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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
MEDICAL PROGRESS.
British Physician Urges the Intro
duction Of Electrical Treatment
In lnnrmarlcs.

British Phyaician Urges the Intro.
duction Of Electrical Treatment
In lnHrmarics.
OF late years America has gone far
ahead of any country in develop.
ments in the application of electricity
to medicine and surgery; but an ex.
tract from the presidential address OF
DR.. John Duncan to the British Med
zeal association has interest in show
ing that the movement now in such
active prosecution in this country
was started many years ago. DR.. Dun
can said: 'The other improvement
to which l venture to direct your at.
tention is the introduction of electric.
ity into the infirmary. For 80 years
nave preached, in and out Of season, the
surgical uses of electrolysis, but / fee
assured that even now it has not met
with the appreciation il deserves. Yet
in cirsold aneurism no other treatment
can be compared with it for q mo-
ment. In naevus of the usual mixed
variety, if you desire to avoid a scar.
there is nothing so sure and so safe
1t does excellently in some other forms
OF angioma. It gives good results ir
goitre. 1t is useful in uterine fibroms
It is efficient in depilatory. Many OF
these are common diseases which
ought to be treated by the ordinary
surgeon, who, | trust, will soon EN-
ploy ii in suitable cases with no more
hesitation than in performing lithot.
omy or amputating a finger"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
BREAD, POTATOES and MILK.
He Lived on Lenten Fare.
A Dyspeptic's daily diet.

seasoned with little SALT and drink only
. little milk. became 50 bad that tribe
too much Of even these caused terrible
suffering In the regions Of the stomach,
darting pains back Of the eyes, attended
with dfxziness and partial loss Of sight.
The only way could get relief was by vom-
itinE. Finally had such Z severe attack
that the entire left side of my body felt
numb and partially paralyxed. and In this
condition. was taken to my room uncon-
scious- The physicians failed to help me,
and none Of the many remedies took did
me any good. At last friend presented
me with bottle Of DR.. Ayers Sarsapariila
and before had used half of II. could SEE
. decided change for the better ! used
three bottles and was 50 completely cured
that for four years have mot been troubled
with the old complaint. but m rugged and
hearty and able to eat anything that can
be eaten. It would be impossible to say
too much in praise Of DR.. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla. and I would not give one bottle OF i
for . dozen Of any other kiud.n-M. s.
SxIxLDs, Meridian, Miss.
Try Dr. Ayers sarsapari1fa II you are
dyspeptic. II you want more testimony TO
tie value Of the medicine, get DR.. Ayers
curebook- It 10 sent free on request by
the ]. c. Aver Co., Lowell.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Witness to the Deed.

While | was staying my hunger Mt
crossroads store with a bite Of crack
ers and cheese couple OF dogs bega,
to fight, and a minute or two later the;
respective masters were having il no
and heavy. The row was lively for
time, and when dogs and owners ha,
oeen pulled apart. one Of the latter an
| piled to the owner of the store. VIII,
was also justice OF the peace, for ,
warrant against the other. An bou,
later, when was three miles away.
was overtaken and served with paper.
and brought back as witness. / hat
scarcely returned when the plaintiff
in the case came to me and said:
stranger. | reckon yo' saw the be
ginnin' Of that yere fracas betwix,
them dawgs?"
"Yes."
And it was the yallar dawg who
pitched in fust?"
No. The yellow dog was asleep II
the sun when the spotted dog attacked
him."
But the spotted dawg belongs to
me-" he continued.
well, cant help that"
"fo' can't. Ell? Look we're, stranger
| reckon yo' saw Tom Wheeler pitch
inter me as l went to separate them
dawgs?"
i cant say il was that way. / think
he was trying TO separate the dogs
when yon pitched into him"
And yo' ar gwine TO sw.ar to that ~
"I'll have to tell the truth"
"Mebby yo' will, but wouldn't
sw'ar that way. If was yo'. hahn I
nuthin' agin yo' as yit, but If yo' tell
that sort Of a story. I shall want to see
yo' later on!"
He had hardly departed when the de-
PENDANT in the case approached and
said:
stranger, ar yo' . witness in this
yere case?"
II expect So"
"What ar yo' gwine to sw'ar to-"
Il shall try and tell the truth"
"Will yo' say that Joe Parker called
me liar befo' we had our fout?"
Il didn't hear any such thing"
didn't you hear me whistlin' to NV
dawg."
NO"
Stranger" he continued as he
of. 1--WE nuthin' agin yo' at
present. but If 20 60 on the witness
stand ! may git riled and BEGUN dan
gerous. This amt none o. your fuss.
anyhow. and you'd better not mix in"
Az II was plain that one Of the prin-
cipals would be "agin' me-" no matter
how testified. went to the justice
and explained my position. and asked
him what / should do.
"Yo' seen it all from beginnin' to
end. did yo'?'' he asked.
"Yes."
"And yo' feel that 20 orter tell the
TRUTH"
''Of course"
wall. that's powerful decent Of yo'.
but il was yo', and this wasn't none O.
ny fuss, and didn't want nobody aein
ne. I'd walk out o. that back doah and |
yit ten miles away jest as soon rs INV |
egs could carry mel"
l followed his advice, and next day
earned that the suit resulted in a row, |
n which one man was killed and three
theirs wounded.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

Dyspepsia II one Of the most prevalent Of
diseases. Thousands Of people suffer from
II in . more or less aggravated form Few
diseases are more painful to the individual
or more far reaching in their effects on
human life and happiness. what the dys-
peptic needs il not local treatment, not
mere temporary stimulus. The real need
- the toning mp of the entire system. For
tify the system and il will do is own 6ght-
Ing. and promptly eject any intruding
disease. The success OF DR.. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in curing indigestion and dyspep-
sia is due to just this quality which Ii
possesses. Of renewing the vital forces,
repairing the waste and loss Of the body.
The ordinary treatment brings the food
down to the level of the weak stomach.
pr. Ayers Sarsaparilla puts strength into
the stomach. and brings 1t mp to the level Of
the strong food ft for men. II does this
by strengthening the entire system. The
stomach cannot stay weak when all the
other organs are gaining strength. what
Or, Ayers Sarsaparilla will do for dyspep-
STA Is best illustrated in cases like that of
n. s. Shields. Meridian. Miss. Mr.. Shields
had got down to the last level of dyspepsia.
But let him tell his own story
"For years, was aMicted with dyspep-
STA which gradually grew worse until I
could eat nothing but bread and potatoes
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
HERE AND THERE.

There should he reform in hand
ling grass lands, as grass is TIL. basi
upon which prosperity in many othe
lines rests.
If q poorly bearing orchard ha
too much wood growth, sow down t,
grass; but the result must be watched
as the grass will absorb the me istur,
rapidly.
The well-fed pullet 10 An early
layer, provided she has mot been toe
we'll fed on fattening food. Have the
nests on the ground. II they are nailed
to the wall the fowls will roost ON them
and befoul the litter.
Pumpkins furnish succulence and
are excellent to give variety to the IA.
tons for the swine. They are highly
fattening. Hogs do not always take to
them readily, but . fondness will be
soon developed.
The exhaustion of the free public
domain, the surprising foreign de-
mand for our productions, ana the
general movement toward peter
roads, are all present factors in in
(A~o0iAk Tie V0luG ~ ldx Al ldIluS.
The Mongolian pheasant is to be
given . trial Of domestication in Ten
nessee. 1t is claimed the pheasant il
the most rapid mnltiplier Of the game
birds. In their wild state they lay
from 30 to 40 eggs.
Reform in farm fencing is needed.
Barbed wire is sufficient, put it is bar
barous. Smooth wire, or what = bet
ter, woven wire, or wire already made
into fencing, ready to be nailed to
posts, should take its place.
Hogs do not thrive on raw pota-
toes. When cooking potatoes for feed
place only little water in the kettle,
that they may be almost dry when
done. Mash the potatoes in the kettle
and mix bran with them, making .
thick pudding or mush.
Clay land is not usually so badly
exhausted AS it seems to be, for it il
retentiye of plant food. |
Thorough cultivation, which will mel
ow it to a good depth, will often bring
! good crop from land which for many
'ears may not have been productive.
1t il being learned that peach |
rees will not stand severe pruning,
nut that they do best under such treat |
nent. II branches are cut back to
within two feet of the trunk they
brow out numerous fruit spurs, and
'roduce fruit close to the trunk and
main branches, where il can be more
asily supported
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD.

From the Herald. WATERFOWL. ny.
John Young, Of LIE 10y, N. Y, is u years
old, and is well known in that and neighbor.
ing towns. While putting some weather
boards on barn, standing on a scaffold
twenty-five feet from the ground, he felt
dizzy, lost his balance and fell to the ground.
The side of his face, arm and one entire side
Of his body, on which he struck, were badly
bruised. Picked up and carried to the
house, he was under doctors care for sew
eral weeks. The doctor finally came to the
conclusion that lis patient had received .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

"What are you working on now.' was
asked of the man who is always inventing
but never invents.
Nothing very big just at present. I'm
about completing method for calculating
compound interest with rubber stamp
Detroit Free Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
she Married Him Anvhoxx,

A convict at French penal settle
ment, who was undergoing life sen
tence. desired to marry a female con
Wet. such marriages being of commo,
occurrence. The governor of the col
ony offered no objections, but tn,
priest proceeded to cross-examine til,
prisoner.
did you not marry in France?"
"Yes," he said.
"And is your wife dead?"
'She is"
Have you any documents to show
that she Is dead?"
NO"
"Then / must decline to marry YOU
You must produce proof that your
wife is dead"
There was a pause, and the bride
prospective looked anxiously at the
would-be groom. Finally he said:
Il can prove that my former wife i.
Dead"
"How?"
4 was sent here for killing her!"
And the bride accepted him not
wIthstanding.-Pea Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
xs Place Ter r.e.r-.t,...

The car was just comfortably full,
strange to say. and it also happened
that no one was talking. when little
ole man who had seat way up in
front, and was holding long. slim par
Gel in his hand. suddenly asked in
shriu voice:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
4 Word to BaIdAead,

Don't comb your hair over the bald spot on
your head and then kick because your grocer
puts the big potatoes on top of the measure
Chicago Evening News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
fose S Our Drills
And make no failures.
Z CO. .. ; s.; $s;y.
PRACTICAL KINDNESS
One Hundred thousand Grateful Sci.
dlers.

/ These war times have tried mems soull
in many unexpected ways, but like shat,
Of sunshine and good cheer out Of the cloud
of privation and endurance has been the
work that The American Tobacco Co. ha.
done among the u. S. Soldiers and Sailors
ever since the war began-for when they
discovered that the camps and hospital.
were not supplied with tobacco they de.
cided to provide them, free Of cost, with
enough for every man, and have already
given outright to our Soldiers and Sailors
over one hundred thousand pounds Of Bat
Ak Plug" and Dukes Mixture" Smoking
Tobacco, and have bought and distributed
fifty thousand briar wood pipes, at total
cost of between fifty and sixty thousand dol
lars
This work has been done quietly and
thoroughly, by establishing headquarters
in each camp, so that every camp and every
hospital of the United States Army has
been supplied with enough tobacco for
every man and the sailors on thirty
United States Ships in Cuban waters have
shared with the soldiers this most welcome
of all ''rations"
Perhaps it will be only fair to remember
when we hear the remark again that
Corporations have no souls" that there
is one American corporation whose soul
has been tried and has not been found
wanting in practical kindness"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

- $50 : 80 UcCu CuTcQ
with DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie. He coaxed his granddaughter to get
him box Of the pills. After that box had
been used he secured another In three
weeks he began to feel little life in his arm;
at the end Of four he could move his fingers;
ut the end of two months he could walk, and
in three months he could shave himself with
the injured hand.
As he told his story in the Herald Office,
he looked the perfect picture Of health He
carries a box Of the pills in his pocket, and
whenever he does not feel Just right, he
takes them. They cured him after doctors
had given him up, and his death was daily
expected.
All the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves are contained, in 1 condensed
form, in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. They are an unfailing specific for
such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neural
gia. rheumatism, nervous headache, the after
effects OF la grippe, palpitation Of the heart,
pale and sallow complexions, all forms Of
weakness either in male or female.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Overheard IT schsyler's.

Miss Vassar-What is the reason
that this orangade tastes so watery !?
Polite Attendant-Because we make
It out Of naval oranges. miss.-Jud9e.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Two Diaerent Yiex..

She was charming young lady and nat.
srally had many admirers Of the so-ca!led
stronger sex. One evening one Of them
rallied and the conversation CHANGED to drift
toward another
Il think Mr.. Davis is quite m intellectual
young man." she observed.
ooh, you d." sneered the other.
why, yes" she replied. 1T seems to me
that he is a very hard thinker on many i'm
portant subjects"
well. now that come to consider it, " re-
torted the undaunted rival of Mr.. Davis, Il
believe You are right. never knew a man
who thought with so much difficulty
cago Evening News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

o@A0AS VA
paralysis
and was be
yond medi-
cal aid. He
could not
us0onea arm,
or turn over
in bed.
One day,
while lying
on the bed,
he read of a
m 60 anna.
thing like
his having
l~~- o.,-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
When It's ReelIy sole~.

:. It's a very solemn thing" she said,
affections"
Its. mighty sight more solemn when
she makes him think she has intrusted them
to him while they are still locked up in her
jewel box" he replied.
Then they looked at each other, and each
realized that 1t was time for their summer
Irritation to end.-Chicago Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

Hunting with motor vehicles is the
latest from France, which leads the
world in the development of the motor
car. French paper says: .When
Duchesse dues. with her pack, was
hunting tie stag in the forest of
Dourdan' the other day, NJ. Picot, an
ardent sportsman on wheels, contrived
to follow the chase and be ir at the
death on board 4 six-horse-power
motor. which lie fearlessly urged along
the woodland drives. NJ. Perier fills, on
the same occasion, followed the run
from start to finish on petroleum tri-
cycle"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
New Theory Anc,t n..

Or. Lydekker. in knowledge, point.
out the error Of the widespread be.
lief that deserts, like the Sahara. are
the bottoms Of ancient seas, which,
have been lifted above their original
elevation by geological forces. II is
absolutely certain. he says, that the
sands OF Ill the great deserts Of the
world have been formed on the spot
by the disintegration of the solid
rocks on which they rest. desert
sands correspond in all respects. so
far as their mode Of origin is con-
cerned, to the dust and sand which
accumulate on our highroads in sum-
mer. All deserts are situated where
the winds from the ocean, before
reaching them, are exhausted of their
moisture by passing over mountains
or across acres Of extensive tracts Of
land"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Hfa Tmure~afon

Brown-Isn't millennium a Latin word
burn" or something like that.-PucE.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

Maud-"You don't seem to find time to
get married" Marie-"No. / am kept en-
gagged all the time"-Town Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Improved Matnema1se..

DR.. Moffett is daily receiving the thanks Of
parents whose children have been saved by
TERTHINA (Ieething PO,cdeys).
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
MANY FEMALE ILLS RESULT FROM NEGLECT
Mrs Pinkhaz Tells How Ordinary
That Threaten womens
Apparently triaine incidents i,

Apparently trifing incidents in
women's daily life frequently pro.
observation-disclosures. A
slipon thestairs, lifting duringmen-
situation, standing at . counter,
running . sewing machine, or At
tending to the most ordinary tasks,
may result in displacement, and
. train Of serious evils is started.
The first indication Of such
trouble should be the signal for
quick action. Don't let the condi
ton become chronic through neg
lect or q mistaken idea that you
can overcome it by exercise or
leaving it alone.
More than q million women hav
regained health by the use Of Lydi
T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
do not understand, write to Mrs. I
ct Lynn, Mass, for her advice, n
timely words from her win show yo'
thing to do. This advice costs you
It may mean life or happiness or be
Mrs. MARY BENNETT, 314 Anni
Mich, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 can hardly find words with VI
for the good your remedies have do
four years suffered with weakness.
organs, continual backache, heada
III the pains that accompany fem
friend told my husband about yo'
pound and he brought me home +
taking these I felt much better, .
would write to you in regard to my
IN to yon for your advice and 70
your medicine. Iwrite this letter
The above letter from Mrs. Benin
been restored to health by Lydia r.
Ask Ms Pi1khalB,s Advice = !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

Shall we call the "stoop" of the scorcner
z front stoop or back stoop?-L. A. w.
Rullefin
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

"Spare my child! spare my child!" criea
the mother when too late One box Of Dr..
Mo6etts TEETHISA (7e.thtng Pb,rdeysl
would have saved her darling, and costs
only Is cents.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

It's 4 wise man that follows the races-at
q safe distance.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
Use the knife JudIc,ou.,v.

/
and next spring breeders Of trottine
and other light breed Of horses will
find an active demand for good young
stations. Next spring the demand
should be particularly active, and con,
tlnue for some seasons. This will b1
IN incentive, OF course, for breeders "a
maintain entire many more colts than
they have been keeping from the knife
lar quite . number of years, and in
this connection = word OF eau.
ton may not be out OF place,
Because the demand for stations
increases there is no reason whv nm
inferior or even mediocre individual
should be allowed to perpetuate his
race. Ii there are not enough stations
to fill the demand prices will be all
the stronger and the vendors will oh
tain all the better prices. II q lot Of
medium individuals are on the market
for breeding horses, they will tend to
beat downward the values OF really
good ones, and in the end the breed
ers will not obtain as much money
- they would have obtained had
they kept but the good ones and inn
proved the supply at the same time.
II there are not enough to 60 around,
50 to speak, the purchasers will bid
all the more eagerly for those that are
Tor sale, we repeat; and IL there il
anything that may be more firmly de-
pended upon to advance values than
such condition, we should like to be
told what it is. There is no more rem
SON now why the knife should be
spared than there was ut this time last
season, or indeed in any season. We
know that whenever there is a pros
pect OF stations being in active de-
mand the breeders are prone to look
with lenity on the faults of their Young
colts. for in the very nature of thin9o
more money should be obtained for =
stallion than for a gelding; but in this
instance the breeder who can not see
that it is very much to his advantage
to use the knife as ruthlessly as ever
must be very blind to his own inter-
estA-The Horseman.
A Pound OF Pork.
1. 1t requires 1880 pounds OF skim
milk to produce one pound of pork
when fed with cornmeal, ration 1:14.7
to fattening hogs.
z. Skim milk could not be economi-
cally fed to fattenine hogs unless it wa.
a product which could not be other.
wise utilized.
3. 1t requires on an average AZ
pounds of shelled corn to produce one
pound of pork during an average pc
Rod OF four weeks, or one bushel pro-
duced 1874 pounds.
4. 1t requires AZ pounds of corn
meal to produce one pound of pork. or
one bushel of corn made into meal and
fed will produce 12a4 pounds of pork.
5. When dry, shelled corn is more
than :ornmeal to feed fat
tening hogs.
s. 1t required 7h pounds or one
bushel OF ground oats to produce one
pound of pork when fed with equal
parts by weight of corn meal.
Z. One bushel OF cornmeal is worth
nearly three bushels of oats as food
for fattening hogs.
s. Corn fed pigs gained AZ pounds |
per week and ate about 81 pounds OF
corn per 100 pounds of live weight.
9. Pork was produced during the |
cold weather, with corn at % cents per
bushel, for less than cents per
pound.
10. Indian corr is the most econom-
cal pork producing material during
the winter months in regions where
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

cannot speak too highly Of Piso's Cure
W. 0d ST., New York. Oct. q. 1851.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29
uaIki,g TAsn Usefsl

There are too many people who uss thag
friendsas eoaling stations.-Atchison tAaa-l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

Halls Catarrh Cure
n taken Internally. Price 75c.
The man who fights and runs away may
live to draw Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

Another pugilist gone wrong-he's Dead
Buffalo Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-10-29

IAN EKANCI9OUs Col.
X. NEW YoRK. n. u,