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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
THREE ANGELS.

They say this life is barren, drear and cold
Ever the same sad song was sung of old,
Ever the same long weary tale Is told
Ana to our lips Is held the cup of strife,
ana Set-a little love can sweeten life
They say our hands may grasp but joys de.
stroyed.
Youth has but dreams. and age an aching
void, -a'szzszr.
Whose Dead sea fruit long. long ago ha.
cloyed.
Whose night with Wild tempestuous storm.
Is rife
And yet a little hope can brighten life
They say We fling ourselves in wild de-
spair &SE
Amidst the broken treasures scattered
there,
Where all is wrecked. where all once prom
ised fair;
And stab ourselves with sorrows two.
edged knife,
And yet Httl. patience strengthens life.
Is it then true. this tale of bitter grief,
or mortal anguish finding no relief.
Lo! midst the winter shines the laurel.
Three angels share the lot of human strife
Three angels glorify the path Of life.
Love. Hope and Patience cheer us on ou,
way.
Love. Hope and Patience form our spirits
stay.
Love. Hope and Patience watch us day BY
day,
And bid the deser; boom with beauty
vernal,
Until the earthly fades in the eternal.
Temple Bar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24

They hadn't seen each other for twe
or three years and were talking about
old times.
by the way" sai6 Carter, "youAters
in trouble over love affair the last
time saw you. Some girl had declined
to be your wife. believe"
{ -"Yes. reDlied Castor, land do you
remember the encouragement you gave
me-? You told me not to care; tha,
inside of six months / would meet
plenty of other girls I would thinl
were far superior to her"
Il have faint recollection Of say.
ing something like that"
swell. you were right. II happened
inst as you said ii would. She changed
her mind, and We got married aftel
ALL Chicago Times-Heraid.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
HILL SITE ORCHARDS.
An InterestiaE Subject Interestingly
Discassea ~ . S0ccessfo1
FPult Grower.

The majority of old orchards in Hi
nois were planted on hill sites and the
varieties were mostly sweet or. very
sour sorts. seedlings being about as
numerous as budded or grated stock.
OF the named varieties of apples, Ram
bo, Pippin, Bellhower. Milan and Tai
man Sweet were perhaps the most COM
mon. As a rule these early orchards
were planted for family use only and
were given but little attention, being
used for pasture for hogs. sheep and
other stock. With such Indifferent
treatment very large crops of fruit
were seldom produced, and the trees
were not drained of their vitality.
The big Minkier shown in the en-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
|poucHr At PUBLIC ExpEHsk
s>we ef the oueer Things Senators
Day When Uncle San Foots
the Bills.

II cost the country &1,374. .011.96 to
run the Jrited States senate for the
yea: END I'd last July. This included,
CT course, the 81 laries of the senator's,
tn. salaries Of the clerks, messengers
private secretaries, capitol police on
the senate side, mileage and other ex-
lsepses, includir & the contingent fund.
Secretary Cox. OF the senate. has just
made his annual report, showing how
this money was expended. Some -
teresting items appear. Each senator
il allowed . certain amount for sta
tionery and newspapers. If he de-
sires he may draw the allowance III
cash. The secretary's report shows
that there has been great falling
OF in reading among the senator's, for
> large number preferred to take the
cash. Ex-senator Cannon, of Utah,
stands first in this respect. He took
$s4.2s in cash from his allowance. Sem
ator Hoar comes next. having received
S10.32 in cash.
1t costs 5000 to report the SEN
ate proceedings and over 5000 went
for the purchase Of furniture, while
5000 more was paid to repair 1t, and
over $1,SOO to clean il. 1t cost 5000
to keep the senate horses and wagons,
snd $19ao7.90 for newspaPers and sta
tionery. During the year the vice
presidents room was refitted in the
most handsome style, the rug on the
floor costing over $3.50, while the hall
clock cost $500. The lace curtains cost
$500 and the antique desk $325. The
sofas and chairs cost $3.50. The most
expensive thing in the room, how
ever, is q silver inkstand, which cost
$1,000, and the desk pad on which il
stands cost seven dollars. During the
blizzard of last February it cost $25
to clean the snow OF the senate roof,
and over $500 for carriages to send the
senator's home during the storm.
Fuel cost $14,s35.47 and ice aver.
aged about $225 per month. The SEN
ators seemed very fond of lemons, for
during one week in June $176 was paid
for 30 boxes Of this fruit. Another
item of interest is $137.64 for 2,51o
pounds of sugar. while 116 cases Of
lithia water cost S725.2s. 1t is ex-
planned that during the hot months
the senators drink lemonade instead
of water. The report contains page
after page of items for kilograms sent
by senators. The dispatches sent by
Senator Quay occupy nearly four
pages, and, strange as it may seem.
nearly all Of them went to Altoona,
and were sent on one day, March Is.
1899. The senators seemed to be very
fond. of drugs, for thousands Of
quinine pills were bought ut various
times. Soda mint tablets, bromo-
seltzer, cough drops, one drachm Of
altar of roses and one quart of castor
oil are also noted. Formerly there
was . big item for snuff, and saun
tox was kept in the senate for the use
of the older senator's This year snuff
seems to have been little used, for only
one purchase on this account appears.
Gross after gross of penknives and
dozen after dozen Of scissors and
scrapbooks were also purchased for
the use of the senators.-N. Y. Mail
and Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24

Some missionaries gave me = little
bag of marbles. They were all sizes
and colors. Among them were some
OF colored glass. Walking with my
mother to the river. on q late winter
day, we found great chunks Of ice
piled all along the bank. The ice on
the river was floating in huge pieces.
As 1 stood beside one large block
noticed for the first time the colors OF
the rainbow in the crystal ice. I'm
mediately / thought of my glass mar
bles at home. With my bare fingers l
tried to pick out some of the colors.
for they seemed SO near the surface.
But my fingers began to sting with
the intense cold, and 1 had to bite
them hard to keep from crying. From
that day on, for many . moon. BE-
lieved that glass marbles had river ice
inside of them.-ZitkAla-Sa, in Allan
tiss
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24


roads is good drainage. Take the wa
ter out and keep the water out" is q
rule which must be followed in the max
ing of every road. 1t is not enough to
dig trenches at the side Of the road and
call them drains. These trenches must
be real drains; that is, they must have
a good fall to q clear outlet, and be in
every respect capable of carrying the
water away. The road must be round.
ed up in the center SO as to shed the wa
ter quickly to the side drains. There
must be q track in the center Of the
road along which travel can pass. This
track must be hard and smooth so as to
afford the least friction to travel, pre-
vent ruts and at the same time permit
water to run OF the sides quickly. Ruts
and holes must not be permitted to
form, but be filed up as soon as they
appear. The drainage must not be
abandoned with the taking care of the
surface water. but in many instances
must extend below the surface in the
form of tile underdrains, SO as to form
q firm foundation and lessen the de-
structive action of the frost-injurious
only to wet and water soaked roads. In
addition TO the simple work ON roads,
better methods with regard to culvert
and bridge construction are greatly
needed. The principles above enum-
Grated with respect TO roads require an
infinity Of special methods and treat
ments in arriving at the hest results ac-
cording rs the land is high lying or low:
is clay, sand, vegetable-mold, etc.; il
difficult of drainage; according to the
extent of travel. the quality of road
metal obtainable-these and many
other varying conditions. That road
making and highway work of all kinds
is considered a matter in which every
man is proficient il probably one Of the
evils underlying the bad conditions Of
our roads to-day-Rural World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24

A report of the Canada experimental
farms gives an account Of . series OF
experiments on the best means Of
sterilizing grape juice. The conclusion,
which probably applies to sweet cider
as well as to grape juice. was that 1.-THE
natural favor Of grape juice may b.
preserved intact by raising the teM-
perature of the juice gradually to l7o
dee,e Fahrenheit, keeping ii at this
point for ten minutes and then quickly
bottling il, taking care to use abs0lute-
" alright and thoroughly sterilixed
vessels These vessels should be taken
from : tank or kettle Of boiling water,
Immediately filed, and corked or cov.
cred With the least possible delay
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
CHEAP FENCE POST.

The boards are run between two slabs
that have been sharpened and driven
into the ground facing each other.
When the boards are in place, the slabs
are nailed together through the boards.
making very firm fence. A bit Of wire
can be wrapped about the top and bot
tom to make it still stronger, If desired.
At all sawmills such slabs from pine
logs can be obtained, and q very serv-
iceable fence made with them. Hcedar
slabs can be had the fence will be al
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
..Kina Laay ana Nc Dee.~

The surveyors who were employed
in laying out the line of the proposed
Ogden avenue extension left behind
them at certain intervals certain pecul-
lar marks to indicate points which they
had fixed. Ore elderly housekeeper
who lives along the line has. through
sad experience with strangers, become
quite wary. She had read a newspaper
article not long since telling of the
marks which tramps and beggars put
on the premises OF what they term
'easy people" So when she came to her
front door and saw the surveyors mys-
terious signs. she studied them intent
ly. and. saying softly to herself: kind
lady and no dog, hey?" weat back into
the house with a smile. When she re-
appeared she was armed with q scrub.
bing brush and some cleaning brick.
She at once proceeded to remove every
mark left by the Chicago
Evening News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
u.s.ae.tie.als

A London exquisite went into Z
West End restaurant and was faI
from pleased with the manner IL
which his order was filed. do you
call that veal cutlet?" he demanded
Of the waiter. why. such = outlet a
that is IN insult to every self-respect.
ing calf in the British empire" The
waiter hung his head for . moment,
but recovered himself and said. in .
tone Of respectful apology: II really
didn't intend to insult you, SIR
Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
END OF 4 CLUB.


After the Cracker Barrel club became
|disorganized there wns no satisfactory
place for the men and boys to congre-
gate during the long evenings until at
last the regular sitters formed the habit
Of meeting Mt the engine house, where
the usual number of unanswerable
questions were propounded. Soon after
the publication of '.The Message to
Garcia it was brought to the quiet
borough by a commuter, who proposed
the organization of a Message to Garcia
club. the purpose being, he said, to di-
minish the number of questions which
were always asked, and generally could
not be answered by the person asking
them. 1t was then suggested by .
former president of the Cracker Barrel
club that q rule Of the new organiza-
tion should be that if anyone asked
question which he could not answer
himself. he should treat the crowd.
This proposition was received as most
satisfactory by all; at least none dis
sented.
Among the members was a youth
from over the mountain, who was serv-
ing an apprenticeship at blowing blad-
ders in nearby SNUFF factory. On the
morning following the organization of
the Message to Garcia club, this youth,
while resting for q moment from his
work. inquired of the foreman of the
factory il the asking Of questions.
talked about at the Organization of the
club, held as against q person when
away from the club. He was told that
such was the condition, and that if he
asked . question which he could not
answer he Was liable to pay for treat
ing the crowd, even though they we're
not present when the question was
asked.
After brief silence the youth asked:
How is il when chipmunk makes a
hole there il NO dirt Mt the mouth of the
hole?r
The foreman replied: "Ah ha, / guess
you have asked q question that you can
not answer yourself
.'Oh, no." said the youth. II can an
swcr it,"
"well. then" said the foreman, ''how
is it?"
"Well," said the youth, "the chip
munk begins at the bottom TO dig his
hole"
"Begins at the bottom; how does he
get there to begin 2" said the foreman.
THAT is question of your own ask
ing" said the youth.
When this phase Of the newly organ
ized club was discussed. and it dawned
upon the older members that there were
unforeseen possibilities in the operation
Of the purposes Of the club, the matter
Of complete organization was deferred.
and the Message to Garcia club has been
dismantled-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24


II one could have truly rapid tram
sit, and be able to pass along the me
ridian Of $50 degrees from the north
pole to the equator in . moment. he
would have . strange experience if
the time selected for tbs journey were
. few moments after midnight ON the
morning Of tn .sday, January !, 1901.
the first day Of the twentieth century.
Near the p.le It wculd be the TWEEN
tieth century. Tuesday morning. Mt
20 degrees north latitude Il v ,uld be
Monday morning that was beginning.
the last day Of the nineteenth een-
tury, for here II il that the western
sweep Of the date line includes the
Aleutian islands in the American day.
At IS degrees north latitude Il would
b. agsin Tsesdsy IN the new century.
John Ritchie. Jr, u Ladies Home
Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24

Got any sensef''
Te Peavene Tvrning Gray,

One way to prevent your hair from
turning gray is to cut il OF. wrap 1t up
carefully in tissue paper and place it
in the bottom Of your trunk-Chicago
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
Partly Correct.

Most of the stores in the remote busi-
sess sections of the city are constantly
annoyed by children Of the neighbor-
hood coming to the door and asking for
cards, empty boxes and similar articles.
The clerks are, of course, down on the
youngsters. and the warfare never
ends. The other day small boy poked
his head in the door of West side
store and called out:
Say. mister. got any empty boxesr
NO." said the clerk, not very po-
itely. ii
''Got any cards?"
mo"
'tGot any almanacs2"
+ mo"
SCOT any empty bottles?"
NO"
Got any senser WI
.No-yes-no-yeE miserable
little wretch" and the clerk few at his
tormentor, hut the latter had fed
Ohio State Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
SLAB FENCE POSTS.


A cheap fence post, where the or.
binary posts are scarce. can be made
according to the plan shown in the cut.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
GENERAL LAwToH's LIFE
Incidents In the EARLY CoPeeP Of
the Faness Soldier In
Indiana.

The northern Indiana friends Of the
late Gen. Henry w. Lawton are recall
ing interesting incidents of his early
life in that region. where his early man.
hood was spent. The sword which the
Indiana admirers of Gen. Lawton were
raising a purse to procure for him on
his return from the Philippines would
have been the second of which he was
the recipient had he lived. In 1864,
after he had made a name for himself.
while at Fort Wayne he was presented
with handsome sword.
Gen. Lawton got his first instruction
in military tactics in a Fort Wayne
marching club known as the Wide
Awakes. There were rival clubs in the
town, and that to which Lawton be-
longed held its meetings in the old
Eiremen's hall, corner Of Court and Ber-
~ streets. Fort Wayne. and many of the
volunteer firemen of the town were
members.
After the close OF the civil war and
while he was living at Fort Wayne Law
ton met Miss Emily Sturgis. Lawton
proposed and was rejected. At the time
he was studying law. He at once aban-
doned the profession and applied for a
commission in the regular army. He
was offered a second lieuteAantcy. and
inasmuch - his career in the civil war
was q brilliant one his acquaintances
thought he would reject the place. but
he accepted it and left Fort Wayne to
win additional fame.
Gen. Lawton's father, George W.,
travelled all through northern Indiana
building grist mills, 20 necessary in the
early days to the pioneer settlers. He
was seldom at home, and the dead gen.
eral spent great deal of his time with
his uncle Daniel in the southern part
Of Allen county. When he attended the
Fort Wayne college, Methodist insti-
tuition long since gone out of.existence,
he occupied modest room in the west
.rn part Of the city. He was at his un-
cle's when Lincoln's first call for vol
unteers was received and FASTENED to
Fort Wayne to enlist.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
reehnlaue,

Can that young man really sing high
CT"
NO." answered lliss Cayenne. ~
can't sing it; he can nerely heller Il.
|-Washin4ton Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
CANADIAN INDIANS.


At the collapse of the so-called Riel
rebellion large number of half.
breeds who had presumably been CON.
cerned in it fed across the border
from the northwest territories and
settled in Montana. At the same time
q number of Cree Indians made . sim
liar migration. All these people have
since resided in Montana, although
on one or two occasions United States
troops at the request of the Indian
bureau have gathered up the Indians,
taken them to the boundary line and
thrust them across into Canada. But
so soon as the troops moved away the
Indians returned to the places along
the Missouri and Milk rivers, where
they have been accustomed to live.
Many Of the Cree half-breeds settled
in the Judith Basin, where some OF
them have done well as farmers and
stock ra;sers. Others, however, speAd
their whole time hunting and trap
Ping, destroying game, fur and fish at
all seasons. without regard to the Law
of the land, of which they are pre-
snmably ignorant. It will be remem-
bered that two or three years since
these hnlf-breeds got in among . little
bunch of buffalo which still ranged in
the neiehborhood Of, the Dry Fork Of
the Missouri and killed about 16 oi
them, which was perhaps more than
half Of the herd. We believe that nc
steps we're taken at the time to pun
ish them for this, though there was
talk Of sending out troops to capture
them.
During last autumn these half -breeds
have been hunting as usual, and a.
usual in violation of the law, and since
their methods are so well known II
would certainly seem worth the while
of the authorities Of Montana to take
steps to put nm end to this abuse. A
very few convictions would do this.
II must be understood that these half
breeds have no hunting rights in Mon
tana Or anywhere else beyond those
possessed by the ordinary white .citi-
zens of the state. Their case il not
Like that of certain tribes of Ctes in
Colorado or certain Bannocks and
Snakes in Idaho and Wyoming, to
which the United States long ago
guaranteed forever the right to hunt
OH the unoccupied lands Of the Unit
Ell States. On the contrary, these
half-breeds are immigrants. real out
lenders, and should be held to stlict
accountability to the law.
This law provides that every person
who wilfully hunts. chases or runs
with dogs any buffalo, moose, elk.
deer. antelope, Rocky mountain goat
or mountain sheep shall be punish
able. Now all through this a,stumn
of 1899 the Canadian half-breeds have
been hunting in the Missouri river
valley below the mouth of Arrow
creek. running white-tailed deer with
dogs and killing many of them. There
is every reason to believe that they are
doing this to-day and that they will
continue to do it until the spring, for
they pay no regard to times or seasons
as established by game laws.
Montana game has already become
so scarce that what is left ought to be
protected. 1t is probable that the
rounding up by the proper authorities
of the few of these half-breeds will
have wosderful effect on the Mon
tana game supply within the next
few years.-Forest and Stream.
~klua lsay .~a N n>~~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24

Bramble-What makes al the chap.
pies rave over that miserable yellow
cur?
Thorne-Don't you know? That dog
vas once kicked BY the prince Of Wales.
IN. Y. Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-02-24
HOW TO BUILD ROADS

They sAola De Rounded. Up in ths
Center 70 ~ t. shed water t.
the side Drains.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
1Uoidersee.s Wire

Countess Won Waldersee, the wife
of the famous German field marshal
(whom the emperor will probably send
to China as commander In chief of tho
forces there), is an American princess
not by marriage but in her own right.
She is one Of the most successful
women of America who have married
abroad. Her first husband was Prince
Frederick of Schleswig- Holstein. To
marry her on terms of equality the
prince sacrificed his title and royal
rights. Then the emperor of Austria
made him Prince of Noer and his wife
Princess of Noer. The princess waa
Miss Reade of New York, daughter oil
wholesale grocer. Her husband wal
very old at the time of the marriage
and died during the honeymoon, leav,
ing his immense fortune to the widow
who at the end of two years mourn
ing, married the Count Won Valdez
see, then a young officer. Countess
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Great Mems Love Letters.

Napoleon's letters to Josephine were
remarkable for their ardour. and for
a man who was said to have no heart
he expressed an extraordinary degree
of love and devotion. Swift's letters
to Stella are his complete autobio-
graph, and at the time when he pos
sessed his greatest power, when he
was courted by the rich and great,
when ministers of state consulted him
on every question, he took time to
write her daily And he no sooner
sent off one letter than he commenced
another, thus, as Thackeray says,
never letting go her dear hand. He
told her everything that was going
on in the great world, and what was
said and done by every person worth
knowing, from the queen down. But
there was a curse connected with
everything that Swift did. After WOO
ing his Stella for year and years, and
breaking the heart of Miss Vanhom-
RICH as we'll, he finally married Stella,
but refused to live with her. They
parted at the altar. never to meet
again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30


The best advertised and consequent
~ the best known shoe in the world
today is undoubtedly made by the w.
L. Douglas Shoe Co., of Brockton,
Mass. The one idea of this company
has always been to sell shoe for
$3.50 which equals in every way the IS
shoes of any other concern. They are
able to do this on account of there be-
ing no middle mans profit, as the
goods are sold direct from the factory
to the wearer. In 60 of the principal
cities Of the country they have their
own retail stores. The goods are made
in all sizes and widths, and few shoes
equal them for style and dur 49,
The factory at ,Brocktor .,soys
over LOO hands, and all NK.a trou-
bles are settled by the state board Of
arbitration. Nothing but union labor
is employed, and pay about the best
average wages Of any shoe workers in
the United States. The factory pay
roll amounts to $17.435 per week. This
company makes shoes for men only,
and 1t is their proud boast that over.
one million men wear them.-Denver
tColo.) Post.