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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
o.FFEaEMce m FEEDING.


U8OW30 - 08OOR - - 0o008VO - -
One has only to take . little pains 70
observe the different plans Of feeding
followed. to see that NO gene1al plan
1t any season or with any class Of stock
is carried out by any considerable num-
Der Of farmers In the neighborhood.
In fattening hogs one viii eoaAne in .
close pen and feed entirely upon corn
until ready TO market; another will use
more or lees slop or other materials in
feeding; others will consider it best TO
give the run Of . good pasture while
feeding. One win feed 50 q 10 push
the growth from birth to maturity.
while another will let them take care
Of themselves while making . growth,
feeding ouly sufficient to keep alive.
Some haul mp nearly or quite every
thing and feed the stock either in tho
stables or sheds, or in convenient feed
ing lots, while others feed out . good
portion Of the rough feed in the fields.
hauling out and scattering Is may b
considered Decessary.
Some will feed but once day, 9TH
ers twice, while others, especially with
AOsSChAAAS 0SOCAs " uA 4CC<A nCOAAy u
quite every time that they 60 where
the stock il or manage 10 keep feed
before them nearly al the time.
While circumstances must j4a meas
ure, determine which IS the best, yet
there is such . a.di6egeaessth8 jamany
cases II some are feeling, on what may
be considered the best plan others must
be wrong Alffms Is. se5usng 0e'Oest
proRts, othess wll bsnski1g nbr0 or
less Of . failure. It is ,csrtsipaH IN
item 70 make the most of tho fed, to
feed the stock in way that will give
the best gain st the lowest cost keep
ing in view the fact that Il h neeessary
to make, save and apply al Of lie ma
nure possible. And while . general
plan may mot answer for all localities,
yet there il too much difference in
neigh borhoOds II Is always An item
to lessen the labor when Il can be done
without loss, and whatever plan will
secure the best results with the lowest
cost is the one to follow, even though
IL may be necessary TO mako . eonsad-
crsble change.
The growth and thrift Of the stock
must be considered - well Is the labor.
1t Is easy to save labor at the expense
of the feed Or the growth and thrift Of
the stock. or il il possible 10 70 10 tho
other extreme and increase the cost
more than Is best or profitable.-Pr>irie
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
WATERING STOCK.

4 simple Way Of sappayisg the BarD
with Clstesa Watse.
One of the first things that sttr1cted
my attention was . cistcrn to supply
his cow and horse stables with water.
1t was built entirely above ground
originally. This saved the expense Of
digging. It II safe from frost, for il Is
under the bank that leads to the upper
story of the harm. The cistern is .
feet deep and IL feet in diameter and
holds $50 barrels The barn stands on
. slight side hill, SO it is IN easy mat
ter to lead the water from the extreme
bottom Of tho cistern right into the
stables into IN appropriate watering
trough for each. There b . large tub
with fioat in it, 50 the water always
stands just 50 high. 1t is large enough
for several horSes 70 drink from 1t
ooce. and just a. fast - they drink the
water more comes In. This apparatus
has been in use seventeen years and
has worked perfectly without repairs,
except new hoops On the tank. and
without freezing. When we take into
consideration that every barn should
have esvespouts anyway. the arrange
ment i not 80 very expensive ~
Only those who have had similar
watering arrangement 50 rs to have
water 1t hand right in the stables can
realize the time and labor saved com
pared with the way many farmers
manage to water their stock. Another
thing: l believe Il is pretty generally
conceded thot rAinwater Is more whole
some for stock than any oeher; and
friend Chamberlain declares that il all
the water is carefully saved that falls,
On the root that shelters the horses and
cattle, and their hay and grain, IL win
give them all the water they win ever
need 70 drink; therefore, sll that Il
wanted Is the, necessary spoutinR and
Q scistern to hold the water. With this
arrangement mind you. there is no
pumping q al; neither are you obliged
10 trouble yourself even so much - to
open . valve. The horse il simply Led
up 70 the watering tub; and = It II 10
eated right where he passes when he
turns around 70 come out Of his stall,
when he is used every day, he waters
himself, lf,-Ro0ts, GleaninRx
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

'One Of the greatest differences be.
tween the east and the west" says .
veteran conductor. 'is In regard to
talking with strangers The Missouri
river is the dividing line in regard to
talk. The very minute passengers get
east of Omaha and Council Bluffs they
freeze each other. Strangers aro
strangera and they grow more 50 until
they reach tho coast The difference
Is Just - marked the other way. Pas
sengers who would not dare to speak
or be spoken To. quit playing CLANS ~
soon - they reach the west end of the
Union Pacific bridge. From that point
on. clear to the setting sun. the tongues
get uimbler and nimbleI. You can ask
any man for his past experience. pres
ent feelings and future expectations,
and he viii give up every detail with .
smile. But get even . little ways east
and Il you ak . man the time of day
he win look ct you - II he was sure
you intended 70 susteh his watch. Yes.
the Missouri river l. the line of lcqua-
Bee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

Last year experiments were unds.
taken 1t several experiment stations
both north and south. 70 determine The
effect Of varying climatic inllusnees
upoa the same variety Of corn Sew
eTsl varieties were selected and seAs to
each Of tie stations conducting the sx-
pertinent These were planted. rec
ord kept Of their growth and advonee-
ment, a1d the product. both grain and
fodder. snalyzed. Comparing the re
suits obtained at the different stations
it appaass that The southern grown
corn Is richer in albumiuoids and loaa,
with . corresponding decrsase = ~
less iupogtsat ipErsdisatA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
"a LITTLE NONSENSE" I"

She (strolling)-''It always seems
to me that the stars arc watching US"
He-"Yes; but. thank heaven! they have
no mouths attached to them."-N Y.
Herald. s Il.
Mrs. Bragg-''Life in your case
seems to be one long vacation" Weary
Watkins-'Quite right you arc. ma'am.
l guess that's one reason why am AZ
lers so ired."-Indiauopolis Journal
She (admiringly)-"Whae . beauti
full shore!" He (boldly)-"Yes. Il re-
minds me Of you" She (coyly)-''The
wind ID pretty high; don't you think
you had better hug the shorc@'-Min-
neapolis Journal.
wow, Freddy, said the mischiev.
GUS lads mother. ''don't let me speak
70 you again" ''Ma," said tho young.
ster. you are old enough to know your
own mind and shan't attempt to inter.
fere with your actionA "-Washington
Star. f
Old Lady-"Doetor. do you think
there is anything tho matter with my
lungsY' Physician latter . careful ex.
amiuation)-'I find. madam. that your
lungs are in . normal condition.. Old
Lady with sigh Of resignstion)-"And
about how long can expect TO live with
them in that condition."
House Hunter 1t the Beach-'I
thought this was . furnished cottage.
You certainly said furnished cottage
in your advertisement But don't see
. stick of furniture in the house" Real
Estate Dealer-''Of course not fur.
nish tho cottage and you furnish the
furniture. Boston Transcript
1t was in Burlington. Vt He wss
treating her to bananas, tho first she
had ever seen, and she ate rind and al.
That's pretty good fruit" she OBJ
served. ''but It seems to be pretty
much all pith." Later on they brought
up 1t . soda fountain, where Gordon
was heard to ask his Phyllis: ''WhsA
kind Of scent will you have?"
THE old gentleman came down On
me like . thousand bricks this moroin9.s .
said one young swell 70 another - The
two were walking up Fifth svenue.
"What was the matter?" HE said
that ] was too extrsvagaut in ny
dress" o. "Well. you had him dead 70
rights there. because you haven't paid
. tailor's bill for three years"
$50 this il your grandsou, oh, Ras-
tus?" "Yassir. He's . Ans boy, too
Leads his classes at school" sIndeedf
Come here. boy. Suppose you had two
dooen watermslons. and another boy
look Eve Of them. how many would
there be left7" Il gustA ef done Rie
, holt o two dozen wstermillions, they
INIT NO boy on dis yere sirth 'uld git
i've of en-" replied the youngster.-I
Dispatch.
-Saved-"The water here Il more
han four hundred feet daoN"- ssh the
,arsman. casually. Mercy" ax-
:laimed the timid lady Of the party;
and We can't any Of ~ swim. Do Sse
Heavens sake. let N get nearer shore."|
The water here h only twenty feet
3eep" said the oarsman . few minutes
stsr, and tie timid lady Of the party
exclaimed: Thank Heaven, wo sso
'sser'-soassvills yeu!asl.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
TIE TAH-FlECk.

The Indian summer had sanished
with the afternoon, and T. was Novem-
Der again; but the seaswas no. 50 sui.
len or 80 lonely - the man that stood
at its edge and gased with aimless di-
rectness on tho vanishing line Of the
horizon.
''She Is right I an bear, too harsh
and unsympsthetic to eDtet into her
life. These fellows like Wills. warms
blooded and gentle. always work IL
better with women. Ill ju1t.let then
alone in the future"
And the last afterglow seemed to die
outof the sky, as tho tense fi9rrc strods
away into the night. NJ Anderson
in n. Y. Independent =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
REGIMENTAL PETS.

Iotsresting Stories Of FAvorites Among the
soldiers.
Soldiers - well - sailors are very
fond of pet animals. and in every en-
esmpment will be found dogs. cats and
birds, ~ we'll - more rnre animals
The soldier = not particular. so long Is
the animal is tameable, therefore the
pet may be . raccoon or prairie-dog.
These, however, are individual pets; in
addition there are company pets, and in
some rare cases regimental pets. This
latter is generally . horse, formerly the
property Of beloved officer. who has
fallen in action.
During the civil war these regimental
pets were more common. The most
fsmouA perhaps, was Old Abe, the Wis
consin war eagle. and smother regiment
had stag. But 1t the present day our
army il 30 small and 80 widely distrib-
uted that full regiment il very rarely
assembled. and that b the principal
reason Why . rcgimental pet is almost
unknown. But in the British army
there are few regiments which do not
possess . four-footed favorite Of some
kind Dogs are. of course, the rule. and
the most famous was Dash, of the
Royal Marines battalion He was
wounded In . battle in Spain. and the
marines knighted him for bravery. SO
he was henceforth known as Sir Dash.
The Welsh fusiliers, formed in 16so.
always have . goat with shield and
garland on its horns, TO march At the
heed Of tho drumA Black Bob. . horse.
was the pet Of the Royal Irish light
dragons in 1914 The dragons were
then in India, and when ordered home,
circumstances rendered it imperative
that their pet should be sold. and
Black Bob WAS bought BY . civilian
st Cawppore, TO whom the Irish troop
ers returned half the purchase money
on his solemnly undertaking that the
old horse should pes the remainder of
his days in comfort But poor Bob
had only been three days in his new
ouarters when he heard the trumpets
q the regiment marched OF at day.
heeak = embark for Calcutta At the
we'll known sound the old horse BE-
came frantic. and made every effort to
escape from his stable, antil, worn out
With his exertions and well-nigh
sksaglsd. he sank down exhausted.
A. DAYS pssasd BY, and Bob sew no
more ths tsuajliss uniforms and hsssd
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
FARM AND GARDEN.


fhs Cest Sse sho Necessary 9atseial h
D0t Seve0 Dollars.
Mr.. l. A. Dunlap Of Better. Mich,
sends TO Farm and Fireside . plan Of
his poultry house. which he describes
IS follows: 1.-THE house Is small, be-
ing exiO feet, and 8 feet high. The
cost is about 81 for material, not esti-
mating labor or hauling. keep about
forty fowls. Fig. ID the external
and Fig. 3 the ground plan view Of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

toned in such way that each paI
has his own stall, and therefore there -
no roofing each other out Of the trough
and filing Il mp with dirt Il was made
of two inch plank. one ten inches wids
and the other twelve, and nailed mp
against the penn L. Wheeler. In
Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

house. On the south side are two win
dows, and -also ON the east side, above
the door. On the north side are the
nests The small shed roof. under
which arc eight nests. are shown in
the ground plan At A. The percAes OBJ
are level, and Is inches from the door,
they having hinge, so as to be raised
up and fastened 70 the roof for clean
ing. This leaves the floor all elean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

e
The afternoon was sunpier sld
milder than the morning, and only tho
Indian summer haze betrayed the fasa
that it was not June -
Clara was sitting again In the three.
cornercd balcony. and directly in frunt
of her stood . young man, grasping tho
railing with twitching AM n His
hair was brown, bat with more color
in It than brown hair usua.. has; his
eyes were bluer than most blue eyes,
and his fair skin had . flush like .
girl'&
II asked you to come first" spoke
Clara, calmly. because ! have made
mp my mind to say no to yau."
Harry's color grew fierccr, and his
hold of the railing tenser.
wont you tell me why?' he said
with . mixture OF beseechinQ and ballys
ing in his tone. :.
.'Oh, you are 30 'prejudiceJ,' 50 'un-
Discriminating and You hare 'occaI
sional spurts of bad temper In unex-
pected places" laughed Clara. The inn
pcriousness OF his voice nett led her,
and she would mot answer seriously.
Not being aware Of tho character
road BY chirogrsphy." Harry failed to
appreciate tho joke. and replied quite
seriously:
well. I don't zee how yoa can call .
fellow Sndiscrimisatsns thaA. chooses
you; and II I'm hot-neaded. Its In .
good cause"
Yea it said you were enthusiastic
and loyal" Clara went on. smiling
family.
IN said! Well. I'm obliged 10 Il. who
ever it is Dut Clara. my love can't be
for nothing when It's my Hfs jpst given
to you;-and you do love me-I can see
it your eyes. Let me kiss you. and
you'll be sure Of it yourself!'
And - Harry bent over her, Clara
threw her arms around his seek. and
said:
''Yes, ! belle ve I do"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

1nxsx LEAVING CHICAGO.

sHulI0os 8rOWu! w oSnv aware you
were absard! Going east?"
'Good-morning. Mr.. Willis; one
doesn't 20 to California via the New
York Central" rEY
..Phew! Cynical bacteria in the air
You'd better come into the smoker and
smoke them out" -
There was something SO Irresistible
IN Harry Willis good humor that most
people yielded to it. more or less con-
sciously, Some smiability is exasperat-
ing and .socms tossy: ''See how cool I
keep. Don't get excited!" But Harry
seemed abkolutely unaware that there
was any stiAgin = spiteful remark. His
v.s like lightning rod. . safe con-
ductor for dangerous currents
That's d righty' Mr.. Brown spoke
less irrit1bly, or. rather. asH his irri-
taxion had not been meant tor Harry.
but directed against the world in gem
eral 'RRr people do say % many
things W bout any aim whatever-or
with more aim than is apparent" he
sdded, q ~ new idea had struck him.
..Did you seally want TO know If took
m east bond train in order to 60 east,
az do you<1k Ay destination?""
.-Oh! pshaw;"-Harry made an effort
"a sneak quite carelcssly-"what's the
= of shapming2 You're bound for
: certain point on the Massachusetts,
coost and So am l. There's another
point agurstively speaking. that we're
10th bound for. too"
"YeA" responded Mr.. Brown: ''this
train makes connections so that we
re.eh Gloucester 1t eleven tomorrow
mosning. Its about ave miles out 70
- Rptns ~ .Tien Which of MS will
sut there Afst?'' -->
81 think H would be fair arrange
ment for M each to send Miss Klein .
note. asking her for an interview.
Then the, ehoice Of order would lie
with her. See?"
.Very well, that's fair enough But
is,s hardly necessary for us to torture
e.eh other.in the meantime. III take
ehe next section"
.sWsit minute. We will send the
noAes BY mail when we, reach Glouces-
tes-start even?" t-s-s
Yes" ~
Mr.. Brown strobe into the next seat.
~ Init his black brows over blank |
.heet Of paper. on which he finally |
,rroNe with e lead-pencl which he |
handled quite firmly:
.DxAR MISS KLEIN: You promised me an |
this week. ! could not be content TO
~ A. from the mails must see you. Please |
~ - have an hour With you % soon rs you |
-. eend to The Grand hoeel Very sincerely. |
N. H BRowx."
Harry, after sumn0ning the porter |
.,6 coutradictin9 eseh order once OF |
,w;oe. besides squandering q very un.
..cessary number q silver quarters,
s.s4Ied himself with . lap table and .
<trio1rsphic pen. aud wlbte; the final
ersion was 6nished just Is the after
nonn waned into gray:
.neAn CIARA: This stylogsaph 10 diagrace- |
-, nue circumstances peke timpcostoie todo 1
- neeser. That bear ofo-nA I beg his par. /
~ : certain eentiemanis Is running race |
- - % see yoo. q eoetse is must b . |
-. - and you maA~4Hide which shan |
~. thc orst chance: buA. El1rA dsn't you zee |
: ...,s i've without you1 Do keep that in mind |
, - ssiu q you'd rather loso Atae rhy-I wont |
~ ~ b. saying aayshilg @uas-so eeod. |
!. IN - Deee Yos ed youS mother must |
y ieeely oss tssssi eki dee- -1ssN geL On
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
A SET OF VIEWS.
LIAM INrERIoR.

'Going to the seaside? In November"
Emily had stopped to pick up her
truant thimble. but now, like the good
GneaA she stood amazed. with eyes
liked on her companion Is IL che were
IN unexpected omen.
''Yes-it is odd," said Clara, gazing
out OF her window over the smooth
western stretch Of the lake; ''but we
must leave Chicago; and Uncle David
has given. mother and me the use Of
the town house in summer and the
seaside cottage In winter. It's exceed
tnGiy go0d Of him. but it Is funny
"Deafi and Massachusetts,! You'll
be Just lost to our crowd Well. that
rosc ID flashed; how does It strike you?"
Clara felt chilled. Emily had been
mo end sorry" that she and her
mother had Lost every dollar; had wept
real tear3 VIXEN the time of separation
had begun 70 seem near; and now she
was smili9giy asking her opinion Of IN
embroidered rose.
With 3 Eifi's quick pride. however.
she nmRs back two rising tears, and
smiled responsively. 1T is dear
like yousR she said; and no one would
have gueesea thst she was disappoint-
ed But in her heart was born . new
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

G is the dust box, ard d ID the large
and small doors. E E are windowA
The material used was go feet of
x-inch board. 81 feet of 1-inch broad,
800 feet Of rihs. 500 feet of battens, FIVE
bundles Of shingles. ss pounds of tarred
paper. glass, hinges, etc, and 2s pounds
Of nails ! use cut straw on the 0oor,
which keeps it clean"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

The young men Of our time wiz
hardly listen with patienee 70 the as-
sertion Of Prot Sheiller. Of Harvard,
that young men do not attain full
physical maturity until they are twenty.
eight years Of age. or the full measure
Of their mental faculties before thirty.
6ve years The ancient Hebrews put
the standssd Of manhood ct thiyty
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
TIRE POINT or VIEW.

TIRE POINT or VIEW.
The cottage stood on LITTLE perpenr
dicular bluff, and commanded the bav
on one side and the ocean on the other.
As Clara sat out on the little three sor.
nered balcony and watched tho water,
she felt a. il there were something
ridiculously suggestive in her environ.
mcnt-Harry and Mr.. Brown, the hay
and the ocean, and she between them.
The sun was bright and warm foe .
November day, but the vino was fresh;
and In one Of its whiffs il carried Oh Z
little pile of letters that lay 10 the gir3,s
lap. and whirlcd them over the sand.
She ran down, pursuing them; and,
having captured them with some
trouble. perched herself ON a ,ock more
shielded from the wind and began to
rcread some of the pages:
Easily prejudiced IN Judgment. sathusiassic
uncritical undiscriminatins, but excessively
loyal in love. determined In hate. Little artis-
tic power Good hnmor under cjreunssances
Irritating to most men: occasiogal sparts q
bad temper IN unexpected placeA.
stern and uncompromising Ia habits e
Thought and emotion; unyieldiny in wills
gloomy disposition, tendency to exsfemes. asis.
ing from nsFTowness OF view: scif-csntere6 anl
utterly unsympathetic: 'cFaaky' ia Setion CON.
bining with . general indepen1ance . singular
moral cowardice before the Opposition Of some
ono person-probsb'y Of the oppostsS Sex"
WELL l suppose that's HsrTy and
Mr.. Brown There's . sort of magnif.
cence about Mr.. Browns air! ,.f reserve
and importance. but I believe he ts
selfish and unsympathethic.' / wonder
il it was . mean trick. getting their
'characters' read from their hand
writing? It's q funny business, any.
way, for that msn-but he's remarla,
bly, clever Ut it; and dfty cents apiecs
well IT'S cheap for the fun there u il
Il; but don't know aoss which I like
best. Mr.. Brown is SO diHsngue, and
Harry is such .. dear-but hos only =
boy. Sometimes think love neither
one. and sometimes I think iove them
both" sS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

Send me 1ust little note. piease, e. The
Grand Yours in dire suspense. HARRI.~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

she-How big did you ss-,the hail.
stones were that you saw in I5akota?
He-Somc Of them were thrfc inches
IN diameter. Why trying tote funny).
when ! wanted to treat . CRITIC IN ics
I'll had to do was to hold tvo plates
out Of the window. -
she-But We ere not in Dale9ts uew
Jury. n;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21
a SlkIllful Flaseeeer,

BOb Van S,yclx called on Madison
avenue family, in which there were
two old maiden sisters Of about City
years Of age. Van Slyck 10 IN old
friend Of the family, and one Of them
being in . bantering mood said:
"Mr Van Slyck, which OF " do you
think is the oldest?"
Van was in q dilemwa- IEe did NOT
like to hurt the feelings of either. He
looked from one to the ptder. and
asked: ::
''You want me to say which Of you
two girls is the oldest?"
"Ye&"
"Neither Of you looks oldersthan the
other. Each Of you girls looas young.
er than the other."-Texss SiHingx
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-21

Excuse me-" said Mr.. J. Ray Seed
to the stranger who had 20 cordially
shaken hspds with him; ''eseuss my
askin'. but air yoa . regula4 profes.
Sional or jist amatoor?"
'.Ehr' 4
Il mean air you . bunecs man a
merely . candidate for oA3cey'S-Indisn.
apolis Journal. -.