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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
BEST FOR WHOM7
That Breed of Fowls 10 Best which
Best Holds on to All Of
Its Good Poiuts.

Which breed of chickens is best? is
q question often asked. Yankee-like
we ask-best for whom? This does
not exactly answer the question, but
it throws some light on it, for much
depends on the whom. For the begin
ner, or for any but breeders use we
would advise that all the newer
breeds be left alone, for they will not
breed true enough to give satisfac-
ton. With breeders this popularity
is often an attraction, for they take
special pride in their ability to check
mate this natural atavism, but under
careless handling they will rapidly de-
generate. The poultry journals will
never express an opinion on this sub
ject because it might lose them some
business. Farm and Ranch wants to
do the greatest good to the greatest
number, and the greatest number are
not breeders, but chicken raisers, and
it is best for chicken raisers that they
keep breeds that will remain fairly
uniform without the scientific manip-
ulation of professional. We believe
the two American breeds. Plymouth
Rocks and Wyandottes are admirably
calculated to give satisfaction on .
farm, or anywhere else. We mean the
original breeds, not the crosses dis
tinguished by color, as "white,"
buff" etc. Twenty years ago, barred
Rocks and laced Wyandottes were as
hard to breed true as the whites and
bluffs are now. Then if one wants
something easily bred to uniformity,
and little out of the general line,
Notified Javas (another American
breedD will give good results. All
these are good layers, excellent table
fowls and good sitters and mothers.
If one wants eggs mostly any of the
Leghorns will answer the purpose
well, except the newer varieties made
by crossing with other breeds. If one
like a black reed,there is none equal
co the Black Langshan. The new va
rieties of this breed should be left to
the tender care of breeders. Light
Bralhams are a splendid fowl, but they
do not lay quite as many eggs as the
other breeds mentioned, and they are
too heavy for good sitters, breaking
eggs and trampling chicks to death.
We have had much trouble with these
heavy breeds on this account. We be-
lieve that from this array any chicken
raiser can make a good selection. At
the same time, if one fancies the alb
struse. he can experiment with any
sort of breed he likes. and will APP
prove his course. The editor of this
is not breeding fowls. as
the term is generally understood. but
he wants, with eggs and table fowls
of the best, reasonable degree Of
which constitutes beauty.
Having tried White Rocks and White
for q few years, he is
now going back to the good. old
barred Rocks, and when he tires of
these he will try something else
Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

them % much n they Will seat pps
clean 1t . time. Then turn them
lose into the clover field as before.
and let them eat in addition all the
grass that they will. Finally during
the last month Of their lives confino
them in close, but perfectly clean
quarters and fatten them off with
cornmeal and bran. Give them twice.
as much Of the former as the latter:
and let them eat literally of the mix
ture. At the end Of the six months
they should be fine, fat pigs, weigh
ing from 200 to 24O pounds each, and
every pound will represent a good
profit.-Cor. American Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
THE SIX MONTHS PIG.
He IL the Most Profitable II He Has
Been Kept Steadily Crow
ing From Berth.

If pigs can be raised in six months
and sold at n heavyweight of about
two hundred pounds, they pay better
than those kept much longer. It il
well known to all breeders that it is
during the first six months that the
animals gain the fastest, and after
that every pound of flesh or fat comes
slower and at a greater outlay of
food. Up to the period of six months
a pig should gain SO rapidly that the
change can almost be seen from day
to day. Young six-months-old pigs
always command fancy prices in the
market, too, for the flesh is sweet and
tender and the pork is not all fat.
Epicures demand this kind of young
pork, and they eat with relish when
they would turn up their noses at fat
pork from pigs eight months or q
year old.
1t should be made a point to raise
the young pigs SO they will tip the
scales at 200 pounds Mt least at the
end of six months, and if they do not
do this there is something wrong in
the feeding or the breed. Pork raised
at this rate pays a good profit, while
that produced by the slower method
of holding the pigs several months la
ter does not always reward the owner.
When the young pigs are old enough
they should he allowed the run of q
pasture field where clover is pretty
thick. Turn them lose in the field
with the SOW. If the field has plenty
of good. fresh, running water in it,
and ample shade for the animals, they
will do much better and not suffer
drawbacks from the heat. The SOW
should be fed freely on milk Stops
with bran mixed in it, and when the
pigs are old enough let them eat with
the mother. Liberal feeding of this
mixture should not be turned into
wasteful practice. Give only as much
as they will eat up clean at time.
Feeding twice day is better than
heavy feeding once a day. With this
bran. milk and clover ration the pigs
can get along without any trouble for
two months or more. and they will
grow rapidly during the whole time.
When they are two months old lit
tie corn can be fed to them; give
them about one ear a day along with
the bran and buttermilk slops. The
corn adds to their fat and strength,
and the liberal feeding of clover keeps
the system in excellent condition.
At the end Of four months the pigs
should be old enough to stand g
heavier and more heating diet and il
is we'll to substitute for the corn, bran
and milk Stops diet of bran and
cornmeal softened with water and
mixed to the stiffness of a dough.
Feed this to them twice . day and give
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Almond Ice.

Scald pint of cream and stir slowly
In six ounces of melted chocolate and
six ounces of sugar. Boil for ten
minutes, then allow to cool. Freeze
till solid, carefully stirring until
smooth. remove the spa6ile, scrape
down the sides of The freezer ard beat
he ice for a few minutes. Line a
quart form evenly with the chocolate
ice, sprinkle thickly with shredded al
nonds, and fill the center with almond
cream. Cover the mold tightly. bury it
In ice and salt and freeze for two hours
longer. Before removing the ice from
the mold, plunge the mold in warm We
tee for IN instant.-Ladies' World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Why Yucatsn Chill Tonic (improvedl Il
Superior to all So-called Tasteless Tones.
Because it is acceptable to the most delicate
stomach. Does not sicken, nauseate or pro-
duce 4 bad taste. Each dose contains The
same proportion Of medicine. Half the
medicine does not stick to the bottle. Ne
shaking If the bottle reQuired-the eemps.
m = plessant taste. Farmula: Quinine, Iron
a1d Pepsin. Drives out Malarial Poisons!
Furiles the Blood! Strengthens the Nervesi
Produces q hearty appetite! The Best Tonic
Known! Price, 50 cssts. Cure guaranteed.
Fer sale By druRIists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Two Ca.al. binalp~ Atla.tla,

Il is asserted that the future will see two
canals binding the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean. The value Of such connection cannot
be too highly estimated. It will bring added
prosperity to the nation, Is surely as Hos
letters Stomach Bitters brings health to the
dyspeptic. If you cannot get rid of your in
digestion, constipation, dyspspsia or bilious
ness try the Bi.ter., and never accept any
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
II PUSHES Everybody.

II can't understand ~ he said, With .
hopeless little quaver in his voice. Il can't
understand it. Why do the women have
their skirts made ten inches too long, and
hold them ten inches too high:"
For he had not yet learned the folly OF at
tempting to understand the eternal femi-
nine,-Baltimore American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Best fer the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without = grippe or pain, produce
easy, "a .t.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic. the genuine, put
up in metal boxes. every tablet has C. G. C.
stamped on it. Beware Of limitations
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Safe There.

Goedheart-I think you libeled that
friend Of yours from Chicago. / took him
cut to lunch to-day, and he didn't eat with
his knife at all.
SneerwellEThat's strange. What did yea
have to eat?
"oyster stsw.-Philadelphia Prsaa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Arithmetic Class.

Teacher (pointing at problem)-Now,
james, what comes after the dollar?
James-Pa says it's the collectors, ma'am.
-Syracuse Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

"Pa, what is the gage Of war;" The
gage Of war? Well, it is the FIRST chunk
Of mud you throw at that little Jones boy
that you say is always picking fuss with
you,"-Indianapolis Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

young man" said the editor to the
budding Journalist, who brought him col
ter in ten lines, wLen 4 man discovers BIB
house is aklazs he doesn't 60 to the window
and tell the passsrs-by that half an hour
ago what Threatened to b . terrible conda-
grafton broke out in tho upper story of the
palatial mansion occupied By Mr.. Jeremiah
Dickens He simply rushss to the front,
and shouts: 'Firey Be concise, young man"
st. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Fact. In the Case.

:" he unused; $50 Gen. Shootemup il
leae- Sic transit gloria mundi"
But he died on thursday" responded the
ne:son. VINO was densely mater1aliseic and
did not know classical quotation from
sardine .abei.-Baltimore American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Pepprey-That was fierce fight you had
with Gussie He claims he licked you.
Cholly-Oh, the boastah! It's twue, he
wumpled my cwavat dweadfully, but when
it was all ovah his colah was fwightfully
wilted.-Philadeiphia Pres. FEs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Each package Of PUTNAM FADxI4ss DYES
colors either Silk, Wool Or Cotton perfectly
Sold by all druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

The Ohio physician who chased away .
lot of small boys who were appropriating
green apples from his orchard made mis-
take in the choice Of profession Chicago
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

The trouble with the collar button il that
it Is such an upstart-it won't keen in its
place=Ppck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

The Best PreseriDtisn fer Chills
and Fever 10 . bottle Of GRovR's TAlT1L4so
CnlLL Tonic. tits simply iren and adlnilein
atasteless form. No cufe-ne pay. Prizes, 30.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

To admit your mistakes, is . sign that
you have q little sense. A wise man can
be convinced of an error; fool, never
Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

To Cure . Geld In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Everything of value in this world goe
to the highest bidder-Atchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

The wise man, under the impulse Of re-
morse, kicketh himself; but the fool soak
eth himsslf.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
Post.Morten.

Bubble tipped his chair back from the
ticket-ofice stove in the station and read
the express agent the following from the
Arizona Arrow, to show what the new
linotype machines are doing for western
journalism, and to indicate in what manner
the tswn-1olk amuse thsmseles: "A rare
treat-Weman's relief corpse celebrates.
The woman's relief corpse gave box-supper
last night at the Methodist church south.
An excellent programme was rendered by
the ladies Of the corpse and their children
and . number Of old soldiers. The first
thing on the was song, There's
. Hot Time in the Old Town, by . num-
Der Of corpse ladies. suPPers were seEved
said he would take HIS n HIS tyip to the
Klendiks to remind him Of friends far
away, and particularly Of the wonan's r.
lief corpse. He mades Fesplendsnt address,
with women ~ his text, and said it was
grand thing for this nation to have them
ts-day in the form Of relief corpse. He
closed BY saying that 1t takes the woman's
relief corpse to make things 80. and long
nay it live!' At the close q the entertain:
ment the people departed to their several
homes, wishing the sespss succsss in al
it, undsrtakiaes."@Judgs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Wisdom has an uphill fight against Z
fool.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
y . cough cure; w 0'1Hsn. SO Third
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

ssWhen he discovered he was in love With
her he ran away" Sensible man" Not
very. He took her with him."-Tovn Top
ics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
WAITED TO TELL 6RA.
NE 0l5eeit Was Disesnnsst6A, Dat
~ - Eovoso CuRrOnt Was 0oon
ElOWing Sn0otAly.

'eMillie!~
The young lineman twirled his hat in bis
hands in an agitated manner and spoke in
voice that seemed to have a tendency to get
away from him, says the Philadelphia In
Quirer. -.ssff8t
"Millie, the fact is, I-I-there's some
thing I've been wanting to ten you for long
time, but I can't seem to fetch it. When
you look at me like that you know, i breaks
me all up. I've been coming here 50 long
that oughtn' to be afraid, reckon, but
you know how it is-sr maybe you don't,
either. thought you're little the livest
wire sver--I didn't think it would Be -
hard when l."
HERE he came to dead stop.
tMillie!" hs exclaimed, in despsration,
'T'n short circuitedl I've burned cut :
fuse!"
Jerry, are you trying to ask ne to marry
you?"
"Y-es!"
why, Of course viii, you foollsA boy!"
And loves current flowed mechanically
again, lighting up with it, pure radiance the
rose-embowered pathway that. ETC.. etc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

You can convict nearly anyone Of beina
q fool.-ktchison Globe.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Johnny-"Pa, what il the difference be-
tween . walker and pedestrian" Pa
forget which one it is."-Boston Tran
script.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Marriage is an agreement full of disa
greements.-Town Topics.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Ida-'Tsn't she . bare-faced seubretter'
May-''No, deaf; her face is covered with
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

She-T think your friend Hickey is SO
very entertaining. he 10 always making
such dry remarks" Rickey's Rival-"Yes;
one can't come anywhere near him but it's
Let's 60 take something" : Richmond
Dispatch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Don'tdyilk too much water when cycling
Adams Tutti Fruit u IN excellent substi-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

This month I celebrate my twsAtY-
fourth birthday" That's ell-ss Dc /"
but celebrate mine for the first time
Heitere Welt,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Every mother information of vital hee
young daughter That da lighter is precious legacy and
%otsr The change that develops the thought
the watch day and night AS she for the physical
webeing Of her daughter, will the be- and her
children also
When the young girls thoughts become sluggish when
she experiences headaches dizziness fanness exhibits
limbs eyes dim desire for solitude and dislike for the
friends then the mother should her aid promptly At
such time the greatest aid to nature is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. It prepares tho young
system for the coming change and is the reliance
this hour Of trial.
of Mrs. Pinkhams efficient advice to young women.
Miss Good asks Mrs. Pinkham for Help.
IA 49, 49, IL 18th,
"DEAR MRS PINKHAMI
time with monthly periods being
it, and myself
month would stopped
months,
and OF bad color
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Faithful Likeness.-Artist-'H il the
portrait of your wife which" Mr.. Rich
man-"Ah! It's very like her!" Artist
"She-er-h'm-she didn't pay for it. She
said you'd do that" Mr.. Richman-"Ah!
Still more like her!"-Philadelphia Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Halls CataPrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27
The Happy Result.

- Febfu1fy 10Th, 1900.
"DEAR Mrs PNKHAM:-I cannot praise lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough. It il
just simply wonderful the change your medicine
has made in me. I feel like another person. NV
work is now a pleasure to me, while before using
your medicine it was burden. To-day 1 am .
healthy and happy girl. / think If more women
would use your Vegetable Compound there would be
less suffering in the world. I cannot express the
relief have experienced by using Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Comp0und."-Mns PEARI. GOOD,
Cor. goth Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle, Wash
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

"None So Blind."-Miss Cutting-'1 saw
you in the car on your way home to dinner
last evening" Mr.. Comfort Strange,
didn't see you" Miss Cutting-"Not at
all. / was standing just in front of where
you were sitting."-Philadelphi Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-10-27

Ferguson-"They now claim that klepto-
mania is disease. That woman who was
arrested for shoplifting yesterday il said to
be suffering from it, Henderson-"So. l
thought it was the shopkeepers who were
the sufferers. But does she take anything
for it," Ferguson-'Take anything for it !
Why, in one day she took three dress pat
terms, silk umbrella, 4 silver bouquet
Of gloves, and . frying. pam = Boston
Transcript.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-13

The advance guard Of the army of
foreigners invading Paris for the ex-
position has made its entry, and very
large. proportion of them are Ameri-
cans. Every moment of the day one
now sees cabs flying about the boule-
wards loaded with Saratoga trunks,
while the familiar American accent Is
heard in restaurants and other places
OF popular resort. The hotels are al
ready filling up, and the prices of every
thing are rising. In fact these first
arrivals form sort of a forlorn hope
on whom the hotel and shopkeepers are
experimenting with increased charges.
Not only the visitors, but permanent
residents are beginning to feel the bur-
den OF the advanced rates, which most
of the hotels have so raised, that the
regular guests are obliged either to
leave or accept other accommodations.
Those who are unfortunate enough to
have only monthly leases on their
apartments have been notified that
their rents will be doubled for six
months after the opening of the exposi-
ton. The cab drivers have an eye on
greater wealth, and are trying to ar.
range with the government for in
creased fares.
At the exposition itself everything is
hustle and confusion. Heavy teams
line the streets waiting to deposit their
loads of exhibits. The American. ex-
hibitors are finding themselves serious
ly handicapped in preparing for the in
stallation, owing to the unexpected con-
gestion on the railways between Havre
and Paris, and also on the tracks within
the exposition grounds. There is a
continual struggle between representa-
tives Of every nation to get cars In the
grounds, but the French people hold the
key to the situation, and take good care
that their own cars are taken to their
exhibit space and unloaded before those
of the United States and other nations.
Russia and Belgium are the only coun-
tries favored.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-13
MONTANA.

Uncle Johnnie" Cowan, the mar
who discovered the egulch where Hell
ena Is located, is dead.
w. F. Jarvis, of Bozeman, who is EN-
ployed by the government at the fish
hatchery, has gone to Lake, Idaho, and
will spend several months in gathering
fish eggs for the hatchery breeding
ponds.
The scaffold used at Glendive in the
execution of Joseph G. Hurst was the
one on which William G. Brooks, col
ored. paid the death penalty in this city
on November last for the murder OF
his wife in November, 1898.
D. ]. Hennessy, Of Butte, returned
from the east and declared that he
would not comply with the demands OF
the Clerks Union to close his store at
6 o'clock. The strike is still on and
transparencies are being paraded
around the streets. The working force
in the store at the present time Is 300
and Mr.. Hennessy says the clerical sup.
ply is greater than the demand.
William Wenke was literally torn to
pieces at the Parrot smelter last week
while endeavoring to replace a four.
inch belt which had slipped from its
pulley. He was whirled around several
times by the pulley before the machin.
cry could be stopped. Every shred OF
flesh was torn from his body and his
feet and legs were severed from the
body. Someone conveyed the informa,
ton to the boys mother and she got to
the place Of the accident before the un.
dertaker arrived. The scene which fol.
lowed completely unnerved everyone
who witnessed it.
Poor, long-suffering Butte people,
who cannot coax one solitary spear of
grass to grow in their back yards, are
to have real park. and that, too, in
conjunction with one Of the finest nata-
forums money can provide. Three
Butte men of wealth have had the idea
for some time and now that Butte is
booming. consider 1t time to get to
work. Construction work will COM
mence next week and will be pushed
through rapidly, two shifts of men
working constantly. From $4,000 to
100000 will be expended in completing
this pleasure resort.
The Butte Street Railway Company,
owned by Senator Clark, will build q
double track to the grounds, which lie
near the old Bell mine across the creek
from the coke ovens. A big pavilion
of wood will be erected first, one that
can also be used for conventions, mass
meetings, ETC., as well as place for
exercise. A company Of vaudeville ar
lists will be engaged. There will be a
bicycle track, baseball and football park
and large lake. which in winter will
be used for skating rink. Shooting
galleries. bowling alleys. in fact every.
thing which win contribute to the
pleasure Of the Butte people, win be
added.