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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
ROTATION OF CROPS.


The Coofoo 0ueeeosfally PuFsaed 1t tie
Gsssgia Experiment. ssssssa.
At the Georgis experiment station
the following system has been pursued
with substantially beneficial results:
The corn land Of the previous year is
sown in oats, fertiling with highly
ammouiated fertiliser. The oats, when
cut, are followed immediately by COW
peas, in the drill or broadcast, giving
about 200 pounds acid phosphate and
100 pounds kainit to the acre. The
peas are cut for hay, or . part may be
picked, or, II preferred, all pastured.
Just before, or soon after, .
killing frost, the pea stubble is turned
under with . two-horse plow. In the
spring. this Is fertilized and planted in
cotton, and the following year this cot
ton land should be put in corn. BY
this plan one-third Of the land for the
main crops il each year devoted to
small grain and peas, one-third to cot
ton, one-third TO corn The smaller
crops-that is, potatoes, forage crops,
vegetables, melons, orchards, etc.
should together occupy . space about
equal to one Of the main crops. Prac-
tically farm Of lOO acres should be di-
vided about - follows: Small grain
and peas, % acres; cotton. 20 aeres;
corn, 20 acres; permanent pasture, 90
acres; minor crops, that is, orchards,
vineyards. truck, garden and forage.
peanuts. potatoes, melons, ehufas, ETC.,
s0acres,
Immediately connected with the
proper order in which the different
crops should follow each other, il the
area to b allotted to each. The pros
perity and comparative Independence
Of the generality. Of farmers 1t this
date, y largely due to their conserva-
tive stand on this question the past
year. Throughout the south, except
rare instances, harms and storehouses
arc well filed. and though the price Of
cotton has been somewhat disappoint-
inn, considering the short crop. the
maiogity Of farmers are in condition
TO start oat On another years work
with the sinews Of war we'll supplied.
-nswiA EnFWR
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WARNING, TO FAT WOMEN.

1Ito1R sGrept Dangsr when The Fiat
/ large, lumpy ladies who dwell next
the roof in five-story buildings are
et with dangers Of which tho mar
E kRaaGe female knows nothing. One
Of these periIS Il fire and the other IL
policemen. On a recent stormy mid
night an officer patrolling his beat saw
smoke curling over the shingles of q
tall house. knowing that large lady
lived on the fifth floor he hastene:i to
notify her without stopping to turn in
nm alarm. At the fourth landing the
brave man discovered that further
progress was barred by burning stcir-
way. but he managed to reach the bou-
doir of the large lady by means Of the
fire escape.
She weighed 24O pounds dressed, but
they did not wait for that ceremony.
Time was too precious. Scizing the
lady, who was rendered helpless from
fear, the gallant officer showed her
through the window and out upon the
little front platform. Then occurred
. thrilling aerial act without the aid
of q net or calcium light effects.
1t was the fault Of no one that the
lady happened to be larger than the
openings in the fire. escape platforms.
To pass her dead weight over the edge
and lower it to the next landing was
feat beyond the power of one man.
Even a policeman. clothed in full au-
thority, balked in the face of this prop
osition.
There was only one thing to be .lone.
and the officer did it. First he pushed
what he could of the lady through the
hole. like man stuffing bed quilt
into hand valise, after which he
swung himself below and pulled the
rest of her through. 1t was hercu-
lean job, but the red flames roaring
above gave the rescucr renewed
strength.
Down the perpendicular ladder he
backed. with the limp form resting
on his head and shoulders. The thin
iron rungs cut into his hands and the
smoke almost stiflied him, but the
noble man struggled on. At the next
landing the large lady was again
squeezed through the hole by the he
roic policeman. and 20 ON until the
ground was reached.
Meanwhile an alarm had been
sounded and the usual helping throng
was on hand. Some Good Samaritan
gave the exhausted large lady drink
Of brandy to brace her up,while the mo-
bic policeman went on shout his busi-
ness. There are others, however, who
bear the shield and helmet. One Of them
happened along and heard about the
drink of brandy and saw the efforts Of
the unfortunate woman to save some
OF her property. Not to be outdone in
gallantry by any policeman living. the
second officer dragged the hap:ess
creature OF to Jail and charged her
with being drunk.
This pathetic incident should warn
large ladies' to either live on the ground
floor or stick to the policeman who
saves them from the lurid dames.--N.
Y. Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
vENEzuELA.s MINERAL WEALTH


A Abandanee Of Geld Exists In the
Territory Now In Dispute.
The region which is attracting the
attention in Venezuela, owing to the
disputed boundary question between
that country and England, involving
the principle Of the Monroe doctrine,
is. with the exception OF the Yuruan
river country. almost unsnoxn, owing
to the difficulty of communication.
The districts of the YurIan, SupamO,
Akreka. Cuynni and Mazaruni are i'm
habitec by Indian tribes. in their prim.
tive and savage condition.
Count di Mombellc, WHO knows the
country well. says great natural riches
abound. Gold is found in quartz veins
and mixed with the sand in the beds Of
the streams; also IN their banks. .
few feet below the soil. The famous
FL Callao mine, in this district, was
discovered by w"shcrwoman. On
the Yurlan she found a limp of quartz
containing gold. The nine gave to its
stockholders an annual dividend of
$780, per share. There were 80
shares of stock, two OF which were
bought by the lipthschilds at 500, 900 .
share. There are many other mines
near these, but on account Of the ex-
pcnse and the difficulty of communica.
ton they have not been developed.
What is required is q railroad. which.
as there are no engineering diffcul-
ties. could he constructed for 5,00O,-
600. Twenty mining companies would
at once go to work. which would insure
an ahnnal profit Of not less than $3.-
100000. The Venezuelan government
has given q concession for railroads to
several European bankers, but the Eng.
lish government has always inter-
posed in some wny. The railrsad ought
to be constructed by american capital-
lists. it would be $50 miles in length
and should run FROM tine Orinoco to
the Cuyuni river. s
Certrinly this region is Ell Dorado.
Gold is found in every part of it. One
rich f,,ine was discovered through q
cow digging up piece Of ore. Another
was found by a man who noticed that
the walls OF his hut spal klctl in many
places. The brilliancy was owing to
the presence ct gold in the clay. Not
withstanding the difficulty of commu-
nication there are at least dozen viii
lagos in the district, with about $4,000
inhabitants, who obtain livelihood
by washing the gold from the sand.
The valleys of the Yuruan and Cuyuni
rivers are covered with virgin forests
which abound with rubber trees. II
this product were gathered here tire
profit would be large. especially with
the great demand for the article in the
United States for the tires of bicycles
alone. This fact should certainly at
tract the attention cf American cnpi.
talists. Gum arabic. cinnamon, qui-
nine and other valuable dlugs ami
spices grow here, which only require
the iron horse to bring them 10 marke1
from these pnexplorcd Milda.-N..-x
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21

just rs . stylishly dressed woman.
particularly inclined to embonpoint.
was about to step foot on Chestnut
street car at Ninth street yesterday
the conductor bawled out . mighty:
Move up front, please.
The woman took this - deliberate
insult, meaning that room would Oe
necessary on account Of her bulk.
II won't get On your car now she
cried. I've gOt,your number, and
youu Iearn not to tnonlt ladieA A4phil-
o6s1phia CALI
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Among the Greeks, after the time
Of Alexander the Great, the portrait Of
that monarch set in q ring was sup
posed to bring the warrior good luck.
Roman dandies in the first, second
md third centuries OF our era wore
heavy rings in winter, which they ex-
changed for others of lighter weight
during the summer.
IA Turkish outrage has been COM
mitted ON Bielitz. in Austrian Silesia.
Kiamil Pasha, the new vail Of Smyrna.
having forbidden the use Of woolen
breechcs in his vilayat, has suddenly
cut on the chief market Of the Bielitz
manufacturers. who are left with large
stocks Of unstable garments on hand,
and zee no way to avoid ruin but the re-
peal of the order.
Herr Gatrio. . German pastor, de-
clares that there exists in Alsace two
miniatures Of Joan Of Arc which are
undoubtedly the work Of a contem
porary artist. If the German pastorA
claim be correct these will he the only
authentic portraits of the Maid Of Or
leans that have yet been found, since I'll
the Representations Of her are Of q
much more later date than the epoch in
which she lived.
-Rice-throwing broke up wedding
feast at Preston, England. recently
The party was leaving the house in q
carriage when the rice-thrOwer fright.
ened the horses. who ran away. The
best man was pitched out, landing on
his head, which was badly cut The car
riage was stopped by the horses run
ming against q wall, when the bride waa
taken out with . bruised leg and very
much shocked.
On leaving Copenhagen for st.
Petersburg the dowager czaritsa gave
her father, King Christian, . diamond
ring which was worn by Alexander IL
when he was assassinated. The ring
was ON the little finger Of the right
hand, which remained intact when the
arm and the other fingers were shat
tered by the bomb. As the GEAR was
dying he gave the ring to his SON. and
on his deathbed Alexander III. gave the
ring to his wife. She probably thinks
it has been connected with too many
misfortunes Of the Romanoffs.
"A potato tercentenary is proposed
in England. In 1896 the first potato
was planted in England. in Holborn,
about the time that Sir Walter Raleigh
was planting the first Irish potato at
Youghal, near Cork. For two centuriea
the potato continued o. q botanical Gu
riosity. When first eaten it was deli
cacy, sometimes roasted and steeped
in sack, or baked with marrow and
spices ux preserved and candied. When
Parmentier developed the plant In
France Louis XVI. and Marie Antotn'
cite wore the flowers ~ ornaments
Frederick the Great had TO force thu
Pomeranian farmers to plant potatoes
by the fear Of his soldiers. 1twas tn
famine Of 1771-72 in Germany that hrsl
demoasfrated- the value OF the tubere.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
THE wREcKER At HIS WORK.


Hlg Rfteeo PAlA for Raleonk Ohlps-4he
rsatoon Method Freseeatiy Csed.
The wreckers are busy these days
Three large craft recently went ashore
In the vicinity Of New York, requiring
oil the skill and energy Of the wreckih9
crews to get them c6. Very large
prices ore paid to wrecking companie.
and they have to keep In commission
great Aotillas Of derricks. tugboats and
small steamers. besides carrying scores
OF men on their pay-rolls
But IN the other aide Of the Ledger
the receipts arc large. Thirty thou
sand dollars Is not an unusual sum to
be paid for raising \ tessel. As high
as $4,000 H. known to have been paid.
In the case Of one Of the recent dis
asterr the estimated cost of drag.
ging the vessel of tho shoals is said to
have hcen $4,000, for msny engineer.
Ing difficulties stood In the why. Even
at such a price saving q vessel is fully
worth the while of the owner or under.
writers, for otherwise the cruft would
be total loss. As high M Is per cent.
OF vessels value u known to have
been paid for saving her.
The old method Of raising was Nv
derric.ss and chairs alone. Now pom.
toons are used to great extent. The
pontocn that has lately been pressed
into service Is about 20 Feet long, and
has lifting power Of 50 tons. Divera
sink the pontoons around the hull of
the snnken ship, surrounding her COM
pletely and fastening them securely to
her. These pontoons are afterwards
pumped full OF air md readily lift the
vessel. II the craft il large one the
pontoons are supplemented by derricka
and chains. There are several der.
ricks in New York that have a lifting
capacity of 50. tons and many small.
er ones. One of these ID placed ON each
side Of the ship to be raised.
II the vessel IL heavily loaded much
Of the cargo is first taken out. This
10 done by steam lighter. divers going
DOWN and attaching cha,ns to tho mer.
chandise. Frequently, however, sue.
tion p,imps ran be brouHh Hht into ipiAy
to raise CARGO. Only q. short time agc
300 tons Of coal were taken out Of q
ships hold by this metlUod. A.cargo
Of potatoes has been brought to the
surface In this way. Lifting . cargo
out of . sunken Ship. however, in.
crease, the expense, because OF the time
and force Of men It takes. a-
BY the derrick and chain method di.
vers grope around beneath the sh;p
to find . place wher. = chain can Be
passed beneath the keel. In many
cases IN opening has to be dug out BY
an iron bar. A very small chain ID
first passed under, to which . still
larger one is attached aad finally the
great chain which IN tn stand the strain
Of raising the ship. Ships are pulled
or nowadays by means Of an anchor,
. great cable and tackle block. a
An cxperie9esd diver can make S14
. day cnsa braeeclass Job. Tho mcsf
glt-A ounxaqase snk ftum ess tmf11ne
= month whether they work or not.
Whenever they 60 out on a job they are
paid extra, and it Is seldom that q mans
wages fall below SITS q month. The
diver who can work more than 60 feet
below the surface rcceivee the highest
wages.-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
DELAWARE shAD.

aome Of the Dig Oaes That Have Boeo
Caught In Former Ysazs.
The reader who is interested in tsh
and fisheries can find in report of the
Pennsylvania fish commission. recently
issued, deal Of matter about old and
lew methods Of taking fish. stories
(uuthentic) Of big catches and big fish.
and descriptions Of the methods adopt
ell by the pirates who deplete the
waters regardless of the rights OF
others.
In the early days of the Delaware
settlements, neither the Dutch, German
nor English settlers on the lower part
of the stream cared enough for shad
to use nets Of any kind in taking them.
It was not the proper thing socially
to eat shad. II anyone Of social dis
tinction was led by a liking for the
flavor Of the fish into eating 1t, he had
to cook it and eat it on the sly.
And there is the story Of the use Of
shad in Philadelphia. The low prices
tempted many master mechanics to
keep their apprentices almost alto
cether ON fish diet. The apprentices
objected to shad. and . bitter. wordy
strife ensued. No strike followed. but
the youngsters triumphed SO far that
tire law relating to indentures was
changed SO that the boys were not to
be fed ON fish more than twice = week.
The exclusion Of the shad from the bill
of fare was followed by an evil they
knew not Of. What was known ~ the
Merino sheep craze swept over the coun-
try about that time; sheep became
cheaper than fish, and the boys got
mutton and molasses in generous guam
titles instead Of shad.
II it was not in good form socially
to eat shsd ON the lower Delaware. It
was nevertheless quite the proper
thing to do SO on the upper waters Of
10th the Delaware and Susquehanna.
Country folks from . radius of 50
mics came to the Susquehanna to get
their winter supply"
The record for days catch belongs
to Tullytown creek, in Hadley. Pa. for
ION the first day Of May. 1888. 10000
ehad were taken"
The fish also ran very large in my
young days." said one of the vcrncious
cid inhabitants. "Eight-pound fish
were very common, and often they ran
larger."
One story il related Of . man who
traded 20 barrels of shad for - good
durham cow" But sometimes 80 many
Of the hsh were taken out that the price
went to three and four cents each, and
one case il noted Of great catch that
brought but one cent each.
It il worth nothing that in describ-
ing the aize Of the fish three ere re-
ferred to that weighed 13 pounds. The
very largest Of Ill was taken by Charles
vansciver, at Badgers island. in the
Delaware. II weighed 1aN pounds. and
was purchased by Christian Larse-
lere, Esp, . judge In Burlington coun-
ty."-Philadelphia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
eoTAERs THE YANKEES.
Spanish Pron1nclatlon Proves Pu9allAe "a
Party Of ChlcaSoans.

spanish PFoa1nclatlon Proves Po8a1lne e
Party Of Chlca6oAas.
Five Chicagoans arrived ut Albu.
querque, n. NJ, one day late in August.
They were taken in charge by Frank
Blake, Chicago boy. who hes lived in
the west for some years. and were soon
shown all the sights of the quaint old
town. Az they walked along the princi-
pal street Mr.. Jamison looked up Mt q
building and. remarked: "El tornado
hotel: nice building"
YES" said Blake. "But you must
pronounce It right. il II Ell Hornsda
in the Spanish tongue. il always H
out here"
THAT so?" answered Jamison.
"funny custom. What's this church
here?-the Cathedral Of Son Juan!"
"San Huan,'' corrected Blake. Mr..
Jamison looked panied, but accepted
the correction. A moment later he
broke out again. "What's this? La
JollaT' ia Holla," spoke the ready
mentor by his side, and Jamison's eyes
began to roll. So it went through the
whole town. Blake corrected Jamison
at every turn. When they al got back
to the hotel Janlison had . strange,
drawn expression on his facc. but mo-
oody paid much attention to him. He
went into the dining-room and called
waiter.
"Bring me-" said Mr.. Jamison, in
slow, measured accents, ''sonc fricas-
seed hack-rabbit, with apple belly, and
Ies me have q mint hulep before the
meat, please"
The waiter stared nj him and some
body at the next table snickercd. That
was the last straw. The Chicago man
sprang to his feet ablaze with indigna-
ton. by hinge" he thundcred, 'what
Internal hackass dares criticize my
Spanish hargonc By the great hump
ing Hudas, I'm Him Hamison Of Hack
son boulevard, and III give some of
you fellows swift holt in
the haw in about .cur sec
ends! Oh, yes, suppose you
think this is : higantic hoke. but I
ion't. You're having lots Of hoy with
me, but I'll come over there and holm
in this hovial hamboree in about half
biffy il you don't quit your hoshin!
I'm no hay. and ! don't come from New
Hersey. If my friend Horgc Kenny. Of
the Marquette club. was here we'd do
some huggling with you haekals. and
don't you forget it,"
Here the walters and the rest Of the
Chicago delegation dragged Mr.. Jami-
son away. He recovered under careful
nursing, but made all haste to get out
of New Mexico as soon rs he could catch
) acknowledgements N. NJ News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
K.sv wAas Was Csnlae.

Mr.. Tiptop-As you are fluent lin
guist, you would probably enjoy The
French comedy BY the French company
at the theater. win you accept me ~
IN escort?
Miss westend-Er@I am not feeling
very well this afternoon. You under.
stand French, suppose. Ar. Tiptop.
'sDear me, no. / don't know . word
of II"
'@Oh! Tkank you. Mr.. Tiptop. ! win
ecco0pany you with pleasuEe."-N. Z
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21

A hopeful sign Of the times is seen
in the tendency manifested by largo
land owners to cut mp their broad areas
into small farms Large plantations
have not Of late years proven satisfac-
tory, n from the nature of the case
staple crops must be grown and the
low prices prevailing for staples has
made them improbable compared with
the well-cultivsted small farms with
diversified products. The mistake Of
paying taxes ON hundreds Of acres Of
idle and unprodue3ive land II being
Ee0edied by the common sense method
ofselling the surplus and concentrsting
the capital and labor upon IN area that
can be handled, and every acre util-
ised. The inhux Of farmers from
her states il putting small farms into
active demand and filing the country
with most desirable class Of people,
and yet, ut present rates Of rent, farm
property il . far better investment
than city property. Farming land can
5e purchased almost anywhere In
Texas for Se5 per aero that viii bring
$3.50 per acre. This n 10 per cent.
against 10 per cent for city property.
which is above the average prodt from
rents. And when the farm il rented
for part Of the crop to good tenants
from 20 to Is per cent. Is often secured.
But we advise as . general policy home
building as best for all concerned.
We would be glad to see tenant farm
ers little more eager to own homeas
for il would be better for the farmeTe
and better for the stste. for it may b
taken as true that any man is better
citizen after than before he has . home
Of his own.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21

Mrs. Jolliboy-Ay husband takes
regularexercise at the club gymnasium
now and l judge from what he says he
is getting on finely.
Mrs. Kingley-Has he become expert
e1ough to do anything?
Mrs. Joiliboy-Hc tells me that he
has learned how to crook his elbow,
though I don't know what that means
|.1ctly.-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-03-21
He Drew Interest.

"You should put your nickels and
dimes IN a savings bank and let them
draw interest" said an indulgent ia
ther to his little boy out northeast,
who was continually calling for nick
els and pennies to buy soda water and
candy along in the early summer.
''What's interest ?" questioned the lit
tie fellow.
The subject was fully explained to
him by the father, and the hoy was
made to understand that with the In
tereet he could in time buy all the
he wanted. His mother
bought him toy savings hank and h..
commenced business, demanding 4
dime or q nickel from his father every
night on his return from the Office. One
day, out of curiosftys the father ex-
amined into the. little ones financial
affairs and found just - cents.
why George. where is all the
money I gave you?" he asked the
"Eeen drawin' interest" meekly re-
piled the young hopeful.-Washington
Star.
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NEW ORLEANS DANGER.


1Ao Doete0 ~ tAo 0oIR Of Mexleo 1heagho
- - 90nkln9.
Within the last few months there has
como to the notice Of Maj. Quinn, in
charge Of the lighthouse district, .
condition which. in the course Of 800
years. If continued, would result in the
complete wiping out Of the city Of New |.
Orleans. This scientific fact u simply
that tho bottom Of the gulf n slowly
sinlking and the level Of tho gulf Il ris-
ing higher each year. Tho tide gauges
and observations show that within
twelve years the level Of tho gulf has
risen one foot When tho Eads jstties
were built it was decided TO estahllsh
. tide guage and level, and 70 keep .
daily record Of the tides During the
month Of July, 1894, and last July.
Maj Quinn suspected that the
delta was gradually suhsiding,
and during these two nnnths
tide guages were placed IN deep
water. From tho continuous record
kept ON these observations he was able
TO make comparisons, and thus discov-
cred that since 1875, when the levels
were made, the delta had suhsided ex.
aetly ono foot. The gaages ard the
tide levels were plaeed in position IN
1875 and verified IN 1871. Between that
date and 1890 the level went down one
foot; but within the las4 Avo yeqxs H.
tides have bee1 s1n1ipnary - henE3Y
80. The ainlking q ~ 1q11qa se11hn.
fisfng Of tk4 ed11 ~ ~ , l1lllal
AFFAIR, and u spasmoilie. - Il weres
q . =