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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

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sess Ooe.
The ItaliaA bpys whose familiax cry
ID. ''Shins, boss7' is heard On all the
fexrybcats, arc sometimes very clever
In their methods Of extending the
trade. A well-droased, middle-aged,
prosperous-loolging man boarded =
South Brooklyn boat for New York
one afternoon lately. his shoes display
ing . variegsted sasartment Of Brook
lyn dirt and dust He nodded 70 .
bootblaek who regarded his eustomer's
shoes critically, observed that the COS
toner was . good-naturod-loolEing
man. and nd persuasively:
'Cateha d plenta nud. bosA Disc
shine ten-O cent Ehc Jes
The customer said al right. A little
boy. i've or six years old, edged away
iron . sister twice his age, who had
him In charge, a1d watched the shin
Ing opesatioa with great interest The
man was evidently Interested In the
boy, ard the bootbloek noted that In
SANITY. Whea tie hoo1blaelg's Arst
lob was finished the man and boy had
formed = very friendly acquaintsnee.
"Lst n give-s d boy ydsshine." said
the booth1ock. -. ~
This plsassd the man and amused the
boy.
"Now, who Il your noGher?" was one
a The questions of the boy.
''His mother II dad, sir said the
sister.
."Ah, poor little chap" exclaimed the
|. The bootblsck regarded the girl ont
Of the eornsrs q his eye. gaves glance
- ~ nas, Anishsd ths hey's shine
ard snid:. -
.Let-a NJ sive-a ds lsdy d ahiss.
bunoT S'i s
'sCsrtninly. csrtahly!' sxelai4ed The
nan. and the girl laughed % mneh over
tie operation that the 1lan Wa too
veil pleased 20 ss0s01se that any
ehspgs was due from the quarter u
gave ~ beetbleek-N :. eua.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
A WoMAN's POCKET.

Just whore it 10 one never knowA
Beneath the folds lt never shows;
Above, below, before, behind,
{ A puzzle to the human mind.
Man never knows his helplessneso
Untn he tries In woman's dress
To 0nd the pocket
Twas sooner found In early days
Before they had the poionaise,
Dressmakcrs now are sore perplexed
TO know Just whore 70 hioe il next.
In these hard times OF scanty purse
Ills hard 70 flnd the drcss-But worse
To find the pocket.
"A fact by husbands too well known.
She finds his pocket; while her own
Is 30 concealed about her dress
1t long since lost its usefulness.
She bears her purse now in her hand
Because she never can command
That hidden pocket
He's new to matrimonial cares
Who volunteers to run upstairs
And fetch . trifie, more or less,
His bride left In some other dress!
Believe me, nature uc'cr designed
That mortal man should ever find
Awoman's pocket
He opens wide the closet door:
Each hook % full OF robes galore.
That ere he finds tho proper gown
Each dress In turn has tumbled down
Into the placket hole at back
He thrusts his arm: alas! alacI
Tis not the pocket
He drugs itout in his despair
And spreads 1t DER an easy-chair-
He lifts up each tuck and fold and seam,
Walks round and round ~ in . dream:
He's much too good man to swear,
Yet undevoutly wonders where
She keeps that pocket
He grabs It up. and rushing down
Upon her lap tosses the gown.
I'm truth you are tho better half
II you can nnd-why do you laughv'
Il laugh because you've brought me here
a petticoat my hubby dear.
To nnd the pocket"
Berkshire Courier
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
FRocks Foa SMALL GIRLS.

Everything Rather M0ootoo00o New, nat
~ ssmpalcstv Prevails.
Fashions for larger chi2dren follow
the wake of their elders, and there b
noticeable the same dearth Of origin
atty ut the present time. both IN ward
robes large and wartirobes small.
Among the prettiest things is revival
of the English fashion Of low-cut neclxs
and short sleeves. II II said to Be more
heathful and is certainly very sweet to
look upon. Besides, so little variation
Is required, rs q short waist and . full
skirt comprise the entire frock. The
little English. dress in the illustrations
of to-day has . draped effect in front
and bertha Of lace drawn in with
baby ribbon 1t the neck. The empire
dress, which is going ont Of style jusa
Is everybody knows how to make il, Is
certainly very pretty for little girls
from three to six years Of age. Gro
pouette is nice material to use. with .
bow of wide ribbon at the back Of the
yoke and ends falling to the hem.
More becoming yet are the roond-
waisted froclks trimmed with bertha
or drsped revers and = long sash. A
pretty dress for girl Of twelve Or
thereabouts is of mauve spotted cam
brio trimmed with narrow white braid
and - full vest Of white nainsoolE
tucked very finely at the neek and An-
ished with straps and bows Of sibbon.
Chicago Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

clover 4 % valusbls In restoring and
enriching poout coils. II we fertilize
our crop Of clov3e liberally with potash
and moderatelN with phosphate, we
have there the lDeans of enrichins eur
soil in all these Essential ingredients"
of fertilizers. This Is . verv important
principle in the tlse Of fertilizers. and
10 in sccordanea with tho long-estab-
lished practices Bulletin No 46 Ky.
Ex. station. salt
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
aEAoERs. AND MoissREAoeRs.


bright Peopas eR The WeslA Who Have
Very Lattls Bosk-Knswlsdge.
Certainly there are plenty Of people.
men and women, who are exceedingly
intelligent, and this not in any limited
direction, who never read, who know
nothing about books, and who could
not gain from them any appreciable
addition TO their brightness. They
have thought, and they can talk They
observe. ~ . rule, much more closely
than the readers, who are apt either to
be preoccupied, or to be mentally dis
sipated"-there is no other word-and
think, when they think, in . moro
original wav, or rather, ~ that word
has now . conventional, meaning, in
way which is less obscured by the
influence of 1.-THE common-sense Of
most" .trf, sf -li -,r, .et
Their thoughts, POOR or perfect, are
ut least their own, and arc strong
thoughts. They lack width usually.
though not always; for intercourse
with readers has much Of the effect Of
reading; but they have . certain di-
rectness and tenacity ~ to the point
at issue. They are apt, too. to have
humor. the incon2ruities of things
striking them even more than they
strike readers-how much had Burns
read:-and humor Of the peculiar kind
which we define rather indefinitely by
the word '.Faciness." that is, flavor. the
trace Of the onion which animates the
salad. In talking, Il il said, they are
deficient; but that ID often only be-
cause they are in presence Of
persons whose knowledge Of books
they dread. or because they be-
long to the classes or races
for there are both-to whom the
privilege of talking easily has not been
given. There ere. women among us
who never read, and talk exeellently
well-there were scores of them in
France Just before the revolution-and
men who talk as only chiefs of profes-
sions can, but who have never seen .
book since they were 1t college. In
deed, we believe that II the literary
would inquire, they would be rather
startled at the number Of the latter.
There are not only the scores Of able men
who have NO time for reading. but other
scores in every profession to whom
reading is very like an impossibility.
They can not do IL any more than .
reading man can get through ISIS
mondi" or 1.-The Wandercr."
There is a literaryAssumption current,
now indeed crystalizinR into an axiom.
that all able men with the time can
read books, and that il they do not. it
is the fault Of the newspapers, or the
novels, or congenital perversity: but
the assumption Is totally unfounded.
Numbers of men Of keen intelligence
simply can not read. and never open al
book, and neither snAer for the def
cheney nor-.Ana IL suspected by the
world. There wAs plenty of intelli-
gence before printing and before man.
uscripts became accessible to- any but
the wealthy. In Asia, outside theolo-
gy, all ability is independent Of book
knowledge; and the statesmen who
never read are infinitely more intelli-
gent that the Baboos who kill their
original thiek!ng-powcr by studying
the books of . foreign people.-Londoa
Spectator. 80 ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
Raising Chestnuts for Food.

At the suggestion of the national au.
thorities, who believe that chestnuta
can be profitably raised as an article
of food, several farmers of Berlcs coun-
ty have engaged extensively in the
cultivation of the fruit One farmer
has thirty acres in almost bearing con-
dition, and he believes they will be-
come as popular in few years as an
article of diet Is either wheat or corn.
-PhiladelDhia Times II 8!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

Uncle Jack returns frOur = long
walk. and. being SOMEWHAT thirsty.
dritts ffohiA tnmhler he 6nds On the
fx6aG Eaters mi. little niece. Alice,
'wAo5 5hsshns sisstts "a qs3 az! lir.
elhHrr,hHlry:.l1k1ef s.th matten
Aliie." Alice (WeetfdS)'s ssYSAsse
drinked up my aquiktlA. and youris
swallowed my tree polly wo9A".-Har
vssd Laupeen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

ty(yWM 9SIyDIGSk BRv0yA
s - '''''
Sauce for Fish: Scrape hne ~
yollks of two hard-boiled eggs. add pep
per, salt, mustard, three u tablespoonfula
each Of aAlad oil and Of vinegar and
one Of tomato observation-disclosures.
Chicken Mince Pie: Chop meat Ans
from boiled fowl. Pat layer In dish,
cover with sliced chicken liver. Add
rest Of fowl, with butter and seasoning.
then rich broth and crust, and bake
Good Housekeeping.
-Potatoes and EGG: Pat alump Of
butter into q frying-pan; whom Il boils.
brown in Il q finely chopped small
onion. Cut some cold boiled potatoes
into slices. pat them into the pan. pour
over them the we'll beaten yoiks Of two
eggs, add pepper and salt: fry golden
brown ON both sideA-N. Y. Timea
Chopped Tomato Pickle: Add "a
eight pounds of chopped green tomatoes,
well drained, q scant half teacupful OF
salt sud four pounds of brown sugar.
Let this boil two hours, then add q
quart of vinegar, half a tablespoonful
Of ground cloves, and one Of ground
cinnamon. Boil fifteen minutea and
can.-Farm. Field and Fresidc.
-pr.served Cr.erv,o... Allow one
Mound of sugar and : tcscup of water
to Zach nornd ~ fru;N halve.a And
stoned. Roll the syrup ten minutes be.
fore putting the plums in, skim. and
then boil all together till tender. Take
from fire, and let stand overnight.
The next day boil mp again, adding .
few of the blanched kernels taken
from the stones. Pack the fruit in
cans, pour over the syrup, and SEAL
Harper's Bazaar. 80
Fried Cucumbers: Cucumbers are
~ood in .nv form but thew are.n.rticu-
larlv delicious uren.rsd in the follow.
inp manner. pare and cut the cucum-
berx lengthvise in slicea about ONE
ou.rter az an inch thick. ; CuH ofP the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
Total expense.

!. i base the handling Of cotton. on n
half bale per scre. If ,you sell $50
pounds Of cotton At Eve cents per
pound, and the seed 1t . basis of nine
dollars per ton. you will have sis..5,
and you see We can not make cotton at
flve cents.-J. b Jordan, in Farm and
Ranch ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
The Cow Lest Her CuA

A few days ago . neighbor asked my
advice a. to the treatment of . favOrite
cow, which he said was sick and ''had
lost her cud." When asked TO describe
her symptoms he said she lay moping
around with her nose on the ground
oaBAiAasA~1nosp0oeGa.-1'suggested
vhe administration of pint of raw lin
Beed oil. or IL that was not at hand.
melted lard, as it was most probably a
case of Indigestion. But, he said, ''she
had lost her cud. and she must get an
othe before she can get we'll" Iagreed
with him. "Then,' = he inquired, ''how
can ! make her end and get it into
herr" 1t then dawned upon me that my
friend considered the cud q part of the
cows anatomy or working machinery,
and IL took some time to persuade
him that such b not the case. Finally
he went home, acted ON my advice, and
in few hours found that the cow had
got another cud. For the benefit Of
others may state that "a cud'' is q
portion of food that has been swal-
lowed and deposited in the first stom-
ach. When the animal is resting it
conveys this partially masticated food
back to the mouth in small wadA
This: is called ''the cud" and can be
seen travelling mp and down the guIlet
TO and from the mouth. When the ac-
tion Of the stomach Is suspended from
want of food or indigestion, this pass
age Of the cud is interrupted, and the
animal is said 20 have s'lost its cud. "
The trouble can generally be rcmedied
BY giving food or . little simple medi-
cine.-Dr0vers' Journal --s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

A little thought will show how vastly
your own happiness depends on the
way ether people hear the0selves 70
ward you. The looks and tones at your
breakfast table, the conduct Of your
fellow-workers or employee the faith
full or unreliable men yuo deal With,
what people say 10 ysu o. Tie street.
the way your cook and housemAid do
their work, the letters you get, lie
friends or foes you meet-thess thiAGs
rake up very much Of the plsesurs q
misery Of the day. Turn the ides
around, and femember that tust =
much are you adding 70 the pleasure q
nisery Of other peoples dsy& And this
is the half Of the natter you can com
troll Whether any pafticular day shall
bring to yoa more Of happiness OF Of
snfering i largely beyond your power
to determine. Whether each day Of
your lie shall give happiness Or suffer.
isg yssts With yeussel&-N, !. Weekly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
LOYAL M00RS.


Delisf n The " Divine night /" ~ the oaltan
u Aororeo.
liam the caliph of the Lord: am
the captain and commander of the
Faithful, the chosen one Of the Prophet;
Iam the King Of kings; I am Prince
in paradise; then obey me without .
murmur, as my eamels do" sr-=-
This is the magnificent pretension Of
the sultan Of Morocco. and il Il gener-
ally allowed. 1t is refreshing to hnd
country. where not only has the divine
right never been contested, but where
rs vet it has not even been questioned.
Now and again . pretender to the
throne has turned mp. and the annals
Of Morocco are red with stories Of civil
wars. But the pretcnder has never
been . revolutionist: he has always
based his contention upon having .
more divine right and the alleged pos
session of . more generous and direct
flow Of the blood of the prophet in his
veins 2
The loyalty OF the people toward the
monarch partskes Of literature Of ado
ration. When the battle is fought and
won, and the soldiers who have fallen
sorely wounded are brought on the
field and placed in . circle around the
white pavilion In which the mysterious
monarch leves. ~ unapproachable and
invisible in his camp rs In his court
then, il is said. the dread sultan walks
up and down among them. smiling
with silent pity upon their agony; and
they, the poor ignorant Kabyles Of the
valleys, and the nomad horsemen from
the desert, cry out until the cries give
place 70 the rattle Of death. allah
ihark amer, Seedna" God prolong the
days Of our Lord.'). And this too il the
cry Of the malefactor ~ he goes toward
death or mutllation, and these ara the
words Of tie disGfoced vixir who, when
for purposes Of political necessity he
must disappear or be enaced, takes the
cup Of poisoned tea from the hands Of
his gracious sultan.
The mantle Of the Prophet Of Medina
that he wears must indeed b broad
and ample. for IL iseallsd upon 70 cover
. multitude Of sins-that is, viewed
from our standpoint-but the Moos
believe that, try Is he may, the sultan
can do no wrong. He r like the saint
l saw in Tangief who spends his entire
time in drinking Gin and whisky. One
might think that this saint was drink
ing IN undue quantity of strong wa
ters, bat such II not the eass; at least
IL hasDever appsaied to tie AAors IN
tia light, for he Il. such . holy man.
they say, that the moment the strong
waters came II contact with his per-
son they lose al their 1ery qualities.
and become innocent mares milk
SHAnher Hfmsnl n CNnturv. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
RM1ny fsr N Nsp

"whe = this 'coninsf' ashsd The
hotel elerk.y 1.' - .8ass
.That's smother East Indian prince" !"
replied the porter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18
FARMER AND PLANTER,
HEDGES IN THE SOUTH.

Hsw 70 Grow Qsackly well-Nlgh Per.
feet Hedge. .,
A well-nigh perfect hedge can be
quickly grown, and, With but little
skill. pains or labor, on nearly any sort
Of soil in the cotton latitude. hy put
ting out alternately plants Of tle pyra-
cantha and MaeartQey rose. ither OF
these alone makes = verv good hedge
here; but the former does not hug the
ground quite cloae enough, and the lat
ter is rather too sprawling unless spe-
cial attention. Is given 10 pruning
and training. They, however. pre-
cisely Supplement- tone another
when planted alternately, say q
foot apart. the pyraeantha giving .
sturdy support to the Macartney.
which eompactly 6lls al the g.ps'that
the pyracanths growing slone would
lesvA The rose is little liable to
spre1d unduly by self-layering. but
can be kept in bounds without much
trouble. Pruning for any other pur-
pose is scarcely ever required, If At all.
Roth Of the above-named plants grow
readily from cuttings. though it is bet
ter to plant either rooted lay
ers from an old hedge, or
one year rooted plants started
in nursery. OF course, good
preparation of the ground for the
hcdgerow is advisable, and some cul-
tivation and manuring win be re,
quired. but less than in he case of any,
Of the other hedge plants Perhsfs 1
rhinoceros might attempt, esetond
time to 60 through . well-e shed
hedge Of. the sort mentionl but
hardly think anything Would But
while would never think Of growing
a hedge of any other kind, it s with
considerable reservation that recon-
mended even this style Of hedge fence.
have = great deal of it on my place
that am m6king no use of, SIM
ply because. owing to change in my
plans. it is where / now do not want
any fence. And a useless hedge is not
merely useless. but is, for obvious rea-
sops, considerable of a nuisance, and
one that is not readily gotten rid of.
Still. for = fence along q public road.
for the inclosing Of = large body of
land, and especially for protecting an
orchard against narauders, good
hedge may, upon the whole. be in
many instances the best fence 70 have.
y. w. Matthews. Arkansas. in Ameri-
san Gardening. ts --+--..s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

"Bring In the double-width ysgisteF. "
oWssh!pgteu Stay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-18

.HTEISLfER PsxsEai7b afsS
glanced up ssesh6 :pessed on the high
sexe,,saieS2S,h AaAi.aNA rdisssiaetly
bowed to The sisters
/ i{lj3lallll gdll|: 4! I!alif;s!;ffli's Nj 7; r.:
oh bee 8 Y(etY 9ssks. ssii 1 i.ngRo:s; g !;
Lillian, lAu) c1Bassee how clev-
erly the WORK q aSgN here"
.Tie.nea had aSdlse close e 2 cellar
.;1ssd(0sv. 1dtdsteau nssrow sfsde. and
was shovelirg the coal into It with .
display OF muscular strength that was
quite interesting. while the rattl!ng
eoiae We dseteaiee. 3s wove esas
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-01
WHAT KILLED THE oHILD9

Contractor Fitzpatrick Saws A Fall From
A Baby Carriage.
Suit was brought 10 tao Hobokeu Dis
trict Court before Judgs Paxton yester-
day by William Lehmeyer against
Michael Fitzpatrick 10 recover 5000 dam.
ages for the killing of Lehmeyer's child
by timber falling from he nouss at No,
409 Grand street. Hoboksn. Fitzpatrick
mad the contract to make improvements
gu the house at which Lehmevsr lived,
No. 400 Grand street. One day last spring,
AS the house was la progress of compile
ton. a heavy piece OF timber fell from
the roof aud struck Lehmeyer's ons-year-
old child on the head. Lehmeyer al
leges that the child's skull was fractured
aud that it subsequently died from Tue
effects. Senator DAILY represented Len,
meyer and put in a stroIg plea.
The defense. through his counsel, Law
yer Parry, AYERS that the child did not
die from The results of the blow receive /
from the timber. He contends That the
child was taken TO st. Mary's Hospital,
wa treated and WAS discouraged as cured.
Afterwards the child. Ia intains Hltz.
lalrick, fell from a baby carriage at
home, and died from the eff sets of that
fall. Judge Paxton reserved decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-01
HALLOWEEN PARTIES.
A Surprise 10 Miss Laura Hull
Miss Lidia Hage MS Birth
day,

A Halloween surprise party was ten d.
cred to Miss Laura Hall OF No. 1871 Gle n
wood avenue by her friends Thew
gathered shortly after eight O'Clock Ht
Captain Lange's pretty home, on High
land avenue. and from there W alksd TO
where the party was given. They were
headed by Miss Elsie LANCE, who was the
prime mover In arranging it. Although
there Was no ducking for apples, the girls
being afraid of uudoing the work of the
curling iron, other Halloween games
we've indulRed in and a right royal even
inR's enjoyment was had.
Tnere was dancing on the parlor floor
and an elaborate feast was spread in the
dining Room below. Singing aud ulas-
ing and jolfifcation followed the wake of
this collation.; as the CLOCK toiled the
close of another day. with one accord
they ceased their play; and, drawing
their chairs round the grase. did st cries
one they ended their fun. and by the
weird light of the waning night, each
chap walked home with a dAmsel bright.
Among those present were Misses
Elsie, Bertha and Helen LANCE.
Mamie Morrow. Ada Howe, Rachael
Stranahan, Ida %Strsnahap, Helen Acker-
man, Emma Allen, Maud Walker, Jen-
ME Walker. Carrie aud Emma Shafer,
Ida Shsfiing, Cora and Allie Westervelt.
Msssrs. Rodgers. George Gilbert. Dave
Smith, Alexander Ackermau. William
Middleton, W. Van elect. H. LIE Prepx.
Frank DAllery, viii Strauahan, c. H.
Holzboru. Ed. Tuthiil, Robert Bumsted
and Harry Duncan.
Miss Lidia HaQsus celebrated both her
birthday and Halloween last night by
giving q party to her friends at her home,
No. PSI Monticello avenue. The fore
part of The evening waJ spent in dancing,
which, owing to the limited size OF The
house. was done In a large vacant store
across the street. When they were tire
of dancing they returned to the house,
whers they had singing and played HAS
loween games. They were accompanied
III their singing and dancing by Messrs.
Joseph Jackson and +. Frowler, who
played the guitar aud banjo. They
went through the ceremony of blow
ing ont the candle and carried
ont all the time honorsd Halloween
customs they could think or. At mid.
night an elaborate supper was served
after which more games were indulged
III. The party broke up at a late hour.
Among those present Were Mr.. and Mrs.
Hagens, Mr.. aud Mrs. Henderson, Me-.
M. Daniels. Jr.. Mr.. Benjamin Berges.
Miss Jessie Cotton, Messrs. James. Johu
and Charles Hagens, Miss Julia Hagsus
and Mrs. Fanny Hagsns. Mr.. Harry
BerRes. Miss Kate Boyle. Miss Mamie
Grit. Mr.. John Berges. Miss Annie Good
all, : : Messrs. Franz Rodgers, Charles
Mansfield. William Post, William Grit.
john Goodali and Steve Hagens.
The Guild OF the Iron Cross, OF St.
Johns Free Church, met last night In
the guild room and read Julius Cesar.