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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
Keen Duckljues Dry,

Il Is claimed that the Pekin duck
will thrive we'll without ponds. 1t is
true that the ducklinRs can be more
easily raised away from ponds O,
streams than when allowed to have
access thereto, but this due to the fact
that most of the ducklings are Matched
with incubators during the winter sea-
son. when the cold waters Of the pond
would chill them and cause loss
Young ducks will thrive better if they
are kept away from the ponds until
they are we'll feathered; but despite
all claims in favor of the Pekin duck
as being adapted to dry locations, my
experience is that the adult ducks are
more contented when they have .
pond. Like all aquatic birds, they en-.
Joy the water, and they will thrive on
on an open field away from water Tex.
cept for drinking), yet they give the
best results when they have the privi-
leges Of q pond.-Farm and Fireslde.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21

This will obviate heavy pruning in
after years.
10. Pruning when dormant tends to
impart vigor. but if done when grow
ing or in leaf it checks growth, and
therefore feeble trees should never he
pruned after growth commences in the
spring. But healthy strong growers
may be lightly pruned at either Sea-
son.
20. Most of the bad luck" with
young trees and orchards is the result
OF neglecting the preceding rulsa.-
Southern Farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL,

| The Reformed Catholics claim
eight societies, with 1000 memberA
They worship in eight halls, with {
seating capacity of 1890.
Mrs. William Rockefeller will build
new parsonage for the First Baptis,
church at Tarrytown. The spccifica,
| tions call for tho best interior fittings,
and the building will cost at least $40,
600.
There is one Christian minister for
every 900 of the population in Great
britain. and there is but one in every
| IA. 600 in Japan. one in l65. ESQ in India.
one in aeea COO in Africa and one in 437.
| 900 in China.
"A society has been organized in
London called the Police Court mis-
sion. to help in reclaiming persons. es-
pecially young men who are arrested
on compara lively slight charges. Dur.
ing the past year it has taken hold of
Is. s55 cases, and its success is most en-.
coura-ing.
The sixth year of the Catholic
University of America. at Washington.
ID. G.. closed with the public exercises
of the graduat;n. class of divinity
students. There were nine baccaiau
reases eight licentiates and two doc
tors of divinity. the doctors of iivin-
ity only received the degree after a
competitive and exhaustive examina-
tion.
Russia has only 1869 university
students, with a population of la0. 000.-
600. according to the Russkava Schko-
Ia, or la0 10 million, while Germany,
with 80, COG, 900 inha bitants. has 5000
students Moscow is the largest uni
versity, with 3.961 students; St Peters
burg comes next with 2.6.5. The !. 1.17d
at Warsaw are almost exclusively Poles,
and the l.:,:,a at Dcrpat. Germans
There are no fees or charges of
any kind at the Southern baptist theo-
logical seminary and the Louisville
Presbyterian theological seminary.
On the contrary, each institution has
student fund, out of which small
amounts are given to worthy young
men. but in few cases is more :haE the
board paid. From the letters received
these two Schools of the Prophets"
will next session have largely increased
attendance. IT is probable that the
Baptist school will have more than 800
students
The Presbytcrians of the United
States are divided into twelve branch
es. known as the Presbyterian in the
United States of America, Presbyter-
ian in the United States, Welch Call
whistle Methodist. Cumberland tcol-
orca). Cumberland Presbyterian.
United Presbyterian. Associate Church
of North America. Associate Reformed
South. Reformed Presbyterian (synodl,
Reformed Presbyterian general sy-
nodl. Reformed Presbyterian tcove-
Reformed in the United States
and Canada.
AT st. Ives. in liuntingdonshire,
The Sunday-school children met in the
recently to throw dice for BIZ
bles in the presence of the rector and
The church warden. By the terms of
IN ancient bequest. fifteen dollars must
be spent yearly for twelve Bibles, to
be given to six boys and six girls of
good repute making the three highest
throws. The rector receives $3.50 FOR
preaching special sermon. At first
the dice throwing took place on the
table. but that part of the |
ceremony has been given up.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
WONDERFUL DAHOMEY.


Land OF ARaxona. and Wholesale Human
Eocrt6ces.
An interesting book on Dahomey Is
written and published by Henry Marcel,
which name is the pseudonym of a
weil-known French resident of Phila-
desphia-
Dahomey was until recently the
mnst important negro monarchy in
Africa. 1t was especially famous for
two things-its corps of Amazon war
riOrs and its human sacrifices Both
these institutions are at an end since
the French conquest Of Dahomey.
The Amszons were the only instance
In the modern world of q body of fe-
male warriors They formed the body
guard of the king and were as remark
able for their fidelity as for their cour-
age.
Every Dahomeyan was bound to pre-
sent his daughters to q sort of . med
ical board. which selected those suit
able for the kings service Little
girls taken in war were also trained to
be AmazonS
The Amazons were ordinarily COM
peeled to remain celibate all their lives.
but the king occasionally permitted
one to marry . deserving male soldier.
They were always very we'll formed,
and some Of them were handsome, in
figure at least The number of the m
was about one thousand. and they
formed only . small part of the army.
In addition to being brave on the bat
tIeield it is said that they we're more
cruel than the men soldiers and very
hard drinkers Woman suffragists
should find much food for thought and
possibly encouragement in these factA
The human sacrifices were first in
stituted in 1900. They were based on
religious beliefs Man is believed to
be subject to the same wants in the
next world rs in this; 50 he must be
buried not only with food and weap-
ons. but provided with wives and
servants il he is IN important person.
The burial Of > king was always At
tended by IN immense slaughter. When
King Gulzo died more than five hum
dred human lives were sacrificed, in
chiefs. musicians and slaves.
He was buried in . big cave. His
wives seated themselves round him in
the order Of their rank and poisoned
Bssketfuls Of heads and
calabashes full Of blood were piled on
his tomb
Wholesale sacrifices were also held
1t hxed periodx A traveller describing
them says that during the night OF
these sacrifices everybody found in the
street WAS dubbed TO death. Companies
Of musieisns walked about playing
psinful musie At midnight vollsy
= &usket4H esaosnced tAs bsginuipg
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
LIFE IN ARMENIA.


| Distant People Live.
| / have seen . very large number Of
Sassunisns from all the villages that
suffered during the massacre. have
eaten. drunk, travelled, and lived with
them, studying their ways, their views.
their desires. hopes and fears, and
have no hesitation in saying with en-
phasis that . more quiet, peaceful,
God-fearinx people il not to be found
in any part of the world. They are
hardy, no doubt, sober, abstemious,
and can live on an excess for food
which would kill European in week.
Their piety does not entail that deep
respect for truth which westerns re-
gard-in theory. ut least-as one Of the
bases of all religion. But then. their
condition is their best excuse. II il
absolutely impossible to be v6taeious
and to live in Armenia; - things ara
1T present arranged. The wretched
people have embodied this melancholy
fact in one Of their own proverbs: "Ile
who speaks the truth must have one
foot in the stirrup"
A lordly Kurd may enter an Armenian
house ut any hour Of the day or the
night, and ask: How many carpets,
how many Turkish pounds. how many
sheep do you possess?" and the higher
the estimate the greater the number
that the defenseless man must give mp.
then and there, to the armed bully.
Go to any Armenian shop in Erzerum,
Mush, Van. Bitlis, Kherput, and ask
the shopkeeper to narrate his expert.
ence of Turkish customers. be they
simple folk or officers and olacials.
They inquire the price Of an article.
pay one-third, sometimes . half, and
promise the remainder in . few days.
And the vender never receives another
piastre. This is done every day Of the
week. An Armenian in Erzerum il
suspected of having spoken with Eu-
ropean-with myself, for example.
He is charged with the crime.
perhaps he has actually commit
ted it, without feeling any severe
remorse of conscience. II he admits
the fact he is . ruined man; HIS trade
will suffer, the police will have him
boycotted, and . week o. % later he
may be in the typhoid section Of the
Erzerum prison. where the inmates are
dying like AiesL Veracity is . delight
full virtue, but it requires . certain !.
soil to be properly cultivated. and the :
soil of Kurdistan lacks ali the essen.
tial qualities needed. Even liar may
note and = hypocrite criticize the nm.
veracity Of the Armenian people; but
when the historian has explained the !
temptation the moralist may feel dis
posed to palliate. the defect.
The truth is that with all their
faults, which are mainly traceahle to
the serfdom in which they live. the
Armenian population is the sole pro-
gressive element in .Asiatic Turkey,
and their potential influence for good,
as . moral and intellectual le4ven,
should be measured less by the unAt-
qualities which they have nee
developed than by the latent
germs which have never yet had an
of blossoming into real.
tieS-LOudOn Tele0raDh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
A cHivALRous SHERIFF.


He Wanted to Levy On the Y00ag LoAy's
It was . dull day, even for Alexan-
dria. A chill wind, rustling the dead
leaves. twirled in the open doorway,
and shout the reluctant form. Of tha
little deputy sheriff.
II called, Miss -" he begun.
Il understand" the young girl inter-
rupted quietly. Come in," and she
closed the door.
Nervously clutching his hat, he fol-
flowed her into the parlor.
Nothing is exempt, she continued.
as she pushed aside the faded silk cur.
tains to admit the waning daylight.
but this vase" pointing to . bit of
porcelain ON table nearby, 'the last
Of my mothers wedding gifts" With
the conscious expression Of \ rec
ognized villain. he further itemized on
. shabby tablet, all other visible
dotsam Of . past luxury.
IF you'll do the other rooms. mias,r
he suggested. deprecstingly. '.then mo-
body need'n' be disturbed"
Thank yop," she asseuted, and
grateful tears filed her eyes as abe
took the list from his hands.
"'Tain't the law" he reflected. wheu
she had gone, but it cert'n1y amt no
gre4t sim" Twice he had done this
errsnd Of justice. and his respectful
pity for the girl and her people knew
no bounds. Now ~ he sat there alone,
smoothing the band of his hat. his mat
urally sluggish brain was active with
sympathy. Suddenly his sparse little
figure grew expansive and alert, ami
mated by . chivalrous impulse such -
prompted Raleigh to cast his cloak un-
der the queens feet. He would make
q clear path for her and hers across
this mire of debt and poverty.
Everything is there" she said. re-
turning and handing him the tablet
"You are very thoughtful and kind"
81 hope, miss, things can be Axed."
he ventured. ''as they was before?
Impossible. she. replied. growing
pale. Her troubled face made his heart
ache.
I'm goin' to quit this sorry trade"
he burst out. II on'y done il this
awhile cause / had to get . livin',
but" Frightening visibly, "ny aunt ~
Blue Ridge depo' she died las' week.
an she lef farm an cattle an meney
all to me-"
THAT is good" interposed the girl.
courage from his tone,
Maybe you'll be mad, miss" he
went on, but I wish nightly you
all could share this wind'fsll of mine.
There's your maw," eagerly. Shed
be like another lady in the mountain
sir, with fresh milk. an eggs, an
ridin' round; an your paw, he could
rest up. an maybe take heart, for q
new scheme. if-if-" with . grasp-
you'd op'y marry me-"
Astonishment, indignation, amuse-
ment, in turn overwhelmed her. f.T-
can not do that" she answered quick.
ly. flushing. but you are very good to
think of us."
Il meant no harm, miss he nut
tered. and hurriedlv departed
What fool" he commented, once
ITO 70 an forget the liffer.
ence. just because I wanted t6helr
herr
what . situation. unused the girl,
as the hall door closed abruptly. Fan
cy the little sheriff. out of sheer goos:.
wanting to levy ON my
existsnca "-Washinxtou News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
NIGHT.
IA tine stiil and sweet OF the night.
y the wakening out of dreams,

IN the still and sweet Of the nieht
y the wakenine out of dreams.
Ere ever line OF light
through the gate OF the morning s,reama,-
with never q roof above
- .ns. the sweep OF our ]oyanoe mars,
Oaiy the sky. and the love
OF the brotherly infinite stars.
- the still and sweet OF the uicht.
y the voicing OF wondrous things
FROM the druid frs on The height
=, ana the lips OF the lowland springs
FROM sfbylline tongues that tell
Ine truths that the ages teach,
Aoosed from the days deep spell
into soft articulate speech.
In the still and sweet OF the night,
y the sense OF soul release
FROM the passions and pains that blight
IN the dewy balms OF peace!
The brooding rapture OF rest.
Free from the fret and feui
Close to the earth's warm breast
IN her loving mother-mood.
Santon Scollard. In Youths Companion
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21
FODDER CORN.
IL USED to Eli . silO 1t Means Increase
PROFIT to the Farmer.

IL used to Fiji . SilO 1t Means Increased
Front to the Farmer.
Fodder corn, either to be cut up and
stored In silo, or to be cured and fed
dry. has become q regular crop with
many farmers The latest conclusions
drawn from their practical experience,
and from carefully-conducted expert.
ments made at some of the agricul-
tural experiment stations, are that tho
best results can usually be obtained
by planting . good variety Of common
Held corn. drilling in rows from three
to four feet apart, the grains being
dropped about six inches apart, culti-
vatinE it thoroughly and cutting it
up when the plant and ear are fully
developed and the grains are glazing.
Heretofore it has been generally
recommended co plant for ensilage
the large-growing southern varieties
OF corn. on account of the very large
amount of fodder they produce But 1t
has been demonstrated that the or
dinary varieties of dent corn are usu.
ally as valuable, il not superior.
While they may not produce much
more than half the bulk of fodder
produced by the mammoth varieties,
their nutritive value is much higher.
they mature earlier in the season. and
the labor OF handling the crop is much
less, so that in the end they are just Al
profitable to raise.
Let every farmer who has been
about building q silo. and is
yet undecided. 60 ahead and plant the
crop intended for ensilage. and
later on, he decides not build q silo,
he can use the crop to good advantage
in the form of cured fodder corn.
From the great and increasing inter
est manifested on the sNbject during
the past few months it is reasonable to
estimate that the number of silos in the
Ohio valley will be doubled the coming
season.
The silo means . decided change in
our present system of agriculture. 1t
means more live stock on the farm, and
cheaper meat and dairy products. II
means q less acreage Of grain, but .
higher yield per acre from increased
fertility of the soil. 1t means increased
profits to the farm by lowering the cost
Of production. The silo is . good
mortgage lifter.-Southern Farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21

do what good thou canst unknowr.
and be not vain OF what ought rather
- Be felt than seen. William PcpA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-21

NO man WAS ever stoned for hies
pisty whose religion was 81 il hie
leed-Rams HcgA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

Isn't there too much reliance in this
country upon Yankee ingenuity" Every
time some one points out the fact that for
a great country the United States is
wretchedly provided with means Of defense
and of that fact there is now no reason
that no enemy. however powerful, can ever
humble us. because we are great, and
glorious, and free, and, best of all, clever.
Taken individually or collectively there is
no question that the Americans are the
last people in the world to be whipped.
probably in the end conquer any offensive
force by virtue Of logged persistence and
great resources. Yet the recent example
Of China shows that size Is not SO effective
as readiness, and that sometimes a country
can be SO large as to be unwieldy, and so
resourceful as to be overconfldent. What
gives immediate point to this suggestion is
the fact that in few weeks or months the
work at the Washington naval gun foundry
will be shut down because Congress has
seen fit to cut off the appropriations on the
general ground that all the guns that are
needed are made. If the Washington
foundry were to be run night and day for
five years, with It's capacity doubled, and
its plant duplicated in some other part Of
the country, and that establishment run
also at full speed, this nation would just
begin to reach solid ground in the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

There are some matters that are coming
to light in connection with the recent at
tempt on the life of ex-Premier Stambou-
loft Of Bulgaria that give rise to the sus-
picion that the authorities of Sofia were
more or less mixed up in the affair. There
Is evidence now that just before the ASA ult
party of policemen vanished around a
corner of the street, and reappeared al
most Immediately afterwards and blew
their whistles. When the valet of the
wounded statesman tried to pursue the
fleeing assassins one of the policemen inter
copied him and struck him a savage blow
with his sword to stop him. Unhappy Bull
garia Is beset from within and without,
and now a further hight is cast upon her
good rame by this outrage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

1t now appears that there is a practical
unanimity Of legal opinion to the effect
that the Commissioners are not restrained
In the least by the lexington railways ap-
peal from Judge Bingham's decision. In
the opinion Of their legal advisers and of
the District bar generally their hands are
not tied, and they can proceed to enforce
the law by abating the nuisance Of the lille
gally obstructing poles and wires as
promptly and as effectively as they choose.
The Commissioners having furnished a
basis for the attempt at injunction proceed
ings by indicating a purpose to enforce law
and cut the poles, may be expected to Wig
orously carry out that purpose, now that
the legal obstacles are out of the way. 1t
Is highly improbable that they would So
conduct their end of the court controversy
as to disable themselves, or will insist that
their hands are tied. II legal advice is
unanimously to the contrary effect.
The lexington railway is today using
overhead wires within the city Of Wash
ington in violation of law, and maintaining
Illegal distractions of the streets in the
shape Of trolley poles and wires. VIII not
the Commissioners at once enforce the law
and abate the nuisance? The performance
of their duty will not be a contempt of
court, though 1t may be contempt neces-
sary In the public interest, of powerful SEN
atorial and corporate influences and Of i'm
proper senatorial Interference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17

There seems to be an unusual amount of
counterfeiting going on just at present.
1t may be that there is no more real work
of this kind done than usual, but there
are surely more exposures and arrests Of
counterfeters. Whether the secret service
La becoming more effective or whether by
reason of the hard times more people are
being driven to adopt this criminal and
precarious means of obtaining a livelihood
Is a question. Two gangs Of operatives
have just been cornered in New York. and
another was taken into custody the other
day in Chicago. There must be a good deal
Of bad coin afoat, and the people will
do we'll to scrutinize closely the bits of
money that are given to them in change
or in payment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
+ preparations for adequate defense.

OF preparations for adequate defense.
There are today three large vessels Of the
merchant marine that are classed as aux
Hilary cruisers, the Paris, the New York
and the st. Louis. In a short time the
st. Paul will be added to this fleet. It is
not large number when compared with
the scores of available vessels of the same
sort now under the control of Great Brf-
tain, yet 1t is too large a number for the
United States to arm properly II an emer-
gepcy should arise. such, as experience has
taught. may develop within a few hours.
There is today not a gun nor a scrap of
metal for the equipment of the auxiliary
feet. In other lands these guns and the
appliances for working them, together with
the ammunition for firing them, would all
have been ready many months. The ves-
sells might just as well be called mud
scows, for all the appropriateness there is
Under existing conditions In the name of
Cruisers"
Congress knows these things. They have
been mentioned officially again and again,
and yet delay and the. false economy Of
procrastination are practiced, and the re-
suit will be that in very short time the
valuable plant at the Navy Yard will be
shut down, and the excellent force of men
there gathered will be scattered. It is
doubtful If the plant can ever be put into
such effective shape as at present II this
force, which 1t has taken years to collect,
is allowed to be absorbed by the great COM
mercial firms of the country. Nor Is this
the only source of danger. 1t is common
understanding among the officers of the
army that the armories Of the United
States are today wofully inadequate, and
that there is nothing like a supply of arms
to place even the small number of men
There may be, indeed, rifles enough to go
around. and to arm the now organized
militia, but in the event of a war there
would be long and disastrous delay, while
the armories, which are, unfortunately all
on the seaboard, and hence within easy
reach Of an invader. are worked UP to sup
ply the deficiency that the organization Of
a great volunteer force would create.
Taken altogether, the strain now put on
the poor, overworked maxim that Ameri-
can ingenuity will find a way out of all
difficulties will sooner or later tell, and the
PEOPLE will perhaps awake to a realizat ton
of the fact that. until the day comes when
all war will be effectually prevented by a
universal joining of hands in beautiful
brotherhood Of peace, it is next to criminal
negligence to fail to provide adequate
measures for defense. resting for their
efficiency upon something more tangible
than a vague faith in the unawakened
prowess of the nation.