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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
VALUABLE TREE WASH.
a Mixture inst Win Keep the Orchard
Clean Of Bugs and wo4m9.

About two years ago cut 9 recepo
for tree wash from your valuable pa
per, and it has kept my trees clean OF
bugs and worms; in fact, could not do
without it, as the borcrs do not trouble
the trees, and ! think you ought to pub
lish it again for the benefit of those of
your readers who have not tried il. !
copy it verbatim:
s'Take stone lime, slack and prepare
it as for an ordinary whitewash, in an
old barrel or box. Take enough at .
time to make a bucket two-thirds full
of the proper consistency for ordinary
whitewashing. Now add one pint Of
gas tar, one pound of whale-oil soap
dissolved in hot water, or one pound of
potash, or strong lye from wood ashes,
then add clay or loam enough, to make
the bucket full of the wash of proper
thickness to be applied with . white.
wash brush. II the trees have had the
earth ridged mp around them, take tho
earth away from around the collier and
apply the wash to the body Of the trees
from the limbs to the ground or down
to the roots lt
"Its advantages arc, first, it will de.
stroy the bark louse, and give the tree,
a bright, clear and healthy appear.
ance. Second, this wash will drive all
borers that may be in the trees and tn"
moth viii not deposit eggs on or about
the trees the same season the wash 10
used.
IAN who grow apple, peach. dwarf
pear, ounce and ash trees, should use
this wash; don't fail to use It because
not patented and sold at high price.
I have known cases where peach trees
have been badly affected BY the borer;
they have all left and the trees become
healthy and vigorous with one applica-
ton of this wash.
again, mice and rabbits will not
girdle trees where this wash is used.
Apply in May for borers andl~ general
benefit to the trees, and in late autumn
as preventive against mice and
rabbits. Use this wash annually. Gas
tar applied pure will kill trees. Cor.
Farm, Field and Stockman. rs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
THE FARMING WORLD.
NoTES ON cORN.LIsTINo.

4 Device to Keep tho Plants from Being
Covered Up.
We list the corn in rows three feet
apart; hills one foot apart. one kernel
10 the hill. This is quite thick. but
some will get covered up in cultivating,
which Is begun when the corn gets
weedy. We use . common shoveled
cultivator, sometimes taking the inside
shovels of and at other times using
them. To keep from covering up the
corn first time through, we use an In
verted v-trough attached as shown In
the illustration herewith. To make it,
take . :x4 inch scantling six feet long.
chamfer of one edge on each side until
DIE boards 1t snug, leaving about six
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
WINTER PINEAPPLE.
A New lluskmel0a That VIII No Des4
Become Very Popular.

A New 1luskmel0n That viii No D0gAo
become Very Popular.
In the latter part of N0senber las1
we received; by express from Californias !.
q large, heavy melon, without any in-
dication of its sender. Its appearance
and flavor were so strikingly different
from any melon we had ever seen b.
fore that we had an accurate drawing
made of it, after which our illustration
has been engraved. We have since
learned that this melon .was grown in
Napa County, Cal, from seed received
from the Sandwich Islands,. 1t is in
troduced under. the name Of Winter
Pineapple Muskmelon.
The outer skin of this variety Is dis
tinctly and peculiarly eorrugated-not
netted-of q light green color, striped
and blotched with bright yellow. In
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

shape it is almost glObular, N seen ia
our illustration Its flesh is Of .1ull.
light green color. melting, and Of
rich, very pleasant, decided pineapple
favor; and so thick as to, occupy fully
three-fourths of the bulk of the fruit.
A special advantage claimed for this
variety is its long keeping quality. BY
gathering the melons before they arc
fully ripe and storing them in dry.
cool place. secure against frost they,
are said to keep in good condition fog
several months, and may be ripencd
at any time by bringing them into ..
warm room. Agriculturfst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

No calf ought to be reared from
cow of weak constitution or from ono
suspected Of organic disease. am as
suming that no one need be told that
the same rule applies To . bull II
seems, however, necessary to insist
more ON the cow. because IL frequently
happens that milking p0wersof high
order exist in animals from which it is
not wise to breed. Any cow liable to
garget swelling in the throat, or other
tuberculous symptoms Is unfit to pro-
create her species. Scientists are not
agreed whether or not the bacillus Of
tuberculosis can actually be handed
down from parent to child by the
process of heredity. But it ID st least
. matter of common agreement that .
sound body does not SO easily receive
as its guest any floating germ as does
an unsound body. No hospital for con-
sumptive patients amongst our domss-
tic animals should ever be established.
Whether tuberculosis be hereditary or
not, an animal which is subject to it
should never be allowed to furnish in
the bodies of its offspring willing hosts
ready to receive and foster it-Col-
mans Rural World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
THE JARRINo METHOD.


- ls the Only Reliable Way 70 Repel or
destroy she Cureullo.
Prof. Cook, of Michigan. who has
tried the many remedies which have
been proposed TO repel or destroy the
curculio, comes to the conclusion that
the jarring method Is the only reliable
one. He has found that . strong and
offensive cdor win not repel them; that
arsenites which have sometimes proved
efIectual often badly fail when applied
in spraying. In one instance when q
number of the beetles were confined in
. bottle with sprayed leaves. they were
alive and uninjured Thus the remedy
sometimes succeeds, and at ether times
fails. Il would be well to test this
matter further, and see il there is not
some cause for their destruction in one
ease, and Of their escape in the other,
and apply the remedy in the orchard
accordingly.
Prod. Cook, in common with other oh.
servers, has seen the beetle ascend the
trees from the ground BY flying end
also BY climbing the trunk. There Il
one point In practical skin which the
beetles possess, that would afford In
teresting investigator. and that i,
how they win ind the young plums on
N Isolated tree. We had few young
plum Fees standing BY themselves IA Z
OuseFy. st lease eighty rods from
ezg 0eAer fruit trees, and which when
bearing for the first time gave the
reasonable assurance that the beetles
could not ind them 90 far, end that va
should hsse uninjured pluins on these
bees. - they opened tAeir. AOwerA
But BY the time tho flowers were .
large as peas every one had the cEescsat
mark. How dA they f1Ad the young
trees at that distance and how did u16y
perform ths jousuey7-Ceantsy Gentle
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

j " Il Il i Y
leaves me NO
choice. / live
in a cell. Re-
specta bility
demands . rep
utable place.
A able
pl &C z for
sooth? his
den Is known
to the landlady
rs . hall bed
r o o m. NJ Y
meager purse
reduces me to
this, = room
six by ten. .
folding bed, .
static ary
v~v AHh>AA~A - =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
PART III.
TREY MEET.

It was blowing fearfully! Two long
black objects waved mournfully or
dashed wildly rs the wind willed,
against the shutters Of . rear window
Of q house on Nebraska avenue. The
occupant of q large back room Of .
boarding house ON Pipe Stone avenue
caught sight of them as he was peace
fully smoking his pipe near the win
dow. Their gyrations fascinated him.
He wondered what the deuce that
mourning was hanging out the back
them, and they sailed triumphantly
aloft only to fall plump under his
window. He saw them fall, and with
. natural impulse looked at the win
dow where they had erstwhile
dangled. He saw 1t that window the anx-
ious countenance of her he had dubbed
the modern Katherine; then it disap-
peared. And in .. few moments the
girl came out into the alley. He saw
her try the gate which led into
the backyard of his boarding house.
1t was locked. She looked at the fence
as II she meditated climbing it. 1t was
too high; she could not She stood .
moment in perplexity when she heard .
voice say: 81 will get them for you. I"
Not long after . hand reached over tho
top of the high fence, between tho
thumb and index finger of which, held
gingerly, were her best black silk
stockings neatly tackled together as she
had hung them mp.
Thank you" she murmured, blush.
ing very unnecessarily; for he could not
see through two-inch board fence,
nor over . seven-foot one. "You arc
very kind to take that trouble
20! it is nothing" he replied, with
his fatal smile, which, fortunately foI
him, she could not see.
She reflected: HE has . pleasant
voice, and can't be rs old rs I thought
him"
He thought: ''She must be the singer,
her voice sounds musical She must be
very poor" and he sighed as he went
back into the house. Before he reached
It, however, he spied . handkerchief.
80: flimsy rag, what mischief have You
not done in the history of mankind.
from the foolish, blinded Moor down to
this poor old foolr" He picked 1t up.
Neatly written in the corner was the
name ssKate Brady" He said: II cant
call her back. I'll take it to her"
He dressed carefully and about five
o'clock presented himself At No. $500
Nebraska avenue. The servant was 81
impressed by his manner, or his gar
ments, she seated him in the parlor and
went for Miss Kate with alacrity. Sho
soon appeared and Immediately recog-
nized her neighbor. She neither blushed
nor fsltered, but he did both. When he
presented the little square Of white she
broke into . laugh and said: ''You seem
to be the master of the wardrobe, like
Queen Elizabeth's man, I've forgotten
his name"
Embarrassment with man is transi-
tory, so he replied: "A very desirable
o63ce in some cases, eminently SO in
this should think" At which Kate
blushed, and tried to look severe. Il
was not long until he applied for that
among other offices, and got 1t. Kate
says It is such relief to have a regular
il saves one SO much anxiety
and modification. SIDNEY KNOX.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

IBREw ME- A CUP OF TEA.
diately smirlsed in the most disgusting
manner. 1t is needless TO say took in
my washing. think him IN old fool;
his hair is quite gray.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
MISS MINNIE.

She Il wise and witty,
She Is gay,
She Is more than pretty
Has witching way.
She is vastly clever
Merry as . merle;
There was never never
Such girl:
You sho7ld see her dancing-
Watch her walk,
Catch her smile entrancingi
You should hear her talk.
Though the sweet not tall Il,
Yet she is divine"
An3 the best Of all u -
She Is mine:
Where's the picaninn:
Can compare
With my matchlcss Minnie,
Bonnie. bright and fair!
Every days . mirth day
With her I adore;
On her coming birthday
She'll be-f0xv!.
Harry Pelouzc, in Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
SAT UNDER THE SIGN.


why . Very Pretty Dude Leas . Cable Caa
In y Great Hurry.
He was a real pretty young man and
he was gotten up In the highest style Of
the art. He sat in the cable car, next
to the stove, and regarded with very
evident admiration pair of very posi-
tive, very large-checked. and very new
trousers, which he pulled up carefully
at the knees to prevent any tendency to
bagging.
The car ratified and clattered alouk
and all the passengers gazed into mp
ward vacancy, like all cable-car passen-
gers do. Finally q fair maiden who sat
opposite the young man saw some
thing and giggled, after the fashion Of
her kind. Then she looked at the nice
young man and giggied again, then she
nudged her fair companion, and the
fair companion gazcd across the car,
looked 1t the young man, and gigglcd.
A small boy followed their looks. stared
at something over the young mans
head, and then snorted.
All this annoyed the nice young man,
who had been looking very wise, and
when two or three other passengers
Joined in the chorus he began TO wiggle
and quit looking wise. The laughing
increased, and grew and spread, and the
nice young man grew desperate. He
got up to see what it was over his head
that caused the unseemly cachinnation.
He found Il. It was one Of those big
cardboard signs that adorn cable cars.
It was printed In big black letters and
il read:
THE young man sitting beneath this
card is one Of our customers. He ID
very fussy and hard to please, but my,
isn't he elegantly dressed? He has on q
pair Of our three dollar pants"
The nice young man left the car, left
it in haste, in anger, leaving behind him
some very naughty words that smelt Of
sulphur.-Kansas City Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Anxious Csller-Is this the police aEar
ton?
Chief-Yes, ma'am. What can do
for you?
81 have lost some valuable jewelry.
I suspect . former servant Of having
taken it. want to employ detective
to find her whereabouts"
IAN right, ma'am. Your name?
81 am Nine. Dc Wise, ths-er-1ort-
une-teller. Chicago Tribune.
The Asther - Ne Isluzy.
Observation-Disclosures. Of course you
know Of Haiburton; come. I want 70
introduce You. -
HarEington-Excuse me, have NO uae
for that fellow. $50 sss-s r,4
,Osborne-Why, what have you agstAss
Rim.
Hsfinotea Wen. saa .5elloW, sse
course you didn't know; bdt. you ~
~ jilted my wife ouce.-HaspsTs Basas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Hennypeck Ito the gang in the store)
Gentlemen, l have been married four.
teen years last grass, and during that
time have not spoken . single cross
word to my wife. L --a
Mrs. Hennypeck (polking her head in
1t the door)-Henry, Why in the name
Of kings don't you bring that molasscs
home? I've been needing it these two
hours Just wait till l get you home.
and
Hennypeck flying out)-Yes, ny
dear, I'm coming!CJury.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

How old are your asked . justice
cf the peace of Jim Webster, who was
under arrest for stealing chickens Il
dmno,~ said the darl<y. "When were
you bornri WHIST am de use 'ob me
tellin' you bout my buzz day; you aa6t
gwine 70 make mo no bu&-dsy present"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
FROM A CELL WINDOW.
The Inmate and Her Neighbor
"Tho Old Fool"

:. (Written for This Paper.1
PART
rHE INNATE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18


Miss Cosely do Cosely (of London)-
And 90 you are from Chicago. Mr.. Laker7
Laker-Yes, ma'am.
Miss Cosely de Cosely-Oh, do tell me
in which part Of Chicago y this Indian
txouble occarinG?(udge.
The staid Philadelphia Ledger tells
this hear story: The two young sons
Of r. B. vandemaxk., who lives near
Staxruca, Wayne County, Pa., told their
mother . few days ego that they had
been playing With . black sAeep. The
only sheep that che knew Of in the
vicinity were wAits, % she proceeded to
investigate. She found that their play
mate had been .. black bean Fafmer
Barnes, who was elope st -hand. ,Was
hailed and be idnea pgaia. With no
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

"A Prudent Man-An Elkton. Nd,
man feared that he might be buried b.
fore he was really dead, and he there
fore directed n his will that his body
should be kept for forty days in shed
built for the purpose. He wanted .
bottle Of water besideehim. latch On
the Inside of the door and . roof Slant
ing 70 the west He i Owlyhg 1tho
shed-0ctlpit'Esse HsaA -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
A ssFrieadahlp Cloth"

The idea of . Friendship tablecloth'
comes from England. Such cloth il .
small affair used at five o'clock teas.
The center of ecru linen Is encircled by
. broad border of linen canyaa On this
canvas ground various friends Of the
owner are asked to embroider their ini-
tials in silk, crewels or cottons rs suits
their fancy, interlacing the letters or
making them separate. The result is .
sort of harlequin effect in coloring and
style, which, like . well-made crazy
quilt, has some pleasant surprises in
color. But do not imagine this il AL
hit-and-miss" work; nothing in needle
work requires the exercise Of good taste
more than . well-made piece Of crazy
work; % each person who embroiders
her initials on this rather foolish
friendship tablecloth" must choose her
colors and the style Of her monogram or
initials 50 Is to make Il appear at the
best advantage and produce harmont
ous whole.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
lt n a ODA Custom.

II see that they are telling fortunes
BY the foot instead Of the hand" said
Timley.
''It Is an excellent method, said Tum-
bel. Il read my own fortune in that
way once"
''How so?"
81 was about TO ask for Miss Richley's .
hand that I might know Il, when her
fathers foot revealed IL to me."IChicav
10 Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18
RefraYeSl.

People who are sly should also be dis
Greet A lady who had . servant some
what given to curiosity, inquired, upon
returning from visit one afternoon:
Ibid the carrier leave any mail,
Mary?"
Nothing but = postal-card. ma'am. "
ssWhom is il from. Nary"
"And did you think I'd be reading it.
ma,am9' said the girl with IN injured
air.
perhaps not; but any one who sends
me messages on postal-cards is stupid
and impertinent-that's al"
You'll excuse me, ma'am," said the
servant, loftily, but that's nice, pur-
" way to BE- talking about your own
motherv'-Youth's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

Every right-minded woman resents
any reflections ON her bonnet Here Is
an illustration in . story from Open-car
time: A director Of . horse railroad
line was riding on the car when . wom-
an near him was robbed of her bonnet
by q gust Of wind. on jumped the
woman after her bonnet without wait
ing for the car TO stop. while the direct
or sat helpless and angry with visions
of suit for injuries from the relatives
of the bareheaded woman dancing
through his own head. But back she
came unhurt with the rescued bonnet
on her head, and got upon the car,
which had now stopped for her.
''That's right" said the director.
''That's right; risk your life for two
dollar bonnet !! The woman's eyes
flashed fire, and she retorted sharply:
'"Tain't . two-dollar bonnet; it's .
saven-dollar bonnet r'-Boston Tran
script. ..-.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-18

First Porter-Dat il . mighty mean
man.
Second PoFter-Why?
First PorterLHe handed pe Ave.
dollar bin this morning an, actually
est me to git It changed Munseys
Weekly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02
A s,rnm irn,h cnrrlnr..

This timo II Is a French engineer. ".
sefpollet, who promises rs tho road car.
Rage Of the future, which shall run up
hill and down dale wi,hou. tia owner he.
ing compelled to keepA number Of horses
IN his stable all tho year round, eating
their heads oil, Just waiting for m &C.
casional run Mt drawing his pleasure
coach.
NJ. scrpollct's carriage will DO pro.
PEELED by steam on tho generator prlnci.
pie. A fine jct OF water Is inado 10 squirt
out from a spiral tube over FIRE, where
II Is instantly converted into steam, OF
course. This Ia tho propclling power.
The fro box Is under the rear seat. and
fuel is supplied automatically from
chests In tho side Of tho carriage. Tho
supply Of water lasts during twenty
miles, the fuel daring thirty.hye. Tho
machine will travel fifteen miles an
hour. md can climb grade Of one foot
In twelve.
The tteam generator has been used 20
drive tricycles. and tho inventor has sue
eccdoi in adapting 1t to carriage hold.
ing seven persons, three to each Of tho
two seats aud tho seventh person upon n
stool In front Tho machine ia Of four
to six horse power. and weighs, fully
equipped with wator and fuel, 600
pounds. j. the time coming when every
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02

whoever would get on In business" re-.
marked tho banker, must advertise him
self by good deeds In this phllAnthropic
ago. The other day will grown dnrky
newsboy had stationed himself In Fifteenth
street. and was trying 10 sell his New York
papers. The crowd rushed by him without
stopping until he swoopcd down upon q
fresh banana peel that lay on the side
walk.
"'Now jes' yo' all look at me richln' up
thes yer hannsnncr skin 10 save yo' all
from fsliin' down and breakin' yo' haids,
shouted he. swinging his dangerous trophy
around his dcinnraliycd hat
Tho crowd smiled at his naive self
praise. s'oppeh--and bought his pnpcr..
After all they hal seen the same methods
used by yssicf business concerns-in fact,
by ID. very Journals which tho boy was
selling"
That's n pretty good illustration tili the
s~luei Ia told" answered the cynlc dryly.
~ witnessed thu incident myself also
siaid In thu eighborhood 10 sec what the
boy would Do after the crowd had seat.
tered"
'Iie manifested great deal Of delight,
suppose. at the PROFITS of his entcrpriseI"
lie did indeed, Tlrre minutes later ha
had bought ont the stock of another news.
boy. laid n second banana peel la the place
OF tho mat, and was waiting for the crowd
10 gct thick enough again 10, sncce.ful
encore. '-kate Yields Washington.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02

10 the Celcs,inls no relies aro morn
valuable than tho boots that have been
worn bya magistrate. II no resigns
and leaves the city wo are told a crowd
accompanies lin from his residence 10
tho gates, where his boots are drawn
OF with great ceremony, TO b. prc.
served in tho hall Of justice. This Is
the more easy 10 believe when We 70.
Issmbor that John chlnaman Il rather
ceromoniou- on occasion with rcsnect
10 wearing his own boots. In his be.
lief that them Is nothing like Old boots
the Chinese Is not peculiar.
Relic hunters have discovered that
hidden away for tho most part In the
family museums OF our great houses -
there arc boots aud shoes treasured for
their ngc, or valued for their historical
associations. Collecting remarkable
boots and antique shoes threatens to
become tho rage among some ladies
Of title, Lat us hope they will not for
get TO include as curiosity the high
heeled boot of modern times. Cham.
s---;' ier-n.l.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02

Our advice TO every young man about 10
enter journalism would bo TO make thu
start "a a reporter for some country week.
iy. That Is n splendid experience. lie
porter for country wecklies get from o. 10
eio week. This experience covering six
months or year. should be followed by q
years connection with daily mornins
newspaper published In town ofnot more
than 5000 population. pay from 90 To ~
sweek. This further experience will Tor
ought TOY give the young mnn an acqualnt.
anoe with general newspaper work-such
details ~ editing telegraph, reading proof,
writing editorial paragraphs. etc. Kinds Of
work that may not fall To his lot .ub..-
quentiy. bu, which no should know all
about
II our young friend at Musoatlnc IL dis.
satisfied with his present employment, lie
viii never he success at II. lie complain.
OF long hours, yet he says that he Is fairly
paid IL matters not what business he Il
engaged IN an cmploys must he worth
moru TO his employer than hc actually rc.
eeives Ia compensation for his services.
This "a particularly true IN the profession
OF Journalism. -Eugcue Field ia Chicago
News