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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
STRANGE RITUAL MURDER.
Capital Crime Committed by Man In
Germany Under Singular
Circumstances.

A German named Lebedeer. serving
in the French foreign legion, has
told strange story about ritual
murder to the officers of q court
martial assembled at Oran in Al
geria, says the London Telegraph.
The soldier was being tried for hav-
ing made away with his military eff
fects, and he excused himself by
stating that he was preparing to de-
sert, as he was afraid that he WIS
about to be arrested as the man who
killed and cut up young Catholic
student named Worser, at Koenitz,
about two years ago. This was
case of what is known as ritual MUIR
der, and it caused much sensation at
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
FARMER ANDPLANTER.
CONDITIONS HAVE cHANcFn
One Of the Results ~ R.s.,
stock ON the Farms Of the
Southwest.

NOT very many years ago farmers
ana cattle raasers throughout the
southwest, with hundreds of cattle
rarely had milk for their families for
more than three months of the wear.
with from ten to twenty cows in milk
the farmer and his family used only
skim milk; whole milk was too -.
travagant luxury, and where would
the butter come from il they ate the
milk, cream and all? Few, in fact.
used sweet milk at all. The milk pans
must be unIisturbed until thicklv
clabbered, then the thin film of
cream, with generous substratum
of the clabbered milk was carefully
SKINNED of, for there must be plen-
ty OF buttermilk, you know; and woe
would surely overtake the disobedi-
ent kid" who dared to steal a taste
from the top of the pan, il detect
ed. For nine months there were
neither milk nor butter to be had.
We say this was the prevailing GUS
tom IN the southwest, and we will add
that for every family who exceeded
these conditions, ten other families
seldom tasted milk except at neigh
bor's house. The soil and the climate
were as good, and the grass far bet
ter than now; also, the appetite for
butter and milk was as insistent as
1t is to-day. The cause of this con-
dition was twofold: Few Of the cows
gave more than was required for the
calf, and cattle raisers wanted calves
rather than dairy products. Strange
to say. there are families who pur-
sue the same methods with cattle to-
day, though they are comparatively
few. In Texas, thirty years ago, not
one cow in ten could support her
calf and spare more than a quart of
milk besides, and many men of that
day would have gone on horseback so
miles to see five gallon cow, or one
yielding pound of butter per day.
Since then times have changed, peo-
pie have changed and cows have
changed. Now one good family COW
can feed her calf, her owner and his
flock Of kids with all the milk and
butter they can consume, and they
are not required to eat skim milk.
either. The writer well remembers q
case IN which a baby was born and its
mother died. This was in populous
settlement. but it was also in Octo-
Der. Food must be had for the baby,
and fifteen men and boys started to
scour the country for cow in milk,
oR>rsu~ anv nr;Ne Ono was fOund nj
. distance Of eight miles, after dis
tance had been travelled equal to 14s
milcs.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
TEACHING THE TEACHER.
When II Came to Baseball Talk she
Certainly Needed . Few
Suggestions.

A teacher in one Of Detroit's pub
lie schools was giving an object les
SON to an advanced class, says the
Free Press.
"Take, for instance" said she, "tho
game of tennis. Now you can't play
tennis without a racquet. you can't
play croquet without mallet, and
you can't play ball without "a
knocker."
The teacher was perceptibly an
noyed at the ripple Of merriment her
remarks caused, and johnny Batter.
up, the captain Of the baseball team.
who was most hilarious in his demon
STATIONS, was required to explain his
unscemly conduct. Johnny produced
a slang dictionary and entered into
an elaborate explanation Of the term
"knocker," which was described as .
person that makes unlxind and belit-
Ting remarks intended to be hurtful
to fellow beings on promising enter.
prises. One or more Knockers. exc
planned Johnny, constitute an "anvil
chorus"
"While Knockers are not neces-
sary to the baseball game" he said,
"they are very prevalent, especially
in Detroit"
After school hours Johnny called
the teacher aside and explained to
her that she should have said bat
or 'club." He was given several
credit marks, and his next school 70.
port will no doubt read excellent"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
THE FARMERS PROSPERITY.
OlOok Bright For the Farmer
VINO Takes Advantage Of His
Opportunities.

never In the history Of this country
was there brighter outlook for
american farmers than at the present
time. We trust there is not a reader
OF the Epitomist who will fail to put
ms shoulder 10 the wheel and take adj
vantage OF what is in store for every
industrious farmer. The time of tho
calamity bowler and for the cry Of
nard times is a thing of the past. The
farmer to-day is the most useful and
prominent industrial subject; the
products of his industry having the
greatest call and demand Of the many
industries Of our United States, near
~ all OF which are most actively en-
gagged at this time. While it is true
ne has encountered many difficulties
and depressions for several years
past, yet at the same time he has ex-
perienced less hardships and enjoyed
more privileges and freedom than
those OF most any other calling, and
now that the brightest days of his
existence are in sight no one can
help but realize his greatness and in
dependence.
Farming pays handsomely if you
make it pay. Well directed effort, ju-
dicious rotation Of crops and proper
marketing Of products are the points
to which attention must be paid. No
business will pay unless conducted
upon correct principles. But it de-
ponds largely upon the farmer. Tho
twentieth century farmer should be
unlike those who have pegged away
on the same plan since Columbus dis
covered America. He should be prop
erly balanced as to brain and muscle,
and should use the former fully as
much as the latter. No farmer Of
sound mind and unimpaired health
should fail at farming, for it, more
than any other occupation, is sug-
gestive of its own requirements sue
ceeding success. Like any other vo-
cation farming has its ups and down.
Practical, scientific, well directed
carefully studied work are the farm
er's weapons with which to combat
adversely and win the abundant
prizes nature offers. "A disgruntled,
apathetic farmer who thinks those Of
his calling absolutely lost and can
never get out of debt, is q menace to
any community. Grit and character
are all the capital that . young farm
er needs to start in life. Most of tho
rich farmers of to-day were poor
boys. Most of our noted men strug-
gled with poverty, but grit and char
acter bore them on to success. Our
exports have steadily increased, and
our farm products are going out in
large and satisfactory volume. Wheat.
corn, and horse exports are notably
on the increase. All Indications, a
home and abroad, point to q condi-
ton of marked American agricultural
prosperity.-Otto Irwin, in Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
THE FARMERS ADVANTAGE.
WITH Thrift. Economy and Progress.
aave Methods the Farmer 10 .
Sure winner.

Some statistician has observed that
the farmer stands second on the list
of logevity, the minister averaging q
greater number Of years. That he il
not first, is due doubtless to viola
tions Of hygiene, for in his outdoor
life he certainly has an advantage.
With physiology and hygiene now a
part of our public school education.
Il is safe to predict for the next gen.
Grafton of farmers a still longer term
of life. "Hayseed" is no longer a
term of reproach. In many sections
the farmer is the "nabob" and GER
tainlv in no other occupation is one
freer or more independent. Universe
~ extension and the multiplication of
high schools have raised the educa-
tional standard, and now the rural
mail delivery, rural telephones and
electric street car lines have opened
to the farmer other avenues of direct
communication with the outside
world. The agricultural press, de-
velopment of the last quarter of a
century, has raised him out OF the
rut in which Drawn ruled, and he finds
brain, and liberal amount of it, as
necessary for farming as for any
other occupation in life.
With the manifold advantages come
equally numerous necessities. Mod
ern implements can not be dispensed
with. The labor question on the
farm is destined to be largely solved
by invention. Machinery is taking
the place Of manual labor, and is in
many cases cheaper and more salts
factory. Scrub stock can no longer
he tolerated. The best is uniformly
the most profitable. Say what they
will at the folly of blooded stock, it
has been repeatedly proved to be the
most economical in the end, even if
designed for the block. The higher
grades respond more promptly to lib
eral feeding, grow to a much larger
size and are more satisfactory in ev-
cry respect.
The suburban home has long been
the ideal one for the city bred. Of
late farming has become a fad
among the wealthy, on which they ex-
pend their spare time a portion at
least of their suplus wealth. In it
thew find recreation, pleasure, and
profit, through of the latter less than
thew could personally supervise. They
ind On the farm the happiest life;
and right here is the main point. The
intelligent farmer never had
brighter outlook, or more incentives
to progress. He may not become
rich. but he can become prosperous,
enjoying the "golden mean" OF which
Horace wrote. With all the advant-
ages of the country, those of the
c:ty win soon be equally at his COM
mand. Thrift, economy and progress
are bound to win.-Bessie L. Putnam
in Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
Tho Uses Of Angora Goats.

A large class of people in some
way have become possessed of the
opinion that the goat is practically a
useless animal. They do not reach
conclusions upon investigations, how
ever, and d. not discriminate be-
tween the different kinds. To them q
goat is ''goat" and there the argu-
ment ends. Investigations prove
that the Angora goats are not only
classed among the most useful of the
domestic animals, and have been so
classed for thousands of years, but
their usefulness is manifested in a
variety of ways. The fleece, called
'smohair," furnishes some of the fin
est of fabrics among ladies' goods
and is used in various other manufac.
lures; their habit of browsing ena-
bles the farmer in q wooded locality
to use them to help in subjugating
the forest; their flesh is exceedingly
delicate and nutritious; the milk,
though not SO abundant as the mich
breed of goats, is richer than cows
milk; their tanned skins, though In
ferior in quality to the skins of the
common goat, are used for leather;
their pelts make the neatest of rugs
and robes; they are excellent pets for
children; q few of them in a flock OF
sheep are a protection from wolves
and dogs; their manure is noticeably
helpful to the grass which follows
them after they have cleaned away
the underbrush. These are all vital
subjects of varying degrees of i'm
portance.- Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
THOSE ANGEL CHILDREN.
One Of Them Gives . Specimen Of Her
Ability ~ . Mischief and
Trouble Maker. d.

When young Sellshoes called the
other evening, Miss Ohfudge, In .
fannelette wrapper, was reading An
intensely absorbing novel in her
room upstairs, and so she sent her
angel sister Pansy, aged six, down
stairs to inform Mr.. Sellshoes that
she'd be down in q few moments.
The angel sister carried the informa-
ton to Mr.. Sellshoes in the parlor.
and then lowered around, waiting for
an opportunity to deliver herself OF
few bright little sayings of childhood,
relates the Washington Star.
"Mr. Sellshoes," she remarked.
after awhile, in a shy manner, twist
ing her hands coyly, shave you got
many bureau drawers where you hves
and do you hunt in them much?"
"Well-er-I dunno" replied Mr..
Sellshoe, hesitatingly. "Why?"
"Oh, nuthin'," replied the angel
child. "'cept that sis she began t
hunt, 3 soon's you came. through the
bureau drawers f'r q piece of stick
in plaster t cover up q big pimple
she's got on her chin, an she said she
jes' wishet you had t rubber an hunt
through all your bureau drawers an
then you wouldn't be 50 willin' t put
folks out so. Do you often have t
hunt through your bureau drawers"
Young Sellshoes flushed slightly,
then paled slightly and made an In
audible reply. The angel child pre-
tended to fix the rug in front of the
CRATE fire for q moment, and then she
opened up again.
"Oh, Mr.. Sellshoes," she exclaimed.
"what a funny hat you must wear.
Do let me see it, won't you?"
"Why, it's just like all other hats.
replied young Sellshoes, in q muffied.
choked sort of tone. "Why do You
wish to see it?"
"Oh, nuthin'," replied the angel
child, turning around and drumming
the piano, "'cept that sis she says
that you talk through your hat, an
I thought it must be funny-looking
hat"
Young Sellshoes twisted some more
in his seat, and half rose to go, but.
thinking better Of it, again stared
hard out Of the window. The angel
child drummed on for . couple OF
minutes, and then she once more
wheeled about on the stool.
"And, oh, Mr.. Sellshoes," she pratt
tied, in her sweet, innocent little
voice, 'please, sir, tell me what You
won't do?"
"Won't do?" repeated young Sell
shoes, hoarsely. "Why, don't think
I understand what you"
.'Well," cut in the lovely little pratt.
Ting lamb, II heard sis say yester-
day, wen she was tallkin' bout you.
He won't do jes' like that. an !
thought that"
The rest Of It was drowned in the
tum-tumming Of the angel child's
angel little paws on the piano.
Then young Sellshoes went ous
into the clammy night without wait.
ing for Miss Ohfudge, and three min
utes after he left tho angel child OF
the Ohfudge household was learning
things about the back Of . corfu
gated sterling silver hairbrush thai
she had never dreamed of in her
young and joyous life before.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Scrape, soak and steam tender a
quart of new potatoes. Boil bunch
Of asparagus, first cutting OF the
hard parts of the stalks. Pile the po-
tatoes in a mound, and stand the
asparagus tips around it. Make .
dressing with the yolks of three hard
boiled eggs. rubbed smooth in half q
cup of melted butter, the Juice Of .
lemon, a salt spoon Of salt, pinch of
black pepper and tho same OF cay
enne, a dust Of mustard and . tea
spoonful of sugar. Mix over boiling
water and pour over the vegetables
while they are piping hot. It ought to
be q little thicker than cream. Young
beets boiled tender and sliced length
wise go admirably with the aspara-
gus and potatoes, IS they may take
the place of either in the combination.
Washington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Cook together two tablespoonful
each of flour and butter; and one-half
teaspoonful salt, a dash of pepper. and
one cup cream, gradually. When
boiled add two tablespoonfuls cold
chicken chopped fine, one cup cooked
asparagus tips, and four well-beaten
eggs. Turn into well-buttered pint
bowl which has been lined with aspar-
agus tips, set in dish of hot water,
and cook in the oven until the center
is firm. Then lct stand a few min
utes and invert over q shallow dish.
Serve with buttered sauce.-Home
Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
VIRTUES OF SPINACH.
- Specialists "Dro0n Of
the Stomach"

For the man with . liver out Of or
der and the woman who bemoans .
bad complexion comes the Injunction:
Eat spinach" Food specialists aver
that this vegetable, long ago dubbed
''broom of the stomach" by the French.
is the most precious of vegetables. It
contains salts of potassium. iron and
other Ingredients, warranted to re-
move that tired feeling unroman-
tically associated with the spring.
So convinced has the medical profess
sion become Of its beneficial proper
ties that, according to the Sanitary
Record, it is already an active ingre-
dent in several new and salable "ton-
ics." The iron in spinach is readily
assimilated, and the vegetable easily
digested. If served-as it should be
with the yolk of eggs, the amount OF
iron to the square inch will exceed,
according to the Chemist Bingo, "the
most renowned ferruginous RENE
dies"
While spinach is usually served as a
side dish at table, Swiss method OF
preparation converts it into so sub
stantial q dish that vegetarians often
use it alone. Cook the greens, without
any water, until tender. Turn into
q colander and press with the back of
a spoon to remove all the juice pos
sible. Chop fine and mix with a milk
roll, or it's equivalent in bread, pre-
viously soaked in milk; two whole
eggs and the yolks Of three well-beat-
en-, a little stock or gravy, salt. pepper
and a pinch of grated nutmeg. Stir
this over the fire until thickened, then
set aside to cool. Butter deep pud-
ding dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs
and fill it with the whites of three
eggs. Bake covered for three-quar-
tiers of an hour, remove the cover and
brown, and serve with good gravy or
white sauce, and diamonds of bread,
Drowned in butter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

chipelago. These barbarians. who are
heathens, living in squalor, have devel-
oped industrially to surprisingly
high point, and the skill they exhibit
in the extraction and working of met
ais is extraordinary. They turn out
copper kettles no less than 31s feet in
diameter, and they also make numer-
Gus kinds of implements and orna-
ments out Of the same metal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

court-martial to six months impris-
onment and magistrate has been
appointed to see if his extraordinary
story can stand verfication, or fife
merely told it for the purpose OF
avoiding military punishment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
new Ki.d Of HulleA Corn.

A substitute for the old-fashioned
hulled corn, of which many persons
are fond, may be produced in the fol-
lowing way: Use the cracked corn
(the yellow variety. il possible), and
soak one cup Of it overnight. In the
morning add one-quarter Of a tea
spoonful Of bicarbonate Of soda, and
cook till well done. The soda gives
the peculiar flavor which hulled corn
made in the old way has, and is per.
fectly harmless. The flavor referred
to was produced, under the old-fash-
toned method, by the wood ashes used
to free the corn of the hulls.-N. Z.
Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Dairy farming not only requires
but insures, fertile farm. A fertile
farm makes a prosperous farmer; So
that all things work together Tor
good to those who keep cows, and
keep them right.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Allegheny college, at Meadville, Pa.
has a gift from an anonymous donor
OF $50, 900, conditioned on the raising
of $4,000 additional by the college
before January 1, 1902. Within short
time the college has been given the
Newton observatory, the Ford Me-
mortal chapel, and $4,000 library
building, the last two also from an
ANONYMOUS donor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
Sentiment Crushed.

"After / am Dead" sighed the re-
jected lover, you may look into my
heart and see Your image craven
there"
"Tut, tut" said the frivolous Iemale,
who had Just given him the sister talk.
"you men would keep me busy holding
post-mortems if took you all at your
word"
It must be great strain to be 50
observation-disclosures American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
Sale Of Anxora Goats.

At q recent sale of Angora goats at
Kansas City good prices wererealized.
The little animals were mostly from
New Mexico, and brought from $3.1s
tn sos a head.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
California; Fruits.

No equal area of the earth's surface
has produced profitably variety OF
the fruits of tree, vine and shrub
equal to that of California.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
The Early Circus.

The early circus catches the small
boys quarter.-Chicago Dolly News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
Copper In the Philippines.

Copper deposits in the province of
Lepanto, near Mount Data, p. l., have
been worked by the Igorrotes since be-
fore the Spanish discovery of the ar
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

the duke
comeo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Detroit Free Press
settlement
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ulars soldiers areke
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08

Christian Klucker, Swiss guide in
the Rocky mountains, has record OF
1000 mountain ascents without an ac-
cident to himself or his pSEty.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-06-08
storms In the Orkneys.

In 90 years, at small lighthouse in
the Orkneys, $4,000 hours OF storm
have been recorded.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-05
FREE DELIVERY +. .I.
#AT ROUTE MAP
Furnished From Lincoln, Zena
and Spring Valley.

The people living on Route of the
free rural mail delivery, which includes
Lincoln, zens and Spring Valley, have
contributed to fund for the purpose OF
having map Of that route drawn for
the benefit of patrons Of this line.
These people were about the first to pc.
tition for the rural free delivery here,
and this effort to secure map is an
other evidence Of their commendable
enterprise. ~
The total cost Of the map is $40, and
the contributions amounted to S2l. so,
which allowed $3.50 to be returned to
the donors. The subscribers and the
amounts given are appended: g.,
s II Barker, so; Cooper, 2b; EFF
Gholson, %; ID q Henry, 90; Il G Hig
gins, 70 Jennings, 50i Mr.. Peasley so
j b Phillips, 70; IS Phillips 25 A, J Pur-
vlne,5O; j L Purvine so; j X, Sheppard,
90; q Q Walker, %; l. Abrams, so;
John Childers, 80; j ID Clark, so; FP.
so; A II Coyle, 80; w B Dun.
car, 20; V r Gordon, so; Amo Elliott,
so; Mr.. Gray, so; + g McLench, 80
liner Mortensen, % John Plum, so; o r.
Price, 25; John Toner, 90; S Trussell, so
d Walling, 25; Benz Windsor, so;
Geo. Bayne, 80; Clvde Beckett, %; w CI
Dibble, 25; Capital Jour. Pub. Co.. 90
Arthur Emmett, so; J s Frost,
%; John Furguson, so; Elmer
Harritt, 90; A Q Leabo, so; Gus
.obsck, 90 Ed Tooze, so; Martin Mann
'5; f o Moll, so; II Parker, 25 Ill Pat
.erson, 80; Mr.. Robin, 25 John Schin.
Her, ~; J n Skaife, so; James Smith,
%; Statesman Pub. Co, so; DIR Wallace
20; Mrs Jane Walker, 25; w Winner,
IS. John Davidson, w S Matthews,
lohn Walling, John Spong, John
3oehringer, Chas Crangle, Mr. Tong.
3enj Gholson, T r Green, II Crawford,
J Butler, Ed Pike, @ Patrick, ] Hunt,
F Clark, M V Mann, @ Jameson, L +
'enrose, o Alderman, N Alderman, Mr.
'lanchflower, James Sohn, Hugh Bush.