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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-04
LITTLE TOWN ELECTIONS
RETURNS FROM ALI THE COUNTIES
 OF THE STATE.

SomP"rihS the tull fteturnS or Last Year With the Returns Up to Midnight of Yesterdays Elections the Republi- cans Have Lost Nine Towns and the Democrats Have Gained Four-Thirty- two Towns Are Yet to be Heard From Many of Which Are Conceded Repub- lican StranghoIds and in View of This Fact 1t Is Believed That the Full Fig
 ures Win Show Little Change From Last Year.
 The "little town meetings" were held in Connecticut yesterday, 162 of the 16S towns in the State electing officials of the town governments, in many cases voting on the liquor license ques- tion and in a few instances settling permanently or temporarily the ques- tion involving the abandonment of the district school system in favor of consolidated schools under town aus pices. The towns and cities not par ticipating in these interesting elections were: Hartford, New Haven, Bridge port, Ansonia, Derby and Naugatuck. Returns up to midnight had been re- ceived from 130 towns of the 162 voting and the tables show republican victo- ries in 92 towns, democratic success in 32, and the election of split tickets in 6. Full returns from all the towns in the election of 1897 showed: 101 towns to be republican, 2s democratic, and 33 divided.
 Comparing the full returns of last year with the returns received thus far from yesterdays elections, the re- publicans have lost nine towns, while the democrats have gained four. How ever, of the 32 towns missing last night, 1T went republican last year; 5 democratic, and 10 were divided. In view of the fact that many of the missing towns are in conceded repub- lican strongholds, it is believed that the full figures of this year will show but little change from those of 1897. The most notable gains made by the uSulUCTdIS WGIe III II cLlLClu elLiNi Litchfield counties. There is but little change in the liquor license sit- uation Comparatively little interest was taken in the elections except as they are taken by some as straws in- dicating the tendencies of the coming November contests. In three cities, Norwalk, South Norwalk and New London, city elections were also held.
 New Haven County.
 New Haven, Ansonia, Derby and Naugatuck were the only towns of the twenty-six in New Haven county which did not hold town elections to- day. With the cities of Waterbury and Meriden yet to be heard from, and with the isolated towns of Bethany and Prospect altogether missing the returns from all the other towns in the county show that the republicans have carried fourteen, the democrats two and two are divided. In 1897 with all towns heard from seventeen were re- publican, two democratic and five di- vided The missing towns of Bethany and Prospect in 1897 were democratic, and divided respectively, and Water bury and Meriden in 1897 were divided and republican respectively. The fol- lowing is a table giving the results:
 Wippip0
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-04
New London.

New London, Oct. 3.-To-day's city election resulted practically in demo- cratic victory, as two of the four alder men elected were democrats and three of the five councilmen. The vote was remarkably light, not much more than half of the voting strength being poll ed. There was no voting for mayor or on the license question, which in great measure accounted for the apa- thy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-04
THE SITUATION IN CHINA
WIFE OF ITALIAN MINISTER AT-
 PACKED IN PEKIN.
The Foreign Ministers Have Sent n Co1- lective Note to the Government Asking for the Suppression of the Outrages-A Demand on British Minister for Sur- render of Kang- i-Extermination of All Foreigners Ordered by a Rebel Leader.

London, Oct. 1.-The Pekin corree spondent of the Chronicle, telegraphing Sunday by way of Shanghai, says: "A mob, is menacing foreigners. The wife of the Italian minister was attacked yesterday while on her way to church and several Americans coming from the railway were wounded by stones. The foreign ministers have sent a collective note to the government asking for the suppression of these outrages and the punishment of the culprits.''
 A special dispatch from Shanghai says that telegrams received from Pekin have been retained two days. The last telegram received, according to this dispatch, announces that the for eign ministers had held an emergency meeting. The German warship at KiaoChou, it also stated, had started hurriedly for Ta-Ku the day before The foreign ministers, it is said, forbid any foreign residents going to Pekin. It is expected in Shanghai that the crisis will result in joint occupation of Pekin by the powers The Tsung- Li-Yamen has demanded that Sir Claude Macdonald, the British minis ter, shall surrender Kang-Yuwei Ya- mantzu, leader of the rebellion in the Sze-Chuen province, has issued proc lamation ordering the extermination of all foreigners
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-04
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING GO.

could not remember his words. He only knew what he intended to say.
 It is expected the defence will rest it's case tomorrow. Physicians will be in- troduced to show the effect upon Chap lain Mcintyre of medicines taken just prior to the lecture.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-04
Mrs. Allen Makes Another Start.

New York, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Allen start ed from city hall at midnight on her way from New York for Boston in an attempt to break the bicycle record be- tween those cities.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-04

Savannah, Ga., Oct. 3.-The schooner A. B. Sherman, Captain Pillsbury, bound from Brunswick to Baltimore, put into Tybee to-day with boat stove in, topmasts gone and part of deck load washed overheard. Reported one of crew lost overheard.
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Winning
 Ticket.

Continued on Third Page.l
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Hartford County.

Wallingford voted oVerWhelmlngl, against school consolidation.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
The oue.t Of Happines..

The doubt has often been expressed
whether it is of any use to concern
ourselves about happiness at all. The
less we think about it, the less we con-
scientiously aim at it, the more prob
able it is, according to this view, that
we shall attain enough of it for our
needs. If this is really the case, hap
piness must be strangely different from
all other objects of human desire. Sup
pose that the object in view is wealth
or learning or reputation-does it seem
probable, in the nature of things, that
a fortune will be made the most surely
bv the man who never calculates, that
scholarship will be attained by an idler
who never reads, or that fame will be
the reward of the infertile and unpro-
ductive intellect? The truth is that
those who affirm the uselessness of the
pursuit of happiness are generally en-
gagged in following it themselves, but
Indirectly, and 1 may be permitted to
observe that the directness or indirect
ness Of the road that is taken does not
alter the nature of the end.-Hamer-
tons Quest of Happiness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
THE OLD SPINNING WHEEL.

1t used to stand in the kitchen. In q corner
CHEEKY and bright,
Where the burning log in the fireplace shot
UP glowing fountains OF light,
And the cracking flames played hide ana
seek with the shadows hid away
In the yawning mouth of the chimney, SO
awfully huge and gray.
Or leaped out on the red brick hearth anu
danced with the shadows there.
While the old wheel kept the best OF tine' IN
the frelight's fitful glare.
Spinning and singing,
Singing and spinning.
Now faster and faster it turns
And the fla mes leap high
And the shadows dance by:
The while the old wheel spins.
The wool on the old brown spindle was
white as the snowGrifts outside,
All, How we watched il whfrling around,
like snowfall taking ride.
Then winding the yarn in big, round ball
so firm and soft and white,
We were almost afraid it would really melt
in the heat of the bright freight.
But we tossed il about ard watched ii grow,
as the wheel kept buZzng round,
And laughed and romped in the ruddy glow
and thought il the sweetest sound.
Spinning and singing,
Singing and spinning.
Now faster and faster it turns
And the flames leap high
And the shadows dance by:
The while the old wheel spins.
Walter s. Stranahan, in Chicago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12

Brown had swished away, the hostess
looked at me coldiy and my friend said:
"'See here, Blank. don't understand
this thing at all, but the icicles are be-
ginning to form on the chandeliers. and
i think we had better get into our over
coats
There was nothing else to be done.
/ explained the situation to my friend,
and he explained to or hostess, and
presumably she explained to the Misses
Brown. 1t bores me even to this day
to think of that experience. 1t was my
first and last appearance as an actor.
and / shall always shun Williamsburg.
1 paid the penalty and am willing to
admit that deserved part of tn. Y.
Sun
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
THE END OF AN ARGUMENT.
II Serves TO illustrate One Of the Fail.
inxx OF Mankind.

II serves To illustrate One Of the Fail.
inxs OF Mankind.
His wife loves to read odd bits of in
formation in the newspaper and sur.
prise him with them. They had started
out one crisp morning for the car line;
he on his way to business and she to &c
some shopping. As was his custom, ne
lit cigar.
.Did YOU know" she asked. "that if q
man shuts his eyes he can't tell whether
his cigar is lit or not?'
NO" he answered, Il didn't know 1t.
And what is more, don't think any
body else ever knew it or that they are
going to find it OUT
"It's perfectly true" she returned.
"It NAV be true of some people. But
YOU can't make me think that smoker
"a person who really appreciates the
luxury of a cigar or pipe, can be fooled
IN any such way.
"The article said that blind mar
never enjoys smoking because he cant
see the smoke"
He took long draw and, after watch
ing the cloud he exhaled, shut his eyes
and said:
81 can prove to the contrary. have
NV eyes shut and know that l am
smoking"
.But ii you hadn't seen the smoke.
would you be so sure ofit?"
Certainly would. You mustn't get
into the habit of believing everything
You see in print. You must reason
things out on your own account ana use
your common sense.
.I can't help thinking there must be
something in it,
"Of course you can't. That's trick
these writer's have. They stimulate
your Imagination and let you founder
eff into all sorts of absurdity. But they
can't fool me. / use my five senses and
when they make an assertion that an
interested in, proceed to prove or dis
nroye II. 1t must stand or fall on evi-
dence."
"You haven't any doubt that you are
smoking now, have your she asked
timidly.
"Not the slightest" he replied, blow.
| ing out another cloud.
Just then her brother overlook them
Smoking, eh?" he said That's
llucky for me, for I want light. He
took the proffered cigar and then hand
ed it back, saying:
"You want light as badly as do.
"Why, I was smoking only a second
ago!"
NO." said his wife, 81 don't think yos
were. You didn't get good light wher
YOU started, and you will notice thai
there are scarcely any ashes on the enc
of YOUR cigar. What you have been do
| ing was TO watch your warm breath
,ondense as it struck the cold air.
i Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
FR,LLs OF FASHION.
Votes ON the Modes In Ladies' Cos
tumes.

tU0e9.
A plain colored velvet stock with
COW finished on the ends with silk
fringes is, perhaps, the latest fad IN
aeckwear; but these stocks are also
made of corded silk and black or colored
satin, and the daintiest of all are the
soft neck scarfs of null, chiffon, net
md silk. trimmed with insertion, hem
stitching and lace on the ends. tied in a
large bow in front.
Velvet leaves in all the gorgeous col
ors of autumn foliage trim some OF the
latest hats.
Wear wreath of little roses in your
lair at the theater, instead OF bonnet,
and you will be quite up to date. the
envy of all the other women, and de-
light to the fortunate person who sits
behind you. The roses encircle the
knot, which is arranged high on the
head, and two or three extra blossoms
form tiny bunch on one side.
The latest chiffon sash is nearly
three-quarters of yard wide.
White suede cloth is worn for dressy
theater gowns, and is trimmed eiab-
orately with white braid and gold
buckles, besides having vest, revers,
or woke collar of white satin covered
with cream lace.
4 novelty in problems for the woman
with too much flesh comes in report
from Paris that in gowns of certain
| colors flesh seems to shrink, in others
| to expand. \ subdued shade of peacock
blue. plum color and olive green, with
black, of course, are announced as the
colors Under which flesh seems least
ostentatious. while Wedgwood blue,
pale gray and almost any shade OF red
are to be avoided sedulously. In the
way of trimmings and light tints.
Grange, yellow, light blue and cerise
should not be used. Mauve and the
higher tints of green are the two colors
| that in decoration about the throat and
shoulders are especially helpful in di-
minishing the effect of flesh.
i The craze for feathers has certainly
reached the limit this season, and every
kind of bird is represented in the winter
millinery.
i Among the new fancies in fashions
scheme of decorating our gowns are the
black velvet bands generously sprinkled
with blue jet.
The poke bonnet of velvet is making
good progress in the fame of fashion
owing to the modernized edition. which
is vastly more becoming than the old
time shape. The crown is less promi
nent than in the old fashion, giving il
a rounder effect, and it has more widtf
at the side.
The newest fur boa is frill OF ful
rlaited and wired on the edge to keep i
in place. It fastens in front with a heat
and many tails, and it may be lined witt
contrasting fur if you like. Ermn'
with sable is quite the thing.
Stockings for the bridal troussea'
are embroidered in some dainty fiora
design with wash silks on the doubl
edge, and the patterns may be as varle'
as the number OF pairs.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
Hfndoo First Steps in English.
A native has been caught at Calcutta

A native has been caught at Calcutta
scaling the wall of the premises into the
compound of No. Chowringhi. dressed
in complete suit Of European clothes.
The man had, on the previous evening.
concealed himself inside a shop, and
had employed his time till morning in
fitting himself with complete suit OF
clothes. including white shirt, with
studs and links, and a red tie, carefully
put on, black socks, a pair of boots, a
watch and chain. handkerchief and
even a pocket knife, with straw hat
and stick. He even went the length of
writing his name inside the hat. On be
ing caught he said that he wanted to
learn English. and as preliminary step
thought it best to dress himself in sa-
hib's clo.hes.-Bombay Advocate Of In
dia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12

actors were SO Interesting OF the
stage / gave Oakes nudge in the
ribs and said: They are not, as rule,
Mrs. Brown. Now, Oakes, here, has
spent all his time in negro minstrels
until this season. He will be an inter-
esting fellow, though, in two or three
years. if we keep him with u.s.
'-The Consolidated club did the af-
fair up in good shape. and when supper
was announced the Write company had
table by themselves. The stairway
leading to the dining-room was packed
with people, who stood there and
watched us eat. That was embarrass-
ing.
Il never expected to hear anything
more from this experience. That was
because 1 was foolish. just about a
year later an old friend invited Ire 10
20 to a reception given in Brooklyn by
some people whom l was anxious 10
meet. He had received permission to
introduce me, and for good and suffi-
cient reasons was anxious to make a
good impression.
1.-The Misses Grown, two very prct-
ty girls. are going TO receive with the
hostess said my friend. as we entered
the house. l couldn't place the Misses
Brown, though vaguely remembered
having met two pretty girls Of that
name somewhere. We entered the
drawing-room and l was presented to
the hostess and had begun a neat little
speech when some one beside her said:
"'Why, there is Mr.. Piper. of Writes
company. Don't you remember the in
teresting things he told u.s.?
".Sure enough said the young wom-
an addressed. and then coming forward
she disclosed herself as one of the
Brown girls and held out her hand
frankly with the greeting:
"'Why. how do you do, Mr.. Piper? l
am delighted to see you, and have just
been telling your hostess how you en-
tertained us last year. She never said
that she knew YOU
81 understood that you were Mr..
Blank said my hostess.
"'And so he is said my friend, very
much bewildered.
".And so am / added.
"'But didn't / meet you as Mr..
Piper, an actor, last year.? said Miss
Brown.
"'Y-y-yes, and I'm
"'Are you Mr.. Piper"
"'N-n-no, but
"'And you never played with Booth :?
Never l said, hoping that the
ceiling might fall, but I wish to ex-
plain. 1t was this way but the Misses
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
ro.rue Croauettee.

Chop only enough of cold boiled
tongue to make one pint. Put half q
mint of milk over the fire; rub to-
eether one tablespoonful OF butter. two
of -four and stir into the milk. Cook
until thick. Add the tongue. table
spoonful of chopped parsley, half tea
spoonful of salt, pinch of cayenne
and a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Mix
and cool. Form into cylinder-shaped
croquettes; dip in egg, then in crumbs
and fry in smoking hot fat.-N. l.
LEDGER
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
A Matter Of Pride.

Mrs. Greener-Mercy. What are you
doing? Putting a ten-cent stamp on
the letter. when two-cent stamp will
carry it?
Mrs. PnuemoneyI know. but il is
well enough to give people to under
stand that we are possessed of ample
means.-Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12

A curious fraud has just been discov-
cred in Arc ostook county, Me-, where q
man from Gloucester, Mass, has been
selling dry hake with the fins cut OF for
Goldfish. calling them Irish cod" A
Bangor fish dealer who was up there in
formed the Aroostook people that there
was NO such fish in the market as Irish
cod, and now they are looking for the
Gloucester man. The hake were sold at
less than the usual price of cod, but for
considerably more than the price OF
hake-N. Y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
Fruit NuA

Into one cup of warm water put one
rounding tablespoonful of sago, and
cook in a double boiler one-hah hour.
Then add two or three whole cooked
nrunes. one-four,h cup stewed raisins,
fwo tablespoonfuls stewed cranberries,
,ne teaspoonful lemon juice and sugar
m init the taste. Allow it to heat until
the fruit is hot. and serve.-0ood
Health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
As to NATURALIZATION.

.sWhat do you think Of vegetarian
ism?" she asked.
sWen," he replied cautiously, n
should regard it much more highly II
I were either a turkey or cow. Chi
caRo Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
A Menhernhip u One Hundred Taos
sanA In AneFfea.

A MGn0eR0D1R Ox O1G no1SA@0 - -
sand In Americas
The last decade Of this wonderful ]
nineteenth century has witnessed re-
markable and far-reaching movement
the gathering into one ers.f arcaniza-
tion of a rapidly iueres.e ~ z ss'1rs pef CT
women. without regard t. e:ass OF
creed, for tbe social. inte csuai andsa
moral advanseraeur af h.manity.
The General Federat Of Women's
Clubs was formed a meeting called
bv Sorosis H. New York city in May,
1889. Its phenomenal growth is per
haps best realized bg thesconsideratiozI
of q few COLI statistics gathered from
the report o. sne corresponding secre-}
tary at the t'.ird biennialof the federa-5
ton. held in Louisville last May. Fromf
this report il appears THAI the sS5 club
and four stare federasicns represented
two years az nave increased to 1875 elnbs3
and 21 state fede; afions, the latter h
Guiding owe 500 clubs. There are1l
therefore, in round mbers, enclslsIsf
of any smaller organizations with sip
liar purpose, which, for economic oy3
other reasons, have not yet Joined tA
general federation. 1900 climbs, embvae
ing membership Of 100, ,oo41sc1aeu. -
this mighty host are enrolled naany
our best and brightest woaoeA frcn tl1|
rocky shores Of Maine to the GQl
Gate, from the mountnius Of ld91
the Florida keyA-Lipp9neoe
Z~ ~I
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12

Greenlanders get their growth when
about Is years old. The Oldest persons
known are about 60 years Of age. Every
person has sack for telling his age and
each sunrise (once q year, . bone IL
put into this sack.-N. Y. Snn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-02-12
na~neaa - AlaaIka.

Alaska il twice and . half n large ~
Texas and 10 times - large ~ New Eng
Chicago Times-Herad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-25
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Captain of a Yacht Killed in His Cab
in by an Unknown M2n.

SAUSALITO, Cal, Sept. PA brutal and
mysterious murder occurred on the hand
some yacht Chispa. lying off this place this
Brooks, master of the vessel, returned TO
his cabin late last night Peter Nelson.
sailor, was awaiting his arrival before go
ing to his bunk in the forecastle. The men
parted, and about 1:30 a. m. Nelson says,
he was awakened by the captain calling for
help and crying murder. Nelson ran to the
cabin, and just as he passed the hatchway
he was confronted by man with a pistol
in his hand. Nelson backed out of the door
and jumped into the water. The man fired
sveral shots at Nelson. one of which struck
him in the leg. Meantime, the people on
board the yacht Alameda, hearing the noise,
put out in a boat for the Chispa. They
picked. Nelson up and went on board, but
the murderer had escaped The cabin of
the little vessel presented a horrible sight.
Blood was everywhere, and, lying in his
bunk dead, was Captain Brooks There
were evidences of a struggle. The dead
mans head had been beaten to jelly, and,
1t is supposed, that after the first cutlery
his murderer killed him. His watch had
been taken and drawers in the cabin had
been ransacked. Boats loaded with people
put out from the shore, but no one got
glimpse of the murderer. Captain Brooks
was an Englishman, about fifty-siX years
old, and had been employed by Isldore
Cutie owner of the yacht, for nineteen
years. 1t is said he was unpopular with
sailors, and may have been killed In re-
venge, but the police are working on the
opinion that robbery was the motive.