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Evening journal., 1898-03-02
PUGILIsTs OF LONG AGO.

In Thomas McGinan's quiet and re-
tired saloon, at No. 70S Orange street,
there hangs q picture which is highly
priced by the proprietor. The patrons
of his place never seem to tire OF look
ing at IT, especially those interested In
sporting matters.
This celebrated picture is a colored
print Of the prizo-fght between Tom
Hyer and Yankee Sullivan, which oc-
Cured on February z, 1849, at Still
pond Heights, Kent county, Nd.
Although the ground is covered with
snow and the ring Is placed in an open
field on a point of land making out
into the water, the hardy pugillsts are
stripped TO the waist, while the crowd
gathered around the ring is protected
from the cold by heavy overcoats. The
sporting element of New York and else
where is well represented by the fol-
lowing notable sporting men of that
time: Johnny Ling, Dan McCluskey,
Joe Murphy, John Way, John Cotton,
Van Nostrand Mike Walsh, William
HOyt. Awful" Gardener, George Kin
sett. 81 Shay, G.. B. Over, Tom Burns
and Joe Winroe. The onlookers are
greatly excited and are waving their
stOvepipe hats, which were the style
in those days
The fighters seem to be In good
condition, although Hyer had the bet
ter OF It In height and weight, measur-
ing feet l inch and Weighing $50
pounds. while Sullivan was only feet
9# inches In height and weighed 150
pounds.
The contest was for a purse OF $1O,-
900, and was fought to q finish in six
teen rounds, lasting but seventeen min
utes and eighteen seconds, Hyer being
victorious.
The picture was presented to the
public by the New York Illustrated
Times, probably the best sporting Jour
nal IN this country at that period. The
following lines are printed at the bot
tom OF the picture: This print Is dedi-
Gated to the patrons Of the p. r. as an
antidote to the knife, by their Obliged
servant, James Butler"
The fighters fought with bare knuck-
les, and meant business from the start
They were men trained to stand nun
lshment Of any kind. as the fact of their
exposing their bare bodies to the Win
try blasts testifles. The only house
visible in the picture is what is
known down in Maryland as a darl,ev
nut, and old Aunt Dinah is standing
outside her home, looking towards the
nehters, while her man is among the
crowd at the ring. looking in astonish-
ment at the proceedings.
Mr. MCCLELLAN told the Wayfarer that
ne mas mad numerous offers for the rare
picture, but would not part with n at
any price, as he stated that there were
only three OF them received in this citv
Two OF which were long ago DESTROYED
ieaVlng his as the only one in Whining
TON The print is an original. and one
Slence AT Il viii suffice to convince anv
ticity. '' 'u'nen'
Evening journal., 1898-03-02
"THE PRIsONRR OF zENDA.l

Romance and action, fervent ro-
nance and virile action are the mag
netic qualities of "The Prisoner OF
Zenda.' Those who see the remark
able play at the Opera House on next
Monday night will behold in it a bril-
liantly-cOlored drama Of romance and
chivalry, pulsating with human emo
tions, alive with human beings, acting
indeed under intense and exciting pres
sure most Of the time but nevertheless
always human. Daniel FrOhman's spe-
cial company. which includes many
members Of last years cast, is said to
be deserving OF unstinted praise. The
company Is headed by Howard Gould.
and includes Fanchon Campbell, Grace
Evening journal., 1898-03-02

Reals.R. f. McClannin. Vaughan Glaser,
Robert Elliott, Benjamin Monteith and
others.
Evening journal., 1898-03-02
A REMARKABLE OLD WOMAN

Mls. Annie Gibson, owner Of the Gib-
So So honse property. ait Fourth ana
onlpley streets, Is a remarkable Old. vo-
nah- She lives at Third and Shinlav
sereets IN an o.d-fashioned house which
sne refuses to leave. although often So
ilcited to do SO by relatives who would
nave ner more PLEASANTLY situated
she Is so years Old and vet does all
ner own work, including the roughest
OF ghe housework, and is apparenfIS
eood for several years of life. Wbey
her husband died, five or six years apo
they had enjoyed fifty-fve wears N
married life. "
Evening journal., 1898-03-02
WAYFARER' S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.
sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS

IF YOU READ THEM BEFORE SUP
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GESTION, BUT THERE IS MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
TO SLEEP.
Evening journal., 1898-03-02
HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE.

25 dozen, or 300 Ladies' Black Bril-
liantine Skirts, 31s yards wide, lined
with rustic cambric velvet bound,
worth $l.9S. for this sale. ..,..~.6 .62C
Evening journal., 1898-03-02
Ribbons.

50 cartons, or 600 pieces Of black, all
silk, TaiIeta Ribbons:
Evening journal., 1898-03-02

We are iie LdfQeSI
makers IN America offine
CustOm-made Clothing.
We buyour cloth direct
from the largest Euro
pcap and American mills
Necontrol the product
Of several wooden mills.
We operate the most ex-
lensite and economic
Custom Tailoring plants
lncNistence,thu reduc-
ing the price Of madc-fo-
order suits 20 $500 and
upwards; pantsfromEI.5O
10 -, prices so low that
nearly everyone in yrur
eounty willbeglnd to have
their clothing made toor-
Ger and measure.
Evening journal., 1898-03-02
We want to ensage You

% take orders for our
made-to-ordcr and meas
nrc eusioletailorlng( Mems
suits, Pants and over.
coats. .Weputyouin the
way 70 take ordersfrom
almost every man in
your county. n business
bctterthan a store with
$4,000 stock. VITA us you
have 70 competition
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
PANNING GOLD.

OF the food / was forced to give up the
experiment. By this time ! was COM
pletely exhausted and felt great de-
sire to sleep. But where could sleep?
Net on the ground. for that was cold
mud. The thought occurred to me that
/ might tie myself to tree and sleep
standing up. therefore bound myself
to a tree us well as ] could. but found
that my knees were TOO weak to sus-
tain the weight Of my body, and, un-
tying the rope that bound me to the
tree, l sank down on the cold. muddy
ground and was soon in deep. slum-
Der. from which l was aroused BY my
companions upon their return to camp
1t may be imagined how Efelt when
/ awoke. My body ached al! over, and
II required considerable rubbing and
stretching before was able to stand on
my feet.
My only idcA now was to get back to
cur permanent camp, where might at
least have a chance to lie down. and
therefore lost no time in setting out.
staggered and crawled by turns, and
must have fallen Mt least 100 times in q
distance OF three miles or Jess. and
when | finally got through VISA sight
10 behold. Aiy hands. face ahd knees
we're eut and bIsedlng from eentael
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
A PuriHt In Dlstress.

A certain out Of town man. who was
widely known in Cleveland, represent
ing one of the oldest families in north
ern Ohio, had many peculiarities.
Among THESE was remarkably fas;idi-
Gus care for forms of speech and pro-
nunciation.
One day when he was standing on the
little landing at his island home he
slipped in some manner and went into
the water with resoEnding splash.
There were number OF visitors on the
island, and several of them were at the
landing when the proprietor fell in.
Among them was an old lady who
shrieked direfuiiy as the host disap-
peared.
Hell be drown-ded," she walled:
she'll be drown-ded!"
Just then the waters parted and the
head of the victim cf the accident ap-
peared above the surface.
Coughing and sputter;ng, he looked
toward the agitated old lady.
Drowned, YOU old IDIOT" he roared,
sdrowned!"
And then they flshed him eut.-clevs-
laad Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE. !,

Sue-"Supposing everyone thought
before speak1ng?" Prue-'Why, you'd
be able to hear . pin drop!" = Town
Topics.
"Anyway. the pedestrian has the law
on his side" '.Oh, of course; but he has
the wheelman on his neck.
oils Journal.
Curves-"How could Penelope marry
that bow-legged MANI" She doesn't
mind it; he matches her dachshund."-
Chicago Record.
According to Missouri coroner's
Jury the DECEASED "came to his death by
being struck by a railroad train in the
hands of receiver
The Teacher-"What happens when
a mans temperature goes down as far
as it can go?" The Smart Boy-'He has
cold feet, ma'am." Yonkers States
man.
When Hamlet said .BDt have that
within which passeth show" IL is be-
lieved that he had in his pocket COM
plimentary ticket tS sthescircus.-Har-
tenn Life.-
jack hear that she speaks every
known language Tom-"Must be .
mistake. Last nightI asked her to give
me plain English yes and she said
she couldn't Brooklyn Life.
Personal.-"I am very sorry, Capt
Gibbs, but circumstances over which
have no control compel me to say no.
May / ask what the circumstances
sre?' 'sYours."-BoSton Traveller.
An objectionable Shiny Wife and
her neighbor used to be inseparable,
but they don't speak now" whats
the trouble?'' ..She persuaded my wife
10 buy . silk gowD that turned out to
be part cotton.".Detrsdt Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02

from st. Michaeis. in July Of last year,
.Apds In compnn3 with some hardy fel-
lows swent TO prospecting for gold,
which, from accounts that had been
given us, we were led to believe gould
be literally scooped up by the bucket
full almost anywhere in the district.
Our first trial at prospecting convinced
us that what we had been told regard
ing the country and its wealth Of gold
had been largely fairy tales, and we
also soon learned that person needs
to be acclimated in Alaska as well as
in the tropics, several of our party
soon falling sick and some dying. Sick
ness and death are not pleasant subjects
for contemplation under the most ia
vorable conditions, but when they come
in the midst of Alaskan dreariness.
without proper nursing or medical aid.
they are doubly grewsome and to be
dreaded accordingly.
To persons who have never been in
Alaska prospecting for gold it would
probably not seem very hard or diff
cult work, but when it is understood
that in the summer season the surface
of the ground !. covered with moss,
of soft mud with frozen bottom
as that is as deep as the ground ever
thaws-and that the prospector sinks
into this mud from eight inches to two
feet at every step, it will be readily seen
that the life of the prospector for gold
in Alaska, especially in the summer
time, is not primrose way. Instead, it
able task mortal ever undertook. In
tramping over ordinary ground when
one gets weary he may sit or lie down
and rest; not SO, however, when wading
through Alaskan mud, as one finds no
place to sit or lie except in the cold
mud, and l never realized what a
blessed thing dry ground was until my
prospecting experience in mud-covered
Alaska.
We had established permanent
camp, where we had cabin. made as
comfortable as circumstances would
permit, from which we made journeys
through the adjacent territory in quest
of gold. Being strong, and determined
to strike it rich, stood the wearisome
work of prospecting better than tn.
average man. l was taken sick while
out on prospecting trip with two COM
panions. My stomach refused to per-
form its natural functions and I was
soon so weak and exhausted that was
unable to tramp through the mud. In
this state I was left at our temporary
camp while my companions continued
prospecting. / grew weaker, and, real
izing that if would live must eat.
made myself savory dish of soup and
forced down few spoonfuls. but my
stomach rebelled. and after three OF
four Intellectual efforts to retain some
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
THE DEAREST GIRL.

AZ girl that I'm to write about-vou
Know the one mean
sIi Wnom AL the fellows swore was
nt to be queen
- Womankind she seemed to me the sweet
est and the best,
And that was lust preciselv uh,. 80
seemed to all the rest.
ons now my heart was stirred when first
i met her face to face,
anu % my gladdened eyes she seemed the
very soul Of grace.
sWcre she was a gem, q rose. an angel
(minus wings),
ana all the other fellows swore the very
se.f-same things.
An well do remember how + yearned "a
call her mine.
40 snare my lot in life with her would be
joy divine.
Ano how l used to wonder R she'd care TO
change her name:
ana ail the other fellows. oh, they won-
90 long as memory holds sway never
shall forget
when first held her hand in mine-I seem
to feel it vet.
Its tender clasp. so soft and light and vet
50 warm and true
ana all the other fellows, oh, Of course
they held it, too.
And then-'twas after had kissed her fin
gers ve.vet tips
bolder grew, and, oh, We gods. dared to
kiss her lips!
ine priceless boon was far above the
wealth OF kings to buy,
ana all the other fellows got n kiss the
same AZ I.
And when at last the time arrived, down
on my knees fell,
While In my hating. trembling way / tried
my love to tell,
Until she spoke the gracious word my hap
py life to bless,
And to the other fellows, why, she gave the
same sweet yes"
Then to her stern papa went to ask him
for her hand:
MY knees were limp and shaking 10 that
could scarcely stand.
he kindly gave his glad consent and wished
us many joys
He did the very self same thing by all the
other boys.
And then. Of course-you know the rest
united heart and heart
promised I'd be good and kind and true
TIL death do part"
And with Gods gracious help I'll try tc
smooth her path through life
As every fellow will for her-the girl he
made his wife.
Nixon Waterman. in L. A. W. Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
WEDDING IN cHaKAr.
Unique Ceremonies Attending Re-
cent Marriage I'm FAR
on Alaska.

Never. perhaps, has there been more
interesting wedding than that of Frank
Brady a strapping miner from Mon
tana, and Marie Isharov. Polish girl.
who kas travelling with her father
towaSh the kiondike and me 1.-THE Amer
lean en- route. The girl is much more
than Ordinarily good looking, and the
stalwsrt Montanian is such a man as
would find favor in the eyes of most
women. He and the Polish travellers.
withsa number of Others, were in camp
together for some time, and the young
coupf soon took to each other. Young
l:radt proposed and was accepted, and
Mr.. khnroy, after careful inquiry, be-
oamesconvinced that his daughter had
captisnted man who could and would
provide well for her. So the wedding
day vas set, al, arrangements being in
the hands of the groom's friends They
decrr< i that there should be a wedding
procxssion, and that il should begin az
".he scales, ascend the famous steps
cut - the snow and ice by the tread of.
golds-cekers gone before, and that the
wedding ceremony should take pace on
the 4immi, of Chiikat pass. This pro-
graInlne was carried out to the letter.
The wedding procession started from
"thexscales" at IL a. m. Leading the
way accordion in hand, was Phil Ward,
of Virginia City, Mont, who manfully
Played wedding march. Following
Musician Ward were Ushers Gilbert and
Siegffied, also of Virginia City. Then
camt the bride, accompanied and as
sists1 by Bert Fenner. Miss Isharov
was sensibly a:;;red in neat-fitting mod
est K.ondike garments and appeared
as hhppy as any bride on whom the sun
eves shone. Following the bride came
ertfather and Mrs. Decker. a hand
sone young widow from Puyallup,
Wa4h., who was on her way to the in
teEibr. After Mrs. Decker and the
brides father came Ushers W. A..
Stssenson, knute E,lingson and Will
iiafg Nurnberger, ali of Virginia City,
and Arvin L. kells, of Dawson. Then
fo.hwed great crowd of interested
| spectators, many of them with loads of
1O0. pounds on their backs.
Nhenthe wedding possession reached
thesumnit it was Met by Rev. Christie
pher L. Mortimer, Missouri minister,
who is seeking fortune and souls to save
in Che gold fields. In . very short time
thesushers had everybody p;cturesquely
arrsnged for the frs: wedding on the
Chnkat summit.
| Ii was strange scene, this wedding
ceremony upon the mountains sum-
init, and the Montana boys who had ar
ranged it felt repaid as they looked
around. 4 great crowd had gathered.
Resting their heavy packs on the snow,
tits gathering of gold seekers from all
parts of The earth stood with uncovered
heads and reverently watched the min
iSter OF God join in holy wedlock the
handsome Montana miner and the bea1-
tifu, Polish girl. With their feet on
American soil and their faces turned
toward the land of the stars and stripes
frank Brady, true type of the brave
American miner, and Marie Isharov, a
Polish girl who fears not the hardships
of the land of the midnight sun, were
made one.-Chicago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02
FORTUNE IN PEARLS.


! In the jewelry trade Samuel Harris,
an American, is known as the pearl
king. Although only 32syears old. he
has built.up an immense business in the
pearl and pearl sheA traffic. and his rep
utation extends even to Europe He is
known in Tahiti and in the jewel mar
kets of America and Europe for his fair
dealing. his enterprise and his RELIABLE
ity. and his trademark, H." sur
rounded by diamond, is guarantee
Of excellence. 1t is in the Society
cred, and he began there as mere
boy.
1t took years for him to induce the
natives to trade fairly with him and to
go extensively into the business of pearl
gathering. He was a natural judge of
pearls, and his unerring Judgment in
valuing shells at last earned for him the
respect Of the natives. His dealings
with them was SO fair~that he finally
won their entire confidence. Always an
admirer Of pearls from an aesthetic and
romantic Stand point, he first began to
look at them in the light OF commerce
when he visited the Society islands and
found the gems in such common. use.
Returning to California. he fitted out
ship with 4 cargo of knives, clothing,
Ash hooks, ETC., costing s., 1000, and bar
tered these for $40, 600 worth of pearls.
Since then he has gone back On similar
trips and returned with gems to San
Francisco. The cargoes which he took
to the natives we're highly priced BY the
latter, and even to-day they consider
themselves well paid by the exchange
of pearls and pearl shells for articles OF
greater useys se
Previous to four years ago the only
shells used in commerce for the-manu-
facture Of ornaments, ETC., wera OF very
inferior quality. Harris has changed
all this, and now four excellent grades
are exported by him. He buysthem in
bulk, and the prices range from $500 to
$1,2oO q ton. He does his own buying,
and can. tell almost at a glance the value
Of . ton of shells lying on the beach.
These shells he ships by thesthousand
tons each year all over the world
He has revolutionized the pearl trade
Of America. Formerly we only had an
inferior article Of pearI.but since Har-
ris took hold OF the business some of the
finest in the world now come to us from
| the Pacifsc isles Not long ago he
bought from native fisher black
pearl which weighed over six carats. II
was sold in London for $780, Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02

with the brush and my clothing was
fairly torn into Shreds. Arrived at our
cabin l fell through the door onto the
floor and at once dropped into deep
sleep--the sleep OF exhaustion-from
which l did not awaken until the next
day. then found myself too weak to
stand and was compelled to crawl about
the cabin on my hands and knees, watt
ing on myself as best could.
Energy and a determination 20 win
ure very essential qualities for one to
possess in seeking gold in Alaska. and
had thought myself possessed of suf-
ficient OF these to enable me to triumph
over oil difficulties, bu: it is wonderful
how quickly these qualities leave one
when sickness weakens the body and
death by disease stares one in the face.
As lay there almost helpless thought
if could only get strong enough how
gladly would turn my face towards
home and civilization All yearnings
for Alaskan gold had left me, and fel,
that to remain in the country meant
sure death.
AS lay one night. shaking and dis
heartened, heard the sound OF an APP
preaching steamboats, whistle and
realized that if could only get to the
boat landing l might procure some
thing from the boats supplies that
would give me strength and aid in re-
storing health. BY great effort sue
ceeded in crawling on my hands and
knees to the landing. some 500 feet from
the cabin, where i purchased bottle
of whisky from the captain Of the boat.
for which l paid SIS. ] then crawled
back to the cabin and arousing one Of
the inmates had him make me hot
whisky, which I drank and which, - my
gqeat joy, my stomach retained. then
fellasleep and when Iawoke next morn
ing felt somewhat refreshed. had an
other hot whisky, after which l felt q
slight desire 10 eat and companion
made me scme soup which ate and re-
tained and soon began to feel stronger.
The next day man came along and
discovering my bottle Of whisky. out of
which I had taken the two drinks, Of
fered me sos for what was left.
DuTinS my uTedTy coHHuemeHt III the
cabin my own suffering was often for
gotten in witnessing that Of poor fell
low from West Virginia, who was laid
up with rheumatism. BY the way, l
would warn everybody in the least SUBJ
ject to this aiiment to stay away from
Alaska, for il there is any one thing tn ,
dampness of the soil Of Alaska has an
especial affinity for it is rheumatism.
This West virginian had set out for
Alaska with high hopes and bright an
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-07-02

The leaf-cutting bee seems to be one
OF the most curious insects whose
habits have been investigated by nat
uralists. 1t has three eyes in the center
of its head, very thick one, and two
compound eyes on either side. In each
of the compound eyes there are 11,OOo
reflectors-a fact proved by placing a
locust in the lens and taking photo
graph of the head. which showed =
locust in every reflector. The bee bur-
rows in a sandbank nest in the shape
OF tube, and then proceeds to a rose
tree and cuts out FROM = leaf . circusas
piece. This is transported to the next
and forced to tie extreme end, after
which oblong pieces are brought and
used in making the sides of q cell.
Twelve cells in all are constructed, in
each Of which are placed materials gath
cred from various flowers, and m egg
laid. The eggs in time hatch SO that the
young bees can escape, and they in turn
proceed to the same kind Of nest.buih-
ipS~cLieaSo later Ocean