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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

are belted at various portions of their
height by shelving '.jogs," barely wide
enough in the narrowest places for the
denizens of mountains to tread with
their sure feet
taken place between the grizzlies, the
cougars. the black bears, elk and noun
tain sheep which might have chanced
to meet ia these narrow and dizzy trails
we must leave to the imagination OF
versatile Ninrods 10 depict, but
chanced to be the helpless witness of m
encounter which was as fierce and ex-
citing as il was strange and novel.
1t was in De Gem Der last on the south
fork of the Sinking Water river. Wyo..
In what is generally known rs the
Shoshone country, in company with q
party of jolly young civil and mining
engineers. who were running . recon-
Nuisance through that section.
The day was beautifully clear, and
along the wind-sheltered and sunny
side of the canyon close down by the
edge of the riv er, along which our trail
wound, it was delightfully."- warm and
pleasant. The cliffs ON the opposite
side were magnificent, both in height
and coloring. and we were enjoying the
sublimity of the scene as only true re-
conniters ito the manor born" can en-
Joy the glOries of the Rockies, when,
through my glass, with which was
scanning the prospect ahead Of M.
saw . horec suddenly emerge into view
around the curve Of . cliff. A second
horse and a pedestrian followed.
The trail which they were on was at
least five hundred feet above the bot
tom Of the canyon, and after . slight
jog the cliff again rose in another
terrace which reached. in an unbroken
face, for the remainder of its sheer
height
"Whewy' whistlcd our guide, who
was in advance. That's about rs
ticklish . trail rs there is along the
whole Stinkin' Water. I'm daredevil
enough, but was allus willin' { leave
tn full right O. way over that trail {
grizzlies an Injuns- An don't b'leve
they're over-partial to it. The feller
must be in a rarin' old hurry { git
home"
II should think SO. ' responded anoth-
er of the party. What if he should
meet . grizzly up there? It would be
rather embarrassing, eh?"
"Yes; especially IS the fellow has
strapped his gun onto the back of his
forward horse interrupted, noticing
through my glass this fact, which had
escaped the naked eyes of the other OBJ
servers.
At this they all whipped out their
glasses and focused them upon the two
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

the trouble is. Then release the bird,
and all will give that Se.d wide berth
for that season. ] know this to be
three in this manner m As many differ
ent seasons.
1t may please boy readers to be told
the story of these three captured crows,
''as black as any crow; can be-" tied
the first one tO tree on the corn field
with = cord knotted around his leg
many times, and then watched him.
He picked at the knot almost cont:n-
uously, and finally united it and re-
leased himself on the second day. The
next one caught, and after his numer-
Gus friends had made sufficient ''circus"
about him. tied . red rag two feet
long about his neck and then let him 20.
He dew to the nearest woods. Others
saw him in this predicsment and that
produced another ''circus." There were
scores of them, and finally all moved
OF out of sight and hearing. Some
days later, = papc. printed thirty
miles away reported that crow with
= red rag tied to him bad been seen in
that vicinity, and that he created great
commotion among all local crSwdom. I
did not consider my transaction wicked,
for, unlike some human beings, crows
never fOrsake a fellow crow when in
trouble, but all ''lena \ hand" to re-
lieve him. and which they. without
doubt. finally accomplished in this in
stance. a..
In the third case, had gone . long
distance TO collect . note of IN Irish
farmer. Calling upon him. he had to
drive a three or four hours journey 10
borrow the necessary sum, and l re-
mained at his house. His son informed
me that the crows were pulling their
corn badly. / called for y trap and
three eggs Taking these to the field,
] made nest-box Of Hat stones, set the
trap and returned to the house. In IN
hour or two there wss . great crow
uproar in the corn Aeld. The son
brought the crow TO the house and ex-
hibited to the fathe- ON his return.
Presently the old gentleman called .
daughter into an adjoining room to
count the money, for she could read and
he could not. The door was carelcssly
left little sjar, and; I heard him say:
''Rridget, when you 1--we him the mon
ey take the note and . receipt, too, for
any Yankee that can catch . crow in .
stale thrap is the divii. Wilson,
In Country Gentlemak.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

No, sealshin ID not the most; costly
fur, nor nearly 50. A skin OF . se~ otter.
SO small that you might carry Il away
in your hat, ID worth two hundred and
fifty dollars IL IL Is . good specimen
One very seldom secs this beautiful fur,
which is of the deepest black. studded
with silver hairs, rs Russians. who have
a great admiration for il, absorb all the
best specimens. The sea otter il caught
scarcely anywhere except on the coast Of
Alaska. and only . few thousand Of
them are killed svesy yesr.-Ptsladsl-
pAio YtneA /.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

ToothsoDe vlAado That Are Samplo anA
Easily PrepareA.
Tho good housekeeper, who looks on
the outer world Is . pitfall. and ON
home as the only safe place, relies
largely on the delicacies of the table to
bring people home and to keep them
there afterwards. And 90, also, does
many another woman who has NO such
poor opinion of the outer world. In &c
cordance with this precautionary wis.
dom, she feels It necessary not only to
have sweet sauces and honeyed dainties
for everyday use, but to establish .
sort of sinking-fund in the matter Of
supplies. that she may be always ready
II any special draught is made upon
her capacity there for the sake of COM
pany. Woe betide her, then, II she has
let the summer days 60 by without hll-
ing her preserve-jars, either because of
the heat Or through too fond reliance
ON the supply Of early fall fruit, which
any untoward accident either Of rain
or drought, may bring to naught!
Melons make, by-the-wsy, . useful
variety Of sweets. In Mexico one Of the
choicest salads II made out Of the
flower Of the pumpkin vine; and our
housewife need not despise . preserve
made In the same way n that Of the
melon, from the large cucumber
lying ont to ripen its seeds in the sun.
Meanwhile. in all the pastures, and
everywhere along the country way.
sides, lies each year . treasure in the
shape Of the wild-rose hips, which,
treated like any other fruit bruised and
strained, boil down into - toothsome q
jam - one wants. while having withal
. favor Of the unknown, and IL spiced
with cinnamon or cassia. suggesting the
rich rose pastes of Turkish harems and
the Arabian Nights, and certain strange
confections 70 be had in the streets Of
Cairo or DanascuA Possibilities of
orange maEmalade, moreover, where
the transparently thin shredded peel
that has lain al night in salt and water
II boiled with the sliced seedleas pulp
and their combined weight in sugar,
she has With her every day till March.
Hot buttered biscuit and sweetmeat
may Be unwholesome. but they are nice.
A teo table which o1Eers them, and only
them, 10 always inviting, and our house
keepers point is to have the tes table .
temptation. A white cloth, such oliver
- there is sparkling, such table service
neat. fresh tea, and hot good bread and
butter. and preserves IN their Rlaas
dishes. like jewels set in Jewels, make .
little banquet TO which the king himself
needs 20 bring only appetite, and tO
which. u Il u the customary thing, tired
husband and always famisAed children
look soe ssss ve3reshmeut -HssperS
HsaAh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23
STREET WAITS.


Many Thousaads Of Homeless ChllArss q
Our Cities.
In the city Of New York there are tens
of thousands of children who spend the
greater part of their lives ON the streets;
and these streets arc invariably the
worst in the city.
In one sense these children are better
of even in such streets than they are in
the houses that they live in, for these
houses are wretched tenements, venti-
lated badly or not 1T all, and nurseries
of diphtheria and other filth diseasea
Some wealthy people of the city havo
conditionally pledged considerab BILE sums
of money for the establishment Of FREQ
kindergartens throughout the city,
where the street children can not only
be kept from the evils and dangers Of
the street for . considerable part Of
each day, but may Be cleansed and
frightened up bodily and morally, and
taught many things which will be Of use
to them in their after life.
As yet, however, kindergsrtens are
lacking for the masses Of the poor chill
dren Of New York city. These children
ere, in great part, helpless waits upon
. strong current which Is not bearing
them toward life Of virtue and useful
nesA
Mary . poor boy or girl. born in .
alum and educated in the street, learns
with real surprise. when fully en-
barl<ed in . career Of vice, that vice and
crime are not the normal conditions Of
mankind, and practically the things to
be expected Of every one.
The well-todo people Of American
cities have . great duty toward these
poor children Of the streets. In the
measure that the conditions Of life traf-
Hc in these great cities have favored
them. the well-todo. they are in con-
science bound to assist the rising gen
Grafton Of those whom these conditions
have not favored, but have thrust into
every sort Of ENTHUSIASTICALLY
COMPANION.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23
ctsTERN ron BARN.

stead oe Cnaer GfO0na.
Where IL il desired 70 havo 4, cistern
at the barn, it is better to locate it
above and not under ground The &C.
companying illustration, engraved AZ
ter = sketch from L. ID. Shook, will give
IN idea Of this. There will be no need
of . pump nor any exertion TO an the
trough. II is economy 70 construct the
cistern wall ut the same time that the
outer and foundation walls Of the
building are laid. but the wall msy b
built of stone, or brick laid in water
lime mortar sitter the building 10 fin
ished. For . huudied-barrel cisteru
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23
4 NATURAL INTERPRETATION.

- ire Story of the Coatrabutsea Bo1.
we told dear Polly ere she weat,
Her mind quite to prepare,
VI what the people did at church
And what would happen there.
VI how the good folk sang the hymns,
Then listened all devout,
On through the sermon and the prayer.
Bat one thing We left out
And when she saw good Deacon Cray
Come tiptoeing down the aisle,
3otiteiy holding out the plate,
Asweee inquiring smile
Passed from her lips even 70 her eyea
Dst "a he nearer drew,
c0e settled what twas all about
And all her duty knew.
. "A tiny hand was swift out -thrusA
Then suddenly withdrawn,
And half In whisper, half aloud
She walled Is he passed On:
only got dime. mamma
didn't know before.
10 you suppose when he comes back.
Hell let Inc tTy once morer'
LOUISE N. Hodgkins, In Union Signal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23
A LOFTY ENCOUNTER.
An Exciting ana Novel 6ceno on Q
Marrow Mountain Trail

II + ca a y o "a
through which
the Stinking
w ater river
winds It's sinu-
Gus and troubled
course il walled
" ith magnif
cent cliffs, many
Of which arise
In . sheer. uu-
broken ascent
h u n dredS of
feet from the
edge of the riv-
er to their very
brows. Others
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23
SHEEP ShEARINcS.

SHEEP that are kept in . good, vigor-
ous, thrifty conditioh arc not 20 liable
70 become infested with ticks
A THOROUGH understanding with each
other would just be worth thousands of
dollars to the wool growers Of the coun-
try.
BE careful and tag all the sheep and
especially the ewes that arc sucking
lambs before turning out in the pas
tures.
SHELLED corn, whest bran and oil
meal makes one Of the very best ra-
tions that can be made mp for fattening
sheep.
WHEN sheep are TO be fatsened for
market they should b. separated from
the stock sheep 30 that they can be fed
to themselves.-Live Stock Indicator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

When hen becomes excessively fat
she il useless as layer, and IL she Il
IN old hen she will remain fat on but
little food. Such hens should be sent
20 market. unless they become broody.
when they may bs used a. sitters.
When incubating. and fed but little
meal daily, they will come OH in . con-
dition that win 6t3tIem tor laying a.
soon - they leave their chicks; but uH.
lees tat hens ase hroody get ~ q
thsm. m.-pAyp suA yAysidA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

Talk is cheap" the proverb says.
but that is no reason why any man
should bother his neighbour with cheap
talk, -S9mcsvills yopspal,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

In our climate permanent meadows
cannot be maintained! We have not
the moisture Of the British Islands.
which keeps the grass green and pre-
ents the droughts which destroy the
roots of the hardest crosses after two
or three years Heavy manuring will
keep the meadows . little longer. but
even with the manure il will not Be -
good rs q meadow newly seeded. Ths
profit of . cultivated crop after . well
fortified meadow is plowed under is
grester than its value for gras& Hence,
the expense Of res~eding is only the
cost of the clover and grass seed neces-
sary for it. which sarely amounts to
more than Sl.50 per acre.-Colman's
Rvral World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

rHe HORSE MADE A DIVE FOR THE Elk.
mack horses and the man who were
slowly moving along the trail. which
was SO nsxrow that they looked like
figures in . pantomime of which the
face Of the cliff was the background.
Boys"
'.See!"
s.Look 1t THAR!
These exclamations came almost SIM
ultaneously from the lips Of the vari-
ous members of the party. as we saw .
huge elk suddenly appear in the trail
where il curved around the further end
of the cliff.
We jerked our cayouses 70 stand
still. and with raised observation glass
es watched the outcome OF the collision.
..At this season the elk are right on
their nerve. Ill bet " that old buck u
show Aeht.' calmly observed our guide.
"Well. you take It cool. " i~passeesly
a,swsysd oae q ~ I'VE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23


Iteach the word ''whos" BY . hitting
arrangement which il . simple one. Il
consists Of . Straight bit with Z small
cord attached 70 the rings. Bring this
over his head - though i. weraI bride
and pull il gently back q his neck. Of
course he will refuse to give up 70 b q
first. but work. 6y dsGreea- Keep him
checked only . fsv, minuees at . time.
but repeat the operation until he will
give 70 the bit which be viii do in
twenty OF thirty minutes. Now fssten
. cord to the ring Of the bit. stand in
front Of him and say: ''Ccne here"
pull him gently and II he refuss3 "a
obey touch him lightly with the whip
around the foreleg. He win soon fol-
low yoa and Just as soon a. he win do
tbtg peess on the bride and say:
'W6na" Continue this kind Of treat
Deut 3de ou0o little time and Il Viu
pay you wef f6us doing it-L W. eaejtl,s
y TvQV T3nok sss'- -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-23

CONVENIENT BARN BASEMENT cIsTKRN.
the two outer walls should be one foot
thick, but the inner wslls resting
against the basement need not Be over
eight inches In thickness. The bottom
Of the cistern = filed in with stones, or
well packed earth, 70 the depeh Of
eighteen inches, o indicated BY tho
dotted lines 1t ,. and the whole n
thoroughly plastered with cement NOR
tar. The inlet pipe may Be plaeed 1t
a. n indicated in the engraving. while
the outlet pipe 10 near one corner. and
Il provided with stopeock. The wa
teriDg trough Il seen ate. An overflow
pipe can be located at any point with
In two inches Of the top Of the
eistern and should have one-third
greater capacity than the inlet pipe.
thus preventing Ill danger from over
flowing. The top of the cisterA may
b covered over with boards, II desired.
If necessary. pipes can Be laid froP the
cistern 70 any part Of the basement
and other watering places es&ahli1hed.
American AGriculturbk -
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-10
A rEN-veAR-oL0 MOTHER.
Remarkable Parentage of a Man Born
 P0orhousa.

Remarkable Parentage of a Man Born
 in Q POOrhOuSe.
 Hodges Drayton, who was the other day in Fall River, Mass, held in one thousand dollars bonds for trial at the next term of the supreme crim- inal court charged with assault, has had a remarkably checlSered ca reer, says the Pittsburgh Tel egraph. He was born in the aims house in Taunton February 1, 1858. His mother at that time was only ten years and eight months old, while his father was a lad of fifteen years. The records of the overseer of the poor of Taunton furnish indisputable evidence of these facts. His mother, Elizabeth Drayton, was herself born in the same institution on May 24, 1s47, and always lived there previous and subsequent to the birth of the boy. The case was looked upon as extraordinary in this climate and was thoroughly investigated by Dr. Curtis, state registrar of statistics.
 Drayton, like his people before him, was brought up in the alnshouse and remained ward of that institution un- til fourteen years of age. For some minor offense he was sent to the reform school and two years later was sent to the house of correction in New Bed ford for the larcany of Q gun. After leay ing there he led a nomadic life in the western country and finally entered the army. He deserted, was captured, court-martialed and sentenced for a term in the government penitentiary in Kansas. After his release he wandered from state to state, oftentimes chang ing his location hurriedly. He returned to Taunton and within five hours was arrested for stealing horse and buggy. He was sentenced to the house of cor I rectiou again in November, 1890, and served a short term. He then came to Fall River, was married and lived an exemplary life. Although born of a child he is six feet tall, straight as an arrow and in every way is 8 remarkable appearing man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-10
NEW YORK < NEW ENGLAND.
Trains leave Waterbury for


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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-10

THE arbitrary methods of Czar Paige
 and his followers in the house of repre- sentatives eliminated yesterday in a
 two months adjournment. Not even
 common courtesy was accorded to the democratic minority. The republican programme had been carefully pre- pared and everything went through with rush. Only one republican, MT Bulkeley of Fairfield, refused to be bullied. by the ringmaster's lash, and he was snubbed by his confreres for his honesty. This action was taken by the republicans to prevent the dmeocrats from taking the case of Mir Phelan to the courts which it is understood, under the decision in the quo warranto case, ,can not be done until the legislature has ex- hausted all means in it's power to settle the difficulty. The legislature has not exhausted all means in it's power and the long adjournment shows that the republicans are trying to dodge the issue and are determined to hold the state offices by fair means or foul
 Under the circumstances the senate had better pass the bill for a constitutional convention and adjourn sine die. Un. less we. are entirely mistaken in oul estimate of the honesty of the people ol Connecticut the great wrong to the democrats will be lighted Tn Move mber
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-10
THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY.
A Couple of Interesting Decisions by II
 pO=tant Tribunals.

A Couple of Interesting DeclsiOns by I'm :
 PO=tant Tribunals.
 Two decisions have recently been rem dered by important tribunals which re- buhe the tendency to interfere with the right of the citizen to be let alone. The supreme court of Mississippi has de- cided, in the case of black man whose cabin was entered by a party of men who came to ''arrest" him without war. rant of law, for an alleged offense, and who shot and killed two of these in vaders of his house, that a man has a right to defend himself under such cir cumstances.
 The court, says the Youths Com, panion, in setting this man free, de clared its belief that the home should have every possible safeguard thrown around it.
 The other decision mentioned is in g case of a very unusual character 4 certain society proposed to erect statue of a deceased and very philanthropic lady. The members of this lady's i'm mediate family objected, on the ground that notoriety in any form was wholly distasteful to her, and that, inasmuct as she was a private citizen, the cree ton of statue of her was an unauthor ized invasion of privacy.
 The supreme court of New York tool this view of the case, and declared tha the wish of her family, representing her own known desire, should be ob served, and that no public representa- tion of her should be permitted
 It is scarcely possible to take up ; newspaper without finding in it inva sions of the sacred right to privacy offenses which these decisions could no reach.
 Not only the private affairs of per sons holding public relations are prie' into and falsely published forth, bu those of persons who have no publi functions whatever.
 This tendency is a most deplorabl one, and unless it is checked it vii bring about deterioration of publi sentiment, and cause deserving person to shun public relations of every sort.