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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22

Capt. N. G. Williams, who was
pronounced insane at his prelimi-
nary trial, is still in a ravins Con-
dition. We learn that he struck
Mr.. George knight, last Sunday,
but did no damage. He is being
tenderly cared for, aud We hope ne
will soon recover from his unforta-
nate condition.
We are now trying the experiment
Of raisingstraw berries by the barrel.
The barrel is fllleG with rich dirt.
and the plants are set through inch
and a half holes bored at . distance
Of about SIX inches apart from the
bottom to the top Of the bar's:.
and a cavity is made down through
the middle TO water them: II
few weeks ne cxpec: to By ship.
ming berries to New York. Chicago
aud other parts in the North ana
West.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22
Article. XIV,

This Corporation shalt mot be dis
solved tor failure 10 hold an election
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22
MUGNIER BROS.
Crescent Hotel
Vaudeville, La.

IT, weli-knowh select Hotel. froL =
ing on Lake Pontchartrain, noted Tor its
excellent table. be ,utifui garden, with
two pure clear springs OF mineral water,
il now open for the season.
Fine drives through the forest or piny
woods. Splendid bathing. Soft-shs
crabs and all kinds of Ash always on
hand. Daily cowmuni cation with Nex
Orl am. via the East Louisiana Railroad
or steamer New Came!i,. by rail, onl
ans-halt hour :rOr. Alta Springs.
Wlitv for terms
HUGNIEE BROS,
Vaudeville. La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22

Henry Williams shall he the first
President of this Corporation; Richard
Ovelton. the first Vice President: Will
liam Thomas Washington the first Sec
rotary, and Mary Williams the first
Financial Secretary. and Ephraim
Brown the first Treasurer; Alfred
Beaufort. the FIRST Chaplain: Albert
Wilson, the first Grand Marshal. and
Mariah Sardis, Rose Dawridye. Ellen
Wilson, Joseph Waters and Elizabeth,
Washington. with the President and
Vice President, shall he the first Board
Of Directors. and all the above named
officers shall hold their Office until the
last Saturday In December. 1894, ON
which day an election shall be held fol
each of said officers, and Successors
elected, who shall at once take tl,eiI
ONCE and serve until the last Saturgls,
In December. 1895, 1t which time, and
annually thereafter, IN election shall
7; be held and officers elected to serve fol
one year.
Article XIV.
srhs~ CnrnrprnfiOn shall mt l.. NJ,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22

The President, and in his absence
the Vice President, shall preside Rt the
meetings Of this Corporation, 4hd Of
the Board of Directors; in the absence
Of both the President and Vice Presi-
dent, . majority Of the members pres
ent shall forthwith elect . President
pro temp0re, who shall preside ut that
meeting; should any other officer be
absent, the President shall appoint one
pro tenn. In this Charter the word
President shall be understood as mean
ing the acting President.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22
Article VII.

No person shall hold an Office in nor
vote for officers In this Corporation,
who is not a member and twenty lone
years Of age, except rs above provided.
AL persons, of both sexes, minors Is
well as those of age, may by recon-
mendatiol become entitled to all the
other benefits and privileges of this
Corporation, upon paying the dues and
assessments, or II the same shall be
paid for them by another.
IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-22

1t shall be necessary for y majority
of all the members Of this Corporation
to vote in favor thereof, In order to de-
prive any officer of his ONCE herein, in
order to amend or alter this charter.
In order to sell or mortgage the inn
movable property of this corporation.
in order to dissolve this CORPORATION.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

,oioSEL ISoIRsOIL AND His GIlANDIliLD.
paper interviewer. lie does not fail On
treat him with perfect cordialiiy or
90 talk about anything except himself.
II his visitor IL interested In science, ho
will talk about that. or. In history or ~
ligion. h: will talk freely on that sub
ject And be- will manage 10 make
himself very entertaining too. But he
refuses 90 permit, the publication of any
thing that he says unless 10 IL Ia his
own words. verbatim Il literaiim. His
theory IL that no man. however honest
and painstaking. can reproduce exactly
the ideas and language 81 another with
out being u shorthand writer. ~ II
the interviewer cannot write shorthand
Colonel Ingcrsoll will. " he has any.
thing to 80 10 the public In print, ask
for list of questions, dictate his AN
sw,r. to hi. own stenographer and fur
ni.h u copy.
somo % Mr. Ingersoll's intimate
friends, with whom he sometimes talks
about his work. are not - ayorse as he
l. 90 personal DISCLOSURES. IL was very
curious o. learn." said one Of thee
friends, "how he wrote his lectures.
had nm idea that they did not cost him
much effort. 80 ] mustered mp courage
one day and asked him. Learned. much
20 my surprise. that he spent . good
deal IL time on them. He works very
hard 20 get the right word. one that
will not only express his idea, but rive
the proper rhythm to his sentence. Some
paragraph. In his lectures have cost
him many hours of the hardest labor bc-
fore he ~, them into the right shape
There IL nothing unprcparcd ar sponta'
neous In his writings OF public utter
anccs"
While Colonel Ingersoll Il, a. the
world goe-. rich man. he l. known %
rcgarl the millionaire with some pity
" not contempt "a great fortune. he
once said In the writer's presence, 'is
q heavier and more ridiculous losd than
the old man ~ the sea a man hal let
ter h. dead than rich" II Il ~ courSc
easy for Colonel Ingvrsoll TO talk Ia thi,
way. He has plenty of money and doubt
les finds u q great convenience. 'lf be
were to remember" said friend after
hearing his opinion. that $4,000 u
equivalent 90 an income ON a., 600, 600
he would 500 that he. too. belongs 10 the
despissd class u millionaircs.
Colonel lngersoll's household COM
prisos. besides hi wife and her sister
and his two daughters. the husband aud
two children Of one of the daughters.
and two cousins lie l. devoted TO his
bone and family and cares nothing for
society. Tie has q house on Fifth avenue
and summer home ON the Hudson near
Dobbs Ferry. N. w. T.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
spring kns~.l Hobart ,.

When Mr. Robert Bonner was at
Buffalo during the circuit meeting. the
little bay gelding. Robert J. champion
PAGER. 2;02Js. was led out upon the
floor of the harm. lie looked at him
critically and remarked. "a very spcedy
form. but he II bs.lly over In tho kncc-. "
"Yes. repliei Mr. Hamlin; Ibis fore
legs are bent. but N he was born tia,
way I have faith In them. They aro diff.
ferent from legs sprung by oyerwork. T"
The owner Of sunol and Maud y agreed
with the owner Of Fantasy. and now
that Robert holds the pacing record
his faulty legs may become fashionable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

quiyering fic.h from the bones This
may sound like an exaggerated story,
but IL IL given ON ths authority %
Gc raj Mile, the stern old Indian
ng' r to whom the nation 10 indebted
for the tsrlnination ~ Oh. Apache trou'
blcs. lie wa- in command ~ the depart.
ment ~ the Missouri when be- rco"iyod
an order from the secretary ~ war to
go tO Arizona and relieve General
Crook. Milcs' campaign against the
Apachc. lasted about four months and
extended into MoNico lie had very
lively experience with the sayag,-, and
be- came 90 have q supreme contempt
AMI dislike for them. lie found that
they wcro not only cruel 10 men whom
thcy defeated I'm battle, but also to AMI
mails and birds They were In the habit
Of dismcmbcring squirrels and robin.
while the latter were still alive and
even ~ roasting them before slow hro
without fir,t killing them
When GerunimO SURRENDERED. General
Miles made ono condition. and that was
that the Indian chief and his braves
should b. removed from that part of
the country. He did not favor their
transportation 90 Florida particularly
In fact, h. thought that state not
good plaoo for them. inSmuch n they
had alway. been used to mountainous
country. aud the lowland. q Florida.
with their marshes and malafiOus en.
halations. would not. in his Judgment,
prove to L. conducive to the health of
persons burn and rcarod In high lati'
tudcS
During the stay % the Apachos In
Florida they were confined within old
Fort Marion, at - Augustine, and wero
constantly guarded there by United
States soldiers After time they wcrc
transferred to Mount Vernon barracks.
Ina Alabama During the firt year or
two ~ their life ia captivity there Wa.
great mortality among them. but their
health improved ~ they became accli'
mated. and ~ the Mount Vernon lar
racks are on higher ground than l. Fort
Marion they have bocn much healthier
since the removal than they were b"fore
Each family at Mount Vernon Is sup-
piled with frame house furnished with
range. tables. dishes etc. They have
adopted civilized dprss and tO som" eh'
tent habits ~ industry. All arc com.
psllod To hattie unoo week, and some
from choice wash themselves thorough
ly oftenor. GcrUnimo has bcen cho-en
Justice ~ the peace by his fellow pris-
oncrs, and his decisions aro generally
respected and applauded
PHII.IP X. RANKIN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

notion Of what shs meant Every one
looked st her now. ! saw plainly that
shs was busy listening
IL hear Deacon Mscgiilivray's voics
on tho stair. she said
And tho woris wcre scarcely spoken
when q confused shuffiins Of foossteps
was heard In the lobby. The door open.
ed. and In there came tho deacon and his
brother AnguA
"what 10 the meaning O. o thisf
cried tho cast mp dignitary. "A dosen
people have met me and told mo have
bccn dead and buriei fos nve dayk"
"And that I murdered my ain broth.
CT. cried AnguA
"And surely am dead" added ths
deacon. with . laush, for my ain wife
IL feared at me and Wilma even Offer mo
her hand Peggy. woman" he con-
tinued ~ ho went round and took his
wife In his arinA what ails ver'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

mlx lt himself at q coat Of twenty-three
cents for the ave pounds. Very little
s~eet corn 10 raised In thls town, ~ We
have no canning factory. Yellow corn
viii be very good u We have no frost
for The next two weeks. Wehad . frost
the night Of the 36th which did not do
much harm, except 10 the vines on some
low places. One new sll0 being built
thls season. JOHN y. TALBOT.
DtxYiELD.
Now IL q good time TO make drains
wherever needed, a. the ground II In
good condition for such work. Last sea-
sou We made three open drains on our
lntervale, one eighty rods long, four
feet deep, five Vide at the top and two
aud one-half feet at bottom; another
nfty rods long, three feet deep, and sn-
other Of about same length, but not
quite 90 deep. We flnd these drains are
Of much value. We have also Q well
defined system Of undertaking. In view.
Good drainage 10 the best possible
culture. We are now extending the
domain of the moving machine by 10
moving all obstructions. Ia these days
of modern Ideas, of intense thought and
rapid progress the farmer h lmpelled by
necessity To call 10 his use all the
machinery that can be used TO advantage
and economy, and We have but begun,
~ it were. TO adapt ourselves to the
times and rapid change Of conditions.
Crops generally are good, corn, partic-
ularly 80, Data perhaps q two-thlrds
yield, and potatoes cannot tell. The tops
are nov dead from rust. Tn the night
Of the sGth, IN many places thcre MAS .
heavy frost, but very fortunately little
or no damage WAS done.
ErGENE l.. ToRREr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
"FasNcn As SHE Is SPOKE"
NJ. Grs.smith's Humsross shit is ss, LIE
tis EsASgessted.

NJ. Grsssmith's uumsross shit 10 sas liz
tie Esassesssed.
In one of his entertainments Mr.
George Grossmith. the English come.
dian. extracts considerable fun from
"french ~ she IL spoke" by the school
Toy. In . clever skit ON tho French
play that forms part of the inevitable
prirs day programme all the dialogue u
Of the conventional first French course'
order-viz. Have you seen the garden
Of my wife's uncler' "No, but have
found tho pencil Of my fathers sister "
Twas reminded Of this the other day
when calling on friend whose three
small nieccs had Just arrived from
South America The children's native
tongue was Spanish. but evidently q
''arst English course" had been used 10
prepare them for their visit TO this coun.
try, and their quaint high flown phrases
were o constant source Of mirth TO the
household. They invariably prefacssi
each sentence with. 1T IL that"
"Juanits. why haven't you bruahed
your hairf'' said my friend 10 the dark
eyed eldest girl Of about O. 1T is that
I failed TO discovcr my brush. was tho
stately reply. AT that moment tho baby
up stairs set mp piercing yell. where
upon the second child. with hand mp
raised. remarked. wiz infinite solem'
nifty. "Hark. the infant wailsr-Nsw
York Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
a cnllu's IDEA.

lie stood h.siie my knee the While turns1
The pictured page. Of the holy booh.
rtasi In the wisdom of his thr~e brief yeAFs-
True wi~iom-thAt which ever seeks to know
And now his eye. are vide with ~ondsfing;
A ladder set from earth 10 hsassni whsrs-
forei
Th. small brow hhii. then came conclusion
sSift.
Il s~e; ~ angels carry mp the sold
For God ts make the hArps Of" Smiling.
Dismi..~d the childish fAnsS ~ith kiss.
bot rondsrihg. As ponder ever nov
On ail his words. there gross the meaning a.
N darkness grows the star The harps. In
deei.
In heaven are fsshions.i. bat the withdrawal
Il dslved from eAsths DARK brvAst With toil
and palm.
ci..n-sd -tsmpsr-d- may i- with bitisrs.,
Laid at the ladders foot. our part is done.
30 shall the hArrs BE- rssdy. b attunsd
Tor symphonies divins-oh, vise. sweet soal!
Emily Js~ett RoJai In wAshington post
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

sPeoyv. romdn, !" Ne continued, as Nc ,renf
rosnd and tool his utfsta NE ar'as.
During all which tho deaconess wn
I'm q vertigo with nothing In her brain
nxed except the image Of her husband.
received through pair Of staring eyeA
And Johnny Cow didnA tell you"
continued he a. no looked round upon
us all still in amazement
"No" responded tho wifc ~ she b.
gan to recover herself "whst had he
90 telli'
"Just that Angus and had gane
down 10 Blackha' 10 go our brother
Andrew" said be- but 80 now how
10 IL Johnny was half drunk when I
gave him the mc-sAge. and the sixpenoe
had helped to mair drink. and the drink
hal driven him stupid"
"why. deacon. said !. "it has been Q
serious affair. The whole city hes been
In tho belief that you were murdered,
and Angus was suspected OF the decd
Nor IL 10 90 b. wondered at, for even
yet we want explanations F"
"Explanations" replied tho deacon
"what mair do ~ need than Just that
~ wN going mp tho High street ] met
Angus. who came mp 10 ma and said
that he was o changed man. that he
wanted the past 20 b. forgotten. and
that he would give the world 10 b.
friends wi me. I oouldna rcfuss the
ofY.rcd hand of Q brother. and after n
was ~ anxious 30 be friends again ~
he So mayb. our hearts got big. and
there might have bccn something In
bath our zen that belangs mair to won.
en- than men When we werc In this
saft mood, the coach for Galashiels was
ON the very point Of starting. and An.
gus said mat he intended 20 ~ 20
Blackha' 10 buy sheep the next forenoon,
but that II were agreable hs would
take his trip that day. and We might 10
together. have no objections said ],
but we maun send notice 20 our wives
I beckoned Cow. because ] thought j
could trust him. gave him sirpsnce
and got q promise. Next moment We
were On the coach. and, by my troth. ]
never enjoyed jaunt better In my life
Andrvw was delighted TO 80 us friends
again. and maybe there was . sowther
o. kind that gaes mair 10 the heart than
words hut what though the cadie de.
ceivcd Us, didna ~ get, he continued,
~ b. looked into the face ~ the dea.
concss, "didna ye get the salmon that
Angus sent yOu On the day twas killed
tho lSthf'
The secret was all but out What was
wanting wN Afterward asoertainci
The driver had Appropriated the hsh be-
tsuse he saw no ticket of address upon
H. The ticket was found by Hugh
McPhcron And thus was explained n
mystery which occupied the metropolis
Of Scotland nearly . week-in other
words, which are less OF more applica.
BILE to most mysteries. the worsted was
rolled OF. and. behold. the cork!-"Mys-
tcrious Legends u Edinburgh"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
ANTIQUITY or FISHING.
How .As Fsir Ci.op.,rs roeI.d Antesy
With q sslt tt.h.

How sAs Pair Cisop.,rs fcolsd An'"sy
With . s.i, ri.h.
The ART II angling No doubt had IT.
origin In mans necessities Tho earliest
record ~ mankind make- reference 10
tho taking of gsh for food. There arc
fruquent allusion- % u In the Bible
job, Ina tho olde., book u all. say.;
"Canst thou draw out q leviathan with
q hook. OF his tongue with q cord which
thou lettost dOwni Canst thou put Q
book In his nosey' Homer. in the
"Iliad, 4" speaks of fishing In these lines;
A. hsaflng death In the fsllAeiOas halt,
frrtn tie bot angle slhss the lssish weight.
And IL l. rccor'ici in the Odyssey
A. When tie Asslsr. hi. lons ro.i In hand.
ON projecting ruck assumes his stand.
Casts % the hsry fry the bsitsd snare,
Then fiing. the wrissllng captive. In the sir.
The Romans, Greeks and other races
of early days around the Mediterranean
practiced the art % angling. Plutarch
tells u q prank played by the fair Egyp-
tian. Cleopatra. while out fishing with
Antony, "Thcy wagered on their an.
Cling. and her divers did hang n salt hsh
on his hook. which he with feryor drew
mp"
The ruined walls Of Herculaneum and
Pompcii abound in frcscoes of hshsr'
men. All along the track Of history are
found traces Of this gentle recreation,
showing the gradual Improvement nom
the hook Of bone and rude equipment Of
the cave man % the elegant accessories
and belongings of the modern angler
30. Louis Po-t.Dispatch
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
STATE FAIR SCORES ANOTHER
SUCCESS,

The thirty-thlrd state fair Il past and
has left its record. While for good
and sufficient reasons the receipts were
not quite up TO the phenomenal year Of
III. vet In the extent and character Of
lts exhibits, and In the methodic and
judicious handling Of the multlfarioas
running machinery Of the fair from
start 10 inish, it has never been excelled,
and We claim never has been equaicd by
any other occasion of the Kind In all the
East. Il VAS q clean fair, absolutely.
AL fakirs, chance games. tricks, cheats,
gambling schemes and noisy showmen
were ruled out and kept out from the
grounds and their vicinity. President
Jerrard has been determined 10 make
the annual state fair model In all re-
spects, and corresponding with the high
moral standard Of our people at large.
On ,hls platform he has been bound the
state fair should stand or fall, and this
In the face and eyes Of the fact that re
lated meetings In our state have OF late
sought 10 Win success by an opposite
course. That the one falls to meet run
Ming expenses. while the state fair goes
on making money With which TO defrAy
the cost Of its equipments, IL q speaking
commentary on trsnsgrcssors Of our law,
and At the same time . compliment To
the culture and refinement Of the people
of the state.
The weather throughout the week
was In our favor. and nothing but .
shortage Of money among the common
people prevented the financial success
from being ~ great a. the general ex-
hlbltion WAS complete. The receipts
for the several days of the fair ~ re
ported by the treasurer were about
s25, ,Ooo, with some trinlng rcceipts yet
To come In. In addition to the above
there IL 5000 due from the state. This
swells the total receipts for the year 10
something above 5000 more than last
year.
The expenses Of the year will prob
ably be somewhat larger than last
year, on account Of the building OF .
new and quite expensive stable, proyid-
ing posters for several wears, and the
securing Of the Mvrtie Peek Comblna-
tion. which Of Itself IL understood 10 be
quite an item. The outstanding debt
OF the society Was reported at the annual
meeting Ia BE- el5,50O. IL Ia quite SURF
that this can be reduced by between four
aud five thousand dollars.
The total receipts Ia recent years at
the fair have been:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
ANNUAL MEETING STATE SOCIETY.


Although Il Was known that Col.
Jerrard desired 10 be- relieved Of the
cares aud responsibilities Of the position
Of president, no attempt WAS made To
bring forward another candidate, and nj
the annual meeting he Was promptly
reelected. thus indicating the detertnln-
alton Of the life members TO continue
him In Office another year. The meet
Ing Was largely attended and much IN.
terest was manifested. Sec'y q. NJ.
Twitchell and Treas. y. u. Eveleth
were both unanimously reelected for
another term.
The trustees chosen were ~ follows:
Y1r.t Dt.trtcs-Aion,o Libby.
soeosi Dl.tr,ct-li W. iiutrhins.
Thlri Di.trtet-A. J. Libby.
flnh pistrict-w. Z. Marshall
Mr.. Libby IL returned In place Of Mr.
VI. r. Pooler, and Mr.. Marshall MAS
elected To all the vacancy caused by the
death Of Geo. q. Bailey.
Pres. JerrHrd appointed Col. G. IL.
Osgood and II. e. bay, auditors. On
motion Il Was unanimously voted that
the society relieve the secretary OF the
expense OF clerk hire, the sum not to
exceed el0O.
scc'y Twitchell called the attention Of
the life members To the great service
rendered by the press Of New England
In publishing % many Items Of value 10
the society without expense, and urged
q recognition Of the same, stating that
the grand results obtained this year,
both In exhibits aud attendance, would
not have been possible, but for thls
service 90 heartily rendered. On motion
of Hon. II. q. Burlelgh, . vote OF
thanks Was extended TO the press for the
cordial assistance extended the Maine
state society in Its effort to complete an
exhibition which should nttlngly repre-
sent the many industries Of the state,
and promote lts advancement. a CON-
mitiee consisting Of Col. y. w. Dana,
y. II. Briggs aud Col. &. II. Osgood,
Was appointed To draft resolutions on
the death Of Trustee Geo. o. Bailey,
Belfast.
The report Of the treasurer Was 10
ceiyed with applause ~ II Indicated that
this year the recelpts would be close to
the high water mark and Insure . good
alice being wiped out Of the debt, which
IL already far below the cash value of
the property. Adjourned.-Maine
Farmer.