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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
A Magical Word.

It was during the late Spanish
American war. A wealthy merchant,
who had left his business to offer
his services to his country, was pac-
ing up and down on picket duty one
dark night. Suddenly he detected
sounds of approaching footsteps and
quickly bringing his gun into posi-
ton, commanded, in a sonorous
voice:
.Give the countersign!
The person challenged proved to
be an enlisted dry goods clerk form
erly employed by the merchant be-
fore the war broke out. AS their
eyes met a smile played around the
corners of the clerks mouth and he
answered in low whisper:
"Cash!"
Then the merchant, bringing his
piece to right shoulder, let him
pass and resumed his pacing.-Lip'
pincott's.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

Dearest An-You know best. We Will
| all attend the Lexington fair, and I'll
be ready then. AS papa has forbidden
Cae to see you, we must manage our cor
1=spondence and interviews very secret
| ly. VIII be at the old place promptly
Sunday night. Your loving little Nellie.
The Kentucky State Fair that year
came off at Lexington in October
The colonel, young Arson and the
Widow Sloan were there; the squire,
his maiden sister and pretty Nellie
also attended.
On the evening Of the second day
of the fair, at three separate places
in the bluegrass city, there were
three separate couples, under cover
of the night, drove out of the city
by three separate roads, which all,
however, headed toward the Ohio
river.
Everybody has heard of Aberdeen,
o., which is of a verify, the Ameri-
can "Gretna Green" and most every
body has heard of Squire Massie
Beasley, the presiding genius of the
little village.
| Late on the morning Of the night
speak OF, a man and woman were fer
ried across the river from Maysville,
and proceeded directly to the squire's
| house.
A few lusty raps on the door reused
| his sable assistant, who rejoices in
the. name of Vulcan-probably be-
cause he has assisted in welding so
many pairs OF hearts together, and
he opened the door and admitted
thet IN.
There was no light, and he ushered
them into big room which opened
directly off the hall.
He was just going for light when
another knock summoned him to the
door, and he admitted another cou-
pie.
Again he started for the light, and
third knock sounded. He admitted
third couple, and leaving them all
in the big room, he fastened upstairs
to arouse the squire.
"Busniz ez boomin,' boss" he said,
when the Great American Matrimo-
nializer jumped out of bed. Gree
par Nv 'em, sah!"
"Three!" repeated the magistrate,
making hasty toilet. "Take that
lamp down. I'll be there directly"
Vulcan obeyed the order, and when
he opened the door Of the big room,
and the rays Of the lamp he carried
flooded the apartment, the six peo-
pie therein contained, gave utterance
to six quick cries of astonishment.
It was the denouement of the Clo-
verburg comedy!
Standing in one corner OF the room
was Colonel Shortrood, on whose arm
hun Miss Dorothea Longacre. Fac
ing the military chieftain was Es-
quire Isreal Longacre, whose arm
was twined about the waist of buxo1u
Abigail Sloan. In the middle of the
apartment stood young Arson Short
rood, holding to his breast pretty
Nellie Longacre.
ment there was moments silence,
then a tremendous roar of laughter;
and then followed such handshahng
and kissing, and cries of mutual for
giveness and pledges of eternal love
and friendship as probably were
never heard or seen before.
Squire Massie Beasley married the
three couples, and they went back to
Cloverburg together. The lawsuit
was dropped, and all parties there
after lived together in peace and am
ity.-Saturday Night.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
Charms of the Country.

How readily our minds recall the
pleasant sights and sounds of our
childhood! The bleating of the
sheep on the hillside pastures, the
lowing of the cattle in the wooded
pasture awaken sweetest memories
and associations that are imperish-
able. In this picture our artist has
caught that perfect contentment
that comes from happy environment.
There is something more than pic
ture Of animals-the poetry of coun-
try surroundings is expressed in ev-
cry line. The cattle form only part
of the beautiful picture. The quiet
retreat of the home, the woods cool
and silent all reveal refreshment and
repose.-Home Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
Tipped Everybody But the Queen.

Tipped Everybody But the Queen.
Although Lord Roberts is the first
great parsonage in England to de-
cline to pay the fees exacted of him
in connection with his honors, he is
by no means the only one who has
protested against them. Indeed, the
late archbishop of York made hui
morous complaint thereof to Queen
Victoria when he received an audi
ence to pay homage on his elevation
to the primacy; for as he rose from
his knees, he exclaimed:
"Ma'am, you're the only official
parsonage have seen since my nomi-
nation who has not asked me for
fee.''
In his case these fees amounted
to nearly $4,000 and comprised,
among other extraordinary items,
5000 for gloves to the members of
the chapter of the minister of York,
$50 for the sovereign's gentleman of
the cellar, $50 to the sovereign's
chief cook and $40 to the sovereign's
barber.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
BUFFALO HAD TO CLIMB.
An Exceptional Case, According to
the Narrator, Who Was Descend
ed from AnaniaA.

A near relation to the late Baron
Munchausen on the maternal side,
lineally descended from Ananias and
Sapphire, was telling party of friends
about freeing a bull buffalo in one of
the trees of California.
""That story lacks likelihood" re-
marked the man who knows every
thing, like so many other men; ''the
buffalo belongs to the ruminant family,
has four or five stomachs and walks on
hoofs. 1t has no claws at all and could
no more climb tree than a Jersey
cow"
GAS a general proposition you are
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

right" said the story teller, with per-
fectly unruff1ed mien, according to the
New York Times. ''But this case was
quite exceptional. We were after the
buffalo with four of the most vicious
dogs that ever knew. One was boar
hound, one a great dane, one psovie,
or wolf hound, and the other regis
tered bulldog, with jaws like wrought
iron. Well. they brought the buffalo
to bay at the foot of big tree and
pressed him so blamed hard tliAt he
Just had to climb. That was his only
salvation"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
The Way Of 1t.

According to Belgian paper wom-
an whose husband had lost his life in a
railway accident received from the
company 10000 francs by way of COM
pensation. Shortly after she heard Of
a traveller who had lost leg and had
been paid 10000 francs. The widow at
once put on her bonnet and shawl and
went to the office of the company.
"Gentlemen, how is this?" she asked.
"You give 10000 francs for leg, and
you allowed me only 10000 francs for
the loss of my husband" Madam
was the reply, "the reason is, plain.
Twenty thousand francs won't provide
him with leg, but for 10000 francs
you can get husband"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
THE DEVILS TEA TABLE.
Interesting Freak of Nature Located
In the MusktnEum Valley
of Ohio.

To those not familiar with the
topography of the Muskingum valley,
Ohio, says an exchange, there are
many natural attractions which catch
the eye and cause the stranger to won
der at the apparent frivolities of ma
tare in her bestowal of things curious
Upon this particular territory in the
buckeye state, says the Detroit Free
Press.
One of the freaks o. nature is the
Devils Tea Table," which stands like
. challenging sentinel on an eminence
800 feet above ana overlooking the
river, and is visible, clearly outlined,
for many miles. It is but few miles
from McConnellsville, the county seat
Of Morgan county, and just at this
time the old landmark has become an
object of renewed and apprehensive
interest to those who have regarded
it with Indifference for years agone.
The action of the elements has left
its mark upon this rock in a way which
pespeaks of it's early downfall, and
occupants of buildings that stand on
the hillside below it are not a little
anxious in anticipation of the result.
'sThe Devils Tea Table, is wedge
shaped rock of queer formation,
standing IS feet high and SO by 20 feet
across the top, which is fiat; at the
foundation it is but four feet thick
and II feet long. For many years it
has been a popular attraction, and
people have travelled many miles to
see it. Until within a short time lad
ders gave access to the top of the
table," but during the last five years
the rapid wasting away at the base
has rendered it unsafe even to ap-
proach near it. The base is of shale
rock, and the top is of sandstone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
Municipa1 soclallsm.

municipal socialism" has devel-
oped to a remarkable extent in Great
Britain in the last 20 years. A LODI
don dispatch states that the system
is soon to be made the subject of a
comprehensive and searching investi-
cation by committee of the British
parliament. Glasgow, Liverpool,
Manchester ard Birmingham have
taken the lead in the municipal move
ment. 1t is alleged by opponents
that it paralyzes individual initiative;
that it is more expensive and less eff
Gent than the system of private
ownership, and that it is detrimental
to the interests of taxpayers and cap
itaists.-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

Cost of the Twelfth Census.
The cost of the twelfth census is
now figured out to have been $12,845,-
s18. and it is further added that this is
an average cost of 1914 cents per cap
tia in the United States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28
CLOTH MADE FROM ROCK.
A Piece Eighteen Inches Square That
1t Had Taken a Ton of Rock
to Supply,

The weaving of stone into material
for clothing, the making of flexible
and lasting granite trousers, black
marble coats and fancy onyx waist
coats may be a possibility of the fu-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

Mortality Among Foreigner.
Among the foreign-born residents
OF the United States the mortality 10
greatest in Irish and Germans uad
least in the Poish.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

colonies OF ne"
resulting in state OF hese %
Massachu
instruction Daniel Shay
formerly the head OF 1000
of amount
trouble 5000 troops I'M
Iincoln Who disturbers rout.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

bishop of Winchester since 1855 has
who Davidson has Intimately
he has, howeve
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-02-28

fast enough If that maneuvering old
widow would ask you!"
"She's lady," cried the squire.
"You'd better go tell her so. It'll
be news to her, reckon
perhaps l SHALL"
swell, you'd better. A lady! Well,
heaven save the mark
And, with this spiteful reflection,
Miss Dorothea founced out of tie
room.
She directed her steps toward a
grove of maple trees, which marked
the boundary line between the farms
of the two belligerents.
BY curious coincidence, Col. Short
rood strolled in tie same direction
about the same time.
The angular soldier and the thin
lady met. They spoke, and finally
walked toward an unfrequented part
of the grove, arm in arm.
Shortly after Miss Dorothea left
the house the squire stole outthe back
way and walked rapidly across a
wheat field toward certain big will
low tree which stood on the edge OF
a pond.
By a singular coincidence, Mrs
Abb gail Sloan, in the course of hez
serpentine ramble, reached this same
pond.
Seated on fallen log, she and the
representative of county judicial hon
ors were soon engaged in an animated
conversation.
While these little scenes were being
enacted, pretty Nellie Longacre, in the
seclusion of her chamber, wrote che
following note, which young Arson
Shortrood got out OF the post Office
tho next morning;
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
Another Soldier Gone.

Archibald J. Duncan was born in
RUSSELL county, va, was married
TO Lucinda Akers in ls42, and moved
10 Ironton, Ohio, in 1853, and being
an architect, worked on the Baptist
church, then In process of building.
He had been religious man from
his earliest years and soon was en-.
rolled with the workers at Spencer
church, where for years he was at
every important meeting, and was
recognized as one of the most faith
full lsborers.
There are many persons living that
can now remember this faithful cou-
pie who were always present in their
pew In the above named church.
Among the first to enlist tor the
civil war, as private, was this no.
BILE man. He was member of
Battery l. First Ohio Light Artillery
and Captain Butterfield was one of
his officers He saw active service
on the field with the army of the
Potomac, as well as in the Shenen-
doah Valley, and not only saw war
but was fighter on many battle
fields, a thorough soldier, always
brave and true.
He leaves: Mrs. Lucinda Duncan
widow, and Capt. Henry {. Dun
can, his oldest son, Mrs. jeremiah
Ankrim, his daughter, and b. +.
Duncan an invalid son, who has been
afflicted since his birth. 1t is re-
membered by old soldiers that Mr..
Duncan and Captain Henry, his son,
were in the same part of the army,
only in different organizations, and
when the battles were over, each
FASTENED to find, if the other had
been hurt. He was very fond of his
children, but willingly gave them up
to their duties in every time of dan
ger and faithfulness to duty seemed
to be the law of his life. Capt.
Henry Duncan and daughter, Mrs.
Slaughter, were present with the
widow, when he was called away,
and he assured them all of bis COM
plete readiness for the other life.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Burwell Akers, his nephew,
and he was buried in Catlettsb burg
cemetery on the hill overlooking
both rivers. He will be mourned
for by many old friends both at
Ironton and Ceredo, his later home.
-"Pilgrim," in Ironton Register.
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ThdCker, W. Va.

Work has been on the slow order
in our little town for eight or ten
days. but prospects are very good
at present
Saturday will be pay. day with us
and business is likely to be flourish
ing among the boys for few days
and then great many will resume
work with headache and an empty
pocket book, as the results of pay
day, but nevertheless we all like to
see that day come just the same.
T. b. Buck, one of our merchants,
failed in business last week. He
was one OF our best and most accom-
modating grocerymen. We sympa-
thize with him in HE loss.
Some of the boys and girls, as
usual, are keeping up quite court
ship as of old-golng on making
love and enjoying life and eventually
as time goes on to be united in mat
rimony and then take up the tolls
and tasks of life, some to steer their
course through pleasure and bappi.
ness while others blunder along
taking sorrow aud trouble along a.
they go; but such is life.
For fear this will weary the editor
and readers of the ADVANCE and
trusting it will keep clear of the
waste basket and If it should 90 to
press | will try and represent our
town once more as best ] can. ]
will enroll as YASK.
Sept. 10, 1908.
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The New Oil We'll.

Well No. 8, on the Beckett Land
the first producer developed by the
Cabell Oil Il Gas Company. ha. not
flowed as freely the past week as
formerly, on account Of the lack of
gas to carry the heavy quality OF
oil. AT intervals, however, there
are rapid and voluminous outputs of
the fluid, but the owners, being dis.
satisfied with the quantity of oil that
flows naturally, are arranging to
pump, and the preparations for that
process will be com, leted within the
next few hours. Experienced men
in oil wells are positive that this
well will pump from so to Is barrels
per day, which will make it az great
a success as could be desired for a
"wildcat.
Men interested in the development
of oil in other fields are still coming
here, and there is no loss of conf
ence in this territory as an oil field
The scramble for leases is undated,
every man in the business endea "
oring to secure what he can. Every
indication points to general devel-
opment of this territory as rapidly
as rigs can be constructed and wells
put down. Another big strike OF
oil is sure TO be the result. There
is much interest from prominent
capitalists centered i'm this section
on account Of the finding of such a
rich quality of oil in paying quaint
ties.-Cabell Record.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
FRANK D. BUSH,
A Well Known Citizen OF This Goun-
u, Died Last SUNDAY.

Flank ID. Bush, who as- for ser-
eral months been sufferer frnm
bladder and kidney troubles, died
last Sunday morning a, his HON.
near this place, aged about 6 ye.is.
tie was the oldest snn at Mr.. anil
Mrs. +. q. Bush, boil deceased.
Mr.. Bush was born in jefferson
county, New York, whore hr -.
NAMED until about Tho year 1868
when he, in company with his broth
er George, went To California. where
his father bad preceded them IN
lS4s, having gone over the plans.
The family lived in California fe y
years when they moved Missouri.
from which State they came To Cer--
do about 1872, sluce which time the.
subject of ,his sketch has lived with
his family near this place. He mar
ried Michigan LADY, most e~ti-
mable woman-who, with four chi
dren, all grown, are left To mourn
the loss of husband and father.
The body was buried near the late
residence of the deceased yesterday,
after religious services at > D. IN.
conducted ty Rev. NJ A Banker, of
kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

Mrs William Hurley died of small
pox at her home In Brownstown last
Friday morning, aged about 80 years.
She leaves a husband and four chill.
dren to mourn her death.
The little one year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Stapleton died OF
smallpox last Sunday at the hospital
in Brownstown.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

LIEUTENANT PEARY claims tina:
the North Pole can be discovered
for half of the expense incurred in
defending the America yacht cup.
Secretary If the Navy Moody has
granted Peary leave of absence in
order that he may make the attempt
once more. In view of the scientific
methods pursued by Peary, it is safe
to expect that the scientific world
viii profit from his attempt, even il
Is not successful.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

We WANT to impress on our readers
that Boschee's German syrup is
positively the ony preparation OH
the market to-day that does relieve
and cure consumption. 1t contains
the specifics, such as pure tar, ex-
racts OF gums, etc which have been
3" highly endorsed for the cure of
coughs, colds and consumption by
the great medical congresses. The
consumptive whether his disease is
III his throat or lungs, must have
rest at night, and be free from the
the spasms of dry and racking cough
in the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, heal ng and soothing treat
ment, and the patient needs fresh
air, good food, etc. German syrup
will give free and easy expectoration
III the morning with speedy and
permanent relief. Small bottles, 20
cents; regular size, containing nearly
four times as much, rs cents. At
all druggists.
g. q. GREEN, Woodbury., N. Y.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
Died.

Wrs. Wayne Ball died of small
pox at her home IN Brownstow
Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, 1908,
aged about 45 years.
She was a consistent member OF
the Baptist church md leaves be-
hind host of relatives and friends.
The body was buried in Browns
Hill cemetery, w ednesday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

Joseph DAVIS has been at home for
the past few days from his timber
job in Kentucky. lie got bis leg
badly bruised in alighting from his
horse couple of weeks ago and for
a time was threatened with blood
poison, but that danger is now passed
and be expects soon to be able to
resume his work. He has recently
taken partner in his business and
the work continues during his
absence,
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
He Broke the Quarantine.

Andy Thompson of Brownstown,
who was arrested for breaking out
of the smallpox quarantine and go
ing to Catlettsburg, was tried Tues
day, sept. 18th, by Squire j. II.
Lambert lie was fined $500 and
costs and sent to Jail for sixty days.
Constable Mays took him to Jail,
Wednesday morning.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
BISHOP FERGUSON
Badly Hurt At KenOVd Shops.

Bishop Ferguson accidently fell
off the coal tlpple at the Kenova
shops, Wednesday morning, and
SUSTAINED severe injuries. He had a
large cash cut in his head that
reached to the skull, besides was
badly bruised about the breast and
shoulders. 1t will be some time be-
fore he will be able to work.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

WANTED-FAITHF PERSON To
TRAVEL and supervise force OF salpspeople
aud make collections for manufacturing
house. straight salary $50 90 week and ex .
peDses. Salary paid weekly and expense
money advanced. Previous experience un-
necessary. Local territory. Business sue
cessfuI Position permanent. Enclose self
addressed envelope. Superintendent, 324
Dearborn street. Chicago. I8septi2w
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Bowen and Boossn, ". Va.

Our farmers are very busy cutting
''"rn and ,"haccn. which crops are
4. Try short o. account of the drouth.
Eau Workman aud q &. Carson,
Nv" at "'sr most progressive farmers,
attend a the Farmers Institute re-
Gently heti at Centervllle and report
>er> pa. I aud profitable time.
DIR. Dahney, prominent physi-
cian ut tiny andott., was out in this
c"un,rN one day last week to see a
ptuen'
De Adkins, our enterprising young
DR. "f Bowen, l. kept pretty busy
these days. there being considerable
sickness IN thu part of the country
The >anctitied people are moving
their tent from Prices Greek to a
pla,. "ear Bowen this week. They
did not meet with much success at
tn former place had only one CON
W r-Inn.
M'-- Moli,e Workman returned
last saturday fruma Isl, to relatives
at Dnnleith, accompanied by her
cousin Mr. Ira Hobaok.
Ii this esca, es the waste basket
will write again Y. Y. II.
y. Y. Il will please give his or
her true name. II this is done the
communication is almost sure to
escape the waste basket. -Ep.l
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

Mrs. r. Mitchell, living near
Wayne, Wayne county, who has
been in Central City for a couple of
weeks on a visit to her daughter,
fell from a porch last evening and
broke her right arm. Mrs. Mitchell
also sustained other injuries and
owing to her advanced age it il
feared that she will be confined to
her room for long time. Hunting.
ton Herald, Sept. IL.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

Capt. }. A. Black, Of the N. 81
W., was badly bruised about the
head Wednesday, the 9th inst. +,
caused by the air hose of his train
bursting at Canterbury. He was
unconscious for a short time.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
Distress AFTER Eating Cured.

Judge w. L. Holland Of Green's
burg. La, who Ia we'll aud favor.
ably Known, save: 1.-TWO wears ago
| suffered greatly from indiges.
ton. After eating, great q raes
woult invariably result, lasting
tor an hour or Al and my nights
were restless. | concluded to try
kodol Dyspepsia Cure aud it
cured me entirely. Now my sleep
rs refreshing aud digestion per.
feet" Sold by W. M. Bloss,
Ceredo; R. N. Williams, Kenova.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23

SENATOR HANNA's delicate health
continues and he will be able to
take but little part in the fall cam.
paign. Fortunately his only oppo-
nent is Tom johnson on "I6 TO ~
platform.