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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-02
Achievement.

Trust in thine own untried capacity
As thou wouldst trust in God himself.
Thy soul
Is but an cmanation from the whole.
Thou dost not dream what forces lie in thee,
Vaet and unfathomcd as the grandest sea.
Thy silent mind o'er diamond caves may
roll,
Go seek them-but let pilot will control
Those passions which thy fayoring winds
can be.
No man shall place a limit on thy strength;
Such triumphs as 10 mortal ever gained
May yet be thine If thou wilt but believe
In thy Creator and thyself. At length
Some feet will tread all heights now unat-
tanned
Why not thine own? Press on; achieve!
achieved
--[Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-02

Doctor-Did you shake the medicine
before taking? Patient-Certalnly.
1t was too late to give it the shake af-
ter taking.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
SAVIOR OF MUTATION.

A TN Cur (Ariz-) hen recently swal.
lowed peck of toy torpetlos, and since
then she has laid q cracked egg every
day.
A rEv.YEAR-oLD schoolgirl In New
York city is unable to read unless the
print is upside down. When writing
She forms her letters and figures upside
down also.
A FARMER at North Stonington, Conn.,.
owns a remarkable pair of turkeys.
The hen has laid ninety-five eggs in
succession and is still laying. As she
absolutely refuses to set, the gobbler
has taken upon himself that duty ant!
has already hatchcd fifteen small tur'
keys.
E. NJ. HASKELL was buried in North
field, Mimi, twcnty-three years ago.
When his body was cxhumed recently a
beard twcnty-three inches long was
found growing from his face. The Sci
cntific American has investigated the
case and vouches for the truth Of the
statement.
A sIxTEEN-YEAE-oLD Iowa girl Is ths
victim of a peculiar habit formed in
childhood. Whenever sent on an GRAND
she walks to and from the place back
wards. Sometimes she will absent
mindedly walk right. but upon recover
ing her senses will Immediately rctrace
her steps and begin the journey ove'
again backwards.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
FILTHY FACTORIES.


T1hals Diaries Are FreQasatly CoadeeeoA
o. . Dspaorahle BaslA
''Dairymen should not take with I'LL
grace criticisms upon lack Of cleanli-
ness Of cans.Tmilk, ETC., when they
maintain such object lessons as the
average cheese factory. We long to sec
one, just one, model factory, whose
floor is clean, whose walls are clean,
whose windows are clean, and last, but
not least, whose flies are strictly linn
tied to the outside. 1t can be done"
Another authority seconds Shis depre-
cation, and adds: There Is much Ia
tent devilment lurking in the average
whey vat" There are private dairies
conducted upon strict principles Of
neatness; but never saw public one
for which so much could be said. The
floors of the milk room are usually of
plank. laid on slecpers. Planks will
dry, shrink and leave cracks; wash
percolates through to rot and tester
and send its cxhalations back into the
room to poison the milk and butter. II
the floor bc tight, filth gets into cracks
between the planks. and then has the
S0AIC CACCI n kNOub nOOA - VcJSS
tionable because it is absorbent
A stone floor is better, provided
SPILLED milk" be at once wiped up.
An earth floor is probably the best
Earth is absorbent; but Il is also a
purifier. AL the wood work in milk
and cheese rooms should have every
crack filed with putty and be kept
thickly painted. Whey decays and
scents very quickly. If heated to one
hundred and forty degrees and theE
cooled it will keep sweet several days
If there 10 any scent whatever about a
creamery other than the natural smell
Of sweet milk, butter and cheese, there
is something wrong, and the products
Of the factory will be affected. A
microscope should be rs much of .
creamery implement as THERMOMETER
If the attendants will scrape little OF
the filth from seams or corners OF milk
and whey reccptacles, or from the
filthy floor. and apply the microscope
test, the wriggling animal life brought
to view will be . revelation and
potent incentive to cleanliness 1t is
reported by local paper that some OF
the hog-pen adjuncts of creameries
have been very properly abandoned
Galcn Wilson, in n. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

Make it point to have your poultry
Of the best quality before shipping to
market One who is not accustomed
to visiting the large markets knows
nothing of the enormous amount OF I'M
ferior poultry that is sold. and which
largely affects the prices: yet there is
always . demand for that which is
good, and At . price above the regular
quotations. The asserting Of the car
casses before shipping also leads to
better prices Old oysters (which sell
dom sell at more than half price, should
not be in the same boxes or barrels
with better stock; and to ship poultry
alive, and have ROSTERS in the coop
with fat hens, is simply to lower the
price Of the hens, as the buyer will es-
innate the value by the presence Of the
inferior stock. In fact. never send any
poultry to market unless in first-class
condition. and under no circumstances
shin the inferior with that which is bet
ter.-Farln and Fircsice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

pearing as If covered with mold, and
later, before it shrivels or drops from
the tree. a blacklist brown.
The fruit is hollow, consisting only
Of the spongy distcnded skin, contain
ing but the shriveled remains of what
would have been the pit and pulp of
the plum.
The disease does not appear to be
more abundant the second or third year
on trees that have previously been sub
iect to it than on others, though from
analogy we would suppose such to be
the case.
Probably gathering the swollen fruit
and destroying it before the spores ripen
which is in central Iowa during the
FIRST two weeks of Junc-would be as
effective method as any that could be
suggested. Where the trees are low
this could be easily done. as the enor-
nous puffy plums are very conspicuous.
The Tdphrini prmni of Europe is said
TO attack the foliage IS well - the
fruit. This is not the case, however,
with the fungus in question, only the
fruit being affected.-Prairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

I'm Ans4xlau census elbows ehas >
0alicia seventy-four per cent o. sns
pouulataop can neither read NOT write.
and only nine per cent. can rad
TIE Hobart Mercury repores IN e1-
traoraipsry manifestations Of svofueson
in tho development Of . new sors Of
pern In Australian rsbhts, IN eoose-
ouenee of their endeavor 70 climb over
wire netting fsnceA
Tn societies for the protection o.
animals In Sweden, Norway end Den.
mark have petitioned the queen OF
italy to exert her influence In protect
ing the northern birds which migrate
to Italy In winter and are killed there
in vast numbers
ACCORDING to the latest reports OF the
ministry Of imperial property there Is
in Russia nm ar-a of one hundred and
scvcnty-two thousand dessyatins Of
land "a dcssyatin IS about three seres)
occupied with vineyards and producing
twenty million pals "a pail measures
four quarts) of wine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
g august.
Flower

Mrs. Sarah N. Black of Seneca,
NO., during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia Of the
Head, Stomach and Womb, and
writes: my food did not seem to
strengthen me 1t Ill and my appe-
lite was very variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and I had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when got up I would
have a flow Of mucous in the mouth,
and a bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and I had
such queer, tumbling, palpitating
sensations around the heart. / ached
all day under the shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
of my limbs. It seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather of Winter
and Spring; and whenever the spells
came on, my feet and hands would
turn cold, and I could get no sleep
at all. tried everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Then the change came. It has done
me 4 wonderful deal Of good during
the time l have taken it and IS work
ing q complete cure" .
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'f, Woodbury., NJ
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
To Destroy Qusck Grass

Although this grass has running
root from which numerous shoots
branch out and make new plants. yet it
may be destroyed If the right means
are taken with it. In gardens and mar
row places the ground should be spaded
and completely inverted. leaving the
roots uppermost. In fields the land
should be plowed with the same result
Exposure Of the upturned soil and roots
to the sun for few days will kill the
grass without any more being done.
Then q thorough narrowing with .
sloping tooth or a Coulter harrow.
which dues not tear out the roots, will
prevent tho growth of any escaping
fragments. Il is desirable to sow the
land with millet or buckwheat and
plow it again in the fall when sharp
frosts occur. To depend upon picking
out the roots will be futile. IS large
proportion viii be left in the soil and
restock the land. The special kind Of
blowing by which the plants are COM
pletely reversed IS the key TO success IN
ti,;~ work.-N. Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

This question Is asked by many. Certain
Il il that Of all articles . scale should be
honestly made and accurate. A low price,
or what seems to be low, IL IL means IN in
ferior implement, Is . bad bargain.
There 10 q scale maker who has had . long
and honorable career in the business. HE
pays tho freight" You probably have
heard OF him. He says Of his scale: I'VE
offer it on trial, guaranteeing IL to be better
than any cheap Scale. and that no Scale.
high-priced or owpriced, IL bitter tho" IL
With no travelling men, no high rents or NO
bribipg Of public weighers to throw out
some other Scale, our expenses arc 20 low
that we can afford to sell . 6rstclass Scale
at . fair price"
This 10 tho way Jones of Binghamton IN.
W talks. and it sounds square. II you arc
interested. better write for full Information
IN the subject, which will be sent frea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
ABOUT UNDER DRAINAGE.

How to Preserve the Ferti!txing Materi-
ais In Rain and Snow.
There is more or less fcrtilizing ma
tcrial in rain and snow. One of the
principal advantages of under draining
over surface drainage is. much larger
per cent. of fertilization is retained in
the soil. With surface drainage . good
portion of this is lost, while in hard
beating rains not only is q large per
cent of what is in the water carried
oft, but more or less what is already in
the soil and near the surface is carried
of.
With under drainage the water is
strained through the soil and much OF
this matter is retained therein, Large
per cent Of which is soluble, and
hence available for use by the growing
plants
OF course much depends upon how
the work is done. Improper drainage
is Of little or no advantage, and may be
an injury rather than . benefit The
work should be carefully planned.
One item Of importance is to secure .
good outlet for the mains Then Sc
cure . gradual fall, not only of the
main drains, but also of the laterals.
Put the tile 1t least three feet below
the surface, and thus safe from frost
Use good sized drains The difference
in cost is o small item compared with
the better and sure results secured.
The difference in cost is only the diff
ference in the price of the tiles, as the
cost Of laying is practically the same.
In August and September is . good
time to dig the drains and lay the tile.
There is usually time for this during
these months The soil = generally
dry at this time. and while the DIGGING
NAV be somewhat harder the other ID
vantages more than cverha!s6ce thiA
A good way to begin il TO drain the
low places first, and then work back 70
he higher grounds; but whatsvee +
done Il will pay TO take time and do the
work thorough ly.-PFairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
TAPhRiNA PRUNI.

4 Fungus which Affects Plum Trees anA
Does Great Damage.
We notice that a good many plums
are attacked this year by a fungus,
probably that known to science as
zaphrina prunI In all cases that we
have noticed, the crop is not seriously
injured, though in some localities and
on certain trees it is much lessencd. In
our grove but one variety is attacked,
= large, native yellow freestone plum.
On several trees of this variety the loss
will be about One-third.
Often one or more plums in a cluster
will be attacked. and the rest of the
cluster be entirely free from the dis
ease.
The fungus affects the plum SO rs to
make it swell to an enormous size, re-
sembling in shape large jointed red
pepper pod. At first it is Of a greenish
yellow, becoming ycllowish brown, ap-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
SILOS STILL CHEAPER.

They Are Now Within Reach OF Even the
Poorest Farmer.
How to cheaper the silo SO it win b
within reach of every farmer has lons
been a subject of thought Wood hD
been proved better and cheaper thar
stone, and surface silos better thar
those underground. but simple cor.
trivance in use at Brightsidc farm.
owned by w. II. Wilkinson, of Hol.
woke. Mass, can be made tn lessen the
cost still more. Ensilage settles nearly
one-third after being put in. II y So
rics OF silos are to he built they may
be of less depth if filling boards like
those illustrated be used They nre
merely side boards to h.ld the ensilags
while it is settling. and one set will
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
TRAINING HEDGES.


A New Method That II Meeting with Favos
and Success.
Nothing is more attractive around .
place than a well-kcpt hedge. But
there is no beauty in . hedge row un.
sikhtly and untrimmed, with part OF It
ID Id, other parts tall and ungainly. A
,u{w method Of training hedges y meet
;iulk with favor and success in some
~ It's of the country. The first step 10
tdplow and manure the stripof ground
hkvily where the hedge is to be
plknted. Usage orange sprouts OF .
wears growth are then planted eight
inches apart, and the ground kept mel
low and free from weeds the first sea-
SON. The next year the sprouts are
braided on fiat sinuous iron fencing
rod stretched horizontally about six
inches from the ground. The next
growth of sprouts OF course grows
straight up, and the second season an
other of the rods is fastened in the
same way, and likewise the third. A
hedge Of this kind was planted three
wears ago in this place and now is COM
plete, and more beautiful fence would
be hard to find. The growth is from
the ground. and is compact clear to the
ton, and no animal can get through it
or over it. It is wide at the base and
slopes upward An old hedge row run
ming along the highway was cut down
close to the ground. and the following
season when the sprouts came up they
were braided rs described above. The
sprouts from this old hedge grew seven
feet in one season, of course making
from the large mass Of roots much
more rapid growth than those from the
young cuttings, and producing . neat
and attractive appearance.-Americau
AUricnlturist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

serve for several ailos. They may b
four feet wide or wider and as long -
the silo's width Handles should pro-
iect at each end with which to lift
them; also short bottom pieces. Tho
handles and bottom projections should
each have a staple properly set and
clinched. Hooks, stapled to the side
boards, hold in these and 20 bind the
corner firm. When The eastlaOo hos
settled below them the hooks axe loos-
ened and tn beards Kfbed GO - .
tine By two men, and placed over N
other ~ whieh has been filed mean
time They are merely rough boeres
eleated togethee and need not Se air
tieht like IL sides 81 the silo.-Holister
Se9e. Il n. E Homestead.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
Selling Ola Hana.

II hen Is old. and has given good
record. do not condemn her too hastily,
rs sometimes . hen is serviceable until
she is six or seven years old. The best
guide is the time at which the hens BE-
gin to moult II an old hen begins TO
moult in July, she viii, in all PROBABLE
ity, Law = well next winter IS she did
last In selling old hens select those
that are overfat and which have ceased
to lay, but which show NO signs Of
moulting. Those that are active and
lay well may be better for next season
than the pulletk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

THE first check which the Longmans
handed over to Macaulay on account OF
copyright for the ''History Of England
was for go, 200. Tho check Il pre-
served % . curiosity among the archives
Of the Longmans firm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

The witnesses for the defense in
libsl suit at Montreal testified that so
high did the character Of the plaintiff
stand that it would be impossible to
libel him. No one would believe his
traducers, and hence his business stand
ing could not suffer. On this grount
the jury returned a verdict fog the dc
PENDANT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

LOCAL applications will never cure ecils,
carbuncles, sores, pimples, rheumatism,
aching joints, etc. Blood impurity IL the
cause Of these ailments, and q remedy must
be taken that will restore tho blood @ .
healthy condition Such n remedy is DR.
John Bulls SarsaparillA Use 1t and you
will have perfect health. You wrong your
self IL you fail to try It
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

IMPrRR Blood 10 tho primary cause Of the
majority Of diseases to which tho human
family In subject. The blood in passing
through the system visits every portion Of
the body-if pure, carrying strength and
vitality; II impure, disease and death.
Blood poisoning ia most daugerous- Prickiy
Ash Bitters will render the last impossib:s,
and will regulate the system - that health
will be q sure result
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
S0ued
tho life that is fighting again,

$40 ssASs y ASAGAu8 against
Consumption.
Only-act promptly.
Put it of, and nothing can save
You. But, if taken in time, DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
viii certainly cure.
1t must be done through the
blood-and the Discovery" is
the most potent blood cleanser,
strength -restorer, and flesh builder
that's known TO medical science.
The scrofulous affection of thu
lungs that's called Consumption,
and every form Of Scrofula and
blood-taints, al yield to it. For
Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood,
Bronchitis, Asthma, and all severe.
lingering Coughs, it's an unequaled
remedy. It's the only one that's
guaranteed. If it doesn't benefit
or cure, in every case, you have
your money back.
"We promise to cure your c..
tarrh, perfectly and permanently,
no matter how bad your case o.
of how long standing-or we'll
pay you $500" That's what the
proprietors of Dr.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy say to every sufferer from
Catar1h. And they mean it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
The Only One Ever Printed. Can Yea Hlnt
the Word?

Each week, . different s inch display y
words alike in either ad-, except One word
This word will be found In the ad foI. DR.
Harter's Iron Tonic, Little Liver Pills and
Wild Cherry BitecrA Look for Crescent
trade mark Read the I'D carefully and
when you find the word, send il e. them and
they will return You book, beautiful htho-
graphs and sample free.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

An claims not consistent with the high
character Of Syrup Of Figs are purposely
avoided by the Cal Fig Syrup Company. Il
acts gently ON the kidneys, liver and bow
is not = cure-all and makes no pretensions
that eveey bottle will not substantiate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

WHEN the pig-pen gives OF an odor
that reaches to the dwelling-house it
indicates that more comprising Instcrf
u Is needed in the pen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
PEOPLE OF LITERARY FAME.

JAMES wnIrcoMB RILEY is in England
"E.y Go.DsrucK" is the title Of 8
drama written by Marie Valerie, arch
duchess Of Austria It win Be presented
shortly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

DoS'r let your children look pale and
sickly. Don't keep Thorn cross, peevish and
complaining. Keep them well by occasion
ally giving them those dainty candies, DR..
Bulls Worm Destroyer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

THouon not catchy, the song Of the back
fcncc warbler is undoubtedly cat-chin.-ln-
dianapolis Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

"TrEax arc somc unpleasant featured In
this business" muttcrcd tho photoGrepher
q he surveyed row Of his patronA-nalti
moro American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

TEE scholar who takes the first prize In
arithmetic 10 only . 0gure-head.-bostoo
Courier. /.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

TEE minister who prepares the poorest
sermon IL generally the best ccnposef.-
-Biughamton Leader.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26
Auonr Unhappy wreecAes

The nervous individual Oils leading role.
Digestion overthrown, sleep restless and
unrefreshing, appetite capricious, constant
irritability, morbid apprehension, these
make the earthly career Of the nervous the
reverse Of jolly. Strengthen the system,
improve digestion with Hostetter's St0m-
ach Ritters, and the 3est Of existence will
return. Danish with il liver complaint
malaria and rheumatism.
II erRss,n said the street-ear driver, whe
rx1ds tho msrkct reports, - he reached for
his whip, "that will have TO do something
to overcome this stagnation In stock.
Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

.uryops We werc married" said she,
.shis displays Of affection wero positively
ovordone." "And uowr' ''Thcy Gro very
rnren
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

II casting about for a national flower. the
wall-dower, a. usual, Il quite forgotten
Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-26

"A little girl. who had heard her
family talking about Mysteries. was
present when a story was told at which
her mother laughed immoderately.
The child seemed much impressed, and.
looking anxiously At her mother. she
said, very gravely: Mamma, amt You
afraid. if you laugh so much, you will
get historically"