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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
PoMPEm IN SCOTLAND.


The ss0ardon q Moray" OvorWhelno0 ~
the Drifting saads Of Culbi".
Some twelve miles to the east oi
Nairn, in Scotland, along the coast Of
the Moray Firth. lies the stretch of bar
rem sandhills, that cover tho Pompeii
of the north. Two hundred years ago.
where the Culbin sands are now. there
lay . district that was known as the
''Garden Of Moray"
The harvests on Culbin never failed
from the drought, its deep. rich, alluvial
soil bore plentifully Of corn and fruits
end herbs, the fishermen Of Old Find
horn worked salmon fisheries that were
among the most valuable Of the north.
There had been gradual change in
the coast line Of the Firth, the reced-
ing sea had left great accumulati0ns oi
of sand on the southern shores, and In
the autumn of 1894, when the harvest
was all but gathered In. and the plow
WAS already turning mp The stubble
land. suddenly, almost without warn.
ing. the end came.
Like the rising tide, the sanddrifts
rose one day before . westerly gale,
swallowing up everything in their re
sistless, pauseless course; the plowman
left his plow in the field and fled, the
harvesters left their corn. and neither
plowman nor reaper ever saw again
that brown earth where they had stood
that morning.
The terrified people took refuge in
their houses, and hoped that new day
might bring An end to the storm-but
all through the night the,wind blew
and the pitiless sand advanced over the
lands of Culbin.
When the light came again the people
had to force their way out Of their
houses through the drift heaps; then
the storm was renewed with greater
violence. and every living thing. both
man and beast, fed before the binding
showers and scuds Of sand.
What the people could save they car
ried with them from the homes they
never entered again, flying rs the citi-
zens of Pompeii had fed from the death
dealing showers Of Vesuvius.
To add to the horror and destruction
of that fearful night, the river Find
horn. damned back by sandbanks,
overaowed, sweeping away in its
course the village built ON its banks
and flooding the barony.
by nightfall on the second day the
estate Of Culbin. except . small part
since overwhelmed-lay buried under
. waste of sand. and from that day to
this the once fruitful district has been
desert as barren as the Great Sahara.
Now and then the wind lays bare
some traces Of the buried land and
homesteads; part Of the old mansion
house showed itself above the sand in
the end of the last century, and weird
tales were told concerning it, but the
relentless sands swallowed It up again,
and for nearly q hundred years it has
been hidden from human eyes.
The chapel also has been seen. and
the old dovecot; some of the fruit trees
in the orchard appeared for . time
above the dazzling, arid surface. bore
fruit once more and then again disap
peared.-Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

A bed was mads In Paris for IN In.
dian prince, who paid Thousands Of
pounds for It It was constructed
partly of silver, with large female Ag-
ures at each corner, each holding deli.
cote-looking fan. The weight Of the
sleeper's body sets certain machinery
in motion which causes the figures 70
keep the fans gently In motion-an in
genious luxury in hot climate. By
touching spring large musical box
Is made to give forth soft music a. .
further incentive to slumber. Another
bedstead made Of silver Il said to have
been occupied by the German snperor
during his visit to the Sultan. 1t had
oriental curtains of surprising rich.
ness, heavily embroidered with gold
What Q contrast this presents TO the
simple iron camp beds affected by
Prince Bismarck and Moltke and other
renowned leaderA-Chambers' Jour
nall
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

Thar's moro polliticlks in honesty.
than honesty in polliticls.
Thar's q good many more pollitishsna
for sale than ID bought
Il don't do no hurt to watch the pub
lie doins of q statesman whose private
doins wont bare watchlo.
Thar's some things that men in polit-
ilkle life does. that wimmen in po'it-
ikle life wouldn't do
Public oils is . public trust that's
mighty unreliable fer lastin' qualities
Politilsle preference si<ips some pow.
erful good material
"A statesman fer glory gifts tired
ouickern one fer emoliments.
The Amerikin eagel don't draw no
ssllery.
This gloryous republic ov ourn Is git
tin to be the yuniversle disinfectant-
Detroit Free Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
SOUND POULTRY TAIN


- RnFn Heo and the Proper wy -
Treating Her.
Il would almost seem to one who
reads the poultry papers ~ though .
Axed rule must be observed with poul'
try or they will die ut once. We farm
err have no doubt neglected our fowls
half starved them andeon-
verted them into thieves and vagabonds;
but there Il . little danger that we
NAV rush to the other extreme. Whero
fowls can have unlimited range In sum-
mer. they pick up quantities OF hu&A
worms and grasshopr ers. and no spe-
cial meat ration is required A little
grain at evening. and . small feed OF
cooked fruit or vegetables. with . little
scalded bran in it. will make tho
chickens grow and keep tho hens lay"
ing.
Ny fowls have kettle Of potatoes.
string beans and spples cooked for
them daily. into which one quart OF
wheat bran il stirred while hot. One
day they had some beet greens. cooked
until tender and cut mp rather small.
and ate them we'll I think l never
saw 50 many grasshoppers a there
were this year. and the chicks were
out until dusk in search Of them How
the little things grew and throvel
Poultrymen tell N that we should
never Let hen 60 through her third
summer. and that she should not get
fat dressed few old hens for mar.
ket recently, and found that the fsttest
hens contained tho most eggs. Jud9-
ing from these fowls. should b In
clined to allow . hen to live 20 long -
her feet and legs were smooth and In
healthy condition. and her head IN
uatursl shape. The head and neck OF
an old hen get large. and she has look
about the eyes that Is not natural Les
her 60 as soon n possible after this. II
il necessary to watch ones hens to -
certain which are the layerA Now
and then . ''biddy" does . great deal Of
caekliug and seldom lays IN egg. They
are better ON the table than In the
poultry yard.
Our farm fowls do not usually live IN
summer In their winter quarters. and
thus escape many diseases which st-
tack poultry in Close confinement II
Il an excellent plan TO clean the win
ter house when the weather gets WAITE
and settled Spray Il well with ear
bolized kerosene emulsion. Air II I'M
til II il dry. and keep Il closed against
the hens till cool nights make It de-
Lsirable refuge for them. Give II
GOOD coat Of limewash before the fowls
are admitted, using caro- % that every
nook and crevice Il touched, and Hyou
have not already supplied esdar poles
for roosts. do 80 1t this time. l...-
A few barrels Of dry road-dust should
be put in store In the fall, and muck
from the swamp will b found Of great
use in winter to sprinkle In the house
Tho farm hen needs n. much care IN
winter as her town cousin, except that
slss has laid up . store Of health and
hardness from her summer ramblea
which keeps her comparatively fres
from disease, II her winter home b dr5
and warm, and. In the case Of old henA
she prepared her winter wardrobe
early enough to escape the chill OF cool
nights when her feathers were on On .
i! vacat,on.-a A. Little, IN Country
Gentleman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
REMAINS APPEARANCE.

He Looked Llko . Man without Tive
Ideaa In His Head.
Coler;dge once mistook for a philoso.
pher . silent. thoughtful-loolxing man
who eventually revealed himself rs q
Norfolk farmer by exclaiming, on tho
appearance Of dumpling at dinner,
"Them's the fellers for met" Renan.
ON the other hand, would have been
taken for . man without two ideas in
his head beyond eating and drinking.
The foreigner in Paris, drawn by ad-
miration for his talents to the stuffy
little room 1t the College de France rs
signed to the Hebrew lectures. was
stupeHed At finding . burly man with
flsbby face, reminding one Of Luther,
and very pronounced double chin. all
the more marked because close-shaven;
an exterior, in short, far from be-
speaking the refined writer, the
acute thinker, the greatest styl'
list Of his age. Discoursing, moreover,
in the esiest conversational tone, he
would loll back in his chair, or sprawl
his arms on the table, as. with shoul'
ders up to his ears, he stopped to read
q Hebrew text A second glance, it is
true, showed the silkiness of his long
brown hair. and the shapeliness OF
hands which he used very effectively
for emphasis. His forehead, too, was
fairly high though not broad; his eye,
deep-set behind bushy brow and lash,
was full Of animation; and his voice
was mellow. At home or in society his
attitude was far from imposing. lie
would either lean forward, his hands
resting on his knees, or would throw
himself back in his chair, his hands
crossed on his breast In either case
his eyes were half closed, yet no man
was better listener. Too see him in
the streets-but Of late years he walked
only too little for his health,
and he avoided omnibuses through
aversion to the scramble for . seat
you were reminded of DR.. johnson
sailing down Fleet street. In . Prot.
estant country he might have passed
for . country parson Of limited means,
and equally limited intellect. In France
he resembled . retired tradesman vege.
tating on . small competency. Had be
donned cabman's uniform he would
have passed muster - an average spec
linen Of Jehu; and there are said, in
deed, TO be uufrocked priests in the fra
ternity. He was in reality . typical
Breton priest minus the robe. His pa
ternal sncestors were Breton hshermen
ell. he sayA ~ poor - Job-and Re
nan had inherited their physique. his
good points doubtless being due to his
mother. who came Of . good middle
class Bordeaux family. Strange that
such . mind. with its delicacy. acute
ness and many-sidedncss, should have
hrd % uncouth an embodiment-At-
lantic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

When Carlyle went to sit to Sir
John Millsis for his portrait in Millais'
grand new house. he turned on the
stairway 10 ask: HAS paint done all
this, Mr.. Millais7' and. getting . smil-
ing ganswer in the Affirmative, remarked:
"Ah, well, II shows what = number OF
fools there are In the world"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

Why IS IN editor . moral man? Be-
cause he always does write.--0erman
town Telegraph. How about the Cd.
itor who clips from his exchanges and
fails to give credit?-Norrist0wn Her
AID
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
HANDY DOOR CHECK.

Any Isgesioas YsRDse Can Enssly -
Oa0 Together.
A door check il . blessing in every
house, especially where there are smaD
children who so often get their hands
and feet bruised BY the occidental shuS
ting Of door. This check prevents Il
A il the main piece, which should b
made Of any kind Of iron and must b
screwed to the lower corner Of th1
door. B Il the spring that pressss
down the shank C against the Aoor md
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
A Nice hey.

Anxious Mother-Is that now neigh
boris little boy . nice boy?
Little Johnny-Yes'm. When teach
er asked him who hit him with spit
ball, he said he didn't know, and he
saw me hisself.-Good NewA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

MrA Fleecy-Why doesn't Mr. Dow.
ney come to church with you?
Mira Downey-I could not have u,
my dear. Downey tslks in his sleep-
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
Sure Cure.

Jack Hardup-what's . man to do
doctor, when he can't eat beefsteak
without getting neuralgia in the jaw9
DR.. Portly-Hm! I'd recommend him
to chagne his boarding-house.-Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
OReEARANCE,

Nayi let It passi
was but hasty word
Unthinking uttered q unwilling heard-
Aisooogh upon my ear Il STRANGELY Jared
nSelong friendship shah not thus be narreA
Nayl let 1t passI
Nayi let it pani
WIN not answer %,
GroW;
Sneuarded moments come 10 all-so mo
Ots nceds the trust Of loving charity;
Then let It paasi
Then let IL pass.
Ana not . thought remain
40 pam my heart or give another's pain;
Eet hearts Be true. and let the friendship end
1nat bears not with tho failinss of friend
resi let It passi
James Rock. IN Chambers Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

-Teacher-'If you had discovered
America instead Of Columbus what
would vou have done?" Chicago Boy
-'Opeued real estate o63ce."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

-Husband-'Yes, have everything;
oun. ammunition, gxme bag and all ="
Wife-..It dccs seem A. though there
Is something else. Oh. yes! The money
to buy the game. to. Be sure. Inter
Ocean,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

Bones may be made useful for . fer
tilizer in this way: They are put into
Q pit two or three feet deep with alter
nate layers Of lime. fresh from The
kiln, and unleached wood ashes. The
heap ID to be wetted with water 70
slaek the lime. and Il then covered
with sufficient depth Of good soil 70
keep in the heat ard moisture. In two
or three months the bones will Be
quite soft and may Be brolsen down
with shovel and mixed with the other
materials, which will make . valuable
manure. Il is necessary 70 keep the
heap moist g the water evaposates q
sosks into the ground. Il - very
dangerous matter 70 NEEDLE with oil Of
vitriol or sulphuric acid. - one drop
splashed into the eye win destroy t.
or II on the akin will make . deep burn
that it II di@eult ~ heal A farmer
should never attempt TO make . fertil-
izer with bones by the nee Of this dan
Vsrous stu6.-N Y. TmeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11
THE FARMING WORLD.

LIAvEs contain NO weed seed, and
hence furnish . clean and safe mulch
for straw berries and fall-sown spinach.
The greatest trouble with them il that
they are 50 easily blown away BY the
wind. Cornstalks spread thinly help
70 hold them in their place.
BITTERNESS IL usually caused In
cream and butter BY holding cream too
long before churaing. Il may also b
caused by freezing and thawicR It sew
eral times, and il may be caused BY
some improper food given but ono COW
Of the herd or all Of them.
The construction Of low wagons II
not the only good use to which old
mowing-machine wheels may be put
Secure . dozen or more Of the same
size, string them on . long SHAFT or
axle, place . wooden frame and tongue
around. and We have . very effective
roller.
ORDER IN the house and order out
side ON the farm sometimes 60 hand in
hand, but often they do not II the
farmer likes and demands IN orderly
house, why should not the farmers
wife demand an orderly-kept farm
when she goes out 70 get the air after
her work is done?
The farmers worst enemy % far -
transportation il concerned n not the
railroad but the wagon-road. And
what he most needs to do il not "a
make war against the rsilroad eompar
nies but to set about the business Of
cheapenisg transportation from the
farm to the railway.
AMATEURS, ~ . rule. repot too often
and keep their plants in too large pota.
It ID Of no use TO give plant fresh coil
before its roots have pretty well occu-
pied the old There Is . proper time
to repot, and that II when the ball Of
earth is well surrounded BY roots. z
state that can be determined BY tipping
the plant out Of the p0t-American
Gardening.
IT pays 10 concentrate the producta
Of the soil and sell refined products
that carry the highest value with the
least exhaustion Of fertility. In one
ton Of hay you sell eighty-6ve times
more from the soil than you will In one
ton of fine butter. and you win proba'
bly, get for the hay ten dollars and foz
the butter four hundred and Afty dol
larA-Prof. Robertson
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

prevents the door from going shut D
l. the lifting knob that fits in the shank
C and Is used to put It in or out OF use.
e Il. . stub made Of rubber that dts into
the lower end Of C1nd presses against
covered BY the oval piece A. The knob
d works through tho slot in A and the
piece e IL pushed out st the lower end.
|-William Gerber. in N. T. Homestead
Hov shall 0sass De nalnta1oe64
The question now presents itsel4.
how shall grass be maintained with
out.too often breslking the soil for seed
ing7 In relayinR grass land. what crop
shall We plant and how shall We crop
before reseeding? On general princf
plea Il Il perhaps best TO lay down the
rule that al land should Be rsseeded 70
grass after two years Of hoed crops.
Ny own preference u corn on sod
followed by . root crop This per.
mits of thorough cleaning On land that
can b easily worked and yields two Of
the most useful crops TO . dairyman.
Varsity Of plants il natures favosits
combination for sustaining animals
when grass is the excluaive food In
winter We can hardly have too great .
variety Of fodder with which 70 mix
our grain Substances. The more varied
IN animal diet tho moro agreeable;
and agreesbleness is . great factor IN
the digestion Of food. How much corn,
what kind. how shall IL Be planted,
and what disposition shall Be made oi
it when harvested are questions which
each must solve for himself after fully
considering his circumstanceA-James
Cheeseman, in Rural World.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12
PROVINCIAL SALMON PACK.


A scheme to Transport &c by Rail and
Atlantic Liners to England.
WESTMINSTER. B. c., July 11.--[Special.]
Prominent salmon packers say they are
favorable to the new plan proposed for
placing the pack on the English market
by transportation across tho continent by
rail and thence by Atlantic liners to Liv-
erpool and London. They do not think,
however. that more than q small portion
of this years pack will be handled by the
new route whatever may be the case in
the future. A good many vessels have
already been chartered to load salmon for
England and these will have to be loaded.
The three great tronscontinental roads,
namely, Canadian Pacific. Northern Pa
ciiic and Great Northern, are all working
to secure . share Of the salmon carrying
business and this competition has brought
the cost of transportation down to much
lower figure than ever offered in the past,
but not quite so low. ali things considered,
rs the cost by sailing vessel. A Canadian
Pacific railway official speaking on the
subject today, said:
The great advantage 70 Gamers would be In
having their pack delivered on the English mar.
ket in one month, instead OF in SIX or seven
months BY sailing vessel. The railway would
begin handling the pack Immediately and keep
on shipping until the end Of the season. and
within a week of tho time that the canneries
closed down the last case would be en- route.
Placing the pack OF the province at $4,000 cases
this season. he estimsted that l,o00 cars would
be required to handle tt. Several OF the Gamers
have made arrangements 10 send q portion OF
their pack by rail.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12

CLEVELAND, July 1.-The iong-antici-
pa,ed twenty-seventh saengerfest of the
North America Saengerbund opened to-
day. By night eleven German singing
societies from as many cities had arrived
and had been assigned to quarters. In the
evening . reception and concert was
given, participated in by 1000 singers and
listened to by an audience Of G.OO0.
Mayor Biee welcomed the visitors
to Cleveland briefly but heartily,
and Gov. Mckinley did like duty tor Ohio.
]. Harmon Deiler. of New Orleans, pre-
sented the banner Of the National Singers
Union. as former president. to Paul
Schneider. president Of the Saengerbund.
The concert was great success. Nile.
Rita Aiinda, prima donna, received an
ovation. Miss Lena Little. Baron Ber-
thald and Gustav Berneike fully vindi-
Gated their high regulations.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12
CIRCus MEN IN rxoUsLx.


they Film. Flam = Farmer, Beat . Dep
uty Sheriff and Land In Chehalis JaSl.
CHEHALIs. July II. Especial - Last
night one Of the flim- Hammers accompany
ing Sanger & Lent's show beat German
farmer out of SO by means of the short
change racket. The German got out q
warrant for the mans arrest, which was
put in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Ed
Barnett to serve. Barnett went to the
show train, while the outfit was packing
up after the performances, and arrested his
man. As he was leaving with him. the
employees Of the show, headed by the
manager. assaulted him, together with
two other officers. and brat them insensi-
BILE and rescued the prisoner. A free fight
with citizens seemed imminent, as the
affair h ad attracted a crowd.
At this iuncture Sheriff Barnett, accom-.
panied by Deputy Carpenter. arrived on
the scene. and with drawn revolvers pro-
ceeded to search the show train for the
short-change sharp. They were unable to
find him. but arrested four employees Of
the show. The manager had in the mean
time escaped to the hotel and gone to bed.
They hunted him mp. got him out Of bed
and took him with his hired men to the
county Jail. The five prisoners were charged
with assaulting officers and we're to have
had q hearing this morning. but it was
postponed till Wednesday. The show pro-
ceedcd to Olympia without manager and
several speciality artists. The manager
was out on bail this afternoon. furnished
on telegram from the Oregon National
bank, Of Portland.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12
A HEADLEss cOKPsK AT sAxIsa,
IL 1s Identified - the Body OF -.
Rookcr-A Case Of Suicide,

WHArcox, July 11--ISecial. l-Yester-
day the headless body OF man was found
on the shore about two miles below the
Chuckanut stone quarry, near Samish.
Coroner Bracket was notified and the
body was towed 10 Chuckanut and thence
brought to Whateom late last night. Be-
sides the head being gone. one hand was
also missing and it is believed that the
absence Of the head and hand is due to the
body being struck by some passing
steamer.
4, Undertaken Brackets rooms today
the clothing on the body was identified by
Miss Booker a. being identical to that
worn by her father. NJ. Booker, who mys-
teriousiy disappeared from the house Of
l. A. Wheeler, his son-in-law. in this city
four weeks ago last Friday. Booker owned
a valuable ranch six miles from Sumas,
bat IL is claimed he was in financial diff.
culsies and he is supposed to have CON-
mitted suicide in the bay and the body
foated with the tide 70 the place where it
was found,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-12
Rancher Bersing Found in His
Cabin With His Throat Cut.
II NAY De \ CASE or MURDER.
Circus Employees In Trouble for Beat
ing Lewis County Deputy SheriR.
Csussy HsrasF vo1sa ss the Beseh
Nese eanfsh-Finanelal Troublse
Caused HIm q Commit Suicide.

WHArcox. July lI-TSpecial l-Word
reached here last night that the dead body
Of J. J. Bersing had been found in his
cabin on the North FORK Of the Nooksack,
and every indication pointed TO murder.
The first known of the crime was yester-
day evening when three Of Behring'S
neighbors called at his cabin. The door
was barred, but Was forced in. Lying on
the floor, half beneath the table, Was his
dead body. with great cash in the left
side Of the neck.
Bcrsing went to the North Fork from
Port Townsend three years ago and took
up ranch, and for time worked at the
tailoring trade in this city. He was sup
posed to have money. Bersing was Rus
sian 0y birth, and was about thirty years
ofage. Coroner Bracket left this mofn-
ing to investigate.