davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20

pale dorsal and subdorsal stripes al
ways showing distinctly on the dark
highiy-polished neck and tail plates
fhe bronzy cutwOrm is quite subject
to attacks Of natural tsuch as birds)
and parasitic enemies Much more eff
fccsive than these. however. is . bac-
tersai disease. This is . micrococcus
whSh Prof Forbes has for some time
beqi studying, but which is not yet
named We have been familiar with it
for many years. but we believe that
public attention was first called to it
by Prof Osborn, in June, 1881. He
then stated that the diseased worms
would be found clinging to the stems
rs high up as they could reach, their
bodies swollen to an unnatural size,
and in the later stages exceedingly soft
and really to fall to pieces This dis
eas.. has been noticed by us almost
every year since, but was particularly
prevalent in the summer of 1857. when,
on trip through Indiana and Ohio and
to the east, It was every " here noticed.
IL was an extremely di fiicult, not to
say impossible thing in fact, to find .
healthy worm. The hiding-by- in
stlnct seems entirely abse mt with the
sick worms. which crawl lsboriously
mp the stalks of grass ard there station
as described by Prof. Os-
born. to die and eventually to shrivel
mp into unacceptable objects. The
bronzy cutworm is also att acked by q
fungus disease which destroys large
numbers Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
THE ICE SUPPLY.


i wv ~ 0o0010 10 O0e0e900. ~ 49,
lately Pure Wstsss
It is always desirable that ice shocld
be gathered from pure water. but when
it is used for cooling water for drink
ing it is indispensable that IL be per-
fectly pure. As rule the water OF .
pond is numerously charged with Inn
purities, and ice cut from stagnons
pond. or one through which slow cpr'
rent only. moves, should be usea wlth
caution As q rule. water IN ft0sehg
separates from its impuritieo zen
those which are held in solutioo ns.
salt water freezes into fresh -. ehn
particles of water separating frdnIthe
| particles of salt. This may easily 10
made very plain. II il knows thst the
particles of water measure mot more
than pne- millionth port Of
an inch In diameter, and there i4eveFy
reason to believe they are round
When any substance is dissolved IN
water 1t is reduced to particles much
smaller than the molecules Of the wa
ter, and these rest in the spoees be.
tween the round bodies of which
mass of water consists Anything held
in suspension in water merely lies
among the particles of it, being in
larger size. When water freezes. the
exceedingly small particles-of which it
consists join together. end form solid
crystals As they have only attrac-
ton for each other and lOt for
other substances mixed witt them.
these are pushed aside p the
necdle-like crystals are fo-mA on the
surface, and these. being he0scr than
the water, float on the surface. A
the ice becomes thicker by the gather
ing of the minute crystals, any impure
matter is forced aside and remains in
the unfrozen water. Thus tho ice is
pure under these Circumstances But
if rain falls. or dew u depoA or
snow covers the ice. or . thin 11Qo OF
water flows over il, and these 3o6qTe.
whatever impurities this wsteS uny
contain are Of course retained and IN
not escape 10 the water below, al yeo
SO formed is not pure and will codoAin
peculiar circumstances may happen to
bc.
This explanation will help those
concerned to form JudgmeuS In re-
gard to the quality of the ice they may
gather. and If pure ice cannot be pro-
cured il should be used outside Of the
vessels in which anything to 10 eaten
or drunk is cooled When ice il taken
from its packing IN the ice house and
used for cooling drinking water, it
should be washed clean, and n the
coOlness of it condeuses the moisture Of
the air upon its surface. when ice is
used in a room where sick persons are.
it should be washed; but it il better to
keep it elsewhere. No doubt mary in
furious germs exist in ice. and the
worst of them. the various fever and
diphtheria germs, are not killed BY the
cold Of free zing even during weeks or
months Hence. ice il always to be
nsed with as much carefulness in this
respect As water Is or should be-
American AgricuIturist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
ORATORY DIDN'T COUNT.

Tho DeplOrab:e Fate of m Asplrant For
Senatorial Honora
The race of the ambitious man is be.
set with obstacles and leaves tho ut.
tempt Of the camel to scrooge himself
through the eye Of the needle several
furlongs behind.
A well-known Chicago lawyer Of ora.
torical and political proclivities found
himself recently as the star attraction
at entertainment given by the Women's
Christian Temperance association in .
suburban town.
On being handed programme of the
evenings proceedings he was indig-
nant to find himself saudwiched BE-
tween q sentimental and . comic
singer Restraining his feelings he
asked the secretary for an explanation.
'Oh, yes, there you are, between
Lefty Smith and Melville Jones"
80 ladies are to speak, eh?" plaint-
lively asked the orator.
'Oh, dear, no! She sings; and . very
nice girl. ton This is . mixed enter.
tainment-mixed t. match the COM
pany-songs and speeches, and that
sort Of thing" answered the secretary.
with a smile.
''And Melville Jones: what does he
do?" continued the man of eloquence.
'Oh, he's our big gun! Capital fel-
low! Comic singer. Going TO give us
something in charactl, I'm told"
The chastened aspm mt for senatorial
honors, who had taxed his brains for
epigrams, antitheses. f,wers Of rhet-
oric and so on. was forced to deliver
scratch speech huddled int1 fifteen
minutes, to an audience dying to hear
Melville Jones in his celebrated song,
''The Man Who Went to Bed in His
Boota ta"-Chicago Inter Ocean
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
PENNSYLVANIA MOuNTAiNEERS


, 0Ome OF tho Industries Which A00rd Thom
Living.
Cutting powder wood is one Of the
; most profitable industries in the Pocono
and upper Lehigh (Pa) regions AL
the big timber in those sections was
chopped away many years ago. and tho
powder wood. rs the natives call it.
has grown up within . decade or so.
1t is made up OF poplar, black birch.
Ere cherry and sumach, the only
marketable powder timber that grows
in the region The saplings are cut in
lengths Of four feet. from the size of .
broonlstick to four inches in diameter.
the latter size being as large as the
powder companies viii accept Tho
woodsmen draw the green wood to tho
railroad, where they get five dollars .
cord for it 1t is burned into charcoal
by the powder companies. and tho
charcoal Is used in the manufacture OF
the best grades of gunpowder: Nothing
goes to waste from the small black
birch trees After the powder wood
has been cut and piled the workmen
press the limbs into solid bales about
the size of bales of hops and ship them
to stills where birch oil is manufact-
ured When all the available timber
has been removed, the land is burned
over and sowed to winter grain, if tho
soil is good for anything. Much Of tho
land. however, especially in the Lehigh
country. isnot worth bothering with.
Another industry in which the hardy
mountaineers and their families make
- fav ~1 l.I IL = L. =
of the year is the manufacture of ever
green wreaths for the city holiday
trade. Moss, running vines and other
evergreens are gathered by the chill.
dren Of the household in woods and
swampa They arc kept fresh and
green for weeks in perforated board
boxes set in the ground. and arc woven
into wreaths by the women and large
girls. who do the work with a good
deal of dcxterity. Bright red winter
green. mountain ash and squaw ber-
ries are often woven in with deep
green materials As soon rs the
wrcaths have been finished they arc
packed away in the underground
boxes, where they remain until a
week before Christmas. when they are
shipped to New York and Philadel. |
phia- 1t is the rule for the mountain
eer to let his wife have the proceeds to
buy Christmas presents for the chill
drea or new clothes for them.
Still another thriving industry in the
PoconO mountain region is the cutting
Of Christmas trees Every working
day thousands of spruce and tamaraclk
trees for the city holiday trade have
been cut in the woods and swamps of
The POcOno-platcau and dragged to the
roads. where they are gathered and
hauled to the railroad stations in the
course of two or three weeks. Tho
trces run from six t. eighteen feet in
height and are very shapely. They
ire piled near the side tracks at Pocono
summit and Tobyhanna mills until ten
lays or fortnight before Christmas,
when they are packed in lumber cars
md shipped to the big cities. Last
rear nearly one hundred thousand
we're sent to market from the two sta
ions and this year. it is estimated,
he shipments will exceed one hundred
md twenty thousand trees-N Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
HINTS FOR FARMERS.

PARSLEY may be kept in condition
for use during the winter II covered
with "a box having q pane Of glass in
the top
THR tons of leaves that can be had
with no cost but the rakirg and haul
ing will be found valuable adjunct
to the keeping of stock in winter.
They not only serve TO provide the best
of bedding. but may be added to the
manure heap with advantage.
A DITCH around the manure heap will
drain it OF the surplus water. but q
large proportion Of the fertilizing mat
ter will be carried away by the water,
and especially the soluble portions.
The proper mode of arresting loss is to
supply the heap with q sufficiency of
absorbent material Even dry earth is
better than nothing.
NEVER build . fence unless You are
compelled to use one. Not only is a
fence costly. but it must be kept in re-
pair after it is made. In some sections
no fences are used. and the saving to
the farmers amounts to . very large
sum. II is cheaper to fence the stock
in than to fence against the trespass of
your ncighbor's stock.
THREE Is . demand and ready sale
for choice steers Butchers have dif-
hculty IN procuring what is termed
extra choice" cattle. There is plenty
OF rOom for farmers to improve in the
size and quality of their cattle, and
there is . larger profit ready for those
who will turn their attention to the
production of choice beef.
DIxrSYEcTAxrs cost but little. An
ounce OF sulphuric acid in a gallon of
water will destroy the germs OF all dis
eases with which it comes in contact
and can be sprayed over quite a space.
A pound of copperas, costing three
cents, dissolved in two gallons of
water. win destroy many diseases due
to filth.
LEAVE the COW stall uncleaned for
few days and the filth will be such as
to render milking the most disagreea-
BILE work that can Be performed. A
stall should not only be cleaned daily,
but should be washed of with water.
provided the stable has good drainage
behind the stalls, and the floor covered
well with cut straw or dry leaves
BEWARE Of trash. 1t is easier to &C. |
:umulate = great mass of worthless |
stuff than it is to keep the tool house |
and other outbuildings tidy. Very
'ften the opportunity arises for the
purchase st publie sales of such ma
'erinl. and the farmer buys because the !
srticle sells for little and may he of /
ase sometime. Money paid for such
lEsicles i generally money lost
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE eRoNzY cUTWoRM.


A. Pest That II Frequently Sgistakea fer
the Army Worm.
DE-. c. v. Riley. in his last years re-
pert Of the division of entomology,
U ). department Of agriculture. calls
attention to the bronzy cutworm,
which he says is frequently mistaken
for the army worm. He found it in
Aoril, 1871, feeding in numbers upon
clover in Missouri, and later in the
same season upon bluegrass in other
parts of that state. The same year it
was found ut Ithaca, n. Y, and since
tltat time has been noted in different
ploccs
Ghe moths make their appearance
daring the months Of August and Sep
tember. the females laying eggs SO that
the resultant larv@ will have time to
feed and pass through two or more
mAlts before winter. The eggs have
nct yet been specifically observed. and
wa know nothing yet of the exact
made and place of oviposition. The
partly grown worms hibernate under
sticks, stones and other rubbish. and
upon the opening Of spring come forth
and feed upon grass and other low
growing plants until they reach full
The time when they enter the
ground to pupate varies from the first
Of June to the end of the same month,
and they remain in the ground some
tine before transforming and issue rs
moths. rs just stated, from the first of
August on Though they feed in the
hot sun Mt midday, this is chiefly the
ease with diseased worms, as normally
they are essentially nocturnal. In the
more southern states the species may
hibernate as moth. rs it is frequent
" captured in the winter. The very
voang larvD are bright green, with |
base indications of the stripes which |
the large ones. The full |
yrswn larva is one of the largest of its |
Fanily, and is distinguished from all |
,thers by the pale amber-colored head |
IND the brOnzy hue Of the body. the |
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
Color Printing on Metals.

A wonderful process for direct poly.
chrome printing upon metallic surfaces
has been exhibited, by its inventor, be.
fore the French Society of Encourage.
ment of National Industry. Mr. Josz,
the inventor, calls his process metal.
lochromy. The metal is prepared for
printing by the mechanical action Of
very fnc sand. A fine and close grain
is the result which is cleaned bv inn
mersion in several alkaline solutions
This surface thus slightly roughened
has q vclvety feel, and takes litho-
graphic impression as we'll as paper
and other fabrics Directly after the
printing the metal is m oderately heat
ed. the object being to cause the ink to
enter the pores The impression,
thereby, is printed in the metal itself,
and is not merely superficial Tho
tests showed that metallochromic
prints covered with hot varnish and
set by heat presented the same ap-
pearance rs enameL-Detroit FREQ
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
HOMEMADE BaOODER.


lt IL Simple. Cheap and slas Bssa Used
with Success.
The brooder herewith described and
illustrated has been used by R Rieck,
New Jersey. with decided success. u
u dmQ1o an1 ehonR Tha. tank A in
Mt ososisoB - . thssotalA tnHND
eight 1set q 0auD - -
with sap ou oash 81 L.
end i bored . hole. throuvA l.
onc-inch pipe b runs No nearly - u
other end of . tank. On this paps 3
outside is screwed r, standin8 up
right On top Of this T II small eoak
e and below the T is q inch
pipe with valve and uniou.x-A hole
bored on the underside Of the tank very
near the cap has . one-fourth a. three.
eighths-inch pipe screwed IN for the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
Origin Of . Cust ON.

The peculiar custom OF lovers break.
ing piece Of money, each retaining
onc.half as q token of remem brance,
has come down from ancient times
Long before Europe and Asia were pro-
vidcd with inns or public houses Of en-
it was the custom for trav.
elers to seek lodgings with private
and on parting q pebble.
ring. piece of money or other token
was broken. each taking half and re-
tanning it TINT the host at some future
time. if necessary. might claim . return
Of hospitality by presenting the token.
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
Not Very Consistent.

A western editor was writing at
home, when his children disturbed him.
whereupon he howled to his wife:
Make them cussed brats keep quiet
or Ill get up and beat the life and soul
out Of them"
''Why, what's the matterr'
'.Pm busy writing an editorial de.
nouncing the infection of corporal
punishment in children in the public
schools. and il those brats interrupt
me once more I'll get mp and wear my
cane cut On them."-Texas Siftsngx
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20

bacledow +; this also has . valve add
union Another hole bored on tor6l
the tank for q piece Of one-inch rip0C
for pouring in the water; when -0li1ng
the tank the cock E ought to b opened
90 IS to let ont the air. A small piece
of one-fourth-inch pipe d conneeted
by rubber lose reaches pan on tho
floor for the overflow. The oil stove or
lamp q is for heating This heater
works very steadily, is cheap and viii
last n long while. Having built ~
boiler. the box Is made AROUND il Each
partition of the brooder il two feet long
and seven or eight inches wide. In
the back is q glass door sixteen inches
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
DANGERS THEY HAVE SEEN.

Wanderers Who Have Passed Safely
| Through Many Periis.
Now and then we are surprised to
hear that in regions where explorers
have been killed, and where fanatical
or savage inhabitants have not hesi-
tated TO attack even caravans, some
poor white fellow has wandered un-
scathed and finally turned up in civ
ilized country to tell q startling story
and furnish proof of his truthfulnesS
An instance of this sort occurred about
three years ago when . private in
French regiment serving in Senegal
deserted, and In about . year and .
half made his way across the desert of
Sahara to Algeria, passing through .
country which noione supposed could
be traversed except BY strong parties,
well-armed and equipped.
A man is living in Taugier who has
had . similar experience. DR.. Oskar
Lenz mct him while ago in that city,
where he is employed as cook in Eu-
ropean hotel lie is q German and was
formerly post office cmploye in Ba-
varia For some irregularity he fed
the country and came to America. Not
securing employment here. he worked
his passage back to Europe IS cook on
q vessel and finally reached Algeria,
where he took service in . regime nj.
But the restless Teuton soon turned his
back upon his new occuptioa and start
ed south across the wastes Of the Sa-
harA He was tolerated by some native
caravans that wcro going in the same
direction, and in this way managed to
make the d; fficult journey. He visited
the oases OF Figig and Tafillet south
OF Morocco, where he remained several
months among the fanatical natives.
He did not find life in the desert agree
able, and rs he did not dare to return
to Algeria, he set out for the north
west. crossed the Atlas range and I'm.
ally reached Fez, one of the chief cities
Of Morocco. and q few months later ar
rived in Tangier where he has since
been employed
This Adventuresomc German made
his remarkable trip without money,
and with only the most limited knowl-
edge of the Arabic language The
journey he made 70 Tafillet is known to
be IN exceedingly difficult aud danger
Gus undertaking. and it has been per-
formed BY only one explorer. Gerhard
RohlfA Unfortunately. this German
cook was not qualified to make impor-
taut observations Is to the geographical |
conditions of the region through which /!
he passed
A man Of far greater accomplish |
meuts. who incurred similar perils in |
Morocc while ago. met with tragic
fasa. This was the artist L.dein, an |
Austrian painter. who was killed in \
Morocco in 1854 For nearly a year he
wandered in the ebvirons of the larger
fowns on the northern coast painting
md hunting. He made many beauti-
ful sketches in color& Il was his in.
|ention TO penetrate TO the interior and
'isit Fes and the city Of Morocco.
md II possible. cross the
nigh Atlas range. He was imprudent
Ind usually went on his solitary iourn.
.ys without taking the most ordinary
70 avoid danger. The
Austrian consul in Tangier warned
him repeatedly Of his danger. aud as .
ast message wrote to him that he had
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20

FIG. 2. svcs9vyR1 1noqr5
LONG = co.1ea3dn4 - 1n11le 90
and looksL& in n 1(Uht peFiSou 1,
as Sd IN in Hig. Z consists a. three
piesg9A geass arranged to slide or to
- out at will. The front box,
or first run, =. is covered with glasA Jt
contains pane to lift up for putting in
the feed. After the chickens grow biz.
ger partitions I and are removed ana
the little ones allowed TO run down a
board 3 A fence two feet high Of one.
inch wire mesh separates each Aock.
1t is not advised to put moro than thirty
chicks together. else they viii erovtd
and kill each othe,.-Americaa Ami
culturiSt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
willing tn Re1in.

First Small Boy-This paper says
children oughter to be taught. what to
do in case Of fire. an they oughter 60
through the performance until they
know.
Second Small Boy-All right Where's
the matcnes?-Good News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20

Informed his government Of the artists
imprudent conduct and informed il that
he could not be responsible for the
safety Of q man who apparently took
no precautions whatever to keep him.
self from harm. LADEN seemed to
trust wholly to his good gun and his
extraordinary physical powers.
He finally set out on his long journey.
he reached Fez in safety, and then
pushed on to the city Of Morocco, and
from that point he finally set out for
the northern slopes of the Atlas
mountains Upon this journey near
the little village Of Amsmiz, ut the
river NfyA his body was found . few
days later on the spot where he had
been murdered From the fact that
none OF his possessions had been taken
1t was evident that robbery was not
the motive for the crime. 1t is prob
able that he offended against some of
the native customa Very likely he
undertook to paint . group of native
people. It is very well known that the
Mohnmmedans have strong hatred Of
any artificial representation of nature,
and that tie painting of the human
figure is forbidden in the Koran.
Laden was one more victim of the
religion which bears the namc
OF lslam.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
WELL POP SOME CORN.

How the north wind whistles
Down the valley white.
Sonn. 20 get the pepper:
Well pop some corn tonight.
Inc Goals are ali aylowlag,
tiump cheeks flush in the light.
john. 60 get the pepper;
Wen pop some corn to night.
IT'S Just the night for laughter
Hs Just the night for fun;
We will outroar old Borcas.
For We are i've to one.
Come, BesA help with the shellin.,
Nell get a basin bright,
ana John. come. shake the pepper:
wen pop some corn tonight.
The giddy corn is dancing
And jumping all about;
BE careful, Jchn, be careful
" 1t will all hop out
And burn to crisp unless you
Shake with all your might;
so shake the lopper Lively.
while We pep the corn tonight.
-TerSls Z. Darrow, in Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20
nov to Hitch : u.e,n

One of the best methods Of hitohin~
horse that is uneasy, or has the Mo
Of paving IN the stalls. is to PAS : roue
over small pulley and attaeh : po1nS
weight TO it. and fasten the hslaee -
q ring or loop en- tbxt rope upoa -
inside OF the stall. 50 that -whsa ~
horse stands ND to tho nanonB, ~
halter will te drawn mp short ~ ~
weight rest upon the door. Wh0A
lies down the weight win cono pn
enough to give him all the ropa 80 !.
sary. Some do this and have the ~.
ter fastened TO = ring upon The sop a.
head instead of under the jaW. -
when they nesafc to lead 4him ,osH
by the halter pass the loose end 49,
through the other ring. -Amsrison CO
tivat0r.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20

Next to wool silk, il is said, il the
easiest to dye Of all the textile fiberA
IN fact it runs riot in the whole gamut
of color. The aniline dye evolved BY
German chemists from coal tar gives
many of the delightful tint& For the
rest there is nadder and Brazil wood,
turmeric and cochineal saffron. indigo,
logwOod, fustic. Prussian blue and q
hundred more. There is no shade, no
tint no cloud Of color. but may be
caught and repeated in order that
beauty may 90 beautifully.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-20

-"Don't tell ~ that advertising
doesn't pay" said the editor. II know
better Only last week . man put in q
few lines stating that he was in need
Of arcwood and that very night his
house was burned. Atlanta Coustitu.
ton