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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
FEMININE FASHIONS.


Notes Of Interest to women Who Y0a10W
the Styles.
So vigorous has been the protest in
almost all directions against running
the shoulder-seams down on to the
arms, that designers have ut last COM
promised by making . special sleeve
top shirred close to the arm and put.
ting on the fullness below this and
above the elbows This section forms
an epaulet-shaped top to the sleeve
and is outlined by band Of passemen-
tcris or other garniture. This meets
with approval. because IL furnishes .
reasonable pretext for another strip Of
trimming ON the sleeve, which has
heretofore been quite plain. simply be.
cause there seemed to be NO other way
to manage it.
A novelty costume is made Of coffee
brown silk. The skirt is darinG, and
on either side where the side and front
breadths meet there il . deep under
box-plait. This is made Of the same
material, and is faced with . darker
shade Of the goods. There il . bodice
of black satin with an extravagsntly.
elaborate trimming of iridescent paase-
menterie. This bodice extends slightly
over the hips in . point back and front
and comes up just above the bust.
Straps Of the trimming cross over the
shoulders, and similar bands are placed
below the epaulet-shaped section. ~
described. which forms the tops of the
sleeveA Below this are very large
pufFs. and from the elbows down the
sleeves are plain. Long lapels Of passe-
menterie fall from the edge Of the
bodice over the side seams of the skirt.
There is black satin collar with bit
e passcmenterie that makes IN appro-
pirate completion to IN extremely
stylish dress
The apron idea in skirts is increas-
ing. An imported dress Of lustrous
silk has the front breadth slightly
draped, after the fashion of'a score Of
years aga Down one side and across
the front is . very elaborate garniturs
in embroidery aud applique Of velvet
Tic very low cUrssge has the sides
covered with applique ending in
point st the waist-linc. Across the top
Of the corsage is = ruching made OF
DlaIlGu CHIuOu 8ou vCiNCt AOSCSs AOOV0
this the neck is filed in with chiffon.
The sleeves are of chiffon, and are
Irawn up at the front nearly to the
shoulders, slightly exposing the arms.
At the tops, where the draping ends.
are very large clusters of roses and
foliage.
A ne~ waist is of taffeta. in change
able rose and light green The waist 10
shirrcd in At the belt and slightly full
at the top There is a very wide
turned-over collar Of broczde, a belt
and large loops of the same, and ex.
tren.ely long and wide sash ends fall
ing down either side of the front on
the skirt.
A handsome costume for q young
lady is made of very close accordion
plated nuns yelling in = light shade
of tau The skirt is perfectly plain;
the waist has three wide box-plaits-
one down the middle of the front. the
others from the shoulder aeams To- ,ine
belt. An embroidered yoke extends
under these plaits- The puned sleeses
have deep cuffs Of embroidery; . aash
Of wide ribbon. with loops and very
.onF ends. is wOsD wita this dssaA--
n. Y. I6deeI.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
The Patient Fish.

First Fish-How are you getting
along?
Second Fish-No luck At all. The
man at the end of that line is a chump,
or else hc's as full as goat
First Eish-What's the trouble?
Second Fish, took the bait OF his
hook an hour ago, and I've been wait
ing ever since for him to put some more
on.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
ELEPHANT P0aclaars.

According to the news received in
London. the government of Ceylon has
recently put in operation some strin-
gent laws against poaching by ele-
phant hunters Henceforth anyone
caught sneaking OF with an elephant
will be vigorously dealt with unless
provided with a government permit.
One can understand . poachcr getting
away with = pheasant or with few
rabbits. which at . pinch can be con-
cealed under coat; but the widest
fight Of imagination refuses to pic
ture n game-thief in the act of surrep
titiously bagging . bull elephant
DemoreSt's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

in tho Rocky
Crock regions.
Old man Nat
Hugely has took
and went to
preachin. You
maybe mouRht
not see anything
particlars strange
and pecurious
about that but
the great won
ment amongst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
(soase Min GDue Better.

Country Father-When l was youi
age got up with the lark.
Gifted Son (home ON a visitl--Oh,
that's nothing. father! Us fellows IN
the city generally lseep the lark up ai'
ui0ht.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
A HOPELESS CASE.


fhe Struggle to Bag Lord and What BE-
came Of IL.
MY daughter" said Mrs. de Billion
to her cross-eyed, pancake-faced, but
-dOllared pride aud hope,
II have beer q little worried of late
for fear that you have not exerted
yourself to make an impression upon
his lordship rs wished you to do"
II assure you. I have done every
thing, mamma, but it is hopeless"
"Iave you intimated the-ahcm!-
extent of our prospective dot?'
Yes. and even stretched it half .
million, but it was no GO"
You assured him that your ances-
try was Of noble origin, although =
few of the intermediate links in the
paternal chain picked rags"
Il told him all. sparing him the rag
episode. however"
''But that's where We got the dust,
darling. Don't forget that. Did you
give him 4 sample Of your French and
HOttentot, and run through your Var
sar repertoire of cocktailian accom-
plishments?"
Indeed. did: but he yawned over
the whole matter. 1t was exasperat-
ing"
We'll. 1 should say So DO you al
ways prefer to sit out the waltzes?"
"Invariably, but evidently that game
has been worked on him before"
Have you tried struggling in the
surf and calling for succor when he's
ON shorc?-
"Yes; but soon found that he
wasn't one"
Il declare, matters are getting des-
perate. Have you encouraged him
mildly in any of his small vices?'
'Ilc doesn't seem to have any,"
And adOred his virtucs?'
Hes got even less of Them
''lIasn't he any fads or weaknesses?"
None. save getting into debt"
''lIas he the science Of getting out
again"
II judge not. by the money y-loaners'
agents that are following him up"
"Ah. it is our only salvation. Buy
up the money-losners; then we shall
own him body and soul. No more
scheming, no more lying awake nights,
no more subterfuge. Well simply buy
up the mortgages and foreclose. un-
less of course. he is wise enough to-
err
GLORIOUS. All. who says that money
doesn't rule the world?'-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
Proved Hls Courage.

what makes you think you are
qualified to become q baseball umpire?
Are you brave? Have You ever put
down . riot?"
NO. but have acted IS judge at
baby show. Town Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Nodd--I don't believe my son viii!
ever earn his own living.
Todd-That's not his fault.
Nodd-Why isn't it?
TodG-Didn't you say he was . grad.
uate Of q business college?-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
Cpueceasarv.

He-And will promise that l will
let yo2 have your own way in every.
.hicg
She-Oh. l don't require that!
He-You don't?
SEe-I mean the promise. Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Mr.. Upton across the air shaftel
wish you folks wouldn't make so much
noise: you're keeping our baby awake.
Mr.. Forthflohr (blandly)-Oh! we are.
arc we? Well. Just ask your baby how
he likes It himself.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Don't you End it rather lonely
herea' asked Cholly, with nobody to
talk tor
Yes she replied, with a vacant
look into space. land it's getting
worse every minute. c."-Washington
star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
AaYell.

.'Oh," she said, '.your conduct is
enongh to make IN angel weep"
Il don't see yon shedding any tears. :"
he retoeted. and his tact save4 tAe
day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
oENEvA's GREAT FOUNTAIN.
Il Stands at the Entrance Of Its Port and
10 Three Hundred Feet High.

It Stands ut the Entrancs Of Its Port and
10 Three Hundred Feet High.
The fountain that the municipality
of Geneva, Switzerland, has recently
established at the entrance OF the port
of that city is certainly the largest
fountain that exists upon the surface
Of the globe, since it is no less than
three hundred feet in height. 1t may
be seen from . great distance. in clear
weather. detaching itself like great
white sail Tapping through the effect
of the wind
The city Of .,eneva possess q most
complete distribution of water under
pressure, the motive power for which
is obtained from an artificial fall es-
tablished upon the Rhone at the point
of the lake. The water for domestic
purposes and for the running of GER
tain motors is raised to the height Of
two hundred and fifteen feet above
tn. level Of the lake. For the
distribution of motive force it is raised
to height of four hundred and sixty
feet. The reservoir is an open air one,
and is situated upon the top of Bessin-
gers, at distance Of three miles from
the turbine building. A very ingenious
regulator. invented by Mr.. Turrettini,
assures the uniformity of pressure in
the piping.
The length Of the first pipe line is
about forty miles and that of the Sec
ond about sixty. 1t is with this latter
that the fountain conduit is connected.
The latter is set in play only on Sun
days. 1t is sometimes set in operation
also on week days, in the evening. In
stead of a single jet of great height.
several are then utilized that do not
rise SO high. Powerful electric light
projectors, placed in . structure near
by. brightly illuminate them with their
rays of varied colors, which transform
them into a luminous fountain of the
most beautiful aspect t-BostOn Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

We make 4 great mistake in regard
ing the Russians as allied in character
to European civilization: they are es-
sentially Asiatics. and lack the power
Of initiative that alone insures prog
rcss- Such Is the main thought ex-
pressed by Eberhard krauss, the edi-
tor of NOrd and Sud. Breslau. Ger
many. Neither in literature or in art,
he thinks, have the Russians the
creative. sclf-impelling power. They
receive occasionally an impulse
from the west, which passes of
and leaves them Is barren as before.
Besides, SO we are assured, civilization
moves in very limited circles in Rus
sia. The nobility. amply recompensed
for the liberation Of the serfs, squan-
dered their millions in Europe and
learned something of western thought.
The bourgeoisic in the large cities come
iuto contact with Europeans through
western artisans. teachers and mer-
chants. Nut the majority Of Russians
remain in utter darkness. despite the
periodical efforts of their rulers to
raise them to the level OF their western
ncighbors.-St. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
Stacks and stacks Of nay.

julie Majors has branched OF into the
hay business this year. and he IS raisin
stacks and stacks Of it. lie planted corn
and cotton In the spring Of the year, but
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
tivc.boru farmers of thi. "a

try iorm .s pc. ut of it p sp,lat;rn;
fss..srs Vt aI.':en BIRTH nu;-~er I:s
p~r cent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
The Deseo. and the Elder.


. good saddle horse and it would take
you three days Of hard ridin to find two
men that think they have got as much
religion as Deacon Joiner and Elder
Newton make out like they have got.
To hear the Deacon talk and the Elder
shout you would think they ought to
take wings right now and fly away from
this vain ahd feeting world.
And yet the Deacon and the Elder
have been mad and at outs for years and
years. It takes their level blamdest
to speak whom they meet in the big
road. No longer than last Sunday some
body called on Deacon Joiner 10 lead in
prayer, and whereas the Elder left the
church in high huff and poked of down
to the spring. Aud the last time they
had meetin over to Bark Log. Deacon
Joiner got his back up and wouldn't 60
in tho house, because Elder Newton WAS
runnin Of the prayer meetin. As TO the
Deacon. he aint even willin for Moth
odist preacher to come around oncst .
year and preach in the Baptist church.
The Deacon is Baptist; he is-a reglar
natural-born. blame fool Eaptist--and
Elder Newton is down with the same
disease. oaly, il anything, little more
serious case Of it. l reckon they have
both got little smat.erin Of religion
/ hope they have at any rstes-but they
haven't got any sense to speak OF, and
sense is the mainsst thing in all the re-
las'ons Of life. A man can have dts
without any sense, you understand. but
it takes sense to have religion OF the
right sort. or anything else that is worth
tho haYin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

-Tvxas has the greatest numLer q
wOrainN oxen, Ss.ssA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS.
Short Stories and Sketches From
BackwOOds Life.
4 Call to Preach That Came 'sr00 Trs-
HaeMdius Suddsnt"-DeacOo Joiner aud
Elder Newtom-.A Lawyer Who Gets
There Somehow or Other-Jalo
Nabors Ralsos Hay-Ea.
millar Quotations.
Copyright, 1895. J

VOpyrisht, ISSo.l
Durin the past week tho most tro-
mendius big excitement you ever heard
tell Of perhaps has been goin on around
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

tho people is OWN to tho fact that old
man Nat was born and bred and brung
up - shoutin Methodist, and he 10
now preachin forth the word accordin
to the doctrines Of the Seventh Day Ad.
Yenturcrl.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02
Familiar Quotations.

Blew Scroggins-The mainest thing
that makes . man poor and keeps him
poor is that four-cornered thing back
there in the dininroom what he pokes
his feet under threc times day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

John Andrew Milligan-A long face
amt no sign Of religion. and it aint the
longest prayer that goes the furthest
either in this world or the next.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Andy Lucas-Thc meanest human
bein in this world is man, but woman
is monstrous jealous thing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Bunk Weathcrford = Wbensomev yer
you heare . politicuss talkin 80 ever
lastin much about the pore, down-trod
farmer. right then you can bet your
side whiskers and your Sunday boots he
is greasin the seat Of his breeches in
the hopes Of slidin into soft place.
Will Tom Pickens-Every body
borned unto this world in the reglar
way is gilt edge endorsement for some
man. The good Lord wouldn't bless me
with so much sunshine and music at
home il I want somewhat worthy OF the
trust. RCFCs SANDERs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Jeems w. Staggers-keep your
weather eye on . preacher when he
kicks out Of the harness and starts out
dabblin in politics. He Is either nat
ural born fool or son-of-a-gun all the
way from the big house to the kitchen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-02

Aunt Nancy Newton-If there is any
thing in this world that can give me q
comm appetite to so out on the back
porch and spit. it is he woman or
she man.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

Alta recent English wedding, when
the bridegroom was an admiral la the
navy the bride had her train carried
10y two little brothers In smart faunt-
leroy suit, ~ white satin, and was at
tended 10y boats crew Of pretty
bridesmaid, whose nautical costumes
were quite original They were com
posed " White cloth. with coat bodiccs
faced with moirc silk and trimmed
with naval gold lace. aud la wing heavy
gold bullion cpaulctS Long moire
sashcs' edged with the union Jacket
colors and most fetching white navy
regulation caps. with the rear adj
miral's flag In front completed won
dcrfully pretty costumes The we'd
ding cake was appropriately decorated
with sugar model of the Alert, In
which Admiral Markham penetrated
the polar regions In 1873.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

A big turkey Robbler escaped from
one Of the down town groceries Ia An
dcrson. Ind. the other night, and
roasted ON two.story residence. The
next morning he flew down and hit
the big tcn.by-tcn foot plate glass Ia
the Hotel Anderson front, center lie
went through like fash, leaving u
hole which, By after measurement.
showed that Il was not large enough
for his body to pass through. II was
u clean cut--as though n bullet had
passed tkrough-and the glass was not
cracked In any other place. Strange
10 say that while the glass was third
Of an inch thick, the Robbler was not
In the least injured. Local scientists
are unable TO solve the mystery.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

6, ~ biga iavuritc Ia sociciy ~ he Is
among the battle SCARED veterans who
have followed him ever since the
mobilization NJ the volunteer Army Of
the Potomac In 1861. Nelson A. Miles
was born IT Irish parcniagc ni West
minister. Mass. Aug :. 1889. His
father was soldier before him. hav-
ing served Ia the revolution. aud " IA
quite natural that the sou should in
hcrit ,oldicrly traits. These traits be-
came manifest when the guns Of the
cnnfcdcrucy were trained upon Fort
Sumptcr. At the first tap of the drum
he raised a company 81 volun-
tccr, at hi, own expense anu
offered his services to the state. For
some reason or other his services were
declined; but true patriotism knows no
encouragement lie made u similar
offer to New York and was accepted
Then began the military career of one
greatest soldiers that America has yet
produced
lie entered the service at the age ol
81. aud served from the beginning o
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

Odessa, which Is frequently described
as the Liverpool Of Russia. and which
in point Of trade and prosperity ranks
A. the most important city Of the cm-
pirc. has Just been celebrating the cen.
tcnnial anniversary Of It's foundation
Built ON territory ccdcd to Russia by
Turkey In 1909, the foundations Of the
present city were laid In i'pi, and
when, at the beginning Of the century
the French cmigrc, the hue de lilchlieu'
arrived upon the scene TO assume his
duties rs govcrnor-gcncral--a post TO
which he had been appointed by En-
pcror AlcXandcr-thcrc were only 400
houses aud about 5000 inhabitants In
the place. To-day the population N
over 500, 900. of whom no less than laO''
900 are Hebrews, and there i no city
In the empire more bountifully en-
dowcd with magnificent public build
ings, or where the inhabitants are pos
scsscd Of greater wealth, mostly
umnsscd by commerce.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

the rebellion until IT. close In the vol
untccr service, rising from the rank OF
subaltcrn 10 that Of major'gcncral
lie received four brcycts for gallnntry
and distinguished service and took part
In many hard fought battles Of the
war lie commanded the largest divis-
ion OF the Army Of the Potomac, and at
one time. Mt the age Of 20, was In com
mnnd Of -, 600 men. lie waS engaged
IN the battles OF the Peninsula.
before Richmond aud ut Anticiam and
IN every battle of the Potomac, with
one exception, until the surrender Of
Lee at Appomattox court house. He
was distinguished In the bnttles Of Fair
Oaks, Malvern llill. Fredericksburg
Charlottesville. Old Wilderness, Spott-
sylynnin court house, Rcam's station,
Richmond campaigns Of 1854 and many
other important battles Of the war
lie was thrice wounded and at the bat
tie OF Charlottesville was borne from
the field with whit was supposed 10 be
mortal wound through the body.
At the close Of the war he was .
commissioned colonel of the Forticth
United States infantry and was shortly
afterward transferred To the Fifth In
fantry. His service since the war has
been scarcely less distinguished. lie
was promoted brigndier general In
December, 1889. and major general In
April, 1890. His services IN the Indian
country have been of inestimnblc
value TO the country, and the remark
able success OF his campaigns has prob
ably been unequalled In the history OF
/ Indian warfare. lie defeated the
/ Chcyennes, Kiowcs and Commnnchc,
| IN the StnlSed Plains country, and In
1875 and 1876 he subjugated the hostile
/ Sioux and other Indians In Montana,
! d-iving Sitting Bull across the frontier
lie captured chief Joseph and his band
OF Nez Perces, after hard fought bat
| lie Of our days In Montana. Ia 1875
| he intercepted and captured Elk Horn
and his band on the edge Of the Vel
lowstone Park In 1856 he accom-
plishcd what seemed well nigh i'm
possible task Of running down ant
bringing In Geronimo and Natehcz ant
| the band OF Aphches thht hhd inhu'
the entire southwest uninhabitablc
For his services he received the thanlu
Of the legislatures Of Kansas, Montana
New Mexico and Arizona, and was pre-
scented with sword OF honor at Tue
son in 1857. Gen. Miles Is now the sec
ond general officer In rank in the reg
ulHr army, Is still young man, and h
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15

with n most loving letter Of congratu.
lation. In 1900 at the same election
that made Mr. Lincoln president Of tho
United states, Minister Pickcns was
elected governor Of south Carolina.
lie hastcncd TO resign his diplomatic
Office and return home, with his wife
and daughter, to assume the governors
office in the state Of his ancestors.
And when the message was sent in
reply TO an inquiry from Gen. 7. q.
Bcaurcgard TO fire on Fort Sumter, "
Is said that the fingers of 3-years-old
DouschSa pressed the button that sent
the fatal reply. Thus were her infan'
tile ears, that had been first salu,cd
by the splendid boom Of peaceful can
non In honor Of her birth, startled VA
her own country by the roar Of cannon
that should bc the signal guns for a
civil war whose like had never been In
the world. and the echoes Of whose
shots would not cease to rcvcrbcrutc IA
the corridors Of time for n thousand
/ years
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-02-15
l.,d lIle nIhle for q Menpon.

William Cantwcll of Springfield,
ohio, formerly an inmate Of an asy-
lum. went crazy at prayer meeting
the other evening at Daleville, Ohio
In giving his experience he became
excited, and, rushing to the pulpit,
Jumped upon the stand where the
Bible lay, aud, gcsticulating wildly,
began yelling at the top of his voice.
Finally, while the people were hurry
ing from the church, he picked mp the
Bible and hit the sexton, who was try
ing 10 eNtinguish the lights, Some one
threw q piece of coal, hitting him on
the head. The insane man jumped
down and was finally caught and taken
70 London and placed In jail.