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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
sumner when she was . gal, fer all I

q sumner when she was . gal, fer all l
know, but I don't jis' recomcmber
when that was. She'll hef to think
back . good ways If she recomembers
it herself. But. leavin' out bone an
sinner, an a pooty sharp nose, Mandy
Jane don't cut much of a figger now
adays. She's consid able sot In her
ways, though. an when she has sump-
in on her mind that she's goin'ter do
she's goin'ter do 1t or things'n rumble.
Sam Brace he took Sallie to the
picnic an was there with my hoot-
owls gizzard all ready. Sallie kit
tened consida' BILE to Sam, an st made
me squirm to see her, l tell ye, but
says to myself: All right, my lady" I
says But wait till the hoot-owl sings
to ye- says Bimeby I says to Sam
an Sallie:
"Come over an I'll treat ye,' says
Come git some lemonade,' says
'An' they come along, an l bought
the lemonade, an when Sallie wasn't
lookin' I tumbled the owls gizzard
love powder inter her glass
'Oh!' she says. 'Yonder's Mandy
Jane Penstockv she says. Mandy
must have . treat, toov she says.
$50 she calls Mandy Jane over, an
l orders glass fer her. Now see what
what Sallie done She hands the glass
that had the owls gizzard in It over to
Mandy Jane herself, an fore ] could
stop her, Mandy Jane had gulped it
down, love powder an all! You're
sure ye hain't color blind, Cap?"
Positive"
'Nor nigh-sighted?"
mot bit"
"Ye don't see no more colors on the
lan'scape, yet, than ye'd maturity
'spect orto be there, do YEP"
No"
''An' the dust hain't actin in . way
that mowt fool We into thinkin' it was
only hurricane a-comin'?'
"ItIl 60 hAlR with Sam Brazee if it
ever gifts safe fer me to 60 back to the
Hook ag'in! Soon rs l see Mandy
Jane gulp that lemonade an owls giz-
xard give one cold shake an started
fer home to pack my trunk. This was
only Yesterday. When came out ag'in
there was Mandy Jane.
ASA says she, 'arter all these
years. says she, an to think that
you'm to be the one,' says she III
be ready Tomorrow says she, an me
an you'll go to the squire's. To-mor-
row 1t half-past nine" says she.
Say, Cap! tumbled back in the
house an slammed the door an went
upstairs an hid under the bed. Early
this mornin' I crawled out an snuck
outen the house an jist laid myself
out an dug fer liberty. As raised
the hill l turned an looked back.
There was Mandy Jane comm on my
trail like the woods aflre! She's comm
yit! She's only stopped fer wind. Has
she hove in sight yit?"
mot yet"
Then I'll take to the woods an
mebbe won't see no t'backer for .
month, Cap. unless You gimme that
plug o. your'n; an when Mandy Jane
ketches up with ye If yen only jist
tell her"
But l hadn't time to wait to hear
what l was to tell Mandy Jane and
drove on toward Barley Run Cross
ForkA-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
CURIOUS STORM PHENOMENA


How Birds Are Stripped a.A frees Rs.t -
Among the most astonishing effects
Of whirlwinds must be reckoned the
well-supported facts that, on their ces-
sation, birds exposed to them have
been found stripped of their feathers,
and people with every shred Of cloth
ing torn from them. These effects
can not possibly be ascribed to the
wind. The force necessary would have
sufficed to transport the objects away
bodily.
Numerous similar occurrences were
observed in France in the tornadoes
which prevailed there three years ago,
and these were gradually brought un-
der investigation. Over the whole re-
giou affected, trees were found rent in
, manner which could not possibly
have resulted from the wind. These
were, first, oaks split down the cen.
ter for length Of twenty to twenty.
Ave feet; second, poplars and beeches,
for lengths Of from six to twelve feet.
were shivered into sticks Of uniform
thickness flor example, . beech tree,
sixteen inches diameter, was split into
more than five hundred sticks . cent?
meter thick, two centimeters broad
and three and one-half centimeters
long); third. hrs and other resinous
trees had their stems cut clean through,
leaving almost even surfaces
These phenomena. and others Of
kindred nature, can be ascTibed only TO
electricity. How else could we explain
the case of two casks stsndin9 along
side each other, one Of which, the
filed one, was completely destroyed
(exploded). while the other, the empty
one. remained uninjured7-N. Y. Ad-
veytiser. at
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
he black numbering infidels! Al, ri,

The black numbering inftdels! Al, n
all"
It was not safe for nom -Moslems te
attend those performances up to 70
Gently, and 1t is not safe for Turk OF
any other Sumiste to be present al
them even to-day, for there was no tell
ing whether the fanatical frenzy OF
this throng, wrought up to the highest
pitch, might not break out at any time
against the descendants of the men
who had slain their idol. Hussein,
and Il must be remembered that All
Is held by the Persians as great a
prophet, or greater, than Mohommed
himself.
The street professions on the tenth
Of Moharrcm are even more awful and
repellant. and these are held not in
Persia alone, but In all other countries
and cities where Persians and other
Skeeitcs are numerically strong, In
Constantinople. in Cairo, in Alexandria,
in Damascus, in Tiflis, in Baku. in
Candahar, Cabul and elsewhere. They
have a uniform character. They usual.
" start from a mosque which bears
the name Of the two martyrs or in
which some relic attributed to them is
preserved. In the procession are blue
and white robed molkahs. dervishes
and hadjees (pilgrims). and these in
tone all the length of the way q sor.
rowful hymn in praise Of the martyrs,
bearing torches all the while, for the
procession always occurs at night.
Then follow guardians Of the mosque,
fanatics Of some fraternity or another,
and police and soldiers ON horscbacl,
who take care the way is kept open by
slashing right and left with clubs OF
sabers.
But the most exciting section Of the
whole procession is that made up Of the
falkirs and Of those others who volun.
tarily portray the sufferings and
wounds Of the two martyrs. These
men, rendered frantic by hasheesh and
for the time almost incapable Of feel
ing pain, inflict the most horrible in.
juries and mutilations on themselves,
right in the face Of the awe-struc..
crowds that are lining the way. They
walk-or reel rather-in = sort Of lock.
step, grasping each other by their
tunics or other garments, while with
the right hand they cut and slash each
other with their curved daggers. burn
themselves with torches, enlarge their
wounds with their fingers, and accom-
pany all this with q frightful hymn OF
praise, screeched or beloved ut the top
Of their voices. Some Of these fanatics
run about with the upper parts of their
bodies perfectly naked, the perspira.
tion rolling OF of them, while they ap-
ply necessarily the terrible whip Of
rhinoceros hide to their bare flesh,
fetching nvid wclts at every blow.
Over all and everything floats the aw.
full chorus Of this wailing song and
the deafening roll Of drum, tom-tom
and gong. Many Of them open vein.
on neck or arms, purposely or accident
ally, and bleed to death.
The Christian fanaticism Of the mid
die ages, must confess. the wander
ings and self-mutilation Of the Flagel.
lants and the sects who deemed It glory
to God to torture and kill themselves,
had always been rather runintelligible to
me. confess. understood 1t after see
Ing similar scenes in the orient even ot
this lato day.
WOLT Won SCHIERBRANn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
OPEN TO ENGAGEMENT.

A Horrible Example of the Effects oi
Mister" said the greasy wayfarer
at the back door. plaintively. "can't
you do somethin' fur . pore man?"
MY friend" :" replied the man of the
house, Il am q poor man myself"
Il don't s'pose you know what it il
to 60 all over the country huntin'
workT'
No"
The trouble with me-" said the
pilgrim, wiping his perspiring brow
with the remains of what had once
been = handkerchief. ''is nervsa
can't do heavy work. If you was to
ask me to hoe In the garden to pay fur
my breakfus' l couldn't do it. won't
deceive you, mister. / Just couldn't do
it. But I'm willin' to do light work. ]
won't stand back fur no man alive
when 1t comes to light work. An it
you've got any easy Job that can do
comfortable like, 80 - to stimulate
my appetite 'thout weak'nin' my
nerves"
II have told you, my friend, inter.
rupted the man of the house, that
am poor man. l sympathize with
you, but I am not able to do anything
to help you, and l certainly don't
know of any light work you could do.
am lecturer and make only = bare
living"
Would you mind tellin' me what
you lecture about?"
mo. The subject of the lecture
am delivering this season is The In
dustrial Crisis"
Mister" said the caller, eagerly,
don't you want . feller to travel with
You rs horrible example of the
effects of idleness?"- Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
Made Il Worse.

Mrs De Bride was entertaining call
er& After they left she remarked to
her husband:
Il hope they didn't see my walking
shoes lying there; they would think
me very untidy IL they did"
''Oh. if they saw them. they probably
thought they were mime, answered her
husband. in a consoling tone. And she
hasnt spoken to him since.-Ilctroit
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
Whas CssIA 10 Il.

To wound , mans pride haA often
been found to b the most dan1erous
thing one can do. Tho feeling Of the
greater part of humanity is represented
by the reply of Gascon officer to
Charles VII. who asked If anything
could detach him from the kings
service. mo. sire-not even the otter
Of three kingdoms like yours; but, ~,
sire zone single a6ront" Youtb's
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
Our Araeoo@oM.

Miss Snobberly (who hes Just writes
. letter}-Ms, b . onee-eent stamp
enough for this letter.
Old Ar1 Snobberly (proudlye ePut On
. two-eent stamp. my daughter. a peo-
pie win say that the Snohberlys are not
people Of the right stamp.-Texas Sift-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15

"You cant sell one Of those signs in
there" said the jeweler to the agent
who had some mottoes. This Is my
1busy day."
"Why not?" asked the agent.
Because the man in that store
doean't advertise. Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
Yes. sir; i've dollars!'


How the hum Of . bee viii make IA
jump and run! Yet we need not be
disturbed, for not all bees can sting;
SOME bees sxe perfectly harmless But
II they are harmless, they are not -
useful, for il has been discovered that
the honey Of the stingless bee Il not ~
sweet or ~ wholesome as that Of the
atin0inr beA.-OutlOOk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15

Nurse-Sure, ma am. the twins hsva
been making fuss all day. ma'am.
; MrA Olive Branch--Whst about?
Nurse-It's because they can't have .
birthday apicec. like the Smith chill.
slren next door. They think they hare
beon heated-lnaianapolio Jous1al
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
DiRersns Visions.

Mrs Carson--Thc cmancipated won.
m is u woman who secs things rs they
are.
MIR. sX,,lseS-IcS: and she drives lcr
husband ~ aec:ng things d0uble.- =
pcsx.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
Appropraats Caisorn.

Wife in fashionable 'store)-I won
der why all these salesladies are dressed
IN black?
Husband sapposs because business
= deoaJudeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
AN INDISPENSABLE ADJUNCT.
TAs Necessity - Usang Salt With - Hssa
We HDt,


TAs Necessity e Usans Salt visA ~ Tsss
We Raa.
The question il often raised to what
extent We should make use Of salt with
our food
In all ordinary cases, st least, the
matter may be left to the individual
appetite. Any slight excess Of salt il
easily cared for by the system, while .
craving for . small amount with the
food Is perfectly normal, and under NO
circumstances harmful.
Indeed. although we take at al times
more salt ~ seasoning than is ALSO
solutely needed in the body, sueh II the
necessity Of its presence that food pre-
sidezed nutritious.
Common salt-sodium chloFide-is,
perhaps, on the whole, one Of the most
important inorganic substances IN the
body; 30 important in fact, thstit can
be said that there are no tissues os
fluids in the body in which II docs not
occur. The average human body con-
tains from eight to ten ounceA
The part which salt plays In the hu-
man economy is in dissolving much Of
the nutrition which b supplied 10 the
body, and facilitating its shsoFption
and distribution to the Tissues.
The connection between the actioD
Of salt and that Of the various Tissues
and fluids II 60 intimate, IN other
words, the presence Of salt = % neees-
sary to the vitality Of the various parts
Of the body, that life would soon coms
to IN end IL It were withdrawn entirely.
A substance - which 20 much in1u.
enee Is ascribed might naturally b
supposed to have some virtue - : Medi.
cine. Such virtue has st different times
been attributed to II by some suthogi.
ties *fgsv
For example. 1t was supposed, sincs
the acid in the gastric juice was found
to be derived from sodium chloride,
that the additioa Of . grsaaer. supply
Of common salt would be Of benefit in
cases Of indigestion due to : weakened
state Of the gastric juice. But expert
ment showed that IN increased supply
Of salt taken with the food WAS elimi.
mated from the system, instead Of being
used to form the desired digestive acid.
On the whole, then, we may regard
salt - IN indispensable adjunct 70
food, but mot - . substance possessing
any peculiar medicinal propertie&-
Vast
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15

The first book TO have its leaves
nunbercd Was Esops Fables, printed
b. Caxton in 1AsA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

To cure face pimples eschew v0y
salt, rich or greasy food, and take .
dose of magnesia occasionally. Also
with diluted cologne water.
Chilli Sauce-Uncooked:. Twelve
tomatoes, four onions, four ripe peppers
and two green peppers; chop all very
fine; add one ounce ground cinnamon,
one-fourth ounce white mustered seed,
one-half cup brown sugar and good
clover vinegar sufficient TO moisten.
Good. try it-Farm, Field and Fireside.
-Beets: A delicious way Of serving
beets is to boil tender and alp the
skins OF in the usual way, slice thinly
and pour over them . dressing made -
follows: Place . cupful Of vinegar to
boil; add two tablespoonfuls Of sugar;
. lump Of butter: salt and pepper:
when It boils add . teaspoonful Of Hour
w.t in . little milk: let il boil mp once;
p<ur over the beets and serve hot
Ohio Farmer.
-Scalloped Fish: Any cold fish, ono
egg. milk, one large blade Of psundcd
mace, one tablespoonful of anehovy o.
walnut sauce, pepper and salt to taste,
breadcrumbs and butter. Pick the Ash
carefully from the bones, and moisten
with milk and egg; add the oEher in
gradients, and place in . deep dish Or
scallop shells; spread over with bread
crumbs, butter the top, and brown be-
fore tho fire; when quite hot, SERVE
Farm, Field and Ffreside.
81 D.A A~A
ounces Of butter and three tablespoons
of -four into . saucepan. Moisten with
three pints Of water and one quart Of
milk. Add one good bunch Of asparagus.
Make . bouquet Of four branches Of
well-washed parsley, one Of soup cell
cry, with one blade of bay leaf and ons
sprig Of thyme in the center. Tie
closely together. boil thoroughly. and
strain through = sieve. Return e. the
kettle, stir one tablespoon Of Aoux and
. small piece Of butter into the aoup.
and serve with asparagus tops or erour
tonA-Housekeeper.
"A luncheon dainty that makes .
very pretty company entree 3 called
Dresden baskets. Stamp ont some
medium-si1ed rounds Of bread about
half IN iach thick, with cutter, and
very carefully make . little hollow
not . hole-in the center Of each; dip
them into milk, then brush over with
beaten egg, sprinkle thickly with Ane
crumbs, and fry In boiling fat until
evenly Drowned; drain on paper and
fill with lobster prepared according 70
the directions given below; Il n .
pretty thing to have . little piece Of
the feeler form the. handles Of the
baskets. For the filling cut up somc
pieces Of lobster into small dice; put
them into . saucepan with q gill Of
thick white sauce; add . lump Of bat
ter, few drops Of lemon juice, and
season with cayenne, salt and nutmeg.
Simmer gently for . quarter Of N hour.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-15
COMMERCIAL VALUE OF CATS.
Usefulness Of the Fellnes ON Board Ship
ut Sea.

ot Se0s
NJ do not think that it is generally
known, said resident of Philadelphia.
-eceutly, that cats have a peculiar COM
nercial Importance in certain lines of
trade. In certain parts of the country
marine insurance does not cover dam
age done to the cargo by the depreda-
lions of rats, but if the owner of the
:ago thus damaged can prove that the
ship was not furnished with cat he
IAN recover compensation from the
owner of the ship Then, again. ship
that is found under certain circum-
stances without living creature ON
board is considered derelict, and &C
.ording to certain conditions is for
teitcd. 1t has not unfrequently oc-
cured, after all the crew have been
lost, or the ship otherwise abandoned,
that live canary, domestic fowl, but
most frequently a cat, being found on
board, has saved the vessel from being
condemned as derelict, Consequently
ship owners, considering the cats pro-
verbal tenacity of life, as we'll as its
presence being a bar to claims of dam.
age by rats, always take care not to
send ship to sea without having q cat
on board. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Measuring . Millionth Of . Degree.
Prof. Langley, of the Smithsonian in
stitution has brought his bolometer to
state of high perfection. This in
strument. in theory extremely simple,
is q fine wire, through which electricity
is kept flowing. The resistance of the
wire varies with the temperature, and
hence the strength of the current also
varies. BY measuring the current
therefore the temperature of the wire
can bc ascertained. As is well known,
Prof. Langley has explored the invis-
lille regions of the solar spectrum with
this device, proving by it that in them,
IS well rs in the luminous portions,
6ne absorption lines exist. In this and
other fields it has easily taken . place
as one of the most valuable of existing
instruments. In the latest and most
delicate form the wire is l-5O0-inch
wide and Is, ,0O0-inch thick, and diff
ference Of temperature amounting to
III, ,Ooo. 900 degree centigrade can be
perceived.-De:roit Free Press.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
MUCH FOR CHARITY.
Mrs. Olivia Phelps Attcrbury's VIII
Filed To-day.

The will of the late Mrs. Olivia Phelps
A~tterbury. who died March 30 last, was
filed for probate to-day. Mrs. Atterbury
was the wife Of benjamin n. Atterbury
and daughter of the late Arson G.
Phelps.
Mrs. Atterbury's estate Is valued at
$751; 900 on real estate and s65. 900 personal
property. The will Is dated May 81. 1878.
Under Its provisions $4,000 is to be held
In trust for her husband.
After several charitable requests the
remainder of the estate Is to be divided
equally among her four children, Olivia
+. A. Van Hensalaer, Boudinot G.. After
bury, of Pekin, China: Arson Phelps At,
terbury and Melissa ID. Atterbury.
The charitable requests are, 1900 to
the American Bible Society, for the dis
tribution of bibles in the Italian Ian
guage. In New York: 5000 to American
Missionary Society to educate
colored people as missionaries to
Africa; 5000 to American Commits
sicners of Foreign Missions, to
Missionaries to China;
5000 to Board of Foreign Missions of
Presbyterian Church for propagating
the Gospel in Mexico; 1900 to New
York City Mission and Tract Society
to distribute tracts in the Italian lam
guage; 5000 Woman's Union Mission
AIRY Society.
The codicil gives Il 1000 to the Board
OF Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian
Church.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
TO URGE TARIFF ACTION.

The meeting Mt the Cooper Union to-
night ought to speak with no uncertain
voice. The delay of the Senate In acting
on the tarir question IL the cause OF
great injury to the business interests Of
the whole country and OF much suffering
among the people. The Democratic
Senator's ut Washington are responsible
for that delay. There Is no evading the
issue. II the Democrats were honest
and determined to act, their majority.
small as II Ia. would enable them to
drive the Tariff bin through the Senate
forthwith.
The voice OF the great commercial
metropolis now comes to back the
significant Democratic success in the
Third Ohio Congressional Dis riot, which
has Just declared for the Wilson bill
against the Mckinley law by n majority
OF nearly two thousand. reversing n
Mckinley majority OF eight hundred
cast last November.
Let New York now speak so strongly
and Enthusiastically on the subject that
its own representatives in the United
States Senate will hear and be com
PEELED to heed It's voice.
The evening world., 1894-05-03
NEW DODGE TO GET MONEY.
This Gnmin Lets People Step on
His

A amir .ive street Arab lay face down
ward on the sidewalk In front OF a -Four
teenth street .place OF amusement last
night. His eye was glued to a perfora-
ton In the cover OF Il coal-hole. and his
arms were extended at right angles to
his body. He seemed to be looking for a
lost diamond or some other valuable. 1t
was Just at the time when people were
leaving tho hall, ana in the GROVE the
little. ncwsboy was hardly noticed.
Suddenly he uttered a howl OF agony
and jumped to his feet. Some one had
urchin went through a series OF contor-
tions accompanied by howls OF a Sioux
indian nature. Tears coursed down his
unwdshed checks. and the sympathies of
the spectators were aroused.
the cause OF his pain was a stout man.
and he came down hard on the gamin's
fingers. The man looked foolish and
MAJ Y Of the ladies glared Indignantly at
MIN and called him "A clumsy brute under
their breaths.
The man led the boy to the curhstone
and sympathized with him. The boy ex-
planned that he was looking for n dime
that he had lost down the grating and
told n regulation hard-luck story. A
quarter itopped his yells and the fat man
hurried away.
As som ~ he left the boy wlnked i'm
pressively AZ a lot OF other boys and hur-
led m e-ound the corner to another
theatre. which was not yet out. and where
another convenient coal-hole decoratcs
The sidewalk.
Amt he fly. that sykesey?" said one
newsboy to another. That's 81 cents
walk or, his hands. He's a dandy crier
at tat"
The evening world., 1894-05-03
ADNER WANTS HIS RIGHTS.
Wants No Justice to Dictate 10 Him
About Ills Habits.

When Policeman Schwartz, Of the
EldridGc street station. arrairned
Christian Adner, siXty-two years old
who says he has no home. before Jus
'ice Koch, in the Essex Market Police
Court, to-day, Adn"r shouted that h
was "A citizen, and that he had some
rights that ought to he respected.
You have rights. but YOU have no
righ; to cot drunk and violate the law"
said Justice Koch.
well it'H uohoay'S husincsa " | 10
ret drunk, Sril ,hc old man. and then
lonkin" Mt The Court he continued,
WIN, what's the mater with you. You
are nos God Alm!~hty, and YOU cannot
dictate 10 me what is right and what is
not"
Perhaps not REL Ned Justice Koch.
"hH; can prevent We" from ioinirr
CoNc"'s army for n period OF six
months. You n" holl for tina pcr,oi
in default ~ 81 ,rOi la.l."
,hnt rS9HSr%d thrS, TGi,,",2"n to take
IKE - trooper,