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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03
East Louisiana Extension

In the railroad circles it has been
common talk for some months that
the East Louisiana Road had in
contemplation the extension of its
line from Covington northward to
Franklinton, and it has been re-
llably reported that such plans were
being formulated. The East Louisi-
ana officials, however, say that as
yet nothing tangible has come of
these plans.
However, from other sources it
is ascertained that the idea of ex-
tension has progressed SO far with
the East LOUISIANA people, that the
inclination of st. Tammany Parish
and the town Of Covington to vote
a bonus to the cause of extension
has been sounded by the manage
ment of the East Louisiana, with
the result that they have some
reasons for believing, should the
plans in view for such an enterprise
take matured shape, Covington will
contribute something towards en-
glneering the enterprise through.
The extension of the East LOUISE
ana to some interior point, either
to Franklinton or further, would
result in much benefit to Covington,
a fact the business people of that
town doubtless appreciate, and IL
is stated that when the town is
asked what it will do prompt action
will be taken. The East Louisiana
people have plenty of money for
developing their extension plans,
provided they see increased bust
ness involved in them.
The East Louisiana has become
a very important road recently on
account of the great health-glving
section it reaches. Thousands Of
people have spent the summer there,
and many new homes have been
erected by New Orleans people.
The plans the company have for
extension will doubtless take shape
during the next few months
Picayune.
It is said that Spain, IN the loss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03

The War Department is arrang-
ing to muster out some 10000 or
10000 more volunteers.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03
- Mr.. James keyser is authorized
20 act Is agent for the FARMER Ut
- Mr.. Roland Galatas Is authorized
g act - agent for the FARMER at
Madisonville.
Congress will meet next Monday

Two descendants Of Christopher
Columbus are said to be inmates
of . poorhouse in Cadiz.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03

Thus done and signed In the presence
of each other and me, Clerk Of said
Court, and In the presence of N. C.
Day, John G. Mizell and w. r. De-
priest, Witnesses, on this 22d day of
September. 1898.
Milton Burns.
J. L. Philips.
Ed. Brewster.
A. Frederick.
Jury Commissioners.
II. X. Warren,
Clerk aud Ex-ofiiclo Jury Commissioner.
Witnesses:
NJ. C. Day,
w. =. Oepriest,
John g. Mixell.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03

1t is said that Spain, IN the loss
of islands she nevar owned, will
have the sympathy of all Europe;
and that all Europe does not like
the strong team of nations made by
yoking Uncle Sam and John Bull
t0gether.--Picayune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03
East Louisiana II. II. Co.
Freight Rates.

Effective Oct. 26, 1898.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 20, 1898.
From New Orleans, La, to Abita
Springs, Covington and Vaudeville.
Per 100 Per 100
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03
Article. IN.

Whenever this corporation Is dis
solved, either by Limitation or by any
cause, Its Affairs shall be lipuidated by
two commissioners selected by the
stockholders convened for that purpose,
after ten days prior notice thereof shall
have been given by the Secretary 70
each stocl holder. BY notice sent to him
by mail or otherwise, and directed to
his domicile or place of business, and
by vote Of majority of the capital
stock Of said company. The said Com
missioners shall remain In Office until
the Affairs of said corporation are fully
in case of death Of either
of said commissioners the survivor shall
continue to act alone.
Article X.
This act Of Incorporation may be
changed, altered or modified; or this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03

The officers of said corporation shall
be President and Q Secretary and
Treasurer. Charles Mendelson shall be
President, and Preston r. Hall shall be
secretary and Treasurer. and these
officers shall hold their Office uutil the
first Monday of January, 1900. or until
their successors are elected and quail
he'd
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
VICTORIA AS A H0UsEKEEPER.
England's Queen u Kind but Exacting
Mistress, Who Pays Good
WareA.

From Tid-Bits.
The sound business capacity and marvel
GUS memory for details which serve Queen
Victoria so we'll in her great Office of SOW
ereign do not fail to render her successful
also in her lesser one of housekeeper. She
is the mistress of palaces. castles and
country houses, and. although the actual
daily housekeeping is, OF course, done Dy
deputy. the royal head of the estapiish-
ment remains ever in a very real sense the
mistress She perceiyes immedlately any
thing amiss. and perceives also the rem
edy.
She is kind but also an exacting mis-
tress. and as she pays we'll, and never faiiS
to consider reasonable excuse, quite prop
erly demands good service and tolerates no
shirking. a recent little volume upon her
private life relates several entertaining
household anecdotes of the royal lady's
ways.
She has. it seems, dislike of cold meat,
which she never eats. but etiquette de-
mands that at luncheon a side table shall
stand a ready fady provided with cold fowl and hnf
food the dining table may offer.
Like every good housekeeper. the queen
knows and remembers her valuable house
individual merit and the places where they
ought to be kept. She does not know
hundreds of them she does know. and
elaborate catalogues are kept of the rest
furniture. bric-a-brac. china, glass. silver,
order, and in large leather-bound books
provided in accordance with her ideas.
Only small proportion of her many hun
dred articles for table service are actually
In ordinary use, and she is in the habit Of
using but three of her many services Of
plate and china at Windsor castle.
But once. after talk with the German
ambassador. who was visiting her, the
members of the queens household were
surprised on coming to the table to behold
strange china set before them, each plate
adorned with landscape paintings.
1t soon appeared that, the ambassador
having mentioned in the morning that his
birthplace was Furstenberg. the queen had
recalled to mind a service of china never
used. and for nine years put away and for
gotten by every one but herself which had
been manufactured there, and was decorat-
ed with painted scenes of the town and its
vicinity.
She knew exactly where it was and how
1t looked, and by her order 1t had been pro-
duced and used at dinner-surely a very
pretty attention from a royal hostess. as
a royal housekeeper
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
OMAHA TO SEE GERONIMO.
Indian Colony mt the Ex-
position.

OMAHA, NEB., Sept. 13.-Chief Geroni-
mo and his Apache warriors, who have
been confined in the military prison at
Fort Sill. for a number Of years, will start
for Omaha In few days to participate in
the Indian congress at the exposition.
Much interest attaches to the coming of
these warlike Indians, in view of the fact
that they were the last to succumb to the
power of Uncle Sans soldiers Professor
James Mooney. of the bureau of ethnology.
left Washington ten days ago for the
Southwest to arrange for bringing these
and other Indians to the exposition. He
has succeeded in getting together about $50
Wichita Indians. with their ponies. These
Indians will build their peculiar grass huts
on the encampment ground, which will add
to the picturesqueness of the vast enclc-
sure.
Arrangements for the peace jubilee are
proceeding satisfactorily. The acceptance
of prominent officials of the Invitations
that have been rendered them are already
beginning TO arrive. The first high army
officer to declare his intention to partici-
pate in the jubilee Is General Joe Wheeler
General Wheeler gracefully expresses an
probation of the invitation and says he will
come to the exposition IL he can possibly
arrange 1t. Secretary Gage and the minis
ter to the United States from Venezuela
have also forwarded their acceptances.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
UNITED STATES APPROVES CZAR's
PEACE SCHEME.
NO SELECTION MADE AS YET
WILL CUT LITTLE FIGURE WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
This Government Not Likely to BE
Called Upon to Reduce Its ARM
ament or to CurtaiI Any
Programme for the
Future.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13.-President Nc
Kinley has not yet named representative
of the United States to attend the con-
ference projected by the car for the pur-
pose OF securing general disarmament of
the great powers OF the world. In the
answer returned by him, however, to the
invitation extended by the Russian min
ister of foreign affairs. which was trans
mitted by Ambassador Hitchcock, the pres
ident expressed his concurrence in the senti-
ments set forth in the Russian note and
promise, IL the conference is held, to have
the United States represented by some per-
son.
AS yet it is not possible to make selec-
ton, for it remains for the Russian gov
ernment to say whether or not it regards
the responses made by the governments in
vited to participate as sufficient to warrant
the holding of the conference.
It is not believed at the state department
that the sending Of such delegate would
commit the United States government to
any certain line of policy beyond that spe-
cifically set forth in the call. namely, to
engage to limit armament to certain pro-
portions. In that case our government
would not even be called upon to make
any change in its establishment. for 1t il
believed that, with the extra troops called
forward by the war and still retained in the
military service, the quota that would be
permitted the United States would be far
in excess of the requirements, supposing 1t
Is fixed in proportion to the least number OF
soldiers that any of the great European
military powers would insist upon retain-
ing as absolutely essential for purely police
service.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
GUATEMALA ELECTION.
OF 316,5OO Votes Cast for President
Manuel Cabrera Received
All but SG4.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Minister Hun
ter telegraphs the state department from
Guatemala, under date of yesterday, as
follows: rThe election for president OF
Guatemala held during the first seven days
during September resulted in the election
of the present incumbent. Manuel Estrada
Cabrera, by the largest majority ever
given a presidential candidate in this re-
public. Two candidates are voted for,
Cabrera and Castillo. both Liberals. Three
hundred and sixteen thousand five hundred
votes were cast. OF this unprecedentedly
large number, Cabrera received 1886 and
Castillo 5S4 Peace. good order and an un-
trammeled exercise of the election fran
chise marked the entire election. The na-
tional assembly meets on the 18th inst,
to declare the result and the Inauguration
takes place on the 22nd. The new president
is Al years of age, a statesman Of broad
comprehensive views possessed OF rare
ability and attainments and was for many
years minister of justice in the cabinet
of his predecessor. He assumed the execu-
tive functions of the government on the
sth of April, last, as the constitutional
successor of Barrios, who was assassinat-
ed, and enjoys the distinction of being the
first president taken from civil life since
Don Marina Gales in 1859. All since then
have been military chiefs. Cabrera's elec-
ton means peace and prosperity to the
country and an able, honest and stable
government"
This appears to settle the report of riot
and bIoodshed in Guatemala by an incom-
ing steamer, as Minister Hunter brings
events up to yesterday.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
A NATURAL MISTAKE.
He Was Not Used to Talk Mingled
With Hairpkns and Reached
WropD ConcJu.tou
From the petroI, Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
1t was night. A great silver moon fioated
up the sky and cast its white wavering
light on the wall, through the branches of
the tree-in dancing traceries, fantastic
The building was black. save for one win
dow. Through that shot out upon the dark
ness the yellow glow of an artificial light
that mixed with the white of the moon and
melted into it. A man passed beneath the
window. Suddenly he stopped, his atten-
ton attracted by the sounds that the breeze
bore down to him from above. Behind that
window two persons talked. The tones told
unknown to him. The voice of one was
sweet, the others harsh.
He listened. and this Is what he heard:
Sweet voice-"Goh eff faiipoo faeemopr."
Harsh voice-"Miops onnf rrspepouc
thrpopugh.'
sweet voice-"Apeeo nf hhprpeeborr
arpepros areporson.
Harsh voice-"Enfssponme aennmemoob-
sse eeimomn aaelOcum arfpn."
Sweet voice..'Innpyp aa onnphhsbojnum
aefroponnmssfn."
Long the stranger listened on the walk
below, and when he moved away a tear
glistened in his eye. TOO bad" he NUT
tered "Too bad! 1t must be a lunatic
asylum. And to think what young lives
such as theirs, must be-ruined forever"
But the stranger was mistaken. 1t was
not a lunatic asylum. 1t was just an ordi-
nary private residence and the words had
been spoken by two women getting ready to
retire, with their mouths full of hairpins.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
NO MORE TO BE MUSTERED OUT
Army VIII Not BE Further
Reduced.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Tremendous
pressure is still being brought to bear on
the war department to have more troops
mustered out of the service. Efforts in this
direction, however are of no avail. 1t is
announced to-day with much emphasis that
there will be no more troops mustered out.
The situation does not admit of any further
reduction in the army, and efforts are be-
ing made to put those volunteers who are
retained in the service near as possible
to the footing of the regulars In the matter
of drill and discipline. An effort is being
made to eradicate the amateurish idea of
independence among the troops, and to
bring them down to the strictest discipline.
The purpose at the outset. when the muster
out began, was to muster out 100000 vol
unteers little over 5000 have already
been mustered out, and it is announced
positively that there will be no more mus.
tered out, no matter what influence is
brought to bear.
The retention of the volunteers now in the
service and the efforts to improve the
morale of the army has In view the Phil
ippfne situation more than that of Cuba
or Porto Rico. though there is a great deal
of vagueness as to the danger apprehended
there.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
How Members Win Their Seats In the
Lower British House by First
Attending Prayers.
From the Nineteenth Century.

From the Nineteenth Century.
The scramble for seats in the house Of
commons is regulated by certain rules. A
member present at prayers has a right to
the place he then occupies until the ris-
ing of the house. Each evening stands
absolutely Independent and by itself; and
therefore the title to a seat secured by at
tendance at prayers lapseS at the termina-
ton of the sitting.
On the table in a little box Is a supply
Of small white cards with the words at
prayers" in large old English letters. OBJ
tanning one of these cards and writing his
name on 1t under the words ..at prayers"
the bench at the back Of the seat and
thus secures the place for the night
against all comers. He may Immediately
leave the house and remain away as long
as he pleases. The place may be occupied
by another member in the meantime, but
whenever the master of the seat-the gen.
tleman whose autograph is written on the
card in the little brass slit-returns to the
chamber the temporary occupant Of the
seat must give place to him.
Thus does piety ih the house of COM
mons meet Immediately with the substan-
comfort to a1ong debate. The consequence
is that at times of great excitement In the
house there Is a most edifying display Of
devotion on the part of the members; but
In the dull seasons the attendance at
prayers Is deplorably lax And as the occu-
pants of the front benches have their seats
secured to them by customs custom which
now possesses all the force of law-they
never lend the eclat Of their superior pres
eEce to the daily devotions of the house.
Old and respected unofficial members OF
the house who are In the habit of using
certain seats are by courtesy also allowed
to occupy these places without dispute or
question.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
TRUTH IN LITTLE THINGS.
and Deceptions Despicnble In
Their Very SmnIlness.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
They are little things, the perversions
OF truth In which the average woman in
dulges, but how despicable is their very
smallness! A girl who owns thorough
bred bull pup has, ever since she got the
dog last fall. fet it be known among her
friends that he was present from West
ern man. The mans affection and pride in
the dog were often quoted; his liberality
in giving the animal to the girl was made
much OF, and. in short, she contrived, and
handsome present from an admiring and
generous man, that her friends could not
fail to be impressed. Last spring the West
ern man visited New York He was natur-
ally entertained often at the girls house
and he met many of her friends. To one of
the latter, one day. he began talking about
that his parting with the dog was purely
business transaction, the girl having paid
him $50: 1t was the married sister of two
let all her friends far and wide know that
"the girls were going for June to Nara
gansett-such a good time as they'll have.
of Baltimore.-charming people. the Blanks.
very old family and awfuliy smart and all
tha,t-perfectly dear Of them to invite the
her friends far and wide who had never
heard of the Blanks were visibly impressed
But one day the married sister struck some
The Blanks. you say" observed this some
body. Hand in cottage at Narragansett?
Why that's very queer: 1 didn't know"
.Oh. it's their first. season there" purred
the married sister. "and that's one reason
why it's SO particularly good of them to
invite the dear girls; they're such an old
family and" Il know all that" blurted
out the somebody. II know all about them
and their circumstances, and how they can
afford a cottage at Narragansett and the
entertainment of gay young guests is more
than 1 can see. Why. since their fathers
worked like everything and at everything.
He left nothing but debts and he had hosts
Of creditors and" Yes, yes" the mar
hastened to say. but, you see, the truth is
the Blanks have opened a boarding house
going to pay visit. but board with them"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
An Intelligent Dog.

Among the Intelligent dogs that I have
known. says Henri de Parville in the Jour-
nal des Debats, there is not one excelling
Norah the setter Gordon n,,aa bitch al belonging
cI,lIs them for her master. In the Chas-
seur Pratique NJ. Barbat relates:
..In June, 1895, in walk beside the ponds
of Alton. Savoy, a friend and / tried to
reach with our canes some water lilies,
but without success. Seeing still finer
blossoms out in the water, / called Norah
and threw some stones toward them, in
order to induce her to go for them. Norah
understood at once, plunged in, and. COM
ing and going, brought enough flowers to
fiji a basket. The guards present could
hardly believe their eyes. The dog lowered
her head beneath the water SO as to cut
the stem at a certain distance from the
flower.
winter morning she entered her masters
study with a stick of wood in her jaws.
She descended the steps, got another stick
and brought it also to the fireplace. She
continued this until the supply of wood
appeared to be. sufficient. when she re-
tnrned and took her place by the fire to
enjoy the results of her labor"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
WANTS A NEW LOCATION.
Postmaster Bnrnes, of Kansas City,
Kns., in Washington Urging
Changes i'm POsfOHlce.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-(Special) Post
master Barnes, of Kansas City, Kas., is
working to effect a number of changes in
hts office. He desires to change its location
to more eligible site across the street from
the present one, to the south corner. He
says he can secure the large new brick
building at that point for the same amount
of rent that is paid for the building a:
present occupied by the government, while
the building he has in view is more desir-
able in every way. Inspectors have recon-
mended the change. but the lease on the
present building has still n year to run.
Under the government reservation. permit.
ting the canceIing of n lease in ninety days
notice. however, this difficulty can be over
ccme and the matter is now under advise
meut, AS 1t has been recommended by
Postmaster Barnes. the department will
very likely take the desired action: Mr..
Barnes also wants a new sub-station To-
Gated in the suburbs, and has asked that
this shall be ordered and that the necessary
force of carriers be authorized. He has
also requisitioned the department for an
other clerk for the main office. All of
which is under consideration at the di-
vision on salaries and allowances.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14

tion,. until at last the blood began TO course
freely and vigorously through his body.
health.
A reporter for the Monitor recently call
ed on Mr.. Petch again and was told:
You may say there is no doubt as to
my cure being permanent. / am I'm better
health than when gave you the first in
terview and certainly attribute nv cure
90 DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie.
ITO these pills owe my release from the
living death, and shall always bless the
day was induced to take them
Such is the history of one of the most
remarkable cases IN modern times In the
that DR.. williams Pink Pills are not en-,
titled 10 the careful consideration OF every
gufferer-man. woman or child: is NOT the
case, in truth. miracle OF modern nedi-
cine?
These pills are sold by all druggists and
are considered by them to be one Of the
most valuable remedial agents known to
tcstLce 49,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-14
NO FREE SILVER PLANK.
Dover Democrats Content Themselves
With a Howl Against Ex-
listing System.


DOVER, DEL, Sept. 13.-The Democratic
state convention met here this afternoon
and selected the following ticket:
Congressman-L. Irving Handy, renomi-
mated.
State treasurer-Wiliam NJ. Ross, renom-
mated.
State auditor-Dr. L. A. H. Bishop.
The platform declares the devotion of the
Democratic party of Delaware to all the
cardinal principles of the Democratic faith
which have come down from Jefferson and
jackson. The administration of national
affairs under President Mckinley is de-
clared to be a disappointment and 1t is
set forth that prosperity has not returned,
that trusts. combines and monopolies have
grown, and that no measures OF economy
have been introduced.
Concerning the money question, the plat
form says:
''The necessity of reforming our currency
system is admitted on all sides and con-
fessed by the president himself (who sent
monetary commission abroad to consult the
pointment of another monetary commission
to consider the questions here at home). but
Notwithstanding the admitted evils of our
present complicated, Illogical and injurious
currency system, the Republican congress
and administration have taken no positive
and effective measures for reform.
The Inequalities of the war revenue act
are condemned, the people are congratu-
lated Upon The termination of the war with
Spain, and demand is made that the bur-
deEs of war taxation be lessened as quickly
as possible.
A rigid and impartial investigation of the
conduct of the war department is demand