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FRANCO-AMERICAN DYE WORKS
Mems suits cleaned and pressed, 81 20;
laoles dresses cleaned, 81; skirt
cleaned, 4Oc; mems suits dyed, 81 10;
trousers cleaned and pressed 50c
work thorough, satisfaction every
time Down town office at Madam
SWlllIngs, hairdresser, 1012 Eighth ST.
works Fourteenth and X streets Capt.
tai telephone IS. NJ. DESHAYES
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$12-NEATEST FLAT IN THE CITY
for the price; rooms, pantry and bath.
Apply 1917 Tenth streer.
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT
the great clairvoyant, Professor Jor-
gensen. If life has been a diSappoint-
ment and you want to know your destiny
then visit Professor JorgenSen. His
medlumistic power is the marvel of the
age lie gives positive proof and salts
Iaction upon all affairs of life. The
troubled and unfortunate should seek his
counsel. Remember he advises you by
d hlsher than human power. Call and
pc convinced. Sittings daily, soc; hours
from 10 5 p M. Test circle Monday
evening at o'clock, 25c 91I X. my9-2t*
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MUSIC AND ART.

ART NEEDLEWORK LESSONS GIVEN
in all kinds of embroidery on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays; stamping and
designing No. lola Eighth street. MISS
T., SCHUBERT
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
puNoENT PARAGRAPHS

IA Wise Child--Die1E1e, what .
you want for your birthday pFesentF
~Oh. papa, get me . sayings-hank that
mamma can't get nickels out Of with
. hairpiu.' Record.
Ardent Lover--H you eculd -
my heart. Belinda, you would know how
fondly-" Up-to-date Girl (pc coducin9
camera)Is1 intend to zee it Hirun-
Sit still. please.-Chicago Tribune
Above the NoemAl.-Nrs. Boston
Els my daughters cold better. doctor7
How did you And her tempersturer
Doctor (ahsently)--Just above the>
freezing point. ."-Detroit Free Pres.
Dear father. we are ail well and
happy. The baby has grown ever 20
much and has . great deal more sense
than he used to have. Hoping the Same
Of you. remain your daughter. Molly.
--Tit-B Bits.
-"Ah! that's . great strain!" ex-
claimed the tenos. who was exercising
his voice In his bedroom. ~ great
strain It Is" replied his roommate.
ION those who have to listen to it,
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Probably Not Susy = Say.
auntie, dear. you're IN old maid. aren't
you?" Aunt Emma (hesitatingly)-
Certainly. Susy; hut 1t IL NOT nice Of
you to ask such . question Susy-
~Now. don't be vezed. auntas; know
il isn't your fault. LAub-
frusch.
IL see," remarked Mira Hashcruft,
At the breakfast table. ''that the coffee
crop Of Honduras has been seriously
reduced by two unusually dry seasons"
That's odd, J" replied the Star Boarder:
II never noticed scarcity Of water n
the eo6ee."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
in Advance Of the Times.-.Sir." !"
began the high-browed man with the
rolled manuscript. ''in me you behold
q man who il in advance Of the ase."
~Yes," said the editor. You are situ-
ated somewhere along about next sum-
mer. 1 presume." "Next summerT
~Yes. notice that you left the door
open. Journal.
-Determined.-.John," said 1iss
Blykins, what II that In your 0vercoat
pocket?' "It's . tin horn, Naria."
~And what have you in your hand?"
"A red lantern. Ihave . police whistle
in my vest pocket and red nag inside
my vest. I'm going to see II I can get
a eripman to stop the cable car for ne"
-WashinGtpn Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
A. lr.shman.s fatssaes.

In o neat little white painted house
mp In Maine a baby's gold ring hangs
upon the wall. tied with bit of ribbon.
The owner. an Irishman, . humorous
scion Of his race, when INTERCEPTED
aboutit told the following story: While
fishing one day in an adjacent lake he
accidentally dropped the ring out Of
his pocket, and. slipping of the edge Of
the boat, Il sank down through the
clear water. AS he watched it disap-
pearing large fish darted through the
water. and. opening his mouth, gulped
it down. The Irishman sadly lamente0
the loss of the ring, a it belonged to his
little baby. He resolved to fish that
lake until he found the rascally thief.
and day after day he hauled in the
shiny. struggling members Of the fnny
tribe and cut them open in search Of
his ring. Weeks went by, and grew
into months, until the cold weather sr-
rived, but with fsherman's patience
he continued in his task. even to cut
ting holes in the ice to fish through
One day after \ severe and long-pro-
tracted struggle he hauled in = fine
fish, and some intuitivc instinct told
him he had Mt last caught the thief.
which, ON cutting him open, proved 70
be the casc.-lIarper's Round Table.
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EQUINE pArnF.moeR.

1o0axlEnh1e 1nGta0ee - oo0o QuodEuDooD
- - the Way ue0e.
Horses and mules are known BY all
who have much experience With them
~ famous pathhndersL
A good story Of this power in tie
horse tribe il told Of mule by John I.
Campbell, Of Roclkland, Ind. In the
early days Of prospecting in Oregon .
PARTY was in the Aeld, and had covered
. very circuitoas course, which they de-
pended ON . civil engineer 70 enable
them to retract. should they see any
objects worthy Of . revisit. Having d.
cided to return to the home camp By the
must direct route. the engineer, aftez
calculating ATTITUDES and departures,
pointed out what he believed to be the
correct direction along which they must
proceed to reach the deaiSed point
When night overlook them they found
that they were not at The home camp
- they expected to be. though the en-
gineer assured them that they were not
far away from the desired point. al-
though he was quite unable to say TN
which direction Il was hest to turn.
At this stage Of their wanderings the
driver Of the team tur1ed one Of the
mules loooe, and at once. much 70 the
discontinue of the engineer and the
amusement Of the reSt Of the party, il
ret OF in direction that brought then.
to the home camp. Now, this male
had never before been allowed 10 wals-
der in this locality. for fear that IL
would stray and become Lost, hor had
It ever before been over the route by
which they had reached The point
the engineer was at fault Itwas after
dark; there was no one st the camp 10
make any noise that its sharp ear.
might detect. and the way was entirely
unknown to it. How had Is ot once
taken the route that would lad to
camp?
A case allied % this happened to mo
in the Blue mountains Of Jamaica,
where > pony that had never before
been In the parish, where was.loxt
in . tropical storm, took me hack u tho
point from which we .a.Btarted in tho
morning. and that by . much nearer
route. entirely new 10 both Of q. White
I WAS aware BY the growtltof tAe tEees
that We were headed in IL right aumr
eral direction, Il was as any tire in-
possible for ma ~ re more than loo
yards ahead. ~ tAe time that left
the main trail aad got On what after
ward proved 70 be much shorter cut.
Il was inpoasible for ne 70 zee any
thing in H. binding fury Of the cloud
burst. How the pony found its way
with % much satisfaction - itself-~-
Il never for m instant appeared - fal
ter ON its courso-l was unable 10 d.
teTmins. II wos nose than once my
after that when we had
any difference Of opinion - 70 tie ram
iAed ways in. thoss Jamaica hills, that
the pony's Judgment was IL best - DE-
pend upon, to And the phase where Il
last had tn fodder. although II We q
times annoying vixen that place WA
not where / wanted % go-Popular
Science News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
HoMe.THRusT.


Lsed Nansasaars SeseeA nlssA Lssss Hln
n 1npsseane CAso.
It II said that the saying: Much
may lie done with . Scotchman IL he te
caught young" which hae passed into
IN historical witicism, was ATst spoken
BY DR.. Johnsoa. IN reference 70 Lord
Mansfield. An amusing little incident
is said to have given rise to the re-
mark.
Lord Mansfield. having received his
education entirely in England, always
considered himself IN Englishman, but
the fact that he was born in Scotland
was once referred to with greet effect.
Gen. Sabine, governor Of Gibraltar at
the time, having failed in his attempts
to extost money from Jew. ssnt him
back by foscs to Tetuan. in Morocco.
from whence be had come 70 Gibraltar.
The Jew afterwasd went to England.
and sued the governor for damages.
Lord Mansfield, who was then known
a. Mr.. Murray, was counsel for the gov
ernor. In the course Of his defense Be-
fore the jury. he said:
"Truc. the Jew was banished; but
where? Why. to the place Of his n.r
tivity! Where II the cruelty, where tho
hardship. where the injustice Of banish-
ing . man to his own country?s'
Mr.. NOVEL;. counsel for the Jew, re-
torted: ''Since my learned friend thinks
10 lightly Of the matter, ! ask him 70
suppoee the case his own; would he like
to be banished to his native landr'
The court rang with peals Of laugh
ter. in which Murray himself joined
with right good will.-Youth's Com
pani0n.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
THE FAMILY BATHROOM.

A Indlspeasable AdjuAet to . We'll
Ordered Household.
II is one of the most surprising thing.
in the world why people who have the
ordinary comforts of life should build
houses without bathrooms.
The farmer needs the bath much
more than his city neighbor, and could
have It at . small cost. A bathtub is
not expensive, and with . good force
p0mp and . barrel or two ~ head
water, can be arranged without the
aid of skilled labor. II the house is
already built and there il NO room for
the bathtub. It might be put into the
kitchen, or even into the family living
room. A heavy curtain or . strong
screen could conceal it, and, when not
in use, . cover could be closed down
over il, and it would be quite out Of
the way. But little ingenuity and
work will fix it In fine running order in
any ordinary dwelling.
There are many houses where there
IS . range, with hot and cold water.
but no bathtub. This il an omission
that should not be tolerated. A small
ssnk, with force-pump and drainage.
can be supplied for . very little money.
and IL the house il not warm enough
to feep this without freezing. II II
time some measures were taken to In
rure anti-freezing conditions.
A well-equipped bathroom, with
closet, can be arranged in any dwell
ing where there II even = tolerable
supply Of water. The kitchen sink
can drain through the pipes. the water
from the weekly wash will clear them
out. and IL there il proper ventilation
and suitable outlet there will be moth
ing unsanitary in the outfit.
OF course, the more water the better.
but - every house n. or should be.
supplied with . never-failing well, the
muscle expended in pumping II very
we'll used in this direction. By al
means have the health, comfort. and
safety Of the family provided for by
proper and sanitary bathroom and
closet arrangements.-N. Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

A curious custom prevails in some
provinces Of Holland during the carui-
val season. Young women Of the work.
ing class, especially domestic servants,
who have no sweethearts Of their own.
are in the habit of hiring follower"
for their Sunday out. or for the whole
cf carnival period. These lovers are BY
no means to be had very cheap. Often
two or three maids will club together
and share lover among them IL he
comes too expensive for one girl. This
temporary lover has many duties to
perform. Of course, he must Be good
looking and well dressed. and IN elI;-
Gent and indefatigable dancer. ~httobe
eeen with anywhere" " be must lileewise
possess good conversational poweEs
Besides receiving variety d valueble
presents from his girls, = hs h 'sfounds
by them in victuals and drink. II ,
young woman can ahoFd 10 engage =
s'xwain'' ell to herself. % much the bet
ter, for the hiTclirg often develops into
. real lover. and ultimately into huR.
.tand. Il can thus be aid that. n oo@e
distrscts Of Holland, the girlo - III ~
wootng.-Bueh fuf Ali.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
n - = nsrssSasa.

II there b, N some suppose. . sixth
sense, by which aninlals, birds a1d ~
sects know in what dixuetiou 70 mova
toward . given spot, how nany strange
things Il explainsl The late Prof. Riley
once hatched some japanese ailanthus
siIkwoFms in Chicago. He con1ned .
female moth In Q sunau cage; he car
sied = male Of the fhmily BY night II
another part of The city, mile apd =
half ss1y. and hbersted Il. having Arst
attached . si1k threod 70 IT. abdoonen.
In tie morning tie nale moth was How
esing around the eage o6 HIS inHgiauned
sistar.-Youth's Coupanion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
TWO FEET OF ICE ON DECK.
Wild R1n Oe IN American Ship Before
Gale on Cape Hosn.

Wild Run Oe m American Ship Before
Gale on Cape Horn.
The American ship w. F. Babcock,
which arrived from Liverpool q, short
time ago. docked Mt Green street wharf
and began discharging her cargo oi
coal. The Babcock presented the aP
pearance Of q yacht before her hatches
were opened, so spick and span did hel
houses. spars and deck look. The
trimness Of the craft gave little indica-
fion of the experience she had while
rounding the Horn. From the east
coast of Patagonia to the western
shore she was 21 days, during which
time she was driven nearly 800 miles
southwark.
The vessel would have been out sev.
eral weeks longer but for the bold run
made by Capt. Graham. The wind
vcered to the southwest and Graham
took advantageo of it. From noon oneday
to noon of the next the ship traverscd
nearly ESQ miles, with heavy seas wash
ing over her from both sides. Capt. Ora.
ham ondeck allnight !ashedt to
the wheel. He gave himself enough
rope to carry him to both sides Of the
vessel, and more than once he was
knocked down by the pitching of the
ship.
'.It was . wild night said the cap
tain, land we took big chances max
ing our way through the pelting seas.
The water came over from both sides,
the wind blowing from one direction
nnd the current running down like .
mill-race from the other. Il was in
tensely cold, the wind blowing almost
directly from the south pole. The
crew felt the bitterness Of the weather
very keenly. some Of them being FROST
bitten. but did not mind IL at all. It
is possible that my anxiety for my ship
kept my blood in circulation. % that
] was oblivious to al other thoughts
but the safety of the vessel.
1T seemed to me that ~ soon as the
spray struck the rigging it would be-
come frozen. The main deck was
filed with water. which the scuppcrs
were insufficient to unload. The re-
suit was that by morning we had two
feet Of solid Ice on deck, and the ice
was 20 thick on the running rigging
that the latter could mot be hauled
through the blocks. As soon % day
broke I had the crew out smashing the
ice from the rigging with axes and
banners. When the men lad the
rigging clear their attention was turned
b the deck, and Il was frightful job
10 break the ice up there. We made
considerable time BY the run. but lost
most Of it In the Pscific. Twas moro
than three weeks on trip that should
have occupied six days"
The w. r. Dabcock Is one Of the hand
somest American ships In port and
British vessels could take points from
the sweep Of her deck and symmetry
Of her spars. She - shout $50 feet n
length and g feet il breedth Of beam.
and caTr3es over $50 tons Of cargo.
Capt. urahEin = eleowpepted By his
xifs aad th1ar lfttle ekih. Alp.. .67-.
hau isSeSs6st5eefff Gi6d ~ nla11iiea
tA-:ler nstasea6Sis' 'Si1ts} - y ike
ha1i slways tsaveled With id
md = very fosd q ~ sS--Gan Fran
disco ExnmaDeR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

The easy7going Kabyles push demoe-
racy to extreme limits. living ON IA
nd1iiar and equal terms with their cattle
and their swine-all occupying the
eUmmon dwelling. A Ane, hardy race
Of great bravery and many noble traits,
they yet resemble the Arabs in their
want o9 honesty. A story II told of =
chief Of theirs, Nokrani. which makes
N think tie days Of chivalry are not
yet gone. When. wussted In The Franco
German war In 1871. the Rrench had to
withdraw their troops from Algeria,
and thus grand opening was left for
insu1Tection. MolErani would not rebel.
- he hsd pledged his word to the Al.
geTian governor that there would be NO
rising against the French authority tlll
the war was over. Even when peece
had been made. and be was thus re-
lessed from his promise, Ae gave IS
hours notiee to the French Of Ais IN,
tentio0 to eognDence hootjlit3es against
them. Verify, - Was . hesss and hs
died . hero's death in the Thick of hat
tle.-Wanfninsler Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

-In early LIE you may hay TIE
foundation of poverty Or riches. indus-
try or idIeness, good or evil. hy the
habits T. which Jon train your ehil-
dren. Teach them right hahits thea,
and theis future Me = sa5e.-Apon-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02

Where we cannot invent Ne may
at least improve; We. may give some.
what Of novelty to that which vas Old,
condemnation to that which was di9ess,
perspicuity to that which wee1eaeore,
and currency to that which h:wne4o1Du-
|dite.-Colton. -...-i +.;s,.- f,-s..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
CONGRESS LAUGHED At.
After the Peace Of 17S3 the Best Me-
Stunned II.

Stunned It.
Practically there was no union OF the
states and certainly nothing that could
be called q national government until
the constitution was adopted in 1889.
Before that we had q congress consist.
ing Of q single body OF delegates. All
votes were taken by states-a majority
Of the delegates from the state casting
the vote Of the state. There was NO
senate, mo- president. nor any separate
executive department and practically
NO judiciary. The congress. either by
the whole body or by commit1ses, per
formed the necessary exoeu1pe TYNE
tions, commissioned officers, Iai6e ena
disbursed revenue, conducted our di-
plomacy, audited accounts and exer-
cised certain judicial functions.
It was . weak attempt to organize
q government, but it answered SO long
rs the common peril Of British subjuga-
ton lasted. When that threat WINS
withdrawn by the peace Of 17ss-the
selfshness and jealousies OF the states
became intense and threatened to snap
the feeble bonds thst held the states
in union. The congress became the
laughing stock Of the country and the
best men stunned IL. It had contracted
debts IN the prosecution of the war.
and, the states neglecting or refusing
to pay their quotas, congress was pro-
tested and idishon0rel. for II had no
power to lay and collect taxes. It had
made commercial treaties with foreign
powers and the states refused to allow
in their ports the privileges guaranteed
ty the treaties. Congress was mimic
show, the butt of jealousy and ridicule.
Great things were demanded Of men
who could do NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Harrison, in Ladies' Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-02
The Harcasn Of Destiny.

A friend Of ours who has made nn-
tional reputation for his wit and hunor.
and indulged in that vein because 1t
procured bread and meat for his fam
lily is, to our knowledge, a great classic
scholar, profoundly pious and serious
gentleman, = producer Of some Of the
noblest essays on great histrionic
themes. These arc the masterpieces
that he would prefer to b. remembered
by, but, by some sarcasm Of destiny" !"
as il is called, he has been compelled
to seek another and more profitable
outlet for his genius. Writing to a
friend. some years ago. he said: ALAS.
Is it not deplorable that I have been
forced to become . clown in my old
age?" He exaggerated his position. for
there is an immense amount of valuable
material in his productions. which.
however, have . minor chord Of the
comic. But while the world demands
ard pays for bis '.fun." he - really
averse to such competition. and the
8me he has won has an element Of bit
itrness and disappointment to him.
: sAugusta (Ga.) Chronicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-28

dren might be kidnapped and sold into
slavery.
Judge Salmon L. Chase sent him to
school at UDeriIn, y. " hIle lie was en-
route thlther he stopped at SPRING
field, and was entertained at the house
of the father OF Jonn Sherman.
Mr.. Clark, Who WAS then d young man
of 81, set out ON more extensive travels.
He went to Buffalo and met MIR. Fill
more, VINO was afterwards president of
the United States. Fillmore gave him
a letter to William IL. Seward, then gov
erDor of New York. Everywhere lie told
his lite story, Ill public and private.
AS it was thought slave hunters were
OF his track, he was advised to go to
Boston, which he did in lS43. His
brother, Louis, also came there.
The latter went to live with Mr.. SAT-
ford, i'll Cambridge. This man had
married a daughter of Old DIR. Lyman
Beecher. In that way Mrs. Stowe be-
came acquainted with the history of
these two remarkable men.
Mr.. Clark's brother, LOUIS, the George
Harris of the novel, still lives In LeXIng-
ton, KY, at the advanced age of 70. lie
is supported largely by his brother i'll
boston
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-28

ton, she is fond OF society. but cares
more about entertaining than going
out. W hen she gives an entertainment
OF any description She superintcnds all
the arrangements herself, and goes
through the house to see that every
Thing Is according 10 her IDEAS, forget
ting the fatigue IL the eGJoyment of
her guests, VINO always find something
novel to interest them. NO,withstaud-
ing her manifold SOCIAL duties, she per
Sonaily superintendent the education OF
her sous and always showed rare deyo-
ton TO her parents, who have lived
abroad with her. Mrs. Mackay is most
charming in person and manner. In
the prime OF lie, without discomfort or
domestic infeiIcIty TO bring unes care,
that loneliness winch won the heart of
tue StaIWart miner more than a quarter
OF a century ago has ripened into the lux
uriant beauty OF maturity. Her skin is
soft and smooth, with just the faintest
tinge OF pink III her cheeks. Her hair
is black, brows straight and eyes as
blue as sapphlres and very expressive.
Her hands and feet are small and beau
tifully formed, and her figure is well
rounded and graceful