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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-29
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, December 2s.-Eigh-
tsenth day Crescent City Jockey CLUB
meeting. Weather cold and clear; track
fair; attendance small. First, three
fourths mile, Eberon; 1:164. Second,
six and half furongs. Miss Perkins;
l:2315. Third, six furlongs, Uncle
Luke; I:16 Fourth, mile, BurrelPs
Billet; l:45 Fifth. five elghths, johnny
McHale; l:O2h.
Following are the entries at New Or
leans foI December 20: First, miIer SELL
ing, Marcel, Alioi, Charlie b, Ordandlan
9s, Jim, Henry, Ixion l0l. Meles, ST.
lab, Mezzotint, Guard, Miss Knott, Hat
tie Cant i07, Oak Forest, Joe Woolman,
Fort Worth 10 Second. six aud one
half furlongs, year-old, selling,
DR.. Parke, Gleesome, Dollie, Layon
IO7, Danube 104, Blackhawk lO5,
Long Brook 106, Clara Bauer ia.
Third. mile and quarter, Imp, VOL
sey, Melody 81, CeniInella, Chauncey
I02, Wahatchis los. Perline109. Fourth,
three. quarters. all ages, Necedah,
Frances Hennesy. Russ, Csrallin %,
Red Toy 95, Leoan's Last 81, Luprewitt
100, Theodore H. 112, Mollie h. ll9.
Fifth, S furlongs, 2-yesr-old hllles,
Imp, Pomegranste, Brevity. Cara Mia,
Eva L.. Red Veil, Jennie Vanhook,
Flush, Black Satin, Adah Eoy, Ruby
r., Trixie. Martha Griffin los.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-29
SNOW IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
SNOW AT CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, w. VA. December %.
After showing three days, il is clear
tonight Ten inches OF snow fell in
the Kanawha Valley. The thermome-
ter is four above at 10 o'clock Tonight
and will reach zero before morning.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

way - get the largest yield Is doubt
less to drill the seed, applying soms
nitrogen and fertilizer with the
seed, and cultivating the cror
with . harrow before the grain is mp.
and after until it is six inches in height.
This makes the corn in drills about -
easy to care for Is il it were in hills.
Narrowing the corn will not pull out
any plants If the surface is free from
sod and stone. 1t cultivates the soil
where the hill stands, as it is impos-
sible to do with cultivator, and it kills
all the small annual weeds in the hill,
which lessen the crop where hand hoe
ing is not practiced. So effective ID
this work that we should advise har-
rowing the corn, though it be planted in
hills. A single stalk may be cut out OF
the hill, but it is hardly possible for
the entire hill to be taken out, unless
sod or stone has become bound in the
harrow teeth.
When the corn is put in drills .he
cutting out Of occasional stalks more
often improves the grain yield t,an
decreases it. 1t is very rarely that seed
is put in thinly enough. When the
plants come up twelve to fifteen inches
apart they look very thin, but this is
the distance in the row which gives The
largest yields of grain As usually
grown the ears ON drilled corn are not
SO large rs those on corn grown in the
hill. This makes greater labor in
and if the crop is very thick
there will be q good many stalks that
have no ear 1t is mistake trying to
grow corn thus, for the barren stalk is
not 30 good even for fodder rs that
which has ripened its grain.-American
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
WELL UP IN YEARS.

JOHN F. ANDREWS, Of Rome, N. T.,
now In his ninety-drst year, claims e
be the oldest living ex-congressman.
Mrs HANNAH CHARD, Of Glassboro,
N. j.. celebrated her ono hundred and
fifth birthday . short time ago. She IL
active and has one hundred and eighty
grandchildren.
Ex-UNITED STATES SENATOR JAMES w.
BRADBURY, who Is ninety-two years OF
age, delivered the Grafton at the laying
Of the corner stone Of the Lithgow L.
brary building in Augusta, Ne.
DIR DE BossY. the leading physician
at Havre, recently celebrated tho one
hundred and first anniversary Of his
birthday. He Is still able TO attend
without assistance to his large practice.
JOHN b. ADAMS, who died In SPRING
field, Mass, the other day, was con-
ductor Of the train carrying Kossuth
in 1851, and in 1850 had charge of the
special train with the prince Of Wales
aboard.
WILLIAM WELSH, the last but ono OF
those who defended Baltimore against
the British invasion in 1914, is dead.
He was fourteen years old ut the time,
and was pressed into the service q
mold bulletA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
HERE AND THERE.

In experiments made by the Arkah
sas experiment station bordeaux mix
ture proved the hest preventive of apple
scab.
Some recent investigatorsclaim that
the sweetness and fragrance of the very
best butter is due to certain beneficent
species Of bacteria.
A strawberry grower says that the
first plant that forms upon a straw
berry runner is the best, and should be
selected for transplanting.
If you keep your milk and cream in
the cellar along with turnips, potatoes
and rotten pumpkins, and have no
other place to keep milk and cream,
sell your cows.
In nearly all cases three feeds q
day is all that cow can eat and digest,
and giving her more than this is usual
~ more or less Of waste.
-ows may differ in the quality of
the milk they give, and different foods
may tend to produce richer or poorer
milk, but it all can be pure.
In Germany experiments made in
topping" and ''suckering- tobacco
plants showed that the size of the
plants were increased by the practice,
while the weight and quality of the
leaves were also improved.
During the very warm days the
teams should be used early in the morn
ing, SO as to allow at least two hours
for rest at noon. More work will be
secured by SO doing than by shortening
the noon rest.
There is no reason why every
farmer should not keep bees Honey
costs nothing, and is a valuable pro-
duct. considering the price it usually
brings. in comparison with the small
expense incurred in its production.
-Manurcs from animals differ, the
quality depending upon the feed from
which it is obtained. 1t is best pre-
served by the use of plenty of alb
sorbent material, especially to prevent
loss of the liquid portions.
"A dairy writer says that you hsd
better begin dairying with two cows
and strong desire to thoroughly learn
the business than with ten cows and q
confident feeling that you can succeed
rs well rs old hands in the business.
A ready market always exists for
the best When the farmer produces q
better article than the market contains
he viii not only secure . good price
therefor, but the market will seek him
the next season. The amount Of fruit
md vegetables, butter, cheese and Door
animals shipped to the large cities is
and prices fall because such
nSticles can not Be sold.
The soiotslity Of manure is the
most important point connected with
it. It can never become soluble until
It has decomposed, and when . large
mass of coarse, bulky material is
spread on the land the farmer will
have to wait until it becomes 1T for
plant food before his crops derive any
benefit from such. Commercial fersil- |
Izers arc sold - much upon their Guar.
antes Of spiubility - ppon the plant
lood 1oetAi1sA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
GROWING CORN.


It = Impossible to Nave the SOU Too Fer
tile for the Cereal.
The comparative yield Of corn is .
better measure of good or bad farming
than any other crop that grows. 1t is
the crop above all others which de-
lights in rich soil. 1t il impossible to
have corn ground too fertile or in too
mellow = filth, though where the soil
is mucky and full of vegetable matter,
some mineral fertilizer, phosphate or
potash, is needed to give the stalks
strength in proportion to their size and
weight, and prevent their prostration
in heavy winds. For this reason the
common practice of top dressing the
corn after planting with . little wood
ashes on each hill is a good one.
It is true, the potash in caustic wood
ashes can not be 1t once directly avail
able for the young plants The corn
does not need the potash ut this early
period of its growth. But when spring
rains leach the ashes, and thus bring
potash in contact with the vegetable in
the soil, it greatly helps its decomposi-
ton. This gives both warmth and an
additional supply of nitrogen, which is
just what the young corn plant needs.
As fast Is the nitrogen is formed it
uuites with the poison, which is then
no longer caustic, but = nitrate, and
one OF the most stimulating Of ma
nures. Thus to . certain extent in dress
ing of wood-ashes ON land which con-
tains much vegetable matter is rs, good
Is IN application of stable-manure.
How large corn crops can be grown
on good land with . good season.. The
largest reported yields were, we BE-
lieve, about 154 bushels Of shelled corn
per acre. It was western corn, and
would not hold out weight 60 pounds
per bushel, Is does well-ripened Flint
corn. It is probable that some of the
Dent varieties Of corn will give the
largest yields per acre, either by
bushel or by weight, but their fodder
is coarser and not 50 good as is that of
eastern Flint varieties. Neither win
the Dent corn do 50 well on moderate
" fertile soil rs will the yellow or
white Flint& Unless soil and season
are both very favorable much Of the
Dent corn viii not b fully ripened. It
10 for this reason that poor seed ID %
common 1t the west aud % rare
in the east The Dent corn
cob Is thicker and usually never dr.es
ont till the corn i fro3on- A the chit
or RerD Is imbedded in the damp cob.
it, vitality b pretty sure TO b injured.
The distance apart between the rows
Of curn depends On the kind grown and
On the richness Of the soil. We have
grown very large crops with hills three
Seet apart each way Of the yellow dint
corn. allowing only three
stal&s in . hill. Dent corn grown 20
thickly - this VIII not produce - many
Ears Il Il would % q distance of three
M I laN test saeA NV, est ~ |
q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
STUDYING NATURE.

An elephant is fifty or sixty years in
attaining maturity, and will live a CEN
fury and half.
The gannet, or solan goose, is pro-
vidcd with an air cushion under tho
skin. Ills body contains about one
hundred and sixty cubic inches of air.
Eaos Of the Algerian locust have
been found to yield a thick oil re-
scmbling honey in appearance. It
burns well, and mixed with alkali
makes a good soap.
A CATS head has a regulsr partition
wall projecting from its sides inward
considerable distance, an excellent pro-
vision against conclusion Of the brain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
MOROUS.

Mr.. Gilbleign-'What is the cause
of so many divorces?- Miss Sourleigh
$50 many marriages."-N. Y. World.
She (iercely)-"A man who com
mits bigamy ought to be hanged. He
ITO be sure. Put him out of his
misery."-Detroit Tribune.
-Guide-"Now you will have to be
careful; many tourist has broken his
neck at this spot Gent Ito his wife, :
Augusta, you go first-"-Spare Mo-
meDts.
Advice on Stocks-''What is a good
stock to buy. Charley?" '.Trans-O Ohio
railroad is the best know anything
about where can get some. Char
ley?" II can let you have all you want. -
Judge.
You don't mean to say the cashier
has gomez Yes" replied the bank
official. Dear me! He had such =
pleasing appearance" "Yes, and such
a displeasing disappearance. Wash
ington Star.
Young Lady lin music storcl-
'Have you "a Heart That Beats With
Love-" Clerk (blushingly)-"No, miss;
/ would consider it highly imprudent
at a salary of twenty-one marks =
week. "-Wespen. Berlin.
-Unpardouable.- ''Chollie has
discharged his valet" Ned-"What
for?' Ted-"The man took his clothes
to be pressed to the wrong shop, and
the tailor wouldn't give them back
until his bill was paid. Truth.
-''Boy, is your father in?- 81 guess
SO. Heard ma call somebody a Ounce
just now. 'Twant me, coz I want
there. She wouldn't dared to call
the cook such names; so I guess it
must have been dad. --Boston Tran
script
Things One Would Rather Have
Expressed Acknowledgements Ito
her newly-betrothed)-'Oh, Edwin,
there's such q good-looking girl just
behind you! Do look!" Edwin-s.Ah,
I've no eyes for good looks now. dar-
What is the imperative Of the
verb to go?- asked Whackem, of John
ny Fizzletop. II don't know" "Go."
shouted Whackem. THANK you, sir"
replied Johnny. And he was two
streets of before the teacher could
catch his breath.
-Irate Passenger fscrambling into .
car that did not stop)-"Sup-
pose I'd slipped and lost leg, what
then?" Conductor-'I guess you
wouldn't have to do any more jumping
then. We always stop for a man with
Halo.
An English health officer recently
the following note from one
Of the residents Of his district: Dear
Sir: beg to tell you that my child,
aged eight months, is suffering from
IN attack Of measles rs required by
net of parliament"
Ground of Her Gratitude-Mrs.
Ito whom black is very
becomingE"My husband was always
and his last act was the
kindest of all his life Sympathizin9
did he do?" Mrs. y
He died. brooklyn Eagle.
-'sMistah," said an urchin to the
man who was driving . very poor
horse, does you want me to hol' imp"
no; this horse won't run away" II
1jdn't mean hol' i'm fas', SOS he won't
run away. I meant hol' i'm up, SOS
b won dxap."-Washington Star.
Kathleen had been put out to
Iesvice, and Mrs. Berry liked the rosy
bee Of the young Irish girl. One day
Kathleen was sent on an e1rond to
town. She was longer than usual, and
Mrs. Berry stood on the porch Is she
anne through the field. Kathleen was
happy, and Mrs Berry observed:
Why, Kathleen, what . rosy. happy
lace to-day. You look rs II the dew
aad kissed you" Kathleen dropped
,er eyes and murmured: "Indade,
mum. but that wssa't HE name,"-Poa-
~ Budget
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

Ono Of the largest signs ever painted is
seen by visitors to Lookout mountain. The
ascent up this historic old mounta:. Is
ton cars are used, and the trip to Lookout
point, 2,2O0 feet above sea level, ID made in
six minutes. Just at the foot Of this incline
the laboratory Of the Chattanooga Medicine
Co. il located. The roof of this building
shows q sign LIS feet long and forty feet
for Women" Some Of the letters are
twenty feet long and can be read from the
cars while riding all the way up the noun
tain. No visitor comes to Lookout noun.
tain without having i" wine Of Cardui" firm
" impressed on their memory. The Chat
tanooga Medicine Company also make
Thedford's Black Draught, and have an i'm
meuse laboratory containing moro than
one-half acre of floor space.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
Take no Substitute for
Royal Baking Powder.
1t is Absolutely Pure.

VI SEAL my twenty second birth
day next week." sid Miss Giddey to her
dearest friend. 81 suppose you forgot it
when il camo around eight or nine years
ago." was Misc Flypp's reply.-Harper's
Baxax.
''DoN'f you consider Misc Bonby rather
dullf" said ono society man. ''Well," no
piled the other, latter tho manner in which
ehc cut you this morning can't say that ]
do."-Washingtoa Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08


The Northern lakes, Eastern seaside and
Rocky Mountain resorts for health and
pleasure each have within themselves a
diversity Of attractions, certain article Of
water and air that can not be denied. A
cool ride on the bosom Of the big lakes OF
the North, taking in the famous resorts To-
Gated on its shores; q trip down the st.
Lawrence by way Of the Thousand Isles
and through the New England States; an
extended sojourn Of the fashionable water
ing places, Cape May, Long Branch, As
bury Park, Saratoga, Narrngansett Pier.
etc; q visit to the Adirondack regions Of
New York, and . jaunt through Colorado
and Utah, the most marvellous scenic Sec
tions on the face of the earth, will vol re-
pay one for the outlay Of time and expense
In an improved mind and body. Greatly
reduced rates are in effect via the IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE to the localities men,
toned above, and excellent through Pull
nsn service offered, via Memphis and st.
Louis, where direct connections are made
for destinations. Send for copy Of resort
book. mailed free. III. C. TOWNSEND, Gen.
sral Passenger and Ticket Agent, St Louis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

"YouR daughters ideos OF musical study
seems to b very high High" echoed
Mrs. Cumrox; II shn9S cay %. Two dol
laxD lesson"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

THE Intestine War in Our Midst" Is
tho title of an editorial in Q southern
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

The pleasant eBect and perfect safety with
which ladies' may use the California liquid
laxative Syrup Of Figs, under Ill conditions,
MAKES Il their favo1ite remedy. To get the
Of the California Fig Syrup Co, printed near
tho bottom OF the package.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

II woman's ego could Be told BY hee
teeth, hke hoFSe's, man would occaGional
" have chance 70 odgsa word in-Puck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

WHE-"What . singular man you are, to
be sure. Whenever we have company have
to do all the talking. You have absolutely
nothing to say" Husband-'You are mis-
taken, my dear. Ihave plenty to say, but
Efar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

FoR that matter al first boy babies are
princes, and princes Of walls - . general
thing, too.-Philadelphia Times:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

TmKB yeaxs' undisturbed poeoeDe1oa Of Q
best man IN AmericA-Texns HiftinaD.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

The quarrel over the bad covers at might
AAs been settled for the next three month";
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

MCsLN the sweet girl graduate doesn't
make her less dangerous.-Loweu Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

Fam RDE1 TO Cholly, who has just
''taken . header'' from his horse IN trying
to jump the fence)-.I hope you're not
much hurt Mr.. Goslingi" Chory (bravely)
MOT q AL; pardon my haste in alighting
% open this gate for you?'-Haxpers b.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

"WAs she self-possessed when You pro
posed to HERR ayes. and 0-she q yse.r
Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
Spots Where 1t Is Cool.

LET the end try the Shakes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

OF the treacherous, long abiding, deceptive
symptoms of kidney complaint But tho
return Of regularity Is hailed when, whit
aid of Hostetter's Stomach Bitsers, the wise
discinle Of common sense who uses it per-
ceives . return Of regularity. Use the Bit
ters in ma,arial, kidney ordyspepsiatrouble,
disorder Of the bowels, nervousness or de-
bility.
A Kansas man who lost five hundred
chickens that were aboard one of the stolen
trains has entered suit In the United States
courts for the value of them. He wants to
recoop, 20 to speak.-Philadelphi Ledger.
A uowIINo swell-an liberated tooth
Texas Siftings.
IT II positively hurtful to use ointmentfor
akin diseases. Use Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hilps Hair and Whisker Dye, 5Oct
II never cools man on when the street.
sprinkler throws water on him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

Miss LAURA CREIGHTON has been 70
appointed state librarian Of Iowa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
THE WEATHER.

Oh January IL. 1910. quicksilver froze
hard 1t Moscow.
STORM warnings were first given early
In the last century.
The British Isles have IN average Of
sixty-six gales . year.
A RAPID fall Of the barometer fore,
bodies heavy storm.
THE mean temperature Of the whole
earth Is about fifty degreeA
THE high cirrus clouds are believed
20 be formed Of snowdakes.
The earliest snow ever known in Eng.
land was on October 2, 1920.
THE average annual rainfall over the
whole earth is thirty-s:x inches.
THE principles Of rainfall were first
correctly set forth by Dalton in 1857.
In IT'S hailstones said to weigh
twenty ounces fell at Murcia, in Spain.
The annual rainfall at Sierra Leone
II one hundred and twenty-five inches.
MORE than one thousand forms Of
snow crystals have been observed and
copied.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

THE trouble with the blessing In disguise
u that We can't SEQ it.-Galveot0n News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08
CRAB GRASS.

| Grown With Peas 1t Forms . Grand
Southern Fodder Crop.
Some time ago noticed in a Florida
paper that crab-grass yields as high as
four tons Of hay per acre, near De
Land. This, of course, on rich land.
This reminds me that the Weld of this
grass throughout the gulf and south
Atlantic states is invariably good
where the soil is reasonably fertile and
the seasons fairly favorable. AS rule,
however. the yield is from one to two
tons per acre the first cutting. 1t is
often the case that two cuttings
can be made in one season. If cut
when beginning to head. while quite
green. then properly cured, there is nc
doubt but that the quality is excellent.
Any land that has been in cultivation
the previous year. if broken up late in
the spring or early summer, will gen.
orally insure q crop of crab-grass. the
grass growing spontaneously. without
any expense to the owner Of sowing
seed. 1t is also valuable for summer
grazing. One of the most valuab bic hay
crops that can be grown in the south is
a combination Of cow or field peas
and crab-grass, the two grown together.
The peas are sown ut the rate OF one
bushel of seed per acre, in drills three
feet apart. and are not cultivated. The
crab-grass comes mp and fills any space
left vacant by the peas. and the two
are, at the proper time, harvested to-
gether. The presence Of the crab-grass
facilitates the curing of the peas. This
is a grand crop for southern farmers.
and one that should be more largely
grown. 1t would he hard to find any
better hay for horses, cattle or sheep:
a crop of high chemical and practical
feeding value for all kinds of stock
Cor. Farm and Fireside.
The Rroody Hen.
Is there any other useful member OF
the animal creation treated as badly
as the. poor old clucking hen? Al
though buS.catrying ont her natural
aaif useful instincts she meets with nc |
sSmpGtkys but is the object Of abuse |
raisSM sides: The cur dog banks at her.
TIC old lady Shoes her, aided by the |
t6stohs The small boy 'pelts her, and
Il she takes refuge in the wrong nest.
she is pulled .;Spi savagely by
whichever end, is grabbed first,
and then likely dipped in the
rain barrel, or tied to stake and left |
out alb night in the-rain. And if final
y she is frightened ont of her natural |
course, she is 50 Frustrated that it takes
! good while before she is any use.
Now, if instead of this ignorant and
treatment the hen is put in
apatheE >coopssna fed all she can eat,
,he will emerge with flying colors, in
rom forty-eight hours to four days,
not only cured, but strengthened. and
N a very short time will get down to
her regular egg REPRESENTATIONS
StOckman
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

THE bodies Of persons who have per
ished In the sandy deserts become 50
thoroughly dried by the sun and wind
q to be reduced to thirty-nins per
cent. Ct their weight In LIE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

Hollss Cotarfh Cure
Il q Constitutional Cure. Price 10.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

Ma JOHN LINCOLN,
Glen An10a, Hiw0m Co, or
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

A nowL1xo swell-an liberated tooth
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

II never cools man on when the street
sprinkler throws water on him.