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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
ABOUT YOUR CALLS,

Visiting Card Etiquette NJ Explained by
Ruth Ashmore.
know it to be true that when you
came to town you had for q visiting
card faintly-tinted stiff ono on which
was written your name, Elmer Smith. y
in a fine Italian hand heavily shaded.
writes Ruth Ashmore in Ladies.
Home Journal. Fortunately for YOU,
your hostess saw this and kept you
from making faux pas. In the place
of these rose-tinted ones, happily con-
signed to their proper resting place. the
wastebasket. you now have rather thin
white cards. almost square, with, as you
the Oldest daughter, ard as your mid
die name is your mothers maiden one,
Miss Cholmondelcy Smith," engraved
upon them. Your visiting card repre-
sents you. and consequently it must be
in good taste. This form is deslra BILE
because. seeing it, old friends who knew
your mother as pretty Elinor Chol-
mondeley' will recognize you as her
daughter and make an effort to show
you some special courtesies.
When you make your visits you leave
your card with the lady Of the house
and for each daughter who is in society.
When you cannot go to reception
or a tea your cards represent you.
When you do go you leave your card
either with a servant who holds out .
silver salver for it or you put it on the
table prepared for cards. This is done
because, seeing many people, your
friend may not remember all who were
there. and the little bits Of thin paste
board tell Of her visitors and warn her
OF those to whom she owes either a
personal visit or a return card. You
called one day on a friend who lives
very quietly. and who opened the door
for you. For her a card must be left
also. and as you are q bright girl you
can either do it before her, reminding
her that you do not intend to let her
forget You came to see her, or You can
leave it in the hall when you arc
alone, for your hostess does not accom-
pany you further than the drawing
room door.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
ELIMINATING SEEDS.


Delesae Seodless rrult-ThoPns and DSiars
to He Cast Aside.
Appendicitis may not be 50 fashion
able q disease . few years hence rs it
is now" said Assistant Pomologist
Taylor. Gardeners are trying their
best to get rid of seeds in fruitA Al
ready we have q navel orange, which
is nearly always seedlesA Some va
rieties Of apples have been produced
that have almost no seeds They are
abnormalitiea Sometimes they are
called 'bloomless.' because the bios
SONS have no petals, and in some cases
lack stamenS The core is very small,
and commonly there is = hollow at the
end opposite the stem. These seedless
apples are generally poor in flavor, be-
ing grown merely as curiositieS
"Raisin producers in California are
trying TO obtain seedless grapes for
raisins. The object in view is.to get
size and seedlessness in the same fruit
You are familiar with the seedless
grapes of Corinth, which are commonly
known as 'currants.' The Sultana
raisins of southeastern Europe are
likewise seedless grapes. Both OF
these varieties are now cultivated in
California, but they are small. A
prominent grower in Fresno county is
working in this direction with the
Muscat of Alexandria, which is the
leading raisin grape of California. He
selects cuttings from those vines whici
produce less than the normal number
of seeds. Continuing this process from
year to year, he hopes to reduce the
grapes to absolute seedlessness eventu.
ally. 1t is believed that the seedless.
ness of the Corinth and Sultana grapes
was obtained by similar means
1.-The banana is seedless, and has
been so for centuries, though nobody
knows why. 1t is propagated by suck.
ers, and possibly it had no seeds when
it was first found in the wild state.
The banana is modified berry. Cut
ting the fruit down through the mid.
die, you will somtimes see few little
brown spots, which are rudimentary
seeds. The pineapple is nearly seed.
less. being propagated likewise from
suckers and from Sits The eggplant.
which is fruit, botanicaiiy speaking.
is occasionally seedless This plant is
able to produce developed fruit
whether the blossoms are fertilized OF
not
'Horticulturists are endeavoring al
the same time to rid fruit plants o!
thorns. Some oranges and lemons are
very thorny-for example, the high.
priced king orange. which is the best
of the mandarins 1t is rarely seen in
this market. The first trees were
brought to this country from Cochin
China. In Florida its thorniness has
been diminished by selecting buds
from branches with the fewest thorns.
Thorns are objectionable because they
punctuatc the oranges and lemons
when the branches are blown about by
the wind.
Efforts are being made to get rid OF
the thorns on raspberry plants, simply
for convenience in picking the fruit.
The thorns are intended by nature to
protect the plants from animals. Guilt
vators selects those plants which by
chance happen to be thornless, or COM
paratively so."-Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
just Like q Woman.

A young and well-dressed woman en-
tered Charing Cross telegraph Office
the other day and wrote out a dispatch
to be sent to Manchester. She read it
over, reflected for a moment and then
dropped It on the floor and wrote .
second. This she also threw away, but
was satisfied with the third and sent it
of. The three kilograms read:
First-Never let me hear from you
again.
Second-No one expects you to re-
turn!
Third-Come home. dearest-all II
forgiven!-Pearson's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
HEAT INDESCRlBABLE.
Would BE the Result II Two Stars ShOu
Come into lNlIiai0n.

I
| Come into Collision.
Prof Ledger, of London, whose Sc
ries OF Gresham astronomy lectures or
knocks in Their Relation to Astron
omy" has just been completed, in his
last discourse pointed out that the uni
verse. instead of being fixed, is alive
with motion, each star with its at
tendant planets hurrying through
| space. If star were to knock agains,
star, the intense heat and fire general
ed by the enormous velocity and vast
momentum of the two masses would bs
such az to pass human conception.
1t may be that the sun was formed
by the collision of two stars. The eff
feet of two such bodies attracting each
other and meeting would be to reduce
them to a violently agitated mass
which would oscillate, first inward,
producing iuconceiva BILE heat, and theE
outward again. ultimately assuming
the condition of the sun. The general
result would be that the two bodies,
would revOlve around their common
center of gravitv-that is to say,
around each other-creating a double
star. Lord Kelvin has calculated that,
If twenty-nine million solid globes,
each of the mass of the moon, should
be scattered over q spherical surface
one hundred times the radius of the
earth's orbit they would come togeth-
er and be raised to a temperature OF
one hundred thousand degrees. They
would Oscillate outward and inward.
reaching to a less distance each time,
and ultimately settling down to 8
sphere.
The nebula we see around us, may,
Prof. Ledger suggests, have been pro-
duced by the knocking together of two
great bodies rather than by the aggre-
CATION of many smaller ones The
collision of two huge suns would
thus lead to rejuvenescence and the
formation of new systems. Phenom-
ena indicating that something very
much in the nature of collision had
occurred are the outbursts of Temporal
ry stars such as those observed by
Tycho Brahe in 1872, by Kepler in 1904.
and those of 1913, 1866. 1876, 1885 and
ls9e-the last being the new star
Auriga, which declined through ten
magnitudes, or became one hun
dred thousand times less bright.
in two months. The great in.
crease in the light Of comet as il
approaches the sun may be due to .
tidal disturbance in the bodies forming
it, causing them to knock against each
other, and thus generate heat and
light
In the same way. the twinkling of
the stars may be caused by the knocks
of the molecules of the atmosphere on
the ether, whose undulations carry
their light to us The excessively
great and the exceedingly small arc
all independent, and the past, present,
and probable future of ne bulous bodies
all hinge on the relations they bear to
the knocks of the molecules of their
gases, while the knocks of immense
bodies depend ultimately on the
knocks Of their constituent atoms
Chicago News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
WOMAN AND HOME.
BRAZILIAN zERRAElsh.
4 Neal Novelty for Ladies' Fond Of Pretty
AQUARIUM Pets,

4 Real Novelty for Ladies Fond Of Pretty
Aquarium Pets.
This new aquarium fish was frs.
brought to Germany by an enthusiast
year ago and was successfully prop
egated last summer. We saw the origi-
nal imported fish, with their fry. Our
picture. which we reproduce from
Natur und Haus, is q good representa-
ton.
The fish attains a size Of about five
inches in length by two inches in width.
The general appearance is that OF q
sunfish; the ground color of the body.
which is entirely covered with small
scales similar in size to those of tho
Paradise fish, is brassy yellow marked
with number of irregular vertical
bars or stripes of black; the dorsal and
anal fins are large and long. being
composed of q great many rays Of
which about one-third are spinous;
they are black in color; at times. how
ever, when the fish is excited, the yell
low of the body becomes brighter and
runs in streaks into the black dorsal
fin, making this appear as if it was .
continuation of the body; the ventral
fin Is colorless and transparent; the
caudal fin is rounded. The eyes are
yellow, flashing like fire on some occa-
sions, and resembling those of the moss
bass
The fish is very attractive, especially
when excited. it reminds one of her
aid Of the middle ages. whose dress
used to display the colors Of their mas
tiers in stripes. AT other times the fish
will assume very plain grayish color
with only one irregular black spot on
each side of the body, midways and
near the ends of the dorsal and anal
fms. Young specimens show these pc
culiar markings even more distinctly
thar the adults.
The habits Of the zebrafish are very
much like those of our moss bass; they
are very pugnacious and display the
same motions when attacking one an
other as the moss bass do, but their
point of attack is the mouth. and if they
succeed in graspiag it, they hold firmly,
like much fighting male Paradise fish
do, until the weaker gives up. But.al-
though they fight great deal we have
not vet seen one that was seriously
hurt They seem to be on friendly terms
again soon after.
Their breeding habits, too. are much
like those of the sunfish family. They
pair off during the summer and prepare
. ne At on the bottom of the tank, where
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Hox tn Rellexa Collie.

For relieving collie one eminent physi-
clan recommends simple bicarbonate
of soda, of which one-half teaspoonful
is to be dissolved in half tumblerful
Of water, and a teaspoonful Of the solu-
ton given to the infant every fifteen
minutes. This, by the way, is q very
good preventive Of collie, and may be
safely administered half dozen times
. day to children predisposed to the
trouble. In addition to giving this sim
pie medicine, the abdomen should DO
gently massaged with the hand, the
movement being from right to left: or,
IL this fails to alleviate the distress, hot
fannels may be applied to the stomach
and bowels.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
What the Fad win Como To,

Jane-If you please, ma am. as it's my
night out would you mind lending me
your bicycle?
Mistress-Oh, certainly. Jane, take II
by all means And II you look in my
wardrobe you'll find pair of last sea.
sons knickcrbockers. which you may
have II you, like.-Boston Home Jour.
nal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Dainty Relish for Luncheon,

Delicious cheese sandwiches may b
made by cooking in a double boiler
half pound of grated cheese with
half cup Of cream or milk, . tiny
pinch of mustard, and q little salt;
thicken with teaspoonful Of flour,
when thoroughly cooked, and just BE-
fore removing from the fire, add a well.
beaten egg. Have ready some thinly-
toasted bread or some crackers. and
spread while hot. The crackers should
be of sort that will split. These
sandwiches must be eaten while hots
they make very dainty relish for
luncheon or tea.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Hints for Housewives.

Linen undergarments that are badly
stained with Precipitation should have
such spots soaked and washed in tepid
water, without soap or soda, before
adding them to the regular washing.
Fruit cake, if it is to be kept any
length of time before eating-and q
good fruit cake is always improved by
so doing-should only be iced as it is
needed. It is also improved by pour.
ing some good sherry over it when
about . month old.
The large holes in stockings, that il
darned consume so much time that one
invariably wonders If sit pays" can
be more quickly and smoothly darned
If . piece of black or white net is
basted over the hole, and the darning-
thread carried back and fourth through
il.
A break in q fine handkerchief
should be attended to at once, and IL .
very fine needle, No. 10, and 1870 cot
tom are used, it may be so neatly
mended that no one but the darner
will be conscious of it.-N. Y. Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
A New VeFsl0a.

Brown Ito the newly-marriede
Struck tho mother-in-law snsg yet,
Jones?
Jones-Yep. You see she's my wifeis
stepmother, handsome, and they're
about of an age. Jee whiz! I dasnt
even look cross-eyed 1t her.-Ju6ge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
PEOPLE OF MANY LANDS.

THREE large rooms were needed to
hold all the eightieth birthday presents
recently given to Bismarck.
HENRY N. STANLEY says the worlds
greatest need just now Is . railroad
through Africa from the Mediterranean
70 the cape.
EMILIO CASTELAR, has been made for.
ei9n associate Of the French Academy
Of Moral Science, In the place Of the
Italian historian, Cesare Cantu.
AT BuRsLEM. In Stsffordshire. where
WedRewood was born, there will be a
centenary exhibition Of pottery in July
and August, this year being the hun
drodth since his death.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
SUMMER FANCY WORK.

4 Novelty which Produces . Coed Effect
with Little Labor.
A novelty in fancy work, which is
quickly done and is not expensive, and
produces very good effect with very
little lAbor.
Thi1 work can be used for pincush.
ions, mats, handkerchief sachets, and
even slippers, a little taste only being
required in the blending of colors. and
care being taken to choose suitable
material as q foundation for the rib
bon. After cutting a lining of silk, or
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
someth,o< "a Re Proud NJ.

"This box isn't the regular size, !" said
the woman who had purchased some
Strawberries
THAT box. ma'am," replied tho
vender impressively. lis the achieve
ment of craftsmanship"
What do you mean?"
Its a compromise measure. Chit.
caGO Mail.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
The Trustfulne,s Of Love.

"You know. dear, said Miss Dolyers.
frankly, to her accepted sutton, lyon
know we get none Of papa's money
while he lives"
'lquite understand that, my precious
pet, replied the young man, with the
light of love in his eyes. I'VE will in
vite him to live with us, put folding
bed in his room. and hope for the best. !"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
The Cannibsl.s Ouandarv.

II don't know what to do with that
chappie we got out of the last ship.
wreck" said the chief to the cannibal
king.
What's the matter?"
IF we take his cigarettes away from
him he'll pine away and get thin"
LET him keep them"
Then we'll spoil the flavor Of the
stew. Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Easily Accomplished.

Mrs- Sunslands ian Arkansaw ma.
tron)-I hear tell that Jim Clayetah
says he's goin' to move his family back
to Gawgy ~ soon as he kin settle up his
affairs.
Mr.. Sunklands-Settle up his affairs:
Why, Lawd! All in the world he's got
to do is to po' a gourdful of water on the
fire and call the dawgs.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Love ON tho BIKE,

He sighed: Give me my answer now"
She said: kind sir. my heart IL nina"
But when she spied that brindle COW
With efuDpied horn aud horIld low
she gasped: Dear George. Tn thine!s
-IudRo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
A Scientific Answer.

An intelligent boy in tAe national
school Of q large and popular town in
Lancashire on being examined, among
others, by the commissioner.was asked:
do you know any Of the effects of heat
and cold?"
"Yes, sir; heat expands and cold con-
tracts"
GOOD, my boy-you have answered
well; now An example"
''Why. sir. the days in midsumme,
are the longest and in winter the
shorsest!"-Once q Week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
a Vacuum,

She-van Poser is 50 empty, don't 70,
think?
He-He seems very full Of himself
She-That's what mean.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
He ui11 Not Droun Himself.
IRON tie Trou. N. r. TimesA

r. ". Edwards, Of Lansingburg, waa
FRUSTRATED by sunstroke during the war,
and il has entailed on him peculiar and Sc
rious consequences. At present writing
Mr.. E. is . prominent officer Of Post Lyon,
g. A. R., Cohoes and a past aide de camp on
the staff Of the commander-in-chief OF AL
bany Co. In the interview with q reporter,
he said:
81 was wounded and sent to the hospital
at Winchester. They sent me together with
others to Westinghouse ride Of about 100
miles. Having no room In the box cars we
were placed face up on the bottom of fiat
cars. The sun beat down upon our unpro-
tected heads. When reached Washington
was insensiblc aud was unconscious for
ten days while in the hospital. An abscess
gathered in my ear and broke; it has been
gathering and breaking ever since. The
result Of this l0O-mile ride and sunstroke
was heart disease. nervous prostration, in
somnia and rheumatism. A completely
shattered system which gave mo no rest
night or day. As last resort I took some
Pink Pills and they helpedme to wonder
full degree. My rheumatism is gone, my
heart failure, dyspepsia and constipation
are about gone, and the abscess in my ear
has stopped discharging and my head feels
as clear as bell when before it felt as
though it would burst, and my once shat
tered nervous system is now nearly sound.
Look at those fingers Mr.. Edwards said,
do they look as if there was any rheuma-
tism therew He moved his fingers rapidly
and freely and strobe about the room like q
young boy. ga year ago those fingers were
gnarled at the joints and so stiff that could
not hold pen. My knees would swell up,
and could not straighten my leg out. NV
joints would squeak when moved them.
Thai is the living truth.
when came to think thatI was going to
be crippled with rheumatism, together with
the rest OF my ailments, l tell you life
seemed not worth living. suffered from
dependency. l cannot begin to tell you.N
said Mr.. Edwards, as he drew a long breath,
what my feeling is at present. think if
YOU lifted ten years right of my life and
left me prime and vigorous at forty-sevcn,
could feel no better. l was an old man
and could only drag myself painfully about
the house. Now can walk off without any
trouble. That in ITSELF" continued Mr..
Edwards, ''would be sufficient to give me
consider that l am NO longer what you
might call nervous and that my heart is ap-
parently nearly healthy. and that I can
sleep nights, You may realize why may APP
pear to speak IN extravagant praise of Pink
Pills. These pills quiet my nerves, take
eioS 0Wtut pIcSSuEC lEOW my ueaO, anu at
the same time enrich my blood. There
seemed to be no circulation In my lower
limbs year ago, my legs being cold and
clammy at times. Now the circulation
there's as full and as brisk as at any other
part Of my body. l used to be so light
headed and dizzy from my nervous dis
order that frequently fell while crossing
the floor Of my house. Spring is coming
and never felt better in my life, and am
looking forward to q busy season Of work."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21

Hojack-Did you hear how Skidmoro
disgraced his family at church last
Sunday?
Tomdik-No; how was it?
Hojack-The minister read two chap
tiers from the Acts, and he insisted on
going out between them.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Got DAYLIGHT Through Il,

Clubby-Did you know that WegRy
actually put a bullet through his head
last night?
Willie-Weally! 1 thought that he
was particularly rational this morning
when I met Hmm. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Ono or the Other.

First Boy-Tve got two packs Of IRE
crackers left over from last Fourth.
Second Boy-What was the matter
rain 81 hospital:-Good News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Had His Carriage

Butler-I may be poor, but there was
. time when ! rode in . carriage.
Cook-Yes, and your mother pushed
it.-N. 7. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21

Husband lin hat and overcoat)-Good
gracious! Haven't you got your coat
on yet?
Wife-It's all S<ed, except tucking in
my dress sleeves SO they wont get
mussed. Ill be ready in half an hour.
N. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
At the Races.

Hill-How do you manage to win
every day?
+ Berg-A friend who knows all about
it tells me which horses to buy.
Hill-And you do just as he tells you7
Berg-No; just the opposite.-N. Y
World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Pho,oxr.phs In the Fat.re

1n0oOxHoPuo IN tnC EUt0res
Mother-What in the world shall we
do? Our son cannot afford to marry,
yet he Is determined on it.
Fathel@Iu fix him The very next
night he comes in late, I'll start that
old photograph to screeching out some
Of your midnight talks to me.-N. Y.
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Hand.P.,nted Nov-,t,..

Hand-painted satins are one Of the
latest novelties, and they are used for
bodices. paraso.s and capes. and hand.
painted ribbons arc already imported
q: VARIOUS psyD,ses Of trimming.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
The Coming Pom,

| Winebiddle-There is one reform the
emancipated woman will insist upon
when she gets into power.
Callowhill-Name it.
Winebiddle-She will make every
year . leap-year.-Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Han Baes for the bath.

Bran baes are delightful adjuncts to
summer baths. They soften and sweet
en- the water snd add . new power Of
refreshment to the rites Of ahluti6n.
They are rather expensive when bought,
but when made n home they are among
the cheapest Of toilet Injuries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
An Evida.t Error.

Binks-Miserleigh told . good story
1t his own expense to-day about
Jinks-Hold on. Are you sure It was
1t his own expense? - Detroit Free
PrnSa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21

rse worth is as inevitably discoy.
eredV the facial expression Is it's op.
posite Is sure to be clearly represented
there. The human face Is natures tab.
thereon, -Laysteh