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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17

effect, and the symptoms became
aggravated, until Reynolds sank
into apparently hopeless decline.
Ben Sellew attended him with
the utmost faithfulness, preparing
all his food and giving him all his
medicine, and he showed the deep
est concern when q medical con-
sultation decided that there was no
hope for Phil Reynolds.
Ben was charged with the duty
of breaking this sad news to the
sick man, and he did it tenderly.
IF there is anything on your
mind" said the boy, perhaps you
had better clear it off"
Il have been hard case,' replied
Reynolds, ''but there is only one
thing that bothers me. l killed
John Garth when his darter was
bes3in' for his life"
L have heard of that, and think
you might nave shown Il little mercy
there
Did he show any mercy when
he shot my brother?" asked Rey-
nolds.
Did you show any mercy when
you hanged his son ?" answered
Ben SelleW.
well, its all done and gone.
That gal of Garth's swore that she
would kill me, and / know that she
meant it. I've been lookin' for her
ever since, but I reckon shv IL miss
her chance"
Don't be too sure cf that" said
the boy, as lie left the room.
Ben Sellew went out to find the
negro man-the only person on the
place besides himself and Reynolds
TIA send him to the nearest town
for some wine which the doctor had
ordered. The messenger was soon
jogging along on his favorite mule.
As the town was ten miles away,
and the roads bad, he could not be
expected to return under four hours.
1t was dark when the boy went
back to the sick mans chamber,
where he lighted lamp and mixed
Il dose of medicine.
Take this" said he, as he put
the glass to Reynolds lips. 1T will
be the last dose you will need
"Have | got to so off SO soon as
tlat??" asked the terrified patient,
when lie had swallowed the draught
$50 the doctors say"
"Send for Il parson then-any
kind of Il parson. !.
Cant do it. Jake has gone
away. I will be your parson. aud
you shall have as good chance as
you gave John Garth. His daugh-
ter swore that she would kill you,
Phil Reynolds, and she has done it. "
What do you niean?"
L am Lottie Garth"
"Then you have poisoned me! l
am burning up!
When the negro man returned he
found Reynolds dead III his bed.
He called i'll the neighbors, and
they discovered Il paper pinned to
the dead mans breast, on which
these words were written:
This man Killed John Garth, and
john GQrh's daughter has killed
him"
The boy from Barren coun y had
disappeared, and it was not thought
worth while to pursue him, or to
search for Lottie Garth. The fued
had ut last burned cut for lack of
fuel.
The enemies of the Gar of Russia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17
Hack Line!
BY ROBERT BADON.

This old and popular carrier, connect
ing with the Steamer Laael;a, MT Manis-
vile. Madisonyille and Old Landirg !.
carrying the U. ). Mail and thereby ens.
bled to distance aH opposition. Everv
one is treated courteousIy, and charges
are uniform, and no delay on account ~
old horses and other vexation. Trayelaya
DESTROYS of speed and safety, will looI
out for Mr.. Badon.
CoyISGToS, Sept. Is, 1877.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17
THE ST. TAMMANY FARMER.
COviHsfon. April II. 1880.
THE ENDING OF A FEUD.

families of Reynolds and Garth had
its origin some time previous to the
great civil war; but that strife add
ell fuel to the fire and intensity of
its bitterness.
When the war broke out the Rey-
nolds family ranged themselves on
the side of the Confederacy. and
the Garths, probably for no better
reason than opposition to their old
enemies, espoused the Union cause.
1t Is not to be supposed that
either of the families cared much
for the principles Involved in the
contest, the Reynolds tribe seeing
in the struggle Il pretext for de-
voting themselves to the destruc-
ton OF the Garths, and the Garth
tribe finding in the war an excuse
for the determination of the Rey-
nolds. They called themselves
guerrillas, but carried on the bust
ness Of bushwhacking to their mu-
tual determination, If not to their
entire satisfaction. So thoroughly
was the work Of the bullet and the
rope done that there were left of
the two tribes, at the close of the
war, only Phil Reynolds, on the
one side, and John Garth and his
daughter Lottie on the other.
John Garth, finding himself OBJ
noxious in the neighborhood, on ac-
count of his alleged Union senti-
ments, left Kentucky and crossed
the river, taking up his abode in
Indiana. But he made an end of
his exile within year. His prop
erty was going to wreck, his old
neighborhood had settled down to
n condition of reasonable quietude,
and he returned to his farm, accom-
panied by his daughter Lottie, a
tall and handsome girl Of eighteen.
1t was then believed that the feud
would at las: be fought out to a ia
tai termination. Phil Reynolds and
John Garth both went armed, but
that was the custom of the country,
and the care with which they avoid
ed each other exceeded the eager
ness with which they had sought a
meeting during their bushwhacking
days.
At last. as Reynolds was return
ing from the mill one day, he met
Garth in a narrow path Oh the side
of hill, and glance at their faces
was enough to show that the fatal
hour had come.
Neither was willing to give way
to the other, and the first words
that came from their lips were
those of abuse and recrimination.
After little Of this wordy warfare
they drew their pistols and opened
fire. When MI the chambers of
their reVolyers had been discharged
the result was seen to have been
fatal to Reynolds mule and Garth's
horse, while the two men were
slightly wounded.
They then renewed the fight on
foot, clinching and wrestling for the
mastery, when Garth's foot slipped
and his antagonist fell upon him.
With yell Of triumph Reynolds
drew his knife and prepared to wipe
out old scores with death stroke.
At that moment Lottie Garth
came riding up the hill, and with
one glance she took in the details
OF the scene and realized her faith
er's danger.
Without pausins to dismount,
she implored Reynolds to spare the
life of the PROSTATE man.
Her fearful eyes. her outstretch-
ed arms and her agoniziag accents
might have melted hear. Of stone,
but they could not change Phil
Reynolds heart Of FIRE.
He only S.u IN ba,. ,,,,a,,.,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17


fall from her horse; but she recov-
cred herself, and fercely faced the
murderer rs he rode from his
bloody work.
"Phil Reynolds" she said, and
her voice rang out on the mountain
air as clear as n silver bell, ''you
have murdered my father, though I
begged you to spare his life. As
sure as God lets me live will kill
you for this deed"
Reynolds was fairly cowed for
moment. Perhaps he felt the enor-
nifty of his crime; perhaps the
words and tone Of the orphan girl
cut him to the quick.
He made no reply, but picked up
his pistol and hastily began to load
it, as if lie meant to complete the
work of exterminating the Garths,
and at the same time to get rid of
q witness. But Lottie turned and
galloped away, and was soon out Of
his reach or sight.
/ Lottie Garth did not expect that
the slayer Of her father would be
punished by law, and he was not.
He was arrested and held to bail,
but was never brought to trial.
The popular feeling was that such
q feud must have such an ending.
and that it was a matter Of little
consequence whether Reynolds kill
ed Garth or Garth killed Reynolds,
though there was more sympathy
with the latter than the former, on
political grounds.
The girl gave her testimony at
the inquest, saw that her father was
properly buried, and then babe fare
we'll to her few friends in the neigh
borhood, after putting the Garth
farm in the hands of an agent to be
disposed of. 1t was understood
that she had returned to Indiana.
| It was some SIX months after the
death of John Garth that stranger
made his appearance in the settle
ment. He was boy, beardless and
with curling locks, but active, III
telligent and able-bodied.
He said that his name was Ben
Sellew, that he was from Barren
county, that his father had been
killed III the war, and that the re-
cent death of his mother had left
him an orphan, with his own way
t, make in the world.
Just then he wanted farm work,
and he easily found it, as he was
neither afraid nor ashamed to work.
He proved to be a good harvest
hand, and made himself useful III
that specially to several farmers,
but finally accepted the offer of
Phil Reynolds, who proposed to
give him Il home for the winter and
Il small allowance Of money, in re-
turn for his services.
Phil Reynolds was overjoyed at
the acquisition Of this new hand.
The ex-bushwhacker was lonely
man, and he lived alone, with the
exception Of such chance negro ser
wants as he could pick up.
Ben Sellew professed and proved
himself to be capable not only of
doing field work, but Of preparing
the meals and keeping the house in
order. As he offered to make him.
self generally useful for small sti-
pend, he was 4 god-send to hey
nolds.
The stranger from Barren county
did his work we'll. He was active
and willing. To use a word pecu-
liar to that region, it would be hard
to find d more '.biddable" boy.
Phil Reynolds had not been SO
comfortable and so well cared for in
years, and he regarded Ben Sellew
not only as treasure, but as abso-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17
RATES OF FREIGHT:
OMNIBUS LIME
BY w. III. DAVENPORT.

Leaves Coyington for the Old Landing
connecting with the steamer New Came
liza. Will take passengers to any part of
this or adjoining parishes. Terms mod
crate. fehS tt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-04-17

A stern necessity rudder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

TO clean zinc put on the zinc
little sulphuric acid and rub over with
cloth so that every part is wet. After
ward wash off with clear water, and
then the zinc will be bright and clear.
Sweet Potato Pudding.-Scrape the
skins off the potatoes and CRATE them
use four eggs to quart of sweet milk
(or six, If plenty. Sweeten to taste.
Season with little allspice and small
piece of butter melted, thicken with the
grated potato, and bake slowly one
hour. Make as thick with potato as
you would pumpkin for pies.
Chill Sauce.-One dozen fair-sized
onions, twenty-four ripe tomatoes, four
teaspoonfuls of salt, eight of sugar,
three OF ground cloves, four of Gin
namon. two of ginger, one of ground
black pepper, two of mustard, two and
one-half cups of vinegar. Chop
tomatoes and onions fine, add spices;
boil two and a half hours. Add vinegar,
hot, after the ingredients have boiled
one hour.
Railroad Yeast.-Two teaspoonfuls
OF ginger, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, one
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of
soda, pour on boiling water, stir while
hot and thicken with camel flour as
thick as for milk yeast. Keep moder-
ately warm until light, then put away
in cool place. When you wish to use
take a tablespoonful for each loaf, and
proceed as with milk yeast; you can
bake in few hours time.
Preserved Grapes. - The fruit
should be mature, but not soft or broken.
Our native Catawba makes good
preserve; wash and allow to drip; pick
carefully, rejecting the bad ones. To
every pound of grapes take one-half
pound of white sugar; use no water;
put grapes first in pan, then layer of
sugar, then layer of grapes; cook slowly
on a moderate fire; stir continually and
strain through sieve when hot; put in
alright vessels.
Among the causes which produce
brittle hoOfs in horses and cattle, the
National Live- Stock Journal mentions
the frequent standing in rotting dung
heaps, orin pools of decomposing liquid
manure. In the dung-heap there is
not only the moisture and steam-soak-
ing and softening the hoof, but there
is abundance of ammonia gas, which is
especially calculated to soften, dissolve
and destroy the horn. Standing in
such decomposing organic matter is still
more injurious when the animal is con-
fined to box or stall, for here the in
furious effect of inactivity is added to
the other conditions.
Europeans are not quite 50 "'cute'
as we Yankees about a good many
things; but in one important respect
they are far ahead of us. They know
enough to take care of their woodlands.
Forestry is regular profession, and
the cutting of wood is never done in the
wholesale, indiscriminate way common
in this country, but with great care
and circumspection. A due proportion
of forest land is of the utmost impor-
lance in all farming districts. for they
play an important part in maintaining
sufficient rainfall, and in preventing
prolonged droughts, and sudden and
disastrous tempests. We need to give
more attention to the science of forestry
in this country.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
Chapped Hands.

The raw winds of late autumn often
produce in the hands of those who are
much exposed to them that roughness
and cracking of the skin known as chap
ping. II nothing is Done to prevent.
and the person is obliged to have his
hands frequently wet and dried, the
cracks will often get deep and be painful.
Corn huskingis frequently accompanied
by sore hands from this cause. As both
a precauti0n and cure for chapped hands
we have used the following with bene-
fit: Wash the hands, and the face also
if it is inclined to chap, with borax
water, and afterward rub with an oint-
ment made by melting mutton-tallow
(or suet), and then gradually adding an
equal quantity of glycerine, stirring the
two together until cool. For the hands,
this mixture can be best applied at
night, using it freely, and warming it in
by the fire, after which an old pair of
gloves can be put on to keep the bed
clothes from being soiled, and also make
the skin of the hands softer. An excel
lent glycerine ointment for chapped
hands is made by melting, with gen.
tie heat, two ounces of sweet oil of al
monds, half an ounce of spermacetti
and one dram of white wax. When
melted, remove from the stove. and add
gradually one ounce of glycerine, and
stir until the mixture is cold. The Oint-
ment can be scented with any perfume
to suit the fancy. Keep in wide-necked
bottles. -Americ0,s AgricuxNrist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
OCTOBER

few more songs and soon these tuneful
Der the blue splendor Of the Southern Sea
Will sound, where the red tanagcr rejofces,
Beneath the acacia and the orange tree.
Soon, one by one the rods now bright and
viii turn to dusty bramblcs by the way;
And starry asterS fall, as from the olden
Rich tapestries, the glories fade away.
Slowly the rushes, and the flags of iris.
Dropping, no more their purple banners
And deep, as in the land of dark Osiris,
Streams the red light, through bars of chrys-
Oprase.
A few more DAYS and all this world of flowers,
The light and glory on the land and main,
Will fade. as once on great Aladdin's towers
The enchantment passed, and all was dark
again.
No kingly power. or wand of neCromancer,
Can gild with gold the withered fields again,
Nor clarion voice can till with jOcund answer
A veil of silence falls on hill and plain.
Yet in the west an orange light is burning.
Where bright heavens steadfast lamp is lit
And bold Orion comes, each night returning.
With countless worlds ON worlds, beyond the
sky.
And love shall live though all the rocks should
crumble,
And with the ever-blooming cypress last,
And warm hands clasp tho loud the storm
winds rumble.
And joys burn brighter in the wintry blast.
Sarah d. Clark.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
A New Consideration in Favor Of StOve-
pipe Hats.

There must be deeper and more po-
tent reason for the popularity of the
stove-pipe hat than the mere considera-
ton that the wearer looks well in it, if
he does look so. We are satisfied that
the secret cause of this curious popu-
larity is moral one. The "plug'' hat
is virtually sort of social guaranty for
the preservation of peace and order.
He who puts one on has given hos
tage to the community for his good be-
havior. The wearer of "plug" hat
must move with q certain sedateness
and propriety. He cannot run, or
jump, or romp, or get into a fight ex-
cept at the peril of his head-gear. All
the hidden influences of the beaver tend
toward responsibility. He who wears
one is obliged to keep the rest of his
clothing in decent trim, that there may
be no incongruity between head and
body. He is apt to become thoughtful
through the necessity of watching the
sky whenever he goes out. The chances
are that he will buy an umbrella, which
is another guaranty for good behavior,
and the care of hat and umbrella, per-
petual and exacting as it must ever be.
adds to the sweet seriousness of his
character. Then the man who wears a
plug hat naturally takes to the society
of women, with all its elevating access
sories. He cannot 60 hunting or fish
ing without abandoning his beloved hat,
but in the moderate enjoyments of fe-
male companionship, croquet and lawn
tennis, he may sport his beaver with
impunity; in other words the constant
use OF plug hat makes man COM
posed in manner, quiet and gentleman
ly in conduct, and the companion of
ladies. The inevitable result is pros
perity, marriage and church member
ship.-BMfdlo Courier.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
Care Of Stock During Fall.

The change of horses, cattle and
sheep, especially store stock, from grass
to hay, at this season of the year, should
receive more attention than is usually
accorded it by ordinary (shall we say
unthinking?) farmers and stock grow
ers. The truth is that our domestic
animals often suffer for lack of care,
food and shelter, during the period
which intervenes between the failure of
grass and their regular installment in
winter quarters, with daily rations of
hay or other nourishment suitable to
cold weather. Few realize how much
animals lose in flesh, if they do not real
ly suffer, from the bleak winds, chilling
storms, long nights, cold ground and
frost-bitten grass of the season which
inaugurates winter. This exposure is
very injurious to all farm stock, and
should be changed for comfortable
sheds, warm stables, soft bedding, early
cut hay and proper nursing. Many
farmers neglect their stock at this try
ing season from sheer carelessness or
lack of thought. They do not realize the
change in the temperature, or if they
do, personally, they fail to protect their
stock.
As matter of economy, every stock
raiser should attend to the comfort of
his animals at this variable season, for
whatever lessons their thrift costs dol
lars and cents not only, but ought to
render him uncomfortable, if he keeps
a conscience. During the weeks which
intervene between summer and winter,
live stock must necessarily deteriorate
in flesh and value unless extra atten-
ton and feed are bestowed. The great
point should be to keep all domestic an
finals in good flesh and condition
through the fall. 1t is great mistake
to defer the commencement of feeding
hay, coarse feed, etc., until winter sets
in, and no wise farmer will pursue q
course so improbable. Those who
wish to have hides and carcasses for sale
in the spring, however, will find the
neglect and starvation of their animals
during fall q great aid in the accom-
plishment of such an object.
In order to bring animals into the
winter in proper condition it is neces-
sary to commence feeding them now,
before the pastures fail entirely, and
also to protect them from exposure to
the rains and blasts to which they are
subjected at this season if left a6eld.
The true course is to keep live stock in
a progressive and healthy condition at
all seasons, but as cold weather ap-
proaches extra care and attention are
imperatively demanded. Christian at
Work.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-21
Mango in Swine.

Mango in the lower animals Is of the
same nature az itch in human beings,
and in all cases is due to the irritation
and liberation caused by the burrow-
ings of minute insects, all of which
pretty closely resemble each other,
though they are known by different
names according to the animals they
may infest. The disease is contagious,
always requiring for its development
the passage of the mites or their eggs
from diseased to healthy animals. This
transfer may take place by the sound
animal coming in contact either with
an ailing one of the same kind, or with
some object ON which the mites or their
eggs have found a resting place. Any
animal may accidentally be the carrier
of contagion from diseased to healthy
subjects-for instance, dog can carry
the disease from one hog to another
but it is essential for the development
of the disease that the insect should be
proper to the animal, so that mango
insect of swine cannot produce mango
in dog; this can be done only by the
mango Insect of another dog. In swine
the disease usually shows itself first on
the thin skin under the arm-pits and
thighs and ON the inside of the FORE
legs. o Small, red blotches or pimples
appear at first, and these spread as the
insects multiply and burrow under the
skin. The only way to rid any animal
of the mango is to kill the mites that
cause it and their eggs. This can be
done only by application of the remedy
to the parts affected. It may be well
to give sulphur and other cooling medi-
cines in the food, but the insect and its
eggs must be killed by local applica-
tions. The body should first be cover
ed with soft soap and thoroughly wash
ed with warm water and well brushed;
a good wash is made of one part of
caustic potash to fifty parts of water;
or one part of creosote to forty parts of
water, we'll mixed; or a decoction of
tobacco in the ratio of one to twenty
five. Carbolic acid, diluted, is also an
effective wash. Several poisonous ap-
plications are also sometimes used in
severe cases, but we do not recommend
such dangerous remedies. A day or
two after the thorough application of
either of the above washes, the body
should be again well cleansed either
with the same wash or with potash lye.
All the surroundings of the affected
animals. too, should be thoroughly
cleansed, such as the sty, rubbing
places, etc., at least twice, at intervals
Of couple of days, so as to kill the
mites that might in the interval hatch
out. For this purpose, covering of
lime or chloride of lime or a good rub
bling with petroleum will generally
prove effective. 1t would be we'll, how
ever, not to put any sound hogs into
the pen of a diseased one for a month
or two after it had been disinfected.
Most of the above will also apply to
mango in other domesticated animals.
Rural Mem Yorker