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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

The original meaning of vampire,
which appellatiou has been given to
certain blood-sucling bats. WAS that II
was unusually supposed 70 Be the soul
Of . deed man who quits the buried
body by night 70 suck Tie blood a Nv.
ing persons. This belief chiefly pre-
vails IN Slavonic lands. Il h thought
that those who tarnvsnptFes ere gem
erally wisards, and persons who have
come 70 vioaeat end, q have been
cursed By thsir parsnts a. b tie church.
Travelen describe the wounds Unlisted
by TIE large shaEp edged incison of the
South American vampire bat - being
similar TO those caused By . rasoe when
Ghsving; . portion of tn alEin = dAa~ed
Oh, and . large number of severed CO.
pfllaxy vessels being thus exposed. .
constant Aow q blood = maintained
From this soarce ths blood = drswn
through the exeesdihgly nazrow gallet
loo narrow for any thing solid to
pass-mto the intestine Hin Stomach.
wAenes. = = psohably drawn a during
Tie allow process Of digestion. while the
animal, sated with food, b hanging IN .
state Of toEpiaity hon Tia roo1 o6 its
cavo cr from themner Gideo 6 . hollow
'tsa4- -Chieago 1s5bUA 80
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
SOME MILK STATISTICS.

ne TrsnsaAsas Capital Invested n tAe
Dairy InA1stsy.
The American Analyst says there are
q, ,ooo. .soo. 80 invested in TIE dairy Bod
ness in this country. That amount b
almost double the money invested n
banking and commercial indnstrieaL IL
= estimated that Il requires lAoo4eoo
COWS 70 supply the demand for milk and
and its products IN the United 6tate&
To feed these cows eo,ooo. 80 acres of
land are under cultivatiaa. The agrt
cultural and dairy machinery and i'm
plements are worth 99oo, ,ooo, 90. The
men employed in the business number
5So, ,0oo, and the hoeses over 1,ooo. go.
There arc over II, 9,ooo, go horses IN told
The cows and horses consume annually
So.ooo, 900 tons Of hay and nearly
0o,Ooo,ooo bushels Of corn meal, sbout
the came amount Of oatmeal 97S, - 80
bushels Of oats, Aooo, 900 buGhels Of
bran, and q, ,ooo, 600 bushels Of corn, to
to say nothing Of the besweEy
grains, sprouts and other ques-
tiouable feed Of vaEious kinds
that are used 70 . great extent It eos4s
v4S.VVVsVVV 70 1ee0 toeo0 COWO oo0
hcrse& The average prise paid to the
laborer necessary IN the dairy business
Is probably 80 per month. amounting
70 Sleo, ,ooo, 900 . year. The average COW
Yields about 80 gallons Of milk year,
which gives . total product Of q. ~. Co.,
ooo. Twelve cents . gallon = fab
price 20 estimate the value Of the milk.
at total return 70 the dairy farmers Of
es10, ,0oo. 900, II they sold al their milk
- milk. But fifty per cent ofthe milk
10 made into cheese and butter. lttakaD
tweney-seven pounds of milk % make
one pound Of butter and aboat tea
pounds TO make one pound Of cheese.
There n tie same amount Of nutrition
albuminoids In eight and ooe-han
povnds Of milk that there h In ono
pound Of beef. A fa4 steer furnishes
Afty per cent Of boneless beef, but Il
would require 34.ooo. go steers. weigh
ing 1.Soo each, TO peodnce the same
amount Of nutrition . the annual milk
vpunr>I3vn<E A<N00
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

bors, q, G, caA easily swing between
them. The cross-pieee. F II two feet
long and oonnects the lower end Of the
swing-oars G. g, with boltA and 70 Il in
the center h attached the ssw with .
bolt The upper ends Of tie baxs 9, 9.
swing on bolts and the rest Of the ffams
II fastered solid with nails and bolts.
A common saw-buck Or any other slmf
lar device can BE- used 70 hold the wood
to be sawed. Also for holding the stick
I NE another old worn-out saw, secur-
ing one end 70 any convenient part o6
the frame, and let Il drop into the
stick which serves - dog.
The object of having two swing-bars
and cocnecting them at the bottom y
20 obv;ate too much rocking Of the
saw. The upright II h made Of two
strips, one nailed On each dde OF the
cross-piece B, % that the saw can pess
between them. The other upright G
can Be made the same o. Of one paece.-
Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
THE GIRL ron NE.

csef seen little Rirl
wo.S ncs:y eyes ana glossy euva
vr oes ne dullest heart svhi,a,
wei. sAses the GIRL foe M
A eirl thas's lovely cverv.,
~ %no Doesn't give for mers disna.,
Ssos thro' love AR>an ~
Ihat's the gizi ese -
noen ss SaIowe esseowea With gentle er.cs
sa oeastafy her gentle ~
Soasss1s Of her scutle -
Aesty lovely gifi
senns her fathers least dem.,a
WIN some friends has toinca . sA
s@oo aasssoo 'tis 20 lend . haad
So sweet . girl i shs.
enc uses every moment 20
.uAs whether veal Or whether ~
Hneyre always better. thoeo ~ r,.,-
TINS charming giri q nina.
And whea her lowing acts I sce
1ef captive woUid long "a ~
siniy she seems 70 me
S0e oeares. giri q III
Aast ever seen this utue ~,
~, WIN mesE eye and silken curi.
""0 sese the dullest hearts avnira,
wcaA she's tho girl Tor me.
s.cSsli Davis In Brookiyn Eagle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
NOTHING BUT cRANKs.

he Peculiar People Barter Has 70 DseA
WITH
''Crunl.s IN barber-ehair1?" eaid the
barber. letting down the head-rcst and
taclxing In the towel, Thousands OF
'em. There isn't one man Ia thousand
who comes into this shop who has not
his own notion about the way should
cut his hair, trim his beard or handle
razor on his face.
"Not too close? All right sir.
"NoW, there's the man who thinks
that the barber Is going tomiss . single
hair somewhere ON his face. 1t il .
mania with him. He insists upon get
ting up and looking into the mirror,
He feels Of his face carefully. He as1D
You TO 60 over It again; No.
''Only once? All right, sir.
There's the man who thinks that he
chews his mustache, and wants me to
trim the split hairs. Another one
knows that his hair Is stubborn. and
makes me cut It in one direction. It
wouldn't be . bit stubborn II he allowed
me TO follow Il, but he looks sO'emn
and tells me that he has struggled with
that head Of hair for forty-two years.
He
''No powder? All right, sir.
Then there's the man who dGtests
bay-rum. He isn't 50 bad, though, as
the man who always takes . dry cham
poo.
"'Other kind always gives me cold
he says
"'when your head is carefully dried?'
say.
"Csnt stand having my head wet,'
be says.
"'Ever try . good shampooy I ray.
"'No. sir, he says; don't you suppose
l know whether or not am subject TO
colds?'
Don't twist your mustache? All
right, sir. Now, that's funny. The man
who just got out Of the chair before you
took it always has his curled- When I
say:
"'Have Il curled, sir?' he says:
81 don't know; what d. - thinkr
"sNeeds it, SIR
"Oh, all right
''But IL I forget TO ask him he gets
mad and forgcts to tip me. That's the
way. You SEQ
Comb II straight down? All right,
sir.
"You see, they're all different. One
mA:. says:
"Cut II square across the front I've
got . little bald spot there
Hasn't any bald spot 1t all. Wants
Il banged, but Doesn't like to say %.
"Whatt that? Too near the middle?
All right, sir.
Zone man who comes In here always
brushes his own hair when get through
with him He thinks NO one else can
do Il - he does
q" Old trick of mine be says; str,k
me years TO learn t. Some day III
show you He
'How's that? Your chin7 Oh, yea,
little alum will do that
Il was saying there's the man who
mo brilliantine on your mustache?
Cosmetic? No? All right, sir.
This man started to tell you about.
Little powder on your nose. All
right .sir. Thank, you, sir. Come IN
some day again and I'll tell you more
about 'em. I've Just got started on 'em.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine men out
ofa~ Good day, sim. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

craving. for Tie wire fence I hsye I
made iron bars Of ~ inch tubing 9 !.
feet long with holes at proper distanccs
70 paas throagh the e'Wirsa This = for
Temporary 1eneing. When take down. :.
. wire fence have . windlass made on,
. wagon something Hike = eultitstoe
frame with the tongue in front - I ean !
wind up the wire in short time. u
win reel mp four miles snAoaR. T0pge-
vent the doors and g1tes coming OF A.
formerly ! use . pair Of bolts, one IN
TIE bot6om hinge sasd anOGAer throakk
tie top hinge IN The hole nensest ttos
joink-J. F. True, In Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
Won MoCTxE PLAYED. CHESS
M Great oo0o with the Chsnplea q
Egypt.

M Great 0ane with the Chsnplsa q
EgJpt.
It is not In authentic history thal
Moltke was In Egypt . second time
but Egyptian tradition has Il that short
" after the battle Of Nixib he myste
riously appeared IN Cairo, did . deed
that rendered him - famous there a
al his great subsequent battles, and
then suddenly disappeared n inexplica'
bly, rs he came. Suleiman PaSha, moi
the geat one, but the commander oi
artillery at Nixib, the tradition says
sat one warm afternoon at little chess
table In . cafe on the river.
He was . remarkable chess player,
the champion Of Egypt and every aft
ernoon he might be found before the
little chess table in the cafe on the river
with another General, the only foemau
worthy Of him in all Egypt opposite
him. On this particular after
noon his wonted opponent wsa
tardy. The commander Of ar.
tillery doeed over the table and
occasionally muttered his impatience Ia
the other officers who sat around him u
respectful distances There was quick,
firm step ON the other side Of the little
chess table. Suleiman Pssha looked up
and saw before him . tall, spare man,
with . bare, bony face. The man salut-
ed and said:
"Pasha, I challenge you to . game ID
chess"
The Pasha sat up to express his -
tonishment, and the officers crowded
forward.
"well. how much do you wish oplay
for?''
"As you will. Perhaps ono hundred
ducats."
The Pasha nodded, the stranger sat
down and the game began. The Pasha
played with tremendous eaxnestness.
for it was his opinion that chess and
war required exactly similar tactics. and
that in every game Of chess, therefore,
his military reputation was ut stake.
Move after move, and the stranger
seemed to be hard pressed. His case
became more desperate, apparently,
with every minute, and the ohicers
ceased to crane their necks toward the
little table.
1.-TWO moves more and he Il beaten," !"
one of them said.
"Pasha," commented the stranger, in
. hard voice, ''twelve more moves win
finish you"
The officers who had turned away
came back and counted anxiously.
Observation-Disclosures Pasha
undoubtedly getting into trouble. Six
ht-nine-ten-the stranger
had control Of the board. Eleven
twelve, and checkmate.
Suleiman Pasha leaned back, looked
over his antagonist and reflected.
81 think, he began, questioningly,
that have observed strategy Of that
kind before. It was carried ont BY .
man from the north, . German, ON the
6eld of Nixib, and had not Hafis Pasha
disturbed his plans the history Of the
battle would have been different.
Suleiman Pasha scrutinized the face
Of his vis-a-vis. It was expressionlesa.
Then he continued:
There is only one man in the world
who can make such . plsn-only one
man in the world who knows such COM
he is Moltlkc."
The stranger rose, saluted and said:
II am Moltlke." He was not seen in
Cairo Observation-Disclosures Tele-
uraph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

new - A0eD 0041D re- moVoMX = 49,
se1 Appser.ses.
In riding through the country I ffe-
queatly pass god farms thst hsvs ..
wsy-down appearsnoa The barn doogsF
are OF their hinges, wire fences loosened
Just enough for sock - pass through
or over, and Gheds out Of repsiE. But
when think Of my place - Il looked
ten years ego believe II looked worse
than my neighbour, though / Asttefs
myself it loolEs better now. Some thingss.
which look badly on the farm are the !.
results Of chance. For rinstance, having
. stack of hay. neeS fence j. the pas-
ture, I have turned the fence about the
stack and left Il 10 Be 'strdghtened
whea hsd mare tine. Ihave n0w butr'
one crooked fence. have made nor.
able fence Of lumber and wire. Tho
panels have three wires fof stock ahd
Ave for hogz- The tsp aAa botto0 baO-
project at either end and are secured by ,
. triangular piece = shown IN The en-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

--As II wen known. certain chemical
reactions ase aecelerated By sunlight;
but Herr Bruhl, German chemist. has
recently intensified The effect By plac-
ing the retoet IN the focus Of . concaye
ni1ror. The vessel contained zinc n
ings and ethyl iodide. and tie Hisrue,
which was about . foot in diametsr,
concentrsted the suns rays upon II.
The reactioa seon began and continued
brislkly till, at the end Of . quarter a
IN hour, the ethyl iodide was al con-
sumed and = good supply Of zine ethyl
ultimately obtnined. Herr Bruhl con
elders the eoncave mirror preferable to
. glass lens. which would be less pow
sFfal owing TO the athernancy q the
gaaaA - atleaee = = ugWted.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
PROOF AGAINST POISON.

Anlnals that Are Inseaalble @ the E06ees
Of Deadly Drugs.
Neither di&erence Of organisation IN
animals nor In the constitution OF the
poisonous substance generally afford
any clew for interpreting IN excep
tional want Of effect Unaccountable
IL the immunity Of rabbits against bel
ladonna leaves (Atrops belladonna,
deadly nightshade). You may feed
them with belladonna for weeks with
out observing the least toxic synp-
toms. The meat Of such animAlA how
ever, proves poisonous to any one who
eats Il, producing the same symptoms
- the plant. Pigeons and various 9TH
er herbivora are also to some degree
safe from the effects Of this poison.
while In warm -blooded carnivors e
causes paralysis and asphyxia- In
frogs the effect h . different
ono, consisting Of spasms. The
meat of goats which had fed
on hemlock has sometimes accasioned
poisonous elRoctA Chickens are nearly
hardy against nux vomics and the ex-
tremely dangerous allraloid. strych-
nine, contained In IL, while In the small
est amount IL h . fatal to rodents. More
remarkable yet in this respect d the
immunity Of Choloepus Ho6manni
kind Of aloth, living on the island Of
Ceylon. which, when given ten grains
Of stFychaine, was not much affected
Pigeons are possessed Of high immunity
from morphine. The chief alkaloid Of
opium, - well - from belladoana.
Eight grains were required 70 kin .
pigeon, not much less than the mortal
dose for . man. Cats ere extremely
sesitive Of fox-glove( (Digitalis purpurea),
which on the contrary may be given to
rabbits and various birds In pretty large
doses--W. Bernhardt. IN Popular Sci
enee Monthly. -sg asic.a'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
THE s0N0MA VALLEY.


Nal med 30 By The lodAaAs because lt Has
eevea Moons.
There have been many explanations
offered In times past as to why the
name Of Sonoma was given to this val
ley by the native tribes Of Indians who,
upon the advent Of the white man over
one hundred years ago, peopled this SEC
ton by thousands. Ofcourse we al know
that Sonoma valley in aboriginee means
'valley Of the Noon" but just why
that name was bestowed upon Il i
another question, and one, too. which
we believe has never been satisfactorily
answered.
Recently in talking TO IN aged Indian
who has resided on the old Nick Carri-
gan ranch for many years, and was an
old man when General Vallejo settled
in Sonoma fifty years ago, and must
now be something over one hundred
years of age, he stated the reason the
valley was called Souoma was because
Il had ''heep muchee moon" (translated
into good English, many moons). Fur
ther inquiry developed the fact that be-
tween the town Of Sonoma and the
Bella Vista vineyards, distance Of four
or i've miles the moon, when Il II full,
can be seen BY the traveller to rise seven
times In succession over the mountains
In the east, owing to their peculiar
formation. This phenomenon has been
witnessed by many old residents in the
early evening 1t the rising Of the full
moon. This, no doubt, had been OBJ
served by the Indians, and hence the
name: ''valley Of the Moon"
lndex-Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
THE CHINESE DECK.


Playing-Cards q the Almoad-Eyed Celss.
tial.
The Chinese name for . card consid-
cred singly or as one Of the parts Of .
pack il shen, or ''fan," . most evident
reference to the manner Of holding
cards spread open like fan, which ID
common to al nations.
The shape and size Of the Chinese
card are peculiar. They are printed in
black on . thin cardboard. The backs
are sometimes bright crimson, and
sometimes black or yellow, and they
are the shape and size Of finger. Some
Of them are little more than half an
inch brosd by three incher long, and
others are one inch wide by three and
half long. The pips and court cards
are always printed in black on . white
back ground, and on the characters
printed in red. In some packs the cards
have animals, such - horses and deer,
represented upon them; while in others
character which may mean the names
only Of the animals are written above
the pips. The cards are rounded at the
top and bottom, and 1t the upper end .
small portion il left blank, q II to hold
them conveniently and allow of their
being spread or Canned" ont, showing
the whole Of the pictured surface, the
blank space being held under the
thumb and fingers Strangly enough,
this blank space being 1t the top In
stead Of st the bottom of the card,
it would seem that they should be held
BY the top and spread out In exactly
the reverse way castomazy among
Europeans. The tiny cards are % mar.
row and % small that they might web
be held concealed by the palm Of the
hand, which could eRectually cover
them and prevent the shape Of tie pipe
being seen through the thin cardboard
Or the number Of the cards being count
ed BY tho oppooent '@ l-Ht 'F
The Chinese have smother name foe
their cards, and this II Wat-pi. but Il
seems 70 Be the name given 70 different
games, - they also call queer.loo1Eing
tablets On which round dots are placed
In regular order. and which resemble
our dominos By the same name.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat. ies
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

4 npssCsaessv.a,ss 1lss 1Ass l6sWssko
tf.., -1vs0i 1ne.i- sae;.,
Il frequently happens that II = desarar
bls 70 catch : imehBher q the p66tSy'
family n Ne daytina ~ tie ufnples
INSTRUMENT Agure6 herewith II b .an,,
easy natter 70 hook inst above The FOOD
either ehl1lfea, ti6kSJ \, 'dIea1 0dS obdos.H
se ,a.E st ascr s.s 81 so1
= ~s.srue ~friaE; zscrsEsscj
> Il 49, sdt hre .sSrs, .ss
:, -f'f sra' nj s;-
:. ~ sisas:as b.ss>>gSnQ1tsnis,s
E-M- ii''s =;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14


In this democratic nineteenth cent
ury. society" !" in the old and azissocsas-
ic sense Of tho term. = disappearing.
People Of . certain class and certain
means do certain things - certain
times because other people Of the samk
class and the same means do HlDswise.
There l. . universal tendency toward
the equalizatiop Of luxury end Of The
exterior manifestations Of ue6nemenl
Social habits aEe formed On The models
established By two o. thrse great csn-
ten Of civilixsHioo, and all the LIE that
Won find elaswheEe is . moro q len
pale reAectioo At the real articlA With
the insrease of facilities Of communica-
ton originality of III kinds decreases.
and the search for local color becomes
moro and mors hopeless--Theodoeo
Child. IN Hazp9's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

-yooth In-Maud-'l have snch .
terrible pain IN ono ot my teeth. but /
an afraid 10 have it drawn" Cholly-
.swhy dont yoa heve Il phoeogsapAedlS
-snJtA Gay = o. = Nepthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

He-Fanny Brown b engaged. Gueth
Who %.
She-What! That stupid, snub-nosed,
common little creature? Who on earth
= going - be fool enough 10 onarEy heTf
He-Well-erethati ith-I am.-Lifa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14

The honey bee has long been typo
oe the Industrious worker, but there are
few people who know how much labor
the sweet hoard of the hive represents.
Each bead Of clover contains shout
sixty distinct hower-tubes, each Of
which contains . portion Of sugar not
exceeding. the Ave-hundreth part Of .
grain. Some enthusiast who has watched
the bees movements concludes that the
proboscis Of Tie insect must therefore
be inserted into i've hundred clover.
tubes before one grain Of sugar can b
obtained. There ore seven thousand
grains IN pound; and, = honey con
tains three-fourths Of its weight Of dry
sugar, each pound Of honey represents
two and . half million clover-heads
sucked by bee&-Youth's Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-17
Ways and Bridges.

The commi,tee on wsy. and bridge. haye IS
signed hearings upos petitions and bills referred
TO them - follows;
Feb. 2Ds--No. IL.
Petition of the seiectmen OF the town of
Falmouth and otherg, praying to be relieved
from maintaining and keeping In repair iron
bridge constructed across the Presnmpscot river.
In said town,
Feb. H--No. 70.
Petition of ). L. Smith and others. citizens
Of Oidtown, ssking for reversion Of 0ldtown
bridge 10 the State Of Maize.
Feb. 20 No. ID,
Petition OF j. q wheeiwrIght and others Of
Bangor. for an appropriation for bridge across
the Penohsc0t river at or near the mouth Of Pts
eataguis river. In said county OF Penooseot.
Petition Of W. H. Libby and Others OF Ma,
tawamksag, asking State aid for building
bridge across the Penooscos river. In the town
of winn or Mattawamkeag.
Petition Of citizens OF Aiiesash. asking aid
for building road and bridge In Allegash.
Feb. 24.--No. Il.
Petition Of James A. Strout and others, for
permission to bniid n bridge across tide water.
In town Of kennebunkport.
Feb. A---No. ~.
BiII, an nc, to revise the provisions OF chap
ter 5s7. OF the Private and Special Laws Of 1874,
and additional thereto, relating TO a free bridge
actoss spruce Creek. ia the town OF kitsery.
Petition OF the Inhabitants Of Van Buren,
Hamlin and Cyr for an appropriation in aid OF
buidiug bridge across The 81. John River at
FNp
Feb. H.-NO. -.
Petition of II. 4. swcetsDd of South Ihom
aston and Others requesting the enactment of
u lag requiringthe several counties TO build the
large bridges within their counties.
FEB. 2O--No IS
Petition Of Charles ". Rogers and other-
of Eowisud, LaGrangc, Passadamkeag, Lowell
aud Grsenbush for a bridge across Piscataauis
river near the mouth.
Petition OF b. ID, jenkins and - others of
the town OF kenduskeag, for aid in building
bridge aeross the kenduskeagriver In said town.
Hearing Feb. "a.
Petition Of Erark Stanley and others OF
pixHeld for appropriation for bridge across
tue androscoggin river At or near Dixfeld
ueafirg Feb II
Petition Of NJ. g. Brooks and IS other citi
kens OF Westrors FOR the enactment OF n law
requiring counties 70 support the large bridges.
Hearing Feb. q.
Petition OF Arthur Heagan and others for
leave to construct bridge across the Little
Marsh river in Prospect and FRANKFORT. Hear
ing Feb =.
Petition of William Leonard and IA others
for appropri atien for repairs of bridge across
the Passadumkeag river IN the town OF Passa-
damksag Hearing March ,.
Ar act to prevent the of narrow trimmed
wheels Tor the ha0iing OF freight and merchandise
over the streets OF the city OF Calais. Hearing
March 3.
n n EinuI ID Secfetary