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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing andtruly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive: effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
WOMAN AND HOME.
AgwOMAN ENGINEER.

She Runs Steamboat and Skillfully Han.
dies the Levers.
Did you ever hear of a woman steam
boat engineer?
There is just one in America, and
probably in the world, and she is
Madge Trueworthy, of Scituate, Mass.
No mention Is made of her in Uncle
Sans latest register of statistics Of
women's occupations, because fame has
not found her out. but her name is on
record with the authorities of the state
of Name. for to Madge Trueworthy
was issued the first and only steamboat
engineers license ever given a woman
within the knowledge Of history.
Madge Trueworthy isa young woman
Of twenty-five. a slip Of girl, with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

several muscles Of the sides, but noe
sufficient to affect the fact that they
are much closer together IN the long.
round body than in the short, deep.
fiat-sided animal Fine hair indicates
fine skin, and fine skin indicates fine
tissues. especially of the fat tissues.
In round-bodied animals the excess Of
fat stored up is placed much moro
plentifuily upon the back than in fiat.
sided animals, and in such cases the
round-bodied animals fat is, as q rule,
firmer than the flat-bodied ones
Age and condition have also IN in
duence. in that the younger animals
usually produce muscles that are
tender as compared with aged ami.
mails. Quickly fattened animals also
produce more tender meat than
those that are always fat. An
animal that is too ia. is not so
good for bacon as one that has only
moderate amount thereof. Sows that
have sucked pie< are not good bacon
producers because the portions covered
by the udder is more or less impaired,
but that difficulty may be more than
counterbalanced by the extended use
OF and growth of the belly muscles
during the carrying period.
Assuming that the foregoing state
ments are true it is easy to conclude
that it is the long. round bodied, fine
haired and firm-fleshed, moderately
fatted animal from ten to eighteen
months of age that make the best
bacon-producers- There are In every
breed such animals in q greater or
lesser degree. and by care and selec-
ton such strains of animals can be
easily produced by care in selecting
and mating.-Cor. American Swine
Breeder.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
She Did Not Puechasa

Wo.nan-Have you any stove lifters?
Hardware Clerk from Boston)-Wc
have stovelid lifters. madame. lire
sumo that is what you mean.
Woman tdetiantlyD- mean stove
Filters.
Clerk tpatronizinglylNA stove litter
would be something to lift up q stove.
A jackscrew, for instance.
Woman tangrily)-Have you any ia ck-
screws?
Clerk (surprisedl-Y-e-s, madame, I
believe so. in the basement.
Woman (meditativeiyl-Are they i,il-
yer plated?
Clerk tdumfounded)-No madame.
Woman (triumphantlyrThen don't
want any. l wouldn't be seen putting
up stove with a jackscrew that wasn't
silver plated. I'll go deal at some store
where they have Il better class of cns-
tom and keep aristocratic goods. Good
morning.-N. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
FEEDING FOWLS.
How Much Feed Per Hen 10 the Proper
Gamer?


How much feed should a hen be al
lowed SO as to give her enough and
yet not overfeed her? That is a diff.
cult question to answer. although it is
frequently asked. Before attempting
to give an estimate for q ration we
will present the following points:
/. No two hens are alike; one will
eat more food than will its compan.
ions.
2. A hen that is producing eggs re.
quires more food than non-layer, and
yet the non-layers may secure the
larger share.
s. Brahmas are larger than Leghorns
and eat more food. One Brahma hen
may also eat more than another hen o,
the same breed.
4. A hen may eat greedily to-day and
yet eat but little tomorrow. Appetites
differ and vary with hens the same "a
with humans.
s. A hen may eat largely of grain one
day and prefer some other food the
next day.
8. A quart Of corn per day for ten
hens is the estimate, but il the hens
eat grass, worms or other foods. the
amount must be deducted from the
grain. How can it possibly be done?
Z. A quart of corn per day may he
the correct amount for one flock of ten
hens, while another flock may CONSUME
two quarts.
8. 1t is, therefore. impossible to
measure out certain quantity of food
as a regular ration for q flock. rs tho
amount Of food required can only bc
known after the hens have eaten.
.. The best way to feed is to give
about one-half as much as you may
suppose they may require in the morn
ing. Then scatter millet seed (about
a tablespoonful in leaves and litter. So
as to make them work by scratching.
This will keep them warm. harden tho
flesh and promote their appetites. Al
night give them all they will eat
When each hen has enough she will
walk away from the food. When the
last hen has finished her meal remove
the food that is left over. In
other words weigh the food, give
it to the hens. and when each
hen has eaten, all having left the food,
weigh that which remains. Yea will
then know just how much a Dozen
hens will eat at meal. The next
morning give only one-half as much as
they ate, SO as to have them somewhAs
hungry, and to induce them to scratch.
This is the only way to know much
food to give.
10 Foods also vary, and 1t is not IL.
ways an easy matter to procure two
lots Of foods that are alike in quality,
and no two hens will eat the same
amount of food nor the same kind Al
readily as they will other foods.
IL. The point IS not to overfeed.
This is where the most mistakes arc
made. When a hen is overfed she be.
comes lazy and sluggish, is subject to
indigestion, becomes too fat, and will
lay but few eggs. Soft-shell eggs or
double-yolk eggs indicate that hens
are overfed.
12. Keep sharp grit before the hens
Also keep . cigar-box filed with
ground bone mot bone meaD where
they can help themselves. II you want
eggs, reduce the grain supply and give
more lean meat and cut clover hay,
sealded. Bran. middlings. milk. cab
bage. potatoes, etc, or any variety Of
food, will also be an advantage -Poul.
try Monthly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
HERE AND THERE.

What profiteth it man il he mako
big crop Of corn and then let weevila
eat it?
Grown fowls are more easily fat
tened than young and growing ones.
But this is no reason why you should
either market or eat poor broilers.
When grain is cheap and meat
dear, feed the grain and sell the meat
Talk as little .of hard times IS posi-.
BILE.
The Russian thistle is making its
way south, and has already appeared
in Missouri and Kansas. Colman's
Rural World calls the farmers of those
states to arms to resist them.
When one considers that all the
plant food taken up by the weeds
might be utilized in the production Of
useful crops, their ravages loom up
somewhat in the light Of a calamity
that might be avoided.
Farmers in the west are showing .
disposition to hold back their wheat
since the late decline in prices
Southern farmers should do likewise
with their cotton, which will surely de-
cline il rushed to market as fast a.
gathered.
1t is not so much the quantity Of
land q man has under the pillow as the
amount and character of his products,
that makes him prosperous or the re-
verse. 1t may seem like q waste of
words to make the above state ment,
but plain rs it certainly is there are
many people who don't know the fact
enough to do any good.
The time to wage war on weeds Il
before they perfect their seed. What
does the weed care If you pillow it down.
put clods upon its head and swear
solemn oath that the weed Is dead?
Like John Barleycorn. It will spring
forth from it, seed again with renewed
life, ready to contend with the Guilt.
vated crops for the substance in the
soil.
Many poultry writer's advise sell.
ing Of hens after the drst year. but
don't do it The average hen il 1t her
best the second year. and their chicks
or chicks Matched from their eggs
are stronger and better every way than
those from the eggs OF inexperienced
pullets This view is founded on prac-
teal experience and confirmed BY =
recognized theory applied " ~ kiads
et stock
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
A Safeguard for BABY.

When the baby is just beginning to
stand and crawl around, novel play
ground that will not be in the way can
be made out of pine table. Invert
this and pad the bottom with soft
cushions SO that the child cannot hurt
himself. Several strands Of soft ma
nilla rope wound around the legs Q
number Of times will serve as side
pieces to keep the baby in the play
house. His toys and playthings should
be tied to the legs of the inverted table,
and in this way he can be kept quiet
for hours without any possibility Of
danger happening to him.-Queen Of
Fashion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Kate Field In Denver.

DENVER, Sept. 10.-My journey from
Chicago was over the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad, one of the hes. man.
judging by the civility of the employees. the
comfort experienced, the excellence of it,
roadbed, and the punctuality of arrival: l
actually reached Denver ahead of time. The
Burlington Route is also the best to st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City.
THE highest problem of any art IS to cause
by appearance tie illusion Of higher
Ieality.-Goethe.
WOULD have a man great in great things,
and elegant in little thlngs.-Johnson.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Her RccaOn.

Mr.. Younghubbe-Don't you think.
my dear, that you cook twice as much
rs we need?
Mrs. Younghubbe fartlessly)-I did It
on purpose, darling, want to try some
of those Hints for Housckeepers-
How to make dainty dishes from what
was left over from yesterday. detroit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Woman. Woman, Lovely Woman.

Esmerelda Longcoffin saw you
kiss Miss Elderly yesterday when you
met her on the street. thought you
and she were a: daggers' points.
know she talked shamefully about you.
Birdie McHenepin-I know it. too,
but she has grown SO old and ugly that
] have forgiven her everything
Siftings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Fall
M ediCine

Is fully as important and as beneficial as
Spring Medicine, for at this season there
is great danger to health in the varying
temperature, cold storms, malarial germs,
prevalence of fevers and other diseases.
All these may be avoided if the blood is
kept pure, the digestion good, and bodily
health vigorous by taking
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
He Knew Too Well.

Actress Ito editor)-Sec here! In tl>is
article you say that am about to start
out on starving tour" when l dis
tinctly told your reporter that it was
to be a starring tour"
Editor-Wsll, you see. he was m
actor himself before he went into this
business, and naturally he knows how
It Is himself=Town TOPICS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
AxaIns. All Precedent.

sit pains me to report" said the
chairman of the investigating COM
mittee, that we have been grievously
betrayed, grossly deceived"
Hove" asked several members In
unison.
Il have just learned" explained the
chairman. regretfally, that there are
some members of this committee VIII
really wish to investiga:e."-Chica
Evening Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

"YoU ask me to marry you, Georgel' she
said, slowly. DO you know that am
richs' Yes" '.In my own right.' YES. !"
'sAnd that You will have to come to me for
money!" "Yes." "Even for q cab farer'
in pleasant weather. "Yes" sAnd you
are willing to marry me and take the
chancesln eyes" "Then / am yours,
George, and | hope you may be happy
Household Words
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

cotton, perfumed with violet sachet
powder, and lined with blue and pink
chapgeable silk, with design of blue
forget-me-nots, held together with .
pink ribbon embroidered in the upper
side in silk floss. The edges are finished
with a heavy silken cord of blue and
pink, and the sachet is tied together
with blue and pink Dresden ribbon.
These fragrant envelopes are lovely
when embroidered with the ribbon
work which has already been described
in these columns.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

Little Girl lin churchl-Why doee 80
many people put those little envelopes
ON tn contribution plate?
Little Boy-Thems to keep the pen
MES from maxim % much noise.-H. Z.
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
A Real Pleasure.

Fuddy-How did you like Hammer.
ton in Julius Cesar last night?
Duddy-Well, can't say that he was
altogether satisfactory In the earlier
scenes; but it was = real pleasure to sea
him die.-Boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
A Comfort

"And It really Is true that Hettys
husband keeps q gambling DEM How
could she marry such man7"
1T 10 awful; but Hetty says it Is such
. comfort to know where he spends his
evening". Transcript
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Paste for Cleaning Steel.

A capital paste for cleaning steel and
iron is made by mixing together brick'
dust and whiting in equal quantities
with enough paraffin to convert them
into smooth paste. Rub this on with
an old cloth or washfeather, and 1t will
be found to give brilliant appearance
and leave no marks.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
After thu QuAdFille.
Like . venomous Serpent

Like y VemOuOu1 SOEP0uS
Hidden in the grass, malaria but waits our
approach, to spring at and fasten Its fangs
upOn us. There is, however, q certain anti
dote to its venom which renders it poweriess
for evil. Hostetter's Stomach Birters is this
acknowledged aud world famed specific. and
il is, besides this, thorough curative for
rheumatism, dyspepsia, livercomplaint, con-
stipatiou. Ia grippe and nervousness. In con-
vaiescence and age it is very serviceable.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Thy Al De.

Education shouldn't stop when .
Woman gets married"
mo, indeed; I've learned . new Ian.
guasge since George and married" !.
"What language"
"Baby talk. Chicago Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Only Kind She Could Wear.

BETH wonder why Jennie Whirler
always wears flowers when she rides
her wheel?
May-Ob, suppose she don't dare
to wear the other kind Of bloomers.-
Bay City Chat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
BIGGEST OF SACHETS.

Used BY Fashionable Women for Their
Dainty Night Robes.
The latest fad of milady is an enor-
nous sachet for her dainty robe de mutt,
which is laid across the foot of her bed
during the daytime, instead of duvet.
The sketch represents one OF these
pretty affairs which was recently made
for wedding present. The material
Is of cream satin ducbesse wadded with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Threatened Return Of Earrings.

The fashion of wearing earrings, says
the London Court Journal, has been
lately written against rs return to .
barbaric taste or q want of taste. Any
how, earrings have crept slowly but
surely back into public favor. Some
appropriate new place to make use OF
for the surplus supply Of diamonds has,
It appears. to be found, although the
front Of tho dress offers q wide field for
display. The long pendant earring, It
is dreaded, may perhaps once more
como back into fashion-such Is our
Rrandmothers once deformed their ears
with. Netherland ladies still wear
these unsightly appendages when they
ore in full costume, with side plates Of
rold on each side Of the head.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

SERVANT applying for place)-'.And I
shall require the address Of your last serv-
ant" Observation-Disclosures forr' Serv-
ant-'Why, to get your character from her,
of course "-Judy,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

Miss Anteek-He Is the most insult
ing young man ever met.
Miss Blossom-Did he ask You how
old you were?
Miss Anteek-No. He asked me how
old said I was.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
How They Solved the rro~has

''Smith and his wife quarreled right
along from the time they were engaged
until they got married"
"And then?'
"They got = divorce" = Chicago
Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

Il WILL kill him." cried the poet, tsif
have to tie him fast and read him to death
with one of my own onnets."-Harpers
Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

"DID your uncle remember you in his
willF' "Yes. dear old fellowl He left me
his best wishes in . special codicil."-
Harper's Bazaar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

THERE is nothing that man can less If.
ford to leave at home than his conscience
or his good habits.-Packe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

WE have not been without Piso's Cure for
Consumption for ~ years.-LIzzIE FERREL,
Camp ST., Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, '94.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

HE-"Will you be mine-mine until death
rs do part!" Shell don't know about
that; you look rs il you might live good
many years."-lndianapolis Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Is taken internally. Price &c.

A PRACTICAL JOKER Is one for whom no
one has any practical use.-Young Mems
Era
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
An Act Of Real Heroisn

81 wish were . man! would do
something noble, self-sacrificing."
Propose 70 . girl like yourself9"-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07

'IsS'r that new ring," '.It's new to
me- Life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Hoping MS rriond


Baglcy-You might help . fellow. II
you wanted to. I'd like TO have Ger
trude find out all about my good points
from IN outsider.
Bailey-I'm helping you, Baglcy.
Why, it is only yesterday that did my
best to convince her that you were no
fooli-Puck.
After thu QuAdFille.
He-Ah, mademoiselle. II I were
rich and lovely as you are know what
/ would do.
She-Marry count. l suppose.
He-Not at oil.
She-Nhat then3
He-H I were you I'd marry me-
Judge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
u;.h... 1..,ooe Pove,-Latese U. Govt Report
R3H!aa!!I!kfss*ssafs$F
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

THERE is this difference between happf
ness and wisdom, that he who thinks him
self the happiest man, really IS 30, out ne
that thinks himself the wisest is generally
the greatest fOol.-Colton.
An old member of the London stock ex.
change says: 1.-THE only time man Of ex-
perience takes his wife into hrs commence
Is to tell her he is not making any money"
Household Words.
In case of doubt in Kentucky poker
game always draw both guns.-Washington
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Rejected Fr3oodship

isn't the humorous editor . friend Of
yours"
"Well, yes, but don't think muqh at
him" r.
''Why not?"
HE won't take joke. Y. bur
nal. =.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-12-07
Hoods
SarsapariIIa
The One True Blood Purifier.

HDDIs~ Dill cure all liver ills. bilious
AAOOA . allS ness, headaches. 25c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-22
Bingham Bulletin Notes.

George q. Lee. who bonded the Star
lus group to the Bingham Copper com
pany. on Tuesday showed the Bulletin
reporter sack of samples from that
property which are no doubt all that
is claimed for them and suggest that
the future operations of the company
are likely to be attended with most
important results. The Starlus tun-
mel is now in 400 feet. Recently the
superintendent went back ninety feet
and began an upraise. which has been
lifted fifteen feet and shows at the
top three feet ten inches of ore so
uniform in character that there is lit
tie choice in selection. from which the
specimens exhibited were taken. AS
says of StarluS ore have given as high
as eleven ounces silver and Sc gold per
ton, and it uniformly carries Is to 20
per cent copper, sulphuretted and
black oxide, but nowhere in the tunnel
was any found that looked so promis-
Ing as this now coming from the up
raise. AT that point the depth from
surface is $50 feet perpendicular-th
pitch OF the vein being about 30 de-
grees. OF course further DEVELOPMENT
may prove disappointing, but thus far
all indications tend to strengthen the
belief that an immense ore body is, be-
ing opened up. Manager o. B. Hardy.
who was up from the city the fore part
OF the week, is elated at the prospects.
he is increasing the force at the mime
ana VIII push developments. "A car
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-22

namuc. the first of which is now max
ing an enviable record. while the lat
ter is one of the properties that made
Bingham canyon famous years ago.
The vein runs in northeasterly di-
rection. is well defined and the results
of samples received yesterday are very
flattering. The report of Mr.. J. G.
Logan. who now has charge of the
property. leaves no question or doubt
in the minds of the owners concern
Ing the future of this property.
From what should be considered re-
liable authority The Herald is in
formed that the report printed in
these columns day before yesterday,
regarding the strike in the Mammoth,
was over-estimated. and that while the
mine was doing well. it was not yet
out of debt. and that also as the man.
agement OF the mine had recently pur-
chased new machinery, a dividend
would be an impossibility until the
Indebtedness of the company had been
cancelled. Our informant states that
the average values of ores shipped last
monuh were 8 ounces in silver and AZ
ounces In gold, and says that the in
d1v1dual who gave in the report re1
garding the property must have had
the Jlm-pamS.