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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-25
THE clLA MONSTER
rAe APixona Colonel's veFaciOEs DIE.
course ON the venOn0us HePe1sc.


rAe ASixona Colonel's veraciOcs Oies
course ON the vcnomoas Reptile.
ats all mighty well to talk bout
snakes and alligators." said Col. HAM
Splogett. OF Arizona. the other night'
as he picked his teeth with ten-inch
bowie knife after his third glass OF
whisky in the bar of the CruncwaId
hotel. "but you fcllers amt seed moth
Ing. Why, rat.lesnakes and crOcker-
dilcs and blue runners amt in it with
ella monsters. Ever seed Glla:
Never did; wall, that's funny. because
the sand hills of Arizony are full OF the
critters. If Gila bites you. you're gone
Nothing'Il save you. Might as well be
struck by a barrel of Tombstone
whisky as be bitten by o Gila monster.
They're not so awful big; jest about
nine or ten inches long, but they're jest
concentrated pizen, and cr drap1l SEND
your spirit whizzing inter kingdom
come like er streak of lightning. Hap
rened ter put my foot alongside OF lite
tie hole at the base of cr rock in the big
desert one day, and, feeling something
tugging at my toe. looked down an"
saw q confoundcd ella had grabbed
my boot and was doing his best Ter haul
me in. Lucky had on heavy boots,
else I'd been deader'n door nail by
this time. Curious to see how the
pizen worked. stamped on the thing
and killed it. Then wrapped it up in
a piece of paper and tied it ter my sad
die and took it homo. throwed the
paper into the yard and my dog went
and laid ON it. Why, he was killed SC
quick that his tail didn't make shad.
der as he drappcd. Looked at my sad
die. and darne If the thing hadn't
turned green from the pizen whar the
ella had rested agin it. / had laid the
d. lizard on table in the yard when
/ went to look at the saddle, and when
got back ter the table the blamed
thing had absorbed so much Of the
pizen that its legs had split and the
top had broken out in red blotches az
IL it had the measles. About dozen
musketcers had Lit on the Gila, and
when 1 druv them OF they flew inter
the camp and began biting the horses.
by nightfall there was only one live
horse left in the crowd. all of them
pizcned by the musketeers. Well, sifs
them blamed insects contaminated
every musketeer in Deadeye county.
and the consequence was that we had
ter skip out. The only thing that saved
the hull country was that they began
ter bite each other, and the things
swelled up SOS they filed mighty near
every gulch in the country with their
carcasscs. The pizen didn't kill them.
50 the boys jest went out and Drained
every one of them. t. took long time
ter do it. but it was did. never found
out what became of the Gila l took
home, but guess it evaporated. Didn't
tell you about my boot, did /? Wall.
the pizen which got on my heel from
stamping the Gila killed the grass whar
I walked, and ter this day it. never
| growed agin. Them Gila monsters are
mighty onery things, I tell you. mo.
| Times-Democrat.
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tothe extent Of four bits. She was wiilin
to open up the future hereafter for us
and take money or Old clothes for her
pay. But I told her from judgin the
future by the past. Iwou.d ruther not
know anything about 1t. And besides
that the dry drouth had played ruina-
tion with the crops and the committee
on appropriations was for retrench-
ment and reform.
But I then went on to tell her il it
was clothes she wanted she ought to 60
on over the creek and stop by at the
Redman place. Miss Bithy Re1man is
the most Axyest o.d maid in the set
Element. Two or three times she has
thought she would get married. but
that was all. Somehow her weddin
cake never would cook right done. and
IL II all dough till yet. Yet in the main
time she has got the clothes to put
on-sillzs and satins, and muslins aad
poker dots. and ribbons and laces till
you can't rest for the anery-clothes
enough to make her weddin garments
and keep her Sunday appearments for
20 years to come.
So the old fortune teller woman
didn't do = blame thing but amble
on down the road and across the creek
to the Redman place. From one Of the
boys that night I found out that she
had told Miss Bithy's fortune and go.
full change Of clothes.
"Cimme your alapaca dress (good -
n0w) and I will tell you whether any
man person throws his shadow across
your future path" says the fortune
teller woman.
son put Miss Bithy into high AutteP
and she come forth with the slapaca
dress.
II see the shadow Of man person
across your path" says the fortune
teller woman. Gimme your Sunday
shoes and let me tell you whether he
will ever come and pop the question"
The dim vision Of such thing as .
weddin match-with her own fixy self
~ the blushin bride-was . blessed
plenty for Miss Bithy. And 1t fetched
them Sunday shoes.
II see him comm down the path
says the fortune teller woman-'a
spare made, dark-complected man. and
he limps little with his left foot"
That was . good description OF
Squire Noogin-which the squire'swife
died last year and they tell me Miss
Bithy has had her line ont and the
hook well baited to catch him. have
no earthly doubts but what the lonely old
thing was all but ready then to 60 OH
in dead faint.
HE win pop the question" the for
tune teller woman went on. "Now
gimme your new Sunday hat and let
me tell You when you two will be one" !"
And that didn't fail to fetch the hat.
Then the fortune teller woman told
Miss Bithy that she would git married
and mate on with the dark-complected
man in the year 1899. II she had but
only thought about it in time and fixed
the weddin day along in the comm fall.
I'll bet by gracious she could OF got
every blame female garment on the
Redman place. A. it was the fortune
| teller woman come prancin by our
home the next mornin with Miss Bithy's .
Sundayest clothes on. and the laces and
| the ribbons Ayin In the air.
And N for Niss Bithy-well. she Is
still single. but still silly and still hope
| ful.
R1rrTrs SANDERS,
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The unbrialed To.sae.

Speak well Of everyone. II you cam
not. then speak no i'll. Silence here is
golden. This does not mean that no
criticisms are permissible. but never
say OF sthers what you would not be
willing to say to them or in their pres
ence. There are ample reasons why
we should keep ourselves always well
In hand. No study is more important
than the stndy of ourselves The great
lesson is to know ourselves; herein all
wisdom lies,-Detrcit Free Press.
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SALAD TALK.
The Lettuce Musf BE Dry and Crisp,
the OIL tke Very Best.

The Lettuce Musf BE Dry and Crisp,
the OIL TIE Very Best.
There is one tf.iUg to remember In
making salads. aIsl that is to have the
lettuce perfectly cry, or the salad will
be spoiled. Now, before you make an
other salad, go to one Of the house fur
nishing stores and get q salad basket.
1t is made of wire. generally bali
shaped, opening in the center. and has
two handles. After washing the let
tuce place it in the basket; close it. and
gently swing it to and fro. Do moi
swing it roughly, rs the tender leaves
may tear. This is a much easier way
than drying with q towel My patience
invariably gave out when drying that
way. A man came to my rescue and
told me about the basket. have al
ways devoutly given that man my soul
full thanks.
This same good, kind man brought
joy to my heart with an olive oil drop
per. One can be bought for IS or 20
cents, and if you make much mayon-
naise you will find it blessing. 1t is
. little funnel-shaped affair, and has
a spigot. SO that the oil may be dropped
as slowly or as quickly as you like.
It also has hook that it may hang on
some convenient thing near your may
onnaise bowl, letting the funnel hang
inside the bowl. Pour the oil in the
dropper, and when ready to stir it turn
the spigot, and the oil will drop of it.
self. Just think! One does not have
to watch that little monotonous sphere,
but can even read book while the oil
Is dropping.
When dressing a plain salad use a
deep bowl, SO that the salad can be
tossed nicely. You must keep tossing
it and "fatiguing" it until every par
ticle of dressing is used up. Not a drop
should be left in the bowl. Do you re.
member the chapter in "Trilby" where
Taffy dresses the salad for the Christ
mas dinner? How he put the oil in
first? Some people really have the
| temerity thus to violate the canons of
old Epicure himself.
Salads are always good-well, was
going to say NO matter what they are
made of-and sometimes are a perfect
godsend. The first of the dinner IL a
failure, and we are dismal: but when
the salad is brought on, 10! the sun
shine appears. and all is bright again.
I-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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general public too in
fernal well to suit
me. If you are bound
tossing q little song in
regards to that IA
nous moonlight ride
sing 1t soft and low.
! !Rufc,-sing it soft
and low" Thus and
80 Andy Lucas. the
natural-born horse
trader, lifted up his
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voice unto me and spoke with Tear and
tremblin.
Andy's horse was standin hitched to
the rack in front of our house before
sunrise that mornin and me and him
had struggled down there under the
hill. where the old spring bubbled up
and the wild flowers lifted their bright
and bannered bosoms to the sun.
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Fcrtllc Soil.

Things grow wen ont here?" asked
ths stranger Of the Kansas farmer.
sCrow? Look ct that big hill over
there. That war . hole in tn Eroun'
Wbsn ! him here,s-pessolt Free P4oos
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Uaril to Please.

The son Of . well-known Providence
lawyer came home at the end OF his
first term in college exulting In the
fact that he stood next to the head Of
his class, says IN exchange. His father
was less easily satisfied. what! Next
to the head?" he exclaimed. what do
you mean, sir7 I'd like to know what
you think I send you to college forl
Next to the head. indeed! Humphi
I'd like to know Why you aren't at the
head. where you ought to bel" The
young man was naturally crestfallell
but upon his return to college be went
about hin work with such ambition that
the end Of the term found him in the
coveted place. He went home very
proud. indeed. Il WAS great news.
The lawyer contemplated his son for .
few moments In silence; then. with .
shrug Of his shouldess, he remarked:
sAt the head Of the class. eh3 Humphl
That's = Ane commentary on Brown
uuivaenityls-St. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-25
TELLS THE NEWS.
Tho sOnlyeet: Andy Lucas Says
His Prayers
sage of Reeky Greek Talks Lightly ol
. Famous Mo0nlight BuEEy Ride
with the ssGay and Cor.
geoas Widder.n

"You know too blasted much, Rufe,
and you love to tell it forth to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-25
THE SEA IN FLAMES.


NatuFeso Grand u1umlnat1o0 for .
Russaan Grand Duke.
When . few years ego some Of the
Russian grand dukes honored Baker.
a town ON the Caspian, with their pres
ence, the governor had nsphtha thinly
poured over the surface Of the sea for
a very considerable distance.
At about nine o'clock in the evets'
ing the inAammatory substance was
ixnited and Z blush conhagration
spread itself over the waves Of the
mighty deep.
To increase the splcndor Of the scene
. slight breeze arose, the sea became
aRitated and the billows majestically
heaved without any too violent commo-
ton. Such . matrimonial alliance, II
I may use the term, Of IRE and water
was perhaps never before witnessed.
The flames literally danced on the
waves, blending al their magic beauty
with the splSshing restlessncss OF their
limpid antagonist.
The dark green color Of the Caspian
shone by the reflection Of the subdued
light riding boldly ON the very foam
of the surface. Al length the gale In
creased, the naphths covering became
moro and moro broken, and the glow
ing carpet extended over . great dis
tance Of the sea, gradually assuming
the aspect Of 90 many jack-o-lanterns.
A may ballet Of gradually extin-
gushing willo-the-wisps closed the
wonderful spectacle.
One hour after its commencement
the watery element had resumed ita
sway, and the sea again lay enveioped
| In darknese,-ChicaRo Inter Ocean.
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~emith hss considerable dry humog
q him
~It ouGht I. b. Itas old enopgh. -
fli)adslphis Nsglh A1eglesu,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-25
sAe Get TO CletAee.

One Of these old female foTt1Ee ten.
ers come through the settleu ent the
othsy day end tried Aef vegy' 'le!pleel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-04

0minepS reports continue TO flow this
way from the Hawaiian Islands. Mo-e-
ments among the japanese soldiers, wno,
I'm the guise of students and ''labOrcrs,
are distributed in strong force throughout
the country, lead to acute fears that the
seizure of the government by meals of a
revolution on the part of japanese resi-
dents is imminent With twenty odd
thousand men capable OF bearing arms
and mostly trained troops, Japan is creoi
ted with the belief that the United States
would not attempt to send a force 10
Hawaii capable of coping with them. IT.
looks vcIy much as il delay at Washing
ton, fer example, until after passage If
the tariff hill, pr until just before TIE
Ohio election, would prove fatal TO our
hopes and interests.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-04
VISIT FROM THE OSAGES.
Questions to Settle Concerning the
Property of the Tribe.

delegation of Usage Indians is here
on business with the Secretary Of the In
terror. They are from the Usage agency
at Pawshuska in Oklahoma, twenty five
miles south Of Elgin, Kas. The latest cen
sus of the two tribes shows the number
of osages to be 1857, OF whom 75S are
half-breeIs; and of Kaws, 20S, Of whom
81 are half-hreeds. The Osages own
thelanJoccupied by them, having purchased
it of the Cherokees for 10 cents per acre,
cash. So, too, with the Kaws, who purchased
100000 acres from the OsaSeS III the same
price.
The two reservations contain about l.,
100000 acres The Usage reservation is
generally hilly, with sparse grow III Of
post oak and black jack. Hickory walnut
and othel valuable timber is found along
the streams ana the Arkansas River, the
valleys OF which, and few favored places
among the hills, comprise the agricul-
tural lands of the reservation.
The OsagcS call themselves Nation, with
big y, and the governmentis vested III
principal chief, assistant chief, fifteen
councillors and five district sheriifS, v no
are elected by the people for a term of
two years. supreme judge, with four
associate Judges, a high sheriff, prose
cutting attorney, clerk, secretary and treas
urer, are appointed by the chief, by and
wi tn the consent of the council.
Farming is carried on almost entirely by
white men under a system OF yearly leases
for "A share of the crop raised. The half
breeds generally reside on their farms the
year round and supervise the farming
of ha We hmm
whose appointments and surroundings
would be credtaDle to any people Very
few OF the full hoods do any work Every
family has house IN which it lives part
of the year, hut being eninently sociablr
the full blocds spend most of their time in
camp near the trading establishment ar IA
visiting.
The half-breeds are unanimously in favor
of allotments while the fun bloods are
sclidly against it, for the reason, they
alleEe, that there are a number OF persons
on the ROLL who are not entitled by law or
hy blood to any share in the Usage tribal
property, and they want no division till
this question has been disposed Of An
other reason is found in tiieintense Jealousy
between the two parties, TIL" voting
power of which is about two to one in favor
of the full hloods 1t is not probable that
any plan of allotment by the present
majority till the question OF citizenship
has been settled.
The whisky traffic has declined in the
last two or three years So much tnat now
a drunken Usage is an unusual sight. The
rule of excluding outsiders from the roser-
walton during payment has been of great
la a IL
true that many no come tothe reservation
at tins season Were law-ahiding men, yet
there was also an influx of bout-lccgcrs.
and gamblers. vi HON it SEE med al
most impossible TO detect and capture.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-04
DEP ARTMENT PERSONALS.

Col. st. Clair, of Nebraska, paid his re-
spects to Secretary Bliss yesterday
Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, is very
much in favor of remodeling the White
House.
Representative Ketchum of New York,
an ex-ComnlisSioner of Pensions, made
number of calls in the p ension Bureau yes
terday.
Senator John H. Gear of Iowa, called
at the Pension Bureau yesterday in ref
erencc to the pension claims OF his con-
stituents.
Mrs. Erwin, of Louisiana, who received
her second promotion yesterday, also re-
ceved number CT congratulations from her
co-workers i'll the Patent Office.
Representatives. jenkins of Wisconsin
and Hcuck OF Tennessee, called to see
Commissioner of Pensions Evans yester.
dag, hut thatofficial had not returned from
Philadelphia.
Commander Francis w. Dickins is adj
mitted by all in the Navy Department to
he the Apollo of the Bureau of Navtga-
ton. He has proved himself to be as
brave as he is handsome.
Lieut.. Alfred 7. Smith, Twelfth In
fantry, is in this city making preparations
to JOIN his regiment. The lieutenant is
quartered at 1914 K street He called
today on Acting Secretary Meikle john.
Chief Engineer John K Parton paid a
visit to Engineer-in-chief Melville at the
Navy Department today. The call was a
social ole. Mr. Bartonis on leave, and his
headquarters are the Army and Navy Club.
Nil. Raynor, private secretary of the
Secretary Of the Interior, had an inter
view with Mrs. Balk, 1.-THE Minnesota
Blizzard" yesterday afternoon. The lady
is locking after a pension for her husband
Lieut.. II. H Whittlesey is SO thoroughly
conversant with the movements of the
naval vessels that he can without re-
ferring to his hooks in the Bureau Of
Navigation tell the location of each vessel,
her proposed and past movements, and tie
officers on board.
Hon. Joseph Manly, OF Maine, was &C
lively engaged today in compelling his
short and weak legs to carry through the
War Department his enormous, broad
shoulders. owing Go the absence OF
Secretary Alger, Joseph failed to obtain
the Information he was after.-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-04
PiCkfOrd'S S.
9th and La. Ave.
je4-1t,em
MARRIED HIS DEVOTED NURSE.
Student Slavery WEEDS the Woman
who Restored Him to Health.

Wilnio gton, Del. Tuned. Several months
ago Thomas Slavery, jr., was seized with
typhoid fever, brought on by oyerstudy
at Cornell University. He was brought 10
his fathers home, near Wilmington, in a
precarious condition.
1t became necessary for the famly to get
the services of a trained nurse, the result
being that Miss Lydia Moore's services
were secured. For many weeks the young
woman watched at the bedside of the young
student The physician came TO see Mr..
Slavery and pronounced il an almost fatal
case. But the faithful nurse never aban-
dcncd hope. She remained constantly at
the bedside.
BY and by her devotion was rewarded.
The CHASTITY look upon the students face
gave way to signs of returning life and
soon he was able to sit up and listen to
the voice of the nurse, who read to him.
The friendship between the couple
ripened into love, and soon after young
Saycrv recovered from his illness his
friends were surprised to learn of his
engagement to Miss Moore. Yesterday
afternoon at the home of Miss MOores
father the wedding took place. The mar
rage was performed according to the cere
mony of the Society of Friends Many
guests were present from Wilmington, West
Chester. Kenneth Square, Chester and ada
cent places.
Thomas H. Savery father Of the groom,
is member of the Pusey & Jones COM
pany, shipbuilders, and is one of the best
known men in this city. He thoroughly APP
proved of the marriage, and last night the
Co.lple were given a reception at his
Twelfth street home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-04
PROHIBITIONISTs IN SESSION.
Platform Adopted by the Pennsyl.
vania State Convention.

Altoona, Pa, June The prohibition
State convention net here yesterday. II
nominated DR. s. c. swallow for State
treasurer and w. W Latmop for auditor
general
The platform acknowledges Almighty
God as a ruler Of the universe, pledges the
party to the destruction of the IegaliZed
liquor traffic and declares for sufrra ce
without distinction of sex, arTaigns the
State administration for lavish expendi-
lures; calls for the reduction of official
salaries and for d rigid system of econ
omy; demands interest on State deposits
in banks, declares against" one-man power"
in State affairs, opposes granting money
for sCctarian purposes. and favors arbi-
tration between lahorer and employer.
Homer Garlic and Mr. Ames tried 20
have Jesus Christ acknowledged in the
preamble, but the proposition was voted
down.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-04
CLOAKMAKERS RESTLESS.
United Brotherhood Arranging 10
Strike at an Fairly Date.

Strike at an Fairly Date.
New York, June 4.-The CloakmakerS
Union : arranging for strike, and 1t was
announced yesterday that IL would Ice g
clared on or about June / ; The union is
now known a the United Brotherhood f
CloakmaIers, and has about 5000 mem
bers II is organizing very rapidly, end IN
case of a strike all the cloakmakers, nr
gained and unorganized, numbering at
least 0.0o0, VIII quit work. The cN.eou-
tive hoard profess to he opposed TO strik-
ing. and To Toe trying 10 prevent their
people from going out
A secret convention was held at No sl2
Grand street tins week, at which n pre-
amble and resolutions were passed, Civ
ing the manufacturers until June ! ) 10 Ie-
turn a decided answer 10 the circular sent
out by the executive board, asking for a
conference.
Tie preamble says that the cloakma he RS
find il impossible TO exist at present prices,
and as on former occasions when strikes
were declared the manufa cturers complain
ed that they got no warning, the warning
is now given ia advance.