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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
WOMAN AND HOME.
eos1oN.s LATEST CULT.

lto Aotto n AEsOvo Il the l0lAu1nG 81 -
Law"-Ths Church Of the HlgAes Light
and Its Pastor, Rev. HsaeA Van Andag.
son-Ordainea BY = Trio Of Un1t0xAD
Church Lsodsss.
In the ordination Of Rev. Helen Van
Anderson to the ministry and the or
ganizatinn Of the society Of which aha
il now the pastor, Boston has added to
its already large number of churches
4 new one, tho Church Of the Higher
Life. It In . heterodox church. and Ito
motto ID 'Love IN the fulfilling OF tho
law"
Mrs. d. II. Kirby. os the Procopeia
club, IN deeply interested In the work
Of the church Of the Higher Life. This
club II 4 newcomer among the trans
cendental cults Of which Boston seems
to be the center. and Mrs. Kirby II .
woman venerated for the occult quail
ties which those who dabble In the
mysterious believe her to possess. The
name Of the club. when flrst sprang on
the public, precipitated . sudden rush
for dictionaries and lexicons. It n
Greek. II means advancement or prog
ress, especially in things obscure. Any
thing just . yard or two beyond the
frontier Of natural knowledge finds its
votaries In Boston. Helen Van Ander-
son has been lecturing in Boston for the
past two years. Her themes were spir-
itualistic, but she was careful not to
overstep the line Of demarcstion be-
tween the orthodox and heterodox.
This judiciousness saved her from the
fate of many who fail through the enc
mics they make. She II IN entertain
ing speaker.
Her ordination was unique. In that
she received the right hand OF fellow
ship without ever ha.ing Pursued .
course In : school Of theology The or
dinatieu exercises wsee held In Allen
hall. st. Botolph street The space
was not large enough to comfortably
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
ny LITTLE D,MPLE CHEEK.

~. are days Of care and crosses
oe with ledgers. pens and ink,
~ profits and OF losses
A. the values rise and sink;
O1. When dusk and dew is stealing
ver the mountain and the lea,
1nere's childish laughter peeiing,
ana 2 kiss that waits for me,
III my burdened heart Is beating
with = love 1t fain would speak,
A the ciinging and the singing
VI my little Dimple Cheek.
There's = chain Of childish troubles
Inen nnfolded In my ear.
Wnicn 70 me doth seem as bubbles
IN the sea OF childhood clear.
put We share them. both together,
III my troubles fit away,
ana We never mind the weather.
be II winter. be 1t May:
FOR catch q glimpse OF sunshine
That shall hallow all the week.
In the clinging and the singing
Of my little Dimple Cheek.
Tell me what or wealth's possessions.
And the gay attendant train,
what OF honor's bright concessions,
Ningling pleasure up with pain,
What could they bring to bless me.
Realms below or realms above.
Like = dear one to caress me.
And to measure out her lover
For the Lord He doth reward US
In the ways diverse we seek.
In the clinging and the singing
OF little Dimple Cheek.
Roy +. Greene. In Chicago Inter Ocean
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
HERE AND THERE.

-One can not expect to take on
heavy crops for successive years with
out returning fertility of some sort to
the soil.
The statement will bear often re-
psating that warm stables save food,
and as lumber il cheaper shan fodder
and hay. this warmth 81 juld be pro-
vided wherever animals are kept.
Tho successful farmer Is tho man
who has . good business education.
He nses business-like methods in his
daily practice only by force of discipline
administered at some earlier period n
his life.
As every housewife knows. there
are many other uses for ice ON tho
farm than In the dairy. The time tcr
filing the icehouse comes when the
farm teams are idle. and when the Tins
can be spared.
Many beekeepers may profit in les
sons Of neatness and cleanliness from
the bee, especially in maFketing the
products Of the bees labor. Care in
placing products upon the l,arket in
. neat. cleanly shape insure bettel
priees ::
,,-Impure drinking-water causes dis
ease among stock almost as generally
- among human beings, and 1t is pos
eih2e often TO trace numerous animal
eonpiaints 20 the filthy ponds, lakes,
streams and, mud where they have
been accustomed to get their daily
drink
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
Took It.

Seldom do those engaged in the work
OF marrying indulge in pun durihe
the ceremony, however much they may
be tempted by the names of the happy
couple, but q Salt Lake justice OF the
peace could not lose m opportunity
recently afforded him.
In couple presenting Themselves the
name of the bridegroom was John Pill.
When the justice reached that part OF
the ceremony where the bride agrees to
take the groom for better Or worse, In
stead Of the usual formula, he saids
'tClara, do you take this eill?"
To which the bride wa3 heard, by
those round about her. to respond:
"Yes," almost inaudibly.-Tit-Bita-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
Tho Intended Compliment.

In an old-fashioned home Of New Or
leans there was company at dinner, and
the ladies were discussing the woman
question. A gentleman present, after
hearing all the pros and cons, facetious-
" remarked that two preachers were
discussing the same problem. recently,
in his hearing, and they both agreed
that it portended evil, and 'that women
were responsible for most Of the evil in
the world-in fact, that women were
worse than men," One of the ladies
Indignantly retorted: '.lndeed they
are not; women are the salt ofathe
earth" "Dat's 50, honey" put in old
Aunt Susan from the kitchen; ''dat's de
Bible truf, for shore. Women is de salt
oh de earth. just think ob Lots wife. =
And everybody laughed at the sudden
and unexpected application OF the old
Bible story.-N. o. Picayune-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

But afar OF, the ardOr OF his passion
grew, and he ragged exceedingly.
s'Why should I thus dread mere
phantom % he asked of himself. twill
70 forth and do him battle"
But as he drew near to his love the
ghostly thing was there, between them,
looking with weary eyes into the
depths Of his soul And ever the man
ned. affrighted.
One day the woman came to him.
Her face was radiant with love, and all
his soul leaped within him at sight Of
her beauty.
''Why dost thou shun me thus?" she
murmured, laying her arm about his
throat. "Lo! I have waited for thy
coming and hearkened for thy voice,
but these things came not. Therefore
am here. for great love drew me-"
And he, looking deep into her eyes,
found delight there, and laughed aloud
In his joy. Il was feared Of q shape
that ever came betwixt thee and me in
the hour of my approach" he said to
her.
And she laughed, asking: "What
shape?"
"A giant figure" he made answer.
s.that loomed over thee, shadowing thy
face, and upon its brow was writ the
word Safety"
'.Then keep thee from me, since thou
dreadst him, for he puts a mark on
woman's beauty in mems eyes, they
say" said the woman, gravely, though
methinks thou hadst little to fear
from him, once thou hadst reached
me-" she added, proudly.
But she pondered.
And he, being mad with love and
enthralled by her witchery, caressed
her many times, praising her beauty,
and he abode with her. And she grew
even fairer in his sight, though in her
mirror she sometimes saw weary eyes
and q smile that was bitter, for his
words about ''Satiety" had sunk deep
In her heart, and she was ever watching
for the shape.
The days sped swiftly.
Once, in the dawn, he looked upon her
and noted mark upoH her beauty.
And waking her he asked:
"What is this?"
And she. rising. sought her mirror,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

For the bride an her honeyneoa
there has recently been deedSned =
special stationery put up In . w1i1e
satin circular boz. Within aEo - ahcstD
Of rather rough cream Wits. paper
showing . deep border in satin Anish
and prepared for stamping with eneas
newly acquired initisl and the addrens
Of tho house where the homeymooa =
to b spent. Both envelopes anA pepee
are tied mp With . psofusion of white
ribbons, through ths bows q whieh
ars thrust IN ivory pan hand1e vtsh
gold point, . thin ivosy paper knt1au
and two sticks Of psrfu2ed white wax
couupleta the out0k
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
NEAT LAUNDRY sAo.

3Ao 0no Here mno1znko4 = - 0g01no
II RsoDss1y 0a4as
Such . neat thing . hundfy baQ
should b in every houss. II Dsde
pgettily Il II m ornament There =
nothing % untidy - soiled elothiDa
lying about . room. and whers 1aun-
dry bag II It hand, such . thing would
never Be. The one in our illustration
10 made Of very light brown denin.
The design. which anyone can d1aws
- worked In dark brown cotton, =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
F.ture Of Horse Growing.

Notwithstanding the talk about the
''horseless carriage" and the use Of
electricity reducing the demand for the
employment of the horse, it will be
many years before man, if he ever does,
learns to do without the horse. There
never has been enough frst-class coach
horses to supply the market. The farm
er should confine himself to the heavy
draft and omnibus or light draft
horses. 1t will pay to buy good, sound,
large, heavy draft colts, and raise
horses capable Of meeting the demands
of the efuture.-SOuthcrn Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

An Incident That Proves the 6agacity o(
Blackblrds.
Gen. Lew Wallace related an incident
which shows to q remarkable extent
the wonderful sagacity and memory Of
blackbirt1s.
"At my home over in Charlottesville" !"
said the general, 1--WE have q large num-
ber of tall trees on the lawn, and in
course of time these trees became the
roosting place at certain times Of the
year Of hundreds of thousands OF black
birds. They came In great, black
clouds, and in spite. Of all could 60
they refused to leave. OF corrse, they
were great nuisance, and / was n
despair as to means of getting clear
Of them. ] stood for days with my gun,
firing into them OF an evening and kill
ing hundreds Of them, but the rest did
not seem to be sufficiently struck by
fear or grief to want to part company
with me and my hospitality. ] then
devised a new scheme.
procuring . number Of Roman can
dies I lighted them one evening after
dark, when the boughs OF the trees
were bent low with the weight Of the
croaking birds, and poured the can
dies into the tops Of the Trees at; q
great rate. The sudden innovation
startled the birds as nothing had ever
done before. and they became panic
stricken. That night I was free .Of
them. rss !.
ssThe next evening, however, the.hab-
II Of. returning to-. their rnOst was
stronger than fear, and they began
coming in by thousands as econ :. the
evening approached. After dark be-
gan with another yolley Of candles, and
the birds began to Fcali1e that there
was q determined bombardment in
progress. They hed precipitately and
the third evening only few returned.
A few last shots put them to flight. and
was troubled no more. ss
"But what do you think those birds
did? Ny dividing fence runs between
the trees on my property and the u ees
on the property of my neighbor. which
are equally high and equally suitable
for home for the blackbirds. When
the birds were driven from my los they
flew over across the dividing fence to
the trees Of my neighbor and settled.
There was no bombardment over there,
and they have stayed there ever sinctt
'"rbis was q long time ago. hut never
since the last Roman candle wal. fred
into them has one Of these birds aet-
tied on my trees. They ar tabosed'
as effectually as though they wegss on
fire. Il The great cloud Of ljrds' each
morning and evening fly directly ever
my trees. going and coming. but not .
bird settles upon tree thsesis On my
side Of the dividing fence. :, -. -. =.
another strange thing = thaf Is any
one Of an evening stands In my lawn
and makes . slight, noise. as slap2ing
his hands, there will be THE wfiilest
Sommotion among the birds in. tho
neighbcring trees. They becOme rest
less and almost panic stricken. II.
however, the same pevson clulea ehe
fence and stands directly under them
and makes twice a. much noise: they
ray NO attention whatever to him.. He
can even shoot up into Aen without
driving thsm from their peraheA.-
Philadelphia Item.
Il = = z - N
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

ing of an our crops, cotton moro -
pecially, - becoming moro apparent
each year, and mechanical thoue hit and
slkill are being directed to perfecting
the methods by which this may be at
tained. The roller cotton gin win, no
doubt, in time entirely supercede the
old-fashioned saw-cutting machinery,
while the new process Of packing the
cotton In small, round bales, apparent
" ss hard and compact as wood, will
do away with much Of the risk and
was te Of the present plan Of packing
and shipping. The danger from fire
will be at = minimum, the labor Of
handling will be comparatively light,
and the loss from waste, stealagc, eta,
will be 20 reduced rs to almost pay the
expenses Of shipping, while our pres
ent reproach of sending out the most
ragged and unsightly cotton bales re-
ccived in the markets Of the world viii
be entirely removed.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
LOVES SLAYER.

HERE lived q man
who loved . wom-
an passionately.
but every time he
approached h e r
a great Fl 6 u r e
loomed up before
him. hinde rim g
him. And on it's
brow was writ. in
large letters, t b e
W ord Safety"
And the man, COW
ering his face,
fled from it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

outline stitch. The bag measures Z
yard long and three-fourths of yasa
wide. A heading Aniahes thoI top. and
two drawing strings. one running eoeh
way, ara run through. with which -
hang by-Rrairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28

sNo, no. thanks; no sausage for me- :
said Bob Mitchell, the comedian. :
He was taking supper 1t = SAP Jose
restaurant after recent minstrel per
Torrance. 4
kDon't you like sauaAgsr asks{
C6thcnrt /
sNpt since ny ffieod, The butcher.
told me- how h made Il thought some
sausage e hin sthe other day, took =
houe and 80 81, and 1evsR TASTED
any apsr sspsags u my nfss The nex
tine Issew Hin ]. aslEad. Where di
You ret that sausagef Nade IT, sai(
he. IT was the finest ! ever ate. How
did you make itf' a friend gave me-
pointer.-San Francisco Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
AL,ternu Csntee.

The New Yorker-It really seems =
il your town would b literary center
The Pittsburgher-It always haa
been.
'How do you make that out
"Well, because even our smoke has ~
ways been issued In volumes. .-Pitts
Eurgh Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
Keep the Breeding Sow h Good Conal-

Experienced swine breeders assert
that spring pigs can he made to weigh
over $50 pounds by fall, II the sow il
kept in prime condition up to and after
narrowing, in order to make her an ex-
cellent feeder, and afford an abun-
dance Of milk for the pigs. Feed her
literally, and put in the drinking water
= little salt and . teaspoonful of salt
peter once = week. Wean the pigs
when twelve weeks old, and continue
the same treatment for the pigA-
Southern Cultiyator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
ABOUT TEXAS GEESE.

Renaarkable Intelligence Displayed -
Reported BY . Citizen.
'I have been hnving o good deal Of
trouble lately with the birds on my
goose ranch" said Col. Stitt Floyd, Of
Wharton, Tex. F.
II had an order for n thousand dozen
goose eggs. and my troubles all arose
in trying to FIJI that order. 1t is the
first time ] attempted to market any
eggs, always heretofore relying on the
rale ut feathers and live birds for my
profit.
This Is the laying and Matching sen
son with NJ, and / thought would have
NO trouble to get eggs enough to hn
the order. Now. . hen, yen know,
will let you rob her nest right along,
just 30 you lease one egg. 1t is sup
posed that hen has no idea what
ever Of numbers. But this Is not true
Of Madame Goose, N found out to my
sorrow.
"The first two or three days we re-
cured a big batch Of fresh eggs, but
after that the find began TO dwindls
down 70 fast that determined to make
. personal Investigation. went down
t0Sthe river bottom next day and found
that instead of being OK attending to
business all the geese which were not
sitting had .locked' and were rowing
about feeding. just - IL thy never ex-
pected to lay another egg. When sP
proached them, instead of running
away, they all sat down and began to
hiss at me.
at was clear case Of strike, and ]
was at . los to know how to settle tie
trouble. tried putting ha:e > dosen
porcelain eggs In each nest. but II
would not work. The geese came up.
eyed them solemnly and walked on.
Then. in despair. told the boys to put
the eggs we had gathered bact and -
II that would break the strike.
well, sir. inside Of two hours afte1
IL eGgs were yeturned every gooss
ives back ou her nest, and tor the ne1t
161r cr hve days there were more egg
El69 On ths Floydis ranch than theTe
hnd beeu, before n yeaIs: but dars
not undertake TO Al the egg order -
Washi1etoa Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
Exclusive Corn Feeding.

The low price of corn will be strong
temptation for the farmers to return
to the old habit of using it as the ex-
elusive grain food for the hogs on
grass or in dry pens. "We have for
years protested against it." says Wal
lace's Farmer; "believing it to be not
the cause of cholera, but the means Of
weakening the constitution 80 that il
II more liable to diseases which pass
under the name, and which results in
. lack of vitality which renders tho
animal more likely to succumb to what
ever disease may come along. Corn it
self does not contain all the elements
needed for the growth of any kind Of
farm animal. 1t is a fattening food and
fed alone it is not = proper food for
growth. Oats are cheap now, potatoes
are very cheap, beans and shorts are
cheap. skim milk and buttermilk ara
cheap, and all of these, or any, will
tend to balance up the ration and tend
to make corn . fit food for growing
stock. Corn can be fed togreat advan-
tage to balance up the skim milk, or,
rather, the skim milk aad buttermilk
can be used to balance up the corn,
these being albuminous or fiesh-form-
ing foods, while corn furnishes the
carbohydrates and fat, or heat and fat
formers. If these are lacking in guam
tity, or altogether, then we say feed
oats, and by all means have q clover
pasture. For the next month pump
kins will form an excellent variety.
Do not hesitate to feed the hogs the
smAll potatoes. II 1t il inconvenient
to boil them, SO much the better.
Boiled potatoes and clover pasture will
make IN excellent change from tho
whole corn diet. II bran can be had,
or better still, with shorts 1T $40 ton,
we would say buy it. If none of these
can be had then we would say use oil
meal which is cheaper now than it has
been for long time past. We would
even risk cotton-seed meal, but would
feed very sparingly, rs for some rea-
son, yet undiscovered, fed In any large
amount it Is death to the hog. What
we are aiming at is to warn our read
ers against the danger Of exclusive
corn feeding, which. though It may not
result in disease, will result in lack of
constitution, small bones and a tenden-
cy to produce hogs that are mere gobs
Of fat, and not the healthy, firm meat
that is 20 desirable in the marketA-
American Corn and Hog Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

ID. Lapponi. physician to the pope,
Gays: IF nothing unforeseen happens,
the holy fathers constitution il 20
sound that he may well attain his tooth
wear"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-28
FARMER AND PLANTER.
CARE or YOUNG PIGS.

~ Preliminary Thereto tho Sow Must
- Well HoaSed and Properly Fed--Pure
AIR and Water and Plenty Of Sunshino
ana Exercise Necessary.
The following II from q paper pre-
pared by Chas. E. Ba: 'ker and read at
the meeting Of tho Kentucky Swine
Brecders' association At Louisville:
The care of young gigs is the most
important part of swine breeding. and
unless the pig is properly managed the
hog will never attain 1t best result.
The first important step in this matter
Is gentle sow; second, a clean, warm
bed, entirely free of dust (the pigs
worst enemy, In . place where the
SOW can be quiet and not annoyed by
other hogs; third, feed for sow that
will make the desired quantity (no
more) of wholesome milk for the pigs,
and fourth, plenty of well-prepared
food for pigs, and with lot where
the sunshine and pure air and plenty
Of exercise will keep them in good
health. will say nothing about the
breeding and previous treatment of
the sow, though this is inseparably
united with successful pig raising, for
unless the sow is carefully bred and
well provided for previous to farrow-
ing the result will be Disappointing.
She must be gentle for reasons too OBJ
vious to mention here, one being suf-
ficient. Should she need any help, you
could render it. She should be put
In her lot and become accustomed
to her quarters ten days or two
weeks before farrowing. Her bed
should be plenty large, or
roomy. dry, clean and warm. She
should he as much by herself as possi-
BILE so as not to be excited by any other
stock at this time. Watch for the far
rowing; but do not offer any assist
ance unless positively demanded-she
will be best alone 90 out of 100 times.
Only once in Is years haveI had occa-
sion TO render help. and now doubt
that that was needed. When the pigs
are born see that they all get to the
teats, and let the whole business alone
for Is hours, only to see that the after
birth u not in the way Of the pigs
and to remove it with . pitchfork If
the dam does not eat it in an hour
or 30. The lot should have plenty
Of god drinking water, - the fever
ish dam will be thirsty. The sow will
indicate at the end cf "a or 80 hours
that she needs something to eat, and
should be given . thin slop Of warm
bran or chopped wheat. Never give
u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
PORT CHESTER.

Mics T. NJ Horton president OF the School Board.
VIII spend portion OF her vacation IN Ashury PARK
A birthday party for the benefit of the Charles
Lawrence women's Relief Corps VIII be held next
"Wednesday evening
Walter S. Adams has succeeded ID. lie l.. heh-
ArscLssn az agent for the Adams Express Company
In port Chester MIR. Hendrcksen having reslgnei 10
20 into the coal business in New-fork CITY
The Board of Health has reorsanized by the eec-
ton OF the following officers for the year; PRESIDENT
7 / Levin: Dr. BENJAMIN j. Sands health onicer
Eli Curtis In spector of nusances ana PLUMBING y A.
P1ck Register OF Vital Statistics; Ihohas Joruah'
clerk.
T. e, believed that the population of this village Is
.ec,on, 20 enttle Il 10 the appointment OF super
nenSe,t Of schools this fail and the name OF John
c. Rockwell principal OF ths tr os'i-c' ''""'' 80 w
ing earnestly urged for the Office