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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23
Terrible Torture.

A combination atlas map OF Trum-
bull county. published at Chicago,
under the supervision of l. II. Evans.
in the year 1874. tells . queer story OF
early frontier justice: The first trial
tribunal was composed Of q self-organ.
lied BODY of men. who tried and con.
victed q man for stealing from fel.
low-boarder. He was convicted end
sentenced to be divested of his ap-
parel, tied to tree, and subjected to
the bites of mosquitoes for the period
of an hour. It was soon discovered,
however, that the man would have
little or no blood left at the expiration
OF his term Of punishment. and he was
released at the end of the FIRST hall
hour. He was never known to steal
again" "-Columbus Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23
WONDERS OF THE YUKON.
The Mammoth May Survive and . Volcano
He Active There.

He Active There.
Yukon, which is the present Mecca
of placers miners in Alaska, is a land
not only OF gold, but of wonders also.
Some of the miners who have returned
bring strange accounts of curiosities in
nature. A miner on Sixty Mile creek
found a tusk of mammoth that pro-
jected seven feet out of . sand bank,
and another found = single tusk SO
heavy that he could scarcely lift. Near
" the whole Of the Yukon basin fur
nishes fossils, and some Of the miners
believe that the unexplored country to-
ward the head OF the Copper river yet
contains living specimens, as tales arc
told BY Indians Of that region of huge
woolly beasts with horns like the
trunk of birch tree. They say that
in winter puffs of steam issue from the
nostrifs of these monsters as from tho
escape pipe of q steamboat
During the shortest days of winter,
for q period Of about twenty-three
days, at Forty Mile post, the sun does
not make its appearance above the
horizon. although at midday there is
from three to four hours of twilight.
The northern lights glow with the ut
most brilliancy. ON the other hand, and
help very materially to drive away the
darkness and desolation of the dreary
land. During the summer season the
order of things is reversed, and on the
longest days in June. for about three
weeks, the sun does not disappear. On
the shortest winter days the thermom-
etcr ranges from twenty degrees to
seventy-five degrees below zero, and on
the longest days from sixty degrees to
ninety degrees above in the shade The
existence of active volcanoes in the
Yukon basin. asserted by Indians, who
say that = very high peak. situated
near the head Of White river, is at
times in state Of eruption. White
river drainsa high, mountainous coun.
try, and its waters are extremely mud
dy, being laden with white, CLASSY
substance called volcanic ash, which is
carried down from . point near the
head of the stream, section of the
country where no white mans foot has
ever trod.' According to DR.. Dawson.
the deposits of ash are of recent date.
He believes that the eruption which
deposited the ash did not take place in
the coast range. All evidence goes to
show that it occurred near or at the
headwaters Of the White river. and to
indicate the possibility of an active
volcano there at the present timc.-N.
7. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23

The year Of aas4 days was known
as the Sothic year. from th. Ezyptian
name of the star Sirius, observations oi
which g ere of great u,e 10 ti.s ~ .ssi;-
omers OF Eeyp: in their efforts - az
range = calcndaE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23

The decayed French gentlewoman
has an advantage over the English
woman of her class in q climate that
does not spoil her clothes. The Eng
lish lady reduced to go about seeking
for place is soon draggled and limp.
Her boots and bonnet get shapeless.
Self-respect disappears as the clothes
become the worse for rain or fog and
SCOT blacks. She becomes the image
of detection. Servants look askance
at her. Cousins feel ashamed OF her,
and shopkeepers see at glance that
she will not do for them. The French
woman can wear q gown until it falls
to pieces from old age. Her shoes and
stockings are always neat, and her
bonnets fresh-looking. These advan-
tages, due greatly TO climate. are not
sufficiently taken into account by those
who set her up rs model in all things
TO her English sister. But she is more
adaptable, has under all circumstances
a clear head and is always prompt to
carry ont any plan she may originate
for lettering herself Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23
why KIN Birdsf

The so-called open season for
''sportsmen" il close 1t hand, and .
timely warning sgainst the danger of
the determination of birds Is in order.
This is given in . very clever essay
lately published BY ]. Leroy Homer,
Of Meadville. Pa From him we learn
that . single PAIR of plant lice can
produce, in about two months. about
8, OOO, o0O, 900 OF their kind. that one fe-
male moth can produce in = single
wear about 10000. 100 Of caterpillars:
that in France. in two years, one for
list lost about zoo, 900 rose trees from
the larve Of the cockchafer; that in
the Eartz mountains about 1.5OO, 600
trees were killed in few years BY the
bark-boring beetle; that i'm our
own country. in spite OF all our num-
Der of birds. something like 5.0oO.-
OoO to u. .0Oo, 600 bushels o: wheat alone
are annually destroyed by insects; that
Prof. Treadwell. Of Cambridge. proved
by actnsl experiment that . robin con-
sumo. about l4O per cent Of its own
weight every day; that syoung bird
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23

The Armenian Era" began Tues
day, July 9, a. d. So. when the coun-
Gil of the Armenians formally sepa-
rated from the chur:i OF the t;reesss.
thus definitely establishing separate
ecclcs;astical orraniz stio3.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23
GIVING ADVICE.
1ns0osp 8Aould Learn % 6lft the Good
IPOo the Had.

1nsusss sAoulA Leara % Slft the Coed
Eeoo the Had.
Many active. energetic men make
speciality Of giving bad advice to farm
ers, and there are not lacking papers
ready to assist in this species of hum
buggery, nor farmers ready to receive
these false teachings n the essence Of
wisdom. This has especial reference
to those political Jeremiahs who seem
TO consider calamities rs blessings and
prosperity ~ inimical to their plans
and purposes. These are they who
teach. among = multitude Of falla-
cies that our farmers should not
diversity their crops, but urge
their farms for such special crops
- they are best adapted to. and
buy other products from other sec
tionA Boiled down. this means raise
all the cotton possible. and buy feed
and food from others or do without
The policy of making the farm self
sustaining has even been denounced as
Infamous; presumably because its ten
dency il to unhorse and disarm these
knights Of rueful countenances and
leave them absolutely without an oc-
cupation- All this would amount to
nothing and b unworthy of notice.
but for the fact that NO sophis-
try Is so shallow that 1t finds
NO adherent, aud no nonsense 30
transparent - not to fool some body.
There is . streak Of credulity q foot
wide in tho mental makeup Of many
good people. One Of the most learned
men we ever knew, and one Of the most
conscientious, believed everything he
heard or read. This II . weakness.
perhaps, but not . crime, but 1t affords
designing men the very opportunity
they want, and they do not fail to make
the most Of it OF course they know
that the most prosperous farmers we
have are those who judiciously diversity
their products, with view to selling ~
much and buying ss little ss possible,
and that the impecuniosity Of the one
idea farmer II proverbial. They also
know that when, all farmers become
self-sustaining and contented, some
body's occupation will be gone. and 1t
will not be that of the farmer. 1t Il
also . fact we'll known to the agitator
and prophet of evil that the system of
farming they recommend has never In
any country or any age been perma-
nently successful. In our own country
the wheat farming of the west and the
cotton farming Of the south are familiar
examples; and ON the other hand the
stock farmers and truck and fruit farm
ers Of the whole country are examples
equally familiar. II It were not for the
unfounded faith that some people 70
pose in their partisan friends it would
be unnecessary TO notice these false
teachings, and even under the circum-
stances il seems like . waste Of time
and space; but as this much has been
written We will lot It go.-Texas Farm
and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-23
PROFITS OF A PARIS PARK.
Money Made by the Municipality from the
Bots de POulOgnO.

Money Made by the Municipality from the
Bots de POulogne.
It costs about 500, 600 per annum to
keep up the Bois de Boulogne, which
for the last forty years has been the
great pleasure ground of the citizens
of Paris. but the authorities are SO
economical in their management of it
that the park is made to contribute
about $50. 900 year toward these ex-
penses How is it done: In the first
place the race courses at Longchamps
and Auteuil bring in something, the
former s.. 400 year and the latter S.
O0O These are recognized as nominal
rents, the attractions of the race meet
ings furnished by the two hippic So
cietics being indispensable to Parisians.
From the skating basin about 5000
year is derived, and the rents Of vari-
GUS pavilions or restaurants give re-
spcctively S3.2e5 for the Chinese pa
coda, 50, 200 for the Grande Cascade,
s.. 600 for the Pavilion d'Armenon.
vile, and for various chalets the
rents levied range from 81, 200 to the
minimum figure of sl.25 or 81
year, the last mentioned sum being
charged for cake and bun stall in the
Pre- Catalan, where also stand for
the sale of gaufres brings in rent of
SEQ per annum. But the chalet of the
Croix Catalan, where the pyramid re-
places the cross erected by Philippe
lie Bel to the memory of troubadour
who was assassinated by the kings
escort, pays $500 year rent.
Here, too, is that famous diary which
belongs to the Jardin d. d'Acclimatation.
This garden escapes with a nominal
rent of $500 per annum Another
source of income is that provided by
the rents of houses situated within the
park, realizing a total ct about 8. 500
a year, SO one obtains an idea of the
extent of the consumption of light re-
freshments in the wood when it is
found that the ice cream venders alone
can afford to contribute in rent nearly
So, 500 per annum. The Pre- Catalan,
too. which is more of q delightful
flower garden than q model farm,
brings in g, 200 year in revenue, in
cluding the product of the grass now
ings; and, without entering into
further details, it may be interesting
to note that the administration con-
trives to make profit even out of its
eggs and ducks London Telegraph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

dence with rscommendatio OF their pass
age. Both bills were then passed.
Upon recommendation OF the commit
tee on education bills to- incorporate
Liberty Council IL, American Mechanics,
and the Arlington Public Library Asso-
citation, were passed.
Mr.. Thresher of Lincoln presented q
bill for an act TO repeal Section IA, Chap
ter 81 of the act entitled "General Pro-
visions relative to public schools" Re-
ferred to committee on judiciary. The
section which IT Ia proposed to repeal Is
the one in reference to compulsory vacci-
nation.
Mr.. Wilson presented a bill for an act
to incorporate Sterling Lodge No. 10,
Knights Of Pythias ;referred to committee
on education.
Mr.. Heydon presented bill for an act
relativs TO the opening and closing OF
the polls in voting District Four OF the
town OF Warwick; referred to the CON-
mittee on judiciary.
Mr.. Hanaford presented bill for an
act to incorporate the Standard Mutual
Fire Insurance Company; referred to
committee on corporations.
Mr.. Kimball presented bill for an act
In addition to an amendment OF chapter
140 relative to the regulation OF hawkers
and peddlers; referred to committee on
judiciary.
Mr.. Rowland presented bill for an act
to incorporate the Wayside Cleaners OF
North Scituate; referred to committee on
education.
Mr. Aldrich presented bill for an act
to incorporate the Union Band of Man
Vile: referred to committee on education.
Mr. Gray presented bill for an act au-
thorizing the city OF Providence TO elect q
board OF canvassers and registration !;
referred to committee on judiciary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
A new NATIONAL PARK.
Union and Confederate Veterans VIII
Unite at Appomattox.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Sat the regular
meeting of Encampment No. SO, Union
Veteran League, last night, resolution
was introduced by Comrade William How
ard Mills and unanimously adopted as
follows: That toperpetuate.th the three great
principles OF our order, "Fraternity,
Charity and Patriotism" and promote
tho interests of humanity, encampment
No. 60 Union Veteran Legion, extends
the right hand of fellowship to R. T.. Lee
Camp No. Is Confederate Veterans of
Richmond, Va, apd to all Confeder-
ate veterans everywhere and its
assistance to secure an appropriation
from Congress for the establishment OF a
national park at Appomattox, which
shall be accepted by the veterans of
the war of the rebellion in tho
light Of another rainbow OF promise,
for our servants and our commandants
OF the prepetuity of the Union of the
United States OF America; aud as meas
ures for the expenditure of the public
funds must originate in the House of
Representatives we very respectfully re-
quest Generals Joseph Wheeler, Charles
II. Grosvenor, Daniel e. Sickles
and William w. Bowers of the
House Of Representatives and Generals
John b. Gordon, Joseph X. Hawley
and John M. Palmer OF the Senate 10 con-
fer together to prepare and introduce
such a measure as speedily as may accord
with Their pleasure and convenience,
and we ask the influence Of the press
of the United States OF America to aid in
the creation OF a sentiment that shall
secure the passage of such measure dur
ing the session OF the present Congress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
LATEST
FOR THE ROYALlSTS.
Mysterious Transportation OF Arms to
Honolulu.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5-The sworn
statement Of hecaptain OF the Wanna
naio, the vessel that landed at Honolulu
the arms and ammunition used by the
Royalists In the recent attempted revolu-
ton, have been received In this city and
will undoubtedly create stir in Wash
ington. Congress is now endeavoring
to learn from the State Department all the
information possible as 10 the identity
ofthe subjects engaged In the revolution
and those who were instrumental in
furnishing arms to conspirators and
revolutionists. The captain says
that he was engaged by w. ii. Rickard
TO deliver the arms and ammunition at
Waikiki. He was to receive $4,000, $1,000
OF which was paid In cash. His instruc-
tions were to go off Waimanalo, where a
schooner was to meet him from which he
wss to receive the arms. The schooner
was called the w. ii. Rickard. The cap
tain OF the Waimanalo was told that
she had been towed out OF
San Francisco, and the arms put
on board by tug of WAIKIKI. Two
boats came alongside the Wsimanalo and
the arms and ammunition were transferred
to them. There were 800 carbines and
several sacks of ammunition. The
captain disclaims all knowledge of who
shipped the goods and who paid for them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
TorgetfuI.

ut is amusing to see how forget.
full some people are" said street
car conductor the other day. II have
often seen people hunt for their
glasses when they were on their
heads, and of course q man invari-
ably has to look at his watch again
when you ask him what time it is
just after he has put the timepiece
iii his pocket. But one of the fun
niest things happened just before
you got on. Maybe you noticed that
women get off back there at Seven
teenth street. Well, she boarded tho
car Just few seconds before at the
middle of the block. When she sat
down, / saw her going through the
handbag she carried, while in her
hand she held a pocketbook. Before
could go in to ring up her fare she
motioned me to stop the car. As she
reached the step she said. / forgot
my pocktbook and will have TO 60
back after it. Before l knew it she
was off toward the pavement. /
watched her, and before she had
gone 90 feet she stopped and began
laughing. OF course she found her
pocketbook.
"Yonder she stands now, waiting
for the next car. ."--Washington
News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

NEW YORK, FEB. 5.-The coolest wave
of the winter struck New York last night
and is still here. The mercury was the
lowest at s o'clock this morning, when il
registered q degrees above zero.
The day is the coolest New York has seen
since January 16, 1893, when the iher-
mometer fell 10 ] degree above zero.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
The Columbia Revolution.

COLON, Columbia, Feb. 5.-Gencral
Rcpes, with 1900 government troops, re-
Gently attacked tho rebels at IIonda ~
defeated them. OF the rebel forces, Gene
tsl Adana and 90 men were killed,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
Serious for China.

LONDON, Feb. 5.--A dispatch to the
Times from Pekin says that the capture OF
Teng- Chou (Wei-Hai-W has made a
deeper impression upon the Chinese than
the Fall of Port Arthur.
The dispatch adds that the refusal OF
Japan to treat with the Chinese envoys
confirms the belief expressed in Pekin
thaa the Japanese are not willing to
name their terms of pence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

The Festum Sancti Petri ad Vim
cula, held ON Aug. 1,was the continu-
ance of Roman festival in honor of
the victory won by Octavius over
Antony at the battle of Actium. Its
observations was continued, but its
object change by order of Theodosi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

TkOWBRiDGE's sTAR IHEATEk- -"Ttcket-of-
Leave Man"
wEsTMINsTER rHEATER-FIeld's and Han
sons Company.
LoTHRoP's PAwTUcKEr OPERA HOUSE =
"The Buckeye"
INFANTRY HALL-Mr and Mrs. Durward Ley-
SPIN.
Lindsay Anderson and Captain George
l.. Robinson were the reception commit
tee.
The case OF Osceola II. Cook, who Is
charged with threatening to kill ID. +.
Lingane, has been continued to Feb. 10.
The early trains today from New York
were delayed several hours at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, by fire in large storehouse near
the tracks.
Policemen Cobb and Kane, who have
been suspended, will have a hearing
Thursday at O'Clock in committee room
b, city hall
The new pumping engine at the main
station at Pettaconsett was started yes
terday afternoon with all the appurten-
ances complete.
Rhode Island Lodge, X. of p. held a
select social in Castle Hall, 25 Westminster
street, last evening. There were about
forty couples present.
The bids for the construction OF the
new Red Bridge were all thrown out and
will be advertised for again, a slight
change in plans making it necessary.
Fifty applicants for positions as car
riers and mail clerks I'm the Providence
postoffice are undergoing a civil service
examination today at the city hall.
The fire department was called upon at
IL 80 today to put out slight fire in the
cellar OF q tenement house at Al Dean
street. The alarm came from box "a.
A large quantity OF liqdor was taken
from William Daily at rs Dorrance street
few days ago, and in the Sixth District
Court this morning i. was forfeited.
Just before o'clock yesterday after
noon an alarm of fire was sent in from box
l54 for slight fire in the "slasher" room
of the Oriental Mills. The damage was
slight.
The grand jury reported "no indict-
ments" to the United States District
Court this morning. The case OF Michael
Washington, charged with stealing news
papers from letter carrier, was the only
one before the jury.
A horse attached to a pung, owned and
driven by Charles IL. Weaver, broke away
from the pung in front of the Industrial
Trust Company's building this afternoon.
A portion OF the harness was broken and
delay of travel in that vicinity for while
was the extene of the trouble.
Ii the number Of people who call at the
collectors office for income tax blanks be
taken as any indication, there are good
many persons ready to pay the tax. The
blanks are TO be obtained at the internal
revenue office on South Main street, and
not at the post Office.
The first of series of socials to be given
by Canton William s. Johnson, /. o. o. f.,
was held in Odd Fellows Hall last even
ing. There were about go couples present.
The proceeds of the socials are to be put
into a fund which will be used TO de-
fray the expenses of the canton on
the proposed trip TO Atlantic
City next September. The committee of
arrangements were Charles Mcfarland
and Lindsay Anderson. The floor was in
charge OF Charles Mcfarland assisted by
Fred w. Folsom and l.. II. Buker.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

Caycay. a West India island, is in
habited exclusively by turtles, some
Of which grow to an enormous size.
Attempts to establish human habita-
tions on the island have always fail
cd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
Lawson BIl Passed by the senate.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 5.-The Lawson
Power OF Removal bill for New York,
giving Mayor Strong power to remove all
heads OF departments, has passed the Sem
ate, all the Republicans and Senator Par
ker, (Dem., voting for 1t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
THE PIANO CONTEST.
Two More Organizations Entered for
the Barnaby Prize.

There is a good deal of ballot clipping
going on all over town, and yesterday two
new organizations entered the contest just
to make things interesting-Home Lodge
of Odd Fellows and the Brown secret So
ciety, Theta Delta Chi. The following
letter is received
Brown University,
Providence, II. l., Feb. 4, 1885,
To J. b. Barnaby & Co.:
Dear sir--Enclosed please find ~ coupons with
which wish 10 enter society namely, Theta
Delta Chi, into the piano contest
Respectfully yours,
81 Brown street r.. s. EMERSON,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

Over 400 diamonds are known to
have been recovered from the ruins
Of Babylon. Many are uncut, but
most are polished on one or two sides
only.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05

There are people who have seen us,
people who have come to US, people who
are still coming, yet; and nowadays it's
funny. but there's people who have money,
and they're the people that we want 10
get.
PL.i.f i'AiNii.,G CO.,
Tel. 2271-3. % Pine Street.
Eptrapse Eysm 90 wsybossct "a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago Grain Notes.
QUOTED BY A. p. wEEDES.
Car Lots Today.-W heat, %; corn, 209;
oats, 176; hogs, 10000.
Estimates Tomorrow.-Wheat,2 II; corn,
100; oats, 107; hogs, $4,000.
Heavy Shipping Hogs 1915 to 4.32h.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
NO CONCLUSION.
Senate Finance Committee Are still
Cropping.
Name of Organization.

WASHINGTON, Feb. b. = The Senate
finance committee again failed to reach
any conclusion today upon any bills be-
fore 1t. A vote was taken on
substitute for Senator McPherson's bill
resulting Eve for, to six against, afiirma-
tive votes being Mcpherson, Morrill,,
Sherman, Allison and Aldrich, and the
negative votes, Voor hees, Harris, Jones,
(Ark), w. Vest, White and Jones, (Nev.).
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
MEMORIALS IN SENATE.
Tributes to the Late Senator Enos
lapham.

Anti Vaccination Bill Introduced In
tho House Medical Regulation BILL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-05
House of Representatives.

Mr.. Buffum for the committee on edu-
cation reported back bill for an act to
incorporate the swedish Congregational
Church Of Pawtucket and recommended
its passage. So voted. Mr.. Mur-os
fO- The -agle 4'ar'r TOO H. "a
back Dili Tor the inc5rp-.a.iOI OF Llud-
sons Band of East rrvvidence and of the
First Church Of Christ, Sciestist, Of Proyi-