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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-28

There are four candidates for
Sheriff in DeSoto parish whose ag-
eregated weight is 1913 pounds, and
not one Of whom measures less than
- inches around the waist. They
are heavy weights.
In St. Tammany Parish We UNI
derstand there are two candidates
for Sheriff. Each Of them weighs
$50 pounds, and they both measure
1917 inches around the waist. Their
combined weight is 1900 pounds,
but after the election these figures
will dwindle down considerably
and be somewhat reduced.
Mr.. Milton Burns, Of Chubby
Hill, who has been i'll with continu.
ed fever for some time, is slightly
better, but still confined to his bed.
His hosts Of friends all wish for bis
speedy recovery.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

D. Prices Cream EaliaE Powder
WeseroHalr e1ghss9 nloAolaal Dapso0a.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-28
Every Horse Guar.
,anteed rs Repre-
scented, or IaO sale.

We handle more horses than any
Dealers In the Southern Country. We
have experienced buyers In all the hest
markets. We buy cheap and sell cheap.
We take these Horses to your doors
and give you the full benefit Of buying
them at your own price. Don't miss
this Sale, but come and be convinced
that wc mean what we say.
This stock Is already on the road, and
this Sale will take place, RAIN Oh
SHINE, at
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-28
The political pot is getting hot.

For SHEA fine Gasoline Stove.
Apply At this Office.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
Electricity for Railroad Trains.

The announcement that the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road has made contract with prom
inent ele ctrical company for the
first part Of its equipment W it'll elec-
trical motors has significance.which
can hardly be overestimated. 1t
means that the march of electricity
on the domain of steam in railroad
ing has reached stage from which
many OF the vague generalities and
apparently wild theories Of electrical
engineers are looming up into distinct
and startling possibilities. The
operation OF electric locomotives on
railroads of fifty and one hundred
miles is now under consideration,
and electrical experts are already re-
ducing to the level of business dis
cussion the question Of electrical
traction of heavy trains. The ideal
system has yet to be evolved; but the
direct current three wire system
of not less than 1000 volts
on a side, using the rail as balanc-
ing conductor, is freely advocated.
For traffic requiring frequent stops,
single cars, each equipped with its
own motor, according to present
practice, could be used. Professor
Anthony is convinced that even now
electrically propelled trains, deriving
current from central stations
equipped with the best high duty
engines, can be run more economi-
cally than trains driven by steam To-
comotives. and any improvement in
the maintenance Of high efficiency
with varying speed will give electrical
propulsion a still greater advantage.
The greater flexibility Of the electric.
as compared with the steam service,
is always great point in its favor.
Single cas- running ut frequent in
tervals accommodate the public far
better than long trains at long inter-
walls. And, as Professor Anthony
shows, such frequent single cars are
possible from each car becoming It's
own locomotive, the operating ap
planes occupying no room available
for passengers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
Wood Pulp.

More than SO per cent. of the saw
mill owners to-day would make more
money to sell their logs to be manu-
featured into wood pulp and paper
than they can possibly expect to Sc.
cure through sales of the same in the
form of manufactured lumber. The
wood pulp industry has far OUT
stripped the manufactured lumber
industry.
One factor in the pulp and paper
business is not always recognized by
the owners of spruce forests. When
pulp mill grinds up million feet
Of logs into paper product, and the
same is sold to the great newspaper
Corporations and printed upon day
after day, that paper practically goes
out Of existence. Few think of saw
ing a newspaper. The individual
newspaper reader throws his paper,
after reading, into the waste basket
or kindles a fire with it, or it becomes
the property Of the old junk dealer,
and practically passes out of exist
ence. On the other hand the piece
Of lumber which is manufactured
goes into q substantial building,
which lasts for generations. So that
the great consumption OF spruce for
pnlp and paper really amounts to so
much raw material taken out of the
market forever, and prac ticall y
wasted. so far as any subsequent use
to which it may be applied is con-
cerned. -Manufacturers Gazette.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
Nickel Steel Frames.

The construction Of the yacht VAL
kyrie III. is at last definitely known.
She is of composite build, with keel,
stem, sternpost and deadwoods Of
teak; frames. stringers and ties Of
nickel steel and wood planking. The
keel was cast about March A; the
wood keel has been bolted to the
lead, and the stem and sternpost set
up, the frames riveted and set up
and the ribbands run. In model the
new boat is similar to Britannia and
Valkyrie, a keel cutter. but with her
leading features carried to greater
extreme.
The original report that she was
to be plated with nickel steel was
doubted ut the time, and now the
wisdom Of the doubt is shown. Nickel
steel has greater tensile strength than
plain steel, and therefore allows the
use of a smaller and lighter frame.
Ailsa's frames are also OF nickel
steel, and it would not be at
all surprising to find that the frames
OF the new Herreshoff cup defender
are of the same material. Exact in
formation on the latter point is not
obtainable, but the cup defender s
frames are certainly very light In
color for plain steel, and come much
nearer nickel steel in looks.
They are also OF unusually small
size. and this would seem to further
indicate the use Of nickel steel.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
Wanted to Die Rich.

Many years ago, according to one
OF the yarns OF the sea told by marin
ers who claimed to have been pres
ent, little British ship having on
board a large consignment of Spanish
dollars for q house in Rio Janeiro
was wrecked on the Brazilian coast
Hoping to save some OF his precious
cargo the Captain ordered one OF the
casks containing the gold brought on
deck, but the vessel was so badly
wrecked by the continuous pound
ing on the rocks that it was soon
found necessary to take to the boats
without any Of the treasure AS the
last boat was about to leave the ILL
faxed craft, one OF the officers to
make sure that no one was left on
board, went back to make last tour
of the ship. To his surprise, sitting
beside one OF the casks with hatch
ct in his hand, he found one OF the
sailors.
Hurry upH cried the officer.
1--WE came within an ace of going off
without you"
"I'm not going" replied the sail
or, giving the cask a hearty whack
with the Ratchet, bursting it open,
and laughing with delight as the coin
poured out around him. 1--WE al
ways wanted to die rich. I've been
poor all my life, and this is my first
and last chance. Go ahead, I'll stay
here with my fortune. "
Argue as he might, the officer
could not persuade the fellow to
leave the gold with which he played
as child with marbles, and he final
ly had to leave him to his fate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

There are some men in this world
who can answer any question that is
put to them, and sometimes when
they do not really know what they
are talking about they will give an
swers that are not at all bad. One
of these persons was once O keeper OF
the London Zoo. He was pestered
to death by the questions which peo-
pie asked, but he always gave an an
swer. On recent occasion coun-
tryman strolled in, and after looking
curiously at the camel for few mo-
ments he turned to the keeper and
said:
II say, mister, what's he have a
hump for?"
what does he have hump for?"
repeated the keeper.
"Yes. What's the good OF it?"
asked the visitor.
"Why-er-it makes a camel OF
him, of course, +" replied the keeper,
after some hesitation. People
wouldn t travel miles to see him IL he
didn't have that hump. Fact is,
without it he might as well be q
cow"
The stranger departed very well
satisfied.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

A teacher in one OF the lower
grades of city school was endeavor-
Ing to impress upon her pupils the
fact that plural subject takes a
verb in the plural.
Remember this" she said ;i'girls
are. boys are; girl is, boy is.
Now, do you understand it?"
Every hand in the room was raised
in asse mt.
"Well, them" continued the teach
or. "who can give me sentence
with girls-plural, remember?"
This time only one hand was
raised, and that belonged to a pretty
little miss. Please, ma am" she
said, with all the assurance of o
primitive reasoning, II can give q
sentence. Girls, are my hat on
straightY"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

lost time. and 90, under plea OF press
Ing business, he again Visited Balti-
more.
Much surprised was Louise when.
less than week after parting with
him. the servant handed her his
card.
An hour after. he was happy. He
had told his love, and won her prom
ise to be his.
Mrs. Hawley was . just woman
She fully acknowledged her error in
pronouncing Louisa untitled for do
nestle happiness. And ever after
declared, Herbert's wife IL real
treasure. "-[New York News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09


The Vice President Yves Not Sober
When He Took the Oath.
Noah Brooks tells the following
story In his personal "reminiscences
OF Lincoln in the Century:
All eyes were turned to the main
entrance. where, precisely on the
stroke Of IL, appeared Andrew John
SON, Vice President elect, arm in arm
with Hannibal Hamlin, whose term
OF Office was now expiring. They
took seats together on the dais of the
presiding officer. and Hamlin made q
brief and sensible speech, and An
drew Johnson, whose face was extraor-
ordinarily red, was presented to take
the oath. 1t is needless to say here
that the unfortunate gentleman, who
had been very Ill, was not altogether
sober at this most important moment
Of his life. In order to strengthen
himself for the physical and mental
ordeal through which he was about
to pass he had taken q stiff drink Of
whisky in the room of the Vice Presi-
dent, and the warmth of the Senate
chamber. together with other physi-
cal conditions, had sent the fiery
liquor TO his brain. He was evidently
intoxicated.
AS he went on with his speech, he
turned upon the cabinet officers
and addressed them as "Mr. STAN
ton," "Mr. Seward" etc., without
the official handles to their names.
Forgetting Mr.. Welles' name, he
said, land you, too. Mr.. then
leaning over to Col. Forney, he said,
what is the name OF the Secretary
of the Navy?" and then continued as
though nothing had happened. Once
In while, from the reporters gal
lery, could observe Hamlin nudging
Johnson from behind, reminding him
him that the hour for the Inauguration
ceremony had passed. The speaker
kept on, although President Lincoln
sat before him, patiently waiting for
his extraordinary harangue to be
over.
The study of the faces below was
interesting. Seward was as bland
and serene as summer day; STAN
ton appeared to be petrified; Welles'
face was usually void OF any express
sion; Speed sat with his eyes closed |;
Dennison was red and white by turns.
Among the Union Senators Henry
Wilson's face was flushed; Sumner
wore a saturnine and sarcastic smile |;
and most of the others turned and
twisted in their senatorial chairs as
IL in long drawn agony. OF the Su-
preme Bench, Judge Nelson only was
apparently moved, his lower jaw
being dropped clean down in blank
horror. Chase was marble, adamant,
granite in immobility until Johnson
turned his back upon the Senate to
take the oath. when he exchanged
glances with Nelson, who then
closed up his mouth.
When johnson had repeated in
audibly the oath of Office, his hand
upon the book, he turned and took
the Bible in his hand, and facing the
audience. said with loud, theatrical
voice and gesture, II kiss this book
in the face OF my nation OF the United
StateSD
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

an, and one Swiss. Three ladies
braved the cold, the hardships and
difficulties. so as to be numbered
among the successful tourists. The
last ascension In 1891 was made on
November by Guide Payot and three
carriers, who carried up the scientific
instruments for the observatory on
the summit. They remained at the
building three days to arrange every
thing In the rooms that are to be
turned over to public use next sum-
m0P
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
SqueIchins . Nuisance.

Speaking OF the young man who
talks in public places, heard re-
tort made to him last Thurs day
night which was so good / was sur
prised never to have heard 1t before.
1t was at the theater, and the young
man had seen the play before. He
let everybody for four seats around
know that, and he kept telling Just
what was coming and just how funny
IL would be when IL did come. He
had q pretty girl with him, and he
was trying to amuse her. At length
he said:
did you ever try listening to q
play with your eyes shut? You've
no idea how queer it seems"
A mlddle-aged man with a red face
sat Just in front. He twisted him
self about in his oeat and glared at
the young man.
Young man." said he, did you
ever try listening to play with your
mouth shuti"
And the silence was almost painful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

Few es the Fair Sex Amens New
York's Prisoners.

Few ct the Fair Box Amon0 New
verk's Prisoners.
In the official reports made by the
Police Department separate record
il kept OF the felonies. These form o
relatively small percentage when
compared with the total number OF
arrests, and a peculiar thing about
them is that very few women are
among the prisoners. According to
the official report OF the last quarter,
OF 1851 arrests in New York for
felonies only 90 were women, while
1859 were men.
OF the ninety-two women, fifty
more than half-were charged with
crime of larceny; fourteen were
charged with an offense which is
made q felony by statute, attempted
suicide; eight were charged with
felonious assault, usually against an
other woman; three with burglary,
one with bigamy, one with perjury,
and one with forgery, rare among
women.
In the total of arrests thirty-six diff
ferent crimes are represented, and in
the case of twenty-five Of these
there were male offenders only. At
the head of the list was the odious
crime OF arson, and lower down were
blackmail, bribery, counterfeiting,
extortion, passing counterfeit mon
ey, robbery and embezzlement. In
respect to the last charge it has be-
came fact so we'll known as to be
universally admitted that with the in
creasing number Of girls and women
employed in stores, shops, Offices
and public departments in New York
there has been no corresponding in
crease in the number of financial
breaches of trust. Embezzlements
by women are so rare as to be practi-
cally unknown, and the stand ard of
honesty has been greatly raised by
their employment in Offices and bust
ness houses generally.
There are some things about the
felony record of the police depart
ment which do not appear upon the
surface. Thus the number OF arrests
and prosecutions for bigamy are four
times more numerous among men
than among women. If novelisUs
are to be believed, Implicitly and de-
ceit are much oftener characteristic
of women than of men. Yet for the
statutory legal crime Of false pre-
lenses there were no arrests among
women in the last quarter, and it is
fondly to be hoped that there was
no occasion for any.
The homicide record of the last
quarter was not 80 large as usual. 1t
included thirty-four male and four
female prisoners. There were no ar
rests for murder, and it is very rare
in New York that woman is charged
with that offense, in its highest
gra6e, though the victims of pre-
meditated murderous assaults are in
the great majority of cases women,
not men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
A CAT THAT WHISTLES.

Little Frank Lawrence Is Brook
Ign boy, and next to his toys he loves
most his pet Maltese cat Ajax.
Brooklyn swarms with cats, but Ajax
is unique among felines, for he pos
sesses marvellous gift. In word.
Ajax is q whistler. Now. you must
admit that a cat who can whistle Is
no ordinary tabby, and so there IL
reason in little Frank Lawrence's
affection for his puss.
Just how Ajax produces the strange
whistling noise which has won him
80 much fame in the neighborhood
Of the Lawrence household even Mr..
jerks, the taxidermist. who lives
next door. cannot explain. Just the
same Ajax whistles, nd'whistles not
very loud to be sure, but clear
whistle, none the less. OF course,
the remarkable cat has not yet
learned to trill popular melody or
even consecutive bar of music, but
little Frank says that some day he
hopes to put Ajax on the stage with
a complete repertory OF music suit
able for the pointed lips OF cat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

FspIlous Adventure 81 . Hunter In
i-.....t- Florida.

Perilous Adventure Of Hunter IN
James L. Harm, OF Fort Myers,
Fla, took Mazeppalike ride on the
neck of deer that came near cost
ing him his life.
Mr.. Harm and DR.. T. E. Langford
were out hunting, when they saw a
fine buck quietly feeding half q mile
away. 1t was agreed that Harm
should stalk the deer, while Lang
ford remained with the horses.
Accordingly Harm dismounted and
began to approach the deer, which.
in the meantime, had moved so that
1t was no longer visible.
After half an hour Langford heard
shot and supposed Harm had killed
the deer. A few minutes later he
heard o cry for help. and immedi-
ately after saw the deer come tear
ing through the brush with Harm
clinging to it's neck.
At every bound Harm was being
terribly lacerated by the sharp hoofs
of the deer and the brush. The di-
rection in which the deer was NOV
ing would cause 1t to pass within
fifty yards OF Langford, and the
latter resolved to attempt to shoot
the animal as it came by.
The doctor realized that the bullet
might hit Harm, but felt it was the
only chance to save his friends life.
Accordingly, as the buck with its
human burden came bounding past
Langford took careful aim and fired.
The shot was successful, and with
the next bound the deer fell dead.
Langford FASTENED to Harms aid,
and found him in terribly lacerated
condition. His clothing had been
torn from him and his skin cut to
shreds by either the hoofs Of the
deer or the brush. While suffering
much agony from his injuries, Harm
will recover.
Harm says when he fred the deel
fell, and supposing the animal dead
he approached to cut its throao. AS
he reached the buck it sprang to its
feet and darted at him. Harm in
stinctively threw his arms about the
deer's neck and then came the ride
through the brush. Harm was afraid
to let go, lest the buck should paw
him to death.
DIR. Langford's shot was q lucky
one, the bullet entering just behind
the shoulder OF the deer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

THE FRoo's TALE.

THE FROGS TALE.
A pert little frog.
In q green little coat,
As tidy as ever was seen,
Hoped out OF the bog, sayings
''Kerchug kerchug, bug, a bus,
I'm after good juicy bug"
A bug he soon spIed.
BY the dusty road side;
Slipping the sweets from a roses
But he quickly passed by. saying:
"Kerchee, kerchee. o bee, q bee,
I've no taste for o big humble bee.'
A goose sauntered by.
With loud kissing cry,
And swallowed the poor little frog;
No more he'll hop out saying:
"Kerchug. kerchug, bug, bug"
Nor fee from . big humble bee.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
FISHERMEN OF LABRADOR.

A Labrador fishing stage usually
consists Of long, low frame house,
and little one room huts. or ''tilts,"
as they are called. The house Is
used as O store and dwelling for the
agent OF the Newfoundland merchant
who has fitted up the stage. All the
fishermen who occupy the tits work
for the merchant, and are paid for
their fish in provisions from the
store.
The tits are like those seen in the
Newfoundland fishing and mining
outposts (every settlement in New
foundland except st. Johns is an out
post). The sides are logs set upright
and supporting sod covered roofs
wretched abodes at the best. Along
the Straits of Belle Isle the Labrador
coast is fringed with strip of coarse
grass land, and here you may see an
occasional small vegetable garden
surrounded by fish net for fence.
At Blanc Sablon I saw a desolate
little burying ground amid the sway
ing rushes. Near by lay couple OF
worn out boats, bottom up, and nets
spread over the ground to dry Here,
too, l saw for the first time the
dapper little Labrador gasher-a
small fishing craft not much larger
than dory, but with sharp prov
and stern, and two masts fitted with
reddish brown sails. These are tell
ing bits OF color when the CASHIERS
skim over the deep blue water. with
the foam streaking along their
quarters and glittering in their wake.
Altogether it was varied scene; the
headland, from staff on which there
futtered the flag of the merchant
who owned the outfit" the CASHIERS
dashing in and out among the punts
and jacks (stoutly built two stickers
larger than the gashers); fishing
schooner with furled sails, but With
toil.stained nets streaming from her
spars in an endless variety OF lights
and shadows, according as the meshes
twisted or bulged in the brCeze; and
in the distance the exquisite green
and white spires Ut an iceberg. A
note OF toll drones through 1t oil,
however; for women are saving shd
chopping wood while the men are
hauling the nets. A curious imple-
ment OF fishing in these waters Is
spy -glass with plain window-glass in
place of len. A man In the bow OF
fishing boat thrusts the glass in
the water. and peering through il
discovers whether there are fish
enough on the bottom to make it
worth while to anchor, for anchoring
in deep water is toilsome matter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09
TIE OLD FRIENDS.

The old friends. the old friendsi
We loved when we were young.
with sunshine on their faces,
And music on their tongues
The bees are In the almond flower.
The birds renew their strain!
But the old friends. once lost to us,
Can never come again.
The old friends. the old friends
Their brow II lined with care;
They've burrows In the faded cheek,
And silver in the hair;
But to me they are the old friends still
In youth and bloom the same,
As when we drove the flying ball,
Or shouted in the game.
The old men, the old meni
How slow they creep along
How naughtily we scoffed at them
In days when we were youngl
Their pressing and tneir DOING,
Their pirate of times tbne by,
Their shiver like an aspen leaf
II but a breath went by.
But we, We are the ola men nOWs
Our blood is faint and chilli
We cannot leap the mighty brook,
Or climb the breakneck hill.
We maunder down the sho rtest cuts,
We rest on stick OF stile,
And the young men half-ashamed tc
laugh
Yet pass us with smile.
But the young men, the young men!
Their strength is fair to see;
The straight back and the sDringy stride,
The eye is falcon free;
The shout above the frolic wind,
As up the hill they go;
But though so high above us now,
They soon shall be as low.
o weary, weary drag the years
As life draws near the end
And sadly, sadly fall the tears
For loss of love and friend.
But we'll not doubt there's good about
In all of humankind;
So here's a health before we go.
10 those we leave behind
Spectator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-05-09

The highest peak in Europe, Mont
Blanc, has been assembled thirty-nine
times in 1894. Fifty-eight persons
reached the summit. Among them
were eighteen French, fourteen
Americans, fourteen English, eight
Germans, two Russians, one Austri-