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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
ABOUT CORK.
How 1t Ia Obtained, Prepared and Con
verified Into Mcrchantable Ware.

How 1t Ia Obtained, Prepared and Com
verted Into Mcrchantable Ware.
SLOW many processes does this in
teresting article pass through from the
time it leaves the parental tree until,
with sharp report, it energies from a
soda bottle i'm an aerial flight toward
the ceilings" asked reporter of a
cork manufacturer.
"As you doubtless know" he
answered. 1.-THE cork oak grows in
Spain and Portugal. which countries
supply the world with cork. The tree
is successfully cultivated for its bark.
and grows from twenty to forty feet in
height. The outer bark-the external
layers of spongy cellular tissue-which
is stripped off for market a year or two
before it would crack from distension
and be thrown off naturally in large
flakes, is what is used, and this, having
mainly lost its true vitality, is a burden
to the tree. so that its proper removal
is beneficial The trees ut the age OF
from three to five years have fungus
appearance, on account OF the rough
and cracked condition of the dark sur
faces of trunk and branch. The bark
of young trees is useless or of inferior
quality, but after the third peeling it is
suitable. 1t is removed at intervals OF
six or eight years, and the trees con-
tinue to yield cork for upward of one
hundred and fifty years.
1.-The bark is taken off by making in
cisions upward and transversely and
by using a two-handled circular knife.
Then the slabs are soaked, heated on
the convex side to remove the natural
curvature, pressed flat, and specifically
charred to remove decayed parts and
conceal blemishes. Next they are
packed for market. The slabs come in
thicknesses of from to q inches, and
are sometimes 4 by feet in size.
1.-The older the tree the better and
finer the quality of the cork, its cost
ranging from five to twenty-five cents
per pound. The slabs are softened by
being steamed for short time in
boxes, and are then cut into different
sized strips from which innumerable
sizes of corks are cut, from a quarter
of an inch in diameter at the top to the
largest fiat cork. Druggists require
corks of fine quality. Some sheets
from old trees are thin and close
grained and are used mostly for fiat
corks and for druggists walls. The
sizes are mainly standard, and there is
no end to them. Corks were formerly
cut entirely by hand. the knives being
frequently sharpened, because of the
curious fact that the soft bark dulls a
tool more rapidly than metals. The
corks are now cut out by hollow revolv.
ing knives and tapered by hand. Cork
is expensive, but the waste is small, as
the unused parts can be utilized for
making Spanish black, burnt-cork
paste for Ministries, etc. There are
two cork factories in Chicago and
numerous wholesalers, while the manu-
facture is extensive in the East, saying
nothing about cork legs, floats, insolesr
etc. Chicago Nsscs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
A CURIOUS BANK.
The Treasure Trove Found by . Pennsyl-
vania Carpenter.

INC W = cuueyA-
vania Carpenter.
Some years ago. an old wooden
bridge SPAWNED the Schuylkill river at
the foot of Penn street. Reading, Pa
In the course of time more substan-
tial structure was deemed necessary,
and the timbers of the old bridge were
carefully taken apart, and reserved for
use in repairing and rebuilding the
smaller county bridges. While pre-
pairing some of this old timber for its
new use, few days ago. it became
necessary to saw off several feet from
a heavy piece. which was to be used as
a girder in small bridge under con-
temptation. When the end portion
dropped to the ground. the workman
was astonished to hear a jingling sound
as of gold and silver coin. A sum-
mons of such good omen insured
speedy investigation, which re-
suited in finding eagles, half
eagles, silver dollars, halves and
quarters mixed together in careless
confusion. The source of supply was
found in a section about eighteen inches
in length and five inches deep, which
had been followed out of the log with
anger and chisel An inch-thick cover
had been fitted over the opening so
cleverly and sealed with so much care
that detection, other than accidental.
was hardly possible. The treasure had
been confined in home-knit wooden
stocking. and as the saw cut off the toe,
a part of the contents was discharged.
The value of the deposit, though re-
ported to be considerable. was not
made public. The money was probably
hidden away number of years ago, as
specimens Of three, five, ten, twenty
five and fifty cent scrip. nicely folded
up in a piece of writing paper, were
among the contents. Not line indi-
Gated the ownership. The question Of
possession is consequently divided as to
whether it should 60 to the workman
who discovered it, the owner of the
timber. or the county. The finder prob
ably inclines to the first suggestion
Scientific Americoss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
JAPANESE HOUSES.
style of Architecture Disappointing to
Americans.

A style of Architecture Disappointing to
Americans.
The first sight, then, of Japanese
house is disappointing; it is unsubstan-
tial in appearance, and there is .
meagerness of color. Being I'M
painted. it suggests poverty; and this
absence of paint, with the gray and
often rain-stained color of the boards,
leads one to compare it with similar
implanted buildings at homeland
these are usually barns and sheds in
the country, and the houses of the
poorer people in the city. With ones
eve accustomed to the bright contrasts
of American ihouses, with their white,
or light, painted surfaces; rectangular
windows, black from the shadows
within. with glints of light reflected
from the glass; front door with its pre-
tentious steps and portico; warm red
chimneys surmounting all, and a gen.
eral trimness of appearance outside
which is by no means always correlated
with like conditions within-one is too
apt at the outset to form low estimate
of Japanese house. An American
finds it difficult indeed to consider such
structure as dwelling, when so
many features are absent that 60 to
make up dwelling at home-no
doors or windows such as he had been
familiar with: no attic or cellar; no
ehimneys, and within no fireplace, and
of course no customary mantel; no
permanently inclosed rooms; and, as
I,I- <oh L.,
or similar articles-at least, SO it APP
pears at first sight.
One of the chief points of difference
in Japanese house as compared with
ours. lies in the treatment of partitions
and outside walls. In our houses these
are solid and permanent. and, when
the frame is built, the partitions form
part of the framework. In the Japan
csc house, on the contrary, there are
two or more sides that have no per-
manent walls. Within, also, there are
but few partitions which have similar
stability; in their stead are slight slid
ing-screens. which run in appropriate
grooves i'm the floor and overhead. These
grooves mark the limit of each room.
The screens may be opened by sliding
them back. or they may be entirely re-
moved, thus throwing a number of
rooms into one great apartment. In
the same way the whole side of house
may be flung open to sunlight and air.
For communication between the rooms,
therefore. swinging-doGs are not nee
cssary As substitute for windows.
the outside screens, or shoji are covered
with white paper. allowing the light to
be diffused through the house.-Prof.
u. S. Morse, in Popular Science Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

EYES; shall break the engagement"
she said, folding her arms and looking de-
faint; sit is really too much trouble to con-
verse with him; he's as deaf as post and
talks like he had mouthful Of mush. Be-
sides, the way he hawks and spits is dis
gushing" "Don't break the engagement
for that; tell him to take DR.. Sage's Ca
ly" "Well, I'll tell him. l do hate to
break it off, for in all other respects he's
quite too charming" OF course, it cured
his catarTh.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

FooD makes Blood and Blood makes
Beauty. Improper digestion of food neces-
sarily produces bad blood, resulting in a
feeling of fullness in the stomach, acidity,
heartburn, sick-headache, and other dys-
peptic symptoms. A closely confined life
causes indigestion, constipation, biliousness
and loss of appetite. To remove these trou-
bles there is no remedy equal to Prickly
Ash Bitters. 1t has been tried and proven
to be specific.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

In the United States Ser etc, during re-
cent debate, Senator Vest, of Missouri, paid
high tribute to the merits of st. Jacobs Oil.
Boards of Health endorse Red Star Cough
Cure as free from poison. Prompt and
sure, and only twenty-five cents bottle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
Appaes without Cores.
Erfe (PA) Herald.I

A nurseryman Of Warren County, It IL
said, claims to be able co grow apples with
out cores. His theory is to bend the twig
when the size of a small elder and insert
the top in the ground. When the top takes
root sufficient, cut off near the butt and
stake it up perpendicularly. The result
will be tree growing butt end up, which
SO demora1izes nature that baroness of core
and seed ensues.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
The Good Souls Have Both.

lMargery Deane, in Boston Beacon
John Boyle O'Reilly says "Women have
more wit than humor," and almost on the
same day Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote
that "Women have more humor than
wit" Between the two, what is a poor
woman to believe that she has, or has
not2
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

"JUsT my luck" muttered the crimina!
who was about to be lynched at the jail
door, Il never could stay anywhere.
was suspended from school, suspended from
college and now I'm to be suspended from
jail.m-Rambler.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

ing cough, with nigbtsweats, splitting of
blood and shortness of breath, you have no
time to lose. Do not hesitate too long
till you are past cure; for, taken in its ear
" stages, consumption can be cured by the
use of DIR. Pierce's "Goldsn Medical Discov-
cry" as thousands can testify. By druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
In gambling, 30 long a. . man wins =
never finds fault with his betterA-Peete1

CoLoR the whiskers a handsome brown or
black with Buckingham's Dye for the
Whiskers.
II the liver is disordered, the whole sys-
tenn suffers. Ayers Pills correct this trouble.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

THE husband may boast of ''holding the
reins," but it's generally the wife that say
where the wagon is going.-Chiedgo Inte'
Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

Why is a winter storm like a child with .
bad coldl It blows, it SHOWS lit blows its
nose). Cure it with Taylor's Cherokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen.
Walter A. Taylor, Proprietor, Atlanta, Ga.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

DUpE-"Ba Jove, you know, If l should
see burglar l should be scared out of my
wits" Ingenious nader (dreamily)-
"Haye YOU seen one !'-Rochester Union.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
Hoods Sarsaparilla
100 Doses One Dollar
lSEE
Relieved at Last!

I've know q gentleman In this county VINO, Elk
months ago. was almost q hopeless cripple from IN
attack of rheumatism. He could scarcely noodle
the room, used crutches, and said hise thas
he had little II any hope Of ever recovering We saw
him in last week, walking about a. nveJ n
any other man. and In the finest health and spfrfs'
Upon our INQUIRY as to what had worked such won
derful change In his condition he replied that 8 b
had cured him. After using q dozen and hsii DOT
ties, he has been transformed from miserable crpps
TO n happy healt N man. He is none other IMAM ait
T. b. Acknowledgements Telephone
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3. Atlanta, Ca
or l57 w. I'd Street, n Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

AN Alabama editor winds up an editoris
on the corn crop thus: ave have on exh
bition in our sanctum pair of magnificen
ears"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

WHAT this country needs is a scientist
who will invent a placid smile to be worr
by women when they enter street-car ant
can't find a seat.-Netc Hdrea Meas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

It is, as . general thing, far easier to
raise a row than to raise . mustache.-Chi-
eogo Telegram.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

A NEW comedy is called 1.-THE Girl with q
Tin Heart" Nearly all girls have tin
heart when a young man comes around
with soft solder.-N Y. Nail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

SAID the small boy: MA, make Bob b
have himself. Every time hit him wi,
the hammer he hollers."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

The United States have nearly
three times as many doctors As En-
gland, and nearly four times As many
as France in proportion to the popula-
TOM 7. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

IT Is not true that govt runs in q family
No one ever saw govt mako decent at
tempt at walking evenly Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

A PETRIFIED clock has been found in
Rome. Another indication of hard times.
-Pitts6uroh Chronicle- Telegraph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

THE Thermometer gains notoriety by de-
greeS, SO to speak.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

VIOLIN playing is the present fashionable
female accomplishment. The girls like to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

"BoYcoTT the dogy" bowls Newark pa
per. Yes, but that's the gaul of il
stranger. The dog caught the boy.-Bar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

FENCING may be a manly art, but no
one farmers son in a dozen takes to j
kindly.-St. Adams Messenger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. sc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

PIKE sToorHAcHE DROPS cure in minute, &c
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. sc.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BunionS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

ONE of the most trying moments in the
life of a married man is the first night that
he tells his wife that he is going TO a lodge
maetinr PhRadsfnLin Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
A Winter Storm.

SOMETHING that will stand q loAn-o
heavy gold watch.-N 7. Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

1t is said one firm in Germany has
made and sold during the last flye years
100000 thermometers. This enor-
nous quantity made may be reason
thermometers have been so low in
Florida during the past wintsr.-N o
Rc0yNnc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
Justice.

For :5 years I was
afflicted with catarrh.
Tor two months at a
time confined to my
room. l tried Ely's
Cream Balm, from the
frst l found relief. II
IS the best remedy !
cyertried.-W. C. Ma.
Tugws, Justice Of the
Peace, Shenandoah. In.
I have improved
greatly since using
Eiy's Cream Balm for
catarrh- ! feel like q
ecw man. Ii 10 q bless.
Ing 10 humanity.JoHN
ID. FARRELL, Hartford.
Conn
Apartfcle isapplled Il
ire Price ~ cent : by
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

WHEN is q mans doom like q letterl
When it is sealed.-LoreH Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

The clothes-wringer is the hand-organ OF
the laundry.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

1t is not considered necessary in society
to return Q bill-collector's cal.-ChicGgo
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
woman and Her Dfseases,'

is the title of an interesting illustrated
treatise Q60 pages) sent, postpaid, for 10
cents in stamps. Address Worlds Dispen-
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, n Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22
Delays Arc Dangcrous.n

"HAM"-and-egg bad actor and his
reception.-Rdmbter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

THE law has many members. Who has
not heard of the limbs of the law3
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-22

the expenditure Vi ltDoT dlu HloHcy
will be small.
The raising of horses and mules can
be carried on in connection with grain
raising and general farming in most Of
the Western States and Territories to
excellent advantage. Most of the plow-
ing is done in the fall, and the mares
that are expected to drop colts in the
spring can do this work. The mule or
horse colts will be of size to be sepa-
rated from their dams before it is time
to commence cutting grass for hay or
harvesting grain. The mares that have
dropped colts in the spring can draw
the mower and reaper in the summer
and early fall. and can pillow the land
for another crop later in the season.
BY judicious management the mares
can be made to do work enough to pay
for their keep, so that their colts will
be a net gain. All the food for the
mares and their progeny can be raised
on the place, and there will be no
money outlay, except for male animals
and buildings for shelter. AT present
prices there is more money in draft
animals than in those raised for supply.
ing meat. That such a state of things
will continue for a considerable time
seems likely. The demand for horses
in all countries increases as wealth and
civilization increase.-Ch Chicago Times.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-25
I'm PARE.sAM NE.


Mr. Parnell and Mr. Gladstone Have
Something to say About the Irish
Question.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Mr. Parnell was
loudly cheered in the house of commons to-
night on rising to resume the debate on
the address in reply to the queens speech.
He said he believed if the country had been
given three more weeks to consider the
home rule bill the Tories would not now be
Installed on the treasury benches. The Irish
party had every reason to be satisfied with
the present position. A majority of the
Liberal party had declared in favor of Irish
autonomy. The Tories had only protited
from temporary Liberal hesitation The
Irish had every reason to have patience.
Theirs was the winning cause. If the gov
eminent speeches were intended to eXas-
,perate Ireland they would fail to have that
effect He regretted that the government
had not appreciated the gravity of the occa-
sion. The royal commission would be un-
able to report until the pinch of winter was
over. Mr.. Parnell said he had only agreed
to the land purchase act of 1855 because he
then believed that a settlement of
TIE NATIONAL QUESTION
would come concurrently, and because the
Conservative government had sent to Ire
land Lord Carnarvon. who was an avowed
home ruler. Now the conditions were en-
tirely changed. Mr.. Gladstone's purchase
scheme would have safely settled the land
question. Every penny Of the principal
and interest would have been collected
through the customs and Excise duties, and
the money would have been as safe as if in
the Bank of England. If the government
thought OF solving the Irish question with
out settling the land question, it would find
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-25
Washington Personals.
Special to the Globe.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Judge Crowell of
St. Paul, formerly sixth auditor, has gone to
Connecticut on vacation. jay Stay. of
Minnesota, chief CT the correspondence divi-
sion of the war department., has returned
from his vacation, spent in New England....
Lieut.-Col. Edwin F. Townsend, Eleventh IN
fantry, has been detailed to inspect and
report upon the encampment of the Dakota
militia, which begins Sept. IT,. Lieut. Ernest
A. Darlington, Seventh cavalry of Arctic
fame, is at the Ebbitt with his bride. Mrs.
Darlington was Miss Anna Buford of Rock
Island, ILL.,, and they were married there on
Tuesday of last week. Lieut.. Darlington
says he wants no more Arctic travelling now.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-25
Ran Away from Home.

SPeCIsI 10 IiIt UIUU6.
RED WING, Aug. 24.-Frank Kellogg, a
boy 13 years old, ran away from his. home
in this city Aug. Is. He is boy large for
his age. of light complexion, with blue eyes
and light hair. When last seen he had on
square check suit, cloth shoes and wide
brimmed, blush felt hat. The first joint of
the index finger of his left hand is stiffened.
Any information regarding his whereabouts
will be thankfully received by his father,
NJ. S. Kellogg OF this city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-25
fifty THOUSAND People Homeless.

MANDALAY, Aug. 24.-One of the en-
bankments of the Irrawady river burst in
this city yesterday. The break was 800
yards in length, and so rapid was the flow
of water that in few moments the whole
district was flooded from four to twenty
feet deep. Engineers at once cut the dam
south of the city to allow the waters to
subside. Fifty thousand persons are to-day
homeless in the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-25
The National League Meeting.

DUBLIN, Aug. 24.-Lord Mayor Sulli-
van presided to-day over the ortnightly
meeting of the national league held here.
In his address he declared that Ireland was
prepared to accept Mr.. Gladstone's home
rule bill as settlement OF the controversy
with England. The Tories, however, de-
clined to give the Irish a parliament. OF
course Irishmen would not refuse to receive
whatever good things the Torres might offer
short of Mr.. GIadstOue's proposed benefac
ton, but the Tories might as well know
now as well as later that the people of
Ireland would never be contented until they
had a parliament of their own. In con-
clusion the mayor advised Gen. Sir Red
vaers Butler when he reaches Kerry, over
which he was recently appointed COM
mander, to at once proceed to give his at
tentions to the Kerry landlords who. said
Mr.. Sullivan, are fast driving their tenants
todespair.
|: At the meeting of the national league to-
day it was announced that the receipts for
the past fortnight amounted to 8199, and
that grants of 91SS had been made to
evicted tenants. Mr.. Sullivan said that
the presence of Sir RedverS Butler might
produce all apparent peace, but such a
peace would be unreal and unlasting. Mr..
harrington said it was the duty of the
league to explain to the suffering tenancy
the true facts of the case and to warn them
OF the trouble. They must face during
the coming winter The league and its
branches must sustain the tenants and must
see that the land from which tenants are
cast out be made a.curse instead of a bless
ing to new tenants and the tenants them
selves must not negotiate with landlords for
the purchase of holdings until all eyicted
PERSONS shall have be reinstated, DR..
Kenny, NJ. p, said that tenants must COM
bine and not allow anybody in their midst
who had the baseness and folly to take land
from which tenant had been evicted for
non-payment OF admittedly impossible
judicial rents.