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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-02

NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL.
Inaugaratiem ~ Reforms 20 Abolish
Rod Tape In DepaPtmsnts.

WAHhtNGIVN NITN, June Line JOINT
committee authorized by the Fifsy-sccond
congress to investigate the methods of
business in tho executive departments
held meeting today and selected experts
who will 60 over the books. The work
will be directed 70 insugurating such re-
forms as may be necessary to simplify
matters and eliminate as much as possible
of the so-calied ''red tape, which the CON-
mission believes exists in all the depart
ments. Although the task Is one Of great
dimensions. the members today expressed
a hope of seeing it far enough advanced TO
make good report before the close Of the
Nfty-third congress.
, Owing to the extra work nscessitated In
the transferring Of the Office Of the United
States treasury. the figures necessary to
prepare the monthly statement could
not be compiled today. A statement
will be issued tomorrow. The total net
gold in the treasury is about 182, ,0o0. 600.
but the showing on the books Is greater
and the amount stated in the debt state
ment will be greater, ~ the exports Of
gold made in the early part of the week
have not yet been taken mp in cash. This
leaves the so-caiied gold reserve invaded
$1,000, 600. and indications point to further
shipments Of gold on Friday and Saturday
OF this week.
The com mission appointed last summer
TO treat with the Yank.on Sioux OF South
Dakota for the cession to the United
States Of their surplus lands, has submit
ted its report to Secretary Smith. with
articles Of agreement that all unallotted
lands on the reservation be ceded to the
government for $4,000. 100000 to be
paid within sixty days after congress rati-
6es the agreement. The remainder Is to
bear per cent. interest. payable at the
pleasure Of the government after twenty
five years
The pension Office has been reorganised.
The following appointments, among
others. were today made in the bureau of
pensions:
A. A. fspinwaii, OF Pennsylvania. Ia be chief
OF the bureau OF review. vice x. A. Dunmsn.
resigned: T. q. craboe. of Washington City. 10
b chief Of the middle division, vics W. I. Hey.
uoids, resigned; George Tribble. OF New JERSEY,
to be ehief Of the Western division; John D.
Kyneston, Of Minnesota. to b chief OF the record
div.sion. vice Z. J. Trottema. resigned
Attorney General O!ney said today that
he had issued special instructions in two
instances only for the enforcement of the
Law agains. the Chinese. These instruc-
tions followed in the line OF instructions
issued by the treasury department and
applied to the Chinese who were illegally
in this country, and not to violation OF
the Geary law.
Secretary Gresham has been ofYicially
notified OF the appointment Of l.. A..
Thurs:on. late head of the annexation
commission. to be minister from Hawaii
10 the United States 10 succeed DR.. Mott
Smith. The secretary had no news from
Hawaii relative TO the events mentioned
in the press dispatches from San Fran
cisco.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
A MODEL MO0 HOUSE.


The sides and ends are boarded upright
and battened with S-inch battens. The
roof il made of grooved roofing and 8
inch battenA The walls inside are
lined up 81 feet for warmth The
building Is So feet long and 70 feet wide.
A II steam generator, b B b barrels for
water and cooked feed, p pens exlo
feet. Y yards. The 5pens ON the south
side are divided BY partly movable par
titions and are used for fatteninG hogs.
Tho troughs are placed directly under
the partition between the pens and the
alley. and door 20 inches high and the
same length as the trough hangs to
this partition, the door having . sliding
latch with which it may be fastened to
either aide. excluding hogs until the
feed d In place. From K to the right
hand end Of the house (Ss feet) the
whole floor slopes 8 inches. and this I
consider the fine point in my plan,
since by using hose or cave spouting in
connection with the water supply at C,
the floor can be easily washed, and the
manure with the liquid Be pushed
through the shute 1T w, and caught in
. tight box placed on . sled or stone
boat and removed to the field. The al
ley il feet wide, d d are doors four
feet wide, G q are grain bins. With
this house l Am ready for my sows to
farrow any time after the 18th Of Feb
ruary. The cost of the building was
about e2o5 with lumber At e18 to "a
per thousand--Cor. Orange Judd
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
TO MAKE HENS LAY.

A Few Simple Ralss for Getting aDa Keep-
1t is one thing to keep eggs, but IL i
much harder to get them.
At least % il used TO seem to me till
learned the secret II II easy enough
to make hens lay, once you know how.
Here is the rule. A little soft food hot
for breakfast rs early Is you. o.. got
about it, for hens are early risers and
want their breakfast the first thing.
For dinner. wheat, barley, .oaas a
buckwheat scatter where. they nay
scramble for it. and IL they have 70
scratch half the afternoon u MIKE
sure that they have not overlooked. .
single kernel. 20 much the better. And
. dash Of corn. hot in cold weather, %
70 to roost on. They should not Be
overfed and must have clean water n.
ways near. 81,
II they can run 1t large in the sum-
mer, they will eat grass and get exeF-
else while scratching for worms.
In winter, chop them all the cabbage
and onion refuse, apple cores and even
bits Of potatoes In fact, any green
thing and dash Of cayenne pepper In
the morning feed will stimulate laying.
Plenty Of dust. for baths. pounded
bones for shell making and dust Of
sulphur in the nests will make the hens
comfortable and insure eggA
Now, having them, they are not hard
TO preserve. Bring them in fresh, set
in salt, small end down, Ill the box.
fasten the cover tight and turn the box
over, once in . week or 50.
Keep the boxes in cool dry place.
The secret Of this il. that IN egg win
keep II the temperature ID cool, and
the continual turning keeps the yolk
where 1t ought 70 be.-Home.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
ONLY An EDITOR.

The Kansas Man DSan't Know How Much .
"squaSe" "legsls" Cost.
They were standing up in the crowd.
ed aisle of an elevated train the other
night bound for their lake excursion.
One could readily tell that they vert
country editors, for they were talking
shop. One was from Kansas and the
other from Iowa. Their badges pro
claimed as much.
II get more exchanges from youl
state than from any other state in the
union," said the Iowa man.
"Yes," replied the Kansas man, We
have . paper out there in every village
and hamlet"
"How are your advertising ratesi
What do You get for 'legals' out there?'
asked the Iowa man.
Il don't know" replied the Kansas
man. looking sheepish.
"How much square" That's what
I mean. Say. amt you practical
printer"
NO." said the Kansas man.
'Only IN editor hey?" with fine con
tempt
Eyes, only an editor" At which the
Iowa man moved OF. He did not cart
TO waste his time.-Chicago Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
INCREASING NOTES.


ROW - Mako the Pork Industry B0so
Pleassat ssd Profitable.
The first item to be considered in
raising hogs for profit is good breeding
stock. Carefully select your sOws,
which should be of medium size. deep
and well sprung body, heavy hams and
shoulders, legs Of medium length with
. medium but not coarse bone. and the
other parts rs good as you can possibly
get them. Then use only thoroughbred
boars who have rs near rs possible all
the good qualities that your sows
may lack. You now have the founda-
ton laid for good crop Of easily fatted
pigA
At farrowing time watch your sOws
and prevent IS far Is possible the loss
Of any pigs ut that critical moment
Feed the SOW very lightly for the first
day or two after farrOwing; then feed
abundantly of good milk-producing
foods such Is middlings. oats, milk and
. little corn. II in summer let the SOW
have al the grass she wants. II winter.
some roots should be fed, such n arti-
chokes, potatoes or beets.
As soon Is the pigs begin to eat
feed them some soaked oats, corn or
wheat, and by all means keep them
growing, always remembering that the
pig - well n any other animal makes
its growth out of what it gets to eat.
The pigs should have all the grass
they want to eat; clover or blue grass
the best also , little grain should be is
fed from the time they begin TO cat
until You wish to finish them OF for
market; then corn is your hest and
cheapest fattener. Feed literally, reg.
ularly all they will eat up clean and,
when they arc thoroughly fat, sell
Keeping . hog after it is thoroughly
fat is nearly always keeping at loss to
the feeder.
Never try TO raise more hogs than
You can raise right Do not rely too
much on the breed; remember that the
blood only gives you the frame and good
feeding qualities in the pig. You must
make the hog.-Jacob w. Smith. in
Farm, Field and Preside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
HAYSTACK PLATFORM.

AlDost Indispensable for Proper Toppans
When hay or fodder is stacked out Of
doors the pitching up of the last two
loads is attended with extremely heavy
strainin4 work BY the man on the load.
From this cause stacks are too often
topped out and called finished before
they are high enough to properly shed
rain. The accompanying engraving
from . sketch by L. d. SnOok shows .
temporary platform which will aid in
overcoming these difficulties When
the stack has reached the height to
which . man can conveniently pitch
from the bottom Of the load, two
smooth poles are laid parallel crosswise
across the top of stack, one end left
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
A FACT ABOUT FLIES.


~ Dsss way - Get RiA q IAso Is q
0torvo ThoR.
mo. thank you, my dear; do not
want any Ay papers or hy traps about
my house. I learned . great many
years ago that the more things we have
to call flies the moro will come. In the
neighborhood where flies were simply
. nuisance I lived almost unmolested
BY them because I never permitted .
particle of stale food to accumulate
about the premises.
'Flies, like good many other things,
viii never stay where they are in dan
ger Of starvation, and never kept any
thing about the place to feed them
with, not even hy paper. Everything
that could not DO burned was carried
~ far from the house - possible and
buried. All garbage 10 valuable - .
fertilizer, and utilize IL - such.
1T is my opinion that every form a
Ay paper, hy poison, and trap which
ID baited with any substance Is Just -
much inducement for them to stay
around the house. They think-if Aies
can think 1t all-that they are going 4,
get something to eat and therefor
hang around. The best Ay preventive
is starvation. Chicago TimeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
TO KILL PARASITES. :

How one Farmer Rlds Ms stock oG Lice
and Diseese.
To kill ticks on sheep buy ball Of
SNUFF or enough to 60 over all the sheep
at once. I cut the snuR and pulverize
It on . newspaper and put il in . glass
jar. take the jar, large pepper box
and . tablespoon and dip the snu6 from
the jar into the pepper box half or
two-thirds full. then take the sheep
gently. lay her on her side, put my knee
on her head, open the wool and shake
snuH on the skin in places three or four
inches apart, and close the wool Iput
more Of the suuif around the neck be-
cause the nits hatch under the neck.
and in about three days the ticks and
nits will be . sorry looking family.
To cure the collie or stretches in sheep
I dissolve two tsblespoonfuls of EPSON
salts in about . half pint of warm water
and add one teaspoonful Of essence Of
peppermint give it through . small
funnel and in about two hours the sheep
viii be all right II she doesn't get well
In two hours repeat the dose.
To kill lice on cattle take about .
pint Of kerosene and rub it all over the
COW with . wooden cloth, then card
against the grain and with grain. 1t Is
. sure cure.
To cure warts on cows I wash tho
teats before milling and rub on castor
oal. II limbers the testA For gapcs in
chickens. prevention Is better than
cure. When we set the hens we put
sir-slacleed lime and sulphur In the
nests and keep clean water before
them.-Thomas Smith. in Our Grunge
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

projecting about three and half feet
Half . load Of hay Is thrown upon tbs
inner end Of rails, and few boards
nailed ON the projecting ends. To give
greater strength props from the ground
arc nailed to the outer edge. The hay
II then pitched upon the platform, and
thence 70 the stack. When finished
the boards are removed, and the poles
either left in position or pulled ont Of
stack. k.-American Agricultu rist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
THE FARMING WORLD.
MODEL HOG HOUSE.

10 Caa - Dails fse . TE10o Over I've
HundFo6 OoalAFA
The accompanying illustration shows
the floor plan Of . hog house which I
have used two years. The building is
entirely Of pine lumber. The sills are
sx0 inches; floor joist, 2xs inches; door,
H-inch board. Two extra sills ere
laid nearly under the alley partitions
and entend tho whole length of the
building. These are not mortised into
the end sills, but are laid under them.
Importing the floor joist in the center,
and the whole rests ON blocks Of stone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
DoUsLE.e0ARO COOP.

0oW t. Aoko O0o Suitable 10e I've
Breeds 0f Chleks.
A reader sends Ms plan Of double
board coop. for two broods Of chicks.
The coop is four feet square, the back
being eighteen inches high, and the
highest point (center) being twenty
four inches. It slopes in front rom
one foot high 1t the center to two
incheA In the illustration, A b . sash,
fastened with hinges to the front Of
the coop (B). the sash being raised or
lowered q desired This sash may b
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

"If that mans watch had run down
and only needed winding" said the sp
prentice, why didn't You wind IL sne
hand il back to him?'
"You are no judge Of human nature.
my boy" said the jeweler. IF ha6
done that would have lost his trade
forever"
And he put . dollar tag on Il and
hung il mp In his window.-Chicags
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

Happily is that family where all The
members are bound together @y
thoughtful, unselfsh affection, and ey
the sincere and heartfelt love which
should ever reign in the household. in
such family there win be NO ssnsi-
tiveneas to apparent slights. no shss p
repartees, no exacting claims to spe :
ial regards. NO sordid eye toself- f-eomfost
and self-plessing at the expense Of oth-
era Courtesy and kindness viii Re
seen in daily intercourse. Delicate ~
spect viii b manifest for the opinions
and especially for the feelinss Of every
member. The post Of service viii b
deemed the post Of honor. - we'll - of
duty; and the only rivalry win Be. who
shall excel IN gentlsneaA unselAahnses
and true sympathy, and who shall con-
tribute most 70 the common stock Of
hsppinsss. Such . spirit win give sest
70 al rational pleasures. win make du-
ties easy and burdens light; win Pre-
pare for hours Of trial and sAicfion
when such hours may come, and win
cherish the spirit and form the eharae-
ter for membership in the great family
in the heavenly stste.-Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
DIETING OF "INvALloS."


ssek People WAo Pit b Five Meals Day
anA Net Thea Satisfied.
Another thing that surprised me Il
the amount that travellers and ''inva
lids" eat, says IN Egypt correspondent
Now travellers might and ought to eat
well. They work. But 1t dinner you
can't distinguish between the traveller
and the invalid" unless indeed the
latter eats and drinks more. Perhaps
il is because he has 30 little else TO do
Think Of Ave meals day, two dinners
and you will not wonder that ''chron
ic" gets 50 little good from the ''com.
plete rest" of his winter abroad.
Breakfast from eight to ten-eo6ee,
toast eggs, or cold meat Tor both). jam,
honey. Full breskfast'-twelve m.-
is really . dinner. II gives you hrst q
relish-radishes, canned salmon, saus-
age, caviare, sardines with bread and
butter; second, an omelet with hsshed
ham in il; third, fricasseed chicken
with rice; fourth, broiled beefsteak
with fried potatoes; Afth, some kind Of
vegetable; sixth, pudding with cake;
seventh, oranges, nuts. Ags. dates. etc.
eighth. coffee. At four o'clock, tea,
with crackers and cakes At six, an
other dinner, much like the above
breakfast, with the addition Of soup
and the substitution Of . heavy meat
for the omelet. At eight o'clock, tea,
with cakes again. What does that
mean for half-sick people? l incline 70
think, from the observation of the eat
ing habits of working people In many
lands, that there Is more overeating in
England and the United States than
anywhere else. and that II we would
eat - reasonably n most 'heathens"
do we would average twenty-one years
more of productive life. Our ''civilixa-
ton has not yet passed the semibar-
barous stage et gluttony.-Boston
Transcript
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19
Hoanea


When the hens begin 70 fall OF in
eRRs IL Is best for them TO sit for . week
Of two. Il h natures method of re-
cuperstion. and II . hen is prevented
from sitting she win lay but few eggs
before she may begin sitting again. II
the hens are to be inviRorsted and made
to begin laying again. feed them large
meas Of lean meat once day. 1t IS the
best Of all methods for making the hens
lay, end It il cheap because II Produces
sggs enough 70 more than pay fos the
eosA =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

Mr.. Beenthere Yale-Weu, ! guess
John has settled down to study for hia
examinations at last.
Mrs. Yale-Why do you think 90?
Mr.. Beenthere Ysle-He doesn't
write home for money TO buy books -
often % ho did earlier in the season.
puck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

-"How about this new neigh Dor; Is
she sgreeable9" NE. she's had three
new dresses inside IL Q month Chi
cago Inter 0ceaA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

Hills-And, Miss Prim, what II you,
opinion Of the styles Of 1880?
Miss Prim-Sir!
Hills-Er-nOthing personal-that 1,
well, don't mean from observation
Of course-er-l-will you excuse me Z
pOmeut?-Tyuth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

Mazie-Is young Digbatts parvenu.
do you think?
Bertha-O, no. ! was with him 1t z
dinner the other night, and he used alI
his forks eosvectly.-Bsooklyn Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

-Intuitive Knowledge-"Now, Bob
bie," said the teacher In natural his
tory, what h panther?' "A man
that makthe panth," lisped Bobbie.-
Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

LErTUcE-have plenty Of lettuce
aoultyy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

|CI WOULDN'T give much for that man
Who doesn't feel thrill Of joy every
time he reaches the top Of hill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-19

made Of wire cloth Of about seven
mesh. TO allow warmth,
cir and light 70 enter. and also 70 allow
Of arranging . center board between
the two broodA The frame Of the coop
b fastened TO the door with hiness st
the back part. % - 70 allow Of raising
Il at the back also. II desired No glaas
should Be used in the sash. II tho
weather i severe. cover the saah with
boards or tarred paper. c and d show
the upper and lower sides Of the coop,
md z the two-inch board In front
The coop protects against rats. cats,
hawks. etc.-Farm and Fireside.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-11-16

Prof. Mendenhall, the head of the Un-
lied States coast survey and scientist
OF worldwide reputation, discovered his
special mental bent in curious way.
He was the son Of farmer in a western
village. One day, when he Was about IA
years old, man from another township
bought cow of his father, who, not
wishing to be troubled with delivering
the animal himself said, Ny non, 1 will
give you a dollar to drive that COW to X
for me-"
How far is it?" asked the boy.
TWENTY-FIVE miles by the road you
would have to take
The distance was long, but the dollar
looked big. A bargain was struck on the
spot, and the next morning before day
hight the farmers son started en- his Jour
ney. He reached his destination by night
very tired; but before going to bed he
happened to notice, in corner of the sit
ting room of the house in which he was
to lodge, well-worn copy of Euclid"
A glance inside of The book fascinated
the youngster, who sat up most of the
night, In spite of his days tramp, porting
over the angles and arcs, sinss and tan
gents. He resolved he must have that
book. The next morning he said to the
master of the house, "What will you
take for your 'Euclid'?"
Il suppose it's worth dollar" was the
answer.
Down went young Mendenhall's hand
IN his pocket, out came the dollar which
he had SO bravely earned, and the next
minute he was the owner of the book,
which he carried tenderly under his arm
as he trudged home. That was the open
ing suggestion of career in science of
which any man might be proud.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-11-16

They are telling good story in Wash.
lngton on Mr.. Stewart as a revenge for
his interminable speeches. Before the
night sessions began, the senate had adj
lourned and several of them we're getting
their hats in the cloakroom, Mr.. Stewart,
among them, when one of his fellow Sena.
tors said:
Stewart, you remind me of cleI gy-
man."
Mr.. Stewart naturally stared and then
laughed and said: How, pray?"
Yes, you are like certain minister
who was telling a friend that he had
preached two hours and half. Were
you not very tired?' said the friend,
sympathetically. Ma, ma, 1 was as fresh
as rose; but you should have seen the
congregation
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-11-16

A buried city has just been discov-
cred in Guatemala upon the estate of
Don Manuel j. Alvardo, at the foot of
Volcan de Aqua, about mile and a
half to the eastward of the present vii
lage of Santiago de los Caballeros. On
several occasions, says the New York
Telegram, the proprietor has noticed
articles having strong resemblance to
the domestic utensils of the North
Admrican Indians at the period of the
discovery OF the new world. He finally
decided on an excavation, and at the
depth of from two to five meters he
unearthed number of interesting ar
ticles, such as domestic utensils,
faience vessels, engraved and brightly
painted glasses, vases and kitchen
pots, all in good preservation. Also
onyx axes, hammers, swords, knives
lance heads; in fact, the whole series
of weapons in use in the pre- olum-
bian times was fully represented.
Along with these were great num-
Der of painted clay idols, fine pearls,
turquoises and other pecious stones
Among the latter was one of a magni-
fcent green color, called by the natives
chaicuivti, worn only by princes. One
OF the glasses was Ornamented with
colors. The statues. carved in black
basalt, displayed great artistic skill,
and are the more remarkable from the
fact that their sculptors had only stone
implements. So far, at least, no trace
of metal of any kind has been found
in the excavation, so it is probable
that the bnried city pertained to the
stone age.
At depth of only one and half
meters the workmen came on the walls
of the houses of the buried city. At
the level of the floor of those they dis
covered a confused mass of human
skeletons-some in sitting postures,
some lying on their. backs, some on
their faces, some of the skeletons
showing the inhabitants to have been
giants. The position of the skeletons,
and, in fact, the whole condition of the
ruins, point to the conclusion that the
city was suddenly swallowed by an
earthquake.