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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
BY N QuHn

! mint, and then he iimps over to that
chestnut tree and begins to climb up
He was mighty slow about it, but blme-
by he got up to that big limb, and arter
sorter far'well look around, he lets
e: and falls kerchunk to the airth. He
lit on TO the grindstun. which was
standin' under the tree, and broke it all
to flinders"
And then he made off ?" asked.
No, sab. he didn't. That bar hau
an objeck when he clumb that tree.
His objeck was to kill hisself bekase he
had bin whopped. lie Jest cum down
head-fust, and as he struck that grind
stun he broke his neck"
You don't mean he was killed by the
fall?"
"As dead as doah-nail, sab. He
didn't move paw after we got out
thar. That bar had tackled barbed-
wire fence and bin whopped, and he
just couldn't abide to live on. We
counted up the hurts on him, and that
was over 200. hev allus felt bit
sorry fur that varmint. He'd bin slosh-
in around in the bresh all his life, and
how was he to know a wire fence from
i pumpkin vine? Hevin' got mad about
it, he was bound to fight, and hevin'
fout he was bound to be whopped."
"A bear must have feelings to be
hurt" suggested.
''Of co'se, sah-of co'se. That was
what allied this b'ar-his pride had bin
smashed to squash, and he felt that he
could never go back up the mounting
and hev the other bars pint the finger
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
H. v. JOHNSON tINDl

n. v. JOk1N6ON NtN0.t
('-Mr. Speaker. cannot keep my seat. =
usually obey popular opinion A. soon a.
it crystallizes SO that they cannot mis-
take it.
1t has been the care of the narratol
Of this story to refrain from expres-
sions Of opinion. This IS merely nar-
ration of facts a. they appear to one
who is closely observing public men and
public affairs. The reader win not
reach the conclusion that alI men In
congress are insincere, or that MAORI
ty Of them are not in earnest In their
congressional utterances. Nevertheless.
1t is true that on this subject, and on
many other subjects. speeches are made,
as Congressman Sunset Cox once said.
"for home consumption"
BY that he meant that many speeches
are made here. not for the purpose Of
affecting legislation. but for the pur-
pose of having the people at home read
the speeches and consider what great
men they have sent to the national capi-
tai to represent them. With this under
standing. the people who read congress
sional debates will give them such
weight as they deserve.
SMITH D. FRI.
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knowed / was at hum, but thar he
was, and he didn't seem to mind me
tall. The old woman, she seen him
too, and she whispers to me:
- told yo' / smelt bar, and thar
he is. Is the rife loaded?'
..yo.'
"sThen we don't git no bar
"The bar stood thar and looked a,
us fur minit," said Zeb, "and then
that wire fence cotched his eye. He
hadn't never seen none befo', and purity
soon he walks up and gives hit with
his paw. He got jab from barb,
and ii made him mad. What does he
do but give that fence a hug, and il
was the funniest sight yo' ever seed.
The harder he hugged the mo- he hurt
hisself, but it was good while befo'
he would let go. He growled with mad
ness and whimpered with pain, and
men the old woman fell tc laughin'
and never thought to load the gun in
side the cabin. 1t was ten minits befo'
that bar would gin up. He bit and
clawed and hugged, and when he final
ly let go. he was all over blood.
Reckon he'll make off now, says
the old woman, as the critter sot up on
end and growled with madness.
"tNo, he WON'T says l. That bar
hain't never bin licked in all his life,
and he'll try that fence agin. He can't
exactly make out what it is, but he's
Jest waitin' to git his breath back
"And so it was. Thar was a heap o
loose wire on the ground, and bimeby
the bar goes fur it. In a mint he was
all tangled up and fightin' fur his life,
and the grass and dirt flew till yo'
could skassly see him. l never heard
sich growlin' in all my life, and when
he bit at the wire it made the cold
chills run up my back. I've killed
three bars in a far fout in my time,
but I'm willin' to say that that var
mint would hev had me on the run in
no time. Thar was lots O. time to load
the rifle and bev a shot at him. but ]
didn't want to miss any of the funny
performance. The row went on fur Is
minits. and then the bar was all
tuckered out agin.
Scans he see that he amt fitten"
asks the old woman, as the varmint
begun to back of.
!" He kim says l. but he's sot in his
way and hates to gin in. He's all
chawed to pieces by them barbs. but
he hain't got 'nuff yit.'
~Five minits later the bar made a
rush fur the fence and begun to hug
and bite, and he was SO powerful mad
this time that he pushed down three
- four rods Of it. 1t wasn't no use.
howeyer. He was licked bar, and
The mo- he hugged and bit the mo- he
f,rssved he was licked. Bimeby he jest
i.r still and whined and whimpered,
md It 'peared to us that thar was
tears IN his eyes.
asWhat does bar do when he's bin
hopped in a fout? p axes the old wom-
q. Is we stood lookin'.
Cant dun say, but l reckon he
.,,ll.s around till his hurts git well.
~
- <osaId- her loaded the rifle in half
s.fnitr said Zeb. '.but somehow |
s:Snsf seem to keer fur shot at the
~. when Re got scrter rested. he sot
sf IA looked at u, but II wasn't
io6k, and - didn't hold up his
ns peared = = thinkin' far =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
IT ALL DEPENDED.
He Might he Present mt the Prayer
Meeting.

He Might he Present mt the Prayer
Meeting.
The tall, dignified colored man wa:
Just going upstairs with broom. dust
pan and basket when the squat, sawed
off colored man on the dray hailed him
with:
Hi, dar, Moses! Was yo' gwine tel
pray'r meetin' tonight"
The tall, dignified man wheeled abou,
and looked fixedly at the other without
speaking.
whats de mattah. Moses?" queried
the sawed-off man.
"Sah, did yo' speak to me?'
'tOf co'se spoke to yo,."
did yo' AK me if l was gwine ter
pray'r meetin' tonight"
'Dat's what said.''
.'An' yo' called me Mosesa''
"Of co'se. What's got longside o'yo'
all to once?''
'.Sah,' replied the tall. dignified man
as the stiffness of mis- attitude increased
Il ar now gwine upstairs to sweep out
de room in which de bank directahs am
gwine to hold meetin' at Il o'clock"
.Gwine to hold meetin', eh?'
AT dat meetin', sab, de queshun will
cum up of increasin' de capital of our
bank, an shall be right clus by de
doah an will be spoken to as Mistah
Moses Harrington"
"Lawd sabe us!" gasped the squat
man.
"An', sah," continued the tall, dig
nified man with still more dignity, If
dey calls me in an axes de cpinyun of
Mistah Moses Harrington he will rec
ommend dat de capital be increased,
an doorin' de rest OBJ de AFTERNOON an
evenin' he will be walkin' round town
wild his cane an plug hat"
.Shoo. Shoo."
But if dey doan call me in, sah-if
dey doan call me in an increase de capi-
tal-if dey dun leaves me out in de hall
by myself an lets de capital remain
whar' it am-den Moses Harrington
will show up at de pray'r meetin' an
lead de singin' as usual. Sab, I wish yo'
good-day!"-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19

enforcement It 10 not altogether nm
likely that Mckinley extended the civil
service classification to make the ex-
treme administration of the civil serv-
ice law obnoxious. Therefore. ii in not
surprising that Gen. Grosvenor should
be doing his part in congress to make
the law unpopular"
That is supposition; but to one ex-
perienced in the ways Of politicians it
does not seem to be an improbable view
OF the actualities of the situation. Gen.
Grosyenor is one of the best men IN con-
gress. and President Mckinley is one of
the purest men ever known in public
life. Both of these are politicians. and
yet both of them come fully up 70 the
measure OF true craftsmanship. There
is nothing partisan in the true admins
tration of the civil service law. People
everywhere. however, are divided in
their views concerning the manner and
method of its proper enforcement.
The debate of this question incites the
thought heretofore expressed in this
column of correspondence; that is, are
not the Offices made too tempting by
the large salaries attached to them9
There is a reason for everything in this
world, and there must be some reason
for this terrific clamor for the spoils OF
office.
But it is perfectly natural. after az.
IT John Doe gets nominations to con-
gress, and his success is largely I've D
the politica! management OF Richard
Roe, it is only natural that Richard
Roe should expect some sort Of reward
When John Doe comes to congress be
gets salary of $1,000 per annum. and
that looks pretty big at home. Never
the.ess. the cost of living in Washing
ton. according to the style expected Of
congressman. is very great. and the
congressman cannot afford to pay
money to Richard Roe for having stood
BY him in the past, and for standing by
him in the future. But Richard Roe
wants his reward. and he applies for Of
fee. OF course the congressman ought
to do something for him, if he can.
That sums up the original cause Of
office-seeking, but it does not suggest
the cure. The plain people of our conn
try will in their own way and in their
own time settle this question once for
all and take it out of the realm Of dis
cussion.
The fate of this much-discussed Inv
may be settled in the debating societies
Of the country. Let the young men take
it up. discuss ii. argue it and reach con-
clusions concerning ii. There il nd
more fruitful theme to-day before the
people. 1t will be found that the young
men in ali of our cities and villages have
views; and when they make study of
the subject. ascertain all Of the facts.
take particular interest in the theme
and reach conclusions. they viii be
about right Then, when political cam
paigns are fought, they will instruct
their representatives what to do. and II
will be done. Many public. question
has thus been settled in the debating
societies long before the statesmen weTs
able to reach conclusions thereon. They
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
"ANDY" JOHNSON.

How He Won the Irish Vote In q Con.
ErcssfOnaI Contest.
In the Pinch precinct, Memphis, the
majority of the voters in which are
Irish, Andrew johnson, when candi-
date for congress, and his opponent,
Gus Henry, met in joint debate. Henry
opened, and, as bid for the Irish vote,
he told in whitening terms how John.
son. when in congress before, had voted
against bill for an appropriation to
assist Ireland during time of famine;
he himself had done yeoman work for
the passage of the bill, while this other
man, who was now asking their sup
port. had done everything possible to
defeat it. 1t was a fine point, and the
speaker made the most of it, burning
before it the lamp of his eloquence, un-
til the crowd was wild with excitement.
Then Henry sat down and johnson got
UP amid catcalls and SCOTS to answer
him.
What my opponent has told you is
true" he said. ireland was suffering
and I voted against an appropriation for
her relief, for the money which it was
thus proposed to give away was not
mine, but yours-yours because it was
in the public Golfers. / refused to give
away money which did not belong to
me. but went down in my own pocket,
and out of my own private funds, which
| had right to bestow, subscribed
$3.50 to the relief fund which was being
quietly raised. How much of his own
money did Mr.. Henry give? Not q
cent! He was too busy trying to give
away yours. Now, gentlemen, which Of
us two did the better part by suffering
Ireland?"
The effect of this was magical; the
eatcalls were now for Henry aud the
cheers for johnson, aud the votes went
with the cheers.-Pittsburgh Dispatch,
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ct scorn at him. Feelin's! Why, a bar
is chuck full o. feelin's, and I've allus
felt ashamed that this one didn't hev q
squar' deal. He might hev tackled q
landslide and cum out on top, but
what show did he hev agin 1000 feet
o barbed wire that was achin' fur a row
with an elephant?"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19

Mollie had been to church for tho
first time, and on her return home her
grandmother asked her what she
thought Of it. Il like 1t very much" !"
she replied; "but there was one thing
| didn't think was fair"
.What was that, dear?"
''Why, one man did Ill the work, and
another man took all the money!
Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
The Enslish sparrow.

The English sparrow has spread far
hence and increased rapidly. The farm
ers of the province of Ontario are COM
planning that he is an unmitigated nui-
sance to them and they insist that he
should be exterminated as soon rs pos
sibie. He drives away the insectivorous
and singing birds and does nothing to
compensate for their loss.-Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
THE CIVIL-SERVICE Law,
Congress, as a Body, Rather Likes
It's Provisions.

Tspecial washington Letterl

Especial Washington Letter.l
There is a great deal of humbug in
the proceedings of congress: and the
people ought to knowit.
1t often happens that some subject
is debated for days and days in the SEN
ate. and house of representatives., and
II all ends in talk, without the enact
ment of law.
There is a reason for this. 1t is plain
TO close observers. The statesmen
never intended, from the first. that any
tl.ing should happen, except time-kill-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
A Dashed Hone.

Hicks-I wonder what the tro.lble il
between Jaxon and his wife. They
were talking quite earnestly in front OF
their house last evening, and heard
her say her mind was made up.
Wicks-Tm surprised at that. I
knew she was an awfully artificial per-
sen; but did suppose her mind was
naturalization Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
strictly Accurate.

.Miss Cherub told me that you paid
her such a charming compliment the
other evening"" said Mrs. Coddington
TO her husband, something about her
being pretty. The poor girl was 50
pleased. l don't zee how you men ean
be so untruthful."
Il should think you'd know by this
time that I'm never untruthful,n saA1
Mr.. Coddington. reproachfuiFy. said
Sic was as pretty as she could be, aud
so she was..-Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
Another Newspaper Horror

Mrs. Jones Indignantly )-T6ese
newspapers are just simRly not ft %
read.
Mr.. Jones-Another crime. sup
pose?
Mrs. Jones-Yes;-here is descrip-
ton of the gown wore at the bah list
night, that must have been written hY:
some ignorant, amateur male raporter
that didn't know dress from < dFome-
dary.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-19
plain Trrth frou A1straits.

One oratorical candidate for a Mel
bourne constituency, in a Enc burst of
eloquence. asked the question: what
is it that has made England what she is
mighty, revered, feared, and re-
spected?" "Oireland." was the prompt
and unexpected reply in racy brogue
from the rear of the hall-St. James
Gazette.
Nearly aafof the musicians in Japan
are females. The male japanese would
pnsider that they were acting ridicu-
sously if they played - sssnAg in 70
dety.
, 1898-09-12

u 10 always With. . vague regret that
No rod the agas, and are thrilled by
The vikings exploits. It seems as if the
deeds Of daring had gone by forever,
and - il the heroes Of the deep were q
myth Of the pest. Absorbed in the
Morse romance, Va forget that the vik-
ings were only pirates, and that they
dared for slaughter and for booty. II
tho Gloucester Of today had only existed
then. what heroic saga would it not
have inspired For to risk life for glory
o. riches OF rescue. or love is in the
heart Of every man to do, but to risk
Life for . bare existence, for other peo-
PIES profit and for an anonymous end
partakes Of that commonplace sublimity
which does not form the ~favorite plot Of
poets, although once In awhile it is the
subject Of . daily paragraph.
For the vikings are not dead. From
Portland to New Orleans, nj harbors
are full Of them. They lounge upon our
whArfs, and we do not recognize them.
They loiter m our streets, and we know
them not. But il there is q more mod
est, unconscious, or Drawer fellow than
Jack the Fisherman, our eyes have yet
to rest upon his face. He is the hardest
and most daring. the best sailor in the
world today. Any continental kingdom
would give its wealth to possess him for
its defense He is the envy of every
maritime nation. Has he no value for
us, beyond the halibut and the cod, the
maddox and the cusk?-Herbert D.
Ward In Century.
, 1898-09-12
n. Cli.... Of III. Philippines.

In regard to the climate which a for
eigner encounters 1t is easy to exagger-
ase it, discomfortA Although it is
tropical, still even in summer the eli
mate may be called healthy. From De-
cember to March there are warm days,
with cool nights and little rain. Dur
ing March, April and May the days are
hot dry and dusty, while the thermom-
etee rfsss 20 % degrees at noon, but the
nights are not uncomfortable. In the
latter part Of May and Of June there are
thundsrstoems every afternoon with a
tremendous downpour Of rain. The
greatest heat occurs in these months,
the thermometer rising frequently to
l06 degrees In the shade July, August
and September are the months Of the
great typhoona, and while Manila es-
oapes the greatest fury Of these still
enough Of their force remains to demol-
ish many houseA During October and
November storms Lessen In frequency
and severity, and the weather gradual
" settles into the fine days Of Decem-
bse.-laao II. Elliott in Scribner'R
, 1898-09-12
n. D.s.. Of the Bowl. Knife.

To the public mind duels were really
. necessity. The man who would not
fight ''at the drop Of a hat and drop it
himself, was soon made to feel that he
had very much better not have been
born.
There were progressive duels, too,
from which the popular mind no more
revolted than it does in this era from
progressive whist or euchre. It was one
Of them which gave Bowie and his
knife to fame. In some way there had
come to be bad blood, black and bitter,
between him and q certain Colonel
Norris Wright. After long pickering,
II was agreed to meet upon the levee
opposite Matches, Miss, each with half
. dosen friends. duly armed, and there
shoot the matter out. There were a doz.
en- on each side when it came to fight.
ing. The battle vas arranged to begin
with threeA the rest standing by, and
coming in Gully when those Of the first
fight ware dead or disabled. But they
had miscalculated their own self con-
troll After the first fire there was a
general melee-the reserves to a man
gripped pistols hard, drew knife belts
TO . handy clutch and went into the
combat to do or die. McCul-
looh- Williams In Harper's Magazine.
, 1898-09-12
DESERT LAND. FINAL PRooF-N0-
TTCE FOR PUBLICATION.

DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF-NO-
TICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Once, Cheyenne.
Wyoming. August II. 1895.
Notice Is hereby given that
GERTRUDE ELLIS GuMORN.
Of Leah, Albany County, Wyoming.
has filed notice Of intention to mako
proof on her desert land claim No. 1914,
for the N. u SW. X Sec. 20, TIP. "A N.
R. 70 w, before the -egie.ss and re-
ceiver at Cheyenne. Wyoming, ON Mon
day. the 18th day Of September. 1895.
She lanes the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and recla-
nation Of said land:
John lines, Florence Innes, Arthur
Whftehouse and Axel Palmer, all Of
Leah, Wyoming.
W. b. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1898-09-12

"Hatde," aid the clerk at the blan-
hst counter in the department store.
speaking rapidly and in an undertone,
''just . moment. Will you-what is it,
lErf Harness department? Six aisles
Aown-Hattis. do you think you could
MADAME Third floor. Take
tie sievator-Hastie. I'd like to know
handkeschisfA, ma'aml Third counter
10 your right Blankets, sir? Right
herA Wait On you in . moment-Hat-
IL. win you marry mer"
"Yea Tom" whispered the girl at
~ nodoa counter. still tapping with
her pancl On the showcase. "Ca-a-a-a-
a-ashi"-Chicago Tribune.
, 1898-09-12

Up at New Haven, ". Va, there are
% many people named Isaac Roush that
70 AVOID confusion they are thus desig-
nA&od:
Big ha Gentleman Ike, Spectacle
1A IN - the Hill, Ike In the Hollow,
Roa's IN. Little Ike. Soldier Ike, Lazy
Ia Thireesnth Virginia Ike, Fifer Ike,
Aunt Caay's ne. Drummer Ike. Fourth
Virginia ne, Hartford Ike. Dam It Ike,
Kanawha he. sally's Ike, Helliky Ike,
Tfotesr De, Fiddler Ike. Ten Mile Ike,
1axt's he and Aunt Betsy's ne-Gal-
Mpolis TrtbunA
, 1898-09-12
4 TRYING NAVAL JOB.

4 TRYING NAVAL JOB.
WHAT n MEANS TO PUT AwARsHIP
~ c-oaansetoN.
- 1Dssnsas Ansaaese Wssk 1Aas Muss
- 1ss1ss0sA - ~ Csssasa3ss Ths4
49, oosssvsA DsGses Ne Rsanaas 80
sAsMe- o.apa Ar H4a,sss.
b e11es 1t pesoe ~ we'll - when
U1e'eAa9k c8oAds gloom tho nation you
~ nahSs 10 rad in the newspapers an
nAosncsmsnt 10 the eject that one ok
II vs0sls Of the navy il going '.into
ta001Mioa." It 10 not . very impress
NJ DhaaAA but the full meaning Of the
eaEn - something Of which few have
@e9squAts ooaoepdoa- Toput . mod
"a waEahip into commission involves
- 0uEns0us amount Of work, which
- - fully Appreciated only BY one
Mo ~ observed the process from be-
'ofnaia0 10 cd
WIN . vessel Of the navy il laid up
= reserve. sin ordinary" a. it il CALL
q. - y ekf from N attractive object
~ could hardly be recognized as the
1n0sshp wAsa In thorough trim, with
dsswA1oasd The ahip IL anchored At
snNalhtsnt navy yard; the stores are
~ 66hofe. her engines and guns COW
nd with oil and an antitrust paint;
R docks are allowed to become dirty,
lR dds dull and stained from rusty
1eAaiAA Thus she lies perhaps for
.0oaGA4 md then an order comes from
~ s~solsea1y II the navy, through the
80 q tie baxvaH Of navigation, di.
,tseefat The commanding officer Of the
taEd 70 IT her ready for sea.
N Arst thing to be done u 10 bring
Il many men ~ possible from the re-
esfs1Ag dhip which lies hard BY, and
(hssA with the force Of the yard. under
~ direction Of whatever officers are
osal1Ahas. begin 1t nee to put things to
t1gAts md remove the accumulated dust
~ Airt from the different parts Of the
'AQulpnsnE; Tie 0sineer's force goes at
rsoosto ~ engines and boiler rooms;
estai1EAss paint Il removed from the
O0e1h4 nsw packing II put in the
wolves Asd Joints; - pumps arc tested,
~ ~ and dirt Knocked from interiors
= 1D0:buDss. and boiler tubes and CRATE
'Anscnswsd
O1tWardly everything IL now in fair
tsnateon, but this 10 only the begin.
40. Il remains to get up steam In
1870 tie boilers, turn over the en-.
't1ob lotsse II they are in proper trim,
1DeSsho dy1amoa. test tho electric
20hlA0d The pdlothouse, signals turn
- ~ ssarchliehts, start the fans, work
.aAeI1s9ing gear and Steering engines,
~ ~ hoistins machinery in motion
~ PIT Tie boat ranes In operation.
aDvsEy sn1iAA. boiler. pipa wire, tube,
aDevs& hnfA nut and plate 10 carefully
hQGdAo1, md II found unseeviceable
4uRA9v eause rspaired.
0A1tho sqnipnent seorehouse Il Wis
~, ed . full allowance Of beef, pork,
lAsaaA poessosA codes, sugar. SALT -four,
1noal, eiothinG, shoes, hammocks, blsn-
!AsASlhA tohaooo-in short, the whole
0l1sQa1kneoas assortment Of the COM.
.QlQI department, u placed On board.
A10AAsDee q the ahip IL responEi-
~ " UvuEy article received, and .
0oe8souns 10 kept Of each. Then the
aNh0 - eosa1ng seove. has TO Be X
.Nnoa = ~ whether It IL complete In
,NntA h1inA The outfit of . galley
~3SAsises Il Two copper kettles II
ONJoas sach. . 80 gallon kettle. with
- fsua 3sckst and copper hinged GOV
3Ar 80
, 1898-09-12

Union Paeiae Mail and Rxprsss,
WEST BOUND
No. l, Limited. Ar, 12:4s q. m. Lv. 1850 q. m
No. J. Fast Mail. Ar. 1000 =. m. Lv lO:20 .. M.
EAST BOUND.
No.. : Fast Mail. Ar. l1:25 D, m. Lv ll:3O u. m,
NOT, Allan. Ex.. Ar. II 30 4, m, Ly, 1870 D.. m.