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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
ANDREW JoHNsoN's DAUGHTER.
Among White House Ladies' Mira. Pat.

Among White House Ladies MFs. Pat
terson Was Worthy ~ Note.
A Nashville correspondent, writing oi
the white house ladies Of the past, pays
this tribute to Mrs. Patterson, daughte,
of President johnson:
"As soon as Mr.. johnson succeeded ta
the presidency he made his domestic
plans for occupation Of the white
house. He besought Mrs. Patterson tc
assume feminine charge, which she did
with many misgivings. But she tilled
the place with the womanliness Of &
queen, and history has only good to say
of her. OF all the expressions concern
ing her, she treasured that Of James G,
Blaine more than any other. The
plumed knight said:
She retired from the position, leav.
ing fewer enmities, jeolousies and criti.
cisms than would have been possible to
anyone else returning to private life
from so exalted station. when the en-.
tree thereto had been with so little pre-.
vious social training
We are plain people from the noun
tains of Tennessee. called here for q
short time by national calamity. ]
trust that too much will not be expect.
ed of u.s. was the simple announcement
Mrs. Patterson made upon assuming
charge of the mansion. The care OF an
invalid mother and the training of her
two children would have been enough
work for an ordinary woman.
Mrs. Patterson did what no other
mistress had done before, opened the
parlors and conservatories to the public
every day. Before and since the cua.
tom has been to allow the public to in
spect these treasures ON fixed laye.
but Mrs. Patterson invited the public
every day. and was applauded BY all
the prominent newspapers of the coun.
try for that truly American act
There is only one member of the inn
mediate family Of Andrew jackson
now living, Andrew Jackson Patterson.
SON OF Mrs. Patterson. Mary Belle Pat
tersOn, one Of the most beautiful chyl.
dren of the white house, grew to splen.
did womanhood, married John Land.
street, Of Baltimore. . wealthy vonn~
man. but in . few years was sei1ed with
= throat trouble, and died while seelxine
health in California. From the tine
Mrs. Patterson entered the white hou,a
until her death, few years axo, per~
sonal sorTuw3 and heartrendinR RrieAu
ehastened her sore3y. Cneinnffi Cho.
mercial Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

Wittimu6-Poor fellow! He held the
championship in heavyweight pugil-
ism for some years, then he Was inca
racitated by an operation.
Fi6ticuR- R-Amputated one Of his arms,
! suppose7
/. Wittimu6-No. his tongue.-rhila-
delphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
SCALLOP-BACK BILLY.
Proof That Fits Don't Rum in the
Lucas Family.
4 00aiDt and Characteristic Story
From Life ~ They Live Il
In the Woods ana
Hills,

In my day and generation have told
% scandalous macy terrific big stories
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

sco-slded mustang pony, with white
stockin feet and skewbald face, and
for some time past he has been Andy's
regular standby for tradin stock.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03
MoLAssEs AS STOCK FOOD
4 1sveaatiea In Stock Feedlsg IN Leo
lo1o0a,

Il
On many Louisiana sugar planta-
tions the use Of molasses as stock feed
during the last two years has prac-
tieally revolutionized the stock feed
question. There IL little use in
Louisiana planter producing corn.
although Il 10 valuable stock feed,
when he Il either throwing his mo-
lasses into the bitches or selling It 1T
two cents . gallon, which IL practical
" nine cents bushel for corn, when.
pound for pound. It has about equiva-
lent value with corn for stock feed.
Scores Of plantations are now util-
1sing . large part Of their molasses
for this purpose. the there il no doubt
but that finally those planters who
1nd themselves unable to consume 1T
home or. among their tenants, al the
A0lssses they make, will buy cattle
and hogs, 70 which 70 feed this vslua-
ble by-product, worth In actual money
On the plantations, - against corn, 1t
least six cents per gallon In bulk.
II u true that molasses does not
constitute . balanced ration, - our
agricultural chemists call It. it II lack
ing In nitroGenous material Corn,
however, constitutes IN almost equal.
" unbalanced ration. We may In time
learn 70 utilize eotton.seed meal In CON.
nection with molasses. the meal being
. very highly nitrogenous food. Un-
III ws shall learn 20 do this our best
course y to feed oar stock on oats
and molasses, the molasses taking the
place entirely OF corn. and the oats
making mp the somewhat defective ra-
tion, % far - efficiency for working
stock u concerned.
Were Il not for the difneulty Of ~
tanning large amounts Of molasses on
the plantations it, nee would be prac-
tieally universal. and none would be Of
lsrsd at the ruinously low prices that
IL brings In the markets. Molasses in
New Orleans u now quoted down -
low - four cents per gallon This In
eludes the barrel. costing 1T least q.
and freight to market, at least 50
cents, leaving but one cent per gallon,
or one-twelfth Of . cent per pound for
the nolasses, equivalent to ~ eents
ROB O0o0OA 1Vx W. - " W1S1SaA NOUD ~
comes the priee st which the unfor.
tunats planter b disposing Of his VAL
usble stock fseA Cypress cisterns Of
large capacity eaa Be bought very
ehesply, and made TO retain ali Of the
surplus molassoa, and in this way it
en- readily b held for use - neoded.
Il certainly seems IN ecouomic erimo
to throw such valuable stock feed
away. a % practically throw il away
b selling Il at the prices Of one Of
tsso esots ~ Gallon.-Southern
0ooo CosD 80 l1ee - 1ape - 1oEnAags
II ~ lall q 1851 bought small
1oek oe aheop ard eogsged In WOOL
growing. ~ sooa - knew Of IL ex-
6tenos I eobs9ihsa for the Texas
Wool ogoWoe. havo loand it voxy
lnAeeeee3ne anA instruetivo. hsaes vsey
uso1al Il - thinG, heweves. / now
1hlak = W1so Aalt. 1tses ~ sea1Ar
osd g oeosnof1l on1 seloott0e Aoo1-
~ = 1lGA - - anoseaGhoesq - 4
e11t ~ = 1lDopos1God 1eginDeal
IN - - - - - : = g
j o1 {9St9 = - 80 - = ,
I! - !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

The average height Of man = 1ve feet
'six inches. his weight l4lH poonds.
The average height q wo@en = 1vo
1eet tso isehes, Aer weight l343f
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

0Oo0 81 fD00eoo9 Aoxeo Orchards
Exhaustive experiments conducted
BY the department Of agriculture show
the necessity Of cross-pollination in
most orchards. The net result Of
long, careful and costly experiments
BY the department il summoned mp in
the following practical cancellations:
L Plant mixed orchards, or st least
avoid planting solid blocks Of one va-
riety. It Is not desirable to have more
than three or four rows Of one variety
together. unless experience has shown
it to be perfectly self-fertile.
2. Where large blocks Of trees Of one
variety which blossomed well have
failed TO fruit for . series of years
without any apparent reaeon. it Is ex.
ceedingly probable that the failure il
due to lack Of cross-poliination. The
remedy il to graft In other varieties
and supply foreign pollen.
4 Be sure that there are sufleient
bees in the neighborhood. or within
two or three miles. to properly visit
the blossoms When feasible, On.
deavor to favor insect visits to the
blossoms by selecting sheltered situa-
tions. or BY planting wind-breaka
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03

and scientific vagaxies given - 'A1Inl
qua mons" Of success d0ubtle0s would
have found perplsxity, confusion and
defeat Hence I feel like saying Z
word for the comfort and eneour.
agement of beginners on the sab
ject Of hog feeding. You do not need
to put your hogs in . earpetsd parlox
with milk and mush 10 be followed By
. royal desert for each meal Don't
you remember when they penned - or
SO razor backs" aad emptied . few
baskets Of corn to them twice . day,
and how those hogs Of the past piled
on the fat and made themselves ready
for the slaughter7 But do you say they
wsrs razor backs4 That's true, but
they were 1oRA They were grown
and fattensd on corn. And the corn
that fattens . razor back will fattsn
= Berkshire and make out Of him
more hog. more ham, more fat
These thoughts arc suggested by
the discussions Of the subject Of food
for hogs 1t the late meeting Of the
Swine Breeders' association at Fort
Worth. Doubtless all the articles
Of food recommended are good, bot
such streas II laid upon ono and
another BY different breeders that the
uninitiated ara scared on, the novice
makes reQuisition on Georgia for .
barrell Of goobers. or sends to east
Texas for . sack Of seed potatoes The
wants the kind that fattens hoGs), and
the mossback Aourishes his trumpet
over tho razor hack. because the 0ne
breeds are 20 fastidious In their make
mp Now. my point Is. let those who
wish feed goobers. bran. sorghum, por
tatoes and whatsoever they will. but
tell it aloud that corn, old-fashioned
Indian corn, will raise and fatteu
hogs, fine hogs. the very AnesL But
does some one suggest I'VE are tryi1g
to get at the cheapest feed?" That il
wise. but don't talk il in such . way
~ to create the impression that
it won't pay to raise hogs on
corn, for those who may b % sit
uated as-not be able to procure the
''chesp stufRs" will be frightened out
Of the businesA We have fed nSthinR
but corn since last fall, and we ueser
had fatter sows, NOR prettier. ths tftier
pigs. II we could have gotten bran
and oats in sufficient abundance snd
cheap enough. wc would have done Il
because We thought We had to. but We
''didn't have to" We could only pro-
cure . limited supply Of these valna-
BILE articles. and they were needed for
our JerseyA The best hogs know Of
are raised In the corn counties Of
Texas. II anyone who reads this
whhes to invest in fine hogs. and has
nothing but corn to feed on, go ahead
corn will do Give It to your pigs
and they will grow and fatten and
make you happy.-Cor. Texas Farm
and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-03


"Now. zee il you can't manage so ~
to let few ideas soak through your
hair, whilst try to give you some Of the
mainest pints in the game" says Andy.
rs he mounted and we rid on towards
home.
THAT blame fool stranger which
traded with me back yonder has jest
simply snapped on the goose that lays
gold eggs and never goes to set, rs It
were. and l saw through his trick like
Z fash. He calculated that when he
took on his saddle and pulled the blan-
kets out Of the terrible hole in the
pony's back would be paralyzed on the
spot and dead crazy to rue the trade.
You would have took his bait like lit
tie sucker IL you had stood in my shoes,
but. havin come down from . genera
tion Of horse traders. didn't snap aud
gobble down the bait any to speak Of.
He thought would ask him and beg
him for 4 rue. and at last offer to swap
back even in ortlerment to git rid
OF the scallop-back pony, and in that
way he could keep the boot money ] had
paid him and land $l0-clean, cold
cash-in his hanks as easy ~ pickin
Il up in the big road. I'll bet my Sum
day boots, Rufe. that he has made 80
trades like that. You took notice Of
how he kept hangin around and waitin
for me to say somethin. which ] never
did say. Well. be was jest simply beat
out In his own aame. and I could zee
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
BRYANT POND.

Franklin Grange Is at present engaged
In n contest, Mrs. Minnie Cushman and
Miss Myrtle Bacon acting as captains.
Ii Is needless To say both ladies are max
ing every effort for their side to
win, for the side that fails TO get the
most points II TO find the dinner.
Christopher Lake Commandery has lost
two members by death this fall, namely
Mrs. Sarah Cole and Charles Aver. An
order has already been received by the
relatives OF Mrs. Cole, to forward TO the
Supreme Treasurer, for two thousand
dollars, the amount of her insurance.
After the insurance OF Mr.. Aver IL paid
II will make seven thousand dollars
which has been paid into this commupi-
~, from L. o. G.. c., for members who
have died In Christopher Lake Com
msndery. Anyone wishing to join an
insurance order, cannot do better than
TO join the U. o. G.. T.. The insurance
rates are small and the order IL relisble.
The orders for the spool mill are In
creasing and we understand Capt.
Dearborn and Ansel Dudley are to buy
and saw birch this winter. This Is good
news for those who have large quanti-
ties OF birch TO sell.
Mr.. Wilfred Bowkpr and wife spent
Thank. giving day with Uncle James and
Aunt Mary Curtis at West Paris. Sorry
to say they were both feeling very nearly
sick the next day.
Miss Grace Stevens went to West Paris
to attend the Thanksgiving ball.
Miss Gertie Cole went 10 Gorham, n.
II TO spend Thanksgiving week.
Charles Hill has returned home from
Buttonville and gone to work 10 the
spool mill here.
Uucle Reuben whitman and daughter
Abbie took dinner Nov. %, with the
family Of A. N. Chase.
Charles Hargrave Is stopping at Alden
Chase's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
~. Andrrx,. by wardrobe.

The tiny churchyard Of st. Andrews.
by Wardrobe has many associations. II
is even Shakcspearean. In his last will
the poet left house III the parish to his
daughter, Susannah Hall. situate, ly.
ing and being in Blackfriars, in Lon
don. mere the Wardrobe. But why
Wardrobe:'' will be asked by such q.
remember Betsy Trotwood's why
Rookcry?" In palace built in the four
tenth century by Sir John Beauchamp,
the same whose tomb in 81. Paul's
churchyard became the resort Of the
dinnerless, who believed it to be that
Of the coed Duke Humphrey. Edward
III deposited NIL the old court clothes.
The exhibition was q sort Of sartorial
Library, as somebody has remarked.
Now its site over against the northeast
corner Of the church is covered by
Wardrobe Chambers. In the churchyard
lie two Of "yandy ke's men," and his
daughter was baptized there. so there
are artistic as well a. poetic associa-
tions. Indeed, Faithorn, the engraver,
was buried there. An old epitaph il
preserved in Maitland, but no trace Of
it is now TO be found:
When God was pleased tthc world unwilling
yeti
HELMS James 20 Nature paid lis debt,
And here feposes: hs lie lived he dy'd.
The saying In him strongly verified.
Such life, such death. then long truth TO tell
Il a n
Helias James was evidently Of those
whose hand is subdued to what it works
in.-Westininster Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
HIRAM.

Hon. Peter n. Young Ia quite sicl
with asthma but improving.
Mrs Harvey II. Hoyt and child are
visiting at Ephrsim T. Hsnson's.
Monroe Boynton has made extensive
repairs on his store. He has also erect
ed a very strong and neat fence from hi.
store TO the bridge between the street
and the river bank, improving thu
grounds very much.
The Y. Z. :. C.. T. conducted tn,
services at the Congregational church
Sabbath afternoon.
The W. c. r. l.. held temperance
meeting at the Methodist church Sab
bath forenoon. Mrs. Cassie Dow pre-
sided. Addresses were made BY Edwart
X. Hanson, Llewellyn A. wadsworti
aud others.
Thermometer Nov. 2itb, IL above zero
ground nearly bare.
John +. Wentworth is recovering.
Madison Trip went TO Brighton Mon
day.
The Changers are preparing for ,
drama.
James ID Wilder recently went u
Chatham, y. H., and killed deer ant
two bears. He has had some years ex
perience in the West, In the United
States Army hunting Indians, hence hi
craftsmanship.
Mr.. Edwin WEIGH Of Bowdoin Colleg,
Is visiting friends Ia town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
WEST FRVEBuRG.

A very pretty home wedding took
place st the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Towle on Thursday, Nov. Is, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Abbie ;.
Towle. daughter OF the above, aud Mr..
Charles III. Andrews. The ceremony was
performed BY Rev. Il. y. Stone at high
noon in the presence Of the families OF
the bride and groom. with q few inti-
mate friends. After the ceremony q
delicious lunch was served, the sisters
Of the bride and groom, charmlngly Ar
rsyed In white, being the mattresses. On
Saturday evening reception WAS given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews In honor OF
the bride and groom, at which large
company Of friends assembled. The
evening was spent In playing games aud
music, after which Ice cream and cake
were served, which were very delicious.
At late hour all departed acknowledg-
ing one Of the best times ever spent, and
expressing many congratulations and a
rs ppy life 10 the newly welded couple.
The many beautiful and useful presents
received showed their many friends.
Lloyd Stevens shot two deer recently.
Miss Minnie Harrington Is spending
her vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Wiley spent
Thanksgiving with her father and
mother Ia Sweden.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Towle's family
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. Henry
Andrews family.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

The population Of the island Is made
mp Of several races On the coast cnc
finds mongrel blend Of Arabs and ne
grces Among the mountains the vii.
layers src Hcdouin pure end simple,
with chocolate colored skins and hand
some features But, taken rs u whole,
the inhabitants Of Sokolra do not IN.
press one favorably. They are extreme
ly greedy, aud "roheeah" Is a word
scarcely ever out Of their mouths The
ruroe has oCstcd the old Maria Theresa
Cellar from this island, rs from Other
oriental countries, but the islanders are
net set accustomed TO the use OF the
smaller Indian currency. and often look
cd askaroe Mt the 2 anna pieces We Of
fered them for milk or butter. Only
once during our stay did We r:eet with
any real generosity OF hospitality, and
that was from an alien. merchant 81
MlfCgt.
Wee TO the unhappy traveller whose
money gave oct In Sokotra. or to the
still more kapless mariner cas. upon
these shores without any possessions.
The sultan. il is true, receives $50 q
year from the British government ard
Is required by treaty TO befriend Ing.
lishmen who may be wrecked On this
coast. but the abominabie treatment We
received at the hands Of this mean and
avaricious ruler would net lead one TO
expect much in the way Of generosity
toward poor Or penniless outcasts Wien
we wished to leave the island before the
change Of the monsoon had cut of all
possibility Il such thing, the sultan
prevented any boat from making lar
gain with Us, in order to force Us 10
employ his own dhow, for the hire CT
which he demanded the outrageous sum
Of Gl20. We ultimately secured the
wretched bug galow for ESQ, III extcrtion.
ate price.-Longman's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
ANDOvER.

The commission sent here BY the court
to view the SWANS Notch road had =
hearing here Wednesday. Many wit
nesses were called. Some expert testi-
mony was given. The decision Was re
served.
Married, In Andover, Nov. 20, Mr..
Harry Bacon and Miss Elsie Campbell,
both Of Andover.
A union service was held 10 the Con-
gregationsl church on Thanksgiving
Day.
Rev. Mr.. Wentworth, Methodist, closed
his lsbors with his church last Sunday,
owing TO i'll health.
Mrs. Jessie Merrill Is poorly.
Quite number are sick with colds.
Mr.. Grover has decided to put In 300
cords Of birch. Herbert Jenne has taken
the contrsc, 20 put In that amount.
Congresstionslist Circle last week NJ
Mr.. e. A. Andrews.
John French, who has taken the con-
tract 10 put In 5000, 600 feet Of spruce
nesr Bemls, has put his crew into camp.
Tom French has begun on his new
house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
ROSBuRV.

TIE deer enjoy respite now. There Is
= crunch 10 the snow, and the deer are
of
The 18th inst. was a slaughter day.
Some dozen deer were killed in this town
and Byron. One buck was wounded.
The hunter followed him across the
river. and lost him in Ludden Brook.
Sunday +. e. Aldrich went over and
found and killed the buck, thereby break
ing the law hearing that the officer was
after him he left the state.
Ernest Knapp and Cliff Young passed
here with the head Of a monster moose
that they killed 10 Byron near the Mott
Branch. The sntlers spread four feet.
These are the same noted hunters who
shot down three deer in one bunch that
fatal 18th inst.
Or. Durgin and wife came all the way
from Searsport 10 celebrate Thsnksgiy-
ing with the doctors grandmother, Aunt
Hannah Reed. The doctors father was
drowned In the 1859 freshet, and Aunt
Hannah raised the doctor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
AERRQA

There was concert In Sturtevant Hal
Nov. 22d. A band from Lewiston con.
sisting Of banjo, guitar, and mandolin
played about twelve selections. The
concert WAS In the Interest Of the foot
ball association and WAS very nice.
The Ladies' Aid held meeting ID
Grange Hall Wednesday afternoon. Ia
the evening there was q supper and
Thanksgiving entertainment. Visitors
from Norway and West Minot Grange.
were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Cushman OF Au.
burn, Rev. S. d. Richardson and A. NJ
Richardson aud family spent Thanks
giving at II. A. Cushman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur George with their
relatives had reunion In Grange Hal
with Thanksgiving dinner.
There were other family and friendly
gatherings during the day. A little
snow In the afternoon gave the day &
wintery aspect.
Mrs. c. +. Harden and family are
here. A sad homecoming to them.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30
LOWELL


Mrs. III. u. Walker remains about the
same. She is quite sick with no percep-
tible improvement.
Thanksgiving was kept In the differ
ent homes about the same as usual.
Benjamin Russell, Jr., and wife, are In
Boston during the week, visiting +. NJ.
Russell and family.
5. l.. Hatch has been on q visit OF q
few days 10 Conway and Tsmworth, y.
III.
Miss Ellen W. Andrews has returned
from few weeks visit TO Bridgton.
Daniel MeAllister has put up build
ing At North Lowell for the sccommods-
ton OF his mail team and driver.
viii keniston has built house 10
which 10 raise chickens, and intends
building large hen house in the spring.
Rev. c. 5. Young and family have
moved into the parsonage.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-30

The Democratic statesmen who wer,
laughing Ia their sleeves during the con
siderstion of the Dingley law over tn
fact that q dozen or more countries hst
threatened to retaliate by excluding ou'
products from their ports In case THU
country again adopted high tariff
against their products laugh no longer
Az examination Of the books Of th'
Treasury Department shows that oul
exports to those countries in the arst two
months OF the Dingley law were far Il
excess OF our expectations to these same
countries In the corresponding twt
months Of last year under the Wilson
law, thus justifying the Republicans Ia
their belief that the threats OF retaliation
were groundless.