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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
FASHIONS IN 'keRcH,eFs

Lace or 8llk Cause fer EveDlng Uee, Chlna
SIR fer Ordinary Tlnss.
The handkerchiefs in vogue for even.
ing use are dainty bits of lace or silk
gauze. those Of real point or duchesse
with center Of finest linen lawn still
remaining the favorites for bride. or
to put the finishing touch to IN elab-
crate toilet. especially when the latter
has . garniture of similar lace. A pref
ty one can be found for one dollar and
. quarter, with . narrow border Of
duchesse lace, and . similar piece let
in at the four corners; while for
twenty-five dollars an exquisitely
hne specimen, almost entirely
composed of point, can be procured.
The handkerchief Of silk gaze is usually
pure white Or Of creamy hue, but the
delicate tints of pink, yellow, ecru and
heliotrope arc favored. The edge 10
embroidered in white or colored Aoss-
silks. and one variety displayed has .
narrow hem-stitched border with .
row of the silk embroidery just above
it. A Partisan novelty in silk gauze
shows . square Of pale yellow with an
0UkIUk Va VISOA 40CG SSV VOs t1bC 10CS
broadening or narrowing to meet the
irregular outline of the Rauze center
piece. Another imported sample is Of
. faint shade of pink crepe with wide
border of colored embroidery.
The fancy white or tinted China and
japanese handkerchief for ordinary
use can be purchased for almost any
price from nineteen cents upwards, and
comes with the plain stitch, IN added
initial, or with embroidered finish Of
white or colored silkA However, IL il
not % much liked ~ . similar article
of linen, and it is sure to lose its white
ness or original tint when laundefed
The shops are constantly Offering
some special lot Of this both useful and
ornamental part of the wardrobe ut .
reduction in price. and il one ID on the
lookout for opportunities the purchase
can be effected at much lower rates
than ordinarily.
For general use or dressy occasions
the hne linen or linen-lawn handler
chief with dainty border Of lace or en-
broidery il preferable. One seen on
the counter Of = Broadway shop was Of
linen lawn as fine ~ gossamer; its mar
row hemstitched border was decorated
in delicate hand embroidery. and vine
Of the same encircled IL just above the
hem; this article was marked seven
dollars and half, and was notieably
chaste and refined in effect. A second
was composed Of linen most choice in
quality. and its embellishment was Of
narrow valenciennes. both the edgin9
and bad Of insertion which was let in
above the border being Of this lace.
White IS always recommended . in
good taste. but the delicate tints are
permissible when desired to match
some particular shade oi dEsss o. nib
bonA Upon tho white handkerchief .
narrow finish Of fopen-work embroidery
Il . present fashion. lending . pretty
and modest effect to the square Of lipeu
or lawn-HsTpeFs Bazss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

luita. cared nothing for popular opin-
aon-indeed, he never looked ut news.
paper while living, and it seems nm
likeiy he would adopt the practice now.
mt observe that the scientific jour-
mails quite misapprehend the story OF
MS sad fate-and that he would feel
ecutely. All the lesson of it may be
lost unless the facts be made plain. No
one can perform that service for the
need but myself, and I regard it as q
duty.
Even the motive of his retirement to
vne Null OF Cantyre is misunderstood
II has been limited in society, hear,
that an impatient scorn OF his contem-
porariee drove that great soul to make
ms dwelling in barren spot, far from
thsAaunts of men. In other words. Prof.
0eqaitn-the simplest of human b.
angs, whose whole mind was absorbed In
projects for the happiness and advance
ment OF the race--was q misanthrope!
Persons more charitable If not much
better informed have stated that his
nerves became SO irritable under the
pressure of those tremendous studies
ana calculations that he felt stifled rs by
ecrowd, even in his lonely house on Ep-
som Downs There is some faint truth
n this. He said to me once that every
gay seemed to be Derby day when he
Ahut his eyes But mind SO we'll bal
anced, 50 reasonable. would never have
0een tempted to withdraw into the
desert-for such was his abode on the
Null OF Cantyre-by fancies like these
The reluctance to move which is natur-
at to such dispositions would have
checked him. The truth is that Prof.
6equita had long foreseen the necessity
VI securing 4 habitation in which he
could carry through his last decisive
processes without fear of harming any
one besides himself. This fact / have
nnder his own hand, in q letter dated
July last year. had heard of his
Journey to Cantyre-as who did not?-
the movements of such y worldwide
genius are chronicled at the antipodes.
In answer to my inquiries. the profess
sor wrote:
1T Is quite true that have built
little house at Ratholin; you shall
como and see it for yourself If all goes
weI-about this time next year, SO far
os can calculate. 1t is true also that
] have built it secretly-that is, Scot,
my lawyer, made all the arrangements
without naming me. But the state
ment that have paid many visits to
assure myself that the laboratory, etc,
Is properly constructed. that mean to
1--we there. ard all the other gossip
which you retail. are grotesquely incx-
net There is no laboratory, I had
never seen the house till last week, and
I have not thought Of living in it ex-
cept for day or two 1t rare intervals.
Il Is Ave years since perceived that
: time would come. il my researches
led me to the result which they seemed
to indicate. when it would be
advisable to have . pied = terro'
In some unpeopled neighborhood.
I consulted Scot in the strictest
confidence. who advised Ratholin.
He has carried out my wishes admir-.
ably. The little house is comfortable
enough for me, and for you too. I
hope. Al for the main point, there is
but one human dwelling within Eve
miles. and the occupants of that. .
shepherds family, are more than will
ing to turn out for the day upon pay
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professor had demonstrated long ago
That it is life. not only the principle Of
life, and that men possess intelligence
in proportion to the volume or the ac-
tivity Of electric matter within them
will be shown In the work forthcom-
ing. From these conditions it follows
that If electricity could be stored in
the human body, every mental or phys
ical capacity would be strengthened to
a degree only limited by the amount
which it could hold. visions of glory
crowd the aching sight" murmured my
poor friend many . time IS in broken.
thoughtful phrases he limited rather
than spoke to me of the theme that ab-
sorbed him. The feeblest mind would
soar to the heights Of genius; genius
would rise to the level Of angels. Air
and water would be Is familiar to man
as earth. No limits would bound his
forces or his enterprise. And he could
live unchanged for ever.
But how to charge the body with this
elixir. and how to retain It? Such were
the problems which held Prof. Sequita
enthralled daily and nightly for ten
years past He never confided the re.
suit of his labors 10 me, and il any
were dropped, had not knowledge
enough to grasp them. Gradually,
however. came to perceive that his
course was growing palmer He
thought 1t least that he had = clew. 1t
must nave been about that time Mr..
Scot received instructions to build :
little house in some unpeoplcd spot
am reluctant to name the idea that
formed itself in my mind. because 1t
may do tho professor injustice; but
your readers will understand that it is
entirely my own. fsncied then that
he had the project Of reducing elec.
tricity to a form which might be In.
hailed. or by some such means taken
into the body. like gas-not, rs at pres
ent by . series of shocks which must
kill before any great quantity has been
absorbed. How it was to be retained,
/ have no suspicion. Once, however. I
touched upon that point. and he an
swered laughingly: If the genie
doesn't tear me to pieces, will force it
into the bottle-and trust me to keep
it there
This was the operation. make no
doubt, which shocked the universe by
it's terrible result Everyone has heard
how the merrymakers of Arbroath
were tossed headlong on q sudden in
heaps, how the farm buildings were
and . tidal wave swept the
coast. To speak of an ''explosion" is
inaccurate. All agree that
no sound was heard. no wind felt, NO
movement Of the earth. Prof. Sequita
was torn to pieces by the genie he had
raised OF his cottage. and all in it
cot a trace remains; but the soil be-
meath is undisturbed, the foundation
walls are shaved on. Is it were. ut the
level Of the ground. have visited the
spot-how sadly unlike the visit to
which I had looked forward-snd In
truth superstitious persons might think
that some Divine vengeance had fallen
On it: Had Prot Sequita's design sue
seeded. men woull have beer a gods
boundless in their forces and capacities
immortal. ID there point ut which
dread powers stand armed to arrest the
triumphal march Of science! Did our
lost friend. suspecting only material
dangers. touch that point? Sometimes
think %
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
HUMOROUS

How many foreign languages can
your wife speak?" ''Three-Hrench.
German and the one she talks to the
hby."-Tit-Bits. ff
Are you certain that Hale h going
10 marry Miss Frost, Of Bostonr' s.Yes;
he's having steam heat and stoves both
In his new house. Ocean.
There's = peculiar thing about
Mrs. Frett." .What is itT' ''She has
been in . pickle all her life, and yet
she doesn't look we'll preserved."-N.
Y. Press
-Benedict-"Why WON'T she marry
you? IL there another man In the
caseT' Singleton-''l'm afraid there
is" THAT so? Do you know who IL
is?'' "Yes-her father. "-Boston Trav-
eller.
-She-"Do you really and truly love
me, Harry" He-"Love you? Why 1
even have fondness for that nuisance
Of = brother Of yours" She-''Oh.
Harry! You have made mo 20 happyw
-BostOn Transcript.
-"Do you think" said Willie wish-
iugton, ''that Il actually hurts man
TO be hit with one of Cupid's arrows?'
NO." replied Belle Pepperton; 'tas .
rule he merely becomes senselees for .
time."-Washington Star.
The Emperor Francis ]. of Austria
was once present while two Of his sons
were quarreling violently. At last ons
Of them said; "You are the greatest
ass in Vienna" "Hush!~ said the en-
peror, ''you forget that I am here."-
To-Day.
-Fogg-"Ther's an example Of the
bottle working . mans ruin" Fyeg-
's'Humph! Whisky? Fogx-'.Nop:
ink. Jury swsrded the gill ilfty thou
sand dollars damages in . breach Of
prumise suit on the strength of the let
ters he wrote, and IL took every cent
he had to pay it."-Buhalo Courier.
Irish viceroys are stripped Of their
sovereign attributes - soon ~ they
reach English waterA The following
story Is told Of Lord Houghton and .
lady with whom he was acquointed.
They both foand themselvss On board
the Holyhead packet During tho voy-
age from Ireland the Lady trested the
viceroy with ceremonies respect. So
soon. however. - the packet entered
Holybead harbor she said to him:
"Now, Bobby. you are no longer . vice
roy. 50 take my bag and make yourself
useful. l."-Londoa Truth.
The earl Of Derby, while walking
on his own land. once met . collier.
His lur3ship in0uire6 n Tie oo1linR
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
HEALTH IN LONDON.

r10etootioos ~ the Death Rate In the
Eighssseth CsstsFv.
From 100 to 1850 the death rate in
London was % high that the popula-
tion stagnated. In the former year the
inhabitants numbered 665. 200. and in
the latter year 6s3. 200. During this
period the deaths were In the ratio of
about one per thirty persons living.
BY 1901 the population had crept mp TO
777, 900, and the deaths had fallen to
one in forty-One persons living. This
great improvement IN the state Of pub
lie health in London was not, except to
. trifling extent, the result of sanitary
legislation. People were becoming
more enlightened on many matters
affecting their health, partly owing TO
. more general knowledge of chemis-
try, physiology. and other sciences re-
lating to man and his surroundings
When those intrusteA with the con.
duct of public affairs became aware how
much the health OF the people was af.
fected by bad water, by foul emana-
tions, and even cesspcols, and by too
great a density of population. they BE-
gan to secure supplies of pure water,
to construct proper house drains and
street sewers. toremove systematically
filth from houses. and to widen streets
The promulgation of the natural laws
Of health preceded the enactment Of
laws of health BY the state. Jenner's
discovery Of propeylsxis in smallpox
had for its corollsry the vaccination
laws The chemical ana lysis Of water
was the basis Of acts Of parliament re-
hating TO water and Charles
Cameron, st Sanitary CongresA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
FARM AND GARDEN.
A TERRIBLE BURDEN.

Roor Roads Are the Heaviest Loads Farm
err Have to Garry.
There il considerable talk Ia = quiet
way among farmers concerning the
roads and the question Of bettering
them. They are beginning to realize
that the only time the roads are good
is in the summer when they are most
engaged with their farm work, or by .
chance freeze up in winter. The times
when they need them the most they
are the worst. In the city where peo-
pie drive for pleasure the roads are al
ways good The first and most liberal
are put upon the high
ways. An investment of this nature
not only serves for pleasure, but COM
profit No business man would
allow for moment u mud hole or rut
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
PERSONAL AND Lr1asAax

-"Authors are always foolish q
strive to secure popularity" writes Ed.
gar Faweett- 1T il like the wind that
bloweth. The great secret Of content
ment ON the part Of . writer = to -
sur. himself that he has got ont Of his
pen the best work it can perform"
Besides her recent volume Of short
stories Miss Olive SchreineS hes writ
ten = longer work. the title Of which
probably will b From Man to Man"
It is described n . study in the opm-
parative ethics Of mems treatment Of
men and their treatment Of womeu.
John d. Rockefeller, the Standard
oil millionaire. got along In business
very we'll - plain John Rockefelles
until he began to get rich. Then he
appropriated the letter d - middle
initial. Nobody knows what this let
ter d stands for. and nobody ever will
-Thorny LAHORE. . negro. whose will
was recently probated in New Orleans.
leaves an estate worth nearly. II not
quite, $500. 900. and - only heir bod
ridden sister. He devised enough to
her to keep her comfortable and left
institutions
Francis Parkman. the historian.
left an estate valued at e1s5, ESQ. Thia
did not include . summer estate ut
Newcastle, N. H., copyrights and store
otype plates and contracts, these being
Of uncertain value. The real estate il
valued ut &55. 900 and the personal prop
erty 1t e140, $50.
In 1885 the Austrian press censor
refused to sanction the publication Of
two books one of which WAS "Prin-
ciples of Trigonometry," which, he
said, discussed the Trinity. forbidden
subject. The other was . scientific
treatise on the destruction of insects.
which he imagined made concealed
attack on the church.
Father Kenelm Vaughan. of En-
gland. = Catholic priest who spent
three years in . missionary journey
through South America. from Panama
70 Patagonia, addressed the students
of Johns Hopkins university the other
day ON the subject of his adventures
The journey was made ON muleback.
on the backs Of Indians, in canoes. in
hammocks and ON foot.
Princess Helen of Orleans 10 gol-
den haired. blue eyed, tall and very
lovely. She is . magnificent eque8-
trienne, and is . familiar figure on
many an English hunting Aeld with
her favorite horse Chocolate. She
swims. and shoots with unerring aim.
and is most skillful with the sculls end
foils-all this without sacrificing any
of her dainty femininity or Parisian
elegance.
William Lane Booker, the British
eonsul-gencral, who has just been
kni9hted, remains thoroughly British
in outward aspect after nearly forty
years residence in this country. He II
above the medium height, neither
stout or spare. ruddy. grizslsd, blue
eyed and slightly bent st the shoul-
ders He walks rapidly, and pays little
attention to persons and things upon
the street. II used to be said that ono
Of his duties was to receive the rents
from Queen victoria's real estats in
New York.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
NOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Cookies: Three eggA two cups d
sugar, one cup of sour cream. two
thirds butter. one teaspoon soda. flavor
to taste. This makes from seventy i've
TO ono hundred good-sized cookiea-
Ohio Farmer.
Chocolate Walnuts: Dip halves Of
English walnuts in melted chocolate,
let them harden, and then dip sRain.
Chocolate creams can have half of .
walnut dropped on the chocolate -
soon as dipped 50 the walnut will show.
Filberts and pecan nuts can be dipped
in the chocolate twice, and are very
nice.-Good Housekeeping.'
Indian Pudding: Let . quart Of
milk come to boil. Stir in meal slow
ly until you have = batter . little
thicker than Cruel. When smooth take
It OF the stove and stir in salt and mo-
lasses to taste. Let cool and add two
eggs well beaten. Pour over it one
pint of cold milk and bake until brown.
which will take nearly one hour
Farm, Field and Fireside.
-Pickled Sweet Apples: For picking.
they may be pared. qusrtered and
cored. rs for canning. or pared and the
core removed with . slim. sharp knife,
leaving the apple in its original shape.
minus the core, or they may be cut in
halves and the core taken out Cook
until soft in liquor made the same n
for pickling pears In short in any
place where pears are used. sweet ap-
ples make good substitute. and they
arc healthful Is well - appetizing.-
Country Gentleman.
How to Pop Corn: Place . quart
Of common salt in q large iron pot, and
heat until thoroughly dried out. Place
q teacupful of the shelled pop corn into
the hot salt, stir constantly. aud when
II begins to pop. keep it moving with .
large iron spoon until it ceases to pop.
Then dip the corn OF with . ladle and
use the same salt again. Indeed it
can be used several times. putting it
away where it will X eep dry each time.
The philosophy Of this method is that
the hot, dry salt absorbs all the mois-
ture in the corn, thus enabling IL to
pop out clear and brittle. This is much
better than when . pepper is used ~
50 much more corn can be popped ut
one time. Orange Judd Farmer.
Boiled Salads: Perhaps it never
occurred to somc housekeepers that the
remains of an old-fashioned boiled din
ner could be converted into . very
pretty and delicious salad. Equal
parts or any proportions of different
vegetables included in the dinner can
be used. BY arranging them in layers
on nat dish they may be made very
pleasing to the eye Is WELL Make .
little mound of dice potatoes, then one
of red boiled beets, then one of turnips,
next carrots, then caulihowers. then
string beans, and in the center little
mound of the cold meat. Parsley and
turnip tops (the young sprouts which
grow in the winter) may be used for
decoration. The best dressing is the
plain French dressing; three table
spoonfuls of oil, one Of vinegar. and
salt and pepper. Melted butter. cream
or sweet bacon drippings can be sub
stituted for the oil, but should not be
mingled and poured over until the salad
is about to be eaten.-American Agri-
eulturiot
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

The Prairie Farmer gives In sab.
stance the following directions in the
management and growth of raspber.
ries: Raspberries grow from young
canes that spring up in gardens annual
". The old ones die out when they
have furnished their crop. All the
pruning then required is to cut out the
dead or old wood and shorten the young
canes. This il often done in the sum.
mer, and the canes shortened until they
are about three or four feet high.
When grown as bush no stakes ars
required. though in this form they can
not well be protected, II OF . tender
kind, by laying down. When grows
the old-fashioned way, the tender kinds
are laid down, covered with soil, and
thus secured from frost The preced-
ing gives in few words what is often
made to occupy half q colrmn. The
cap varieties require diReput tfese.
meut
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

of the pieces has fallen out Where
the two or more cracks meet. remove
the pointed piece and carefully break
of small bit Of the point, replace the
piece. lay one button face down on the
outside with the ends of the wire down
through opposite holes, and both ends
through the opening in the glass; put
the other button on the wire face up;
twist the wire until the buttons press
the glass firmly, and the pieces will BE-
held securely.-Elder's Wife, Ia Amer:
ican Gardening.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21

Some fungous diseases Of fruits and
vegetables live over winter in the
seeds. This is especially true of the
bean anthracnose. and possibly also Of
the watermelon rot. The fungus spores
In the seeds may be killed by soaking
for an hour in . solution of three
ounces of copper carbonate in one
quart of ammonia and diluted with
four and half gallons Of water. This
Is somewhat similar to the treatment of
oats and wheat preparatory to sowlng
found - efficient 1t many of the ex-
pertinent stations and in actual prec-
lice on hundreds Of farms
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-04-21
THE BUTTER INDUSTRY.


-
~ MoasEn Co0nesce.
Mention is several times made of the
word butter in the English translation
Of the Old Testament. hut most schol.
ars understand the Hebrew word for
butter to refer to some liquid prepara-
tion Of milk or cream. Tho oldest dis
tinct allusion to butter is by the Greek
historian, Herodotus, with IN occa.
si0nal reference by other contempt
rsneous writer's who lived about five
hundred years before Christ. The
Tbracians and the Greeks were the
earliest nations TO adopt It as food. for
it served rs IN ointment before it came
to be eaten. 1t subsequently came into
use among European nstionA
It is related by Plutarch that while
. Spartan lady ives visiting the wife of
. distinguished nobleman of IN ada
cent principality, the former smelled
SO strongly of sweet ointment. and the
latter SO strongly of butter. that q
mutual repulsioa was the consequence,
which finally ended in war.
A distinguished Greciau physician.
who lived about the time Of Christ
mentions that butter was made by
agitating the fattest milk, rs that Of
sheep.
Another writer treats Of the com.
parative qualities of that made from
the different animals, but none make
mention of its being used even at this
period, except by the Thracians and
ancient Germans
II was between the third and fourth
centuries that butter came into gen.
eral use. 1t is supposed that the gem
eral custom Of eating Of butter was in
troduced into northern Italy by the
merchantmen of Genoe and Venice,
and from these cities the custom grad
ually spread over Europe rs the good
qualities of it became known. Ameri-
cans are . nation of butter eaters, and,
though immense quantities are con-
sumed at home, many thousand pounds
are exported every year, and tho busi-
ness is steadily growing. and the quail
ity becomes Observation-Disclosures Ameri-
can.