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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
A CANINE DOOR.kEePeR.
10 Lets Every Body In. hut W0n't Let
Any Body Out.

He Let's Every Body In. But Won't lie
Any Body Out.
There Is . well-known dog in BARGE
Iona He loves music and goes regu
larly to the opera of his own accord
sits upstairs. applauds with the res
OF the auditors at the end. il the sing
ing is good. by joyous barks. but i.
very angry at interruption in the mid
die Of piece. II there is no oper;
any evening he goes of soberly to tn {
opera comique, but is never content
with second best when he can have
the best This is n good story. though
true. but here is another as true. vet
still better: An Austrian banker late.
y went to Vienna on business. He ar.
rived in the evening. travelling with a
large dog. The two put up at a hotel.
and next morning the gentleman went
out bidding care to be taken that his
dog did not stray from the house. The
chambermaid went TO make up the
lanker's room. Bruno was very pleased
10 see her. wagged his huge tail, licked
l>er hand. and made friends thorough
ly. until. her business being done, she
was about to leave. Not so. Bruno
calmly stretched himself full length
before the door. He explained. as
perfectly as possible. that ..he knew
IDS duty" No one should leave his
masters room in his absence. When
the girl tried to pull the door open
sufficiently for her to slip out ne
erowled. showed his teeth. and finally
tried them on her legs. The woman's
screams brought another maid. and
yet another. and then in succession
all the walters. Bruno was glad to let
them all in, but he allowed no one out
The room became pretty we'll crowded
and every bell in the house meantime
rang. while the walls echoed cries of
Waiter! waiter!" Finally. the lady
who kept the hotel appeared and
pushed her way irately into the room,
asking angrily as she walked in what
sort Of q picnic they were all holding
here. Bruno let her in, too. but not
out again-oh. no! When the lady's
husband appeared she called to him
loudly for Heavens sake to keep out
side. to send messengers securing the
city for the banker. and meantime to
endeavor to pacify the angry custo-
mers down-stairA
The Austrian banker was a welcome
man when he arrived. Pail Mall
Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
VITALITY AND AIR.
CRIMINAL Ignorance DISPLAYED In the Mat.
ter Of Ventilation.

| Criminal Ignorance Displayed In the Mat
ter OF Ventilation.
Dr. Felix Oswald. in a recent article
in medical journal, shows that IS out
OF 100 white children die before they
complete seven years of life. but he as
serts that hardly five of that number
are born with germs of an early death
and that twO-thirds OF the remainder
perish for want OF life-air. 1t is too
commonly assumed that a child's
lungs are too weak to stand ordinary
fresh air. to judge by the precautions
that are taken to shut up every pos
sible avenue through which pure air
can enter room in which it is kept
There is perhaps no subject pertain
ing to hygiene upon which par.
ents and nurses act so igno-
rantly or so pertinacicusly refuse to
be instructed rs in this vital
necessity OF fresh air to every
human being. young or old. sick or
well. 1t is all the more needful to the
delicate child or the ailing adult than
to others. If that is conceivable. when
it is so certainly essential to the health
OF all The abuse, however, is moro
noticeable in the case of young chill
dren. and infants especially, who are
entirely under the control of others in
the matter. and suffer from their lack
OF judgment or fatally misdirected
prudence. DR.. Oswald remarks: Boys
in knee-breeches often manage to rem
edy the evil by dint OF strategy. while
their petticOated juniors have to stand
the brunt Of paternal infatuation.
Every form Of disease is aggravated
by the influence of impure air." HUI
man beings can live lon.
time without food, but without
air they can not live six
minutes. Their vitality is proper
diminished by the lack OF pure
air and the substitution Of air that is |
vitiated and inadequate to supply the
sustenance required from it. One
cause Of mischief in this direction is
the confusion in many minds of the re-
lations of heat and cold to pure or i'm
pure air. Rooms are shut up tightly
to keep in the heat, but some econom-
ical but Obtuse people can not possibly
see the use Of having a warm fire with
The window or door open. 1t looks to
hem like piece of extravaganza, and
If you want the door open what do
you want fire for?" seems to them a
question incapable of reasonable an
'wer. Hence air famine is not alone
inflicted on the babies. but is frequent
y made to curse the individual and the
amily through life.-Good Housekeep-
nc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
PRINcEsse COSTUMES


Cloth, Maselasss and Velvet tie lGaessiale
Most In Favor.
Long closely fitted coats with prin.
cesse breadths closed to the foot Of the
skirt instead Of tapping tail breadths.
form part Of autumn and winter COS
tunes They are made Of cloth. mate
lasse or velvet and are worn over q
skirt Of contrasting material. such a.
silk. moire or velvet The styles OF
the Directory are given to these great
coats by vests. cravats and jaboted
frills on the waist, but the large revers
have been SO generally used that lovers
Of novelty have abandoned them. pre-
fcrring straight or indented sides TO
their bodice fronts. or else tongue-like
straps that are set about irregularly ON
the bodice. For instance. long coat
Of green velvet is Of princesse breadths
entire. the fronts tapping to the loft at
the waist line. falling open below to
show the front breadth OF q skirt Of
green bengaline, which is cut out in
three deep scollops at the foot. and
edged with wide passementerie that
ends in knotted fringe. Taper
ing bands Of passementerie with
out fringe are up the sides of the coat
front. and there Is . soft gathered
plastr0n Of the bengaline above the
waist line Another coat Of blue and
brown brocade. a. heavy ~ matelasse
silk, has blue velvet set down ths entire
fronts and Tapped to tho left. whore il
il fastened just below the waist BY
three large crocheted buttons; the
skirt undsr this coat IL merely . silk
foundation skirt with . wide-plaited
hounce Of blue velvet at foot Tho
large full-wrinkled sleeves are Of blue
velvet. and . band Of brown fur trims
the neck and the wrists A brown
cloth, with embroidered black border
in straight rows with points above. il
made up with long princesse coat back
breadths, while the sides and front arc
cut OF at the waist line to disclose .
straight skirt of the brown cloth with
the black border across the foot Tho
front Of the waist opens over . vest Of
black bengaliue tucked lengthwise in
7ery fine tucks that stand out like
cords; black embroidered bands edge
the fronts Of the waists next this vest;
the sleeves are full, with deep close
cuffs Of the black embroidery. The
skirt OF this and of similar
dresses is of alpaca. with two very
short steels placed low in the back to
support the heavy cloth coat. but not
70 extend it-Harper's Bazan
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
FULL OF FUN.

When a Mennonite young lady
married. her relatives do not worr
their heads about the social position
Of the guests.
-Smith-"Look here, Brown, vel
soon decide the matter; let's ask tn
waiter. Waiter. are tomatoes a frui
or vegetable?" Waitcr-Neither
err. Tomatoes is hextra- -"--Funn
Folks
Mrs. Prim-'It's dreadful the wa
men drink these days. isn't it? NJ
husbands head is so weak he can
drink. A glass of vichy makes hiu
roaring" Mrs. Blim-.Ycs. and m,
husband can't read the label on a bee
bottle without getting headache. -
Gin ncinnati Commercial.
Wife (suspiciously)-"Cy m,
nose never deceives me. You've beer
drinking again" Husband (rathel
thickly)-''lt's on my clothes. Emily
The car was crowded. and I had to oc
cupy a seat with an internai.revenue
collector Chicago Tribune.
What on earth is the matter with
that razor?" shouted the victim. as he
writhed in the BARRIERS chair. deed,
sab, dere isn't muffin de mattah wuI
the razah, but yoh whiskahs sutny
acks ez ef deyed bin neckel-plated."-
Washington Capital
Indiana Girl-"No; l don't be.
lieve in these ismS / once knew q
man who was sent to prison for de.
voting his time to one of them" Bos.
ton Girl-.'What terrible laws you
must have out in Indiana! What was
the ism?" Indiana Girl-''Incendiar
ism, believe"
Whats the matter with McSlim?
He has put on more airs of late than a
few" Quite natural. He has just
returned from a summer resort. He
was the only man there. He'll get
over it after time. but just at present
he is SO pulled up with self-importance
that you can not touch him with ten
foot pole. boston Transcript
-Papa-'So you are going to mar
ry. are you. my son? suppose the
young lady you are going to wed
knows all about housework and look
ing after the wants OF a family?"
Youth-"W ell. you just bet she does.
l wish you could sec a cotton-batting
dog she made last week. and some
butterflies she painted on velvet.
Oma ha World-Herald.
Mrs. Startup-'.lsn't that acquaint-
ance OF yourn Spaniard gentleman?
He's SO dark completed. he must he"
Mr.. Startup-.No. my dear. he's a
Portuguese" Mrs. Startup-.'I wish.
my love. that you would be moro par
licular about punctuating your gram
mar. How can one man be POrtu-
,eese? You mean a Portuguese for the
singular gender"
So" he said in q broken voice,
'you refuse to marry me-" II do"
'he said. calmly and firmly. "And l
nay not even hope?" YES" she re-
ponded. thoughtfully. "you may hope"
And why" he asked with renewed
ervor. do you say l may hope?"
Because" she rejoined softly. "this is
! free country. y."-Merchant Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
THE PREHISTORIC HORSE.
Something About Its Evolatl0A to the
Noble Animal Of Day.

Something About lts Evolatl0a to tn
Noble Animal Of To-Day.
The modern horse is descended fr0u
a horse-like animal whose remains hav
in recent years been brought to ligh
by several of our advanced scientists
These remains are found in the lak'
and swamp formations spread oveI
considerable portions of New Mexico
Wyoming and Utah. They show tha
the earliest horse, or horse-like ami
NAL, had five toes or fingers; that is. il
had four well-developed toes of the
fore feet and the rudiment OF fifth
toe or finger. This period is called
the Eocene. and the animal the EOhip.
pus and Orohippus. 1t was not larger
than a fox or an ordinary terrier dog.
Biologists believe they have traced it
through another stage to an animal
whose characteristics more and more
resemble those OF the horse. and whose
size was that Of sheep; that Is the form
to which the names of Anchiterim and
Miohippus have been given; these
names mean a creature approaching the
horse; they apparently had three toes.
and they belonged to the Miocene
period. In the Pliocene times came
the Hipparion and Pliohippus, animals
as large as the modern donkey. and al
most a horse; these still had three toes
or fingers. but the central toes alone
rested on the ground. the others being
drawn upward. and were useless for
walking purposes In the true horse.
as we now know the animal. these ex-
ternal toes or fingers have become
rudimentary; there is no external trace
Of them. but when the skin is removed
from the horses shank two skewer.
like bones are seen. one on each side
of the cannon bone. It was only in the
Pleistocene period Immediately pre-.
ceding many that the animal appeared
that approached in size the existing
horse. Many important structural
notifications have taken place since
the beginning OF the era, such as the
lengthening of the neck. the altering
OF the skull. the changing Of the coarse
and heavy name. and the difference as
to limbs, as we'll as the teeth in a
marked degree. The breeding OF
horses by man has brought about
many artificial changes. which.
added to the changes already re-
ferred to. have given us the useful
and beautiful modern animal. When
deprived of the influence of man the
horse soon displays a tendency to
retrOgrade to the earlier types. the
limbs and body gradually diminishing.
while the head remains the original
size. The speed attained by the
modern horse is the result of this care
in breediug. something not required
in the earlier types of the animal
Prof w. H. Flowers remarks in re-
gard to the single toe: 1T can be |
demonstrated by the structure OF the
loot itself, and also by an examination
II the immediate forms, that this too
to the middle or third
Il the complete typical or pentadactyle
DOT. the ring finger of man; and
here is very strong evidence to show
hat by gradual concentration Of all
he power OF the limb upon this toe.
md the concurrent dwindling away
nd final disappearance Of all the
thers. the present condition of the
orse's foot has been produced.
'hicago Inter.Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
He Rejected the Plan.

Stanzer-rd like to know how to get
this poem published. I've sent it to a
dozen editors, but it's of no use.
Carper-You might put it in an en-
ve,ope. leave it on your table. and then
commit suicide. All the papers would
have it next daY.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
A JAPANESE STORY.


An Excellent In.stzssiea q . 0raspaaGs
Close-Rlstsa Temper.
In every country town there arc at
least one or two men Of bad repute for
greed iness. They always insist upon
all that belongs to them. and. il pos
sible. a little more. No one ever gets
the better Of them in trade, or IL. by
chance. such thing does happen. 1t ID
bit OF good fortune upon which the
entire community congratulates itself.
They get all they can. and they keep
all they get; and with all the rest they
get and keep bad name. The people
of Japan know them. and have q story
to illustrate their grasping. close-astee
temper.
There was once . grand wedding.
and among the guests was one old gen
tleman who did not partake of the good
cheer with the rest.
Cant I get something for you?"
asked the host. perhaps you would
eat some candy"
So saying. he brought beautifully
decorated jar nearly full Of sugar.
plums The old man took the jar on
his knees. and put in his hand for some
candy. Though the mouth Of the jar
seemed little SIN all. he forced his
hand without much difficulty. When.
however. he tried to pull it out again.
1t stuck fast He pulled and twisted.
but all in vain. the hand would not
come out
The person who sat next the old man,
seeing that something was out Of the
way. inquired: ''What is the matter?r
''Oh. nothing, nothing Of any conse.
7uence; only my hand has somehow
got caught In this jar. aad Uop,t some
out"
THAT is too bad" said the other.
'just let me take hold Of the jar. and
then if you pull hard, you will gei
free"
So. while the old man tried to pull
out his hand. the other tugged away
in the opposite direction. The rest Of
the company were convulsed with
laughter. as they saw the exertions OF
the two men. whom they jokingly
compared to two struggling warriors.
To the old man it was no laughing
matter. 1T hurts awfully. and doesn't
start at ALL" he said. with the teart
rolling down his cheeks
The company now stopped making
fun. for the affair was getting serious
Finally one of the guests said: Don't
make so great an ado over the matter.
remember the famous story Of Shibs
Onka who. when a child. was one day
with several Of his compan-
ions near . big jar filed with water.
''One Of the boys who climbed up on
this slipped and fell in The other
with the exception of Shiba
Onko. ran OF in fright; but he picked
up large stone and threw 1t against
the jar. which broke. and let out both
the water and the boy. will take
the part Of Shiba Onko. and though IL
Is q great pity to destroy it the beau
tiful jar is not so valuable - our
friends hand"
The old man stretched out his arm,
md the other struck the jar. The candy
vent scattering like snow over the
mats. and the old man was set free.
And now. when they came to look at
his hand. the reason Why he could mot
get 1t out was evident Tho greedy
ellow had grasped . big handful Of
ANDY. to which he had held fast all
he time Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
A JUDICIAL LAucHER.


'ses to Revolutionixe Legal Methods.
'Mr- McGlue. suppose?" said q
robust looking man, with an ashes o
roses of nose and a big mouth. walk
ing into the Office OF that well-knOwr
merchant the other morning.
"You'll have to excuse me just
now." said the businessman. swapping
his watch; I've got a big case to attend
TO in court this morning."
"Exac;ly!' said the stranger. d
noticed it on the calendar. SO called.
Don't you want to engage me?"
Are you a lawyer"
Great Scott! No. haven't sunk
that low yet I'm legal cachinnator. F"
"A what?"
'Why. a professional laugher. ]
sort o. cap all the jokes Of my clients
lawyer; don't you see? Exasperates
the other side. Grapple with the idea.
don't you?"
Cant say do. exactly"
"Well. I'll explain. You see there
Is nothing so effective in jury trial
as ridiculc. satire and things. Well.
1t is also n singular fact that ninety
nine out Of a hundred jurymen never
see the point OF joke. no matter how
plain it is; but they are always ready
to chip in and follow up any ono who
starts q laugh-just like . aock Of
sheep"
'.Are, eh?"
''Yes. sir. Experience has proved
that tho large majority of mankind
need to be told when to laugh. They
have to be set in motion. so to speak.
like row of bricks"
"Yes; but"
''But what has that to do with your
case, eh? I'll tell you. You see. sit
in one of the front benches. where the
jury can see me easily. and whenever
your counsel cracks q joke and says
something funny, or intended to be
funny. laugh like an end-man OF a
minstrel show. and pound with o big
cane. or course the jury joins in and
the other side becomes perfectly furi-
ous."
Makes 'em mad. eh?r said the mer.
chant.
'Just breaks 'em all up. And the
madder their lawyer gets. the more
the jury and spectators are impressed
in your favor. Why. in Skeggs vs.
last week, Iactually laughed
the plaintiff clear out OF court"
'.Did. eh?'
Yes. sir. You see, when the op-
position counsel try to be funny in re-
turn l scrape my feet on the floor.
cough. drop my stick. and look rs
solemn as darky undertaken. !
throw that in, though. without extra |
charge"
That's kind of YOU"
'.D0n't mention it Now, Just retain |
ne in your case. and I'll do you more
rood than all the high priced lawyers
N the country. I'll cost you just
dollars; and il you'll make
I thirty dollars. I'll also put on
couple of boys-apprenticas
II mine. They're not very reliable
'et; but when we work together we're
! team-I tell you. One Of 'em il
promising; has a mouth
llmost as big as a darky, and can
'reak an ordinary window glass-not
you know-at six feet dis
ance. by laughing at it. five times out
Il six. Nearly shook down the gallery
rhile doing the 'deafening applause
nd uncomfortable merriment' at q
'olitical meeting at Steinway Hall the
ther night. and"
'I'll-ahem!-rll think OF it Yes,
guess you'd better drop in again
his afternoon" said the merchant
l.
And as Purify, the defendant in ~
Hue VS.. Purify. is now trying to effect
compromise. it is fair to suppose the
pecialist was engaged. Derrick
|odd, in Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

The lay of the poet and the lay OF
the hen differ in several important
features. and in none mere signally
than in the readiness with which the
lay of the hen Is convertible into hard
cash.
The morning news., 1889-03-18
Ponular Science.

The Grand Trunk railway is preparing
to make practical experiment with the
electric car heating apparatus invented by
Roe Fuller, an employe in the Grand Trunk
shops. 1t consists of dynamo placed in
the baggage car, power being taken from
the moving axles. A metal bar is placed
in tank of water in each car. Pipes from
the tank extend all around the car.
The metal bar is to be heat d by an
electric current, thus heating the tank and
pipes.
DR.. George Thenius of Vienna has a
process for the manufacture of artificial
leather from red beechwood. The bt st
wood for the purpose is taken from so t. 60
year-old trees, cut in the spring, which
must be worked up Immediately, bark
peeled off, steamed, treated with emicals
in kettle under pressure, and exposed to
several more operations, which the inventor
does not mention, as he wants to have them
patented. From the prepared wood strong
and thin pieces are made by means OF
pressure. The inventor states that a solid
sole-leather can te obtained, which he
claims is superior to the animal leather in
firmnesj and durability, and can be worked
up in the same way as animal leather, nailed
and sewed.
The morning news., 1889-03-18
Points on Pruning.

To have an ideal tree one shou Id COM
mence at the outset and prune annunlly at
least. A young tree should have only three
or four leading branches, all others should
be pruned out, and, as the tree grows,
puperhuous branches should never be al
lowed to remain. Thus in the earlier years
we have very open tree, which becomes a
model at maturity, but let no year pass
without its annual pruning.
Varieties vary as to needed pruning, but
all need keeping in evenly balanced heads.
With pears some varieties need spread
ing, and others much thinning out; but
neither the apple nor the pear need shorten
ing in, unless onesided in shape. Never let
branches crowd, for sunlight and free cir
culation of air are indispensable for well
developed fruit; and asuperfluous branch is a
needless drain upon the resources of q. tree.
A good pruning knife, an iron mallet and a
thin bladed chisel are excellent tools for
pruning.
When trees are properly attended to no
large branches should need removal, but
when that is the casa a good saw is re-
quired. Not one orchard in 100 is what it
might have been with proper pruning.
The morning news., 1889-03-18
Why CATTLE Rannira salt.

Every farmer is accustomed to salt his
cattle, but not every one knows why he
does it, unless it is because the stock like it.
But moments thought will show where
the advantage lies. As soon as the food en-
ters the stomach the natural tendency is at
once for fermentation to begin, and there
arises contest between this tendency and
the digestive powers. And if these are
vigorous and the process of fermentation is
checked or intercepted then no bad results
will follow, the food will be digested, and
and salt will not be needed, though at any
time this will assist in the process OF digss-
tion. Salt keeps food from decaying until
it can be digested and assimilated, and pro-
longs the time to allow the digestive organs
to complete their work; and if food is taken
in excess, as often happens when stock is in
pasture, salt given frequently will be of
much advantage. Aud further, salt is a
preventive Of worms. When fermentation
sets in the conditions presented are favora-
BILE to the existence of worms in the intes-
tinal canals, and may possibly be engen-
dered by the process. Consequently it
should be rule with stockmen to keep salt
before their cattle or within reach when
they need it, and the cattle will obey the
demands of nature and supply the want as
needed