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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
HUMOROUS.

@She-"How do you account for the
enormous increase of the English spar
row in America?" He-"They're too
ugly to go on women's hats. s.-Chicsgo
Record.
Mrs. Brown-"I hear that the man
Miss Gray is to marry is quite wealthy.
Mrs. White-"Yes. understand that he
is in immoderate circumstances.-
ton Transcript.
-What kind Of language was that
you were talking to baby. just now.
said little Ethel. That's
baby talk. my dear" replied the mother.
"And did I once understand that,
raamma?"-Yonkers Statesman. a.
j. -Precarious Marriage.-"Here's the
account of = couple who were married
on bicycles. What on earth could have
possessed them?" "Oh, l fancy they
were trying to outdo the idiots who
marry ON four dollars . week. DE
troit Journal.
-Philadelphia Maxwell, you can
nake an the fun you want to Of our
slowness, hut i know one country chap
who came here and made $500,OOO In
three months" New Yorker-sIs that
SO? How did he make it," Philadel-
job in the mint. -Cincin-
natl Commercial-Trib
Scene: Aldershot Maneuvers.]Sol-
der supposed to have been wounded is
brought to surgeons tent by bearers.
Bearer (reporting) - Severe scalp
wound, sir, accompanied with ineen-
eibeelity." Surgeon-"Well, what have
you doneT Bearer =" Dressed the
wound, sir. and gave him = little whus-
key and water" Surgeon-"Whiskey
and water! How did you expect m in
man to swallow that?" Bear.
axed fort, sir!"!Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A negro cadet is going to the An
napolis naval academy from Cincinnati.
in the person o. Richard Carlton Eun-
dy, SON of the presiding elder of that
district of the African Methodist Epis-
copaI church.
Daily newspapers are now pub
l;shed by students in ten colleges and
universities in the United States-Yale,
Harvard. Cornell, Princeton. Brown,
Stanford, Tulane. University of Penn
sylvania, University of Wisconsin and
University Of Michigan.
Vienna university has accepted the
inevitable and granted the degree Of
doctor of medicine for the first time
to q woman, Baroness Possauer Won
Ehrenthal, who recently was admitted
to practice in Austria after passing the
requisite state examination. She had
received the degree from Zurich many
years before.
Prof. Georg Ebers, more widely
known as a novelist than as an Egyptol-
ogist in the faculty of the University OF
Munich, celebrated his sixtieth birth
day recently. Among other gifts h.
received u festival compilation entitled
''Acgyptica," containing II essays on
historical and pathological subjects,
written and dedicated to Ebers by his
former pupils, among whom are num-
bered six German professors.
After Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale
preached in Washington the other Sum
DAY a number of people went to con-
CIRCULATE him. Among them was a
young lady, who after shaking hands
with the famous Bostonian, said: You
don't know me, DR.. Hale, but / know
you." His hands descended rs if in
blessing. and he said: "Ah. my dear
young lady, don't doubt that l chris
tened you." and she passed on in the
crowd. Some one at hand asked DIR.
Hale: do You know her? She is Sec
retary Olney's daughter" "Oh. then.
it is all right" said DR.. Hale; Il chris
tened her mother"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
TIE First nailrssS /. A-.ersea.

Gridley Bryant. . civil engineer, in
1926, projected the first railroad in the
United States. Itwas built for the pur-
pose Of carrying granite from the quar-
ries Of Quincy, Mass. to the nearest
tidewater. Its length was four miles,
including branches, and its first cost
$4,000. The sleepers were Of stone and
were laid across the track eight feet
apart. Upon rails Of wood, six inches
thick, wrought-iron plates. three inches
wide and . quarter Of an inch thick,
were spiked. At the crossings stone
rails were used, and N the wooden
rails became. unserviceable they were
replaced by others Of stone.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
THROUGH SIX CENTURIES.

Long Feud between Tive Families
Brought to . Close Arid MiRth.
It is seldom in this workaday age
that one encounters . genuine family
feud, inherited from sire to son through
no less than six centuries. Such q feud
actually existed in the dominions OF
Queen victoria until short time ago.
and its final settlement was brought
about by the ingenuousness OF . boy OF
nine.
The two leading Anglo-Irish families
in Ireland have long been the Fitz-Ger'
aids and the Buffers. From being COM
rades in arms Of the invading strong
bow they became by degrees rival
tarons and fierce contestants for the
vice sovereignty Of their adopted coun-
try. In the wars of the roses the But
lcrs sided with the white rose Of Lam
caster, the Fitz-Geralds with the red
rose of York Factions gathered around
in the two great houses, and the bitter
feud brought forth death and bloodshed
from as early as 1850 down to the Will
liamite wars The Buffers, whose chief
Lad obtained the dignity Of earl Of
Ormonde, succeeded in crushing tho
power of the elder branch Of the Fitz-
Geralds. earle Of Desmond. It is told Of
a warlike Desmond that while being
borne prisoner on the locked shields OF
his feudal foes clansmen the Buffers
tainted him with the bitter words:
..Where is now the proud Fitz-Ger-
ald?'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26

and rejoiceth much.
for q man child is
borned into tn e
world" or words TO
that extent. One
day last week Aunt
Nancy driv by our
house to say good
by and howdydo.
She was on her re-
turn back home to
the Panther Creek
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
Nixhs ne . Chance.

OF course they were both dear friends
of the girl under discussion. Feminine
critics are always dear friends OF the
ones they criticise. .
.She has such . lovely disposition"
said the first dear friend.
"And she is such brilliant talker,"
said the second dear friend.
"And she il getting little old, " said
the first dear friend, "but see no rear
SON why she shouldn't get married. pro-
vided-"
.Yes?' said the second dear friend,
inquiringly.
provided" continued the first dear
friend, with an dir Of deep concern. "she
ever meets q blind man"
.Yee. Isn't it too bad?" returned
tho second dear friend.-C Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
His Rehuke.

Burner-That was > very nice-look-
ing woman saw with you ut the the
ater last night. I'm glad You have at
last shown tome taste. Who was she:
Rounder (0ushing)-Um! That was
my wife.-Phiadelphia North Ameri-
can
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
Dixxi.x OIL from the Ground.

Ot8gtn9 OaA 1fOh tne 0foen@
Not all Americans lnow it, but Pc
troleum was produced in Scotland long
before it was found in the United States.
In Scotland it is got from shale rock,
and is not found in . liquid state at all.
For many years the mining and refining
Of this shale was = vast industry. 1t il
still important, but as American re-
fined oil can be sold cheaper in Scotland
than the product Of that country, there
has been a great falling of Of the Scot
tish product. The Scotch shaio -
black, and is found 400 feet below the
surface in . region known rs the oil
fields Of West Calder, between Edin-
burgh and Glasgow. Paraf'in wax,
ammonia and lubricating oil, in addi-
tion to illuminating oil, are made from
.he crude oil or tar that is got from the
shale by Chicago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
FROM The FORKS.
People and Things at the "Condu-
enco of the Streama"
News from Hacklebcrry Ridge-The
Late Mullins Daby-Hiram and
the Preachcr-When DrlAks
Were Necessary.

Accordin to Aunt Nancy Newton and
the Scriptures. "she forgetteth her pains
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
FREAKS OF THE MISSOURI.


FaPDeFp who Find Their Fields Have
Disappeared Over Night.
Of course you've heard of the Gu
rious freaks of the Missouri river-the
big Muddy" how the sudden. treach-
erous mountain waters roll down in
mighty floods from Montana and Wy
omicg, ricochet from side to side of the
broad valley they have eaten deep into
the soft prairies and pour he0dlong into
the Mississippi near st. Louis; how,
night and day, winter and summer, the
twisting torrent shifts its channel.
cuts its banks, undermines railroads,
astonishes the muskrats, keeps the fish
studying guide-posts, worries the
bridge guards, and sets the farmers
crazy. For, just think of it; the Ne
braska farmer whose land stretches
along the river goes to bed thinking he
will cut his broad acres of golden
wheat in the morning; but 10, in the
night, that madcap river has entered
his waving fields, and like snow they
have melted away. Grain, fences, trees,
buildings, land are sgoneIva. And .
great, sullen, yellow flood boils sp1 ed,
dies where his harse<it smiled ;yekter-
day. :. :s.., - .i4ia1 =. .,.. .r..,.
Next week. very likely, the reckless
stream will make his neighbor across
the river present Of loo or more acres,
Just because he doesn' need them: OF
course it was natural for = man who
lost his land thntvay to look longingly
across the river, and think. after awhile,
that the newly land over there be-
longed to him; and, many q wearisome
lawsuit has been begun to recover title
to made land which lies. maybe, eN-
actly where the lost farm lay. but on the
other side Of the river. Perhaps there
is some equity in such claim; but the
trouble is, that sort of thing is going ON
all the time, and the courts said they
couldn't keep track Of such pranks;
that land acquired by accretion-mark
that word-should belong to the farmer
who owned the river bank where they
were thrown up; that If the river took
your farm, you would have to fish it
out of the stream you lost it in; ut
least, you needn't ask the courts to give
you another for it.-Frank H. Spear
man, in ST. Nicholas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
II Was Mean.

MaJ-Jack Goodward served me Q
mean trick last night.
Her Friend-Why. what did he do?
"He asked me Il Brother Fred and /
we're twins. and. when ] told him We
were. he AskeA yred's Ags and before
thought ! tnld hlpsArf falpMhHs lel
inprast
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
~oncst upon a time. 1r<cc,lect, wbe,

'Oncst upon time, rtccl1ect, when
I had made big land trade with Uriah
Beverly-wherein, to tell the Bible
truth. | had just naturally swarpcd the
socks Off of Uriah SO smooth and easy
that it makes my head swim till yet
when l think about it. Well. at any
rates, l wanted the deeds and title
ments fixed up bomb proof. SO went
to Judge Pickins and got him to write
out the papers. But then ! never did
read them papers clean through. !
never have saw such q hand writin in
my whole entire natural life. raley
couldn't have no serious doubts but what
the Judge knowed his business and had
writ everything down accordin to law.
But you see 1 wanted to know all them
things to q dead and buried certainty.
So the next time he come round on
the circuit / took the papers to the
Judge and told him ! would love for
him to read his writin through and
through with me. He. looked at the
papers few minutes, and then says
to me. says he:
"'Hiram Lucas. did I write out them
papers9
Judge Pickins, you cid.' saysI.
"'No mistake about that, Hiram?'
says he.
"'Sho as gun is iron and God made lii
tie apples.' saysL
"'Well. .Hiram.' says he. you will
have to wait till can throw down about
three or four good, stiff drinks before
I can read that writin. was drunk
when wrote ont them papers,.
Now as for me, never could worry
the story down without right smart
sprinkle of salt on it. but old man
Hiram maintained till the last that
soon as the judge tanked up sufficient on
the necessary drinks he read them pa
pers through and through rs clear and
easy rs you could read plain print.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
ssWateh and Prax.n


II never am to disremember the time
when I sawed Parson Dick Nabcrs of
at the knees and got two drinks instid Of
one," said old man Hiram Lucas to me
oncst upon another time.
"Recollect, Rufus. that me and Dick
Nabors was borned and bred and brung
up on farms ajinin. and had been good
friends from our early youth up to the
present writin. But in the run of time
it would seem like we had come up to
what you mought call forks of the
read. So Dick he went his way as .
preacher, whilst went mine as full
blood Lucas and a natural-born horse
trader. One day we met up together
in town. Tho weather was most hella-
tious cold. and finally at last by some
hook or mercrook got Dick to go VI ith
me for = change Of breath. We nomi-
mated our pizen and poured out the
drinks, and then nothin would do Dick
but he must stand by the Scriptures
and offer up a short and fervent prayer
before he took little somethin for the
stomach's sake. And in the main time.
whilst he had his eyes shet and was
givin thanks, climbed mp around his
drink as well as mine.
where's my spcrits? says he. when
he opened his eyes and saw the circum-
ference of the calamity. 49, >
".Ask me no questions and will tell
you no lies,'- says !, but accordin to
the Scriptures, Dick. you must watch
and pray-watch as well as pray
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
The Neceeeary Drinks.

Old man Hiram Lucas used to tell .
mighty good one on Judge Pickins-
which you understand both Of them have
since then throwed their hands to tho
pack and went the common way Of Ill
human flesh.
81 have saw the handwritin Of many
sundry men. Rufus, but II there ever
wns man that made . plum bust aud
fell down on " every time he went TO
write, hla name wsa Judge Plekias,"
ssid ala Fes Hiram r. s'v's ~ lbs
ssas5.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26
He Saved the yaI~ables.

which was to. the general extent th4t
every time he bought q quart of sperits
for himself he would buy a new dress
fer her. From what they say the old
man. was Ms good - his word clean.
through for IL months. Amcngst other
family records and relics, Andy Lucas
has got paper which shows old man
Hiram's store account for that partichr
year, and to look at it you would think
he didn't buy nothin much but sperits
and new dresses. All down the line
you will notice these items:
81 quart of sperits. SO cts.
81 frock for Mandy, so cts.
81 qunrt of sperits, 50 cts.
81 frock for Mandy. 50 cts.
81 quart sperits, 50 cts.
81 frock for Mandy, 50 cts"
And 30 forth and 50 on all down the
lire. ..l-- 't1
Eut I started out to tell you about
the terrible time when old man Hiram
Lucas driv his wagon into . railroad
wreck and didn't save blessed thing
out Of the smash-up but his own life
and "the valuables."
The way it come to poss-the old man
hooked up his mule aud his one-horse
wagon and went to town. 1t was then
way up into the fall of the year. nearly
in the Christmas. OWN to the stage
of the weather and the seaDon of the
year he had bought q half gallon jug
OF spcrits that day and two ''newfrocks
for Mandy" On his return back home
that evenin it would seem like he got
most ingloriously and superbly drunk.
Conzequentially he was "sleepin it or
when he got to the railroad crossin, and
the first thing he knew his mule and
wagon had run into tail-end collision
with railroad train.
BY some strange hook or crook or
freak OF nature, when old man Hiram
come to his senses his mule WINS killed
dead and his wagon smashed into
kindiin wood. But he didn't have .
bone broke. whilst he found his jug Of
sperits and the bundle Of dry goods safe
and sound.
After supper TINT night somebody
hailed at the gate, and when went out
to sec, VINO should it be but old man
Hiram Lucas-which he had left his
wagon and dead mule st the wreck and
was now footin il towards home. He
had . jug in one hand and bundle OF
dry goods under his srm. he told mo
to the best Of his recollection all about
the smash-up, and then wound up BY
sayin:
.Hlt was . most hellatiow bed scrape
for a white man to drive into. but any.
how. nufm. you will please take no
tiee that come ont alive and saved the
s1luables."
with that old man Hiram ambled On
down the road towasds homo with hla
jug os syeYja I'D twe 'ssv fgcsAs so1
Mandy ...-... !. ...-..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-06-26

y
he wants no drink about him. When
the Russians 60 to war a corporal
passes along the line and smells
the breath of every soldier. II
there be in his breath taint Of in
toxicating liquor the man is sent back
70 the barracks. Why? He can not
endure fatigue All our young men
know this. When they are preparing
for ! regatta, or for ball club. or for
IN athletic wrestling, they abstain.
Our working people will be wiser after
awhile, and the money they fling away
on hurtful indulgences they will put
into cooperative associations, and so
become capitalists. II the working
nan put down his wages and then
talre his expenses and spread them out
% they will just equal. he is not wise.
I know working men who are in per
6ect Adeet until they get rid Of their
Last dollar.
The following circumstances came
under our observation: 4 young man
worked hard to earn his $500 or s5oo
yeasly. Mssrisge day casne. The bride
- Iuhsrlted 1hQe from her grknds
(ttegh sAe sptss svtgf aqsls VI Hes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
Miscellaneous Notes.

Lcttie Caine has begun suit for di-
vorce from William H. Game, alleging
that the marriage took place on April
"A, 1892, at Silver City, n. NJ, and that
on June II, 1896. the defendant deserted
the plaintiff without cause and has
remained away ever since, and for
more than year has failed to provide
plaintiff with the common necessaries
OF life.
The hearing Of the case of Peter A.
Nielsen against the East Jordan Irri-
cation company was resumed yesterday
morning before Judge Cherry and a
jury. The plaintiff rested and a mo-
ton for a non-suit was argued and
overruled, after which the defendant
commenced putting in testimony. and
was so engaged when court adjourned
until Monday morning.
Lillian Vandenbeugh VS.. the Mer-
chants Protective association; 20 days'
additional time allowed to prepare and
serve statement on motion for a new
trial
Utah Stove & Hardware company VS..
S. K. Hooper ct al; settled and dis
missed.
NJ. Simonini VS.. Pleasant Valley Coal
company; dismissed without preiudice
Judge Cherry yesterday made a set
ting Of civil jury cases for trial from
Nov. % to Dec. s, both inclusive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
CRIMINAL SETTINGS
For Trial Before Judge Norrell From
Dec. 8 to Dec. 81.


Monday. Dec. 6.-State vs. Andrew
Bel. attempting to commit grand lar
ceny; state vs.. Oliver Hunter. passing
counterfeit coin.
Tuesday, Dec. state Us. ]. NJ.
Pepper, burglary state VS.. John Pow
ell criminal assault on l3-year-old
eirl.
Wednesday. Dee State KS. George
Pierpont, fornication: state VS.. Henry
Whitaker, burglary.
Thursday, Dec. State VS.. James T.
Monk, misdemanor, refusing to give UP
mining records: state VS.. James T.
Monk, felony, concealing and removing
mining records.
Friday, Dee. 1O.-State vs.. Mr.. c. P.
Christensen, obtaining goods by false
pretenses.
Monday, Dec. 10 State vs.. Jesse F.
McMillen and Charles NJ. Phelps. muir
der Of John Egan.
Monday, Dec 2o-State VS.. Benjamin
Egginton, murder OF Martin Mock
Monday, Dec. 27.-People VS.. Josepb
Il. Morris, agreeing to accept a bribe
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
FOUR BAD BOYS.
Two Sent to the Reform School; Two
Given Another Cnance.


Walter Dahl. youth of ten who had
a hearing on a charge of truancy and
general incorrigibility some time ago.
and who was let go on promise to do
better vas again brought up before
Judge Norrell, who, seeing that he
had broken his promises and was q
bad boy, sentenced him to be confined
IN the reform school until he is u years
OF age.
Joseph Brown, another youth aged II.
who was committed to the district court
by Justice Stewart with view of his
being sent to the reform school. was
The next case. Mrs. Brown, the lads
mother, Miss Jennie Symons, school
teacher, Truant officer Miner. officers
j. ]. Roberts and D. L. Levey were
examined, and II appearing that the
defendant was a bad boy, he was sent
TO the reform school until he shall have
attained the age of q years. The boy
took his commitments to heart and
cried bitterly as he left the court room
ONE MORE CHANCE.
Two little fellows, Cary Nyberg and
Albert Chisholm, aged and II years.
resi- 9ctiYelY. who were arrested on a
charge OF breaking into a street stand
kept by Smith Heap and stealing there
from q quantity of chewing gum. to-
bacco and other articles, were, pursu-
ant to the action of the police court.
brought before Judge Norreu to an
swer; Attorney Nielsen represented
the boys, and Assistant County Attor-
ney Putnam prosecuted. The mothers
OF the lads were in court and promised
to do their best TO control them in fu-
ture, and the boys promising to reform
Judge NOrrel gave them some good
advice and allowed them to go, pending
good behavior
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
AN ABscoNDER.
Charlton Foster Wanted For Obtain.
ing Money by False Pretenses.

ing money py raise Pretenses.
Charlton Foster, a young man form
erly in the employ of the Western Loan
Savings company has gotten himself
into very serious trouble and TO
escape the consequences of his mis-
deeds has gone away 10 parts I'M
known.
1t is charged in the complaint sworn
- by A. II. Addison, one Of the Of
fcers of the Loan & Savings company
that Foster. who was agent for fbe
company, was dismissed but notwifb-
standing that, he collected about SOM
belonging to his former EMPLOYERS and
appropriated it to his own use He
also stands charged with obta;nine,
several hundred dollars worth of goods
wearing apparel, drugs and so forth
from various parties, giving in nav
ment Of the same checks which weTe
worthless.
A warrant was issued for his arrest
from Justice Sommer's court but the
accused had fed ard although Sba1irf
Lewis and Deputy Sheriff Levev have
made diligent search his nresant
whereabouts has not been discovered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21

of Cadott, ,ynched in Emmons county
last Saturday, will sue the county for
$4,000 for the lynching of her husband.
Emmons county is already almost
bankrupt on account of the trial of the
self-confessed murderers, of whom Ca
dot was one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21

The officers named traced him as far
as Laramie, Wyo., and there the trail
was lost. although it is said he has
gone to his former home somewhere in
Minnesota.
Sheriff Lewis has sent descriptions of
the fugitive to various places in the
hope that he may be apprehended. He
is described as about 80 years of age,
weight $50 pounds, blue eyes, light
moustache, neat appearance, quiet
manner and speaks in a low tone of
voice
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
THE CRIMINAL COURT
Offenders Arraigned and Plead Be-
fore Judge NOrreIl.
BOYS TO REFORM SCHOOL
CASES SET FOR TRIAL FROM
DEC. 6 TO DEC. 81.

McNillen and Phelps, For Murder,
Set For Dec. 13-Charles Foster
Wanted For Obtaining Several
Hundred Dollars by False Pre-
tenses-Federal Court Cases to Be
Called on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Court Notes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21

Harrington ........r. h. Allen
T. J. flaming full. Roberts, Howell
observation-disclosures, Smith, Pense.
Off1cials.-Reteree, Short Umpire,
Hal Hampstead.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21

Lyncher's Widow Wants Damages.
Minneapolis, Nov. 2O.-A special from
Bismarck, N. D., says that the widow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-21
HOLIDAY EXCURSION.

To Provo on Thanksgiving Day
Via the Oregon Short Line. Round
trip only Slips. Trains leave at ESQ
g. m.