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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
FEEDING m WINTER.


3 eopop - - Carefully Considered ~ ne
fhoagAtfsa Hsrsase.
There ere what may be telmed two
eeneral plans Of feeding stock during
the winter. One is to provide feed lots.
stables or sheds with racks or mangera.
and haul up al Of the feed and FEED
out in them. In this wsy the manure
Is together and can be hauled out and
scattered where it i wanted during
the winter and early spring. Is the
other farm work viii permit it.
The other plan 10 to haal out good
portion of the feed, especially tho
rou4huess, and scatter on the ground
in the fields. pastures or meadows. In
this way the manure 10 scattered -
that 10 handling of it is considered
necessary. Tho principle difference is
in the work.
To haul up the feed and then haul
out the manure. of course greatly i'm
crcases the work. II is easier 10 feed
BY scattering on the ground direct from
the wagon, and that is the end Of IL
By the other plan the feed must be
hauled up and stored away, and then
fed out q needed, while the manure
must be gathered mp. hauled out and
scattered.
But there ID considerable saving of
feed in feeding II racks or managers in
preference to feeding on the ground
I'D there y . considerable saving OF
the manure, besides the advantage OF
applying where il is needed 70 . better
advantage. One may be termed . saw
ing way and the other . wasteful. ~
il carefully done. one caves feed and
manure, while the other wastes both,
but one increases labor, while the other
saves il and II the labor is Of moro
value than the feed and manure the
second plan Il the most economical.
but IL Tie saving In feed and manure
more then overbalances the increased
labor, the first plan is the best.
Generally on the farm whatever 10
worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Upon this basis the better plan is to
feed out carefully and make. save and
apply all the manure possible. as II b
only BY this kind Of management that
the farm can be made TO pay the best
profit
Manure must be treated ~ , crop on
the farm, and to wastc il is to waste .
product, and under present conditions
tho average farmer cannot afford to do
this. The crop must be fed out eco
nomically 70 the stock, in . manner
calculated to secure the best re suits al
the lowest cost The manure must be
saved and applied to keep up the fer
tility in order to grow profitable crops,
even though the labor may he in
creased by following this plan II the
better plan Is to be followed, now is
the time to prepare the quarters for
doing it-N. J. Sheperd, in Farm. Field
and Stockman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
AGRICULTURAL HINTS


4 Cse6al lasees Recently lnpoete& efoO
The Antipoaes.
u II. Lelong.. secretary state board
Of horticulture. Of California. des'
eribes the lady-bug received from
Australia in April. 1894 This insect
preys ON the cottony cushion-scale. lta
attempted colonization has proved sue-
cessful. Experiments viii socu Be
made to determine what other speeiea
this valuable insect. whose fubctions
equal, il not surpass, those Of. the We
dalia CARDINALS. will destroy. :.
The beetle Is slightly smaller than
vedalis cardinals. averaging one
eighth of an inch in length. The
elytra are cardinal red when the per
feet beetle issues from the pppa-case.
afterward changing 70 deep blood red.
The male has = bla:k line down the
center of his back, from the fhorax to
the point Of the abdomen, where II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
SCIENCE IN FARMING.
0o0o Rolnts About ehe Aovo0sot q Wa
Ter In Ooo1s.

0O0O Rolnto About ehe A0vomoot 81 Wa
ter In Doo1s.
The weight Of water prevents IL
from creeping upward over the soil
particles as quickly rs it moves down
ward NJ. Whitney, of the Maryland
station (R. '9il, has found that the diff.
Icrcnt substances held In solution by
the soil water may increase or dsmin-
ish its surface tension, and hence vary
its amount. its thickness upon the soil
particle. and its rate Of movement in
drainage. The dneness Of the particles
increases the amount Of space in the
coil TO Be filled with air AMI water.
More than half the space of limestone.
shalc and clay soil Is filled with air and
water. These arc made Of the finest
pulvcrized rock, and the infinitely
small particles lie SO close together
that much Of the empty space can b
Alled with water ~ shown in the illus.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

Take one pound Of tobaeco. one pouud
Of sulphur, stir them inte four gallons
Of water. and you make = sbeep dip
warranted to kill ana keep Oh sheep
scah. The animals sea TO be dipped
twice at an interval 0f, fourteen days.
and the dipping must lie aone thorough
". This will kill .he worst dose OF
scab 10 be found anywhere, and II is .
disinfectant which will sxcep the sheep
healthy after they arc once cured So
says william Watson. IN the Breeders
Gazette. He once clsaised . nock Of
81. 900 sheep in New Zealand from scah
IN aix weeks by the above treatment
without moving the asimals iron aAy
e5 their old infected rrn&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
MEMORIES.

he sumner sun Is sinking nov
Tho western sky Is al aglov,
~ wand'riog through the meadow pAsaa
Tie sileLt shadows come and 70:
The meadows WheFe, IN childish gleA.
I lgathered flowers or chased the bee
bend and pluck daisy fair.
While tears ny eyes are nlling fast
For memory comes, with silent STEP
And lifts the vAtl that hides the pasA
While backward roll the byeone yeara,
So fraught with SORROWS. 3oys and seasA
zee myself. slender youth.
So full Of plans for coming yesrA
A slowly home drove the COWS,
Naueht knowing OF life's eAres end fearA
But longing much the world 70 zee,
And planning al that would b.
oh. eager, hopeful. trusting heart.
You did not know lifc's thorny wsy.
Or. even when earth's laurcls won,
How quick thcy fade st close OF day.
Would could be . yout b again.
So free from hearsache, care and posn.
julia Wood, in Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

AIV0 USVOU W c4Rut lCCt IL uCA2yu6 n
section Of salt some thirty feet in
thickness u left between each
room as support to the solid mass
shove. A thickness Of 1--WE or six feet
II left above Is . roof, and . substan.
tial roof il makes. Is the salt in its nat.
ural state is almost n hard rs rock.
There are no other supports than the
columns of salt that are left.
''Of these rooms mentioned there arc
hfty or sixty 1t the present time. and
tho workmen aro distributed about,
working In several !rooms at = time.
There is no necessity of . foreman in
each room, a. the number Of carloads
Of salt delivered at the shaft tells the
tale as to whether the men are shirk.
ing their duty or not A railway runs
through the main unnel and branches
exte nd In all directions. Tho cars arc
hauled from the several rooms by large.
powerful mu les. and there arc some
thirty Of the Sc in the mine.
There Is blacksmith'x shop In the
mine where the tools are repaired and
the mules are shod. and there is also .
large stable where the mules are shell
tered during the night OF course they
would be well sheltered in the mine.
anyway, but IL allowed to roam about
they could find nothing to eat but salt
and the railroad track. and the average
This stable is far ahead OF the ordinary
stables about the country. and there Is
every convenience and luxury for his
muleship. The stables are some forty
or fifty feet in length and twenty or
thirty feet wide, with wood door and
wooden stalls and managers. This is
the only combustible substance there
is about the mine, and there are no ex-
posed lights anywhere about il. Di.
rcctly in the rear of the stables is what
Is known ~ the barnyard. This is .
large room cut in the solid salt, and
here the mules are turned out for re-
cuperatiou-
'One may imagine that q salt mine
is . bad place to work. but aside from
the fact that it is . little dismal there
are no bad features about il. Unlike
. coal mine, it is clean. and there Is
almost an even temperature the year
around. ranging from fifty-eight to
sixty degrees, winter and summer.
The ventilation is perfect and the sys-
tenn for supplyin fresh air is not ex-
celled by any mine in the world. In
some OF the passageways the air rushed
through with such velocity as 10 ex-
tinRuish the lights.
THE experience in going mp the
shaft is somewhat different from that
while going down. The signal is given
from below after You have been safely
stationed in the car. and away she
goes Your hat sinks down fitly
on your head and your clothing seems
to sit right down tight where it
belongs. A person who is . lit
tic weak in the knees would also have
a tendency TO sit right down tight on
the bottom of the car. The roar Of
the wind as you hustle up toward day.
light is about all that can be heard
When near the top the speed II
lcssened. and it is then that ono Inn
agines that he is going down again at
the rate Of about a thousand miles .
minute. but finally the daylight begins
to peep down ut yOu and you are landed
safely on top. only few seccE3s hav.
ing elapsed since you walked upon the
car below"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

II remember" said . schoolmaster.
''when I was = boy going out ono morn.
ing before sunrise to fish for pickereL
] had Just hooked . big one. when along
came . countryman. He said nothing.
but. with mouth wide open, stopped 70
see the fun. The contest had listed
more than half IN hour. when sudden
IL, as I was about 70 land the prize. the
pickerel with ono last rush for liberty,
made good his escape. With . lump iu
my throat instinctively turned to the
sountryman Tor cousolaticr. and got it
Well. declace,' said he, .you held on
to your end, young fellow. but he Didn't
hold on to his!' Golden DayA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

A round hat with strings-iso Of beige
colored velvet. A ruche Of velvet sur-
rounds the crown. and bow Of beige
colored ottoman ribbon = placed st the
back. supporting . cluster Of ostrich
tips with an aigrette shading from
beige 70 white. The strings are sf .
light shade Of bieg& Another round
hat has . brim Of toboeco brown falt
edged with . narrow silk masabout ard
soft crown Of velvet to match,
ornsmsnted with gilt pins. Irrsgulsr
loops Of brown velvet, bows Of green
ribbon, and two shaded green qpilla
are the trimming. A small toqus bon
net has . crown of white velvet and q
brim Of gny-Gresn velvet folded. eneiz-
eled by twist which Il knotted at the
front A velvet bow b placed 1t the
eide. holding two white ostrich tips,
and the strings ase ol white sibbsn.
-HsSpsr's bssaS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
"PeTeR'S PENCE"

es0etAlsg of the History u m Ancient
Catholic Custom.
A custom Of SO ancient date in tho
Catholic world that IL runs beck to the
DAYS when civilization was young is the
annual contribution OF Peters Pence
or tribute to the pore. One day in eacl,
year In all the Catholic churches
throughout the world contribution is
taken mp. the proceeds of which arc
sent to the pope. lie uses the money
for defraying the expenses of the i'd
ministratiOu Of affairs in the Holy See.
The custom Of collecting Peters
Pence" or Rome scot, " rs it Is some.
times called, is Of ancient origin.
Centuries ego It was first observed by
the English people, tribute then being
levied to the extent cf . penny for
every house, payment being made
about August Of each year.
The pence wss first tribute offered
to the Roman poutiff in reverence to
the memory Of St Peter, whose success
sor the pope il believed hy Roman
Catholics to be. The first idea appears
to have come from England. II Is as
w SO941C W Aoop Atuk "a Ss1V vSCo9
Saxous, who. in A. D. S2l. went Is q
pilgrim to Rome and there founded .
hospital for Anglo-Saxon pilgrims. to
be maintained BY an annual contribu-
ton from England Others say the
honor is due 10 Offa and Etbe!wulf, at
least in the sense Of their having ex-
tended the custom 10 the entire Saxon
territory. 4-
The tribute consisted then in the pay.
ment of silver penny by every family
who possessed land or cattle OF the
yearly value Of thirty pence. It was
collected during the hve weeks BE-
tween St Peters and St Paul's day and
August I. Since the total annexation
Of the papal states 70 tho kingdom OF
Italy, this tribute has been largely in.
creased in France, Belgium. England
and Ireland. When Ina, king Of the
Saxons. inaugnrated the custom now
time.honored, . penny yearly was the
amount collected from each person.-N.
Y. Advertiser.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

Brother lat the seasidel-I dent
think much Of that marine glass you
have. ~ q .ss.,
Skter-Yoc. don't? Why. it's just
lovely! Il makes every sail look Ill tho
eolors e the rainbow. News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
VINO OWNED THE PEW.

Fat Oa1v Wanted 1lls Rights ~ Fro.
prletsr Respected.
'Tf you had come and asked me Tor
them, you might have had all you
wanted. and welcome" This. il story
tellers are to he trusted, is what farm
ers always say when they find bad boys
rObbinS their orchards. And IL Is true,
beyond question, that people in general
like to have their rights Is prcprietors
respected. even in the most trifling mat
ters. So it was with an Irishmau of
whom a reporter for the Chicago Post
tells little story.
There was special celebration of
some kind in the church where he
owned . pew. The building was
crowded, and just as the service began
this proprietor made his way down the
aisle To the door Of his pew. which was
only two seats from the front. In it
were two or three ladies, strangers to
him.
There was still abundance Of room
near the head Of the seat. but he stop.
ped ut the door. laid one hand upon the
hack of the pew next in front. and with
IN impressive wave Of the other said.
In voice loud enough to be heard over
half the church:
Come out of that now!''
The ladies, surprised and greatly
confused, obeyed with all haste. hut
no sooner was the last one out in the
aisle than the man waved his hand
graciously.
"Now in wild yez again. he remarked,
louder than before, AN make yerselves
ter home. Oi only wanted yez ter know
who owned the pew
His tone and gesture and smile were
SO polite and reassuring that the ladies
resumed their seats and the priest went
on with the service.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03
SINGLE 0E0S.
Why It 10 Well for Persoss ts sleep b
ThemoOlvoo.

Themo0lvo0.
II these were more numerous than
they are, . great many people would
be better OH. When one Is tired, sick,
cross, restless. out-of-sorts, he or she
ought to sleep alone and not communi-
cate by proximity the maladies that
affect him. The brute creatures when
sick 60 away by themselves till they
die or get over their troubles. and this
instinct . great many human beings
have; those that have il are best II in
dulgcd in il, not 70 the slightest de-
gree Of neglect. however. Left to
themselves. they can compose their in
ternal dissensions. recover their lost
equilibrium, and get hack their habit
ual rate a "vibration;" whereas. II
continually disturbed, and ''croased, "
and interrupted. they are . long time
In getting back to the normal.
Where two children in family must
share the same room, in . great many
cases they would be better on to have
two single beds rather than one wide
double bed. We can share . great
many things with those we love, bat
solitude elings to M from birth TO
death. We come into the world clone,
We must 20 out a il alone. in . certain
important sense, and to get and keep
our 'bearings" we must sometimes b
left alone. IL Is good that We should
be. He who has his bed 10 himself may
be essentially alone for . portion Of the
twenty-four hours. may have himself
to himself. and adjust his internal
mechanism 70 his own satiafactioa.
For . great nanv woes and ills. solitude
II . balm-what we call solitude-foe
when alone the immaterial aaserts t.
self. the actual fades. the real b pres
ent with uA-N. Y. Advocate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

THAT fellow Steers you introduced
TO me yesterday must Be cook"
'sWhat makes you think SOP
81 saw him standing on . corner.
ehatting With policeman. last night =
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

what are you doing?' asked tie
convict of the reporter. who Was writ
ing up the psnitentisry. I'm taking
notea" ''Hnmph! That's what broughS
Ne here. re."--Wsshingtou Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

tra&iou. Loamy and sandy soils aso
moro closely grained, 50 that the ID
hesive surface Of the particles IS too
small to hold enough water by cspil-
larry attraction to fll The larger spaces
between. The total space is much
less. however. The most finely pulver-
lied soils weigh the least when dry. but
will hold the most water. Thus .
heavy clay soil may really weigh light
bot II is much heavier when soaked.
Fine grained soils not only hold the most
water, but its drainags .hroueh them
Occupies the most time. rs sK0SS- bv
the number of minutes at tine left Of
diagram.-American Arriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

He Chumbly. after being sccepted)-
] know I am not worthy Of you! Tell
me, my beautiful darling, what you
saw in such plain sort Of fellow to-
do you know I was dreadfully AFRAID
you were going TO refuse me! r-.
ehe-I did intead to-but you know
NY weakness I never could resist q
bargain-and when you proposed you
did look % awfuAy cheap! How could
] Let yoa gof-Jury. l't tl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03

Choily-Discharged my valet to-day
Chappie-Why. dear boy?
Cholly-Gave NE. the same khoes e
wear to-day that woss yesterday. .
Iynik.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-03


The National Provisioner says that
abnormally fat hogs are becoming =
drug in the market and no wonder.
Some feeders seem 70 think that lean
ness In hogs il undesirable. and hence
their aim is 70 put IS many pounds Of
fat On their stock ~ possible. The re-
suit il that they do not reap nearly -
much profit as they would il the lean
and fat were properly intermipgled.
Excessive fat meat Of any descriptions
Il di&tasteful to the average consumer.
and only those persons whose appetite
Is extremely gross can eat very fat pork
with relish. On the other hand no
meat is more ssvory than lean pork.
and Il u to be sincerely hoped tn 1T, in
view Of the constantly increasing de-
mand farmers will cease 70 be 6cluded
by the popular notion that fatness is
everything and will endeavor in future
70 produce hogs Of moderate leanuess
and moderate fatness- I
Fosess69 issg.
Il is Just o easyte unske . hog weigh
heavily and produce meat that cont.ins
fsir proportion Of lean Is to feed the
hog, 20 a. 10 secure mostly lard. In.
ssesd Of depending wholly on corn for
listening hogs. let the diet be varied.
A hog will relish clover hay II cut hne
and scalded. or he viii accept green
food of any kind. When allowed q
variety Of food there will b lest lia-
bility " disease compared with hoge
that syO ted - swill
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
BILL CAN'T WIN.

German and Brics Concede That
Cleveland Is the Most Available Man.
WASHINGTON, March 8l.-The partner
ship of Senators German, Brice aud Hill has
been dissolved. They are as friendly as
ever personally, but they no longer act to-
gether, indeed it is doubted IL they have
done very much business as a firm since the
election Of Speaker Crisp. 1t will be re-
membered that Speaker Crisp did not carry
out all their suggestions in making up the
committees Since then Senator Hill has
been operating largely on his own account,
the trip south taken against the advice Of
both Senators German and Brice, being the
thing which finally separated the
triumvirate. Now Senators German
and Brice are saying that they
do not sec how Senator Hill can be nolnf-
mated, and elected If nominated, and that
they do not see how ex-President Cleve-
lands nomination is to be prevented, nor
how the republicans will be able to keep
him from being elected. They think ex-
President ClevelRnd can carry New York
and can probably be elected without New
York. AS Senator German says: THAT
is the logic Of the situation"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
LAUNCHING OF TIE RALaIGH.
The Cruiser Ploated at the Norfolk
Navy Yard.

The Cruiser Floated at the Norfolk
Navy Yard.
PORTSMOUTH, VA. March 31.--Construc-
tor Francis T. Bowles is the recipient to-day
of hundreds of congratulations over the
complete success Of the launching of the
cruiser Raleigh this morning at the Nor
folk navy yard. Fully 10000 people wit
messed the interesting event. The navy
yard shores Of the river and dozens OF
steamers, tugs ana yachts were covered
with spectators. At II: :36 o'clock the sig
nal was given and Mrs Alfred w. Hay
wood, Of Raleigh, N. c., daughter
Of Gov. Holt Of that state, standing between
the Secretary of the Navy and Ensign Hilby
p. Jones, broke a bottle Of wine on the bow
of the cruiser and she began to move Off as
easily as under her own propeller. 1t was
just three-quarters of a minute from the
time the bottle was broken until the Raleigh
was stopped by her anchors in mdstream.
The affair was a great success. The shouts
of the multitude and the salutes of the
steamers were deafoning for several min
utes. Gov. Holt and his staff, the volunteer
soldiery OF this section aud many promi-
nent people from distance were In attend-
anna
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
A RIVER STEAMER BURNED.

All the Passengers Escape Except a
Woman Who Fell Overheard.
CINCINNATI, o., March 3l-Just as the
steamboat Golden Rule was leaging the
Main street landing this afternoon fire broke
out on ner directly under the stairway lead
ing from the main deck to the cabin. The
location of the fire prevented escape from
the upper deck by the stairway and drove
everybody aft. The steamer Keystone State
lay alongside the Golden Rule and
the people on the latter boat
clambered 20 the Keystone State
excepting one young lady, Miss Nellie Ma
loney, who fell over board and was drowned.
Clerk Bondurant of the Golden Rule was
nearly drowned In sndeayoring 10 save Miss
Maloney. The Golden Rule was destroyed.
The loss on the boat is S20, 1000. and on her
cargo $4,000. The wharf boat filed
with freight was also burned. The loss on
her is not known, but is heavy. The
steamers keystone State and Fleetwood
were saved with difficulty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
A MAIL wBIGHER KILLED.
His Train Crashed Into a Runaw
Section of a Freight.

His Train Crashed Into a Runaway
Section of a Freight.
MOBILE. ALA, March 81. "A wreck. re-.
sulting in the death OF one man and the in
jury Of two others, took place this morning
at Sparta, on the Louisville aud Nashville
railroad. The wreck was caused by the
breaking in two OF freight train which
left here last night. The disconnected por-
tion. consisting of five cars, ran backward
down the grade eight miles and collided
with fast mail train No. 6, which
left here at midnight northbound.
The engineer and fireman had
just time to jump. The mail train
was going at Lively rate and terrible
smash resulted. freight oars being splint-
cred, the locomotive smashed, and the mail
express and baggage cars badly wrecked. In
the mail car were two mail weighers. r. r.
Lyons Of Atlanta, and JEFF Williams OF Eu-
faula, Ala. Lyons was instantly killed.
Williams escaped with a broken ankle and
a few bruises. Archie johnson of Mont
gomery, Ala, an express messenger, was
severely hurt.