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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
FAMOUS NATURAL CURIOSITY
Vermont Has Well Whore Ice Forms .
All Se2sona

All seasons.
One of the most famous natural curl.
osities in the United States-the won.
derful ''frozen well' ut Brandon, VT
is the work of man played upon by q
freak of nature. The well was dug in
the year 1883 and has been q noted won.
der since the first Is feet Of the excava,
tion was made. TWAS started in gravel,
which extended to a depth of ten feet,
where four-foot bed of sticky. yellow
clay was encountered. After this clay
stratum had been pierced and the total
depth Of the well was pronounced to
be II feet a deposit of solidly frozeu
gravel was struck. Work which was
done on the well during the next three
or four weeks revealed the fact that
this glacial deposit was exactly 1914
feet In thickness.
After the excavation had been ex-
tended through the frozen gravel .
layer of sand (unfrozen) was revealed,
and it was in this that water was found.
A basin was then dug out (which gave
the well total depth Of 3SN fect) and
the hole was walled up. Since that time
the water in this peculiar well has never
been more nor less than two feet in
depth. and this is always frozen over
with sheet Of ice of greater or less
thickness. During the summer of 1895
the temperature at the bottom of Bran.
don's frozen well" was phenomenally
low-so low in fact, that ice at one time
formed to the depth Of % inches on the
two-foot sheet of water. At all times
of the year there is ice from four to
eight inches thick on the walls Of the
well, where they ccme in contact with
the frozen stratum.-St. Louis Rcpub-
lie
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
Little ~reekinality." )"

The old spring down there under the
hill always puts mo In mind of some
thin tremendous funny which come to
PASS way back in my young and gallin
cays, but in another settlement. 1t was
way over there in the hill country, but
at any rates the scandalation which fol.
lowed was the old spring on the Hassel'
tine place.
It would seem like Wash Trammel
and Miss Louisiana Hasseltine (dat-
footed Lou, as Us boys were wont to call
her) had been playin sweethcarts. and
courtin and carryin on to beat six bits
But all Of suddent like Wash he laid
down his arms, as It were, and quit the
fight. What next? Well, Miss Lou
isiana she went to. court and put In
heavy claims for damages, and took out
papers Of complainant to make Wash
come to taw. Then Wash he didn't dc
blame thing but fight the case. Right
now can't remember all the " here
fores and whenceness, but recollect
the same n II it was yesterday how
Handy Stribblin helt his hand In q scrip
with the judge and one Of the lawyers.
It seems like Hnndy was on the wit
ness stand and he wanted the lawyer to
explain his questions. But the lawyer
be wouldn't explain any to speak Of.
IF the court pleases,~ he would say,
1this II only little legal technically
md the witness has 1othing 70 Do with
~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
That Old sweetheart.

The oldsDprirg down under the hill
it likewise puts me in mind OF the
first sweetheart ever had in this vain
and fieetin world below-wnich you rec
elect have always helt 10 it that the
old-time sweethearts are the sweetest.
And even unto this blessed day l can
look down into them buoblin waters
and see the new sun bonnet, with pink
linin and blue trimmin-and the plain
checkered dress, and the same similar
face which saw at the old spring down
under the hill that day, when l kissed
her for the first time, aud hahd in hand
together we passed joint resolution
and lowed to mix clothes for better or
for worse, 60 long as we mought live.
Years and years ago the weddin come to
PASS in pursuance Of adjournment. but
every time I see the old spring down
under the hill it puts me in mind OF
heart leaves and honeysuckles, and the
most loveliest, sweetest girl that ever
run q reel or jumped jig on the broad
bosom of Gods green earth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
HERE AND THERE.

"A wheelbarrow on the farm II z
treasure when needed, and is some.
times equal almost to another hired
man.
One thousand camphor, vanilla,
eolanut. c,nchona and cinnamon trees
have been planted out on the line ol
Florida East Coast railway.
CLEANLINESS In feeding will incressG
the use Of our pork and pork products
in both our home and foreign markets,
where quality counts against mere
quantity Of fat and mud-Aavored meat.
Neither does It take IN epicure 70 do.
tect the difference.
Good results are obtained BY feed
ing Russian sundoWer seeds TO horses,
hoes and other stock. The feeding OF
this requires IN exercise Of jude.
mont - the sesds are very rich, and
should b mixed or combined Will
grain.
-Stroog colonies Of bees sometimea
hseone suddenly depleted in numbers,
with not enough left TO keep mp the
noeoesaxy warmth 70 hatch the ezra.
This II beesase no young bees have
bsea hatehed. and the old ones. sapsr.
snnuated. left the hive In search ol
feed, sad were not able 70 return.
Mother s0ws require more thsu
twice - much food - The other hoSl
whsn Tie nigs are three weeks old,
and i they do not have Il, both III
eows ssd The pigs viii saAss. Whill
there mast h eoution q AFst, thl
rulo Is % 1sed the beood eows liher'
ally.
-An Jllinois farnes has discovered
that eeoa coen soG1eed q cool oil ren,
dess tie erowisg corn proof againei
~ ehlneh -. Tie - 1og IN
aeses woeo opokod q oool ~, an1 tho1
~ - aw0 Wo6nee. 1he eAjsA b1Gl
80 - ~ go q ~ 1oeege -
- nll1e 1sssnea ~ - - -
xsM< 4eF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

best kind for securing The fut quaar
tity Oof butter fat from the milk.
Every home dairy should raise its
choicest heifer calves, in order that
the supply Of good dairy cows may be
kept mp
1t will pay fer the trouble and ex-
pense. Beside the ready sale st all
seasons for good butter, the milk can
b utilized in many ways. and the
droppings In the bsrn-yard will b VAL
liable ~ . fertilizer. Bald mp the
home dairy on . strong bas,s.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

gain and gold and place and power
KNOWN nothin of the tumult and the
strife, the toll and trials and struggles
that come to all of MS with mans estate.
I do believe l would be happy tonight
if could but only turn round and 60
back oncst more to walk, with boundin
step and bare feet and breeches rolled
up. the windin path that led us down
under the hill where the old spring
bubbled up and the wild flowers lifted
their gay and hammered bosoms to the
sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

One Sunday mornin some two or
three weeks ago old man Turner Simp-
kins and his wife showed over at Bark
Log church--which their names. you
understand, are written there-lookin
like they mought Of rode thrashin
machine through a cyclone.
The old man he had one arm in n
sling and his face was SCARED and
scratched from Dan unto Habbersham.
as it were. whilst one section Of his
wLiskers had come up missin. The old
lady she was black and blue in spots as
big rs bed quilts SO far as you could see.
and she had all the general appearments
Of q female woman which had " hirpcd
her weight in wildcats.
To he certainly of COURSE everybody
wanted to know when and where the
war had busted loose and wk0t 1t was
all about. The old lady didn't do any
ta!kin to speak of with her mouth. but
the old man put in to explain the wherc-
fores and the whenccs thereof. which
you must remember explanations en- t
sometimes always explain.
'AIe and Puss we had the gone Jyrst
most straight dream the other night
YOU ever heard tell Of perhaps" says
he. 81 dreampt that had went to the
county fair and got into scandalous
bad fight with one Of the Rankins boys
IN regards to a horse race. whilst Puss
dreampt that she had met up with a
felonious big wildcat down about the
spring. So there we was in our dream
me a fightin Puss for Newt Rankins
aud her fightin me for wildcat. And
there we had it-up and down and over
and under-t;ll presently the dogs they
pot to barkin loud and furious and we
woke up. When finally at last we did
git woke and come to our senses there
was Puss and there was me fghtin and
scratchin like IA cats in one meal
barrel. But we had jest simply got
mixed up and fell out and fit in q
dream"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

shoulders of lovely, languid women.
One of them, momentarily animated.
was seeking eagerly for somebody IN
the parquet below. She found whom
she sought at last-a yellow-bearded.
gray-eyed youth. Their glances met
and they exchanged o shadowy caress;
then her husband, who had been . 81
lent witness of the scene, hurried her OF
to her carriage.
81 would prefer that you disgrace
yourself less openly than you have to-
night" he said, when they were alone.
81 am sure I don't know what you
mean," she answered.
ION the contrary. you know perfect
ly. From the time you entered your
eyes were riveted on an orchestra chair.
You were restless until it was occu-
pied by Earl jerome. Then you became
animated. have abdicated my right to
dictate to you in these matters. l was
the first to-ah! but you have not my
excuse-yOur coldness drove me to it.
and have long ago repented of my sin,
and try to expiate it every day live.
II hate myself for it, sometimes" " she
wCul ILL., OCtWCCu nCA SOOSs OuN (SsH7
not help it. I've tried-indeed hare
tried. You are too good for me, Henry
you always were. l have never been
. true wife to you. 1 know; and. as you
say, that other thing was all my fault.
and I will never reproach you with it
again. I'm just as bad, in my heart.
You'd better let me go. Get a divorce,
or something, and leave me to my fate. y
. Her tears and contrition melted him
and he stroked her hair and forehead.
She fingered few moments before
the hall fire and then went wearily up
stairs.
Il have some writing to do" he said,
when they had reeched the upper land
ing, and Ill stay3n The study tonight,
SO as not to distur6y61."
''Oh. you don't disturb me-" she an
swered, in a still voice.
81 know I don't; wish did, Mona;
tut you disturb me. and l wish you
didn't. There, goodnight, dear!"
She kissed him coidly, and answered.:
Goodnight" and then stood looking
after him, disturbed by new idea to
her-he was oldish and unhandsome,
but was that other such a man as this?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

got dadblamed thing 20 do with it,
The crowd broke loose right there In
the courthouse and laughed all over it.
self. The Judge helt that Handy was
right about it, and 50 fur as know that
little country ''tcckinality" never has
been explained.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
II Puts Him .in Mind


Every time l return back TO the old
Panther Greek settlement-to the old
home place where l was borhed and
bred and brung up-somehow my wan
derin feet will tote me of down there
to the old spring under tie hill. a
tremendous big change has come over
the general appearments of everything
around dthere-everything exceptin the
old spring. 1t is the same thing-then
and now-henceforwardsa and forever.
And it is plum marvelsoIne, friends
and fellow citizens, but there Is nothin
else in the round created world that
puts me in mind of the dim and dis
tant and dreamy past like the old
spring down under the hill.
1t puts me in mind of one time when
me and Joe Nick Stringer had to stand
up and take large dost of fatherly chas
tisement. A gang of us boys mad went
possum huntin the night before and
broke into old man Tom Jernigan's
sugar cane patch. Sugar cane at home
plenty and to spare, you understand
but nothin would do but we mus!
break in way long in the dead hours
of night and take somethin that didn't
belong to US. Human nature was hui
man then-like it always use to be and
like it is till yet-and somehow old man
Toms sugar cane was a whole lot more
softer and sweeter than any we could
find Mt home. So, consequentially, We
went in and broke out with fifteen OF
twenty stalks, and then climbed uI
around the juice thereof and toted il
of.
The next day Joe Nick he had come
over to our house and me and him had
slipped off down there to the spring to
hold a private confabulation. But bless
gracious the next news we got here
come the paternal ancestor of your
humble fellow servant and busted ur
the mcetin. He had heard the news in
tcgards to the sugar cane crop. and be
maintained that stealth was stealth. W.
soon found out that it was all vanity
end vexation Of spirit to argify the case
Our time had come. We had to shed oul
coats and take the medicine, which II
was particular hot stuff and q whole
rassel of it. It was then three or -four
days before 1 could tell for certain
where it hurt me the worst, and Joe
Nick he was troubled with the same
complaint. Anyhow, I never go down
to that old spring but what it puts me in
mind Of the time when me and Joe
Nick Stringer had to balance accounts
on the sugar cane crop.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
Poroslty oR Soil.

The porosity of soil being increased
BY drainage. permits free circulation
Of air. not only from above. but from
the drain beneath. This air is more
or less laden with vapor, which. as it
becomes condensed, lends . very ma.
terial aid TO keeping the soil moist. by
Increased porosity Of the soil" We do
not mean the enlargement of the chan.
nels. pores. assures, etc, alone, but
the greatly increased numbers Of these
and their greater extension down
through the soil. This facilitates the
working Of . kind Of force termed
capillary action. which draws moisture
from below toward the surface. The
groqn6. being loose and mellow. also
allow The roots Of crops to penetrate
further downward, by which they arc
enabled to take up the moisture and
carry it to the growing plant-Dixie
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

No more useful building. or one that
will save more money to the farmer,
can be found than . workshop, in
which should be kept . complete set
Of tools for working in wood. Such Z
set will not be very expensive. and
having = house whore they can be
kept 1t will encourage habits of neat
ness. which always pay in every bust
ness. We would have the tool-house
large enough to be . general rccepta-
Gle for all farm implements, wagons,
sleiGhs, drills and carts when not in
use. One room should be partitioned
on and have . small stove, SO that it
can be kept warm for working in it in
winter.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
Pulvsrisssicn Esssasial,

Prof. Milton Whitney, Of Johns
Hopkins university, has determined
that in an ordinary wheat soil there
are ut least 10000 million soil grains
in a gram (about pint), and in some
Of the finest soils this number has
reached $4,000 millions In course or
sandy soils. the particles. BY reason Of
greater weight. take . closer arrange
ment; hence there IL less air space.
The more soils are divided up and
made Gnc, like dust, the moro air
space. and for the same reason, the
more surface In . given bulk.
To illustrate: A cubic foot Of
hard granite has only six square
feet Of surface exposed to air Or va
ter. II ground = Aneness of good
wheat soil, then . cubic foot will have
over two aerss Of surface, and IN the
fines: limestone soils Of Maryland the
exposed surface all the soil grains in .
cubic foot exceed three acres In ex-
tent The al Ibunt Of surface Is impor-
tant, N the water in the soil adheres
70 these surfaces. aud the roots oeeu-
py the spaces between in search Of
food The more Ane spaces there are
the more hne rootlets there viii Be,
and the moro food the plant eau gath
Or from the soil.-Dixie rarDer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
Do you know, sometimes think that
I would love to be . boy oncst more

jest to spit on
the old slate
and spile out
and start over
and be q thor
o u g h . r e d
American boy
free t r o n,
cross aud care
and innocent OF
anbi ( j o n q
vaultin lu st,
thu Uroe,sl fsNr
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
,eemea 1IAss.abls to nim.

81 am just tired to death, began Mrs.
Whimper.
II am not surprised at all" said her
husband.
''Nhy should you be?" asked the lady.
tartly.
As said before, aint. Some peo-
pie might be surprised q your continu-
ing to talk after you are dead. but am
not."-Indianapclis Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09

One Of our old family niggers-John
Sanders, colored person, married mum.
ker, African gender-tnlked 70 me one
way and voted the other in regards ia
congressman. He was hangin around
the front door last night tryin his level
blamedest to let a plug of my store.
bought tobacco take up with him.
When l hemmed him up in corner on
his vote he owned the corn. 'Ccurse
I didn't rnley vote for your man. Marse
Rufe, but knowed it would come out
and count one for him anyhow in the
general figgeration."
He got the plug of tobacco.
RUFUS SANDERS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
wlLloees OF % FFo61


We live In an age y -
people Of the BFitaah lsles unbateA =
100000 buttons every night when They
prepare for bed, and next morning re-
button the same sumbef, unless lew
millions have been lose In the struggle.
The world has become % accustomed
to buttons that Il has forgotten that
there was ever . time when buttons
were unknown. II = safe to say that
- out q every 100. If aahed 70 name tho
date Of The 1rDt button, would ontfcl-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
Msasrss Ter spa,eps.

Onions need rich land. but it must
10 land made rich BY previous manur-
ing rather than By application Of fresh
o. even composted manure. In other
words. the fertility must be diffused
through the s0il. 90 that it can make
. solid seed bed Fresh manure makes
the soil too light, % that the roots
Of onions run down, and the crop be-
comes Sery largely scullionA In all
cases vsbero tho soil il not naturally
rich enoaga TO produce the largcst
crop Of onionoS the deficiency must b
made mp With nitrogenous and mineral
commercially fertilizers, which will
compact the&6tk rather than loosen It
-Southern Cultivat0r.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
THE OLD SPRING.
Puts the Sage Of Rocky Creek in
Mind" OF Sundry Things.

,lnaag = = s1remcnd;as Big Doss" .
n pr1v Achastisement "-The O...-
:. 31mo Sweetheoft-Fell Out
I'D :" Fit In . Dreon."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
Forest Leavos,

It is very often advised by sgricul.
tural writer's to 70 into the forests and
secure leaves for bedding for horses
and other stock. There il mo objection
to this II other bedding can not be
easily obtained. But tho leaves arc
procured with the idea that they are .
valuable addition to the manure heap
On the contrary. they are Of very little
value there. Is when rOtted down .
very large heap Of leaves will make
only an insigni6cant amount Of leaf
mold. whose chief value II in the
potash it containA But In the forest
tho leaves serve an important pur-
pose, koeping the soil moist under
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
News from the settlement.

Old Misses Pepperfeld has now fell ont
with the preacher anil took her name OIL
Uf the church books.
''The preacher breaches too many
docternal sermonts. Rufus" says the
ole lady to me one day last week; 'he
breaches too everlastin many doctcrnal
sermOnts."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09


No legitimate business can long
withstand even . few minor wastes.
Competition in all forms Of legitimate
business il always too sharp for this
10 be true. II Is the Observance Of the
small economies in any business that
makes It prosperous These thing .
count for just ~ much In conducting
the business of the farm a. they do
elsewhere. And this 10 why on some
farms we always SEQ evidence of thrift
while ut = neighboring farm whose
owner is laborinR under exactly simi-
lar conditions there is every evidence
Of . continual uphill struggle for
bread and butter. Economy Is truly
the wstchword in every prosperous
business Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
ress,s,,,sses es Georgia SELL

Tho capacity Of an acre Of Georgia
soil has never been fully tested. That
its capacity Is great has been repeat
edly demonstrated. Without specially
referring to Warthen's and Furmen's
big yields of cotton per acre, We note
one or two instances that illustrates
the capacity Of Georgia soil.
Several years ago . citizen of Deca-
tur raised three crops Of Irish potatoes
In ono year on the same plat OF land
the last crop being very 6ne.
A citizen OF Crawfordville this year,
between April and October, raised
crops Of Irish potatoes. corn and tor.
nips in succession. Thisi 10 three crops
in six months. Southern CultivatoS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-01-09
The BREEDING BUSINESS.
1t Has Ao be Learaed Thoroughly, Liks
Any Other.

Any Other.
Few zen start in the breeding busi-
ness asg they would start in any other
line of work. To make = success Of
any lind of business it il necessary
that tho man know the business thor
oughly,s and he can only Go that
through more or less extensive expe'
riencc. No man can learn the best
part Of what should and must be
known tT the successful stockmau
without actual experience In the care,
judi breeding and feeding Of the
particular line Of stock selected foz
breeding. No man can learn to ride Z
bicycle. for instance, by seeing otherl
do it. Nor can he do so by the most
profound process of reasoning and
the most thorough course Of reading
aud study. lie must mount the
machine and learn by actual expe.
rience. So it Is with the stockman, he
must learn to balance himself be.
tween the pitfalls Of extravagance on
one side and the b0ulders Of careless
ness ON the other. He must learn by
actual care in feeding not to feed toe
much or too little. He must learn
from experience gained ~ it were. by
living in the pens or stables. Az Z
writer states it, he must. TO be . sue.
cessful hog raiser. read hog. talk hog,
eat hog aud live with the hog.
While the above 10 true, that NO man
can learn by reading and study alone
what should be known before en-.
barking in the stock.raising business,
it is equally true that to obtain the
requisite experience to gain success Il
is not necessary that he purchase Z
large herd and through failure pay
dearly for his experience. He should
start with very few select specimens
Of the breed. This is important. fos
many a man makes n failure because oi
inferior stock that with good stock
would achieve success. Start with
two, three or Eve hrst-class individu.
ais of the breed selected, and by Gloss
observation and good care make thesl
profitable, and our word for it. by the
time these prove themselves profitable
the owner, II he has properly studied
the questions involved in the breeding
business, will be able to make double
the number pay ~ well or better. II
there is one business above another
in which experience il the only safe
teacher it is stock raising. Many pay
dear for small amount of knowledge
while others get much ut small ex'
pcnsc, but all get it in the same school
and in the same way. To make haste
slowly" should be the aim Of the BE-
ginncr in stock raisins< for there il
much more to learn than the average
man Of no experience il aware Of
Southern Farm Gazette.