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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
IN BED WITH RATTLERS
A Belgian Naturalist's Awful Nigh,
In the TOltec Ruins Of
Quemada,

"when was collecting specimens o!
plants and animals in Zacatecas," said
the noted DIR. Maximillian Schumann
Il had ar experience with rattlesnake,
which came near being the death oi
me-"
The doctor is the Belgian explorer
and naturalist who went through AT.
rica, and IN telling df his adventures he
said:
Il had gonsa days journey on horse.
back from the city of Zacatecas to the
southeast to examine some old Toltec
ruins there. These are known as the
Quemada ruins. They are very exten.
sive. l got there late at night. 1 had
shot couple of doe on the way and
had thrown them across my pack ami.
NAL.
"On my arrival within the ruins lit
. fire to get my supper. after which ]
spread my blanket and lay down. In
the morning when 1 woke up threw
my hand outside of the blanket and il
almost touched big. poisonous rattle
snake. l escaped by the merest chance.
Looking toward my feet, what was my
astonishment to see rattlesnakes all
over the blankets. There were no less
than six of them besides the one that
missed my hand.
The reptiles were not the crotalus
horridus, or diamond crotalus, known
in California. but the crotalus milarius
found in the hot regions. They are
very poisonous. When had lit my fire
In the evening / could not see the
snakes. which, l presume, had crept
along the walls.
"The attitude Of Zacatecas and the
old ruins is between 1000 and 5000
feet, and it gets quite cold at night. My
fire was what undoubtedly attracted
them. When they got out toward il
they found my bed. and. discerning the
warm blankets, crawled up on them and
went to sleep. ! have always thought
it was almost miraculous that escaped
being bitten. As I did not want the
snakes, having already all / wanted
l killed them and nailed them all to
the adobe wall, with my card on each.
"The lizards and other reptiles which
I got there salted away in casks and
to Europe. 1t is a general
belief among the Indians, notably
among the Creeks. Cherokees and Choc.
taws in Indian Territory, where / wa.
for time, that if one is bitten by .
all he has to do to prevent
fatality is to eat the snakes. But ]
never discovered any virtue in this. The
best remedy is to Immediately bind .
thong above the wound, so that the
poison cannot circulate higher. Their
,ut an incision below the wound and
squeeze out as much blood as possible
Then, If to the wound is made an appli. |
cation of potash or any alkali, there il
almost no danger.
II got the best collection of reptiles |
rom Mexico and forwarded them to |
Europe that has ever been seen here
The rattlesnakes were so plentiful that
hey could be seen by thousands and |
San Francisco Call.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
HORSE HOTELS.
ccived ~ Well ~ Regular
DOarders.

Scattered in various parts of the city
there are stables that might be calles
horse hotels, in which transients ar,
taken, as well as regular boarders; o
boarding stables there are many, ant
there are some stables in which STALL
are rented.
A truckman who rented a stall in {
stable would feed and care for his hors,
himself, simply hiring quarters for tn.
animal Much oftener horses are board
ed. A truckman having, say ten horse,
or more, would most likely keep stable
of his own, as woulaapy business con
Germ running an equal number oi
horses. An owner keeping less than ten
would be likely to board them.
At the boarding stables entire care i.
taken of the whole outfit. The food is
provided and the horses are fed and
cleaned, and the harness is cleaned also
The driver has nothing to do with any
of this work. When he drives into the
stable and steps down from the truck
the stablemen take charge. They un-
hook the horse and care for it and the
harness, and they hook the horse up in
the morning. When the truckman
comes for his truck he finds it ready,
and he simply drives out and goes of
about his days work. There are thou
sands of horses employed in the city
that are regular boarders by the week
or month. The transients, horses that
are put up for day, more or less. may
be city horses or horses from out Of
town. A horse disabled from any cause
would very probably be taken tempo
rarily to the nearest stable receiving
transients. In case ofNthe breakdown
of vehicle the horses might be taken
to one of these stables pending repairs
to the vehicle. There are always more
or less people driving into New York
from neighboring cities or the sur
country on one errand and an
other, of business or pleasure, who put
up their horses here for day, more or
less. There are drivers coming in from
distances with heavy loads
who do not want to wear their horses
out by driving back the same day; they
put them up here for the night. And so.
from one cause and another, there
might at any time be found, including
horses from the city and horses from
put of town, a considerable number OF
transient guests at the various horse
hotels.-N. L. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
PAwNED TEETH TO GAMB1K
How . Sport In Hard Lack Got Q1s
On Them and Recoaped His
Losses,

This advertisement" remarked IN
old gambler. pointing to notice pub.
lished by man who had lost set OF
false teeth, reminds me of the ex.
perience of gambler in Denver some
years ago who had to pawn his grind
ers for stake. 1t was a cold winter
night and | was bucking the games my
self in big Denver establishment,
when l happened to notice this pawning
event. A stranger from the east was
playing faro, but lost so heavily that he
changed to roulette. At this game the
last of his bunch had disappeared be.
fore he knew it. Hesfelt in his clothes
but found nothing, not even . watch
He had loaned his fine overcoat to Q
friend earlier in the night with the
promise that it was to be returned by
midnight, but the time had passed and
the coat was not there. All at once the
gambler threw his hands to his face. A
thought struck him.
Gents he said is there pawnshop
for gamblers near here?'
"The faro dealer told him where to
find one half way down the block, and
the information was added that the
owner had soft spot in his heart for
gamblers in hard luck.
THE eastern sport walked into the
pawnshop a moment later and asked
the owner how much he could advance
on a fine set of teeth. The shopkeepcr
hesitated for moment, but finally con-
sented to loan $50 on them. The articles
were carefully put away, and the gam.
bier walked back with $40 bill. He
bought stack of chips, and during the
night played with remarkable luck. BY
five o'clock he was $500 ahead, after get
ting back the 81 900 lost before the deal
with the pawnbroker. After he quit
playing he had to sit about for three
hours until the pawnshop was opened
THAT same winter in Denver" con-
tinued the old man, II saw other pawn
ing experiences which taught me that
the gamblers best friend was the man
with the three balls sign. 1t was in this
same house that / saw sport pawn q
500 overcoat ten times in as many
hours. The sport was playing craps
and he seemed crazy about that kind of
play. The first time he went broke he
stepped out to the same pawnbroker
and hooked the overcoat for $50. He
came back, got good streak and sent
the boy out with $22 and the ticket to
redeem it. He played for awhile and
was broke again. A second trip was
made to the shop. with the same result.
And then little later he was strapped.
This juggling between the table and the
was continued for hours,
though the sport finally quit when he
had the coat and $3.50 in the pockets.-|
Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23

Now that the evenings are long
farmers in every locality should grt
together and exchange experiences
and views. Very often they can save
each other many dollars by so doing.
Pure water in clean vessels kept in
the shade is a prime necessity in poul-
try management One half the poul-
try cures would go out of business if
this was the rule instead of the excep-
ton.
When clover hay is cut fine it il
sometimes cheaper and better than
grain for fowls. Wheat at 81 bushei
is more expensive than clover, with
less beneficial results, using pound for
pound.
1t is staed that manufacturers of
fraudulent butter are now using crude
parafiin 10 pad out their product, the
paraffin being odorless. tasteless and
very resistant to chemical tests, rem
ders it an easy fraud to perpetrate and
a difficult one to detect.
Every farmer should conduct some
experiments on the farm. He needs I,
know the best varieties of grain and
vegetables for his soil and market, AMI
he needs to know whether fertilizers,
barnyard or commercial, pay him ali
the profit that they should.
I'm his fight against various ip~
pests the value of good deep plo.,
late in the fall is always wor-i.s r.ss
serious consideration of the e :, teal
farmer. 1t is one of the be- methods
of destroying several of our mos.
widespread and destructive insects
Tests at the New York experi4
ment station demonstrated that where
hens are kept for eggs alone,and where
fertility is not desired. that excluding
cocks fro mthe flock secured eggs at
not less than SO per cent. less cost than
where the sexes were kept together.
1t has been shown that hog chol-
era is often carried many miles down
creeks, injecting herds all the wav
wherever they have access to the wa
ter. Therefore, the running brook has
been denounced as a nuisance in hog
pasture in eyeiy state where cholera
prevails.
Crimson clover has high feeding
and fertilizing value. and is one of the
best crops that can be grown in short
rotations for forage and soil renova-
ticn, lending itself readily to use for
hay, pasturage. soiling. silage. green
manure, and as soil cover to prevenS
leaching and washing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
HOME OF B1sQUE WORK.
It II q Place where the WOaen
Wear Trousers and the
Men skirts.

"During trip to Germany last year.
said commercial traveller who makes
an annual trip across the big pond
II visited the quaint little province OF
Altburg, which is the original home OF
| fine bisGue work. 1t is the only place
on earth where the women wear trou-
sers. / mean literally. and the men
wear skirts, a la Greek. The trousers
are very baggy affairs. and, combined
with a sort of cloth cuirass, which is
richly embroidered for holiday wear,
the effect is rather picturesque.
"The women of the well-to-do classes
are very proud and reserved, and when
l told friend who was with me that
l was going to ask a couple of them to
be photographed, he was aghast. Ihad
no camera, and the only thing to do was
to get them to go to photographer
who had a little gallery in town. The
subjects l selected were pair Of very
pretty girls whom we saw walking
along the streets. Their costumes were
covered with superb embroidery, and
both wore extraordinary silver head
uICSSVS tudt uuuSt ndNC Dccu WOItn
great deal of money. Istepped up, took
OF my hat, and told them in my best
German that l was dying to secure
souvenir of their beautiful country, and
would be eternally grateful if they
would accompany me to the photog-
rapher and allow him to take them in
their charming costumes.
"The audacity of the proposition
startled them half out of their wits, but,
luckily, there is q tradition in rural
Germany that all Americans are par
tally demented millionaires. and sup
pose they thought it best to humor me.
At any rate. they agreed, and secured
photograph that prize above any of
my mementoes of travel. The girls were
perfectly docile, and posed them side
by side. hut looking in opposite direc-
tions, thus getting front and back
view of the costumes. Strange to say,
Altburg is almost unknown to tourists.
To my way of thinking. it is the oldest
and most interesting nook in Europe"
N. O. Times-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
A CRISIS IN GUATEMALA.
sLst In Saving the Govern
meats Credit.

IA quaint experience l once had il
the interior of Guatemala said for.
mer resident of that republic. fur.
nishes tip-top illustration of the way
they run governments in Central Amer.
lea. had occasion to visit small gar.
rison town in the coffee belt ON somt
business and found the commandant il
state bordering on distraction. We
took dinner together and he told me
his tale of woe between courses. His
soldiers, it seemed, had been without
pay for over three months, and, as the
government made no effort to provide
them with rations, they had subsisted
on beans, tortillas and coffee furnished
on credit by the old women of the vii
lage. Naturally this credit had worn
itself out, and two days before arrived
all the old women went on strike, since
which time the garrison had been prac-
tically without food. Needless to say.
the soldiers were desperate, and they
had determined to desert en- bloc and &c
back to their farms. advised the com.
mandant to telegraph the facts imme.
diately to the president, and at last he
screwed up enough courage to send the
message. AS soon as it was received the
president sent word to a wealthy plant.
er requesting him to dispatch some
cash instanter to the commandant.
The planter gave a messenger a $1O(
bill and rushed him off on horseback
for the village, which he reached at day.
break next morning. When the poor
ccmmandant saw the remittance he
nearly swooned away. for under the cir.
cumstances 500 was about as much use
to him as 100 brass elephants. Nobody
in the whole department could change
it. and he was in the depths of despair
until I suddenly appeared in the role OF
good fairy. happened to have 100 one.
dollar notes in my saddle bags, and ]
handed over the bundle in return for
the bill brought by the courier. The
grabbed the package and
kissed me violently on both cheeks
Glory hallelujah! The country was
saved. Each soldier got dollar, which
he paid on account, and the credit OF
the government was restored. The gar
rison howled with joy and the old won.
en- shed happy tears in the coffee, which
they at once proceeded to boil. It was a
scene. II ever 70 back to
that place again will be treated like q
O. Times-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
His Miseereuae.

Teacher-Try to remember this:
Milton, the poet, was blind. Do you
think YOU can rememberit?
Bobby Smart.-Yes, ma am.
''Now. what was Nilton's great mis-
fortne?"
He was q poet"-Columbus fO.)
State Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
circ...ta.ces After C..e..

Il notice." says Uncle Gabe, dat de
man dat sings 4 would not live Away
de loudes' on Sunday am gin'ally de
one dat gifts to de platform fust when
de train runs OF de track."-N. Z.
World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
The Lesser Of Two Evils.

Passenger (as train stops) = Con-
ductor, are those two men taking .
straw vote?
Conductor-No. it's . eaAe Of hold-up
Fhey are train robbe1A
Thank goodness! Il isn't as bad q
! suspected. Chicago Evening News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
American Denti.t. Annoyed ABROAD

American dentists are acknowledged
to be the most skillful in the world.
Many Of them are practicing with great
success in Europe. In Germany they
are subject to considerable annoyance.
Their American diplomas are not re
spected. They cannot buy anything at
drug store except on prescription
signed by a German physician.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
Optimisn.

Il shall never marry" said the hache.
lor.
sYou always were optimistic" re.
turned the benedict.-Chica9o Posi-.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
The COINED Phileeopher

"Of course, the only truly happy man
ing good for Others" said the CornfeS
Philosopher. THAT is the only occups.
tion . man can engage in. in which peo
pie will let him have his own way."-ID
dianapolis Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
His Opinion.

Gracie-Is Latin dead language?
Her Brother-Yes; and Il opght to
be buried!-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23
DECEIVED BY APPEARANCES
This Indian Was Not a. Savage a. He
Appeared and Was Equal 10
Any Emergency.

Many years ago a number of Peori
Indians orgnized a show company an,
made tour of the east. They wer
mostly half-breeds and all were thor
oughly educated in English, but it wa
stipulated by the management tha
they must talk only in their nativ
tongue. and when they got on their wa
togs they looked savage enough, in
deed. Among the company was vii
Labadie, well known in Galena, and on,
evening he was standing in the corrido
of an eastern hotel, dressed in hi
chiefs robes and looking every inch tn,
savage man of fiction, when he was ap
preached by an elegantly gowned lad,
and the following conversation ensued
How"
Ugh"
"You big chief in your country?"
Ugh"
"You go to Washington to see erea,
White Father?'
Ugh"
"Iou cannot speak white man,
tongue; you no speak English?"
mo. madam. l regret to say that
do not understand the language"
The poor woman was greatly sur.
prised and embarrassed, but perhaps
not SO much as bevy of girls on later
occasion. In almost every town some
of the audience would remain behind to
get better view of the awful savages.
One night Labadie had taken his seat
in the orchestra box after the show and
four or five young ladies who were
standing near commenced to comment
on his personal appearance. How
would you like to kiss him?" said one
OF the maidens, with litter. "Oh,
girls! let's all do it, just to see how il
would feel to kiss a real Indian!" ex-
claimed one more daring than the rest.
whereupon Labadie turned calmly to
them and said:
Ladies. nothing would afford me
more pleasure than to give you a prac-
tical illustration of the osculatory &C.
eomplishments of the red man."
There was chorus Of little screams,
swish of skirts and the theater wa.
empty.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Philosophy of Dead Ganeness.
Now, said the man who had yearned
for riches, Il will go forth to-day and
risk once more. Success has attended
all my ventures. / have So. .990, 900. If
all goes well to-day will be ten times
a millionaire. Then will risk no more.
Then I will be content and some one
else may step into the place that leave
So he risked again and WOE
the $4,000 that he thought he needed
in his business; but the man who lost
the money was not dead game. II he
had been dead game he would have said
and hoped for better luck next
time. Therefore. lacking the qualities
that make for gameness, he jumped
upon the man who had won and
thumped him so hard that he died on
the way to the hospital. There is in the
heart of every man who succeeds here
below soft spot for the dead game
Times-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23

$50 you consider Jones an honest
man?"
Honest? He gives himself short
change at his own store and cheats
like the deuce At solitaire.
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-23

A bevy of young ladies peeped into
the reading-room Of the British muse.
um one afternoon lately. One damsel
in particular took stock of the spacious
interior with an air Of the greatest in
terest. Then she whispered to a COM
panion: IF all these beastly desks
were cleared out, what jolly place this
would be for one to cycle in on . wet
dayi"-London Chronicle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-29
Installation of officers.

The installation of officers was brief.
Before Mrs. Jennings, the president,
called the new president. Mrs. Mary F.
Coulter. and the directors, she attempt
ed to make a short adde's.
Though she speaks with ease and
fluency on all other occasions she
could not restrain her feelings here.
1T is so hard to say good bye" she
began, and then the tears she tried to
restrain came. 1t was a sight that
moved the audience. At great effort
she managed to thank the officers who
had served with her and Mrs. Minney,
the secretary, in particular. They
We're thanks which showed more in
her feelings than in words and will
be long remembered. Many women in
the audience who had known Mrs.
Jennings during her term of office
could not restrain themselves. They
too broke down.
But when the president finished she
called to the platform Mrs. Coulter.
the newly elected president. and the
directors. Mrs. Coulter spoke at some
length and then the convention sang
America" and adjourned sine die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-29
FILED IN FEDERAL COURT.
salisbury's Answer In Government
Suit For S62, 900.

Answers were returned by the de-
PENDANTS in three suits yesterday in
the federal court o. J. Salisbury and
Monroe Salisbury filed an answer to the
amended complaint of the United States
against them for the recovery of s62, 600
which amount it is alleged, the govern
ment was defrauded of in the carriage
of the mails in 1886. The allegations
OF the amended complaint are generally
denied.
The Southern Pacific company an
swered the complaint of Charles Glag-
ger who sues for SIS. 900 for injuries al
legged to have been sustained by being
forcibly elected from a Southern Pa
cific train. The companys answer is
that Glagger was stealing a ride on the
freight train, and that it was through
his own carelessness that he fell
The railroad company also filed an
answer to Grethe Sorensons suit for
$4,000 for the killing of her husband by
Southern Pacific train in Ogden last
April. The company alleges that they
were not supposed to furnish protec-
ton for the yard employees, and that
it was through Sorenson's earelessness
that he met with his death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-29
HEARD AND SEEN
IN TIrIMONY'S COURT

Tom King delivered stirring politi-
cal Grafton before the bar of justice
yesterday, being in good voice and ex-
cellent gesticulative trim.
He said in part: 'Your honor: I will
plead guilty to drinking, because it
doesn't pay not to plead guilty. 1 want
to say, however, how it is. / had just
been out five minutes and 1 remem-
bered your honor's advice and 1 went
down the street determined to make a
man of myself. 1 had everything all
fixed up, but l met a man and he said,
Tom says he, you're an old Repub-
lican 49, - How do you
know 1 amp says I. Because 1 know
it, says he, and / smashed him.
Nov. your honor. never voted that
ticket but once and that was because
of Grover Cleveland the old reprobate.
eagle looked down in shame from its
soarings and cried out Cleveland, what
are your
I'll only vote for one man on the
ticket this year," declared Tom, throw
ing his arms recklessly at the atmos-
phere. Nov. sir, what right had he to
call me an old Republican. l hit him.
now. what ought I to get for tflis?''
Twenty-Five days" answered the
court Fifteen for the speech, ten for
the drunk
twenty-five days." echoed the pris-
oner. My Cd, and this is America"
Maud Lewis, who, in a drunken fit,
jabbed her hand through four window
lights in the front of Kittie Hicks
house on Commercial street early yes
terday morning, was fined $40.