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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
Carriage wraps.

For the moment we all need a stylish
wrap cloak. Here are two: The one
length, with round col-
lar, the garment made in white cloth,
trimmed with narrow rows Of black
braid. This would be very excellent
in fine black ladies' cloth and is exact
ly what is wanted for the moment, be-
ing useful and light. There is nothing
which gives so good . finishing touch
to well-made gown as cloak Of the
latest mode. The other wrap cloak has
four capes. and fastens with large bone
buttons. A couple of ends from either
side are knotted in front. and there are
appliques of silk embroidery. which
add to the beauty of the garment.
What could be better ON q bright sunny
day than such carriage wrap. thrown
on in a moment. For country parties
II is almost Observation-Disclosures
Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
Vigorous Measures.

For n long time the favorite form
of make believe" of little Faith was
that of getting married" For weeks
she was bride. marching down an
Imaginary aisle to the strains of an
imaginary wedding march. to meet
an imaginary bridegroom. At last
her mother, becoming tired of it,
said:
Faith, don't you know that when
YOU get married You will have to
leave me?"
This was a rude awakening, and
the game stopped:
Not long afterward she came to ask
the difference between Miss" and
Mrs" To make herself clear her
mother said:
"Well, when you grow up and BE-
come young lady you will be Miss
Butler; but If some man should ask
you to marry him
"rd cali policeman" exclaimed
Faith, and her interest was at an
end.-Harper's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

Chicken soups should always Be
made of yearling poultry. BY this
term We generally mean . bird be-
tween a year and two years old.
Tough, old poultry is of no use in the
soup kettle or anywhere else in the
cooks domain. 1t will give soup
the unpleasant flavor of the henhouse.
Chickens under year old have not
enough richness and Substance to be
used in soup. says the New York
Tribune.
As a rule, a clear. white veal stock
Is used to make chicken soups. A soup
. IL refine, or queens soup. is made
entirely Of chicken. Boil large fowl.
laying it on its breast in about three
quarts of clear, cold water. The wa
ter should merely bubble. Let the
fowl lie in the water in which it was
cooked until the next day, when every
particle of fat should be skinned OF
the broth and the chicken lifted out
on a platter. Add teacupful of rice.
two thin slices of carrot. a small
onion, a small white stalk of celery
and a spray of parsley to the chicken
broth. Add also q tablespoonful OF
butter stirred into q tablespoonful
Of -four and beaten into the soup to
thicken it. Let the soup simmer slow
" for two hours. At the end of this
time it will have a smooth. velvety
texture. Strain it through sieve and
return it to the soup kettle. Chop
crl x,o,,,,J Aro the I>roasf 0f thu foul
and rub it into the soup through the
sieve. Add also half a pint OF cream
and let the soup just come to the
boiling point, after seasoning with salt
and white pepper. Add a cupful OF
whipped cream to it when it is poured
into the tureen. This is an excellent
soup. The portion of the chicken nos
used in the soup can be chopped fne
and used in chicken croquettes or for
a salad of this darker meat mixed
with an equal amount Of veal sweet
breads blanched and boiled until ten
der. @
A simple chicken soup made with
veal stock is prepared as follows: Take
a quarter of good-sized chicken. Cut
the flesh into dice and fry the dice
for ten minutes, with q slice of white
onion, in butter. Put the dice OF
chicken, a quarter Of a cupful OF rice.
small white stalk Of celery. spray
of parsley, a bay leaf and Glove into
three pints of white veal stock and
let it simmer for half an hour. At the
end of this time remove the bay leaf,
parsley. celery and Glove. which should
be tied together for the purpose. and
serve the soup with tiny inch squares
of brown toast floating in it.
This soup may be made into .
chicken gumbo by adding IL okras,
sliced fine, and half q cupful of to-
matoes, stewed and strained, when
the soup is set over to boil. When
beans and green corn are to be found
on the table use q tablespoonful OF
cooked beans or two tablespoonfuls OF
corn in the soup. A tablespoonful OF
curry powder mixed to a paste with
a little Of the soup and stirred in will
convert it into q chicken curry soup,
which is, however, more suitable for
summer weather than for the fall
table.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
PERSONAL AND L11FRAR1.

Gerhart Hauptm&uus
dr,matist, who il hailed 90 the ne"
Goethe" has the stature AID dimdence
Of = how. with the face Of 4 dreamer.
We. B. Du Bois. the negro writer On
economic subjects. is . native Of "as
sachusetts. He was educated =
Harvard. and is now professor 81 cco-
nom:cs and history at thss university
The up-to-datc magazine Is maga-
zine Of pictures. We can gYin some idea
Of the magnitude Of this feature wnen
we learn that the Ladiess Home jour
nal alone published over .oo0 iius''
tions in the 12 issues OF 1890.
Senator Hoar, Of Mass$chuse.ts, =
ways prepares his speeches most -.
fully, and although he oftfn appear =
have NO notes, yet what ne says H..
generally been determinsd upon esen
to the slightest word at seast osy -
advance.
Gov. Sayers. Of Texas, is saio 70 n..s
contributed 10 the GalSeStons reiles
fund more money in PROPORTION 70 nl'
private means than snY other person
interested. but what he gave was seIy
quietly given and not publicly s
knowledged.. /
The Vermont house has evidenced 's
admiration for the distipguisheo seI
ices Of Brig. Gen. Emeryon II. Liscu"'
q uative Of Vermont. by adopting = res
olution authorizing the; governor 10
have Gen. Liscum's portF Fait painted AZ
the expense Of the state Ind hung IN tne
statchouse.
Mr.. Burnham. the American scout
who was on the staff of Lord hoDer.s,
recently received a lektef from -tne
British commander tessifying that. IN
his oponion. no other Hian could nese
performed the services rendered y
Mr. Burnham. "=ervices requiring sucn
peculiar training, skiH. courage ano
endurance"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
] NH KENNEL, Edito
TAti6ATs o HoMe.

inere y hsDc on the16arkened highway
rope ior the feet that roam:
ring ".Peace.''
For the feet are nearing Home.
Dut one. IN the darkness ever
o.ar @ .a ,nraH @ OF mute despair
XIX the nils and edells hears the sweet
home-bells-S.@
sees the lights in the windowsstherc.
The beautiful lights in the windows
The lights that sing and saw:
At Home is rest for the weary breast
Mhers, the dark is IA the day
Alter the toll and Sorrow
After the storm and foam.
Anere Is ever light in the dreary night
IN me beautiful, windows of Home"
And men with the burdened bosoms
Leave the heights that gloom above
for the valleys sweet, where the true
hearts beat
For the cots where the Dark sings:
Lover,
But out In theee ever darkness
There Is stiH a soul to roam
VINO wecps in the nights for the Gear
Home-lights-
VINO only dreams of Home
Surely the lights are many
In calm white cot and hall:
why should they leave one soul to grieye
When there's light enough for all?
Inc ships to the tranquil haven
over the wild seafoam.
But snips are lost-by the mad seas
tossed,
In sight o the lights OF Home.
What is the sanity singing
% beautiful world above
y. cross to bear and a Crown to wear?
1t Is here that soul needs Love.
we need the breath of the flower
ihat springs from the yielding sod;
Eartns Love we need in dream and
We can leave the rest to God.
o Home-lights on the highway
Where some must faint and fall.
Wnen the day Is done shine still for one
VINO hath loved you best of all!
VINO nath said. in a solemn midnight,
With never a stars faint beam:
III the Darkness still be Gods own WILL
l shall love the Light in my dreamsr'
0 Home-lights on the highway.
The flower makes the honeycomb
And the seed in the mold makes the har-
vests gold,
But only Love makes Home.
And If ever a dream of Heaven
Shine through the darkness fair,
Sing this. Home-lights: In the lonesome
nights
1t Is Love that must lead us There!
f. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

Sir Edwin Landseer, the animal
nainter. had wonderful command over
his left as well as his right hand. At =
gathering in London a lady remarked
that nobody had ever yet been able to
draw two things at once. ''You arc mis-
taken. madam" said Landseer. "If
you will lend me two pencils. will
show YOU" The two pencils were pro-
duced, and the artist. sitting down be.
fore a table. drew with his right hand
the profile of stag's head. antfers and
all. while at the same time. and with
out hesitation. his left hand produced
the head of horse. Both pictures are
said to have been perfect in every de-
tail.-Harper's Young People.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

Mrs. Housely-Say. milkman, when
want condensed milk III let you know
Milkman-Condensed?
Mrs. Houseiy-Yes. This pint and .
half for quart has got to stop.-Syro-
cuse Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19


The so-called good mother" il too
frequently really bad one. She makes
of her children monsters Of selhshness,
and never ends her voluntary slavery
to them. So far as she is concerned,
as a mother finds her chief joy in being
''tromped ON" by her boys and girls.
NO one need complain; but the trouble
is Il ruins the children. They grow up
into selfish. ill-bred, dictatorisl men
and women, without self-control. dis
cipline Of mind or body. and utterly ie-
norant of that flower Of courtesy which
each human being should wear forever.
fresh and fadelesx. making the weari-
some places of human life endurable
by its charm. The most beautiful girl
in the world. II che thinks Of herself
alone. and shows il by bad manners.
can appeal only 10 few.-Ada c. Sweet.
in Woman's Home Compsniou.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
A HORSES FOOD AND WORK.
Mashe.atical calcsiaiisns ~ e =.
Labor asd Estsrases =.
Food valSes.

Horses have recently been the sub
feet of some interesting experiments in
France, and it is found that one OF
these animals when trptting performs
four and a half times Is much work as
when walking. 1t does one and three
quarter times as mucfi work in canter-
Jag as in trotting, and two and half
times as much when OF full gallop ~
on canter.
Ii is found that q horse tr0tting At
seven feet second fir seven hours
day. and bearing weight of 160
pounds THAT Of an ordinary. rider),
performs work equal tp carrying $780,
COO pounds distanct of one yard.
The Prussian cavalry horse in winter
time does work equivalent to carrying
5000. COO pounds one Jard. and in sum-
mer, when preparing: for the military
maneuvers, this is Increased to 4,000.-
600 pounds. says the Saturday Evening
Post.
A special effort has been made to
ascertain something aeAnite about the
alleged ''stimulatinG principle" con-
tanned in oats, which has long bean
supposed to 'make tie mare GO" Own
ers of race-horses hive great faith in
it. and on this account will not admit
that any other grain'is as good feed for
their purposes. Nevertheless, all at
tempts to discover aid isolate this sub
stance, called "averan." have resulted
in failure, and the conclusion drawn is
that it is purely imaginary.
The value of oats sas food for horses
seems to have been overestimated.
Kernels of that grain are enveloped in
. tough hull which resembles straw in
composition and is, very indigestible.
In fact. only about two-thirds of the
total weight Of oat; eaten il is-digested
by the horse.
1t appears that. ssbout 1870, the two
great cab companies of Paris began to
feed their horses on Indian corn, and
since that time one of them has almost
ceased to use oats: The other COM
pany has continued to feed both oats
and corn. saving in ibis way from $780,
900 to $500. 900 year. In view of these
facts the opponentj Of corn have been
forced to admit thag maize IL . suitable
diet for draft horses. They have in
sisted. however, that. inasmuch as it
does not contain tie alleged stimulat-
ing principle. ''avenin," 1t ought not
to be used for race horses.
Corn and oats aye quite similar in
composition. but whereas oats contain
from Is to 30 per cent. Of indigestible
hull, the skin or hr1l Of maize amounts
to practically nothing. This shows
why horses thrive letter, and are more
apt to retain their weight, ON corn than
on oats.
Barley is a staTae feeding stun for
horses in Italy, algeria, Spain and
other countries where oats cannot be
probably raised. I'm England, young
race horses in training are subsisted
largely on beans. apd it is said to be al
ways possible to recognize in the hunt
ing field. by their treat endurance, the
horses that are fed Jon these leeumes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
The wAite Rs.se CAina.

In a way the CHINA in use at the
state banquets At the white house 10
well worthy Of rank among its art
treasures. Congress has from time to
time made various appropriations
ranging in amouni as high as 5000
for state dinner kervices. and these
various services ale stored away in
the big china closets, for NO ware
bearing the special copyrighted white
house mark 10 per1aitted to leave the
executive mansion, Save it be broken.
AZ rule, each new; ;administration se-
cures a new set Of china, and the old
sets are kept for show purposes only.
The Lincoln. Grant. Hayes and Cleve-
land sets are thuss preserved. The
Hayes set is the h1ndsomest Of the
entire lot, and cost about =, 800. Each
Of the 800 pieces il hand-painted,
and each Of the 500 pieces Of cut glass
il engraved with fhe arms Of the
United States. There has always
been much admiration expressed for
the Lincoln set.-Waldon Fawcett, in
Woman's Home Cos1panion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

"Do I make my!eif plain?" asked
the angular lectu4er on 'Woman's
Rights" stopping 4 the middle Of her
discourse.
"You don't havej 70, num-" replied
. voice from the irear. Providence
done it for you ;long ago."-Pick-
Ne-Up.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
ALL HAVE FAITH IN OllENS.


speaking of the superstitions that
hang around poker playing" said ex-
Mayor James j. Jones. Of Kansas
City, according to the Brooklyn
Standard Union, ''out our way the
mere throwing Of a match stump or
a half burned paper cigar lighter un.
der a players chair is supposed to be
a hoodoo Of deadly type. An ex.
Judge of the supreme court told me
once that no man had ever been
known to fill a bob-tailed flush while
seated over a charred match. I don't
pretend to account for it, sir, he said; /;
it is simply one Of those mysterious
laws of nature that are beyond hu-
man ken The way to remove the
hoodoo, according to experts. is to
pick up the partially consumed frag-
ment, burn it completely and rub the
ashes on the head of the individual
who deposited it under the chair.
This ceremony generally requires an
assistant to hold the other fellow"
Exactly what locality was compre-
hended in Jones' phrase "ont our
way" was not at the moment plain,
for after having been district judge
and then mayor of Kansas City he left
law. politics and municipal govern
ment to make his home in Indianap-
oils and to accept . smooth. inside
appointment in asphalt-a sort Of oil-
pouring, peace-making position. with
some of the biggest contractors. He
however. that with him
"out our way" would always mean
Missouri.
Then Mayor Gray. Of Minneapolis.
also Of the party, Clipped in this bit
Of poker philosophy: Cats and dogs
cut = large figure In poker supersti-
tion, but opinions vary 20 wide that
NO rule can be laid dc wn. Some hold.
for instance, that the appearance Of q
cat il sure omen Of good luck. while
others believe the exact reverse.
Zone night last spring he was play
ing . little game Of draw at q noun
tain resort in Tennessee, when . port
" German strolled into the room and
took . seat in one corner. Directly
afterward the doctor was beaten
twice In succession on good hands.
The second time he lost he wheeled
around abruptly and glared at the
stranger. What is your name, sir?'
he demanded. hercely. KATE! re-
piled the astonished German. I knew
it!' exclaimed the doctor. and stalked
out Of the room"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19

In Zanzibar, cotton goods form ~
chief article Of ceExse-ce.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19
lr,sA Mayors

Irish mayors are exempt from duty
u courts of law.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-01-19


as certainly as we do. At some adverse
vote.in parliament out goes one party
and in comes another. Administra-
tions change there, but not rs advan-
tageo,isly as with us, for there they
may change almost any day. while with
ms a party in power continues in power
at least four years. -
It is said; that in our country we
hive more dishonesty. in the use of
public funds than in other lands. The
difference is that in. our country al
most every officer has chance to
steal, while in other lands few peo-
pie absorb so much that the others
have no chance at appropriation. The
reason they do not steal is because,
they cannot get their hands. on il.
The governments Of Europe are 50
expensive that after the salaries Of
the royal families are. paid there is
not much left to misappropriate. The
emperor of Russia has a nice little
salary of Ss,210,OOO. The emperor of
Austria has yearly salary Of s4.ooo,-
600. Victoria, the queen. has a sal,
ary of $2.2oo,o0o. The royal plate of
St. James palace is worth $4,000, ,0co:
There is a host Of attendants, all ON
salaries, some of them 5000 q year.
some $4,000 year. Comptroller Of
the household, mistress of the robes.
captain Of gold stick, lieutenant of
silver stick. clerk Of the powder closet.
pages Of the back. stairs, master OF
the horse, chief equerry. equerries in
ordinary. crown equerry. hereditary
grand falconer, vice chamberlain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-10
A Chinese Mother-in-Law story.

"The Experiences of a British Phar-
macist in China" was the title of an
address by Mr. Frank Browne. who
was introduced as the government
analyst at Hong Kong.
AS illustrating the Chinese regard
for fllial piety. the lecturer told an in
teresting mother-in-law story. A man
and his wife maltreated the husbands S
mother. AS a punishment the scene
of the act was openly cursed, the ac-
tive agents were put to death and the
mother of the wife was bambooed,
branded and exiled for her daughters
crime. The house in which the often
ders lived was dug up from the foun-
dations. Moreover, the scholars of the
district were precluded from attending
public examinations. and even the
magistrates were deprived of their Of
fee. These drastic measures were de-
signed to render the empire filial."-
London News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-10
FIRST Appearance of Wire Nails.

When wire nails first made their ap-
pearance they were bought only by
furniture manufacturers and makers
of cigar boxes. They were put in
packages of from one to five pounds,
and when an order for 25 pounds for
any one size came in. it was consid-
cred a big one. At first. from 10 to
20 cents per pound was paid for wire
nails, and 30 cents per pound for wire
cigar box nails. The makers did not
clear as much profit. even at these
figures, as might be supposed. as they
were compelled to buy their iron wire
at so percent off list-at that time
10 cents per pound for No. nine ETC.,
and while the production was of me-
cessity small and limited, the expenses
of introducing the new article were
quite large.-Hardware Dealers Maya
zine
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-10
HUMOROUS.

He-Let us get married and live in
fiat. She-Are you serious or just
fatterer?
Blobbs-Bjones rules his household
with rod of iron. Slobbs-Yes; even
the cook is afraid Of him.
Property Owner-I have all my
houses rented except one Prospective
Tenant-Ah, last put not leased.
Sillicus-A girl seldom marries her
ideal. Cynicus-No; she usually mar
ries some other girls ideal, just out of
spite.
Wigwag-Hello. Harduppe. Raising
a beard eh? Harduppe-Yes; it's cas-
Ter than raising the price of a shave
every day.
Guest-Say, why do you call that
thin bellboy buttons? Clerk-Because
he is falling off every day, and there
is so much brass about him.
Mrs. Buggins-The cook has asked
for higher wages just because | asked
her to do the baking. Mr.. Buggins-
Well, | suppose you'll have to give it
" Hel IL she HSeuS Jlle uOuSH
Business Man-What is your name,
sir? Applicant-Thomas ]. ]. J. Jones.
What does the j. J. j. stand for?"
Nothing. The man who stood for me
when | was christened suffered"
Tatterdan Torne-I seen a lady dis
mornin' wat must a took me fur
mermaid. Wragson Tatters-Dat so?
Tatterdan Torne-Yep. She asked me
If didn't feels if wanted bath.
Visitor-Is the puzzle editor in? Of
flee Boy-We amt gotnoreg lar puzzle
! editor. but you might see that bald
headed man over in the corner. He's
tryin to figger out just where we stand
on de baseball situation.
Good morning, Mr.. Black" said the
affable man. But am not Mr.. Black.
My name is White" replied the other.
"Of course, OF course" said the affable
man. 81 trust you will pardon my
mistake. You see, l am a trifle color
! blind
''How is the table here? Good?" in
quired the new boarder. Really, l
don't know" replied the other. 81
thought you had been here some time"
80 | have. but I've never seen enough
on the table to test it thoroughly
However, l never heard it groan."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-10

Few people have known anything
about one instance of generosity on
the part Of he late Marquis of Butte.
He it was who purchased the remains
of the historic chapel raised at Ros-
coff, in Britanny, and dedicated to st.
Ninian by Mary Queen of Scots as
commemorative of her first landing,
in 154S. on the shores Of France, to
be affianced to the Dauphin. The
marquis was only just in time, for the
municipal council coveted the spot, in
order to build a school upon the site.
He not only rescued the ancient chap
el-he presented to the town plot
of ground for the school.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-10

One of the most characteristic
things in the relationship of Justin
Mccarthy and his son. Justin Hunt
ly Mccarthy, is their very strong af-
fection for each other, an affection
that has it's parallel in the cases of Mr..
Chamberlain and Austen Chamberlain
and of Sir William Harcourt and his
son and private secretary, Lulu" Har-
court. Mr.. Mccarthy and his son used
to occupy seats at opposite ends OF
the same bench in the House. Their
method of communication. which was
frequent, was by mods and signs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-10

A few weeks ago a noted minister
went to one of the local railroad sta
tions to meet friend says a Cleve-
land paper. Upon entering the station
and looking around he saw an elegant
ly dressed woman, who apparently was
about to board a train.
She was carrying a number OF par
cells in her arms, and besides had with
her three of four children that with
great difficulty she was trying to help
along. The clergyman approached the
lady and offered his assistance, which
she accepted, afterward thanking him
very graciously for the kindness. The
train moved out of sight, and he went
on his way thinkin Of the endless op-
portunities one has for doing good
when all at once he discovered that he
was carrying beautiful silk umbrel-
la with pearl and gold trimmings. The
reverend gentleman is now enduring
distress of mind, fearful that the vic
tim of his Observation-Disclosures may
some day discover him in the pulpit.