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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

Very few people take proper care Of
yloveA They are slung On and
wrenched on. and done up in unpless-
ant looking little wads. and then arc
expected to perform al their uses and
give satisfactory wear. A pair Of the
finest French Kid gloves will not long
endure such treatment. nor one OF the
eoarsest leather or c6tton. A great
heal depends upon the way kid gloves
are put on At first They should b
drawn on slowly and easily. the fingers
being put ON first, and then the glove
drawn over the palm and buttoned
around the wrist II the glove ID care
fully drawn of the palm first each time
It is worn. then the fingers, one BY
one, it will last much longer. After
removing them pull the gloves into
shape, and lay them in tissue paper In
. long glove-box. Do not let the
gloves lay together. Notice when TAX
ing them on II they need mending or
have become soiled; . slight soiled
spot may be readily reKoved BY rub
bing IL lightly with . piece Of flannel
wet with benxine. Do not, however.
attempt to clean gloves by saturating
them with benzine. This removes the
dressing and they will not keep clean
long enough to pay for the trouble.
while.an inevitable odor clings to them.
II il better. II gloves are much soiled.
to invest the trihing amount charged
by professional cleaners for doing this
work, and have it properly done. It Il
next to impossible to insert . piece of
kid in . glove and have IL look
properly. Most gloves are now stitched
by machinery. in such way that any
different stitch shows The best way OF
mending . slight break in kid il to lay
under it piece of silk as near the color
of the glove as possible-s piece OF Kid
would be to clumsy. Catch the silk
down by invisible stitches. and draw
together the rent with darning stitches,
which should be as nearly invisible ~
possible. Silk or fine cotton gloves arc
likely to become stretched with wear.
After they have been in use for awhile.
therefore, it is . good plan to turn them
inside out, and sew over the seams, taxi
ing them in little, and they will then
fit the hand as they did ut first. and are
not likely to stretch any nore.-N. 7.
Trihune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
FACTS ron FARMERS.

EXPERIMENTS made In spraying one
side of the peacl. trees with insecticides
and leaving the other side untouched
confirm the claim that the depredations
Of the curculio. and other insects can
be prevented, as the comparison OF the
trees show great advantages resulting
from spraying.
EVERY now And then some writer in
the stock journals suggests . proper
ration for an animal based on its size
or weight, in spite Of the fact that this
Is about the least reliable guide one
can have. Almost every one knows that
men do not eat in proportion 70 their
size and weight, and neither do cows
II any great success is to be made in
farming the mao must follow that par
ticular line Of farming which he likes
20 well that he can put his whole soul
into it. giving il that thorough iuvesti-
cation which will enable him to fully
understand il in all its details. and
grow il in the cheapest and best man.
ner.
CoRxcons contsin some nutritive mat
ter and srs useful for feeding when
ground with tho corn, IL the meal il
made fine enodgh to be digested. A
number Of mills are now made for
grinding the cob and grain together,
but some Of them only crush 4 In
buying select mill that reduces Il al
to fine meal. rs s,esft
A eABD8x8n who has tested IL for
three years tells the Home Journal
thst broken pieces Of bone do much
better than broken crockery for drain
ing flower pots. The plants suck the
feFtilizing quality ont Of The bones and
make such ! vigorous growth that the
pls.ts In pes sapplied With bones could
Be told at ope4. sr.r a7ssa7 sar~
ALL kinds. s,f plants make ceosider,
able growth ss the root before the
leaves start mlch and thi5 root growth
takes plaee with hnrdy, plssts lii1ee cab
bages, onioos. pansies. etcs At very
low tempefatufc. scarcely above freez.
ino. 1se1he fooaB0 ~ t6nAeNf fl&ntl
stapd qtill jnfoid Vsstbeg spbAgAh -,
eag Il u = long continued =.
THl1 h quite , difference in trees
hat hsvs peeno 3ppsgly, Pes0ed.and
those that 11ve been allowed. to ROW
'tnvnulA sdAAS ~ lRi6 AZ thffE q
thH .rleA, IL .sQqeelNeA issdaAe ab4d1
nj N; ss.s Zee TT tt16kEW pss1eea
md be in hstter eoai11o1DA ~ .prd06G
dag . crop of fruit the npxt beariRs
eoQoOA % .>eA SO ~ sOsaes~~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
THE PURSUIT OF MANKIND.

King solomon's Advice tn Men Who Woula
bc Happy.
The great pursuit of man il after hap.
piness; it is the first and strongest de-
sire of his nature; in every stage of his
life he searches for it rs for hidden
treasure; courts it under q thousand
different shapes. and, though perpetu-
ally disap appointed, still persists, runs
after and inquiries for it afresh-asks
every passenger who comes in his way:
Who will show him any good? Who will
assist him in the attainment or direct
him to the discovery Of this great
end of all his wishes. Vain
efforts search. Not even
Solomon could find the wished-fol
boon. Never did the busy brain of .
lean and hectic chemist search for the
philosophers stone with more pains and
ardor than this great man did after
happiness He was one of the wisest
inquirers into nature: had tried all her
powers and capacities, and, after thou
sand vain speculations and vile expert
ments, he affirmed, at length, it lay hid
In no one thing he had tried. Like the
chemists projections, all had ended iE
smoke, or, what was worse, in vanity
and vexation of spirit The conclusion
of the whole matter was this-that he
advises every man who would be happy
to fear. God and keep His command.
meptA-N. Y. Ledger. Sc = -. 80
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19


whole, the b etter pasA Oft the community
would rather believe good Of one oi
their foremost fellow-citisens than
evil; it is not pleasant to hear q scan.
dal aired before the faces OF their chill.
dycn; not pleasant to see an old friend
fall: and many people are 50 related So
cially and commercially with this man
of leading position that his ruin would
infiict . loss ON them Hence they
keep his account good 1t the bank over
which Time presides; they do Il by
excuses. lending their countenance to
laundering spcndthrift and hope for a
change but 1T last he who blunders
beyond certain point, who will not
learn wisdom, is abandoned by his
friends Old Time, the cashier, then
meets him at the window with q sharu
refusal.
"Your account is ovcrdrawn, sir. You
are bankrupt Men will no longer cx-
cusc you. nor will they trust you You
are written down fool"
And l observed that three strange
servants came in to carry him out
namely. Hunger, Contempt and Des.
pair.
saw. too. how men and women of
brilliant gifts overdrcw their accounts.
The young actor, who bade fair to
stand at the head of his profession be.
fore he was five-and-thirty, c ounted too
highly upon the patience of an admir-
ing public. and supposed they would
overlook his drunkenness and carou.
sails indefinitely. So the people did for
time. But when he had disappointed
them night after night, when he neg
lected his study and relied on his .'gcn-
ius. and an occasional "spurt' Of
splendid work to make mp. he passed
the point of endurance. Time 1t his
window dishonored his draft The peo.
PIE spat him out There were younger,
cleaner. more conscientious men to be
had He was ruined
So was ruined the great songstress
who supposed the world could not get
along without her voice. lt was in.
deed a wonderful voice. But she over.
drew her account; she fiagrantly
violated the propricties of life; she un.
dermined society by her example.
The world turned to find new voice.
God is ever raising mp new workmcn
with gifts rs grand rs the old. II not
so grand the better sense of the world
resolves to prefer and adopt the new
instead Of the old which has become
unclcan.
And SO look ON women who counted
too much on their beauty. and ability
to charm, neglccting to be true; on
youth who rcckoned too highly their
standing in the community as children
of ''old families" or ON education, oct
ward culture, or technical skill 1--WE
can do great many things that othc,
people could not; and we shall be
tolerated" Quite possible, up to .
certain point. Clerks und master.
worlmen there were who were ''sure
their services could never be dispensed
with, for who could be found who
would tale their places?" But there Is
always the risk of an overdrawn nc.
count soon; the surety of it at last
I then took my place at the window
with praycrful care. Heaven grant me
to watch well my books, that the &C.
count be not overlrawn. neither in this
world nor the next-Harl,lcy Harker
in n. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
RECKONING TIME.

Now the Anclents Got Al0ng-Defects In
Their svstems.
It is only within the last fifteen years
chat special attention has been directed
to the unsound principles. the untenable
theories and the curious old usages
which still prevail with respect to the
measurement aud notation Of time.
The great divisions of time with
which we are familiar are the year, the
month and the day. The latter is the
smallest measurement Of time revealed
to us in nature, and il dependent upon
the diurnal rotation of the earth. Al
though the subdivision of the day is Of
extreme antiquity, there was . time
when hours were unknown.
With . primitive people the growing
Of the cock waa . means Of making
known the early dawn. While the po-
sitioo Of the sun in the heavens enabled
mankind to estimate the passage Of
time during the hours of sunlight. the
progress. of night was determined by
che position of the. stars. The custsAn
Of dividing the day into two series Vt
twelve hours took its origin long before
the Christian era. 42s.t--s .- H3
Both in Greece and Rome Gnomons
wers' erected in open ground for the
public benefit, The length of the shadows
Of which denoted the several hours
a.. An advance was made u tho axt of
assuring the passage of5ths snn BY
the introduction Of sun-dials, when .
serta,n degEes Of precision yPsehtained.
Gradually mechanical eoutrivances
were .m&Odnced to overcome the I'M
possibility, Of observing fhs time ~ the
sun or stars during cloudy, weRthe5
The AFst -mechshic&f means employed
Ass,the Aow Of water; dOpt3 drop.
Meckanixms ok1his- -kiaAsWes BY
che lGrceks elepsydr1A anA were c3
seriSD46safxrss -, ....,5s -
p ,hs sleaAes - sosks oatsivsd
sav.s Sso~s - 49,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
WHO ARE THE hAPPlESTq

According to Oae Authority People Whose
Lives Are Devoted 20 Science.
The carl of Derby answered this
question recently in an address to the
Scientific and Psychological school of
Liverpool, an institution Of which he
was one of the founders. He said:
Having known men Of many pro-
fessions. should say that the happicst
lives are those which have been de-
voted to science. Every step is in
tcrcsting. and the success of those who
e. succeed is lasting.
"What general, what orator, what
statesman, what man of letters can
hope to leave . memory like that Of
Darwin? An invalid i'm health, . man
VIII seldom stirred from home, . man
until his later years very little known
to the outer world, but who from his
quiet study rcvolutionized the thought
of Europe and will be remembered n
long rs Newton and Bacon.
IF fame be ever worth working foi
Il do not say it is-that kind of fame
is surely the most durable and the
most desirable Of all"
nCSC WOrt1S 8Ic true Oh INC UA0lUVCC
ested men of science. We have never
had in this country men more uniform.
" cheerful and good-tempered ths2
Franklin, Rittenhouse and jefferson,
who spent most of the leisure of their
lives in the pursuit of knowledge; and
Prof. Agassix was noted for the buoy
ancy of his spirits in every company
where he felt At home. But we can
say something similar of every person
who has q pursuit suited 70 his talents
and circumstances.
The happy people are they who have
an occupation which they love, apart
from any advantage il may bring
them, one that they can pursue with
generous artlor. II is the element Of
,lisinterestedness that cheers their
lives, whether they are engaged in
ordinary or extraordinary vocations;
and this is the reason why earnest stu.
dents have such . keen enjoyment o.
existence.-Chicago Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
FOR A LAaoE FLOCK
Usavsalsat Hease lsf One Hundred and
Klny Fevls.

Usavsalset Hease isr One Hundred and
Rlny. Fevls.
Where large npmber Of fowls are
kept on the farm. the hens are COM
monly kept in hocks much too large
70 secure the best results, and are
housed in inadequate quarters Where
one hundred or one hundred and fifty
fowls are kept : structure ~ shown
In the illustrations will be found to
eeonomise material in building, and Ia
Dor in caring for the occupants The
plan IN designed for . low building
forty five feet BY twenty-fOur. divided
into pens ten by fifteen feet with .
walk four feet in width extending the
whole length. The five compartments
allow the whole flock to be divided
into small Aocks of thirty each-a
number that vii. give better results
than could be obtained IL more were
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
THE eRlonT SIDE.

- sso9ld lcok - the bright side,
Ana aAeald look st the dark,
yoQ were - poor - . little church mccsa
B. Aownoo horse and carriage and house,
foa'd Be richer than I, tor mark:
''a'd y happy With simple pleasures
WAile was counting my woes.
49, IT, - sur and eu suriora.
"aaa . beauty ana nndine . thorn
.H,s where you were finding rosa.
mere'd be never cieam Of sunshine
But you would enjoy its light,
ane should watch with An anxious gasa
esooos TO rise On the clcarest days
In . sky serene and bright
vAea troubled by cares and vexations
That tall to the happiest lo.
ssown and fret bu: you would beguile
- weary hours with . cheerful smile,
2a IM trials were all forgot.
ss@ Il you had not . possession,
And had the wealth OF king.
o % richer than with your blessed sigfst,
snst could always behold the side that Is
6nghs
No matter what life might bring.
Anna NJ. Pratt, in Golden Days
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
AN ARTISTS DEFENSE.

He Made the Court Believe He Drew ~
Arm lnsseaA q . Leg.
Caricaturists continue TO give con-
siderable deal of trouble TO Parisian
magistrates, and few eccentric strokes
of the pencil frequently evoke long
legal disquisitions which arc not alto
gether devoid of entertainment Thus.
an illustrated newspaper which main
tains . fair artistic reputation has been
engaging magisterial attention again
by reason of the pictorial vagaxies Of
one Of its staff Of sletcherA This gen
tleman published lately . cartoon dedi-
Gated to an elderly woman supposed 70
represent the Censorship "Anasts-
sic," as the ancient female
was called, was presented to the pub
lie in . peculiar attitude. and the artist.
together with the manager Of the
paper. had to appear before the ninth
chamber of correctional police In order
to answer the charges preferred against
them. The official acting as public
prosecutor maintained that the picture
was indecent, and pointed TO the posi-
ton Of . leg drawn therein. THAT il
not leg but IN arm" answered the
artist who drew IL, whersapon there en-
sued . scene almost similar to that
which took place Of yore when
the famous caricaturist Phili-
pom, was summoned for hav-
ing sketched pear" which
happened to bear . striking resem-
blance to the august countenance Of his
majesty, the citizen king. The artist
argued, and limned legs and arms in
profusion with his nimble pencil. If.
firming solemnly that he had intended
70 portray the opposite Of what he was
reproached with by the prosecution.
Eventually the case was adjourned in
order TO enable the caricaturist 70 pro-
ducc his original design. This clinched
the matter. and the magistrates. after
having examined the primary sketch
closely, decided in favor Of the artist.
The case against the pictorial periodical
was accordingly dismissed-LondoD
Telegraph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
ABOUT cUTWoRaas.

Starving Out the Nest 1sl1o6o0 000040
Yet DeD0ovosu6
The entomologist Of the south Dslsoto
agricultural college has been investi.
eating :he habits Of the eutw6fM
There are many species. bus -o1IeiS
habits arc all similsz. The DQ1Aa.
which arc plain brown in color S.A
about three-fouths Of IN inch In
length. ere abundant from u&dnoDeP
until late sutumn. There il only rone
brood in . year and the worlhs usaa1ly
|ceaae working n Jans, % Sho1gh hvheiP
life cycle has not been closely obeeEsea
they must be among the earlier nothA
TO disappear. Thopgh tie wesnGmay
be destroyed or driven away by tie ~
Of insecticides, etc., this b psaetieaHD
only IN small g.rdsas. : wh0w ~
fields are infested, pgevenfive DeeeQQpo
Snod dusiag shs ssnnsf. % e. thet tef6p
can be harvested essly asd - gsSoad
left bare they win. die ofstaystiee
MlIlet has been found 70 Be . goode3p
in Dokots for this paspo6a. 'DuhaAU
Of snd spring plowinG 'sEe sleeSoe'
cessful ,fx,
ExAa.ssing - osny sres1sv
When grass + allowed 70 pIpanap
sSeds it. 1xhsusGs the: IN more NJ
whs4 Q crop q hay.isG9 bd9oeoy4b
seed Is p@rpitted - xaepeerses ~
"a heads form the pts1t kae 69@4el
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. = S1U6ed11
A1ernaF pnoRasei0enlb1ooon0eSGoD
NJ1lAC---~{~o; = Hh~ aAnl1pa INV
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

Jfnks-Have you read Rudysrd Kip
lsng's last novel? .-si, 49,, 80
9dWinks-N-o. seldom read novels
Jinks-Then you do not care fos
works Of imaEinatlon -'
Winks-0h. dunAA l'always read
the ,EurspeaA cqrreaqsudence oi"the
aaily papera-N Y.wsskU. us.i as..ti
-. -. " II --w- ys,s ~ :.
= hpis . (.eeiBg Gsosss. ;ssis.aa..
.SaAanA' peel and slide under a fruit
:'sss ssss rs9Ess ssssss lass 't..'s arfA s
He hpAs1lrSof:S sdSddl6 sppesalls sancs
q theEssssG slcMs6kr-9oleao BlpdS
2 -, ss,sS 30 - aSscisS - 49,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

ne klnde ee Yooa which YIN Prev -
0Poatoot VooO0s

160 Kl000 q R0O0 Wbtco IN 1tU0O -
0FOot00t voDo0s
We are having numerous inquiSiee a
late how we feed chicks. md especially
ducl<lings. for many sEO rofsin4 tAeD
for the first time this season.
In order TO have . clear understand.'
ing of how We should feed. We win give
. chemical coupoaitioA of-eereal food
as We find il in Dr.. SpauldinS's WORK.
STANDARD and Commeruial Poultry
Culture:"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

The emperor Of Austria has for year,
past found consolation for his troubles
in the sympathetic companionship OF Z
former well-known viennese sctreas.
Catharine Schratt. whose counsels ars
said to have been Of the utmost sdvan.
tage'to him in many important affair,
of state. The emperor is accustomed
to drive out to the palace Of Schocn'
brunn and there, leaving his equipage,
he is met by. Mime. Schratt and takes
long promenades with her in the forest
As result of this friendship the actress
Is known in Vienna - the viceempfess
Her extxaordinasy intelligence and clear
judgment are valued II the highest de-.
gree BY the emperor. \,
First Come. First Young
Man-''So Miss EAa y your oldf4 sis
ter? VINO comes axk6F, kegfs, Small
Erotlter- Nobody giHf Come . yet
tst pe says that the 1rst fellow that
sames - xiys HeF!s 80 :. 80, - :.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

pick (B) into the post (A and brse@
against the crowbar (D), which II
worked over the fulcrum (C) By HE
companion. ~ -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

.,.,,;.;g'Eg MSaggs.sI9: :! s,'fR ~ ns1NE
seems 6'1nderttand' . Sase 1imost =
) 'xehs.ji JU4 sRaow. .s.SiekerSnsWAa4 4
lie ei1ing yea?r iJa01oSo1 IA Ne6ektH3
three timssqs -. = II dssbsiGo(t9A1r
. Upnnds SRelU; aathoegA ~ SssoWesvis
SF.@ "Sstsfsll? Hostaa Tsaaaa6B'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19

The Puritan iconoclasticism which
tore from church walls pictures Of the
lovely Madonna and gave images and
rosaries and crucifixes to Be burned.
which built the desolste, bare, ugly
Westinghouse Of early New England,
and scowled with Bradford On the
Christmas games, was simply . decla-
ration that the multiplication Of pic
lures and rosaries and images had not
upright, liberty-lovin9 and self-deny.
ing; had not yet purified and ennobled
human life in England. Perhaps they
were doing the good work, but imper.
ceptibly to the eager PuritanA Saints
days and rosaries. they said, viii not
bring . heaven upon earth. There ere
probably enough dead saints In the
calendar TO make . saints day Of every
day in the year. But what We need.
brethren. is not 20 much days for the
saints - saints for the dayA-0eorys
william Curtis, in HaEper's Nagssine
"A youngater at school in Cambridge
was asked the other day By .. teacher
who wanted to give the children In
structiou in modern history who was
governor Of Massachusetts, my r.
ther." was the answer. but what il
his manner" inquired the teacher. This
question va . pazzlsc. TAs little fel.
low stared 1t the teacher as.n .seeaaina
not TO comprehend the sie1i4canae q
the query. Finally be said: n dunno;
but he's my fsther." And. Guro 6o6atA,
the boyvo riGht; hhaaaaNas W1lia1
The morning call., 1891-02-16
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
A Free aud Lively Fight in an Under

A Free and Lively Fight In an Under
ground Beer-Hall.
The shrill sound of police whistles repeat
ed a number of times in quick succession
about S 30 o'clock last night caused pedes-
TRANS in the neighborhood of Fifth and
Market streets to pause inquiringly and soon
brought Officers Newman and Manihan in
answer to the summons.
The call for police assistance was made
by the bar-keeper of an underground beer
hall, known as the Transfer saloon, of which
Andrew J. Happ and William Kirchner are
the proprietors, and the arrival of the off
GERS probably prevented a tragedy The
room is La ge and contains ample space, not
only for the bar and its patrons, but also for
numerous billiard, pool and card tables. At
one of the latter four men were enjoying a
lively game, which was suddenly terminated
by a dispute regarding point in which two
oil The players were chiefly involved. The
alteration became more animated high
words LED to blows, and the two disputants
were soon engaged in rough-and-tumble
fight. A third man then took a hand in the
tray and MS interference induced a fourth
to lend his assistance. In far less
time than is required for its MARIA
tion the melee became general. Sew
eral men were knocked down, many
rushed for the stand of billiard-cnes, while
some seized beer bottles, and began to ham
weapons, in which they were assisted by
the use of sticks and umbrellas in the hands
of others.
A very large man, who claimed to be
friend of the proprietors, and acting at
their request, snatched up a large cheese
knife from the counter, and with this
weapon in one hand and a revolver in the
other started to clean out the crowd Blood
shed seemed imminent. but just at this criti-
cal juncture the appearance of the police
quickly Gained the beligerents, and those
nearest the door immediately disappeared.
Every one who remained in the hall pro-
fessed entire ignorance of the row except
three men, who accused the big bouncer of
assault with deadly weapon. When the
police arrived this individual secreted the
knife and revolver behind the bar, and then
claimed the blessing promised to all peace
makers The officers. nevertheless, pro-
ceeded to search the good man, who loudly
protested against the indignity.
No weapon was found on his person, and
as the proprietors declined to prefer charges
against him or any of the others concerned
In Inc rumpns no arrests were made.