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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
Origin OF the Match.

Romer, Preschel and Irinyi are vari-
ously named as inventors of phos-
phorus matches. From the testimony
of still living college friend, it APP
pears that the real inventor is the Hun.
garian, Janos Irinvi. 1t was in 1885,
when the latter, then nineteen years
old and a student at the polytechnic
school in Vienna, attended Prof.
Meissner's lectures on chemistry. He
became greatly impressed by a DEM
onstration of the reaction produced on
rubbing together peroxide Of lead and
sulphur. 1t struck him at once that
the reaction might be greatly in
tensifed when substituting phosphorus
for sulphur Irinyi was not to be seen
at the college for the next few days.
His friend. wishing to see him. called
at his rooms, but found the door locked.
On joining his friends Irinyi had his
pockets full of matches, which he
struck on the walls, all of them taking
fire. He prepared them by melting
phosphorus in q concentrated solution
of glue and shaking until the mass be-
came cold and all the phosphorus as
sumed q finely-divined state. This
emulsion was mixed with brown per-
oxide of lead. and sticks previously
dipped in molten sulphur were i'm
mersed in the mixture. He sold his In
vention, It is recorded, to , merchant
named Romer for about three thousand
Ave hundred dollars. rs.-Invention.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
PATIENCE AND INCIDENCE.


To Bide Ones Time Is Not to Remain In
active.
Patience is a virtue and Incidence a
folly, if not a crime. yet on the princi-
pie that ''all things come to those who
wait" there is some danger of con-
founding these terms. We must be
patient and wait, not indolent- All
things do not come to the lazy, in
dolent walters. 1t is only to those
who work while they wait that ''all
things will come' This difference
can not be too clearly understood. and
in teaching children the value of pa
tience we must be careful to have them
understand it Alright.
To the young we would say: II you
waat to succeed in your life-work do
not wait for something to turn up,"
but turn up something yourself, no
matter how humble it may be. 1t is
better to be occupied, even if you get
no pay, than it is to be idle. How of
ten do we hear the expressions: 81 am
willing to work if l am paid" And
does not this expression usually come
from those who are idle and indolent?
We think so. for those who are natur-
ally industrious can find something to
do. even if it pays little or nothing.
Employers do not hunt up the indolent
people who are only willing to work
when they are paid when they are in
want of workmen or workwomen.
IF you want to get profitable en-
ployment there is no better plan than
to patiently keep on doing what it is
possible for you to do, whether it gives
a reasonable remuneration or not. Per-
severe in doing what you can as faith
fully as il you were well paid, and
patiently wait for a change of fortune.
This is the kind of waiting that pre-
ceds and commands success. There are
many people who possess ability
enough to succeed in life, but who are
always out of a job because they never
learned the value of industry when
they were young. Parents should un-
derstand this matter better than they
do and warn their children against in
dolence.
Habits of industry or Of idleness are
formed during childhood and
youthful we say di,edgs instead of gen
erally we should hit nearer the mark.
for who ever saw an Industrious child
that turned ont idle at maturity? Dis
sipation may change the life Of a youth
in this respect, but child who loves to
be Industrious rarely becomes dissi-
pated, unless driven to evil courses by
despair. In such cases as these the
remedy is always ut hand with those
who have been brought up to be indus
trious- with them kind treatment and
employment supplies sure cure But
how different it rs with the young man
who has ~.gone to the Bod. II the seeds
cf iilencss and indolence have bssn
aowa II his yeathl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
FACTS ABOUT FATIGUE.
Excessive Exercise Is Injurious to the Hu
man system.

Excessive Exercise Is luxurious to the Hu-
man System.
Dr. Tissie, we'll known French ply
sician, has been studying the subject
of excessive physical culture. He
points out, in Science Siftings, that
there is similarity between the nerv-
Gus fatigue which follows violent and
prolonged exercise and certain hypnotic
states. All fatigue is in the nerves;
the muscles simply lose their power.
In violent and prolonged physical ex-
ercise the waste of the body is rapid
and extreme. and at the end its victim
is in state of poisoning from the accu-
mutation of waste products in his sys-
tenn not yet thrown off. He is like a
patient recovering 'irom some disease.
The muscular overstrain in the case is
like that which results from such nerv-
Gus shocks as are sometimes produced
by violent emotions or by dreadful
dreams. DR.. Tissie made n special
study of the case of a runner in ''go-
as-you-please" race which continued
twenty -four hours. The first effect of
the nervous exhaustion was a feeling
of great fatigue, followed by loss Of
interest and disgust. Next came
phenomena of illusion or hallucina-
ton, of double personality, loss of
memory, and great need of sleep. The
doctor claims that the real aim OF
every trainer for the ring is to pro-
duce an automatic state in the one
who is to take part in the con-
test of physical strength. His
whole science is to transform the man
he trains into being that will keep
on automatically. Something of this
occurs in all overstrain from prolonged
physical exercise. The plodding action
which results is akin to the constant
repetition Of the same word, over and
over, until it becomes a fixed idea in
the mind. The doctors conclusions are
that the abuse of athletic sports is an
evil; that the players lose character
and tend to retrograde from intel
lectual volition to a habitual automa-
tism. Just as moderate exercise is good,
SO these intensive exercises are bad
Scientific American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23

the cane, and occasionally our horses
would collide with a log, or get tangled
in green briar vine. and then there
would be language. The bear and dogs
Were not more than fifty yards ahead
OF us, and Of all the yelping and sna-l-
ing ever heard, we heard it, and above
the din was the crash OF the cane as the
bear dashed through it.
"'He's headin' for Grass lake. said
old Ferguson. n eff he ever gifts thar
We'll never see him this good day.
Finally we got out of the heavy cane
on ridge where there was only q
growth of switch cane and spice bushes.
Then we saw the bear. There was no
doubt about his being the big fellow
who had been stealing our corn and
pumpkins He looked as big as an OK,
and he rolled along at great rate,
paying little attention to the dogs that
were nipping at his hams. Ferguson
and each took shot at him and he
stopped. Bull, the big dog, nailed him
by the hind foot. and the others dashed
in and out, taking pinch here and
there wherever they could. Bull kept
his hold in spite of the efforts Of the
bear to strike him, and we dismounted,
thinking to get shot. When the bear
saw Us he gave growl and made an
other swipe at Bull that was SO close
the big dog had to let loose and make
a run for it. He headed right toward
Ferguson, with the bear close behind.
Bull lodged to one side, and Ferguson
fired. i saw the bullet plow furrow
in the bears back. but it was too high
to do any good, and before either of us
could shoot again the brute was right
on Ferguson. He was very active Tor
an old man. and he gave a leap to one
side that Dunham might be proud Of.
The bear slapped at him as he jumped,
and one of his claws caught in the old
mans boot 1t split the leather like a
knife, and when Ferguson scrambled
to his feet he had only one boot. and
there was cash in the calf of his leg
half an inch deep and four inches
long. The dogs were crowding the
bear close, and he didn't stop to finish
Ferguson. i took one shot at him as
he dashed back in the thick cane. and
wounded him, but not seriously. Some
of the others had joined us by this
time. and old Ferguson, having found
that his leg was not torn off, as he at
first swore it was, pushed into the cane
again.
THE bear circled around in the
brake for two mortal hours. fighting
the dogs and every now and then kill
ing one of them Finally he dashed
out into the open and made for a ra-
vine. When we got in sight he had
seated himself on his launches in about
two inches of water. with his back to a
steep bank. The dogs Were on each
side and ia front Of him, and two dead
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
HIS FACE SEEMED FAMILIAR.
That IL Why the Absent Minded Girl Gov
cred Herself With Confusion.

That IL Why the Absent Minded Girl Cow
cred Herself With Confusion.
She was very absent-minded young
person, and the two girls who were
with her in the car were not at all
surprised when she leaned over and
whispered:
20 dear me! who can that man be?
His face is so familiar that I must
know him, but can't place him"
'He looks-well, rather snowy"
said the girl with the lorgnette. II
don't know where you could have met
him"
80, well. perhaps he is one Of those
rough diamonds her bsother Edgar
has been bringing to the house since
he came back from the west" said the
girl with the mountainous sleeves.
maybe that was it. He looks as il
he knew me. o, dear, he will think
me awfully rude! Girls, shall i speak
to him?"
..Why, Of course, if you are sure that
you really know him. Lulu" said tho
girl with the lorgnette, but do be
careful, for you know you are"
'Absent-minded-O, know it! I
shall certainly have to take one of
those courses of memory development,
or whatever they are"
HE is looking at you awful hard,
Lulu" said the girl with the noun
famous sleeve.
20. must know him. I shall have
to speak"
She leaned forward and gave the
fiashily-dressed young man at the end
II had to be more friendly than
would otherwise have been. because l
did not speak at first," she observed.
80, yes" returned the girl with the
mountainous sleeves, you know l
never can remember names, and l am
always perfectly lovely to people when
l can't think of what to call them"
.Yes, for then they may not notice
and"
Girls" interrupted the girl with the
lorgnette, do look at him! He has
spoken to that awful-looling person
with him and they are nudging each
other and staring at us; they evidently
fancy that we wanted to attract their
attention"
Look here, Lulu" sternly remarked
the girl with the mountainous sleeves,
81 want you to think whether you
really know that man, and If SO who
he is.'
Then Lulu gave a littlo scream.
''Good gracious, girls, stop the ear"
she cried, II do know now just who he
is! He-he is the young man who used
to come to see our cook! No wonder
his face is familiar. for he hung about
the kitchen all the time and we had tc
discharge her on that account. 0, girls
let me out first or I shall faint"-Chi-
capo Trjbune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23

ones lay under the shadow of his
mighty frame. Blood and foam were
oozing from his mouth; his coat was
all muddy and bloody; his eyes were
ablaze with the Berserk light of battle,
and it was evident that he intended to
run no further. Occasionally a dog
would dash at him. and he would
swing one Of his mighty paws with
force enough to kill an OK. IL it struck
the dog, that ours hunting days were
over, but usually the dog would dodge
and another one would engage the bear
on the other side. 1t was difficult to
shoot the bear without striking the
dogs, although every few minutes
somebody would send a rifle bullet into
the brute, but lead seemed to have no
power to kill him.
''Old Ferguson was limping around
yelling like an Indian and swearing
like n pagan. He was trying to get the
dogs off. SO we could give the coup de
grace without danger to them, and,
with the exception Of Bull, they paid
no attention to him. Ball was eager
to sail in and have it out with the bear,
but he was too well-traincd. and stood
by Ferguson with one paw uplifted and
quivering with excitement. After the
bear had killed his ninth dog old Fer
guson crossed the stream, and, getting
on the bank above the bear, tried to
get down shot at him. The bank was
slightly overhang;ng and the earth was
loosened by recent rains. Just as
Ferguson had drawn his bead at
the top of the bears head,
which the muzzle of the gun nearly
touched. the bank cavcd. Ferguson and
about two hundred pounds of dirt fell
on the bear, who rolled over on his
back. Ferguson was up first, and
started to run. The bear saw him, and
with demoniacal growl rushed at
him. There was not two feet space
between Ferguson's coattails and tho
bears nose, and they were headed to-
shoot. / thought it was all up with
Ferguson, and so it would have been
but for the dog Bull. That noble ami
NAL knew as well as knew that it he
grabbed that bear in front he was a
dead dog, but he also knew that he
couldn't save his master by an attack
in the rear at that stage Of the gene.
With growl as fierce as that of the
bear he dashed between Ferguson and
the infuriated beast and secured q
throat hold. In thirty seconds the
bear crushed the dogs ribs with blow
of his paw. then mashed his skull with
one bite of his tremendous jaws, but in
the same thirty seconds Ferguson was
ont of harms way, and a fifty-six-cali-
Der bullet from my rifle passed through
the bears brain.
1T was all over and the big bear was
dead. but he had made a gallant fight.
There were only seventeen dogs alive
out of the pack of twenty-nine, and one
of those had to be shot he was wound
ed SO badly. Old Ferguson dropped
right down by the body of Bull and
cried like child. And, by George! I
cried myself. for if ever dog died like
hero that same Bali did.
We'll, sir continued the man from
the bottoms. after blowing his nose As
. tribute to old Ferguson's dog Bull,
ito show you what q lot Of killing that
bear took we found when we dressed
him that there were nineteen rife bull
let's in his body. and six Of them had
passed through his heart. Get beae
heated up and he's awful hard y s<in
Tea stxyeess
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
A DOGS RESENTMENT.
The Animal Retaliated Upon His Mistress
for m Insult.


A st. Bernard dog recently gave a
remarkable and almost human exhibi-
ton of resentment and evil passion.
He was splendid creature, of rare in
telligence and docility, with an air Of
royal dignity and condescension be-
fitting the name-''His Majesty"
Although king among dogs, he was
ion and willing slave, and SO quick in
discernment that he seldom needed an
order; but his loyalty was reserved for
his master alone.
One morning he was lying on q cost
" rug in the richly-furnished hall Of
his masters suburban home. His mas
ter's wife. descending the stairway.
caught sight of his luxurious bed and
sternly reproved him.
"You must not lie there on my best
rug" she said. "a hardwood floor is
soft enough for a dog with fur like
yours. His Majesty must come off,"
His Majesty stared at her and did not
obey. She went up to him and repeat
ed the order, giving his shaggy head q
sharp cut with the back of her hand by
way of emphasis.
His Majesty was displeased. He shook
himself disdainfully, and slowly re-
treated from the rug to q corner near
the front door. His pride was touched
by the blow given him; his dignity was
offended by contemptuous treatment
He remaiOed in the corner all the after
noon, nursing his resentment.
At five o'clock the lady tripped down
the staircase second time, and pass
ing into the library. took book and
lay down on a lounge for an hours rest
before dinner. The scene with the dog
had passed out of her mind.
AS she turned the pages, with her
back to the door, His Majesty crept in,
gave q quick leap, and in an instant
was on the lounge, standing over her
with his hot breath In her face and his
eyes flaming with wrath. She was
helpless and besides herself with ter
ror. There were servants in the
kitchen, but she did not dare to scream
for them
His Majesty kept his cleaning eyes
fastened upon her. and showed his
teeth and growled whenever she made
the slightest movement. He stood over
her, the avenger of his wounded
dignity, not attacking her, but in
timidating and frightening her in re-
taliatiOn for the insult of the morning.
A cuckoo clock on the mantel struck
the quarter-hour, the half-hour, the
three-quarter-hour and finally six
o'clock. Neither the dog nor the lady
moved. A few minutes after six q IA
miliar step was heard on the stoop.
His Majesty jumped down from the
lounge, and ran to the door to greet
his master. The lady screamed. and
her husband rushed into the library,
to find her in an hysterical condition
after her hour of exposure to royal dis
pleasure.
His Majesty had the virtuous air of
one who had taught a stupid person q
useful lesson. But he had signed his
death warrant. The lady could not
look at him again, and his master or
dered him to be shot.-Youth's Com
paniOn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
TOO MUCH OF A JOKE.
SMILES Hands tho Farson . Cigar ans
Then There Was Trouble.

SMILES Hands tho farson . Cigar and
Then There Was Trouble.
The clerks in the office were always
on the alert to play some joke on
Sniftles. the junior book-kecper, and
the strangest part of it was that they
always managed to catch him un-
awares.
The other day the clerks loaded a
tempting-looking cigar with an ap-
parently harmless explosive. It was
graciously offered to Sn;ffies, who ac-
cep:ed it with profuse thanks, saying
he would smoke it after dinner that
evening.
1t so happened that that very even
ing Sniffies' wife, who was a very re-
ligious wife, had invited the minister
to dinner. The minister loved good
cigars. and Snifiles, knowing this,
proudly asked him to have cigar, and
unselfishly and innocently handed him
the one which he had received that af-
ternoon from the clerks in the Office.
4 Sniffies' wife was pleased at her hus-
bands generosity to the minister, and
looked on with pleasure as the minis
ter contentedly lighted the cigar.
Suddenly there was a report. the
minister fairly howled with terror. and
the air was flied with smoke. Sniffies
and his wifeweresurpriseda and shocked
beyond expression.
"Heavens!' muttered Sniffles, "that's
the work of those d-n clerks again"
The minister's face was red with
rage. Half of his beautiful side whis-
kers had been singcd and he looked q
sight. lie gave one terrible glance at
Sniffies, then took his hat and de-
parted
Never shall I enter this house
again" he said with great emotions rs
he shut the door.
That night there was war in Snifles'
house. His wife accused him of hav-
ing loaded the cigar on purpose in or
der to drive the minister away. All
his explanations were in vain, and now
Snifles and his wife have ceased to
speak.
The clerks are still wondering wheth-
er Snitfies smoked that cigar, but he 10
SO silent about the matter that they
can't get anything out Of Hmm. Y.
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
STRANGE SUPERsTITIoNS.
Peculiar Beliefs Still Entertained In Thi
Enlightened Age.

Peculiar Beliefs Still Entertained In This
Enlightened Age.
For instance, during dog g-days, Satan
is said to enter all snakes, which is
the reason that snakes are blind for
that period. II one cuts himself then.
the wound is much harder to heal
than at other times. To walk ore q
grave is to invite sickness; to repeat
the act may render it fatal. Warts,
moles, corns, distemper in dogs and
horses, and certain kinds of crop fail
ure, may be charmed away by certain
specially gifted persons, generally old
men or women.
Each sign of the zodiac represents
some occult influence over animal or
vegetable life; for instance, when the
''sign is in the heart" stock should
not be marked or branded. nor any
surgical operation undertalen; neither
should trees, shrubs nor vegetables be
transplanted. If the sign is in the
head, cattle. hogs or sheep must not
be killed, as the meat is said to be
crazy" and correspondinlgy hard to
preserve.
uC WC6 SACI VIC sWCANC
days of the year is, consecutively, a
fair kind of weather that will prevail
during each month of that year. For
a dog to howl three nights in success
SION, signifies great disaster to its
owner within the year. To move a
cat brings bad luck t6 the mover. In
order to cure fits, repeat the words
used by Christ to the man possessed Of
q devil. This must be done, however,
only when the moon is full. The
moon. in slang parlance, is worked for
all it is worth, as regards its effects
upon terrestrial objects.
And if anyone venture to doubt the
efficacy of these bugabOo suggestions,
their defenders usually take refuge in
some such reply as:
'.Wal, / dunno how it is, nor why it
is; but everyone lows hits so. md 1
reckol it must shorely be that way"
Against this invulnerable sense of
responsibility reason batters in vain.
Home and Country.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
A COMMON CASE.
Jimmie Was Restless, But He Probably
Was Healthy.

Was Healthy.
He was simply an average boy-that
is, one Of the kind who never stand
still or sit still or lie still for two con-
secutive minutes. It was Saturday
and his mother had taken him into the
store to get him . new suit Of school
clothes.
II want good ones" she said posi-
lively; something that-Jimmie, come
here!-I want something that-Jimmie.
where are you? Come out from behind
that counter! You know you amt al
lowed there-I want something with .
double seat and double-Jimmie, stop
hawking over all those clothes! Those
are mems sizes. Now don't you run
of again. sir!-Yes, I want double
kneed pants and something in Scotch
or-where is that boy? Jimmie! Jim
mie! II / don't-Jimmiey"
He is found madly chasing the store
cat up and down the aisles, and his
mother says:
Just as sure as we 60 into . store
where there's a cat you 60 to chasing it
like mad. never saw you beat! Now
you stay right here by me, sir. Come,
do you like this su't?''
"How many pockets has it got?"
''Oh, plenty Of EN-"
rs there a pocket in the back o. the
pants?"
''Yes. It's real nice suit. wonder
If it's all wool. There's thread that
looks like-Jimmie, You stop sliding
down that stair railing! Come out o.
that room! Don't you see that it says
private on the dOOr?"
II wanted to see what made it 'pri-
vate.
"The man in there will private you
if you don't look out! Stop pulling out
those drawers! You come here now
and try on this coat. Stand still! If
you amt q reg'lar eel. Stand still!
How can I tell how it fits with you
squirming round like that? Does it
feel comfortable? Stand of q little
piece and let me see how it looks"
Jimmie stands off" at distance of
about fifty feet, having been attracked
that far by something in a showcase.
.'Come herer' commands his mother.
LET those hats alone! Stop whistling
that abominable Sweet Marier You
know very well that you're not al
lowed to whistle in the house! want
to try this coat on you. There! like
that. That's what call neat, and it
looks serviceable. It's little light in
color for every day, but l guess I'll
take it. Where is that boy? You may
do up the suit while hunt for him.
Jimmie! Jimmie! Come right straight
herer'-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-23
FRESH FROM THE PEN.

Once on a tinze. an editor,
Who led no lie Of ease.
Unite 4 country patron wrote
In words somewhat like these:
Dear Sir. wen sare a space for you,
If you will tel us when
Sou l..fagor us. If speedily.
With something from your pen"
The granger read with some surprise
This singular request;
The little touch OF Iiattery
Urged him to.Go his best
And SO In quite liberal Took
He hiea him forth. and then
Selected from his growing stock,
Two pigs from out the pen.
Well might that worthy editor
pisr:ay some Mid surprise,
when in the saEctuI's quiet depths
This sight should meet his eyes
a erinrips farmer. hat IN hand,
fThe propdest Of all men).
And Ia the box upon the fioor
The products o. his pen.
Mrs 4 L. Treat. IN Texas Si,tinca