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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

You never know how fond yoa ere
Of . boy until you become engaged to
his sister.
"A mans sins arc his creditors. and.
like them. they are sure to And him out
-Elmira Gazette.
-Hc-"Are We going 70 have some
music?" She-'.No. Miss Van Howl
Il going TO sing."-N. Y. Herald.
The dentist, like the rest Of ~. is
IN the race for wealth, but he always
appears to be pulling out.-Yonkers
Statesman.
We may give . man credit for his
good intentions. but he can't get cash
for them unless they are backed BY
deedA-Puck.
Let the business men talk every day
Of hard times and money will 90 and
get tight. 1t can not stand everything.
IN. O. Picsyune.
-"Why did Miss Antique leave the
hotel?" ''She was insulted. Somebody
asked her II Noah WAS . pretty baby"
brooklyn Life.
Whisky never effects my brain"
said boastful young Gayety barrie
auenter. "No," sssented Top. "Bus
IL goes to your head. thoughr'
Mr.. Bumpus-'I've heard that the
ape can not swim. Very strange. ian't
It." Mrs. Bumpus-''Yes. very. Don't
90 out too far. dear."-BroOklyn Citizen.
1T is well enough to tell . man
when he is in trouble to look on tho
bright side. The rub ID TO And tho
bright side TO look at.-Atchison Globe.
1T Is the bald-headed man who
talks so extravsSsntly and reeklcssiy
when he finds more hair In his butter
than he puts in his nightcap p-Rich.
mond Recorder.
-Winkle-"I wish I could devise
some way of hanging up my clothes"
Nodd-"l wish I could devise some way
Of getting them out after have hung
them up"-Cl Clothier and Furnisher.
Tho naughty Miss McBride-"Alas:
fear l shall develop into . confirmed
invalid-why. Mr.. Basker. where are
you going?" Smiley Basker grabbing
his shat)-''I'm going to study medicine"
Epoch.
"A Spinster Disillusioned
s'What do you mean. sir. BY asking .
young girl like me to marry You. who
are old enough to be my father7" He
.'Sophonisba. do I really look like .
ccnteuarian|'-Epoch.
When . young man has won the
hand and heart Of . rich and lovely
girl, everybody joins in calling him .
lucky dog. except, possibly. . disap-
pointed rival. who Is rather inclined 70
think of him as . coneeited puppy in
stead. Journal.
-Fanale (to Crinkle. Yalevard. '9sl -
by the way, saw . man from your
college at o summer resort He Was
carrying everything before him."
Crinkle lproudly)-"YeAs sir. That il .
distinguishing characteristic Of our men.
What WAS he doinR?" Fangle-''Acting
as waiter in the dining-room."-Har
per's Bazar.
-"I'm getting disgusted with every.
thing and everybody! y!'exclaimed Brown.
pcevishly. '.wherever I 60 there Is
fraud" II can't say that your do your
self IN injustice. remarked FoRg; ''but
there is no need Of your being 20 in
Renuous. The utterauce Of q self-evf-
dent truth is only waste Of words. my
boy, only Q waste Of wordA"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
SHE WANTED THEM WEIGHED.


A Woman Who Doubted the Honesty ofa
Grape Pedd1es.
She was q business woman. Anybody
could see that She had . square jaw.
. firm-set mouth. and o. she stepped up
to 4 State street fruit stand yesterday
afternoon the young man in charge felt
that he was in for It She had been at-
tracted by q sign which read: "GrspeA
cents per pound"
..lIow much are those grapes WORTH"
she questioned, in . green persim,non
tone of voice.
Five cents . pound. ms'am-"
"You may give me three pounds. f" she
said, after = pause.
The young man oponed . paper be9
and, with the assurance Of long expe-
rience in the business. 6lled il and
passed il toward her.
II want three pounds OF grapes." che
observed icily.
"Well. here you are. ma'sm," persist
ed the vender.
"You will weigh those grapes. II you
please" and the mercury In the ther.
momoter across the street fell four de-
grees.
Certainly. ma'am." and the boy ad-
justed . small pair Of scales 70 tho
three.pound notch. When the bag was
placed in them the lever went mp with
. snap. He took out ono bunch and laid
it back in his box. Still down weight
Another and the scales righted 70 hair.
'Therc you are. ma'am-" but she
snatched the bag and bolted, mad
enough to murder somebody.-Chicago
Mail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

4. q oide Of boz. D. dow at che outer
6x3 EAii tie. In which are .n,..-. -;~h
places harness psss. e. -
bottom nail tic q. siil TO u3u ues| sns
sssbls. ,. sail tie. II. upper one. D.
joists being sxe; the
lowtf oaA. E. 3xA To these ! nailed
the Aiding previously removed. saving
e toal3t
then nailed on the roof board c.
and the Aocr A. which inel0sed III ~
shingiin9. Inside. next NE stshls. l
easel around the door with two,ineh
platk. leaving IN opening for door
thiray inches wide and and sixty-seven
inches high. The door was placed six
inches above tho sill. giving room In
side TO lay the collar On the Aloping
Aoof and also the eurry-eombs and
brushes. Three pegs made out Of Cd
wagon spokes we're put into the piece
d, and the whole constitutes . con.
vensently unobtrusive harness closet
thaS just nicely holds three ssts of has-
neal b Pierce. in Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The remains Of about one hundred
elephants have been found at Mont
Dali. in Brittany, whe e they are gath
cred ON a surface of about one thousand
square meters. All the bones are
broken. and 1t is thought that the ami
mails must have been eaten BY prehis-
toric men.
During the year 1890 1ss, $50 men
were recruited for the German army.
Out Of these 5,9lo were not permitted
to enter, rs they were in excess of the
number provided for by the army bud
get The volunteers numbered Il. .6G6.
making the total Of los. .5Os, cot whom
4.l3l are destined for the feet
According TO Russian sources the
total population Of Russia is los, Oh, T.
6s2. OF these, :75, s4i, GA are adherents
Of the Orthodox church. OF the others,
ll,000. 900 are Pascolnites or ''Scc-
tarians"-i G.. Stundites. etc; 7.6A6, 796
are Roman Catholics. Al04.e0 are
Protestants (nearly: all Lutherans).
e.6e0. 900 are Jews and 1000, 900 are
Mohammedaus and hesthenA
Gen. Booth is negotiating with the
corporation of London for the purchase
of q site on Victoria Embankment. The
general is understood to have offered
to pay 10000. year for the land in
question. On the site he wishes to
build an enormous block of buildings
containing four great halls, the largest
to hold 10, ZOO people. hotel and res
taurant and varioas other convcn-
fences.
country, but its ancient form Of Chris
tianity is very corrupt Christian civil
ization exists in Liberia, Sierra Leone,
Senegambia. the South African repub.
lie, Cape Colony. Or.nge Free State and
Congo Free State; but. Of course, there
are very large numbers of pagans and
Mohammedans within the boundaries
of some Of those states which are under
Christian infiuence.-N. Y. Christian
Advocate.
Great Britain is going steadily
ahead in the work of fortifying the
coast line of her American possessions
on both sides of the continent lmpor-
tant Notifications ere being built on
the British Columbian coast, and the
authorities have now decided to place
two revolving turrefs at the Fort York
redoubt at Halifax. One is to be placed
Mt the northern end and one at the
southern end dof the fort. Each turret
will be built Of stone and will contain
four sixty-top guns:
"A transcontincnta railway is under
construction in Australia, and that
great continent will ere long be trav-
ersed from south to north by . line of
rails which will penetrate vast regions
still unpeopled and, largely uncxplOred.
Nearly 600 miles Of the line have been
completed from Port Adelaide north to
Angle Pool. while on the north end q
road has been buils from Port Darwin
south to Pine Creek. leaving a gap of
about l.loo rifles, which will be reduced
over 90 miles this year by construction
from both eHds.-Eailway Age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

Gl.usaey WAssA ~ 1sesulgne -

- c. aonhA
Ths finest kind . . ta1le 1a3a1y
- tint dskylnsa 80 oa1p -..'. -
nnw a. ssAdy nGosy . sny sseee
~ - year = Uwoe9 eeaD
uaSo IN tie 1o1loW3ng unoe
~ snilk - - tpw iaehO 49, =
shallow oPsa panA va
= about oae-half o. ~ seef4ee -.
pans ahouA b ct @ - seove -
~ esuam :,erinklea" 1ho eo0ve -
noe g too hot nor tho pgneeD -
raDsa Thick, tough sAoooo q esees
Isre ths requisite. Setting - pane -
nflk away atain 70 eoo1 wflI nAEe
a. Gheets Of Tie best TIT 60 =
rolled a entire Such cream mnse =
placed IN tn molds without bosees
ana standine On folded elseh TO absorb
the uoisturs. Some prefer topseee .
thin stssw nat betweea the eseeM
elotA. After - houEs the nosds na4 -
turnea ever and. - .hours LATER -
go viIf. seand wjthou& suppose 80
Sc ready 70 ell or uss. Only The s9an.
est possible amount Of salt = appaieo
10 the cheese ends - they - tnvese'
"a A little psactiee viii Fcducs .
fancy product Of ready and high SO
sad the work II - nothing eo0p9eo
20 lie manufacturs Of cheese g
lbutsec. Desirable sises sre 9xD ineoee
and ~ inehes thick, and sxl tnehes q
the same thicknssa The later eoer
taips lost twice the amount Of cneeee
thax the former does and sh0uld sell Soe
. little lees than twice the prica Tneeo
delicious little cream eheeses shoulA =
eaten fresh, be- propssly handlsd. w.A
Keep . week. Some advsnta9eo q eeae
form of dairyinR are the 1ollow1nG
The dairyman win soon realise . tn'
eentive to the most careful breeding -
obtain the best stock for erea1 pro-
duetiou. The cost Of the utenslls -.
auired for this work IL next - noenfnG
The product can to marketed twtee .
week in the neatest kind Of . light car.
riage 70 well-to-do townspeopse afesr y
= introdueca and . trade butlt ~
Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
WELL MADE ROADS.

Th1y lnersass TIE val2s - PPspesty Oae
Hs.Arsd Pse Csat.
rand spectators. realizing tAe i'm
postance Of good road facilities. seldom
pltcs . tract upon the market unt1
THY have improved the appsoaesss md
ar3FewAya This il one Of the reasons
Why the boom In California wosAo sac-
ceis<ul Especial stsention was paid 70
th1 streets in al towns laid ouk T6ey
wsrs made attractive. aud In nearly
every instance sidewalks Of cement
were Fut IN plaee before the Arst puE-
chaser was invited 70 inspss9s,ths
psemiseA -
There Is smother reason. kowsvse.
WY the roads should Be s0peoved
NJ. Isaac B. Potter. in IN axtie1e 10 IN
ekyineerin9 magazine, holds that oae-
half the II. 00o, 600 horses and msles O
tie farms Of the United StaAes could
d. the hauling Of the farm produce Il
eJea the present country roads were
paced in good repair. With = reduc-
tton Of only IN eighth Of TIE numbes
o. draught animals. the saving each
day would amount 70 about 14.0oo
TINS Of hay and 7Ao9o basAels ID
efain, which. regarded - - mooey
value. would aKount to SSoo, 800 day.
~ tlll, ,00o. 90 . year. II the value a
tne saving In animals h sdded, total
of ee5A. .00o. 900 resultA
Considered from this standpoint 4
hay readily Be shown that iu.ths
course Of . few years the roadg can be
paid for In the saving they wou2d
Samlse. In localities where roadD have
seen macadamized the value of propcr.
y has increased about 100 per cent
Add this increase to the. saving t1sce
ed and there results . handsomo<na(
peoAA How localities can eontinue q
sxist with few and badly kspt roaAs,
.~hen the advantage Of the revesse art
&c plainly evident = moro than can b
intelligeBtly answered-SG Loais Re
public. 80.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
n: - II
PIa 1.

friend as hay window. had thick
l..foot pine board. - inches wide.
This marked and sawed - shown In
Fig I. the lines q and beings inches
out of perpendicular and the middle
limo q. being sawed on . diagonal 60
as to give . half-pitch rood. I
then went into The horse
stable directly behind the stalls
In eaily use. and sawed eut
that part Of the nail +. Fig. 3, Whsr@eit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

{, HExs require green food IN wintes.
/, KEEP snQugh fowls 20 buy the gro
,eeriea.
Coax and corn meal are the hest fss-
.tsning foods
A GOOD hen via lay twice her weight
In eGgs h . yea.
} WnEH grain is Ted throw on a1Isser
end partly cover II mp
On the farm. - least, the uedium-
sixed breed ayO tho best
OsE fowl with senrvy lea b opt 70
impaFt the diseaae 70 olherA
A COOKED MIXTURE of the tnh1e Scrapj
makes good ,aosniax ret3ea.
CLos4 70 lasys eities beo1loD hing =
pors naoasy uaa anythiax aase.
Ducks aai Geess are tie he1t 6sUls
70 raise o. wet Jow-lyfng 1aodA
BAnIsY anA Wheat IN al1ss1ately
rake . sGosapQrlps1pein9 raaisl-
A sUpp1u GAAn0o ftU0 90 Ma q
krain - oD61n1TW WiDl oftia stnp hens
tfoaa lagto6s
L oxncn $500 Gnly voluaAle = uene
~ = ~ GnuaA aapp1lY tso1uee
~ - n..-.-s-<<. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
Nolst ure-Pan In Oven.

In our own experience in baking. We
find that small pan of water placed in
the oven and filed As soon NJ it be-
comes dry. is . great help. 1t prevents
the bread or cake from burning, even
with q full oven and very hot 6re, saves
nearly one-half the labor in watching
and turning the loaves. and prevents .
thick, hard crust. 1t Is usually filed
with water from the teakettle, but II
the oven seems too hot, throw out the
hot water. fill with cold and put back.
The pan we Use is ten inches long. onn
inch wide and one deep. 1t is made BY
folding the tin ut the ends and pound
ing lightly until the folds arc so close
that the pan is water-tight A pan
made with solder will not do, for with
the best of care it will sometimes be-
come dry and the solder melt and run
out. This pan slips in beside the pans
of bread. next the fire box. and takes
very little room. Always have holder
to handle IL with. and handle carefully
when pouring in water after 1t has be
come dry. or q bad scald will sesult-
Albany Cultivat0r.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

That great magaxins The Century.
published BY The Century Co, of New
York City, II going 70 outdo II own m
rivaled record in tn programme for the
coming year. Among its features =
series Of articles on what the Govern
ment Il doing and ought to Do for TIE
farmer. including The Farmers Dis
content" ''Coopsration." the Work
ings Of the Department Of Agriculture,
etc. A novel Of America and India BY
Rudyard Kipling. written with . young
American author, Il one Of four novels
which Il Win print and The greatest
American writer's viii -furnish is short
stories. The famous 6poniard, Emilio
CASTELAR,, win coatributs . new Liie Of
Columbus. to be maeni6esntly iiluaf5s-
ted; there will be aEtieles On ths We1,1's
Fair, BY special aEraagensut w1lh The
Managers; tho humorfst I'M Nye" h
70 contribute . unique ssriea. an4 df1,
5ersnt phases q New YoEk III ~ -
treaAed II spasnaid il1e1eza6ee -
TIE Azst g theee NeHEeg1
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
Artificial Di.,nonl Povder.

Carborundu.n is term which has
been applied to a manu- featured SUBJ
stance intended to take the place Of
diamond dust ard bort in the abrasion
OF hard substances The product is
said to ;e wholly unlike the substances
from which it is derived. In compost
ton it is almost pure carbon; in con-
struc:ioa crystalline. and in hardness
ii is ten on Mohr's scale. On account Of
these qualities it is, to all intents. and
purposes. manufactured diamond pow
der. bat its color IS slightly darker.
Under the microscope many Of the
crystals are dark green, otiers are gel
low. still others are blue and some are
absolutely colOrlcsS = Jewellers Re
view.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
TIE osFFHvNcE.
lt6 c.gh on thirty ycar er more
Since Hannah LEFT her mothes.

lyH c,gh on thirty year er more
Since Hannah LEFT her mother.
n'xc agreed that she an
4 Could house with one aul&hee.
An all these years OF marf1 Mss
:. That have shared with H1GAh
Have gone 10 prove the diffruneoA
= 'rwixt man an woraan's maane&
fA~9@
Now Hannah has her garden beds.
!. An, tends her plants an pos!es,
While I weed out my turnip plot
An hoe my early roses.
Then Hannah has her cats an doSA
~ Her Poll an pct canary,
while think NOR Of useful teasts
Ter keep the farm an dairy.
: We're both contcntcd with our lot,
lIet her have her parrots,
s. never minds that prefer
Ne surnips, beets aad carrt
rcr in this life the pretty thirgs
Are put beside the common,
An that's the reason why nan
ss WaD01ie TO love woman.
Aa9ee, in Detroit Free PreSA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

was eovere0 y
70 mr. sidttg
boartlA bsitg
four feet In
length. Then ]
sawed the siding
st I. just - far
'sbove the siu u
as the length Of
the longer side
Of the board 4,
c. Then romoV.
ing the sawed
siding, I nailed
the pine boards
70 the edges Of
til siding on
either sid . Of
tho opening. l
connected these
boards " hfeA
formed the sides
Of the bay win.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

A man had only just landed. and the
geography Of America was rs dim ss
human charts of Heaven.
II want to get TO such and such .
place. Just book me through and take
care of my luggage, will you?"
Don't know anything about it.
There's the bureau OF information"
At the bureau of information the
clerk:
mo such station ON our line"
"Then what line is IL on?"
"Don't know"
"Well, look here! This IL the al.
dress. am going to my brother-in-
laws I'm stranger. and"
Can see that" snapped tho clerk.
and turned his back.
The stranger ran into the arms of .
good-natured darkcy in the blindness
Of his disgust, and it took the Ethio.
plan to put him on the right track
Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02
NAVAL FLAG SIGNALS.
what the Various Symbols Mean and
wavs They Are Displayed.


Wavs They Are Displayed.
An admirars dag is square, with four
stars in a diamond on . blue ground; Q
vice admirars has three stars, forming
half diamond. Rear admirals have
three flags. according to rank. viz:
blue, with two white stars in the CEN
ter of ficld, one above the other; red,
with two white stars; white. with two
blue stars. Commodores have also three
f1ags-blue, red, white. swallow-tail,
bearing one star in center Of field.
The secretary OF the navy floats q
blue square f1ag-a foul anchor sur
rounded by four white stars This dag
came into use in 1865.
When the president comes on board
q United States vessel . blue square
1ag containing the arms Of the United
States is hoistcd at the main, honored
with salute of twenty ono guns, and
remains aloft while the president re-
mains on board. The vice-president is
received with the American ensign at
the fore.
A flag of truce is . white flag dis
played to an enemy to indicate . desire
for parlcy or consultation.
The red flag is o mark Of danger. and
shows a vessel to be receiving or dis
charging powder.
The black is the symbol Of piracy.
The yellow flag belongs to the quar-
antine service, and when displayed is .
sign Of contagious disease.
A convoy flag is white, triangular in
shape. bordercd with red. and is worn
BY men-of-war when conveying mcr-
chant vessels
A pilot fiag is the jack. bordered with
red. hoisted at the fore.
A compass Aag is square flag divided
into four squares or cantons-blue. vel
low, white, red, hoisted over the nu.
neral flags of the signal code repre-
sensing the points of the compass.
A dispatch flag is q white, square nag
with five blue crosses, generally known
as the five of clubs; hoisted forward
denotes important and urgent special
service which must not be interferedl
with by any officer junior to the one BY
whom it was dispatched.
A church pennant is white pennant,
without swallow tails. charged with .
blue Latin cross, hoisted at the peak,
during divine service over the ensign.
The cornet Is . square flag divided
into four equal parts Of alternate red
and white. and when hoistcd anywhere
without other fags is q peremptory
order for all absent boats and officers
to return on board without delay. 1t
is also signal for sailing, and has long
been used in the navy for that purpose.
To strike the dag is to lower the ma
tional colors. A flag at half-mast
means that death has occurred, and
hoisted union down is q signal of dis
tress Dipping the cOlorr is lowering
the ensign some distance and then hoist
ing it again to salute a vessel or fort
n. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

II was on Sixt. avenue surface car.
A young woman occupied one end Of .
seat and young man the other. Tho
young woman was perfectly sober; the
young man had indulgcd in three
glasses of beer. The conductor came
along the outside Of the car to collect
the fares, and as the young woman was
far away she handed her nickel to tho
young man. He received it. looked at
her for moment through his tears.
and then said rs he passed it ON:
Il ascept the responsibility and
thank you for the confidence reposed in
my integrity. Never beat . woman on
q street car out of . nickel in my life.
Booze a little now and then. but
stand pat ON my record for honesty"
She started to lock confused and EN-.
barrasscd. but he fell asleep in about
half a minute and she changed her
mind.-M Quad, in n. Y. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

Omeer-See here. sir! what business
have you with that Mfe-preserver?
jeremiah Green from Watts Cor.
uers. n. J.)-Why. overheard some q
the folks - sayin' that this here boat
was a-goin' to bust her record this trip.
an you Jest bet I'm goin TO b rosdy
Ter her when she goes!9Judga.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

The photographer Of the poor ana
humble used to be man who ran gal
lery on wheels In New York he Is
now Q man who works the back streets
very much after the fashion Of IN organ
grinder He pays no rent He plants
his camera in front OF . small butcher
shop or shoe shop or notion store. Then
his assistant goes in and strikes bar
gain. 10 protest that NO picture is
wanted does no good. The man takes
It anyhow. saying, IS last resort, that
Il vent cost anything. In couple Of
dlys the finished pictures come around
a III you want them you can have
: y for = quarter" Psrhaps in four
- Oat at I'VE tn quarter is forth
ing. A snart butcher wagon o. =
groeer's driver. . nice truek teao
b brace q nulee Or , PIT dog, they
some witAin Nh sosolslg phceoc
er's tnntan6A Ara q oee1. dlnys
jeks ~ ! noas sun - 1eoavs-u
braid -,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

DR.. Pundit-What do you think q
education as = promoter OF morality
Mr.. O. h. Server-Well. IL turns ou1
some mighty intelligent criminalA-
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-02

About one-third Of the earth's pop
ulatiOn belongs to the various Chris
tian sectA A French statistician esti-
mates that there arc 1.1oS. ESQ 900 peo-
pie on the earth. and that - per cent
arc OF the whitc raee, - Per cent Of
the yellow race. IL per cent Of the negro
racs. 3 per cent Of the mixed Oceanis
sases, and per cent. Of Indiana