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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
POULTRY MANAGEMENT.
Why II Pays to Attend Carefully to Seen.
Ing Trines.

Why II Pays to Attend Carefully to Seen.
Ing rrines.
Theory is worth something, but ex.
perience must be the test of all discus.
sion as to methods in the management
of poultry as in all other things The
little attentions which can hardly be
measured are in the aggregate what
count at last in the care of poultry.
A writer says there is in the culture of
poultry q great difference in the plans
used by breeders. when striving to &C
complish the best they can. Though
aiming to attain the highest possible
results by different methods, the young
beginner often fails to follow Judi
cious course in the management and
feeding Of his fowls, by following every
plan. simply by being practiced or rec.
ommended by some poultcrcrs. The
inexperienced novice is too apt to think
that any kind of care or food will do in
poultry keeping. and when cold
weather sets in he allows his fowls u
forage for themselves any where and
everywhere, neglects to provide suit.
able shelter and proper food when the
season and necessities to their comfort
and well-being demand them Care.
lessness in the little details necessary
to good management will soon show
in the condition, health and produc.
tiveness of the fowls. The more care
and Attention to their daily wants tho
better their appearance and health,
and the more clearly they are kept in
we'll lighted and well ventilated
houses, and the more uniformly they
are fed and watcred, the better returns
they will give their keepers, remem.
Der. This course of treatment always
brings tho best results, not alone in
raising poultry but any kind of domes-
tic animals. We never knew an ami.
NAL to thrive and be profitable to its
owner il kept in q half starved or neg.
lected condition. Poultry demands
good food and good care to be produc-
tive, and without productiveness there
IS no profit. Always bear in mind that
Eggs and flesh must come from good
food and proper care and attention to
tho wants of the fowls. - Western
Rural
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PULveRIzlNo the SOIL
10 Drisgs Plant Food lato . Moro Avallo.
BILE Coad1tloa.

10 Drisgs Plant Food Iato Moro Avallo.
BILE Coaditioa.
There are several results to be gained
BY thoroughly pulverizing the soil be-
fore planting the seed. If this is done.
in nearly all cases the seed will germi
nate quicker and better. and plants
will make . thriftier start in growth.
A certain amount Of heat and moisture
IS necessary to induce = good germina-
ton OF the seed. and in . majority ol
cases this can be secured by placing il
in contact with the soil. and q fine tilth
will help materially in this. Then
when the coil is in . good tilth the
fine. tender roots of the plants will be
better able to penetrate the soil to ad.
vantage.
One of the principal advantages
gained in pulverizing the soil is that
the plant food is brought into q more
available condition for the use of the
plants and this helps materially in sc.
curing better growth.
Inmany cases, even in thin, cropped.
down soil. much better growth and
yield can be secured il the soil is pre-
pared in fine tilth before sowing the
seed. and kept SO during growth by
frequent cultivation. than would other.
wise be possible. by bringing the soil
to a good tilth Sefore planting, it is
easier to keep it in a good tilth after.
wards, while the plants will make .
more vigorous start to grow.
While fair crops may be grown in a
rich soil with indifferent preparations,
the best growth and yield is only pos.
sible by having the soil in fine tilth
before planting the seed, and rs far as
possible keeping it in such condition
during growth.
With nearly all cultivated crops one
Of the best plans of management is to
plow reasonably deep. prepare the soil
in . good tilth before planting the
seeds, and then keep it thoroughly SO
during growth by shallow surface cul.
tivation. This puts the available
plant food In good condition to be
taken up by the growing plants, and
helps materially in supplying the nee.
cssary moisture.
The more thoroughly the soil is pre-.
pared before planting, the less work
will be necessary tO keep in . good
filth afterwards; hence. it is good econ
omy to take time to prepare perfectly
before planting the seeds. Make tho
Of growth as favorable As
possible before planting the seeds, and
1t will be less work to maintain q Qoof
growth. Prairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

Five Congregational clergymen OF
California in the past few weeks have
gone over to the Unitarian faith, four
Of them to take pastorates in that de-
nomination. One of them took his en-
tire congregation with him into the
new fold. Among these five ministers
is Rev. Theodore Haven, . son of the
late Bishop Z. O. Haven. who was .
prominent divine of the Methodist de-
nomination and chancellor of the Meth
odist college at Syracuse. A prominent
Unitarian minister of California says
these changes are but individual in
stances in a strong movement toward
Cnitarianism in the west He says
that DR.. Scott. a prominent Methodist
and president of the Ohio state univer.
sity, has asked for his letters of dis
missal from tho Methodist church be.
cause Of his Unitarian sympathie& DR..
Thomas, Of Chicago. estimates that
there are at least . hundred Methodist
ministers who would join the Unitarian
denomination IL they could find sup.
port.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
ABOUT SHEEP LAUREL.

4 Weed That 10 Oftea Fatal to Sheep
Whish Fat IL.
Sheep laurel (Ka'mi augusfifoloia), il.
lustrated herewith. often called mar.
row-lsaved lanrel or lambkill. is eaten
by sheep who have access to it. chiefly
during winter and spring, and it is
often fatal to them. It grows on low
or dry grounds, and has narrow. oh
long. short pctioled leaves. opposite or
in threeA It blooms in late spring,
the flowers being small. and in color
crimson.pusple. The symptoms Of poi
son arc disinclination to move, froth-
ing at the mouth and nose. staggering
gait and blood-shot eyes. Immediate
attention must he given. IS they often
die in twenty-four hourA The treat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

II you cannot. In the scramble.
Find the place that you can I'LL
II you'd show the world your value.
There's one way to MI the bill:
Go. and cut your horses tail Oh,
Go. and hang II with grcat care
That will show the stun you're made o.
That will make the people stare;
II you'd like to prove, with Darwin,
Men have risen by slow degrees
From the ape 10 human stature.
Then descended back with ease:
Go. and cut your horses tail on.
Go. and fashion Il with glee-
That will show the stun you're made Of,
That proclaim your pedigree.
Do not wait one moment brother,
While there's such work to do
Time is rushing like . river.
Cannot etop for men like you:
Go. and cut your horses tail on,
Rob him Of his best defense,
Show to all your lack of feeling,
Show the world your lack OF sense.
Our Dumb Animala
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
POULTRY PiCkINGS.

NEVER keep . rooster that is not 70
bust.
CORsMEAL and bran, mixed with milk,
, Is good for young ducks
GRANULArxD corn is better for feed
than whole corn, and some prefer it to
meal.
How MANY breeds Of chickens would
you advise afarmer to keep? We would
not advise him to keep more than ono
breed.
II you will keep the poultry from
taking cold you will not likely have
roup; and remember that filth depletes
the system, and causes it to take cold
the more easily.
WHEN poultry droops it, wingA its
feathers RUNE. the comb and wattles
turn black and the bowels are very
loose. there ID ND appetite but great
thirst You have cholera in the flock.
my poultry does not eat IS well as
IL should. feed the best Of foods and
enough 70 have it always before them. )"
Thus writes . subscriber. The trouble
is that you feed too much. Remove all
the feed and feed no moro than they
will eat up clean.-Farmers' Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

''rm such . nice little sweetheart chi
But must play lead. you know-never
mind the wife. Ta-ra-ra-"
(Welby.I Bother her r-shc can't
act"
Dottie. repeating after slight pause
and from the other end Of the room.
Bother hcr-she can act"
There. ma'sm." whispered Mr.. Bar.
net; what do you say now3'
THAT we'll see with our own eyes,
sir. Hush! he won't hear the door"
She softly opened it wide enough for
them to peep in-she over Mr.. Barnet's
shoulder. perhaps to conceal her face.
Mr.. Barnet nearly stiffened where he
stood. His worst fears were confirmed
Welby stood backing the door. The
table and chairs were pushed aside.
and to and fro the other end Of the
space was gliding the prettiest tiniest
lady, scarcely four feet high, and rich
" dressed. She turned slowly each
time. waved her tiny hand, said: lam
the leading lady" and glided across.
turning again in the same way. II was
too much for Nj. Barnet's propriety
and morals
''You barefaced. audacious scamp"
the old bachelor cried. bursting right
In. in blaze Of indignation. ''How
dare you. sir, bring into decent house
such q shameless"
''Whew! said Mr.. Welby. swinging
round with dancing eyes and low bow,
''as-the fair Miss Dottie. leading lady
of Welby's Troupe Of Automatic Pho.
nographic Marionettes!"
Table au! and collapse Of Mr.. George
Barnet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

Johns Horlsins university still gos.
sips cf Prof Sylvester. the mathemati-
clan who came over from England to
teach the science in which all his in
terests centered. His mind was ever
occupied with mathematical problems,
and all sorts Of odd things happened 70
him on the streets of Baltimore. The
most smusin:- episode Of his life on this
side. howeve.. grew ont Of . voyage ia
Europe While abroad he made some
highly important calculations, but ON
reaching Baltimore he found that the
paper on which he had figured was
missing. So important were the calcu-
lstions that he took q steamer back TO
England in orier TO look mp the papers,
He did not iipd them. and started back
TO the United States deeply disappoint-
ed; but duriSg the voyage over he scci-
IDENTIFY disco,ed in pocket of tho over
coat he had worn on the previous voy-
age the very thing he was in search Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

A curiosity which . woman brought
back with hef from an African trip il .
piece of gun copal in which . tiny
lizard is embedded. A drop Of water
in its stomach 10 clearly seen through
the Transparent casket Of the dead rep
tile, and movas - the curio Is handled.
1T was Rivea TO me BY IN Arab" t" tells
the woman. "because I noticed and was
attracted By IL unique interest The
next day received it, and my husband
told me ! must Be extremely careful
how locker At or admired anything
when accenting Arabian hospitality.
The cure Of envy BY bestowing the
thing envied h part Of their creed
which they carry to the last degrss."-
Chicago JousuaL:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

Chance excitements and relaxs.
tions in the rush and pressure Of busi.
ness arc afforded to residents in the
great west, such as commonplace east
ern cities wot not Of The busineeo
men of Wilbur. Wash. were called out
of their Offices and stores one morning.
some few weeks ago. to engage in .
bear hunt through the city streeta and
the locaS paper tells Of the ''outpour
and onrush Of the crowd" down Main
street, where the beast, . bulky brown
bear. eventually fell . victim to the
rife Of one Of the Aforesaid business
men. ut is some time" comments the
local paper, ''since q bear was killed on
Main street, and rs il is late in the sea-
son It is not likely that another will b
seen this winter"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
OVERHEARD ON THE TRAIN.


4 Strange 1ntermlxtaro of Uneooocl00l
Hsaof and Pashoe.
"As was travelling through one oi
our country districts, two neatly
dressed women got into the car at Z
small town through which we were
passing, and set up the following con.
versation from the seat Immediately
behind me-"
"'what do you think nv the new
preacher?
We'll, he amt much 'cept fur call.
in. He amt brought his folks over
yet-an' he's been up to our house very
often. It's queer how he always gets
round just before tea comes in. He's q
prime beggai. though. Pa told him
when he'd gu1 the 'cicty to fix up his
house. he wi ed he'd set to beggin' for
pas front wall
He don't seem much use, nohow. I
should think. the folks tibet he'd the
hirin' Of Nv han would . knowed wut
he wuz'
See the Grape on the doora- Seems
TO me everyone's dyin' in the town.
Its mostly the old ones
"'Wcll, there wux Fannie. Fannie'a
deaths wut hurt me most. I used to
meet her out and roun' so much
"'How old wuz shc?'
"Only fourteen. It's too bad. Sho
shouldn't been made to 60 to school
% long with her disease. They die
mighty quick when il sets in 50 bad.
They KEEP her at it till fortnight be-
fore she died.
Mary Ellcn's death wuz sad too.
She wuz nice girl. She'd Just cut into
her weddin' dress.'
"'Oh! Too badm What wuz it?'
"A pearl silk. Her funeral wux 30
aad. NOthin' bat singin'. Shed ought
to have been Catholic. Her mother
never made her practice religion. To
think, too. she he'd picked out her
grave-up there among sthc trees She
said she wanted to lie where the birds
would sing over her.
"At the next station they left the car.
but their Eve minutes chatter seemed
to give me . better insight into their
lives and thoughts than one would
often get from days journey with an
educated stranger. Apparently, from
their prossic tone. the humor and
pathos that held my attention was lost
upon them. Y. Mail and ExpresA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
A HANDY PUSH CART,

An Article That Will Found Of Service In
Many Ways.
The accompanying engraving shows
. push cart that will be found of serv.
ice in q scoro of ways about . place.
1t is . common hand cart, with sides
and ends Of Stats SO arranged that all
may be used, forming an inclosed rack.
or the two sides only, when it will
be found especially convenient for
drawing in green cornstalks from the
field or garden, where one keeps but
. cow or two. It is . handy cart for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
TOO WITTY.
4 Funny Merchant OutdOes Hiosslf and
Loses . CustoWsr.

4 Funny Merchast Outdoes ni0self and
Loses . Customer.
II 10 not profitable for . merchant TO
be too witty at any rate. he should not
try to be witty on every occasion. Not
long ago. in = country town where
there are two groceries in the same
street, q very green, tow-headed. timid-
looking young country man came into
one Of them one afternoon, at time
when half dozen villagers were
grouped around the stove. The store.
keeper was waiting upon some one, and
paid no attention to the new conner.
Presently the timid young man said,
In faltering. half frightened voice:
"Do-you-keep -sweet-p'tette-s7'
''No!" said the store<eeper; we don't
keep 'em. We sell 'cm jest as fast Is we
cam
Then he winked at the company
around the stove, who snickered ap-
preciatively. The green young man
said: ''Oh!" and went up tn the stove
and spread ont the palms Of his banda
The store-keepcr went on waiting on
his other customer and used up about
6fteen minutes in doing so.
Then he stepped toward the green
young man. who was still warming his
hands ut the stove. and said. brusqucly:
Ibid you say you wanted to buy some
sweet p0tatoes?'
The young man turned slowly about
and answered: ''l-didn't-say-I
wanted-t0 5uy-none; ! jest-ast-ye
If ye kep' EN-"
He warmed his hands . few minutes
longer. Then he walked slowly out Of
the store. reb,arking a. he went:
'l-gucss-l'll-go-daown the street
-an'-buy me-so'ue-swcet p p'tetters!"
The laugh around the stove was not
st the expense Of the greenhorn this
time.-YoutL's Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
SERIOUS FACTS ABOUT BREAD



A serious danger menaees the health
Of tho people Of this country In the
numerous alum baking powders that
ere now being urged upon the public.
There Is no question - to the -detrS'
mental effects ofthese powders upon the
system. Every Board Of Health, every
physician, will tell you Of the unwhole-
some qualities they add 70 the food.
Some countries have sbsolutely prohib'
tied the sale of bread containing alum.
Even small doses Of alum, given -
children. have produced fatal results.
while cases of heartburn. indigestion.
gripping constipation, dyspepsia, and Va
rious kindred gastric troubles from ini-
tation Of the mucous membrane. cauned
by the continuous use Of food prepared
with the alum or alum-phosphate pow
ders, arc familiar in the practice Of
every physician.
It Is not possible that any prudent
housewife. any loving mother. will
knowingly use IN article of food that
will injure the health of her household.
or perhaps cause the death Of her chill
dren.
How shall the dangerous alum pow.
ders be distinguished? And how shall
the danger to health from their use b
avoided?
Generally, alum powders may b
known from the price 1t which they sT0
sold, or from the fact that they are O.
companied by . gift, or are disposed
Of under some scheme. The alum pow
der costs hut few cents . pound 20
make, and In often sold 1t - or IS cents
. pound. II some present II given with
it, the price may be 50. - or 80 cents .
pound.
1t is impossible TO name al the alum
powders in the market, but any baking
powder sold at low price. or advertised
as costing only half - much - cream
Of tartar powders. or accompanied By .
present. or disposed Of under any
scheme, Is of this class, detrimental 70
health. and to be avoided.
But tho easy. safe. and certain pro-
lection of our bread, biscuit and cake
from all danger Of unwholesomeness II
in the use Of the Royal Baking Powder
only. This powder Il mentioned BE-
cause Of the innumerable reports in its
favor by high medical authorities. by
the q. s. Government. and by the Of
fetal chemists and Boards Of Health.
which leave no doubt ~ 70 its entire
freedom from alum, lime and ammonia,
its absolute purity and wholesomeneA
While its use Il thus . safegaard
against the poisonous alum powders u
Il satisfactory 1t the Same time TO know
that it makes the whitest lightest,
sweetest and most delicious food. which
will keep moist and fresh longer, and
that can be eaten with Immunity hot
or cold, stale or fresh. and also that
owing to its greater strength It II more
economical than otherA
These facts should incline Consumers
20 turn . deaf ear 70 al importunit36s
70 buy the inferior powderA II . grocer
urges the sale Of the cheap impure.
alum brands. Il should b borne In
mind that il Il becau6o he can mako
moro profit on them. The wise house.
keeper win decline In Ill eases 70 take
them.
zaks 10 eAesees GRrssgA sanS . 6SsSS'
1hl syfielS W1svs - inpsrteas . ssSet~ -
ths AeskA Or Vs Of dear sses 10 ss seehe =,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

the village resident who has to depend
on . wheelbarrow, or some such ar.
ranRement rs this to move his small
crops and other stores. The sides and
ends fit tightly into iron sockets, and,
for stability. lock together at the cor.
ners when in place. as shown in the
engraving. Anyone handy with tools
can construct q very serviceable rig Of
this sort. the only necessary adjuncts
being pair OF wheels, which are often
at hand from some broken or worn ont
wagon, sulky or other light vehicle
American Agrigulturisl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13

II the farmers throughout the coun-
try would use the mower more freely
they would not have SO many weeds to
contend with. Weeds are one of the
worst enemies we have 70 contend with,
therefore We should try and find out
the best and cheapest method 20 get
rid OF them. and we have one Of the
best remedies mentioned in the fore
going by the use of the mower; an
other way l. TO keep the fence corners
clean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-05-13
zEh Editor COVINGTON,
Barnet fell back on the pillows gasp
ing for breath.

Barnet fell back on the pillows gasp
ing for breath.
Then camo Welby's stifed laugh
again and his voice delightedly:
That's fine, Dottie. my love! What
. boom we shall make of the affair q
this rate! Well clew up now, though
I'm tired"
SO the selfish scamp didn't even thiuk
that his wicked companion might be
tired too. Was he going to let her out
see her home?
Eut 10 vain the scandalized old gen.
tleman listened for any such ind,ca'
ti0ns. All he heard was the sound OF
. box-iid being shut down. Slipping
out of bed to the door, which he softly
opened an inch SO as to peep. he saw
Wclby pass quietly out into his worry
small bedroom and in three minutes he
could be heard snoring.
Then that creature in the sitting.
room would slip out of the house pres.
emily!
GOOD Heavens. What a shameful
scandal the whole thing is.' gaspe,l
poor Mr.. Barnet creeping back 10 bed
What could he do but speak to Mrs.
Jones? And yet. how could he frame
words TO even allude to such audacious
improperly?
Tap-taptap'
''Its ten o'clock. sir" came Mira
Jones resonant tones outside the door,
''Eh-ah-no-dear me-yes, I'll b
down soon. ma'am," cried MIR. Barnet,
starting up in alarm.
Mrs. Jones retreatcd. giggling. but
she looked rs solemn rs . judge when.
later, MIR. Barnet sent for her, and
with much stammering got out that
she WAS quite mistaken about his next
room neighbor's character. Nothing
less than the evidence of his own
senses would make him say 50. but he
had heard last night, near midnight.
ma'am, \ girls voice-yes, it was
music hall girl, Mrs. jones'" and then
the old gentleman told her what hs
had heard, to his utter scandalization.
Mrs. Jones couldn't believe but Mr..
Barnet was mistaken. Mr.. Welby was
certainly not married, and couldn't BE-
guilty of such improper conduct as
having in lady visitor so late.
Il heard it ma'sm, tell you!" cried
Mr.. Barnet. ''Dottie was her name.
Good Heavens! What is that sea mp's
occupation?'
"Why, sir. he's IN entertainer, thet
that's all, and must have been re'ears
ing over bv hisself for his new enter
She was smiling.
Good gracious! . play-actor. you
mean?" cried the horrified lodger.
That's it. then. BY himself. indeed.
Mrs. Jones! heard the woman's very
voice and words. It's 4 scandal. ma'am,
and won't stop"
well, sir, I'll just he on the watch
tonight on the tor landing. and If yor
hear anything again, step out and call
up to me, and we'll see for ourselves"
"a id Mrs. Jones
To this Mr. Barnet agreed. and Mrs.
Jones retired-tut up to the first floor
lodger's room. II worthy Mr.. Il. had ..
he might have heard peal upon
peal of stifled laughter.
.
"Mra Jones! Come-he.re-quick!'
Time, near midnight; the sound, a |
hard. shocked whisper up those upper
stairs. Down came Mrs Jones to Mr..
Barnet, who, also dressed, stood at
his door. trembling. scarlet, but tri.
nmphant.
Now. ma'am. will you still believe |
was dreaming? Listen yourself At
that r-reprobate's door"
''Ha! ha! my dear boy" came the
silvery tones of ''Dottie" from within. |