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

difficulties of the return, such as find.
ing his boat nearly full of water and the
tide SO low that he had to wade quite a
way through mud to the shore, the
adventuresome sailor reached land in
safety.
One can now but family imagine the
tremendous cry which went up on the
discovery Of the Disagreement. Wings
howled with delight. Middlesex was
wild with JOY, but from the navy de-
partment in Washington came a storm
OF vindictive protest. Try as the au-
thorities would, however, no trace was
found of the man who did the deed.
Excitement had not yet subsidized when
Capt. Dewey decided for some reason
that it would be good thing to present
the head to jackson himself, and, ac-
cordingly. set off for Washington with
it. In Philadelphia he met Wiley +,
Mangnm and John Tyler, who had been
gate the affairs of the United States
bank. He knew them both, and the
story was too good to keep; SO he told
them. Continuing then to Washington.
he arrived there in February, and for
two months trieG to see the president.
President Jackson was seriously i'll
with hemorrhages of the lungs, and
could not see Dewey. Vice President
Van Buren, had known Dewey's father.
who was AN artillery captain, and he
received the sailor cordially. To him
Dewey told the story, and Van Buren,
enjoyed the joke Of it most cordially.
He advised Dewey to take the figure
head of jackson and give it to the sec
rotary of the navy. On this advice
Dewey acted, but Secretary Dickinson
did not regard the matter as joke.
On the contrary he was angry and
threatened to have Dewey arrested.
But Dewey quietly said:
..You can have me arrested on nc
charge save that of trespass, and
should be tried in Middlesex county,
where the offense was committed. Any
Middlesex jury would give me damages,
and applause, too"
That settled it. Dewey was not ar
reSteu- Inc HguFeneaO was accepted
and remained in the Dickinson family. |
It is now in Brooklyn. Capt. Dewey be-
came known throughout the entire |
as 1.-THE figurehead man." He
was banqueted by wings in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York. Boston and |
wherever he went. And now !. has |
gone beyond the vale. He was tn. Srst |
popular Dewey in America.
SMITH ID. FRY.
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CLOTHES AND COLOR.
New Theory N to why People Arr
white or B1ack-The Work
Of Mature.

1t has long been known that climate
alone is not sufficient to account for a
colored people. Dark skins are by no
means confined to the tropics; they are
to be found in races even beyond the
temperate zone. This diversity, accord
ing to a writer in one of the American
magazines, can only be accounted for
by considering the differNQt modes of
life that have acted for centuries upon
the various classes and castles of the
country. The coolie who works in the
fields with strip of cotton cloth about
his loins is very dark. the merchant and
trader, who never go abroad without
being thoroughly clothed, are many de-
grees fairer.
1t is said that colony of Jews on the
west coast of India has been estab-
lished for nearly Is centuries, but be-
cause they have not followed the habits
Of the people as regards clothing, they
remain to this day white people. On
the other hand, the Aryan population OF
India and Persia, originally fair peo-
pie, by adopting the customs of those
countries, have become in great meas
ure a colored race. Accordingly, it II
argued that the steady march of nature
is toward the evolution of a fair people
all over the world. The layer of dark
pigment beneath the cuticle prevents
the skin from blistering, and when
proper clothing renders this safeguard
unnecessary, nature dispenses with il
altogether.
1t is also limited that color has some.
thing to do with the mental and intel
lectual conditions of a people. but into
these questions the writer wisely for
bears to enter.-London Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09

- Themselves by m OccaslonAl
Came IN the Ice.

The nine months that the whaIemcu
were compelled to lie in idleness, while
not enlivened by social gayeties. were
far from monotonous. With lumber
brought up from San Francisco there
had been built on shore commodious
one-room house, whose most conspicI-
Gus articles of furniture were a big
stove, that roared day and night, bill
lard table, ard number of benches
and chairs. This was the clnbroom OF
the 60 or 40 officers of the fleet. and here
they congregated to play billiards and
whist, or sit about through the long
arctic evenings, while the wind howled
outside, smoking and spinning yarns OF
many seas, or of boyhood days at New
Bedford, New London and Martha's
Vineyard. There were veteranswho had
whaled on every ocean and had been in
nearly every port on the globe; men
who recollected well the raid of the
cruiser Shenandoah. when nearly a
score of ships were crushed In the ice
foe. The sailors and firemen OF the
fleet did not have the privilege of this
house, but contented themselves with
games and amusements of their own.
They had an orchestra that played long
and vociferously. and there was an anna
teur dramatic troupe that gave enter
tainments during the winter. But 1t
was on the great national game of base
ball that officers and men most de-
pended to break the tedium of their i'm
prisonment and furnish the necessary
outdoor exercise.
All the whalemen were dressed in
the Eskimo fur costume, only the face
being exposed. and on their hands wore
heavy fur mittens. These clumsy nit
tens, together with the fact that one
was apt to fall on the ice unless he gave
a large part of his attention to keeping
his feet underneath him. made
good catching practically impossible
"Muffs" were the rule, and the mar
who caught and held the ball received
an ovation, not only from the hundreds
of Eskimos who were always crowded
about the rope. No one was apt to re-
peat the experiment of catching with
bare hands. One of the center fielders
was a corpulent Orkney Islander, whose
favorite method of stopping a hot
grounder was to lie down in front OF
il. The Eskimos considered him the star
player of the fleet. Sliding was the only
thing done to perfection. the ice offer
ing excellent facilities for distinction
in that line, and there was always a wild
cheer when "A runner getting too much
headway knocked the baseman off his
feet and both came down together. TIE
scores were ridiculously large. seldom
less than so on a side, and sometimes
twice that On the smooth ice good
hit meant home run.-Harper's Round
Table.
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NOT ACQUAINTED WITH THEM.
Mos Dead Fifty Years Elected to O0cs
~ BenIghted Aldermen In
New York.

A New York alderman INDUCED in little
fun at the expense of his associates the other
day, and through his influence that honor.
able body elected two men, eminent men,
dead these SO years, to the position of com.
missioner of deeds. The names of the dead
thus honored are: Noah Webster, lexicog-
Tapher, and Lindley Murray, grammarian.
The world says the trick was worked this
way:
A slip of paper containing these names,
with Brooklyn addresses, was circulated at
the meeting of the board. Alderman Dixie
approached Alderman Bridges and said:
Say, Jim, I've done favors for you. Here
are couple of men who want to be made
commissioners of deeds. That fellow Lind.
ey Murray told me he was friend of yours. =
Alderman Bridges looked at the slip and
replied:
Il don't know the gent, and amt going
to present his name"
Alderman Dooley, another member from
Brooklyn, was persuaded to sign the applica
ton, and in less than ten minutes the
formal vote electing Lindley Murray and
Noah Webster commissioners of deeds was
DaSSed-American
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POINT IN THE CASE.
Jake Dldn't Mind the CHARGE AKains1
Hin, He Wanted to Know
Something.

How 4 greater trouble overshadows q
lesser was aptly illustrated in one of the
minor courts the other day. The accused
was big, strong, honest German, greatly
excited and disposed to do more talking
than is permissible under such circum-
stances. The court distinctly said that the
big man was charged with disturbing the
peace and asked him whether he was guilty
sr not guilty.
dot vos not ing, shudge," came the re
kponse. Der prewry he hired me ter drive
dot wagon Tony Velters, he say: Shake,
it vos besser and you yoin der union, und
den he say Why | dond't Wait a dleetle an
see how vos it. So wait.
"Purdy gwick der boss he say: Shake,
you can get your moneys und give up your
DEAN. We vos union brewery | say
would see Tony und ask him vot der reason
NIT him dot he advise me out of yob.
When | find Tony he say did / hat some
ense, und told him he vos schmarder und
vos und he didn't know not 'ings."
But they say you argued with club
and that Tony's strongest proposition was .
brick"
dot vos not der point, shudge. Vot
rant der find Quit is. how do l slant on der
union labor question s'-Detroit Free Press.
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THERE IS A LIMIT.
ne Fourth GentlemaA Severely
Strained the Bounds OF
Human CrcduIity.

You may not believe it, gentlem n" re.
marked one OF an after-dinner group engaged
IN smoking cigars in front Of totel, but /
have used fountain pen constantly for four
years, and have never had the least trouble
with it."
That is indeed remarkable" rejoined an
other Nevertheless l am the father of SIX
children and have never had to walk the
floor by night with single one of them"
There was a silence, lasting minute or
20: Then another spoke up: Il don't doubt
It in the least said he, for can testify to
something stranger still. l have bright
little four-yearold boy at my house, and I've
never repeated any Of his smart sayings to
my most intimate friends"
Gentlemen" observed fourth, after a
protracted and somewhat painful pause, Il
am fond Of hearing young women practice
their scales on the piano after have retired
70 rest. 1t lulls me to Sleep"
One or two other members of the group
made more or less feeble attempts to say
something, but falteringly gave it up. 1t
seem seemed q to Be generally felt that the extreme
London Telegraph.
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19vENTED FOR THk cYcLIsT.

To prevent bicycle wheels from
throwing mud and water on the riders
back new device il formed OF two arms
nivoted on the rear axle to support .
small roller in . position to take up the
mud before it can be thrown on.
For use in discharging puncture-cios'
ing compounds into bicycle tires new
receptacle il fitted with sliding bot
tom. which in pushed in after the nos-
gle is attached to the valve. thus 1orc-
ing the heavy liquid into the tire.
In 4 new bicycle chain adjustment
the hub il carried by plate sliding In .
slot in the rear fork, with screw Doll
headed in one side Of the plate and
running through fixed lug on the side
Of the fork to draw the plate In either
direction.
The lower brace on the chain side Of
. new bicycle frame il used as gear
case, the single tube being replaced by
a fiat casing, with channels formed at
the top and bottom to cover the chain
and heads at either end. which sur
round the sprocket wheels
In a newly designed bicycle lamp the
oil holder il Of tubular shape. with
clamps to attach it to the lower tube OF
the frame. just back Of the head. the
wick tube extending out at right an
giles to carry the burner ana reflector,
which can be tilted at any desired an
gle.
An improved automatic bicycle
pump is clamped directly to the center
Of the hub. with q lever at one emo
which engages an adjustable screw at
eyery revolution of the wheel to oper-
ate a piston and force the air into the
tire, the head of the screw being within
reach of the rider without dismount'
ing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09

in order to keep afloat the Constitu-
ton at all the ship would have to be re
built. Accordingly she was docked at
Charlestown. in the first dry dock
erected in the country. and rebuilt on
her own lines. Only the keel and keel
son of the old ship remained.
The commandant of the navy yard
was then Commodore Elliot, and ardent
federalist and great admirer of jack
son. In the rebuilding. therefore, the
former figurehead of the Constitution,
one of an allegorical character, was re
placed by one modelled in likeness to
President Jackson. This was done in
spite of vehement protest by Commo-
dore Hull. who had charge of the un-
docking. but who was powerless before
the approval of the change by Mahlon
Dickinson, secretary of the navy. and
as good a federalist, if not better.
than Elliot.
AS soon. however, as the public knew
OF the change. which was as soon as the
new Constitution was launched in 1894.
there was almost as loud protest as
that in 1880 upon the report of the in
tended destruction of the old shin.
Feeling ran especially high in New Eng
land and was increased in force bv the
contemptuous action of Commodore Ell
lot in anchoring the Constitution in
Charlestown harbor. with the nose of
the ship facing west and not IS feet
from the Charlestown bridge.
However gallant and brave an officer
Elliot was 49, and his gallantry and
bravery have never been successfully
questioned he was no diplomat.
Everyone in Boston knew that the uni
versal position of anchored ships was
pointing northeast, on account OF the
northeast winds. The Columbus and
the Independence, two other warships.
anchored in the harbor in the custom
airy way, bore mute testimony to this
well-known fact. and higher and high
er ran the feeling of the Middlesex
county men against the daily insult to
their political faith. 1t was, too, dan
gerous time to trifle with mems be-
liefs, for the romantic revival was stin
at high tide and ideals were the main
spring Of action.
1t was under these circumstances
that Capt Dewey, then a hardy Young
sailor of IS years, determined to avenre
the fancied insult. Consulting but one
other, who took no part in the deed it.
self. Capt. Dewey chose one stormy
night. when the rain beat in togrents
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
A RED-HAIRED CLUB.
j.. or Auburn Locks Organize =
Society All OF Their Own.

A club of ''red-headed ladies and gen.
tlemen" has been formed at Trenton
N. j. II is called the Cerise club, cerise
being the French for cherry, and cher
~ being the tint that the members con-
sidered most beautiful for the locks.
Thomas Holmes, the originator Of the
club, says that for long time the red
haired people of Trenton have lacked
cohesion. They tacitly admitted that
the color of their hair was misfortune,
and they lived out their lives more or
less in solitude, worrying about the
matter.
But Mr.. Holmes says the time has
come when they mean to hold up their
heads, red hair and all, proudly in the
community.
They will begin, they declare, with 4
red-haired beauty show, at which the
prettiest members of the club will be
placed on view, to prove to the COM
munity the artistic qualities of their
locks.
At the first meeting Of the club .
joint debate will take place on .The
Lie About the Unpopularity of the
Blonde.
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THE LIAR ABROAD.
Al American Travellers Encounter
with One Of the Worst Of
the Species.

"One encounters some astonishingly
able-bodied liars in travelling, said q
lawyer who was abroad last season.
while was at Marseilles during my
first visit to France, l was seated one
evening in the Cafe Richie. in the heart
Of the city, when my attention was at.
tracted by the loud talk of a black
bearded man at the adjoining table.
He appeared to be Hungarian, and
was telling some French officers of an
adventure at New Orleans. Of course,
l pricked up my ears and heard his
whole story. which was substantially
this: He was taking dinner at the
principal hotel, he said, when a negro
waiter spilled a plate of soup on a
woman's dress. Instantly the guests
decided that the cuIprit should be
lynched. but the landlord begged the
director of the party-think of di-
rector of a lynching bee!-to defer
the ceremony until after the meal. az
he was very short of help. This was
courteously agreed to. and the pros
pective victim assisted in serving the
repast, praying eloquently between
courses. After coffee he was taken out
and strung up to a stately tree on the
boulevard in front of the hotel
the woman whose gown had suffered
giving the word from the gallery.
This astonishing balderdash was
told seriously and was interrupted by
frequent exclamation of horror. What
brutes!' What pig-dogs!' What mon
sters!' l could hardly believe my ears.
"'Pardon me. monsieur l said in
French, but in what year did the in
cident which you have narrated occurY
last year. he replied, calmly,
when l was on visit to the states
Il wanted to tell him he was all kinds
of liar, but l didn't. To begin with.
/ wouldn't have been believed, and,
moreover, I would probably have got
into a serious row. So said nothing
and sawed wood. Next day 1 was in
troduced to one of the same French
officers as a visitor from New Orleans.
"'Ahn he exclaimed, and did you
witness the hanging of that negro who
spilled soup on woman's dress last
year?'
mo, SIR I replied, I was busy kill
ing the French chef at the time for put
ting mustard in the blanc mango
His head stuck out of his head.
"'What an extraordinary country!'
he gasped."-N. o. Times-Democrat.
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Carraat. ana Goo.eberrie..

Until some safe means is found for
neutralizing the acrid acid of these
popular garden fruits, the only rational
course for the dyspeptic is to let them
alone. Sugar. even in lavish quanti-
ties, is no advantage, save as dis
guise. The acid remains, and is made
all the more active by the large adj
mixture of sweet. Currant jelly and
jam and gooseberry preserve have been
for generations among the standard
dainties of this country. The juice of
currants is the only portion that is safe
to use. The seeds are unfit for the food
Of humanity. They are full of an
astringent sourness that makes them
deadly for children, especially those
that are fed upon milk. Currant juice,
with raspberries either red or black,
makes an excellent canned fruit. The
juice should not, however, be too close
ly pressed, as some of the acid may
be ground out with it. OF goose
berries little can be said. They must
be what the farmer calls dead ripe"
to be good, and in this state they are
rarely obtained.-Ledger Monthly.
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The ola Mans Hint

Materfamilias I'll p. m.)-What's
the matter? You look distressed.
Paterfamilias-I thought it about
time to give tina, young fellow in the
parlor a vigorous hint that it was near
ing midnight, SO walked right into the
room. and, giving both him and our
daughter severe look, deliberately
turned out the gas.
Mercy. Didn't he get angry?y
'.No; he said Thank YOU Y.
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
On The BarEain Counter.

.Why does Miss Leftover say she II
q when everyday knows she is 4e?''
Perhaps she is trying to take ad-
vantage OF the speculative instinct n
men,"
"How can that Ii? ?"
"She may think .snat some one would
be willing to take her at "a who would
consider her too high at s0."-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
An IlIuatrafian.

"What large head you have" re-
marked the loquacious barber to an
Irish customer. why, it's twice as
large as mine."
But G suppose you're afther foind-
in thot head of yours large enough,
thought" queried the Irishman.
Sure" replied the tonsorial artist,
at suits me all right"
"Av course" said the son of Erin.
"Phwat's the use nv man havin' big
trunk whin he has no clothes to put
in it. Oh dunno. = Chicago Evening
News.
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r.ken a Her word.

"Mrs- F. J. ellington Glsgs is awfuIly
mad at the newspapers; she says they treat
ed her so stability"
woman, too"
Eyes; she told them they must not say
anything about her reception, and they
didn't "-philadeiphia Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
A shoppy Announcements.

A Kansas printer in making up the form.
rne day in hurry got marriage and gro
GERS notice mixed up so they read as fol
lows: John Smith and Ida Quay were
united in the bonds of holy sauerkraut which
will be sold by the quart or barrel Mr.
while the bride has nice pigs feet to dis
lay."-Michigan Tyre.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month grew worse and at last
became 20 bad that I found was
gradually losing my mind.
The doctors treated me for female
troubles, but I got no better. One
doctor told me that 1 would be insane.
l was advised BY . friend to give Lydia
=. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound =
trial. and before l had taken AL Of the
drst bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
II have now taken five bottles md
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
/ advise every woman who Is suffering
from any female weakness to give it !
fsir trial. ! thank you for your good
nedicine. -MRs. GxRT1UD. u. jour.
ocH. JoyxsBoRo, TEXAS.
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Uaaccountable.

Emma 49, Charley asked me to
marry him last evening, and / had to
refuse him, the dear fellow.
Ella-How did it happen?
.'Of course like Charley, but n to
marrying him"
Il mean how did it happen that he
asked you?''-Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09

Dear me, the circus isn't what it used
to be-"
"Now. John. stop; the circus is all right:
1t is you that has changed. You know YOU
couldn't climb pole, turn double somer-
sault or skin the cat to save your life."-De-
t-oit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
Appreciated.

Wife-John, let me tell you that az surely
~ you keep on in your present career, Just
% surely will you pay for your indulgences.
Husband with air of pride)-Thanks
dear, for thst tender tribute to my financia,
probAy.-Bcston Courier.
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bible Printed on Asses, skins.

HfDIe FftMte0 o. Anses' Skin0.
The most costly book in the Royal
library at Stockholm is Bible. 1t Is
said that 160 asses skins were used for
its parchment leaves. There are 800
pages of writing and each page falls
but one inch short of being yard in
length. The covers are solid plaaks
four inches thick.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09

One sixe smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating. aching feet ingrowing nails. corns
and bunions. At NIL druggists and shoa
stores. sc Trial PACKAGE FREE by mail.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. 7.
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work for All.

Thousands of men are making good wages
in the harvest fields of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota. There is room for thou
sands more. Half rates via the Great North
ern Railway from st. Paul. Write Max
Bass, 20 South Clark Street, Chicago, ILL.,
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why They Are Nervous.

withthe queen are usually painfully nervous.
Perhaps they are tortured with doubt Of
the propriety Of praising the pie, not know
ing whether her majesty or the cook made
it-Qenyer Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09

William.-T understand you moved
your family last week" Jackson-"Yes;
our servant girl didn't like the location we
were in."-Columbus Journal.
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Corrupt.

Bigg-The corruption among public OH
Gals is shameful rss
BoggsEI should say so. had to tip the
custom house inspector FIVE dollars Just to
bring few diamonds in without paying
duty.-N. Y. Journal.