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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04
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~ dsg who was owned by Smith
- heaxd OF Smith: his first names
hor-
vas Z baby most seen with
6nnd, her grown-up. pretty sister.
1ks story Is plain. no doubt.
- rese of the tale demands redec-
5esy evening the dog went out.
- always went In the baSy's direc-
r nuxx,es me and It puxxles Cog.
E0ouewell. you are experienced. msS-
u upaid % longingly looked for The
- ssSe man % frequently called on the
e1y did the young man sigh such
- wHv did the maids sweet voice grow
ouneters
kdss father paid for the gas by meter?
D - distant the young man vas ut the
- fsct. b. the way. Is one of the odd
- they both 30 bashfully kept apart:
" EnG5p chairs, somehow. were not SO mod
= nuxxled mo and 1t puzzled Gcs.
n you-weu. you can explain 1t. may
/ Why did the maid caress ting dog.
S75h1 Why did the young man srot the
Boby3
"a ths youns man s.iac Dear baby.
s. Aeve brown eyes and. clear-cut features
|Si 9are long hair ard classic brow
- - nature gives some favored
zss efeakures!'
go e. na,een said: Good boy. good
~ II i thosaeDst that dogs had understand
- u ysu Of eyes which give me Joy;
O.. thsy're eyes and most commanding.'
! - ,es me and It pushes Cog
s. 1UksyDw wiser sense can explain 1t. may.
s - - dou.t seem to describe the dog
n rsmarks lid not at the baby.
ST. - youne man said: 20 baby May.
= auuEe you think you would ike to have {
I - worship you In the widest way
|S hSAo loves-he loves-Ae loves-an'
fo 1n1e ersspondeds sGoggy dear,
80 0OAE ssAABseIs 0SS: u u tEue
5 - - Se1ow, althoush It seems 20 queer
5eea dat feel ike you. SIR"
/ 4 - ssuag snan said: Nov Cog. m.
- ne. Give her : sign to SHOW
s. 1pD9 Xnur haunchea. grin for Joy
- ~ DoHk tntse times. and then she'l
- s. 1llilsss e =
- ulnsGaa sa1d: 20 my darling May
- 1oyUG ~, . llovo-you. 20 dearly.
S 19t@o-coke With your hands to say
sss - \ baltgve that hsAspeaks sincerely
: .tuas tAe. young mans luckies
E 565Ss<k = the tailof the canine creature
- 1ooe 1ng.s howls and the younl
15 S. 81 f6ought
~ 6ANe shocked the soul Of priest q
f1Dn, Aonp1te what the maid could do.
- Anh0 tosk contrary notion.
- J1Geea6 Of pattlng cake or two.
~ 3ono4 She dog IN Wild commotlon.
- & nD me q It puzzled Cog.
- yoo-ven you can explain II, maybe
s. W1Y1id the young man kick the dogs
ny did the maiden spank the baby
- Dd0und v. cooke. In N. r. 9un
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04
KATE GARDENERS CHAT.
Turs and Fur Trimmings Doml-
nate Dame Fashion Now.
0ellghtfal Combinations OF Sable
and Scala veritab1e Chtnchllla
Revival The Latest OresS
E00escs.
Especial Chicago Letter.l

No sooner do we find ourselves in the
nrst chilly days of autumn weather
than our thoughts turn in the most nat
ural manner towards the cozy warmth
OF furs and fur-trimmed garments. and
we begin at once to take the most lively
interest in the all-importantq question Of
which particular fur will be the most
highly favored by the capricious and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04

Mr.. TIL think you must have mar
r;ed me for my money.
Mrs. Tin-Im glad you think tAs1
"Indeed!"
~Yes; It is . recognition on your ~
Of the fact that I an pot en apsQsss
i1iet.r-Upto-Dats,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04
CANALS OF PREHISTORIC MAN.


An Ancient Irrigation System Dis
covered In Afisoh6s
A western correspondent furnishes
something dcubly curious about the en-
pineering resources of the ancient past
and the contriving abilities and re-
sources in the west in the present In
dustrial era.
During my last visit to Arizona. ]
saw in the Salt river valley sight that
would strike a stranger as queer. A
steam dredging scow, such as is used
In deepening rivers and harbors Tor
navigation was voyaging slowly and
steadily through wide strip OF arid
desert. 1t was started landward from
Salt river, and was excayating its own
channel ahead, the river waters follow
ing and floating it as it advanced. But
the work was not, in fact. the making Of
q new channel, but the digging out OF
an old one, the irrigating canal made
BY a civilized people that lived ana
flourished and departed before recorded
American history began. That there
was a time when this wide valley, now
being again redeemed to man, was
garden of plenty, teeming with inhab-
itants, is shown by the extensive and
regular system Of broad canals leading
from the river, through which water Tor
irrigating was conveyed for centuries
With the drifting sands and earth, these
canals are still plainly indicated on the
face of the ground, and so skilfully were
they planned and built that modern en-
eineering science applied to irrigation
can do NO better than retracc thei1
course and restore them. What race
laid out the canals and built the towni
whose ruins are strung along the valley
is a question not yet settled by arcnae
ologists. Aztecs or Toltecs, or each II
their turn, probably tarried here u
their centuries long southwark to tn
valley of Mexico, and the ruins may D
| Of an older people than either OF them
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04

Customer-Are you sure that parros
n strictly up-to-date7
Dealer-Am sure7 Just iiste1 .
mgment
The P,rrot-Hoot. mon. ah dinna kens
we're nae sae warm!
Cuetomer-Tll 4ake him at your owD
,,r;ce-N. Y: Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-12-04


A kindergarten teacher was recent
iy reviewing her little class on the In
structioa given the day previous. Ihe
following is part Of the questions
and answers:
Teacher-Now, children, / told you
Yesterday about the various materials
from which your dresses are made
six. wool and cotton. Let me zee how
Well YOU remember. Margie. where did
tae material come from OF which yous
dress is nader
Margie-It once grew on the back o.
. sheep.
Teacher Very good; and yeura
Blanche?
Blanche-My dress once grew upon
the back of sheep. and part OF n
vas xpun by the silkworm.
Teacher-Correct! And yours. Lucy
Lucy with evident embarrassment
my dress was made out OF n Old on
| of fmammas.-Union Signal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02

time since he had turned in the night
before Lambert bsthought him of the
lantern he had purposed buying. even
if he had to send to Cohen's on Sun
day. Burns sent some candles over
from the company stores and the young
German striker" set two of them
alight in his tent, with empty whisky
bottles-off which he had deferentially
washed the labels-as candlesticks.
One thought led to another. The pro-
posed purchase reminded Lambert that
all the money in his possession was now
the S20-bill borrowed of Close, and this
reminded him that he wanted five dol
lars in small shinplasters,"
as the miniature greenbacks were
called at the time. Since hearing Muir
phys story he better understood the
straits to which his neighbors were re-
duced, and he had determined that the
aid he had proffered in one way should,
despite madame's high~spirited rejec-
tion, be rendered in another
At eigfs o'clock he had secured the
amount hs needed through the good
Offices of the first sergeant, and he was
wondering how soon he might expect
the visit of Col. Scroggs and what could
be its purpose, when all of a sudden
the clatter at the other end of the
camp told him of the return of the de-
tachment sent out the previous night;
but it was Sergt. Mcbride, not his com
pany commander, who met him at the
tent door.
"The captains compliments, an he'll
be back by an by, sir. He stopped
over TO have it out with somebody that
fooled him."
stopped over where, sergeant? Not
alone, l hope?"
mo, sir; the sheriff was along, an
two others. They were talking with
Mr.. Scroggs-or Col. Scroggs-and a
young fellow they called Potts, who
met us across the track on the Quit
man road. The captain said you wasn't
to worry about him, but we didn't get
the parties the sheriff was after, and
the captain thinks he knows who threw
us off the scent"
Manifestly nothing was 10 be done
but await the captains return, and
nine o'clock came without him. Lam
bert had determined to investigate the
butter market, however, and time was
not hanging heavily upon his hands
by any means. Throwing light-blue
oyercoat, such as was worn by the rank
and file, oser his uniform, he sailed
forth just after nine o'clock, and made
his way around the camp until he
reached the road, and followed it to
the gap among the rose-bushes whence
had rolled the tin pail on the previous
night. All was dark and still. Set
ting the pail just within the hedge,
he patiently waited. Presently voices
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02
RHEUMATISM AND
KIDNEY TROUBLE.
The Result of Sleeping Without
Shelter and Drinking Al
kali Water
Out OF the Gratitude of his Heart. MIR
John Mcmillan Tells a Reporter
How He was Cured OF Most
Terrible Suffering.

From the Capital. st. John, Kansas.
Your correspondent in an interview with
Mr.. John Mcmillan, who resides at st. John,
Kansas. elected the following information
concerning the wonderful curative proper
ties contained in DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
MIR. Mcmillan said:
In the fall OF 1894. with another man,
decided upon hunting expedition into the
Indian Territory. Accordingly, we started
south late in the fall. The weather was
damp and cold. and we were compelled to
sleep on the ground with nothing but tent
for protection. The exposure, coupled with
the bad water, which in that county con-
tains a great quantity of alkali and gypsum,
caused me to contract a bad case OF kidney
trouble and rheumatism, something L had
never known before. After remaining in
the Territory for several months and con-
tinuing to grow worse, concluded the best
thing for me to do was to come home, which
proceeded to do, but became worse.
II tried several remedies without avail.
My nights We're spent in sleeplessness and
misery, and became convinced that must
have help Immediately. Some one told me
the benefits they had derived from DIR. vii.
liams' Pink Pills, and ! determined to give
fully assert to YOU that their action was
magical. From the first dose | commenced
improving and twas but short time until
all pain had left me, and felt entirely well
What is more. | have never had a recur'
renee of my trouble from the time of my re
covery until the present time. ! can GER
tainly recommend Dr. Williams Pink Pills
as one of the best medicines on the market
| il not the best"
In conclusion, Mr.. Mcmillan asked US il
we intended making his statement public
and upon our affirmative reply he remarked
that he was perfectly satisfied, as he hat
often contemplated doing so himself, as h'
considered it duty he owed to suffering
humanity.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in ,
condensed form, all the elements necessar,
to give new life and richness to the BLOOD
and restore shattered nerves. They are al
unfailing specific for such diseases as loco
motor otaxia, partial paralysis, st. Nitus
dance, sclatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner
vons headache, the after effect of la grippe
palpitation of the heart, pale and sallov
compleSions all forms of weakness either il
male or female. Pink Pills are sold by al
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt
Of price, so cents box or six boxes fol
$3.50, by addressing Dr. Williams Medicin,
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02
OPPOSED TO IT.
He Was Down ON Poker hut Touched
In Wheat.

"Aly son." said the old gentleman, 81 hea
you lost large sum of money at a gam,
of chance called poker the other evening"
Yes. dad, that's so. I'm afraid il was
large sum, but it didn't scare me. Besides
generally win, and I'm still ahead of The
game"
The old gentleman frowned.
do you mean to say, them he asked
that you make continuous practice o
gambling
"Why--er-- | play the game a prett,
good deal right along, yes. What OF it!'
This much of it, sir. ] forbid il in tb'
future. | utterly discountenance any kin,
or sort OF immoral ways OF making none,
like those of stalking on unknown or doubt
full results. It's wrong, my hoy; it's wrong
Look at the ethics OF it. Suppose you dc
win. You obtain money for which you have
done no work-you have made no return fo
it, and rightlully it is not yours. II you los,
your stake it is still worse, and you might a
well have thrown your money away. No
sir, there must be no more of your gain
bling, or | shall cut you off altogether. Tn
derstand me, sir, am opposed TO it on ever
ground"
And the old gentleman hurried away Il
his Office down town to instruct his broke
to buy heavily in wheat, as he had a suspi
cion that there would be a rise within p
hours-N. Y. journal
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02
ITo BE coNTINuED.l
Pat In the Dock.

The other day an Irishman who was
charged with being drunk and disorder
ly nearly drove magistrate mad. The
following colloquy took place between
the two:
Magistrate-Will you sign pledge il
/ let you oft this time?
Prisoner-Shure, Oi can't write, yer
honor
Magistrate-Bu you can make a
mark.
Prisoner-Phat koind av a mark, yer
honor?
Magistrate (testily)-A cross. man
a cross.
Prisoner-Across phat, yer honor?
Magistrate tout of patience)-fen
shillings and costs, or seven days hard
labor!
Prisoner (aghast)-Tin shillin's n
costsl Shure, Oi haven't cost anywan
anything, yer honor; oi paid for all me
drinks.
Magistrate (severely)-Stand down.
sir-stand down!
Prisoper-Oi always stand up when
Oi stand at all. Is ii sit down yer honor
names?
Then the jailer took the prisoner in
hand, and the magistrate mopped his
moist brow.-London Figaro.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02
EnconraginE stati.t,cs.

The Baltimore and Ohio officials are very
much pleased with certain statistics that
have recently been prepared of the per.
formance of freight trains on the Second
division, which handles all the east and
west bound traffic between Baltimore and
Cumberland. Before the new freight en-
gines were purchased, and the improvement,
made in the track in the way OF straighten
ing curves and reducing grades, the average
number of cars to the train was % l-2. Now
with more powerful and modern motiv,
power aud better track, the average is AZ
cars per train. an increase of Al per cent
The average east t.bound movement per da,
for the first ten davs Of August was liz,
loaded cars. On the Third division, Cum
berland TO Grafton, where there are grades
of l25 feet to the mic, the engines used e
haul 10 - loads II the train. Now thu
average is % % loads per train, an increas'
of 81 per cent. Ii would certainly appeal
that .he money spent in improvements OF
the B. and o. IL being amply justified an,
that the cost of operation is being very ma
| terially reduced.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02

dramatic gravity. "I'll never betray
the Llan that's trusted me-"
Take him back 10 the quad tent,
sentry" said Lambert, hardly know
ing whether to be amused or Disguised.
"The man isn't sober yet"
And then for the first time the young
officer became aware of the presence of
a horseman at the side of his tent. With
his hat brim pulled down over his eyes
and the rain dripping from bit and boot
and bride rein, there sat his acquaint-
ance Of the owl train-Mr. Barton
Potts.
zone of your men said you wished to
see me. lieutenant" said Mr.. Potts,
with a courteous wave Of his hand. 81
was coming anyhow, but rode round
from the balm yawnduh and came in
long the branch. Excuse me III I've
stumbled on something | wasn't ex-
pected TO hear"
Certainly, Mr.. Potts. Can you dis
mount and come in? ! much want to
talk with you"
"And | want 20 have a talk with you,
lieutonant-ve'y much-and I'm com
ing for the purpose. but not just now.
There are some matters l must tend TO
in town for my aunt, Mrs. Walton, at
once. But let me add my thanks TO
hers-and much more than hers-for
your prompt assistance last night l
know that man by sight. I've seen him
around lrare befoh, and it's Gawd's mer-
cy l wasn't there last night. I'd a
shot him dead"
"You can be sure he shall not escape
justice, Mr.. Potts, though your aunt
seems to refuse to see me with regard to
the matter"
"Tn explain all that later, suh," said
Potts, lowering his voice. "I've simply
got to go at once. But I'll see you to-
night; and meantime let me repeat
what | said. You shan't lack for d
| friend round heah, sub. You treated
me like a gentleman when ! was drunk
and possibly offensive-though / hope
not, suh--and you've behaved like +
| gentleman to my people, and by and by
| they'll see il. Just you wait BY the
bye, you remember Col. ScroggsP'
II don't think I do. Some of thai
name were among the prisoners whc
escaped yesterday, I'm told"
"Yes, sub. The same family, sub
Col. Scroggs' brothers. l can't discuss
them Just now. but il the colonel should
come here to see yeu before Capt. Clos
gets back. if you'll take my advice
you'll listen to him. He wants to speal
about that arrest and square things
and--well, l know gentleman when
see one. just as l know rough-lik'
that soldier you were examining. Th'
colonel was conductor of our trair
night before last. Now I've got to rid
like hell. Coed day, sub"
And, pulling off his hat and sticking
spurs to his mud-covered steed, Mr.
Potts galloped away along the Tugalo
road into the gathering darkness.
Soon after nightfall the rain cease'
and the wind died away. For the frs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02
CATCHES BATS FOR A LIVING.
sMsttcrhorn" L. Going to Open "The
Fried Hat" Restaurant.

One of the queerest characters in
Paris is Matterhorn, the toad hunter
and bat catcher. His favorite hunting
ground Is the great Arcuenil aqueduct,
10 kilometers long, which brings the
waters of the Dhuys to thirsty Pari-
slams.
This is a regular place of refuge for
bats, which hang by thousands TO the
roof of the long tunnel, digging their
sharp claws into its rough outings, and
booking for all the world in the shadows
ike festoons of cobwebs. There they
ire. in colonies of 40 or so, cold and still,
waiting for Matterhorn to come along
with his lantern and iron box and catch
hem between his ready thumb and
'orefnger.
In a night Matterhorn often captures
100 of them or more, and he sells the
bats to people who eat them, some from
necessity. some from choice, for those
who have tried IL avow that the flesh
Of the bat is delicious. 1t is red aud
somewhat fat. and. fried and served
with chopped parsley, II is said to equal
he finest venison in flavor.
"Why should not one eat bats?' eN.
,laimed Matterhorn, in reply to ques
lion. THE little animal is scrupulous-
" clean and feeds on nothing but in
,ects, which is more than can be sait
Of many animals that are eaten with
relish. | tell you the bat is mucl
calumniated creature, although the
number of people who realize that Is
limited"
Then, ] suppose you sell your bat'
mostly to those who are very poor"'
Yes, mostly; although there arr
gourmets who have got beyond popu
lar prejudice and pay me a good prize
per Dozen"
"But you don't'live entirely by catch
ing bats, do your"
"Oh, no: / catch all kinds of animal
that other people do not want. YOU
be surprised TO know how many kind
Of animals there are to catch right her
IN Paris. Why, the city is full of rat
pits. for instance"
"What-wild rabbts?"
why, certainly; they burrow al
over the cemeteries. Some people don
like the idea OF eating cemetery raj
bits, but pshaw. what's the ditferenc
when they're made into savory stew
Besides. who knows what rabbit eats
anyway?
"Fll tell you another thing you wi
wonder at. I've shot ducks in Paris
Wild duckson winter nights, just a
he day was breaking. When a pine
of bitter weather comes on they'r
driven mp the Seine as far as the cit,
but are frightened away by the peopI
in the daytime. Yes, there are plent
& owls there all through the year an
starlings and falcons"
After this Matterhorn went on to tai
ibout the green lizards, which aboun
In Paris, and the slow worms, to
found at Montsouris park and the Blu
ies-Chaumont, and he told how
lunts toads for scientists, and occasion
ally hunts rats for sport, but he do'
lot think much of rat hunting.
He remarked that he hoped to be b
10 start q restaurant on the BoulevaI
in few years. which he proposed
,all THE Fried Bat!"-Boston Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-09-02
HAD NO NEED TO WORRY.
Chloride of Iron Had No Terror to
Old Auntie johnson.

He is young physician, who has been in
practice but two years. He lives in town
in central Illinois, where practice is fairly
good, and has his share of patients. One OF
these happens to be an elderly eolored won
an whose name is johnson. She is long past
the time when she should work, for white
wool has taken the place OF the southdowb
covering nature originally endowed her
with Her husband and herself were slaves
before the war. Now it happened that
"Auntie" johnson acquired an acute case
of tonsilitis. SO she sent old man johnson
out to get doctor.
johnson performed his mission by bring.
ing the young doctor back with him. The
doctor has had experience with colorcd peo
pie and was prepared for almost anything
that might happen. He made the proper
examination and finding the glands badly
chloride of iron with potassium as gargle.
He made the mixture on the spot and then
handed the bottle TO the old woman re-
marking:
Now, auntie, you must be careful with
this"
"Huh-speck yo' all done give me pizen, -
interiected the negress, as she eyed the
liquid suspiciously.
Never YOU mind about that" said the
doctor. you mind what | tell you aud il
will he all right. Now, | want you ia
wash your throat with this and be careful
alter using 1t To rinse your mouth out well
Ii YOU don't it will spoil your teeth"
The old woman tossed her head back aud
broke out into the most uproarious laughter
Her huge frame shook and twisted with hei
mrth. She was convulsed with mirth. Hel
husband stood on one foot and the other
watching his spouse with increasing anxiety
Then he took birdlike squint at the doctor
and finally blurted cut:
Fob Gawd, doctah, she amt latin al
al 10 only al
The instructions were not insisted upon
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