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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28

The steamer Harrison left last even
ing for Nehalem. She look a fair cargo
of freight, and will return with shocks
from the Nehalem mill. Upon her le-
turn she will be overhauled and her
machinery improved. She will also be
fitted for the accommodation Of pas
s,anPera.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28

The steamer Polar Bear has gone to
Portland to prepare for her trip north.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28

The engineer of the smuggling
schooner Louis Olsen has pleaded guilty
in the United States district court in
San Francisco. He was sentenced to
to thirty days in Jail and to pay a fine
of 500.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28

Morning boat leaves Astoria daily, except
sunday, at a. M; returning, leaves Portland
caves Astoria daily, except Sunday, at 6 p. M:
: turnii leaves Portland daily, except Sunday,
vi a IN. The morning boat from POI tland makes
andilgs Oh the Oregon side Tuesdays, Thurs
lays. ana Saturdays on Washil gton side Mon
laws Wednesdays and Fridays. From Astoria
the morning boats makes landings ON the Ore
gon side Mondays. Wednesdays and FRIDAYS,
md on the WaShiI gton side Tuesdays, Thurs
lays and SATURDAYS.
For rates and general infoi nation call on or
.ddress,
". H. HURLBURT, G. W. LOUNsBERRY,
A. Gen. Pas. Agt. Agent
Portland, Or. Astoria, Or.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28
The Worlds Fair Offer to the American Peoule:

oo,ooo,oOo people. These Coins
could be sold at a high premium
to Syndicates, but we have enough
confidence inthe people to keepthe
price at a Dollar for each Coin, as
thiswill makeu us realize SIS, 900, 900
the sum needed to open the Fairs
gates on the peoples broad plan.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-28

Mr.. o. f. Heilborn is suffering from
In orrinnn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
MONEY IN FORESTRY. :


An Industry which. la Time. WIN Pay
Us1rious Interest.
At the present rate of consumptioD
the apparent supply of timber. in the
United States will last for 40 years.
but an increased demand would easily
reduce the period to . century. For.
ests disappear 1t the rate Of thou
sands of acres annually. It takes many
years to replace this loss besides that
which may be caused BY large forest
fires. There is no doubt that . good
deal of money could be made out Of
land that is now idle by planting it 70
forest trees. twill take . few years
for the trees to get large enough 70 bring
any returns, and the interest on the
money invested is the only thing lost
in the meantime. Break the sod in
June, not deeper than 2 or incheA In
August the land may Be plowed length
wise Of the furrow and deep enough -
turn under the old sod, leaving . few
inches Of clean earth on top. Either
Qlant the trees in the fall or wait until
the pext spring, meantime rolling and
'hsffowing and marking the land Z feet
apart each way. Three persons with
'6uE' much experience can plant s4.5oo
trees in ten hours As they are planted
ip straight line they can Be worked
with . cultivator to keep the Rround
clean during the first summer and un-
til the trees are large enough TO take
care Of themselve&-Farm and Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
CORN CULTIVATION.


The 00.Colle0 Oo0 1ee0o0 Co0uoSOO
with ~ 1OOs
The old method Of deep cultivation
up to the time the corn Is too large TO
run In tho rows safely with the hofso
and cultivator. II beingahandooea IL
is now found that the drst two
CIVILIZATIONS may to N sdyantage b
deep ~ weed destroyers, but after the
roots begin to run out we'll In The 1osvo
shallow cultivation u beat. The dir
turbing or cutting Of the roots by deep
cultivation is now considered . mistake.
Breaking and checking the roots in hot
weather will surely causs the eogh to
curl and appear to suffer - from . pro-
tracted drought. Shallow cultivation
at the same period merely stifs tie coll
above the roots and leaves the soil In
the proper loose or porous condition TO
secure best growing results. aos...
The main objects in cultivation arc TO
keep down the weeds and at the. san1e
time leave the soil in . condition IN
best absorb moisture and stmosphere.
Killing corn has also been done away
with by many of the best faymefk II
the corn has been planted from one and
. half TO two inches deep and level
culture followed, better results follow.
With level culture the corn Is not 90
easily blown down and stands drought
better. Timely tillaRe in the cornfeld
is equal to good application OF
manure.
Corn responds quickly to timely enlti-
vation. and there is no crop that neg
lcct more seriously affects than corA
Regarding the distance apart the rows
or hills should be and how many stalks
should be left in . hill and tho
distance apart the stalks should stand
in the rows, all depends on the soils
fertility. The Judgment of the intelli-
gent farmer can best determine which
will be best for his land General ad-
vice on this subject cannot be given
without knowing the characteristics Of
soils on which the corn is to grow. etc.
Regarding manures for the corn crop.
IL may also be said different soils rc-
quire different plant foods and only
tests will determine which are best Tor
individual farms = Colman's Rural
World. Nt.. rtA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
ID D D D I'D ~
kEEEEEEk:s ].

the breeder to 60 to each pen, door
entering each from the hallway. The
storage room at the right has all neces-
sary fittings for cooking and warm feed.
bins, work bench and such articles cs-
sential about any poultry building. d
indicates the location of all doors; Il, of
all rUosts; N, the nests; DB, dust box;
E. entrance to runs (which have not
shown In Fig. I. rs il is always under
stood that separate pens require sepa-
rate runs); FB, feed bins; II, heater for
cooking soft food and vegetables; WB,
work bench where all necessary repair
ing is done.
The room is 10 by "a feet-ample for
the purpose. The building is, there
fore, So feet long by "a feet wide and 8
feet high. This building can be erected
quite'chesply, but, rather than figure at
random, I advise the reader 70 60 tn =
good honest builder, tell him the kind
of . building you want and he will
quickly give You the cost figureA-J.
w. Caughey, in Country Gentlemen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
THE WINNING CARD.


How . Dlfadent Hoan6 Maa faRDoA ths
Joke - His Old Teaser.
There's very pious and dihident
young man in Detroit who is so very
sensitive that certain gentleman with
q good-loolsing daughter is forever teas
ing him on all sorts of subjects, and
the young fellow has never been able
to get even until now. The other day
the old one met the young one in {
crowd of men. IS
''Ah. my boy" he said, you weren't
at the club last night?"
mo, sir" was the response; 81 wal
making few calls"
''O-ho." laughed the old one. with
great significance, making calls, were
you? What kind of hands did you
hold?" and he winked and laughed
again. and nudged the young man in
the ribs.
Then the inspiration came to the
young man.
''They were Just too lovely for any
thing" he said, with . smile. ''Your
daughters was one, FIR instance" and
somehow the old one hasn't felt 70
much like teasing the pious young man
since that.-Detroit Free PresA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

An automatic device for locating and
clearly marking track defects is now
in use ON the Bavarian state railways.
The principle of the apparatus is based
on the fact that every low point or
other similar defect in . line of track
causes . shock Of greater or less in
tensity in . car passing over II. The
arrangement of the apparatus in the
inspection car is such that il the shock
exceeds . certain degree of intensity .
squirting device Is brought into opera
ton, from which either . red or blue
liquid is squirted over the roadbcd.
making stripes from one foot to seven
feet long and about two inches wide.
The track sections requiring attention
are thus very plainly marked. Tho
apparatus, il is claimed, will locate de-
fects which can not ordinarily be de-
tected by the track walker and will
afford evidence Of imperfections in the
roadbed long before these will show
themselves by such signs Is battered
rail ends 1t joints. etc.-Philadelphia
Record
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
EPIDEMIC SMALLPOX.


Englaad's LAxaen - 1ogor1 - voesonor
tioa Laws Chief ssarss q Evil.
II is a singular fact that epidemica
have . sort Of periodicity. After IN
outbreak and extensive spread. dis,
ease generally disappears for . term oi
years, for while IL remains here and
there endemic, itshows no tendency "a
become epidemic. Then at length Il
starts afresh, and sweeps from nation
to nation. I'll fr.f'
About twenty years ago there was .
severe epidemic Of smallpox in England
and America. In recent months the
disease has been causing alarm in many
parts of England and Scotland. Up TO
the middle of January Il was prevail
ing-though in general the cases arc Of
mild typc-in about fifty localities.
intending Liverpool. Manchestsr, Edin-
burgh and Glasgow In the last city
thirty-four new cases occurred within
ten days previous to the report.
The Lancet says: "The story II .
serious one. at this especial season Of
the year. No newly-improvised hos
pitals can be expected TO stay the spread
Oh the disease.
England contends with the pest at .
disadvantage. Many persons Of inau-
ence do not believe in vaccination,
write against it, and oppose it in every
way they can. The opposition has
grown greatly during the long absence
Of the epidemic.
According to the Lancet, the vaccine
tion laws are practically In suspense.
In some districts many children have
never been vaccinated. Even where the
letter of the law has been complied
with, vaccination has been done in .
very lax and untrustworthy way, and
there has been an almost entire absence
of revaccination.
Again, the large class Of tramps and
the many filthy lodging-houses into
which they crowd 1t night greatly aid
In the spread of the disease.
At Manchester man was found sat-
fering from smallpox ut large lodg-
ing-house. The inspector made ar
rangements for his removal. but as
soon as the officers back was turned
the patient bolted from the house, and
when he was captured some hours later.
he was believed to have infected . con.
siderable number of his fellowA j.
II the epidemic reaches this country.
we shall not expect il to spread extern
sively. for the laws respecting vaecina-
tion are intelligently carried out. Still,
the large immigrant population will
need looking after, and lodging-houses
will need rigid Inspection
Re-vaccinatiou should be properly IT.
tended to. The authorities also should
promptly provide means for the isola-
ton of patients.-Youth's Companies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

Everyone must have found how din.
cult Il is TO eradicate early impressions,
or to overcome prejudice acquired later
in life. Our first impressions cling to
rs with tenacity which NO change Of
place nor situation can destroy. The
home of our childhood, the friends and
associations Of our youthful days, form
images in our remembrance which can
never be wholly obliteratsd- The wan
derer from his native country may in
his adopted home meet new sssocia-
tions and acquire more wealthy con
nections snd . higher standing in %.
ciety than he held In the land Which
gave him birth. still the humble dwell
ing in which he was reared. the part
ners Of his early joys and sorrows, the
habits he was accustomed - In youth,
are all green spots" IN his reminis-
eences, continually watered from the
fount Of never-failing memory.-De.
troit Free Presa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
HOW TO CATCH COLTS.

The Yo1ng Animate Are Won Mos: Easlay
By Kindness.
When It is difficult to catch youne
horse IN pasture, 60 through the Gead
once or twice daily where he Is feedipg.
Walk rs near rs possible TO him with
out disturbing him. II the horse fifu8,
keep straight ON and pay him na.attfa-
tion. After . few days, when he tindd
he Is not chased, he will let one pass
quite near him. When this point hda
been gained carry some oats or sms1l
dish of salt and sugar mixed in equal
quantities, and when near enough for
him TO see it drop handful in q smooth
place where he can find it, and 60 ON.
The horse will usually investigate At
once and eat what has been left for him.
After repeating this y few times he
will most likely be on the watch and
instead Of running will come to meet
the dish. After accomplishing 50
much reach some grain or sugar in the
but afterward will approach and taste
It, very likely running away on the in
slant Let him go. speak to him kind
ly and move of in the opposite direc-
ton. Follow this up until when one
enters the pasture the horse will ap-
proach him.
Always havs . dainty bit for him A
pocket full Of sweet apples is IN excel
lent bait and = few Jumps of sugar
also. Let him hunt for them in the
pocket. When he comes near you push
him away carelessly. but gently. rs II
you didn't care TO have him quite 50 "a
miliar. Almost any horse can be made
20 tame in . short time by this method
that he win suffer hir.self to be caught,
provided he is approached properly
Cu1fivafOP
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

A hornbill Is something like . big
magpie in all its sly tricks and ways.
It catches little ball Of food, IL thrown
to It, with . sharpness and precision
worthy of . cricketer. On one occasion,
when Mrs. Hornbill had made herself .
nest In hollow in the trunk of the tree
in their house and deposited her eggs
in il, Mr.. Hornbill came and plsstered
up the opening with mud. leaving only
. space sufficient for him TO insert his
bill and feed the female and the nest
lings He feeds them in . very afIec-
tionate manner, by throwing mp from
his own stomach pellets of food, envel-
oped. something like . sausage in gig
sard sacs" formed Of portions Of the in
te1ior lining Of his own stomach. This
il perhaps more curious than nice
LorKman's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
PRECIOUS JEWELS.


O0N Of the Nest 8efvlceable a0d Popular
Seooes II the Turqaolse.
There are few gems more commonly
seen in jewelry than the lovely blue
turquoise. Its beauty, its service, its
pleasing contrast with gold, all explain
why it is % much preferred to other
ordinary stones
Only . few exceptionally fine speci-
mems Of the stone rank with the rich
and rare gems" Much and widely Is
the turquoise is used for personal adorn-
msnt, the supply has for some time
considerably exceeded the demand. ex-
cept for fine stones of an uncommon
size. But, as is the case with all pre-
cious stones, unusually large pieces Of
this stone. when Of good quality, are
eagerly sought after and have . very
high value.
The turquoise has been used - gem
from . very remote period. - it is most
plentifully found along the shores Of
the Caspian sea, within the space be-
lieyed BY many to have bee1 the cradle
q the human Haee.
II 10 asserted by historians that the
ancient Grecians used IL in almost al
the finest and most delicate Of their
work In gold. Want Of certainty about
the name by which this stone was
known In ancient times prevents our
being able to tell what mystic virtues
were attached to Il, but In the middle
ages It was supposed to have wonderful
Qualities Indeed, It WAS credited with
many SUPERNATURAL virtueA
The wearer Of . turquoise had his
strength increased and his sight pro-
longed. II he happened 70 have se-
rious fall the consequences were avert
ed from him BY the cracking and sub
ssqueat csumblias Of the Rem. and u
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
POULTRY POINTERS.

CHICKS should have some hone meal.
Pune water should always be in
reach Of the chicks.
HENS for mothers should be strong
birds from two to three years old.
OLD hens often fail to make good
motherA They become cranky and un-
reliable.
A RED comb Is the sign of health. II
b . deeper red when the hens begin to
lay than at other timeA When the
comb isdsra or pale, sickness threatens.
ID NOT eaponizing cruel? aslks cor
respondent We suppose It is So b
cutting OF the head Of = fine, fat bird.
So II pulling teeth, or cutting OF .
limb.
Do YoC recommend . cement floor for
. poultry house? aslgs subscriber. We
have seen such . door recommended.
and do not zee why il would not do.
We should Just q soon, however. have
. tight hard wood noor.-Farmers'
Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
A USEFUL eulLolMo.

Crib and Storage House Co0hlnsd an4
How It II Dal1t.
Our illustrations which We reengrave
from American Farmer show . building
containing . corn crib and room for
storing farm implements. mowers.
plows, cultivators,. harFows, etc. The
appearance of the outside Of the build
ing may be seen in Fig. I. 1t II 50 feet
long, 20 feet wide and II feet high and
divided into two stogieA Fig. shows
the inside. The corn crib extends along
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

near her kitchen door. Last summer
visited . leading farmer in Seneca
county. O., and the wife had her hens
housed in . remodelcd outhouse, once
used Is . springhOuse. She told me she
should not know how to manage in win
ter il she were compelled to go out to
the barn for what eggs or poultry she
needed.
Fig. : shows the general plan, divided
into seven runs, each 6 by 20 feet, with
room for seventy laying hens. A pas
sage way at rear of building enables
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

ease Of his illness at any time his tur-
quoise became palcr and pa1cr. and II
its possessor died lost It's color entirely,
but recovered again on passing into the
hands Of new owner. Other precious
gems seem Of late years TO have lost all
claim to the former marvellous powers
ascribed to them, but the turquoise
still retains one of its mysterious prop
critics, and parades il TO the present
day.
Sometimes slowly, sometimes sud-
denly, it turns pale, becomes spotted
and finally changes from blue to white,
and specimens of this kind are rare and
valuable. ..,.
Turquoises are found in Thibet, China
and Mount Sinai. but the handsomest
ones for jewelers. purposes come from
Persian mines. They are found inn
bedded in masses of rock and the mines
are more than one hundred and fifty
feet deep, and many laborers are en-
ployed in them, the oldest of whom buy
the gems and sell them in turn to trav-
elers and merchants. Other men buy
the rough stones and polish them be-
fore selling. These, Of course, com.
mand high prices.
The stones are divided into three
classes-frst, second and third quail.
ties. All stones Of perfect color and
shape belong to the first class, but .
tiny speck Of green, which only con-
noisseur can detect, will consign hand.
some stone to second-class matter.
Then there is that undefinable proper
ty Of good turquoise, like the water
of q diamond or the luster of . pearl.
In turquoise it is called ''zat." A fine
colored turquoise without the ''xat" il
not worth much. Among the finest
jewels of the shah there in . fine tur.
quoise valued at four thousand dollars.
The third-class stones are those with
decided flaws and unstable in Persia.
The small prices offered for such there
are more than doubled by the time
they reach Europe. They are cut by
hand and polished on . fine-grained
sandstone. and then on q piece of soft
leather with turquoise dust. II is quite
the fashionable stone of the present
day, and when set with diamonds no
gem can equal it in beauty. An ultra
society woman is not happy until she
is the possessor of such q jewel.-Cin.
cinnati Star-Sayings-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
THE WOMAN or MANY ILLS.

a Female Dore who Recounts Her An
ments to Everyone She Meets.
''Of course you know at least one OF
her kind. refer TO tho woman Of
many ills, either imaginary or other
wise, that she insists upon recounting
TO every person who unfortunately
comes within ear-shot. She is the feeble
creature who one day has heart disease,
the next is seized with innammatory
rheumatism, and ON the third is quite
certain that she is suffering from some
incurable malady that is sapping her
life away. With ghoulish glee she
dwells ON her various symptoms and
the rapid progress toward the grave
that she is hourly making. She fingers
over all the narrowing details. and IL
very much put out if you do
not appear to enjoy the tenor Of
her conversation. She dotes on
medical works and reads with
avidity of every known ailment that
has ever visited the frame Of humani.
ty. II new disease is mentioned in
the papers, before twenty hours have
passed over her head she imagines her
self the victim of the latest malady
and is quite hurt If anyone else Of her
acquaintances should dare to be moro
seriously i'll than herself. Notwith-
standing the fact that she is tottsring
on the brink of the grave, she is able
to eat her three meals day with aston
ishing relish, and If there is anything
on hand of especial interest she forgets
for the time being what an invalid she
is and appears to enjoy the amusements
of the healthy with Is much xest as do
those mortais who can not confess to
an ache or pain. In fact, she is an
all-around humbug who bores every
one but the doctors and the chemists,
and for them she is . never-ending
source Of profit, though at times she
must be bit wearisome even to them. /"
Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

II Is net easy TO say what is the best
food for any animal under any circuna-
stances. but experience has shown that
young pigs will make . satisfactory
growth on feed Of buckwheat meal
made into . rather thick slop with
warm water or sweet skimmed milk.
This feed may be varied BY changing
way. Young pigs thus fed have grown
In three months TO weight of over one
hundred pounds. A change Of food 4
always desirable. - it tends to stimu-
late the appetite and increase growth.
-Rpral WQsl&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05

AoboSyo
The frequent remark that the turkey
hen will have better success in raising
her young II she b allowed 70 carry
them 10 the fields and manage them in
her own way. II true % far = the young
turkeys are concerned after they have
reached the age Of ten or twelve weeks,
but the turkey hen b just - unfortu-
nate with very young turkeys - are the
persons who take charge Of the hens
and broodA The fact u that young
turkeys are very susceptible TO damp
ness. and - they feather very rapidly
they require plenty Of nitro9enosS and
mineral food, which must be supplied.
II happens that the turkey hen some
times secures . greater variety Of suita-
ble food when she = running % hrRo
than when confined. which accounts foe
her success sometimes The greatest
loss 70 young turkeys Is due TO the large
gray lice. which work On the heads
and Threats, but which cannot be seen
except BY . close examination.-FaEm-
en- Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-05
IS ]
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one side and 10 large enough 70 hold 500
10 1000 bushels of corn on the cob The
remainder of the floor room below il
for the farm implcmentA The upper
floor may be used 70 store light tools or
anything else which the farmer may
wish to keep under shelter. This build
ing can be put MP for about eloo and
will be worth more than that amount
TO anyone who has NO good place for
keeping his farm machinery u~der
cover.