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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A WONDERFUL LITTLE GIANT

/ know little giant, no bigger than j tack.
WEo can wrcstle with n fat man, and throw
him on his back.
His knotted little muscles. almost too small to
spy,
Could turn you topsy-turvy and hardly seem
tOtry.
To tweak the nose. and pinch the toes, and fill
one full of woe,
Are jokes the midget loves to play alike on
friend and foe.
But he can do still greater things than make a
big man Squeal-
He can split stone in splinters. or break
far of steel:
He can shape the dripping caves drops into a
crystal spear,
And clutch the falling rain so hard. twill turn
all white with fear;
He can chain the daShing river, and plug the
running spout;
He can bu'1d wall upon the lake and shut
the water cut.
But If you want to see this little giant cut and
run,
Just build a tiny fire, or step out and fetch the
sun.
--Harold w. Raymond, in 81. Nicholas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
NOBLE TOREADORES.
How Bull-Fights Were Conducted in Spain
in the Year 1905.


in the Year 1905.
In 1905, los torcddorcs. we learn from
the Gayangos Diary. were mobiles and
gentlemen of the court, who enconn-
tered the bull lance in hand and mounted
on high-mettled steeds. Horses were
indeed sometimes killed. Weread here
of the Duke of Alva having one that
had cost him one thousand ducats
killed under him; but such accidents
appear to have been exceptional, and
the bull seems to have been given a
fair chance for his life--not as in these
days, when, if the Espade can not kill
him, he is hamstrung with the mediatuna
and then dispatched with the dagger.
If it was cruel sport. at least it was
chivalrous one in 1905. The King did
not figure as toreador, but in the
jueSo de canas, the javelin games. that
followed he did, and by universal adj
mission made the best figure among all
who joined in them. From Pinheiro's
account he seems to have had as good
a seat on horseback.as his son Philip Nv.
The arena was the Plaza Mayor Valla-
dolid. perhaps the most picturesque
old plaza in Spain, and Pinheiro wakes
eloquent over the spectacle it presented.
with its windows and balconies packed
with people and radiant with beauty.
He estimates the number of the specta-
tors at over forty thousand. nearly four
times as many as the present Plaza de
Toros at Madrid holds. The landlords
of the houses round the plaza always,
in letting them, reserved the right to
dispose of the balconies and windows
on these occasions: and though they
were obliged to find places gratisfor the
town council. municipal officers and the
officials of the palace, nevertheless they
made more in one day than the rent of
houses for year. Each of these bull
fights. he says. cost at least thirty
thousand cruzados, (about $4,000.
but representing, of cource, a much
larger sum now0 but the Valladolid
people seem to have thrown their
money about pretty freely. In a
matter of pleasure, he remarks,
..these devils never think about what
it costs" and in the Diary he gives re-
peated example of the lavish expend-
.iture he observed on all sides.-Btaek-
pooda Magasins
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
UPRIGHT CHILDREN.
Why Parents should Teach Them to LIT
Burden Above Themselves.

Why Parents Should Teach Them to LII
Burden Above Themselves.
One of the surest ways of teaching .
child to walk erect is to make him car
~ a burden upon his head; as an imi-
tation of those graceful Oriental won.
en- whose upright carriage is ascribed
to their habit of carrying their water.
vessels on their heads, on their journey
to and from the wells. II you want
your child to walk erect in the moral
world, teach him to lift his burden
squarely above himself, and SO 70 move
cheerfully forward. If you let him
shirk his burden, if you suffer him to
throw it off upon the shoulders OF 9th
ers. he will grow up moral weakling.
But the boy who is taught from the
very first to put himself manfully un-
der his burden, braces himself up un-
der it from the very first, and learns to
carry himself like strong. self-reliant
man. And that is the way you want
your boy to carry himself in the long
walk of life.-S, S. TSnss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
A TERRIBLE BATTLE.
1t Ends in Glorious victory Over Selfish

1t Ends In Glorious Victory Over Selfish
"A box. a box for Reeve and Marciar'
exclaimed papa, as he opened the mail
from the North. land all the way
from Chicago, too, and from Aunt
Emma, l do believe.
When the box was opened, there, in
a nest of soft white cotton, lay two
large eggs, ornamented in beautiful
colors. And, wonderful to tell, these
eggs had covers which, when lifted up,
showed them to be full of sugar plums.
But these lovely boxes were very frail;
and, in their long, rough journey, one
of the covers was badly crushed.
..Sister can have that; I'll have the
good one," said the little boy ut once.
He was looked at with surprise, for
he had always seemed a generous little
fellow.
My DEAR asked mamma. would
you do so selfish, so unmanly thing
as that? Go away, and think about
it"
Il don't wish to think about it.
don't wish to think about it, he re-
piled. excitedly, Il want the good one"
After that no more was said. He
began to walk about the room, his face
was flushed, and he looked very un-
happy. If he CHANGED to come near
papa, papa did not seem to see him.
he was so busy reading his newspaper.
After walking awhile he went to the
other side of the room where mamma
was bathing and dressing his little
sister. He was very foud of his
mamma When she was sometimes
obliged to punish him, as soon as it
was over, he would say:
Wipe my tears kiss mer'
So now, when his dear mamma did
not seem to see that she had a little
boy any more, he was cut to the
heart.
At last he went into grandma's
room. Now, he and grandma were
great friends. Many happy hours did
he spend in her lap, hearing stories;
and she called him her ''blessed boy"
But now, alas! she was so busy with
her knitting that she took no notice OF
him whatever. This was dreadful.
He climbed up chair and sat down.
An evil spirit seemed to whisper:
Don't give up;" and so he began
again his miserable walk. For nearly
one hour did this little boy fight his
terrible battle with selfishness, until, at
last, he could stand it no longer. He
came to his mamma, and said. in
pleasant voice:
Il will take the broken one; sister
can have the perfect one"
'Then, when papa and mamma had
kissed him, and he had rushed into
grandma's loving arms, what a load of
unhappiness was lifted from his heart
Lille Men and Women.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
the Saturday after the little girl was

the Saturday after the little girl was
taken sick.
why. Edith. Bessie might come
over and see You to-day" said she.
''She's had the measles"
Then, in poor Edith's weakness and
sickness, the long pent grief came out
mo, don't want her-I don't want
her, mamma" she said. and begun to
cry.
why, what is the matter?" said her
mother. wonderingly.
Bessie told me something that
wasn't true. mamma, she did, l don't
like her; it don't seem as if it was Bes-
sic. any more. can't help It."
What did she tell you?H
.'She-s said-that her great-grand-
ther-was-married in big silver
spoon she's got. Oh, dear.'
Married in a silver spoon.
'.Yes. she said so. and it couldn't be
true. He could not have been married
in silver spoon, you know he couldn't
have, mamma. She SAID over and
over that he was. Oh, / would rather
it had ibeen me that told a lie than
Bessie"
Now don't fret any. more, DEAR"
said her mother, soothingly. 81 think
we shall find there was some mistake
about it."
Mrs. Amos went directly over to the
Elliot's to investigate. When she re-
turned, Bessie was with her. Bessie's
eyes were red, and she ran straight in
to Edith's room.
.Oh. Edith" she cried out, I'm so
sorry! / didn't really know what the
trouble was. l thought you were
showing out for nothing. l didn't
know you thought / wasn't telling' 'the
truth, and trying to make you believe a
lie l did tell the truth. Edith. after
all. My great-grandfather was mar
ried in that silver spoon, and I'll tell
you how right off. That silver spoon
was made out of his siluer k1see-bnckies.
Don't you see now? He was married
in the knee-buckles.
Edith's poor little mottled face
changed, and she begun to laugh.
I'm sorry, Bessie; l. was real silly"
said she
mo, you weren't silly one bit,
Edith. See here, I'm going to make You
a promise: fllnever tease you again. as
long as l live. and 1 will always tell
you things right square out. When
anybody takes every thing earnest like
you, it isn't right not to talk every
thing earnest to them. I've brought
you over some beautiful jelly, Edith. y
Mary E. Wilkins, in COngregationdttst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
THE TRUTH ABOUT IT,

Spring" sang the poet budding spring. :"
Alas. the boughs were bare;
He was himself the one green thing
For ice lay everywhere.
'Hail, Spring, with breezcs soft and sweet -
The Spring returned his hail:
There came a shower of snow and slect
Upon a wintry gale.
''Sing, merry birds, in bush and tree"
He read the almanac:
The birds were wiser far than he,
And did not hurry back.
''Spring. gentlc"-here he ceased to sing
Let the sad truth be told:
The while he sang OF balmy spring,
He caught an awful cold
Mrs. ". p. Handy, in Century Magazine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
Suicide an Accident.

Judge Dyer, of the United States Dis
trict Court, in . suit to recover $4,000
insurance on the life of man who
committed suicide while insane. insured
in the Accident Insurance Company of
North America against injuries effected
by external. accidental or violent
means" suicide being especially ex-
cepted. decides against the company.
holding that in this case the act of sui
eide was no more the mans act in the
sense of the law than if he had been
impelled by an irresistible physical
power.-N =. Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
HE WAS DISCOURAGED.
How . Patriot Suffered for the Sake Q
Freedoms Noble Bird.

How . Patriot Suffered for the Sake Of
Freedoms Noble Bird.
A young man with his coat ripped
down the back and his hair dreadfullv
mussed up called to see the Captain at
police headquarters yesterday and
lodged complaint.
II was coming in on the Gratiot road
this morning." said he, wearing a
brass eagle on my vest as a badge. OF
course you are aware that it was an
American eagle?"
"Yes."
..And you fully realize that the
American eagle represents liberty?
II do"
"When the American eagle is around
all tyrants and oppressors have to take
a back seat As was walking along l
met two young men, and one OF EN-
steps up and says:
ais that ere wild goose or =
menagerie snipc?'
That's the proud bird Of liberty.
says l.
IL kin chuck that ere proud bird in
the mudr says the other.
Mot while live- says /. and the
fight begun. was flung down, stepped
upon. rolled over. and the emblem of
liberty was torn off and spit on and
trampled into the mud"
well ?"
"Well, something ought to be done.
[ don't care for myself, but when any
body insults our emblem he must be
taught lesson"
.:I'm afraid there is no law to cover
the case"
mo law to protect the American
sagle?'
..Never heard of one"
"Humph! Isn't this a land of lib
erty? Didn't the blood of our fore
fathers dye hundred battlefields that
We might be free? And now you tell
me that it is all an illusion?"
.Mostly that way. l guess.
Every well. I'm done! I'm done
with brass eagles. live eagles and all
other sorts. I'm done with the life of
General Putnam-the adventures of
Marion and the exploits of Washing
ton. American liberty can 60 to Hal
fax! Good day" "-DetrcI Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
ABOUT MARRIAGE.
Advice to Those About to slip On the
Matrimonial Moose.

Matrimonial Moose.
Some marry for the fun of the thing
and never see where it comes in. This
IS discouraging.
Some marry for the sake of good
companion and never discover their
mistake. This is lucky.
Man is a tickle "critter." Even
Adam, who had his wife made to order,
found more or less fault with her.
Don't marry a man for his reputa-
ton. 1t is liable to be only a second
hand affair. borrowed from his ances-
tors.
Many women have married men for
their fine exterior. But that's all there
is to an ancient egg worth mentioning.
Many marry to spite some one else
only to learn that they got the butt-end
of the transaction, and its worst end at
that.
Marriage is lottery full of chances.
That's what & ives it flavor. All ke to
chance it, because everybody thinks to
win a prize.
Wedlock. in its original state. was as
pure as sweet milk fresh from the COW.
but man couldn't rest until he stripped
it of much of its rich cream.
say when You are ready to get mar
ried. get married. However, it ism so
much trouble to get married as to know
when YOU want to get married.
The hot-headed youth marries in a
hurry because he fears marriageable
females will be scarce next year, and
lives to wonder how the supply holds
out.
Marriage resulting from love at first
sight is not generally welded bliss on
a par with sour milk. One or the other
gets swindled. and often both.
Many man has married for beauty,
only to learn that he paid so for what
can be purchased for twenty-five cents
at all druggists. This is hard.
The most affectionate people before
marriage seldom hold out in the same
proportion after the knot is tied. 1t is
better philosophy to commence only as
YOU would live afterward.
From the matrimonial market the
saints of both sexes were culled out
long ago. Don't expect to marry one.
You must guess at some things and
take chances for the future on this
basis.
Woman is sometimes the real cause
of unhappiness in the married relations
of life, but in the majority of instances
the boot is on the other foot and she is
really the true comfort there is in it.
Don't marry woman for her taper
fingers and lily hands alone, for mar
ried life and its rugged experiences
call for wife that knows how to make
a pot boil and can spank babies sys-
tematically.
But few people marry for pure love,
and they in after years suspicion that
what were at the time promptings OF
the tender passion were. in all proba-
bility but the first symptoms Of cholera
morbus.
The man who marries a woman SIM
ply because she is handy arrange
ment to have about the house does SO
from, purely business standpoint,
and in the end, if not compelled to
support him. she has has done better
than many women know of.
MANY man who has married for
money has never realized a dividend
upon the investment; and many women
who have done the same thing have
left word for their posterity that. al
though fair transaction upon the
face of it, vet it is just as liable to be q
put-up job.-TOieiO Blade.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29

1t has recently been discovered
that Lake Dias. near DeLeon Springs.
volusia County. Fla, is fed by an
enormous spring. which boils up about
two hundred yards off the south shore
of the lake. When the surface is per-
fectly still the boiling can be seen over
An area of about five acres. 1t is pro-
posed to anchor buoy over the center
of the spring, since the best OF cool
water can Be obtained there at any
time,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-02
cold FRAGOSA,
4 Woman BulI-FiGhter Who Has Become
Renowned Throughout Spain.

4 Woman BulI-FiGhter Who Has Become
Renowned Throughout Spain.
There was a great bu!l-fght at Aran-
juez recently which was attended by
eight thousand citizens of Madrid. The
chief attraction was Lagartijo, the
greatest of bull-fghters, who. after the
performance, was feted at great BAN
quet at which four hundred of the most
distinguished citizens sat down. But
Lagartiio must now look to his laurels,
as he has a redOubtable rival. This
rival is Il woman named Fragosa. She
is a torera of the first rank, and the
different cities contend for her presence
on grand occasions. Her real name is
Dolores Sanchez. and she was born in
Seville, in the celebrated Triana fau-
long. She is the daughter of poor
parents. She entered the service of
mOdiste as an errand-girl at twelve
years of age. But she soon developed
liking for sport, and some two years
ago she appeared on horseback in the
ring. as door-opener of the torel.
through which the bull plunges into
the arena. She was applauded with
frantic enthusiasm. Last year she
figured in the fights and killed three
bulls in one famous corida. She then
appeared in the ring at Arabel. Alcala
and Guadaira, and brought down her
furious antagonist every time. This
wear she mas also killed several bulls at
Cordoba, Jaen, Linares and Vailecas.
In the last-named place, when she adj
vanced and flung out her mantle, the
bull advanced stealthily and then made
a sudden plunge. sending her flying in
the air grievously wounded. She was
removed from the ring. but reappeared
few minutes afterwards, and, after
several scientific passes, killed the bull
with a splendid thrust most artistically
delivered. La Fragosa has now some
grand engagements for the perform
ances at Cadiz, Grenada, Malaga, An
tequera, Ubeda, Linarez, MOnsoro,
Seville. Barcelona and Valentia. She
is girl of medium height, of exquisite
figure and pretty featursss-Nadrid
Cor. Paris GGa!0is.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-02
TWO FAR MERS.
Two Ways of Investing the Profits From
the Farm and Garden.

Two Ways of Investing the Profits From
the Farm and Garden.
Two farmers we know own two
farms which join. One farm contains 80
acres, the other 40. The farms are
in New England. Farmer A. with his
30 acres has time TO go to church, to
the picnic and Grange. Time and
again, while out riding with his family,
he passes by farmer B, toiling in the
field with never athought for any thing
but labor. Farmer A wife has horse
of her own, which she can drive as she
likes. The boys and girls have books
and magazines and the time to read
them. Mrs. B. has to beg for days for
horse, and then must take the old
mare that can only be induced to hasten
out of her slow walk by 4 thorough APP
plication of the stick.
Every rod of the smaller farm does
its work Manure is 4 respected
friend. The crops raised are those
that sell for cash. The soil does not run
out because the farmer makes a bus;-
ness of keeping it up. On the larger
farm there are weedy pastures. The
manure is put into small strips of the
best land. The grass is never fertilized.
The soil is expected to make up in area
what it lacks in quality. Farmer B.
makes money, for he never spends any.
He looks across at his neighbor and
sneers. Do these extra horses, these
books and papers pay? Not a cent in
cash. Farmer A. puts it like this:
"Neighbor BIS idea of true profit is
different from mine-that's all. He
wants his in hard cash; I'm ready to
spend part of mine in comfort. l
can't spend my money to a better adj
vantage than in making my family con-
tented. l could save this money and
buy more land, but l like my little
farm. feed it and it keeps its strength.
Why should spend the best part of
my life in continually grubbing for
money that will never benefit me?"
Now, friends, which plan do you like
best? Which are YOU following?
What is your idea of true profit? Is
your money in the bank. or is it invest
ed in happiness? Think it over
Rural Nea0 Yorker.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-02
IMITATION MILK.
An Obnoxious Fluid Composed of Potash
GIycerine and Other Chemicals.

An Obnoxious Fluid Composed of Potash
GIycerine and Other Chemicals.
The air is so full of rumOrs of frauds
practiced in the dairy business, or
rather on it, that credit is now given to
the story that San Francisco has been
the victim of imitation milk made from
nitrate of potash, glycerine and other
pleasant chemicals. 1t is SAID the peo-
pie of San Francisco have been fed on
this compound for many months with
out finding out that they were being
imposed upon by a substitute for cows
milk. 1t was only the other day they
made the discovery. as this imitation so
closely resembled the pure article that
only the bottled fed babe could detect
it. All of which reads very nicely, at
the same time there is not much temp
tation for the man who knows all
about cows milk to take much stock
in this story. for it is hard enough to
keep genuine milk tasting like itself
without trying to initiate it with
q foreign compound. 1t is easy
enough TO make a white insipid stuff
that resembles milk in color and con-
sistency but there the likeness ends
and the taste soon tells that something
is wrong about it, though, of course,
the unaided taste can not always tell
just what the matter is.-4grieusttsye.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-02
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

Keep insecticides and scythes out
of the reach of children.
The best market for any man. pro.
vided he has one, is the home market.
He who lis near" to his market is bet
ter than he ''who is far off ~ Y
Tsieganl.
"A beautiful quilt for present to 4
baby may be made of nuns yelling,
lined with white sateen, with rosebuds
embroidered on the turned over
corners.-Ci Cincinnati Times.
-Gooseberry Jam: A gill of water
to each pound of ripe fruit; boil for an
hour. Then add the sugar, three
quarters of pound for every pound
weight of the fruit. Cook slowly for
another hour. Philadelphia CAL.
We are asked if in planting pota-
toes it is best to turn the sprouts up or
down. Practically we do not believe
that it makes any difference, certainly
not enough to warrant going to any
special trouble about the matter. Troy
Times.
Cheese and Egg Sandwiches: Crate
the cheese. and to each cupful add the
yelks of three hard-boiled eggs minced
fine; rub to a paste with teaspoOnful
OF butter; season to taste with salt and
pepper and spread between buttered
bread or crackers. These are nice
made of graham breal.-The Caterer.
For graham waters. take two
thirds graham and third white fine
flour. Rub in a saltspoonful of salt,
one-third of small cupful of butter
and a tablespoonful of brown sugar.
Mix with fresh spring water enough to
make stiff dough, which should be
rolled out thin and baked quickly
Toledo Blade.
-Sweet-apple Indian Pudding: Scald
thoroughly one cup of Indian meal and
one cup of chopped sweet apple in a
quart OF boiling milk (skimmed), add
two-thirds of cup of mOlasses. a tea
spoonful of salt and one of ginger. also
a pint of cold milk. Bake in 4 covered
dish from three to four hours. This
eaten with sweet cream is delicious
Exchange.
Lady Fingers: Four ounces of
white sugar, yelks of four eggs, mix
well. four ounces of flour, mix again,
and if too thick add one whole egg,
and one-half teaspoonful of extract of
lemon or rose. Beat the whites of the
eggs to stiff froth and stir in last.
Squeeze through 4 funnel made OF
white writing paper. These are used
for Charlotte Russo and are very nice.
The Household.
-Raisin Pie: Crate the yellow from
one lemon, discard all the white rind
and seeds; chop remainder of lemon,
and one cup stoned raisins. Add to
these little salt, piece of butter size
of walnut. one half-cup molasSes, one
cup brown sugar, two cups water.
Boil all together five minutes, then
thicken with five tablespoonfuls flour.
Bake between two cruStS. This makes
two medium-sized pies.-BOstOn Bud
Oet.