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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
MAKE YOUR OWN FILTER.
There IL No Excuse for Drinkins
Water Which In Fall Of Germs
AID Imparities.

Everybody knows, or ought to know
that at this time of the year it is the
height of folly to drink water that has
not been previously purified in some
way. either by boiling or by filtration.
boiling is an effective way of freeing
the water from impurities, and should
certainly be done where no better
method exists. but a useful filter can
be made SO easily at home. at an al
most nominal cost, that there is scarce
~ any excuse for household not pos
sessing one.
The homemade filter consists SIM
ply of an ordinary decanter. lamp
glass, such as can be purchased any
where for few cents, by way of fun
mel, and q piece of sponge or cotton
wool. Some people prefer cotton wool
because it can be thrown away after
q time and renewed at q nominal cost.
If sponge is chosen it ought to be
taken out often, cleaned in hot salt
water and afterward rinsed in cold.
The sponge or cotton wool is placed
for the distance of an inch in the lamp
shade. This is then covered by layer
of fine white sand, which has been
washed very clean, and placed in fine
lawn bag. This must be packed
through the top of the glass. and
spread out to fit across by the aid of
q long pencil or a skewer.
On top of the sand must be placed
layer of animal charcoal which has
been previously thoroughly washed by
putting it in an earthen vessel and
pouring boiling water upon it. This
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE.
The Secret Of Clear. Attractive Conn
plexion Usually IL q Per.
feet Digestion.

Remember that no woman can be
lovely with poor complexi nor will
cosmetics, however fine and expensive.
delCde the observer in the searching
light of day, cautions the ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat. The secret of a
clear, beautiful complexion is perfect
digestion, and in summer, especially,
light diet is sufficient for the incident
lives led by most of us during the heat
ed term. Fruit, fresh and ripe, boiled
milk, clear soup, whole wheat and rye
bread are the best friends for ruddy
checks and bright eyes. Loose cloth
ing comes next. Tight corset. shoes,
belts and bancs produce coarse. red
skin and give harsh, strained look to
the lips and eyes. Friction bath, cool
plunges and rigorous massage, laugh
ter and celebrating sport make the
blood bound freely. round the muscles
and reduce loose, fiabby flesh to nor
NAL proportions. Do not eat if you are
very tired and warm. Take time to
battle the face and neck freely, loosen
your clothes and rest half an hour
after q shopping tour or vigorous ex-
ercise. and you will feel like spending
the evening socially. If your skin feels
parched and dusty on coming in battle
the face gently in tepid water. then ap.
ply soothing lotion. which any drug
gist will prepare for you, of glycerin.
benzoin, alcohol and rose water, and
let i, dry in the skin without wiping
with a towel,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
Fs edinx for Good Pork.


If farmers would think of the effect
on the meat that bad feed and rotten,
sour slop has, they would certainly
give the pigs better feed in this land
OF such abundant, cheap, good feed.
There is no excuse for this fool pra =
tice OF feeding such filthy stuff to pigs
intended for human food.
1t is said that New York farmer
began the project of selling bacon
warranted to have been fattened on
beech nuts, put up in fancy PACKAGE
of small size, and has made quite q lit
tie fortune out Of it. We know the ia
vor Of the beech nut very we'll, and if
his bacon were rs good favored we
should like to try it. though we might
not like the flavor as we'll in meat a.
in the nut.
''But we do know that the food inn
parts flavor to meat IS we'll as to milk
and butter. We have tried cow beef
fattened on turnips, and would have
preferred the turnips in another dish.
And il we never tasted the pork fat
tened upon city swill we do not desire
to, or il we do we hope not TO know it,
lest we should taste it in imagination.
We have eaten pig pork fattened
mostly upon sweet apples and skim
milk, finished of with q little good,
sweet corn meal 1t the last, and
thought it MS nice as we ever ate, yet
we think we should prefer good clover
fed pork, finished on corn In an open
field, with access to pure water, rather
than the pork which some farmers
pride themselves on as being home
made under the barn, or in u filthy pen
and fed upon decayed vegetables. and
the contents OF barrel of swill
that has been allowed to stand
and ferment until it was as rank as
the offense Of the king Of Denmark
American Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

We are of the opinion that the own.
ers OF small farms. say from ten Il
forty acres, do not, ~ rule, raise a
many hogs Is they wouldbs fustia ed
II dong. The reason esnerally eiyen
. that they do not raise enough corn
70 feed large herds There are two OBJ
vtons reasons, ii not more, Why the
smalf farmer ayproalt By raisine as
many hogs IS he can. The frsk Il that
year in and year out the price OF corn
and pork 10 such that it NAV be fed
with profit to hogs The past three
Or four years, in the corn belt. their
:rops that in the grain market would
have realized from 1: to IS cent? q
bushel, hase averaged them from 40 To
Is cents in pork making. This margin.
while It may appear abnormafly large,
= not m unusual one. Another avenue
IT profit from hogs u the small farmer
. alwaysopen. sttia the sale Of pigs at
weaving time 70 large farmers and
sther feeders This Is always profit.
sble . beyond the keep Of the sows
he pies coat the raiser almost nothins
spte tho tips tasya cold 1 small
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
Some short Sentences. wh,.A
Traths Uttered In Huuor.
oas Ways.

The man Who is welded to art should have
Money often wins the first battle Init ..,.
dom the second. W. -
Some girls change color because the 6rt
oox IS unsatisfactory.
Osuany the more man is wrapped nm in
himself the colder he il. ~ -
ITS wise philosopher that know. vh.r
tLsre brick under the hat.
Poor IL the minister whose voice f;lls the
cnnrcn and empties the pews.
a woman's idea of strategy is to spend
oame IN an effort 10 save nickel.
All genluses are more or less eccentric. A
rev have even been known to nav their
Eve had her faults, but she never went
through Adams pockets while he was asleen.
Love blinds some men, and it makes lots az
others too near-sizhted for military service
chainless wheel renders trouser euards
: unnecessary, but itis different with chain.
less dog. "-'A. " e"su
When man Is continually talking about
ais troubles. his neighbors never trouble
very much about bis talk.
Inc intense love of an old toner for Iinuor
goes to prove that familiarity doesn't ALWAYS
breed absolute contempt
Many man who doesn't know enough to
% IN when it rains knows enough to raise the
BEST umbrella he can get his hands on
ChlCAso Evening News
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
HERE AND THERE.

"A rusted tin vessel will t6int any
milk left standing in it with an ex
ceedingly disagrceable order and taste,
and this faint will pass into the butter
made from such milk.
1t will not pay TO keep stock sim
ply for the purpose of manufacturing
fertilizers, but the man who neglects
this product of his stock entirely will
find that he sacrifices one Of the impor-
tant sources of profit.
If the garments Of q dairyman ara
offensive, his stable must smell worse.
He has not learned his first lesson.
However constructed. the stable can
be kept nearly odorless. in both prac.
teal and sanitary sense, and will be
ct no time offensive.
I'm all the great markets the de-
mand is for medium sized muttons,
overgrown or merely large carcasses
do not bring the highest prices rs they
olce did. This is . great thing for
sheep men, for 1t enables them to mar
ket their muttons at the very time
when they carry the most cheaply pro-
duced flesh.
A taste of something green will
freshen up the cows wonderfully in
the spring. and nothing will be better
than q few acres of fall sown rye.
Either let the COWS out or carry il to
the stalls, and the cows will return
thanks in an increased flow Of milk.
The calf should be taught to lead BY
the halter. or to quietly stand, long
before when Is . COW she will be
forced to submit TO these restrAinta
A kind and gentle disposition u Of de-
cided money value when you come to
the time o. putting her into the dairy.
-Millet is . very valuable forage
plant, especially for cattle. II will
drought remarkably well,
and remain green when other vegeta-
lion il parched and dead. It II ready
% cut for hay within six or seven
weeks from the time OF sowing. and
will mature even II planted - late -
August
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
HI -.fENACE FILTER.

layer should be at least an inch deer
and should be well pressed down upon
the layer of sand. The filter is now
ready for use.
Water is poured into the lamp shade
and allowed to percolate slowly
through to the decanter beneath
After time the charcoal will get
clogged and a little must be taken
from the top and boiled for few min
utes and then spread out before the
fire. 1t will then be as good as ever
and can be thus cleansed indefinitely.
From time to time, also, the whole ap-
paratus will want cleansing, and the
whole of the charcoal, as well as the
bag of sand and the cotton wool, or
sponge, will have to be taken out and
thoroughly boiled, or. better still, re-
placed with new material.
Provided the filter be thus kept
thoroughly clean it will yield as good
results as any of tine patent filters on
the market costing many times the
value of this simple apparatus.-N. Y.
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
YOUNG GIRLS HEALTH.
Mrs. 8. r. R0rer Gives Some Directions
Regarding Her Dress, Diver.
sions and Diet.

"a young girl should be taught to
carry her body erect, holding her alb
domen in. and putting the ball Of her
foot first on the ground" writes Mrs.
S. T. Rorer on The Best Diet fer
Bloolless Girls" in the Ladies Home
journal. This is Of the utmost impor-
lance to keep the organs in good posi-
ton. The clothing should be loose, light,
warm and suspended from the shout
ders. Skirts should be made of light
material-either wool or silk. The
stockings fastened to the waist by
means Of supporters; the one skirt worn
buttoned to the bottom of the waist,
with an outside dress supported from
the shoulders, should form the reces-
sary clothing. The shoes should be
made to fit the feet, with broad soles
and low, broad heels. Gloves should be
sufficiently loose not to stop the circula-
tion at the wrists. A short walk each day
may be taken. but fatigue should never
be produced; far better to spend most
of the day out-of-doors in the hammock
or a steamer-chair.
early to bed should be the first
motto. In the morning. after sponge
bath with a thorough rub. she should
drink half a glass of comfortably hot
water. When appetite Il felt soft
boiled egg. . p,ecs of whole wheat
bread thoroughly baked and wen but
tered, and little while after . glass
Of cool water, Eot iced. may be taken.
The MONDAY meal should consist of
a good. clear beef soup, broiled steak
or roasted beef, little boiled rice, a
lettuce salad with olive oil dressing,
and some simple dessert, such as
whipped or Bavarian cream. After
dinner, rest should be taken in the
open air, either in the hammock or
and without reading OF
heavy mental occupation. For supper,
beef or mutton broiled, and good whole
wheat bread well buttered. At the
close of this meal she should take
slowly about two teaspoonfuls Of olive
oil and masticate it before swallow
ing"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

promptly enlisted in Company A. Of the
Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. In
the Army Of the Potomac he saw much fight
ing. campaigning IN the Shenandoah Valley.
In the first days fighting st the battle Of
Gettysburg, Schiffeneder received . wound
in the right side, which afterward caused
him much trouble. With q portion Of hil
regiment he was captured and imprisoned
at Bell Island and Andersonville, and after
ward exchanged. He returned to his regi.
ment, which was transferred to the army Of
General Sherman, and marched with him
through Georgia TO the sea.
In this campaign Mr.. Schideneder's old
wound began to t,ouble him and he vas
sent to the hospital and then home. He
had also contracted catarrh Of the stomach
and found no relief for years.
Il happened to read an account Of DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People about
year ago." he said, "and thought that
they might be good for my trouble. / con-
cluded to try them. I bought one box and
began to take them according to directions.
They gave me great relief. After finishing
that box bought another, and when had
taken the pills / felt that was cured. !
recovered my appetite and ate heartily. ]
can testify to the good the pills did me"
Mr.. Schiffeneder is . prominent Grand
Army nan in Chicago, whittier he moved
some yot n ago with his family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
THE MINISTER GOT Mixed
And Rang Several Changes On Z
8efiptuFal Sentence Before He
Get II Right.

The minister had reached the critical point
in his missionary" sermon. He had fin
ished his 6rstlies and secondlies, and with
one neat figure would link them to an impas-
stoned appeal that would strike his congre-
cations hearts, and make their rocks flow
like water.
'If," he exclaimed, at has truly been said
that he who makes two glades Of brass to
grow where one"
The puzzled look on the face Of deaf old
member in front pew led him to pause and
repeat:
THAT he is bencfactor who makes two
grades of blass-"
Smiles throughout the house and his own
sense showed him there was something
wrong, but, with an attempt at ishtness,
he said, airiiy:
"As meant, two braids of glass"
The choir was now keen-eared. and the
pastor felt as if ne had met Dewey. So he
shouted: Two blads of grace"
Then the senior deacon had pity on him
and arose. My brethren" he spoke. '.our
pastor mas been upset by the intensity Of his
emotions, and has tripped on two blades Of
grass." Francisco Examiner.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
Principles Of Controllins Horses

Horses are essentially creatures OF
habit. OF gentle, conading DISPOSE
ton but excessively nervous; timid ut
times, irritable, and prone to resist
strenuously anything that frightens
them. II, for example, you put rope
halter on an unbroken colt and tie
him to a post, the more the rope cuts
into his tender skin the greater will be
his stl 1ggles, while he will soon yield
to later that inficts no pain.
Through nervous fright horses some
times become panic stricken and abso-
lutely uncomfortable. They suffer
also occasionally from what, for want
Of a better name, may be called ''nerv-
GUS paralysis" when they seem to be
physically incapable of motion. This
condition is almost invariably the re.
suit OF brutal treatment, and the only
reasonable explanation of it is that the
first emotion aroused in the horse by
punishment is fear; that when he
finds that he can not escape, anger and
. spirit Of resistance are mingled with
his fright. aud that these combined
emotions produce this morbid state.
The horse is quick to take advantage
Of the ignorance or fear of those who
control him. As compared with the
dog he is somewhat slow OF compre-
hension, but he differs from the dog in
this also, that he seldom becomes ..too
old to learn new tricks" and his mem.
DRY is SO retentive that he never for
gets what he has once thoroughly
learned.
1t may be also set down a. q rule.
with but few exceptions, that he means
to do just right; if he errs it is either
from ignorance, pain or fright; rarely
from stubbornness or vice. This seems
to be generally unknown. ar 1t least
disregarded, for of all animals the
horse is the least understood, the most
harshly judged and unjustly treated,
and for the least infraction of disci-
pline, is too often brutaly punished.
1t men who train horses would control
their tempers, and endeavor to ascer-
tain the cause of the animals misbe.
havior, they would find that there 10
often good excuse for his actions
Our Animal Friends
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
The war IL over

And now our thoughts are all of peace and
home. There are, too often, people to n
found who have no home, and it is to them
these few words are addressed. If you real
~ want home you can easily get one, but
you should act at once before the relapse
from the war puts prices on the advance
In Marinette County, Wisconsin, the very
finest farming land is to be had now at q
kets are at hand to take whatever the farm.
er raises, and good prices are given. These
lands are on the Chicago, Milwaukee L st.
Paul Railway, and full information CON
sernsng them will cheerfully be furnished
by z. =. Rollins, immigration Agent, l6I
La Sale Street, Chicago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

chase three yards of plaid silk, choos-
ing your own colors, as long as the silk
is plaid. Lay the silk on the pattern
and cut it out SO that it has two long.
stole ends. Cover the collar with plait-
ed chiffon OF the color of your plaid
stripe and put three ruffles Of the chit
fon around your fichu. Edge each side
of the stole ends with the chiffon and
finish the front with two large rosettes
of the same
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

a row of plain braid. Six ross Of
the same plain braid trimmed the
upper part OF the skirt, forming points
in the front and gradually growing
higher in the back until they were
perfectly even.
A wash silk shirt waist Of sea green
with stripes Of emerald green in 1t
Was worn with the costume. and over
the waist was an Etpn jacket Of the
brilliantine. The sleeves were mere
puts and the collar Of the Elton jacket
was made in Grecian square fashion.
Black cashmere slippers and stock.
irg' completed this very attractive
suIl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
A PRETTY BATHING SUIT.
when She Strolled Along
the Reach.

One of the prettiest bathing cos,
tunes of the season was seen at New
port the other day. 1t was worn by
. beautiful brunette and was the most
attractive suit on the beach.
The suit was of sea green brilliant
ire. The skirt was made perfectly
plain and was trimmed around the
hem with a row Of fancy braid and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
Decorating With q shayvl,

A pleasing effect was achieved in the
decoration of MUSHROOM recently,
on the occasion of wedding. by the
use Of an India shawl. 1t was large
and fine one. with pink center. This
was spread over the grand piano, and
on the pink center stood a pink jar
diniere filled with apple blossoms. At
the side Of the piano. in a tall Chinese
jar of pale pink andgreen. were massed
more blooms Of dogwood and apple
blossoms mingled.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

For sponge cake, weigh six eggs,
take their weight in sugar. and half
their weight in -four; separate the eggs
carefully; add the sugar to the yolks,
and beat until light; then stir in care
fully the well beaten whites: sift the
Hour two or three times. adding 1t 4
little at a time, folding and cutting it
In. Turn into pan lined with creased
paper. and bake in a quick oven for
from 20 to Is minutes.-Mrs. S. T.
Rcrer, in Ladies' Home journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
Gland Of the skx.v

In Western North Carolina, between the
ON the west, in the beautiful valley Of the
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
se, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque and
world famed as one Of the most pleasant re
sorts in America 1t is land of bright skies
and Incompatible climate, whose praises have
been sung by poets. and whose beauties Of
stream. valley and mountain height have fur
nished subject and inspiration for the paint
ers brush. This Is truly the LAND of the
SKY" and there is, perhaps, no more beauti-
full region on the continent to attract pleas
ure tourists or health seekers Convenient
schedules and very low rates to Ashevilie
via Southern Railway.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
AN EVENING FICHU.
the UD-to-Date Girls AutsnA
Toilet.

All young women. and some old ones
too. have an evening fichu. They are
easily made. cost but little, and can be
thrown over thin dresses without
crushing them; and at the same time
they add a more effective finish to the
costume.
To make one of the fichus you need
first Of all \ good pattern. Then pur-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

The laws Of Mexico provide that 4
mormon who wishes to take a sec
ord wife must present . certificate
signed BY his FIRST helpmeet to the ef.
Sect that she Is willing; aud he must
also hare the express consent Of TIE
secpE6 wife and her pareRts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
sweater. fer CnfIare..

Every wee baby. girl or boy, to be
strictly up to date. should have Z
sweater for its perambulator spins. In
case Of 4 sudden cool change the sweat.
er Is easily slipped on over the baby'a
clothes. White pale pink and sky blue
are the favorite colors.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
No Wonder the query,

When the news came to the Chickamauga
hospital of the destruction of Ceryera's fleet
one OF the nurses commenced to read it aloud
He had got as far as The statement that the
Brooklyn had been hit IS times, when fever
patient, little out of his head, shouted:
Treat Scott! Who pitched for Brooklyn:"
San FRANCISCO Nave
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

}. n. DeLacy writes: Il can assure you
that in no single instance has DR.. Mo6efts
TEETHINA (Tecthfng POsrdersD proved . fail
ure. We have tried soothing remedies and
everything known to Us and the old women,
and TsETHINA is prominently q success and
blessing to mothers and children"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
He Was Cr1el.

He Was Cruel.
Mr.. Nupop-I think will have my wills
kers shaved off.
Mrs: Nupop (reproachfully) why, John,
! didn't think you could be 90 heartless. You
know how baby loves to pull them!-Up to
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

A Gentle Hint.-He-"It'sr reported that
we're engaged" She-"Well, I'm not 10
blame for the fact that it is only report"
-Brooklyu Life
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
why He HAD Hopes

A Dose in Time Saves Nine of Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

believe Piso's Cure for CONSUMPTION
saved my boys life last summer.-Mrs. Allie
Douglass, Leroy, Mich, Oct. 20, ~.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
Hail'u Catarrh Cure
q 4 constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

A clause should be inserted in the mar
giage service asking the man to promise that
he viii not make it necessary for his wife
70 open q boarding house.-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08
Not Wanted.

Captain-I can get great attraction for
our ball nine. A pitcher with wooden leg.
Man.ser1Nope: IL wont DO. we don't
Date.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column Of this paper
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-08

Nothing gives one such feeling Of wasted
time as to get up real early to 60 somewhere
and then find that the trip is not necessary.
Washington ua.) Democrat.