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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

The corn crop in the southern states
last year. while showing some increase
over 1893, was far from reaching .
satisfactory figure In fact. official
statistics prove that the south In 1894
produced less corn by 81, SIS, 900 bushels
than in 1891. while its cotton crep Was
slightly larger in 1894 than n 1891.
the figures being 9.0s5, ,370 bsles in
1891. and 9,0ss, 900 in 1894. The
south has lost 1,0a6. $50 in cattle, or
about 10 per cent. since lS90, though
there has been q considerable increase
in hogs II the south had raised last
year as much corn as in 1891, it would
be better of by over $50. .0O0, 900. These
figures from official sources point un-
mistakably to radical mistake in
southern agriculture. - Humboldt
(Teuu.) Messenger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

material that it is worn away int dc.
pressions deep enough to cause a stub
bing of the toe against the projecting
black slab.
The effect Of New York's climate on
brown sandstone has been a subject Of
remark, but nowhere can the stones
destruction by disintegration and seal
ing be seen to such an extent as in
Trinity churchyard. All the head
stones of this destructible material
show the effect Of time and exposure in
the loss Of surface and angles, and in
some cases the entire stone has disap-
pearcd, or at any rate has been re-
solved into = little heap Of sandy de-
bris- The white sandstone has not
Jared much better; the marble
splits and cracks under the rend-
ing strain of severe frost. The
stone that seems to be the most endur-
ing is the fine grained. blue-b black slate
which is foun over some graves The
same compare tive qualities Of resist
ance are found in the tombstones of
the Long Island cemeteries. The in
scriptions on those which were Sc: up
in colonial days are almost undecipher-
able il the stone is sandstone or mar
BILE. but are quite sharp if the stone he
Of slate.
A very curious example of the effect
Of New York weather upon white sand
stone is to be found in the old grave
yard which lies between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets and Avenue A and
First avenue. The tombstones in this
half-forgotten cemetery are nearly all
Of white sandstone, which was doubt
less very easy to quarry and engrave,
but it has shown itself anything but a
lasting monument to the wisdom of
the stonemason. 1t has not solit under
stress of the weather, but ha. literally
bent under it. The plane of in>lination
is almost invariably toward the east,
and some of the stones are SO bowed
that they are humpbacked and round
shouldered. In several cases the in
clinatiOn has been SO great that the
stones have given way and broken in
two.
Although slate for gravcstcnes
shows itself peculiarly durable in New
York. it has not proved itself SO when
used as fagstones for our pavement.
Any inequality Of the foundation has
resulted most disastrously to the in
tegrity of the stone, and it has been
followed by 4 fracture of the slab. and
this has gone on until on the old SIDE
walks from which the broken flags
have not been removed the original
single stone is represented by = score
or more of small fragments. A very
good example Of this process Of reduc-
ton may be seen on University place,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
Granite seems entirely unaffected by
the weather, but under the terrific
wear to which it is subjected on our
thoroughfares, it soon gets polished
to the smoothness of glass, and has to
be constantly roughened.
In the early days bricks did yeo-
mans service as q paving material for
sidewalks, but in the increasing traffic
they wore into holes and Jumps that
made walking over them q good deal
like q trip across lava bed. For
building purposes, however, good
brick to-day, as in the days of the As
syrian kilns. is practically indestructi-
ble.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

There can b no high civility With
eat , deep morality. .-Emerson,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
More stock In the seatlh.

The new south is developing new
life and vigor, and attracting immigra-
tion by the thousands King Cotton 10
dethroned for mixed farming and stock
growing. The diversified farming has
always brought increased prosperity to
the south, and with the great album
dance of cheap, rich cotton-sced meal
and the production Of grain, forage
and grass, the south is destined TO be-
come one of the greatest livestock
producing countries in the world. with
grass the year round, and no winters
to provide against
Cattle, sheep and hogs are becoming
more universal upon the southern
farms; the home demand is fast in.
creasing in the growth Of the southern
cities and towns, and the great manu-
featuring interest extends all over tho
south.
The dairy interest, too, is fast devel-
oping with the better farming. fruit
growing and gardening to supply the
northern markets. Improved horse
breeding. too, is adding to the new
prosperity. Instead of buying cheap
mules from the west they arc raising
good draft and coach horses, saddle and
Iight-harness horses, and mules for all
uses on the plantation and in cities
and manufacturing centerA
With such diversified home markets,
stock raising is destined to become tho
leading agricultural interest In the
south as il has been for years in the
west.-Western Agriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
LENT OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
1t Differed In Kind and Degree From Thai
Of the Present Day.

lt O1nefe0 In h1n0 anu D0&xeO FROM I09e
Of the Present Day.
From forty hours Constantine the
Great made the Lenten period last
seven weeks, although fasting was not
compulsory on Thursdays and Sundays
in the Latin church and ON Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday in the Greek
church. There were various huctua-
tions in the length of time after this
until the council of Toledo in $50 de-
creed that one tithe of each year
thirty-six days-should be dedicated
to God, thus going back to the Bible
regulation. How and why the four
days were added which fill out our
forty days is question. Some writers
ascribe it Gregory II. and some to his
predecessor, Gregory the Great. 1t was
st this time that dry food became
the proper Lenten diet, and the eighth
council Of Toledo strictly forbade the
use of flesh meat in GAG. In the Greek
church it was expressly stated that no
wine, oil or animal food should be
used. and in the western church in the
eleventh century the good fathers
went still further and prohibited the
use Of eggs, cheese, flesh and wine.
the list, but only for . time did the
monks enjoy this most generous fare.
Some old manuscripts of the thir-
teenth century state pathetically that
ON fast days during Lent it was de-
creed that a cold luncheon might be
served at midday. but even that was
denied them later.
BY the modern law Of the Roman
Catholic church one meal is allowed on
fast days and in addition only two
ounces can be eaten in the morning
and eight ounces in the evening.
During the time of the crusades
against the Moors, the Spanish kings,
in order to encourage the wars, NJ.
lowed all crusaders the privilege Of
eating any food ON fast days. The
prerogativc was called ''cruzada," and
it was afterward sold to anyone who
paid the trifling sum Of money re
quired.
The old books of the middle ages are
filed with qusint references TO lenten
fare. In one Of them, which is called
"Quadrigesimale Spirituale." occurs
the following passage: After the
sailed we eat fried beanes, by which
we understand confession. When we
would have beanes we'll sooden, W
lay them in steep. for otherwise they
will never see the kindly. Therefore,
If we propose to mend our faults it il
not sufficient barely to confess them at
all adventure, but we must let our
confession be in steepe, in the water Of
meditation" That was written by Z
godly French priest in 1868
That the English did not stake "a
kindly to .'beanes" i shown by : few
lines from Skelt0u'e Colin Clout:"
In holy Lentea seasoa
Ye win neither beanes - peoooo.
hut 70 look % b let loogo
To pdgxe q . goose.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

The year 1895 may see remarkable
reversal of existing trade conditions
between the south and west Accusr
toned as we have been to the shipment
Of western hog products and provisions
into the south. on an extensive scale.
it will seem to most people absurd to
think of the south shipping hogs and
corn to the west. This may be done
before the end of the present year, ao-
cording to Mr.. w. H. Baldwin, vice
president Of the Southern Railway CO..
who believes that the failure Of the
corn crop in the west, concurrent with
the extraordinarily bountiful crop in
the south. will result in the phenome-
non Of the south shipping hogs to the
west Already purchases of corn have
been made in Alabama and elsewhere
for shipment to Illinois and other weat-
ern states
An expert estimate Of the cost Of
corn production in Texas. Mississippi,
Arkansas and North Carolina places tho
overage figures at thirty cents. and NJ
the present good market prices tho
profit will be large Besides this, some
of the planters have entered into the
raising of cattle on scale never before
even contemplated. The failure Of the
pasturage in the west through the hot
weather and the consequent decrease
in the herds of live stock in those sec
tions is likely to impart great stimu-
lus to the stock-raising industry ii the
south for next year, and it would mot
be astonishing if southern beef, other
than that from Texas, might be in tho
western markets in 1S95.-Farm News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

The name Of the Lenten season IN
the Latin church Of early times Wa
iejunium quadrigesimale. meaning
forty days fast Ash Wednesday wss
called caput jejuni, beginning Of fast
The word in use to-day comes from IN
Anglo-Saxon word, leneten; German,
lenxand. means spring.
The Lent Of Quy time differs i kind
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
Founding . Flock.

= =
To establish . flock from common
ewes, secure the help Of q pure-bred
ram of any of the mutton breeds that
have qualities suitable for your condi-
tions. In q ram for this purpose, mut-
ton form is demanded. He should b
heavy headed, thick necked. broad
chested. but nowhere coarse. Over
the shoulder should be full and broad.
The back should be straight and tho
loin wide and thick. The ribs should
spring out strongly from the center Of
the body. Such q sheep Is thriftier
than one that is fat-sided. It il very
desirable in q mutton ram to be deep
and broad between the hind legs
or twist. SO rs to furnish .
plump leg of mutton. The legs
should be short. the bone clean,
and the hair upon them fine. A ram. to
get good lambs, must have . strong
constitution The evidence Of this. b.
sides the points of form before Wonr
toned, are activity, . pinl-tinLed kin
and = sound lustrous fleece cc-erin9
the belly as thiclkly rs the baeaE The
fleece should lie dense and even, anu.
made of fibers that have = good length,
fineness and strength. The best eve for
mutton breeding is strong in frame and
of fine quality. A eve that has = dis
tinct feminine appearance is kindest to
her lambs and makes the best breeder.
She should be close to the ground. with
straight back, well-arched ribs, and
broad loin and strong square-shaped
hind quarters Uniformity in the ewes
of hock is desirable, for it is . profit
able quality Of lambs and wethers. -
those that are uniform please the
butcher best--Rural World.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
THE BEST LINE FOR

New York, Boston, Baltimore, Washington
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, NIAgrn Falls, Pitts
burg and Eastern Points.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
How Her nTaieatH Llvea.

A paragraph has appeared in the
Scotch papers stating that the queens
good health Is owing to her careful
dieting, one Of her practices being to
take "a small liquor glass of very fine
old whisky after both luncheon and
dinner" This is pure invention, for
the queen never drinks any spirit un-
diluted. Her majesty occasionally
takes small glass Of fine old whisky
mixed with a tumbler Of mineral water.
Persons must have queer idea Of
careful dieting" who include raw spir-
it's in the regimen. The queen takes a
light breakfast, hearty luncheon, q
substantial tea, but at 8:45, when din
ner is served, her majesty eats very
sparingly, and only Of the llghtest and
most nutritious food. About midway
between breakfast and luncheon, when
the queen is transacting business (all
the heavy work of the day being over
and done with at 1;30) her majesty
takes refresher in the shape Of either
a cup or beef tea, as strong as it can be
made, or an egg beaten up with little
milk or sherry.
The advocate., 1895-11-06
ON HIS OFFICIAL DIGNITY.
Re Read the Boy a Highly Moral Lee-

ne Read the Boy Highly Moral Lee-
turc and Their warned Him on.
From the Detroit Free Press. l was
waiting for the Post Office at Hunts
vile to open in the morning and mean
while talking bit to the colOred jan
itor, who was sweeping and dusting,
when a negro boy, about Is years old,
came along and halted, and beckoned
the janitor to step aside. The old man
looked at him sharply, but did not
comply.
Say, yoP called the young man.
There was no reply to this, and after
minute he again called:
Boy, what yo' wants wild me"
sternly demanded the janitor.
i wants to speak wild yo'."
Who is yo'?"
"Yo' know who l is. YO' is dun en-
gagged to my sister Evangeline."
oh! yo' is her brudder Sam. Waal,
what yo' want?"
kin yO' lend me ten cents?"
"On what ground, sah?"
"On de grounds dat yo' is gwine to
be my brudder-in-law.'
boy, dOan yo' know nofin' tall
bout philosophy" shouted the ianitor,
as he raised his broom over his should
er. MY bein' engaged to yo'r sister
EVangeline as a private citizen, an my
standin' heah representa- de United
States Guv'ment an talkin' wild a gem
Ian besides, am two entirely different
contestashuns. AS yo'r fucher brudder-
in-law I'd like to obleege yo', but as
representative Of dis guv-ment doan'
know yo' from Adam, an If yo' doan'
move on III hev to smash yo' to bone
dustg
The advocate., 1895-11-06
sourHERN PAcIFIc our OF n.
Huntington Announces that Road WIN
FIghG only for Protection.

Huntington Announces that Road WIZ
FIghG only for Protection.
C.P. Huntington says that the South
ern Pacific railroad is out Of politics,
but ''if any candidate announces that
he intends to cinch the road, we will
fight him and try to defeat him, but we
will do it openly"
Concerning the action Of the railroad
commissioners in reducing local rates,
Huntington declares his purpose to test
the issue in the courts. He says:
can arbitrary reduction in rates is an
illegal assault on railroad property
which the courts can not and will not
permit. will trust to the courts for
protection, and throughout my life |
have relied upon the cold, impassioned
injustice of our courts to such an ex-
tent that l have always tried to impress
upon people the great need Of intelli-
gent, honest men for the Judiciary"
From his first statement it may be
fairly inferred that the Southern Pa
cifc has been ain politics" and fur
ther that it has heretofore done its work
secretly. A great deal Of its secret
work has been exposed, however.
OF course, the courts will not allow
any such petty officials as the railroad
commissioners to interfere with the
rates Of a mighty company that pays
we'll for decisions in It's favor.
The Associate Press dispatch, from
which we quote, makes Mr.. Huntington
say that he has always relied upon the
''in-justice" of the courts. We presume
that this word is a slip on the part Of
the reporter or some printer, neverthe-
less it expresses the truth of the matter.
The idea of man who has pur-
chased as many court decisions as C.
P. Huntington advising the people to
elect an honest Judiciary.
The advocate., 1895-11-06

ONLY ONE CHANGE OF CARS
TO THE ATLANTIC COAST
The advocate., 1895-11-06

These watches look like gold watches, and
to all outward appearances resemble EoiA
watch worth $50 or 500. The outside Dt tAN
watch IS GOLD, but underneath Ia alloy. The
cases are warranted for ave years, and WISH
good care will last lifetime.
The advocate., 1895-11-06

MN nFFER. Gold Filled Watch
(% cents In the 81 70 be paid watch;
VHV0 the watch sell the subHbe
THE ADVOCATE, Topeka KansaF
The advocate., 1895-11-06
ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, OMAHA, PEORIA
ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS,

With Dining Cars, Yestibuled Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars, Reclining Chair Cars (Seats
free)
The advocate., 1895-11-06
FREE TO A CLUB OF FIVE.

SHOE AND HARNESS KIT
for home use. Can do an
your own repairing Rest
outfit ever sold for the pric
More and better tools thgD
any other. Four b0sh-QEnl
ity iron lasts. You pay tAl,
freight
This outfit at any hardware
store would cost e6, and con
sists OF the following tools
with their retail pFic9s
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14
"wHAr you DID NOT say"

Thoro Is many q word TINT man may rue,
And the memory OF II may make him woap
Mayhap some heart that Is kind and true,
Like red pomcgranato, Is rcnt in two.
When out OF tho soul the passions leap,
And, storming the portals OF speech. they rush
Into cruel words that condemn and crush.
But tho panR you nevor may know, pray,
IL the woe OF the word thnt you did not say.
Tho word that you ought 10 have said to him
Who put up his pleading face 10 ash
For n fathers smile; and whose oyos went
dim
with tears ot your answer. stern and grim:
Child, let me niono till end my taal:"
Now ne vexes no more, yet you often 20
TO the grave of the lad you sighted so.
And call through the gra1s In tbs quiet clay,
And sob ou, tho word that you did not say
Tho word that you ought to have said to her
Whom long ngo you did lovingly WOO
With gifts and graces; but tears now blur
The sight OF the bloom OF tho lavender,
That brings old humraers aRain and yon
How she lists and longs for tho tender tone
or the days gone by! When you stand alone,
Your face in her lilies you then will lay,
And wall out the word that you did not sRy.
The word that you ought to have said--ihe
dear
Old pair by the freside need IL so
II is better to speak, more blessed to hear
Your word o. praise, wbilo they both nre near
How free would your illial affection flow.
II you knew how we. who without hem trod
All the way OF life, arc entrcating God,
VINO took them from us that some time
they,
In His heaven, may hear what We did not say
--Robort Mcintyre, u. D., In lions Herald
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14
nexBute--

Ilex-But---
Cynthia Cooking at him, frankly
Rex sn't 1t nll rather farce, don't
you think?
Rex (uncomfortab ablc)-What do you
mem?
Cynthia neutrality-suspicious. year
ago means just three hundred and
sixty-f1ve days, and lot of things have
happened since then; not only the
things wo have talked about-others.
We've been about, both of us, and seen
different places and people with
sudden SMILEY, girls with beautiful
dark eyes and their hair parted down
the middle.
Rex (sotto woodland fascinating
golden boards.
Cynthia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
don't you think that, perhaps, when
Uncle Bob said we were couple of
young fools, he wasn't very far wrong?
Rex Tin a carefully controlled voice)
DO you mean that you wish to break
of our engagement?
Cynthia (bravely)-Ycs You thought
IL your duty to come back TO me, and
thought IL mine to wait for you; but
everything is different and-end, oh,
Rex, can't you sec don't love you
bit, any more than you do me, and
that should hate to marry you?
Rex (staring at her hard)-You'd
hate-(suddenly seizing her hands)
Cynthia, you're the best girl in all the
world
Cynthia (demurely)-Bu I haven't
got beautiful dark eyes.
Rex Cfervently)-I hope the golden
beard will make you as happy as you
deserve.
Cynthia-I-(with burst of laugh
teri you're going back to Paris to-
night, aren't you?
Rex (smiling)-Yes-nnd you?
Cynthia-Im going to write to him
and explain.
Rex (taking her hand, heartily
Good-by!
Cynthia (snme)-Good luck!
Rex (as he exits)-Ah, Violet! My
Violet!
Cynthia dying to the writing table
and selling sheet Of paper)-"My dear
Berthe"
CURTAIN.
London Black and White.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14
HEAR THE PRICE CORRECTLY.

One Lady Who Thought . nIsn Said
Bevsn Dollars Instead OF Seventy.
People who select wedding presents
should keep their ears open when they
ask the price of an article that pleases
them, for serious blunders occur, which
cannot be aftcrward rectitied in so deli
cate u mntter as the wedding gift. A
lady, desiring to send a trife to a young
acquaintance on her marriage, says the
Boston Herald, selected piece of sill
yer which she considered not too osten-
tstious but just right for the obliga-
tion she desired to cancel, asked the
shopman how much it was, and on be-
ing told seven dollars ut once inclosed
her card with 1t and thought no more
on the subject. But q month later u
bill for 1t was received, when, to this
purchasers horror, the amount was
found to be not seven dollars, but
seventy. OF course 1t was paid. Yet
1t will be long time before the ranlzle
Of that mistake can be taken out of
her mind or bank account. For who
could ever be reconciled to giving q
present costing ten times more than it
should, no matter how well able one is
to afford It? And then everybody knows
the delicate scale on which the cost of
the wedding present is always weighed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14
SEN ID FOR ON E.
Finely illustrated and Descriptive
G.. H. d ID Folder of the Great At
lata Worlds Fair Furnished
Free on Application.

The Winter season of Southern travel
is at hand, this year made doubly al
tractive by the Atlanta Cotton States
and international Exposition, which il
texcepting only the Columbian Exposi-
tionlthe grandest and most comprehen
sive American international eXhinit
ever accomplished, rejecting great
glory upon the enterprising Gate Cny.
upon the State of Georgia, and upon The
South generally.
The Railways of the North have
made unusually low rates and even
lower figures may be obtained on speci
fled dates in connection with special
parties DOW being formed to start from
Detroit and other Northern Centres.
A beautifully illustrated and des
criptive folder of the Exposition and
also setting forth the perfect Southern
service Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton Railway. can be had free by ad.
dressing ID G. EDWARDS. G. z. A.
Cincinnati. or any G Fl. 81 ID. Agent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-12-14
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST.

II you have any intention OF going to
bhe Southeast this fall or winter, you
bhould advise yourself Of the best route
from the North and West. This Is the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, which
10 running double daily trains from Gin
Einnati through to Nashville, Chat.
tanooga, Birmingham, Atlanta, Mont
Homery, Thomasville, Pensacola, Mo-
bile, Jacksonville and all Florida
points. Pullman Sleeping Car Servics
Through. Specially low rates made to
Atlanta during the continuance OF the
Cotton States Exposition and tourist
rates to all points in Florida and Gull
Coast resorts during the season. For
particulars as to rates ssd through car
service, write
JACKSON SMITH, Div. Pass Agt.,
Cincinnati, o.
g. P. -ATMoRE. cen'l Pass Agt.,
Louisville, KY.