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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
THE NEGRO IN WAR.
Their Conduct at FL Caucy Proves
Them 10 he Good
SOldiefA.

What doubt there may have lurked
ccncernirg the qualities of the Amer
lean negro as fighting soldier had
been swept away by The magnificent
conduct of all the co.ored troops, in
fanrty and cavalry. when led into fire
by their white officers. The quality
of the leadership may be inferred from
the heavy proportion of losses aelong
the officers. The gallant tTweEty-fourth
alone lest 40 per cent. Of its officers
in the charge on FL Caney. The losses
among the men were almost equally
heavy. This was the same regiment
which afterward furnished 50 vClun-
teer nurses for the yellow fever hos
pital at Siboney. aud when 35 Of these
had been stricken down replaced them
by 55 more.
How these same troops would have
behaved without the inspiration of their
white leaders must remain an open
question. As an experiment. / fancy.
it would be scarcely worth trying.
Those who insist that the fights of
those days were soldiers battles. NEAR
III ohu ~ ae
ership counted for little, must give
the colored soldiers their due in the
achievement Of victory. One Of the
Engiishmen serving with us, / recol-
icct, who had watched the conduct of
our black troops with professional Gu
riosity. reached the conclusion that
they were jus; as good as some of the
best native regiments in India. and
commented on the fact that these troops
invariably do better when led, in part
at least. by officers of their own color
ard blood.
Our colored scldiery certainly con-
tained mary men wEo showed them
selves possessed of the first and most
important instinct OF leadership. re-
call the fea: of one negro-a color SER
geant Of the Tenth cavalry. l believe.
L. the charge on San Juan Hill he car
Red the guidon of his troops. and was
ordered by his captain TO keep near him.
holding the guiJon aloft. where ii would
be well in view. From that time on
:he captain and all the following troop
ers found it hard to keep up with their
guidon. plunging ahead through the
high spear grass. up the steep Hill,
straight for the ritiless Spanish fire
from the hilltops. When the old
sergeant reached the crest OF the hill.
together with the rest of the rough
riders. he waved his tattered red and
white gnidon aloft as an encourage
merit to his fellowtroopers. and he
stood there with his lxtle flag. his fig
ure clearly siihouetted on the ridge.
until the inevitable happened. ana he
fell wounded twice. For this act of con-
spicuons gallantry this particular col
cred soldier was recommended by his
<uperiorS for an honorable mention.
Had he been cne of us. he would have
been promoted to lieutenancy on the
spot.-Collier's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
DISEASES OF HORSES.
Mango sud DistempeR In Horsss Remedy,
Treatmsnt and Feed to bs
Coe0.

The want Of proper grooming. and
want of sufficient food, starvation in a
word, are the chief causes of mango.
The disease is very contagious, hence
il is essential that all animals suffer
ing from it should be isolated.
Blankets and other clothing SHOULD.
be soaked or boiled in a solution of
soap and carbolic acid; also, the sad
die, harness and grooming utensils
should be washed with warm water
and soap. and il would he all the bet
ter 10 follow this with an application
OF corrosive sublimate diluted in wa
ter. ten grains to the ounce of wa
ter: then air and dry them thorough
iy. To follow this washing by sprin-
king of sulphur on the parts coming
next the horse. is highly recommend
ed Some of these precautions may
seem unnecessary, but where the dis
ease has been of long standing the in
lection is difficult TO eradicate.
Among the many remedies for this
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
A NEW FORAGE CROP.
The Velvet Bean and It's CharacteIisttcs-
A,laptablIIty for Southern
I.atifudes.

In some of the daily weekly papers.
particularly in those published outside
the large cities there have appeared
glowing accounts of the velvet beau.
Il new nitrosen-gathering forage crop.
We arc told that this plant will sur
pass = legumiucus crops. even the cow
pea. Some of the accounts seem to be
written by the persons that are either
interested i'm the introduction of the
plant or by reporters who know little
about plant growth in general. One
article that has been seen in four or
five papers says that. being an air
plant" the velvet bean will thrive ION
almost any sell that will grow corn"
1t is also stated that mo fertilizing in
necessary"
No one having any knowledge Of
plants will believe that they can live
on air as stated. Even the airgrowing
orchids can not do this: they have to
have some mineral elements in order
to make growth. What is meant is, OF
course. that the plant gets its nitrogen
from the air like clover. peas and
beans do. 1T does not produce its tru-
~ grand spread of foliage from mere
atmosphere. Potash. phosphoric acid.
lime. etc. are just as necessary to it's
development as they are to turnips or
onions. 1t could not exist without
tiem much less produce n crop of fod-
der.
The velvet bean is IL tropical plant
introduced from Brazil TO Florida,
whence il has been taken to others OF
the gulf states. In many of these it
has given satisfaction. III does not
ripen its seed north of Louisiana. The
statement that il will do well where
ever corn will grow is therefore mac
curate. 1t has not. so far as known,
been grown upon large scale north
of Mason and Dixon's line. Careful
sc lection may in time give us varieties
that will ripen their seed farthernorth
tii3n the present variety does and
thess~,may be found useful in the
northern states. But the farmer OF
the north wiz. unless inclined to ex-
pertinent. do wel'sto leave it alone un-
til its requirements ere better UNDER
stood.
The above remarks are0ot intended
to brand the velvet bean as = fraud. 1t
is certainly n wonderful plan. for the
southern seates. where j: is like. 10
prove a strong rival of the cow Isa
and may even take the place of tha,.
splendid plant upon some soils and in
certain situations. No plant has yet
been tried in the south that gives sucl
promise.-M. &. kains, in Agricultural
EpitOnist
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04

disease Ne find the folio~irg recon-
mended as equal to the best. if no: the
very best: Sperm oil. six ounces; OIL
of tar, three ounces: lac sulphur. two
ounces; mix these well and apply
by means of brush. The skin OF the
horse. however. should be well wasflcd
before the remedy is appiieo- ihe
remedy should be applied again ut the
end OF the second or third day. Khus
the treatment should be continued IN
til Il cure is effected.
The first steps in the treatment OF
distempered horses is to keep them
warm and comfortably sheitered: and
if i'm severe weather, have the ch'li
taken off the water by giving them
cruel. For the swollen glands beneath
the ears. and the fumors that forci
there. n poultice of poplar bark sip-
perry elm. linseed and lobelia, equal
parts. moistened with vinegar and Wa
ter, should Ire used. And to give re-
lief to the passages of the head ano
nostrils. When the tumors are ripe
cause the pus to discharge from the
throat. pour SfoNIs u Sbisti tu'h1's
of tincture of lobelia and vinegar on
n hot stone or chovel. and have the
horse 10 iuhale the steam. This should
be continued at short intervals 20
which is indicated by becoming sofs
where the matter forms. they should
be Ianced. aud relief viii generally
follow. And to facilitate and increase
the discharge from the tuanors. the
bandases on them should be kept mod
eratcly tight: and they should be
sponged occasionally with y cold in
fusion of bay berry bark. If the
bowels become inactive. which often
occurs. give injections composed of
four drachms powdered aloes and one
drachm common salt, whien will pro-
mote action.
AS the horse begins to Improve. and
will partake of food. begin with grue'.
then advance on the mashes. boiled
oats or green food. but no corn until
he is pretty well recovered. In the
feed may be given two ounces pow
tlcred gentian. one ounce licorice root.
this divided into six equal parts: this
will be strengthening and otherwise
helpful.-James /. Baird, in Agricul-
tural Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
HERE ARD THERE.

Recent tests at the Georgia experi-
ment station indicate that subsoiiipg
produces no appreciable effect upon
the crops.
Animals confined in barns in diff
fused daylight increase in weight more
rapidly than in full daylight. The in
crease is greater in ease of full-grown
animals than with younger ones.-
Prof. Henry.
When the object isto have choice
table-fowls for home use (not for
market) get Langshan hens and mate
them with Dorking or Indian Game
males. Do not keep any of the young
stock. either pnllets or cockereIs. as
the pullets viii not prove rs Sooe; lay
crs as their dams.
The needfuI appurtcnances of \
country home are n series of outbuild-
ings. including stable. cow-shed.
hen-house. etc. While these should he
conveniently accessible from the dwell
ling. they should never De suffered to
encroach upon its sanitary require
ments.
-Ensilage fresh from the siio will
bring out rich milk and put flesh on
the bones. 1t is peculiarly adapted to
the requirements of dairy animals,
maintaining uniform flow of high
testing milk. Si!os will become more
numerous as the value of cnsi!age. is
better understood.
Any plant or crop which possesses
nitrogen gathering qualities is very
valuable on the farm for this reason.
Clover is regarded by all farmers ofex-
perience as the champion gatherer of
nitrogen, the very essential element
in which most soils are sadly deficient.
Crimson clover. it is reported, snr-
passe the common red in the co,Ies
ton Of nitrogen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04

SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
There are 800. .n00 Methcdists III Ohio.
LOCO in Indiana ard aO0,Cc0 in Mis-

There are 100000 MethcGists III Ohio
eoD. .OC0 in Indiana ard a00,CCo in Mis-
souri,
Since 1895 the Protestant Episcopal
church in this country has added $4,000
members TO its chur rchss.
The poorer students at the University
of Nicnra have meGsa academica. a:
which they can get dinner and supper
for $40 month.
tblu: rachominS. Of the IEoBas-
terry of ST. John at Jericho controls q
steamboat on the river Jordan. which
runs from that place to the south end or
The Dead sea.
The public school fund paid 10 white
teachers in North Carolina last year
was s45I STA. ard to negro teachers Ssa1..
l95. The average attendance of both
races at school was 1867 whites and
5s.5iS negroes.
Within the last three years the gov
ernmert of China has agreed that mis-
sionary societies. not only Mt the ports.
but in the interior. may. without him
Grancc. rent or buy places for resi-
dences. chapels. hospitals. schools. etc.
For over 200 years the use of bells
has been forbidden to the Christian
churches in the Holy Land Since the
dedication of the new church at Jerusa-
lem there are three bells the right 10
:se which is one of the minor coEces-
siors OF the sultan 10 his friend. the
kaiser.
Rev. DR.. Theodore y. sMorrison. new
bishop Of the Episcopal diocese of Iowa
came to the Church of the Epiphany.
Chicago. in 1876. The church was a
small one with heavy debt. Now the
church property is worth over $50. .00a.
and the debt Il small affair, which can
easily be provided for.
l, is stated that SEQ Mormon mission
aries are seeking proselytes in different
parts ofthe United States. They are es-
pec,a!iy active in Maryland and West
Virginia and in the mountain districts
OF Virginia. kentucky and Tennessee.
There are also missionaries at work i'm
all -he countries of northern Europe.
The absence Of child from school in
Switzerland unless IN case of Illness. is
punishable by fine. the amour; of
which is daily increased. If i; is sus-
pected that the child's Illness i
slammed doctor is sent by the school
authorities. and when he is convinced
that the suspicion is correct the parents
have to pay his fee.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
Betting to WIN.

We'll. old chap, what 90 you think
of the result??"
We'll. my boy. I'm satisfied. Had a
c;nch all the time. Made .year's sala-
ry."
How did you manage that:
thought you were betting on"
10th? Certainly. Think I'm in
politics for the benefit Of the people
Not much. I bet $1,000 to $4,000 on
Teddy and $4,000 10 $4,000 on 'Seces-
sion Van Wyck. Net-s4.Go0.
For whom did you vote?"
Neither. When / saw had a sure
thing / didn't give Garn who was
elected. II the chances to hedge hadn't
come of course. I'd have voted for the
man I bet on first."-N. y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
Renenth Hin.

4 large. self-possessed woman. GER
tainly pas; The age Of :3. stepped into
a Dearborn street bar Der shop. with a
her arm.
Every barber not at work ON a Gus
toner instantly came 10 attention.
Il don't know whether have come 10
the right place or not" she said. Il
was told there was n shop somewhere
along here where could have my little
cog shampooed. Can YOU give it hereo"
YES. ma'am. replied the operator
presiding at the rhair nearest the front
door. with dignity "-Alcibiades." he
added. turning s'ifi;y TO the boo'b!sek.
give the lady's dog shampoodle. =
Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
Apple. and batter.

Apples and batter make good COM
bination. When to be served in the
form of friiters. the apples should be
peeled. cored and cut in slices quarter
cf an inch thick. and then soaked in
brandy for couple OF hours. At the
time OF frying drain each piece Of apple.
dip il in finely-powdered sugar. and
then in some latter. and fry in fat.
which must be quite boiling. BE care
ful to drain the fritters thoroughly be-
fore serving. when they should be
sprink'ed plentifully with sugar.-Bos-
ton Globe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
NO MARKET FOR STOLEN HAIR.
4 Dealers View Of the stories "f
Girls Whose Drnids Disap-
near Suddenly.

reporter for the Sun asked dealer
in human hair whether men IN ms
lire bouyh: the braids reported from
time to time 10 have been clipped from
Young girls heads in the streets ard
elsewhere. He smiled and said:
MANY people think so. but :hey are
mistaken. If we did purchase the hair,
we would not give so cents for the pref
test braid. Some people labor under
the impression that head of beautiful
tresses is worth S25 or $50. There are
in the large cities houses that buy wom-
ems hair. hu, il is my opinion that very
little OF the hair cut suddenly from
woman's head finds it's way to them.
The prices paid for srch goods are 80
small that it would not pay person to
rob women of their hair. I have fire.
qnently been asked whether tramps
or other suspicious-looking individuals
offer us for sale hair that nigh, have
been slashed from a womans head.
None has ever entered our place. Per-
sons with hair gotten legi,imate!rs some
times call to sell il. but we cannot use
il. No. human hair dressers do not
get their hair in this way. Lick a:
this hair. That is the only form in
which we buy It. Most of the hair used
in this country comes from France.
There women cultivate beautiful hair
for the purpose of selling it. Agents
go from house to house. pay trivial
sums for il. and then skillfnlly cut
1t off. Then it is sent to factories. where
it goes through various processes be-
fore it is ready for the market. This
hair I have in my hand is all of tho
same length. The fine and strong hair
and the coarser and most feeble and the
long and short mus, be separated. All
must be uniform. These are the reasons.
then. why we could not utilize hair jus:
cut off,"
"Do persons ever sell you dead peo-
pies hair?"
eve have bad such callers. But as
such hair is weak ard brittle. it can
no, be used in our business"
"How do yon accoun; for these hair
clipping stories?''
eve have onr own opinions. Some
times girls get tired Of comb;ng and
caring for their hair. Their parents
do not allow them 10 Gu; il Oft The
next thing they know some villain has
come along and clipped i, off according
to the girls story. She may have done
the clipping and hidden away the braid
Of course. there may he legitimate
cases of braid stealing OF clipping for
revenge. spite or malice: but as for
professional hair stealers. neve-. As
/ said before. there is nothing in it. r
have We, TO hear Of anyone heirg ar
rested with stolen human hair in his
possession: that is. hair clipped from
an nnsnspscting girl on the street.
Y. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
THE TRAGEDY OF AN EMPIRE.
True story OF the Downfall and Dis
graceful Death Of Prince Ru-
dolph Of .AuatPia.

The carnival was at its height in gay
Vienna. The noisy mssqueraGers were
returning from their revelries, and
were making the old city ring with
shouts and laughter. The sun was
struggling through the mists of the
January morning. but almost before it
Ead risen high enough to touch the
golden cross of ST. Stephan's cathedral
al! Vienna knew that there would be
no more dancing during that carnival.
The word had gone round that the
crown prince was dead: murdered.
some Decentralization in duel. others
conjecfured-acciGen killed, said
the papers.
Six years prior TO this unhappy night
Crown Prince Rudolph was forced by
the circumstances of his station 10
marry Stephan;e. the daughter OF the
king OF Belgium. whom he did not love.
while his heart was given to Baroness
Netsera. the most beautiful woman in
Vienna. What her character was l do
rot pretend to know. but the favor of a
crown prince is enough to turn the
hS'.u oa NossAiau
particularly il she has been reared in
Vienna. under the demoralizing infin-
enc. OF its court. His disappointment
drove him to dissipation; the crown
princess wept and scolded: the city was
scandalized. and the emperor had to
seek q way out of the difficulty. Count
Hoyos. an officer in the Austrian army.
and one of the numerous admirers Of
the young baroness, was promised pro-
motion in the army aud the assistance
Of the emperor if he would gain her
consent 10 marry him. This the coun:
succeeded in doing. Then came the
end. The count and his fiancee were
invited 10 spend the evening Of Jann-
AIRY 50. 1859. with the crown prince. in
,iis hunting lodge at Meyerling. Wine
flowed freely. and the hours were full
of mir,h. But suddenly. without warn
ing. Rudolph drew revolver. shot the
count. then the baroness. and at last
drove a bullet through his own heart
Edw ard a. Steiner. in Woman's Home
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
WEBS OF MEMORY.
Strange Misrepresentation Woven In
the FIickefinH Ii:ht Of the
Domestic FIresIde.

''MilGrsd."
/, was the young wife's name which
was called. and the husband was sitting
in the cozy front parlor of their happy
little home. reading by the soft light oil
the Pickering gas burner. and resting
his slippered feet upon the FURNISHED
brass fender in front of a glowing fire
IF rosy embers.
Mildred" he called again. as when a
lover he breathed her name, the sweet
est in all the world to him.
But there was no answer.
"Ah!" he murmured. 1.-The dear girl
does not rear her husband 5 voice. and
he lay back in his easy chair and
watched the blue flames dance in and
out among the sparkling Goals. At such
a time memory weaves cunning webs
of softened colors and sweet designs
and the young husbands thoughts flew
backward and forward in the loom OF
the past.
Three years ago he had been moth
er's petted darling. with no wish un-
gratified. no comfort neglt no lux
nry forgotten. Yet he felt within his
heart tender longing. an empty void
which 50 far in his happy life lad r.
mained untitled. Mildred Ray came
and the mothers heart knew that the
wife was greater than the mother.
A year passed and Mildred was his
wife. Gentle. loving. beautiful. he took
her to their new home. and for tssV
f,a E1ol h,e nj Env Ia.
and made his home a beautiful ideal
a four-walled paradise upon earth. We,
far above il. He was sereneiy happy
and peacefully comfortable Mildred
had given him her thought. her energy.
her time, her erdeavor--and he was ut
rest. He awoke from his reverie with a
start.
Mildred" he called.
No answer.
He became alarmed. Was II. then all
dream? And was he to he rudeiy
awakened:
Alas. for the mutability OF human af-
fairs.
Mildred" he called for the fourth
time.
Yes. Henry" came the sweef-voiced
answer from a sofa in the corner.
oh" he said. in tone OF relief.
"Are you there. darling"
"Ycs. hubble mine"
swell. love. the fire is going ont:
won't you go and get some more coal -
Not much. petsey. I've been doing
the loving-wife slave business long
enough. and il you want any more coal
you'll have to get il yourself!"
Mildred's memory had been weaving
a few webs itself while that fire was
slowly getting cold.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
The IibeIoas "They Say"

The one term they say" is response
bic for nine-tenths of the lies which
repetition and familiarity convert into
seemingly bona-ide evidence. One
usually hears an exciting bit OF gossip
launched forth with these words. while
a, the same time the speaker adrcitly
shields herself by declaring that. per-
souai.y, she does not know il to be true.
The man or woman who thus screens
himself or herself is nothing short Of
cowartl-Josephine Hill. in Woman's
Home COmnanion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
Brston. Who Do Not speak Esxi,.h.

1t is not generally realized what
hu immense number of Briions born
ana DrsI at home mare never succeed
e. III mastering the national language.
In Wales there are no fewer than Sos
036 people who cannot speak English.
Welsh being their only language. In
Scotland there are 43.7ss persons who
can speak nothing but Gaelic. And.
in Ireland. there are 32. .121 vino can ex
press themselves only in the Irish
tonguc.-Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-02-04
THE LITTLE AUTOCRAT.

Three years ago you could not find
Upon our pleasant street,
Another little home like ours
so orderly and neat.
Our baby boy has changed ali that,
But We are quite resigned,
II but the little autocrat
Is easy in his mind
1t may indeed seem rather strange
To unaccustomed eyes.
To see the parlor chairs o'erturned,
"a railroad enterprisel
But when we see. within the cab.
A curly head appear.
We can but throw kiss 10 him,
The roguish engineer.
And oft in military zeal
The sofa he'll invade.
Ard with the dowuy cushions bui,d
A silken barricade-
Then If at times within the room
The silence settles deep.
We find upon the fortress walls
The general-asleep.
For him we bend the willing knee
In lowly sports and gay,
Content IL by our loving wi,es
lie has a happy day.
And lightly do we count the care
Or work of any kind.
If tut the little autocrat
Is easy in his mind.
Anna +. Treat. in Good Housekeeping