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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-05

Remember the Lepers' benefit at
Bristols Pavilion this evening. The
Opera House is closed through the
courtesy of the Jordan combination.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-05

With proper and judicious
combination OF bicycle men, base
balters and cricketers the old base
bail ground at Makiki might be
made a very good and popular pub.
lie recreation park.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-05

Tom Hennesey of the Board Of
Health delights the hagay boys
with his mandolin playing. He
displays considerable talent aud
musical promise.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-05

Thirty.one candidates were con
frmed at St. Andrews Cathedral
yesterday morning. The church
was crowded and among those who
present were the British Com
missioner and the officers aud men
OF III. b. NJ. S. Wild Swan.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-05

Loyal Britons should remember
that the 23rd Of June is rapidly
approaching, aud that it takes about
30 days for the mail to reach
England.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-05

j. Wood, father of the baseball
pitcher, was buried from st. An.
drew's Cathedral yesterday after.
noon Rev. A. Macintosh officiating
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
Concentrated Foods.

While no one viii question the ad-
visibility Of using fresh fruits. grain
and vegetables when they can be OBJ
tained in q fresh and wholesome state,
it must be admitted that there are times
when properly prepared condensed or
concentrated foods are extremely de-
sirable. It is also worth while to note
that inexperienced cooks and careless
housekeepers are often at q loss to know
Just what to do in an emergency. Grad
ually they are learning some of the adj
vantages Of prepared foods under such
circumstances. Among the new intro
ductions are prepared soups in cakes or
blocks. These have meat juices with =
sort of Julienne soup preparation care
fully blended. seasoned and put up in
q dainty and attractive manner. When
one wants dish Of soup all that is nee
essary is to provide the proper amount
of water, which must be Mt boiling
point, and in = vessed which must be
closely coverd. Put as many of the meat
blocks as are required into q given
amount of water, cover closely and al
low to stand for 20 minutes. In emer-
eencies less time will answer, but the
full flavor of the soup is not brought out
save by little time. This is destined
to become one Of the regulation arti-
cles OF diet. There are also biscuits
made on the same plan. These biscuits
are wrapped in waxed paper and fur
nished to local customers.-N. Y. Led
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

Unanimous consent" Il Es'ted. some
body shouts: "Alr. Speaker. object
That settles il. AZ long as one mem-
Der objects there can be no ''unani.
nous consent" and hence the bills can.
not be considered.
Speaker Reed has decided that he will
not now appoint any of the committees
of the house. That power is placed in
lis hands. The senate appoints its COM
mittees by election; but the house OF
representatives c0nfides that impor-
tant power to tho speaker alone. and he
can appoint tho committees when he
gets ready. Speaker Reed does not in
tend to appoint the committees for the
Fifty-fifth congress until the beginning
Of the regular session of the congress
in December next.
The greatest Number Of people affect
ed by the failure of the speaker to ap-
point the committees will be found
among the old soldiers, their families
and friends. The rules Of the pension
Office are strict. and apparently unjust.
in some cases. Consequently there arc
many old soldiers who can never re.
ceive pensions unless they can secure
special acts of congress. But no pri-
vate pension bill can be passed. except
by Unanimous consent" because there
is no committee on pendons. Before .
pension bill can be considered In the
house it must be referred to the com
mittee ON pensions, and be favcy7bly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

DROPPING A BILL INTO THE BO6.
get together and work together and
vote together. They talk with each
other in the committee rooms about
their bills, and tell each other how inn
portant it 10 for each Of them to secure
the passage of bills. In order that they
may be renominated and reelected to
congress. A fellow feeling makes them
sympathetic towards each other. AL:
Of them want to continue In public life;
and they can do 20. by each others aid.
Consequently. they secure favorable re-
ports from committees, and II they can
bring their several bills before the house
Of representatives. they vote for each
Others bills. All they need 10 public
consideration, In order to secure the
passage Of their pet measures. Speaker
Reed has shut them all on.
Under the standing rules Of the house
Of Representatives NO pill can be consid-
cred. unleAs Il has been favorably re-
E.crted from a-regular committee. ex-
cept "by unanimous consent" Even
under existing rules. II . popular mem
Ter ct congress receives recognition
from the chair. and can induce the
house to give Unanimous consent" he
can have . bill passed. But there IL
always some one man in the house OF
representatives who opposes the pas
sae, os til!s n thst way, spd whsa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
HERE AND THERE.

BAs nae .seyt = . slsvsr.Asld -
9 0n1bes DGo1anoo - Aiqsel1 ~
\ - the Aeld uo DDtk. III.
q ~ - soue noGoGo(
eln1nat 81 ne pnnu116l Anf
bsa6p bot eonsts tAo11ook
<9@pk 1Aes.s - ~ -
r
a9oanst oos much stru02ef. Equall1o
~ stzsngth Of The teams - much .
possible.
After the summer crops axe taken
- COW . cropof rape; it will give your
dep noge and better pasturags than
a9ything yoa can grow. II you raise
Gboop. rape Il one Of the crops you
aAonA grow.
"A prooinAnt swine-raiser says ho
believes that IL hogs have plenty Of
Gynas II summer and about half the
gain they viii eat three pounds Of
ps6zau Be made from less grain than
GO pound can in cold weather with
hoGs eoo1ned in . close pen.
We don't have enough scnshine @
eur promises. It il shut out from our
stables. fron our fowl houses. and
often from the most important part Of
our dwellines-the sleeping rooms.
without plenty Of sunshine We can
not have healthy colts calves pieA
(Alels g Shodse6
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
NIAGARA soL,LoQu,zEs.

For years uncounted I surged on my way.
Rimmed round with rocks and wreathed
with pearly spray.
Ny white locks in q halo made of mist,
ny voice and vigor no man might resist:
All those who braved me were but pase-
Ny grasp to men. poor moths, meant In
stant death.
But now strange miracles have come -
PASS.
Nan has put harness on my limbs, alas!
His turbines and his dynamos turn.
And far away his lights mysterious burn.
His factories hum, his street cars come
and go,
Driven by my sinews swiftly to and fro.
xAttle thought I to round his ways ana
curves
Along his system Of intricate nerves
OF insulated copper. armored steel.
TO nash in light or turn his shaft ana
wheel:
obedient to his lightest touch Of hand.
A willing slave to toll at his command.
Ny voice transferred now makes the busy
or swift machines where human toilers
come.
Hands clasped in mine to benefit the race
Each rushing At high-pressure modern
TO serve the world. give life or light and
then
Bring other blessings to the sons OF men.
Imagine old Niagara lassoed thus.
TO light lamp or haul a city bus.
To whisper mildly DER the telephone.
To press a feather. lift up building stone.
A giant made q chore-boy by the folks
Who hold the reins and make me wear
their yokes.
But never mind! stm plunge in the
deep
with mighty anthem and resistless sweep:
What matter little tasks daily do
TO pull these pigmies and their projects
through?
They dare not meet me when my warriors
Flash countless spears and clash them 1t
my call.
Yet win serve them with my surplus
strength.
Perhaps do tasks unthought OF yet. At
length;
But here within my stronghold defy
And challenge mortals with my fierce war
cry;
They dare not brave my heights and deeps
profound
am the monarch. this my battle-ground
I. EDGAR JONES.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
FlREPLAcEs or SNOW.
A. They Are Constructed In EskiHa
Winter Houses.

Al They Are COnsteucte0 N Eok1hO
Winter Houses.
About the end of January, or when
the sun again appears ahoSe the hori-
zin, many families at the two Eskimo
villages near Point Barrow, in Alaska,
leave their winter houses and travel
among the upper waters of the large
rivers that flow into the Arctic ocean
east Of the point. Here they encamp
in large, comfortable snow houses.
usually dug out in a solid snowdrift.
Like all Eskimo winter houses, these
are entered by means Of long, low
tunnel; and opening ont of one side
Of this tunnel there is a fireplace built
of snow slabs.
A young man and his wife moved
down from Point Barrow after winter
had set in, and, as there was no accom-
modation for them in any of the per-
mancnt wooden houses, they built
themselves a small hut from blocks Of
snow and rooted it over with sailcloth.
I made them a visit one afternoon, and
found the house pretty cold and un-
comfortable in spite of the large stone
lamp that was burning all the time.
The entrance tunnel was about ten feet
long: at the left hand as you entered,
and close to the door, was the fireplace.
This was about ~. feet square, and
neatly built of slabs of snow. with a
smoke hole at the top and stick
stuck across at the proper height to
hang a pot on. When the first fire is
built in such a fireplace there is con-
siderable melting Of the surface Of the
snow, but as soon as the fire is allowed
to go out this freezes to a hard glaze OF
ice. which afterward melts only very
little. These fireplaces are used only
for cooking. as the Eskimos rely wholly
on the oil lamps for warming the dwell
ing.-Lippincott's.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
FOR NAVAL SUPREMACY.
A Race Certainly Going On Among the
Nations.

4 Race Certainly Going On AnO08 = tDe
Nations.
The amount of naval construction
now in progress in the chief nations of
Europe is without precedent.
English supremacy upon the sea is
not yet contested. but it is threatened
by possible combinations. Formerly
it was q maxim Of English statesman
ship that the English feet must be as
strong as all other fleets combined.
Later, it was held that the English fleet
must at least be superior to the COM
bined strength of the two next strong
est. Eight years ago a parliamentary
paper required superiority OF 33 per
cent. over the combined French and
Russian battle ships. But both France
and Russia have pushed the building OF
ships SO rapidly that this standard is
not now reached.
During the last three years England
has built seven battle ships, while
France and Russia together have built
II. Last summer France and Russia
together had IA battle ships building.
while England had but IL.
Germany, another rival of England.
is also pushing naval construction rap
idly. She is spending now about
twice as much money annually in this
way as she did seven OF eight years
ago, and the emperor recently astounded
the reichstag by presenting. through
his secretary Of state for the navy. n
plan which contemplated an outlay OF
about $4,000, 900 for the next three
years. The reichstag disapproved the
plan, though it made provision for some
new construction. Germany now has
81 battle ships and seven protected
cruisers, and in addition three battle
ships and seven armored or protected
cruisers arc building.
In case Of war England must retain
vessels to defend herself against possi-
BILE invasion, and she has scattered col
onies and worldwide commerce TO
protect. She cannot therefore rely up
on all her feet for active operations.
1t is of vital importance to all the ma
terial interests of England that she
remain "thc mistress of the seas" For
that reason, the heaviest burdens for
naval construction and equipment are
cheerfully borne. This years esti-
mates for new construction, for exam
pie, amount to more than $lOO, ,000, 900,
and the vessels to be finished or to
be under construction this year num-
ber los, IA of which are battle ships
Youths COMPANION.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

No damage will be done to the gar.
den 1t this season il the hens are
turned loose Itis only on ground that
hes recently been plowed or spaded
that the hens are induced to scratch.
II the crops are under growth and well
advanced, the hens will busy them
selves with insects and the seeds Of
grass and weedA There are NO better
insect destroyers than poultry il they
ore allowed 70 do service in that direo-
ton, and they will prove beneficial il
they arc not fed with grain and are
eompelled to work and seek their food.
Farm and Fireside.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

Try roasting round steak in the fol
lowing way: Get . steak about two
inches thick from the best part OF the
round; prepare it by trimming on all
the pieces of fat, hay them on one side,
and put the steak into an earthen dish.
Put . quarter Of teaspoonful OF pep
per into q cup. turn upon it two gilla
Of olive oil. and Ill the cup to the brim
with good vinegar. Pour this over the
steak. cover the dish, and let it remain
Two or three hours. turning the steak
frequently. Put the bits OF fat into q
baking pan. and when the steak hae
soslxed for the required length Of time
drain it and lay it upon the fat in the
nan. Moisten few rolled bread crumbs
with a little hot milk. add some butter
and season with salt and pepper. tea
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce, and
some powdered sweet herbs, il they are
liked. Mix these ingredients together
with tho yolk Of an egg. and spread the
mixture over the top of the meat
Place the pan in hot oven and roast
from Is to 80 minutes. This steak may
be served with ! sauce or not.-Boston
Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

'Halloa. Gibbs! you look pale and
thin. Been ill.,?
II have b4en confined tony room for
Just . year. This il the hrst time I've
been in the street for u month";
what was the matter with your
Nothing. but my lawyer could ~
make tha jury taiakse,'r91t4tts
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

One coffee cupful OF cooked corned
beef chopped fine, two and half conee
cupfuls Of cold boiled potatoes chopped
fine. one-fourth cupful Of water. and .
little over one-fourth cupful of milk
mixed together. butter the size Of .
walnut. one-fourth teaspoonful salt. or
to taste. and sprinkling Of white pep
per, and bit Of cayenne pepper. Melt
the butter in the water and milk. then
add the other ingredients, and cool un-
til thoroughly heated through. then put
in . baking pan and place in oven till
brown on top.-Ladies' World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
CONDOLENCES.
BY CLARENCE ROOK.

OYLvA rose from her seat by the fire
~ as entered, and gave me her hand;
and from q certain look of conscious
ness in her eyes saw that she knew
that knew
$50 you're back in town at last?" said
Sylvia. Have you had tea?"
..No," said, land will, thank you" !"
Sylvia poured me out cup. NO
sugar-and very little milk. isn't it?''
she said.
YES" said. "rve had an excellent
time-paddling up and down the Ri
viera in the sunshine. Glad to get back.
though"
slipped my tea in silence. Sylvia lay
back in her chair, her face half-hidden
by the fan with which she shielded her
complexion from the fire.
"Well?" said Sylvia.
aWell?" / said.
"Don't you think" said Sylvia. "that
the occasion requires you to say some
thing nice-and- -cousinly. / am sure
you've heard"
"Yes," 1 said, 1--WE heard. Aunt
Emma wrote and told me about it as
soon as-wel, at least. I suppose it was
as soon as by the way, when was
it?"
"When was what? 2" said Sylvia.
when did it happen?-when did
you-?"
%, don't be silly, Jim," said Sylvia.
And her foot waggled in the old way.
have always noticed that Sylvia's ex-
preston lies in her foot.
Il suppose" said, refectively. stir
ring my tea Unto which Sylvia had put
sugar., that it did happen. He did
propose. Or did you?"
Jim, you're horrid," said Sylvia.
please may l have some bread and
butter?" l said. "You can't get bread
and butter on the Riviera-at least, you
don't"
Sylvia handed it to me. Her eyes
flashed pathetic entreaty.
II ought to have said was pleased,
oughtn't I? And that am sure you
will be very happy. as you deserve to
be-"
'Well. aren't you pleased?" asked
Sylvia, looking at me curiously with
arched eyebrows. Il thought Edgar
was such friend of yours, and I-well.
we have always been"
You call him Edgar-how curious" I"
I murmured. ''Now I have known
him for years and never called him
anything but Jones; while you have
only known him-how long? A year
Less, should think. And yet you"
Its not question of time. at all. =
said Sylvia, turning her face away from
me again. Edgar and know one an
other-thoroughly. We have no secrets
from each other. You may get to know
person quite as well in two months -
In two years if only"
'Quite so. Very proper" l replied,
wondering vaguely what was Jones
notion of a secret.
swell. but why aren't you pleased p
said Sylvia. I'm sure you're not-and
think it's little-a little unkind of
you. Stil," and Sylvia settled herself
more comfortably in her chair. "of
course it doesn't matter-much."
"Not much" replied. putting down
my teacup; nevertheless. you can
scarcely expect 4 man to be overjoyed
when he loses his best tfriend-and-hia
best cousin. Can you?"
Loses them!" said Sylvia "What do
You mean?"
Il have always noticed" }" I said. that
/ lose more friends By marriage than by
death"
"But you don't suppose" began
Sylvia.
II my friend y : man. : ] continued
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14
sA.ae /. q. war. ss.se..

The cheapest and best arrangement
for fowls In summer il IN open shed;
that il. . shed with . good roof and
closed 1t the back and sides. the front
being entirely open and protected by
wire Such . building will cost but
little. will be well ventilated. and can
b cleaned with but little labor. Tho
hack and sides should be tight how
ever. for while the fowls can endure
the open air from the entire front Of
tie house. they are easily affected by .
small stream Of air from crack. There
will occasionally be northeast storms.
and it 10 then that roup is more liable
TO prevail than at other times, hence
drafts are injurious. and Fire
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

The point in tEaining children j. 70
get them on to neighb0r's house nrst
in the evening. In order to keep that
neighbor's childtea . home.-Atcht'
sou Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

one @ the 0aofe4 AysteFaes.
He-I don't know why It is, but !
never can do anything ~ 4 woman
wants IL done.
She-You don't know why It is?
why, its because you're . man.-De-
troit News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

One Of the most prominent sheep
men Of the south writes of his experi-
ences in . most encouraging strain.
He declares Of his flock Of 1877 sheep
that there Is - larger profit in them
than in any other kind of live stock" ;"
and that they "pay for themselves
once each year in wool and mutton.
and almost again in manure. They
yield three crops-one Of wool, one Of
lambs and one of manure-either Of
which will pay the expenses Of raising
the sheep"
He adds several interesting and valu-
able suggestions for the information Of
beginners. By crossing choice Merinos
on the commons stock. he says. the
weight of the fleece may be dou-
bled 1T once, and the quality and value
Of the mutton are improved in the
same proportion. BY further improv-
ing the breed. of course, further desir.
able results are obtained. One Of the
yearling Merino ewes, just sheared for
the frat time, yielded ten pounds Of
wool; IN older one yielded Is pounds,
and breeding ram le pounds. These
hne sheep he notes, while yielding
feeces i've to eight times the weight
Of the common stock, eat mo- more than
the common ones, 'and are more
hardy" Like everything else on tho
farm, sheep pay for cultivation after
their kind.-Farmers Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

The average depth ef the Atlantic
pceea = Sp1s ysrdA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-08-14

Or meat, or butter and cheese, or other
products which returns TO the soil
more nearly all that is taken from it
Suck . farmer doubtless understands
that Q bank account repeatedly drawn
upon while nothing is being deposited
to its credit, must soon exhaust the
funds. and that it is the same with .
farm run on-the same principle. Hence
then, the importance of the rule-re-
turn all available fertilizing matter 70
the soil.
Rotation Of crops is another impor.
tsnt rule in good farming. If it does
not positively enrich the soil. it will at
least retard its Impeachment He
who grows wheat after wheat, corn
after corn. for 20 years will find that
the fertile value of his farm Is virtual
" gone. Not many farms can stand
this drain for even . less number OF
yeaxs and return even the seed re-
quired to Aow it A change of crop
gives rest and the soil . chance TO re-
cuperate itself Many sections of the
country, once famous for their produc-
tiveness of wheat and corn, are 80 no
longer. the farms having been exc
.hausted mainly BY = continuous seed
ing to the same kind Of .ropA Even il
land be literally manured, j. will de-
teriorate under such . systefe Of crop
ping, only its exhaustion is mcre tardy.
Deep and thorough breaking Is an
other fundamental rule in good farm
ing. Yet shallow breaking II widely
practiced. perhaps, because fsrmerswish
to push their work, and shallow burrows
allow wider ones. and SO wider fields
can be cultivated If land be we'll and
deeply broken, crops will become moro
deeply rooted, and will flourish fairly
well from subsoil evaporation without
much rain. And, though dry wealth
er the first few inches of the loose sur.
face soil be dry and dusty, yat below
this layer comes the moist eai lh, with
lts well-sustained supply OF nourish-
ment for the rootlets, which would
perish in the drier soil above. Thus.
deep breaking serves against drought;
while ON the other hand. by its great
er depth its absorbing capacity 1t in
creased, and this serves as underdraln-
ing, and also saves much of the soil
from being carried away by excessive
EainA-Cor. Agricultural Epitomist
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11

to Edwin Tullar-All interest to lot 1
of Tullar Tract
Max w Tullar to- Edwin Tullar-Ouit
claim for west third of Tullar Tract,
east of Thirty-first street, south of ]
street and north of NJ street roads.
NJ J. Curtis ct TX. to Mrs. E. D.
P1ank-Lots AS and 40, Curtis & Bow
ley Tract.
John H. Judge and Henry W. Myers
and wives to Frederick Wenger-West
three quarters of northwest quarter of
section u, township north, range )
east, 120 acres.
Daniel w Carmichael ct ux. to A. A.
Merry and Charles Vanina-East half
of lot 3, NJ and N, and Twentieth and
Twent first streets.
Mrs. Caroline Swinerton to Gerry S.
Gilmore-West half of lot 3, o and P.
and Twenty third and Twenty-fourth
streets.
Charles Wells, by Sheriff, to c. Hell
sen-North half of lot 4, e and F, and
Ninth and Tenth streets; S195.
John Reith ct Tx. to Margaret Waldie
-14.59 acres in southeast quarter of
section II, township north, range )
east.
Margaret Waldie to Henry Ehrhardt
Same as above deed; also, south half
of southwest quarter and northwest
quarter of southwest quarter of section
10 and east half of southeast quarter
and southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section II, township north.
range east, less about 81 acres; $500.
j. E. N. Lundquist ct TX to August
Rest ct ux.-North third Of lot 50.
Monte Vista Tract; $3.50.