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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.

IN planting . new strawberry bed
the pistillate varieties are perhsps more
productive than the double-sex berry.
but the rule II 70 use three rows oS
pistillates and 0ns row Of staminates.
The crescent still holds il place Is one
of the best, but II requires some varie.
ty, such Is the Wilson. in order TO have
the blossoms fertilized Do not plant
new varieties until they have besa tried
and tested. srsf}
IT II well said that ten acres - snail
fruits will often make . msu more
truly prosperous than teA times -
much land in wheat or corr. He may
not be worth n much in actual capital
invested. but he will be getting larger
net income. and doing il with much
less severe toll. The small farm. wen
titled, whether Il be in fruits, dairy.
vegetables, etc.. il almost always the
most satisfactory. 4
II you transplant any trees this
spring take the precaution % prune tlAo
branches % % TO restore the rest -.
stroyed by the root mutilations that are
always iuseparable from removals. and
then mulch 50 - 70 retsin moisture M
til the new rootlets can ret . rood
start Many trees are lost By neglect
ing the proper cutting back. this lesv-
ing too much work for the crippled
roots to accomplish. E.
The idea Of drugginG cows 70 ,in-
crease their production Of milk d 70 re-
pulsive that there will Be little regret
expressed At the failure Of - expert
meut carried out in France BY NJ.
Cornevin, who administered pAiloears
pine as likely TO increase the secretioss.
He found after several trials that tho
drug had no influence upon the guam
tity Of milk, though the constitueDts
were affected notably in the increase Of
sugar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
OUR STRONG POINTS.

We Should Not Condemn Those Wh0 no
Not Possess Them.
Punctnality il most useful and need
ful virtue. which all would do well 70
cherish, even at the cost Of much per-
sonal excrtion. But he who. punctual
himself, rigidly ex.cts the same OF
everyone else. accepting n" excuse.
making no allowance, rebuking every
delay with q severity quite dispropor-
tionate to the ofRense. and indulging in
an impatience and indignation far more
ccnsurable than the tardiIess which
called IL forth. does more to bring his
favorite virtue into disrepute than to
recommend il. Some years ago, in En-
gland. the principal of large bust
ness house met one morning, with
stern and frowning aspect, an aged and
feeble clerk who had been absent from
his post for two days. The latter,
ahashed at the condemnation he read in
his employers face began in trembling
accents:
81 have been very i'll. sir"
"Ill. sir" repeated the stony-heartcd
merchant, I'LL, sir; you ought to haze
been dead"
OF course such extreme cruelty was
only made possible by the unjust rela-
tions Of employer and employed. but We
may easily believe that punctuality was
the favorite virtue of this specimen Of
inhumanity.
The very fact that our fsvorite virtue
is one in which we ourselves excel
should be sufficient to make us at least
doubtful rs to its great superiority.
That we possess il and value II is Ger.
tainly no proof that II excels others
which we have not. and do not appreci-
ate. A truer insight would. perhaps,
convince us that out of the many
virtues to which we can make but
slight pretensions there are several ID
more weight and value than the one on
which we pride ourselves Atsny rate,
whatever II may be, and however essen
tial. there is always some other Of q
different nature wanted to balance and
70 guide It, The more we excel in one
direction the more we need 70 excel in
another. The man with . strong sense
Of justice is especially called upon "a
cultivate his generous impulses; and
the generous man should exercise more
than ordinary pains to hold the scales
Of justice. Firmness without sympathy
degenerates into obstinaey; AMI sym
pathy without individuality reduces Z
man to what Emerson calls - mush ol
concessions" So through the whole
gamut Of virtues, each Is dependent up
on some other for rs own hest efficiency
and the favorite ene moro thsn oil
other. needs ~ samplemsak-9etrei'
Eree Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
ALL ABOUT SHEEP.

How 70 Have the l8eastlfal end the Cse-
fsl Go Together.
Below will be found the substance Of
Q paper written by Cassius NJ. Clay. Of
Kentucky. for the meeting of the Amer
icsn Southdown association. lately held
In Chicago.
They require high. .well-dr.ined ss'ils
and always green food In cold
weather, when snow and stOr;C prevail,
one-haH pint Of cora day is proper.
Frozen vegetation is very unwholesome
TO sheep.
Cattle and sheep do best together.
The cattle preceding the sheep bite
the grass short enough for the sheep.
which eat none but fine succulent grass
Prime, frst-rate sheep cannot be
made without variety of herbs. The
small and numerous weeds left BY cat
tie are eagerly sougft for by sheep.
A two or three-year-old ram il the
best, and NO eve should be bred under
yearlings past
Wool growing on valuable land Is .
poor business. After increasing my
wool from two and . half 70 six and .
half pounds. found that - factor Of
price il was . mistake to regard weight
Of fleece in selecting my rams What
we want ON Soutbdowns n mutton.
What we want is short, fine, close wool
70 protect the sheep against rains and
cold-nothing more. The finer the
wool the finer the mutton.
When not interrupted BY dies, sheep
feed In lines like an army ready for
action. The leaders move OF, and the
remainder fall inte line right and left.
When the leader changes front or di-
yectiou the wings follow up over eaten
surfaces or hasten to form the new
lbse losing grass and time. So the
sssaller the Aock the better are the
sleep for these reasons. In very larSe
h.,cks the extremes Of the wings are in
esitably mean sheep. This l. too plain
fer argument. Ir1ise these Ane sheep
ou:y Ear breeders; and getters Of mutt
ton sheep BY erossing On scrubs or mon
grels are left to asn Of less experience
or tasts for the beautiful But here
the beautiful and the useful march TO.
gether.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
A MONKEYS CURIOSITY,
lt Becomes Greatly Iaterestsd In . New
L0ck.

lt Becomes Greatly Interested In New
Lock.
One day recently . new lock was put
upon the door Of the monkey cage in
Central park. The monkeys watched
the proceeding with great interest, and
the curiosity Of one monkey became
particularly excited. After the work.
men had finished and gone away, he
drew near to investigate this strange
ornament to his house. He felt the
lock all over with his paws; polsed his
finger through the kcyhole, and twist
ed it about, shaking the door while he
did 50. Then he looked long and earn
estly through the key-hole, first with
one eye, and then with the other. Then
he examined the hole with another fin
ger.
During his examination Of the lock .
little monkey drew near. and stood
watching his actions attentivcly. The
inquisitivc fellow happened to turn
around, and found himself observed.
He few at the little monkey with . cry
of rage, and gave him a sharp box on
the ear. The poor little monkey, in
great alarm, hed to the fArthest corner
of the cage, and crouched down there
whimpering. Having no defended his
outraged dignity. the first monkey re-
sumed his study of the lock.
He climbed mp the bars of the cage,
and took views Of it from above. Then
he stopped down and took an obscrva-
ton from below. Then he peered
through the key-hole, first with one
eye, then with the other, rs before.
Then he explored il again with his I'm.
ger. Presently, finding himself again
watched BY the little monkey. he sprans
1t him again, and gave him snothe,
beating.
Overmuch curiosity il always pun.
ished in this world, and, by-snd-by,
this monkey found IL out He caught
his finger in the key-hole. and. in spite
Of al his efforts, could not release Il.
He twisted and struggled, chattered
and screamed. His outc1ies finally
brought . keeper TO his rescue. and the
finger was extricated, with loud laugh.
ter from the spectators Seemingly
much humilitated. the monkey retired
to . corner of the cage. where he sat
nursing his wounded finger, and sullk-
ing rs unmistalnbly - ever . cross lit
tie boy sullks. And in the opposite cor
ner sat . much smaller monkey, and.
am sure. II sver monkeys smile inward
~. that little monkey was doing that
very thing.-IIarper's Young People.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
FARMERS WORKSHOP.

a Place for Evesythlog and Evsrythlag ID
lts Place.
There are many farmers who. II they
once learned the advantages to be de-
rived from . shop in which there is .
place for everything and everything in
its place, would not do without it for
many times its first cost, especially that
part which I call . variety case" ]
became tired of the old way Of having
bolts, screws, nails. rivets, wire.
buckles. ETC., in boxes standing here
and there, oftcntimcs all sizes in the
same box, just because there was no
other place for them. The bother and
loss of time were great. as had to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

OokeIA She stitched boots when that
seldom work offered. She knit abhS
sewed. She did not know an idle no
ment the year round.
Ry years Of patient toll Abby had ye
duced the amount Of the mortgage.t Il
one hundred dollars. And one night
when she looked 1t her handbook ad
counted the days receipts, she found
enough TO cancel the debt. II was 8
matter Of verificstion only, for shs
knew to cent tho state of her finances
Pardonably she wept little that ne.
work was accomplished. The goal va.
reached she had set. and beyond wisict
she had not before looked. Now she
was brought face to face with blank
ness. Whittier should she wander
through il, and what should she strive
fer: She asked herself these questions
fer it was borne in upon her that the
old desire was = thing Of the past. be
ing gratified, and that she must dis
cover a new one. Through anticspa'
tion, her hope had mirrored brightly,
but now she found its reverse side dull
and with the disappointment mingled 4
bitter surprise that il was 50.
The widow broke In upon this con
jured-up sadness with real living sorTovs
of her own. She was crying, and all
Abby's hearttenderneSs went out to
her at once. for the widow was . proud
little woman, and had kept her gfiefa
at home until now. fairly driven fcl
consolation to Abby's kindly arms. And
there she lay and sobbed her story
how Jim had been placed under bonds
and had broken them, and could not
pay and must SO away to some prison.
Little by little she laid bare the trial
Of desolate years, and Abby listened
sympathetically.
''Jim could get away" said the
widow, ''he would go into the navy. ~
his father did. Jim always wanted to,
but I couldn't let him 60; he is NIL !
have. He can do nothing else, snd
would not let him 60. I was SO selfish
Il kept him against his leaning-.and
now he must SO to prison. 1t is a suag'
mcnt on me-"
And Abby consoled her distress and
lulled her to rest rs gently rs she would
. grieving child. I
The next day Abby strobe down the
white road to the village and dreT al
her money from the bank. The cSshieI
joked her upon extravaganza.
Going to buy gold-heeled shoes;now'
Abby"
She looked mp smiling. "Yes, my
gold-heeled shoes. Took long tine Ia
pay for them. didn't it?''
II wish we might all get thema If Il
would make rs look rs happy rs YOU do
now" said he.
Abby marched from the banf into
the presence of the town officis,s sit.
ting on Jim Barker's case. Tho con-
stable was there ready to conduct bin
to the state reformatory.
what will it cost to get JIM oif?''
she demanded.
'One hundred dollars, said the clerk.
Abby counted the amount % the
table. while all the room stared. ''come,
Jim," said she.
Jim came from his constable-gsarled
corner. and followed her out. Ise was
amazed. His malcdorous careet had
not brought him many acts Of kiHdness
1t the townspeople's hands. sHhat
does this mean, Miss Abby?' hs said.
huskily. y
She smiled 1T him reassuring. y, ,"yust
this. Jim--gold-heeled shoes. And,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

That night the widow agais lay in
Abby's arms. "Jim's gone; he soid me
ALL" she whispered. ''fIow cOild you?
Abby, Abby. here I've lived beside you
for years. and never knew you"
Il haven't changed . spccE," said
Abby, in affected grimness, her face
turned away.
ABBY, don't turn away: you'te saved
Jim. You've saved me. AnE think
what it cost! Oh! Abby, yoar gold
heeled shoes!"
There, don't mind. Leathes is good
enough the rest Of the way"
II can never pay you bacA Abby,
but while have . crust OK! Abby,
I can't tell you all think" sSe cried,
for the event bore . poetic fa;acy into
her plain-furnished mind. ''kat I do
believe your gold-heeled shoess are lay
ing mp for you to walk the syreets Of
Paradise. se."-George !. Putnam IN Har~
per's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
A srRoxe rRILLn.

4 oIH0N0 T1ILLD.
At each end . wire. ., b attaaked 70.
the hrst post, &. near the ground. anA
TO the top Of the secosd post l. .
shown in the sketch. Where the teellis
line 10 long and heavy one. . wire =
attached near the bottom Of the second
post and near the top of Tie third post,
OF course BY either plan the Arst post -
not hrseed bat Il Armly Set II will
rsadily stsna sll ~ strain ol The osso /,
spaes.-AAeyissa Agyiexlt~sisA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

Old Bill Miclrils was . wesi-known
character in Bowling Green. Ky. He
was never regarded - . brxve man.
nor was he supposed 70 be more than
ordinarily truthful. but no ohe could
question the shrewdness Of soSle of his
observations. One day Bill WIS sitting
in front Of hotel. tipped bach against
the wall. when Judge Simps>n came
along. The judge. without saying any
thing to Bill. kicked his chair from
under him and then ''larruped him
with . walking cane.
Bill got up when the judge hsd passed
on-got up and. rneditating 4 few mo-
Elents, remarked:
"Man never gets too old tolcaru. I
have just found out that Judge Simpson
has but very little regard f@s we."-
Opse Read, In vsasss 4 Gold
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

open sometimes nearly u dozen boxes to
find the thing ! wanted. Thus necessi-
ty became the mother of invention. and
the result was . lease" in which there
is q place for everything, ss shown in
the cut.
The drawers are made of small. light
boxes (which can be had at the grocery
etores) sawed TO the right size, and then
mailing a side. bottom or end to them.
Is required. The lower, ones arc shall
low, for nails, etc, two " three inches
deep; those intended for more bulky
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

-Patient-''I can't sleep At night
doctor. What shall ! do?" Doctor
"You should ccntrive 70 sleep little
through the day. thea"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

SQuAsaEs are good feed for mileh
eowA They produce rich milk and are
found from esparienee preferable TO
puIupkinA They are Ayetyate 5Qed
Dlso ~ tattssiDy hqgA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

Jim, 20 home now, and say got;d-by to
your mother. Then be . good tailor
and . man."
Quickly he stood bareheadeC ''Be-
fore God, I'll try" he said.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
WASH DRESSES.
0e0e Neat and Tasty Effects IN Spring
Gowns.

Oe0e Neat and Tasty Effects IN Spring
Gowns.
Wash dresses of lawns and ginghams
are made in many Of the ways described
for other dresses, but without lining in
the waist. Zephyr ginghams In narrow
stripes Of pink, green, blue or lilac with
white are in great favor at present, and
are made up straight instead of bias, a.
they were last year. A full gathered
and hcmmed skirt of three or four
breadths Is in dresses for girls from six
to fourteen years old. A high belted
waist has . blouse effect by fulnesa
gathered ON the shoulders in front and
back, with . point Of embroidery let in
at the top of the 'front.' A turncd-down
rufYlc of embroidery is around the nea|x,
and the mutton-leg sleeves have en-
hroidered cuffs. The belt is of insertion.
Other gingham waists have = yoke Of
embroidery. and q pointed Swiss belt to
match. Still other round waists have
bias bretelles of the gingham, narrow at
the waist line. but widening out to four or
six inches on the shoulders, and stitched
on through the middle in full gathers
or plaits. Low, round baby waists Of
gingham, lawn or nainsook. with .
bertha and sleeve frill of embroidery to
be worn with q guimpc, were described
in the Baxar last summer. Pretty dresses
Of pink null or lawn with no lining. and
sleeves that tic up SO they can be easily
laundered, have . low gathered belted
waist, and . deep full frill Of the lawn
around the neck tied up on the shoul-
ders with light blue velvet ribbon.
White pique dresses have . shallow
yoke all in one piece Of blue pique, with
. Swiss belt Of the blue and blue cuffs
TO the full sleeves; three rows of white
braid trimming are on all the blue parts.
Cotton cheviot and cotton Bedford
dresses for school wear arc made in this
way. Sailor dresses with blouse and
deep sailor collar and straight skirt,
gathered or box-plsited, will be made Of
duck, drilling or Madras cloth in white,
blue or pink. with trimming Of white
braid in many rowA-Harper's Bazar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18
THE GRAPE TReIllS.

A Simple Yoe E0seslve way - AAd114 -
lts Seroagth.
The constant change Of Temperature
causes the trellis wires 70 expand and
contract, and the heavy winds during
the growing season when the vines sre
heavily laden with foliage and fruit. all
conspire 10 loosen the end posts q the
trellis line; hence, the posts need 70 b
sst deep and frm and etherwise bssesd
70 stand the strain upon them, anA -
this end the plan shown IN the illuatra-
ton Is praeticed BY many vineyardis&A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-18

The Paris hats are large, with Zap
trims, which are caught up at the back
By upright tufts Of ostrich plumes. and
invariably have strings for tying under
the chin. Sometimes the hats are
straw, and sometimes are drawn On
wire. and are the foundation Of the
most quaint and curious admixture Of
colored ribbons and flowers Of several
kinds; for example, . large tuft Of
shaded tulips was accompanied BY
bunches Of cowslips. The Welsh crown
In these hats is one Of the greatest now
city, and our eyes are for the present
20 unaccuatomed to them that doubt
II anybody could wear them without at
tracing attention. Close-set wreaths
Of roses without foliage often surround
these crowns and are iuto0uoed b..
ufstA tbs bylW -ousso,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-20
HEAVY SHOWS IN COLORADO
The Wires Down and Rail-
road Traffic Stopped.
THOUSANDS OF CATTLE PERISH
Trains Wrecked and Several
Men Injured.
A Conductor Blown From His Train Down
"a Steep NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Belated
and Their Locations Unknown--The
Worst Storm Ever Known on the Union
Pacific.

DENVER, Coll, Oct l4.-The Republican
received d special from Cheyenne at /
O'Clock this morning, which says:
For nearly two days the most severe
storm ever known OH the Union Pacific
line has been raging here and as far west
as Ogden Utah. In all directions telegraph
communication was cut off until tonight,
when this dispatch was sent through on
temporary Wire
All railroads have been blocked, the cuts
being filled with snow, which in some
places was piled up Is feet. Snow plows
have been hard at work between Granite
and Larami, the snow being five feet deep
on the level at the latter place. Il half
dozen wcst-hound trains have been tied up
here all day, but lett after the return of
the snow pl0w.
To-day three coach loads Of people pulled
in from the west in three sections, with
more to follow. The Chicago q Northern
is entirely blocked, telegraph communica-
tion being cut off NJ one knows where
the belated trains are. Two days have
elapsed since thefoad was showed in.
At Granite Canyon, Conductor Roberts
| yesterday was blown off the platform of q
car and hurled down l5foot embank-
ment, the deep snow saving his life.
Reports are being received of immense
loss OF cattle and horses IN Northern
Colorado and i'll Wyoming. Thousands of
dollars worth of these animals are known
to have pcrished ana it is estimated that
almost i. third of the cattle and horses on
the ranges have been destroyed by the
storm.
I'm unknown dead man was found by
the side of the railroad track near Greeley,
Col, yesterday. He had perished from
the effects of the storm.
At Elmo, a small town in Southern
Colorado, Union Pacific train was de
rallied by striking a snow bank and Con
auctor King had both arms broken, while
his brother, brakeman, received frac-
turcd skull. A few minutes later another
freight train, which was following the first
one, ran into the wreck, the engineer being
unable to see it on account Of the binding
snow storm, and Engineer Howe was ter
ribly sGaldcd. The trains We're running
| slowly at the time Of the wrecks and no
| great damage was done to the rolling stock
| Later i'll the day iii the Elmo yarii,
| Warner, Denver 4 Rio Granite brake
man was fatally injured by being knuckec
| from the top o. Il moving train by stlikipI
his head on the frame worl. of The car
| weighing scales.
AT Central City, Ratso Ebilci, an Aus
trian, blinded by the snow and sind, lost
his footing and was instantly killed.