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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28
THE SIZE or THE SEA.

Ss0e Ar - the Aina h Co0psshendlns
1ts vasasess.
One gallon Of water weighs l0pounds,
% the number of gallons in the Pacific
Is over 200 trillions; an amount which
would take more than a million years
to pass over the falls Of Niagara Yet,
put into . sphere, the whole Of the Pa
cifie would only measure 10 miles
THE Atlantic could be contained bod.
lily in the Pacific nearly three times.
The number of cubic feet is III fol-
lowed by seventeen cyphers: . number
that would be licked OF by our million
clocks in s7O. 900 years Its weight is
Ri, 600 billion tons, and the number OF
gallons in IL is ss trillionx A sphere
to hold the Atlantic would have
to be 5SSIs miles in diameter.
II Il were made. TO flll . circular
pipe reaching from the earth TO the sun
"a distance of ninety-three million
miles-the diameter of the pipe would
be 1897 yards. or rather over . mile;
while pipe of similar. length to con-
tain the Pacific would b over . mile
and thre-quarters scross. Yet the dis
tance to the sun ID 50 great that, ~
has been pointed ont, II child was
born with an arm long enough to reach
the sun it would not live long enough
to know that it had touched it, for sen.
sation passes along our nerves at the
rate of 100 feet q second. and to travel
from the sun to the earth at that rata
would take , century and half and
such IN abnormal infant is m unlikely
centenarian.
The rest Of the sea includes the Indi-
an ocean, the Arctic and Antarctic
seas, and various smaller masses Of
water; il covers an Ues.of $4,000, ,O00
square miles-a and would form . circle OF
1900 miles In. diameter. The average
depth may u put 1t aooo fathoms
(ls,ooo leet), and the contents u e5.,
0oO, go c61bic miles. Il weighs 500, ,00o
billion tons. and c4utaids, SIX trillion
RallonA while it would form . columns
reaching 70 the- san Of 20o0JaE1s in
If we now combine into one vast
whole these various figures wc'arrive
1t some stupendous results IN answer
10 the question, .'How big Is the sea?''
It's ara Of 10000. 600 square miles
could be confined by circle S,35o
miles acrosA The relative size Of the
areas Of the whole surface Of the earth.
Of The whole 80, the Pacific and the
Atlantic. sEe rspressnted By circles the
diameters 0f which ere in proportions
% one another of 1s6. l32 eS. and % re-
spectively; q ~ crown for the sur
face Of the earth. half-crown for the
surface Of the whole sea, . shilling for
ehs surfaces Of the Pacific, . thrsepenny
pteoe foe the surfAee Of the Atlantic.
Supposing the 80 to be formed. into
! round column reaching to the sun,
the diameter Of the column would be
nearly sk mileA Tia Pacific would
TORN s., ,ooA 80 miles q IL total length
Of q, ,ooo. .ooo. and the Atlantic ls,ooo.-
ooa ss- ar. @if
II it were . column Of Ice. and the
.utirs heat Of the snn could be conceo-
tsatsd upon Il. Il would al Be melted
iu one second. and converted intosteam
n eight seconds: which illustrates the
heat Of the sun rather than the size Of
~ ss&-Leagusa's YagasinA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28
WAS A GREAT SCHEME.


xAo Doll.Carriess Proved CAaopeoo
Ilghters Theaselvea.
Two small boys walked up Connecti-
cut street the other afternoon. They
were rosy-cheeked young fellows. each
about thirteen years ola One Of them
carried big doll in his arms and the
other pushed . dolls carriage in which
reposed . much-dilapidated china doll.
They walked along quietly. changing
with each other. Just a. they reached
the corner of West avenue three other
small boys saw them They ran out to
the street and the freckled-faced leader
Of the small gang sneered: "Aw. gid
don ter de kids"
'.Hully Gee" said the barcfooted
boy, ''dey's carryin' dolls. =
''Dey's doin' whad?" asked the boy
with the straw hat in blank amaze
ment .t
"Carryin' dolls" repeated the bare
footed boy.
Lets swipe 'em," said all thres at
once.
The West avenue boys advanced rap
idly upon the two boys with the dolls,
and the freckled-faced boy hit the boy
with the rag doll in his arms with .
stick he carried in his hand.
"What are you doing?' inquired the
boy with the rug doll.
'.Aw, I'm hittin' ye. sec? Whadju
goin' & de erbout it,"
The two boys with dolls walked on
slowly. The freckeled-faccd boy hit the
boy with the rag doll again. ''Whadju
goiu' t do erbout it? he taunted again.
The boy with the rag doll stopped,
- did his companion.
They laid down their dolls carefully
on the curbstone. Then the boy who
had had the rag doll ran mp TO the boy
with the freckled face and hit him q
straight, hard blow in the face The
frecklcd-face youth was = bit ratified,
but he soon gathered himself together
and shouted, ''come on, feilers!" and in
less than two seconds there was the
prettiest kind Of mix on the sidewalk.
The two boys stood shoulder to shoul-
der and fought like miniature Sulli-
vans II was but = very short time
until the three West avenue boys had
enough. They turned and ran down
the street, first firing few stones at
the victorious doll carriers. The other
boys picked up their dolls and walked
slowly along.
.'Say. Jimmy" said the boy with the
rag doll, ITS . bully scheme. amt it?''
..Betchcr lifer' rcjoincd Jimmy. en-
Enthusiastically. II we carry those dolls
q few days longer there won't be Q
blamed kid on the street we amt
licked. Express
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

carefully 20 q to test the quality before
drinking it. after which he emptied it
hastily amongst the sawdust 1T his feet
and caught ut the upraisesl arm of his
companion.
'.For Gods sake don't drink any OF
that stun, Charley, he whispered. sit
is druggcd"
But l have done SO already, Jack.
replied the other, with dismay in his
tones
Then take no more, but pour it out
as I have done mine-quiclx, for the old
ha9 is coming back. There, now keep
quiet and I'll manage the rest"
At this moment the old woman came
back, and. casting her eyes over the
empty glasses and the bottle. from
which she could see . quantity had
been taken, she said:
1.-The room is ready now, gentlemen,
IL you will step round, and the fire will
be up in . few moments, so that you
can rest and dry yourselves while l
get you . cup of tea and something to
eat"
"Ycs! let us go in. Jack. for feel
confoundedly tired and sleepy" muir
INJURED Charley. as he leaned heavily on
the counter, with his eyclids closing.
mo. Charley. we'll walk about i'm
stead outside" )" answered Jack. firmly.
getting hold of his companions arm
and beginning to drag him to the door.
surely you are not going to stand in
the rain till the boat comes" cried the
\ :- :~A
the rain is worse than ever, while it Is
SO comfortable inside. with nice sofa,
where your friend can rest himself ig
he is tired"
"Yes-lct us 60 to-fre-conf9SttIls
sofa-sleep," muttered Charley, ineo.
hcrentiy.
"No," answered Jack. 'Outside or
nowhere. There is no one else about
the place. suppose?" he asked4 rs he
thought he saw the door of the shed
opposite move.
mo one at all, not even a dog or a
cat" answered the old woman, Is, with
. sour look, she watched him drag his
almost scnseless companion into the
rain. ma
Down to the beach. where he had .
clear stretch of sand, he half-dragged,
half-carried his friend, and. for the next
four hours he forced him by every de-
vice he could think of to walk about.
while the rain poured down persiatcnt-
ly, and the sea was rufaed. misty sud
gray in front 4tsg
He kept . wstchful eye on the hDuee
and that shed In front of II, and twico
or thrice he could have sworn that he
saw the door open little way and .
face look out from behind it. The old
woman also came from time to time to
the bar. doorway and screeched 1t him
TO bring his friend in to the fireside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

AoW - Do Away with The Evils Attending
OvsfpsoAsetSsa.
II, rs Is claimed by many, farmers
are Suffering from overproduction OF
the two great staples, cotton and
wheat, there are but two remedies; one
+ to'remove every cause that prevents
an extension of the uses Of these two
indispensable articles, and thus create
. new demand; the 'othec i to produce
less Of these and more that must other.
wise Be purchased. To produce 30
bushels Of wheat or two boles Of cot
ton and then pay the money received
for 100 bushels, or one bale. for srti-
eles which could have been more cheap
" raiaod st home, h no solution Of the
question-hsinss no prosperity to the
farmer. The extsnsioa Of commerce
- . means Of enlarging the demand.
= . method Of solution, only In.
directly possible 70 farmers The
latter method ID easily within the
power Of farmers individually and col
lectively. II II = method which any
farmer may, test any year. - TO its ef.
fects upon himself i is . method
which many have already tested and
found practical and effective. II Is .
method which has not failed 70 remedy
the evils Of the 10 called over-produc-
ton. TO the extent to which IL has been
applied As long a there are farmers
who win patiently hear . chronic sGi-
tstor advise them 70 roise what others
want, anA bay iron othass what they
want themselves, in order to stimulate
trade and promote reciprocity, there
will be many who win never adopt tho
plan herein reeommed. The Intelligent
and q0grcssive fafmers. hero and else
vhere ere adopting, the method right
along, because It appeals to common
sense, and presents instances q sue
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

but he held on doggcdly and sternly to
his promenade. casting an eager glance
scaward for the expected boat, with his
one arm round his friend and the other
hand clutching the stock of his re-
volver, which rested inside the water.
proof breast pocket of his coat.
At last his heroic efforts were crowned
with some success. The effects OF the
dragged mouthful Of brandy wore Oh
and Charley woke mp dazesl and sick
from the salt water Jack had forced
down his throat. and with splitting
headache. but still with his senses suf-
ficiently clear to comprehend his posi-
ton.
At the same time the boat was in
sight, with the old boatman only in it.
struggling against the wind and tide.
and shortly afterwards they werc
bargaining for their passage on tho
beach, Charley looking on passively
while Jack exhibited his gold and re-
volvcr at the same time, and 50 half
tempted, half threatened the unwilling
Tom back again to his place at the row.
lock. while the old croue shrieked and
raved wildly 1t the house door, about
her man going back to Auckland in
such weather.
Jack made no illusions to his sus-
picions, but only spoke about urgent
business in Auckland that day: SO at
last the old man yielded and once more
pushed OF t. sea, and, xs the wind was
in their favor, before nightfall they
were landed safely At their destination.
and went about their business. which
was to the post oflice; the result Of
which was that . picked body Of men
accompanied Tom back to his. shantY
that night. where. beside the old wou,-
IN. the two hulking sons were found.
with . considerable quantity Of miss.
ing articles which had left Auckland
with their live owners but had not been
returned with their remains
BEFORE the trial of this gang OF
wholesale murderers came ON one
Of the sons turned queens evidence
and completely cleared the chsrace
ters of the maligned Naoris An
other landlord bought the business
of the ferry and shanty, and while
the malefactors paid the penalty Of
their many crimes the forest ceased 70
be . shamble&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

Henry. t- -rtH -r -a.
"Yc<, your excellency."
"Speaking on this financial question.
now, l saw statement the other day
which interested me greatly"
''What was IL, Mr.. PRESIDENT"
THAT millions of bacteria could be
found ON paper money after it had been
in circulation . little while" >, 49, "a
"Ycs, your excellency." -,
The scientist who made the state
ment did not specify the species Of mi
crobe which thus infests our circulating
medium. but after . little thought I
decided which it was" -.
"And to what species do these bacilli
belong. your excellcncyr' asl
.Treenbockateria." ."-PittsburgA Tol-
oGr1ph. u h e.etl f.8 eelF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

Mrs. Otestraw = 'Marier. didn't
that agent say that this here fashion
book yew paid fer wus tew fast class
an live in every peFtiklsr?" Miss Ote-
straw-"Yes. maw." Mrs. Oeestrsw-
IsWal, l want yew tew stop Il right
Ao6! He's lied tew yew; here h sea
right In plain print ootew the top ut II:
Catered in the post Office st Washing.
ton - second-class matter They
needn't think Jest cause we live in
Turkey bottom. they kin pass OF their
ole, dead, secon'-el1ss stuH on ua. an
yew kin write right now an tell en-
a"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

1xs- s-fks.-fs .sfllfa -
-well-fed hogs are. generally wen
coutented creatures, therefore IL is with
'sQme surprise That we read in the Chi
ego market reports that A.fst hogs arc
depsessea." iysqr =; kr,v =
:, ',-Notwithstandiag the, low Price Of
ordinary beef cattle, it viii be noticed
that the price Of choice stock holds its
|oWn. There h room at the chicago
Pens fqF choice beeves ut good prices
-6 fast team will do more blowing
IN . day than . slow. one, but very
[olten she slow steady team b the best.
Il many esseA lilce paowing small leorn
OF cotton, good work can only b done
slowly.
y LIntshsive farming means causing
the farm 90 do its best every year.
What's wrong about that? Book farm
ing means following Tie methods that
intelligent farmers have shown TO b
the best What il wrong with that?
isinothing like liberal feed.
inea TO cure the wool taste Of mutton.
IfthJ wcol and hide hears IN unusual
" large ratio to the weight Of flesh,
the latter win have the Questionable
Amvor. II the sheep has nsthine else
to smell like it will smell ika wool.
-While resting preparatory 70 cot
ton picking, would Il mot be well 70 SEA
II the barns, sheds and fences don't
need some attention Rest doesn't al
ways mean . state Of hamilton 4
change Of occupation is often more 70
freshin9 Shad1 prolonged seating on .
na0 hsk.s1s. SIS 'st' 81 ~
s-WAen man goes into the dairy
business he 10 going to get . return
from his investment before twenty.
four hours are 'over-the COW declares
. dividend ibefoee night Yoa don't
have 10 wait twelve nenthS -
-On every well regulated farm there
= l place which n not occdpied with
sheep 4 N uneecuPied and 6npgcfita-
bls histuz There h . place Tor cattle.
horses. hogs and poultry and NO one
con an the place of any other. The
food, the care, the habits ere III differ.
ent. A farm well Alled must have all
these things 70 prevent waste Of the
elesnenSs Of sncceaA .sr sfs
--Tho fasnee who b . dairyusan is
stimulsted BY the quick returns which
come into his pocket each day in the
year; he becomes more Of . business
man than other farmerA He h . man
viAeturef, aud he acquires business
ssnae and malkes that study Of the
market which all manufacturers must
have % make them suecessful.
ss-Cross- -bssDding \ breeding froa
HhorosghhseA asiasls q different
breeds. Grading upis breeding = thor
oafhhsed :sife 70 common females.
0HoAing down 10 u1ing . erade Gire ON
any smopf 1enales Grading mp IL the
shest anchor Of suecess in stock-rsis-
ing. Grading down win ftsxzle ont
18th breed and bEseder. Il Adhered "a.
:, lit = . eoDmoo niG1ake 70 suppose
that the very richest soil = best 10
grow trees for planting. On Tie con-
6uy tl1is rich a0fl malkeo . rank. IN.
haolthy growth a top and With roofs
of eosrsspondingly sponsy charseter.
When such trees Are txansplanted intO
aoil lss rich they heeane stuntsd and
unhealthy. and lilss thase eopditions In
aninal lie IN easy pro 70 diseess s9d
~ attaeks Il inset ooe01oA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

He w.s hot very hot, and he was
hard at work 1t his desk when friend
who had an afternoon on came in.
"Well." exclaimed the visitor. Ii
there is anything ] despise it's son Of
toll"
by thunder" responded the worker,
.'rm not enamored Of him myself, but
he is not half ny bad Is the sun Of
July. detroit Free Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28
RECEIVING EXERCISE.


furklaA DaeA:HSsos 1sse asA OtAse AotA.
oAs Described u Detail
We American women have 1t last b.
come fully aroused - TO the impogtanes
Of exercise, says . writer, and with
eharacteristie energy we al-men.
women AID children-hsve gone st Il,
and are exercising. indoors and ont Of
doors rs hard and fast a. ever we can.
This would be . fine thing II oar lives
were not quite 20 full and hurried and
II We were - . people ., tribe more
stolid. .HN ''''
'Unfortunately We have yet 70 learn
the meaning of the word rest-until We
do. exercise may prove TO the majority
Of m. dubious blessing. 'aA
Now, why not b exercised7 The
Turkish hath is one step in that diree-
tion, and the ''noor rest" II another.
Any woman who il fortunate enough
70 command the services Of . lAdy's
maid, or who can call in IN attendant
1t stated times, or can secure the Co
operation Of her own family, esh re-
ceive exercise instead Of exercising
When a long and hard day or social o.
serious duties il before or behind her
this royal way Of resting the muscles
and stimulating the respiration is good
and most eficacioua
Have . warm blnnket or dEugget,
kept especially for this purpose, spread
smoothly on the floor. Then get into
loose garments and place yourself st
full length ON this hard bed for half IN
hours manipulation. s
When you lie Is limp 1nd:ipdi6erent
Is . rag baby, your attendant, whom
you hsve previously instructed. gently
rolls and kneads your body. lifts and
drops and twists and swings your arms
and legA .-f -'fs4,,
Tho head-the body's Afth Nmb-re-
ceives much the same treatment that =
given the legs and arms, bat should be
handled with special gentlcnesA
Your own duties consist in, 6rst ss-
suring yourself that your breathing is
full, free, and controlled by the din
phragm, and then in surrendcSing your
self to y nirvana-liks Indifference to
all things
happen to know . very pretty wou,-
IN who for some years past has in.
dulged herself three or four times
weekly, at bedtime. In this sort Of de-
licious first rest" recall her when
she WAS tribe awkward and con-
strained in her bearing. but now abe b
IA joyously free and buoysnt in all her
movements ~ . forrest dzysd--M. Y.
treS& ... ~ - ~ -..s.-s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

Sometimes you yill And small insects
cliRging TO the vegetables fresh from
9arket' Make . strong brine Of .
pound and . half of salt 10 . gallon Of
water. Place the vegetables in this
with the stalks upperm0st Let them
remain there . eoupls ol hoarA This
viii destroy tie insects which cluster
In the leaves and they win sink TO tie
bottom Of the pam. Y. World -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

wills Hello. wailsee! Yoa ere tAs
last fellow expected - sse.
Wallace-DoaAt say Il % loud, please.
Everybody will think I owe you sssns.
thinR.-Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

A dermatOlOgist OF high standing says
that the proper way to shampoo the
head b TO use some pure soap made into
. good ,lather ON the head" with
plenty OF warm water. and rubbed into
the scalp with the fingers or with
rather . sti6 brush that has long beis-
ties When the scalp is very sensitive,
borax snd water. or the yolks of three
eggs. beaten In . pint Of lime water,
are recommended instead of soap and
water After rubbing the head thor
oughly in every direction, and Wishing
out the hair with plenty Of wasnwater,
or with douches Of warm water, alter
mating with cold, drying the hair with
. hath towel, . small quantity Of vas
cline or sweet almond oil should b
rubbed into the scalp The oil thus ap.
piled is used In the place Of the oil that
hes been removed by washing. snd TO
prevent the hair from becoming brittle.
Toledo Blade.
Nessiag q Csoeej.,
] White b the color Of light. pdrity. In
nocence, faith, joy and Life. Black
means mourning, wickedness and death.
Red signifies fire. divine love and Wis
dom. Blue stands for heaven, truth
from celestial origin, constancy and
6delity. Yellow or gold is the symbol
Of the sun, Of marriage and faithful
0ess; in . bod ssnse yellow si9ni1es I'm
eonstaney. jealousy and deceit Green.
the emerald, is the color Of spring.
hope, particularly of the hope Of i'm
mortality and ofvictory, - the color
Of The laurel end palm Violet signifies
love and truth, or passion aad suffer
ing. Purple and scarlet signify things
eood and true from . celestial ofigin.-
y. II. LodeeE. 80 a. ffs7 s-fts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

Horse Talk.-Pony-W What dos
your rider weigh? Hackney-Two
eighty. lony-0h, that's too wsighty
1oe me-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28

Il Makes Women Grow Oldee Thsa Thelf
Yeors.
Not long ago . man. was seen 70 take
. big dose Of Quinine Is unconcernedly
rs he would have swallowed SO much
sugar.
''Mercyv exclaimed his friend, ''how
could you do that:' i..-t sD.t.' p
'vcry easily;.I have bsen s0cpstomed
70 IL It happened that began taking
il about the time had discovered that
I had married . scold., One dose was
as bitter as the other; now can
swallow either without giving is .
thought" ,-. - E.1-fF asr,, =
Not very gallant speech, but WON
derfully suggestive. ~"'ti
The most. deluded mortal in the
world is the woman who. fsncies that
much is gained by sqqlling, or whining.
or complaining. She may seem N gain
her ends for while (for at first one
willdo most anything tosvoid swallow
ing . bitter dose,o but II she would
stop 70 consider. she would soon dis
cover that every day she has better
cause for seOlding or whining or com
planning, whichever method she adopts,
and that, rs The month rolls by, an
ever-increasing amount h required 70
accomplish the same result -
The scolding woman never has things
her own way without vast expendi-
ture of nervous strength-mueh more
than the object to be gained Is worth.
Why can not she realize that and adopt
some pleasanter methode-Philadelphia
Timc& v, .,ts4 r4as. +
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-10-28
A 6HANTY BY THE BAY.
tCopyrieht Ise5, BY the Author.l

II 6N IL 0lOS IN
n e w Zealand
there can be NO
doubt about the
molstness of the
weather; it is
damp. an d n o
mistake.
The Maori in
ia is primitive
state, before the
Q d We n { of
breech : leaders
and breechcS
when the wet
" G her de.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-07

> ISCOUU Il CI 6I1lACI COIil pdHy
tOf Cecil County is offered
'kelor sale at par until the 1st OF
,ebruary, 1893. As a safe
all w;urity, paying good dlvi-
and nds, this stock can be
is recommended to investors.
IT. b. company has earned and
y aro';; good dividends since its
5t'oeuch,e'-poration in 1887, and
!. e springs . surplus of undivided
BY all tbs equa! to about one-ftth
: Of The whole amount OF the
capital. A legitimate increase
n.the business renders advis-
able an increase of the stock,
which it is desired to place in
: the county. The shares Of stock
Iare of the par value of $4,000
leach, and all subscribers
before February Ist will re-
4 ceive the stock at the par
/ value, emitting the holder
/ to a dividend in December
4 next tree of State and county
/ taxes.
4 Intending purchasers are
invited to examine the annual
statements which can be seen
at my office. Full and
: accurate information furnished
TO all who may desire the
same for the purpose of
considering the desirability of
an investment. Among the
: rresent stockholders will be
toupd the names Of the most
! - oftial and progressive
Hyes men of the county.
Z. s. ~ thtock has undoubted
nd its dividend earning
,Ha1y has been demon
Vtfd in recent years Of
- Ypnercial depression. The
81 ntion of inves RS large
a small is invited to this
Investment. The pr sent paid
3 capital is $4,000.
Apply to
JOHN S. WRIT, Atty
EIkton, Md.
j Lice North Street,
pposite Odd Fellows Hail. dec31-4
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-07
MARKET s.

SONS, GRAIN And FRoouo
D. mcEtoERRY's WHARF,
NRYLaso