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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-05
WONDERS OF NATURE
None More Impressive Than Those
Of the Pe6iiied Forest
Anong Then II q Natural Bridge
ToPnea Of . PetriAej Tree-Re.
Aarkable Sagacity Of N
Old Horse.
Especial Arizona Letter.l

Especial Arizona Letter.
Most people have doubtless heard the
story Of the Arizona pioneer who was
giving a lecture in New York on the
wonders of his far-away country.
When he came to his description of the
petrified forest, it is reported that he
said somewhat as follows: "Yes, ladies
and gentlemen, out yonder in Arizona
there is . forest where the trees are all
growing just the same as they did CEN
turies ago. but all pewtrified. Yes, gen
tlemen, them trees is still standing and
growing 200 or more feet high, the same
~ they did centuries ago, but all pew
trified. And the branches on them ere
trees is growing the same as they did
centuries aan. but all pcwtrified. And
II you dig down into the ground you
will find the roots Of them ere trees 4
growing just the same as they did cen
turies ago. but all pewtrified. And on
the branches of them ere trees leaves
are growing just the same as they did
centuries ago, but all pewtrified. And.
flying about among the branches Of
them ere pewtrified trees, ladies and
gentlemen, are = number of pewtrified
birds. a-singing pewtrified songs"
A gentleman in the audience here
arose and asked the privilege Of sub
mitting question to the lecturer.
Said he: ''If these petrified birds are
flying about in this petrified forest
what becomes of the law Of gravita-
tion?"
Without any hesitation the lecturer
replied: "Oh. that's pewtrified, tool"
Now, whether this story has any foun-
dation in fact or not / am unable to
say, but it is from such story as this
that many people have gained an idea
as to what the petrified forest is like.
At the outset let It be understood that
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covered with this wonderful forest.
The visitor who, for the first time, Wis
its the forest, IL 20 amazed and be-
wildered that he picks up first one
specimen and then another. only to
discard them the next moment for
new ones that he thinks more beau
tiful. Indeed, there is scarcely piece
that one could pick up in all this vast
area that would not be worthy place
in the cabinet of . collector. This wood
Is one Of the hardest known substancesv
and therefore takes and retains re
narkably 6ne polish. At the worlds
fair in Chicago . number Of pieces of
these trees, highly polished. were
placed on exhibition, and 1t was the
testimony Of al who saw them that
nothin9 in the world Of rocks could
be more beautiful.
These large deposits of petrified
wood are found In Arisona, five miles
from the main line Of the Santa Fe
railway to California. A little station
between Carrizo and Holbrook has been
named Adamana, after the old pioneer
Who drives tourists out to the forest.
He Il one Of the best-lmown characters
q the west. There are few people
In the west Who do not know Adam
Hanna. Adam Il . Scotchman. and u
: horn pioneer. He was the sheriff In
Silverton. Col. in it, earliest and palm
isss days. He has asraated more d.
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ThE .eLuEs.

wnen the earth u gay and smiling.
- men tie sky 10 clear and bright,
WaeE the PRESENT seems beguiling,
4nd the futuS. robed In light.
nsn hfe's path is blithe and CHEEKY.
k.osy-ttn.ed are its views.
01l alas! this world il dreary
Wnen fellow has the blues
An his joy-bel.s- ti,er, are iangling.
Dull and dark his pathway lies,
Lost the toy that hope was dangling
Just before his dazxled eyes;
FOR the Fates. his laughter hushing,
On his he2rt-strings turn the screws
ana the pressure seems SO crushing
When q fellow has the blues"
With his bliss by woe supplanted.
Tninks he then all things are wrong
Deems himself Z fool, enchanted
BY Visions siren song;
queries. are Ell mortals making
DreamlAnd webs OF rainbow hues,
1s Il but the bitter waking.
They have wrapped their dismal pail
Oh. those dark blue imps Of sadness!
How our best air-castles fall
When around our schemes OF gladneso
When q fellow has the "blues?''
But true friends grow all the dearer
Az their love ones faith renews,
AZ their love ones faith renews,
When q chsp has had the blues"
Joe Lincoln. In l. A. W. Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-05
THE FARMER AND BREEDER.


Have you seen him2 Do you thing
he is alive to-day7
To both these questions. yes; thou
sands of times.
He il an enthusiast to-day; . stu
dent; in love with his business; there
u something inspiring about him.
He carries with him in all places n
supply of enthusiasm and intelligence
that is valuable to himself. his sur
roundings and all who come in CON-
tact with him in action.
He is reading the best literature he
can get relating to his business, attends
the farmers institutes, agricultural
courses At colleges, reads the bulle-
tins at experiment stations and re-
ports of the stock breeders' associa-
tons and stock journals Of all kinds,
an6 il Of any age, from majority to
past the meridian oflife, working heart
and soul with undated vigor to obtain
the highest results in his business.
The majority are young men; they are
going to succeed. When their atten-
ton is needed at any particular place
In their business they are there; they
Gre there with all their heart and soul,
and it gives vim and encouragement
to those who are with him, . stimulus,
that leaves its impression forever in
their mind.
There are s0meless active from force
q circumstances, early education, or
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In 1898 American farmers sold n
foreign markets $s5S, ,507 .o4S worth Of
commodities, among which were 49,
231, PSI bushels Of wheat, nearly dou-
bic the quantity Of the year before;
wheat flour that was equivalent 70
6o,074,744 bushels Of wheat, . gain
over the previous year; 2os,744,sss
bushels Of corn, 31,82e, ,574 bushels II
excess Of the qauntity shipped in 1897;
S27, ,6s1 barrels Of corn meal, against
s7s,26a barrels during the preceding
II months; 6e,1so, ,2es bushels Of oats,
or nearly double the previous years
shipments; 1s,sl1,s7s bushels Of rye,
moro than twice the quantity which
went forward in 1897; 650. .10e. ga
pounds Of bacon, IN increase Of oves
1.oo0. 1000 pounds; 7oe, ,o45 pounds
Of lard and 1oo, ,1ss. .ss1 pounds Of han.
both large increase; 43s,1s6 cattle
and s11s0 horses, and in every con-
modify there was . gain. The aignl-
Acence Of such statistics ean not b
misunderstood They mean that thil
wonderfully-rich country II steadily
forging ahead toward the mistress
ship Of the woeld's commerce. and the1
the American Il destined to b IL
most inportant element In Tie ysldt
pgQG1puoeEpitG
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Ec0h0A4lsAL un1AE SAN.


When it comes to money-making
Uncle Sam can beat ihe world for stin-
giness. The artificsa. silver mine in the
yard of the old m premises is only
one of the numerous sc .emes for check
ing waste. When the casters raise
their glowing ladies from the meta!
pots . shower of sparks fly from the
molten surface. They are mostly in
candescent particles of carbon, but
among them are the pin-points Of sill
yer, almost gaseous. Some fall among
the ashes and clinkers beneath the fur
naces, and when the fire boxes are
raked out ut night. the contents are
scrupulously preserved. Down below,
in the basement, il q great revolving
crusher that grinds the debris into fine
powder, and when enough accumulates
it is sold by sample to . northern smell
ter and treated like ordinary ore. Nor
is this all. Every evening the floor of
the melting room Is swept far more
carefully than ever . lady's parlor, and
the sweepings are preserved along with
the ashes. Once in three months or
30 the SCOT is scraped out Of all the flues
and chimneys and finds its way to the
same receptacle. From the ashes.
clinkers, sweepings and SCOT Of the
New Orleans mint Uncle Sam derives
larger income than the average bank
president. The crucibles used in melt
ing are Ruod for about three charges;
then they are wheeled down to the
basement, crushed and share the fate
of the clinkers. The pores of their
virgin sides are full Of virgin silver and
the gritty brown powder into which
they are ground yield an average OF
$500 q ton. A worn-out crucible il
really worth more than = new one.
In one corner Of the melting room
il a large iron tank in which the new
ly-cast silver bars are dropped, kissing.
to cool on. At the end of q hard days
work the surface of the water shows
. faint rainbow-hued scum, like the me-
tallic luster Of stagnant pools seen
near q dyehouse. 1t comes in part from
microscopic fakes of silver that have
scaled on in the cooling. The water,
when changed, runs down pipe that
terminates in the bottom OF cistern.
which contains layer Of mud . couple
Of feet deep. As the water sweeps
up and through the mud acts as filter
and catches the particles of precious
metal, 90 in time it becomes an arti-
fetal silver mine. Once every quarter
the stun il scooped out and passed
through . reduction process. The re-
suit is ! silver brick, worth maybe $50.
IN. O. Times-DemOcrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-05
Peach Culture.

Select good land-.land that Win
Produce a good corn crop-with . dry
subsoil, If possible. for the peach or
Fchard. Plow deep before planting. Mark
rows both ways with . plow, and
plant at intersections which should be
about 20 feet apart each way. Set the
trees in holes that are large enough
to receive the roots without cramp-
ing. Set the tree about the same
depth that it occupied in the nursery.
Fill holes with good earth. Do not
grow too many varieties. The mere
fruit we can get to ripen at one time,
the more we can market at . time.
and that means less expense. Hence
the wisdom of confining the orchard
to few varieties.
Cut of all broken and bruised roots
before planting. In pruning at any
time use knife that In strong and
sharp enough to make a clean cut.
Cut of the side branches, and cut the
main stem about 10 inches above
ground. This makes . stronger tree,
and more convenient one from which
to pick and for pruning. Pruning can
be done during the winter, but some
prune after the buds have started.
the reason being that il pruned before,
the remaining buds develop too rapid
~, and may be caught by frost. The
first pruning consists in cutting on all
shoots that are not needed for forma-
ton of the head Of the tree, and cut
ting back those that remain about two
feet. At the second annual pruning
thin out all the inside branches that
prevent an open headed tree, and cut
back the other branches about one
Eolf Of last years growth. This tends
to make . broad, low and open head
ed tree. The third year with the same
object in view.
The Georgia experiment station
which is an authority on peach grow
ing--would permit the growing in the
orchard, for the first two or three
years, of low-hoed crops, such AZ peas.
MELONS, ETC., provided they are not
grown too close to the trees. We
should prefer. to have no crops of any
kind grown among the trees. We have
seen bad results from 1t. We would
keep the soil clear of weeds and grass
and the surface should always be mel
low. Cultivate every year. The culti-
vation should be shallow.-Henry
Scallen. in Epitomist.
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HERE AND THERE.

More good COWS are spoiled every
year by careless milking than any
other way. A very little milk in the
udder at each milking will cause tho
best cow to decrease.
If farmer has not the time to
train q colt himself, competent man
can be found to do it, who can, in Q
few weeks, have . colt 90 trained that
q buyer can see at once what quali-
tier it possesses.
The vigorous development Of plants
depends far less upon the weight and
size Of seed than upon the depth to
which it il covered with earth and up
on the stores Of nourishment which it
finds in its first period of life.
DO not think that the '-00 year"
in fruit bearing il . thing definitely
established by nature. When . tree
is allowed to bear . too heavy crop. it
is left in too feeble . condition to
form many fruit buds the next sea-
son.
The orchard may well serve its
purpose Of fruit bearing. and A. .
feeding ground for poultry. The
fowls will destroy many Of the i'm
q cts which harm both tree and fruit,
and will be no mean factor in enrich
ing the land.
Improved breeds Of stock il not no
much an end attained, sure against all
odds, as . capability to be retained.
pushed and developed by good and in-
telligent treatment. The good can be
made better, or they can be reduced
back to the state of scrubs.
Many Of our common foods are
lacking in salt, and consequent It must
be supplied. We can not tell exactly
how much the cattle need, and the
plan Of feeding them stated amounts
at stated times II wrong. Put it where
they can get IL. and they will help
themselves wisely.
keep . sufficient number Of hogs
with the cattle to clean up . grcnt
deal Of feed which will otherwise 20
absolutely to waste. Whether .here
shall be any profit arising out Of feed
ing transactions depends largely uron
the practice Of IN intelligent economy
in the feed yard.
Prefer moderately good land and
perfect cultivation to very rich land
and Indifferent cultivation. There will
then be less complaint from the man
who mourns that his land n not 70
good as his neighbor's. What Il lack-
ing in plant food il made up by rem.
dering that which It has more fully
available.
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Do not expect such men - nod
their heads or assent 70 or indorse
any measure that In dishonorablo oe
in doubt. Woe to the man who telnpts
or endeavors to bFibe q coerce such
young men.
Truth will prevail. and the day 10
near at hand when all nations of the
earth will bow down and worship the
Divine Ruler of all good and perfect
gifts which we enjoy and when men
will be men Of truth. and honored Of
God before men.-Cor. Southern Guilt.
vator.
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WE ARE PARTLY HEATHEN.
tribes IN Everyday Life That Are
the Remains II Ancient Pa.
gan WoRshtD.

Every mark of respect We pay to each
other in the streets is heathen act Of
worship.
stance. When England was province
of the Roman empire our ancestors had
to worship the Roman gods. The wor-
shipper sidled up to the statue and threw
q kiss with one hand. But in Roman
times the emperor was also god, anu
the salute was paid to him. Then It
was paid to his viceroys, governors, gem
erals and oficers- It is still paid by the
soldier to every officer. Though he
doesn't know il, Tommy Atkins treats
Lieut.. Jones - god.
In approaching . god or king. the
aneients bowed the knee. To-day .
servant approaching her mistress bows
both knees, and the mistress approach
ing the queen bows one knee in cour-
tesy. Men bow one knee to the queen,
bow the head to superior or employ
er, nod the head to IN acquaintance.
The nod il . survival Of the Divine hon.
orr.
40 oPPHOOCAAAu8 = 8O0 sAAS 0sAo
went uncovered. We uncover to ladies,
in the presence Of the queen, and ut the
sound of the national anthem. We un-
cover on entering . private house. but
in Russia one must uncover in every
shop and public house because the em-
peror's picture always hangs in . cor
ner.
In Pagan times the king was always
. god-Or descendant of the gods. So
the ancient king demanded that Divine
honors be addressed to him. He must
be called Lord" Sooner or later all
the little kings were thrashed into
obedience to one big king, who ruled
the whole country. But the little kings
kept the Divine title lord, and their de-
scendants keep il to day.
One common custom goes right back
to the time when our forefathers were
painted savages. and made human sacri-
ices 10 the gods. It In kissing under
the mistletoe!-Ch Chicago Evening News.
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WALL STREET LIQUIDATION.


II somebody buys, then somebody
must sell, and whenever everybody has
all the stocks he can carry somebody
will begin to discover that the time to
unload has come, and just ~ soon -
this discovery becomes public every
body will follow the example Of some
body until the equipoise of an oversold
market il again restored. This IL what
we call liquidation, and il has been go
ing ON Of late to . considerable extent
and may 80 ON for little time longer
how long will depend upon circum-
stances. A great bear leader might
make much Of Z such situation, but
the general prosperity Of the country
makes bear leadership extremely hax-
srdous. Az long a the iron market,
which in the best determinative factor
In the industrial situation, II ON the
boom, with mills. furnaces and foun-
dries running overtime, advancing
wages and refusing orders, and as long
n prosperity in other lines Of business
seems naturally to follow, with gail.
road earnings maintained Ut the high.
est figures, with money plentiful and
the speculative spirit active, the BULL
win have decidedly the better Of tn
situation. OF course, . failure Of tAl
crops, unexpected foreign complies
tons or bad smash Of some specula
tive corner or pool might give things Z
decided setback, but the resiliency o.
the market il great, and the ablest mel
O Wall street are thoroughly Inn
pressed with the belief that ''the best
IL yet to come" Nevertheless, ! repeat
my injunction to every reader that b
put up ample margins, and. better yet
that he pay outright and in full fol
whatever he may purchase. He may
lose many . chance for profitable spec
ulation, but he win miss also ever,
chance for disastrous failure.-Lesliei
Wneklv
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psradoes, perhaps, than any man now
living, and yet, for the past t-few years.
he has been content to reside at his
little ranch-house on the banks OF the
Little Colorado river, watching his. in
creasing bands of cattle and horses.
and, now and again, take out few
tourists to the wonderful forest near
by.
1 have been out to the petrified forest
= number of times, sometimes with
Adam and sometimes without him. But
the trip is not complete without the
presence of the genial and vigorous
Scotchman.
After crossing the river, not far ffbm
Hanna's house. the drive is over a COM
paratively level country towards line
of bluffs or cliffs some four or five
miles away. On reaching these cliffs
we find a number of bays and promon-
tories, which make canyons and ravines
into which we can drive and ride for
purposes Of exploration. Here we find
the logs scattered about in confusion
in every direction. Strange to say, all
the trees are split up into logs. and
equally strange is the fact that if one
tries to split log the fracture is a
longitudinal one, while all the old
fractures are transverse. Sticking out
of the cliff walls all around us are Sec
tions of trees. AS the soft material OF
which the walls are composed is washed
away, more of the trees become ex-
posed, and in time are released from
their matrix, only to roll down and
Join the great mass on the level. The
results of this constant disintegration
are seen in the most peculiar carvings
or sculptures of the soft rock which
surround these trees. Yonder is q
group which looks like dwarfish man
and his wife, whilst here to the left
bold pillar stands out, so or more
feet high, crowned with the head of a
tremendous eagle. Yonder, on hill,
is 2o-foot log of jasper and agate. so
resting on the brow of the hill that
it looks for all the world like cannon,
natural fortress to exclude people
from the region of the beautiful stones.
A little over half mile away on the
southwest side of this blum the soil has
been SO washed away as to cut ra-
vine right underneath one of the very
few almost perfect trees found in the
forest. So that here we have natural
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Id Bette"

s "Lu Bete'' :
~ Ethel Ramsey. {
6AoA1n,eA0nemssnam1nS
THIS 10 in NO sense an animal story.
On the contrary, it has to do with
small convent school for girls, stu
ated in an eminently respectable but
cherries quarter Of Paris. Moreover
the story ID founded ON fact" as they
sAy, and is deroid of that lavish orna-
nentation which . bona fide animal
story permits for teller. whether he
be = church member or not.
had been left in the convent to COM
plete my education. A slight illness
had excused me from the routine of the
schoolroom, and ~ stood in the re
fectory one morning. struggling with
the demon Of homesickness, an uncon-
trollable desire to look out of the win
dow seized me. Not the window which
overlooked the garden, where knew
there was nothing of interest to be seen
except . few rowdy sparrows. or per
Aaps . sister scurrying across the
walled court 10 the other wing of the
building, but toward the opposite
house, where one of the girls declared
-. ,.-a--S -. - ~ e,;rdo-
when We were playing in the yard and
had twice tried to attract her attention.
-. . t~m.,t,t;or - ;nyestirete. and,
= ecrt.r. f.vor.d me. 10 establisb q
rsv.l cl.;m hnt I tb;r.ted for = sight Of
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-05

The wealthy uncle was talking over
the prospects Of his nephew with the
lads mother.
~How = he doing n his studies?"
.very well. He b very accomplished.
He shows great talent for music, and
hi manner = . naughty. His muaic-
teacher thinks he win become . con
duetor."
~Ah, Indeed! Orchestra = onni-
bsnr-Iit-Dits.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-05

A copy Of curious Aewspapef has
been found in the French. national ar
chives. It is dated January 4, 1908, and
In called rAthenee des Danes The ar
ticles are evidently written by women,
and the object Of the paper seems to
have been IN attempt to place women
ON an equal footing with men. The
feminine pioneers Of 1908 were evident
" nearly . hundred years ahead Of
their times. La Fronde, the Partisan
newspaper written, printed and pub
lished by women, il now In its third
year, and appears to b. successful.
while only one copy Of rAthenee des
Inmes In to be foupd.-Literature.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-08-05
Austrian llllitary ssDfseiDllne.'

The discipline in the Austrian army
10 frequently almost savage in its Sc
verify. A young man Of good family.
Francis Stubam by name. who il serv-
ingas private In the dragon regiment
stationed in Goeding, was recently five
minutes late in returning to barracks
after brief leave Of absence. His cor
poral commenced pummeling his head.
and dealt him blow which burst the
drum Of his ear. When he inhales air
II escapes again from the injured ear.
The unfortunate young man il disabled
for Hfe.-London Leader.