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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

Charles Sumner once had IN expert.
ence which taught him that he was
both known and unknown. even in
Boston. He was on his way, riding in
. street car, to attend . social meeting
at the Church of the Disciples, to which
he had been invited by the pastor, DR.
James Freeman Clarke, when two sug-
Restive incidents happened. While in
the car he asked : gentleman the exact
locality OF the church. The gentleman
told him, and then said: Are you =
stranger, sir?' showing that there was
\ Bostonian who did not know Mr..
Sumner by sight But boy in the car
jumped ont when Mr.. Sumner reached
his destination, and ssid: ..Mr. Sum.
ner, will you please write your name
in my album They stopped under =
street lamp, and Mr.. Sumner wrote his
nsme.-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
ELEPHANTS TusKs.
Some Interesting facts About the IvOey
They Furnish.

Some Interesting facts About the Ivofl
They Fnrnish.
Strictly speaking, ivory is equivalent
to dentine, the hard sustancc OF which
most teeth chiefly consist; but, as com
monty accepted, ivory means the dem
tine of those teeth that are large
enough to be used for industrial pur'
poses such as the tusks of the ele
phant, the nsrwhal, the hippopotamus
the walrus and the sperm whale.
The tusks of the elephant are pail
OF upper incisor teeth, which Otter
grow to an enormous size. The ex
tinct mammoths possessed the largest
tusks. The African species have the
largest teeth of any of the recent ele
plants.
Among the many curiosities to b<
seen at the London exhibition Of 1851
was pair of African tushs that meas
ured eight feet and six inches in length
and twenty-five inches in circumfer
ence. and together weighed three hun
dred and twenty-five pounds The
average weight. however, of the Afri
can tusks is from twenty to fifty
pounds.
Captive elephants usually have thcil
tusks shortened, and the ends bound
with metal to keep them from split
ting, but the tusks continue to grow
by reason of the conversion of vascu
lar pulp into ivory. and the shorten
ing operation has to be repeated at in
tervals- The value of ivory depend,
upon the size of the tusks; those
weighing less than six pounds are moi
worth more than half the price pei
pound of really fine tusl<s.
The tuslks Of the norwhal and the
walrus, the teeth of sperm whales, the
ear bones of whales and the molal
teeth of the elephant are made use o.
as sources of ivory. though they arr
not SO valuable rs the larger tusks.
The best and finest quality come,
from equatorial Africa 1t is mucl
closer in grain than Indian ivory and
has less tendency to become yellow
when exposed.
1t is semi-transparent and of warm
color when first cut, and in this state
it is called green" ivory; as the wa
ter dries out of it, it becomes much
lighter in color and more opaque.
Ivory takes q variety of dyes well
without interfering with the polish OF
its furface. 1t is in the east, among
the Chinese and japanese. that it i,
now more highly priced and less elab
orately worked into decorative forms
Their lace-like, open-work fans. boxes
carved trays and carved nests of con-
centric ivory balls are puzzles of.deli
icate workmanship.
All tusl1s are sold by weight, and
they are quite expensive. Because ol
their. high price. ivory-cutters take
great care to cut up the tusks to the
hest advantage. All ivory dus., chip.
and pieces not available for working
are. by prolonged boiling. made into
gelatlne. or calcined into ivory black.
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

There il not . great deal Of differ.
ence in the price Of meats; and poul.
try, which Is easily di9ested. ought to
be moro ON farmers tables than it L.
The staple meat product used ON the
farm ID pork. That II always hard to
digest, and IL more Of the vital energy
expended in digesting pork were used
in pushing farm work and planning
better methods, farming would pay
better than it does The poultry yard
should not Be regarded ~ only .
means TO make more money. II IL
makes farm life more attractive il win
be no less profitable than il it added
directly to the bank account-Ameri
can Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
A TRICK OF NAPOLEoN.s.


The shrewd Scheme by which He Was
Elected First Consul.
On December e2, before the result OF
the plebiscite was known, the new
charter had already been put in opera
tion. It is difficult to determine ex-
actly the composition of the assembly
which met 1t the Luxembourg palace
to determine who should be the per.
manent consuls. According to an
anecdote of the time. Sieyes opened its
proceedings by explaining the dangers
of a military despotism should the
first consul be soldier. Bonaparte
imprcssively whispered to his support
ers that they should scatter them
selves throughout the room, and
that when they saw him take
Sieyes' hand they should shout.
"Bravo-Bonapartev Then, stepping
forward at the close of Sieyes' address.
he assumed an air of generous friend
illness, and said: LET us have no differ.
ence of opinion. my friend: for my part.
l vote for Able Sieyes. For whom do
you vote?"
Taken all abaclx, Sieyes murmured:
II vote for Gen. Bonaparte." Instantly
the latter put out his hand and the
speaker grasped it. ''Bravo-Bona.
partew rang from all sides, and Siercs'
supporters joined in the shout. Thus.
apparently by general consent, the
shrewd intriguer was acclaimed first
.onsul. At all events, Bonaparte took
the Office of first consul to himself with
n - NJ hA -
lie. His two colleagues were to be
chosen by the constitutional committee.
The named Daunou as one, but Bona
parte would not listen. and threw the
ballots into the fire. Sieyes obliging.
ly presented two other names-.'tho
right men," aS he assured the commit
tee = Cambacercs and Lebrun. The
former was an eminent jurist, the lat
ter the ablest financier of his time.
Both were appointed, and both rem
dered excellent service to the consul
ate.
Sieyes had already been made keep
er" of the directOry's secret funds
six hundred thousand francs-which
he called "unc poire pour la soft"
Soon afterward he accepted great
estate (Crosne) from the first consul
for his services. He was then rele-
gated to obscurity rs chief Of the sem
ate. The other great officials were all
appointed in much the same way.
1.-The pike is eating the two other
fish, said pretty Mime. Permon to the
first consul's mother soon after. Mime.
Mere professed to be hurt: but the
parable was truc.-Prof. Sloane. in
Century,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
HERE AND THERE.

bal water IL responsible for moro
disease and death among cattle. horses,
hogs and men than any other one cause.
The stagnant summer ponds are q full
Of disease as . pesthouse.
The nervous susceptibility of .
COW has . telling influence ON her
milk; and It may be added that the
nervous susceptibility of the milker
has telling effect upon the COW.
The private dairyman who will
50 arrange his dairy affairs n to have
his crop Of butter come In when but
ter IL scarce and dear. il the one who
will hnd that dairyinR payA
Colts should have plenty Of out
door exercise and room to run. kick No
their heels and play; plenty of green
grass. open air and sunshine. Boys
and girls should have the same Cod
given advantages. and thus may b
developed specimens At for the showa
The frog barometer. used In Ger.
many and Switzerland, iss very simple
apparatus. consisting of . Jar of wa
ter. frog and little wooden step
ladder. II the frog comes out and sits
ON the steps. rain 10 expected
To take fertility from the soil BY
means Of crops without returning
something to IL is not only robbing the
soil. but future generations ~ welL
Contrary to common opinion. there are
no lands that will not eventually sue
eumb TO this sort Of farming.
II all the birds in the country were
destroyed, It II said that the entire
crops would also be destroyed by in
sects - surely and swiftly - the crops
in the far west are devastated durine .
locust plague.
IA game hen II the 6eet mother:
they are perfect sittera and protect
their nests and chicks better than hens
Of any other breed A good game hen
will whip . eat OF . rat Of . hawk. or
. baA boy, and win tight anything thas
threatens her brood. Conseqo1u11y.
such hens seldom have 'shad lu@k iaia-
iae family"
The Es9lish = house sparro~
raises three o. four brooda q younR
hstwsea Nay and sspaeaber. AID tAe
1ood e ~ nsstlings ultil they aso ola
onouGh a ~ Il exanefp113 innooGa
As slaassve - - ~ 1eoo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
DOROTHY.

4 slender little maides, in . dainty, rufae,
gown.
Whose eyes of brown glance shyly TO and fro;
Her chin is tilted up
Like q cloven lily-cup.
And her cheeks have stol'n the poppies crtm-
SON glow.
A hat that's big and shady overtops her bonny
head;
TO Keep the sun out spreads ( he ci.clins rim.
But the caution Is in vain.
II was donned TOO late. 'tis plain
For he's tangled In her curls beneath the
brim!
Every step she tresds so quantity in hsr tiny
buckled shoes.
Takes her farther in the kingdom or nv heart.
She's my gracious queen so loyal.
And I'm her subject loyal.
And ohe rules me with tender, loving heart
o. gracious little sovereign. may the swiftly
passing years.
With their overlooking freight OF joy and
pain.
Lay the sorrow at my doors,
Lay the happiness at yours.
An d the harvest moon OF heartsease never
Boston Transcript
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
NAMES OF AMERICAN CITIES.
Those Of Our Great Men Who Have Been
Remembered.

Those Of Our Great Men who Have Been
Remembered.
The people of the United States seem
to have resented the fact that Column
bus was treated SO shabbily when the
newly discovered land was named. The
cognomen Of the new world was unal-
terably fixed before the people who
are here now, or their ancestors, had
anything to do with it. But rs soon
as they began to lay out states and
counties and build towns and cities
they exercised their own prerogativcs
and showed their feelings by leaving
Americas Vespucci severely alone and
using the name of Columbus in every
conceivable shape for the smaller po-
litical and geographical divisions.
For example, in the official directory
it is found that there are twenty -four
post Offices named Columbus in differ
ent parts of the United States. and
forty-two variations of that name,
such rs Columbia, Columbiaville, etc.
while the name Americus and its vari-
alton America only appear twelve
times There are four Americas. one
American Corners. one American Falls,
one American Fork, and the name
Americus is used five times to desig-
nate post Offices. Not only this, but
the great discoverer's name is used al
most innumerable times to designate
counties, rivers and mountains. while
Americus and its variations appear
rarely for such use. -
1t is also interesting to see how many
times the names of American heroes
and great men have been employed in
furnishing names for cities and towns.
and in fact all political divisions So
far as postofficers are concerned,
Franklin seems to head the list. There
are no less than thirty-three plain
Franklins in the postofice directory,
and the same number Of easy varia-
tions Of the name Of the great printer.
Gen. Warren is next in favor and
ahead, as strange rs it may seem. of
Washington. 1t may be possible. how
ever, as Warren is an extremely COM
mon name. that the hero of
Bunker Hill is not responsible
for all these names. At any
rate, there are twenty-five plain War
rens in the directory. and thirty one
variations Of that name, such rs War
renton. Warrenville. etc Washington
stands third in the list, counting plain
names and variations together; but
second, when the plain names are only
taken into account There are thirty
two Washingtons and sixteen varia-
tions of the name. such as Washington
Grove, Gulch. uarbor. Heights. Hol-
low, Mills. vile, etc. Seven OF these
plain names are situated in Washing
ton counties also Many Of them are
in counties designated Adams. Warren.
franklin and other less illustrsted
names in American history.
The later Heroes come In for their
share OF fame also in this respect For
example We iind thirty Lincolns II
Uncle Sans post Office list, and fifteen
variations of the name Of the martyr
president Gen Grant. too. haa HE
Aams psrpetasted by tha names os
tKssr.iear post eleeea. sne theee ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

Nearly all Of tine laths used in build.
ing purposes come from the soft
wood forests Of Maine and Canada.
They are brought on sailing vessels in
the summer months and are slowed
away until needed in warehouses in
the upper part of the city. They come
in free Of duty. Bangor and Novs
Scotia send . number of vessels every
year, always in the summer. because
decl.loads can be then carried. which
would be impossible in winter. owing
to the heavy weather.-Philadelphia
Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

--'Were you At the commencement
last night?- asked Tsddles of Widle&
II was. Wasn't Miss seniors essay on
In Life's BATTLES Aim High,'a won
aerfully fini productiOn?" 1t was
indeed: bnt was more deeply inter.
ested in Miss Trivvett's essay on How
to Make = Chicken Pot Pie heard
that she received Eve proposals OF mar.
slsss before she got Owl o3 the sels~
HsFpes'e Dssan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

swenty-six variations Of it in the ON.
cial guide. Nearly all OF these later
ones are in the newer parts Of the
country in the west. The reason for
this is plain, as comparatively few
towns have been established in tho
east since these names became Illus
trious. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

The intense drought has quite gen
orally destroyed the spring seeding OF
grass and clover. Unless . catch" OF
grass Is secured this season, the crop
rotation will be thrown ont OF joint,
the supply Of hay and pasture next
year cut short. and soil fertility may
be Lost through leaving the grousd
bare.
The following suggestions are made
in the full belief that under average
weather conditions . "fall catch" OF
clover and grass may be secured.
1. Burn the stubble to destroy al
rubbish that would interfere with the
perfect preparation OF tho seed bed.
:. Harrow repeatedly, with disk OF
spading harrow. until the soil 10 thor
oughly loosened to the depth Of two or
three incheA
3 Pulverize the soil very finely with
. fine tooth harrow.
4. As soon ~ the soil becomes thor
oughly moistened. SOW the clover seed.
harrow it in lightly, and heavily roll
the ground.
The timothy or other grass seed may
he sown later, say shout the usual
time of sowing wheat
II the work is well done ut the prop
or time, . catch" will be reasonably
certain.
The urgent need Of combating the
Hessian hy. and the value Of the clover
crop ~ . soil renewer and forage
plant, should induce tho farmers 70
act promptly and unitedly in their Of.
forts to repair the damage already sus.
tanned and prevent further losA
letin Indiana Exp Station
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
No I.ife oil the Her,e.

The natural life of . horse must de-
pend partly ON its breeding. but quite
"a much on the kind of work IL II set
to do. An animal never driven fast
and thus strained or injured by hard
roads will last to twenty-five years and
do good service. But il driven hard
on stone or asphalt road beds its fest
will give ont and the animal will soon
become worthless. Eli Wakelee, Of An
sonia. Conn. has team Of horses thirty.
four and thirty-hve years old which are
yet In good condition and do good
work. He had their photograph taken
recently, and will hang it in his par.
lor. Mr.. Wakelee has worked this
team In double harness all the spring
and summer. plowing, dragging and
moving with them, and they are ret
in prime condition, sleek and glossy %
most horses that are yet young. He
has worked them more than twenty
five years, and it is evident that the
team has never been misused.
lean Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26
xalein9 stoek.

We use rock salt in large lumps for
the horses Each horse has . lump BE-
fore il all the time. to lick from ~ he
may want it We salt our cows in the
barn ut milking time. once . day
That is, little salt. say . heapin9
teaspoonful. is put before every COW
each morning to eat il she wants it Il
is put right on the cement feeding
floor. A little salt daily aids diges-
ton in the cow or horse and waters
the milk In q legitimate way. Salt
ing freely once . week 10 not the
best way, any more than 1t would be
for us to eat all our salt for tho week
every Sunday morning. In fact, b.
lieve that salt thus fed il often an in
jury. ~ well - an advantage. Stock
need salt ~ well a food. but IL should
b given them In proper way. Fed
In the stable. as We do, each horse and
cow had its own. and cannot be robbed
BY some boss, to the injury Of BOTH
7. b Terry. in Practical Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-10-26

sdmonitory. Keep IN seenrats -
count Of your doinRs, and yoa will sos
only b wiser, but ere long, richer in
consequences. In fact resolve that
y on will know how you stand st the
cloee Of another yesr.-SOuthern Farm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21
An Important Office.

To properly fill its Office and func.
tons, it is important that the blood
be pure. When it is in such a condi
ton, the body is almost certain to be
healthy. A complaint ut this time is
catarrh in some of it's various forms.
A slight cold develops the disease in
the head. Droppings of corruption
passing into the lungs bring on con.
sumption. The only way to cure this
disease is to purify the blood. The
most obstinate cases Of catarrh yield
to the medicinal powers of Hoods
Sarsaparilla as if by magic, simply
cecause it reaches the seat of the dis.
ease, and by purifying and vital zing
the blood, removes the cause. Not
only does Hoods Sarsaparilla do this
but it gives renewed vigor to the
whole system, making it possible for
gond health to reign supreme.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21
Peterson'A
FREE COINAGE DRESS-CUTTING
Tailor System.

Why pay $40 for a system and
waste three weeks in learning, when
you a buy one thoroughly reliable
for $3.50, which you can learn in a
single day? THIS IS WoMAN's GREAT
S FRIEND, therefore a boon to hu.
manity. The most searching criticism
invited. 1t is no @fake" but a GOOD,
HONEST SYSTEM OF DRESS CUTTING
Mothers, teach your daughters to be
self-supporting. Any woman can
learn it. These charts can be had Of
Mrs. j. Lang, Elko, Nevada. Send
$3.50 and get one. Full instructions
with every chart. jy19tf.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21

Ex.:-A well known merchant has
recently had illustrated to him, in the
persons of two commercial travellers,
great vicissitudes of fortune. One
who called to solicit trade for a r
tain brand Of catsup was once a lead
ing merchant Of Boston, and his resi-.
dence, whom adversely came, sold I'M
der the hammer for $4,000. The
other, who had Il line of cigars, had
twice been governor of one of the
largest Western States.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21
Congressional

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The Venez-
uelan bill, as amended by the Foreign
Relations Committee, will read az
follows: THAT the sum of SlOn, 900.
Of SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary, be and the same is hereby appro
priated for the expense of a commits
sion, to consist of three members to
be appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to investigate and report to
him the facts in regard to the divis-
ional line between the Republic of
Venezuela and British Guiana. Pro
vided that Section 2 Of the Act ap-
proved July 81, 1894, making appro-
priations for the Legislative and ju-
dicial expenses of the Government,
shall not apply to any commissioner
appointed under this Act"
The first silver vote in the Senate
has Just been taken on a motion to
refer to the Finance Committee AL
LENS silver bill directing an inquiry
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of opening the
mirts to free coinage in view of the
strained relations over Venezuela.
The motion was defeated, yeas, "a;
nays &c. The silver men voted no.
Senator Morgan secured the unani-
consent for the consideration of
the Venezuelan bill and offered a
Senate substitute for the House bill
for the Venezuelan Commission.
Morgm briefly explained the changes
made in the House bill. After Morgan
explained the amendment, Platt of
Connecticut said that any delay
would be construed in England as a
cessation on our part and that it was
not essential to change the bill. The
amendment requiring the Commits
sion only to report the facts would be
construed us a receding on the partof
the Senate and the Senate should no
tify Great Britain that America was
behind the President.
AS to the confirmation by the Sen
ate, Plat said that it was unimport
ant and unwise. After considerable
discussion, the Senate, by a unani-
nous vote, laid the Committees
amendments on the table and adopted
the House bill.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21

II You want BARGAINS in gents,
boys, youths clothing and ~overcoats.
so To T.. Alexander's. Il
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21
HOUSE.

The House adjourned upon reas-
sembling after recess, (which NEAR
that the holiday adjournment will not
take place until tomorrow.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-12-21

All Maskers will be required to raise
their masks and give their names
at the door, and no Objectionable
characters will be allowed in. the
hall.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-06-06
BRING ON YOUR a
JOb-WorL
We Want 1t.
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE

btSf plhiHG CAh eehfiCt IN Iis- NOktb.
The Rock Island is foremost in adopt
ing any advantage calculated to inn
prove speed and give that luxury, safety
and comfort that popular patronage de-
mGnds. Its equipment is thoroughly
co.oplete with yestibuled trains, mag
nillcent dining cars, sleepers and chair
coaches, all the most elegant, aud OF
recently improved patterns.
Faithful and capable management
and polite, honest service from en-
ployes are important items. They are
double duty-to the Company and To
travellers and it is sometimes task
diflleult of accomplishment. Passer-
gers on this line viii find little ca,sss
for complaint on that ground.
2EMgMeEa
The Great Rock Island Route runs all
regular trains to EngleN God Suburban
station, oicse to Werid's Fair grounds,
and you can save time and trouble by
getting OF at that point and avoid tho
or rlwd in TIE city.
For full particulars az to tickets.
E.aps, rates. apply to any coupon tickes
ciiice in the United States, Can2da ~
Ne2iao, or address:
JNO. SEBASTIAN.
GenlTkt s Psss. Agt.. Chicago, IL
E. ST. JoHS. cen7 hanssor. chicsss II
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-06-06
CoMMisstoNERs, pRoCrEptNGs.
Beaver, o. \. june 3rd, 1895.

Beaver, 0. 4. June Ord, 1895.
The Beard ef County Commissioners
met as Board Of Equalization with
Pntman aud Brdsall present, Howard
absent. On motion, Putnam was elects
ed temporary chairman
On motion the Board adjourned till
Q o'clock A. VI. June, 18th.
The Board met at . o clock June Atm,
present Putnam and Bird-all, absent
Howard, Putnam in she chair
The Board made the following equal
lied basis of valuation of classified prop.
e!ty of the. county: