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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

rom imposing. At q distance it some
what resembles an old-fashioncd bake
oven. 1t is constructed of rcd brick,
and is constantly guarded BY park po-
licemen. l made this discovery while
cndcavoring to execute q rough sketch
of the edifice. l was interrupted by a
deep voice with crude, imported nc
cent:
mo stitching is allowed. If yez
want to skitch the tomb, yez will have
to go somewheres ilse."
"But I'm not sketching aloud. It's
you who are doing all the talking"
n. B.-Sincc the Lexow committee
has been In session it is quite safe to
give back talk to New York police
man.
Finally asked the gray-coated guar
dian if might look at the tomb and
make n mental sketch of it. This
seemed to bother him, and, after pom
dering over it for some time, he decided
in my favor, but, telling me not to
''mintion" to anybody that he had i'm
parted the permission, he went of out
OF sight, and l was allowed to finish
''the mental sketch" with lead pencil.
Through the barred door of the
tomb, on the right, is seen the triple
casket Of chilled steel. Some potted
plants and faded floral decorations
from Grand Army posts are also in
view. The vacant space is for the
casket of Mrs. Gre mt, in case she should
die before the permanent tomb and
monument are completed. These
stand about fifty yards to the south Of
the temporary structure. Work on the
Grant monument is suspended in win
ter. It has reached q height of about
forty feet, is of white marble, and will
be q most imposing landmark when it
is finished. The work has been slow
on account Of lack Of funds, and l do
not believe that this generation will
see it completed.
/ saw Gen. Grant twicc-once when
he was living and again when he. or
rather his body, was lying in state in
New York city hall. As q reporter of
the Galveston News, interviewed him
when he visited Texas on his return
from his tour around the world. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Grant. Col.
Fred Grant and wife, Gen. and Mrs.
Sheridan and others. As the steamer
could not pass over the bar, Gen. Grant
and his party were brought to Calves
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
USES OF WOOD.

Pine Has Varied Scope Of Ussfulneas h
Many Lands.
Pine is the wood most used on &C
count of its abundance. The timber Of
the oak, which combines in itself tho
essential elements of strength and
durability, hardness and elasticity in
. degree which no other tree can
boast, has been used as q material for
shipbuilding since the time of King
Alfred. 1t is also employed in archi-
lecture. cabinet making, carving. mill
work, coopering and = thousand and
one other ways, while the bark il Of
great value As furnishing tan and
yielding . bitter extract In continual
demand for medicinal purposes The
timber Of the pine is also used In
house and ship carpentry. Common
turpentine is extracted from Il,
and much tar, pitch. resin and
lampblack. Splinters of the resin-
GUS roots serve the Highlanders
instead of candles. Fishermen make
ropes Of the inner bark. which the
Kamschatdales and Laplanders steep
in water and utilize for making .
coarse kind Of bread The oil obtained
from the shoots Of the dwarf pine il .
kind of universal medicine among the
peasants Of Hungary, while the soft
grained silver fir is in much requisi.
tion for the sounding boards Of musical
instruments, and the Germans employ
it almost exclusively in their vast toy
factories In the manufacture Of 1u-
cifer matches, and, above all. paper
pulp, thousands and tens Of thousands
of acres Of pine forest are eut down
every year, and the timber, constituting
the chief material Of English and
American builders. Is more used than
all other kinds Of wood put together.
Detroit Free Press,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

done. One Of these writer's in . New
York paper recently seemed to be OPP
posed to all progress in plowing. He
said some beginners had accepted the
advice of some one and plowed deeper
than the old style. These beginners
failed in business. One from Audrain
county, Mo-, wrote his experience in
deep blowing and said he was disap.
pointed and damaged by plowing
deep in the fall for oats. lie said the
deep-plowed ground was entirely too
mellow; that the oats grew too rank
and lodged.
This class of writers say that wheat
gets its growth from the surface, in
that particular plainly showing their
ignorance of the wheat plant. All in
terested parties ought to know that
wheat has q deep. piercing tap root.
Wheat is delicate plant; it needs a
thorough preparation of the soil, es-
pecially old land. In explanation OF
the importance of good work in plow-
ing, will ask permission to relate the
experience of French farmer, whose
acquaintance I made at the Worlds
fair last year. / saw there his wheat
and the plow with which he prepared
his land. He gave me a sample of tho
wheat that grew IS bushels to the aero
on land which formerly could not be
made to produce 25 bushels per acre.
Deep thorough blowing during .
period of twenty-five years occasion
ally the land was treated to a deeper
plowing than the former, until a seed
bed Of very unusual depth was secured;
rotation Of crops and ord mary fertiliza-
tion were employed while making this
progress. The greatest depth of plow-
ing was done with eight horses. The
earth was moved thoroughly two feet
deep. We American farmers plow too
much surface: we shall yet learn the
importance of better plowing.
The Importance of more thorough
plowi,g at greater depth in the fall
can be easily realized; no farmer need
be afraid Of theory-he can experiment
for himself. Let the work be thor.
ough, not with a coulter simply, or a
lister, but let it be done with a plow OF
the very best earth-moving capacity,
SO it may be known that the impor-
tance Of plowing is to be better under
stoOd.-SOuthern Farm.
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HE GOT THE FACTS.


= 300M60b
Saul HIpklns.~
''Old Saul Hipkins" was not old in
anything but iniquity, yet this Was
his neighbors' form of addressing him
He was . fisherman, who caught most
of his game by night in the weirs Of
his neighbors-
This allegation probably deserves
the qualification that every body
charged this upon him Had the evil
dence been absolutely convincing they
would speedily have checked him In
the practice. Hemp did not grow in
that portion of North Carolina where
old Saul was a native, but it was chesp.
and. besides, the neighbors did not
stand on expense" when . hanging
was deemed q necessity to the we'll
being Of the community.
An unwritten law prevailed that
what everybody believed to be true
might be an error. 1t was . privilege
to hold fast to the opinion, but crime
to .'dangle" fellow in the absence Of
unassailable evidence.
Milder proofs might be accepted
when the punishment was not SO grave,
because the community was entitled TO
some benefit of the doubt as well n tbs
prisoner. The force of this logic was
applicable to the courts Of justice.
In short while everybody knew that
Old Saul robbed the weirs nobody couls
prove it.
Calvin Spires. who lost Ash nearly
every night. decided to take the matter
before Squire Benny Griffin. . very
sensible and practicable sort Of man.
who paid little attention to law in his
decisions, but was very proud in his
common sense way er doin', n he was
wont to put It.
The evidence was painfully weak. In
fact, about all that could be proven
was that old Saul was seen coming out
of the creek night after night. and that
Mr.. Spires weir was located up that
creek; but old Saul owned . weir mp
there, and SO did other people.
The squire scratched his head for
some little time, being manifestly pux-
zled as to his duty in the premises
Finally his bright little eyes twinkled
with intelligence as he cleared his
throat and said with great solemnity:
'.Ef there's . single man in this zero
coaht thet bylieves old Saul Hipkins
wouldn't rob weir ef he got chance
I want him to take mp his hat and 60
right out"
Old Saul deliberately donned his own
warped and worn straw headpiece and
stalked toward the door, but was
promptly halted by the constable and
made to resume his seat. Every other
persou-and the courtroom was crowd
ed-remained stock STILL.
'sYer see, Hipkins," said the Judge
blandly, while Calvin's failed in MAX
in case agin you the people haint.
On their righteous werdic' / sentence
you to nine n thirty on yore bare back;
witch, considerin' yore gin'ral bad
character, consider VERY mod'rit"
If there was any quality of modera-
ton in the sentence there was certain
ly none in the execution of it by big
Constable 'Ophilus Perry. ~ old Saul's
roarings for mercy plainly declared
while the rawhide was applied to his
shoulders.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
or Immediate information IN regard

for Immediate information IN regard
to Gen. Grant and his party. Among
the journals that were anxious for in
formation as to the fate of the missing
steamer was the New York Sun, which
had always been bitter opponent Of
Gen. Grant, and which had maliciously
criticised the acts Of his administra.
tion. Being aware of this fact, during
an interview remarked that the New
York Sun was particularly anxious to
have the earliest information about the
delayed steamer. The hero Of Apo
mnttox slowly moved the inevitable
cigar from between his teeth and re-
piled. with . grim smile and q twinkle
of the eye, that no doubt Mr.. Dana
would be sadly disappointed On learn.
ing that he (Grant) was not drowned.
The people Of Texas in general, and
the citizens of Galveston, in particu.
lar, gavo Gen. Grant q magnificent
welcome. Nobody has ever before. OF
tion as did Gen. Grant when he landed
at Galveston. There was an imposing
display of local militia and brass band.
ut the wharf, and thousands of en-.
thusiastic citizens lined the streets and
cheered the party on their way to the
hotel. There was, and still is, an in
tense admiration for Grant in the
south, on account of his magnanimous
treatment Of the defeated and over
whelmed confcderates. Then too, it
did not seem unlikely ut that time that
he might once more fill the presiden-
tial chair. and it was not a bad idea to
favorably impress the man who might
exert an influence on congressional ap-
prOpriations for the deepening of tho
water on Galveston bar, which was o
question Of vital Importance, not only
to Galveston, but to the entire state Of
Texas: SO between these two c;:ases for
enthusiasm the Grant reception was
absolutely terrific.
There was subsequently q grand ban
quet at the fremont hotel, at which
Gen. Grant made quite a lengthy
speech. There was wine of almost
every vintage, but the general reso-
lutely turned down his glass, and did
not touch drop. However, as soonas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

GEN. GRANT IN GALVESTON, TEX.
the substantial features of the banquet
were disposed of, he suggested to May
or Leonard, who sat at his right hand,
that smoke would be in order, and he
proceeded at once to make up for lost
time.
The Grant party spent several days
In Galveston, and enjoyed themselves
very much. I remember seeing him
dispose of two plates of chowder ut =
reception at the Garten Verein, where
he subsequently planted q tree in COM
memoration Of hts visit Galveston did
need deep water ON the bar very much,
and no doubt exists in my mind that il
Grant had been elected again he would
have had grateful appreciation of the
courtesies showercd upon him ON this
occasion.
The party visited Houston and San
Antonio, where they were received
with almost rs much enthusiasm as
was displayed at Galveston. Gen. Phil
Sheridan divided honors with Gen.
Grant. Sheridan was another little
giant. He certainly did not appear to
be much taller than five feet two
inches. While he was in Texas he was
affable and had pleasant smile for
everybody, and many glass did he
drink with the ex-confederates who
had crossed swords with him in Vir.
ginia and elsewhere.
ALEX E. SWEET.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
WHERE GRANT RESTS.
Tho Temporary Tomb In River.
eido Park, New York.
Looks Something Likc = Boko Oven-rho
New Ons Will Not DO Finished
This Century - Tho Con.
erals visit to Texas.
Ispccial New York Lettcr.l


Last Christmas day in New York was
SO far from being wintry that your cor
respondent took a stroll to Gen. Grant 8
tomb in Riverside park, In the upper
part of the city.
The site Of the last resting-place Of
the great general Is one of the most
lovely and picturesque that can be inn
ngined. It is situated about q hundred
yards back from the brow of high
bluff that overlools the Hudson, on
the opposite side Of which can be seen
the wooded hills of New Jersey,
studded with white cottages and villas,
while to the north the majestic river
stretches away for miles. In whatever
direction you look a charming vista
meets and gladdens the eye.
The temporary structure in which
repose the remains of Gen. Grant is far
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
A Plausible Explan.tien.

"When you sold me this cane you
warranted the handle to be genuine
ivory. have had it examined and It
Is not genuine. / want my money
back" said the customer.
IF the ivory is not genuine 1t is not
my fault. import the ivory myself
direct from Africa" replied the genial
proprietor.
'How do you account for it being
imitation?"
II can't explain. except, that per-
hsps, civilization has SO far advanced
In Africa that the elephants have taken
to wearing false tusks- -"-Tammany
Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
Uellixine the Tunnels,

Among the passengers on the car were
an elderly lady and her pretty young
niece, also a young gentleman. The
train had passed through several tun-
nels. when the maiden's aunt said:
my dear. we are coming to q long
tunnel; you had better sit ON this side. !"
Pretty Niece-No, aunty, Just let. me
be where l am. One more tunnel and
I am engaged.-Texas Siftings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

A neat example of the retort admon-
tive was recently made by . young
Colorado mining engineer, whom we
call Morton, principally because that
is not at all like his name. Seated in
q chair in Denver barber shop, un-
dcrgoing a shave at the hands of ia
vorite barber, who, although an excel
lent craftsman, sometimes committed
the mistake OF becoming too familiar
in conversation, the talk turned on the
case of man who. being on trial for
murder. had been recognized by visit
ors to the court room rs young theo-
logical student from middle state,
where he had been the possessor of .
spotless reputation and . totally dif-
ferent name. The conversation there
upon drifted to the subject of changed
identities. Morton's barber rubbed the
razor on the strop reflectively, and
said: "Yes, it's surprising how many
men change their names after they get
out west. By-the-way, Morton, what
was your name back east?" "Msesr
Norton" was the quiet reply.-Har-
per's Magazine.
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vest Arnans.t Of E.rses.

Thirteen million boyonets prop uf
the cars throne. That II the full
strength Of the Russian army ON . wa1
footing. Germany comes next. but II.
ter . long interval, with 3,70O.00
soldiers; Italy has 3, l55, 900, and Francs
1850, 900. excluding $50. 900 auxilliarieA
Austria's fine army. which in quality
is reckoned scarcely second 70 Kaiser
Wilhelm's, contains . maximum of L.
794,175 men. England st home and
in her colonies can mobilize . force Of
662, 900. The little martial republic Of
Switzerland can summon 4S6, 900 sol
diers to her banners in an emergency,
and even poverty stricken Spain boasts
Of 4O0, 900. Austria, Of all the powers.
has the most burdensome military es-
tablishment. Her annual expenditures
ON her army arc S25s, ,0oo. 900, willis
Russia's, with IN army seven times -
large. are only 3lso. .Ooo. 600, and Ger.
many's Sis, GOA In proportion 10
size England's army h, perhsps, the
most costly. Her &c, 900 men require
SS0, ,00O, 600 annually for their support,
or only SIS, ,000. 900 less than the amount
which provides France with an enor-
nous host Of more than four times En-
lands numberA-Boston Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
RlGhtAoua Tate.
he mercury was falling fast

The mercury was falling fast,
As down the busy street there passed
A man who asked Of all he knew:
We'll. II this cold enough for your
He rubbed his hands and onward triprA 4
But ON the icy sidewalk slipped:
He fell headlong and broke his pate,
Observe the righteous hand Of fate.
kansas CITY Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
DEEP FLOWING.

Drive in TIE Plov Point aad Discover the
Hidden Fertility.
Many writers on plowing in the even
ing twilight Of the nineteenty century
make the same statements and their
want of progress is expressed in the
same terms used in the dark ages,
when plowing was done with wooden
uoid- board. when very shallow plow-
ias wss The onl1 kin6 whieh eenA u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16


The following eolloquy took place
at the school board when the duke Of
Newcastle was nominated to succeed
Sir Richard Temple:
''Mr. Key knew that members were
sorry he had gone; but now he brought
to their notice the duke Of Newcastle" !"
Mr.. Horobin-Who il he? What is
he?"
A Voicc-"A duke"
And that Of course ought TO have
settle the matter. But it didn't; for
some wretched man still wanted to
know what has he done? how is he
en- educational authority?" Really.
the infidelity and skepticism Of the
present age are too shocking. Is there
nothing which Is to be taken ON trust?
Westminster Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

well. Bobbie," said BobbioAn
uncle after the laA had returned from
the Hagenbeck exhibition, what did
you think Of the wild animals9" sOh.
pshaw. observed Bobbie. wearily.
"They weren't any good There didn.t
saybody get blAs-Haspssis DGsaH
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

Down through the ether hurl con.
stellattons; up from their earth-bed
wake the carnations. laugh in the
flame as kindle and fan it; crawl in
the worm; l leap in the planet. Forth
from its cradle l pilot the river; in
lightning and earthquake I fash and
culver. l am the monarch uniting
all matter; the atoms gather; the a.
oms scatter. | always am present.
yet nothing can bind me; like thought
evaneacent, they lose me who find me.
|-Pushkin's Hymn to Force.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

Inkleigh-I published my book
anonymously.
SlydiR-I know IL. wish you hadn't
! bought . copy myself. mot knowing
IL was youx4-Tfuth-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

Penelope tfreezinglyeYou do not
love me.
Ten Broke (convincingly)-I worship
the verv ground that you inherit
Lite.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16

II tell you, that was . neaty dis.
course"
1T was. It gave me much food for
tn ,ught. Chicago Tribupe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-16
Raaeoaime from Analowv,

Hanks-My baby is only nine months
old and can talk.
Panks-It must Be . girl-Detroit
Free PreaA.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-04-07

Aaron. j., 113, Sister Mary and Maid
Marion ia, Libertine, Potentate and
Geo. F. Smith 116. Second, y mile,
ROYAL Choice, Delcoronado, Sabo, The
Dog and Driftwood 10, Cochise, Ira
dition and Cotton King 11S. Third, q
mile. Cotton stakes, Toloacne III,
Prince and Neutral ia, Philomena'
Maurice, Miniver, Handspun, and Eu-
rania Iii. Gath, Leo Lake and Lau-
reate 119. Ashland and Flying Dutch
man 122. Fourth, Y mile Sally Mar
shall. Florre, Stella, Lally Rookh, Dare
Dollar, Martha R., Bellena and Lela
Dell all 11O. Fifth, mile selling, The
iron Master ia, Whiteman and Imp.
Percy Ill. Rhett Good ITO, Advocate
los Mote an dBedford 104, Jim Henry
1O3 Jovil 101. Sixth, Is mile, Frank
K, Curator, Montre and Prime Minis
fer 122. Buck Massie, Tobin, simon W.,
Suma. Brendoo and Diggs III, Ductor
112, Potsdam and Lilly Of the West
10.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-04-07
a MODEL COAL YARD
To be Started at the East End of Sixteenth
Street.

To be Started at the East End of Sixteenth
Street.
Wheeling is to have a new coal
yard. of the latest and most improved
design. to be located on the triangular
piece of ground owned by the b. * U.
Railroad Company, on the curve at
the east end of Seventeenth street.
Secretary William Fee, OF the Gas
Board, was the lucky man to see OF
what value this piece of property
could be made. 1t has 2O5 foot
front on Seventeeth street, and a
depth of $50 feet on the eastern por-
ton, while on the northern side the
ground is bounded by the b. d q.
Pittsburg Division track. He at once
secured a lease Of the ground. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Fees idea, there is no
other spot in the city that could be
used to any better advantage than the
one he has selected. Seventeenth
street lays eighteen to twenty feet
lower than the B. & o. track. All the
ground will be eXcaYated, and a tres
tie erected, to allow track capacity
of twenty cars. The cars Will be
pushed in on the trestle and emptied
of their contents into/eight huge BINS,
which will have a capacity OF 5000
bushels each. The cars can be empt-
led in a very short space Of time ana
returned to the coal mines at once.
Coal dealers will be greatly benefit
ed. as the owner has instructed Arch
itect Hamilton, who is preparing the
plans and specifications, to arrange
the coal bins so that any coal dealer
can back up and fill his wagon by
means of a dumping process or tipple.
Drivers will not have to stand in the
rain and shovel for an hour TO NIL
their carts or wagons. BY this ar
rangement a driver can haul at least
ten more loads of coal per day. The
city scales are within fifteen yards or
the proposed coal yard.
AS many coal dealers who receive
coal in railroad cars suffer the loss OF
almost half ton of coal on every car
by thieves, Mr.. Fee will have his yard
fenced in so as to exclude every person
who has no business there. A stable
for horses will be erected on the
grounds and an entrance can also be
gained from the corner of Sixteenth
and McColloch streets alongside OF the
B. & O. track. Anthracite coal, coke
and Pennsylvania coal will be put on
the Market
]. A. Holiday & Son have the con
tract to fit up the new yards at the
earliest possible time, so as to enable
Mr.. Fee to come into the fall coal
trade.
This spot, though peculiarly situ-
ated. can be properly and prohtably
adapted to the above given purpose.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-04-07
Omcers Elected.

At the last meeting of the Fulton
Fire Department, with President Geo.
Kleeh in the chair, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing term
of one year: President, Henry Stein;
Secretary, John Roth; Chief of the
Fire Department, George Kleeh; Treas
urer, Henry Roth; Nozzlemen, Her
man Hess, Charles Smith and Adolph
landau; Director of the Hose House,
Charles Ruhl; Trustees, Christian Hof-
man, George Busch, Michael Stein, Ed
ward Hamm and Peter Felsheim.
The various reports Of officers were
read and approved. The recent pur-
chase of 500 feet of hose was ratified
by the department The sale of the
old pumping engine was also reported
and approved.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-04-07
Test Gases to be Wade.

On Friday evening the directors of
Redmanns cemetery met in Goetze's
Hall, on the South Side, to act on the
business transacted by the stockhold-
ers at their recent meeting. The
question as to prosecuting lot owners
who refused to pay their assessed tax
was thoroughly discussed. A ballot
was taken and the action of the
stockholders ratified. President Die
trich Roemer was unanimously given
a power of attorney to conduct the
suits against the lot holders. It is
very probable that the test cases will
come up in the next term of the Cir
cult Court.