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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

1t is said that some Of the good
people of Baton Rouge are per-
turbed over the discovery that the
limitation and prohibition IN the act
under which the constitutional con-
ven,ion is called relative to the re-
moval OF the seat reads as follows:
Removing the Capitol from Baton
Rouge" Webster defines the word
capitol" as the building in which,
the Legislature Of State holds its
session: Statehouse. The
Capital in a political sense, is
described s'as being the seat of the
general government Of a State or
nation" Taken in literal sense,
therefore, the State house at Baton
Rouge c,nnot be removed, but the
seat of government can. There
il no occasion, however, for any
alarm on the part of these who live
At lied Stick. 1t was The intent Of
the trainers of tie oct under which
the convention is called, and also OF
The votes who cast their ballots In
tic fovnr IN lnoro stn ksTansf IL
where it is, and the word 'sCa pltol''
appears in the act either through .
clerica. or typographical error
The delegates to the convention are,
as a whole. representative men, and
they will no doubt observe the in
tent as well as the letter Oi the law
under which they assembled
Tlmes-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
THE MAINE DISASTER.

1t will be hard to make the
American people believe that the !
explosion of the Maine was due to
an accident. While there is no
evidence obtainable to show the
contrary, and the probability is
strong that none will ever be dis
covered, the belief is as strongly
fixed in the minds of the people
that Spain had something to do
with the disaster as if that nation
had already done like DeLome did
in ssbravely" admitting he wrote
that letter. And, by the way,
Spanish bravery consists of just
such acts as writing abusive letters
and blowing mp ships in the dark.
While the dispatches sent from
Washington all stated that COLI
gressmen and the department Off
Gals insisted that the explosion
was due to an accident, it was easy
to read between the lines that they
| were talking for policy's sake and
that everyone of them was Inclined
to hold Spain responsible. An in
vestigation will follow, but it is
doubtful if any light will ever be
thrown on the sad affair. In the
meantime the feeling against Spain
will continue to grow stronger and
the ]ingoes will receive so many
accessions to their ranks that the
administration will ultimately be
forced to take some decisive steps
in regard to the war in Cuba. 1t
was most unfortunate affair,
whether an accident or not, but oc-
Touring at the time and where II
did it may paove the beginning Of
the end Of the strained relations
existing between this country and
ISpain.-Lake Charles American.
The trend of opinion in this
country is toward the belief that
the Maine was destroyed by treach-
ery, and it is impossible to disguise
| the fact that there is very ugly
feeling growing which will cause
trouble unless it be soon demon
: strated, beyond the shadow of .
doubt. that there was no foul pla,!
in the destruction of the American
; battleship.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

The negro has no real friends
at the North. We are willing to
believe, for we see nothing of 1t
here, that the negro does not show
to advantage after crossing the
Potomac and the Ohio. 1t seems
TO us that the further he wanders
from the South the more bump
tious and offensive he becomes.
But this is largely due TO the fact
that he realizes the hostile environ
ment in which he is placed, and IN
his foolish way resents it. The
fact remains, however. The ne
gro's best and most genuine friends
are at the South, and it is among
the former slave-holding classes
that he finds the truest esteem and
the most helpful friendship
Washington Post, Ind.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

Postmaster Baker, a negro, and
his family, were burned out Of their
home at Lake City, South Carolina,
last Tuesday night. The postmas-
ter and baby were killed, and his
wife and three daughters shot and
manned for life. The Postmaster
General had been requested to re-
moved Baker, on account OF his
color, bat refused. While this
murder was most deplorable one'
still the government is indirectly
responsible for it. as there is .
most decided sentiment, both
North ant, South, against the ap-
,,oiiutmcnE Of negro postmasters.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

The Supreme Court last Wednes-
day refused a new trial IN the case
of w. p. Nichols, ex-President of
the Bank of Commerce, of New Or
leans, and he will 90 to the Peni-
Tertiary for three years, for the
part he took in wrecking the bank.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
SCHOOL BOARD.

President, Geo. II. Cause.
Superintendent aud Secretary,
F. W. Hosmer.
LIST ward, VIM Bossier. AIatsison-
vile.
2d ward, Luke Alliso Cosing-
tor.
sd ward, F. ". Hosmer. Coving-
ton.
4.h ward, g. ". Boyle. alande-
Vile.
5th Ward, Ben Williams. Gov
ington.
9th ward. Jas. Givens, Floren-
vile.
7lh wasd, Dorvilie Cousin,
Bayou Lacombe.
8ih ward, g. II. Cause. Slidell.
9th ward. Armand Cousin. Bon
fOucu.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

.sSay, I've got . scheme. said
the inventive genius, that will make
me independently rich il ! succeed
10 perfectlng it, "Whas is it!''
asked his friend. IT has been es-
st.mated.'' continued the ]. e.,
.sthat one ordinary female house-dy
,.;,l l.v sn 600 eggs in 4 season.
aYes," answered the friend, but
what's the scheme z, II propose. :"
replied Tie genius, ''to graft the
house-flv ION the barn-yard hen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

If the Pope lives till March ,,
Thursday next, he will have oceu-
pied St. Peters chair Tor twenty
wears. Out of his 26s predeces-
sors only .eleven enjoyed a longer
reign thsn Leo the Mi. His
eighty eighth birthday falls on the
previous day, SO there will be
grand dpings at the Vetlcan to
celebrate the double event, throngs
Of pilgrims being expected.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
The Liberality Of Lime.

Mr.. J. D. Cunningham, one ct
Roseland's pioneer aud progressive
growers OF small fruits and vegetA-
bles, says: 81 am satisfied, as we'll
as convinced from practical tests,
that this soil is very deficient IN
lime, and whenever l have seen lime
applied to this piney-woods SOIL l
have seen very favorable results.
Lime seems to put our soil in phys'-
cal condition to receive and be bet
ter benefited by tue application Of
other fertilizers.
That lime, fres lily burned, rem
ders the elements of plant food
soluble and available for the crops
there il no doubt. Its value must
be realized quite independently OF
the fact whether it is plant food
or not. It too has been found
beneficial for its mechanical effects
IN almost every soil. To get the
best results lime should be sown
broadcast after blowing and then
narrowed in-no. plowed under.
Lime also causes grass u set aud
it has been known to increase the
yield of corn, potatoes, Data ana
COW peas 80 TO 80 per cent for four
years by one liberal application OF
thirty bushels to the acre, or Tor
two years by the use Ut one half tue
amount.
The use OF lime arc und fruit trees
is Of great value. 1t is vermifuge
and insect destroyer, while lime is
q mine Of wealth acting on tue dor
mant properties OF truck patches.
Again: Land that is we'll LINED
retains moisture much longer N .
dry season, while lime at the same
! TINE is universally recognized as Vi
tue highest value for the IMPROVE
ments Of marshy soils, neutraliz,ne
the acid humic matter and convert
ing the nitrogen held in comblaa
ton into ammonia aud nitric acid
making both available for plan
food. This is also one effect o
lime when used in o compost.
The above facts are certainly sug
pestive. To thoroughly and per
manently improve the land lime Il
an indispensable agent and OF th'
greatest Importance, as Mr.. Gun
ningham saws, ON soils natural!
destitute Of the element Of lime
Roscland Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
U. 8. Land Office New Orleans, La.
February Z, 1893

U. s. Land Office New Orleans, La
February I, 1893 J
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing pamed settler has fled notice Ut his
intention to make final proof in sup.
por. Of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before the clerk Of district
court. q. CovinRton. La, Oh Saturday,
March 10. 1898. viz:
WESLEY TONNES,
WHO made homestead entry No. IL ,969.
for the north half of the northwest quar-
ter, and the snuthwes. quarter Of tie
northwest quarter, section IA town
shit 8, south range a eas.. st. Helena,
meridian.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
Aa-oa WEIGH, Sam Kennedy Columbus
Moses aud J. IA. Roach, all of Pear;
River p. o.. La.
fe l2 Ct, &. Med. BRUMBY. Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

A doctor has moved into . new
house, one OF The finest in Washing
ton. He calls it the dotted veil
house. When people seem sur
prised he explains. The physician
IS q specialist. He deyotes himself
70 diseases Ut the eyes. The money
to build tue mansion was accu-
INFLATED from fees which were EARN
ed in the treatment Of eyes injured
by the wearing ut dotted wells.
Not all Of the profession are so
frank US this Washington oculist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
FOR SALE OR RENT

The beautiful commodious and well
appointed Guinault home, on the Rogue
Falia river opposite the town of Coving-
ton. This is one of the most comfort.
able homes In the parish, built Of solid
masonry, and is in first-class condition.
Contains sixty acres of land.
Apply on the premises, or address
Mrs. JAS. +. GUINAULT.
p. q. Rex IL. COyingtOn, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

Judge Hazen, in the district
court at Topeka, Kansas, in a de-
cision just rendered, holds that a
bicycle is a tool and essential to a
mans profession or occupation,
and as such is exempt from execu-
ton. A citizens bicycle had been
levied upon to collect a judgment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
U. s. Land Office Nav Orleans La,
Feb. ), 1887.

Feb. ), 1877.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler las filssi mott &C Of his
intention te make q nal proof in support
Of his claim, AID tl,at said proof will be
made before III. Il. Warren. clerk Of the
district court. At Covinaton, La. on
Thursday, March. =. 1888. viz:
ARCHIE II. RUSSELL,
v ho made homestead entry No. Is. 484.
for the east half OF the scuthw est luar-
ter Of section 20. and the east Lalf Of tbs
northwest quarter, section -, township
4. south r,pge ii east, st. Helena neri-
dian.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said land, viz
r. N. Galloway. Wn. Perry. Henry
RI. Stafford. Jesse Richardson. all Of
Covington. La.
fe ll-6t. g. Med. BsuMBY, Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

The royal family of England
costs the yeomanry of Great Britain
$40, 900, 900 and no murmer or
complaint is ever heard from. Yet
the people of the United States
grumble because they have TO pay
a third rate president, $4,000 per
year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
HOMESTEAD APPLICATION.

In accordance with Act No. "a of the
legislature Of the State Of LOuisiana OF
1858, hereby give notice of my inten-
ton to homestead the following State
land, viz:
For the northeast quarter of section
~, township ). south range Ii east,
Greensburg District, La.
LEANDER MAGEE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

People living in the overlooked
districts along the Mississippi river
are already alarmed at the prospect
Of an overflow this year. Thousands
Of teams aud men are working day
aud nigh. to rebuild the broken
levees and to strengthen those
which did not give way last spring.
A feeling Of uneasiuess prevails
among the people of the low lands
from Mem phis to New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

Senator Caffery seems to be de-
termined to secure the passage OF
q quarantine bill that will prevent
a re-occurtence Of the uncalled for
difficulty chat DISTRACTED commerce
during the yellow fever epidemic OF
last fall.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
q 8. Land ONCE. New Orleans, Ia,.
February II. 1875.

Notice 10 hereby given that u follow
ipg PANIED settler has fled notice II his
intention to mako 3nAl proof In support
OF his claim, and that sail proof viii
be made before II. B. Warren, clerk Of
the district court, at CovinKton. La. /,
ON Saturday, April .. 1898. viz:
ROSEMAND QUAvE.
Who made hoc,estead entry No. Is. PAL
for the southeast quarter Of section 10.
10 vnahip 5, south range IA cast. 81.
Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses q
rrove b is conutinous residence upon
aud cultivation OF sid land viz:
Charles Crawford, o. D. Crawford,
50 m Grantham and w. L. Purvis, Ill oil
To masvllle, La.
te Is g. g. Ned. DTumbv Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

According to the dispatches in
the daily papers, unusual activity
is being displayed in army and
navy circles, but the authorities
are reticent in regard to the matter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
FOR SALE.

A place Of l65 acres OF Land, witt,
dwelling and buildings necessary for
farm use, ncighb0r Of the late John T.
Munscl,, six miles northwest Of Gov
ingtOn, on the HUNTSVILLE road. Good
water. Well situted. Inquiries will
receive : prompt reply. Address,
Joseph piland, Biloxi. Miss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
Objection has been raised agains

Objection has been raised against
the action of the Government in
burying The dead sailors of the
battleshin Maine IN Cuba, for
eign country. The quickest way
to remedy the matter would be to
annex Cuba and make American
soil out Of it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
Too Great a Risk.

Il wouldn't wear my hair down
over my ears for anything. !"
Don't yon admire the fashion 2"
Eyes. but suppose some man
should propose and dldn't hear
him s.-Chica2o Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

1t is a solemn fact that the salary
paid one of the football coaches at
one of our great universities the
past season exceeds in amount that
paid to any college professor who
undertakes to teach the collegiate
idea how to develop itself on strictly
intellectual lines.-Boston Herald,
Ind.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

The only bad thing about that
advance iii the price of cotton is
that it is coming just at the right
time of the year to cause the plant
ers to increase the acreage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

Leatgert has been denied a new
tria.. and win Sc % the peniten-
tiary for life. He will be put to
work making sausage of the Iii
nois convists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
CONVENTION NOTES.

The Suffrage Committee has de-
cid,d that q voter should be .
natul alized citizen OF the United
States, resident of tie State two
years and Of the parish or ward in
which lie offers to vote one year.
The following articles have been
introduced:
An ordinance was offered ex-
empting from all taxation and
licenses for twenty years capital and
machinery employed in the manu-
facture Of raw cotton into manu-
featured produces.
A resolution YVES introduced
petitioning Congress to assume the
maintenance and control Of The
levees Of the Mississippi river and
its outlets, at the cost and expense
OF the national government.
Two ordinan res were introduced
prohibiting the State from leasing
or hiring convicts.
Petition for the election OF men,
bers of the Public School Boards.
A bill to prohibit gambling in fu-
lures in agricultural produces.
An ordinance in favor Of the re-
peal Of the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments, IS follows:
"Be il ordained, That tue first
,ieneral Assembly convened after
the adoption Of this Constitution be
and the same is hereby requested to
propose an amen dment to the Con.
slltution Of the United States where
by the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments shall be duly repealed
and the General Assembly proceed
to invite the concurrence OF Sid
amendment by all the Legislature
Of the several States composing tht
Union"
An ordinance to establish sis
Courts Of Appeal
An ordinance to prohibit inter
marriage of whites and blacks.
An ordinance providing for th'
p:omEt trial Of rape ana murder
cases
An ordinance making the Cover
nor ineligible as lis own successor
Also the State Treasurer.
An ordinance fixing the poll ia,
at not less than So 90 nor NOR,
than s. 90.
An ordinance relative to the rat'
OF State and parish taxation. Limit
, ing State taxation to five mills ant
parish taxation at eight mills
provided that for purposes OF erect
; ing public buildings and for paris
or municipal schools special Ia
| may be levied, if voted for hy
majority OF the property taxpayers
An ordinance to pension indi:en
: CohfedeI ate veterans.
i An ordinance authorizing relative
, nf persons who may be lvnclled I
bring civil action against the paris
or town wherein the lynching occurs
4 An ordinance making the reta
liquor license $500, in towns OF les
: than 100, 900 Inhabitants.
4 Our parish delegate, Mr.. Thos
Burns, is q member of the con
. mlttee on amendments to the me-
Constitution. the committee o
Printing and Publishing, and III
committee on State Lands, Canal
and other property.
Judge Thompson, delegate .
large from this parish, is a membe
; Of the Judiciary Committee.
I A memorial requesting tho grant
ing Of tue right Of suffrage !
women, possessing the necessar
educational or property qualities
, tons, was referred to the Commit
tee on Suffrage and Elections.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

Spain raised the money, and fur
nished the vessels in which Chris
topher Columbus and his men
sailed on his memorable voyage
which resulted in the discovery Of
America. In the light of recent
events, this enterprise may prove a
boomerang, and Spain may be sorry
that she ever had anything to do
with discovering us.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

If the Court of Inquiry finds that
the battleship Maine was destroyed
through Spanish treachery, and
with the eonnivance of the authori-
ties of Spain, there will be music
in the air, and ssYankee Doodle"
will down the "Spanlsh Fandan-
uo.,'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
FOR SALE.

A comfortable country home, a half
hours ride from Abita Springs.
New house and barn. New fences.
IO4 acres, with 80 acres cleared and
opened, Fine oaks around house.
Good well. More than $50 fruit trees
and budded pecan trees. For 2articu-
lars address:
DIR. b. A. POPE,
Abita Springs, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
Revival Of Sheep Growing
Florida Parishes OF Mississippi and
Louisiana "a Natural Sheep
Walk
The Meridian Star says:

The Meridian Star says:
.The admission Of wool into
this country free of duty, as was
the ruling under the Wilson bill.
has as effuctually crippled sheep
growing in Mississippi as it closed
the sawmills in the lumbor sections
of our State, and now that duty
is imposed upon foreign wool and
lumber, both Of these valuable in
dustries have taken on new life.
We believe, with the retention of
the duty referred to, that every
farmer will soon have his flock of
sheep gamboling ION a thousand
hills and this valuable adjunct to
our wealth become a permanent
one.
Gan old Swedish proverb saws:
The feet of sheep are golden, and
wherever their print appears the
soil is turned into gold
..This is literally true, as expe-
rience has amply demonstrated
from time immemorial that the
land becomes enriched wherever
the sheep walks, and in this way
makes the owner of the soil rich.
ssSheep raising had become one
of the leading and most profitable
industries in the long leaf pine dis
trict contiguous to the sea coasts
and to Lake Pontchartrain IN
Louisiana, and the character of tht
wool, known as lake wool, was sc
we'll established that it commanded
a higher price on the wool market
than any other variety, excep
Merino.
.sAll of the section of the country
referred to is to-day a natural sheel
walk, and when the attention o
the wool growers from elsewhere
is called to this fact, We shall ex
pect to see that industry become
more prosperous than ever.
.sWith native grasses In abund
ance, which are both succulent ant
perennial, with clear running
streams flowing everywhere through
the gently undulating woodlands
there is no section of this countr,
more advantageously situated TO
sheep growing than Southeas
Mississippi and East Louisiana
Before the free wool bill was il
force the hocks of sheep were to b
seen almost everywhere, grain!
upon rich native grasses, and thei
owners numbered them by tn
thousands. They wandered a
: their own sweet will, without feed
care or shepherds, throughout tn
entire year, and the only time thei
owners saw them was when the
were rounded up for shearinI
during the spring and fall.
cit was also a custom, scrupu
lousy observed, to keep a recor
OF each owners brand, and when
ever neighbours sheep was shor
the fleeces was carefully returne
to him.
..This statement is given t
show how admirably that porto
of our State is adapted to that III
dustry and how free from diseas
the sheep are there. While othe
portions of our State may not b
so favorably situated for protitabl
wool growing as the section n
ferred to, there are nevertheless
many sthousand hills that are no.
turned out that can be made moi
! profitable for this industry than fe
any other
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

On account of the scarcity of
labor hundreds of bales of cotton
were left III the fields in the North
ern and Western portion of this
State.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
HOMESTEAD APPLICATION.

In accordance with Ac. No. 81 of the
legislature of the State of Louisiana Of
1858, hereby give notice Of my intcn-
ton to homestead the following State
land. viz:
For the northeast quarter of section
Is. township ), south range Is east,
Greensburg District, L..
ENIESE QUAvE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
U. 5. Land Oiace, New Orleans, La.
Jan. 81. 1857.

U. 5. Land Once, New Orleans, La.
Jan. Fl, 1857.
Notice 10 hereby given that the TO-
lowing named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof Ia sup
port of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before III. II. Warren. clerk
of the district court, at ovington, La /,
ON tuesday, March y, 1898, viz:
THOMAS j. GLASS.
VINO made homestead entry No. IA 1867
for the west half of the southwest
quarter, section "a, township 5, south
range IL east, st. Helena Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz:
Henry Lav!nghouse. and q. W. 5nsh
af Talisheek p. U. and John w. Quave
ond Peter Qua We of Abita Springs. La.
Js29 Ct, G.. Med. BRuNBY. Register,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26
FOR SALE.

A farm Of $50 acres and improve
ments, consisting Of dwelling house,
barns, stables and out-houses Thirty
acres under cultivation. Three acres
in bearing grape vines. All kinds OF
fruit trees, and ten bearing pecan trees.
Also horse, 8 cows. stock Of hogs. .
one-horse wagon, one buggy, and FARM
ing implements, About Z miles north
Of Covington. Inquire or address l..
Matthew, at the place, or Paul Labordc.
COyinpfOn Ia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-26

Tampa. Fla, will establish
quarantine regulations April l,
which is one month earlier than
usual.