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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
THE FARMING WORLD.
c0RN.CUTTlNc SLED.
4 very 0esa Device and No Deube
LabOr-Sovoe.

4 vesy 0esa Device and No Deube .
LAbOrSovOe.
A. C. B.. Lebanon. Neh. sends to the
Orange Judd Farmer sketch Of new
device (here illustrated) for cutting
corn-fodder, which is made a. follows:
Take two 2x6 inch pieces, six feet long.
for runners, wider are better il ground
is ridgcd; placs them two and one-half
feet apart and cover with one inch
planks threc and one-haif feet long.
Cover or 'top-deck" by putting the
front board ON tho sled 1t An angle Of
sbous IS degrees. tapering two or
three boards until the back boards 1lll
cut squsre-lay close. Tho knife-cut-
ting arrangement (a) IS from corn
ctalk cutter and Is held fast BY two
clips d. b. As indicated. The right
hand corner is not reached by the knife.
SO . board (c) is put here and spiked
solid. On this board (c) . man stands
and makes . reel OF his hands. letting
the corn fodder fall between him and
the driver, who stands At d.
Two short draw chains and two short
whifnetrees complete the sled. To use.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
HENRY cRADY'S WIFE.

He Desired Her to He WOmanIy and Not .
Blue-Stocking.
1t has always seemed doubtful wheth-
er the aspiring. clever woman is the one
best suited to mate with . man of tai
ent She is often too severe . tonic,
and getting such universal adulation
and spurs to her ambition outside, it is
advisable to have. mental as we'll as
physical relaxation at home. 1t is re.
lated by friend of Mr.. Grady's thai
coming natter an exciting days work.
he looked eagerly about for miss JulltT
as he called ier. She was nowhep9 10
be seen at first but finally her hudband
discovered her in corner Of theft lux
urious library. immersed in q book. So
absorbed was she in preparing French
lesson for q fashionable. class, re.
Gently organized in Atlanta. that
for the first time since theff mar
riage Mrs Grady was oblirious q
her husbands presence. He booked q
her for a moment with IN expression Of
positive pain ON his face, then going
forward gently took the volume FROM
her hand. 'Please don't do that" hd|
begged. ''You are the one person who
loves me for myself alone, without
knowing or caring whether I All a
genius or fool II you get so smart.
Miss julie, won't know where to 60 for
Seer And he threw thcbook
TO the other end of the room. eco.
there's . dear girl. put on your Paris
gown and look handsome for dinner.
ANY man can have . wife talking
French. but I'm the only one in Georgia
who will have the prettiest woman this
side Of Mason and Dixon's line to sit at
Tho head of his table" It is needless
to add that Mrs Grady abandoned her
French lesson. n."-Illustrated American
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
BY me-" rejoined the girl, passing out OF
the room by another door.

! 0y me, re1oined the girl, passing out O
the room by another door.
| Ibid not sit down, but walked over Il
the bed, where the patient was lying
| very still-so still, indeed. that could
not detect any breathing. A woman's
| cap was on the head, and the end of 8
sheet concealed the face. I ventured te
turn this down carefully. and beheld
the eyeless sockets and grinning teeth
Of human skull.
started back in horror, and at the
same moment the door by which the
girl had left was thrown open. and in
marched. one after the other, four tall
human figures in black gowns and
masks. / knew at once, then. that
was to be robbed, and probably mur
dered. I wore heavy diamond pin and
ring, carried q valuable gold watch, and
had in money about my person some
i've hundred francs. but not 4 single
weapon Of any kind. Resistance being
therefore out Of the question. felt that
my only chance-if indeed there was .
chance-was to conciliate the rufIians
and buy myself of. With . presence oI
uluu IOI WutCu StAAA NoAO W SOL!
considerable credit, I said At once:
II understand it all, gentlemen, and
you will find me . very liberal person
to deal with. There is one thing value
highly, because it is the only one ]
have. and can not replace it-that il
my life. Every thing else Of mine is Al
your service, even beyond what have
with me-"
LET US first handle what you have
here" said the first speaker.
Immediately took out my pin, took
OF my ring. drew out my watch, pro
duced my pocket-Dook and purse and
placed them all in his extended hand.
"You make me q present Of all these
now?' he asked.
.Yes, on condition that one of you
will forthwith conduct me to the Streets
replied.
At length the principal spokesman
turned to me and said, in . very COO
and methodical manner:
'.MOnsieur has acted moro like = gen
tleman than any other person we ever
had dealings with, and il We could. con-
sistent with our business, oblige him,
We would be happy to do 80; but un.
we are governed by q rule.
which is law with US, that dead men
tell no tales and we think it will
not do to make an exception in this
case. We will, however, in cOnsidera-
tion Of monsieur's gentlemanly behav-
ior, be as mild and lenient as possible
in doing our duty, and grant monsieur
Ave minutes for saying his prayers"
''YOu have, then. resolved to murder
me?' asked. s4r
Monsieur uses . very harsh term. but
We will let that pass You will have
five minutes yet to live by that watch.
The villain then held my watch tc
the light. and l felt indeed that the pre-.
cious minutes Of my life we're numbered
A death-like silence then reigned i,
that gloomy apartment for some time
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
OVERCOME az A WOMAN.


-Four Bold. had Men Saccamb TO the Flo
quence Of . Lame Feaaals.
There were four pretty tough-lookins
characters sitting on . bench in Battery
Park the other day relating their ad
ventures 20 each other. One had beer
in mutiny at sea; q second had been .
terror to . whole county, and . third
intimated that he had once trained with
band Of pirates. The fourth was q
lanky long-faced man with . sunkeu
chest and when the others had finished
ho said:
'Ge9tlemen. why was run ont oi
Chicago? Because the papers called
me holy terror and put the police
force on to me. You probably remem.
bcr Of the Ave policemen who were
found dead in q bunch? had to do it
'Of course you did, thcy assented.
'aVhy did the Governor Of Kansas set
price on my head-slO.OO0 dead or
alive? You probably saw in the pa
pers that only one man out of the thir-
teen in the sherih's possc returned
alive? Didn't want to do it, but had to. I"
Certainly, just our case" they re.
piled.
''Td like to 60 to St Louis" he con-
tinued. 'but it wouldn't be prudent
You probably saw the account Of my
stealing . steamboat and running her
off?"
'Of course, We saw" replied the three.
The lanky man was ready to relate
another chapter of his life. when lame
woman with . few pears in . basket
came along and said:
''Come, now. movc along and give me
Q bit of the bench"
No one moved. They hardly realized
her presence. They were busy think
ing what desperate men they were.
'.And that's the kind Of gentility ye
show q poor lame woman, is it," ex-
claimed the indignant female, and,
dropping her basket she seized them
one after the other. and flung them into
the middle of the path. As the last one
went she sat down in the middle OF the
bench. got brace for her feet and con-
tinued:
''And now let's see the whole four Of
yex trot me out of this!'
They didn't try. Humbly, meekly
and lam bike they sauntered away to
hnd another bench, totally ignoring the
fact that they were desperate men Of
decided villainy.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
SAVED By THE GExDARNEs,


and then one Of the ruffians bent down.
ward and lifted . trap-door and from
the dark pit below issued . noisome
smell. I beheld my intended grave,
and shuddered and shook like An aspen.
But why stand there and die like a
dog, without single attempt at escape?
At the worst 1t could be but death. and
there was . bare possibility that might
get away. fixed my eyes on the door
which opened upon the stairway. and
with single sudden bound reached it.
but found it fast locked. Then as the
hands of the ruffians seized me, with
mnrderous intent uttered . wild
shrek; the door was burst In with
loud crash. and in q moment the room
WAS filled with gendarmes. l saw that
l Was saved, and tainted and fell.
The four masks,s the fair decoy, and
some two or three others concerned in
that murderous den we're all secured
that night and subsequently, had tho
pleasure Of giving my evidence against
them and seeing them all condemned tc
the galieys for life. ts"
The place had been for some time
suspected and the decoy marked. On
that night detective had secuetly fol-
lowed the girl and myself, and. after
ascertaining whittier she had conducted
me, had hastened to bring body of
gendarmes to the place. The delay of
the ruffians in their murderoqs design
had been just sufieient to save me. I
scardely need add that I never again
volunteered TO accompany . distressed
damsA on . secret adyentupe while re-
mained in Paris--Chicsgo News. d
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

This Is the ''Adam and Eve" or PUT
tY:zaot :rof the common people, but tbe
tl1Sm hy'neak OF botanists, and is
said to have the singular habit OF shift
ing its locality to degree amounting
10 ar inch annually; 50 that il CORN or
tuber were planted in front Of persons
house. in one hundred years thereafter.
other things being equal. he would find
that it had moved one hundred inches,
in . westward direction. Aftcr the first
year it gets new CORN annually, and
one becomes dissipated annually. As
the new CORN makes its appearance, at
tached to thick fibcr. ard about one
inch from tho. old. that 10 about the
need Of its annual prOgress-not very
conspicuous. it is true. but still sum
cicnt TO demonstrate tho fact ! Nog
must this fact be criticised too closely,
because sometimes the old CORN contin-
ucs for more than year. The locale
Of this plant Is from Canada to Florida,
buttt Is rare every where; n . lifetime
OF eight-and-scventy years only saw
and handled single pIanA and that
WAS forty years ago in Doaegal town.
ship. Lancaster County, Pa.-Notes and
Queries .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

4 0Foat Deal Of Dexterity ReqQlred e
Balance . Load of Bricks.
II any one has written treatise On
The gentle art Of hod od-carrying. the pub.
lie libraries have failed to provi le
copies of it for their members Yet art
Is required even in that occupation, for
Il takes no little skill to carry . hod.
ful Of bricks or mortar up . ladder with
out spilling them. Time is necessary
% attain sufficient proficiency to carry
up the load successfully.
On Fifth street. below Chestnut.
where the old building of tho venerable
American Philosophical Society is un-
derKoing extensive alteration and on.
lsrgement . crowd Of people daily con-
gregate to see the evolutions of halt
score Of colored hod-carricrs IS thcy
swing hod Of bricks on their shoulders.
rapidly mount tall, perpendicular lad
der. and lightly trip down again. with
clock-work precision. IS IL they enjoyed
It Possibly not one in the crowd cred.
its hod-carrier with exercising skill
In his work.
Muscle is not the only thing re-
quired, although . weak man need not
apply for the position. A brick weighs
about four pounds. and sixteen bricks
all . hod. That is . total weight OF
sixty-four pounda The hod weighs
about ten pounds, SO when tho carrier
starts up ladder he has seventy-four
pounds on his shoulder. 1t is an ex.
ceedingly difficult thing, to beginner
atleast to climb perpendicular ladder,
but with seventy-four pounds on one
shoulder tho experiment becomes doubly
dificult
As the equilibrist finds the center Of
gravity in his astonishing perform
ances, 50 does the hod-carrier, although,
perhaps, he does not know it discover
the equipoise Of the hod on his shoul-
der. He IS assisted in this feat Of bal
sncing by the long handle attached to
tho bod, which serves the same purpose
IS balancing pole does in the hands Of
tightropc walker. The careful OBJ
server will also notice that hod-carriers
always appoint tho smarscst carrier
''leader" Of the gang. SO that they will
execute the maneuvers in lively man.
ncr.
There is also an art in descending .
ladder, and in this department Of their
work the hod-carrier follows the move
ment Of sailor. with little variation.
Two rounds are descended rapidly, then
there is perce ptible halt a round is
skipped. and then two moro rounds arc
quickly stepped. the feet moving SO
that one would almost think that an in
stantaneous photograph would show
The steam carriers that take up this
hod quickly to tho top Of the building
are fast removing the necessity Of lad
der-climbing, which makes this labori.
GUS occupation less tiresome, as the hods
have only to be carried to the pcrpct-
ually moving machine Those who
watch q carrier balancing hod on his
shoulder while he mounts ladder, will
see the fallacy Of the old story of the
carrier who wrote to his friends that
he had . snap;" that all he had To do
was to carry q hod Of bricks to the roof,
and the ''man up there did all tho
work k"-Philadelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

full sensation. Passing through lone
ly street near the river l was surprised
at meeting young and pretty girl--at
least she appeared SO in the dim light oi
. distant street lamp-who Carried in
her hand some three or four bouquets
which she offered for sale.
"Will monsieur have . bouquet?''
she asked in o sweet, musical tone, hold.
ing out to me well-arranged collection
of beautiful flowers.
''They are very pretty" said ], taking
them in my hand; and then, somehow,
could not help adding: land SO is
their fair owner
Monsieur will purchase and assist
me-" she said.
do you, then. really need assistance.
mademoiselle?'
''Why else should I be here at this
hour of the night, monsieur"
'.And why here at all? This Is An
unfreQuented street-about the last in
the world should have selected for dis
posing of luxury most suited to wealth
and fashion"
She sighed and reached out her hahd
for the bouquet held.
''What is your price?'
''Five francs"
"A large sum-"
monsieur will remember it is winter,
and flowers are scarce" /,
handed her the requisite silver coin.
saying:
ITO aid you l will purchase; for
though love flowers. would not other
wise indulge in the luxury at such an
expense"
She thanked me, and seemed about to
pass on, but hesitated and said:
Gould monsieur direct me to the
house of q good physician who would
turn out tonight to see patient for .
small sum-
''Any friend Of yours ill?"
my mother" with = deep sigh and
downcast look.
Il am medical student with some
experience among the sick of the hos
pitals. II you care to trust the case to
me, I am at your service without
charge" l said, feeling already deep
interest in the fair girl.
''Oh, how shall l thank monsieur?"
she cried, withclasped hands and An up
ward. grateful look. "Pray follow me.
doctor"
She turned and moved at rapid
pace down the street toward the Seine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

coRx-cUrr1xa MACHINE

start on the sixth row, and whom the
sled Is full pile of the corn-fodder BE-
hind the sled, crossing the armfuls
until proper angle for tho shock Il
made; then continue cutting and un-
loading in line with tho braces" until
enough has accumulated to form Acom-
plete shock, after which tie the tops Of
each shock with binder twine. By this
method nearly as much ground II gone
over in day as the same team would
60 over in cultivating, and far less
backache is experienced than from the
old way of cutting corn by hand.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
PARTISAN THIEVES.

Five Thousand Who 1.-Two at tho Expense
Of Store-kespers.
Considerable uneasiness is expressed
! by competent Authorities at the increase
Of the "Bande .Noire," or organized
bands Of thieves. Twenty-ycars ago.
under the much-msligned empire. there
were no more than q thousand of such
dangerous malefactors in Paris; now
the number is reckoncd at five thou
sand.s To the Bande Noire belong the
men who hire apartments under aristo-
cratic names put in their accom-
plices dressed as servants, announce
the coming Of magnificent furniture.
give largo orders to tradesmen. and
suddenly disappear with their booty.
Others hire furnished apartments, and
come with heavy trunks usually full
Of stones). After having won conf.
dence. they also give large orders, and
then make Cd. Jewellers arc frequent
victims of sYch adventurers.
; At the Bon Marche and tho Louvre Q
regular allowance is made for shoplift-
ing in tho debtor and creditor accounts;
the daily sum thus registered is sur.
prisingly high. Besides amateur klep-
tomania. the female accomplices Of tho
Bande Noire, mako . continual raid
on the counters. and noswithstand.
ing the vigilance of the inspectors
they manage to reap . good har.
vest We are told that these women
usually wear skirts as full IS fashion
will allow, with very deep and capa-
cious pockets; they also wear shoes-not
boots-and have stockings cut OF, so as
toleave the toes free. They. press close
to the counters, where rapid motion OF
the elbow, favored by some dangling
fringe, catches the coveted article and
throws It down. Then. quick the foot
slips oatof the shoe, and the toss, ex.
eroised BY long practice, draws the lace.
or whatever 1t may be, under tho long
skirt whore It remains hidden till an
opportunity occurs of quickly secrcting
Il in the pocket
Tho professional pilSerers choose their
prey very judiciously. but kleptoma-
niacs asusllystake the merest tri fies.
often bottles Of perfume o. seme worth.
lees knickknack.- which they steal in
the clumsiest fashion, getting into great
trouble and incurring deep humiliation
without any conceivable temptation.
But 1t Il case Iof partial insanity, and
Is easily distiagsisAed from the DELHI.
erete adroitness OF the practiced hand
Of foot!-MurrAy's As9asia& - '
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

nov III, sAhfa.c1cSrE 1St
fs se& - st6sxs smsASn Ss19a6401<kp
stun EEverHs Sesuia1 . ahessaDao s&ss
s:s:..s s:'s Z. ..s aPs ~ .si q 1l =.
for seothar Epsk. A door tbSngsAnDos s-ss
its upper edge closes the Qpepj1G~.s -
through whieh' the tox Is movsd lSt6 6r
out Of paacs - tn elo4ts D0AodeteeA sss
in use and has, proved YAa1g .sdee'ees sssIs
|snd easily managed The rejeeted eeq- *
Tho gar,lea; issseaa sf pnruaazUS de SO SC
esoasA and goll luiips the xaA es seacap-. Essss
Ing il, the form Of noxious gasea -. 80
g O1AANIUMs are well.known. gQod
u1stsr blooming vlsah &hefjNWy1es
pisnty Of sanlight- Uhlses ~ ylants ,...sss -
ore ofe stocky nature ct Aoo tnekte>e
DAko the3 - y. lafoiDa 2nabouG1DuoDal
6S v!ldev t>as la1k. spiaAliag ulaaeh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

"N-M-M-M-s- J-J-Jones. began young
Hoober. who stammees when eunbar-
rAssed. have y-y-y-yos ever b-bbb.
boon in S-SS-ain-
.'Sir!" exclaimed the indignant Mira
Jones --s
Z "H-h-h-ave yor ever b-bb-been min
in-in S-S-Sain-in S-S-Sain-have y.y-
y-y-you ever b-b-b-b-been In SaiE-i-i.i-
in Saiu-"
''How dare you. sirf- almost screamed
tho offended woman. as she got mp snd
went 70 the other sads Of tho room. )
'.Nr. Hcober." said the hostess. shert-
~ afterward. "M:s. Jones .complsins
that you have been exceedingly. rude
and impolite. :.
Il was only trying TO ask her, Mrs.
Bi!luk" explained Che unhappy yorne
man, ii sh-sh-sh-she had ever bsensfti
SSSSaiat I~osis.p-CAicago Ttabune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
PENNYRoYAL
Amid the web wrapped meadow-l.na The

Amid the wen wrapped meadow-lsuA there
passes
A child for some late butterfly xehase
And as she treadeth Gown the scared sr1sses
A shy wild odor rises in their riacc.
The magic Of this odor swift cnfoldsng
A passer by whose feet have ehsnced to stay.
Until, the neadow-lands 10 more bekolding.
Back through the vanished years he takes hid
way,
And stands once more in sweet, forrotten
places,
And hears the voices silent ,ong ago;
While in the low rooted house re sees dearfaccs,
AS in those other days. hit 10 and fro
He hears again the rush Of children's daughters
Throughout the cobwebbed Carret surge and
ring:
He sees again from down far reaching rafters
Bunches OF pennyroyal swas and swing
A moment only and the sweet dream passeA
The child and butterfly hit TO and fro
The shy wild odors from dowr- -trodden grasses
Throughout the autumn morning come and go
No more swings pennyroyal from low rafters,
Holding sweet peppermints and sage and
thyme
Yet do the garrets with their herbs and daughters
Linger and haunt US like some sweet old
rhyme.
Lucy E. Tilley IN Harpcr's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

DO YoC REAIkY NEED ASSISTANCE"
In the direction was taking when We
met
In less than Ave minutes we had
entered adreadf ful quarter. among narrow
streets. old buildings, and squalid- look.
ing people. some of whom glared as US
Is we passed.
We had now reached the foot Of the
stairs. and my guide pushed open door
into small. dimly lighted room, and I
followed with some misxivings. There
was bed in one corner. and ON it an
peared to be human form lying very
still.
Il have brought doctor, mother"
said the girl. closing the door,
There was no reply. and she turned
tome saying:
will you be seated, doctor? think
mother is asleep"
Il have but few minutes to spara.
uademoisel!e. " said /, shortly. -
'Nonsisus shall not Be dstaiaea long
go - - :.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
Hog Feeding On . Large Scale.

Dr.. Frank s Billings,-says the West
crn Swineherd, the eminent expert
investigator Of animal diseases. has
bought tract of land near the Daven-
port (la) glucose factory, and will At
1t up for the accommodation Of from
four thousand to ten thousand hogs to
be fed from the factory slops. 1t Il
stated that the doctor will move his
laboratory to Davenport and personally
supecintend the manufacture Of virus
and incubation Of the hogs to be fed.
The enterprise is private speculation
on the part OF the doctor and the capi-
talists associated with him. but its re.
suits can not fail to interest swine
breeders everywhere. The merits of
;nocnlation will there be tested in .
1nanner and on scale that will conclu-
sively FIX its value in swarding OF
cholera The doctor could have chosen
NO better way Of convincing the public
Of the possibilities Of his discovery, and
il he succeeds in preserving the health
Of hogs and fattening them under the
conditions proposed he will have set-
tied in his favor the acrimonious dis
pute he has with the Government
investigators of hog cholera Tho
doctor is An opponent to be feared in .
scientific controversy, for he handles
his adversaries without gloves; but he
Is . man with the courage Of his convic-
tions. and his known ability and fight
ing qualities have made the people his
fast fr;enda Fortunately his new VENT
uro is to be located within IN hours
journey Of us. and we hope to have
opportunity Of observing closely. for the
benefit Of our readers, all the interest
ing features Of this experiment in feed
ing hogs on . larger scale than ever
before attempted. Success at Daven-
port may mean . new departure in
faeain1 - q =. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

Tho engraving herewith represents
IN earth-closet the drawing and de-.
scription OF which were furnished 70
the American Agriculturist BY Mr..
Harry E Turber. San Diego County,.
Cal The bog 10 made Of galvanized
iron. six feet long. sixteen inches high
and fifteen inches wide. The center
compartment contains the dust the
ends being reserved for soil The box
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20

This chicken is somewhat tough,
remarked the new boarder a'
why, you must Be mistaken" 70.
piled the genial landlady. THAT 10 .
genuine spring chicken"
'indeed!" said the bearder. 'And
shouAH't wonder IL It Is near rela-
tion Of tho spring bed you gave me to
sleep on last night The Jury.