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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02

Put on pint Of tomatoes (fresh or
canned). with two sprigs of parsley,
three cloves, three peppercorns and a
sliced onion, and boil for a quarter of
an hour; strain; wash two-thirds of a
cupful of rice and put it into quart of
boiling water; put the tomatoes into a
double boiler, add the rice, one cupful
of stock or water. little pepper and a
teaspoonful of salt; steam one hour;
add three tablespoonfuls Of butter cut
small, letting them rest on the top with
out stirring; remove the cover. and put
towel over for ten minutes. Serve as
a vegetable, or as border to meat
Housekeeper
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
MODEL CATTLE STALL.
its Inventor Regards IL Better Than
StanchiOns for Keeping the
Animals In Place.

Mr.. j. L. Irwin, of Kansas, contrib
utes a sketch and description Of a cat
tie stall which he regards as better than
stanchions for keeping the animals in
place. He says:
~ stall consisting of set of 2x4s,
one on each side, is bolted at one end
to the manger and at the other to the
or posts just wide enough
apart to give the animal easy access.
1t should not be wide enough to allow
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Pewerful Rood Epeine..

Mr.. John j. Thornycroft, an English
authority on steam engines, recently
maintained before the British associa-
tion that road steam engines, by q
slight alteration Of the laws, can be so
constructed as to be Of the highest
value to trade. He affirmed they could
be made to carry loads of IL tons at
four miles an hour, and that with tires
of IS inches width they would not injure
the roads more than horses do, as they
would act as steam rollers. Mr.. Thor
nycroft expressed no doubt of the prac-
ticability of his plan and claimed that
it would work a revolution in agricul-
ture, as it would allow of the free trans
mission Of lime, manure and heavy tim
Der to points where they might be
needed. The only unsettled point in
the problem is the substitution of some
other material for rubber in the tires,
as rubber costs too much. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that this can be dcne
by some different treatment of wood.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
sKIM-MnK FOR CALVES


The best method of raising calves ON
skim milk is matter of interest to
every farmer. In some tests made at
the Iowa station it was found that the
best and most economical gains were
made on cornmeal and skim milk. Lin
seed meal also gave lower and more ex-
pensive gains and was in every way less
satisfactory than either oatmeal or
cornmeal and fax seed. 1t may be that
the results of these experiments are con-
trary to prevailing opinion concerning
the relative value of these feeds, but it
is not unnatural or in any way unrea-
sonable that the carbonaceous grains
should be more suitable for feeding
with skim-milk than highly nitrogen
GUS product like linseed meal. Skim
milk is nitrogenous itself. Some expert
ments were made in Holland to test the
effect of increasing the fat in skim-milk
for calves, or adding starch. Enough
whole milk was added to skim-lnilk to
make the desired amount of fat. When
starch was fed ii was cooked to a paste
in the skim-milk. About "a per cent. OF
the starch was digested. the coefficient
of digestibility being as high as in the
case of the adult animal. The addition
Of starch to the ration diminished the
of protein somewhat. 1t
was, however, on the whole considered
satisfactory. When it is possible to
supply skim-milk containing protein,
and the supplemental carbonaceous
material in an Inexpensive form, the
profitable feeding of calves is assured.
In the experiments cited above carbo-
hydrates, either in form of starch or
cereal grains, were successfully COM
bined with skim-milk and in this way
the animal was supplied with an abund- |
ance of protein and energy and made
good growth.-Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02

When carrots or turnips are stored
outside they cannot always be reached
when desired for use, and it viii there
fore be advantageous to store some of
them in bins in a dry cellar. II packed
in perfectly dry sawdust, oats, corn. or
even dry earth. they will keep well and
can be taken out Of the bins at any time.
It il the alternate freezing and thaw.
ing that damages all root crops stored
away in winter. but a. the packing ma
terial keeps them 1t an even tempera-
ture this liability il avoided. The oats
OF corn used for the purpose will not be
injured. and may Be fed while nsin4
the roots in the bin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
ECHOES FROM YESTERDAY.

Hark to the chilaren's merry play
In The old NOW sweet with the new-mowI
hay!
Blithefuily blending the laugh and shout,
Cheerily carolliag in and out.
Q, but the heart beats warmer when
Come those words to my ear again:
"A bushel of wheat and bu ael of rye,
All 'taint ready holler T. -
Seems to me but breath of time
Since repeated that childish rhyme,
Where there are others playing now
Hide and seek in the old barns NOW.
My voice echoes within my ear,
The words are mine that pause to hear:
A bushel of wheat and a bushel of rye,
All 'taint ready holler u .
Life is game more earnest now
Than when played in the dear old NOW;
The one who searches me out is Fate,
Who comes unbidden and will not wait.
And who, in his self-apointed day,
Calls one and all, nor waits to say:
"A bushel of wheat and bushel of rye,
All 'taint ready holler l."
Nixon Waterman, in Elliott's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02

foundation it has elected its own presi-
dent, made its own laws, and its citi-
zens have never taken an oath of al
legiance to Queen Victoria. The Beers
who formed the republic withdrew
from British soil for the sole purpose of
forming an independent government,
ard this right was fully recognized by
Great Britain in 1852 and again in the
treaty of 1851 and the convention of
1854. The only right which the Beers
accorded to Great Britain was that of
conducting the diplomatic affairs of the
Transvaal: and upon this fimsy con-
cession. Secretary Chamberlain has
based his demand for regulating the
status of foreigners residing within the
limits of the republic.
The injustice of the British claim
speaks for itself, but it is further en-
phasized by the fact that the ''ou:land-
ers" are not only TO be permitted to con-
troll the elections in the Transvaal, but
that they shall at the same time lose
none of their rights as British subjects,
NOR be compelled to take an oath of alle-
glance to the republic. The preposter-
business of such proposition cannot fail
to appeal forcibly to every American
itizen, not one Of whom would for .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
FASHION NOTES.
Short Skirts and Heavy
Tan shoes.

Many small fancy button is seen on
new gowns, and SO far the brass ones
predominant. They may be fat or
round. Both are TO be found on the
new flannel shirt waists.
These shirt waists are made in a va
riety of ways. Pretty ones are made
perfectly plain in front, opening down
the side, the fullness gathered in at the
waist. biousing slightly. The buttons
are put on regularly, or in groups of
three, and for many of them the round
brass buttons are used. The shirt with
which we are so familiar is still to be
seen with yoke in the back coming
a little over the shoulder in front, where
the fullness is gathered. A prominent
shirt waist maker has his new waists
made with very deep yoke in front,
the yolk embroidered with polka dots,
small bow knots, or similar small de-
signs. These long yokes can hardly
be said to be becoming to the majority
of people. Some waists are made with
no yoke at all to have the long effect
that has been so much desired. Shirt
waists, or. perhaps. they should be
called merely separate waists, made of
thin woolen material in delicate colors
are made with clusters of narrow tucks
running up and down the front. back,
and sleeves of the waists. There is the
fiaring instead of shirt sleeve cuffs to
these waists.
The so-called golf capes, reaching
half way to the bottom Of the skirt,
have much more elegant lines than the
shorter capes. They are really intended
more for sea voyages an travelling
wraps.
just about this time of the year a
great many women are to be seen
around the streets wearing short skirts
and heavy yellow shoes which look as
if they might be in mems sizes. The
heavy shoe in yellow has pretty. man.
nish effect on small foot, but on the
ordinary foot of woman of ordinary
size they have not the effect, but seem
to be mems shoes and lose their beauty.
Women would do well to adopt the
styles to their own particular needs.
and doing this the large woman would
give up her yellow shoes. The straight
tip is still the most popular. = N. Y.
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02

Good roads add materially to the
value of any country. A recent visit
in the rural sections convinces us that
the two important factors in the inn
provement of roads are the cutting down
of grades and a thorough drainage to
prevent the damage done to roads by
streams of water flowing from water
sheds. 1t is waste of money simply to
repair the surface of the road while
permitting high grades to continue.
preventing the transport of economical
loads of wood or farm produce. The
practice should also be condemned of
covering bowlders and rocks in the
roadway with earth in the fall. They
should be removed by blasting or by
the use Of the crowbar, thus remedy
ing the trouble once for all.-American
Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Sour Mi,k Gi..er M.m...

Mix together one-half cupful of mo-
lasses, one-half teaspoonful of soda,
one-hah teaspoonful of salt, one table
spoonful of ginger; one-half cupful of
sugar, one tablespoonful OF butter
(creamed). one cupful of sour milk. 2H
cupfuls of flour with one-half teaspoon
fulof soda mixed in it. Beat well; grease
muffin pans; nearly fill with the bat
ter. Bake 20 minutes in a moderate
ovea.-Philadelphis Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
with Di.he. Of Fish and Meat.

With fish. potatoes are always served;
with boiled fish, little plain boiled po-
tato balls with parsley sauce, and GU
cumbers with French dressing; with
broiled fish, French fried potatoes and
cucumber sauce made by grating and
seasoning cucumber and adding little
whipped cream. With baked fish, which
is usually stuffed with bread, tomato
sauce, plain boiled potatoes and stewed
cucumbers with English drawn butter.
With a planked fish, mitre d'hotel but
ter, potato puff and cucumbers with
French dressing. With smelts, sauce
tartare.
With brown stews of beef, dumplings
and stewed carrots may be served.
With fricandeau of veal. macedoine
of vegetables, which is made by cooking
separately in water turnips, carrots,
peas and French beans; when done,
drain, mix and simmer for a few min
utes in a rich brown sauce. After dish
ing the meat arrange these neatly at
the ends of the platter, pouring the
sauce over all. Sippets of bread, cut
into triangles and curled parsley may
garnish the dish.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02

Teacher-For what else was Julius
Caesar noted?
Tommy Tucker (who had studied the
lesson somewhat hastily)-His great
strength, Fam. He threw a bridge
across the Rhine.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Quitc natural.

First Drummer had bad luck on
my last trip, but the goods am hand
ling now are selling right and left.
Second Drummer-What are you
First Drummer-Shoes.-N Y. Jour
nal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Didn't your industries pay?"


Loquacious Visitor (who has been de
scribing at some length her bridal
trousseau)-You ought to see me in my
going away gown.
Hostess-I wish ] Chicago
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
HOUSEHOLD BITS.
items Of Information which May
he of Use to the Busy
Housewife.

That wholesome nursery favorite
Brown Betty, may be varied occasional
~ by substituting peaches for apples
Put layer of buttered crumbs in the
bottom of the pudding dish, which
should also be well buttered, and cover
with a layer of peach quarters, sprin.
kled with granulated sugar. Continue
with the crumbs, peaches and sugar un-
til the dish is full, having the crumbs
on top. Bake half an hour in a moder-
ate oven and serve with sweetened
cream.
A saddle of venison is the best for
roasting. Lard it with stripes of firm;
fat pork, salt and pepper and dredge
with flour. Roast in hot oven. basting
frequently. Venison should be served
rare and very hot.
A pretty conceit for children's par.
ties is sponge cake baskets, which may
hold peaches and cream or jelly, if pre-
ferred. The cakes are baked in deep
round gem pans. When cold the CEN
ters are cut out with sharp knife,
leaving a half-inch roll of the cake.
ms Is IIOSltu OutSiuc anu the Till
decorated, with tiny candies or sugar
almonds.
At the linen stores Russian goods are
among the novelties much admired.
Sideboard or bureau scarfs show wide
borders of drawn work with geometri-
cal patterns picked out in red, black
and green. The drawn work is done
in checkerboard squares and the thread
are covered with red or black to produce
the pattern.
An excellent cucumber wash for the
complexion is made by heating the juice
of fresh cucumbers to the boiling point,
skimming and bottling. A tablespoon
full of this juice added to two table
spoonfuls of water should be applied
to the face night and morning, letting
it dry on.
To clean iron sinks rub well with
cloth wet in kerosene oil. After using
the oil wash thoroughly with hot. soapy
water.
Ice plates nodded for the purpose are
now frequently used in serving little
neck clams.-Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Hfa L.mck,

Friend-Did you have any luck on
your hunting trip?
Sportsman-Wel, / struck a bulls
eye and had to pay for the buli!-Pack.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
Human Nature.

"Yes," said the founder of the CO.
operative colony, I'VE got on very nice
ly for the first six months; then the
trouble began"
Didn't your industries pay?"
THE industries promised favorab!y.
But we couldn't stand prosperity. One
of the men discovered gold mine in
the mountains and one of the women
subscribed for fashion magazine and
then the trouble started"
ton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02

Butter that is to be packed for fu-
ture consumption should be great deal
drier than that intended for immediate
use. 1t should also be packed soldly,
SO that when turned out of the box il
win not show any crevices for brine
to lodge. giving it m unsightly appear
ance.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
EASILY MOVED FENCE.

ease. The boards of each panel overlap,
at one end, the next panel. A grad
ually curving corner should be made
with this fence, since at right angles
slight opening would be left.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
black seeaIess Grape wanted.

Will some one develop black seed
less grape? We have white seedIess
grapes, but suitable only to the climate
OF California, and now we want good
black grape without seeds. Such
grape would sell at fancy price ON
the market. The fear of appendicitis
causes many people to take out the
seeds when eating grapes, and this,
greatly detracts from the pleasure OF
grape eating. A grape of the charac-
ter described would bring a good deal
more than the common grape.-Farm-
eres RnvsA~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-12-02
A MOVABLE FENCE.
Have ut Least . Quarter Of
. Mile OF 1t.

The illustration shows q panel Of Z
fence that can be moved with great
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08

interviewed" and this is how the far
off eastern paper puts 1t:
Captain Dunsterville assured me that
the main incidents Of the series OF stories
are based on fact. we three, he said,
were quite as distinct and apart from
the other boys ia the school as we are
represented to be. ! cannot honestly say
we were popular with either masters OF
boys IL was not 10 be expected. 20 lar
as the masters were concerned, not one
OF them could ever get the better OF KIP
ling His keen wits and unfailing re-
sources never deserted him. Even when
thew knew no was humbugsing them they
could not catch him. AS for our school
mates. what must they have thought or
three Youngsters who tried 20 model their
lives for a month or so at time, on the
maxims of Ruskin. varying the menu
with a course Of Carlyle. who decorated
their study with a sea-green dado and
Greek border; who spent their pocket
money in buying prints Of mediaeyal
saints in the cult of pre-Rafaelite art
Nevertheless, they seem TO have
taught you something at Westward Ho.
Captain Dunsteryille himself passed de
rect into Sandhurst, securing second place
for Latin.
"'Oh. yes, we did some work at odd
times We all owed lot 10 Cromwell
Price. our dear old head master
&C. c. Beresford was the third member
Of the trlumvirate who passed into Coop
er's Hill, and thence to the Public-Works
Department in India. His health failed
and ne left the, service. His name has
recently been heard OF in connection with
the Fabian Society. in London. In looks
he was the poet Of the three, his large
eyes and strongly-marked features be-
traying a notable individuality.
some one has written that none OF
Kipling's schoolmates anticipated the
fame that awaited him.
Captain Dunsteryile laughed. i should
have said exactly the opposite he re-
piled. why. we all credited Giglamps-
that was his nickname, not Beetle-witf
the sense Of a man Of 30 when he was
49, Appreciate his genius indeed. Wher
we were hard up we used 20 rush hin
into our study and sit over him until h'
dashed of an article for the local paper
for which he got ten bobs Could APP
probation go further one day when h'
was lazy and even punching would no
make him work. we sold all his clothes
every stitch except one small jacket. W.
/ revelled in cocoa for days on the strength
/ Of that desperate resort.
! 'Rudyard always had that imperialis
/ tic touch in his work. said DUnsterville
| Here IN the School Magazine OF Alarcl
20. 1850. is a poem he wrote when tn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08

news came that some wrctchod fanatic
had attempted the life OF her Majesty IL
f. headed ave ImpcratriN,' ana do
thanksgiving for a proyidential escape ne
sends 10 the Queen greeting
snch greeting as may come from those
Whose fathers faced the Sepoy hordes'
or served you In the Russian SHOWS,
And, dying left their sons their SWORDS
And we are bred to do your Will
BY land and sea, wherever mes
Your flag. 20 fight and follow sun
And work your empires destinies'
"To my mind the story OF hplins
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
KIpLING As A scHooL-BoY.
One of His "Underbred" Playmntes
Recalls Things.
BaItImOTe AmerICanD

Kipling is always interesting. His boy
ieb ebulltions. when for the first time
since he was q child at school in Eng
land-a short time-he saw clVlilze u
country. have long since been forgiven by
the neople of America. The man who
wrote Lord Of our Farhung Battle
Line" and Take Up the White Mans
burden" is. to a great extent, child OF
am who speak the English language.
Therefore. he IS interesting, even III ms
caddlsh school-days, and il is whispered
that there are people who VIII read
"Stalky & Co."
II seems that there IS a certain Captain
Duusteryille in the service Of her Ma
iesty in one of the native regiments III
india. and he has sprung into fame Dy
reason of having been one Of those oD-
,o~fous creatures. the "underbred boy,
which Kipling depicts in his story OF
"stalky & Co" In the Delhi Morning
post the Captain, gallant, no doubt Is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
OUR WON ANS PAGE.
Is THE PLAIN SKIRT DESTINED ro
DE BANIsHED'
THIS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION
mack. of Late Models showing box
Pfeats-Tbe Poncho
,,~..>exx Iingerie-Mun an"
a.,.,e Used In Preference to siik'
written for the Dispatch)

p,or again asserts that the PLAIN
,,oh, sklrt is TO be banishcd from our re-
card. There is a solid foundation al ia -
for this rumor, since several OF me az
models show double box-pleais az
hoct wonder whether 1t VIII be pos
90 ,,r the economical TO odd the box
.,,oa, dovn the plain skirt Of their au-
-, foncv. II this style becomes ue re
-. - moi the extravaganza OF 50 Su"
A. a change of fashion would De "a" IN.
o., 4 lovely Worth gown ! nave yuS'
&c, vvos Of prune-colOred cloth' com
.te,eiy covered with Nandyked rows VI
black chenille fringe, having - a.,
headed. and. although somewhat ncaFy az az
apucarance. IL was sInsul@ s.s1, do,,-
weight. This gown had quite a 4u'S -.
h,crnIeat of velvet at the back Oh "a
III. tho tightness only appearing III
sronf and over the hips A very GU.
usIklng costume was composed OF N'o,e'
end eyeen. plain wOOllcn material, III.
,v,o colors softly blending 10 the extent
~ producing "a changeabic ehcct'
Tho corsage was cut on the pas as
,,as The skirt. also. The back was
s,retched mainly TO the waist line; the
fronts in bolcrO shape were caught To-
yether by a strap OF plain paste -Nioiet
cloth. crossing a finely-tucked uatk-s eoi
velvet vest; bow Of similar velvet ap-
nears ON one side. whilst the Original,
sbanod collar has a stitched fold of the
same material as an ornamentauon; inc
tnnioue is cut UP at the side. and slash
ed across with straps Of plain cloth, ana
small metal buttons; the double peat
forming a redlngote behind, has an ehec-
OF being cut in one with the coreage py
means OF large metal buckle placed AT
the back OF the waist oil the po,e' -
which hides the division OF skirt anu you
ice. In this costume you see agaih 'no
double box-pleat at the back
Here IS another charming COSTUME
when illustrates the same innovation. IL
Is 10 play its part on guest at a we'd