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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23
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ss. WNa cneeke ag1oW ffo0 kisses Of the ftoeA
0soo iaeening cyeA and shining hai. vinA.
tossed,
Soe comes In breathlesa bright little l.saI
SsH - . dream. but pitilcss q Fsto.
ohe struggles With her rubbers a the ...A
Asys y her Jacket and hangs M her hat
Eeils on her gloves. and svec4ly thoneAsf.l
stands
Beside the register. 70 warm her hands.
HOOK up at hcr son good morninR;~ then
!mumose morning" and lay down INV nm.
And then her task beGins, and like = Tura
keep her-hov remorseicssly- vorki
ehe's my typewriter Jet. and I'm her .poes~
!hear her tell tho bookkccpcr I'm .croesw
And hard to pleaoa" Great Scott. thai i,n.s
II she could only know how hard I'm hit,
On. YEA scold ycu. dear; I rax and zen:
Only because you please mo far too veu:
Also. because I'd like TO knock In two
1ne tai young fellow Who walks homs Win
-Aadeiine q Bridges. In Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23

"A fortune-tsllsr told MrA Russell
Blair, Of Elkhart Ind, that her hes,
band WAS doomed to meet IN accidental
death. 1his % preyed upon the wits's
mind that Sho be- become ihoaaaA =.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23

compost from the heap and to assist In
einptying the barrow when fun On tho
potting bench Or elsewhere. Il takes
but . short time TO riddle . largo
amount Of soil, provided il h in suita-
BILE condition for the operation. To
sift well. soil should be moderately dry;
the presence ef some sand in Il win
he.v much.-PopulaT Gardening.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23

Where but few eAeeooo are made, e
= not absolutely necessary 70 by .
cheese prVsa A very good long lever
press may Be couseructsd By simply
using . Twelve foot scantling . . lsver.
one end passing beneoHh . elest upoa
tAsswan ef tie rooa. 4 good I'm
platform should b usea 1ce Tie heop.
vided to make proper adjustment Of The
lever during the process Of pressing: As
the follower settles. the lever WIN pitch
O. incline, then block should b plaeed
bsneatA The slsa4 70 hging tie levss -
hOsizootal positino again. Adj
weights gradually - ths ygessia0 20
eeedo.-WeetesD 1uy1l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23


ACanadian exchange this how ooe
Of II readers manages 70 Ct feed for
calves and at the sane time milk rich
for the chuzn, - follows: At milking
time two large vessels are put outside
The barn door, one marked dairy" and
the other ''cslves-" 0ne-haH OF the
milk given By eoch COW. that drawn
Arsk h put into the vesoel marked
s'calves," and tie other hAl4 thst lasS
drawn. II put into the vessel marked
dairy" 15ls latter half i found. o.
being tested, 70 contain from two
thirds 10 t1ree-fourths Of the cream.
The calves have the advsntags Of being
tod with MIX warm fro0 TIE cow -
the same time they are reared = nod
srsts cost - their allowances q Ul1b
doas uot eontoiD 1nGh 0eaR - 80.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23


lt h . common opinion that when one
hundred trees are oet out. . loss Of .
portion Il inevitable. This Il Z great
mistake. Not one need be lost Eome
years ago we witnessed the setting oct
Of 1.7or .pear trees. Two years after
ward tho planter called On the nursery
man TO inform him that al lived but
three. He ordered loo more, and sab
seqaently informed the nursefyman
that every one ives not only living but
growing with vgor. They were al
standard trees, or on pear rootA The
common trouble h hurried snd super.
hcial work. and the planter says 10
himself:, II gusas these trees. w most
Of them, win grow" II the work h
done - e should Be. he win feel conf
dent that every ono win grow.-Com-
Try 0entleman-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23

Doctor Brown-Thaa wss . very in.
teresting csse Of Miss Squaller'A For
nearly ysar she had Lost her voics,
but I succeeded IN restoring IL perfectly.
FSiend-You deserve . testimonial 70
your OlEill. ttsf
Doctor BroWn-I received one this
mognine. The man who liveo noxt door
10 Miss SQualler shot ct ma.-Wee
Shore. g s8 al a..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-05-23

First Chicagoan-I've great mind 70
propose % thst lovely MrA BanlxA
Second Chicagoan-Well, why don't
First Chicagoan-Why. / can't ~
member whether ] ever married her be.
fore or not; and Il have, e would b
embarrassing - 0ve1esgsse1a.-N. Y.
0p6yjt aas nsss s's'.-ss 80
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02
sweet Owen ~Instructs for
j. j. Rucker for GOVERNOR.
Editor B. G.. Blade

Editor B. G. Blade
AT meeting of the Prohibition
party held in the Court House, in
Owenton, KY, April q, 1891,
the following delegates were Sc
lected to represent the party of
this county at the Convention to
meet at Louisville on May 10th.
lewis XaIans CHAM: Rev.
Jasper Beck, A. II. Bo1rn, Joel
Cobb, DIR. Carleto on, A. j. Mason
and j. j. Cobb.
The Delegates are instructed to
vote for j. j. Rucher for Gov
ernOr.
Resolved that these proceedings
be published in the Blue Grass
Blade and Southern journal.
Hugh Stamper, Chm
j. G. Cobb, Sect'y.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02

was not in violation of good law
and good morals, as in the case of
the Mormons; but while some
Christians call me an infdel and
others call me Christian, | claim
to be a straight out heather, and
as such l claim a right to exercise
my own religious or irrcligious
convictions as well as anybody
else.
When therefore there comes
after rainy week, a bright Sun
day for farm working, and your
mule has rested until he got tired
of resting, and you have rested
until you can't rest, and you hitch
up that mule and pillow corn all
day, to make corn to feed you
and that mule, and to make
money to pay your honest debts,
as | have done, and went without
any dinner that my wife and the
cook might rest, though l fed the
fat mule well at dinner
after he had been biting the greer
corn blades all morning. say if,
while 1 would protect my Pres.
byterian neighbor in the practice
of his own religion, he recipro.
Gates by having me punished fo1
practicing my ideas Of religi
when they lead me to work OF
Sunday, he is a hypocrite and {
tyrant.
There's no man in the county
that raises any better hay, clover
, or timothy-than do, and l have
, sowed three-fourths of it on Sun
, day; with one of these machines
that you roll with your hands OF
, a big wheel. And yet though
: own about two miles of Elkhorn
where other people fish on Sun
: day, l do not remember that
ever went fishing on Sunday il
! my life, though Its the only ia!
8 my fish will bite.
S My neighbor Mike Haggin, al
e Irish Catholic has been looking
t across the fence at me working OF
Y Sunday for some years and h,
Q noticed that the lightning didn'
strike me, and that the rain AM
;: the sunshine came on me just a
G we'll as on the rest of them, ant
t that l got a long about as well a
it any of them, and SO last Mon
a day week he told ME that he ha
g spent all the Sunday before, put
e ting in his garden, and he said h
v had concluded that it was a bette
It way to spend the day than t
o spend it tattling about ones neigh
bors, as is generally the case.
- There is only one proper tim
e to rest, and that is when ma
/! gets tired. That does not alway
: happen to be on Sunday. When
man wants to rest on Sunday G
ony other day the law fought t
oII0W him f0 rest
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02
George w. Balm Still for me
Through all the Racxeis.

George w. Balm is the greatest
Prohibition orator of Kentucky
and one ofthe greatest in America,
or in the world.
l hope he will pardon my pub
LEGATION of an extract from a pri-
vate letter to me. lie says; II
hope the day is not far distant wlf..n
I can do something for my State,
and help you in your brave battle
for the triumph of Prohibition.
When l return from Oregon |
will call and see you. We will
arrange for the lecture at Russel's
Cave, and, in some measure, | will
also assist you in the publication
of the Blade; which l have not
been able to do, but will yet do
my part"
All Prohibitionists in the State
will regret that Bro. Bain's en-
gagements in the far West, and.
Immediately following those, his
engagements in the East will
prevent his being at the Conven-
ton at Louisville on May 18th.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02
THE NATIONAL FUND.
Another Week should See 1t Reach
S2,OOO.

Another Week should See 1t Reach
S2,OOO.
HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL
PROHIBITION COMMITTEE,
10 East 14th Street,
New York City.
As will be seen below our National
Fund is nearing the two thousand dol
lar per mouth line While much of
the amount already pledged is uncon-
ditional, considerable amount is
conditioned upon securing not less
than $4,000 per month for 1891. We
need $67 per month in addition to
present subscriptions in order to hold
all now in hand.
With this fund we have been able
to stimulate and assist our workers in
thirty-one states.
To twenty state committees we have
made proposition to render financial
aid for continuous work in perfecting
the party organization.
Ten of the state organizers are al
ready at work under a joint contract
with State and National Committees
while in most of the other states we
are rendering assistance in raising the
necessary funds for the state commit
tee to enable them to join with DIS in
maintaining state organizer.
No more useful work has ever been
undertaken by this committee.
We urge those who have not done so
to send in their pledges either for a
stated sum per month or for single
contribution. We ought to close up
this fund at once. Will you help us?
Send your pledge or remittance to
No 10 East 18th street, New York.
SAMUEL DICKIE, Chairman.
JOHN l.. THOMAS, Secy.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02
Slirs up old Memories.

Some body has sent me a copy
of the "BeacOn" published at
Springfield, Ohio, dated Novem-
Der 4, 1890.
1t has the following marked in
it.
"That genial "prince OF cranks," g. G..
Moore, of Lexington, has again resuned
the publication of the Blue Grass Blade.
The first issue created sensation in the
Athens of the West" second only to that
caused by the appearance of Cassius NJ.
Clay's anti-slavery journal in ante beiium
days. Lexington's city government is
fearfully corrupt. Mr.. Moore attacked
the offenders and handled them without
gloves. Though no one denied the
truth OF the charges, many repudiated
his methods. For while "sulphurous
blue" hung about the city, but mutual
apologies have been made and the
Blade is on the road to prosperity
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02
do Ii Your Own Self.

Referring to "The Voice" of
23rd inst, page 7th, subject matter
"The Distillery and the Grain
Market" please allow farmer to
ask you to 60 over the indisputa-
BILE facts as set forth in tabulated
statement and Letters of leading
Agricultural Editors and Others"
and give the rural admirers OF
The Blade a column or two of
sledge hammer reflection on the
question.
Many read The Blade who do
not take The Voice.
1t will not be difficult to prove
that the liquor business in all its
phases is injurious to every class,
save that which makes and sells.
Subscriber.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02


But the law must not force him
to rest when he is tired any more
than it would force him to eat
when he is hungry or sleep when
he is sleepy.
What is labor to one man is
rest to another. The farmer who
has worked manually all week,
NAV read or lie under the shade
of tree, or 60 fishing, or 60 to
church on Sunday if he can do so
without using horse that has
worked all week. But men OF
indoor and sedentary lives, ought
to rest by working out of doors
on Sunday.
/ hope that Prohibitionists will
leave that Sunday plank out of
their platforms.
1t is as remote from the Prohi-
bition plan as any issue could be,
and is simply a sop to the ecclesi-
astic Cerberus to catch the
preachers and the churches
If preachers and church people
have not the good sense and con-
science to support Prohibition be-
cause it is right, they will be just
mean enough to avail themselves
of any concession you may make
to them, laugh in their sleeves at
your scheme, and leave you in the
lurch when you want them to as
sist Prohibition.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02

Don't that sound like old times?
You bet your sweet life l never
will forget it. l thought if could
get through the first week with
out getting killed ! would be all
hunky. But it broke out fresh the
second week and was red hot all
week, and amt dead yet.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02
Thank You, brother.

The Bluegrass Blade was I'M
usually interesting last week. The
editor confesscs how he woOed and
won the capital prize in the mat
rimOnial lottery, very gem and
effectual foil to the Kreutzer
Sonata rubbish. II he repeats he
improves, and only retouches his
best things. Shakespeare was
a great Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02

Write it yourself Brother, and !
will print it. T've got other fish
to fry. What's your head for any
how!
Editor.
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02

am sorry that the last Ma
tional Prohibition Convention at
indianapolis put that Sunday
plank in our national platform
Our Prohibition champions gen
orally defend it. / have lately
read where man in Tennessee
was arraigned and heavily fined
for doing honest and commcnda-
BILE work on Sunday, and also of a
railroads being fined for having
work done on Sunday.
This Sunday law is generally
favored by Prohibitionists because
it is thought it will be the means
of shutting up the saloons on Sun
day.
We are only warranted in doing
things that are good, by the use OF
proper means. The Prohibition
party would not be warranted in
inserting a plank in its national
platform against the manufacture
of razors, because so many darkies
carry razors to slash each other
with when they get into fights.
1 believe that the ordinance
that closes licensed saloons on Sun.
day is a bad one.
1t serves as an apology to thous.
ands of religious and political
hypocrites for allowing the saloons
to be kept open every other da.
and night in the week. These
people point to their zeal for thu
Sunday closing as evidence Of
their piety and opposition to the
saloon business, and they arr
willing to do this because the frs
class and most influential salool
keepers are themselves opposed tC
keeping their saloons open on Sun
day; not from any moral convic
ton or conjunction but simpl.
because they want to take holida.
on Sunday, and think their Gus
toners ought to come Saturda,
night and fill enough bottles AM
jugs to last them until Monda.
morning.
Among the Presbyterians es
pecially, the observance OF Sun
day, which they ignorantly cal
1.-THE Sabbath" is the biggest feat
ure in the whole Christian re.
ligion. Old DR.. Robt. j. Breck.
inridge, who is the daddy o
Kentucky Presbyterianism, starte'
out in lite as a politician. Hi
hobby was to stop the mails oil
Sunday. He got in the soup
soured on politics and went II
preaching.
Ills son Billy reversed the or
* ~ ~ starting in the pulpit am
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-05-02

Two LeAluStOn HleH nave us
tinguished themselves by becOm-
the fathers Of great aphorisms.
Judge Jewell said "Politics is
hell" and Laws Webster said, 81
don't care damn what happens,
so it don't happen to me-"
Mr.. Webster was simply more
candid than the rest of us.
The distinction of Presbyterians
is that they do not care what hap
pens so it doesn't happen to Pres
byterianism.
They are a very influential
people and know the meaning of
that scripture which says "Make
unto yourselves friends of the
mammOn of unrighteousness.'
If Prohibitionists cOncede an
"inch'' to these people by giving
them credit for helping to close
the saloons on Sunday, they will
"take an ell" and won't care a
snap whether or not, they are
closed on any other day.
Col. Billy Breckenridge would
raise his hands in holy horror at
the dencNning a saloon on
sunda5 aha St,a'en he will vote for
the "original package" infamy,
and, if the Christian Standard is
to be credited, stand alone in the
whole Congress of the United
States, as the defensor fdei whiskei
by his vote against the Liquor
Enquiry Commission.
Taken as whole that's the size
of them; though in exceptional in
stances the Prohibition cause and
the Blade and l have some splen-
did friends among the Presbyte-
rians.
To show you that am not talk
ing at random, in retaliation for
recent distinguished Presbyterian
opposition to my paper and me, l
mention the fact that Mr.. j. o.
Dedman, of Harrodsburg, Ky.-a
town that has been double damned
by the whiskey scourge-is one Of
the most jealous and energetic
Prohibitionists in the state, and ID
friend to the Blade and me,
through thick and thin, told me
recently, while | was the guest Of
his hospitable home, that there
were only two men in his whole
Presbyterian church at Harrods-
burg who voted for Prohibition;
and l believe he would tell you
that he thinks it is nothing but
the love of dollars and cents that
keeps them from it, just as it does
here in Lexington.
The observance ola Sabbath or
of any one day of the week, month
or year is not only not Christian
institution but is opposed to the
whole spirit of the Christian re
ligion, as you will find by reading
the first two or three verses Of the
9Th chapter of Romans; the only
single instance in the New Tesla
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
Too Much "Americanism.'

DETROIT, Aug. S-Great excitement pre-
vailed in Windsor, Canada, last evening.
Citizens who have leaning toward
American principles and government dec
GRATED their places of business in honor of
the q. n. X. celebration in this city. Min
lister OF Militia Caron was telegraphed by
Windsor loyllists who were wrathy be-
cause Canadians made 50 much of what they
termed ID Americanism" and requested
that be instruct the authorities at Wind
sor TO remove decorations, flags, etc. This
order was telegraphed to Windsor and
the aid Of the Essex county fusileers had
TO be called upon. When the Windsor
Americans saw that the law was impera-
tive and the! pust obey, the flags were re-
moved, but not until several squabbles, i'll
winch stones, etc, were hurled
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
WRECK NEAR HOMER, ILLS.

Wabash Trims Collide, Kill Tramp
and Wound six other Persons.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. Shortly after mid
night yesterday east-bound vestibule train
No. A. on he Wabash railway. which
hauls the New York and Boston sleepers
struck fast freight train which was pull
ing in on a switch at Homer, Ills, badly
damaging tie passenger engine, mail and
express cars Four cars of grain IN the
freight train We're also wrecked
The Roll of Unfortunates
The following trainmen We're injured:
Engineer Frank Clark, seriously scalded
and bruised; Fireman Henry Opel. Sc
verely cut about the head Express Messen-
ger II. G. Baumgardner, of Taylorviile.
seriously; Mail Messenger \. :. Man
ming, OF Toledo. O: Louis Gerbe. Of Fort
Wayne, Inc: c. NJ Compton. of Kings
bury, Ills. \ tramp named Daniel Feeley,
who was stealing a ride on the mail car.
was killed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08

-ITnow hand you the new flag of the
Grand Army of the Republic [cheers].
We have marched under the old flag now
for quarter of a century and it is so
worn that L is not safe to use it any
longer, and On the silver anniversary of our
order his new one has been obtained. l
give it into your hands, to be guarded as
for twenty-five years the old one has been
guarded by FOUR predecessors. / am sure
it will be safe in your hands, because be-
hind you will be 100000 men who will
stand by you and by this flag" (Cheers].
Commander Palmer's Response.
In response the new commander-in-chief
said: Conn AIDES, let me briefly say i &C.
cept this Office with heart of gratitude
to the comrades who have chosen me for
this high position, and / hope that when
have reached the end of my term of office
may leave as clean a record behind me
as the comraie who has served you dur
ing the past year" [Cheers.l
Rapidly Breaking Ranks.
About the only festive feature of the
day was trip on the river taken by the
delegates to the encampment 1t was an
enjoyable ride. The visitors in general
spent the time in visiting resorts in the
vicinity OF the city, and leaving the city,
mostly the latter. The trains were all
crowded with veterans going home, and
by this morning there were only a few of
the tens of thousands who came here dur
ing the first of the week in the city.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
How They Like 1t in Louisiana.

New ORLEANS Aug. S.-The action of
the Grand Army encampment on the race
question has created considerable stir
among the white members of the order
here. No action, however, will be taken
until the delegates return, but Grand
Army men here are strongly in favor of
the four white posts Joseph A Mower,
No l; 7. .. Howe, No. 8; Abraham Lin
coin. No. i, and Custer No. :, giving up
their charters They say the other four
white posts will follow. They Will then
form social organizations to which no one
but MNltes may be elected
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
Once O-,t. Al sin Must stay Ont

WASHINGTON. Aug. s-ActiBg Secre-
tary Nettleton has refused TO permit the
re-entry into the United States of Gnu
Chung Cut. former resident of Newark.
\. j., basing his action on an opinion Of
the supreme court in the case of Wan
Shing who under similar circumstances
was debarred from re-entering this
country, the court declaring that mo la
borers Of that race shall hereafter be per
mitted to enter the United States or even
return after having departed that coun-
try; though they may have previously re-
sided there and have left with a view of
returning
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
A W orId's Fourth of July.

New YoRr, Aug S.-A movement has
been set on foot by a number of the Sons
of the Revo ution looking TO the making
of discovery day, Oct. II, the Fourth of
July for the world For the purpose
meeting has been arranged in Independence
hall PhiladeI phia, this year, on Oct. II. At
that time the Human Freedom League"
will be organized and an address to all
peoples of The world will be adopted.
Among those suggesting drafts of this
address is J. c. Redpath, L. =. D, Of
Indiana
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
Johnny Goes Marching Home.

GRAND RAPIDs, Mich, Aug. s.-Mer-
Ram post, 6. A. r, of Meriden, Conn,
are the guests of the city. They arrived
last night, were welcomed by a salute of
twenty-one guns and received by the city
oflclalS, state militia. local q. A. X.
posts, two brass bands and several thou
sand citizens. They were escorted to the
hotels and thence to campfire where
Governor " mans. Mayor Uhl and Gen
eral Rutherford delivered welcoming I'D
dresses, with responses by Mayor Page, Of
Meriden, and Mayor Dwight, of Hart
ford,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-08
Ninety Thousand Dollar Fire in Iowa.

CLINTON, la, Aug. Sire broke
out about S o'clock Thursday
night in H. W. Earley's grist and
lumber mills located at Comanche, about
six miles from this city. The fire started
in the engine room of the grist mill, also
used as single mill, and from there it
spread to surrounding lumber piles, dry
sheds and barns, until the saw mill itself
was reached and totally destroyed. Be
sides both mills about 100000 feet of
lumber was consumed, making a loss of
So, 900, covered by about $4,000 insur-
Hnce.