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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22
STOPPING
An Eyes0re In the Rolling Country Of (
South that Can be Rrmcdied.

An EyesOre In the Rolling Country Of thu
South that Can be Rcmcdied.
On cultivated lands a thrifty farmer
can stop his gullics at a moderate ex
penditure, and in q few years make
handsome profit out Of the original
money invested by planting the ''Blacl
Locust" in all Of the deep. wide gullies.
The smaller gullies may be stopped BY
placing care or (pine is the best) ir
them. taking care TO place the tops W
the hill, and by grading" his land lin
giving each row . proper fall). II
blowing over very small gullies. take
care to raise the pillow just as you reach
the edge Of the gully, letting whatdirt i.
on the pillow fall in the gully, catching
your furrow on the opposite edge Of the
gully.
Most Of the pastures in the South ART
probably ten times as badly gulled a.
they were when they were first turned
out, provided, Of course. that they have
been pastured any length Of time. The
reason Of this is obvious. The owner.
Of said pastures hardly cver find stock.
raising profitable, and would not care to
60 to any extra expense for the benefit
Of . few scrub cows. He has q field
that he would like to put in pasture 70,
q few years to enrich it Putting the
field in pasture, means, to him, taking
down the fence which now incloscs it,
and letting his stock run on it. Now,
here IL where the harm is done. The
rows are graded, and each row carries
its own water during q rain. The stock
makes paths across the rows which
soon cut down to q level with the water
burrows; when this happens. the water
Of course uns down the path and soon
make . deep gully, for each row has
been busy gathering water and carrying
It to the path. OF course tho cattle
make another path as soon as the
n gets too deep for them to
walk in, and the gully-making process
IS repeated, the depth of the next gully
upon which side of the
gully the new path is made.
II the rows had been lcvcled with a
or disc harrow, the gullies
would not have been made, for the wa
carried of by the path would be a
mall quantity a compared with q path
lcross rows, and as soon as the path gets
on account Of too much travel or
the cattle will make another by
Is side, and the old path will soon be-
ONE covered with grass and gradually
III up. I have counted Is high -
paths side by side, the older |
mes almost entirely filled up. Where
he rows are leveled. the water spreads
venly over the surface of the soil and
eeks the intervening sinks CT depres-
between the hills or ridges at a
lace much lower down than it ~ould il
he land was graded and in rows.-Cor.
.xie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

Mental idleness 10 sure 70 lead 10 mon
tai ruin. He Who will not exert his
thoughts, who lets them passively re-
ceive whatever influence may chance to
fall upon them, will soon lose the chief
power which makes them valuable. It
is An easy habit to fall into. and one
which each person leeds to guard
against-that Of listlessly reading, OF
listening, or dreaming instead Of
actively thinking and working up
these influences into ideas and con-
victions that are worth holding, because
they have been justly earned. It Is the
vacant mind, where Nc good seed il
struggling upward into life. which will
soonest be covered with weeda-Once .
Week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

It has been frequently said that tbs
South will never have any better farm
labor than negroes. II 50, I Am sorry
for the South, unless they are TO be
greatly improved. Negroes are thrift
less, not caring to accumulate for
themselves and, Of course, Indifferent
to tae accumulation of their employ
era They are extremely idle, and.
therefore, % not be made profitable
without expensive supervision. They
Arc very destructive to property and
abusive to stock. In these evils they rave
been indulgel. until their character aud
conduct have become uniform for evil.
The generation now passing out is car.
rying with it the last, best hope of the
race. The one coming on seems reared
without control and FESTIVE under au-
thority. Many Of our farmers have
grown tired worrying with them.
They have abandoned their farms,
rented their lands to irresponsi-
BILE tenants and sought EN-.
plOyment and business engagements un-
der more pleasant surroundings. II
these things continue, ruin is inevitable.
What is the remedy? We must come to
the practices Of our neighbors. There
must be authority on the farms. There
must be boss in fact as there is in
name. His authority must be respected
and his directions must be obeyed. Our
methods are too loose and our discipline
too lax. Not simply by individuals, but
by communities and ncighborhoods, we
must change our management. pay for
good work and insist upon getting it.
have made q thorough study Of tho
hindrances to success on a Georgia farm.
l have found hem many and stubborn.
With good, reliable industrious labor we
could make farming not only profitable
but pleasant and attractive.
l insist that the improvement of our
labor is the fundamental principle of
our success. 1t is the first business to |
the efforts Of organized farmers.
and. when fully accomplished, the best
work they will ever do.
This is by no means a hopeless under |
There is much that is good in |
the negro. lie is not so much to be
censured for his short comings as those |
WuO u0Nc ubu III uduu HIS m~dudseIucut. Il
The negro is naturally docile. generous
and submissive. With these good quail
prominent, he Ear be easily taught
he faithful and reliable. With suita-
rewards and prompt and just pay
ment he can be made industrious.
In the exercise of his freedom, he has
made the mistake to believe that lib
erty meant idleness, and we have
allowed him to be thus deceived. The
great mistake has been that we have
not taken the trouble 10 instruct and
him. We have allowed him to
his crude ideas Of life to his own
hurt and damage Of the community.
and religion, to say nothing
of self-interest, should have prompted
rs to improve and elevate his ideas of
1uty, f~aithfulncss and moral obligation.
TO do less is to damage ourselves. hurt
The community and impoverish the
State. This subject is too comprehen.
;ive for . newspaper article and too full
70 be developed at one sitting. 1t is the
basis OF our success and demands tho
study Of the farmers ut the South.-W.
Northen, in Southern CultivatOr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22
EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY, fcR TO
MORROW We DIE.
HAM AND EGGS........1 10 CENS6.
OATMEAL AND 3 EGGS. 10 CENTS.
WIh a cup OF coQee or tea free Qrofis.

In the same place a small beeisteak,
potatoes, bread and butter, and three
dOuGhnuts a be obtained for . dime,
and . sirloin steak with the same extras
for fifteen cents. Pork and beans is
worth eight cents; mutton chops, ten
cents; roast chicken, fifteen cents, and
other articles in proportion. OF course,
eating houses of this description are
patronized only by the lowest class OF
working people, tramps and other prob
lematical characters. The fact that, &C.
cording to q police officials statement,
there are in existence in the business
districts Of Chicago v n hundred of
this class Of restaurants, each Of which
feeds from one to five hundred persons
per day, proves perhaps more conclusive
ly than any thing else that . large city
like Chicago harbOrs at all times ten
thousand men who are either out OF
work OF belong to the criminal class.
Tho hash-slingers employed by the pro-
prietors of these resorts are recruited
from their customers. and hence the
casual observer need not DO surprised
when he receives . somewhat noisy re-
ception.
Chinese restaurants are something of
. novelty in Chicago. and no Caucasian
would care to visit one of them for the
purpose of obtaining . meal more than
once. Tho victuals and delicacies served
By the pig-tailed proprictors Of these
South Clark street dens are prepared In
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

given . fair trial. This world renowned
remedy win not make new lungs. but IL
when other means nave failed. Thousands
gratefully testify to this It ID the mod
potent tonic, or strength restorer, altera-
tive, or blood cleanser md nutritive, o.
6esh builder, known to medical sciencA
For Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood, "Liv-
e Complaint" and Dyspepsia, or indiges
"Golden Medical Discovery" - the only
medicine Of its cla8 that - sold by drug.
gists under q printed guarantee from tie
manufacturers, that il viii benefit or cure,
in every case Of disease for which it Is rec
dmmended, or money paid for It win b
refunded
WORLDS DBrKNsARY MEDICAL Asso.
Burialo, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

had lost her sheep and couldn't tell where to
ind them" So the old nuryery rhyme sny
and il goes ON to bid her "Leave them alone
and they'll come home and bring their tails
behind them" All this may be true Of LIST
sheep. but II you have lost your health you
cannot afford to leave that alona. Il win
not como back Of its own accord. Some
people brag that they never bother about
CANA" Alas! too often the victims 10
10 . c~onsumptive's grave Until very re-
Gently . cure for Consumption, which u
universally acknowledged to b scrofula
affecting tho lungs, would have been looked
upon As miraculous, but now people are
beginning to realize that tho disease d nat
tnCurabA DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
oovery VIII cure Il, IL taken In time and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

tial eatables, the hurry and worry OF
business life make q brisk demand for
drinkables, and the subsequent over.
loaded condition of the stomach com
pels . visit to the nearest pill shop.
"The great Chicago trinity-salOon,
drug store and restaurant" . wise man
from the East once upon a time called
the combination, and, to tell the truth,
he was not far from summing the whole
thing up correctly.
Saloons and drug stores arc very
much alike wherever one may 90, and
it would be q waste Of words to speak
Chicago offers in the way Of eating
houses will throw some light on . mat
ter in which every body is interested.
First Of all, then, Chicago has restau-
rants for all classes and conditions of
human beings. Restaurants for the
rich, restaurants for the poor. restau-
rants for women, restaurants for ne
grocs, restaurants for Germans, restau-
rants for Frenchmen. restaurants for
rat-and-ricc- eating heathens, lunch
counters for busy clerks and eating
halls for tramps and other ~impecunious
individuals.
There are, for instance, gorgeous
dining halls for the representatives of
the four hundred who may desire to
dine outside of their clubs, where .
piece of sirloin steak costs . dollar and
q look at the head waiter adds . quar-
ter to the bill, where gdrcons in full
dress fit hither and thither with noise
less tread, where fnger-bowls are in
everyday use and where even the
fashionable m~outh-bowl ID not
stranger.
What on earth is a mouth-bowl, you
ask. Why, the mouth-bowl is q Russian
institutions: a square Or round glass
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

glorious country for i've or six months
without catching . shallow-pated Amer
lean heiress. the supplyo Of titled menials
far exceeds the demand. The result has
been . reduction Of wages for this class
OF labor. and : union composed Of COL
ored gentlemen has under consideration
the passage Of . memorial to Congress
praying for the exclusion from their ma
tive land Of Counts and Barons who can
not make An honest living in the efYete
monarchies Of the Old World. In this
they have the sympathy Of their white
fellow-citizens, who will ch%eerfully Sec
ond their patriotic and disinterested
efforts.
The king of Chicago walters, how
ever, is not the titled foreigner, but
the hash-slinger in the five and ten.
cent lighthouses located on South Clark
and West Madison streets. He is . char.
acter that battles description; half
tramp. half gentleman. Rugged out in
. shirt that may, pcrchance, have nce
been white. and an apron reaching from
the neck to the feet SO IS to cover q
patchwork pair of trousers, he intimi-
dates his customers by scowling at them
in . way which instinctively makes
them put their hands over those pock-
cts in which they may have . stray
dime or two. The order given, it is
bawled out in . stentorian voics and the
unhappy guest, too frightened to leave
his seat, is kept waiting fifteen or
twenty minutes before his order is filled.
One Of these queer establishments has
q sign on the window With The inscrip-
ton:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22
CATARRH.


Catarrhal Deafhess-l1ay Fever-A New
Home Treatment.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
arc due to the presence of living parasites
in the lining membrane Of tho nose and
eus.achian tubes. Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to DO . fact, and
the result Of this discovery Is that . simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured in from M to three
simple applications mado ut home by the
patient once in two weeks.
n. B.-This treatment is not a snulR or IN
ointment; both have been discarded by
reputable physicians a. injurious. A pamph-
let explaining this new treatment II sent on
receipt OF thrcc cents in stamps to pay
postage by A. II. Dixon 4 Son, cor. Of John
and King Street, Toronto, CanadA-CAsis
tidn Advocate.
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

To TIE EDIroR:-Please inform your
readers that l have q positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands Of hopeless cases have been
cured. l shall be glad to send
two bottles Of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption II they
will send me their express and post office
address Respectfully, 7. A. SLoCUN, NJ. c.,
Isl Pearl street. Now York.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

bowl with a pref
ty little glass in
side; the whole
being served on
a glass dish to-
gether with a
fine linen dolly
Of tive
size. After the
finger bowl has
been passed. the
gorcoa makes his
appearance with
the mouth bowl.
With as much
grace as you can
command you re-
move the glass
from the bowl,
pass { per
fumed W t G
thro your
mouth and UNI
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

genuine Oriental
style and sea-
sOned with An
ind bable
combination of
vile herbs and
spices. Rice
forms the princi-
pal substance of
every feast, but
on high holidays
the b eathen
basement revel-
ers indulge in
birds nest soup,
imported yams
and dried fish,
tho smell Of
" would
m mako . full.
W n skunk
hide its head in
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

rants and eating
houses W b o 9 e
prosperity seems
9 inexplicable
to strangers who
visit the Garden
City for the first
i'm Each
street corn e r
here, they o b :
serve, has its sa-
loon. with drug
store across the
way and . restau-
rant in the mid
die of the block.
This is natural.
The pure ozone
from the lake
creates an appe-
tito for Substan-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22
H0aet RO0A

oyvnV precious time and monsy ana Urine
With your health experimenting with un-
certain medicines, when Dr. Pierce's Gold
Medical Discovery il % positively GER
manufacturers in guaranteeing 1t 70 cure
diseases Of the blood, skin and scalp. and
all scrofulous Affections, or money paao Ios
il will be refunded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

IT's a mean man who trcads on n woman.
corns in the horse car simply because sh,
didn't thank him for the seat he gave her
Merchant Traveller.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

How WE admire the man who happens %
catch US when we are doing . good deed on
the sly.-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

The im%pccunious snob who hires . car
rage and does not pay for il is really n,
moro ~aristocrat;c than tho rich man VIII,
walks.-N. U. Picayunc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

view with con-
tempt begotten
by . feeling
of racial SUI
German waiting
maids and hum
BILE Senegambisn
Henials. In nine
cases out Of ten
tn shabby
French waiter Is
man Of family,
that il, the Do
OF .
with .
title q long Is
of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

WuEN a man il fishing for compliment
Is he supposed to worm his way int
peoples good graccs.-Glcns Falls Repub
lean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

WHEN . cashier goes to Canada his en-
ployer's face and his own account are the
long and short Of it.-Chicago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

GRxAr mistakes arc often made IN trying
IN economise. Il IL . safe rule to follow
That the set e always the eAeapest. Acheap
Physiciaa may 0oss yoa yogs. life m = you you
ccIv - miserabie. but unit to work. Lost
time is money lost One dollar spent ior
ShaIlcnhercerss AntidOte will cure you In
fwenty-fouF hours. Sold BY DrugglSs&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

THERE is a great difference in poker
players There's the man who can play
poker, and there's tho man who thinks he
can. The latter is the q who has to write
q hec k-EAoch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

You hardly realize that Il Is medicine, when
taking Carter's Little Liver Pills; they are
very small; no bad effects: all troubles
from torpid liver are relieved by their usa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

PULLING the wool over q mans eyes nat
urally gives him q shcepish appearance
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

AUTHORS Of fl~esh-rcdrcing systems find II
Q paying business, for it enables them to
live on the fat Of tho land-Baltimore
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

The law permits q man TO use his wife 70
rob his creditors Yet in the face Of this Il
Is argued that marriage il . failure Bling
hamton Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

THE merchant has to dive . sharp bar
gain when trade is dul-Kearney Enter
prise,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

PEOPLE who are sneercd at a. being
Quixotic arc most always right.--Washing
ton Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22
GOOD ADVICE.

WW0B AIs V0ul08' Nn0fOeooT I0O0R AN NU1
Running for Prcsident.
An old gardener at Louella, who was
employed by George W. Childs to super
intend his flower beds, went forth to
meet Mr.. Childs ono day in the spring
Of 'SS, and opened the gate for the pro-
prietor, saying to him at the same
time: MI. Childs, I read things In the
newspapers which make me think that
you are losing your mind, and I'm wor-
ried about It. Are you well, l[f.
Childs?"
Perfectly we'll, my dear man." re-
sponded Mr.. Childs. II was level in
better health in my life, and no n
ever before suspected me Of insanity.
What have you seen in the papers to
awaken such ideas?"
"Well, Mr.. Childs. the newspapers say
that you want to leave your beautiful
gardens here and turn your back ON
these rare roseA Why, there is nc such
garden in Pennsylvania - this, and no
one in the world raises such varieties Of
superb roses. There is your wi L.
France, the finest thing in petals any
one ever raw bud and bloom. The pa
pers say that you var to leave this gl0-
rious spot. and il youdO, Mr.. Childs, you
IRE crazy"
"But, I assure you, my man, that I
never heard of such . thing before. I
never saw any thing in the newspapers
abost my giving up this beautiful home.
I do not intend to give 1t up or lesvs
it,"
"Well, Mr.. Childs, tho papers do say
that you are going to run for President
That's foolishness, for there amt . gar
den nor . homo in Washington - equal
this one. You'd be foolish to be Presi.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

THERE Is NO full stop to The furnace II
cold weather. 1talwsys requires IL colon
Boston Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

We sometimes hear Of the spirit Of hope,
but hope is no spirit; it's only an cx.
Observation-Disclosures LcldcE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

rsoHqudsu uosusq3uN-3uIQaoo - az
-So9SuY 10 SlouoQ eQ1 Pm eAvQ ptuoA eQ
eouay e~1M-peqIsq qu!lo taI6 = ueos 1aAS
psQ Sosfod1N u idyVstessuaS SnoqS 11vL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

500 Reward offered for an incureDle
s::c Of f SssssFs X x. the S Rro a9ase;ss.s % D''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

ONE Of the horrors Of being a woman Is
the possibility Of becoming . mother-in-law.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

THE greatest fool in :he world is the fool
who, when he is made fur OF, says no has
been u~niustly criticised.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

IT Il no longer necessary to take blue pills
to rouse the liver to action. Carriers Little
liver Pills are much better. Don't forget this.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

II Is The unmarried Lady who can gfve her
sisters points on the art OF how 70 manage
. hushand-Boeton Courier. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

No Opiuus in PisO's Cure for ConSumpttcA.
Cures where other remedies fail &c
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

French soup on the Mena. French
and German noblemen In reduced
circumstances seem to take TO walt
ing on . table - naturally - .
duck does to water, and as most OF
them are decidedly in reduced ciscum-
stances after they have been u this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

WuAr wrecks many homes il drinking
whisky on y beer income.-San Francisco
Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

SPEAKING Of hunting, sewing societies ar
greater promoters of dcars talking.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

:1spv9I uc. neutrality-suspicious. olqSU
~ 6Iuo ana % o. sIvsdd1 l!s1s ueplOj zHL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

In order TO appreciate being kissed . girl
should be old enough to know better. Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

.TnE quickest way Of smoothing rough
characters il 70 iron them. - Baltimore
American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

IT il all right 70 blow -FOUR own horn, hut
some people haven't any horn 70 blow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

THERE is but one safe way to milk .
kicking cow, and that is to get your
milk Of tie dealer in that beverage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22

A sKIILFrL cook Il tho most popular Of
Interior decorators
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-22
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

10 ,rs's sssrpriaed
after using Hlv's
Cram Bol1 tuo
months 10 find the
right nnstrl, sahicA
sesss closed for 20
i'cass, sras opencand
frs a. TIE other. /
fed resy thankfM-
r. H. C~rsssenoham,
rs StA Street,
Br0oklvn.
particle IL applied 4
oble- Price = cents a. q
- rents ELI BROTHE