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St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
C0vINGToN TAMMANY
PlTH AND POINT.

-Bacon-"Everything is fair in love
and war" Egbert-"You mean, I sup
pose. be1ore marriage and after it,
fohkets Statesman.
The Supreme Test-"What is his
reputation for veracity?' Every good;
he hasn't seen single flying machine
this spring!"- Chicago Record.
-Bibman-"Did your watch step
when you dropped it on the floor?''
Magley-'tOf course it did. Did you
think it would go through Bits.
Putting It Pleasantly.-What did
he die OFF" "Hiccough." Indeed!
How long had he had them?" "Oh, for
60 years OF and on!"-Chicago Record.
-He-"For the perfect enjoyment Of
love there must Be complete conf
dence." She (of Chicago)-"I have
heard pa say identically the same thing
sbout sausages.
Looking .-Wheeler-" sup
pose when flying machines are invent
ed. you'll get one and be happy" Mrs.
Wheeler-"Yes, until the next years
model comes out."-Truth.
-"Yoh can't allus tell whah ter put
de credit by lookin' at de surface" said
Uncle Eben. DE cork on de flshin'-line
dances aroun' an tracts a heap o ten.
tion. But it's de hook dat's doin' busi-
ness. ss."-Washington Star.
Money Enough.-Agert-"Here is q
book, sir, every gentleman ought tc
on Architecture Mr..
have no use for it.
But. sir. it teaches you how to build a
beautiful villa. a regular little palace.
for only five thousand dollars" !" IL haven't
five thousand dollars. / haven't over
five dollars to my name." "Well. my
book is only one dollar."-N. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
ORCHARD AND GARDEN

New land il best adapted to the
growth Of berries.
Fruit trees or plants will not take
care Of themselves.
Annual pruning largely avoids the
necessity for removing large limbs.
Grapes thrive best in well-cultivated
and well-drained land.
No fruit repays judicious pruning and
trimming better than the pear.
Make quality rather than quantity
the principal aim.
Having the orchard trimmed up keeps
the trees bearing well.
Cherry trees must be grated early
II good results are expected.
Choose young. thrifty trees. with
good roots and straight, clean tops.
All trees that have roots or tops
bruised or mangled should be dis
carded.
In setting out . tree. save some of
the top soil. especially to put around the
roots.
Mulching prevents the early how Of
sap by preventing the ground from
warming up too soon.
Nectarines and apricots can be
grown anywhere that the peach or
prune will thrive well.
Either red clover alone or clover and
orchard grass il best to be used In seed
ing down the orchard.
Do the grating before the buds swell.
The stock and scion must unite before
the buds need the stored-up nourish-
ment.
It Is better for the trees while they
are growing to raise hoed crops among
them, 90 the trees will get the benefit Of
the cultivation.-St. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

OxeA, aDa Net The 0a1lRoaAs, Settles
the Western CouDtFy.
ut il the horse. and not the railroad,
which should b given most Of the
credit Of settling this western country"
said a state senator. in discussing
bill to regulate freight rates the other
dsy. He was mistaken. The most po-
tent influence in settling al the west-
ern empire was the OK. It alone could
stand the burden across the burning
sands, q with little food and less water
it plodded its patient way toward the
setting sun. Anyone familiar with the
esrlier days can testify to this. The
trail followed by the California '4oers
WAS literally fenced with skeletons Of
horses, but seldom could the bones
Of an OK he found.
Another thing which may not be gen.
orally known, but which il, neverthe-
less, fact, II that in those days On OK
train would cross the continent in less
time than . horse train. II WAS the
old story Of the turtle and the hare.
We once heard IN old '49er say that
no dog ever made the trip from the
Missouri river to California unless Il
was carried in . wagon. Next to man,
The or can 60 further afoot than any
hing which lives. with possibly the
exception Of the camel. Next to the
X the mule was NO doubt the most en-
turing animal engaged in the freight
Eraf1e' on the great plains before the
ron horse made its way to the noun
aims The mules used in the over
and work were mostly bred in Mis-
souri from the best Spanish and Maltese
'tock. and for SeneEations great breed
ng establishments were kept up for
he purpose Of supplying this trade.
some day the mule family will have
} monument In this eountsy.-Deuvef-
Field and Farm.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
hAinGAnAk
SCIENTIFIC IRRIGATION.

10 only an uncertain substitute for In
dependent soil moisture by irrigation.
The sources Of artificial water supply
are SO numerous that there IS no me-
cessity for any section Of the country
suffering from lack of rainfall. Run
ming streams can be tapped by con-
structing gravity canals; springs may
he easily developed. and their waters
utilized; wells and cisterns can be
pumped Of their supply BY windmilis
and other lifting devices When once
acquired. a water-right u worth more
than the land it irrigates. even in the
sections where rainfall moisture IS
depended upon for soil food. Gardens
and small-fruit orchards and vineyards
are especially benefited BY irrigation.
even though there 10 an abundance Of
rain for general field crops. The scien-
t;ic application Of water ut the exact
time needed solves the long-mooted
problem ct whether or not the garden
pays for any except the professional
market feeder. Many abandoned farms
in the east could be reclaimed and made
10 pay as well as desert lands are re-
deemed in the west and converted into
earthly homes of paradise.
Several systems of irrigation are prac-
ticed. but probably the most general
method is the furrow plan. This con-
sists in main canal, which carries the
water to the head, or highest point of
the land. where it il divided into smaller
laterals and conveyed by them to the
burrows. These small furrowl iead the
water along near the roots Of the trees
or plants, and after passing through
the entire lot. empties into. . woe
ditch. which carries it into . creek: or,
other stream, to be used. again BY ,the
farmers below. The time occupied .ic
irrigating = given era depends upon the
kind of crop and nature Of the soil.
In ordinary garden soil containing
much panure and little clay . small
stream may run from one hour 70 three
times that long on row eight to twelve
rods in length. In most sections + il
advisable to make irrigating fusrows
not more than 20 rods in length, N the
ends next the ditch, or main canal. get
too much water from soaking while the
stream is finding its way to the lower
end Of the furrows.-Joel Shoemaker.
in Farm and Fircside.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
Rease. Tor Il.

why h the age at which young peo-
pie may marry specified BY law in all
civilized countries7" she asked, dream
fly. The old gentleman looked 1t her
over the top Of his newspaper and then
looked st his wife. Civilized countries" !"
he said at last, ''have always been OPP
posed TO initiating the young into the
mysteries Of anything that ssvors Of
gambling, and you know how mar
riage has been designated?" II she
didn't hsr mother stood ready to tell
her end 70 give her the further assur.
ance that not one girl II : hundred ever
drew . prise.-Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
what . Carpet Layer say,

remember distinctly the first tack
I ever swallowed. I was then learn
ing carpet-laying. ) was helping to
put down . fine blanket In q big hotel.
/ had my mouth full of tacks. and one
slipped down my throat. It was done
almost before knew it. It scared me
to death. ! sprang to my feet, spit
the tacks out Of my mouth and declared
that would die because 1 had swa!-
lowed . tack. The other wArkmen, all
old hands, with stomachs full of tacks,
1T me and told me I'd get used
to it. Well, after swallowing that first
tack, was careful how I filled my
mouth for q long time, but finally an
other and another tack went down, un.
til became accustomed to it, and now
don't care q penny for swallowing
tack. l have been laying carpets for
years, and fancy have got outside
Of three pounds Of iron since began
London Tit-Bits.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
Fsghsing tAs Tenaees Wesn.

Tobacco growers are eombatting the
worms by using spray Of one pound Of
Paris green to 100 ealIons Of water.
Use knapsaek sprsyss. with sgitator
attachment. II Is not desirable 10 use
Paris green o. the plants. tie moth that
lays.the eggs nay b destroyed By TAX
ing the bloom Of the jimsoa weed, place
them along the tobacco rows IN IN up
right position and inject into each
bloom. with small. clean can. some Of
the following mixture: One pint wstes,
oue-fcurth pint honey. one ounce CO.
bait. II Is suss 6setA p the uiI|es.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
HABITS OF cHiPMuNks.

How they Rouse Themselves and
Welcome SprinE.
As the wootlchuck sleeps away the
bitterness of cold. SO in his narrower
chamber sleeps the chipmunk. Happy
little hermit. lover of the sun, mate OF
the song sparrow and the butterflies,
what . goodly and hopeful token of the
carth's renewed life is he. verifying the
promises of his own chalices, the squir-
relcups, set In the warmest corners OF
the woodside, the libations of dew and
shower drops, OF the bluebird's carol,
the sparrow's song Of spring.
Now he comes forth from his long
night in the fullness of the sunlit day,
to proclaim his awakening to his sum-
mer comrades. a gay recluse clad in all
the motley. . jester. maybe, yet no
fool.
His voice. for all it's monotony, is in
spring of gladness and contentment,
whether he utters his thin. sharp chirp
or full-mouthcd cluck, or laughs a chit
tering mockery as he scurries in at his
narrow door.
He winds along his crooked pathway
Of the fence rails and forages for half
forgotten nuts In the familiar grounds,
brown with strewn leaves or dun with
dead grass. Sometimes he ventures to
the top rail and climbs to q giddy ten
foot height on a tree, whence he looks
abroad, wondering, on the wide expanse
of an acre.
Music hath charms for him. and you
may entrance him with . softly-whis-
tied tune and entice him to frolic with
herds grass head gently moved before
him.
When the fairies have made the white
curd of mallow blossoms into cheeses
for the children and the chipmunk, 1t is
. pretty sight to see him gathering his
share handily and too<hily stripping of
the green covers, filing his cheek
pouches with the dainty disks and scam
Tering away to the cellar with his un-
grudged portion. Alack the day. when
the sweets Of the sprouting corn tempt
him to turn rogue, for then he becomes
o banded outlaw, and the sudden thun-
der of the gun announces his tragic
fate. He keeps well the secret Of con-
his cunning house. without
show Of heaped or scattered soil at its
entrance. Bearing himself honestly, and
escaping his enemies, the cat, the hawk
md the boy. he lives long day Of hap
py, inodensive life. Then when the
lflmy curtain of the Indian summer falls
upon the year again. he bids us long
good night.-New England Fields and
Woods,
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

No Task In the Dairy Needs to Ne
Oone Mere Carefully.
No work on the farm should be more
carefully done than the straining Of
milk. A strainer made with wire
screen. though often used, II very Inn
perfect and should be discarded. The
writer has found the strainer illustrated
herewith simple. cheap and perfect in
its work. A il simply . large funnel
the upper part Of which is hoop nix or
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

Il was before m Irish trial Justice.
The evidence was all in, and the plain
ti1's attorney had made long. eio-
quent and logical argument. Then the
defendants attorney took the door.
what you doing:~ asked the Justice.
q the lawyer began. Going to pre-
sent our aide Of the case" 81 don't want
to hear both sides argued. It has .
tindincy to confuse the coort." So the
defendants lawyer sat DOWN.. +.
Post.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

hills country one
day last week. And
when I heard the
news in full and got
all the facts in the
case it come to pass
that old man Antny
Stevens had thrown
his hand to the pack
and quit the game
onost for all. Hit
r1ley seems to me
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

Mrs Neverwyn-I want you to teach
re how TO play poker.
Mr.. Neverwyn-An right, that win
be q more honorable way for you to get
my money than going through my pock.
stDs-Up-to-Dste
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

No system q road building has evsr
been devised which for durability and
sDoothnsss apPgoaehes that o1 the Ro-
mans. but the cost Was. Of course,
enormow. and large armies Of men
were employed. Come Of the Roman
roads ere still IN good csnditiou. after
. lapse cf IS centuries during which
most Of thsm Aeve bad tsw. Il say. n.
DQjJg.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
TAat o.s orf.l xsgAt.

III by the blessins of God the cards
would al come my way 10 that I mought
live on and on for . hundred years to
come, Rufe. the hair-raisip recollections
ct one orful night would forever keep
me on my own side Of the road and the
female generation on the other" Nat
Stevens went on to say, whilst great
drops Of perspiration broke out on his
face till he was sweatin like free mig
ger on election day.
Hit was on . Saturday, and had
been on down on the creek flshin and
foolin around Ill day long. AZ for me.
| was nothin more than yearlin boy
then. but / didn't mind stayin out late
and sometimes. in . case Of pushency.
sleepin out-of nights. ! had heard
stories In the main time -stoEies on top
Of stories-about ghosts and spoolks and
sperits. you undeEstand. But they
didn't have no terrors for me. Raley
don't believe ! was skeered Of anything
on the. earth or under It 1T that time
exceptin female people-anything and
everything that wore Ay bonnets and
frocks and dresses and the like. Comm
home that night ] passed right along by
the meetin houss and graveyard at Pill
yriu's Rest sed djdat % much e
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

ike some people have been raisin up
mighty odd and curious children in this
present day and generation Of the hu-
man family-which the same old man
Antny he was one Of whom. For COM
mon and in general way he was right
tolerable good man, but the machinery
had jumped q cog somewheres when
Antny Stevens come tither from the
whence. Sometimes have thought it
mought be that he was borned at the
wrong time Of the moon. or maybe way
along in the dark nights Of August.
But anyhow, somehow he was the most
strangest piece Of human flesh amongst
all the odds and ends Of creation so far
as know.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19
WOMEN DON'T BITE.
And Calico Amt Pizen," Says Old
Rocky Creek
00t Ant0y Stevens NeveP Learnt the
1ess0a.So0e People Raise -
Strange and CaPloos
CA1l0Pen.

There was singin and slow walkin at
old Pilgrim's Rest graveyard over In the
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

A Butte jrTy has decided that vitzics
throwing y = crime.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

IL was q great bepe6t. The opera
house was crowded. and many turned
ere the curtain raised to look at the last
newcomers, who had just entered their
box. None who looked on that fair
young girl dreamed that she bore be-
meath that outward show . heart sad
denod and weary, to which were ever
added the pangs Of remorse. Allen Fane
is by her side tonight, hopeful. ex.
nltant a. Of old. For six months he has
played his role without faltering. Soon
he must meet his reward. The curtaid
rises and falls to rise again. The house
is enthusiastic. Flowers fall like rain
upon the stage. But when the evening
il but half over and tho strains Of the
lovely songstress seem to rise sweeter
and clearer every moment, tongue Of
flame leaps out from behind the scenes.
The song dies on her lips. tumult gives
place to rapturous silence, and on the air
is horne the cry Of "Fire!"
Men act like msdmen, women faint
and are trampled TO death by the crowd.
Pale but silent. Marion turns to the
man at her side. He 10 no longer there.
Save her he could not, but for himself
lay one desperate chance, which he
seized ~ 4 drowning man straw. ShS
was alonc-alone and helpless. deserted
by him who had told her Of that Others
selfshness.
Keep calm. Marion. Our only hope
lies In decided action without excite
ment Twill save you or die with you"
whispered voice In her ear. and. turn
ing she saw the man who had fought
his way not to life and air, but to her
side to bear her with him into safety or
share her peril.
81 am not worthy, Nelson. Save your.
elf. and when you think Of me, remem-
ser that my folly was for the moment.
hat I have met its just reward. for
owed you through It al"
Hush. darling. hush-even though
rour words nerve me % fresh courage.
Marion. will It Be my wife with whom
live or de-"
"Yonr wife. IL you win take her. Mel
'on. Happier to meet death at your side
han live apart from you"
But death was not 70 have his prey.
And. though Nelson bears on his haud-
ONE brow . cruel scar. in his wife low
ng eyes It Is new beauty, since IL ever
els her of the noble struggle which
.ave her life and happiness life
which met It's rich fulfillment when
By Neissn ELS love.--N. Y.
.edssr.
St. Tammany farmer., 1897-06-19

started to runnin wild before she died.
She was theonlyest won,an-the onlyest
female human bein-at our house, and
| reoollect till now how she use to try
and try and try to break me from them
wild and skittish WAYS.
IF ever any Of the women folks from
the settlement around come to our
house in the way Of company would
simply run away from home and hide
out and scout around till they went
away. Sometimes mought maybe slip
in through the kitchen window and
steal my dinner, but manys the time
have went all day long without a mouth
full to eat-and me . CROWN, healthy
boy. forever and eternally hungry at
that. And If Il come to pass that the
visitin women folks tarried around and
remained over the night I would stay
out on the scout. May be mought steal
in the house when everything got still
and take nap. and then slip out before
breakfast the next mcrnin. But more
than oncst ! have slept out in the fod-
der loft or under the hay stack ruther
than run the chances Of meetin with
strange women folks.
"Mind you now. Rufe. I wouldn't try
to say that the women folks aint good
and nice and perfectly all right to them
they suit. But It never did suit me to
larry around with them, and It never
will. You say calico aint pizen and
women won't bite. ] don't know any,
thing about that. reckon maybe you |
know and am more than willin to take |
POUR word for II. But can't face the |
music, Rufe, and taint no use in talkin. |
The female generation are too many for
me-"
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

dozen female dentists, each Of whom
however, is established in business for
herself, and has in her employ, as op-
orators or mechanical workers, from
one to ten men.
DR.. Carrie Wolfsbruck, of No. Asa
Lexington-ave., began her dent ist work
with the Cotton Company, but has long
been established in business for herself.
She has made a record for extracting g
teeth, and thinks nothing of pulling
thirty in minute and half. She was
awarded medal for articfiial work
and filings on exhibition at the Wo-
mans Building of the Columbian Ex-
position in Chicago.
When DR.. Wolfsbruck was asked
which she preferred as patients, men or
women, she replied quickly, "Men.
every time. They are not SO fussY, an
don't ask fifty times during the opera
how much it is going to cost; and
then they keep their appointments bet
ter. And few men insist on talkingwhen
their mouths are filled with impression
plaster"
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13

almost incredible fact that he never
bore the slightest relation to the cere-
monies and observations by which his
memory is cherished. Valentine was
a christian bishop who suffered death
in the reign Of the Roman Emperor,
Claudius, A. D. 270.
1t is much more in harmony that this
should be the feast of Lupercus, the
Latin God of fertility whose celebra-
tion was observed on February 18th,
when in the days Of ancient Rome the
the manageable men and maidens cele-
brated the fete with rapturous glee.
But in spite of the queerness of it,
old Bishop Valentine is still held as the
connubialist Of elergymen and the pat
ron saint OF lovers, and the ancient
customs that honored his day are not
likely to fall into disuse, for many of
them are popular, not only with am
orous youths but with many 'geniap'
host, and social parties and entertain
ments are among the st. Valentine
celebrations of to-day. The giving of
gifts is popular on that day, also, the
gifts be it known, are no longer those
marvellous creations in lace paper and
tinsel, ,ornamented with bleeding-hearts,
doves and cupids, that melted the
hearts of our matters, but consist of
bits of jewelry, china, books, bon
bons, etc. 1
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13
THE M1D-w1NrER MAeAz1N Es.

The principal topics treated editor
tally in the February "Review of Re-
views" are the Anglo-American arbi-
tration treaty, the Cuban situation,
the prospects of the Nicaragua Canal,
the recent elections Of United States
Senators in the different States, and the
relation of great corporations to politi-
cal campaign funds. There is also the
customary resume of the significant for
eign events of the past m Jnth. The ed
itorial pages, like the other parts Of the
magazine, are fully and suitably illus
trated.
"a Rose of Yesterday" by Marion
Crawford, which reaches its conclusion
in the February Century," might be
called study in divorce, or at least a
suggestive presentation of a situation
concerning which many will differ as
to the propriety of divorce. Mr.. Craw-
ford does not conceal his radical con-
viction of the sanctity of the marriage
tie even where parties may have very
great provocation for breaking it.
When Kossuth Rode Up Broadway"
is the opening article in the s'Ladies
Home Journal" this month, in which is
related the story Of the famous Hun
garian exile and his fruitless visit to
this country. An article Of unusual
interest especially to women is "The
Most Famous Cook in America" and
Mrs. Rorer gives her first lessons in
Cooking, she having charge of new
department in the journal" the only
publication for which she writes. Ruth
Ashmore writes to the girls on "Cast-
ing the First Stone,' and the maga-
zine has a wide scope of interesting ar
ticles, the various departments con-
tanning matters worthy of special note.
The FEBRUARY number of "St. Mic
holas" has paper about "Willie and
Tad Lincoln' and their boyish pranks
at the White House. The Birthplace
Of Lincoln is another interesting con-
tribution, in which is told incidentally
how the President, when boy. was res
cued from drowning by a playmate.
There are poems, short stories, and
sketches in great variety and the SER
ial stories grow more and more fascin-
ating, "Master Skylark" being an un-
usually charming story for young and
old, the scene being laid in Shakes.
peare land in Shakespeare time.
Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13
BLACK SILK FASHIONABLE.

Black silk costumes are becoming
more and more fashionable every day.
and We are rapidly going back to the time
when with a black silk gown ia her
wardrobe woman was never in a
quandary as to what she should wear.
Plain and figured are equally liked,
but the plain taffets are just for the
present the prime favorites. They are
trimmed with rows and rows of black
velvet ribbon, a tiny ruffle edged wit b
narrow velvet. Let no woman delude
herself into the belief these gowns are
cheap. Taffeta at 81 yard is quite good
enough, but it is the rufles and the black
ribbon that cost, and they will consume
more dollars than any one who had not
suffered would believe. Touches OF
color are cleverly used on these black
gowns, and tighten the sombreness
most salts factorily. Pale blue, cerise,
green and even bright red are in style.
but one and all must be suggested, as
t'were. Flounces, Innings and facings
show the color, and an occasional bow,
but in crude effects are allowed. If a
vest or front is of the bright color, it
is toned down by rufled jabots either
of black or white, which have only the
plain color exposed for an inch or two.