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Evening star., 1897-02-27
Foreign.

The revolt in Crete, the Intervention of
Greek forces and the action of the powers
in firing on Cretan camp and forcing the
cessation of hostilities occupied the, atten-
ton Of Europe: Lord Salisbury announced
in the house of lords that Great Britain
had proposed autonomy for Crete, the is
land to remain portion of the Turkish
empire: Russia. through her minister at
Athens called upon Greece to withdraw
all her troops and her fleet from Crete
within three days; King George of Greece
sent word to the Prince of Wales that the
recall of the Greek forces from 'Crets by
an ultimatum of the powers was impos-
sible: an arinistice of week was declared
In Crete. Ex-President Cardenas and
others were imprisoned at Managua, MIC
aragua. on suspicion of encouraging the
people in a conspiracy against the present
government of Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

Considering Major McKinley's absolute
inaccessibility. 1t is wonder, in these
days of audacious newsgathering. that he
IS not interviewed more frequently.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
THE WEEK.

Both houses Of Congress took a turn In
discussing relations of the United States
with Spain regarding Cuba; senators en-
gaged In q passionate debate on q resolu-
| tion instructing the President to demand
the immediate release of Julio Sanguily,
imprisoned in Cuba; it brought about the
displacement of appropriation bills, threat
enine their failure; news afterward came
that Sanguily had been pardoned by the
! queen regent and the order pade for his
release; thereupon the appropriation bills
! resumed the right Of way; Mr.. Morgan
secured the adoption of another resolution
calling for Information as to the imprison-
| ment of George Washington Aguirre; a
re solution was adopted by the House re-
questing the President to transmit to the
House all correspondence on file at the
State DEPARTMENT relative to the imprison-
| ment of American citizens in Cuba: Rep
resentative Sulzer introduced a bill declar-
ing war between the United StateS and
Spain. bill authorizing national banks
to take out circulation to the par value of
the bonds deposited was passed by the
House. The House. by 20 to B. passed the
Senate bill for an international monetary
conference. The leaders of the silver re-
publicans issued an address urging organi-
zation In every state and territory and
the appointment of a provisional national
committee to make arrangements for q
national convention. Floods extended to q
wide area. and were general In western
Maryland. Virginia. West Virginia, west
ern Pennsylvania. Kentucky, Tennessee
and southern Ohio: the property loss
amounted to hundreds of thousands Of
dollars. Capt. John D. Hart Of Philadel-
phia was convicted of flibustering in the
interest of Cuba. United States Senator
Mitchell abandoned his contest for re-
election by the Oregon legislature. An
electric car was crushed between two
steam railroad trains at a grade-crossing
i'll Chicago and three persons were killed.
The supreme court of Wisconsin decided
that vaccination of school children, is not
obligatory in that state The republicans
of the North Carolina house OF delega1cs
defeated bill prohibiting the making CT
gold contracts. Judge Swain of the United
States court for the northern district of
Texas declared the Texas antitrust law
Evening star., 1897-02-27
Natural History.

Natural History.
Nanny" said Pickaninny Jim, what
makes de folks say dat er mule is de mos,
sure-footed animal dat grows?"
Don you know dat"' -
II sho'ly doesn.'' ~.
well, when yoh gifts a chance yoh Wanter
watch a mule kick an see how he nehber
misses is aim. Den yoh'll know why dey
calls i'm sure-footed."
Seeming Discrepancy.
Cause and effect-with doubts we quake,
Lest they're not working right,
When 1t takes two years of talk to make
A twenty-minute fight.
An Effective Method.
'You have exhibited a great deal of courz
age" said the sultan's confidant.
Excuse me-" replied the potentate, 'but
you are misinformed. If you think am
wasting any courage on these people. All l
have to do is to preserve mysterious retiA
cence and let somebody else get scared"
The First Week of March.
Although we long for blossoms which are
lingering snug and coy,
Dis1aining the allurements which the sea-
son may employ.
We may rest ourselves in patience till the
treacherous frost has flown,
Since SO many other beauties In a magic
hour have grown. a~s'"
The man who sees but sorrow and a pros
pect ever bleak
Does Iii to mourn the brightness which he
has not cared to seek:
So we'll grieve not for the bluet nor the
fragile broidering vine.
With banners and with uniforms all bloom.
ing down the line.
What though no gentle zephyrs come to
breathe the songs of spring,
We shall not miss the glories Of the wood
land carolling;
Nor the brooks that gently bubble in
ecstatic hymns Of praise
To the glories of the future and the suns
returning rays.
All bitter and relentless let the Marian
temper be
Our hearts will beat In rhythm TO a com.
mon rhapsody
Well vow no vernal melody was ever hal,
30 gay.
When the drummer gives the signal and thu
band begins to play. ts.s
Evening star., 1897-02-27

AOC yard for Extra Heavy Scotch Damask.
w blcached. 64 inches wide. Six new 1897
designs. 40c q yard-but worth 50 cents.
zSc yard for Extra Fine hut Heavy German
"OS Damask that may be compared with rivals
at 50 cents. Compare!
zS, yard for 72inch Irish Table pamask that
S0S ls positively the equal OF the linen usually
sold Mt 81 We know IL. You should.
lZc s Sfs ssck as Towels sss ss nas
claim them the best 12Hc Towels In Washington.
asking you to be Judge.
hGAf. for the Towels such generally sold
AV~ mt 12tc. Note that they areNheavy huce,
henmed. 20zs6 inches. n.10 dozen.
111Lc for Extra Heavy Turkish Bath Towels
weight. Looks worth Is cents; is cheap at ID
CENTS
4 Sc each. $1.7H dczen for Hemmed Huck
Towels. 22x44 inches. We directly Inn
ported 500 dozen. md can offer you the Towels
usually sold at 20c-for only l5c.
Mf yard for 15-iBch All-lnen Glass Towelsng.
~ guaranteed quality, usually sold at l0c.
Evening star., 1897-02-27
10000 Napkins, 5ssach.

Decorated China.
Guaranteed first quality. Less
than half usual prices because the
maker was willing to dispose of his
1896 stock at our prices.
.. Aia'es' "ofth iSc-...-..... &c.
Tea Plates. some worth ise 80
Sugar Bowls some worth y5c
TeacuTs and Saucers, worth I5e. 5e..........sc
Covered Butter Dishes worth G0c - IA.
Covered Vegetable Dishes worth 7sc47c
Tea Puts. worth SOC. Oc........... eac
Sauce Boats. worth &c I,c
--sS'N"' "SAe" A"t'
Individual Butter Dishes. e.
Note that all are first quality and
artistically decorated in various
colors.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

Seeming Discrepancy.
Cause and effect-with doubts we quake.
Lest they're not working right,
When 1t takes two years of talk to make
A twenty-minute fight.
Evening star., 1897-02-27

Sn 1S for full size Comfortahles, worth 81 30
w A0 Covered with superior satine; fancy
quilted; filling Of hest cotton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
a room Old Jos<e.


n = ~ . 1850 1AGs WaA Doveveus
0ovoa ~ n
II ooco owed my LIE 70 jOke.s said
The nan from the easA "and Il was an
old chestnut q that; bst IL cane to M
In . spirit Of despair and worked like
real bravado. / don't think anyone
Wa more astonished ct Ne result than
myself.
Fl WAS out in Arisoae.in tie neighbor-
hood Of one Of the big cattle ranches.
ON : private expedition for the govern
ment, when WAS stacked BY chills and
ague ana 70 . sorry room in
the one small hotel Of the small railsosd
town where I was delayed. Al soon q
I could sta horse hired the best nag
to y had for love or money and went
out for a gallop over the plains.
sIt did not prove very inspiring. The
only living things saw were buzzaEda
and prairie dogs. and was On my way
back, my eyes blinded with aIkali dust
and otherwise much demoralized. when
my horse started violently st the sound
Of gallopinghoofs behind ~. and 4 posse
Of cowboys, Is or - in number, swept
mp and closed In upon me. They were
half-intoxicated and showed that they
meant mischief. I was in that weak,
nervous state when any shock threatens
serious results, and was; unarmed
while each Of the cowboys had his hand
on gun at his belt and WAS just aching
to pull the trigger. f,.
s'What II II. gentlemen 2 asked, q
c;viny q I could.
As Where did you git that hoss7'
"sHired Il at Zanesville.'
Stole IL. you mean. roared the
crowd.
.sYou can easily 6nd OUT said. ii
you'll follow me there
1--WE don't do business that way,
sa!d the one who appeared to be leader
and who poised . lariat In his hand
which I knew was intended for my
devoted head.
"'who are your asked another one Of
the rutians.
'1Feellng q II were about to faint.
said, with desperate attempt ut hardi'
hood:
"'0en. Debility. at your service
gentlemen
Il expected to Be mobbed for such N
old familiarity. but. to my surprise. ths
men crowded together, talked in low
tone with each other. and finally thu
man with the lariat dofRed his sombrert
and said:
Why didn't you tell ~ 70 afore'
We've heerd tell Of you lots Of times
gen'ral. and had orter known you BY
sight. 'Scuse M for axing persona
questions, but every other galoot II
this blasted country cir either a hoss
thief or . train-robber. s. long. gen.
raj. an jest forgit we didn't re-cog-niz'
you ON sight, and he rode away. JUS
n / was ready to tumble OF my horsa
with Joy over the success Of my poo
joke."-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

S. ~ J. : r. 4. I'D 911A1 - NAxu1n
aeRe = seal 4 100000 pacaaes.
Kind Watermelon, the ~
!! -. ex1d trcak Il nature-rmootHs
yellow rind. crimson flesh. de.
p1s: lt's Sensational Took 500 irvt
- In 1896. You must have it to Be-
g tne win. Melons 60 like wild fire
q sa.oO apiece. We paid $500 for one
eesons 500 prizes for earliest melon
-fapened in 1895 in II days. Lots Of
noney made in earliest vegetables.
s1i1es seeds produce them. Thirty.
A.e eeriiest sorts. postpaid, 500.
cHSD THs NOTICE AND Is CENTS foR A
xkg. Of Golden Rind and wonderful seed
oook, 146 big pages. to the John A. Sal.
1ef Seed Co, La Crosse, Wis. Tx1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Dl0uss'waists Of lace traced around
the pattern with mock Jewels are very
much worn with the velvet bolero Jack
cts. A pretty model for any sort Of sill
waist II slashed above the belt to show
the lace waist underneath; velvet revers
finish the front, and velvet ribbons trim
the epaulet frills. Black and white
plaid silk with velvet mousseline d.
sole frills edged with black velvet rib
bon In the narrowest width 10 novel
combination very much admired. and
the tucked chiffon waist trimmed with
lace frills 10 always pretty for young
girls. Tomato red velvet and greer
cloth are the colorings Of one clotl
gown, and tn buttoned panels on
the skirt, % veil a the bodice shws
a glimpse Of the bright red velvet un
derneath. Tabs Of velvet and brsit
trim the bodice, with m ermine vest
making Z very suitable model .foI
a black cloth street gowR--St. Loui'
Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

H0w'o Thl0H
We oder One Hundred Dollars Reward
49, ,9y cese Of Catarrh that can not b
ored By Halls Catarrh Cure.
= Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. j.
6tn perfectly honorable in all business
es.naacticns and financially able to carr
- any obliga&ians made by their firm.
~ = Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
Wal1n& Kinnan 4 Marvin. Wholesale
Toledo, Ohio.
halle Catarrh Cure il taken internally
ssrlIces Of the system. Price 15c per hot.
Bold by Ill Druggists. Testimoniala
8AQ'e Family Pills are the best.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Cut three large cold boiled sweet po
tatoet into small squares. and chop fine
two stalks Of eelsry. Nix them with q
French dressing. made By adding . salt
spoonful each Of salt snd pepper to ~
tablespoonfuls Of vinegar. Then add
rather slowly three tablespopn.uls Of
oil and beat we'll together. Either
flavor the dressing with teaspoonful
Of onion juice. pressed from . cut raw
onion. or mix . tablespoonful OF very
finely minced onion with the potatoes
and celery. Csrnish with small pickles
or pltted olives. The proportion Of vim
egar to oil in the dressing may be varied
iron oue-thtrd to two-thirda. aeeordina
to taste.-l.adies' World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03


new the lmpoo ht o0oee 0DeaAs -
L. Day In Da0 and Pleasure.
80 truly virtuous man Of Great Britt
a. Who holds post ~ minister under
.Q1ekn Victoria il supposed to struggle
down to breakfast with his family some
time between nine and ten. but the
beehelors refuse to rise before II. and
some Of them have their tea and toast
.-Americanixed Il would be coffee and
.tolls-in bed. When breakfast II over
the ministers fancy turns toward SONS
exercise.
II the man 10 Of active habits be per.
haps takes brisk walk, like Gladstone,
up lIighgate hill. OK plays tennis, like
Sir Edward Grey. When Lord Spencer
was in Office be always took horsebeck
ride. Lord Rosebery drives himself In
. cab; Mr.. Asquith il driven; Lord Sails
bury may be found proving around
Green park Mr.. Balfour II . devotee Of
the bicycle. while Mr.. Chamberlain
steadfastly refuses to take any exer-
else whatever. holding that when man
has walked upstairs to bed he has done
all that il necessary.
BY IL o'clock the minister must b
through his breakfast and exercise and
ready for the grand committees that
meet at that hour. or II it 10 Wednesday
the house meets at -, and Il 10 70
required ut either committee meeting
or house session he goes to his once.
The government offices are noted for
the steepness Of their stairs, the lack Of
light and dense atmosphers. A peQat-
gality Of books and stationery In the
Offices of the various ministers b the
only compensation. for doors that
won't shut, bells thas GoA y sfug, hSsa
that won't burn and . general dilapida.
ton. Before Gladstone abolished the
custom each secretary Of state on enter
ing upon Office was given q silver ink.
stand that he could carry away with
him and hand down to his children % Q
souvenir, but now his dispatch boz b
all the minister can lay claim to.
When the minister reaches his ONCE
he rings for his secretary. who brings IN
pile of letters and papers, and while
they 60 over these there must be pre-
pared, ready at three o'clock, . series
Of questions to be answered In the house
Of commons, which cover an immense
range and tax the resources ef 'thA Of.
flee. In regard to answering CORE
spondence. he is kept hard at work,
but on Wednesday and Saturday he
has . respite and always dimes out at
some political colleagues or gives q
dinner.-Chicngo News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
Uu)eoa ealvati0a.

The weakening of one church Il the
weakening Of al the churches. lso-
lated salvation 10 impossible. The
traditional theory. that . class 10 or
dsined to be saved and . class
to DO Lost aids social disorgsni-
xation. The salvation Of ONE
means that Of all We can neither
live nor die to ourselves. We are one
another's keepers. We should bear
one snother's burdenA We must al
be drawn to God and to one another.
That IL what the church Of every man
stands for-the solidarity Of the race.
Rev. C. II. Eaton, Universslist, New
York City,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
HvosENlc COOKERY.


uaan1latiag Heea shs1la Net He 0lves
- Chllaro0.
Iwonder how many children through.
out this enlightened land betake them
selves to school breakfastless.: except
for . cup Of coffee. not one occasional
morning during the year, but 20 many
morning. that fixed habit is surely in
dicated. ! have never made It mat.
ter Of serious Investigation, but incl
dentally have stumbled across % many
cases Of youthful coffee inebriates that
I have been appalled, ut the discovery.
The children Of the poorer classes are
almost ut once, I find. indicted into thls
habit. tiny babies drinking strong.
strong coffee from the mothers cup AZ
she holds themsn No. lap during meals;
that they ever live. and even thrive. on
such . diet-for other improper food
as well p the eofHee, too often finds
its way 20 the haby's mouths moth
ing less than miracle, and yet one can
not deny that IL ia miracle oft and sat.
isfaetorily repeated.
But wait few years; put those same
children to hard work. or even harder
study. and the coffee habit tells upon
them - surely - the liquor habit tells
upon the consumer Of alcoholic drinks.
It il wrong. absolutely and unquestion-
ably wrong; even II the tendency were
not, - IL il, to substitute the stimulart
for the meal, the fact that IL IL stimu-
liant should be suflcient to exclude II
from the children's table; but when one
considers that II 20 often constitutes
the breakfast. the only meal Of any Inn
portance between dinner and dinner,
and when one further considers the
needs Of the growing body % well ~ the
necessity, common to ~ all. Of con-
slant repair. one stands aghast. Truly,
the bricks are being made without
straw; the building b treacherous and
insecure.-Anna C. Pollock, in Wash.
ingtou Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Religion moves irregulsrly. Now,
Il takes great strides, and then retro
grades. This 10 characteristic Of re-
lirious seal in al churches and In al
centuries. In Old Testament times
the preaching Of the prophets 70.
suited In great revivals. Then came
periods of inactivity, followed again
BY REVEALS. A church ought to Be .
vital, rather. than . revival Still,
churches follow laws common TO hu'
man progress in every relation to life.
Rev. 3. g. Macarthur, Presbyterian,
New York City.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
SHORT NOTES or SCIENCE.

The moon rotates on its axis in ex-
actly the same period that it revolves
around the Garth.
An electric roller for massage pur-
poses II composed Of plates Of copper
and zinc and generates it, own cleo
tricity.
The speculative astronomers are now
arguing that the moon Is In the shape
Of . plumb bob. and that the large end
10 always toward the earth.
Aluminium should always be used
alone and pure. as II readily forms cleo
trio couples with every other metal and
Il then easily attacked by water.
Baron Kaulbars. . Russian astron-
omer. was led by his observations Of
the last solar eclipse to PROFOUND the
theory that there are in the sun vast
aecumulations Of electricity which In
iluenee comet. re meteor.. i.
II il q rare man who gets anything but
bills and kicks in his letters these doys,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

An uptown little girl Of very tender
years came from neighbor's house eat
ing . large banana. II amt agoin' ia
play with Mabel'no more" she prompt
" announced. "Why 2" asked her mann
ma. "'Cause she called me names-
''Why, what did she call youf" ''She
called me q banana sneak" "A banana
sneak7 Why did she call you that p
" 'Cause I sneaked her biggest banana.
And she went ON eating Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

VvcR inc FtecIRhce
1loges OF invalids tumble to destruction
simply because they will exercise no dis
00tio1 in the matters Of eating, drinking
cd the avoidance of exciting causes, and,
MAuye al, in the item of medication. They
e9ige in dosing themselves in season and
~ Of season with drastic and violent rem
2fe4 opiates and mineral poisons. The
the safest, the pleasantest substitute
- such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetter'a
Stomach Bitters, potent for malarial, rheu-
matte, dyspeptic, nervous and bilious com.
1anints.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

In ceasing to do evil men can NOT
iustify Themselves by the deeds Of the
Law. Il il Christ alone that makes
that possible. This does not divorces
morality from religion. Religion ID
necessarily moral. but morality II not
religion. The great moral fores IN the
Christian religion 10 faith In God and
IN His Christ, and love to man begot'
tan Of that faith. The great wrong
for which man Il punished % forget
ting Christ. It il the rejection Of HI,
oiRer Of salvation.-W. b bingham,
Preabxteriap, Oxford, Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

u A pleasing testimonial to the re-
sources Of the 'English Language was
given at Manchester, An iuqut!y.was
being held a. to house reputed to be
used for gambling. II was frequsnted
by poor Jews, and they were stated In
a general way to have spoken their own
Yiddish-except when they wished to
swear. Then they used English. Our
oaths appear to be simpler and stronger
than those Of any other tongue. The
Spaniards, though It 3ulst Be admitted
they are coarser, are too elaborate. The
same may be said Of Italian execrations.
French are . failure. They beat M in
slang. but IN simple objurgation they
ere nowhere. German imprecations
mean = good deal but that IL just whsaE
they fail. The eSsence Of . good, rouAd
oath il mystery. And that's Why Amer
lean swearing. though sonorous. misses
its mark. There 10 too much thought
in it.@St James Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Prof. Simon Newcomb in . recent
paper discussed the question Of stellar
distances. He said the stars Of small
magnitude were evidently not ~ re-
mote from the earth ~ their faintness
would indicate, and this fact would
seem to warrant the inference that the
visible universe has . de1nito- limit IN
spoEe.-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

there Was young maiden named Grace,
O.ce the prettiest girl in the place;
But she's changed great dcal,
Since she took to the wheel,
For che now has bicycle face.
- lin IN data
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

vital Christianity il not In form. NOR
ceremony, nor inatitution Of religion,
though these are uecessary 20 give u
worshipful expression. II Il not in Z
prissthoood, nor apostolic succession.
the fiction Of priestcraft. nor ereeds,
ecclesiastical requirenents Of posture.
ratual and the like. Vital Christianity
p yonr conformity and mine. both Of
lie and its various sxpressioas. 70 tie
life and teashings of Jesas.-Rev. DE-.
L.. Presbytsrian, Cincinnati, O.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Those Indians" sid the passenger,
pointing to q couple of red men. DO you
allow them to ride first-class?" I'VE have
to" replied the conductor. ringing his bell
punch sharply. They bought scalpes
tickets. you know. "-Bulfa!O Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Does your wife enjoy her whist club
Cant say-but / do; she comes home 70
used up she doesn't say . word. "-Chicagc
Pecord
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Those people next door are still in their
honeymoon" DO you think SOL" Yes;
he goes shopping with her."-Chicago Rec
ord ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

May-''Carrie can never induce her hus
band to enter Ascllarch." Clare-"That II
what comes Of being married y. church. -
Truth.