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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
GAVE SOME POKER ADVICE.
How Comedian DAILY sLald Down" to
uis Tailor By Tele.
phone.

There probably have been times when
Dan Daily was a few cents ahead in a quiet
game of draw, but nobody in the alley
seems to be able to locate them. His hands
never yet have become calloused dragging
celluloid buttons across green cloth. He
has got SO used to quietly laying down"
that any other turn OF affairs. his friends are
afraid, would bring aocut heart failure.
The other day his iaiior called him up BY
tele2hone, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Hello, says the tailor.
Hello" says the telephone girl, soft and
mellow. Number, please.
.Umpteeu hundred and 'steen," says tho
tailor.
well, hello" says Daily.
as Mr.. Daily there:" asks the tailor.
eyes. This is he:"
"oh, is that you, Mr.. DAILY: didn't rec
ognize your voice.
YES, Yes"
Keep away there, central! Hello there!
HELLO, there! Hello, Mr.. Daly!"
Wei, well, what is it 7" says DAILY.
This is Mr.. Taylor" says the tailor.
well, what do you want:"
Hello! Is that Mr.. Daly?" shrieks the
tailor.
.Yes. yes. yes. What are you trying to
I've got two pairs Of trousers here" be.
gins the tailor.
Speak louder" says Daily.
1--WE got" begins the tailor again.
You're too near the phone" says DAILY.
Then the tailor roars:
I've got two pairs"
They're good" says DAILY, and he rings
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

time to put them all under ground.
but those bandits did not live to tell
the story of their crime. The head of
their chief is now in alcohol in glass
jar in city of New Mexico"
4 L! Gen. Custer had been possessed
of :he tact and diplomacy which SEN
ator Shoup once displayed he might
NOT have met with such a tragic fate
at the hands of the Sioux. When he
was lieutenant in the army, on one
occasion. he had an experience similar
to that of Custer. but he came out Of
it alive. and in triumph. He ran
across large Indian village, but
saved himself and his command and
captured the enemy. Ex-senator
Sanders, of Montana, himself one of
the bravest of the brave frontiersmen,
told the story several times, and the
writer one evening induced Senator
Shoup to tell the story in detail. He
is not now here, and 1 cannot give
the exact date, but il was about 1870;
or between 1870 and 1875. 1t was one
of the most thrilling of experiences.
Senator Shoup said:
g ''It was reported at the fort that
three emigrant wagons had been way
laid on the Cimarron river. their
camp DESTROYED, the wagons burned,
and the people killed or made pris-
oners. l was detailed to bring in
the maranders. I was given So picked
men. and a sergeant. selected good
men; and the sergeant was veteran
fit to command company. We were
to bring in the marauders who had
committed the crime, and to bring
back their booty; also the prisoner,
If they were still alive.
I'VE soon reached the scene. The
Indians had scattered in all direc-
tons. Their trails looked like the
points of star. radiating from that
spot. paid no attention to that, but
told my guide to lead to the next
watering place. to the southwest. We
reached that place the next day. The
Indians had been there, had watered
their horses. and cooked their food;
and had scattered out in all directions
again. That is an old Indian trick,
to prevent the soldiers from following
their trail or to cause delay in fol-
lowing them.
Paying no attention to that de-
fusion, l pushed southwcstward into
the Apache country. We had been out
from the fort five days, without COM
ing up with the Indians, although we
were on the right trail. On the morn
ing of the sixth day, as we came over
the brow 81 hill. we saw before Us
IN Apache camp of about $500. AZ
soon as we saw them they saw NJ.
Immediately the Indian runners were
seen mounting and rushing out 70 eall
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

in the braves. There was no doubt
that they would attack us, and massa-
ere all Of us, il they could; and Of
course they were numerous enough to
do it. The men all knew that as well
as i did. But they were game men,
and had perfect confidence in them.
Fortunately they also had confidence
in me.
Il took my troop to the top of the
highest hill on the plateau and
formed them into hollow square.
told them that we must all die game,
if it came to a fight; and that who
ever surrendered would be tortured
to death. They all knew that. too. l
told the men, however, that if | could
get a parley with the head chief I be-
lieved that we could get out of the
scrape. Remember, we were five days
away from the fort, and reinforce
ments could not be expected.
within half an hour about 400
Apaches came charging down upon
us. told my sergeant that II l got
q parley the men were to stand inn
movable until l raised my sword. At
that signal every rifle on the file fac
ing the chief was to be leveled at the
chief. And that if l waved my sword
the men were TO begin firing at the
chief and his sub-chiefs.
"Then I rode forth to meet the
painted yelling savages. ! waved my
handkerchief, indicating that | want
ed a parley. The old chief. who
seemed to know that he had sure
thing anyway, halted his band. ana
came forward with four sub-chiefs, to
parley with me. He said that ! was
on his ground, in his country. and ne
intended to kill or capture me and all
of my mep. I made my interpreter
talk fast. and explain to him that !
was an officers under orders to bring in
those marauders, and that meant no
offense to him or his sovereignty. but
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
A Re.ourceful Phrase.

A kind hearted clergyman was lately COM
pelled to dismiss a c.ever gardener, who
used to purloin his fruit and vegetables. For
q character and this is how he worded it.:
II hereby certify that A. b. has been my
gardener for over two years, and that dur
ing that time he got more out of my garden
than any man ever employed. Colliers
NE>.tl,,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

The Scottish American tells story Of .
minister who, after the service, greeted :
stranger and asked him what denomination
he belonged to. 81 suppose" responded
The other, I'm really what you might call .
Presbyterian" exclaimed the minister. II
should be glad if you'd explain" well, I
was brought up Presbyterian, my wife is =
Methodist, my eldest daughter is a Baptist,
my son is the organist at Unitarian
church, my second daughter sings in :
Church Of England choir, and my youngest
HBut," said the minister aehast, You con-
tribute, doubtless, to some church," Eyes;
I contribute to all of them" was the an
swer. That's what submerges me-"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

In Western North Carolina, between the
Blue Ridge ON the east and the Alleghanies
on the west, in the healthful valley Of the
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
sea, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque
and world-famed a. one Of the most pleasant
resorts in America. It il land Of bright
skies and incompatible climate, whose
praises have been sung By poets, and whose
height have furnished subject and inspirs-
ton for the painters brush. This is truly
the Land Of the Sky" and there is perhaps
no more beautiful region on the continent to
attract pleasure tnrists or health seekers.
Convenient schedules and very low rates to
Asheville via Southern Railway.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
800 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall'a
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires Z
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroyins the foundation
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have 50 much faith in its cura
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

When the new minister, a handsome and
Unmarried man, made his first pastoral call
ut the Fosdicks' he took little Anna up in
his arms and tried to kiss her. But the child
refused to be kissed. She struggled loose
and ran off into the next room, where her
mother was putting few finishing touches
to her adornment before going into the par
lor to greet the clergyman.
Mamma" the little girl whispered, "the
nan in the parlor wanted me to kiss him. =
We'll" replied mamma, why didn't you
let him? Iwould if were you"
Thereupon little Anna ran back into the
parlor and the minister asked:
We'll, little lady, won't you kiss me
now"
mo, WON'T" replied Anna, promptly,
"but mamma says she will."-Harper's b.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

BAD O00r0 and Catching Diseases
are most cheaply and thoroughly prevented
by the use Of Bromo Chloralum, the only
odorless and non-poisonous disinfectant in
use for thirty years. A pint bottle from the
druggists makes two and one-half gallons
for regular use.
No better, safer or cheaper preventive can
be found for deodorizing sick rooms, pre-
fevers, Measles. Small Pox, Malaria, Diph.
liberia. vegetable or insect poi.ons. and
publication of cesspools, drains and out
houses. A descriptive booklet and tape
measure will be sent free to all who send
postal card addressed to Bromo Chloralum
Co.. 81 Fulton ST., New York.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

ST think It is my duty to write .
letter. to you in regard to what Lydia
e. PinkAan,s Vegetable Compound did
for me. 1 wrote you some time ago.
describing my symptoms and asking
your advice, which you very kindly
gave. am now healthy and cannot
begin to praise your remedy enough.
I would say to all suffering women,
take Mrs. Pinkham's advice, for . wo-
man best understands . woman's SUI
ferinQs, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her
vast experience in treating female ills,
can give You advice that you can get
from no other source. '"-CLARA KoRT,
Rockport,. Ind. April Is, 1899.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
REVIEW OF JAPAN'S NAVY.
The Large Fleet Fights a Sham Battl.
In Attack and
Defense.

One of the great events of the pres
ent year in japan has passed into his.
tory. The impressive review of the
Japanese feet by the emperor, while
not SO imposing as the great English
display on the queens jubilee, was in
some regards Of greater significance,
besides being in itself conspicuous
success as a picturesque spectacle.
The review was preceded by extensive
maneuvers of the feet in the island
sea, that scene being substituted for
the Corean straits in order to avoid
and semblance of a design to wound
Russian sensibilities.:
As newspaper correspondents were
strictly excluded. scarcely any par
ticulars were obtained concerning the
various movements of the fleet except
that the generaldesign was to represent
an attack upon and defense of that
vast body Of water which. in the event
Of war. would furnish to the empires
fleet not only an impregnable haven
of refuge. but also point of attack,
from which, on three different sides,
it could issue to assail an enemy
The maneuvers over. so Of the war
ships. including the finest of the bat
tleships and cruisers, assembled in
Kobe bay, where, with the hills and
shores black with spectators, the en-
peror reviewed the fleet, which the
japanese now regard with idolatroue
pride.
The financial situation is growing
more and more precarious and the EN-
pire is at present standing on very
thin ice. The loaning japanese banks
are Offering rates of interest for de-
posits. while, significantly enough, the
foreign banks are at the same time
cutting their rates down 80 per cent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
M Ya.r Feet Ache aAa nurnI

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy: Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Gallons, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
His P0Rltf0M.

like him." snorted the Old Codeer, ne
ferring to neighbor whom he did not in any
wise appreciate. Il have no more use for
him than a man with dyed whiskers has for
another man with dyed whiskers! That's
how l feel toward Henry j. Swank-con.
found him."-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Billings-"You are the last man to play
the races. What do you know about horse
flesh, anyway" Srillson-"I ought to know
good deal about it. was in the army and
lived on salt horse for months at time
Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
A weleeoe CAanee,

Colonel" said the sentinel, az he
saluted the officer in command of the
besieged town = horseless carriage
approaches"
that's good news" replied tho
colonel. Now we may expect some
horseless beef."-Chieago Daily NewA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Goldthwaite & Son, Troy, Ala, wrote:
Teethina's speedy cure of sores and erup-
tons upon the skin have been remarkable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs.-Wm. 0. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb. 10, 1900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

The sponge, unlike men, generally swells
with pride when made to "take water
Norrietown Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Bad Times-"He has always run his bust.
ness like clockwork" YES, and now hi.
creditors have wound it up" -Philadelphis
Bulletin
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Fay-"I accepted Mr.. Roxley last night.
May-"Good graciousi Werep' you nervous
about it," Fay-"No. Why" May-"Oh,
would have been. should think the sus.
pease would be awful while you were wai.
ing for his answer."-Philadelph Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Indigestion is a bad companion. Get rid
of it BY chewing bar of Adams' Pepsin
Tutti Frutti after each meal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
ne llan uetter Reforn.

To a man who never can make his ealary
stretch from one payday to the next .
learned financial article on The Elasticity
Of Our Currency" must seem bitter sarcasm.
IN press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Once Enough.-1 notice that lightning
struck the Chicago river last Thursday"
''1'll bet that's a case where lightning never
Plain Dealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Dyeing is as simple ~ washing when you
use PUTNAM FADELEsS DYES. Sold by all
druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

There is no cley." said the police, and
porter, or commissioner, who examined the
murdered man more carefully. Hal" be
exclaimed, at last. THE left sleeve of his
overcoat shows signs of having been recent
" laughed in!" Then be hurried out, and
presently the newsboys could be heard cry
ing extra editions of the Evening Cenvul.
Gon.-Detroit Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Try Yucatan Chill Tonic Omprovea).
A reliable Tonic: each dose has the same
proportion of medicine. Pleasant to take.
Price, so cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Mrs. Snaggs-"I read to-day that pot Of
tea exploded in kitchen, severely scalding
the cook" Mr.. Snaggs-"It must have been
gunpowder." = Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

1t is mighty sure thing that we shall
tend to do when We get time.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

His friends expressed no small surprise
that his sympathies were so intensely with
the Beers. "Well. you see, my great-grand
father was Dutch and my cook is Irish, said
the suburbanite. and all was at once clear
Detroit Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Mrs. Grogin - Pats got = job in the
tube-works up on the Bronx.
Mrs Dugan-Arrah! Olive aften rid ~
thin bronchial tubes.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

The Best Prescfiptlea for CAills
and Fever is bottle Of Crows TAsrEI1ss
CHlLL Tonic. tits simply iron and quininein
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Pricc, SOC.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
SIN The Last.

Father-rm glad to see, Johnny,
that yon were sixth in your class this
week. You were only eleventh last
Johnny-Yes, sir. Five of the boys
has been home sick. oil week.-Phila-
delphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

our years and have
taken different pat
ent medicines, but
received very little
| benefit. I Am
troubled with back
ache, in fact my
whole body aches,
stomach feels sore,
by spells get short
.of breath and am
cry nervous. Mem
triation il very ir-
ocular with severe
caring down pains,
szamps and back
ache. Ihope to hear
n you ut once. -"
KoPP, Rockport,
}.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Love is ike butter If of the melting sort
little goes long way.-.Ally Sloper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

pensev' asked the FIRST deaf and dumb man
Matches" wiggled the fingers Of the sec
ond. "Natches" came the surprised in
quiry from the astonished hand OF the first
man. "Yes; l .alk in my sleep. and my
wife a;ways lights = match to see what
am ayine."-Ba.timore American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
LIKE MANY OTHERS

0laza Kopp Wrote for Mrs.. Pinkham's Al.
vice and Tells what Il did for Her.
"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM II have seen
20 many letters from ladies who were
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies
that thought would ask your advice
in rcUard tn INV condition
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

$50 you are letting your boy take organ
lessons?"
YES: he's learning to be an eye aud ear
specialist. "-Philadelph Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
Better Blood
Better Health

you don't feel well to-day you can be
made to feel better by making your blood
better. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great
pure blood maker That is how it cures that
tired feeling, pimpies, sores, salt rheum.
scrofula and catarrh. Get a bottle of this
great medicine and begin taking it at once
and see how quickly it will bring your blood
up to the Good Health point.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07
An Embryo Organist

Try YucatRn Chill Tonic OmpFOved).
Cures chills, fevers and malaria. Pleasant
to take. Cure guaranteed. Price, SO cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

To Cure = Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 2Sc
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

It Il not enough for your. true poet that
the vulgar herd does not know what he
means in his poetry; he will not be content
means,-Detroit Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Callsr!'1snt your mother IN. Nhel!"'
Ethel-"No, ma'am. She's down town"
Caller - Shopping" Ethel ''Oh, no,
ma'Am. l don't think she had time for
that. She said she was just going to run
philn delnhia Prs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

An Atchison girl had been told that to
preserve domestic harmony she should never
get mad at the same time ~ her husband,
but should wait her turn. She has been
married ten years. and finds that in acting
upon this advice she hasn't had turn yet.
-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

The illiteracy Of the people Of our new
dependencies Is particularly shocking, IN
that an illitsrate population REQUIRES com
paratively few p0stmasters OF the fourth
elass-Detroit Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-07-07

Old Gentleman (rigid teetotaler)-'T
thought told you to write to Mr.. Brown
and tell him l was laid mp with rheuma-
tisn" Factotum-"Yes, sir." Old Gentle
man-Then what d'you mean by telling
him was laid up with govt" Factotum-
"Well, sir, to tell the truth, sir, it was .
more convenient word, sir!"-Punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-12
CONFINED MISSION WORK.
baptist Churches to Concentrate
Their Efforts.

Atlanta June 1.-THE state eecret aries
of the Baptist State Mission Board
throughout the Southern states, will be
here tomorrow for the annual conference
with the Home Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention. Rev W.
w. Landrum, D. D., president of the
Home Mission Board, will preside.
The members of the home board will
near and consider the plans of the secre-
tariee. The most interesting subject to
be discussed will be the new century
movement. This contemplates a more
effective organization of more than 1900
Baptist churches, with the view of in
creasing their contributions 10 missions
and education at home and abroad.
The point at issue seems to be that here
tofore each state has managed its own
missionary work through its own organ
tied channels. The change proposed is
thet the Committee on Co-opera ton of the
Southern Baptist Convention should elicit,
combine and direct all the contributions
of Southern Baptists without regard to
state lines.
Great Importance is attached to set
tlement of this question. The state sec
retaries of the Home Mission boards OF
Alabama, Arkansas. District of Co.um-
bia, Florida Georgia, Indian Territory
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland. Missls-
eippi, Missouri North Carolina, Okla
homa, South Carolina Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia, are expected to be present
The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-12
GAS PLANT CAUGHT FIRE.
Marrow Escape From Serious Blaze
at Gainesville, Fla.

Gainesville, Fla, June u.-This city was
thrown into a fever of excitemen, this
morning when il was discovered that the
building owned by the Gainesville Gas
Company was on FIRE
The FIRE department. under Chief McAr-
thur, promptly responded, and soon had
the flames under control, but it took
some hard fighting, for when the fire boys
reached the scene OF the conhaerahon,
the entire roof of the building. which is
a two-story one. was a sea of flame and
1t began to look as though the whole
thing would go up in smoke
Soon after water was thrown, however,
the flames began 10 give way and the
the building was pretty badly damaged.
The machinery used for making gas was
unframed and will be in good running
order in the course of a few days.
The loss to the company will probably
reach $500, with insurance enough to more
than repair IL and put it in better condi-
ton than before the fire. IL is "a streak
of luck for the city that the fire was
not loss to it. for the City Council
had been negotiating for the purchase
of the plant and the bargain was made,
except passing the papers, which most
likely would have been done I'm a day or
90. As il Is, Mrs. W. B. Goodwin. owner
OF the plant will have 10 bear the loss.
If any, but it is not likely that she will
lose anything. as the insurance will fully
reimburse her.