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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14

AA0SO w COuAG UdCA 1OT ROOO from your
travels-nearly two years. isn't It?
And Is your father better? When did
you get back? And can you guess
what . wicked girl am, and how mis-
cradle this unhappy secret makes me
1t least. part Of it. for some OF it's hap
py, you know; but l do so want your
advice and sympathy and
Marion-O my dear Kitty, stop. Sit
down and let US talk quietly. l want
sympathy, too.
Kitty (open-eyedl-You! You want
sympathy! l thought you were above
that weakness
Marion-Not . bit l want all you
can give mo
Kitty-Oh. do tell me; but you must
hear me frst-my troubles are more
pressing. I'm in such fix! I've got .
letter from him to say
Marion-Him? Whom?
Kitty (impatiently) - The him, Of
course. There's only one him-at least
there ought TO be only one. That's
just It
Marion-What do you mean?
Kitty-I mean-that-there are two.
Narion-You are engaged to two men
1t once?
Kitty-well. you see-they overlap
for the moment
Marion-You take nv breath away.
Explain!
Kitty-You remember my writing to
tell You about my engagement to an
awfully nice, clever fellow. lawyer,
about eighteen months ago. and how
he had TO 60 to lndia-to take evidence
on commission, they call it, think
few weeks after we were engaged?
Marion-Yes. and you werc to be mar
ried n soon ~ he came back. Hasn't
he come back?
Kitty yes: he's come right
enough. I'm expecting him here now
immediately-aDy-eveTy moment; and
IdoH't cant him!
Marion-Explain! Explain!
Kitty-Lsst summer, went to stay
At MrA Fairlight's place on the Hud-
son. and, Of course, there was lots OF
boating. tennis. picnics and-(hesi-
tates) moonlight walks.
Marion (grsvely)-Oh. my dear Kitty!
Kitty-The situations got to be
faced. l know1'm wicked flirt. and
all that; but oh, Marion, he Is such .
darling, and really, truly want to be
!. his wife.
Marion-Then why weren't you true
to him?
Kitty-Which him? I'm speaking Ut
the-the-well, the new one
Marion-Kittty. you are dreadful
You never can have loved truly, deeply,
seriously. for true love is constant-it
lifts one out Of oncsclf, and
Kitty-Thanks; I've read all that in
novels.
Marion-But you have never felt it
not deeply, I'm sure.
Kitty-You're in love. Marion You
never talked about it like this before.
Who is 1t? Tell me. quick:
Marion latter pause)-I don't feel
that can talk to you - freely - l
could once have done
Kitty-Oh. shall get It out Of you.
You met him abroad. W here was IL?
Who i he, and when were you en-
ragged?
Maricn-We are not engaged
Kitty-Broken on! Oh, Marion, I'm
70 sorry, dear.
Marion-No, not broken OF. He was
engaged before we met
Kitty (whistles) And he fell il love
with you and told You 90?
Mxrion-No
Kitty-Then how do you know that
be cares for you?
Marion-How does ono know these
things, Kitty?
Kitty-I suppose you discovered you
w.re affinities, and gushed about sum
ats and stars and
Marion-No, I'm not given to gush;
neither is he.
Kitty He never told You he loved
Tou?
Marion-No, not in so many words.
Kitty-Well, when shall you see him
again?
Marion-I do not expect ever to see
him again.
Kitty-And you love him very much?
Marion-I could love him very much
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14
\ ssre Test.

Dude-She Is . pretty girl. and she Is
rich Now the question Is. has she got
good sense?
Candid Chnmp-Yo can fiud that ont
very easy. Ask her to marry ron. and
f she accepts tnen ron can safely put
- down = Z 1oel l-Texas 6aftln8a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14
A Gigantic Task.

Physician-Madam.y your husband Is
suffering from severe attack of
nervous prostration. He must have
been laborirg under terrible mental
and physical strain Of late.
Mrs Woodby-For the past four
weeks he has been engaged in ut last
consenting. ut the earnest solicitation
Of his many friends, to permit his name
to be used as candidate for the lexis-
leture-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14

Sadi-Carnot's grandfather, Count La
zare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot, IN to
republican France what Andrew jack
son is supposed to bo to the demo-
cratic partisans of our own land. He
was man of the people. despite his
rank and learning. and was elected to
the national convention OF 17e2 with
ont opposition. In 1893 he was chosen
. member OF tho committee Of public
safety. Subsequently he became war
minister. in which position he displayed
remarkable ability. His last appear
ance rs public man was sensational
and somewhat grotcsque. When Ma
poleon Bonaparte had been given up by
most of his friends, Carnot stuck to his
cause and acted rs minister Of the in
terror during that period Of French
history known as the Hundred Days"
Tho downfall OF Napoleon cut short
Carnot's career Of usefulness He left
his native land and died in exile sew
eral years after the restoration. His
public services then were recognized
by all classes Of society, and In time
French historians spoke Of him as Tho
organizer OF victories" Old Carnot
was q republican from convictions but
he was FrenchmAn above al things.
He would rather serve Napoleon and
see his native land respected than have
the country ruled by weak republicans
In every one Of his public acts he
placed country above party. and In
time became became known all over
Europe as one of the most disinterested
patriots of the revolutionary and re-
construction periods The opponents
II Ferry and dc Freycinet. knowing
the weakness Of their competriots, had
no dimculty in winning the support Of
the populace for their eompromise can
didate. Carnot. the grandfather, was
extolled by the press and the aingers
IN the cafes chantant. ard Sadi-C Carnot.
the grandson, was made president
amid the blowing Of trumpets and the
howlin9s Of the multitudes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14
a MINK.
KITTY TEELAwNEY. q Mink. MARION
HARcoURT, an Angel GEoFFREY
FoRTEsQUE, . Man.
SONIA drawing-room.

lTTY Dumping
up from the pi-
. n o as Miss
Harcourt is an
n o q n ce d. %
nj arion, it is
you. w hat q
relief.
Marion re
Y on expecting
anyone else?
Kitty-YM
and I was afraid
but it's you
and I'm glad.
N-s
Did You get my
last letter? And
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14
POLITICS IN FRANCE.
November q Il the Day Of the
Presidential Election.

Especial Letter.l

Especial Letter.
On the second day of November of
this year the French republic will elect
a new president. This does not mean
that the country will be unsettled for
half year. or even for two or three
months. There will he no torchlight
professions, nor stump speeches. There
will, of course. be considerable wire
pulling and schcming, but the people
will have no part In the excitement.
On election day the two legislative
chambers will meet in joint session.
and the candidate receiving majority
of all votes cast will be declared presi-
dent Of the Frcnch republic for a
period Of seven years.
The Frsaeh National Assembly.
When the two chambers composing
the legislative branch Of the French
government meet together they con.
stitute the national assembly," The
senate consists Of three hundred mem
berr. seventy-five of whom hold Office
for life. The remaining two hundred
and twenty-five are elected by an indi-
rect process. Communes and munich
palities elect what Is termed "elec-
teurs senatoriaux," and the semeet two
months later to choose the senators.
Any citizen of the republic Is eligible
to the senate. provided he has attained
the age OF forty. The lower house. or
chamber of deputies" has Ave hum
dred and thirty-two members, who are
elected by universal suffrage. Any
citizen over twenty-five years of age
can become q deputy. In joint session
the legislative branch OF the govern
ment elects an executive. or president.
whose term of Office, under the consti-
tuition of February 8, 1875. Is seven
years. The president is assisted by q
council of state, consisting of nine
members; and to them is intrustcd the
executive power.
History Of the FreDch Presidsooy.
The first president Of France under
the new dispensation was Louis
Adolphe Theirs. unquestionably the
greatest Frenchman of his time. He
was elected February IL. 1871. but com
pelled to resign in 1878. He was sue
ceeded by Marshal MacMahon. Ma.
poleon's favorite and withal the most
famous soldier of the second empire.
His administration was characterized
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14

even the Panama scandal, which ended
80 many public careers. affected his
standing. Instead Of defending tho
boodlers, he attacked them boldly, al
though many of them had been his
friends for years. Then came his me-
gotiations with Russia and the report
of the Franco-Russian alliance. and
popular enthusiasm knew no bounds.
But the presidents greatest strength
lies in the hold he has on the bour-
geoisie, the powerful middle class Of
France. whose representatives honor
him on account Of the simplicity and
purity Of his home life. Taking all
these points together. it Is not unsafe
to predict that President Carnot viii
be his own successor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-14
some Candidates Of lnauenes.

Some Candidates Of Influence.
Some Paris journals pretend to be-
lieve that the president will not be .
candidate for reelection. Should there
be any truth In this statement, NJ
Casimir-Perier would, in AL probabili-
ty, be his successor. This brilliant and
pyrotechnic statesman Is 1t present 1t
the head of the ministry. He is an elo-
ouent speaker and consummate lead
or Of men. With . strong devotion to
republican institutions he unites .
penchant for traditional etiquette.
His strength is said to be due to per-
sonal magnetism, and some Paris jour
nails have gone 30 far as to compare lis
individuality with that of the late
James G. Blaine. His influence has At
different times been sought by ennis
saries Of the Bourbon claimants and
leaders of the radical party. He has
declined to treat with either faction,
however. There is no doubt that had
he listened to TIE overtures made to
him during the Panama scandal period
and thrown his influence with royal
lists or socialists, he would now be .
duke under . Bourbon king or tho
president of . socialistic republic. But
devotion to true progress and liberty
proved stronger than love of place or
power, and enabled him to assist
President Csrnot to pilot the republic
safely through the most dangerous
period of its history.
nnvk u>r.>n Apn Pl>nfafnl
Should neither Carnot nor Casimir-
Perier secure the presidency. NJ. Du-
puy, the late prime minister. would
have an excellent chance to win the
office. Dupuy Is not popular man,
but he enjoys tho respect Of his col
leagues and the people. Opposition to
him would come from the clerical par
ty, whose ascendency he has never
neglected to antagonize In and out Of
the chamber. Among other possible
candidates for the presidency are NJ.
Henri Brisson. NJ. Challemel-Lacour,
president Of the senate: NJ Constans,
NJ. Raynal and NJ. Cavaignac. They
sre, without exception, strong and
able men, in whose hands republican
institutions would be safe. Neverthe-
less, for the sake OF peace In Europe, II
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-04-07
CHILDREN OF NATURE.


Recollectlons Of the Wild Life by an Edu-
Gated Sioux Indian.
Our wanderings from place to place
afforded us many pleasant experiences.
as well as many hardships and misfor-
tunes. We had several narrow escapes
from death There were times of
plenty and times of scarcity. There
were seasons of happiness and seasons
of sadness. In savage life the early
spring is the most trying time, and
almost all the famines occurred at this
period of the year.
The Indians are patient and CLAN
nish people; their love for one another
is stronger than that of any civilized
people / know. If this were not 80, I
believe there would have been tribes
of cannibals among them. White people
have been known to kill and eat their
companions in preference to starving.
but Indians-never! In times of famine
the adults often denied themselves .
last as long as possible for the chill
dren. who were not able to bear hunger
as well as the old. As people they
can go without food much longer than
any other nation.
once passed through one of these
hard springs when we had nothing to
eat for several days. well remember
the six small birds which constituted
the breakfast for six families one
morning; and then we had no dinner
or supper to follow it What relief
that was to me-although had only a
small wing of a small bird for my
share! Soon after this we came to q
region where buffaloes were plenty,
and we soon forgot all the suffering
we had just gone through.
Such was the Indians wild life!
When game was plenty and the sun
shone gracioualy upon them they for
got the bitter experiences of the win
ter before. Little preparation was
made for the future. They are chill
dren of nature and occasionally she
whips them with the lashes of expert
ence; yet they are forgetful and care
less Much Of their. suffering might
have been prevented by little calcu-
lation. During the summer, when ma
ture was at her best and provided
abundantly for the savage. 1t seemed
to me that no life was happier than hisl
Food was free-lodging free-every-
thing free! All were alike rich in the
summer; and. again all were alike poor
in the winter and early spring. Their
diseases were fewer. and were not %
destructive Is now, and the Indians
health was generally good,-St. Niche
La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-04-07

For generations it has been the Gus
tom to mix the batter for buckwheat
cakes with yeast or emptyings, retain.
ing portion of the batter left over
from one morning to raise the cakes
for the following day.
Ifkept too warm, or not used prompt
". this batter becomes excessively sour
and Objectionable. Buckwheat cakes
raised by this means are more often
sour or heavy than light and sweet. II
eaten daily they distress the stomach
and cause skin eruptions and itching.
Instead Of the old-fashioned way we
have been making buckwheat cakes
this winter with Royal Baking Powder.
mixing the batter fresh daily, and find
the result wonderfully satisfactory.
They are uniformly light and sweet,
more palatable and wholesome, and
can be eaten continuously without the
slightest digestive inconvenience. Be-
sides they are mixed and baked in .
moment, requiring no time to rise.
Following is the receipt used:
Two cups of pure buckwheat flour
mot prepared" or nixed); one cup Of
wheat -four, two tablespoons of Royal
Baking Powder and one-half teaspoon
full of salt, all sifted well together.
Mix with milk into thin batter and
bake at once on hot griddle. Once
properly tested from this receipt, no
other buckwheat will find its way to
your table.-Domestic Cookery.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-04-07

Algy counting the cost)-Do you
sr-always take a chaperon along when
you go to the theater? :.
Miss De Pink My, no! never, unless
/ 90 with man Two seats viii b
plenty.-N. Y. Weekly.
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FIRST BELLE-eThen both Herr Schulze
and Herr Lehman had made her an Offer
of marriage-which was the lucky mani"
Second Ditto-ssHerr Schulze-Herr Leh-
mann married her. "-Oberlander Bote.
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sIedge Dogs In Northwestern Canada.

sledge Dogs In N0rtnW0stern Canooas
Six. or eight dogs are used on each
sledge. They are fed only once in
twenty-four hours and that is in the
morning before the start is made and
after the dogs are in harness. At that
time about four pounds of frozen fish
are given to them. Everything must
be in readiness for the start and the
men must look to it that they are at
hand to jump on the sledges, for at the
very instant the last morsel of fish
disappears the dogs are off at break
neck speed. Strange as it may seem,
the drivers do not dare to feed the
dogs unless they are in harness Other
wise they would scatter and nothing
more would be seen of them. They
are driven with one long rein attached
to the leader. A whip with very
short handle and very long lash Is
used to urge them on, though in most
cases they need no urging, for they
seem to feel that the faster they go the
quicker they will come to the post,
where food and warmth and lazy life
await them They travel often as far
as ninety miles day. -Buffalo Courier.
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baSSeC
"Oh, yes, suppose So All attrac-
tive women get married. Women in
the country follow the fashions great
deal nowadays, don't they? I mean,
If they are clever enough. I suppose
they copy the pictures they see. and
follow the directions of the maya
zines"
This woman takes q magazine; l
have often seen it." interposed Mrs.
Basset
'Oh. does she?' exclaimed the
troubled little woman. snow, then,
do you know il she wears bell skirts or
circular skirts?" She bent over upon
the edge of the ironing board, her chin
in her hand. while her clouded gaze
followed now the gliding iron and was
now raised to the face of the farmers
wife. Maybe she wears the umbrella
skirt; I always detest it. An umbrella
never was anything but ugly. I'd hate
to think of tho ungraceful thing dang.
ling around me. Does she call it that?
she asked, anxiously. ''They are cut
like this" and with her slender fingers
she drew an imaginary figure sugges.
tive OF a cone in shape, cutting out its
apex carefully. st works like charm,
is plain and smooth at the waist, but
the bottom is perfectly beautiful--is
very full and stands away out like this.
a genius made that patternl Docs she
wear that kind of skirt?"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-24
A Future Wheat Era.

The world will probab bly, have swung
round its annual circuit of vastness
thirty or forty times before the era of
which we now speak shall have set in;
but the time will come when the peo-
pie of the United States will be COM
PEELED to import as many millions of
bushels of wheat as they now export
in order TO supply the wants Of their
teeming millions, says Montreal
Trade Bulletin" At the present
ratio of increase in the population of
the United States that country will
have stopped exporting wheat within
the next thirty or forty years, owing
to it's augmented food requirements,
and the wants of the United Kingdom
will likewise have shown tremendous
increase as well as those of Germany
and probably France within the same
period. 1t would not be at all surpris-
ing If great future war arose out
of rivalry etween the great wheat con-
Stunning nations, in their anxiety to Sc
cure the great outside wheat resources
of Asia, Africa and South America,
and in view of the great food question
of the future England would be the
veriest madcap to dream of ever relin-
gushing her hold on Egypt, as that
country is her only safe road to India,
which is destined to become the great
est wheat producing country in the
world. Hindostan as a grower of
wheat in the future will be worth more
to England than ''all the wealth of
Ormuz or of Ind" has been to her in
the past.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-24
Two Battle Creek Women Killed.

A horrible railroad crossing accident
happened at Battle Creek. Michigan
Central express No. IL struck a car
rage containing two ladies at the
Tomkins street crossing, two blocks
west of the depot. Both women were
killed. Mrs. Charles Richfield's death
was instantaneous, her skull being
broken. Mrs. j. Frank McCuen, was
thrown violently to the ground and
was terribly injured. Her back and
shoulders were broken and both arms
aud one leg bruised. Both were
married and resided in Battle Creek.
Mrs. Riclfeld was A years old and
leaves husband and four children
Mrs. McCuen leaves husband.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-24
Michigan work,ngmcn Idle.

The report of the factory inspection
by the state labor bureau shows that
2,0G6 factories were inspected between
Sept. /, 1893, and Feb. /, 1894. OF
these 377, comprising many of the
most important, were closed alto
gethcr, LIT running full time, 572 on
part time. In the 2,066 factories,
1872 men are laid off. This is more
than 43 per cent of the whole number
reported employed when the factories
are running full caSacity. Besides
this loss there has been an average re-
duction of $40 per cent in wages in
the factories visited. During the five
months there has been Il loss to labor,
in a,OGG factories inspected, Of u grand
total of 1000 working days of 10
hours each, in addition to the above
cut in wages.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-24

We say, now, # DR.. Kilmer has done
nothing else to make his name immor-
tai, the discovery of this one great
remedy alone has given him reputa-
ton that will continue as long as the
world stands Dr. Edward Jenner
died in 1923, but his discovery of vac
cination still exists throughout the
civilized universe: DR.. William Thomas
Green Morton has long been dead,
and yet he lives to-day through his
wonderful discovery of anicsthetics,
and long after our distinguished DIR.
Kilmer has passed from earth his name
will be familiar as the discoverer of
swamp Root, the greatest remedy of
this nineteenth century.
1t has become an axiom that the
man is benefactor who succeeds in
making two blades of grass grow
where only one has grown before, then
what shall we say of the man who is
able to increase the average duration
of human life? This, we freely con-
cede, has been accomplished by S.
Andral Kilmer, M. d., through the dis
covery of his famous remedy, Swamp
Root and we say it without fear of
successful contradiction. Its wonder
full cures and its power over the Kid
neys has done and is doing more to in
crease the average duration of human
life than all physicians and medicines
known
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-24

tor of mankind-the great physician,
labors on modestly in his grand work
of saving life and relieving pain and
distress, and is content to do without
biographers, and leaves his praise to
be sung by the grateful patients he
has cured. What grander, nobler or
holier career can there be than that of
ministering 20 the sick and suffering?
TO say that DR.. Kilmer is the lead
ing physician to-day, among the many
sliillful men in the medical profession,
is true if man S success and achieve
ments are counted in the scale. For
over forty years he has devoted his
life and talents-of which nature has
most richly endowed him-to the study
of disease and its successful treatment.
During that time he has personally
examined, prescribed for and success
fully treated nearly half million pa
tients, in addition to those who are
now under his professional care at his
magnificent Sanitarium which he has
recently establis he'd for the benefit of
such cases as require his personal
supervision.
In the early days of his practice and
later on DIR. Kilmer found the same
old difficulty confronting him that
had baffied every physician from the
days of Galen to the present time
there was no known specific for kid
ney disease, which is so prevalent, and