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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

THERE are sixteen cremation socie-
ties or Incorporated companies in the
United States.
MIssIssrrPr has just passed . law
comforting the right of suffrage on all
homo holders without regard to sex.
New YEAR tJanuary u will happen
on Sunday but once during the century;
that will be in 1899.
THE diadem of the Russian Empress
Anna contains 1888 large diamonds
and ruby valued at s60o, 900.
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, who once kept a
queen bee for fifteen years. declares
that the test proves that the eggs were
as fertile at that age as they were
twelve years before.
FROM Arizona for three years past
has come the earliest car load of Amer
lean raisins shipped east. The season
there is ahead of that of southern Cali
fornia and the atmosphere is peculiarly
suited to curing raisins.
A SINGLE match requires from 1900
to 100 of grain of phosphorus for its
production. yet the consumption of
matches is so large that it Is estimated
that the total of 1000 tons is less than
the amount consumed in Europe in
their manufacture.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
FRESH DAIRY NOTES.

CREAM is ripe when it has = glossy
appearance.
THERE is no objection, nay some I'd
vantage, in using butter color if you
don't overdo the matter.
Cows ARE not kept for their COM
pany, therefore why let them 60 dry
four to six months cut of tho year?
MILK when pure and fresh can be
heated without injury, but cream must
not be heated after it becomes acid.
Or course every dairy farmer has
laid in supply Of ice for next sum.
mer's use. It is something you need in
your business
A CREAMERY, when rightly con-
Quoted. is q blessing to any communi-
ty, but it takes q good while for some
farmers to see the point ke
A DARK cow stables are an abomina-
ton because disease is an abomination,
and darkness is conducive to disease.
bet in the sunlight
IF you keep your milk and cream in
the cellar along with turnips. potatoes
and rotten pumpkins, and have no
other place to keep 1t, sell your cows.
= WE have seen farmers kick their
cows without mercy. How much more
sensible it would be for them to kick
the stable door, and tho same result
y ,uld be attained-they would give
their wrath vent.-Amcrican Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
DOES YOUR COW PAv7

The Only Way to Riad Out IL b. Making
0ystematio Tests.
There are thousands Of cows kept for
the dairy and for domestic use which
do not pay for their keep and should an
soon as possible be sold to the butcher.
As long rs this class of stock 10 toler-
ated to q large extent the same kind Of
stock will be perpetuated by breeding
from inferior animalA BY . constant
wedding out and by careful selection
Of the best to be found the standard
will be rapidly raised and the profits OF
the dairy will DO greatly enhanced
The question now arises ~ to the most
perfect method Of testing the capacity
Of the cow to produce when she IL pro-
vidcd with all tho regulates of food
and care. The scientists have provided
tho instrument for making tho tests Of
percentage of butter fat In tho milk
and the one universally Endorsed Is the
Babcock tester. Then the milk may
be weighed and an estimate made on
what the COW will produce In . year.
or during the period Of lactation-
In testing cow 1t Is found that tho
fourth month after calving she Rives
milk near the average quality for the
whole year. Make two tests, fifteen days
apart, aud in each test use the milk of
eight consecutive milkings, and tho
average of these two tests will give the
approximate average Of the quality for
the year. BY knowing the amount Of
milk given during the year one can
then get q pretty accurate estimate Of
the quantity Of butter fats tho COW
gives.-Western Rural
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

Many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering, as they imagine, one
from dyspepsia, another from heart disease,
another from liver or kidney disease, another
from nervous exhaustion, or prostration,
another With pain here and there, and in
and their easy going and Indifferent, or over
busy doctor, separate and distinct diseases,
Tor which he preocribes his pills and potions,
assuming them to be such, when, in reality,
then are all only symptoms caused by some
womb disorder. Tho physician, ignorant Of
the cause Of suffering, encourages his practice
patient gets no better, but probably worse
By reason Of the delay, wrong treatment and
consequent complications. A proper medi-
cine, ike Dr.. PieGces Favorite Prescription,
directed 10 The e0sse would have entirely
removed the disease, thereby dispelling all
those distressing symptoms and instituting
ec%foft instesd Of prolonged mise ~. .r+;.,.
= Mrs. Ida Coventry, Of Huntsville, Logan
County, Ohio. 6he had an experience which
we will permit her to relate in her own
language. It Illustrates the foregoing. She
writes 81 had female weakness very
bad-in bed most OF the time, dragging
down pains through my back and hips no
Was treating me Tor liver complaint. I
did not get any better under that treatment
20 thought I would try DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and his Golden Medical Dis
covery, I felt better before I used ono
hottie Of each. I continued their use until l
took six bottles Of each. In three months
time felt 20 well 7 did not think it necessary
to take any moro In childbirth it does
what Dr.. Pierce recommends il to do
lessons The pain and psrils TO both mother
and child and shortens labor. would like
to recommend Dr. Pierce's Extract Of Smart
Weed to those who have never tried it It
surely = TIE best thing for cholera morbca
or pain in the stomach / ever used II works
like charm. I Try never to Be without II. !"
The following b from Nrs. Harriet Hards,
Of Montpelier, Idaho: ~ have enjoyed het-
tr health dncs began Treatment with d..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
TREES AND FLOWERS.

A rwo-PorSD orange was raised tho
past season in the grove Of Mr.. Fessen-
den at Tampa. Fla. Il measured i've
and . quarter inches in diameter.
In 1850 lime tree In Berwickshire
four feet In diameter, six feet from the
ground, was blown clean down and
rniscd and replaced again. It to-day
shows no trace Of It's injury.
Miss wnKIxsoN, . landscape gar
dencr of tho Metropolitan Public Gar
dens association, London. u now en-
gagged in laying out st. Mays park.
Woolwich and Victoria Park cemetery.
Myatt's Fields. Camberwell and vauy-
hall park are other open spaces recent
~ laid out by Miss wilkinson.
The increased cultivation Of tho
poppy in various parts of Europe has.
it is said. led TO . marked growth in
the percentage Of opium contained In
honey. tho properties Of which arc
much influenced by the flowers from
which the bees gather it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
Why WE EAT BUTTER.
0eesuss Il IL the Most Ensrgy.ProdaclR
Food Know.

0eeouss Il 10 the Most Ensrgy.Prod aclNe
Food known.
Energy and strength are not quite
the same. Prof. Roberts, Of Cornell.
lately said at q meeting: when I sit
down to the table and partake of good
butter I transform Il into energy.
Each unit of butter is worth two and .
half times as many units of energy in
the original form. Moro than that !
can sit down 70 my desk after hav.
ing eaten the butter and burn the
butter. II sit down to my table aud
eat piece Of pork, l have got to rush
out to the woodpile In the open air and
exercise, in order to get this proper
food, this less concentrated. less 70.
fined food digested. or l will have =
headache. How quickly the student,
coming from his opcn-sir life, as he
begins to use his brain, leaves that
pork aside and reaches his knife over
for that butter plate. Why don't the
Indian become civilized more easily and
quickly? II you could have got him to
eat butter you could have civilized him.
Prof. Henry tells ~ that the average
per capita in Wisconsin il ei+ worth Of
butter In year. Now. what does this
mean? 1t means . great effect upon
tho future civilization OF unborn mil
lions of people. the idea Of refined,
well-coOked food. We cannot have this
most perfect Of Ill energy producing
food-the highest class Of food known
to the human family. good aromatic
intelligent handling
of the COW, and that l. why We take
good corn and oats and cotton-seed
meal and make food ten tunes more
scarce than 1t was before. because you
mako it more than ton times Is valu-
able rs energy-producing food. How
to make that fine quality Of food Is
what we arc trvin1 to learn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
4 MUSICAL MElANGE.

PADEREweKI says he has made all the
money he needs and hereafter will de.
vote his time to competition. He
hasn't, however, enough money to in
duce him to get his hair trimmed.
'CHRlsrUs," Rubinstein's new sacred
opera. is shortly to be given its initial
performance at Breslau, and because
Of tho subject treated applause OF
demonstration Of any nature will be
strictly forbidden.
The queen Of Denmark, In her sew
enty-sixth year, Is one of the finest
harpists In the world. A thoroughly
accomplished musician, she assists in
trios Of which the other two parts are
taken by the professionals Of high
standing.
SEeFRIED WAGNER, the son Of the
great composer, is giving his whole
time to the preparations at Bayreuth
for the series of Wagnerian representa-
tions that will commence In July. He
Is left-handed conductor, which very
often perplexes the orchestra. He is
said to be q musician Of great intel
ligence.
MEYERBEER's favorite baton, made OF
ebony with silver tip, has come to light
again. He gave it as present to the
Danish composer, Chaser, whose widow
the other day sold it at auction for the
benefit Of furnishing fishermen In Jut-
land.
An examination of the effects left by
the composer Tschaikowsky shows that
he had commenced work on an opera
on the subject Of Romeo and Juliet,
q subject which is authoritatively said
to DO now engaging the attention of
Verdi. Tschaikowsky also left, finished
and ready for production. q new ballet
In two acts AMI . number of valuable
fragments.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
New Concrete for Roads.

A successful application has been
made. it appears, Of the newly-invented
road concrete. some time agu described
in the papers Of Germany. and its use
fulness in various directions seems to
be assured. Curiously enough. shavings
aud planning mill chips, either Of COM
mon or fancy woods. and which may
Be stained before use II desired, are
mixed with cheese-or rather. casein-
calcined magnetism limestone, glycerin,
silicate Of soda and little linseed oil,
and this combination Of substances is
forced by hydraulic pressure into molds.
where it is allowed sufficient time to
harden. When dry, the composition is
strong and solid and can be sawed,
planned. polished and vanished.
Among IT. various proposed 1ses are
orusmsnssl pamela and wall surface
cover,agA, e>& ~ =, Sun
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

EACH WHEEL TIRE IS ROAD ROLLER
Soon the broad tires began to roll and pack
the road surface and II is now dimcult 70 ex-
aegerate the great benefit these tires have pro
dueed in keeping the road smooth and hard.
and the amount Of labor they have saved IN the
work OF hauling and repairs GOOD Roada
pended will 60 twice as far in improv-
ing our roads as the same amount paid
in work by the taxpayer. who works
out his tax when it best suits his con-
venience. and often when the road 10
not in the best condition to be i'm
proved. st is the style, in many places.
for the people to get together. and,
without any well-arranged plan. to
have good jolly time visiting and, at
the same time. cancelling their road
tax without even making any attempt
at permanent improvement when .
good reliable supervisor. with just .
sufficient number Of hands and teams
to work to advantage, would be able to
make permanent repairs, instead of the
temporary slipshod work that would
have to be done over every year
Another important matter is to have
vehicles SO constructed that they will
do the least amount Of damage to the
roads For instance, all heavy draft
wagons should be made with wide
tires, say four to five inches wide,
which would, in great measure, pre-
vent rutting. A narrow tired wagon.
carrying one ard half to two tons, IL
bound, especially when the ground 10
soft, to cut down till it reaches some
thing solid. such as q stone or root It
is not an uncommon thing. especially
in the spring or fall, when much heavy
hauling is done, to see ruts deep enough
to let the wheels down half way to the
hub. If late in the fall and the ground
suddenly freezes up. as it often does in
q night, these deep ruts may remain
for weeks A broad tire acts as roller.
and instead of rutting. smooths and
hardens the track, and the friction or
resistance is SO much less that much
greater loads can be hauled. A man
who does 3 great deal of hauling.
mostly of green lumber, told me the
other: day that with his broad-tired
wagon he. cesald haul four tons IS easy
as he could haul three tons on . mar
row-tired wagon. The farmer can haul
his grain and hay over the farm with
greater ease, and without m aking ruts
through the field with the broad-tired
wagon.
How to bring about = change: II the
legislature would pass an act requiring
all heavy draft wagons made after the
passage of said act to have wide tires,
or if certain amount would be de-
Quoted from every persons road tax
who uses wide tires. think the change
could readily be brought bout Wheel
men were quick to learn the superior
of wide tires. You could
scarcely seli..a bicycle with the old
fashioned narrow tire at any price, the
wide-tired ones run SO much easier.
Before closing this article, would
like to advise every one who keeps
horses to have a small box In each stall
always supplied with salt A horse
will then only eat of it when he needs
it, and never too much.-C. H. Dana,
In N. Y. Witness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
Keep the Udder Clean.

It has been ofteL advised to wash tho
has soiled it BY her lying in . dirty
stable. That is perfectly commenda-
BILE, but did you ever think that a dairy.
man who did not bed his cows down
neatly to prevent any besoilment Of
this kind would b the last one to ever
keep her teats clean when it did occur?
Cold weather ought not to make cows
teats feel clammy and bloodless II she
Is kept in . comfortable stable, any
more than it should make q mans
hands proverbially cold who wears
warm wooden mittenA George E. New
ell, in American Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
Proper Feed FOR Dairy Cow.


It is impossible for the dairyman to
sncceed unless he psys close attention
to the kind and character of the Diff
ferent products Of the soil that enter
into tho cows ration. rs we'll ~ study
ing closely the best and cheapest way
Of producing them. While the cow will
eat almost any plant We may grow on
the farm. It Is not wise to argue that
all of them are best suited to her wants,
or that she should be confined to any
one or two varieties without due regard
to character. simply because they hap
pen to be produced In abundance on the
farm. Many farmers ridicule the idea
Of a balanced ration. and will feed
whatever they happen to have or oan
produce with the least trouble. The
fact that food for any animal and for
any purpose becomes question of the
proper proportions Of protein or csrbo-
hydrates must not, and cannot, profit
ably, be ignored. Farmers Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
RANK ExrRAxAoAkcE.
U0etomleos Mud Roads Cost Earu
Many Millions Each Year.

Uoeeomleos Mud Roads Cost Earnees
Many MILLIONS Each Year.
The important question of better
country roads is being agitated. though
not as much as its Importance de-
mands- When will farmers understand
how extravagant it is for them to use
poor roads? The extra cost for wear
and tear, tho smaller amount q team
can haul, the annoyance Of having to
use bad roads. and the greatly depre-
ciated value of real estate along such
roads. are items of too much impor-
lance to be overlooked. Now, I want
to make one or two suggestions as to
how our roads may be greatly improved
with but triaing additional expense.
Make the road-tax cash tax. the same
as other taxeA Money iudiciously ex-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
800 Reward. OlOo.

Tho reader Of this paper will b pleased q
learn that there il at least ono dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure In
all its stages. and that is Catarrh. Hairs
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires Z
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying. the foundation
Of the disease, and giving tho patient
strength BY building up the constitution
and assisting naturein doingits work. The
proprictors have 50 much faith In its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY 4 Co. Toledo, O..
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family PILLS, 8 centA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

( A Yorkshire (EnRland) correspondent
writes To the Bicycling News extoIling
the superiority Of Irish roads for wheel
locomotion ana strongly advocating =
tour in Ireland for the bicycle holiday
maker. He says that the only draw back
to . perfect enjoyment of the roads is
in IN entire absence of finger posts and
milestones. but some compensation for
this is TO be found in the cheerful read
iness Of the natives to assist, which is
one Of the chief characteristics Of the
Irish race.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

We can mention no failure moro dises-
trous than that Of physical energy. 1t in.
wolves the partial suspension OF the digestive
and assimilative processes, and entails the
retirement from business Of the liver and
kidneys. Only through the good offices Of
Hostetters Stomach Bitters can the restora
ton Of its former vigorous status be hoped
for. When this aid has been secured, 10
sumption Of activity in the stomach, liver
and bowels may be relied upon. The Bitters
conquers malaria and kidney trouble.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
Best Of All

To cleanse the system in q gentle and truly
beneficial Manners when the Springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup Of Figs. One bottle will answer for
all the family and costs only 50 cents; the
featured By the California Fig Syrup Co.
only.
TEACHER-"What is Q right snglef" Boy
Two straight lines around corner
Halo.
Is the ups and downs of life the baby is
unrivaled. -Glens Falls Republican.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
4 MILKING STOOL.

It Has . fixture Which Nakes the Pail
sels-eupportiag.
Boys can milk before they can hold .
pail OF milk between their knees, and
most mixers would like the pail to hold
itself With stool illustrated herewith,
the pail 10 self-supported. Cut half
circle in one end Of the seat of the stool.
nail on piece Of iron hoop to complete
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

CREAM sometimes becomes bitter il
raised in pans It . temperature too
low for the milk to sour. Milk in pans
should be sour in thirty-six hours.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

WATER should not be given to coHs
Immediately after Q hearty neal let
"a hour Or mere eiApsA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

Miss WALloPP (the teacher)-"Tommy,
did see you whispering with the boy next
YOU Just now." Tommy-s'No, ma'am
Your back was turned. CHICAGO Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
Is =
n ~
zka
A MILKING STOOL.

MILKING STOOL
the circle, bore the front Leg hole slant-
ing SO the leg will have it, foot under
the pail. and you have the proper con-
ditions.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

Youxa Lady-"Mr. Parsons. what did
Boar say when he first saw Ruthr' Young
Mani don't know, unless he asked her
not to step ON his corn. "-Life's Calendar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
HASH AND REhASH.

IL bright weather plants cry for air
and water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

IRATE German TO stranger who has
stepped on his tce)-"Mine trent, l know
mine feet vas meant to be walked on, but dot
privilege belongs to me."-Tid-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

# IL Q mistake 70 suppose that women
ever marry for money: sometimes, however,
they marry for the want Of It - Boston
Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

"How ARE you sons prospectsr' "A lit
tie hazy ut present" "Indeed" 'You see,
he las just entered collegc."-Washington
Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05
ABSOLUTELY PUNE

CANCELS hasn't any sort n 50
yv,iIis' "a tho snow fell softly On eAoi
s.If thew had, stead o. senoan eno0
n AsEes. thcy'd mako balb OF Is -
aome IN. "-Harpcr's Bassr. II
How M THnoA1 HunDLWH a.
- Hale's Honey OF Horenoun0 ona
Pixies Toothache Drops Cuk0 - -
IL LAwYRR's ORrIcI.-Seutcr P1xe
a6hall NE 20 out and take aomee
Junior Partner -ssFfom whonf'-voC
As1Ieur COLD, II neGlected, c1esn 9
thu lunRs. BROwx'e BDONCllAI L.
rive euFe and immediate relief. = Ct
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

FEATHER from the doves wing some.
ZINES guides the arrow that pierces her
breast-Ram's Horn. 49,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

TIN glad l wasn't Shakespeare" sait
Wilkins. IF had been should have beer
dead now" $50 would Shakespeare" sale
Barlow
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

Nor Ant MORE Solicit feel more
stupid tonight than ever did before. Do !
look it.r' She-"No: you look just tho same
Is usual.n-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

PierceS Favorite Preecriptsoo, for le0cM>
rhea and uterine debility than have fos
sixteen yearx I am cured Of my trouble,
and now weigh one hundred and sixty-siz
stood at one hundred and Twenty i've poundsi
With pleasure. remain"
Yours truly,
W~ HMA<e< AAA%
Tho following Is from Mrs II. A. Meal.
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me, and I had liberation Of the womb
could not get about took Dr.. Pircel
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felt ten years younger. have not had any
return Of my trouble. am the mother Of
thirteen children and I am afty- three years
old, have never seen better womAnS friend
than your medicine. l have recommeodet!
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good & did ma" Yours truly,
%%eMA AZz1
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-05-05

saE-"This is 80 sudden, Mr.. Bondlc. Won
must give me time.n He-"Iu discnunt r.
ave per cent. for cash How doc that
strake you?'-Detroit Free Press.