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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-26
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BUSINESS CHANCES

WANTED-YOUNGM MAN WITH $500, for
branch OF Chicago house; salary Slp per
month and four per cent. on the business.
Address GEO. MORTON, 125 Franklin
street Chicago. ld-Oq
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
A FOuR.YEAR-oLD.

= x00r-year-old's baby,
whatever you 10 or say
fou may rig him out in a rounda bout
And teach him the time Of day:
~ ms muscles grow he will buster ard
blow
III you think him an army of men;
Cntii snort OF breath you may love hlyu
to death.
ARD declare hes his father again.
But. whether yo,l will, he's baby still
Whatever you do or say.
A four-year-cld's q baby,
Whatever you do or say.
He may run ard shou. ard want to play
out
he may pu: on his hat and his coat and
all that,
And button his shoes with hook:
Hc may swagger and strut and pretend to
be. but
No matter how big he may lcok
He's a baby still. whether you will,
Whatever YOU do CT say.
A four-ycar-old's a baby
Whatever YOU do CT say
You may call him a man, as mother can,
Seventy times day.
IL ne cries when he's hurt, all covered with
dirt,
You'll gather him Up in your arms.
Nor kisses refuse To- cover the bruise
And quiet his fearful alarms.
For whether you will, he's a baby still,
Whichever you do or say.
William S. Lord. in Chicago Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

Mohair is the fleece of the Argora
goat. grown in the orient and at the
Cape. and is the most lustrous fiber
known. In its natural state il is white
and can consequently be dyed to any
color. Alpaca is the fleece of the animal
of that name. also of the goat family
(llama ID . near relation). and is grown
in South America. In its natural state
it is black. brown or piebald. with very
small proportion Of white. Consequent
~ it can only be dyed a darker color,
generally black. Whenever, therefore:
YOU see luster dress which is lightcs
than dark gray, you may be sure it j.
mohair. especially il it has peculiar
sparkle which is something like that
Of newly broken piece of lump sugar
Alpaca. being somewhat finer and soft
er than mohair, is mostly used for coat
Innings. but il is also made into dress
goods in its natural gray. It was in
troduced and intended for Innings. but
was taken up by . within Of fashion for
dresses and had great run 80 years
ago. Its popularity gave the marc Of
alpaca in . rough and ready way TO Ill
bright goods, although most Of them
are made from mohair, end many OF
them from English wool. = 81. Louis
Globe Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17

-sY0u say he's . nobleman cf hi&A
rank Yes" "very high?' '-very.s
'What's the namber Of his scandals1s
Chicago Evening Post.
He started from his sleep shriekinR
aifrighteilly. 'Nightwheel?'' they
asked, solicitously. AYES" he answered.
Zone Of those old fashioned high one1.~
Detroit Tribune.
-Lady-"Is it true that you have
fallen in love with the princessr' Lieu
tenant-"Q Quite right. just wanted Ia
zee for once how hopeless love feels. -
Fliegende Blaettcr.
--Deceived.-'Why did Constance -.
fuse young De Richer" "He deceived
her. He told her he was worth million,
when in reality he is worth two mil.
lions" s.".Detroit Free Press.
-Flower-Mission Drawbacks.--"Julia,
what did that poor man say when you
gave him that lovely bunch Of daisies? ?
"He said he would much rather have .
good boiled cabbage. Chicago Record.
WHATS this hear you're going to
do, Jennie?" said an Aberdeen lass ia
another young woman. "Well. Maggie.
lass, TIM just going to marry that farm
over there, and live with the little chap
ON it."-Tit- Bits.
-"Now that have your consent. my
charming Bessie, allow me to ask one
question: Are you superstitious?''
"Super*titious7 Why do you want to
know, Frank?" II cannot tell you be-
fore you have answered my question" !"
well. then, am not superstitious In
the least" He (overjoyed)-Then !
may tell you with an easy conscience
that you are my 18th sweetheart.-
Neue F1iegende Blaetter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

REV. DIR. Henry Gallagher hns -.
fsigned the pastorote Of the Trinity Rap
fist church, Brooklyn.
/ The High Street Congregational
church, Portland, Me-. celebrated the
seth anniversary of Rev. Dr. William H.
Fenn's pastorate on July with elsb-
orate services.
+ The telescope presented by Miss
Iorillard Bruce has just been received
by the trustees of the University Of
heidelberg. 1t is Photographic tele-
lscope and considerably larger than the
lone she gave Harvard.
Il Rev. DR.. George L. Robinson, pas
TOR Of the Roxbury CLASSY Presby-
|lerian church, has resigned in order
TO accept the professorship of Old
Testament literature and exegesis In
knox college, Toronto, Canada.
X Archbishop O'Reilly, of Adelaide,
can set type like professional COM
bositor. When he established the Cath
elic Record in West Australia h~ waa
obliged to set his own type, and to teach
(he art to other priests, besides editing
the paper.
Jules Simon was converted to Cath
alicism. according to the Paris lie Yer
he, shortly before his death by his
|l:ttle granddaughter, who had been at
lending the catechism class at the
Madeleine. She brought him con-
essor and he received the sacraments
while in full possession Of all his fac
dlties.
t-Mr. Rowlands, Q. C.. recorder Of
Swansea. who has just embraced Cath
aicisnl, on graduating from Oxford he
Ssine clergyman of the Church Of
England, then head master Of gram
Rar school, and in 1871 turned lawyer.
Vas made a queens counsel. entered
parliament, and later was appointed to
the bench.
How great the growth Of ritualis-
IL practices has been in the Church
& England during the last IA years is
)aown by some figures compiled by
the Tourists Church Guide. In 1882
daily communion was administered in
i33 churches in Great britain. IN 1896
III 474 churches. Incense, used in nine
churches II years ago, is now used in
4 !. The figures for churches using
lights on the altar are SSl and 3.598:
for those where vestments are en-
pyoyed, $50 and 1852, and for those
where the worshipers face the east,
1869 and s.964. The change indicates
u many cases some change in doctrine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
Horse Hiuts.

Stuff the pads with timothy hay
it remains springy. Cotton or wool
becomes hard and often forms into
Jumps
The best fed work horse has the
heavy grain ration in the morning
and ct noon, and the bulk Of its hay
at night.
Don't allow q work horse to suffer
for want Of water during the long. hot
days. A half day is too long for
him to do without drink.
The man that would have sound,
nicelv-formed hoofs on his horses when
he comes to sell them, must give at
tention to the hoofs of his colts.
1t is said that one quart of rye
whisky with two ounces Of bicar-
Donate Of soda dissolved in it makes q
wash that is sure death to vermin on
horses.
If the horses shoulders are washed
clean and bathed each evening with
strong salt water lit IS all tho better il
= little alum is added), only a very ILL
fitting collar can make gals.
We prefer to have the colt in the
field with the mare. If the colt is
shut in the stable both it and the mare
will fret Besides, the colt should
suck every two or three hours.
It is said that sulphur applied to the
shoulders of horses that have collar
boils, will cause boils to disappear. II
is better. however, to prevent sore
shoulders by having well.fitting col.
lars.
When you have = good horse, stick
to him. He may not be fast. he may
not be completely sound. but he does
all you need of = horse, is safe and
healthy. Why change, even if some
jockey with . more snowy horse does
offer to trade? You know nothing OF
the other horse, and do know your
own rs fully honest. The chances are
that the man who deals in horses
knows more about them than you do,
and that you will make nothing by the
transaction and will in all proba bility
lose. He is in the business for what
he can get ont of IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
SELLERS or MlsFiT SHOES.


Rev 1n40De1y Wh1eh Has IAtoey Du9oo8
Up N 0oeha0.
Far over ON the east side, In tho neigh
horh0od Of GrMnd and Norfolk streets,
|kreseyeral small stores,whieh are known
to the irreverent youth Of that neigh
torhood n ''boot and shoe mis1tter-
:es." The stock in trade u announced
end il supposed to consist Of boots and
shoes made to order which have been
returned BY some customer whom they
did mt exactly suit.
OF course there probably are articles
oS this class In these emporiums, but the
majority arr boots and shoes which
have become shopworn in fist-elass es-
tablishMents, and have been sold at
public auction cr privaae sale, and also
the footwear u spoiled daughters Of
fashiOn who have tired Of . new boot
after using It few days. or who have
scratched the finish Oh an enamel too
or cut . small abrasion upon the side
Of the instep.
These 90 to the maids. and thence to
the peddlers, and thence to the misfit-
tera. Each one Of the latter employs
tine or more cobblers. whoee sole busi-
ness II the restoration Of shoes until
they look perfectly new. They are mar
velous;y shillful in their work and will
deceive anybody but m expert. A ia
~orite trick is to restore shoe and then
put two or three blots on the lining.
The suave dealer shows you the lining
rnd says: "Just a. good NJ new. only
some careless clerk dropped the ink on
Il, and It was ruined for dot virst-class
store" The customers attention j. NV
tied to the ink blots. and she does not
notice the indications Of restoration ard
repair.
One Of the dealers il . gentleman Of
avery vivid imagination. His special fea-
ture in his possession Of shoes and boots
that have been worn by people Of dis
tinction.
He never prints the fnct. or refers to
II in his price card. but he invariably
coniidez to you: This shoe sas made for
Patti. This elegant boot vas rejected
by Langtry. These slippers were In
tended for Ada Rehan." When Princess
Eulalie WAS here he must have had 100
pairs Of footwear from that dis
tinguished member Of royalty.
The customers Of these places are Of
q very good class, and consist usually Of
) oune women who desire 70 get FASH
innal,le boots worth ten Or fifteen dol
lara for four or i've dollars. and who
do not mind the fact that these arc
-s~AA >-~~->-h~A ~annm1I.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
Losses In L,ouId Manure.

An English chemist points ont the
fact that in every ten gallons of urine.
there will be fuu.6 as much nitrogen
as is contained in seven pounds nitrate
of soda, "a pounds Of bone meal or la7
pounds of white turnips. This puts in
a comprehensive way the loss that oc-
ours when liquid manure is permitted
to drain or soak away.
A farmer would certainly not throw
away a bag of ground bone; yet he
may thoughtlessly lose more than
enough liquid manure to pay for the
bone. by the use of absorbents, he
may save all OF the urine, including
the water: or by using plaster he may
let the water 60 and save only the
nitrogen. In any case, it is just as
much n mistake to let the liquid
manure escape as it would be to throw
u ton of fertilizer into the brook
Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
HERE AND THERE.

As q machine for turning weeds
into fertility the sheep goes q long
way toward paying its way.
Black pigs usually have tougher
skin and are less liable to skin diseases
than white ones.
Put ground oats before the lambs
ut an early age. They will soon learn
to eat and will greatly profit thereby.
Wood ashes are too valuable fer.
tilizer to be wasted. For the orchard
and berry patch they are especially
valuable. Scatter on the surface and
either plow or hoe under previous tu
irrigation.
do not allow the weeds which have
sprung up everywhere to come to ma
turity and scatter their seeds broad
cast in all directions Just before the
seeds form. cut down the weeds with
mower or scythe.
"A horses collar and harness should
be rs well fitted es we At shoes on our
feet or coats on our backs before buy
ing them. In buying . collar. many
look only to size and price; shape and
quality are quite a. important.
The cherry tree is = close grower,
and does best when planted closer to-
gether than peaches and other trees.
They may be set 13 feet apart in the
row, but the rows should be - feet
apart
-On any good farm and under good
management doclx of sheep win pay
for care and feeding in the manure
they will make. Give them lots OF
straw and they will convert it into the
richest kind Of food for crops.
Pea vines, both for hay and ensil-
age, are asserting their place ~ one Of
our most valuable forage crops The
almost universal plating of the corn
and stubble fields in this two sided
crop evinces the farmers appreeistiop
of its Offices . renoyator and food psu,
ducer.
$50 that the farm e1i0als hsvo
salt, not only once week, but %
placed that they can have daily acccss
to it. It most frequently prevents the
parasitical diseases froo which our
stock suffer and which are taken int0
the kystcm with the green, fea9ss
hsrhnge u cur pastnxsA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
FARMER ANpPLANTER.
FERTILIZERS FOR CORN
A Georgia Farmer Tells Of HIS Way u
DOiMg.

A Georgia Farmer Tells Of His Way sl
Doimg.
In q previous article expressed my
views as to the use of fertilizers for
corn. Continuing. l will say that ]
have during several years used on
| about half my crop the following
method: At seeding time,- open fur.
rows with large shovel on a CAN'T
distributor, applying - to 100 pounds
Per acre Of mixture in equal parts of
a cid phosphate and cotton seed meal.
The soil falls on the fertilizer and COW
ers it, SO that it does not injure the
seed. At first blowing, run four fur.
rows to each row with small scooter.
In the outer Of these furrows, say about
one foot from the corn. run the distribu-
ter, putting deep in the ground $50 to
900 pounds of the above mixture. II
time presses, run in one furrow to
the row only, applying $50 to 200
pounds. When the ccrn gets waist
high. sow broadcast 60 to 50 pounds
nitrate Of soda per acre, especially on
the thinner portions by this method
/ have got from 20 to 30 bushels per
acre on land that without manure
would have yielded not over to 12
bushels. 1t sometimes happens when
May and June are dry that cotton
meal sown broadcast lies mostly inert
and does the crop not very much
good, becaus, large part or it is not
in moist soil. This meal, however,
will not be lost if fall grain is sown.
The Unknown pea should be sown
broadcast in corn at last plowing. and
it would pay to prepare for this before
planting the corn, by sowing broad
cast zoo or more pounds of acid phOs-
phate per acre. not for the benefit of
the corn, but for that of the peas.
This would be the cheapest way to
manure the next crop. whether of cot
too or small grain. In this connec-
ton, let me add that acid phosphate
and the COW pea should form the basis
of all intensive farming in the south.
They should he sown broadcast on
every acre of corn. Every acre Of
small grain stubble should be put in
peas, either in drills or broadcast. If
in drills (which l preferl, open fur
rows with CAN'T distributor, using not
less than l5O pounds Of acid phosphate
per acre. The acid phosphate is spe-
cific for peas, and. used alone, does
not much help weeds and grass, thus
enabling the peas to overgrow these
latter. had some land SO badly in
infested with wild coffee that could
not make peas on 1t until hit upon
the idea of helping the peas with acid
phosphate. The plan succeeded fully.
The idea has been . valuable one to
me, and will. I hope, prove useful to
others.-A. c. jackson, in Southern
Cultivator,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
Breed and Feed.

Use the best sires that your means
will admit Select your female breed
ing stock with care. Weed out the in-
ferior stock year by year, retaining
the best always. Feed well. Breed
ing well and feeding well, says the
Southern Farm Gazette, must 60 to-
gether. The best blood on earth will
rapidly degenerate if not we'll fed and
cared for.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
l..<e,t Cola S,a,as.

The largest gold coin now in circula.
ton in the world is the ''loof' Of An
nam, French colony in eastern Asia.
1t is fat, round gold piece. almost as
large as a tea saucer, and is worth 5000
in United States coin. The second
and largest is the ''obang" Of Japan.
The obang is beautiful. oblonx coin
Of the finest quality of gold. and il
worth about SIS of our money. The
third largest and most valuable of the
regular current coinage of the ma
tions" is the ''benda," hamsh0Icd in
got. which circulates as lawful money
in Ashantee. The benda il worth about
$40 in United States gold. The '.loof'
Of AMMAN, the coin first mentioned
above, is believed TO be the largest and
most valuable piece ever coined N the
history of the world. excepting. Of
course las far as value is concernet!) !,
the different gold coins Of smaller de-
nominations, which have sold at en0r-
mons prices On account of scarcity or
ON account of historical as,socia TONS
Chicag Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
FIRST USED.
In England Over Two Centuries Age Was
Gilt-Edged Paper.

Gilt-Edged Paper.
\ letter from James l., bearing his
sign manual and addressed to Sir Johr
Stanhopc, requesting him to pay 200
into the royal exchequer and dated
"a July, 1904. is written on squared
paper. A holograph letter from Lord
Cranborne to his father. the earl OF
Salisbury. lord high treasurer of Eng
land. and dated Paris, Is February.
ZOOS. is written on cut and .silt-edged
paper (the first example of this process
in my collection). As the paper was.
however. doubtless purchased in
France. this date cannot he claimed
in description of English letters. All
through this period the edges of the
paper are almost uniformly rough; but
we come to another letter on squared
paper in 1919, February, from Henry,
Lord Clifford. to Sir Thomas Fairfax,
asking him for a subscription of five
.IacObuses to a fund for furnishing a
piece Of plate to be run for every year
at Peplingcoates IAN early racing date)
The position of the seal affords in this
instance an incontrovertible proof Of
the original shape of the paper. 4 let
ter, with sign manual and holograph
subscription. from Charles l. to DUO
d'Orleans, % April, 1856. is on gilt
edged paper (my earliest English ex-
ample).
An interesting illustration of the use
OF gilt-edged paper in this reign is af-
forded by the original accounts for sta
tionery supplied to Princes Charles and
James in the year 1641. These docu-
ments' are signed by Bishop Duppa. the
tutor of these princes, and certified for
payment by the earl of Essex. Among
the items are the following: 81 Reame
of fine Cutt paper. 90. 10. 90. 6 quires Of
fine Venise fol. gilt. 90. 12. Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
Notes About lsses,

There are about 5000 bees in q
pound. A gallon of honey weighs
from IL to - pounds, according to its
density.
Tho life of . bee in the busy season
+ very brief. 1t is conceded that dur.
ing the honey dow they do not live
more than six or eight weeks.
New swarms that have to build their
own combs on foundation or other
wise, make whittier combs in sections
than when hived on old combA
Comb honey seldom granulates II
kept in Z uniform temperature; that
is, not too cold. 1t viii keep better in
the kitchen than in the cellar.
We have never found it profitable 70
dequeen, for the purpose Of obtaining
more honey during . dow. The only
dequecning profitable 10 in exchanging
inferior ones for young. vigorous ones
Honey costs nothing. and is = valpa-
ble product, considering the price it
usually brings, in comparison with the
small outlay in care and expense.
There is no good reason why every
farmer should not keep bees.
The spacing Of combs should be
from rs to IL inches from center to
center. IS that space allows the proper
depth of cells for brood; If working
for extracted honey, this spacing can
be slightly increased With good re-
enlts.
Il is an idle practice for beekeepers
to feed swarms during . honey dow in
order to forward storing. When the
sweets caE Be obtained from the flowers
It II useless to try 10 s'fecd'' tho bees
in any other way. They prefer Flora's
fresh nectar. and will gather and store
It in the combs. entirely ignoring al
other food which can Be placed before
them.
6noss-whits sections ase pleasinr 70
the eye. but purs white. elean comb.
4llcd with pure white honey. i moro
%. and pays better. Therefore, the
Judgment in removiD9 sections carly
20 insure this eoadition. Donst wait
FOR the cappip9 Of every comb on
With tie super and renove III 0led
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-10-17
PARISH,
ITALIAN TELLS 4 STORY.
0ienoe Llberatl Relates . Joko - {
American Naval O0csFs

sienoe Llberati Relates Jeks - -
American Naval O0csr.
A great joke on the American navy
and ON Rear Admiral Luce leaked ont
the other day, after "a years. The
story was told by Signor Liberati. the
famous cornet soloist and conductor Of
various well known Liberati banls, and
who il now playing in Kansas City.
Signor Liberati remarked that the navy
has been q factor in the musical cul-
ture of America, and then explained
that American men-o'-war had enlisted
young Italian musicians in their bands
when touching at Italian ports. These
youngsters were carried to America and
became bandmasters and conductors.
Il ar-rife in America on man-O'-war
my own SELF" continued the famous
musician, 'and / he'd ver' large cOu-sid-
cradle experience in company Of de
American navy. enlisted in Venice
in 1872 on de ver' large, considerable
frigate Juniato. At Madeira broke
my own mout' with de cornet. en-
tairs de small boat yo must follow ont
de wafes of de sea. miss de righ time
and a ver' large, considerable waie Of
de sea heet me. hold up my instru-
maint to keep it dry-so-and when !
fell struck the instru-maint with my
mout'.
'When tink of my own times on de
frigate Juniato. / feel de salt meet vcf'
bad-rise in my own troat and shoke
me. Br-r-r-r-r!
'De frigntc was about sail i0r dis
country and de of-fi-cairs fill dc frig-
ate Juniato with ver' large. cOn-sid-
cradle cargo of brandy and wines. Yes
to smug-gail!-those of-a-cairs were
great to smug-gail! We had q hail-ish
treep-de of-fi-cairs drunk all de time
-all-de-time! De sailors drunk. too.
de band drunk, YER large. consider
able jag!
"De frigate Juniato carry four or fife
hundraid men; she carry eighteen YER
large. considerable guns. We sail
for Bostone.
DE nearer de frig-ate comes 10 dis
country, de more drunk de captain,
de of-fi-cairs, de sailors. de band, get.
You know hint was de Capt. Luce.
Ven de pilote come on board de frig-ate
Juniato in de fog. he say; 1t ees not
Bostone; it ees New York! So We start
for Bostone and de fog get thicker and
thicker, and de captain, de of-fl-cairs,
de sailors and de band not know where
they was at. We fire de guns and ring
de bell and blow de whistle. De frig.
ate Junato lay there and we fired and
ringed and blowcd for seek days and
seek nights. De provis-ione went low
and we had Mating to eat-only drink.
"De captain sent out de boats and
sound de water, so we not heet de rocks.
De sailors in de boats work hard sound.
ing de waters for seek days and seek
nights. De frig-ate Juniato crash
against de rocks. but not YER bad. Then
de fog rose up and de captain Of the
frig-ate, dc of-n-cairs, de sailors and de
band all said: % hail!e for de frig-ate
Juniato was one hundraid feet from de
---sDesew1s Bsseones snndswsaaalssen.
dere seek days and seek nights and we
might have gone to market and bought
fresh aigs every morning. ."-Kansaa
City Star.