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THE. WEATHER TOMORROW

THERMOMETERS and Barometer
Today.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
~ THE WEATHER MAN.

AT either pole the intensity OF thu
solar heat Is one-fourth greater than 1t
the equator, because at the pole the
sun shines during the whole twenty
four hours.
THE annual rainfall Of Great Britain
equals s.aOO. 900 horse power; OF Ger
many. II, s0O, 900; Of France. 1900. 600;
Of Russia, 77,OOO, 900; Of the United
States, 4s0. 900, 900.
THE opening of the door Of . warm
room In Lspland during the winter
will be instantly followed by minia-
ture snowstorm, the condensed mois'
ture falling In fakes.
In 1854 nearly all the birds OF Europe
were killed by the cold. Wolves en-
tered Vienna and other large cities,
and, driven by hunger. attacked the
people In the streets
THE only knowledge we have Of the
air currents from ten to one hundred
miles above the earth's surface is what
has been gained from watching the
luminous trains left by meteors.
THE cold Of Canada seems to dimin-
ish with an increase Of population.
Between 1928 and 1887 Hudson's bay
was closed an average Of one hundred
and eighty-four Days every year, now
its Ice lasts ono hundred ard seventy
nine days
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
LlFe-sAVINo JACKET.

A EnGMsA lAvsasasa oeSA - Sseoeee
NAny 0oel Hsensa
without implying that many OF the
lifs-belts supplied TO vsssels are not Up
20 the required standard Of buoysncy,
Il 10 evident that considerable draw
backs are attached 70 their use. They
ars liable to dip down the body. and
by thus Increasing the buoyancy OF the
lower limbs 70 assist In drowning the
unhappy wearer by immeEsing his head.
Lie jackets have been invented In the
past, but to every one there were seri-
ous practicable objections-snd where
imitation is necessary 70 secure buoy
ancy It can easily Be seen that such
jackets are not fairly described rs life
saving. seeing that they arc not ready
for any emergency.
Ladders life jacket, which IL Illus.
trated above. 10 the first life Jacket sp-
proved by the London board Of trade,
and Il has slresdy established . meas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

ready learned that Il was one thing q
plead take. take" and another to -
taken.
But papa was not Is well used -
mamma to the cry. He carried the lit
tie one to his improvised study. and
played with her for halt an hour, At
length guiding the toddling steps back
to mamma, with . half-rueful, half
smiling determination rather to en-.
dure on another day = cold or smoky
study than submit to even such pleas
ant Interruptions. But how could he
have resisted?
An indefinite crowding of mental
protests against things as they existed
for him burdened hmm as he again
turned to his work. A hard life for
him and his, with insufficient DON.
veniences-yes. it was bricks without
straw, this thing of being obliged to
divide his attention between his legiti-
mate work and these petty demands.
study at home again.
I'm sure" said Mrs. Wykoff, OPEN
ing his door half hour later. that
papa wouldn't mind just having this
door open between himself and baby.
I've got her tied to tho lounge SO that
she can't bother you. I'm going, dear.
to run over with a morsel Of this GUS
tard to poor old Mrs. Lynch, and Mol
ly's washing the upstairs windows
And when get back must have din
ner ready for the boys-and So"
The CHEEKY, self-forgetting little
woman was out of hearing before she
had finished speaking.
For awhile baby contentedly ratified
the nutmeg crater upon the cullender.
The sunshine beamed kindly into the
small room, the door of which opened
out upon an expanse Of prairie brokoa
by few buildings, but the wind bors
a chill Of advancing autumn, and Kit
tvs hands were blue and cold. Socsa
began again the little coaxing:
"Papa-take."
II can't stand this.'
Mr.. Wykoft sprang mp as the baby
notes pierced his train of thought.
He must shut out the sweet cooling,
must not give way to his impulse to
pet the neglected little one to her and
his hearts content. She was tied safe
Lyle would close the door.
With his first movement he turned
pale, for one moment standing as il
paralyzed-then, with half smothered
cry, darted towards the little one,
prattling in innocence of the terror
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

which had dragged its noxious length
over the low porch, and now within
the door lay coiled for spring.
In the minister's remembrance there
was always a blank over the moments
in which he crossed the room, tore the
child from its fastenings, and. placing
her in her mothers arms, with trem-
bling accents warned the others of
death lurking in the home.
Mrs. Wykoff brought him his gun
and listened until the report told Of
danger passed.
''If / had not come home to study
said her husband, looking into her
eyes
Mr.. Wykoff's experimenting talk
that evening was not written, for no
written words could have borne the
song Of triumphant Thanksgiving
which came unprepared from his lips.
And his few care-burdened hearers
carried away hearts glowing with .
realization of the smallncss Of LIES
trials as compared with the matchless
mercies of an ever-watchful, ever
loving Father.-Sydney Dayre, in N.
Y. Examiner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

urs Of popularity which promises TO
secure for Il in time practically univer-
sal adoption.
It 10 jaclxer comforta BILE to wear, -
the writer can personally vouch, made
Of the best Iriah linen, and provided
With cork ribs, forming part Of tho
main structure Of tho jacket In the
illustration these ribs are In evidence,
and also tho capes, "a tho inventor
styles the four cork floats, which. when
the wearer IL in the water, project out
ward from the body, and assist to make
him buoyant- Even II they were open
It would be practically impossible for
them to como OF in the water, but 70
obviate any chance Of this occurring.
special arrangements are made for
trebly securing them Besides, being
. jacket and not belt, It may be 81.
peoted that sailors and officers will
moro frequently wear them, and b
prepared for emergencies oftener than
they are ct present; for, to some. extent,
naturally. the present life belt Is con-
sldered moro or less a. IN incumbrance.
Special means have also been taken to
make them afford protection from the
weather. hood being provided 70 pro-
tect the head, with q respirstor at.
tached. which will, at least, prevent Q
great influx of water into the mouth
when the wearer IL battling with the
ooas for life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
HER ROSE.

red rose grew In garden fair,
Down by western bay:
red rose breathed In my lady's hair
On the night when went away:
I called and sailed DER the severfng wave.
And rose TO my heart lay nigh.
The nrst sweet gift that my lady gave,
and the last ere said '.good-by."
Obi spring may pass. and the summer oads
And many a bloom be shed.
But love will live till the debt il paid.
And bring her rose home red.
Oh. fate is strong. and the world is wide;
Broken with toll and pain.
came It last on the turning tide
To the home Of my youth again:
No roses grew on the south sea-wail:
And the maiden my heart loved best.
My first. my last, and my al In MI.
Was away In the land OF rest.
Oil spring is past. and hope betrayed.
And the fairest bloom Is shed:
But love will live till the debt Is paid.
And bring her rose home red.
And there is Home. where my darling watts,
Where there is no more sea;
Fair faces throng at the open gates.
And . welcome Is waiting me.
Oh love. come. be It late or soon.
And my promise was NOT In vain:
The rose you gave in that golden June
Shall be yours. when We meet again.
Sad years have passed to the silent shade.
And my dearest hope Is dead.
But love will live till the debt Is paid.
And bring her rose home red.
William Woodward. in Chambers Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

under one single stone, and Jet they
are securely separated by substantial
stone or wooden walls.
Surely Solomon could not have
pointed to better example Of thrift
and industry, for with the ants only
death means failure. Destroy their
houses and villages again aud again.
and Just AZ often they pitch in on the
same drudgery. A group, occurring In
Switzerland and known to uatuTalists
as lasius fuligionosus, make wooden
nests out Of small splinters and chips.
which they cement togethet by . SAIL
val liquid which they are able to ~
crete by partaking Of certain fruits
and herbs.
It Is a well-known fact that some
species like the Amazon ants all mp
their working force by raids and
fornges on the nests Of less powerful
communities. They will pouncs In
compact array on their nsighbors,
steal their pups or immature young
and make slaves ont Of thsm- Az
smong the descendants Of Adam and
Eve, there xre peaceful and civilised
nations and also blood-thirsty barbara
ans. 80 the ants may b divided In
peaceful and warning tribsA The lat
ter are represented by the foragin@
ants of South America. Measrs. Bates
and Belt in their accounts relates some
bad tales Of this species. These anita
are truly carnivorous In their tastes,
and ravage whole districts, their
march being regarded with terror BY
the natives Of Central America. The
Eciton predator will hunt in dense
hordes and march rapidly over terri
tory. A moving phslanx Of this species
viii extend over from four to six
yards, and any unwary insect meeting
with or falling into tho serzied ranks
il soon torn to pieces and devoured.
These also capture pups to raise and
make slaves of. Many sagacious sectA
in tho rescue Of prisoners or In tho pro-
curing prey are told Of this group.
A thorough study Of the ant and ito
habits will reveal some inexplicable in
telligence. Houxean. tho naturalist,
claims that the anita most nearly sp-
proach man in the Arrangement and
general nature Of their social condi-
ton and existence.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Simple Method q Proving the Expansloa
Co1oed by Heat.
It IL . well-known fact that all mat
ter expands under ths action of heat.
To prove 1t In the case Of q metal stick
II tho object OF the experiment hero
illustrated. Pass piece of thick were
"a Knitting needle will do-through .
circular piecs Of cork until tho center
Of the latter comedies with the middle
point Of the wire or needle. At each
side Of the latter. and parallel with tho
axis Of the cork disc, insert two pins
and let their points rest on the bottom
of . reversed tumbler. These will cor
respond to the beam Of q balance. To
render the equilibrium moro stable.
place on each end Of the needle .
cork, the two weighed with IN
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
BUILDING AND SCIENCE
ANTS As ARCHITECTS.

The Building OpeeotSo0o OF tho 1ooooeo
Are Aarveloos - Dimsasasas u TAslR
Constructions Are 0eoaeeslcally Pre-
portsooed-sosial Oddities Hrsvalllng
In . Wsu-Rsgalassd Coloay.
In these days Of Photographic peg.
lection, when the mysterious phenom-
ena Of the deep sea as we'll a. the
strange formations on the moon are
pictured to M with marvellous aocu-
racy, biologists are also enabled 70
view and study tho wonderful under
ground mansions Of the thrifty ants
better than ever before. And the more
photography. with its high reproductive
powers, exposes their dark burrows to
view the moro obvious appears their
sagacity to the scientists. % that In
this respect they seeem to excel al
other species Of animal creation. An
examination of the ant burrows, Of
which tho apartments arc 20 intricate
and yet 20 providently expedient In all
their details. provolfes involuntarily
the question: Whence do these little
hillbuilders derive their architectural
instinct?
w u0t 40 AAAOSt t0U1oIA AVA0 0VO0S WIG
building operations Of the ants IL that
the dimensions Of their constructions
are 40 geometrical proportional. The
smaller tho community the smaller the
nest, and vice versa. Yet . measore.
ment Of the cells and Railways reveals
invariably an exact ratio between tho
large and small habitations. There A,
of course, . wide difference between
the various groups In the mode of con-
struction. In tho location, and In the
material used. Most groups build un-
derground, some, like the white snts,
erect largo hills above ground which
are sometimes from ten to twelve feet
high; others again raise their hsbita-
lions In trees, on walls and houseroofA-
As our cut shows, al tho cells and hall
ways Of the underground constructions
are connected. while some Of the corri-
doris lead outside. It often occurs that
several companies club together In
their building operations, when It Il
found that although each burrow II
complete In itself. yet all have regular
street connections. Then again, sev-
eral species will often build their nests
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
FRESH cURRENciEs.

exRn1zED milk 10 becoming . popu-
lar hot-weather drink In New York
city.
TIM gripmen ON the Broadway cable
road Of New York are paid forty cents
Q trip.
A CAMBRIDGE (Mass.) court has de-
cided that tho delivery Of Ice cream ON
Sunday = work Of necessity and
charity.
A DEIB hunt, with . eomical termina-
tion, was lately witnessed In Meath,
Ireland. The game, being hotly pressed,
plunged into the sen and swan TO IN
ialand Q mile distant.
"'SrEAx-HEArED, - II appears on the
signs Of aats end buildings Of one sort
or another" sid . citizen, Seems just
now almost . opportunity; built win b
all right next winter"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
UNCLE SANS AFFAIRS.

The United States silver three-cent
piece was first coined In 1851.
For every widower who marries .
widow, there are eleven who espouse
maidens-
STATISTICS prove that not less than
three thousand two hundred babies are
born every day on United States coil.
In the United States two hundred and
fifty-five thousand dwelling houses that
are occupied by the owners are built
Avef " yeNP
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
WOMEN WANTED IN PONcA.
An Agent Sent East to Get Two CARLOADS
Of Them.

An Agent Sent East to Get Two Carloe1a
Of Them.
One evening a short time ago it hap
pened that one Of the few available
young women of Ponca in the Chero.
kee strip received an invitation from
seven admirers At the same time to at
tend party on the same evening. Be
ing . sensible girl and heart and fancy
free she decided that it would be poor
policy on Fer part to show any favorit-
ism, 80 she invited each OF the seven
to call 1t her boarding house the night
of the ball Each came, dressed in his
best, prepared to act as escort to her.
When all had assembled in the parlor
she informed them pleasantly that as
she did not wish to appear to slight
any of them she had decided to accom-
pany the one who should draw from
her hand the longest Of the seven
straws which she held. The PROPOSE
ton met with general favor, and the
drawing was proceeded with. The
fortunate winner of the prize accom-
panied the young woman to the party.
and the remaining six young men
sought out quiet room to talk over
the girl famine and seek = remedy
Most Of the night was spent in consid-
ing the many schemes suggested. The
outcome of it all was that it was de-
cided to send trusted agent to New
England to induce some of the surplus
manageable female population OF
that region to come to the new land
of promise.
When this coterie of love-lorn young
men to Id their plans to their friends
they were received with enthusiasm.
and no trouble whatever was expert.
enced in raising the money necessary
to put them into execution. It was
decided to select . man who was an
acknowledged expert on the subject Of
women to make the pilgrimage to the
east, and BY common consent Oscar
Mills was selected for the delicate mis-.
sion.
II am going east" said he to q re-
porter. ''for two car loads of women
for our town. We need 'em, and need
EN- bad. To us this is no laughing
matter. and will venture to say that
no man ever visited Boston on a more
serious mission than that which l am
going on. We are actually in need o.
from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty more women in our town, and I
am authorized to offer inducements
that will bring them there. We won's
give 'em q house and lot to start in. or
anything of that kind. but we will
guarantee them work at good wages
To be candid with you, sir. we are
going after these women with : view
To marrying them after we get better
acquainted with them. / am conf
dent that many of them will have Of.
fers of marriage before they are ten
days in Ponca. ! understand that
many Of the factories in New England
are closed and that il will be q very
easy matter to get q CHOICE lot OF
young women who are willing - come
to the west on such induccsr .nts rs !
am authorized to otter Themes .!s-a'
ingtop Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
RAILROAD SPIKES.

Tax railway system Of the United
States comprises l76, 46l miles Of track.
RAILROAD stock In the United States
aggregates in round numbers $40. $685..
e35, 41Q
TIE receipts Of all railroads for last
year were l,720. Isl ,s74, while the ex-
penses were $s27, 9c1 200.
II requires ,7ss locomotives, 1854
passenger cars and I. o47, SIT freight cars
70 operate tho railroads Of tho country.
DulINa last year sea. 5oo, 81: passen-
gers were carried ON all the railroads
IN Uncle Sans domains and 745, 11o,4s3
tons OF freight Transported
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
LITTLE CURIOUS THINGS.

TIE 0rst oil we'll In America was dis
covered on . small mountain farm In
Wayne county. Ky, in the year 1899.
In the year 1861 . tithe was laid up
on all Wales tongues brought into
Bayonne. they being at that time high
" esteemed - food
INDIAN corn, or maize, never has IN
uneven number Of rows Of grains, be-
cause It has opposite radicals Of growth
from the cob center.
DHLPLAIx2 gives figures TO provs
that the planet earth has supported
90, a., s43. 237, 07s, soo human inhab-
itants since the beginning Of time.
ACCORDING to NJ. Flammarion, the
great astronomer, tho mean tempera-
ture Of Paris for the paAt six years has
been two degrees below the normal
SroNExAsoSs will probably get . bet
ter idea Of the immense size Of the
Great Pyramid when then they learn
that Il consists Of 80. 0ss, 900 cubic feet
In Persia the women Of faxAion paint
black circles around each eye and or
namont the cheeks with figures Of vari-
Gus small animals, bugs, etc.
II Is estimated that New York has
NO less than ten thousand opium smolc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

TN manufacture Of artificial gIanatd
4. now \ Calituenis industry.
Al YET there have been diseovsRe
but two processes for enazneline esse
iron. 4
A rrw and vsluabl naethod o3 ooaei
mo aluminium with other neHAb -
been perfected IN Germany
coxr n better than coal. and char
coal better still for producing inseaA1
heAt. becauss Of the large peseentaoe
Of carbon they contain |
Tzr efficiency Of bobeins for pspesi
ins cotton II now much inersessd d
forming their tubular BODY paEs q
aorruQated sheet metal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

$50 she Tilted you," said the sympa-
thetic friend"
Yes"
Ibid she give any reason7"
'.She did. She said It was because Of
her philanthropic nature; that It was
better to make . great many men hap
py by being engaged to them than to
make one miserable BY marrying him. "
Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
Lively - . Trout

Is the individual who after q long siege finds
himself liberated from the close blockade Of
the enemy, constipation. Many persons Of
bilious habit are troubled with construction
of the bowels. They always find relief, and
that speedily, without gripping or trouble Of
any sort, from Hostettcr's Stomach Bitters,
. remedy also for malaria, dyspeptic, rheu-
matte or kidney affections
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
Not the Girl for HIN.

She-It cannot bo-I am NOT worthy
Of you.
He-Nonsense.
1T Is true. too true"
impossible. You are an angel"
"No, no. You are wrong. am an idle.
silly girl, utterly unfit 10 become your
companion through life"
This Is madness. What sort Of Q
wife do you think I ought to have7-
"A careful. calculating. practical
woman who can live on your small
salary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06
Tho oun slowly burning %.


/ Sir Robert Ball, the astronomer royal
Of Ireland, says that there IL . distinct
limit to mans existence upon this plan
ct, and that the length Of that period
viii b controlled by the Anal exhsus-
ionof the sun. It seems, from his 6g-
urea that the great orb Of day" has
already dissipstsd q least four-Afths
u the energy with which he was orig
snsily endowed, and that without b..
mg reinvigorstsd by some extraordi-
oary process, cannot hold out moro
than lo,ooo. 900 years longer, and posi-
bly, not more than 1000, 900 yesrs The
series Of figures from which he deduces
this startling result may also be Jug
gled around in such . manner a 70
show the age Of our great luminary.
which tho professor has set down ct
1900, 900 years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

equal number Of nails SO that
they will balance each other perfectly.
After rocking little the needle should
then assume . horizontal position. As
soon - 1t Il perfectly still heat ono end
with . match or candle. Tho eye will
not perceive the expansion Of the
ma4el; but that 1t really takes place Is
proven BY tho fact that the equilibrium
II destroyed, owing to the heated side
having become longer than the other,
and thus changing the center Of arsv-
ity o4 the apparatus.-Oncea Week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

Hicks-what an amiable fellow VIII
Nngs is never knew him TO wrangle
with anybody.
Wicks-No. He IL . perfect peace
maker. When another begins to differ
with him he says, in his inimitable
way: why should We quarrel about
this thingr Accept my ideas and I'll
will be smooth and pleasant "-Bostoa
Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

II wish It could b managed" so3d
the man who had been thinking deep
II. 1T would b . magniAcently hu-
name enterprise"
what do you mesnr' asked his
wife.
Il was Just thinking that It would b
. great thing II the explorsrs In polar
regions would send down relief ex-
petition for the benefit Of m people
hero-"-washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

A humpback met . malicious one
eyed nsighbor.
'.Ah," sid the latter, you have your
load on your back early this morning. /"
Yea" responded the humphacl<,
looking intently ct the ons-eyed man.
1T must be rather early. So you
hav0 only got one blind open --Alsx
Sweet, IN Texas ei1tin9A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

He wvua dead broke q me races.
But . Job he managed - get
A drfvcr upon the street cars,
So he follows the hosses get
IN. r. WoQsa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

LETTER carriers may be seen collecting
letters at midnight, but this doesn't explain
why some late males don't arrive till near
Observation-Disclosures Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

Commends to public approval the California
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup Of Figs. It
is pleasant to the taste and by acting gently
on the kidneys, liver and bowels to cleanse
the system efFectuallt, it promotes the
health and comfort Of all who use it, and
with millions it is the best and only remedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

WHENEVER there Il any doubt about .
dogs sanity, an ounce of lead is worth .
pound Of cure.-Tammany Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-06

$50 you feel you eennot marry AinP
"Yes. am fully decided"
''yyhy. don't you like himr'
''Oh. like him we'll enough, bat I
ant get hum to propose. '-Broolklyn
Vie.