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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
NUMBER 6.
A PIGS REFLECTION.
The Pathetic Little Story Told by the
Pet of the Hog Pen.

The Pathetic Little Story Told by the
Pet of the Hog Pen.
The pig has no better friend in the
northwest than Mr.. Owen, editor of
the Farm, Stock and Home, published
at Minneapolis, who in recent issue
tells the following pathetic pig story:
my master gave me but little atten-
ton when | was nursing, forgot that
the best way to make me grow was to
feed my mother well, and now am q
poor, scrawny little fellow, and the
time to make me grow the fastest and
the cheapest is gone forever. / won
der why men can't learn to raise pigs
right. HUmph! the most of 'em can't
even raise d boy right. Guess III go
and write this on my pen so my master
can see it: The well-fed SOW is the
boss feeding machine for the young
pig, and the cheapest pork-maker
KNOWN then maybe he'll do better
next time.
"My master lives in Sight of -four
mill and q grain eleva tor and, oh,
what lots of good stuff 1 see going out
of them that my moth>r tells me pigs
hundreds of miles away get to eat
and it makes them fat end happy. If
it pays other pigs masters to buy that
stuff and ship it hundre ds of miles to
feed to their pigs, l don't see why my
master can't afford to buy it; and it
would taste SO good, and would feel
BETTER too, if | could have some of it
in place of this hard corn all the time.
"Therc is hole in the tough eat
out of my master thought he stopped
it up with corn-cob, but he didn't,
and so the swill runs out and | guess
the rats under our floor get more of it
than we do. Sometimes l wish was a
rat.
"My mother tells me great pains was
taken to get me large, fat father,
and he was nice, too, she says, and |
looked like him when | was baby,
but she thinks / won't be much such
hog when l am grown up. She says
my papa told her that what made him
so large and round and nice was lots
of good things to eat when he was
young, not just one thing all the time,
but that stuff from the mill, and such
things My mother says it don't make
any difference what kind of a papa a
pig has, if he isn't fed right, and don't
have good pen and is sort o well
taken care of he won't amount to
much. She says, of course blood will
tell but it won't tell half so much to
a half-starved pig as it will to one with
a belly full of good stuff, and my
mother knows what she is talking
about"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
SECURE LATCH.

from the mortise, bringing it little
farther raises the latch. A large spool
will answer for pulley, as shown in
the illustration. Another gate fasten-
er commonly used in the western states
is merely piece of one-quarter or one
half inch iron rod about foot long,
which is inserted in a hole bored for
the purpose through the gate post and
adjoining the end piece of the gate. II
is simply withdrawn like an ordinary
wooden pin when the gate is to be
opened, and pushed through when it is
to be closed Cows and horses rarely
learn to withdraw this pin since the
weight of the gate rests more or less
heavily, holding it firmly in place until
the gate is slightly raised.-American
Agriculturist.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

--Brown-"See the shooting stars
last night?" Fogg-"No; but I've seen
great many stars that ought to be
shot. Boston Transcript.
-Sweller-'Td have you to kR w
that put brains in my business" B,lss
-"Ah, see! That's what you did with
them, then. boston Transcript.
--"Did he look ghastly?" inquired the
sympathizing neighbor kind of gas.
Sedly," replied the bereaved woman.
"That's what allied him, you know. He
blew it out. Washington Star
Winter Visitor lin Florida). -"I
should love dearly to go sailing, but it
looks very dangerous. Do not people
often get drowned in this bay?" Water
man-"No, indeed, mum. The sharks
never let's anybody drown"
Don't you want me to buy you
some neckties, Charlic?" Eyes, Alice,
my love. am about as anxious for
you to buy me some neclkties as you
would be to have me buy your spring
bonnet for you. Truth.
Citizen Notemaker You give
mighty short weight in your ice this
summer" Frigidus, the Snow Man
"Yes, but give mighty long wait for
my pay" Citizen N. (coldly)-"O, dc
you? Well, all things come to the
man who waits. '"-Philadelphia Press.
An Irish juror begged off for deaf
ness The judge asked him if he could
hear his charge to the jury. Eyes, I
heard your honor's charge, but l
couldn't make any sense out of it," A
bystander remarked-"That is no evi-
dence Of deafness"
From the Standpoint of His Expe-
rience. -Landlady-"You say the chick.
en- soup isn't good? Why, told the
cook how to make it. Perhaps she
didn't catch the idea" Boarder-"No
think it was the chicken she didn't
catch. Town Topics.
-Ethel-"What do you think of my
photograph" Clarissa-'T can not say
that l admire it." Ethel-"Why not
Mother says it is perfect likeness
Clarissa-"That's the trouble, dear. II
is too good likeness to be good pho
tograph. IN. Y. Press.
Zone of the most marvellous cures
on record. Mrs Johnson has been all
ing for year, having first one thinl
and then another. Since last week she
has completely recovered" "Wha
cured her?" 1.-THE doctor. He sent il
his bill for $24O. IN. Y. Recorder.
"A Mysterious Dish. THE vicissi
tudes of this life are wonderfulv' ex
claimed the boarding-house keeper a
breakfast the other morning. True;
man can never tell what he's got befor,
him." replied the sarcastic boarder
with side glance at the plate of hasl
in front of him.-Y onkers Statesman
First Hen "There comes tn
woman to drive us out of her garden.
Second Hen-"Yes; and she's picking u
a stone, too. Let's fly out quick" Firs
Hen-"No, no, stay here" Second Hel
"But she's aiming right for us" Firs
Hen-"Yes, and if we move we nigh
get hit it"-Liverpool Porcupine,
"A Approximate Idea. -She-"Hov
many are there in a billion?" He
"Well, dear, it would be rather hard t,
illustrate the full capacity of the tern
"a billion, but faint idea of it can b.
gained by counting the things womal
thinks she would like to buy when sh
is in big dry goods store. "-Philadel
phia Times.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
THE JAR TRAP.
How Rats Are Trapped by the English
men in Burmah.

How Rats Are Trapped by the English
men in Burmah.
Rats may readily be induced to jump
or drop into any receptacle, especially
If it affords them adequate conceal.
ment, and they do this without one lin
gering suspicion of their inability to
reach the only existing outlet when the
time for retreat approaches. Thus
traps on this principle may readily be
designed and are obviously preferable
to our rat traps where the vermin are
numerous. This method was thus ex-
planned by our correspondent, who
spoke of the traps as being "most sue
cessfully used in Burmah, where the
rats are perfect pest. The jar trap
was set for three nights"
'On the first occasion saw twenty
two rats turned out. On the second
night only nine rats were caught. The
trap was then put away for weeks,
when it was again successfully used,
but l am unable to say to what extent
1t then succeeded, The common Pegu
jar used was about one and one-half
or two feet deep, and fourteen or fifteen
inches broad, and hole was punched
in the shoulder just large enough for Q
rat to enter. There was about six or
seven inches of paddy (rice in husk) in
the jar, which was buried to within
eight inches of the top. The mouth of
the jar was then closed with board
and a stone. quantity of old timber
joists and straw were in the outhouse,
and no end of rat holes everywhere
around.
81 incline to the opinion that my
blue-legged Burmah servant very 'ju-
diciously' punched the hole with an old
nail and hammer, for though it was
by no means regular or quite round Gt
seemed at first sight too smalD, it just
admitted hungry rat. do not think
the rats, after they had eaten all the
grain, could have gotten through the
hole, they seemed so filed out; other
wise, with such lot in the jar, some
could have got to the hole and pulled
through, imagine. A moving mass of
frightened, screaming rats is bad
taking Off for jump, l admit, but an
old fellow now and then might have hit
the hole. doubt if he could, however,
have got through" 1t is important,
however, in traps Of this kind. to see
that the inside of the vessel is so smooth
as to afford no foothold for the rats, OF
they will readily escape by clim bing the
sides. - London Field.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
FRUIT EVAPORATOR.
+ Is Cheap and WIN DO Twice the Work
of Some High-Priced Machines.

II Is Cheap and WIN DO Twice the Work
of Some High-Priced Machines.
1t is built of wood All the frame
required is the upright by 3-inch hori-
zontal drawer rests. The drawer rests
are placed fatwise and between the
posts, rabbeted one-half inch on each
side to receive the drawers. The sides
and back of the drawers are ~ inches
wide; the front is 3 inches wide, with
11-inch rat bet above and below, on
the inside, and there are corresponding
rabbets on the siding of the house, so
that when the drawers are pushed in
the outside surface will be smooth.
The bottoms of the drawers are made
of galvanized wire cloth. There is a
false front to each drawer inches
back. The upright posts are ~ feet
apart. The drawers are 34 feet long,
and with the false front, 8 inches
back; this gives 3-inch space at each
end of the drawers for free circulation
of air. The end drawers are inches
deep and feet long, and are used to
finish on. Have four extra drawers,
and have some extra front pieces to put
in and close up the openings when the
drawers are out The sheet-iron fen
ders, A b, extend the whole length, to
distribut the hot and cold air. The
cold air enters the ventilators below A.,
and is divided by b, The arch C is
sheet iron, with 2-inch fange, resting
on the wall of the furnace, which is
feet high and feet wide, laid in NOR
tar The top course of brick is laid in
mortar, on the flange, to prevent the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
ODD DUTIES OF BRIDESMAIDS.
Once Had to Dress the Bride as Well as
Walk Before Her.


Instead of being so many graceful Or
naments at the marriage ceremony, as
nowadays, the bridesmaids in olden
times had various duties assigned to
them. Thus one of their principal
tasks was dressing the bride on her
wedding morning, when any omission
in her toilet was laid to their charge.
At a wedding, too, where it was ar
ranged that the bride should be fol-
lowed by a numerous train of her lady
friends, it was the first bridesmaids
duty to play the part of drill mis-.
tress, sizing" them, so that mo pair
in the procession were followed by
taller couple" She was also expected
to see that each bridesmaid was not
only duly provided with sprig of rose
mary, or a floral posy pinned to the
breastfolds of her dress, but had SYM
bolical chaplet in her hand.
In many parts of Germany it is still
customary for the bridesmaids to bring
the myrtle wreath, which they have
subscribed together to purchase, to the
house of the bride, and to remove it
from her head at the close of the we'd
ding day.
After this has been done the bride is
blindfolded, and the myrtle wreath
being put into her hand, she tries to
place it on the head of one of her
bridesmaids as they dance around her,
for, in accordance with an old belief,
whoever she crowns is sure to be mar
ried within a year from that date.
As may be imagined, this ceremony
is the source of no small excitement,
each bridesmaid being naturally anx-
ious to follow the example of the bride.
1t is still current notion in many
parts of England that the bride in re.
moving the bridal wreath must take
especial care that her bridesmaids throw
away every pin. Not only is it affirmed
that misfortune will overtake the bride
who retains even one pin used in heI
marriage toilet, but woe also to the
bridesmaids if they keep any of them,
as their prospects Of marriage will
thereby be materially lessened - Bos.
] Ton Globe
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
The Selection OF Geese.

In thinning cut the flock of geese,
always retain the old birds, as they
will often live and breed during the
lifetime of a generation. Geese have
been known to hatch and raise their
young when twenty-five years old The
old geese are not salable in market,
and as they are better layers and more
careful mothers than the young geese,
the latter can be marketed with more
advantage and profit than by selling
off the old birds. Farm aud Fireside,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13

There is an organization in Boston
for the higher education Of cats. 1t is
called the Boston Cat Breeders Asso-
ciation," and there is no nonsense about
it, but a genuine impulse to improve
the breed of house cats, until they have
as fine pedigrees as dogs and race
horses. As Boston established the first
cat hospital in America and made it IA
bowling success, we may expect great
things of the new association. 1t is
backed by woman - Detroit Free
Press
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
CHEAP AND GOOD EvApoRAroR.

escape of smoke. The building is 1917
feet long, feet high, and feet wide.
D D are connecting rods attached to the
ventilators. The furnace can be built
below the surface on sloping ground.
The amount of heat is great and the
thing to be observed closely is to admit
plenty of cold air through the ventila-
tors. The illustration, without going
into details, gives enough to enable a
good workman to construct cheap
and good evaporator that will do more
than twice the work of some of the
high-priced machines j. W. Beach, in
Farm and Fireside.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
CARE OF HORSES.
Elbow Grease Cheaper Than the Services
of n Veterinary Surgeon.

Elbow Grease cheaper Than the SERVICES
of n Veterinary Surgeon.
Elbow grease is much cheaper than
grain and it is vastly cheaper than the
services of veterinary surgeon. But
it is fact that many of us feed grain
to do what little elbow grease would
do better, and pay our money to veter-
inarians that little labor would save.
We are all familiar with the treatment
given to race horses. They are rubbed,
after exercise, until every hair is dry.
They are made clean as water and rub
bing can make them. How long would
a race horse last if he was treated as
we often treat the team. We bring II
to the stable in perspiration; perhaps
with muddy feet and legs. We water
the animals, and put them into the
stable to eat and dry off the best they
may. The mud on legs and feet is in
furious The perspiration, with the
dirt and dust that has accumulated on
the skin dries, stopping up the pores
and throwing more labor upon the In
ternal organs. The horse cannot do as
well, under such conditions, as 1t
would if better cared for, and 1t will
consume more grain then it otherwise
would and still not be in the condition
that it ought to be. These little. de
tails of horse management may seem
irksome, but it will pay to attend to
| them. Western Rural
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13
A SECURE LATCH.
This Device VIII Prove of Great Interest
to Many Farmers.

to Many Farmers.
An Illinois subscriber sends us this
description of gate latch with "a lock
therefor. The latch is by no means
new, but, though simply made and
very convenient has not been much
used because animals soon learn to lift
the latch with their noses. This sub.
scriber locks it by means of the block
A, which fits closely into the mortise
b. With the blocks so placed the latch
cannot be raised, and the animals can
not move the block. For greater con-
venience a stout cord is fastened to
each end of the latch, and passes over
a pulley above as the block is drawn
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13

"A grocer by weighing his sheets OF
fly paper before he spread them out,
and again after they were well covered
with fies, has computed that l4l, le.
flies weighed etaetlT two pounds ar
twelve ounces
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-13

THy sssA bed that produces weed'
for tie entire farm is the stah9le desa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
FRUIT EvAPoRsT0R.

ls d CAsap and WIN Ds fwSes The Wesh
q so0s AiGA-Psaesd Aeaehises.
Il Is built Of wood All tho frame
required Is the upright hs Sinch hori-
sQUeal drawer rests. The drawer resta
are placed flatwise and between the
posts, rabbetcd one-half inch on each
side to receive the drawers. The sides
and back Of the drawers ere III inches
wide; the front il inches wide. with
Q k.inch rabbet above R1d below. On
the inside. and there arc corresponding
rsbbets On the siding Of the house, 30
that when the drawers are pushed IN
the outside surface will be smooth.
The bottoms of the drawers are made
Il galvanized wire cloth. There Is .
false front to each drawer 5. inches
back. Tho upright posts are 2H feet
apart The drawers are ssl feet long.
and with the false fr4ut, inches
back; this gives . 3.inch space at each
end of the drawers for fIee circulation
Of air. The end drawers are inches
deep and 5 feet long. AID are used to
finish on. Have four extra drawers.
and have some extra front pieces to put
in and close up the openings when the
drawers are out The sheet-iron fem
ders, A =, extend the whole length. to
distribute the hot and cold air. The
cold air enters the ventil.ators below A,
and is divided by b. The arch Is
sheet iron, with a 2-inch aange. resting
ON the wall of the furnSce, which is 2
feet high and feet wide. laid in NOR
tar. Tho top course of brick is laid in
mortar, ON the aange. TO prevent the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05
sCUMeER SONG

Aa @ ne twilight river We noaa
Baby ana I together.
esAding along in our little n..a
BABY and together.
Down to the wonderful l.rd .A.
"nere tho river aows throuch m. .,,,...
.o sns s!iscry stazs keep watch and ward
Grin beneath their loving gua "a.
6aoy and togethes.
~oo"s ne river We softly glide.
Baby and together.
Iay goes ont on the cbbing tide.
Baby and I together
The twilight river Is road am, deec
nvsn w s,ose 70 the shadowy banks we keen
Mniie orowsy poppies nod ana sway
And sleepily beckou US 70 stay.
Baby and together.
10 Siunoerland our craft We steer.
Baby and ] together
oio"ay ous surely cur port We reaI.
Baby and ] together.
"nefc ne Drcam treo spreads its braaches
Ano seatters rare fruit On every side,
Do.n the twilight river We fost along
"'o iappinG waves Groom tender song,
Baby and together.
The fair little head is dropping low.
Baby and together.
Gently into the harbor 70.
Baby and tog sther
nave reached the shcres Of Slumbcrlaad
by whispering breexes softly famed.
Amid tne Meet th'.s orc anchored fast
0usu' wc arc ss.oly moored aa last
Daby AID together
A George PAUL. In Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05
FACTS FOR eARMeRs.

PEAR Juice, heated. to los degrees.
and sealed in bottles, will not only
keep we'll but prove . refreshing drink
In winter. ft.
WHEN hives arc NOT to be moved BY
wagons they should be securely fast
ened to the wagon and packed around
with straw.
KEROSENE ID the beet Of all insect
destroyers and the cheapest. but as II
will injure plants and trees. it should
be applied = IN emuisioa-
II Is claimed that the bad condition
Of many of our country roads il caused
more by ignorance ofthe laws of drain.
age than from any other cause.
SOME one has suggested that the dogs
carry bells instead Of the sheep, and
that every dog-collar should have . bell
attached 70 it, which would give indi-
cation Of their presence.
/. IT Is not best TO sli0w the chickens
70 eat the dead bees around the hives,
NJ they soon get 70 liking them SO well
that they do not stop. IT dead ones. but
Pick them OF a. fast rs they como out
Of the hive.
The tomato will bear ripe fruit and
contain blossoms at: the same time.
The vines grow into . dense mass
unless they are supported Cut out
some of the branches and allow the
sun to enter.
GLEASON says that:s horses nostrils
are his fingers, and with them he feels
articles to find whether they will hurt
him. He smells every new object very
thoroughly 70 dectle whether it il
nrrs1 Ssp haA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

1Ao Rnthseao Ilttlo Stosy TelA ~ ~
Pet q the UoG RuA

1Ao Fnthsese Iistle stssy Tela ~ -
Pet q the ueg RsA
Ths pig has NO better friend in the
northwest than Mr.. Owen. editor Of
the Farm, Stock and Homo. published
1t NinneopDlia. who in . recent issue
tells The following pathetic uig stosy:
S~My master gave ne bot Httle afoen-
tioa when I We n1rsinG. forgot that
the best way 70 make - grow w. to
feed NY mother wen, end now IN .
poos. scrswny little fellow. and the
time TO make ne grow The fastsst-and
the ehespest = gone forever. I won
der why men can't learn 70 raise pigs
right Humphl the most Of 'em can't
even raise q boy right. Guess III 60
and write this on my pen 30 my master
can see it: The wcll-fed SOW is tho
boss feeding machine for the, young
pig. and the cheapest p0rk-wakcr
known then maybe he'll do bettcr
next time.
my master lives in sight Of . -four
mill and . grain eleva tor, and, oh.
what lets Of good stuR see goingQpt
Of them that my mother tells me 6igs
hundreds Of miles away get to eat.
and it makes them fat and happy. II
IL pays other pigs masters 70 buy that
stuff and ship it hundreds Of miles 70
feed to their pigs, l don't see why my
master can't afford to buy It; and it
would taste so good. and would feel
better, too. if could have some of il
in place Of this hard corn all the time.
There Is . hole in the trough l eat
ont of; my master thought he stopped
it mp with . corn-cob. but he didn't
and so the swill runs out and guess
the rats under our floor get more Of 10
than we do. Sometimes l wish was .
rat. f-a
my mother tells me great pains wa1
taken to get me q large, fat father
and ha- Was nice. too. she says, and !
looked like him whep. !, was \ baly.
but she thinks won't be much such q
hog when / am grown mp. She saJA
my papa told her that what made hila
so large and round and nice was l0tA
of good things to eat when he was
young, not just one thing all the time.
but that stuff from the mill. and such
things My mother says it don't make
any difference what kind Of papa .
pig has. If he isn't fed right. and don't
have . good pen and IS sort o. well
taken care Of he won't amount to
much. She says, of course blood will
tell, but it won't tell half 50 much to
half.starved pig rs it will tn one with
. belly full of good stun. and my
mother knows what she is talking
about"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05
CARE OF HORSES.
Eibow Grease Cheaper fhaa the Servie .
Of vsterinary Surgeon.

HaboW Grease Cheaper Thaa the S~rvte .
o9 . Veterinary Surgeon.
Elbow grease is much cheaper than
grain and it Is vastly cheaper than tho
services Of . veterinary surgeon. But
It Is fact that many Of Us feed grain
to do what little elbow grease would
do better, and pay our money to veter-
inarians that little labor would save.
We are al familiar with the treatment
given to race horses. They are rubbed.
after exercise. until every hair is dry.
They are made clean rs water and rub
bing can make them How long would
. race horse last il he was treated a.
we often treat the team. We bring It
TO the stable in . perspirstion: perhaps
with muddy feet and legs We water
the animals. and put them into the
stable to eat and dry of the best they
may. The mud on legs and feet u in
iurioa. The perspiratiOn. with the
dirt and dust that has accumulated on
the skin dries. stopping mp the pores
and throwing more labor upon the In
ternal orQans The horse cannot do a.
we'll. under such conditions, as It
would il better cared for, and 1t will
consume more grain then il otherwise
would and still not be in the condition
that IL ought 70 be. These little de-
tails of horse management may seem
irksome. bat Il will pay to attsn1 to
them.-Westsra Rural.