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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
eLAiNE'S NEGLECTED GRAVE.
No Monument Marks the Statesman'l
Last Resting Place.

Last Resting Place.
Probably no American who has died
within the last decade was the object o.
the admiration and affection Of the
American people to the degree that j:
was bestowed upon the late James g.
Elaine, and yet even here in the capital
city almost no one seems to have any
idea of the resting place Of his ashes.
The immortal genius of craftsmanship
rnd those other qualities that made him
the idol Of his party will be long cher
ished in the minds and hearts of men,
hut his final resting place is practically
unknown and unhonored, even by those
who rendered him the most enthusias-
tic homage during his lifetime.
Over in Georgetown. which. although
part of the city OF Washington, still re-
tains its ancient name. there is beautiful.
Oak Hill cemetery. The name conveys
Il literal idea of the place. On hillside
Of sloping green, falling away to the
waters of Rock creek and shaded by the
spreading branches of huge oaks, are
the tombs of many men famous in the
history of the country. The cemetery
is the foundation of W. W. Corcoran.
who established the Corcoran art gal
lery, and whose fortune was freely
spent in practical philanthropy in
Washington. Oak Hill cemetery is con-
trolled by corporation whose rules arr
somewhat rigid, and smoking is for
hidden within its boundaries. 1t Is kept
-. =. .~f u
gardeners, who are constantly at work
upon it's walks. lawns. flower beds and
shrubbery. AS might he imagined, il
is somewhat aristocratic place of final
repose, and wealth and family name are
prerequisites to the purchase of a lot.
1t is said that during Mr.. Blaine's resi-
6ence in Washington il was his frequent
habit To take stroll through beautiful
Oak Hill. and that here he could throw
Off the burdens of affairs of state when
they became too oppressive. On one Of
these occasions he observed large
hickory tree whose top had been
snapped squarely off in the storm. The
trunk was still sound. and up to the
break the tree was beautiful and SYM
nletrical Mr. Blaine is said to have re-
marked to the companion of his walk
that the tree was a fitting emblem OF
his life, sturdy and luxurious growth
up to a certain point. and then square
break. Later he purchased the lot which
includes the tree. and there he was
buried. At the foot stands the GUS
tomary small marble marker with the
initials, -. G.. g." At the head is the
hickory tree and nothing else. And thus
it happens that no stately monument
with glowing inscription marks tn.
grave of this great and illustrious man.
Iy his side are buried his eldest son.
Walker Blaine. whose death was such {.
tremendous blow to the father, who in
later years had come to lean SO heavily
on his first born. and his daughter. Mrs.
Coppinger. Their graves are markell
with white. inconspicuous marble
stones. containing nothing but the
names and appropriate dates.-Wash-
iDgton Cor. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
Poultry P0lntsen.

A lousy hen is a sick hen-health II
wealth in the poultry yard.
If the fowls are having free range
now, you can stop feeding them meat
scraps.
Do not allow the drinking water to
be exposed to the sun. Give fresh Wa
ter twice daily.
Keep the old hen penned in . small
but comfortable coop, but let the chicks
have free range.
Have shady runs for the chicks; and
no better place for both old and young
stock can be found than the orchard.
Did you ever try ducks? Get few
settinge OF eggs now and raise . flock.
1t will pay to raise them for your own
eating.
Let the chicks run in the garden IL
they will. They will gather seeds that
will do both them and your garden .
lot Of good.
Do not set the hens in . hen house.
A setting hen is n regular louse-fac-
tory. A cool outbuilding will be much
better.
Do not break up the sitting henA 10
is better to allow them to sit IL 10 =
rest, and the chicks raised will pay
for the trouble.
Don't forget that onion tops and
tender lettuce are excellent for young
stock. Can not you spare = little from
the garden?
He who will allow the droppings TO
remain in the hen house longer than .
week finds poultry culture failure.
Five minutes each morning will keep
the place always clean.-Homestead.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
COPYRIGHT. 1896 ]

Phelim McCaul was not in a partici-
Iariy good humor as he strode along the
rough mountain path whistling fac
lion tune between his teeth and cutting
sasagely at the wayside brambles tha,
shiSered in the sharp east wind. which
appropriately enough, was herallin:.
she Lenten season down the famous Gan
of Dunloe.
Judged from Mr.. McCauls standpoint
the situation was tantalizing one
Here he was, man of "a, with tidy
bit put by, snug farm and no incum-
brance whatever, actually unmarried
.his blessed Ash Wednesday eve. and
likely to remain SO during the comm ,
IL months, all owing to the unreason-
ableness of one Thady O'Rafferty.
whose daughter. Mollie. Phelim sough,
IN marriage, the negotiations having
been broken off that very evening fos
positively the last time
Had Phelim been a trifie older. or A
tr:fle more philosophic, he would have
probably told himself the disappoin:-
lnent Was simply blessing in disguise.
but. being still young and not at all :,
philosopher, he chafed fiercely at the
broken match and heartily cursed Mr..
O'Rafferty as he went
Absorbed in bitter reflections, he did
not hear the approaching rattle of gig
wheels behind, and it was not until I,
friendly voice had thrice shouted his
name from lungs rendered stentorian
by mountain air that Phelim knew he
had fellow traveller on the road. Thus
challenged, he faced around and rec
ogniZing his interlocator as an ac-
Guaintance named Lanigan, who rented
a farm a mile or SO from his own place.
came to 4 halt.
"Yerrah, Phelim, boy. where are We
goin' at that rate this hour o night?''
asked the newcomer. accommodating
his horses pace to that of the young,
man as they moved forward together.
"Sure, l thought It's down colloquing
with Mollie O'Rafferty ye'd be this min
nit instead of fiyin' all over the country
like thistledown-"
That's all off now" replied Phelim.
suikily, not well pleased at Lanigan's
observation, but too true an Irishman
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
HERE AND THERE.

Old sheep, whose teeth have begun
to fail. should be disposed of in the
fall. II they are fat then, they are
worth more for the butcher than they
will ever be again.
A superb hog feed. for any age and
almost any condition. Is corn. wheat
and oats Of equal parts, coarsely
chopped and fed any way the hogs like
it-cooked or raw. soaked or dry.
Chickens on the farm are often
condemned for the reason that they
destroy more than they are worth.
The reason is they are not properly
cared for and NO account il kept of
their product
Variety Of food Is indispensable
for poultry. Fowls may life on .
single diet, but success can not follow
such management variety is the
spice of life and the fowls relish . lit
tie of the spice.
Fowls should never be allowed 70
enter harms or stables They viii be-
foul more hay and corr than their
eggs are worth; besides their il danger
of vermin being transmitted to the
horses and often causes much trouble.
The venerable Cassils n. Clay, Of
White Hall, Ky, claims to have the
Oldest flock Of SouthGown sheep in the
world under one management He
originated his flock in 1855, and has
been continuous master of il ever
since.
in China the hen Il kept constantly
busy. When not engaged in Matching
her own brood she II compelled to
hatch fish eggs The spawn Of fish are
placed in an egg shell, which is her
metically sealed and placed under the
unsuspecting hen.
"A sheep which sheds it, wool Il
one which has impaired digestion. Il
is most common in sheep past their
prime, when taken from pasture and
put on dry, hard food The bowels be-
come constipated and the animal fever
ixh, and the wool il loosened-
Cows seem often 70 become at
tached TO sheep when habitually herd
ed together, and when dogs mOlest.
the cows will attack and drive them
OF. just n IL the sheep were Of their
own kind. Small farmers with few
sheep. therefore, will do well to herd
them with the cows st night and per-
NIT them = grase together u day
tina
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
PORTRAIT PAINTING.
Great Advance Made by Sixteenth-Cen-
tury Artists.

tury Artists
The modern practice of having per-
traits of individuals seems to have
sprung up naturally enough with the
popularity of easel pictures. and this
cyain was much Influenced by the intro
duction OF oil painting. Whether An
tonello of Messina really acquired the
art from the Van Eycks or from Lucas.
Of Leyden. as some have conjectuied.
is very doubtful, but il was certainly
ne who introduced the new art process
into Venice, whence it spread all over
Italy.
We have now come 20 the full de-
v-lopment of the art Of painting that
sprang up toward the close of the 18th
century and which was chiefly en-
bodied in four great men, leonardo
Raphael, Michael Angelo and Titan.
All of those were great portrait painters
i'm the true sense of the term, with the
exception of Michael Angelo, who sell
dom condsscended TO easel pictures
and who never worked in oil.
The great advance made by the 10Th
century painters over the pre-Raphael-
ties was ia the much-fuller utilization
of the resources Of chiaroscuro. Up
to this time the colors used were mostly
clear and light, and only SO much shad-
ing was introduced rs was necessary
to give relief to the figures. The value
of shadow in itself was hardly appre-
ciated; in fact, the whole conception of
painting was to show everything as
far as possible i'm a full light.
The great innovator in this matter
was Leonardo. Being. as he was. rs
much a man of science as painter, the
problems of light and shade interested
him in both capacities, and he investi-
gated them in something of the mod
crn spirit. BY the aid of the knowl-
edge thus acquired he succeeded in Civ
ing to his figures a roandness and a re-
lief that had been hitherto unknown.
In fact, he carried it SO far that they
ere sometimes ove-modeled. = Ninc-
teenth Century
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19

yssA-A
! man outside lookin' for wife; he mus'
get married this Shrove, an he's wait
in at the door,"
who is he, eroo?" asked Peggy, the
youngest.
'Spake eaisy-Phclim McCaul," replied
her father. with a nod. at once threat
en;ng and explanatory. I'm goin' &c
give him the pick o We, an It's long
time til! We get as good a chance again.
, "Shure. he's runnin after Mollis
O'Rafferty." INTERCEPTED Cissy. pausing
in her operation of sweeping the ashes
under the CRATE.
"Ics, but that's all broke off now.
answered Lanigan: ''he's tearin' mai
an 'ud marry the .livil's daughter fo'
satisfaction. Here. don't waste any
more time 'ramashin' there. but 81,
down, all of We. about the table. Kitty
here. aa' Cissy at that side. an yom.
Peg, at this, an don't We get up when
he comes i'm. or lave on to be surprised,
but be nice an pleasant to him. for
said We were all gone after him, be
jabers."
And. silencing the litter with which
the young ladies took their places, kc
hurried out to Phelim. who. when he
was introduced few minutes later,
found the maidens demurely seated i'm
the positions indicated by their fon,l
parent.
There was decent interval filed Dy
improving the conversation. while
Bridgie. the handnaid of the estab-
lishment. brought IN materials for
punch. and it was only when the tum-
blers were half emptied that Mr.. Lani-
gan broached the subject which occu.
pied the thoughts of all.
"Now Phelim McCaul." ne said. rising,
and unconsciously initiating the man.
ner of a gentleman he had once seen
auctioneering cattle IN Killarney.
..tilese are my three girls, the same |
was tellin' We about. That's the eldest.
Kitty; I'll give her 6 500. dry money.
and there's the second eldest, Cissy. and
she has 6 500 to her name; an here's
Peggy, the youngest, an the man who
takes her now will have 6 200. So there
Won are. me boucha!, an which of 'eul
will YOU choose"
Mr.. McCaul rapidly worked little
ecr, IN menta! arithmetic; naturally.
- ;,ec;s-3 On the 6 500 csHs&c.. then he
glanced aare.ess!y al hyr .Hce.
\ thiuk, sir" is remarked. defeFsi'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19

BOTH MEN NthE DEEf An ihr-
to resist the temptation Of chatterin.
about his own affairs. THE name little
blaggard of a father wouldn't give a
penny more than 200 quid with ths
girl, and he after as good as promisil
500 fortnight ago. an I KNOWN Ie
had 500 lodged in the bank in killar-
ney."
rs it truth ye'rc tellin' me?"
'Oh. divil recavc the lie. an divil re-
cave the ha'penny more he'd advance;
an /. after swearin' to his face I'd not
marry any girl under 5o0."
Right ware. l like your sperret-'
.Sure il did. Id be disgraced for
cver-lavin' meeself down like that an
there's no fear me wife 'ud respect me
either
.'Oh begob, suppose he thought that
rs We were dacent ye'd the soft vein in
We too" commented the other. cracking
his whip. Il suppose he believed that
since Miss Mollie was at the convent for
a year an could play the pianny, the
head 'ud be turned on yer shoulders"
:. Faith, then he never made bigger
mistake in his life" retorted the re-
Sected suitor, knitting his short, straight
Erows, there's not such a differ be
tween wan girl an another as all that,
an 'twould take a kecner man than
Thady Rafferty, 10 fool me anyway
himself an his daughter, the cross
eyed"
Il don't wonder at yer feelin' hurt,
interposed Lanigan smoothly. as he
refined up. for they had reached spot
wh here the road hranched off in different
directions. 'but never say die, there's
as good fish in the say as ever was
caught. an if ye're willin'. We can still
-hs married man this very Shrove!"
.fshelim laughed bitterly. He was in
no mood for wooing now.
Il have three daughters yonder, pur-
sued the other. pointing in the direction
acf the undulating uplands rolling away
IL the. heights beyond, where the Pur-
rle mountain scared into the deepening
,5,ei3inht,s IAN they hear tell Of you Pie
lin though don't know if any of 'en
nietHeY lately. for they're great stay-at-
homes, but they have all a wish for you.
3p@f don't think 'twould be hard for We
10 put the come neither on any of 'em:
ec il ye're in earnest, Phelim McCaul,
come along with me this blessid minnit.
an TIL give yon the pick OF the three.
ss' III ssnd eesess fos ls;asr Pet 0'Asn
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VOL. XXI.-NO. 80.

two farms can b gotten into NOV
and stack in ample time and hno
shape.
Commence before hsying time. See
that the machine, rake, ropes and
forks are exactly right, that you know.
and all concerned. including the good
wife. just VIXEN and where you are go
ing to start. Commence early In the
season; better have hay little green
than too ripe. Commence early In the
morning. Have two and q half acres
| and have it in the widrow by dinner
time. The wife will have . good din
ner. Don't take . smoke or . sleep;
take real rest for half an hour. and
then all that can use . fork help to
put it in the shock. Now, two horses
with ropes. and if the boys or girls are
old enough to drive and hitch to the
shocks, we'll, but il not, let them ride
the horse and third boy to hitch for
them. Start your stack near the CEN
ter Of the plat that Is cut, haul in the
near by shocks, crowd them near to-
gether in the right shape for the bot
tom and nothing more need be done to
them. The bottom thus started, one
or two courses Of shocks can be pitched
on by the two men without anyone ON
the stack. To one who has never
stacked in this simple, cheap, quick
way, it will be surprising how many
of the nearby shocks are put into tho
stack in the first half hour Then tho
stacker takes his place and ~ tho
shocks are little further to haul ono
man can do the pitching. Have tho
shocks delivered on all sides, and thus
the stack is equally tramped and will
settle straight
When the stacking Is commenced
the machine should start again and
the "big boy" will be proud to handle
1t. The morning cutting can be easily
gotten in the stack the same day, and
If tho day has been bright and dry
there will be bright green hay and
the next day little more can be done.
This is making hay while the sun
shines and is the sunny side, but there
will be wet days and heavy dews or in
places heavy winds. and the farmer will
need to change his tactics. but for -
years l managed the hayinR substan-
TALLY in this way and with reasonable
foresight in providing for emergencies
tho changes or losses were very slight
and comes within tho limitations of
the smallest farmer.-J. n. Rice, in
Epitonie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19

On these inland hunting trips an
ominous silence reigned. We were then
having alternate day and night. and the
spirit of the approaching months of
darkness seemed to hold the day in
thrall. The weird desolation and loneli-
Eess of the great peaks; the intermin-
able ice caps. lustrous and cold under
the gray waste of cloud; the wide,
messy stretches, thick set with irregu-
lar bowlders of many hues, and thickly
starred with white. pink. purple and
yellow flowers; the absence of life; the
windless hush-all these wove a web
Of awe about ones mental perceptions.
and made the world in which we walked
seem a part Of strange dreaans.-Fiank
Wilbert Stokes. in Century.
The gold dollar coin weighs 2;,s
GrainA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19

he's only couple of fields away-an'
he'll buckle We in a jiffey, since the
time is SO short"
Phelim's darkening brow cleared a
! little: natural cunning was struggling
| with wounded pride, and that short.
/ sighted longing for swift revenge which
impels many rejected wooer TO fling
himself away upon the first girl he
meets, in order to enjoy the triumph
of what is usually but Phynic victory
pride won.
III CO." he cried suddenly, wheeling
| rcund; me father, God rest his soul.
! often said We were a dacent man. an
sure the whole parish knows there isn't
the dirty dhrop in any Of ye!"
Right you are, me bouchal." respond
ed Mr.. Lanigan. promptly: that's the
! talk. an before long you'll have a
chance of judgin' whether Thady O'Raf-
| ferty has all the nice girls in the cour,-
try. So just jump up here alongside D
me an we'll be over there like winkin'.' =
Phelim obeyed AMI quick trot along
the winding road presently brought
" va out-
houses surrounding Lanigan's cottage,
whose lighted winGows shone hospi-
tably through a mountain mist.
Here the proprietor begged his pros
pectiye son-in-law to wait while he
went in and explained matters to th:.
girls.
They're bashful, poor things, since
they lost the MOTHER" he remarked,
confidentially. 'an' maybe they'd be "A
bit put out if they saw you comm in Oil
them all of a suddint."
To this arrangement Phelim made no
objection. and Mr.. Lanigan, hastily
passing through the kitchen. went
straight to the parior, where. as he eS-
pcctcd. he found the three Misses Lani-
gan placidly engaged in knitting o.
sewing.
At the entrance OF their parent the
three Young ladies rose to greet him.
TIC eldest. Kitty. girl with dove
like eyes, limping slightly as she crossed
the room.
Girls alive, don't be fiustered," sail
Lanigan, breathlessly. ''Cisay. stir up
the fire: be quiet, Peg, there's young
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
C6Su Baths.

Most medical men consider that q
cold bath every morning is apt to do
more harm than good to any but per-
sons of very vigorous constitution.
The sensible thing 10 do is to see that
the temperature Of the water in cold
weather is not lower than that of the
air. A daily bath is most healthful. bnt
Il should net be 20 cold as 70 give
eh9ek y the systsn, ~Fhieaga TTibune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19

I'VE tried to determine by ballot who
was the most popular girl at the hotel.
Each kiss was to count as q vote, you
know"
"How did il work ?"
-Not At oil. The girls ran in repess'
ere, ,-rTuth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
A Prolific Eve.

J. r. Engle, living near this city. has
. eve that bids fair to make him lot
Of money. 1t is just IN ordinary noun
tain eve, but as . breeder we have
never heard Of its equal In March.
1895, this eve dropped four lambs; in
February of this year she dropped ono
lamb. and, to cap the climax. last
Thursday she dropped four lambs that
are all living and doing we'll This
makes nine lambs inside Of fifteen
months, and is the best record of which
we have Observation-Disclosures (Ky.)
Democrat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-09-19
Might - Well

She-And will you buy me a pony.
dearest. when we are married?
He tabsen,'y)-Wouldn't you rather
have q scboopcr? - Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-27
Double standard Maple Sugar.

The Mohawk valley was settled by
the Dutch, as your readers know.
When the country was new, Yankee
peddlers came through the settlements
and purchased the crop of maple sugar.
On one occasion a green Dutchman
sold a Yankee mis- maple sugar far be-
low the market price, and his neighbors
teRsed him for being deceived. He
said, in reply: You wait and / will vix
him next year" The next spring he
sold his crop of sugar to the same Yam
kee at the same price. When his neigh
bors rallied him, he said: 81 am no fool.
/ made the sap that sugar was made
from of half spring water" The green
Dutch farmer had just as much COM
mon sense as those cranks who assert
that so cents worth of silver and an
equal amount of water will make a dol
lar worth 100 cents in gold at the pres
ent standard N. Y. Sun.