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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
THE FARM ORCHARD.
It Adds Much to the Attractivenesa
Country Life.

It Adds Much to the Attractiyenesa OF
Country Life.
If you own piece of land, even il it
does not contain more than five acres,
plant . portion of it to fruit IN q
small orchard 1t is q good plan to alter
nate apple and peach trees In this
way you can plant trees much closer
together, rs the peach trees will have
died before the apple trees are large
enough to interfere with them. Don't
plant apple trees closer than two rods
OF each other. II you do you will find
you have made mistake before they
are half-grown. Plums, apricots and
cherries may be planted twenty feet
apart It will be long tire before
they crowd each other. Standard pears
should have five feet more room each
way. I don't favor planting dwarf
fruit trees They bear early and die
early. This may be done in q rev
country, where fruit is scarce and land
is cheap It is a good plan to cultivate
a young orchard. Manure we'll Plant
small fruits (for the first five years. he.
tween the rows, leaving it SO you can
pillow one way, especially where The
tract is small and land Is dear.-Fal M
ers. Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
A Self.S6cklnR Gnu.

The nuisance of having q COW with
this vice is such as to make it almost
useless, and, unless the COW is a good
one, it would be better to make the
animal into beef than to worry with it.
II the COW, however. is worth keeping
in spite of this bad habit, it may be
controlled in this way: The head is
fitted with a common hea6stall, having
a strong ring under the jaws A strap
is worn by the cow around tbs BODY
Immediately behind the shoulders. A
A ring is fitted on this strap under the
brisket. A stout hickory or oak rod,
having snap hook at each end, is then
fastened to the rings and passed be-
tween the fore legs, 50 that the COW
can feed. but cannot reach her udder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

PLANT trees as deep as they grow in
the nursery.
THE chief value in dwarf pears is
their early bearing.
DWARF pears require light soil and
light pruning every spring.
MULcHINa Is Of benefit. whether the
planting Is done early or late.
A DEEP soil Is necessary to good
garden. but care must be taken not to
bring ia the surface too much subsoil
DEAD branches on fruit and other
trees are not only unsightly, but they
are q draft on tho vitality Of the tree.
ONIONS set out In tho fall should be
we'll mulched as soon as the ground
freezes hard enough to bear up q
wagon.
TREES set out in the fall should be
carefully mulched as soon as the
ground freezes hard enough to bear up
wagon.
In removing dead branches care
should bic taken to make the cut close
and smooth. II q stub is left it will
not heal over readily.
The wild cherry is the home of the
tent caterpillar. The safest remedy is
to cut off and burn infested branches
as soon as they make their appearance
Ben DAVIS. Grimes golden. Stark,
wintersweet, Paradise. Stewards gol-
den. Fink's rambo. and quite list Of
standard apples are said to bear gener-
ally In the even numbered years
ONE or two careless fruit growers in
. neighborhood will keep up n supply
Of the tent caterpillar to infest all the
orchards for mile or two around. 1t
is only by thorough, earnest work that
they can be eradicated.
THE cherry Is less troublesome to
grow than almost any other kind of
fruit. All that Is necessary is to plant
out the trees carefully and then let
them alone. Cultivation is really an
injury, by inducing o too spreading
growth.
AS SOON as the ground freezes apples
and vegetables that are pulled out
should have q covering of coarse ma
nure, straw or other coarse litter as
extra protection during the winter.
The windows Of the cellar should be
closed up--St Louis Republic.
The eggs Of the tent caterpillar are
laid in clusters on shoots Of rather less
than half an inch in diameter and are
fastened together with a kind of glue
that protects them from the weather.
As they are easily seen in winter the
best plan is to cut of all infested
branches and burn them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

The only way to keep up an orchard
is to plant some trees every year. Most
people neglect this, and when they do
plant the trees they set them too close
together, SO that the roots intertwine
and fruit production is checked. APP
pie trees should be set at least thirty
feet apart each way. It is mistake to
imagine an orchard will take care of it.
self Trees require the attention OF
the owner just as well as stock or farm
crops, and neglect will be repaid in the
same fashion. If you are not willing
to give proper care, it is better to cut
the trees down and pillow up the land.
It is useless to expect to get something
for nothing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
PolsoNs IN HISTORY.

NEARLY forty Turkish sultaus and
Arabian caliphs died by poison.
UNTIL the English occupation. poi
soning was very common in India.
HEMLocK poison was q Greek mode
of execution. Socrates died thus.
NERO tried to poison himself to es-
cape execution, but the dose was not
sufficient.
The Toffania poison was described in
. popal bull as 'arsenics distilled in
aqua fortis."
NEARLY two hundred Greek generals
and statesmen are named who COM
mittsd suicide with poison.
CHARLES II. of England is supposed
by some historians to have been poi
soned by . Jealous mistress.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
HOUSEHOLD eREvITiEA

To Extract Paint from Garments -
Satnrate the spot with turpentine; let
It remain several hours. then rub be
tween the hands 1t will crumble away
without injury to the color or texture
of the goodk-Yankee Blade.
Conserve of Roscs-Boil half a
pound of sugar to foit souffie: pour into
this sirup the best double-distillcd rose.
water; boil it again, mix with it q little
prepared cochineal or carmine to color
it, and pour conserve into molds.
Crust for Tarts-Rub one teacup-
full of lard into three teacupfuls of flour
and pinch Of salt Beat the white OF
one egg slightly, and add five table,
spoonfuls Of water to it, and mix it into
the -four. Do not mix more than nee
essary. and it will be flaky crust.
Potato Roulettes.-Mix a pint OF
mashed potatoes with tablespoonful
of cream, salt and pepper to season, and
the beaten yolk of an egg. Form into
oblong roulettes. dip in beaten egg,
roll in bread crumbs and fry in hot
lard to a golden brown.-Detroit Free
Press.
-Smothered Oysters.-Put one table.
spoonful OF butter in a covered sauce
pan with half saltspoonful of white
pepper. one teaspoonful of salt and a
few grains of cayenne. When hot, add
one pint of oysters, carefully prepared.
Cover closely and shake the pan to keep
the oysters from sticking; cook two or
three minutes. or till plump. Serve on
toasted crackers. Budget
Mashed Potatoes. white POI
toes and put them on to boil, with just
enough water to cover them. Boil
twenty minutes When done pour of
the water. remove the skin and mash.
Season with salt. pepper. cream and
butter. Grease shallow pan and heap
them up in pyramid shape. smoothing
the top nicely. Place them n the oven
until brown. They may be slipped out
of the pan into the dish without spoil
ing the shape.-Ohio Farmer.
"A Boston Dish.-Clean fish and
put it into boiling water with tea.
spoonful each of salt and vinegar; boil
until the fish will separate from the
bone: remove skin. bones and fake;
season highly with salt and pepper.
Spread it on platter and pour over II
hot cream and sauce made with one
quart of milk, three tablespoons OF
flour, one-fourth cup of butter. Season
sauce with salt, pepper. onion juice and
tablespoonful Of finely chopped pars-
ley. Spread over it one cup of bread
crumbs moistened in one-fourth cup OF
melted butter. and brown in oven
Detroit Pree Press.
Filling for Melton Mowbrays-To
make the pie itself equal weights OF
lean and fat meat should be used and
minced to about the size of small peas.
The manufacturer should decide on
the character and degree of seasoning
to be used, bearing in mind that for
pork the ratio is about ten ounces OF
seasoning to every twenty pounds Of
meat. The compound is set off by a
good jelly. made by dissolving two
ounces of gelatine 1.-THE BEST in a quart
of boiling water, and when thoroughly
mixed adding n sufficient quantity to
each pie. 1t should be stated that
these meat pies can be made of any
kind of meat, either beef. pork, mutton
or veal. All are equally delicious The
lids of the pies should be well brushed
over with we'll beaten egg and baked
in good sharp oven.-Rural New
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
HOW OLD THEY ARE.
EMILE lola is s,
SENATOR VEST is 6S.
IRA d. SANKEY is So.

EMILE lola is IS.
SENATOR VEST is 63.
IRA D. SANKEY is S.
ANNA DICKINSON is 81.
WILLIAM r. MORRISON Is 6S.
DAVID B. HILL says he is 50.
JULES VERNE is 65 years old.
JOHN SHERMAN, of Ohio, is 20.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD Is now 81.
EpIsoN is an Ohio man. aged -.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON is 81 years old.
JOHN WASAMAKER is IS years old.
THEODORE TMroN was born in 1925.
ALLAN G. THURMAN is so years old.
SwrNBuRNE, the poet, is SO years old.
ROBERT G. INGERsoLL was born in 1888.
TALMAGE, the preacher. is 81 years
old.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is 81 years
old.
SARAH BERNnARDr owns up to 90
years.
LILLE LANGrnY claims to be only Il
years old.
THOMAS 3. REED, Of Maine, IS 81
years old.
QUEEN VICTORIA was "a years old in
May last.
JUSTIN MCCARTHY Is . Cork man,
born in 1850.
D1Az, the president Of Mexico, is 63
years of age.
THE prince Of Wales was born No
venbcr 9, 1S41.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
A TOILET TALK.



A smooth, spotlcss skin does more
than anything else toward identifying
the face, and with little care there is
no reason why it should not be per-
feet background. relieving and intensi-
flying all the other features. The
Roman ladies were wise in their gener-
alton. for they fully realized what is
often forgotten to-day-that if beauty
is heritage it is one also that may be
improved and increased. one is almost
tempted to say, ad infinitum. An evil
dence of this fact is afforded by a
casket belonging to celebrated collec-
ton of antiquities, in which are not only
articles for personal adornment, but
every thing hat could conduce to beau
tifying the person. Boxes of this descrip-
ton were made of handsomely carved
wood, and were said to be conceived by
Venus, who gave its contents to wom-
anlkind with the proviso that they
should be rigidly kept secret An i'm.
pure complexion is often caused by rich
and indigestible food. too much expos.
ure to the weather, or insufficient exer-
else. II the skin is pale and looks as
though stimulating agent were need
ed, battle freely with clear. cold water,
using the palms of the hands in dash
ing up the water. and rub until the
cheeks glow with color, then dry with
a clean, soft towel This practice. il
persisted in daily. will soon ell out
wan and sunken checks and make them
plump and smooth.
No wise woman who puts proper
estimate upon the beauty and cleanli-
ness of her face, hands, hair and lungs
will remove her hat gloves or veil on a
railroad train. This precaution will
do away with the crimping and curling
irons, and leave room in the satchel for
change of shoes
There is science about face-washing
on a flying train. Railroad dust is the
very worst kind of dust, for, aside from
being fiinty, it is sooty. and both cuts
and blackens the skin. 1t should be
wiped of first; then the face and neck
should be soothed with grease of som G
sort and cleaned by exciting the per.
spiration. The less water used the
better it will be for the skin.-Chicagc
Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

Manufacturing Company at 1rion, Oe; AZ
January, 1857, he came to Nashville ana -
cured ! position 3 bookkeepsr for the
wholesale house Of Gardner 4 Co. n leol
he entered the Planters Bank - book
keeper. In 1884 he filed m important poef
ton with the great house Of A. 7: Stewart
& Co., New York, where he was directed g
overhaul and examine into the books OF
that firm, running back for period OF nine
teen years. In 1865 he was teller Of the
Falls City Tobacco Bank, Louisville, KY,
resigning this in December Of that year e
accept Q partnership in the two hrns OF
Evans, Gardner 4 Co., New York, and
Evans, Fite Il Co, Nashville. Wthdrow-
ing from these firms in 1872, he was Tor the
next twelve years senior partner IN several
wholesale hat firms Of Nashville. Thus NJ
Jennings brought to his work ~ business
educator the valuable experience Of thirty
years in actual business"
Students from twenty-four 9ihefens
States and Territories and from 8ne1an0
and Mexico have attended this ecnoo!
Ninety per cent. Of these have secured eooo
positions. some Of them receiving very
high salaries. No vacation, no clesses-en'
ter at any time.
All pupils entering this College before
January 9, 1894, will get tuition at 20 Pa
cent. from catalogue rates-write for free
catalogue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 Co., Props, Toledo, q.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
Transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West d Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, o. Walding, kinnan Il Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price, 55c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free. Halls Family Pills, &c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

'As / GROW older" said man Of
moderate means, 81 find that l have
much to be grateful for. Wealth went
past my door and stopped at my neigh
boris; but then SO did death; while
health stopped at mine, and has kept
Us jolly ever SINCE"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
No Chance for Tommy.

Visitor lat dinner)-Arcn't you going
to eat any meat, Tommy?
Tommy-No'm. guess not NAMING
said wasn't to have any if You took i,
twice.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

ALL men live on the misfortunes OF others.
Il takes o heap Of misfortune to prolong
life.--Galveston News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

Madame. Il IS not faces alone
that paint: It is souls" Madamo-"O, you
do interiors, thenr'-N Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
o.,1s Poe,nloasl Cod Salafsesl

THR s'National
Cyclopedia OF
American Biog
raphy," Vel
H., Page Id.
XR- W. JeD-
ninn, the 1oun-
der and man
aser Of Jeuntng g.
BAsinese Col
lege, NashvilH,
was born In
Edge8eld. 8. C.,
March 10 1@6
In 1855 be b.
came bcokkeepef
for the TAon
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

JupGE-"Havc you any remarks to offer
that might lead to mitigation Of your SEN
tencer Prisoner-.Yes, ! will thank you
to have a sofa put in my CELL"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

"Sne is a girl Of the period" "Weil,
thought il was about time for her TO come
TO full stop. boston Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

OvrR 600, 600 cattle are killed annually for
beef extract. With such big slaughter
there ought to be some bargain sales
Philadelphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

wnEv sausage Is worth twenty cents q
pound. how much are dogskin gloves worth
per pair.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

river stone offer an additional advan-
sage in that they are quickly handled,
are generally of convenient size, and
are more readily broken either by hand
or by machine than most varieties OF
rock which are quarried in the usual
way.
Breaking the Stone. It is = simple
task to break stone for macadam road
ways. and by the aid of modern inven-
tons it can be done cheaply and quick
ly. Hand broken stone is fairly ont of
date and is rarely used in America where
any considerable amount of work is to
be undertaken. Stone may be broken
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

ToMMr-"Paw, what is party workeri''
works the part. Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

SIT always pays man in my business to
take plenty OF time murmured the burglar
softly to himself. gently dumping the third
tray Of gold watches into his capaci0us bag.
.-BuffalO Courier
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

The woman who cannot sharpen q lead
pencil takes her turn ct laughing when her
husband tries to thread ncedlc.-Boston
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

Rough, cuOtcal pieces OF stone broken by hand
These are the shapes and sizes which road
makers seek to obtain, but they are rarely
found in the everyday stone heap
weather. The upland or mountain
limestones, on the other hand, are fire.
quently well adapted for use as road
metal They bind quickly and make a
smooth and durable roadway. The
rubbing and wearing of l,mestones
form a dust which. when wet, becomes
sort of mortar, filling the little spaces
between the pieces Of stone and con-
solidating the entire roadway into .
solid and sometimes into a durable
crust. Some of the best limestones are
found in the Devonian and the older
Silurian rocks
Granite is generally inferior because
of excessive brittleness due to the
feldspar contained in it; but syenitic
granite often makes an excellent road
metal.
Sandstones are generally inferior;
but some sandstOncs contain iron,
which hardens and toughens them, and
in these eceptional cases sandstones
may be used to advantage.
Field Stone and River Stone. The
construction of a macadam road in any
given locality generally involves the
use of material found near at hand, and
where a local quarry does not exist.
field stone and stone gathered
fro tb01@s of rivers and small
streams may be made to serve every
purpose. Menya of. the stones and
powders thus Detained are Of trap
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

The Grip of Pneumonia may be warded on
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

II isn't as far froci the top OF the hill to
the bottom as it is from the bottom TO tho
ton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

IT is probably when he elbows 1t in that
. man Kings his money to the winds -Bos-
ton Transcript
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

The pleasant favor. gentle seton and sootA,
ing effect Of Syrup Of Figs, when in need Of
laxative, and il the father or mother be
costive or bilious, the most gratifying 10
suits follow its use 90 that r. the best family
remedy known and every family should
have q bottle. f.f
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

GEoRGE-"Papa, what are 10000 armed
men doing on the italian frontier" Papa
probably hunting n-grindcrs.
land Plaindealer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

PASSENGER las western train pulls up
with q sudden jertl-s.Is this q regular
stops Conductor-.Eriyes;t that Is, it's
Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

DRorsr Is dread disease, but il has Lost
its terrors to those who know that II. II.
Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists q
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with s.ch great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full information.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

SIXTEEN Chinese emper6rs are report
ed to have died of poison.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

IT still remains . mystery why common
consent hasn't hit on black and bluo - uui
versal football colors. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10
Az autograph letter.:

IRIS the corpulent person who has let Tie
70 to waist-Lowcn Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

10 WORLDS F0lP Photos Tor One 0fWAs
The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Pnul
Railway has made an arrangement with q
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large size, at the nominal cost t0the pur-
chaser of only ten cents for portfolio OF
sixteen illustrations. Nothing 80 handsome
in reference TO the Worlds Fair has before
been published. The series would b worth
at least twelve dollars II the pictures were
not published in such large quantities, and
we are therefore able to furnish these works
Of art for only ten cents.
Remit your money to GEORGE II. HRAH.
FORD, General Passenger Agent, Chicago,
Milwaukee h st. Paul Railway, at Chica-
go, Ill, and the pictures will besent prompt
" to any specified address. They viii make
. handsome holiday gift. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

The London museum contains The mrs
envelope ever made. 1t was probably
found in some mans pocket addressed II
his wife'S hand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

this section treated M
TO no avail. / had run
ming ocrofulouo sores On
left side Of neck and face.
/ wno small and weakly
when eight or nine yeaf1
old, and in fact wa
nearly . skeleton. Six
bottles OF DR.. Piefce'o
Colleen Medical DioC0v-
cry wrought marvelou1
chaneesL Although tn
sores were hcAlcd IN eight
month"; / did not quit
taking Il until I We sure
&c Rcd been entirely rout-
A6 fr0m INV avnGAU1. JhG
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

Rapidly being slapped by waning strength
and disturbed sleep! Howl By that agree
able and wholesome expedicnt, . course OF
stantly justifying the faith reposed in IL By
theinvalid world. No fear Of it disappoint-
ing you. No one troubled with . nalarial
disorder, dyspepsia, liver complaint, in
activity Of the kidneys or bowels should
neglect t. t ~
.YKs, Bawkins Is m sbsolute slave -
fashion" "Bawkins; Why he looks like :
rag-picker and never goes out = al J"
buy his wife . sealskin coat"-DetEutf
Tribune. s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-02-10

FLoRA-"Do you know that tree gets .
new ring eyery yeary' Prunena-ssEvery
year. Why, iget one every few weeks. -
Kate Fields Washington.