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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
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81 BaRODe.
Strange though Il may appear the
most irreconcilable revolutionists and
republicans are those who have blue
blood in their veins. There il in Aus
trin no more advanced socialists thau
Prince Alloys Liechstenstein. who in a
member Of the sovereign house Of
Liechtenstein. In Russia nihilism and
anarchy may Be said to have been
founded by the late Michael Bakou-
nine, the head Of one Of the most II
lustrious and ancient houses Of the
great Nuscovite aristoeracy. Since
his death his place has been taken BY
the equally blue-blooded Prince Krapot-
kline and Prince Nakashidxe.
In Italy dukes and princes by the
score are to be found among the lead
err Of the socialistic movement, while
I'm France there are few who either
from . political Or from an eco
nomic point Of view are more advanced
than Marquis dc Rochesort-Lucay or the
duke Of Dino, . member Of the cele-
brated house Of Tallyrand-Perigord-
Finally in England those who to-day
profess the most republican doctrines
and subversive theories are Henry La
bouchere. nephew Of the late Lord
Taunton; Hon. Philip stsnhope. broth.
er Of the present earl Of Stanhope, and
the earl Of Lovelace. grandson Of Lord
Byron. Lord Lovelace. it may be said.
II not merely = theorist, but has put
his principles into practice, working.
like Count Tolstoi. with pick and .
spade, just NJ II he were an ordinary
laboger. His elder brother, the late
Lord Ockham, entertained the same
convictions, and, in spite Of his being
possessed Of considerable wealth, de-
serted club and society and spent the
last ten years of his life under an a.
sumed name. toiling q = shipwright At
Deptford, where he was renowned
aEsong the laboring population Of that
suburb Of the metropolis ON account Of
bis phenomenal physical strength.
On the other hand, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, who while mayor of Bir-
mingham publicly professed republic
snism, occupies to-day . seat in tory
cabinet, il the declared foe Of the lib
erals. and the ministerial favoEite OF
the sovereign and Of the prince Of
Wales. Then there il Rt. Hon. Anthony
Mundella, whose father was sentenced
to death In Italy - : carbonaro. and
Who himself was converted from rabid
republication to ardent loyalty by
. kindly remark Of the prince Of Wales
and . particularly gracious smile from
the princess.-Phfladelphia Pres.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
OKLAHOMA IS sooMlNo.

e llay become = State before &ither
New Mexico or Arisona.
Oklahoma was organized a9 q terri
tory in May. 1890, little more than
seven years ago. having been cut on
from the Indian territory. At that time
the population Of the territory was
&C, ,OOO-33. 900 male and $1,000 female
and was almost exclusively native-born
white inhabitants, the total number Of
foreigners being 700; Of colored inhab-
:tants, 1900. and of Mongolians, $500.
Oklahoma was the last of the terri
tories to be let in, Arizona having been
admitted in 1868, and New Mexico in
1850; but its growth has been 10 rapid
that there is now talk of making Okla
homn state. 1t is said that no other
territory ever gained population 80
fast. and if the proposed new state were
admitted it would outrank Is Of the
present states in population. The pres
ent population of Oklahoma, it il said.
exceeds 500. 900, and the number is in
creasing at n rate SO rapid that unless
It be stopped Oklahoma will have. be-
fore many years, not only larger pop
ulation than Chicago has. but even.
though this seems incredible, q larger
population than Chicago claims.
The development of Oklahoma has
been promoted enormously since its
establishment as territory. The rail-
road business has been developed
largely within its borders, and the
early settlers who went out in wagons,
in carts and on prairie schooners have
now all the facilities of modern travel.
In 1880 there were not 800 miles of
railroad in Oklahoma and the Indian
territory, then united. On the admis-
sion of Oklahoma there were not 100
miles of railroad within its borders,
though at that time the Indian terri
tory had 1900. On January !, 1892.
the railroad mileage of Oklahoma had
risen to 800. On January 1, 1895, It was
430, and is now nearly 600 miles.
Oklahoma is modern in some other
respects. In 1896 there were more
business failures in it than in all the
other territories combined-more busi-
ness failures in the year than in New
Hampshire and Vermont. together.
But business in Oklahoma has been
good and there are, it is said, 60,00O in
dividual farm owners. The material
prospects Of Oklahoma have been inn
proved greatly during the last three or
four years by many additions through
immigration of women, who now are
nearly as numerous as the men. There
are enrolled in the Oklahoma schools
more than $4,000 pupils and there are
nearly 1000 teachers there.
The soil and climate of Oklahoma are
favorable to the production Of corn.
cotton, sorghum. fax and fruit. and it
is remarked rs an encouraging indica-
ton of thrift that the inhabitants, un-
like those of New Mexico and Arizona,
have only seven holidays year. Wash
ington's birthday being one and Dec
grafton day another. Some $1,000
votes were cast in Oklahoma at last
years election-11,00 900 more than in
Florida, and $4,000 more than in Della
ware-and of these the plurality for
the successful party was only 1,100.
Oklahoma desires to be state before
1900 and its desire may be realized
n. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
AMERICAN TEA CULTURE.
Highcst Grades Of the Plant Are CO
tivated I'm the United States.

Highest Grades of the Plant Are Cub
tivated IN the United States.
Most people will be surprised to learn
that tea growing is q successful indus
try in this country, and that the high
est prices are being paid for the Amer
ican product Of this popular beverage.
Secretary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture, lately requested william
Saunders, the veteran horticulturist Of
his department, to visit the tea farm of
Charles w. Shepard ut Summerville. s.
c., and report upon what he should see
there. Seventeen years ago Mr.. Saun-
ders prepared an article ON 'Tea Cul-
ture as Probable American Industry"
which WINS mainly intended to answer
requests coming from all parts Of the
country as to the status Of tea culture
in the United States. For 20 years
previous tea plants had been annually
distributed in varied quantities, the
only purpose ut that time being to en-
courage the culture Of tea plants for
domestic purposes in a limited way.
The cost of labor and deficiency Of rain
fall were the main obstacles in the way
of making ten culture successful COM
mercially.
The tea farm visited by Mr.. Saunders
il gently undulating and the soil is
mainly sandy loam. and he found that
farm to be under perfect cultivation.
The labor question had been settled b.
DIR. Shepard by building q schoolhouse
on the farm, inviting the people Of the
surrounding country to send their
children there for instruction, and in
the intervals Of the school term he em-
ploys the scholars, urder pay, to pick
tea. DR.. Shepard has procured tea
plants from all quarters Of the globe.
has experimental extensively with
them and has been so greatly encour-
aged that he declared that were he 20
years younger he would plant 50 acres
as rapidly rs he could procure the
plants. His experiments with the tea
plant have been 30 thorough and sue
cessful that some arrangement should
be made whereby he could impart his
knowledge to others, and for this pur-
pose he advises the establishment Of .
school where the veteran tea grower
could instruct young men - that they
might undertake the work Of develop
ing the tea industry in this country.
The tea from DR.. Shepard's farm sells
for one dollar per pound. il Of high
quality. and it il believed that his sue
cess establishes the fact that ten can BE-
grown in this country % - to be COM
merciaIy successful. - Washington
Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18

Considerable nisconception prevails
as to the manner in which the ostrich
runs. 1t seems to be still generally held
that when running it spreads out it's
wings, and, aided by them, skins light
ly over the ground. This is not cor
rect. When bird really settles itself
to run, it holds it's head lower than
usual and little forward, with deep
loop in the neck. The neck vibrates
sinuously, but the head remains steady,
thus enabling the bird. even ut top
speed, to look around with unshaken
glance in any direction. The wings
lie along the sides about on a levelwith
or = little higher than the back, and
are held loosely, just free Of the plung-
ing thigh" There is no attempt to
hold them extended or derive any as
sistance from them AZ organs Of fight.
When an ostrich after hard run, is
very tired, its wings sometimes droop:
this il due to exhaustion. They are
never. by a running bird exerting itself
20 the utmost, held out away from the
sides to tighten its weight or to increase
its pace. But the wings appear to he of
great service in turning. enabling the
bird to double abruptly, even when go
ing at top speed. d.-Zoologist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18

UO0oSDh0 New II t00 Ue01us
II would hardly occur to anyone ex-
cept an astronomer to search among the
stars for new chemical element. Yet
the much-talked-of helium WAS de-
tected IN stars before II had been found
on the earth, and In tie corona Of The
sun there appears = gas which has not
been identified with any terrestrial sub
stance. Lately II Was discovered that .
star in the constellation Puppis, and =
lew others, exhibit strange spectral
line4 which were at Arst supposed to
belong to yet another new element
Bat more recently reason has beeu
found for thinking that the strange
lines are due to hydrogen in some ex-
traordinary condition, only attained In
those particular stars.-Youth's Con-
panion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
FRIEND OF The TREES

BOnOP tO RObePt Douglas, the Pioneer
AneRiean B0Rt1colt0F1st.
Few men in America have ever been
more esteemed for brilliant services to
horticulture, or more beloved BY his
fellows for his amiable qualities. than
Robert Douglas, of Waukegan. Ill, who
was found dead in his Office chair on tho
1st Of June. He had had a paralytic
stroke q month before, but seemed to
have measurably recovered. and main
tanned his active interest in every good
work about him to the last He was
born in Yorkshire, in England, but
from early life had . passion for gar
dening. Even when IN apprentice to Z
tailor he closely cultivated 20-foot
square lot Of ground, and was warmly
interested in matters connected with
natural history, in which love of birds
was especially prominent. He first
came to Canada. then to Vermont, fnal-
" settling in Waukegan. He was very
fond Of travelling. and was one Of the
first to make IN overland trip to the
Pacific by the Humboldt River route.
America owes him debt ofSgratitude
q being the first to show that ever
green's could be raised n profitably in
the new - In the old world. He was
also the hrst to know the great value Of
the western catalpa, catalpa speciosa,
for timber. and the first to prove, by
actual experiment, that forestry plant.
ing could be made profitable In Amer
- ThA .~r,~>~~s~,~ h~~rAsv~~- - A. ri
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18

0t@e01o0 0tOU10 aO8O 1OR OOOs
Henry Singer, = well-known and
thrifty farmer Of Duvall Station, Scott
county, KY, has for the last two years
been domesticating the ground hog
with much success. Mr.. Singer found .
burTow in which he captured II ground
hogs. and, taking them into small lot
on his place, he built close wire fence
through which none could escape.
Last year the hogs increased to eos. and
this year there were 1878. OF this mum.
Der Mr.. Singer killed 1000. which he
saIted away and will smoke dry, as Ken
tucky farmers do with ordinary PORK.
The ground hog when % cured II ,
great delicacy. and Mr.. Singer has more
than enough to Furnish his meat for The
eo0i1S yeaz. Chicago Chgoaicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18

Didn't she seem at all Affected when
you told her how her refusal lad
wrecked your hopesf
mo-"
~Not even when you told her that
you had become desperate and were
aoing On IN expedition to the north
pole?"
mot . BIZ"
~Didn't abe olber you any little part
ing token; any little 1enento of The
past9"
EYES. eAe did that. She aid that
Il wanted her 70 she'd work my mon
cGzam o. pair of ear-mu&s.-Wssh-
ingtoa Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
new 10 serve Petateee.


Old potatoes boiled whole. peeled and
covered with q sauce made by cooking
together half pint Of milk, . table
spoonful Of butter and one Of -four, ars
better thus prepared than when served
in any other fashion. New potatoes arv
waxy until late in the season. and
should not be given to children or to
persons Of delicate digestioo. The old
saying that new potatoes
should never be eaten before the Fourth
Of July contains . certain amount Of
common sense. although the rule aIr
plies to homegrown potatoes and not
to those that come to our markets from
the far south. There are certain veg
etables which depend little upon the
variety Of cooking 70 Be palatable. OF
these are green peas, string beams. ~
paraRus and = few besides. These, II
boiled until tender and dressed simply
with butter, salt and . little pepper, are
too good to be improved BY any change.
But there are Others that can Be cooked
in variety Of ways, and each win b.
found acceptable.-St. Louis Republie.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
A Good Movement.

The Brunswick Herald says: The
movement which was started on Fri
day night, looking to a fitting and
proper celebration of the Fourth of
July, is most worthy one and should
meet the earnest support ofall our cit
liens. The custom of properly cele-
brating this anniversary of the Ma
tional Independence was auspiciously
inaugurated in this town in 1895,
under the auspices of the fire depart
ment. Last year another very inter.
ing demonstration was held under the
auspices of the secret societies of the
town.
This year it is proposed that the bus
mess men take charge of the affair and
they have already entered into the
spirit of the occasion. Last year our
town had the most creditable Fourth
of July celebration in the State. The
event was not only social aud mu-
nicipal success, but also a financial
success. Such demonstrations annu-
ally are beneficial to the town in many
ways. They develop the resources of
the town, bring its people closer into
communion with each other, attract to
the town, entertain our friends from
either side of the river, people with
whom we ought to be well acquainted,
both from social and business point
of view. We would then urge upon
our people to enter heartily into the ar
engagements for this years celebration
and leave no stone unturned to make
it even a greater success than any of
its predecessors have been.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
Hospital Association Formed.

The Hospital Association Of Fred
erick City, in which so much interest
has been centered since its inception,
was formally incorporated a few days
ago. The trustees mentioned 10 have
charge of the management for the
first year are:
A. r. Yeakle, l.. Victor Baughman,
G. Warning Tyson, II. H. Halter, A. C.
MeCardell, John NJ. Markell, Jacob
Rohrback, w. Irving Parsons, Cyrus
F. Flock, Edward Y. Goldsborough,
David Lowenstein, j. w. Fahrnev, p.
E. Long, Hammond Urner.
The board of thirty lady managers
named in the articles of incorporation
are Clara Louise McSherry, Emma
Gittinger, Ella ShrIver, Margaret Janet
Williams, Ella V. Houck, G. Estelle
Castle, Louisa Sappiugton, Viola l..
Thomas, Katie E. Fahrney, A. Ger
trude Sharretts, Eleanor n. William-
sou, Amelia Mann Tyson, Belle p.
Matthews, Susan Lindsay, Emma j.
Smith, Mary Floyd Uruer, Anu Eliza
beth Routzahn, Theresa b. Goode,
Amy r. Goldsborough, Aliaretta r.
McCardell, America r. Nicodemus, Is
abelIa ROsenstock, Ida n. Marley,
Anne Mantz, Fannie Dennis, Mary
Woman, Marg ret +. S. Hold, Man
ME G. SGiith, Ida Huuichen, Lila
Smith.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
WOlfSViIle.
May 25, 1897.

May %, 1897.
Frank Schroeder and wife, of Balti-
more, were the guests of Mr.. A. N.
Warrenfeltz on Sunday last.
Henry Baker spent Sunday and
Monday with friends at Phil0, Wash
lngton County.
Mrs. Aquilla Harshman is still on
the sick list.
Mrs. Lille Stottlemyer, our enter
prising milliner, has very fine as
sortment of ladies' hats, bonnets aud
ribbons, etc., ON hand at present.
Mr.. Samuel l.. Hoover, of Tennes-
see, is spending a few weeks with
his parents in this place.
Work on the addition to the Noun
tain Breeze Hotel is being pushed as
fast as possible. 1t is the intention to
have it ready for summer boarders
when the season opens.
Our locality was visited by a very
pleasant shower of rain on Sunday
night last, which was very beneficial
to the growing crops.
Mrs. Ira V. Harshman aud Miss
Sadie Wolfe attended the love feast at
Beaver Creek, ON Saturday last.
John Herbst has large force of
hands engaged in peeling bark. Mr..
HerbSt has purchased a large lot of
land and will cut it all off.
We are told there is to be a social
hop at the famous Black Rock on
Whit-Monday.
Mrs. A. N. Warrenfeltz, who was
afflicted with rheumatism during last
winter, has no use of her right arm yet.
Some of our farmers still report have
some corn to plant yet.
Marion Shroyer and lady friend at
tended the love feast at Amsterdam,
Pa, on Saturday last.
Owing TO the threatening weather
on Sunday evening last, the Young
Peoples meeting was poorly attended.
Walter Pryor, of Laurel Bottom,
spent an evening here recently on a
business trip.
Mr.. ]. L.. Frey, of Hopewell, paid
his lady friend in this place, visit
recently.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
BOWIE IN JAIL.
He Surrenders to the Authorities
Thorough the Diggs Brothers, who
Will Claim the Reward-Bowie
Killed Charles Smith, Near Mon
rovia, on the 10th Instant.

Owen Bowie, the murderer of Chas.
Smith, near Monrovia, two weeks ago,
was delivered to the Sheriff of this
county, last Sunday, by two colored
men, John T. Diggs and his brother,
William, to whom the fugitive APP
pealed for food and assistance. He was
in most distressing condition of ema-
citation from lack of sustenance and
shelter. Knowing that his capture was
only a question of time and that if he
persisted in Guiding the posse who
were on his trail, perhaps worse fate
than the law might deal out to him
would be his fate, that of slow star
walton. Previous to the notices of a
reward of 500 for his capture, Bowie
received assistance from persons to
whom he applied, many of them not
knowing who he was. When he ask
ed the Diggs' for food they advised
him to go with them and surrender.
This he did and he is now held for the
next term of court on charge of de-
liberate and unjustifiable homicide.
For several days preceding his delivery
to the authorities he had been roaming
the county in the neighborhood of Eb-
enezer Church. The Diggs brothers
will claim the 500 reward for the cap
ture of Bowie.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
Transfers of Real Estate.

The following are the transfers of real
estate as recorded in the Clerks office
since our last issue:
John j. Dukehart ct al, 10 Emma
Z. Moore, IA acres. rood and 80
square perches Of land, more or less,
S53S Henry P Nusbaum and wife, to
Joseph G. Purdum, real estate in Fred
erick County, $4,000. John w.
Hoover and wife ct al, to Clara V.
Morgan, 81 acres of land. more or less,
$l94.62. Sophie X. Brace and hus.
band, to Andrew J. Klein, 104 acres
and 10 square perches of land, more or
less, $l23 f. l.. Stoner and Z. p.
Levy, trustees, to Joseph G. p.
Schroyer, % acres, l rood and Is
square perches of land, more or less,
$l02.7S. George w. WachteI, as
signee, &C., to William S. Metzger,
rs acres, 8 roods aud 394 square perches
of land, more or less, $500. George
w. Wachtel and wife, to John II.
Toms, Is acres, roods and l3 perches
of land, more or less, $S05. McGill
Belt and I. g. Chambers, to John F.
Dean, real estate in Point of Rocks,
1921. Margaret b. Ramsburg and
husband, to P. Frank Pampel, real es-
tate in Frederick County, $4,000.
George w. Phebus and wife, to Ben
iamin f. Phebus, real estate in Fred
erick City, 800. VIM. p. N. Lawson,
to VIM. NJ. c. Roderick, AZ acres of
land, more or less, 1915. w. OrIan-
dus Weller, to Annie A. Weller, 2
acres and SO percnes of land, more or
less, $l,00. Samuel Wagner and wife,
to Martin NJ. HORNE, 81 acres of land,
more or less, Sl75. Martin M. HORNE
and wife, to Jacob Houpt, 81 acres of
land, more or less, $l75. Elizabeth A.
Phebus, to George w. Phebus, real es-
tate in Frederick City, $3.50. Frank
E. Michael, acting executor, to Ed
ward ]. Angleberger, AS acres, 2 roods
and 5 square perches of land, more or
less, 81, 100. Susan A. Wenner and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
tBoonsboro' Times.)

Mr.. e. E. Piper, wife and sol
Hagerstown, spent last week with
ID. w. Foltz and family, being CT
here by his illness.
Mr.. Samuel Kaufman, of Shel
doah, Va, spent several days here
week with bis brothers. s..
Rev. S. S. Miller, of Myerstown,
spent several days in town last v
with friends.
Miss Hattie MORN, of Fairplay
the guest of Mr.. William Wheeler
family.
Miss Mary Miller, of Myersto
Pa, is the guest of DIR. A. VIII La
and family.
Mayor Keedy and family, of Hag
town, spent Sunday in town with
parents. e
Rev. G. w. Snyder is attending
Reformed Classls at Westminster.
Miss Mary Dagenhart, of Hag,
town, spent Sunday with her parei
Mrs. Il. +, Nyman spent last We
in Washington with relatives.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
The "Crank" Turned Ont to be a
Rascal.

In last weeks Middletown Register
mention was made of stranger,
whose actions made it appear that he
was crank. A later issue of that
paper gives the following account of
his crankiness, which shows him to
have been cussed rascal:
After leaving Middletown the stran-
ger went to the residence of Mr. Sher-
man r. Koogle, along the National
Pike about two miles west of town,
and agreed to give him $3.50 if he
would take him to BoOnsborO' and re-
turn. He said he was detective in
search of man whom he expected to
find at Boonsboro', and in support of
his statement, exhibited pair of hand
cuffs and revolver. Mr.. Koogle did
not care about making the trip, but
finally consented to go. Upon reach
ing BoonsbOro' they stopped at the
Commercial Hotel. The team was
put up and the stranger ordered din
per for himself and Mr.. Koogle. AT
ter dinner he told Mr.. Koogle that he
had his man spotted" and that he
was going after him. Mr.. Koogle was
told TO wait at the hotel until he re-
turded. The stranger then disappear
ed and that was the last seen of him
at Boonsboro'. Mr.. Koogle waited at
the hotel until nearly night, when he
concluded that he had been victimized
and left for home. Instead of making
$780, he was out rs cents after paying
for the dinner he ate, his horse feed
and toll. Mr.. Koogle says that the
next stranger that wants him to take
him 10 Boonsboro' can walk.