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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Spanish Cream: Dissolve one-tAird
Of . box of gelatine in one quart Of
milk. let it stand one hour. then place
On the stove. When boiling hot stir in
the yolks Of three eggs and half . cup
of sugar; remove from the fire and stir
in the whites Of the eggs well beaten.
Flavor to taste and pour in molds.-
Prairie Farmer.
Pearl Cake: One pint of hour, one
teacupful Of cornstarch, one of sweet
milk and one Of butter, one teaspoon
ful Of baking powder and the whites of
six eggs beaten to . sti6 froth. Cream
the butter and sugar we'll together,
then add the cornstarch which must be
well dissolved in the milk beforehand,
then the -four into which the baking
powder has been sifted, and lastly the
eggs well beaten. Season with bitter
almond or rose water, and bake in
either large or small pana.-Good
Housekeeping.
-Scalloped Fish: Flake the cold fish.
Put pint of milk in double boiler,
add . tablespoonful Of corn starch
mixed smooth in > very little cold
milk, and . teaspoonful Of minced
onion. Let it boil i've minutes, then
add heaping teaspoonful Of butter, =
little minced parsley, salt, pepper, Wor.
cester sauce and the faxed fish. Let
this boil . few minutes, then stir in the
yolk Of IN egg. Pour this into dish,
cover with bread crumbs and bits Of
butter, and bake twenty minuteA-
Boston Budget.
Sweet Picked Peaches: A quart
Of vinegar, four pounds Of sugar, an
ounce Of stick cinnamon and half An
ounce Of whole cloves to seven pounds
of prepared fruit. Tie the spices in
muslin bags; let the sugar and vinegar
come to boil; skim; put in the fruit;
cook till done. Skim out the fruit into
jars or cans, boil the sirup fifteen min
utes, pour over the fruit and seal. The
shove proportion Is equally good for
pears, plums. sweet apples and ounces.
Put the spices into the vinegar with
the sugar.-Housekeeper.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
Knew Hin By HI. Lar.

A Philadelphian who had Travelled
extensively in Burmah was telling an
English girl. on recent voyage across
the Atlantic, some of the remarkable
work which elephants are taught to
do in that country, and in order 70
create . good impression he drew
slightly on his Imagination. He told
the truth Is to how the elephants toll
Ill day. pilipg up teakwood at the
saw-mills. and even lay the logo on
the plane. and" be continued, .sthere
was one old elephant. much wiser
than the others, who. after he had
himsen laid down the log.got down on
his knee and squinted to So II Il waa
on straight" The girl smiled In Z
bored sort Of way, and said: s.Now ]
am SURE you are IN American
adelphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
AGE AND YOUTH.

901hboo 09 10-0ay 1ogDD1D 0oe0o9 -
DaogAeeR - DssO Aliks.
FEshion Of late years has done much
toward impeoving the appearance Of
the middle-aged woman twas nOtsO
many years ago that the mother Of the
young lady daughter was always st-
tired in somber colorA For hsr TO b
smartly gowned was not considered
correct form. Black, gray, and the
dull shades Of heliotrope were permb-
sible, but brighter colors were entirely
out OF the question for niddlssgod
womsn's gown ~
! Now . decided change has tsbee
place. and il il not strange 10 see both
mother and daughter sppear in COS
tunes Oh the same piece Hosss
gowns Of white ercpon. trimmed With
violet ribbons, are charming vixen
worn by . woman with silvery hair.
The new grenadines, with their oFal
designs and satin stripes, make appro-
priate afternooa toileta The Loais
Quinze jackets are well sdsptsd to The
elderly woman u to-day. and they pos-
ssss stately style which none Of hss
gaxDents twenty years ego evsr owed
And she j. not co0peled - wsar :
earning cap either. Her hetr nay b
fashioasbly arranged ana her boonss
. chic . hss granddauGhteTik o.
coarse tie wcoan of afty dos no< ap'
pssr in chssTy-eolssed gowns, but .
touch of oo1ce - quite Allowable. rel'
erfnea AZ blnek loee orD Uo6o OVuR Z
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
plrn xMo POINT.

| -Psstor-"You ought TO be ashaDeo
Of yourself! Even animals know whes
70 stop lrinkingy Toper-.'So do ]
when I drink what they do."-Flie
gende Batter.
-Doetore"Ah! I see now what ails
you; you have . poor circulation
Country Editor-'Great Heavens. man
But don't let It out Or my paper goes
down Courier.
-"Hullo!- said the chestnut 10 the
robin. ''What are you?" I'm little
bird, sa,d the robin. ''WhAt are yoar
I'm . little buried, too" said ths
chestuut-Tamman Times.
operate Composer (whoss Arst ct
consisting entirely Of fplagiarised mnsie,
h being hissede Great heavsnsl Whist
will they do when they hear ny ows
music in the next actr-EliegenAs
Batter.
-"How did Gitro1 ret % rich-dN
you ever heart" ''Not exactly. but
suppose It was BY the same means that
he got into Office" ''How was thatr
by being easily aprroachahle-"-IH
dianapolis Journsl
-Collector-''rm tired bringing yos
this bill. The last time got wet and
caught the rheumat,sm." Editor-
s.What . coincidencei Just taken The
agency for Jones' liniment Sure eussl
Let me sell you . bottlA As-Atlants
Constitution.
"A man, with . donkey for sals.
hearing that . friend wanted 70 buy
one. sent him the following written a
. postal card: Dear Jack, II yoa ars
looking for really good donkey. DOM
forget tme.-Tit-Bita-
-Tottie (aged Avee"I woader Why
babies II always born in the night
timer" Lottie (aGed seven, Nttls
wisere''Dont you know7 Coz they
want to make sure Of finding th4is
mothers at home. Bits.
Hear how the trees In the orchard
moan," exclaimed the romantic mia
II guess you would moan, too. n you
were - full Of green spples," replied
the matter-of-faet youth. And the ai1
grew a-ehill-Philadelphis Record.
-Doctor-''I told you plainly that
you should rub the brandy that Or
lered for you about your stomach. and
now you have drunk it" Patisnt-
"Yes, but you zee, doctor, have nsves
in my lie cared much for extesnals--
Fliegende Blaetter.
The following was overheard b
tween . Columbia student and his best
girl: '-Oh. WIN. what lovely A0We1s!
They look - IL they had just bses
gathered. Why, there II little dew
upon them" Win (slightly enbar.
rassed6 Mot cent. assure you. not
. cent"
"A student at . medical college Was
under examination. and the inxtructog
asked him: ''Of what cause, specific
ally, did the people die who Lost tAsir
lives st the destruction Of HerculA1eam
Pompeii?" 81 think they died Of n
eruption, sir," ," answered the studsat-
ArEouaut s Af
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.
Heroic Defsose 81 . TeWn Agaiase Il
nonoe Odds.

Herose Defsose 81 . TeW1 ASalase In
nsase Odds.
One of the most heroic defenses Of .
town against an overwhelming force
happened eighty years ago. when .
British squadron under Sir Thomas
Hardy bomberded Stonington. The
place was defended by two old eight
een-pounders and = six-pounder mount
ed in . crude earthworl<, and there was
not even = Flagstaff ON which to display
the national colors- Sir Thomas Hardy
appeared before the town ON August Q.
1914, and gave the women and children
one hour to get to place of safety.
Toward evening the British vessels
opened heavy fire, which was respond
ed to by the three guns in the possession
of the Americans When the lombard
ment was 1t its height, about eight
o'clock that evening, five barges and .
launch filed with soldiers and marines
put out from the squadron to land.
The Americans reserved their fire until
the British boats were within short
range, when they opened . fire of grape
shot from the two eighteen-pounders,
which compelled the British to retreat
The enemy then sailed around to the
eastern side of the peninsula, which
they supposed to be defenseless, and
attempted to land there. BY great ef.
forts the Americans managed to drag
their six-pounder across the point Of
land, and, carefully masking it, again
awaited their British assailants. The
barges again made toward the shore,
but on getting within short range were
subjected to . disastrous fire from the
six-pounder and musketry, which drove
them back to their British ships in
confusion. On August 10 the Brit.
ish vessels were reinforced, and stand
ing close in shore concentrated
their fire on the battery Of
two eighteen-pounders. The Amer
leans stood by their guns uEflinchingly,
however, and injured one of the Brit
ish briggs SO much that she was COM
peeled to haul Of. Then the barEes
again attempted to land, but they wero
repulsed as before by . steady fire Of
grapeshot and muslketry. One Of tho
barges was torn to pieces BY the fire Of
the six-pounder. On the following
day the vessels maintained . desultory
fire, but did not again venture within
close range. On August 1s they sailed
away, reporting . loss of twenty-ons
killed and more than fifty wounded.
while Of the Americans only one man
was killed and five wounded. The
British had thrown over sixty tons Of
shot into the town. Occasioning serious
damage. Col. Randall, who command
ed the American forces, won well-mer-
tied applause for his spirited defense.
IN. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15

walled ut home, too busy to think Of
life outside of home, with all the
chances and triumphs that the worlt:
might have held in store for her. II
has not been her lot to achieve . des.
tiny. She has been sacrificed, possibly
without realizing it herself, to the
needs Of the younger members Of her
family.
As the younger daughters grow mp.
they do not offer to take her burden,
as she took her mothers, and thus each
in her, turn share the burdens of the
family. It is ON the eldest sister,
therefore, that the cares of the aged
mother also often fall because she has
remained . single woman and has al.
ways borne the larger burden of the
family care. In many families an elder
daughter who thus assumes the care Of
the family refuses all chances Of matri-
mony, because Of the responsibility Of
these very burdens upon her, and not
until her mother has passed from life,
and left her . lonely woman, does she
realize what the sacrifice has really
been. She is too old. too settled" to
achieve any separate place of her own
She has become to the world . nonenti-
ty, without personal interest beyond
herself and the fulfillment of her daily
needs. . typical old maid. The more
complete her sacrifice to the needs Of
others has been, the less time she has
been able to take to make herself 50
ciable and agreeable, the more thor.
ough will be her isolation from the
world.
Mothers who allow one daughter
thus to bury herself in domestic cares
for the sake of the rest of the family
seldom realize how great = sacrifice
they are demanding. It seems . nat
ural thing that the daughter should be
utterly devoted to the mother, and the
elder daughter Is most likely to be The
one called ON to take charge of the
household. But it is equally essential
that the other daughters should share
the responsibilities and have the edu-
cation of home as we'll rs the educa-
tion Of . school. The burden Of .
household which becomes drudgery
when laid ON the shoulders of one per.
son is hardly felt when shared by all.
The mother of the family should make
the same sacrifices for her daughters
as the father does for his sons, and IL
low them to achieve careers for them
selves apart from any demand she may
have for their services.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15

Take four pounds Of sugar and make
. sirup Of it Remove the down from
eight pounds Of large cling-stone
peaches (the white heath is best).
The peaches should not be quite ripe.
Put few peaches 1t . time into the
sirup. and cook until . fork win readily
enter them Take these out and put
in more until al are thus prepared.
Then put them into jars, and boil the
sirup until quite thick, then odd . pint
Of good vinegar, and pour over the
peaches. Boil with the sirup allspice,
cloves, cinnamon and mace. After
three days let the sirup come to . boil
once more and pour over the peache&-
st. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
SEND Them TO THE COUNTRY.



Il have had . young married couple
visiting me during the last weelk. re
marked . young woman who u said 70
be overobservipg, and I was very
much surprised to 6nd how many disr
tinet species Of foolish humanity two
people can represent. They spooned
and smiled and simpered. They held
hands when the weather was % warm
that you had to use . fan in order to
pump sir into your lungA There were
kissing socials and hugging contests
until really felt that had NO right
70 live and bother these two eooing
doves by always being in their way.
1t was very embarrassing 70 ne, bot
they didn't mind 1t in the least Yoa
see, I'd forget all about them snd 70
bouncing into . room and interTppki1g
. dialogue something Ike this:
"'Who's my title wiSey-wi1sr
"sIis"
''Smack!'
"'Who's your hubby-hubr
"tOo. Of course, my bessed, angel
boy
"A perfect delu9e Of smacles!
DO 90 love your hubbyT
"'Nopr
"'Well. kiss 'oor hubby"
'And just there I'd usually sey
Yes do kiss him, Alice-just for
change, you know and then I'd run
for my life. In half an hour or 20 n
sneak back and find little wi1ey ~
ting in hubby's lap. telling him The
greatest string Of Abs about his beanr
tiful eyes and pretty hair that yoaeves
heard.
''Oh. I've seen some pretty bad eases.
but this one II unrivaled. I1lwaeer
that . like pair Of simpletons eouldn't
Be found in the whole country. o.
course everyone envies them their hap
piness-if being absolutely entrsnce1
Is their hsppineo-but Il II plain that
spooning - moro fun for the partici-
pants that IL il for the unfortunate
third person who has to endure until
she swears . solemD oath that she'1l
Be IN old maid al her life before she'll
make such spectacle Of herself =
Chicago Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15

In Chinese etiquette it il regarded q
inhospitality to serve any dish which
win not allow al the guests to satisfy
their utmost desire. OF that which Wa
left over, the family, who do not ap-
pear ut the banquet, take what they
please. They ore followed BY poor rel:
atives and they. IN turn. By ssrvsntA
Whist then remains = given 70 the poos
and the a6ieted The news Of . han
qust asts yspidly sbeood IN . Land
where there Il . great deal of poverty
IN. 7. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
rAas Cur.save Cela 1IAh,

People who have nervous prostra-
tion. headaches, the blues, or dyspep.
sia, who take cold easily, who are sub
ject to irritability, wholead sedentary
lives, who need their wits about them
all the time, and who are not making
the progress they desire. should get I'D
dicted to the cold bath habit. It il
not only c]eansing. but curative, slim
ulsttng, encouraging and invigorsting.
Il b brsin-hrightening. nerve-sooth-
ing. blood-quiekening. and the best
txeatment ever taken for the complex
ion. digestion and disposition. Chicago
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15

do and say: 'Juliette, be quick a. you
kin and hep me put on dat grey sui,
OBJ Brer Bob's' I az her wot she gwine
do. She say: Don ax any questions
Use gotter hurry SO I hep her dress
We bofe SO nervous dat we got de
close on backwards. She cryin' kase
she feared de Campbellses would come
to fotch her fore she got de things on.
But dey didn't, an when she all drest
in Marse Roberts school uniform she
look jess like he did de last time he
wore 'em. Den she say to me: Use
gwine down dar in de valley an Use
nebber comm back no mo-. 1 wants
70 to tell father dat sole my ham to
viii Campbell, wiles my heart and soul
already belong to Jack Hunter
Den she put her arms roun' my
neck an cry lex \ baby, an we bofe
creep down de back stairs and out
froo de kitchen do, an she say good
by to me, an tole me to go back to de
room an wait till her mother come
there to git her. Use SO skeart !
couldn't think. Presently heard old
miss callin': Miss Mary, Mary, come
down. jess keep still as de grave, till
ole miss open de do, an says: 'Whar
Miss Mary" Las l said: 4 dunno.
Den she skeart de trufc outen me. but
I mix 1t all up, SO dey couldn' under
STAN. Fus l say she 60 up de hill.
wen dey say ef she TUX de road to de
right han or de lef, l say she went
down todes de river, an all de time
Miss Mary gainin' on 'em. Wiles we
all talkin' one OBJ de Miller boys come
in and say dat ole marse done been
killed. Ole miss turn white as sheet
and pear like she gwine ter fall, an I
feel SO lonesome dat sot down in de
do and cried.
JESS rs de sun war settin' look
down de road an see Long Jim rurnin'
todes the house. Ak him eff he got
any news oh my Miss Mary, an he
say Cap'n Hunter shot right froo de
bress, an Jess IS he fall Miss Mary
run cryin' to him dat she. his little
sweetheart, an beg him to doant
die. He know her do she got on
boys close, an he smile at her till he
dade. Jim drug de body onto the grass,
an Miss Mary march right mp to de
front Treckly she los in de smoke
Oh de cannon, an wen de smoke clar
away. Jim he forn' her body all COW
cred with blood and dust, an he lay
her alongside de cap'n.
'Soon after dat in one OBJ de big bat
ties Mars Dick and Mars Bob both
killed. Nobody left but ole miss and
me.
Aunt Milly and Mary dun run away
wild nigger sojer from up MORT, m.
one night de house was set ON fire and
burn to de groun, wild all de. out
houses. 'cep'n de cabin whar Use libbed
cher since ole miss she run out oh de
house in her nightgown, an got .
fever and died at ole Marse Campbell'a
Use de only one oh de family dat's LET
II is de las Oh de Vardenk Wash.
inntOn Star
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
Plant NO Poor Trees

The nursery price of fruit trve h
but small part of its actual cost by
the time it reaches the bearing age.
To buy poor trees because they arc
sold cheaper is rank folly. The best
tree in any nursery is none too good to
plant. and in the end will pay fur bet
ter than . poorer one. It may not 30
the largest tree, but will have sound
roots and shapely top. Sharp-forked
trees and those with the main branches
all diverging from one place arc not
fit to plant, for they will prove t.cach.
erous when load of fruit is on them.
Never touch q tree that has teen in.
jured by rabbits, aphis, ETC., Or by
rough handling. s5 E@eF
An apple tree, perfect in all Ies poets,
would be cheaper at one dollar than
an iu-shaped or stunted tree at one
cent. It is the labor i'm caring for Il,
and above Ill the time il. stands in the
orchard Occupying valuable Space, that
makes it costly. So put up with no old
scrubby trees with poor roots. Some
varieties ne small in growth In the
nursery that will develop into good
orchard trees. As q rnle the nursery
man does his part better than the man
who buys the trees: but I hope tho
reader will give his trees the best pos.
sible car.-H. E. Van DeIhan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15
POULTRY FOR PROFIT.


How to Start and Condaet . H1ock for
Profitable Results.
am farmer ON q small scale and
wish to raise poultry for profit. I
have been reading poultry paper or
my case. All shat is practical in them
refers to standard points, breeding and
mating for show purposes. I want to
raise eggs and fowls for market
Please give an article on that branch
of the subject, and oblige1. H. Sims.
Dallas, Texas.
Select a dozen of your best young
hens to begin with; then during the
fair buy a cock and three OF four hens
of good Plymouth Rocks or Wyan-
dottes this writer would prefer the
white if to be kept on sandy soil, and
the parti-colored If on clay soil).
Have no. other cock on the
place. Let things work according
to the order of nature. Care
fully save the eggs from the pure bred
hens and use them alone for Matching.
From the pure-bred breeding stock
there can with care Be raised It's chicks
the 6fst year. After this kill on all
tho common stock, aud buy, every year
one new cock of the same breed and
strain, and hceed from any one home
raised cock not more than one year.
After securing a.sufneient stock of The
bseed chosen. carefnllyi select every
fall Of the best young heps suncient
number for breeding. p1rpnses to re-
plenish the stock. By following this
system. and giving Rood feed. fresh
water. plenty Of range. and taking
care to keep lice on both young and
old, ron will have nice lots Of plump
chickens. uniform in size and colorsl
and such IS will sell in any dis.:rims
mating market for more than th{|
best seleeted lots q mined breof1a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15

-Shaving the beard and hair - .
slg1 of mourning wss common smoog
almost III ancient nations, and = even
now pgaetiosd in several parts Of the
world. Shaving the head was oae Of
the signs Of grief shown by Job when.
in1ormod of the death of his sons and
dankhterA Then Job arose. ard rent
hi1 nnantle, a1d shaved his hood, ard
fell down upoo tie ground"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-23
panerr from the santiam.

Il l. reported by several who have
beea there that at the point where the
SaDtiam river Il tapped for Mil creek
the riyer has changed its channel for
nearly q mile and a. the first very high
vsieF is liable 20 break through its
banks snd pour its foods down the val
ley. via Turner and salem, instead Of
pursuing It's way where it now runs
and emp,ies Into the Willame,te te At
jefferson.
The mill companies 1t Salem will IN
have the matter looked into.
There is al old Indian tradition that
Q he Santiam once fDved through the
valley vis AumsvilIe, Turoer, aud sa-
IN. emp,ying into the Willamette at
this point. Iu ease Of that event trans
Diring again, the course Of Mil creek
EOuld be occupied by . magnificent
blue mountsio river and large part Of
salem would be penetrated by . nsvi-
gable river.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-23
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Local Correspondence from Town
in the Valley.
FROM AUMSVILLE.

Several cases Of la grippe are reported
hut most of them are doing well
Mother Mott and Miss Gregory are
still poorly but are out of danger.
Mr.. Blynard and others circulated g
petition this week. The motive was
noble aud grand. Though time NAV
pass, his remembrance uf them never
will.
twenty-five cents will he paid for the
name OF each man who signed the late
petition, and one dollar will be paid for
the name of the man who sent the dis
patch on Thursday night.
Mr. Gilbert has struck a "msre,s
nest" and is happy as toad in water
His native element surrounds him and
he is happy. He invites his neiyhbnrs
in to enjoy the good things that his
soul delights in.
A fever heat has been running
through the town for several days
'he Vu'lures nave been lowering very
l'w and their victims have been robbed
OF their property and the contents
scattered round. And some seeminglv
Sood men have approved Of the theft
The "church Of God" is still holding
pro'raeted meetings. Today they bap.
Used those who were converted under
the preaching of r v. Connor a. hi.
meeting last ttll The Methodists are
too slow. They don't take their lambs
'hto the fold quick enough. The Chris
ian church takes its cake" It loses
no tim They give them no chance tn
get out The march is straight from
the altar through baptism to the f,Id