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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26

Few people know why the queen Of
Portugal studied medicine, although
many are aware that she has taken the
degree of NJ. d. She married the crown
prince Of Portugal without knowing
much about him, but his sterling good
qualities quickly made her fall in love
with him When the tendency to stout
ness first showed itself in her husband,
to his great discomfort, she determined
to watch over him. believing that she
could do him more good than the doc
tors, . she was constantly with him.
Hence she devoted herself to medicine
under the tuition Of the best doctors oe
IL eeantry.-N. =. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
". G. KENTZEL, Editor
HARVEST APPLES.

Ot.t N the orchard years ago,
There lived an ancient harvest tree,
And golden apples used to grow
To yellow ripeness there for me.
The tree was low, its dropping limbs
Hung like an arbor's draperies.
And green leaves, grooming balmy hymns
Lured to its depths of shady ease.
In May the ancient tree was white
With tender blooms, and sight ard sense
drunk deep Of promise of delight
In summers juicy opulence.
And as the ;olling days grew warm.
The young fruit of seductive green
Found refuge In my grateful form,
And worked there, deadly and unseen.
But all the trials were forgot,
When. bursting full of lusciousness,
The golden apples came. with not
The faintsst menace of distress.
The hornets thronged their broken parts.
The bluejays pecked them on the tree,
But In each apples heart of hearts
A Honey core remained for me.
ENVOY.
Good friend. life's promise oft h white,
The unripe fruit may cause distress;
But harvest time will make it right
You'll find 'honey-core," guess.
Chicago Daily Record
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
AN EXCITED MAN.
Was TryinE to Calm Others while
Holding On to Three
Preservers.

"Some funny situations occasionally
parent danger" remarked a much-trav-
eled Philadelphian one day recently,
IAN illustration of which fact came un-
der my observation on the trip from
which / have just returned. 1t was
on a crowded steamboat. The time was
night and some big excursion party was
on board. All at once the boat began
to careen from side to side in a way that
alarmed even me, accustomed as was
to queer antics of water craft, but be-
cause of the many women and children
on board kept my alarm to myself.
'.It wasn't SO with others who noticed
the boats rocking, however, and pretty
soon everybody was frantically fasten-
ing on life preservers. / mean every
body who could get them, for the boat
was equipped with only about half
enough to go around. Then there fol-
lowed a scene Of the widest confusion.
Women were crying and shrieking.
Some of them were on their knees pray
ing. Men who should have had better
sense ran wildly to and fro picking out
the best places from which to jump il
the steamer did tip over. In the midst
of it all the captain appeared. Coming
up to little group of which was one,
and the members of which were out
wardiy calm, he assured us that there
was really no danger. and asked us II
we would quietly mingle with the peo-
pie and endeavor to restore quiet. OF
course we consented. But that wasn't
the funny part. Standing near enough
to overhear our conversation was IN
excited individual of middle age. When
we started on our missionary work he
thought it his duty to help, and half q
minute later he was hard at work in
the cabin telling the women to stop
their crying, for the boat was all right
however, and I wondered at it until
saw him stop in front of a grim-visaged
middle-aged woman who had been un.
able to get hold of life preserver.
"sBe calm, madam, be calm he ex-
claimed, there is no danger whatever,
and the boat will get to shore all right.
''The woman looked the fellow over
scornfully.
"'lf you are SO sure of that. she re
torted. then give me one of those two
life preservers that you are hanging on
to so tight
"Sure enough, although / hadn't no
ticed it before, the man had been car.
rying . life preserver in each hand in
addition to the one he wore around his
waist all the time he was 50 energet.
ically assuring the weeping women that
there was NO danger. The thing waa
70 absurd that / and two or three 9th
ers who took it all in burst out laugh.
ing, which had ~ much to do with re
storing quiet as anything else. Hall
an hour later the boat landed right side
up with care and we saw no more Of
the man with the three life preservers. =
Philadelphia Inquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26

Originally the workers on the PLAN
tations were Kanakas, but they
soon proved themselves inadequate.
Then began the importation Of Chinese
coolies, Portuguese contract laborers
and finally OF japanese. These toileis
were bound to forced labor by their
contracts. The coolie system has very
little 10 commend it over the slave sys-
tenn as practiced in our southern states
before the civil war. In some circun,-
stances it may easily be worse; since the
planter who merely hireS slaves from
a foreign contractor has less iuteIeat
in their well-being than had the efusuaer
planters who owned them. The Unfted
States must now face. the question
whether it will permit this system: to
continue in Hawaii.-BuAalo Expreea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
REPAID IN KIND.
u.-. n~.to, Alderman Tarnea the
Jske On . Well-known
DelawaPean.

tOrl0l tnfOeS IN DclAWdIC IcAhhuS HAS
of an episode when he was engaged in
the gas business in Boston. Mr.. Ad-
dicks. as some people will remember.
was occupied here in an attempt which
involved a good deal of legislation OF
one kind or another. During the prog
ress OF his attempt he invited the board
Of aldermen Of the city of Boston one
day to 90 down the harbor on his boat
Now Then, and the invitation was &C.
cepted. when they started out Mr.. Ad-
dicks produced lot Of yachting caps.
which, as the wind blew fiercely on the
little deck Of the Now Then, were re
garded as proper to replace the more
formal aldermanic headgear. All the
caps were blue except one, which was
white, and this white one Addicks pro-
ceeded to present with flourish to
Alderman Farmer, saying rs he did SO:
Il give this to Alderman Farmer to
wear as an emblem of purity"
All the other aldermen laughed. for
Mr.. Farmer had been prominent in his
opposition to Addicks' schemes in the
board. Mr.. Farmer accepted the white
cap and wore it without sny protest or,
for that matter. any complacency. But
some time later in the day, when the
party were lined up before soda foun-
tain, Mr.. Farmer said:
''Can you tell me. Mr.. Addicks, what
is the difference between the man who
runs this soda fountain and you?"
'Well, no. / can't" said Addicks;
swhat il it?'
sThis man makes his money by put
ting gas into water and you make yours
by putting water into gas"
This palpable hit ct the Delaware
financier's operations at the time was
regarded by the company as q very fair
return for the joke of the white cap
Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
narrseA Ladies' TITLES.


In Germany = controversy his arisen
with regard to the style which should
be adopted in addressing married Ia
dies. There are four names by which
q mans better-half may be described
in the language Of the vaderland. viz.
gemahlin (consort). gattin (sPouse),
frau (lady). and weib (wife). To save
the frequent disputes and heart burn
ings arising from ignorance or i'm
pertinence in the use Of any one Of these
forms, it is proposed that these shall
be officially attached to the recognized
Rraduations Of the social scale. Thus, .
generals wife would be addressed n
.'his consort," the partner Of IN ofhcial
of . certain rank n .his spouse" the
middle class wife would be addressed
as her husbands s'lady." and the work
mans helpmate would be simply his
sWife. ChicaGo Evening News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
A CENSUS OF INSECTS
DaA and Inal0eFent aAd Coma-
pPlse $40. Families.

An insect census has just been taken
on purely scientific lines with view to
determine as far as it is possible which
insects are boon and blessing to
mankind and which are thj reverse.
Although the statistics quite upset
the old idea that all insects and lower
animals were created solely for mans
benefit, vet it is eonclusively proved
that while some insects are rightly
termed pests" there are others which
render us considerable service, and,
fortunately for our crops and vegeta-
ton, the latter are in the majority.
According to the census, the insects
are to be classified as good, bad and in
different; the good insects number fl6
families, the bad amount to 113 fam
lilies, while the Indifferent insects, who
could not for one reason or another sat
isfactorily answer all the questions ON
their census papers. and must. there
fore, for the present be looked upon as
doubtful characters, reach . total of 72
families.
No fewer than 112 families of the bad
or Injurious insects feed upon cultivated
plants and crops, doing damage to and
devouring thousands of pounds worth
Of vegetable produce annually. COB
bling up our spring cabbssges and sue
culent young peas. etc.. in the most
ruthless fashion, while the one hundred
and thirteenth family il parasitic upon
and causes much harm to warm-blood-
ed animals.
OF the good or beneficial insects. 70
families devote themselves to the de-
struction of their wicked. vegetable-de-
vouring brethren, which they accom-
plish in most satisfactory and whole
some manner. while the remaining use
full insects. 80 families act as scaven-
gers, clearing away with great rapidity
all sorts Of vegetable and animal mat
ter, two families aid us as pollenixers
and three form food for our eatable
fishes.-London Nail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26

So far as known the juice Of Irish
potatoes il better calculated to cause
the bot to let go the lining of the
stomach than any remedy that can.
with safety, be given the horse. The
juice does not kill the bots, but causes
them to become numb. Hence they
curl up. and let 60, and the horse II re-
lieved from his lots. Six to IL tubers
win furnish enough juice, when
scraped. to relic We the worst case
Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
lnheriteA Trait.

Old Gotrox-This is q nice state of af-
lAirs, isn't it? When was your age I
was never bothered by bill collectors
chasing me up.
Young Gotrox-Then / must take
after you. dad; il doesn't bother ne Q
bit, either.-Philadelphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
The VERY ouesa

Summer Hotel Proprietor-Yes; Pm
getting up in the world now-so i want
you to paint me . ret Of ancestors.
Artist (eager;y)-Say! I've. already
got in stock excellent portraits Of
Robin Hood, Jack Sheppard. Dick TuE-
pin and Capt. Kidd how'll they Do Tor
the male memberxsPuck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
THE QUEENS POETRY.
English Editors Who DeeliseA with
Thanks t. Accept Cesteibs-
items ~ Victoria.

Queen Victoria had a leaning toward
authorship and she has often related
to distinguished members of the
writer's craft how she, when young.
sent anonymous contributions, chiefly
poems, to editors, only to receive them
back with the usual expression of re-
gret.
The same experience befell both the
Princess Louise (the marchioness OF
Lorne) and the late duke of Albany.
The latter used to tell how an editor
wrote to him, at the same time return
ing his manuscript, to the effect that.
although the statements he made were
interesting enough, they seemed to be
''quite without authority"
The princess was more fortunate on
many occasions. One editor repeatedly
accepted articles on art from her be-
fore he discovered her identity.
The princess says that one of the
proudest moments of her life was that
in which she found q check made out
to herself, in the name of "Myra Fon-
t.noy," for literary work.
The wife of the German emperor, too.
few years ago was keen on acquiring
literary fame. Her book, 4 story of old
German days, wandered from publisher
to publisher without kind word being
said for it-a fact which the empress
now acknowledges caused her more dis
appointment than any other trouble
had ever done.
After the book had made its round
the empress wished to publish It on her
own account, but was strongly dis
suaded from doing SO by the en-
reror.
Somehow the stofy got abroad among
the publishers and the empress was
waited upon one day by . deputation
from q leading publishing firm Of Ber-
lin, who asked to be allowed the honor
of publishing her work. The empress
told the deputation that her experience
an IN authoress had caused her 70 much
disappointment that after her husband
had read what she had written and
pronounced unfavorably upon 1t she
had ordered the manuscript to be de.
sfrnved.-ChicaU0 Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26

johnson What do you do when You
have any stomach trouble?
Thodpson-I just keep SIN about II.
In that way I escape advice from every
body ] meet.-Hoston IanscsipG
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26
nol naaA

O00S uZ000.
Il requires . cool hanA to deliver Ice,
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-26

and sanely.
"Mr. Hurcombe," he said, ''as you've
repeatedly assured me, I'm perfectly
sane"
.What!" gasped the manager.
astounded at hearing his own name pro-
nounced.
I'm sane," repeated the man. Il
trust you'll excuse the trick I've played
upon you, a trick brought about by
necessity and the urgency Of my case.
An actor, I've been out of an engage
ment for months; and, hearing this
morning of the illness of two members
Of your company, determined | would
either secure the engagement or end q
life of poverty OF Waterloo bridge. All
slay at the theater I've been trying to
get your ear, but no one would take up
my name. looked too seedy, sup.
pose. The thing was hopeless, and
walked toward the river; but the wa
ter looked so cold. If you had only been
able to give me a chance l felt l should
have proved q success in the part, which
II not unlike the one I've been assuming
now. Desperation drives u man tc
strange things, and l resolved upon q
bold course. An hour ago l saw YOU
enter here, when by lucky circum'
stances you omitted to fasten the dos
securely. The rest you know. sir. It'a
an engagement want mot charity"
Edward Hurcombe grasped the stu.
ation at once, and his eyes were dim
for he WAS q man of warm sympathies
my boy" he said, rising and taking
the Others hand. '.youSe solved thu
very problem I was considering when
you SO unccremoniously entered Tht
parts yours, and good luck 90 with 4. !
|-ChicaRo Times-Herald.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Dowie to Have a Military Bodyeuard.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-"Dr." John Alex
ander Dowie, "divine healer" will ask
no further police protection from the
city. He is organizing military COM
pany of stalwart disciples of his faith,
who will carry firearms, wear uniforms
and be paid as the professional body
guard of Zion. The company consists
at present of 300 men. Governor Tan
ner has granted permission to Dowie to
have his company. which is to be called
the Volunteers of Zion, parade in Chi
cago streets and carry weapons every
Sunday afternoon.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Skating Records Smashed.

MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. 29.-The fastest
skating ever done in the world for halt
a mile and quarter of mile, straight
away course, was accomplished today
on Lake Minnetonka, near this city
Norval Baptie Of Bathgate, N. D., low.
cred the quarter mile Of 3114 seconds
made by John S. johnson. to 2S 1-5 sec.
onds. After a rest of twenty minutes
Baptie started for the half record Of
Joe Donahue of New York, and Olaf
Budd of Minneapolis, and lowered it
from 1:O5 30 to 100 2-5. The records
are official and made under the auspices
of the Excelsior Ice Yacht club.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Found Dead in Her Rock,n. Chair.

ELMwooD, Kan, Dec. 29.-Mary
Beck, AZ years old, was found by one of
her four children dead in her rocking
chair, her throat cut and her forehead
bruised, One of the children said he
heard his mother say during the night
she had killed someone and would kill
herself. Her husband has been in the
insane asylum for two years, and Mrs.
Beck has supported her family by fol-
lowing the plow during the day and
performing her household duties at
NIGHT
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
DRYER Appeals to Court.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Dec. 27.-Erwin
Dryer, who was the low bidder for the
contract for city lighting at a recent
meeting of the city council, but whose
bid, together with that of the Council
Bluffs Gas and Electric company,
was turned down by the coun-
Gil, which accepted the bid of Thomas
Bowman, last evening instituted suit in
the district court against the city of
Council Bluffs, the mayor and all the
separate members of the city council,
and Thomas Bowman, to have the
award of the contract for lighting TO
Thomas Bowman set aside
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
SOUTH DAKOTA PRAIRIE FIRE

Buildings of Farmers, Several Indian
Houses and Much Hay Destroyed.
WILMoT, S. D., Dec. ga disastrous
prairie fire four miles north of here de-
stroyed the houses and barns of Will
lam Nagle and John Inglert, farmers;
several Indian buildings and about 1000
tons of hay belonging to farmers. The
loss of the hay is most serious, as feed
was already scarce and it was depended
on to winter the stock The fire started
from sparks from burning barn be-
longing to Horace Greeley, an Indian.
No lives are reported lost.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Thwing Talks to Iowa Teachers,

DEs MONIES, Dec. %. = President
Charles f. Thwing, LII. D., of Western
Reserve university and Adelbert college,
Cleveland, is now in the west address,
ing meetings of teachers associations
Last evening he spoke here on 'tThe
Teacher as Force in Civilization. In
his address he referred to some of the
reasons for believing that the higher
leadership of the community is passing
from the church to the school and the
college, from the clergyman to the i'm
StructOr 10 f!S
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Not a Dollar for Creditors.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-The COM
mittee appointed by creditors to inves-
tigate the accounts of Stahl & Straub,
brokers, who failed November 30, re-
port that not dollars worth of availa-
BILE resources We're found. The total
liabilities amount to Sl,231,3 ,30s and the
total assets 1927, AIS, leaving def
cheney of s293, $50. These figures mean
that creditors, the banks only excepted,
can never hope to realize dollar on the
amounts due them.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
richbnrne Case Again.

VANCOUVER, B. O., Dec. 29.-The IA
nous story of the Tichborne claimants
is revived by advices brought from
Australia on the steamer Arongi. The
government of New South Wales is SO
impressed with the probability that an
inmate Of the Parramatta insane asy-
lum, known as William Creswell, may
be Sir Roger Tichborne thatit has ap.
pointed committed to inquire into the
antecedents of Creswell.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
TANNER NOT A CANDIDATE
Governor of '!:inoi, arra'sns Newspapers

Governor of i!inois Arraisns Newspapers
Which Have Criticised His Course.
SPRINGFIELD, Dec 29.-Ata gathering
of Illinois Rapuolin tns for their annual
love feast boabs.le.l was exploded yes
terday afternoon by the declaration of
Governor Tanner that he was not can
didate for re- election. This declaration
was made at IA special meeting of the
governors political friends called by
himself. He said: 81 have not been a
candidate Tor governor from the time I
entered otiio4 and / am not now candi-
date for reelection" Prefacing this
declaration, Governor Tanner made a
tart speech, arraigning the Republican
newspapers which have criticised his
course.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
PERRY ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Doane College Candidate Chosen to Pre-

Doane College Candidate Chosen to Pres
side Over Nebraska Teachers.
LINCOLN, Dec 29-The attendance at
yesterdays meeting of the State Teach
ers' association was 1895. The com
mittee on nominations made it's report
shortly after noon and the following of
ficers were elected: President, E. B.
Perry, Doane college; secretary, Miss
Lucy Williams; treasurer, James Del
Zell; chairman executive committee, j.
d. French; executive council, u S.
Conn: reading circle board, H. F. Car
son, @. A. Fulmer. President Charles
f. Thwing of Western Reserve univer-
sity talked to the teachers on the
"Teacher as a Force in Civilization.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
stockmen Oppose Advance in Rates.

EMPoR1A, Dec. 29.-Fully 200 repre-
sentative stocllmen, members of the
Kansas Live Stock association, met here
yesterday at a called meeting to discuss
and put into effect "all honorable means
to fight the advance in freight rates
made by railroads in their change from
carload rates to hundredweight. The
stocllmen think that the advance is an
imposition on them and while lobbying
before the meeting opened secured the
promise of nearly $4,000 to fight the
railroads.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Montgomery on secret Mission.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The Post
says: 'It developed today that the
United States cruiser Montgomery has
been on secret mission to Liberia,
Africa. Senator Mason, who has re-
ceived a letter from an officer of the
Montgomery, states that he proposes to
introduce resolution calling upon the
secretary of the navy to inform the SEN
ate why the Montgomery was ordered
to Sierra Leone and if the mission was
in pursuance of any understanding
with Great Britain
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
SENATORIAL RACE.
Politicians Return to Des NIoines Ready
to Resume Wire-Pulling.

Politicians Return to Des Ioines Ready
to Resume Wire-Pulling.
DIES MONIES, Dec. 27.-The senatorial
fight is to be resumed in earnest this
week The legislators. after spending
Christmas at home, began pouring into
town again today, and are now here ia
force The candidates for speaker Of
the house. Messrs. Eaton and Bowen,
came III last night. j, w and j P
Blythe. managers of Senator Gears
fight. are here and their lieutenants are
coming OH every train Both sides
say the fight will be resumed in earnest
tomorrow. and there will be no more
cessation Both sides express the same
confidence as heretofore in the election
Of their respective senatorial candidates.
Ges,. and Cummins
Guelmins' managers here claim thai
Senator Gear has promised M. L. Tenn
pie, member elect from Clarke county,
the position OF federal judge, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Woolson. Their claim is based upon
Statements it is alleged Temple made
while nere lnSt week,
British Warships to Patrol Atlantic UoasU
New YORK, Dec. pa special to the
World from Halifax, N. S., says: Great
Britain is apparently preparing to pa
troll the Atlantic. The report that the
larger part of the British North Ameri.
can and West Indies squadron have re.
ceived orders concerning the alleged
violation of the neutrality laws by YES.
sells leaving American ports with con.
traband Of war seems to be wei
| founded.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Cason Makes a Retraction.

HELENA, Mon, Dec. Zachary T.
Cason, a lawyer of Butte, who testified
in the Welcome disbarment case that
United States Senator Clark told him
that he would pay for votes for himself
as senator, has recanted. A signed
statement is in the hands of Mn Clark S
friends, i'll which Cason says his evi-
dence was untruthful and that he gave
it for S40o, that his family was starving
and he had TO have the money. Cason
expresses regret at the wrong done and
hopes this retra:tion may offset it some
what H. et5