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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
eAeY'S BIOGRAPHY.


Qov AeaAsGD Can IaRoooo ~ Futue~
Wappanoos - Their Oh06roa.
A pleasant custom, that l am sure
moro mothers would like to observe II
they knew Of II. is that Of keeping a
brief record of baoy's life. Our chill
dren's earliest years must ever remain
blank in their memory. and who
can tell with what delight they may in
after years peruse the pages that may
give them a clue TO the happenings Of
that wonderful pcriodf
Onca when looking over some rub
bish in my mothers garrett. ! found q
package Of old letters some Of which
had been written by grandmother to
my mother when ! was . tiny infant.
and never shall forget the eagerness
with which every word referring to
that remarkable baby was devoured.
The color of hair and eyes.
weight ct birth. suggestion
concerning the name. etc.-all were
invested with q strange charm for me;
yet the facts were pitifully meager;
and when my own sweet baby came
resolved to keep for her future graii-
fication . systematic record Of her
progress and achievements. To he
sure there isn't time to do much ut
onoe. but plan to write at least a
few lines each month. even though
baby has to sit ON my lap during the
operation.
It takes but . few minutes, and il
the darling. when grown. shall value
her baby history. surely the reward
will be sufficient Such a record could
conveniently be kept in a small blank
book and in any way desired. Mine
begins with . newspaper notice Of
baby's birth. and is followed by nil
mute description of the interesting little
maiden Then in order of occurrence
are chronicled the principal events Of
her babyhood. together with many
hopes. reflections and prayers
OF her mamma When baby
was . few months old we
printed her tiny hand and foot on one
page by carefully rubbing ink on them
with sponge and pressing them on
the paper: What would you and ]
give il we to-day could See the i'm.
print of our own baby hands or feet?
A look of silken hair graces one
page. and here and there throughout
the history are short poems clipped
from papers and magazines by way Of
variety. and which are. of cours.. ap.
propriate to baby. Other features TO
make the account interesting could be
added from time to time as taste or in
genuity might suggest. and the his
tory itself could be rs lengthy and
complete as time and inclination per-
mitted. But il no more than five min
utes in each month could be devoted
20 this purpose, would earnestly rec.
ommend every mother to do so much
Toe the future happiness Of her little
ones. -Rena Ross. IN Ladies' Home
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL
Pecan Culture.


Mr.. I. j. Lacy, the horticultural "a.
Hor II the New Orleans Sugar BoUl.
says much has been said and written
OF late about the profit Of pecan cult
ure mostly by persons having no cx-
per'ence. either in growing the trees
or gathering the nuts. He 10 not among
inc number who can see the profits
OF every business except the one en-.
gagged in. and can not ses the ex.
penseA
From the best Information Mr.. Lacy
can get not one seeding tree in five
will produce nuts like or even equal to
those planted. and all the othses will
be so small they viii not pay for
gathering and shipping. consequently.
It viii Be necessary to plant i've thou.
sand trees to get ono thousand good
o0ea
Though pecan culture b not vsry
expensive. vet there 10 no good thing
without some trouble and expense
He tAiaks pecan planting will pay il
properly prosecuted. but not by plant
Ing seeding pecans wait twenty
years for them to bear. and then have
four-fifths of them prove worthless.
The trees should all be grated from
reliable bearing treeG Of extra large
siz@ which win enable you to know
with certainty. rs with other grated
fruiia what kind you have; they will
bear fruit In about half the time Of
seedlings. and the nuts will always
sell for . high price.
Good grated pecan trees can be
bought for ffty cents They should
be planted about fifty feet apart.
which allows about fifteen trees 10
the acre. The land can be cultivated
In other crops, as il there were
no trees on it The same cultivation
that 10 proper for cotton is COOL for
pecan treeA They can be cultivated
with the CROP and will bear much
quicker for being well cultivated.
Young trees should be protected from
stock during the winter
We would add that it is now pref
ty generally believed that = pecan
tree trans-planted with the tap-root
cut of. IS they usually come from the
nurseries. does not do SO well 40 one
with tap root undisturbed If this is
%. The disadvantage might be oh
Waited by planting and starting seed.
lings where the tree is to stand aud
then using them there Is stocks to
graft upon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
Spring Oats.

The acreage sown in fall oats Il
much less than usual The freezins
out of large portion of the crop OF
1886 by the hard freeses in January.
1887. had most discouraSing effect.
which was augmented by the unfavor.
sbly dry weather which prevailed in
some parts u the country during the
sowing season. The DAT CROP how.
ever, is too valuable. and in the long
run too reliable tn be given up Spring
sowing costs .lc moro than the seed.
even il the crop fails from drouth; and
. good breadih-eight or ten acres at
least to each pillow run-should be
put in. In cur iudgment-fonndc'i
upon experience and observation
oats sown in February are much
less liable to injury BY freezing
than il sown in January Swing in
the .~ld twelve days" smacks more Of
superstition and sentiment than sound
reason. Our hardest weather is usual
" from December . to February L
ana il i not often that oats sown in
February are killed BY freesinS The
coil for spring oats. If not already fer
tile. should be well MANFRED and deep
" and clGscly plowed-the latter to
Guard against drought - much as
noasibie. II the land be cross plowed
"a. = 70 leave the burrows partly open
the ned mar be sown broadcase and
narrowed in with good results
Cotton seed. or the meal alone,
o. y compost with scid Phos-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

Tho philosophy of freezing is inn
portant in many ways to the farmer.
1t is readily understood why deep
banks Of new ficecy snow do not in
jure the vegetation bcaeath then.
They are porous and admit enough
air To sustain life. and also enough
light for plants in that semi-tl"rmant
stage. Gradually. however. the hcccy
character of the bank changes. The
outer edges Of the flakes melt away;
the bank settles as the snow becomes
less bulky. though heavier in proper
ton to its bulk. Ii the ground IS I'M
frozen beneath. its warmth chan ges
the under part where the weight is
greatest. into almost solid ice. Aud
If the ground is unfroz.n winter wheat
or grass will often begin To grow un.
der the snow banks Then it needs
both air and lishi. and il neither is
afforded the plant is said to be. and 10
smothered. The :ime 10 guard against
this danger is when the SNOWFLAKE be-
side some fence begins to lessen in
bulk. Make few holes down TO the
soil at regular intervals These may
temporarily fill again with snow. but
it will be So light that it can not com.
pact As the bank has done. Usually
after day or two the internal heat of
the soil will come up and keep these
breathing places open. 1t always will
if the soil is properly underdrained.
An accidental opening to an under
drain three feet deep has kept The
soil over il free from snow during an
entire winter. The drain was fed by
springs. and had water in it all
through the severest cold weather
american CMitiraf,v.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

The broud SOW must not be neglect
Cd Mt any time. especially at this season
Of the year. The present month Feb
ruary) 10 the time to have the sow
take the boar for spring pigs. and it
Is very necessary that they should be
in proper condition for coupling when
the time arrives The main thing to
guard against is fat II you wish nice
litters of good quality pigs. have your
sows thin at the lime they take the
boar They will have larger
litters aud the pigs will be
healthier. After they have been
served you can feed the sows
stronger food. but not too much corn
or feed that is of heating nature. IS
they do much better on buildings and
milk. and such light feed After they
have been served turn them out into
the lot where they can have plenty of
exercise up 10 within two weeks Of
farrowing. OF course they must have
o good shelter. where they will be dry
and warm l have very often observed
my sows in the dead of winter, when
the ground was covered with snow,
take a walk around . four-acre lot
and Il they found a spot where the
snow had blown OF they would pick .
few mouthfuls Of grass. and if
not prevented by q ring they
would turn up little fresh
ground il not frozen too hard This
fresh ground ID very beneficial TO
them. especially in winter If you
have several brood sows in the same
lot. provide two or even three troughs
and put feed in them all - near the
same time as possible. Then the sows
can all get an equal show. Under no
consideration leave your boar with
sows after they get two months gone.
especially % If he be an old one. for
you can plainly see how he knocks
them around at feeding time. and is
more less apt to hurt them
Ihave heard il said that hogs feet
would not stand travelling on rough
Ice. but that is all nonsense. for win
tered ten large hogs in a lot last
winter; they all did very well in the
spring. and i expect to winter all my
brood sows out doors this winter.
They will have a good dry bed where
they can so at any time or roam
around at their will When the ground
is frosen too hard for them 10 work
Tor themselveA throw them some coal
ashes and see how grcedily they willeat
them. II these few simple instructions
are carried out your sows will do tl.e
fair thing in the spring. HoUa,d
Aesdenkau, in Dizic Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
pha,e aid potash. nakcs src,

pha'e aid potash. makes arc> ca,
fertilizer for oats. The cr,p requires
rather more ammonia and potash than
the percentage usually found in COM
mercial ammoniated phospha,es-
Undoubtedly. the Burt oat is the
safest for spring sowing. rs il will
mature in one hundred to oac hundred
and twenty days. when sown in Febru-
airy or March. according TO latitude.
Sow plenty Of seed; the later the sow
ing. the heavier should lie the seeding.
Allow for yield of twenty fold. is a
pretty safe general rule. unless The ex-
pected yield or capacity Of the land is
small. in which case the seeding should
be somewhat heavier than this rule
would indicate. and vice versa
Sons&sns ,~ifissJ1r.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

How tho VerWoat Seuosor AscoRtoNnO
the veracity Of visltoe.

How the vsr0oat Semosor AscsPtatn01
the veracity Of . visitor.
Senator Edmunds was evidently out a
sorts whom the card was handed 10 hin
writes . Washington eorrespondent HI
glanced at it in . don't bother.me kind ol
way that made the little page who
brought il glad to escape from his pre-
ence. The square piece Of paper which Icy
before the Ssnator-for it could scarcely
b called . eard-bore the name, "Willil
Howe" The letters were angular and
awkwardly scrawled. Il was apparently
the work Of o boy or half grown led.
Tho Senator arose from his seat, aDl
crossing the corridor, entered the marble
room. where his visitor awaited him. HI
found the latter in conversations with hid
committee clerk. ~Wha, DOES he wantls'
queried the Senator, grufiy, and, ID.
dressing the clerk.
He wants some money % take him
home. Hs SAYS he lives in Vermont"
"What did you say your name Vas p
asked the Senator. Studying the oharao
tiers on the card.
"willis Howe" was the boys reply.
'But how do I know that you live n
Vermont? You might come from Texas,
for all that know"
~ can only assure you that I speak the
truth, Senator. have no way Of proving
it. My homo Is in the village Of"
''Oh, it Is. is iti" said the Senator. grim.
iy. swell, I've visited in that place .
number Of times. suppose you know
every body there, don't your"
Tho boy replied that the people hs
didn't know were not worth knowing.
well, Them said the Senator, "teIl me
the name Of the fat old man who psidlss
milk about town."
Ale isn't fat and he isn't old" an.
swered the vounystsr dogSsdly. ''His
name is Skinny Eccles."
The faintest sort Of q smile lie up the
Vermont Senator'S stern features. Turn
ing to bis clerk he said: ''0ivo him the
money. There's no doubling the boys
honesty" and then he added with q
chuckle Is he turned to re-enter the cham
her: "Skinny Ecclssl Well, well,
haven't thought Of him before in dozen
years"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
DON'T GO DOWN TOWN 10 BE
ROBBED.
BUT COME IN AND SEE VA
spo"tin,'s Tribute to Mozart.


When Spontini, tho composer. WAS q
Berlin, Prussia, he appeared In tbs thea
ter with his lapel covered with decora-
tons Ono Of the musicians whispered 70
his neighbor: "Mozart never had -
many" Spontini, having overheard the
remark, turned to the speaker aud ssids
Mozart was not in need q any,"
- 49,
THAT photograph had better -
throttled right now. before it gets .
chance to establish itself Il 10 q most
dangerous thing. OF course the thing
will have advantages. kgirl can take
it up to her room. andlin her loneli.
ness when the sweetheart u away she
can hear all the sweet things he has
said to her. Conversations can Be
handed down from generation to gem
Grafton. And when the husband and
wife quarrel. tho wife win say: my
dear old mother warned me you were
no good. Listen to what she said. :"
and she'll pull out the family phono-
graph and u wheezy noise will bs
heard: You'll find him out my
dear. All men are bad. There ism
. good man living-except your faith
er sometimes. "-S0S Francisco CRs0s-
iclA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
Facts in Feeding.

Each OF three neighbors is fatienine
a pen of August pigA All are well
housed One feeds rye and barley
meal. one corn in she ear and the
other wheat bran and n.iddlings The
last are doing the bes:, and the corn
fed pigs the poorest. Another neigh
Dor 10 feeding twenty-Scven fall pig,
for market and although he has corn
in abundance he buys middlinys ir
feed for profit. In March. two years
ago, saw . pen of fall pigs
slaughtered which had been fattcncd
on barley meal The barley paid
about 81. IS bushei in pork, but the
latter was not fiji 10 enter human
stomach Most Of theSe pigs were
afflicted with tape-wo-ms. and on
opening them the ugly yer.
min could he seen through
the entrails II is not known
that the barley caused the trouble. but
all who became aware oil the iEci,lcn;
lost faith in feeding barley TO pigs Il
seems to he settled here. Mt least. thai
winter pig-fccding is rs profitable As
at any other time of the year. provided
always that the pigs are kept warm
This is done by doublc-boarding the
pen. filling in with straw and laying
the plank floor on the ground. Warm
drinks are usually given. Perhaps no
animals are 90 fond Of having their
backs scratched as pigs. and persons
who scratch the backs of these ami.
mails habitually ALWAYS have the fat
test and best pigs Reason: II a per-
son is interested in his pigs enough 10
scratch their backs he will invariably
see that they are well fed and have
ev cry thing for their comfort-M T.
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

- H..eYueut Il many t10u1nn0 -
q shsss eascaie :. 5000 fsn,s,es. - tbe Invsn1
s' s Ses saseies E inoafsss. ssss,e -
~ Se0dei 9 vt experience n nsessyn - ~
- = thoroo0hly tsstine ~
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= e: snssTeStk g Sssalt Of - 20 49,, -
Wlaass s1ps.tssoce, .a aeo sSd ffas pSya-
- ;;s - ST. rs ia { q 81 - "a
~. ~ oSSfinafs csSes which - oeaesS,
90 e! Prev : e io e .s sss s.''ss "a es
SSssins vomsa- It = mot recoS~seosSe. ~ ~
ssa1s- al" but . . mos: psssses Se'' ~
vs"ae: Ssessl4 ,assr ia'I iss19iseraea.s sseie,
"a g IL SaSsS ana q sPRs.s:css. 81 3
I.s3eesr: FSs ,; SsssxCss sscAess 1illssssL
drs1SsSsrs essmstTe.Ise. -shep; I'll -.
ksspsrs nursing mot6ert ana 49, ~ 49,; ~
:aly: ps; III: III b eoeOf nein9 SssaSss7
~ apCetisins cordial end reetolaedye tooie
A. . 000e6ing and oerenes.Ss. ~
1928 :. sssySIusb,e Is W. ssa ~
dSinS 1srvouS oxci1ability. hTitahli1y. q
SsuSfioo. prostrsficn. hyGeerla. Ra1ms -
shss d,sslias; r nssS S1net,ossi "a srsssis
sios0 - rSiisvss mental anxisty ~ =
-: Ficresss nav sriee ?resev1Ieice
- : isSisiSess 6sAisise. se .tn%s
lsys,.s and sd 2 enr e v $685. & r.
S0scss IN any condition Of IT, 49,: y
.ss.i.s sst1e. o a nn.css' ,s an q
Ia VIM prove very beneecial
,,.s eve: e. * Set sse.Sess
sfinsAe Sases OF leucorrhea. excessive 1ow1N
painful nenstrustion. unnatural sappsea,losS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

u 10 none too early 20 b getting readv Ioe epf19
and the Arst thtug which should receive otteutsoo
h your own system II you have nos been veil dur.
ing the winter. have been troubled with o. ~fula.
salt rheum. or other humors Of the bloc. yoa
should purify the blood By taktna Hoods e&ssa~o.
fia- You will then escape that in0oooF1ooooo tfo0
feeling which % % prostrating and often - 0nao
countable in the spring months. Take Hoo4o ~
oapariilA before it - too late.
81 take Hood's Sarsaparilla for opssn0 ~
cine. and I md it just the thing. lt tones - ~
system and makes mo feel like . Different Dan. ~
wife takes it for dyepe psa. and che derives g01o
benent from e." FRANK C. TU111A Booe =
Ladder No. L Tr1ond street. Boston
Hoods Sor0apovjIIo
sofa By IN Asumisea. q: SIX for q PssUass1 ~
g. L HOOD CO.. Aposhseasiss. Lowell. 0aA
100 Doses One oo0O0g
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
An Old Ru1 True SfnRR.

1t 10 IN old story about the store sigs
that advises people not to go further and
he robbed, but the average newspapeR
reader has regarded that story ~ . mere
invention of the wits and as having No
foundation in fact At this very moment
there hangs in the window Of . second
hand furniture establis hment On West
Randolph street Chicago, . placard which
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

John Sellers. an old farmer near
New Philadelphia, O.. who died the
other day. had remarkable crop OF
hair and a very long beard. This was
because he had never shaved or had
his hair cut. thinking. rs he said. that
ii was interfering with the provisions
Of nature for man to cut or even
trim his hair
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07
"A Marshall (MichD man who !

"A Marshall (Mich. man who had
been badly cut AMI bruised over the eye.
applied piece Of raw becf'teak 10 re-
iuce the, Inflammation. When he
sought 10 remove il. IL was found. &C
cordipg to local paper. that the It's
sues Of the beef had grown into the
cut and united itself to the flesh 80
FIRMLY that it was necessary to have .
doctor cut it away.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

During divorce trial at Plain
we'll, Ill. the fact was brought out that
the husband, who was the defendant
in tho suit persisted in sleeping BE-
tween sheepskins at Ill SEASONS Of the
year and in all kinds Of weather. He
declared that no bed clothes were
equal to them - . promoter ct com
fort and health
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

AT some recent balls In New York
there have been marvels of electric
lighting. An accumulator. or storage
battery. has been placed temporarily
on the premises. from which wires
have been run all over the house.
Lights pceped out Of the rare exotics
and plants in the conservatory. in the
halls. on the stairways and in the
salon. They twinkled even in The
table bouquets and ornaments.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

A DosR in Time Saves Nine Of Hale'o 6oo
ey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Fixes Toothache Drops Cure In one minutA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

A CHARITY bawl-Pleasc, mister. gimme q
bfaahiRgtsa Cyitie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

PIPE IINKs-those written - favor q
characterization
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

TIE professor of pebmanship can let 81
dour,shing business when he drops A1s pa
and uses q typewriter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

Silver fox il . beautiful bat very
lelicate fus i y always costly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

Prso's euro for Consumption Is the 49,
take dose. By drugKista, 20 boea2A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

"IHAvH been afylicted with q adeseiea q
the Throat from childhood, caused b dipo.
iberia, and have used various remedies, but
have never found anything equal % 6noWN'l
BRONCHIAL TRocuRs."-RSv. q. ~. u Aomp
ton, Pikxfon, IN. Sold only In oo1oA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

II there 3 any ono who ohoaA -
wrapped in slumtex,s II y . maA wh0
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

AwNDINo stare-watching your best GID
- you hold hcI skein Of iiosA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

LIN. II burdeusome, ALIKE % ~ 0rDoQ
and al around him, while dyspepsia ana u
attending evils hold sway. complaipts G
this :, nature can b speedily cured y takine
once thus aIiiCted now bear cheerful toatS,
mony - to is inertia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

II il generally sal up. with ma1 VIA
he beQins to 70 down hul-Hoeeso 0e1vS1.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

AN awkward waiter frequently DaayU ~
deuce with tho txay.-Rote1 Mex
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-04-07

IL .s.ns ' he eoceS sna ao.s s 81
Nausea and fn1nenoss In hin ne.
Brov-facktnR pains assail lin.
llek headache! o1t ere loeg 0o0o01DA
HE stomach ooetles into peace.
Within his head the thfo6einge eoaeo.
Pierce Pellets never fail hiDs
Nor win they fail anyone In such alsl
predicament To the dyspepic, the e0ieuA
friend in need and friend indeed"