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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-22

partments. according to the size 70
,quite6 When the trays are placed n
positio1 tho AAp Aoer iAFsiaed. and the
drying, allowed e proceed Al eysp-
orator ON this principle IS Within the
means II sAt fruit grower 1t viii dry
two or three tons of fruit per day, o.
cording 10 the economy with which Il
h used ~
For dryipg spples n apple parer h
almost indispensable. One that will
peel, core and slice at the seme time Is
very convenient and inexpensive. Many
machines slice the fruit too thin for the
best resultA After slicings when the
fruit il spread out on the trays. Il h
customary 70 subject Il to tks fumes Of
sulphur for . time. This u done 70
preserve the green color q the fruit
and TO prevent the oxidi1,kicn Of IT'S
cut saffaces- When sulphur 10 used il
should be applied spsringly, for mach
damage to the favor Of the fruit may
result from over-sulphurine. When
too much sulphur is given, tAs fruit +
bleached white, and II tasteless. - dry
- chip and unhealthy. 1.ieed. with
the drdinary kind Of apples, sulphuring
j. not required 1t all to make , prime
marketable article Of dried fruit.
In this country where sdlpAuflA&
fruit has l~gslv -issssasea As,risg lsas
years the sale Of dried app|eS sbroad hsa
materially decreased because Of over
sulphusmg. Sonaeh AspenaS' o. I'D
state Of tha lruit sod TIA metha1s Adept1
ed of sulphuring that hut littls inf0rma1
ton can be gi,en A'toths actual qoSRl
tisy Of sulphur nseessasy los s,certsa
quantity Of fruit .Yhere t.e fruit. =
for home consumption it is bot neees1
sary or desirable 10 nse sulphtf. .AFAfm
and Hone. -..-- ~ IL -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-22

The proper wsahing Il silk stocking
Is matter oi moment now that thsy
ere eommonly WORM. White aflk stock.
ings should be washed In . stroag lathez
made of CASTLE soap Or any good white
soap and warm water. Lay the stock
ines IN the lather and rub the soiled
spoes gently with tA6 hsndA Thea
ri.se them very thoro1GAly - lFee tAsa
from all soap Wiring thso dry in .
cloth, turning then wruae side ont.
When they are slmost dry. .s&re1eh and
rub them in the hands "a. make them
smooth and bring them in sAape, but
do not iron them. Black stoekinst MY
Be washed IN the samo wy, but shoald
bshept separate iron whiSs seoeDilD
issthe washiDg. u.Soms pasplsGs - ~
- "a spb Ehsk. stQeaiags whsaRhe1ase
dry WITH . eeld ;issn. alwayA aakiag
the. passes oocpway, - 1Ake thsP
smooth and glossy. II b : eTeqt nia-
tahe, howevef, 70 Iron any stockinsx
II always makes In ugly erease dOwth
~ center hnd 00es not odd % the %.
psaasasG Il b far. better - rub xAen
Into sAspA SolA them up aud allow sAsm
q a. Themselves ~ ~ kmh-N. y.
Tsltras
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Il oOSso0 - SoS seoSes s~ovysa -
TIE French navy = the last resort Of
aristocratic France. There are . num-
Der uf. families IN the French noblesse
whose memN9fs att willing 70 serve the
republic "a the nsvye bat cssrish; thu
euEsuns hetioW fAasa postin >ass asni
or IN the eivil sesvicsNtould imply D leas
OF sastAsad asauieseence = = hated regs
ine, 20 This feeling ,doea In9t Reke IN
nsvy popular yItk re rsdis:l isPsSsliS
Of the sstae1P feethtly made On che
minister OF mi4ite infthe French cham.
ber - diput,iA - sAs tpspat' ssAith
followed h6 HoelaSoe1oa thAo it WsulA
b ~1npoaabl0t0plaes the assy ynnase
ne 0eection esAs asDI e@esA"-pAle
adslpAis PsssA
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nay reaeh .,stWsen the slsts end Res
every parsSesb Of the food Tho Stats
1sed ~ - vssy near toGeths:. The
trough. IS mounted On little wooden
wheels -dislss sawed from . board. and
Atted On axles Of the same material.
BoGA axles are screwed firmly 70 tho
under side Of the trough. In turning.
it h easy to raise one end and swing IL
on the oehee wheela A cord to draw
it BY y sttaehed 70 either end
To pat tho food through between the
G1aks would Be . slow and difIl:ult op-
esaaion To obviAAe the necessity for
doing this my. friend hes two Aat
boxe& .Osg sf which = sees il Pig. 9.
eaeh half n leeg = ,tbe feed car.
These slide into Il from either end and
At loosely. They ere drawn out. filed
and pssbed beek Into place before the
ear = lrslled Among the birdA Said
the owner: NY fowls were at Arss
bedly frightened by Tie rolling troagh.
but they soon came 70 love Il. and
cling - Il - . dear friend A soon ~
the door opens now. they fy 70 IL and
some even mount and ride In" It's .
genuias labor safer, never needs
cleaning. md for sclt feeds h without
. peer - uDefalness aDoog poultsy ap-
plinoes9 Whoevor nnhss - win en-
Joy the eooseioasneas u having provid.
"a his Aoek with food free iron Aith,
and hk eggs and broilsn will beeome
greatly iAeresssd = val1s Tor ~ fam
" tahla-A0osiean AsrienltusisA
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DOMESTIC coNcERtsa

Clean carpets by thoroughly beat
Ing them On the wrong side hrst. then
On the right after which spots may be
removed by the use Of ox-ga1l and
water or amonis and wster.-Detroet
Free-PresS r.. .g e. si
Rice and Apple Pudding: Soak
cvaporated apples and chop small Mix
three cups Of the spples with one cup
washed rice withOr without one or two
spoonfuls of dessiccated cocoanut. Fill
even full with the apple juice or water.
and cook two or three hours In dOuble-
boiler lin bowl, not in mctaD. Serve
warm or cold with or without dressing.
This can be baked in . pirkin in slow
Vven.-Boston Budget. -ss- ..a :
: When acids arc spilled . bottle Of
household ammonia should be kept
where it can be reached conveniently
at amy tlmc: then. when an anid II &C.
cdently spilled, pour ammonia over
the spot at once. In the case of mar
BILE, all acids attaclrthe lime and unless
the ,ammopia.. be used instantly, .
rough surface will be the result. I
know Of nothing that will restore the
polish to this rough surface.-Ladies
Home Journal. ..FF ...t
-Turnip Tops: All through the south
there is no salad 20 much praised -
turnip-tops. The tender young leaves
are freshly gathered and thrown into
cola water. The pot is put over brisk
fire, and in twenty minutes the greens
will be boiled. Take them mp In .
cgctable-straincr. place them in .
vegetable-dish. add small lump Of
butter. and cover the turnip-tops with
poached eggs. Sprinkle these last
with pepper. and the dish has . very
apprtizing look, and is extremely whole
some. Harper's Bazar.
Scraps: There are - many ways
of utilizing scraps. and odd pieces Of,
meat, left from roasts, etc, that mono
should ever be thrown away. Despite
the ignominy and Fidicule which our
humOrists would have rs associate with
the oft familiar term .'hash," we 6nd
that most people are really quite fond
of good hash. Roth lean and fat meat
may be used. chopped fine, and thor
oughly mixed with nice mashed potato
in the PR portion of one-third meat
Season with salt and pepper and fry
quickly in . hot spider, turning and
stirring often, but do not cover and Al
low to steam; serve hot.-HocS siseeper.
Tongue Sandwiches: Boil the
tongue the day before you wish to use
il, when tender throw il in cold water;
in . few moments it will be cool
enough, take out and peel. set away
until next day, slice and chop iino. put
in an earthen bowl; add enough sweet
cream and melted butter to make moist.
il not salt enough add more. Use
bread thai has becn baked one or two
days never that which Il Just baked,
cut very thin in even slices. spread two
slices. with butter. then, with the
tongue and press together. When
ready to serve cut in fancy shapes, dis-
mond, oblong. etc. Lay in . pan and
cover with towel until ready to use.
N. Y. Observer. 'iA
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mere from my chair 60 tAsm 70:
Inc rich, the poor, the great, the small
Under r'y ERd4wS tley dont1ppw
Ans;irs6 6s9sScs tn shf 81.
These two arel lpokisg-arsGt they aussp q.
They-How DO you do.-I gucss they ~
They wooder why stay ID hero /.
Instead of running out to play.
Ny two bsg St6thers and the rest W 's
Are Playing there beyond the VAN; at
NY brother Jack can play the bcst;
foa ought TO see him curve the hatli
Ard when he makes splendid play
And can help them raise cheer,
NY pains and troubles 60 away,
And forget what keeps me here.
II a,s could an d ;ss ~ sss s.v: s.v:sG!Ta..
WE'LL can see the others play
And take their fun instead OF nina
Iwatchthe0Aere frunup above
You see it's almost just the same.
love them sOi-and lean love
As well as IL wasn't lame
-Robcrs Hale, in Youth.s Companioa.
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LoNpoM f!fTY WEARS HENCE.

Probability That lts lnhabltants Wlu Thea
Numbcr Over Sevesseea 1gtIlSons. -
AaeUmmittee of the London county
oouacil, - well . = royal commission.
have been Tor some time considering
the means Of Increasing the water iup-
ply, which Il .inadequate even for the
present population. As any of the
works proposed could not Be constructed
IN less than Seuyears. and ~ Il would
be absurd to arrange for . supply only
Just sufficient to meet the wants Of the
city at the end Of that period, II has
been decided that the nvorks should be
On . scale comneneurate- with the
probable number ID, inhabitants hfty
yeavs hence. s,.t -.
1t must be remembered that the dis
trict how csAxoled' by the London
county council II lcss extensive than
the area Those inha hitapts are entirely
| 'dep<nde6t '6n tke METROPOLITAN water
sppbly. ..-Hhs ,nukbes .bAspessom, in
this :, Latter areA, ..ia-, ayP and
three-qparters millions, and Il Is
theif ihcredaA' witch must - e.
timated before the,quantity Of water
needed half a.century hence can be de-
fined. The estimates win, Of course,
differ. according % the factors a
growth. aseplped 10 Il ; -be stalsea for
granted that the British metropolis will
continue 70 grow 1t the rste exhibited
Uetteeea tase censuses II 1854 and 1901.
then n, 1871 II. viii iepntain no fewer
than l7.s2s, ,o4s human beings. II. on
the other hand, we suppose that the re-
cent .raAe - progress can not Be kept
mp. and that the metFopolis hereafter
viii only expand BY means of the
natural increase Of births over deaths,
then the populatioa Afty yeass hs1ee
win be II. So, ESQ. H.-Anally, all ratios
Of increase should be disregarded. and
.we shoulds Sihplye000p f3 ss6h hAasode
the precise number Of persons added in
the ten yean preceding 1871, we ShoulA
obtain e;s6s. eet = tie pop1latson Of
le4l. 4fter weig ghiuk an the consider.
ati6ns tho 14kht' S6ect the eslculi-
tioR. IL. Ae.eoWpittee d, the boahsy Soun.
ell yastermiped 70 .pccspt Il, -, ,eo6 .
the smnst- Jeaseaeble estjnate of The
spopulatisAofL Loa1oo ATTY ysari henee
end they aeeoraips1y reconsnchded
thakAAeS0ls q thf dew va)p sAepA
b edjuated p thia QeQputatiou.
J6S estimSte q t66 loW aS4 81 0ob.
Inc isths ssonatteS ~ lalliae inte sa
evr~ siailsr v tAst q tAe eonasaeiso
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-22

Rev - 0ooore . G000 l3eoW4A 0o0og0
Cola Weather sets lR
The principal advantage IN sowing
fall wheat or rye early b thLt . better
opportunity il afforded for ne plants
TO make . good growth before cold.
freezing weather sets in.
There = usually NO object ia seeding
until the soil 10 IN good es:nditioa 10
insure = quick germination.. The sqil
70 do this must be reasonaSlt well PIE
pared - the betasr ~ ps>pasaGioa'tAs
better, the termination. !H1A st fhis
season in addition TO good prepara.
tion there must be sufficient moisture
in Ne soil - help A sertsin soeunt
Of moisture is necessary n secure /.
good gerlminAtiou with al classes Of
seeds saA h l. cfssn the caro- that estly
in the fall therc,wil net be xSu1seiast
amount to induce germiaktiOn. "
course when every c3nditioe & favcr.p
hls there may b 10 seritus Injury
done BY sowing the wheat OF rye early
even when the soil Il too dry 70 induce
the seed 20 germisate. bat this h mot
the best or safest plan. = there, is IL
wayA more or less risk. -
OF course where there is aslarRe acre-
age there may 10 circumstances when
this plan may be neeesAary. But %
the average farm, in . snAiority Of
esses, it u best to wait Gnsii the con
ditioos sre-favo-sble and tbeh pUsh the
seeding Is rapidly - poaeiYle. NTH
the soil already prepared fjr the seed
the work en- 10 pushed. saouG very
rapidly. SO that there - 9syn - oee.r
sion for sovip2 when Il /, feasonshly
certain that the seed VII hot germi-
naAe untilit SaiuE 'ss' Va ,.sFs
Bat the best rulaa gsnerAuy il % COW
reasonably early. II the esjdditio7s will
admit. 20 as 70 secure the fest growth
ponaihle in The tall -pFni4e FaPuner.
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very troublesome, entering the nativ<
village Mghuy, destroying cattle. ehil
dren and men, ~ ~
We frequently amused ourselves In
the evenings, blowing . bugle and
counting tho number of tigers that
would roar in answer to the notes: and
also to frighten away the jackals. who
used to come in numbers around ouI
bungalow and make night. hideOus BY
their unearthly crieA u had been q
hot, restless night, and the first gray
peep Of advancing dawn found me
stretched out in . reclining chair on
the veranda. waiting for ''chotre-
hazrs," and mentally arranging the
coming days duties. For me the won
derful coloring Of > gorgeous sunrise
had lost its destinations, yet lay
watching the shadows creeping and
spreading themselves beneath the man.
60 and lime trees. when I. ,secmed .
strange shadow crept over the ground.
"WHef..Stkat?.' cried, jumping up;
but noeAing sdhsual was in sight: Ter
haps N-kaAd only, shadow, bot it
oeemeAeD csa0l with the ininitable.
deadly 6raea that only . tiger has
Just as tie light. rose clear above the
fringipe beltr of. cocoanut palms there
came tF9ttipy mp tho path toward the
bungslow> chanting : song. two Sudras
carryf1a between chem ! burden sus-
pended from = pole. the ends of which
restedon their shoulders The Sudras
are the Aoxcst Of the four great castes
Of HindooA !: They arc very poor and
4. live ali their lives near starvation. But
they are happy in their domestic life
and show especial care for the aged or
infirm. Placing their burden on the
ground 1T the foot of the bungalow
steps they made = profound sAlaam.
carefully turning back the cloth from
their lo4d snd 10! . smiling old father
lookeapp It his affectionate soma
''The great father wants TO die On
the banks of the sacred river" they
said. in answer to my question as to
where efh9y we're going. 'i'''s.'s I +
''Bue 'itslSs far 20 the Gsnees, and
many a.aeirerssitin the Jungle" y 3
''Y0. but the great fatissr must rest
IN peaee. Hes Nemsahib seen any elc-
plants or,tiscrs this moon?' they anx-
iously inar,red. ,sz4;s,- a,rs. .--...
'Alas. yes Three days ago one man
was taken; last night q deer from under
our h4usees 1s.ss "a - t~s -
Witks lSsefcvesence' they caught up
the old father and quickly moved down
the sunlit path and faded from sight in
the tangled shadows Of the orange and
lime trees beyond, The silence Of
early morning reigned around, broken
only by the scream of . parrot or the
cry Of q monkey. Calling my native
servant girl I set out for . walk, and
followed down the same path taken BY
the Sudr1sa We had gone about .
Quarter Of q mile when we were
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|N,} possible? Would not the tiesr 3

NV possible? Woald not the tjesr, h
npon Ms before We could reach III
edge OF the woodsf A movement q
the elephant grass On ose side showss
u the tiger was drawing near. WI
saw his cleaning eyes, his tAvnJ
coat Pulling myself together, 1 70
solved on rush to the path. Claspins
hands with the native girl. we ran
with might and main. A ray Of hops
entered my heart Could we reach the
house7 A deep growl on the other side
of the path. Faster we ran. But q
CLEAN of gold and . pair of blazing
eyes once more between. us and home
sent the cold, shivers running all Over
me. and / stcrpec short. knew! II
was tho habit Of . :iger to circle ita
prey instead of leapiug upon or rum
ming il to earth. Experience Of friends
had shown that the tiger in selection
OF human food always seized Europeans
in preference 10 native& No doubt
would be the victim. A how growl
near at hand! My heart seemed "a
give one beat backward and then came
. sensation of indescribable sickness, Z
sinking, swooning nausea, . desth-like
feeling. impossible to. descri6e. IL
seemed I could already feel an arm
being torn OF. and darts Of fire rushing
through my body. Then came ON the
still morning air the clear song Of the
Sudras. Perhaps they could help -
It would be death to stand hero. .a1l
turning we fed down the path. Just
ahead, between us and the dark noun
tains, was a small hill surrounded by .
pagoda. Perhaps some Of the worship.
ers still fingered The Sudras had jast
reached the steps leading 10 the idol
house as we came up. Alas! at the foot
of the idol was the morning offering o1
rice and fruit, bu. the worshipers wefe
gone. The tiger was In full chase.
Again Came its roar-closer than BE-
fore, and now right behind rs: Ls0k.
ing into each Others faces 10 could see
nothing but despair. A sudden scream
Of parrots and clustering Of monkeys
aroused us to action. up the steps.
ladies, the blessed Rhesus will protect
u.s." cried the old father n he caught
sight Of . troop of long-legRed monkeys
that are considered holy saints By the
BrahminS. In a moment we were
scrambling mp the broken steps lead
ing to the idol house.
MANA. carry my father to safety
while the beast eats my flesh, cried
one of tho SudraA NAY, let me die
for him" lw ., s..
go, brother! I am The Oldest, mine
the honor" and the younger o6eyed. h
We had just reached the foot Of The
pagoda when we heard brushes break
ing on the other side Of the kill bat
there was no time 70 speculate upon
the nature of the sound, for the old
father cried out: "Br.hm. Brahm," =
the great tiger bounded in .sight and
rushed toward his s0n. For = moment
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The FARMfNG'W0RID,'
Il FaUsT sEvApoaATO0.

o. TAas' = su1tahas Sss uss % ~ o.
.ft.. ,aieasy Fruls Darns.
The simplest and cheapest evspora-
'toss are tie most suitable 70 Ahe cir
cumstances Of the majority of the peo-
pie. especially in . new country. The
illustration shows . cheap and handy
evaboratoc. Tho furnace ana heating
Aues Of this machine are of
cast iron. Tho hues travsrse the
heating chamber twice. and end
as seen in the smoke stack; Tho
length Of the evaporator Is . feet
the width 5 feet and the height - ~
ridge pole is . feet. For. the secoRm0
dation Of the drying trays ths svapors-
toe = divided into TWO or TIRES con-
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AHYeE r!sEs cnossixe rHf rA1A
startled by . slight noise il the path
behind us, like the breaking of . twiG.
We locked snxiously heck. but nothing
unusual Was In tight aud the peacefal
cong of the S0Siras came clear and dis
tinct lust ahead. We moved on few
steps, .Out- Another backward glance
showea qS hinge tiger crossing the path
between rs and the bungalow. never
in mylite hare I falt NY nsrves.give .
worse iunI6 sAosAs Al over n sptes
Of myseH. lt.aast have. been this
tiger (sawjppders The strees this morn
ING. Xc 1ers.hslPlesA iStrcnss and
ehouRhkless 90 H. my seem, knowing
The countsy.Go u .danssroua. 40 bad
roue ont unarmed- The 1r1s impulss
~ toNs6li6 = dadh through The
lunele aa1 en0essae 70 seacs ~
wgl,sw. 0s4 ~ esesps y tesa
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Trough On wheels that can b. rolled
from the poultry house or yard Is soon
= it b empty. Sueh IN ipventiou
greeted my delegated visioa while call.
ing On . neiGhbor recently,, and is
shown IN Fig. I. II may be made ut
hone eesily. To the edges Of = board
eight feet long snd twelve inches wide
are hrst nailed. thres-inch strips. form
ia6 . troagh two inches deep Short
pieces Of lath extehd from these pieces
on either side 70 , htsle ridge pole.
Tn satae fbrned nussnot b. . sharp
ono. bus very abtuse. that the birds
-, ...-tss III
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Il stood. head erect, ears forward, tai
switching, yellow eyes cleaning and
scintillating. cruel horrible. The Hin
doc was motiumless. expecting inseanl
death. Suddenly the, beast With I
hassh grcwl, threw 'himseft rp6n thu
nan. telling him like . log. and stood
with one paw on the natives breast
Hut be was restless; something q.
tracted his attention. He raised hi
hair ON end. laid back his ears, turned
bis head away and vas evidently watch.
ing some object IN the jungle. ls,ss-
At first we could see nothing IT tn
newcomer.i lmagiue oar astus1ishnent
when, from behind . clump Of minosa
thorn, rushed . ''roguc" elephant Oe.
casionally . Wild male elephant b.
comes . solitary wanderer. either q
compulsory or voluntary Outcast from
his herd, hence their name. They kill
anddestroy everything in their path. and
are . great terror to the natives- The
''rogue" charged Immediately. head mp.
ears cooked. trunk curlcd up, The
tiger was ready for the attack, and
>pringing oi the elephant seixed Hin By
the shoulder. A vigorous shake dis
lodged the beask but a9sih d charged,
and the terrible soafsct' w. wsal -.
gun. I could not properly deseyfte sae
scene. The moments SLIPPED y Shd dtHe
6ght still ragged, bat there could b& no
doubt how IL would result, The ele,
phant was now. almost beside itsell
with rage. with . great roar he tore
his antagonist from his side and hurled
the beast ten feet away ip. . bunch Of
grass, but it was back again In IN IN.
slant The blood poured from : dosen
great wounds in the elephants body.
At last he caught flrmly around the
body Of the tiger. and began 70 thruw
it backward and forward between his
fore and hind feet. then hueelin9 on 4,
crushing It into the eaRth. and with .
a,al kick went frumpetiu4 into the
Jungle. 80.
We were Iow 1tJs 10 - houSl The
old rogue" had saved our lives. TIE
brother who bad 50 nobly F1Saeed his
life was not seriously hurt. and had
crept away during the fight. But the
excitement was too great for the a3ed
father. and that night there wss = new
grave under the ss9red hanyaa,tEse.-.
Anna NJ. Parkley,' i1 NemphhAppsal.l
Avalanche. = fsf-s ~ - - -. -ss.s