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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10
WORK THAT PAYS.

epsnd . Few Autunn Days h Draining .
Wet Piece q Meadow.
A few days spent in draining wet
piece of meadow will b we'll invested.
Make blind drains IL possible, using
tile, stone or wood. Where there Is u
surplus of stone tits foolish to buy tile.
for stones, whatever their shape.
make good drains. II they arc Nat or
square. regular courses for water may
be laid; If otherwise, they may be
dumped into the drain. with foot or
more of earth over them. 1t IL best in
either case to put the smaller ones on
the top. following with q layer of
gravel il it is obtainable. This will
prevent the earth from washing into
and filling up the drains.
Care must be taken that the grade OF
the trench bottom be right II but lit
tie out Of the proper slope. much DAM
age is apt to result. One Of the best
and simplest regulators Is a ten-foOt
board with q stick eighteen inches high
nailed at exact right angles to its low
er edge. At the top Of this stick q
cord and weight IL to be attached
and it must hang within m inch Of the
bottom. When the lower plane Of
the board is level. Of course the weight
will keep the cord straight across the
board, and its variation from a right
angle will denote at once whether one
end Of the board il higher than the
other. Kept in the bottom Of the ditch
being dug. it will regulate the slope
desired and keep it even. Oftentimes
wood will last for many years in y wet
soil, and pole drains can be laid much
faster than drains Of stone or even OF
tile. e..5-
In an extensive piece Of draining q
'.man-hole" should be left occasion
ally with q silt trap in the bottom oi
II. This should be walled up and
covered carefully. The silt trap is
simply a walled pit two or three feet
deep right in the path Of the running
water in the trench. Into this the
water falls. then rises. 0ver6ows and
passes on, but deposits any grit it may
be carrying or that might otherwise
clog the drain. This can be cleared
at proper intervals. II the land is not
perfectly level. aud the Aeld small.
man with a correct eye can direct
where the drains should he laid. but
On jobs Of any size . survey should be
made. II the ground DO surrounded
BY hills 1t will often Be found SUFFICIENT
TO lay drains around the piece at the
foot Of the hills. thus cutting Of
springs that wet the lowland. The
exercise Of Judgment must bs made
and II often results in adding 70 the
farm acres Of the richest soil in the
mos, desirable shape.-Farm ona
r-. .z.r
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

win b eagerly consumed By The oaAs
With tho additional advantage 70 the
land Of the protection against washing
Afforded by . growing winter crop Of
oats. According to the best experience.
there is no crop on which fertilizers
yield better results than a crop of fall.
sown oats.
OF course It Is rather too early for
wheat and nothing can be done in
the way Of preparation where cotton
land is to be sown. We do not urge
upon the Southern farmers generally
to sow wheat. In the absence Of a
variety that is reliably rust-proof and
at the same time a good Touring
wheat, the crop is too uncertain a. =
rule. There are localities and Sec
tons, however, where wheat is about
as certain q crop rs anywhere In the
country. and the sOwings should 10
limited to such localities.
September and October are the tao
best months in which TO sow grass.
There are indications of an increasing
disposition on the part of Southern
farmers TO engage more in grass
culture We do not advise farmer
who is without experience in the
culture Of cultivated grasses" to 60
into the business too extensively ut
first. Better go slowly. planting fow
acres only to each pillow and adding .
little to the area annually rs eXpe-
rience determines the varieties and
other conditions that contribute most
certainly TO success. As We have
often said, IL is useless to try 10 grow
the finer quality Of grasses on our or
binary old uplands without good prep
aratiOn and manuring. The ground
should he plowed and narrowed until
the soil is in fine filth. The clay sub
soil should never be turned to the sur.
face, except on rather light soils
where red clover is to be tried.
After getting the soil In proper
condition, the grass seeds may
be wetted with water and
as much ammoniated guanO stirred
with them as may be desired to apply
as fertilizer. This will greatly less
en- the labor Of sowing both seed and
fertilizers. and both will be more uni
formly distributed. 1t is best to 60
over the land two or three times when
sowing to insure perfect uniformity. It
is not necessary to lay of lands for
sowing with a plOw, We have found
ii very convenient to have man to
walk along putting block, a piece Of
pole. or an ordinary dOg-blOck. to
mark off the Stands" for sowing. Fol-
low with the seed and fertilizer, mixed
as suggested. and go over each land at
least twice. aud in opposite directions
If the ground has not been rained on
since the last narrowing. it need not
be narrowed or brushed: the next rain
will cover them NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cultirdtor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

n 1ssGhsss Aestsslu0pD6 I'm g Q
laEmerJ clnb in. Alabama wAseo .
speaker said '.his section had capacity
- grew aAy kinA q dover end presses;
but these. wsro negleoesa because Of
~ Mss Of growing ootton.-r. Hs Gid
ooesoa was the most expensive crop
cultivated. and paid les In proportion
- work bestowed on Il than any other
cultivated. The moro bales grown
~ leo ths price. and indications are
thas the present crop viii not b soA
Tor ever 9 cents per pound. Il ~
planters Of the South would devote
eos-fourth Of their land to grass and
thus reduce the crop to 100000
bales tho price would be II to II cents
pr epounA and that would pay for
growing. ,-- tf~ ss.-s
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USEFUL AND suooesrive.

If meat exhibits signs Of ''turnine.
put it at once in . hot oven for half ar
hour.
-Mead-Three pounds Of loaf sugar
pour three pints Of boiling water owe,
1t, add one pint Of molasses. ono quarter
Of q pound Of sassafras, one ounce Of
tartaric acid; to Be bottled and used n
syrup with soda
Cream Cheese-Take . pint oi
cream which has stood untouched fov
twenty-fOur hours since skimming; tie
1t up in muslin bag. and let it hang
two or three days. according to the
weather. until 1t ceases to drip. Then
turn it out. shape it, and lay it between
straws sewed together. with light
weight on it. 1t will be fit to eat in a
few days.
"A hOuse-keeper driven to despera.
ton by foul-smelling geese feathers
plunged her pillows into boiler Of hot
bOrax water. After soaking four hours
they were pressed As dry as possible
and hung by the end upon the clothes
line. 1t took them about two days To
dry. during which time they were fire.
quently shaken and turned. The re-
suit was very satisfactory.
yellow Is q color that gives tone to
all other colors. II you gather bOu-
Quet in the garden and do not include
bit OF yellow it often seems to lack
brightness. Add yellow rose. or u
spray Of calli0psis, or q nastmtium.
and the change is as great as that
which takes place in u landscape when
a burst Of sunshine breaks through the
clouds which have been hanging above
it. There is an instant suggestion Of
warmth.
Dessert Crullers. egg. . cup
Of cream slightly sour. half a cup OF su-
gar. a pinch Of salt. q teaspoOnful Of
rose water. or little grated rind and
juice Of lemon, il preferred. q tea
spoonful Of soda and one OF cream Of tar
tar. and -four enough for q dough just
firm enough to bear handling. Roll In
to balls between the hand and fry in hot
fat in deep kettle. Half lard and half
beef suet are good proportions for the
frying kettle. Eat with a liquor sauce.
Blackberry Sirup.-Express the juice
from the desired quantities Of berries.
For each pint Of this juice take one
pound Of brown sugar. one pint Of
water, and boil to a thick strip. When
done, mix the blackberry juice and
strip together and boil for twenty
minutes, stirring constantly. Take of
the fire and add wineglassful OF
brandy for each quart Of strip. When
perfectly cold, bottle and cork down
tightly for use. Another recipe: Two
quarts Of juice Of blackberries, one
pound Of loaf sugar. One-half ounce Of
nutmeg. One-half ounce of cinnamon,
one-half ounce Of cloves and one.fourth
ounce Of allspice. Boil all together
for short time, and when cold add one
pint OF proof brandy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

"A Dakota man essayed the peril
Gus task Of assisting his wife On wash
day. He was assigned to hanging the
garments on the lines. The unfOr-
tunate man moved to his doom like a
Roman martyr. He had almost COM
pleted his job when the lonely sus-
pender which held his pantaloOns
gave way. To grab the falling gar
ment was his first impulse. and in
doing so the clothes-pin held in his
mouth dropped into his throat. A
commotion ensued. To protect his
person and to prevent suffOcation Oc-
cupied both hands, but his wife arrived
in time to extract the 'retreating pin
and save his life
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

I'm Austin It is impossible to asce>
tain when any particular. train leaves
without going to the depot and inquir>
ing Of the agents how many hours be-
hind time the train is. Colonel Yerger
wished to 60 to San Antonio on the
eleven o'clock train. SO he said to his
colored servant: ''Sam, go down to the
depot and see what time the eleven
o'clock train leaves" 1t was about
three o'clock when Sam returned.
"Well. when does the train leave?"
Hits done lef'. boss. Hit left at ha'f-
pas two, sah." "What!" Il did Jess
whut yer tOle me. Yer tole me ter seq
when dc train lef', an watched till it
was plain outer sight on de udder side
OBJ de Colorado ribber."-TsSas Syt-
6ilgS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

D11aI0D0R IiosxAHA, DsA u iaoA
DOR the last thirteen years, and though I
have had nine children, have never had .
when We had IN epidemic Of scarlet fever,
Of BaAxDRxra's P1Lis. I have used them
tor myself, two or three . night for .
month. for liver complaint, dyspepsia and
constipation. In diarrh@a, cramps, wind
colo. indigestion, one or two BiAXDRsfH's
Pulls fixed the children at once. A box OF
Ptlls Il al the medicine chest " require
In the house. Weuse them for rheumatisn,
colds, cataxrh, biliousness and. impure
blood. They never hapefailed 70 cure all the
shove complaints In . very few days
WILLIAM w. b. 0ILL1D.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

An Irishman. recommending a
COW, said she would give good milk.
year after year, without having calves.
because il ran in the breed, as she came
from n COW that never had q calf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

b PnIcxLY ASH BrrrEas good for aAy.
,Sss - q. wnas Fran. Fa, I ,S1s q
suffered from disease that my physiciane
pronounced incurable. Ny friends had
kfven mo up to,die, when was mduooo -
~ your remedy. I took il for three months
a1d have gained Sc pounds IN weight Am
swell man and Prickly Ash Bitters eaved
lkls medicine, and will never cease . Eoo'
o0mead t."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10
vsr,t,b,e Gardens oeEds.

VOF1tablO Gardens Of Eden =
Are some Of those fertile and picturesque
regions Of tho south and southwest WHARF
malaria II most prevalent 'sttcr's
Stomach Bitters is the true spc, dpro-
vontive, and renders o residence In malaria
stricken localities safo to those who use it
= . safeguard. Disorders Of the stomach.
tver, bowels and kidneys are cneceeo ana
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

q Of q Log Cabin. War.
ner's Log Cabin Sarsapariila also orig
mated in a Log Cabin and stands pre-
eminent among the blood purifiers Of
to-day as Warmers 'Tippecanoe" does
@ q stomach tonic. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

No HAH's heart should b the home e
~ ~ Dassien toward any thing that has
0oosoious existence. The passien 10 Wreag
h itself, and very likely - LEAD = sen0
species a w1oag In action. II IL exista,
~ proper way 10 70 suppress Il q oaeA-
T, T. Mdspendenl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

Z. 2. Ross autobiography and lase story,
"Queou q 6podes," complete in Ltppiseotc6
11oassns for Oct, ready Sept. % For sale ~.
oryWhere, or mailed to any sddress on receipe
0& cents. LlPPIxcorr's MAGAZINE, Phila.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

A KIfcHRX provefb-things rubbed
0gAinst crater become lesA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

b you want 70 be cured Of . cough, use
6Ales Honey q Horehound and Tar.
Piss Toothache Drops Cure In one minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

THRRB 10 moro mischief wrought BY oves.
worked Jews than overw0rkod braiaA-
W0e0W f5ocm0A = r+
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

Txn boy whe b brought mp By hama"
ssasidses the path Of early lie . slippoEy
onA.-DvakGs 1a0astnA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10
TuH IOo CABINs

The Loo CABINS OF
America have been
birthplaces OF some OF
the grandest men. Lib
coin. Grant, Sheridan,
first saw the light Of
day through the chinks
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10

ycdr, cStlmatlnS ylelO Oh not less
than twenty-five bushels per acre. At
al events. by complaining time next
March and April. We will he able to
estimate the yield of the fall sOwn oat
crop pretty closely. lf4he prospect is
good for . hesvy yield. we may reduce
he area in corn correspondingly; il
The prospect is bad, plant more corn
So likewise in the fall. as now, we
know what the yield of corn will be,
and may enlarge or decrease the area
in oats accordingly. In this way the
two crops are complementary to each
other. We think as rule our farmers
cut too closely in their calculations,
and the result is generally too tight
. fit" In the matter of supplies. Every
farmer ought to make it his aim to
produce q surplus Of every one of the
leading crops he grows. Always have
. little corn to sell. a good MANY
choice seed oats, potatoes. beef, pork,
butter. etc, 70 spare. There is more
money in these crops than in making
cotton at present prices. and this 10
Why the farmer who makes his own
corn. oats. bacon. hay. etc, and does
not rely on the West for any thing that
he can grow on-his own farm. makes
moro money and less debts than the
farmer who buys large portion Of his
supplies.
There is no better succession than
oats or wheat after cotton. Oats may
be sown before the cotton has been
harvested. as we have often suggested.
The unappropriated remainder Of the
fertilizer applied TO the cotton crop
, 1888-11-27
A Rope walkers coolnesu.

If 1 myself do not feel nervous, I
am afraid the many persons 1 have
carried on my back across the rope
have felt a trihe perturbed, save when
they have been professional assistants.
In reality there is nothing in the
world for them to be afraid of. Ali
they have to do is to sit perfectly still,
refrain from clutching me too tightly
around the neck and leave the rest to
me. When l am carrying any n
over for the first time, l chat to him
continuously on any Indifferent sub
jects L can think about, and try in this
manner to relieve his anxiety, and I
always caution him against looking
downward when in mid air. Some
how, though, he never seems quite
happy, and 1 always detect a gasp Of
relief when the end of the rope and
the platform are reached. More than
once the victim has devoutly ex-
claimed, "Never againr-J. B. Blon-
din in Lippincott's.
, 1888-11-27
A COLLISION.
Fatal Accident On the Denver
& Rio Grande.
Trains Running at Terrible
Speed Crash Together.
Two Men Killed and Several
Others Injured.
A Collision.

DENVER, Nov. GA faral accident
occurred on the Denver & Rio Grande
track at a little station named Hustled,
fifteen miles north of Colorado Springs,
this morning, by which two men were
killed and several fatally injured. The
Rock Island uses the track of the Rio
Grande from Colorado Springs to Denver,
and the Salt Lake express on the Rio
Grande pulled out of Palmer's Lake eight
minutes late and was laundering down
the divide at thirty miles an hour.
One mile south of Hustled the track
makes a sharp curve, on turning which
the engineer was Mortified to see rapidly
approaching the Rock Island express.
The engineers and firemen of both
trains jumped and a moment afterwards
the engines came together with a thun
dering crash, telescoping the cars of both
trains and rendering them a mass of
broken timbers and iron. upsetting the
stove in the Rio Grande baggage car and
setting fire to the tram. Before it could
be extinguished three cars were con-
sumed, but fortunately no one was i'm
prisoned in them.
On investigation it was found that only
two train men were killed, w. H. Phil
lips express messenger, and j. III. Finn,
baggagemaster,, both of the Rock Island.
The wounded are Martin Muuroe, en-
gineer of the Rio Grande, slight fracture
OF skull and badly hurt internally, will
probably die; Joseph Berry, engineer of
the Rock Island, head cut and badly
bruised; Harry Smith, fireman, badly
scalded and head cut. The fireman of
the Rio Grande train received fatal in
%iuries. Several others were more or less
injured, but not seriously.
The responsibility it is claimed, rests
with the train dispatcher.
, 1888-11-27
Chicago Dots.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-It is reported that
Jay Gould has bought the telegraph lines
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
company for 5000, 900.
John Hronek, charged with conspiring
to blow up Judges Gary and Grinnell and
Police Inspector Boniield with dynamite,
was put on trial to day. The other con,
spirators, Chleboan, Device and Capea,
will be tried separately.
The grand jury has indicted Thomas
Tallman, the cashier of the defunct
Traders bank, on the charge of eubez-
element for accepting about $500, 900 de-
posts. knowing the bank to be insolYent.
, 1888-11-27

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. &c. - In the
Knights Of Labor convention this morn
ing the grievance committee occupied the
time. The case of the contested delega
ton from District Assembly 40 of New
York, that headed by James L. Quinn,
was recognized. Powderly says he is
sorry he was reelected, as he has been of
fered a better job, one paying Sc, 900 for
three months work.
The business of the afternoon was
nearly all of a routine character. One of
the first things done IN reasscmbling was
the passage of a resolution to adjourn the
assembly sine die tomorrow at noon.
Committee on appeals aud grievances
then resumed work. The only
case of importance considered
was that OF George Schilling,
who, as master workman of District
Assembly No. "a, of Chicago,
suspended Local Assembly No. 400. The
local appealed to the general master
workman, and was by him re instated.
Schilling thereupon appealed the case to
this body on the ground that d master
workman of a district assembly, and not
general master workman, had authority
10 suspend local aSSeLlDl eS. DurlnR the
hearing of the case. Schilling vigorously
denounced Powderly on the floor of the
assembly. When Schilllng concluded his
statement General Master Workman
Powderly took the floor, and argued in
justification of his action by claiming that
when a dispute arose between a district
master workman and the general master
workman, the latter being the superior
officer, was entitled to authority. The
debate being closed the General Assembly
first refused to sustain Powderly's action
in %reinstating the local assembly and
then refused to endorse Schilling's appeal
by a small majority vote. The whole
matter was then referred to the new gen
eral executive board. A number of other
unfinished appeal cases we're also referred
to the executive board.
The newly elected general officers we're
installed this afternoon. Tomorrow the
legislation committee will submit its re.
port. It is understood that Robert ID.
Layton and Ralph Beaumont will consti-
tute the new committee ON national legis-
lation. with Layton as chairman. The
following named cities ar applicants for
the place of holding the next general
assembly: Toronto. Can; Atlanta, Ga.
New Orleans, Toledo, Albany, n. Y, and
Providence. 1t is thought to night that
either Toronto or Atlanta will be chosen.
, 1888-11-27

Truly did Emerson designate dissi-
patton as the greatest evil in life. He
did not mean dissipation in the narrow
and common sense of excess of drink
ing. He meant dissipation of all sorts
tho dissipation of vital energy in
the pursuit of trivial objects, social
dissipation, waste of time, waste of
money, waste in general. Social dis
sipation Is one of tho most harmful
forms of dissipation, because it is SO
insidious, apparently SO innocent. We
arc commanded to love our neighbors,
but we r not commanded to call on
them two or three times a week. Tho
amount of time consumed in superflu-
and purposeless social intercourse
in this world is something positively
appalling. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
, 1888-11-27
HARRINGTON Wanted.

DUBLIN, Nov. 26.-Edward Harring-
ton, NJ. F., failed to appear to day in
answer to a N charging him with
melting tenants to adopt the plan of cam
paign through his paper, the Kerry Sen
tinel. His counsel applied for Il postpone
ment in order that Harrington could attend
the sittings Of the Parnell commission in
London. The magistrate refused TO grant
the application because the melting was
continued and a warrant was issued for
HarringtOn's arrest.
, 1888-11-27
The ~Swltchmen's Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 26.-The switch
mems strike did not extend to-day to the
engineers or firemen as was anticipated.
The situation remains unchanged, except
that all the roads are moving trains to-
day and tonight and the blockade is
nearly overcome. New men are applying
for work at every office, and the superin-
tendents say they will have no difficulty
in supplying every strikers place within
the next few days. The day taken as a
whole was rather disastrous to the strikers,
and there is a visible weakening manifest
ed by some of their number. The gen
eral officers OF the Locomotive Brother
hood and Firemen's Association did not
put in their appearance to-day, as it was
given out they would. 1t cannot be
reliably ascertained that either OF these
organizations have taken any step to.
wards assisting or sustaining the strikers.