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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

Admiral Benham's Account Of His Little
Brush with Insurgents.

Admiral Benham's Account Of His Little
Brush With Insurgents.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Secretary Her
bert has given out the following cable
dispatch. received from Admiral Ben
ham on Tuesday:
Two American merchant vessels
Saturday were prevented from going
alongside the wharf. Today. u u. M,
sent the Detroit to take position that
would protect vessels going alongside
the wharf and if fired upon to return
the fire. My vessel under way and
cleared for action. After the Detroit
took position, boat from one vessel run
nlng line preparatory to hauling was
hred upon with muskets from insurgent
ship.
Detroit Returned Fire
with one FOUNDER, shot striking under
her bow. Insurgents fired broadside
gun leoward. Later, insurgents fired
brUAIslde gun owe American merchant
vessel. Detroit returned fire with mus
ket%, strlHlI- ln>urgeut sternpost. P. SIS
IN ; by lnsurgrnt, he wa hailed, saving,
If ynu fire az III | VIII return your fire
and if nece,a ~ Will sink you Detroit
anchored to command 10th vessels, one
49, A"iA' - q iii- pttti lFu u
new POSITION near wharf, and tug hav-
rng offered service; grAtuitDusly to dis
rhar&" cargo. InSurEvut lea Ter was no.
tilted Vessels would DIS, harge from
the present ~o>ition, hut thai any determ-
nation was loi -"l-to give Amer
Jean merchant vessel, full protection to
the wharf Ii they desire to go.
Confirmed by Thomp>on.
WASHINGTON. Feb. - Secretary
Gresham has received a dispatch from
Miul>t'r Thompson, at Rio de Janeiro,
continuing the details or Admiral Ben
ham ) encounter with the insurgents.
Approved bv Herbert.
WAsIlNGrON, Feb. Secretary Her.
bert has sent the following dispatch to
Admiral B"Hhln: Further information
Received I.oIn United States minister.
We are satisfied entirely with the pru-
dcnle and Judgment with which you
have Carried ont instructions and pro.
tected American commerce.. Rely upon
you for continued exercise Of wise dis
erection.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

Brazil |, tn" hotled Of "prcvarica-
tors tor amusement only.' 1t has i'll
actual cXl5tcur" an AnaniaS club, and
umu credits Judge Silas ID. Cotfcy of
thc~tHt" supreme bench with til" pres
idcncy. Tn" judge tells a good story
at the expense of John Nancs, mUprir-
tor Of the Nanps boiler works, and a
cousin to Carnegie. the iron king. He
said that one morning while Il party
were camping at the judges cottage
they awUkr to find the thiCkc>t fog Oh
record. NancS was missing. and a
search WIS instituted. He was found
inst unt>idc the door, where he was
cutting out Slices of the fog with a
ccrnknife and spreading it with sorg-
hmm molasSrs for breakfast. Nan"Sd de
nl,s TINS and says he was cutting loos"
thr shadows OF night that had got
caught i'll tn" fog. Brazil 1nd.) Cor.
CINCINNATI Enquirer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

\ Noi minded scion OF III" Ncrdant
Isl" vs. seeking int 'll"~;"I food at
the .ul'Ilc library and could not quite
max" ny lis mind a~ to the particular
lit rary Trp".t he wished to make. IN
biz h">2tI1i II h. waMjrrt,l uv,r to III"
ca" where toe tr"Shv st volumes Of the
l.lrary'S store ar" displayed for the
stimulation OF mental aprctltys. Here
lie saw Il hook whose title satisfied him
that be- had fo1nd just the thing he
wanted. 1t was Micah Clarke, by
DR.. \. Conan Doyle.
Approaching the attendant, he said:
"plra~r Gimme Mickey Clarke, by
Con Doyle. cat of that C~uphOard.'
He got tho book. but the expression
on his face WhC1 he came back with it
10 minutes later proved hat ho had
mistaken the nationality of his hero.
Boston Herald.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

That checrfulness can be cultivated
is we'll illustrated by the story of a lady
and gen tleman who were in a timber
yard, situated by a dirty, foul smelling
river.
The lad, said, How good the pine
boards smell.'
Pine boards!' exclaimed the gentle
man. Just smell this foul r"iver,'
NO, thank yon.' the lady replied.
Il prefer to smell the pine boards. -
Rams Horn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

v~entiUu for discovery Of IA method Of
treating certain disease by a doctor in
Trinidad, but says that "un%fortunat.-
ly" he is debarred from putting it into
practice in his country owing to the
scarcity of these particular diseases
there.
~~- De-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

RESULTED IN REVERSAL,
Appellate Court Refuses to Sustain COM
Viction Of Worlds Fair Directors.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-The appellate court
has reversed TIE order OF Judge Stein,
mad" last summer, timing Director Gen
crdl D~vl, and directors OF the worlds
"% for contempt OF court. The utricilI,
Wcr' Il '"l varioIs sums Iur closing tie
iajr ~: ;}ln,iaN. after al l~3Iuuction re-
-t'o!@ IL, >Ucn action had .crn granted
; Jod%" St,i in. An appeal had been
iGk.t!. fr.2i!tIMs in IA reversal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02
Cermnny's Crown Prince.

Poor little crown prince of Germany!
TIL drastic system of royal German
education has almost killed him. accord
ing to all accounts. He has been soizeu
with f!ts of trembling and n"rvousness.
ana much anxiety is being f"is about him.
1t j. at once gratifying ana pathetic TO
learn thar - Is to h3r,' rs rUuc,l IA
possible" III" ljfa Of a child fer a whole
year This brief statement toi!@ by coH-
trast a ~v"luIno Of ~l.tt sort "f life the
little >"idi"r-s;ul"nt la, %~.I.-Ncw
York Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02

Hair cut from the heads Of dead We
men never proves satisfactory, an exp
lienced hairdresser having no difficult.
IN detecting it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
POPULISrS MD THEIR LEAD
Frs.

The masses of the Populist par
ty, as IT all parties, are honest, but
a singular fatality has attended
them in the choice Of their leaders.
Almost without exception these
leaders have been ounces, red
mouthed anarchists, disreputable
aud playcd-out politicians. or Wild
eyed and half-crazy fanatics. In
nu single case where Populism has
been in control has it brought god
government. III most cases it has
displayed the most disgraccful in
competency, and in some the most
aagrant dishonesty. An utter
absence Of any patriotic purpose, an
easerness to get Office on any terms,
to aaFtsr With anybody for votes.
has characterized the Populist
leaders Of the South. K0lh Of Ala:
bama denouncing the plutoorats
Of the East aud then going right
into the home OF plutocracy to get
money for his campaign is type
OF all the Popuist leaders OF the
South. They have no ann, no pur-
pose, no policy, except to get the
offices and make the most Of them
when they have got them.-Mem-
phis Comnercial-ApPeal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
FOR FREE SUGAR.

Levi p. Morton, ex-Vice Presi-
dent, has been nominated by the
Republicans for Governor Of New
York.
That free sugar is true Republic
can protection doctrine is clearly
shown by the following plank in
the platform adopted by the New
York Republican State convention !;
"We denounce the Federal adj
ministration for surrendering an an
nual revenue Of s., 900, OOO on wool
and imposing burden nearly ten
times greater by levying tax on
sugar, the commonest household
necessity"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
INCOME TAX.

Here are q few figures showing
what some Of the millionaires will be
called on to disgorge: W. ".
Astor leads the list with $4,000
per annum; John. ID. Rockefeller,
1852, 225; the Gould estate, $780,
600; Russell Sage, $4,000, Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, $SO,9GO, W. X.
Vanderbilt, $4,000, John JAG b
Astor, 100000; II. N. Flagler,
$50, 600, F. NJ. Vanderbilt, 49,, 900;
Louis C. Tiffany, $4,000, aud 50
on through the considerable list.
OF course the millionaires feel
that this income tax Il . terrible
oppression, and when We come to
think seriously 1t is. but we some
how cannot help thinking that we
would like to relieve Aston, Sage,
Rockefeller, and the other fellows, Of
their oppression by having their
incomes for = few years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
THE SUGAR STAMPEDE.

The assessment rolls in the sugar
parishes, when compared with the
bounty received by the sugar
planters, we venture to say, will
show tina: in each OF the three years
the bounty has been paid them they
have received nearly as much
bounty per annuln AZ their planta-
ton are assessed for. Take, for
an example, that Of Mr.. Mccall.
We are informed his plantation has
been assessed at $l06.975 and that
his output Of sugar was 5000, 900
pounds. Two cents per pound on
5000, 900 pounds yielded him $780,
600 bounty. From business
point of view this bounty business
has been > clean cut piece of IA,
for the sugar planters every year.
Now. add to the bounty shout four
cents per pound on 5000, OOO
pounds of sugar made BY the i'm.
proved processes used by these
wealthy planters. and it will be seen
tina. an income OF $500, 900 is de.
rived. This would be . pretty
good income on an investment Of
&1O6,975, don't you think p
Baton Rouge Item.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
WITNESS FEES.

The Police Jury Of LafOurche
have adopted the following Eesolu-
tons:
BE it resolved, by the Police Jury
Of Lafourcl'e, in regular meeting as
semble6, that all witnesses sub
penaed on final trials Of criminal
cases il this parish, shall receive
a fee or per diem Of 81 10 tor each
day Of his service as such.
BE it further resolved, That for
each day Of travel necessary for =
witness to reach the parish COurt-
house, said witness shall be paid y
fee or per diem Of (sl.OO); provided
further, chat the foregoing provi-
sion shall not apply to persons
or witnesses residing within fifteen
(l5) niles Of the Parish Court
house; and provided further, that
fifteen { l5) miles shall be consid-
cred and is hereby fixed As con-
shutting q day Of travel
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29

The Congressional election this
fall will be held under the new
election law. which does away with
the returning officers. Three super
visor. will be appointed in each
parish-onc by the Governor, one
by the Clerk of Court and one by
the Police Jury. These supervis-
ors appoint six commissioners al
each polling place, they TO be
chosen from the different political
parties represented. These COM
missiOncrs will make their report
to the supervisors, who in turn
tabulate the vote aud transmit it
to the Secretary Of State. While
the new law come, into service this
fall it will then he impossible to
pass judgment upon its efficiency.
because If the fact that the police
juror. are the appointees Of the
Governor, thps practically giving
the Governor two Supervisors in
eaci, parish. Not until April of
1896 will The police juries be
elected by q direct vote of the
people. aud until after that date
the full force Of the new law can
not he appreciated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
THE WOMEN AND THE TAR
IEF.

In the campaign Of 1892, when
the people SO strongly condemned
the Mckinley act At the polls.
Senator Sherman said that the
shopping women were responsible
for the Republican defeat. There
was much truth in what he said, be-
cause two months after the Nc
Kinley bill was signed by Presi-
dent Harrison, the people began
to feel the burden of increased
prices. Women who went to the
stores to buy flannels for their
children aud articles for the house,
hold were surprised to find that
prices had advanced twenty per
cent, aud their inquiries resulted in
the information that the Mckinley
bill was responsible for the advance.
The women complained to their
husbands, and as the latter had to
pay the bills, they showed their
indignation by voting againsti the
Republican party and its high tar
III.
The women promise to play an
important part In influencing the
result Of the election next No. em-
Der, because the passage u the tariff
bill has already caused . reduction
Of the prices of numerous hous ehold
articles and the necessaries Of life,
and they are quite sure to bring the
matter to the attention of their hus-
bands. who, in turn, will be sure to
vote for more tariff reform, aud
this Is the very thing the Republi.
can party is afraid Of. They have
been afraid Of it from the beginning
Of the tariff discussion in the pres
ent Congress and they fought hard
to delay the passage Of the tariff
bill until after the Congressional
elections. Between now and No
vember the people will get = taste
Of the goodness there is In tariff
reduction anil they will be quick TO
show that they want more of it,
States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29

Editor A. A. Gunby, Of the Mon
roc Bulletin, recently made . trip
through the Northern and Eastern
States. IN bis write up Of the Tip
he gives the following brief sketch
of tue condition Of the corn crop Of
Ohio:
ssFrom Cincinnati we went
through western Ohio, where we
found the poorest corn crops l ever
saw. In fact, the corn cr'ps every
where in the north and vest are .
total failure and barrel Of c0rn-
meal - worth ~ muClsas barrel OF
-four. The South has made god
crop OF corn and our advice to our
farmers is TO bold every ear Of it
until next spring, Corn viii be
higher in February and March than
ever known in. the history pf this
country. Take care Of your corn.
farmers, aud keep the weevils cut
Of it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29

The late Congress transacted
more business for the good Of the
country at large than many people
fail to give it credit for. Repre-
sentative Hail, OF Minnesota. in
summing up the work accomplished
by this Congress says:
1t ha. made all money equally
taxable.
1t has restored confidence in our
currency aud finances.
II has given all our people the
opportunity Ut living cheaper and
better.
1t has shattered the protected
trusts Of McKinleyism.
It has placed the burden of tax
alton upon the rich mans surplus
- we'll ak the poor mans needs.
It has restored the. freedom OF
elections.
IL has placed the transactions Of
the government and its methods Of
accsNnnting upon business basis.
It has greatly reduced the expen.
ditures OF the government.
For one eolid year it has MAIN
tanned an unrelenting fight against
the trusts and non0pOlies whica
protection has created.
cit has fought the good fight,
It has finished the course, it has
kent tile faith.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
Written for the FARMER:
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSI-
NESS.

BY understanding it. No man
succeeds in snything he does noe
understand. 4.
Good work. Never slight your
work. Do it we'll.
BY industry and attention. These
are essential to success.
Be polite. Be courteous. Polite
ness draws. No man likes . cl,url.
Don't have too many irons in
the fire. Some will burn.
Be hopeful. To doubt success
prevents it, because it will dampen
effort.
Consider carefully hut act prompt
~. Time is money.
Be upright. Gods blessing is
on the just. Keep your word.
BE honest and fair one customer
pleased becomes q living adver-
tiser.
Be economical. Shun extrava-
gance, but be not mean or niggardly.
Stinginess is catching and shuts up
purses.
Cultivate acquaintance. Be
friendly. Men prefer to deal will,
those they know. Make friends,
but do not let them drain you.
BE liberal, especially with little
things. Cultivate generosity.
''Give, and it shall he given unto
you" Discreet advertising pays.
BE temperate. Touch not spirits ;
they muddle the brain and ruin
business.
Avoid games ana chances. Run
no risks. II speculation be your
business: l. Buy only what is good
as gold; :, buy when everybody
wants to sell 8, sell when everybody
wants to buy. Moderately insure.
Avoid embarrassing debts; eau
ti0usly credit others.
Then understand your business.
Be diligent, honest and courteous.
Live economically and perseverc.
With these plain rules, il in =
useful business, where it is wanted
there need be no such word as fail.
GEO. r. VICKERS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The Democratic Congressional
Committee are preparing an object
lesson for the voters in the shape
Of card showing the reduction Of
prices Of clothing under the new
tariff act, that cannot fail to strike
the popular fancy. They have
taken, We have been told, samples
of seven different kinds Of cloth
and have attached them to pieces
Of paper. upon which are inscribed
the prices Of the cloth in England,
the duty on each o: them under the
Mckinley act aud under the pres
ent act. and the saving to the con-
sumner effected by the passage of
the new law.
These cards, with the samples Of
cloth and the prices and duties just
mentioned attached to them, will
be furnished to all the Democratic
orators who will speak during the
campaign, and by these orators
they will be thoroughly explained
aud shown about among the people.
Such object lessons as these will OF
a certainty interest the people; for
they show, to take few examples,
q saving to the consumer upon
carriage cloth made OF wool and
cotton Of Sd cents \ yard; upon
union Melton cloth, wool and cot
ton, Of 461 cents q yard; upon
overcoating, wool and cotton, of
81 l6 cents : yard; upon worsted
coatings, all wool, Of 10Y to SOL
cents . yard: upon all wool CASH
mere, Of 25 cents . yard, and upon
worsted dress goods, Of IL cents
. yard. They will show, moreover,
that the operation Of the new law
will save TO the consumers in the
United States OF wooden manufac-
tured goods the tidy sum of more
than $l63, OOO, 600!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
THE SECESSION IN LOUISE
ANA.

The secession OF 1--WE hundred SUI
gar planters from the Louisiana De-
n,ocracy into the Republican camp
because the new tariff takes away
the bounties which the Mckinley
tariff lavisl,ed on them 10 the tune
of $40, OO0, 900 every years. an
object-lesson which every American
should study.
Like all converts, the erstwhile
Democratic planters are now over
jealous for their new love--the Re-
publican party and protection
for sugar. They are now burning
with zeal for aIcknleyis~, hoping
to recover their lost bounties aud
anxions to build up american
industries! Democracy may be
thrice felici.ated upon getting rid
Of these secessionists, AS great an
incubus on it - were the blatant
fire-eaters of 1860 upon the South
ern C onfederacy. The sugar.plant-
ers are apparently trying to induce
the Democratic rice planters to
throw themselves also into the low
ing embrace of Republicans. But
all OF them combined will make but
IN Insignificant fraction Of LOUISE
ana's vote. Now let the Louisiana
cotton and corn planters bolt for a
bounty.
THIS secession shows that il the
Wholesale plundering Of til, people
under tie grise Of protecting"
American industries il ever to cease,
the whole system Of tariff taxation
must 60. Congress never had any
more right to bounty sugar plant
e Ell; than to bounty all the millione
who raise corn, potatoes.,' tobacco,
wheat and ratermcllons m. Y.
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
Honey Island.
September 26, 1894.

OcpGS uUc1 &Os AOS7s
Editor ST.. TAMMANY FARMER:
We are having some very fine cool
weather here now. and everything II
looking fine on the Island. Improve
ments are going on all the time, and
new settlers are coming in.
Mr.. C.. Smith has finished his house
and moved In.
Mr.. X. Smith paid q flying visit to
the Island this week, and spoke Of
moving in.
Mr.. w. b. Linsey Is building fine
addition to his house.
Mr.. John J. Smith Is building . flne
residence near the Pearl River draw
bridge.
Mr.. W. NJ. Smith has made a good
crop Of corn, peas and pumpkins.
Mr.. Henry Landran's family have
been very sick, but fortunately they
are all up now.
We have . very nice little Sunday
School, at Henley SchoolhOuse, con-
Quoted by Messrs. Il. J. Blackwell, z.
Henley, and others. They are also pre-
pariuy to build church at the came
place. May the Lord bless them all.
SUBSCRIBER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
Writton fog shA EAnx9a:
LARGER

Upon opening the damp folds OF
the FARMER the other day, . young
lady held it up and waved It With .
very graceful gesture. and with .
pleasant surprised look laughinyly
exclaimed, Larger"
Indeed" said her listener. ''is
this the iirst time you have noticed
the enlargement Of the FARMEx!"
EYES," she replied, ''and I have
been reading it ever since l can re-
member; but the fact is the FARMER
keeps growing larger and larger so
fast / have s hard time to keep up
with it."
OF course the Editor Of the
FARMER, aud this scribbler, could
we'll afford to look over such an
oversight in one Of its constant
readers, when the acknowledgment
of such Obtuseness was hidden
under such graceful compliment.
Yes, the FARMER is larger to-day
than it has ever been. 1t has .
larger experience, larger view Of
human nature, a larger field of
labor, larger number Of subscrib-
ers, and larger intention Of win
ming standing room on the top rung
Of progressive journalism. 1t has
already won . local habitation and
name, and it goes without saying
that that is more than q great many
others that began under more
suspicious circumstances can say.
Not in spirit Of Boosting is this
mention made, but surely such .
record lie worthy Of note.
II the Editors pocket and purse
would grow charger" in proper
ton to all other engagements, the
Editor could celebrate his next
birthday.
MRS. L. CRARY SADLER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29

The order u Knights Of Pythias
was established in Washington by .
man named Rathb0ne, who was .
New York man, hut came from
Michigan after the war with his
proposed ritual for the knights Of
Pvthiss, the idea Of the order
having been suggested to him by
the play VI Damon aud Pythias"
long before the war. The lodge
that be Get up, With the assistance
az several members Of q singing
club. has grown into thousands u
lodges, with sonething like 500. 600
De1bets.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
Free pills.

send yoar ad.lress to II. E. Bncklen
L Co., Chicago. AMI get free sample
box Of Dr.. Kings New Life Pills A
trial will co:,vinee yon Of their merits.
These pits are easy IN action ani are
particularly effective in the cnre Of
Constipation AMI sick hea laoae. For
MAlari, and ser ts0mLles they have
Lssn proved Invaluable. They are
guaranteed II hs perfectly lsoe from
every delet-rion~ substance and TO be
purely vegetable. They 10 not weaken
BY their action. bat by giving tone to
stomach and boacls greatly invi9orate
the systsm. R~suier size &c. per 5ox.
sold by w. q. as;nts DgaRgist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-29
THE P0PULISTS.

On Tuesday, Sept. Is, the district
convention of the Populist party
me: in Baton Rouge. with seven Of
the thirteen parishes represented.
After going through the usual pre-
li,ninaries, tue name Of Major NJ. r
Wilson, Of st. Landry, was placed
before the convention, and he was
unanimously nominated to make
the race against the Democratic
nominee.
An Executive Committee, con-
sisting Of one delegate from each
parish in the Sixth Congressional
District, was appointed. Mr..
Alex. Rogers was appointed As .
member of the Committee for st
Tainmany Parish