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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
A PEsslMlsr,c GROCER.

Why One etorskeeper Believes II Human
Netsrsis Total DspF.vity. ".
81 firmly believe ii the total deprav-
ity Of human nature" remarked an
east side groceryman to one Of his Gus
..".Well. Tdon't agree with you" was
the response. .'Why are you so out OF
sorts with all the world?"
Nothing more nor less than this, .
replied the irate man. 'for the past two
weeks the egg box has been robbed
and we couldn't find out who did it
This morning young hopeful of Eve
came in with m order from his moth
cr. While filing the order kept .
close watch on the youngster. In
stepping back to the money drawer. he
thought I Nasoutofsi6ht,l ind atrped
three eggs Into hiS pocket Icame
back, gave him the change aud pack.
aak and then started home with the
boy. honestly: thought that hi,
mother should know that her boy wss
: thief and would willingly correct
him. -. -s..a
sWben we reached the door Mr& b.
met u, and stated the case squarely
and firmly. What did that woman do
but Augh-laughed until you could
b + beard her = block away.
Well, now she said, 'ain't that
just tho cutes :Johnny's been a-goine
with 9eorgie. and I reckon he learned
It frolh Georgia, cause he's: besn sell.
ing 6untry eggs round on the ave.
.npe}etely. Ny Johnny 3 awful smart,
:.,a1Sa.n" a ". an .sery 81 hi. time.
explained the groceryman), '.your boy
is = thief and nothing else. and you
shosld whip him or in some way make
him tbey the. m- Haile hs5is-Jes
yosn&"
s'1hip my Johnny calculated
&3mbther. No sir, woset whip the
dear, ind his pa WON'T nSAaer. cause
Jo1n1E done brokes} Sth.
,ag& No sir. our boy GU ~ to b
1Se1b6' and with that Sged the
door = my face. re former
4a1e4ent to you. Btlieve idthc to-
2l6ebravity Of hpmAa n4ture."-Kan.
sA1Cny. Star. .:~-a1ees~ X -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
NO cn,LLs THERE.
1As Auasat Required > AnAef 8s0st
Than Q1iniAo.

1Ao Auaeot Required . A0aef 8sOeay
Thaa QoiniAA
The colonel suggested that l take
along package of quinine in my ride
through the swamp country, ~ the
towns were far apart and the drug b.
yond the reach Of many settler& At
nine o'clock in the morning I reached
. cabin to find the owner and his wife
and three children sitting out in the
sun. All had blue lips and hagsard
faces. and all were shivering with .
chill I told the man that would
leave him quinine. and was about to
undo the package when he stopped me-
with gesture and said:
Stranger, we amt chillin' for
shucks, but that rs them beyand ua
that ar. Leave me plug of terbaclker
and save yer keenine fur wusser
cases"
On the doorstep of the next cabin sat
lone man. He was trying to scrape
the bark off q sassafras root but he
shook and shivered SO hard that he
could make no progress I told him I
had some quinine rs free gift, but he
held up his shaking hands and replied:
stranger, this amt no chillin' to be
cured by kee-nine, tut is jist narvous-
ness for the want of a sip of whisky.
You'll find chillin' further down the
road"
Igavc him q sip from my dask and
at the next cabin found woman and
two children on the bed and two more
children on the floor. The woman sat
up in bed and shivered and shook and
clicked her teeth together, and rs ! ex-
planned the object Of my call she re-
piled:
Powerful kind O. yo' stranger, but
thar is them as needs it further on"
but haven't you chills and fcver?'
'.Wall, sorter, but nuthin to brag Of.
reckon the most that ais me is the
want of snuff If you'll be so kind As
to leave me . pinch or two, I'd be
mighty peart in an hour or so"
During the days ride of twenty
i've miles dispensed whisky. snufR,
tobacco and pipes several times over,
but no quinine. At the last cabin
before I reached Marion I found q
man stretched out on the bed ard tied
fast. His hands were as cold as ice.
his lips as blue as if painted, and his
shakes not only shook the bed, but the
whole cabin as WELL
Tied he 'un so he 'un couldn't shake
off," explained his wife.
II see. He has it pretty bad. Twill
leave all this quinine with you and it
ought to cure him in . week or two"
"Kee-nine; What's that fur:"
ITO cure chills and fever. I'll AZ .
dose for him at once"
Stranger, don't bother" she said,
rs began at the package.
but he wants to be curedY'
"Yes, reckon he does; but don't both
er with that kee-nine. If yo'd got =
drop O. whisky an plug O. terbacker
an some powder an shot, yo' kin make
Sam as peart rs butterfly BY to-mor-
row. 'Tain't ager ~ ais him, but it's
bein' discouraged kase coons il thick
around yere and every dawg-gane var
mint can climb faster an higher'n he
kim Detroit Free Presa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
a,..a.a. - ~. x,.aA.

The minister OF agriculture q Ruasao
hAs issued statement Of the yield q
grain In 60 provinces in European Rus
sia, including Russian Poland. The
figures are given In stchetverts. equiv
alent to SOFT English bushels: Rye.
IA, 3so. 900; winter wheat 1888 COS;
summer wheat, a2s. 9Oo. 600: oats, l0u.-
AS. 600; barley. 29.622.OOO; buckwhe.t.
1894. 900; millet. e,2s4.0o0; corn, 3,Cls.-
600; peas, 2,s12. 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
swslNbLlMo UNCLE can.


Unoefup1loae No 041o A6oa1 ~ 0661os
las 0s1A CsaA
Il has long been known that ~
most desperate countsrfsiting gangs
in America have for years douri1h64
and grown fich out II their unlawfa1
vooatioH In the Mountain Businesses Of
the Pacific coast and it came to light
. few days ago that . gigantic scheme
for defraudinG the government b.
sweating" gold coins has Aourished
without interruption Ia Sad frSneise0
for nearly seven years.
These revelations came TO light By
tho recent conviction Of Davis c.
Burke, . learned old man, who. with
his wife. has continuously conducted
an ingenious laboratory 1t his humble
home in . tenement quarter Of the
city. The aged criminal had just been
sent to prison for eighteen months for
his crime. His method Of operating
was adroit and successful It il ssti-
mated that he made many Thousands
of dollars out Of his secret operation,
during which he extracted about 5 per
cent. of the value OF every gold coin
that passed through the laboratory, 1t
il also probable that he handled about
$500 worth Of gold coin daily.
When secret service agents raided
his place they found several large bot
ties filled with fine gold which had
been taken from the coins by what II
known - the cyanide-electro process,
which consists Of bathing the coins in
q solution Of the proper strength OF
cyanide Of potassium with the electric
current carefully adjusted Burke
was cunning enough to know just how
to time the bathing of the coins, and
as . result he extracted about twenty
grains Of gold from each SEQ piece and
gold in the Same ratio from smaller
coins The gold thus freed by the pro-
cess passed through the solution and
attached itself to the positive pole Of
the battery, clinging there 20 that II
could readily be scrsped on into bot
tie and sfterward treated by the ordi-
nary smelling process and run into
fine bars. So subtle was the process
by which he sweated the coins that
no human eye could detect any diff
ference between the appearance
of the spurious and the genuine.
and it was only by placing the
sweated pieces ON delicate scales at
the sub-treasury that the shortage was
detected. To restore the gold to it,
original color the criminal chemist
overcame the reddish appearance
made by the chemicals by polishing
the pieces with . Ave revolving brush.
treated with the finest emery -four. It
has been discovered that Burke and
his wife have. during the past six
years. sold many thousands Of dollars
worth of gold In the form Of fine bars
to local smelling companies They
were also cunning enough TO add .
small per centage Of base metal-such
a. copper or lead-to every run" 90
as not to excite the suspicious Of the
companies they dealt with BY reason
of the unusal fneness of the material
offered for sale.-N. Y. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
a Rain T. Talk About

Once when Jspheth was very old
man it rained for several days in sue
cession and people began to speak Of
the remarkable weather.
''Oh. dear mew said Japheth, this Il
nothing to the downpour when I was
younR-when .Shem, Ham and went
into pspa's ark. That
But he stopped There was none to
listen. People always began to move
OF when Japheth began to speak Of
the flood.-Judce.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
r cisaa DARK CIsthsa

A cake Of bar soap and = small piece
Of black cloth should always b on
h1hG to take spots out Of dark cloth.
ing. Il is perfectly harmless and will
remove ordinary stains n we'll - ben.
zine. which Is both dangerous and dis
agreeable. Dip the cloth in warm
water, rub it we'll with the: soap and
in turn rub the spots with. it sponge
Oh the lather and ron will probably
- no trace Of dirt-St Louis Repub-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
Dss.ark Expeals,on Has Returned.

Ocnmark's deep-scs exploring expe-
dition to the coasts Of Iceland and
Greenland has returned. Bad weather
anter4ered with the scientific work, but
the 1ngolf took soundings from Iceland
to Cape Farewell, the greatest depth
found being l.S70 fathoms. and secured
much geological material. The Ingok
will be sent out again next summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
Flaancicrin1.

.Ain't dollar pretty hight for .
meal like thaty' asked the tourist
81 don't mind owning up that it is, !"
said the landlord Of the Cowboys Rest,
''but them meals cost me seventy.five
cents apiece"
But happen to know that you sell
. ten-meal ticket for 1--WE dollars"
'.Yes, I know I do. but about half
the fellers that buys them tickets gifts
killed before they have eat two mealA
Indianapolis Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
10 JoY II uApvlln

Iass 1Asso uas GgsuD - 1s0eee :
- - vo1esa 8.
Thero used - 80 80 - 49,
and LIE II Lee4v1ue 49, 49, -
In tn early days s~es 80 ~. =
NATURE was Iepeeoeneoo - - . q
there Wa any w3c6odnoD eo011u1 ~
any othsr seeeioa q II oseee g ~ -.
this camp bed - sEssfnea 49, -
lie spirited bod nea veesa 49, :
supply. II was : lively mi.lne -
in al that IT, tam inpaisss ~ 49,
hid the Hight o6 IT. wiekednees - 2
bushsl. Nothing was Aidd.n. .seenes
the saloons nor IL ea@na'ne 1
NOR The worst pisces. - ~.
wanted 70 Be bod 1sed seok pas y
for IN opportunity. A Tor IL dssese
tissment Of IN inpso@Pte dcea e -
death. that was = saslly cose.neo -
quickly ioss II charm 1vesyooey -
RED . gun, anos 80 q ssees
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
run GARMENTS

~ Il
o. UeoeAaA
A 49, : 1D11n -
bY1Sny, uE113 ~ wbo pref5k
eoats enA jneksts for fur garnentA
Thaao aro now limited to Persian laUb
and oeolalein- They have immense
sleeves, each made Of four skins, and
the armholes are enlarged ~ much -
is consistent with . good At, yet it 10
still q struggle to get into fur jackets
unless one wears silk waist with soft,
crushable sleeves. Plain untrimmed
jackets are most often bought, while
those of previous seasons are modern
lied by combining with chinchilla,
black marten, or sable, used as revers,
epaulettes or . collarette. bordering
Of another fur II seldom seen. The
gsyest porcelain buttons decorated
with Vatican figures and framed in
rhinestones are used in pairs Just ut
the waist-line where the revers start
Double-breasted jackets of seal-skins
have two rows Of large tortoise-shell
buttons with eyes down the front
Twenty-four inches il the popular
length of seal-skin jackets that have
straight double-breasted fronts with
wide pointed revers that may be COW
cred with the same velvety seal or with
chinchilla. The back Is closely but
easily fitted to the waist-line and 10
very full below. A turned-over collar
matches the reverA The immense
sleeves are plated into the armholes
- if they were Of the most pliable
cloth, having q broad box-plait on top
to give the long-shouldered effect, and
folded in three fan plaits each side.
The lining is Of brown brocade. This
jacket, made entirely of seal-skin,
comes in three lengths, twenty-four,
thirty and thirty-six inches. It il also
made of Persian lamb
{ Single-breasted jackets Of seal-skin
are closely fitted, both front and back.
and have long revers of chinchilla or
Of black marten. starting in . point ct
the waist-line and extending up wider
to cross the back ~ full, deep ruined
collar. A high inner collar Is made Of
the two kinds of fur-seal-skin next
the throat and black marten outside.
Sleeves Of Extraordinary size. wide
even below the elbow, are tapered to .
cuff of the trimming fur. Two painted
porcelain buttons are 1t the waist
front where the revers start Persian
lamb jackets of this style have revers
Of chinchilla or Of black marten.
The longest fur coats shown meas
ure thirty-six inches, and are for mid.
winter wear. for sleighing. and for
very tall women. They are double.
breasted and straight in front, with
fitted back and sides, the back below
the waist being left open down the
middle. They have broad-pointed re-
vers reaching out on large gigot
sleeves These come in both Persian
lamp and sealskin, without trimming.
and arc chosen by conservative WON
en- who will not adopt the short costa
-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

Gen. Nelson A. Miles, in writing about
the wholesale killing Of buffalo. says:
"After the hides were removed the car
cass would be poisoned in many cases.
some yearling buffalo being generally
selected, and next morning there might
b found 40 or 50 dead wolves lying
scattered around, victims Of the strych-
nine. In this way the large game was
rapidly destroyed, together with count
les numbers of wolves that had thrived
only by preying upon them. This
might seem like cruelty and wasteful
extravagance, bet the buffalo. like the
Indian, stood In the way Of civilization
and the path Of progress, and the de-
cree had gone forth that they must give
way. It was impossible 70 herd domes-
tie stock in . country wAers they wsre
constantly liable 70 Be stampeded BY
tie moving herds Of Wild animala. The
same territory which . quarter Of .
century ago was supporting those vast
herds Of Wild game = now sustaining
millions Of domestic animals whiah A.
lord ths bod supply = h1ndDed. q
millieas Of people h eavn1nD6 oeanr
kioG-ok IealD 11lh1lA -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

Rooms In Western New York.
Mrs. Mary Winslow il travelling
through western New York as pro-
prietor and operator Ut q peripatetic
photograph car. She wears . mans
hat, carries . revolver. il first-class
artist, and has more orders than she can
attend to.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

-14ees (which hass ktAjsac one !
northeEn exposure, - on the north
side Il = hill, Produce better. hardc,
.ands more dH0Rle humber, than those
whisk have BEEN psmpersd BY the
sopth1rn spl..: s..s;sx~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
WIT AND WISDOM.

-"And must we say farcwell?" she
faltered. YES" he answered. She
shuddered. She hated to sit up an
other two hours. but he was firm in his
purpose.-Detroit Tribune.
When the last sunshine Of expir-
ing day in summer twilight creeps
itself away. who hath not felt the soft
ness Of the hour sink on the heart-as
dew along the hower?-Ryron.
-Irate Paid you tell that young
man of yours that I'm going to have
the gas turned of ct ten: Trix-Yea
Irate Pa-Well? Trix-He's coming 1t
. quarter-past in future.
Who swerves from innocence, who
makes disuse of that serene companion,
. good name, RECEIVERS not his loss; but
walks with shame, with doubt, with
fear, and haply with remorse. -Words-
worth.
Society Actress-Inwhat direction
do you think my art lies? Critic-It
lies in every direction. Actrcss-In.
deed? Critic-Yes; particularly when
it tells you that you can act-N. Y.
World.
monarchs, it was not gained for M by
aristocrats; but it sprang from the peo-
pie, and, with an immoral instinct, it
has always worked for the people,
Disraeli
Sammy q brilliant youth)--say,
ma, don't it make your hands warm
when you smack me? His Mother
Why, yes, Sammy, it does. SAMMY
Then wouldn't it do just As well If you
held them over the gas stove?
The Husband-I expect to be de-
tanned at the Office this evening. The
Wife-Late? The HIM! Yes,
quite late. The W.-Very we'll, darl-
ing; but pray don't bet too high un-
less you are sure Of winning."-N. Y.
World
MIR. Higgins, entering the parlor
with Miss Nissan on his arm-''I have
Just had q taste of Paradise: I've been
to your conservatory, Major" The
Major-''Yes. notice you got some
powder on your nose getting it,
Yonkers Statesman.
Gentleman TO his coachm4n)-
John. wish you would 60 to the rail-
way station to bring my mother-in-
law to the house. will give You .
mark for your trouble. Coachman-
But what il the lady does not conner
Standardization I'll give you
two markA-Fliegende Blaetter.
A Gentle Hint-Wife-Say,d dear,
why don't you pay that bill the doctor
sent around? He has called for it two
or three timeA Husband-That's all
right. He can afford to wait Wife
Well, you didn't seem to think he could
that night you were sick.-Detroit
Free Press
-"You don't come to Pepson's se-
ances any more" said the lady in
brown. NO." said the lady in black,
''and, what's more, I amt a.goin' to.
The last time called for John, and he
didn't come, the fool that runs tho &C.
Gordon played He Never Cares to
Wander From His Own Preside I
fist told 'em all what thought of EN-
and walked out / did."-InGianarolis
Journal
"A good wife makes the cares Of the
world sit easy. and adds = sweetness to
its pleasures; she is q mans best COM
panion in prosperity, and his best it
not only friend in adversely; the most
careful prcserver of his health, and the
kindest attendant on his sickness; .
faithful adviser in distress, . comforter
IN afliction, and discreet manager Of
all his domestic affairA-L. A.
Stretch. -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

Women who find linen collars cho1o
and irritate the skin Of their necks are
now wearing with the Norfolk jackets
and open collars Of their costumes the
the white pique stockA These stocla
arc nothing more or less than m extra
long four-in-hand. which il put twice
around the neck before being tied
There isfa little mack in tying them,
which 1t first Is difficult, but when
conquered gives delightful results and
in vastly moro comfortable. than . sti6,
high collar and tia Whits. tiea ara the
best for this style, - the white against
the neck il more becoming than the
dark eolorA. OF course, these ties are
not to DO worn more than once. bat
they are 60 we'll made they can Be
laundried without the slightest dim
Guilty. they need not BE- starchsd Il
starch il irritating TO the akin, q
pique q duck has % much stiffness IN
ITSELF. that any more Il quite unneeee'
sery.-N. Y. Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

ssn1fs Grsek.year. consisted q tvalye
montfs.ot twenty-nins and thirty days
alterqbtsay: three times in eight ysass
: 6e4a VS. odd4d to mslee up the Dc.
6aien4M So. = - - Y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

sWaA1 b ~ kuuhle WITH ~ AuoEsaun
lnal eystams'' 1T dosan't wesk -Xa1D
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

W"s q yeeovse yeursal1-As -;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

.Don't you want to hire my parr
aid little colored urchin.
"What for?' !
s.Tsr put up dc stovepipe."
s.poes he put up stovepipes wellr
s'Deed he do. An do bes' oh Il an
dat he's deaf and dumb. my par =. -
d women folks doan. hab ter leave de
house while he's wuhkin'."-Washing'
t0n.SHar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25

Fiction Il not fslsshood. = some
seem 10 think. Il 10 rather the fanei.
full aud dramatic grouping Of rel
trsits around Imaginary scenes Or.
charsctsrA Itmsy give fslss visws Of
men or thineA q e may. N the Aa1ds
efa master, more tKws1r1h1ly 1oe1t11
ri 557a 'so5s7 33s5os5 1lssilS1S7SS
Edwards s's,i-' = - &
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
hieoa ~ Wcalth.

s.Yes," she faltered, II an thine:
As she spoke the rich: bloed suffussd
her cheek.
He saw It
.Rieh. bs muttsred, bitterly. ''but
pleboian."
Nevertheless hs elossd IL deal-
Uoeroit Ttibane
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-01-25
Horrible solnshnsas

A.-Who was that elegant gentle.
man with whom You were talking yes
terday2 ~
R-He il . wealthy young man from
Boston.
He seems to be very much Of . gem
tleman. Iwish you would give mo the
pleasure of an introduction to him."
mot much. I'm going to try and
borrow some money from him myself
-Caxas SiftingA
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
ANOTHER BRISK DAY.

Gotten 4 Receipts, 35S Bales-Good
KsressxSu on the Tobacco Market.
Yesterday was another brisk day con
change and the cotton wagons block
ed the corner of Wilmington and Mar
1in streets and stood In a long line at
the eutson platform where the weigh
ers we're busy keeping up with she
}deluge of the fleecy bales.
The banks did a big business, paying
out Earge amount of money both for
cotton and tobacco checks.
The cotton receipts for the day We're
3SS bales and for the week ending
THURSDAY night were 1865 bales, as
compared with eighty bales for the
corresponding week last year. The re-
ceipts are the largest ever known this
early in the season.
yhe crop is very short, many farmers
estiuating the yield at only half a
crop The damage to the crop in the
STATE Is certainly not less than thirty
five per cent, and will probably reach
forty ser cent. The, crops in Wake
county are said to be better than they
are In almost any other section of the
State
The tobacco market had fine breaks
yesterday. and farmers who brought
the golden leaf here sold at good prices
and went home satisfied. The market
has opened well and the prospects are
Cor the most successful season it has
ever known. Raleigh is drawing its
tobacco from wider territory than
ever before The warehouses are well
masgned AMI there is IN excellent
corps Of enrerprising and experienced
buyers on the market.
A sobacconist said yesterday that
che tobacco crop would be short, and
woaEd be cured and marketed earlier
than usual. So far as he had observed,
the ssw tobacco had excellent color,
hut very little body"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-05
CITY IN BRIEF.

sagereIver Ayerill, of the Port RoSai
and August road, was here yesterday
with a party of friends. They came
from Asheville in a private car of the
Plant System. The Port Royal road
was sold few days ago for S650,OO0.
Clerk of the Court DaE. Young mas
appointed rs justice of the peace "A. ~
Belts. IN White Oak township, vice
ID. Z. Webster resigned. Both are
R0puIists.
Mr.. Howard A. Foushee, chairman
nj DURHAM county Democratic Execu-
SSye committee, was here yesterday.
He bgcsryht a good report from has
eounsy and Congressional district. he
saws sese Democrats are more enthusl-
asfie shan he ever before knew them
and ne considers Kitchin's prospects
AZ beating Settle very bright, even If
fhe Pu1aEists put out a third candidate.
Mr. Poashee is rapidly organizing his
county and is determined to see that
Durham Democracy does its full duty
next November.
The Rntant child of Mr.. P. M. Davis
died Thursday evening and the funeral
was held yesterday afternoon at three
O'Clock from the home on Davie street,
MIR. John T. Pullen conducting the
services.
{, Rev. Mr. Garfield, who has been in
charge of st. Savior's chapel, leaves
Monday to take his child and sister to
WarSiensville, w. Va, and thence goes
SO the theological seminary at Alexan-
dria. Va, for two years course of
study