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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01

1t is said Russia and Austria have
arrived at an understanding to protect
ahe Sultan instead of the Armenian.
It's pity the royal connivers couldn't
be put on Armenian rations and under
so Armenian sutforngs until they
might change their minds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01
Not exactly Fair weather.



But there's a pleasant day a comm
1t is now related of seaside hotel
proprietor on the Maine coast that he
is a changed man. It happened this
way: yachting party visited his
hotel for dinner a week or two ago.
one of them was rather sluuchy In his
lress. The proprietor is very DESTROYS
# catering to sWeldom and insists
that all going into the dining room
shall be properly dressed. Accordingly
when this yachtsman attempted h
inter the dining room the landlord in
'ormed him that he must be NOR
areful of his toilet The yachtsmau
eplicd that he would seek quarters
lscW here and would register and pay
his bill He registered George Could.
\. Y. City. The landlord nearly tainted
and he might as well. for all his pro-
t stations ana apologies were useless
and George took his hunger his
negligee and his patronage elsewhere.
y pretty good story is going the
rounds of drovcr who lives In central
Maine and who formerly did an cX-
.ensiye business in buying stock. much
# which was secured in Aroostouk and
after being driven to his home was
sold out to the farmers. While on one
# these trips he called on an old Irish
man who had a yoke Of oxen to sell
rhe cattle looked well and were said
o have no inclinations to be breachy
fhe driver asked If they were handy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01
Mr.. Mckinley's Callers.

scarcely a day passes but that ono or
more calls are made upon Mr.. McKin-
al ms canton home, by VISITING
delegations. The callers Invariably ara
enthusiastic in their greetings of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01

No notice whatever wiz be taken Of an
1gned communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
-stsrn of rejected communications.
Address all Communications relating to
subscriptions and Advertisements to
BURLEIGH 4 FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01

easy to operate. Cure Indigestion.
headache.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01

Bourke Cochran, the great Tammany
orator, Will give one or two speeches in
Maine. Probably Portland will be one
of the places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01
FOR GOVERNOR,
LLEWELLW POWERS
OF HOULTON.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors At Large:
JOHN r. HILL, of Augusta,

JOEL WILBUR, OF Avon.
First District-EDWIN PARSONS of
kennebunk.
Second District-A. r. MCPHERSON of
Boothbay Harbor.
Third District-FRED ATWOOD of
Winterport
Fourth Dlstrict-ALBERT H. SAWYER |
of Calais.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-01

1t is said that a son Of the sea living
not a thousand miles from the mouth
Of the Kenncbec resented the imperti-
hence shown by party from Massa-
ChuSctts who brought barrel of
bottled beer down to Maine to use at
their camp. The son of the sea was
engaged to take them and their pro-
visions from the wharf where they
landed to the point near their camp.
He looked over the freight and decided
he would have to make two trips, first
taking the passengers When he re-
turned for the freight he was gone an
unnecessarily long time and just as h.
was landing his sail boat capsized and
the beer barrel went to the bottom.
AS soon as they tished the old salt out
of the water he set to work with ap-
parent alacrity to recover the freight
This he succeeded in doing. all except
the barrel. After his departure the
campers thought the matter over. 1t
was past their comprehension how it
happened that the skilful old sailor
should tip his boat over in a smooth
sea and in a wind without a flaw
They made inquiries and found that
the old fellow had been seen taking
the beer from the barrel. He had con-
cealed it. filled the barrel with some
thing heavy and then deliberately
tipped over to hide the tragedy.
A mouse was recently captured by q
Bath man, who attempted to end the
life of the little animal with $50 volts
his motor. After two doses had been
given, the cage was opened and the
mouse ran off as if nothing had oc-
Cured. That current killed a man
there a few years ago
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
llgsgs@!NI
COMBINATION rARx BUILDING.

be made. These interests can well bs
grouped, because they require for their
housing empty noor space, without
room above. In the illustration the
further end Of the building, with large
doors, il devoted to the storage of tools
and machines, the doors being large
enough 30 that the latter can be driven
in, the horses unhitched and led out Of
large doors on the opposite side Of tho
building. The next two compartments
are for fowls and swine. being placed
in the center Of the building for In
creased warmth in winter. In the near
er end il . workshop, fitted with bench
and other appliances for repairing tools
and doing any bit of woodwork that
may be needed about the farm or farm
house. The small space under the roof
can be used for the storage Of lumber
and tools that can be thus piled away,
in which case there should be . small
gable window in each end Of the build
ing. Such building could well be
made = wing to . barn, II desired. II
this Is done, communication can be had
between the barn and the wing. Then
the fowls and the hogs should have
their quarters next to the barn. Then
would come the toolshed, and at the
outer end the workshop. 20 that light
can be had from windows in the end
wall.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
FoRe,oN GOSSIP.

-Europe's population has increased
BY =. .o28 600 In the last ten years. nearly
half Of the Acrcase, II. SIC, 600. being In
isus.ia. while France has remained sta
tionary, her total increase being only
5000.
The ground plan of London now be.
Ing made for the county council will not
be finished for another three years.
Some two-fifths Of the acreage Of the
eounty Of London has beer COM
pleted.
-vesuvius Is again active. liquid lava
flowing from many little outlets from
:he crater opened last July and making
the mountains very picturesque Mt
night. Visitors climb NO higher than
the observatory.
The race of bloodhounds il nearly
extinct in England. In former days
they were trained to the pursuit Of men
rs well as game. 1t il said that these
dogs would not kill or harm their chase
unresisted, but on reaching fugitive
would bark 1t him until he stopped,
md keep him still by ferocious and ter
rible growing until the masters came
up.
-Frenchmen from the south, like
their hero Tartarin, are not easily
bluffed. When president Faure stoppe.l
at Aries ON his recent tour and said
he would inspect the hospital there the
authorities were in q fix. as there hap
pened to be NO patients. They sent out
call for volunteers, however. and when
the president appeared he found all the
beds occupied by convalescents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
LIVE STOCK POINTERS.

Keep stock out Of the pa<ture until
the ground gets well settled.
Feeding sheep win not fatten on
rough feed alone.
A good grade Of horses ON the farm
b IN evidence Of thrift and prosperity.
Whatever check in growth occurs
the animal must Be stunted to . more
or less extent.
Work all Of the time to increase the
fertility and productiveDeas Of the
farm and the merits and profits q the
stock.
Breeding from immature stock has I
tendency to degenerate the oAspring
and gradually deteriorste the vitality,
size, growth and Development
II h Of no advantage to put the ma
nure in little piles in the field. Tha
better plan h 70 distribute where it h
wanted direct from the wagon.
1t IL poor economy to allow any sheep
70 die Of old age on the farm. In all
cases they should be fattened and
marketed before they reach this stage.
In keeping the stock in . good thrifty
condition IN the spring, Il II quite au
item 10 make the change from dry food
to gfass gradually. rather than N q
once.-FasmeEs' Unioa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
SOME DAY.

Dome day you will gather around me with
tears,
0ome one will say: ''iShe was faithful these
years."
Some one will offer q low, quiet prayer
But shall not care.
eome day you will bring me your offering
Of flowers,
eome one will say: What . true friend
was ours!''
some one will sing softly close to my ear
But shall not hear.
eome day will foat Grape from the knob OF
the door.
Some one will say: ''Pin with roses al
oer''
Some one will lay q white cross over me
But shall not see
Bone day you'll come back to where home
ties are dear
Some one win say: 20. how desolate
Some one will regret and the hot tears will
But shall not know.
Then sing now your songs and your
prayers round me fold.
Nor keep all your flowers for brow that is
cold:
Lost are the kisses that day when Fm
dead
Found Jesus instead,
Chicago Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04

-Agatha- Charley il tickled With
his new mustache, isn't he?" Marie
"Yes, but with . blush) not half -
much ~ am" Clairmont Eagle.
The difference between somnam-
bulist and messenger boy is trifiing.
One walks in his sleep and the other
sleeps in his walk.-P Philadelphia Presa-
-Wickwire-'s -'sNotice what . hollow
laugh Nudge has this EVENING"" Yabs-
ley-sYes. He il getting OF that hol-
low laugh to disguise the fact that he
il full."-Indianapolis Journn.
That" said the crank, N the OPP
position fielder jumped apparently
about Is feet in the air and pulled down
. home-run ny, "that il nothing short
of . high-handed outrage.
liz Journal.
Country roads in China arr never
bounded by fences. but are entirely un-
defined. While the farmer has = right
to plow mp any road passing through
his land, ,driversofvehiclesha have an equnl
right-and they exercise ito traverre
any part Of the country at large.
Eve are thwarted.- she gasped.
falling into the arms Of the leading
juvenile. my father!" "What has he
done?" demanded the youth, with an
ominous intonation. He has hidden
all Of my wardrobe except - costumes"
she cried, her voice rising to . shrek.
Anybody at all conversant with the
tendencies Of the drama could see that
an elopement was impossible. How
ever. they could do song and dance
Detroit Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04

An institute worker says: With re.
gard TO the prohibition against the use
Of pork by Moses. there are differences
Of opinion. One writer supposes the
law prohibited swine because of their
filthiness and observes that it 10 well
known with what care aud precision
the law forbids al filthiness. and dirt,
even in the fields and camp. n well
as in the cities. Another states that
the Jews abstained from il in conse-
quence of leprosy, from which they
had severely suffered, and to which
the hog, in those climates, IL very sub
ject; that throughout Palestine leprosy
II an epidemic disease, and. the Israel
ties being overrun with 1t at the period
Of their quitting Egypt. Moses found
1t necessary to enact . variety Of laws
respecting it, and prohibiting the use
Of swine as an article Of food was one
of these.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
GREEN FORAGE CROPS


k1o0tt08 1D0o II 0Oo0 way d C1e08s
iag LaaA Of weeds.
There are crops that can be grown to
take the place of pasture grass and at
the same time serve to clear the ground
of weeds. It 10 not to be expected, how
ever, where the land II compelled to
produce two or more crops, that 1t can
do 80 unaided. for that would be impos-
sible, unless the soil was very rich; yet
there is . way Of growing . large
amount Of green food and feeding it It
the barn while the pasture II being ne
newed. 1t il important to keep stock
Of the pasture land when the grass be
gins TO fail; yet the cows must be pro-
vided for, and with green food. ~ they
will not thrive during the summer II
compelled to subsist ON hay. fodder and
grain entirely. Green and succulent
foods are essential to the thrift of the
animals. promoting digestion. prevent
ing bowel diseases and increasing the
flow Of milk as well ~ protecting
against the heat of summer.
For COWS the broadcasting Of oats ard
peas, to be moved as wanted, and fed TO
the cows in the barnyard, will provide
an excellent substitute for pastuse
grass. such food being assisted by hay
and grain. It will permit of resting the
pasture land. Later in the season Hun
garian grass may be sown ON the same
land. AS it is . quick-growing crop.
providing q cutting every four or five
weeks and Of . sufficient growth for
hay, il will more readily provide green
food that IN wanted daily, and II will
continue to produce green food until
IL goes to seed or Is overtaken by frost.
This mode offeeding is styled ''soiling"
and applies to the practice of growing
green food and carrying II to the stock
instead of turning the stock on the
green food. II also gives . larger
amount Of food, - q new crop comes
up on the space just cut, thus keeping
up . continued supply. while the ma
nure saved in the barnyard Is an addi-
tional item. Labor, however, must not
be overlooked, as more attention to
stock will be necessary, but the land
will provide for twice rs many cattle
as the same area in pasture.
Where crops are cut frequently the
weeds are also moved down at the same
time, being thus destroyed. and, aside
from this, any thickly sown crop that
makes rapid growth crowds the weeds
out. If . piece Of land can be cleared
Of weeds in this manner il will pay for
the labor Of soiling the stock.-Phiia.
delphia Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04

Last year Is salmon, caught after
, freshet at . boow in the Weser river,
near Oeynhausen, were marked by in
Producing . numbered clamp Of the
kind used to fasten papers together in
the large I'm on the back. Clrculazs
were then sent by the German hsh con-
missioners to all people Interested
along the river that these . salmon had
been returned TO the river, and in the
interest Of piscicultnre it would be de
sirable to know when. where and at
what weight tie hsh were caught
again. Until recently but two Of these
hsh had been caught, one Of which had
Ascended the river fully 1s miles, while
the other was caught at considerable
distance below tAs point where they
were AFst taken and returned to the
wet element. Both Of them had In
creased IN weight ard stse, the respee-
tive data having been givea TO The Ash
ennsnissioners. Two weeks ego three
q tAe Ash were caught together BY one
Aahesnaa at the mouth of the Wesef
rivsR, wAere at this season salmon will
ases1d TIE stseam In schools Conssd-
e1ing that Il b neasiy . yeR 6nd half
sinc9 these Ash were returned to the
river Il - b-ceTtsin1y very strange tAAt
thEs6of them should 6e found together
n0w-washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
FIRST COLORADO GOLD BOOM.

4 Daekwasa 0lanco ot tie nays -
10S0L
The great rush Of pilgrims into the
aew gold fields around the western
base Of Pixies Peak il said by some to
Lc unprecedented in the history Of Col
0railO's development, but this il not
exactly the case, rs we have seen few
such stampetles before. and one Of these
was the first. in some respects the
greatest, Of all. This was during the
summer Of 1855, when Green Russell
and q party Of Georgians explored the
country of which Pixies Peak was the
central and distinctive point, and found
gold in paying quantities in what In
uow Gilpin county. In = very short
time information Of the discovery, in
Of course an exaggerated form, was dis
seminated throughout the central and
rastern states, and in the succeeding
spring there was . rush.
BY every route and up the course ef
every stream running from the noun
sains to the Missouri and to the Mis-
sissippi rivers the tide Of emigration
rolled tumultuously. Men came with
horse teams, with ox-teams. with push
rarts, with wheelbarrows and ON foot,
without anything except what they
could Garry ON their backs. Az the fall
Of 1850 came on, and the horrors of win
ter in the great hills to be feared, 1t
became . serious question - to how
the multitude could be fed and housed,
Tor It must be understood that the pop
ulation Of Jefferson territory. - It was
then called, had become more than 6O,-
600. and there was scarcely enough
house room to shelter 20 many people.
A few sawmills had been started in
the big timber that grew in the gulches
1long Clear creek. but they were prim-
tive affairs, and could not begin to
keep mp with their orders for build
ing stun. One Of these mills was OPP
Grated by old man Dexter, now dead
and gone. Denver had begun to grow,
and great quantities Of dimension stun
were needed to build up the young city
VI the plains. In time other mills were
started up the South Platte, and on the
Divide, which was then covered with
timber. . number Of mills were put up.
and from these came most Of the rough
material with which Denver was built.
The miners and prospectors in the
mountains did not need much sawed
stun, - they preferred to build their
cabins from hewn logs cut BY their own
hands, and many Of these primitive
habitations are still 10 be seen In the
mountains, and some Of them are oc-
:upied by the miners Of the present
day. II was great scheme In those
days to have ones own shack, and NO
matter how humble II might have been
Il afforded more or less comfort to q
sturdy class Of men who are to-day
dwelling in the mansions on Capitol
Hill In Denver. Al we ride past these
grand architectural achievements OF
the modern day aristocracy. we often
fall to thinking Of those little old cab
Inns up in the big hills Of Gilpin and
Clear Creek counties, and wonder II
their occupants are any happier than
In the days Of yora-Denver Field
and Farm
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
AGRlCULTURALHINTS
FivE.DoLlAR HeNHouse.

IL LOOKS Neat aad Tidy and win Hosa
Tea % Tweosy Hess.
The house outlined in the cut has the
following proportions: Sills AKA, 9 feet
long; posts 2x3. feet long; rafters
2x3. 6 feet long. The amount Of lumber
used was, for sills, 80 feet; posts, feet:
rafters, "a feet; boards. 100 feet; in al.
224 feet. The housc IL eight feet square.
and has a sand bottom.
COST OF HOUSE.
Lumber, "a feet. - 90
Building paper, 10 pounds at ~ cents. q
Shingles. 100 at $l.5O per rM............... l.A6
Two bui ches cheapest clapboards. Lon
Cost Of materials. ls........................el. l.ao
A manure platform two feet wide ex-
tends the entire length. There is one
roost at the back side of the house.
The nest is in the front left hand corner
two feet from the floor. Two cheese
boxes are used for nests. 1t is papered
on the sides, back and roof. under the
shingles and ciapboards. 1t may do
with just paper il one wish, and that
will make it cheaper. l don't think
that ii pays. however.
Now let us see what we have. A
tight, warm house that looks neat and
tidy and will hold 10 to 20 hens, accord
ing to the season and the care they
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04

have; an ideal place to put dozen hens
and rooster. to get some eggs that will
hatch. No better place to set hens,
from one to six in . house, accord
ing to the care they have. Do you let
biddy take care of her chicks when they
are hatched? All right, don't carry
them OF somewhere; throw out the
nests. ETC., and put blddy and the chicks
on the ground; they are safe, and you
don't need to spend much time over that
problem. With some poultry netting
(small mesh) you can flx little yard
for the chicks outside, when 1t il time;
this will be good thing till they are big
enough to have free range, also in wet
weather. A brooder and 50 chicks will
just fit one Of these houses, too.
When fall comes, il you have mar
kctetl the male birds, there will be pull
let's enough left to stock the house for
the winter all wonted to their quar-
tiers, o point often overlooked by those
" no want early eggs and many Of them.
If you have sitters to break up, put
them in one Of these houses. put in a
lively rooster (no nests) and the thing
il soon done. No time II spent in maxi
ing a place to break them up. and their
health doesn't suffer during the proc
ess. If you wish eggs, you will &c:
about as many from one of these
houses, as from twice as big with twice
rs many hens in It! Did you ever hear
= man say, in substance: Last year
had 20 hens and they laid tiptop; this
winter l have 50 hens and they don't
lay worth cent?" Don't put too man;
hens together.
This house will stand the weather
all right for years. You can stand ur
straight in it. 1t is quickly cleaned.
II is easy to catch a hen IN it. A man
with brains enough to make poultry
pay can build it himself, and can
change the size or shape little. 1t
can be built cheaper, II desired. The
man from whom 1 got the idea had
simply two planks, eight inches wide.
for sides at the bottom, and the roof
was boarded mp and down-no rafters
or cross pieces, except one at the top.
He had no window, summer or winter,
just a door covered with netting, not
tight; but hens stay in there all win
ter. and lay, tco. He had over 100 of
these houses set in his orcherd. He
sold abou: 1000 barrels of apples the
year before visited him. l do not
think that anyone gains anything in
the end BY building too cheap to begin
with; shingles and clapboards outlast
paper.-Rural New Yorker.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
CONSERVATION HOUSE.

VaFso0s Farm Interests Repseoooto1 Un'
der O0o RooG.
1t is cheaper TO build one building
having 1000 square feet of floor
space than two buildings having 500
square feet Of floor space each. In the
latter case the labor 10 vastly increased
also in the amount of lumber required.
It follows, then, that the most econom-
ical plan ID to unite various farm inter
ests under one roof. in pursuance Of
this idea. the accompanying cut ID
offered as u suggestion for bringing to.
gether under one roof hogs, fowls. .
toolshed and . shop where repairs can
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04

Bulletin 81, of Minnesota station, gives
.esults of some experiments in feeding
lambs and wethefx. Corn fed with hay
produced 20 cents per lamb more profit
than barley fed with hay. BY weight,
corn proved to be worth 20 cents per
ton more than barley. Sass more than
wheat screenings, and 93.4s more than
wild buckwheat. The fact that screen
ings contain weed seeds that are apt to
be scattered in the manure, renders
them very Questionable. Making one
tenth the ration linseed or cottonseed
meal greatly increased profits. Cracked
corn and cottonseed meal was the most
profitable grain ration. The lambs
gave . profit Of el.os each; the wethers
20 cents each.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04
A no-s rAr.s..

The other day . young man from
London arrived in northern city, and
wishing to let his friends In the south
know OF his safe arrival, he went to
q post oilice mot the chief one). and In
quired il he could send . telegram di-
rect from the once, and how long it
would take. The young lady was In
clined to be snubbish. and cut short
his inquiries with: II. an not paid 70
answer silly question:" Her face
blancned wonderfully, however, when
she found herself compelled TO wire The
following message: ~ArEived an1e.
Girls here ugly and bad-tempe1ed.
Titbits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-07-04

all vain and
fcetin worms
of the DUST" As
Aunt Nancy
Newton is SO
wont to SHY
-nothin more
and nOthin less
than human
flesh and blood
and bones. And
old man JOSIAH
Jernigan is .
r:pht, smart