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St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Glass Eyes, stese Teeth ana Artificial
Nights ~ Pledges for .
DaR Bill.

Everything carries its compenaation With
Il, even . gla1 cyl" said j. j. Jaxon, the
stage manager of st. Louis summer garden,
who has an artificial optic, and, being jolly
fellow, doesn't care who knows it, says the
Republic.
''I'll never forget one night when Lon
Raymond and i and George Denham and
Jack Cheviot and Phil Branson were at
Uhrig' cave (this was long, long time ago),
and We were dry-dry as local option town
after midnight. We were all out Of funds
md we were too lazy to go to the manager
thought it would be funnier to stand of the
waiter. Lou called the man over and said:
Am | good for . round Of drinks?
you'll have to see the boss, said the
waiter.
"'Ain't all of US, collectively, good for
drink said George Denham.
you'll have to see the boss, sasd the
waiter.
l "We'n give You security said Lou. and
with that be pulled out his eye and laid it on
the table. The waiter jumped and before he
could recover from his surprise removed
my eye and placed it alongside Of Ray.
mcnd's. Then George Denham took full
set of upper teeth from his mouth and con-
tributed them to the pile Of collateral. !
".I'm in on this, said Jack Cheviot, and
he unscrewed his wooden hand and placed
it on the table with the eyes and teeth;
"'You can't leave me out, said Phll Bran
son, and after fumbling with his mouth q
while he produced one false tooth. fa..a
"The waiter weakened and We had credit
q long as we cared to ask for it.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
The Round Cotton Bale.

The New York Commercial, in q
leading editorial on the great Ho-
boken fire, says it is the firm belief of
the cotton trade, insurance men and
fire officials that the greatcatastrophe
would have been impossible had the
cotton on the pier and in which the
fire originated been round lap instead
of old-fashioned square bales. The
entire article is an arraignmeht Of
the old and an Endorsement of the
new system. 1t has been proven that
the fire originated from a burning
match, which was thrown upon a
ragged square bale of cotton and the
flames ran over the whole pier with
the speed of a race horse, SO rapidly
that no number of fireman nor
amount of apparatus could have con-
trolled it if they had been on the
ground. The fire, according to the
Commercial, was thorough test of
the dangerous infiammability of the
old-fashioned bale.-Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
sheep a. q Farm Product.

! The growing crops prove that there
is richness in our soil. On untitled
land the weeds tell plainly of the fer
stility of our so-called waste places.
From year to year our county has
made n neglected and woody appear
ance for the simple reason that we do
not raise wool. Cattle will not thor
oughly clean land, but sheep will and
at the same time improve the soil. In
addition to the polish each farm
would show if there were flock of
sheep on it, the income would be bet
ter than any product of the farm.
With a reasonable number of sheep
there would be thousands of dollars
to the credit of . the farmers where
there is not dollar.-Hoffs Stockton
(Xo.) Republican.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
;. ...I NL1Lta-,,n.,es]

met Of as noe ind. sdbw. .hscsa
always be handled and driven deliber-
ately, and SO none but .experienced
people who can always control their
temper should be about them.
Get up early enough in the morning
SO that you win not have to hurry
the cows IN fhom the pestures and
quit field work early enough ut night
for the same reason.
When : farmer ceases to consider
dairying simply as doing chores,
but to regard it one of the most inn
portant interests he has on his place,
then, and then only. is he prepared to
make his cows pay. Never make diary
ing subservient to other work unless
you have no need of dairy income
Geo. +. Newell, in Farmers' Home
Journal. : F
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
HERE AND THERE.

No farm is complete without q
small flock of sheep. They are the
most effective scavengers placed on .
farm.
For storing honey a dry place is
required. As to temperature, that
makes little difference, except that it
should not be cold. A warm, dry place
is ideal. 1a .s W
Comb honey intended for market
should be removed from the hive a.
soon as sealed; otherwise, the bees
working over with dirty feet will mar
its appearance.
Cabbage is one of the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry, as it
keeps green long time and the chic
kens enjoy picking at It. Hang it up
where they can eat it readily without
soiling it.
One of the best arguments for
stock farming, as opposed to raising
cattle with range, is the fact that it
takes from ten to twenty acres to
keep q cow or steer, and then the
steer must be finished from the prod
uct of better land.
Goats are harder than sheep, and
Anogra goats are as hardy and as
good rustlers sas the common goat.
They are as easily confined as sheep,
provided the fence is perpendicular.
A goat can't resist the temptation to
climb leaning fence.
Reports from the gold mine re-
Gently discovered in Hawkins coun-
ty, Tenn. state that assays Of gold
found there show $500 per ton, and
that ore of this rich value il in great
abundance.
On most land there 10 an abundant
of growth of vegetation. Don't wait
for the frost to destroy its most valu-
able constituents, but turn under.
Treated thus it will not only decom-
pose, but will prevent washing by
keeping the soil open.
Honey sold in the comb is usually
free from adulteration, the manu-
facture of artificial comb from paraf-
fin is too difficult to leave margin
for profit. But the case is quite diff
ferent with extracted honey, and no
article Of food Is more generally adul-
terated.
Every rooster not intended espe-
cially for breeding should be killed or
sold. as soon rs large enough to eat.
Not over one good rooster should be
kept on any farm. and that one
cooped and mated with not to exceed
ten hens. the eggs from those hens -
be kept expressly for hstching,
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
SORGHUM AS FORAGE.
The Danger Limit I'm the Use Of
Sorghum m Pasturage
for Cattle.

Press Bulletin No. II, just issued by
the Nebraska experiment station,
says:
"A great many letters have come to
the experiment station asking for ad-
vince as to pasturing sorghum The
publicity given to the injurfOus enects
of sorghumthrough the investieations
carried on by the station to sanertoin
the cause has moved people noE here.
tofore acquainted with this oceasion-
ally exhibited peculiarity of ths plant
to become suspicious of it. While NO
further positive Information hAs. been
obtained on the subject, there yet re-
mains word or two that may be
protitably spoken. <
'The records of this station do not
show any cases of sudden death from
sorghum occurring on the eastern por-
ton of Nebraska, with, the exception
of a few which occurred on second
growth sorghum. There il also rea-
son to believe that plants producing
this disastrous effect have not made
a healthy growth, and are yellow and
wiltetl. condition easily detected by
the farmer. 1t would, therefore, seem
reasonable conclude that no danger
is to be encountered in pasturing sor-
ghum OF. healthy growth in eastern
Nebraska. kA#k t#fN
"Again it would appear that no dan
ger is incurred if the sorghum is fed
after cutting and allowing to lie for
some time. A sample Of sorghum was
recently received by the station with
q letter accompanying it stating that
the plants were parts of a very few
partially eaten by cow which was
killed by them in two minutes. The
sample was fed to cow on the sta
ton farm without injuring her in the
least. This, together with the fact
that no poison has been detected in
samples sent to the station for analy-
sis, would indicate that any toxic sub
stances which the plants might have
have become dissipated af-
ter cutting. The length of time re-
quired for this is not known, but i.
is certainly accomplished in a. few
days.
''As sorghum is undoubtedly the
best annual midsummer forage crop
of this region, it is important that its
limitations should be well defined.
The use of healthy sorghum for pas
turage with the ordinary precautions
in eastern Nebraska, and of sorghum
hay. may be considered safe"
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Dangerous voyage.

Deep-water sailors are apt to view
with contempt the seamen who go on
coastwise ships, but these longshore-
men are often skillful, and certainly
they are exposed to- many dangers A
New York exchange describes the voy-
age of the schooner William Bell from
Charlestown, s. c.. to New London.
Conn. -,ss-..s za-.le
1t foundered at sea in a furious gnle,
and the captain and five men went
down with it. Two seamen, named
Lowd and Robinson, kept themselves
afloat and found re:nge on the roof
Of the cabin, which had become do
tached. - = b S4ss ii
To this the two men clung until the
hurricane had spent its fury. On this
novel raft they spent five days and
nights, without food or drink and with
very little rest, as the waves frequent-
ly swept over them. Hs
Robinson twice slipped into the VS.
ter, but each time was rescued by
Lowd. In their hunger they ate part
Of their leather sea-boots, and when
picked up by q passing schooner they
were on the verge Of delirinm: but
they were rescued in time, and soon
recovered. Il sf 10 s.fs ~ q
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
|FARMRASDpLANTERs
SCIENCE VERSUS PRACTICE.
The vGood Farmer is SclentlAe In Hls
Operations, Ne Matter where
He Gets HE Knovleags.

Some farmers appear to have . pre-
judice against scientific farming, and
speak of it in way that would lead
one to think that there was a great
difference between scientific and prac-
teal farming. This prejudice comes
perhaps largely from ignorance of the
true meaning of the term scientific" :"
and also because some men, possess
ing theoretical knowledge, but
hacking the practical ability and ex-
perience necessary to successfully
carry out their theories, have made .
failure Of farming. If the farmers
understood that scientific farming
simply means en- accurate knowledge
of principles and methods systemati-
cally applied to the business OF farm
ing, all prejudice would vanish. The
good farmer is scientific in his opera
tions, and it makes no difference
whether he gains his knowledge from
books from the experience Of others.
or from his own experience. This
mistaken idea regarding scientific
farming is responsible many times. it
would seem, for the lack of appre-
citation and failure to make use of
much useful and valuable information
contained in the publications of the
experiment stations and the depart
ment Of agriculture. p~K4r
Is it reasonable to suppose that the
farmer can be less successful in his
business if he has an accurate knowl-
edge of plant diseases and of the
many insect pests? Is it not reason
able that he may secure better crops
If he knows how to combat these dis
eases and insect enemies? will he be
less successful if he understands the
requirements of his soil, and knows
how to wisely supplement- its, needs
with the elements of plant food which
it may lack? Is it likely that he will
obtain less product from his stock if
he knows how to supply them with
the best materials, and at the least
cost for the production of milk, flesh
or. growth, MS the case may be? The
accurate knowledge of all these many
things necessary for the farmer to
know, and practical common sense
and knowledge in their application
are what constitute a good, as well
as a scientific farmer. Which is more
essential for the practical farmer who
needs all of his time and energy to
carry on his business to CLEAN all
that he can of this information and
from the work of trained
men at experiment stations. without
cost of time or labor, or to labor for
years under the disadvantage of not
many of these things which
are SO important for him to know in
his business? Learning these same
facts through his own experience is
many times very costly.-Cor. Epi-
tomist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Dangers Of the socratic Methoa.

This At Ess.9wn San F.n
look afousd esd see ii tle fine housed ind
stores and lots, do you ever think who own.
them now? Your fathers own them, do they
mott" Boys Tin chorus)-"Yes, ma'am."
Teacher-"Where will your fathers be 80
years from now!" Boys lin one shout
dead" Teacher-'That's right. And who
will own all this property them" Boys lin
Teacher-"Right. Now,s tell me, did you
ever in going along the street notice the
drunkaTds lounging around the saloon door.
waiting for some one to treat them?" Boys
(heartily)-"Yes, ma'am, lots of them"
Teacher-"Well, where win they be 50 years
from now:" Boys-"Dead." Teacher
And who will be the drunkards then ?"
Boy. Tin enthusiastic chorus)e.Us boys."-
San Francisco Wave.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29


until
OF Captain
R. Gordon ne
sen tho
birthplace
R. Drug CO.. eoiumOu
able after IN e1sndsa % ssl
hash childhood and whssevsr sSs
dropping in her nEn
as
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- rrn.h
xddrcs. n. puna Medicine
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Some Ke.eacky Comnents u.

The largest county in Kentucky is
Pike, with $40 square miles.
Gallatin is the smallest county in
Kentucky, with 1870 square miles.
Graves is the prettiest shaped coun-
tys in the state, being perfectly rec
tangular.
Hardin county was formed in 1892.
Knott county was formed during
Gov Proctor Knott's administration.
Magoffin county has no foreigners
and only so negroes in it's popula ton.
Rowan county lands are rated at
only s1.92 per acre. the lowest IN the
Home Journal. s&&
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
II wo.la Not Hart Hin.

s A man who looked the typical tramp came
into q drug store on Main street yester-
day. He was unshaven, ragged, and with
that air Of uncertainty that tramps nave.
out, either Of cash or medicine, but such was
not the case. The man wanted to buy. He
held out 4 bottle to the clerk and announced
his desire for FIVE cents worth Of fluid ex-
tract of sarsaparilla. The clerk took the
bottle and was about to fill it,, when hs
noticed it was full of eeenhells broken ins.
"Shall / rinse it out first!" he asked. :,
"Never mind" said the man; 1T don'e
matter. I'm gettin' it for the bosai"-
Worcester Spy. q ---rrsr4s
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
ROOFING snA1k
TAa Region ffea which the SuDD1v
Used In New York State II
Derived.

The nineteenth annual report OF the
United States geological survey con.
tains an elaborate account OF the slate
bait In New York and Vermont. from
which . quarter Of the country's sup
ply Of roofing slate is derived. This
country exports a little marble, but
roofing slate is the only variety OF
stone that is sent abroad in important
quantities. In the past two years the
country. has expofted over 32fo0p0o
worth Of roofing slate, and it Is very
much liked in Great Britain, Belgium
and the other countries that buy it
II ocean freights were, not very cheap
it would be impossible to send any
stone except perhaps statuary mar.
BILE and lithographic stone for thou
sands Of miles and sell It at prices
that would attract purchasers; and It
is particularly fortunate for countries
like the Netherlands, which have no
building stone of their own. that the
low rates of ocean, carriage. enable
them to import large quantities Of
stone. .r-. Eat
The New York-Vermont slate belt
extends about IS miles north and
south in Washington county, New
York, and Rutland county. Vermont
The larger part of the quarries, how.
ever, now being worked are in Yer.
mont, which therefore contributes the
lions share of the product. Directly
east Of the quarries rise the pictur
esque Taconic mountains a branch. q
continuation efAtRs Green mountains.
and just east Of the Tacopis rsnss
are the marble quarries of Vermont,
where Senator Proctor. made for.
tune in marble quarrying. Thus these
mountains are the dividing line be-
tween two important stone indus
tries.
The states are of various colors-
green, purple, red, black and varie-
gated. The value of the slate, as ID
well known, lies in the fact that it has
asmore or less perfect cleavage, adapt
Ing it to various commercial purposes.
It will probably be centuries before
this source of wealth on our Eastern
border is exhausted. The states are
bedded with limestones and quartzite
and the slate Of commercial value il
from 100 to 200 feet in thickness. Slate
pencils were formerly made in the
green slate portion Of the belt, but
this industry seems to have been aban.
doned. ..e.asw -.
Pennsylvania yields one-half of all
the slate product of the country, and
thus sthree-fourths of all this com.
modify quarried in the United States
comes from that state and the New
York-Vermont belt.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
4 Gentle Sian,

=! had very successful day shopping
said Mrs. Woody, boastfully. Il managed
to secure a very costly and elegant vaws."
Indeed. replied Mrs. Pepprey, who be.
you'll keep it in glass scaws."-Philsdelphia
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
KIDNEY TROUBLES OF WOMEN



1fass Fredsrick's Letters Show How She
Relied On Ms. Pinkham and Yves
kf Cured. -,
I "DEAR Mrs. PMKHAM:-I have q
yellow. muddy complexion, feel tired
and have bearing down pains. Menses
have not appeared for three months /;
sometimes am troubled with . white
discharge. Also have kidney and blad-
der trouble. .ff
have been this way for q long time,
and feel SO miserable 1 thought 1 would
write to you and see If you could do me
any good. - Miss EDNA FREDERICK,
Troy, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1899.
: DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM.-I have used
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound according to directions, and can
say have not felt 50 well for years Is
I do at present. Before taking your
medicine more miserable person you
never saw. / could not eat or sleep,
and did not care to talk with any one.
Now I feel SO well I cannot be grateful
enough to you for what you have done
Tor me. ."-MIss EDNA FREDERICK, Troy,
Ohio, Sept. 10, 1899.
Backacho Cured
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAA Il write to
thank you for the good Lydia E. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound has done me.
It is the only medicine 1 have found
that helped me. / doctored with ono
of the best physicians in the city Of
New York, but received no benefit. I
had been ailiag for about sixteen years,
was SO weak and nervous that could
hardly walk had continued pain in my
back and was troubled with leucorrhna.
Menses were irregular and painful.
Words cannot express the benefit have
derived from the use of your medicine.
I heartily recommend it to all suffering
women. MRS. MARY BARsHHaER,
Windsor, Pa
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Briggs (at the hotel they saw ad.
vertised) d)-How many will this hotel
dining-room accommodate, old man?
Griggs--About s.OOO. 900. 900 flies and
people.-Puck,
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Wiaa RronrlefaII

"See here" exclaimed the disguised guest,
"this meats simply awful. Where's the
proprietor Of this joint."
Hes gone out 70 lunch. sir" replied the
Waiter.-Philadeiphia Press. 81,
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Happiness cannot be bought, but one Of
.hs great hindrances to its attainment can
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

The Dest Prescription fer CAills
and Fever n Q bottle Of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHllL Tonic. tits simply iron and quininein
Atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, Soc.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Il d better to make mistakes in trying
than to make the mistake Of not trying At
all-Ramsn Horn.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

II your stomach il out of order, use DR..
Carlstedt's German Liver Powder. Pleas
ant tc take; no tea to make. Price, Is cents.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Sweat and fruit acids win not discoloR
goods dyed with PuTxAM EADRLEss DYES.
0old by I'll druggists.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

We are everready to confess our imperfec-
dict us.-Ram's Horn. ~ Sss
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

A man who is slow pay nearly always dio.
7utes his decentralization C'obe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

DO not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
lion has an equal for coughs and colds
John I. Boyer, Trinity Springs. Ind, Feb.
Is, 1900. hASnF* ..x4g
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

To Care . Cold II, One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money III itfails to cure. 25c.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Cautious Nan.

Brown-Did you notice what black eye
Smith had?
Rcbinson-I saw il, but make it Z rule
never to notice such thingR-Bostsn 1fan-
script.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Tears are the diamonds Of the fairies
Chicago Daily News. 'f
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

The fact that money does not make the
man seldom worries the man who is trying
to make the money.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

We cured Is cases of chills with u bot
ties Of Yucatan Chill Tonic (improved). B.
1cElrath, L. j. Story and II. B. Miller, Har-
ris Grove, Ky.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

For Buying SpinsteRs.
In Brazil scarlet coffin and hearso
IRE used when the deceased person r
spinSter.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

The story about prisoner scaling 95fooi
wall isn't as fshy a. it sounds. Probably
the wall Was built Of rock fish.-Norristow
Herald
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

II you would be somebody in the world b.
gin BY being yourself Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

What Merchants Say. Yucatan Chin
Tonic (improvedD Gives entire satisfaction.
w. G. Gordon, Independence, L.
Best seller We have
w. Baeot L Co., Clarksdale, Miss.
Right in the push
E. S. Fisher, Reganton, Miss.
q sure winner-Heaton Bros, Victoria, Tex.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

A tsn-cent man can work dollar scheme
on some people.-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
ssI.ana OF no Slkys


In Western North Carolina, between the
Blue Ridge on the east and the Alleghanies
on the west, in the healthful valley of the
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
sea, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque
resorts in America. 1t 10 land Of bright
skies and incompatible climate, whose
praises have been sung by poets, and whose
beauties of stream, valley and mountain
height have furnished subject and inspira-
ton for the painters brush, This y truly
no more beautiful region on the continent to
ettract pleasure tourists or health seekers.
Convenient schedules and very low rates to
AsheviIle via Southern Railway.
The correct spelling of the name Of the
Chinese capital is largely a matter Of in
difference. The Peek n" joke is no worse
and not better than the 'Peeking" joke
Detroit Frss Press. .Hs
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

Aa11ss CotaRRA Cure
d taken Internally. Price 75c.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29

ChefLThat's swell order. Who 10 it for:
WaiteroJudge Courtwright.
"Oh, see. There's going to be dinner
In his honor. ."1Chicago Evening News.
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Cause tor Th.nkf.I....-

"A brief note from Billville district reads,
Dur son John has come home from the
rnlllstlnes on furlough and one leg. The
Lord. Atlanta Constitution. -''
St. Tammany farmer., 1900-09-29
Fren war e Peae..

Two large cannon from the Civil War ars
70 be melted and cast into = statue repre-.
eentlng peace, to be placed in the capitol.
What contrast between the two conditions
-aa great in a way as the change Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters Will bring about in the
health OF any one who uses it. The Bitters
strengthens the digestive organs and cor,
rects all disorders such as constipation, dys-
oepsia, torpid liver or weak kidneys. Try It
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-07-06
RESERVOIR GIVES WAY.
one Hundred Million Gallons OF
water sweeps Through "rahu
Rapids streets.

Grand Gapids, Mich. July She
big reservoir of The city waterWorRs
system. located in an elevated sltua-
ton in the hilly district in the north
ern part of the city, burst at five a.
m More than 1OO,O00.0o0 gallons OF
water were let loose and rushed down
through the valley adjacent, flooding
an area peopled by about 5000 per-
sons. Many dwellings were washed
away. others were badly damaged
and all those within a district three
blocks square were either wholly or
partly filled with sand. Broken build
inps. furniture and utensils and ruined
effects of all kinds added 10 the hope
less aspect of the scene. None OF the
buildings damaged was of costly char
acter. as they were for the most part
homes of workingmen. The tracks
of the Detroit, Grand Haven d Mil
waullee railroad, a short distance
north of the reservoir. were under
mined and trains on that road were
Obliged 20 make detour via Other
! roads.