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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
WEALTH OF UGANDA.
Travellers Call It the Richest Coun-
try In the World.
An African Paradise, Controlled b
Great Britain, Whose Resources
Will he Developed at No
Distant Date.
Especial Correspondence

| Especial Correspondence
nERHAPS no portion of the world.
at the present time, offers more
attractions, or more difficulties
and dangers, to the explorer and finan-
cier than the territory lying within
the borders of the Uganda Protecto-
rate in Africa. It's resources are al
most incalcula BILE and description of
a small portion of them might fill vol
umes. The typographical features of
this woodland present such impressive
effects in form and color as can no.
where be seen except on the dark
continent. The mountain peaks of
Ruwenzori are said to be the Hottest
in Africa, one of them reaching a
height of over 10000 feet. 1t is not
known that anyone has ever yet
reached this summit. The native
guides succumb to the cold even more
easily than the white explorers. The
ascent presents great difficulties which
multiply after the snow line is passed.
The precipitation of moisture is so
excessive that after height of 5000
feet has been gained it is almost un-
bearable, as the ground is covered by
deep moss bed in which one sinks
continuously to ankle and sometimes
to the hips. This alternates with slip
perry rocks or Shiny fallen tree trunks
sos hard that contact with broken
branch often causes severe wound.
Longonot, an extinct volcano, is said
to be over 10000 feet high. Some of
the Aberdau mountains loom 1900
feet above sea level, while from the
great plateau, the Mau, mountains
rise to 1000 feet. Elgon is an inn
mense tract of extinct craters which
seems to form continuation of the
Mau. Elgon is said to cover an area
Of 5000 miles square. Such figures
give faint idea of the vastness of the
piled up masses. To the north stretch
away lofty hills further than the eye
can reach.
All through the Uganda Protectorate
are mountains, the proportions of
which would seem great if not SO near
the awful heights of Ruwenzori. One
range forms watershed between the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

frog hunting, says the London Tele-
graph. A large party is organized, the
ladies all appear in dainty Partisan tot
lettes, with very high heels to their
boots, and each carries long bamboo
rod. The gentlemen are got up in prop
er costume for '.la chasse" and bear
sticks. Then they all adjourn to some
marshy spot where frogs abound and
begin fishing. The bait is piece of
raw meat tied to string at the end
of the bamboo.
The ladies do the fishing, and as soon
as one sees that frog has swallowed
the bait she gives violent jerk to the
rod, which brings the frog out onto
the land. The attendant sportsmen
then fall upon the ferocious animal
and slay it with their sticks. The la
dies sometimes also join in the last IA
tai act, but the men always try to dis
suade them, as in their excitement
they frequently mistake a mans head
or foot for the frog and the sport be-
comes too dangerous.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
AN EXALTED IDEAL.

When you go home at night and in review
Can up the things that you have had to do,
Can you, in truth. with hand upon your
heart,
Declare you've done the gentlemanly part3
Have you not criticised in accents loud
1ne car conductor. toiling through the
Have you not made some small boy play
the part
OI ampudence. to hide the inner smart?
Have you not made the chains Of thralldom
clank
Eor the receiving teller at the bank,
because at three you made him hustle,
when
1ou might as easily have called at ten?
Have you not failed with former warmth
to greet
Some old.time friend. discouraged and I'M
neat?
rave you not left with some unlucky elf
Ihe penalty for what you did yourself?
II you, before unto repose you go,
Unto these various things can answer no,
1ou may sweet slumber, all unbroken,
take
AND look for well-earned wings when you
awake.
s-Washington Star, @r~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
A True Tale Of Char,tv.

During the blizzard of 'e9 started
one day from the central office of the
bureau of charities to distribute
money to some cases reported for Gin
slant relief" In an attic 1 found a
poor widow, seamstress, with one
child, boy of six. The room was
cold and bare; there was no fire: the
windows were loose and snow Law
upon the floor. The boy had been kept
in bed for two days to keep warm. I
asked the usual questions and gave
the woman two dollars. All this be-
fore I discovered the boy. Suddenly
his head bobbed from beneath the
bedclothes, and at sight of the two
bills his eyes became moons. "Gee-e-e.
mister! All that for us? Then we
can give some to Ted Burns mother
downstairs to buy coal. Can't we,
nom PREY. David NJ. Steele, in La
dies Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

I found you starving; Ihave more tba1
befriended you. I have saved you. To
avoid scandal, I told my friends, al-
ways with your consent, that we are
betrothed. You are received and
treated as such everywhere"
He compressed his lips.
"You are herein ease and luxury.
You never have care; yet you indulge
in dreams-dreams of the past"
He was silent.
"You have painted my portrait-and
several others. You have several land
scapes. Nothing will be finished for
the academy unless you work hard
and be done with dreams. You will be
q famous artist and we will be mar
RED"
He laughed low in his throat.
Shame and fame. Hortense, you are
very beautiful and very kind. wish
you would tell me why you have de-
sired me. I was little more than q
vagabond tramp when you first knew
me-"
Her eyes grew large and dark.
"You are genius"
''Then you love the divine afflatus,
not Eustace Morley?"
"Oh, no, mol"
''The man? I am much honored.
You have done all and everything for
me-but cannot part with what you
call my dreams, not even for as fair .
woman as you are"
She looked at him without a vestige
of passion or resentment.
"And these dreams include another
woman?"
"a girl-the girl loved-in the long
ago."
SIS she still grip"
He started-vexed.
"No-hardly. l am not child my
self-but that makes little difference.
She is still the same"
"Ah-then you know?"
He colored under his delicate pallor.
II met an old friend-quite by acct
dent. He told me that she had never
married"
She measured him with look.
"Turn the canvas around, Eustace."
He turned it, perplexed at her calm
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

photographer, officially vouches for
the existence of one of these monsters
of the deep. Mr.. Neligan's report was
mailed in Liverpool, where he arrived
November 10, on the Prada. The SER
pent was seen while the Prada was on
its last regular voyage from Calves.
ton to Liverpool, and he was 100 feet
long. Mr.. Neligan thus describes the
monster: ''The head of the serpent
had blunt, square nose and was eject
ing water to the height of two or three
feet from it's nostrils. The animal or
fish had three distinct sets of fins and
a tail lying across like a porpoise. On
its back was a series of humps like
camel" The latitude and longitude
mentioned by Mr.. Neligan are in the
Gulf of Mexico, about 100 miles SOUTH
west OF the mouth of the Mississippi.
Neligan's responsibility is vouched for
BY the officers of the photographic Of
flee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

you WILL BE A FAMOUS ARTIST
ness. She looked at it keenly. Then
she said, very gently:
'You must go to see her, Eustace;
and at once"
He flashed her look of joy.
'Yes-go! I am not at all afraid.
You must go, Eustace, and then come
back and finish your pictures"
She smiled like a triumphant god
dess. The lace fell away from her
throat and showed its beauty. She
smiled with a fascination that haa
never stirred him before.
eyes, go, Eustace; tonight"
He Redeemed.
Il never have any money, Hortense.
You know 1 cannot keep it-and my
expenses are SO great"
She laughed little mockingly.
II am sure you cannot ask me to be
purse-bearer for that. Oh, no, I have
due respect for myself. But go,
Eustace. Break the silken snare and
go-in your real poverty and hardship.
See the woman of your dreams-now-
and you will return and tell me
about it,
A last fash of his manliness arose.
II might not. Take care. might
not"
She was at the door.
''But you will, Eustace. You will.
Go and see her-after these years
and see life as it is. You will return,
return to wealth, to ease, to care, to
me. You will return-for know you
and the stuff of which your dreams are
bred"
He leaned over the window rail and
saw her enter her carriage far below.
Il will have to walk if I get there"
he said; walk all night. But I'll go
though | know that Fate returns me
here and to Hortense in the end"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

Peak
bert and others to the west possess
harsher features and little of the lux
uriousness of vegetation found at
Nyanza. This is probably due to the
large amount of salt found in their wa
tiers. Little lakes at the northeast
Of Lake Albert Edward seem to lie in
small craters. Some are nearly dry,
and from many large quantities of
merchantable salt are obtained.
At the northern extremity of the
beautiful Napoleon gulf, an arm of
the great Victoria Nyanza, may be
seen the birthplace of the Nile. As one
progresses towards what seems the
end of the gulf, faint current is OBJ
served and sharp line of hills bor-
ders the shore line. An abrupt turn
of the gulf around a barrier of sharp
rocks, white with guano, reveals
swift river and veil of spray curtain
ing beautiful palm-crowned islands.
The densely wooded river banks are
about 200 feet high. Nearly mile dis
tant may be seen large areas of fine
grass land, with occasional clumps Of
trees. Here the river is, perhaps, 400
feet wide and rushes over decline Of
about 80 feet, called Ripon falls. An
easy path leads down the bank and the
upward view i most. beautiful and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
Kid gloves will not mold II packed
away carefully in dry placs.
Anent Toeth.

Il notice in the morning paper" ~
marked Newton Benedict at the break
last table. that there has been found
the skeleton Of mastodon which had
teeth weighing nearly ten pounds each.
! cant see what the beast would want
with such large food grinders"
Why not?" qneried Mrs. B. r
understand It was q large animal
Yes" answered Newton, looking
moodily at q plate Of homemade bis.
cults. but YOU must remember it lived
many thousand years before cooking
schools were even thought of."-Saltl
Lake Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
MEASURED PLANET MERCURY.
Warrington Finds Its Diameter
to BE 2,65S Miles.

DR.. See, of the United States naval
observatory in Washington, has just
concluded a measurement of the
planet Mercury with the large tel
escope of that institution. It's diam
eter is found to be 1865 miles. Dr..
See calls attention to the fact that
he has never observed any marked
spots on the planets disk, not even
when tie sky was absolutely pure
and the image of the planet perfect
~ defined on the lens of the tel
escope. His observation also is that
there is no sdiminution of brightness
at the edges of the disk, such as
would be produced by an absorbing
atmosphere. Although these results
agree in general with those obtained
at the Lick observatory. they dis
agree with those of Schiajarelli and
Mr.. Percival Lowell.
DIR. See has made another inter-
esting estimate regarding meteors.
Every observer notes a considerable
number of small meteors while he is
engaged in telescope observations.
The field of view of telescope is a
very small fraction of the surface of
the heavens, and simple proportion
based on the number of meteors en-
ables an estimate to be made of the
number of meteors in the whole
sky. In this manner, says the Wash
ington Star, DIR. See estimates there
are about 1900, 100000 telescope me-
teors appearing in the sky daily.
Between 100000 end 100000 me-
teors, bright enough to be visible to
the naked eve, encounter the earth
daily, according to the estimate of
Prof. Newton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
MAKING A MATCH.
Result of the Inquisitiveness of a
Chinese NOb1eman at an Even.
ing Function.

"One of the interesting novelties OF
the social life of the new century is
the occasional appearance of our Mon
eolian neighbors in society,"" said a
matron to New York Tribune man.
cit goes to show how small the world
really is and how intimate the nations
are becoming. AS yet, these visiting
noblemen from the orient are few and
far between, but they will undoubted-
" soon be as familiar a sight in our
drawing-rooms as are the titled Hin
docs in England. Although he often
speaks English remarkably well. a
Chinaman has no idea OF what con-
yentionally ought or ought not to be
said. and his artless frankness in this
respect is most amusing. He also asks
questions with direct simplicity that
is sometimes embarrassing.
"A Chinese nobleman who was pre-
scented to a young woman at an even
ing function not long ago began the
conversation after the manner of his
nation by propounding series of
questions. At first the answers were
easy. DO you live in New York"
.Have you both parents living?' Have
vou brothers and sisters?' How old
are you?'
..These being answered to his salts
faction, he became more particular in
his inquiries.
"sWhy are you not married?
"sPerhaps the right person has not
asked me- answered the young wom-
IN, laughing.
".Have you any objection to matri-
mony?' asked the Chinaman, gravely.
stsNot in the least she replied, inn
mensely amused by his persistence.
..For the time being he seemed salts
6ed. but later in the evening he came
M to her with . young American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
SEA SERPENT INDICATED.
Omcial Report Of Monster one Hun.
dred Feet Long IL Recorded I'm
the Government Archives.

After being the subject for many
years of uncertainty, doubt, and even
downright disbelief, the sea serpent
has been vindicated officially and evil
dence of his reality recorded in the
government archives at Washington In
report to the photographic Office OF
the navy department Henry II. Nell
gan, one of the regular observers OF
marine events designated by the chief
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

who evidently had no idea of what
was in store for him. This is Mr..
Robinson began the old man; he il
graduate of Harvard; he. too, is un-
married, and also has no objection to
matrimony. Why do you not marry
him?'
"And the odd part of 1t all was that
he actually made the match, for the
pair, who until then were not &C.
quainted, were engaged not long
afterWard"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

A simple remedy for dandruff con-
sists of powdered borax, two ounces:
powdered camphor, one ounce; boiling
water, two quarts. When cold, bottle
for use. It makes an excellent sham
poo. No soap is needed. Rub into the
scalp every few days with sponge, =
small brush or the finger tips.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
The Reign Of the Cigar.

To-day smokers are numbered by
millions, fact to which the treasures
of most nations have to be devoutly
thankful. It is estimated that 1,OOO,-
100000 acres of land are devoted to the
cultivation of tobacco. The world con-
sumes each year 6,3oo, 100000 pounds,
or 2,s12,5o0 tons, worth 952, 000, 900.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

impressive. A tourist ID not likely to
be alone in viewing the scene, for
groups Of natives resort here for the
purpose of spearing the fish which, in
large numbers, are carried over the
falls. Birds of prey are also seen on
every side trying their fortunes az
fishermen. The green forest, purple
in the distance, the richly colored date
palms, the orange of their fruit con-
trasting with the green of their wav-
ing foliage, the brilliant blues and
green's of the river, touched with white
foam and glimmering through tho
spray, present . charming picture.
The country affords almost unlimited
pasturage for the large variety Of
grazing animals which abound. In
fact, animals of almost every descrip-
ton thrive here.
On the shores Of the lakes, in the
magnificent forests, in fact through
the whole Uganda country, are to be
found birds of every variety, shape
and coloring; storks, pheasants, os.
triches, birds of most cumbersome
shape and those of daintiest anatomy
fill the air with their cries or songs.
These have their counterpart in the
trees and flowers to be found on
every hand. The beauty of the for
ests is said to be beyond all descrip-
ton, but to Cypress one travelling
through them until the impression Of
living in bygone age becomes all
most unbearable. Trees with heavy
black trunks, with beautiful white
stems, with dark, almost impenetra-
BILE foliage, with graceful, lightly
waving leaves, with vines of every
grotesque or pleasing shape and va
riety of color clambering over them,
the whole intermixed with Towering
trees of almost incredible bri1liancy
and enyeloped in an atmosphere of
over-development and rapid vegetable
decay, in time induce a sensation of
such intense awfulness that one finds
it necessary to, as soon as possible,
seek the open country and bright
sunshine. Flowers on trees and
ground are like living flames, others
as dainty as snowflake. Every
color and shade is represented.
Some trees bear large punches Of
flowers, each resembling large,
bright scarlet teacup. Others, again,
snow-white blossoms with an appear
ance of having been powdered with
lilac. India-rubber trees have large,
white flowers with yellow centers.
Some trees do not bear leaves and
flowers at the same time, but, when |
destitute of the former, are covered |
with crimson or scarlet growth of
the latter. Butterflies of brilliant |
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

blue and other dazzling colors drift
through the air.
To height of about 5000 feet the
forest is tropical, after which tree.
ferns and tree-lilacs appear. At 1000
feet may be seen yews and, higher
still, jumpers. At 5000 feet are bam-
boos, the last traces of tropical
growth. Now appear tree lobelias
and higher still ichens. Finally
vegetation almost disappears.
Nearly all fruits and crops will grow
in this climate SO near the equator as
to be tropical in the lowlands, and vet
with the mountain attitudes furnish
ing temperature like that of the cool
er zones. No fruit furnishes more
interesting study than the banana,
which in its wild state is sort of lily
and has no juicy, edible pulp. It is
generally believed to have been intro.
duced into Africa from Asia where its
nearest relative among wild plants is
still found. It does not seem to have
originated from the wild banana
plants Indigenous to African soil and
which are found in great quantities
from Abyssinia to Natal. These last
have no sweet pulp, but pith, and
glossy black seeds, much priced by the
natives as ornaments. They are very
beautiful plants because of the color
ing and shape of their enormous leaves.
The cultivated fruit forms the chief
article of food for certain tribes. II
contains no seeds, small, dark streaks
indicating where they might have
been. Besides the possibilities of min.
eral wealth, as yet almost undeyel.
oped, the land abounds in game of al
most every variety. Cattle and all
kinds of domestic animals are raised
by the natives who, as rule, prefer
a meat diet. From these same natives
laborers may be hired at small wages.
While this vast and fertile country re-
mains to a great extent uninhabite
there need be no fear of young men
lacking opportunities for improving
their fortunes. EDWARD JULIAN.
Preparing the Impromptu.
Great orators have generally refused
to speak on the spur Of the moment
on important themes. Demosthenes,
the king of orators, would never speak
in a public meeting without previous
preparation. Daniel Web
ster, when once pressed to speak on
a subject of great Importance, refused,
saying that he was very busy, and had
no time to master it. When a friend
urged that few words from him
would do much to awaken public at.
tention to the subject, he replied: "If
here be so much weight in my words
it is because do not allow myself to
speak on any subject until my mind
IS imbued with it." On one occasion
made a remarkable speech
without notes before the Phi Beta
Kappa society at Harvard university,
when book was presented to him.
After he had gone manuscript copy
If his eloquent "impromptu" address,
carefully written, was found in the
book, which he had forgotten to take
away.-Philadelphia Saturday Even.
ng Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
Above mortal Comment.

Harriet-Cupid is always represent
ed as poor little urchin without any
garments.
Harry-Yes, that is done SO that he
viii never go out Of style.-Detroit
Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
Americani.ing Porto Rtco.

One of the American innovations II
the city of Ponce, Porto Rico, is So.
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, which relentlessly prosecutes
all violators of the law.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
Hia FAINT.

MRS. Gaddie-My husbands 80 slip.
snod. His buttons are forever coming
OF. .a5
Mrs. Goode Severely Perhaps
eney are not sewed on properly.
sars. Gaddie-That's just 1t. He's
awiui careless about his sewing
Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

A pinch of borax put into the water
each time the face is washed will cor
rect the tendency to unbecoming oil-
ness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
Use Of Cotton Goods.

The world uses $500, ooo, 600 worth of
cotton goods in year. OF this Great
Britain manufactures 6 per cent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
Honsd 30.

= hope you are well, Mrs. Oldun.,.
so do !, dear: but somehow never
leei any confidence in H-'-Indiax
apons Nswl IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25
LADIES GO FROG HUNTING.
1t IL q Favorite Amusement Of French
Women at COnstan-
tinOple.

One of the favorite amusements of
French ladies at Constantinople is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25


$500 weighs pound and half The
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-03-13
Harrington Manor.

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'p''''''
DhI'stophcr Koch is hauling lumber to
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,.' '''''e' Ncy'"e was visiting friends at
''"'"e over SUNDAY.
J''ePn sanders OF near sunny Side. was
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VEGA browning spent sunday with
''' '''"' MISS BESSIE Nodeheaver
our school is progressing nicely under
the management OF Miss Alice Wolfe