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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07

''Have you ever soAieed," inquired
N observant young aan WIN whom I
was lunching tho other day. ."'hov few
Americans eat mustard?" confessed
q lack Of study in that direction, and
he on1tinued: I'm England mustard
ID the great national conAineat An
Khglishman will nsves eat beef. bscep.
ham or steak without IL and many -
than season mutton with il Al. En-
glish tramp to whom you gave N un-s
seasoned beef sandwich would stop and
ask yoQ for mus>arau before 10 esn1
mnced 70, devour il VIII, ANsri--
cans It is Different They never take,
mustard with beef. and rarely with
any thing elss. unless It is vssy ~
ham. Americans delnGs their msat
with hot Indian and other sancea bot.
they let mustard alone. My proof. Say.
yous My proof is right here x.
anime egsry nusnxdS ernet II thie
restaurant and you win llud that Stse
contents might have bssn mixed sen
years ago. for they leok - old -
AlsthusslaA AaA<ssne1 tsice = musest
I don't believ~vAhat 1h9d&aauotauA
rant in this city that uses . pound Of
mustard week"-Chioago Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07

is found that in heavy work pasticu.
larly tools keep their edge and retain
their temper better with cOttOu.seed
oil than with any other lubricant. and
in many establishments in which it has
been given careful trial. nothing else
is used with drills, cutters, stc.
Another purpose for which it can be
employed is for cooling heated bear
ing. Experienced engineers have
found that nothing will accomplish
the desired result moro rapidly and
cOmpletely.-Safety Valve.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
BENEATH MY ROOF.TREE.

oiie cewy morn, when waking birds
Their first low notes were trilling,
And perfume from each hawthorn hedge
The wandering wind was filling,
saw serene Contentment pass
With step that scarcely swayed the grasx
30 wondrous sweet and far beyond
All other friends thought her,
1hat every day through woodland way
And fowcry field sought her,
Ard called and called again her name
But never answering whisper came.
Then. vexed that she would not reply,
Icried in accents fretful:
Contentmenf. where thou nstest, 20;
Nor viii 1 be regrc;ful
lain would have thee with me dwell;
But, since thou wilt not, fare thee we'll"
sought my cot where needlecraft,
The spinning wheels swift whirrinc.
Ana housewife cares, gave wings to time,
And kept the life-iide stir ng:
FORGOT were whipping burn and fell,
The sunlit mead and dusty dell.
A light football: a gentle knock;
A snowy kirtle fiuttering
Within my door: a longedfor voice
My name in soft tones uitering:
And 10. bene lth my own roof-tree
The long sought one stood seeking me.
Virginia B. Harrison. in S. S. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
The Poor and the Churches.

The poor people win come 70 the
churches II the churches want them.
There 10 no sort of doubt about Il
They can be brought into any church.
no matter how fine. II the hearts Of the
people 90 out after them to bring them
in. Shame TO US II We can not make
the house Of God, to ali the people.
seem to them to be the gate of Heaven!
Ours 10 not . mean church edifice. Il
is stately without and beautiful within.
The chapel II not 90 fne . we wish ID
were; We will make it finer when We
can. for nothing il too good for our
Bethel. But these poor people arc
made TO feel perfectly at homo WITH
ua They enjoy the place, !. believe.
far more than they would . dingy hall
or q cheap tabernacle And am sure
that the Bethel 10 worth four-lold moro
tothe people themselves. TO the church,
TO the community, and to the Kingdom
of God than II IL were called . '.mis-
sion" and hold in some outside room.
In the close association Of these people
with the church. and Of the members
Of tho church with them, q largo part
Of tho value Of the work is fousd. -
Washington Gladdea. In ChristiAs
Union.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
His Wife Was Hard TO Please

President Lincoln had been DURING
our most stormy weather to visit the
camps Of the Generals in Virgins and
taken . violent cold. Mira Lincoln
was in despair. and one day said to
Secretary Stanton: Il do wish you
would lock Mr.. Lincoln out Of the
rooms for q week! He is i'll enough 70
be In bed now. and suffers agonies
with his arm from acute rheumatism.
! do not know what TO do! He goes
out and keeps at work every mo.
ment" D. > 80
Mr.. Lincoln waved his long arm at
the secretary. saying: well, STAN
ton. there ought to DO one comfort for
my poor wife. anyhow-the same that
the poor man jefferson had. whose
only son died Did you ever hear the
story? :
His friends. family, neighbors and
church lamented. extolled and grieved
over the loss 1t the funeral, when JEFF
ierson himself arose and said: NV
dear friends: We have the blessed
consolation Of knowing that every.
thing was done that could be done.
He was blsa no less than twenty -four
times in. twenty four hours! But he-
had no strength and bad q der
"Now. I've been wrapped in no less
than twenty -four pieces Of red flannel
and lnimsnts since yesterday. and
still my wife. isn't. satiaheA "--Wilo
Awake. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS


oonsthing About the Security They AZ.
ford Owners Of valaableo.
The system is simple enough, but
the caution exercised to protect Gus
tOmsrs so. hedged about that instead
Of the danger Of loss being reduced to
. minimum 1t is absolutely eradicated.
The renter of box is given key TO
It and another key to the same box is
held by the company. These arc the
only two made. and If they are lost the
services Of locksmith must be called
in and the lock broken.
The doors TO the vaults arc massive
iron concerns which are secured by
time locks. and even the officers Of the
company can not obtain admission out
side OF hours. Suppose. however.
that they could. and. by stretch Of
the imagination, beyond the horizon
Of the possible. suppose an in
side combination was formed to rob
the depositors; 1t could not be
done for the reason that not an officer
Of tie company knows which boxes
contain valuables and which do not
A drawer that rents for 8 year has .
capacity to hold $4,000 in Govern
ment bonds of the denomination OF
81. 600 each; one that rents for $50
year might contain papers of no value
whatever except to tho owner.
The depositor can not enter the out.
side door except by means of q pass.
word and Identification. The name is
Of no use to the company and they try
to forget it as soon as a man has rent
ed his box. as they do not care to know
whose valuables are consigned to their
keeping.
Many Of the drawers that had not
been let were taken out and shown the
reporter and their system of double
locks explained. and then tho utility
OF the two keys first presented ITSELF
Cut on from the vault where tho
smaller drawers are, one above tho
other, sunk into the walls of solid
rock. and running along the corridor
nearly the entire length Of the build
ing. are the coupon rooms. little Sc
cluded hooks, not unlike the stalls in
an oyster saloon, where the delightful
pastime Of clipping" can be INDUCED
in safely and without intrusion.
The reportOrial mind received here
and in up-stair vaults an impression OF
the solidity and security Of the place.
but it was not till the underground
vaults and storage rooms were visited
that its impregnability was fully
realized. Here stocks of valuables.
boxed. wrapped and in trunks. wore to
be seen. and the thorough ventilation.
to prevent mould or mildew. was not
tho least interesting feature.
Returning upstairs, visit was made
to the reading-room. q social feature,
where patrons may lounge and read
the daily papers, popular magazines
and periodicals. The toilet rooms were
also visited, and were shown to be COM
plete in their appointments
1t is impossible for any one to learn |
what particular depositor may have |
in his box. but, nevertheless. the safe |
deposit is not bad place to 60 to study
human nature. for there. as elsewhere.
Of character will come
to the surface. Louis Republic
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
REPAIRING LAWNS.


/ lux 0tOSS IhOsSs
Unless lawn is seeded to grass tha
can stand constant moving as we'll a!
a dry season it becomes unsightly In
stead of ornamental. When seeded
down in the spring it becomes at time.
necessary to grow oats, wheat or some
grain crop on the lawn in order t.
shelter the young grass from the ef
fects of the MONDAY sun in dry wealth
err This may be avoided if the seed
il sown in the fall, ut which period O
the year the rains are usually plenti-
ful. and the young grass is not SC
easily Overrun with weeds Should
the grass not make good "catch. y
the ground may again be seeded over
in the spring by simply scratching the
surface with a rake. but it is seldom
that seed sOwn in autumn fails il a
plentiful supply Of seed be used and
the ground properly prepared.
1t is customary to use mixed seed
for lawns. which is proper. but some
times too many kinds are used. and the
best grasses are crowded out BY those
not SO desirable. Blue grass alone
makes an excellent lawn grass. but blue
grass and white clover. equal proper
tiOns of seed of each. is sufficient, and
the seed should be used literally, four
ounces to the square rod not being too
much. rs some Of the seed will fail to
germinate. while birds and parasites
will destroy proportion. The lawn
plat should be first spaded Tor plowed
If very large) and raked over until the
soil is made as fine as possible. Lime,
at the rate of forty bushels per acre.
should be broadcasted over the plat.
and the seed sOwn. The ground should
then be simply brushed over, so as to
barely cover the seed. No other work
will be necessary until spring. and the
sward thickens every year. 1t is capa-
bio OF withstanding the severest
drought. and. though apparently dead
if the drought is continued. it takes
new life after the slightest shower
1t is not so easily injured by tramping
as arc some other grasses. and does
not grow in stools, or tussocks, as is
the case with orchard grass. and its
is a deep green. White
clover is also a hardy grass. and as its
leaves differ entirely from those OF
blue grass. the two kinds answer all
the purposes of a lawn, and will thrive
well together.
The fall is the time to manure the
lawn. as the frost will pulvcrize the
manure and render it fine. If fresh
manure is applied in the spring. it
will sometimes do injury. unless be-
fore frost disappears. The manure
used in the spring. if any. should be
we'll rotted. Resced all bare places as
soon as the grass begins to grow. and
in April apply wood ashes literally. as
both blue grass and white clover de-
light in lime and potash. DO not be
tempted to NOV the grass too early in
The spring, but give it time to become
we'll rooted before the first cutting.
will then keep down the
weeds An application of saltpetcr
early in the spring. at the rate Of u
pound per square rod, will also prove
dvantageous.-Philadelphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
GOOD LETTER.WRITERS.


An Art That 10 Underssoea by hat Fsv
Men Of Buslness.
"Men are not as good letter-writers
as women" was remarked by . young
professor whose business it is to touch
up people in the little accomplishments
Of life. as he put II.
1t must be confessed tina. the men OF
tho present generation have fallen on
in this respect There arc no more
Thackerays. or Lambs, or Johnsons,
and the pens Of Irving and Dickens
have been dry for many . year. The
masculine part Of tho world is becom-
ing commercial. Men have no time,
even in the matter Of love, to write Of
any thing save business. and you know
they arc not even given to that. for the
typewriter has brought them relief.
In travels men do not ''linger'' or
muse" as they used to do. A gentleman
who not long ago was directed by
guide to the grave OF Juliet, after
telling Of the visit a. he would tell OF
a trip to Western avenue, was asked
what emotions he had as he stood 1t
the spot. the occupant OF which had
given Shakespeare his sweetest in.
spiration. He replied: Tho place
was considerably out of repair. We
would never allow it to 20 to ruin in
Chicago"
Singular enough, while running along
in this vein. q young Chicago merchant
on Washington street called me into
his place and said: Il want to read
you an extract from q letter which I
received from my girl this mosnink."
And it was letter for which he had
good reason Of being proud. It Was
one Of those letters which. like Long.
fellows poems, '.gushed from the
heart" and was 'just the way in which
she would have said IL il she had been
here" as the proud young man pot il
His after-couiession was q sort of .
gem in its way. F'.Do you knob, :" he
said. interroRatively. ''shas about All I
know of the. prsttyshings u this life I
have picked up from this gisa's letsGffs..
have been too busy 70 read bool.? r
joined the processiod q mooey, p.Ie,.
after the, Ore. and I haven't read :
novel q magazine article for fifteen
years But in the letters Of this girl,
I have learned moro things about lie
than ever thought were in It And
iAsy were not love-lettgts efther. = ''"'
"a He didn't say why he hadn't mar.
ried her and thus have the sweet infiu.
elca about bin inhAsaoe Lon ths all
mighty dollar. I didn't ask him, but
/ wanted 70. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
EFFECTS OF FOOD.

Omclal Tables Worth Careful Considers
tlon bv Farmers Everywhere.
The eighth bulletin OF the Ithaca
(N. T. Experiment Station reports Of
fects of different rations in fattening
lambs. From its suggestive data.
worth attention Of sheep-keepers. we
except q few of the more notable
points, as follows: Animal individual
ity. a very perplexing consideration in
all work Of this kind. shows its indu-
ence very strongly here. 1t cost lit
tie moro than ~ cents per pound. or
rs per cent more to put q pound OF
gain upon our lambs that were fed on
corn. timothy. hay and roots than il
did to put a pound Of gain on those
that were fed wheat bran. cottOn-seed
meal, clover hay and roots. Nitro.
genOus feed seems to largely affect
the growth Of wool; even a small in
crease in the nitrogenOus matter OF
ration has a decided influence on the
growth Of the wool, for Lots V and vi.
whose ration was intermediate in
character. gave very nearly as much
wool as Lot Nv. The amount OF wates
drank Especially in the case OF Ou
lambs) is a pretty certain indication
of the rate Of gain. The value OF ma
nure made from animals fed is mat
ter OF prime importance. to all East
ern farmers at least. And often the
manure left on the farm represents .
large part il not the whole. Of the
profit made from feeding lot of ami
mails. The basis of calculation has
been that 10 per cent OF the manuria:
value of the food is recovered in the
manure. With lambs SO highly fed as
these were. it is altogether likely that
more than 80 per cent of the manuriai
value of the foods was excreted. Nitro
gen is reckOned at IL cents per pound.
phOs sph0ric acid at z. and potash ai
~.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
FULL OF FUN.

II VOSe ~ 0s~ %
Things are about even; II yo1 N
Q boy. it Is the wood-box. and II yo'
are . girl. it 10 the dishes.-AtchisoI
Globe. a.
80 you had young Beaumash al
the evening. Did you notice his love
ly eyes?'' mo. dear. / was too busy
listening to his clothes. Life
What is the difference between ar
apple and q pretty girl. unless It is that
you squeeze an apple to get cider. and
you get side . pretty girl to squeeze
her?-Lowcll Courier.
-Teacher-"W hat gender IL girlf'
Bright Boy-"Sometimes feminine and
sometimes neuter." 'Humphi When
Is girl neuter gender7" "When shs's
playin' tag and ID it,"
"A Necessary Delay.-Mra. Willow
ly-':Have you ordered your new dress
yet?" Mrs. Gushingtoa-':Not ys2 ]
am waiting to see what Bridget 10 %
ing to wear"-Dry Goods Reporter.
-Clerk-''Lady out there with .
dashy paste necklace wants - know
whether it's pure diamond or not /"
Jeweler-"Look like . married won-
amp" Yea" Tell her IL IL. No use
maxim trouble for poor husbands thess
hard times."-N. Y. Weekly.
up IN tho pa-ior the young folks sat-
With each hour their words grew sweeter.
While her father grim.
with lantern dim.
Sat down In the cellar and swore with Vim
~ he watched every skip ofshe meter.
-Washingt0n Capital,
Proof Positive. e.-Johnsing-''Does
you tink dat de young lady rekipro-
safes youah affection. Juliusf" Julius
Il don't sot myself up to be much Of
a jedge Of sich mattahs. Mistah John.
sing. but 1t do look wen . lady
squeezes . ge'mman 90 hahd dat she
breaks de razzer in his west pocket
dat she am leanin' his way . little.
ehf"-Terre Haute Express
Miss Joy-"Madame. Mr. Foster
has come 70 take me for q ride; may I
Ro?" Madame-"You know. Miss Joy.
the rules Of the college do not allow It
unless you are engaged. Are you en-
gagged TO Mr.. Fostera" Miss Joy
(doubtfully)-"N-no. buff you will
let me 20 I shall be by the time We get
back. London Moonshine
-"Ah." said the aged wayfarer as
the railroad lunch counter. This u the
old place. I recognized yonder land
mark at once" What landmarke"
inquired the cashier, consideEately.
Forty years ago whom ! traye,ed over
this road" continued the straogsr. in
choking voice. II carved my initials
and the date on yonder piece Of sppls
pie. lsee you have It still. Excuse
IN old mans tearA"-America
-Captain-''Sergeant. note down
Private Gasrun-three days On bread
and wster, for slovenly turnout on
parade" Sergeant = BEG pardon.
Captain. that won't make the slightest
difference to him-he's . vegetarian"
Captain-'Whatp Then put him for
three days On meat and soupr'-Hu-.
Batter.
-lfra Richie I'm fur seorel-"l
want to look at pair Of furnaliaA"
don't think I know what,
you mean. madam" Mrs Richie,
''One Of my friends has bought . pair
Of horses and . slelgh.' and she said
she got the paraphernalias to 20 With
il. and want pair. too" Salesman
I'VE are all out Of them to-day,
madam. Of Fabrics
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07

"a tegro woman at Montgomery"
reports .he Anniston, lAla) Press.
bought p roupd,srip, ticket for 'ahe
corpse'oe her child in 'ordcr that she
might take it to Pike Road % lss as1
relatives view It baiore buriaAs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07
Whas Would siappan.

Fe'Humph." said Brown - Jones;
that's . nice wAv thaH fellow DiaRenes
Of whom ! was jpet readisg spends hia
,s1as..
|sesDo you refer to his practice ol
hun9sg fog ap.bonest msaaA -.ass.-
mi al za-..N N--ReSt ~
We'll. nobody does such things
nowadays." -
mo; If Diogenes were 70 try any
such thing as tha. in New York TO-
5iy led gss rSp ia Ess 6ppko-s.sKss
Merchant Traveller
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07

This little table is certainly worth
careful consideration by those who are
accustomed to buy commercial fertil-
izers at the prices given above. Since
a large portion of the arabic land is
now cultivated at positive loss or at
very small profit, and since the reason
for this is largely want Of plant food
in the soil. therefore the value Of the
weddings OF animals and the character
OF the plants raised on the farm must
necessarily receive our mos: careful
consideration. Referring to the above
it will be seen that while the first cost
OF the ration Of the nitrogenous-fcd
sheep was larger than that OF the car.
bonaceous. yet when the value OF
the manure is subtracted the cost OF
the former is less than half OF the lat
tern. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-12-07

..7-51hirtyweys9 1laise meP resistepsA
recently at a Chicago hotel on tho saue,
day: All were on their way west 70
grow up with the couutsy.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-04
MRS. FoNG BOW.
The Pretty "Small-foot Baptized and
Made a Member of the Church.

The Pretty Small-foot" Baptized and
Made a Member of the Church.
Mrs Fong Bow, the small footed Celestial
woman, declared by those competent to
Judge as the prettiest Chinese woman on
the coast, and who has been converted to
Christianity, was baptized at the Congrega-
tional Church last evening. The unusual
ceremony of baptizing Chinese woman
attracted several hundred people, many OF
whom being present out of pure curiosity.
Mrs. Bow was attired in true Oriental
costume. She was dressed in silk and
satin, and her hair was done up in the
latest Chinese fashion. At her side was
her husband, fondling their baby. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bow occupied the very front seats.
Near by, on the right, sat about twenty
Cinnamon and two Chinese women, men,
bers of the mission attached to the church.
Rev. Dr. Merrill conducted the baptismal
ceremonies, and in prayer was assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Trumbull of Lincoln. After the
bread had been partaken Of and the grape
wine tasted. Mrs. Bow was pronounced a
member of the church, and is the first
small-footed Chinese woman, it is stated,
baptized in the country. After the cere-
mony Mrs. Bow and her husband were the
subjects of coBgratulation from nearly
every one present.
Rev. DIR. Merrill stated to a RECORD.
UNION reporter that some people could talk
as they pleased about the Chinese not be-
ing genuine converts TO Christianity; but
he knew differently. He said that there
are Chinese belonging to his flock who are
as good. if not better. Christians than many
deacon he knew of.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-04
Suffers Fort.

EDS. RECORD UNION: In company with
several gentlemen yesterday L strolled
through the building and grounds of what
remains of that historical building and plat
known TO the world over as Suffers Fort.
can well exclaim with those with me,
What a disgrace that this city, and the
State for that matter should have let this
one spot of all others in the Golden State,
60 to ruin as we now see it." | believe that
that there is not another State in this
Union but would have condemned this
property, if not otherwise obtainable, and
have taken it in hand and restored the old
walls to as near Its former condition as is
p ssible, and have set apart the land to be
used IS park to be perpetuated for all
time, as reminder of the service rendered
their forefathers as pioneers on this part of
the American Continent. How often have
l heard my wife speak of this old fort. n.
Carriger, her father, accompanied by his
family, arrived in Sacramento early in 1916,
worn and weary, after a trip of four months
crossing the plains, and here in this old fort
found shelter, and were royalty entertained
by its then proprietor, General Suffer. How
many thousands could tell the same story.
Here is were the pioneer lived who
was the means of gold being discovered,
for it was the building Of the saw mill for
General Suffer that brought about the dis
covery To let this relic go 10 waste is a
monstrous shame. l.. l.. LEWIS.