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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01

with tho jury's conclusion who. sol
emnly shaking their heads, thanked
God that the assassin's curse rested
not upon their heads.
The plea Of insanity has been over
worked by the defendants Of murder
ers in this and other civilized lands. It
was dramatically overdone in the Gui-
teau case. The murderer had per
tsct appreciation Of right and wrong.
He had studied law. and fully appre-
cisted the enormity Of his crime. In
passing sentence upon him Judge Cox
said: your career has been 50 extraor-
binary that people may have well
doubled your sanity. but the jury BE-
lieved that at the time Of the act you
underskood the nature Of the oct and
its consequence, and had entire con-
troll of your actionA Your motive was
q uorah desire for self exaltation. You
delibsrstely resolved to do It, you
willed TO do It, and your own deliber-
ate but misguidsd will WAS the sole i'm
pulse 70 the commission Of the deed.
Al th.a mai. sesp !palata1 & sesae pSa'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
WHEN THE SKIPPER SWEARS,
Yoa Can Hear Him at His Best When tho
Coal IL Poor.

Yoa Can Hear Him ut His Best When tho
Coal IL Poor.
Nothing causes the anger of the av-
erage steamship captain to rise SO
quickly as the discovery that he has
been duped by his coal dealer. The
anger and Indignation Of the house
wife when she finds that her coal
dealer has practiced bit of deception
is not to be compared to the fury of the
steamship captain who has been sim
ilarly abused. He fairly snorts with
rage, and if condemnation and invec-
tive could have its effect upon the coal
dealers In general and this one in par
ticular all would soon ornament inches
In the land of the eternal bow-wOws.
It II not that he has been skinned
in the weight that arouses the skip
per's ire. No; he would rather a hum
dred times get four tons for every five
and get good. free burning coal than
to receive the full weight ordered of a
quality of coal that won't make heat
and consequently can't make steam.
The quality of the coal is not discov-
cred until the vessel puts to sea.
If the coal is good and gives the
necessary heat to maintain the full
steam pressure in the boilers, tho
coal dealer and the captain are
friends. If the coal is of an inferior
quality what happeus? The register
refuses to register the steam pressure
necessary to get the best work out of
the engines. The coal burns freely
enough perhaps and the stol<ers are
worked to death feeding the furnaces,
which seem never to get their fill.
The CRATES become clogged. the draft
is impeded and the reduced pressure
becomes even less. The engines throh
uneasily and the speed of the steamer
falls off one-haf. This means that the
voyage will require twice as many
days to complete. There may be per-
ishable merchandise aboard. perhaps
fruit. This was shipped with the usual
time allowance for ripening as ar
ranged on the scheduled running time
of the steamship. But the bad coal
upsets all these nicely timed arrange
ments as well as the equanimity of the
engineer, his corps, the cook, the
steward, the captain and finally the
cabin boy. who had made a date
with his best girl at the end of the line.
Sometimes, If the vessel has not pro-
gressed too far upon her voyage. the
captain returns to port, or, in . fit Of
desperation, determines to keep right
on and take chances.-N. Y. Adver.
tiSer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
THE SILENT CRANK.
A Tyre That the Foreign Critic VIII No
He Able to Understand.

A Type That the Foreign Critic VIII Not
He Able to Understand.
There is one type of American citi-
zen which it is certain no foreign critic
will ever be able to understand. 1t
does not make much difference who
the critic may be, when he confronts
the type Of silent and suffering base
ball crank he will be at sea- It is q
type that is familiar to all the attend
ants at the ball games and to the many
men who are acquainted with the
world of sports. The bowling dervish
sort of crank is known to all men, but
the silent and suffering one usually
battles analysis In the majority OF in.
stances he Is . man Of mature years,
who has secured an important place in
the financial or commercial world. His
passion for baseball is a thing that
passes all understanding. He is on
hand at the games whenever it is pos
sible, hut always takes retiring and
unobtrusive seat where he sits with an
outward air of boredom and indif-
ference. but really suffering from
emotions that are violent and tempestu.
GUS. 1t is only when he grits his teeth,
drives his nails into the palms of his
hands, or suddenly lets out d blood
curdling scream that the spectator
gets any idea of the emotions which
are aroused by the playing. At other
times the tremor Qt his eyelids or the
fierce fashion in which he bites his lips
as he watches the game indicate how
closely he participates in the fortunes
of the home team.
There is one instance of a banker Of
sedate mien. with white mutton-chop
whiskers and SNUG exterior. who,
when spoken to on the question of base.
ball, smiles. shrugs his shoulders, and
refuses to be drawn into a discussion.
Yet at dinner Mt night he is wildly
jubilant or immoderately depressed. &C.
cording to the results of the day s
game. He has not missed a game this
year, except on Tuesdays and Fridays.
when he is compelled to be present at
board meetings. He is only one OF
literally hundreds Of men who are
known to the frequenters of the ball
grounds. and who are wound up in the
national game to degree of absorp.
ton that even the devotees of racing
could not rival.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
DROVE OTHERS HORSES.

Uncle SANS Soldiers Put IN End to "Black
Dnly's" Horse Stealing.
Black Billy" Todd il = most unique
rascal. His speciality has not been in
robbing Of trains and the holding up"
Of stage coaches, but he has followed
the lucrative and satisfying practice of
robbing Texan ranchmen Of horses and
cattle. In fact, BLACK Billy Todd
for fifteen years has been known from
Manzanillo to Guaymas, in lower
Texas, as the most successful horse and
cattle stealer in the Lone Star state.
His plan was to quietly visit the ranch
Of some cattle raiser with three or four
boon companions making up his band.
Then in the darkness Of the night. the
party would round up couple of hum
dred head Of cattle or hundred head
of horses. and by daylight would be
fifty miles away. When a ranchman
owns ten thousand head of horses or
twenty thousand head of cattle the
loss of two hundred head would not be
detected for days. and by that time
BLACK Billy" and his band would be
hundreds of miles away. BLACK
Billy" 1t may be as well to state right
here. got his name because of his
swarthy complexion. He was born ut
vinden. near Springfield, ILL.,. and
like all his pals ran away from home
to be cowboy. He is now a middle
sized man of fifty years or more. whose
close-cropped hair has an iron gray
tinge, and who walks with stoop-
ing shoulders and that queer.
rocking gait which men who
are brought up in the saddle usual
IL have. The reason why BLACK
Billy" along with Sam Chivatito, a
half-breed Indian: Oposarle. or MAN
that-Rides.' another full-blooded
Apache Indian, and ''Mojave Pete"
Groat are doing time" is because all
four made up BLACK Pete's" band Of
horse-thieves. Last March. one dreary
night, the band were encamped \ few
miles from Fort McKavett, Tex. where
the Seventh cavalry Clusters old COM
mand. you know were quartercd.
Billy's band had been doing good busi-
ness in and around Mason. junction
City. San Angelo and Fort Concho, and
st this time had started with band Of
stolen horses and cattle for Kerville,
the nearest railroad town. and which
would give them a chance to ship the
several thousand cattle and horses in
their stolen band east Il say. Billy"
| s.Nojave Pete" Groat is said to have re-
| marked, what's the matter with our
taking along some of the cavalry horses
up at the forta" Not anything" Black
Billy replied. Cavalry horses fetch
gilt-edged prices" The job is hard
one, for the United States cavalry guards
its horses very carefully. But Black
Billy" knew thing or two. In the
night time the horses are lariated, or
tied I, a long rope. which is fastened
to :, p;., o- iron driven firmly into the
| yrou:i1 81 t'.at they can Craze on the
s.ecaianA s.insll grass which grows 80
sas..s in Tsxss A band Of flteep q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
Walton, I know you, voice What

Walton, 1 know you, voice. What
DEVILS work are you after?"
1--WE won't touch hair of your head.
Miss Nina" called Walton, who seemed
to be the leader; 'but we'll make sure
Werner, the engineer. isn't here. Open
the door, or we'll break it in
Nina turned from the window. and
rushed downstairs; but she was too
late. Werner below heard the leaders
words; he had unbarred and flung open
the outer door. A yell of execration
arose from the group of men; but Ia
that instant. before a hand could be
laid upon Werner, Nina had sprung for
ward, and threw herself on the en-
gineer's breast, clinging about his
neck.
..You shall not touch him." she
cried, with eyes ablaze. II love him.
Ted Walton, nursed your wife night
and day last winter; my father Tough,
his way through the snow to pray 10y
her deathbed-you dare not take my
lovers life"
There was . moments dead silence.
Werner had flung his right arm round
the heroic girl who was giving almost
more than her life for his; his left held
the pistol. muzzle downwards, which,
for Nina's sake, he would not use,
since useless bloodshed might only
bring vengeance on her. The men, all
armed, stood irresolute. Walton hall
lowered his pistol: his rugged face
worked convuisively. Nina still facing
him with unflinching gaze. Then q
murmur arose among the men: one said:
..Will he promise to dismiss tho fore
man."
Il make no promises" said Werner,
firmly. ''Nina-stand back" - the
man who had spoken and two OF
three others made threatening move
ment.
II will not" She clung closer "a
him.
Walton" she cried to the leader,
If you have one spark OF manhood IN
you. leave this man to me. l claim his
life from you. II you kill him you
must kill me first!"
Dang it, cried Walton, hoarsely
1--WE nun let un go. mates. It's true
what she says. Icould ha' killed any
other man; but l can't lift my hand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
PHYSICAL BEAUTY.


The Influence sf the Aaehesie Sense ln An
Animal Life.
Every lovely object in organic nature
owes its loveliness direct to sexual Sc
lection. The whole aesthetic sense in
animals had this for its origin Every
spot on the feathery wings Of butter
flies was thus produced; every eye ON
the gorgeous glancing plumage Of the
peacock. The bronze and golden
beetles, the flashing blue Of the dragon
fly. the brilliant colors Of tropical
moths. the lamp Of the glow-worm, the
cleaning light of the FREELY in the
thicket, spring from the same source.
The infinite variety Of crest and gor-
get among the iridescent humming
birds, the glow Of the trogon, the bar
bets among the palm blossoms, the ex-
quisite plumage Of the birds Of para
disc, the ball-and-socket ornament Of
the argus pheasant, the infinite hues
of parrot and macaw. the strange bill
of the gaudy toucan and the Grim
son wattles Of the turkey still tell
one story. The sun birds deck
themselves for their courtship in ruby
and topaz, in chrysoprase and sap
phire. Even the antlers Of deer, the
twisted horns of antelopes, and tho
graceful forms or dappled coats of SO
many other mammals have been devel-
oped in like manner by sexual selec-
tion. The very fish in the sea show
similar results of esthetic preferences.
The butterfly fins of the gurnard and
the courting colors of the stickleback
have but one explanation. ] need not
elaborate this point. Darwin has al-
ready made it familiar TO most Of us.
| Throughout the animal world, almost
every bea autiful hue, almost every
decorative adjunct, is traceable to
the action Of these slower passions.
Animals are pleasing to the eye just in
| proportion to the amount of aesthetic
| selection that their mates have exer-
cised upon them, and they are most
pleasing of all when most sexually
vigorous, especially ut the eliminating g
point of the pairing season
Tennyson's familiar lines gain . new
meaning when we read them thus. rs
| illustrating the persistent thread o.
connection between the aesthetic sense
in man and in animals:
In the spring fuller crimson comes upon the
robins breast:
| In the spring the wantou lapwing gcts Aimses
another crest:
l1 the spring hvclier iris charges ON tn
burntsh'd dove:
u the spring young mans fancy lightly turE
10 thoughts of Iowa.
-Grant Allsa, n Foetnishtly Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
He Took the Chance.

A tall man with wildness in his eye
rushed into an all-night drug store
about three o'clock the other morning
and shouted at the top of his voice:
Lend me fifty cents"
The doing clerk woke up with .
start.
What's that?'' he asked.
Lend me fifty cents"
WHO are your
Lend me fifty cents"
.'Why should I lend you anything?
Get out of here"
do I get it?'
Get what?''
The fifty"
No, you don't get it."
The tall man turned to 60 out. IAN
right" he said pacidcally. Il didn't
suppose would. but You can rover tell
when you're going to run against .
sucker. Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01

agin her lover-an' no man else shall,
neither
Ted was gigantic fellow, and armed
with six-shooter. The men growled
and hesitated.
Come on.' added Walton. I'm not
goin' agin Miss Nina's lover for no man
on earth"
The men looked at each other, At
Ted, at the engineer, and the noble
face of the girl who chung to him-and
yielded. They turned away half sui
lenly. and went of, followed by Ted,
to whom Nina. with trembling lips,
gave a parting THANK you, Ted Wal
ton." and then the door was shut and
barred. and Nina was crouching down
in low chair in the parlor, and Yer.
ner kneeling At her feet, with his face
bowed on her hands, close held In his
clasp. The girl was quivering from
head to foot; now. even through the
ioy Of knowing she had saved life,
came the reaction-the bitter sense OF
shame. She had rather have given her
life; but the man could see only the
sublimity of the sacrifice made to save
human life; he could only bow in
speechless homage before the woman
who had triumphed over woman'a
shame for . strangers sake. What
wonder that, even as she clung to him.
a. he held her close to his breast, all
his heart went out to her, aud now,
kneeling At her feet, he was lover In
truth, as well rs devotee.
81 cannot thank you!" he whis-
pered, at last, brolenly, his head still
bent. NO words could speak = thou
sandth part of what l owe you. Oh!
1t was no shame to you; 1t was glory
and honor-my life was not worth It"
"Hush.' she said, softly. Il did NO
more than duty"
DUTY, You call 1t so-but for
give mel cannot speak," 1t was the
kiss of worshiper to patron saint he
pressed on her hand. and rising, turned
away.
The silence that followed was broken
by a knock At the door, which, this
time. there was no reason to fear. II
was Mr.. Medwyn. OF course, he made
Werner remain the night, having
heard the story of all that had hap
pened. But the engineer insisted on
returning to the works the next day.
Ted Walton. he said, not looking at
Nina, was the ringleader in the whole
affair. and he was changed from IN
enemy into Z friend.
But before he left Werner was lit
tie while with Nina. Perhaps he had
contrived this. and she. for the very
reason which would lead her to avoid
him. could not openly do SO. He crossed
to where she stood and took her hand
and something in the touch. in his
manner. made her hold her breath.
Il can't say good-by to you" he said
in low tone. Last night you made
me in truth what you called me in Z
noble fiction"
Nina's head was bent, the color rose
to her brow, but she left her hand In
his.
LET me see you again" he went on
LET me try to earn the right to giva
you the life you saved. Can I dare u
| ask so much?'
And Nina, with beating heart, whis
pered: Yes"
She gave him the same answer few
| weeks later, but that time she let hin
| take her into his arms and kiss hel
lips as much Is he chose. She was
quite willing to receive the life she
had saved. and to give hers into Derca
Verner's keeping. And she only smile.
when her husband laughingly insists
that she first claimed him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01

-Donizetti was Of . melancholy
temperament and subject to hts OF
mental depression without visible
cause. During the last three years
his melancholia became 90 pronounced
that he was incapable Of giving atten-
tion to his work. He died of paralysis,
after having produced sixty-five noble
operas, many Of which are sttl popu-
lar in Italy and France, but INCA. OF
which are unknown eto EnglsA oad
American ssaiesesA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
A MEXICAN FETE.

Picturesque Costumes. Pretty Women oo0
Dancers Mako . Dazzling Picture.
The Mexican population wear their
native dress-bell-crowned hat, ssrxpe
and pantaloons open in the outer seam
of the legs from the waist, faced with
silk and laced. with tiny bell buttons
on the edges. A few Of these appear
on the streets Of the Mexican portion
of the city to give the Americans q
view of what Mexico was before they
invaded this Eden Of rural happiness.
But in the evening at the baile these
ancient costumes are much in evidence.
The ladies also overhaul their ancient
camphor-wood boxes and bring to light
their beautiful dresses of old, worn by
their ancestors at court and military
balls at the capitals of Los Angeles and
Monterey. Their dresses, of which
there seem to be only . few in exist
ence. are of red, green or yellow silk
or a white lawn skirt over q red flannel
petticoat, q red, blue or green sash de-
pending from the right shoulder, across
the bust to the left waist, where it is
looped with flowers TO match. The
dresses have very short sleeves. The
hair, black as midnight. hangs loosely
and is sometimes braided into coils.
In the forehead is a golden cross,
horseshoe and sometimes = serpent ol
silver-the Aztec emblem.
The cachuca, bolero, jota and other
dances, Spanish figures, are danced,
much to the amusement Of the Ameri-
can visitors The sweet, soft, sensuou.
music is frequently deadened by the
discharge of musketry on the outside
by the patriotic Juarez guards, who
deem it necessary to keep up the din
sll night. Mexicans like . great deal
Of noise. as well as display, and al
these ''independent" celebrations there
is an unusual amount Of both. The
old custom of breaking casqueroni,
over a senor's head is also kept up. A
casqueroni il an egg shell with the
meat blown out and spangles Of cologne
blown in. When . senorita wishes tC
show her admiration for . senior she
smashes one of these over his thick
lGad of hair, or head of thick hair
whichever it may be. This is a COM
pliment and he must ask her hand-or
waist-in the next waltz At the clos
of the ball next morning the officer o.
the day in his flaming uniform make.
a famboyant speech and announce.
that the .'day Of independence" ha.
closed.-Philadelphis Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01

-Teaeher-"Sammy, in the sentence
Il have q book what is the case Of the
pronoun To- Sammy (promptly)-"Nomi-
native case" Teacher-"Next boy. tell
me in what case to put the noun book. =
Next boy (thoughtfully-''BoOk case. "
-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01

The phonograph of Mr.. Koeltzow,
az Berlin, is said to be very much SIM
pier than the Edison phonograph, and
quite - good
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01
m fhe Hot WeaAher

They soon vii: clash. these old-t!me foes.
Callel: cut by weather ickle-
The man whose head Is slightly bald.
Tbe Or wisA net that tickle.
.sWsseinssoa SeeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-01

If a boy il not trained to endure
and to bear trouble he will grow up
. girl. and boy that b girl has all .
girls weakness without any Of hey
regal qualities III ". 0eoohse.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-10
FOndress for An m ala.

From Harprs fou"g re ple.l
 There are numerous anecdotes about noted people who were fond of animals, and we are pretty sure that they were fond of them when they were boys and girls. Daniel Webster loved his calves dearly, and used to get his son Fletcher out of bed before daylight to hold the lantern while he fed the cows. "Fletch- er," he would say, you don't seem to take any interest in this. I like to look into the kind faces of the COWS, and smell their breath" When Choate was his guest he used to rap at the door of his room where he Vas reading, and call to the great jurist, "Oh, come along, Choate; let's go and have look at the pigs" Webster ordered his farm hand to drive the oxen past the library win dows, so that he could tell them good by before he died.
 It was said of Edmund Burke that he had gone crazy, because he went about in his park kissing his cows and horses. The story arose from the fact that a favorite horse belonging to his dead son came up to MT. Burke In the field, laid his head upon his breast, and looked into his face, as if to say, q have lost him too" Overcome, by his memories Burke clasped the neck of the intelli- gent creature and kissed 1t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-10
Jtf-' , .ngular accidents.

The Norwalk News says: Harvey s. Peck went to Osterbank's grocery store on Main street Saturday evening to purchase some herring. He was de- lighted to find that he could obtain ooneless ones and said he would take oox and started for home much elated over his discovc7T. Upon his arrival he was very anA4vds to sample the goods, but was prevailed not to until he next day. When morning came MT. Peck immediately sampled the goods md as quickly had bone lodged in his throat. He immediately began to choke and every means was used to dislodge the bone, but without avail. A pair Of hair crimpers was at last tried and proved. successful in relieving MT. Peck from the stowaway bone. MT. Peck has recovered from the shock.
 The Norwalk Sentinel says: Thurs day evening, while Miss Edith Payne was eating supper, she swallowed a nee- dle, which lodged crosswise in her throat, nearly choking her to death. After some difficulty she succeeded in extricating the little instrument, and 1roceeded with her eating, when she found another needle attached to some white thread Her throat has been very sore since the accident.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-10

idence that Niffer was one thousand years older-than scientists had formerly believed. I am also informed that of the one hundred and twenty-five Baby lonian kings whose names and era are known, eighty were found described on tablets excavated by this American en- terprise The use of glass made in Nif- fer to initiate lapis-lazuli existed 140o B. c. The list Of Babylonian rulers from 2300 B. c. to the fall of Babylon (53S B. O has been made known by this expedition, and now we are able for the first time, to lay solid founda- tion for determining the age of unda- ted tablets from photography. l feel that the enterprise md intelligence of our scholars and philosophical citi- zens in so distant field as Niffer, and the valuable discoveries made of the earliest history of our race deserve more than a passing notlce."