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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24
DOWN IN THE PASTURE.


sScWn In the past:ce .re 6ewkerries grow,
Aack and shining ard JUICY;
s0wn IN the pasture we Two used TO go
Irving the cows in the morning. you
know.
and the little girl Lucy.
Bright were the mornings and golden her
hair
Az the first sunlight danced on it
Drifting like mfsts in the warm sumwo-
air.
Hiding the neck that was tinted and bare.
rauing astray from her bonnet.
to the maid was leader OF men,
Proof against SANDER or malice.
Good to our minds was the summer world
then
She was but seven and counted ten,
And wore a blue drilling .-gallus''
Bare feet for both Of US pressed the grass.
wet.
There where the sweet williams flow
cred;
Quickly We brushed back the spiders gray
net
Which as a guardian in the night she had
set,
Where the black dewberries covered.
Down IN the pasture the dewbefries
CLEAN.
Black and shining and juicy.
And through the years that have gathered
/ seem
Backward to drift on the wings of a dream
To the sweet little girl Lucy.
And the red cows. and the bars. and the
creek.
And the green willows careening,
And the young squirrels that play hide and
seek
These. as they unto my memory speak,
Cancel the time intervening.
Though the years como. and the years. too,
may go,
Yet shall cherish tender
Thought OF pasture where dewberries
grow,
And a small maid with her face all aglCw.
And a boy with one suspender.
Chicago Record
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ing gold danced .Iuphatically in the
sunlight, while pugilistic glance pro-
claimed her ability to deal with any.
body bold enough to hit her.
"Eall DOWN."
Again she shook her head, this time
ccntemptuously. Surely he might have
known such grief as hers had no such
commonplace origin. He stopped and
picked a stone He was losing interest
in the cherub's mourning. He poised
his hand An early robin with brand
new waistcoat had hoped dangerously
low, uttering crisp, CHEEKY salutatiors.
The cherub. womanlike, detecting the
wane of her brothers interest, showed
symptoms of renewed grief. The boy
threw his stone in a hurry. The robin
flew and chirped as cheerily from a
higher bough. The boy took the cherub
bv the shoulders and shook her vc-
hemently.
"Ef YOU don't tell me wot il S all about
I'll call the ole black man to come an
put you i'm is bag" he threatened.
..Bawlin' an bawlin' like as If anyone
had murdered you! Eff it hadn't been
for you, Milly. you might have 'ad .
robin pie for supper"
The cherub found new speech. She
opened her mouth. She dug her soft
fists in her ewes. She suffered with ex.
cess of feeling.
''Milly 'anted t see pig killed." she
painted. dad take Lithey n Bob t sec
pig killed. Ne amt Z see pig killed,
too" The silent air was rent afresh.
''Pooh." said the boy. sis that all:
'Tain't much to see. Don't you never
mind that. It's offie messy for little
gell."
But Milly was new young woman,
and she cared not to obtain her ex-
periences of pig-killing secondhand:
SO she howled with augmented grief
and vigor. The boy took differen,
tack; he stopped short, knelt in the
road and put an arm about her.
"There, now," he persuaded, ''don'tee
ky now. Billy's ducky! Billy 'ull buy
a great anormous apple and Milly sh'!l
ave bite"
Milly rather liked this, but she did
not mean to surrender all at once. She
came down from the top Of a howl to .
subdued whine. She rubbed her noss
and shifted. Then she proceeded e
make terms.
"A big bite?" she demanded. in 4
voice intended to stir the deepest pity
But Billy having conjured his vision Of
an apple found it good. 1t were wise
to make reservations.
Zone big bite or two little 'uns." hs
stipulated.
.Not teeny. weeny littluns." Milly
submitted, holding the back of mot
tied wrist in readiness should tears b>
necessary to the conclusion of terms.
Not the weeniest," said Billy, hastily
then rejecting, but l shall hold the ap'
pie"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24
w.1 AND WISDOM.

-~Why does Stimson always carry
hin umbrella closed when It rainsT
~He il afraid the owner may recogniza
it."-Detroit Free Press.
-He-.Do you think Jack il in love
with your" SAe-'Certainly.s ban
the most positive proof. He nevel
knows whether my hat II on straight
or not."-Bufalo Times.
benevolent Party-''So you fought
in the late warp Mendicant-"Yes
SIR" Benevolent Party-''Where wers
you wounded?" Mendicant-"In my
substitute."-N. Y. Herald.
Have you read that article How
to Tell Bad. Egg'?" NO, ! haven'ti
but my advice would be il you have
anything important to tell bad egg
why. break it gently."-Hoaseholt
Words.
This blackberry pie isn't nearly
90 good as those mother used to make
"No; told your mother this morning
when she made it that you would b
sure to find fault with it."@Chicagt
Record.
An English paper tells Of rea
Mrs. Partington. She walked into tn
Office Of the Judge Of probate AMI
asked: "Are you the judge of repro
bates?' II am the judge OF probate.
was the reply. .Well, that's it. ex
pect." quoth the lady. You see. m.
husband died detested, and left me sev
|.eral little infidels, and want to b
appointed their execntioner."-N. Y
Tribune.
There goes . feller," said the maj
who was whiting shingle. ''that !
the ign'rantest man in this hull town
ship. That's a pretty hard thing t
say" HE practically owned up ter
hisself. though. We wus talkin' thing
over in the store the other night. m
I'm dumgasted ef he didn't come righ
out an own up thet he didn't kno'
exactly how this government orter b
run!"-Washington Star.
-"Jibbs and the rest Of the boy
didn't want to swear on poker entirely
but they'd been playing a good des
lately, and to get rest they went int
camp last week 90 miles back in th
woods from Bogville, 30 they wouldn'
see a card for . month" Eyes. I say
Jibbs in Bogville yesterday" ''What
Has he quit the camp?" mo. Cam
in after q poker-deck. IN. 7. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

PERSONAL AND lireaAHv.

Mr.. sew,lL the Aemoeratic vice nr~,
i.,ential candidate. n = member q -
sweelenbor~ian church.
-Archduche.. Maria Dorothea, when
.h. m.rr;ee the duke Of Orleans. viii
chserve the new law and have Z ci,il
m,rri..r before the rSliRious ceremony,
.Ith-,,~h the roval family il expressly
.v..rte,1 frnm The oueration Of the law,
..a ,.r.,.hl. LEWISTON rnau
- - Iii an n. life ..cribe,
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Billy deliberated. He held up dirty
fist and measured its possibilities with
careful eye. Plainly he suspected guile.
NO, only one and" he allowed. re.
luctantly, for Milly had begun smiling
again.
At this assurance Milly smiled-the
smile of Machiavelli. Then STOPPED
and pulled up a pair OF socks, thick,
mother-knitted socks, so many sizes too
big for her that they slipped persistent.
IL about her boots. She hitchcd the
eleastic of her hat behind her ears and
rammed the crown down firmly On her
curls. She caught her brother by tho
hand
Lets Miliy and Billy rum" she said.
treathlessly.
Whereupon Milly and Billy ran till
they were out of sight.-Black and
White.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

euphonious, but the truth remains that
man howls in the childhood of his years
as doubtless he howled in the childhood
Of his race. The noise increased-a We
hement protest in infantile key. There
was a flutter of wings. tremor OF
leaves, then silence. In the animal
world curiosity is rife, aud many tiny
creature. heart in mouth, peeped from
behind leafy cover. For this howler
had good lungs. Presently she came in
sight. The winged folk swallowed their
hearts; she was but girl-child. But
the creeping things hurried from the
boots that were to them rs brace of
steam-rollers.
She was an angelic-looking person Of
some four years old. She had a halo oi
golden curls about her face. which was
soft and chubby. Her eyes were blue
and limpid. more limpid than usual by
virture of her tears. Her rosy lips were
widely parted revealing double row OF
pearls set as in ruby cupid-bow. and
out of this treasure house issued fra.
grant breath and wild hubbub. Had
she but told her grief in tears alone
then had she been mistaken for some
seraph astray. But her voice was es'
sentially creature of earth.
A boy, some two years older, at
tempted comfort. He had her by tn,
hand and jerked her at intervals.
EFF you won't say naught about wha'
you're grislin' for, nobody can't ds
nothink," he broke out, hotly, for they
had come to the end of the lane. anu
still she howled. The cherub must have
been something Of grammarian. fol
she plainly unraveled positive state
ment out Of this tangle of knots. Sh'
must also have been something OF Z
logician. for its reason appealed to her
Her crying diminuendoed into sobs
Once more You would have taken hel
for an infant angel. The boy jerket
hee aglin-not unkindly, but with mas
caline ilhFefativeness and impatieccc
..WeGs-ia III about :" he insisted.
Thaeangcapesoftly. Itwas obvious
fronHe1 i0tellRept CLEAN in the cher
Ab's - fht. she knew what it was al
aboS - Ut four narration of I fact
bow H. nfhple-and 10 doubt sh
deeil O. dfkfes her case WELLS some
whnt Of an undertaking. She whinl
nere1 under the embarrassment o
words that teased her. Yet again th
hoy 3es1ped her. Stimulating speech.
sAnyboddy hit yef"
81 II elegoh sAQok her bead, The eQrl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24
Had to Work Their way.

~ great many years ago." said an
old army officer, Il was stationed on
the government reservation at kibisil-
lah. on the coast of Mendocino county.
About the only amusement had was
working tramps. and they were scarce.
The hills along the coast from Kibi-
sillah to Fort Bragg are very precip-
itous, and in those days there was
nothing but little trail that wound
along the sandy beach at the base of
the bluff. Whenever = tramp came
along and begged a meal would eau
ton him against the dangers of the
beach and warn him that the tide
might catch him most anywhere. Then,
to insure his safety, ] would strap
ON him an old life-preserver from
which 1 had removed nearly all the
cork and substituted scrap iron. He
would carry that ls mikes to Fort
Bragg, and there = friend Of mine
would relieve him of it. In day OF
two would see it coming up the trail
on the back of another tramp. / don'o
know how many hundreds Of miles
that scrap iron was carried. but il
was kept on the move the greater part
of a year and = half.+San Francisce
Post.
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l,onT AND psseAsG.



Two objectionsafe eomnonly broaghs
against the disinfectants recom-
mended for general use: they are ex-
pcnsive and capnoe b used promiscu-
ously without Doge q ~ dam
age. Il will be welcome news.
therefore, that investlgations are now
going On, looking - some practical
application Of the well-known disinfect-
ing properties of Hight
yario1s species Of microbes have been
examined to ascertain their power Of
reeistanee to the suns rsys. For
/ instance, Koch has shOwn that the germ
Of eonsumption can Withstand Tie solar
rays for oaly . short time. Cholers
aerms are easily rendered inert under
/ The influence Of direct sunlight. and
other germs are susceptible. in varying
degrees, 70 the same influence.
Expefiments have been made upon
fhbrjcs and manufactured articles Of
household ne. like furniture. by Arst
impregnating them with germs and
Iafterward exposing then to the direct
aetion Of the sunlight II b found that
while the suns rays have distinct
action upon the upper layers OF stun.
the disinfeeting process h somewhat
retarded In the lower or deeper layers.
Objects Of . dark color are but little
affected.
Investigators report that direct sosar
| light kills In fromos 20 two hoursgefma
Of typheid fever which nay be psesent
| In water. Even diRused light exerts m
appreciable effect IN purifying water
| In fairly clear water the effect hiss heen
| known to be exerted at . depth Of more
than six feet.
In bodies Of water exposed 10 the rays
| Of the sun minimum Of germs II found
in the early evening and night hours,
and, n might have been expected. =
maximum Of the SANE germs h found n
the early part OF the day.
A study Of the action Of artificial
ljxht upofl disease has revealed the fact
that nearly every germ develops in
some one Or two particular rays Of the
spectrum. For instance, typhoid germs
multiply rapidly IN orange. deep red.
or deep violet rays. while they eease ia
/ 0evetoPe ~ BSee1s ~s~<s - -
rays.
This corresponds IN some degree a
facts elected By study of the acttoa o.
artificial light upon plant-lifs IN Gen-
eral. of which latter facts gTowers Asve
taken advantage to produce wonderful
results.
OF all forms of artificial light the arc
electric seems to promise greatest re'
suits to expesinenters % this interest
ing subject. but Il = probable thst
nothing can equal the direct rays of III
sun itself.
That The sun does exert IN impostas'
influence - diainfectant-end hh
! not merely because of its warmth o
! drying power-is not - b dislatee.-
! Youths Co0pa1ioa.
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against the winter-and all these of
fees in hush of stiffness. Nature is
so quiet; she turns this big-litfle world
of ours on its liber axis with less sound
than a boy makes Gathering down the
street.
On sudden from beyond bend OF
the lane came the hubbub of human
creature bowling. The term is not
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

A remarkable cause of death from
fright was the case of the Dutch paint
er Poutman. He was at work in his
studio. where there was number Of
deaths heads and skeletons, when he
happened to fall asleep. During his
sleep there was a slight shock Of earth
quake. and when he woke up suddenly
he saw the skeletons and skulls danc-
ing around in the greatest confusion.
He at once became panic-stricken. and
rushed across the room and threw him
self out of the window on the pavement
below. He died in = few days after,
not from injuries received in the fall.
but from the nervous shock given by
the dancing skeletons. though the cause
Of the festivity was explained to him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

I WAS a bright
September morn
ing. The earth,
natures good serv-
ant. wrought ma
lures will in cheer
full silence, storing
the ruddy gold of
leaves for disburse-
ment in spring,
guarding the s]um.
bering seed. and
performing a thou.
sand other offices
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

sion. Me ard
mother haven't
went over there
as yet. though
we would he
tre me diMs
glad if we can
go this comm
Sunday. 3 t
the fatted calf
aint fat enough
for beef, whilst
the chickens
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

Seismologists say that every great
earthquake causes pulsations which ex-
tend for thousands Of miles in all direc-
tions on the globe. and Prof. Milne lik-
ems such pulsations to the long. low
swells that sweep across the ocean. Re-
Gently Prof. Charles Davidson has at
tempted to measure the height and
length of the waves of an earthquake
that occurred in Greece on April "a,
1894, the pulsations Of which were per-
ceived by the aid of . specially con-
structed pendulum at Birmingham IN
England. The pulsations, or waves,
passed through the rocky crust Of tae
earth with velocity Of about two miles
a second, and each Of the largest OF
them. according to Prof. Davidson. must
have been about % miles in length. but
only half an inch in height:-Youth',
CompaniOn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24
4 R.s..a for n olavsr.

~If l were SO unfortunate. said the
man who had no use for the clergy. "ss
20 have a stupid SON, I'd prepare him
for the ministry.
Elm that respect replied mild man
:,ered divine. '.you think very di6erent-
jy from your father. Wasaington
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24
LITTLE FEMALE LETTERS. "
Storms OF Trouble at q Big Camp
Meeting.
A wicked Young Man. Two Ianocens
Old People and . Gay Young Widow
An Arkansas Story-A
Waiting Game.

The big campmeetin over yonder at
the Indian Creek grounds is now in ses-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

The island Of AIiyajima il one Of the
three wonders Of Japan. It is strange
little village. where no wheel ever turns.
where NO fields are titled and where the
religious rules of % many centuries
have forbidden deaths or births to oc-
cur. many soul entering and leaving
the world in the boat that hurrjedly
bcars them over to the Aki shore. The
tinr village of Ono, in crevice Of the
opposite Aki hills, shows from the island
its cremation temple and graveyard.
where generations of Miyajima people
have been laid away. and the little
tbatched dwellings where Miynjima
mothers remain until their infants are
% days old, when they may be taken
back with rejoieings for their first eere-
monial visit 10 the great tempae.-C<n-
tury.
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-
- YfoaeooeA
It frequently happens that men do
good things without knowing Il, and
also that people win pass these sane
things and not zee the beauties In
them. There are numerous instances
of this kind In San Francisco. but one
Of the most pronounced II that Of IN
arch that crosses IN alleyway that runs
through from Bush 10 Pine streets. BE-
tween Kearney and Montgomery.
1t il many years since this arch was
built, and the name Of the architect
has been forgotten, but he certainly
.~builded better than he knew. The
location Of The arch makes it little
difficult to zee. but that only adds to
It's artistic effect. All Of the sarround-
ings are also just right to produce the
appearance Of ~ Old street IN Algiers.
IN fact, there are . number Of stFeets IN
Algiers that are really not half - PIC
turesque. and yet dosens Of artists
paint pictures Of them every year-end
sell them, too.
Seen at any time Of the day The
beautiful proportions Of this arch n
comparison with the surr0uno,ng Wolm
are apparent but ie - OILY - TIE ese1e
Of the nooattde sun that tse AAgesaan
effect II visible. Not only = the shaps
Of the arch respoosabae for sn1e. PAT
the surroundings are also incidental
to 1t. Add TO this fsce TAI sne ~.
are AZ sA ,~~,s
style and q dirty % any os,ensei eoeso
desire. and snefe n nosnane ~.nsn
The best panee 70 see sne esee
look ae is frc0 6asn ssfees sno ~
hour oesWeen eve1 80 s"O = =.
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have now got the cholery and got it bad.
and big meetin in this country with
out chicken pie and a little fresh meat.
and the like of that, would drag along
as dull and slow and heavy as an OK
wagon without q tar bucket or whip.
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STOPPED HER TEARS.
BY ARABELLA KENEALY.

T WAS a bright
Senfemher morn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-24

sScWn In the past.:ce .tn 6ewherries grow,
1Nack and shining ard JUICY,
sOwn IN the pasture we Two used to GO
Irving the cows in the morning. you
know
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FOREIGN COMMERCE. FOR 1s9l-1s95


Meanwhile, the increase Of t12i.2iO, ,44g
in the aggregate values OF goods i'm
ported is not paid for by any increase
In exports Of merchandise. We exported
500. .312, 1l6 worth OF domestic merchandise
in 1894, and $S07,74OJl6 worth In 1895.
Though this export exceeds our imports
for the years CS01 663, ,49O) by about six mill
ions of dollars, this excess is the small
est that has occurred in eight years, and
the total exports are the smallest of any
year since 1858.
What a splendid commentary these fig
ures exhibit upon the standard free trade
argument that unless you buy Of for
eigners competing products, Of cOurse)
you cannot sell to them. Hore we ex-
panded our purchases Of dutiable goods
from foreigners by SI2I,24G,44J or nearly
81 per capita, and we sold them only
$4,000 worth more, or say four cents
worth per capita. II we turn TO the
exports Of gold and silver 1t Is not diff
cult TO see how our increased purchases
Of competing foreign goods we're paid
for. In the tariff debates OF 1924 N.
Webster could argue that the difference
was paid for in the freights earned by
our vessels in the ocean trade but now
we are making no earnings OF that kind.
In prosperous years, or rather in years
Of easy credit. free trade orators can
argue that the adverse balance Is paid
for by an export Of American sscUrlies
and shares, bat in These two years Of
depression more securities were sent
home TO us than were purchased answ.
Hence, the difference could not be bal
anced in that way But our net tx
ports over imports Of gold were $72, 2,0G6,-
2S7; our net exports of silver over i'm
ports were A2,5470iG. Total export Of
coin and bullion, ;1lI,e13,3s3, which comes
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-15
GLASS


Exchange.
There was once tirlc when glass was
USED only Tor window panes and mirrors,
but since then Il has deN,lopcd into many
different fields, by means % a valuable
tnughcning process. recently discovered.
glass may now be mould VI into Lengths
and used as railway slecpers,
Glass rails are also produced by this
same toughening process Il is. there
fore, possihel TO have 4 complete glass
railway. Tee glass rails are turned uut
In Siaes and shapes similar 20 those Of
the ordinary steel rails, They are far
tougher and resist the action og the
elements more successfully than steel.
An enterprislng manufacturer OF glass
at Liverpool has succeeded IN advcrtls-
Ing his business In very clever man
ncr He built factory OF glass, and
laid Il with a heavy glass noor The
roof was shingled with glass shingles;
glass boxes were provided for his ma
ehinery. and. AS htting climax 20 this
CLASSY performance. he added glass
chimney, les feet high. built wholly OF
glass bricks. This Is said 10 De one OF
the lightest and most substantial luiG.
ings In England, II Is also tlrcprool
one OF the very latest usss for glass Is
IN tlling teeth. This mathod IS said to
be particularly effective with the front
teeth, WHERE It Is less conspicuous than
gold, being indistinguishable from the
tooth surface.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-15

that both France and Germany, acting
without concert. are strongly opposed to
the vigorous stand which the administra-
ton has takcn on the Monroe doctrine,
Both countries see in our Monroeism
tendency on the par, Of South America
TO establish closer trade relations with
the United States at the expense OF other
nations. This is especially obnoxious
to Germany. which OF late has been
branching out for that trade. Germany's
interests in Cuba are very large, and
any ehange in the political power would
be apt TO afIect existing commercial rcla-
tons These are some OF the reasons
why the Cuban situation is a great deal
more complicated and delicate than the
avcrage member Of congress thinks. and
why the president believes congress
should act with due deliberation.