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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
DREssY WRAPS.
Desc criptieu, II s,~e Pretty Models
That Nay A'urnlsh Sag
gestions.

A three-quarter length sack Of tat
feta silk, lined with chinchilla, is 4
handsome theater or daytime carriage
cloak. the bigness held about the slim
waist with broad sash of silk black
muslin. edged with lines of sable and
muslin fiounces. which is knotted on
one side of the front and hangs to the
hem of the garment. The front is
fastened to the left side of the bust with
sable and stabbed with a jet button. and
the flaring collar is hemmed with sable
and lined with chinchilla. The sleeves
are close at the. shoulders. and fare
wider and open at the wrists. where
they are slashed up little way on the
inside seam. lined with chinchilla and
hemmed with sable. a bow of muslin
and fur heading the opening. while m
undersleeve of black-jetted net-over
black silk lining is gathered in bishop
shape into sable wristband.
1t is especially pretty on slim figures.
this big. straight. knee-length sack.
crushed into the waist line with sash
or belt. A daytime pelisse. built in this
way. is of cinnamon brown corduroy or
melton: is edged with band Of fur
about the knees. and is fastened with
three large fur buttons and a brown
leather belt. The sleeves are bishops.
gathered into wristband OF fur. and
q fur ruche and fur bow with hand
some buckle finish the throat. =
A short round shawl wrap of white
cashmere makes charming little even
ing wrap. the sides scooping up wee
bit shorter; the fronts in two long
square stoles. It is lined with white
satin and edged with a thick. white
silk cord. which. with tasseled ends.
ties together the big lace and pink
poppy petal ruche about the throat.
A charming afternoon cape seen re-
Gently sheathed the shoulders closely
and then hung in . fun shawl point
down the back. covering the front OF
the bodice barely to the waist line. and
sloping down as low as the knees he
hind. The yoke Of ivory guipure. of a
very large and elegant design. was laid
over cloth Of gold and sewn with anne
thysts and crystals in beads and span
giles. The outline Of the yoke was seal
loped in large irregular waves. deeper
on each side Of the front than elsewhere,
and a bias fold of white satin edged it.
A full flounce Of violet silk muslin fell
from this over a shaped flounce OF tat
feta of a paler shade. The muslin was
set on to the yoke with five or six rows
of shirrings. which clasped the wrap
closely about the top Of the arms in
very quaint fashion. The choker was
surrounded by a cravat OF violet mus
lin. which tied in a bow in front. roll
ing collar Of white satin faced with
guipure turning down over this all
about with sharp points in front. The
hat was a satiny violet felt. softly
dropping all about. and not very wide
the low crown surrounded with one
very long shaded violet and blue feather
caught with brilliant crystal buckle.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

Only the native Kanaka sreaks Ha-.
waiian. and. from the little heard Of
il, il is remarkably sweet. but there il
no doubt that il will add ono word TO
our slang vocabulary. Every soldier
who leaves the port carries II away.
and somehow il sticks to ones mind II
is "welakahoa" pronounced wiily-ka-
how-a). II means. in Hawaiian. @Strike
while the iron is hot" 1t took the fancy
Of the people who came to Honolulu
long ago to grow up with the country.
and is now regular term. nearing
That's all right or. in speaking OF
some work being accomplished. That's
done. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

Wipe the meat with . clean. damp
towel, place in a baking-pan and dust
with pepper. Put a cup of water in
which you have dissolved q teaspoonfu1
of salt, in the pan. and place in very
quick oven. In few minutes the wa
ter will have evaporated and the bot
tom of the pan will be covered with
dripping. Baste the milk with this
every ten minutes. and bake is min
utes to the pound.-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
POKER PLAYED BY A DREAM


.Browu always kwore that he WASH I
,uperstitious," said Browns frierd
but. I've seen him twist his second
singer around his first when he met
rross-eyed nun. and / know he has
conscientious scruplea against going
under ladder. The fact that he occas
sionally gets up and circles around his
chair three times while playing poker
mnv NOT prove ANYTHING. but any man
who will lay down = good hand on ac
connt nj q dream IL open to suspiciosL
and that's what Brown did.
.Tt seems that Brown dreamed ont
n;cht Of having a tilt with Smith
onened a jackpot, and Brown just
| lhipped him once for luck. lie held the
c;rht nine. ten and lack Of clubs, so he
had chances of filing either q straight
or : nuxh. Smith drew one card-in the
|arram--and Brown. Of course, did ike
wise. He pulled the queen Of clubs
Smith seemed to have bettered. too,
ard they had q nice little tilt. Whei.
Smith called he show ed an ace full ;e
kingr- and Brown woke up just AZ n.
ems raLiuu in the pile.
.weu II happened that q few ever
;r.. ,fter tl,is Brown and Smith were
- fh~ same rame. and after awhile
Brown opened a pot with aces and
L;,o. The rest dropped ont, all bur
smith. and raised the. limit. Brown
made 1ood. and each man drew card.
Rro,-n 0ot = third ace and Smith seemed
10 BE- pretty well satisfied with hi
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
ATTRACTIVE FARMING.


It seems to me this question may be
answered by the one word. "enthu-
siasm." II we do not throw our whole
hearts into any business and believe
it will pay, we will not succeed. This
enthusiasm will make us study how to
succeed. BY study we learn to avoid
errors,to take advantage of the expert
ence Of those who have preceded us in
our line of business. New methods
will insure better results. For in
stance, with us, at the Richard Peters
farm, in Gordon county, constant
dry, hot summers had ruined our clo-
yer fields. 1t was absolutely neces-
sary to raise forage. A friend told VI
OF the success attained in this respect
BY Col. Smith, of Smithsonia, Ga. A
letter from him gave directions for
planting sorghum and peas together.
When the harvest time came an enor-
NOUS crop was to be gathered. How
could it be stacked and cured success
fully? A paper read at the meeting Of
the State Agricultural society de-
scribed an engenious stacker, which
we duplicated at once, and now the
barns aiG filled with the finest kind OF
well-cured bea vines and sorghum fod-
der. -
Every farmer should raise own
hams and bacon. With sirup, meat,
-four, meal, to pay on the wages OF
your farm hands, it is very easy to see
which is half the battle. Now that
the stock, the family and your hands
are fed, money is certainly to be made
from the sale of your extra wheat,
oats, Essex pigs and Jersey calves.
The wear and tear on . farm is con-
siderable, but. by constant attention
to repairing gates, fences and houses,
big bills may be avoided and your
place advertise your methods OF
business by its neat, clean, wcll-kept
appearance.
Encourage your wife and daughters
to plant flowers and shrubs about the
house; build summer houses and At
tractive seats near your springs and
branches, and as you will make money
your family will enjoy it with you.
We believe il some such plan MS this
could be adopted all over Georgia we
would have the grandest farms and
the richest state in the Uuion, because.
after all, the farmer regulates the
pulse-bent of the great throbbing
city's life and the states prosperity
Cor. Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

Cut the top OF large patty-pan
squash smoothly across and scrape out
the inside. Mix this with cupful Of
breadcrumbs. half an onion chopped
fine, . piece of butter the size OF wal
nut, salt. pepper and half q cup of milk.
FIJI the squash with dressing. sprinkle
grated bread over the top and bake
slowly.-Woman's Home Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

Sulz, q Swiss town, Is suffering from
4 peculiar boycott. The town dismissed
its school teacher after so years s%rs-
ice, without giving him pension aEj
then advertised for a new teacher
There were NO applicants for the rIicr,
because the Teachers league put the
town on its blacklist. and declared that
il would not remove the ban unit. the
teacher received pension
The town decided 10 sue the league. but
I o lawyer in the canton could be found
to take mp the case. So there the mat
ter rests for the pres<nf.-Golden DAYS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

Husband lat the breakfast tablet
Oh. for acme OF the biscuits my mother
used TO nuke!
Wife (sweetiyl - I'm sorry you
asv~n'; 70, them. dear. They would
Be just about stale enough BY thi>
time 10 60 well with tbss semark--
Shicaso psly Nsws-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

One and one-half cups of brown
sugar. one cup of butter, one cup Of
sweet milk. three cups of flour. not quite
q cup of molasses. four eggs. one tea
spoon Of saleratus. one pound raisins.
chopped fine. one pound curranta.
cilron to taste. one teaspoon each
cloves, cinnamon. little nutmeg.-Bos-
ton Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
NUTMEG BIRD STORIES


Up in New Hartford. on Town hill,
there stands lonely church of the
traditional New England type. white.
with green blinds. and box-shaPed
open steeple. The church was long ago
abandoned in consequences Of the de-
sertion of the countryside for the city
by the later generations Of New Hart
ford people. A heavy bell hangs in
the steeple. 1t II never rung now ex-
cept on the rare occasion of an inter
ment in the little churchyard near by.
Hence, the neighbors were surprised
one day recently to hear . mufied peal.
There was no sign Of life about the
church. and beyond specnlating n to
what caused the ringing of the bell
nothing was done. On the following
day a second sounding OF the bell oc-
Cured. precisely like the first. and it
was determined to ascertain the cause.
Ladders were procured. and party Of
boys made their way to the creaking
floor Of the breezy old bclfry. There
under the bell. lay the bodies Of two
fat partridges, both of which had been
crushed out Of shape by the force with
which the birds had flown against the
bell.
4 tower ON Mount Tom, below Litch-
field, which was erected some years
ago by the Columbia college summer
school OF engineering, had brought low
more than = dozen weu-fed partridger
lately. which pumped into it after the
manner Of the Town hill birds.
William Clark, . North Madison farm
er. was an unintentional violator Of the
game law lately. While driving his
two-horse team over Strnddle hill, In
that town. two hocks Of qnails came to-
Eether in their flight directly above his
head. The antics of the birds fright.
ened his horses. so that he lost control
Of them. and. in his efforts to reign the
animals in he piled his lash vigorously.
In saving his whip through the mir he
brought down 6ve Of the hirda with the
lash. After snbduing the horses he
stopped and picked mp the quails. and
on the following day his bin Of fare
had something on II resembling quail
pie, despite the fnct that the game
statue provides = fine fos any person
having dead quails in his possession BE-
fore the law in on.
Over in Groton Capt. John Spicer.
who is one Of the last Of New London's
successful whalemen. has been raising
q brood Of fine chickens, Of which he
has taken great care. One day he heard
hubbub about his hennery. and. go
ing ont. found one chicken gone. The
marauder was mot In sight. and he took
it for granted that a henhawk had
made away with the chicken. The
next morning another racket in the
coop and, rushing to the spot. the vet
eran whale hunter was suTprised to
find the mother hen in the act Of peck
ing the life out OF what he supposed
was q hawk. The hen was ON top and
the feathers were flying in great shape.
The captain darted into the coop and
was still further surprised to find that
instead Of hawk il was . fine par
fridge that the hen had killed. He
bore Oh the stray bird in triumph. He
in still mt loss to say whether the
partridge WINS attempting to steal his
chickens or not.-N. Y. Sum.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

beware Of the woman who does not
care for beauty" said the man Of ex-
perience-
"why. pray inquired the youth.
Because you can't get around her
by hattery. and that seriously weakens
your position every time" - Chicago
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
winding Up .h- Cotton Crop.

The next most important work en-
the farm is to wind up the cotton crop
1t is difficult to get cotton picked in
cold weather, and considering the low
price OF cotton and the poor quality OF
that remaining in the fields it is per-
haps the best policy to have the pick
ing done on shares, if it is considered
profitable to have it picked at all.
Whilst there is little or no profit in
cotton at prevailing prices. after ,
crop is made one must try to get
enough out of it to repay the expense
Of making it. and must calculate very
carefully what it will pay to do and
what it will not. When profits are very
small the share system works well;
though as general farm practice it is
very Objectionable. As a rule. one can
not afford to enter into partnership
with his laborers, especially such la
borers as are found in the cotton
states.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
COvINGTON. SATURDAY. JANUARY

cent, and when the weather Is bad n
will pay either to have the watering
trough under shed or else carry wa.
terr to the cows and let them stay in
the stable.
There are devices on the market
which keep n supply of water con-
stantly before cows in the stable, and
tests with these devices show that
when used that milk yield is increased
over that given by any other method
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cultiyator.
windinx Up ths Years Eusim-~a.
Whilst the business of one year
laps over that of the next to a certain
extent, a good deal of winding up il
possible and desirable at the close OF
the calendar year. Hands will soon
have to be rnid of and debts which
cannot be extended be met. One must
not forget that failure to pay debt
when due may work hardship to the
creditor as well as to the debtor.
Enough produce, therefore, shoulI he
sold to NEE. the above items. But we
still think it is not good policy to
rush all ones cotton on the market at
once. If practicable a farmer should
distribute tks sale of his crop through
the whole year. The practice which
has prevailed in the south of having
debts mature and settlements made at
the end of the year works very badly
1t causes a very large portion OF tho
cotton crop TO be placed on the emarket
at once. depressing prices and giving
Spectators an opportunity to get
most of the Irofit there may be in the
crop. Sell, therefore, only SO much aa
may be needed to meet pressing obli-
cations. gin and pack the remainder
and place under shelter where there is
least danger Of fire. Insure it If you
feel able 70 do so. but there is no
necessity 10 incur the expense Of
storage. It is equally important to
know how TO handle and market a
crop as it is to- know how to cultivate
it and secure the greatest yield. Farm
ers as rule are much more skilled in
making crop than in disposing of it.
They heed the statements and advice
Of cotton buyers, losing sight of the
fact that these are largely interest
ed parties.-- Southern Cultivatcr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

NG6 9E@G9 wv 49, 49, ~
One dny crow comes to farmer
who vhas sowing his field and says:
Eve like to be friends init you. II
you like 10 be good feIler und throw
dot gun away. we shall save your corn
from der squirrels"
Der farmer scratches his head und
thinks about it. uEd by und hy he says
dot vhas good enough for nim- He
shall hang up his gun und git wei
come to all crows who come. In two
days he never seen so many crews. und
before n week dot field vhaa al
scratched up and no seed vhas left He
goes by der owl und says:
.How vhas II. eh? Der crows vhss
to save my corn from der squirrels.
but they have eaten it aIlQp by them
selves?"
Moral: my friend" replied the ow.
''it vhas no difference to n man whether
somebody picks his pockets or he vhas
robbed on der highway. Had you kep'
clear of both crows and squirrels you
would have had corn to sell next fall
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
D~r rux vyho Got Leet.


One time fox likes TO do something
TO make everybody feel good. und be
calls up all der animals and fowls unf
says:
MY frens. l vhas going to have ST
much rain dot der geese und duck:
shall end pond Of water in ever.
fieid.'
Dot p!eases der geese. but der hen<
cried out dot der weather should keer
dry. Der wolf wanted snow der COW
wanted hot weather. und der ass unc
horse und pheasant und crow each
wanted something 10 please himself
Dot fox can't do il, und 50 everybody
cries out dot he vhas fake und pitches
into him till he vhas almost dead.
Moral: II likes to be good. but you
see how she vhas." said the fox. ns he
met farmer while dragging himse,i
away.
"You vha. fool!" replied the farm
sr. "Dot man who likes to please every
body yhas nobody's friend"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07
CARL DUNDER.
;orss Fables from NJ Comic Gsr1
Der wolf u.a Der Bear.

Der Wolf U00 Uef 0Got.
One day a wolf goes by n near und
saws to him: For two days do farmer
vllas digging in his field. und ! e:nt
make him out. / like to know What
shas up"
"Yes. I noticed him." replied the
bear. "und | guess We better go along
und see about it."
BY und by dey vhas come to dot
field. und der wolf looks all around und
says:
ut vhas my opinion dot farmer vhas
grubbing ont a stump.
ut vhaz my opinion he vhas planting
. tree" says der bear.
"It vhas more likely stump.
ait must have been a tree"
"How can you be SO obstinafe!" ex-
claims der wolf in temper.
"Un1 how can you be such an iRno-
ramus?" replies der bear. as be feels
mad all over.
"Doan' you believe vhas afraid OF
you'll"
"Und l vhill let you know who l
vhas!"
Und il vhas fight right away. und
purity soon der earth falls in. nnd both
wolf und bear vhas out Of sight. Dot
farmer vhas hiding behind a stump.
und he comes out und says:
.One says it vhas a stump und der
other says it vhas a tree. but 1t vhas
neither. 1t vhas a pit. und both have
fallen into il to meet their death"
Moral: Argument may eclighfen.
but obstinacy digs pitfall for its owa
feet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

James Riley, prominent breeder
in Indiana, says: Il regard SOW that
has had the cholera and fully recov-
cred, If it has left her breedr, as very
valuable. never knew q hog that had
the genuine cholera and fully recov-
cred ever to take it second time"
He says he has SOW seven years old
that had the cholera badly when one
year old. She fully recovered and far
rowed four litters of ten pigs each in
two years, and raised them. She has
raised two litters each year since, and
never less than nine pigs in n litter.
All of her pigs have proved strong ard
vigorous. She has gone through the
cholera twice since and did not take It.
Farm and Fireside.
Spring Pigs.
Said very successful pig-feeder:
s'The reason why l like spring pigs Is
because l can grow the frame of the
hog want very cheaply on grass and
. little corn during the summer
months, and when the cool days OF
autumn come on can finish him up
fill him with fat and round him Oft
smooth and nice in very short time
with corn-and get rid Of him before
snow fiies." The man who possesses
the facilities-has the necessary pas
turage-to enable him to follow this
plan can produce pork third cheaper
that he who is obliged to yard his
hogs the year round, while the dam
ger Of disease sweeping off his herd is
fully so per cent less.-Farm and Fire
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-01-07

Der Man Usa der Elephant.
One day rs a man was going by der
woods an elephant rushed cut und
would have done him oop II he dom:
climb tree in hurry.
ut vhas all right" said der ele-
plant. "und hunger force you to come
down. und den you vhas my victim"
Dot man yhaits awhile. und den be
smiles und says he would gif 5000 If he
vhas 50 big und strong und have such
large feet.
at vhas no use to datter me" says
der elephant. und he doan' 90 away.
Der man goes on 10 praise dot ele-
plants eyes und trunk und tusks unc
to ask him to sing und whistle but il
vhas no good. by and by he says:
'Vhell. mebbe it vhas right What dot
beetle say?"
"Und What does dot beetle say?"
dot you vhas n coward"
"He vhas an internal liar und shall
smash him."
~ne brngs around dot he lick. you il
two minutes"
"He does. eh? Where vhas dot lying
bluffing beetle? Shust let me find hin
und he vhas gone up in one round"
Und dot elephant gets so mad he
can't stand still. and pretty soon he
vhas running through der woods to iind
der beetle.
Moral: "Everbody has his weak
point" says dot man as he slips down
und runs AWAY. ''und he who finds
them out vhas der gamer"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-01
GENIUS AND ROTUNDITY.
The Famous 2uartette, Hugo, Dumas,
Sue and Roman Were Enor-
mously Fat.

Theophile Gautier remarked that
Victor Hugo, in his quality of the SOW
ereign prince of French romantic po-
etry, should be Gf the ordinary opin-
ion as to poets were correct angular,
with light or dark hair, and pink COM
plexion. The world and an overcoat
could hardly contain the glory of Vic
ton band every day, and as for buttons
in front they were snapped off con-
tinually. Victor Hugo's embonpoint
was most richly deserved, for his plate
was u mixtum compositum of veal cut
let's, lima beans and oil, roast beef and
tomato sauce, omeets, milk and vine
gar, mustard and cheese, which he
swallowed rapidly and in immense
amounts while drinking coffee.
Rossini had not been able to see his
feet over his abdomen for six years ere
his death. He was hippopotamus in
trousers. Jules Janin would break
down any eighteenth century sofa on
which he might happen to sit. The
Africanism of Alexander Dumas pas
sions did not prevent the author of
THE Three Guardsmen" from being
very plump. lie ate three beefsteaks
where any other fat man ate one.
Sainte-Beuve saw his abdomen bulge
out under his goatee. The most fertile
of all French romancers, Balzac, looked
more like n hogshcad than man.
Three ordinary persons stretching
hands could not reach around his
waist. DR.. Eugene Sue, author of the
mysteries of Paris" was greatly
grieved when he could no longer see
over his stomach. Theophile Gautier
also merited a place among obese lit
erary gods; Renan, Maupassant, Flau-
bert and Sarcey were also to be there
classed. -Humanitarian
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-01
Cool Resorts of the North

The Popular Summer Tourist Route is
the Grand Trunk Railway, reaching all the
famous Summer resorts including Petoskey,
Mackinaw, St. Clair Springs-The Muskoka
rio), Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Rap
ids of the st. Lawrence, White Mountains,
Montreal, Saguenay River and the Seashore
resorts OF the North Atlantic. Also Wat
kins Glen, Glen Summit, Atlantic City, As.
bury Park and other popular resorts on and
reached by the Lehgh Valley r. r.
Vestibule Train Service.
Copies of illustrated literature with full
information as to rates, etc, will be sent on
application to j. II. Burgis, City Passenger
and Ticket Agent, 249 Clark St., Corner
jackson Boulevard, Chicago,