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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
HERE AND THERE.

No farm is complete without a
small flock of sheep. They are the
most effective scavengers placed on a
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.
Comb honey intended for market
should be removed from the hive as
soon as sealed; otherwise, the bees
working over with dirty feet will mar
it's appearance.
Cabbage is n of the very best
vegetables to feed to poultry, as it
keeps green a 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 a 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 az
good rustlers as the common goat,
They are as easily confined as sheep,
provided the fence is perpendicular.
A goat can't resist the temptation to
climb a leaning fence.
Honey sold in the comb is usually
free from adulteration, the manu-
facture of artificial comb from paraf-
fin is too difficult to leave a margin
for profit. But the case is quite diff
ferent with extracted honey, and no
article Of food is more generally adul.
terated.
-Coekroaches are the pests Of
many kitchens and pantries. Cleanli.
ness in the care of tables, drawers and
presses will greatly aid in keeping
them away. Carbolic acid, borax and
turpentine are all recommended al
remedies.
Every rooster not intended esps'
| ciaIly for breeding should be killed OF
sold as soon as large enough TO eat
Not over one good rooster should b
kept on any farm, and thak one
cooped and mated with not to exceed
ten hens, tbs eggs from those hens to
lbs kept expressly for Matching,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
AND PLANTER
scIE9cB VRRsUs PRACTIcE.
The Good FarHner is Scientific in Hfa
Operations, No Matter where
He Gets His Knowledge.

Some farmers appear to have a pre-
judice against scientific farming, and
speak Of it in a 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 a theoretical knowledge, but
lacking the practical ability and <
perience necessary to successfully
carry out their theories, have made a
failure of farming. IF the farmers
understood that scientific farming
simply means an 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.
Is it reasonable to suppose that the
farmer can be less successful in his
business if he has an accurate knowI-
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 it's 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, as 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, al 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
knowledge 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
knowing 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.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

bacteria, and that some milk viii keep
sweet and pure longer than other
kinds under the same conditions. How
is this to be accounted for? one would
naturally ask. First, the healthful-
ness and vigor of the COW in q great
measure warrants the he~althfulnesa
and purity of her milk, as does also
the character of the food she eats.
Pure, healthy milk will not sour or
faint prematurely unless under the
most adverse atmospheric conditions.
One frequent cause of a rapid de.
g~enerative change in milk IN hot
weather, a cause that is too often
overlooked, is the overheating Of cows
prior TO milking. To rush cows into
the stable from the pasture night OF
morning is to excite them sufficiently
physically to heat their milk to a
feyerish point, quickly undermining
its quality. So, in order to preserve
milk in hot weather, aeration, ice and
cold water Ire a mockery unless the
COWS r kept cool and free from irri-
tatiOn. For this reason I have no use
Iva CNSn GnO uADBb AAOGAllBCAb AOBS "
assist in driving cows to and from the
pasture. The presence of such an ami
NAL is sure to excite some nervous,
sensitive COW, and such are usually
the best mixers, and her tactical yield
if alone affected will leaven the prod
uct of the whole herd. Cows should
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 will not have to hurry
the COWS in from the pasture, and
quit field work early enough at night
for the same reason
When a farmer ceases to consider
dairying simply as "doing Chores
but to regard it one of the most i'm,
portant interests he has on his place,
then, and then only, is he prepared ia
make his COWS pay. Never make diary,
ing subservient to other work unless
you have no need of a dairy income
Geo. Z. Newell, in Farmers Home
Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
SOME QUEER COLLATERAL.
Glass Eyes, store TEETH anG Artificial
Digit1 % Pledges Tor q
Bar BIN

- 49, Hm
Everything carIleB fc8 compensation with
it, even a glass eye" said J.J. Ja1on, the
stage manager Of q St. Louis summer garden,
who has an artificial optic, and, being q Jolly
fellow, doesn't care who knows i, says the
Republic.
"Ill never forget one night when Lon
Raymond and / and George Denham and
Jack CheViot and Phil Branson were at
UhFig cave (thia WaB q long, long time ag0),
and we were dry-dry as local option town
after midnight. We were all out Of funds
and we were too lazy to 60 to the manager
thought it would be funnier to stand of the
waiter. Lou called the man over and said;
Am I good for a round Of drinksP
You'll have to zee the bosa, said the
waiter.
faint all Of Us, collectively, good for a
dTinkg said George Denham.
You'll have to see the boss said the
waiter.
Wen give you security said Lou, and
with that he 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
mond's. Then George Denham took q full
set of upper teeth from his mouth and con-
tributed them to the pile Of collateral.
Pm in on this, said Jack Cheviot, and
be unscrewed his wooden hand and placed
it on the table with the eyes and teeth.
You can't leave me out, said Phil Bran
son, and after fumbling with his mouth 4
while he produced one false tooth.
THE waiter weakened and we had q credit
40 long as We cared to ask for it,"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
me Round Cotton Bale.

The New York Commercial, in a
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 great catastrophe
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 ARTICLES an arraignment of
the old and an Endorsement of the
new system. It 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 a thorough test OF
the dangerous infammability of the
old-fashioned bale.-Farm and Ranch,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
..Land d ~ sEyo

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 Ashevile, beautiful, picturesque
and World-famed as one Of the most pleasant
resorts in America. 1t is q land Of bright
skies and incompatible climate, whose
beauties Of stream, valley and mountain
height have furnished subject and inspira-
tion for the painters brush. This is truly
the Land Of the Sky" and there is perhaps
no more beautiful region on the continent to
attract pleasure tourists or health seekers.
Convenient schedules and very low rates to
ASheville via Southern Railway.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

The growing crops prove that there
is richness in u soil. On untitled
land the weeds tell plainly of the fer,
tility of our so-called waste places,
From year to year our county has
made a 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 a 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 no. y dollaF-Hof's Stockton
(Mo.) Republican.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
SORGHUM AS FORAGE.
Sorghum as PastuFage
for Cattle.

Press Bulletin No. IA, 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 injurious effects
of sorghumthrough the Investigations
carried on by the station to ascertain
the cause has moved people not here
tofore acquainted with this OCCASION
ally exhibited popularity of the plant
to become suspicious of it. While no
further positive information has been
obtained on the subject, there yet re-
mains a word or two that may be
profitably spoken.
"The records of this station do not
show any cases of sudden death from
sorghum ~occurringon the eastern por-
ton of Nebraska, with the exception
of a few which occurred IN second
growth sorghum. There is also rea-
son to believe that plants producing
this disastrous effect have not made
a healthy growth, and r yellow and
wilted, a condition easily detected by
the farmer. 1t would, therefore, seem
reasonable to conclude hat no danger
is to be encountered in pasturing sor-
ghum of healthy growth in eastern
Nebraska.
"Again it would appear that no dam
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 a COW which was
killed by them in two minutes. The
sample was fed to a 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
contained have become dissipated af-
ter cutting. The length of time re-
quired for this is not known, but il
is certainly accomplished in a few
days,
Gas sorghum is undoubtedly the
best annual midsummer forage croE
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"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

The tempest broke. The ship reeled and
quivered. The passengers huddled upon the
deck 10 momentary expectation Of being
swept into eternity. A man elambered into
the shrouds and waved his arm frantieally.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he shrieked,
through the storm, "a straw vote viii now
be taken!" Some were for throwing him
into the sea; others, more cruel, were fol
ignoring him altogether; only a few, one
or two, perhaps, charitably reflected that
this was the year of presidential elections,
and that after all the man was but the in.
nocent creature Of the occasion.-Detroit
Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

The above picture shows the house where George Deweywasb born Decamb9
mirals father It then came into the possession Of Captain Edward Dewey, who
sold it to- its present owner and occupant 7. r. Gordon, ESQ., ia the summer Of
1889 Mr.. Gordon moved ito its present stein the following February 1880 and
hasOccuped tuntl the preenttime. Mr. and Mrs Gordon reu nfalinqn their
courtesy to the thousands who visit tisshrne, the birthplace of Admiral Dewey
ARGENT letter from 4. r. Gordon to the Peruna BTug Mig Co, Columbus
o. reads al follows: IT.
"Itiswith great satisfaction that find MYSELF able aftera extended trial
to write you lin this emphatic manner Of the good your Peruna has done nv wife
"shS has been troubled with catarFh from childhood, and whsnevsrshe
has q cold or any unusual condition Of the weather il was worse than usngfs
and seemed more than she could bear: The dropping in her throat at night
prevented refreshing sleep, in fact we had come to look upon it as mcuabl8
and from the many remedies used in vain, We had reason TO-
praise is not too much to betow upon your remedy" T. r. Gordons
Address The Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus, o. for free book on catarh.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
How he GOT ont.

CustOdian-SO you changed your mind
about taking that fat as soon as you went
inside?
Portly-Changed nothingl Wasn't room
in there even to change my mind; I just
backed out.-Denver News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

OF Course.-"Our forecast man getsa good
rest in July and August" Flows that?"
why, when a lot Of conventions and ex-
rursionists are coming to town the hot
weather just naturally runs itself. Indian
apolis journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
20 NOT RXCITR MILCB COWs.
The Degenerntive Change in MIX IN
Hot weather May be MeaguF-
ably Mitlgated.

When we talk about preserving the
quality OF milk in hot weather we
must remember that some milk keeps
better than others. i mean by this
that there are different grades Of re-
Gstence to the action OF d-egeneratlVe
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Inanimate Depravity.-Ths match whicb
y ould not halfway light, he tossed aside in
Eretful spite; it did not then, of course, ex.
pire, but up and set the house afre.-Indian-
apoliR journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

By the refining influence of women" in
a house, is meant that a boy learns to give up
MS rocking-chair, and learns not to repeat
20 the neighbors what his women folks say
about them.-Atchison Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
Cautious Man.

Brown-Did you notice what q black eye
Smith had?
Robinson saw it, but / make it a rule
never to notice such things-Boston Tran
nnrink
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Ignorance is everywhere. In Boston there
are persons who don't know a symphony
from a sonata, and in Chicago persons who
don't know a prime ox from a eanner.-De-
trnit journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

It seems as if it ought to be easy enough
TO break up a China army. Why not send
3 company Of servant girls against it?-In.
dianapolis News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Sweat and fruit acids will not discOlor
goods dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
Sold by all druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Bailif Of the Court Ito his German friend)
There's a man that gives weight to that
jury" German Friend-"So! How sop
Bailif-"He weighs an even 800" G.. F.
''Ha, ha; OATS goot. Watch me- blay dot
shoke on Schmiedel. Schmiedel, dere is a
vot is a heavyweight on dot chury."
Schmiedel-"Yah; he is a pig man. How
mooch he Weighs indianapolis News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

The fact that money does not make the
man seldom worries the man who is trying
to make the mOney.-Puck.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

The story about a prisoner scaling a 25-foot
wall isn't as fishy as it sounds. Probably
the wall was built Of rock fsh.-NorristoWn
Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Happiness cannot be bought, but one of
the great hindranees To its attainment can
be removed by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
Use Certain Gill Cure. liz, 30.

WHEN WHITING TO ADVERTIsERs
please state shat you saw chs Advertlaus
m0nt In ghla paper
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Rn1ER4W When Doctors and Others fail 70 reIeva
AA8l@&a you, tFyH +. M r.; &c neVeF fails. Box
free Mrs H. A. Rowan Milwvaukeea Wlas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
GALVESTON NOTES.
j. =. Jennings Has Hccn Appoints,
Auditor Of Santa re.

Auditor Of santa Fc.
Galveston, Texas. May 17,-Mr J. S,
Jennings has been appointed auditor Of
the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Re Railway
company in this city to succeed MIR. r.
X Parte, who recently resigned Mr..
Jennings has formerly been travelling au-
dtor of the 9tchlson, Topeka and santa
Re Railway company, with head
quarters in Chicago. He is expected TO
arrive Saturday,
w. S. keenan, general passenger agent
Of the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Rail-
way company, left this evening for North
Texas points,
Major John Andrews. Southwestern pas
senger agent OF the Southern, with head
quarters In Houston, is in the city.
E y. Butlin, commercial agent OF the
Gulf and Interstate Railway company, Is
In Houston today
The Southern Pacific Railway company
has reduced It's rate from Galveston TO
New Orleans on account Of the Travellers
Protective Association convention from
1875 to $3.50 for the round trip.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
HenYy EGG nusInes..

zone of the greatest Of our growing
industries in Texas is that Of poultry and
eggs" said ]. Il, Dillon, commercial agent
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. Few
people realize the enormous amount Of
money the egg crop brings in to the farm
ers and It is nearly all clear pick up.
Eggs now move b. carload lots ard the
railroads are helping to develop the in.
dustry
AT Temple. on our line, one firm has
this season--thst is up to about May II
handled 10000 cases or 100000 dozen
eggs They have been shipped to all
points in the North and East and to Cuba
and Puerto Rico.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
For tho Confederate Reunion.

General Passenger Agent Doherty OF
the Houston East and West Texas yes
terday received word from G. II Smith.
general passenger agent OF the Queen and
Crescent, that he had arranged all de-
tails for the handling OF the Texas dele
gates to the Confederate reunion at
Louisville. On the night of the 27th the
train leaving Houston over the Houston
East and West Texas and Queen and
Crescent will carry through buffet sleep
ers.
The major general OF the Texas d.
vision and staff ard the State sponsor.
Miss Wells Alexander OF Meridian aud
her maids OF honor will 90 via this route.
For two years this line has carried large
numbers OF Texas veterans to the ra-
unions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18

''1n tho Conroe and willis section
we nnd conditions splendid for raising
tomatoes and as they should rlpen
early top prices can be relied upon.
We are developing the truck garden
industry in Texas In particular. We
handle fruits from Washington ana
California to Florida. but regard
Texas, on the lines OF road we are In
touch with, as Offering superior in
duecments. We do not suggest to peo-
pie to 90 to certain locality and
cultivate specified fruit or vege-
table. We don't want failures. The
first thing we do is to have tho soil
analysed. Then investigation is made
as to climatic and other conditions.
All things being satisfactory We make
the experiment and set the ball In mo-
tion.
Everything raised In Texas goes
to St. Louis. There we have terml-
mails and great cooling station or
warehouse. The most perfect sys-
tenn prevails. Our ogent, or the ship
per, will wire us that car No so and
SO has been shipped, and of course we
know u de minute when to look for
1t in St. Louis Agents of the ST.
Louis house notify the commission
house buyers and they at once get
into communication with the house
they represent, which may be in New
York, Chicago. Detroit, st. Paul or
any other metropolis. When the car
arrives, IL necessary It is re-iced and
is AZ once hurried forward to It's des-
tination. Roads branch out in all di-
rections from st. Louis SO that II has
become the great distributing fruit
and vegetable mart of the United
States.
This industry is still In its infancy
and soon you will have canning facto-
ries which will preserve the onor-
nous surplus crop after the demand
for the fresh vegetables and fruits
sas been supplied
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
sIG LOCOMOTIVES.
Rock island Is Putting on Monsters
7 to Haul Passenger Trains.

Twenty-Five of the largest locomotives
ever brought into Chicago are being put
into service by the Rock Island read,
These new locomotives are to be used
in the fast passenger and freight service
between Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha,
and are constructed for both speed and
power 1t Is estimated that they will be
able TO easily pull train OF from twelve
TO fourteen heavy Pullman sleepers at an
average speed Of ffty miles an hour
These locomotives weigh about 2so'oop
pounds and are OF the compound ten
wheeler type. The drive wheels measure
seventy eight inches over tires Tney