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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
a Wopderful OMer.

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
A Dusky Prince.

Several months ago the Crown Prince
Ut Bucknamago. Area, came to Ar
kansaw. He was so attractive. so su.
perior to any of the Arkansaw negroes,
that many plantation maidens fell in
love with him. He met the daughter
of Caleb Henderson. n wealthy old
ne:Go of Jefferson County. The old
man was delighted to sec his daughter
associate with a Prince. He was of
royal blood himself, he thought. and
The Prince mi -ht make himself at home.
That was exactly what the Prince
wanted to do. He married the girl.
alter having made satisfactory finan-
ciai arrangements with The old man. 1t
now transpires that the Prince is named
Back Sanders, and that during nearly
all of his life he has worked on the
levee at St Louis.-Arkdnsnw Tyav-
ster.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
Ribbons, Scarfs and Sashes.

Picot edges are on ribbons of all
widths. and besides these the novel
feature is the rough and shaggy effect
given ribbons in various ways, some OF
them being entirely of frise velvet,
while others have boucle stripes of silk
or of wool, and some are of plush in
long. pile, partly curled and partly
plain. There are wool ribbons that
look ike Astrakhan bands. so thick and
shaggy are they, and there I in the
other extreme wool ribbons as thin as
gauze OIL as lace, with perhaps a stripe
II velvet. or plush. or of moire. along
the selvedges 10 give them weight. The
faille franchise ribbon in soft silk reps
with p:cot edges a.e rich and plain.
but the greater number have borders Of
others have halt their width of watered
silk Or of velvet. while the wrong side
is of satin; and it may be noted here
that satin only appears as rever or ac
ccssories to the rich repped silk and
velvet fabrics. or as a foundation for
gilt and other metal brocades or EN-
broideries. Wide ribbon loops drop
down from the crown to the brim OF
felt or stockinette hats; two long auills
arc thrust in at the top, and a metal
pin or dagger is pointed upward from
the brim on one side amid the locIs s.
Small bonnets also have high loops OF
ribbon Just back of the velvet coronet:
slender wings or feathers that are COW
cred with metallic ~frosting or powderel
with beads are stuck in the loop.-Har
fer's Bazdr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
FARM AND

"A hot, strong lemonade taken al
bedtime will break up q bad cold.-N.
Y. Post
Potato vines have considerable
manurial value, and should be added to
the compost heap or buried.
Diseases of the liver and kidneys
are very common in hogs. The diff.
Guilty in this case. and in most cases,
comes largely from improper feed.
1t will pay to store the hay. straw
and fodder under shelter. as such ma
terials are often injured by the exposure
to winter storms and spring rains.
Grass is Natures remedy for sick
animals, especially those whose digest
i've organs have been impaired by over
feeding, fast driving and badly ven-
tilated stables.
Dainty sandwiches are prepared as
follows: Cut some bread in triangular
or round pieces very thin: butter evenly
and cover with layers of cucumber,
chicken and ham, seasoning to taste.
Anchovies or sardines may be used in
stead of the ham and chicken.-B0stOn
Budget.
Buns for breakfast or tea: Two
cups of flour. three-quarters cup of
corn meal. three-quarters cup of butter.
one-half cup of sugar, two eggs well
beaten. n cup of milk. three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Use more
milk if necessary to make it a thin bat
ter. Bake in hot oven twenty minutes
in gem pans.-Ioiedo Blade.
Long rye or wheat straw is consid-
cred preferable to oats or barley straw
for bedding for animals for warmth,
cleanliness and its durability or capa-
bility of being used a number of times.
Its length and cr.spness prevent it from
mating or packing; consequently by
laying loose the absorbed moisture is
soon evaporated. -Atbany Journal.
Try this recipe: Half a pound of
butter. six well beaten eggs, six DESSERT
spoonfuls of cream cheese, two table
spoonfuls of good cream and some
bread crumbs; mix well together until a
thin paste is formed. Divide into balls
and cook in sailed water, then. drain
the balls thoroughly and brown them
in butter. Serve hot.-7he Household.
An experienced swine breeder states
that he avoids hog cholera, even when
it RACES in his neighbors' herds. by feed
ing apples. He does not claim that
apples alone are preventive. but they
act in n dietary manner He is of the
opinion that when hogs are fed on q
variety of vegetables and waste fruit
they will keep in a healthy condition.
Indianapolis Journal.
Breakfast Coffee Cake: Take =
piece of bread dough and add one-half
cup of sugar and q tablespoonful of
butter. then roll out an inch
thick and put on a creased pie pan.
brush the top with melted butter and
cover thick with cinnamon and sugar;
it rise and bake quick. Cut in long, |
strips to serve. Eat hot or cold. |
1t is nice made Saturday with the other
to use Sunday morning for
breakfast.-N. e. Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
The New Boy Was Firm.

Four boys seated on a line fence dividing
two houses OF John T. street attracted thu
attention of a pedestrian yesterday, and hi
halted and asked what they were looking
at.
"New family moving in there to-day" RI.
piled M
"Well, what of it?'
They've got a boy about as big as uss
swell. what of that?!"
"NOthing, only we was trying him."
At that moment the new boy appeared
on the grass about twenty feet away. One
of the boys on the fence made up a face at
him. He promptly responded. Then an
other boy threw a stone at him. He hurled
it back.
'Say. I'll lick your called the biggest
boy.
you can't do itr'
The four boys made as If they would
jump over the fence, but the new boy stood
firm.
"Iu dare you up here!'
"IU dare you down here"
'He's all right-he's game said the bis
oey to the pedestrian. 'sIf he was a COW.
ard we was going to lick him, but now
we'll go over and let him have a Whit on
cigar stub."-Dctroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
THE FARMER.

The Qualities Which Make the True Agrl-
culturist.
Does the owning and cultivating of
land make a man a farmer? Certainly
not, unless the cultivation is done in a
systematic and workmanlike manner.
Many men W farms of many acres,
and yet hardly make a living. The
man who thinks of his farm work only
when he sees others doing their work,
and then commences to do what ought
to have been done perhaps a week or a
month previous. is not a farmer in the
true meaning of the word.
A farmer looks after the interests of
the farm at all seasons, and at all hours
of the day. and thinks at night of what
should be done the mex day or the next
month. Some farmers p!ow early. no
matter what the condition of the land,
let it be wet or dry. while others pillow
when the land is in good condition. The
latter raises the best crops. and does
not injure the land. He has studied the
nature of the soil. and he does not in
tend to injure his best friend. The
farm to him is a bank from which to
draw the ready cash. and in order to
make the bank safe. it must
have a good set of directors.
viz, forethought, judgment, method.
There are few real farmers. and they
are the kings of the land-independent
beings. They SOW and plant in time
and condition, and reap and gather =
bountiful harvest.
The farmer has his fields well tiled,
fenced. and clear of weeds. Many who
own farms have poor fences. poor
buildings. and poor stock. Their crops
are not abundant; their stock suffers
for feed and shelter; they are not
farmers; they only stay on the farm.
and think of something else. Many
loads of good manure go to waste in
barnyards while they are visiting and
talking in the country towns. 1t is q
subject of comment that one farmer
near this place is never seen in a store
after dark, nor on rainy days. He takes
time to 60 and buy his goods. and is
right off again. and generally does this
in the early morning. He is the most
successful business man in the whole /
community. His farm is in good shape,
his barns and cribs well filled. his stock
in fine condition. and he and his family
cheerful, contented and happy. The
owner of many acres. he was once a
poor boy; his accumulations have been
made honestly.
Young farmers. remember that the
farm requires more thought aud deep
study than any other occupation.-CoE.
Country Gentleman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
THE U TRAMP.

IN Insult to the Professlon-worse THAI
Injury.
He wa old and benz. His form hat
seen the storms of fifty winters at least
and as he sat by the roadside with his head
bowed upon his arms. be looked the picture
of misery without company. He was only
a tramp; but his detected air showed that
he was suffering from some sorrow perhaps
too deep for words. A kind hearted pedes-
trian, passing by, approached him.
tSay, old man." he said, you look pref
ty badly broken up"
Yes" replied the tramp, Il feel sad
there's no getting around that"
''What's the matter! Wasn't the cream
fresh that you had in your coffee this morn.
ing?" .
''Oh, yes. I've had better; but it was
good enough"
Somebody been trying to work off a silk
hat two years out of style ON you?"
mo, It's not that"
"What then? Has some fellow who has
always kept a pug bought a mastiff??"
'Oh, worse than that"
Then said the stranger, edging away
as ii afraid of an Outburst of ungovernable
wrath, 'isome one must have offered you
dry Bread
mo, that's not it."
"Well, what on earth is the trouble?"
my friend" said the tramp, slowly rails.
ing his eyes, and heaving a long, tremuIous
sigh,' Il went this morning toa house where
they used to keep two bulldogs and a shot
gun, and instead OF bringing them out they
invited me in, and tried to rope me into
eating some bread covered with rat-poison.
It's an insult to the profession, that's what
It is, and Pm hurt"-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
Lemons.

A German physician, DR.. Wilhelm
Schmoele, recently set forth at great
length the doctrine that he who eats
lemons in sufficient abundance need
never die. About the same time a cer-
tain Count Weldeck gave up the ghost
at the advanced age of one hundred and
twenty. having discovered the true
elixir vit@ in horse-radish soaked in
lemon juice. An English surgeon has
more recently still published a book
designed to show that eternity on a re-
duced scale is within the reach, here
upon earth. of almost any who will
take the proper precautions to secure
t.; and many persons seem nowadays to
be possessed by the idea that it is their
duty to spin out existence to the term
o4 NothuSAleh.-M =. Past.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
THE AIR.
Whether 1t BE Colorless Depending Upon
Environment

Whether 1t BE Colorless Depending Upon
Environment.
The Challenger has dredged from the
bottom of the ocean fishes which live
habitually at great depths, and whose
enormous eyes tell of the correspond
ingly faint light which must have de-
scended to them through the seemingly
transparent water. 1t will not be as
futile a speculation as may at first seem,
to put ourselves in Imagination in the
condition of creatures under the sea,
n ask what the SUI may appear to be
to them: for, if the fish who had never
risen above the ocean-foor were an in
telligent being. might he not plausibly
reason that the dim greenish light Of
his heaven-which is all he has ever
known-was the full splendor of the
sun shining through a medium which
all his experience shows is transparent?
We ourselves are. in very fact, living
at the floor of q great aerial sea. whose
pillows roll hundreds of miles above
our heads. Is it not at any rate con-
ceivable that we may have been led
into a like fallacy from judging only by
what we see at the bottom? Nav we
not. that is, have been led into the fall
lacy of assuming that the intervening
medium above us is ~colorless because
the light which comes through it is so?
freely admit that all men, educated
or ignorant, appear to have the evidence
of their senses that the air is colorless,
and that pure sunlight is white, SO that
if | venture to ask you to listen to con-
which have lately been
brought forward to show that it is the
is blue, and the air really
acS like al orange veil or like a sieve
which picks out the blue and leaves the
l do so in the confidence that l
appeal to you on other grounds
than those l could submit to the prim-
man who has his senses alone to
to; for the educated intelligence
possesses those senses equally. and in
addition the ability to interpret them
BY the light of reason, and before this
audience it is to that Interpretation that
address myself.-S. r. Langley. IN
Pepslsr Science Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

THAT Miss Jones is anice-looking girl,
isn't she!" "
Yes, and she'd be the belle of the town
II It wasn't for one thing"
whats that?"
"She has catarrh so bad it is UNPLEASANT
to be near her. She has tried a dozen
things and nothing helps her. / am sorry,
for l like her, but that doesn't make it anv
less disagreeable for one to be around herb
Now II she had used DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, there would have been nothing of
time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
How Your Liver?p
In the comic opera of "The Mikado" hi.
imperial highness says:

ITO make, to some extent,
Each evil Liver
A running river
OF harmless merriment."
A nobler task than making evil livers
rivers Of harmless merriment no person
king or layman, could take upon himself
The liver among the ancients was consid.
cred the source of all . mans evil impulses
and the chances are ten to one to-day tina,
if ones liver is in an ugly condition Of dis.
content, someone's head will be mashed
before night
"How's your liver?" is equivalent to the
inquiry: Are you q bear or an angel to-
day?
Nine-tenths of the "pure-cussedness,"
the actions for divorce, the curtain lect-
ures, the family rows, not to speak Of muir
ders, crimes and other calamities are
prompted by the irritating effect of the in
activity of the liver upon the brain. Foth-
ergill, the great specialist, says this, and
he knows. He also knows that to prevent
such catastrophies nothing equals Warm
er's safe cure renowned throughout the
world, as a maker Of
Each evil Liver
A running river
OF IN merrfment."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

Bartholdi's Statue Of "Liberty Enllehteu-
Ing World"
will be a reminder of personal liberty fol
ages to come. On Just as sure a founda.
ton has DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery" been placed, and it will stand
through the cycles Of time a. a monument
to the physical emancipation of thousands,
who by its use have been relieved from
consumption, c~onsumptive night sweats,
bronchitis, coughs, splitting Of blood, weak
lungs, and other throat and lung affections.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
Not an Admirer Of the sex.

Old Colonel Witherspoon was at party
. lew nights ago. and the subject OF matri-
mony was under discussion. Gilhoolv com-
pared women to snakes.
did you hear what the wretch ,svs -
said Mrs Yerger to Colonel Witber.noon
YES num-" replied Colonel Wither-
spoon WIN"
NOV, Colonel, you have been married
.nIee slmes. n can teetify as an expert:
II know, mum, It's q slander M a..
snakes Darn Q snake. auyhoW lin w
heos 'am abused n-Ib5os Sifttmaa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

"MY little boy" said q gentleman, 'you
ought not to eat those green apples. They
are not good for little boys" "They
full. "Guess you dom know much about
'em, mister. Three of these apples I'll keep
me out Of school for a weekly. Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
His Only Reason.

Indignant Purchaser-See here, sir;
don't want this horse you sold me. He
balks. cant get him over the bridge.
J~ockey-Thats the reason 1 sold him.
Why did you come to me for the horse?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

No, MAUD, it doesn't follow that army
officers always smoke rank" cigars.-Ihe
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

MAJOR GENERAL PLUME is the com
mander of the Now Jersey soldiers. 1t il
very appropriate to have . plume at the
head.-1eIds SJtings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24
Narrow Escape.

ROCHESTER,, juno ]. 1852. Ten
Years AFRO 1 was attacked with the most
Intense and deathly pains in my bel AND
Extending to the end of my toes and =
my brain!
(which made me delirious'
"From agony! III!
at took three men to hold ne on my bed
at times!
"The Doctors tried in vain to relieve me.
but to no purpose
Morphine and other opidtes!
"Had no effecti
AFTER two months I was given up to
die!!!!
when my wife
heard o neighbor tell what Hop Bitters had
done for her, she at once got and gave me
some. The first dose eased my brain and
seemed to go hunting through my system
for the pain.
The second dose eased me SO much that I
slept two hours. something l had not done for
two months. Before 1 had used five bottles, I
was well and at work as hard as any man could.
for over three weeks: but " worked too hard for
my strength, and taking q hard cold, i was tax
en- with the most acute and painful rheumatism
all through my system that ever WAS nown:
"Icalied the doctors again, and after several
weeks they left me q cripple on crltenes ZOE
life, as they said. I met u friend and told him
my case. and he said Hop Bitters had cured MN
and would cure me-. / poohed ut him.. but he
was 90 earnest / was induced to use them again
In less than four weeks i threw away my
crutcheS and went to work lightly and keptOD
using the bitters for five weeks, until l became
as well as any man living, and have been 50
for six years since.
1t has also cured my wife, who had been
sick for years; and has kept her and my
children well and healthy with from two to
three bottles per year. There is no need to
be sick at all if these bitters are used.
J. j. BERK, Ex-Superyisor.
"That poor invalid wife, Sister, Mothea
"Or daughter Ill
"Can be made the picture of healthl
with . few bottles of Hop Bittersf
WI you let them sufer!!!P'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

Some scientific person has discovered
that OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES causes
yellow fever. 1t will also produce lock-
jaw if you try to pronounce the word with
undue haste.-M. Paul Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

II is said that in England lovers remain
engaged from three to five years. The
English lover, however, doesn't have to
buy ice .cream every week for his GIRL
Chicago Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

IT is a mean girl who will give her faith
full lover the mitten in hot weather.
EOmcrriHe Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

"CAN 1 see the Mayor" inquired q mem.
Der of the City Council of tie formers
servant. moi at present; he's at dinner"
"But my business is very important" II
can not help it, sir; his honor is at steak"
-Tidbits,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

Some malignant slanderer now state
speaks for Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

A COAT of paint has no buttons on it.
National Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

"DoCToR, what is the best material for q
bathing suit!" "a bear skin."-BostOR
Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

Nervous debility, premature
decline of power in either sex, speedily
letter stamps. Consultation free. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Ass'on, Buffalo. N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

THE greatest roam man Of them all-Th'
tramp.-SOckton Maverick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

FITz has a good looking daughter, who
he says will never marry q dude. Dudes
usually dislike Miss Fitz.-LOtceH Citizen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

IT is not the cream that ought to be
whipped, but the milk man.-San Francis.
co Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

TEACHER: "What is wisdom, my child?'
Little Larry: Information Of the brain,
sir. "-Gofden Days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

BosToS maidens love flowers. It b
naughty culture, you know.-N. =. Lnds.
pendeDk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

You can not call q sailor q slugger be.
earse he boxes the compassion City
Derrick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

Pixies OOTHACHE DROPS cure in ! minute, &c.
Gicnn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautifies. &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

FOOT notes.-the patter of the mules
hind legs on the hired mans rihs.-Cai.
eQ0O Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

A terrible mischief-maker.
A gossip of great renown,
Who spreads wicked rumorS round about
Her little native town.
And the reader thinks It awful
That such q one should be
Allowed to live in q decent town
OF high socie-tee.
She thinks it really dreadful
That n should spend her life
Talking of Jones and Smith and Brown,
And this one and that one's wife.
But the reader would dance with FURY
All day from dawn to dawn,
Could she but know in the novel bright
She is the gossip drawn.
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

II saw your advertisement in the pa-
per-"
II thought 30 I gave you my reason
Tor selling him."
Yes To be Sold you stated, for no
other reason than that the owner wants to
go out of town."
well, II you can get out of town with
him it will be more than l can do."-Phu-
adclphia Cal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

It IL hard to tell at what age man lossa
his faith In circus hlls.-W hGehaU zIm1s,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-24

Wigs. Bangs and Waves cent C. O. D.. any.
where. Wholesale and retail price-list FREE
c. Strchi& Co. 113 Wabash-av Chicago.