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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance TO suppress distractions
in the public roads and bridges OF
St. Tammany Parish:
Be it ordained by the Parish of St.
Tammany, La, That any and all per-
sons who obstruct the public roads and
bridges of the parish by telling trees,
damming bitches, and obstructing the
flow of water in any way, and crossing
bitches without culverts aud BY throw
ing rails and other debris either IN the
road or on the parish bridges, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be dned
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01
One Dollar a Year.
~ Terms, CASH IN ADVAN.,E.
The Coming South.

The Southern States have every
reason to look forward with conf
dence to period of growth such
as has not heretofore been known.
The attention of capitalists is most
favorably secured. Where capital
goes the labor necessary to indus
trial development follows. Within
the next ten years the south will
unquestionably take the lead in the
rate of population increase If pres
ent indications possess any value
IS affording basis for estimates
st. Louis Republic.
The above comment il significant
because of the fact that the north
ern press has rldiculed the idea that
the south offered advantages equal
If not superior to those of the west
or northwest. 1t is source of
great qualification to the people of
the south and southwest to know
that this idea is dying out. The
people of the north have but a
vague idea of what the south Is
like. This is particularly true of
their conception of Louisiana.
When they think of this state they
at once have mental pictures of a
vast dismal swamp inhabited by
all,gators and mosquitoes. The
people Of the north are not to be
held in too high contempt for such
an OPINION, where the same is true
of many people in New Orleans.
Scarcely four months ago very
prominent physician was through
this country and he exclaimed
"Why this is revelation to me- l
never for a moment thought my
native state had such magnificent
lands within her borders" The
same Is true of much of the south
country. 1t is the portion OF the
United States that will in few
years furnish most OF her mineral
and agricultural wealth.
The South is beginning to awaken
and know her worth. The North
is beginning to cast aside the mist
that has for years obscured her
vision The result will he a new
South. A land that will be with
out equal in productiveness. Her
soil Is fertile and grows almost any
grain or vegetable. The climate te
permits of two crops q year. II
one crop Is failure, the
farmer has a second one to depend
on for means of subsistence. In
4 wcrd, the future of the South Is
assured-and it is a glorious one
fno.-Jennlngs Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01
OFFICIAL.
Police Jury Ordinances.

Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of St Tamnany, La.
that the following Budget and
License Ordinance be adopted for
the year ending Dec. 81, 1902:
BUDGET.
Sec'y aud Parish Printer 5 200
Parish Treasurer 800
Assessors fees 1000
Commission of Tax Collector 1000
Sheriff,s salary 500
Conveying convicts to peniten-
tiary and insane people to
the Insane Asylum 800
Witnesses in criminal cases 1000
other and general and crimi
nal expenses 5000
Coroner and Coroner's Jury 1000
Grand and Petit Jurors 1900
Police Jury 6OO
Repairing and constructing
roads and bridges 25OO
Beneficiary cadet TO State
University 200
Divers, incidental and con-
tingent expenses 2OOO
Total $500
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01

in a sum of not less than S. 90 or more
than 500 90, and in default of the pay
ment of fine and costs shall be impris-
oned in the parish Jail for period OF
time not exceeding six months, said
prosecution to be conducted before the
district court.
Adopted Jan. IA, 1902.
JNO. A. TODD,
President pro TEN.
W. G. KENTZEL, Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01

ROAD LAW ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to carry into effect
Articles POI, etc. Of the Consti-
tuition relative to public roads
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of St:
Tammany Parish, La, That the road
law passed at the meeting on oct. y,
1900, be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, That the Parish of St. Tam
many is hereby created into road dis
trict.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
in order to raise funds for the purpose
of constructing maintaining and repair.
ing the public roads and bridges of this
St. Tammany Parish, besides the two
mill tax heretofore levied and set
aside there shall be imposed per capi-
Ia tax of one dollar per annum upon
each able bodied male inhabitant OF the
parish, between the ages of Is and 90
years, municipal corporations that
maintain their own streets excepted.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordrained. That
the Police Jury member from each ward
shall hire competent and reliable road
overseers for their respective wards.
That it shall be the duty of said over
seers to hire competent and able bodied
laborers to work the respective roads
in each ward, which said roads shall
be designated by the Police Jury mem.
Der, That the said overseer shall call
his men out and work his or their
allotted road or roads whenever neces-
cary, provided there is sufficient funds
so to do. That said hands shall furnish
their own tools and shall work from Z
A. NJ. to 5 P. NJ. for a days work.
Adopted Jan. IA, 1902.
JNO. A. TODD, Pres. FRO TEN.
w. G.. KENrzEL, Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
THE TESTING OF FATHER.
minneapolis JournaI)


When faint the city whistles blow
And milk carts rumble to and fro;
When the glad sunbeams newly fling
Abroad their promises of spring,
Then father to the garden goes
And rakes and digs and plants and hoes:
When he has placed beneath the loan
About his glad suburban home
Lettuce and beans and trailing vine
And proudly says, AN this is mine
And Joyous hears the breakfast bell
And feels his bosom proudly swell,
What sounds portentious on the breeze
Cause his slow curdling blood to freeze
There, cackling singly or together,
With feet steel shod and lungs of leather,
The neighboTs soul destroying hens
Have flown their fragile makeshift pens!
The big white rooster proudly leads.
The air As fun of garden seedsi
The old hen lifts with rapid scoops
Earth, stumps, sod, gravel and the roots
That pa has planted with such care
And left 10 grow in comfort there.
It's nothing but Astounding grace
That holds father in his place,
Instead of clubbing every hen.
He plants the garden once again.
And ma says, with expression sage,
Yer fathers mellerin' with age"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

Lambs club. glories in the fact Of be-
ing one Of the few men IN the world
who has the distinction of having
knocked "Old Man" Fitzsimmons down.
1t was all a put up job and intended
TO be practical joke on an old friend.
The affair happened in the cafe Of the
BarthOldi hotel two years ago
Fitzsimmons and Roach were stand
ing at one end Of the bar with a party
of friends when the former saw law
yer, who is one Of the most prominent
in the city. and a man over so years
old. enter the door.
Fitz Immediately gave Roach wink
and the next moment raised his voice
in angry alteration. in which Roach
played his part most ably. In less than
a minute the crowd Immediately sur
rounding them backed away, for the
way things were going it was evident
that the two men would come 10 bl0AFs.
Just at the critical moment the law
yer friend broke through the crowd.
and presuming on his intimacy with
the prize fighter, caught him by the
shoulder and said:
For heavens sake, Fitz, don't hit
him, he is an old man, and a friend
of mine as well as Of yours. II you
should strike him you would be dis
graced forever"
His agitation was pitiable, it was so
earnest. F'itz pushed him TO one side.
and leaning toward Roach whispered:
Hit me. Jim. Hit me as hard as
ever you can"
He Strengthened up and shot out his
left landing full on the Cornishman's
jaw, and the big fellow went down on
the mat like log.
A look of absolute horror. mingled
with surprise, passed over the old law
yer's face as he rushed up and began
pushing Roach toward the door, all
the time imploring MIN to get out of
the way before B'itzsimn0us could get
TO his feet for he felt sure that when
he did ne would kill him
Roach was acting as well as he had
ever done on the stage, however, and
assumed an air Of braggadoci0, refus-
Ing 10 bulge an inch, almost bringing
tears to the old lawyer, whose anxiety
at the awful result he expected was
positively painful 70 witness.
ritz by this time had got to his feet
and gOing up to Roach put his hand on
his shoulder and said as.he rubbed his
Jaw:
Jim, old man, that was as stir a
poke as 7 ever got in the prize ring.
The lawyer fell back a step, his Jaw
dropped and the look of a man who
had been badly fooled overspread mis-
countenance. And it took just three
bottles to set the drinks up for the
crowd.
THE Prince and the Peasant was
presented before two large and appre-
ciative audiences yesterday afternoon
and evening. the engagement closing
with last nights performance. Messrs.
Orlob and Maltese were receiving the
/ congratulations of their friends yester-
day or the success Of the opera. An
| impression which went forth that a
number Of the songs in the opera were
/ interpOla was denied by Mr.. Or
( lob All the music he said, belongs
( in the score.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

it cost Weber & Fields exactly $40 600
10 purchase MS release from that man
a6er. Mortal man couldn't learn from
Weber & Fields, nor from Mr.. Collier.
the salary that is to be his. but the
actor-managers were willing to confess
that they believed it to be the biggest
salary ever paid to any actor in New
York which. of course, must be in a
way TO be pretty good Mr.. Collier
VIII complete his present season.
New York Mirror: CLYDE Fitch
sailed for Europe last Friday on the
Deutschland. He was booked to sail
ten days before, but failed to reach
the pier in time, and rumor has it that
he was guilty of the COMMONPLACE
fault of having oversight. Before Ieav-
ing Mr.. Fitch bought back two PLAYS
that he had sold to managers. One
was Major Andre, that had been pur-
chased by W. A. Brady, and the other
was a musical comedy that the play
wright had written especially for
Anna Held. Disagreements arose be-
tween the managers and the dramatist
over the production of these plays. and
to settle the matter amicablv Mr..
Fitch returned the purchase money in
both cases. Mr.. Fitch viii remain
abroad all summer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

published the dates of birth of various
actresses. Two of these are reported TO
have instituted suits against him.
One asks for 10000 francs damages.
and the other makes the modest de-
mand of / franc. She explains that
this gentle request is founded solely
upon the principle at stake
New York Telegraph: Nina Far
rington has three telephones in her
house. The three keep her pretty busy.
and one. as a rule, is out of order. The
other day she was called to one of
them and voice grufiy inquired as
TO the trouble with the wire. She was
not aware that a complaint had been
entered regarding that particular in
strument, and said so.
Sounds pretty fOggy," came back
the answer. stand back three feet
and say Hello.
Miss Harrington did as requested.
That's better" was the assurance.
Now stand three feet to the left"
This was duly tested, and in turn
she went three feet to the right. spoke
with her head sideways to the mouth
piece and did other things that the man
with the bass voice required
She was getting pretty we'll tired
when suddenly through the receiver
came the command. Now stand on
your head and say, Hello three
times"
And now there is one man who IS
able TO give her the laugh"
Here is an account Of a "newsboys
matinee" given by John Ransom, the
/ comedian. in the early eighties.
Ransom and his comedy work were
/ kindly received. but the leading man
and the leading actress suffered in con-
( sequence.
These two were the especial targets
of the newsbOy Wit, and a love scene
/ went something like this.
! She: Harold. are you certain you
/ love me2"
He. Certain An. dearest, how can
/ you ask it when
Voice in the gallery. 'Ay, come OF =
! He: My every word, my every
thought"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

or more school children now inhabit-
ing district No. p.
With the erection of the shelters in
that part OF the valley the people Of
East Jordan, many Of whom are en-
ployes Of the reduction works near by,
or who viii be when the United States
ccmpany's furnaces are fired NJ, be-
lieve they are justified in providing the
best means for educating their chill
dren. The population is growing fast,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
fine New School House For Fast Jordan.

y Asst Jordan, the thriving village
south Of Murray, is taking on
metropolitan airs. BY the begin
ming Of the school term in the fan
splendid new school building. to cost
SIS, 600, will be in readiness for the 300
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

A large surprise was sprung b.r
Weber & Fields on Saturday. as a sort
Of parting shot for the close of their
local season, when it became known
that they had engaged William Col
lier for their stocE burlesque company
next season. The proposition Of a star
actor. now successful in New York aft
err years of striving TO be so yielding
10 the advances Of even these emperOrs
of burlesqUe, was so amazing that no
one believed until il was actually YER
ified by all concerned. De Wolf Hop
per viii secede from the Weber Fields
company at the end of the season, the
managers thought that they needed
someone to replace him, and nothing
was too good for them. So they Sc
cured Mr.. Collier and that is the
whole story. Mr.. Collier is under con-
tract to Jacob Lift, and it is said that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

summer cottage at Buzzard's bay.
Here he hunts and fishes, as he is still
al enthusiastic sportsman. Lately Mr.
Jefferson has been painting a good
deal His landscapes are always in
great demand, and il he had not been
an actor he would probably be added to
the number Of great American painters.
Mr.. Jefferson insists that he viii not
leave the stage until he is greeted with
empty chairs, instead Of smiling faces.
Johnny Ray, he Of the Hot "Old
Time company. who has been making
audiences laugh since 1871 babe fare
well to the stage in Brooklyn, n. Y,
last Saturday night He insists that
it is not a Patti farewell. but that he
retires for good on a competence.
The esteem in which Weber & Fields
are held in New York is well exempli-
fed by the following from the New
York Mirror: Broadway loses much
Of its springume bloom when the Web
erfeldian troupe take TO themselves
wings and fly away. Even though We
may not be able TO attend every per
Torrance, We know that they are al
ways theTe-just as we know it's al
ways morning somewhere.
1t is a pleasant thing to realize that
there is a houseIul Of smiles within
reach OF even the dreariest of US. No
matter how the rain may fan outside,
I nor how chill and bleak the prospect
may be. the theatre of the NFeberfieids
is always there, like one of the inns
YOU read about in Old-fashioned stories,
and where the blues can be success
/ fully chased out Of existence for an
I hour or two"
/ Liebler & co. announce that negotia-
/ tons are in progress for a new play for
I Edward ]. Morgan, which viii be in
readiness for him about the middle of
l next season. when he viii resume his
/ starring tour. In the meantime he
viii appear as David ROssi in Viola
/ Aliens new play, The Eternal City.
/ A Paris compiler of theatrical biog-
raphy has gotten himself into trouble
because he delved into records and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

brick, with cut stone trimmings, and
viii be 58x9S feet in area. The eight
class rooms and corridors viii be
heated and ventilated according TO the
most approved methods.
East JoFdan's new school building
VIII be modern in every respect, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

and while the new building viii be
ample TO accommodate all at the out
set, IL is believed that within another
couple Of years another such school
building will be required in the -four
ishing district.
The above illustration presents the
front elevation plans Of the school
building as it wiz appear when COM
pleted The plans and specifications
are by. Architect Headlund. The build
ing win be constructed OF pressed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
A Delicate Point.

Chicago ReCOrd-Heraid.)
''It seems to mai Scaddington's wife
as mad as a hornet -f-y time he boasts
that he began at the foot and worked his
way uD."
well, he started in as a bootbiack, you
know"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

Voice from the balcony: Say, fellers.
he's moOnstruCk."
Groans from all parts of the house.
But despite this, the performance
dragged on to the close When the final
curtain had fallen. the boys gave a
parting warwhOop. ard started for the
door. not via the aisles, but over the
seats. Their hObnailed shoes added
some picturesque. if inartistic. decora-
tons to the furniture. and the floor
afterwards was found to be one mass
of peanut shells, cigarette butts and
tobacco Spite.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
Guess.
Catholic standard)

Catholic Standsrd.)
Teacher-Now. Johnny, you know the
eagle stands for America. What animal
represents Great Britain?
JOHNNY dunno
Teacher-Think for a moment. Il begins
with L.
Johnny (promptly)-Oh. yes, Lobsteri
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
Disappointed.
Chicago News.)


1.-THE French count thinks some Of the
things he hears about America are great
" exaggerated"
"Ah?"
Yes. he SAYS he tramped over New
Jersey for six days without meeting
single octopus"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

New York Telegraph: James Con
nor Roach the old-time actor
and famous raconteur of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

the furnishings and equipment viii be
IN keeping with the solidity Of the walls
and floors. It is not doubted that the
example set by the people of this dis
trict viii be emulated by nearby and
older and more wealthy districts to
provide the best accommodations for
the school children, for If there IS
anything which typifies the hberality
and enterprise Of d community il is IN
the character Of its public school build
ings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

iA44%
, THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES.

: SALT LAKE THEATRE
Friday - University Dramatic
club in .Trelawny Of the
, Wells
GRAND THEATRE.-Tonight,
uaId's Band Concert. Monday,
tuesday. wednesday and Wed
rss6av matinee-''Two Little
= Waits
= Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Saturday matinee-"ostler
. Joe"
..44++*+++*+> , y - =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04

. lincoln ]. Carriers new play Of Two
-F ..,.s Waits viii be seen al the Grand
--.--1...e7 This week. The piece is of ex-
.s.-- '.laly construction. in the intri-
s-..s %, The plot the rapid and in sew
r.-- vases violent transitions of situa-
I'm ,..-. 10 The impetuous and often IN
AN .'-5-l blending OF pathos and COM
s-5' ana Do the excellent scenic effects
,-. - electrical Nominations. All the
10y OF the play is produced bv the
100 --.oh OF man and wife by the
s5,--a.anee on the scene OF a woman
s.s.s- '1-tss. who is the wife's twin
49, and 'as Ike as two peas" al
81 they are unknown TO each 9th
v..t -Ae husband catches this woman
.. .,- another man In the garden. and
tu '-,. l-g without further evidence.
',.9.-'Iary TO her protestauons of
49, that it is his wife. discards
h On charge of inddelity. He leaves
= S+. .ass''n and falls overheard from
staten island ferry boat. picked up
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13
Territorial Topics

A hobo giving the name Of John
Casey. swiped tub of butter from the
Roberts Il Leathy merchantile com.
pany's delivery wagon. Fortunately
J. A Leathy saw the transaction. He
captured the butter. and though he
had Casey. but found that Casey was
more slippery than the butter, as he
twisted out OF Mr.. Leathy's grasp and
took to his heels. Constable McGrath
took after him, horseback, and round
ed him up, brought him before the
justice. who sentenced him to the
county jail for thirty.fve days.
Some boys have been helping them.
selves to apples from the Roberts a.
Leathy merchantile companys ware
house. Tuesday j. A. Leathy did q
little detective work, and caught boy
In the act of appropriating apples. He
thought little fatherly admonition
would be better than having the kid
arrested, and so loosened the trousers
found n nice place built by nature for
such an operation. and applied the fiat
of his hand where IL would do the
most good. Joe has "A broad fatherly
hand. and the kid had good pair OF
lungs. The combination produced a
concert that was greatly enjoyed by
the spectators and listeners.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13
HilLSBORO ITEMS.
Chas. Ross Not Dead-OId Man Found
Dead In Road.

From the Advocate.
A brisk snow-storm prevailed here
Saturday night.
Mrs. Fred Mister left to visit friends
In Arizona and California.
Mrs. John KAISER returned from
New York City. Mr.. KAISER met her at
Rincon.
The Perkins house on Elenora street
was sold under mortgage sale. The
property was knocked down to Jack
Burke for 1856.
X. J.. Mckinney left for Tucson, to
join Mrs. Kinney who Is there for med.
ieal treatment. He expects to return
in q week or ten days.
John Baldheimer, who has been sun
ering from severe attack of paraly.
sis for some time Is now In New York
City with his sister. Mrs. Helm. who
came for him and took him home with
her. His condition Is much improved.
Charles Ross. brother OF Tom and
Jim Ross, arrived here from the Mo.
gollon country. II had been reported
here that Charles had been killed, but
his arrival here proved the report to
be erroneous. He left for his home in
Texas.
Last Sunday afternoon Mexican
came to town and reported that he
saw dead man lying near the road
on the Rio Animas. n short distance
below Opgenorth's ranch. He notified
the authorities. hut his story was so un.
certain that no one went out To in
vestigate. Justice of the Peace War.
rem. OF precient No. sixteen (Faulkner)
was notified and an inquest was held
The unfortunate mans name was
Perfeto Rnbio, and Is said to be 10l
years old. He probably got caught In
the cold storm that preailed on Sat.
urday and perished from exposure
the jury returning a verdict to that
effect.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-12-13
AIT &c.

From the Index.
Aztec young people are having a gay
winter. Entertainments. socials, dances
and skating parties go to make up the
enjoyment
Keep your eyes on Aztec. Town prop.
erty has doubled in price in the past
year and Is easily sold at the advance.
We are not making much noise-just
growing.
o. ID. Comfort. of Hood. this county,
was In town this week. Mr.. Comfort
has just returned from years trip
through New Mexico, Arizona, Lower
California, Mexico and Texas and says
San Juan county beats them all.
Miss Elva Russell, daughter OF Judge
and Mrs. j. l.. Russell. of Durango,
was married last week to Albert II.
Lund. The bride is well known to the
young people here. having visited Miss
Perle Pendleton several times the past
summer and fall.
At the meeting of Aztec hive No. 3,
the following officers were elected
M. l.. Prewitt. l.. c., Edith Fields, =.
c.; Jennie Baker, l.. c.; Agnes Cotton,
X. X; Ella Hubbard. +. X. s. Hide
brand. c.; Mirtie Revel. NJ. A., Stella
stogsdill, s. A.; Maud Waring. p.
Lula Rathjen, G. q.