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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02

An ornithologist. having investigated
the question of Mt what hour in sum-
mer the commonest small birds wake
up and sing, states that the greenfinch
is the earliest riser, as it pipes as early
as half-past one in the morning, the
blackcap beginning at half-past two.
It is nearly four o'clock and the sun
is well above the horizon before the
first real songster appears in the per
son of the blackbir1. He is heard half
an hour before the thrush. and the
chirp of the robin begins about the
same length of time before that OF the
wren. Finally. the house sparrow and
the tomtit occupy. the last place on
the list. The Investigation has alto
yether ruined the lark's reputation for
early rising. That much celebrated
bird is quite sluggard. as it does not
rise until long after the chaffinches. I'm
nets and q number of hedgerow birds
have been up and about.-Boston Tran
script.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
AwEsoME TREES.
How the Redwood Giants OF the \ o.
senate Valley Imprcssed
q Traveller.

We made side trip to the big trees of
the Mariposa group, which are about
one hours ride from the hotel, says o
correspondent. If the smallest of these
trees could be planted anywhere in
PENNSYLVANIA the railroads would run
excursion trains to it and make money.
The trees in this grove are SO large that
it takes good while to fully appre-
ciate the facts about the size of the big
gest of them. The Grizzly Giant" is 81
feet through at the base and over 300
feet high. This tree would overtop the
spires on the Pittsburgh cathedral by
about 100 feet. The trunk of this tree
is 100 feet clear to the first limb, which
is 20 feet in circumference. Many other
trees here are nearly as large as this
one, and there are 400 in the grove.
Through it several tunnels have been
cut, and a four-horse stage can go
through these tunnels on the run and
never Craze hub. You get an approach
to an adequate idea of their size by
walking off 100 yards or SO while the
stage is standing at the foot of tree
and glancing from top to bottom, keep
ing the stage in mind as means OF
comparison. The stage and horses look
like the little tin outfit that Santa Claus
brought you when you were good lit
tie boy.
These trees are no longer to be called
the largest in the world. however. A
species of eucalyptus has been found in
Australia as large or larger. Emerson
warns us against the use of the super
lative. but when you are in this region
of the globe you can't get along with
out a liberal use of it. He himself says
of Yosemite: TT is the only spot I
have ever found that came up to the
brag." And as I stood in the big tree
grove I remembered that some one
called Emerson himself "the Sequoia
of the human race."-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
They're DiHeFent

Perhaps few Bible readers make
distinction between ''bewray' and "be-
tray" The two words are, however, diff
ferent, both in origin and meaning.
Bewray is to reveal. An old writer
SAYS: ..Weil may he be hurt and die
tl.at will not bewray his disease, lest lie
betray his credit" In Proverbs 1924.
we read: He heareth cursing and be-
wrayeth not" a passage from which
the revised version gives: He heareth
the adjuration and uttereth ncthing.'
Again in Proverbs 27:f6, we flud: ''Tbe
ointment Of his right hand bews1yeth
ITSELF" i. e.. proclaims itself; and @
also in Isaiah 1873, and Matthew 16:73
"Betray." however, means the action Of
a traitor. OF course, to betray q man
often involves his betrayal, but by nc
means necessarily. - Philadelphia
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
The Nina Bira OF Honolulu

Mr.. Palmer contributes an article to
the Year Book of the United States de-
partment of agriculture on the danger
of introducing noxious animals and
plants from one country into another.
The Nina (Mynah or Meina) is bird
from Hindoostan, which resembles the
crow blackbird in its habits and the
English sparrow in its partiality for
human dwellings. This bird has been
introduced into the Hawaiian islands.
and at Honolulu is SO abundant that it
has driven away the pigeons and fowls
and destroyed the eggs of domestic
birds. Mr.. Palmer says: "The ac-
QUESTION of new territory has brought
us face to face with new problems. All
our. island possessions should be pro-
tected from ill-advised acclimatization
which has caused so much loss in Aus
tralia and New Zealand" The introduc-
tion of exotic birds and mammals should
be restricted by law. Western Aus
tralia, under the obstructive birds and
mammals" act, prohibits the importa-
ton. liberation. or keeping of animals
and birds which the colonial bureau OF
agriculture considers injurious to vine
Yards and crops.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
aoerish Ideas.

A Boer speaks of himself and his
eountrymen as ~Mersch" (human be-
iurs): the rest Of humanity is desig-
mated as ''schipsel" (creatures). When
they migrated from the Cape Colony in
1887, one Of their grievances. as stated
in the solemn declaration which they
issued at the time. was the elnancipa-
,ion Of the slaves by the British. That
the colored people, in fact that any ter
restrial being should be placed on per
feet political equality with the lIoers.
seemed to them perfectly monstrous.
They naturally think that they are
prime favorites with Providence, and
that uitlanders, belong to different
category from themselyes.-Church Ca
1etto.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
EXERCISE IN TALKING.
Travellers Comments ON the C0AveF.
natiOnal Gymnastics Of the
Italians.

JOPC AuC niVAS oo tuO IfSORAS
i'm conversation. asserts traveller who
is at present doing" Italy.
A Neapolitan, he says, goes through
an entire course of calisthenics before
he has talked five minutes. Give a
Neapolitan pair of dumbbells, and
ask him what he thinks of the weather,
and before he finishes his answer he
will have taken enough healthful exer-
else to last him all day.
This traveller spent many an amusing
hour in watching the Neapolitan talk.
One day. in a cafe, he sat next to n
couple of Italians, who were engaged
in a most spirited conversation.
The younger of the two men grew
very excited. With his hands he made
reaching and clinging motions, as #
climbing. Them he reached right and
left above his head, as one would do
in picking cherries.
Then. without slackening his re-
markable flow of conversation. he put
the thumb and first finger of his left
hand together and held them few
inches before his eyes, and went
through the careful movements OF one
threading a small needle. And all the
time he talked.
Next he made overland motions as OF
throwing. Then he gave an imitation
Of some one swimming.
After that he described several rapid
circles with his left hand. which gave
the impression of a revolving wheel.
Then he leaned forward. and. with his
right hand lifted, acted as person
would act in trying to put a key into a
keyhole.
The writer asked his friend. who un-
derstood Italian. what all the fuss was
about.
They're talking chiefly about the
weather." was the ereply.-Iondon Mail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02

Bill--It's hard to understand some
women.
Jill--Why?
"The other day a woman in Brook.
lyn court refused to kiss the Bible, but
caressed her pet dog a dozen times
while ON the witness stand" ."--Yonkeu
Statesman
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
HYSTERIA IN ANIMALS
Scientists Investigations Show the
Allment II Not Peculiar to
Human Beings.

That animals are subject to attacks
of hysteria is discovery only lately
made by physicians. Yet the two cases
recorded in the Neurologisches Central
blatt by DIR. Ii. Higher seem to leave no
doubt about the matter.
The animals that were affected were
a cat and a canary respectively. The
cat. which was nine months old, healthy
and active, was one day deeply bitten in
the back by dog and Immediately fell
down paralyzed. When DIR. Higher first
saw it, five or six weeks after the in
Jury, it walked only with its fore paws.
dragging its body and hind limbs.
There was complete loss of sensation
in the hind paws and in the hinder
third of the body, both sides of the
abdomen and back of the animal being
Indifferent to deep punctures with a
needle and to hot applications. but II
always responded to gentle touching
of the front half of the body. The tail
was paralyzed, but none Of the limbs
,trophied, as is usual in such cases.
DIR. Higher considered that the cat
was suffering from an inflammation OF
the spinal cord. but what occasioned
him surprise was the fact that the ami
NAL gave no positive signs other than
the paralysis. One day the servant girl,
being curious to see whether the cat
would fall on all fours. as cats usually
do. threw it from the first floor of the
house onto the pavement. As mat
Ter of fact it alighted on all fours. inn
mediately ran away and was, contrary
TO expectation, completely cured OF its
sensory and motor paralysis. which had
lasted for more than two months.
The cat, therefore, really had no
lesion of the epinal cord at all and all
it's symptoms were due to the fright
experienced by the bite of the dog. In
other words, the cat was manifestly
suffering from an attack of hysteria.
DIR. Higier's second case showed itself
in canary whose cage. with the bird in
it. was pulled down from the wall by
a cat, but DIR. Higher interposed before
the cat seized it. The bird lay on the
bottom of the cage, stiff as if dead.
but was revived by sprinkling with cold
water, after which it was lively, took
Rs food well and showed no abnormal
ity except that from having been fine
singer it became silent.
For six weeks the bird never uttered
note, then this condition passed oil
quite unexpectedly and the canary once
more sang very well. DIR. Higher also
refers to three cases mentioned by DIR,
Tourette in which dogs showed hyster-
ical symptoms.-N. y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
A 1renicnl V1ev

AIrs. Read-Did you notice Mrs. Oil
Wells at the ball last night? She was
literally covered with pearls and dia-
mond jewelry.
Mr.. Wise-Her modesty was indeed
conspicuous. The ether ladies Uore
very little.-Jeweler's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02
The American Plan.

Smith-Are you going to allow your
daughter to marry that worthless
young dude?
Rrown-I haven't decided yet. In
fact. l don't know whether my dauga-
ter is going to allow me to have any
thing to say about it.-N. Y. Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02

II see some doctor puts forth the
claim that rheumatism il infectious" !"
''Oh. I've known for long time that
it was catching. 1t always catehqs me
In the left s!soulder."-Chiceg4 TtNes
Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-02

In Pennsylvanicn's deviee for the
cure of sta1nmerine pair OF slstted
metallic plates are connected ny = mar
row neck and bent into close proximity
TO be placed on either side Of tie .ongR
the neck hsvi,g m adjusting szs- g
clamp tie plsDs II Place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
ua.p zarstplu ghuradag

We received dainty booklet, the
other day, containing the beautiful
Christmas sayings of Charles Dickens.
The author is one of the most philan-
thropic women of New York state and
as we glanced over the pages of her
Thoughts for Christmas" this quota
ton seemed to perfectly express the
feelings of the members OF the charity
organization. AT this festive season
tleman, taking up a pen, 1t is more than
usually desirable that we should make
slight provision for the poor and desti-
tute, who suffer greatly at the present
time. Many thousands are in want of
THE common necessaries; hundreds of
thousands are in want of common COM
forts
And it seems the demands of charity
are pressing elsewhere as well as with
ourselves. as a letter from the author
of this booklet tells US that these
Christmas thoughts of Dickens were
gathered together in book form to aid
in the charity work of Buffalo, n. Y.
AS we read the cheering Christmas
words of Dickens and thought of the
woman who had gathered these happy
| thoughts into booklet for a helpful
purpose we wished all the world could
| appreciate the effort this must have
4 been for her as we appreciate ii. A
woman around whose life there has
ever been the linking together of an
\ endless chaia of SORROWS Death seemed
always busy calling her loved ones, un7
Sf,.- stands almost :fiDna ne
Mo,ia 81 =, 80,
lou ieii $500 ~. l "a ~,
.iie o,iiistii'.ss - ,. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
Iowa at Wushlngton,

Washington, Nov. 16.-The postofiices
at Alden, Aurelia and Corwith will be-
come presidential offices ON Jan. /, and
the salaries OF the postmasters will be
$1,000 each,
Postmasters appointed for Iowa
Ackworth, Warren county, j. T. Vim
cent, vice b. w. johnson, resigned;
Cleghorn, Cherokee county, c. w. Stew
ems, vice q. s. Smith, resigned; Frank
lin Station, Lee county, f. q. Knabe,
vice Charles Lederer, resigned.
Addie Fleming has been commits
stoned postmaster at Woodland.
e. A. Schworn, letter carrier in the
post office at Ottumwa, has been pro-
NOTED from $500 to $3.50.
Clifford A. Holt has been appointed a
letter carrier at Des Moines, vice ia
cob Il. Severd, removed.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones
has directed the United states attorney
of western Iowa to render all assist
ance necessary to the agent of the Sac
and Fox agency in fighting the habeas
corpus proceedings Instituted by the
Indians to prevent the compulsory at
tendance of Indian children at the
agency school. For eight months only
| three Indian children We're in attend-
ance at the school last year, and now
that the agent is enforcing compulsory
educatio as directed by the authori-
| ties here writs of habeas corpus have
been sworn out to restrain the govern
ment from carrying out it's policy. The
Sac and Fox in Iowa number about 3Ss
souls; they occupy 1855 acres. sur
rounded on all sides by civilized white
communities. The Indians are repre-.
scented as blanket Indians and wholly
unprogressive. They own their reser,
walton, however, and set up the ples
that they are American citizens. The,
also argue that the school is not on th'
reservation, which is true, but this fac
is modified by the circumstance tina
the authorities have officially desig
mated it as an agency school, and i
was built as such.
IOWA PENSIONS.
i Original-John Dovenspike. Liberty
4 Vile, S.; Isaiah Coffee, Eldora, IS; W
lis. Johnson Summit, sl2; William
Hummell, Burlington, IS; Roilin Whit
tlesey, Creston. Sc; Henry Wagner. LIE
4 Grand, So; William II. WaughoI
. Bloomfield. IS: special Nov. 4. Nichola
I L.asley, Clarinda. $40. Additional-Ori
\ p. McCreedy, Cedar Rapids. SO to 81:
. Increase-George b. Hatfield, Earlhan
IS to $40; Joseph Dyer Carl, sl2 to 81
Original widows-Emile Babcock, El
DORA IS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

the daughters-in-law, and the new
homes, leaving the old home more and
more quiet of how death crept into the
fold and took from the already lonely
home the wife of his old age. This was
too much 1t was home no longer. so he
told the children ne must go away for
awhile.l He did not know that there is
no loneliness like that felt in the great
world away from dear ones and old
friends. When the story was all told
the old man begged of us to go to his
room and see, the children's pictures
and their presents to him. We went to
the nearby boarding place, and proud
ly the old man lifted a cover and
showed beautiful lounging chair that
a good son had sent him; then he
brought forth silk smoking Jacket
sent him from Paris by another dear
SON; all the family pictures We're shown
and lovingly looked upon, favorite
books were talked about and glanced
over letters from grandchildren, tell
ling of childrens joys and sorrows TO
grandpa, We're read to us, and as we
were about to leave another picture in
the panorama of mans life was
/ shown to us. 1t was a secret he wanted
to tell All his life he had wanted to
| play the VIOLIN but there was always so
| much to do" When the children UNI
| derstood this longing they gave him
/ the coveted treasure, and now at the
4 age of 7S he was trying to find express
| sion for the long pent UP music of his
soul In an abashed way he told this
story and asked if he might play for US
] There are many beautiful pictures in
the art galleries of the world, but there
are no pictures painted that car
/ equal those that life paints
in memory for each of US
and this is one that memory will al
ways treasure. The little plainly fur
& nished room with books and photo
graphs scattered about, the beautiful
chair and silk robe telling of the chill
dren's love and thought, and there il
the center of the room was the little OLE
man holding in his toil-worn hands TIN
violin he had coveted all his life. Wit
one foot on a chair, he stood all for
getful of loneliness. drawing the boy
across the strings. The old grey heat
bent low over the violin and a sweet
rapt expression fell over the trouble
face. Softly he played on and on, an
I've listened struggling to keep back tn
tears We have heard some of tn
greatest violinists Of the world, bu
never music stirred the heart as did tn
old church hymns played by this love
!. of music Finally he laid the instru
ment in the case, saying he could .pla
better than that when he was a
: alone, and carefully put the cas-
, away Their he looked up brightly an
said, ION. have had such happ
afternoon How good it was of YOU t
! talk to me- 1t is an incident like thi
that makes one know what the friend
lily visiting" of the Charity organizatio
Society may mean to many q lonely 9
L.,,..,. slllll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
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:
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

had sold him the stove, paid her thirty
five cents and carried off the heating
apparatus. When John got home he
was mad, as he valued the stove at
$l5O, and he came down town and filed
an information causing the arrest of
the dealer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
Through sleepers to French Lick
Springs.
a nd Elrarnh Lick

Through Sleepers To French Lick
Springs.
West Baden and French Lick
Springs, in the highlands of Indiana,
We're never so popular as at the pres
ent time. Paoli, called 1.-The beautiful"
has hosts of advocates for its lithia
springs and its pure, dry air. The Mo-
non, route has put on an elegant Wag-
ner sleeper to these resorts nightly.
Chicago city ticket Office, 232 Clark
street. l.. u. Sessions, N. w. p. A.,
Northwestern building, Minneapolis.
It's a Matter of Record
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been checked and cured in the course
of few days with Mulfs Lightning
Cough Cure when everything else
failed. Pure and safe for children.
Twenty cents. For sale by the Nc
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

Stop that cough right away with
Mulls Lightning Cough Cure. Twenty
five cents. For sale by the Mcbride &
win Drug Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
FOR SALE.

WANTED-GIRh FOR HOUsEWORK.
POI South Fourth avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16

FOR SAFE MY RESIDENCE ON WEST
Main strect. or Will ira lie for modern cottage.
Iheo A Brown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-16
TIME CARD.
ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY.

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