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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
FACTS ABOUT VINEGAR.

The Various Liquids Used In This Artiel,
Of Diet.
A chemist who has made some repu
tation rs an analyst recently INDUCED
in some interesting remarks about
vinegar.
''Vinegar," he said, lis something
that should be good, but l am afraid
that more that is bad is offered for
sale. Like every thing else made for
mans use. it is subject to the adulter.
ating processes Of the avaricious man.
ufacturers. The best and most whole
some vinegars are made from wine
and cider. They retain q faint taste
of the apples and grapes, and il care
fully kept remain palatable for an in
definite period. The boat vinegar,
from q gastronomic standpoint, is that
which is made from red wine. and the
next in value are those made from
white wine and eldePberry. These
vinegars are 6rst-class and rank
above any that can b. made
from ale, beer and whisky.
The latter aro coarse, heavy
and frequently offensive. They never,
except in the case of whisky, are made
but represent the desire Of
some brewer or distiller to utilize
goods that have been ruined by care
less treatment and which would other.
wise prove . total loss. The beer that
begins to purify in the vaults. the ale
hat sours in tho barrels and the vile
whisky which Il 90 full of fusil oils
hat no dealer win purchase it at any
,rice. are the raw materials from
shich this class Of vinegaxs arc made.
4alt vinegar 10 made from mashed
malt without distillstion. but by simply
the sugar Fermentation 70 60 |
n 70 an acetic fermentation. The
owest grade after whisky vinegar are
he vinegars made In tho laboratory
y chemical processes. and especially |
y the destructive distillation Of wood. |
hey bear the same relation to genuine
inegar that glucose does to pure
T. Nail and Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
PiTH AND POINT.


Proud looks make foul work II
fair faces.
Tho wages Of sin IL death; bui
some people do not get their wages
till long after they arc due.-Boseos
Commercial Bxlletin.
-Kn0wlqdge Il the accumulation oi
facts and ideas; but education Is the
improvement Of experience.
There IL . frozen music In many q
heart that the beams Of encouragement
would melt into . glorious song.
Tho neglect of the habit OF accu-
racy seriously limits mans personal
influence and also his personal enjoy
menE
Real friendship Is q slow grower.
and never thrives unless engrafted
upon . stock Of known and reciprocal
merit.
"A true man never frets about his
place in the world. but just slides into
It BY the gravitation Of his nature. and
swings there - easily a . stae.
One rich man wears. poor clothes
because he is rich and can do any
thing. while . poor man wears fine
clothes because be Is poor and wants
to create the impression that he Is not
False happiness renders men stern
and proud. and that happiness 10 never
communicated. True happiness rem
ders them kind and sensible. and that
happiness is always shared.
There is no kind OF knowledge
which. in the hands Of the diligeut and
skillful. will not turn to account. Honey
exudes from all flowers. the bitter not
excepted. and tho bee knows how to
extract it.-BisAop Horne.
There Il IN anectation Of simplicity
and sincerity in which there turks the
subtlest species Of Hypocrisy. Simplic-
ity consists in being and appearing
just what you are. neither more or less.
Tho man who can command his
appetite owes thereto length Of days.
And not length Of days merely. not
mere continuity Of existence. but that
alone which gives continuity sub
stantial value. viz. power to enjoy.
AS small letters hurt the sight 40 |
do small matters him that II too much
intent upon them; they vex and stir up
anger. which begets an evil habit In
reference 70 great aifairs Ristasek.
Tho want Of punctuality IL . want
OF honest principle; for however peo-
pie may think themselves authorized
to rob God and themselves of their |
Q1n time. they -caA plead no right to |
lay . violent hand on the time and
duties Of the neighbor.-C2aslotse
Elis0beiA.
"A man that loves to be peevish and
and to play the sovereign
1t every turn, does but blast the bless
ngs OF life and swagger away his own
enjOyments; and not to enlarge upon
he folly-not 70 mention tho injustice
of such behavior, it Is always the
ign OF a little unbenevolent temper.
{ is disease aud discredit all over, and
here II not . particle Of greatness
q il.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
WHO IS THIS FAIlV
A Ubiquitous Character Whose IAeat
Ii Shredded In lGyotory.

A Ubiquitous Character Whose I0oaea1,
| Ii Shrouded In 1ystsry.
''Come without Fail" Such Il ofto,
tho final remark as two persons sepa
rate. the closing paragraph of . letter
or the emphatic substance of . tele
gram Who is this individual Fai
whom every one seems desirOus should
be left behindr What has he done tha,
he should be perpeNally snubbed!
Does Fail persist in pushing himself in
continually where he iis not wanted:
Is he offensive when he does come:
What's the matter with Fail?
We confess that We don't know Fail.
Indeed. from . remark once dropped
by a distinguished Cardinal. we've been
led to believe that there no such word
as Fail. but it seems ttuere Is. else Why
should he be named % persistently
He must be person of some impor.
tance and consideration to warrant 80
much notice Is is given him univers.
ally.
We are inclined to think that Fail Il
dealt unjustly by sometimes. A bus
iness arrangement is il progress, for
instance. in which Fail. Is interested.
A meeting is called TO consider inn
portant points in its conduct. A notice
is sent out urging all tocome without
Fail" Clearly. there is some con-
spiracy against Fail.
A gentleman invites . friend to dino
with him. Now" he says. in part
ing. "be sure and come without Fail.'
dwelling significantly on the last two
words. The chances are that Fail
doesn't know the person who gives
the dinner, and il he is equally
unknown to the gentleman invited
the remark was gratuitous insult to
the latter. for what gentleman could
be expected to bring stranger to dino
at his friends house?
A wife telegraphs her absent hus.
band during some critical turn in do
nestle affairs-..COme without Fail"
We can imagine in such an instance
how the caution might be perfectly
justifable. Fail is husbands boon
companion. He has often helped her
husband home nights when he
had jag on, and is there
fore obnoxious to the wife.
Husband sometimes brings Fail homo
with him to dinner without notice. and
she is sure his company is deleterious.
She hates Fail cordially, and when she
telegraphs her husband to come she
adds without Fail"
We can imagine the perplexity Of
lover on receiving a message from his
mistress:
Come tonight, dearest. without Fail.
JULIA.
without Fail?" he mutters. "Am I
In the habit Of bringing Fail or any other |
man when I call on my sweetheart: Who |
the deuce is Fail? l don't know Fail |
and don't want to know him. But |
will hunt him up. will know who it
IS that Julia calls Fail so Familiarity,
not even putting Mister to his name.
Fail! indeed! This terrestrial
will be without Fail il
,atch him."
And SO it goes. Poor Fail! The
most innocent soul alive. like as not,
,ndeserving Of the snubs he gets. But
vho is Fail?-7eras Sytings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.


New the Raw Coo1teA0ae 10 lGaAo late
Neat aaA Ussfal Shess.
Supplementary to the great shoe
making business here IL the rubber in.
dustry. for which Boston IL the great
center in this country. Forty million
dollars worth Of rubber shoes and
boots Is sold In the modern Athens an
nually. Tho chief manufacturing
towns in this line are Bristol and
Woonsocket. r l.. Melville and Fran.
ingham, Mass All the rubber goods
made in these places are brought hith-
er to market The raw material comes
from Para, Brazil. in brge lumps.
which the natives make BY dipping
sticks In the sap Of the caoutchOuc
tree and turning them around With fre-
quent plunges into the heated rubber,
over . hot Are. These lumps. upon
reaching the factory. are cut in
slices, which are run through heavy
rollers and pressed out thin and Nat,
like pancakes. The sheets thus OBJ
tained are next put through other roll
ers, heated to high temperature, and
incidentally amalgamatsd with a COM
position Of lampblack. sulphur. and
litharge. which reduces them 70 q soft
and putty-like consistency. Finally.
in this soft condition. they are passed
over steel rollers bigger than any that
have gone before. and actually incor-
p0rated with the tissue Of q wooden
cloth which il destined to serve as tho
lining Of the eventual boot or shoe. II
you will try to pull apart the lining |
and outer cost Of q rubber sandal, you
will obtain q notion Of the thorough
ness with which this part Of the manu-
facture is performed. The rubber
sheets. thus prepared, arc passed
through last set Of rollers, on which
arc engraved all the markines
md corrugations Of sole and
upper that appear in the osm-
pleted article. The rubber sheets
NE now ready for the cutter. who turns
'ut the various pieces by hand. with
he aid Of knife and patterns- The
parts arc then put together by other
vorkmen with rubber tape. When
his much has been accomplished. the
hoe or boot II lasted in the usual way,
md. after being vanished. h allowed
o remain for eight hours in . room
'eated TO the temperature Of 2S5 Do
|rees. The heat sets the varnish aad
empers the rubber, which 10 then
ermed "vulcaaized." The Stamping
4 the firm name on the sole Il the con
'luding Speration, and then the rubber
hoe Is ready for sale. A good rubber
'oot has twenty-six pieces. the putting
ogether Of which. when the caoutchoue
warm and readily made adhesive
Tith tape along the joining edges, 70
|uires no rmau skill-1eseoa Co..
skieggo TTibva&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08

1--we never any pity for conceite,l
people. because think they carry their
comfort about with them.-Gc0rgc El-
lot.
"A man in the hands Of his friend ,
may be safe from his enemies; but
there are none to save him from his
friends.-N o. Rcays~sc.
If all men knew as much as most
men think they know, the encyclopaedia
people would be driven out Of the bus
-Somcrrille Journal.
-Inquiries after happiness. and rules
for attaining IL, are not 50 necessary md
useful to mankind as the arts of conso-
lation. and supporting Of ones self un-
der afniction.
Upon the shoulders Of each msn in
the community, there rests great re-
spousibility. He has not only his own
reputation to take care OF. but he has
the reputation Of his race.-L g. Hoi-
land.
-Servility and civility are - oppo-
site as the poles. One is despicable,
while the other il in the highest de-
gree desirable. That style Of manners
which combines self-respect with re-
spect for the rights and feelings Of 9TH
ers. is . quality to be cultivated with
extreme diligence.
II am always for the builders who
bring some addition to our knowledge,
or at least some new thing 10 our
thoughts. The finders OF faults, the
cOnfuters and the pullers-down. do not
only erect barren and useless tri-
umph upon human ignorance. but ad-
vance us nothing in the acquisition Of
"A man full Of warm, speculative be-
may wish society otherwise
constituted than as he finds il; but Q
good patriot and true politician al
ways considers how he shall make the
most Of the existing materials OF his
A disposition 70 preserve.
and an ability to improve, taken to-
gether. would be my standard Of states
man. Every thing else is vulgar in the
conception. perilous in the execution.
.EdmSNd Burke.
-Be careful you Do not commend
yourself. Il b . sign that your reputa-
ton is small and sinking. IL your own
tongue must praise you. Let your
words be few, especially when your
superiors or strangers are present. lest
you betray your own weakness and rob
yourself Of the opportunity which you
might otherwise have had to gain
wisdom and experience. BY
hearing those whom you silenced by
your impertiuept talking.-S1 Natlkeae
Esss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
BURDEN or ANCESTRY.

Nov Preoedents Sit Upon the Head OF II,
Present Age.
Sometimes think it would have beer
better for all hands il We had neve,
had any ancestors nor any precedent:
prior to the year 1889. OF what con.
sequence were the old Dutch ancestors
of New York compared to Dewitt Clin.
ton. who laid out the Erie canal and
pressed its execution upon a com
paratively poor commonwealth: On
what consequence were the sO-called
Pilgrim Fathers OF New York COM
pared to the men who started the Gro
ton aqueduct, without which this
island could never have grown to the
population it has? How much more
we owe to the first founders OF our
great public cemeteries than to the
founders Of the little churchyaras,
which would otherwise have been, as
in London, Over-packed ut the present
day with superabundant dead? Some
times think we will owe quite ne
much TO that generation or leader who
will wipe the cemeteries out, and turn
their monuments and headstcaes into
some useful architecture for tn living.
To put the old mold Of a discharged
man under q so, 600 monument, is as
near idolatry as the Greeks and Romans
ever got, and l have never heard Of
but two cases where Q useful man
slipped into a rich mans tomb BY way
OF charity, the first being in the case
Of Joseph of Arimathea, and the next
that Of Robert Fulton, who was Sided
into the Livingston tomb. but he was
connection Of that emigrant family.
II you notice our youngest American
States. they get along much smoother
than our Oldest States. See how Kan.
sas is growing. without any forefathers.
and see how South Carolina is groan.
ing under its old planter oligarchy!
See how readily Minnesota reaches
out her antenn4 to the Sault Ste.
Marie. to Duluth, to Manitoba, tc
Dakota and to everywhere, having. il
IS said. five railroads to Chicago.
whereas the building OF the Boston &
Albany railroad and the consolidating
If the Pennsylvania and New York |
Central lines were done as il nothing
II that kind had ever been done before
n could be done again. Why is il
hat Boston and New York are connect
ID by q single corporation, while Buf.
al0 and New York are connected by
lalf . dozen corporations? Precedents
1t upon the head Of the living age.
The gravestone is not put upon the
lead only. but upon the living.-I
'G0fh." in Boston Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

"A society has been organized under
he name of Tho Association for Edu-
estional Reform Of the City Of New
York" the object Of which Is to pro-
mote needed reforms ip the public
schoo. system.
in London, lately. school exam
iner asked the class before him the
meaning Of eternity" Straightway
the smallest Of the pupils held up lit
tie white hand and exclaimed: please.
cir. Gods life." -.r
By the way. when you take your
vacation. don't forget 80 ~ your
Christianity along with you. II you
leave 1t n homo you may not recognize
t. or Il may NOT recognize you. when
you return. s.,1rp
The essential difference between .
good aud bad education Is this. that the
former draws on the child 70 make il
learn By making IL sweet to him; the
latter drives the child TO learn by max
ing IL sour 10 him II he d0es not
Charles Bxxt0n.
1t b IN vain 70 preach 70 people
unless you also love them-Christianily
love them. It is NOT the smallest use
to try to make people good. unless you
try at the same time, and they feel that
you are trying. to make them happy.
And you rarely cun make another happy
unless you are happy yourself.-Mrs.
Craik. Hbeti .r -f
"A Christian said to . minister Of his
acquaintance: II en- told. you are
against the perseverance OF the saints."
mot !. indeed, he replied, lit il the
perseverance Of sinners hat / oppose"
but do you not think that . child Of
God can fall very low, and yet Be re-
stOred?". Il think It would be very
dangerous to make the cxpcsimsoa"
Beware OF making your moral
stapic consist Of the negative virtues.
1t is good to abstain. and teach 0Ghers
10 abstain. from all that Is sinful or
hurtful. ~ making . business Of it
leads to emancipation Of character. un-
less one feeds largely also ON tho more
diet Of active. sympathetic
osnevOlcnco.- Oiicer NensieH Holmes.
Six things are requisite 70 make
home. Integrity must be the architect.
and tidincss the upholssercr. II must
b warmed by affection, and lighted
with cheerfulncss, and industry must he
The ventilator. renewing the atmos-
phere. and bringing in fresh salubrity
lay by day; while over all. rs protect
ing glory and canopy. nothing will
suffice except the blessing Of Cod
Hamiltea.
Very few persons recognize the
arge possibilities Of good which con-
is freighted. 1t can infuse in
diligence, spread knowledge, inspire
lew ideas. animate the dropping spirit.
move the feelings, kindle the affections.
Emulate the activities. These possi-
ilities may be gradually made realities
y every one who will constantly and
put in practice the two essen
al parts Of good conversation-tO seek
" the best in others and To give the
est that is in oneself. No large fand
information, no years Of culture. no
overs OF clOquence arc necessary in
rder to do this.-ChMrch Union.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08
0OURDS AND POTTERY,

The Probable Origin u Nest Inperta.t
Art Industry.
Every man, no doubt, used his gourd
Is gourd alone. But as time wen,
on he began at last. apparently. to EN-.
ploy 1t as model for pottery also. In
all probability his earliest lessons in
the fctile art were purely accidental.
1t Is q common trick with savages 70
put water TO warm on the campfire In
. calsbash or gourd with wet clay
smeared over the bottom to keep it
from burning. Wherever the clay
thus employed was fine enough to
form . mold and bake hard In shane.
it would cling to the gourd. and be
used time and again in the same way
without renewal, till at last it came to
be regarded almost a. q component
part of the compound vessel. Traces
Of this stage In the evolution OF pot
terry still exist in various outlying
corners Of the world. Savages have
been noted who smear their dishes
with clay; and bowls may be found in
various museums which still contain
moro or less intact the relics of the
natural object ON which they were
modelled. In one case the thing i'm
bedded in the clay bowl is q human
skull. presumably IN enemy's.
In most cases, however, the inner
gourd or calabash. in proportion as It
was well coated up to the very top with
. good protective layer Of clay. would
tend to get burned out by the heat Of
the fro in the course Of time. until at
last the idea would arise that the
natural form was nothing more than q
mere mold or model. and that the
dish which grew up
around 1t was the substantive vessel.
As soon ~ this stage Of pot-malsing
Vas arrived at, the process Of firing
would become deliberate. instead Of |
and the vessel would only
'e considered complete IS soon ~ it |
lad been subjected to . great heat |
which would efectually burn out the |
yourd or calabash imbedded in the |
Allen, in Popular Science
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-08

Wrong Ideas Prevalent Concerning
rrs Its People.

Tfsctaeaa Power q the King-A Liberal
ena Progressive Ruler-Wonsn's Pc
sltion - Support
the Governmeat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-25
ovERwoRKED.
rnrlln ,Ae l.lsa. IN lhe saIly 1aaralae--.

win the birds in The early morning
IA. dewdrcp elous like precious gem
.,..-.it,.i inns in the skies arr danning,
r,u. she's never moment 20 look al them.
7-he ,uen ere wanting their breakfast early
she nus sos iinger. she must nos wah
r. words that are sharp and looks that are s'irly
arc uhaf the nen give when the meals are iaie'
s,t s,orious colors the clouds are turning.
rr.,,s would but look over hills and trees
a., ,.re arr the dishes. and here h the churning'
y1,.,.., things always must yield 10 these
r.. world i Sled with the wine Of beauty,
n .,,c could bat pause aud drink il in,
p,,,t pleasure. she says. musl wait for duty
Neglected work + committed sin
The day gnous hot, and her hands grow weary :
Oh. for an hour 10 cool her head
a., vita, the hirss and winds % CHEEKY
r.,t she mus sst dinner. and rnase her bread.
The tsusy men in the hay-feid working
Tstl,eg saw her sitting with idle hand,
w,,,ls think her lazy. and call ii Sinking,
A,a she never could make them understand.
They do no, knsu that her hear within her
Hunger. r hcnlity and thinss sublime.
The, ..nls know that they want iheif dinner
Plenty II H. and id-i on time
And afis.r he sweeping ami caurning and haking'
And dinner dishes arr all pat By.
ele IA. ana ssus though Der head i aching
M tine tlr supJssr aud y cho7es draws nigh
Her i.sy. nf scioti lnIi-s look Ike oiheTs,
ste sav.. a. she gricles their frecks and hose,
Fo- the world T. quick to censure mothers
For the icasi neglect of their children
ci0ths.4
Her husband ca.nos from thc i,-id oi iahoE
he gives no praise to his weary wife
sia'. done Do MON than hr neigieor
Ii the 10, 81 ail a. country iiie.
Bui after the striis an6 wearl ill-slc
Win liil IS done. and she lies Al n-st.
Tlae uatioa's hsaiu and ana hear; and m'iscle--
Her .ins aud danghtcr---iiall eau her hlesi
And think The sweetest iuy oi heaven,
IN, far,..i bis 81 eie-nEi life,
And the iairesi csuwn oi all win be given
into tlie Waywofn farmers wife
--Elia Wheeler
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-25
$500 Reward.

If You suffer from dull. heavy head
ache, obstruction of the nasal passages,
discharges falling from the head into the
throat, sometimes profuse, watery, and
acrid a; others. thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody and putrid if the eyes
are weak, watero and inhamed and
there is ringing in the ears, deafness.
hacking or coughing to clear the throat
expectoration of offensive matter. toseth-
er with offensive scabs from ulcers the
voice being changed and having nasal
twing the breath offensive: smell and
taste impaired f; experience a sensation of
dizziness with mental depression. hack
ing cough, and general debility, then YOU
are suffering from nasal catarrh. Only A
few of the above named symptoms are
likely to be present in any case at one
time, or in one stage of the disease
Thousands, without manifcstins half the
I above symptoms, result in consumption.
and end in the grave. No disease is so
common, more deceptive andiiancerous
less understood or more unsuccessfullv
treated by physicians. The manufactu.
rers u pr. sase's Catarrh Remedy offer
in good faith. $500 reward for case Of
catarrh which they cannot cure. The
remedy is sold by druggists at only iift,
cents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-04-25
Established 1880,
los. HORNE & CO.,
PlTTSBUGH, Pa.

We are now opening spring importations of dress
goods black silks, colorei silks, India silks, vel
vets, black d-css goods, shawls, ladies' wraps,
french saiines and scotch ginghams hosiery,
gloves embroideTles, lsees, table linens. house
keeping goods, lace curtains, and draperies, rib
bons, millinery. ladies meTino underwear, mus
lin underwear, dress trimmings. buttons, &c. sc.
Also mems underwear, neckwea-, fine white
shirts. half hose. handkerchief umbrellas &c.
our fu7eign goods are imported directly from
the manufacturers in Europe, and all American
goods are purchased from the manufacturers
direct We are thus enabled To conpete with
any house in the country in the matter of prices.
We carry the largest assortment of goods in all
departments to he found in any establishment in
Western Pennsylvania.
when you come to the city. take LOOK through
our stores, whether you want to buy os not.
All departments are now well stocked for the
spring trade.
Orders by mail receive careful and prompt at
tention.