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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Lamp burners can b renovated By
boiling them In strong soda water.
TO remove tar from the hands. rub
with the outside Of fresh lemon pesl
and wipe dry Immediately.
Tho surest way to have clear Jelly
Is TO let the juice drain through . IAN.
mel bag, without squeezing it.
"A doctor At Toulouse informs the
French Academy of Medicine that he
has discovered . cure for Group. 1t is q
very simple one-a teaspoonful Of -four
Of sulphur in tumbler Of water. After
three days OF tho treatment his patient
recovered.
If you want lovely odor In your
rooms, break on branches Of the Norway
spruce and arrange them in largo jug
we'll filled with water. In . few days
tender, pale green branches feather out.
soft and cool to the touch, giving the
delightful health-giving odor.
A loaf that has become too stale for
the table may bc "freshened" by wrap.
ping it in. clean cloth, and dipping II
In boiling water for thirty seconds
Then remove the cloth and bake the Loaf
for ten minutes in slow oven. Stale
breakfast rolls may be treated tho same
way.
To keep the bright green color Of
summer cabbage and some other vegeta-
bles, boil fast in plenty Of water in
which has been dissolved . piece of
washing soda the size Of two peas; cover
until the water boils and then take OF
the lid. II the steam 10 shut in the cab.
bage will be yellow and unsightly.
In choosing your wall paper you
should be careful before finally deciding
on 1t to see how it looks under gas OF
lamp light as the color and general ap-
pearance Of most Of tho patterns change
very greatly under artificial light A
good plan is to select three or four pat.
terms put them upon the walls Of the
room, and examine their general effect
carefully both by day and night.
Butter Sponge Cake.-One-half Of .
cupful of butter, one and one-half cup
fuls Of sugar, one and three-quarters
cupfuls Of -four, one-half cupful Of milk
and water, three eggs (beaten separate
ly), one teaspoonful Of baking-poWder;
favor with vanilla and lemon. moro OF
the former as lemon nsvoring Is much
stronger than vanilla 1t makes good
sized loaf. Bake fully fifty minutes-
Good Housekeeping.
Luncheon buns may be made a. fol-
lows: ITO one quart Of sifted -four add
. little salt, two tablespoonfuls Of melt
Cd butter and one cup Of sugar. Dissolve
. yeast cake in . little warm milk,
then add enough moro warm milk to
make soft dough. Set to rise. When
light mix in .. hesping cup of stoned
raisins, and flavor with ground CHINA
mon. Make into buns. set to rise again,
and when light bake in quick oven.
Dampen the tops while hot and sift over
them little powdered sugar"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
a coMMueIAL QUARREL.


ewO Eng1o0A Birds That Acted ID .
Siag1larly munaa Way.
In tho yard Of Scranton bird student
pair Of English sparrows began . few
weeks ago to get ready to 90 to house.
keeping. They took up their abode in .
little box that was fastened 70 the top
Of pole. Other sparrows undertook 20
occupy the box, but the puRnacious hrst
eomers soon drove them away. and from
that time on the plucky pair fixed mp
their household and got every thing In
readiness to raise a family without be.
Ing disturbed by their apparently envi-
Gus neighbors.
When the industrious birds were near
ly ready to settle down to q quiet mar
ried life. an accident happened that
caused = row between the pair. One day
before the female had begun TO sit, her
husband fitted away and was gone .
good deal longer than usual During
his absence the female busted herself
by flying from the nest to tho yard and
back, adding finishing touches to her
household and sprucing things up inside
Of the box. by and by Mr.. Sparrow re-
turned. but he didn't look as neat and
natty as he did when he sailed away.
In some way he had lost all Of his tail
feathers while he Was gone, and his wife
wouldn't have any thing to do with him
or let him enter the house. He seemed
to try to explain matters to her. but she
wouldn't listen to him At all, chirped ut
him spitefully. and fought him when
ever he attempted to approach her.
The student know that the bobtailed
bird was the -ightful husband by pecu-
liar mark on his head, and he watched
the result Of the family trouble With
deep interest For two days tho I'M
happy husband coaxed and begged his
wife to treat him - she had formerly
done, but his pleadings made her all the
more determined to get rid Of him for
good. All at once the bobtailed spar.
row disappeared. and has never been
seen around there since. The female
continued to occupy the box, and inside
Of three days she got another husband.
set up housekeeping anew, and in due
time hatched out . nest full Of little
oneS-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
woownooo A CRIME.
How the HlaAooo 1rOot Wo0oa vi
Have Lest Their HushanAs.

How the Mlaa0oe TfOot Wo0oa Wa
Have Lest Their HashasAs.
The practice OF treating widows q
qnasi-criminals. outcasts or slaves d
among Hindoos Of high antiquity. Its
probably substitute for . still Older
custom. once universal among the con.
quering tribes OF the Asiatic world oi
staying the wives Of chieftains on the
burial places of their lords. As man
ners grew milder and mon less des-
perate, and new religious ideas were
born. that practice was abolished, and
widows were permitted to live. but only
as persons whose right to survive must
Be regarded Is imperfect Their posi-
tion became that Is household slaves.
or rather family outcasts, entitled
to no honor, bound to servile Of
fees. dressed in the mesnest clothes.
fed with the cheapest food. and re-
garded by all around them as persons
who ought to consider themselves in
curably degraded. Had not the very
gods themselves, or the fetes. pro-
nounced them deserving Of heavy sui.
fering?
1t is the rooted belief Of every con-
vinced Hindoo that unexpected or 80.
we're misfortune brought about without
human hands Is evidence that the suf.
ferer has in some former state Of being
deservedly incurred tho displessure Of
the higher powers. and il justly expiat-
ing BY his own misery his own actual
though forgotten guilt They think
this even about themselves, and We
have known . respectable Hindoo,
full Of life and energy, and by
no means specially bigoted, upon
the death Of an only son sud-
denly to renounce the world and thence
forward to live, covered with ashes and
repeating only prayers the painful
expiatory life of the Sunyasee. or
Hindoo hermit What he believed about
himself, his friends were more ready to
believe about him. and. as the death Of .
husband is the highest misfortune his
wifo can endure those who insult or de.
grade his widow, even il her own closest
connections do but carry out the
visible will Of the Divine. The widow
u therefore. in theory, at all event4
8O8uQOO0Q 70 u0T I8Vc. VI course
natural laws are not wholly suspended
even by superstition, and thousands Of
widows protected BY personal affec-
tion. or by their own abilities.
or bv their wealth-for widow
hood does not cancel rights Of
property-lead decently happy and
contented lives. Tho majority. how
ever. suffer under tho ban typined By
the shaving Of their heads-that 10,
they arc regarded till death ~ fallen
from all title TO respect, and Are treat
ed with . habitual indignity which,
even when they are exempt from actual
makes tho position Of mill
ions Of unoffending women NO better
than that OF slaves or convict& So CO.
vere is their lot that it excites pity
oven among those who believe that it is
sanctioned by religion, and IL would
probably have been ameliorated long
since but that It fts In with one Of the
principal Hindoo social arrangement
that Of early marriage.-Spectator
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

DR. Hammond says that al Americas
women are upderfs4 50 thinE1a uSa2
doubtedly true Of >, gDat pajosit4oufs-m
American women. foA they take . uesh rks
tea and white broad With cake, 20. a,
PICKLES, condiments ana sweets instead ssr
81 substantial. blood-makipg food that.
they ara really tryiae 20 1ivS 03S 1taik a..
alton Diet TteSUs are S&6dssiaes6
soaep who take-ssehint bas seeAtSlISS
toast and tee 1orl A9sak6a4 w6kh ~ ..
next 70 No food - all91ouD1AsWs;sNs
BY DR.. Kellaey. ~ 4 .ssi 81 sss s-y :.
: NelAlge - ceWeN0se< 80 Z >EsAs
Nr& 'Snndiet tetthe ajane tsb1Ahs- 60
Do you Sottee. y. llshsysI Aesuses:sSs
tirsiy re from 9i's - are, Iyel1se,.s
S 6.sa~.r.-4oh. 7 aosv .f&SAA 1,s .s%s = :.
there 10 any special fsason they Sbc6la -
come here.-Ths Jury -. t<'
Tho days Of heating plssssser cars
With stoves. are raPIdIy peasing AyuHDT
and steam heat il iecmiDe Into z1nHAs. n
Al the present time 0ls i1pe6rS3, ~
method Il dsed by eis6tJ tJ!st3fSQTsSi. -,
-eumpaniss sin nFthtS ScounoS.: m 49,
her OF cars thus heated 1sha4 SlNln
about one quarter Or an t60p939 90sNino
sFEsprogress indicated BY S6e4 heSrsY
can be estimated BY bearing In Mind
that steam heat year ago was used b.
but twenty companies On LES caE1.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
THE MlMNow At HOME.

le b Social Fish. and Invariably swim
. In Shoals. t. ).
The minnow haunts like spots to those
which trout love, and Is fond Of fresh,
cunning water. Bright, pebbly bottoms
It prefers to sediment and being essen
TALLY . social fish. it invariably swima
In shoals II you approach steslthily
from the meadow bank into "Minnow
bay" you may see the pink at home, ="
and Of all little fishes, he il tho most
sprightly and Interesting. Watch the
silvsry shoal in its graceful evolutions,
and you will know we'll what is meant
by the poetry Of motion. The only ft
parallel to . school OF silvery minnows
In tho water is q flock OF FURNISHED
starlings in the air. There Is no appar-
cnt guiding spirit yet the fifty move
like one. They progress as by some
hidden force; the water divides before
thcm. and they wave through its liquid
ness Minnows hsvo power common
TO most fishes, and rapidly assimilats to
the CHANGING color Of tho stream. They
change from brown to gold. from gold
tO brown To be seen. the minnow
school must be sought for; it is not ap.
parent to the sightless seer. When
once caught however, 1t is not diflcult
TO keep in view; for the tiny green
brown things are ever active. and the
even tenor Of their movements Is
only at intervals broken BY throw
ing mp their silvery bellies and
displaying their bright colors to tho
sun. As soon Is the minnows eye IN
intruder. they move OF foot from the
shore. ficking their tiny dorsal fms the
while, and causing quite minnow COM
motion. When quiet Is restored they
are quick to return, and to watch them
you climb into IN ovsrhanging alder
bough. As luck would have It, you
have chosen we'll your time. and are
treated to quite charming and unex-
pected sight for another shoal Of min.
nows has attracted one Of the presiding
spirits Of the stream. Over there 10 .
stunted, leaAess bough, and . king
fisher has just alighted upon It At
first his form is motionless; soon Il as-
sumes more animation; now IL all eye
and ear. Then il darts, hangs for .
moment In the air like . kestrel,
and returns to its perch. Again
1t darts with unerrin9 aim and secures
This is tossed. beaten and
broken with its formidable beak. and
then swallowed- head foremost The
process - again and again rapsated. and
yen ind that the prey 10 small fish. !.
From. watching IN honr. zen are en-
trsnced at the beauty OF the Auttering.
quivsring thing - tho sun shines upon
IT. green and gold vibrations IN mid d-air.
You gain solh6 estimstioa. too. d the
lmeunt Of inmstnss 1sA Apair of hing.
ashess and their yeulS must destroy In
) silgle season. -Frsm '.Dritish SPsss-
lpg Fishes." By john Wat6en.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

Stories about the pignies Of Africa
have been common In classical - we'll
as modern literature. and yet always
read as fiction. pretty fable 70 enter
tain children or embellish .. poem.
Three or Tour centuries before Christ
the Greelrs were really aware Of the ex-
issenos Of . people Of stuntsd growth
inhabiting dissfics sonewhers aboat
the source Of tho Nila Il - ssesrved
esr Schweinfurth, in lSoo. to discover =,
r.ee Of African pigmies in. the AkkaA
since which time KPpf found the Do-
Eo or Berikcemo dwaffs Du Chatlln The
Obongoh aad Stanley captured ono Of
the dwsrfs said 10 live nottN % the
,Wakuma country: - that abapdsnt EN-,
dencs aow exiseA 10 paoos Of -tASelaim
50 nag EGO neae. tAAb. Africa wsstshe
i.afos sas ptsqAs ~..~ !: x
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
A No-TlP WAITER.

he 4ol0At oe the M Dolo Replaced ~
~ Electric Servant.
Electricity played an important part
1t the ball and banquet Of the Baltimore
Cycle Club the other evening. Gwynn E
Painter. d young electrician. Introduced
some novel features in lighting. On the
wall facing the musicians was patent
automatic indicator. with the names Of
the dances painted upon it, face. This
was operated by means Of electric but
tons which were placed in IN adjoining
room. -iff es
When the floor manager wanted .
waltx, york or berlin he touched but
ton and the hand Of the indicator few
70 the dance wanted. But by Tar the
greatest novelty was 1t supper. which
WAS served in tho ballroom. The table
was in sections and 1t given signal
these were, In the presence Of the
guests, connected. In the center Of tho
table was track on which two brass rails
wero fitted
On the track Vas placed an electric
car about thirty inches long and foot
wide. which Was operated BY means Of
cable hidden in the groove Of the track
and running over . roller ct either end
Of the table. This car shot through Q
door in . uloeed window 70 the butler,
who then placed upon Il the courses in
trayA and the car WAS then sent back
along the table, the guests helping
.theuselves - IL pasasd along. s~ sc4'7
Three trips were 1eOessaEy 70 sapply
oil. In the car was IN electric bell,
which rang at the will Of the operates.
Connectea With the butler's pantry was
. speaking tube. through which al g.
ders were sent Not : waiter vas in
sigAt se - -
!, Under the middle of the table wss :
music-box, which wAs also operated by
electricity, and whenSvee N air was
wanted . butsoa was pusAed which ~
the machine in motion- The or ran vssy
smoothly. and . cup. nllsd 70 the bsin
feaehed it, Destination, not . drop being
spilled Five minutes after The han
quet the tables had bsea again sepasat-
q and run q into the aide room and
Tie Aooe was aeain in psssessioa Of the
laaesra-M:Y. Jeurlpl. 1- =. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
LITERAL TRANSLATION.

\ FroocAman'o Pecullsr NOtl0ne RegArd.
Ing Aosrican Grasshoppers.
Miss Cooper, daughter Of tho novel.
ist James Fennimore Cooper. states
that when in Paris she saw . French
translation Of hcr fathers tale. The
Spy" in which Their. were several mis-
takes. but ono Of them was such that 1t
was almost incredible that any one
could possibly have been guilty Of It
The residence Of Mr.. Wharton. one OF
tho characters who ngurc IN the story,
IL spoken OF by tho author - Tho
Locusts." Now. the translator had been
evidently ignorant OF the Circumstance
Of there being any species Of trees bear
ing this name Having therefore.
looked out tho word in his Dictionary.
and finding the definition to be given
- les 6suterellcs." geasshoppers;
thus he rendered It In tho text Pros
emily, however. he camc across . para
graph In the novel in which Il was
stated that visitor to the house Of Mr..
Wharton had tied his horse to . locust
Then 1t might be naturally supposed
that the translator would at once have
discovered his error. Not bit Of It'll
His reasoning would appear to have
been somewhst on parity with that Of
. acelebratcd countryman Of his. when
he declared that If tho facts do not
agree with the theory. 20 much the
worse for the facts" Nevertheless. the
writer seems to havo been conscious
that some explanation was due Of 90
extraordinary statement . that
horsomsn had secured his steed to .
Rrasshopper. So be went on to gravely
inform his readcrs that In America
those insects grow 70 an enormous sire.
and that In this case one Of these
dead and stuned--had been stationed at
the door of the mansion Tor tho con-
venienoe OF the visitors on hoesebecki-
Bookmark.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

. 41As ow.lis @ef { St.sselineS show.
which included n ies aAlMu1s . aHiamAee
Of tears. heve. been aEsaetPd atJfent-
soAiA, HnnGary. On The charge Of nur-
dering . tramp and throwing his body %
The bears. who devessed Il
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

s'wbsnsyer ~ have . AeS is the
eoiA.sy ~ Afssrile Sse TtIS ArenSl.
Fnx.a hssr l3'ss f@ sAsSsl'os.' ~
|, :Gls Aussp; y pot The Do sit aal
.shs. ,peoiss - pQ's1s' AresAsa iaA".
GilA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
THE DEATH PLANT.

It Distills . Deadly Perfume which
Kills Inseets and Small Birds.
A magnificent kali mujah, or death
plant Of Java, has been recently received
here by Mrs Madison Black. The spec
linen, which is the only living one that
has ever been brought to this country,
was sent Mrs Black By her brother,
Jerome Hendricks, who went out a. .
missionary to the island. Tho kali
mujah is found only in the volcanic dis
tricts Of Java and Sumatra, and then
but rarely. It grows from two to three
and . half feet in height, with long.
slender stems armed with thorns nearly
IN inch long, and covered with broad.
satin-smooth leaves Of . heart shape
and Of . delicate emerald on one side,
and blood red, streaked with cream. on
the other.
The flowers of the death plant are
large. milk-white and cup-like. being
about the size and depth Of . largo cof-
fee cup and having the rim guarded by
fine, brier-like thorns. The peculiarly
Of the plant lies in these flowers. which,
beautiful - they are, distill continually
. deadly perfume % powerful - to over
come. II inhaled any length Of time, .
full-grown man. and killing all forms OF
insect life approaching it. The per.
fume. though moro pungent is as sick.
ingly sweet ~ chloroform, which il
greatly resembles in effect producing
insensibility. but convulsing at the
same time the muscles Of tho face, es-
pecially those about the mouth and
eyes. drawing the former up into . grin.
An inhalation is followed by violent
headache and . ringing in the cara
which gives way to temporary deaf.
ness. often total while it lasts.
Other plants seem to shun the kali
mujah, which might be termed the Ish-
masl Of the vegetable kingdom, for it
grows isolated from every other form of
vegetation. though the soil may be fer.
tile. All insects and birds instinctively
seem to avoid all contact with it, but
when accidentally approaching 1t have
been observed to drop to the earth, even
when - far from IL as three feet and,
unless 1T once removed soon died, evinc-
ing the same symptoms - when ether.
he'd.
Mr.. Hendricks. who writes describing
how, he secured the specimen sent his
sister. says he discovered It first by SEQ
ing . bird Of paradise he was endesvor-
ing TO capture alive fall, stunned BY the
deadly ordor Of the kali mujah, and on
examining the plant though warned BY
the natives to let IL alone, himself ex-
perienced the headache and convulsions
which are its invariable resulta-Sa-
vannah ga Cor. Philadelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

Discussion still continues In various
journals IS to the poet best fitted to I'll
the post Of laureate after Lord Tenny-
son. Ihsve my suggestion 10 make. Il
y that this ridiculous oGlce Be abolished,
for what can Be more absurd than. that
Prime Minister. Who. perhaps. knows
sethiag Of poetry, and .carsa IL pessi-
bic. less, should suddenly b called upon
70 decide between the conflicting claims
sf esew Of 'versiAers. each vorshipsd
By select baa1 u literary t6Gdies. and
aone likely - be semenbesUd beyood
homihis umbea,lee1sas hGsc6. + Poetry
seally ytmhAortal II the rarest Of produe0C
poetry 4aisiy good isA drag iD-she 1Rs
tet Poetry ~ .Q@eie ldaA arc eates-
hh6e 4 court poet should 80 the uay
}: the court buaoon.-Londoa Truth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20

s~GPUsass. q B1asle hsve staeesa, Z
.sw sntsrpEhe They Vim lress eIes1
81 4epsir mems elothin}; 36llikf q;
md delivering the came. The charge \
Si.so meath.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-08

Rolling Mill, that has been steadily at
work since their organization one year
tago. The incorporators Of. this valuable
adjunct to our city find It absolutely
necessary to, enlarge their plant md
hsTe so ordered it. Then comes the
Ferozlcs fWinf furnace with ar output of
$50 tons ofpig iron per day. The Roa-
noke I-on bpany are building and
will soon go into blast with asheayy.
lbs ton, furnace. A large force OF
hands are employed at these last-men-
toned enterprises. Next in ofder,is
the Norfolk and Western and Shenan-
doah Valley railroad repair shops;these
shops give employment to a large NUM-,
Der of workmen. This is the. end of
the division Tor the Norfolk and West
ern and the terminus Of The Shenan-
tloah, and the employees Of hoth roads
are paid There, making a total of al0o,-;
600 per month paid ont here from the
few enterprises mentioned. In add
tion to these industries is anumber of:
smaller enterprises, such aawinl be
found in the subjoined list; 81 - g
Gas Company, capital sI26, oe0.
Electric light, botharc and incandss.
cent.
Wafer works, the, finest in the state,
cost s25O,0O0.
Virginia Steel Company, capital
81. 900 900. -. - { IS
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-08

], . 80. 4. n r,,.,,
Roanoke City ia located 20 Inc Hoh
belt district Of Virginia ! 'oooleesaooYs
sea level, between the blns hsas ss. Saass
onssne Easts ana the Aiisgnans i aa,'s
on tho West. hoanoks mas q n'ss0' . :
that reads llSe q romance.
9 American enssr PRISE has: - D1.sas.s
Gem SIn sts elaaem O hsnl ss, sss1ea's
saan nsf s,ns guy p1s,asssslas s0a4os !,
lhe gsosn g soanohs = apgs e. s IA
basis ss sssaeassa sps rug =. !. !, 80
PROSPERITY OF MS s : =
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-08


Diamond Ice gompan 7, SIS, 900. - s.
six. planning mills. capital, $50. oe0:
Virginia ackihg Company, capitaI
s25, 1000. s. s. :,.slsss.
Virginia Brewing Company, capital
$50, 900: fias: & -; Is.
Has SIX banks, aggregate surplus,
Isl 900, ooo ~
Z Headquarters iof. the Pecahontas
Coal Company, The largest coal opera
tors ID Che world. fs.lis.isl:i ~
Headquarters of The Norfolk aud
Western railroad which employs 400
clerks. also the Shenandoah Valley
railroad which employs as clerks. a. !:
Headquarters ofthe Washington aud
Western Railroad Company. III :
Headquarters ofthe Virginia Mineral
Railroad Company, 3 ,..3i;.5.... 80;
q Headquarters of the Roanoke and
Southern railroad. 80 :
Tubbs Engine Company, capital
100000. 6 - 81. 49, 800, b.
Rife,s Hydraulic Engine Company,
capital eos 900. E. -. 3 !. s., =
Has ten hotels accommodating |, GOO
guests. W .s.f5 Z .:i.ssi
Hassnine building and loan associa-
lions, capital stock combined $1,000:
900. ss:a3S5 s. .lslgls
Opera. house,75x17o feet. =; IS l r.
e Public buildings three school
houses aggregate cost $40 c GO; Court