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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

The funeral Of Mrs. Harriet n.
Burns took place At Chubby Hill
Plantation last SATURDAY, Rev. \.
r. Booth officiating, aud was
largely attended BY friends from
the surrounding country and Cow
ington. The deceased was one Of
the oldest residents Of the parish.
She was possessed Of rare qualities
of mind and heart, and her home
Was noted for its generous hosp.
tal,ty at al times. She leaves fiv.
sons, all Of whom are we'll known
aud prominent citixeus, Milton
Burns, member of the Police Jury
for the Second Ward, farmer and
miller, Preston Burns, farmer and
merchant, J. e. Burns, farmer and
miller, Howard Burns, architect
and builder. and Thos. NJ. Burns,
attorney at law. Also one
daughter, Ms. Clara Blossmsn,
wife OF Mr.. s. J. Blossman. :
cotton sampler, 10 New Orleans, and
> number Of grandchildren ant
grea,-graudchildren, and host o.
friends to mourn her loss.
The remalns were inferred in tn
family burying ground, BY the sid,
of those Of her late husband, Mt
John Burns, who died in 1875.
IPiymouth and Windsor, N. C, an,
| New Orleans papers please copy.1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

The East Louisiana railroad IL
making , record in the way Of big
shipments of cotton to the city,
and is doing good business in re-
turn freight. Polite and courte-
GUS officials, and prompt attention
TO business, are among the leading
features OF our popular railroad.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Mr.. JOS. B. Lancaster, notary
public, is prepared to attend to oil
legal business in his Official capacl-
y, with promptness and careful
consideration of the interests of his
clients. We call attention to his
card IN another column.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
Notice to Taxpayers.

Twill be at the following places,
on the dates named below, for the
purpose of collecting State and
Parish taxes:
jacksonville, Thursday, Nov. 2.
Pearl River, Tuesday,, Nov. Z.
Vaudeville, Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Slidell, Thursday, Nov. 8.
]. J. SrRoBLE,
Tax Collector.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

The cotton mill question is being
agttated in Covington. Start the
bail rolling, and we will soon hear
the shriek of the steam whistle and
the whir of the spindles. As We
have remarked on former occasions,
there il money IN it, and we hope
the movement will result in the
establishment of mill here. We
have . fine location, good trans
portatioa facilities, cheap fuel, spo
= large cotton area to draw upon
for the raw material.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

The first receipts Of new sugar.
forty-one barrels, arrived in New
Orleans on Friday Oct. 20, four.
teen days later than the first re-
ce,pts last year. 1t classed choice
yellow, and sold At st cts. per
pound.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

The Wednesday excursion tram
ON the East Louisiana Railroad
has been discontinued, but the
Sunday excursion train 70 Coving-
ton, Abita Springs and Vaudeville
will continue - heretofore through
out the fall and winter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

When you 90 to New Orleans,
stop at PENIS Hotel, corner of st.
Charles and Poydras streets. All
front rooms, newly furnished
throughout. Charges reasonable,
by the day or week
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

We call attention to the adver-
tisement of the auction sale to take
place IN Vaudeville, on Saturday,
Nov. lS. Here Is > rare chance
to secure bargains, and there will
doubtless be many bidders present
on that day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

DRev. u. A. Lea thanks the peo-
pie Of st. rammany Parish for
their KINDNESS to him in his services,
especially Rev. Kelley, Of Slidell.
He closed last Thursday night,
preaching Is sermons in the parish.
He left Friday morning for bis
home, in Tang,pahoa Parish. near
Peaoe Grove.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
EAST LOUISIANA
Railroad.

HEADQUARTERS NOW LOCATED
AT CONVICTION, LA:
Offers . safe, quick and convent
eot service to the travelling public.
A regular Mail, Express and
Passenger Tam viii leave Cow
ington daily except Sunday. At s
A. n. Arrive in New Orleans,
8 :O5 A. n.
Leave New Orleans 4 p. n. Ar
rive in Covington, 6:l0 r. n.
Sunday's Excursion Train will
leave New Orleans At 7;4a A. n.
arrive q Covington 1t 10 A. n.
Leave Coyington. 5:15 r. II.
Arrive .: New Orleans, 7:45 P. n.
Th,s Company i also prepared
to handle Freight Shipments promt-
liz, and with Is cheap rate OF
freight - Is consistent with an
efficient service.
We shall endeaver to anticipate
your wishes In the matter OF
transportation. Should We not do
%, let 10 hear from you.
Il. g. PEARSALL,
| General Manages.
tC. T. EULLINGS, Auditor.
FADES POIcEVENT, Treasures
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Next Wednesday, Nov. J. is All
Saints Day, feast Of obligation.
There w,,l be holy mass At Abita
Springs At o'clock, and At st.
Peters, in Covlngton. .. lOo'clock'
The day previous, being Vigil
Day, is : daY Of fast and absti-
ncnce.
Thursday. Nov. 2. All Soul''
Day, will be celebrated with
Solemn Requiem At 8 A. n, in St
Francis Xavier's Church, 1t Mad,
sonville, followed by Solemn
Llbera IN the graveyard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

DlED.-FridaY, Oct. 20, 1899,
near Coyington, Henrietta Csmatte]
wife Of Emile Camatte, aged IS
wears. The funeral took place
Saturday afternoon, from St.
Peters Church, Rev. Iaa. Koasa'l
omcsstiDg.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

BRING your empty bran and oat
sacks to E. j. Frederick, at Medals
old stand, and get cash or trade for
the same
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

NOTICE - Al, persons who
have been hauling sand from the
Roche place are requested to call Al
once on the undersigned and re-
port. w. w. WORD, Agent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
Notice..

Covington Fire Go. No. l: All
members are requestad to be present
at The next meeting. which will be
held on Monday, Nov. 9th: at the
Courthouse, where business of inn
portance will be transacted. Do
not fail to come. Refreshments.
By order, l.. p. BROWN.
Pres't.
u u 7,IIEDt(N1, Scces,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Mr.. b. Rice, of New Orleans,
wants 10 buy a place either IN Cow
ington, Ab,ta Springs or Mande-
vile. See his advertisement, in
another column.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Next Wednesday will be All
Saints Day. The Cemetery is
being cleaned, and the graves and
tombs will be1srned with flowers
in memory Of the departed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Money to pate-t ~O0d ideas may be
ecured BY our aid. The Patent Record
saltimore, Nd.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Blank leases Of property, drawn
up in legal form, for sale at this
Office.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Next Tuesday night will he
Halloween, and there will doubt
less be one or more parties in honor
Of the event.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
y. aa'aau.ay 4arn.tr.
Oct. %, 1899.
ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY
Our model private schools, with
their efficient corps of teachers, are
being we'll attended.

The cotton crop Is short this
year. but the quality Is said to be
better than il has been for many
years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
Tax Collectors Notice.

Tax Collectors Notice.
TAX GoLLsCI1'S Of7IcE. 4
farisl: OF -. TsEinlaoy. I
;0a;,.oton. La, Sept. 5. 1897
The taxes assessed for the year 1899 are
set forth IN the tax POLL now ON die IN
my oftioe, and In the mortgage ONCE d
this Parish. Tkey are now due and II
not paid, will become delinquent on the
3lst day of December, 1899, aud will
draw l per cert per month interest
from that date until sold ,iu accordance
with article $40 Of the Constitution.
The taxes on al movable property must
paid Immediately,
JOIINJ STROBLE.
NsriF and X oC;cio Tac-Loledor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

We offer four-post beds at 81 50
each. BabiuvtOn Bros Is Co.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Thursday, Nov. 80, will be
Thanksgiving Day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
STRAYED.

One red roam Texas pony: A!sa.one
black pony mare, with "a T" branded
ON hip. Tho finder will notify me and
get reward. Respectfully,
W. E. CAUSE.
E1idD11 "a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Any one wishing to subscribe to
ssThe New South, s.The Period. F"
LEES Texas Magazine.) The
Southern Journal" edited BY Miss
May and Mr. Paul P'nkney, OF
AtTle Horse Show Aoathly." all
Southern publications, will please
address Box 9, Covlngton, La.
Subscription TO any Of the above
Magazine. u 90 per year. Il any
one h wing subscribed through me
10 the above publications, or "Aeu
AID Nd .sers' have failed 70 receive
their Magazine. they will please
Respectfully,
r. 8. RABaABT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

Canton, Ohio, owns ita water
works plant, and It costs = citizen
there % IS water rent year for a
Groom house, sprinkling, etc., in
plqded, while u Aassillon, Ohio,
where the waterworks are still
owned aud operased By private con-
Germ, il costs Sill 90 for 7-room
house and t5 more for street sPrink'
ling. A good argument for mum
c,pal ownership. The citizens Of
Massillon are now involved IN an
agitation for municipal electric
li1ht and waterworks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
TWICE
TOLD
TALES

Yes. even these Will StA0u repeating
more than twice.
Our story is short-our regular prices
are lower than any of our competitors,
aud our goods are as high quality.
Why? BECAUSE WE MAKE SPE-
CIAL PRICES FOR 81 OF CASH.
Here Is q few eamples of our every
day Cash Price:
Flour 80 % to a so per lbbl.
Rio Coffee. 8 cts peril.
B. 4 NJ. Corn, 10 cts. per can.
Sweet Oil, pints, 10 cts. each.
Sweet Peas, 10 cts per can.
lpouud Can Baking Powders, 8 cts.
Columbia River Salmon, 10 cts. per
can.
Head Rice, Gt,s cts. per lib.
Standard GRADUATED Sugar. 81 cts
per lb.
Oats. per bushcl, 80 cts.
A Monitor in the Furniture Line !:
A ful size FRENCH BED for 81 80.
Our Shoe Stock Is complete. and our
prices are low. You can do no better
than inspect it. Very Respectfully.
BlCkHAm, mAGEE
&c CO.
COvin pto,, ...r,a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28
Music Pupils Wanted.

Mrs. A. B. Griffin is prepared to take
4 number Of pupils in instrumental
music. Terms moderate. Apply -
the C, l.. Smith cottage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-10-28

P. E. THERIOT, Sect'y.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
REFoRMAToRY SHIP BURNED.

Liverpool, July 26.-The Roman Catholic reformatory ship Clarence was destroyed by fire this morning. It was but few moments after the fire was discovered until the great three decker was wrapped in flames. Great excitement prevailed, until it became known that the hundreds of lads and officers on board the Clarence had been saved by the ferry boats Mersey and Firef1y, which quickly made fast to the burning vessel and began pump ing water on the flames.
 The boys on board the Clarence worked with the utmost discipline, un- til they were forced to leave the ship with their officers. The. captains fam fly and Bishop Whkeside, who spent the night on board the Clarence. lost their personal effects.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
EVERY ONE AT WORK.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip Speaks
 of Ills Trip in the West.

Washington, July 26.- Assistant
 Secretary Vanderlip, who has re-
 turned from a long official trip
 through the western and Pacific coast states, during which time he inspected the hints and assay offices of that
 section, when asked as to the political situation, said:
 'I was astonished to find the siSua- ton as it is. I feel sure that the east
 does not imagine how fast the silver
 sentiment is waning. From what was
 told me by democratic and republican
 leaders, silver will not be the great issue next year. The silver people have been confounded by the great production of gold and are willing to let the silver issue take a back seat. The effort of the western democrats seems to be to make trusts the para mount issue of next year. Antitrust talk is heard on every side. I do not believe that the western democrats will care to risk an issue on the Phil ippine policy of the administration. The people of the west are Goo heart fly in favor of the present course Of the administration ill the Philippines for the democrats to hope to carry any territory with that as 2 leading issue
 From a commercial and business point of view the situation in the west is splendid. Everybody is at work and prosperity has brought contentment The Pacific coast states are O9nticular- ly in good condition.
 "A great amount of gold is coming down from the K1ondyke section. It Is estimated by conservative sources that the amount which wiil come out of that section this summer will az gregate 5000 ,OOO The miners, how ever, have suffered terrible hardships, and there is no envy of those who re- turn with many thousands. Many i men have paid the price of the for tunes they have secured, and have 1 perfect wrecks of their for | mer selves. It is believed that the ! country is rich in quartz gold, and i this will be mined when transporta- ton becomes easier. Great excitement has been caused by the gold discover es near Cape Nome, in American ter ritory. I saw men who believed these would be as rich as the discoveries in he KIondyke country
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
STUDYING THE INDIAN
Ex-Governor f1cConneH of Idaho in
 inc City.

Ex-Governor w. l. Mcconnell of Idaho arrived in the city yesterday morning and will leave for the north tonight. For many years Governor Mcconnell has been one of the most conspicuous figures in politics in the northwest. He was a candidate for United States senator when Senator Dubois was elected, but that was when Idaho like most western states was silver crazed and growing crazier He was subsequently, elected governor, his term expiring January 1, 1897.
 He is now connected with the in terior department and is engaged in looking up Indian affairs. He is re- turning from a visit of two months in the San Carlos reservation, during which he has traveled over the whole of that broad and wild reservation and has the distinction of being the sec ond white man who has seen it alE Els investigation has been very thor ough and will no doubt be of advan- tage to the Indians in many ways and also to the whites of Arizona.
 There are few men so we'll equipped by experience for the management of matters affecting the Indians. He has lived in the west for thirty-nine years, has fougt,S Indians and though not of the red brother, he has learned to take an interest in him.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
FOR A BIG COTTON TRUST.
Talk of a Combination of the Mills of
 the Country.

FaH River July 26.-There are re newed suggestions that there is on foot an attempt to combine all of the cotton mills of this city. as a begin ming of q greater combination in the entire couury of the concerns which run on the same numbers.
 It is stated that there has been on foot d quiet investigation into the debts and actual values of the Fall River mills. with view of d-rermin- ing an offering price for an option on the properties. and this statement is borne out by the fact that some men who are not accustomed to wasting their Eime figuring On impossibilities have acknowledged that they have
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
MAY REACH 10000, ,oO0.
Estimate of the Spring Clean-Up ip
 the Klondyke

Victoria. B. C., July 26.-The man. ager of the Dawson branch of a Vic toria firm, writing from that city. says:
 From reliable sources we have learned that the steamers Roanoke and Garonne will take from St. Mich aels for Seattle and San Francisco S7,000 or a little more The Canadian Bank of Commerce shipped S1,50O,O ,OOO to each place, the Alaska Commercial company a little over $500 900, and the North American Trading and Transportation company S50O,OOO
 we are informed by the Bank of Commerce managers that they had in sight here at one time this spnng $4,000,000 The bank people declare that the total output this year from their spring clean-ups and summer work will not be less than s1S,OOO 900, and will probably reach S20,OOO,OOO"
 The Roanoke is reported to have en- tered the sound last night.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27

Grande, though Captain Buckley O'Neill, writing to MT Dyer from New
 York some years ago, said that he had come upon some old Spanish rec ords there which described a mission which must have been located some where in the vicinity of Phoenix. There is, however, no mention of any such mission in the records of San Xavier mission or in any of the churches of Mexico. Nor have the In dians ever heard of any early settle ment of white men in this valley, though they have traditions which go back with reasonable directness to the time of Coronado. Certainly no white men could have been here be- fore his time.
 The only other metal relic that has ever been found anywhere in this country was 6 copper baptisanal font, discovered several years ago whfIe cleaning out the old Maricopa wells. There was no doubt that it had been brought from Spain, though how 1t came to be in the well has always been subject of conjecture. The font was taken to Florence, where it was seen by Col. Poston. It was lost track of many years ago.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27

been it work on the real values of the
 mills here. ] The first scheme to have a eombina- i tion of mills from within the city ! has been abandoned as worthless. for l there is no law which could make a ! minority of the stockholders give up thelr shares in one mill for certificates
 of stock in a combination that would
 bring the mills together under one head. without the expenditure of q
 cash bonus. It is expected that if 51
 per cent of the stockholders of rhe local mills will agree to an option at q
 price for the stock that will be within 10 or 20 per cent of the actual market
 price. the minority will sell out, and
 that rhe deal can be closed which will give impetus to the combination of cotton factories in New England and the south.
 One of the best posted mill men in the city recently assured a Boston Herald correspondent tha, only q cash offer would be accepted, and he suS- gested that there were men with mil lions who were interested in the mat ter.
 Frequent visits to New York of mill men who are suspected to be promot- CTS of the scheme 70 get control of the local factories have been supplemented by the stories that the Standard Oil officials aud New York bankers were ready to deal with the financing of such a combination, if the figures were fair ones.
 The capital stock of the corporate property of this ely is listed at $25,- 100000. and it is expected that for the mills desired S35. 100000 would control the situation locally, for the yarn mills have been already absorbed, and the pres. mt scheme does not deal with the ] Kerr, which is in q trust, nor with she i King Philip. the Parker nor the Ste vens nor Blrnaby.
 It has been roughly figured that the | of cotton mills all over | the country would represent q sun close to S2OO. 100000. It is necessary, first. however. to have nucleus for such gigantic scheme. and hence the activity in the investigation of Fall River properties.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
"A SILENT WAITER
A Service invented by a Phoenix
 Restaurant Proprietor.

Prosper BOrdone has a new use for electricity. With it he hopes 10 op-
 crate a silent waiter in an addition he is building to his barroom for res taurant M Bordone calls his con- trivance an electric waiter" and says
 he will have a patent on it soon. This
 novel way of conducting the restau-
 rant occurred to him some months
 ago, but he says he did not care to put
 it into operation until he was assured
 he would have a patent.
 M. Bordone does not adopt this plan to boycott the walters. He has been one himself and was cook for num-
 Der of years and has a feeling of in
 terest in the waiter. But he says it is impossible to get a waiter who will please customers He is in a hurry, too talkative, may get drunk once in awhile or has some other defect, but the automatic waiter will be more satisfactory than clock-work.
 It will be operated by the trolley system, similar to the trolley sys- tens in dry goods stores, except that it wGll not travel by gravity The kitchen and every human being con nected with the restaurant will be ex- cluded from the sight of the patrons. A patron entering the restaurant will press a button which at once notifies the cook of his presence and opens the door into one of the dining rooms. He sits down to a table, resting on the center of which is a tray of two or three shelves On the top is a cup into which the patron puts his written or der accompanied with the money. He presses a button and <he electric waiter" travels to the kitchen, re- turning with the order. By ttis sys- tenn a meal of courses is served at he convenience of the patron. There l will be @ tray for each table and the kitchen will be the central office.
Arizona republican., 1899-07-27
AN INTERESTING FIND
Which Will Sci AnfiQuarIanS 10
 Gue SSinq.

An important addition was made
 yesterday to Arizona's store of anti
 quarian relics. It is not known yet
 and it may never be known whether
 it IS merely antiquarian or archaeolog-
 ical. If it could be shown to be the
 latter it would be one cs the most in
 teresting ever discovered. In any
 event it is interesting. It is an ir-
 regular semi-circular iron plate about
 twenty-one inches in diameter. slight
 ly curved, about two inches thick and
 with a hole in what must have been
 the center of the plate. It was dis
 covered some time ago by ex-Sheriff
 Orme near his place while digging a ditch He presented it to c. J. Dyer yesterday. The iron is malleabIe and much tougher than that manufactured in this day. MT. Orme tried to break it with a forty-pound sledgeha ammer. He laid the plate on a piece of steel and struck it in vain. He invited all his muscular friends to try it and af- ter nearly two weeks of desultory hammering a small piece was de- tached from the edge of the plate. It was found in the vicinity of ruins from which many archaeological rel ics of whose character there can be no doubt have been taken. The only ob- jection to a theory that this belonged to a prehistoric people is that no manufactured metal has ever been found in their ruins anywhere in this Somewhere in the northern part of the territory there were found not long ago pieces of copper. which, however, had not been worked
 The most reasonable theory is that this plate was brought into the coun- try by the Spaniards, but what purpose it was intended to serve is beyond 1 even conjecture. In it's entirety it must have been of great weight, for the fragment weighs more than sixty l pounds There is no established record | that the Spaniards were ever settled | in this valley or anywhere nearer to l 1t than the Red House" ,at Casa