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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14
LIFE PARTNERS.


-
fer YOung W0neA
A popular lecturer recently related
I'm incident in his experience which the
girl readers may find amusing and l0s-
ssbly suggestive.
He was invited by . woman's club
to address them upon the business
careers now open to their sex. When
the evening arrived, he found the large
hall in which he was expected to speak
filed with bright, intelligent women,
most of whom were young. He deliv-
cred his lecture to attentive listeners,
and as he sat down one of .he managers,
3 pretty, .earnest-looking girl. whis-
rered:
'One thing more. Tell us how these
new careers affect . wOEan's chances
Of marriage"
He laughed, but she was grave. He
fumbled his papers. to give himself time
for q little thought. "After all" he said
to himself. 'this question is no joke"
Glancing over the hall, it occurred to
him tina. while these hundreds of young
women might or might no. be fitted for
trade or profession, God had planned
each one of them to be wife, with chill
dren committed to her care. The ques-
ton whether they were shutting them
selves out from that natural work of life
was surely of as much import to them
snd to society as their probable success
as clerks. or in any of the numerous oc-
cupations and professions into which
women are now entering.
The choice in marriage still rested
with men. Would they lie as likely to
choose what il called the emancipated
woman n her domestic sister?
1t was really serious question. yet he
smiled as he repeated IL aloud.
II have been asked to answer this
query" he said. 1T Is too large and
grave question for me to decide. But
will tell you a story which may throw
some light upon one feature Of it.
I'm the town where live there is an
old negro named Jacob, who is known
Us professor. He whitewashes walls
end fences. cuts grass and saws wood.
A year ago Jacob took a young fellow
named Tom as partner. Tom was
quick, handy and obliging. and the busi-
ness Of the new firm increased. The
professors hovel and cart bore the
sign Jacob 4 Co. in large charcoal let
tering.
"In . comparatively brief time. how
ever, Tom disappeared, and the Co.
Was blotted from the signs.
Where's Tomr asked the old
man.
~ know nufiin 'bout Tom,' he ANIL
xwered. Don want no sich partlner as
dat
"'What was wrong, Jacob7 He
seemed industrious and clever
Clever enough! Kin saw an mow
an handle de brush's well a. kin. But
he took 10 wearin' my clo'es. n smokin'
my pipe. m callin' himself de actin
pardner in the firm. Dom know he's
place. He jes' fought he war meme.
Den. sab, broke de partnership.
"Men," said the lecturer, 'are not
wholly unlike Jacob. Az zee them,
think they are willing women should
metaphorically speaking-saw, or NOW
or handle any Of their tools, 20 long AZ
they remain women, gentle, modest
end pure. But when. they usurp the
place Of men in their habits and man
ners and assumptions. they will find it
hard to form partnerships for life with
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

anil went way over there INTO
the hill country of Georgy to
visit around amongst the f:fm-
lily kinneIy for q few weeks. Row.
if in case you maybe ILought not know
the Jernigans, 1 will nave to tell yau in
regards to that stock of people :hat
they don't have fits md they do ! ave
sense. As to my Uncle Josmh-v'ell,
he don't know anything for certain
when it comes to books...aRd book
lcarnin, but what little he don't know
cbout mules and niggers, and horses
and people and things. was tore oft of
the records in the first settlement o. the
country.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14
oyMNAsTIc TRAINING.
rhe Ross and the Fature 81 Physl'
BducoeI00.

rhs Past and the Fstsrs e4 Physical
Bdaeasiea.
By unanimous consent AdOlph Spiess
was the inventor of the method and ex-
ercise ON which the programmes Of
eymnas.ics are based to-day. Few
schoolmasters have left such deep
traces in education; few, perhaps, have
done SO much work Is Spiess. He
taught. in the public schools ut Burg
corf. history, geography, drawing and
gymnastics-all at the same session.
Poor as he was. he would make a three
hours walk every week to the Munhcen-
buchsee gymnasium, and. after two
hours Of hard exercise, he would re-
turn, always ON foot, tired but not dis
contented. Burgdorf ID little town in
the canton of Bern. It's cassle CROWNS
the summit Of hill. One day I.xisit-
ed the town, went up to the castle, and.
Passing through it to the terrace, sat
Gown under an old linden to admire
the landscape and gaze ON the snow-
capped Alps whitening in the distance
An Instructor in the high school Of
HUI 8uVHA WnO u1u &V1C WIsAA h4sC OkA
this walk pointed ont to me the win
dows Of a room in the castle where
Spiess' first school had been. In that
room boys and girls had first gone
through those exercises which are now
part of the training in all pnblic schools.
All there is Just as it was in 1888, when
Spiess came from Germany, full Of
hope. happy in being called there as
Testalozzi's successor. Pestalozzi had
written in that very castle his book
How Gertrude Teaches Her Children"
as well as the Mother Book." no less
celebrated in the history Of popular
Spiess tells us how the
gymnastic exercises were carried on in
the castle only in winter and when it
rained, but at other times how he would
lead his boys out into the open air TO
exercise in the playground which is
down in the valley, a grassy meadow
protected from the sun on the south by
\ high cliff.
Spiess' best years were passed in that
meadow. The four volumes Of this
work on gymnnstics were thought ont
md put into practice on that play
ground. An old horizontal beam on two
rusty supports, which is still there,
is probably the Oldest piece Of gym
nastic apparatus in Europe.--A. Mosso.
in Chautauquan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14
FUNNY .cLERcYMEN.-


0ene ef the Qoesr Habits Nony 81 Thea
Gss Iass.
THE Lord is in His holy temple; will
the sexton please shut the docr?
There is m Episcopal minister in
town who entertains his congregation
with such running comments ON what
l'asses before him while he reads the
service. As he rarely changes h1sstone
his people are constantly pursuing him
with perplexed glances through the
prayer took. Occasionally the connec-.
tion between things mundane and spir-
itual are 20 closely made that they occa-
sion embarrassment, - when In the
midst Of . peroration about the SCAR
let woman he called to = well-known
pewholtler to move OVER and giSe the
lady . seat.
When preaching. this minister keeps
cne hand or the other jingling coins
and key in his pocket, % ~ to be plain
" heard throughout the church. These
apparently he provides for the purpose.
tor one Sunday, by some mischance, one
pocket being empty. be stopped delhi
erately, emptted his pockets lfkes boy,
and divided the contents between tho
two, after which he proceeds ! smooth-
y and cheerfully throQg9a H sermon.
It was another clergyman, who. feel
ing the moral necessity Of having
money in his pockets, nos1owed Avo
dollars Of member of the conGregs-
ton in the vestibule, which immeliate-
y after the service he paid back An
empty purse. he confessed, took away
all his self-conhdence.
These idiosyncrasieS ;tidear clergy
men to their congregations, whoSelate
them as do parents the aptics Of spelled
children.
There il another New York clerey-
man who In always late at church. He
comes mp the aisle swinging his hat;
then tossing II on the pulpit sofa, says:
LET m pray" before the hat has land.
ed. When he has pronounced the bene-
diction. by the time the ~A1nen" hAs
reached the hack seats he II oR.
This same man breaches from 1ttle
scraps NJ paper, which, saa1he uses them,
he drops ON the floor. by the time he
IL. through his sermon Re u standing
shoe deep in manuscript. While ths
congregation il singing he Is scurry-
ing around ON the fapg altering mp the
scraps. When Sc prays he keeps his
eyes open. tracing out the cornice Of
the church.
Those familiar with DIR. Richard
etorrs will recall how he always
preached to the top right hand corner Of
his church. mourning over its sims and
urging il to repent. While his wonder-
full descriptive powers would send his
from the church a II nm
der a spell. he would himself hasten
to get hold of some member by the
arm. and tell funny stories by the yard.
N. Y. Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14
Eject Of Gooa Hs,s,.e. +.

Lord SALISBURY, who practically in
1Ggested himself for more than 60 years
a improving the homes Of the masses
said time and again that many of the
people who were in filthy and tleplo-
able condition had been made 20 by
their surroundings, and that where
their homes had been improved they
had been rescued from such conditions.
Human nature n initiative; the force Of
good example is catching. Lack of OPP
portunity to lead a more civilized exist
enee, not the inclination to remain az
they sre, largely explains the situation
Of the poorer elements amongst city
.dwellers. Sir Sidney Waterlow cites
the punctuality with which the rents
ore paid to his corporation ~ evidence
that people having good rooms are
anxious to keep them. He believes that
there IL growing desire for comfortable
homes.-Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

stand :he Jerni-
gans had .hen
mixed up and
married int o
{ h e Sanders
famifyf,till by
gracious, y u
couldn't scarce
ly tell which
war which and
who was who
we took n
trip, we did.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

II hope, sor, you will assist . poor
man whose house and everything in f..
including me family. sor, was burned
up two months ago last Thursday. sor. !"
The merchant to whom this appeal
was addressed, while very PiilAnthrop-
ic. In also very cautious. 50 he asked:
"Have you any papers or certificates
to show that you have lost anything BY
1re?
Il did have Q certificate, COR, signed
before . magistrate to that effect, but
IL was burned up. sor. in the house with
me family and the rest Of me efIects.-
Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14
SCALlOPS


Oooo - 0ovnlvo 8hol1o-HhAo9no0 -
New Sa1eik.
The delicate shell has commended
itself to makers of toilet and other
articles for ladies' use, such a. pincush
tween both shells; needlebooks and
many other things are made from
them, but they are too frnil for some
uses that shells have been put to. such
~ scrapers, scoops,and dishes, yet from
their employment by cooks to serve q
peculiar patty Of oysters in, they have
given the name Of ''scalloped oysters"
TO the dish. whether served in the shells
or otherwise. as =
The only portien of this handsome
bivalve that IL edible Is the adductor.
muscle, which closes the shells and cor
responds to-tAe ''hard pare in the
oyster. often miscallel the "eye;" tn.
rest Of the animal. being very soft. il
called the rim by the fishermen. The
little village of New Suffolk, on Grca.
Peconic bay, which divides the eastern
end Of Long Island into two long pen.
insulas, lives mainly from the scsllop
fisheries, which begin in September and
end about the first of May, and are only-
interfered with by the, freezing Of the
bay or by floating ice. for the hardy
fishermen seldom mind the weather t1n-
less q gale should interfere with the
management of the boats, which are
small sloops Of hve to fifteen tons bur
den and are managed by two men-one
at the tiller and the other at the dredges.
They use from one to six dredges, &C.
cording to the size Of the boat. Tho
scallop fleet of New Suffolk comprises
70 beats, and some few others of u
smaller class occasionally join in the
work About 20 men do the catching
and Grating. while - men, 80 women
and 80 children open and prepare the
catch for market; and as the population
Of the place in only 27s, il may BE- truly
said that all-gr0cer, postmaster, and
stage driver-live from the catching OF
scallops. Children stop ON the way
home from school and open = few
quarts, and mothers often rock the
cradle with one foot while standing OF
the other at work in the shops.-Fred
Mather. IN Appletons Popular Science
Monthly. s-.-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14
DOWN ON ROCKY.
Tho Ono Gallus Statesman Il
Watching the Fences
Nigas Of AT least One Durn Fool In the
settlements and Maybe TwO"-A
broad Streak OF 'Fel0nlous
Had Luck

Onct upon a time me and my Uncle
Josiah Jernigan-which you under
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

SheI wish we were rich enough 70
have some Of the luxuries our friends
enjoys yacht, for instance.
He-Oh, never mind! We always
have the tug-of-war. = Detroit Free
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

The District Of Columbia il under the
sole charge q congress. AL legislation
for its government issuing from that
body. Its citizens have NO voice in the
government Of the district. or, for that
matter. in the goveEament Of the United
States. They-have NO vote, not even for
president. The government is vested in
three Commissioners appointed BY th-s
presld6n1, two from the citizens Of the
district and one from the army engin-
eers. These appoint the subordinate
oAncials, and have authority to maxi
police regulations. etc Washington
had municipal government from 1902
to 1871. and . territorial governnent
from 1871 70 1874. when the presen:
form was aAepesd.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

That night turned my horse loose
ooxn into the calf paster. and when I
got up next lnornin Il come to pass that
8 had turned himself loose down into
|sa ~ We3l whish II want nan 1teal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-14

There sho0ld b nav Wogk, or
lesa moaeys b eGee lqlaiae Ate1ipea
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13

Our correspondents have given some
of their own experiments at feeding
large quantities Of oil meal along with
other foods in fattening. Here is what
an English writer says of the use OF oil
meal or old process linseed cake in that
country: Even at higher prices than
those now current Enseed cake of real
ly high quality ought to be regarded as
cheap compared with other feeding
stuffs, because its Importance to the
farmer as the best food for rapidly
pushing his stock forward is a fact
that admits of no doubt whatever. Be
sides which it has been abundantly
proven that to use homegrown food
without any cake is bad economy, see
ing that It results ia delay in putting
on flesh; while on the other hand, it is
found that the natural feed itself is
more economically used in conjunction
with a certain portion Of linseed cake"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Trolley Cars In Rome.

The eternal city, Rome of Caesar,
Rome of Peter" has been invaded
again, this time by the trolley car. The
road connects the main railway station
with the center of the city. 1t starts
from the piazza S. Silvestro and goes up
the Vic di Capo de Case and then
through the Ludovisian quarter to the
Piazza di TePmini. 1t is a double
track and is nearly two miles long.
The power station is located on the
slope of the Sabine hills and the elecA
tricity is generated from turbines
placed in the waterfalls about eighteen
miles out of the city. Power is con-
veyed to the city by four large cables
that run into transformer house near
the Porta Pia The cars, like all stock
on European trolley ines, are mode We
hicles. They are flooded with light at
night and instead of signaling the con-
ductor when one wants to stop all he
has to do is to press a button on the
seat behind him. Some Of the hills
on the line are so steep that special
brakes are necessary. Both hand and
feet brakes are used, one acting on the
wheels directly and the other on the
rails. In addition there is an electric
emergency brake, which will stop a
car in a few yards, even when going
quickly down hill The principle OF
1t consists in short-circuiting the mo-
tors, which are then driven as dynamos
by the momentum of the car, which is
thus rapidly stopped. An American
company strung the overhead wires and
equipped the cars.-Buffalo CONNER
cial.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Pure Mutton Sheep.

Many reasons have been assigned as
to why we should have more mutton
sheep. In the first place, mutton can
be raised at as good a profit as any
other kind of meat. In the second
place, the consumption of mutton is
bound to increase. And in the third
place. mutton-rearing along With wool
will certainly pay better than wool
growing only. Mutton is one of the
most wholesome and delicious kinds of
meat that can be used. Those who
have never eaten it don't know what
they have missed. One of the greatest
hindrances to the more general con-
sumption of mutton is found in the
miserable quality of much that has
been put upon the market. 1t is not
worthy of the name of mutton. There
is as much difference between it and
good mutton as between a crab apple
and Spitzenberg. Never fear, farm
ers, as to the market for mutton. We
will get the market if we only have
the quality in the product. Grow sheep
on your farm; you have room for
some, and begin with those which will
make a good quality of mutton. Why,
in all the United States, there is not
more than our-sevenths of Il sheep for
each inhabitant at the present time
Northwestern Farmer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
stock Notes

Gives the young pigs lots of sunshine.
Ashes and charcoal should De kept
handy for the hogs.
An over-fat hen is always in danger
of apoplexy.
Poultry nor babies can stand filth
and keep in health
A well hen, if not too fat, is full or
life. Sick hens NOPE.
When the birds begin to Vheeze,
you have a case Of roup on hand.
The better the beef quality can be
made the more certain will it be of
a profitable market.
Take good care of the early pigs,
for they will be gold finders" before
next winter.
Remember that the pigs should be
provided with clover field to run to
when the time comes
There is no other kind of live stock
that will give you action on your
money quicker than hogs.
Roots should be given to the in-lamb
ewes a few weeks before the young
are dropped.
Pound for pound, sheep manure is
the richest produced on the farm, care
for and utilize it accordingly
The young lambs need dry, clean
and fairly warm quarters, with plenty
of fresh air ard opportunity for eX-
erciSe.
The mothers milk for the lamb
should be supplemented by other food
as soon as it can be taught to eat, and
that is usually at an early age.
Variety of food necessarily lessons
waste. for the animal then gets all
the elements essential to animal
growth. A continued ration of but a
single item will probably supply some
elements to excess, and that which is
not made use of is wasted; and a va
riety conduces to a good appetite, too.
The prices are poor and there is lit
tie demand for scrub dairy cows, but
he who raises Jerseys, even though
they be grades, always find market
at paving prices for them. 1t is hard
to sell what no one wants to buy. and
it behooves us. therefore. to study the
market and have on hand what the
weird wants.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
How,s ThisY

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
tor any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh CureI
F. ]. CHENEY s. CO, Props, Toledo Ohio
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills. 25c.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
Horse Breeding Countries

While we have 100000 horses
and Russia has 22,OOOO 900, England
has only 100000, France 100000
and Prussia 100000, but while these
countries have much smaller numbers
Of horses, their horses are of much
higher value. They cannot afford to
raise scrub horses as Russia and
America Go. The great industrial in
terests OF Europe, however, require
more horses than their countries can
produce, and prices are therefore al
ways high. The deficiency must be
made up by large importations from
other countries, and here America
should lead in supplying Europe with
horses as we do with cattle, but we
have so few of the kind of horses they
want We could readily export $4,000
to 10000 horses at good prices, now
that the trade is established, if our
farmers and breeders would raise high
class draft and coach horses to suit
the export trade. The opportunity has
never before been offered to American
breeders of supplying the markets Of
the world with good horses.
1t we will import more of the pure
bred stations from these countries,
and breed to suit these markets, we
will be assured of 5000 to $500, while
our own cities rival the export trade
for even still larger numbers of the
very best of large. stylish coachers
and large, heavy draft.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
handling Bees.

On cool or rainy days. when bees
are not working, it is best to modest
them as little as possible. They are
not i'm a condition to be tempered with
on such occasions. and it makes them
irritable to such an extent that it is
many days before they forget the in
suit. Early in the morning or late in
the evening has also the same effect
upon them; so that the most satlsfac-
tory time of operation is during the
day. when they are busily engaged
of work gathering honey. and large
norton of them are in the field and out
of the way. During the honey season
tbay can he thus handled with i'm
punity, and without the aid of smoke.
There is much in the manner we OPP
crate with them as to their irritable.
ness. They will bear a great deal OF
1arafuI inSpection without making any
resistance. but rough usage, sudden
lars. quick motions, ETC.. they will re-
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-04-13
A Small breeding House.

made over somewhat. Very little eX-
ira material was needed to complete
it. A half sash, tar paper, hinges,
hook and staple, and a few boards
picked up about the farm were all the
modateS in perfect comfort a pen Of
s or 10 hens and rooster. The tar
paper we have found expensive and
shall never purchase more of it. 1t is
rotten. does not wear WE'LL and for out
side purposes it is worthless. For COW
ering, stretch muslin over the top and
tack it on firmly. Apply one coat of
hot tar, let it dry. then put on another
If to the tar a small proportion of fine
wood ashes is added, the coat will be
firmer and more lasting. Upon the
last coat as fast as put on. sprinkle
sand plentifully. Such roof is wind
proof, water proof, and with the adj
dition of a new coat of hot tar every
year. becomes practically indestruc-
tible.
Such houses are ideal homes for
broods of chickens. Two or three hens
with their fiocks may occupy such a
house, and with the addition of roomy
yards are we'll provided for until the
chicks are half grown. If not too
crowded they remain there until re-
moved for winter quarters. When
three weeks old, the gates are opened
and they go hunting all day long when
the weather is suitable. When weaned
they have a comfortable permanent
home to return to. l have used these
houses with marked success.