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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
BULL AND BEAR BATTING.
for the Entertainment u
AnbassadOrs.

It was royal sport, sport offered
to ambassadors. In a certain diary
il is related how the French ambas-
sadors, on May 25, 1859, were enter
tanned at court with a dinner, the queen
herself looking on from gallery The
next day they were taken down the
river to see the bull-and-bear batting
at Paris gardens. Forty years later,
when James l. entertained the Spanish
ambassador, after dinenr the bears
fought with greyhounds. and they wit
messed a bu.l-baiting. About the same
time the duke Of Wurtemburg paid a
visit to London, and saw the batting at
Paris gardens.
ION September l his highness was
shown in London the English dogs. Of
which there were about 12O, all kept in
the same inclosure, but each in = sep
arate kennel.
I'm order to crafty his highness, and
at his desire, two bears and bull were
baited: at such times you can per-
ceive the breed and mettle Of the dogs,
for although they receive serious IN
iuries from the hears, are caught by
the horns of the bull and tossed into
the air SO as frequently to fall down
again upon the horns, they do not give
in (but fasten on to the bull so FIRMLY
that enc is obliged to pull them back
by the tails and force open their jaws.
Four dogs at once were set on the bull ;
they, however, could not gain any ad-
vantage over him, for he so artfnlly
contrived to ward off their attacks that
they could not well get at him; on the
contrary, the bull served them very
scuryily by striking and beating at
them"
Bear-baiting was 50 popular that fel-
lows roamed about the country leading
bears, which they offered to be baited
for SO much an hour in the villages and
at country inns which they passed
The master Of the kings game" had
power to seize upon an mastiff dogs
bears or bulls for the kings service
and to bait in any place within his do
minions. Henslow and Alleyn, both ac.
tors, were also masters of the kings
game; they had license TO apprehend
all vagrants travelling with bears and
bulls.-Sir Walter Besant, in Pail Mall
Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
a. PetersDarg PeDulatlen.

The population Of st. Petersburg
nov numbers 1,132,677 persons, Of
whom 6l6,s55 are males and 81. 50 t.
males
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
AceoAH~dlatan9. q

Mrs. A.-Didn't you think Mrs.
Whipley a very refined woman?
Mrs. B.-She was vulgar to me.
well, she is adaptable."-Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
livery veaeess.

Veneer cutting has reached such per-
fection that n single elephants tusk
30 Inches long is now cut in London
into sheet Of ivory $50 inches long
and 20 inches wide, and some sheets Of
rosewood and mahogany are only about
fiftieth Of IN inch thick.-Scientific
American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
ventiIatipg Dees.

In tropical countries there are what
one can only describe as ventilating
bees. During the hot season two or
three bees post themselves ON their
heads at the entrance Of the hive and
tan the interior with the incessant mo-
tion c3 their wings. They are relieved
It intervals by fresh bees who carry
on the process They are kept to their
duty By a sort of patrol Of bees. This
is ! well-authenticatcd fact.-Detroit
Free Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
THE FIRST GEL DORADO"
Name Was Originally Used to Describ'
the City or Country which was
the Object Of Search.


covered the term "Eldorado," or "E
Dorado as it was originally. comes
:nto frequent use by writers. Since
the Klondikc excitement began it has
reen seen in print oftener than a:
any time in recent years. and many
persons have wondered just what II
meant. Its derivation is OF interest.
In the fifteenth century it was ru-
mored that there existed in the north.
ern part Of South America city OF
great wealth called Manoa. whose king
by name Ii Dorado, was periodically
smeared with oil or balsam, and was
then powdered with gold dust unit
his whole body had gilded appear
ance. 1t was said that On these occa-
slons he threw gold, emeralds ano
other precious metals and gems into
a sacred lake. in which he afterwar:l
bathed Beginning in 1892. the Span
iards sen. many large expeditions tc
search for the phantom city, and most
OF them ended disastrously, hundreds
OF lives being lost. Among the re-
suits of these expeditions were the
conquest of New Grenada, the dis.
covery of the Orinoco and Amazon and
the exploration of vast territory west
of the Cordillera mountain range
About the end of the sixteenth cen.
tury an English expedition. with the
same object in view, penetrated Gui-
ana and founded the British colony OF
that name. 1t has been supposed that
the origin OF the FL Dorado fable Il
to be found in the yearly celebration
| of a tribe Of Indians near Bogota
whose chief was, on these occasions
riided with gold dust. The name T.
Dorado was commonly used to de
scribe the city or country which was
the object of the search, but later
usage of the term has been its figura'
tive application with regard to any
| region of more than common rich
ness.-Ch:cago Chronicle.
Co.tly Cats.
In London and Paris cats are more
highly priced than in the United States
and there are frequent sales there ot
| :abbies at $3.50 each. Some choice cats
with rare markings" and points
1
are disposed of at $500 each. One Of
the most famous cats in America i,
Ajax. owned by d. w. Stevens. Of West.
field, Mass. His actual value has beer
estimated at from 500 to $500. yet II
is doubtful IL the owner would take
several times the larger sum for him
The. famous cat Nicodemus, which WOE
the f3rxf nri1e for beauty at New
York cat show, cost its owner. who pur
chased it of street urchin in Hester
street, New York, the sum Of ten cents
After the close of the exhibition thu
gentleman received dozen offers ol
81, 500 for it, and one woman bid 81, 100
A lady who controls cat farm in Cal
ifornia paid $1,000 for a cat in Pari,
and considered II . bargain.-PhiladeI
phia Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Hunting Snow Leopards
hT HIS is the skin Of Himalayar
m cLARENce PULLEN.

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
An AMATEUR PIRATE.
aE&j. Gtcle bonnet Turned frGTa Farm.
in:g 80 Freeboo*ing and became
"A Greedy RObber.

Early in the eighteenth century there
lived at Bridgetown, in the island of
Barbados, very pleasant, middle-aged
eentleman named Maj, Stede Bonnet.
He was a man in comfortable circum-
stances and had been an officer in the
British army. He had retired from mil
itarv service, and had bought an estate
at Drideetown,s where he lived in com
fort and was respected by his neigh
boris.
But for some reason or other this
quiet and reputable gentleman got it
into his head that he should like TO be a
pirate. But besides the general rea-
sons why Maj. Bonnet should not be
come a pirate, and which applied to all
men as well as to himself, there was a
special reason against his adoption of
the profession Of sea robber-he was
an out-and-out landsman and knew
nothing whatever Of nautical matters
lie was fond Of history and well read il
the literature Of the day. lie was ac-
customed to the habits Of good society,
and knew a good deal about farming
and horses and COWS and poultry.
But notwithstanding his absolute un-
fitness for such life, Maj. Bonnet was
determined to become a pirate, and he
became one. lie had enough money to
buy a ship and to fit her out and man
her, and this he quietly did at Bridge
town, nobody supposing that he was
going 10 do anything more than start
off on some commercial cruise. When
everything was ready his vessel slipped
out of the harbor one night, and after
he was sailing safely On the rolling sea
he stood upon the quarter deck and pro-
claimed himself a pirate. He ran up
the black flag, girded on a great cut
lass, and folding his arms he ordered
his mate to steer the vessel to the coast
Of Virginia.
Bonnet's men were practiced seamen,
and SO when this green hand" came
into the waters of Virginia he actually
took two or three vessels and robbed
them of their cargoes, burning the ships
and sending the crews ashore.
This had grown to be a common Gus
tom among the pirates, who, though
cruel and hard hearted, had not the
inducements of the old buccaneers to
torture and murder the crews of the
vessels which they captured. 1t was
called narrowing" and was somewhat
less heartless than the old methods.
AS Bonnet wished to adopt the GUS
toms of the society in which he placed
himself, when he found himself too far
from land to put the captured crew on
shore he did not hesitate to make them
walk the plank, favorite device of
pirates whenever they had no conven-
lent way of disposing Of their prisoners.
In one branch Of his new profession
Bonnet rapidly advanced. He soon be-
came a greedy robber and a cruel con-
queror. lie captured merchant vessels
all along the coast as far north as New
England.-Frank r. Stockton, in ST.
Nicholas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
SUI sc-rTTNE PEOPLE.
cErcy- Are the zzcZy-ADDcinted Pro-
meters o. Optimism TYho
Keep Others Sweet.

"7ghy 80 you hurry to catch the $3.50
train, when you know there's another
that leaves at 8:45, which would get us
into town in plenty Of timer" asked
ere young lady Of another, as the two
were fastening toward q suburban rail
read station.
Because" replied the other, with
little apolore1.c laugh, Il always like
20 g2t i'll GU the Sunshine mans train"
pray, who is the sunshine man ~ in
quirsd her companion. the conCEc-
tor?'
ooh, ny, rot" was the laughing re-
sponse. les the crossest bear that
ever vas. Eut there's the dearest little
cid gentleman who goes into town
every morning on the $50 train. | don't
know his name, and yet it does seem as
If [ knew him better than anybody else
in town. He just rcdiates cheerful
ness as far as you cam see him. There
is always a smile en-. his face, and /
never heard hir open his mouth except
to say some kind or courteous CT good
natured thing. Everybody bows to him,
even strangers, and he bows to every
body, vet never with The slightest hin1
of presumption or familiarity. 1t just
warns the cookies Of ones heart to see
his shining face, the twinkle Of his eye,
and the bright little flower he always
wears in his buttonhole. II the weather
is fine, his jolly compliments make II
seem finer; and if it is raining, the
merry way in which he speaks Of it IS
as good as rainbow. Everybody who
goes. in regularly on the $3.50 train
knows the sunshine man. It's his train.
There's nothing else to distinguish it
from the 8:45, or any other. You just
hurry up a little, and I'll show you the
sunshine man, this morning. It's foggy
and cold but if one look at him doesn't
cheer you up so that you'll want 70
whistle, then I'm no judge Of human
nature"
It was a sweet and genuine tribute of
human sympathy which this young
lady paid to the OVERLOOKING kindiness
CT the Sunshine man. There are
few such men-and women, tOo-in
every community, and God seems to
have set them there to keep the rest Of
the people from getting too sour and
respondent and self-absorbed and an
neighborly. They are the divfnely-ap-
pointed promoters Of optimism, these
sunshine folk. Most people have
tendency to grow somber as they grow
older-especially when they are abroad
among strangers. One glance at the
faces Of people in any street car will
prove this.-Standard.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
IN These Times.

Johnny-Pa, why is the pen might; e.
than the sword?
Fond Tather-Because, my son, ii en-
ables the Spanish to claim an occasional
victory.-Jewelers' Weekly.
Two laborers set out from Wexford
to walk to Dublin. BY the time they
reached Bray they were very tired with
their journey, and the more SO when
they were told they were still ~ miles
from Dublin. 'Be me sowl,' said one,
after little thought, sure, it's but six
miles apiece! Let us walk on"
During discussion at meeting of
the Trinity College Historical society
upon the slight consideration attached
to life by uncivilized nations, speaker
mentioned the extraordinary circum-
stance that in China if a man were con-
demned to death he could easily hire a
substitute to die for him. "And," the
debater went on, II believe many poor
fellows get their living by acting as
substitutes in that way!"
A child went crying to it's mother and
reported thatit had swallowed button.
''Well, well, look at that noW!" cried the
woman. 'Begor, suppose the next
thing you'll do is to swallow button
kole!" This reminds me Of the graphic
description by beggar man of his tat
tered coat: 'Faith, yer homer, it's
nothin' but a parcel of holes sewn to-
gether."
A curious popularity of the Irish ma
ture is the wide limits to which relation
ship is extended. do you know Pat
Meehan?" peasant was asked. "Of
course I do,'' was the answer. why,
he's a near relation of mine. He vance
proposed for my sister Kate"
A clergyman told me that he has
parishioner who is much addicted to
drink. Meeting the man one day when,
as the people say, she had drop in,'
the priest insisted that he should take
the pledge, for it was the only protec-
tion against the temptations Of the pub
lie house. you've never seen teeto
taller drunk, Tom" said the priest. "Ah,
your reverence" replied Tom, Give seen
many man drunk, but [ couldn't tell
for the life O. me whether they wor
teetotalers or not!"-London Spectator.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
SECRET LANGUAGE.
to Convey Their G3omentOus Sc
crets Among Themselves.

The secret language period is thing
Of child nature. There are three dis
tjnot periods in language learning by
TIE child. The first is the acquiring Of
the mother tongue. The second period
comes shortly after the time Of begin
ming to learn the mother tongue, and is
a language made up by children who,
perhaps, find themselves unable to mas
ter the mother tongue. Very few chill
dren have a complete language of this
kind, but all children have a few words
Of such. Then comes the secret Ian
guage period. Although in a very few
eases the learning Of secret languages
began about the sixth year, and in some
instances the period ran till after the
eighteenth year, yet the vast majority
Of cases are covered by the period be-
tween the eighth and the fifteenth year,
While the greatest use is between the
tenth and the thirteenth year.
There are many reasons why children
learn and use these languages. One
lady confesses that she originated a lam
guage, and introduced it into a mys-
ferrous set of ten, in order to write
notes in school; and she truly adds that
had their teachers discovered the key,
they would have learned many truths.
1t can never be known whether these
languages originated in the very first
eases with children. The names would
IN many instances imply that children
had to do with them, as they show
things familiar to the child and loved
by him. So in the secret languages, we
find animals playing an important part
in the naming. The hog, dog, goose,
pigeon, pig, fly, cat and other animals
are attached to these languages. The
child in the oid-fAshiOned school, where
all sat together, hearing the Ito him)
senseless and unknown Latin, would
naturally attach the name to his lam
guage, and thus give birth to Hog Latin,
Goose Latin, etc. Seeing Or hearing
language, one letter may strike the
child's fancy, as in one the letter is
''hash," and so Hash language is the
result. In another dub" (b) finds the
funny spot in child nature, and SO Bu5
talk comes forth. The child in former
days, so frequently hearing of the alb
c's, would, upon the construction Of an
alphabet language, at once recur to
such, and so name this the A-Bub-Cin-
Dud uage.-Oscar Chrisman, in
Century.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
Not a Whisky.

When the bishop of New York was
once making visitation at Goshen, one
Of the vestrymen, who had a pair Of
Hambletonians, INDUCED the bishops
fondness for fine horses by allowing
him to drive the pair. Bishop Potter
was well covered with dust when he
drew up at country inn. Stepping
into the office, which was also the bar,
the bishop approached the counter and
said TO the man in attendance: would
you kindly give me a whisk, sir?'' The
man locked confused, more especially
because OF the un1nistakable cut Of the
ecclesiastic's clothes, and he replied,
with some diI:dence* "Really, doctor,
we daren't sell liquor on Sunday" It
was soon explained that the bishop only
wanted a wlislx broom. to brush his
dusty broadclotht~-N. Y. Tribune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03

Only one out Of every 1000 married
couples live to celebrate their golden
wedding.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
Ought to BE.

Bacon-Your friend is well informed,
I see.
Egbert-Well, he ought to be, with
the wife he's got.-Yonkers Statesman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
THEY LOVED THE NEGRO.
a Southern Father ana Som Defend
Their Former Slave, Who Is
Wrongly Accused.

Gen. Barnum, of Abbeville, S. c., had
a body servant before the war who aped
him in everything. Peter so loved his
master that he grew to talk like him,
act like him and almost look like him.
He lives to-day, the heart of hospitality,
the soul of honor. One Sunday two
white men drove up to the door Of his
cabin and asked if he had any liquor in
the house. He said he had about a
quart. They offered to buy. He re-
fused to sell, but, just as his old master
would have done, invited them to have a
drink. Having drunk they handed him
a half dollar. Of course, like his mas
ter, he declined the coin. The scoun-
drels went to town and swore out com
plant that he was violating the dispen-
sary laws.
I happened to be in Greenville the
other day when the trial took place, and
saw q revelation. Peters counsel was
Gen. Barnum's son, adjutant general of
the state under Gov John Gary Evans,
and the chief witness for the defense
was the general himself, who had come
over from Abbeville, distant about 100
miles, to say word for his former slave.
The general took the stand and his son
said:
what is your name?''
ST am Gen. Barnum, sir"
''Where do you reside?'
'sIn Abbeville, SIR
SHOW long have you known the de-
fendant?''
"Sixty-fiye years, sir"
"What is his reputation?'
GAS coed as any mans in Ills court
room, sir"
"Would Won trust 11irn?" -
s'Trust Peter? Why, ia trust him
with my life, my honor!"
The jury didn't leave their seats.
The scene ''s0rter touched ne up." I
met young Barnum and asled'if he re-
ceived anything for his services. exc
cept a fee from Peter?" he said, III
amazement. ''Thy, sir, I'd as soon
think Of charging my father
''You ard your father came 100 miles
to clear this old negro?"
''Yes, and we would have come 1900
or 10000. Old Peter was second ia
Their to me. He raised me. When was
well he played with me; when I was i'll
he nursed me. When [ was boy I'd
rather sleep in Peters cabin than in my
own bed at home, I'd rather take a
snack with Peter in those days than
dine with the president"
I'm afraid we Yankees don't under
stand the "nigger" question yet.-N. Y.
Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03

Johnny-Pa, why is the pen night;e,'
than the sword?
Fond Tather-Because, my son, IL en-.
ables the Spanish to claim IN occasional
victory-Jewelers' Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03
yVi1yie's System.

Mamma-Why is it, Willie, that you
never care to play with boys Of your
size? You are always either with those
that are much smaller or much larger
than yourself.
Willie-Cause can lick the littler
boys and it amt no disgrace to git
whipped by bigger ones.-Chicago
Evening News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03

The sympathetic tenderness of a low
ing husband is everything to an expec-
ta1lt mother, especially during her fTst
ordeal. George Layton, Esq, g prorns-
nent druggist OF Dayton, O., gives the
following case:
A customer Of mine, whose wife has used
four bottles Of 'NTofher's Friend" before con
Gnement, says, after seeing the effects of tho
remedy, that If she had to go through the ordeal
again, aud there were but four bottles on the
market, and the cost was $100 per bottle. She
would have tnen.
Mothers Friend - Is scientifically
compounded 1inirnent which affords ces-
tain relief in the various ailments pre-
ceding childbirth, and assures proper
elasticity to the cords and muscles IN
viewed in the final ordeal.
Mothers Friend is sold by drug.
giats, or expressed on receipt OF one
dollar.
Valuable book, "Before Baby Is
Born mailed free or application.
ZNE BaASFlELD 3EagLaTCR Co.. atlanta. Ca,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-03

Iodine is a crude alkaline matter, pro-
duced by the combustion of seaweed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27
The Public rIarket Problem.

In view OF the existing interest of the
people of st. Paul in the subject of
providing suitable market place for
the vegetable gardeners supplying the
city wants and the produce commits
sion trade from the adjacent country,
The q b has taken pains to inves-
tigate, for the benefit of it's readers
the market-house system in operation
IN Kansas City, Mo-, which is frequent
ly referred to as a model, in its way
A member of the staff, especially
familiar with the subject, was assign
ed to visit that place and make a per-
Sonal study of the method of conduct
Ing the markets there. His letter ap-
pears in another column; and the facts
presented ought to prove interesting to
those of our citizens having to deal di-
rectly with the matter, and to our
readers among the producers in the
farming community as we'll
1t is time the market gardeners COM
ing to St Paul with their produce were
provided with a permanent place for
the transaction Of their business, and
there is no more pressing duty con-
fronting the council than to make
early provision looking to this end
The public market of Kansas City
yielded net revenue last year of $24,-
600, which was applied to the general
fund-a sum equal to 6 per cent per
annum on 100000. The highest charge
to the vegetable gardeners was So
per month for the reserved privilege of
space and % cents for each day the
space was occupied-certainly not an
excessive fee, and one which doubtless
every farmer coming to this market
would cheerfully pay. That which can
be done in Kansas City ought surely
to be possible Of accomplishment by
st. Paul 1t is to be hoped that this
matter may be promptly taken up and
speedily adjusted, in the interests of all
concerned.