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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.

In accordance with Act No. GA, of the
legislature Of the State of Louisiana of
1888, hereby give notice of my intep-
ton to homestead the following State
land, viz:
Northwest quarter OF northeast quar-
ter. section "a, township &, south of
range IA east, Greensburg Land Dis
trict.
ct list JUDSON NJ. PHILLIPS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
HOMESTEAD NOTICE.

In accordance with Act Ne e., Of the
Legislature of the State st Louisiana 1t
1883, l hereby give notice Of my inleq-
ton to homestead the following State
land, viz:
fractional cast lalf Of section 80,
township &, south of range IA east,
Greepsburg Land District.
OF ll=5t SIMEON SYLVE9T.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
For. <5sIs, On. Rent.

Improved and pni,aproved property,
ln pla ard Ney ccyipgten. Also farms
and pniimproyea property in the Viii: til
OF GoVi1gton For further inforpat. o,pa
apply to =. B Aartindale Roc
Frederick building, Covipgtop.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

when you say mo one should think Of
sowing cow peas on good soil you
are way way off. They are worth
many times their cost in the way
they improve the mechanical condi-
ton of the soil, and I have seldom
seen much of our good lands in the
east that are not somewhat inn
proved by the addition of little
nitrogen. sow cow peas on every
inch of good land, rs well as poor,
that can find available for this
plant during its season. Just now
I am clearing up rough, rocky,
brush pasture that is too tough to
pillow, so with an extra heavy cut
away am chewing it up and seed
ing it thickly with cow peas" What
we meant was that on the average
farm it is better to grow corn or
some similar crop when the soil is
already good enough to grow it. Put
the cow peas on poor land and
make it good enough to grow what
you need!-Rural New Yorker.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
PREPARE FOR DROUGHT.
Many seasens That Dewin WITH O..
Dioas DewnDours Of Rata EnA
IN Dry SDells.

A look ahead is worth more than
dozen glances behind, unless tho
latter are used to draw lesson
from. After the drought it is poor
consolation to say that If we had
done SO and SO the crops would have
been saved. It is better to be pre-
pared for a drought early in the
season, and to do this is simply to
give the crops the cultivation they
actually need. First we should do
our blowing as early as possible, and
then the harrow and cultivator
should follow the plow at regular in-
tervals. By giving early and deep
and continued cultivate we accu-
mulate moisture in the soil SO that
we have surplus to Withstand any
ordinary droughts. But to retain q
surplus of moisture the soil must
be in finely pulverized condition.
Lumpy and cloddy soil soon parts
with moisture, either through soak
ing down into the subsoil or being
carried away by the winds and sun.
Deep blowing is necessary at first,
but surface cultivation thereafter is
best. The few inches of topsoil that
is finely pulverized may then dry
out by the hot weather and winds,
but the roots of the plants will find
moist subsoil which they can
run down to. This is beneficial to
the plants because it strengthens
their power of resistance to drought
nd ek,,
vigorous growers. Surface feeding
plants are always the first to sue
cumb to drought.
One should use the roller more
freely on soils to store up moisture
against drought. This is particular
" true on very light, loose soils
where the capillary openings are al
ways so large that water passes too
readily upward and downward. The
roller congresses this soil and
makes it firmer, so the movement of
the water is slower. Rapid move
ment Of the water in the soil, either
upward or downward, is to be avoid
ed. The soil that holds It and re-
fuses to part with it is what we
need. We can get such mechanical
conditions in almost any soil if we
plow, harrow, cultivate and roll
properly. Such preparations against
drought are the best that. can be
done, for if the dry spell does not
appear the plants will be benefited
by the cultivation to such an extent
as to pay for all the trouble.-W. E.
Farmer, in Boston Budget.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
HUMOROUS.

lda-"He said was % pretty - .
picture" But, dear, he has such
a poor reputation as an art connois-
seur." -Philadelphia Record.
III tried to teach my dog to jump
over my Leg" "Did he catch on?''
Eyes; twice. I've just got out Of the
Pasteur institute. Baltimore World.
Looked It.-Clerk-"Well, TIM tired.
I've been working for all I'm worth to.
day. Don't I look it 2" Employer-"Well.
yes, you certainly do look like 80 cents"
-Philadelphia Press.
Called Down.-Mr. Pinchbacl-"You
say you've had that bonnet for a year.
never saw it BEFORE" Mrs. Pinchback
II know that; I only wear it to
church. Detroit Free Press.
Not Always.-Little Girl-"Afa!" Her
Mother-"D Don't say ma my dear, say
mamma What do you want?" Little
Girl-"Did you see uncle's new Pana-
mama pm. Y. Sun.
Not Hard After All.-Willie pushed
George into pile Of coal and George
began to cry. 81 don't see what you
are crying about" said Willie, that's
soft coal!'-Little Chronicle.
Here's the same book in
q fine binding. It is half calf" Mrs.
Munniworth- Only half calf? sup
pose that's because, of the beef trust.
But can afford whole calf. Ishould
feel ashamed to have book in the
house that was not the real thing
Boston Transcript.
Afather hearing an earthquake in the
region of his home sent his two boys
to distant friend until the peril
should be over. A few weeks after the
father received this letter from his
friends: "Please take your boys home
and send down the earthquake. elias
gov Evening Times.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
SHE USED THE TR1pE.
,pridEet Thought She Was USING the
Chamois and Made BAD
Work Of 1t.

There is prominent doctor in Ger
mantown who is busy telling little
joke on himself, says the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph. Itappears that he
employed an Irish servant, who had
just arrived from the s'ould sod" Start
ing out one morning, he noticed his
office windows were rather dirty, and,
calling Bridget, he instructed her to
clean them before he returned. At the
same time he told her that he would
stop and purchase new chamois skin
and send it home, and with this she
was to clean the windows. After he had
gone his rounds, he returned to his
office. CHANGING at the windows, he
found them thickly streaked with
grease. He called Bridget, and the fol-
lowing colloquy took place:
Bridget, didn't tell you to clean
the windows?"
Eyes, sor.''
"And didn't tell you to use the new
chamois? 2"
eyes, SOL"
swell, did you use it?''
''Sure, did, sor."
"Let me see the. chamois," said the
doctor, and Bridget promptly brought
It. Then for the first time he learned
that his wife had left the house half
hour before he did in the morning, and
had sent home some tripe. The doctor
declined to say what happened 70 the
channels skin.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

Kerosene will soften boots or shoes
that may have been hardened by wa
ter and render them a. pliable as new,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
In Praise Of AIfaIf.

A railroad official says of alfalfa:
sour farmers, chiefly in Nebraska. de-
pend almost solely upon it to feed, and
abundant crop is necessary. The first
crop is enormous and acreage has been
largely increased, which reflects its
Importance. Horses work we'll on al
falfa feed and require very little grain.
Cattle thrive and fatten quickly, and
only have to be finished with grain be-
fore shipping to market. The most inn
portant feature of alfalfa lies in the
fact that 1t has made a hay-eating an
imal of the hog. Nebraska raises two
crops on unirrigated land, and as many
as four crops on irrigated soil. The
former cantains about rs per cent.
more nutritiye qualities, however, and
is the most grown Prairie Farmer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
HOPELESS.


Her eyes are blue as Heavens blue,
Or bluer:
To know her is to sigh and sue,
And WOO her;
And yet she fences for her heart
With all q masters subtle art;
Her nerves must be Of steel part,
And truer.
Dan Cupid wars with her each day.
Yet misses
The mark that should be easy prey
To kisses;
And thrice have on Bonded knee,
Prayed well the cause SO dear to me-
She listens, smiles, and then the plea
Dismisses.
Cupid and I are both at sea.
Deploring
The fate that binders him and mo
From scoring.
IT'S cruelty indeed that she
Is adamant to such as we,
For we must now and ever DO
Adoring.
George Taggart, In Frank Leslie'a
Monthly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
Engines for Farm Purpo.e..

En81neS fOf Farm PuFDOses.
An Iowa farmer who believes in In.
bor-saving machinery for the farm, re-
marked few days ago that the time
was not far distant when gasoline en-
gines would occupy an important place
in the farm equipment. It has been
only few years since the engines
have reached stage Of practicable
ity, and in this short period of time
the farmer has learned to make one
machine do the work Of several men.
Purchased originally to run pump,
many of the smaller engines are now
performing duties from running corn
shelters and cream separators to pro-
polling the fans in the dining-room.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
VALUE OF cow PEAS.
A Crop That Make. Poor Land 30
Fertile That 1t Afterward Il Good
Enough for Anything.

We have shown pictures Of the
seed and the little cow-pea plants,
now in the cut IN idea is given of
the full-sized plant! The way the
crop grows when the conditions are
right is enough to make a lazy man
get up and beat the dust out of his
own clothes. We do not all agree as
to the best plan to follow with
cow peas, as the following note
from j. II. Hale will show: 81 read
with interest everything you print
about the COW pea, and you are all
right to feed it on poor land, but
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
GREED OF BLACK BASS.
The Successful Ruse OF an Angler
Who Counted Upon the Eish's
Popularity.

To predict about black bass with
much confidence is unsafe and un-
wise. That fish has an appetite most
pulling in it's whims. One thing
. certain is that selfishness is largely
developed in black bass. particular
! ly in big ones.
A well-known sportsman was fish
i ing for black bass in the st. Law
renee river. He had poor sport. At
last he got strike from a small
bass. relates the New York Sun.
The bass had taken his leader fly.
He was Keeling in, when suddenly he
,, got another strike that made every
thing hum. and out of the water at
, least two feet came good three
FOUNDER. This bass had fast in it's
jaw the dropper fly next ahead Of
the fly the small bass was on.
After hard fight both bass were
landed. ea
The angler, encouraged, began to
cast again, but a long tipe without
+, success. Then another small bass
/, took his lower dropper fly.
AS he was Keeling the fish in, zip!
, came a second strike. and, as before,
j out Of the water leaped another big
fellow. This one had taken the fly
just ahead of that the little bass
! was on, and that gave the fisher
man an idea.
He had often noticed in pool or
aquarium where large and small
black bass were together that q
!, large bass, after declining food,
would instantly make rush for it
If small bass attempted to take it,
and would frequently abandon the
pursuit of one minnow to 20 after
one a smaller bass was pursuing.
1t was this selfish greed that had
actuated the two big bass he had
hooked Immediately after hooking
the two small ones. Thus the angler
argued, and after landing his second
catch of bass, he left the small one
on the hook. to test the correctness
of his theory.
The result was that the use Of the
small one as the imaginary pursuer
of that dropper fly aroused the de-
termination of no fewer than ten
big bass to circumvent it and gobble
that fly themselves, much to their
own discontinue and to the salts
faction of the fisherman, who has
tried the same ruse many times
since with similar results.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
Idea Worth Carryin.r Ont

Efforts are being made to have the
department. of agriculture arrange to
give series of field demonstrations in
farm machinery at the coming St..
Louis worlds fair. Foreigners not &C.
quainted with the working methods Of
our agricultural machinery could then
see for themselves their superiority
and practicability. If arrangements
can be made to carry out this scheme.
it will be a good thing for the visitors.
as well as for the manufacturers.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
THE ABUSE OF SHADE.
Too Many Tree. ana shrub. Around
the Farm House Produce Un.
healthy Dampness.

For our hot summers shade around
the house seems to be an absolute ne
cessity., It is well to remember, how
ever, that, like most other good
things, we may so use shade that it
becomes absolutely harmful. It has
often been observed that while home
is new and has little shade it is health
full, but after the house is buried un-
der trees the family begins to suffer
from various diseases, which when the
the trees were small and cast little
shade they were entirely free from.
The explanations is this: When q
house is buried in shade, it becomes
dark and damp. Darkness and damp
ness are both favorable for the growth
of molds, mildews and disease germs.
Sunlight dries the house and kills out
right the germs Of most Of our formid-
able diseases. Rheumatism and con-
sumption thrive especially in dark and
damp houses.
In the dark dirt accumulates; dis
ease runs rampant in dirt and damp
ness And then in darkness and dirt
the arch enemy of man, the devil, too,
is at home, and we have the quartet
darkness, dirt, disease and the devil.
Shade should be around the house,
not over it. Let there be open places
all around the house, SO that the sun
may shine directly upon it. This will
keep it dry and wholesome.
Another evil which comes with too
many trees is the shutting of Of the
currents Of air so necessary when it
is very hot. Heat is much More en-
durable with plenty Of moving air
than it is when there is no circulation
whatever. Plant trees, plant them in
abundance, but not too close to the
house. and when they become too
dense cut some ofthem out. Remem-
Der the injunctions: "Be temperate
in all things" "Hold fast to that which
is good."-G. g. Croft, in N. Y. Trib-
me-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
OUTDOOR FRESH AIR CLOSET.

,
from the ground and the whole
structure only wide enough tos reach
well across ones arm. There are
shelves all around and the weather
boarding up near the roof is drilled
with tiny augur holes for ventila-
ton. The door fits tightly and
fastens with lock. Around each Of
the legs is fastened tar bandaRe
six inches above the ground, which
traps ants, spiders and their ilk.
The structure is whitewashed inside
and out twice year. In hot wealth
er shelves and flooring are washed
every morning and secured twice =
week. Such fixture should not
cost over three or four dollars, even
if one hires it built.-Mrs. T. C..
Cummings, in Good Housekeeping.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24
POPULAR IN SOUTH.
Outdoor Fre.h-Air closets for the
Storage of All Sorts of House,
hold Necessities.

It is common in the south for
country folks to have sort of out
door fresh air closet, small de-
tached structure set in the shadiest
place possible, standing upon four
tall legs, with a fiat shingled roof of
barely enough slant to shed the
rain. The floor is at least four feet
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-24

Too many farmers feed away the
profit in lot of hogs by feeding for
too heavy weight.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-25
CAME OUT JUST EVEN.

To illustrate how far wrong one
may 60 in trying to estimate the goods
and ills ia another man s life, speak
er at recent public dinner told the
following story !;
Two good New Englanders met at
a college reunion after twenty-five
years. They had been close friends
in the old days, but had lost track of
each other since.
"Well, Bill Z"
"Well, Char1ey?"
"Tell me about yourself"
Not much to tell"
Where have you been and what
have you done? What has your life
been all this quarter of a century,"
"Well, Charley" said Bill, refec-
lively and somewhat sadly, "I'm
about where I was when I started out
twenty-five years ago."
"That SOP
eyes am just about in the same
place was then"
''But something must have happen
ed to you."
eyes, I've been married"
"That's good"
"Well, I don't know. She turned
out to be terrible shrew."
"That's bad"
"Well, don't know. There was
one compensation.
"What was that"
"She was rich"
"That's good"
"Well, I don't know. She was
also very stingy."
"That's bad"
"Well, I'm not so sure-she was
always just"
"That's good.'
"Well, yes, l suppose it was. But
she died."
"That's bad"
"Well, 1 don't know. She left a
great deal of money"
"Of course. That was-well money
is an-advantage."
Eyes, it certainly IS but she d1dn' t
leave me any,"
"That's bad"
"Well, it might have been worse.
She left me fine house.
"That's good"
eyes, that was good while it last
ed, but the house burned down"
That's too bad"
eyes, that was bad. 1t wasn't in
sured, either. So I'm just where /
was when l started"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-25
HENRY CLAY AS AN ACTOR.

An old and we'll known traveller,
who has recently settled in Chicago,
while coming in from Pewee valley
the other afternoon told an interest
ing story about Henry Clay, the great
Kentucky statesman. The story tell
er in his youth lived in Mr.. Clay's
district during the time when Henry
Clay was at his prime as lawyer.
"A man was once being tried for
murder" said the narrator, "and his
case looked hopeless indeed. He had
without ny seeming provocation
murdered one of his neighbors in cold
blood. Not lawyer in the county
would touch the case. It looked bad
enough to ruin the reputation of any
barrister.
"The man as last extremity ap-
pealed to Mr.. Clay to take the case
for him. Every one thought that
Clay would certainly refuse, but when
the celebrated lawyer looked into the
matter his fighting blood was reused,
and, to the great surprise of all, he ac-
cepted.
"Then came a trial the like of
which I have never seen. Clay slow
ly carried on the case, and it looked
more and more hopeless. The only
ground Of defense the prisoner had
was that the murdered man had look
ed at him with such a fierce, murder
Gus look that out of self defense lie
had struck first. A ripple passed
through the jury at this evidence.
'"The time came for Clay to make
his defense. 1t was settled in the
minds of the spectators that the man
was guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree. Clay calmly proceeded, laid
all the proof before them in his mas
terly way, then, just as he was about
to conclude, he played his last and
master card.
I" Gentlemen of the jury he said,
assuming the fercest, blackest look
and carrying the most undying hatred
in it that 1 have ever seen, gentle
men, if a man should look at you like
this what would you do?'
"That was all he said, but that was
enough. The jury was startled, and
some even quailed on their seats.
The judge moved uneasily on his
bench. After fifteen minutes the
jury filed slowly back with a Not
guilty, your honor The victory was
complete.
"When Clay was congratulated on
his easy victory, he said
:" 1t was not so easy as you think.
l spent days and days in my room be-
fore the mirror practicing that look.
1t took more hard work to give that
look than to investigate the most OBJ
tuse case. "-Con,ier:/on,n
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-25
ANNABEL LEE.

1t was many and many year ago,
In kingdom by the sea,
That maiden there lived whom you may know
BY the name of Annabel Lee; ~
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was child and she wss a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with love that was more than love,
and my Annabel Lee;
With love that the winged seraphs OF heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago.
In this kingdom by the sea-,
wind blew out of cloud, chilling
Ny beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in sepulcher
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me;
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the seal
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
OF those who were older than we,
or many far wiser than we;
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea.
Can ever discover my soul from the soul
of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams, without bringing me
dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but feel the bright
eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee
And SO, all the night tide lie down by the side,
OF my darling-my darling-my life and my
bride,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
-EdOdT allan Poe.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-25
THE PERFECT HORSE.

While it is almost impossible to get
a perfect horse, one may come near
to it if the dimensions of such horse
are known. Oscar Gleason, the noted
horse trainer, gives the following as
the. dimensions of what perfect
horse should be. These are the av-
erage measurements of six horses ac-
cepted for perfect symmetry, and in
clude two celebrated stations, two
thoroughbred hunters and two charg-
ers. This will not apply to the draft
horse, but it will be found that the
nearer the general utility horse comes
to these measurements the better he
will be-:
Height, 66 inches; length from
shoulder to quarter, 66 inches from
the lowest part of the chest to the
ground, 36 inches; from the elbow
point to the ground, SO inches from
the withers to the poll, just behind
the ears, in straight line, 80 inches !;
the same measured along the chest,
az inches; length of head, ~ inches +;
width across the forehead, oH inches /;
withers to the hip, ~ inches; stife to
the point of the hook, 2o inches; root
of the tail to the stifle joint, 26 inches ;
point of the hook to the ground, 22H
inches; length of arm from the elbow
to the pisiform bone (the rear bone
of those forming the upper articula.
ton of the knee } 1871 inches; girth
varies from 79 to SO inches; circum-
ference of fore cannon bone (large
metacarpal or shank bone, extending
from the knee to the fetlock, } 71z tc
9 inches; circumference of arm just
below the elbow, 16H inches.-Ame,.
fcan Ag,icultu,fSt.