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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
THE OFFICER CONCEDED.
That the Gentleman Was Justified In
Smashing the Disturber of
Hia Peace.

A haggard man, clad in threadbare
hesitating steps from the shadow of a
great carved doorway in the business
district and tapped well-dressed
pedestrian on the arm. Excuse me.
sir" he began. hcarsely. ''but would
you be kind enough" The gentle
man he accosted was portly and pros.
perous in appearance and his ruddy
visage betokened a jovial tempera.
ment. but as the ether concluded his
petition in a hurried undertone
swift and sinister change swept across
the features, and without a word he
whirled up massive walking stick
ard struck the humble applicant to
the ground. Hold. there." cried a
policeman, rushing TO the spot and
seizing him by the wrist before he
could repeat the blow. What do you
mean. you brute. by striking that poor
man Just because he asked for a little
charity? Have you no heart At all:
I'll see you suffer for this. you old
rascal" That's right" "Run i'm
I'M! Lynch him.. "Oh. de crooel
monster." came from the rapidly
gathering crowd. But. gentlemen"
expostulated the portly prisoner,
permit me to explain. You are great
ly in error. That individual did not
ask me for aims" What did he ask
You for. then?" inquired the officer,
incredulously. .'He asked me when
the twentieth century would begin"
replied the other. in firm voice, ''and
had taken an oath to have the gore
of the next blithering idiot who fired
that conundrum in my direction
'Oh, that's entirely different. sir" said
the policeman. cordially, II shall ar
rest him at once for conduct calcu-
lated to produce breach of the
peace" And seizing the unhappy man
by the collar he dragged him to the
patrol box amidst the plaudits of the |
O. Times-Democrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

with less than $500 stalks. With aver
age farming il takes 100 stalks to make
100 ears, and 100 ears to make ons
bushel.
1000 stalks will be TOO thick. We free
ly admit that it will be TOO thick un-
less your land has been subsoiled. But
each stalk will find plenty of cubic
space for root development and plant
food and water if you have broken eD-
trely through the hardpan.
A soil broken Is inches will furnish
much more than five times the more
food and water that soil broken
three inches can furnish. A field b-ol-
en- Is inches will better bear $4,000
stalks than one broken three inchas
deep will Dear 5000.
We have found no limit to the guam
tity of manure or fertilizers that will
pay on corn and subsoiled land. We
have used ton of high grade fertiliz-
er per acre with great profit. We have
realized larger profits on over 1000
pounds per acre than upon less.
With subsoiling and 1000 to 5000
stalks per acre we are not afraid to
use heavy quantities of manure and
fertilizers or both. We always get
better profits from broadcast manuT-
ing and fertilizing.-DixieF Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
. HERE AND THERE.

Young pigs should not be fed for
fat. The frs. thing to be done is to
build up a frame. theI fatten and sell
in rapid succession.
If the poultry on farm have the
attention given them :hat is received
by the cows the farmer would soon
learn to know more about his fiCckS
and understand how 10 correct his Inis-
takes.
When the bicycle became popular
we heard the mournful refrain: 1.-The
horse must co." Then came the auto
mobile, and now surely .'rhe horse
must go." The morse surely does go
if 2: 10 and better means anything.
A wideawake stranger passing
through rural district, will judge "A
man by the general appearance oil his
farm, and this Judgment. with few ex-
ceptions, will he correct. 1t is import
ant that our farms shall lie in as good
shape as possible.
"A COW kept in barn ventilated
with cracks will reqGir. at least one
pound more hay to Keep her warm
than she otherwise would day. That
means 200 pounds for the winter sea-
son. At $40 a ton the hay would be
worth one dollar. OF extra grain she
will need an equal :auie.
The great gigantic disadvantages
of this country for tea-growing are the
insufficiency of railfaH and the varia-
BILE temperature. 1t rains a go.,d deal
in the cotton-growing region, but it
does not rain enough for tea. This ma
tive of tropical forest requires
great amount of moisture and an in-
tense heat.
Raising hogs has of late grcwn to
be a most important brunch of FARM
ing. The returns made by the hogs
when properly attended to bring in for
the grower larg.. amount Of ready
cash. In fact, the most profitable ami
NAL on the farm to-day is the hog. and
farmers in general are giving mere at
te.ntion to this line than ever before.
1t is natural for the hens to iav.
and when they do not produce eggs
in the summer or fall the cause should
be investigated When eggs ceas.. to
come in the farmer sells the moltiny
hens, which is just where he makes mia
greatest mistake. The ones to dispose
Of are those that are fnt and in high
condition.
Farmers should have the best rork
and bacon for family use. For hi,
purpose he need not pay 10 strict re-
regard to cost. The best is what he
wants and should have. Pigs well fed
ON soaked wheat an,l oats, half ana
Eaif, with one pound of corn per day
FOR the last month, md killed at seven
months. Will prove most satisfactory.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
CORN PLANTING TINE.
some useful SugGcstlOns to the
southern Farmer About His
Next Corn Crop.

As we look ahead to the outcome of
1900 we feel that very much depends
upon the planting of this important
crop. A full corn crop means peace,
plenty. prosperity and happiness A
short corn crop may mean trouble,
doubt. debt and disaster.
Never in the history of the south has
it been so important to look after the
corn crib.
Farmers are not free from debt. but
they are getting so. They are not in
dependent, but they are approaching
that happy condition. Another short
cotton crop and full corn crop means
prosperity.
Plant a full corn crop, plant your
best land in corn.
We have always found subsoiling to
pay us in growing corn. We tried il
over and over. Our corn on land sub
soiled was always better. We tried it
ON upland and bottom land, on red
land and gray land, and fresh land and
old land. We tried it in good seasons
and bad seasons, and it paid all the
time and everywhere.
We always found IL to Is inches Of
soil would make larger yields than
field. with same culture and manner.
The drier the season the greater the
difference. We have made over 80
bushels of corn per acre with very
dry season on snbsoiled land, and un-
der 10 bushels per acre on land not
facts before us, we can not indorse tine
conclusion against subsoiling.
We urge our readers to subsoil until
they get from IL to Is inches of soil
over all their fiel6s. Aeration follows
the plow, and soil goes as deep as the
piOw.
The conclusions on this point may
be correct where the number Of stalks
II limited to between three and four
thousand per acre.
Our experience is all in favor of from
1000 to 5000 stalks per acre. 1t is
impossible to make very heavy yields
of corn If you do not have large
number Of stalks. 1t is very seldom
that we can make crop of corn that
will average one and half good ears
per stalk. Very much of our crop does
not average one heavy ear per stalk.
The number of stalks is q matter Of
prime importance. Good farming
should mike ever so bushels Of corn
Ter acre. This will very rarely b done
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
some New Bed Linen.

Charming sets Of bed linen are seen
in trousseau. Sheets of lawn cambric
surrounded by garland of fine EN-
broidery. The upper sheet is orna-
mented with monogram. surrounded
with a wreath or large roses beautiful
ly embroidered in the Louis XVI. style.
The part that turns down is edged with
a large fiounce of Valenciennes lace.
The sheets are laid over a ground Of
pink marceline. The mattress cover is
also of pink marceline, stitched with
Louis XVI. designs. -ith puffs of pink
moire at the four corners. II falls so as
to hide the mattress and ends in .
gather of pink mousseline de sole. The
pillow cases are also set over ground
TO match the sheets and have the same
garland and monogram and are edged
with the same Valenciennes -Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
THE EARTH A PYRAMID.
Acial Advances an Astound-
Ing Theory.

Since the earth was first formed
many theories have been advanced as
10 its shape and the process of Its
ever maintained that its form was that
of huge pyramid. Centuries ago
Pythagoras and Aristotle declared
that it was spherical. Anaximander
that il was shaped like column, De.
mocritus that it was concave disl
and very much resembled huge por-
ringer. Empedocles and Anaximenes
that it was a plane disk. and Zeno-
fanes that it had roots like tree
which spread in all directions far into
the infinite.
Now comes Mr.. J. Greene, an Eng
lish scientist and government Off
cal in the Sandwich islands, with the
bold announcement that all these an
cient theories. as well as the modern
ones. are utterly baseless, since, &C
cordiEg to him, the earth has the
form of a triangular pyramid, or. in
other words, of regular tetrahedron.
with the apex at the south pole and
the base at the north. An extraordi-
nary theory this may seem to all OF
US who are so familiar with the earth
es pictured on papier mache globes,
md vet it is attracting the attention
If European geologists. and. among
others. of NJ. De Lapparent, who seems
BY no means inclined to reject il
hastily.
Tergioni Tozzetti, a writer of tn
last century, said: IF we can sup.
pose all the water of the seas to be
annihilated we would find that the
solid earth was of most rugged
form"
According to this hypothesis, say
geosraphers of the old school. ther'
ought to be a spacious sea opposite
every continent. The new theory.
however. as has been said, seemingly
eliminates the waters of the earth
altogether and cares not a jot as to
their location. II we admit that the
earth is now completely solidified,
even in its central parts, we must, ii
is Asserted, also admit that it was at
one time in a state of fusion, and that
after crust was formed the hot sub
stances gradually cooled. In time the
earth would present an appearance as
and as free from insight
IL protuberances as possibic.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
News the following anecdote: .

News the following anecdote: "a
Dutch minister, lately arrived in the
Transvaal from Holland, was rebuked
by an old farmer for having expressed
doubts of the reality of personal
devil. 4 can show you his portrait.
said the Boer; and, taking down his
family Bible, which was adorned with
wood cuts of an antique type, he turned
to a presentment of the conventional
evil one, with horns and tail. 'There!'
exclaimed the Boer, triumphantly: you
have doubts about the existence of the
devil. There is a picture of him. and
that is the word of Cod The Boer
fully believed the artist. as well as the
writers, to have been inspired"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

Stil half cup-b butter with one cup Of
sugar to light white cream: sift one
and a half cups flour with one teaspoon
sul baking powder; beat four whites of
eggs till stiff. add the sifted -four, the
beaten whites of eggs, with half cup
# milk TO the creamed butter and juice
# half lemon. pour the mixture into
,aree lined form and bake in a medium
aot oven till done ne-8rooklyn Eagle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

What does he do? If he is a raw
boy" and not used to it, he runs of
with terrified look on his face; il he
is used to it he retires precipitately
with satisfied smile. not necessarily
because he has got the thrashing. but
because he no longer has it to look
forward to.
The only explanation for the sys-
tematic lying of the native in face of
the most convincing proof is that the
native mind is totally unable to form
Il conception of what we understand
by truthfulness.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
a Good-Luck Citi.en.

'What is a walking encyclopedia,
pa?"
We'll. he is a man who always hap
pens to know the very things that other
people happen 10 AK him."-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
Centenary OF Eicctricity

Electricity as we know it" is ius,
100 years old. In 1899 the Italian sci.
enlist Volta gave definite form to the
method of producing the current. and
1t is from his aame that we have the
term "voltmeter" TO describe the IN.
strument which measures the force al
the current. and volt" as the unit Of
that measurement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
New Electric Eo.horr

A new electric foghorn consists Of
three electromagnetic. which operate
half dozen clappers that strike upon
gong at the rate of $4,000 strokes a
minute. producing continuous sound.
The effect is increased by the use of
a megaphone. which also sends the
sound in any desired direction.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
Aristoerats 1. Prison.

According to an apparently authen
tic article in q French periodical not
less than 10000 aristocrats are at pres
ent confined in the prisons of Europe.
Russia stands first with 12.00O blue
blooded law breakers. while Italy de-
serves to be accorded second position,
her places Of detention harboring thou
sands of noblemen.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
THEY ALL PLAY THE GUITAR.
The P0rtaEuese Are Always Accom-.
plished Manlpulat0rs Of
the Strings.

In Portugal men play upon the
guitar as naturally as Yankees whis-
tie. The peasants are universally
given to the instrument. chiefly as an
accompaniment to the voice. In towns
and villages the artisans are often ex-
pert guitar players and walk in groups
to and from their work, enlivening the
journey with music and song. The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
Dls.esfD AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR TINS PAPER
sSSGGSeSGSesGSsSSS GsGGGSS<SSSeGGeGeSSet

THIS siN-rooin. small and neat. story
and half house can he erected
for about SI.100.
The size OF the rooms is as follows:
Parlor. 12Nli feet: Gining-room, l2Nli
feet; kitchen. IONIC feet and bedrooms,
one 10xI9 feetand two l0A1l feet. The
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
Evolution.

ut is really wonderful" muscd the
deep thinker, '.how thing or an en-
tity will have its beginning. run its
course, and end exactly as it began.
You follow me. hope?"
Il :hink l do." sa; the worldly one
"For instance, a mia will get a jug
and hi, ii up. Immediately jag is de
seloped. Then he may produce a jig
and very likely wind up in the Jug
Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

vation. The finish throughout is pine.
painted color to suit the owner. All
floors are pine. The outside of the
house is painted three coats. and the
roof is painted one coat, all colors TO
suit the owner. The gable over the
front veranda has panel of compost
tion carving in the apex of the gable.
The front of the gables is shingled
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

with round butt shingles. The front
Goor is a sash door. All glass is Ameri.
can, double thick. All flashing is done
with tin. The chimney showing above
the roof is red press brick.
The veranda is 6N12 feet. The en-
trance TO the basement is from the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
h. II. Advantage.

Queen Victoria always has her IA,
shoes worn few times II one OF
maids. After all. there y ONE a;iva
sage. thinks the Chicago Times-i'tia
in being . monarch, even in England.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
No Doubt Of a Personal Devn.

The assertion which was made re-
Gently in England by a military expert
that among the Beers there is COM
mon belief that the Bible was written
originally in Dutch, has called out from
a correspondent of the London Daily
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

Whats the excitement at Byers &
Sell's?"
They re giving away foreign noble
man with each wedding trousseau."-
n, Y, Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
Those Lovfnx.Girls.

Maude-Do you think this hat makes
me look older?
Clara-Of course not. dear. / don't
see how it possibly could.-Chicago
Record
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
Rear Gnnain,

Ida-She kce,.s ! n age well soesn's
she?
May-Yes. She can't get rid + it,
Chicago Recor,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
Private.

The young man tried TO kiss the girl
And she. fearing ne might fail.
Did just what he intended to-
Sne gently drew the veil
~. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

Professor-Suppose you were en-
ragged IN the autopsy of subject, an6
It gave signs Of life. what would you do?
Studt ntI think should
change the subject, sir.-Brooklyn Life
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17
shoe Trade with Mex,c,

According to the best statistics avail
sble. says the Mexican Herald, over
$500, 1000 worth of American shoes were
sold in Mexico dYsing 1899.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

The studding is 2Ni inches; joist, 2x1c
inches; roof rafiers. ax4 inches.
The plastering is two-coat work.
The width of the building is 32 feet
front, and depth from front back is %
feet.
All material used throughout is in
tended TO be of frst-class quality.
GEO. A. W. KNIT
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

height of the first story is 9k feet; sec
ond story. 9 feet; basement, 8 feet. All
floors are double. Tie outside walls
are sheathed with fence flooring, and
two thicknesses of building paper is
used between siding and sheathing.
The bedrooms on second floor have
CORNER windows, as shown on the ele- !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-03-17

pantry. The pantry is 5N6 feet, and the
storeroom on second floor is 6x6 feet.
The parlor and dining-room have
bays projecting from the ends of the
rooms, which make these rooms very
pleasant.
The hardware is Of neat design.
All doors are five cross panel doors.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-30

ceive the formal approval Of the Government
here, and to that end the matter was laid be-
fore the Cabinet at to-day's session.
The Cabinet failed to ratify the agreement AT
the meeting IN fact, the document in it's in
ception and various stages of development was
regarded properly open TO such doubt as TO
warrant the belief that the foreign consuls, as a
body, certainly never entered into the agree
ment. It appears that the consuls would bind
themselves to acquit the Chinese Government or
any responsibility for roting murder and pill
lage in the treaty ports IL any foreign warshp
should enter such port in violation OF the agree
ment. No safeguard even interposed TO
secure the exemption Of warships whose com
manders might be unaware of the state OF af-
fairs in the treaty ports and the prohibition
against their entry. There an apparent
conflict between some or the provisions, and, in
fact, the whole reputed agreement bore the
appearance Of q rough memorandum which the
Cabinet concluded could never have received the
assent OF all Of the foreign consuls even suppos-
ing that some Of them might have become
frightened into acquiescence.
Therefore steps were taken even 10 ascer-
tain by direct inquiry of Consul-General Good
now whether the agreement authentic and
he had signed it. It simply assumed that
if he had done so he would have acquainted the
Department. being in ready cable communica-
ton, the matter was dropped.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-30
COUP D'ETAT AT PEKING.
Continued from first page.

mixed force has gone on to Peking, after effect
ing the rescue Of the first column.
Great military preparations are in progress
but there Is a lack Of unity in the direction OF
Taku and Tlen-Tsin. The European Govern
rnents have agreed TO act together. but thew
have not made Up their minds what 10 do. There
mas been a recovery IN the stock market from
Thursdays depression, which was caused ap-
parently, by a feeling OF uneasiness over the
passage OF q 'arge japanese force into China.
This was regarded a sign that complications
would ultimately arise between Russia and
Japan, and that the European Powers would be
dragged in This feeling was rnomentary in
ehe city. and there has been a reaction against
II. The presence Of q large japanese force will
warn the Chinese Government that it cannot
depend upon the inaction Of the European
Powers, and that decisive measures must be
taken for suppression OF civil war and resto-
ration of order The Empress knows how well
japanese soldiers can fight, and that they can
reach the capital and overthrow the Govern
ulent If they are once allowed TO land in great
force
Parliament was Indifferent about China yes
tercay. and wholly preOccupied with the de-
bate over the alleged breakdown Of the nedi-
cal and hospital service IN South Africa. which
has created most painful impression through
out the country. INF
New-York tribune., 1900-06-30
GREEN TEA MAY HAVE TO BE GIVEN UP.
IMPORTERS HAVE ONLY MODERATE SUP
PLIES AND PRICES ADVANCE.

The rebellion Of the Chinese Boxers is already
making itself felt the local tea market and
the wholesale dealers in the Water and Front st
districts snxiously awaiting further develop
ments. The warlike rumors received yesterday
the dealers who found themselves short into
the street ready to buy a decided advance and
willing 10 run the risk of the war cloud fading
away
A direct consequence OF the rebellion is rise in
the price Of green tea OF from 10 TO Is per cent
This comes only from China, is the first
10 show direct advance Prices on Forrnosa
tea have raised from TO per cent IN sym
pathy. Formosa is controlled by Japan and
VIII be directly affected by trouble within the
Chinese Empire. japanese tea has also gone up
slightly. but from troubles The first
crop in Japan this year short and the product
available for export will be less than usual.
The wholesale dealers say that II will be
time before TIE consumers Will feel the rise in
prices They say the retail dealers making a
big profit in tea and stand 80 per cent ad-
vance without putting up the retail price. How
ever II tea shipments from China should be long
retarded the retru dealers will undoubtedly raise
their prices
New-York tea importers have fair stock
hand II Is not large as they carried before
the present duty imposed and the standard
raised Some OF this years Chinese crop has al
ready arrived but the bulk OF Il be shipped
befvyeen Juiy and November AS yet no indication
bas been given by the Chinese shippers that they
viii be unable 70 forward orders. Most OF TIE