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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
FARM POULTRY HOUSE.

trough to receive the manure from the
trough where it will be dry until
needed.
The nest boxes are placed on a board
fastened to the planking inside. and on
each side about 4 feet from the floor.
The door ID, which can be made any
size wished, is placed at the end Of the
house. A door should be placed at the
dark, round hole in the end, which is
the opening from the floor to the ma
nure trough &C c., being planked up.
The deck floor (E e. should run from
the top and end Of hopper to door (A).
being 12x3 feet, the roosting poles be-
ing placed directly over the hopper
crosswise. + is plank with cleats
nailed on for the passage Of the chick
ems to and from the roost. A is door
from deck floor.
The part of the ground floor not taken
up by tine manure box can be used for
young chickens to roost and stay in dur
ing wet and damp weather. When they
are old enough to roost on poles they
may be easily caught and placed in the
manure trough and they will climb up
to the roosts. After being let out sew
eral times with the other chickens they
will go to the roosts by themselves.
Windows may be put in south side Of
the house. If the lumber is green It
should be battened well to keep out the
cold and air. With a house of this
kind never saw a case of the roup.-
]. p. Goodbar, in Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
BEES on rHe fARaa

1Aoy Are ExpeRts IN 0o0o Lines q
Agricultural work.
When one thinks Of the important
part played BY bess In agriculture 90
cannot help wondering Why the expert
mont stations Of the United States pay
20 little attention to beekeeping. W.
do not recall single station where bee
keeping II carried ON at all. The Rhode
Island station has department devot'
cd to poultry and bees, but II memory
serves, that has been abandoned.
Honey bees and the humble bees ara
expert in some lines Of agricultural
work that men do not very well under
stand, and could not succeed In IL they
tried ever 70 hard. They do . very In
portant work, and do it for nothing;
boarding themselves In the meantime.
II 1t were not for bees we would not
have large fruit crops, II we did mot ex-
perience entire failures. At the time
when fruit trees are In bloom there are
but few insects abroad, ard IL the bees
do not visit the blossoms in search Of
honey, the fruit would never mature. a
~ WVOAA NOt OC RVAAS0AASAs
II it were not for the work of bees We
could not grow clover, and this impor-
tant crop would be unknown. So impor-
tant il this that large sums Of money
have been spent to import bees into
Australia in order that clover might Be
grown there.
Honey bees follow civilization and ara
unknown where civilized man has not
taken up his residence. They are CO
laborers with the pioneer, and help him
to conquer the wilderness and in the
introduction Of improved fruits and
crops.
Every home owner, from the villageF
to the bonanza farmer, should keep
bees, for the help they arc to agricul-
ture alone. The business Of bee-keep-
ing is not well understood even by ex-
perts, and there II great opportunity
for good work from the experiment sta
tons in promoting wider knowledge
and a greater interest in bee-keeping,
an industry that might be indefinitely
extended with profit to those who keep
them, and to those whose field they roam
over in search Of honey.-EarmeSs'
Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
THE FARMING WORLD.
MopERM POULTRY HOUSE.

1ts Originator Describes Il ~ the
Best Thin0 ~ lts Kind.
! have noticed several sketches and
plans for building chicken houses, but
I think the one send is better than any
Of them. 1t Is a modern building. 1t
II IS feet long, IL feet wide, ten feet
high to plates and Is feet to the comb.
The hopper (B b is II feet long. run
ming from within 3 feet of the front end
to the back end of the house. The
sides Is s. are 6H feet from the caves
inside to the manure trough Il. u.
which is 2x2 feet and running the en-
tire length Of the hopper. The trough
is feet from the floor. supported on
six posts resting on the floor. A small
pen or shallow box may be made o b
the floor at the left of the manure
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

was then caught, and, pulling the ears
forward. the top corners Of the blind
were fastened to them by means Of
pinchers and rings, such a. are put
in the shouts of pigs to prevent root
ing. This blind will not prevent the
hog from seeing his legitimate food,
but it does prevent him seeing chickens
unless they are under his very nose.
and then if he attempts pursuit tho
chances ARE that he will bring his nose In
violent contact with the fence or some
other obstruction. A few such lessons
and he concludes that he II NO longer
partial to chicken. A month Of Feather
specs" cured our most ravenous thief,
and by binding only the ringleaders
the whole herd was soon n docile A.
well-behaved porkers should be-
Orange Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Never attempt to caponize . full.
grown cock.
Keep the drinking water out Of the
rays Of the sun.
Cross bred poultry are never Of Z
non-setting tendency.
Fill up the rat holes around the poul-
try house with broken glass.
II Leghorns want to sit, it is good
indication that they are too fat
Soft eggs, laid before the eggs are
formed, are caused by overlooking.
II the young guineas and chickens
are Matched together, the guineas will
be much tanner.
Az rule, chickens should not be al
lowed to 60 on the roosts until they
are ten or twelve weeks old.
To cure humble foot, as soon as the
swelling. ripens fairly, cut open and
let out the gathered pus freely; wash
out thoroughly with alcohol and water
and then apply architectural World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
WATERING HORSES.
An Important Duty Which In Neglet
ed Far Too Often.

An Important Duty Which In Neglect
ed Far Too Often.
No detail for caring for horses during
the summer is of more importance than
supplying them with water. 1t is mat
ter for regret that it is necessary to call
attention to the neglect of working
horses in this respect, but it seems
necessary to do SO. Many men who
feed their stock literally, furnish warm
places for them in winter and keep the
stables as cool as possible during the
summer, seem to forget that the team
that in working under the burning sun
in the field from morning until noon
must suffer from thirst in q way that
is intensely agonizing.
Any man who tries to work half q
day in the harvest field without drink
ing will soon begin to feel some of the
effects of going without water when
making severe exertion on q hot day,
and will appreciate the condition of a
Woodworking horse under the same
conditions.
Sometimes it seems like a waste of
time to stop team and take it to get a
drink, but time spent in this way is
never wasted, for the team will do
enough more to make up for the stop.
There are places where it seems impos-
sible to give the team a drink between
breakfast and noon and between noon
and supper, but there is no shadow of
excuse for leaving team hitched to
the fence without water while the driver
goes to his supper and then comes back
to work the team until dark without
water from noon until that time. Such
a proceeding is not SO common as 1t
once was, but it is still practiced to
some extent, and 10 the worst sort OF
cruelty to animals.
Horses perspire freely and are the
only domestic, animals that do. and
their need for water is increased as the
amount of Precipitation increases. and
during the hot weather every effort
should be made to prevent them from
suffering from thirst, which is the worst
sort of torture.-Farmers' Voice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
Close Calling Ii Profitable.

We would advise swine breeders to
Gull more closely than has been the
practice. We think that at least one
third should be culled, and II half could
be culled out it would be better. We
have known breeders who have sold
every male in the herd for breeding
purposes, even where they got ~ low
as four or 1--WE dollars head for them.
This j. mistake. It Is not only detri-
ment TO the business, but necessarily
lowers the standard. The quality Of
pigs sold for breeding purposes should
be up to . good standard and they
should be sold At a profit above what the
pig would be worth for the pork barrel.
All pigs sold for breeding purposes
should have excellent bone, reasonably
well marked, tree from swirls. aud have
good, breezy appearance. They
should not only possess good action. but
should be gentle. and Of kind disposi.
tteerA L Aaseu, n Prlar!s fssmsv,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
How Manure IL wasteA.

There are two ways In which stable
manure is most likely to be wasted
One. the most obvious. is the wasting
by rains, which will wash away all that
is soluble in it. But the other. less
thought of, is even more dangerous
though unseen. That il the wasting by
the passing away AZ ammonia Of Ill
the heterogeneous parts of manure. The
ammonia is very volatile. Pour soms
into saucer and leave IL exposed ia
the air, and most Of its strength will
disappear after . few hours. II some
potash is put with it that win absorb
a part Of it, turning it. If the potash b
caustic, into saltpetre. But the far
greater part of the ammonia il given
of by accompanying manure heaps and
escapes into the air, where Il becomes
useless as fertilizer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
ceeA wsy t. He.ss nsss.

A cheap and healthful way to house
sows and pigs II to make Aoorlesa
houses. six by six or nix by eight. rel
over bottom composed Of IN inch OF
two Of coal cinders with I'VE or six
inches Of broken corn eobs On top. This
makes . good bed, and Il il claimed that
hogs do not root into It. Each sprina
and fall tip the house over and roll Il
out Of the way, sstursts the eobs with
coal oil and burn them up. This makes
. clean. dry place for new bed. and
destroys al nth and disease germs.
The cobs can usually Be obtained free
Of charge wherever . power shelter Il
used.-Rural World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
RATE. for 0revvs.g Psss.

Pigs, during growth. should b fed
on muscle-making foods. A mixture Of
ground corn, oats and shorts, with Z
small proportion of old process oil meal,
makes a good combination, mixed Ia
such proportions n suits the feeders
fancy. The mixture should be soaked
from one feed to the next. or wet up
when fed. If soaleed from one feed ia
smother, care must be taken not to let
It ferment or sour. This kind Of feed
may be fed until the new crop Of cern
Is ready. Care must be taken to make
q gradual change. Hogs at NO time
should be permitted to depend upon .
ration of corn alone.-Ameriean Swine
herd.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
chlckEN-EATlNo HOGS.

A Leather Blina That Wln Cure TheD
tsf< 81 the Habit.
A chicken catcher In q herd Of hogs
is most exasperating and expensive.
One such will soon transform Z whole
herd into ravenous chicken eaters. Be
ing troubled in this way, l tried the
following: A leather blind wide enough
to cover both eyes and long enough to
come down well over the face was cut
from an old boot leg. The chicken thief
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

God hath ordained that work alone
brings peace. Ask the laborer 1t the
forge or factory, ask him who shapes
his block OF stone or molds his pillar
of brass, or polishes his wood, or per-
fects his tool, and the workman will
tell you that honest toll gives assweet
peace that wealth can not increase nor
poverty take away. For God hath or
dained that the heart shall sing when
the hand does honest and honorable
work.-Rev. D. N. Hills, Independent,
Chicago. Ill
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

II the state should assume paternal
relations toward its citizens the result
would b. that it would soon be looked
upon Is > gigantic nurse, who would
have the management and direction OF
everything. All energy. by which
wealth i acquired and art and indus
tries advanced, would Be deadened, and
society would soon lapse into . state Of
barharism.-Rev. b n. Palmer, Pres
byterian, New Orleans
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

The idealism Of science hes bean di-
vested Of much q that emciaey which
one time Vas ascribed to it. and
IL b perceived BY many. by the very
ones who haze tried to live on intellect
nalisn~ tAas il does not satisfy.-Rev.
6. 0otthell. Hebrew. New York City.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

Lots Of people do not know how to use Z
dictionary, and yet insist on using big words
-Washington Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

No girl has right 70 wear . white drea
and blue Ssh in summer, il her mother doe
the Ioninx.-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

~ .oi"rsj . rrs1tv xsii.- r.. H.. ~, :,
u left Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

No girl, according to the women, = q
pretty - she used 70 be.-Atchisou Globe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

believe Piso's Cure for Consumptiou
saved my boys life last summer:-Mrs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

Such % are thy habitual thoughta, such
also win be the character Of thy mind, fos
the soul i dyed By Tie thoaghfs-Narcua
Aureliua.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

NalacarA CAoclats-the greatest chm
hllw Il Tie world Cures every timA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

Il i . great luxury to feel god natures
when those around you are cross.-Atchisor
Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

we hay = n ely s + cen c;.a 2 Hssttt!
through the streets.-Atchieoa Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

Il keeps person busy these days refusing
the loan Of books be doesa't want-Wash
inston Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

Il y remarkable how anxioW WDman
TO 60 to church the first Sunday after q,
has new hat.-Waahingtoa Democzat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

Harness that IL erusted With sweo4
and dirt should b cleaned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

A woman's idea Of Kind Husband i ON
Who win 1t her 3ig up IL gard snywha1
- plsnt AoweEs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

i takes up most Ill q our tine yafbo
~ y nv things tson aeeatA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

0allse Co1axRA OuHo
4 Q Constitutional Cure. Price ID
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

A vigorous stomach il the greatest Of mum
dane blessines. Sound dieestioa 10 . guar
anty Of quiet nerves, muscular elasticity, .
hearty appetite end regular habit Of body.
Though not always natural endowment, it
may Sc acquired through the agency Of Hoe
letters Stomach Bitten. one Of the most
effective invigorants and blood fertilizers in
existence. This fine tonic also forti6es those
who use Il against malaria, and remedies
biliousnesa, eonstipation and rheumatism.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04
veA0,sIpeo ! eoooe An:

Washing pretty Gnnmer gowns ane
belou9ingp 4 . Ane art. very easy -
learn. A beigAt day, plenty Of water
and . little pure soap are the necessary
add In the work. To Do Il. Al . tub
two-thirds full Of warn water. dissolve
. cake Of Ivory soap (which win not
fade the most delicate eoloFs). add Il
to the water, wash the sarments care
fully through II; rinse Arst in clear va
ter. then IN bluewa&er; wiring, dip in
thin starch; Aang ON the line In the
shade. When dry sprinkle and iron on
the wrong side. Gowns thus laun-
dered win look fresh for the entire
summer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

gaze, the suppressed emotions Of the
player. No one looked up. They all
had money in the rapids, and have
no doubt some saw, Is they sat there,
horses and carriages, and horses
and lands, and home and family
rushing down into the vortex.
A mans life would not have been
worth farthing in that presence had
he not been accompanied by the police,
If he had been supposed TO be ON .
Christian errand of observation. Some
of these men went by private key,
some went in by careful introduction,
some were taken in by the patrons of
the establishment The officer of the
law told me: None get in here except
b. police mandate. or by some letter OF
= patron" While we were there .
young man came in. put his money
down on the roulette table. and lost;
put more money down on the roulette
table, and lost. put more money down
on the roulette table, and lost; then
feeling in his pockets for more money,
finding none, in severe silence he
turned his back upon the scene and
passed out While we stood there men
lost their property and lost their
souls Oh. merciless place! Not once
in all the history Of that gaming
house has there been one word OF sym
patty uttered for the losers Ct the
game. Sir Horace walpole said that .
man dropped dead in one Of the club
houses Of London; his body was car
ried into the club house, and the menu
bers Of the club began immediately to
bet - 70 whether he were dead or alive.
and when it was proposed 70 test
the matter By bleeding him. il was
only hindered BY the suggestion that
It would Be unfair 70 some Of the play
ers! In these gaming houses Of oar
ettieA NEE heys thels pgopesty wyu1g
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-04

hole. There are men who find = posi-
tive delight in driving within two
inches Of the edge of = bridge. It Is
this disposition to hazard that finds
development in gaming practices.
Here are $500. Imay stake them. II
/ stake them may lose them; but 1
may win q, 900. Whichever it turns
have the excitement Shuttle the
cards. Lost! Heart thumps. Head
dizzy. At it again-just to crafty this
desire for hazard.
this sin through sheer desire for gain.
1t il especially SO with professional
gambler They always keep cool.
They never drink enough to unbalance
their Judgment They do not see the
dice 50 much rs they see the dollar be-
yond the dice, and for that they watch
as the spider in the web, looking ~ il
dead until the fy passes Thousands
of young men in the hope Of gain 60
into these practices. They say: well,
my salary 10 not enough to allow this
luxury. don't get enough from my
store, once or shop. ought to have
finer apartments. ought to have bet
ter wines. ought to have more rich
ly-navored cigars / ought to be able
to entertain my friends more expen-
eavely. won't stand this any longer.
I can, with one brilliant stroke, make
. fortune. Now, here goes principle
or no principle. Heaven or hell Who
cares:s When . young man makes ap
his mind to live beyond his in
come, Satan has bought him out and
out and It IS onlyA question Of time
when the goods are to be delivered.
The thing Is done. You may plant in
the Nay ~ the batteries u truth 90
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05
Blcycle Prices Fall.

After several years of exorbitantly
large profits the manufacturers of
bicycles have been compelled to very
largely reduce their prices. The pub
lie actually refused to longer pay 800
for a machine which can be built for
one-auarter that amount.
A few makers saw this some time
ago and put on the market cheaper
machines at very greatly reduced
prices which so cut into the business
of the higher priced manufacturers
that in pure self-defense they We're
compelled to bid goodbye to their old
high prices.
Why should not the same thing oc-
cur with type-writing machines? They
no doubt cost considerably less to pro-
duce than bicycles, and yet some of
them are selling at the ridiculously
high price of 500. 1t is fair to infer
that a machine which sells OF $50 costs
close to S15 to manufacture.
If few large department stores in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi
cago, etc., would arrange for large
quantities to be manufactured for them
by some one outside of Trust the
prices would come down to reasonable
figures as have those of bicycles.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05
THE NEWS EplToMlzED.
Washinpton ItenfS.

The President appointed Thomas Fitchie
Commissioner Of Immigration at New York
and Warner Sherwood and George w.
Wanamaker Assistant Appraisers Of Mer-
chandise at New York.
President Mckinley promulgated import
ant changes in the civil service rules, by
which hereafter no removal can be made
except for cause and after notice to the ac-
cused employe, and sixty-fve Custom
Houses are brought into the classified
service.
The President pardoned Henry Ham
mond, of Utah, who was convicted OF mur-
der in the first degree and was sentenced to
fifteen years Imprisonment at the Reform
School, In the District Of Columbia.
The President made the following ap-
pointments: Moses P. Handy, Special Com
missioner to the Paris Exposition; Mark A.
Montgomery. United States District At
torney for the Northern District OF Mis-
sissippi; Alexander L. Morrison, Collector
Of Internal Revenue for the District OF New
Mexico.
senor Louis Paz, the new Bolivian Min
lister. presented his letter Of credence to the
President. He was introduced by Acting
Secretary Adee. The usual complimentary
speeches were made.
japanese officials in Washington declare
that all talk Of the possibility Of Japan
assuming a warlike attitude towards the
United States Is absurd.
United States Minister Sewall reported
from Honolulu that England had annexed
Palmyra Island, which Is claimed by
Hawaii.
President Mckinley pardoned Horace g.
Allis. convict in the Kings County Pent-
tentiary, Brooklyn. Alis was Vice Presi-
dent Of the bank in Little Rock that was
wrecked by bad investments.
Former Queen Lilioukalani called ON
President Mckinley and protested against
the annexation of Hawaii.
Robert J. Tracewell, Of Indiana. has
been selected as Comptroller Of the Treas
ury by President Mckinley.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05
Conoucriur Prcjudices,

Prejudices, which are from within,
cause more poverty than calamities,
which are from without. Many man
whose life has been disturbed by physi-
cal disaster has been brought to desti-
tuition by prejudices, which are the
thieves Of mental and spiritual treas
ure, as procrastination Is the thief OF
time. We pity the feeble creature who
has been prejudiced against apples by
an untoothsome crab apple; but those
who are by no means feeble-minded
have been prejudiced against sentiment
by sentimentality, against emotion by
eruotionslity. And yet, without senti-
ment one would not be susceptible to
noble and tender feeling; without emo
ton thought would never be "in a
glow" He who conQuers a prejudice
enlarges his borders, and recovers
many stolen goods.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05
BAYARD'S GOLD CUP.

Presented to the Ex-Ambassador by
the American Society in London.
The marvellous gold loving cup which
was presented to Thomas Francis Bay
ard at the banquet rendered him in
London by the American Society is a
representation of the giant pumpkin
given to Mr.. Bayard by the United
Service Club Of New York City ON
Thanksgiving Day. The enormous veg
etable was grown by Capt. Kramer,
Of the Third New York Cavalry. The
cups cover is surmounted by a por-
trait bust of the eX-Ambassador. On
either side Of the bust is standing
figure Of Columbia and Britannia clasp