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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
4 coMMoT,oM FOR NOTHING.


Created . Scene.
It was ON the New-lIaven 4 Hart
ford railroad. Just above Mott Haven.
and this Boston express with IN nm.
usually crowded train was slowing
down bit. as many Of the trains were
obliged to do. 70 wait for the Harlem
drawbridge to be clned. This occur.
ance is frequently taken advantage Of
by those who wish to go to some
point in Harlem or the annexed dis.
trict to enable them to jump on Oc.
casionally the train stops, but more
often it merely slackcns its speed. and
makes the work Of alighting = matter
of pleasant excitement. to say the
least.
A man and his wife. accompanied BY
an older mau, who. the inquisitive
passengers decided. must be the won.
ans father, began to show consider.
able anxiety as the train neared the
critical point. When the brakes were
applied and the speed gradually de.
creased, their faces assumed look Of
relief. though now the trying question
arose rs to whether it would let mr.
sufficiently to allow them to get OF.
The lady was evidently timid. but
after much strong urging on the part
of her husband. she gathered mp her
belongings and they started for the
door. closely followed by the father.
VINO. however, as was learned from his
conversation, did not intend to aliRht
with them. They reached the plat
form and the husband descended te
the lowest step. but the train was still
rolling along at y pretty fair ratio and
his wife was panic-stricken in an in
slant
Now, don't you jump: oh, please
don't jump! she commanded and i'm
plored in the same breath. you'll be
killed. know you will r.
Meanwhile the front door stood wide
open. and every passenger in that end
of the car was following the little
drama with undivided attention.
my dear, don't intend to. just yet
-but"-- after a pause, ''come now.
we can easily do it."
Indeed, won't; it will have to go o
great deal slower than this before I'll
jump" declared his wife. cnergetical
~. and don't you do it on any &C
count What should do il you got
of and left me behind?"
The pathetic appeal brought an un-
feeling smile to the passengers faces.
and was followed by a remark from
the father. who stood in the doorway,
to the effect that there wouldn't be the
least danger in trying It now.
With the desperation of n martyr.
the timid one picked up her skirts,
went carefully down the steps and
was lifted OF without mishap by hel
husband. Everybody smiled. believ.
ing this to be the end, but they were
mistaken. The>ncxt instant the husr
band came dashing through the car
again. pounced ferociously upon his
overcOat which he had forgotten. and
threw himself of for the second time
with disgusted and reckless air.
In less than n minute after that the
train came to . dead stop The pas
scngcrs looked at one another. Sim
ultaneously. the idea of all that vast
ed excitement and anxiety seemed &c
strike in, and the general laugh could
be only half smothered in Difference
to the father, who, with very red
face, had dropped into his seat and OBJ
scured himself behind his morning pa.
perm. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

"How does your father manage "a
catch such big fish a he talks about?
''Oh. it's easy enough" replied the
boy, who was with him on the vaca.
tion trip
Docs he have any special tackleT
mo. indeed. lie just finds : nice,
shady spot and throws his line into the
water, and lies down with his hat over
his eyes and just dreams "-WashiDg
ton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

: -
when Napoleon was o. ~ -deeeA.
bed maladroit attendant read fron
an English review . bitter atrsign-
ment Of him - guilty Of the duke's
murder. The dying man ross. sd
catching up his win. wrote in his own
hand: 81 had the Dac d'Enghien sei1ed
and tried because It was necessary to
the safety. the interest, and the honor
Of the French people. when BY his own
feonSeasion the Comte d'Artois was sup
porting sixty sssassins in Psria Unr
der similar circumstances l would
aRain do likewiae" Neverthslsss he
gose himself tie utmost pains opeDs>
tain occasions - aDload the entiDs -
sponsibilitY - TsIleyrsnd. To Lord
Ebrington. 70 ONeass, 70 Las Caeee.
70 Nontholon, he asseverated that Tai
leyvand had checked his iQpulsss "a
elemeney.-Prof. Wm. n. Sloan& =
Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
POOR sosoL'nk.

0oRAoFo0o 3root0ooe 81 . 8oog D1ea -
the sesspDas EaseEs.
Philadelphis 3 tAe oaly city in the
world where The reed bird can b
found in . state Of ovefrunninR obesi-
~. and the only plsce where Il can Be
cooked 70 psrfection. In New York
the French cooks conceal its delicate
toothsomeness In rich dressing. There
they know . little about reed birds
q they do about terrapin. scrsppls
and pepper-pot Recently there was
given in this city dinner in which
reed birds were served IN thirteen diff
ferent forms. Among the coarses were
soup made from reed birds. reed birds
stuffed with Blue Point oysters, reed
birds placed inside Of = followed
potato and roasted. reea birds stuffed
with herb Alling sud bakeA. reed
birds stewed With froaA nush-
rooms, red birds split a4d 1sonoa-
m ahooinah,e Ds1elioe. ~ - v11,
reed 49, .aan1l - = S16jaIllle f1s
fsua whfu1S = = 2 " 'I11 51a
Two dsaa - /! - . . !
aroand ~ Hee1 s*zs. '.z.ss--x -;
Bat SITTER I'll ~ 7 - |5
70 eook 81 = = g
sauteI 4sloo - :
elanps
them hsA 80 ~ 17
Th1Sf - B C. U =
heed6 1uik ~ - - ~ .06uDt
thea ~ ~ = 6ax- m1tt1oans -
cnEdi1G - H. eizo q - NJ
and ~ heot of ~ Are, bat - no6
allow H. yellow fat 70 6oeu0o
Drowned Nothing eould be simples,
and yet few. very 1ew, cooks ean pre-
pare the reed bird without destroyine
It's toothsomanese.
This = m art also in the eating Of
his daipttness. but IL can only Be ap-
piled - birda e the character and pre-
pared In the mauner described above.
Wiring on the head and sink .your
HnpeAs 1nto and abeord tie hsaina.
r. - ~. liee1e 11esiing s1ofe b.
:1ss:s :;,s;:; =
until not . hit ds ~ n9SetsAs
leg bones Then cast nAle
aud say grace. That's eating geedr|
birds, that ia.-Philadelphia Timea.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

must be an affinity more or less close.
If il is virtuous to bruise the serpent's
head, It must be praisewortlly to shoot
'g:.tor on sight. Such, at least, seems
to be- the creed Of the average tourist in
Florida; the sport ~ of pumping
lead into the great, clumsy, unresist-
ing lizards has almost exterminated
thu IN along the most popular routes of
travel, while the prices. now fetched by
their hides tempt hunters to follow
them to the remote swamps and ever
glaGcs.
1t is pity; for baking in the sun
chine by lake and river, or floating laz-
lily On the still waters. they lends trop-
: ical picturesGueness to the otherwise
often tame Florida scenery.
a few years ago the steamers on the
upper st. John and Ocklawnha rivers
were veritable gunboats, as far as the
all;gators were concerned. and whole
brcadsides OF rifles and pistols were
turned loose whenever q snout or tail
appsa1ed. craftsmanship was tested
perhaps, but in a wanton, useless be-
struction of humble life, or the agony of
lingering wounds.
The sport has almost ceased, not by
virtue of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, but for the same
reason that the slaughter Of buffalo
has stopped on the plains. Some day,
perhaps, some humanitarian legisla-
ture will give the alligator statutory
right to ive-and sun himself; for,
though Shiny, clammy. repuisive and
friendless, he is not the ferocious ter
ror he is often made to appear In Flor
ida Adventures"
1t is true that he is q first cousin to
the really savage crocodile of the Nile
and the Gangcs, and that the same or
true crocodile-enormous in size, fe-
rocious in temper and voracious in ap-
petite-is found in the Florida ever
glades south of Okeechobee; but the
alligator, as rule, is shy, timid and not
disposed to attack human beings.
They have weakness for pigs and
puppies, and special fondness, it is said.
for pickaninnies-negro children; but
the instance in which they have been the
aggreesors in attacks ON g. ,wn peo-
PIC 0tC 10lOs dn0 SJOulA = AO1 Auo NAA(
natives wade or swim in the lakes or
rivers, often where large ones are
numerous and in full view. without any
snoughl Of Danger.
= MT wSsn Tonn..I : SS:--eoEnensd e: mn
a., s..soS VIA. ysht sAyageis, aud is an,
1Glx s3af1n3dlblr antagonist
AWKWARD and Gl6msy on land. he is
quick and agile In the water, and uses
selther end. head or tail. with dexterity.
II blow from his tail will knock a.man
sanscless or break an arm or leg; and
when once his powerful jaws close on
anything the hold is almost impossible
to loosen. If he. cannot readily drag
on what he has grabbed he will turn
over sideways and try to twist it on.
For instance. if man caught by one of
his feet was holding to boat or stake
he might be able to outpull the beast,
but the, turning over sideways would
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
GLOVES FOR FALL WEAR.


Stylish Hand ware for Followers O1 the
The makers Of mems gloves reco9.
mixing the disposition Of the new won.
IN TO lay claim 70 al the masculine
belongings she can appropriate. ore
manufacturing gloves in women'e
sizes and in mems styleA They are
Of heavy tan or red doRskin, with one
or at most two buttons More gen.
orally clasps arc used. and the new
woman thereby escapes one Of her
hated domestic duties-that OF sewing
ON buttons There il NO doubt that
these gloves wear better and are better
made than the r.jority of tAin. Hid
ones hastily put toges.hef for womsu'a
wear. But they are far from shspely.
No street glove with any claim IA
distinction il fastened nowadays viii
the small pearl button once in form.
The smallest one allowable ID . we'll
cut pearl or bone one approaching IN
old-fashioned three cent piece in size.
They range from this TO sizes . little
larger than dime. They arc colosed
to match the kid to certain degree.
The stitching on short gloves 4
quite heavy. but is not in the broad
lines fashionable short time ago II
is generally Of the same color a. the
gloves. except when they are very
light. White and lcmon-colored glazed
kid gloves have black stitching. but
the red tan and gray ones are stitched
in their own colorA
The day Of the glazed kid glove for
Qfess occasions seems about over. The
2os% 01al suedcs arc once more popu-
eseo4 k1oaoa lid Il regarded a =
&oos 80 eoe tho Aeavy docskin
I (D119 16oo ~ Jho enl5oesan61a cirl-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

Corn served ''au natufeF lopos-
sible to eat daintily and becomingly.
You always agree with the New En-
Qlander whose advice about Ceting an
orange was, II you want to have . real
good time with II. You must 60 behind
the barn. It should never BE- brought
upon the table save - one Of those
dear old homely dishes OF which We
are al somewhat ashamed and at the
some time very fond. and Of which We
all partake only in the bosom Of our
family. A Yankee clergyman eleetri-
fed tableful Of young women recent
ly, 1t their common summer board
inghouse By producing IN invention ol
his own for the purpose Of holding n
ear Of corn while he ate from IL Il
was in the Shape Of two spools, each
holding stout darning-needle. The
latter penetrated the cob. and the
spools were held In the hands III
worthy owner evidently had no idea
that Il was not On extremely clever
notion, and he is . very popular clergy
man, toa-Philadelphia Presa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28
TIE EFLORIDA ALLIGATOR
Ruthless Hunters Are Driving Him
Out Of Existence.
Tho S.urian Il IN Cciy Customer when
Araused-A Lively Fight In the Watee-
Adventures That Show His
Fierce Propcnsitleo.

EFT W E EN- the
ser ent tribe
q n d mankind
there is an an
cient and heredi-
tMy feud. Ser
pents are rep
tile es; the alii-
gator is q rep
tile: ergo. there
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-28

:,,sss;s :sssss - -!
until NOT . 6it d - Mt -.
leg bones Then cast nAAoe.
and say grace. That's eating see6'
birds, that h.-Philadelphia Timss.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
Tho Way rads start

1t Is not universally known TINT Queen
Victoria's desire to hide bantlagcd foot
brought In longer skirts than had proyIous-
~ boon worn, nor low the frantic craze for
yellow which once obtained in Paris was
brought about. A poor woman calnc to
Rnchnl one day with II length of yellow
material, which tho great tragedcnnG pro-
nouncod impossible" yet bought out of
kindness OF heart. Chancing ncono ,lpon
mo stun Hdtnc time nftcr, slu had t. gown
mndu OF 1t io wear In ono of her IavorIto
roles, and thus It. became tho famous vel
low gown which every ono ravrtl over and
innIu hnsto To Initiate. Much more recent
is another Incident. a. lady who was max
ing only temporary stay In tho capital
wished to- attend tho races. but had no
suitable gown unpaclcd AZ tho last mo-
lhoht sho Conirivcd to Turkish up nm old
black dress AMI completed her toilet with
u brilliant red pnrnsol, which she was told
would onhancr tho effect OF her siniplD
gown. 70 her houndicss establishment
Paris went mad over thu flaming s,lnshndc
ana no othpr color was really chic for Il
long whlo after.
The most extraordinary and hi.icous oh.
)ccts often served To inspire some oX,uIi-
sitoly lovely creation, hut In such cases no
ono will deny that thu credit nr original
discovery belonged Co the man whose for
lilo brain could transform them and a,!npt
them to his own use. Worth always made
nntc of any incident which struck hin,
MS interesting, and there should DO enough
material among his papers to supply I,
valuable book Of memoirs New York
Recorder
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
AGAINST BREWERlEs.
Ahe Hnpfist Sunday school lessucin.
tion as0es on Record.

~ inc monthly meeting Of the Bup-
tlst sunday School Association at Park
Avenue Church Sunday afternoon, after
hh nble address; by Rev. George S. Ken
hhru, OF Fourth Street Church. Ports.
mouth. tho following preamble ana re-
solutions were :idopteU:
w hrIeas. II has come to the linowl-
edge or this association that /, charter
mas bcen granted In certain parties for
the purpose OF establishing IL brewery
IN our city; aud
w hcfcns, The manufacture and sale
III Intoxicating liquors lins during the
phst twenty-five years assumed such
iilaSnliuue. influencing and controlling
igEis'atioh !" such an extent as To call
iotln me universal opposition OF the
CHRISTIAN churches OF almost every de-
nomination: and
whereas. our Baptist conventions
ana associations throughout the land
as VOL as the local chtrchra have ry-
pressed thc,nsclvrs in mo- h,nnc,,tnin
sound rs Ia this monster evil; therefore.
be II "
Resolved. Tha, this association. com
posed pl the Baptist Sunday Schools of
Notloik portsmouth. iicrklcy and vic
lnity. Whilst bowed with sorrow nj the
Tact that prominently among tho pro
n>olerS oil thtS proposed brewery are the
names OF some who stand high I'm our
christian churches. even in our own
aehoinitihiion. we feel called upon 10
they are doing. To heed the Divine
Injunction that "What@ucvr a man sow
eth mat shall he also reap" and in tho
name OF the mothers and fathers who
are bowed in sorrow over the Wrrcl, Of
some beloved son who fills the drunk;
nruS grave in TIA" name OF The wives
whose husbands arc under III" inilurncn
OF inns demon. in the name Of tho young
man whom we are trying to rcscIn. and
irnd forward Ia virtue ANA morality. I'm
The maine of tho Christian church ana
us Divine founder in the name of thr
Christian Sabbath and it's proper OH
scrvancc. in the name Of the urrhou;
who I'LL our aSylums. in the nn,nr Of IN,
conNictS who iii oar pcniiuntiarics. in
the name of all that Is near and dra, in
the best interest of our city ana conn
Try. we appeal Ia you to sever yn,,r CON
nrction with this brewery, which l.
destined Ia spread It's blight over u,rr
cltleS by the Sca. rcuOuncc Your aIIr-
glance with that monster evil that is
cilrsinE our land nnd scuUiur 4, n0o
souls, FOR whom our Savior died. 10 n
ifilnk;lrdS grave every YEAR In these
United states, which takes from lid
pockets Of the people $l20 0nn. 600 an
nuaily. nnd which. as that statesman of
statesmen. William T.. Gladstone. MS
SilfcS us. causes more want ANA misery
tllht war, pcStilcncc and famine com
bincd.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29

The Lowell (MassD News has the fol-
lowing 10 say I'VE have read with {,
great deal of interest the picturesque
account of the launching Of the two new
Ships-of-war, the Nashville and the WI
minSton, at Newport News, Va. print
ed in our esteem contemporary, the Nor
FOLK NirGinian one thing that made
TINS launching remarkable was tho fact
that ii was the first instance on record
OF the launch ON the same day OF two
naval vessels Of this size from q single
set Of ways. Ii England will take her
eyes off Venezuela for IL moment. and
turn them this way. she will So that the
United states are fast getting into fight
ing trim"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
GIGGLE GABLE.
\ Boston Philosophers Merry
! Musings.
A Well-Almed Shot That Hit tile Mark
Fashions Follies Pierced by Witty
Words.

/ When Oliver Wendall Holmes was
asked his idea of an afternoon tea, he
wittily replied that II could be cusily
defined in four words:-"Glggle, gabblc.
gubble. git" How aptly this applies to
the American way of eating. The food
Is swallowed In q hurry. hair digeStrh,
remains n load on the stomach: the syS-
tom is not nourishcd and thus the blood
becomes impoverished. There la II feel
ing of fullness with ynwninI. conStipa-
ton, palcnc:S Of the face, Icy GOODNESS
of the feet, faintncSS in the morning
and drowsincss during the day. MI
these show that the blood is thick ana
crly. Rich. red blood Is needed, and tn
make this he stomach must be helped
to do its work rightly. Nothing aids
the stomach as much as IL tonic. and
thousands Of people have learned that
there is only one for such cases. MIR
S. w Mclaughlin. who resides ut 2l3
oxford street, Portland. Me, tried this
tonic and here is the result in his own
words
Il have been troubled with dyspepsia
for a long time. so that my food dis
tresscd me severely Everything ! ate
distressed me and l often threw up my
lood. anfl my sufrcrnrs were severe.
This continued for about three months.
Il employed doctors and several
kinds Of highly recommended medi-
tincs. but nothing did me any good I'M.
Ill struck DR.. Grccnc's Ncrvura blood
ana nerve remedy. ! heard ii highly
recommended ana went for II, ana | am
cured. used five bottles"
What a world Of good DR.. Grecnc's
Ncrvurn. tic great blood and nerve
remedy. did the writer of this letter.
II helped him as he never had bee.
helped before. You need such tonic.
you arc suffering as hc did: YOU can be
cured as he was. II Is useless IL put of
getting this grand medicine: every day
that YOU wait means added tormcnts.
End your SutidringS al once by taking
Inc remedy which has saved countless
thousands throughout the world ana
which is the wonderful discovery Of tho
well-iinown pructicing physician, br.
Grcenc'oi 30 West Nth street New York
city, whom you cun always consult
either personally or by letter without
chnrcn.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
Basket Cribs.

Ono woman, with sense beyond her stu
alton in life, who had no means with
which TO buy - crib and no room for it
had shn been able 10 mako the purchase,
drove some heavy nails In the wall ut tho
head Of hcr he'd, and upon these hung u
strong basket, lined with soft cotton and
shaped out into comfortable nust FOR her
little one. y thick cotton comfortable was
provided and tied with strings to the ctl,,o
OF tho basket. Tho child was dressed II,
night clothes mndo bag fashion, with
strings To hold tho sleeves around tho
wrists ana neck, and u cap mndc after thu
shape of thu hood Of u cloak To draw l,u
over tho head. With the little thing SO.
c"rrly tucked away in this upEy nest ilu
mother, who WAS ~ very heavy Gicppcr and
u rhihc stout woman, felt no concern and
rested quietly, scrcno in thr consciousness
That the baby was safe. AS the child grew
Older and Was able tn move about, strong
bands OF tape were sewcd to tho little bag.
IN which IT. was securely tied These were
fastened to tho sides Of the basket ana
while IL 9avo tho baby tho freedom OF it's
head and limbs IL could neither riso up
nor creep ont Of its comfortable environ
inent This woman raised five children in
this way. AS tiicy increased tho baskets
wcrn hung around tho wall, aud up 10
eight or nine years each child was secure
~ tici into It's imprOvisrd cot.
There is Il hint in this TINT well to ,lo
mothers might take to rt.-Philndel,
phiu Ledger.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
Won WY. NYn,,i ONO.

or our stylish cioaks. REFERS or capes,
IL You only kncW what Il handsome
Qura BILE garment q moderate small price
Will buy. Cloaks and rccfcr jackcts. of
boucic. beaver and covert cloth. ripple
backs. large mandolin and melon sleeves.
$3.50 TO 81. saving Of Sl.5O to $i.aO on
elch stylish caprs of beaver. boucic.
plush ana far. fun sweep, large Queen
Anne collars, satin stitched fur or
braid trimmed, $3.50 TO SIS each Com
pare our prices before You buy and we
get the preference.
LEVY BROS. BARGAIN, STORE
ia Main street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29

The funeral of Captain William +.
Drummond, whon remains arrived
here from the Eastern shore sunday
morning. took place from st. Luke II.
Il. Church that afternoon ut 3 O'Clock,
Rev. y. $. Lloyd conducting the ser
vices, ana owens Lodge. y. T.. ana y.
~, attending in Il body. together With
representatives of the Srlb'.ard Air
Line. The remains were inferred in & =
dar Grove Cemetery. ,E" pall-bcur"rs
being Messrs. Fred Gre nwuod, l.. -.
Starke. T.. Il. Guy. W.T.. Core. Is. y.
Alarsden J. u. Addington, John X.
Todd, and j. II. Waters.
The remains of Mrs. William j. Car
ter. which arrived here Sundny via the
old Dominion line were laid To rest in
the old he Curmi.s lot ir Cedar Grove
Cemetery. Mrs. Carter. whose death
was announced in Sundays NhEinian.
was formerly Mrs. Joseph DE Carmis.
and left two Chldren-Mrs. Mary Crane.
Of Bath l:eaCh, y. Y. and Mrs. i. Y.
kes.lcr OF Pensacola, Fla. She was SIS
years of age ut the time of her death.