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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
90 you KNOW HERs

Ihave listlo friend who doesnv like TO mend
To dast. or 80 the table, or even make . bed:
The very thought cs sweeping nearly sets her
Oh a-weepine,
And she always goes about is . though her
feet were lead
She "hases" % rock tine baby. ana aays tAas
somc day. maybe.
She'll 60 avsHand linser where they have No
babies round
n keep folks basy rocking-oos really this IL
And she doesn't mean . verd q what she
says. I viii be bound
Tis true she cannot boar 70 even walk .
square.
To buy spool Of cotton. q stamps for NAM
mas mall.
And it's much sgatnst her wishes that she's
set 70 washing dishes.
While tospeak of darniny stockings Is enough
to mako her pale.
n fact. she wants 90 shirs everything resem.
bling work.
And the only thing she does enjoy. 50 far Is
can say.
- % take her doll and books and within some
quiet nook
To read Of elves and fairies. and dream the
hours away.
4 L Sylvester. in Harper Young People
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
LIFE IN A DUTCH VILLAGE.

1t Was Quiet and Sleepy Place Except -
Market Days.
Melaatij lived with her grandmother
in . little thatched cottage on the edge
of the village of 'sGravendeel, in Hol-
land. The cottage was built of yellow
and black bricks set in curious figures,
and there was low door 20 cut in the
middle that, while the lower part wsa
closed. the upper might be opened. II
was painted green, and was quite over.
grown with hop-vineS Beside the
door was long wooden bench, and ON
this bench might be seen several huge
cans of brass. shining like gold in the
sun. When it said that there were
two square windows, and huge Chin
ney about which the swallows few,
there is little to add.
Inside, the foOr was made of bright,
red tiles. and just opposite the door
was the hearth. with the fireplace,
huge and set with blue tiles: and over
the fire of peat hung . large iron pot
on . crane: and from the pot, which
had q shiny brass rim, came q most
sppetising sputtering and bubbling
sound.
On one side of the room. and almost
filing it, was large mahogany
double-decked bed. built into the wall,
like . closet, with doors which were
to be closed tightly to keep ont the
draughts ut night-such = queer bed.
with bright tulips painted in staring
colors all over it. Arranged in . line
on the wall were . number of old
Delft plates and pitchers and mugs,
and these. with the huge chest OF
linen, constituted the household treas
ures.
The houses of 'sGravendeel, after the
fashion of most Dutch villages, were
all built after one model, their gable
ends facing the road which followed
the dixie along the canal. And ut
either end Of the village was . huge
windmill, painted black and white,
with long arms, on which were wide
sails of tanned canvas, looking like
brown velvet against the sky.
Except on market days, few people
came through 'sGravendeel; and rare
ly was any noise heard, save the
screaming Of the geese, or the rumble
of the two mills The road along the
dixie led from the neighboring village
of Deel-op-den-Dyke to bort; but, - !
say. except ON market days, people
very seldom wanted to 20 to bort, and
the people of bort seemed never to
think of Deel-op So.save the
waving arms Of the two windmills and
an occasional sight of one of the mill
ler's men, all dusty white. setting the
sails in the direction of the wind, there
was little stirring in the village.
With the first beams of the sun. the
thrifty peasants betake them to the
fields; and they work their small plots
of land to such purpose that the whole
country. rs seen from the high win
dows of the mills, resembles . large
patchwork of different tones Of green
The women are rs busy as the men
in Holland-indeed, buster; for while
the men rest and smoke st the noon
hour, the cleaning knitting-needles
are brought out by the vrouwen
(wives), and the blue-stOcking grows
several inches.-George Wharton Ed
wards, in st. Nicholas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

one Of these spiders in the path, .
large. hairy, black fellow, that had m
ugly look stopped down and touched
him with my pencil, when he sat mp
on bis hind lees, opened his Jaws and
was ready to fight ! touched him
again. whom he seised the pencil with
his fanas and left two minute drops of
poison where they had touched Il. His
bite would, NO doubt, havc been . very
painful ono. The spider spsinss upon
his prey. like . wolf. ds1Ga II to some
cover, and devours II tlDUo oegn 80
kill and drag away . Wy oA0 -
I think II II the wolf spid0 thn1 dl4ses
hole Or gallery In -t4D<Uu. <iehs
Or ten inches deep, from which 10
sallies forth in search of victimA Tho
top Of his hole is lined With silk to keep
the earth from caving in. One day,
while walking through . field, I
Glanced to see one Of these holes In
the ground. Hooked into Il and saw
two bright, cleaning points In the
darkness at the bottom They were
the eyes of the spider. A few dayu
later I walked that way again. I
stopped and looked In the hole, but sow
no cleaning eyes Looking closely On
the ground about the entrance, nv
fragments Of the diamembered body ok
the spider. Some enemy. some hercef
wolf, had caught the spider 1t his door,
or had dragged him forth iron his
cave, and devoured him BY his own
doorstep.
xhe most pleasing spider to contem-
plate is the little spider that ri3es upnn
the wind, the flying spider. II mounts
some post o. other object, ahoots out .
hlament fro0 its body, which Aoats
out upon the sir. till presently Il =
buoyant enough to lin the little spinner
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
FLOWERS IN VASES.
Oi0ercnt Arrangements Are varyInely r.
fectivO.

0t0ercnt Arrangements Are varyinGly f.
fectivo.
There is . choice in vases. All how.
ers look better in vases of clear crystal
or pressed glass than in those of china.
however rare the ware or artistic its
decoration. Porcelain vases of grace.
fuJ form and coloring are really com
pieted ornaments in themselves, and
they detract from the beauty Of flow.
ers, while their own conventional dain.
tiness also loses by the contact. An.
other reason for choosing clear-glass
vases and jars is that through them
we can catch . glimpse of stems, and
this gives the flowers = more graceful,
finished appearance. When opaque
vases are used, those in one plain. dull
color, which pottery dealers call mono
tone, are tho prettiest, contrasting
tint to the main color of the blossoms
being selected. Imagine q dull-blrs
vase filed with the black-eyed Susaos
of the roadside, and you have the
idea.
There Is, too. choice in placing the
vase. Large flowers Of vivid tints can
be put further away from the locker
on, and yet lose mono Of their effec-
tiveness or be unseen. But in fine
flowers. like the forget-me-nOt or .
of heliotrope, would be lost on
a mantel or high shelf Put tho deli
cate blossoms where their dainty color,
form, or perfume can appeal to every.
one, while the massed and gaudy splen.
dor of larger flowers may serve to deck
. dull corner or q shady. somber room.
A pretty conceit is to put in each
ones own room bouquets Of the flow.
ers best loved. This is . small matter,
but in discovering these favorite bios
SONS the home decorator will grow at.
tentive and considerate. and perhaps
learn other ways Of giving pleasure tc
those to whom he or she owes much.
Some flowers display themselves besi
in low, or saucer, boquets and often
persons will give away the
almost bereft Of stems. Moist
sand or moss is particularly good tc
place such short-stemed flowers in, as
they are better kept in position. But
the velvet pansies, with their modest
faces, have an unexpected trick Of
curling up their stems in saucer bou.
quets. They are better controlled in
small vases. the blossoms standing up
right, just rs they nod to us from the
garden bed.
Place vases when arranged as grace
fully rs possible before \ mirror. either
On the mantel or dressing case, or hang
} small looking glass or sconce behind
the table whereon the flowers are put.
A simple bouquet of half-dozen sin.
yle scarlet poppies. with long stems
md their own leaves, a few daisies and
sprays of oats. reflected in a plain mir.
or. make a long-remembered double
picture Of grace and beauty rarely
'een, even when costly roses and ferns
Ire freely to be had.-N. Y. Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
JUST FOR FUN.
Asleep. our dear old grandpa sas
Before the IRE in his armchair
dreaming 00rhanS NJ 0thAr dare

Asleep. our dear old grandpa sas
Before the IRE in his armchair
dreaming perhaps OF other days.
When ho and grandma both were fair
o. what be dreamed we did not care
50 long as he asleep did stay.
Tor we were planning. just for fun,
On him little joke to play.
We racked our brains to think which one
Would be the simplest and the best
AZ last we thought 'txould be such fun
IL he were IN . foors-cap drest
Then with q xest we went to work.
And soon the cap was made and On;
Surely BY wiser fool methiuks.
That pointed cap was never worn.
Full OF suspense. impatient too.
Till from his nap he should awake.
So anxious were We. that We thought
A nap 20 long he ne'er did take
At last he opened wide his eyes.
Seeming TO wonder why twas still:
But soon was heard on every side:
20 grandpa! yeu must: you will"
Come .ook. don't wait. come right alongi"
The dear old man Was pulled away
To where the hest long mirror hung
in parlor. where we could not stay
Except on some high holiday.
He laughed as hearty rs the rest:
Then with teardrop in his eve
He said: MY cap humbly don
To those who wiser are than L.
We never shall forget that time:
We felt like sinking through the floor:
For play no more cared we that day
Though full OF sport we'd been before.
Old age Is sacred, little friends:
For round q life that's we'll nigh done
A heavenly light doth seem to shine;
Rejection It's Of setting sun.
-S0mervllle Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

4 WUB0kS6 pHA0ANI 0IBl.
which IS not always the case with the
various races of old India. Some Of tho
little Burmese girls arc very pretty
and very graceful They are fond OF
many trinkets, and, though shy In
their manner, they easily become ae.
quainted with strangers ~hcn the lat
ter arc lavish enough In their gifts Of
pretty things.
All Burmese boys are educated in the
Buddhist monastcries, but it has not
hitherto been thought necessary to
teach the girls moro than to read and
write. To be pretty, to be religious, to
be smiablc and gny-bearted, and to
have good business instinct Is all that
u demanded of girl In Burma; pres
emily, when she comes to learn the ad-
vantages which education confers in
dealing with the foreigner, abe will
doubtless demand Il - her right.
To be pretty and to charm il
her aim, and few things humaE
are more charming than . group
Of burmese girls going up to the
pagoda to worship at festival. With
her rainbow tinted silk tamein fastened
tightly round her slender figure, her
spotlessly clean short jacket modestly
covering the bosom. and with her
abundant black tresses smoothly coiled
On to the top of her head, In the bra:ds
Of which sweet-smelling flowers are
stuck. the Burmese girl knows full well
she rs An object to be admired. Per
fectly well pleased with herself, and
contcnted with her world as il il, she
gayly laughs and chats with her com
panions.
Burmese mammas have some sweet
songs with which they lull their baby
boys and girls to sleep. One Of tho
prettiest Of these Is given below. These
verses arc translated BY Shway Yeo, .
leaned native poet; sec how dainty
they are:
Sweet. my babe, your fathers eoming.s
Rest and hear the songs I'm humminG
Hc will come and gently tend you.
Rock your cot, and safe defe0d y0us
Mothers setting out his dinner
Oh. you n1ushty little siDner!
What Q yell from such wee thing.
Couldn't be worse II ron werc teethinge
Ny sweet round mass Of gold
Now pray do what you're told
Be quiet and good,
As nice boys should
q, nov please,
Do rot tease,
Do be good,
As babies should
Al. yea. Burma is o happy land, and
it, people arc all gay and honest, and
sober, and the sunlight ID warm and
strcng In their land, even As their bodies
ars strong and their heats warm-N.
" eRero,r3er
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

There b something expressive Of the
ugly side OF life in almost all popular
dialect, something cOutemptuous and
yet delighting in contempt For ex.
ample, what we call the dumps OF the
blues, Midland popular speech calls
the 'rOozles," mode of expressing
that inner creahing and croodling OF
of the mind which is sheer wretched.
ness rather than mere dullness or de-
pression.-LOndon Spectator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

There are about seventy thousand
Jews in London, with nine missions
and some sixty missionaries, besides
many volunteer workers. Nearly the
same number Of Jews reside in the
Caucasus, none of whom ever heard Of
or saw . missionary.
-Cockroaches are never willingly
slain by Cinnamon. They consider
them sacred insects and think it por-
tends ill-luck to step ON them. As
they never make any effort to exter-
inmate them. the Chinese quarters are
usually overrun with these pests.
"A buried city like that Of Pompeii
Is being excavated in Central America
at the foot of the volcano Aqua. Pot
terry. fine glass ware, jewels, flint in
struments and human skeletons over
six feet long have been taken out 1T
depths OF fourteen to eighteen feet.
Jane Cakebread made her two hum
dred and seventy-fifth appearance at
North London police court few days
ago. The charge was creating . dis
tnrbance, and when she was sentenced
to three months in Jail, she told the
magistrate he fought to be ashamed Of
himself"
AT the little village of Nomps-an-
Val. near Amiens, . curious ceremony
has been seen at . funeral. The de-
ceased was a card-playing enthusiast.
piquet having been his favorite game.
BY the terms of his will q pack of
cards had to be placed in the coffin
with his body.
1t is not commonly known that the
capital of China is icebound for five
months out of the twelve, or that the
stolid-looking Chinese could ever be
graceful skaters. The Chinese use a
very inferior style of skate. of their
own manufactures mere chunk of
wood arranged to tie on the shoe and
shod with q rather broad strip Of iron.
We are apt to think of Mexico IS
sleepy and behind the age, but the
city is wide awake in the matter of
sanitation. having been to enormous
expense to secure good water, and
now it IS found that . most salutsry
measure would be q more rapid dow
SA Oukh Vic SCNCAS Va taC nv
cOrdingly some 25 windmills are to he
built, in different parts of the city. ut
. cost of So5,O0O. which will rotate
paddle wheels in the sewers and thus
accomplish the desired object.
Highly important and significant
are the figures just issued. with com
parisons, showing the wealth of En-
gland in spite of 90 lean years Of de-
preston. The taxable property of En-
gland and Wales in 1894 was 4l6l,-
600, ,OO0, compared to 4l04.00O.O0O in
1870. This increase Of more than so
per cent. has taken place when the
value of land has decreased
within Is years from about E4O, ,OOO, 900
to E3S, ,0OO, 600. The land formed in
1870 about one-half the taxable prop
erty of the country. 1t Is now little
more than one-fifth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
BURMESE CHILDREN.

Sho Happy Boys and Glr1a ~ . Q0aans
Old CosntFy.
You can ind Burma very easily by
consulting your school geography. If
you don't know exactly where 1t Is To-
Gated. Finding the map of India. you
will notice that this strange, interest
Ing country , bordercd on one side by
the Chinese lands and on the other by
the country of the Hindus. The thing
that will most interest our readers Il
the fact that the Burmese children are
among tho happicst youngsters of
earth.
They live in . gorgeous country, and
their mothers arc held in great respect,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
DEATH BY FIRE.
Evide0ce which lndicateo that vBetlD
Lose All Sense Of Feeling.

Evideoce which lndieateo that VIetiR
Lose All Sense Of Feeling.
A little girl four or five years old in
the farm district of the state of Illinois
had her clothes set ON fire while stand
ing near = cook-stovc, which was out
of doors near the kitchen. The mothea
had gone for . bucket Of water few
rods away. The screams of her child
FASTENED the mothers steps. and the
burning clothes were 1T one extin-
Ruished.
Twas Immediately called to visit the
unfortunate. Thinking she must b
in terrible suffering, all reasonable
haste was made. Nearing tho house. I
listened to hear the cries Of the child.
but heard nothing.
To my great surprise. on arriving at
the bedside Of the patient, she ~as
found living quietly in bed, without the
least sign of physical suffering. The
burned surfaces had been covered over
with wheat -four. But it is doubtful
il this has or had any effect whatever.
The pulse was beating over one hum.
dred and twenty . minute. This in.
dicated . profound shock upon the
vitality. The accident occurred about
five o'clock in . windy October after.
noon. and the poor child died at elever
o'clock that night and gave NO more
evidence Of pain.
Here was an Instructive case. The
length of time of actual suffering o.
the child, as stated by the mother
that it ceased crying as soon Is the
flames were extinguishcd-could mot
have been over .one or two minutes.
say, three minutes 1t the most The
girls hands. arms, face. breast and
other places were burned and Bills.
tered, so the cuticle of the skin peeled
of. Here death followed six hours
after the accident Hence the absorb.
ing question of interest is, How long
did the agony of burning last2 Not
how long she lasted after the pain
ceased.
Now, why did not the child make an
outcry of pain after the flames were
extinguished- There is but one rea.
SON. It is this: The extensive burn,
ing destroyed . great deal Of surface
or skin inteRument From this there
followed . profound shock TO vitality,
which overpowered the sensorium.
Then all sensation was benumbed
She died in this shock Of paralysed sen.
sotion.
The brain 10 the great center Of nerve
sensation The skin il the great sur.
face Of sensitive nerve expanaaon-
Therefore, II b my conviction that
when the great skin surface Of nerve
expansion had been destroyed, the 70.
sultin9 shock 0verpowersd the brain
sensorium and obliterated further
sense Of feeling. That il she had con
tinued 70 burn in the flames for . time
longer she would have suffered ne
more pain. The disabled skin surfacs
and the disabled brain sensorium were
now fuactionlsss and we'll nigh desd-
Hence Il i aa innsnse relief 70 b.
neve and know that those unfoetunates
in flames, whether BY accident o. n
the stake, suffered less and not 20 long
- ~ had supposed. Their agony a
pain, bad n it must -. eootinned bnt
ooo q two minuteA OF course. . sloW
1re would extend the time and Pro
lsai ~ agoay.-Psogrsssive Thinb1o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

There are = good many interesting
things about the demand for fish" said
the old dealer. people and races diff.
fer very widely. New Englanders lead
in the use Of halibut and Holsters. New
York contains a great many New En-.
CHAMBERS and Philadelphia and Balti.
more few. In the latter two cities very
few Holsters and halibut are used. The
Irish take to herring and the Italian:
to sardines. Jews are very fond of fish.
and use fresh-water mainly. New York
and Boston use saltwater fish, while
the Philadelphia market demands fresh.
water..N Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

Nature has . beantiful habit q
adapting herself TO difnculties and
weakness. whenever that h possible. II
she II cholxed and hindered In one direc.
tion, she tries to become moro vigorous
In another. An English author ssys
that man of middle age. with whom
he h acquainted, found ono Of his eyes
affected, as he thought, BY reading
small print at night. and applied TO .
famous oculist for advice The doctor
examined him very carefully, and
presently inquired whether hs hsd
ever suffered any inoonvenienee ffu0
the other eye. the right one
'None whatever" was the reply.
"Still, " said the oculist, dryly. ''it y
very important for you to preserve ~
sight Of your left eye. inasmueh - yoa
have never seen with the other sinee
you were bOrny-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
Housecleaslng Tlmes.

Many paused before the hand organ
and listened to its rude melody.
There's no place like home, droned
the organ.
Tears sprang to the eyes of the man
with the dusty hat
There's no place like home"
II hope not, :" sighed the man, for HE
thoughts were with the bare, wet floors
and dinner of cold potato On the ton
Of the sewing machine. Trib.
une,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

Here, Denny, said Nr. Bloombu0p.
er to his youn9s0 q the latter Started
to church, ''is 1ve-eent piece and .
quarter. You can put which you please
into the contxibuti0a box"
Benny thanked III papa and went to
church. Cu1ious TO know which coin
BenAy bad gtvsn. ~ papa asked him
whcn he returned, md Benny replied:
well, papa. h wus this way: Tho
preacher said the Lold loved . cheerful
gives. and knew I,ooalA give nickel
. good deal more .eAeexfully than
could give quarter, % ! PIT thsnie3ss)
h-0o1den DoxA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
-Rev. DR.. william H. Furnese, NJ

Rev. Dr.. william II. Furnesa, Whe
eighty-three years ago witnessed the
launching of the United States friGats
Consultation, one Of the 6rst war vesr
sels built for the United States navy
for the war of 1873, was IN interestine
Agure 1t the launching " the st. Fssl
an4 PhiladelphiA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
A. Oklahoma Coroner.

Tourist-Dr. Slade, the coroner,
seems to be . very enterprising man.
Col. Handy Polk-Enterprisini You
bcti Tell you what he done last sum.
mer when the circus was here. One OF
the curiosities in the side show was an
Egyptian mummy. Sladc seized the
mummy. rounded up = jury. brought
in . verdict of dead from unknown
causes" and charged the county his
regular fee with compound interest
from the time of Moses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

Mrs. Billus-John, wish you hadn't
rot your hair cut 50 short. 1t makes
the fact very conspicuous that one OF
your ears is shorter than the other.
Mr.. Billus-Ye& When you give me
. curtain lecture that's the ear that
generally Rets it, you remember. Chi
caxo Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03
An AMUSING GAME.

Horv Any Na0beP ce Chtlaeeo Caa Play
'-Cat aod 40ose.~
h good game for from six to twelve
children. to be played out Of doors, is
'tCst and Mouse" The players divide
themselves into two ocamps, the cats and
the mice. Both sides draw to decide
VIII, will open tho game. This being
settled. a stake 10 driven into the earth
in the middle Of the yard dor playground
and two ropes are tied TO It. One should
be about three yards long and the other
i've. The eyes Of the cat and mouse
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

Down In Georgis lives . very pec1l-
iaP black COW. She h very mueh 81
much 20 that she Is never willingly sepo-
rated from them. II the children ors
at home, the COW will stay IN Pc,
ture with . fence three feet high, bot
II they 60 away the COW win throw
down even high fences to follow them.
At different times when the COW would
Be in the pasture the farmer has slipDed
the children away from home. but
when she missed them she woald ee4
out and track them . . dog would Do
until she found then, and thea follow
wherever they went.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-08-03

Ambition il % powerful passion
in the human breast that however hi9h
We reach Ne sre never satisAed-
0nehiavelI