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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
FAMILY SCRAP GAG.

GOLD paint Of = good quality pro-
duce. quite as rich m effect rs gold
leaf, and can easily be renewed.
WHEN fur becomes wet or hard .
brisk rubbing between the hands will
restore it to its normal condition.
EMBRoIDERr of dandelions In the
bud, blow and blossom Of yellow. white
and green floss is very pretty upon
linen.
MoxoeRAMs on a brides house linen
now are made in heavy linen floss or
rope silk. its heaviness varying In ac-
cordance with the material it Is used
upon.
GRAPE Is Of four different weaves.
from the light grapes. single threaded.
through the double and triple weaves
to the quadruple, which is the best
quality.
A RANGE that is properly cleaned out
every morning and all the ashes and
clinkers removed viii consume third
less coal to do given amount of cook
ing than one that is only cleaned ont
in a halfway fashion.
Is . small room apparent size will be
gained by using wall paper which is
light. and there are certain designs in
papdr having an interlaced composition
OF darker and lighter shades that give
the effect of air and distance.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
HERE AND THERE.

There are at present 50, 00O. 900 acres
of land under irrigation in the United
States
One pound of matter added to the
soil may give gain of four pounds at
the harvest.
A man can cultivate one hundred
acres by rotation of crops easier than
forty acres in cotton.
A good farmer is the man who inn
proves not only his land and the APP
pearance of his place, but his stock
and his force.
-Grass culture will give us the raw
material, which. we'll rotted, forms rich
manure, in the cheapest manner. for
making all our crops
The mulberry IS cultivated by cut
tings of the mature wood or the roots,
by root and crow grating and by bud.
ding with dormant buds in the spring.
David Dickson's theory Of farming
may be comprised thus: Break up the
land as deep as possible. manure as
heavily aS possible; in cultivation, keep
the surface a the ground clean and
loose. bst never crt root Of the grow
ing plant .s. ~ - :. tts.ss, ].
The Irish potato mines of Colorado
are proving 10 be better pay dirt than
her silver fields. Senator Stewart even
dried his tears when he read of one
hundred and twelve carloads OF these
precious nuggets being shipped froE
Greeley 10 Texas in one week.
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WHEAT AND COTTON.
How the Wheat Ralsers Manage to kee
Ahead Of the Cotton Producers.

How the Wheat RAlsers Manage to Keep
Ahead of the Cotton Producers.
The cotton interests have had much
to complain of during the past few
years in the way of shrinkage in the
price of the fleecy staple; but the de-
cline in price for the southern product
by no means compares with the great
shrinkage which has taken place in
wheat. Wheat has declined fully so
per cent. in value. while cotton has not
lost more than third of its value in
the same time. if that much. And vet
there is no encouragement in the west.
nor is there any report that the wheat
growers have been driven to bank
ruptcy.
The secret of thu success with which
the wheat growers of the west are a BILE
to resist the i'll effects of such heavy
shrinkage in value as their serial has
experienced is to be found in the sys-
tenn of diversified, or rather intensified,
farming which prevails there. The
western farmer does not depend en-
tirely on a single crop, but diversifies
his products and makes himself self
sustaining as much as possible. Wheat
thus becomes merely his cash crop.
and a shrinkage in its value only
means the curtailment, more or less,
of his luxuries and comforts, without
threatening bankruptcy and ruin, as =
drop in cotton prices SO often does for
the southern farmer.
This system OF crop diversification
and intensified farming is what is
needed in the south, and if more energy
were devoted to this rather than to
continual extension of cotton acreage,
the south would be more independent
of fluctuations in cotton priccs.-N. O.
Picayune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
RECORD or A LIFE


Secure One by Saving . kssco - Evee9
Dress You Get.
It often needs only q few inteFven.
ing years to change our most common
place surroundings into the most ro-
mantle: often In but few years We
learn to cherishanythingw which recalls
to us old associations. / am certain
that to friend OF mine no work of 40
ton could ever suggest SO much gem
nine comedy and tragedy as . unique
little album which she showed to me
recently. The book itself was . very
ordinary one. of the sort generally
used for receiving clippings, but tie
pages. instead of containing bits Ut
fugitive verse. stamps or signatures.
were filled with IN odd collection OF
dry goods. In the upper left-hand
corner OF. each pnge was fastened =
fragment Of dress material; opposite Il
. clever pen and ink sketch OF the
completed garment had been drawn.
and below was given . written biog-
raphy of the same, containing all sorts
Of interesting items in regard to it;
its price. its date Of purchase and the
occasion OF its first appearance. The
owner OF the book was an artist and
had supplied the sketches herself. but
it occurred to me such . book would
be interesting even without tho
sketches. IS the beauty Of the pages.
to my mind. lay quite AS much in their
supCestiveness as in their artistic ar
rangement.
Several other friends who have heard
Of this book have been pleased with
the idea and have started similar
books. A young girl who is about to
be married has decorated her first
pages with bits from . very dainty
trousseau. She intends to put in her
book = piece Of every dress she may
own.
A young mother has just commenced
such a collection for her baby daugh-
ter. Should the child live to woman
hood the book will b to her . COM
plete record. not only of her vanished
youth, but also Of the mother-love that
guarded and glorifled II.
II only our grandmothers In their
DAYS OF silken tissue and stately bro
cades had had such an inspirationl
And when the fashion of things pres
ent has passed away. such albums will
have developed into valuable posses
sions.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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NOTES ~ THE TRAVELLER.

GONE LEE has mysteriously disap
peared from his laundry In Philadel-
phia-
WHILE George Shink, of Mystic.
Conn, was extolling the merits OF .
horse to a buyer the other day. the AMI
NAL fell down and died.
The Chan-Santa-Cruz Indians in YIN
catan have never been conquered. No
white has ever seen their city, which
is defended by , swamp.
IT has been estimated in Iowa alonc
tree sparrows consume 10000 bushels
of seeds of weeds annually. OF course
this is a great benefit to farmers.
IT will be fifty years next June since
the first Young Men Christian asso-
citation was formed. The founder
Mr.. George Williams, of London-is
still living.
one of the stenographers working In
the capitol estimates that up to the
middle Of April more than twenty mil
lion words had been uttered in the de-
bates of the Fifty-third congress.
THIS years Fourth of July celebra-
ton in the Maine village Of Milbridge
is to be managed by the ladies, and
they promise that it shall be note
worthy for its "patric tism and pyro
technics"
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

ibid the office seek the colonel?'
Eyes; but he had three days start anc
there was no reward out for him.
Atlanta Constitution.
My muvver, she's French. she is
but I'm English. AM SOS my farver. '
AN what's yer little sister," dun
no-she can't talk yet Judy.
-Mistress-'I wish I knew how t.
have my photograph taken SO as t.
please dear Charley" Familiar maid
"Let me sit for you. Miss Emma"
She ''What do you sup
pose ever gave rise to the expression
Height of folly?'" He promptly
1.-THE modern theater hat of course.
Buffalo Courier.
-Minnie-''Yous seem annoyed. Wha
is the troublea" May-"This announce
ment of my marriage is all wrong. l,
reads Tuesday at noon;' l distinctly
said high noon. PUCK.
-"Haven't you made Mr.. Bulger's
portrait a good deal more than life
size?" said one artist to another. "Per
hapx You see. that's as big as he
thinks he is "-Washington Star.
THAT is wonderfully bright dog
of Timmins'. Can do most anything
but talk" THAT makes them pretty
good team. Timmins can do nothing
but talk. "-Indianapolis Journal
-She-"I should like to know who
you are staring att" He (courteously)
-"'Whom.' if you please. not who
Be offended, if you will, but ingram
NAUTICAL never. boston Transcript
Never saw such a woman's cham
pion as Wibbles is Misses no opportu
nifty of standing mp for the fair sex.
"Humph! Guess you never met him il
a crowded street car" - Buffalo
Courier.
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e*9nly, finishing of with ono or two
coats OF white enamel. The settle as
shown here has been decorated with
pAbier mache or composition orna-
ments. which can be applied with glue
and nailed in place to suit ones fancy.
When hard. these ornaments may be
softenad by wrapping In cloth, wrung
out In hot water. after which they may
- twisted to any design required.
House decorators and picture trainers
are large users OF. such material. and
.Apeteuss may purchase Of them When
such ornamentation Is attempted it
should always be previous to the
painting, and may after this latter
process Is effected be further touched
up with gold paint. A beautiful
white and gold divan Of small dimen-
sjqps particularly well adapted for
placing against the back of an upright
piano. can be gotten up in this manner
81 small expense. Upholstering Of
silken texture and cushions OF India
silk viii complete the ensemble
Decorator and Furnisher.
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If there is any flesh on the hides, lay
them on board, flesh side up. and rub
with brick. or dull knife, until it 10
removed. After all the ingredients are
dissolved, put the pelts into the liquid,
and allow them to remain two or three
weeks. Large skins will require more
material, as they mus, be covered with
it all the time When they are taken
out, rub and work them, until they are
dry. when they will be very soft and
pliable.
Sheepskins make handsome rugs.
tanned in this way, and dyed with dia-
mond dyes for WOOL Prepare the dye
and put it in a large dishpan. When
it is desired. shade, rinse and dry. The
center may be cut out of one pelt and
the border of another; where it is
necessary to piece it, sew the seams
from the back, over and over, loosely
SO it will lie fiat The center may be
of olive green, with border of garnet
of crimson; or pink may be used for
the center, with golden brown border.
In fact, they may be made of any
color to harmonic with the room in
which they are used. Line them with
some heavy material. These are the
warmest and easiest made rugs mag
Unable.
Rugs may be made of other kinds of
skins, such as wolf, fox and dog skins,
left their natural colors. In piecing
these skins, be sure all the fur lays
the same way, and the seams will not
be noticed.
Very pretty trimmings may be made
by tsnning young lambskins that are
still curley, and dyeing them brown or
black with diamond dye. They may
be used for cloaks. dresses, and in
many other wayS-Journal Of Agri-
culture,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
THE COTTON FIELD.
Some Suggestions From q North Carolina
Planter.

Some Suggestions From q North Carolina
Planter.
AS the time for fixing the acreage for
cotton for 1894 is at hand, desire to
offer some facts and suggestions which
may, if needed. be of some profit to
your many readers who cultivate cot
ton. The price for which cotton sold
this season ought to convince any cot
ton-raiser who works on the extensive
plan. raising about two hundred pounds
lint to the acre, that such system will
not pay, but will leave the farmer who
persists in such a course more in debt
each year. Having kept for many
years an itemized account of my lead
ing crops, both cost and returns, can
say from experience that cotton can be
raised and marketed at a cost of four
and a half cents a pound. even
if we do have to put Eve hum
dred pounds of guano per acre
or its equivalent in good compost.
I cultivate thirty-six acres in all
crops. Usually six of that number are
in cotton. From that six acres last
year raised 3,a57 pounds of lint cot
ton, which sold for sa47.53. have also
three tons seed worth $S3. making a
total of $as0.5S. The entire cost of pre-
pairing, fertilizing, cultivatiDg. har-
vesting and marketing the crop was
sl41.5O. This crop is little above the
average for the past seven years, some
crops costing five cents pound.
have talked with many large cot
ton farmers, who say they can not
raise cotton for less than eight cents q
1t is evident that the smaller the crop
raised on a given acreage the greater
the cost of production. The farm is
located in Craven county, six miles
west of Newburn. is piece of worm
out land reclaimed, or partially
reclaimed, from extreme poverty.
Twenty years ago it only yielded from
800 to 400 pounds seed cotton per acre,
and from five to six bushels of corn.
Some of this little farm has been cul-
tivated every year for twenty years,
and has been the chief support for
family Of nine persons. 1t has afford
ed more satisfaction. if not moro
money, than many a0O-acre farms.
This is no model farm. is very far be.
hind plans pointing to its improve.
ment, yet it is steadily increasing in
value. think it would be great inn
provement to our farming interests if
the proportion of small farms was in
creased an hundred fold. It would be
a great social and educational relief.
as well as financial Improvement. il
there were many large farms cut up
in Home and Farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
NITRATE OF SODA.
Its Value ~ q Fertilizer for vegetAbl
and Fruits.

Its Value ~ q Fertilizer for Vegetables
and Fruits.
Nitrate of soda is not designed as
fertilizer for the large field crops alone.
1t acts beneficially on the small gar
den, and for nearly all of the small
vegetables and small fruits. There
are many garden soils where potash
and phosphoric acid need to be acted
upon by nitrate of soda to combine
them in the growing crops 1t is diff
cult to tell how much such elements
are in any soil. and how much nitrate
of soda is required: but with little
experiment one can readily determine
this. Ordinarily from 100 to 200 pounds
applied to one acre of garden soil will
answer all purposes, and most remark
able results are obtained. This amount
will not injure small fruits or vegeta-
bles, but will often make them flourish
better than any other application.
Strawberries often thrive on good
soil after the application of the nitrate,
although previously they seem to have
had hard struggle. The same is true
of vegetables that appear to starvc on
very rich soil. The trouble with the
soils of such gardens is that they have
all the necessary manurial elements
present, but they are not in condi-
ton for the plants to make use of at
once.
In applying nitrate of soda to the
garden it is always better to weigh
out the amount desired. and then mix
it with fine soil or sand about FIVE
times itsquantity. Mix this thorough
ly. SO that in spreading it in the gar
den an even distribution will be OBJ
tanned. The nitrate of soda deposited
upon the leaves Of tender plants
might injure them, or il it came
in direct contact in large guam
titles with the stalks or roots. Conse-
qucntly in applying it to any growing
plants it is better to scatter the mix
ture between the rows, so that no part
Of it gets on the leaves. The next rain
that comes will wash the nitrate into
the soil, and the chemical process will
begin Immediately. 1t is a good idea
to hoe or rake the garden right after
applying the mixture, as the nitrate
begins action more quickly then. as it
gets incorporated in the soil imnedi-
ately.
There are many advantages obtained
from the use of nitrate of soda on soils
that are rich with vegetable material.
but it should never be used on a per-
feet manure. It is the only supple
ment to the others. It performs its
best functions when applied as top
dressing when the plants are up and
growing. 1t stimulates them into new
growth, and it will often hasten their
maturity by one or two weeks 1t is
the common experience that crops, both
OF garden and field. that have been
forced by nitrate of soda have a strong
er tendency to resist parasitic diseases,
and in wet, damp seasons these crops
are the lust ones to yield to the attacks
Of fungi. Nitrate of soda will never
exhaust the land, but will simply make
available the material in it. Continue
to feed the land with proper barnyard
mannres and the nitrate Of soda will
prepare their plant food for immediate
use. Try il on your Strawberries, veg
eta bles and other garden crops.--S. W.
Chambers. in American Cultivator.
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WOMAN AND HOME.
YOUR OLD BUREAU.

It May B~ Converted Into Several Useful
Articles-How to Fashion Very Good
Hall Seat or . settle for the Parlcr-A
Little Ingenuity and . Pot or Glue WIN
Do It
The utilization OF old furniture In
furnishing the home has not received
the attention to which rs . measure OF
economy it is entitled. The POSSIBLE
tiles OF an old chest of drawers that
has outlasted Its usefulness rs such.
have seemingly remained undiscovered
to many persons. While the new uses
to which It can be put are manifold,
space viii only permit pointing out
few Of the most useful
A very good hall seat may be fash
toned from any ordinary bureau. That
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

The reader of this paper will be pieased 70
learn that there is ut least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catalrh
being = constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls CatarTh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
II the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting naturein doing its work The
proprietors have 80 much faith in its cura-
i've powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address, FL. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, O.
IA Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills, p cents.
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KNQWLEllGE

Brins6 csdlf0t and improvementand:
tends 7b41as6nAls senjjpymeat when
rightlyd ssI hssnaRy, whgHye bet--
ter ha1blAeradteaj1yiif life more, with
less expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is ne to It's presenting
in the darp pest fcceptehle and pleas
sfiss: 6Ra&f} sislssns f & st.l ST.
disrclling colds, headaches and feyen
and permAaensay curing ton.t ipatfon.'
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met WITH hid Apprbval Of the medical
profession, because II nets on the Kid
enins al i ia RG peit s1isa its lon
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs Is for bale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottleA but il ia1a1-
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name j. printed op every
package, also the Hid, syfdf u Fig,
and beipg, EsN informed, you wil not
accept ny td6seit1o6 II b6ered
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
Practical K,scheo H,ot.

When one Is done using dishcloths,
they should lie thrown into a dish OF
water. Put = little soda or potash in.
and place the dish for short time on
the stove. allowing the water to come
to boil. The cloths may then be
rinsed in cold water. and hung mp in
the air. When needed again. they will
be rs clean smelling es the clothes
from the laundry. in which condition
they should always be kept.
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How to Make Powder stick.

!. II you must use powder and 1t won't
k3ck on. try this: Get an ounce or two
IL cocoa butter-costs about ten cents
an ounce and looks like tallow. Rub
r. On; your face briskly until the skin
is well creased. Take soft linen
cloth and rub the butter of-and You
will wonder where all the dirt came
from; then repeat the process. this time
rubbing the skin well after applying
the butter. Again rub. the face with
the cloth and apply 1t vigorously.
After that rub on the powder and your
skin will feel like satin. You can use
it On thc.necls and arms the same way
ana it is not likely to rub of and make
yopr skin look shiny. Cocoa butter is
q good skin food and is harmless.
4
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The Newest Pincushlan.

The teF4%s and daintif9t thing in
pincushions Is the following: A
wicker basket about the. size and
shape Of the bowl Of = clay pipe. is
filled with finely cut curled hair. Then
! bill Of black velvetis used rs cover
ing Tor the tcp: and black pins are
stuck cter the top in graduated rows
till ii IS entirety covered: II the round
heads are used it will look like great
blackberry. Now. narrow lavender
ribbbntis tied around the basket and
long ends with bows by which to
hangs1sufssz .zss-=.iz. -
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A serious ConditIos.

4 Banks---What did her father sey,
:3Ehen ven told him that you wanted to
harry ais daughter?
kivers-Wen. he didn't absolutely
refuse. bnt he imposed very serious
coalition.
nkS-What was il? -
~Rivers-He said he would SEQ mo
BANGED frst.-Brooklyn Life
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

A delightful recipe for scent-powder.
to be used fos wardrobe. boxes. etc.
far finer indeed than any mixture sold
In the shops. IS the following: Corr
ander. orris root. rose leaves and aro-
matte calamus, one ounce each: laven-
der flowers, ten ounces; rhodium. one
fourth OF drachm; musk. Ave grains.
These. after being thoroughly mixed.
are reduced to powder. Placed
among feminine finery, this sachet has
the same effect upon clothes that
would be produced by fragrant now-
ers, if pressed between the folds
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fasten It there. Tho ice is placed on
top Of this drumhead and covered
loosely by another piece Of flannel.
In this condition the ice keeps cold
and even freezes to the flannel. Thus
a small piece OF ice cao be kept near
the patient all night. so as to avert
many weary marches up and down
stairs to the refrigerator.
To break the ice sharp needle or
hat pin is the best thing. Force it in
and you will be astonished to see how
easily it will divide the ice.-Vespef
L. George, in Youths Companion.
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Rug for the Bewiug Room.

A sewing machine rug Is the latest
addition to domestic appliances. II i
= sheet OF denim. about the size OF an
ordinary bed sheet. in the middle OF
which the machine stands All the
snippings and threads fall on the rug
and the latter may be shaken of 81
the close Of the days work without tsc
bother of sweeping and busting the
rs,Crn
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.aHOME-TANNED SKINS.

How Iarmess May Provide Themselves
with Reb<s and Rugs
Mss3 farmers wcnld like to use the
hides 81 diffeten. animals il they knew
how to tan:fhem.. The following -di-
rectio6s have been -uszd for several
years. and fmve' alvsys,YIven satisfae-
ton: Take one-hslf pound Of alum.
one pound of saltpetre. five pounds
roH :nun salt, two ounces corrosive
suhlinntc and two gallons OF water.
rnt It in !. vessel that can b. covered.
=. ina, no animal can drink Il, for the
abrasive Sc Ultimate ID poison
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

Customer-what. does that picture
represent?
Arti.t-Two hundred dollars: h::t
ron can have il for hundred and a-sr
rlunks. epot.-Dct.oit Free Press.