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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
DOMESTIC TRAINING.
why 1t Should BE an Essential E,e-
III ment In the Education Of Our
~ American Girls

II A practical training in the art OF
successful housekeeping should be an
essential element in the education Of
our girls. It is regretable fact that
the domestic education of girl is too
often neglected. If there is one thing
above another that will disturb the
peace and harmony Of family that
has in it the elements to make a hap
py home, it is the ineficiency Of the
wife or mother to properly conduct
the affairs of the household.
The average young unsophisticated
girl Of to-day believes her worldly edu-
cation to be at an end when she has
gained the mastery of an art, can
rattle off a few airs on the piano, can
sing passably well, or has won GER
tifcate for proficiency in some foreign
language. In this conclusion she errs.
There is much still to be learned, would
she fit herself for the important do
nestle duties to which nine out of
every ten girls are sooner or later
called. The woman, the mother, may
properly be called the handspring of
the home. It is she who dictates the
policy of the household and presides
over the destiny of it's inmates.
It is important, therefore, that the
natural instincts and gifts of the wom-
ans nature should be carefully fos-
tered and developed, that the best in
them may be utilized to build an edu-
cation that will serve well the girl
who has been instructed in the art
of housekeeping.-N. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
> BEAVER TAN SOUP.



"Although I am Marylander, and
an Eastern Shore onessat that" said
Chauncey F. Raynor, reports the New
York Sun, "and consequently know
what good things to eat are, want
to tell you that I'll have to take off my
hat to the lumber camp cook of the
upper Michigan peninsula as the dis
coverer, fabricator and dispenser of q
dish that knocks the Eastern Shore
cuisine silly. And that rare lumber
camp dish is beaver tail soup.
81 was with Col. Park, of Columbus,
o., deer hunting in the Rainy lake re-
gion of Michigan one fall. We lived at
. lumber camp boarding shanty.
"There were signs of beaver at the
upper end of the lake, and trapPer
succeeded in trapping one OF the willy
dam builders.
'When the beaver was brought into
camp the camp cook went nearly wild.
And SO did the lumbermen when they
heard the news. All because they had
been trying to trap beaver for weeks;
not for its fur, but for its tail, as they
were pining, they said, for beaver tail
soup.
1.-THE cook took that broad append
Mage of the beaver, mailed like an arma-
dillo, took from y the underlying bone
and meat, and from it made such a
soup as never came from any other
stock, at the beck Of the most expert
and scientific chef that ever put q ket-
tie on.
"We could do the same thing, and
perhaps better, on the Eastern Shore,
but we lack one thing. We haven't
got the beavers to yield us their tails"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
WORRY IS IMPROBABLE.
1t Destroys Enersy ana Rebs 1t,
Victim of the Strength Necessary
81. for His Life Work.

There is nothing so foolish and I'M.
profitable as q habit of worrying. 1t
destroys nervous energy and robs us
of strength necessary for the real
work of life 1t makes existence a
burden and weariness, instead of a
Joy and blessing. ,Poise and serenity
are. necessary, to true success. The
man who worries is never self-cen-
tered, never perfectly balanced,
never at his best; for every moment
of mental anxiety takes away vital
ity and push, and robs him of man
hood and power E53}h1' =
Worrying indicates a lack of con-
fidence ii our strength; it shows
that we are Unbalanced The man
who does not worry, who believes in
himself, touches the wires Of infinite
power. st...s aEFsz.s. ,gssssf s.ssg ..s
The habit st worry is largely a
physical infrmity; it is an evidence
of lack of harmony in the internal
system. The well-poised soul, the
self.centered man, never wabbles or
hesitate s.a@ Enough vital energy has
been wasted in useless worry to run
all the affairs Of the world.-Baptist
Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
KANSAS TORN APART.
Craaka In the Fields In Some Places
Big Enough for Cows to
Fall In.

The attention of the Kansas state
board of agriculture has been called to
occurrences which are mystifying the
alfalfa farmers of Jewell and Republic
counties. It is reported that great
cracks and sink holes are appearing in
the alfalfa fields there, says Topeka
correspondent Of the New York Sun.
The cracks are sometimes rods in
length, from two to six feet in depth,
and from one to ten feet wide. They
appear only in alfalfa fields, and the
farmers have never before seen any
thing like them.
They do not come gradually, but
suddenly. It is becoming dangerous to
drive q team across alfalfa fields be-
cause the ground may suddenly sink
beneath it.
Some section hands were working on
q railroad track few days ago near
an alfalfa field on the farm of Edward
Randall, not far from Jewell City. They
heard COW low but there was no COW
in sight. The sound seemed to come
from under the ground.
They made search and discovered
the cow in an alfalfa sink hole, several
feet below the surface. The cow was Sc
weak that she could not stand after
she had been dug out.
The alfalfa plants have very long
roots. One theory is that these root.
loosen the ground so that it is washed
away by an underfow.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.


When the DUNN boys down %
Hoopeston, Ill, decided to study Law
at the Wesleyan university in Bloom.
ington they had some difficulty in
finding suitable place to live. One
of the Duffins is q brick mason and
the other is q carpenter, and, as no
uncle OF aunt or other relative has
recently died and left each one q
large fortune, they are obliged to
work at their trades while they are
struggling with Blackstone and Chit.
ty at the Wesleyan.
Bloomington, while "a pretty place
in summer" especially out along
Lovers Lane, on the way to Normal
has cold, ice and snow in abundance
in winter and the Duffin brothers
foresaw that they would need good.
comfortable house to live in. They
couli not find anything suited to
their purpose at the price which they
had decided to pay for rooms. So
after thinking the matter over they
concluded that the best thing fol-
them to do was to build q house OF
their own and be their own landlords
and Observation-Disclosures as we'll
They decided to own their own house,
furnish it themselves, cook and serve
their own meals, make their own
beds, and in every way be free and
Independent of all boarding houses,
rented rooms, students clubs, co.
operative housekeeping society, stu.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11

Because your ancestors were on OPP
posite sides at Cromwell's invasion
of Ireland"
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Gould regarded
that explanation of their perpetual
disputes as frivolous. Their disputes
were about ethics of banking, about
stock speculation and railways. n
The courts have hardly ceased to
be- preoccupied by them says the
New York Journal. Mr.. Kelly was q
devout Catholic, Mr.. Gould . Presby-
terian. Mr.. Kelly opposed his sons
marriage with Protestant.
It happened in 1882 and was kept
secret from him until 1898. But then
he was not displeased. He loved his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edward J.
Kelly. S. .a5. .,fr
Her husband died in July. He was
commodore of the New York sRo-
chelle Yacht club, owner of the steam
yacht Barracuda, and gave festivals
there which had great charm of
unaffected cordially.
His death happened while he was
making preparations to- entertain
Rear Admiral Schley. His daughter
is II; Frank ]. Gould is "a years of
age. She was educated in . convent.
Mr.. Gould was always under the guild
ance of his sister, Miss Helen Gould.
Mrs. Kelly and Miss Gould are
friends, and were in the completely
Of the love for each other of Aias
Kelly and Mr.. Gould. She has the ap-
probation of art and Eof books that
Frank r. Gould has mott 2 B. II
Miss Kelly knows as well as her
uncles, if not better than they, the
beautiful books and the art objects
that they have collected. George j.
Gould regards her as the most
learned admirer of the English paint
ings at Georgian court that he
knows. She is beautiful, studious,
and has q distinctive charm of natu-
ralness.
Frank j. Gould has the finest ken
nels of St. Bernard dogs in this coun-
try and stables that have won many
prizes at horse shows. He will have
in April steam yacht which is be-
ing built for him.
He is a man Of business, director
of the Missouri Pacific railway and
other companies. His yearly in
come is enormous. Miss Kelly is to
be wealthy, also, from her fathers
legacy. '"T,3
Following closely upon the recent
announcement that Frank J. Gould
is to marry Miss Helen Kelly comes
another that he will abandon. all
sports.
Mr.. Gould proposes to- dispose of
his stable and his kennel. His sta
BILE is composed of such famous
horses as Birmingham and sandring-
ham. Gould's kennel is known ell
over the world.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
dents aid associations, and all such

dents aid associations, and all such
things.
So the two brothers went to Bloom.
ington and viewed the landscape DER
to see where they would put their
house. North of the Wesleyan and
near the athletic park the brothers
found suitable location for their
home. The land at this place is owned
by F. A. Baller, who owns several
nurseries in the vicinity. These nur-
series are often visited by nocturnal
disturbers, and the Duffin boys point
ed out to Mr.. Baller how it
would be to his interest to have
two energetic athletes living on his
property. Mr.. Baller approved Of
the idea, and gave the young men .
place on his property to build their
house. The two Duffins went to
work. The Dudin who il brick
mason hauled brick from Normal and
built the foundation of the house.
Then the carpenter Duffin became
busy, and, after two or three weeks
OF great agitation in the neighbor-
hood Of the Baller property, the peo.
pie in that vicinity were delighted to
see neat house standing amidst the
trees Of the nursery. The house 10
20 feet long and 10 feet wide, with
window ON each side and q door
at each end. Every brick and plank
and nail that went into the construc-
ton of the Dufin brothers. house was
placed there by themselves. They
have got everything ready now for
housekeeping, and are making ready
to move into their residence.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
INblS1M&@|||, F.
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CHRISTOPHER BRICKS
&ew Hen Food in Concentrated Fern,
for Which the World 10 In
debted to Nebraska.

Grasshoppers are being put to new
use out in Nebraska. The farmers
have killed incredible numbers OF them
by the help of machine which is, per-
haps, the most effective ever devised
for the purpose. 1t is called chopper
dozer," and is nothing more nor less
than large fat pan, with smaA
amount of kerosene contained in
depression in the rear part OF it. Ihe
continuance, being attached to horse,
is pushed along in front of the animal
as the latter is driven across the tlelds.
Pretty nearly every grasshoper is en-
countered, jumps upon the pan, and Is
promptly suffocated by the kerosene.
This ingenious instrument has been
in use for number OF years IN parts
of the west, but hitherto it has not oc-
Cured to the farmers to make any use
of the dead grasshoppers. Most COM
monty they were burned, though some
more enterprising agriculturlsts
turned a portion of them to account as
poultry feed. They found that the
hens liked them exceedingly; for it is
fact that a grasshopper is to hen
what canvasback duck is to human
epicure-the very choicest and most
esteemed of delicacies.
Hence the idea which is now being
developed on a5commercial scale. The
grasshoppers, after being killed by
the hopperdozer, are left in wihrows
in the fields, where they are soon dried.
When they have been exposed to the
sun for sufficient time to reduce them
to properly desiccated condition they
are gathered up with rakes, shoveled
into carts, and conveyed to . shed
where they are put into a press some
what resembling an ordinary cheese
press, and converted into solid bricks.
The bricks are shipped in quantities
to poultry-raisers, who find this new
kind of hen-provender most satisfac.
tory, and they are anxious to get more
of it. Apparently, it is great en-
courager of reproduction
tits not Unnecessary to grind the bricks
before feeding the stuff to the chick,
ems, but merely to break them into
pieces and soften with water.-Satur'
day Evening Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11


-four is allowed to accumulate, as 1t
is, put into the bin at the top, passes
through the bin and comes out nicely
sifted at the bottom.
t The sitter is made in small drawer
and slides into the bin and can easily
be removed. The -four can be sifted
on to the back part OF the molding
board directly underneath or into .
pan or bowl.
Besides this admirable feature this
cabinet has three large drawers, cup
board for cooking utensils, 20-pound
fitting sugar bin, with close-ftting lid
and three drawers, the uppermost one
of which is divided by partitions into
six parts for spices. What more could
the heart Of woman desire?-Chicago
Daily News. ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
PICKING CHERRIES.
the Moral Of Which Teaches
. Useful Lesson.

"There's deal Of difference in the
way those two boys pick cherries"
said the farmer, nodding in the direc-
ton sf the young trees glistening with
red fruit. "They're boys about the
same age, and both eager for the job.
but that merry, laughing fellow has
whisked about to half dozen places
while the other one stood still. He's >
good worker, that quiet one; he picks
steadily, and he never moves his lad-
der till he's gathered everything with
in reach where he 10.
s.It'll be the same out in the world,
by and by, If you watch the two. One
will be always hurrying round after
good chances and fat pickings, while
the other will make every round OF
his ladder count for all he can gain
from it, he will change his positions
slowly, and only az he works his way
to them. He will make the most Of
everything that comes within his
reach, and his pail will be full while
the other is still hunting for chances. !"
-WellsprinR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
a KITCHEN CABINET.
Ideal One ~ to Completeness
and General Utility.

The kitchen cabinet has become .
recognized factor of complete kitchen
furnishing, especially for women who
do their own homework, as steps saved
in the kitchen give woman strength
and energy for other things. The one
shown here seems an ideal one of it's
kind as to completeness, besides pos
sessing decidedly convenient and
novel feature in it's -four sitter. Pos
sibly tits -four bin is the best feature
Of the cabinet, and it is claimed for
it that it effectually prevents the flour
from becoming musty, as it is apt to
do when the -four is constantly being
dipped from the top and the bottom
allowedsto remain. In this one no old
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
TRIPLES.

ssTo-day," said pretty Dolly, AZ
She opened her bright eyes.
''I'm going to give my dear mamma
A beautiful surprise.
hardly know yet what twill be-
But I'll soon find a way
To do some unexpected thing
To please mamma to-day.
''Im tired Of doing little thtngsp
why, anyone can sweep
And dust, or wipe the dishes,
Or sing Evelyn to sleep.
IT'S some big thing want to do.
II could write book,
Or save the house from burning, now
How please mamma would look.
So after breakfast Dolly went
And sat beside the fire,
While mother cleared the table on.
And mended baby's tier:
She wiped the dishes, made the beds
And braided Bessy's hair,
While Dolly sat and pondered long
Within her easy chair.
And SO Miss Dolly dreamed and planned
That busy morning through:
She could not think Of anything
Quite large enough to do!
And as she went to bed that night
She really wondered why,
When mother kissed her lovingly,
The kiss was half a sigh!
Gertrude Morton Cannon, In Youth
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
HAPPY COMBINATION.
v..t.,- Inventor Has Just Destined
q Baby Coach Combined with
q Bicycle.

From Arizona comes the up-to-date
machine shown in the picture below,
the inventor being Fred Genzlinger,
of Phoenix. OF course, it will nos
prevent the policeman and nurse
from holding their usual conversa-
tions in the park, but otherwise it is
an improvement over the old style
of baby carriage. The propelling
part of the perambulator is similar
to q bicycle, while the coach proper
is pivoted at the forward end OF the
frame in such manner that it can
be easily turned by the steering
wheel and chain attached to the han-
dle-bar. To relieve the main wheels
of a portion of the weight there is
q small trailer at the rear of the
coach, and this wheel also serves as
q rest when the carriage is detached
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
No More Reports Sent.

A lad in one of the London board
schools was found guilty of d serious
extraction of discipline, and was di-
rected by his teacher to tell hisNmoth-
#er when he got home what misde-
1neanor he had committed.
The next morning the schoolnis-
4ress called Johnnie to her desk,
when the following dialogue en-.
sued:
.Well, Johnnie, did you inform your
.cother what infraction of discipline
YOU were guilty Of yesterday, and the
reprimand and punishment you re.
ceived? 2"
.Yes'm," was the sententious re-
ply.
say?"
:.She said she'd like TO wiring your
neck for you."-Stray Stories.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
The Most Beautiful Orchid,

One of the rarest and most wonder.
full orchids is native of the isthmus
of Panama. The early Spanish set
tiers named it Flor del Espiritu San.
to. It grows in marshy places from
decayed log or sometimes from the
crevice in q rock. The leaf stalk
reaches several feet in height and the
flower stalk, which grows from the
bulb, bears IL or Is buds. The flower
is pure white, and right in the
heart of it is perfect image of q
dove, with dropping wings, snowy
breast, gold-tinted head, and crimson
heak. Mz a,ss@ s.a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
carried Away By : Balloon.

That it pays to look out and to keep
cool has just been impressed on STAN
ley Hopkins, q 12-year-old boy Of
Lynchburg, O. At the same time, he
learned how it feels to hanY on to
rope 1000 feet up in the sky. There
was a balloon ascension at the coun-
ty fair at Hillsboro, and, as the big gas
bag shot up, Stanley got tangled in the
guy ropes somehow, and was jerked
high into the air. Women and children
tainted ct the sight, but the boy kept
his wits, grabbed the ropes and hung
on tight while the balloon scared near
" half mile, with the aeronaut try
ing in vain to get hold Of him. Finally
the man, after telling him to keep
holding tight, let some gas out Of tho
balloon and they slowly came down.
Stanley had been gone only eight min
utes, but the crowd was so glad to sec
him that It almost smothered him with
caresses and congratulations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-11
ALL NATURE REASONS.
The Truth Of This Statement ID
Proved by the W00dpecker's
Architectural Foresight. III

A great many of our birds take
great pains to conceal their nests.
Some do this, as our humming birds
do, by making the nest appear as
part of the branch on which it is
placed, others by careful conceal
ment; still others make no nest at
all as the eggs appear to blend with
the surrounding surface on which the
eggs are placed. Unlike these birds,
the woodpeckers do not try to con-
ceal their nests in any way, because
there is very little danger Of their
being robbed. A hawk or an owl
cannot reach into the eggs in their
deep bed in the hard wood; and as
the nest is in dead wood which has
lost it's rough bark, there is not
much danger from four-footed prowl-
ers. Near most nests the woodpeck-
ers select good, hard, well-seasoned
limbs for drums, and all through the
mating and nesting period the male
drums with laboring bill. AS he can
not sing he uses all his energy as
a drummer and the result is loud,
clear tattoo which sounds over the
whole land when the sun brightens
in the spring. There is only one of
our woodpeckers which has any song
worthy of the name, and that is our
flicker or golden-winged woodpecker.
Even his song is SO unsatisfactory
to the ardent male that between
songs he will mount to some favorite
perch and beat loud, clear, rolling
tattoo.
Everyone who has visited in the
country has seen the smooth, round
holes which these birds use for their
nests. They are cut out in dead OF
dying timber and are very carefully
made. The round opening is just
large enough for the bird to enter
the nest, but it gradually opens un-
til it will allow the bird to turn
around. But the way the nest is
chiseled out and finished is not what
has impressed me with the reasoning
power of these birds so much as the
manner of choosing its site. Anyone
who has done any mailing with q
hammer will realize how easy II
would be for the woodpecker to cut
its nest out of the upper side of a
dead limb, and how difficult it would
be to do the same work with an up.
ward stroke from the under side. Yet
we invariably find the holes of ou1
woodpeckers, when placed on limb
dug out from the under side. They
know just as well as we do that il
the opening is on the upper side the
first hard summer rain will fill 1t with
water. This is simply one Of the
many cases which show the student
of nature that all nature reasons.