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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-11
POWDER AND BALL.

Fully so por cent Of Russian and Servian
soldiers are unable to either read or write.
The oldest type OF magazine gun in the
world, It Is said, IL the John Cukson, which
was made In London during the last part
OF the sixteenth century.
A new French torpedo boat, the Lans-
q~uenet, attained a speed OF % knots, nearly
30 miles, an hour on her official trial. The
boat ID the fastest craft in the French navy.
The officers of the German army are to
have a new cloak, the novelty Of which lies
In tho fact that by on ingenious device the
cloak may be made thick or thin. It Is
adapted for winter or summer use.
The recent trial of tho British gun vessel
Alarm showed a horsepower development
for that vessel Of 1854 horses, or 1884 more
horses than required by contract. The
main speed attained was 1919 knots.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-11
PULPIT AND PEW.

Tie Professionals Of the world number
about 187, 000, 600. ,
Rev. DR.. Samuel Hart of Trinity college
has declined the Episcopal bishopric Of
Vermont.
Some one whose identity Is a secret has
made Rev. Father II. A. Adams of the
Church Of tho Redeeiner in New York tho
recipient Of n life income Of $4,000 a year.
Numerically the Lutheran church is the
fourth religious denomination in this coun-
try, having an enrolment OF 1850 0 CON-
municant members. Its total membership
throughout the world is about 81, 900, Ooo.
Rev. DR.. Joel Swartz is 70 years old, but
thinks nothing of riding 10 or 20 miles on a
bicycle. He is pastor Of a Lutheran church
at Gettysburg, Pa, and makes all his pas
toral visits mounted on the whirling wheel.
He has three sons in the ministry.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-11
A SURE Cure for Piles.

Itching piles are known by moisture like
Precipitation. causing intense itching when
warm. This form a. we'll az blind. bleed
ING OF vrotruding. yield at once to DR.. Boz
sanko's Pile Remedy. which acts directly
on parts Effected, absorbs tumors. sllays
itching and sfssts . permanent cure. 50 cts.
Druggists or mail. Circulars free. DR..
Bosnnku. philadelphia. Pa. Sold by H. NJ.
Pnrohsn Il Co., Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-11
)RM!LESNERY!NE


Thore d. nothing iixs the REsr0RATlv9
! CRYING discovered by tho great .fcctn!iet-
On. kalL fe Ito cure ali nervous diseases. %
doadnohe,. the 9luse, Me.vous pr9ctsa;
Ion. 8iospiessneas, Neuralgia, ot.vit0e,
Dance, eite ard nystcv,s. Many physicssns
nsu u II their pragtlcs, and say tho results are
wonderful,
Dy. AnLss' Rc~ssoTnifue Nerpfnc has boon q R0dsend
10 me. ] had expended about u COO In d0ctorinS
with eleven phystc!ana, but continued 70 get wofse.
I got 10 had I could not 90 anywhere tor fear OF An
attack from spasms. 1 then tried Or. Mlcs' Re.
~sOrakiue Nerbine, taking n number OF bottles, ana
| have not pad nm attack for Ave months. recon.
mend tho Nervlno to nIl Afitcted with TINS dtU Na1e.
d. J. PIKE, YAnkton, 4. d.
w have hundreds OF testimonials like these from
drviggista. W have never known anything like
t."-Enow d Co, Syracuse, NY. Every bottle sold
brings words Of praise. "-J. g. Wolf. Hlllsdnle, Mich.
s'The hest seller we ever had. "-Wo0dwGrth n Co,
Fort Wayne. Ind. ..NerxIne sells bett ter than my.
ming We ever hah."-M. +. Wyatt A Co., Concord,
N. Ii. Book OF testimonials FREQ at druggists.
Sold ON q positive guarantee.
-. MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhavt. Ind.
Fold bv all druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
DEATHS LITTLE GIRL

- hide siri who died last night was svchs
pretty ehud
You would have thought that Death. ins,esd
OF frowning. would have smiled:
aoa would have thought that he would like 70
zee her IT her play,
And that content with seeing her he'd hurry a
his way.
toe she was euch little thing, with hair lfke
ss't big enough to laugh and play. and merely
30 innocent she tried to catch the sunbeams IN
her hand
And why he wanted her himself canpo, under.
There b little picture book that e.1evousiy Il
There is little shoe know her little foot has
worn,
There is . little Noah's ark. with painted boasts
and trces-
II Death desired to please her there. vhv didn't
The little girl who died last night, what can she
be to him.
For Death is pictured black and stern. and Pitt.
less and grim:
And she knew nothing OF such shinsa, for she
WAS bright and fair.
And ewect and tender Is the smile that angel
faces wear.
D! viii she fear when she Awskes 20 such Q
wond.ous change,
And Will she cry. a. children do, ct things she
finds 30 strange
And VIII Death care for her as We have cared
In other days
And - i'll he lcvc her ss We loved her, In all her
gentle ways!
And II he win not do these things, oh. ten me,
tell nc why
He stopped upon his way last night instead OF
passing BY:
And II hc loved her less than we, from whom
she now Il gone,
Why didn't he just leave her here and hurry
quickly On:
Carl Smith, in Ladies' Home Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
CONTINUOUS MlLkERS


4 0abet b Cows That Noo1s JU91e3o00
Devsleposss.
The continuous milking habit In
cows should be developed - far - poe-
sibls. 1t h not source Of disease and
impoverished condition Of the young,
- many suppose-such instances are
moro often the result Of improper sup
ply Of the COW with foods that lily sus-
tain al parts Of the system. II the
COW II we'll fed, not starved TO reduced
condition. ss In often the case the few
weeks preceding calving. there b no
possible danger Of milking COW up to
within . feU weeks. even days. Of her
fall time. Il requires more food st this
period 70 sustain the COW and embryo.
but II the milking period can b
prolonged for sixty or ninety days BE-
yond the usual milking period Of aver.
age cows. the returns will amply jus
tify this outlay. That . COW needs six
weeks Of rest before calving may b.
desirable. - the '.freshening" may b
. great aid in bringing out udder DE-
velopment While We may object
with some force. that continuous milk
ing in some cases Be injurious. yet Il =
only BY having cows that have . long
and profitable milking period that ~
can expect 70 extend - We would wish
the milking periods Of the cows % b
born in the near future. for We must
rely upon heredity quite - much =
feed and handling 70 fully succeed
n. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
FRUITS ON the eARaA


-
uro aoA lfo0e.
Not only should the farmer uss svosy
means % have all kinds Of fruit but -
should endeavos % have the vasisas
fruits . cone In - early in tAeiR 49,
soa - possible. He shoald select ths
earliest - we'll - the best Early
fruit though Of inferios quality. win
Be- Of moro pleasure and pro0t than Il
later and Of better quality. Ny az
perienee IN marketing 1rutt for tie laoS
eighteen years has bseo % this e6se4
Seek the earliest 70 begin with, Tie
best quality in al respects for main
crop and the latest 70 quit o. TIL
first and last q latest fruits aEo gan
orally inferior. most especially with
small fruitA
But 70 grow fruits 70 sttaia the most
pleasure and profit they a1st - paane-
ed On good soil. we'll prepared and prop
erly cared for afterwardA To plant
any variety Of fruit on poor coil. un1ees
Il - well and properly manured. will
not ouly prove n Improbable Invest.
msnt but will discourage tie anxious
grower and foster the ides that there
% NO pleasure q profit n IL eultiva-
ton.
While fruits ere vssy gsaero1s IN
their demands. still Ill varieties of
fruits prefer and should have. - far -
practicable. soils genial 70 their wsnts.
where they flourish best anA grow ~
perfection with smallest amount oe
manure and cultivation.
Different situatiooa. ] have 1ot3ceA
make diHerenes in the tine a Eipsa-
ing. sine and quality Of fruit I hsvs
taken strawberry plants q he saDs
variety Of pure stock. snd set q The
same time two beda. 0ne bed facing
southeast and The other a level grounA.
There was several days di1ers1oo n
the time Of Fipening. Thoes faeiaS
southeast Ripened first saA sold for
twenty-five cents per quaFA whi)o
those sst On level ground wess - 1oe.
II not Ansr. bat came IN lstes. whoa
there were more berries h narko+
and sold for only twelve aaA . half
cents per quart Thua ths lsvel bed
would have dsprived - of tas pasas-
ure Of setting the Arsl berries Of The
season before our nsighboes. aad en-
jcying the same dainty dish ourselves.
besides considerable peo1A-Thooas
d Balrd In Farm and rireoide.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17

Pare the raw potatoes and let them
stand IN hour or 20 in . basin Of water,
70 which pinch Of salt has been sdded.
Boil quickly; when done drain OF the
water carefully. and replace the pota-
toes upon the stove In the same vessel
In which they were cooked, TO dry for
6vs or ten minutea When ready to
serve take each potato and squeeze il
gently. but not enough to destroy the
form. IN . dry napkin. and place i'm
mediately On the table. The squeezing
in the napkin takes out al the water,
and leaves the potatoes that were BE-
eere wet and heavy. dry. mealy and de-
licioua Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17

That maligned dish, hash, II care.
fully made and attractively served, be-
comes ~ dainty . dish a. any set ia
our tablea It may consist Of ono kind
of meat or several. but all must be
freed from course. stripey fiber and
gristle. and cut In very small bita A
cold chop. . bit Of beefstesk, or chicken
may be used when there 10 not corned
or roast beef. Chop the potato and
meat separately. and combine them in
equal parts or in any proportion you
choose. Season to taste with salt and
pepper, and moisten sccordingly 70
quantity with stock. cold gravy, or
milk. Do not odd too much liquid.
Heat saucepan, put in enough butter
to prevent sticking, and spread the
hash Aat on the bottom. Cook over
the nrs long enough 70 brown the un-
der side. then cover and set In the oven
where IL will cook slowly for fifteen
minuteA When dishing. roll the hash
like IN omelet and Garnish with pars-
ley.-N. Y. Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

NIsHT's milk u richer than morn.
ing'a
WATER COWS after feeding; hogses
before.
A COW that has sborted should 10
b allowed to run with pregnant eoWa
Tns pastures arc moro valuable than
they get credit for being. Don't lstths
cattle upon them until they are hard.
Punching Of the soft surface destroys
more feed than anything else.
The best dsirymen gradually take
al gram away from their stock during
the Aush Of the Grass season and make
green crops eheaply raised take it,
place - much as poasible later. 6till
later comes ensilaGe.
II h . common sight 70 see milk
peddler's hoess going home aloas six 70
eight miles from any city. the intslli-
gent animal turning out for teams. his
master asleep in the wagon. The early
rising and excessive work Of thin busi-
ness would break down many Q man
were it not for the fact that be can
doos for IN hour or more on the retusn
trip. And this privilege b owes . his
coed duDb tsisad
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17

Line = n indispensable plsst 1oo6
for IN orchard, for tho roasoo that The
trees coatain moro line than oay othes
mineral matter taken ffo0 ~ soil II
d this use Of lime that rondero . line.
stone soil 20 excellent for fruit troea
The lime may b spplisd o The gEass
II The orchard = thus covered. aAd np-
sum may Be used instead Of Linz II d.
sired, 20 far ~ IL im0odiato effects
are coneerned But Line has nueA
more effect On The LAID chemically,
and Indirectly By II results o. IL
organic matter q ths soil . well -
on the mineral nattee. III tAuo ~
aetual lime = bet1eP tAaa ~ sulpAaao.
Ten bashels PER aere. givsa g iatss-
walls Of four q i've ysasA hsvs bssa
found better than . larger appsieosiea
st loages intsEv1lA Two dollars and
twenty-Avs cents b n oxeeasivo pgieo
for lime. and more than 4 should eoo1
for laad uss; Il would b cheaper -
buy wood ashss q tWenty-1vo eontD Q
tushel-Rural WosA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17

these. one 1t the top of the frame a1A
the other . few inches lower down,
leaving . spses (y for vestilstios.
The rafters reach fro0 tho lowest
girder (l) tos wood plate a ~ VAIL
these being l3K isehes spart ffoo esn-
ter 70 csaten A pises of sheet sioe
the width Of FafteR - nailed - ~
center and turned baek - form . loop
70 hold the glass. Glass 1ox1A double
strength. h ussd Ths Glass = laid q
top Of raftera. leaving . quarter u .
inch between the rowa Jhh space =
6lled wish putty a.d ~ oval strip
quarter Of IN inch Thick = screwed
down over the glasa. tAs screws pass.
ing down through Tie putty into ~
rsfter. The penss axs placed edgo -
edge snd srs not Tapped
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
PEANUT CULTURE.

Net vesy Pro0tablo CFop NossA - ~
foon0aDeO Latitude.
Mr.. Abner H. Miller writes the Pral-
rie Farmer. asking II peanuts can b
raised in eastern Iowa. for mode ol
cultivation. kind Of soil and variety "a
plant
In reply, We cay. - We have repeat
edly stated. that the peanut-gouber
or pindar. - Il ID called in the south
botanically known - Arachis hypo-
guea. h not profitable crop north el
the latitude Of Tennessee. bat u some
times grown a . garden curiosity. and
in warm seasons will ripen the nuts.
Al to variety, fresh nuts Of the Ten
nessee variety such as are sold every.
where, are. al things considered. Tie
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
THE HEIGHT OF MAN.

Alarmlng CoaelasloRs Reached After llaeh
Study By . Ststlstielaa.
A French statistician has been study.
ing the average heights Of men At differ.
ent periods of the worlds history and
has reached some alarming conclu.
sions.
The recorded facts extend over nearly
three centuries. It Is found that in
1910 the average height of men in Eu-
rope was nearly feet 8 inchea In
1890 Il was feet 9 inchea In 1920 II
WAS feet inches and . fraction. At
the present time it is s feet 81 incheA
II is easy to deduct from these figures
. rate Of regular and gradual decline in
human stature. and they apply this,
working backward and forward, to the
past and to the future.
BY this calculation IL is :determined
that the stature Of the frat men Ut.
tained the surprising average Of l6 feet
p inches. The race had already deteri-
Grated in the days Of Og. and Goliath
was quite degenerate offspring Of the
giants.
Coming down to later time, We find
that at the beginninR Of our era the
average height of man was . feet, and
in the time Of Charlemagne II was
feet incheA
But the most astonishing result Of
this mans study comes from the appli-
cation of the same law Of diminution.
II Is conclusively shown that in 1000 A.
D., the height Of the average man will
be but fifteen inches. and in . few
thousand yssrs more the end Of the
world will come. for men will get 80
short that there will be nothing left Of
them.
This 10 sltogether the most comforta-
ble solution Of the end-of-the-world
problem that has been presented. Il
viii be % much moro pleasant for the
coming man TO diminish out Of exist
ence than to Be burned OF the earth
Buffalo Express
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
PLAIN DRESSES.

Directions for Making simple Summer
Costumes.
A dress for morning wear that must
be washed frequently should DO un-
lined, the waist made with bag seams,
sewing them nrst very near the edge
on the right side and then stitching
again on the wrong side. 10 that no
raw edges show. and the skirt finished
either with . deep hem. straight RUNE
about six inches deep. or one row Of in.
sertion above four-inch hem. Do not
use insertion unless prepared to take
the trouble to sew il on the dress, cut
the material awav from behind II and
hem the edges down. It Is we'll to turn
the skirt in at the top . trifle, q
xephyrs, percalea. In fact, all cotton
goods will shrink more or less, and an
extra inch il often more precious than
balm The round waist Is cut sufficient.
~ long not TO slip mp. and has draw
ing-string At the waist-linc. This 10
trimmed with lengthwise strips of in
sertion or Of the Russian eolored cross.
stitch embroidery, with collar, belt and
cuffs TO correspond. Another plan
shows tiny jacket fronts, cuffs and
girdle of nainsool embroidery. while
other dresses are worn with one Of the
many pretty silk, cotton. leather or
metal belts Palmer gowns that are
genuine working dresses have the same
gathered skirt from four to i've yarde
in width, with = shirt-waist having
three box-plaits. back and front, shirt
sleeves. rolling collar and eufRs and .
leather belt Bertha and bretelle ruf.
des, jacket fronts. yolxes, revers, deer
eulIs, belts and girdles all appear in
embroidery. Quaint waists Of the sur
plice style arc full from the shoulders.
lap at the waist-line and are edged on
each side with embroidery that folds
over v Of insertion. Pearl buttons
are worn on these wash dresses. The
percales are simply trimmed with col.
lar and cui1s Of Russian cross stitch,
white or colored embroidery. Do not
make the mistake Of fitting . wash
dress tightly, or Of putting cheap lace
on . work gown Have several cotton
gowns neatly made, rather than . few
elaborately trimmed. and remember the
ironing will come when the weather is
warm and patience limited--Lsdies'
Home Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17

best The cultivation II simple. The
blossoms when fertilized turn down,
pierce the ground whore The pods
form and ripen. The soil should Be
rich, sandy and plowed not moro than
three inches deep.
The following is the mode Of cultiva-
tion and harvesting.
When all danger Of frost II over, the
soil Il bcdded up aud prepared. - for
tobacco. leaving only slight furrow.
mark between the rowA In the center
of each Of these beds. In . straight
line. plant two reeds. at distances Of
eighteen inches; also have reserve
plants. to fill the places Of those that
may be destroyed BY cut-worms. etc.
The cultivation d simply to keep
down the weeds. preserving the shape
Of tho beds unt,l near the time Of
blossoming. A narrow cultivator h
then run through the rows. followed
BY . horse team 70 earth up the plantA
The earth u Afterwards leveled 70
present nat hill in which the nuts
arc 70 form. II weeds o. grass there
after appear they must b pulled By
hand
The crop Il not harvested until the
vines arc touched BY FROST for the
longer the vines grow the greater the
number Of sound pods, except In the
farther south. where the vines ripen
fully. Hands follow the rows and
loosen the nuts with peouged hoes or
dat-tined forkA They are followed By
others. who pull the vines. shake the
earth from them and leave them turned
70 the sun 70 dry. In dry weather
they will b sufficiently cured for
shocking. The shocking II done
sosaewhat after the manner employed
for beans; or they may b finally cured
- beans sometimes are on sca2olds
under shedS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17
HOME HINTS AND nELPa

-0raham Cake: One cup sugar. one.
half cup sweet cream, one cap -four
(Graham). one teaspoon baking pow
der, two egga Bake in email tins. odd
ing currants and chopped raisinA
Makes nice cakes for children.
Free PresA
-Omelst Souhae: Grease Q large bak-
Ing dish with butter. Beat the whites
Of six eggs to stiff froth; then beat
the yolka, and add with half coffee
cup Of sugar and . squeeze Of lemon
juice; stir very quickly. hesp into tho
dish, dredge with powdered sugar. and
set in . hot oven until light brown.
Serve immediately.-Harper's Baxar.
Beef Balls: The beet IL seasoned -
for sandwiches. and rolled between the
hands into balls the size Of marbles;
place plate In she oven or on the stove
until kissing hot; polish with salt 20
- 70 render Il perfectly smooth; then
having shaken or the salt place the
balls on the plate and toss until lightly
scared. This il the most digestible and
agreeable manner Of preparing raw
beef-N. Y. Observer.
Columbus Eggs: Take twelve hard
boiled eggs, peel of shells and cut the
eggs in halves. cutting on little piece
from one end to enable them 70 stand
alone; pulverixe the yollxs and chop fine
some smoked tongue or lean ham. mix
together and moisten slightly with .
little fresh butter. season with pepper,
salt and mustard TO taste. all the empty
whites with this mixture. Press the
two parts together TO look like whole
eggs and arrange on platter.-Home.
Rice Cups: Soak the rice all night
In cold water. then strain it. and boil
the rice in . little milk, 20 that il may
be quite dry when done. Mash It fine.
and while Il II hot add . little butter.
sugar and grated nutmeg TO taste.
Press the rico % prepared into small
cups or ornamental tin molds; 6ll them
full and press IL solidly. When they
are cold turn them ont. place upon .
dish. and pour an ordinary custard
around them, and eat with sweetened
eream.-Boston Budget
Hot Slsw: A nice wav to use . dish
Of cold. boiled or stewed cabbage. is TO
Arst chop il fine, then add . couple OF
hard-boiled eggs. sliced or chopped.
Prepare dressing thus: Beat the yolk
Of ono egg in pint cup. al it nearly
full Of cream or rich milk and pour in
enough vinegar to make II - sour ~
liked. Heat to boiling. add the chopped
cabbage and egg and let all simmer To-
gether for . few minutes before serving.
Any seasoning liked may be added to
the cabbage after it has been chopped
Orange Judd Farmer.
Cream Soup: A correspondent
sends recipe for . cream soup which
she says 10 very nice for invalidA Put
In spider . Tablespoonful of butter;
when Il IL melted add . small cupful Of
bread crumbs or squares Of bread, and
let them brown . little ON each side.
Stir the yolk Of ono egg and one cupful
Of milk or cream together and add it
to the drst Ingredients; when this has
come to . boil have ready the beaten
white Of the eGg, with sugar added to
taste, and spread It over the soup
which should have been previously
poured into the dish from which II 10
70 b served.-Prairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-17

Il u little trouble to make tho fol.
lowing soup. but IL Is very nice; and.
for the matter Of that, there Is nothing
thoroughly excellent which ID to be had
without some troublesome effort Tc
begin with, make . couple Of quarts OF
well-seasoned stock. Boil . quart Of
large Spanish chestuuts In their shells
for about twenty minuteA When they
are cool shell them and remove the
thin brown skin. Put the nuts into .
saucepan with enough boiling water to
cover them and season with . teaspoon
Of sugar. one Of salt and part Of the
yellow rind Of . small lemon. After
they have boiled for . few moments
take them out and rub them through .
sieve. Add this puree 70 the two quarts
of stock and boil slowly for . quarter
Of IN hour, and then stir in . table
spoonful Of cornstarch moistened with
. little cold water. Stir In . table
spoonful Of butter and send to the
table very hot Half Of this quantity
Is quite sufficient for six persona-N.
Y. Post