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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
MANAGEMENT OF PIGS.

The Best Way to secure Good Growth ~
Minimum Cost.
In the spring after grass and clover
starts is one of the very best seasons
for securing good growth at a low
cost. This holds good with all classes
of stock, and pigs are no exception. Ono
Of the principal advantages that pigs
farrowed in the spring have over tmoss
that come at almost any other season.
is that with plenty of grass and clover
the sows are able to supply the pigs
with more and better milk. while AZ
soon as the pigs learn to eat they will
make cheaper and better growth than
at any other season.
1t is usually best to keep the sows II
reasonably close quarters until the pigs
have made a sufficient growth :, rnr
about well, which will usually lie by
the time they are ten days old. Tien
they can be turned out and given the
range of good pasture.
The feeding of the sow must he lib
eral and the material must be of an ex-
cellent nature in order to enable her te
supply her pigs with plenty Of milk
Grain is also needed with good clover.
With both the sucking sows and grow
ing pigs clover is a better feed than
grain, and while a very fair growth can
be secured with grain or clover alone,
in nearly all cases a sufficiently better
grain can be secured by feeding grain
in addition to make it profitable. But
the grain must be of a character well
adapted to the securing of good de.
velopment Of bone and muscle rather
than fat No one material is com.
plete ration; that is. it will not supply
all of the materials needed to maintain
good growth at the lowest cost. an
rials will in nearly all cases give the
best results.
But q different ration is needed for
growing animals from what should ue
given when fattening for market. so
that bran and oil meal. ground oats or
ship stuff will make a better feed. hot h
for the SOW that is sucking litter 1t
pigs and growing pigs. Whenever the
pigs begin to show a disposition to eat
place should be provided where they
can eat to themselves, and they should
be fed regularly, increasing the rations
IS their growth and condition demand.
But in the spring is not only good
time to secure good growth with
young pigs. but it is also one of the
best seasons to fatten. and especially
when the pigs have been kept in a good.
thrifty condition during the winter. II
thrifty with good pasturage, a month,
or six weeks of liberal feeding of q fat
tening ration will be all that is needed
to make ready for market. and this can
be done at a less cost than if the grain
alone is depended upon.-American
Farmer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
Ar SEA.

waAeA the white salts as they spread
Their wings, like birds set free:
A1d some DER distant waves will glide
Some in the wished for haven bide,
And some-be lost at seA
And thus, upon Lifc's chAngeful main,
While hope sang merrily.
run many bark from on the strand
We launched with eager heart and hand
Nor dreamt Of loss 1T sea
But were there treacherous rocks and skoala
All, al unknown to thee?
1S matters not-the heart doth know.
1hAt cruel storm hath sunken low
The venture out at sea.
AayhAp II was no costly freight
Though rich to you or me;
And Memory. as the days go by,
Stul oounteth DER with fearful eye
Her treasures lost at sea
All well, there n . haven sweet
Whore shipwrecks cannot be;
Sad hearts who sit In patient pain,
There shall ye gather back again
Much that was lost At sea
Lucy E Fleming. in Harper's BaxaE
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
THE SPIRIT BRIDE.
A Tragic Tradition Treasured By the WIN
nebag0 IadlanS.

a I1Hk1C TfA01CtO0 Tfe0N0f0O d Bn0 VIM
nebago Iadians.
The days of the young chieftain
Mich-ik-ma-kwa were numbered and
listening one heard in the night, faint
voices from the mountain calling:
''Come Mich-ik-ma-kwa, she waits for
thee"
The spirits who dwell in the earth,
the air, the fire and the water, had al
ready told far and wide that the young
chief of the Winnebagos would soon
exchange the sorrows of earth for
the happy hunting grounds: but he
was still young, his eye was still keen
and clear and the snow of age had not
yet touched the midnight darkness Of
his hair. No man could tell what was
the cause of his strange malady.
Ever since one unfortunate day he
had walked with bowed head and
scarcely taken of food or drink. As he
came to his door and they told him that
the Patowatomics had taken the war
path, he let his informants go away
without one Word of answer and re-
manned resting quietly on his bed Of
grass.
Il journeyed once $50 he related) in
the moon of the blossoming lilies, out
upon that lake to which our nation
have given their name. Scarce ripple
stirred the water and as rowed fur
ther out, saw q most beautiful woman
before me. She was standing on the
water and her dress shOne like the sand
on the shore of the Spirit Isle. Her vel
low hair fell down to her feet, l rowed
straight toward her, and as came near
she kept changing, her face became
pale and her eyes lost their splendid
lustcr and as came to the place where
stood l saw only great rock, with the
head of a man and the body of fish
before me. For long time knew not
what to do, at last resolved to bring
the spirit an Offering of tobacco and to
address it.
Beautiful Spirit" SO I spoke, "why
formed: is that well. since thy glowing
beauty has kindled in my soul the flame
of deathless love?
''Mich-ik-ma-kwa- sighed the answer
that the wind brought me: SIT is not
hate that caused me to appear tc
you as living woman only in
distance; I also have gazed upon
thee with eyes of love, but it j.
not permitted to spirits that they
should mingle with creatures Of flesh
and blood. have shown thee my true
form, therefore choose between longer
life or a speedy union with your be-
loved one"
Since that minute have longed for
death: day after day have prayed to
the Great Spirit that He would take
lack the life that He gave me and be.
lieve that he has granted my prayer.
She calls me Oh, I come, come to thee,
my beloved, bringing thee berries and
flowers"
Thus dies the young chief Of the
Winnebagos from love for q Spirit
Rride.-Eva Katharine Clapp, in Chi.
eago Saturday Evening Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
HERE AND THERE.

Good cows viii pay for good care,
even though milk and butter are down
in price; they rarely 60 below the cost
Of production.
-Soiling crops should be near the
barn for convenience in feeding. and
night pasture in fly time will more than
pay in the comfort of your animals.
If the cows are bred to calve next
fall they ought to give milk enough
this spring and summer to ray n profit
over cost of feed and.labor: and they
will, il they are the right kind Of cows.
Nothing at the present time pays
better than swine husbandry when tho
hogs are properly cared for. Few do
mestic animals require the attention
necessary to keep them in a healthy
condition than swine do, but it pays.
There is money in poultry in tho
south. if q person will give it the prop
er attention; but whoever tries it will
find il no lazy mans business. rs it re-
quircs a great deal of hard work. A
person must pay attention to details.
1t is vigilance-eternal vigilance is tbs
wstch-word of success.
The kitchen garden should be a
model of neatness. 1t should be laid
of in beds and borders, the paths
should be kept scrupulously clean Of
weeds and in good order. There should
be = strict adherence to the idea OF
utility both in laying it out, in plant
ing and conducting it..
-Bagging the grapes as soon as the
bloom has fallen will prevent rot. Tho
fruit is much more beautiful when
grown in bags- One pound manila bags
are used. The bag is opened. drawn
carefully over the bunch and pinned
above the cane from which the bun:h is
growing.
"A cheap source of phosphoric acid
is Carolina phosphate rock. DO not,
however, use the crudely-ground rock,
or .'floats,- but use the acid phosphate
made by treating the rock with
sulphuric acid. The available phos.
phoric acid in this acid phosphate costs
about six cents q pound.
The eleventh census returns show
that in 1880 there were in the United
States 4,o0a, ,907 farms, valued At over
$40, OF, ,oo0, 900; in ls9y there were 4.564..
64l farms, valued II over 81, ,000, ,00Q 900.
The increase in number was nearly II
per cent, and in value over 80 per cent.
Other causes than over-production
must lie found to account for the low
price Il wheat in America. The acre
age OF 1893 was more than 1900, ,O0s
acres less than in 1850: in fact; the
amount sown during last year was less
than for the past fourteen years. savs
in 1885. The value Of the crcp ssf t11i
was llo than halt eS thst $W ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
The Retort Clerical.

''Since you take me to task 50 round.
" for my failings." said the physician,
somewhat nettled, ''let me ask why you
don't restrain your own son. He gam
bles, drinks, and plays the races"
"Ah, yes" said the clergyman, with
a sigh: 1--WE don't seem to exact much
influence over our own families, do we?
BY the way, doctor, please convey my
warmest sympathies to your wife and
say to her am sorry she is still unable
to find any relief from her rheuma-
tism."-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

on the clubs race course. I was
anxious to get this story out of him
next, for fancied 1t might be rather
dramatic. But when suggested that
he tell me more about it, he drew away
from the subject
Look here, young man." he said.
severely. mo human institution is per-
feet The liability to err occurs with all
men. The club has been no exception
70 this universal rule, but we do not
care to dwell on our mistakeA That
which is done, is done We acknowl-
edge that the race course and the Bob
by Nichols episodes were our mistakes.
But let them rest"
Now, I do not think that = man
should give you the hint Of . story un-
less he intends to tell you the whole of
It. especially when there seems to be
the spice of a scandal about it How
ever, know I shall get it out Of him
some time-and it 10 just as well to
have good thing or two in reserve
So will wait patiently.
We were sitting in the card-room, and
had been playing cribbage. But the
points had run 20 stead lily in my favor
that my antagonist finally yawned and
pushed tho board impatently away.
Then. evidently feeling that he had
been q trifle rude and to . guest-a
matter Of which the Old Beau could
rarely be accused, for he was the most
punctilious of men-and desiring to
make immediate and ample amend, he
asked me II would join him in tho
supper-room over bird and . bottle
It was not these things that tempted
me. but guessed he would be In the
mood to talk. and that 1 should hear
something worth the hearing.
As we passed through the billiard
room l saw q man garbed in the cas-
sock Of . priest. bending over one Of
tho tables and deeply engaged upon his
play. It was not the frock alone
strange. though, that was in such .
place-that riveted my attention But
the face and physique Of the man were
strong. This i but brief description.
But will let 1t stand as have written
It. because IL this simple statement
does not convey the meaning I intend,
no words Of miue can make You under
stand.
My companion paused for . moment,
waiting until the player had finished
his shot and looked up from the table.
Then my attention was divided be-
tween two things-one, the awful scar
that disfgured the whole left side of
the mans face and neck. How one
could have received such . mark, and
lived, was the instant question in my
mind. But there was another thing
which took my mind from this When
their eyes met, the Old Beau bowed
with moro cordial ceremony than /
had ever seen him use toward any other
man-and smile Of exquisite sympathy
passed between the two.
There" !" said the Old Bean, when we
were fairly seated, meeting and an
swering the question that my eyes
asked, there's . man. And this
thing of which am about to tell You,
was deed"
He paused, as II to find words fit for
the telling OF it. And when he had
chosen them he went on slowly, speak
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

~ y ASS
Der that when
the Old Beau
was telling me
that z hastily
story of T b .
NJ . n w h o
Started aGrave-
yard. he hap
pened to men,
tion something
about B o b b Y
Nichols having
gone W r o n z
through plung-
inR too heavily
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
HUNG ORoUS.

--"Here's . surprise for yo1r birth
day, mamma" Dear childl Where
did you get those Aowcrsr From
your new hat..HAllO.
lis my article IN the soup?" inquired
the good-natured littereteur. Not
yet" replied the editor; ''i,ut I'm going
to boil It down pretty soon-"-Wash-
ington Star.
in . district school the pupils wefe
asked to define bee line. A snail boy
answered: 81 know it. It's the lhe .
feller makes fer home when . bee's
stung him.n.BufAlo Enquiries.
Mrs. Grimes-"Henry, Wfllie b
teasing me every day for . sweater.
wish you'd get him one" Mr.. Grimes
"A sweater7 What's tie natter With
. bucle-ssw. Boston Transcript
-Heircas - .sDear. mel Times are
hard" Mabel-"How do you knowy'
Heiress-'Why, al the men are rGopos-
ing to me in their last years phrases.
It's very monotonous."-N.Y Y. World
-"What are you in here for? aslnsd
the prison visitor. '.P1agiarism" an
swered the convict ssWhstF s.Pla-
giarism. tried 10 pablish . privste
issue Of fifty dollar greenhacka."-Indf
anapolis Journal.
-Jilson says it may b extrsvagant
for the women to put 20 much material
in their sleeves, bot . great desl ncre
goods would 60 to waist II the same
fashion should prevail II mems attire.
Buffalo Courier.
-Rinx-'Whata are you writing nowT
Scrib-'sI am collaborating with my
father On . book Of poems." Rinx-'1
didn't know that your father wrote
poen,s." Scrib-'He doesn't; he's pay
ing for their publication. "-Tit-Bf4s :.
An Engliah health oA1cer recently
received the following mote fTu0 o. Of
the residents Of his district: ssDeaR sir:
beg to tell you that my child, aged
eight months, II suffering from m sa4-
tack Of meaales q required BY act Of
paEliamenE"
-Mn Wayo&-"And this pfetars
t." ''Thst u Niobe- Isuppoee you
are perfectly familiar with tie story.
Mrs. Wayo@-"No, I can't 0y tll1 Z
Just recall It. There's good nane At
the neighb0s Tn not yet aequainfed
with Ocean
-Mn. P1Etingtnn-A pious old lady
happened IN . OARistinn HAoaRop
meeting. She wss much inpsssssd ~
The young peoples sarnestnses. ond
especially pleeeed with IL singxn9.
G6e said: ''OA, d love 70 heaR -
dng! Thsy sing witA sueh veaanl.
Ct2en 01VW.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Ing in low monotone. and reverently,
- II In the presence Of the deed itself:
1T was one night in August Tho
day had been internally hot, and tho
night came ON worse than the dsy had
been. Finding comfort nowhere. / had
strolled down into the lower portion Of
the city. where the poor are huddled
together like rats-perhaps because I
like to see human misery, and wretch
edneas, and squalor. l had heard An
alarm Of Are and saw the engines rush
ing past me, but until 1 had turned
into B. street I did not know She
condagration was 70 near. It was !
teneuen< '1063s NE A ereaa hive
swarming with human beings had a.
reaAy become . pass Of leapinR dame
so1nueh headwsy had been made th.t
thoforce oetdd do little but conhne the
6rs to tha building in which 1t had
started. md let r -hasn itself out thera
rbegreat ~ 8 }h4 NIGHT ,dded to
she burnih9 ihrnaeD ,pts In. 0re, unnde
ths work Of AlG0eA eNneie sueeilbas
snd almost int6asrx6ie. But thev
asver Ainched. for Nvss were 4
stake The building WAS old, and
u paasage ways narrow. tor
lneue nad aAFk--soeop& where the are
oeA1o1 49, esQe e& ~ Deo1aA 4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

You Cant Chais Down . Deck Load.
Occasionally some schooner coming
up from Virginia with cordwood loses
her deck load; the ocean washes il
away. Occasionally some man comes
along and says: whats the matter
with claiming 'em DOWN." Somebody
tried that once. and it so happened that
the ocean rolled against that particu-
lar deck load. 1t lifted it up quite in
the usual way, paying no attention to.
apparently without any knowledge Of.
the chaina They were good chains In
their way-they didn't break, and
when old ocean lifted the deck load the
chains pulled the sides on the schooner.
Since then nobody has chained down .
deck load.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
EASY TO CONDEMN.

0O0O10te 4UmOC411C0 A1WGV ESO0 A1W0y0 AmOGv
the Case.
The ease with which an innocent per-
SON can be condemned was never better
shown than in the experience of one
young housewife who employed = serv-
ant who had been Ut work for q neigh
Dor. The girl came from . family
which was not too well blessed with
this worlds goods and in taking service
che told why she had left her former
place. A ring had been missed and .
search of the house failed to locate it.
Who better to saddle the blame on than
the servant, who was the only one out
side the family who had the full run Of
the house? The girl was charged with
the theft, and with tears and FRO
testations she denied any knowledge
Of the whereabouts of the ring.
She was told that she must give mp the
ring or quit the service, the mistress
magnanimously Offering not to prose
cute her. The girl was thunderstruck.
She gave her word that she had not
taken the ring, but in spite Of that, she
was obliged tog
cuc u1O u0IuAy Uccu octelcO IN ncE
new place when her former employer
went to her neighbor and told Of the
supposed theft Of the ring. The new
mistress was taken with the girl, part
" because Of the frank way in which
sne explained the reason she left the
old place. The children Of her former
mistress were great friends Of hers and
did mot fail to make her daily visits.
One day one Of the children ran to her
and told her that the ring had been
found in one Of his mothers old dresses,
where it had been placed by hes soma
time before. The mother, however,
failed to apologize to the girl who's
life ahe came 50 near running NOR did
she tell her neighbor that the pEised
ring had been 1ound.-Bu6alo ExpreeA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

First Burglar-The deception there
is in this world almost makes me lose
my faith in human nature.
Second Burglar-What is up now?
II had . break all fixed for . house
up on the hill. and when everything
was ready and / got there, blowed II
there wasn't . smallpox card on the
door"
"And that drove you on"
"Yes, but that isn't the worst Of IL
I found to-day that they had got onto
my game and only put the card up to
keep me OF. That's the way we poor
fellows are cheated out Of our living.
fAAnough to make us lose all faith in
human nature. Transcript
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
Not That Way.

The unknown had tried to get out Of
the world by the water route, but po-
liceman had rescued him.
''Who is it," inquired reporter, hap
pening along.
only . tramp" replied the. officer.
II guess not" said the reporter: "a
tramp doesn't like water well enough
for that. Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Pokery-Say. Shearer. why don't yoa
ret . new editor for your 'Woma1b
Department9" OF al thu silly. ig1o
rant twaddle ever read, those aFtieaso
are the worst
Shearer (editor-in-chiefe eThAt's j1st
what we want just think Whist pleas,
ue and pride II gives every WOMAN
who reads those articles to reject O
bow snpdAiw she + To the eopaaee m
g ~ ooxt-Puek
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Cbummy-So there has been-no has-
ing in your college this year?
Soph-No. At the beginning Of the
term the president announced that one
Of the freshmen was an ex-cowby, but
he refused to tell which one Il was.-
Good News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

HnA Ladilike- Now, tell ne. Bridget
Why you leave NJ?
BEidget-Well, mum, it's not Bridget
OFlynn who kin shtay in house wild
two misthreaseA-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Mother Ito married daughter)- Don't
you think my photograph Is good?
Gaughter-l should say 50. When I
-hoy.ei it to Tom. it scared him, i i %
:ifelike.-Texas Sltin2<
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

Be not . witness against thy neigh.
Dor In contention over line fence.
Soy not Il win - him pp = hs hstb
ogne e Ue.s.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28
A MEMBER OF THE CLUB,
BIZ JAMES KNAPP REEVE.

Copyright 1924. by the Author.l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

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The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-12

The Journal of Railway Appli- ances is of the opinion that iron car construction has taken perma- nent root in this country. While European car builders have suc- ceeded in designing iron cars which give satisfaction on their roads and may be considered as the standard type of construction, our builders have clung to wood as material. Although first cost still stands in the way, iron is the coming mate rial for the construction of cars.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-12

The Prospector makes mention of the following large transfer of cattle interests: An important sale has been consummated in Los An geles by which Vail & Co. of the Empire ranch, of Pima county, be- come large owners in the Chirica- hua Cattle Company of this coun- ty. The interest transferred is that held by the Savings Bank of South ern California, J. H. Braly, presi- dent. Mir. Vickers still retains his interests. Walter Vail is success ful cattle raiser and a shrewd busi- ness man. This is the third large ranch sale made in this county since January 1st, and goes to prove that better period is about to open for cattle owners in Southern Ari- ZOna.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-12

With the present condition of af- fairs the outlook for the coming summer in this section of the ter ritory, is bright indeed, as far as the range is concerned. Cattle went into the winter last fall in fine con- dition and the large amount of snow that fell during the winter more than for three years past-as- sures without doubt an abundance of fine grass and water for the ap-- preaching season, and this condl- ton of affairs will be greatly aug mented by the spring rains. There is every reason to believe that the stack men and farmers of this sec- ton will have a very profitable sea- son.-Williams News.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-12

The Yuma Sentinel says: The Territorial Live Stock Sanitary Commission is doing a grand work in it's efforts to stamp out the glan- ders, which are making such havoc among the horses in the vicinity of Tempe and Mesa City. Any one having an animal, supposed to be sick with distemper or the grippe, should have it examined at once by some veterinary surgeon. Many horses are being killed and cre- mated, and all affected are placed in quarantine. The owners of these diseased animals thought that their animals only had the dis temper, so closely do the two resem- ble each other.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-12

The steady increase of collections under the oleomargarine tax law continues to be remarkable fea- ture of the internal revenue re- ceipts of the government. For the eight months of the current fiscal year the collections from oleomar- zine have shown an increase of $183,614 as compared with the cor responding period of the preceding fiscal year. and have amounted to $1,336,46O.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-04-12
In the Spring

Nearly everybody needs good medi- cine. The impurities which have ac cumulated in the blood during the cold months must be expelled, or when the mild days come, and the effect of brac- ing air is lost, the body is liable to be overcome by debility or some serious disease. The remarkable success achiev- ed by Hoods SarsapariIla, and the many words of praise it has received, make 1t worthy your confidence. We ask you to give this medicine trial. We are sure it will do you good. Read the testlmon- ials published in behalf of Hoods Sar- saparilla, all from reliable, grateful peo- ple. They tell the story.