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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
PASTURE ron HOGS.
AlnesS . Necessity - IN 1seososee'
Growth e Pork.

AvunDD0 = N0e001xy - -
0fowtA e Perlk.
ARood pasture II almost . necessity
70 IN economical growth Of the hogs
during the spring and summer. In
some cases IL may pay to cut on grass.
clover, oats or some other. given feed
and give il in feeding lots, but In ma
iority of cases the better plan il 70 pro-
vide good pasture. well supplied with
grass or clover, with good water and .
comfortable shelter. These being sup
piled very little grain win be needed %
keep the hogs growing steadily al
through the growing season.
Clover, all things considered. makes
the very best pasture for hegA Blue
grass Is good, but they win make .
better growth on clover than on any
thing else. Rye and oaAs are also good.
Where they win thrive oats and field
pease make splendid green feed foa
growing hogA Almost any kind a
grass or green feed Is better than At
tempting to feed On dry feed alone. It's
best to arrange for this in advance. In
some cases, where sufficiently well e.
tsblished, the orchard can be seed
ed down to clover and be converted
into . good pasture with benefit
both to the trees and TO the
hogs. II the seed II Obtained in good
season and sown early . considerable
amount Of feed can Be made reasonably
early. When intended for . hog paste
me plenty of seed should b used, and
in many cases Il viii pay TO sow ono
bushel Of oats with the clover, letting
all get . good start before turning in
the hogs. II . good profit is realized It
is very essential to maintain . steady
growth during the summer. With
spring pigs . good growth can b main
tanned with the addition Of very little
grain II they are given the run Of .
good clover pasture.
With pigs that have been wintere0
over in good condition it il. much easier
to fatten If they can be given . good
pasture than IL they must depend upon
dry feed alone. Good clover reduces the
cost of fattening pigs that have been
wintered over ready for late spring Or
early summer market or Of maiAtain-
ing . steady growth with early spring
pigs. With all classes Of stock grass Is
. cheaper feed during growth than
grain or in fact any kind Of dry feeds
and good care should be taken 70 supply
il for the hogs, - well .as for Other
kinds OF stock.-St. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
SERvlCEAeLE DRESSES.


Good Material, Preferable - Profuse
-.aa-s-Es Trimming. ---..-...
When selecting dress for real serv-
ice. it is best TO avoid any special
novelty. some novelties are pretty.
hut in spite of this they are novelties.
and will not retain lasting favor. Tall
women should avoid, stripes. for they
only increase the apparent height Of the
.wearer, while, short women. should
taboo plaids, becsnse, such weaves ac-
centuxfe their shortness and seem to
increase their width. Unless one can
afford to replace old with new,
whenever one tires of q gown, large
plaids are not desirable, Tor one soon
tires q them. Indeed, Il hardly seems
- though the woman. of good taste
choose them at all II plaids arc used.
It is generally IN Combination with
plain goods Of . 'harmonizing color. A
dress Of good material, neatly and
plainly, made, il IN far better taste than
one Of poerer mstepial and ample trim.
ming. EThe At0fa bodice, Ne AAng Of
/. 4 sldrt{ give IN air 10 thu iPlahest cos
tune. Il is far het&esI to spend what
little extra cash you have in having .
dfess fitted by . good modiste. than to
ese II -lor, tawdry. tsinDinss. ~ evss
oood ones, that can never make up for
or cover tAe5 defects of . poorly fitted
Via hung susJ6-TAs Aotsebeepsk."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04

back of the loft, and divided into two
compartments, each three feet long;
the shelves themselves extending the
whole width Of the loft o. six feet
The shelves are six in number, and one
foot deep, thus forming twelve nesting
pens, and such loft will accommodate
twelve pairs of birds, although . small
er number would be preferable. In the
accompanying cut, one side OF the
boarding is partly left on TO show moro
plainly the appearance of the shelves in
the sheltered recess of the loft. The
front Of the pens are not nailed, but se-
cured BY buttons to admit Of their r.
n,oval for the purpose Of cleaning.
In the foregoing plan for tho con-
structioa of loft. with necessary dimen-
eions given, we. nesd only odd that In
the southern gable . hinged ahelf, 36xl9
inches, may form an exit for the birds.
II full liberty in desired, and We will
proceed to the consideration Of the loft
furniture. This shelf u hinged at the
kott0m; and is closed BY rope running
oyer Q pulley ut The top Of the aperture,
which is just the sire Of the she4
Thus, when the rope Is drawn. the shelf
clsses upward. and when the rope II re
taxed, tho shelf opens downward, and
resting upon les. supports. forms IN
akghting board for the birds
For feed . hopper may be used. but
:t Is preferable to feed BY scattering
the grain upon the hoor Of the eage
twice daily, and never more than the
pigeons will eat entirely at . meal.
An earthenware dish covered with .
wooden board nailed to an inch strip.
which rests upon the edges Of the bowl,
forms . convenient dginling vessel
The birds can insert their heads under
the edge of the board and drink with
out fouling the water. The bottom Of
the cage, OF the sviary part Of the loft.
should be strewed with saud and dne
gravel, and Il will be very conducive "a
the health Of the birds to supply them
in one corner Of the aviary with box
Of salt cat. This compound may be
Manufactured by mixing clay and old
mortar together and wsttins the
mixture with brine until IL is about the
consistency Of mortar prepared foz
plastsring. II can then be put into Z
box perforated with holes large enough
for the insertion Of . birds beak. and
here Il win soon become hard and dry.
p. g. Hunter. in Poultry Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
"A SUCCESSFUL SCHEME.

The TAsaeer mt Agaan-A PuasTp Se0
.r-A on the L.odles. d. 90
The theater was crowded. The cur
tain had just risen. Jewels flashed, gay
plumes on wondrous headdresses Aut-
tered in the heated air. costly fans
waved slowly to and fro, and the FASH
ionable audience turned its eyes and
opera-glasses toward the stage and set
tied into the hush Of expectation that
proceeds the opening Of the PLY when
Che experienced stage-manager has
waited considerably for all the. late
comers to be seated before the bell
taps for the curtain TO rise.
In . conspicuous location about half
way between the orchestra and the
front sea0 Of the par4uet circle were
three ladiea who nd come n '1nst-
tended sbout Ave ninutes before. They
were noticeable for the wide, haring.
umbrageous hats they wore. Directly
behind them sat . nezvous-look-
ing despaiying man who was
making Wild but fruitless efforts
to see the stage. The wide
hats with their wealth of tropical bird
foliage hid every thing he wanted
to see from his view. In vain he wrie-
gled and sqIifmed and GRAINED his neck
from side TO aide:. The hsts were too
large; too close together, and too richly
upholstered. Apparently unconscious
that he was at1Racting the attention Of
every. body in the neighborhood and
bringing the ladies in ffont Of him into
unpleasant. promnenue.. he petsevered
till sounds of ill-suppreased laughter
were heard on all sides Of him. Then
he settled himself back in his chair
with wosld-wsasy sigh, but the next
moment took advantage of The, lull in
the, performance on the stage to lean
forward and address one Of the 1adies-
the one who st IN the midd1e.
'.Madam," he said in , loud whispes,
s'I beg pardon, but n IS utterly impos-
sible Tor me to So through your hat,
end the lord made ne teo small 10 go
over il. II you will kindly remove il
'You will make wretched man happy
t6r . wheae eveaiag."lsi! " zHi@ :,
The forty or. Afty ,peE4Dns who ware
'looking:On saw the lady remove her hat
| 4 oHce, edfn sf06nd, md s6ilinGly bee
his R@doA They ssws ~ 0sAeS tWd
laaies t,ke on theif thaaP slsA and ~
example became Instantly ~contagiouA
Ten 81 = dozen 9the9 enqg9ops Aaas
much to ths ssAef o. ne su6erers d.
irectlY behind them. Then the star Of
yAeSSening stepped on IT, >staGes anl
6lewsenel6h ef TIE sudisnse, VA q.
|Nlctea to$he Perfprdla1cf aSsip. sIr
|fsfke dstAiS Of f'%Ais 'ipB 81 ittic1 IL i
cident a1sVlvtA hbfdlF4o t4e purp p6se
|o11plaAjRg tA tlase NO t1itnssssd Il
ri 81 aals IT, I'll " e. ssss r.
|R4slas ~. i'tnssSoI& isSh ~
Ais1istsA~ 0isaOe 60 80 = =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
CRAZY : CRIMINALS IN CHINA.


u.0004l(0 VG0O
Panlshed. .. .l
: In China acts Of homicide or murder
committed BY lunatics are rare. In that
country the iron hand Of Justice works
inexorahly. and the plea rof in
sanity is. not admitted as . NIT
igation Of punishmenti In the. last
Imperial Gazette . laborer was SEN
tenced to death in the usual
manner appointed for the crime of par
ricide. while the relatives, who had neg
lected to inform the district authorities
that the man was insane, were each
sentsnccd to rsoeive one hundred blows
with q stick. q - srt ~ a@3s' .
According to Western ideas, this pun.
ishment Of lunatic is crnel, but there
can be little doubt that the severity
ailds largely to the projection of the
publicI - IL evidenced by the rarity of
crime BY lunatics in China.
There are few lnnatics % mad as 10 be
altogeHsss .l:.1senS Of seli-contrOi. ana
the knowledge possessed by all Chi
nese that whether mad Or sane, they
win be punished for any crime they
may commit acts upon all alike as >
deterrent In England. says the Stand
ard, we have gone to the other extreme.
and the slightest evidence showing that
. manor wOman's mind is unhinged
upon certain points is considered suffi-
ciept to shield them from the conse-
quences Of any crime they may commit
even when that. crime Is perpetrated
With IN amount of cunning and fore
thought sufficient to show, beyond doubt
that tho person committing II was per
fectly aware Of wrong doing. and was
sane enough to sdopt every precautiOD
against discovery.-N. Y. Jomrnal. Z :
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
HOW. 10 MAsAeE a HUSBAND

A u1Asely lGaHrsa Glves Some Advleo g
I; ,- . YesnG.w Wis. - !
3 why is it," asked the young. wife.
''that . man will never take his wife, .
advice?s .lL.
HE will" said the more experienced
wife. -
mime WON'T, replied the other. 81
advised him yesterday to give up the
house and take . Amaller and less ex-
pensive one, in which, with the servants
We arc eble to keep. we could be more
comfortable, and he just looked at me
over the top Of his paper and said he
guessed he knew what he could afford
to do and what ne couldn't. But know
he is running behind"
''Suppose, said the elderly matron,
'.you had drawn your chair up beside
his and said. - sweetly ~ you could:
George, can you spsre me = mOmeut?'
What would he have done:"
''Why, he'd have laid aside his paper
and said: Certainly, my dear; what is
it?'"
Exactly. Now. suppose yoa had
told him that his Judgment was always
20 true that you wanted to ask his ad-
vice about something. What would ho
have donee" sE- As- ~.
-"I think he would have kissed me and
asked me what worried me. He is NJ.
ways considerate when I'm troubled. :,
''Quite right. Next, suppose you had
asked his advice about letting one Of
the servants 60. What then?"
''W-e.l-l, think he'd have asked If
could run the house with only one
servant" . ug --
"Then suppose .you had said: Well.
the house is pretty large and it would
be pretty hard. but If you advise it Ill
try. When I picked out the house l
did not think"
..But didn't pick out the house.
''Of course not hut suppose you had
made the error Of judgment yours. new
ertheless, and said that you hadn't
realized how hard it would be to run il
n proper style. Would he have sug.
gested smaller house?"
''He might have. Yes, i think he
would. He's grumbled once about get
ting lost in Il. He'd probably have
asked II could manage with one serv.
ant in . smaller house." f'e''-s
i'.And then suppose, you had clapped
your hands and exclaimed: Just the
thing! How clever of you TO think Of il.
Why, we can afford to keep both serv-
ants in q smaller house, too. and we can
be Is comfortable as with six here
Then sappose you had kissed him and
said that he always did know just what
70 do. What woald have happened
next?" i. fsi ut
"Why. we'd be looking for another
house now" -.r es
'On his advice or yours?" -~.
His. I suppose" $500. .... ...
Really" Y.
II swell. I don't know. He'd think so,
anytvav.'' ssrHc~ ara 49,
II Precisely, N.Y. { darling. precisely.
Your idea, his advice. Always let him
put the advice in. words There's moth
ing like understanding man. ,Now rsrn
home, dear, and let him advise you what
to do.'-Chicago Tribune. !,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04

should b. na6A tght sad s-G1at sDvH
q lid fastened 1t the top by hinges, in
SIeA shape . to allow the slats to lie on
the ~ Make the cover snzGafehodgh
20 pasS down inside Of the Eaek 4ndooo'
Sop q IL hay a It is being eaten 70
,wSra the bottom Three or four !nch
,sazipa win be. .lsnnA . good width 46e
the slats and they may b. Mads a1y disl
t:sss .Psss asFssadiP{ ,% ,Aa Ass'iit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04
har N E0brolde

Fine Fine l.dSsx ciosk II The "a host Seauti. Sat
,ful, ,e4enin9 eolussi ixs Rafisian c4ike Of
the hour thst hasspqt reaehea this sdtn-
Try. fh6ukh . few such. dTesaes haye
'been ordered. sdh cloth. .Sfe made ap aIl'
in Npssevifn. lBhIsllsl saahoFatels en0
ssSasssS ,;sE9 .;;s ..:;d. ..ts e. asss. e
paaslipa. Of :een q6ec2 4husH deep
rosecolNFed cloth embroidsso1 ABaltte
'& made with = bodice n Nacksn net
lfoidOed4dw in the neck, and finished
I NftA vssy fGn-tm 3 setev@ss6fK1G
band OF blaslatoah dur sttduas tlI0 .tltesB
bound Y SIR, a.94, 'sFaesneaa'ss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04

b. y. Goodwin sends 10 the Orange
Judd Farmer the following plan for
constructing . rack for feeding loose
hay'WiEhous waate: The ends Ind side1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04

A Conductors Unenviable Pod.
eon and q Happy Denouemsnt

WAS sitting il the
parlor of .. New
York friend, in
dulgin2 in an after
dinner chat, when
the subject of
horse-car strikes
was mentioned and
m y friend re-
marked: 81 believe
I understand both
sides of the story
The record-union., 1891-06-09
PASADENA DEFEATED.
The Railroad Commissioners Decide
the Ticket Rate Contest.

The Railroad Commissioners Decide
the Ticket Rate Contest.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-The Railroad
Commissioners met to-day and made
public a report, which is signed by all the
members of the board which, while it
affects more particularly the towns on the
railroad lines between Los Angeles and
Pasadena, has also interest for the pur-
chasers of commutation tickets generally.
The roads between Los Angeles and
Pasadena, some time ago, increased the
rates Of communication over what they had
been. This caused a very vigorous pro-
test from the city of Pasadena, which
through its City Attorney petitioned the
Board of Railroad Commissioners to 90
to Pasadena and to hear testimony, then
and there, as to why rates should be in
creased. The railroad companies named
in the complaint thereupon filed with the
Board of Railroad Commissioners a re-
ply, which set up that at the old figures
the operation of the roads would be a los
ing proposition for the railroad COM
panies.
The report to-day made public saws in
substance that the testimony tended to
show that the higher rates would be in
furious to Pasadena, but that it appears to
the board from "the testimony of the rail
road people that lower communication rates
would cause loss which eventually would
probably result at least in less efficient
railroad service between Los Angeles and
Pasadena than now exiStS.''
The roads complained of are the Cali
fornla Southern Railway Company and
the Los Angeles Terminal Railway Com
pany.
The record-union., 1891-06-09
CHILE REVOLUTION.
GOVERNMENT WARSHIPS ATTEMPT
TO lombard PISAGUA.
The Distance Being Too Far to Do Any
Damage With Shells, the
Vessels Withdraw.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oN.

special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
IQUIQUE, June 8.-The torpedo boats
Almirante Lynch and Almirante CardeIl,
accompanied by two armed transports,
attempted to lombard Pisagua at long
range to-day. Very few shells reached
the town, and the two vessels soon re-
tired. Congressional ships have gone in
pursuit.
The British ship Sirius, from San Fran
cisco with provisions, arrived yesterday.
She reports that an agent of Balmaceda
attempted to detain her at Callao, but the
British Minister at Lima opposed such
action unless the agent deposited e2, 600
sterling.
The Itata viii be ready to sail for Cali
fornia on Saturday.
THE ITATA's ARMS.
WASHINGTON, June s. - Nothing is
known in official circles here of the re-
ported secreting of arms by the Itata be-
fore her surrender to Admiral McCann.
1t is assumed from Admiral McCann's
reports to the Navy Department that the
insurgents have been acting in good faith
throughout, but in any event the arms
and ammunition will cut smaller figure
in the legal proceedings than at first sup
posed, and even il some of them have
been landed in Chile it is doubtful if this
Government has reason to complain.
The fact that she took the arms aboard at
sea might be of importance during the
trial as evidence tending to sustain libel
in its allegation of her purpose to break
the neutrality laws, but oral evidence
would be quite as effective as the produc-
ton of the arms in court. So it appears
that there was no absolute necessity for
the surrender of any arms to Admiral
Mccain. 1t is possible that the testi-
mony may show that they were trans
ferred from the Robert and Minnie with
in three miles of the San Clemente Is
lands, in which case it must be held that
the transfer took place in United States
waters. But if this should be so, it would
form the subject of a new libel.
THE ESMERALDA.
PANAMA, June S.-With the permission
of the Government, the Chilean steamer
Esmeralda is receiving about 400 tons of
coal, which is being supplied by the
Panama Railroad Company. This fuel
has been secured 20 enable the Esmer-
aida to proceed to africa, maritime town
of Chile. The belligerents in Chile not
having as yet been recognized by this
Government, the local authorities are
watching the movements of the Es-
meralda very closely. She will probably
leave about the 10th inst.
The record-union., 1891-06-09
THE vITTCULTURTsTs.
Proceedings of the Semi-AnnuaI Meet
ing of the Late Commission.

Proceedings Of the Semf-AnnuaI Meet
ing of the Late Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-The semi
annual meeting of the State Viticultural
Commission was held to-day at the head
quarters on Pine street. There were
present Messrs. De Turk, West, Doyle,
Prieber, Blanchard and Bundschu.
Charles 4. Wetmore, Chief Viticultural
Officer, made an important report to the
Commission regarding the extension of
the market for grapes. He stated that it
is Of importance to the wine-growers of
California that the sweet wine law
should be construed so as to permit
Eastern wine-makers to make wines out
of grapes only, ana where it is impossible
to obtain sufficient Saccharine strength in
one place it is presumed that they will be
permitted to obtain it in another, pro-
vided that the material used comes solely
from the grape, and is used in connection
with legitimate fermentation OF the
grapes produced in the vicinity of the
wine-maker.
He desired that Eastern wine Eers
be permitted to use condensed or Goled
grape juice from California whenever
their necessities require it. If such a
ruling is made by the department in
Washington the Eastern wine-maker Will
musts, but also our pure brandies, in
making sweet wines out of Eastern
grapes, and our interests as well as the
interests of all growers, whether East or
West, will be subserved by preventing
the necessity of resorting to adulteration
or imitation. The intention of the law
was simply to prevent the use of free
spirits in the manufacture of bogus, imi-
taJion or adulterated wines.
Mr.. Wetmore proposed to increase the
market value of wine grapes in Califor-
MIA, as follows: By drying; by establish
ing brandy distilleries, established on the
cooperative principle in vineyard dis
tricts.
c. A. Wetmore handed in his resigna-
ton as Chief Executive officer, which
was accepted, and in his place Clarence j.
Wetmore was appointed.
The following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing six months: Presi-
dent, j. D. Shorb of San Gabriel; Vice
President, George West of Stockton;
Treasurer, John I. Doyle of Menlo Park;
Secretary, w. Scott; Chief Executive
officer, Clarence J. Wetmore.
The record-union., 1891-06-09
Special to the RrcoRD-US1oN.


WASHINGTON, June S.-A census bul-
letin mas been issued on mines and min
ing, which shows that in 1889 there was
produced in the United States asphaltum
to the value of Sl7l, ,537, of which Sl20. .sS5
worth was mined in California. From
lSS2 to 1885, inclusive, there was only pro-
duced 5000 short tons, valued at SIC. son.
1t has increased slightly each year. the
production every year being limited to
California.
The figures for 1888 show remarkable
increase due to the production in Cali
lorna OF $4,000 tons of bituminous rock.
sandstone formation impregnated with
asphaltum, which there came into the
market as competitor with other kinds
OF material for street paving.
Not until 1888 did this industry as-
sumo any proportions in California. In
this year large deposits were discovered
In Ventura County. 1t ranges in price
from So TO $40 per ton, while bituminous
rock at San Luis ObiSpo and Santa Cruz
IS valued at about $2 so per ton. Tht
Santa Barbara deposits are also being
worked: For the manufacture of street.
paving from the Ventura and Santa Bar
barbara deposits it is only necessary to
NIX the substance with sand after it has
heated. once properly mixed, it is prac-
ucally lndestructible, as shown bv pave
ment which has been in use eighteen
months on street in San Francisco.
The bituminous rock of San Luis
Oblspo and Santa Cruz Counties is prob
aoly cheaper and more easily prepared
than any aSphaltum produced Ali that
- necessary Is TO steam it and spread IL
on the streets in layers. 1t is reported
that pavement made of this material has
been used under heavy travel for fifteen
years and is yet in good condition.
IL is estimated that there are now fiffy
miles of bituminous rock pavement in
California.
The bulletin says that in 1889 the only
asbestos mined and marketed came from
California, and was valued at I,SOO. It
is used In making paint and cement.
1nfusorial EARTH" used in making
various powders, and cleansing powders,
or so-called soap, was first developed in
California in 1889, in Napa County. on
the farm of Mrs. Emma Wells near Cal
lstoga. BY practical tests she learned
that 1t was an excellent thing for cleans
ing and polishing, and she, with other
ladies, organized stock company to
mine and market it.
In 1889 California produced 5000 tons of
gypsum.
The highest wages paid for mining it
were paid in California and Colorado
Sulphur has been found i'm Louisiana.
Utah and ten counties of California, but
with the exception of the deposit at Clear
Lake, Lake County, no work has been
done in California.
in 1864 refinery was erected, but ow-
Ing to drop of so per cent. in the San
francisco market, the enterprise ceased
to be profitable and was abandoned.