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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
THE HOWL OF WOLVES.
Heard Frequently in Northern Min
nesOta Notwithstanding
Rapidly.

Despite the encroachments of civ
ilization the timber wolves of north
ern Minnesota are increasing rapidly
in numbers, and every year are more
of menace to the live stock of set
tiers, and to game of all kinds. Their
depredations are not numerous and
never daring during the summer and
fall, but after the snow is on the
ground and it is not SO easy picking
for a living, they become holder and
hunger screws their courage to
desperation. Reports from all sec
tions of northern Minnesota are to
the effect that wolves are more
numerous than ever before.
Many wolves are killed every year
in this region, but it is going to take
a greater incentive than now exists
in the present bounty of maximum
of eight dollars to make any great
inroads on the wolf family. The
timber wolf is not as cunning as
fox, but he is every whit as smart.
They are naturally suspicious Of any
food that they do not kill them
selves, though they sometimes make
mistake and eat poisoned meat
that is put out for them, but not al
ways. The work must be done by an
expert or the chances are that the
wolf will not touch it, especially if
they are not ravenous from hunger.
Wolves also have a keen understand
ing of firearms, and seem to be able
to smell powder from afar, says the
Minneapolis Tribune.
One of the most amusing Incidents
that probably ever happened in con-
nection with wolves was in the neigh
borhood of Carlton a few years ago.
There had been a dance at Carlton
and one of the musicians was return
ing home to Thomson, few miles
away, when he was filled with terror
by the howl of wolf a short dis
lance ahead and to one side of the
road. He stopped, and in moment
a timber wolf walked straight across
his path into the brush. The MIL
sician Rugged his horn and strobe
forward, expecting every instant to
see more wolves, and he was not dis
appointed. Another wolf deliberate
ly crossed the road ahead of him,
and stopped for second in the
hedge of the brush to survey the
quaking musician. The latter stopped
and finally found his voice. He yelled
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
eOnlA RICA'S TRADE.
zee Sam Should Make Efforts to
Control It.
epublic Claim. to ne the
Progressive and Peace
OF All the Central
American State.

- little neighbor, Costa RIGA,
\ oeen knocking at our door
pas+ i attention for many years
Il. ano' while we are just awaken
% the fact that her trade NAV he
'aiue to us, we learn that it has been
m Moons who offer greater induce
ana 1918 In the way of long credits;
thra sending more travelling men
daa ougn the country have created
aemand for their goods. These are
eAno"ledged to be inferior in value
20 those of American manufacture
a nut they are packed more carefully.
.ne number of United States citizens
- costa Riea is small, there being
many more Europeans. Now that
.ne interest of our people is awak-
sheo' all that will be changed: for
ne country possesses many natural
advantages a to attract settlers and
nnanclers which are increased mani
4oio Dy the prospect of the compile
ton of the canal.
Inc language spoken in business
s..ies IS almost universally English,
"itn knowledge of which one NAV
.ravel throughout the state without
inconvenience, even if he knew no
olhef. The completion of the Mica
laguan canal would probably make
1reytown one of the cities of great
esq commercial Importance. It has,
lor years, had the most sensational
Dooms whenever the completion of
tne canal seemed an assumed fact,
causing such changes in the numbers
OF the population that, had yearly
census been taken, the results would
nave been most surprising. Products
from large portion of the interior
OF Costa Rica are foated down the
San Juan river to Greytown in
barges and there transferred to
ocean steamers. By special pro-
vision of the government this is
free port, that materials for the con-
struction of the canal may be pro-
cured economically. 1t is not yet
connected with any other point by
rail. It's merchants support the mu-
nicipality by special tax. 1t is sur
rounded by an extensive area of
most fertile territory, some of the
largest plantations in the state be-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
Through the wrong Door.

A man who figures somewhat prom
inently in Philadelphia social circles
was attending grand ball recently in
company with his wife. While dane
ing a quadrille he noticed that his
pants were ripping and hurriedly re-
tired to dressing-room with his wife,
who procured a needle and thread and
began sewing up the rip. While the
man was standing there without any
pants on he heard the rustic of skirts
and it occurred to him that he had
taken refuge in the ladies' dressing
room. He appealed to his wife and
she showed him to door which opened,
as she thought. into closet. Opening
the door quickly, she showed him
through and locked the door. Then
the man began pounding the door.
MARY" he screamed, 'I'm in the ball.
room!" The door, instead of opening
into closet, opened into the ball
room.-Chicago Chronicle.
A Common Divfsor.
Difference of opinion is the greatest
common divisor.-Chicago Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08

the times, are often surprised at tho
beauty and quality Of the unending
varieties Of fruits and vegetables in
our market stalls and public exhibi-
tions;a at the marvellous beauty of the
florists productions, brought into exc
istence by intelligent, careful breed
ing. In contemplating the wonder
full works of man as shown in im-
proved fruits, vegetables and flowers.
we are little surprised at the lack
OF similar improvement in the staple
crops of the farm. Our fathers and
grandfathers grew as good corn, as
good wheat, rye and barley and OFT
ton as are grown now. Why has not
as much improvement been made in
these as in the others? Very slight
and very temporary improvements
have been made in cotton, and in
corn, but the best varieties thus
evolved have fourished for a season
and disappeared, or have been anal
gamated with the original varieties
from which they were evolved. How
much real improvement has been
made in thousand yearsin the great
bread staple wheat? Did not the
Egyptians during the reign of the
Ptolemies, the Roman farmers ON
the lower Tiber, as well as those Of
Babylonia and Carthage, many GEN.
turtles before Christ, produce as good
grain and more per acre than we do,
after ages of boosted progress? We
have both Biblical and historical
statements that in those days wheat
was made to purchase so, 60 and even
an hundred fold; that is so, 60 or 100
bushels for one bushel sown. One rea-
son why SO little progress has been
made in field crops is the fact that
oil such crops must be grown from
seed, and varieties mix readily. This
could be overcome by care in hand
ling and growing, but the average
farmer does not invest this care in
his business. It is certain that all
improvements in seeds will be only
temporary in the hands of careless
farmers. But some farmers are care
full. OF course; and some farmers,
by being careful, progressive and en-
terprising outstrip their neighbors,
grow better crops and receive bet
ter prices. We need more men, OF
the right sort, of course, to devote
their time to perfecting improved
varieties, and then we need more
pains-taking farmers to maintain
the standard unimpaired.-Texas
Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
Wine 10 Feed for Horses.

Viticulturists in France have just
tried experiments in feeding draught
animals with bran mixed with wine,
which seems to be successful 1t ap-
pears that poor wine can be used to
replace oats as food, weight for
weight, pound Of wine for q pound
Of oats. At least half Of the usual
feed of grain can be replaced in this
manner without disadvantage to the
animals. Barley, beans, bran and the
like, mixed with wine, can be substi-
tuted for oats entirely, if desired, it
is said. In years Of abundant vintage
material saving can be effected in
this way.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
Motor Power for the Farm.

A most wonderful agricultural inn
provement likely to be accomplished
in the twentieth century will be the
invention Of an efficient six-horse-
power farm motor.
There is no farm implement worked
by two or more horses that would not
do better work if driven by a motor.
A farmer with a suitable motor
could use pillow that would enable
him to pillow within four inches OF
fence posts, blowing away from them.
and would not need to turn at the
ends, but just reverse and pillow back.
He would not be stopped by stones
any more than when using spring
tooth cultivator; would be able, when
work was pressing, to work as many
hours as there are Of daylight; would
at all times be sheltered from the
sun. wind, rain or cold, if he wished
to be; could use mower or reaper
with the knife directly in front,
avoiding the necessity Of moving
around the field by hand, or tramping
the hay or grain.
He could sit or stand as he chose,
whether blowing or sowing, reaping
or moving, spraying or wedding
He might thus do his work faster
and better than with any machines
drawn by horses. .
With a motor the farmer would not
need to feed q number of idle horses
during the slack season SO as to have
enough to do his work in the busy
season, but could keep just that num-
Der that he could give profitable em-
ployment to at all times, and when
his motor was not at work it would
eat nothing.
He could change his motor from
one implement to the other as quick
~.
He could, with his motor yoked to
a wide-tired wagon loaded with full
two-horse load, start from soft cul-
tivated field at about one mile an
hour rate, increase to two or three
mile rate on firm ground and then
to five, eight or ten miles an hour
rate on hard, level 4road.-Agricul'
tural Engineer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
HERE AND THERE.

Corn harvesters and shredders In
future will be counted quite as neces-
sary in saving the corn crop as
threshing machines are in saving the
wheat crop, and will be operated ON
the same plan.
II cornharvesters and shredders
had been properly used in saving and
preparing the crop of last year,
enough feed for home use would have
resulted. In future years, when there
is . short corp Of corn, ETC., this exc
perience should forcibly remind us OF
the necessity for properly caring for
what is raised.
AT the rice convention, recently
held at Crowley, La, committee
was provided for whose duty is to go
before the next state Legislature and
and ask that rice experiment sta
ton and farm be established and
maintained at some point in the rice
belt of southwest Aouisiana.
Young pigs should be fed plenti-
fully with foods rich in protein. ANY
green pasturage is good, and SO also
are wheat, wheat bran, ground oats.
These make bone and muscle. After
awhile fat may be put on with corn.
For fattening hogs corn in the
ear and clean water in the trough
form compound that is hard to
beat. To this may be added little
green stuff Of any sort to sharpen the
appetite. Cooking feed for fatte2ing
hogs rarely pays q profit on the time
and labor.
Good butter is flood for the
gods" and should be familiar 20 the
smell, touch, sight and taste Of the
farmers wife, - well as to workers
in larger diaries. Perhaps most per.
sons can testify from experience that
the reverse is true.
"A New York syndicate recently
imported 200, 1000 sacks Of Irish pota-
toes, chiefly from Denmark. Tho
sacks contained 165 pounds each, and
the cost OF the lot landed in New
York was about 100000. This shows
what inconvenience 1aay follow NJ
rious drought IN this eountxy
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
uOMHN'S PhHCE At
HOME
BY Ex-Inspeetor Of Police THomHS BYRNEs, Of Ne,n
York. the Most Famous Police Official in Hmeriea

The home is the place for woman. BY
nature she is fitted to adorn and elevate it.
speak now, of course, in general. For
good reasons many women are obliged to
earn their own living. | honor them for so
doing and would encourage them in every
way. Brave, honest and self-respecting
women obliged to work for themselves or
others should always be aided in every pos
sible way. But
THESE WOMEN WHO, HAVING
GOOD HOMES AND INDULGENT
HUSBANDS, THINK THEY HAVE
SOME GREAT CALL TO GO FORTH
AND SCREAM FOR MORE RIGHTS
HAVE NO SYMPATHY WITH.
l do not believe the good Lord ever
made women to mix up in politics, support
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
rhea Maybe To. wore.

Before calling man fool pause
and reflect on what he could call you
without jolting his veracity.-Chicago
Daily News.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
N~.re.t SIC Got to Il.

"Have you ever" the girl from Bos-
ton asked, made critical study OF
Paradise Lost
"No," replied the Lady who was up
from st. Louis shut I lived in Para
disc, Tex, once for three months. -
Chicago Record-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08

ports. In proportion to its popula-
ton, its foreign trade is greater than
that of France. A railroad operated
by an English syndicate and run by
American employees leads from Limon
to San Jose, the capital of the coun-
try. The city is situated on table,
land elevated $500 feet above the sea.
1t has q population of about 10000
and is very attractive with it's old
Spanish architecture (varied by new,
improved public buildings), and its
beautiful little parks. The streets
are paved with cobble stones, but the
electric cars are of the latest style
and it has all the modern improve
ments. Several times a week band
concerts are given in the parks. The
government supports the theater.
It's new railroad will soon connect
with the Pacific coast. Foreign bust
ness yields over $2o,ooo,ooo per an
mum, although its population is less
than that of Washington, d. C.
Over 600 specimens of birds have
been found in Costa Rica--parrots,
pheasants, hnmming birds and wild
turkeys being among the number.
But the most amusing of all the fea-
lures which attract the attention of
the traveller are the tribes of
monkeys.
The people are peaceful and love
pleasure. The dark hair, sparkling
eyes and winning gracefulness of tho
women render them very beautiful.
Columbus discovered Costa RIGA in
1902 while on his fourth voyage to
the new world. He made several
landings and, because of the numer-
Gus fine gold specimens found, named
the place La Costa RIGA Y Castillo de
Orc. Behind him was strange race
of whom relics still exist. Among
these is stone table taken from an
ancient burying ground at Cartago.
This had been carved from the solid
rock, with figures of men, lions and
serpents on its legs, representing a
belief that man degenerated physic-
ally as he. advanced intellectually.
The work is marvellous. Indications
are that these early Inhabitants
came from China. The country was
held as a part of Spain until 1921,
when it became merged in the Mex
lean republic of Iturlide. In 1923 it
became part of the Central Ameri.
can confederacy. from which it with.
drew in 1910, in order to become an
independent republic. Its constitu-
ton was adopted in 1847.
EDWARD JULIAN.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-08
wo.la Please Hin Nightly.

Her Mother-If you marry him, you
need never expect me to come to see
you.
Daughter-Will you put that into
writing?
"What for?''
81 want to give it to Fred ~ we'd
ding present."-Tit-BitA
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
COPPER AGAIN LEADS
AmaIgamated and Anaconda Higher
While Other Stocks DrOOD.

New York, Feb. 1.-Amlgamated Copper
opened active and feverish, rising point,
ana then relapsng almost as much on heavy
dealings. In the general list few of the
speclaltles showed sharp gains, extending to a
point In New Jersey Central, Rock Island,
metropolitan Street Railway and Sugar.
LackaWanna fell off point. Otherwise the
market was dull and sluggish and changes
were restricted to small fractions both ways.
Sugar was bought what was regarded as
favorable Washington news, and rose IA TO
l2619. Amlgamated Copper, on the other
hand, sold under last night and became fe-
Teflsn and heavy. Other active stocks were
but little changed, but the western and Pa
enc railroads yielded when Southern Pa
enc weakened. IIackaWanna went down y
further, and New Jersey Central lost its gain.
cago terminal preferred We're a point loser,
Peoria & Eastern, 219, while Lake Erie &
western preferred, Laclede Gas, Distilling
preferred, General Electric and United States
Express closed 1@11s higher,
Amalgamated Copper was lifted again to the
top leVe! and Anaconda rose point. Colo
rado & southern first preferred advanced III.
Inc rest OF the list inclined to droop and
the fall was emphasized upon appearance of
the bank statement on account Of the enorm-
GUS loan expansion. Declines reached 1 to
2 IN Amalgdmated Copper, Sugar, Southern
Pacific Metropolitan Street Railway, Rock
Island, st. Paul, Missouri Pacific Des Moines
q Fort Dodge, Glucose, United States Elk
press, Linseed preferred and American Smelt-
ing. supporting orders were encountered on
the decline. Distillng preferred rose about
z. me general market was dull and heavy.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co.. Chamber Of Commerce,
Minneapolis.
Closing figures are bid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
SPECULATIVE GOSSIP

Kansas City wired: Heavy snow predicted
followed by severe cold weather. Watch ou1
corn market.
Chicago to Watson: Patten bought $50, 0ot
bu: Don't see anything to buy it on.
Clearances. Wheat and flour. 323 O00 hi
corn. s, 600 bu: oats, 1000 bu.
Rycroft to Lewis: The wheat market lack:
two things: Speculation and demand
LiverpooEClose:. Wheat, 7sd lower; corn
;, L % Wheat. unchanged: corn
I Australian wheat shipments, 1O72,eo0 blu
last week, $4,000 bu;; last year. 272, 600 blu.
Paris close: Wheat, 10 confines lower; f1oul
20 centimes lower Il ~.
Broemhall predicts that there will be a fur.
ther increase in the quantity of breadstuns
on passage. szEF
Liverpool stocks grain, Feb. 1: Wheat
brls; Jan. I, 900 brls.
/ w. II. Chadwick in the Chicago Record
Herald: 1.-THE situation has so changed that
will have to seek another market than the
southwest. The dealers in Iowa VINO have
corn on hand now have high priced corn,
bought at time when the southern demand
was very strong, and from what can learn
the southwest or feeding demand in that
country has let up almost wholly. Des
MONIES people who have been shipping corn
to Missouri and Kansas points all the fall
and winter tell me they have not sold a car
this week. One who has been in Missouri the
past ten days says he can find no one wanting
corn. The same information comes from a
large concern in Nebraska, which has been
seeking yainly southwestern market for
corn which it now had on hand. A broker
it is slow sale and difficult to place. All
conditions seem to me to indicate the next
movement of corn must be toward this market
and the seaboard.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
INVESTMENT GOSSIP

New York to Whallon Case-The way South
ern Pacific bonds are acting there must be
some sort of refunding plan under way.
Would advise buying the stock on all re-
cessionS.
Waldorf stock gossip to Watson: Commits
sion houses quite generally agree that not
wlthstanding the scarcity of business a bull
market is developing that will carry good
STOCKS much higher. Cheap money, important
and far reaching plans, backed by the great
| financial interests and increasing railroad
earnings are the basis of bull manipultion,
and during the next few weeks at least are
likely to exert a greater influence upon
sentiment thar those factors in the situation
which are bearish.
New York to Watson-The Northern SecuIi-
ties declared dividend of 1 per cent on its
capital stock payable Feb. 1, to stock of
record Jan. 81. The stock is quoted, ex dvi-
eend, at 1045s@1053a.
Whallon, Case from New York; hear that
the Northern Securities company has mailed
checks for It's dividend, thus heading off any
suits to enjoiE it. Pretty general top 10
buy Copper stocks this morning again
New York to L. T. Sowle-The big men are
bullish on the situation. Keep an eye on
locomotive 1t will soon be under full
Roadway Of steam. There is excellent buy
ing of Southern Pacific on refunding pros
poets.
New York stock letter: On every side We
! hear people say that stocks are too high as
compared with bonds. But there are MANY
STOCKS which are preferable In some ways to
| bonds. For enc thing, bonds are taxable and
stocks are not. The coal roads are not de-
pendent upon crop failures, and are no longer
subject to the damaging trade wars, rebates.
and other narrassments of former days Tie
coal trade has been revolutionzed and Copper
is strong in spite of bearsh newspaper talk.
1t looks like insiders were trying to keep
down the price while they buy. 1 would not
care to be snort of Copper below so, although
1t may do any thing. Railroad earnings con-
tinue to show an increase averaging 10 per
cent over year ago. The general outlook
is very favorable. and I advise purchase either
way on weak spots or on a scale down.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
MONEY REPORTS

NEW YORK-Close-Money on call steady
at 21s per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@4h
business in bankers bills, $4.S71A for demand
and at $484ss for sixty days; posted rates
$3.50 and $4.SS commercial bills, s4831aG0
4.S4k; bar silver, 55A: Mexican dollars, Az
government bonds weak; state bonds easier:
railroad bonds steady. Exchanges, S24O 523
S92; balances, $14, S61 1874. "
S3,1S7,347.
CHICAGO-Clearings, $29, o6o 2SS balances,
$2,2o4, IT,. Posted exchange, $4.85 for sixty
days; $4.8S on demand New York exchange.
Acc premium.
o6l IL ORE-Clearings,$4 81, o22 $780, balances,
$6sl 1857. For the week, clearings, SIS, sol, sit
balances, S. 1861 Money, Az per cent.
PHILADELPHIA Clearings, s1e. ISL 253.
balances SIS, 1876, PSI. Clearings for the week
s96, 709, $50; balances, 1882, 1852. Money per
cent. go
MINNEAPOLIS-Bank clearines. 80 242 :
SS7.57; New York exchange, selling rate Soc
premium, buying rate 30c premium: Chicago
exchange, selling rate SOC premium. buyii7 q
rate par; London 60-day sight documentary
$1.S3A y
!, ST. PAUL--Clearings. $672,27O.24.
PARIS, Feb. Three per cent rentes. 1o0f
921ac for the account; exchange on London
25f l1@c for checks. Spanish fours. 1871
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-Exchange on London. 20
marks IS pigs for checks; discount rates for
short bills, per cent; three months bills
per cent. 0
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-01
OF STOCKS.
Outside Public Apathetic During the
Week.
AMALGAMATED AGAIN LEADING
tom, Sends Prices Generally
BOttOmward.

New York, Feb. There has been active
speculation in some individual stocks this
week, notably in Amalgamated Copper: but
beyond the slight sympathetic effect of this
on the general market the market has been
neglected. SO far as the outside public is con-
cerned. Favorable factors have been ignored,
such as the growing ease of money, the pros
poets or peace in South Africa, the favorable
report OF the United States Steel corporation,
the revived demand for copper, the snow COW
eriet FOR winter wheat, and gross earnings for
railroads larger than last year. The demands
or the coal miners at the indianapolis conven-
tlon nave invited attention to the spring labor
settlements, and the subject had depressing
influence on stocks. There has been a good
demand for cheap railroad bonds