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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-07

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

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eether, or each on alternate days Con-
si.ierin2 the curved shell 81 the pod and
the natural mechanical resistance OF
that form to flattenin2, the prospect OF
o,ccessful storage would be greatly In
creased by fine cutting from = to H
inch. Though the labor would be in
creased, would have green grass. or
wet sodden straw, TO cover with each
night to thickness Of So to inches;
otherwise would expect to find. on
opening for use, . layer Of blue mold
where each days filing stopped. es.
pccially If heat develops. os 1t Will
surely do by the second day. In pack
ing let NO b: :uisinG be given with heels
or tools after the pods have been
thrown in the silo Where You pack
the hardest next the sides and in the
corners Il will rot tho mcst Simply
level with the least labor possible be-
fore covering for the night When full
cover with green grass Or wes straw
and load with . few inches Of loan or
sand that can be used when removed.
In the COW stables There il no use OF
benefit from . plank cover in siio IL
is practically impossible 10 prepare .
surface II BY II feet mot only level.
but Of such equal density that It will
settle evenly. II impracticsble TO cut
with machine. I would ill but one
division at time as rapidly - possible,
and weight with not less than . foot Of
earth. Only chemical analysis can
show how this compares with corn en-
silage. II probably win be fnlly equal
70 cornstallgs from which the ears have
been removed for husking.-J. Francis
CULVER, in Rural New Yorker.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
POULTRY PlcKiNos.

0xH a8vantage with poultry Is that
with good management the harvest
although small, comes in every day.
EVEN when the poultry is confined II
Il not usually necessary to feed meat
more than two or three times . week.
TEE time Of hatching more than the
breed regulates laying Rear this In
mind in selecting the fowls that are to
be kept
By letting the fowls have the rum Of
the grain fields after harvest they will
pick mp much that would otherwise SO
TO waste.
Tn. nesting material should always
be Of something with no sharp points
In Il; for this reason wheat or oats
straw IL preferable TO hay.
EvKx In the summer IL tho fowls arc
fed in the morning il 10 quite IN item
70 feed them early. Feed soon after
they Ay down from the rooats.
A cooP with board frame for the
sides and top. and with tight board
door and the sidcs and top covered with
muslin makes . good shipping coop.
ONE advantage on the farm at least
In having only one breed is that they
can be given . free range and there viii
Be very little danger Of mixed breeds
ST Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
THE FARMING WORLD.
slLo AND ENSiLA0E.

Advice for RhennNss Intending - Pre-
servo Feeage for stock.
The preservation Of the waste OF
esnnisg factories has only come to my
knowledge in case Of sweet corn husks.
and the cob cleared of grain but full OF
sap In this case the results were very
satisfactory. The finer quality OF the
usk - compared with the total solids
Of the more fibrous stalk made COM
bination Of great value. The possibili-
tics concerning pea pods I should
theoretically consider great economic
'sfiud'' il in similar circumstances. Hav-
ing silo 1Ax17 feet I would without
delay put partition through il; ss it
would take Is TO 20 cows to eat the sur
face on such . large area and keep
ahead Of mold Two-inch plank with
finch boards to break joints is suf-
fcient, II both divisions arc filed to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
HIS Suspicious AROUSED.

The Young Man Paid Promptly. bat the
Real Estate Man Wasn't Satisfied.
"Filkins was in this morning." said
the clerk, rs the real-estatc man en-
tered his Office.
ibid he make his usual payment?'
'.He paid the interest on the mort
gage"
"Anything on the principal?'
"No; he let that 60 this time"
"Well," said the rcal-estate man, re-
flectivcly, ''he's . good man, and we
can afford TO be easy with him rs long
rs he pays the interest promptly"
"Yes, sir; and he wants to get rid OF
the entire mortgage, SIR"
He what?'
The rcal-cstate man turned sharply
on his clerk.
s.Hc-he wants to get rid of the entire
mortgage, sir. He said he was tired Of
carrying it and asked me to figure out
the entire amount of principal and in.
tcrest and have it ready for him the
next time he called"
HE did!'
"Yes, sir"
Talked Of paying on the whole thing
in a lump"
"Yes, sir"
"Write him letter and tell him il he
lets the interest 60 over one day next
month we'll foreclose the mortgage
He's getting ready to stand rs Off,
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
FEEDING FoR EGGS


A ecrrespondcnt of the California
Cackls- in relation to feeding laying
fowls communicates the following:
There has been . very great complains
in sozae sections about the hens NOS
LAYING as they should. ] think every
case can be accounted for. was re-
Gently called in to see . lady's flock OF
IS hens which were looking, to say the
least, fine; yet she said she was nos
getting as many eggs from them - !
was from q pen Of eight that were al
WAYS confined in . yard 6x30. with .
tight house 5x5. and hers had FREQ
range. purchased dozen from her,
and after killing . couple found that
her hens had not sufficient food TO pro-
duce eggs. While believe this u gem
orally the cause of failure of eggs. yes
it is not always; some feed too high,
and not that food which will produce
eggs have been for some time ex-
perimenting on what kind Of food will
produce best results, and have foand
the following by far the best: Bran or
barley in the morning, scaldcd with
milk: give all they will eat up clean.
| In this we have what is generally &C.
knowledged to produce the greatest
Der cent. of the white Of an egg. and
very little fat At noon feed wheat or
screenings In this we have the limo
for shell, and also . good per cent OF
the yolk. Give all they want, and IL
Won have an ash or manure pile mix .
little grain in for them to scratch after.
At night give liberal feed OF corn. and
do not be afraid Of making too fat
do believe, contrary to the opinions OF
some, that corn win produce eggs. and
lots of them, especially in winter. Feed
beef scraps every other day (cooked).
and plenty of bone meal, with liberal
supply of green food every day. Hens
fed in this manner must lay. IL they are
any good at all; If not. get rid OF them.
And old saying. and . true one, Is, that
q hen properly fed must lay or get fat
OF course this treatment will not apply
through moulting time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
HUANAcO DYlNc.PLAcEs.


A Strange Instinct Among the Auanacos
In Pasagonis.
II is well known that at the southern
extremity Of Patagonia the huanacos
have a dying place, q spot to which all
the individuals inhabiting the sur
rounding plains repair st the approach
Of death to deposit their bones. Oar
win and Fitzroy first recorded this
strange instinct in their personal mar
ratives, and their observations have
since been fully confirmed by others.
The best known of these dying or
burial places are on the banks Of the
Santa Cruz and Gallegos rivers, where
the river valleys are covered
with dense primeval thiclkets of
bushes and trees of stunted
growth; there the ground is COW
cred with the bones Of countless dead
generations. 1.-The animals" says Dar-
win, s'in most cases must have crawled,
before dying. beneath and among the
bushes" A strange instinct in a crea-
ture SO pre-eminently social In its hab-
its, . dweller all its life long on the
open, barren plateaus and mountain
sidea"
What . subject for q painter! Tho
gray wilderness Of dwarf thorn trees,
aged and grotesque and scanty-leaved,
fiourished for thousand years on the
bones that whiten the stony ground at
their roots. the interior lit family with
the rays Of the departing sun, chill and
gray. and silent and motionless-the
huanacos' Galgotha- In the long CEN
turies, stretching back into . dim, inn
measurable past. 80 many Of this race
have iourneyed hither from the noun
tain and the plain to suffer the
sharp pang Of death. that. to
the imagination. something Of It all
seems to have passed into the
hushed and mournful nature. And now
one more, the latest pilgrim. has come,
al his little strength spent in his strug-
giles to penetrate the close thicket; look
ing old and gaunt and ghostly in the
twilight; with long. ragged hair; star.
ing into the gloom out of fdeath-dimmed.
ounken eyes. One artist we have who
might show Il to M on canvas, who
would be able to catch the feeling Of
of such . scene-of that mysterious,
passionless trAdgedy Of nature-the
painter. mean, Of the "Prodigal'' aud
the "Lioness Defending Her Cubs"
To his account Of the animals dying
place and instinct Darwin adds: Il do
not 1t all understand the reason Of this,
but may observe that the wounded
huanacos at the Santa Cruz invariably
WALKED toward the river.
Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
THE oL0-FAsHloNeo cRApl

t oesioe me uow-the dear old-fash-
a. saantod mother hallowed lono aca
"e ctoooed . low sweet tune Ger ~. .r.-
sleepy dariings,
"',se she rocked tho cradle eens,y, to and
.nue dinly dream tonight fond mem
0Hcs steal o'cr ma
NJ .f childhood days-ssr fadian. with bloom,
A. nappy pictures Do I see-whas sweet
xocs 0ecply tender,
"nln The cheerful light Of mothers roomi
""sous the latticed window v-pl.ee svec. op.n.
ing roses clambered;
sanocams played all day In calm con-
~'o 'sndnllea norains-siory vines. all sremu-
so1s with brightness.
1hsdr wttchtng beauty With the ro,o. h,ec.
Asa sorsned amid the long soft grass through
Gays Of summer weather,
pl.y-house grew meath grapevtnes'
cooling shade;
Ana vhea u night the glow worms came WITH
70 our lsafy dwelling,
soooshs them rosy lights tho fairies
Esaf chidhood daysi Dear homo OF yorc.
wnero once the sun shonc brighestl
1nough1ime has hushed thy notes Of min.
strelsy.
1ne mother love-she faco % dear. that bent
each night about rs
IN never. never moro forgotten b,i
Whist dreams sAe fashioned OF us then-cach
waxen toncA she Welcomed,
ooek sunny curl4 and radiant wondering
eyesl
11e little forms that clune and claspcd tho
darling baby's prattlc,
Wefe gins oe love sent down from paradisci
y memories sveeti 70 shine between the sad.
dcuing years ef sorrow;
Ere' while dream OF dear ones lost to me:
ostly Groom the old sweet tune, above my
dariing's cradle.
Ana ask Gods sunlight DER its memory!
-Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
PRiCkLY HEAT.

The Cause and Treatment of That Painful
In many peteons the eruption known
rs prickly heat comes from the corro-
sive action of the acid Precipitation. II
is worse whenever the clothing has IN
opportunity to rub the skin. In cases
of persons having delicate or thin skins.
much relief may often be obtained by
applying lather Of soap and letting Il
dry in. The soap IL sufficiently aka
line in its nature to neutralize the acid
of the perspiration and stop it, corrod-
ing effect. The soap used should be Of
the finest kind. As . rule, chatting il due
to the same cause, and can be cured BY
the treatment mentioned. Some persons
find the use of soap much more bene.
fetal and satisfactory than that Of vase
line or oil of any kind The oil acts
merely as lubricant and to soothe the
inflammation. The soap does the same,
but also removes tho causes Of the
trouble to q great extent In applying
the soap to infants extreme caution
should be used. Only . small surface
should be soaped until certain that NO
injurious results follow. Some persons
get relief from bathing with . weak
solution Of bicarbonate Of soda.-Bos-
ton Budget
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
CLIPPING THE LAMBS.

a Duty That sAoold n rosfbe0ea A0sS
the sAssp Are shoen.
About ono week after shearing. the
lambs should be dipped In some solu-
ton for the destruction Of the ticks,
which by this time win have LETT tho
short-clippcd old sheep and taken
refuge in the longer wool Of the lambs.
Tobacco. arsenic, sulphur, carbolic scid
and various secret or patented pro-
prietary preparations are used for this
purpose, but nothing is better. cheaper
or moro effectual than crude carbclie
acid mixed with soap and water.
fhe method that hsse used fos .
dozen years with perfect satisfaetion =
70 make . strong solution Of soap usiIg
. pint o. 90 Of soft soap TO pail Of
warm water-any kind Of soap win do
I used soft soap because Il h cheapes1
and most convenient-then stir IN .
suf1icicnt quantity Of The aeid 70 make
il XIII tick in about . minute. while
l am mixing the dip / have ny assis-
tant catch one or more tielo 70 test
with. II . tick wet with tie dip IN the
hollow Of my hand does NOT kick the
bucket" In about one minute, odd
moro acid till it viii In dipping. oae
man seizes the fore 1eRs and head ol
the lamb and one the hind legs. and they
immerse the lamb 70 the ears; then lay
It on table or rack arranged 10 drain
back into the dippinR trough, .an1
squeeze the surplus Auid from tie wool
with their hapdA Caro- b taksn =
keep the lambs ears eyes andnoss ont
Of the dip.
A large cauldron kettle makes . vugy
good dipping trough II nothing bettel
Is at hand. Any druggist win osde1
. gallon Of Is per cent crude add III
object Of the soap = to make TIE aeia
which = Of IN oily nature. mig win
the wster.-y. J. 1illA = ADesical
Calayaten
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

Two methods Of killing cutworms
ere recommended BY DR.. Riley. One
Il to make holes several inches deep
with . round stick about the plants
The worms are liable 70 fall into these
and cannot get out The other way.
and better one. il 10 scatter lot Of
green clover cabbage or other succu-
lent leaves about after the ground is
ready, which are poisoned with paris
green or London purple. The WORMS
will eat these and be very generally
destroyed. They may crawl under the
surface before dying, however. and 90
not be found Large numbers have
been brought TO the surface BY loosen
ing the ground with the finger fos
~ or . inches below the surface
and turning mp the soil They car
then Be crushed-Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE.


| The Awkward Prcdlcameae Of . Railway
Passenger.
II was some years ago" said the ra-
contour rs he flicked the ash from his
haif-smolxed cigar. that had . curl
GUS midnight experience on an east
bound train. Twas going from Chicago
to New York. and this was the second
night on the road. had noticed . lady
OF middle age, who sat in the parl0r
car, and who seemed to be alone.
had observed that she was troubled
about something, judging BY her &C
tions, but had felt no special interest in
her until at midnight of the second day.
when she came to me at . station where
the cars stopped few moments, and
asked my assistance.
! ''Oh, sir" she said. "would you be 80
kind as to show me the way to the bag.
gage car? ! have asked the conductor
and the brakeman, but they will not
help me-"
: 'Did you wish to get at any Of your
baggage? 1t would hardly be posi-.
blc." suggested.
'Oh. must 60 there" she said II
will tell you, sir, although you are .
stranger to me. My husband is there.
lie is dead, and I am taking him to
Poughkecpsie. to bury him. We get
there at o'clock in the morning, and l
must go and see If all is right, so that
there will be NO delay. Will You not
show me the way?'
| The poor woman looked worn ont,
and felt that l ought to do what I
could to assist her, since she had an
realcd to me, and piloted the way
through six intervening coaches into
the baggage car. Then would have
left her, but she clung to me convul-
sively.
.'Oh. sir. help me find my poor hus-
band! lie is buried under those great
trunks. II we remove those we shall
find him." and she began excitetlly to
pull at huge saratogas piled one on the
other, six feet high. This was more
than had bargaincd tor, so ! said, as
moved to the door:
"Here is porter. He will help you,
but must return to my car"
Like a flash she sprung ut me and
caught me by the throat.
"Wretch! where is my husband! What
have you done with him?"
Half strangled seized her hands. and
aisentangling myself from them. called
for help. When she saw the baggage
man she b,gan to laugh, and then re-
allied that she was insane.
But her story was true. Her husband.
whose death had been a particularly
sad ono. was really on the train. and in
that car at the bottom of that heap Of
trunks. which were piled upon him.
saw the box the next morning when
it was brought out to the plat
form ut Poughhccpsie, and she, poor
woman. was following it with tears
streaming down her sunken cheeks
Her madness was only temporary, but I
never want another experience like
that. For few moments felt like q
murderer. Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

A farmer Il . feeder. says the Ger.
mantown Telegraph; he feeds every.
thing on his faxm-the horses. cattle.
sheep. hogs, poultry. wife. children.
help. al the ssts. cats and dogA mos
ouitoes and al the veTmin, and 6nan-
cially tie 1a6m itaelf. Unfortunately
he too often forgets the farm he
knows thst II he don't 1eed the live
stock they win die On his hands He
doesn't seem to know that il he don't
feed the farm Il viii die On his hands.
too, and that when that dies. all the rest
win die. How curious Il h that . man
should forget or neglect 70 fced hia
laad Or his crops, and - consequence
T. )etally uaslas = 5esd his stoe&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

Many dresses Of summer cloth and
other wool materials in self colors. are
worn with Louis coats Of rich Pompa-
dour satin or Marie Antoinette brocsdc,
. black ground scattered with colored
bouquets. Of small size preferably. The
bssques Of the majority Of new gowns.
are tabled variously, some narrow. 9TH
ers wide. And the long skirts. e.,
the lower half Of the fashionable
coat, are not invariably Of the same
fabri: - the upper part A gown o9
gray and reseda shot silk II cut long
1t the back. but from each hip the
basque il supplied By wide Aounes Of
twine-colored guipure. The cross-folds
of the vest show band Of the guipure
going from neck TO waist obliquely.
The wide cuffs are also Of the guipure.
Another coat in Louis XIV. form h
of mignonette-green cloth with the
basque cut in moderately deap taba
Between the slashings IL inserted .
handsome pattern In beige-colored gui-
pure. which barely shows, Jet gives .
stylish and uncommon effect 70 the
coat The vest u trimmed 70 oeeTe'
spond-N. Y. Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
Census OF . Cheese.

DR.. Adametz, Swiss scholar, has
been taking . census Of the Inhabitants
of q cheese. The microscopic examine
tion Of one ''gramm" of fresh Emmen-
thaler cheese, such rs is sold in En-
gland under the name Of Gruyerc, con-
tanned no fewer than eighty thousand
so-called microbes. This prodigious en-
campmcnt after seventy days. proved
to have increased to . tribe Of eight
hundred thousand. Another sort of
cheese contained within q single
..gramm" board and lodging for about
two million microbes, while in .
"gramm" cut from the same rind of the
cheese DIR. Adametz found about five
million of these inhabitants! A piece
Of cheese upon our tables of . few
pounds weight may consequently con-
tain more microbe inhabitants than
there arc human beings in the whole
world.-Pall Mall Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
TWO DAIRY DEVICES.

How to Keep Cans In . Vertical fssoeaso
ut An T10ea.
Everyone who cares for milk, in
vat or tank, feels the necessity for
some way by which the cans may be
kept in . vertical position at al times,
whether full. partially full or empty.
To prevent the cans from bobbing to
one side take two-ineh strips, b b,
cut to 1t inside the tank the long way
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

avoid lifting the heavy tank cover
fasten . half-inch rope to the open.
ing edge Of the cover and let u pess
over . cast pulley. screwed TO joist -
indicated Then TO this end Of the ropo
secure . weight sufaeient TO balance
and hold the cover where wanted. The
stub end Of railway iron 10 just the
thing and easily procured--Horsce J.
Newbcrry, in Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

Mrs. Sprite-Now do come early.
Bunhutcn-Yes, will Ill be there
about nine
MrA Sprite-Harringtou johnson il
going to recite.
Bunhuton-Is he really? oh, yes-as
I was saying. I'll get around by eleven
o,clock.-Jury.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

"You have spurned me!'' he cried Bit
terly; Il will so into the busy world.
/ will fight and win. My name shall
be known and my riches envied"--
.Then," she interrupted. Try M
again.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15
Lecture PostPoned

Diddereau-Didy you attend the lecture
Of Prof. Hardhead on Grip. . Malsdy
Of the Imagination?"
Biddereau-He did not lecture.
s'Why not?"
Down with the grip. Weekly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-08-15

and nail them within four inches OF tho
bottom ~. and wide enough apart 70
let the cans 60 between and set square
" on the bottom Solder . small pro-
iectile to each side Of every can. Fig.
. A A, 30 when they ara put into tho
tank all that II needed will be to turn
each can around until the projectiles
come under the Stats. To remove
them turn to OF from you until the
Stats are cleared, and then lift out To
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-10
A SERIOUS SHOE DIFFICULTY IN AVON.
Lasters In John Peach's Shoe Fac
tory are Striking for Fair Wages.
They Claim They Cannot Make
Enough TO Live on.
Some Of the Men Once Worked In Au-
burn shoe Shops.

AVON. Mass. February 9.-At 420 o'clock
this afternoon Vice President w. A. Martin
OF the general board of the Laster,' Protec-
tive Union, and President Godfrey Knight,
ordered the lasters In John Peach's factory,
40 In number. to quit work. All obeyed.
The citizens are greatly excited over 1t, in
asmuch as So, 900 Of their money is invested
Ia the structure, which Is the most unique
mandatory building in this section, 1t hav-
ing been built for Peach to occupy for five
years, at the end of which time he Is to buy
or lease it. OF the 40 lasters employed II are
nen-union. The lasters claim that the wages
received by them are not sufficient to
enable them to get even a fair living Peach
recently placed in the factory fifteen la sting
machines, and there the trouble literally
started. The Union submitted last Wednes-
day price list, to which Peach refused to
accede, saying he could not compete with
rival manufacturers II he he did. A majori-
ty OF tho non-union men figured conspicu-
ously In the recent difficulties in Auburn.
Skowhegan, Br0ckt0n and Milton Mills.
Their leaving work In unison with
a good argument, as they say the mere fact
that such men quit, proved that the strikers
case Is just. The men left the factory In a
body and marched to Union Hall, where a
conference was held by the union advisory
board A committee that waited on Peach
addressed the men. stating that another prop
osition submitted today was also refused by
him. aud that that is the reason they were
ordered out, The last rejected proposition
was to the effect thaC Peach should pay
ne was not satisfied. the various unions
would submit the question to the State
Board Of Arbitration.
Peach Is determined not to concede the de-
mands Of the Union. He says he will put
non-union men to work as soon as he can
get them.