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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15
SOME CHOICE ADS

Eveey- Day LA6o - PoetEoyo4 ~ NoWo.
papoe Aavoseise0eots.
Wanted. . man. Apply every rywhere.
Wanted. an oystermau; must not b
. clam.
A young gentleman Of Clncinna&i
desires instruction in the English Ian.
guage
Wanted, for . restaurant, an Irish
stewart. 10 superiutend manufacture
Of Irish stew.
A young man. just recovered from .
two years' trance. would like to obtain
employment - night watchman.
Having purchased magnificent
meerschaum pipe I am anxious 70 en-
gage an experienced artist 70 color Il
Must find his own tobacco and pay for
use Of pipe.
A young gentleman who has about
twelve hours leisure . day, not caring
to lead . life OF idleness. would like
to employ about two Of the hours in
some light congenial occupation.
A young graduate from school Of
10ur0All8mb 02vW8 COmo ~ eo0 COu>
clusion that journalism does mot Offer
sufficiently vide held for tho exercise
Of his talents. will take . job In Z
grocery. Address Commerce.
A poor. down-trodden Lady, IN CO.,
pliance with the brutal deman1 q Z
tyrannioal husband. will dispooo q hef
pet pug dog. A. the lsar little love
has been reared In the lap Of luxury.
only those who can guarantee It Z
happy, comfortable home and the
kindest Qf treatment need apply.
Nra Robinsons. Of Salt Lake City.
whose husband disd only last week.
leaving hsr-six pooe vidows-to bat-
- With tho world alons. desires =
mses With rs1no1 eoa1lsman. either
married or singla. who IN return fos
her loves nd affections would provide
her with . half dozen comfortable
homes Address AaEEisgsA-N. =
Evsping Sa4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15
OUR chlLDREM's EYES

4la61y aoA Wlso WorA0 WB1e1oa - .
Careful neehse.
Allow me to say . few words In re-
gard 70 the children's eyeG Years
ago when the childrea studied their
Lessons from their bookA we did not
hear very mueh about their eyes Civ
ing out Let - consult our blackboards
and see what they can tell ID shout
this worldwide subject Dear par.
cnts and guardians. al over this broad
land, how many hours through the
day are your little children sitting In
school. staring at . blackboard upon
which are placed By the teacher most
Of the lessons for the day, many times
tho lines being 20 dne and pale they
could not be easily read moro than
half or two-thirds the way across the
room. but the children are required to
so them al the way across and from
the remotest cornera Many Of the
children when first looking at the
board do not $50 much Of any thing:
but BY looking very sharp for .
few seconds the lines reveal them
selvea This, my friends. means
strained eyes, and strained eyes mean
weakened or diseased optic nerves.
possibly NO eyes as all. II al depend
ing upon the severity Of the strain.
Even when the work Il quite distin ct.
for children who have naturally weak
eyes tho distance many times II -
zr9at that the cir waves coming be-
tween the poor. tired eyes and the
board cause the lines 70 waver and
flicker. and especially u this the case
when the light II poor and the veutila-
tion bed. Any thing put on the board
for childrea to zee. whether old oe
young, should have large proportions
and broad clear lines throughout %
10 extra effort will have 70 Be made 70
discover Il There II . great differ.
eoce in eyes; one child will readily 50
what anothee could not without the
fatal strain. know whereof speak,
for my own eyes were nearly destroyed
through this Same practice. and ]
know others who have suffered like
lata-N. 7. Tribuue
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

sAsw Why Il Il held. The best posst
bio reason for the non-delivery Of .
letter = when Il comes back bearing
In vivid rcd letters the omiuious word
Deceased. Chicago Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

sahe los frou inseoe rsvages in
this countFy nay appear s0all. but
Prof. Riley estimates ths aanual dan-
age - high - $500. 600. .OoQ ThiD -
enormous. and equals The satiss pee1-
net Of some Of TIE osreal sFgPG 1Ai1
doeo mot include IL cost q laboe T.
voted TO the destEuct3oa - 1Aeoo1a, -
FOR methods Of preveotinx dspssda.
tion. bat the valuo q ~ &aAount q,
stroyed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15
lsnton Discipline In Rvssia.

Nowhere in Europe II Lenton kepe
- vigorously - II 10 In Russia Thers
the faithful eat neither meaA eggs
milk nor butter during the entire forty
daya Even in cooking oil b ussd in-
stead Of butter or lard. and not even
the children are allowed 70 drink milk.
On tho day before Easter nothing r
eaten, a.d juse before midnight the
people Ill 60 70 church. bearing with
them provisions Of every dsscriptioa.
At The stroke Of twelve the church,
which has previously been kept in ut
ter darkuess, h suddenly illuminated.
and then, after the iood has boea
blessed. the eating begins and The pso-
pie satisfy their hunger before leaving
tAe scored edillce. On Easter Sunday
evssy body hes ne privilege q salut-
ing whoever hs ~ chance 70 0ssl
with three Kisses - tie cheek. Evsa
the Emperor himself II not exempt
from This custom. and Il was tAe cus'
tom in former years for The Csar "a
walk abroad On that day 70 receive ~
embraces ol his people. but this custom
has been disoontinued b the present
EapeFee Alexandee. who II afraid d
being killed b ~ Nihilists. and doe
aet eass 70 court publicity II sucA I
0annee.-Sk Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15
AUTHOR AND AGENT.

he Mear.H.l Di1srsses b tAs csa1atsss
q The I've IaAiviAaAls.
Hon. John w. Bickle. one OF the
wealthiest and. consequently. one a
tho most highly-respected men In thu
Poplar Shade neighborhood, was walk.
ing in his garden one evening. breath.
ing the perfume OF the early spring
flowers. whom . limping travelea
stained and unattractive in dress, cams
up to the fence, and. in gentle voice.
said something in compliment Of the
shrubbery. Bickle turned around and.
being instantly taken with the pleasing
face Of the man replied:
''Yes. tho shrubbery Is beautiful q
this time Of year. when the young and
gentle leaves. touching each other fo'
tho first time. seem to be thrilled"
"Ah," responded the tramp (for. In
deed he was such. albeit his lace wors
: gentle expression). Il am glad K
know that this garden is owned by .
man who has that pure sentiment which
leads up to m appreciation OF such
dainty children OF the forest"
won't you como inf" Hon. Mr..
Bickle asked.
Thank you. I shall Be delighted
and. he accordingly entered the gar
den. where. seated on bench, he and
the honorable gentleman talked until
''twilight had deepened with tings
OF eve"
my dear sir.~ said Bickle. II heas
the supper bell; will you not join "
in our evening mealr'
The stranger said he thought he
would. Several days had passed since
he had encompassed any thing heavier
than q thin-bread ''hand-out" from the
back window Of . farmers kitchen.
and he was now ready to eat some.
thing. Tho stranger was not intro
duced to the handsome woman whs
presided at the table-indeed Bickls
had not asked the name Of the way.
farer-but this threw no damp dish-rag
upon an appetite that had longed for
sympathy and something to take int
it's embrace.
"Now. my friend. " said Bickle, when
the meal was finished, ''let u 70 into
the library and smoke fragrant TO-
bacco."
The stranger said that he would GO.
During the past week he had smoked
cigar stubs crumbled into clay pipe.
and the thought OF smoking tobacco
that had been subjected to no previous
use. made his mouth water.
When they had lighted imported
cigars, when they had yielded to sst.
isfaction's perfect enthrallment Biclkls
remarked:
my dear cir, I was once : poor
man"
.Ah!"
'Yes. = poor, doubtless. = you ars
now"
..Inpossible"
''Oh. no. not impossible. but . fact.
I started out - an editor. but saw the
sheriff place . rude hand on my ten
der plant; 1 tried numerous other CALL
ings, but was forced to tramp. At last
started out convassing for . sub
scription book. entitled. Three Squints
at the Holy Land and Nod 1t the
River Of Jordan Well, sir, wealth
began to pour in upon me. and. after
. few years. I had made enough money
to buy this beautiful place"
Il also had something to do with the
subscription book business. the visitor
replied.
..Ah, and you were not successfulr'
Mo, I made nothing"
That's strange. Probably you did
not study the art Of canvassing."
Il did no canvassing."
''Wha4 did you do?"
II wrote the book that you sold.
Well. I must be going. So long. ~
Arkansaw Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15
Tobacco Growing.

A tobacco grower in giving direo-
ti0ns for tobacco culture says that In
the nrst place. the ground should b
broken early. and about four inches
deep When that IL done wait ten q
twelve days. and then plow Il again.
and repeat until the time comes 70 get
the ground ready for setting the plants.
then harrow and plow again. and har.
row . second time. Now lay OF four
feet ono way, and the other way two
and one-half or three test II the land
is level enough roll the ground. pack.
ing. 20 it will not dry out quickly.
When . rain comes you can
set out your plants without any
trouble. Thea - soon - u
leaves skelp round IL with hoa Juse
~ this il done take . small one-horse
plow and plow - close - possible
without loosening the plant Flow
.hree or four times and hoe twice; The
last time II should Be pFimed and hilled
up; then. II II has done well. Il h ready
TOR topping. Tobacco should b wor1s1
from the time It gsts - big - plata
until It IL cut Take Il 70 the Aouss q
iarRe). six or eight plants - . Tour
foot stick. and hang Il mp h open
house. This keeps the dew aad The
rain Oh Il. and Il does better never "a
get vek This b my expeeissos n -
bacco raisin9.-Westegn Rnral
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

"A boy living near Abilene. Tex.
was recently bitten BY . snake. and
vas soou taken With coavulsions. An
old Mexican scraped out The bowl of .
briar pipe. applied the scrapinss 70
he child's wounds. and The next day
the boy vs. veil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

"A medical certificate for . Buffalo
ouack tells Of man being cured OF
rhsuma&ism Of ninety-one years' stand
Ing. Il ought 70 have tired itself OUT
getting up - that agA :.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

0nsmanR Clp4h OoooanaD 0AAo Aeeee0
- - - EA1sse oov1ss.
rhs Empire polonaise cloth costumes
Soe slender young women aro very
handsome In cloths Of two colors
trimmed with wide gold braid. the
front Of the waist crossed and recroesed
With thickly-repped ribbons A green
cloth polonaise bordered with gold
braid two inches wide = made up over
Q tan cloth skirt with the lower
sleeves Of tan-color, also the plastron,
While tAs bust hes heavy eprdsd green
ribbon crossing in Empire fashion. and
hanging nearly to tho hoor tribe 70
the left Of the froat Tho tan skirt b
full and plain, with two rows of gold
braid around Il shove . hem- Tho
polonaise laps 70 the left side. and has
. single triangular revers turned back
on the waist disclos,ng . plastron and
collar Of tan-colored cloth. The RIB.
bon then begins In the arm-hole o. ths
right aide, crosses 70 the left lower
down, then returns 70 the right
side q the waist line. an6
recrosses - . wide Empire ssh
with dropping ends on tho left
The sleeves are green from the top 70
the elbows, and are pushed up In high
folds around tho armholes; below the
elbows they are tightly Atted and oe
tan cloth; the upper full parts taper
downward. are pointed at tho elbows
and ars edged there with gold beaf4
This and similar picturesque dresses
chosen for afternoon wear and for day
receptions are worn With IN Empire
poke bonnet o. . projecting g-esimmed
round hat the color Of the cloth. With
ostrich tips and wide loops Of ribboN
for trimming.
Other most graceful wool gowns are
aade Of the widely-bordered camers-
hair stulis. with the border at the foot
Of tho very PLATA skirt which h made
round. with . great deal Of fulness In
the back. where It hangs In natural
and graceful folds Tho grayiah En-
pirs green woods. with border o( darker
green half . yard deep around the
skirt make very tasteful gowns with
this simplo skirt and . round waist
opening over . gathered hahit-shirt OF
white Or paler green wool; revers of
the siziped wool are made broad and
short and there IL . wide sash cross-
ing the front Of black moire
ribbon with ends hanging down
the LETT side The back Of the
skirt is gathered to pass over the edge
Of the round bodice. and modistes sup
port this By . very sligAt pad hustle
sewed 70 the edge Of he bodice. The
full sleeves give the effect of high
folds around the armhole; but taper
below In leg-of-muttoa shape. Red
cloths and red India eamel's hair u
various shades are made up With .
vest Of white cloth wrought nearly al
over with gold cord. thea draPed fron
each eide Of the vest With white beo-
galine folds that cross at tho waist limo
under . short belt OF the white cloth
With gold oerdinG. Othsr rsd-cloth
redineotes have the odd decoration q
copper cording instead Of gold- Cop.
Per shades of cloth are made up ovce
very dark blue velvse skirts, with .
vest Of blns vslvsk striped lengthvisA
with copper cords In the long redinr
gotaA A novel vsy of Frightening
black-cloth redineotes h 70 edge the
Braided revers, collar and ou4b with .
aarrow piping fold Of light yellow
e3oth. Green's with taA-coloss and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

-Few farmers appreciate The gFsat
1iaersacs bstweea poorly feeding pooe
stock and q . loss. aa1 ~ ubeFal
feeding that can b aDoeded - stoeg
Of better character. Keeping unpso1s-
BILE stock ruins more farmers than
ny other one cause. They work hard
and live economically. but The Losses
from stock that does not pey ioe IL
keep consumes Ill and moro than tha9
non make.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

Nail carriers In Morocco aso sa3d
. avoA risk of losiag thair plaess b
ovseslsspiag b Uing . caring - eas
loot md setting the end Of Il On nro
bslore they 90 % slssp. The string.
they know fsoA expsrienes, viii bura
- long. md vhsa the Are reaches
their loot jt y tipe toe them p gst ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15
1'sE PvREsr THING OF EAa1n

1oeW Two little eAllArpa.
Two httle behy eisaa,
ne - With Eavea tseeeea
- eeAee eoaasa eux3a
y eooooo oea0A by OaeA seAeR
Upoa ~ 61sy sesoos; 4
40 - oo0e unseen sphtt
lntrod1oo4 eocA sweet
1Aey ooft e0beaeea eael otheP
A1d kiaood kiss oe levs-
~ inagssy q angols
0eaoeo 0od's tAFuoo above.
Aad = tAey vsss suseae,ne.
IAoagAt . wosid uke tAis
Gould szeas1re assAiag psrse
IhaA bahy . kiss:
- tAey had eAildAood's pureneoe
cetA tAey eosld oos hide,
% eeeA 1oesook ~ other
toe ~ 0oeAer's sioe;
Uof they had bahy wisdom,
Learned ere their Mortal blr1A.
4aoA o0s knew mother vas
1Ae purest thlag - earth.
~aaao = 0c0goQoe, u n Y. Mall end II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15


1H. HutcAieeo. 6sease HnoWn o. on
Hutch, aseoaished - vegA hy IT, Dmn4
q winch - aanipalaaea ~ Chicngo wheat
naekoe-aakinG, stieoaid, tAoo0oGDooo SUN
c oSAoaOoQ q Ais wAeot dsala, n les
tAaa . month. 8oosoeEic; poooeseed q
little educatioa, his sucooso seone6 marvel
ouA
Ma ftssnds end thoso wAo lnsw hin bese
Wsso nos surprised
4 peoninssS resident broker Of Chicago.
vAo hovs hin WOl, tagooly suns up
Hutchisea In these Words: ssWhat AekD0Ws,
- k.svs well, aad thss's oh Hasca's -
cret"
We oece haard Q pseninsnt steck oper.
aAoe. sp9Aking Of Jay 0osA, remark: He
msw 8 ieas ego WAae - balance OF - aro
lust ln&sme ouI 0euld knows his business
taeseseely:ad vsass't s'ss ~ s'~ would
4 no&ed uanufAseurse e esgtAin As1ici-
nal rsaadiss hes achieved . worldwide
thsesaeA knswisdgs u kis bsainsse.
4atsErEisinR and peogreesive. he wns not
tie0 of AAo ealy eeouiDo ro0oay 1oe ~
preveatiea anA csss q IN kidnsy and liver
6ieoeaesS, ~ na0o aoa oAaeactero9 War.
oos'e NE Cueo bdnR 1nniliagly Known il
eveey hrnsshold thru1Ghest ~ entire cav-
rliDo1 v9sll-bu4 - 0nclu6sa - further
heaant - Wegi1 - revive es0o old-1 -1asA-
lsasa rensdio vAisA hasA fee . period.
beea looA
Rs-AScevsssd. hey ars ths eadesA .ths
nswsst asd ths best ~
Used Via tie Pn0zin YatAsgs lsAAs1,
thsy h9$e beea 1ncA improve0 upoa end
afo NO. hOWD o ~WoTDoeso LoI Ch66n
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

Il 7SFnor Who lives near Americus,
Co, has thFse9alloa COW that sud-
dsaly 4sassd 70 give milk He led her
end cared for her in every way. but
the mystery was not solved unta he
found one day that n old scw haA
ben Skipping The cew. he porkers
which, & u needless % ~. wae u nne
ooudissou, innediaAsly went to the
hntohAca - - as.ssa..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

0icago 7. q,

p used for the protection o6 the once.
II. for instance. the ''card" says return
70 such and such . hotel the CLERK
might b apt TO pigeon-hole them. in
stead Of mailing them at once. The
stamp
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

Ine1azy Da1 Chicago r. o.
Which shows that It has coma up,aee
our sapsrvisioa. md the stamp
The Worthington advance., 1889-05-09
Board Of Managers of the State Reform
School.
Countersigned and registered.

State Treasurer.
SEC. 35. Upon the issuance of said certif.
cate as aforesaid the unpaid part CT the pur.
chase price therein mentioned. and all in+
terest thereon accruing, shall be and hereby.
is pledged for the payment of the amount
and interest Represented by such certificate;
and whenever any money is paid into the
state treasury nn account of said unpaid
purchase price, and the interest thereon. the
state treasurer shall set aside and reserve the
same for the payment of such certificate and
the interest thereon; provided, that the
amount SO set aside from the interest paid
upon such purchase price in any year shalI
not exceed the amount of interest maturing
in such year upon such certificate. And in
case of the forfeiture and a resale of any Of
the lands described in any such certificate as
IN this act provided. the entire profits of such
resale are hereby pledged and shall be set
aside and reserved for the paymen, of said
certificate and the interest thereon in the
same manner ard with like effect as in this
section provided in reference 10 the unpaid
part of the original purchase price thereof
and interest thereon.
SEC. SO. The state treasurer shall pay such
certificates and the annually maturing inter.
est thereon according to the terms s. thereof
out OF the said moneys pledged and set aside
therefor, as aforesaid; and if such money
pledged and set aside is not at that time suf-
ticient for that purpose, he shall pay the
out Of any money belonging to said reform
school fund not otherwise pledged or appr0-
priated.
Sec. 81. Whenever, in the Judgment OF
said board or managers. it may be desirable
to pay the principal OF any such certificate
which by the terms thereof is PAYABLE. and
there are moneys to the credit of said reform
school fund available for that nurDose tney
shall notify the state treasurer thereof and
said treasurer shah thereupon call in and re-
deem such certificate. For this purpose he
shall publish once in each week for three
successive weeks in newspaper published
In the capital of the state notice which
shall specify the date, humber and amount
of the certificate so to be redeemed.
and shall also state that the inter-
est thereon will cease at the exr.IratiOn
The Worthington advance., 1889-05-09
THE COST PRODUCTION

Quality is soughtin all goods sold, and
as quality varies, all articles are graded
and the price fixed in accordance with
the stock in market of the grade sought.
A market may be overstocked with an
article of certain grade. and yet
brisk demand may exist for the same
article, but of a different grade. This
rule applies to the products of the farm
as we'll as to manufactured articles,
but it receives less consideration by
farmers than by other classes. The
farmer devotes his energies to produce
as much in quantity as he can secure
from the soil, and in that manner assists
in reducing prices and injuring the
sales of his goods. There should be no
objection to quantity,as the greater the
quantity the larger the receipts, but the
quality is more important than quantity.
THE COST OF PRODUCTION.
Ii choice article can be grown on the
same space required for an inferior one
the cost will be but little more. The
first item of expense is the use of the
ground, and that item must be paid
under all circumstances, as the interest
and use of the land commands market
able value. Next, the labor is expensive.
While a choice article may call for
more labor to a certain extent, vet
there are items in the bill of labor that
always present themselves. For in
stance, it requires as much time to
hitch the team. sharpen the tools,
travel to and from the field, keep down
the. weeds and grass, and protect
against, insects for a poor crop as
for q better one. To propOrtionately
lessen this expense the crop must not
only be large, but of excellent quality.
and the better the quality the lower the
cost prOportionately. 1t is sometimes
extravagant to grow an inferior crop. as
the farmer cannot afford to do so. His
land and labor are too valuable to he de-
voted to crops that do not pay because
they fail to be of the quality in demand.
THE PROFITS ON QUALITY.
Overproduction of inferior articles is
possible at all times. but oyerproduc-
ton of choice articles has never vet
been accomplished. There are too MANY
grades in the market, which split up the
whole into SO many separate article. any
one of which my be lacking while
the others are in excess. A slight
difference in quality is sometimes sutfi-
cient to double the profits: It is esti-
mated that the average cost of growing,
picking and shipping strawberries is s
cents quart. If one grower receives
81 cents per quart and another cents
per quart, the one will have twice as
much profit as the other, although he re-
ceived but half.a cent more. This is due
to the fact that the first cost, of 8 cents
what the prices may be. The grower
who aims to have his products in mar
ket so as to grade them to the highest
standard can realize large profit even
when others, selling inferior articles,
may suffer loss.