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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
PERSONAL AND lMpeasoNAL

Cora IlOrtensc Emit /. of Arkansas
city. kan., who is described rs 'young,
e.getty and unmarried" owns . large
ranch and 5000 head of cattle.
In one room Of the Maine Central
railroad general Offices arc employed n
son Of Joseph II. Manley, q nephew Ct
.rthur Sewall, and nephew of Thomas
:. Reed.
1t is related of Durham cattle man
that he went to Kansas City. Kan.. and
shile drunk bought block of town lots
~hich few days afterward he sold at
$1,000 profit.
"A writer in the Windsor Magazine
says that ''even Mr.. Gladstone, that
greatest Of all sticklers for Official reti-
cence, held that cabinet minister
might impart secrets to his wife and his
private secretary"
Sir Henry Keppel, 81 years Of age.
is now the senior admiral In the British
navy list. but Sir Alexander Milne, who
is 90, and who entered the navy so years
ago, is the oldest admiral. and the one
who has served longest.
President Britlin. Of the New Or.
leans city council has directed the COM
mittee ON budget and assessment to
transfer the amount Of his salary, S.
600, to the contingent fund. as he does
not intend to accept any money consid-
Grafton for his official services.
Mrs. Langtry has begun her third
suit for divorce from her husband. The
action is brought in London, the others
having been in the courts of California.
they were married ~ years ago. but
have not lived together since she went
on the stage. in 1881. Mrs. Langtry il
now A years old. She has acted but lit
tie in the last two years, but il con-
sidered pretty well OF in this worlds
goods.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

size Of the p,,tatoes to be sorted out
Narrow strips Of leather are fastened
crosswise Of these wooden strips,
nsiled at each intersection. To cover
the nail heads and thus prevent them
from bruising the potatoes narrow
strips Of canvas are fastened to the tops
of the strips after the feathers are
nailed in place. Az shown In the cut.
. bag may be hung 1t the bottom Of the
sorter to hold the potatoes as they
come down. The whole thing II well
explained In the picture. Really sucl,
Z machine should be called ''sizcr"
rather than q Eorter. for all it does II to
separate the small potatoes from the
larger ones. The wooden strips and
the leather make . series of holes
through which tubezs OF a certain size
must fall. while larger ones roll over.
This 10 all there II to . "sizer." Why
should you wear out good flesh and
blood doing whnt wood and leather will
do?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
Children sf The Rleh.

y SAss11V0 ~ t0O 841Coa
Then there were children, conspicu,
Gus among them the vulgar little chill.
dren of the not long rich, repulsively
disagreeable to the world in general,
but pathetic in the eyes of thinking
men and women. They are the sprout-
ing shoots Of the gold-tree, being pre-
destined never to enjoy, because they
will be always able to buy what strong
men fight for, and will never learn to
enjoy what is really to be had only for
money; and the measure Of value will
not he in their hands and heads, but
In bank books, out Of which their man.
ners have been bought with mingled
affection and vanity. Surely, il any
thing is more intolerable than . vulgar
woman, it il . vulgar child. The poor
little thing il produced by all nations
and races. from the Anglo-Saxon to the
Slav. Its father was happy in the strug-
gle that ended in success. When it
grows old, it's own children will per
haps be happy In the sort Of refined
existence which wealth can bring In
the third generation. But the child
of the man grown suddenly rich y .
living misfortune between two happi-
q worker nor an en-
joyer; having neither the satisfaction
q the one nor the pleasures Of the
ether; hated by it's interiors in fortune.
and q source of amusement to its ethic
and esthetic betteE.. = Marion Craw-
ford, in Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
AN effective DEVICE.

How e Rfoeset WaAse r1pes Agalast ~.
toeko ~ 1rooe
Many times there are water pipes in
use about the farm that give trouble
in winter through freezing. There are
many situations where the device
shown In the illustration will prove
efacacious In keeping . water pipe from
freezing. Where the pipe emerges from
the ground it b surrounded by two or
moro lengths Of eight-inch drain pipe.
the joints being tightly eementcd. This
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
A SIGNIFICANT ciRcUMsrAMct

A Old-Fashioned Phrase That DiAnss
Quite Carry Out the Istsntlon.
The stump speaker Was doing all that
he could to find out, BY personal inter.
view, how his candidate stood with the
people in that part Of the country. \
sense of hospitality seemed to make
some Of them timid about expressing
their exact views. Ono man who was
reported to have a great deal OF influ-
ence was particularly unwilling 70
say anything about poli.ica. although
he attended all the meetings and list
ened intently.
"You have known the man in whose
interests I am speaking for years,
haven't your" said the campaigner.
"rve knowed i'm by repitation," was
the reply. I'VE never took truns sistit-
in,' nor traded hosses."
"At the same time you have been in a
position to form an opinion Of his char
scter."
"Course; when ye put man up fur
ohice. everybody gifts . chance ter hev
. purity good look at him."
AOQ SuabVS W0VCuo0 0A00 WHO IL W08
in oflice."
'YB; close ez could"
"And I'll venture to say you never
Knew him to Be guilty Of single I'M
derhanded act"
Eve couldn't 60 inter court an prove
Dothin'."
But there II no room Ter suspicion"
"Nebbe rot But it seems ter me thet
. msnM start out ez keerfM an up
right e kin be. en- the fuS thing ye
know, he's kinder compermisin' weth
hin conscience"
sBut this man u - honest . the day
b long"
II won't dispute that But / can't
resist callin' yer 'tention ter ths way
- dsys jes' now keeps a-gittin' shosk
= ~ Observation-Disclosures etas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
PROTECTING WATER PIPES

gives . dead air space about the pipe
that b very effective In keeping out
frost. II the pipe be wound with strips
Of felt and tarred paper before putting
in the tiling, 30 much the better.
II the water pipe comes up under .
building, n . barn Or stable. let the
filing come close up to the door. Then
box the whole shout with boards, from
The surface Of the ground 10 the Aoor,
and two air spaces will be secured, to
The great security Of the water pipe
n, 7. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
THE FARMING WORLD.
THE CHANGES m MILK

ceasa niaaeaos. n Mise Cases Oss eR fsa,
Cousss froa Withsat.
Ordinary milk alters in character
sitter being kept for some time. soys
American Dairyman. 1t usually loses
its sweetness and perfect huitlity. and
becomes soured and curdled. The ra-
ridity Of these changes depends upon
sertain circumstances, the chief Of
which. however. appears to be temper
ature. Milk kept at or q little below
blood heat seems to change very quick
". That . favorable temperature
alone cannot produce the changes re-
ferrcd to may be proved by the follow
ing experiment, says Biologist uous-
ton. of England: If milk be drawn di-
rect from the udder into the sterilized
vessel. extreme care being taken to
prevent even the slightest eontamina-
ton, and the mouth Of the vessel
plugged with clean cotton wool. the milk
may be kept for days, yea. weeks
without in the least turning sour, even
during the warmest summer weather.
II the plug he removed for q minute or
no. and then replaced, the milk will
gradually lose its sweetness, thus
clearly showing that unfiltered air con-
tains something that. il permitted to
reach the milk. has the remarkable
power Of causing souring. and per
haps o:her changes, to take place In II.
Now. what il in the air that possesses
such potent influences upon the keep
ing properties Of milk7 Again an ex-
pertinent will best answer this ques-
ticn. II . covered and sterilized dish
containing . layer Of nutritive gela-
tine be exposed to the air, either in
doors or in the open. for. say minute.
there will fall upon the surface Of the
jelly minute particles Of dust, together
with extremely minute spores Of moltls.
and Yt:ll more minute living particles
Of different kinds, collectively known
~ bacteria. By covering the dish and
keeping it at suitable temperature.
there will appear-within ~ hours or
less-upon the clear surface Of the jelly
Q number Of speclxs, each of which rep
resents . colony Of bacteria that has
risen by rapid multiplication from .
single germ that originally settled on
the Jelly when the dish was exposed to
the air. Immediately milk h drawn
from the COW it ID subject to this kind
Of contamination. Bacteria Of differ
ent kinds and the spores of molds are
constantly falling upon il. and the
freshly drawn milk provides an ex-
ceptlonally favorable medium for tho
growth and development Of these fun
gal organisms. Milk II, unfortunate
ly, ready vehicle for the TRANSMISSION
Of germs that give rise to more or less
serious ailments In consumers Of milk.
Typhoid. Tuberculosis, diphthersa and
scarlet fever may be mentioned ~ dam
gerous diseases that are too frequently
disseminated by milk. In most cases
the contamination comes from with
out, but there are cases where the milk
10 germ-laden before It leaves the milk
gland Of the animal. It II stated ON
high authority that large number Of
mitch cows suffer from tuberculosis
udder, and Il 10 needless to say that
such . state Of affairs IL . continuous
pource danger to the public health"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

Pneumatic tubes hav0 many uses, bat
one q the latest = attracting . great
deal q eeteat1so hen its sovelty. This
b ~ tubo for stacking straw. u =
built in sections aud n coutrolled by
metal straps. ptvots and arnA The
STRAW II drawn into the tube. carried
through u with great velocity. and. By
. tasntable aud swinging arTapgement
like : esaae, , sysaly dIssFiepisd % ~
49,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
THE GOLDEN STATE.


In the first place California is not
known by what millions Of people have
seen, but what millions have read. Eu-
rope is better known by contact to
Americans than California. A promi.
nent American author recently "dis-
covered California and filed the news
papers with the interesting and sugges.
tive impressions it had made upon his
mind. He had been to Europe 20 times,
and to the Pacific coast. once, which IL
once oftener than many other distin-
guished travellers Of the eastern sea.
board. Still further. the Anglo-Saxon
race is dealing with new conditions in
California. Coming from dense forests,
from land of heavy rainfall, and from
a temperate climate where winters are
long and stern. it settled in treeless des-
erts, in a land of slight and peculiar
rainfall. and under sky that never
knows the winter. Finally. California
is in its infancy, having recently cele.
brated its forty-sixth birthday as IN
American commonwealth.
Born in paroxysm OF speculatlon-
one Of the widest the world has ever
seen-it has outlived a trying expert
ence of lesser economic epilepsy.
aud come to the threshold of its true ca
reer strengthened and purified by the
extraordinary process. In lcss than
half a century several far-renching
changes have swept through the in.
and social life Of the state,
swiftly altering the conditions Of labor
and Of business. Even for those living
in the midst of these events, it has been
to read their significance and
estimate their influence on the ultimate
character Of the place and people.
What wonder, then. that to the outside
world California has meantime ap.
pared like tumble Of gold. palms and
oranges. OF gilded millionaircs and
hopeless paupers, Of enviable farmers
living luxuriously on small sections Of
paradise. and of servile alien laborers
herded in sitting tenements7 Such
are the conflicting aspects Of the Golden
state to those who view them from afar.
e. Smythe, in Century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

Yankee cheese-makers appear 10 b
letting Canadian eheese-makers get Q
monopoly Of the foreign trade. Dur
ing tie fiscal year ending July 1, 1ses,
Canado exported cheese 70 ths value OF
s1A3sa,O0e. The value Of that exported
By the United States was q, ,los, 50.
Ths value Of the Csnadiaa exports Of
cheese increased 81 .00ooo yeor since
1890. Our exports, On The contrary,
ahow . falling Oh.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
WOULDN'T SHOOT A DOE.
a 1eal eportsman Always Refuses q
DO It

4 Real 0poTtsmAn AlWAyo Refuses -
DO It
A Ut!can who is a fine shot, . fire.
quent visitor to the Adirondacks and q
great lover of the woods, was deep In
the wilderness q few days ngo. With
wasa lifelong resident Of the woods.
who in past years was one of the most
successful guides, who now occupies
responsible position as . protector OF
deer and other game. The two were
together when two deer approached,
one just behind the other, and both
within easy range. The Utican brought
his rifle to his shoulder, glanced along
tho barrel at the deer, and brought his
gun down again.
"Why didn't you shoot?" he was
asked.
"That deer didn't have any horns:"
was the reply.
The woodsman instantly extended his
hand with the words: "Shake. It does
me good to once in awhile find q man
who has henrt and judgment AZ well"
II have shot a good number Of deer
in my lifetime" added the Utican, ''but
l have never shot q doe, and I hope I
shall never be guilty of doing 20, for, In
my eyes, It is really crime. and heart
less one ut that.
II think, added the woodsman, ''that
II sportsmen-trucs sportsmen, mean
who live in the cities and villages,
could be made to see and appreciate rs I
do the harm done in sporting sense
by the slaughtering Of does they would
refrain from killing them, and in
few years rejoice to find deer far moro
plentiful than now. There il . law,
violated sometimes by brutes, against
the killing Of fawns, and it would Be
good thing, in my estimation, II It were
to protect does also, at least
Tor several years. I always feel
ashamed Of any friends Of mine who
comes into the woods, shoots q doe
and lugs it on exultantly, rs II he had
done something to be proud of."--Utica
Observer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
he Haa Oao Defect.

The just-cngaged girl was telling the
other all about ''it," or, more properly.
"him." EYES," she said, I'm very
much in love. know. but not in the
blind, silly. illogical way that most
girls are. Tn NOT SO far gone butwha4
1 can see that he has defects lois
Of them-both in looks and in char
acter. I'm able to regard him. thank
goodness! from . perfectly impartial
and dispassionate standpoint" After
which the just-engaged girl proceeded
70 60 into detail. According to her
impartial. dispassionate" standpoint.
''he" was, Il seemed, handsome aud ami
able and clever and courageous and
charming and" ''See here" inter-
rupted one Of the other girls. isn't this
rather one-sided? How about thoee
many defects you said You saw 50 plain-
"? Please mention some Of them"
'Well." said the just-engaged girl. hero
ically, after . minutes silence, zone OF
his front teeth Is just tribe crooked. !.
Boston Advertiser.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

One Of the most Txmarkable a0apea-
tions OF nature Of m object to ite proper
uses Il found In the hoof Of the horse,
which combines lightness with strength
and + suited TO every kind Of ground.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

froa the Largoe Ones.
A sorter used by Long Island farm
<r and originally depicted and de-
scribed by Rural New Yorker can bc
made by anybody. The frame IL OF two
by four stun bolted together. Narrow
boards ut the sides. n shown In the pic
ture. prevent the potatoes from rolling
OF. The potatos:s roll down over mar
row strips, with edges upward.
fastened perhaps two inches apart.
The distance apart will depend on the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16
THE HILL COUNTRY.
And tho Sago Of Rocky Greek
Etiu There.
ussss Talh from Andy Lueas-s-Best -
0ood . Man ~ Noah Vas~-A
~Osorey" Wedd;ne-The valisc
a. the DocunoatA.

You understand, friends and fellow.
aitizens, that I didn't have any hand
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

~ wonder Why. il = wife murderess
nearly always put In . plea Of in-
sanity? p asked the sweet young thing.
'.Is it because . man who could -
cruelty mistreat the partner Of his joys
and sorrows must naturslly be COM
sidered mentally out Of balanceT
'Naw,-s said the Grumbling Bachelor;
sthe mere fact Of his being married
shows that be wss weak-minded to b.
gin with. Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

IN the maxim Oh
AndyLucas, nor
Blew Scroggins,
n or B u n k
Weatherford,
nor Mart Mayo.
norany of them
fellows. But
yet still at the
same time they
are here-dat-
footed an d
rect-all wool,
ayard wide and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

$50 at any rate. Rufe, = Oh eaa Gee
wherein ] have got the Scripture and the
proofs on my side, and am jest As good
. man as oil Noah was."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

foot thick, or words to that extent.
But at any rates when they made Andy
Lucas they busted the molds and took
out and quit. Now, in regards to
things in general, Andy don't know
anything for certain, but when it comes
to horses and the like Of that he has
already forgot more than the common
run of men ever will know.
It took a whole lot of nerve to do Il,
but in the past few months I have
snapped horses and changed saddles
twicst with Andy. On the first rattle
ont Of the box you mought call It a
dog fall or . draw, but the last time
Jest naturally swapped the livin cocks
often him. It was late along in the
summer when times was hard to bear
and money hard to git. had little
boot to fling in, and the mainest thing
with Andy was the boot. So I got a
cracker-jack good horse OF Of him for
ten dollars and flung in . little wob-
bledy-legged rnxor-back. wooden-head-
ed mule for good measure.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

The favorite war horse q the duke
Of Wellington was aamed -CopsD
Asgea."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-16

New Roomer (sarcastically)-1s this
al the soap there 10 IN The xooD7
LandlaGy (decidedly)-Yes. sir; III
I will allow you.
New RoomeE-Well. IN talke two
moro rooms. I've got to wash my fae9
in The uoEpsagrR Reltipess Sevs
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17
A Valuable prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthington,
Ind, sam, writes: "You have a
valuable prescription in Electric
Bitters, and | can cheerfully recon-
mend it for Constipation and Sick
Headache, and as general system
tonic it has no equal" Mrs. Annie
Stehle, 1925 Cottage Grove Ave-,
Chicago, was all run down, could
not eat nor digest food, had back
ache which never left her and felt
tired and weary, but six bottles of
Electric Bitters restored her health
and renewed her strength. Prices
so cents and $1.OO. Get a bottle at
t. J. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17

How honorable England and the
Rothschilds arel Just think Of
their conduct towards the poor peo-
pie of India. After the Indians
converted all their savings into sill
yer ornaments in order to preserve
them, thinking that they could coin
them into money when needed, as
provided under their laws, John
Bull and the Rothschilds step in
and repeal the Indian coinage law,
and thereby cut the value of the
boards of silver in two. This is
the direct cause Of the Indian fam
inc and the threatened uprising Of
the people.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17

The manner Of annexation by
England is far simpler than that
used by this country But a few
days ago, after hearing that the ad-
ministration had decided to annex
Hawaii, the English flag was plant
ed on three of the largest islands
Of the Solomon group. which lie in
the southwest Pacific. This is the
beginning of the annexation, and if
the natives do not like it they will
be annihilated, and if there is any
other nation discounted, she will
have to fight to pull down the Eng
lish flag, and that will be the com
pletion of the annexation. Uncle
Sam had better hurry up about the
Hawaiian, annexation, or he may
have to take the islands away from
Japan to get them.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17
A sheep shearlng Machine.

A steam power sheep shearing
machine is in operation at Hilliard,
Wyoming. Connected to the steam
engine there are two long strips of
shafting running past the shearing
pens. At each pen the clipping
machine, which is held in the hand
Of the operator, is connected with
the power shaft by flexible tube.
The machine gives great satisfac-
ton, doing quick and neat job.
It is said to be merciful invention,
mot to the shearers thrown out of
work as it does not cut the skin
like hand shears. 1t clips the wool
much closer than can be done by
hand.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17

JOHN SHERMAN is out with
another pronunciamento to Johnny
Bull about catching seals in the
Behring sea, and the administration
sheets are lauding John (Sherman)
to the skies for the vigorous lam
guage used in the proclamation. 1t
is all buncome. Nobody will be-
lieve chat America will do a thing
that Johnny B. wont like after size
has allowed such outrages to be
perpetrated in Cuba, with only a
mild reproach to Spain for the kill
ing of American citizens.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17

AN estimate of the number of
striking coal miners in the coal re-
gins Of the United States places
them at $4,000. According to
these figures there must be fully
100000 persons affected by the
strike. The men declare that with
the most stringent economy, they
have been scarcely able to exc out
miserable existance on the wages
they have received, and that the
strike is virtually blow in defense
of their manhood, before they are
completely driven into a form of
serfdom and slavery more terrible
than the slavery that cost this ma
ton hundreds OF thousands of lives
and millions of money to stamp
out. What a sad commentary up
on our present civilization; what a
shame to be borne by supposedly
Christian nationl
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17
Cheap Cash store.

viii Day, through his agent, c.
Latta, has established cheap cash
store in Dayton, occupying the par
Tors of C. H. Legg for the present.
You can find there dress goods rem
nants, dimity and lawn dress pat
terms, dry goods, mems clothing
and furnishing goods samples.
Boys straw hats, 15c'
Strauss overalls, No. 1, 75c.; No.
p, Soc
Heavy work shirts, Soc.
Boys school suits, $3.50
Call and inspect goods and take
home with you bottle of Trib, 6
OF. for Soc.
We are selling out but not going
to quit.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-07-17
NEVADA.

ANOTHER American has been
killed in Cuba by band of Wey-
ler's butchers, but it is doubtful if
any steps will be taken to avenge
the murder. The Cubans say that
General Rivera, the brave general
who was wounded some months
ago and captured, is being poisoned
slowly in hospital because the
Spaniards dare not kill him openly.
And this is the kind of warfare
this country tolerates in a land less
than days travel distant. How
ever, there is some hope of an end
to the hutcheries, as it is now re-
ported that Gomez has changed his
plan of waiting for sickness and
lack Of means to wear out the Span
iards, and will begin active fighting
against Weyler, probably in the
province Of Havana American
people who cannot assist will pray
for the brave Gomez to win every
battle, and that it may take but
a few to win the cause.