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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

- little girl who had been TO church
few times had evidently noticed that the
cougre9ation went home very soon after
tie collection. and must have imagined
that II was money paid for TIE right to
occupy the seat.
One Sunday. when the sermon wAs
lSnger than she liked. abe said auiibly
to her astonished pafent:
Lets pay ossr money an6 70. moth-
eels-C Cincinnati EnquiEeIs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
Cotton Picking.

Gather the cotton in good shape and
see that it is ginned and packed in the
best condition possible. Uniformity
OF baling and covering Is IN assured
fact of the near future. The markets
call for it and the farmers will find it
to their highest interest to heed the
demand.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
TO GET INTO THE NAVY.

8oden BOY May Become . United States
Bluejacket.
w IA boy wishes to become sailor
il Ivy he applies to one of the
three Sewing" ships. They are the
Verm6Af at. the New York navy yard,
the. .NatAsA<at the Boston navy yard
updDthe RichmdAd at the League Island
uAvy yard in Philadelphia. The boys
must be between IA and Is years OF
afe, sound in health and be able to read
aid write to some e11snt. No distinc-
4iotsis made in race. and it is a singular
fact that the colored boys who apply
are almost invariably able to read and
write better than the white boys. On
beard the Vermont the only reading
test applied is contained on card.
which is as follows:
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States, in congress assembled, that
fraudulent enlistment and the receipt
of any pay or allowance Hereunder
is hereby declared an offense agains:
naval discipline, and made punishable
by general cOurt-martial."
"What l have just read to you 10 a
law of the United States, and it means
that if you do not tell the truth about
your age, parents or guardians. or IL
you are a deserter from the naval or
military service. You may be tried by
court-martial. put in prison, or pun.
ished in some way"
The last paragraph Of this Is what
boys are usually required to read. The
officers are not very strict abo1t the
hard words, and 60 almost any boy can
pass the test. After being admitted
Uncle Sam gives ench boy an outfit.
His parents or guardian must sign 4
PAPER giving him to the government
until he is 81 years of age. He becomes
known at once as third-rate appren.
tice, and in few days he is sent to q
training school at Newport, where he
IL taught rudimentary things about a
sailors life and work. After remaining
at Newport for six months he is trans
ferred to one of two training ships
These are the Essex and the Alliance
He remains on one of these for six
months and takes cruise.
On the voyage he learns how to han
die the sails. how to sew and splice
ard how to handle guns. Innumernble
other things about sailors life he also
picks up. and when he returns he Is
transferred to a modern man-of-war.
where he becomes an apprentice Of the
s<cond-class. Here he takes his place
with the regular crew, and has his al
lctted share Of the daily routine to per-
form. He is examined every three
months, and usually he becomes an ap-
prentice of the first-class in six months.
when he has the rank that corresponds
to the rank of seaman with sailors
Harper's Round Table.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

Some mems dey wish dare wives would
ware der trousers yust 30 dey notice dot
some buttons need to be sewed ON. IL
retty once. ain't il?
Der young lady vot she haf NO new
dress to 60 ouid NIT Sundays doan'd
care . leeille bit II Il rains all der day.
Der man rot he gifts by himself tipsy
II always SURPRISED because he t'ought
he could stand great deal more.
Der politicians fence II chenerally .
hedge.
Nowadays ve see > great deal Of der
vomens. especially Py der seashoref.
ware dey 60 in bathing py der MORN
ings, ware bloomers py der afternoons
und low necks py der evenings, ferstay ?
'Der- bisoocle hat come to stay" ~
der river said ven der veel sunk II its
muddy bottom.-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
BURNS WAS 4 PEN NAME.


The HABIT A0oog Anthoss of Dsgu1oln9
Oae's Rsal Cogaooss.
Almost every writer at the begin
ming Of his career knows q trepidation
and timidity that makes him glad to
hide behind ''sobriquet." or. N the
French usually call them. mons de
guerre." 1t might be thought that
these are chosen haphaxard. Though
this may be 20 in some cases. it ID usual
" otherwise. Az much thought il often
expended in their construction - was
ever devoted to the title Of book.
Some sdopt . nom de plume" because
Of innate modesty; others through
moral fear Of the public and critics; yet
. larger class find satisfaction in writ
ing over . name more suggestive. II may
be, or romantic than the original fam
ily name. Sometimes the style and
kind Of work done by m author sug-
gcsts or decides the pseudonym, whiie.
in the great majority of cases. simply
that Of euphonious or fanciful nam.
il desired.
The simplest forms-and these Gen.
xtitute goodly number consist of tho
initials Of the authors real name. such
as Il. Z. L" (Letitia Elizabeth Lam
don); e. AS" (Georse Augustus S.
la; and sB." 1.-THE late Lord Bsamweli), J,
or some Transportation Of the real name.
such = .Dalmocand" (ssed By George
! -8ss1enall Apa :.Dnse. = lghieh 4 Aim=
ply Ward written backward. Al an
other example might be mentioned. the
famous prima donna, Nine. Trebelli,
whose real name was '-Gillebert," her
nom de theatre being her surname
spelled backward. with the initinl ''G :
omitted.
It has been fav0rite fancy with au.
thors to assume fictitious names upon
the initials OF their own. Thus. Annie
Bronte wrote n "Acton Bell" Char
lotte Bronte Is ''Currer Bel. and Emily
Bronte ~ 'Ellis Bell" In all the wide
field Of literature can three other such
illustrious names be found belonging
to one family? It il q scarcely known
fact that Robert Burns was nom de
plume, that Scotch poets name being
Robert Burmese, but it has by right Of
usage become the family name. - in
the case Of Sir Henry Irving and Henry
NJ. Stanley.
II IS not unusual for lady writers.
who desire to cultivate . masculine
style Of writing and who feel that q
good masculine name would carry con-
viction, to adopt names Of the opposite
sex. Mrs. Henry Wood used to write
a. Johnny Ludlow" Mrs. Gross inn
mortalixed herself - George Eliot. >
Nine. Dudevant, who was NO mean fac
tor in the literary and social circles Of
the last century, ~ George Sand" and
Mrs. Stannard. who delights the read-
ing world with the bright military
tales Of "John Strange Winter."-Phil-
adelphia TimesL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

Next to the sunlight Of heaven - the
cheerful face. There 10 no. mistaking
1.-THE bright eye. the uncloudeJ brow.
The sunny smile, all tell Of thai which
tlwells within. Who has not felt its elee-
;rifying influence? One glance ut that
face lifts US out Of the mists and shad-
Uws into the beautiful realms Of hope.
tine cheerful face in the household will
Keep everything warm and light within.
II may be = very plain face. but there II
something in It We feel. but cannot
express; and its CHEEKY smile sends
The blood dancing through the VEINS for
every Joy. There II world Of pleased
snagic IL the plain. cheerful face, and
we would not exchange II for al the
soulleA beauty that ever graced the
fairest form ON earth.-Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

The negrues Of New OrIeans, who
number 1900, or about one-1ourth q
the whole populations have hled pefi,
tious with several railroads to provide
them with snane park o. picnic srOunds
where they can 90 Of m evening. Tie
public parks are legally open 70 them.
but The rsse prejudiee i % strong thst
very few venture to % there. F1r the
pest few yeays Spanish Fort, where0en.
Jachson entered New Orleans, haa been
their chief resort; bat this sammer II
Was thrown open TO the Whites sd eou.
sequently closed 70 eolored psopee.
Little Woodss has followed suits ard
the negroes have nowhere 20 GO. Ttey
recollect that even in slavery days they
had one special park set asf1e foe theU
by the whi1es. and which still bears tlse
nan,e of Congo square," II Aes been
recaristened Plaee dAs.nes and D.sule-
Garvl plaee, hat Ill n vain. Itstn st:ll
Congo square" IN spite of II eity -
dinnneea, and the fact that IT, Coa8o
negroes were crowded out half g.
tury go. One Of the railroa1s an1
some leodinG negroes are now lo0afng
for quiet, secluded s9ot that cnn -
used q eolored Coxey Island.--Haf.
per's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
STOCKED WITH GOVERNORS.
They Are ~ Thick In Montana ~ Colonel
In the South.


In the South.
"Helena has a larger stock Ct gov
ernors on hand than any capital city in
the United States that 1 can think OF, =
was the observation of Judge Gilbert
10 an acquaintance. Judge Gilbert
hadn't been in the city a great while
efore he met one governor in the court.
room.
Judge Gilbert" said a friend. per
init me to introduce our friend, Gov.
Leslie"
Governor of Montana?'' inquired
Judge Gilbert, with questioning ele'
vation of one eyebrow.
"Not now," said the friend. without
going further into details. "And here,
lie added, turning to another of the in.
terested spectators in the courtroom,
sis Gov. Toole."
'He is the-governor?" said Judge
Gilbert. but without omitting the ques-
tion point.
Used to be-" answered the friend
''This is Gov. Carpenter. Judge Gilbert" /"
"He-"
"Was," the other answered him. an
ticipating his query. This is Gov. Bot
kim"
Judge Gilbert did not speak. but he
looked inquiringly around and some
one venturcd to explain:
"Lieutenant governor, you see"
"Ah!" was the brief reply to that.
When the court adjourned Judge GIL.
fert went to his hotel. On the way there
the party stopped at the First national
bank. where Gov. Hauser was intro
ducetl to him. In the afternoon they
dropped into the courthouse and visited
the state offices. There was another
experience of the same kind for Judge
Gilbert there.
'sThis is Gov. Toolser." said one Of the
members. as they passed through the
Office Of the clerk and recorder.
And even then Judge Gilbert did not
meet the governor Of the state, for that
Official was out Of the city on o1hcial
business at the capital Of the nation.
II met some very pleasant men dur
ing my stay there" he said, as he de-
Parted the next afternoon. ''and the im-
preston I carry with me is that they
we're mostly governors" s."-Helena In
dependent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
and capped. putting back others rot;
Gnished.-Colman's Rural World.
The Gotten rio Combine


The cotton growers of the southeru
states are confronted by grievance
in the shape Of combine OH cotton
ties that threatens their interests more
than what might appear ut first glance
1t is a question which should be at once
fully appreciated by the -as smers and
their friends. the ginncrs and the
local merchants, and which should be
Immediately met by condensation
which would protect from extortion.
The wrong exists in the fact that
cotton ties sold in 1895 at An average
of 30 cents per bundle, and $l.A0 is
asked in 1894, making a difference Of
60 cents. or an increase of IS per cent.
in price, and entailing an eytrA cx-
pense of about $1,000. 600 upon this
years estimated American cotton crop.
The same comparative prices and cal
culat;On apply equally to old cotton
ties. 1t has been suggested that
wire is selling at reasonab BILE
prices. and that cotton can be as
well tied with wire Of proper size,
and that the same conforming to all
commercial requirements would cer-
ta;nly be satisfactory to buyers, fac
tors and manufacturers. Such seems
altogether feasible and practicable.
1t is confidently believed that imme-
diate and united wire pulling as out
lined would soon bring those wishing
to sell the old-fashioned cotton tie to
selling at reasonable profits.
This question is not speculative, but
will be certain and positive loss il not
counteracted by those affected there
by.-Cor. Southern Cultivator.
Training the Dairy Cali.
The training of calf for the dairy is
mostly q matter of feeding. In the
calf we have an animal with a natural
inherited disposition to eat and dis
pose of food and to turn it into milk
1t matters not whether this calf is a
highbred one or not; it possesses the
character of its parents to some extent,
as the feeding and producing habit Of
it has been cultivated in generations
past. But this habit must be constant
ly encouraged by cultivation. or il will
be gradually lost by the return
OF the animal to its condi-
tion before it had been SUBJ
jected to culture by the breeder and
feeder. For what has been made in
this way will inevitably be lost by the
suspension of the methods by which
the improvement was, first started and
gradually advanced. It matters not
whether the COW be high-bred or COM
mon. the possibility of improvement
of the progeny exists. If not t. the same
extent, yet in some degree, in>her
progeny, as in that of any other COW.
The owner of any herd of cows is able
to begin course Of improvement. If
he will quite as we'll as one who owns
a pedigree herd of highest-bred cows,
and more SO, for he will have q lower
level to start on, and thus more room
in which to risc.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

The Vermont state prison = self-
eustaIu1ng institution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

Japanese coal is to be placed upon The
California market in competition with
the standard grades that have been
used there for years. Three large
steamers are loading coal at Kot,e for
San Francisco, and two more steamers
are under charter to carry similar ear
goes for the same destination within
the next 30 days. The bulk Of the coal
now consumed in California now comes
from Puget Sound and British Column
biz mines. while big share II supplied
BY Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-02-27

NEW YoRK, Feb. A.-FLOUR-State and
western quiet, but steady; city mills patents,
A. 25G14 As: winter patentG, $3.8004; city mills
clears, 81. .l5G4.25; winter straights, S3.eO0315.
WHEAT-No. 2 red opened firmer on cables
and foreign buying. afterward advancing on a
big reduction in local stocks and talk OF lighter
spring wheat receipts; May, II 7-l6G72c.; July.
7i1A071 elise.
CORN-No. 2 strong and higher on covering
Of shorts. due to predictions of a lighter move
ment May. 363s@3634c.; July. 37ss0S7s4c.
OATS-No. 2 quiet, but steady: track, white,
state, 26Q129c.: track, white. western 21029c.
. PORK-Quiet; mess, $10250l0.50; family. Sll.
LARD-Steady prime western steam. $5.7294.
BUTTER Firm; state dairy, 801Sc state
creamery, 13GDl71sc
CHEESE Steady; state, large e0lo4c.
small, 601034c.
EGGS Weak state and Pennsylvania, 1875
Nlg94c.; western 13c.
GUGAR--Raw firm: fair refining. SNc. CEN
trffugal, e6 test, H5c.; refined quiet; crushed,
SIC: powdered, SIC.
I MOI.ASSES-Firm: New Orleans, 28Q38c-
! RICE Steady: domestic 31f1sc.: Japan. s9t
D4c.
315-G6c.
HAY-Firm: shipping. soosSc. good to
choice, 90cG G&l.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-02-27
TUcKr7 APPOINTED CON-
MANDta IN THiz COUNTRY.

g. aud Mrs. Baiiingtpn Booth Perina-
uely B-gare Treia Army-Ameri-
"a Leeger- support Them The Revo-
utiouary Feeling Prevalent.
NEw YORK, Feb 25.- Ballingfon Booth,
q has been deposcd us commander Of
American division oi this salvation
linY has sued the following statement:
Ne are going forth into the world as
yae citizens, taking with us only our
sehold furniture and few personal
ongings We shall remain in America
hall not turn over the property of the
any until | have consulted some repre-
native American citizens such men as
liam v. Dodge, for instance That is
.ig decision up to date. Henceforth / am
"a private citizen.
The session yesterday was composed of
tho most prominent staff on the American
ed, therefore the most efficient, the
most responsible and the most represent
alive. Some 400, 1000 adherents We're rep
resented 1t was gathering, not of my
calling together, but one convened by the
staff, to which Mrs. Booth and myself
were invited. that we might give our YER
sion of the case, after they had heard the
fed commissioner, Eva Booth, and Colo
mel Nicol's story.
"I gave an emphatic denial of the state
ment that / was not dismissed. Colonel
Nicol, l told them, wanted me to go to
London for court of inquiry. This prac-
tieally meant court martial had done
nothing 30 be court martialed for and in
dignantly and emphatically refused The
scene then followed in which my brother
Herbert produced the brief from the chief
of staff, Bramwell Booth, empowering
the commissioner to dismiss me. He step
ped back and said, i demand your keys,
portfolios and offices at once.
II was thunderstruck. 1t took me Who'll
ly by surprise. | had not anticipated it at
all 1 could not understand why my
younger brother had been given authority
over me.
No Desire For Controversy.
1T was farthest from our intention to
enter into any controversy regarding our
action, but certain erroneous statements
having been made public it is only right
and Just, both to the movement and to
ourselves, to submit correction.
'First.-Colonel Nicol states, 1T is I'M
true, as reputed, that Commander Her
bert Booth peremptorily demanded that
his brother hand over the keys and proper
ty of the army.
"The best denial to this is the following
quotation, which we wrote down from the
final episode in the discussion on Thurs
day last. After having said we should
only have Sunday to say farewell, and they
had inquired about the property and found
The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-02-27
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
edto learn that there is at least one dread
eddisease that science has been able to
cure in alls its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease. re-
ouires constitutional treatment Halls
catarrh cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mueuouu sur
faces of the 81 stem, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting naturein doing
its work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers, thht they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
Address, F. ]. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo,
G.. Sold by Druggists, 75c-
The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-02-27

before, and the result was great disa Pr
roint1nant TO them.
Tne following is the story of the tight
in detail;
Fitz led with bis left Maher lacked
toward his eorarr lfa landed with his
right. a1i ~ clinch tolloset M;her struck
lritz wits his Yt-at hAnd while they were
clinched ana .essree Siler warned him
that If he di J ifeg1in be would give Fitz
the fight A ter a lreakaway Peter land
ed his left on Fits neck Close might
ing foiluua ed, and Mahor succeeded in
landing Bis left On E'itz's upper lip, draw
ing blood.
Fitzirnma1s5 landed with left and right.
A clinch followed Maher tented, and
Fit2simnons led with his right but fell
short. A mix up followed, in which Ma
her landed both right and left on either
side of Fitz's head. Maher led with his
left, and another clinch followed Fitz
seemed bit bothered and broke ground,
but at once landed ON Maher's nose.
Maher followed him up and led with his
left. when Fitz stepped aside, and, swing
ing his right, landed full on the point of
Mahers chin.
Maher measured his length on the floor,
his head striking the canvas with great
force. He yainly attempted to rise, but
could do no more than lift his head His
seconds called on him to get up, but he
failed to respond and fell back to the cam
vas .
Referee Siler counted off the seconds,
and Maher made gallant effort to rise,
but after getting half way to a recumbent
position he fell back.
One by one the referee ominously told
off the ten seconds, while Maher vainly
tried to rise. The fatal tenth second wag
counted.
Maher was declared out and Fitzsim-
mons announced the victor after / min
ute and 35 seconds of rather lively fight
ing
1t was several minutes before he realized
what had happened to him, and Fitz
walked over to his corner and shook him
NJ the hand Fitz also shook hands with
'V9uinn and the seconds in Peters corner.
Barring the slight bleeding of the nos
trils, occasiened by the left hand jab of
Maher, the Cornish man showed no marks
of injury and appeared as fresh as at the
opening of hostilities. Maher showed no
signs OF punishment, except slight break
in the skin over his jaw, just above the
point of the left chin, where Fitzsimmons'
master stroke had landed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-02-27
A Mother Kills Her Children.

New YORK. Feb. 21.-Mrs- George Rad
ford Kelso. the wife of the superintendent
Of the Martin B. Brown Printing compa-
ny, shot and killed her two children and
then attempted suicide at her home at 148
West Ninety fifth street. The victims of
the woman s madness are Ethel n years
old, and Radford ~ years old.
Immediately after numbering the chill
dren Mrs Kelso slashed herself across the
wrist with razor, severing 19 tendons,
the veins and the radial artery.
The only reason so far advanced for this
slaughter by woman hitherto sane, hap
by. loving and beloved is that she was the
victim of homicidal mania. She must
have cut her own wrist in the back room,
for it was there that the bloody razor she
used was found, and it was there, in the
bureau, drawer it had been kept.