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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
NoUsEHoCD eREvlTues.

--Psrsnip PatA-Prepare ss for fritr
ters, mold into pats, emitting the
milk, and fry in butter t1 brown -
Housekcoper.
For the dressing table. all sorts Of
pretty covers arc offered Those OF
dotted Swiss, or null. with lace inser.
tions and edRings laid over tinted silk
or saseen. while very simple. are about
as satisfactory - the more elaborate
conceita
Frogs LegA-Let them lie half IN
hour in lemon juice weakened with
water. Bring them to table drained.
Roll in -four and fry in plenty of sweet
butter. Cooked in this way the deli
cate favor is not lost in spiccA Chris
tian Inquirer.
Indian Pudding. Piain.-One quart
of milk. one and one-quarter piAts OF
corn meal. one-haH pint of molaases.
one teaspoonful each Of ginger and
salt Scald the milk and pour it on
the meal; cook for ten minutes. stir
ring occasionally: add the molasaes,
ginger and salt Bake in slow oven
until done. Serve with ream-Good
Housekeeping.
Allow one tablespoonful Of sugar
and one teaspoonful of hot water to
each banana. Pare the banana and
cut in halveA Place them on shallow
dish. Melt one tablespoonful Of butter
in hot water and pour it over the fruit
Mix q little salt and spice or lemon
juice with the sugar. sprinkle it over
the top and bake twenty minutes or
until brown-St Louis Republic.
-Savory Soup-In two quarts OF
good soup stock odd one good sized
onion. two carrots. one large turnip.
two or three stalks of celese . few
sprigs Of parsley, one leek tleayos and
ALL. dash Of red pepper. = level tea
spoonful of salt and little white pep
per. one-third of = teaspoonful Of curry
powder and two Jumps Of sugar Cook
an hour and . hall. then strata and
thicken very slightly.-Bostoa Budget
Mothers Bread Pudding.-Cut .
small loaf Of bakers bread into thick
slices; remove the crust. butter the
slices, lay in . buttered pudding dish.
with stoned raisinA chopped citT0n,
cinnamon. allspice and brown sugar
between the layers Pour over > pint
Of milk and let il set over night In
the morning beat four eggs light sdd
. pint Of milk and pour over the pud-
ding. Bake one hour in . moderate
oven Serve with liquid sauce.-Good
Housekeeping.
-Tenderloin Steak with OyGtesA -
Moisten the bottom of the chadng dish
with butter. When very hot lay In the
tenderloin. which should b IN inch
thick and nearly free from fat Scar
one side and turn. Turn often In
Eve minutes remove 70 hot plate and
season with salt Put one pint of oys-
tiers in the pan without any Of the
liquor. Stir until the edges curl Add
one teaspoonful Of butter, dreamed
with IN equal amount u hoar, salt
pepper and one tablespooafal q lemon
juice. Let il thieksa Dnue 0ver the
hot steak and servo - 60 s.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
How She Go. Even with Him.

The dinner was in progress-it was q
dinner given in honor of some very inn
portant new acquaintanccs just be-
fore the guests arrived the master Of
the house had been intensely rude and
annoying to his wife, and she had not
forgotten it There was moments
pause in the buzz of conversation round
the beautiful table. cleaning with
lights, blushing with roses. Then the
wife leaned forward and in a voice soft.
but loud enough to attract the atten-
tion of the whole company. said sweet
ly: by the way. James, what was
that story you told me to lead up to in
the middle of dinner?'-Philadelp
Times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Some Of the Latest Freaks and friils OF
Fashion.

Some Of the Latest freaks and frtl1s OF
Fashion.
A curious novelty is hat which re-
sembles butterfly shape. The crown
il Panama black moire with n paste
buckle in the middle, represents the
body Of the butterfly. The wings are
black moire bows edged with real lace
the color Of the crown, and white
strings come from under two punches
of violets which adorn the back.
The newest sleeves for evening wear
are either formed of two puffs, one
overlapping and the other caught up
on the outside of the arm to form u
how, or are made of series of frills,
one over the other.
The complexion vcir' is novelty
of pale pink Russian net sprinkled with
black spots and delicately perfumed.
1t is very becoming to pale blondes,
yet there is nothing SO pretty as the
regulation black dotted net
Some of the latest bonnets have i'm
mensely wide strings edged with lace.
which form a scarf under the chin.
One of the whims of fashion is to
wear a black moire ribbon, an inch
wide and a yard and quarter long,
around the neck. and fastened with u
gold slide. To this is attached a tiny
watch or fancy little gold bottle filed
with favorite perfume.
One of Worths fancies is the use OF
foulard silk with a white ground and
colored figures in combination with
black crepon.
Among the new laces are those that
are worked over the pattern with gold
thread; others studded with jet and
embroidered with colored silks and
heavy laces, such as English silk
guipure patterns of point de gene and
Russian arabesque- These are used as
fat borderings, and on waists for col.
lars, bcrthas aud vests Lemon is the
latest color in lace.
With the revival of checks comes the
old-fashioned Louisine silks SO dura BILE
and soft for summer dresses
Wide ribbed pique is one of the fab
RIGS for cotton gowns. They come in
pale colors as we'll as white. and are
made up by Paris dressmakers in very
fsnciful styles trimmed very elaborate.
ly with lace and ribbon.
Miroir moire antique is perhaps the
most beautiful silk for evening wear.
It is delicate in coloring. and has rich
sheen which shows to advantage in the
gaslight- Shot silks are much prettier
than they were last year, and quite as
popular.
A new and beautiful material for
trimming dresses is satin muslin. The
surface is glossy like satin. and the tex
ture is light and almost as transparent
as India muslin.
The most fashionable ribbons are
moire antique with satin stripe down
the center, and plain moire ribbons
spangled with jet scquins in wavy
lines
Seamless French waists are the cor
rect thing for those who are slim
enough to wear them.
Velvets are to continue in favor
through the season, especially for trim
mings, and dozens of yards of velvet
ribbons are used on challie, foulard and
China silk dresses
New batistes come in tinted and
white grounds spotted with small flow
ers and striped in open patterns like
drawn xork-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

There is an exceedingly able woman
in Boston who can report speech de-
livered rapidly in German. she drst
translating the speech into English
and then recording it in stenographic
characters Such celebrity of thought
is only approached by the tradition re-
specting Kossuth. who is said to have
thought in Hungarian, translated into
Latin, and retrauslated and utterad At
. rapid rate the choicest English. born
Of study OF the Bible aad Shakespeare.
-Boston Congregationassst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
The death Of David Dudley Field.

The death Of David Dudley Field,
the eminent New York jurist, recalls
the remarkable story of four famou.
brothers. all of whom led useful lives
Cyrus West Field. one of these broth
ers who died in 1892, was the protector
of the Atlantic cable; David Dudley
Field distinguished himself rs a lawyer
and acquired q national reputation BY
his codification of the laws of New
York. Other brothers are Supreme
Court Justice Stephen J. Field and DR..
Henry NJ. Field. the editor of the
Evangelist They were sons of poor,
but distinguished BERKSHIRE clergyman,
who managed to give three Of his sons
a collegiate education. of which they
made excellent use - Philadelphia
Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
MEXICAN AGRICULTURE.
Where steers Are Employed to Do q
Rlnw1nR.

Where Steers Are Employed to Do the
PlOwiSG.
At the Casa Camadra are two old log
houses, and in them live some squalid,
yellow-hided humans who are to farm
little stretch of bottom land this
year. They require work steers to do
their plowing, and Mr.. He'll has brought
up half u dozen vicious old ''stags," {"
which are both truculent and swift of
foot The Mexicans insist that they
are not able to handle them. and Mr..
Bell orders his punchers into action. =
strolled out to the corrals to see the
bulls 'gentled." After = lot of riding
and yelling they were herded and
dragged into the inclosure, where they
huddled while seven punchers sat on
their ponies at the gate.
was standing at one corner Of the
corral, near the men, when ont from
the midst of the steers walked = big
black bull, which raised its head and
gazed directly at me- The bull had
never before in its stupid Life observed
q man on foot. and comprehcnded
Immediately what he would do next,
so ''led out" for the casa at = rate Of
speed which the boys afterward never
grew weary of commencing. No
spangled torero of the bull.ring ever
put more heart and soul into his run
ming than did in my greatcoat and
long hunting spurs The bull made \
"fo'lorn hops" for the gate and the
gallant punchcrs melted away before
the charge.
The diversion of the punchers made
the retreat of the infantry possible.
and from an intrenched position 1 saw
the bulls tear over the hill with the
punchers rolling their tails behind.
After an hour OF swearing and hauling
and believing. the six cattle were
lugged back to the pen and the bars
put mp. The punchers came around to
congratulate me on my rapid recovery
from sprained ankle, when they hap
pened to observe the cattle securing
of for the open country. Then there
was grunting of ponies as the spurs
went in, some hoarse oaths, and for the
third time they tore away after the
gentle work oxen" The steers had
taken the bars in their stride
Another hours chase, and this time
the animals were thrown down, trussed
up like turkeys for the baking. and
tied to posts. where they lay to kick
and below the night through in inn
potent rage. The punchers coiled their
ropes. lit their cigarettes, and rode of
in the gathering gloom The morning
following, the steers were let MP. and,
though wet and chilled, they still
roared defiance. For agricultural pur-
poses a Mexican stag" would be q,
valuable rs q rhinoceros or Bengal
tiger. and / await with interest the re.
port of the death rate at the Casa
Camadra during spring plowing.-
Hsrper's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
THE COTTON PLANT.


Information Just Disseminated from the
Agricultural Department
The agricultural department has
been enlightening the world on the
subject of the cotton plant 1t finds
that there are about fifty members of
tho cotton family. but ut the most only
eight of them are of commercial value.
One of these marketabl varieties is
known as Egyptian cotton; another is
called Sea Island or black-seed cotton,
while a third is the upland or green
seed cotton. These are the most im-
portant three of the eight valuable
varieties The early homes of the first
two are known to be in Egypt and
Persia, but the origin of the green seed
cotton. from which nine-tenths of the
staple of the south is produced, seems
to be veiled in doubt
Prof Well, of Alabama, tells pretty
little tale about it for which. like few
good story-tellers, he does not care to
vouch. The tale goes that early in
the nineteenth century the United
States minister to the court of Mexico
noticed this species of cotton in that
country, growing wild. 1t was also
cultivated by the Mexicans. and the re-
suit was SO good that he thought it
could be successfully grown in the
United States.
The Mexican government refused
permission to transport seeds. but at .
subsequent state dinner, it is said. the
minister was told. during discussion
of the growth of cotton. that there
could be no objections to his exporting
dolls to the United States A cargo Of
dolls stuffed with cottonseed came over
forthwith.
Whether the plant originally came
from Mexico or was indigenous to the
soil of the south, one thing seems Ger
tain-the present green-secl cotton has
so changed within the past one hun
dred years, because of the soil and the
climate. that it may we'll be called .
native of the country.
In 1861 cotton was raised in ten states
FLORIDA, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennes-
see, Arkansas, Texas, North and South
Carolina and Georgia, and only be-
tween twenty-scven degrees and thirty.
four degrees north latitude. Within
the last few years the cotton belt has
extended as far as thirty-seven degrees
north latitude. While the major part
of the increase has been in the states
already mentioned. .comparat lively small
and infrequent patches arc to he found
in kentucky and Virginia.
The first cotton bloom opens early in
June and the first boil forms early in
August: during these months, then, If
one is to have good crop, there must
he plenty of sunshine. with moisture
enough to keep the soil from becoming
hard and dry, but not so much as to
make the stalk grow TO the injury Of
its flower and fruit
One of the good objects of the
weather bureau is to show Just where
these climatic conditions exist, aud
thus encourage the farmer to raise cot
ton where it will grow the best. and
discourage him from wasting labor on
it when the crca will not repay the
work involved.-kate Fields Wash.
ington.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
GOLD IN ARCTIC REGIONS


"NorsAwsst Passsgs."
More than three hundred years ago.
In the reign of Elizabeth, the idea Of
reaching China by sailing round the
northern coast Of America was revived,
and Martin Frobisher, one of the most
celebrated navigators of his day. re-
eeived the support Of the queen in fit
ting out two small vessels to search for
the northwest passage" The larger
of Fr0bisher's b0rks named the Ca
briel. was Of only twenty-five tons bur
den, and the other, the Michael. Of
twenty tons With these ridiculously
small vessels, loaded with provisions
calculated to last twelve months. the
daring navigator set sail from London
on the seventh Of June, 1576
On the twenty-first Of July he en-.
tered the strait which was afterwards
named after the great explorer Davis,
and sailed north, until his way was
blocked by IN enormous ice-6eld
stretching from mainland to mainland.
Anchoring his vessel to . mass of ice
near the Greenland side, Frobisher
went ON shore to look about Here he
fell in with body of natives. who ut
first showed signs of hostility. but the
captain soon reached friendly under
standing with them In exchange for
bells, looking glasses, bright coins and
nails the Esquimaux brought OF to the
ship quantities Of salmon, seal meat,
and skins Of animalA Another extract
from the log-book reads: ''The natives,
to shew their a9ilitie. tried manuye
masteries upon the ropes of tho shippc.
after our mariners fashione. and ap-
peared to be varie strong Of their arms
and nimble Of their bodies"
The seeming friendship Of the ma
tives was mot to be relied upon. how.
ever, for several days following FIVE OF
the crew went ON shore to trade with
the Esquimaux. and failing to return.
strict search was made for them, but
they were never again seen As the
tribe disappeared at the same time, il
was believed that the seamen had been
murdered for their clothes and arms
While endeavoring to trace the missing
ones, Frobisher came ACROSS great
quantity Of black stone, which ;was 50
heavy that he brought . piece ON board
rs curiosity.
The captain now decided TO return
to England, - the winter was rapidly
drawing near, making it necessary "a
escape 1T once from the strait unless
he proposed to incur the risk Of having
his ship frozen in the ice. On the sec
ond Of October the Gabriel arrived in
the Thames amid great rejoicing, for
she had been given mp for lost The
''blaek stone vas given - . polar
curiosity to . wealthy patron Of the
captain. who exhibited it TO friend. Z
reiiner in London, and BY the latter IL
was claimed TO contain . ''goodlie
quaint title Of pare gold" Great excite
ment followed this announcement and
. new voyage was quickly planned,
the object Of which was TO bring back
. cargo of the precious ore-Hsrper'
Young People.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

Physician Ito shivering patientl-
."If you'd follow my prescription you'd
- know it. for threw yoar prescrip-
ton into the Ere"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

The Greek colonies commercial
rather than military in character. soon
became independent of the mother
country. The Roman colonies re-
mained in the closest possible connec.
ti0n, being governed from Rome
through military governors
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

Over three million dollars were cen
tributed = few years go 70 relieve tie
famine in kusSiA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

:. You can be sure that Gabriei's
trump catches You long ON the market,
IL you buy the truth and sell il not
Yoang Mems Era
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

did Madge marry man Of regu-
lar habits?" Mercy yes: he has al
lowed her to support him from the very
6ssk"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

-Danesfield honsc, the Scott MUIR
rays family seat, between NARROW and
Henley, which is one of the most at
tract;ve places IN the valley Of the
Thames. in England. has been i.t for
six months 70 Mr. William X. vander.
l,ilt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
Champion Amateur Diver.

W. r. Bayes, of 2405 Jones street,
Omaha. Neb., says of Parks Sure
Cure: my wife has been constitu-
tionally wrecked for years. Tried
everything fruitlessly. My drug
gist's persuasion backed by his guar
antee, induced me to buy a bottle of
Parks Sure Cure. The results are
truly wonderful. Parks Sure Cure
for the liver and kidneys is positive
specific for the diseases of women. :"
Sold by Hartz L. Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but i: is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26

Mrs. w. J. Fahey. of lie Roy, N.
r., says: ''Have tried so cough
cures. Parks Cough Syrup is the
only one that helped me. i know it
is the best cough remedy" Sold by
Hartz < Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
BUYERS

Who love pretty goods. who love goods who love
economical prices all such will hasten to these
1t is fact worth remembering that the shrewdest
more practical lady buyers, of Rock Island and Mo-
line do ALL or large portion Of their buying here
They it is because they find goods and lower
prices on first-class goods. We wish to enlarge
reputation in this respect the bargain knife falls
this week with keen edge on several departments.
Our Nerve
Deserted us when on Saturday opened shipment
of 175 silk umbrellas which were guaranteed to be in
our hands July l. They were for summer trade. but
with summer half gone in order to sell the lot quick
the manufacturer stand part of the loss but
toners will be the gamers
40 Engish gloria
have been
at $l.l4. - " -
rule. were to have been 81 IS
He'd umbrellas,
SONG gold name plate nickel 10 been s. 3D. s
some TN real Congo wectsel crooks, gold
have been n 81 90 le' der. are 81 -
Wee 1.-THE whole rapidly prices.
cheaper umbrellas th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
The weather.

Fair and warmer today; cooler and
possible showers Friday.
+. H. DUFF, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
APERILous JUMP.
A Rock Island Boy Distinguishes Himself
at st. Louis.

at st. Louis
In the Evening Star Sayings" of
st. Louis, under date of July "a, ap-
pears cut of f. Elmo Robbins, of
Rock Island. better known here as
Ed Robbins. The article in which
Robbins cut appears is an account of
dive from a tower 1875 feet high. at
st. Louis Robbins was brought out
by Prof. Frank Barry, who was in
structor in athletics at the Manhattan
club rooms last winter. Robbins has
several times made the leap of 1875
feet from a tower into water or a net
stretched six feet from the ground.
thereby beating the worlds record
for amateur diving. made at Lam
beth Baths, London, Oct. 8, 1888. of
IS feet and inches. Is
Champion Amateur Diver.
Eddie Robbins is well known in
Rock Island, being the son Of Presi-
dent Robbins, of the board of educa-
ton, and is only IS years of age. He
bids fair to rival the renowned Steve
Brodie, and Rock Island now nioys
the reputation of being the birth
place Of the champion amateur diver
of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-26
MCIntyre-ReCk Dry Goods Co.
Sole Agents Buerck Patterns-the best in the world

Knit Underwear.
In sleeveless and short-seeved garments
IL dozen vests, broken lots. were from l2c 70 =.
at &c.
25 dozen nicely silk finished vests, Isle and %.
ton, in price from Csc to !5c. at 19c.
20 dozen Swiss and plain ribbed vests handso,o.,-
finished in silk ribbon and lace work. pure COM;
Egyptian Isle and cotton, worth up TO I2c. AT 2gc
Our entire stock of vests, from 4Sc to Csc in y.i
knit from the best imported yarns. elaboratelv n,
ished, at see.
These offerings are very unusual. You can vel
afford to lay in supply for the balance Of this y
or for Lext year, at the prices quoted above
Laces.
We offer what is left of the stock OF Butter 80,
Ecru colored laces at extraordinary prices 10 Close.
inches width. UP a, opI,
from to 10 inches in width worth yard
Quantity limited. come early.
We also have lot of colored embroidery from : >,
~ inches wide. has sold at from 25c TO Csc 4 ys-s
you can take yo pick, to Close at Zoe ward YER
nice for wash dresses, and only small lot.
2eCk Dry Goods Co.
nd 1911 Second avenue. Rock Island
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-30

About 30 years ago an ingenious ply
stefan of an inquiring turn of mind was
struck with the idea that if electricity
was good for feeble people it might
be equally good for feeble plants. A
row of evergreens had been put out on
his grounds some time before, and it oc-
CURED to him that as there were a couple
of his best tsees in an exceedingly frail
state Of health here was a good chance
to test his theory. He accordingly con-
nected a wire from battery with the
roots of one of the trees, turned on a
very mild current and watched the re-
suits. In a short time the leaves, which
had begun to turn yellow, took on a
lively shade of green, new shoots started
out, and the tree that had been given
up by the gardener as past saving was
soon the most flourishing one of the
row and before long outstripped its
fellows in beauty and luxuriance of
growth. These experiments in this di-
rection came to an end by the death Of
the doctor, and thus much that might
have been of great service to the garden
er and the florist remained undeveloped
Who will enter the field and give us ac-
curate, simple and easily managed
methods of growing plants by electrici-
y?-New York Ledger