highest bidder, as tie front
door Of the Courthouse, In the town d
|Coyinaton. Parish and STATE Aforesaid,
on SATURDAY, April a 1894, at II
o'clock 4. H., the following described
school lands. viz
Section Sixteen, Tov1chtp I'VE
South Range Twelve 99Ds, - d Tan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
JACK THE RIPPER.

The Police authorities of Scotland
Yard have made important discov-
cries concerning the identity Of Jack
the Ripper. He is said to be an
inmate Of the Government Lunatic
Asylum at Dartmoor, having been
committed there as . dangerous
lunatic shortly after the last White
chapel horror. The authorities
have possession Of the knife with
which the atrocities were committed.
It is Of Chinese make, and q re-
markably dangerous weapon. Al
though pronounced incurably in
sane by the attendants, the man has
a clear recollection of the past, and
talks freely about his crimes in
the East End. Should he ever be
pronounced sane he will be tried
for his crimes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
HIS MODEL FARM.

days ago Bill Nye said, among
other things:
This is my farewell tour on the
platform. I have not talked much
about it. There have been 80 many
farewell tours Of people, more prom
inent than myself, that the thing
has become thread bare and frayed
at the edges, and rather than in
Hict another farewell tour on the
public I have kept very quiet and
IS q result have done a good bust
ness that otherwise might have been
seriously deprecated had the public
known that I was inaicting q fare
well on them. The fact is I cannot
keep up my writing and lecturing
the dual work is too hard; and
then my family, for whom I toll,
are anxious to see more Of me. I
shall close my platform career at
Galveston, Tex, four weeks from
now, and get home into the noun
tains OF North Carolina in time to
gather the strawberry crop Of my
model farm. I call it 4 model farm
because it costs me three times as
much to run it as l get out Of it,
and I understand, from competent
agricultural sources, that is what
constitutes . model farm"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
SMALLEST BABY ON RECORD.

Essex, Conn.,. March 4.-The
smallest baby vet reported was
born in Kimingworth, a village
about eight miles west of this place.
The parents are Swedes. The IA
ther is employed by farmer, cut
ting timber, and weighs about 100
pounds. The mother is stout,
healthy woman, weighing about 16O
pounds. The child is q male as
perfectly formed as any being can
be, and on the birth wighed only
eight ounces. Its face is about the
size of q horse chestnut. A ring
worn on the little finger Of its
mother slipped oyer the foot nearly
up to the knee. 1t is the opinion of
the attending physician that the
child will live. The child is so
small that three of it's size can
play hide-and-seek in q cigar box.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24

The cheering news comes nom
all over the South Of the Z evival o
the industries that had been com.
PEELED to shut down or suspend On
account Of the hard times. This
state Of ;affairs, on the eve Of the
passage Of the Wilson bin, dees not
look ~ though the Democrats were
going to ruin the country. An err
of prosperity to the south and west
will date from the passage Of the
bill. It is no doubt . fact that some
Of the millionaire manufacturers q
the east will have to be content
with reduced profits, and this they
can we'll afford.-L. G. Echo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
Notice Of Sale of
School Lands.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of sc. Tammany.

i
UndeI and By viStae Of IN order Issued
BY the Hon. ". w. Heard, Auditor Of
Public Accounts Of said State, dated
March 9. 1884, will proceed to sell, sc-
eosding 70 Law, at public auction. to tho
laet and highest bidder, at the front
door Of the Courthouse. in the town of
CovinSto0. Parish and State aforesaid,
On SATURDAY, April n. 1894, ut Ii
ocloek 4. l.. the following described
school lands, viz:
section Sixteen, Township Seven,
South Range Twelve East, in st. Tam
many Parish. La. in quantities Of not
len than 40 acres nor moro than leo
acres, - per plat II survey to be ex.
hibited on day Of sale, after due ap-
pgatsemenk according 70 Law.
THaAs--Teo per cent Of the purchase
price cash, and the balance in nine an
nual tnstallments, the interest to be
paid On the whole amount annually, at
lbe nate Of eight per cent per annum
the notes 70 Be made payable to the
Auditor Of Public Accounts, secured by
special mortgage On the land sold, and
personal security In solido, until flnal
payment Of principal and interest. On
IL the purchaser perfers, he can pay
the whole amount in cash, deductinR
the interest which the credit would
Otherwise draw.
In the event Of the purchaser neglect
ing o. EsfusiDg 70 pay any Of these in.
stallDsnts Or interest 1t maturity. the
mortgage shall 30 forthwith closed and
the lad Peoold.
Given 1t Covingtoo, in said Parish
l.
w. g. PHAkIS.
Treasurer ofSl Tammany Parish. La
0hl7 e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24

James Wellington Brown, the
polygamist who has just been sent
for six years to the penitentiaFy in
Michigan, has the phenomenal re.
cord of twenty-sfx wives In that
State alone, and with other wives
still being heard from In other parts
Of the country. He had . penchant
for dress-makers. having married
three Of them within . period Of
six weeks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
Sixteenth Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana, in and for The Parish ol
ST. Tammany.

By virtue Of an order Of sale from
tho honorable the aforesaid court, and
to me directed. bearing date March 9.
1894, directing me 70 sell the property
herein sequestered, after ave days Cd.
vertisement and according TO law
will proceed 70 sell at public auction
ct the domicile Of the dsfeadAnt near
the town Of Slidell, in the Parish Of st.
Tammany, State Of Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, March -. 1884. between
legal sale hours, the following described
property. to-wit:
One lot of manufactured Bricks,
$500. OOO Bricks, moro OF less, } aid on, 900
(more or less. unbarnt Bricks, situated
on the property lately belonging % the
Slidell Brick and Tile 1anNfactuEing
Company. limited. near 6lijell. H.
Tammany parish, Louisiana
Also, three mules. two wagons, two
carts, one horse, oae lot Of shovels,
tools and picks, and lot Of misesllA-
neous other personal property belong.
ing 70 said defendant
Seized in tho above entitlsd suit.
Terms Of sale. cash.
]. ]. STR0SLE, Sheriff.
Cbriaqton, La, March II, 1894.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
HIGH SCHOOLS FOR THE
COUNTRY PARISHES.

We understand that at the coming
session Of the Legislature Super
intendeut Lafargue will make an
effort to obtain from the State a
sufficient appropriation to enable
him TO establish at least one high
school In each OF the country par
ishes Of the State. Anyone who
has given . thought to the subject
Of public schools will see at once
that this is an eminently practical
idea. At present our public schools
in the country parishes do not I'M
dertake to furnish the opportunity
for sufficient education; they offer
. modicum OF education and not q
full measure. They purport to be
poor peoples schools; good enough
for those who cannot afford the
advantages Of pay schools, whereas
they ought to take a bold stand
that they are IS good schools as
any that money can command. 1t
is the duty Of the State to provide
such schools. The thing is being
done in New Orleans and in Baton
Rouge and at Natchitoches, and we
suppose ut other centres, and if the
State can offer the same advantages
to the less favored sections and
does not do so the State is recreant
to = high trust. We understand
that with the present splendid adj
ministration Of the finances of the
State, the State treasury could cas-
lily respond to this CALI Of Superin.
tendent Lafargue's and we desire
to give hum our hearty support in
his excellent move. With one high
school at the country seat the ines.
Unable boon of . sufficient educa-
ton is held out to every child.
True the pupils from distant parts
Of the parish will have to board
away from home, but experience
demonstrates that this can always
be arranged. Travelling and
host Of other incidental expenses
are saved.-Pointe Coupee Banner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24

Our earnest advice to every far
mer in this parish is to plant . lit
tie cane this year, no matter II it
is only a few rows. Cane will come
out all right in the end. It has been
demonstrated that an acre of sugar
cane gives . clear profit Of from $50
to $50. More than three times the
profit in corn per acre in the North
and West. Northern corn land
costs all the. way from $40 to 500
an acre. Southwest Louisiana land
costs from 81 to $40 an acre. These
are conditions that cannot long ex-
ist.-Abbeville Meridional.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming 70 we'll
known and 90 popular - % need no
.Decial mention. All Who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song Of
praise. Aparer medicine does not ex-
f. and il Is guaranteed to do all that Is
claimed. Eclectic Bitters will cure al
1;seeses of the Liver and Kidneys. will
remove Pimples. Boils. Salt Rheum and
cther a6ectlone caused by impure
1901 will drive Malaria from tho
svstem and prevent - we'll - cure al
IsIsr;a favefs. For curs of haadache,
Con..iDstion and indigestion Try Elec.
tic Ritters. Entire satisfaeeioa gaar-
s .. an money refunded. Price 500.
md 81. 90 per bottle at W. Q. Heiats's
Drug Store.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
L. should &c I'm Every House..

J.B. Wilson, 81 Clay s., Shar ps-
burg. Pa, says he will not be without
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption, Coughs and Colds, that It
cured his wife who was threatened with
Pneumonia after an attack OF LA
Grippe" when various other remed
and several physicians done her NO
good. Robt Baker. of Cooksport Pa,
claims DR.. Kings New Discovery has
done him more good than anything he
ever used for Lung Trouble. Nothing
like it, Try it. Free Trial Bottles ut
W. Q. Heintz's Drug Store. Large bot
ties, soc. and 100.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24

In q printed card Of regulations
for public information issued by
the Wells-Fargo Express company
in the early'5Os the last regulation
read: "This company will not be
responsible for any loss or damage
occasioned by FIRE, the acts Of God,
or of Indians or any other public
enemies OF the government.-N. Y.
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-24
TEXT OF THE SUGAR SCHED-
ULE.

The Democratic members Of the
finance committee have completed
consideration of the tariff bill, and
in it's revised and completed form
|it was submitted to the full COM
mittee, Republicans and Democrats,
last Monday. The most important
change made by the bill is in the
sugar schedule. . change being
made by which an additional duty
Of ! Of one cent per pound is given
on all sugars testing above 90 de-
grees by the polariscopic test or
which are above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color.
The text Of the sugar schedule as
now agreed upon is as follows.
IAN sugars, tank bottoms, syrup OF
cane juice or Of beet juice, melada,
concentrated melada, concrete and
concentrated molasses testing by
the porlariscope not above 80 de-
grees shalt pay . duty of one cent
per pound, and for every additional
degree or fraction Of q degree over
so and not above 90 degrees shown
by the polariscope test shall pay
one one-hundredth of a cent per
pound additional. and above 30
and not above SO degrees for every
additional degree or fraction Of a
degree shown by the porlariscope
shall pay . duty of two one
hundredths Of a cent per pound
additional, and upon all sugars
testing above 80 degrees by the
porlariscope test, or above No. 16
by the Dutch standard in color,
there shall be levied land collected q
duty of ne-eighth Of one cent per
pound in addition to the duty inn
posed npon sugars testing above 90
degrees !; m0lasses testing not above
Sc degrees by the porlariscope
shall pay duty Of two cents per gal
Ion; molasses testing above Sc de-
arees shall pay duty Of four cents
per gallon"
The provisions abrogatiDg the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty are
struck from the revised bill, and a
specific declaration is inserted re-
pealing the reciprocity treaties ne
negotiated under the Mckinley
act.