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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05

MONEY! OR PERSUASION WAS OF no AVIAN.
animals A Gordon Of police was
drawn up on both sides of the track to
keep the crowd away from the car,
for many had friends and relatives
down with the fever and were most
anxious for the latest news We were
told that if any one of us attempted to
open . window or try to get out, they
would be shot at sight We pleaded
for water by signs. but the engine was
the only one of the party who was per
mitted to indulge in that luxury. Aft
er OBTAINING us longer than necessary
we again started. Nothing important
happened. except at Bowling Green,
KY, when . second of our party died,
the fever having developed after we
had started.
That evening at six o'clock we
reached Louisville, the only city in the
south to throw open its doors to the
fever refugees. We found a large crowd
ready to greet us, with food and coffee,
many of them being reporters. Our
baggage was taken out Of the city and
fumigated. As soon rs possible got
away from my fellow travellers, and.
after . nights rest, proceeded to Gin
cinnati. My first duty, after arriving,
was to rid myself of the clothes l wore.
went to an outfitter's and made .
complete change. leaving behind the
old ones, much to the surprise and sus-
picion Of the shopkeeper. Three days
later my trunks were forwarded from
and started for New York.
American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
FIRST FIRE ON THE HEARTH.



and Sign Of Home.
What joy we all find it: How we
like to collect the sticks for that fire. Il
we are where sticks are to be collected;
how we like to oversee its building;
how all of us have advice TO offer and
instruction to give; how we must all
lay on our especial contribution; how
favored is the one who may touch OF
the fame ut last! If we are by the sea
we have gathered driftwood flor it this
many day and have dried il in the
hot noon suns for this very evenings
blaze, when it shall I'LL the room with
flames of emerald and ruby, sapphire
and Spanish topaz, and we shall hear
in its singing over dropping coal and
ash. in its roaring mp the chimney, the
sound of storm and rushing wave in
the midst of safety, and point our
pleasure with the tragedy of the last
sigh and smotheredscry of drowning
sailors. And we sit and tell tales Of
horror and shipwreck and ghostly
visitant till the flame falls and leaves
us chill as the ghosts that have trailed
their garments by. And if it is in the
countryside we sojourn, then what
equal wonders we see in the dear
blaze, as it sends out its warmth and
cheer on the cool morning air. or on
the evening gloom when the heavy
dews warn us all indoors! For there
are burning all the spices and fraR-
RANGES and sunshine and colors con-
densed from the hot months.
We look at its lusters much as those
old voyagers might have looked at the
splendid condagration when the ships
were burning behind them; we we'll
might wonder Mt ourselves that we
can look at it SO lightly, for here are
our oars and sails and paddles burn
ing, our alpenstocks and buckboards,
our long evening strolls. our days
in the heart of the wood.
our double-handed abundance of
flowers. Vut we know 1t is only be-
cause we know we are going forward
to new pleasures that we can feed and
face the flames SO gladly. And il we
have gone back to the city, and it 10
there that we have put the blaze to-
gether on the little hearth in the back
parlor. or on the big one in the big
hall, then it is like kindling fire upon
an altar, it is the recognition of home;
on the shrine of domestic life we offer
to our lares and penates sacrifice Of
all the joys of summer-perhaps with
half-conscious prayer that the hearth
may not be bare in any other home in
all the cold months to come. And as
we watch the flames shine and soar
and fash up the chimney and disappear
among the eternal stars. we know it is
all mirror of the Transformations of
life and death, and SO find . new sa-
credness in the blaze that is the seal
and sign of home.-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
HERE AND THERE.

Whatever you do do not let your
hogs sleep in a dusty place. So sure
as you do disease is almost certain to
result.
1t is much easier to keep hogs,
poultry and other animals In a state OF
health than it is to cure them after
once they are afflicted with disease.
Improve the mind and the soil,
should be the motto of every farmer
in the land. Let him read good papers
and books, and thus become we'll in.
formed and prosperous.
Gather together and put under
shelter all tools not now needed. In
the cold, rainy days, when outside work
is not going on, these can be repaired
and made ready for use in another
crop.
Farmers are apt to put off too
many things to be done in the spring.
Necessary work at that period is so
varied and pressing. that nothing
should be left to be done then which
can be done as well in the fall and
winter.
Keep the stable well supplied with
bedding, which should be removed as
often as needed and stored under shell
ter If possible, or in well-built compost
heaps; lacking these, it is well to haul
and spread on the land at once.
Employ every opportunity now to
gather up material for the compost
heap. Leaves-oak and pine-should
be placed in pens with ashes or
lime. or combination OF the two. to
rot them. preparatory to their being
used in the general compost.
The longer the fattening hogs arc
kept after they are in condition for
pork. the greater the loss. The plan
is to push them now to be ready for
the first cold spell in this month or De-
cember, which is considered the best
time for killing and curing.
On most lands there is IN abundant
growth Of vegetation. Don't wait Cor
the frosts to destroy its most valuable
constituents, but turn it under. Treat
ed thus It N1l not only decompose, but
viii prevent washing by keeping the
soil open and porous to stir up mois-
tufe.
The south has always had adven.
tages over all other sections. but Just
1t this time they begin to attract
greater attention. Floods, destructive
fnrest dres, strikes and bloodshed, cpl
deuics and woeful want IN other zee
ti0As have served to emphasi2e ~. ~.
raptages Of the south i Gllua Il, .1lt
lsnGh7 and capacities.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
KEEP A STIFF LOWER LIP.

It Is the Teil-Txle One. and the Upper Lip
Can Take Care of Itself.
/ cant understand, said young
lady of observation to "a reporter. i
can't understand for the life of me why
Young men, who see SO much and
know SO much, persist in the phrase
keep stiff upper lip" You use it rs
sort of picturesque synonym for firm
ness of purpose and deineanor, but it
has no value as such. The upper lip
is not the weak member of the two; it
is the under lip that wants stiffening.
The upper lip is practically expression
less. II usually lies fat or the teeth.
it is nearly always covered with mus
tache-I refer. of course. to the male
upper lip-and in conversation, es-
pecially in correctly languid CONVERSE
ton. it does not move at all. Like, the
Chinese joss. it's n harmless creature
and can bc safely let alone.
1t is the neither lip that has to be
watched and controlled. can always
tell when a man is going to propose to
under lip and presses it against the up
per for companionship and support
just the very things he is seeking for.
And can always tell il man is lying
by peculiar fiuctnation and pulsation
in the same lower lip. lie will look
you right straight in the eye, grow
fierce, and drop his voice into his boots
through the weight of his emotion. but
If there is that twitch about the lower
lip don't believe him-and I've never
been wrong yet. If Il man feels deeply
i mean feels sorrow. not affects it.
it is in the trcmulousness of the under
lip that he shows it. The sensitive
mans lower lip is seldom still, and
there is sometimes about it a positive
pulsation that takes in the whole curve
of the chin. The pout begins in the
lower lip. and is really confined to it.
for the upper lip is only pushed ont by
pressure from below. You can't pout
with your upper lip alone.
In fact. you can't assume or affect
any expression with the upper lip alone.
Just try it. Hold the lower lip firm
with the finger and look in the glass
there. The mouth has become simply
a hole in the face, you see, and SO fan
as the exprcssionful character of the
lips goes it is as il you had lost q fca-
ture.
If you want to keep back = smile it's
the lower lip that you want to look
after. Weakness begins there, whether
of character, health or age. 1t is not
the weak upper lip that tells of down
fall: 1t is the dropping. pendulous lower
lip that shows il.
And let me tell you something, please,
for the benefit Of my sisters who have
not had the advan-I mean the expert
ence that have. Tell them that when
ever they see the lower lip of their
male companions turn out and over
thickly that it's danger signal. It's
the red flag of mischief, and they had
better say good-by. Keep sti6 lower
lip, young NAM. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

--Boiled Apple Dumping: One quart
-four. one measure each acid and soda,
one teaspoonful salt. Rub into flour .
piece of butter or nice lard size of an
egg and two quarts finely chopped APP
pie. Make into dough with sweet milk.
Boil in q bag one hour and ten min
ntes. Slice and serve with cream sauce.
The water must be boiling when the
dumpling Is put in and not allowed to
stop boiling m instant.-Farm and
Home.
Snow Custard: Dissolve half box
Of gelatine in . cup Of cold water; add
one pint Of boiling water. two cups Of
sugar and the Juice Of q lemon Stir
until the sugar is dissolved. Beat the
whites of three eggs: add to the mix
ture when cold. . spoonful at y time
Mix carefully until thick, and pour in
small cups to mold. When firm, turn
out on n large dish, and pour custard
favored with vanilla around it. Serve
with white cake.-Western Rural.
Cranberry Sauce: Wash one quart Of
cranberries in warm water and pick
them over carefully. Put them in q
porcelain-linedk kettle, with one pint Of
sugar, and cook without stirring for
half an hour. turning them into molds.
This is the simplest method. They can
be strained through sieve and put in
bowls, forming q marmaladc, which
can be cut in slices when cold; or the
berries can be crushed with . spoon
while boiling, but left unstrained.-
Farmers Voice.
-Compote of Oranges: Boil Sound
Of sugar in one and one-half pints Of
water with the peel Of eight oranges
cut very thin for nearly twenty min
utes. removing scum as il rises. After
the oranges are peeled. remove all the
white pith without breaking the inner
sxip, divide them into quarters. and
put them into the sirup and let them
simmer for five or six minutes. Then
take them ont carefully with skim
mer or spoon and arrange them in the
center of glass dish, piled one on the
other with the skin side downward.
Boil the sirup until thick, and when
cool pour carefully over the orange
quarters, and set them in . cold place
until ready to scrve.-Boston Budget.
Mustard Pickle: One quart each
of small, whole cucnmbers, large Gu.
cumbers sliced, green tomatoes sliced
and small button onions, one large
cauli6ower divided into fowerets and
four green peppers cut fine. Make .
brine Of four quarts of water and one
pint Of salt, pour it over the mixture
of vegetables and let IL soak twenty.
four hours. Heat just enough to scald
it and turn into u colander to drain.
Mix one cup of -four, six tablespoon
fuls of ground mustard and one table
spoonful Of trrmeric with enough cold
vinegar to make a smooth passe. then
add one cup of sugar and sufficient
vinegar TO make two quarts in all.
Boil this mixture until it thickens and
is. smooth, stirring all the time. then
add the vegetables and cook until
well heated -through.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
SeasOnal,le Dutkes.

Give attention to all barns, stable.
and sheds. and have them thoroughly
cleaned and repaired and given coat
Of lime-inside wash and ont. The
nights will soon be cold enough to call
for the housing of milch cows and
feeding stock, and the buildings ought
to be waiting for them rather than the
stock waiting for the buildings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
INVENTIONS NEEDED

b Bring Abe1s tAa Deot 1esnles oe 6c0e
The conmoo 6eld pea. whether the
COW pea, clay pen, the Unknown pea,
q otAer variety, = the clover of the
south. Itwll grow when clover will
not twill furnish moro forage than
clover and win improve land more
rapidly. It css b sown, when de-
sired. in crop Of corn. and thus I'm
prove land without loaing . years
uss Of II for cultivatioa. Al The
nsrth the pea is coming into wider
use il lieu Of clover for fusaee and as =
lanA inprnses. Ihb u0l 5sf.ish .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05

The catscombs Of Naples are in .
hill behind the town. and form an ex-
tenatve series Of excavationa Thav
are In three tiers o. stories, which
eommunicete with each other b.
1lghts of stspA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
DON'T DYE YOUR HAIR.


How Il Should Bs-Trsated Whea Tarnlng
Gray.
Concerning grny hair, there seems to
be no rational theory for change in the
color of the hair, except that Of loss Of
pigment, color and presence Of gaseous
matter in the hair shaft This may be
tberesult of natural or artificial causes.
Probably among Americans the early
stage at which the hair blanches is due
largely to nervous conditions. Mental
and physical disturbances undoubtedly
often affect the secreting apparatus Of
the hair. destroying coloring matter,
for history records instances Of the
change of hair from dark to white in .
single night through the cerebral ex-
element of some great loss. bodily or
mental anguish; neither can coloring
matter once entirely destroyed be re-
stored.
Do not believe the quacks who pre-
tend to restore gray hair to the youth
full color in any other way than by dye.
ing, for science has not yet discovered
. method by which pigment, once en-
tircly exhausted, can be renewed.
Dark hair may be blcached, but no sane
person could be deceived by the dull.
lusterless yellow of hair so treated,
neither does dye deceive anyone, and
. woman who would look charming
with head of white hair kept per-
fectly clean and fluffy with legitimste
treatment, becomes disgusting when
she resorts to such fiagrantly artificial
means for keeping the hair dark Or
blonde.
When ones hair turns gray atten-
tion should be directed towards keep
ing it scrupulously clean; toward keep
ing the complexion delicate and Ane
with color. the eyes bright and the ex-
preston animated, for brilliant face,
framed by snowy hair. has . peculiar
charm, il the hair be abundant and BE-
coningly arranged. - Detroit Free
Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
BRAID FOR TRIMMING.


Styllah Women WIN MAKO Use 81 Il % =
rFe Large Exteat.
There is every prospect that braid
will be very largely used during this
season, both on dresses and ON coats.
The plain skirts will be trimmed with
either one very wide braid or three, or,
perhaps, fvc narrower, and for this
purpose military braid will be very
much in request. There are several
new makes of this, and one which 10
made in imitation of lattice work IL
rather favOritc. Sometimes the braid
will be carried up 10 the waist ON either
side Of the front, and the Intervening
space filed in with double row Of
enormous buttons. . trimming which
generally comes in with braid. It 10
u senselcss kind of ornamentation
and one which occasionally Is ex-
tremely noisy, n. for instance, in:
church, when the buttons are apt to
rattle against the front Of the pew. A
new bodice lately turned out by .
French originator of modes has dou-
bic row Of tiny buttons laid as trim
ming ON the edges Of the revers, ON the
borders Of the long, dropping epanlets,
and all round the basque; in fact, used
in exactly the same way that seqains
have been utilized Of laGe. The dress
itself was in sort Of yellowish gray.
and the buttons were in . tone of terra
Gotta All tastes have to be entered
for, an axiom to which We find our
selves reverting in endeavor to account
for some of the eccentric forms and pc
culiar trimming devised for the wear
Of those to whom nature has withheld
fisS>P
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05


The patron saint Of France, St
Denis. is generally represented with
his head under his arm. II allusion to
the martyrs decapitation. Curiously
enough, the figure Of the saint sur
mounting the famous royal burying
place. the cathedral Of 81. Denis, at
Paris, has been headless for the last
twenty-four years. the head having
been shot on BY German shell during
the siege of PariA Only the other day
IN amatuer art eolloc&or was hunting
through the PariaiAu antiquity shops
when he came upon the missing head
OF St. Denis slowed away in u box. He
at once boughtit for presentation to
the cathedral. where the statue viii
now Be restored to its original condi-
tion. n.-London Graphic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05

A correspondent in Battersea who
has made = collection of the gems of
oratory used by some of the vestrymen
in his neighborhood, writes: Most
parishes can boast of supplying some
fine specimens Of English as she 10
spoke by vcstrymen. but in this 70
spect Battersea can take the cake In
. recentdiscussion on sanitary matters
. vestryman talked about tubular dis
eases and tripod fever, and he wanted
= crematoria' in every parish. An.
other member would not accept
upon the .hipset dixter' Of
the chairman. At this same vestry .
member declared the chairman ought
to be like Potiphar's wife, above sus-
picion.' When it was proposed to give
. deserving official an honorarium' .
member wanted TO know whether it
weuld not be IN inducement to the Of.
fetal to waste his time. IT he attends
to his duty he won't have much time
to play the honorarium. '"-Loudon
TeleQraph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05


The dress Of the sailors d the Chi
nsse navy has been . natter Of con-
sidersble speculation among the Amesi-
can readers Of the. Japan-Chins war
reports. tis aeurious eo0pruUise BE-
tween the flowing robes of the Chinese
coolies and the blue jaelEet and bell
bottomed trousers Of the British man
o'-war's man. The blouse Its high up
about the neck like the blue shirt Of
the American navy sailor. The trou-
sers are loose and, like those Of all
their countrymen, hang down below
their bodies at the hoek betweon the
legs. The bottoms Of the trousers are
showed into the legs Of high felt, thick
soled boots. Around the waist they
wear belt Of turkey rod or blue or
black stun several yards in length
neatly fastened at the side by showing
the end under the fold. TIE color Of
the uniform b invsribly . dark blue.
the material being o1 thin Gotten il.
the sumner and heavier stu1 in the
winter, the warmth being added % by
padded or cotton wool-lined 9arnents
undernesth. which give then Pc
cnliarly rotupd and overfed sppesr-
snce, much after the fashion Of the
Chinese reaidents Of Mott street. They
Usse1t . picturesque appeaEance when
they are sent running mp the rigging
with their ba9gy clothes and qnenes
Or ''pigtails" eurled around their heads.
IN. Z. TFibuue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
MseAsrly ss,,e,s,1s.

Winie-Maw. we're going to have .
little masquerade party over at Tom
Stapleford's. How'd better AZ up %
they wont know Ne.
His Aothef-Wash yUar fAce, deae.-
Chicago Txihune ssras s. ssssz .ssss 9ss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
Making tho Best OF 1t.

''Go into the room and bring that
cake ON the table. - said Dallas moth.
er to her son.
Its too dark; I'm afraid to g; into
the room"
'Go right into that room this instant
or I'll go in and bring ont the strap"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." replied
the boy. sObbing, '.b.ing-the-case.
along. toe. Alex Sweet, in Texas
Siftin9S.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05

The Rocky mountains wefe first
called Montagues de Pierres Brill
iantes, Mountains Of Sparkling
6tones;- then came Montagnes Roche
uses. and finally the designation now
in common use- The In.:isns called
them 'sFhe C9oat Of the World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-05
RnW OYssen

Raw oysters are the most refreshinR
and quickly digested Of foods, but they
must be served in such = manner as to
tempt the patients feeble desire for
nourishment. A lot Of big, limp hi
valves hoeting helplessly about in .
warm plate is about as repulsive to .
dainty taste as anything that can well
be imagined. The oysters must be
small and q fresh n can be procured.
Fill . soup plate full Of flne cracked
ice; lay over this . small fringed dolly.
Clean the shells Of the oysters, open
them carefully, taking pains not 70 lose
their juice, set the half shell firmly
into the doily-covered Ice, cut . lemon
in four, lay one-quarter In the middle
of the circle of oysters, set the salt eel
lar ON the tray beside the soup plate,
add . Rents biscuit which has been
split and slightly toasted, and the
whole will make . much relished little
meal-St. Louis Republic.
A Nov Material.
Wood-stone. or xylolith, III manufae.
tured material that is believed to have
very many uses It il made Of cslcined
magnesite and fine sawdust and treat
ed with chemicals. When first mixed,
and before the paste has had time to
set, it is made into sheets aud put mn
der . pressure Of one thousand pounds
to th> square inch. II is saturated
with linseed oil and dried, thus making
it more impervi0us to moisture. II Is
used as . building material and bears
q pressure Of shout three hundred
pounds to the square inch. It is made
in sheets from one-quArter Of IN inch
70 IN inch and . half in thickhess AZ
= AASn~Sma vsnnfn~Sa1 - q vnpv hS~ksv
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-09-19
Prof. Butler Accepts.

There have been many conflicting
of Colby University, since the position
became vacant by the resignation of
President Whitman, but they were set
at rest, Monday, by the authoritative
announcement that Rev. DR.. Nathaniel
Butler of Chicago. has decided to accept
the position offered him by the trustees
some months ago, and will enter upon
the duties thereof January LIST.
DR.. Butler Is a native OF Maine and is
Il years of aye. Ills father. Dir. Nathan
iel Butler, WAS Il graduate of Colby and
for many years Il prominent Baptist
clergyman in this state. His grand
father, Roy. John Butler. was also well
known Baptist preacher in Maine
DIR. Butler was graduated At Colby Uni
versity in 1873 and was assistant princi-
pal, at Ferry Hall Female College, Lake
Forest, ILL.,. 1896. He then became
associate principal of Highland Hall Col
lege for women, Highland Park. H..
where he remained uutil 1879. He was
master Of Yale School for boys in
Chicago in 1879 50, and then became
principal of Highland Hall College fol
women where he remained until 81.
He was professor of rhetoric and Eng
fish literature in the old University of
Chicago until sc, when he was elected
professor of Latin in the University of
Illinois.
In 1881 he was made professor of the
English language and literature in the
same university. On the organization OF
the new university of Chicago in 1892, he
was made assistant professor of Eng
fish literature and later director of the
university department of the university.
1t was his successful administration OF
this important department of the uni
yersity's work that has led President
Harper to be 50 persistent in his efforts
TO retain his services.