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Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1885-12-20
Delicate Fruits

As we'll as an exhaustive variety of dried
canned and crystalized fruits. His as
sortment Of nuts and vegetables il
also very extensive. embracing Almonds,
Cocoa Nuts, Pine Brazil, Fiber is, Eng
fish Walnuts, Pecans Peanuts, Lettuce,
Onions, new, old and Sweet Potatoes,
Parsley, Garlic, Curly Lettuce and Cab.
bagc. Green Peas, String Beans, Celery,
Caulifower, Turnips, Radishes, green
and red Peppers, Horse-radish and many
other crisp and toothsome products Of
our prolific soil.
Mr.. Mercadante takes great pains in
the selection Of his fruits for either the
retail trade or shipment, and pride,
himself on the fact that when he gets a
customer once he will hold his trade in
the future. His place is thronged early
and late by visitors and tourists admir-.
ing his fruit aud picking out some Of
the most snowy specimens to send home
to their friends.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1885-12-20

take pleasure In presenting before you
a list of goods kept constantly ON hand Il
which | 4sk your careful attention.
Any information on brands not mentioned
here will be forwarded on application and
quoted at the lowest market prices.
/ pay particular attention to Family Trade
both City and Country. and make 4 specialt,
Of fine Wines and Liquors. Imported and
Domestic, for Family and Medicinal
use, and guarantee every article to be pre-
cisely as represented.
Ale-J. & R. Tennent's pts. and OTIS
AIe-Bass < Co.'s pts
tle-Inde Coope < Co.'s pts.
Alc-Joule's Staffordshire in bulk.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1885-12-20
BITTERS.

Angostura, Boonekamp, Boxers, Damiana
Hoofeland's Swiss, Hop, Orange from Boord
& Son. London, Peruvian. our Taste, I. X
l.. Aromatique Imported, Stoughton. Reed,
stomach. Hosietters. Amazon, Golden Lion
Celery, East India
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1885-12-20
Fruit and Vegetable
DISPLAY.
Nicholas Mercadante,

Who has been re4ident OF this city,
and who has the Fruit and Vegetable
business in this productive region dow
to fine point. is the recognized "Chief
in his line Of business in this city. MIR.
Mercadante has such a thorough knowl.
edge OF the localities where the
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

A travelling phrenologist who came along
that way next day was deeply interested in
me. He made survey of my bumps and
declared that l had the most remarkable
head that had ever come under his notice.
My love-of-home bump and my language
bumps, which were about the size of goose
eggs, particularly surprised him. Then
there were many other remarkable bumps,
he said, that were not laid down i'm the
books, and which he could not place with
out some research. He had never seen so
many bumps by half On any boys head as I
had, and he declared emphatically that
would grow up to be either kleptomaniac
or great moral reformer. He felt that he
would like to say definitely which would
be. so that my friends could feel easy one
way or the other he concluded, hut there
was such confusion of bumps that he was
for once nOnplussed, and Time, the great
revealer, would have to settle the matter.
Since that day have seen the hornet in
his native lair a number of times, and l
have invariably let him alone. He is not
the sort Of warm personal friend like, and
l therefore avoid him. If crowd him. and
he will just throw out gentle hint that he
wants more room, he can have all he wants.
Scott Way, IN Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
MAKING BOOKS.
Description Of tho Work BY . Phfladel
pliian Who Does 1t.

! Description of tho Work By . Philadel
phian Who Does 1t.
An old bookmaker, whose head
shows fifty years of service. said: ''W,
are getting back to the old durabilit.
in binding. when everything was don't
by hand and conscience.
There is now a demand for thu
best People not only want book
but they want it in the best style that
the bookbinder's art can put it.
''Of course, there is an immense
quantity of cheap work, and Away:
will be. but the good work is increas
ing every wear, and especially so since
the perfection of the new processes fol
reproduction, which cheaper cost with.
out losing the beauty and complete.
ness of the original.
"We have something over one hun.
dred booksellers, of whom twenty-five
are publ hers. Some forty odd indi-
viduals and firms are engaged in hind.
ing books. but most of them are manu-
facturers of blank-books, etc.
The manufacturers even of paper
boards are making better stock than
three wears ago. because of the pres
sure of competition. Our shops en-
gagged on book inders' materials are
quite busy. Out of seven visited only
two were working half force.
The cngravers are pursuing the
tedious process of perfectiag their
art; some very fine work is being done.
"Photo-engraving is growing and is
hliing q niche in the art structure that
but for it would remain untitled.
Glue. in itself not very attractive
article in too close contact, is an i'm
pOrtant article in the beokmakers' list
of raw material. We have eight manu.
facturers and dealers in handling a mil
Ion dollars worth of products. some
OF which are known in markets far re-
moved from here. The larger manu-
facturers are quite busy.
Gold and silver leaf is a not unim-
portant item in bookmaking-gold
especially. We have eleven leaf and
foil makers, one or two of whom have
a National reputation. The use of
gold leaf on the top of books. with the
other three sides rough. is more gen.
eral. In fact, this is the rule now in
bookmaking. The leaf is put on now
about as it used to be. but finer finish
is impaired through the more labori-
Gus effort and greater skill of the work
man.
.Will not gold leaf. after a while. if
gold becomes cheaper, cover all the
edges of our finer literature?" l asked
a bookbinder. No." he said. decided
ly. ''never. Rough edges are in and
will stay ill.," "Why?'> Cant an
swer; taste is capric;ous. but impera-
tive Tops only will go in god. "
More care is taken by some binders
in the quality of leather used in bind
ing. and of late there is a tendency to
use variously stamped leather. which
has the effect in many cases of giving
the books an antiqueness that is at
tractive to the lovers of old things
american BoOkmakcr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
FARM AND FIRESIDE,

Table scraps are better food TO,
poultry than for pigs Chicago jour
mi.
"A light busting of salt sown on
buckwheat is said to largely increase
the productiveness of its grain. making
Il nil well even in dry weather.-M =.
Herald.
If farmers who would like to SOW
orchard grass. but are deferred from its
habit OF growing in tufts. would re-
member that the seed weighs only four
teen pounds to the measured bllshel the
reflection would come that not less than
two bushels per acre should be sown.
Blue grass and red-top also weigh each
fourteen pounds per bushel, and when
exclusive seeding is practiced not less
than three bushels per acre should be
given. Chicago Tribune.
Soda biscuit: Sift into one quart of
flour two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar;
half teaspoonful Of salt; add to it four
tablespoonfuls of thick cream or (if you
have not creamy one tablespoonful of
lard. and the same of butter; cup and a
half of sweet milk: dissolve one tea
spoonful of soda in the milk; work well
together; mould into biscuit with the
hands. Do not let them touch when in
the baking tin; bake in quick oven. :
Boston Budget.
The following mixture forms an
excellent brown coating for protecting
iron and steel from rust: Dissolve two
parts of crystalized iron chloride. two
of antimony chloride and one of fannin
in four OF water and apply witha sponge
or rag and let dry. Then another coat
Of the paint is applied and again an
other. if necessary. until the color be-
comes as dark as desired. When dry
it is washed with water. allowed to dry
again. and the surface polished with
boiled linseed oil The antimony chic
ride must be- as nearly neutral as posi-.
ble--dtbany journal.
The Farmers Magazine SAYS tho
best method of Kidding the ground of
cut-worms is to plow late in the fall.
turning the earth up deep. Do not
harrow it, but leave it in the rough
condition. The frost will penetrate the
soil and kill the worms. Should, how.
ever, the blowing be done too soon, the
worms will have time to seek protection
lower down. and the blowing therefore
should be done as late as possible. for
fear that some of the worms NAV escape
Plow the field again in the spring. but
rs early as possible. and the work of
determination will be complete.
Glazed Cucumbers Cut the Gu.
cumbers into quarters. split them in
the middle. remove their seeds; peel
them, let them blanch for a few min
utes; then range them in stewpan,
spread with slices of raw ham; mo;sten
them with little gravy; let them boil.
letting the moisture reduce to glaze;
then dish them up. Dilute the stock of
the stewpan with a little white wine,
let it boil, thicken it with little kneaded
butter; pass the sauce. through sieve.
over the cucumbers. Glazed cucumbers
may be masked with bechamel sauce.
white sauce, brown sauce. and even
with tomato sauce. Boston Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

I do not think 1 hit him. 1t is my i'm
preston now that he saw me stoop down
for the stone, and Immediately whistled
for four millions of his relations, who were
holding . family reunion, or ratification
meeting. or durbar, or something, inside
tie nat, to come out aud help me 10 away
nom there.
All that distinctly remember about the
occurrence Is that something stabbed me in
about nine hundred places at one and the
0ne tina, and that left the scene with
considerable impetuosity. I loneed for
some solitude in the midst of which l
could collect my scattered thoughts, and l
went in search e solitude. But every hor.
nes m The coneregation seemed determined
70 60 with me to the end. had never be-
10re had anything 50 much attached to me.
Inc warm desire of those hornets to re-
ms'n N my society for IN indefinite period
mind.
went through the harestGeld 50 fast
sust tne harvesters got only glimpse of
,,y yellow hatr, IS it flashed through space
NE frolicsome meteor on its mad career
Mnen soey learned who it was tat Vas
Eolne 20 rapidly they could hardly believe
~, cms. t1eir eyes were not deceivin9 them.
Insy nad never seen me in a hurry before
ana naturally they were surprised. They
- nouced that when came from the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
He Had Faith In Morphine.

A storekeeper in certain New Hamp-
shire town has for some days been on the
verge of having 'em, and has been letting
up on whisky and taking morphine pow
ders. The. other night some of the boys
killed ranlesnake and caught two or three
striped snakes, a couple Of frogs, turtle
or two, and about dusk set them in front Of
the store. Then the storekeeper was quiet
ly inveigled to the door and led into con-
versation. Presently his eye alighted on
one of the snakes Looking about he saw
another. But he kept on with the CONVEX
sation Then turtle caught his eye, and
then frog, and then another snake But
he never weakened a bit till he saw the
RATHER twined around lamp-post That
settled him. "You must excuse me q
minute" he said, and he went into the store
and took a morphine powder. While he
was gone the boys took the snakes away.
He came back. took satisfied look around,
and said: .Morphine's great thing, isn't
it?'-Boston Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
PICTORIAL sHAKEsPEARE.
He Needed Q Substitute.

He Needed . Substitute.
A very good story was told the other day
of young man painfully conscious of an
exterior scarcely worthy of his character.
Accompanied by the young woman whom
he had married, he stepped into a photog-
rapher's and drew the artist aside. He
wanted their "pictur's" taken, but had q
special favor to ask. Her folks" he ex-
claimed, "gO a good deal on style They
never saw me, and if send them my face
they'll be dead agin me. Pm sight bet
ter than look, and when people come to
know me they vote me a brick. Now.
then, what do you say? Will you stand in?
She's willing. Those big whiskers of
yours III take them at once and create
harmony. You look like solid capitalist
and they'd take me for petty larceny
thief" OF course, the photographer could
not refuse favor so flatteringly proposed,
and the distant relatives, no doubt, in due
time were gratified with his portrait side
by side with that of the young lady,
Toronto Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

my young genius budded, and drove TIN
person who would send me on errandS K
evaporation and profanity.
One beautiful summers day, when the
reapers were in the field, and the golden
grain was falling before the flashing
scythes, and the catbird was warbling mer.
rily in the hedges, and was resting, oh,
so restfully, under the tree that bore the
early harvest apples, summons came from
the comlnander-in-chief of the department
that friendless boy bearing my name
should 60 down through the orchard to the
bubbling spring at the foot of the hill and
fetch the harvesters Drumming bucket Of
water. 1 had not meandered far when /
saw beautiful hornets nest upon a low
limb which hung almost directly over my
path. 1t challenged my admiration, for it
was rs big Is peach-basket and as SYM
metrical - an Old-fashioned jug.
wasn't in much of hurry, so set the
bucket down, and put my hands in my
pockets, and made careful and critical
observation. At that time there was a
strong love of natural history in my ardent
nature, and when / saw something that l
didn't fully understand l was prone to in
vestigate. Now that am older AM not
50 much that way. -.
noticed that there was one old hornet
sitting At the main door, and that he wasn't
asleep. He had black eyes and yellow
mustache, and he looked mad am con-
WINGED now that he was mad. He was the
grand outer guard, the exterior muc-a-muc-
pro tenn, or something Of that sort, l sup
pose. had never before seen a hornet
with such an impudent countenance, and /
thought would just pick up a stone and hit
him between the eyes, and then run before
his friends and fellow-citizens found out
tho cause of the trouble. was an inn
pulsive boy ut times and did not always
stop to reason . thing out before did it.
Usually caught conclusion suddenly by
the slack of the trousers, and then, If /
found 1t wasn't the conclusion wanted, l
just let it 60.
There was nice smooth stone lying just
q my feet. picked it up, and with all
the vigor Of youth and an impulsive arm 1
threw 1t straight at that ola bald-headed
door-keeper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
THE HORNET.
An Interesting Study In Natural
History.
The Experience Of . Sad-Eyed, Thought
full Boy-How He Was Stirred into
CnWonted Activity-A Phren.
illogical Phenomenon.

The hornet is an interesting study-afteI
he Is dead. L for one, want no intercourse
with the swift-soaring warbler commonly
eallsd the hornet until am convinced that
he is thoroughly deceased.
have been reading in learned work on
winged things that family of hornets 10
composed Of males, females and neuters,
and that the males just sit around and give
orders, while the females and neuters do all
daily provisions The same high authority
intimates that the male hornet does not
sting, but is purely ornamental, as it were,
counting ease each shining hour, Stroking
his blonde moustache. and wearing a glad
smile all day long. l wish l could believe
this of the male hornet: but / can not My
confidence In him is weak, and no male
hornet shall approach very near to me, il /
know it, until he has furnished satisfactory
evidence that he does not carry deadly
weapon concealed about his person.
/ can recall the time when family of
hornets forced themselves into my society
without waiting for an introduction, and l
don't want 1t to occur again. The details
of the affair are quite indelibiy fixed in my
memOry's archives. l shall never forget
how it feels to he pierced to the heart by
the red-hot dagger of the bald-headed hor-
net until memory's page is obliterated, and
the congregation has passed around my
defunct remains and rendered an honest de.
cision as to how I look in complete repose.
l was but sad-eyed, thoughtful boy,
with fiaxen hair and q tired cast of counte-
nance. and l ordinarily moved about with
considerable deliberatiOn, because delibera-
ton seemed to agree with me. When
was sent to fetch anything l sort Of me
andered, and if l met anything by the way
that was alive 4 would stop and throw a
stone ut it That is the manner in which
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
Delicate Diseases

Of either sex, however induced, speedily,
thoroughly and permanently cured. Com
plicated and obstinate cases Of blood taints
ulcers, Instructions. unnatural discharges,
nervous, mental, and organic debility,
varicocele, hydrocele, diseases of prostate
gland, kidneys and bladder, piles, fstulas
and rupture, all permanently cured. StafI
Of twelve expert specialists in constant at
tendance, constituting the most complete
organization of medical and surgical skill
in America. Send history OF case and adj
dress for illustrated pamphlet Of particu-
lars. Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc
citation, Buffalo, y. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

"What!" exclaimed the Mortified deacon
to the minister, you think pugilism is q
respectable business?" 81 did not say
that )" replied the minister, 81 said that it
was respectable enough" Respectable
enough?' ''Yes, respectable enough fog
those Engaged in it"-Boston Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

spring 1 usually meandered, but on this
occasion turned aside for no obstacle.
lowered my record far beyond the expects
lions of my most sanguine friends, and as
the last and best winded hornet reluctantly
gave up the chase and turned back to re-
port fell over the fence surrounding the
orchard, and the thought came into nv
mind that it was very, very hard to die so
young and fair. when the world was so
brigh: and full of promise, and the early
apples were Just getting ripe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
Drowsrness In the Daytime

unless caused by lack Of sleep or from
over-eating, is symptom of disease. II
headache, loss of appetite, coated tongue
and sallow complexion, you may be sure
that you ara suffering from biliousness and
consequent arrangement of the stomach
and bowels. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purg-
alive Pellets" are sure cure for all ALL
ments Of this nature. They cleanse and
purify the blood and relieve the digestive
organs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
Good Advice.

Nose Schaumburg has . new clerk
named Jake Silverstone, who is pretty
good in dragging in country customers and
selling them goods before they know it,
but he has bad memory. Yesterday
Nose said, impatiently:
'Silverstone, has you checked off dot in
voice of schentlemanly underwear
please 'scuse me, Misther Schaumburg,
but it wash escaped my memory already
some more"
so it vas escaped your memory some
more, already. don't it l dells you vat,
Silverstone, ven you vas such stupid
schackass, w don't you make note OF
dose dings, choost like I do."-Tcrds Sift-
in0S
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31
The Way of the World.

Mani am going to San Francisco, and
thought | would see if could get pass as
far as Chicago, as /
Passenger Agent (sharply)-No passes
given out by this company, sir. You'll
have to pay your fare.
but, sir. am"
Yes know. You're poor and must
get to Frisco to get a job. Makes no diff
ference; this road isn't run for the benefit
of poor men,"
You arc mistaken, sir. / am Peter
Golddust the owner of the Great Gun
Mine. I'm able to buy your old road, but
L"
Indeed! Able to pay your fare? Why
didn't you say so before? Here are two
passes, my dear ir."--Philddelphid CdlL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

The highwaymen who robbed q
stage near Ph9nix. Arizona, recently,
sent q request to the agent of the Ex-
press company that he furnish them
with key hereafter so as to avoid
damaging the treasure-boxes in getting
them open.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

A VAssAR graduate being out in the
country, went into the stable of q farm.
house. Dear me, how close the poor cows
are crowded together" she remarked.
Yes, mum; but we have to do that /"
"Why so?" $50 they will give condensed
milk. "-Teras ,Siftings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

BANANA beer is drank by the natives Of
equatorial Africa as preventive of fever.
II banana beer will throw q man as uncer.
enormously as the banana skin, . mans
health il safer with the fever.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

PATRIOTISM with the small boy IL q mat
ter Of fire-crackers, rockets and so Fourth.
JUDGE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

POLICEMAN Adds, Of Philadelphia, re-.
Gently tried to arrest q rough who fired
on him, but the ball was stopped by q sus.
pender button. This little incident shows
that Policeman Adds has q noble wife.
otherwise his suspender would have been
fastened by an old shingle nail or wooden
toothpick.-Phiidde Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

THE character of the Cinnamon is apt K
be wish-hes washy.-N o. Picayune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

A WISE sausage dealer mover uses the
semi-profane expression, "Dog gonew
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

MY son, IL anybody smokes the filthy
weed, don't chew.-Chicago Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-10-31

WHEN all so.called remedies tail, d.
6aSe's Catarrb Remedy cures