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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
General Court-MarffaI Meets To-
Night.

The general court-martial will meet at
tho Regimental Armory tonight at \
o'clock and all members who have not
paid the fines imposed have been cited to
appear and show cause why they should
not be sent to Jail FOR non-payment.
The only members who have so far paid
their fines are Quarsermaster-Se Sergeant
Hamilton. Private Stur,zback. aud Lieu
tenant Norton
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10

WASHINGTON. February "a me-
mortal, nemerousiy signed by business
men IN New York, Philadelphia. and Mo-
PIE Ala, was presented TO President
a'ch'niey to-day, asking his aid and this
hDssrnments All Ia bringing about peace
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
Chinese Indemnity to France.

LONDON. February lo.-Accordlng to a
special dispatch from Paris. the Chinese
Government has agreed TO pay an indem-
nifty Of $4,000 10 NJ l.. Yaudot. the French
man kidnapped by Tonquin pirates In
1896.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
DIR. Mcclure Improving.

Dr. Stuart Mcclure returned yesterday
morning from Hot Springs. whore he
had been with his father. DR. Hunter
Mcclure. The latter has greatly i'm
proved, and is now taking the baths.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
Neither British Nor Russian Loan,

PEKIN. February 10.-The Idea OF a
loan on either British or Russian guaran-
tee has been definitely Abandoned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10

om papers for sale a, the Di'P''''
Office
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
Did the DtngIey Bill Fetch Itr

Governor Tyler yesterday received q
beautifully engraved invitation from the
Republican Club Of the State of New
York asking him 10 attend, with his
family, the grand ball to be held in the
Lyceum building. in New York, on the
night OF March Sd, ito celebrate the re-
turn of prosperity" No specifications re-
garding said return are given.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
A LIVELY TILT

/
ton, and requested the Clerk to proceed
Mr.. Winborne. who happened to occupy
the seat with Mr.. Saunders, gave the lat.
ter the information. and the roll-call was
proceeded with in accordance with the
Speakers order
LIVELY SCENE.
No more lvelier scene has been wit
messed on the floor of the House this
session than that which occurred yes
terday during the consideration Of the
bill reducing the salaries of the clerks
of the two bodies. and especially the
amendment as to that of the Clerk of the
lower branch. The friends of Colonel
. Bigger rallied TO his support. and saw
that no votes were-lost through the alb
sence, for the time being, of any MEM
Der whom they knew was not in favor
OF making the reduction, as proposed i'm
the original bill
Those who failed to respond to their
names were hunted up, and found before
the roll-call was verified. and the close
vote known 10 have been recorded made
the excitement intense. as every one real
lied that one name more or less would
probably mean the defeat or adoption
Of the Stubs amendment.
When the result was announced many
breathed easier, and among them, il is
needless TO say. was Colonel Bigger, the
veteran and popular clerk.
TOLL-GATE CHARGES.
The House Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation met yesterday after
noon in one OF the basement committee
rooms. with Mr. Willard, OF Fairfax, in
the chair.
The meeting was one adjourned over
fron the morning for the purpose OF
hearing a delegation OF citizens from
Rockingham county IN reference to what
is known as the Valley turnpike bill,
which was introduced by Mr. Switzer,
and which has for its object the celin-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

An Ursulin nun at Bologne, whose
hundredth birthday is to be celebrated,
entered her convent so years ago and
has never set foot out of it since.
-Colored Dritons have formed club
in London. They come from Demerara.
Trinidad. the Gold Coast, and Sierra
Leone, and most of them are medical or
law students.
Carmen Sylvia, doctor of philosophy,
it will be hereafter, Emperor Francis
Joseph having authorized the Buda-
Pcsth university to confer that degree
on the queen of Roumania-
-Panjaschkovtzi is the name OF
new religious sect that has started up
in the Russian province of Saratov, and
is called after it's founder. They believe
that while the soul is immortal the body
belongs to the devil, and should be neg
lected. They therefore never wash nor
shave nor cut their nails or hair. never
change their clothes nor clean their
houses They also leave the flesh to Its
wicked courses.
A new departure in the appoint
ment of bishops seems to have been
taken by the Salisbury government. Dr.
Eden. suffragan bishop of Dover, hav.
ing been appointed to the vacant see OF
Wakefield The last appointment nader
that of the bishop of Bristol, was like
wise a promotion Of suffragan- As
the auxiliary bishops are appointed by
the archbishop of Canterbury, and not
by the crown, it looks to conservatives
like an indirect .encroachment on the
prerogative.
DIR. Roberts has instituted what he
calls the Church of the World in Kan
sas City. He conducts services on Sum
day morning in theater. where the
stage is set as a drawing-room in blue
and brown. No collection is taken up.
"The churches have been begging for
| 1 600 years." he said, "and are still in
debt" His subject the other Sunday
was "The Gospel of the World" He
thinks the churches should progress as
the world progresses, so that medieval
monk returning to life would not find
the creeds the only things which have
not changed since his exit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
HERE AND THERE.

success in swine breeding can not
be gained by wintering the brood sows
on IN exclusive corn Diet
While = tree will stand almost any
amount of water. it can not exist il any
water remains about its roots. Good
drainage 10 most essential.
Don't faif to provide comfortable
quarters for the sheep; it will increase
the vitality Of the ialnbes. pay in iu-
crease Of weight and help to prevent
loes.
There 10 NO lack in the demand Ter
good mutton, and it 10 now the most
profitable meat to raise. The market
Is pretty we'll stocked will, inferior
sheep, and their mutton il . slow go
Costly poultry houses are not nee.
sssarily part Of the poultry business.
More profit can be had from the use Of
cheaper structures. and the hens will
be just ~ happy sod just - busy in
them.
Two Of the most useful articles to
keep handy where sheep are grown in
| large, or small numbers are Q good shot
i gun and vial Of strychuine. Buck.
shut .trychnina, and sllsues. :tosa, Z
usslul tsiu tes The saephssA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08

In the south. There Is nothing TO pro
vent the south from fsttening the cat
tie and shipping the beef north at IN
increased profit to the south.
But the most striking example Of .
failure TO appropriate it 10 in the use
Of fertilizers. There is, perhaps. no
better fertilizer than the cotton-seed
meal when properly mixed with acid
phosphate aud potash. Agood average
fertilizer for the south can be prepared
by mixing 1000 pounds to 1900 pounds
of acid phosphate. 500 to 700 pounds of
cottOn-seed meal, 800 to 500 pounds oil
kainit, 100 to LIS pounds OF muriate or
sulphate of potash. these latter two
being moro concentrated would save
the farmer something in freight
The proportions can be changed
to sun the requirements. But the
point that / make is this: All of
the necessary ingredients for . COM
plete fertilizer. except the potash. are
produced in the south in practically
unlimited quantities, and instead Of
buying fertilizers from the north, the
south should supply the north with
nearly all Of its complete fertilizers.
at least large share of them.
l believe that the time is not far dis
tant when every cOttOn-seed oil mill
will find it improbable to supply the
entire demands of the farmers for con-
centrated feed stuffs and fertilizers at
rates which will be mutually profitable
to the farmers and the oil mills, and
check this drain upon southern re-
sources. The key to the situation is
held by the cotton-seed oil mills. and
it is to be hoped that these great en-
terprises may provo to be the benefac.
tors Of the agriculturists of the south.
It is to their financial interest to do 20
and believe they will A mutual ex-
tension of business will prove mutual
~ profitable. both to the farmers aud
the owners Of the oil mills.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08

The best and most satisfactory floor
for . hen house is dry. clean dirt upon
an earth floor. The earth in the house
should he filled from six inches to one
foot about the ground surrounding the
house outside; this will prevent it from
becoming damp aud disagreeable to the
occupants. Under the roosts should
be thrown q shovelful or more of loose,
dry dirt every morning. aud the droop-
inRs removed 1t least once b week,
and the hoor swept or scraped. A
scratching place should be divided
of by setting up boards foot high,
making . pen in which should be kept
loose straw or chaf to the depth vi
four 10 six inches and all loose grain fed
to fowls thrown in this pen. This will
keep the hens busy, and the busy hen
lays eggs This should not be allowed
TO become foul. bot should be renewed
occasionally. A liberal supply Of air
Stacked lime scattered over the floor
will do much toward keeping the house
in . good wholesome condition--Poul-
try Chum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
COTTON.SEEO MEAL.
Importance of Utilising 1t ~ . Feed Stui
and ~ . Fertilizer.

Importance Of Utilising IL ~ . Feed Stun
and ~ = Fertilizer.
[By DR.. John A. Myers, ex-Director Of the West
Virginia Agricultural Experiment StatiOn-1
There can be no question that the
profits Of agriculture in the south are
greatly reduced by the failure of the
farmers to utilize in an economic way
their valuable cotton seed and its prod
ucts- The proper utilization of this
product is sufficient of itself to change
the account of many farmers from the
loss to the profit side of the column.
There is no product in the United
States that offers the advantages from
an agricultural standpoint that are
offered by the cotton crop when it il
properly utilized. Even with the waste
full methods of the past it has been
profitable. No other crop could have
been. The farmers of the south are
making . serious mistake in failing 10
utilize the cotton seed and its produces 8
Every part of the cotton seed. exceps
the oil, should be used upon the south
ern farms, either in the form of feed
stuff Or fertilizer. The cotton-seed oil
QUlltS 0t0 oOAClCoS1y O0AAACtOuC ~ AA1OSS
sections Of the south to enable the
farmer TO exchange his cotton seed for
cotton-seed meal, which is better suited
for economic use upon the farm.
As feed stun it is too concentrated
TO be fed alone, but whom mixed with
cotton-seed hulls in the proportion OF
about one pound Of the meal to five
pounds Of the hulls, or in little less
proportion with southern-gr0wn hay.
It forms q most excellent cattle food.
II the north and European countries
can afford to buy cotton-seed meal and
ship it for consumption in distant Sec
tions, surely it can he consumed Ut
greater profit upon the southern farm.
It is simply aquestion Of doing it
There il nc, other agricultural prod
uct that will produce N equal amount
of valuable manure when consumed by
live stock. and when utilized in this
way the farmer secures both its food
aud It's ferlilizinx value. The time ID
certainly not far distant when the
south viii. entire control Of this pro
duet will Cease 70 ship north TO be TED
= cattle, TIE bssl whiek = sonsa1sd
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
He Did II O. Principle.

Good gracious, old man, where did
yon get tnat black eye?"
'Had it given to me-" remarked Bob
by nonchalantly. ibid you suppose I
should buy thing of that kind as an or
nament?"
Don't try to be funny" remarked
Jack angrily. II hate funny people.
Have you been in a scrimmage?
''Yes. It wasn't my seeking; was
forced into 1t. You see. Gigson was SO
impertinent as to say that my sister
was ugly. and that she had ears as long
as the week after the summer holidays.
/ couldn't stand that. you know. So
we tried conclusions, and lost"
''But / don't understand. I didn't
know you had sister,"
"I haven't got a sister. But fought
on principle. And when you have
principles what does 1t matter n the
other fellow makes a mistake? He
meant it. So got licking on account
Of the principle. What are you laugh
ing at at?"-Pearson's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
Let Justice bs Doue, Through the Crop
Fall.

Let Justice be- D0ne. Through the Crops
Fall.
The question 1t issue, and now being
disc used by tenant farmers and land
lords. is one that must be settled, aud
to labor for nothing aud find them
selves Nor can they be expected to
work for bare subsistence aud take
all the risks of unfsvorable contingen.
cies. Neither can the landlord be ex-
rected to furnish the land without
fair compensation. 1t is plain that
eight per cent on the actual value of
the land IS not exorbitant; and it is
equally plain that the tenant can not
afford to raise cotton and corn ON land
costing eight per cent. per annum ON
q $50 valuation. Now what is to be
done about it? 1t is our opinion that
the valuation of the land il too
high. There is no land worth $50
per acre for growing our two or
three greatest staples. The land
may have cost the owner that much in
rare instances, and he may actually
value il for homestead purposes at $50
or more per acre; but the question il.
is it worth that much to grow cotton
on? 1t was for long time held in
Texas that land was worth per acre
just what m acre would produce in
one year. with fair cultivation and n
vorable seasons. Land that would
grow SO worth Of cotton per acre was
worth so per acre, and so for any
other amount But land now pro
duces Sl2.50 worth Of cotton per acre
is valued for rental purposes at SIS to
$50. Whenever mOuey rent Is pre-.
ferred to the customary third und
fourth" it is because the money de-
manded Is supposed to be more than
the landlords share would sell for,
and Is consequently more than the ten
ant can afford 10 pay. II the value ol
land is to he estimated from its yield
OF corn and cotton, then we have
no $40 or $50 land. There is often q
wide difference between the estimate
the owner makes OF the value Of his
farm Is . homestead aud its intrinsic
value for growing staple crops. In
some cases the farmer wants the renter
to pay him interest on improvements
that add nothing to the value Of the
land for the tenants use And again,
the landlord may have more land than
is under cultivation, but he should hot
charge the renter interest ON the un.
cultivated portion. There are two
sides to this question. The landlord is
entitled to u reasonable interest is the
value OF his land, but il the tenant
can't pay the price and live, and edu-
cate his children, and perform all the
functions Of u good citizen rs reward
for his industry. then that price is toe
high, and should be lowered.-Texaa
Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
ssE0Q.'' -

In Paris, as well as in some other
parts of the world, there are men Of
fashion who aim to do everything as
the English 1T. The foppish French
man, who knew no English, but never
theless called himself gentleman"
went 80 far in his Anglomania as to
write ESQ.," after the names of men
to whom he wrote letters, on the backs
of the envelopes. BY and by friend
asked him what this meant.
"Why. the English do it," the other
answered.
"Yes, but what does ESQ., mean?
"why, you see, the English are Of
very cold temperament, and admire
cold things, and. ESQ., which means
Esquimau, is great coTnpliment!"--
Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08
FEMALE coNvicTS


OI HO001o OOOAGO 10 GGA0A SGh
on Sakhallen Island.
A correspondent writing from Odessa
says: Within the last few days there
have arrived. here IS female convicts
from the central forwarding prisons
at Moscow and Kharko6 for embark
ment to the penal island of Sakhalien.
Nearly the whole of these wretched
women have been condemned to de-
portation and hard labor on capital
charges or other equally heinous crimes.
About one-third of them are guilty of
child murder. About a score of these
female convicts have been convicted of
numbering their husbands, some OF
them NO doubt driven to the capital
crime by the brutal iii usage which the
Russian law permits to the husbands
discretionary correction, while
others are the heroines-or the victims
of more or less romantic tragedies
Among those of the latter category
whom saw recently there is beauti-
full woman of about - years of age.
lovely brunette, with dark, liquid eyes
and with a supple and perfect figure.
which even the uns;ghtly and baggy
prison garb failed entirely to conceal.
On this convict's handsome face there
was not a trace of compunction or re-
morse; her features wore the serene
composure and fixed resignation. She
was forced into loveless marriage
with a landed proprietor, who. failing
to win her wifely affection. made her
life a burden by his studied brutality
and by occasionally locking her up in
her apartments until she was well-nigh
famished.
In a neighboring proprietor the ill
used wife found sympathetic friend.
and this friendship ultimately ripened
into strong mutual affection. An
elopement was clandestinely planned
between the lovers and secretly be-
trayed by maidservant to the hus-
band. The latter determined to sur
prise his wife in the act of leaving his
house. and at a midnight rendezvous
she had just entered the carriage pro-
vided by her protector when he np-
peared upon the scene andaattempted,
with many vile epithets, to forcibly
draw his wife home again. Before her
lover had time to intervene the des-
perate woman drew her revolver and
shot her husband through the heart,
killing him on the spot.-Londor
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08

The japanese apply one OF their many
pretty ways to the launching Of ships
They use NO wine. but hang over the
ships Prov a large pasteboard cage
full Of birds, and the moment the ship
i. afloat man pulls a string, when the
cage opens and the BIRDS ny away.
making the cir alive with music and
the whir Of wings. The idea - that
the birds thus welcome the shjp a.
ahs begins her caseer q athtne st hte.
-CAicaso Inter oooon,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08

In the true religion the open sign Of
fellowship is weli-loing. aud the serv-
ants Of humanity. whatever their vary.
inY names AMI toaSucs, are brothers. =
Rev \. u Nsaa, vnltssiAa, OasaA
xoh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-08


1eaek ont and open his door he
~ ed Il open with bang, and his
7in6e ruallng out of the kitchen to
6ot Mae the matter.
- the way, mother!' the squire
sGive me room. Don't get in
p Z Ssoe m make a widower of my
- - sRoop!'
s. nires wife, scared almost to
herself up in closet, and
81 Kicked his way ont Of the
6f 6na brought up in the garden,
y r. 6x1led for some one to come
& = down, or else turn him into
S 7sz1133 s III where he could have room.
Sc N's the way that most unac-
- making fever started along
9 "a hone. In less than week
(o.a whack at almost every
]. & s IA and child in that baili-
Eeking was only the pre-
~ ftmptom of the fever. After
& M kicked high and kicked
tie windward and TO the
i 'ik r6e half IN hour or SO, the 1T
|3s Away, but ii would come
after awhile. The kicking
- enidemic lasted two days.
N ~ second stage came on.
orching fever. Sam Belts,
Sf over his attack, declared
II ~ was so hot that his wife
: f S7 fhe sheets wet to prevent
7 - Gre, but Sam WASN'T =
SSS S 01nnAmahoninR connf4I
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-23
DROPPED DEAD.
Sudden Demise of Mr.. Marshall Il:
Morris Last Night.

Sudden Demise of Mr.. Marshall Il.
Morris Last Night.
sMr, Marshall r. Morris. q well-known
resident Of this city, dropped dead at
:225 o'clock last evening at tn home of
his son-in-law, Mr. S. b. Chandler No.
.:;3' Twentycighth street.
The deceased was about G5 years of
age. He was apparently in usual health
and had just pariaken Of d hearty sup
per. after which he rctird to a seat by
the window. He had not been there
ten minutes before he was a corpse
Just after he sat down. Mrs Chandler
heard him say that his head hurt him
y few minutes later, he was seen to fall
back in his chair. and, before Mr..
handler could reach him, he was dead
DIS. Cooper and Sims We're sent for
but. of course, arrived too late to be of
any use. for Mr.. Morris was past all
earthly helping.
The dead man was a Confederate vet
eran, and had lost an arm during the
war. He was a member of Picketts di-
vision. and one of those gallant soldiers
who charged the height at Gettysburg.
He came here two years ago from
Lynckburg to make his home with Mr..
Chandler, and the remains will proba-
b!y be taken to that city for interment
Mr.. Morris leaves Il widow and two
sons-Alr. b. Fl. Morris. foreman of the
sheet-iron department at the shipyard,
and Mr.. 7. Il. Morris, who is employ
ed in the same department.. There are
two daughters-Mrs. Chandler, and
Mrs. r. T. Garner wife of a well-known
hardware man Of Lexington, Va
Mrs. Garner has been wired for, and
will probably arrive this evening. No
arrangements will be made for the flu
neral until she comes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-23
FOUND AND LOST o:
Body Of a Murdered Man Dis
covered in the Brush.
FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR 1T
Made Afterwards by the officer Who Went
to Investigate. Further Proceedings
Today. Had Been Dead Two
Days. Identity Unknown.

To find a body and lose it the same
day is 4 rather unusual thing. yet that
seems to be what has happened in the
case of the corpse CT negro. evidently
murdered, found on the river bank about
a half IL mile above the city limits
yesterday afternoon by Mr.. Morrison.
Il well-known dairyman
Mr.. Morrison was driving some COWS
into the farm when he reached a sort of
ravine on the river side. Suddenly he
came across the body of this negro ly-
ing TO one side in the branch, as
though it had been thrown there to
prevent discovery. The man appeared to
have been dad perhaps two days. There
was a long cut on the top of the head.
apparently inflicted by some blunt in
strument. The only deduction posi-
die was that the man had been muir
tlercd
His identity is not at this time known.
or even suspected So many negroes
disappear that little track is kept of
them. Some times they come back in a
few days; some times after q long
time; some times not at all Some times
thy get work elsewhere: some times
they get work in the penitentiary: and
some times they get murdered, as is
undoubtedly the case here.
At any rate. Mr.. Morrison reported
the CHASTITY find to some one else, who
rported it to county officer, who re-
reported it to a county officer, who re-
Bloodheld. This magistrate, always
prompt in official matters, as soon as
he could reach Chief Boatwright, put
the facts into his possession. and the
Chief got on his horse and went up to
the neighborhood. By this time it was
getting dark, and the Chief, after some
search, was unable to locate the
corpse, and decided to put off further
investigation until today.
Another search will be instituted this
morning, and, when the body is
found, coroner's jury will be summon
ed and an inquest held. In the mean
time. proceedings are at Il standstill.