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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
GREAT ENGINEERING FEATS,
Some Immense Undertakings in Diff
ferent Countries That Have Been
Succesxfully Accomplished.

Never before in the history of the
world have SO many grand engineer
ing feats been in progress or in con-
temptation as at the present time,
states the New York World.
In Africa the completion of the great
dam across the. Nile at Assuan a few
weeks ago marks the first step in re-
storing to Egypt the fertility which
made it the granary of the world in
the time Of tie Phara obs. When sup
plemented by that at Assiout, at a
total cost Of s25.0O0.OO0 for the two
dams. Egypt will have reservoir of
a billion cubic yards of water every
year, thus removing the annual fear
of shortness Of crops dependent upon
the risings of the Nile. When the
great "Cape of Cairo" railroad scheme,
born of the brain of Cecil Rhodes, the
"empire builder" and now taking prac-
teal shape upon the conclusion of the
Boer war, has also become fact, Eng
land will not only demonstrate her
but also her fitness for leadership by
giving to it a greater relative rank and
Importance in the world than it has
held since the building of the pyramids
or the fall of Carthage.
In Asia the building of the trans
Siberian road by Russia has marked
an era in that continents progress.
In Europe the Simplon tunnel, begun
in 1898, is more than half completed,
and it will probably be finished in two
years on schedule time.
As to America, the completion Of
the Chicago drainage channel at a
cost of over $3O.OO0.00o, and the sub
way now in progress in New York, are
engineering feats that in an earlier
period would have been ranked among
the "wonders Of the world" The Can
yon Dia bio viaduct of the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad and the Mount Tamal-
pals railway, near San Francisco, are
further illustrations of railway en-
cheering Of the kind that conquered
the Rigi and Pixies peak. made the
summit of. Mount Vesuvius railway
station and gave to travellers the pic
turesque views of the Mauch Chunk,
Mount Lowe and Mount Washington
railways. South America also has
similar and perhaps even greater en-
cheering feats in mountain railroad
Most of these great engineering tri.
umphs are the result of private enter
prise and are proofs of the value of in,
dividualism as a factor in the worlds
progress. What governments can do
has been shown in the trans-Siberiau
and will be exhibited on
still grander scale in the near future
by the greatest of all modern engil,-
eering feats-the building of the 18TH
mian canal. to which the res sources and
faith of the government Of the United
States are pledged.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Roots in the Cattle Feeding.

e In all parts of the old world the feed
ing rat:ons of cattle include roots. In
this country little attention is paid to
them, though nearly all scientific feed
ers advocate their use. In the feeding
Of beeves roots are valuab Bile. especially
before the finishing period is reached.
The amount to be fed each day must
depend on the size of the steer, but to
a 1,000pound steer so pounds day
may be fed at first and this may be in
creased AS the time for finishing ap-
proachts, the daily allowance of roots
should be decreased as the food affects
the hardness of the flesh, too many
roots making it soft. The best feed
ers adv cate cutting the roots, slicing
them. Some pulp them and mix them
with the forage, delaying the feeding
till the forage is moistened by the
Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
GOOD TIMES COMING.
Never Before Have Things Looked
as Bright for the American
Farmer as Just Now.

Cheering reports of excellent crops
of the distressing walls of drought and
famine of grain and fodder that came
from all parts of the corn belt last
year, come reports of crops so plentiful
that they will be almost burdensome to
handle. This should cheer not only the
farmers who are more Immediately
benefited. by the bountiful crops, but
the whole industrial lines of business
and the labor. Railroads already see
the necessity of enlarging their equip
ments to handle the increased business,
producing more labor for the skilled
workmen who produce locomotives
and cars, and more men will be needed
in actual service on the roads and in
handling the grain. Returns from the
sale of these enlarged crops and the
live stock produced will put much cur
rency in the hands of the farmers to
buy whatever they need-and there
are no better buyers than prosperous
farmers. New buildings will be erect
ed on thousands of farms. New wagons
and carriages, harness and equipment
for the farms will appear that would
not have left the dealers stock had
there been poor or medium crop.
Business will be given a remarkable
stimulus, the effect of which will be
evident the country over. Best OF all
will be reduction in the cost of liv-
ing to the whole populace of the coun-
try, without damage to the farmers
and producers of live stock. The re-
duced cost of grain and fodder will en-
able them to produce all classes of food
animals at less expense, and obtain
fair profits at considerably lower
market prices than were paid last
year. There is little probability that
the spring and early summer months
next year will be married by such dis
cordant wrangling over the high cost
of meat and all other classes of food.
This years bountiful crops afford in
surance against repetition of the I'M
fortunate conditions of last year, when
meats of every class were more ex-
pensive than they had been in 20 years.
Daily Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Tower of KOOtub Minar.

The most beautiful of all the ruins
of ancient Delhi is the leaning tower OF
Kootub Minar. The majestic column
is AZ feet in diameter, and tapers off in
diminishing stories, marked by beau
tiful external galleries, to a height of
23s feet. The lower portion is of rich
red sandstone, and from the third story
to the top the ribbed and fluted tower
is built of white marble, which darts
like shaft of light into the infinite
blue of the radiant heavens. This
tower was erected by an emperor OF
Delhi for the use of his only daughter
in order that her eyes might rest upor
the sacred Ganges when she performed
her daily prisons at the summit of the
lofty tower Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
VANITY OF WOMEN.
The Besetting Weakness of the Sex
rs Instanced by an Attendant In
Railway Waiting Room.

cit is no wonder that women are
susceptible to mems fiattery," said
an attendant who has been employed
for years in the ladies' waiting room
of a large railroad station, according
to the New York Herald. "Women
are certainly the vainest creatures in
the world. They do not begin to be
outdone by peacock. Every day l
see evidences of insatiate vanity that
almost make me shudder, for l real
ize what that vanity might lead to if
nourished by some master in the art
of hattery.
''Of course, my position brings me
in contact with all sorts of women.
In some of them this germ has not
been developed; in others it has
grown to abnormal proportions, but
in all Il is innate in some degree. No
matter who the woman may be, how
plain II how handsome, she will gaze
upon herself in some way before she
leaves this room. The woman of toll,
who has nothing in face or figure to
promote vanity, will cast a furtive
glance into the mirror as she passes.
But another type of the sex will
come rushing in here simply to see
how she looks. She never thinks of
snatching few moments rest in the
wicker rockers or on the couches.
She will pose herself before the
largest mirror and the one which has
the best light, and then she begins
to scrutinize herself from her head to
her toes. She will twist about to
glance at her back, and walk out to
see how her skirt hangs. Then, with
a frown upon her face, she jerks off
her jacket, hat, veil and gloves and
goes to work.
First she dabbles a little water on
her face with handkerchief which
she has hidden about her somewhere
for that purpose. Then she opens
her chatelaine bag and brings out
small silver-mounied comb. After
her hair is arranged to her liking she
brings out a tiny powder box and
puff and an eyebrow pencil. With
large and assorted variety of grim
aces she proceeds with her wonder
full complexion.
you would be surprised at the
number of ways women have of car
rying cosmetics, etc. They conceal
powder rag in glove, in the lining
of a hat, in a pocketbook, bag and
chatelaine, but more often in stock
ings!
Il used to be an attendant in a
large department store. There one
often sees wonderful transforms.
tions. A -7oman will often go out
wearing different clothes and looking
like another person from her who en-.
tered. AS men are never admitted
to such places their knowledge OF
feminine vanity is necessarily limited
and it is good thing. They fatte1
the silly things enough as it isl
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
PROM from Hens IL Large.

Yost poultrymen estimate that each
he, will afford a profit of one dollar a
"a var. This may seem small to some,
IN II means after the interest on cap
ita food and other cash expenses are
nj. It is really large profit, as
net % the hens are not valued at
,,,c.e than half that sum each, and with
5 hck of 80 hens !. represents the in
terst OF $500 at SIX per cent. When
q, takes into consideration the fact
sthk on most farms the actual capital
Inv sted in poultry is very small, the
sprfit from the hens il usually quite
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

Most of our readers know all about
the aches and pains of bad back;
very few people are free from sick
kidneys, as the kidneys are the most
overworked organs of the body and
''go wrong at times no matter how
well the general health may be.
The trouble is SO few understand the
Indications of kidney trouble. You
are nervous, tired out and weary, have
stitches, twinges and twitches of back
ache pains, but lay it to other causes;
inally'the annoyance and suffering at
tendant with urinary disorders, reten-
tion of the urine, too frequent urina-
ton, makes you realize the serious
ness of it. At any stage you should
take a remedy that will not only re-
lieve but cure you. Read the following
and profit by the lesson it teaches:
C. ]. McMurray, a resident of Free
port, ILL.,, address ~ Iroquois ST., says:
II have greater faith in Doan's Kidney
Pills to-day than had in the fall of
1897 when l first took that remedy and
it cured me of an acute pain across
the back and imperfect action of the
kidneys. Since made a public state
ment of these facts and recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills to my friends and
acquaintance, thoroughly believing
as I did both from observation and ex-
perience that they would do just as
they were represented to do. I am
still pleased to reendorse my state
ment given to the public shortly after
I first began to use the remedy"
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. McMurray.
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Co., Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price so cents per
box.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Feeding wheat to the Hogs.

Farmers frequently have quantity
Of wheat that is not merchantable and
would be glad if they could convert the
same into cash. This is easily done if
he has few hogs to feed. Get coal
oil barrel; fill three bushels of wheat
in the barrel; heat 16 gallons of water
till it boils; then pour it over the
wheat; cover close so as to prevent
the steam from escaping; let stand for
is hours, at which time it will be in
prime condition to feed. One bushel
will produce IA or Is pounds of pork.
SO that there need be no loss to the
farmer, though his wheat be musty. I
have practiced this method of feeding
wheat for ten or more years, and am
feeding it now once day to my hogs
and shall realize at least so cents per
bushel from its USE. F. Isley, in
Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
HOW TO HANDLE WIRE.
A Very Slow Team and a Careful
Driver Are Required to Manip-
ulate Rig Here Described.

With the device, shown in the cut,
about miles of wire can be taken
up in a day. First take the bed from
the wagon and couple it as short
as possible. Then take two 2 by
four-inch plank long enough to ex-
tend from inches beyond the front
bolster to 4 feet beyond the hind
bolster. Place 3 boards, one on the
2 by As over the front bolster, one
over the hind bolster and one under
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
A CHARITY F1B.
The Young Idea Was to Set the Sen.
sltive Person Perfectly at Ease
About His Nose.

Notwithstanding the man knew how he
had come by his red nose, he was extremely
sensitive about it, and any reference to it
was resented promptly and with emphasis.
One day he was calling on some ladies when
the small boy of the family was present. The
youngster was strangely attracted by the
radiant nose, and kept watch on it from the
moment the visitor entered the room until
be had chance to speak to his mother, re-
lates the New York Herald.
els it wrong to tell story, mammal" he
asked so that everybody could hear.
"Of course it il" she replied, with a proper
degree of horror.
"But isn't it right to tell one just some
timesw he persisted.
"Wen," she hesitated, POSSIBLY if one 10
told to spare the feelings of some person it
might be excused"
aAnd why does my little man ask such q
question:" inquired the gentleman very
coaxingly.
Because" responded the boy, IT wanted
to say your nose wasn't a bit red, if some
body else wasn't going to say it pretty soon"
Later when the culprit was going to pun
ishment he asked his mother if she wouldn't
have licked him just the same if he had
told the truth.
Moral-Don't monkey with morals.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Old Farmer,. Experience.

''No two seasons are alike, and a
single experiment in farming counts
for very little" said veteran farmer.
every year the conditions under
which the several crops are grown are
different, and if crop is a grand sue
&c SIS this season we cannot be sure that
it will be next season. Some crops will
succeed under many conditions, while
others must have season exactly suit
ed to them to yield WELL The first are
crops on which to depend, while the
latter will do to grow in limited
way."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Vegetables In Cuba.

In Cuba cabbages frequently weis1
as much as 20 pounds. All vegetabl
do well. Radishes may be eaten fror
IA to 1s days after sowing, while cor1
produces three crops per year. Swee,
potatoes are perpetual. The natives
dig up the tubers cut them off and
pia1:.. the old vines, which produce .
new crop in three months. All sorts OF
fruit, horticultural and greenhouse
plants and dubious stocks are also
grown with the most gratifying sue
cess,-Chicago Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
selection Of r,a1trx.

By carefully selecting the best
birds on the farm every year and dis
carding those that fai. to fulfill ex.
pectations the stock viii be gradually
improved in quality. Such practice
will soon change the characteristics
Of the common focks and bring them
to degree of perfection but little in
ferior to any breeds. Skillful breed
ing and careful selection are neces-
sary accompaniments In the manage
ment OF poultry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
OUTLINE OF PEN.

Place trough at one end and secure
BY cleats and strips nailed to posts.
10 prevent shoats jumping out, addi-
tional strips can be nailed above or
smooth fencing wire strung round at
top. Raise the pen up on one end, call
three or four shoats and drop the in
closure over them. The hogs will thor
oughiy root up and manure the inclos-
ure. Two men can move the PEN
=. G. Allshouse, in Orange Judd
Farmer
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Hi. one Fault

''This," said the amateur photogra-
pher, proudly displaying it, is a pho
tograph took Of myself"
ct hasn't what you would call a
pleasing expression replied Misc
Quickstep, after brief inspection
'.You shouldn't take yourself 80 seri.
ously. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
The Iroax of Fnt.

"There goes poor fellow who has hard
work to make ends meet" says my friend,
indicating a portly person across the street.
"So" I inquired.
Eyes. He IS an artists model, and before
he got so fat he made good money posing a.
an dsn oeenp.on he ind
occasional pose as purse-proud plutocrat
for some cartoonist." -Philadelphia North
American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
CHEAP MOVABLE PEN.
The Hogs Will Thoroughly Root Up
the Enclosure and Fertilize 1t
in q Short Time.

A cheap movable hog pen is shown
in our illustration. Use four pieces
three by three-inch stuff, each three
feet long for the corner posts, and
eight eight-inch boards any length de-
sired for the sides. Nail bottom boards
six inches from the ground and the
top ones eight inches above the others.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

He-"You are all self. Why should you
throw me over" She-"But it was wholly
unseltish in me. didn't throw you over tor
my own gratifcat ton, but for the sake Of
another man. boston Transcript.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure
blood. Tones and invigorates the wnole
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

Might Make BETTER Record.-"I wish it
was day before yesterday" "Why? "a
man paid me some money then and I'd like
to have the spending Of it over again. -
Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
Thought He Remembe,

Thought He Remembered,
Society Beauty fear you have forgot
ten me. colonel.
Social Lon-Indeed, no, madam. We
met, if I mistake not, at that monkey party
in
"Sir '-Chicapo Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

'Tisn' t,safe to be day without DR.. Thorn
as Electric Oil in the house. Never can tell
what moment an accident is going to hap
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

The man who is stingy on ten-dollar
salary will be stingier on million.-Ram>s
Horn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15

Politeness costs little and yields much
Nine de Lambert.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-15
SHOWING THE WAY.

"Sir." Chicago Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-20

erred az all. Il was on the side OF being
too democratic. II didn't think IL quite
right" says he. for the boys on the
street to call out. Hello. Henry or
where's Henry But the PRINCE did
not seem 10 mind. He answered in
kind Hello he would answer. or
Here I am or I'm Henry or. with
his finger pointing 10 his breast. Here
is Prince Henry II they said. Hello,
prince. how are your he would say.
All right. how are you?'" Further
OF the position which he was obliged TO
maintain as a representative Of the
German government He declared that
he wanted TO come again in his private
capacity and make a more thorough
exploration OF the country.
We have the word OF Admiral Evans
for the statement ths.t Prince Henry is
what here In America we call n ''lady's
man"-otherwise. an admirer OF pretty
faces and bright wits among the wom-
On. He was disappointed. says
Evans. that he had so few acquaint-
ances among American women-two or
three in Boston; four or five in New
York. They We're about all. He was
especially pleased with Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt: he mad heard her story.
and liked the way she was helping her
husband To- be something else besides
"A millionaire. Among the crowds. the
women OF Milwaukee struck him as
most beautiful. They did me. too.
never remember hearing that Milwau-
kee was famous for lovely women. and
maybe the beauty we saw there that
day was due to the fresh breeze that
happened to be blowing off the lake.
Anyhow. as We drove along. / was fully
occupied with the faces on my side OF
the carriage. yet Prince Henry kept
calling my attention TO those on his
side. At last warned him mat each
had enough to do to watch his own
share. and that II We both tried to see
all there were on both sides OF the road,
we should soon be cross-eyed. After
that we left each other alone. and yet
saw an amazing number OF beautiful
faces
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-20
FOR THE LADIES SINGLES.
Drawing for Third Series Of Tennis
Contests.

The drawings for the ladies' tennis
singles were completed last evening
and arrangements made for the begin
ming OF the matches this afternoon at
O'Clock. on both the Beretania and
Pacific courts. The drawing resulted
In the following pairing for the first
round: Mrs. s. G. Wilder vs.. Miss l..
X. Ward. Miss Horner Va. Miss N. Ad-
ans. Mrs. r. Ivers VS.. Mrs. Mary Gum.
Misc cunha vs.. Mrs. A n. Brown
The games TO be played are: At 4
O'Clock. BeretanIa courts. Miss Horner
and Miss Adams: Pacific courts. Mrs.
wilder and Miss Ward: at O'Clock.
Beretania courts. Miss cunha and Mrs.
Brown: Pacific courts. Mrs. Ivers and
Mrs. Gum.
This will mean that the play will go
on until Friday afternoon. when the
finals will be played of.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-20
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION.

Tee argument that the army had
terrible proyocation In Samar does not
excss~ It's attractions OF the moral law.
Nor does 10 appear that the kind OF
war made BY the natives was IN any
sesse al horrible az that waged upon
the army for an hundred years by In
stxa tribes II did not become neces-
zary for our troops. I'm Furnishing the
Indian hostiies. To commit return atroc-
itieA Though their own comrades were
srAped. burned at the stake and tied
~ ant hills. and though they were often
essrpelied TO bury women and children
lated yet our soldiers made honorable
vsrfAse they did not XIII everybody
svR tsa nor make . wilderness and
60 GO p~aee:- they ~cre. on the con-
troy. humane 60 Q degree which at
SRI aveks the vonder and finally COM
peGod the respect and expedited the
susxcndsr Of all the border tribes.
General Smith Tn giving the Sarnar
s~dr which has made him notorious.
ssrxpt 90 90 many others OF our SOL
as.rs In the Philippines have done.
what ve arc there for. Our purpose
vas never more clearly stated than by
President Mckinley. when he called "a
~s-uevoicnt assimilation" While put
ting down revolt VIE were not. by our
conduct. 10 ineits a.: a was for Us to
shsw such \ spirit OF order. sobriety
as1 moderation. such justice and good
w. as TO make the people OF the Phil
ippfnes feel that II would benefit them
10 accept the American nag. Yet In
stead Of doing that. In Samar at least.
captured natives have been treated
with hideous cruelty. II the teachings
% history count for anything. these
peopie will never forget or forgive: and
even 10 brought under the yoke. they
vfn hate America and Americans for
General Smiths sake a. long "a the
pe~Dis OF Ireland have hated England |
and Enxii-hmen for CrOmweil's sake |
issA forbid that w- should annex a
~gse than Irtsh question % torment !,
ss for eenturfes tn come. II that IL the |
pruspeet the sooner the islands are
sasd oask 20 their own people. the bet
,e~ for al concerned. ard especially for |