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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
HAM FAIR IN PARIS.
Peculiar Feature of Holy Week That
Has Been a French InstitutiOn
for Centuries.

Ham Fair in Paris, is peculiar local
institution that has existed for CEN
turtles. 1t is always held at the close
of Holy Week, and had its origin in the
custom, more or less universal in many
European countries, for the peasants
to terminate the long fasts of Lent by
repasts in which ham figured as the
chief food. From the country the Gus
tom was introduced into the cities, and
everywhere throughout France, as, in
deed, generally throughout Europe,
the Easter morning breakfast consists
largely of fried ham, says London
paper.
The "Ham Fair" is one of the few old
relics of past age that exist prac-
tically unchanged among the customs
of the Paris of to-day. Pretty much
the same sights ar. to be seen there
abouts these days as characterized the
fairs of hundreds of years ago. One
of the chief thoroughfares in the St.
Antoine quarter of the city, the Boule-
ward Richard-Lenoir, is the place where
the "Ham Fair"h has been held for many
years. 1t is wide street, admirably
suited for such purpose, for there is
ample room in the railway for the null
titude of booths and stalls of the ven
doris without blocking the ordinary
traffic. 1t is in a section of the city re-
nowned as the scene of many desperate
historical episodes, particularly during
the reign of terror, and which novel.
lists have rendered familiar to Amer
lean readers by their description of it
as the hot-bed of the most dangerous
classes of the French capital. The Bas-
tile stood right in the heart of the
QUARTER St. Antoine.
b From end to end of the long avenue
-stretches a continuous chain of ven
DORIS stalls of every conceivable vari-
esty. Some of them are big pretentious
esooths, decked out in flags of all ma
ooons and otherwise lavishly festooned,
meet the majority of them are simply
aid provised stands rugged from the
"a Is.
He general appearance the thorough
ON looks not unlike an old-time street
,go any American cities on a market
Itlv and before market houses were
non. A close inspection, however,
fol- lis hundreds of odd sights and pic
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31

closed half an acre. It was burned
in 1872, after standing two years, dur
ing which time the 3,4OO seats proving
inadequate the capacity of the build
ing was increased 500 more. Work was
at once begun on a new tabernacle,
which was dedicated February %, 1874,
with seats for 5000 persons. It was
America. After the church edifce had
burned for the third time, in 1889, DR..
Talmage resigned his pastorate Of
25 years, not asking his congregation
to build a fourth time. In 1894 he ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate of the
First Presbyterian church in Washing
ton, d. G., and had made his home in
that city up to the time of his death.
DR.. Talmage's first wife was
drowned in the Schuylkill river during
his Philadelphia pastorate, and two
years later he married again, his wife
being Miss Susan c. Whittemore, Of
Brooklyn, by whom he had several chill
dren. Two children, boy and girl,
were born to him of his first marriage.
With the impressive funeral services
in the Church of the Covenant at
Washington and the interment of the
remains in the family plot at Brook
iyn, passes from the activities of the
earth life one of the greatest factors
in the religious forces of the past
century, but his words and his deeds
live on. Like the ripples spreading out
in overwhelming circle, the influence
on the lives of the thousands who
heard and read his sermons will con-
tinue and Talmage, the great preacher,
though dead, will continue to speak.
WILLIS S. EDSON.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
The mean annual temperature IL -

The mean annual temperature 10 u
degrees. The prevailing winds are the
northeast trades, which blow but lit
tie variation throughout the year, rem
dering the nights cool both in winter
and summer.
The range of temperature between
summer and winter rarely exceeds
a mean of II degrees.
Hurricanes are less frequent than
in Cuba
The inhabitants of the island are
Spanish and colored, and exhibit in
their intercourse with strangers q
dignifed and kindly spirit. The lam
guage is Spanish.
The island has two towns and ono
port. Neuva Corona New Gerona),
the capital and second town in size, is
on the left bank of the Sierra de las
Casas river, two miles above it's mouth
on the north coast. 1t is advantage
ously situated on picturesque plat
eau, between the Caballos and Casas
mountains at the base of the latter,
about 80 feet above the sea. It is we'll
drained, and, exposed to the constant
breezes from the sea, free from ma.
larial influence. Its water comes
from magnetism spring, said to be
very beneficial in cases of stomach
trouble, and baths have been built into
which water from the same spring is
conducted. Population, 1000. In
valids arriving at this town proceed
to Santa Fe, about the center of the
island, Is miles in a southeasterly di-
rection, over an America1-built road.
It is also an American post Office.
Santa Fe is situated on the left bank
of the river of the same name, Is miles
south-southeast of Nueva Corona,
and has an American post Office. The
port of the town, Jucaro, is about
seven miles distant. Santa Fe is q
place of 1850 Inhabitants, and has
thermal baths and medicinal springs
of magnesia and iron, favorably
known and patronized from Havana
in the summer.
Jucaro, the port of Santa Fe, at
distance of seven miles, is connected
by a fine road. A steamer touches
here once a week. The means OF
communication with Santa Fe is by
the volante or OK cart. There is
also a telephone to Santa Fe pro-
jected.
In addition to these three impor-
tant centers are 26 villages and ha.
ciendas scattered throughout the is
land. OF the land lying north of the
Cfenaga, the swamp and low ground
with smangroves is estimated at p
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31

per cent; the savannas or meadow
covered with these mangroves an
scrub palmetto at IS per cent; Ian
of doubtful agricultural value. i
per cent; rich land, 10 per cent.
mountains and steep hills, pc
cent; pine lands unsuitable for az
riculture, IS per cent.
OF the land denominated rich,
very small percentage is actual.
under cultivation, but the nature o
the growth upon it shows the valu
of the soil.
AS an example of the variety o
product, a fnca or farm of less thai
80 acres actual cultivation produce
coffee, sugar, chocolate (cocoa). CO
coanuts, plantains, bananas, boniato
(sweet potatoes). rice, beans, let
tuce, tobacco. honey. fowls. pigs ant
cattle.
OF the staple, tobacco, the islan'
exported in 1899 about 5000 bales 20
100 pounds each). selling in Havana
at the highest market rates. TIL,
cultivation of sugar in 1900 was con
fined to q single estate. It is ais.
reported that the island is adapted
to the growth of rubber.
The minerals are marble, kaolin
gold, iron and salt. The quality o,
the marble is reported to be avail
able for the finest statuary, the colo1
being the purest white.
It's valuable trees are mahogany
lignum vitae, coco-wood from which
reed instruments are made, cedrells
odorata, used to make cigar boxes
log wood, pine and royal palm.
Fruits and nuts, both cultivated
and wild, are celebrated for thei1
quality and abundant varieties, the
principal being alligator pear
banana, cocoanuts, guava, mangoes
oranges and pineapples.
The mechanical industries are to
bacco manufacturing, quarrying
weaving for home consumption, cut
ting and saving lumber and working
into poles and railroad ties, and
charcoal burning; also forest prod.
ucts, turpentine, pitch and tar.
Another industry is fishing the
shallow adjacent waters Astounding
in fine marketable fish, Holsters and
turtles.
At the close of 1899 there were
4,164 horned cattle, 1921 horses, IA
mules and 1896 hogs and goats.
The island was discovered by Co.
lumbus in 1494, who named it LA
In the administration
Of Cuba it became dependency OF
Havana, of which province it is a mu.
nicipality (district). It constitutes
an ayuntamiento or municipal dis.
trict of the judicial district of Be.
jucal, province of Habana, instituted
in 1880, with its seat at Nueva
Corona. It was reorganized in July,
1899, under American military control
Among the various American en-.
terprises may be mentioned new
hotel, an ice plant, a dentists Office,
a grocery establishment, blacksmith
shop, turpentine plant and orange
growing and truck gardening for
United States markets. Prospectora
in other occupations are
also looking over the ground.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
INSULT FROM WILD TURKEY.
The MortifyinR Experience of =
Southern Sportsman with One Of
the Woodland Wits. -,

The wild turkey, called by Choctaws
and Cherokees in different tongues the
wit of the woods" is supposed by old
hunters to have intelligence above
that of other birds. In general it has.
Yet sometimes it mods like Homer.
and sometimes it displays the indiffer-
ent recklessness of cross between
D'Artagnan and dear old "Oudia's"
hero, BERTHE Cecil, says the New York
Sun.
c. S. Stribling lives near the lower
part of the San Antonio river, few
miles above its debouchment into the
Gulf of Mexico. Wild turkeys are
plentiful in the region and he kills
a good many of them.
In winter it is never more than three
miles from his house to roost. When
he wants turkey meat he saddles his
pony before daylight, rides within q
quarter of mile of the roost, dis
mounts, walks stealthily to the bur-
dened trees, waits until he can see o
round black form between him and
the sky, knocks one over and goes
home.
Mr.. Stribling does not pretend to
be sportsman in the finer sense of the
term, in fact he raises cotton as
means of keeping in debt, but he likes
turkey, especially when it is self-fia-
vored with nuts and wild pepper.
The river runs by his home and is
30 yards wide. Directly across from
his front yard grows solitary cypress
that is probably $50 feet high.
One forenoon, while sitting on his
front gallery and enjoying cob-pipe
he had been blackening for five years,
Stribler glanced toward the cypress
and saw perched upon its top wild
gobbler whose FURNISHED feathers
shone in the sun. It stood calmly with
head erect enjoying the air and the
placid river beneath.
Stribler laid down the pipe care
fully, walked into his bedroom, picked
up his rife of "A caliber, and went
back to the gallery. He knew that he
would be forced to go half-mile down
stream to the nearest ford, cross,
come back upstream, go back down.
stream and come back upstream in
order to retrieve, but did not propose
to be insulted.
He shoots well. He leaned firmly
against the end post of the gallery, got
the tip of the front sight on the base
of the black beard which hung from
the gobbler's breast, held it there for
moment, smiled as it occurred to him
that the thing was too easy, and
pressed the trigger firmly and stead
lily.
There was the usual sharp crack,
which sounded doubly loud in the still
ness of morning, but the turkey was
unmoved. It evinced no curiosity.
Stribling tried it again, little more
carefully, and with less confidence;
same result. He said: II may be get
ting old and wrinkled in the face, but
I'll bet the farm and all it costs me
that can make it move" Same re-
suit.
That was all the cartridges he had.
He walked to the bank Of the river
and yelled at the bird. It looked down
at him and sailed away.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
A1LIFLOWER TRUST.
One 1zed by Long Island Farm.
Reported to BE Doing
Good Business.

Somfg Island farmers estab-
llsneo t a year ago what has
come known as the cauliflower
trust, headouarters at River
head st annual meeting was
held rec at the Riverhead court
house, IS the New York Sun.
The alton has prospered, for
when 1t tarted only 25 farmers
attended meeting, while at the
recent M there were 300 farm
ers presetports showed that $50
Misunderstanding an acreage of
1,4o0, shlpst season 100000 pack
ages OF cawer, the total freight
rate rebapon which were 3d.
57o.33, andof this the expenses
of the assn were paid.
The demor and the supply of
caulifiowert always correspond,
and usual. supply from Long
Island farneeds the demand in
New YORK is. The plan OF the
trust to obthis difficulty is to
build picklilses with cold stor-
age plants, ,ree of these build
| ings will bed in a year.
When the It becomes glutted
| with caulifio'e farmer will send
his cauliflow.he sailing houses.
When the deh greater than the
supply there no sailing done.
This one SOY loss in raising
caulifower wlone away with.
Siberia has tlv not been abol.
ished as a penny. Reports from
St. Petersburg that many stu
dents who wei eed in the recent
demonstration been exiled to ST.
IBERIA, though lily short terms.
Nicholas H., It'd a year or two
ago, had stopping prisoners to
Siberia. The r'of the railroads
through that cit, however, will
ultimately do n an the ukase of
cars could towScking the penal
colony obsolete.s isolation that
made Siberia a : -away place for
the dangerous | of Russia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
Tenant FaFming.

One of the striking things shown by
the last census is the remarkable in
crease of tenant farming. The per.
centage of farms operated by tenants
showed a considerable increase by the
census of 1890. For the whole country.
this percentage has increased in the
last ten years nearly twice as fast as
the percentage of population of tho
nation, four times that of the purely
agricultural population, and twice
that of the farms operated by their
owners.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31
No Reciprocitv.

II never talk scandal" said Miss
Cayenne.
"Why not?'
For fear of interrupting some one
else who knows more scandal than
do."-Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-31

, general appearance the thorough
|. looks not unlike an old-time street
any American cities on market
and before market houses were
non. A close inspection, however,
lis hundreds of odd sights and pic
tue phases observed nowhere
en the world outside of Paris
"lFair." To the. residents of the
Or the occasion is a general holi-
daley march up and down the
stfdling or marketing, as the case
ma and renewing acquaintance
w1tends from the country who had
nom seen in the neighborhood
s1n&t years fair day. Peasants
trorparts of France, in their dis
tlnc'ostumes, ad an infinite vari-
ety = picture.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
M'ALPINE DENIED BAIL
NEGRO COMMITTED TO JAIL BT
 JUSTICE JONES.
He is Accused of Having Killed Henry Cotton in Monroe Street Saloon During Christ
 mas Holidays.

Will McAlpine. negro, was remanded to jail yesterday afternoon without bail on the charge of murder in the first de- gree for the killing of Henry Cotton. The
 preliminary hearing was before Justice R. H. Jones.
 A large part of the evidence against
 McAlpine was heard last Thursday when
 an adjournment was taken until yester-
 day. Cotton, who was a negro. was kill
 ed in Newstel's bar on Monroe Street
 during the Christmas holidays. The evil
 dence at McAlpine' etrial was that McAl-
 pine was playing dominoes with Charles Washington and George Candler. all negroes, in the rear room of the bar. Cotton was not directly interested in the game but was keeping the score. A re- mark of his to McAlplne precipitated a fight and McAIpine arose from his chair as Cotton hurled bottle at his head. In throwing the bottle Cotton slipped to the hoor and McAipine srang upon him with a big knife He sank the knife into Cotton's body again and again. When he finally arose from the prostrate negro | and ran fo the door Cotton attempted to follow him. but fell exhausted on the floor.
 McAIpine. fled from Montgomery and went to Birmingham as soon as he learn ed that Cotton was dead from the wound which he had inflicted He was located there by the sheriff of Montgomery, ar rested and returned here.
 l It Is understood that his flight from the l city weakened his plea of seif-dcfensc
 at his preliminary hearing and had its weight in his being remainded to jail without bail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
G. W. GAYLE DEAD.
Prominent Man of Brazoria County
 Stricken with Paralysis.

! Stricken with Paralysis.
 X special from Columbia, Texas, dated May 19, says:
 George ". Gayle. prominent Mason Knight of Honor and Confederate soldier, died here today. He was a nephew of George W. Gayle of Cahaba, Ala, the noted Confederate who was placed in irons at Fortress Monroe at the same time President Davis was confined there. MT. Gayle was stricken with paralysis about week ago and rarely returned to consciousness up to the. time of his death this morning. He was a member of the Montgomery. True Blues, d company raised at Montgomery. Ala, where he was born. and whence he went to Vir- ginia Rt the beginning of the war. At one time he was under command of Gen. eral Henry A. Wise, Governor of Virginia In all the walks of life he was a true man. a friend to the needy, helper to all in distress, and was loved by all. His ip- tegrity was above reproach, and he will be sorely missed by the whole of this community, where he has lived ever since the war MT. Gayle leaves a wife and seven children. four boys and three girls. Funeral services will he conducted at the church tomorrow at 2:30 D.. m.. services by MT. Kelly of the Methodist Church. after which the Masons of this place, Ansleton, Brazoria and elsewhere will take charge of the burial at the beautiful cemetery at West Columbia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
NEWS IN BRIEF

A PARTY of eight China men closely guarded by Deputy United States Mar shais passed through Montgomery last night en route to San Francisco, where they will be shipped to China, The un- happy Celestials were arrested in cities in the East for violating the stringent Chinese exclusion act. As soon as are rested they were tried and ordered de- ported Ghe Chinamen took their en- forced journey and deportation stolidly and without emotion.
 THE RETURNS from the election held by off1cey of the Srd infantry to choose field officers will be opened today by Ad- iutant General Brandon of the National Guard, and the result will be announced. The election was held Saturday.
 THE ANNUAL shoot and barbecue of the Montgomery Shooting Club will take place today at Jackson's Lake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

Marks act of England has not bee en- forced in that country. It seems to be failure" '
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

yesterday tn Montgomery and returned to North Alabama laet nixht He is plea sanity remembered here as delegate to the Consfitutionai Convention.
 Judge c. w. Buckley, postmaster of Montgomery, who has been very i'll at an infirmary was reported yesterday to pc very much improved and able to sit up.
 MT. Douglas May returned last night from Nashvii.e, Tenn. where he has had qaite a spe. of sickness. He Is rapidly recovering his health.
 lion. H.. s, D. Mallory of Selma Is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

Hes a mighty hard man to get along with said the practical politician sadly. Mighty hard"
 He seems thoroughly honest"
 "Of course, he Is. That's what makes him so cratic and unsatisfactory. Every once in while he insists on doing some- thing without waiting to figure out what it's effect on his political prospects is lia- bIe to be."-Nashington Star.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
s4Oo MEMS oxFoRDs.

See the Styles in the Window To overlook these shoes is equal to throwing away money. Every pair guaranteed not to break, including the shiny feathers.
 Bullock & Fleming,
 The Leading Shoe House,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
GLASS DAY EXERCISES. Program at Girls High
 School Today.

The class day exercises of the graduat- ing class of the Girls High School will take place today at Il o'clock. An in- teresting program has been arranged for the occasion. The exercises will take place in the auditorium of the Girls High School.
 The graduating exercises of the class of 1902 will take place Thursday night at McDonald's Theatre, The literary ad- dress on that occasion will be delivered by Professor George Petrie of Auburn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

Hon. John C, Eyster of Decatur spent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
Funeral of a Child.

Funeral of a Child.
 The funeral of Charles Moore. the in- fant son of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Chamh- liss. took place yesterday morning from the family residence at 2i5 North Jackson Street. The services were conducted by Rev. A. l.. Andrews of the Dexter Ave nue Methodist Church. The floral offer Ings were numerous and beautiful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

The Wife-You don't fully feaIize how cross you are when you are with me,
 The Husband-Yes. I do; because feel so pleasant when I am away from you.-Brooklyn Life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28
PASSING THRONG.

Dr. Wallace Battrick. Secretary of the General Education Board, will reach the city this morning and be the guest of Rev F. G. Murphy for some days. Today he will visit the Girls High School, the Decatur Street school and other city schools
 Reports received last night from Judge J M. Carmichael were to the effect that his condition showed steady improvement and he has now passed all danger, He is al 5l7 Dexter Avenue and Mrs tarmi- chael and his sons are with him
 T. K. Rusk. superintendent of the Postal Telegraph Company Was in the city yes ierdsy inspecting the lines and office of the Postal He will leave today for .Cqmmbus. Ga ,raveiing hy private con Yeysncef
 Hon. John C. Eyster of Decatur spent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-28

Yes" says the philosophical person wealth brings it's disappointments"
 After We lose it, puts in the materi- alistic man.-Life.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Fiddlers Contest.

Sometime in June the Grand Army
Post of this city will give a grand
Fiddlers' Contest in the opera house
in this city There is perhaps more
latent bidders ability" in Harrison
county than in any county in the state
and it is the intention of Commander
F. L. Davis to get the artists all to-
gether in this city that the people may
decide the relative merits of the fid-
oilers. Among those who will take
part in the contest we mention the
names of the following experts on the
"cat gut" &. II. Smiley. Wiley Middle
ton, Mo. VALLEY; Sheriff John Shelton,
of Logan; Hi Moorehouse and Rube
Jones of Loveland. 1t is elieved that
at least twenty-five contestants will
enter for the contest, endiit will be one
of the grandest exhibitions of "iddl-
ing" ever heard IN western Iowa and
should fill the opera house to over
flowing. We are ready to place our
bets on George Smiley and Rube Jones.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
ST. John Items

Mrs. Mary Alstrand of Mo. Valley
accompanied by her sister Mrs. Maggie
Barrett of Crescent City were calling
on friends in st. John on Sundy last
Mr. and Mrs. L A Denton visited
with relatives in Council Bluffs q part
of last week.
The railroad station here seems to
be far away and doubtful.
Supervisor d L Jones ls putting the
roads in good shape.
A Edgecomb was on our streets on
Sunday with his new automobile.
j b Deal of Cal. junction was cal
ling on relatives in st. John on Satur-
day last.
G Il Haight is putting in brick
walks and making other Improvements
about his residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert kirkland were
calling on friends in Cincinnati town
ship on Tuesday.
Tuesdays storm did some damage to
fences, out buildings, fruit trees etc.