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The Progress., 1897-08-07

strive to coerce and intimidate the
400, or will they see the point, note
its fairness and more than fairness, or
will they say let there be a fight. The
declaration of war must come from the
100. The 400 are ready to join
hands or they will meet the issue.
This disagreement among our
people is having a bad effect
abroad. Ithas already gotten into
some of the Southern Louisiana
paper,a the following excerpt will
show. 1t was taken from the Daily
American, of Lake Charles, and is
from the hand of special cores
pondent to that paper from She
port, and bears the date of Aug. 8.
Here is what it says:
"The Bossier siders lost ground
last night by a remark made by
Judge Blanchard. This gentleman
has many strong, influential enc
mics here anyway. And when he,
last night, referred to the people
who wanted the road to go down
on the Caddo side as being selfish,
while he is now charged with be-
ing directly benefited by the road
going down in Bossier, because he
has at least 1000 acres of farm lands
there, and also when it became
known that the judge had said he
would not give five cents towards
building public school houses, the
opposition became a little agrees
sive, and one gentleman, who had
gained his own consent to vote for
the road, expressed himself as be-
ing willing to let the judge lead the
railroad cause, he would the school
house, and let the people accept
both or reject both. Judge Blan-
chard is the one who refused to sign
q voluntary tax for building public
school houses.
And there are others who say
that Judge Blanchard-as a SUI
preme judge who may have to pass
on the legality of this tax voted
should have had nothing to say"
i
The Progress., 1897-08-07

Bagging and ties are being
hauled out to the farms daily.
This is fair indication that the
new crop of cotton will soon begin
to come in.
The Progress., 1897-08-07
MASTERLY MOVE.
The follow extract contains some

some interesting facts:
The first of this month a new
scheme will be inangurated in the
coal traffic of the Lower Missis-
sippi River country, and it bids
fair to entirely change the source of
supply from the Pittsburg to the
Alabama coal district. In the past
Mississippi River points have gone
to Pittsburg and the other Upper
Ohio regions for their coal supplies.
The coal-boat business has been
one of the great occupations of
Western rivermen. 1t has been a
part of the glory of the Ohio and
the Mississippi. The most power
full OF the streamers OF the inland
waters have been those built ex-
pressly to take down to New
Orleans and other lower river points
the largest lows of the great coal
barges. Notwithstanding the open
ing of the Alabama coal fields, al
most at the doors of the Southern
Mississippi cities, they have not
heretofore been able to compete
with P ttsburg, and that far-away
place has continued to supply the
cities and plantations. The new
traffic facilities which the Southern
Railway will put in operation at
once will give the Alabama mines
their first real opportunity to reach
out for the coal trade of this Sec
ton.
The Southern Railway has re-
duced coal rates from the Walker
and Jefferson County, Alabama
mines Greenville, Mississippi
River terminus, 20 per cent, and
will at once put in operation a line
of barges on the Mississippi and tri-
butary streams from Greenville
South to run in connection with the
railroad. 1t has secured a floating
dock, pump boat, steamboat, a fleet
of barges and all the other neces-
sary paraphernalia to complete
coal line. They are now on their
way down the Mississippi and will
probably have reached Greenville
by the time this item is in print.
They will give as regular and effec-
tive river service for the distribu-
ton of the Alabama coal as that
furnished by the railroad from the
mines to Greenville, and will enab-
lie the regions served to obtain their
coal supplies more quickly and
cheaply than heretofore.
The Alabama coal fields are the
logical source of supply for this Sec
ton, and with these new adyan.
ages of transportation will be able
% compete effectively with the
Pittsburg field. 1t ought to mean a
yreat deal To tha Mo n tacs, ,nl A.
The Progress., 1897-08-07
RAILROAD SCHEDULE.
COTTON BELT.

Passenger train No. 7 arrives at 1O:ao
a. M daily.
Freight train No. IL arrives ut 4 40 DIN
daily.
Passenger train No. 8 departs at 40
daily.
Freight train No. IL departs at am,
daily.
Freight trains Nos. II and 12 run daily
except Sunday, between Shreveport and
Camden and Will carry passengers.
TEXAS & PACIFIC
No. 81, west bound. ........... 9:25 am
No. So east bound 600 n m
No. SO, west bound. ~ 1O:17 p.m
No. 81, east bound. ........ 300 am
vICKsBURG, SHREVEPORT & PACIFIC.
Arrives from Efcksburg. .... 7:2O pm
SHREVEPORT g. HOUSTON
Leaves Shreveport. w 1885 DIN
Arrives at Houston .............. $40 am
Leaves HouSton. 9:45 nm
Accommodation
Leaves Shreveport. .............. 500 am
Arrives at Shreveport. . $3.50 pm
KANSAS CITY, SHREVEPORT & GULF.
North Bound.
No.3Throuh Express, arrives at $50 a. m
and departs at go a. m. daily.
No. 29-Local Freight, arrives at 7:15p d.
m. daily except Sunday.
South Bound.
No. Although Express, arrives at
5 80 p. m. and departs at 6 100 p. M. daily.
No. 30-Local Freight, departs at 1850
a. m. daily except Sunday.
Mails will close thirty minutes in ad-
vance OF departure OF trains.
The Progress., 1897-08-07

Inc best whiskey in the CITY:
mellow pure AMI wholesome, will
DC round at A. E. Maloney'si
The Progress., 1897-08-07

Miss Matte Fink is out again
after several days illness, last
week.
The Progress., 1897-08-07

Mrs. John Comegys and child
rem are spending the season in
Eureka Springs, Ark.
The Progress., 1897-08-07

ioglcal source OF supply for this Sec
ton, and with these new advan-
tages of transportation will be able
to compete effectively with the
Pittsburg field. 1t ought to mean a
great deal to the planters and the
IN lnufacturers of the Lower mis-
slssippi. 1t is arranged that the
mines shall ship only that class of
coal adapted to the trade. For this
reason the new service and the new
coal supply will undoubtedly COM
mend themselves to the users of
steam and domestic coal at all
river points.
Inc new programme on the part
of the Southern Railway was final
~ determined upon after confern-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03

given herewith may be of interest and
assistance.
The china closet shown here Is half
again as wide ms the ordinary closet
door. and is short in its distance from
top to bottom. The door is hinged TO
the bottom, instead Of at the side. and
is provided with a handsome fiat brass
chain Mt either side to hold the door in
q horizontal position when open. This
then becomes available for use as side
board at meal times. when extra room is
needed for the dessert, fruit. etc. The
shane of this closet is such that it would
only be possible in the case of a new
house being built. or an old one remod'
eled, or in case where the space adjoin-
ing the dining-room is such that china
closet can be constructed in the dining
room wall. Where these conditions OBJ
tain, the wide, low closet can be had.
Where there 10 an existing closet ex-
tending from floor to ceiling. or from
midway of the wall to the ceiling, how
ever, it is still possible to make use Oh
the idea embodied in the illustration.
Within the closet have u leaf with
chains hinged to the front edge OF one
CT the shelves to let down level with that
shelf when the closet door is opened.
and to be folded up in front Of q couple
OF the shelves when the door is closed.
II the closet now extends from midway
of the wall to the ceiling, the present
door can be taken OF, and half door
be put on and hinged as is the one in the
cut, the remaining space above being
closed with a curtain, sliding upon a
brass rod. In fact the same plan could
be adopted for the upper half of a closet
now extending from the door to the cell
ing, the lower half being closed with .
curtain. In any event the door that il
to be turned down to become. for the
time-being, sideboard should be hand
somely psneled on the outside. to make
It an attractive feature Of the wall. A
handsome wood-like oak. finished in the
natural state, will be very suitable tor
this purpose.-Country Gentleman.
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For Women who Worry.

1t is trite advice to tell women to take
every day as it comes. to avoid remorse
over what is done. and forebodings over
what u to come, but IL IL no less val
uable advice. Nervous prostration is
seldom the result Of present trouble or
work, but Of work and trouble antici-
pated. Mental exhaustion comes to
those who look ahead and climb noun
tains before they arrive at them. Reso-
lutely build wall about to-day and live
within the Enclosure; the past may have
teen hard, sad, or wrong-it is over.
The future may be like the past, but
the woman who worries about IL may
not live to meet it-if she does she will
bear II. The only thing with which she
should concern herself is to-day, its sun
shine. its air, its friends. its frolics. it,
wholesome work, and, perhaps, it, nee
essary sorrow.-Chicago Tribune.
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ther was not inclined toward being q
central figure in public life. though l
do not mean to say he was in any way
void of ambition. 1t seems to me that
his life best tells the story of how he
felt in this regard.
The more i recall the days when l
was with my father the more it seems
to me that people only caught glimpse
Of the real man. To others than his in
innate friends he was genial and open
hearted, but to those who were close
to him there was apparent a strong
and steady cuireaf of genuine human
sympathy that the outside world never
knew of.
One of the real cares of my father
when president were the social duties
that devolved upon him. How they did
fret him! He was a man to whom the
necessary friyolities ofzsocfety did not
appeal. He enjoyed observation far
more than the ordinary conversation
one takes part in in air social affairs.
Some persons, 1 have fancied. or used
to fancy. wrongfully believed this to
be due to a certain contempt of FASH
ionabie society. It is mistake to think
this. My father, as p kAtw, realized
that such matters were q necessity to
the world. They bored him. 1t is true,
but he never considered that a reason
why they should be discouraged.
/ think .hpy father believed the great
est tribute man could receive was the
thorough love and trust Of his family.
All my memories OF him IRE unclouded
with thoughts Of neglect or lack Of
tenderness. In the days when his cares
seemed only to multiply he kept his
worries away from us.
First of all, however. he valued his
name and reputation-valued them
above all things in the world.
That is my father as he seems to me
when the memories of years come back.
Nellie Grant Sartoris. In N. Y. Sunday
Journal.
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THINGS TO AVOID.

% yOt Discuss Irritating Subjects IT
the Dinner Table.
WHY is it that in most households the
dinner table becomes dumping ground
for the wholesale plants of its mem.
bers? Probably because this Is the only
meal of the day when the entire family
meet together, each one feels 1t duty
10 air q few personal grievances in
order to seek consolation from tie
others.
Out Of Difference to digestion. if for
no other reason. dinner table converse
ton should be Of the spiciest, but this
fact is lost sight Of in the general de-
sire for everybody. from papa down to
the youngsters, to serve up only those
topics which have marred. rather than
made the days happiness.
Hardly has the man of the house fin.
ished his carving duties before he falls
into nm animated financial discussion
with his wife. Household expenses are
rehashed, bills grumbled over and the
cost OF living recalculated with tedious
regularity.
Mother. in her turn, eagerly pours
into any listening ear her domestic
woes. The days errors below stairs are
minutely recorded. She signs over
Bridget's butter waste. declares that the
butchers indifference to her order il
becoming intolerable, and SO On.
Then the small boy (poor little tar
get for family flaw picking) comes In
for his share Of criticism. HIS failures
At school are relentlessly raked up and
all sorts of punishments threatened I'M
less there is speedy reform.
II there are guests present this talk
Of the inner circle y, for courtesy's sake,
given . less personal flavor, but only
then. Good cheer and plenty of it" il
not the motto of the average family din
uer.-Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

II. NJ. S. Star is the first of eight tor
pedo-boat destroyers being built for the
British navy. She is els feet in length
and 20 feet 0 inches in breadth. her con-
tract speed being 80 knots per hour;
she in the fastest vessel afioat.
Great guns are expensive toys for
nation to play with. One English au-
thority says that the 1IO-ion gun, 1914
inches bore, will fire 95 ordinary rounds,
after which the gun il unfit for further
service. The elton gun. 12h inchef
bore, will fire 127 rounds. and the As
ton gun, IL inches bore. will fire $50
rounds before becoming useless. The
cost of the British 11O-ton gun is $751;
500, that of the 67-ton gun is $s4.s0O.
and that of the Aston gun il 81 $500.
Mexico has adopted the theory that
every citizen is bound to defend the
soil, the interests and the honor of his
country rs soldier. Thus in future
wealthy Mexican will have to cerve in
the army. at least in case Of war. ~
well Is a poor one. The constitution
has to Be amended for this purpose,
but there is little doubt that all the
states of the great Central American
federation will give their consent.
French army pensioners living in the
Hotel des Invalides. who have all r.
ceived medals for bravery ON the field,
occasionally drink more than is good
for them. To prevent such veterans
making exhibitions of themselves in
public, q reward of IS cents is paid to
anyone who returns On inebriated in
valide to the barracks. Recently. in
toxication among tie pensioners hav-
ing increased greatly. it was discovered
that q trade in rescuiDg lad arisen,
knockout drink costing i've cents and
y warranted to act at once having been
devised, which left q clean profit Of
ten cents ner drunk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03
WOMAN AND HOME.
A DAUGHTERS TRIBUTE.

oellle 0rant Sartoris' MenOraes 81
Her Illastri0as Father.
NV father was nne Of those men who
impress his children with q thorough
appreciation of his sterling worth. It
is this that makes me thoroughly ap-
preciato the tribute that was paid at
New York April q. To me my father
is not the soldier he seems to the minds
of SO many, nor is it as the president OF
the United States that l think of him.
He is and ever will be in my memory
only my dear father.
Rarely a demonstrative man, he
showed to us all in hundred indefina-
hle ways a more than tender regard.
At no time were his responsibilities so
great that the thoughts of his family
became a secondary matter. remcm-
Der as child how my smallest troubles
were always thought by him OF enough
consequence for consideration.
1t was never my fathers custom dur
ing the years he was president to per-
nit national affairs to interfere with
those OF his home. That same steadi-
ness Of thought and realization OF what
seems to me the eternal fitness Of things
caused him to keep the home outside
the circle of care. Although most per-
sons thought his face impassive. it nl-
ways indicated the moment he came to
us that he felt for time the burden
had been removed and that he was free
to put aside the worries aud annoy
ances that public life brought to him.
Never was there an instant that any
OF us felt in awe Of him. We all real
lied that his entire sympathy was ours,
and that, although he said little. he was
considering how best he could smooth
the path that seemed to be so trouble
| some to us.
believe he was really rejoiced to
leave public life, although it was a mat
ter of which he said little. AS look
back to the time when first said good.
by to him and contrast it with the day
that l saw him next, can say at the
latter time there was 4 distinct evi-
dence to me Of pleasure in life that
do not recall was apparent in the days
ut the white house. Personally. my f.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03
sALur,No A FOREIGN PORT.

Formally Of the C0uFtes1es Between
the Ship anA the shore.
Among the other rules (Which are
practically internationally governing sa-
lutes between q vessel and a port, are
that no salute may be fired between
sunset and sunrise, the usual hours be-
ing between eight .. m. and sunset. and
that, unless required by international
courtesy, there shall be no saluting on
Sunday. A ship displays Mt the main
VIXEN saluting the flag of the nation to
which she Is extending the courtesy,
and flies the national ensign Of her own
country at the rear mast or from the
mizzen yard. Vessels of the United
States navy do not salute United States
ports.
II q ship arrives at foreign port
after sunset, rs in the case of the
French gun vessel Fulton, when she
came into the Narrows at ten o'clock
the other night. the salutes are fired
the first thing the next morning.
There is also strict code Cover ming
the exchange of calls of courtesy be-
tween the officers of ship visiting
foreign port and the officers of the mil
itary or naval posts situated there. As
soon MS a foreign ship has anchored in
this harbor Suitable officer" is sent
from the Brooklyn navy yard and
another from Governors Island
with what are known as "offers
Of assistance" - in reality formal
greetings from this country to the
visiting representatives of another.
This courtesy is Immediately returned
by a call from the commander of the
ship, or some one of his officers whom
he may select, upon the commanding
officer at the navy yard and at Govern
or's Island. These. again. must return
this call within "a hours 1.-THE outside
limit Of time within which all official
visits of the sort must be paid). thus
making a series of three visits between
the ship and the port. Whether the
calls on either side shall be paid by the
commanders in person or by deputies
depends upon the respective ranks Q.
the former. As general rule the oifi-
Ger in lower rank must always pay the
first call upon a superior. In sending
deputy, an officer is selected for the
duty whose rank corresponds as near
" as possible with that of the one upon
whom he is to call. To make general
statement, it may be said that flag OIL
GERS and commodores may expect a re-
turn visit in person from foreign gov
errors and other high civil. military
and diplomatic officials. Other COM
manding officers of ships may expec.
return visits to be made by an aid-de-
camp. or other suitable officer desig-
mated for that purpose.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03

The readers Of this paper will Be pleased
g learn that there u 1t least one dreaded
I'll its stages, and that i Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure il the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
beng q constitutional disease, requires .
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure i taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
assisting nature in doing its work. Ii.
proprietors have 90 much faith in its cura-
i've powers that they offer One Hundred
dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
ADDRESS e. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, @.
Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03
THE STATE LEGISLATURES

The Texas house has rejected . reso.
luton for q constitutional amendment
to increase the terms Of state and coun-
ty officers to four years. and has adopt
ed . resolution for . constitutional
amendment to permit aid to b given
disabled confederate soldiers at their
homeA
A bill to punish mob violence. drafted
to suppress the toll-gate raideEs. passed
the Kentucky house. making the AZ
sembling together for any unlawful
purpose q felony. punjshable by impris-
onment for from one to 1--WE years. per.
mits the Offering Of rewards by the gov
ernor or the county authorities. and
makes the members Of such . mob u
able, individually aud collectively, fos
any damage done.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03


vile.
Some time ago he had severe Hines:
which was cured almost miraculousiy. A
reporter, hearing of this, interviewed him re
earding his experience. Prof. Bowman was
in the midst Of his work when the reporter
called. but he cheerfully pave him hearing.
II broke down with nervous exhaustion, and
vas unable to properly attend to my duties.
! tried different physicians but with no
relief, and also used many different Pro-
prietary medicines, spending almost nifty
dollars for these medicines alone. then sue
cumbed to 4 siege Of the grip IN the middle
dit;on. My kidneys were fearfully dis
ordered, and my digestion became very poor.
l was indeed in bad condition.
"a minister in conference learning OF my
condition advised me to try DR.. Williams.
Pink Pills for Pale People. had heard
much about the wonderful curative powers
of this medicine, but it was with reluctance
that WAC finally persuaded to try it, A. i
seemed that nothing could do me any good;
However, procured three boxes Of pills and
took them strictly according to directions.
By the time the last dose gas taken l was
almost cured, and in better health han 1
had been for years. I continued using the
/ can cheerfully recommend DE-. William
Pink Pills for Pale People"
Such was Professor bowman's wonderful
story, which was further endorsed by ths
following affidaYit:
HARfSVILIE, Ind, March 10, 1897.
/ affirm that the above accords with the
facts in my case.
R. S. BOWMAN.
Subscribed and sworn before me this
10th day Of March. 1897.
LYMAN j. SCUDDER, Notary Public.
STATE OF INDIANA, %.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
boxes (never in loose form, by the dog
en- or hundred) at 50 cents . box, or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be had of al dsag.
eists or directly by mail from Or. William
Medicine Co., Schenectady. N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03

II can undoubtedly clear you, my dear
fellow" said the lawyer, ''but it will
require a considerable sum of money
to perfect your defense"
"Ihave only small amount with me, -
replied the scion Of q wealthy family,
who had wandered sway from home and
the path Of integrity. "but my father
will honor my draft for any sum within
reason"
''Then," returned the disciple Of Coke,
Littleton ct al, promptly. "draw and de-
fend yourxelf."-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Father Kneipp. Of Woerishofen. ID
critically i'll. He suffers from senile
debility.
Delyannis, the Greek statesman. be
gan his political career as a copyist in
the Greek civil service. He is now past
70. but is still man Of great vigor.
"Ouida" has more fads than q school.
girl. The scent she uses il made fol-
her by . celebrated Venetian pertumei
end costs $40 an ounce. She cannot beas
s.arched muslin. Gays that the touch Of
-clvet makes her feel creepy aud che
fa;ats at the smell Of honey.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-07-03

Awell-known vicar gives curious cx-
perience. TWAS his custom to point his
sermons with either Dearly beloved
brethren" or "Now, my brothers" until
one day lady member of his congrega-
ton took exception to this and asked
him why he always preached to the gen.
tlemen and never to the ladies.
my dear lady," said the beaming
vicar, lone embraces the other"
"But not in the church!" was the re-
ply Of the astonished lady.-Tit-Bita.