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HER LETTERS.

Tn settin' III alone to-day,
jes' dogin' IKE. the tiu3e away,
An thlnkin' Of . fnce-but here
III sssp right short. fer I don't keeP
10 open up . loaesoms heart
Wot's ben long closed. an kline o start
These weak Oh eyes - leak again
Because - three score years an ten,
\ feller'd better look ahead
An let the buried past stay dead
But-shen aGstn-it seems, you know,
To pore lonely chap ez though
He couldn't keep his thoughts away
Eom wand rim back TO some lost day.
An strayin' through the sun-lit aisles
O. long ago, AT, miles on miles.
Stretch their beckonin' CLEANS o. light
TO sort o. cheer the gloom o night
Wos settles round Teller when
His almanick ser: Three score ten
An SO, take this bun'le up
An kind o. MI my ole hearts cup
Tel It slops DER an pears to float
A lump o. sumthin' to my throat
AT sticks right there, intel soft tears
Washes tt down the n'th'nin' years
An 50, I read her letters Ger
The ones she writ to me ofore
Those fals'rfn hans he'd got 20 weak.
An fore the roses In her cheek
Bowed to the jellus lily's reign.
En- cx I read them lines again,
pear 70 see . sad. sweet face
Cum rom the gloom, an MI the place
Where sit all Aloue. to-day,
Jes' dozin' like. the time away,
N. Y. World
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well things were managed and how his
life had been almost miraculously saved
he was not entirely satisfied that the
theory was failure.
His friend, Richards, vice president
of the company, accompanied him
when few months later the colonel
made another western trip.
''Blest if I don't think Trask mas q
mighty big int rest in that woman su-
perintendent, Jessie Selton," he re-
marked to himself. as he walked discon-
solately back and forth smoking, ON
the night of their arrival at the ranch.
HE has not spoken two words to me
since we got here"
Just then he rounded the corner Of
the building. There was the colonel
and beside him the superintendent
His arm was around her waist.
"Your proxy theory doesn't always
work, Trask." stammered Richards,
for want OF something better TO say.
NO." replied the colonel. in IN en-
barrassed manner, mot in this case.
We are to be married tomorrow"
C. N. HARGEA
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ten feet long. the other part, about two
feet long with rise Of eight inches.
The hunks are pinned or bolted. The
nose piece is about eight inches wide
and securely bolted. At each end fast
en- the grabs. b. for holding the brace
chains, by which the tongue can be
made rigid or flexible at will. Each
chain should be fastened well forward
on the tongue, and be about Ave links
longer than is needed for rigid bracing.
With unlocked chains, the hinged
tongue allows the sled to be placed
parallel with the log while the team il
nearly at right angles. Slack chains
permit the sled to wind between stumps
and through very crooked roads With
this sled two horses can haul enough
logs to mako one thousand feet of
square timber. Straw or hay can be
hauled by inserting at the end Of the
hunks standard. c. on which side boards
are placed Agriculturist
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CARE OF oRApEvINEs.

WAT 70 DO % Ppoveat ~ Appenenn,e
Of Ret Next Year.
That the ravages Of grape rot have
not been Is severe rs formerly In some
sections is confirmed by the statements
of many prominent growers Of grapes.
but the reasons assigned vary, the n a.
jority Of growers being inclined to tho
belief that the years 1891 and 1899 were
unfavorablc to the disease. Other
growers affirm that the use Of the
bordeaux mixture has aided in pre-.
venting the ravages of the rot by de.
stroying the spores to . great extent.
In some sections Of New Jersey, how.
ever. there have been but few cases Of
the appearance of the rot ON vines that
were before attacked. although the
vines had not been sprayed with fungi
eide. At any time.
1t is now considered . fact that the
rot may be prevented by the use Of the
proper remedies. and the fact has been
demonstrated by treating selected vines
in vineyards that wcre affected. In ali
eases where the fuqgicides were used
the disease was either eradicated or its
effects miti1ated. and IL is also Oh.
served that by . vigorous treatment
the disease may b 10 controlled - to
do but little damage the succeeding
season. which gives promise Of its BE-
ing entirely eradicated in . few yesrA
The results Of next years experiments
will throw much additional light on
the matter, rs the dryness or dampness
of the season controls the effects of tho
rot to some extent. There arc also
varieties of grapes that are moro ex-
empt than others, such thick-skinned
variety as the Ives seeding escaping
attack, although growing in rows ad.
joining varieties that were rotting rap.
idly.
Prominent growers recommend that
the work Of preventing rot next year
should begin during the winter or even
in the fall. Tho ground should be care.
fully raked over and the debris burned
in order to destroy rs many Of the
spores as possible, and lime should then
be applied to the soil on the surface.
the lime to remain until spring. 1t is
suggested that the lime be slaked with
boiling water until fine, and every
square inch of the soil given busting
of the lime. Early in the spring. DO.
fore the buds appear and after the vines
have been trimmed, the Bordeaux mix
ture should be applied to the vines; and
It is claimed that the best results have
been obtained by this early treatment,
II the bordeaux mixture is
applied ia q thick condition (of the con-
dition Of ordinary whitewash) to tho
vines. The mixture should then be
applied at frequent times during the
season.
To prevent rot the spores must BE-
destroyed or prevented from securing
. Judgment on the vines or fruit, and
the work Of keeping down the disease
next year should begin now. There |
should b no Accommodations under tho
'ines, as the grapes that have fallen
nave already carried with them the
spores (seeds) for next years rot 1t
S true that tho spores cannot be COM
,letely destroyed. but vigorous and |
timely work. especially by . whole |
may result in securing
It least q fair crop the next season |
With prospects Of improvement there.
IN. w. Times.
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ABOUT FRUIT GROWING.
eucceaa Requires Continued Diligenoe
Intelligence and Saul.

Success Requires Continued Diligenco.
Intelligence and Skll.
In riding through any part Of the
country where fruit can be successfully
grown, the contrast between fine crops
and partial or entire failure may be
frequently observed. Ono shows the
effect Of skill, the other the result Of
neglect On one hand, orchards arc
loaded with fine crops Of excellent
fruit; on the other partly dead trees
have nothing but small and scrubby
apples In s,nall-fruit plantations
weeds have had the ascendance; straw
berry patches are noted for their sickly
and winter killed appearance. The
owners admit general disappointment
and failure. But there are other own
ers who give . very different report
Their small fruits and Strawberries
have escaped winter killing by care
fully applied winter protection. Their
rule has been to kill weeds lat what
ever cost" by never allowing them to
grow. They have found the labor very
small to destroy them with steel rake
or fine harrow passing every week be-
fore they come up. compared with the
hard work % root out the rank mass
when . foot high. In . neighborhood
where both kinds Of management pre-.
vailed, lived the owner of . hundred
acre farm, . portion of which was de-
voted to fruit-raising generally. His
trees had generous cultivation; . large
part Of the manure made ON the place
was carefully applied broadcast to the
fruit trees and to the small fruits. The
result Of this, long continued, was that
the annual sales from all the different
kinds amounted literally to thousands
Of dollars annually. But this success
required continued Diligence. inteili.
gence and skill. Gentleman.
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In many instances, particularly In
olden times, large and powerful ma.
tions have demanded tribute from
smaller and weaker states. This de-
mand was generally complied with by
sna petty ruler, who fancied that such
49, would render his throne secure.
% y tribute-payin9 king thought he
coe hip the other he generally
IePeS sking any payment, and then
Sss 1ght about il. As rule
~ Invite assisted of SO much colo
sonie lea prodact of the country. A
|<oeee trtnute. however. was exsct~6
kiQg Edgar - Psac.ah,e whr
- Ctsr part Of 1lia.in .tor. r;ns
h1l>G1 yeaxs ago. Ten ,hss. ...e
sevs1 olpsad aas9s scasss..S e"t ho,. were ere
there Soa . Duo larsss numb. =.
ferce ovos s1n W So = Vs, K;uo
Edgar Qnoa3o1 IL al 40 NJ s
him trituk aaon1a y ~ iawSsr..
beads. AID ~ Wa denaaose
jbree huaassl u(r A. ore -
plenty n Wolves - tiolAs \ e..sl5
paid sS1A. end po1r1p - IN eays
did not regard the d)nfid = ves'
heads rs at al queer. ~ ~ - ~
Of tribute was merely o4soC1 =
ment of the Other nat&o9N - y !,
SO the wolves heA ds t.ib1to - -
Iarly paid until wives bsga6S -
P.etsy we'll thinned out, and -
England rere entirclk divested q y !,
.n,mais' which perha. was JUST
Pso, n.ns wanted -aarperb ret
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FARM AND GARDEN.
PLENTY OF LIGHT.

A Excellent House for . Flock % 0oo
Dozen Hens.
One OF the most essential things to
. poultry house is the window. Plenty
OF light makes . house comfortable.
and, - fowls dctest darkness, too much
light cannot be given.
The illustration represents building
% feet long. 8 feet wide. feet high In
front and q feet high 1t the rear, the
roof covered with tsrred felt or any
other waterproof material Two large
windows, each A0x7O inches, give light
they being placed near together at the
southwest corner Of the roostin1
apartment Two doors are shown,
one entering the roosting apartment
on the left and the other the feed
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Gan be transacted as well by proxy - in
person He ran his Boston Office on that
principle. During Office hours he re-
NAMED in his Office, but the hours were
few. Telephone wires connected the
store with his home; . pneumatic tubs
connected every room Of both store and
house with every other room, and two
messenger boys were on duty twenty
hours q day-ten hours each.
When the colonel became interested
In western Investments it was natural
that he should carry his theory into the
matter. He organized the Trask Cattle
60. Qimited). with himself, Col. Traslk,
president and manager. and then coolly
informed the directors that he did not
propose to visit the scene of operations,
western Kansas, ut all. "lt can be
managed just IS we'll by correspond
ence," he insisted. land I'll advertise
for q superintendent at once"
Coz. Trask was only forty, he was
wealthy and prosperous and his associ-
ates col :luded to let him have his own
way.
Hence there appeared in two or three
poorly printed and worse arranged
prairie papers this notice:
WANTED = An ENERGETIC sUPERiN-
w tendent for cattle ranch A deposit of
esn required as evidence Of ndelity. Address
% NJ Trask. Boston. Mass.
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FOR MUDDY GROUND.

A Sled for Dragging Heavy Loads Ovsl
Poor Roads.
A mud boat II a sled with broad rum
ners 1t has many advantages over the
narrow runner sled. when there is but
a small amount of snow. or after a
thaw. The broad runners pass over
mudholcs and slushy places without
cutting down The accompanying il.
lustration are from sketches sent Us BY
Richard Jones, of Franklin county,
o. The runners are sawed from Q log,
q, bent at one end. Saw to the angle
from one end, reverse, and saw from
the other end The part Of the runner
which rests on the ground should b
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His pony reared a0d turned uassl NO
moro control Of the aRlE1Al was posi-.
bic. He had carried his rider far to the
right Of the herd when = sudden arch.
ing Of the back (''bucking" In western
parlance) threw the colonel violently
into the air and in : moment he was
lying on the praisss with . keen pain
darting through his ankle. The pony
was racing away westward.
Col. Trask did not faint He eat mn
and looked ab1ht him and saw some
thing that made him far more anxious
than had the broken ankle.
A man and horse when combined
are invincible among western cattle.
A man or o horse alone has little
chance Of life The brutes seem to
consider either . legitimate target for
the slender branching horns that arc
capable Of so much damage.
The cattle saw the man sitting help
less on tho prairie and were starting
with bellows of rage in his direction.
This the colonel realized What -
did not Sec was tho form Of . well.
poised woman on = handsome white
horse that approached the cowboys.
She wore . graceful ridinR-hat and had
strong womanly face that told Of .
capability for management
"Who is that man out there?" she
asked, as she saw Trask struggling
with his frightened pony.
Il dunno" was the herder's reply.
''Some dude t thinks he kin herd
Texas steers. I reckon"
''Look!" she cried. ''he has fallen Of
and is hurt--and the cattle sec him!"
The herder locked ON with unccncern.
''Why don't you 60 to save him?" she
asked with blanched lips.
The man gave shrug with his broad
shoulders and grunted ths favorite
motto Of the ranchman: "A mans life
is his own"
The woman looked intently 1t Trask,
and seeing that he was in some way in.
jured. threw riding hat and gloves to
the wind and, plunging the spur into her
horse until the silky white coat was
fiecked with red, rode furiously to the
rescue.
The herder watched the race with
staring eyes. The woman gained rap
idly upon the trotting steers. but |
would she reach the stranger in time?
In moment she was mp to him and |
had leaped to tho ground BY his side.
With almost superhuman strength she |
lifted his relaxed form and threw il |
over the saddle. Trask had tainted.
The angry cattle were not five rods
away As with . bound she sprang to |
the horses back, and, holding the limp
stranger with one hand. dashed tho |
horse with the other until they were
out Of danger.
Trask woke up in the implanted
room of the superintendent. He lay on
\ rude couch. and tho tall, we'll formed
lady he had seen riding toward him was
near.
II would like to see Mr.. Selton," Ia
whispered as soon as he could speak.
See whom?" Her voice was soft
md low.
The superintendent"
81 am the superintendent"
''Hut want J. c. Seton"
THAT il my name"
Weak as he was. Trask raised him.
elf up in bed. ''And have I been
LONG business through you al this
liner he gasped. |!
IF your name is Mr.. Tras<. q am
old it is. you certainly have"
The colonel unused much over his
heory's working during those days in
he cabin rs he watched the workings
4 the ranch and waited for b is broken
limb to heal. As he considered how
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31
German
Syrup,

l am q farmer at Edom, TSxn& !
have used German Syrup 49,
years successfully for Soge
Coughs, Colds, Hoarsenelss
Chest and Lungs and Spitfiia ~
Blood. I have tried many ! q
Cough Syrups in my time, bat let
me say to anyone wanting such a
medicine-German Syrupistheb best.
We are subject to so many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. John T. Jones.e
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One answer So impressed him BY its
vigorous language and its bold, manly
chirography, that the colonel consid-
cred no other, and ]. c. Selton was en-.
gagged forthwith.
The coloners theory was carried 50
FAR that the superintendent was in
trusted with the purchasing of the cat
tie and land, il being required that let
tiers be written weekly detailing prog
rcss.
Never was better work accomplished
than that told of in the reporta The
colonel's eyes kindled rs he read them
~ud he dictated gorgeous paraphrases
# them to be sent in circular form to
tie syndicate's stockholders.
tOne would think You had . sweet
he.st out west by the way you pore
verkhose letters" said his mother one
day..
Il ve, replied Trask, 'I'm in love
with u us fellow Selton. He does write
magui6een letters, and Is making us
money. 700 I'm going out 70 see him
next wedk.,
He kep\ his promise, and ten days
later the \kpress train let OF It the
little wcsteap Kansas station an ele-
gantly dressAd gentleman who looked
little regretplly at the Pullman car
he had just leA
Granville WI not exactly what he
had anticipated His ideas had been
formed from the pom newspapers oc-
casionally sent Nun BY Selton. It
looked illkempt. sAaggling. ragged.
Nor did the ranch Of the Trask Cattle
Company exactly agyse with the volup-
tuons accounts he had sent out to the
stockholders. There was an expause
OF green prairie, long seaches Of barb
wire, and over there = NmblinR corral
with headquarters cabia OF three or
four rooms implanted andsather rough
In appearance. y
The colonel read over one door. 81.
e Selton, superintendent" Guess
III 60 in, !" he said aloud. and lifted the
latch. The room wss empty. except
for cheap table Uttered with tie COM
panys letter paper.
Al that moment there was . cry for
help outside. and he turned TO see two
young cowboys vainly trying 70 drive
= bunch OF hundred cattle toward the
oiuns OF little stream -, Il
Thea W1A anis me-. = thorsvAk 80
Psa1ine 81 M ecst Il
20 drive home the cows frnn ~ -
ture on fathers old farm dow1fnf,se1 -
sytssnia. and I'd like NO better fun
than to help"
he mounted = pony hitched ia the
cotrsi and rode beside one Of the herd
Where's the superiuse.dep,y- !.
Dunno"
went some help?"
1es. 60 over thsss an haad an, ~
Task Touched his hor,e with -.
spurs and fonAd himseN !, $3.50. 'ns
two hundred very tArsateninp ao,,,s;e ..
horns A"oHAng
What was that the crack q . n;..,,.
His horse started at the sound Ana :.
SAW the smoke floating away from ,hs-
welpon in the cowboys hand.
whether the man cid il out Of m..r.
ness or really thought that bv the sho.
!. he could co1frOl the actions Of the -,
tie Iesk daaot have time to consider
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room, the feed room being ligh ted BY q
window or transom over the door. The
two rooms arc separated by q lath par
tition. The roosts are arranged over .
platform 1t the rear of the roosting.
room, with the nests under the plat
form The cost of the hou,e. iuclud-
ing labor, should not exceed SIS The
ventilators, one at each end, are seen
at II II. They are circular holes 10
inches in diameter cut in each end of
the house near the top. but far enough
from the front 70 clear the corner posts.
and, as the matter Of ventilation is i'm
portant. the plan given may be worthy
of notice.
Fig. 2 gives . plan of q ventilator. as
mentioned. they opening and closing
BY the slide n. which runs in grooved
pieces nailed above and below the
hole. To keep out rain and snow .
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box is fitted over the hole. which has
only three sides and . sloping top. The
air enters at the bottom and passes up
and through the hoe in the side of the
coop. as indicated by the arrows.
OF course, the windows may be ar
ranged differently il preferred. but Il
arranged as shown the fowls will have
. light scratching place, while the
roosts. being at the rear. will be out
of the way Of drafts Of air from any
source. The windows cannot be opened,
but the door should remain open during
the day. The window over the feed
room should be arranged 50 - to be
raised from the outside.
As . cheap, light and convenient
poultry house for docls of one dozen
hens the plan is an excellent one.-
Farm and ircside.
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A writer for the Ohio Farmer says:
''When hogs 20 into the feed lot. where
their roofing will do no injury. all
rings should be removed. We know
men tina: fail in their efforts TO fatten
hogs, because men are ignorant Of the
cause Of the unhealthy condition of
their hogs. In the shipping lots at our
railroad station we once noticed . lot
of hogs that were out of condition. In
looking for q cause, va found that all
had sore noses, on account Of rings set
too deep. with the joint Of the rings in
the flesh. Doubtless the owner thought
the greater punishment he could innict
the better protection he would have for
his pasture. and probably never
. sore nose would prevent
thrift" -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

In digestion il. In many instsaooe, . Con-
stsnt plague, giving the sufferer no pooco
night or day: To Danish the tnrmeuesr,
don't deluRc your stomach with peIaieg snd
sour or acidulous touics Use tho e>nu1no
invigorant and appetizer, HOsteeesr Stem-
sch B;tters, approved and S1comn.snded y
physicians Of distinceiea- Use u, Toe: Ior
malaria, rhenmatiam. constipation. hver
complaint and nervousness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

AenG1s. vocalists, Public Speakers praise
'8Oo1y ouey Of Horehound and Tsx.
Fixes nthache Drops Cure in one minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

People overlooked the importance Of per-
manently beneficial effects and were soeao-
II generally known that Syrup Of f1go WIN
permanently cure habitual constipation,
well-iaformed people will not bay oteor
la1ativea. which act for time. bus finally
tnjure the system.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

Halls CArARRn CCRx Il liquid and b
taken internally, and acts directly ON tho.
Write fog testimonials, free Manufactured
by L i. J. CHENEY 4 Co, T0acdo, o.
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Everything catarrhal In III nature.
catarrh ITSELF and al the troubles that
come from catarrh, are perfectly and
permanently cured BY d.. SegeS c..
tarrh Remedy. No matter how bod
your case or Of how long sanding you
can DO cured
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

PoslrrvR, mad; comparative. madden
Positive, man; comparative, manua or
manner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

HArsEED-"Do you run. on this roadg'
Tramp (sadly)-.No; just walk on the
tiea -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

On. r. ScuIFYNASN, st Paml, Mimi. VIII
mail trial package OF Schtnmann's Asthma
Cure fire TO any sufferer. Gives instant re-
lief in worst cases, aud cures where others
fxtl. Namc this paper and send address
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

"YorR turn will come soon," said the
impccunious young man - he inspected his
ufa-Wushington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

Easy eiHeltug Of the sQuaro-Eouncing
the torner. Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31
EASYTO TAKE

CASYTOTAH
DIR. Pisrce's
Hlsasnut Pe1leoA
Smallest, sasiesk.
cheapest, best.
They're tiny,
suger-c0atod,
An6-hiliogw gran
ulA, compound
a refined and
concentrated
vegetable ex-
tT1CtA Without
disturbance or
trouble, COnsd-
q 0R-A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

pa&ion, lndieesf3on, Bilious AttAck4 SICK and
-1nio1s HA1Aches, and al deFangsmsu1B q
IT, kver, stomach, and boweb arc p.sv1n1s9,
relieved, and cured, HesmaneRalv cM04
too By their mild and natural act3sA, IL
little Pellets Lad the system into natural
ways again. Their influence lose&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-31

SoxK fellows develop amazing speed
when they'xe driven 70 dr1nk.-Eim1SS &C.
xette.
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"wnY don't pour daughter marry9
She must have had countless o@ers :"
that's Just tho trouble. All Of her Of
fers have been countless. end she
swears that she will have . title o.
nothing. Expres2