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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
HERE AND THERE.

A hen that will not produce double
her weight in eggs every year is not
] worth keeping. Have her for dinner
at an early day.
| w. I. Warren, of Carroll county,
Tenn, has a brood sow which has
dropped him three filters Of pigs with
| in the last ten months, the total num-
Der being thirty-tive.
Tar paper is good thing to line a
fowlhouse with; it has an odor that is
unpleasant to vermin and supposed to
fortify the lungs aud throat against
diseases that enter the system by that
route.
1t is estimated by competent au-
thority that more than COO, 600. 600 acres
of arid lands in this country can be ir-
rigated and made TO far exceed the
best unirrigated lands in productive
capacity.
1t requires more food to keep up
egg production than is necessary to
support a flock of hens in unprcductive
idleness- The best hens in the world
can not make eggs out of wind.
1t is estimated that every in
dividual in the land eats fifty pounds
Of pork annually: in any event that
much is raised. This, at least, shows
the Importance of swine industry.
CARROTS are a cheap and excel
lent food for horses. and for sick or
convalescent horses they are highly
recommended. II is said horse rare
ly gets SO sick as to refuse this root,
until the actual articulo mortis. IVY
-Onc-fourth of the labor that men
do would be sufficient to supply every
human being with all the necessaries
of life and every. reasona bic luxury, If
they would live US they ought to and
observe the Golden Rule.
in England and Scotland the farm
ers raise large sheep. whole focks aver
aging over 800 pounds each. alive, and
when a wether is killed for family use
that which is not desired Immediately
is corned the same as beef.
On the farm it is best to keep but
one breed of chickens for they can
then be allowed full personal liberty
to range at will, and the breed can I've
kept unmixed. Plymouth Rocks.
Wyandottes. Or any of the Leghorns
are suitable for this purpose, with the
exception that the latter, If pure
blood, win not sit worth 3 cent.
Whatever may be said Of the pres
ent prospects for sheepas q commercial
venture, there is one aspect Of sheep
in relation to which no
farmer can ever make mistake. says
the Homestead. and that Is the keep
ing of aku0dent nanber OF The right
kind of sheep to provide anlabundance
Of good, Wholesome meat for the use Of |
his own family. /
In no domestic sniusl has there Teen
greater Improvement than in the hog.
Where is the man with gray hairs in |
his head who does not remember the |
6eet-footed windsplitter of y0re, whose |
legs, as well rs sn0ut, were made for |
business? Compare him with the TO
tund modern porAer. whose snout and |
legs have almost disappeared in the |
we'll rounded carcass. and wonder st |
Vie Ingenuity Of the breeder nan |
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

is finished, ill in the points with lace
stitch, that shown in the design is the
Venetian stitch. and each stitch Is
twisted twice. Remove the linen from
between the honitons and beneath the
lace itself, also from under the lace
stitch in the points, and you have a
lace star.
The design can be elaborated upon
by a circle Of hon;tons outside Of the
star or line of the honitons running
across the corners as far from the star
as the star is from the hem.
Another pretty table cover is shown
in design ). made ID blue denim; It is
pieced mp in one Of the designs our
grandmothers used for their quilts.
The center is a dark blue, also the cor
ner blocks. but the sides arc the reverse
side of the denim Now sketch in q
design on these side pieces and block
In the shadows with wash of blue
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
INFERIOR MOTIVES.
4 Point % He Considered In the Eaueas
ton Of Children.

A Point 20 Be Considered In the Edueas
ton Of Children.
It is most important In reasoning
with children that only the best mo-
tives for conduct should be given them,
and never inferior or wrong ones.
A conscientious child will often make
mistakes and do the wrong thing,
while he has the most sincere and un.
selfish desire to do the right one. Such
actions in such children should not be
scolded or condemned too harshly. For
1t is the motive that most matters. So
long as the intention be right the ac-
tion may be amended. and the child
learn from his error to avoid i. III fu-
ture.
The difference between the motive
and the action, and their interdepcnd.
ence are not often enough explained
to children. It is more possible for
child to understand the distinction
than people usually think. If. as might
easily be done, the teacher would put
the idea into simple and familiar
words, most children could grasp it,
and learn to be their own guides in fu.
ture, and that is what all child teach
ing should tend toward, or it Is teach
ing thrown away.
Children quickly appreciate high mo-
tives. To urge your boy to do right
because 1t is brave to do so, or because
1t Is honorable, or because it is true, is
to- speak to him in language which he
eau understand as well as You. And to
know only such motives tends to make
him the truthful, brave or honorable
boy You wish him to be.
Ga the other hand, to habitually in
cite him to goodness because of the
candy which comes to good boys or the
punishment which awaits bad ones, IS
to create in him only the motives of
greed and fear. These incentives are
not only demoralizing to the character
of the child, but the force of them is
weakened as the boy grows older.
Again, it is q mistake to appeal to
''outside" motives with children, such
as acting for the sake Of appearance on
because some one is watching: BE
q good child, for uncle is looking at
you;" Don't he rude to your sister OF
Mt the table while company
Is here:' ''How ugly it looks for a little
girl to be disobedient or unl1ind." .'Seo
how pretty it is to be amiable or gem
erous!" People always admire a gen.
tie little girl" Such phrases surely do
not show q child the best reasons why
he should do right. Children do under.
stand and appreciate better ones. And
children have right to the best. They
have right to as good motives as those
we try to live up to ourselves.-Har-
r,,,r'S Razar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
To Prevent Cotton Dying.


As am an old Gotten planter, l will
give my experience in black waxy
land about the cotton dying. In the
year Of 1858 l finished my work about
the 18th of November, and then start
ed my plows to prepare for another
crop. ] took two horse plows, and
ran twice in the middle. or water fur
row. At that time we had more hands
than plOws. l made those hands that
had nothing to do take all the corn
stalks and trash and lay in the fur
rows that were run in the middlea
l then. with another team, listed on
the stalks and trash, completely COW
ering everything. let it stay in that
condition until ready, next spring, to
plant. Then threw out the part of the
unbroiSen land, and had fresh bed
to plant ON. And that year, 1859, l
never did know much about cotton. I
made, for we never did get it picked.
but we picked fourteen bales per hand
That was land where cotton died bad
ly. There was one piece where cotton
died so very bad that planted it to
sorghum. The stock had eaten it and
knocked it down, and did it the same
way. and / did not see a dead stalk OF
cotton on that piece that year. The
second time was in the fall of 1865.
had just come from the army, broke
up, and as poor as church mouse.
took my pillow about the first of
November and started on the same
plan. That year I made ten bales
to the hand. for l was not able to hire
but one hand. and that was an old ne
gro who had had the rheumatism for
two years before, but was a bile to work
when he was emancipated, and made
twenty bales. My observation is that
any vegetable matter that is not de-
will prevent root rot in cot
ton or any other crop. and il the plant
ers would rotate their crops, and pillow
under all vegetable matter in deep
furrow when they plant the seed. they
would correct that acid" or what
ever it Is, 50 there would hardly any
cotton die.-Cor. lTexas.s Farm and
Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
With One ule.

With one mule Mr.. Y. A. Hoffman,
near Holly Springs, made the follow
ing crops this year: Three hundred and
thirty bushels of sweet potatoes, sixty
five bushels Of Irish potatoes. spring
crop, and forty bushels of fall crop,
three bales of cotton, one hundred
bushels of cotton seed. two Thousand
bundles of fodder. twenty bushels of
peas, five bushels Of peanuts, three tons
of hay, four hundred and forty-five
bushels of corn. Four cent cotton
doesn't bother Mr.. Hoffman.-Jackson
Miss Clarion Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
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 tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
nays, 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 5Oc and 81 bottles, but it is man
fractured 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, 1895-03-02
How to Make Meat croque.t.s.

For six persons. have about one pint
of finely chopped cooked meat. Add
one tablespoonful each Of -four and
salt; three Of butter; one teaspoonful
of pepper: one-half pint Of water.
Make thicltening of the -four. water
and butter. and heat to boil. then add
the meat to which the seasoning has
been added. Cook few minutes, then
remove from the fire. When cool,
shape with the hands into cylinders or
balls. Dip each one into beaten egg,
then roll in fine bread crumbs, being
careful to see that every part is coated.
Fry in deep fat, ARRANGE on a napkin
and serve at once.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
uo,.sscs .. Stock Feed.

Now that the extraordinary cheap
ness of sugar and mo.asses is attract
Ing considerable attention in this
county for cattle feeding. the follow
ing account of the use of certain cheap
in Germany for similar pur-
pose will prove interesting. From
description given in the Deutsche Zuc-
ler Iadustrie. it appears from recent
experiments that very large use Is
hkeif g b made Of what IL knoNR o
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
THE CEREALS.

STRABo says that the natives of India
and Egypt made IN intoxicating drink
Of the wild rice which grew in their
rivers.
RICE was introduced into the Celestial
empire by the never-enough-to-be-
praised Emperor Chin-Nong, about $500
years B. q.
SPELr Is not an ancient grain; there
Is no Sanscrit name for it; neither the
Indians. Chinese nor Persians knew
anything of it.
GALEN says that oats wcre grown
abundantly in Asia Minor; were used
rs food for the horses aud by men in
times of famine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
What Benso,n win Do.

Berzoin is ono Of the hest friends Of
woman. A few drops of It In a basin
Of water gives pleasant odor to the
face ana hands 1t helps to whiten
the skin anu ~ tighten It. Tan and
wrinkles are both removed by Its
action. and, combined with glycerine
or alcohol, it. Is an excellent lotion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
sis.ns It On.

what is this?' asked Hicks. picking
up q small bit of velve. and jet.
That" replied his wife, lis my new
full-iress bonnet; what did you think
it was?- n
II didn't know but It was a washer
to 60 on hat PIN. Y. World. ~,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
Law and Engagement Rings.

An important decision has just been
pronounced In Vermont as to engage
ment rings. A young man sued TO re-
cover one that he had given to e. young
woman who, after accepting the ring.
repudisted the engagement The
judge decided that it must be returned
or else that the recipient must ful8n
the conditions under which it was pre-.
ecnted. The English courts some
yesrs ago decided that On engagement
ring is not recoverable under any CIR.
es,mst2nro
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
vaseline for the TolIe. Table.

vsseline should have . place on
every well-regulated toilet table.
Rubbed into the eyebrows and on the
lashes it stimulates their growth. II
Is sometimes good to take internally,
rs remedy for colds. 1t Is an excel
lent salve for burns and cuts. Il
should not be used much ON the face.
however, Is Il prodsees = growth q
AaiA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
Tho VERY I.,,ee. Art,cae.

Mrs. Pussy iwho has kept the dry
goods clerk in agony for over an hour
You needn't show me anything more;
there's nothing here that auits me. )
Clerk desperately Can't. I show you
the door, ma 'am?-Chlccco Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
RECENT INVENTIONS.

YELLOW rubbers are now on sale, 1oe
3se over yellow shoes
some Of the dentists In Vienna 6ll
teeth with annealcd glass.
A NEW street sweeper. which Is .
diminutive copy Of the big house
sweeper, and which Is worked like .
push cart. is being experimental with
in New York city.
A "PArENr EGG" compound Is being
used largely in hotelsand bakeries. II
is obtained from the eggs of fish
eating sea birds, which can be
found by the million ON the low unin-
habited Islands of the Atlantic coast.
A pound costs forty-five cents, and il
equal to seventy-two hen eggs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

Eager Maiden-Well. Reginald, what
did papa say?
Rejected Suitor about to depart)eIt
cannot be expressed In words All
that i can tell you Is that his answer
gave ne great pain.-Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
NEW NEEDLEWORK.

BULGARIAN embroidery is now paced
upon cloth instead Of liner 1t consists
mainly of very short satin stitches car
ried ont with red. and outlined with
yellow silk.
SOME lovely book covers are now q
Do had with the minor details only left
to be worked. Part Of the pattern il
followed with scraps ofgold lace raised
over padding.
A TINY Jap dolly serves Is the new.
est housewife. She is mainly dressed
In colored ribbons, and is provided
with needles, hat pins, safety pins Of
various sizes, ordinary pins, . button
hook and other necessSaries
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

A YOUNG lady at Raleigh. N. c., has
brought suit against the city for dam
ages to the amount of $4,000 for tie
loss OF an eye by d slSyrocltet almost
two years ago during the city 3 centen-
NAL celebration.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

A PORTER in New York dry goods
house was in the habit Of bringing
cheese sandwiches with him for lunch
A waggish boy substituted generous
slices of brown soap for the cheese, and
for three days the porter ate soap sard-
witches before he discovered the trick.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
Eousssrlan item.

Vanderchump-I don't see DUDLEY
riding in the park any more. sryr-38
Vanderclam-No. he has quit It I =
'Sworn ofs?"
mo: fell of and broke his neck. ~
Texas Siftings. FEfs-f
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

GEST-"What IL the reason you charge
twice a. much for my cuffs ~ you die for
merlyp Wssherwoman Because you
have begun making pencil notes on them. -
Gent-'sWhat difference docs that maker
WasherwOman-"The girls waste 20 much
time in trying to make them out-"-De Am
atery1ammer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
Wen Recommended.

Eyes, madam said the clerk in the
furniture store, you win find the he'd
stead - represented. 1t is full widtik;
made of the best walnut and. you can
look for yourself, there's NO man unses
M."-Yonkers Statesman. =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
IL Wasn't Queer to Her.

Mr.. Watts-It seems queer that sle-
plants should be SD afrnid Of mice.
Mrs. Wa:ts-Idon't see any thing queer
in 1t at all. The elephant Is one Of
the most intelligent OF qradrupeds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

paint, thinned with turpentine, and
outline it with white rope fioss-or, in
stead of outlining, work with long and
shcrt stitch. The corner is very ef-
fective.-Jessc Porter Wood, in Provi-
dence Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

BRrDaEvILLE, Del. has a negro giant
He is 9 feet ~ inches high and weighs
eco pounds. He can carry q barrel Of
dour in each hand. and regards 400
pound weight ON his shoulder as light
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
A staGxerer.

Jack-I saw your finance the other
day.
Tom-Did you? Did she send me any
message by Won? sssft7 ~EEfs
Jsck-No; but she sent you dozen
hsses.-JudRe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

FAaAS-"I got thot full the other PAYDAY
night thot OF whit to shleep an the stem ay
the dure, an didn't wake up till thu goat be-
gan chewin' me phwiskers." Mcbride
Sure you can't blame him It was q hot
koonch he was lukin' for" - Cincinnati
tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

MEDALLToSs Of painted ivory, or
rather porcelain. are now put on every
thing that will support such ornamen-
tatlon. 1t is suspected that thess and
the new miniature craze support one
another
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

Mrs. Qniverful-Wast that place where
you boarded during my absence at all
homelike?
Mr.. Q.-Very. The children made so
much noise / couldn't hear myself
think N. Y. Weekly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
sniessn By Cold Or Dsnp.

Tho kidneys become sore and cease TO oct
properly. Relieve their distress and set
them in vigorous motion with Hostettcr's
Stomach Bitters, and all viii be well.
Otherwise, apprehend Bright's disease, dis
betes or albuminuFia, all dangerous mala-
dies. Malaria, dyspepsia, constipation, bill
benignant and agreeable medicinal agent,
which promotes appetite and gain in vigor
and flesh, -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

NErrIE-"What did Mr.. Knowall write on
the card he put in the basket of flowers!,
Blanche-''For the one love best" Nettie
himself Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

THOSE LOVING GIRLS. He-ssDo you think
Mr.. Poor's engagement to Miss Price was
the result of love at first sight.a Shelves.
He didn't dare to risk a second look ''-Bos-
on Budget
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
WOMAN AND HOME.
LITTLE KNlCKNACKS.

The illustration, No. /. shows dolly
In the new honiton braid. The ma
terials required are one square Of linen
XXI, one skein OF flo silk, two. sleins of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

Tine Galera tunnel, $500 feet long, at
IN altitude Of 1860 feet in the Andes
Is the greatest elevation in the world
at which . piston rod = moved BY
steam.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

the lupine food. It Il made from .
plant which is extensively cultivated
in some parts of the continent, and
resembles the vegetable known in
this country Is pulse. the seeds
of which have leguminous taste.
The lupinc seed in its natural
state has q very bitter flavor,
which, however is capable Of extrac-
ton, and the residue is then of consid-
cradle value as the foundation Of
cheap food, to which is added a certain
quantity of molasses. The exact pro-
portions recommended are one part OF
molasses, two parts OF dried lupine,
from which the bitterness has been re-
moved. The advantages Of such food
as compared with other descriptions Of
food to which molasses is usually add
ed. are as follows: Firstly, the mix
ture is richer in protein Tor gelatinous
substance obtained from vegetable
casein or legumin) than the goods
hitherto produced: secondly, lupines
are cheaper than palm-kernel cakes.
sunfiower cakes, etc. Although
none of these are manufac-
tured in England, both lu-
pines and suDflowers are ex-
tensively grown on the continent,
and the oil which is expressed from
their seeds is largely made use of, the
pulp being afterward pressed and mixed
with molasses, forming a hard cake.
The average value of lupines for the
last five years has been $50 marks per
cwt.. equivalent in English money to
Is. cd. per cwt., while beet molasses
can be bought on the continent for leo
marks per cwt., or, in our money. at
rather under Is. 81. per cwt To these
figures, however, must be added the
cost of extracting the bitterness or the
Oil of the lupine, and the subsequent
drying of the residue, both of which
operations would entail some loss of
4 arm and Ranch,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

Oh. bird within ths e1ldcd cage.
With notes OF Joyous glory,
How ve:y glad you ought to be.
2aey asea't psVsssNosS.
~5nk0e
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

Mis-. HorsER-"How dare you kiss the
servant girl before mel' Houser-..Exc,ss
me. / have been kissing you OF and on for
several years. / have just begun with her,
! didn't kiss her before you. Philadelphia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02
u MEMS coArA

DRESS coats arc being cut larrelv
from worsted and business suits from
scotch and other imported woolena
The collars Of all the coats make . a;,.
play OF ample material.
IHR coats arc = little shorter. and
the frocks are much more aarinR In
Tho skirt, while the sacks appear to
nave experienced no change, excepting
IN losing an inch or so from their
length.
THE new cutaways. made with ono
Or three buttons to fasten, besides
being triie shorter, are rounded 1t
the tail instead of being pointed, and
thus more nearly approach the line OF
beauty.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

Contain MefeoEy.
- mercury will surely destroy tho sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering It through the nv
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
Be used except on prescriptions from rep
blephysicians, asthe d1msge theyw do
il ten fold to the good you can possibly do
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure msn-
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
contains no mercury, and - taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine It is taken internally. and made in
Toledo, Ohio, BY F. J. Cheney + Co. Test
monials free.
81 Sold by Druggists, price &c. Per bottla
Halls Family Pills, IS ceutA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

JIxKs-(At the door impatientlyl-"Are
you all ready, dear" Mrs. Jinks-sAll but
putting ON my bonnet" Jinks -'H'm!
Well, I've time for two more cigars, any
way."-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

IHAvE found Piso's Cure for Consump
ton an rnfafling medicine.-F r. LORI.
lSOo Scott 81, Covington, KY, Oct 5, 1891
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-03-02

"You say you and your wife never quar-
rei!' Never; YOU see, whenever she tires
up always get out Atlanta Journal.