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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

According to the New Orleans
Item old man Pharr did not have
men enough in his own ranks he
could trust to watch the count of
the votes and had to import q lot Of
Pinkerton toughs for that pur-
pose. A man who has such little
confidence IN the white people Of
Louisiana is fit political bed-fel-
low for such as HI. G. WarmOih.-
Baton Rouge Item.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
Land Office. New>Orleans, In. I
April lS. 1896

L0uu Omces NeW>AJfloA0a, In. [
April l6. 1896 {
Notice IL hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has fled notice Of her
intention to make final proof in sup
port Of her claim. aud that said proof
will be made before tho clerk Of district
court. at Covington, La, ON Monday,
June /, 1896. viz:
ADELE COUSIN,
Nov wife of Remey Young. Jr.)
Who made homestead entry No. l6. SIG
for the northwest quarter Of sestion IS.
township 3. south range - east st.
Helena meridian.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said 126d. viz:
L. Cousin, ]. Atlott. RemGy Young.
ST.. and Victor Leeas, all of St. Tam
many Parish, La.
APPS 81 G Ned BsuxBx. Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

Governor Foster has broken q
record that has existed from the
organization of Louisiana into State
hood. He succeeds himself as
Governor. He has had hard fight
and . close call, with unprecedented
odds against him, but he has proven
himself . General worthy the admi-
ration Of his friends and supporters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
Land Office, New Orleans, La I
March 2S. 1896


Notice is hereby given that the follow
settler has filed nOti.e Of his
intention to make final proof in support
Of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk Of the
District Court. at CovinGtor, La, on
Mon day, May II. 1896, viz:
JOHN KNETZGER,
Who made homestead entry No. 1851
for The northeast quarter Of northwest
quarter Of section 80, township z, south
fenge II east. st. Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses t6
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation If sid land. viz:
1. SpoTn, John Lankin. j. b. Maranxi
AID W. Strain. all Of st. Tawmany
Parish, In.
ap4-6t G. Med. BRuxDY. Register
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
We have had an abundance of ex

We have had an abundance of ex-
perience with reformers, and reform
movements, and We know to our
hearts content that all such move
ments wind up with the dickering
away Of every principle their de-
voices advocated, and degenerate
into a miserable scramble for office
At the expense Of principle and
self respect. -Baton Rouge Item.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

1t would be we'll for young society
girls to bear in mind the fact that
affectation is not always charming as
the following paragraph from the
Atlanta Constitution will show:
''The engagement OF q prominent
belle Of Southern city was broken
off under most ludicrons circum-
stances recently. She conceived
the insane notion Of affecting lisp,
aud made the fatal mistake Of At
tempting to practice on her wealthy
fiancee. Entering the parlor in .
cloud of vera-violette or some such
choice perfume, cue greeted the
young man with: Don't l NELL
'feet!" mot nine." was the practi-
cal young fellows reply. as be arose.
gathered his hat and aounced out
Of the room never to return again. +"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

Pay your taxes now, and save
costs. Only q few days remain to
do so, as the delinquent tax sales
will be advertised in two weeks
from this time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

Four Sisters of Charity arrived at
the leper camp last Saturday week
to take care of tue unf0rtunates in
that asylum. They will remain for
life. and Notwithstanding their
eventual doom they are extremely
happy in devoting their lives to
caring for and nursing patients from
whom al but they nee in horror.
The lepers were overjoyed At the
arrival Of these ministering angelo
but could scarcely be made believe
that any one would voluntarily enter
upon such self-sacrifice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
HOW THE GOVERNOR
PROCLAIMED.

Below is printed the article of
the Constitution under which the
Legislature declares the result Of
the gubernatcrial election:
Article 50:
The returns of every election for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
shall be sealed up separately from
the returns of election of others
officers and transmitted by the
proper officer Of every parish to the
Secretary of State, who shali de-
liver them unopened to the General
Assembly then next to be held.
The members of the General As
sembly shall meet on the first
Thursday on which they assemble
in the House OF Representatives to
examine and count the votes. The
person having the greatest number
Of votes for Governor SHALL be de-
clared elected but in case two or
more peasons shall be equal and
highest in the number OF votes poll
ed for governor, one Of them shall
be Immediately chosen governor by
the joint vote Of the members Of the
General Assembly.
1t is held by well-knowu lawyers.
and it IS an open secret that such
Is the opinion maintained by one Of
the brightest of the young lawyers
who has been elected as = repre-
sentative of the Citizens League
to the Legislature, that the Consti-
tuition cOnfers no power, either
by letter or implication, upon the
Legislature to 60 behind returs and
upset the result as announced aud
sworn to by the properly appointed
election officers. Col. Boatner
says that the decisions are almost
altogether to one effect, i. e., that
it is dangerous experiment to al
low a legislative body to transform
ITSELF into returning board and
60 behind the returns. II this view
be maintained, which seems entirely
probable, the result OF the election
will be announced just as the re-
turns show it to have resulted
The clause in the Constitution
which provides that the Legislature
shall count and examine the returns
leans simply that tue Legislature
shall see that the returns are prop
erly authenticated, bear the sigma
lures Of the returning officers, and
are properly added. The Ligisla-
ture will meet on May IL. After
its organization and on Thursday,
it will undertake to determine
who has been named as governor.
On that day Secretary Adams, who
occupies the position of 4 clerical
officer, will deliver to the Legisla-
ture the sealed returns that have
been received from the wards of the
city and parishes Of the country.
The Legislature will appoint q
committee that will undertake to
examine and approve the returns,
and on the report Of the commit
tee the result will be announced.
The only way by which the Legisls-
ture could manage to get behind the
returns would be through its poses
sion Of q numerical strength an
tagonistic to the interests Of the
Democratic party and of Governor
Foster; and il the Legislature did
contain a majority adverse to the
governor aud composed Of Republic
cans, Populists, Independents and
Leaguers, a law question would be
Immediately presented. involving
the construction to be placed upon
the Constitution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
ELECTION RETURNS
st. Tammany Parish.

with the exception Of the Ninth
Ward box. and the vote for Police
Juror in the Seventh Ward, which
will come up for settlement before
the District Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
The democratic State Central
Committee will meet in New Orleans
next Monday.
New Advertisements.
Succession Of Charles Frosch.

Sixteenth Judicial District Court of
Louisiana. in and for the Parish of
st. TaMmany.
Whereas. Angus Ezell las petit
toned the court for letters of admins.
tFatiou on the estate Of the late Charles
Frosch. deceased
Notice il hereby given. to all whom it
m::y concern. to show cause, within ten
days from the first publication Of this
notice. why the prayer Of The said petit
toner should MOT be granted.
BY order OF the court this 3Oth day Of
April. 1896.
H. R. WARREN. Clerk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

As politica! factor the negro
wont be in it four years hence.
There are some good honest me-
groes who merit the sympathy and
good will of-every respectable citi-
zen, but it is painfully apparent
that there is . sad necessity for the
elimination the Of purchasable ele-
ment. It is with regret taat
the admission must be made Of the
fact thct there are also some white
men who ought to be disfranchisetl
for the same reason.-Baton Rouge
Truth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
THE praise of the enyious is far

Tue pta@e OF Tue Obvious Is Iat
less creditable than their censure !;
they praise that only which they
surpass, bot hat which surpasses
them they censore. Cotton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
Article 8.

At elections for Directors each stock
holder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share of stock owned by him. He
shall vote In person or by proxy. Thirty
days. notice shalt be given by publica-
ton of the general meeting Of stock.
holders to eject Directors.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
Article 8.

The articles Of this Corporation may
be amended at an annual or duly called
meeting Of the stockholders represent
ing two-thirds of the stock voting for
such amendment. providing = copy Of
such amendment shall be fled 1T least
thirty days previous to such meeting
with the Secretary, who shall there
upon mail to each stakeholder q copy
thereof.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

The Cincinnati Tribune says the
plain, ordinary, everyday hen adds
1888, 0OO, 900 to the wealth of our
country every year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

The officers Of this Company shall
consist of President, Vice Presi-
dent, and Secretsry who shall also
be Treasurer. They shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors,
from among their own number. The
said Board shall also be empowered to
employ Manager. All officers shall
be elected for one year. They shall
hold Office until their successors ere
elected and qualified; but any officer
may be rem0ved.at any time by . vote
Of two.thirds of the entire Board Of
nfreCtnra
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

ST. TAMMANY ICE AND
MANUFACTURING CO..
LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Parish of st. Tammany,
Town of COyinQtOn.


Parish of st. Tammany,
Town of C0vingt0n.
BE 1T KNOWN, That ON this 23d
day Of March, 1896, before me, Harri.
son Rankin Warren, Clerk and ex OFF,
eiO Notary Public, personally came and
appeared Eugene Z. Jmith. Walter c.
Flower, Eddie ]. Frederick, Chancey
z. Williams, James NJ. Thompson,
Emile Frederick, James r.. Hosmer.
Jones Z Pickett, Hardy H. Smith, C.
8. E. Darlington, C LabOrde and J
Pell0at, all residents of the aforesaid
Parish and State, who declared, that
availing themselves of the rights con-
ferred upon persons by the laws of this
State, and especially Act No. So Of the
Acts Of 1883. they do by this act hereby
form among themselves and such 9th
ers rs may hereafter become associated
with them, . corporation for the pur-
pose and with the powers hereinafter
set forth, and do hereby agree with
each other to the following stipulatiOns
for the government thereof, tO-wit:
Article /.
The name Of this Association shall be
tl1S o AN <AND MIAMI
FEATURING COMPANY, LIMITED.
and it shall enjoy corporate succession
for the period of twenty-five years. un-
less sooner dissolved by law or rs
hereinafter provided; and by said name
to sue and be sued.
Article ?.
Its dOmicile shall lie in the town Of
COvingtOn, State of Louisiana. The
President, or in his absence, the Vice
President, are hereby designated as the
persons upon whom shall be served all
legal process.
Article ).
The objects for which this Ass0cia-
ton is formed are declared 10 be as
follows: To carry ON an Ice Manufac-
tory, q Rice Mill and Steam Laundry.
Article 4.
This Corporation shall have seal,
upon which shall be engrayen an Indian
Chief. the name of the CORPORATION. and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-09

their name from a large canoe OF that
name. which was one OF the seven tradi'
iional canoes on which the Maous
! reached New zealand from their former
home in Hawaika.
The Rotorua country Is included IN
that missionary division OF the North
Island Of New Zealand. which is known
as the Tauranga district This district
comprises three branches OF the Church,
called respectively Pukcumu, Puketa.
rata aud Orakeikouko, with total
membership OF %, or 1870 souls including
children who have been blessed but not
baptized. Two are Europeans, the rest
Miofis. Elder David n. Packard Is
now the president oi the district, sue
cccding Elder Christian Petersen IN that
capacity and Elder William w. Nc.
Donald is his travelling companion. The
district embraces a tract OF country Dor.
dcfing on the Bay OF Plenty, which IS on
the east coast ol the North Island. The
coast line extends from Opotiki on the
southeast to katikau on the northwest
Inland il extends 10 aud includes the
country surrounding the great Taupo
lake, the largest fresh water sheet In
New zealand; this lake Is in a mountain
Gus country near the centre Of the North
Island
The Pukerimu branch consists Of the
Saints residing 10 the native villages Of
iukefimu, Olafansnia, Waitangi and
lturea Dudeal. Pukcfimu is situated
about one hall mile southeast Of the
European settlement OF TIE puke, which
IS eighteen miles southeast Of the sea
port town OF Tawfanga, and about
thiriy'scyen miles dorth OF Rotorua, the
famous government health resort dc.
sctibed above. The Pukeumu branch
was FIRST organized 10 September, 1895,
by Elders Charles %. Anderson and
Francis IL, Wright In 1895 It absorbed
the noighboring Wl'tangi branch and Is
now the largest aud most important
branch in the Tauranga district; Il Is the
headquarters Of the Elders labofing In
that district.
The pukelarata branch consists OF the
Saints residing In the village OF Pukctaf-
ala and vicinity. The village named Is
situated about twelve miles north Of the
town OF Taupo, on the road to Aleamuri,
OF about eighty miles from Pukefimu.
Inc branch was organized September
ash, 1887, by Elders William Gardner
and Henry !. Manning
Inc OWkcikorakO branch consists VI
some native Saints residing In Ohaki,
Waiotapu and a number OF other villages,
The village OF Orakeikorako is now de-
iunci. 1t was situated on the WaIkato
river about eighteen miles below the
point where 1t leaves the Taupo lake. or
twelve miles up the river from Ateamuri.
or thirlythree miles south Ut Rotofu1.
The OrakeikoTako branch Is an out.
growth OF the pukciarata branch and
was organized December nth. 1887.
This locality Is celebrated Tor It's boil,
lug SPRING, geyscrs aud teirlces which
oyrfhaBg the uycr adjacent to the Maori
village and for H. remarkable alum cave,
which has been visited by great many
tourists, The Waikato river scenery Is
also very interesting.
ANDREW JENsoN.
NGARuASEAHA, New Zealand, Jan.
roth, 1880.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-09
U. S. DEPOSITORY

wnford woodruff, Geo "a. Cannon,
President Cashier
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-09
NEW TINE CARD, IN EFFECT APRIL 6, 1885
Trains depart and arrive At SAT- LAlo civ.
daily, ~ follows
pIrAHr

30 Am overland limited for Chisseo. Oman,
beaver, Kansas city. ~ Louis, ogden
and PARK CITY.
500 m local express for san FrAnci,co.
Osden' Cache Valley and intermediate
ioop N local express for ogden aHd iatsrms.
dAte points
7'gQ p IN Atlantic express for Chicago. Omaha.
beaver, Kansas CITY, ~. Louis, Rats
Portland, san Francisco,
Prove. Nsph, Nana nnd inieiimcdiSt S
1000 IN mail and express for Provo. Nephi
Milford, Frisco and intermediate points
$40 m mixed train for GaThold Bsncb
Ioosls aud Terminus,
AHBfYn
$40 y N overland limited from Cbieagn
Omaha, ~ Louis, Kansas CIV Denver
Park city and ogden.
oaa N mai ana eNprosa from Helena. Bntts.
Iotusna, sAn lrAn cisco, CEdea and In
term odnte points.
''A . g local express from san FrAncisro
Caeeo valley, Ogden and intermediate
$3.50 N Atlantic express from Cbicsyo
Omaha, ~ Louis, Kansas CITY, Denyei
ij.io am mail and express from Frisco. Ma.
FORD, Ncphi, Provo And Intermediate pottta
ual IN louM express from hercur, Tiutir.
lfoyo, Nephl, MAnu and Intermediate
"ioy N miyed train from Terminus, Toosl.
and Garfield Beach.
Trains south OF JuAb run daily eAeeo,
'Eun danJ except sunday
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-09

CAsu CAPITAL, 100000
CASH SURPLUS, t2oo,OOO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
sACRAmEkro SENSATION.

Treasurer Dronan of the Pressmen'S
linton Charged With EmbezzIement.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 6.-John E.
Dronan, treasurer and secretary of the
Sacramento Printing Pressmen's Union, a
substantial labor organization of this
city and a branch of the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmens Union of
North America, is short in his accounts
and warrant for his arrest on charge of
embezzlement has been applied for and
will probably be issued as soon as it can be
ascertained that the union is an incor-
porated organization.
The reported amount of the alleged
embezzlement is 500, but it is claimed to
be far in excess of this amount. Dronan
refuses to produce the books of the union,
and it is claimed he has made away with
them.
1t is also claimed that when taxed with
his malfeasance he displayed handbook
with reputed deposits of SIPS, and that in
quiry at the bank developed that he had
but 81 on deposit and that he had falsified
the book
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07

nell's only answer, and he straightway
HE'D him to Jacob, surnamed Rauer, who,
in his day. has sued dukes, star actresses,
lords, millionaires and other notabies,
and made known that Hobart was in
debted to him in the sum of $50 and re-
fused to pay. Nothing daunted, Rauer
sent a notification to Hobart that 500
must be forthcoming or a suit would be
instituted.
After waiting the stipulated period an
action was brought, and on the very day
that Hobart was welded to Miss Will
llams, and just as he was bringing her
home to his handsome country residence,
the summons was served on him.
Thus far, though but two days of the
period allowed to answer remain, he has
failed to say why he deems the claim I'M
Just, and Rauer's chances for judgment
by default are good.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
So Declared Joseph Leggett to
the Mission Defense
Union.
HOW IT MAY BE EFFECTED.
Removing AL Taxes SUCCESSFULLY
Except a Single Tax Upon
Land Values.

At the meeting of the Mission Defense
Union last night st Twentieth and Guer-
zero streets the secretary announced that
during the past week fifty new members
had been added to the roll.
No regular business was transacted last
evening, the club listening to an address
by Joseph Leggett, who, by request, spoke
on the subject Of the single tax. President
Grady introduced the speaker, declaring
that his subject, Taxation" was one of
the most important questions with which
they, as members of an Improvement club,
were concerned.
In the course of his address, which was
listened 10 attentively by large audience,
Mr.. Leggett said:
Members of an improvement club
should, of all others, be single-taxers for
single-taxers are stIcklers for improve
ment; so anxious are they that they wish
to take taxes of every kind from all i'm
provements. If the single tax were now
in operation there would be no such black
mailing suits as the one which this club is
organized to resist. What is it that these
Matchmaking plaintiffs are after? Is it the
land? No, 1t is not the land, but tie value
that you and | and the members Of this
community have put into it.
"If that value was taken by the commu-
nifty which makes it there would be no
such suits as these, for there would be no
object in bringing them.
1.-The single takers are kindly inclined to
all propositions that will tend toward i'm
provement. but they believe that the
fundamental point to be considered to
encourage improvement is the question OF
the taxation of land.
Look about you on all sides and con-
slider everything that is an object OF
human desire. Everything you see is a
product of the land. II you inquire what
has brought them to the form which
makes them objects of human desire you
must realize that human labor, and that
only, has brought them TO their present
form. Our fundamental proposition is
that this labor shall have free and univer-
sal access to that land.
This, we maintain, is the one impor-
tant question that confronts US. Some
declare that the money question is the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07

most important. But the money question
is merely question of exchange of wealth:
Solve the money question successfully and
you still have the few multi-millionalres
and the many who have nothing. The
dlthculty, we maintain, is not In the ex-
change, but in the distribution OF wealth.
Taxation is the only means by which
wealth can be distributed.
The cause of the present unequal dis.
tribution of wealth is that the power OF
taxation has been delegated to Jew cor
poratlons and monopolies, and has there
by tended to aggregate wealth In the
hands of few.
''Who have created the values that now
exist IN this community? Have you, or "
or the Noe heirs made them2 No, the
value have been created by all OF US. 10
whom, then, should these values go? BY
any system of right or justice they should
90 only to the communicate those VINO
made the values. What man makes
should 60 to the man; what community
makes should go to the community.
"Our method of reaching our end Is
extremely simple. We propose to elm
mate the taxes, one by one, until all are
gone but the single tax on land values.
In this State we are handicapped by the
work of the wise men who in 1879 or
dained that taxes should be paid on all
property. Since then legislative enact
ments have endeavored to make people
pay taxes on money, mortgages, etc. 1t
is the boldest, baldest kind OF deluslon
TO suppose that man pays tax on
money.
"If tax is put upon mans money or
goods he merely passes it along. and
makes the person to whom he sells his
goods or lends his money pay the increased
tax.
ttOf all reforms our is the least revo-
lutionary. We unite and work with any
body who is willing to abolish any speclhc
tax We voted to abolish the tax on the
farmers trees and vines; we will vote TO
abolish the tax that is put on every man
between the ages of 81 and 60 because ne
wears beard, and so on until all but the
one tax are gone.
Necessarily the increased tax will go to
the land anu its improvements. When
we once get rid of the tax upon persona al
property, the tax on buildings and i'm
provemenrs must quickly follow. People
will see the unfairness OF fning man for
putting up buildings, and thus employing
men and improving the neighborhood.
This is the final logical step in the series
which will Inaccurate the single tax, and
make men truly free by giving them free
access to the universal storehouse which
nature has provided for man"