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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23

Who win Be the lucky man to
n.;,o !, the fisrt strawberry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23
To NONRESIDENT Tax
Payers.

A card Of notice of amount of taxes
due by each nonresident having been
issued and sent to the place of resi-.
dence, wherever known, warning Is
here given that the same are now de-
linquent, and property will be adver-
tised and sold, twenty days after this
notice, unless the taxes are Immediate
ly paid.
JOHN ]. STROBLE Sheriff.
COvingtOn, La. Jan ~ 1855.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23
LOCAL ITEMS.
Corn planting time has 'rrived.

Next Tuesday vail % Aafdi
0ras.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23

NJ. and Mrs. G.. G. Alexius
stopped With their sleigh in front
q our ONCE and paid 10 : pleasant
viait last Friday. It WAS . Eovel
sight, aud reminded 10 Of by.g0ne
days, when We were . frOlicsome
indianapolis Hoosier. Mr.. and
Ars. Wintz were out sleigh riding
Friday, and a'so Mr. Eugene lar
button.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23
TO SCHOOL TEACHERS

Notice Is hereby given to all Teach
ers Of the Public Schools, that I will
0e In Covlngton on the second Saturday
Of each month. for the purpose of sign
ing their warrants.
]. A. SMITH,
President School Board.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23

Spring gardening has commenced
The public alleys are all being
opened. which is quite an improve
ment.
The East Louisiana RAILROAD will
give q Mardi ;ras excursion Sec
advertisement
y. Prsee's Cream Baking Powder
Moo1 Reseeet Ma6e.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23

ANOTHER RAILRoAD.-We learn
that = company has been formed i,
with Mr. w. +. Jay as president,
for the conf tructi0n o. . railroad
from Madisonvill. 10 connect with
the Illinois Central, prahahy q
Amite City. his will result IN
greatly developing the country in
the Fir.t Ward, and incidentally be
OF great benefit 70 the entire parish.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in tho CoyIAgson. i.s.. Pos
Office. Friday. Feb. %. lS9S:
Adams John ID
Courtney r N
Courtney + w DR.
Core Elizabeth Mrs
Ivens Birk
Galloway
Hart X Eugene
johnson William
Livingston VIM
Mitchell l. G
Moore Selma Miss
Prim Joseph
Saunders John
Talley Jas
II not called Tor N thirty days from
date. the above letters will be sent "a
The DsAj-Lstter Ohce.
Persons calling for the same viii
please say advertised.
4 fee Of one cent additional postage j.
required on all advertised letters.
t.HAS. HEINIZ. r. N
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-23

Show your colors next Tuesday.
Mardi Gras.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
THE INDIANS REVENGE,
One Way in Which the Red Men Are
Repaying the Whites.

One Way in Which the Red Men Are
Repaying the Whites.
"That reminds me of buffalo" said Au-
gustus Bramedagee, former member of
Congress, as he took a packet of cough
drops from the trainboy. ''Whenever 1
see sugar or candy I think of Indians and
buffaloes.
81 suppose you won't guess why. Well,
if you ever took a trip on the western part
of the Canadian Pacific Railroad YOU
would. You can travel for hundreds of
miles, and all you see in the way of freight
are piles of white bones standing by the
side of the track awaiting transportation.
''They are the bones of buffaloes long
since dead, and the Indians collect them
from the plains and take them to the track
There is fellow in st. Louis who paws
them something for them-$1 q ton, !
think, delivered at the track side.
1.-THE bones are used in sugar refining. !
believe buffalo bones are better than any
other kind for that purpose. Of course the
redskins sometimes try to ring in other
bones, perhaps those of human beings.
cit is strange thing" said the former
member OF Congress, as he chewed up a
cough drop, that the noble savage, who
owes his determination to the whites,
should be able to get such poetic revenge.
The American people are said to owe many
of their troubles to candy and sweet things,
and there are those redskins out on the
Canadian Pacific road industriously col
lecting bones and doing their best to get
even by encouraging the production of
candy. New York Herald.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24

England, in 1884, and is AIS feet in length,
46 feet beam, 80 feet in depth and draws
when loaded % feet forward and 26 feet aft.
Her register is $3.50 tons and her gross
tonnage is $500. The Arawa was built for
the Shaw, Savill & Albion Company at
a cost of f140,0O0.
The vessel is exceptionally weatherly
and fast, one of her runs from New zee
land to London being made in "a days 16
hours, and the round trip of 20, 900 miles
being covered in Y days, or little over
an average of Is knots an hour. Her
schedule time between the two places was
from IS to 3S days. She is provided wi t
tandem triple expansion engines of 5000
horsepower.
wonderful in the way of space, being used
as cricket ground by the officers and pas
sengers to while away the tedium of long
ocean voyage when Neptune will permit
the invasion of his eminent domain by this
landlubber's game.
Down below the fittings of this floating
palace are on a splendid scale. A fine
organ and piano occupy the grand saloon,
and even the finely furnished steerage has
an instrument of the former class. She has
three refrigerator machines for the cold
storage compartments and can carry the
carcasses of 10000 sheep.
'Ihe Arawa and her sister, the Tainui, are
wonderful achievements in the way of
ocean carriers and magnificent accommo-
dalton for those who go down to the sea in
passenger ships. She sails for Sydney, \.
s. W., on the 4th Of April.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
THEY WROTE IN JAIL.
Celebrated Books That Have Been Pro-
duced in Captivity.

Imprisonment of the learned, whether
legal or illegal, does not seem to have dis
turbed the man of letters in the progress of
his studies.
It was in prison that Boethius composed
his excellent book on the Consultations of
Philosophy" and Grotius wrote his "Com-
mentary on ST. Matthew during his con-
finement.
While in the dungeon of a monastery in
Portugal, Buchanan composed his excel
lent "Paraphrases on the Psalms of
David"
"Fleta' well known and excellent law
production, was written by man confined
in an English prison for life. His name,
however, was not preserved.
During his confinement for five years on
account of some State troubles, Pellissou
pursued with ardor his studies in the
Greek language, and produced several good
compositions.
The best and most agreeable book in the
Spanish language was composed by
Michael Cervantes during his captivity in
Barbary
When Louis XII was Duke of Orleans he
was taken prisoner at the battle of st.
Aubin and confined in the tower of Bour-
ges. While there he applied himself to-
his sadly neglected studies, with the result
that he subsequently became an able and
enlightened monarch.
Margaret, Queen of Henry ", King of
France, while confined in the Louvre,
warmly pursued the studies of elegant
literature and composed very skillful
apology for the Irregularities of her con-
duct.
During his confinement Sir Walter
Raleigh produced his History of the
World"
Queen Elizabeth, while imprisoned by
her sister Mary, wrote some very charming
poems, and Mary, Queen of Scots, during
her long confinement by Elizabeth, pro-
duced number of pleasing compositions
1t was while he was cruelty confined at
Holmsby that Charles / wrote that excel
lent book entitled "The Portrait of a
King" which he addressed to his son, and
in which the political reflections are said
to be worthy of Tacitus. By some this
work has been attributed to DIR. Gander,
oil. blatant Radical OF that period, but who
graph of it.-Philadelphia Item
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
Proved 1t by Shakespeare.

Twelve years ago last month, !" said Mr..
Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania, II had an
interesting experience on the floor of the
House over term used by me in the course
of debate. l had been criticizing General
Hazen, who was at that time Chief Signal
Officer of the army. l referred to him as
wearing the muniments of war and in
other ways deporting himself in public
places. Hazen was defended by as brainy
a quartet of men as ever sat in the House.
They were Ezra Taylor, Garfeld's sue
cessor;r Ben Butterworth of Cincin-
natl; Judge Converse, of Columbus, all
three Ohio men, and Major Calkins OF In
diana. Judge Taylor ridiculed my use of
the term 'muniments of war While he
was speaking, I slipped out to the Con-
gressional Library and asked Ainsworth
Spofford if it was correct. He replied that
speare, which lay on the desk, he opened it
at the second act of 'Corfolanus,' and
pointed to the passage which contained it.
1t was quick work. 1t showed the thorough.
ness of Mr.. Spofford's literary training and
enabled me to get back at my opponents in
a manner particularly gratifying to my
self. ashington Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24

Nevada north lateral drift which was run
from the joint west drift from the shaft at a
point $50 feet north from the joint west drlft
mas been advanced 80 feet, total length zoo
feet; face in porphyry and clay.
ANDEs-42O level-The west crosscut from
END OF south drift from east crosscut from up
raise has been advanced 13 feet, total length
20 teet; formation low-grade quartz
BEST d BELCHER-250 1evel-West crosscut
started in the north drift 100 feet
from the bottom of the joint incline W1nZe has
been extended II feet and work dlsconunued,
with face in hard porphyry; total length 23
feet.
800 level-East crosscut i started in north
drift 100 feet from west crosscut 4 has adj
yanced 20 feet total length 276 feet, passing
through porphyry, clay ana strlngers OF quartz.
GOULD & CURRY-2OO level-West cross
cut which was started in the northwest DRIFT
432 feet from the main west drift was adj
vanced IA feet total length 1914 feet; face In
hard porphyry.
$50 1evel-West crosscut 1 started in the
south drift which was run from the joint
winze has been advanced feet through quartz
and porphyry, total length 40 feet; d1scon-
tinued with face in porphyry. :.
which was run from the joint incline Wine
and extended same feet passing through
quartz total length So feet.
HALE d NoRCRoss-975 1eyel-Adyanced
southeast crosscutfr ON west crosscut l3 feet,
total length 40 feet; face in porphyry.
West crosscut near our northern boundary
has been extended Is feet total length 25 feet;
face in porphyry.a
The south drift! from west crosscut on this
level was advanced feet, total length 80 feet !;
face in porphyry, quartz and some ore. Con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
THE COOLEST PLACE.
A Siberian Town Where the Mercury
Drops Out of Sight.

A Siberian Town Where the Mercury
Drops Out of Sight.
The word "arctic' has been very much
in evidence during the cold weather of the
last few weeks, and perhaps there are those
who imagine that it could hardly be colder
at the north pole than it has been in Eng
land lately. To them the following facts
and figures may be interesting. The coolest
inhabited spot on the earth is the little
town of Werchoiansk, in Siberia, which is
situated 81 deg. 81 min. north latitude,
133 deg. min. east longitude. The lowest
temperature observed there is 90.4 deg.
Fahrenheit below zero. The average
temperature for January is 1914 deg.
below: February. sos degrees below !;
March, 3S.4 degrees below; April, 80 de-
grees below; May, 80 degrees below; June,
so degrees below; July, 57.2 degrees below;
August, 42.S degrees below; September,
28.4 degrees below; October, degrees be-
low; November, degrees below; Deem
Der, 81 degrees below. The terrible cold
which prevails in Eastern Siberia is, for
tunately, not accompanied by wind, for
otherwise no human being could exist
there. The minimum temperature at Jak-
utsk Is 1876 degrees Fahrenheit below, and
at Ustiansk 49, degrees below, and during
thC W1OlS 1HOllu vi JduudTy bllG buSI-
mometer never reaches the height of IA
degrees Fahrenheit.
The winters are extraordinary dry in
this region. The lowness of temperature
is due to the fact that Eastern Siberia is
not influenced by oceanic depressions, and
a very high atmospheric pressure, with
calm, clear weather and dry atmosphere,
prevails. In this way the warm air cur
rents are aided in their escape, while the
high mountain ranges in the south and
east tend to imprison the masses of cold
air. Hedenstrom and Wrangell have pub
lshed very remarkable reports on the effect
OF the cold upon the living organism in
in Siberia. If the temperature sinks to 40
degrees Fahrenheit every breath that is
drawn causes pain in the chest and lungs;
old tree trunks burst with the frost; rocks
are shattered with noise like thunder,
and deep chasms form in the ground from
which streams of water rush steaming,
only to be turned into ice the next mo-
ment.-We Westminster Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
STONE CANNON.
Hewn Out of the Living Rock O
Malta

Hewn Out of the Living Rock of
Malta.
The most wonderful cannon on record
are those which are described by Brydone,
whose travels in Sicily and Malta won
well-deserved renown toward the end of
the last century Many facts and stories
he recounts that seem strangely old world
to US, though the date is little more than
hundred years ago, SO grandly did the
French revolution transform Europe.
Malta was full of wonders more or less
droH while the Knights held it. But moth
ing equaled' the old guns. Everybody
knows that the Notifications were cut out
of the solid rock, but Brydone was right
in saying that kind of ordnance used to
defend them was unknown to all the world
besides
AS we understand his description, the
knights left great block of stone where
they followed out an embraSure In the
cliff, which afterward they shaped and
bored IN the form of a gigantic mortar.
These engines contained whole barrel of
gunpowder. That shoveled in, they
plugged it with great piece of wood, fitted
exactly to the bore, as wadding, and loaded
up with cannon balls, shells and other
deadly materials.
About fifty of these remarkable guns
commanded the spots which hostile ship
was most likely to approach. 1.-The mouths
OF some are 6 feet wide, and they are able
to throw 10000 pounds weight of balls OF
stones" The range is not stated, but the
falling projectiles covered an are of over
800 square yards.-Boston Post.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
WILL LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO.
Actors Holden and Swain Form The.
atrical Company.

Actors Holden and Swain Form a The
atrical Company.
In another months tt me the man who,
without shudder or thought for the
anguish of others, mas murdered on DIFF
ferent occasions 2346 people, abducted 1920
defenseless girls, suicided 716 times, stolen
millions of dollars and forged countless
wills and deeds, vanishes from the gaze of
the public. E. ]. Holden, the s'heavy''
man at Morosco's, has done all of these
things in the presence of thousands of San
Franciscans, but now he is to leave the
scene of midnight ahductions, knife-t hrusts
and forged papers. His cynical smile,
exasperating "ha. ha" and general all
round knavery will end April the 18th.
With Charles Swain, the popular
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24

comedian, as partner, Mr.. Holden will
organize company of hi own and take to
the road. His contract with Morosco ex-
pires on the date mentioned, and it is I'M
derstood that he will lose no time in get
ting his company thoroughly organized-in
member of the troupe, signing some of the
best ia lent on the coast.
The part of ''heavy'' man, or villain,
is alw avs an ungracious and thankless one,
but for all that Holden has become very
popular with the patrons of the Grand
particula rly with the gallery gods. Off the
stage he is an unassuming and th oroughly
agreeable gentleman, and there is not
better liked man in the profession. a
The combination of Holden and Swain
is a strong one, and their venture will
d oubtlesS prove success.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
A sOMERSAULT
In the Water as Performed by a Native
of Alaska.

In the Water as Performed by Native
of Alaska.
The Aleut and his bidarka are among
the sights of the Boring Sea regions. The
bidarka is made of the skin of sea lion
sewed over light wooden frame. In
shape it is very like racing shell. It is
much the same as the Greenland kayak.
1t has, according to its size, one, two or
three holes in the top, each Just large
enough for man to slide into and sit,
with the rim close around his waist. No
water can get into the boat except through
these holes. The bidarka is propelled by
double bladed paddles. It looks as frail as
an eggshell and is as easy to capsize, but
in the hands of Aleuts is safe and very
speedy boat. The Aleuts are great per-
formers in their bidarkas
1--WE saw fellow in one of these boats
come up to the Corwin one day when we
were off the Alaska Fur Seal Company
trading post at Atka," said Captain G. A.
Abbey. Mr.. Dirck, the agent, addressed
to him few words in his own tongue, and
the Aleut grinned and nodded. He backed
clear of the ship and began his feats. With
his paddle he would turn his boat COM
pletely around with a sweep or two, and
turn her back in the same way. He would
send her ahead at top speed, then instantly
send her back almost as fast. He was re-
markedly skillful in these performances,
and it was easy to see that his boat was not
only safe but marvelously handy in the
hands of an expert.
Hes not doing all he can said Doug
lass, the pilot. I've seem them turn the
bidarka completely over, the man going
| under water on side and coming up on the
other
I'll ask him if he can do that said
the agent. At his question the Aleut
shook his head, making some muttered re-
ply. Dlrck urged him, but he was still re-
1uctant.
''He says the water is cold and he
doesn't like to risk it, said Dirck.
Wouldn't silver dollar warm it for
him?' asked and held up the coin for him
to inspect
"The Aleut's eyes glistened when he
saw the silver, and he at once prepared to
attempt the feat. He evidently understood
his business and the risk he was about to
take. He first loosed his camlinka or skin
coat from the hoop around the bidarka-hol
so he might free himself in case the boat
stopped when bottom up. Then, plying
his paddle with a peculiar stroke, he
caused the boat to swerve and go suddenly
over. The man, still in his seat, disap-
peared under the water, and the bottom of
the boat rocked on the surface. AS well as
| could be seen in the agitated water he still
piled the paddle beneath. Though under
only few seconds it seemed a long time,
and 1t was relief to the lookers-on when
he emerged on the other side. The boat
instantly righted with the Aleut sitting
| upright, but wholly composed.
He came grinning alongside and re-
ceived his stipulated price. Other gifts,
passed to him, until he had handful OF
coin, with store of provisions as well
aud with these he padded, well pleased, to
the shore.-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
w. s. j. Sloane g. Co.

salient feature of the Alexander Smith d Sons
Carpet Company's lines of Moquettes, Sayonnieres
Gobelins and Administers, as shown by w. Il J.
Sloane & Co., is the immense variety of choice
designs and colorings, comprising patterns suited
to all kinds and styles OF furnishings
w. d ]. Sloane & Co. show superb line of Bige-
low and English Brussels, composed of private
patterns in high class designs and .coorings. At
tention is also called to the offerings in rugs
mattings, linoleum, etc. A very extensive i'm.
porters of Chinese and japanese mattings w d J.
Sloane & Co. are enabled to offer very strong in
ducements to purchasers. During their ten DAYS,
mating sale they are offering large line of good
at one-llalf regular values See their new adyer
tisement on page 3 OF this issue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24

his return he said that he would bring suit
as soon as he could afford it.
''On Thursday man who said that he
was friend of DR.. Jenningson, but who
refused to give me his name, came to me
and told me that there was to be an inves-
tigation involving DR.. Jenningson in black
mail before the Grand Jury. / saw the
District Attorney and asked that the doc
tor be summoned. The doctor told me
that there could be no foundation for any
such charge, for no one had ever gone to
Mcdonald with his authority except my
self"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
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cIENcE !
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gGEd, *! OF THE B1crcIr.-Dr.
49, Graeme NJ. Ham
mond's recently published paper on the
influence of the bicycle in health and dis
ease is of real service and value to the
public. DR.. Hammond set out to learn
whether the bicycle did harm or good, first
in the case of healthy persons, and Sec
ondly in the case of those diseased. He
found it was good for both, under certain
conditions. Each individual must FORM
ulate rules for his own guidance, and if he
cannot do this for one reason or another,
his medical adviser should be consulted,
who, by studying his physique, heart
measurement and lung capacity, can Judge
with accuracy the amount of exercise
which is most conducive to healthy phys
ical development. As general rule, how
ever, after a fair amount of experience the
average individual should be quite COM
petent to determine his own capabilities
and requirements. DIR. Hammond inves-
tigated the cases of fourteen amateurs who
had ridden the bicycle from 5000 to $1,000
each in from five to thirteen years. Their
ages ranged from "a to As. In every case
he found the heart healthy and the mus
cular system well developed. 1t is often
claimed by those who do not know that
the exercise develops the muscles of the
leg at the expense of the rest of the body.
This is not so. On the contrary, the
muscles of the back, chest, arms, and alb
domen are employed a great deal, not to
the same extent as the muscles of the legs,
but sufficiently SO to establish bicycle
riding as an exercise inducing general de-
velopment of the muscular system.
THE INTELLIGENCE OF BEES IN RELATION
TO FLowERs.-Alex. s. Wilson points out
that the methods adopted by the bee for
the purpose of saving time in honey-gath-
ing are interesting and instructive in a
high degree. The bee appears to be visit
ing the flowers casually and indiscr1m-
inately, but in reality its operations are
guided by highly intelligent powers of Sc
lection. This is essential, in view of the
extremely small amount of nectar con-
tanned in most flowers. To obtain one
grain of sugar considerable number of
| flowers are requisite Of the blossoms OF
the fuschia 81, of the sweet pea 614 of the
monk s-hood 10 LILO, and of the red clover
| 81 heads were respectively needed to fur
| nish single grain of sugar Of the
| smaller blossoms a much larger number
was necessary. The head of the clover,
which may be taken as typical example,
| consists OF about sixty forets, and this, to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24
G. A. wetmore's Discovery.

Charles A. Wetmore of the Viticultural
Commission has written a open letter to
the Governor, in which he asserts that the
bill transferring the functions of the COM
mission to the university is defective. The
bill, he says, provides for the transfer of
the commissions property, but does not
state to whom it shall be transferred.