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position, and the most talented or
CARNATIONS in the country have
been engaged. Among them are
Bellstedt and Ballenburg OF Gin
cinnatti, Victor Herbert's (Gil-
more's) Twenty-second Regiment
Band of New York, the celebrated
lines, the Conternos. the Mexican
National Band, and others whose
engagements extend over periods
from two to FIVE weeks. Organ re-
citals will be given in the Auditor
jun on a magnificent instrument,
of the Hoo; g U-stings manufac-
ture. A series OF concerts In the
Woman's Building will probably
be arranged, and morning, after
noon and evening the air will be
filled with melody.
Music Is the inarticulste speech Of the heart.
which can not be compressed into words, because
II is in6nite.-Wagner.
0Ourd Arb0r.
ONE of the many resting places
Ofor the sightseer will be Gourd
Arbor. 1t is a long avenue lead
ing from the main entrance OF the
Auditorium to the open walks OF
the western part Of the Park, and
is covered with light, airy frame
work which supports profuslon OF
vines filled with Southern gourds
and beautiful flowers. 1t will be
an inviting spot for every lover OF
comfort as we'll as every lover of
romance, while to the knightly
gallant and the "queen OF CO.
quetry" it will be a sweet trysting
place. Maturity and age will
find its repose and shade restful
and refreshing, and its dreamy,
poetic surroundings will remind
them of happy past, and suggest
a still happier future.
Vanity Fair.
"X TANITY Fair is the name Civ
v en- to that portion Of the Ten
nessee Centennial Exposition Park
that may be termed the amusement
section, and which at the Worlds
Fair was called the midway Plai-
sance." In securing features fol-
this important section of the Elk
position, it has been a matter o.
selection and not OF solicitation
The list of attractions already
placed by far exceeds any similar
list ever presented to the public,
the great Worlds Fair itself being
no exception. In the list there il
no Ferris Wheel, but new inyen
ton equally as stupendous, thu
Giant See Saw; then there is Shoe
the Chute, German Village, Chi
nese Village and Beauty Show
, Cuban-Spanish Village. Japanes
Village, Cyclorama OF Gettysburg
c Carbonet du Meant, Edison's Nj
e rage. Vaudeville Theater. Palac
of Illusions, Mystic Maze, OstricI
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brick and iron to render it fire.
proof, will be the repository of the
fine arts collection. Happy thought
that suggested the Parthenon, the
most perfect and the grandest
achievement of all architecture as
the temporary home for a gallery
of art treasures representing the
best work OF every school and en-
porium of art Ample wall space,
a flood OF natural light by day and
of electric l;ssht hy right, a collec-
ton of canvases surprising aty
ever before seen IN the South,
broad aisles and perfect ventilation,
the Art Gallery of the Centennial
will give unalloyed pleasure to
every visitor.
There is no more potent antidote to low sensu-
alty than the alteration Of the beautiful. All the
higher arts of design are essentially chaste with
out respect to the object They purify the thoughts
as tragedy puri6es the passions. Their accidental
effects are not worth consideration there ere
souls:to whom even a vestal is not holy. SchlegeL
Woman.
"THE natural progress oil the
L works of man is from rude
ness to convenience from conven-
fence to elegance, and from ele-
gance to nicely" This law Of evo-
luton will be beautifully illus
trated at the Centennial, where
pioneers cabin of cedar logs
will be in striking contrast to
the elegant structure conta n.
ing all the appliances of mod
ern convenience, and the trlumphs
of modern art, known as the Won
ans Building. This building,
I6ox65 feet, is at the southwest Of
of the Auditorium. 1t is modelled
somewhat after the Hermitage,
the home of Andrew Jackson, and
to this design some features o.
Grecian architecture have been
added with pleasing effect Eight
massive columns support the roo
which is surmounted by an OBJ
servatory. A fight of six steps o
Tennessee marble, each thirty five
feet long, leads to the entrance o
the building, and on either side o
this will be magnificent iron vase
of unique and handsome workman
ship, filled with Towering plants
AS fitting links between the print
tive chairs and tables of tn
pioneers cabin, and the artisti
and luxurious draperies and fun
nishiDgs of the parlors in tn
Woman's Building, will be
! a Colonial sitting room, the exac
, reproduction of a room in hous
owned by the poet Longiellow
: and once used by General Wash
| ington as headquarters; and
: Colonial bed room, IN which ever
. piece of furniture, the mantel an
I ornaments. will be of histori
! value. Thus have the mob
S women of Tennessee complete
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Minerals and Forestry.

Minerals ana Forestry.
THIS stately cdi6ce is of the
L Roman Doric order oil archi-
lecture. modified to meet the re-
qurements OF the heavy exhibits
which it is to contain. 1t is. Of
ample proportions. the main
building having an available floor
space OF 65, 224 square feet, and
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splendid enclosure the State Of
Tennessee, alone, will exhibit
specimens OF mineral and forest
wealth, of which she possesses an
abundance never yet approximately
estimated, and only partially de-
veloped, but known TO exceed in
variety and extent that OF many
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you good; the goodness that is cheap In beauty
makes beauty brief in goodness; but grace, being
the soul OF your complexion. should keep the
body OF II ever air--SHAKEsPEARK.
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r1usic and Amusements.
MUSIC will be one of the most
1Vl attractive features of the Ex-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
weights OF Faxm Prodsets.

The following are tho standard
Weights of most Of the farm products.
$ fixed by the statutes Of the different
t4t0S:
60 pounds Of wheat make . bushel.
20 pounds of ear corn one bushel.
IS pounds of shelled corn one buahel.
80 pounds cornmeal one busheL
90 pounds of peas one bushel.
56 pounds of rye one bushel.
80 pounds of oats one bushel:
~ pounds of barley one bushel.
80 pounds Irish potatoes one bushel.
IS pounds sweet potatoes one bushel.
81 pounds onions one busheL
81 pounds of cotton seed one busheL
80 pounds of wheat bran one bushel.
so pounds coarse salt one busheL
IS pounds of fine salt one bushel.
1875 pounds Of -four make one barrel
zoo pounds Of beef or pork one barrel
60 pounds white beans one bushel.
IS pounds castor beams one bushcl
80 pounds clover seed one bushel
45 pounds timothy seed one bushel.
IS pounds flaxseed one bushel.
~ pounds hemp seed one bushel.
II 4pounds blue grass seed one bushel
50 pounds buckwheat one bushel.
3 pounds dried peaches ono bushel
"a pounds apples o1e bushel.
IS pounds turnips one bushel.
Is pounds peanuts one bushel.
90 pounds coal one busheL
eOpounds unslacked lime one bushel
spounds plasterinR hair one bushel
Florida aAgriculturalist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
HERE AND THERE.

"A hen that is easily frustrated
soon gets rid Of . promising brood Of
chickens. The greater the danger IN
sight. the more reason why you should
keep level head.
Before gathering corn it would b
we'll to 60 over the crop and select seed
for another year. IN fact this ought
TO have been done while the plant was
intact. stalk. blades and ear.
Every poultry raiser should have .
hatching house, be it ever 20 small; IL
. little dark, 20 much the better. Any
place will do where the hens may cit
In peace and quietness, provided it b
clean.
-Instead Of sowing turnips broad.
cast, it il better to put them In drills.
Just far enough apart TO permit horse
cultivation to keep The weeds down. Il
Il possible to raise 500 bushels IN acre.
II the disc harrow il used sum-
ciently often to allowno green growth
TO come up between the times Of plow'
ing and seeding. good work can b
done In killing out the Hessian Az.
.-Fazmers formerly kept their hog
two and three years before they had
gained marketable weight Now they
are sold at from eight 20 nine months.
and the Assh - in every way improved
for food.
Many fazmeEs never ind the full
worth Of the barrow, and IL Il com
mon us.stsks. when preparing ths
ground. not 70 harrow deep enough.
The cloda Just bensath ths sarfaee
eflee Do more Aarn thaa tAqee a8qye
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
ENRlChlN0 THE SOIL.


Alao - success In the Use ef Commercial
md Other FsetillseeA
The impression that the mere appli-
cation Of . few pounds Of fertilizers to
= poor soil is Ill that il necessary to
make it produce large crop has now
about disappeared from the minds Of
the average farmer. This wisdom has
been gained from experience, but un-
fortunately this same experience fire.
quently proved TO Be very costly. Tho
moro light that Il thrown upon this
important question, the more prosper
ous win be the condition Of the farmer.
In the opinion Of The wEiter the three
great essentials which have most 70 do
with the successful culture Of the soil
are rood cultivation. proper rotation
and iudicious 5ertilization- Carrying
these On. hand in hand, and taking the
seasons - they eons, Tho results will
more than crafty sav toll tiller. The
taEse requisites peutieeed ~ wutaak
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
PlTH AND POINT.

"A HydrophoSiac.-HungryH Higgins
III wouldn't mind goin' to Klondike.
II il wasn't fer havin' to dig out the
gold" Weary Watkins amt
the wors. of it. 1t has to be washed
after it is dug."-Indisnapolis Journal
-Cleverton-"Miss Brisk has thrown
Jack Shooksmith overheard" Aakins
How do you know?" Cleverton-
''Why, when I asked him, last night
how the affair was progressing. he told
me it was none of my businessl"-
Puck.
-Clairvoyance-"I see." said the
gypsy, "a dark woman who will cause
you trouble in money matters" 'sGweat
heavens!" murmured Chollie. rs that
washerwoman going to hold me laund-
wy for wansom again?"-Indianapolia
Journal.
"A Skeptic.-She-.Do you really
believe that Gabriel will sound . trum-
pet for all of US on the last day?" He
-.Well. 1 am sometimes half inclined
to believe that some folks will insist
upon blowing their own horns even
then."1Cleveland Leader.
City Mani understand that
horses are very cheap In this neighbor-
hood?" Ruralvillc Cheap?
They are so blamed cheap that their
owners have taken to leavin' 'em in
other folks barns like founding chill
dren are left on doorsteps."-Judge.
"A Greater Destiny-"Aren't you
sometimes tempted by the stories Of
sudden wealth which come drifting in
from undeveloped countries?" asked
the young man. "Dont You feel an
impulse to go to Alaska and be .
miner?" mo, suh." was the emphatic
reply. "Glory is better than riches.
I'd rather stay in Kentucky and be .
major, suh."-Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
TRACKING i elsopl


0oon the Tables Were TurnoA, aAd
He was TFaeklng His Traekeru.
The tracks are quite fresh. drops Of
blood are on the leaves he has brushed
against, and, with both rifles ready, we
get nearer and nearer to him. We ara
going up . steep hill now. the jungle in
places 10 not quite 90 thick - open
patches here and there. There he isl"
from Chippani, who has eyeslike hawk.
and . snort and short crash above NJ
tell us we are seen. "Shootl" Chip
pani says, and to our cost I do. With
no cover below him. NO open space to
meet him, and everything in the bulls
favor, 1 ought never to have fired. -
by making . flank march could easily
have got above him in comparative
safety.
However, there = not much time to
think of these things, and A. ! fire one
barrel Of the ten-bore into the thicket
where the bull II standing he comes
down the hill like q steam enigma.
give him the other barrel, but nothing
short Of instant death would have
stopped him then. turn to get be-
hind friendly tree had fortunate
" noticed out Of the corner Of my eye.
about 20 yards on. and in second over
take Chippani and Ande making for
tie same retreat. A noise like run
away steam engine tells me he II close
behind, and he must have been With
in three yards when I fell nat on my
face, bringing the two men behind me
on the top Of me n the huge brute goes
right over M ], 1000 miles nm hour, catch
ing my cheekbone with ONE foot and
treading full ON Chippani's thigh with
the other. By some extraordinary
chance he escaped having his leg
broken. owing probably to the ground
being very soft, and consequently his
leg giving way to pressure. am up in
q second, rife gone, blood pouring from
my 1nce, and dash for the tree, from be
hind which peer cautiously-or tn-
cautiously. should say. rs there he il,
ten yards on, head up, tail in air, splen-
did sight indeed. but that ! was not ex-
actly in the position to admire the
beauty Of the situation. He sees me.
and with q snort dashes at the tree.
elip round it, but he Is quicker than /,
and / feel his breath and foam ON my
neck. while ON the lower side Of the tree.
which il on the side Of the steep hill.
he Just catches me on the ribs with his
horn, and am hurled into space to
land 20 feet up in the air In thicket OF
dead bamboos, where I lie transdxed
BY thorns like spears, really thinking
INV last moment has come. But, no;
the side Of the steep hill y too greasy
for him to stop when he has got the
pace on, and he disappears, while !
climb out of the bamboos, get hold Of
INV rifle, load it and count up the cas-
ualties.
Chippani n lying on the ground with
lis thigh nearly ground to powder, but
Ande comes up smiling and enjoying
the fun immensely. Leaving ChippaM
behind . fallen tree, with the brandy
flask. Ande and I run along the ridge to
see where the beast has gone. We can
lust make out his back N he walks
slowly down the valley, but. % am be
ginning TO feel sick and faint. return
10 'Chippani, and Ne lie there for An
hour. my chief sensation being a. u
some one had given me an elaborate
fhrashin1 1.-Badminton Magazine.
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II dependent upon one another. II the
soil is in the best physical condition.
and this can only be brought about by
thorough cultivation. it affords bet
ter opportunity for the plant roots to
forage about in search of food. Fur
thermore. it admits the passage OF air
and enables the water to move freely.
and unless the soil admits of such the
plant is retarded in its growth which
Of course means . reduction in the
yield.
As for the rotation. every farmer
with experience knows that it il not
good plan to grow the same crop year
after year upon the same soil. It is
this one-sided system that has proved
so disastrous to southern cotton farm-
ers, and they are just now beginning
to get ont Of the rut by practicing ro-
tation. Rotation - now carried on il
very closely allied to fertilization, be-
cause the insertion Of certain crops in
the series means the enrichment of tho
soil in one of the three essential plant
food ingredients. When we speak Of
plant food ingredients we naturally 70
fer to nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash, because these are the elements
that are usually deficient in the soils
and are practically the only ones
that the farmer has to consider in ap-
plying fertilizers OF these three mem
toned, nitrogen costs most when pur-
chased on the market in the shape Of
commercial fertilizers. Hence any
plan that will admit of . reduction In
the cost Of applying this element Of
fertility should be boon to the farm
er. Fortunately however. the means
is . very simple one. Certain Of the
so-called leguminous crops. like clover
or peas. possess . property peculiar to
themselves of absorbing nitrogen from
the atmosphere and storing it mp.
hence if . farmer includes ono OF
these crops in his rotation he II
adding just IS much nitrogen
to his soil IS these crops will absorb
from the air, that is, provided he takes
the proper means to keep this nitrogen.
This can be done either by turning un-
der the crop of clover or peas or else by
feeding the hay to the animal and re-
turning the manure to the soil. In
the latter case there il some waste in
nitrogen. but it il more than compens-
atcd for in the double benefit derived
from the clover rs forage and fertilizer.
II will be seen from the foregoing
that the most costly of the three
plant ingredients, nitrogen. has
already been provided for through
the growth Of clover or peas.
It only remains therefore, to put
ON some phosphoric acid and potash Ia
furnish all of the needed plant nour-
ishment About 300 pounds Of acid
phosphate and $50 Of muriate of pot
ash to the acre, would be considered nm
average application. Many farmers
follow this plan entirely of simply ap-
plying the mineral fertilizers referred
to to their clover or peas, which in turn
keep the soil supplied with nitrogen.
1t is not necessary to fertilize the crop
which follows clover or peas provided
the plan recommended is carried out.
This system is cheap and effective and
will no doubt prove profitable on any
farm.-M. j. Shelton, in Farmers Home
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
THREE JOANS.


Specimen ef Fighting Women.
/ do not know whether Sandhurst and
Cooper's Hill will ever be called upon,
like Cambridge, to decide upon the
question of women candidates, but it
is not surprising that modern woman.
with her varied activities, should emu
late Joan of Arc. Three notable cases
have occurred recently in Greece, Bra
zil and Cuba. The modern Helen, N
she has already been nicknamed. is .
lovely Trojan girl. Helena Constanti-
hides. Her family had suffered much
from the Turks; her brother died
fighting, and her arrival in Athens was
hailed with enthusiasm. Volunteers
crowded around her, and she finally left
for the seat of war with band Of $500
enthusiasts. She does not seem as yet
to have come to any harm, though the
heel of her shoe was torn OH by bul.
let. Another Greek warrior maiden
il prepared to go and do likewise. She
is a prominent member of the New
York Greek colony, and she has 50
relations fighting in Thessaly. Miss
Eliopoulon has not long been in Amer
lea. She was born in Spartse her IA
ther being mayor of Zaraka. The wom-
en- of Greece have always played .
prominent part in the country's strug-
giles for independence. When the
Greeks attacked Constantinople in 1854,
Q Greek lady, Boubolina. burned IS
cities.
The Brazilian Joan of Arc recalls
strongly her French prototype. She il
inspired by religious fanaticism rather
than by patriotism. and she believes
herself to be, as did the Maid Of Or
leans, divinely inspired. The govern
ment Of the Brazilian republic took
action to deprive the clergy Of many
Of their privileges. and in little viii
lage a young half-breed girl, Marie
Barbosa, started q kind Of holy war.
inspired by a vision in which she had
been commanded to lead the people
against the enemies of the church. A
band of villagers soon gathered around
Maria; they marched, some 500 strong,
ON 4 neighboring town, and, although
met by a force of 500 soldiers and
civilians, captured the place. Az was
the case with Joan Of Arcs army, the
strictest religious discipline in main
tained. Maria spends her spare time
in fasting and praying. Efforts to cap
ture her have proved unavailing, and
she confidently expects to take Rio
Janeiro, says the sketch.
Cuba's heroine became . warrior
through love and revenge. Her sweet
heart. an insurgent captain, was cap
tured and shot by the Spsniards, and
the girl, who boasts Of the historic
names Of Martini Hernandes Perez,
vowed vengeance ON his captors. She
gathered about her band of amasons.
who each swore . solemn oath never
to spare = Spaniard. During many
months of last year the senorita and her
feminine regiment struck terror into
the hearts not only Of the Spanish plant
err, but into the soldiery. On more
than one occasion she came ont vic
toriously from doing pitched battle
with the latter. She seemed to have
| Z charmed life. but at last she fell dur.
ing q comparatively insignihcant skir-
mish, and her amaxons have not found
smother leader.-Detroit Free Presa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-02
A Appeal fer the Elephant.

Monsieur Foa, . French explorer Of
Africa, has recently made strong ap-
peal for the protection Of the elephants
remaining ON that continent. He de-
elares that the great beasts should BE-
preserved not merely n curiosities. but
g animals which might become very
useful under domestication. Formerly,
as he points out, elephants were do
mesticated in Africa, and he believes
4he same thing could be done again to-
day, and that it would well pay to do 1t.
But unless protected against slaughter
the elephantwill have disappeare6 IRON
Africa before civilization has reached
the heart Of the dark continent
Youths Compenioa.
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DslA Aslne.

shs-Havs you really sesn that won
derful set o& pictures that Miss Ieft.
over has had taken one q eaoA bfrtA.
dsy7
He-Yes: but they're very indistinet.
You rec the photos ,Aaye faded at one
end Of the list. and The aubjeet st ~
ethefrN. =. ISutA
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, ,AMAzoSs OF Aval1N
anteresaiss Faess fre0 = pslseess
Authority.

lnteres4in9 FaetD fFOo = Ressoese
Auth0R1ty.
One Of the most picturesque OF the
African Institutions, which are disap-
pearing q England. Germany and other
European nations take possession OF
the continent, IL the Amazon army OF
the Guinea coast. Il II possible that
the stories told Of these Amaxons have
been much exaggerated, but the &C.
counts Of them given BY entirely re-
liable authorities are too interesting
70 need embellishment Of any kind.
When Capt. Burton visited Cana, In
West Africa, the Amazon army. which
he first encountered near that place,
consisted Of 2,s00 women, who were
served by other women. held q slaves
for them.
The Amazon soldiers eonsisted Of
women Of two kinds-thoee who were
originally spinsters. selected BY the
king for the service, and those who had
been separated from their husbands.
Although enlistment among the ANA
sons WAS looked on - IN honor, It was
also used a. = punishment for any wife
whose temper was 70 domineering that
her husband found her insupportable.
About one-third Of the army had been
married women. The rest were maid
ems, watched with tho greatest care
10 prevent them from indulging the
human weakness Of falling in love. A
fetish, placed over the gate Of the camp.
Vas supposed to have the power Of de-
teetin9 them, but II in spite Of II they
broke their laws of military conduct
they and their aecomplices were put
10 death.
Their uniform consisted Of blue and
white tunic without sleeves and pet
ticoat, under which they wore pair
Of short trousers. much like the bicycle
kbloome1s Of the United States. Over
the whole was strapped the ammunition
belt. The muskets carried by the wom-
| en- were antiquated. and, q they
rammed the ball down on the powder
without wedding. tAsy were never like
| " to hit anything they aimed At
The Amazon army was divided into
battalions. one Of the most curious Of
which was the "sazor brigade" armed
With Tasors two feet long. used IN cut
ting on the heads of enemies killed by
| khe others or Of criminals condemned
4 70 deaths-N. Y. World.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-21

the relentless pursuit q bis tFaheFsa
the body Of The murderer lies IN silent
evidence thar ia has paid the penalty
of his crimes. Ten lives were nloIied
out BY him before he resorted 20 nlsat
from the wrath OF the white man ana
the dog-like persistence Of his tribes
men sent on his trail with orders never
10 return without tangible evidence ot
his death. Ahyote Was piute. Ten
years ago Ahyote had brother who
shot and killed white man, With
yell OF defiance and triumph he lodged
the fire % the Infatuated miners Of III
Dorado and Ned 10 the Businesses o.
the eanons Here he was safe from any
pursuit bur thar of an Indian. hut be
was NOT safe from that. The white men
held a ctuncli and decided that tbs
murderer must be found The tribe
was notified thar Unless satisfactory
evidence was furnished 81 the death OF
the fleeing criminal the whole branch
would BE- tossed into tbs raging river.
A powwow MAS held and the law % the
Iraiars was invoked 10 punish the
murderer. Taat lag provides that