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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Farm Notes.

Weeds rob the farmers soil and en-
tail labor from spring until fall.
Farmers in each community should
unite and. determinedly fight weeds
for three years, not allowing single
one to grow if possible; their ex-
penses then would be greatly reduced.
The feeding of breeding stock is an
evil that demands attention. 1t is
well known that, for breeding pur-
poses, breeding animal should not
be over-fat; yet animals are exhibited
at fairs as breeding stock" when, in
fact, they are in fat condition, which
is just opposite to what they should
be. If fat animals are attractions at
fairs, they should be induced to com
pete for prizes offered for fat stock.
Do not wait too long before beginning
to spray to destroy insects and para
sites. tits the early work that is the
most effectual. If the farmers wish
to be prosperous, they must combine
with their farming the manufactures
of pork and beef. The corn, grass,
hay and fodder are their raw materi-
ais: the pork and beef and wool their
finished products.-Cor. Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe-ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years OF
Suffering.

Miss Muriel Armitage, So Green
wood Ave. Detroit, Mich, District
Organizer Of the Royal Templars Of
Temperance, in arecentletter, says:
/ think that q woman naturally
shrinks from making her troubles
public, but restored health has
meant SO much to me that feel
for the sake Of other suffering
women it is my duty to tell what
Peruna has done for me.
81 suffered for Eve years with
uterine irregularities, which
brought on hysteria and made me
physical wreck. I tried doctors
from the different schools Of medi-
cine, but without any perceptible
change in my condition. In my
despair called on an old nurse,
who advised me to try Peruna, and
promised good results If I would
persist and take it regularly. |
thought this was the least could
do and procured q bottle. knew
as soon as l began taking it that it
was affecting me differently from
anything I had used before, and SO
/ kept on taking it. kept this up
for six months, and steadily gained
strength and health. and when 1
had used fifteen bottles / consid-
cred myself entirely cured. am
. grateful, happy woman to-day"
Muriel Armitage.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

|I.r&s. 1 saw very pretty gown the
SEh4r day in lovely shade OF blue
shilh thought very effective. It was
;rrs|nged in gauging round the hips.
"A finished with q deep founce put
below the knees, also gauged, which
sroAuced wonderful amount OF fui-
sss.l about the feet. The bodice was
.1h|er plain in design, its sole trim
ink consisting of a deep fichu fash
ned of beautiful old lace. The
setes, though tight to theelbows nad
Snking bell pieces Of tucked taneta'
rdu with pompadour ribbon. with an
SeJrsleeve Of net and lace. which
mt into q point over the hand, very
miiar TO a fashion, which prevailed TO
isRee extent several seasons ago.
Thkre never was such season TOT
cel-real lace, Of, course, for prefer
eel Lace. lace. and again lace Is the
a hf all the new summer models.
erk is scarcely costume, outdoor
otherwise, but what boasts It e =
imaaing. Venetian point, the Kena1s.
nc4, and various coarse makes OF
a Are all much in demand. AZ for
Sarge guipures there is . perfect fu-
a ior them, notwithstanding the eli
rtsiof a few fashionable dressmakers
fnkroduee finer make.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

Of knowing the most profitable DE-
partments, There is satisfaction in
doing thing where one knows the
profit that is derived. It enables the
farmer to conduct his work on bust
ness principles. A good business man
would not think OF doing business
without an account book. Why should
farmer? Get en- account book ana
keep tab of your business. BY so do
ing you will reap greater per cent. OF
profit from your labors, besides 100
per cent. in satisfaction. Take some
good farm paper, and in looking
through your papers, take note OF the
title, q few general points Of the ar
ticles of interest that occur in your
papers from time to time. By noting
the title, name and date of paper, and
fling them away in proper order, one
can readily find an article desired,
which otherwise might require more
time. Try it, and see if you do not
take more interest in your farm work
and your papers in connection there
with.-Cof. Epitomist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

q = matter Of fact, there need never
y Particular style of lace more
- vogue than another, for any good
t;a be 1t real or only fine imita.
49, nnos favor in the eyes of the wise
oman. The most important thing
= tnese days when limitations are SO
onuer1uilJ clever, is not to buy com
non makes. II one cannot afford
cn--and the majority of women
Jnno.-have a little good, and let it
on any number of gowns.
Almost every known fabric is being
PRESSED into service for the blouse
ueautl1ul and the blouse useful. Crepe
&c cnane, washing satin, japanese silk,
nne muslin, and that most delightful
- an the newer materials known as
sni'Ion-voile are all charming, while
4of the cool mornings that are bound
20 come in the summer time, delaine
WI this season take the place of fan
mel. That reminds me that the de.
lanes Of to-day are produced in all
nnos OF fascinating patterns, bring
ing forcibly to mind the Dolly Warden
cnintzes OF long ago. Some of the
newest patterns from Paris show the
spot. while checks and stripes will be
vastly popular later on both for
oionses and charming afternoon
frocks.
Ihere Is one blouse which we shall
continue to admire, although it does
not have the charm of novelty to rec
ommend it to my lady Of fashion, and
tnat is the one of dainty lace, prefera-
ply OF coarse Irish crochet. Accord
ing to the latest decree of Dame Fash
ION, the only lining permissible in this
blouse is one of mousseline de sole or
chiffon; to be worn over an elaborate
y. trimmed slip of white washing silk.
When blouses of this description are
fashioned of good lace-and it is a
mistake to use any other kind-severe
simplicity in matter of design is the
invariable rule, and they are usually
made to fasten plainly down the back,
with . somewhat scant amount of
pouching at the waist in front.
The summer shirt waist for 1903 is
simply delightful in both fit and fin
ish. The smartest-looking are made
OF linen, both plain and Of figured
variety. This last looks almost like
fine pique, but it is linen nevertheless,
and is quite frequently used for the
pretty shaped yoke which marks the
shirt of this years vintage, and also
to form the plastron-like front, which
is seen to such particular advantage
on many of the new shirt waists
brought out this month. With each
passing day something new and charm
ing is seen in summer millinery.
The new toques are remarkable
chiefly on account of their tiny pro-
portions, and should they get much
smaller would hardly seem to answer
the purpose of head covering.
The French sailor hat is the idol of
the hour, its deyotees being found
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
FARMERAND PLANTER;
Hog Bristles.

kAVB 0110S8SOo
Did you ever try scrubbing a hog
with soap and water?
Try it and see how he will grow.
If you begin when they are young
they will enjoy it. Rub them good
with straw and give clean bed.
The stays and boar should be yard
ed together.
Where the boar is kept alone he
should be yarded away from the sows
SO that he will not be disturbed.
The male hogs and stays should be
kept separate from the brood sows.
Wall tenders placed ten to twelve
inches above the floor will keep the
sow from crushing the pigs against
the wall. f.fE
Put each narrowing SOW in q sep
arate pen two weeks before narrowing
so that she will become quiet and &C
customed to her new quarters.
Provide fresh straw for the nests
when needed and clean the pens each
day. But little straw should be given
the narrowing sow and this should be
short and chaffy. The young pigs
get tangled in the long straw and are
injured by the dam, as consequence.
No animal enjoys the sunshine more
than the hog and none are so general
ly deprived Of it. Some people think
that any place is good enough for
hog, and they are kept for months un-
der barns and in pens on the north
side of other buildings where the sun
never shines. Give them all the sun
shine they want; it is plenty and
cheap.
Small narrowing pens, about 6xs
feet and four to 1--WE feet high In
front, placed in the open lot, serve
good purpose for isolating the sows
at the time OF, narrowing, when the
weather will permit their being left
ut-of-doors.-Farm Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Red Clover Valuable.

Red .cloveris valuable for the abund-
ance of pasture it produces and for
it's excellence as food. Rich in lime
and nitrogen, as we'll as containing a
large proportion of starched matter,it
is one of the besf-balanced foods used,
and is also highly relished by all
kinds of stock. n addition to pro-
noting a large flow of milk from
cows, it is unexcelled as pasturage
for hogs. It's value as fertilizer ID
also admitted and many farmers grow
it,~for that purpose as well as for
foOd.-Farmers' Home Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
The Hog Az . Machine.

Corn thrown into wen-bred pig
is cash." writes F. D. Coburn, secre-
tary of the Kansas state board OF
agriculture. 1.-THE hog is patented
machine, fully capable Of taking care
of all the raw material set before it
It is self-regulating and self-oiling.
never gives out, and is perfectly re-
liable. The machine can take ten
bushels Of corn, and put them into
the room that the bushel will require.
Take a good hog, and fill him with
corn, and fatten him. Seven pounds
of corn will make one pound of fat,
and that pound is worth many times
seven pounds of corn. The hog is a
condenser of freight rates. Ship him
to England, and the freight on him
will be much less than on the corn it
took to fatten him, and he will bring
several times the amount Of money"
Farm and Fireside,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
worth Bearing In Mind.

A quick growth, and an early ma.
turity, returns the best profit among
cattle, swine, sheep and poultry. The
intelligent farmer, in preparing his
stock for market, should always bea1
in mind the Importance of pushing
his stock from the time they are born
until placed on the market. Every
day should see gain in weight
along the lines OF profit; yet at the
same time, this crowding should no,
be overdone. There is danger of in
juring animals by overlooking, espe-
ciaHy when young. If, however, the
feed rations are properly made, look
ing toward just enough and not too
little. or too much, good results may
be expected in the end.-Midland
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Female Weakness IS Pelvic
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ, if allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare. but pelvic catarrh and nervous
ness go hand in hand.
What is SO distressing sightas poor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh? She does not
consider herself i'll enough to go to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
work without the greatest exhaustion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
HERE AND THERE.

Hogs like plenty of sunlight and
sunlight is cheap in the southwest. =
The hog is not by nature d dirty
animal, but sometimes the treatment
he gets is enough to warp his dispo
sition..
Beating cow over the head with
fence rail will neither improve he1
disposition nor increase her flow OF
milk.
The man who depends on the
acorn crop to fatten his hogs will
never be able to build libraries from
his profits in the hog raising business
The demand is nearly always good
for horses of medium weight and
good form. Brood mares, properly
handled, can be made to pay on al.
most any farm.
When buying cows for dairy herds
it is good plan to determine the
amount Of milk given by weight. A
COW that gives '.pail full" night and
morning may be very poor dairy
animal.
The man who fails to give active
support to his truck growers associa-
ton has no right to complain if the
association shipments do not yield
satisfactory returns. J.
1T is said. that the tomato pack
in the vicinity Of Lexington, Va, will
reach fourteen million cases. Some Of
the canning plants are supplied from
their own tomato fields.
A teaspoonful Of copperas to .
gallon of water is an excellent tonic
for fowls when Noting or otherwise
debilitated. An iron drinking vessel
win answer the same purpose.
Fowls that are confined to small
runs can be given free range condi-
tions by frequently blowing or spad-
ing the ground, thus affording health
and vigor producing exercise and
goodly supply of worms.
Have you established . visible
connection between your practical
farm work and the thousands Of re-
corded experiences of other farmers
as wise as yourself? Consult the en-,
perience of others and you will gros
IN wisdom
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
This is . very common sight and Il
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.

This is . very common sight and IL
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.
It is worse, than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with .
disease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently.
It cures old chronic cases as well as .
slight attack, the only difference being
in the length of time that it should be
taken to effect cure.
# you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Keepine Farn Accounts,

All farmers should keep an account
Of their business and farming opera
tions. The benefits from keeping such
an account are many. It creates an
interest in ones business to know II
there has been profit or loss in his
Investment. Il forms . reliable basis
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

SFStsssE 14AACA NESI AND LACE GOWN.
as4ttention was given to every detail
8ssn dress than just now. have con-
anuaily referred to the great efforts
fashion makers are putting forth to
vive the Louis XIV fashions, and with
&c advance of summer there is NO
Noubt we shall see q predominance Of
gAese fashions; though, Of course,
many OF the leading features Of this
INTERESTING. period of French history
NIL be much modifie i to harmonic
modern ideas in dress.
iS4t seems to me that the choice Of
$elors this summer will be almost
athout limit. It is generally found
HIT the majority of well dressed wo-
Jaen remain faithful to dark hues in
lcfh, but actually. revel in bright
hades when it comes to muslins, lin
and other fabrics of like nature.
MI gray, dull red and apple green,
0etimes mixed with Parma violet.
y fpGn to form the prettiest Of the early
Nux1mer frocks. There is also q de-
idM fancy for black trimmings, and
3hd4ed, for black gowns as well. The
airing Of black always finds favor
14h the Emartly-dressed woman, and
trimming it with old lace, muslin
ehu, or handsome lace collar, any
Smblence Of sombreness is greatly
Alieved, II not entirely dispelled.
Already there are shown some lovely
eamped and patterned linens for the
ammer girls wear. Canvas, too, is
Wing very fayorably received, and
Aere are hints and whispers galore
84bout the possibilities Of holland. But
MA5sis is not to be the brown holland
nth which we were SO familiar insthes
serIy days Of childhood material
witch exploited itself unadorned in all
& ktsds Of unIovely frocks, waists and
siits. The new holland, if you please.
w5H Be decorated by masters hand
III embroidery or drawn thread work,
sa4d . special lace 10 being made for it,
10; further enhance its beauty and also
III price, SO that its venerable ancestor
kjA|ll not be able to recognize it.
II is indeed curious how taffeta SILK
Nh regained favor. OF all the silken
nAterials on the market to-day it is
fkhk one most sought after. It's wear
1nk qualities are not always~ Of the
SkeAt, but it IL peculiarly chic, when
ebperly treated, and suggestive OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

both among the young and old. For
those who can wear it becomingly,
there is nothing more charming, more
chic, more useful. The brims, of course,
vary in size, but the tendency is to-
ward greater width. There is some
thing delightfully."- Frenchy and at the
same time absurd in fatness of the
crown. One of the favorite forms OF
trimming is wreath of roses or vio-
lets, as the case may be, and soft
ening scarf Of lace.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Natur.l Conclu.ion..

'Ef dey's milk in Paradise, dey mus
have cows dar," said Brother Williams;
zen ct dey got honey dar, dey sho' mus
have bees, en- whar bees is dey's bios.
SONS, az whar blossoms is dey's water
millions in season-bless de Lawd!"'-
Atlanta Constitution
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Hemp I'm kentucky.

Our best black land is used for this
money crop, whether for seed or fiber,
though seed may be raised probably
on land not strong enough for fiber
hemp. A large amount of money was
made last year on hemp, as the yields
and prices were good. Some farmers
are paying $40 per acr.. rent for hemp
land. On this they raise 1000 to l.
200 pounds per acre, worth now %
per 100. Expenses are counted now
at $50 to $50 per acre, for there is re-
quired great deal of manual labor,
mostly negro. This, still, is remun-
eratiye 10 the renter, and great deal
more so for the hemp raiser who owns
his own land. Hemp for fiber is sown
broadcast, and SO there is no cultivat-
ing, but for, seed it is drilled or
checked like corn and cultivated.
There is less manual labor required
in seed raising than fiber growing.
Some have raised as high as 20 BUSH
els per acre, worth this spring 81 per
bushel, but too many sold last fall at
So to $3.50. Hemp seed raising re
quires period like corn, but the fiber
crop is seldom cleared up much before
the next crop. Hemp may be grown
year after year on the same ground,
in fact, many think it enrichens land.
At least there is no perceptable de-
terioration. One man raised it on the
same ground for nine consecutive
wears. and a corn crop the tenth year
was extra good. The work OF cutting,
hauling and breaking the fiber and
threshing the seed is done by hand.
Various machines have been made but
all were discarded as impractical, SO
the negro still has the field.-Cof.
Epitomist. s ,ss5 4s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

The Santa Fe passenger department has
about ready for distribution two pam
try which twenty years ago was supposed
to be fit only for cattle grazing. One is
entitled "The Panhandle of Texas" the
other Fruit Growing in Pecos Valley of
New Mexico" The first shows that the
Panhandle region is the ideal place for
the man who wishes to combine small
farming with stock-raising. The second
presents facts to prove that the Pecos
Valley is one Of the finest fruit sections
in the United States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
A Good Thing.

Every issue Of The Four-Track New!
makes it easier for ticket agents and
ticket sellers to secure passengers for dis
tant parts Of the country, for the rea-
ton in The Four-Track News is an in
ducement for readers to travel and see
what a marvellous variety Of scenery and
climate our own country possesses. The
more these facts are impressed upon the
average person, the more certain he or
she is to have desire to travel. There
fore, The Four-Track News is not only in.
the interest Of all the transportation lines
Of its title page of "An Illustrated Maya
zine of Travel and Education" - From the
Rnffaln Cnmmercial
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
DOAN'S GET

Aching backsare eased. Hip, back, and
loin pains overcome Swelling Of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, pain in passing, drib-
bling, frequency, bed wetting. Doanis
Kidney Pills remove calculi and gravel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
BEWARE OF THE pHAGocYTE,
Creature That Frequents the
Human Body.

'The hope of mankind" says
Metschnikow, depends upon the
proper restriction Of the phagoctyte."
Very few nonprofessional men
know what a phagocyte is, and even
numerous physicians try to get along
without having made its acquaintance,
while most medical handbooks ignore
the thing, and the few dictionaries
mentioning it describe it wrongly.
Here is Prof. Metschnikow's defini-
ton: "Phagocytes constitute the po-
lice of the human body. As big
city cannot get along without officers
of the law to keep crime and vice un-
der control and the moral atmos-
phere pure and wholesome, so health
is impossible unless the phagocytes
exercise their proper functions in the
streets and channels of our interior.
"Phago means eat, devour, absorb;
cyte Is the Greek for cell. The phago-a
cyte, then, is an absorbing or eating
cell; one might term it the scavepger
Of the human body. So much science
recognized long ago; also that its
main food consists Of bacteria, tho
elements of organs peculiar to the
larvae stage and other noxious mat
ters."
The author continues, according to
the Indianapolis Journal: The
above, my biological and bacteriolog-
ical Investigations and experiments
proved correct, but sciences further
argument. namely, that the phago'
cyte, after performing this most Inn
portant Office for the youthful body
becomes itself food for the develop
ing organs Of the adult is serious
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
For Clean slate.

A man can be almighty mean to mis- wife
and yet wipe out the score if he will only
remember, when they are dining in swell
restaurant, to say he can never eat roast
beef except in his own house.-N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
The Earth and the Man

have close relations and Farming in the
Great Southwest" is a true exponent.
Write for copy Of this and other publica-
tions bearing ON prospects for money-mak-
ing on the line Of the NJ, K & r. Ry. Ad-
dress, KATY" 5l1 Wainwright Bldg, st.
Louis, Mo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

Everything without tells the individual
he is nothing; everything within persuades
HIM that he is everything .-Doudan.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
BACK REST.

Relieve heart palpitatfon, sleeplessneaa
headache, nervousness, dizziness
Doans Kidney Pills are now recognized
as known remedy for kidney, bladder,
and urinary troubles. They bring relief
and cure when despair shadows hope.
The free trial Is an open door to self proof
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18
Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. It cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet Makes new shoes
easy Sold BY all Druggists and Shoe Stores res
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-07-18

Bangs hinley has a wonderful mem
ory. | don't believe he ever forgets any
thing he ever read or heard" Griggs-
but unfortunately he never remembers
that he told you the same old story 20 or
30 times before. Boston Transcript.