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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
IN SCHOOL AND OUT.

Oh. isn't it hard to go to school
When the sun is bright and the wind blows
cool?
When it's Just the day for outdoor fun,
And the lovely morning has scarce begun
And you long for fun,
But school mas begun.
Oh. isn't it hard to sit and learn g..
When you're most too drowsy the leaves
to turn?
When all that you know slips out of your
mind, t..
And the teacher does not seem quite so
kind? ed
CThough you do not mind, r"s
For she's not uEkind)
And isn't 1t easy when school is out *
q To hurry outdoors, and run, and shout?
When the whole wide world seems full OF
glee
AS you fly your kite, or climb tree?
Oh, life is all glee ia
To a boy in a tree! #EE tt5
But would it, I wonder, seem quite as good
To hunt for nuts in the chestnut wood,
To row or to fish, or to play at ball,
If there wasn't any school al all?
Isn't it knowing the tasks are done
That helps you enjoy the outdoor fun7
Think it over and see,
And perhaps you'll agree
That lessons well done veg ..t =
Add zest to the fun.
Annie Willis Mccullough, in Youths
Companion ~ /
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
e MATT ON A BICYCLE.


other Matt in political sagacity. Matt
knows all the ordinary tricks of dogs,
and in addition he has accomplish
ments acquired and natural that are
almost human. He loves boys and
boys sports, and there is nothing that
he likes better than to mount a bicycle,
with a small boy to do the work, and
ride by the hour. &
Another advertisement of Matt is to
mount a pony behind a boy, and, sit
ting astraddle, with his forefeet hug
cling the lad in the saddle, as any boy
would do, stay on and ride as long a S
they will let him. In the winter it is
his hearts delight to join the boys at
coasting and take belly wopper"
along with the rest of them. At this
sport he never tires, and there is al
ways a place for Matt on the boys
sled He is willing to do his part draw
ing the sled back again, too, and his
eyes sparkle and he shouts in his own
way just as the boys do in theirs.-De-
trOit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
p,.ch TAKE In trinidad

Trinidad, an island in the South
Atlantic, opposite the mouth of the
Orinoco, is famous for its pitch.
There are districts where there IS
pitch everywhere The beach is
pitch and so are the rocks some Of
which have been carried off to supply
Paris end New York with tar pave
ments. At La Brea pineapples grow
to perfection in brown soil which
is half pitch. But the wonder Of the
isle is the pitch lake, q mile and a
half in circumference. AS it lies gilt
tering in the. sun it looks like a vast
bed Of monstrous mushrooms, all
black and of all kinds Of shape and
size, some measuring as much as 50
feet across. The space between
these unlovely objects is filled with
oily water. In parts Of the lake the
pitch IS quite liquid, and the ground
all round is full of pitch and coaly
stuff u a depth of hundreds of feet.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
While the nurse with both hands

While the nurse with both banda
presses down on the mattress-at the
''arch,'' or :"ssnall," of the patients
back, where there IS least pressure
she pushes the soiled sheet, bit by
bit, from under him, while ner assist
ant in like manner draws it toward
herself, being careful meanwhile to
keep the patient well covered:
The same process is gone through
with the rolls of clean sheets and
the rubber, which are drawn out by
the assistant, then tucked in smooth
ly and tightly on her side, according
to former Instructions.
The upper clothing is not difficult
to change. The warm sheet and
blanket are laid smoothly but
loosely over the entire bed,
and the nurse, having previous
ly loosened the coverings round the
patient, stands at the foot of the
bed, and gradually draws them away
from under the fresh clothing while
her assistant at the head of the bed
holds the clean sheet and blanket IN
position and as close as possible to
the patient. This over, nothing fur
Their remains to be done but to tuck
in the sheet and blanket at the foot,
and "tidy up" generally.
During the process of such "a bed
changing and making there are \
great many little things to be OBJ
served. -
If in the course of any ministration
nurse sees that her patient is faint.
tired or weak, she must at once de-
sist, attend to the emergency, ana
watch and wait awhile. Her business
is essentially to help the sick one re-
cover his health, in face of which TIC
making of a bed or the giving OF o
bath, ETC., is a secondary considera-
ton. .--..... .~.-.-
A person taking care of the sick
must never be jerky, either in her
manner, her speech or her actions.
She must always be prompt her.
self. but she must never be guilty OF
hurrying her patient.
Good nursing may be defined as ac'
curate knowledge intelligently en-
ployed through the medium OF sound
common sense. a.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
SALT cooLs COFFEE.
4 Little Semi-Scien MT fic Experiment
Worth the Trying Dat Of Mere
Curiosity.

Between bites of the simple break
fast he had ordered the young clerk
gazec nervously at the restaurant
clock. 1t was plain he had oversight
himself, and was paving the way to
future indigestion by boiling. his
food. .Ane coffee was the stumbling
block. 1t was hot, very hot, but the
clerk needed it badly, and he slipped
it carefully, having uue regard for
his xlouth and tongue. But time
pressed, and, with a parting glance
at the clock, he reached for his
glass of ice water and prepared to
pou- some of the frigid fluid into his
cup 20 ~ ss3Es $50 N.sf
Don't spoil your coffee, young
man. said an elderly gentleman who
was eating his breakfast on the 9th
err side of the table. You take all
the good out of it by putting ice or
ice water in it,. s
The clerk was almost inclined to
resent the interference, but the pa
triarchial appearance of the other
man tempered his resentment.
''What am I to do?" he asked. II
am lute for the Office, and I want
this coffee badly i5r 5g5ee go rg
''Let me show you little scheme"
said the elederly man. Taking the
cylindrical salt cellar from the table,
he wiped it carefully with nap
kin, then reaching over deposited the
glass vessel in the cup of coffee. r
"Salt, you know, has peculiar cool
ing properties" he said, meanwhile
holding the receptacle firmly in po-
sition. "They put it with ice to in
tensify the cold when making ice
cream. 1t is used extensively in
cold storage houses for cooling pur-
poses, and being incased in glass does
not effect its power to any great
extent" >ssEtsss Fsi hs@ tte w..
AS he spoke he withdrew the salt
cellar from the coffee and motioned
to the young man to drink. He
raised the cup to his lips, and. to
his surprise found the liquid cooled
to such an extent that he could drink
It without inconvenience. e,G
1.-THE uses of salt are manifold"
snid the elderly man, with the air
of one beginning lecture. II re-
member once when I was in Mex
leo" aa $50 H5s7S auEr
But the clerk, with another glance
at the clock, thanked him profusely
and dashed out of the restaurant
N. Y. Mail and Express. ariYst.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
sssszse- s -s.-g-z-l
THE BLACK SWALLOWER.

forward one jaw and then the other
Before taking a meal the swauower
is very respectable looking fish, ex-
cept for assyoracious cast of counte-
ance, hut afterward he certainly has
the appearance of having eaten too
much. Then the walls of his stomach
are so stretched as to be transpar-
ent.
Later digestion begins, and the
swallower is turned belly upward by
the imprisoned gas, and his stomach
becomes balloon, which lifts him
from the depths Of TIE ocean to the
surface, and in this helpless condi
ton he is thrown about by the waves
perhaps cast ashore and left high ant
dry by the receding tide, in which
case he does not, swallow any more
for the returning tide finds him {
dead fish.-N. Y. Herald. -.ta
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
HOW RABBITS FIGHT.
Big Yellow Cat That Intended 70
Have 4 Great Feast Put toll
nominiOus Flight.

One day as was quietly picking wild
strawberries on hill 1heard a curious
orunting down the side below me, then
the quick thud! thud! of an angry
rabbit. Among the bushes caught
olimpse of rabbit ears. A fight was on.
Crouching beside blush spot, which
knew to be rabbits nest, was big
yellow cat. He had discovered the
Young ones, and was making mouths at
the thought of how they would taste,
when the mothers thump startled him.
He suuatted fiat with ears back, tail
swelling and hair standing up along his
hack. as the rabbit leaped over him. 1t
was a glimpse of Molly's ears as she
made the Jump that had caught. It
was the beginning of the bout-only a
feint by the rabbit, just to try the
mettle Of her antagonist.
The cat was scared, and before he got
himself together, Molly, with mighty
hound. was in the air again; and as
she flashed over him she fetched him a
stunning whack on the head that
knocked him endwise. He was on his
feet in an instant, but just in time to
receive stunning blow on the ear that
sent him sprawling several feet down
the hill. The rabbit seemed constantly
in the air. Back and forth, over and
over the cat she few, and with every
bound landed terrific kick with her
.powerful hind feet that was followed
by puff of yellow fur.
The cat could not stand up to this.
Every particle of breath and fight was
knocked out Of him at about the third
kick. The green light in his eyes was
the light Of terror. He got quickly to
a bush and ran away, else believe that
the old rabbit would have beaten him
to death.-From 'Wild Life Near
HomA*
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
TOO MUCH PET BEAR.
When Little Boys Cute Cub Grew Up
1t Became Just n TFihe Too
Affecti0nate.

There is a sort of indescribable
facination in the thought Of having
real wild animal as pet. A dog is
well enough in his way, and SO is cat,
or pony, or squirrel; but where is
the boy that would not thrill clear
down to his boots with the idea OF
having pet bear, or pet catamount?
Well, such things have been, but It
never turned out one-half SO nice as
it seemed at first. 81
Thereby hangs a little tale. A GER
tain ardent sportsman, friend OF the
writer, went to the Adirondacks last
summer on a hunting excursion.
While there he and his party killed an
old she-bear and captured her cub,
little roly-poly of beast about the
size of young Newfoundland puppy.
Now, the sportsman had a boy at home,
about four years old, whom he had
promised that he would bring him
something" when he returned from his
trip. So he concluded that this cub
was just the thing. 1t was SO young,
and so very little, that he thought there
would be not the slightest trouble in
tanning and training it.
Of course the boy was delighted with
his pet, just as he would have been
with a puppy, for he was too young
to know or think anything about the
''wild animal part of it. 1t seems that
the father took real pride in the fact
that his boy had sure enough live
bear for pet.
Everything went along very nicely
for awhile. The boy and the cub had
mighty good time Of it romping in the
yard. In fact, the cub acted pretty
much as puppy would have done I'M
der the circumstances. But as the
months passed the cub grew very fast,
and it was not long until it was as big
as two or three puppies, and it got to be
pretty rough, too; not maliciously SO,
but in play, for it could not be expect
ed to know just how far it might go in
its romp with boy. tss-..s
One day when the boy and the bear
were having an unusually good time on
the lawn, and there was nobody in par
ticular about, the family were alarmed
by a series of shrill screams from the
boy, and it was noticed, even in the
excitement of the moment, that the
screams were growing fainter and
fainter. @&S' ggEBz
It seems that the "hired man" was
the first to reach the scene, and he was
just in time to rescue the boy from be-
ing Rugged to death! Perhaps the bear
did not know exactly what he was do
ing; he might even have thought that
he was giving his little playmate par
ticularly strong evidence of his affec-
ton; but if nobody had heard the boys
screams there would certainly have
been funeral at that house, and the
little fellows epitaph might have been:
s.Died of Too Much Pet Bear St.
Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
THE EARTH'S CRUST.
II 7. Weak I'm Many Places and Daa-
ger Of Volcanic Eruptt0ns Il
7H2..F Almost Univefsal. 5S.7t

From north to south mountains
flank the whole of the western coasts
of America and from Alaska, where
more than one active volcano is to
be found, to Cape Horn, the lines OF
weakness are clearly marked O.e
runs through the. Cascade mountains
down the Sierra Neyadas into lower
California; another from the Rocky
mountains, along the Andes, west OF
the Rocky mountains is a vast ex-
tent of country, larger than France
and Great Britain combined, consist
ing of bare, basalt plain, caused by
lava flows from fssure eruptions-
East of the Rocky mountains is the
far-famed Yellowstone park district.
lying mainly in Wyoming and part
" in Montana and Idaho, whose hot
springs and geysers show that the
temperature here is still intense at
no great distance below the surface.
1t was in 1872 that these extraordi-
nary geysers and boiling springs be-
came the property Of the people.
:, Among the most noted volcanoes
on the American continent are Jor-
ullo, Popocatapetl, Cotopaxi, the
highest volcano in the world, and
Consequina, whose tremendous ex-
plosion in 1858 closely resembled
that of the first eruption of Vesuvi-
us, and of, Krakatoa in 1883. 81 In all
America possesses nearly 100 vol
canoes. g#f@sB ~
In the Atlantic ocean very few
islands are to, be found, but they
are nearly all volcanic in origin.
Disconnected with any line OF
weakness, about the equator, are. the
Sandwich, or Hawaiian islands, the
last. spot to be visited in our tour OF
the worlds volcanoes. i. t,sgs.t
These islands are nothing but a
group of huge volcanic cones, but
for three-quarters of century all
the eruptions which have taken
place, have been nonexplosive. The
|, active craters are in. Hawaii, with
the soft, musical native names OF
| Kilauea, Huala1al and Loa, while
there are two other cones, one OF
them,' Kea by name, rising 1880:
| feet. Both Kea and Loa are reck
oned to be twice the bulk of Etna
| -Pearson's Magazine. Esk
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13

a
extremely susceptible to cold and the
least change of temperature, hence
the absolute necessity of having the
sheets Thoroughly warmed before ven
turing to use them.
The pillow or pillows not in i'm
mediate use are first changed. The
nurse gently and quietly passes her
arm under the patients head and
shoulders, raising them only just
enough to allow the easy withdrawal
of the soiled pillow with the olsen
gagged hand; then, with the same
hand, she takes a clean pillow and
slips it under the head, even as the
other hand is slowly withdrawn, 1eav-
ing both free to adjust the pillow to
nicely. Never shake or pat pr.
low on the bed.
The bedclothes are then loosened
at the head, side and feet on that
side of the bed furthest from the
patient; the upper clothing is now
tucked well around him, and the
soiled under sheet is pushed up close
against his side. ........
The clean under sheet, which has
previously been rolled (see diagram).
is now laid on the mattress, the
rolled side against the patient, and
the loose side toward the nurse, who
forthwith proceeds to tuck it we'll in
at the head and sides. The rubber
sheeting and draw sheet are treated
in precisely the same manner, max
ing in all three rolls, one against the
other, next the soiled sheet by the
patients side.
Now, if the patient is not too weak
or helpless, he can easily be moved
over the "rolls'' to the freshly made
side of the bed, but if this is impos-
sibie, then some one on the opposite
side has to give the nurse little as
sistance in the following manner:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
A NEW INDOOR GAME
1t IL Highly Amusing and Splendid
Exercise or Acquiring Grace
and Eirmnexs.

Here is a game that may be INDUCED
in safely, pleasantly and quickly, in
doors or out. You will observe that
the design for the butterfly follows
the main characters of the pretty in
sect, without the details of antennae
or feet-only what you see in the flight
of the butterfly. The object of the
game is to put the butterfly to flight
and safely catch it, which might not
happen if the form of the butterfly
was followed exactly.
Cut the picture out and paste it on
light cardboard, being careful to have
both sides equal, SO that it will balance
evenly.
Place the butterfly on book or light
tablet, at right angles to the edge, and
the tip of one wing extending little
beyond the edge. Incline the tablet
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
vEGETABIE M1MIcRY.
FunDi That Look Like Birds NesU
Have Recently Been Discovered
by Scientific. a.

Rev. A. S. Wilson contributes to
knowledge an article on Vegetable
Mimicry," in which he says: "Odd
resemblancesg to various q objects,
which can only be regarded rs accl-
dental condolences, are presented BY
a number Of fungi. There is the
Jew's-ear fungus, which grows on
stumps of the elder, and is SO named
from its unmistakable likeness to .
human ear. The Coasters are Curl
ously like starfish; Aseroe has an exc
traordinary resemblance both IN
form and color to q sea anemone;
equally remarkable is the likeness TO
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13

n-.t;+ude promotes publicity ana
~ wonder people testify when LIE
10 saved. G. { na.l !. ;,,I
Every reader with bad BACK = y
dancer forbsd backs are pnt Aaoney
ms and negIec 5r1ay prove 1asa..
~ Neglected backache il quickly 1ol.
,owed by too frequent urinary on
$3.50 49, retention Of the urine. pain
I'll nrination, Diabetes, Brights aus
ease. ~ ....,,,,.s .c.r ~
eu rasr No. s4,s2o.-Mr. Walter Nc,
1anrhlin Of 5000 Jacob street. Wheel
inc " Va, : machine hand WORKING
At J. A. Holiday & Sons planning m1n.
saws: /, II firmly believe had nos
nsed Doan's Kidney Pills when ! did
T would not be alive now. was N 2
terrible condition, and although !
.oaL anarts Of medicine, and was
attended BY doctors, got no better.
h,,+ worse. friends spoke Of my bad
appearance, and thousands Knew
about Il. I could hardlyget around
and felt and looked like dead man
rather than a living one. Doan's
Kidney pills, procured at.the logan
nr,o Coz. store, were a blessing TO
me. half a box relieved mea three
boxes entirely cured me.
A FREE TRIAL of this great nd
new medicine which cured NJ NJ. NC
Laughlin will be mailed on aPplca-
ton to any part Of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co, hunalo'
n. Y. For sale, by all druggists, price
50 cents per box.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
Anti-Lean Diet.

Housekeeper-The idea Of a great,
fat fellow like you going about beg
ging. s
Tramp]fle ease, mum, it isn't fat. 7
was so thin at the last town I went
to that good, kind woman took pity on
me, and fed me with yeast cake.-N. Y.
Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
Carried on BY an Eaxle,

An infant left asleep in its cradle il
a field near Trieste in charge of an
older child, while the mother went OF
with her work elsewhere, was carried
off by an eagle. Asearch party discov-
cred the eagles nest, with the child's
BODY already half deyoured.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
TIE BLACK SwALLOwER.
IT'S the Greedfe est Member OF the Fish
Family, Its stomach being
Larger Than It's Body. s"5g

Each one of us has at some time
eaten too much, but we have surely
not gone to such excess as this fish
has. It is called the ..'black swallow
err" and as swa11ower takes first
place, for its stomach is much larger
than It's body. 5s% g
1t will seize by the tail a fish eight
or fen times it's own size and work
its way over it by repeatedly sliding
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
Yarn MADE of wood Fiber..

= Wood yarn, as now manufactured
in Germany, is stated to cost about
half as much as cotton yarn. 1t il
supplied in the natural gray state
andEdoe not sheach well, but can be
dyed almost any color. It is claimed
to be well adapted for variety Of
uses, such asslinings for garments,
bed ticks, blinds, crumb-c1oths, etc.
sot Alway. Lucky.
"Do you believe that odd numbers are
lrcky?"
"Well, I'd rather be the father OF
twins than triplets."-N. Y. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
CANINE EQUESTRIAN.
Matt, a Pennsylvania Dog, Rides .
Horse or bicycle with Equal
Skill and Grace.

One who islong in the town of West
chester, Pa, will become acquainted
with Matt, a four-year-old cocker
spaniel belonging to Mr.. J. B. Fisher,
because not to know Matt is to argue
ones self unknown, not to mention
the fact that Matt is very desirable
acquaintance to have.
|. His full name is Matt Quay, and he is
as sharp in canine sagacity as is the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13

Lowest KNOWN Death Rnte.
The lowest death rate in the world 10
that of Sweden. The annual average
for the last ten years has been 16.49 per
i Qlfl - - - -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13

6ye-dollar iii Tor sms!, sHarry-I CUES.
SO" producing the notes.; yes, here you
are, Dick-"Thanks, old chappie; when
/ get a five dollar bill L viii hand it % you.
So long.''-Boston Transcript. IS rs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13

. s.Little Colds" neglected thousands 81
lives sacrificed every year. Dr. Weod's
Norway Pine Syrup cures little eoAds-
cures big colds, too, down to the very verge
Of CONSUMPTION
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
Majority In Russia.

A Russian is not considered Of age
until he is %,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
Puxxledthe Expert.

I ..aThere H. strange body in your
aesophagus, :" said the expert manipalstor
EYES, said the subject: r have felt
it there for week or two.
II cannot tell. however, proceeded the
teeth or one Of your wie's hiscuits. s--Bal-
fimnre American 81
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13

What's the secret OF happy, vigorous
health? Simply Keeping the bowels, the
stomach, the liver and kidneys strong and
active. Burdock Blood Bitters does IT.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-12-13
SAVED A LIFE 7

Gratitude promote. publicity .na
les no wonder people testify Wnen 11e g